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Jno. Bartow, - - - Editor.
Bros Cleveland is making pre
parations to buy some N ,*\v York
reai estate.
Things ar moving t ,itUy lively
around Washington, just now,
making room for the new officers
The Crown Prince Kudolphcom
mitted suicide, Ist. insf., by shoot
ing himself in the head.
The Farmers Alliance, publish
ed at West Point, has been moved
to Atlanta, and is now called the
Southern Farmers Alliance,
Gen. Harrison is growing weary
of his visitors. They are crowding
him too close in the office seeking
business.
The hangings throughout the
country seems very numerous.
Yet, as it were, crime continues to
increase.
It seems Mahone is getting
scarce of friends to endorse him
for a cabinet position, when be
sends.a colored delegation to the
president to plead for him.
Mr. Coke of Texas, Mr. McPherton
of New Jersey, and Mr. Cullata of
Illinois, have been re elected to the
United States Senate from their re
spective states.
The conference committee of ihotwo
Houses of Congress, have practically
agreed upon the fill creating a secre
tary of agriculture, with a seat ia the
president’s cabinet.
New state prisons have 3,500
convicts supported in idleness at an
expense of $400,000 annually, and an
immense increase of suffering, crime
and insanity suffering from tbis idle
ness. A miserable state of affairs.
Here are souse of the name3 that are
likely to consulate Jdarrison’s cabinet:
Blaine, secretary of state, Warner
Miller, postmaster general, Wanna
maker, secretary of the navy, W.
Swift of California, secretary of tka
interior.
Jttdge Caldwell of the United States
Circuit Court in Arkansas, in u recent
case, delivered an elaborate opiaion,
iu whisk he holds that nndcr a state
law which forbids the sale of “alcohol
or any spiritpas, ardent, vinous, malt,
or fermented liquors,” cider can not be
lawfully sold.
The editor of the Franklin Reg
ister looks with fond anticipations
t) thb bright future, when Carnes
ville will be a railroad point. The
Journal hopes his anticipations
will.net be in vain, and this same
]■'■ id will make Homer a railroad
point.
A few days ago, in Atlanta, a
negro was run over and killed on
tiie railroad. His skull was mashed
in. in several places, and his legs
and arms completely severed from
his body. Yet, strange to say,
when found an hour atter he had
been run over, he was stiii alive,
and asked to be turned over, when
ho died.
Congressmen Barry of Missis
sippi, and (drain of Texas, had a
little spat a few days ago over th
late war.. Quite an old. issue to
receive -‘black eyes - ’ over. ‘-John
Barleycorn” was there and it is
presumed, urged uj light.
The recent death of Ilou. J. N.
Burnes, congressman from Texas,
seem U> have frightened the entire
natives of the White House. His
death was presumed by learned
physicians to undue exercise. He
was a very large and corpulent
man Other congressional corpu
leuls, such as Major Barnes, who is
tlm largest man in congress, now
walks'down to the capitol each
morning, and takes a short stroll in
the afternoon. Mr Baker of New
York, the next largest m&n, does
ikewiss, ako Senator Reagon of
Texas; Sayer of Wisconsin, Cul
bertson of Texas, and many others.
Even Pres, Cleveland is frightened
and was out for a walk both yes
terday and this aft ernoon, and it is
said at tho White House that he
will continue to take a long walk
every afternoon.
Fr lined Himself.
It is officially announced that
Crown Prince Rudolph committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head. The weapon used was a re
volver. The Wiener Yeitung says:
“Prof. Weiderhofer, who per
formed the autopsy on the remains
of Crown Prince Rudolph, found a
large, wound in the side of his head,
which caused instant death. A re
volver with one chamber discharg
ed, was found on the bedside close
to the right hand ol the dead man.
The position in which it was found
proves beyond doubt that the
crown prince committed suicide.
The pericranium was torn and the
skull bones were partially shatter
ed. The report of the revolver was
heard by no one, the crown prince’s
attendants having left the house to
make, preparations for a hunting
excursion. Several members of
the crown prince’s entourage state
that during the last few weeks the
crown prince had manifesto 1 signs
of morbid nervous excitement and
therefore the Weiner Zeitung says
the view that the shooting was the
result of temporary mental de
rangement must be adhered to.
