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VOL. 6.—NO. 78.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
WAR EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND
greatly increased.
Excitement at Fever Heat and on the In
crease—Repulse of Arabs in the Soudan
More ah >ut the Murder of Miss Mail
Ison—The Keil Rebellion in Can
ada-Destructive Fire in St
Louis—General Items of
Interest.
London, March 20. —Active war prepara
tions throughout England continues, and not
since the days of the Crimea has the excite
ment been so great. The belief has rapidly
grown within the past few days that war
with Russia is unavoidable.
A royal message has just been read in both
Houses of Parliament, calling out both the
regular army and the militia service for per
manent services. This news has greatly in
tensified the excitement throughout England
which is now at fever heat. The announce
ment of an absolute rupture between England
and Russia, is looked for at any moment.
THE KIEL REBELLION.
SlrenuoM Effoits forits Subjection by tlia
Dominion Uov.rnmant.
Ottawa, Ont., March 26. —lt is under
stood that orders were issued yesterday after
noon that 4)0 men of Batteriei A and B be
despatched at once to the Northwest, to aid
the Manitoba militia in coping with Riel’s
outbreak. It is also stated that the Gov
ernment has telegraphed to Washington
asking permission to send troops through
Arnette m territory. The Rahels are in
possession of the telegiaph Lues and mails.
The mounted polios are massing on S>’s
katchewar at a point b flow where the half
breeds were waiting for them. Troops are
still being hurried forward, Croziers
Irvine commands of mounted men, 200
strong, are now together on the Saskatche
wan.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Several Buildings Burned. Loss—SAS,ooo .
St. Louis, March 26. —A fire broke out
at 1 o’clock this morning in the Haycock
carriage factory, a four story biick building,
on St. Charles streel, near Tenth. The
lace is a wreck. Loss—s29,oo Dr. Pent
sold’s Congregationalist church on Locust
street was destroyed. Loss—s2o,ooo. Three
firemen were hurt. S. Waters had his leg
and arm broken. 8. C. Healey had an arm
broken and a knee badly injured. J. French’s
shoulder was burned.
LILLIAN MADISON’S DEATH
Still Engrossing Public Attention.
Richmond, Va., March 26 -The circum
stances attending Lillian Madison’s death
continue to engross public attention. It has
been learned that shortly before her fatal
trip to this city the girl wrote Cluverius
that unless he saved her from disgrace by
marrying her she would inform his aunt,
Mrs. Tunstall, of the rel tions existing be
tween them.
FROM ATLANTA.
A Mysterious Suicide Which .Might Have
Been Prevented.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Atlanta, March 26.—Mrs. John Bishop,
wife of a contractor, suicided here last night,
by taking morphine. No cause has been as
signed for the deed. Two hours after she was
pronounced dead, she turned over and
breathed. Di Dan Howell, was sent for; and
said had he seen her when first discovered,
he could have saved her.
TERRIFIC HURRICANE.
An American B irk Wrecked.
London, March 26 Advices from Mada
gascar state that a terrific hurricane passed
over a portion of the island February 25.1 i
Seventeen persons were killed and many
others wounds !. The American bark Sarah
Hobart w.S utiwu ashore and became a
total wreck
THE SOUDAN WAR.
An Arab Attack Easily R pulsed.
Svakim, March 26,—A stroll' bompv'v
commanded Uy Gen-rai Graham, in person,
left Suakin, for the Hashen Zareba e< rly
this morning. When the troops had bro
caded a short distance they were attacked
by rebels, but the attack appeared •<> he
halfhearted, and the Arabs were easily'
driven i ft'.
An old feud.
Ends in a Double Murder.
Evansville, Ind, March 26.—Christian
Fleigchman ami Gotthil Tcharudiel became
involved in a difficulty yesterday and ;<f er
a desperate fight both were killed A ■ old
feud which originated in Germany was the
cause of the troub e.
