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THE LATENT TELESBAPITIO HEWS
TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The Week???s Hodge Podge or Crime end Cae.
Baltics the Country Over ee Telegraphed
hy Oar Correspondents,
A terrible explosion occurred at one 6???clock
Tkunday.mornlng, in the Southwest Virginia
coal mines, Pocahontas. Tazewell county,
Virginia. The explosion was caused by Are
damp, and out o( the 1S5 men in the mine
not one has come out alive. The explosion
overturned houses 200 arid 300 feet away.
Crowds at once flocked to the scene ol the
disaster, but It was lound impossible to do
anything, as no one could live an instant in
the mines. Orders were given to seal the
mines ns the only means pi lappressing the
Are, which is still barnlng.
The scene at the month ot the mines
bailies description. The hillsides in
every direction are strewn with
debrie, blackened with coal dust,
blown with terrific force from the entrances
to the mines. Trees are torn to pieces and
limbs scattered about. Particles of the wreck
wen blown clear over the mountain ridge
???rr*ua^he. the ruiue, end
picked up moro then liil. ,11^.
ing ns what he had to say of the south. Said
he: ???For s longtime wm. Lloyd Garrison.
Wendell Phillips and I were the most hated
men in the south. Now ail that is put. I
eawnotrsceof it on this visit. New Orleans
was the first real southern city I visited, and
there I met a warm welcome. I found
intelligence, kindness and hospitaliiy
on every side. As I progressed
through the south I continued to find these
things wherever I went. The condition of
the country is most hopeful in ev.ry ??e.ife.
1 saw evidences of this fact iu bavanuati, At
lanta, Macon, Augusta. Charleston???every
where. Macon and Augusta are tho two
prettiest cities I ever saw. The people of the
south are Just as much reconstructed
and Just as patriotic as the
people of the north. Everywhere
among the southern people is a pervading
love of the anion. They are as proud of this
country as the north is. They are as ready
to defend it and to co-operate in any great
movement for ita advancement. They are
as eager for education, and are building up a
great educational system. They are honestly
in favor of educating the negroes, and are
doing it" Mr. Beecher elabora
ted these points with his usnal
force. He said that he was proud of the
south, and that no man could tell what its
future wonld bring forth. I never heard him
speak more eloquently. It was a pleasure to
see n man of his great mind lay aside all the
prejudices of his life and honestly utter his
convictions among people who had shared his
mistaken views.
Salt Lakr City, Utah, March 10.???On Fri
day night a snow slide, hall a mile wide, at
Otiar, swept away the works ol the new
Emma mine, killing 6ns Liebccker,foreman;
r asson, machinist, and brother, Samuel
the coal dust was blown over the mountain
and covers the earth on the opposite side to the
depth ol half an inch, and blackened
and rent Tho overcoat of one of the miners
was picked np in a gulch nearly half a mile
away. All ofllio laborers??? shanties in the
vicinity were more or less wrecked, and those
in the line of the mine approaches complete
ly demolished. So terriflo was tho forco of
the explosion that the windows in the house
of a farmer two miles off wero shivered. A
few minutes before the explosion occurred ??
train of coal cars had been backed intoone of
the entrances of the mine, and the locomotive
had moved a tale distance down the track.
The cars were sent, many of them, down the
track and others wrecked, and the denris
thrown a great distance upon the mountain
side, their heavy axles being twisted into ell
sorts of shapes, and the wheels cracked and
broken. The gulches in front ot the mines
were filled with car wreckage.
There are five entrances to the mines. The
entrances are all filled with foul air, which
renders the recovery of the dead bodies im
possible. Every attempt to enter the mines
, mis been attended with bad results, and in
several instances the men have barely escap
ed dying from the overpowering .fleets of
gas. Tho farthest entry effected was by n
Hungarian whose ton was buried in the
mines. Ho was nearly crited by grief and
could not be restrained, and penetrated
to a considerable distance, hut
eventually was forced to retire. He reported
a number of bodies were mangled beyond
recognition.
A special meeting of the board ot directors
of tho Southwest Virginia Improvement cam-
pony, the owners of the mine at Pocahontas,
was held at the ofllce of the company kero
Resolutions were adopted authorizing
the superintendent of the mines to take all
the necessary means to alleviate theenfferlnga
???of tho wounded, and to furnish food and
clothing to the families of the dead and in
jured miners. The board alio considered the
advisability of introducing electric lights in
the mines to guard against a repetition of the
disaster. An cfiicer of the company
said that tie ncw-iamr re
ports of tho explosion contained many
misstatements. There was no connection in
the first place between the company nnd the
Norfolk and Western railroad company, ex
cept that the latter acted os carrier for the
former. The improvement company owns
the town of Pocahontas and th* mines, and
the railroad company constructed n branch
line to the latter place for the purpose of
transporting coal. The company never sus
pected the presence of firedamp in the minrs
There was bo odor, and the tueD were in the
habit of going through tbo mines with naked
letups. No cause can be assigned for the ex
plosion. In future, however, covered lamps
wilt be used.
The following dispitch from the superin
tendent .of the mine was retd: "We
will make a desperate attempt to get in to-
nieht. Have a temporary fan np, and indi
cations are that the mine is on fire. Will
know in n few boors, and il found to be the
case will seal all the openings at once, and
fill the mine with steam. Have five boilers
placed ready, and the steam nips will be on
hand by 11 p. m. No lives saved, and
no one can live in the atmosphere inside.
