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THE WEEKL1' (JONSTITUTIOX. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24 1885 TWELVE FAGES.
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CRIME AND CASUALTY.
A Terrible Collision on the Virginia Midland Rail*
ro»d-KUJ»d and Tied on a Wild Buna-«Vill
Adana Kills His tiwsnbsart and than
Shoots Hims«lf—Extrema Old Age.
Washington, February 10.—The news of n
serious collision on the Virginia Midland rail
road has just reached here.
The collision occurred at a point on the line
of the B. k P. It. R., about four miles south,
where the Chesapeako and Ohio canal crosses
the track by a viaduct.
Both engineers and firemen and the con
ductor of the passenger train Were killed, and
the mail agent and several passengers wero
slightly injured. The engineer of the passenger
tiain hod both legs and ono arm cutoff, and
died before be was taken from the wreck.
The conductor of tko passeuger
train was crushed between two
the cars and Ibe engineer of the freight and
the fireman of the passenger train wore evl-
dently killed when tho engines came together.
Portions of their bodies were dragged out of
the burned wreck of tho engines some hours
after the collision. Tho fireman of the freight
jumped a moment before the collision and
escaped uninjured.
Bruce, the driver of the pas
senger engine was thrown clear off tho
wreck down the embankment, and was picked
up in an insensible condition , b y. th* train
hands several feet away from tho track. Ifo
says ho don’t know how he got out of tho cab.
Barley, the fireman of the passenger train,
seem* to havo boon killed iustantly. Only si
portion of his body was recovered, and that
was taken from under the boiler of his engino.
There were two messengers in tho express car.
One of them, R. II. Dollott, was
thrown clear oil the embankment, and
on to tho ice envesed river twenty feet away.
He picked himself up, not seriously hurt, and.
timing back to the wreck dragged the other
tlienger, ft. O. Stone, out of tho ruins of tho
’ tJprcss car. The postal clerks wore jammed
up in tho wreck of their car, and Gaylord, tho
mail weigher, hod to be cut out, ho haviug
been caught in tho wreckage. Tho conductor
ofthe freight, Angur, wos found lying in tho
piesenger train wreck. It is thought that ho
was on top of one of the forward cars of his
train, and was thrown by tho force of the
* incursion. He died a few minutes after ho
was „ picked up. Freer, tho dri
ver of tho freight engine, seems
to. havo staid at his post un'il tho en
gines crashed together. Ilis remains, scarcely
recognizable, was drawn out from under his
engine. The body of his fireman, Maloney,
is supposed to have been burnt up in tho
wreck of the engine. 8tcwart, the brenkmau
cn the freight, was picked up from beside the
. wreck of the passenger train, still living but
Ydied in a few minutes. Another breakman on
the freight bod his toes cut off.
The postal officials soy tho collision on tho
Virginia Midland railroad last night caused
the largest loss of mail matter of which thoro
is any record in tho department. Tho firo.
which resulted from the collision, destroyed
thirteen through registered mail pouches
coming from Now Orleans, Mobile and other
points in tbo south, and destined for Wash
ington, New York and tho eastern cities.
These pouchco nro known to havo contained
money and valuables, but to what amount
nunot yet be ascertained.
Dayton, 0., February 20.—James Graham,
an old man, a former inmnte of tho Soldiers*
home, was found in the middle of tbo street on
Euclid avenue this morning frozen to death.
’When found he was frozen solid. He had been
ien in tbo saloons frequently during th
igbt, and was intoxicated when overcome
with e
Cincixxati, February 10.—Miss Ada Armstrong
the daughter of ex.Stntc Senator James M. Arm*
Urorg,committed suicide by shooting herself with
(Stol. She was led to the deed by tho fear that
she wm going to lose her eyesight.
Dinvf.r, February 17.—At ono o'clock yes
terday a heavy wind storm struck this city,
and from that time until six p. m. blow sixty
miles an hour. Several buildings wero par
tially or wholly unroofed, and a number of
plate glass fronts blown in. Tho damage will
aggregate several thousand!. At Monumont,
fiity^pilcs south, several freight cars were
blown from the track. Tolegraphic communi
cation witn tho southern part of tho state is
interrupted.
Bza Moines, la., February 17.—Frank and
Nathan Rainsbarger are in jail here for the
murder of tbo father-in-law of Nathan. It is
thought that they are the author! of many
crimes in tho vicinity of Steamboat Rock. At
the preliminary examination Nathan’s wife
cave expression to her suspicions aud her hus
band wrote ht-r condemning her thcroior, to
which aho replies in defense of herself.
She charges that ho killed hor father
brutally, not even decently; that ho scratched
hla face while he was dying; that he was
placed on a wild horso, hia coat and shirt
pulled over his head and tho horse running
away ho fell, and was dragged a long distance,
and left on the roadsido all night. She says
she had a dream and asked her father to tall
h»r how it wos. Tho father, she says,
answered: “Nettie, don’t never worry any
about how I was killed, but I will tell you
who did it. Frank and Nathan killed ino.’*
The deed was done for the old man’s life iu-
suronco and iu a manner to lead people to be
litvc the horse ran away with and killed him.
Excitement is very great and the people havo
so much faith in the woman’s dream und bus-
t icions, that mob violenco is feared. Nathan
as vowed to kill his wife if ho gains his
liberty.
Louisville, February 17.—Will Adams, 26
years old, and bis sweetheart, Tiuio Wilmouth,
. a .pretty girl, 18 years old, were found dead on
the railroad ono mile west of Sbelbyvllle,
Ky. Their bodies, still in death aud be
spattered with blood, lay within a tow feet
of each other. Adams's pistol lay be
tween his legs. IIo evidently murdered tbo
girl and then took hla own life. Both were
abet in the head, she in the right ear, he iu
the left eye. They walked to Shelbvville
early in the night from William Jessie’s house,
where the girl lived, and on their return they
are supposed to have sat down on the railroad
track at the scene of the tragedy. What tcok
E ltco between them no one knows. Two pis-
d shots were heard about eleven o’clocx last
night, and the dead bodies were found in the
m orning by Mrs. Kent, a neighbor. A lovers*
quarrel was probably the cause of tho tragedy.