New Governor of Maryland Sworn in.
Annapolis, Md., March 26. —Hon. Henry
Lloyd, of Dorchester county, President of the
Senate, arrived this morning, and at noon
qualified as Governor of Maryland, succeed
ing Robert M. McLane, who to-morrow, will
accept the mission to France.
Nomination by the President.
Washington, D. C. March 26—The
President to day sent the following nomina
tion to the Senate: Thomas C. Crenshaw,
Jr, of Georgia, to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the district of Georgia.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1885.
1 THE WEST VIRGINIA FAMINE.
Grtat ’-ulferlng from Lack of Food and
Water—A Heavy Death Lisi.
Wheeling, March 26.—The Register
his a special from a gentleman who has
ptir a week in several of the counties
vhere food is the scarcest. He made a per
sonal visit to scores of families, ruling bun
dfeds of miles. I> >th man and beast are in
abject want and the correspondent says the
suffering is indescribable. Almost every
family has some food, but it is of a single
variety, such as beans and gruel made of
coarse crushed wheat. There are no steam
m’lLJwhic i can be run, because the little
water in the streams is frozen nearly to the
bottom. Corn and wheat are so scarce that
they cannot be fed to stock, much of which
is diseased because of lack of food and im
purity in the water they obtain. The same
is true of the water used for cooking. There
is a vast deal of sickness, and the morta’ity is
astonishingly laige. Medical aid is hard to get
and the stock of dr igs in the small villages
is exhausted. The bad roads add to the
difficulties in the way of giving aid. Every
thing nearly must be carried on pack-horses.
Some papeis urge an extra session of the
Legislature to extend aid. There is
no demand for outside assistance, as
the State is able and willing to meet all de
mands.
' An Amusing Scene—Minor Mention.
Spec, al D spat ch to the Daily Times.
Atlanta, Ga., March 26 —An amusing
scene that somewhat shucked society oc
curred last nii’ht at DeGive’s Opera House,
during the presentation of “Called Back.”
F air prominent young men, two of them
Slate officials, occupied a private box in
plain view of the audience. As the plly
was at one of its most thrilling points one
of the young men drew fiom his hip pocket
a flaming handkerchief which he put to his
eyes with every evidence of the deepest
emotion, his frame in a perfect
quiver. He then carefully wiped
imaginary tears out of the corner
of his eyes and passed the handkerchief to
the next man, who repeated the performance,
and so on round. This was repeated every
time any of the company put in extra shines,
and the c.'fect on the audience may be im
agined. Most of the ladies were very angry
and in whispers expressed the opinion that
unless the young men could behave, they
ought to stay home.
A negro woman committed suicide here
last night.
District Attorney B. 11. Hill is expected to
assume the duties of his office on Saturday
next.
Religious people here are much exercised
over two things, namely, Beecher’s lecture
sustaining the theory of evolution, and the
fact that all the big Sunday school people
and deacons are into the charity ball to be
given soon.
THE t ZAK’S FAMILY.
Changes lutroduc <1 in th It >3 al Family.
i ondon Life.
The recent reforms which Lie Emperor of
Russia has introduced in the Royal Family
were much needed. The titles of
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
are now limited to fifteen; the re
maining members will only be recognized as
princes of the blood. When the Emperor
Paul, who was the last to legislate for the Ro
manoff family, formed the existing regula
tions, the title of Grand Duke was
confined to his sons. Under Alexander I
and Nicholas the family did not increase
considerably, but it has now grown to very
large proportions. On the birth of each
Grand Duke the sun of 3,000,000 rubies
is put aside for his benefit, and, in addition
t) that, when he comes of age a large al
lowance is made him; so that had no re
form been instituted the drain on the ex
chequer would have reached enormous pr< -
portions. For the future, all tnembe s of
the Imperial Fam ly who are
not Grand Dukes will be allowed to
marry with daughters *of Russian
or other noblemen. Perhaps the greatest
boon which the new Taws give is ’.hi mem
bers of the imperii;! family are not h> secure
all those high and lucrative pos s which the.'
have hitherto monopolized from ihair cra
d e. but wiU bave to be promoted bv merit,
Ills Emperor has begun these refol m> with
Ms wn son, the Cesarewitcb, whom he has
not appointed to the post usually bestowed
<?n IV’-ry Grand Duke when be comes of
ng’’.