The railroad company is giving me every
assistance. Have also physicians. Have
wired the superintendent of Midlothian for
advice and help. He is on the way in a
special .with seventeen men. My men are
nearly played out, chiefly from the efiects of
after damp."
Washington, March 10???In hia lecture on
"A Circuit of the Continent,??? which Mr.
Beecher delivered here last night, La frankly
confessed the surrender of many misappre
hensions relative to the condition, opinions
and prejndicM of the southern people. Dar
in,; his stay in the sooth be frequently spoke
of the pleasant impressions which had been
made on him both by his kind reception and
by his observation of Die new southern civili-
zi'iou. . . . .
Bat no part of hi* lecture wu so entertain-
D.D. Wasson, . J
Prethers, Charles Colgrcen and wife, Edward
Crocket, Lottie Pleon, O. J. Johnson, U. S.
Dalino, Willard 8tephenson and John Rich
ardson. AH the bodlaa except one have been
recovered. This is the worst slide ever known
in the Little Cottonwood district. Tho snow
was piled forty feet high. Tho damage to tho
mine is $15,000. Tke storms was too severe to
admit of bringing tho bodies down. Of the
killed several leave families. The Wasson
brothers were from near Port Henry, N. Y.
George Cullina, superintendent ol the mines
came down yesterday, bringing the first news
of the disaster.
Poet Huron, Mioh., March It.???Ejrly in
December of 1831 the body of William Phil
lips, a cattle dealer of Atlerton, Iowa, was
found in a field near Lexington, Mioh, He
bad evidently been murdered, as the head
waa crushed in nnd the pockets rifled, A
watch and chain belonging to Phillips were
found in the possession of James Dixon, a,
helper ot the murdered man, and he was ar
rested. Dixon committed suicide without
revealing anything. lUvld Pickard was ar
rested for horse-stealing last summer, and
while in jail here admitted that lie knew
something of the murder ol Phillips. He
was sent to Jackson penitentiary .and while
there confessed that ho, James Dixon, and
Joseph A. Nealy, ox-marshal of Lexington,
had committed tho crime securing about
$1 COO Slid the watch and chain
found fa Pixon???s possession. The
murdered man WB?? on his way
from Chicago, where hd bad sold a drovi C:
cattle, and Dixon drove to the stalion to
meet him on his return. On theirwny home
they were waylaid by Nealey ami Pickard,
the former of whom crept up behind Phillips in pursuit of
and struck Um on tho head with a cam ???tfs farnir?????? ???
teed, fWi'ju UfUinirtUXtUT 'das held to
bag filled with J
. . IRE
placed the body in the field where it wus
found. Pickard, who is dying of con.ump-
strong dislike against Henry, and about a
year ago ordered him to discontinue his visits
to his daughter. To all appearances Henrv
obeyed him, and it seemed as if the love
affair between the two young people was over,
bnt about two weeks ego the captain dis
covered a boy in the act of conveying a letter
from Henry to his daughter, in which Henry
said that he had everything ready to elope on
the day following, and adding that tbo old man
had no right to bother them in such a matter.
The old farmer was furious and swore that he
would kill Henry if he caught him. He even
went to Henry???s bouse, but did not find him
at home. He also learned that his daughter
and Henry had held repeated clandestine
meetings. He kept a strict watch on his
daughter, besides enjoining her against any
further dealings with Henry. He never per
mitted her to go out without being accom
panied by some other member of the family.
Tbit morning Miss Chusterman obtained
permission to come to town, but her father
made her brother, ago fourteen, accompany
her. On the street she passed Henry, but
Aide wu luu HliLxl BUO puaaiu UCHIJi uut
did not notice him. The brother told her
father ot this wln-n they returned home, and
the old man regarded it as a good aign, ami
his vigilance relaxed somewhat. About an
hour after her return she was missing, and
upon the captain being Informed of
the matter, he Instantly guessed
the cause. He made dilligent inquiries
and .Aon found that his daughter and
Henry were last seen driving along the
road towards Lebanon. Summoning two of
his neighbors named Israel Mayer and Isaac
Swope, be hitched np in a lignt spring wagon
and started out in pursuit. He overtook the
fugitives abont ten miles from here, driving
along rather leisurely. Upon Captain C???hus-
ternian???s calling out.io the eloping pair tostop,
Henry laughed defiantly andlushed liis horse
into a gallop. The faster horsesoM???liustermnn
won the race, nnd driving alongside, the cap
tain jumped out, and grabbing (he bridle of
Henry???s horse, brought him to a sudden
stop, C???sptnln Chusterman then
broke oat Into a tirade of
abuse against Henry, when the latter sprang
out anastruck Chusterman in the face. Both
men grappled nnd fell to tho ground, Henry
on top. The latter broke away and made a
move as tf to enter tho carriage, when Chus
terman fired, the ball grazing Henry???s fore
head, inflicting a silent wound. Before he
could lire again Henry had drawn a pistol
and fired, the bill striking Chusterman in
tho right leg and his pistol tell to the ground.
Henyy then moved forward again when Swope
and Moyer, who had remalnod spectators,
sprang forward. Moyer discharged a shot at
Henry which lodged in his left arm. Henry
returned the fire and a ball from bis pistol
lodged in Moyer's left breast near the hoart
and another in the right shoulder. 8wope
turned to run, being unarmed, when Henry
fired striking him in the back, and upon
Swope's running a few paces after the shot
Henry fired again, this time striking him in
the bead. Swope fell to the ground.
