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(THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION
VOL. XVI1.
ATLANTA. GA„ TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1884, TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WELL SHAKEN UP-
earthquake: in the middle
STATES,
The Ft ople In Terror from Oinofnnstt to Dstroit-*
The Kunibllap of Jh •• Earth and tho Wild
Scene*Precipitated Theroby—Observa
tions Taken at tne Points Visited.
Detroit, September 19.—An earthquake
Was felt here at 2:45 this evening. No dam
age was done, but the shock frightened many
persons. In some loonlities, particularly in
high buildings,it was more noticeable than iu
others. All along Griswold street the shock
was felt very distinctly, and men rushed into
the street looking as if expecting the build*
Ings to fall on tbem. Tbe shock lasted from
10 to 20 seconds, and there was a swaying mo
tion that rattled the windows and shook the
chandeliers. A boat captain says there was a
noticeable rise in tbe river at the same time.
At the telephone office no shock was felt,
while in the same building across the hallway
it-was very perceptible. The employes of the
‘Whitney organ com] any assert that the build
ing vibrated at least 14 inches. In the West
ern Union building the floor seemed to heavo.
The operators left their instruments, and the
men in the lower part of of tho building made
for tbe street. In the chamber of commerce
.. building, the shock was felt ou tho lowest
floor: James Donovan, who was sitting on
the ground floor, was shaken violently in his
choir. Tho shock passed, leaving oil iu u
mentally dizzy condition.
Anr.UK, September 19.—At 2:30 p. m. a
strong shock of earthquake was felt here,
which lasted nearly a minute and was pre
ceded by a rumbling noise. Furnituro was
moved about and dishes wero shaken. Tho
people rushed into the streets and some feared
that the end of the world bad come. From
reports received it has been teamed that the
shock was general in this neighborhood.
Yfsilax, September 10.—At 2:30 p. m. to
day, a shock of earthquake was distinctly felt,
which lasted about thirty seconds.
Pout Huron, Mich., September 19.—A slight
ahcck of carthquako was felt hero this even
ing. It caused no alarm. Somo persons
. thought thero had bocn an explosion.
Chelsea, Mich., September 19.—A shock of
caithquake was felt this afternoon.
THE SHAKE IK CIXCIKKATI.
Cixcixxati, September 19.—A few minutes
before tbreo o'clock this afternoon, tho tele
graph operator at tho Bee Line depot, in Cin
cinnati, received dispatches from the opera
tors all along that roau from Cincinnati to La-
ttretUi Ind., inquiring If the earthquake
phock had been felt in Cincinnati, and
atating thot it had boen perceptible
at tho offices from which the
inquiries were sent. About 3 o'clock the Cin
cinnati time operator perceived a slight tremor
in the building. Tho samo thing was noticed
in various offices in tho city, but was not at
tributed to an carthquako until tho telegraphic
dispatches from tho west had comoin. It wa*
quite different iu aomo of tho suburb a In Cin
cinnati. In Clifton tho agitation was so vio
lent os to ring tho bells on tho tables
and doors. In Cumminsville, tho
liortl.wr.ilcni ward of Cincimi.’i'.i. th-
tremor was felt so distinctly as to cause quito
an alarm, not only in tho public schools,
Where the pupils were with difficulty kept in
won violently snakensouifllltEo inmate* be
came alarmed. In tbo Warrington school-
house, in tho northeastern part of tho city,
an agitation was felt which was reeognizod at
ed. Everything was shaken and the jarj in
tho drug store were knocked from tho snelvesj
Columbus; Ohio, September 19.—The shock
of earthquake was felt to-day at 2:40 p. in.
Objects were swayed perecoptibly toward the
south and back. There wero two vibratious
distinctly marked, and some people report a
third more gentle.
Cleveland, September 19.— 1 Threo distinct,
but not very heavy, shocks of earthquake
were felt here at 2:47 o'clock this afternoon.
The largest buildings rocked slightly. Tho
motion was most plainly felt in tho upper
stories. Telegraph and other wires quivered
so as to attract attention. Many persons felt
a sensation of dizziness peculiar to such ter
restrial commotions. The vibratious extended
over a period of 10 to 15 seconds.
Toledo, O., September 19—The reports from
various points in this vicinity show that tho
shock of earthquake which occurred this after
noon, was quite general throughout north
western Ohio and southern Michigan. Tue
duration of tho shock was from teu to thirty
seconds, aitd its course apparently from south
west to northeast.
CisnoCTOX, O., September 17.—At 2:10
o'clock, standard time, this j>. m., a distinet
shock of earthquake was felt here. Several
large buildings vibrated perceptibly, but no
serious damage was done.
Toledo, O., September 19.—A shock of
eorthquake was distinctly felt here at 2:2C
this oltcrnoon, and * lasted 15 seconds. The
noise resembled that of a distant blast. Ite-
ports from tbo surrounding towns iu every di
rection are to the effect that the shock was
plainly felt, in somo instances rocking the
buildings and displacing their content*.
TERROR TRACED IX IXDIAXA.
Indianapolis September 19.—Report* have
been recived from the following towns iu Iu-
dinna: At Portland the shock was slight. At
Red Key thero was a slight shook, . Several
businessmen ran into tho street to see if their
buildings were falling, and to ascertain tho
cause. Great excitement prevailed for a fow
moments. At Albany largo brick buildings
shook so that the inhabitants thought
they were going to fall to the
earth. At Beaver, Datn, Penn., thero
was very severe shock. Everything was
considerably shaken^up, and thero was great
excitement. No nnmago was done except
to glass ware, and kindred articles. At Painej-
ville, Oonncant, Willoughby and Ashburg no
shock was felt. At Youngstown a slight shock
was experienced.
