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VOL. X.
TYI'HI S FEVER EPIDEMIC
RAGING IN NEW YORK UNKNOWN TO
THE MEDICAL MEN.
The Scourge Brought Over by an Emigrant
Family—Tracing It from Tenement to
Tenement—A Catholic Priest a Vic
tim—The Wounded Fenian.
Nrw York, Jan. 12.—The health authori
ties of the city are now thoroughly aroused
on the typhus fever cases, and it is not at all
likely that there will be any extensive spread
of the epidemic, though it is more than prob
able that a number of isolated eases will come
to light. No new cases were reported to-day
to the board of health, and the efforts of the
large force of inspectors were directed to
getting at the exact deLails of the cas< h al
ready reported and tracing the connections
between them. It is now morally certain
that the whole of the recent outbreak came
from a single source, and that an important
one. dating l>ack into last summer.
In the second week of July Henry French
came to this country with his wife and six
children from Ireland. They went to live for
a time with Thoma* French, father of Henry,
on .Atlantic avenue. The family became
troubled with a general sickness, and were
down at one time with some sort of a fever,
but it was not recognized as typhus fever.
The father, Henry French, died, while the
Other members of the family recovered.
Mrs. Edward Trayer, of 76 Eldridge street,
was a daughter of Mr. Freni h and paid fre
quent visits to the the Atlantic avenue h>>use.
Edward Trayer was taken down with the
fever and died after a short illness. Joseph,
Lis brother, after a longer spell of sickness
also died, but in no case was the cause of
deoth placed by the attending physician as
typhus fever. The pest bouse discovered in
Mrs McNamara's tenement is directly trace
able to the French family, and the disease
probably conveyed by the priest Father
Thomas F. Fitzpatrick, assistant pastor of St.
Michael s church, who assisted both the fami
lies in his clerical capacity, and who himself
fell a victim to tne terrible malady.
Dr. James B. Tayior, head of the sanitary
division of the health board, says that a reg
ular system of inspection has been established,
and t ach case of contagious disease as it is
reported by the physician called in will be at
once looked Into and its connection with the
McNamara case determined. The woman,
Carmina >Savaressa, who had gone from the
Thirty-second street house to a place in For
tieth street, carrying the fever with her, was
•ought by the fever wagon, but her frends
haul taken her away, and the sanitary officers
were met by a colony of studiously stupid
Italians, who pretended not to know where
the woman had gone. The heads of the sani
tary corp* are not at all easy over the fact
that the funeral services of Father Fitzpat
rick were attended by upward of two thou
*and people, who remained in the church for
tn hour or more, and that the face of the
lead priest lay exposed in the coffin for hours
and was inspected by many hundreds. It is
thought that the general alarm which has
been created by the publicity given the mat
ter will put the physicians on their guard
and thntijj* more erroneous diagnoses will be
made whW calls are made from fever pa
tient*.
Outside of official circles there is a strong
feeling of disgust at the revelations which
the present outbreak of typhus fever brings
to light. “There is a greater desire seem
ingly,” said one professional man, “to see to
it that the department is protected and that
the feelings and reputations of physicians are
u<»t hurt than there is to protect the public.
Here we find one case after another of typhus
fever stringing along for about four months,
and yet it is only now that the unwieldy
health boards have discovered what is going
m. One after another of these false certifi
cates of death have been placed on file and
now there is a general di*|jo*ition not to con
tradict them too suddenly, lest some doctor’s
e -if ’-steem should be hurt. Why is it that it
is left for you reporters to put this and that
together and draw the plain line of sequence
from one case to another when the health
board has behind it the entire law and
police power of the city and could have
got at the facts in a day or an hour.
Now there is a genera’ alarm sent out Why?
It- out the doctors on their guard, to warn
th. -a that they must make no further errors.
And yet this sain© alarm only tells
people to be more wary and it will result in
in .ay cases being kept quiet for fear of that
f< ver wagon, until great danger has been in
ci.t red by every citizens. I teli you there is
i vast deal of professional ignorance about,
an i I can only mention that other typhus
t pi- de when Dr. Janeway discovered nearly
in - ascsof typhus scattered about through
the public hospitals and not one of them ha 1
L* .< identified and detected by the learned
rt-i -nt and visiting staffs. The danger
1.-. W lies in the visiting which is so prevalent
ir. m one of these tenements to another and
f in the schools—parochial and public—
where the children from these possibly in
f < ? *d tenements are crowded, hot and dirty,
f r so many hours each day."
< apt. Phelan's Chance for Life.
> v York, Jan. 12.—-Inquiry at the hos-
I itai '•licits the information that Capt Tbo*.
f’h. h.n, who wu stabbed by Richard Short,
in ’. office of the United Irishman, has
much improved and hopes are expressed by
*>me of the attending physicians for ultimate
recovery, unless inflammation sets in. of
v. hi h :hey say there are yet no symptoms
Ihe in jured rnan lies easily, and expresses
L mself confident of recovery. Numerous
friends have called to see him but he is denied
t • all except a few of the most intimate.
Bhurt, who did the stabbing, w-as arraigned
hi e< ;rt on the charge, and his counsel
vurk.-: hard to have him admitted io bail
but judge declined on the ground that the
doctor* refused to declare his victim out of
things He was committed to the Tombs.
The Latest Victim.
New York, Jan. 12.—Edward T. Low,
sums it general freight agent, of the Erie
Railr< .id, died at his residence in Plainfield,
N. J., of typhus fever. He had been
connected with the Erie road for twenty-five
years.
Death on the Elevated.
New York, Jan. 12 —Otis Bergman, fifty
years of age, ticket agent on the Second ave
nue elevated railroad, was killed by an en
gine oi Third avenue line.
A Teacher Breaks a Boy’s Jawbone.