Daring the afiray Miss Chusterman had
left the carriage and was kneeling by the side
of her father. When Swope fell Henry asked
her to get into the carriage nnd go on, but slio
vehemently refused, and Henry thengotlnto
the carriage and drove toward Lebanon.
TU? shots and cries br"??????ht a number of
farmers to UnfChuslcfaiAUaullila
wounded friends were placed in his wagon
and driven home, while another party went
- ' asm
soon after leaving Sonba. The
great body of the- rebels
charged the leading square, spearing many
of the British sailors who were insldo. The
square immediately closed up and the rebels
were/spnlsed with great slaughter. The ad
vance was again resumed when immense
borders rushed upon the British from both
sides. A terrible struggle ensued. The Arabs
fought with the greatest pluck and bravery,
but nearly ail were killeu. The second brig
ade met with obstinate resistance and waa
at one time repulsed. The Gatling and Gar-
diuer guns felt into the hands of tho rebels
and were only recovered after a severe fight,
when the British likewise gained possession
of the rebot camp.
A dispatch from Suaklfu to Renter's tele
gram company saya that tho enemy was
enabled tp penetrate the second square and
capture the gnns by the movemen a
of the Black Watch regimen',
which advanced impetuously ana
broke reaks. A number of the rebels still
hover around the camp, and tiro when cattle
are being watered. The unlive guides ladled
when the square was broken. Further fight
ing is improbahle. The battle raged two and
a half hours. The rebel loss is estimated at
4,000 killed, and 1,000 wounded.
London, March 14,???The rebels, under
cover of smoke, crept close up to the British
lines and dashed against the marines and tho
Sixty-tlth aud the Black Watch regiments,
throwing themselves upon tho bayonets of
the British, and giving and receiving fearful
wounds. Great confusion ensued. The
Sixty-fifth began to retreat, crowding upon
the marines, when all became inextricably
mixed. General Graham and his stall' did
their utmost to rally the men, retreating 800
yards to enable them to reform. Assistance
from the other brigade prevented a serious
disaster. There were many narrow escapea
among the ofllcers. The horse of General
Butler waksbot from under him. The pluck
shown by ft'
??? , he rebels is unexampled. The
rebels entered the second square upon their
bauds and knees beneath tne muzzle of tho
gatliug gnn. They th.eai-oinmenced slashing
with their weapons, doing terrible execution.
The Bril ish were no match for the rebels at
close quarters. The British will rotnrn to
Suakun to-day. Farther details of the des
perate battle of yesterday between General
Graham???s forces and the rebels near the
Sawsi wells continue to arrive. During the
confusion which ensued when the Arabs
made their wild rush upon the British lines
and caused them to retreat, the newspaper
reporters add <-tber non-combatants took part
In the fray, end used their revolvers freely
ami with deadly effect against the enemy.
After the battle Osman???s camp and three
villages we(p burned. _ Among^ tropnics Os
tion, claims he was detected in his lost crime
through the agency of Nealey, and takes this
means of getting rovenge. Nealey is now
under arrest. He fought la tho war and lost
an arm, and draws a pension um???e'r his right
name of Joseph Ellis.
St. Louis, March 12.???Last night a fire
broke ont In a small shop iu East St. Lonis,
spread with great rapidity, and in A few min
utes enveloped the whole row. From the
buildings the fire spread-to the transfer com
pany???s stables. An elevator with a capacity
of one-half million bushels was destoyed. It
contained between 200 000 and 300,000 bush
els of corn, about 50,000 oats, 10,000 of wheat.
The freight otlice of the Chicago and Alton
railroad, and a large number of employes
loaded cars were burned. A number of cars
in the Ohio and Mississippi yards were alio
burned. The estimated loss of the elevator
building is $150,000 to $200,000, grain $20,000,
cats ana freight $15,000. The damage to the
freight yards, etc., $49,000 to $50,000, frame
building, reps'
_ repair shops, eto, $10,000.
Philadelphia, March 13 ???Dr. K. P. 8trlt-
mutter slapped his hand on a desk in the
coroner???s o&be, saying: "I'll dissect that body
if I have to steal it frori
ftom the grave.??? He re
ferred to the body of little Peter-Mohr, who
died on Sunday night. Mobr bad been
known for years among the neighbors as the
"blue child." He had liyed for twelve years
with an imperfect heart escalation, and bis
medical men. His disesse had the effect ol
rendering the skin blue. The doctor had de
voted much of his attention to the boy and
claims to have extracted a promise from bis
parents to make a post-mortem examination
of the boy's body. Last summer the little
fellow overheard a conversation between two
doctors on the subject of dissection, and he
was imbued with a dread of death. He
seemed to know that he could not live long,
nnd often pleaded with his mother to see
that bis body was kept from the doctors.
On Sunday night be asked to sleep with his
mother. During the night he called for
a drink of water, and soon after was attacked
by a alight hemorrhage of the lungs. "Mam-
ms,??? he said, presently raising himself on
his elbow, ???don???t let them cut mo open.??????
The effort was too much for bis little strength
and he sank back on the pillow dead.