Fort Wayne, Ind., September 19.—A slight
shock of earthquake w as felt here at 3 p. m.,
lasting less than a minute.
Di bi qiK, Iowa, September 19.—At 2:50 n.
in., to-day, a shock of earthquake was felt
bere by the printers in tho upper story of tho
Herald office. The building was lelt to trem
ble and waver.
tub shock in other flacks.
Windsor, Out., September 19. —Quite a
heavy shock of earthquake was experienced
hero at 2:45 n. m. to-day.
Dresden, Ont., September 19.—At 3:20 p.
m. to-day a distinct shock of earthquake or a
distant explosion was felt here. It seemed to
follow tbo river, and to vary In force, in some
instances causing quite a rattling of dishes
and tossing of furniture.
Louisville, September 19.—A slight shock
of earthquake was felt here about 2:15 this
afternoon.
London. Ont., September 19.—A quito per
ceptible shock of earthquake was felt in this
city about 8:25 this afternoon.
FOR ONE DOLLAR.
Chi-
earthquake. Here, too, it required
authority of tho teachers to avoid a panic.
The shock was so slight in tho business por
tion cf Cincinnati as not to bo noticed by a
majority of tho citizens. In Covington, lty.,
Mr. Worthington's residence on Fourth street,
was so violently shaken that his little daugh
ter, lying sick in . bed, screamed
with terror, saying that some one was moving
the bed. The family of Haver, next door,
were at dinner. The shock was so sevoro as
to spill the water from the glasses on the table,
cmdrtho family sprang to tnelr feet in alarm.
The assistant observer at tho United States
signal service station was roading tbe ther
mometer for several minutes between 2:30 and
8 o'clock and he. says he noticed no agitation
of the mercury of tho building at that or any
other tiino during the afternoon. Tho time of
the earthquake, as reported by tboso who no
ticed it, varies from half-past two to n few
minutes after three, and tho duration of tho
abock is variously reported at from 10 to
20 seconds. Advices from Iudiana report that
the shock was felt at Seymour a few minutes
before 3 o’clock, and that it was also felt with
great severity in Lewrcncoburg, Ind., about
the same time. In the latter town tbo shock
was so violent as to bo recognized by every
one as nn earthquake. It caused great alarm
in the schoolhouse,which was being vacated by
the pupils. Tho clock was thrown from tho
•lielf. Many of the children, in their frantic
endeavors to get out of tho buildiug, jumped
ont of the windows ol tho lower story. No
one, however, was hurt. The tremor, where
it was not severe, resembled that caused by a
heavily loaded wagon passing alona the street,
or a railroad train rushing by. Tho indica
tions ore that the wave passed from ths south
west to the northeast.
Muxcie, Ind.. September 19.—A distinct
earthquake shock passed through this state
from southwest to northeast at 2:30 o'clock
this aflernoon to-day. It was felt distinctly
here and in Indianapolis, Port
land, Albany, Union City, Parker, Selma,
'Winchester, Anderson, Dunkirk, Red Key,
New Caste, Xewcam bridge City. Fort Wayne,
Urbana, Dayton, Greenville, Napoleon, De
fiance, Toledo, Cleveland, Lima, Fosteria, and
Duflton, and Detroit. The shock was not felt
at LaFayette. The other places named gen
erally report the same results as were noted
here, buildings shaken, glass broken; furni
ture moving, dishes and tinware falling from
tables and shelves, and people running into
tbe streets from fright. There was but one
distinctly marked snook accompanied by a
loud rumbling. The clerks in the depot here
thought an ougine had run into the building.
No serious damage is reported.
THR SENSATION IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, September 19.—A very slight
shock of earthquake was observed here be
tween 2 and 3 o’clock this afternoon. It last
ed scarcely more than a second, and was not
perceived at all except by persons in high
buildings.
At Athens, Ohio, the goods in the stores wero
thrown from the shelves, and the passengers
at the railway station ran out, thinking a train
Lad struck the building.
At Napoleon, Clyde. Bryan, Archbald,
Fcstoria and intermediate points, tbe shock
was distinctly felt, rattling windows and
ciockery, but so for as reported
doing no material damage! In Cleveland the
large building occupied by the Mil burn wagon
company was perceptibly shaken. The em
ployes supposed the vibration to hsve
been caused by the moving of heavy machin-
crv. The noise was similar to that
of* a distant explosion, and is said
to have been heard in some
parts of the city. Tbe shock was strong on
iteifontaine. It shook the largest building in
tbe town of Ottawa and rattled the table wsre
srd almost caused a panic at
a reunion being held in the courthouse. At
Dupont the shock was plainly ML Crockery
ware was knocked down. At Findlay, Ohio,
the shock was severe. Tbe shock wss quite
severe a t Norwalk, Ohio. The windows wsrs
shaken nd timid persons scared.
At Fosteria, Ohio, great excitement prevail-
iJacobHon JSxccuteA
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oiiICJloo) September 19.—tsiiao Jocol
was hanged In tho county jail hero to-day, at
12:03 p. m. The prisoner passed a quiet night,
retiring at ono o’clock, and sleeping until live,
when ho aroso and ate a light breakfast.