New Havsx, Jan. 12.—The parents of chil
dren attending the Grand street school at
Fair Haven are much agitated now ovur a
reputed act of brutality committed by Henry
A. Loveland, one of the teachers, who, while
correcting James Farran, one of the pupils,
a day or two ago, fractured hi* jawbone.
Farren and a companion were misbehaving,
when Loveland seized them and struck their
heads together with such force that the jaw
bone on. the left side of Farren s face snapped
off like a pipestem. The bone protruded and
the boy could not speak. Loveland makes
no denial of hi* brutal act, but says he is
sorry and that be used more violence than
he intended. .
Li in 11 W-lin i
A PITTSBURG SCANDAL.
Elopement of a Man Under Peculiar Cir*
cu instances.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan 12.—1 t has just leak
ed out that Herman Smith, chief clerk nt
Andrew Carnegie's iron mills, eloped
with a woman who was until recently an in
mate of a disorderly bouse. Smith was
highly respected, moved in good society and
was tin n. ;.ve member of the Lawrenceville
Methodist Episcopal church.
His friends made every effort to hush the
matter up and save the man from disgrace,
bopingin the meantime that be would return.
To-day, however, his wife made the story
public. She locked up the house at Law
rence villa and returned to her father’s home
at the East End with her two children. They
were married seven years ago and lived in
their own house.
Mr. Smith owned stock in several con
cerns, and was well known on ’change and in
business circle®, lie and his wile never had
any trouble, as far as is known, but of late
he staid a great deal from home. He met
Annie Marx and squandered a great deal of
money and neglected his family tor her. Last
Saturday he went to the Lawrenceville bank
and drew ? Tie a be went to the
skating -rink, where he mot his wife and
children, and kissed them good bye. In the
evening he stnrte 1 with the M.-irx girl for the
Union dojx't They were sef ute get on the
limited exjiress together f<>r Chicago. Nothing
Ims been heard-of them since.
REMARKABLE DU£i
On Top of a Freight Kann’xg Twenty
Miles an Hour.
LouisvrtJ.r, Jan. 12 —George Jackson is
conductor and James Wilson brakeman on a
Louisville and Lexington freight. Their
train was coming from Lexington with a
woman in the abo<»Be. They quarreled about
her and fought a duel on Lop of the caboose
with bowie knives. The other employes on i
the train gathered around to witness the ;
combat. The train was w lirling aion< nt the I
ra •' of twenty miles an hour, between
Christiansburg and Eminentv, when the men
announced themselves ready for tho battle.
They rushed upon each other an<l closed in.
Blood trickled from the knife-blades, and be
spattered the roof of the car It was njx I
patently a combat to the death The men !
onco s p irated when the signal was giv m i
that the train was about to pass under a '
bridge, but they renewed the fight imine- !
diately after the bridge had been passed, i
Both men were badly hacked, and the oilier ;
train fncn, not w ishing to wiim s-* a murder,
put a stop to tho lighting Jackson got the
worst of the fight. He was badly cut across tho
breast.
Gov. Holden’s Disabilities.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan 12 One among the
‘ many important (piestions that will occupy j
attention of the legislature during the present
session will b- the removal of dis o iiities of
ex-Gov Will. W. Headen Ho wits tritG be |
fore the senate organiz las a <• ■ ir: of nn
peachrnent, iu 187 i, for high crime.- and mis- ■
derm auors iu that he had suspended the writ ,
of habeas corpus in violation of the constitu- I
i tion. He was convicted, and in the judgment
of the ■ art he was prohibited from ever vot- '
ing or holding any office under the state. AH 1
this was in kuklux times, sad on arc unt of '
! the attempt of Gov. Hol .. n to break up am. I
. d -stroy that mued- r.ni.Horganizui. onnnJ brinfl 1
to justice its members. Thirteen years hav». I
elapsed, and with the return of the denn. j
crats to power in the na’J m there are
who urge that G rnor Holden be restore i
ito citizenship. There are many democri/ Ls
who tavor it an 1 there are many who I. >
L i rly op|H>.se any such action Others d< ny
the power of the legislature to set aside the :
judgment of the court of iin{x»ach»in-nt, and j
contend that only a const ilutiunal conver tion ■
Las power to <ff r relief. There are still :
others who think the i< islature out to pass a '
resolution r di*‘vi ig vrC -vernor Hold*m of ■
the di .ability and ha\- the constitutional I
question to be d<-ci led by the court*.
Indian I ases.
Washington, Jan. 1J -E. C. Boudinot,
aCb rok«?e chief representing the jieople of t
his nat ion, thing examine 1 by the sen at > j
committee on Indian affairs, said he wag not |
opposed to ie.i iug Indian lands for grazing
and other purp - es if the leases were properly !
drawn and ex* cuted, but he di i object to
the present form of leases which were unjust
to the Indians Richard M. Wolfe, of the j
( heroktje nation, filed his protest against i
furth r inquiry into the matter, holding that '
the lands iu the absolute control of the ’
Indians, an 1 that the government had no.
right there II ■ thought it was to the ad van ;
a,e of the Indians to lease their lands, and ;
thor. shoul be no restriction placed upon
them.
Sullivan Wanted by the 8. I*. C. A.
Boston, Jah. 12. -It is by no means cer
tain that the Sullivan-Greenfield fight will
take place as advertised, on Monday. No
license has been obtained, an<l it will Require
a twe-i birds vote of the aidermen to suspend
the rules and grant one. The champion has j
lieen out of sipht for a day or two. His •
trainer says he is doing his best to get in con- •
dition for the rm - ting, an 1 that he will make i
a good fight. Meanwhile officers of the so- j
ciety for prevent ion of cruelty to animals ;
are trying to find him. If not sooner discov- j
ered, th- y will arrest him on Monday if he i
appears to fight. There is a warrant against '
him for cruelty to his b 1 rses on the night he j
fssuultod the waiter giil in a south end
saloon.
