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_____ •*— ' ■ ' W ■ ■ A f I ^ TF Tl ^ —— THE CITY. A Coxcrxt.—Tho orcbe-rra rlub baa unnunl to give i conreri at the A the attorn en the evenlnc «l February the 7th. ’He program will he made up entirely uf Schubert aeWuoni. and will be Me of the flnett ever given by amatoMlM nt In the city. DtmmoviLT III.—Deputy-Marshal Jake Arnold. of Jackson county, la dangerously sick with the measles. He has Hima two or three relapses and the ehanees are that he will net recov er. Dwpely-Collector Murray declares him tebees^cf the Inset officers in Georgia. Coopr AneoonnnD.—Mayor’s court res uet held at the usual hour yester- Beuao Oven.—John Movable, the erasy negro, who kicked 19 ouch a racket on Broad street recently and tried to kill revere! cldaens, has been bound over to SberUT Weir, and will be tried for lunacy and sent to the Asyl um. tUn Sal*.—Mr. 8am Woods, of BlairsviUe; yesterday eofcl to Mjr. Jeff Scott, of Danielsville, a tract ot twenty seres of Isnd near bis bouse. The price paid was $1,500. Mr. Seott will malm Athens bis future h-me. Axorvxx Waurodis—Yesterday Dr.E. 8. Lyndon sold Capt. J.H. Rucker 009,000 brick to build another fine ware- boose on the lot Capt. Backer recently purchased from Capt. Henry Busses. . GEORGIA, WED PTO05A1 AMD SOCIAL. Miss Zaidee Wilson is< Mrs. Capt. Doaierie ing from tier Hines. Mr. D. B. B. Perkins,of Ji wes in the city yesterday- ^ m wnmam tun »*tOWB tO-dft? Mr. T Bern Crawford, though better behl since " yesterday, still remains confined to bis Mrs. Dove to fail end I day. Mist Molde Wilbanks MW MW ww »vw Jcmmci- day, hut wai postponed on acoohnt of the aheonoo of his Honor, Mayor Brown, who is attending court at Wat- kfuevllle. The docket was light, only two or three-cases being ready for tri al. Tna Citt fiuMlot Voss tells us that a withdrawal of the proposition floss the Lily land company will not Interfere with Athens’ havlug a public park, as they t> »ve other propositions an I are determined that the park shall he mole before the leaves fall again. Ha says it Is • necessity for our grow ing and prosperous city. Iimoua tub Htust Railway.— The Street Railway company is anx ious to extend its line from Fairview down Lumpkin street, but a survey of the ground shows it to be a very expen sive undertaking just now. To trav erse the bills would take a 12-foot grade, and not even e dummy can climb an fi-foot rise. A trestle might be built near the cemetery—the nearest paint over the branch, hot It wonld bo very high end cost ever $4,000. Col. Voss says that whenever you start a line in Southern Athens, a leva! carries you haek Into Miliege avenue. A Rhxaekablk Plawt.—A gentle man la selling In Athens the seed of e very peculiar aquatic plant. It Is called the California water liliy, and Is said to he one of the most fragrant and beauti ful of flowers, and even the seed are so fragrant that their presence can be de tected In a room by a delicate and pleas ing aroma. The seed an very peculiar ami very large, end all look forward with sagerneaa to its output. Tax Alliance Waxk»iouse.—TWi structure, now completed below the N. X. depot, is one of the largest, best arranged and roomiest buildings in Athens. Cotton can be taken from the cars at its doors, and thus bandied cheaply and with dispatch. Our Al liance friends are prepared to handle their own cotton next year. This will not interfere with the business of other dealers, as the G., C. A N. reed will be In operation by next winter, and Athens’ receipts will pass the 100,000 hale notch. ThkKlxctxic Light Works.—It la very interesting to viaitthe new elec tric light works in Athens. The ma- ehlneryla of the meet Improved order and the best that can be bought. Two 70-horse power boilers supply the steam, ami three dynamos make the light. Mr. Robertson, the clever man ager. tells ns that there is no danger whatever from his wires, as.the copper rod that carries the electricity is guard ed with a covering that renders it abso lutely safe. They can be handled without fear. Tlie only danger is that should this covering get removed, by accident, and the copper come in con tact with a telephone wire, it would burn at the connecting box. Uv-Town Improvements.—A drive over the ipper portion of our city re vealed a gratifying spirit of improve ment. Hon. R. B. Russell is grading bis lot to erect a new house adjoining Capt. W. W. Thomas’; Mrs. J. B. Crane Is having the store recently burned rebuilt; Judge A. S. Erwin has just completed one of the handsomest residences on Miliege avenue, and Capt. W. P. Welsh has the foundation for a magnificent house. Messrs. Julius Cohen and 8. D.Mlte»-»U have bought lots adjoining Capt. C. G. Talmadge, and will handsomely - improve them* This section of our city is growing veiy fast, and by next fall* number of hnnd- Tnk New Fotixbet.