Ho walked composedly to the seaflold
No hitch occurred in any of tho sheriff’s ar
rangements. The man T s neck was broken by
the fall. He had a disputo with his employer,
Bedell, n corpet cleaner, about a balance of
wages of one dollar, which Jacobson claimed
when ho loft his employment. Ho rcturnod
next day, and without a word of disputo, drew
a revolver and killed Bedell. Tho shooting
was witnessed by an officer who was pnasingin
a street car, and who at once arrested Jacobson
Iu his cell he was asked why ho shot Bedell,
and his answer was, “For ono dollar." This
and other exhibitions of unconcern induced
many to think him insane, but medical ex
perts concurred in tbe contrary opinion. To
satisfy himself as to the fact, Governor Ham
ilton, who was applied to for pardon or com
mutation, visited tbo prisoner incognito, and
liad the medical commission examine him.
They were all of ono mind that tho culprit was
perfectly sane. Jacobson wns a nntivo of
Finlamf, and aged about fifty-three. For
many years he followed the sea, and wm al
ways noted for an ungovernable temper.
BY THE FLAMES.
Tli • Destruction of the Flour 31111s of Wil
liam U. Payne.
New York, September 19.—The big flour
mill of William II. Payne in 129th streot, be
tween Secondhand Third, was'dcstroycd by fire
tbis morning. Tbe fire broke out after two
o’clock. Tho mill was a four-story brick
building, full of valuable stock and machine
ry. On the east the lumber yard of William
II. Colwell, extending to Harlem river, ad
joined it. To protect this tho firemen fought
stubbornly at great personal peril.
Tho mill was burned to tho
ground, and is a total loss. Payne’s loss is
put at sixty thousand dollars. Covered by a
considerable amount of insurauco. On the
second floor of the mill were tbe offices and
three local newspapers, all of which with
their contents were destroyed. The loser* are
Edward II. Phillips, editor of the New York
People, $2,000; General Franz Siegel, editor of
th Volksblott, German newspaper, $1,500; and
John P. Groff, editor of the Local Reporter,
$700. The lumber yard (of Tom *H. Colwell
was damaged to the extent of several thou
sand dollars.
AN UNPROVOKED MURDER.
A Drunken 3Ian Shoots a Doy Dead—Ills
Arrest.
Ltxcurcro. Vs., September 19.—Great ex
citement has been caused In Amherst county
by tbe unprovoked murder of Samuel Mitch
ell, aged sixteen years, tbe son of a respectable
farmer residing a few miles from tnis city.
The boy. accompanied by two others, was In
search of tho cows, when thevjeame across a
hunters' comp in tho woods. There wero sev
eral in camp. George Fortune ordered Mitch
ell to carry a beer keg for him. The boy re
fused, ana Fortune shot and iustantly killed
him. The man fled, but was captured at his
home near here lost night. lie claims tbst
the gun was discharged accidentally, hut two
boys who witnessed the tragedy say it was
deliberate murder. All the meu were drunk.
ARP’S COUNSELS. ' J
HE IS CONSULTED IN A DIVORCE
CASE.
And Gives the Wronged One Some Good Advloo-
Marr; tester Fun and Marry Ice for Money—
Tbe Timo ior New Corn and Big Hom
iny- Tbe Even Bows, Etc. Etc.
A PREACHER'S FAREWELL.
The Official Vote of Maine.
Postiasd, Me., September 18.—The follow
ing has teen received direct from the secretary
«,f state: The footing of the vote for Governor
P.obie is 78,912; Bedmon, 56,051; II. Boston,
3,137; Fastis, 1,190; W. F. Eaton, 97; scatter
ing, 16. This compilation Is made from tbe
clerks' returns to this office, excepting tbe
towns of Houlten, Sherman, Kiramon, New
port land, Northport, Fa*tj>ort, Waterboro and
the plantations of Castle Hill and number 11
in Washington county. The returns from
seven towns aud two plantations are from
other sources, but are believed to be substan
tially correct. All tbe cities, towns and plan-
tati5ns of tbe state are included in the above
compilation. This shows a republican plu
rality of 19,851, and a gain over 188# of 2#,#2#.
The majority is 15,411.
I was sitting down in front of tho hotel the
other morniug peruisng The Constitution
when a clever good-tor-nothing, seedy, pale
faced individual came up and took a chair be
side me, qpd soys he, “Kernel, sposin a wo
man was to put up a plea and writ a feller
when she had nogrouns,and hor lawyer put it
in the paper, uud now she wants to take it
back and git together again, cant I make her
write a liebiU nml put that In tho paper too?"
“I dont exactly understand you my friend"
anid I, “Is it a divorce case. Is your wife sue-
ing you for n divorce?" J
“Adzactly" said he,“I had a little property
end she and her lawyer wants it, and so she
raited a lumpus about nothing an l put in a
pica or.d wunts all tho money." “Alimony,"
said I, “Adzaxlly," said he, “and so I sold
my property ami put 411 tho money where she
cant find it, and now she wants to come to
gether again and dont want to aign a liobill."
"How long have you been married" said I
“About two months" said he.
“And what was tho matter"* said I, “what
mode her sue you, wliut did you do to her?"'
“Nothin," said ho. “She got mad causa I
w ouldent give her money to go off on an ox-
tunion to Stone mountain with a red-headod
feller,'and she called ino an old North Callina
ynller eyed, tallow faced, box ankle vasabon,
and I dont know what all she dident coll mo,
and I want to know if I cant make hor prove
it. Aint sho got to prove it bofore she can put
in n plea?"
