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VOL. 6.—NO. 91.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
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LATEST EVENTS AT HOME AND
ABROAD
The War Feeling SUU Prevailing—Russian
Journals Think Peace Can Now Only
be Hoped for—England Eager for
the Fray—General Grant’s Con
dition Unchanged—Execution
of Murderers in Charleston
and Brooklyn—The Mar
kets and Other
Matters.
St. Petersburg, April 10. —The Russian
press this morning is almost unanimous in
asserting that open hostilities between Rus
sia and England cannot now long be delay
ed. All the papers contain articles of a de
cidedly bellicose nature, and openly accuse
. the English officials in India of provoking
a by their intrigues with the Ameer.
The Journal de St. Petersburg (official)
in a long article commenting on the situa
tion says: “An amicable settlement of the
disputes with regard to the Russo-Afghan
frontier question can now only be hoped for.
The situation is indeed strained and grave.”
A REACTION IN ENGLAND.
London, April 10.—There has been a de
cided reaction from the excitement of yester
day, and the streets to-day present nothing
out of the ordinary. The conviction has
about settled that war is imminent, and,
judging from the present bitter feeling
against Russia, nothing would be more wel
come.
It is stated that the Government is buying
hundreds of horses and mules in Canada for
service
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GENERAL GRANT.
The Latest Bulletins as to His Condition.
New York, April 10. —6 a m—Gen.
Grant has passed a very easy night. His
pulse is 60, regular and full with tempera
ture nominal. He has taken nourishment
regularly.
[signed] J. H. Douglass, M. D
11 a. m.—General Grant’s condition re
mains unchanged. He slept well during the
night, and awoke refreshed He has taken
nourishment as usual. Puise 62 and regu
a , temperature 99, respiration 18
Gen. Grant’s condition remains practi
c lly the same as during the past three
da s. Since last night the pains in the
throat, which were reported to have been
an toying him, have entirely passed away.
THE RIEL REBELLION.
T io Headquarters of the Rebel Leader in
a Church.
Ottawa, Ont., April 10.—A white settler
who escaped from the Northwest to Qu’Ap
pele says Riel’s headquarters are in a small
Roman Catholic Church near Batoutche.
On the spire floats the flag of the Provisional
Government. It contains on one side the
Riman Catholic emblem, and on the other a
picture of a coyote or prairie wolf. The cen
tre piece is a blood red hand, pointing up
wards. The flag also bears the mottoes:
“Our Homes and Altars,” “May God and
Liberty Guide Our Efforts.” The half
breeds claim that the Quebec Catholics favor
them.
WIFE MURDERER HUNG.
He Dies Repentan’ and Resigned.
Brooklyn, N. Y„ April 10. —George H.
Mills, who brutally murdered his wife on
the 6.h of October, 1883, was executed at
the Raymond street jail at 10:14 th's morn
ing. The doomed man was accompanied to
the scaffold by his spiritual advisor, who
prayed aloud, and Mills seemed to follow
devoutly every word he said. Mills stood
for a moment g ring at the people about
him. Then the black cap was pi lied over
his head. The sheriff.g've tbe-Lnal, the
rope was cut and the murderer w>is jerked j
upward. The body swung slowly around,
trie legs were drawn up slightly, but th
neck had been broken, and there was net 1
much struggling. A few moments !a‘er he
was pronounced dead, and the bedy
turned over '0 an undertaker,
MASSACRE OF WHITE SETI’EERS
At Frog Lak», Northwest of Fort Pitt.
Winnepeg, April 10—Word has just
been received f ;; m Battielord of the massa
cre of white set lers at Frog Lake, north
west of Fort Pitt. The following ere the
names of the victims: T. T. Quinn, Indian
•'■'in • Jahn De'anev, farm inspector: Gow
Lanlock’and wife, Father Saford and Fa-her
Lemarchaad, (riests, and two other men,
whose names are not learned. Mrs. Deinnev
is a prisoner, and it is not known what b •
came of Cameron, the Hudson’s Bay Com
pany’s agent
BASE BALL.
