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ATHENS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY31 IS))
ATLANTA YESTERDAY,
MORGAN BATHED IX BLOOD.
FVre« R-c* Riot at that Cslhoao County
Town.
Leahy, Jan. 30.—{Special.}—Yester
day being the day set lor hanging Polk
Newton for the murder of Wright Dix
on at Morgan, by 10 o’clock a. in.,
about 7,000 people had gathered, most
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
The Mississippi house passed a bill
PERSONAL AND SOCIA!
An.AHrA.Jan. 30.—[Special.]—Major
Campbell Wallace has resigned his posi
tion on the railroad commission and
Governor Gordon this morning ap
pointed Coloner James W Robertson,
of Clarksville, to succeed him. The
resignation of Mayer Wallace was
written on the 2*1 inst, but was not
forwarded to the executive department
until the 28th.
The little Mexican I.ucio Zaretta,
who was iu Atlanta several years ago
and was on the exhibition in the build
ing just back of the Kimbad house died
day before yesterday at Truckee, from
gastric fever. She was at the time a
passenger on • blockaded train.
Shortly after 8 o'clock last night the
residents of East Fair street, between
Kelly and Hill streets, beard a woman's
scream and the sound of excited voices.
The commotion was in No. 340 East
Kairoccupied by the family of ICufus
Jones, a well known carpenter. Inside
of the house Rufus Jones was lying on
the floor, /hit on his hack with a set
look on his face. Jones had entered the
house a few moments before and hand
ed his wife a small paper. Written
across the hack of it was “12 Grs. Mor-
pciuc." He seemed to quit breathing,
and Mrs Jones, becoming quite alarmed
called for help. A messenger was sent
Mr.J. Ford, of Greshamvillc, la
the city.
Mr, C. C. Pryor, of Greshamville,
in the city.
Mr*. Cobb Lsmpkin it recover!
from illness
Judge A. S. Erwin is attending cot
at Watkinsville.
Mr. J. M. Fambrough, of Gn
county, is in the city.
Mr. Monroe Dearing has scceptei
position in Atlanta.
Mr. Joe Philips, of Maxeys, is w
bis numerous Athens friends.
Mr. Edward Latimer is an enthusi
tic amateur photographer.
Col. F. J. Freeman, of Green coun
was welcomed in the city yesterday.
Mr. W. D. Kelley, of the police f.»r
is visiting his old home at Sandersvil
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Joseph w<
congratulated on every hand jest
day.
Mr. Tom Hudson a prosperous Cist
county farmer was In the city yest
in an uproar again Unlay, and thrilling
scenes are being enacted upon the floor.
The democratic side is in a tumult,
while the republicans seem to be boister
ous only to the extent of supporting
the s|>eaker in his new departure.
The speaker again today, white the
con tested-elect ion cases and questions
growing out of them were up for con
sideration, resorted to the “naming” of
meuitiers present, and directing the
clerk to so record them, in order to
The real estate agents of St. Louis
are organized to fleece the demi nionde.
A new company will furnish Balti
more with gas at 45 cents per thous
and.
Two men in Pennsylvania were blown
to atoms while unloading cans contain
ing nitroglycorinc.
Prof. I Jess and many pupils were
MAT DAViS
ATHENS IS TO HAVE A NEGRO
CONTROLLING HER
MAILS.
P. E. Boyd returned from Atlanta with
authority from Governor Gordon grant-
Branr l». MlaMh*4«w ef a fBaare—
Jlal Davie* Aw»lat«r»i »w
Cartel*.
Washington, D. C., January 30.—
(Special.1—'The post-office people refuse
to have anything to say to the press in
regard to the Athens post-ofltce, hut it
!«known that they have it, or soon
Will have it under consideration.
Pledger is Still hero, and the purpose of
Ms visit seems to he to help Mat Davis
to the Athens place. He bus enlisted
' k uditor Lynch, Perry, Cufson and
other prominent colored men to aid
. Davis, and Pledger himself shadows
Uio post-office department daily
■V WHO IS TOOTING .THE HILL?
, The presumption is that somebody is
"ifBoting llis oxpenses, as lie got here
from Chicago badly broken in the mat-
ter of funds. There seems to be no
‘ oiMHtlon about Buck’s position, lie
favors Davis, and Pledger staled dis-
tirMttlvelya few days ago that the ap
pointment would tie held up until buck
canto fo Washington, and events since
seem to bear out the statement.