“Prove what," said I.
“"Why, prove what she called me, said ho.
“Well—lets see," said I. Did you come
from North Carolina?"
“Well, I were born thnr," said he,
“And your eyes are a little yaller," said I;
ond your complexion i* very sallow, and you
may be box-nnkled—I don’t know. Now, jthe
main question is, What do you do lor n living?
What is your trade; are you a vagabond, or
not?"
“Well, kernel, I don't do much of anything
right r.ow, Benin to knock round, for business
is mighty dull."
“Well, now," said I, “do you go and make
tin with your wife and buy you a little homo
with that money your daddy loft you, and
go to work, aud tho very first thing vou
do give Unit rod headed feller a lickin' ii ho
comes about and then your wife will have
more respect for you."
He studied awhile and said: “Kernel, I
believe you are right. I'll whip him shore,"
and ho left me.
Well, there is a power of trouble amongst
tho poor and tho rich. * The poor fools marry
for tun and the rich fools marry for money,
and Uicro'Is misery all round. TlicTo is
no hnppinccs in wedded life except when they
marry for lovo and have a mutual respect tor
one another. Tho middle classes are tho hap
piest for they have to work, (br u liviujz n..J s -
Uu v nre bj'ppiorju the cuinJsy than rv
fit rl»£ redfirnl^T cV/mT have got t»
work (oo and haven’t got time to bo cruising
around in excursions with other people's
wives.
■ Now is tho tiino when I lovo to tako the lit
tle chaps around tho farm end pull a few big
cars of new corn , for new
meal. and big hominy, and it
looks like tho low ground corn is bigger and
falter than over before. 1 find some cars 13
inches long with 18 and 20 rows and thoy will
overogo a thousand grains and 40 of them will-
shell a hnlf bushel. It is curious how naturo
figures up her products for I havo never yet
seen an car with an odd row. Thoy are 14
ond 10 and 18 and 20 but uever odd, and it is
o mysterious wonder how the tender shoot
wrapped up in its newborn shuck always
moulds tho cob into even num
bers and never mikes a mistake.
Ordinarily it takes a hundred ears to make a
bushel, nud£with a thousand grains to the
ear a bushel of shellod corn has one hundred
thousand grains. One time there was a Per
sian philosopher who wauted to teach tho wild
young king a losson of prudenco and good
government, and so he inventod tbo gamo of
chosa, and taught him how to play, and how
dependent tho king was upon the queen, and
how tho knights aud tho bishops and the cas
tles represented the chivalry ami tho church,
end the old solid men of tne kingdom, and it
took all of them to strengthen the empire and
defend tho king; and the pawns were tho
humble subjects,the poor working pcople.and
they wero thq truest and best delenders of all.
Bo the young king took tho lesson kindly, and
was so gratified for it that ho wanted to make
the philosopher a present, and while thoy
wero - ~ *• •—
Popart u re ofJDr. Gw In lor Ills New Field ot
Labor In Virginia.
D. W. Gwin, D. P., preached his fare
well ■rnton to the congregation of tho First
I'i*' i i-t church soon after no resigned tho pas-
of that-church some months ago. Last
Mur dry night ho acceded to a request from
lb 1 . McDonald, tho pastor, and tho deaeons
ct tho Second Baptist church
thet ho would preach onco moro
to tho people of Atlanta before ho left for his
t ew held of labor in Virginia. Dr. Gwin had
j i« .• chi d in tho afternoon at Sylveator, which
)* '• Li ce miles in the country, and also admin-
rod baptism to several persons. Ho roach-
Atlanta only a little while before the even-
ic.M‘rvices. lie was presented to tho largo
o rogation wljich had gathered at the
k.c * d ihiptist church to hear him, by Dr.
Ah I’or.ald, who spoke of Dr. Gwin’s eight
r>r* pastoral work in Atlanta, of his devo-
t ■ n to his high calling and his groat useful-
Pros in this community.
Ur. Gwin preached a sermon of rare beauty,
I’di of strong thought and consoling
suggestions, lie took os hU text tho
>’ : • tenth verso of the twentieth chanter
' John which reads as follows: “And thoy
Uy unto her, woman why weepest thou? 8ho
.rntii unto them, becauso they liavo taken
r v:>y mw Lord and I know not whero they
' live lflid him." Tho other verses which told
ftory of Mery Magdalono at tho tomb of
A MANIAC’S WILD WORK
he Savior, of her questioning him whon sho I
t! ught he was tho gardener, and of his |
'.ids reassuring aiid comforting
1 «r, were also read. The central idea of tho
J trn.cn was, that though so many had boon so
> : ; to Christ sho had not comprehoudcd tho
1 i Hint he was to rise and that hor faith in
.U resurrection was born that morning in the
tin den. Tho losson drawn was that the
words which comforted innuy should
i p alivo tho faith of all
w: >. doubt and sometimes ask
v i i i -their Savior lius gone. Tho text tolls
* • an cv. r present Christ ready to comfort all
v i o < < ir.c- to seek him.
Dr. ilwin was heard with profound attention
•a. i his words deeply impressed tho nmlionco.
At the conclusion.ol his uiscourso thero was
. A PLEASANT KPISODR
i« h wr.9 a complete surprise to Dr. Gwin.
Tl .• in tbo congregation',who desired to bid
him g< od bye were invited by Dr. McDonald
f ino forward and do so. Nearly evorybody
h; lhe house responded to this invitation and
W»y regret* was expressed at tho loss to At-
1m.in of I>r. Gwinr Aflqy tho benediction still
•>th« rs went up to shake bauds with him.