Augusta Beats Montgomery.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Atgusta, April 9.—The second game of
ball between the Augusta and Montgomery
clubs was played here this evening, and
Lke the first, resulted in an easy victory for
Augusta-17 toO. The Augustas did not
take their ninth inning. The game yester
day stood 15 to Gin favor of Augusta, S.
Probabilities.
Washington, April 10.—For the South
Atlantic States, local showers, partly cloudy,
weather variable winds, preceded m the
northern portion by northerly winds, slight
rise in temperature.
Hoarseness, Sore Throat and Croup, cured
by gagling the Throat with Holmes,
Dentifrice* I
EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.
Richard Fraziew Hung in Charleston for
Killing Jack G< there—The Criminal
* Makes a Full Coutes-ion.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Tinies.
1 Charleston, S. C, April 10.—
Richard Frazier, colored, was hanged
here to-day, for the murder of Jack Gether.-
on the 16th of July last. The crime was
one of the most brutal ever committed in
this section. While Gethers was sleeping
quietly on a sail on the sloop Jane Hope,
Frazier knocked him in the head with an
i axe, and then threw his body overboard,
1 and stealin'a small boat from the sloop,
. loaded it with provisions and escaped to
. Madwallow island. He was pursued, cap
. tured and lodged in jail. At his
. trial in February last, he was condemned
. and sentence 1 to be hanged on Good Friday,
but was reprived until to-day.
His execution passed off without a hitch.
. He was attended on the scaffold by Rev. W.
H. Lawrence, the white pastor of the Cen
tenary church, and made a complete confes
sion of murder, telling how he did it, and
all the circumstances of flight. The drop
fell at 12 o’clock precisely and Frazier died
without a struggle, his neck being broken
his sentence.
Frazer was convicted about two months
since and in passing sentence of death, the
Judge, said: “The deed was a cruel and
cowardly murder. Your shipmate was lying
asleep on a sail during a calm July night.
You creptjupon him while he was sleeping,
dreaming perhaps of his home, and his
wife andchtldrin, and buried an axe in his
brain, and then threw his body overboard.
You killed him from no provocation. You
killed him simply to steal two barrel; of
grist and a few sides of bacon, The evidence
against you was conclusive. You have
been rbly defended by counsel, and a jury of
your country have convicted you.”
FROM ATHENS.
Journalistic Change Holiness Meeting-
Minor Mention.
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
Athens, April 9. —The Banner-Watch
man on yesterday morning announced that
Mr. R. B. Russell had bought a half interest
in the paper and would hereafter be inti
mately connected with it. The price paid
was $4,000. Mr. Russel is representative
from this county in the Legislature, and has
proved himself a graceful writer. The Ban
ner-Watchman can be congratulated on ob
taining such an addition to its editorial staff.
A series of “Holiness Meetings” are being
held here this week in the Methodist Church.
Large numbers of ministers from all over :
North Georgia are in attendance, and the ;
religious enthusiasm is something phenome- i
nal. The belief of the members is rather i
curious. They profess to be “sanctified;”
that is, to have lost all desire to sin. Divine
services will be held four times a day during
this week, and it is expected that much good
will be done in that time,
Prof. 11. C. W hite will deliver his lecture
on “Evolution” in the chapel of the Lucy
Cobb Institute on next Friday night.
The first regular monthly entertainment ;
of the Athenarium will occur to-night.
A petition gotten up by Dr. Newton is
going the rounds. It begs the Trustees to
erect a gymnasium on the campus. O. '
New York Stock Market.
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New York, April 10. —At 1:30 p. m. to- ,
day quotations were:
Union Pacific 42% .
Missouri Pacific 90%
Western Union TelegraphfCo 67 ■
Pacific Mail 51% ;
Lake Shore 58% .
Louisville and Nashville 31% '
Texas Prciflc 10%
Denver and Rio Grande 7%
Michigan Central 56 .