BCKSSK Hah SO CHANCE,
rfluesie lias uo shadow of a chance for
. the place, in my opinion, unless Wana-
lnakor concludes to give the appoint
ment to Carlton and Colquitt, which is
^IfUnllypnibatilO. One difficulty in the
of-Biieem's appointment is his pol-
fitict. He has never been recognized as
g republio.m, hut was an indepeudeut.
I) ' HfS CAIIVKU IK WASHINGTON.
...
- V Wbsn Emory Speer was in congress
' front the ninth district, S|icer brought
him’here * nt * gave him his present em
ployment in the war department. He
is a very capable young fellow and well
connected in Athens, where he was
seriously hurt by the explosion of a
retort at Lexington, Ill.
A sensation has been erented at Lob
by the arrest of Mrs.
ing a respite for a few days. At 1:30
p. in. the crowd still lingered, and
whiskey being plentiful the negroes and
some of the white#, who had imbibed
pretty freely, were getting very lively.
WOULD SMASH HIS DBA IBS OUT.
While in a bar-room a certain negro,
whose name I failed te learn, accosted a
anon, Mo., by the arrest of Mrs.
Boganz and son for robbing the mails.
Mrs. Celia Callahan, of Providence,
R. I., pursued a burglar who hail ran
sacked her house and forced him to re
turn what property he had stolen.
Joseph Chapleatt was sentenced to be
executed by electricity on March 3 at
Datinemore prison, N. Y. He was con
victed of the murder of a man named
Tabor.
The coroner’s inquest at Trenton, N.
J., in the Mrs. Kniffin murder case,
showed that she died from chloroform,
administered' by unknown persous.
A mod broke into the jail at Cold-
I tile son of Paul Hill Slodls and told
him that if he didn’t get out of there
f litlf It A tuniilil ritual, Lia V- S _...a
Mr. Reed is determined ix his look,
and seems but little rutiled.
Nearly every member o:i the demo-
k. a . i:
that he would smash his brains out,
His brother near by heard the remark
and took it up. The negro, together
with three or four others, left and went
in the direction of the jail, and was fol
lowed by Messrs. Ragan, Arnold and
Mills, who raised a row with them
about insulting young Slodis.
A PITCHED BATTUE ENSUES.
The negroes, fearing trouble, ran off
down a lane, followed by the town mar
shal and three or four otners, who soon
cratic side is oe his feet, standing on
desks or chairs, waving papers, books
and handkerchiefs above their heads
and wildly gesticulating, while pouring
forth bitter denunciation of the speak
er and his ruling. Some are out of
er and his ruling.
their seats, moving from seat to seat
excitedly.
The tumult is almost indescribable
and surpasses that of yesterday. The
galleries are packed anti their occupants
are aiding iu making the noise the
more demonstrative. It seems impossi
ble for any one to secure recognition of
the speaker to attempt to restore order.
Judge Crisp’s admirable speeeh yes
terday has made him reputation, and
tlxed public opiniou of him as one of
the ablest representatives of his party
in congress.
Mr. Carlton has been vexed by the
unauthorized publication that he will
not lie a candidate for re-election to
congress. As a-matter of fact lie will
and his re-election is
visit yesterday.
Messrs. John and (Henry t Carl-
ton will soon Join their parents in
Washington.
Mr. Andrew J. Cobb returned from
Watkinsville yesterday, where he haid
been attending Oconee Superior court.
Mr. T. Rem Crawford, of the Basxkb,
friends.
Patti Rosa Isa wonderfully clever,
graceful and pert soubrette, whose act
ing is fresh, sparkling and pleasing iu
every way.—'Philadelphia Press.
Mr. W. Carrington, one of tne.most
prominent Madison county merchants,
is in Athens, with Mr. W. T. Bridges, a
planter of thatcounty.
Miss Daisy Myers stood up with Mr,
Cohen instead of Mr. Elkins; and Dr.
Resenstein instead of Roeenburg, per
formed the ceremony at the Jewish
wedding.
Here is what a London paper gays
about Patti Rosa: “Everybody ought
to go and see Patti Rasa: SBe is charm
ing. she sings well and dances well, and
plays a ticklish part with inflinite vari
ety, without degenerating into vulgari
ty.—Dispatch.” She is looked for in
Athens on Feb. the 1st.
Mr. Conneltbn would like to know the
name ef the gentleman who, after .the
lateTlre iu East Athens, gave his wife
kind sympathy and more material aid.,
He would be very glad if this friend
would inform him of his name.
water, Kans , for the purpose of lynch
ing Dr. Straum. Finding him gone,
they started in pursuit.
The Democrats of the Ohio Senate
are preparing to unseat Lieut.-Gov.