Adams was buried in the little graveyard
to-day. Not far away from the youth's grave
the remains of hia murdered sweetheart were
laid to rest. The toneral services were pa
thetic and the little cemetery for the time was
a vale of tears. Adams was sentimental with
a aoul full of poetry of the heroic sort. S imo
lines of doggerel, written by himself and
found in his pocket, indicate that hia crime
was premeditated. Oae line ran thus:
“Daisy, darling, God has called thee."
Adams owned a pet dor, which was an in
separable companion in Bis moody wander
ings. After bis remains had been taken to
his Ik me, hie deg stationed himaelf close be-
aide the bedy of his d£Ed master, and refused
to be driven away. Just before tho funeral
the dog was locked up in a barn. Alter the
interment a brother of Adams went to the
barn to release the dog, but found that it had
burrowed a hole uurier the walla of the build
ing and escaped. As tbe animal could not bo
foutd anywhere about tbe place, a visit was
made to the new made grave. There it was
found stone dead in a shallow bole it had dug
beside tbe grave.
Boston, February 13 —In thesuperiorcrimi-
sentenced to six months in the house of correc
tion.
Wilmington, 111., February 18.—“Auntie
Wilinore,'* os she wus familiarly called, or
Naicy Cnss Wilinore, as her namo Is said to
bavc been, died in this city Wednesday, at the
age of oue hundred and sixteen years. Sho
was undoubtedly tbe oldest persou iu this
state, * if not in tho United States.
Her early history was not clear
to her until on her deathbed, when her whole
life seemed to pass in review before her, and i
person who was present wrote down her his
tory 88 she related it. She was born about the
year 17(19, in North Carolina. Her father,
Samuel Cass, then removed to 6hakertown,
Ky. Her mother's maiden name was Sally
M ales, w ho died at tbe age of thirty, leaving
nine children.. Her father soon married Net
tie Taylor, by whom he had soven children
Of tbe sixteen children all were boys except
bencK.
Her last hours wero remarkable. She could
repeat many hymns and passages of 8criptu re.
and although sho never could siug before, sho
Is said to havo sung beautifully on her death
bed, 8nd constantly gavo utterance to sucl
exclamations as those: “I did not know any
one could bo so happy“These aro m; * ‘
hours and my sweetest ones;’* “I have always
prayed to die in the triumphs ofa living faith,
tut I never thought it would bo so glorious."
Her last words were: “Not my will but
tbino be dono."
Portland, Ore., February 18.—A special to
tbe Oregonian, from Whatcom, Washington
territory, says the new residence of John II.
6tenger, president of the Washington colony,
was blown to atoms last night by dynamite.
Tbe loss is $3,000. No lives were lost. Tho
cause cannot be learned, but it is supposed to
be the outcomo of land troubles which have
been brewing for two years.
Erie, Pa., February 19.—Tho remains of
daughter of John Wells wore being carried
into a Methodist church in Wsslcyville, Pa.,
by four voung lady pall-bearers when two of
' n silpped on the ice-covered stops and th<
n fell. The casket was burst open, allow
ing the corpse to roll out upon one of tho pros
trute young ladies, who was frightened iuto
insensibility. The body was replaced and the
service concluded.
At the entrnneo to tbo cemetery tho handles
of tbe casket broke and the corpse again rolled
out. As the remains wero being lowered tho
cord slipped and tho casket was smashod at
the bottom of the grave. The grave-digger,
losing bis balance, iell into tho grave upon the
corpse and was drawn out palsied with fright.
Another casket and shroud wore thon pro
cured and tbo remains at last found rost.
RURAL TOPICS.
sal court of East Cambridge, yesterday after-
rood, ex-Governor Moses, of South Carolina,
charged with obtaining $34 under false pre
tences from Colonel T. W. Higginaon, Cam
bridge, came np for sentence, tho defendant
having pleaded guilty. Mr. Moses male an
elrquent appeal for mercy, reviewing hia pad
career, and stated that hia mind had given way
nndcr hia troubles, instancing the psltryn sa
Happenings on the Farms nnd In the Conn
try ride—Among the Farmers.
Our Marietta correspondent writes: 8omo
dogs kill sheep and some kill bawks and owm
well. An owl had bceu making havoc for several
nights among Mrs. Joh. M. Gable’s poultry,
strategies to capture bim had failed. He returned
usual on tlic night of the loth, a i d pounced
upon a ben and brought her to tbo ground,
tbe battle waxed warm in tho snow Rover, tho
yard dog, heard the alarm and hastened to the
scene. He rescued tho ben and killed tho owl,
which was a very large one, measuring four feet
and (even inches from tip to tip of wings.
On a previous day n hawk pounced upon a
chicken near tho yard. The chicken being too
largo to bear away readily, engaged the hawk long
enough for the dog to get there and end tho com
bat and tho life of tho hawk.
Nashville, Ga., February 17.—[Special.]—Speak*
ingof prolific families, your correspondent hero
had thico great aunts In Jackson county, Georgia,
whose joint children wero sixty, and they each
lived to sec the youngest child of age. One of
these children, Virgil A. Stewart, was thecapturer
of the Ricat western land pfratc, John A. Murrell.
The cldcitof theso sisters had tweuty-threo chll
dren by three husbands, Giddcns, Stewart and
Howard. Sho first married Glddens, and lost him,
and married Stewart. IIo sold out in Jackson
county, and moved to Alabama. On reaching
that state he died without unloading Uts wagons.
His widow turned about and took np tho trail
through the Cherokee Nation. In tho heart of
the nation tbe only help she hnd-a negro man
died. The widow again took tho trail for Georgia,
driving the four-horee team herself, and reached
her old home In safety, after which sho married
Howard, by whom she had twenty children.
There is not a single young man living w
the corporate limits of Oglethorpe who cheara to
bacco.