Delaware, LackawannafA Wesl’n 105 '
Northwestern 95%
St. Paul 70% i
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 121%
Oregon Transcontinental 11% 1
Northern Pacific 39% 1
Rock Island 11l I
Jersey Central 34%
Memphis and Charleston.. 38% '
East Tennessee, Va. &Ga (com). 23% •
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 6 i
Pbiladelphlaand Reading .15%
Omaha (c0m)..., 24%
Omaha (pfd) 86 1
New York Central 89% i
Kansas and Texas.. 17% ,
KrlWii.w I;:. 12% .
New York Produce Market,
New York, April 10.—Flour unchanged .
VVheat easier, No. 2 red winter, for April :
9’, for May 97| bid, for June 99 3 4 bid.
Corn easier, No. 2 mixed 52 for April, 53[
for May. Oats quiet, 38J for April, 38f for
May, 38 j for June. Pork dull,mess $13a13 25 1
Lard, $7 20 for April, $7 30 May, $7 37
June! Molasses quiet; bailing grades of
Porto Rico 24 to 37. Turpentine firm at ’
30f. Rosin dull; strained to good $1 15 to
$1 17j Petroleum firm, but unchanged, '
Sugar steady; refined cut loal 6 716. Coffee
quiet; fair cargoes 8] to B|.
Chicago Change-,
Chicago, April 10. —There was a reac- ;
tion on the Board at the opening this morn
ing, and a fall in prices followed the open
ing quotations. All options were weak and
unsettled. Wheat—May 86, June 88, July
90. Corn—May 43J, June 43|, July 45%
Oats- May 331, June 33|, July 34J. Pork
—May sl2 25, June sl2 35. Lard—May
and June $6 20, July y 5 30.
Arthur to Practice Law.
New York, April 10.—Cards were issued
yesterday announcing that ex President
Arthur would enter the law firm of Kuevals
& Ransom, of this city, on April 15th.
Proofs of Zobehr Pasha’s Treachery.
London, April 10. —It is now definitely
known that Zobehr Pasha was arrested on
account of proof that he was connected with
the treasonable surrender of Khartoum, and
the betrayal of General Gordon.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1885.
LEE’S SURRENDER.
A GRAPHIC ACCOUN T BY AN EYE
WITNESS.
No Apple Tret*, no Tender of a Sword and
no Magnanimous Refusal io Accept
Generel lee's Wea.ou—A Federal
Colonel, who was Pres*-nt, Gives
His Version of the Aft air—Old
Legend* Remorselessly
Killed Oft.
On the day of Lee’s surrender Appomat
tox Court House was a little group of houses
on a green hill top, the town being built in
a scattered manner on either side of a broad,
grassy road, as one may see in small New
England vil ages. The principal residence
was a substantial white hou-e of the Virgin
it model, with a wide piazza an ! a narrow
lawn in front, and was occupied by a Mr.
McLean. Just when the opposing troojs of
Lee’s army and ours, who had been fighting
during the morning, were brought to a
standstill under the enemy’s flag of truce,
our skirmish line was entering the town
from one side and Lee’s withdrawing iroih
the other. Halting in their tracks,
ttie intervening space between tbe en
emy’s skirmishers and our, uulu ling
ad the town, remainea as neutral ground
for He rest of the day. General Grant at
that time was on the road some miles away.
General Sheridan and General Ord, who
commanded respectively our cavalry and
infantry near Appomattox Court House,rode
into town and there met seme general offi
cers of the other side. A coujls of hours
later General Grant, for whom a staff offi
cer of General Sheridan had been sent off
at a gallop, reached the scene, and mean
time General Lee, who had been confronting
General Meade’s troops during the morn
ing in an opposite direction, had ridden to
the town, dismounted from his horse —a
gray, by the way, and not a roan —and es
tablished himself at Mr. McLean’s house 'o
await General Grint. Thither General
G ant immediately repaired to meet
him. There, within el >-ed doors and
windows, the famous interview was had
and t> ere Lee surrendered to Grant in
the presence besides of only one of Lee’s own
staff and two or three of Grant’s. Outside,
on the piazza of the house, General Sher.dan
and General Ord and a few of their staff'
officers sat expectantly until these General
were summoned into the house, and shortly
afterwards General Lee and his staff officer
mounted their horses and rode away to re
turn to their own army, while General Grant
and his small party rejoined our troops on
the edge of the town. History will have to
be content with this version. It is not very
pictorial but it is true. It is already vouched
for in public print by some of the partici
pants—by General Sheridan, for example, in
the North American Review of a year or so
ago. I also was an “eyewitness,” and saw it
all myself. But it is hard to kill of the apple
tree and the vivid recollections off the
open air surrender.