Another reform which the Emperor has
just introduced into the army was even
more needed than the above. From time
immemorial it has been the custom that
when a senior officer retired, from the regi
ment he was presented with very costly
gifs. Another drain on the purses of the
officers was the expense entailed on them
whenever the Emperor reviewed the troops,
as the most costly bouquets had to be pre
sented to the Empress and the ladies of the
househ ild.
New York Stock Market.
New York, March 26. —At 1:30 p. m. to
dav quotations were :
Union Pacific 4?%
Missouri Paeillc 90%
Western Union Telegraph Co 67%
Pacific Mail 49%
Lake Shore 62%
Loulsvllleland Nashville 31
Ti xas aciflc 11%
Denver and Klo Grande 7%
Michigan Central 61
Delaware. I.aekawauua di Wesl’n 103%
Northwestern 93%
St. Paul 69%
Chicago, Burlington ami Quincy 122%
Oregon Transcontinental 12%
Northern Pacific - 40%
Rock Island 115
Jersey Central 32
MemphisandCharleston 39
E ist Tennessee, Va. <S Ga (com) 23
East Tennessee, Va. <S Ga. ipld) 6%
Philadelphia and Reading 14%
Omaha (com) 24%
Omaha (pfd) »
New Yo.-k Central - 90%
Kansas and Texas 17%
Erie 13
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
DESPERADOES ON THE RAMPAGE
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A Rendezvous of Ruffians in That
Sta’e—A Paradise lor Moonshiners—
The People of Highlands, Macon
County, North Carolina, Becom
ing Di-gusted—The Governor
Called on to Suppress the
I awl ss Ruffians.
Philadelphia, March 25.—A few days
ago a brief dispatch by the United Press
gave the information that a very serious
and unfortunate state of affairs existed in
the town of Highlands, Macon county,
North Carolina. A Raleigh special to the
Times gives the following details of the
affair:
“A bad state of affairs exists at the pretty
town of Highlands, Macon c.unty. The
place is settled by people from the New
Engl u d States and other parts of this
Stale. As it is near the border of Georgia,
Tenne l see and South Can line, desperadoes
from those Slates gather there in the win-
I ler, to the great annoyance of the quiet and
law abiding residetits. These disorderly
I peop’e ride through the town, diwhirgiug
I firearms in regulir cow buy style. Most of
the evil-doers come from East Tennessee.
They have estai 1 sued .Licit disti Fries in
the wll region around Higblmds, and
p o; Is who hang around these distilleries
aid m creating disorder.
“The people of Highlands, finally becom
ing disgusted at the bud work done by the
distilleries, gave information to the authori
tiesof the location of the stills and the Uni
ted States Deputy Collector and poise made
arrests of a number of ringleaders and took
them to Highlands, The party were all at a
hotel, when suddenly there arrived a mob of
mounted men, who had come from Georgia,
and attacked the Deputy Marshal. They
were repulsed by the revenue men, who
killed one of them—William Ramsey—and
badly wounded two others, who are missing
and by manyare believed to have been killed.
The attacking party after their repulse scat
tered in all directions.
“since that nine they and their friends
have made all sorts of threats against the
people of Highlands They declare that
they will kill the residents and burn their
homes. Governor Scales has ordered .'soli
citor G F. Ferguson, ot that judicial dis
trict, and Adjutant General Johnston Jones
to go t > Highlands and thoroughly investi
gate the entire matter to ascertain if the
civil officers are masters of the situation,
and if not to use the troops that are at
Asheville and Waynesville ready for duty.”
