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UNION & RECORDER. Milledgeville, Juke 1, 1SS6. Tlie Blair Educational bill drags its slow length along with the prospect of being rejected. Large quantities of dynamite have been found in Chicago. It was placed there fora deadly purpose. Secretary Manning continues to im prove. The acting Secretary Fair- child will continue his duties through the summer. Some cars containing powder were destroyed by its explosion at Chatta nooga on the 24th. The engineer and fireman and another man are thought to be fatally injured. The cars con tained 75 kegs of powder. Wm. H. Fleming, Esq., we note is announced as a candidate to represent the people of Richmond county in the Legislature. Mr. Fleming is a gen tleman of high character and line abilities. He would make an excel- ent representative. The Trial of H. M. Brooks, Alias “Maxwell.” Charles H. Reed.—Mr. Reed was charged with wrongfully using a check belonging to Mr. Campbell. A few days since he was released from jail and it is stated that, as he is missing, it is Thought that he 1ms fled the country. He was counsel for Guiteau who assassinated President Garfield. The Foreign News, of the 24th, hints at a possible reconciliation be tween Chamberlain and Premier Glad stone. There are so many changes and phases in this difficult question that we prefer to -wait.some definite action and avoid wasting our space upon uncertainties. Turko Grecia.—There was some fighting between the Greeks and Turks. The Turks were repulsed at Critzovi. Many Avere killed. The Greek General, Loris, was mortally wounded. The Turkish and Greek commanders completed an agreement for an interview. The result is a peaceful outlook. The guage of many southern rail roads has been changed to conform to the standard in use in the north. A total of thirteen thousand miles is to be thus changed. The necessity of transferring the cars from one line to another is the reason for this move ment. It indicates the closest busi ness relations of the great sections of our country. Post Office AfprOpriation Bill. —On the 24th the Speaker appointed Messrs. Riggs and Bingham, as con- ferrees on the Post Office Appropria tion bill. There was some talk on the oleomargarine bill but no action, A number of Pension bills were pass ed. Some discussion took place re garding open executive sessions but there was no action on the question. The Dakota State Question. The Republicansfavor the admission o! Southern Dakota as a State. Mr. Springer's bill provides for admis sion of the whole of Dakota as a state and the Democrats of the House, being in tin* majority, should insist upon its passage. The*object of the Republi cans is to make two states of that Territory and thus get four Senators and additional republican votes in the House. A majority of the people of that territory, are Republicans. There are states as large as the whole of Dakota. Texas is twice as large and an effort to add an additional state from its vast territorry would be opposed by all the force and power of the Republicans. The Democrats will and should oppose the effort of the Republicans to make two states of Dakota. _ Hon. Jaa. H. Blount. The career of Hon. James H. Blount has been distinguished for patriotic idevotion to his State, and as a repre sentative of Georgia in the Federal iLegsilature, he has faithfully made he public weal the object of constant effort ami desire. He possesses all the sources, judgment, logic, language, expression, power, and with all, self- possession, To fill with ability and dis tinction any station to which he [night be called. Many citizens, of Georgia, capable of estimating char- _ _ icTer and ability, and among them, j have called in witnesses me high in political position, wish- t<> sec him succeed Mr. Stephens in •he Gubernatorial chair of State. No ffort was made to bring him out as a arulidate. and we were impressed ith The idea. thaT M r. Blount pre- *rrcd his position as a representaTive if the State in Congress. Mr. Car- the Speaker of the House, fully ware <-f his great abilities, appointed m the chairman of the committee of lost-offices mid Post-roads of the nited States. He did this, doubt- s, because he bail tlie utmost eon- ence in his ability to fill successful- this, the most difficult and labori- s position under the government, d we may add, the one upon the oper management of which, all the Ipended more than any other. The 1 uler may readily see this, when he isiders the vast extent of the area. |v T ering several billions of