Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TM * «f l>l»EK: C. FEHUUAHY 2, t8!K\ BEBRY OF ARKANSAS OPPOSES EXPANSION Ccnator Makes an Address on the Question. LOTH SIDES VERY ACTIVE. ' L_i.. EAGAN IS ARRAIGNED. lueenndu bciiiK iu this county by WANTS NO RULE BY FORCE both suit;* ami the niini*tt'rs ami other* wbo are in favor of the biU are couii- lleMtl of the foniint** *i V Deimriment I’leHtl* N«t <»ultty. Wasiiixgton, Jan —1 he board of army officer* designated by the *ecre- tary of war to sit a* a courtinartial in the case «f Brigadier General P. Kagan, coininUsary general of sob* There are meetings after I Hstence, charged with conduct uniio* coming an officer and a gentleman and Sleeting* Kor ami Againat the IfeVT .Mnnily Dl*|>eti»itry It'll, Bihmisuham, Ala., Jan. i 0 — The topic of discussion in Birmingham tft the Moody dispensary biii, which passed the senate at Montgomery last week <ind which will come up in the tiousg this week iSLQIERS HURRYING TO REINFORCE OTIS FATAL SNOWBALL BATTLE. CARE FOR HcROES 1 GRA^ Men Quarrel at Hatelieellithhee and a llnllhle Tragedy KvMilt*. Phkmx City, Ala., Jan. 31.—News has reached here of a double tragedy riiai hi n . .. at Hatchechubbee, Ala. Hyram W. Oharlec Wtir Department Ordei Stiie Del^acy killed Arman Itiley, tried to Greatest Speed. | klU a DeKro who wan,ed 10 >“^rfere, attempted to kill C. E. Ingram, who Clcslng Day of Debate on the Army Iteorganizatinll HIM In tile House Calls Kortli i» Number of Amend ments ami Speeches. Washinoton, Jan. 31—A bill was dent of being victorious. The saloonUts, breweries and their agents, with a number of real estate owners and agents, merchants and oth ers who have taken up the fight against the bill, are fearing tue passage of the bill. The ministers are working bard to have the bill become a law when it is passed at the opening of the senate s brought up in the house this week. The •ession today grunting extra pay to the «aloontsts and their faction have made officer* and men of the temporary force up a large subscription with which to . . fight the passage of the bill. of the navy—two months extra pay to Birmingham is the only large city in those who served beyond the limits of ^ ort ii Alabama included m the bill, and the United htates and one month's pay it is stated that the passage of the bill to those who serve*! within the United will kill the town Ibe bili '• now with the judiciary committee and tem- firC . • • rr>, conduct to the prejudice of good order *rd military discipline, in connection w-thhis testimony before the war in- Testigating couiabssion, met in the led parlor of the Ebbiti House at JO o clock (bis morning and almost immediately proceeded to the business in hand. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty, not denying, however, the use of abusive language attributed to him, claiming justification. The first dav was spent in hearing testimony. Major S. C. Mill* and Major General McCook, both of whom wi re present when Kagan made his state- meat two weeks ago before the war beard, being among those examined. Tue feature of the second day's pro _ „ _ had saved the negro, and then, deprived MEN EMBARK THURSDAY of lux weapon-a double-barreled »hot- Ovor Seven Thousand Itcgnlars Now Koroute or About to Start Kor Mh. nil la, Sul ling Kroiu New York and Snn Krwneisoo. Washixgtos, Jan. 31.—Orders have been issued by the war department to expedite the movement of reinforce ments for the Philippines The trans port Shermau will start from New York next Thursday with the Third regiment of infantry and four companies of the htates. The provisions of the bill to apply to all such temporary force, whether discharged yet or not. At the conclusion of the morning busi ness Mr. Berry of Arkansas rose to ad dress the senate on the Vest antiexpan- siou resolution. “If in November, 1S96,” he began, “it had been known that the president at this time, so soon after his inaugura tion, would be askmg congress for an army of 100.000 men to subjugate and reduce a people 7,000 miles trom our shores, who were endeavoring to estab lush a government for themselves, be would not have received a single elec toral vote in any state.” If the senators oa the other side who are now advocating this policy of eipau- jiiou, he cotjtinned. had told them that thev would depart from the principles of the declaration of independence they would have repudiated tiie idea as un worthy of them. Ann}' Hill l)lM‘ti*se<1. The house met at 11 o’clock today. Rev. James I. Vann of Nashville, Tetin., .delivered