The child's death is thought to have re
sulted from hemorrhage of the lungs and not
from cyanosis. When Dr. Btritmatter nsked
for the body of the child he was refused. He
then applied to the coroner, who also refused
to allow the body to be mutilated.
Scranton, Penn., Match 13.???Andrew J.
Weaver, brother of Congressman Weaver, of
Indians, committed suicide this morningat
Greenville, a small station on the line of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western road,
about six miles south of Scranton. Mr.
Weaver wss about forty-three years old. He
was aroused at 7 o???clock by
bis daughter. At the breskfast table he wss
moroie and quarrelsome, and, drawing a re
volver, threatened to shoot bis daughter. She
lied in terror from the honse, and Weaver
then began breaking the furniture. Finally
be wasqnleled by bis son,who appeared upon
the scene. Weaver soon afterward went Into
an adjoining room, and, after an absence of a
few minutes,' the family were startled by a
>istol shot. On going to the room they found
lim dead upon the floor. The fatat ball bad
entered bis temple and passed tbrongb bis
right cheek. Tne family say he bad on aer-
ersl occasions within the past month shown
symptoms of insanity.
PaiLADtLrHiA, March 13.???From Gold Mine,
Lebanon county, comet the story of a shoot-
in; affray, which resnited in fatal injuries to
two men and the serious wounding of an
other. The affeir was caused by the elope
ment ot Maty Chastetman, daughter of Cap
tain John W. Chnstermtn, a well-known far
mer, with a laborer named Ezekiel Henry.
Captain Chusterman lives abont eight miles
from here, and two years ago bis danghter
formed the acquaintance of Henry,
and for a year the Utter paid her
marked attention, and wonld have married
her bnt for her father, who took a
await the result of the wonnded
ruwsUnluries ValupiciaB. HMUmngoned
end he pronounced Moyer and Svrope .In
juries probably fatal, Mies Cneterman is a
tall, handsome, but uneducated girl, while
Henry is unprepossessing and bears a bad
character. Much excitement Is felt through-
out the farming country over the event.
Cincinnati, March 14.???A Somerset, Ky.,
special says: Frank Slagle, who was con
victed of tho murder of two men named
Adair in camp In tho mountains near Cum
berland last fall, was hanged shortly after
1 o'clock to-day. Robbery prompted the
crime. The drop fell at 1:17 p. in., and ho
died without a struggle in live minutes. The
mother of the muraered men was the only
woman present at the execution.
ACROSS THE WATER.
Mr. Gladstone's illness is supposed to bs'of
a diplomatic nature.
The eastern situation leaves only three
courses open???to leave Gordon to his fate, to
dispatch English troops to Khartonm, or to
import Indian troops.
Bradlaugh pleads not guilty to the action
brought against him for voting In the com
mons.'
Bismarck made a violent harrangue In the
reichstag, expressing friendship for America,
bnt sUting that he could not be expected to
convey the Lasker resolutions from the
American congress to tbe reichstag, Heasked
the question, ???Am I to make myself tny
enemy???s post man???? Bismarck intimated
that a motion could bo introduced conveying
the thanks of the reichstag to congress for its
expression of sympathy.
The French captured Bacinich after a hard
fight. The Chinese loss was heavy.
London, March 13.???A dispatch from Sua.
kim states that the rebels opened fire on Gen
eral Graham's forces at one o???clock this morn
ing. The British forces were at once formed
to repel the charge, but no attack came. The
men were thereupon ordered to lie down
again. Tbe fire of the rebels continued all
night, but tbe British did not reply. An
officer and two men were wounded, one man
killed. Tbe fighting began atdaybreak. Tbe
Infantry and artillery completely routed the
enemy from their pita and trenches. The
battle bad not lasted more than bait an hour
when tbe victory of tbe British was made
certain. Telegraphic dispatches have been
received from General Graham dated
Osman Digma's camp, March 13th, 11:40 a.m.,
in which he ssya the camp of- tbe enemy has
been taken after hard fighting since 8 o???clock
this morning. Over seventy of the
British were killed and wounded.
Later dispatches says the bivouac last night
was exceedingly unpleasant. The Arabs kept
np a persistent fnallade till just before day
break. The bright moonlight rendered ob
jects distinctly visible at a long distance bnt
S levanted the enemy from attempting a aud-
in onset. The rebels directed tbeir
tire especially towards the hos
pital wagons, which were conspicuous
in I he moonlight. The surgeons and General
Graham???s staff ofilcers had many narrow es
capes. At six o'clock, sunrise, a Gardiner
gun and a nine-pounder were turned against
the rebels, who were within 1,300 yards of
the British position, and afforded a most ex
cellent target. The Arabs were soon com
pelled to retire to tbeir main position near
Tamil Wells. Colonel Stewart???s cavalry ar
rived at half-past six, and took position on
the British left so as to torn tbe enemy's
right. Tbe leas of Osman DIglma's forces
HR* 2,405.
General Graham has taken np bis qnarters
for tbe present in the camp from which Gl
uten Digma and tbe rebel posta were driven.
The enemy fonght most stubbornly, and the
battle wu mneb heavier than the engage
ment at Tab. Tbe sailors, the Black Watch
regiment, and the York and Lsncatter regi
men's suffered the heaviest losses. The
British forces advanced in two brigades,
which were thrown into the form ol squares.
