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Newspaper Page TextGAINED 25 POUNDS BOOOK’YILLE, MI*., Dear Sra-Pleaae find vuclooed >ne Dozen SCROFULA SYRUP—S Fa VE’i'fFVir t u o . nave a young min with mo who hast f *■ * IliliE GA with Rheumatism—eouid no! walk. -4 J - t H»rUUB _ 114 Bottles li well—Able to KO to work. Hl«eiln«J I — ■ anda In weight. Yours truly. H. BULLS. I tale 88 WatlSt, Attouta I UNDS | Feb. 58-1, IBM. I P. C *—I CONSTITUTION; QEOROIA CIDER WORKS, PURE APPLE CIDER. CLARK & NUNNALLY, Proprietors, Wholesale Dealers In FRUITS, NUTS & CONFECTIONERIES. ATLANTA. GA. VOLUME XVI. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1884.—TWELVE PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTg A COMPLETE PAPER. Use Commotion Interests all Classes and Appeals to all Tastes. The leading topics of this week’s issne ate: Taam and Advzntuxs—“A Lad, In Japan," "Sared on the Gallows." “Ranch LUe In Texas,” "Lout in a Trackless Forest." \ TALMAGE’S SERMON: “A CHEERFUL SPIRIT." 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NEWS BY WIRE. m utut nuwiinao nn j- TO THg COnUTFTIW, The Week's Hedge Podge of Crime end cat, units the Ceaotry Over aa TelegnpDM by 0«r Cerreapeadeata. New York, March 18-Parson J D. New man, ot tbe MadUou Congregational church, preached to2 800 people. Heeaid daring hie discourse: "I shall not be satisfied until 1 lee the day in this country when congress so amends the naturalisation lawi that foreigners will be compel led to reside here just as long as I, a native born,did myself before they can exercise the elective franchise. America Isfor tbe Americans. Too much premium la given in this country to foreigners. All tho offices areopen to them. 1 shall be glad if leg islation Is enacted that shall declare that no foreign-born citizen shall ever enter the halls ofleglslatlon.” These sentiments astounded many.in the audience, and a large number of foreigners got up and left the house. Washington, March 20. —The marriage of Fred. Donglaas to a white woman has brought into prominence a bill Introduced by Jndgo lUsden T. Bennett, congressmen-at large from North Carolina, to prohibit intermarriage of the races In the District of Colombia. He mf«i flTrtrerit hnfrrMthe jtflrlnt committee uoltne of steamei Wisconsin, dated Belslt, Wisconsin, March 25,1883, to plaintiff was Introduced by tbe de fense, in .which Relchart says: We have been waiting patiently for those cards. If the hon orable senator dots not come to time pretty soon, send for mo and I will bring along my pet stuffed clnband end tbe business. Plaintiff continued that ehe believe Relchart always il.oughtshe was Sbaron’ewife. butsbe never told him about the secret marriage. After the trouble between herself and Sharon, she sent two different persons to the latter, telling him if be would permit her to obtain a divorce she would never again trouble hiu' bntShsron refused. NewYobk, March 20— Beadle, of dime novel fame, has a son whose marital experi ences are not unworthy that line of publica tion. He is about thirty years of age, and has been married nearly nine years. Last De cember he abandoned his wife for another woman. After two weeks’ search the wife found him, and he returned home penitent. Not tong afterward be said be was uneasy, and his mind could not rest until bts wife had cplted upon the other woman, and for- f iven her. Mrs. Beadle did so, but even hat did not make Beadle happy, for in a week or so longer he inform'd Lis wife that there was no use In their trying to live to gether longer, for he loved the other woman and he offered to bring her a friend of bis with whom she might live. This arrange ment waa finally made, but in a few weeks Mrs. Beadle SV S her conscience told her •be was acting improperly, and she abandoned the new lovs. Now she sues for support from Beadle. He set np the claim in court of in fidelity on her part, but the judge would not accept the plea. Beadle then refused point blank to support his wife and was sent to jail. PITMIUEO, March 20—The official reports to the Pennsylvania railroad company say: The limited express train from Chicago for New York waa coming down the Franklin grade, three mllej east of Salem, O., at the rate of 10 miles an honr this morning, when the engino struck an obstruction of some kind, and jumping the track, went over the em- bankmeut. The entire track left the rails, bntonly tbe baggage and smoking cars were upsat. When the engine overturned the engineer and fireman were blown several hundred yard, distant and killed. The baggage master and bridesman were slightly Injured. Six paiftpgera wore also painfully hurt, but nouh of them dangerously. Their names oonld not be learned. The other pas aengers were badly shaken up, but were not Injured. Naw Yoik, Maroh 21.