the invocation. This was the closing day of the delate on the army reorganization bill. The opjawition lie- fore the session opened had practically Abandoned hope of lieiug able to coin- pass either the defeat or the recommit tal of the bill. When the house resumed work on the bill today, section 12, re lating to the pay department, had been reached. Number paymaster generals with the rank of colonel provided in the bill was reduced from four to three, with tho rank of lieutenant colonel from eight to live, and paymasters with the rank of major from 47 to 35. The age limit to appointments in this department was reduced Irom 00 to 40. In the corps of engineers the number 4>f colonels was reduced -from ten to eight; lieutenant colonels, 20 to 1(5; ma- { 'ors. 30 to 30; captains, 41 to 30; first ieutenats, 00 to 40, and second lieuten ants, 00 to 40. Mr Bromwell (llep., O.) moved to Strike out the provision authorizing the nppoiiitni'Mit of engineers from civil life. Tue amendment was supported by Mr. Walker. (Rep., Mass ) but op posed by Mr. Marsh, (Ren., Ills.) who favored the appointment of officers from civil life and said the great engineer scheme of Eads was scouted by tho reg ular army officers. Mr. Dockery (Dem., Mo.) said the best result in government work had al ways been obtained irom army engi neer*. Troop* mimI Strik'-s. Mr. Cannon (Rep., Ills.) directed at tention to the amendment Mr. Cum- | perauoe committee in the house. The antis are hopeful that the committee , . Seventeenth infantry. The following deeding* was the statement by tjeneral i . ,, ,, , Eagan in his own bebu.f. With tears *eb. «. the transport fehen- in his eves and trembling voice he told ; dan will sail from the same port with will hold it off or pare it so that Jeffer- j ^ ow _ th ?. ; ,e9t i lll : , “. y son county and Birmingham in particu lar will not be included. GETTER TIMES AT HAND. Coni in Issioii'T of Agriculture Stevens to tieorgla Kmrinni'S. Atlanta, Jaa. 30.-The monthly crop report has been issued by Commis- iioner of Agriculture Stevens. He urges farmers of the state who are becoming dissaMr-tied with low prices and bad con ditions to stick to tkeir work and give up the idea of coming to th* cities bo make a living. Mr. IStevc-us says: “I am sure that there is renron for the •faith within me’ that Georgia has readied the last, milestone on the down ward road to poverty, and will, from this point, steadily, and I hope rapidly, advance toward the goal of prosperity and independence. “Do not be deceived if as planting time approaches the men w’ho control the prices of cotton perimt it to advance a little in vulne. They want a large crop planted and are even new getting anxious, because of the prospective de crease in acreage. “You have been caught bv this at tractive bait in former years, and ex perience should teach you to recognize and avoid it now.” BIG ARMY REPAIR CORRAL. All Surplus Aulni’tls aud Vehicle* Will Go to *mvmiiiimIi. Savannah, Jan. 30 —Lieutenant Col onel J. B. Bellinger, depot quartermas ter, has received instructions to prepare a great army repair corral hero. All tho surplus animals and vehicles from the various camps in the south are to be sent here as rapidly as possible. In all it is urobabie there will more than 0,000 animal* concentrated at this point, together with many hundreds of army wagons and other vehicles. Great stockades and staoies will l>e huiir, workshops erected and arrange ments for putting the army equipment «eiit here in lirstclass order before it is formally distributed to Cuoa and Porto Rico. Work will be started on tho cor rals in a few davs. Lumber left from tk>- cm nips here will he used ua far as it will go. L>"il>»-r Mm* K*g-'ii Ki‘#ord*. Washington, Jan. 30.—The record of driven him to the offense for which he was being tried and dramatically denied ever having received any benefit from i army beef contracts. The trial was concluded Kriday aud the court quickly reached a verdict, which, however, will not be made pub lie until it goes through the proper | channels aud ia passed upon by the ! president, FAVORABLE REPORT LIKELY. The Departof Geology \\ ill Prob ably He ItetMlned. Atlanta, Jaa. 27.