A series of encounters followed
man's standard was taken, and Tewflk Bey
waa captured. Tho British losses were con
siderably heavier than at first reported. The
number of killed reaches 100, and wounded
150. Graham's forces are returning to 8ua-
kim. Osman Digma has fled to the hills. The
Arabs retired tielore the English slowly nnd
sullenly. They were defeated, butnot put to
rout. They walked away at if sauntering
through e bazar, with their arms folded or
swinging aqtheir Bides. They were often shot
down, bnt this did not hasten their cotupan-
Jony e;;ed Judges of the native
character think that the Arabs are
so allted by family ties, that
irreat ioeAliTlft uUl appal them, and break
NEWS OF GEORGIA.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE RAYING
AND DOINtt,
All th* Leading Crimes, Casualties and
Other Events???How the Crops
Throughout tho State Stand. *
The meeting of thn Mock holder* of tho Talbot
county stock .and Fair association Tuesday last
waa Jeigely attended. Tho election of officers for
tbo association for tho present year, waa had
with tho following result: President, T. It. Luma-
den; vice president D. Q. Owen; secretary, W, E.
Mumford; treasurer, XI. L McLendon; directors,
Z. T. 8:ephenaon, J. B. Gorman, R. Leonard, 8. P.
Bickly, and Stephen* Neal.
Franklin Now*: A few weeks alnco Wm. Cox
living a few mile* from town, wa* severely bitten
by hi* dog in trying toforco'.him into a bateau, but
at ike time it waa not thought to bo rabid. It.
however, U ft home and bit several dog* Iu the
dispatch waa immediately sent from Savannah to
tbi a place giving a full description of the goat*,
which were Identified by our depot agent A dis
patch was sent to uavannah claiming raid goats
and they were returned to their owner by express
but aa four or five weeks had elapsed and the
wound had heated, no fear* were entertained that
the mule had been aliened by tbo poison. But on
last Friday night tbe mule was strangely effected
until about dark Saturday evening, when it died
with every sympion of hydrophobia.
Mr. II. \V. Zacbry, of Heard county, has an egg
which la in clrcumforooco the abort way six and
a half inches and tho loug way eight inches.
Somo of tho superstitious inhabitants of Franklin
think that tho crowing of tho roosters at night
portends somo terrible disaster.
Athons Banner: De*plte the variableness of the
wratlior tho plum and many peach trcca are In
Wumiajr last. An anxlr.ua crowd awaited them
at the depot to aeo how they stood the trip.
Mr. R. C. Moody, who live* In Haralson, says
that he has a cow that has produced 70 pounds of
butter since the first of this year. Ho has kept
enough for liomouto and bas sola this 70 pounds
at ??0 cent* per pound???tl t since January 1st. Who
cau beat it?
Danlclsville Monitor: Mr.J. ft. Brown of this
place tells us of a rather hearty yield of fruit from
one pumpkin vine, in Newton county, which was
told to him by. some truthful gentleman from that
county. Ihe vine produced 800 loads in one sea-
someof the ben men in Morgan or Newton coun
ties, and we will say to all who have any doubt*,
that they can get information here.
The people of Davisboro hare gone to work ener
getically to rebuild their town. Already a number
of new building* are being erected. Messrs. Hud*
son???s Hon* havo finished thtlr large store, and are
now ready for their customers. Mr. T. L.
Brown will have bis new store
ready for occupation. Brown A Hall are rapidly
pushing their storehouse to completion, and Mr. A.
Herman, tho postmaster, jhaa almost finished his
new store.
Eastman Times: Wo learn that there are aomo vi
cious hog* in the couuty, and that they are more
destructive to young lambs than dog*. It reema
it Utt Ui
acres in oats, and if every slaik waa left be could
not harvest a bushel. Hu will plow up hia entire
crop and plant the land in corn.
A justice of tho peace In a lower county struck a
who ueslred to have bans sundered stand up before
him and delivered the following oration: ???"Whom
Qod hath jollied together 1 now bust asunder.
Hit clients wero perfectly sat-
Give mo a dollar. 1
tailed,
Mrs. Willie Thorpo, of Jonesvlllo, In Liberty
county, was seriously burned ono day last week.
Shows* sitting before he fire at work, with her
sewing machiuo, and scraps of cloth catching flro
without arousing her adaption, tbe it amts caught
herdrcss.and boforothoyciuld bo extinguished
sho was badly burned. Bho Is now recovering.
our cfllce a fish of tho sucker variety, 7H fnche
long, picked up at the backdoor of John A. Health
A Go 's store, after the terrible rain of last Friday.
jJwwS? 'Til
wounded A fob, would lid motionlees without
uttering a single cry or moan, and watej*
their chance u> stab tbo advancing British
with knife or spear. Tho victors walked
among the wounded a*amongao many vipers.
A wounded Arab killed a British marine
during the night. Another attempted to *lab
Colonel Stewart, while hia aid-de-camp was
giving tbe wounded man water. Admiral
Hewitt ha* to day sent out a fresh circular to
the tribes, warning them that if they do not
obey the summon* to submit, the fate of the
Arabs who fell at Teb and Tamanieb will
overtake ihem. .....