—To-day Dr. Sln ** r Meehine offlo .yndon will begin laying fariek on the ^ Broaa * treel * ewfoui>5|^btmdlngto&erected near Mr. W. s new houses will be built. TheJ st Railway Company is receiving lumber to build a house on Hifi 1*: new _ his planing milL Tee machinery i» al ready arriving and Dr. L. hopes in a short time to have hiafonadry in oper ation. A Bund Tioxa.—Peter Hawkins, a gentleman Of the colored persuasion, was **rfin In’,’ yesterday on a charge of violation of tbewhirkev law. ft h a current rumor that the blind tiger bus iness is not confined to negroes; but that it 1* almost openly carried on by eerta’n white men, whose 1 fortunately wa do not know. Tax Gzxmaxia.—Lest night the Ath ens pleasure seekers were agxin treated to a delightful ovening by the Germa nia clnb. This time the si was given Cohen nod the splendid repui no time in the season have such hand some costumes been seen The visiting ladies from New York, Baltimore, Chi cago and from points in Georgia ap peared to try and oat-time each other. The scene was indeed lovely. Mr. Mordxcai Edwards Dead — The sad tidings have reached Athens that Mr. MordecaJ Edwards, one of the oldest and best citizens; of Oglethorpe county, died at bis residence at four o’clock yesterday morning. His wife, five sons and one daughter were pres ent at hu bedside, one s»n and daugh ter being absent in Texas. The bereav ed family have our deepest sympathy Mr. Edwards was a.consistent member of the Baptist chnrcb and an honest and true man. Congressman Carlton.—The citi zens of Athens certainly owe their nq>- resentative in coo grease vote of thanks for the strenuous exertions he ii mak ing to mot us a U,8. court here, add a post-office building. The prospeet u that he will succeed in both of his un dertakings. , Oar people da hot under stand Congressman Carlton’a opposition to them in this matter. The truth was when be relied on the support given him by Athenians to secure the place he has so long filled. We-hope Col Candler has been misrepresented, for we dislike to think that be would be gnilty of such ingratitude to a peo ple who did so much for him. Work fob The Babken.— 1 There. Js 117 stockholders on the Mwrflfb- lisiiing Company, and every one Is an enterprising and respectable citizen. The affair u doing well, and has a line future abend. Let every stockholder resolve to go to work for the paper, and help us to swall our weekly subscrip tion Mat to 10,Sub—the figures we are making for by next spring. When you speak a good word for the Banker, you not only help your own business, but enable us to give a still better pa per and thus hold up the prosperity of Athens. FUNERAL NOTICE. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Monlecai Edwards are invited to attend the funeral of the former at the old home place in Oglethorpe eounty to-day r ( Wednesday) at. one o’clock. HEMALfCSBHMECT. Rev. S. P. Richardson is getting in some good sermons in his new district to which he was recently appointed. The following telegram from Griffin frith Michael Bros.,] 1 a months business trip.. mer with from Mr. William Relabelneer, a men from Richmond, Va^ is hands with his friends in the city. The many friends of Xn. Dr. b. H. Cbsrbonnier will be gratified Patti Rosa’s new Daw’ probably tie actress in this country with cellent opportunity of showing her many attractive qualities. There is a succession of pretty and ell-set scenes, plenty frolicsome fun— , coquet Uh merriment HI _ keeping the scenes "sufficiently coherent, as is most desirable in dramatic episodes tells something work in that Street street, and will also erect several stores on the triangular lota fronting the court-house square. v Little Missionaries—The Juvenile Missionary Society of the First Metho dist chnrcb is doing good work for for eign missions. A few months since, a, majority of its members took from the treasury five cents each as a talent, ami went to work to increase it. Next Sunday they wiBjjlace the money tin have made in an envelope with thefr name and the amount on the outside, aud it will no doubt astonish one to knew what increase these little work ers have made upon their talent money. Some have been quite active and have increased their money fifty-fold, and in various ways have made me of their talents. Quite a nice sum will be real ised in this way for foreign missions. Tax Strut Railroad.