—The alleged "Cuban bandits” are stopping at a Cuban hotsl in Pearl street, In charge of M. Kubiera, editor of the Separatists. The true story of their departure from Cuba, which seems to havs been surrounded with so much mystery, is as follows: Senor Marin and his father-in-law Senor Sanches, persuaded the others, all of whom are patriots, that their presence In Cuba, where they were known to be revolu tionists, was doing the liberal cause more harm than good, and that they ought to leave tbe island. They agreed to go to San Domingo, but were unwilling witbont safe guards to place themselves In the power of the Spanish government, by boarding a vessel which might be overtaken and captured.. It was finally agreed that tboy should depart. Senon Marin and Sanebes accompanied them, with passports lor all. Senor Marin thereupon represented to the government, that it was the purpose of his friends to leave the country peaceably. Ho was accordingly furnished with passports for the entire party. It was decided that they should os sent to this country In the "Scrtarocr” from tt^HjRpllen, there SAVE THE FORESTS. TALK Off THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICAN TREES. ▲ Constitution Man Meets Boo. B. G. Northrop, of Conneotloot, and Has on Interesting Conver- of the noose and made a very strong argn- ment in support of this bill. He showed ' that in twenty-four states intermamsge of the races Is forbidden. In several states there is a constitutional inhibition, and in tbe rest strong statutory enactments against It. When North Carolina bad a constitutional conven- . tion a few years ago tbs law against such marriages was Incorporated into tne constitu tion ot the state. Judge Bsnnett waa a mem her of that convention, and he noticed that every one of the negro delegates voted for the proposed constitutional prohibition. He ■ays that be is sure the great mats of the ne groes are opposed to any such unnatural alli ances. When Douglsts took a white wits there was undisguised disgust among bis colored fellow citixens In Washington and all over tbe couniry. Judge Bennett sup ported his bill with very strong arguments based on public policy, and does not go info he mysteries of physiological discussion. Every Indication In the committee meetrng pointed to s favorable report on the bill, and there will be no question of Its passage If It can be reached in congress. The census re ports show Washington to be anomalous in the number of intermarriages of whites and blacks, but in nearly every instance the white woman who so degraded herself was of foreign birth, tbe majority of them being English. A deformed, hideous-looking negro boot black, who hobbles around the avennes here ivery day, a few years ago married a very handsome English woman, and she is still bis wife. The Douglass marriage presented the subject In Us least horrible form, but it ves sufficient to stir both races even in Wash- iigton where the moral lone was not too ligh, while in most of the states no snch Damages would occur if the law prohibiting hem were not In exlatenc. Tbe Bennett bill rould be a good thing applied to the District f Columbia. I cannot see how any sensible egrocan oppose such a measure, but I would ot be surprised to bear that some of tbe ihite men in congress obstructed Its passage. Boson, March 20.—A gang of fifteen boys as arrested in south Boston last night, and tree of the leaders were held for examine- on. Many small larcenies were charged to lent. Their raids have been planned in an d cellar, which they called their den. Cole an O'Donnell, the leading spirit of tbe mg, Is sixteen years old, and had recently len released from the reformatory institu- an. The ages of the others range from reive to fifteen years. They had a peculiar ngnage known only to the members of tbe ng.snd for an hoar mystified the officers st e station with their conversation. St. Louis, March 20.—Three negroes named iwis, Freeman and Anderson, boarded reral freight trains near East St. Louis last zht and to-day, and with revolvers erawed the conductors and brakemen and bbed tbe cars. At noon to-day a pone adedby Alderman Green, from East St. uls, attacked tbe negroes six miles from scity. After an exchange of over forty its. tbe nefcroea were arrested and placed jail. Anderson received a load of buckshot his side and arm. Alderman Green was >t in tbe knee and was brought back to tbe r in a wagon. No one else ot either party i hurt. •hilsdelphia, March 20.—The death a few rs ago of Charles Longbeim, widely known JieDickene Dutchman, is made known to r. He died in the penitentiary, and was etly buried in the potters field after serv- 1 fifty of his seventy-five years of life In a islet's celt. He was not a prisoner at tbe it of bis death, but was allowed to return triton, which he looked npon as bis home, anFeavcisco, March 20— In the 8haron tree case, to day, Mias Hill, the plaintiff, imed. She denied that she Instructed Ison, her attorney, to have Sharon nr- ed for adultery. He did it en his own re- uiblUty; never stole the Belcher mine ere from Sharon's room, antes, counsel for defendant, said he Id prove that she had stolen them. letter from ex-Governor Relchart, of Ban Domfi and should sail from here for their destina tions. Tbe whole party will sail hence on Tuesday next for San Domutgo. Modesto, Cal., March- 21.