London, March 15.???suakim advicoi atato that a
panic occurred last night among tho Kgyptlan
troops under Baker Pssha, who are still in camp at
Saiioa. They got the notion that the rebels wore
approaching, became Lightened and took to their
w* i_ 11.n .....in .... uii.iv. .1 turn vnnn likim
heels. Before tho panic was allayed two men taken
for rebels wero killed. Tho troops returning to
Hiiaklm are cheered greatly. Tho personal heroism
of Adams Fraxer, the largoat man of tho Black
Watch reglineut.ls mentioned. Twelve Arabs were
laid low by hi* single bayonet. Drummond, the
same regiment, bayoneted Osman Digma a lollow-
no regiment, bayoneted u-inan angina??? iduuw
Fifty men have left Chatham to fill the va-
canciea In tho Black Watch regiment.
There aro indications of increasing getivity on
the part of the rebels. Near tho Mlo beyond flci-
bar. U$??pbfr commuuin.tlnatas.????ncul??J_
ha* been fired upou by tbo Insurgent*,
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
In tits senate Ills Mexican treaty was rati
fied by a vote ofi 41 to 21. W. F. FitzjeraM,
of Mississippi, vjaa confirmed aaaociatojusllco
court of Arizona. Senator
id a joint resolution making
irm aix years, and making
| ligible for re-election. The
resolution appropriating $25,000 for theeradl-
cation of tbe foot and mouth disease among
western cattle, filled utterly. The hones re
ferred tho bill of Mr. Hewitt, of Alabama,
granting right of way through Alabama pub
lic lands to tho Birmingham and Tennessee
railroad company. Mr. Potter, of New York,
prepared a constitutional amendment, pro
hibiting congress from making anything bnt
Hold and silver coin a legal tender, except in
?? _ ir. t r._f.. Vaur Vnvlr ril(.>r??il
right now 1 want a corn ilntpper.
ifARNKsvii.tR. March 12??? Barneaville li allablizo
with ???nlbutiaim. Tho opening of the fireman???s
fair last night brought together u Urge crowd, and
the opera house wa* packed. The /sir 1* a grind
success???away beyond tho mosuaoBUlnooxpecUi*
tion of the mansgsr*. ???
Anirautograph letter of Mr. Je(Tenon Davis,
handsomely framed, was placed on exhibition,and
his familiar "Kver faithful. Jeffersoii Davis,.! n-
eplrcd tho reader with tho thrilling thoughts of the
glorious pAst. If thcro bo a man lu all history who
is entitled to tho proud distinction ot alllxlng this
signature to what ho said or did, that man Is Jef
ferson Davis. Whatever elso can be ssid of bis life
work, no man can daro question h??* unchanging
devotion to hi* principles. He is aud was th* very
ion! of honor.
Covington, March 12.???During a *evero thunder
storm this morning, lightning struck tho barn and
stables of Mr. N. P. Hunter on his farm about flvo
miles from town, killing two fine mules.
Athens, March 11???Profcnor White refused to
analyze tho poisonous food from Rabun county,
reporter of the Banner-Watchman was
on tho hunt yesterday aftor an
item* when ho ran across a gentleman from
Rabun county, who was In search ol Professor
war times. Mr. Hewitt, of Now York, offered
a constitutional amendment making nothing
but gold and silver coin a legal tender for the
payment of debt*. The amendment to the
postollice appropriation bill increasing the
an.nnnS n f iis.jtni (1 i1mM4-M Will (lefeAtCds
amount of poatmaater*??? silaries wav defeated.
The bill to pay Georgia tbo Trezevant claim
of $35,000 waa reported favorably from the
judiciary committee, by Mr. Hammond.
The bill for tho relief of Septimus Ran
dolph Meikleham, surviving grandchild of
Thomas Jefferson, was discussed at length,
and lost by a vote of 129 to 60. .. . .
By Mr. Potter, of N. Y., proposing tbe fol
lowing constitutional amendment:
???The legislative powers granted to congress
by the constitution shell not be construed to
include the power to pas* any law making
anything but gold and silver coin tender In
the payment of debts except after the declar
ation of war, when the public safety may
require it??? , ..
By Mr. Hewett, of N. Y., proposing tbe
following constitutional amendment:
??????CoDgrewt shall not have power to make
anything but gold and silver coin tender In
payment of debt*.???
Th* r???t sal Mtalh INiMMi
Neosho Falls, Kansas, March 15.???Several sur
geons representing Important cattle Interests both
east and we*t, have arrived here. They all pro
nounce the disease to be genuine epczootic aptbse
beyond donbt, but express surprise at Its being so
???? otner circu:n??t*ncea are so decidedly unfavora
ble to lu spread and development that all are con
fident that it can be wholly abated easily by the
ut strut lion ol the lofectid nerds and the dlitniec-
i'o:i of the pr*:.nUew. a* K i* <?? .ly * ,
a few dollars no aiarm has been felt.
A Hni(i Thief.
??t. Louis, March 15.???Prentice Teller, Pacific ex*
press company robber, is itiil housed at tbe Llndell
hotel in charge of the express officials. He conltn*
uet to aid them lu itralghtcnlDg op the bopKS and
aocounuand will be turned ortr to the police this
evening. Teller states positively that he will plead
guilty, and not seek to avoid punishment.
of water of Friday brought it down.
Tbo Msysvlllo Georgian says that ono day laa
week Miss Lou Holiday, who lived with her mother
About two miles from this place, happened with an
pendent, whlcu resulted iu her death. Wblloln a
field cutting and buiuiug stalks, her clothing
caught on fire, and liko many others, who have of
late boen In tho samo fix, lost all prcsonco cf mind,
became alarmed and rau towards the bouse with
her garments all ablass. Mr. Sorrels, a neighbor
; work not far off, discovered her awful condition
no fence law or somo other
lamb* from tho ravages of vicious animals.