Y-ft.rdny afternoon there was anothor
worked expression of regret at his departure.
‘Acr one hundred ladies and gontiemon, most
«; them members of tho First Baptist church,
•v<. . to. the depot to see Dr. Gwin and his
r rhiiiy os they started to Virginia. Tho *in-
ft regret the friends present at thoir do-
pi. i tin o was clearly evident and many an oyo
wtv dimmed at the farewells spoken. Dr Gwin
goes to assume the important chairs
iiimtiI philosophy and belles lcttroi
in IloliiiiH institute, Iteanoko county, Vir
ginia. It is a rich and nourishing institution,
wjth Between twenty-fivn and thirty profeas-
T* and instructor* and a largo attendance of
/tt>*g lady atutleni*. Dr. Gwin'* fitness for
inch a position 1* well known, and a* ho goes
fvarsvwe duties ho and hi* oatimuhle
are JMlowcd by tho host wishes of a
*■* Is A>t both his own and other
playing a gamo on tho chess
board tho philosopher said he didn’t want
any present but if the king insisted on it ho
would simply take a grain of corn for the first
square on the chess-board and havo it doubled
on each succeeding square until all the sixty-
four squares were covered. Tho king laughed
at him for wanting such a triflo and the
philoeopher went offand told him he would
call next day for his corn and asked him to
figure it up aud see how much it was.
That night tbe king thought he would calcu
late ana so ho went to work and found that it
would take more corn than was in his king
dom—moro than bad been made in his king
dom in a thousand years, and now I would
like for the boys and girls who are going to
school to do this sum and find out how many
million barns holding a million bushels eacn
it would take to hold tbe philosopher’s corn.
The old man took this way to check the king’s
extravagance and keep him from squandering
the estate bis father left him.
Our little chape are gathering the popcorn
now and the red ears and the yellow ones and
the speckled ones look mighty nice ali mixed
together and tho children will have a good
time these long winter nights that ore coming.
They sre talking about walnuts and scaly bark?
ond chestnuts and block haws and may pops
ond 'possums. These little things make up a
bright picture in the life of a child, and they
treasure sweet memories that do us good in
our old age. I don't caro much for such
things now, but I do care to see tho children
happy just as I used to be happy in tbe long
long ago. I can't climb a treo and shake
down the nuts: I can't pull up by a musca
dine vine handover hand. I can't run a pony
race to tbe mill like I use to, but f can
still meander around with children and grand
children, and make a cornstalk fiddle and a
gourd banjo, and a sassafras bow. If our
children would always be children I would
willingly be old, just to follow them around,
but one by one they grow up and leave us, and
soon—very soon—Mrs. Arp and I will becbild-
lcss, end all we can do will be to sit together
and sing, “John Anderson, My Joe."
_ Bill Aar.
THE FOREST FIRES.
Tbe Wild Freaks of s Madman Who, in • Fit of Ro-
ligious Frenzy. Dessorstts the Or*Tos in ths
Conyers Cemetery, Tries to Fire the
Town, and is Baot Down,
Locust Gap, Pa., September 19.—In the
outlaying districts of Schuylkill, Luzorin,
Northumberland, Carlon, Lcliigh, Wyoming,
ond Lackawanna regions, the coal and iron
I olicc, as well as the members of tho detoc-
tivvs corps, havo discovered unmistakable ev
idence of tho existenco of lodges of the notori
ous brotherhood ol Mollic Maguires. Centra-
lio, Mt. Carmel, Girardville, Tuscarara, Coal
Hill, Garnagua, Locust Gap, Dark Cornor,
Coal Ridge, Summit, and all the patches
about Bricktop mountain, from Mahoney City
to Ashland, in ono direction, and from tho
Shenandoah to the Black creek aud Quallako,
have divisions oPtho oath-bound organization,
and regular meetings are secretly hold in iso
lated retreats.
T1IR EERL1NO AOAINRT TIIK HUNGARIANS
The feeling against the Hungarian laborers
Yesterday the body of ono Hunga
Tlie Country Through Michigan Swept by
Fire.
East Baoinaw, Mich., September 19.—Tbis
place is surrounded by forest fires, and the air
is hot and suffocating. A brisk wind is
spreading the flames rapidly.
The Michigan Central road bridge, at
White Feather, was burned in the recent
forest fires. Tbe workmen are now rebuilding
it*
is intense. r ....
rian who had been employed ’on tho Beach
creek, Clearfield and Southwestern railroad,
was founh near Clarenco crook, in Claronce
county. Thero was a terrible stab and shot
wounds upon him. It is known . that a party
of miners attempted to drive him away from
tho county, and it is presumed that
the man refused to leave
and wns assassinated. A Hungarian nainod
George Unglovaritlst was fatally shot by some
unknown person at CentraHa, Pa. A man
named Lefkowits has been arrested on suspi
cion and taken to Bloomsburg jail. Interviews
with Captain Anderson ana tbo Bhamokin
coal and iron police; Captain Williams, ot tho
Schuylkill corps, aud Captain Lindon, super
intendent of the Pen Asylvania branch of Pink
erton’s agency, develop tho fact that the state
ment's relative to tho reorganisation of the
notorious society are true.
THIRATKXIXO THR ROMKA.