acres, over iich are scattered nearly sixty inil- ns of people whose varied interests so dependent upon speedy travel, Id the most speedy conveyance of jry character of news. We need refer to the many thousands of |es or railroads, and the innumera- post-offices, in the country. If Ire lias ever been a complaint* that ild be traced to Mr. Blount’s man- Iment, we never beard of it, and pe the origin of the government no ever filled his place with greater |ity and success. The people of fistrict are proud of him as a Rep ot at ive; the people of Georgia are id of him, and higher honors ft him. leaking of agitators, the cyclone Iter all, about as windy as any of lest of them. Our readers will remember, that \ve published in our columns some year or more since that a man calling him self Dr. Maxwell was supposed to have murdered a room mate named Authur Preller in St. Louis, Missouri, placed his body in a trunk and lied to some unknown section. He was finally traced to Aukland, some place in the Pacific ocean, if we are not mistaken, arrested there and brought back to St. Louis where he has been for some months in prison. His trial com menced a few days since. His state ment in court is briefly as follows. We give in our own words, what he said in substance. Mr. Preller was suffering from some disease which re quired a surgical operation and as it was necessarily a very painful one, he procured some chloroform to ena ble him to undergo it with the least possible suffering. Dr. Maxwell says he administered the chloroform in the usual way holding a saturated cloth to his nose. Preller he said passed through the first stage all right. A second application was made and here the terrible result came. “I discover ed, too late, he said that Preller was dying. Imagine my horror when this fact dawned upon me. I was wild with fright, but had presence of mind enough to cut the shirt and under shirt from the body, and getting a wet towel, I beat him around the neck and shoulders for a half hour or more. I did not give up until I was ready to drop from exhaustion, and my efforts w'ere not relaxed until he had been dead some time. All the clothes he had on at the time .were his shirt and undershirt; he had stripped to these for the operation. “What did 1 do when I saw my friend was dead? What could I do? I didn’t know what to do except drink, and I drank freely. I drank everything I could get—w'ine, wliis-. ky—everything. What were my thoughts? I hadn’t any. All I re member is that I drew on a pair of drawers—the first that fell into my hands—and put the body into my trunk, from which I had removed everything. 1 put it in the trunk an hour after Preller's death. What was done beside this I have no recollec tion of. Liquor and consternation had possession of me, and I knew' only that my feelings were those of utmost horror. I remained in my room that night—the same room in which the remains were—and it would be a lie for me to say that I slept, -for I didn’t, and I w r as glad when morn ing came. What 1 did after leaving my room you know, for it has all been stated.” When questioned if he had certain surgical instruments, lie said, such as he had he put in his valise and threw into the Pacific. He said lie left the body thinking that a postmortem ex amination would reveal the true state of facts, that Preller had met Ins death while undergoing such an oper ation as I have designated. When asked about Preller's money he said he knew nothing about Preller's mon ey, he had plenty of money of his own. The circumstances against Brooks, the prosecuting attorney thought, was his putting the body in a trunk, his ilight to San Francisco, thence to Yukland, it being shown that Brooks tried to borrow money before Preller’s death and being seen with a roll of bankbills afterwards, his going to a barber and having his hair which was very long cut short and his heard cut off, and asking the barber if lie could bo recognized now. The barber an swered it would be impossible. Brooks, it is stated, said he was going into the country, but would return in two or three days. Among other things it was shown that Brooks tried to con vert various articles into money. A doctor testified that when lie sold Brooks the chloroform he tore off the the label, observing, that he being a doctor, labels were unnecessary. This witness testified that he saw among Maxwell’s effects, bottles with mor phine, laudanum, liyoscimos, atrope, Spanish flies, phosphorus and some other simple drugs. This witness said Maxwell came back the second time, saying