A Gold Mine on the Hudson.
ByRACi.SE, N. Y., Jan. 12.—J. H. Gordon,
f Syracuse, has formed a company and
bought 7<X) a res of land comprising his
father’s homestead and leased for ninety-nine :
years 1,300 acres more in the highlands oppo- ;
site Newburg. Mr. Gordon purchased the !
profx rty for the graphite contained in it, but
he has already found silver and gol I there. .
He sent some of the rock to the Mining
Record in New Y‘>fk to be assayed. Assay
showed 225 ounces of silver to the ton, with
traces of gold. This rock was not over two
'eet below tho surla/e. Jjedges of it stick
?ut for more than one mile.
Democrats to Grant’s Rescue.
Boston, Jan. 12.—At the dinner of the
Massachusetts democracy here, Edward K.
Apgar, of New York, was one of the first
speakers. In ulus’ ng bis speech be strongly '
aiv< ated the neressity of doing something '
for the relief of General Grant. He insisted
that not to do anything in that direction
would be a nation J disgrace. He hoped that
the democracy of Massachusetts would direct
Its rt presea tatives in congress to adopt some
measure without delay, that the pressure
upon the old e soldier may be speedily re
moved.
Another Orange Outrage.
St. John s, N. F., Jan. 12.—Another or
ange outrage is reported from Carboneuu on
Wednesday. While Dr. Richard Dunn, a
Roman Catholic medical practioner at Broad
Cove, was on a sick call, he was overtaken by
a mob of lUO men and boys, who wounded
him with stones and stabbed him many times,
fourteen stabs being found upon him. They
also robbed him of everything valuable that
he had with him. The case i* now before ths
magi* inula
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13,
THE ST. JOHN CAMPAIGN
EDITOR CLARKSON REITERATES Hls
CHARGES
That Their Standard Bearer Was Willing
to >• 11 Ont the Prohibitionists and
Furnishes More Facts and Figure*
Other Evidence Forthcoming.
Chicago, Jan. 12.—J. 8. Clarkson, editoi
of the State Register, at De* Moines, and th<
lowa member of the republican national com
mittee, has sent the following letter to th«
editor of the Chicago Tribune:
“Des Moines, la., Jan. 8.
“To the Editor of the Tribune:
“Di \.rSik in reply to your direct inquiry
if I know iiersonally as to whether or not St.
John offered to withdraw as a candidate fol
president for a money consideratiou, I car
answer now only as to the fact, without yel
being at liberty to make public the details.
‘To my knowledge he did have overturei
made, through a friend from his own State,
by which he offered, it paid S2S,(XX) in cash,
to withdraw as a candidate altogether or tc
stay in the field ami ‘father’ his speeches (ai
it was put in the Kansas phrase) to the help
of the republican*. Ho was asked, in ordoi
to prove the sincerity of his offer, to with
draw from Ohio the last week before the
October election in that State, lie did tbit
under the plea, which he said he would give,
of getting a s >re throat, and, when the friend
1 have mentioned, went first to Pittsburg,
next to Philadelphia, and finally New York,
where he bop -d to meet some one on the part
of the republican national committee who
would be ready to make the deal and pay the
cash.
The 29th of October, through his friend,
in a letter still in existence, he dumanded pay
ment of SIO,(XX) alleged to have been eniiied
by him in getting a sore throat in Ohio one
week for the benefit of the Republican party .
This letter, and other facts of detail which
wtii convince any fair-minded person of the
real character of St. John ami show th<
country what a thrifty Christ'an he is, will
l>o given to the press whe.-.ever ho shall ask
and persua le his friend, who was the medium
of his overtures, to give his consent to ha vs
them made public. I may add that neithei
the national committee nor any one acting fox
it over made an overture or proposition ol
any kind to St. John. All that it did was tc
listen to ami discuss the overtures and propo
sitions made to it through the medium which
ho employed to reach it
“Several other members of the national
committee, ami some other gentlemen con
nected with the Ohio campaign, had frequent
conversations with this friend of Ht. John,
and are as conversant with the facts and de
tails of it as myself. They know that St.
John’s friends were in constant telegraphic
ami frequent personal consultation with him,
and that things that were demanded of St.
J hnas to his movements in Ohio were
pledged by that friend and carried out by St.
John Ln many ways ample evidence wa*
thus afforded us, including exchange of tele
praphic correspondence between them and
show n to several person*, proving that his
friend was acting with St. John and under
his authority. One other person is in posses
sion of more written evidence than I have.”
It is understood that two or three other
gentlemen are as conversant with the matters
dealt with as Mr. Clarkson, and that R.
Kerens, of St. Louis, has more information in
r card to it than any one else, as the most of
th.* negotiations were presented to him as the
agent ot the republican national committee,
an 1 it is said he can supply the public with
all the facts in detail. Mr. Clarkson is re
ported as saying that but for the effrontery
of St. John in prancing about before the
country, vaunting hi* own virtue, denying
charges of his corruption Igjfore any charges
had been made, and denouncing the republi
can party, he would not now Ims put in the I
process of exp >sure of hi* venality.
Air. Clarkson, in his paper, ha* already 1
charged enough as to St.‘John’s corruption L>!
force him to prosecute it for libel if he wars
innocent. If he brings suit it is said th*
whole story will come out, but it is thought
that St. John is too sharp to do this. Mr.
Clarkson has so far refused to be enter viewed
upon this matter, and now only gives to the
public enough in a general way to show that
the whole fact will come out only when St.