Ben Hii.l, Ga., February 19.—[Speclal.l-Tlio
hauda on Wm. Tericll’s farm, In Franklin county,
Go., killed and caught tbirty-two rabbits, all on
the saxno farm, in the time of tho snow last week
with only ono fire dog, 13 years old and not much
larger than a rabbit, and still tbo young fruit
trees are gnawed by the vermin.
Dalton Citizen: As the Gretna Green for Ton
neucc and Alabama, Dalton (till retains Us colob
xlty. On Saturday last an eloping couple, giving
tbcii imuTd «s Clmrlcn Fulton sml Mary Fulton,
from Neiliville, Tenn., applied to Judgo under-
weed for license to marry, and from thenco they
proceeded to the tomploof Justice presided over
by Squire Longlcy, where they made known tbeir
desire to enter the conuublsl state.
Tbe Justiciary accordingly made elaborate,
though sllglily perturbed preparations, to tie the
nuptial knot; but he failed to notice the absence
of witnesses, and gravely said: "Is there any per
son present who objects to theso proceedings: if
so, let 1dm Ik* heard now, or forever hold his
ptncc." The happy bridegroom, In thooxubor-
sneo of his Joy, exclaimed: "There's nobody
hue. Jtdger but its all right, so crack your
and ict ’cr roll. ’ And the "jedge did let 'er n
One of the most novel marriages In tho UUtory
of Norwood took place lost week. The applicants
were s lady and gent of the ebony hue. The young
justice of the peace, who Is very conversant with
the law, but a little Inexperienced in performing
marriage ceremonies, proceeded to unito the happy
pair. His face bore marks of excitement, and, in
a nervous tone, he bade tho two Join hands. This
they did, Joining, however, their left hands, and
were made one. The Joyous couple then proceed
ed to depart, whereupon tho following conversa
tion ensued:
J. P.—'Whero’s my fee; you didn’t expect me to
marry you for nothing, did you?’
Groom (excitedly.)-'w'y.bowi,I ain't got a cent!
How much do you charge? I didn't know I had to
pay for marryiu."
J. P.—$2.50. I'll Just keep your wife bore until
yon go and get the amount.’ (At tbe samo time,
bidding the blushing bride to take her seat.)
Groom—'Well, I'll go try to git It.*
Off he want to procure an order from his em
ployer, bnt, staying rather long, the bride moved
restlessly toward the door.
'Take your seat,’ was heard in solemn tones
from the Justice of tbe peace.
Fhc complied, but what her feelings must have
been can't be easily described. However, the
grcom returned indue time, settled the bill and
took his 'pawned’ bride home, s wiser if not a
better man.
Tho Mormons Going to Mexico.
City of Mexico, via Galveston, February 17.—
There being fears that tbe Mormons in Utah art
negotiating for tbe purchase of land in the state
of Koncra, In order to transfer their entire colony
there, tbe federal government has asked for in-
rt reiving auen a hxi, anu every
taken to prevent their entrance.
Trcsotr, A. T. t February 20.—The Mormon Lan
dir, who Las arrived In this city, says the govern
ment of Sonora, Mexico, has given the Mormons
the right to settle in the Yaqul country. Landis
rcpren nts that it is one of the richest sections of
tbe world, and has an abundance of water and
coffee, cotton, pineapple*, oranges, lemon*, tobac
co grow profusely, and on tbe foothills of tbe
Hura, wheat, corn and barely can be grown to
perfection. _
He Thau Its Hls Paper.
Mr. F.ditor: I was induced by reading your
;S<1 paper to try Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic fer
Jebility, liver disorder, end scrofula, and
three bottles have cured me. Accept my
thanks. Jos. C. Boggs.—Ex.
nndsr bis troubles, instancing tbepa itr/n ss baud-no rubbing or scrubbing of clothes, end
ti the crime in proof thereof. He was I hence so wesr end tear.
NEWS BY WIRE.
"To Tramps,tbo Disinherited and KIserablo n -Bob-
fclng tbs rsMsnstrs-Te Join the FrooeMlon
at the Xnangaratlon-7uU of Ntedloo—
Half Dozen Graves Opsn, Etc.
arc believed to no connected witn me sociau
other organizations of dynamiters. On tho i
of the robbery four men wero secti row ing n
tho sound from Bay Chester to Long Island s
Bur a i.o, N. Y., February 10.—Herr Most
visited Buffalo lost fall to advance the cause
of anarchism and daring his stay had secret
consultations with peoplo who wero called to
see him by bis extensive notoriety in that di
rection. Now that tbe timos are hard and
5,000 wage workers are out of employment in
flic city, tho seed he sowed is- beginning to
take root. An anarchist who is known as
Herr Gorsncb, has been sent on here to carry
on tho work, which he proposed to do by
holding mcotings of unemployed working
men. The first of theso meetings was held at
Lincoln ball. The work done at the
first meeting was the selection
of Feter Wiskeshasthe leader of a band of
anarchists here. Herr Gorsnch laid down tho
code as “Agitation for the purpose of organiza
tion and organization for tno purpose o» rebel
lion." He said they sought to establish the
equalization of property by any method-
dynamite or murder. lie has political tracts
addressed to “tramps, the disinherited and
the miserable," whicn teach the uso of ex
plosives. Another advises workingmen to
steal from capitalists. Ho baa a large nutnbor
of copies of French and German anarchist
papers for distribution.
Harwood, Tex., February 18.—Two men
boarded tho passenger train on the Galveston,
narrisburg and San Antonio railroad, at
Luling, about 10 o'clock last night, and when
tho train was about half be-
ween Luling and Harwood the passengers
in tho first-class coach were surprised at be
holding their two-supposed fellow-possengors
standing in tho centro of tho car with hand
kerchiefs over tho lower portion of their faces,
and revolvers in their hands. Tbo men quietly
demanded cash from tho passongers in the
coach, and eschowcd all mention of jewelry.
They made no attempt on the romsindcr of
tho train, but jumped from tho platform whilo
tho cars wero iu motion. It was dono so
quickly that tho passengers in tho othor
roaches and tho conductor know nothing of
tho robbery at tbo time. They sccurod about
$300 in cash.