A RATHER STRANGE STORY.
David Keen, of Crawford Coun’y, Fa.,
Dentes a Charge of Elopement.
On Tuesday of last week David Keen was
arrested in Cincinnati on a charge preferred
in a dispatch from Meadville, Pa., of his
having eloped in company with a young girl
named Laura Lindsey. The parties have
been detained for a week in Cincinnati with
out any one coming to substantiate the
charge. David Keen is an honest, respecta
ble-looking and well-dressed man of forty
six years of age. He says that he is married
and lives near Evansville, Pa., where he has
a farm worth $20,000. He boarded the train
at his home on Monday morning, intending
to goto Southeastern Missouri for the pur
pose of buying land. When he had got as far
as Meadville, twelve miles east of Evansburg,
this young girl, Laura Lindsey, came on the
train. He had known her for five or six
years, she having at one time lived at his
house almost as his daughter, and when she
told him that she was on her way to St.
Louis, he was very much pleased,
and said that they could travel together
and be company for one another, and thus
they had coma to Cincinnati, traveling
night and day. and not stopping anywhere
on the rout'. He siys the arrest is a piece
of spitework done by the girl’s mother, who
is not a KBpecUb'e WOtnan. The girl,
Laura Lindsey, s 16 years of age, and has
rather a pretty and very intelligent face
She is extremely molest and diffident, and
it was with smelt difficulty that she could
be prevailed upon to tell her story. She
has been teachi g school in the country
netti’ her home for several years, and being
olitof emuloym--nt had concluded to make
her way to St. Lotus, where she hoped to
be able to get something to do. Keen had
not enticed her to leave, nor had she any
idea of traveling in his company until she
saw him on the train at Meadville. He had
treatedher courteously all the way, and had
always been her friend in the troubles she
had had at home. Laura says that her
father lives at Leadville and is very wealthy
and she wanted to get there some day and
see if he would not reclaim her. While the
unfortunate girl was telling her story she
was frequently interrupted by a flood of
tears, which, more than anything else, at
tests her truth and sincerity.
Grand Concert at Montgomery on Sunday.
It will be seen by announcement else
where that Mr. Jacob Lutz, proprietor of
the Bellevue Hotel at Montgomery will in
augurate a series of concerts by Jung’s cel
ebrated band, commencing on Sunday next,
12th inst. A splendid programme will be
rendered, and a very enjoyable and delight
ful musical entertainment may be antici
pated. Special trains will be run on the
City & Suburban line and every accommo
dation and convenience will be afforded
those who wish to spend the day in the
country.
A standard specific and absolute cure is
found in the great liver and kidney medi
cine, Hunt’s remedy. Beware of imitations.
MACON MATTERS.
Base Ball la the Central City—The New
Street Railroad—Sidney Lanier’s
Monument—A Serious Prank.
Macon, April 9.—The game this after
noon between the Macons and the Cleve
land Clippers was a “walk over” for the
Macons Knouff and Miller formed the
Macon battery and Bohn and Somers that
of the Clevelands. K r ouff throws a ball
like it was shot out of one of the Chat
ham’s big guns, and Miller made but two
errors during the game. Yesterday every
body felt that we had a poor nine, but to
day it is considered equal to any in the
State. The score Stood at the end of the
seventh inning 13 to 4 in favor of Macon.
The Clevelands gave up the game at this
point.
Tbe Macon Street Railroad is now a re
ality. To-day cars were put on the Fourth
street line and run to the base ballpark.
Messrs. Carling & Brown accomplished this
work within one year. This day last April
they sold out their plumbing and gas fitting
business to Messrs. Orme & Reym Ids and
immediately began looking around for some
enterprise to put their capital into, and
after much delay and the surmounting of
legal difficulties they obtained a charter to
build a street railroad. The track is now
laid on Fourth s’reet to Mulberry, thence
to Central City Park and also from the in j
t rsection of Mulberry with Fourth it runs
up Mulberry to Cotton Avenue, thence up
Washington Avenue to the First Baptist
Church. The work is going on rapaidly
and will soon reach Tattnall Square.
A letter was received here to-day from
Mr. W. R Thayer,edi’or Philadelphia Ev
ening Bu letin, styingthat if it was really
intended to erect a monument in Mac >n to
the lite “Sidney Lonier, he wished to
inaugurate a subscription list in Philadel
phia, and was satisfied that a very large
am rnnt coul Ibe raised there towards this
HudaHe object. He wrote very enthusias
ticaliy and gave assurances tint Macon’s
p< e was highly appreciated in the Quaker
City Another letter was also received from
Mr. S. Keyser of Baltimore, Md., asking
tor particulars in the enterprise and stating
hat he was anxious to procure the con ract
for making the monument for his brother,
who is a sculptor in Rome, Italy. There i
much inieres’ taken here in the matter and
'.here is no doubt but that very soon work I
will be begun on the monument.
A very serious prank was indulged in to- I
day by some mischievous person upon the
person of Prof Chas. Lane, of the Alexan
der Free School Mr. Lane and Mr. A. J.
Branham were standing in the yard in the
rear of the scho 1 building when without
any warning a large brick fell directly upon
Mr. Lane’s head. It mashed his hat into
the sha >e of a pan cake and but for its high
crown breaking the blow very materially
he would now, in all probability be dead.
It was a very narrow escape and was surely
a piece of mischief intended as fun by some
one well acquainted with the two gentle
men as there is no known enemy of either ]
who would attempt to destroy their lives. ;
The Montgomerys play ball here to- I
morrow and Saturday. It is conceded that I
Macon has the best grounds in the State.
Harold. |
THE JASPER’S OF FOR THE NORTH.
Interesting Proceedings at East Night's
Meeting of the Company,
For s'me time past the Irish Jaspe r
Greens have bad under consideration an ex
cursion to New York and other Northern
points, but have postponed final action upon
the matter from meeting to meeting, until
last evening, when a very large assemblage
of the company a resolution was unanimous
ly passed amidst great enthsiasm. that, tbe
corps shell make a trip to New York and
other cities during the summer of 1886, pro
vided that not less than fifty men, rank and
file, take part in the excursion. Upon -.all
ing the roll thi.ty-five of the members
pres mt signified their intention to make the
trip. Quite a Urge number of the honorary
a"d exempt members attended the meeting
and manifested great interest in the pro
posed excursion, many of them promising
to accompany the corps.
Thirteen members were elected last even
ing and it is believed that there will be as
many more applications for membership
presented at the next company meeting. Col.
Peter Reilly was elected Treasurer of the
excursion fund, and he will begin at once to
arrange for the collection of the necessary
finances to defray the expenses of the excur
sion. In order that the company may attain
a high standard in the drill, and thereby re
flect credit upon its members and the mili
tary of Savannah, when visiting the North
ern cities, a series of drills have been initia- j
ted and will be continued up to the time of
the departure of the company.
No definite time has been fixed for the ex
cursion, but it will take place during the
month of July or August, 1886. Three weeks
will probably be consumed in making the
tour, including the time taken up in going to
and coming from New York. Judging from
the interest and enthusiasm displayed by all
the members of the Greens, it is not all im
probable that from 60 to 75 uniformed mem
bers will answer the roll call on the day of
the corps departure for the North.
