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Sawnnalj Dai In VOL. 6.—NO. 91. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. I— 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 < » u 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. i 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.