John and his agents will allow them to be
told. Mr. Clarkson has never said or pro
fessed to know anything as to money being .
paid St. John by the democrat*, but has only
said that he knew of the overture* that were
mad- to the republicans and which came to
his knowledge while he was in Ohio aw a
member of tho national committee the two
weeks preceding the October election in that
state.
Distributing an Estate.
Cincinnati, Jan. 12.—The will of the late
Andrew Erkenbrecher bequeaths SSO,OfX) to
the testator’s wife, Matilda Erkenbrecher;
paintings, household goods, etc., to her and
his children and grandchildren; SIO,(XX) to
the German General Protestant Orphan
Asylum on Mt. Auburn, and after making
allowance for SIO,OOO a<lvancement* made to
testator’s deceased son, Cornelius M. Erken
brecher. one-fourth of the residue of estate
is given to Cornelia’s children, Clara, Luellu
and Emma Cecilia Erkenbrecher, and the
other three-fourth* to testator’s surviving
children, Emma Amanda Burkhardt, Albert
G. Erkenbrecher, and Byron Erkenbrecher.
Andrew Erkenbrecher’s estate is valued at
$750,000, and consists principally of telo
phone, German National bank, and Z'Mjlog
ical Garden stock, lands about the Zoo and
on Walnut Hills, and two starch factories,
one here and the other at Indianapoli*.
More Trouble for Sharon.
San Francisco, Jan. 12.—The Mason’c
Cemetery .Association ha* brought suit in the
superior c »urtagainst ex-Senator Sharon and ;
others f< r desecrating a grave. During the
Sbaron divorce trial a witness testified that
Miss Hill placed some of Mr. Sharon’s under
garments in a newly made grave for the pur
pose of a< ting as a love charm on the million
n re. Health Officer Mears, at the instigation
of Senator Sharon’s counsel, had the grave
opened to ascertain if *uch articles were de
posited there. The claim is now made that
the grave was desecrated, and $5,000 dam
age* are asked.
A Living Mountain.
Cincinnati, Jan. 12.—Chang, the great j
Chinese giant, appears at Harris’ museum
during the week. This human Jumbo is en
j< ying splendid health, and i* a mountain of
moving flesh. Next Saturday, children’s
day, he will appear at the museum in a gor
geous silk dress, and will present a box of
candy to every little boy and girl who at
tends.
ie Campbell Ca«e.
Cincinnati, au.. lx— The district judges
are considering the Campbell disbarment
case to the exclusion of every other, and a
speedy decision may be expected. The de
cision can not lie delayed beyond February 8,
for on that midnight the district court will
ceaie to tie. But it is expected that the decis
ion will be reached and announced long bo
fore thst, possibly by Tuesday next 'The
cost* of the case, amounting to nearly $2,000.
MARVELOUS STORY OF THE SEA.
A Farmer Kidnapped and Taken to Forte
Rico—Hi* Remarkable Experience.
Philadelphia, Jan 12.—Farmer James
Brookson left his home at Bustleton, Fa ,
having with him S4OO, on November 2d tu
come to this city. From that time until Mon
day nothing was heard of him. As he had
talked of a trip to Chicago his family con
cluded that he had gone there. Inquiries were
made, ami when it was found that he had not
called on relative* in Chicago his wife finally
beiieved that he was dead. Ou Monday even
ing last ho walked into the house. He was in
a dazed condition and seemed to be
under the influence of some stupefying
drug. A physician was summoned to attend
him. AU day Tuesday he wa* delirious and
spoke of strange sights and frequently re
tarred to the sea. On Wednesday he was
better, and told the story of hi* alleged a. 1
venture* during his absence from home
While traveling towards Philadelphia ht
spoke to a quiet looking man who occupied
the adjoining seat. He proved to be Isaac
Edson, captain of a schooner engaged in the
South American trade. Brookson remarked
that Porto Ricß was a place he would very
much like to visit. Capt. Edson at once
seemed to take a great interest in him. After
reaching this city it was arranged that they
should meet at Green’s restaurant, dine to
gether, and then go down to see the vessel.
After dinner they went to the wharf an i
boarded the schooner Peter C. Hare. Capt
Edson took Brookson into the cabin, and they
had several drinks. When he rose to go a pe
culiar ht>avy feeling made his limbs cling
.to the chair. He was pressed to take another
drink, and then he went on deck. A sudden
1 dizziness came over him, and he felt by tho
j motion of the vessel that she was moving.
| Ho went to sleep, and when he awoke thirty
-1 k.k hours later he found himself in a comfort
able birth in a pretty cabin. A colored man
■ffered him a cup of coffee and a slice of
bread. Later in the day he went on deck.
Ile could not see land anywhere. He called
for CapL Edson, but was told that he wa* not
on board On examining his pocket* he
found that his money was all gone. Tho
mate told him that he must go to
Porto Rico, and that the captain had left in
structions to treat iiiin well. The vessel ar
rived at Porto Rico on November 28,
but he was not permitted to laud. He was
watched in turn by two of the crew during the
six days the schooner was in the harbor. On
Monday last, the schooner arrived at New
York, but be was not permitted to land. He
I suspects that he was drugged that night.
. When he awoke Friday morning he wa* on
' board a train bound for this city, and in his
i pocket book he had s4<>o m treasury bills and
i this note:
Dear Sir: 1 apologize for the trouble I have
caused you and the anxiety caused to your family,
i Your money, which I now return in full, saved me
'from ruin, enabled mo to run the schooner to
Porto Rico and make a very sueessful deal. I
shah never be able to sufficiently thank you.
Gratefully yours,
Isaac Edson.
Escaped from Lyncher*.