The Jaspers will have their regular tar
get exercise early in May. and the follow
ing committee has been appointed to make
all the necessary arrangements for the oc
casion: Lieut. James McGrath, Corporal
J. T. McMahon, Private Ed Leonard, Vet
eran John Reynolds and exempt Pay Mem
ber Bernard Geode. The beautiful gold
medal, representing a target of honor, which
was presented to the G eens by the Mont
gomery Guards, of Charleston, South Caro
lina, and which is now worn by Sergeant
M. A. O’Byrne, will be spiritedly contested
for by the uniformed members.
Several months ago the Jaspers adopted
a resolution requesting the ex-Captains and
present commander, to furnish the corps
with their portraits, to be placed in the Ar
moiy. In response to the resolution after
the regular business of the meeting was dis
posed of last night, Captain Flannery pre
sented the company with a beautiful crayon
of himself, taken in the Green’s uniform in
1862 The members; heartily appreciat
ed the handsome gift, and it will be treas
ured as a most valued addition to the ar
chives of the Irish Jasper Greens.
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
OFFICE-SEEKERS STILL IMPOR
TUNING THE PRESIDENT.
The Most Frequent Callers at the White
House—Geneial Rosecrans Deiuandiug
Recogni'ion—Some Amusing Inci
dents Connected wi h the Busi
ness of Place Hunting—Re
forms Inaugurated by
Appointment Clerk
Higgins.
Special Correspondence to the Daily Times.
Washington, April 9.—Since the 4th of
March last I have visited the White House
every day, Sunday’s included, and therefoie
I have had an excellent opportunity to ob
serve who are the most frequent callers
there. Os the Senators, Messrs. Camden
and Kenna, of West Virginia, take the cake
for punctuality and regularity. Almost
every week day either one or both of those
i gentlemen have put in an appearance at
the Executive Mansion to consult the Pres
ident or introduce a delegation of their
constituents Senator Payne, of Ohio, has b
, .‘tad considerable business with the Presi
dent, that is one would imag ne as much by
the frequency with which his name appears
m the daily callers register that is kep’ by
the i fficial who guards the President’s door.
Senators Harris aud Jackson, of Tenness-e,
have also made good records as Presidential
iritors. Senator George, of Mississippi,while
in the city, called of.en enough to prevent
ihe President from forgetting that one State
in the Union Jis called Mississippi. Senator ;
MePhers m, of New Jersey, averages about
three or tour calls a week, and he has been
known o make three distinct visi s in one
day. Representatives Barbour and Tucker, |
■ f Virginia, probably ! ead th< ia so bates in
the Lower House of Congress, so far as the
number cf cal's go. It is true they have
not secured many Presidential appoint
ments thus far, and it is barely possible that |
ihey have no favors to ask,but simply called
daily for sev< ral weeks to “pay their
respects.” Representative Holman, of In- 1
diana, has found itnete<sary to remain here I
since the adjournment of Congress, and be |
manages to reach the White House three '
or four times each week, either to see tbe ,
President or his Private Secretary, Colonel
Lamont. Ex-Representative Rosecrans, cf
California, wants an office, and wants it
badly, as;his frequent visits to the White
House will testify. He does not attempt to
conceal his desires. Any <ne who will lis
ten to him may learn that he has rendered
valuable service to the Demt catic party,
both in and out of Congrers, and now de
mands substantial recognition. I could go
on and fill a column with the names of per
sons who have Become familiar to the door
keepers and ushers at the White House, be
cause rs their frequent visits.
Some very amusing incidents eften occur
in the President’s library during calls from
delegations urging the appointment of cer
tain parties. A short time ago a delegation
from a State not many miles from Washing
ton city called to see the President abott' ”
matter which had no beari g
upon politics. In the State the e
are several positions in the psr.y,
and all of these c inflicting factions were
represented in the delegation above men
tioned. Their business with the President
being of a very unimportant nature, was
soon disposed of, and as they did net appear
to have any favors to ask, the President wes
glad to get a few minutes’ re lief from the
importunities of office seekers. Conse
quently he was ex remely courteous to the
members of the visiting del gation, and d.tf
not seem at all anxious for them to depart.