—Robbins and Doane, citizens of Modulo, who were accused, bat acquitted of having outraged two girls, aged 11 and 13 years, daughters of J. N. Me- Crellls, were notified some days ago by the "San Joaquin Regulators,” a vigilance com mittee, to leave town or suffer death. Owing to theabainelest'way in which the two girls S lave their evidence in the trial, McOrellta’s amily wu included in the order of banish ment. Robbins and the McCreltls family de parted immediately. Doane delayed and fifteen masked men visited his place last night and shot him dead on sight. Saw Fbancibco, March 21.—Mrs. John Schafer, of Oakland, Cal., became Insane over the loss of one of her children, and during the absence of her husband a few tnlnutu last night cut her baby’s throat and then cut her own. Tbe husband at the terri ble spectacle presented, seized a revolver and attempted suicide, but was prevented by a policeman, Some friends visited the scene In the evening among them Mrs. Letrollis, a French lady, who wat so (becked at the sight that she became a raving maniac. Moukt Cahmel, Fa, March 21.—Michael Toney, aged sixteen, was arrested last night near Wantpa, white in the act of changing a switch for the purpose of wrecking an ap proaching train on tbe Philadelphia and Erie railroad. He wu placed in jail at Sunburg. Toney confeued that he bus ueforc attempted to wreck trains. On one occuion he aided his associates to assist him to wreck a train, and then plunder the wounded passengers. An explosion of sulphur occurred today at the Enterprise colliery, instantly killing Carl Yakubouskey. and fatally burning Lazacbriu Uorrengcr and Peter Snpolsky, THE 1 ARIFF BILL. ■awe Supporter* orCaritilu Who lUfoae to bo BourS hr ike Cuomo Whir. Special to Tbe Conatlmilou. Washington. Match 22.-Congressman Mills, of Texes, is one of the extremist advocates ol tariff legislation thli teuton. He said to-day the caucus mutt declare the Murriton bill a parly measure, and peta a resolution that all democrali thall tup- pcrtlt. Tbit view can hardly prevail Thefoppo- tillen to It la expretaed by tome of Cailiile’a warm est cupporten In the tpeakerehlp comet. Promt- 'nentamong thete wu Judge Buckner, of Missouri. He uid to mo to-night: "I am in favor of the Morrlaon bill. It may be well enough to have a caucua for cenaulUng, with a view to hatmoDy. It ahould attempt to go no farther." "W1U yea take that potltfon in tbe caucua?" I asked. "Yet,” said Mr. Bnckner, "I shall move the adop tion of the Ohio platform uthe eetiaa of tbe cau cua, and whether It la agreed to or net, I shall favor leitlng every one make up hla own mind on the Morrlaon bill.” Theu worda express the sensible conservatism which la conatantly gaining ground against the rash policy that tries to choke the oppoeltlon to tariff agttitlon. Congremman Boyle, of Penneyl- venta, when asked what thecaucni would do, said: "I auppoae take vote on Morrlaon bill and ad Journ." “What will be the reenlt;" "The mejority will favor the bill, I auppoae." "Waat will the democrats, who oppoee ltaslnjus diefona at tbta time, do then V ’ "Speaking for myself, I will say I shall oppose the bill on the caucus, and then I shall oppou it In the house. I don’t propose to be reed out of the petty fordoing so. either.” THK WHISKY BILL. The vote will probebly not be reached on the whisky bill before Wednesday. Mr. Clement! showed Ilupt- dAyln an excellent speech. He knocked out all lu props and made a Lne Im pression on the house. No strategy or combine lien can ears the bill now. Hon. B. G. Northrop, of Clinton, Connect- ient, secretary of the Connecticut board of education, fa in tbe city, spending tbe time with friends at the Atlanta university. Yesterday a Constitution man had an in teresting talk with him on tree planting, a subject to which Mr. Northrop baa given much thought and wliloh has come promi nently before tbe public by reason of the re cent disastrous Ohio river floods. Said Mr. Northrop: “In traveling thns far in Georgia I have been struck with the very great extent of ex hausted wood land which might all be recn-r peraved by tree planting. Though slow of growth the tree crop Is the most profl able that the farmer can raise on poor land. But, with a kind of vandalism, we have been cut ting off our fortats and not providing for a fature supply. The terrible spring freshets and summer droughts along the Ohio, tbe upper Mississippi and the mountain atrenma of the Hudson demonstrate tbe folly of de nuding our mountains and hillsides as we have done. About a hundred years ago a grand demonstration waa given In France of the feasibility of reclaiming the most barren sand dunei. Between tne riven of the Adour and Gironde, on tbe coast of the Bay of Biscay, where the pre vailing winds are from the west and south west, a vast stretch of couniry was covered with sand dunes, damming rivers, covering fields and bnrying towns, and tbe govern ment sought to check tho desolation. Bre- montier, an eminentsclentist, devised a plan of recuperating these sand-dunes by tree- pleotlng, thus checking the inroads of the sands, so successful was this work ofBre- montier that n bronze monument his been erected to his memory by the French gov ernment in the center of this great forest which he planted, covering over a nuNnnio tkouianp acrzs, and from which the French government now receives n large revenue in fuel, lumber, pilch, tar, turpentine, etc. George P. Marsh rays of Bremontierthat on account of this work he deserves to be recognized aa among iho greatest benefactors of the human race. This example of planting trees was widely followed along the coast of tbe Medittrane&n and on tbe Adriatto and Baltic coast* and extensive plains south of Berlin about Odesee, and north of tbe Black aea and vast steppes in Russia was planted in woodland, ana are thriving.” 