New York, February 10.—Fight coses of dyna
mite have been stolen from the magazino of tho
American dyunmito company at Bay Chester,
West Chester county. Every effort is being mado
to locate it, and apprehend tho thieves, as dyna
mic in not a marketable product. Tho thluves
aro believed to be connected with the socialists or
“ ~ tho night
* across
shore.
A lb a ny, February 17.-By actual count tho mail
brought President-elect Cleveland 2,103 valentines.
These required the tervico of ono man tho whole
day to open. gome came In boxes aud woro made
of satin highly perfumed. Others wero of paper
lacc, but the majority were "comic.” Many were
hi ml painted. One was In tho sbapo of a heart,
made of red silk, and had painted on it a gold
quiver and arrows.
New York, February 18.—Scvoral hundred
socialists, of both sexes, assembled
in Concordia boll to night to partici
pate in tho exercises commcmorativo of
tho execution of Rcinsdorf, who attempted to
assassinate the German emperor.
W. J. Gorsuch, oi Chicago, stated that tho
object oi the meeting was to "dofiantly,
fiercely, meaningly condomn tho muidcr of
Augusto Rcinsdorf, whoso oxecution was, in
tbo eyes of all liborty-loving people, an
outrageously disgraceful and damnablo mur
der." Ho said that Reinsdorfs attompt on
tbo Emperor William's life was justifiable,
and that the internationalists domand tho
killing of all tbo tyrants in Europe and
America.
Tassiac, Ind., February 19.—Efforts aro bo-
ing made to givo President Clovoland a pleas
ant surpriso on inauguration day. Tbo 700
descendants of Martin II. Blanchard, who
died in Bloomingdalo, this county, last month
aged ninety-four, proposes to attend the inau-
g urntion in a body and ask for a placo of
onor in tho lino of march. In 1805 whon
Mr. Blanchard was fourteen years of ago,
bo was married to Miss Sarah Beach, daughter
of John Beach, who was n brother of Bonjamin
Beach, of tho Beach Glen iron works. Ilis
first child, s daughter, who was born whon ho
was fifteen yenrs old, was named Elizabeth,
and she married Henry Vanderhocf, who died
last year at Benvillo, aged eighty-four
years. When Martin was sixteen years
and six months ojd ho becamo tho isthor
of twins, Abner and Anron, both now
living in Morris county, aged sovonty-seven
years. There wero afterward born to him by
his first wifo sixteen children, making nlno-
tcen iu oil. His first wifo dlod in 1859. IIo
oftcrwnrds married a woman nnmed Youtnans.
of Itorkftwov township. By this wife ho had
eleven children, tho youngest of whom,
Martin, is now about twonty years
of age. Ho mnsriod again. Tho
oldest grandchild of Martin II. was sdaughter
of Elizabeth Vanderhocf, his first child, and
was born before her grandfather was thirty
years of age. Her namo is now Jacobus, and
she has tbreo grandchildren who aro married
and have children. Martin H'a children in
all numbered thirty-seven, and he boastod
during the war that bo bad enough malo de
scendants, including tboso who married into
bis family, to inako a company of 100 ablo
bodied men.
Pittsburo. February 20.—In December tho
daughter of Gcorgo Weaver, residing near
Kittanning, this state, was suddenly taken
'—’ " ' * i various
summon
ed, and bo discovered aud removed a number
of needles from under tbe skin. On Sunday
last the physician was again called in and ro-
moved in all twenty-four needles, and they
aie still appearing in her breast nnd aide and
arms. Miss Weaver is unable to account for
their presence.
Philadklpria, February 20.—At Municy
weasel in tho atono quarry at Kimble’s, and
how tbe weasel was suspected of being tho
cause of tho disappearance of fifteen chickens
that bad belonged to oue of tho quarrymen.
“By gum, mother 1" said Farmer Terwilliger
to bis wife. “I'll bet it’s a weasel that’s walk
ing off with our chickens. I'll lay lor him to
night and bring in hia scalp."
Farmer Terwilliger went to the hencoop
armed with a pitchfork and a revolver. It
was after dark. He opened tho door to eater
and wait for the weasel to couic. A yell that
filled the coop and set the chlckons
to csckliig greeted him. Tho next second ho
was sprawling in tho enow, and an animsl
with eyes like live coals stood over him, rip
ping his clothing to tatters, and losing no timo
to get down to his flesh. Farmer Terwilliger
tumbled about in the snow, but tho animal
whoso feast ho bad disturbed stayed by
him. Ho finally got hie pistol
out of hia overcoat pocket and fired. Thon ho
got to his feet and fired all tho shots there
wero in the pistol here and there about the
yard. Then ho put on his best lieks for tho
house. Ho slammed the door behind him and
locked it. Tncre wasn’t much of his clothiug
left on bim. When he got his breath he said
to his wifo:
“I don't know what it was, but I have my
doubts about it's being a weasel."
The next morning when Farmer Terwilliger
J eered out of his up-stairs window he saw tbo
end body of n largo animal stretched in the
show near tbo hen houso. Tho snow was torn
up for scvoral feet around, and red with blood.
The animal was n catamount, and it weighod
over sixty pounds.
DURING THE WEEK,
A WIFE’S SACRIFICE.
Two Farmers Froossd to Fiaht a Duel with Knives
Over s Bet of Ten Cents-Tbe Wife of One of
tho Combstents Step* Between then In
Time to Get the Dsadly Thruits.
Valley, last night, Joseph Haberecker, his
wife and three children, went sleighing in a
heavy two horse sleigh. The horses took
fright, ran awsy, overturned tho sleigh and
dragged tbe occapants some distance. Hsb-
ernecker’s neck was broken. One son, aged
fifteen, hsd both legs cut oft by the runners of
the sleigh, and the otbor two children nnd tho
mother wero injured so seriously that they
will probably die.