There is trouble among the couuty elfioers in
Habersham. Tbo accounts of tho tax collector are
several thousand dollars short and the grand jury
found a bill against him for embezzlement. The
ordinary and county treasurer have also been
Indicted for malpractice.
Mr. John W. Jarrell, of Oglethorpe, has just com
pleted a cyclone plt?? near his dwelling. The ex
cavation Is 8 feet deep t 8 feet wide and 30 feet long,
tho roof being supported with heavy post oak logs,
so as to prevent auy object from above falling in.
Mr. J, says his neighbors may do tholr laughing at
his precaution now, but when a cyclone comes it
will be bis tunis
Hon. Samuel Lumpkin, of Lexington, last sum
mer tock a trip over the west, spending several
days at 8alt Lake City. He says the Mormon wo
men are a homely and care worn set, and carry the
stamp of degradation upon their faces. He con
versed with a number of them, and thoy freely
dlscum polygamy, not being at all careful in their
choice of words. While on tho train a woman
who had deserted tbe faith oame near having a
fight with a woman who still advocated a plurality
of wives.
Homo Courier: Yesterday aftornoon our reporter
was shown a bale of cotton in Rounsavllle & Bro???a
warehouse which was all that one poor man had
saved from the wreck of his farm and home. Tho
following letter tells the sad story connected with
and rail to her aid, aud af lag failgMpina Wffbrt sue-
i rain g clothes, alter which
cse$??d in niaAOVa 0 * tbe bn:
he carried her home, ffbsf* **????? remained until
Monday night when death rolleved her o! her suf
fering??? In perfect ng-my. Skillful physicians were
called and tried hard to save the girl???s life, but their
endeavors were alllu vain.
8YLVA5IA, March 12.???Captain Jefferson Boyd t
one of tho most respected citizens of this couuty,
died on last ihursday. In thn 7iMh year of his age.
Tho Rev. Mr. Ronton, prosldont of the first slato
Sunday school district, preached at tho Methodist
church In this placo on Hunday, - n '*
organized a Bpnday school
and
_ | association
for the county of 8cnven. Tho Rev. U. J. Aruott
was elected president of tho congregation present.
Eighty-nine joined tho association,
license,- ho
... jnarr for tho
.w, ,.u ***. asked by him.* "Why, what
tho world aro you going to get
man led for at this tlmo of HfeT??? "Well,
said ho. "Cip???n, I'm not marryln* for wealth nor
for beauty, but I???ve loved her a loug time,
right now I want a corn drapper.???
we saw that aomstblng waa
wiling up In Rabun and asked him what be was
after. Tbo perty at onco gave us the history of
what Is supposed to ho a le*rfu|lease of poUon-
irg, bnt wnleh could not b?? determined
-?.it un.lla M a* ???nalsva I IjO
util
OMJJM
n min. Mju.mui.
jjsii P. iinmlelt, and rov brother. Tuomu J
Hr,,tik.it, I. the p??non who wa. polwnsd. ilo
anil b1?? wits do not Itvo In that bsppjr .lylo that
married peoplo fehould. About twiijetra ago .he
cooked a msslfot him and slier eating It bo <*mo
very near djln*.sod ilnco that tlmo lect.confldent
that bis wile gave him a do??o to cut off bt. earthly
career. Laat week U>. Uramlelt wasgolog off on a
trlnaud told his wlla to cook him some proyhlon.
and tend It vowi where ho was,
by the children. His wife cooked tho
oroylilons and sent word for him to come after It.
or that It ha could; not coma that she wonld como
and bring It herself. Krura this Mr. liramlett hs-
csms.uipldoua that there wa, somathlo, wrong,
a, id's was afraid to tru.t the prorlilon. with tho
children. lie got Ihe meat and bread, pnt them In
a trunk and wut Mr. Thomas F. liramlett down to
ourclty toharoan analysts made, and upon this
rests ins caw. II 1???rolowr White can find soy
trace of poison In the food Mm. flarmlett will be
arrested. Mr. Bramlett promUe. to write o. the
full partlculan when he get. back to hi, mountain
* 1 'profctfor Caugby'i show hi taking well in Athens.
SI Tempi.!???, halt on
TheJewW?b??Ji hai been'tndcfiiitl.ly poitponed
on account of tho death ot Mr. Mark???s oabr. .
There Is good prospect* of Athens getting a road
t??Jefferson by falL
CtrniBKKT, March 12???The mayor and council of
Cathbert, elected last December by tho prohibition
element of tbl* place, were duly installed on yester
day.
William Cato, a farmer of Washington county,ha*
found avery remarkable ball of iron in tho bottom of
a ditch, abont two and a half feet below the surface.
It 1* about tbe size of sn egg and very near the same
6hape. It I* supposed by all that see it that it wa*
*hot during the revolutionary war, OTer one hun
dred years ago.
Bailer Herald: A remarkable incident too place
at the depot In Butler U*t week. Master Willie
Bum son m Judge J. D. Hum. has two goat* that
???re In tke habit of lying around the depot ??t night
In Ibe early part cl the week a box car had bnm
unleaded and left standing n**ar the platform. The
two goa's teeing Ihe open car on the following
night, entend it. an??l proceMt-d to lay down in
nee corner. Thtr next BtornlOK she aavut r* port it
tbe car empty and the same wo* Pinked up nu l
carrR???1 to Savannah* On being opened In s*van
nab. it wm found to contain two goat* but no one
could tell from whence they came. A telegraphic
, Messrs.