MURDERED BY MASKED MEN.
Burglars From the Welsh Mountains Rob
and Kill an Old Mau.
Lancaster, Pa., March 24.—The peace
ful community which inhabits the pictur
esque Pequa Valley, lying north of the Gap,
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been
shocked by a terrible tragedy, which occurred
in this thickly-settled region on Sun
day night. Along the upper side of
the valley runs the famous Welsh Mountain,
in the wooded thickets and rocky fastness of
which the Buzzard gang have for years made
their refuge. From those heights they have
plundered the valleys on either side, poun
cing down on the cellars and fat store-houses
of the rich farmers, many of whom belong to
non-resisting German sects averse to going
to law, and on this account the thieves have
robbed with greater impunity. More daring
outrages have been committed, too, the vic
tims of which have never revealed the facts,
though with bated breath there have been
whispered tales of women assaulted and of
old men gagged and tortured until they dis
closed the hiding places of their treasure. It
is the universal belief in the neighborhood
that the thieves who have been robbing the
Conestoga and Pequa Valleys for years were
the burglars and murderers on the Linville
homestead on Sunday night.
The night before three thieves visited
the premises of ’Squire Sam Henderson,
living in the valley, near the White Hors.’.
They had previously stolen two horses, a
wagon aid load o feel from farmers in the
neighb rhood, and with their plunder stop
ped at Henderson’s to rob his chicken-coon.
A spring iiu set for such marauder’s ex
pioded and scared them off’and they not
only abandoned a’l heir booty hut lost
their hits in th. flight .'.nd left some blood
to mark their tracks. In the same neigh
borhoou resided E Iwurd M. Linville, a
farmer, aged sixty, with his maiden sister,
Marti). . They liv-.d entirely alone, seldom
went away from home and were credited
with usually keepi ig considerable money in
the house Soon • tier midnight last night
Mr. Li ".ville was asaketied by a noise in
his sister’s room and heard her repeated
screams. Rumaing to her aid, he discover
ed three masked men in her chamber,
who ss sohn as they saw him opened
fire. T'.l'e first ball struck him on the
left side, glanced from a rib and inflicted
only a flesh wound, but the second
entered his left breast just
above his heart and penetrate! the lung.
Linvi'l) fell io the ft mr and the assassins
renewed their demand upon the affright
e ted sister f r money, threatening to kill
h r and finish their ' Ixxly woik upon hir
orother if she denied their demands. They
were directed to Mr. Lmvi le’s desk, and
when ihey had rifled it of S7O and ran
sacked the house they quit the premises.
The brave woman left her deeding brother
to summon help, and found it at the resi
dence of the nearest neighbor, several hun
dred yards distant. A company of neigh
bors soon assembled an I medical aid was
procured, but in vain The old man died
this afternoon.
The popular excitement over the outrage
is increasing. An examination of the prem
ises shows that the burglars walked to the
house and entered it by cutting a panel out
of the door. Suspicion points strongly to
the mountain gang and a vigilance com
mittee is forming to reinforce the authori
ties n the search for the desperate crimi
nal-,’
MACON MATTERS.
MysteriouH Affair—Lecture of Gov. St.
John—A Business War on the Tapis.
Special Correspondence Dally Times.
Macon, Ga., March 25. —W. E. Jackson
a sturdy and industrious farmer o’ Hoi s on
county, Ga., came to Macon last Thursday
to borrow $2,000 on some land, and sue
ceeded in getting the money, but it has
caused him much suffering and perhaps he
will lose his life thereby. Mr. Jackson gave
$1,500 of the money to his son to carry
home, retaining the other SSOO to pay Sime
debts here and to have a good time. He
imbibed two freely of city beverages and
was found that night at the foot of the steps
leading to the shooting gallery under the
National Hotel. He was not thought to
be much hurt until to day, when it is said
his life is despaited of, the SSOO which he
had is “non est,” and the q estion arises,
Where is it? Was he thrown down the
steps to hide a midnight robbery? or did he
lose the money at gaming ? The matter is
involved in deep mystery.