FBiLADZLruu, February 20.—Patrick Con
nor, a saloon keeper who can neither read nor
write, loaned Edward Ellison, alias Flitter, a
colored banjo player. $1 50 on a $5 note of the
“Irish republic." The borrower did not corns
beck for a year. Connor thought that the noto
was a note of the United State#. When he as
certained that he bad befn deceived he man
aged to secure Ellison's arrest. Ellison was
tried in the United States district court on tho
charge of having in his possession and of pass
ing as money paper made to look like aUulted
States note. He was convicted. Sentence was
deferred. The note passed by Ellison prom*
iicd to pay tbe holder $5 when the independ
ence of Ireland should be secured. It was
supposed to be one of a lot issued some years
ago by Irish agitators to raise money.
Poiar Pleasant, W. Ve., February 20.—
Salt Creek, a small stream, empties into the
Ohio three miles south of this place. Two
miles from the mouth is a church called Pis-
gsb, attached to wbich is a burying ground.
When the sexton went to dig a grave, he was
horrified to find half a dozen graves open and
tho corpses raken from tb«ir coffiua and
stietched on the ground. In one
or two instances the limbs were sev
ered from the bodies. The graves had been
opened without regard to family. The ho lies
lay in one place arranged in tbe shape of a
Greek cross. There is no clew to the perpetra
tors of the sacrilegious offense, and no reason
can la imagined. The bodies evidently have
been exposed for a dey or two.
Milford, Pa., February 22.—Farmer Ter-
wiiliger, of Lackawaxen, has been missing
chickens from bis hencoop every night for the
peat two weeks or so. He couldn't find oat
where they went. Th# other day be reed bow
Sheriff Kidgway bad rescued a rabbit from a
Tuesday, February 17 — B a tier Mahone, who
shot at the colored waiter In a hotel in Washing
ton, waived on examination, and gave bond for
bis appearance beforo the crlmnal court. An ef
fort Is being mado by the Attorney-general of Mis
souri, to break Jay Gould's control of sevoral west
ern roads. The strlko of the cArpot makers la
about over, 200 out of 2C0 ingrain looms bring In
operation. Mrs. Dudley wos arraigned at York-
vllle police court this morning for shooting
O'Donovan Rons, February 2d.
In the City.—Fred Krng, a West Polut railroad
engineer, who was hurt in an accident, Is suing
the road for 820,000 damages. Gcorgo Johnson, of
Cobb county, was beforo Commissioner l’lrklo
yesterday charged with violating tho revenue
laws. Judgo Clarke has adjourned tho city court
until the second of March, when ho will resume
the trial of criminal business. A. K. Nowton, oi
Canton, Cherokee county, was robbed j of $212 nt
the Cannon House yesterday morning, nnd before
dark the thief was arrested and nearly all tho
money recovered.
Wednesctny, February IB.—Tho assembly of
New York passed a resolution, yeas 21, nays 11, ask
ing congress to pass the Edmunds bill, placing
General Grant on the retired list. Mtno, Schell-
ing-Uilskamp's contract with Gustavo Ambcrg, of
the Thalia theater, has expired, and will not bo
renewed. Mr. Ambcrg rays there is no money In
MisaKMda Townsend drowned herself in tho
Delaware river nt Walton, N. Y., Sunday morn
ing. 8ho was insane. At a meeting, oi tho
miners, held at Straitivllle, Ohio, yesterday, it was
resolved to go to work at fifty cents. Captain
rhclan, tho victim oi Short's knife, has gone homo
to KausasCity.
In the City.—Tho Governor's Horso Guards aro
arranging for a trip to New Orleans. Lula Hurst
cleared f 175.?r>for her part of tho fun at DeGive's
Monday night. Judgo Hammock narrowly es
caped being run over by a train yesterday at Pryor
street crossing.
Thursday, February 10.—A gavel, mado oi
eight pieces of Indian hickory, by John G. Mack,
cf Terre Haute, was presented to Vive President
elect Hendricks at Indianapolis pist night. In tho
Sharon divorce cace, in San Francisco, LJudgo Sul
livan has given his final derision, awarding Sarah
Althea Bbaron, the tho plaintiff, 855,000 council
Ices and $2,600 per month alimony, dating from
JatiuSiy 1584. At the burial ground Attached to
Phgachurch, five miles from Mt. Pleasant, VV. V.,
yesterday the sexton found hall a doreu bodhs
taken from tho graves and strewn about ou tho
ground
In the City.—There aro fifty-four moonshiners
In Fulton county Jail. Tho driving park and rauo
courso project lately Inaugurated has met with
general approval, and will no doubt prove a sue-
cm. It was dlsoovcrcd yesterday tlmt thoro was a
cock pit In full blast Iii Atlanta. Tho noted suit
over tho Mills property on Marietta stroot has been
renewed. Tho Pullman sleeping car, Racine,
standing on tho side track hear tho Markham
houso was discovered on firo last night about ton
o'clock Damage (light.
Friday, February NO.—A firo broke out yes
terday in Chicago, in Grnunlr's blocs, on tho east
aide of Dcarbaln, south of Washington street, and
destroyed tho cntlro block. Tho Contlnoutal
National and tho National bank of Illinois wero in
the block, but their vaults wero fire proof and
Iom will bo sustained by tho banks. A firo occurred
on Chestnut street In Philadelphia yesterday
morning, which destroyed many valuablo business
homes. Mrs. James Kiikscll Lowell died yoster*
day In London, England.
In the City.—Mr. Alexander Doyle, of New
York, the (culplor who U making tbo statuto of
Ecnator mil, lain tho city. The patrons of tho
Western Union telegraph company, in Atlanta,
will hereafter have messages delivered^) thorn by
fnll-grown negro men Instead of tho small white
boys who havo heretofore performed that task,
Atlanta's ccck-pit was raided last night and sorcral
of its participants arrested.
gnturdwy, Vsbraay a I.—Tho Marvin sate
company’s factory eight story building in Now
York wss destroyed by fire lost night. Tho recent
destruction by firo of the Blackley alms-house wax
Instigated by one of tbo inmates, Peter J. Hhroder,
nnd was set on fire by a young negro, ono of tho
chief uttendauts. A passenger engino on tho Ht.