Some time previous to his death,
the crown prince complained of
headaches, which were attributed
to an injury to his head which be
sustained by a fall from a horse
last autumn.
The Buda Pestlir Corresponded
says, two years ago and again re
cently Crown Prince Rudolph en
trusted Herr Von Szogyeni. an at
tache of tho imperial household,
with arranging his papers. He
subsequently wrote to Herr Ven
Szogyeni reminding him of his
trust,”
CbaileEton, 8. C., Jan. 29.—Things
art getting lively in Beaufort county,
Yesterday W. J. Whippcr probate
jndge, and W. P. Graham, coroner,
were arrested and jailod for con
tempt of court aud refusing to obey a
man damns issued by the court, direct
irg thorn to surrender the records of
their office to the candidates who were
declared elected at the recent election.
Whip per is a Massachusetts negro
who served ia tfco anion army, and
during tho reoonstraccioa period m this
3tate, was a prominent official. He
lost $30,000 during one sitting of a
ifnmr of poker with another naemner
of his color and of tho legislature nair
nd Minott. In 1875 he was elected
urcuit judge by tbu legblaturo, bntD.
ti. Chainberlain, who v. as governor at
that time, lefueod to 'r.suo bis commie
sion, and published bis famous procla
matron announcing that tbs civiliza
tian of the rennd head and cavalier
was in danger. It Is said that this
proclamation was a very important
faction in bringing about tho revoiu
tion of 1876. To day Whipper insu' $
a proclamation dated, “Beau ort Jail
Murderers Cell,’’ which has created a
sensarion. After describing his arrest
hr saj s, “it is a matter not how long
my imprisonment and great suffering,
lam not going to surrender the re
c >rds to my office until the matter has
been disposed of in the highest tribnn
ul we can reach. I shall utilize my
time lor a few days in writing up the
history of tho late campaign of the
men and the partios connected with it
60 far as this county is concerned,
v hich led to the irmble we are n>w
called upon to undergo and which I
will give to the public in pamphlet
form in a fow days. Meantime 1 shall
‘bold the fort' unices carried hence
horizontal fest foremost on my way to
the grave.”
Allison Will Not Accept.
Washington, Feb. I,—A promi
nent public man who is in a posi
tion to speak knowingly, said last
night, “senator Allison to-day com
municated to his near friends that
ho had written to tho president
elect peremptorily declining the ap
pointment of secretary of ths treas
ury. There is no doubt of the accu
racy of this. It was very generally
believed her© for the past ten days
that ho would accept, and it is
known that he discussed the mat
ter with close friends as being set
tled in this 'wav. He had frequent
ly expressed in a confidential man
ner his desire to bo in tho treasury
department, especially as to induc
ing England to agree to the remon
etization of silver. He also liad
a desire to uhow his administrative
ability. Ths first of this week it was
felt by his mar friends, acd there was
good authority for saying that La
would accept. Bat when be returned
ftom Indianapolis his fellow ropabli -
cans united in begging him not to
leave the senate and not to throw
aside his ehancas for tho presidency in
1882. Ee decided to decline. Only
two republican senators have at any
time advised him to accept. All the
others, especially the stronger men,
protested against it, and after hia re
tain, labored with him constantly to
decline, and tc-day he decided to fol
low their advice, and by to morrow’s
mail Gen. Harris*n will have the let
ter of positive declisation, and it is
believed that the senator caa not be
induced to waver in his resolution.
ft may now be asaapted as true that
lowa will have no member of the cab’
iaet. Mr. Clarkson has been known
to have been out of the question for
several weeks, by his own wish, aud
bis name as the only one lrom lowa
roally discussed besides Mr. Allison’s.
Mr. Kasson had ambition to be seers
tary of state, and he so stated to mem
bers of the lowa delegation, bat as
Mr. Blaine was two weeks ago tend
ered and ten days ago accepted that
that pesition, thare is no chance for
lowa in the cabinet.”
The republicans are making bo lit
tie fees over office® to be given out in
Hurisea's administration.
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