Lampson iu favor of their candidate,
Margins.
The Congressional redistricting bill
began betweeu the whites and blacks,
and a pitched battle seemed to bo going
on at the time, from the number of
shots fired. Winchester rifles, revolvers
and shotguns were used freely on both
sides.
the wounded whites.
Mr. John Arnold was shot through
the bowels, and is critically wounded.
Ren Arnold was shot through the
which the Democrats^of the Ohio Leg
islature want to pass only leaves the
Repulieans three out of the twenty-one
Congressi nal districts.
John Votooil, an insane New York
cigar maker, flung his four-year-old son
from a fifth story window. He is still
alive.
Mrs. Langtry is ill in London, and
all of her American dates have, there-
be a candidate,
easily conceded
THAT YELLOW-HAIRED SKELE-
TON.
Andrew Weaver, aged sixty-five
years, was found murdered in front of
the house of his daughter-in-law, near
Bcllefonte, Pa., aud she has been ar
rested on suspicion.
The.Snpreme Court of Montana has
rendered a decision affiirining the legali
ty of the Republican organization of
tie Legislature of that State.
Mrs. Ruth Thompson, a daught- r of
to the Governor’s Horse Guard.-
Governor Gordon has taken steps to
proteetthe rights of way ef the State
killed.
By this time Sherig W. W. Gladden
arrived and took charge of the parties
Road against persons who are encroach
ing thereon.
Mrs. McPherson, wife of Mr. Wallace
and carried them to the court house,
where they gave bond and were re-
Captain John Brown, of Harper’s Fer
ry fame, is in comparative want and .a
movement has been started to secure a
subscript! -n to lift a mortgage from
her small farm at Pasadena, Cal.
G. Davis williams, a prominent Dem-
ool itic politician of Decatur, Mo.
leased.
GREAT MANY NEC,ROMS 8UOT.
A great many uegroes were wounded
don’t use tl
a guano
in the melee, but so far the authorities
have been unable to locate any of them.
It seems as if they tied to avoid detec
tion and arrest for complicity in the
riot. At 2 p. iu. a courier was sent
out to Leary for aid, and a posse at
once went out to the scene of battle,
IT WILL BE MAT DAVIS.
i'- In jny tudment the Athens conimuni-
ty may make up its mind that Mat Da-
Vis will serve them as postmaster for
Wnr years to come. There is jio com
bination to defeat him. It is a straight
out fight between him and Ruessc, and
Davis has the power of the machine be
hind him.
. - , .)., com
mitted suicide rather than stand trial for
accepting a bribe when lie nerved on a
little Joke am*
object to a di
this morning,
inents in Mr. Baxter’s paper is based
on the various accounts of the digging
up of a yellow-haired skeleton by the
t>5i— near Plymouth, soon after
That portion of the sto-
“Wcinier Wurst” on the streets of At
lanta. He has refused $5,000 for some
property purchased from his savings.
The Governor is advertising the old
capitol lor sale. It will ho sold on the
18th of March, at auction, to the high
est bidder, for one-half cash, balance in
one and two years. The sale will tnke
place at the old capitol building, and
the first bid will have to be at least
$125,000.
Miss Lula Porter, a young lady who
was very popnlar in Atlanta, is now
delighting New England as an actress.
jury.
News from Honduras is to the effect
that Major Burke, ex-state treasurer of
Louisiana, lavs his troubles to the jeal
ousy of political enemies, whose con
tinuance in power makes it impossible
AN INTERESTING REMINISCENCE.
Prof. MoMullar. Phrenologies Daniel Web-
• »ter and HU Associates. .
Prof. McMullan, tbe blind phrenolo
gist now in the city, tails an interest
ing reminiscence.
“About fifty years ago, as near as I can
remember, l was sit Ing in a hotel din
ing room In Washington City, waiting
for my supper to come ^ As l sat there,
can extend me
my company.”
Col. Baldwin
not the chief en
and it impressei
more anxious t
ture then an an
“Butj my di
Pilgrims,
their landing,
ry secured by
like this:
Tbe next morning we followed cei-
taiu beaten pathes and tracts of the
Indians into the woods—as we came in
to the plain ground we found a place
like a grave, but it was much bigger
aud longer than any we had yet seen.
It was covered with boards, so as we
mused what it should be and resolved
to digge it up, where we found first
a matt, and under that a fair Bow,
tber trouble. At this hour all is quiet,
and it is hoped will reinaiu so. Whisky
is alleged as the prime cause of all the
trouble.