Louis nnd Iron Mountain raitrosd exploded near
Popular Bluff, Mo., killing tho engineer and fire
man. A deperado named Calvin Pierce, was
lynched Wednesday In Washington territory tor
the murder of an inoffen21vo miner.
In tub City.—Tho oldest inhabitants aro pro*
dieting more snow storms. Mr. Lampkln, the
Athens cock fighter, who was arrested at Lovejoy’s
cock pit Tuesday night, was finod JUty dollars In
police court yesterday morning. Dr, Amos Fox
wss stricken with paralysis yesterday morning.
Mr. Will Jones, the well-known livery man, ended
a horK-Uck ride of three days and three nights
yesterday afternoon.
Sunday, February *2.—Richard Short ap
peared in Yorkville police court yesterday, to
answer the charge of having subbed Captain
Phelan in ltoasa’s office, and a motion to dismiss
tbe csie wss denied, as also was tho motion to re
duce the bond. The jury in th# election fraud
csecs, In Chicago returned a verdict of guilty
sgainst Mackc-u, Gallagher and Gleason. Preii-
dent Arthur gave his last reception last nigbtfrom
9 to 11 o’clock.
In the City.—Conductor IMcGoodwyo, of the
Gccrgls Pacific, had hls fqot badly mashed /ester*
day between two bumpers. Tbe remains oi Mr.
Bulow Campbell, who died night before last, were
Nashville, Tenn., February 18.—A terri
ble tragedy is reported from Sbetby ville. Per
ry Collins, who lives in tho vicinity on the
river, and bis neighbor, Sam Scott, were both
in town and late in the afternoon started homo
together, both being under tbo influence of
whisky. Scott ia a nephew of Collins* wife.
As they neared homo Scott wagered Collins
ten cents that his (Collins*) wifo would not
be at homo when they got thore, but
would be at hia (Scott’s) house. Whoa
tho two men arrived at Collins* house,
about supper time, they found Mrs. Collins at
home. Scott accepted an invitation to remain
for supper, and wnile they were at tho table n
dispute aroeo betweeu the two men about tho
bet of ten cents which they had made. Hot
words were exchanged, and at length tho lio
waa passed, when Collins threw the eoffco pot
at Scott. The two men then repaired to tho
yard to fight it out. Both drew their knives
and were about to engage in a deadly conflict;
but at this juncture AIrs.Collins,who hod been
an agonized witness to tbe difficulty, doing
all she could to prevent it, ran in between the
two men just as each made a deadly thrust at
tho other with his knifo. Sho succeeded in
checking tho difficulty by roceivlng both
thrusts in her own body, and without saying
a word, turned and walked rapidly back to
tho houso and went in. ' The two mon in their
drunken condition did not seem to know what
they had dono, but tho woman’s interference
seemed to bring them to a realisation oi thoir
folly in engaging in a deadly conflict about
such a trillng matter, and they mado frionds,
shook hands nnd started to return to tbo house,
when one of Collins* littlo children came
screaming to tho door, crying, “Mamma is
dead! mamma is dead I" Tho two men hastily
entered tho room and found Mrs. Collins lying
on tho bed wnlteriug in her blood. Upon ex
amination it was found that she had two knifo
wounds, ono penetrating tho hoart, and the
other, a fearful gash in tho back of tho nock.
Tho agonising screams and moans of Mrs. Col
lins* little children, of which there are novoral,
at tho tragic and sudden death of thoir moth
er, wero heartrending. Tho two men wero
plunged in tho deepest remorse. Thoy woro
allowed to attend tho funeral of thoir victim,
and rode together in a spring wagon to tho
grave. They wero incarcerated! in tho
jail after tho funeral, whoro thoy now aro
awaiting a preliminary trial.
THE NEW OML8ANS EXPOSITION.
kill blm»elf jrektordaj In the Markham house ro
tunda. The Western Uuion telegraph company
h*» transferred its general relay office tor th:
iGuthtttst from Chattanooga to Atlanta.
.“Nip’s In th# find !•»
Sad to say, many a good thing attains to
nothing more than a fair beginning. On tho
other hand it is % a matter for congratulation
t),ti the growth of tomo evil things may bo
aho promptly frustrated. A large proportion
of the costs of tbo most wide-spread and fata
of disrates— consumption have tbeir inception
in tiBftl csterrb. Dr. Hege’s L'stsrrh Rem#dr
is p!*r>ent, soothing and effectual. Try it. u
Lib cured cured tb«»uisnds. AU druggists.
A Mr ale female home fly produce# In o e season
».o. A wssp'ii nut usually contains 13,900 or
16,000 cells. ^
Yoc CavCree a Kobe Treqat with the help
of I>r. Jayne’s Expectorant, a good re me iy
tor Coughs, and all Throat and Lung Disease#.
The Murdl Gras Festivities—The Exposi
tion, Etc.
Washington, February 18.—[Special.]—Di-
rrctor-Uoneral Burko is luinpy at midnight.
Ho has just been beforo tho appropriation
committco of tho houso, and has secured fav
orable action on tho petition for furthor aid to
tho New Orlcaus exposition. An appropriation
of $300,000 will be roportod in the sundry civil
bill, with certain limitations. Burko says tho
success of tho exposition is now assured,
nnd that tho rccoipts of tho put weok havo
been fivo times tho amouut ol tho expenses.
Ho looks for steady crowds right along now.
He is confident that tho Inst shoot la put. and
tho enterprise Is now on tho broad soa of auo-
ecus. F. 11. It.
NewOei.eans, February 17.—Tho weather
to-day wns partly cloudy and cool. Early In
the afternoon tbo streets wero filled with
spectators, while tho galleries and windows
wero occupied along tho route announced for
tho carnival pageant. At tho timo mentlonod
thcro wero only a fow maskers on tho streets,
but tho number was constantly Incroasod.
The fcaturo of the display In tbe evening was
twenty tableaux representing beautiful acenoa
from Scott’s romance of ivanhoe.
THE RXroSITION OEOUEDS.