—Col. Voss has certainly brought our street rail road up to a high standard, and oar citizens appreciate his efforts. He has now nine flrst-claBs cars, and the very best stock. Schedules are run with regularity, and fast time made. He lias built a good set of stables, with a neat new office adjoining. The Athens Street Railway is one of our most pro fitable enterprises, and we are glad it is so well patronized. A SnxBMAN Raider.—A white man arrived in the city yesterday and reg istered at Booth’s restauraut. He made himself very conspicuous, and last nighf began to boast of the fact that he wag with Sherman in his march through Georgia, and helped to burn the homes of uiinr people and mistreat ed women and children. On Mr. John Booth learning the character of his guest he went into the fellow’s room apd catching him by the nape of the neck, gave him the grand bounce out of the house, at the toe of his boot. About this time Mr. Suber came along and was about to finish the work began by Mr. Booth when Mr. Mike Connelly catne up and after holding a conversa tion with the Sherman raider took him off with tbs promise that be would see that the fellow behaved himself. Griffin, Jan. 28.—(Special.]—Yes terday the churches were all well filled and some strong sermons preached. Rev. Simon Peter Richardson, the presiding elder of this district, deliv ered an original and impressive sermon on “Eternal Punishment.” While somewhat extreme in some positions, it must he admitted he is a minister of great ability and will always command large congregations and attentive lis- THROWING BOOKS- G«t« a Small Negro Boy In the Throwing a rock. That was All, and yet it got a small negro boy in trouble yesterday afternoon. Rob Smith, a little yellow negro was around the store Hodgson Bros, yesterday and tor ne trivial cause cursed Mr. Macon Johnson and ran. He came back late in the afternoon and Mr. Johnson call ed him to him. The negro became mad and picking up a rock threw it at Jfr Johnson, and then ran. Mr. Asbury Hodgson took after him and chased him as far as the campus where he w.is caught by some students. Mr. Hodg son brought him back aud had him lodged in the calaboose. The boy says a white boy shot him in the eye with a sling shot and that was what made him throw the rock. The rock did no damage iu the store. ■ ANEW DIRECTOR. Capt. W. B. Burnett Sleeted on the Athi Publishing Company's Board. Yesterday the Directors of the Ath ens Publishing Company met and unanimously elected W. B. Burnett, Esq,, one of Athens’ leading lawyers and mosLeuterprising citi: her of the Board of Directors. This is a deserved compliment, to Capt. Bur nett, and is a valuable addition to the board. He is brim-full of energy, and is a gentleman of great popularity. The Board is composed of Messrs. Geo. D. Thomas, W. C. Orr, M. Myers, C. G. Talmadge, W. D. O’Farrell and E. R. Hodgson—one of.the strongest teams that could possibly be found. ” is a gnat success and supplies ably the brightest and .marries* U<- 1 dress in this country with an ex- New Orleans. Jan. 18—(SpecUL)— Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock Mr. Grorge W. Dupre, editor of the States, met Major Nat Burbank, the managing editor of the Mew Orleans Picayune, in the large barroom under the St. Charles Hotel. For several days pash Bur bank has been publishisng paragraphs in the Picayune severely reflecting on the manhood of Mr. Dupre, because he had refused to fight a duel with the ed itor of the Item after denouncing of Rev. Wesley 1 sick for •evens! her out again itor of the Item after denouncing the T wveroor uoroon webmrueq turoogn Item severe*. Mr. Dupre mid that Ma he would give Fairfax any satisfaction ‘ ~ ~ he wanted, bnt would not dignify him MINOR ITEMS. Brief News Motes Taken From our Kepor- The Young Men's* Christian Associa tion is now m a most thriving condi tion. * ' 1 The nirschfleld A Blnmenthal case is exciting n throughout legal circles, The houses recently burned at the mction c>f Prince and MUledge ave nues are being rebuilt. Capt. W. P. Welch’s bouse on Mil ledge auenue will he one of the hand somest in the city when finished The campus resounded last night to the- -yells of the boys, in front of.thq Yahoos They were paying, it a long and lingering farewell. Mr. W. T. Houston will erects hand tome residence on Barber street at an early date. He has planted a row of shade tress in front of hi* lot. three doctors, f«»nr „ a lawyer. We can if be ia'snxlous to loca<e at a nice quiet piece. The farmers have commenced to heal guano for the next cotton crop. Mr. J. T. '.England has moved into the house of Br. J. 2. Winters. He •ays he can’t atay out of Oglethorpe county many weeks at a time. Rxx. THE ATHENS