—The geological I survey of the state, which has been un der the scrnfctiy of a legislative com mittee for some time past, will bo re tained as a department of the state i unless evidence more damaging than j has already been heard comes to light ' in the next few days. For the past week the investigating committee has listened to witnesses thoroughly up on the importance of the geological survey and it is understood mat little or no evidence has lieeii heard that does nor commend the department indirectly very highly. The taking of evidence will be con cluded by the last ot this week and the committee will then make ns report on the conduct aud worth of the geological survey. An appropriation of $8,000 has been ters and remamiug companies of the Seventeenth infantry. The officers m command of these troops have been instructed by tele graph to execute the orders for this movement without unnecessary delay. Both transports will fohow the same route to Manila taken by the transport Grunt, that u across tue Atlantic and through the Mediterranean sea and the i, . .. * , ,, . . , turn attacked, but not injured. buez canal, ike Grant skirted several t...... .i,,.. i .. ,r , , . . . . ■ Daev then left the store. Going to days ago aud is now supposed to be in • the vicinity of Gibraltar. General Law- ton, who is to assume active oemmand of all the miiirary forces in the Dhihp- pines when General Otis becomes mili tary governor of the territory, is a pas senger on the Grant. Two regiments of infantry are also umler order* to proceed t« Manila by way of the Pacific ocean. One of them has already started and it is expected the other will take a* departure from Ban Francisco within a few days The anival of these four regiments will in crease General Otis’ fighting strength by nearly 7,000 men. gun—went home, secured another gun ami blew' his own brains out. Do Lacy was about 35 years of ago and unmarried. He was in the habit of drinking occasionally, and his reputa tion was not the best. Riley, the man killed, kept store at Hacckeckubbee. His family is among the best known in that section of Ala bama. He bore the reputation of being a quiet, peaceable man. Riley was about 30 years old and unmarried. It seems there was a snowball battle at Hatchechubbee, in which DcLacy and Riley participated. The affair caused hard feeling in some way. DeLaey and Riley go; into an argument over some trivial feature of thw matter. Delaiey said Riley must retract certain remarks that he ha<L*ma^le. Riley declined to do bo. DeLaey went off, mattering threats. About 11 o’clock DeLaey re-entered the store, armed with a shotgun. This he deliberately, and without warning, discharged at Riley, who was killed in stantly. A negro present made a move to save Riley, aud DeLiry, enraged, tried to kill him. He was prevented by C. E Ingram, an artesian well man, who seized his gun. Ingram was in De li is home, he got a pistol and shot himseif, dying at onoe. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WING. VOLUNTEERS TO CO OUT. Cuba Number of Uegtnieuts law la Will He Disckurged. Washington, Jan. 31.—Arrangements were poriected at the war department today for the muster out of the Eighth Illinois infautry and the Twenty-third made conditionally to the department | Kansas iufauiry, now iu the depart ed geology, and the report of Hie com meat of Santiago, and the Forty-seventh suing* (Dem., N. Y.) yesterday gave i courtinartial iu the ca.--a of Commis- notice he would offer to prevent the use I niry General Kagan was today placed «t .United States troops as posse comita- itns or.in putting dow’ti strikes or riots, <exe«pt upon tue written application of the governor of the si ate. That amend ment, said M' Cannon, promised to put kt out of the power of the president, the constitution to tho contrary notwith- atandmg, to enforce the law wiihin the ierntorv of any state unless the gov ernor n pi ealed for help. Jc was the duty ot the president to en force the law, said Mr. Cannon, who then recalled tho Chicago riots during tiie last administration and the dis patching to Illinois without the assent of the governor and against his protest of Tina ted States troops to suppress the riots. That fu-tiou of President Cleveland had lioen indorsed by the senate of tho United States and people everywhere. Hal the pro post'd amendment been law the pres (tent would bavo lieen pre vented from eutorciug the law. The federal authority was, aud Ktiould lie, iuinraoue. Mr. Gumming* replied to Mr. Can non. There was no question, he said, but tJist organized labor, through the American Federation of Labor and the Knigutsot Labor, had condemned thin effort to Micrease the standing army to 10o.<Hi>J iiteu. CPECIAL PLEA FOR EAGAN. Ill* Gives honiiMl Notice of m lli-lt-f. WAr»nxuToN, Jan. 31.