Tbe exposition management inako tho fol
lowing announcement:
"Tho Installations bein'
plctc, tbo park, Itagrouni ...
ard conveniences In aood order, tho exhibits all
thst have been pmmlacd to the public, and tho
plesisut spring weather having succeeded tbo
rainy season which, has been unusually protract-
<d and dUagrcctdc, tho management
now appeil to tho pros of tbo
country to lend their eutcrprlso and Ithelr
aid tor its success, that tho houor of tho nation
and tho Interests of tho exhibitors may bepre
tcried, and tbe educational value of tbo cxpoal
tlonsAvcdto tin* peoplo by on Increavod attend
ance during the remainder of the seuon. The
publisher* of newspaptrs aro invited to como, or
send their agents or correspondents, to visit tho
exposition anew, and report Its attractions ax they
find them now. On their arrival they will rooelvo
tho cordial courtesies of the managemont.
TIIR ENIOIlTH or HoMUfl.
Tho Knights of Moinus this evening gavo
tbo handsomest tableaux ol the presout car
nival season. Tho subject illustrated "tho
Legends Beautiful," was Inscribed on a trnns-
pcrancy which occupied tho first car in tho
procession. Ou tho second car waa Momus,
scene of night; on tbo third, Wood Nymphs;
on tbo fourth, Gateway of
Dawn; on tho fifth, SpringUdo;
Blossoms. On tbe sixth, Coral caves. On
tbo seventh, Bummer. On tho eighth, Firo
Spirits. On tho ninth, Autumn. On tho
tenth, C’rvstal Caves. On the eloventh, Frost
King. On tho twelfth, Elms of tho Fountain.
On tlio thirteenth, Flowers of tho I’rairio. On
tbo fourteenth, Whirlwind. On tho fifteenth,
Shadows of Evening. On tho sixteenth, Spir
its of tho Rainbow. On tbo seventeenth,
Shadows |of Darkness. On tbo eighteenth,
M empla of Handalphon,] ongol of prayer.
Tbo reception ofRex to-nlght at the carni
val palaco waa a gorgeous affair. It was fol
lowed by an imperial ball, which, with tho
balls at tho other halls and theatres through
out the city, closed tho carnival season of
1885.
Thero were never beforo so many atrangors
in the city. The exposition accommodation
bureau to-night reports soveral hundred rooms
unoccupied, but they are far away from th#
business center, and strangers do not oar# to
go to them. Many excursion parties remain
on the sleeping cars and steamboats, rather
than take fodgings at Inconvenient distances
from Canal street.
New Orleans, February 18.—'To-day’s at-
ndancc at the exposition was very largo.
The visitors still continue to arrive, despite
the fact that the carnival festivities are all
over. Tbe exposition Is now the sole attraction
which, judging by the new comers of to-day, is
upon congress the prompt passage of bills ben-
ebtting agricultural interests,among which was
a bill tor the establishment of an experimental
station in eachitote, and bill establishing
signal stations.
New Orleans, February 22.—The weather
to-day waa cool and partly clear. The atten
dance at tho exposition was good for Sunday,
as the mechanical department la not in opera
tion on that day. Only a small percentage of
tho large, exhibitors put in an
appearanc. To-morrow the grand
reception and opening of the
exhibit of tho colored people will take place.
The art gallery will also be openod to-morrow.
The educational congress wilf convene to-mor
row, and will be in session all week at the
Fulane Institute. Educators from all parte of
this country and Europe will be present,
OEN. GRANT UNDER DECISION.
now proving the drawing magnet. The
ponl'ry men having finished thair exhibit and
the awards having all been made, are prepar
ing for an early departure,making way forth#
dog show, which promises to be tbe greatest
ever made in the world. Tho United
States life aaving exhibit, located
on the banks of a small
lake in the grounds, is about complete. In a
few days the men on duty—all of whom have
teen service—will give an exhibition of how
they operate. The programme for the exhibi
tions embraces the wrecking of a vessel, tbo
survivors taking to boats aud their rescue by
tbe life saving corps.
Tbe New Hampshire exhibit vu to-day tbe
scene ofa reception tendered toGoverhor Halo
of that state by tbe state commissioners. About
two thousand persona were present. SjMeche#
were made by President J. 0. Moire,
the New Hampshire cl ib.
Governor Hale and C-unmission-r-
Generai Morehcad. A poem for tbe occasion
by Mr*. Ah by II. Dame was read, and a num
ber of United States commissioners from other
atates spoke. The announcement was mide
that the eLtriis of cotton for the competition in
the department of agriculture will close Tues
day, February 24th.
7Le fifth annual session of tho national ag-
rhnltursl ariociation was held to-day. J. B
Grime]), of Iowa, was made tem
porary chairman, and John M.
File-, of Kansas, temporary secretary,
both of the regular official# being absent. Th»
n e .'ting then took a recess. On reutembli'ig
in tbe a ercoon permanent organization wai
• Ceded by the election of Grinnell as prest-
d<n<: Robert Mitchell, vice president; Join
M. Price, secretary. Various commute*! were
nppointeu. A resolution waa adopted urging
The Bill to Retire film on Fall Pay Lost—
The Reason For It.
The bill to provide for General Grant by re
tiring him on toll pay ha# been lost. The case
waa about this: Tbo democrats passed a bill
reinstating Fits John Porter and naming him
in the bill. President Arthur returned it be-
cause he said it was unconstitutional to namo
In a bill the person it waa to benofit. Tho
democrats believed this waa a trick to avoid
reinstating Porter. So whon tho Grant bill
came up they put Grant’s name in tbe bill.
If passed In Ibis sbapo, tho president would
either have to go back on his decision in tho
case of Fits John Porter or veto tho Grant bill
as ho did the Porter bil'. Many republican*
opposed the bill for tho ro'iefof Grant on tbo
ground that it would cornor the president.
Following is the gist of tho debate.
Mr. Slocum, or Now York, under instruc
tions from the military committee, moved to
suspend the rules and pass tho sonato bill for
the retirement of General Grant. This is the
first bill parsed by the senate, and especially
names tho officer tabe retired.