FEDERAL COURT. The Bill BstaMshmB It win Pass Con* terday hadt iness Cotton has had a' rise, end is now where it was at its sudden fall. The R. P. club, composed of 4 large number-of the young ladies of Athens, will give an entertainment full of pleas ure and enjoyment in the near future. resig nation of Prof. Franklin, of the Univer sity, will assume the duties of the place on Feb. 1st. The University battalion is clamoring for new guns. The State should fur nish thie excellent company with suit- one of the most interesting events of Easter week. The ladies are enthused over the matter and will make it a suc cess. Their fancy work display will be one of gorgeous beauty, The bill introduced by Mr. Carlton, of Georgia, to establish a branch of the F- derid Court at Athens will pass Con gress and become a law. The follow ing telegram fells the latest concerning Washington, D. C n Jan. 28.—[Spe cial.]—Leading men from Union and White countip* have written Mr. Can dler, protesting against their counties being pat in the Athens federal court district. Consequently, . Mr. Caudler and Mr. Carlton have had a discussion about the matter, and it will probably be settled by striking out ail of the counties north of the Air-Line road. In this event Mr Candler will not an tagonise the bill, and Mr. Carlton will have no trouble in passing it. The op position from Union and White conn- tiea is due to the fact that the people living in them would prefer to go to Atlanta. - : later. Mr. Carlton had a numerously signed petition form Jackson county on yes terday askingqo be incorporated in the new circuit. _The author will consent tolrt Yhe^tofaticg 'south of the Air sire to do so. go If they express »de- A COBBHAM BLAZE- Which Cams Near Beinc-a Disastrous Fire J doubtful if' they have gas lamps erected again on our streets. Mr. J. E. Godfrey has resigned the agency of the Covington A Macon rail road at Madison, .it is not known at present who will succeed him. AMONG THE SCHOOLS. BOMB SCHOOL. We consider ourself fortunate to have Miss Edwards, of Charleston, as our MW ^Minnie Fontaine lias returned to her home hi Atlanta. Minnie *«» lovable girl itod all 6t us 1 regretted to have her leave ns. too. i M VtM If the Stw down in front« A few of the guitar out on the avenue recently and behaved very badly. If the policemen would arrest them they would do ns a favor. It will soon he time for final exam inations. . Some of the Home Schoolgirls have horrid dresses. Why don’t they make them fuller, and do away with the backs. Gbchblrb. Sandy Cxoss, Ga., Jan. 28.—[Special] —Our city is flooded with stock dro vers, and a great many mules are sold. There is no teason why onr farmers should not raise their own stock, and not depen i on the West. There is enough idle bermuda-grass pasturago In Goosepond district to raise mules and horses for a dozen counties. Small grain is looking fine, though I hear that the Hessian fly is destroy ing wheat in the Flat Woods. . Farmers have gone to work with vim, stimulated by the fine crops of for an Alliance senator from this dis trict in the person of Hon.- C. H. Witcher. There is a regular boom for him all over the county. Mrs. C. A. Yon der Leith has gone on a visit to friends in Green county. Jettmn Jefferson. Gai. (Jan. 28—[Special] —Mr. W. P. Daniel,, our efficient mar shal, went to Gainesville on yesterday, and brought a prisoner back for a vio lation of the State law. Mayor Webb ordered the marshal to bring the pris oner back at his co«t. “ Mr. Bell McEntire, of Carnesvilie, was in town yesterday, and brought his cousin, Mr. Charlie McEutire, back to school. Mr. M. had been to Carnes- ville attending the funeral services of his grandfather, Mr. Jones. 1 rang out over the city sat one o’olock, and in a 1 to run to- The fire' re terday r„,?‘ The fire department turned out as qnickly as possible, but on account of having only ftiow men to pullXhe reels, some time elapsed before they reached the fire. It was fonnd to be on the roof of Mrs. B. A. Stavali’s kitchen, and it had burned a hole through the roof before it was pat oat by the use of buckets. It might have bran a very disastrous blaxe, if quick aid had not been ren dered in suppressing the flames. This flni, slight as it may have been, calls to the attention of the public, the great necessity of haring a fire compa ny in Cobbhom. There are two places in Athens in great danger of being de stroyed by fire and wholly unprotected. These are Cobbham and East Athens. Several of the young’ men residing in Cobbham have expressed a desire to form a company in that seetion of the city, if the city authorities will ex tend them-a helping