—There is now no prospect ihat the record of the court- martial iu tiie cise of Geueral Eagan will reach tli* president before the end of this week. Mr. Worthington, conn- eel for Geueral Kagan, has asked iter- mission of the judge advocate general to fi.e a supplementary brief or special plea. , - Although aimer tno old practice of I *Lo robbers captured, was from Jopnu. nu.itary .aw, nothing was allowed to llrl d«.* Toll < m„. Settled, intervene between the findings of a i court martial and the liual reviewing aa- Flokenoe, Ala., Jan. 30 — I he famous thortticK, the practice in recent years bridge toll cukj has lieen settled bycom- faas been mneh m«Ho liberal and General ; liw , between the Business league L’el.er has notified Mr. Worthington ho , ; m(1 representative* of the Southern will hear any additional representations r , ia(1 f be c „.,i protein reduce* toils be may mako m the hands of Judge Advocate Gen era! Leiber for leview. Secretary Al- I ger discussed the matter with the presi- j dent yesterday aud the papers came to ; the judge advocate general tkreugu tho i nsuai routine channe s. General Leiber ! t<;u*d not say today how long it will take him to comp etc tue review. When he has con- laded with the papers ho i will send them along to the adjutant ! general. ^ - AeelilentMlIy Stmt lit* Drotbei-. Fachamento, Jan. 30.—The 12-year- ol»l sen of John Goddard was acci- I deutallv shot dead by his brother, aged j 15. while they were attempting to per form a trick with a snorgun. The | younger boy wi>* to etch a marble fired - from the gun by the explosion of the | primary slieil in an empty,cartridge, j He had done this before. Bv some in taken loaded earitidue wa* used and ; bin head was nearly blown off. j - - - - 4dv**r*e «in Kwart. Wamungton, Jan. 20—The senate com in it tee on judiciary today made an ; adverse report on the nomination of ; Hamiiton G Ewurt to l>e United States district judge for the western district of North Carolina. Judge Ewart was ap pointed during the recess and now holds ibe position. An effort will be made ia the senate to have Ewart continued notwithstanding the adverse report. Kobbcri Dynamite a Stf-. Four WoitTH, Tex., Jan 30 —Three robliers dynamited the safe i:i the store of the Kelly Plow company at Long view last night (^hiite u sum of money was secured. The building was badly shattered One of the cracksmen wn* seriously injured. Joe Carroll, one of mittee will determine whether tins amount is to he used for that purpose or the survey, as,a state department, aban doned. UNIQUE RESOLUTION, THIS. Junes Wants to Us<* tile Word “Negro*’ Instead of “tailored.” Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 27.—Repre sentative Jones of Covington has intro duced into the house of representatives 1 an unique resolution to the effect that j iu all transactions in this state of a ju dicial, educational or business charac ter. and in nil matters public or private, where it is necessary or desirable to his- tmgush between the Anglo-Saxon and biac-k races the word “colored” as now applied to the black rue*! sliatt Le elimi nated and tiie word “negro” substituted theretor. and that in writing or prim ing the word the initial letter snail be a capital, as is the custom iu inspect to other distinctive races. The preamoie to the resolution sets out that “colored” is not a generic word ami that the word •‘negro” is not intended a* an iusuitor stigma to tho race. The Alabama statutes now re.tr to the negro as "a iiersou ot co.or.” KX'-eulive Committee Meets. Mostgomk.ky, Ala.. Jan. 27. — The Democratic state executive committee met here aud unanimously indorsed the actum ot ihe general assembly m call ing a convention to revise tin* constitu tion of Alabama Tiie committee also recoin mended tnut there lie no turtUer agnation of tho matter iu the present session of 'tie assembly, but that the hill , be allowed to remain in its present term without amendment. The committee called the primurie* for March 17, county conventions on March 2g ana the state convention a week later. Test Vote Taken by the L*-gl*laHve In ve si igatlng Com milt «•►. Atlanta, Jan 31.