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Siwmindj Sai In 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.