Ex-Governer St. John, “the man who J
elected Cleveland,” spoke to-night to a large !
audience in Masonic Hall, on Prohibition.
He held his with a wonderful
magnetism. His arguments appenlsd to
reason and common sense, and to that side
of human nature which led to the elevation,
improvement and advancement of mankind.
He is a powerful speaker, as well as amus
ing. His anecdotes draw his hearers into
a happy mood and chain every one to his
seat to hear more. He also related the sad
realities of harm dme by “the whisky
traffic” in the most heart-rending style, and
appealed to the softer side of the hum >n
heart. Everybody was pleased at his lec
ture, and wishes him “G id sp id' in the
grand work of Prohibition.
The wholesale merchan’s of Macon and
the brokers have clashed and a war, earnest,
energetic and bitter is pending. The mer
chants held a meeting at the Exchange
Bank yesterday, at which Mr. T- D. Tinsley
was elected chairman, and discussed the
brokers at some length. The
brokers, or some of them, sell to retail
merchants at a less price than the wholesale
merchants can artord to sell, which breaks
into that trade to an alarming extent. What
shall we do? say the wholesale men, quit I
huying through brokers? Make them pay
license as wholesale dealers? Something i
must be done ' They are a nuisance and i
are riming our trade !
A resolution was passed looking to a
compromise of the difficulties and a com
mittee, composed of Messrs. T. D. Tinsley,
W. R. Rogers and A. B. Small appointed to
wait upon the brokers to morrow.
Messrs. Bacon & Rutherford received a
telegram to-day from Atlanta spying that
the Supreme Court has decided that the
Central Railroad must pay Mrs. S. E.
Crosbv the SIO,OOO verdict obtained in Bibb
Superior Court. Harold.
STYLES IN FINE LACES.
A Bridal Veil that Cost S26s—Networks of
Gold-Useful i’ak.
Baltimore Sun.
At a dry goods opening held here last
week a bridal veil and set of flounces to
match of real lace were exhibited and were
greatly admired. The veil measured three
and a half yards long and cost $265, and
the half yard deep flouncing to match $lO
a yard. The design was of roses and leaves
held together by delicate threads, with
round medallions of point lace here and
there. Such a set once owned is handed
down from mother to daughter and decks
the brides of successive generations.
There is a perfect craze for laces this sea
son and almost every dress is trimmed
with it from the richest silk to dresses of
sateen or simple white muslin. Black
beaded laces are in high favor and are used
on black silk dresses with entire fronts of
jetted or bead embroidered lave. Much
gold tinsel is also used in laces and both
black and cream cclored laces are shown for
trimming, embroidered with gold thread.
Bullion laces are a novelty, made entirely
of gold. It must be admitted that these
have a rather theatrical effect. Llama
lace, which has been out of favor for several
years has again made its appearance as a
candidate for popular favor and with Mar
quise and French lace is one of the most
fashionable decorations for black silk dresses
and wraps.
Dresses made entirely of lace are a dainty
novelty worn by those who can afford such I
expensive luxuries. Made over a black
slip they are worn for dress occasions in the
daytime and over silks of delicate colors for
evening. It must be owned that nothing
can be more elegant. Black marquise lace,
a very beautiful silk lace, (with exquisite
flowers and vines of a fine net ground, is
used for this purpose as well as French or
chantilly lac’e. Both of these are newly in
favor in this section. Such laces are 27
inches wide and are from $2 50 to $6 a yard.
Seven yards are required for a dress, besides
the wide and narrow edging which will be
requisite for trimming. With such a cos
tume the bonnet is of lace, with a wreath of
flowers or t Ise a large bunch set high on
top.