In tho course of the debate Mr. Slocum
stated that this bill proposed to placo General
Grant in tho same position wbich ho would
have occupied had he not. in accordance with
tho will oi tho people of tho country, accepted
tho office of chief magistrate. In form and in
language, this bill wss precisely liko all bills
( tassed for purposes of this kind, [t had of*
en been said that much had boon done tor
Genera! Grant, but nothing had been dono for
him by tho United States government beyond
paying him bis salaries, to which ho wns en
titled by law. It was true patriotic ciliions
had contributed to bis support. It
baa been the custom of the English
governmeut, from timo immemorial, to honor
with high offices her military horocs, and
whilo ho did not commend to our country tho
example set by England, he did not think that
when a man bad performed nueh services for
his country ns Grant had, it wm right and
proper that in hia old ogo ho should not be loft
to grnpplo with poverty. Grant had not boon
freo from mistakes in ills career, oithor as a
soldier or civilian, but in a fow years his late
campaign in Wall atroet would bo forgotten,
as it ought to bo, nnd tho campaign which
would bo remembered wns tho campaign from-
thatday whonhosont tidings which rovived
tho hopes of the north to ti at othor day,when
he sent tbo nows which carried joy to overy
northern heart. All tho good would bo re
membered nnd all the mistakes would bo and
ought to be forgotton. Tbo campaigus oi
Grant would live in history aud compare fa
vorably with tho brightertt and grandest
achievementsofEuglana’s ablest,noblest heros.
The successful closo oi tho war under Grant
mado him the idol of tho peoplo of tho north.
Ills generous and noble treatment of Loo and
tho men who fought under him, aud hi# sub
sequent lenient treatment of tho southern peo
ple, had won for him the hoart of the south.
Ho (Slocum) believed to day it was tho wish
of the people of the south, as well as tho north,
that the government should talio caro of
Grant, and provide for bim liberally. The
honor of the government wm at stake, and
he trusted that the bill would pass the house
with tbe seme unanimity m it had the sonate.
Mr. Uorr laid that he bad demanded »
second beesuso he was opposed to the present
bill, and not becauio he wm opposed to put
ting Grant on the retired Rat. He would walk
on his knees all over the city in snow, in or
der to accomplish that object, but he opposed
tho bill on the ground that it wm drawn for
tbe very purpose of proventing Grant being
put on tho retired Hat.
Ho had pMsod two years of his
lifo standing by Grant, who hod boon
vlllificd in this nation m no other
man ever wm, who breathed the.broath of life.
Now an attempt wm made to force tho mem
bers into a false position, to force them to vote
for a bill purposely, (ho said It designed!?)
brought in here to put tho executive of tae
nation into a tight place. II the iccon I Ed
munds bill wm substituted it would
passed unanimously. Let not
houao try to cut stones
before tbe people when they were demanding
bread.
Mr. Tbonms, of Illnois, opposed the bill In
Us present shape, and expected to vote agaiost
it. He believed it was a trap to catch repub
lican votes, and nut tbo president in a tight
place. The president could not sign this bill,
end tho democrats knew that fact. No man
would go further than he to aid Grant in tho
day or bis distress, but bo wouldn’t allow
himself to ho placed in a false position.
Mr. ltosccrans, of California, regarded tbe
bill as a plain proposition to reward Grant for
distinguished military services, and it wm his
duty to say that bo could’t vote for it. It wm not
bis intention to recount any historical reasons
why be thought Grant's reputation bad been
exaggerated and misrepresented, and when
history cornea to bo written it would bo pared
down to very different dimensions. IIo didn’t
propoao to go into that. It bad been tbo inter
est of a great political party to make Grant’s
services appear a# large as possible, for ho waa
their servant. Grant himself, had prepared
tho first two volumes of Bndeau’u life of
Grant, upon which tbe atudont# of
history hod placed the stamp# of
untrustwortbinets. It had boon
said that Grant waa poor, that thore woe
nothing between him end the poor-house ex
cept the incomo from $25,000, and it had been
circulated around by his family that tho $250,-
000 wm substantially lost. That waa
not true. There wm another critical circum
stance to which be ealled attention. Congress,
by solemn act,was Mked to arrest whatf Why,
ne pri jgress of public opinion, for an Inveau-
atlon ol that confidence mill ealled Grant k
ward. If tbe gentlemen could afford to put a
ligature around that investigation, and ti de
ceive tbe public mind, be eould not.
Mr. Uorr called attention to tbe fact that on
February 3d the president bod sent to the
bouse e mesqgge, in which he Mked that the
body act upon r measure which would place
Grant on the retired Rat, end urged tbe pass
age of the second senate bill.
Mr. Blocum said there hod been a
time when he wm about m
near Grant m tbe gentleman from
Michigan, and he intimated that the gentle
man’s opposition to tbe bill wm due to tho
fact that Grant bad tried to do justice to Por
ter. Even were tho pending bill vetoed, it
could be passed over the veto. In th# message
to which Mr. Uorr bad referred, the president
bad given the number of the bill which he
would sign. Suppose tbe president should
veto this bill, wbat would bappenT Why in
three weeks time, the house at the other end
of tbe avenue would be occupied by a gentle
man who would not stickle eo for nls preroga
tives as to threaten the house with veto mess
ages.
Mr. Crx, of New York, in a minute tpeecb.
eulogized tbe services oi Grant and supported
the bill.
Mr. Randall favored the measure because he
believed it to be a right proceedure.
Whether it wm tbe most expeditious he was
not going to inquire, but If this proceeding
failed, be was ready to resort to some other
that would be more expedfrious. [Applause.]
If tho friends of G*#nt on this floor were di
vided, they would bo sure to beovercome, and
they would not be free from blame. He in
voked ev« ry member who favored the retire
ment of Grant to vote tor the bill, end th'e
failing, to join with bim in voting frr some
other hill wbich would accomplish the remit.
At tbe conclusion of thirty minutes debate
the molten to suspend the relee end pass the
Grant retirement bill wm lost—y#M 158, nay*
IN, not tbe requisite two-thirds.