hand in procuring a reel and necessary hose. This is an important question and should be seri ously considered. Our fire companies are good ones and if encouragement is given them they will serve the city well. WE NEED ONE BAD. The Prospects of a Fire System in Athens Good. The time has arrived when some sys tem by which a fire may be located is imperative, and next meeting the chewing gam council.Will take the matter In hand. Boarder. Councilman Orr said yesterday: “I am heartily in favor of establishing a lof some kind, but don’t see how be managed in the present finan dal condition of the city. We have so many things confronting ns: the streets to be paved; the efcelnc lights; the water works, and all draw the treasury to the bottom. 1 have a plan for a cheap system which I think should be adopt ed. ‘‘We have four wards. Now suppose at rsnpp< we have telephones placed centrally some dwelling in each one of the wards and trust to the occupant of the house to inform police headquarters, so that a policeman can go to the nearest bell and sound the ward;” Instead of having the hen rope on the ont side as it,£4 now, place it on the in- thMmnv side of the churches and by this pre vent mischievous boys from rincins the bell." Sucha system, of course has its dis advantages, but it is cheap and will only cost about $250 a year, «nd perhaps be the means of saving thousands of dollars. ■» Co- ncilman Myers said ; “To my mind, there are things much more needed than a fire alarm system; paved streets for example, more water p ugs, and various other things. 1 do not think the number of fires in Athens every year would warrant us placing in a system unless it is a very cheap one, and 1 don’t think a cheap one can be had. However, I am in favor of some means of locating fires, and will support any pjan if the finances of *he city will permit me to support It." Councilman McDowell was also in favor of the system and would support it if the city, was in a good financial condition- _ The need of a system is evident every one, and no thiuking tax payer will for a moment oppose an appropri ation for one. For Rent.—A three-rooin house within two miles of college chapel, on Spring Dale street. It is plastered, I painted inside and out, with from I porch. Price six dollars per niontl Apply to Wn. Rutherford. U3t by fighting a duel. When Dupre saw Burbank to-day be walked up to him with the ofiensive paragraphs posted on a sheet of paper in his baud, and slapped Burbank three times in the face with his own para graphs. After the third blow he pulled ids pistol and called on Burbank to draw, Burbank threw up his arms and exclaimed: “1 am unarmed.” Mr. Dupre then put his pistol hack in his pocket and left the. place. The affair created a great deal of excitement. Tied to a Cow’S Talk Paris, Jan. 28.—(Special.)—A horri ble crime was committed in a provin cial town to-day. A girl of 10 years was walking in the fields with her lit tle sister, aged 2. .The baby grew fretful and the elder girl lost patience with it and tied the poor thiug to the tail of a cow that was grazing in the pasture; then she hustled the animal into a. gallop. The tiny victim ottered piercing' shrieks, wfcioh grew fainter as the cow galloped madly on. The girl went quietly home and related her adventure gleefully, several hours afterwards the cow was found miles away with a shapeless mass of human flesh drag ging at her heels. WHITE HOUSE BUTTER TRUST. Bin. Harrison Organized it, bnt It Is Weakening. Washington, Jan. 28.—(Special.) There is in this city a. Arm of butter dealers which enjoyed a virtual monop oly of the best custom under the Cleve land Administration. They .were the purveyors of butter to the White House, and Rinong Jheir customers were all the members of the Cabinet and many House these dealers continned.to send their prims to the Executive mansion, and the Cabinet households followed the lead set by the White House and dealt with the same firm. After Mrs. Harrison returned from her Summer vacation at Deer Park the White House steward notified the firm that he would not require any more bat ter from them, aud about the same time the Cabinet dropped off. The but ter men have been quietly investigating the matter and they find'biit that when Mrs. Harrison was at Deer Park she made an arrangement with a- farmer there to send to Washington a large tub of butter every week. A certain ATLANTA YESTERDAY. Atlanta. Jan. 28.