This is said to be a season of wool, and
numerous wool laces are shown for trim
ming the various wool grenadines, wool
canvases and crazy cloths, as well as alba
tross, khyber, crepeline, bourejte cloth and
Knickerbocker. Such laces are called yak,
and are named according to the patterns of
weaving, such as angola yak or escurial yak.
They are of rather coarse and wide meshed
patterns and admirably suit wool canvas and
wool crazy cloths for trimming.
A Miser Robbed.
Locust Gap, Pa., March 26.—Peter
Dutoy, a hard working man of miserly
habits, was robbed of $15,000 yesterday by
burglars, who entered his hut while he was
absent. The money was the savings of a
lifetime.
ROUGH ON ITCH.’
“Rough on Itch” cures humors, eruptions
tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet
hilblain#.
THE PFLUGER MURDER
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
CASE.
Result of th« Inq iest—Testimony of «he
Witnesses—Devine Committed as the
Murderer, and O’Reilly as Acces
sory—The Excitement Still Un
abated—Fruitless Search f .r
the Pistol—The Prisone s
Sent to Jail to Await
Action of the
Grand Jury.
Yesterday afternoon the hearing of evi
dence in the case us ■ Frank Devine and
James O’Reilly in connection with the
shooting of Em le Pfluger night before last
was again taken up. The excitement seem
ed rather to increase than diminish, and it
took the united efforts of several policemen
and constables tj keep the place qu e.
enough to hear the evidence. The sidewalk
was im[ assal le and the crowd filled half
j the street. Every one who could possibly
! edge himself into the court room under one
I pretext or another did so. The fiist witness
examined was Charles Helwig, who Slid
little more than had been previously re
ported, but corroborated all. J. A. Harig
was also examined and comb rated the
testimony of the witnesses who (.receded
him. Dr. R. P. Myers, whj made the p >st
moriem examination, said that about 2
o’clock in the morning Coronet Dixon
celled on him to make an
examination of the deceased. He
went to No. 212 St. Julien street about 3:35
yesterday afternoon, where he found ths
deceased Iving on a shutter. Deceased hid
a pistol ball wound back of the left ear. He
could find no point of exit. He took the
s : Ip off, sawed through the bony structure,
look out the brains, found that the ball had
gone transversely through the brain and
lodged at the base of the right eye. That,
in his opinion, was what had caused the
death of deceased. He stated that the shot
could not have been fired by any one facing
deceased, but might have been fired by one
in the rear of or on a line with the ear. Dr.
Myers was cros -examined by several of the
jurors as to ihe position in which the two
I men must have I eeu win n ihe shot was
| fired, but could no. say posit v. 1.-.
When Ed W. Fisher, ’busdrivtr for John
I Feeley, was called in aud sworn, it coul 1 be I
seen at once that something more than had
been said by any other witness was expected. ;
He testified as follows: Last evening a few
minutes of 12 o’clock, after 1 had put up
my’bus, Mr. Shehan, Mr. Carney and my
self went across the street to Kolsh. rus'
(now Moessners) saloon to get a drink; were
taking a drink at the bar, wheu O Rei ly
and Devine came in. We were all standing
at the bar, they up above me. There were
four or five men at a table playing cards. I
took no notice of them; think it was
O'Reillv who shoved a pretzel he was eat
ing off the counter with his sleeve; he then
looked at me, shook hands and said, “No
harm done.” The next thing I knew
Devine and Reilly had left the bar and
gone to where the men were pl tying cards.