There was one member of the delegation
who was itching to give one of the factions
in his State an under cut, in order to poison
the President’s mind against that wing of
the party. He brought up the subject of I
State politics and proceedud to warn the
President against the advice of certain men |
in the State. One of the friends of the sac- '
tion thus attacked joined in the discussion,
and before the disputants were aware of it
the President deserted them and passed on
to the next pirty of callers. The delega
tion which at first had made such a favora
ole impression on the President, were
obliged to retire in confusion, while a gen
eral titter went around the room at their
expense. Oo another occasion a delegation
ca'led to urge that a certain appointment
be given to a certain State. The members
of the delegation were divided in opinion
as to the perton to be s lectfd,
one-half being in favor of A
■ and the other half were pledged to B .
An A man happened to be the spokes-
man for the delegation. He was a bright,
quick talker, and he immediately recognized
that he had a big advantage over his an- i
tagonists present. He talked so rapidly in
favor of A , that none of his associates
could get in a word. The latter were boiling
over with indignation, because they were
being represented to the President as A
men, when they were pledged to B , and
utterly opposed to A . The President
remarked that he had examined Mr. A’s
papers, but did not discover among his en
dorsers some of the gentlemen composing the
delegation before him. Instantly the spokes
man replied that all present were in favor of
A , and for that reason they had called
in person to emphasize this endorsement.
Before the friends of 1! could recover
from their astonishment at such a bold mis
statement, the President was engaged with
some other caller. The A men left the
White House in high spirits,while the B
men were filled with indignation because of
the false position they had been placed in.
Appointment Clerk|Higginsof the Treasury
Department, about whom so much has been
printed, has already become popular among
the employes of the department, because of
the stand he has taken against money lend
ing and dividing of salaries. He announces
that he intends to put a stop to the practice
that has grown up in the department of
clerks lending money to their companions at
an illegal rate of interest. He also intends
to break up the business of the office brokers
so far as the Treasury Department is con
cerned. There is a class of men and women
in this city wbo have had influence with the
appointing power iu certain [departments.
S6OO A YEAR
| 1 hey were always able to find persons will
i ing to accept an appointment in one of the
I departments and divide their income with
I the person who secured for them the appoint
! ment. 1 here is a woman in this city who
| for more than two years has drawn one-half
] of three different salaries, without perform
ing clerical labor or appearing upon the
| rolls of the department. She has powerful
! ln a certain department, and has
had three young girls appointed to S9OO
clerkships. She draws one-half of their
salaries, which gives her an annual income
0f51,350. Such cases as these Mr. Higgins
proposes to expose. b OB .
A MYSTERY.
A Valise Found on Springfield Plantation—
Waw its Owner Murdered or a Suicide—
TheAft'iir to be Investigated.
i Yesterday afternoon Mr. Michael Walsh
the well-known drayman, made a discovery
j that probably will lead to the unearthing of
a crime, develop a mystery, or throw a light
Jon the vagaries of a missing man. It ap-
■ pears that Mr. Walsh has a piece of ground
i under cultivation at Springfield plantation,
Ito which he pays considerable attention and
. visits daily. It lies several hundred
j yards west of the cotton factory,
| almost on a continuation of Stewart street.
I (hie side is bounded by Musgrove creek,
whose banks are prolific in weeds, etc., and
to burn and destroy these Mr. Walsh visited
j the place yesterday afternoon. After build-
■ ing a fire and destroying some of the weeds
i and rubbish Mr. Walsh saw something lying
iin the creek that attracted his attention. He
i proceeded to examine and discovered a large
: leather valise bound, strapped and unlocked.
! He wondered what brought the receptacle
j in that 1 >eality, as no one had any business
• on the land there and the cretk rath led to
no particular road. As the valise was un
ilocked and had apparently been exposed to
! the elements several days, Mr. Walsh be
came suspicious and took it to his home,
' near the cotton factory. He there opened
i the receptacle and saw that the contents in
; dicated that the owner was an itinerant eye
•ioctor He then sent for Dr. E. J. Keifler,
the druggist, and acquainted him with the
facts.