he had accidentally knocked oyer the bottle of chloroform and wanted more. “He did not seem to be excited, but only in a hurry.” At this period, oourt adjourned. The probabilities are that Brooks is a doomed man. One would suppose that an innocent man, "when he found Preller in a dying condition, would and explain ed the circumstances to them. To put the body in a trunk and flv, as rapidly as possible, not only to a long distance but to a distant Island in the Pacific ocean, conveys the idea of mortal terror and guilt. Brooksalias Maxwell, is an Englishman and Prel ler was a friend who came to St. Louis to be with him. Brooks is de fended by strong counsel. The case will soon be terminated. We will give the result to our readers. The case excites deep interest at St. Louis. We make up this brief statement from a report which we find in the Louisville Courier Journal. The Maxwell Trial.—A St. Louis dispatch, of the 24th, gives an account JEMISON IN TROUP. eat business interests of the country ,°f & detective forging a check under advice and being put in a cell adjoin ing Maxwell. He talked with Max well about his case and gained his confidence. Maxwell said his greatest uneasiness was that concerning Prel ler’s money. The detective told him if that was all he could fix that all right for him but said he must know all about the case or he could do noth ing. Maxwell then made a full con fession of all the particulars of the case. He said thriller told him it was impossible to pay liis way to Aukland and he then determined to “fix” him for his meanness. He then confessed the murder and planned his escape. If this is true no defense can be made and Maxwell’s doom is sealed. He will die on the gallows. The evidence it is stated was given on the trial. Fashionable people individually practice economy now to extremes, yet they cavil and sneer when it is manifested by others of their own set. * i From the Macon Telegraph. LaGraxgk, May 29.—The chase is ended. Sam Jemison caught Governor Smith on the fly here to-day. Why was not Smith at Thomaston as pub lished. S. Hunter Jemison xvas aware of his movements and cruelly got there. Of the joint debate to-day, Sam Jemison can at least say, “We met the enemy and he is ours.” Smith, in opening declared he was here to discuss only the lively issues of this campaign, the Railroad Com mission, only alluding once to ty phoid, which he awkwardly slipped in. He declared there was a w T ar be tween the people and railroads. He warned them against electing stock holders to the Legislature. He spoke of Raoul’s palace car, but nothing of Joe Brow n's. He declared a tremen dous effort was made in the lobby of the Legislature to change the Rail road commission. He said the rail roads did not sincerely want to appeal to the courts, and then by an amend ment had it struck out in the House of Representatives. He never men tioned Gordon’s name in liis opening speech. It w r as indeed a cold, flat thing, not one round of applause. Jemison was introduced amid a heavy round of applause and perfect yells.. He said: The ex-Governor would not be more surprised at my remarks than I was at his. I will now' bring on the discussion the people met here to hear, and putting Bacon on the railroad commission with the powers unimpaired, 1 will show' by Smith’s ow r n official report that he is now squarely for it. Jemison well did that, for which the Governor caught the dry grins. Jemison show'ed Smith up by his own. speeches and waitings, and* disclaim ing any disparagement of General Gor dons war record, argued that when we ask Gordon w r hy he resigned from the Senate, he says: “Didl not light at Seven Pines?’’ Was not 1 at the Wilderness? When we ask why did you not stay to the end of the session, Gordon says, ‘have I not a scar on my face:' and if we ask if you resigned to become attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railroad, he replies, ‘did 1 not surrender at Appotomax?’ Yet (Smith is advocating a railroad commission as protection to the peo ple and Gordon is father of the Geor gia Pacific. He lately has been coun sellor for Newcomb at a salary of $14,- 000, and now he has just finished a trans-continental railroad from Flor ida; perhaps, to the west. Gordon a railroad magnate, is yet the best man to control the railroads and adminis ter a railroad commission law to pro tect the people in this present war against monopolies. Jemison spoke of Bacon's line rec ord, of the confidence of the Macon people and legislatures in him and that he tried to return to his regiment but was totally physically unable. He spoke of Governor Smith's speech, nominating him, in splendid style. As to Smith and Gordon's boast of their fighting, read Gordon's speech at Columbus six years ago. that Smith resigned and -went to the Confederate Congress, and that Gordon was such a good business man, he forgot he was on'a $32,000 bond of a penitentia ry convict lease, yet Smith would say he, as Governor, could see to the en forcement of that bond! How ridicu lous. None of these things did Smith re ply to. Smith had said he Avouid re ply in his fifteen minutes, only if it were necessary. When Jemison clos ed, it Avas indeed very necessary, ab solutely. Smith admitted he*could not say a Avord against Bacon, that Gordon’s resignation required expla nation, that he had not one Avord of his nominating speech to retract. Bacon Avas, and is, a good man, and highly competent, and Gordon or Ba con had no advantage on th» ques tion of resignation. He often called for applanse by the cry of charging a battery. He said nothing as to Gor don’s comments on Smith’s resigna tion and going to the Confederate Congress, He had to defend himself so much in conclusion and Avent OA r er time at that, that he forgot his true issue, the Railroad Commission. Af ter speaking eight minutes over time, Judge Ferrell toid him as his time, had expired, Mr. Jemison could occu py so much as he exceeded his quar ter, and he said, “Oh, I will quit,” which meant, “I don’t Avant Sam Jem ison to reply.” Here the people laughed heartily. He had just said he Avas here for Gordon. He had kept away from that in the first speech, when he said he was for the people versus monopoly and the op pressive railroads. The Bacon men cheered lustily when Gordon’s chival ry Avas alluded. Smith to acknowledg- be Colquitt's majority drives him over to that side. This was a grand victorious day for Bacon. A Bacon man to-day introdu ced the motion for, and a Bacon com mittee adopted primary elections. Today, since supper, Gordon got in from Hamilton. He Avas called for and spoke a few minutes of ’61 and of ’65 and of primaries. Jemison being loudly called for, came out and said it was not for him to speak there, as it was a welcome to Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watterson ana son, Avho sailed on the 12th for Eu rope in the steamship Normahoia, had arrived at Havre. Mr. Watter son hdd experienced a severe attack of ill health which for months had prevented his editorial Avork upon the Courier Journal. His life at one time was almost despaired of. We are pleased to see that that great, paper is splendidly supplied Avith able writ ers who keep up its remarkable bril- liancv and poAver. The friends of.Mr. Watterson hope that his health Avill soon be perfectly restored, and ere long he will be back at his post per fectly restored and full of the energy and intellectual power that gave him a national reputation and historic fame as a journalist. The recent death of Mrs. Pendleton in New York by being thrown from carriage was a very sad occurrence. Her husband, Mr. Pendleton, did not accompany her to this country, but he remained at his post in Berlin as United States Minister. When he re ceived the distressing intelligence of her death lie Jell senseless to the floor under the shock. He had just come in from the grand spring revieAV of the Imperial Guards. Athens, May 23.—Local pollitics in Clarke county is beginning to groAv warm. There are three candidates in the field—Hon. R. B. Russell, the present Representative, T. W. Ruck er. Esq., and J. W. Murrill, Esq. All of these gentlemen are prominent and influential in the county, and a AA'arm race is expected m J. Opposition in the Districts.— Col. Jas. H. Guerry opposes Hon. Henry G. Turner in the 2nd Congres sional district; Col. Joel C. Fain an tagonizes Hon. Judson C. Clements in the 7tli district. We have hereto fore stated that Hon. H. H. Carlton opposes Hon. Seaborn Reese in the 8th. The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad avo* soldj at public outcry last Tuesday, at Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. E. F. Hyde, of NeAV l r ork, bid $1,250,000 for the road, at that price it Avas sold. Cash to the amount of $100,000 Avas paid doAvn. It is said Mr. Hyde represents a company avIio will re-organize the road. Bodily pains are instantly relieved by the use of St. Jacobs Oil. Dr. R. Butler, Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, says, “1 acts like magic.” The Senate Pension committee has voted to