I cant say what the dispute between the
two men and those at the tai le was about. My
attention was fiist celled by seeing deceased
receive a slap in the face;c nLsay by whom
tie was slapped. Saw deceased go behind
the bar, take a pistol out of his hip pocket,
lay it half way on the shelf of the bar and
then walk out from behind the bar. As he
did so O Reilly struck him In the scuffl t
which ensued they got to the entrance ol
the bar aud fell on the floor. Then Devi ie
grappled a chair and raised it to strike
some one, I can’t say whom. Some one t ok
the chair away and I sat De-ine on a table
and told him not to double team on the
man, but let them fight it out. After the
two men got oft the floor O Reilly struck
Charlie Moehrke and the men who came
with me said, “we’d better go.” Carney and
I then went outside; don’t know whether
Shehan came out or not. Soon Moehrke
came out and siid his hat was inside and he
wantedit. There were several of us in the
party I think, but can’t say who they were.
We stood parleying some time. At last
Devine came to the door of the saloon and
said, “I have got a pisti 1 now ” I didn't
see the pistol. He walked across the pave
ment to the enrbstoue. I heard the click of
the pistol. When I heard that, I siarted to
run myself. The click of the pistcl was in
the direction in which Devine had gm-.
I ran towards the stables; then I heard the
first shot; two others were fired in rapid suc
cession. I only saw the blaze. The shot
wrs diagonally across from Feeley’s stables-
The first 1 knew that a man was shot,
Carney said there is a man lying over there
I ranacrosi to where the man was, with Car
ney. I looked, but it being dark, could not
te!i,who it wa-. Sime said, ‘1 e’s shot,”and
I then hollowed, “Policil’ Carney and I
started off to get a doctor, but could not find
one, and returned, Carney going home and
I going to bed in the stable. On cross
examination Mr. Fisher reiterated .
his story, stating that the first shot
was fired before he could run across the street;
that it was from the direction he had come;
that it was only a short time from the time
Devine had said, “I have got a pistol now,”
that the click was heard; he did not think
it could have been exchanged with another.
Other points of no material interest were
brought out. Devine aud O’Reilly, while
this evidence was being given, sat on their
chairs with eyes and ears wide open, taking
in all that was said. It was remarked that
during the entire day neither of
the prisoners spoke a word,
except O Reilly who asked for a drink of
water once. M hen Officer J. L. Spann was
called to testify, he did so in a very direct
manner, giving the ,ame version of the
affair as was published in yesterday’s Times,
except that he says he had not the remotest
idea of letting the men go after having
made the arrest. Officer Spann’s evidence
was the last taken, aud it was not finished
until after 6 o’clock. There were 3 or 4
more witnesses to be examined but as the
evidence already given was, without
doubt, sufficient the hearing
of their stories was dispensed
with. About a quarter of 7 o’clock the
coroner had charged the jury and given
them the case. After remaining about
thirty minutes in the room they returned a
$6 00 A YE
verdict finding that Emile Pfluger came to
his death from a pistol shot wound at the
hands of Frank Devine, and that James
O’R-illy was accessory before the fact.
Eight of tuejury tu iuu lor murder aud four
for manslaughter Divine was very anxious
in look, but listened to the finding of
he jury with much stoicism.
As soon as the verdict was
announced the prisoners were a'lowed a
short time to consult with their counsel. In
he meantime a commitment was made out
and they were turned over to Diputy
Sheriff Jones Franklin, who conveyed them
to jail co await the action of the grand
jury.
Several of the witnesses were required to
give bond for their appearance at Hie trial.
A search for the pistcl, which was a 32
caliber one, is being made, and no stone
will be left unturned to find it. It is sup
posed, as was suggested yettirday in the
Times, that the murderer either chucked
the weapon over a fence or dropped it into
one of the sewer traps.
The murdered man was last night
taken to the Turner Hull, and will be buried
this afteruo in from that place by the Ger
man Friendly Society and the Turners, of
which he was a member.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Does Prollibi iou Prohibit?
Editor Daily Times If in your edi
torial of yesterday you did not intend
to champion the cause of the “demon of
debauch” as you disclaimed, I respectfully
request the privilege of replying to it.