—(Special]—Dr. beoeaer Htllyvr, of Rome, la an nounced as, a-candidate for Nsj- Wal lace’s posit on on the* Railrood Com mission, hut strenuous efforts are being made to induce the latter gentleman to recall his resignation. Atlanta is coughing and sneezing in the acme of grippe. Among the afflicted are Dr. Aren Avery, Mr. J. C. Carter, R. H. Husea, Mrs. M. R. Berry, Mrs R. A. Anderson, Mice Guasie Wylie, Mr. Harvey Johnson, Mr. Joe Scratch- ins, Mr. Pete Great, Mr. Albert Howell, Jr, and many other*. ‘ About 10o’clock today ahlaxowas discovered on a frame house on Magno lia street, three doors from Marietta. The alarm was turned in, and the de- it responded promptly. The 1 very slight. Gordon was I addrqss before the Georgia Teachers' Association, lu Columbus, on May 2nd. Judge Clarke has refused to appoint a receiver for Fetter A Pharr, and the burinees will be carried 00 exclusively by Mr. Fetser in-the future. T)m Chamber of Commerce is consid ering the establishment of a new boiler factory, s new Ice factory and a new glass factory. Jeeee Bone, one of the noted murder ers now in Fulton Jell has the grip. Mrs. Minnie M. Parker sued the Cen tral railroad company to-day for the death of her husband. Mrs. Marie Williams Eddy, the fa- moos Christian scientist of St, Louis, is iu the city.' Oh next Tuesday evening she will deliver her first lectors on Christian science. STRANGE SCENE IN A PULPIT. AMtnlster DeclaredHs Is Note Chris tian. His Congregation Refuse to Accept His Res ignation. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 28.—[Special]— Dr. B. C. Cove, of the Central Chri - tian church, of this city, whom hetero doxy has furnished a theme for relig ious discussion during the past month, came out boldly today “knd announced from the pulpit that he was not a Chris tian. and tendered his resignation as a minister. The congregation of the Central Christian church is. veiy wealthy, but Dr. Cove’s doctrine split it asunder. A month ago be created a great sensation one Sunday by deliver- ing a sermon in which be said that he did not believe in the inspiration of the Bibleor the divinity of Christ. He be lieved in Christ the man, and in a God, bnt not the God of the Bible. This sermon divided ther church, and about half the congregation withdrew, while the other , naif jkissed resolutions in dorsing Di. Govs. He then resigned, but bis friends in (he congregation re fused to accept his resignation and at a meeting pledged $50,000 to build a new church. Dr. Cove reconsidered his resignation. Alltbe Christian minis ters of every denomination and creed in all parts of the United States be; other people in public life. When, the J. Ua «iT not be intelligently determined, but a HncriMMMi*»*cj»o*M*aio4t ottlM,Whim ..gfe—.ffgreigg 01 * vougb estimate runs into.the thousand*. House these dealers continued to send ■ ■ — — a w Hanging Didn’t Scare Him. amount of this u used in, the White nnrn.it-I T Jan 28 —TSneoisLl— tteiia., an/1 Aka ...r to ,/t ,k. liUTHRIX, 1. 1., HUO. *»•“lOpeOlSI.J— House and the rest is retailed to the members of the Cabinet, Mrs. Harrison charging them an advance of five cent* pound on the price she pays. .Whenever a new tub of butter ar rives at the White House Mrs. Harrison goes into the kitchen, and with her own hands weighs out the exact quantity which each of her customers takes. The batter is then neatly wrapped op, ad dressed, a memorandum of the quantity in the package, and delivered by one of her customers—Mrs. Blaine and Mrs. Windorn again dealing with, the origi nal purveyors. A FEARFUL NIGHT. Held for Honrs Between Bumpers by His Mangled Hand. Elmira, Jan. 28.—[Spieehd]—Getting caught between the bumpers of cars while coupling 1 them together is the commonest of mishaps to railroad men; but James McCann, a brakdmau in the employ of the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad at Olean, was made the yicim of the bumpers : on Thursday night in a manner which is unparalleled in the history of railroad mishaps. He was coupling cars in the rani at Olean at 9 o’clock in the eTen- ng. ,The weather was intensely coll. In coupling the cars together lie missed his calculations, ami fl the engine backed one car-down against the other, McCann’s hand was caught between the bumpers. The engineer hot know ing anything was wrong, pulled away his locomotive, being a switch engine, and its work " being finished with the backing down of the cars McCann was to couple to. The cars were on the outskirts of the yard, where they were to remain until the next morning. McCann was pinned fast between the two bumpers, and "to extricate his hand, which was crushed to a pulp, was im possible. He shouted for help but no Dae heard him. The agony he suf fered was indescribable. For three hours he was between the cars, when he became unconscious from the effects of his injury and exposure to the cold.’ Soon after midnight a night track la borer who was returning home from bis work passed near the cars where McCann was a prisoner, and hearing moans, discovered the injured and freezing trainman. The laborer summoned help, aud the cars were pried apart and McCann was removed to the station. He was badly frozen; and his hand was so terrible. mangled that it had to be amputated. McCann is not expected to recover from the ef fects of his terrible night’s experience. Dr. Cove said that he had been read ont of the church. He was not a Chris tian, and didn’t believe in the divinity of Christ, or the miracles or other things. He said he desired to retire from the pulpit, but the congregation passed a resolution setting forth that they did not believe any more than their pastor did, and they desired to cut loose entirely from the Christians. They resolved to organize, an as inde pendent church, and requested Dr. Cove to continue in charge. This schLm is the most remarkable that has ever taken place in St. Louis. of the! of several counties are an Alliance boycott, its oppositioh to middle the merchants in Wa al, Johnson and the i that if purchases contlm through drummers tne boycott the merchants. Policeman Pat Russell tried round a crowd of negroes who were gambling on the lands of the Og. eheo canal last afternoon. The negroes broke and ran, and Russell fired at them. His first bullet cut iu two spoke in one of Ed Gleason’s Uvery carriages. Tho horses were frightened and'ran away. The driver could not control them, and the policeman kept on firing at the gamblers amt a great mob started In pursuit, hut all escaped. Washington Rote*. Washixqtox, D.C., Jaa 28.—Judge Stewart got his penitentiary bill out «>f bock yesterday and after a long and worried debate Urn home passed It by a vote of 117 to 101 Seven of the Georgia votes went to record against Mrs. Senator Colquitt’s high tea last evening was a notable soci. t v event. To-morrow the first coutcst election case will be called, and the war will commence. The senate this afternoon past the dl* ■ rect tax bill, which passed tho last con- vetoed b; and was by President gross and Cleveland. The Mudd-Compton Maryland con tested election ease came up before tho election committee of tho house to-day. This is one of the most important con tested cases, for seats in tho House. Big Eire at Brunswick. Brurswicx. Go., Jan. 28—(Special.) —At 12 o’clock noon to-day a resilience belonging to William Mahbnov, an en gineer on the B. and W. railroad, and occupied by Mr. Ekan, caught fire, and there being a heavy wind tho house was consumed by the flames within half an hour, also a shanty near to the residence, and only by hard work Valentio’a planning mill was saved. The heavy winds carried sparks to the B. ana W. cotton ware houses and docks , and instantly three hundred bales were ablaze. All the employes, strangers and oven boys went to work with hand buckets to sat urate other cotton on the docks and by hereto work saved the dock until the the local fire steamer Inca pulled up to the side of the dock and put two lines of hose to playing and in half an hour’s time succeeded in suppressing the flames and preventing their spread to the lower deck, where thou-ands of barrels of resion and turpentine stood waiting for a final clear sweep of all the lower docks. The present loss can- hcre Tweed Sherman Spencer, attempted to jump a claim here Friday, but was evicted by thie'authbrlttes. After he had gone to bed.he was awakened by nine masked men, who dressed, bound and gagged him and led him tow tree on tne Cot tonwood river. The masked men start ed to hang him, but desisted, bought him a railway ticket, gave him meneyi, and pot him on the train, warning him that if he returned they would hang him. After the train started- Spencer jumped off and returned to town. He then had warrants issued for John Fries and Henry Wolff, whose voices he bad recognized, The men were or- rested. H . t _ • . tL c e A Son’s Horrible Discovery. KsfosvoN.Ont., Jaa. 28.—(Special]— On the opening in October last of Quran’s Medical College there was a shortage of ^'subjects” for the dissect ing-room. About the same time it telegraphed the local newspapers 1 that ghouls had been at work in and that the body of Stephen Johnson bad becn taken from the coffin and car ried off. Mr. Johnson’s son came here Friday and-went to tfny r oOllMje accompanied by several policemen. They! were.met by several of tho students, who vainly attempted to bar their way. The offi cers searched the cellar, in the darkest comer of which they came upon some boards, and lifting them up a horrible sight met their gaze. There, thrust into a narrow pit, lay the mutilated bodies of four men. Young Johnson recognized one of the bodies as that of his father.. The body was conveyed home to Tweed by the son. TO Earth Opened by a Blast. Lkadvillk, Col., Jan. 28.