Hobbed of Her Httlr and Her Reason.
Chicago, Jan. 30.—[Special.]—Paul
THROWN FROM A WINDOW.
THE SPEECH MADE A STIR.
The Frightful Deed of a Manioc Path
eriu New York City.
-'Wjciv York, Jan. 30.—[Special]—
John Votocil*a raving madman, threw
Ilfs only child, a boy of five years, out
Out of the fifth story of the tenement
house No. 121 Pitt Street to-day
Crush' d and bleeding the' Aiild was
Apfcra to Govnrneur Hospital.
, The father M a Boliemaln cigar mak-
old and a widower. He
SRNflPwllh his aged mother and sister at
sfe^plsce W»hero the tragedy occurred.
jBi.xb.30 this morning ho asked his
'Brathcr to 'get him a drink of water.
respond at once, and a fit
him and the old woman
'Wagmllted all manner of names, and
■MMksknocked her down. Then be
An Atlanta Negro Compared the
Treatmet North and South.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 30.—(Special.)—
The Atlanta delegation to the Chicago
Afro-American convention returned
yesterday and was accorded a reception
at night. One of the speeches deliver-
gd by Jackson McHenry lias stirred up
the community to-day.
street, and lived with his wife, Mary, at
Parly-avenue. They had ue
and Mrs, Schenck had to
s. When Schenck
home from work, very early on
Saturday morning, he found his wife
lying insensible on a couch. She was
only partially dressed, and her long
black hair had been cut from her head.
A lock or two of her hair was found
scattered around the room.
There was no cine to the perpetrator
of the strange crime. For hours a phys
ician worked over the unfortunate wo
man before she was brought back to
consciousnes^and then she was a ma
niac and answered all questions by pit-
children, _
spend the nights alone,
came 1 ' 1
to let all this golden oppbrt
cape for one drink! I have
dices, and carry with me ®
to invest wherever I see fit.
be a fatal blow to Athens to
antagonism by a lack of pi
Jol. Baldwin replied that
party came up. On
spokesman of the
themselves as hack
For an hour
and a half he compared the condition
of the colored people in Illinois aud
Georgia. He said:
“The negroes up there are just as
good as white folks, you don’t have a
policeman standing around to run you
in every time you ask for something to
eat in a decent place, and if you want
to you can marry a white girl. If you
want a short haired girl you can get
her, aud if you want a long haired one,
you can easily find her. That’s the
way they do up there. Those negroes
are free down here. When the white
folks have a dance you see the negro
fiddling for them and calling for them.
When we had our ball up there it was
The white men fiddled for
rwliXed $he Importance of
City’s oapuring Biggm.tn a:
once, and to show that he to
ing in proper courtly t
guished a stranger, that
once call a policeman at
corted back to his ho
P ^Btop,' Mr!. Do
izo the fact tl
the authorized agent to i
ItwM once, my friend.”
“Wbat will you charge?”
“I charged them two dollars apiece,
and closed the trade. The first one to
be examined, bad the finest head l ever
saw. Language, stability and energy,
were very prominent.”
“It surprises'.me that you a« not
something better than a hack driver,”
said L '
“Your head indicates that yon are
not only a master among men, but a
master among tbe masters of men.
Statesmanship holds honors foe yon,”
said I* “and it grieves me to find you
only a back driver.”
He laughed, and turned away.
The others came upin turn and were
about ihe^am&that ’i bad told the first
fensive smell. It was as fine as any
flower. We opened the lessee bundle
likewise and found of the same powder
in it and the bones and head of a little
cbilde: about the leggs and other parts
of it was bound strings, and bracelets
Of fine white beads; there was also by
it, a little bow. about three qartera long
and some other odd knackes; we
brought sundry of the things away
Ella Williams,acolored woman,67 years
old, was found in an upper room of No.
421 South Fourth street, where she had
been for ten days without help er care
of any kind and without food or fire
She lay on a broken down bedstead.
The first floor is occupied by a Chi
nese laundry, while the upper portion
of tbe house is tenanted only by the
sick women. The Chinamen aay that
she vm last seen about ten days ago.
Yesterday they beard tbe cries of a cat
which waashut up with her, and upon
different.
the negroes and called till the sweat
roiled from them. They fiddled for us
because we paid them for it. Did you
ever see that down here? No, sir.”
with us and covered the corps up
There were a variety of opinions
amongst us about the embalmed per-
That Created a Sensation Monday Laet-
The Old, Old Story.