A number of prominout citizens, railroad
operators and mine bosses have been threat
ened and their names placed upon the Mollie
Meguires death list, their killing being set
down (or the near future. While there is no
direct evidence to connect tho Mollie Ma
guires with tho recent murders, there are
certain circumstances that point them ai tho
guilty persona. Tho recent mysterious incen
diary burning of the colliery property in dif
ferent sections of the country is also attributed
to the brotherhood. ,
Bromakix, Pe., September 19.—Nothing is
known here of the reorganization of the Mol
ly Maguiree as inti mated in the Locust Gap
dispatch, published in Pittsburg to-day. Tho
district is quiet, and good feeling prevails
between the miners ana the operators.
THE WOMEN ORQANIZK.
Coal Crnteb, Pa., September 19.—The wivee
•nd sisters of the striking coal mines have
thoroughly organized to the number of 200,
and well equipped with tin panz, will visit the
mines cverv morning hereafter, and endeavor
to persuade tbe non-union men to join the
strike. A suit has been brought against three
of the women for conspiracy, and one for as
sault. Tbe defendant# engaged counsel, but
it is probable a compromise will be made.
The suits against tbe women have since
been withdrawn on condition that they keep
the pence in the future and do not interfere
with the non-unionists going to work. Tho
women declare that they will now leave the
strike wholly to the men, as they have no
desire to follow their husbands to fail.
A 3!erderou» Assault on a Train.
Jackeox, Miss., September 15,—Last night
“Sonny" Smith and Bob Marlow, while under
the influence ol liquor, entered the north
bound train from New Orleans at Crystal
springs, disturbing and abusing the paisen-
S era and flourishing pistols. They were
nally put out of the ladies’car, and went
into the smoking csr, where, after abusing a
number of passengers, they encountered L. II.
Bell, the guard in charge of a number of con
victs. Marlow, urged by Smith, drew his pis
tol and commenced firing, shooting five times.
«j«!! returned the fire, discharging his pis
tol four times. Conductor McLaue received
two shots, one in the left shoulder asd the
other in tbe right hip. Marlow was ehot ia
the left breast, near the heart. Ills wound is
believed to he fatal. Bs!! was slightly
wounded. Tbe affair created coosteroalioa
•Kvug the passengers.
Conyers, September 15.—[Special.]—Tho
people of Conyers wero thrown into as
fever of excitement Sunday and Sunday night
by tho doings of an insane man named Thos.
Marston, who Inis been seized by a fit of reli
gious frenzy, end is ope of tho wildest lunatio
in the state. With an insane man's cunning
he came near destroying tho entire town by
fire, claiming that ho wns the agent of God
scut to do tho work, that ho tvas the only man
who could raise hell in Georgia and he was
going to it.
HOW IT FIRST STARTED.
It was not until Marston was run down,
fired upon by his pursuers, and captured,
badly wounded, that tho people had any idoa
who wns raising so much Cain about town.
Last Friday night somo one entered the
cemetery ot Conyers and playod particular
imaslfamong tho graves. Tho tombstones
wero broken and torn to pieces, somo were re
moved and a general displacement occurred.
Graves that wero without stones were sup
plied with something in that lino, even if it
wns only a pedestal or a vnao or a stray brick
bat. A wild figuro the madman must havo
cut in that quiet old graveyard in the witching
timo of night, leveling down tho memorials
erected to tho memory of tho silent slcepors.
As ho expressed it after ho was captured, tho
graves were unoveuly tended, soma hod monu
ments and somo had nono, some had flowers
and flower pots and others wero ncgloctod.
11 o hod started out to oven things up, and it
seems ho had ono slab over, ns ho took it out
side and slammed it through tho window of a
negro house to the intonso terror of tho inmates.
This vandalism in tho graveyard gave Con
yers enough to talk about until Saturday
night. Then occurred.
TIIK MARMAR'a HRCOND FREAK. •
Tho Methodist church nt Con vers was en
larged sometimo ago by tho addftiou of a ves-
tibuio ten feet deep aud extending across tho
church. Marston is a member of this church
and has been a regular attendant at Sunday-
school and church services there. Saturday
some ono remarked in his presouco that tho
Methodists would havo a holiness mooting in
the eliurch in October.
“I'll put a stop to thnt," said Marston, but
no one paid any attention to him, as ho ap
peared perfectly rational and no one had an
idea thnt lie wns insano or that ho meditatod
any f uch terrible act as arson.
Sunday night about nino o'clock, Marston
went tf* the rnurcli and collected shavings and
light piece* of wood which ho carried under
tho vestibule nnd placed iu such u position
that it would make u quick blaze. Then lio
fired it and in n few moment* tho Haines were
well under way. There is no Hrq department
at Conyers, and nothing could be done to save
,-4ka church.. The church organ, tho cl^uroh.
records and ilib flulpitwero saved, but ifitf
with the others, did nil ho could to supnrois
It. .Tho building cost about $3,000 ami was
tho handsomest houso of worship in Conyers.
A IfAXIAC MUSICIAN.
Tho organ which was saved from thoohurch
was placed in tho houso of Mrs. Ewing, near
by. Sumloy morning early Marston wont
thero aud seating himself at tho organ ran his
Augers over tho keyboard.
“Why, do you play?" asked tho lady.
“No/' ho answered wildly. “Do you?"
“No, but my daughter ploys," replied Mrs.
Kwing.
Bring her out, then," commanded tho in
sane man.
“Why, she is not up yet," answered Mrs.
Kwing. “Are you not sorry the church was
burned 7" asked the lady, pointing to tho
cluirrcd timbers end smoking ruins near by.