postpone, indefinitely, the House Mexican Pension bill, and pro pose to support a bill making depend ence and disability, the necessary qualification of a pensionex*. This would be almost equivalent to deny ing pensions altogether. We think the bill to prevent aliens from acquiring real estate in the terri tories of the United States is Avorthy of the most serious consideration. With our present views of the meas ure, we think its passage AA'ould be a Avholesome act. Attorney General Garland has been again before the Telephone commit tee. But nothing has occurred to im pair the purity or honor of his charac ter as a private or public man. Hon. J. C. C. Black lias been in- A'ited by the Fulton County Bacon Club to deliver an address at an early date in the city of Atlanta on the is sues of the daA'. Cash ff 'ill Command BARGAINS! If you are in want of anything, now is the time to buy. Von can get Goods Cheaper than E ver! We have Many Attractions for Come and examine them. A beautiful assortment shades, at CLe per yard. of colored Buntings in all of the new A Choice selection of Figured Lawns—splendid quality, at G^c. Carpets, Mattings, -AND— RUGS! Straw Mattings, Rugs, Oil Cloths, Lace Curtains, Lambrequins, Lace Spreads with Pillotv Shams, Lace Poles and Fixtures. In late foreign news it is stated that a plot Avas discovered to murder Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, and the conspirators had been arrested. All the Georgia members of the house are reported to be opposed to the bill taxing oleomargarine, noAv being discussed in the house. Hon. P. L. Mynatt has announced himself as a candidate for Congress from the Fifth district. Major Bacon addressed a great num ber of people at Elberton Friday. His reception was enthusiastic. Hon. J. C. C. Black, of Augusta, has declined to take the stump. For This Week! Where Wiberg’s Wonderful Winning Was. Aug. Wiberg, 1431 South Tenth street, JOrnaha city, held one-fifth of ticket 73,040, which drew the capital prize of $150,000, in the draAving of The Louisiana State Lottery, at New Orleans, Tuesday. March 16th; through the First National Bank of Omaha, he sent it to the New Orleans Nation Bank, and received a draft for $30,000 made on the Hanover National Bank and Avas sent to Kountze Bros., New l r ork city, for collection, and. the sum of $30,000 was received.—Omaha (Neb.) Republican, April 1.7. West Point Visitors.— Senator Hampton xvas excused by the Senate from serA'ing as one of the West Point visitors on account of illness in liis family, and the President, pro tern pore, appointed in his place Sen ator Gibson. The past A\ T eek of warm weath er will certainly remind the La dies that Spring Avill soon change into Summer and they w'ill need White Dresses! We claim to have the prettiest line of white goods in the city. White Victoria Lawn, 6c. Beautiful India Lawn, 10c. Nainsooks, Embroideries, Mulls, Organdies, Flouncings and Al- loves to match. Our White Embroidered Suits are 50 per cent cheaper than you can buy elsewhere. Lace Curtains, Scrim Curtains, are beautiful and cheap. Muslins, Ginghams, Bleacliings as cheap as the cheapest, at W. H. CARR’S Millinery House. Milledgeville, Ga., May 4,188G. 41 tf Toil du Nord and Seersuckers. A splendid variety of all these desirable goods now ready. Combination Robes in White Ecru and Colored Fabrics. Black Gras Grain Silks! Colored and'Fancy Summer Silks, at reduced prices. White Goods, Embroideries and Laces. Turkey Red Trimmings. New Advertisements. WANTED, Reliable Salesmen to Travel and Sell to the trade our Celebrated Cigars, Tobacco, Cijrarrettes, &c. Liberal arrangements. Salary or Commis sion, Address immediately, NEW YORK & HAVANA CIGAR CO., No. 1. Fourth Ave., N. Y. DICKEY’S PAINLESS EYEWATER! RELIEA ES AT ONCE. Cures inflamed and weak Eyes in a few hours. Gives NO PAIN. The Rest Remedy in the world for granulated lids. Price 25 cents a bottle, Ask for it. Have no other. DICKEY & ANDERSON; ftipritta U*e “Seven Springs Mass.”) BRISTOL, TEX!?. New Goods Received Each Week I Calicoes and Ginghams. Shoes and Slippers! Ready-Made Clothing! Our own make and selection. One of our specialties is 100 all wool Cassimere Suits, at $7.50 to $10.00, well worth $15.00—the nicest goods for that money we have ever shown. A full line of Straw Hats, and with them an immense assortment of Misses’ and Children’s Sailor’s and Sun Hats, at about one-half their value. See our Stock of Domestics, Prints and Goods for Men’s wear. ADOLPH JOSEPH, AT Milledgeville, Ga., May IS, 1886. Joseph’s Corner. 8 ly.