First: Your entire argument is misleading
and inconsistent wiih facts. Prohibition is
not “sumptuary legislation.” It has been
so repeatedly a Vindicated upon in this regard
that I was surprised to see you use this old
and threadbare objec ion As a measure to
relieve the body politic of certain evils
it is classed withiu the sphere of police
regulation. It does net deal with
individual appetites or tastes,
which are the side objects of sumptuary
laws, but it applies to'the general welfare of
the people. It says to no man “you shall
not take a drink,” even though it be known
that this simple set is “detrimental to the
citizen taking it and society at large.” The
sacrificing of human life is not an uncom
mon result from “taking a drink.” Did you
, ever hear of a life being taken in Savannah
that was the result of this? And yet it is
the highest and hi liest duty of the State to
guard and preserve the lives of its citizens.
Security to life is the foundation principle
of civil society, and yet this sacred and in
is'imable boon is put in jeopardy, aye taken
ruthlessly on our streets, forsooth, because
some one wishes ihe liberty (?) of “taking a
drink.” Is this true freedom ? Is it in
consonance with any jiiinciple of good gov
ernment? The S.ate knows that this traffic
is too dangerous to go unfettered, and so
places restraint upon it by the policy as
“license.” It has never been otherwise.at.dyet
when the State extends the same authority
to prohibition the cry “Sumptuary Legis
lation” is raised against it. The power that
can “regulate ” can “suppress.” the prin
ciple involved is the n each—“salus
populi.” Prohibition then appeals to sound
reason, lofty patriotism and the purest
statesmanship—and no amount of sophistry
can dethrone it from this position. It is
a policy which the governing power adopts
of fitting means to end. Wherever adopted
it is the “will of the peo; le,” hence is not
the tyranny of a minority. Its results
justify and vindicate every claim put forth
by its intelligent advocates. For illustra
tion : Take any community at random
undei license and compare it with one un
der prohibition. The contrasts are sta-tling
ind unanswerable arguments in favor of the
latter policy as securing “life, liberty and
happiness” to those under its rule.
There are exceptional cases it is
true because from various reasons the meas
ure is not supported, but these are the ex
ceptions to the rule of its benignant results.
Under license the exception is to find any
results even approaching such as prohibi
tion dis ricts exhibit. Right here under
our veiy noses we show empty jails under
prohibition, which were always occupied
under license. Right here in Georgia we
can show peaceful and happy homes under
prohibition, which once were torn and deso
late under license. Right here in our own
grand State, we can show increased wealth,
growing prosperity, advancing civilization
and higher social worth under prohibition,
where the revsere picture was seen under
license. In the face of these facts can any
one say truthfully “Prohibition don’t pro
hibit?” The question is a living issue
that will not down at the beck and bidding
of politicians or j arties. It needs no pro
phetic vision to s?e how deeply “the peo
ple” are becoming interested in it, and what
its results will be in the near future. It will
wreck parties and damn forever s ich as may
attempt to stay its progress. Do not then,
attempt to mislead your readers, Mr. Edi
tor, but give them sac s, such as you can
easily ascertain here in our State in regard
to the workings of prohibition, and you will
then be doing the fair thing of which no
good citizen siiould complain.
Prohibition.
City Court.
City Court met at 10 o’clock this
morning, Hon. Wm. D. Harden, Judge
piesiding, when the following proceedings
were had:
Julius D. Rotsseau vs. Leonard & Clark.
Damages. Jury now out considering the
case.
E. T. Roberts as assignee of C. L. Chest
nut vs. Peacock, Hunt & Co- Trover. Case
now on trial.
The Senate This Moraing.
Washington, March 26. —The Senate
this morning, immediately after the reading
of the Journal, on motion of Mr. Miller, of
California, at 1:20 p. m. went into Executive
session.
Gen.Grani’sCondition.
New York, March 26. —General Grant
passed a veiy quiet and peaceful night. His
rest was absolutely unbroken.
Anson Stager Dead.
Chicago, 111., March 26.—Gen. Anson
S agerdied at 3 o’clock this morning.