“No, I’m not. Let them prencli in the sun
shine. One church for tho whites and ono for
tho blacks will bo enough."
“Why, would you like to sit in tho sunshine
nnd hear a sermon," was askod him.
“I'm as good a preacher as any of them,
•nd I’ll stand in tho sunshiuo ana preach,"
lio answered.
A few moments later Marston left. The
lady had never met him before, but had soon
him at church. Sho had no idea she was talk
ing t<> a wild lunatic.
Sunday morning, just as Rev. Mr. Britain
ns taking his text, tho cry of fire was again
raised. It was discovered to bn in Mr. J. D.
Winburn's wood house, and was speedily ex
tinguished. Tho hoard and splinters wero
found with which tho attempt had been nmdo,
as they hail not had timo to have been con
sumed. Tho alarm, of course, dispensed with
divine services for that hour. Had this firo
not been discovered in timo the damage done
would have been no little. Mr. J. D. Win-
barn’s house would have burned, Mr. T. D.
Stewart's, the Presbyterian church, probably
two houses of Mr. Morgan, and Rev. J. L.
Stewart’s house. Just across tha street Mr.
A. J. Pierce’s house, just finished, and Mr..
Frank Ayers’s, would havo gone, amt proba
bly the livery stable.
By this time the people began to be very
much excited over the attempts to burn the
town. People were congregated on every
corner discussing the matter and tbe proba
bility of catching the inceudiary, and the
most intenso excitement was seen on every
hand.
FUBTHRR EFFORTS TO FIRE.
In less than one hour from theti mo Urn firo
was discovered at Mr. Winbu^i’s, another
alarm was raised, and Mr. Jofin Carr’s gii-
bouse wss on fire. It was soon extinguished,
as everyone was on the loos; out. Very little
damage was done. A watch was kept up all
evening, as It was feared that other places
might be fired.
It was g puzzle to the citfsenf how such
work could go on In their midst in broad day
light and the perpetrators not be discovers.
It was the belief of everyone that tbe vandal
ism! perpetrated in the cemetery on Friday
night last was committed by the same person
or persons. It grew to be tbe common
belief that the town was about to be burned by
sn organised mob of incendiaries, and great
foars for the night were felt. It was thought
that Jr the incendiary could do such vigorous
work in broad daylight, be would certainly
be able to destroy the town when night ollerod
her protection to shield him from observation.
Rumors got out that
THE TOWN MAD RRRV THREATENED,
and the uneasiness was at fover heat. The
citisens formed themselves Into general patrol
and armed themselves. They organized and
prepared for the approaching darkness. One
set were to watch naif the night and the other
half were to keep on the lookout the balance
of tbe night. About nine o'clock tbe alarm of
fire wss heard in the southern part of town
and a house belonging to Colonel White wss
discovered on fire. That was put out, and a
few minutes later tbe alarm was sounded and
another incipient fire wm extinguished. After
this second fire some ont wm discovered try
ing to burn a bern belonging to Mr. Wallace
•nd was fired upon by him. The crowd began
a search and soon after saw a house a little
distance ahead of them on fire, tnd heard
some one running and holloaing: “Hell's
broke lotie in Georgia." They eould not
cetcli tho fellow as thoy ha l to stop to put tho
fire out.
IN PURSUIT OF THE INCKXDIAItr.
About ten o'clock tho party ''jumped" tho
incendiary. They found him stretched outla
the graso near tho CampbelHtq church. Ho
sprang up and darted away like a doer, tho
crowd in hot pursuit, ordering him to halt.
He paid no attention, but sprang away tho
foster, ond tho rattlo of twenty weapon* rang
out on the air, disturbing tho quiet of tho
Sunday night. Ho fell, aroso and dnehod on.
Ono young inau wns in advance, and so close
ly did he press the flying incendiary that ho
turned nnd threatened to kill him. Tho
young man turned ond ran and was pursued
by the incendiary, who overtook him and
struck him. By that time tho balance of tho
pursuers had como up and tho incendiary
again started to run. lie wns ordered to hnlt.
but continued to run. Ho wns fired on an l
hit in four or five places. Ono bull struck
bim in tho pit of tho stomach an l
glanced around and another struck him in the
side. He wns also hit by a shotgun in tha
head and right arm and hand. When tho
crowd gathered around him, he was found t »
be Tom Marston. In his right hand ho car
ried n bundlo pine and in one pocket a box of
matches. He was
and shouted:
God! God did it!"
When the pcoplo bent over tho mangled
and bloody figure, and found that it was poor
Tom Marston, who had always boon a model
boy, they were horrified. •
“God told me to do it!" ho shouted. It wa*
a wild sccno for a Sunday night—Conyors
never raw tho like of it before.
Marston was picked up ond carried to tho
ccurthouio nnd put under guard. Doctors
I •’ • i.’i'i • !• '.i r! .Ii. s < • • 1 l.i“ W'.iili-I i. Ilil
injuries need not provo fatal. This morning
n warrant was taken out charging him with
arson ond ho will bo tried under it. Of course,
every ono knows that he is crasy, and ho will
bo tried a sa lunatio and sent to tbo asylum.
Marston was present nt most of tho fires and
helped to extinguish them.
Tno strongest port of tho wholo affair is that
‘ho wm not suspected. No ono seomod to notico
him. When somo ono suggested thot blood
hounds bo sent for fo track tbo Incendiary,
Marston soldi
“There is no uso In that. I con track tha
man that did it."