—The ctatc geolog ical survey will be retained. At a ses sion of the legislative committee, held at the capitol, it was agreed to have a test vote on the main fexturo of the in vestigation that has been in progress re cently as to the worth and vaiue ot the survey to the state. The following resolution was intro duced: “Resolved, That it is tho sense of this committee that the deparmenc of geol ogy is of benefit to the state and ought to lie sustained.” The resolution was adopted unani mously and witbou discussion.t During the jmst two weeks a vast amount of evidence has been hoard by the investigating vommittee, including tho statement* of those lumi.iar with I'imt Step I'oward ( artyltig (id Iwn of .McKinley. Wavhinutok, Jim 28 — S'liJ Pritchard has introduce-1 iu the sctiT mi aiiienuiuent to the uppropriutiou biT_ which is designed to lie the lir»t step to ward carrying out tiie suggestions of the president lor the care of the confed erate grave*. This amendment provide* for an appropriation lor the premuiuury work. It is as follows: “lo enable the secretary of war ti> i nia ke a thorough examination ami re port to congress as to the number of confederate cemeteries in the Uni'ed ►itstes and the location thereof, and this number of i-nifederate soldiers buried ; in other than confederate cemeteries ami the location of KUch cemeteries, with tiie view of ascertaining the best method of taring lor the confederate c mid also for tho removal, where practical or desirable, of coated- 1 crate dead irom private cemeteries to such confederate cemeteries, the turn of tio.ooo.” ^ As rhe amendment explain* on its I lace, it provide* ;• mi ply for paving the way for the work. This is probably all - that will be done by this congress, but niter the information has been asr*T- tamed it is fully expected that the ,vork will go on uud th.it the graven especially in distinctively confederate cemetenca will be cared for. NO WAR STAMP REQUIRED. Attorney Genvral of Xorili Carotin* Renders a l)ecl*l*H. RALriGH, Jnn. 28.—’ihe atti'mey gen eral of Ncrth Carolina ha* given th» ’ following opiiiicu to a clerk of »ka su perior court: “It is not necessary for you to place x documentary internal revenue stamp on a report made is t:ns office. The state has the right to conduct its own busi ness through its own agencies without interference, directly nr indirectly, from Sbe nat-ioiiul goveniiiipn:. “A ttate r* but it corporation ami can not act except through us own aceu- cies The federal government cannot r.quire revenue stamj.s u* te placed on Uie official bonds of stats or county uinuicifkiiitic*, though 1 notice the com missioner of internal revenue has made a different ruling. “The power to take involves the power to destroy. Congress ha* no jiowor fa make tax deeds issued by tbe state void lor the want of a stamp, nor can con gress forbid the recording of an un- stumped instrument under tho stata laws.” New York infantry and the Sixth* the work of the geological survey and CHARTER FOR A NEW ROAD. United States volunteer Infantry, (white immune*) now stationed iu Porto Rico. The transport Miuuewaska will ar rive at Santiago with the Fifth infantry about Feb 14 and will return to New port News with the T*r<*utv*tbird Kan sas infantry. From that port (he regi ment will be forwarded to Fort Leaven worth, Kan., lor mustering out. Tue transport Che*ter will arrive at Santi- aro iibout Feb. 19 and will bring the Eighth Illinois regiment to Newport News, whence they will be transported by rail to Fort Sheridan, liis., for mus ter our. The Chnsfer is expected to arrive at Sun Juuu Feb. 4 for tbe purpose if bringing rite Sixtii volunteer iiitaiiuy t<> Savannah, Ga.. for muster out. Tho officers charged with this movement are specially instructed to see that me transports are thoroughly inspected, renovated and completely prepared tor the comfort, subsistence acd shelter of | the troops before they are allowed to Mart <m the voyage home. FILIPINO JUNTA PROTESTS. Women Leap Kroiii a Trestle. BlKMlxonAM, Ala., Jan. 27 —To es cape from being run over by a train, Mrs. T. Herbert and Mrs. Thomas Woodford were compelled to jump from a high irestle at Cardiff. The wo men jumped twenty teet to the hard ground below. Both were badly in jured. Mrs. Herbert is now tying in a critical condition. They were walking on the uadis when a train came along. Augusta Strike at un Kud. Al gikta, Ga , Jan. 2’f> —The strike iu the cotton nulls of the Augnstu district, which began Nov. 21, ended today, and the strikers returned to work at the re duced scale, alter nine weeks of idle ness. Some small concessions are made by the nulls in the matter of house tent and fuel, but the details of the argree- meiit are not given our. About 4,000 hands were involved in tho strike. .Met lellau Out Kor Shelby. MoNTGO.MK.ltY, Ala., Jan. 27 —Chief Justice McClellan of tho supreme court of Alabama, being advised tiiat no D< t>i- oerat v/ou’d be appointed to tiie Fifth United States circuit judgeship, ha* ru- Waiits the Cnilrtl S'mU-m lo Uecogiilz-! Its Goiiiiui*sioii. Hong-Koxo, Jan. 31.