Raleigh, N. C . Jan. 12. -Norfleet L. Jeff
reys and Stewart Ellison have returned from
' Washington county, where they went by di
rection of Governor Jarves to see if the juan
there who was alleged to be Henry Davis,
colored, was the same who escaped from
lynchers at Clayton recently. When they
arrived at the house of Charlo* Lee, who is a
brother of Davis; Lee told them that
Davis left his house last Frida;
saying that ho was going toward
Wilson. Ho also Raid that his brother
came to his house nearly two weeks ago, that
he bore marks of violence, that ids arms were
swoolen and that Davis stated that he hud
been shot in the arm and shoulder. It seems
Davis i* foolishly afraid of being brought to
Raleigh, and not only Davis, but his brother,
Lee, seem* to be suspicious and will not re
veal Davis’ whereabouts Ellison rind Jeff
reys reported to the governor the Unsuccess
ful attempt to see the man They think that
Duvis did not go to Wilson, but is secreted iu
Nash county. The colored people continue
iu a state of excitement about the matt T.
An Historical Site.
Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 12.—An interesting
identification of an historical site Huh recently
been made by General John Clark, of Au
burn, already well known for hi* successful
researches in the Indian topography of the
state. This is Auriesville station, Montgom
ery county, near which was the Mohawk vil
lage where Rene Goupil, in 1642, and Father
Jogues, in 1646, were put to a < ruel death by
the savages. They were both missionaries of
the Society of Jesus, and tt flourishing mission
was afterward founded there, the remnant of
which still lives at Caughnawaga, Canada,
where they took refuge 2*X) years ago. Ths
Jesuit father* of St. Joseph’s churclg Troy,
having obtained of the property,
have set about the erection of a pilgrim
shrine under the title of Our Lady of Mar
tyrs, ns their old residence was called the
Mtedon of the Martyrs. Thu Iter. J. Loy
zouce is in charge.
The Bull Fight* Off.
New Ori.eans, Jan. 12.—Owing to de
fault of th<* principal capitalist in the enter
prise, the promised Lull fight* in the parish
.of St. Bernard will be had. The famous
Mexican matador, Diaz, is here with a
retinue of vaqueros, Mexican boy*, etc.,
while the American partner, Scott, had made
a]! arrangements, secured the privilege from
the authorities, obtained the ground for the
Lull ring, and purchased the lumber to erect
the edifice*. But Scott received, a day or
two ago, a note from Rev. George T. Argeil,
the president of the society for prevention of
cruelty to animals, informing him that he
would be punished to the full extent of the
law if Lull fighting was indulged in. Scott at
once threw up his copartnership.
Foolhardy Hunters Saved From Death.
Ontonagon, Nich., Jan. W.—Two men left
the Bell copper mine Monday to hunt, deer
without matches or food, except a small
lunch in their pockets. Not returning, a
search was made. They were found on |
Thursday and brought in, more dead than
alive, after being out four days and three
nights. They killed their dog and ate it raw.
Both were found where, exhausted, they had
lain down to die. They had suffered from
exposure and had been lost since Monday
noon, when, os they supixised, they turned
homeward, but were wandering from it. !
Death of Col. RuUn.
Mobile, Ala , San 12 —Col Samuel Rufin,
a prominent citizen of ('hoctaw county and
one of th* wealthiest planters of Alabama,
died Thursday evening of heart disease, aged
seventy years. He was a native of North
Carolina and related to many distinguished
families in the south, among others to Ed
mund Rufin, who fired the first gun at Fort
Sumter. Col. Rufin was noted for hi* large
charities during tne war in behalf of soldiers’
wive* and children.
Cattle Drowned iu Southern F'reshet*.
Alexandria, La., Jan. 12.—Great suffer
ing and los* of stock on the north and south
sides of the Red si ver, have been caused by
flood* from recent rains. The Calcasier wa*
three feet higher than ever before known.
Little Hirer i* three fuel highei Loan in 1881
At least bOOO Lead of stock have Leon k*A
HISTORICAL REPETITION
A REMINISCENCE OF A QUARTER OF A
CENTURY AGO.
The Proposition that the Government Buy
Out the Mormons Revives the Story
of a Similar Move Killed by Presi
dent Buchaiuan’s Opposition.
Hartford, Conn.. Jan. 12.—Many paper*
have variously commented upon a proposition
that the nati-u, d gov eminent solve the Mor
mon question ,y buying out the Mormon pos
sessions for #50,000,000 on au agreement by
them to leave the country. Emigration to
New Guinea or some other of the islands of
the Pacific is suggested.
This is a curious illustration of history re
peating itself. The veteran, the Hon. Win.
Gib*on, minister of foreign affairs for
King Kalakaua's dominions, in 1857 was a
party to the scheme for buying out the Mor
mons tin somewtat the same terms as now
suggested. He j ropoaed that the Mormons
seek a home among the islands of the Pacific,
and New Guinea was mentioned by him as a
ferule land, at that time without govern
ment or protectorate. The Mormons, he
thought, woul I accept $5,000,000 for
their Utah possessions, and agree to depart
within three yea’*, the government to furnish
a convoy of naval vessels to new home.
Mr. Gibson drafted bis plan and sent it to
Brigham Young. That wily leader, weary
with ft long agitation against Mormonism,
promptly replied, inviting Mr. Gibson to Salt
Lake City. After conference with General
Cuss, secretary of state, and several promi
nent congressmen, all of whom regarded the
scheme with favor as promising an easy solu
tion of a troublesome question, Mr. Gibson
started for Utah. Brigham Young went
over the details carefully and authorized Mr.
Gibson to submit the plan, unchanged in its
main features, to the authorities at Washing
ton. He did so, but President Buchanan
earnestly opposed it on the ground that it was
unbecoming the dignity of a great nation to
virtually admit, as it would, that it could not
enforce its laws within its own borders. The
presidential opposition killed the scheme. Now
it crops up, after all these years, with a pro
' position to pay ten times the original amount.
3he argument advanced by President Bu
chanan would doubtless have equal weight
to-day.
Bringham Young was promptly advised of
the result. At that limo he had a small Mor
mon colony in the Sandwich Islands. It was
on the east side of the Island of Oahu, some
distance from Honolulu, and exists to-day,
with about 3,(MX) souls there ami in adjacent
island*, who are in no wise interfered with
iby the native authorities. Many of the Mor
mons are natives, and they are goverhed
from Salt Lake City. Young arranged with
Gibson to go there and organize among the
colonists a company to go to New Guinea.
Young agreed, if the outlook was promising,
he would largely reinforce the new colony
from Europe, where Mormon proselytizers
were even then at Gibson reached the
Sandwich Islands in June, 1861, investigated
the oolinization scheme, found it impractica
ble, ami went to sheep raising, lie gradu
ally drifted into politics, and is now one
of the most influential men in the Hawaiian
kingdom.
A New Mormon Colony.
Dalah, Texas, Jan. 12.—Elders Joseph
Kimley and Samuel Whitestone, of the Mor
mon faith, passed west via ths Texas & Pa
cific with seventeen proselytes—eight women,
six men, and three children, en route to the
new Mormon colony near Cluces, in the State
of Sonora, Old Mexico, west of Sonora rail
road, near the shores of the Guif of Cali
fornia The name of the new colony, Elder
Kimley stated, is Mt. Ht. Young, named for
the late prophet Brigham Young, and tho
establishment of which is the result of the
s< vore treatment Mormons are receiving
from United States authorities in Utah. The
proselytes were from Georgia, it was learn
ed that an extensive proselyting movement
is on foot in Georgia and adjoining States.
The members of the party were apparently
poor and very illiterate.
Fire Ravages.
Ci.eveland, <)., Jan. 12. —Fire in the
machine shops of the Lake Shore railroad nt
Collinwood destroyed the machine shops, a
part of the round house and one locomotive.
The loss is »40 ,OUO said to be covered by in
surance.
Cincinnati, Jan. 12.—Fire damaged the
upper portion of the building of Henry Mar
tin, corner Main and Twelfth streets, to the
•xtent of SIO,OOO. Water caused an addi
tional loss of SIO,OOO to a dry goods house on
the first floor. Other parte of the building
were occupied by small familes who suffered
more or less. Martin is fully insured.
Yonthful Murderers Confess.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 12.—3 burs lay after
noon Robert Roberts was hauling brush from
a section of railway land near Fairfield,
Neb., claimed by a family named Tayior.
While on hi* way home Roberts was met by
two parties in a wagon, one of whom shot
him, and they then drove off toward Taylor’s
house. Members of the Roberts’ family wit
nessed the murder from their scanty. They
saw the smoke and heard the report of the
gun. Going to the spot they found Roberts
dead. Two of Taylor’s sons, aged thirteen
and fifteen year*, were arretted for the
crime. They denied it at first, but were run
up to a tree and confession forced from them.
’Pie sheriff and coroner rescued them from
the excited mob and have them strongly
guarded.
Murder, Robbery and Arson.
Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 12. —One
Wm. Chaffee, of Whitlock, has been ar- ■
rested by a horse detective on suspicion oi i
robbing J. W. McMullen and wife and burn- '
ing them in their house. Boot tracks about
the burned house exactly correspond with
bis hob-nailed shoes. He wa* put in
charge of Benjamin Swank, a country
lawyer, at the Boston store, instead
of being brought to the county seat immedi
ately, and in the night escaped. Pursuit in
now being made after him. There is little .
doubt of his guilt. McMullen had last mouth
$3,000, all of which he spent a few day* ago,
except a few hundred, which the thieves got.
The charred remains of the old man and his
wife were found in different room*. It make*
a great sensation.
Claus Speckels’ Dutch Up. gjg
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 12.—The sena
torial fight has assumed a very unexpected
phase. It is stated ou prett.y good authority
that the Central Pacific and Claus Speckel*
have fallen out, the former cancelling Us con
tract with the latter for transportation us
■ugar because of tho bad odor the Central
Pacific has got into i>y conspiring with him in
keeping up the prices of sugar on the coast.
Sjieckels want* Sargent to go tu the senate,
while Stanford i» the Central Pacific’s choice.
It is further rumored that Perkins’ supporters
will go over to Stanford when it becomes
evident that their own man can not be elected.
There are ten applicant* for every position
in the gi F t of Louisville municipality unde;
T. Book*r Reed s new reguua.
18F5.
ROMANCE OF AN ENGINEER.
A Fireman Become* Stepfather i»> His Hall
• Brother* ami Sisters.
| Brooklyn, Jan. 12.—Engineer Frederick
' J. Maiming, of engine company No. 5, fire de
partment, a few months ago had a step
r mother. Now he has no step
mother. She is his wife. Mr. Manning is
about fl tty years of Age, and his wile just
eight years his senior. Frederick had lived a
number of years with bis stepmother and
about half a dozen stepbrothers and sisters.
i His strict, attention to duty confined him in
i the engine Louse or at fire* nearly all the
time, and he had no spare hours to visit i e
cream saloons or theaters, and as a result he
r had either to advertise for a wife or marry
) bis stepmother. He accepted the latter alter
t native, and was married m Plymouth church
by the Rev. Dr. 8. B. Halliday. The happy
- bridegroom secured a two weeks’ vacation,
. and has just returned with hi* blushing bri h
r to their h‘line, and Manning reported for
i duty. Th j happy groom seemed to lie emin-
• ently satisfied with his choice, and, although
r somewhat saddened by the vigorous re
( proaches of his friends, relatives, and neigh
, : bors, thoroughly contented with his lot. The
i | children of Mrs. Manning applied to Justice
i Walsh for relief, but that astute gentlein:;*,
) i with all his astuteness, could not see away in
’ ■ which ho could interfere, and the couple are
> j consequently left to enjoy their union in the
i ; best way possible. The neighbors, who have
; taken a great interest in the matter, have not
> been able to come to any definite conclusion
' as to what precise degree of relationship ex
, ists between Mrs. Manning and her chil Iren
- or between Mr. Manning and his stepbrotnem
I and sisters.
» FOREIGN NOTES.
1 Convention of Irish Bishops -A Medieval
Crime in Fiance.
London, Jan. 12.—The approaching con
-1 ’ vention of the Irish bi*hopß at Rome is likely
to witness some knotty discussions on the
1 question whether the bishops of Ireland shall
obey Archbishop McCabe and keep entirely
aloof from politics or follow the lea 1 of Arch
’ bishop Croke into Parnell s camp.
Germany's Foreign Relation*.
Berlin, Jan. 12.—1 n the Reichstag Prince
Bismarck, in answer to a question as to
whether his colonial policy had not estranged
other powers, declared that tho foreign reia
, lions of Germany were never more excellent
than at present.
Killed for an Evil Fye.
Paris, Jan. 12.—1 n the department of the
’ Loire, at Saint-Romain-les-Atheux, an event
i has occurred which is worthy of the middle
ages. Aman named Ravel, was repute! to
> have an evil eye and to influence the fates of
t | others. He was way aid when returning
homo and stabbed and stoned to death. The
investigation which has been made has not
revealed the names of his murders.
' r Severe gales prevailed on the Mediter-
B ranonn, and the Peninsula and Oriental Line
steamer has been detained a day in sailing.
I Good Democratic Brandy.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 10.—Twenty'
four years ago several prominent democrats
3 met at the residence of Charles C. Wooster.
1 of Seymour, and passed a resolution to the,
effect that a certain bottle containing a quart
of excellent old brandy should not bo opened
until n democratic president should be elec
-1 ’ ted. This resolution was reduced to writing
jin due form and duly sealed to the
; cork of the bottle, when it was laid
away and almost forgotten in the un
’ j varying success of tho republican party every
1 ' four years. But the election of Governor
' Cleveland has revived the memory of the
’ ! gentlemen, and on Monday night the gray
, | beaded and gray-bearded old Connecticut
democrats, who were in the prime of lite
when the resolution was drawn up, will meet
' - in <iuo and ancient form, and, yviili many
' J fervent wishes for the health and prosperity
1 i of Mr. Cleveland and the democratic party,
I will th ink from the same old bottle.
Aimee Soils her Blue Silk Stockings.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 12. —A train from
Evansville via Henderson, Kentucky, to this
city, carrying the Aimee I’roupe, was delay
ed at Pembroke, Kentucky, by the burning
' of the bridge over tho Yellowfork riv. r.
The passengers had to walk through the
woods to got to thecoun y road, where Aimee
lost her French slippers in the mud, anti had
to walk half a mile in her blue siik stocking*.
After t russing the river to take the other
train they hud to wait four hours in the open
air. A house was built in an old cornfield for
Aimee with twenty-four trunks. A tire waa
built in the center of the court so formed.
The troujie did not arrive here until too latt
; to pluy.
i j ■
Failures of a Week.
New York, Jan. 12.—There were 448 fail
ure* in the United Htates reported to Brad
street* during the week, against 366 in the
1 i preceding week, and 345, 342 ami 203 in the
corresponding week* of 1884, 1883 and 1882
respectively.
CONDENSED NEWS.
Indiana's debt is $5,000,000.
Ohio foresters will associate at Columbus
the 15th.
Ohio agriculturist* meet at Columbus next
ednesday.
Breweis of Toledo are boycotting temper
ance business people.
Miss Emma Johnson, Louisville, Ky., fell
dead of heart uisease.
Ohio wants Uncle Sam to pay her back the
$1,500,000 loaned him during the war.
Frank Gilbert a forging school teacher, is
jailed at Logan, O. Victimized the township
: treasurer.
Fostoria Go* Company has struck a t-mall
vein of the natural stuff and *ees prospect*
for more.
j Scrugham’s defalcation from Lexington
City National bank is now placed at S(ki,(AXJ.
He is stiil m Canada.
Charles Pulliam, of Vincennes, Ind., t sjxit
ter for the Union Pacific, has been mysteri
ously kille 1 near Abuu*, Kau.
Three former Fremontera, Frary, Smith
and Cole, were recently lost iu a mxiow storm
near Cascade, Dak. Their bodies Lav* nut
been recovered.
Currier* military band, of Cincinnati,
turned from New Orleans Friday, the expo
sition management being unable tu fulfill th*
fiancial part of the contract.
At Louisville, Ky., Israel Smith, colored,
hit a boy namel Eckerie in the skull wild a
stone, whereupon Frank Eckerie, older
brother, shot Smith in the mouth fatally.
The biennial message of Gov. Porter, of
Indiana, shows the debt of that state to t>©
$4,816,608 Thu school revenue last year was
$4,483,962. The governor recommends re
funding the foreign debt of the state, which
amounts to $585,0UU, and the encouragement
of state militia.
Myra Clarke Gaines, most of whose life
wa* devotei to suite to recover possession of
much of the city of New Orleans, the case* ,
being now in the supreme court of the United
State* upon appeal, and involving more than
$2,566,006. died at the residence of her *on-u>
law in Now Urteaua.
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T! <• re ■ Ht; «'r rotupt M-d > fllcient bout",
hold em dr 1 t- <’? Iy < >rrre in perittv.