The young man is nearly nineteen and bo-
Jongs to a thoroughly respectablo family. If«i
has tbreo brothers in Atlanta avIio ore well-
known musiciane. He ia undoubtedly insane,
admits all tho crimes and says ho did it at
God’s command.
MOROSINI WITH A RIFLE.
The Blllllonnire Create* a Honsntlon and
Lenves HI* Home.
New York, September 10.—Tbe news that
a reconciliation had been effected between tho
couplo nnd tho family spread throughout tho
town, nnd n lnrgo number of idlers hovered
about tho cntrauco to tbe grounds. Ai tho
crowd irerenaed after nightfall, they climbed
tho stono fence and tree* and
trampled on tho shrubbery within
tho inclosuro. There wero call* for tbo
happy family" nnd for refreshments. I*, was
about nine o’clock and the mansion w«* bril
liantly illuminated, while nhudow* of form*
Hilled hither ami thither. Tho throng mado
such exclamations ns, “Oh there lio come*.
Now we’re in for it. Three cheer* for *V!c.
ond her shilling."
Just thou the doin' leading on to tho piazza
flow open and “bong, hang," nine times
million thiil i
MgSttned m
Bivcrdale av<
was ono long cloud of dust nnd tho
of thoao iu retreat could bo heard u
tance.
Mr. Morosiul was on thnpinzzn, hntlo'H nnd
in his shirt sleeves, n Winchester repenting
rifle by the muzzle. Ollier membors of tho
family appeared on tho sceno and tho old gen
tleman esclajincdi "I can’t staud this any
longer. Tho hoodlums overran my place and
destroyed my shrubbery. I had to do it for
self protection. I shall not mull hsrt
nnother dny." Ho said ho flred into tho air
frighten tho mob.
Shortly afler the occurrence tho Morosint
family left their homo, being driven away in a
close carriago.
When tho 1 o’clock train from Now York ar
rived at Mount 8t. Vincent station Victoria
nnd Schelling stepped off and unobserved
passed through the goto and up tho hiilsido of
tho grounds belonging to Mont Ht. Vincent
academy. From there thoy wore drivou to
tho old nomeiteod, expecting to find tho fam
ily.
There wns tho usual crowd hanging about
Mr. Morosini’s tnanaion. Captain Mangin as
sisted Mrs. Schelling up to the houtu mi l
jerked at tho door boll several timei ■ without
receiving any response. Finally a fctnjlo
servant came around the corner of the houso
with an austere expression. When sho saw
who the callers wero sho seemed much sur
prised and said i
“Thero Is nobody home. Everybody wont
away about two hours ago. Didn't you know
that?"
Mrs. Scholling was very mueh agitated and
asked eagerly:
“Wss any message left for me?"
“No," replied the servant, “everybody just
.»! m.Atr n,i.I Hill', all **
went uwny, .ml that'. *11.
Mr.. Hclidlliig Ic.ueil heavily upon tho
rni.lnln’. »rm on tho war hack to Mount 8t.
Vincent. Her friendly Intcrcouna with her
brother! on Tuatday and th. effort! nmdo by
In r friend! to effect a reconciliation between
her and her foliar led her tohopo for tho boat.
When her huibnnd appeared the told him of
the matter Iu n broken voice, and then ctinir-
Ing tightly to hie onn went back to tho raff-
rood itation, ond they returned to Kcw York.
A iervnnl employed by tbe lamlly eay#:
“I don't know anything about where tho
family bai gone. They aro not here, that’a
certain."
There .re a hundred different rumor, afloat
in the neighborhood regarding tbo dianpnear-
ancaofthe family. One Ii that Jay Gould
hie offered them nil yarht for a llltlo trip.
DLAINB DISSATISFIED.
The Mninncemeut l’rovIiiK Dlaiatinfactorjr—
lie nil) Him.<-lf Take Chnrge. -
WiiuixoTnir, September If.—The manage
ment of Iho prealdentiel campaign by tho ter
ritorial trinity, ea Chaffee. Conaldaon tnd KI-
kina ere celled, la provoking tho nlalnct and
benheet comment from Mr. Ulalne'e moit
corneal frlenda. Tho leva whieh mado it im
perative to keep federal oflrcetioldero off the
national committee, baa relegated the man
agement of tbe prceldentlal campaign to
what (o termed a lot of orer-grown boy!.
The oelection of Mr. D. K. Jone! aa chairman
of tha committee la already enoken of aa
equally unfortunate with Air. Bleine’a choice
olthe orator who prelented hia name to tho
Chicago convention in IhSO, when Mr. Joy re
ferred to bim ee Janie. II. Blaine. Mr. Jonci’i
familiarity with politics it oeid to bo on a p n-
with Mr. Joy’o knowledge of tbe InltisU of hLa
favorite for nreeident In InW, At that time
Mr. Fry#, of Maine, then the warm Men 1 of
Mr. Blialne, eought to efface tbe diarnal off'-ct
ofMr.Joy’e eulogy on Blaine by taking tho
platform and making a ringing ipatch iu be
half of Blip|iery Jlm T o candidacy.
nuKiiinnaii rraaox.
Kow Mr. Blaine it going to try to undo tho
puerile effortt of the national committee by
loking the field In peraon. Theboaom friend
of Preeident Utrfield la going to moke a ahow
of blmaclf in Ohio, particularly in the Wca-
tern Bereave, where the report. ,h iw the m nt
ottoniahing anathy among th" tbomanda of
mpuMicant living *tn that section of tho
state.
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