1 Have any experiments been tried in America?" “Yes, experiments are now being tried on the western shore of Lake Michigan, thirty miles above Chicago. More than ten thou sand acres of what waa once barren sand dunes twenty-five years ago on Capo Cod ore now thriving woodlands, and thus land that was then worth fifty cents an acre is now worth twenty-five to thirty dollars an acre.” ’•What is the cost of planting?" “You can get the seed aud plant treen at, an expense of thrift! or four dollars an acre.'’ "You attribute tbe Ohio floods to the strip ping off of the timber?" "Unquestionably.” "How so? ’ "A leafy surface creates an Immense sponge that at once absorbs and retains tho r&lna, and beside the leafy snrface covers the earth and keeps out the frost, and still more, the power of the live roots to break up and lift tbe soil and make conduits through which the water can soak Into the earth la marvel ous. I have seen flagstones lilted out ol place simply by tbe roots of grata. Tbo live roots of treea wonderfully break up tbe aoll." “And when the trees are out off, the water shed is left bare to turn the water right Into tbe streams?" Precisely. It runs down the water shed just ss the rain goes down the sldoof a roof." "If at once all the denuded watershed of the Ohio valley ahould be planted in rapidly growing trees, how rong would it be bofore the etlrot would be felt?" "lu seven years tbe practical malts would be felt. rr would ax a osiat wobk requiring patience and strong determination, but tree planting should become geoeral. We need to popularize and diffuse the senti ment of treea. ThiswUl bed secure their prop agation and protection. The public need to understand that the interests of all classes are concerned in tbe conservaiion of forests. In Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and other European countries, this subject la so taught In their schools that the people generally appreciate the value of treea and the need of protecting them. A person wantonly aetling fire to a forest should be looked upon os an outlaw, like tbe miscreant who ahould poison a pub lic drinking fountain. ’ "Has soy thing considerable been done in America yet concerning the matter?” "The subject of foresty, old and familiar In Europe, ia comparatively new in America. As yet, we have no forest schools or colleges like thoee so numerous and liberally suppor ted in Europe. We have even a "Forestry Department” in only two American colleges. But in economic tree-planting, tbe last ten years have witnessed an ad vance in our country unequaled in any other, witbiif the same limit* of lime. Though, as yet, a mere beginning, compared with the promise of the near future, this grand movement la now starting in tbe west with such an impetua and already withmeb results as to ensure its expansion over vast areas. The immense plains of the new west, which were "the great American desert" in the old geographies, are being rapidly made, habitable and hospitable by cultivation and tree-planting. Where, fifteen years ago, the books aaid treea would not grow, the settler whodoea not plan for tree-planting ia tbe exception. The leading western railways are greatly helping on thia work. Tbe Northern Pacific, for example, haa set apart 180,000 roa a roaxarmv dkpabthznt. and transports treea for planting, free of charge to any aelller on or near their lines. In Nebraska this work baa extended for over three hundred miles west of the Miaonri river, and on the wide prairies of that state alone it is raid that over 45,000,000 .trees are now thriving, where a few yean ago, none eonld beseen.” ABSOB da vs. "What about the arbor daya in tbe west?" "The 11th day of April next has been ap pointed arbor day for the schools of Indiana, under the most favorable auspices. At the tnnnel meeting of the teachers ot this state In Indianapolis, lest December, en efficient committee wu appointed to secure the co operation of acholan, teachers, and school superintendents in tbs observance of such a similar day has been appointed by tbe gov ernor of Ohio. Many schools, especially those of Cincinnati and Columbus, fitly kept the designated day. Super intendent Peaseley, of Cincinnati, says: The forenoon of that day wu spent in talks by the teachers and in reading compositions and selections by the pupils upon trees, their proper cate anduses,and in giving biograpical sketches)*! persons in honor of whom tbe trees weMpplanted. The importance of for estry wM'mcre impressed upon the minds of thousands of children, who thus learned to care for and protect treea. Not one of these 20.000 children in Eden Park on arbor dav injured a single tree. NZBBASKA TRX rtSST. " Wbst state originated the arborday idea?" "Nebratka has tbe honor of originating arbor day. Some