About nine o’clock Sunday evening
last a, man was seen hurrying down
College avenue. He carried two bun
dles, one’a pair o£ shoes, the other, no
Stopping near where the child waa
found, he discarded the latter package,
but alarmed at approaching footsteps
hurried on.
Suspecting nothing, people passed
Survivor* of Napelraa’s Army. .
' Napotean’s great army has dwindled,
down to a very small band of veterans.
It has been ascertained that there are
now only 112 men who wear the medal
or St. Helena and whose names appear
on tbe pension list of the Legion of
Honor forl890. In 1883 there Were
2429 of these veterans still livings The
next vear .tfo-re were BOO less, and in
14S6 there were only 224—Boetan PoeL
JIM STARR DIES OF HIS WOUNDS.
he Notorious Desperado Carries to Me
Grave Many Guilty Secrets.
Four Smith, Ark., Jan. 30.—[Spe-
investigation they found the woman.
They told Robert Allen, a'barber next
door, who notified the police authori-
night of wounds.
morning, nine ml
[., at tbe bands o
streets, and naturally seeing this sus
picious bundle proceeded to investigate
ft. Horrified at the sight, they report
ed their find with scared countenances
to their parents, who in their turn
again reported it to the police.
A corouer’a jury sets over this tiny
human being, that a cigar box could
almost contain, aud report as avengers
.it breaches against the law, human
justice and common Humanity, that “it
c; inio to its death by unknown hands.”
‘■The world wags. *n,” and this insig
nificant occurrancc is soon forgotten.
1 he mother of this child passes and
re-pusses our readers daily, but who
suspects her as a murderer, and a lost
COtTXTY.
day. "When asked to acco
new mat they replied :
“The body was embalm
nothing hardly but thej
remaining, and therefor
ment must be wrong In
Doubtless this skeleton wa
some limestone spring, or
preserve it for a long tin
tbe textile fabrics, it bein'
that such things have bet
for ages in favorable local
were to meet in mort:
Sunday morning at (Job
,, s treachery and impatient
tc . the mastery of his 1
ct while his hated rival
L . a j across the yard at the S
• to ni S llC > Onego, eoncemlei
parel brush, shot Quint
wn ki » in S, him instantly.
S|>ok<
fliienl
11 the Indian lanj
remains were bui
Underwood’s little
11 from the steps of
[aysville, and .broke
This is only one of the mysteries that
occur every day. It will soon be for
gotten, and consigned to the myriads
of revelations that will come to light in
that awful day when the grave give*
up its dead.
Let us throw a veil forever over tbi*
remembrance. Such crimes blackea
the character of any people.
escaped.
Holarr D*la.
Homkr, Gh.. Jan. 28.—Col. 1’. M. j
Edwards will leave for South Carolina j
on business to-qioriow.
J. M. Robertson was arraigned lie- ]
fore N. F. Hill, J. P., Monday, charged
with assault with intent to murder his
wife, hut was allowed to escape.
The school, under tbe direction of It.
L. Alexander, is booming in Homer.
Rev. T. O. Rorie is making a record
as a Methodist evangelist by delivering
some of the best sermons of the age.
Banks county lands are demanding
be along and hitler one. An efl'ot
force the milljnto the|A malgamatei
sociution caused the strike. For
years this mill has been non-ui
The union scale has been paid, but
union and non-union men have
employed. Uu Saturday night the
and fore e the mill intp the Associi
i the men that they could not org
for the purpose of forcing the mill
the Association, and the day men
last evening. The night inen will
low at the end of the night turn,
over 1,000 men will be Involved,
weekly pay-roll of the mill it i
$28,000.
uncing tbe
lanimonslv
be legisla-
reparin- to
irrefutable
•tting forth
uo destitu-
A Free Dkliveky.—IJttle is being
said now upon the question of a free
postal delivery in Athens, but our peo
ple are quietly waiting, aud it is prob
able that only a few more months will
roll around before this necessary insti
tution will be established by the au
thorities in Athens. Our receipts for
several years now have warranted this
change, and we cannot believe the pos
tal authorities will long defer giviflig if
1 to us.
An Eloqatnt Pr*ach«r of Thirteen.
Jimmv Cooke, of Carrol! county, Ga.,
is the youngest and most remarks!) i
hoy preacher in the field. He it bul
thirteen years old, and has already
been preitching two years, lie is now
preaching to crowded houses in Atlan
ta. He doesn’t depend much on boo!
learning, for he has b- en to school only capita.i>ts.
eight months in his life. He is very Col. Osc
i heatre parties from Harmony Grove,
Vadison, Watkinsville, Crawford and
1 exiugtoq will copie up.