—The Filipino junta here publishes its protest against j the “refusal of ice United Htates to as sociate with the Philippines commis sion representatives of tue national gov ernment,” adding that “the usefulness I of the commission will necessarily he ' greatly limited by tiie exclusion of Fi.i- | pi nos. ” The protest continues: “it is inipostibie tor the commission, sitting only at Manila, unaided bv the friendly co-operation of tiie national government, to roach a proper under standing of tiie actual condition of af fairs iu the Philippine*, the unanimity of the aspirations of the people aud their capability lor self government. “Coionel Denby’s utterances in the November Forum are too prououuced to inspire confidence.” Z ro Weather at Chicago, Chicago, Jan. 31.•The cold wave ccnliiiucs with uudiminished intensity in this section, the mercury having readied 12 1 slow. However, the weather i* moderating considerably in theiiorth- west. where the force of the wave is broken. The line of zero tem;)eratnro tooay passes as lur south us Oklahoma. Bismarck, N D., reports 20 below, Du luth, Minn , 24 bo ow and Urtfmbav, \Vi« , 2fi la-low zero. The indications are that the cold will moderate in tins section tonight. HI //’■••rd Mveep* Ov-r Tex I*. Four Wokth. Tex., Jan. 31.—Tho worst blizzard experienced in years is sweeping over the northern uud western portions of Texas, causing much suffer ing to man and beast. Walter Mitch ell. a wealthy catdomiiii ot Cl iv count v, has lmv*n found Ircz'U to death. All kinds of stock is suffinug severely, whiic reports from soum quarters t,\y others who have t>een brought into deal ings with the department.. The evidence bus all been on the side of the purvey, omy two \v itties-es, so it is stated by members of tiie comtiiittoe, having testified ugum-t the department. The report of tiie committee wili bo completed aud ready for the g iveruor’s signature about the end ot the week. HAMILTON JAY A SUICIDE. Florida’* I*o*-t Liiir-ate and Veteran Kdtior KilL i<!Hi*<*jf. JacksonVII,US, Fla.. J.in. 21. —Colonel Ilamilton Jay, Florida’s poet laureate and veteran editor, committed suicide in his room at Betelini’s hotel by taking cyanide of potassium. He left a note Saying: “Death is preferable to insanity, and I choose it as the lesser of two evns.” For some mouths past Colon-i Jay has been in dire distress and imbecility from the influence ot opium, a burnt he cui- tivuted during recent years. Ho was a co.one! ot cavalry in a New Jersey regi ment in the civil war mid has resided m Florida since, doing literary work His Verse and prose found muen popularity in Florida. He was for many year* on the staff of the Jacksonville Times-Union, losing his position upon tiie < nnsoliuntiou of Tho Citizen and Tinies-Umon several years ago. His Wtte left iimt then, and after getting a uivoree. married at Live Oak Colonel Jay’s acquaintances have helped him live sine.- his imbecility un fitted him for literary labo/s SOLDIER WEDS A NEGRESS. 1 line Kort Xcl’lleisou A 1>>iiu!oim*»1. Atlanta, Jan 31.—Fort McPherson is to lie temporarily abandoned by tho fjffnvernmeut a* a military garrison. A telegraphic order received by Major J. C. Cbanse, commanding ofli<x!r at tno Immg, instruct* him to proceed with ail officer* aud com pin ie* of the Fittii in- famry now stati-m^l at Fort McPher son to Santiago, Cnoa, to join the icgi* luuut at that place. (Jtlitrl s Hncceed* >lll>'liel|, Madison, Wi*., Jau. 31. —In the joint •srembly today Joseph V. Quarlo* *Rep.) of Milwupkeo was ekettd tlmied dtates seuator. nhonr Id ;>cr cent, uud the town in jubilant. Test fhtsi* \\ ill Hi* ^liote, Athens, Ga., Jan. 39 —A test cuso is to Imi mane iu the courts on the |M>:ut whether or not Lucy Cobb iiistuuui iu habio for state taxes fionyer* Mmn it >llli*life. CoxYEliS, Ga,. Jau. 30—Motley Mad dox shot himself with suicidal intent iu the right temple. There are no hopes of his recovery. Town Almost Wiped Out. Efus, Ala., Jaa. 30.—Fire has nearly wiped out tho business portion of this iHed Irom lie contest, itiid wired to i cattle arc dying in great numbem. Washington ins indorsement of Hou. D. D. Siielby of lliinisvilic. Mr. r^liei- lie'* tr.etui* are coiifiuemof his appoint- meat. Ciivillryiuan Ikill* ll.niself. Macon, Jau 27. Jeremiah Ryan, wlio was honorably discharged from the Beventh cavalry three week* ago, coin- niitted suiciiie in a room over Bowers’ restautaut. He oi.ciHtd an artery in the left arm with a ruz r aud bled to death. He hud t een in laid health. Working Alglii a ml Day. