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VOL. X. COUPON STILL LIVES IS THE REPO ‘ OF THE LATEST MES SENGER FROM KORTI. A. Graphic Description of the Rattle of •' Kcrbekan The Death of General Karie and I/eutenant Colonel Eyre —A Desperate Battle. London. Feb. 16.—A special dispatch to the Standard from Korti staiea that a mes.M nger just arrived from th® Upper Nile denies that Khartoum has been captured by the mahdi. The meaeoKera says he left Khari- inn Feb ruary h, or six day* after CoL Wilson. At that tune, although there was great disorder, Gordon w still alive, and in posses-Mun of at least a quarter of the city Tlie officials at the wat office have received no dispatches from \5 olseley which tend to con firm the above story, and it is not believed by them. Conservative papers charge the govern ment w4b suppressing Gen. Gordon’s diarj and letters, in which Gordon stand that he sent Co). Stewart away from Khartoum in order to save his (Rtewart’si life, intending himself to meet death at Khartoum, a> he knew no help could reach there in time to rescue hint Whe a t arlument assemble * the pi ■ liu <n of disq>atehe® to the government in regard to the Soudan cauq>aign will !*» demanded. A London syndicate has made an offer to tiie government to construct a railway from Suakim to Berber, building blockhouses at intervals to guard the line, if guaranteed four and a half per cent income on the capital in vested. The Times still clings to the hope that Gen. Gordon is alive. It is estimated that Osman Digna has twelve thousand men at Tamai. HOW GENERAL EARLE DIED. A Full and Detailed Report of the Battle of El Kerbekan. London, Feb. 16. —The following additional particulars are given by the Standard corre spondent of Gen. Earle's battle: “After th® British forces had succeeded in completely surrounding the enemy’s position, Gen. Earle commanded the Black Watch regiment to carry' the enemy’s works at the point of the bax onet. The regiment resjx>nded gallantly to this command. The pipers struck up, and with inspiring cheers the men moved forward with a steadiness and valor which the enemy wore unable to with stand, and which called forth ex pressions of admiration from the lips of Gen. Earle. From loopholes in the enemy’s works rifle puffs shot out continuously, but the Black Watch kept bravely advancing. They scaled the difficult rocks which lay in their path and drove the rebels from their shelter at the point of the bayonet. Unhappily Gen. Earle fell at this iioint, as he was gallantly leading his troops to victory. In the meantime the < al vary pushed beyond this scene of conflict and captured the enemy’s camp, three miles to the rear of their intrenched position. This man oeuvre was accomplished before the Black Wat h had succeeded in carrying the main position. While the main attack was being delivered two companies of the South Staffordshire reg Iment were directed to ttieze a high rocky hill which Arab riflemen were stoutly defend ing. The British sprang boldly to the charge but the enemy clung desperately to their po sition, and disputed the ground inch by inch. But the men of Staffordshire were not to I e ienied. and they finaUy drove theenemy from the hill. This brought the l»attJe <;f El Ker bekan to a close. From first to last it was gallantly contested. The rebels consisted of Arabs of the Monassir and RoLatat tribe®. With them were numbers of dervfees from Berber. It is impossible to judge of th® number of the enemy, owing to their extended position and the rocky nature of the ground. The corpse® of the rebels who were slain lie in heaps upon the ridges from which they were driven by th® British charge. The leader of the foe, who was from Berber, and several Emirs were among the killed. The number of fugitives who escafted from the field of battle was very small. Half a battalion of the Black Watch regiment will remain in oc cupation of the enemy’s position. The wounded have been brought into camp, and everything possible for tbeir comfort has beeq done. The main body of force® will advance Rome miles further up the river. The guns spiked by Gen Stewart when he wr< forced to al>andon the steamer Abbas were found bfiried at BirtL" Lord Wolseley telegraphs from Korti as ( -Hows: “Gen. Brackenbury, who took com mand of the forces advancing up the Nile when Gen Earle fell, has sent from Dulka Island. al>out seventy miles above Merawi, the following report of the recent engage ment: ‘The attack was well planned and gal lantly executed. Our expectation is that the ?ffevt of the battle will be to open the way to Berber without further fighting. The rebels held a high ridge of razor-backed hills, with wane advanced koppies in front, close to the river. “ ‘Six companies of the Black Watch regi ment and six companies of the South Staf fordshire regiment marched around the high ridge of the hills, entirely turning the enemy’s position, which waa attacked from the rear. The number of the enemy was not great, but their jjosition was extremely strong and diffi cult of access, and they fought with the most determined bravery. The Black Watch ad vanced over r -'-ks and broken ground upon the koppte®. They answerer! the fire of the enemy in the coolest manner possib ,A . and after they had thereby driven ff tie enemy’s charge they stormed the p> ition under heavy fii-e. Gen. Earle was among the foremost in this attack, and, to the deep sorrow of every officer and man in the force, he was killed just as the summit of the first koppie was reached. At the same time the six companies of the Staffordshire regiment went to the attack of a high ridge, tli® way to which lay over the most difficult ground possible. In this attack their gallant commanding officer, Lieut. Col. Eyre was killed. Meanwhile, the nineteenth hussars had the enemy’s camp and our suo ce s aas complete. Ten of the enemy’s standards fell into our hands. The enemy’s losses were great, and their dead lie thick among the rocks and in the open q*ace where they tried to rush through our advancing force when they found themselves surrounded. Scarcely any of the enemy can have escaped Besides (yen. Earle, who was killed by a bullet fired from a small hut, and Lieut. Col. Eyre, the British slain numbered Lieut. Col. Coveney and nine men of the rank and file. Four officers and forty-two men were wounded; these have been brought to Dulka Island. I shall continue the advance by the river at daylight, February 11, and •hall endeavor to carry out your instructions to Gen. Earle, with which I am fully ac quainted. ’ ” Maud S. will be trained next summer at Belmont park, near Philadelphia, and will be takaa there a® soon a® the weather will adxuU» I ® ® imM THE BELT IS BROKEN. The Band That Binds a Man and Wife Will be Vnbuckled. Baltimore, Feb. 16.—Society circles her® are agitated over a domestic scandal involv ing families of wealth and prominence in thi® city, W T ashington and New Origins. The lady involved is Mrs. Mary Alice Belt, whose • clarions with Congressman Acklen, of Louisi ana, created a flutter m Washington a few years ago. Mrs. Belt, who is a handsome blonde, about thirty-five years of age, is the widow' of Mr. Godfrey, who was United States Consul General at Mexico during Pierce's administration. After the Acklen ep isode, Mrs Godfrey figured very little in so ciety m Washington. Her marriage in Octo l»er last revived her memory in the minds of man\ who ha<i almost forgotten her. Her second husband, from whom she is now seiuirated. is Eugene N. Belt, a w ealthy liquor dealer of Baltimore. The pair were married in Morristown, N. J., and on their arrival in this city gave a grand reception, to which 1.580 invitations were issued. Mi-. Belt is sixt; years of age. He lived very hanpiiy for c\ eral weeks with his wife when a rioplu was •rcated in club circles about the attentions of tw<. prominent society young men Mrs. Beit. Mr Belt appeared to 1» ignorant of these stories but at length somebody sent him a ja;>er containing the story of the Acklen scandal which he had never beard of up to that time. Mr. Belt refused to Udieve the atory about his wife and the matter was dropped. A few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Belt went to New Orleans, where, it is said, that Mrs. Belt met ex-Congressman A ?klen. Mr. Belt was annoyed at this circumstance, and the se quel was that Mr. Belt suddenly Parted for Baltimore, leaving Mrs. Belt behind him. He consulted a lawyer, and instructed him to be gin divorce proceedings at once. Mrs. Belt returned north, and went to the hmie of her sister in New York. Family frieu i have en deavored to bring about a comp "omise, but Mr. Belt is unrelenting. AN INSANE GIRL. M I Have Been Ordained by God to Kill You Both.” New York, Feb. 16.—Regina Nehnier has for two years Ixen a meinlier of the family of the Rev Leo. Koenig, pistor of the Fifteenth Street German Lutheran church. She is only seventeen years of age and has suddenly l>e carne a raving maniac. Mr. Koenig and his wife were awakened by a terrific banging nt their door. Suddenly the door opened and Regina burst into the room. Her hair hung down her back and her ey<w glared. She ru hed tn the lied clinched the minister by the throat and shrieked: “I have been ordained by God to kill you both.” Mrs Koenig screamed and springing from the bed rushed from the room. The struggle between Mr. K<-emg and the girl was a vio lent one, but he final! broke away from her grasp and dashed into the hallway, closing and looking the door behind him A polico n-aif soon arrived and the girl was locked up. Failure to hear from her friends over in Ger many has unsettled the girl’s mind. Traiurfer of yuren Maud. New York, Feb. 16.—Robert Bonner, In gjieaking of his intention of bringing Maud S. oast, said: “Bair has secured a lease of Bel mont j-ark, near Philadelphia, and will give up (.’hester park, at Cincinnati, where he I. as l>een several veal’s. I hall let him take Maud 8. to Belmont park as soon as the weather will permit. It would never do to bring her east, while we are hav ing such se'’ ere weather. I <nrpect great things of Maud S. the the coming season. The more I think of h* r last performance at Isl ington, the more I am pleased to regard it. I>K>k at the unfavorable conditions—a long journey, a change of climate, an unfavorable season of the year, and a slow track, on which no horse lias ever been able to make good time— which .vos made b>’ Maud 8. in her four-year-old form, being the fa'J st !>ver made tlv-re until than, and yet she maxis the mile in 2:0U,4.” A Lascivious Ixivcr’s Drath. PorGHKEEPHiE, N. ¥., Feb. 16.—William J. White, of Dover Plains, Dutches® county, who has an estimable wife and two children, has for a year or more been intimate with Mary Vincent. Samuel Proper, who is about twenty-three years old, lias also lieen intimate with the girl lately, much to the annoyance of White. White visited the house of Mary and found Proper there. He ordered Proper to leave, but the latter declined to go. Proper remained until nightfall and when the girl started for the village store he accompanied her. On the way they met White, who was evidently waiting for Proper. White drew a ]>istol and shot Proper through the body in the presence of the girl. Proper lived but a few hours. White has been airested. Mahone's Escapade. Washington, Feb. 16.—Butler Mahon®, son of Senator Mahone, while intoxicated, fired several shots in the vicinity of Welcker> hotel. When ati officer rJt9iopted to pa ify him he turned and fired at him, when he was sei//*! by four men. A*;istance was telephoned for, but when the police arrived it was found that Mahone had be»*n spirited off by his friends Ijater he arrested, taken to the police court v* here he de;xHited SSO as collateral for his appearance. Senater Mahone and his son have been re quested to vacate the ” rooms at Weicker’s hotel on account of the young man’s actiona A Mixxing Silver Tig. Philadelphia, Feb. 16.—Superintendent Snowden of the mint has said that he could not account for the theft of a seventy pound bar »>f silver from the mint. Cohen, th< Maiden Lane jeweler, receiver! it from Sam uel Simpson, of 316 South street, this city. Mr. Simpson could not be seen, but at his pla<-e inquirers were told that he had received the silver from Peter Daley, a saloon keejier. A warrant was issued for Daley’s arrest, but he had disappeared. Vagaries of th® Mind. Ottawa, Ont., Feb 16.—A gentleman, whe arrived from Kingston, states that the story of a body having been identified in the vault® In that city as that of a man named Harry Roterts, alias Bernard, who was wanted in New Orleans for murd 'ringanegro. is a hoax. Clothe, the man who claims to have identified the txxiy as that of Roberta, now states that be read the story he gave to the preas in a German newspaper. Director-General Burke’H Movement®. New Orleans, Feb. 16. —Director-Genera) Burke, of the exportion, has left for Baton Rx-uge to look alter the duties of his office a« state treasurer. He will then visit Washing ton, to participate in the inaugural cere monies. Meantime the exposition manage ment, refusing to accept the resignation of Major Burke as director-general, met and det-ignated Sam. H. Buck as director general pro tern. John Kelly’® Condition. New York, Feb. 16. The friends of John Kelly deny the story published in the Brook lyn Eagle that Mr. Kelly is in a critical con dition. They say he ih rapidly getting better, and besides taking a daily walk, exercises on horseback for two hours every pleasant COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY mNLNG, FEBRUARY 18. 1885. INTERESTING INDIAN. COLONEL BOUDINOT, THE RED MAN WHO WANTS AN OFFICE. Cheaper Newspaper Poatage—The Value of General Grant’* Present® —A Novel ■ icker Introduced Telephone Communication®. Washington, Feb. 16.—Among the candi dates f >r office that begin to come t* the sur j face—and there are plenty of them is Cot ' Boudinot, the Cherokee Indian, who is an ! nounoed as a candidate for Indian Commie doner. Boudinot is a well-known ( haraeter at the capital. His strong, compact figure, long flowing hair, halting gait and bronzed face are familiar to every one accustomed to the scene® of the winter season here. Every season he is here before the lx ginning of th® session, and seldom leaves until the gavel has fallen and Lhe session at an end. He is rec*og« nized a a persistent and valued friend to hii race—not to the Cherokees alone, but to th® Indian race generail x. “He is the liest poste<i man in the country on Indian affairs,” said a guutlemau who had known him intimately for a long Lima “He has made the subject a careful and close study all his life. No man could be found with such fitness tor the place as he possesses.” Boudinot is really an interesting character. He is much superior in point of abil ity and intelligence to any of the In dians, tame or wild, that we are ac customed to seeing. He is thoroughly edu cated, a careful reader of history and cur rent literature, a goxxi conversationalist and a ready and forcible writer. He was at one lime, before being sent here in the interest of his nation, the editor of a daily jxiper in Arkansas being the only Indian, so far ax is known, to occupy such position for nt least, any considerable time. He was an officer in the confederate army in the late war, and won a reputation a< a tighter. He wax a member of the democratic state committee of Arkansas, and at one time it® chairman, and has now the indorsement of th® members of the house and semOe from thsA rtate for the position. Boudinot, as his nan ® indicates, has French blood in his veins. Ha father was of French stock, his moth®! u Cherokee. Boudinot pore, a half century or more ago, went from New England to North Carolina, and there fell in love with a Chero kee maiden and married her. He took her to New England and educated her, and there were born to them sundry children, of which the present candidate for Indian commis sioner is one. After some years in New England they drifted to the Cherokee nation, removing to the Indian territory with them, and in the tribal difficulties which followed Boudinot lost his life. His son, however, proved worthy of his sire and of the mother, ami has been a busy worker for the good of his rax* since. In bis jiersonal apjiearance ho attracts especial attention by reason of his very long, very black hair, now somewhat streaked with gray w hich falls from beneath the slouch hat, over his shoulders. His dark fare is smoothly shaven, except as to the mustax ho which is heavy and black. His dress does not differ from that worn by th® thousands who gather tit the capital daily, and in conversation you seldom bear better language than hi®. The re|>ort of Mr. Morey, of the bouse com mittee on postoffiros and post roads, on th advisability of reducing the postage on news j>aj>er matter one-half, is attracting a good deal of favorable attention. He shows tliat the change would not reduce th® revenues o the postoffice department at all, borause th de]®U'tment under the present rates and ar rangements only gets the “long haul" us the qpwsjxapers, while those which are to go a short distant* and on which the profit would be made are sent by express. By the proposed change the department could liandle all the newspaper matter, lie thinks, and so the re ceipts lx> rather increase 1 than decreased. The iiews]>ai>crM have not, he argue®, been able to increase their price* since the art w’as parsed requiring advance payment of postage, and the result is tliat Ua jxjsta*'® now comes out of the publishers, being thus in the nature of a tax |»ai<l by publishers for the privilege of continuing their business. He adds an in teresting jiaragraph, to the effect that in Canada all newspaper matter is carried free of charge in the mails, upon the theory that the dissemination of information ought to tie as nearly free as the government can make it. The postage paid on second class matter in the last year was nearly S2,(XX),(XX). The list of presents which Gen. and Mrs. Grant projxjse to turn over to the government is a curious one. It contains present# and ad dresses and testimonials of regard from near ly every nation on the globe. These are espe cially numerous as relates to England, China and Japan. There ar® large numbers of ad dresses from the people of various cities of England and Leland, and some very valuable prew'.nta from Caina and Japan. Among the latter is a collection of Jajjanese coin®, the only complete set, except one, which is in the Japanese treasury. When it ix stated that some of the pieces in the collection coat a thou sand eax h, it is easy to ree something of ita value. There is a pair of bronze vases presented by tl*e citizens of Yokohama, and a pair of gold cigar cases preaen cd by kings of Siam. The telephone company here has attached a new and and valuable feature to the tele phone s} stem. It is what is called the Oram telephone, and is connected with the observa tory chronometer in such a manner that it ticks out the hour and minute on the wire® consta.ntly. To learn the exact time by the ; obser eatery clock you need only to take down ' the telephone and listen. Every minute is struck, just as the fire bells strike a number. For instance, 9:35 is struck by nine ticks, then three and then five, followed by a buzz which indicate® the exact minute. It is a very in genious an uUigement, and gives great satis faction. The telephone in Washington pute you in qieaking distance of a good many illustrious jieople All the department®, of course, have them, from one to fifty in a department, most of them having sub-exchange systems of their own, so that the heads may communicate with subordinate® in another part of the building at will. Then all the cabinet officers have telephones at their homes, where they are thrs accessible at al) hours. There is , also a telephonic connection with the whit® house, and it often occurs that the president communicates thus with his cabinet officers at their homes or desks on matters of importance At the houae and senate end of the capitol there are telephones, and it is no uncommon thing to ace some member shouting an order through it to his driver to “bring up the carriage at once, with the new harness and bay horses.” There ar® atao telegraph offices at house and senate ends, connecting directly with the dej>artmente, and when a member wants any information t) om a department he has but to write his message and be is sure of an answer in a very brief space of time. Railway Reading. New York, Feb. 16.—Commissioner Fink says the story which has been published re garding his proposed connection with lhe Missouri Pacific railway system is aatixaly a ituout lOuxidaUta. JOHN P. ST. The Apostle of Prohibition on th* Future of Hi* Party. (.'incinn ATI, Feb. 16.—Ex. Gov. John P. St. John, of Kansas, spent utovernl hours m this city on b - nay (touch, lie is u c. rm< lium 1 height, ai d built compactly; di <;es in plain cloth of black, his entire mak u being just a shade old fashioned Hair and stringy mus tache in>n gray; face full of svi ■ e-, show ing more of wear than ago. and he has evi dently lots of reserve vitality, for his small gray eyes twinkle and snap as be conver t, though hi-I...inner is easy and reser (hl—more that of the soldier than the politician. He said: w ,?c l JOHN P. bl. JOHN. “I am on my way south to lecture; shall talk prohibition. Our cause has gained 100 per cent, of votes since election, judging from all I can hear and see of the action of men who have heretofore voted with one or the other of the old parties and now express a do ire for thi' success of a third party. 1 tolieve hat if it had not been for the prohibition party Cleveland’s vote in Now York would Lave been much greater than it was. 1 do not credit the prohibition party with Blaine’s de feat The third party movement is like the abolition movement —it gets the good men from all parties; but the abolition party never jumped from 10,000 to 150,(X)o votes in four years. 1 rely for the success of our parly upon the growing moral sentiment of the American people; they are the grandest jxx> ple in th i world to espoust' a good cause after they have been brought to recognize its value, and what is right in this country ie going to win.’ “What do you regard as the most import ant national problem, next to the liquor quef tionf “Respect for and enforcement of our Sun day laws.” “What about the labor question?” “Well, the American people pay $1,500,000,- (XX) for liquor; and prohibition would do more than any other one thing to adjust, the ques tions which arise i)et ween labor and capital, tor this vast sum would t hen be devoted not >nly to the industrious, but to the peace and prosperity of the home.” FIENDISH DEED. A Frozen Tramp Kills Ills Kind Hostess With a Skillet. Kankakee, 111., Feb. 16.—A tramp named Nelson appli»*<i for lodging at Andrew Shreffler’s residence in Rockville township, saying that his feet wen* frozen. He was givey a lied, ami ycsteiday, while Mr. Shreffier was at work, the tramp asked Mrs. Shreffier for to put on his feet. Mrs. Hhreffier gave him some kerosene oil, but Nelson did not like it, aod, taking au iron killet from the stove, broke it over her head Then lw t<x>k a flat-iron and struck her again on tlie head, producing several terrible wounds. The woman’s skull vas fractured, and sin died this morning. Nelson was brou ,h t, ■ this city and lodged in jail. The fee) n against th® murderer is very strong, aim fears are entertained tliat he will be lynched. Tramps Wreck a Train. Lawrence,Kasg Itoli. 16.—There wnsanat tempt by three tramps to wreck th<? east-bound Rant a Fe passenger train. The party board d the train at Topeka and re fused to pay f are. As there arc no stops be tween tliat place and the con ductor did not put them off, but waited till the train arrived here, when he locked the d<x>rs of the car and demanded the fare or threatened to have them arrested. Op nng a window, they escaped, and, walking down the track, broke the lock on the switch and turned it. The engine was ditched, but the rest of the train was saved by the slow speed at which the train was moving. As it was, a few bruises to the engineer and fireman wa. ail the persona) damage done. The wreck was cleared to that trains were moving by noon. Two of the jjarties have been cap tured, and the third lias been traced to l>eav®nworlh, Kas. An Unsaccessful Attempt to Kill. Pottsville, Pa., Feb. JO.—Roaring Creek is agitated over the attempt by a servant to poison a young school tea- her named Emma Momberger. Miss Momberger had smiled upon John Tomlinson, who had been courting Susan Stilt/., tit® servant in question. Su-an resented this interference and madeva*® threat*. Yesterday she was observed hand ling a small white ptq>er parcel while pouring out Miss Momberger’s coffee. Fortunately the landlady, whose suspicions were aroused, dashed the cup aside beic re Miss Momberger could drink it® con ten J a A quantity of the poi.-on was- found in the bottom of the cup. Susan confessed, and gave as a reason for her murderous design the xtory of the stolen lov er. bhe has not been arrested. Dr. Henry T. Lelmbold*® Release. Philadelphia, Feb. 16.—Dr. Henry T. Helmbold, the great “buebu” man, has Ixen released from the Norristown insane asylum. He had lx**n confined there since June 21, 1881. The lunacy commission declared him to be of sound mind after a searching examina tion. To the energies of his w ife and those of his counsel is due the freedom of Dr. Helm bold. He proposes to re-establish bis bu .mess in New York, and will take his family there to retdda Ball To®*®!*®. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16.—The West ern base ball league adjourned to meet at Kansan City, February 13, IKB6. Messrs. Bchwabacker, McKim and Kipp wer* ap pointed as the board of arbitratiou, and Messrs. Sullivan, Watkins and Loftus sched ule committee, to meet at St. Jxrais March 12. Mr. Schwabacker was appointed to se erre another club, as, unless an eighth mem bar is secured, St. Paul must be dropped. Making Them While Again. Little Rock. Ark., Feb. 16.—A bill has just passed the senate to provide artificial hmb® for confederate soldiers who were maimed in ttie late war. Senator Embry in supporting the bill said: “The men who suf fered for the l<?st cau.->e were honest and ral bed, as they bexie zed, under a Hag that should wave over thi country, and 1 voaj for the bill with a great deal of pleasure.” lhe vote Hood twenty-four to Uuea. SANITATION FOR STOCK. MEMORIAL ADOPTED BY THE STOCK rtHOWERS’ ASSOCIATION. fctate Branches to be Organized for th® Collecti.in of StattsticH Protection f rom Tex a® Fever and Plenro- Pnrumonia—Note®. St. Loris. M l, Feb. 16.—The executive com: nit fix? of national; cattle and horse grower^'a - i ion held an important meet ing a» th ofllce of Hunter & Evans, in this' city, at which were present R. 1). Hunter, president of the association; Harvey W. Sol omin. of Clinton, Mo.; Richard Gentry, of Kansas City ; J. W. Hamilton, of Wellington, Kas , being represented by proxy. After the (I 8 ussionof various rout ne business, the com mittee proceeded to a plan for the organiza tion of stat* and territorial executive cwininit tees to consist of fifteen members, the vice presidents of the several states and territories each to act as chairman for the committee of his state or territory; memliers to lx* numin uted by the vice president and confirmed by the national executive committee. The work f the .late and territorial executive commit tees, a.s recommended by the national commit tee, will lx* a plan of organization. First—The orgauizatuou of local associa tions in every si ate and territory in the Union, " here none already exist, and all local associ ations will Ix 3 invited to unite with the na tional organization and co-operate with it in lhe general advancement of the cattle and horse industry <»f the country. Second—l’he suppression of animal disoastw, l»y preventing, as tar as possible, the intro lu. lion and spread of any contagious disease, and, in so doing, the committee are requested to confer with local and state sanitary author dies, and eo-o|>erate with them in every manner possible in protecting the interests of all concerned. In this connection, it is urged that accurate reports be compiled from time to time and forwarded to the executive office of the national ass<x?iatioQ, as it is the object of this association to actin harmony with any effort h»king to the good of the cattle and hoi's® industry, and to make hill and concise repoi'ts of its investigation and labor, without being sensational, as the latter class of report® du great injury and uj good. The association appeals to every live stock man in the country to lend his aid and iuflu pnee in stamping out disease, and it is also recommended t hat the state and territorial committees gather and transmit to the execu* 1 ivi*' office all possible information of a statis tical character, and other information em bracing local and state legislation, newsjxaper articles, etc., and to lend all possible assistance Io shippers in securing favorable freight rates in transporting their stock. Hecretai'y At water was directed to attend, as far as (>ossi bie, the spring mootings of local associations. After discu «ing the general detail work pertaining to the executive office, t hecommitr -4-e adopted a memorial to the railroad and stock yard companies of the country. After i long preamble, the following resolutions apfieac Resolved, That we earnestly recommend 'tnd urge ujkhi the railroad companies the qe cessity of their assistance and co-operation in lhe suppression of cattle diseases. First—By their refusal to receive in their fstock-i>ens, or to haul in their cars, any sick or diseased cattle, suffering from pl<*uro-pneu moma or other contagious diseases; and that all cars used in the transportation of imported foreign cuttie be thoroughly cleansed and dis infected after the unloading of sue h eatl-la 8 >nd —That in tliu transportation of such Southern enttte as may bo capable us eommu iicating to other cattle so-called Spanish or splenic fever, suitable fieus for unloading and feeding such cattle at proper intervals be set a;)»»i t. I provided for their exclusive use, mid ;bat all ears used in transporting sudi • at He l»e iaor<Highly washed, cieaused and dis infected immediately after they are uniuaded at the place of destination. Third —That it is of the utmost importance to the railroad companies, as well as to the Khipfxjrs, that capa ious and comfortable I’ens lx? provided for the care of cattle iu transit; and that a sufficiency of good water und fe'*d lx* furnished at tlie sev nd feed yards en route; and that the of cat tle lx) accorded that treatment which will guarantee to the stock being all t)M» gocxi food, water and care which is so essen tial to *• he health and general good condition of the beef tx> be xnai Keted; and your atten tion is especially invited to the supply of good water in abundance. And l>e it further resolved, that al) stock yard companies at the various (tattle markets of the countries and along the hues of tran»> portation be earnestly nxpiested and ur z ed to sot apm t a portion or section of their yard® for the • xdusive use of through southern edc- Ue, and th/: such cattle be unloaded into sep arate chutxr md alleys, and be thoroughly isolated fr >m the time of their receipt until they are d. *•!.urged; and be it further Resolve*! hat all stock-yard companies at the vaj'i( ;. receiving ports and marketa of the country, and along the lines of transpor tation are hereby requested and urg»Ml to pro vide .*«pai ate and exclusive chutes, alleys and pons for the use of imported or other cattle t lat may hue been shipped from a district A’here pleuro-pneumonia or other conutgious diseases c xisu; and for the exclusive use of such cattle ,'l may be suffering from such dis ea-e, or that are in any manner Hable to com municate d »eases to other cattle; and tliat such cattle be so isolated from the time ot their arrival until they aredischargt-d; and bt it further Resolve*;, Tliat the resolutions adopted by the execut ; e committee, and embodied in the memoi .a) to transportation and stock yard companies, be applied to the tiaus|x>rtation of horses that are shipped from sectious wher® disea-e may exist, or tliat may be suffer ng from disease, or that are liable to communi cate disease to other horses. The object of these measure® is to meet ex isting facts, and to remove the unwarranted feai-s that may exist in the minds of breeder®, shippers and consumers of beef, and to letter protect the general cattle interests of the country, by removing lhe necessity of quar antine regulations, legislation and disenmina tion against cattle from various section® of the country. Death Roll. New Orleans, Feb. 16.—Ex-Gov. Alexan- . der Mouton died on h»s plantation in I-afay- I ette parish, Ix/uisiana, Thursday night. Gov. ; Mouton was the son of one of the radians driven from Nova Scotia by the British, and the story * f whose wanderings form the basis I of Longfellow’s “Evangeline.” Gov. Mouton was a member of the Louisiana iegLlatur® fifty eight years ago. He was elected to the L’niied States senate in 1837. In 1861 hr was president of tne seca>-uou convention which carried Louisiana out of the union. LaCygne, Kas., Feb. 16. —The Hon. Geo. F Hamlin, aged sixty rwo, died at his home in this place from an excessive dose of mor phine administered hyp/xiermically t<» relieve pain, lie was a second cousin of ex-Vice Pres ident llanniltal liamlm, and introduced lhe V. nstitutioual prohibilory amendment wuil® a auuber of Luu Kamwu smalm Moat®. THE CONf'-.NSER. Freeh, Pithy Now® Items Boiled Down th® rhe Hurried Reader. Narragansett bay is frozen over from Mow port to Pnr idcDce. O)l. Thos. Buiord died in the Uentral in lane asylum. Anchorage, Ky. A large number of sev . re cases us scarlet fever are reported from Springfield, O. Oliver Bros. & Phillips’ mill, at Wood Run, •ear Pittsburg, shut down on account of bide t*f orders. Twonty-oicht inmates perished in the Biockly ahns-hous® fire, Philadelphia, Thurs day night. There is no immediate danger to Ohio river eraft it Cincinnati and vicinity from floating ice, J. W. Hutchison, of Gillespie, 111., com mitted suicide by poison, on account of finan cial troubles. Seven of the witnesses in the Ford-Murphy min der tried in New r Orleans, have Ixjen indicted for perjury. The house elections committee decided not to report upon election contests except; for seats in the resent house. Arthur O’Brien, who killed Antony Noet ker, in Cincinnati, was bound over to answer the charge of manslaughter. John Wright, a Coshocton (0.) burglar, was riddled with buckshot as ho was in tlie act of breaking into a house in that city. William Washam and a woman pur porting to be his wife, living at Cornersville, hid., were suddenly stricken with insanity. The contract for building the new court house at Troy, 0., was award’xi to T. B. Townsend, of Zanesville, at his bid, $130,- 158.64. Gen. Logan and Col. Morrisoi were nomi nated for United States Senate rat the joint session of tiie Illinois legislature. No vote wa® taken. Committees of the national protective tariff league, and the American protective tariff association, have decided to merge the two organizations. A large part of the business part of Vassar, Mich., has been burned. The snow on th® roofs was all that prevented the whole town from di st ruction. Step! a a Farrall, a summons deputy of the sheriff of Benton county, Ind., wa- found frozen t<, 'loat h near Oxford. He "'as out Bummo mg witnesses. A ro: •• supporting the truck on a mine slope near Wnkesbarre broke while the truck was being lowered, and the result was the death of one man and serious injuries to four other®. David Dudley Field celebrated the tightiefh anniver iary of his birth at the residence of his brother, Cyrus W. Field, in New York. The congratulations were hearty and numer ous. A fire started in Pratt’s rag w arehouse, Binghampton, N. Y., opposite the Erie depot, and was not got under control until it had burned sixteen houses, and although one large block is gutted, the Hames were confined to it alone, and a long row of valuable building® was saved. The loss is about $75 (XX). A large amount of wreckage of all descrip tions has been washed ashore at the Delaw are breakwater, and near Cape Henlopen. It is luppotied to belong to the bark Thomas Flet cher, which cleared from Brunswick, Go., October 25, for Buenos Ayres, and has not ar rived at her destination. A MURDERER DIES With the Word® of Hi® Confexwton on Hi® Lip®, but not Uttered. Macon, Ga., Feb. 16.—One of the strangest stories that has ever been told has Ixsen brought out by the death of a man who was accused of committing murder, yet proved his innocence until his actions on his death bed betrayed him. A farmer named was murdered. He wa* found lying with his Liad siioiahed in and an ax lying near. A uu gro girl w "to found in the room buried under a rale of coin. Bbe said she had been paid by Evans’ brother-in-law, Carr, to let lum in the room with another white man and a nt‘gro. While they were in the nxjm they killed Ev ans. The white man ran away, and the negro was alter waids killed, 'l he girl was Bentenred to Dade coal mines for life, where she now is. Carr died Friday. Ou his death-bed he said be was in a perlect hell and called till into he room L bea; his story, when he died with the iecreL ua ius Ups. A Subterrauean AoeideuG Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 16.—Th® Horn lilver mine at Frisco, Utah, caved m Thurs day night. The night shm had a narrow es cape. Ad got out saiely, but the last cag® was caught at tba two hundnxl ieot level by the shaft dogmg in, and six men iu it had to be pulled up one by one with ropes. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. lAtcMi Quotation® ui the Stock, Produo® and Cattle Market®. Nsw Yoax, keb. IL—Money per ceuL Ex change quiet. Government dull Alt. A’ Terre Haul®. 21 Morris & Essex.. 11M Bur. <k yuiuqy Miasouri Tocnic. JI Caiuvia i’aeiiic ... i - ) N. V. <Sc Eiie Canada SouLueru 30 N. Y. CcnirJ U_< ,Z Ccniioi i’acdic ... NorlUwesieru ... Ciueago <£ A.Lou .. Uil Tactile Mail .k? g C., C , C. <£ 1 34 Kucm island Hl Del. »£ Hudsou. .. » bu Paul ‘3*4 Dei., Lack. <x W bi. P &. S. C. ill.uo*BUt*uu*al ... TH 4 do preferred Jersey Ueutrai.. toy® Texas ec P«uado.. 12 a Kansas & Texaa... 16 U. I'audio .. Lake dbure West. Union. . . LuiMsvnle oi Nash Nua.i. UuaU ... 31 G«ueraL Cincinnati, Feb. H. FLOUR—Fancy, Atu; taiiuly, WHEAT—No- red. 87c; Na 3, JWqtfUc. (X>RN— No. 2 mixed. 