ten years ago, at the re quest of lie state hoard of agriculture, the governor appointed tbe second Wednesday in April as the day to be devoted to ecooomio tree planting, and it is claimed that 12,000- 000 ot trees wore planted on that day. The successive governors have continued thus to recognise this day. The schools tut spring adopted tho Cincinnati plan of planting “memorial” trees. The state board Ot - tricullureannually awarded liberal prizes for'ha greatest number of trees plant ed by an- kmc person on thatdsy. Nebruka is the bar ter state foreconomlo tree plant ing, liav'i g over 107,000 acres of cultivated woodland Her example hu been closely followed by Kansas, which now claims over 100.000 acres similarly planted. In that state arbor day wu first observed in Topeka, when tbe olUztns cordially re. sponded to tiie proclamation of tbe mavor and filled the public grounds with trees. The arbor dnywi Minnesota, first observed In 1870, resulted, itis said, in planting over a million and a half of trees on that one day.” Mr, Northrop is engaged by the etete of In- dip.ua to arouse an imerest in tree planting. “Will ytes make any effort to aronae an interest in the matter in Georgia?” ohked The CoNstttuTioN. I wilt ask the governor to Interest himself in (he mniter and urge its importance upon tho people Georgia bu suffered muoh on account of the stripping of the forests. The fields of mffidte Georgia were once tho richest cotton liufatya the south. After wearing them out the planters went to Alabama anu there repeated the same process, and now the line of eg rest production hu gone to Toxas. One cense of the long continued fertility of Cttlna and Japan is the care w ith v tffch every element of the soil is husbanded. There ia no doubt that lands planted in trees day. In March, 1881, the legislature of Michigan requested tbe governor to appoiot an arbor day, and invite the people of the state to devote it to tbs plsnting of trees. Such an appointment wu accordingly mads in April following, and hu been repeated each succeeding April, and, as I am officially informed, with tbe happiest results. For tbe lut two yean a can bo reclaimed. What would you do?" Plant trees in wuste places and when a man cuts a tree have him to plant another In its place." 4 Jlr. Nor.biop will l>y invitation visit the public schools to-day under the esoortol Mr, J. C. Kimball. Saturday he will address the teachers at ihelBgli school building and on Sunday night he will doiiver an address at Iho First Jfgthcdist church on miuions in China and ""jk IN CONGRESS- In tire senate the resolution appropriating suppression of tbe foot and led. Senator Blair's edu- been pending nil the week, proprlation in aid of the f $15,000,000 the first year, ud, $13,000,000 the third, [^years, decreasing $1,000,000 ditnreo in each state are to be regulated on the basis of illiteracy, and tbo money is to bo paid by tbe United States to tbe treasurers of tbe respective states, or snch agents as the states may designate. No part of tbe money shall be paid out in sny stats which shall not during the first five years of the operation of tho aot annually ex pend for the common schools at least one- third of iho sain allotted to it by the bill, end during the second five years a sum equal to the whole nmpunt It shall be entitled to receive under the act. Speaking in support of tbe bill Senator Blair, cites statistics to show that nearly three-fourths of fbe illiterate voters of tbe country are in tbe southern statu, tboie statu having one-third of tbe voters of the nation. The condition of tbe colored people is besoming worse, and they are drifting Into a state uf demoral nation and discontent. In the bouse Mr. Hewitt, of New York, in troduced a bill to suspend the coinage ol silver dollars for two yurs, and to authorize the printing of treasury notes ot the denomi nations of onu aud twos. Mr. Robinson of New York, iotroducod a bill to pay $50,(XJO 11 Mrs. Melkleham, Jefferson's grand dsngl^or. Tbe motion ol Mr. Ostu, of Alabama, to regulate the standing aside ol jurors tu United Statu conrts wu lost. Tits bill uf Mr. Buchanan, of Georgia, regulating tbs se lection of juriu In United 8uiu courts wu lost. Tbe postofllce appropriation bill wu lusted. A resolution wu adopted acknowl edging the reception of a ruolution pasted by tbe German parliament tbsnkiug tbe American congren fur Its recognition of tbe late Herr Lasker, In the contested election cue from Virginia, Mr. Garrison wu de feated. In tbe debate on tbe bonded exten sion bill, Mr. Blount, of Georgia, opposed the bill on principlu of public pqlicy, re garding it u in effect a proposition to lend the wbiskv men $00,000,000. Mr. Ruse, of Georgia, denounced the bill u tbe wont spa- ciu of bad legislation be bad ever known to bo presented to the American congress, What lie Wanted. The Air-Line passenger train wu rapidly speed ing ovsr the rails between A Haul* and Gainesville, when a man came rushing from a field, and down toward it, frantically waving an old red shirt. In stantly the engineer applied the sir brakes and one to a dead bait "Wbar's ther conductor?" gasped the signal cu rler, as he eyed the smutty faoe of Ute fireman. "Here I am.” excitedly cried the sought Mr of- fleer, "wtatl’s wrong?” “ThunJc ration!" gasped the man, “ever* thing's rong: the old 'omtn, Jim, an' the rut o' my crowd htv gone to town, an’ I can't git—" "Come on,” yelled too conductor, "we will help yon get it off.” "Git what off, mister?" '■Ain't more something acroes toe trackt" "No, stme; an' I didn't say toar wnz; I only aed that ray folks la gone off some whsr, an' I can't git—” "Get what?" shrieked toe officer, u toe termer NEWS OF GEORGIA. WHAT TUB PEOPLE ABE SAYING AND DOING. All the Leading Grimes, Casualties and Other Events—How the Crops Throughout the State Stand. 'Wail, If yfll let me 'lone 1'U tell ye arter 'white,” and toe man sat complacently down on a stamp. The train hid been stopped now for fifteen min utes, and tbs conductor wu boiling hoL Presently toe stranger arose and said: "Now. Uye'Ukupytr 'utter trap shot fer a seck- und, I'll tall ys what's lbs trouble.’’ "Well, proceed, and bnrry.” After taking a big chew of tobacco, toe former continued: "At I sad afore, my gang all trotted of to-day. an' I couldn’t git no grab, ksas I heda’t nuthla’ to •tart a firs with. Will one o' ys gentlemen giro toe old man a fewmatenes?" For onu, tos chtek of a conductor wu outdone, and altar uateUng tot farmer over a fence tr two, [he train moved on. Macon, March 20.—Two sharpen have beeD working the Macon bauks to day. They op erated separately. One wu of light build the other of heavy make and did the heavy business. He weighs about 150 pounds, bad a red mustache, wore a Derby hat aud was well dressed. Just before one o'clock, the hour for closing business, when everything is rush and bustle, one of the sharpers entered the Central Georgia bank, and presenting to Cuhier Chutney a hnndrcd dollar sliver cer tificate, requuted him to change it, uking particularly for two two-dollar anda haH gold pieces and the balance of the money in specie. Cuhier Cbestney did os requested. Then the sharper uid: This money is so heavy, can you not give mo a fifty dollar bill for the hall of it?* Chutney compiled, and passed the kill to the sharper, who gave Chutney fifty dollars In specie, and retained the other fifty speoie dol lari in his pocket. While Chuiney wu counting the fifty dollars of specie he had received from the sharper, the sharper very blandly aaid: "Well, this money is to bnlky, I believe I will not keep any ot it, so jutt take beck this fifty dollar bill and keep the fifty dollar epe- oie I have just given you, and give me back my one hundred dollar note.” This Chutney did, and the sharper hur riedly left the bank, making fifty dollars by the transection. Chuiney very soon discov ered the trick, notified the policemen, and tried to keep the matter illent. It wu learned to-tiight that the self-ume triok wu perpe trated to-day near the ume time on Cuhier Wrigley,o( tbe First National bauk, who loet fifty dollars, Tbe triok wu tried also on Teller Cobb, of tbe Exchange bank, who dou not yet know if It succeeded. He Is busily balancing his cub and at eight o'clock to-night finds himself seven dol- lara short, and when he finishes hla work no doubt he will also be fifty dorian loser. Other Macon banks may have suffered, though it Is not known. The sharpers worked very cleverly. One would uk tor the chaago of ten dollats while tbe other would operate the hundred dollar scheme. The police are on tbe sharp lookout, but nothing hu been seen of the aharpera. The three disconsolate cashiers were at tbe puaenger trains to-night peeping into every man's face, but could find no aigni of ibe successful operators. Tbe bank sharpers of yesterday end their succetsful swindiingof Ihree Macon cuhiers la Iho talkof the city. To-day J. W. Cabantsf, cashier of the ExchuDge beak, received the following telrgrsm from Tuomsboro, Go., on tbe Central railroad, a short distance from Macon: "Give accurate description of Cobb’s friends of yesterday.” (Signed) N. B. Blum \t Bro. The following reply was sent: "Short, square young ram, darkclothea and Derby bat, moustache and llorld face, quiok-spoken yankee accent; good address (of course), weight 130 to 140 pounds, height five feet eight or nine inches” It hu been learned to-day that the twp sharpers yester day afternoon about two o’clock, not more than an hour after their transaction at the banks, went to Batner’s stables, on Fourth sireet, hired a horse end buggy and wero driven by .a negro to Reid's •ration on the alecon and Brunswick road, eight miles below Macon, Thu negro driver returned to Macon lut night. There are two merchants at Reid'e station. It is known to-day that tbe sharpers practiced succesufully their Macon bank trick on these merchants, substituting ten (10) dollars, however, instead of one hundred. The sharpers may have crossed the country from Reid’s station and gone to Tooutsboro, hence tbe despatch of Baum A Bro. to Caba- Dim. As Illustrative of the etete of feeling among the bank officiate arising from ths sharpers' transactions of yesterday, the following may be cited: This morning the mausger of the Bents Huntley wentwitu one hundred dollars in change to several ot tbe banks, and re quested them to give him a hundred dollar bill in exchange. This tbe banka refused to do, remembering the hundred dollar triok of yeiterday. The maneger retired utound- ad at this want of elvtlty, u he thought, but he promptly understood the matter, when Afford It. Woodsou, the popular clerk of tbe Lanier bouse, explained to him the swindle perpe trated on Thursday. Mr. Woodson went and got tbe specie converted into a hundred dol- ar bill and then the llenls Huntley manager wu happy once again. (Jonmuerableexclteruent wu created at the passenger depot to-night by a bright colored urgro man taking passage in the Pullman etper and declaring that be would sleep in .. berth iroin Mucon to Atlanta. When tbe train left the depot he wu in the Pullman sleeper but beta were freely taken that he would be "bounced” by the peasengers u soon u the train got under good head way and then the road could not be held lianle. Tbe negro bought* regular passenger ticket from Mucon to Chattanooga, and from that point he had pews over the Cincinnati Homhem to Cincinnati, and then oa to New York via the Pan Handle. He wu well dressed, and offered to bet $10U he would not be put out uf the Pullman sleeper. He religiously kept hie name silent, on the advice of William Bavage, a well known Macon negro barber. Augusta, Much 22.—A bold robbery wu com mit ted here to-day by two men, supposed to be the same wbo recently operated In Macon. This mom* lag a Mr. R. D. Cracker, one of. toe clerks of toe Commercial bank, wu standing before toe teller's window In toe National bank walling for tbe tel ler to band him ont money for checks fast present- Tbe stranger apnroacbed Crocker, and uktd bimanumber ol questions about a check which Ibestraager held, thus attracting Crocker’s atten tion. Crocker had ) uit collected at the Geoigla railroad bank twenty uvea hundred and fifty dol* ten, which he pteced In a learner satchel. This satchel wu on toe counter under Crocker's while toe stmnger wu talking him. During too conversation knotoer stranger,a companion of toe flnt, it is supposed, quietly abe tree ted toe package of money from toe satchel, and both then left the bank and disap peared. A few moments afterward Crocker dis covered that twenty-five hnndrcd dollars had been taken from the ulchel. The police were at once notified, bat toe men bad left town. Telegrams weresenttoalltoe stations on toe railroad, and tote afurnopalnUlllgencewu received that two men answering the description bad been arrested on tbe rori Royal railroad train at AUeadaie. Crocker hu gone dawn on a special train to Iden tify them. This morning, u Mr. John Carnagan. father-in- law of Hoi. Martin V. Calvin, was crossing toe Georgia railroad track la a light wagon at tbe seven mile poet, as the Harlem accommodation train waa approaching tbe bone balked. The taam wu struck by toe engine, toe wagon wu tom to pieces, and Ur. Carnagan and hone killed. Tbe engineer made every effort to stop toe train In time to prevent toe eoddent, but lu rain. Mr. Carnagan had lately moved to this ronnty from Charleston, and wu about 45 yean old. Dublin, March 22.—Thlr morning at four o’clock our town wu shaken considerably by an earth quake. It came with a fond rumbling sound re* temblhig distant ton Oder, and shook ell ibe housee and aroused toe soundest sleepers from their slumbers. Stockrsonoc, Maroh 22—Bibe Harrol, a young man who lived stout a mile from towD, was.found dead in ble bed tote morning. Supposed to be heart dlteare; Stockbridgsand vicinity hove fanr schools. Mad dogs are unplcaoanUy nnroernns. One panes through towo ot least race a week. Public opinion la dowu upoir them, and dogs found in town wlthonta "local habitation or inaname"arc speedily done osray wKA IIoker, March2) —Two men left town yesterday and when about fire mites from this place they bad to cross what la tommon)y a very small creek. When they reached toe creek they drove In, and toe water being very deep toe ranle began to- swim, and becoming entail Bled in scene woy threw the men out of tho buggy. The men inccoededln. saving their lives, but the muie drowned and the buggy wu destroyed. Mrs. Rachel Bell, too mother of Mrs. Judge C!rment,of Forsyth county, is In tho ninetieth J car of her age, and her deicesdenta number two- uudred and twenty 6Vechildren, grandchildren, great grand children and great-great grand children. Oi this number one handrert and: seventy five are living, and fifty are dead. A very remarkable fact connected wlln Mrs. Bell’s age is, her hair hi quite black and glossy, not having- changed Its eolordnrlng her long life. A correspondent of the anmmervllle Gazette* writes: Mrs. Kate Brenner is hardly able to sit up- at*all; baa taken oold and relapsed four limes. When Mr. Brenner read to her the words "happy man” at the close ol the notice ol toe birth ol toe twins, she remarked that the editor ought to have- put It “wretuod woman.” The twhn have fine- heads, well eovered with long curly hslr. They sleep most of toe day, but keep up a lively racket at night. They have been named George and Joe. Perry Journal: On lut Sunday Mr. Dock Pres ton, fireman on toe train of toe Perry breach road, killed in Big Indian swamp a moceuln make that measured 4)4 feet in length and 71nche* in circumference, The tax collector of nabershsm- county wu sen tenced to fonr years in toe penitentiary lut week for embezzlement Tbe West Feint Sntcrprise says that Mr.T. F. Nolan bu an rggone-toird iargor than tho usual also and much lighter. It will lie only In one po- sftion, and that ;• nn nearly npon the lltlle end. If turned over, or In uy other position, it will Im mediately roll ever to toe Mine position. Tho egg wi> laid one day teat week by one of Mr. Nolan’s barnyard bena, and te not different in sbape from other eggs Captain W. n. Branch Greene hu an egg fonr Inches In length and hu no hardened shell, butonly a sktn-llke covering. In shape It Is ex actly similar to a rat, except that there are no feet, but there la a skln-llke tost bangs to toe bue of the egg like a tell. Tbe yelk is In the base and Is of Itself u targe u tbo common egg. "Governor McDanlol will be pretty apt to be bis own anoceuor" Is the way toe Jonesboro News sums up its verdict. Mrs. John Bmltb.of Jackson county, committed suicide, yesterday, In a most horrlblo manner. Bhe filled a pot with water, pa I it on tho lira and when it begin to boll pluogot! her bead Into it, and wu aoon after discovered in that situation. Ths flawkinsvllle News submits tbe following— Under Hie some rout In Wilcox county lives the great grandmother, grandmother, mother, dought- er. granddaughter aud great granddaughter, ud only four persons In the household. An Irwin county man, thtice married, la toe father of thirty seven chlldrou. A Bcrricu correspondent of too Butler Herald lets toe following flow from tbo point of his goose qtslll: Oh, such girls u wo have hero! Perfect forms, pearly teeth, magnificent black eyes, and such gracious inviting manners. I am "mashed," you bet, and it aln'i by coupling care otlber. Bays the TalbottonKra: A gentleman Mid tbe otoer day that any man who run for the legislature to support Senator Joseph K. Brown for re olectfon could be overwhelmingly elected from Talbot. It Is reported from Eatonton that Jndgo Lawson will not a>k n-etectlou to the bench. Heard county will support Oovornor McDaniel for hla own auecuror. Yesterday the governor reappointed II. W. Bald win Judge of the county court of Baldwin county. W. It. Muslin wu appointed solicitor. Judge Thomu U. Rcmaen was commtaaloncd ordinary of Lincoln county In place ol B. F. Tatum, deceased. Katonton, Marsh 20.—Putnam superior court is In session here tola week The criminal docket la light. The resideaco of Brooks Harper, in Villa Rica, together with tbe contents, wu burned on toe 27to lost. Tbe city eouacil ot Rome hu adopted a resolu tion asklngof congress, through Congressman Clem ents an appropriation for a public building In that city. The Athena water works bu bwn placed in the bands of a receiver. Colonel W. A. Maxwell and his estimable wife, of Americas, celebrated their allver wedding on Tuesday night last. They rooelved numerous and costly presente. Mr. B. B. Connell and wlfo, of Sumter county, will celebrate toe sixtieth anniversary of their marriege on the 25th Inst. They both enjoy good health. In the ease of Mrs. Barah T. Oodby, of Covington va. toe Georgia railroad, the Jury returned a veto diet for tbe plaintiff for $1,500. Mre. Godby'ahnso band wu killed by a piece of timber telling on him while working on toe AliAva bridge, The Metbodleis of Augusta wfU build a cen teu- ary church In Ibe upper part of toe clly. A pcslofflce bu been re-cetabUabcd at Chlvere- vllle. In Washington county. Gay, a poatofllco la Montgomery county, bu had its name changed to Spring Hill. Valdosta to CtayattavlUe. From April 1, ISM, ex tends service from CtayatlsvfUe to BeUrille, Fta., Increasing dtstanco nine miles. Adsn to Areola. From April L 1SSL Increasing service to three times a week, Fannie G. Powell hu bun commissioned peep mistress st Spring HIU. ud Abaolcm W. J. Wood bu been commissioned poatsoutsr at Chiverevllle in Washington county. Tbs following poslmutere were commissioned for Georgia lut week: Melville J. Bnrith, atburen; Barah A. Welketington, Delmar, Georgia, and Jesse M. Coogle at Coogle's mill. The poetofiloe at Travis, Habersham county, hu bun discontinued, and mall heretofore unt to that place should be directed to Toccoa. The poet- office at Wano, Henry county, hu been discon tinued, ud mall for that place ahould be directed to McDonough. Tbe star route service In Georgia hu been amend ed by the following chugee: Greenville to Chip- fey ; Increase terries to alx times a week between White Sulphur Springs and Chlpley (fire m. twice a week), from October 1 to May 31 of each year. Te take effect April 1,1M1. DXAD.-Mn. Bailie Major, ot BtalrtvUle, ta'dead. Mre. Tom Jones, of Conyers, died in Milner lut week. She wu hurled at Conyers. Mre, William Little "fed in West Armuchee, Walkerconnty, lut Friday. Mr. Spencer Bomar. of Walker county, la deed. Colonel James Buchuan, of Blakely, died tast week. Mre. Sartln, Mr. James Dean and the intent daughter of Mr. and Mre. H. B. Mattox, all of Dan leltvUle, died lut week.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1884-1885, March 25, 1884, Image 1