An examination was made and the con
tents investigated. In the first place a rub
ber coat and some underclothing were ex
posed to view. These were somewhat wet
and bedrjgged from exposure to the rain
and heat and mixture of sand and mud. Be
neath these were pestles and a mortar,cases of
eyeglasses, eye telescopes, books, bottles con
taining morphine, corrosive sublimate, iodide
of mercury, blue mass and dozens of other
bottles of drugs, all intact and unbroken. In
addition thereto, were packages of jtowders
used in eye medicine, lotions and eye water.
These were all in separate compartments and
evidenced the fact that the owner was an itin
erant occulist. There were also found in
the valise a certificate attesting that Dr. S.
Harmon was after an examination by a com
mittee, consisting of J. S. Lassiter, M.
McDonald, James L. Murray andN. Vinson,
chairman, of Dooly county, pronounced an
expert optician and occulist and commended
for a diploma. This was filed in the Superior
Court of Dooley couney, with Z. T. Benny,
clerk, N ovember 4th, 1884.
There were also several certificates from
parties in Vienna, Buena Vista, Montezuma,
Abbeville, Hawkinsville and other points in
Georgia recommending Dr. Harmon for his
efficiency and success in cases at
those places. There were also several
carefully prepared diagrams and drawings
of the numau eye, which displayed some
skill and a record of patients in South Car
olina and Georgia. In addition thereto
the-e were several copies cf the Dooly
County Vindicator and the Hawkinsville
Dispatch, containing complimentary notices
of Dr. Harman and mailed to him in Sa
vannah. All these indicate that the owner
>f tbe valise was an optician and occulist,
and tbe further fact that the receptacle was
discovered in that lonesome and out of the
way place naturally gave rise to several
questions. Was the property stolen from Dr.
Harman elsewhere and brought to that
dreary place. Was the man intoxicated
and did he wander to that place to sober off
or was he induced there and murdered ?
In any aspect the affair looks so strange
that Mr. Walsh notified the police officials
last evening and with Dr. E. J. Kieiter is
making strenuous efforts to solve the mys
tery. The place where the valise was
found is an out of way one and is just the
site that wou ! d be selected for a suicide or
a crime. No one set ms to know Dr. Har
man and the affair is wrapped in mystery.
Superior Court.
Hon. A. Pratt Adams, Judge, presiding.
Court convened this morning at 10 o’clocks
when tbe following proceedings were bad:
State vs. Wm. Kempton. Chared with
larceny after trust. A plea of guilty was en- '
tered by his counsel, Mr. J. S. Schley, who
asked for the clemency of the court. The
Solicitor General said that as the prosecu
cutor’s, Messrs. Joyce & Hunt, were disposed
to ask for clemency he would supplement it.
The court then in view of these facts
sentenced the prisoner to one year in the
penitentiary.
State vs L. J. Burnhand. Larceny after
trust. He was charged with appropriating
the proceeds of the sales of some clocks to
his own use. His counsel Messrs Wooten
& Macd mell entered a plea of guilty, and
asked tl e mercy of the court. The prisoner
was sentenced to one year in the peniten
tiary.
Th Grand Jury met and brought in two
indictments, which were given in silence,
and as the parties were not arrested the
names were not read. They brought in a new
true bill against Devine and O’Reilly, fro
murder, and the Solicitor General dismissed
the old one. The case against these parties
was then assigned for Monday the 20th
inst.
The case John Bouhan com[ lainaat vs.
Waring Russell, suit in equity came up-
It was a suit to make title to certain prop
erty on Gwinnett acd Lincoln streets. The
case WBS m trial at time our report closed.
Port Notes.
Messrs. Alex Sprunt A Son cleared to day
on the German bark Anna Thornmann for
Glasgow, Scotland, 2,820 barrels of rosin
weighing 1,223,415 pounds, valued at $5,250.
Messrs. M. I. Cosulick & Co. cleared the
Norwegian bark Nor in ballast for Doboy.