43c; Na 3,42 c; ear, 41a. UATb—No. 3 mixed, Na 2 wlul®, 88>aC. RYE-Na 2. 72c. BARLEY—Spring, 55''£65c: fall, Pu/Liv Family, >!2.7><>l2.d. a ; BACON liiKxiidera, »c; tuion. clear side®, Lard—Kettle — o c. CHEEbK—Prime Io cuoice Onio, h)<sllc; New York, 12. jc; Northwestern, POULTRY -Fair ohiekeiM, print®, ducks, $3.i5; geuee, per do*. ; live turkeys, KMoi> *c; dressed, i 2 HAY—No. i timothy, No. 2, 11.50 OlU.uu; mixed, >io.v.> wneai. and rye straw, outa straw, >■ .UoaiUto. Nxw Yohs, - eb, 14.—WHEAi'—No. I wliite, 90c; No. 2 red. Hu * 4 c. CORN Mixed wwiern, futui-es, 1 ygC. Oata - W eateru. 3»ketiuc Nxw Okum ns, Feb 14. —SUGAIt- Refining, com* mou, <‘4 <1.4 2 c; inferior, -jc; enoice white, od white, 5(f45, <c; chtMue yellow, 5 a MOLASSES—Good fair, pnme, choice. 44c; o ntnlugui prime, .5 fair, Akx Bktboit, Feb. 14. —WHEAT—No. 1 white, b7>t(J| Na 3 red, •. a c; Michigan soft red, , 4 c. Toixdo, Feb. 44. WHEAT —Na 2,79 c; Na 3 •oft, Lire "took. Ctncinnati, Feb. 14.—CATTLE -Good to choice butcher®, fair, s4.uai>o.2s; common, $2 k|3; sUx:Kei.i and feedera, sJ.«yeaning® and calves, HOGS—Selected bu hern, fair to good packing, >; fair to good bgnt. S4.UU (gn.ls; oommou, 4.50; culh', ;.-o. SHEEP -Common to fair, good to ehoice, $3. 0(4-4.25; weatiiers, LamUs, common, $4 uooitf; good Chicago. Feb 14.—HOGS—Fair to good, >4 50 $ “ d packing. cuoice heavy 15.0005.30. t xports, U0Q36.40; good to choicu •hippnig, .GO oommou to C®ir, Mochere and leaders, NO. 254 1 STETTEN ; y CELEBRATED tJ V !Tteß s B? th® car nt Hovttitir'® Men tch Bflfer® th® b I gored tiieaiaiceoi it® countenance and ol djspept.cs tie supplanted by a h< a.lLi< r loos, »r.Q as ths tood ia aatdmilaied, the hod; acqu re» rut«i»i ce. A;p<tita is rs riortd, tua tne n*-rv us nyt>um ie.'rt»hed w’th uiuci> nttocoj Biumoer, tbroufti tit* bbs oi thi® u-eoic int>, which Im ®>®u Oeuidoiai t'» ptrsucs of ® riieuul.k itncctc), auu an itsa.imable pra tai tauve oi itv«r ano »gu». Ev>r aaie by ah biu»git>ca and Doa-sta » sue rally, riEOl PILEbtl tILLSHI Bure cuie lor biitd, bieeuiug uuU Itch ing Mleb. Ute box Cub euleu tbe woiet carte ul ytuie’ eUibUILK. No obe need battel live uiibuieß alter uelbg U luiaui’B ' luoiub irut Uiutueut. it abaoibe tumoia, ailujb ItcblllK. lictb »B touillce, K*teb iu olum tbiiei. tiepaied only tor 1 beg, rtebibx 01 me ynvuie pailß, nottiing i-iho. Uuli. g. M. Li>Leijbui>,oi rjieveiauo, eaye: “1 L ave ÜBCil stolen oi Mie cures, am It alloi Ob we pleasure to nay that 1 Have bi vet louriu abyining winui ulvet euch iU.iutOiale am peribabebl teller as Dr. Wlmais a IbUiub Pile Ulbtniebl." bold by ill ukklblb asu isaileil vb receipt oi price, Al. Hui sale by biabb' U <t Carson, U. Cartel,.loliu b. luiber auil Ueo. A. brad tvru, uoluuibus, Ua. Dr. rtuller’. Heat Bitter Fraziei s Xiiut Lbtieib uie oot. a dram .--bop beverage, but axe btrlclly medlclual 111 every best :. itley aclbUobgiy upon Hit DiVel aou KlULepb, Keep ibe bovielß open abo ngulai, make me wea& Btroixg, bem lbi lbl.gr, Luuu up itie stive., asU ub aiiße tue oiuuu ano b>biiis oi evely im puiuy. bsio by diuggißtß. tl.ub. roi sale by Brasuou A Carson and Uno. P. Turner, Coiuuibus, ua. .. 'igff} Dr. Fratler’k Magic Olntmeat _ A sure cuie lor Lillie Uruhg in ine bkln, Kougti skin, etc. it will remove Ibal ruugnneßb tioiu lhe bui ils ana lace and uiHhfc youbeaulllui. Piloe EOc. bent by mall, boi sale by Biasson A Largos and loss L. luisei, ooiuinbiiß, Ua. Cn-ie. E. (iiover, ueraioraello, Mexico. Lilly 111, IccL, rays j “1 tske pietisme in aUiiietbisg you once iron, o< you save bees ul great besellt lu wt. I wrote to you about one urd cbi-Calt ytaie i go, null Anaona, for Li. Wliiku's lidii>n t'.l O.s Uiest. 1 ItlblvtU it Bl 0 It lUlid meosuieiy. 1 b'lu bro b< me Olstir»nt i- isalblbg, Willi WLlcn 1 have esieu Seven ul eiglii uioie. 11 ib wusdtt.ui. Saratoga tllgb Bock Spring Water for .<•11 by an druggißtß. tnsaUeoiiAw IMPORTANT TO Farmers, hucksters and Gardeners. —-o I will furrteh nn board th® Care at F|cra 9 Alabama, a very Rich Marl AT MX !>OLI.A as P«!< TOV C2JSII I And a Very Low Rate of Freight I is cOen-d by tbe Jrs. bill A Glraid K. R Bv armlvßtHof the BtHte Geologlat tJ.Ja MAIiL (MUitHlne frills S to 8 per cent ut Phosphate with otin r fertilizing qualities. Koi coinpoMlig and broaocaeiitig lor grain Heide, uicsaide and lawne It aid be found. i A Valuable Stimulator. rsle.lri ota Unano, but a lIICH HAUTj Arye rdere forwarded to K. J. OHH, Agent, Flora, Ala., M< bile & Girurd Railroad, will meet with prompt attention. decll>tf Male AND female AGADEMY. LCUhSEK, OEOROIA. «J| The ret nr tbte Hctiool will begin again JANUARY 5.1888(flw Monday). 1 ninon si SO SO anil «3 SO, According to grade. Board never more Tlinn SS. For Itlonrh. MVBIC tSU. PEK MONTH, LOlAdlifi HIAI.THiL'I. W.E. MUKJHEY, tonlwlt-emlwS Principal. or. johnjohwooK (OFFICE A.T BREEDLOVE & JOHNSON'S Drug Stere, Randolph btreet. Residence with H. L. WOOPBUFF, Onwtcrd, b.tw.en Tio«p ind Ion) tt> > trtti h. E. MlldUS, Physician end Jurgecn. OFFJCK: T. H. EVA Nb A CO. N Drujr Store. Kealdeucr, Jw«k®oi> B».. Rnnth*«et ®f Coax® Hou®* wlih W H. GJaie. Dn&ly W.7A.TICNERrj7r Attorney At Law. UCFICB JN GABBAIP 111J1JKG COIUMBU”. - - - GFOFGTA NOTICE 1 ‘ CIFORdU. MrsocoliK ConsTT I J.reb I bice., oi get. broca, cl >t |. 10..111 .1.0 Ht.lt, t.irly «',i uur. to th. oati col nj ooi trot uniufiill nil., > o.i kro >, rl.s t • >i d beom. trow »rc titer tin. del. • labite or tree tttder, mill >ll oi u. n«ku >ed irtwlegei ond»r tbe tur te in lock M.«. nude »sd trended. . MUJi BpOPA. .dunMy .