5 •• 'of II r*H him »ch Bltlora in tha
1 I'M fiu -r 'in: ■ uio* l o ul»r Irretfu.
Unt. .< tl. «i>ii ro‘i .nd b> ela w.liriil
’ i v■!liv rci i.' rl-.in'. i . bill y rheurr.ll tn
1 »ui' u n Mr ..line ts a a Ihor ugl yo< n- uered
> iy H u lie r [ n'.liii- *a |l, r“ !■ r.tivn *nd
, m ■ni i, , m rd, .rd It rj i t‘v mini d
a l> iiu'-t ot ■ ninprctirnß .e r<-inedy
I .'ol.'", F r bla b all drug and
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'■ uh ; < i Liu <l,Bleeding h nd Itch
i n Pili b O b' x bun cured the worst
20 s • .. i-tHiidirir. No one need
0 i Ur i;u utter u Ing Wliltatu’B
i. 1 ' I ! 10l it. It iiberrbe tumore,
d. j i li t~. , It . i iiuhlce, gl»re in-
i' Hi P i irtHl only tor Phea,
i ’ii>• i ? ■ tn - !<• ports, nothing > lne,
.1 M.C IT bury,, t Cleveland,Bays:
■ u. ii ■ei H r Pile cures, and it
fl in say that I have
v» ■ t"'..l yihinK which «lva» suoh
> r : u p'un nu.t ri tlei as Dr.
I W i .'-Ii i I’ll. Cliif -i nt. ” Hold by
■ . 1 i i: ' i ..it ■ receipt of price,
O F i lb 'tin u&. Carson, 11.
< fin l i > p. turner and Geo. A. Brad
terd. Columbus, Ga.
Dr. Fr»il. r’» Kent ISflter
, Fri'Zl.-: Hint Bittersaie not a dram
, h lb v i <<. bill aie rtiletly medicinal
■ ' I ney ect strongly upon
. l.h i i'd Kldneyß, k. p the bowels
t'd'ignli li'ckethe Week Mtrowr,
. tin lufe build up Ihe nerves, and
I' nrs' tlic bl'' ■ 'ij • y ':etn of everyim
wlty. H. Id by diugglstr. JI.OO.
Fnt rale by Brannon <t Garson and Jno.
( V. Turner, Columbus, Ga,
Dr. Frailer'H Magic Olntmeat.
A iu< i.i K i Lltiie Grut-s ill theHkln,
■kb Hk ,tt tt Will r. move that
"chi ot the h d:> and t HCP an d
■ Wo. went by
■ i’ ■ ! \ Br> i roti A Carson and
! John F. j erm r, Coiumbue, Ga.
Mir. Dr Walton’. Periodical Tea
M- thfi Well. 'ce prescribed tblßval-
■ Ti! 'inr-'’l. . ■ e ter a. g r . n< mnnv years
het private prauttee. It has proved an
■l' T'i" '.■■ the tieiument of the
■ ' ■ lere towhieh the remak eon-
■ tuili uI; itbjet't. Jt |e a sure cure for
J ,l 11 rubles that so many women
, ' fei. air'ii d u receipt ot price. (SOc.
H I,l l'' * Curst n and Jno
, P linner. (omnibus, Ga
* - i'i., h Ko, t ,Mprf nfir water for
..i '. on u-wiets mh92eodAw
h. E. ( BIGGS,
Phyiician ad Surgeon.
OFi I( E:
T. H. EVAN - (O. F Drug Store,
K«*i<Lucf. J*<k4 .»i s .. Emt Coart Hdune
jtug ly
•Male AfO F MaLE agademy.
CVSSET’ , UEORGIA.
, "''. k ' ’ "0 « •!<>■ • will begin again
JANIjARI 5 1885(fl'si Monday)
1 union $1 00, 50 anti 83.60,
o i'll.-. Board never more
Than p< r month.
MUSK’ h:«. PER .UtiXTB,
1.0 A li>N tu Zil.T l. pi.
W.E. MUBr HEY,
Janlwl'.pmiwß Principal.
OR. JOhT NOfiWOOD.
OFFICE A.T
BdLEIiIOV ; &■ J’HKSOrj'S Drug Slot®,
Banciolph street.
ILfaidenoe with H. L. WOODRUFF,
urawiord, be ween Trr up *nd Foraytn Btreet
•epiu Im
IMPORTANT
TO
Farmers, Trucksb rs and Gardeners.
1v 1 l.tun I. or. b nrd he Cars at Flora,
Al> b< urn, ?. very
Rich Marl
IT IX OL A SPEKTOIV
S»XX I
And a Veiv low Bate of Freight
Is c-ff'i <1 by the *1 bile & Girard 8.8
By ar aiysts o' >be State Geologist this
iUABL ci i ' lri' turn.' 5 to 8 per cent, ot
Pn. ■ ptui’e 7. ' ,'th r er tli zitiv qualities.
Fo. e n t si g and broadcasting for
g'eii fl Id, i .a de and lawn, ir wiilbe
round
A Valuable Stimulator.
1b .' Ji. -i u, Lui AiAKLI
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Ai y olden otwaided to
R. J. OHK, Agent, Flora, Ala.,
Mub?' AClr-itd R uiro-id, wi 1 me# t with
n n.n rui-'m dftrl-tf
W. A.TICNER. Jr.
j Attorney At Law.
OBFI’E IN GAUBAND BUILDING
(OniVßUs - - - GEORGIA
NOTICE !
CltOliOl MVS') Oik COVNIY 1 J.rob
I bu’tmnd of R>f* Bri d*. <1 f»ld
• tiit Mid 8” to here? y mv«n< tl • to th*
publ eof n y c< * nt that my ** d wife, i 01*
Pre’• mb ; f e ai d br.oone from »rd after thia
r » public or fre tr»d?r, with •)) of th*
right* and jrrvfleg°6 und’r the Btatrte in such
c>»rh.m*d€ * d provided. JACCB BhODA,
t J*fiu*r> 9,18 M. )au?-lia