Rounsavllle and flro., Rome, Oa. Gent*: We soud
you a bale of cotton to-day, which waa blown
away by the cyclone. It weighed 600 pounds or
more when blown away, aud all the
ties wore off but tbe two middle on#*.
We bad It ropacked and you see the
lom. It now weighs only 250 pounds. It belongs
to avenr poor man, who had everything be bad
on earth swept away, honse and all???besides hav-
of bis little children killed and blown Lty
"SZreirtlta
DG0AVAOR A BRo. m
tJKtwj
aTt*i
Tho railroad agent atOrosi Flalys writes on tho
margin cf bis bill tbat the balo of cotton waa car
ried a distance of ono mile by the cyclone. As soon
as our cottou buyers learned the history
of the cotton and the destitute con
dition of Its owner, they expressed
a dealro to have the bale put up at auction and sold
???
to the highest bidder. But Messrs Kounsavllle A
flro. have concluded tosond the cotton to Latham,
Alexandor A Co., New York, aud aro confident that
theao gentlemen comprising that popular cotton
house will cause tho bate to not tho Bufferer a hand
some sum.
Mr. 8. D. Irvin Jr., of Albany, committed suicide
by ahootiug ou the 13th lust. No cauco is assigned
for the sot.
Mr, Ernest llarteman, of Augusta, was run over
and killed by a train ou tho G'harlotto, Columbia
and Augusta railroad last Thursday.
Mr. A. U. Brown, of Falrburn, has completed
bt* Iron and wobd shops and wsgon factory at Falr
burn.
Tho state democratic executive committee will
conveno In Atlanta on Kalurday, April 6th.
Mr. Bam Small, of Atlanta, nas leased a large
building in Jouosboro in which ho will conduct a
first das* hole!.
Mr. W. W. Glenn and Mr. G. W. Roiotto, of Co-
lnmbn*. died on Wednesday last.
Mr. William G. Deter* and Mis. L, A. Tulley, ot
Blakeley, died on the l?th Inst.
Rlakily, March 15.???Some weeks ago Judge
Jones caught a negro named Berry Robinson steal
ing seed enuo from hia bank. He applied a buggy
trace to Robinson's skin one hundred and twenty-
five times. Thu negro then olncd tho church, but
Jl
has not ceased stealing.
were drowned In the swamp below Augusta while
hunting for rabbits driven to elevated places by the
high waters.
Lincolnton, March 16.???Two warrants wero yes-
terdny sworn out by R. A. Blanchard apaicst J.
N. Tarver and L. V. and G. F. Murphy, charging
them in ono lnstanco with subornation of perjury
and la the other with conspiracy. Murphy has
decamped. It fs raid Tarver was arrested yester
day and brought beforo A. Hardy, Justice of the
peaco, who fixed the 26th last, as tho tlmo for the
prelmfnary trial. Tarver was sent ta Jill in de
fault of $2,600 bond In each case. Oreat excite
ment prevailed, bat all isqulot now. These ca*ei
grew out of tho arson caso for which Mr. ltlauch-
ard was tiled and honorably acquitted nearly two
years ago. Tho ofllcers are on tho alert for Mar-
pby.
Elections for fence or no fcnco were held in sev
eral of the districts ot Chattahoochee county a few
days ago, and the fence men carried every district.
Feter Ltwsho his smoothed out his accounts
with thedepsrtmeut, aud Is applying fora new
term in tbo Gainesville postoffice
Joseph E. Lsmbright was on yesterday commls-
mUtoncd Sheriff of Glynn county.
Yesterday tbe govtmor commissioned KimmyJ.
Smith Jo slice of the peece of the 238th district of
jglethope county.
Ma'kried???Mr. Edwards Chambers and Miss Her-
pen were married at Winston last week.
Mr. W. B. R. Pennington, of Morgan county, and
MI??s Fannie Brooks, of Covington, are married.
Mr. Arthur W. Fallen, of Thomasvllle, and MUs
Ida O. Wiggins, of Fort Valley, were married last
Thursday.
Dkad???Mr. John D. Baker, of Augusta, Is dead.
Mrs. Herman A. Crane, of Savannah, aged 74,
died on the 10th lost.
Mrs. Dr. Wllllsm West, of Romo, died on Wednes
day lost after a lingering lllneos,
Mr. Samuel W. Patterson, of Balnbridge, 1* dead,
Mr Johnnlo Landers, for more than fifty years a
member of the Primitive Baptist church, died at
his home near Danielsville a few days ago.
Captain Jefferson Boyd, of Bylvania, Is dead.
Mr. William David and Miss Lizzie Horton, of
Bylvania. died hut week.
Mlas.Fauule McDuffin, ot Hawklusvllle, died
lost Wednesday.
Mrs. Gibson, of Haw kins ville, died oa the 12th
Inst.
Hon. G. 8. botser, of Amerlcus, died on Thun
day night.
Mr. B. F. Barnett, oflort Gaines, died on lit*
10th Inst.
Mn. Elizabeth McCarter and Mr. John May,
of Marietta, died lost week.
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