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S DAILY 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.