—[Special] —Yesterday, after the men engaged in a drift of the-La Plata Mine had fired a round of holes, they were astonished by hearing a noise resembling the rushing of a mighty river, and when the smoke cleared ay ay, they saw. from where they'stood a fiver rhnniug out of the drift. They barely had time to escape, and in less than live hcur.3 the mine was flooded to within 270 feet of the surface. Fourthousand feetof drift ore are submerged, and thousands of feet of slopes are covered. Many think a lake was encountered, rikV that- when the opening was made by the shots, it burst through the thin barrier and flooded the mine. If it proves to be a pocket of water, very valuable mineral will-, probably be found behind it, as that has been -the rule heretofore. In this case the water can be pumped out in thirty days, but if -it is a water course, the mine will have to be aban doned. iiJ aIa*. v'/OA * *. »V Fire in Washington. Washixoton, Ga., Jan. 28.—[Spe cial]—'The new gin house, press and gin and cotton of J. A, Logan burned this morning. She Didn’t Touch a Drop. Columbia, 8.0. Ja ». 28.—An aged lady lives about twenty miles from this city who has a snake in her arm. Thu snake la by no means a stranger, and has lived In its present lodgings for forty years. Mrs. Brown is well along in years and time has sprinkled its frost in her hair, bnt she is a healthy speci men o* womanhood. »be was pretty, plump and pleasing when a maid, as some of die oldest people tell, and the arm, now so peculiar.y- marked, might bare caused many an admirer to envy a serpent of iu tavor. One day she noticed a T-shape figure on the upper, .flesh part qf her arm. It was faint and seemed like a delicate, black thread be neath the skin. That was forty years ago, add as the girl grew the mark de veloped nntil the pretence of the rep tile was unmistakable. She was re peatedly urged to have it removed by • surgical operation, but was unwilling, saying that after death it should be done. ' Clasped Hands and Fired. Wheeling, Jan. 28.—[Special]—Re ports have reached here of a desperate and bloody revolver duel which occur red yesterday at Trap Hill, Raleigh county, and in which C. B. Trump was killed and two other men seriously wounded. *'■ It seems that while visiting the house ofHpgh Davis, Trump- applied afoul epithet to a man named Tom Snuffer, and immediately drew his revolver and fired at him. The ball struck Eidridge Smith, wounding him seriously. Snuf fer then fired at Trump. Then the two inen clasped each the left hand of the other, and fired two shots. Snuffer was shot in the head, while Trump was shot through tho body and died in twenty minutes. Smith will probably die, while Snuffer’s wounds are not fatal. Sought to Kill Her Babe. Cleveland, O., Jan. 26.—[Special]— The members of a theatrical company that arrived to-night from Pittsburg had in their care a nineteen-year-old girl named Emma Yeager, who claims to live in Allentown, Pa., and her in fant child. Near Youngtown the girl tried to throw the child from a car window. She admits that she caraeng here to get rid of the child either by giving it away or deserting it. She-Mi says she was betrayed by a man who is now in Buffalo. ; Postmaster Appointed at Social Cirole. ■Washington, D. C., Jan. 2S.—[spe cial]—The President appointed thirty postmasters yesterday, and Clarkson went him eight better. He commis sioned one for Georgia, Philip Griggs, at Social Circle. A Jack Knife Did the Work. San Antonio,’Texas, Jannary 28.— [Special.]—Tony Wilson, aged twelve, and Robert Miles, aged fourten. quar relled Sunday night and went to a neighboring square to fight it out. Miles produced a jack knife and gave it to Wilson. Wilson at' once drove the blade of the knife into Miles' heart. Miles fell dead, anil the youn«; murder er fled, but afterwards went home and was delivered up to the police. Mr. Josse Thompson Batter. Augusta, Ga., January 28.—Mr. Jesse Thompson, president of the Au gusta and West Florida railroad, who was shot three times in Midville Satur day, sent a telegram today that he nev er felt better. His physician and surgeon say the chances for his recovery are very bright. Norrell, who shot him, is under a $2,000 bond, and is at liberty. The Louisville and Nashville Compa ny have been boring for water at Sebree, He commis- fF'i and yesterday struck a strong flow of natural gag at a depth of OOQ leet. as: - . _ u_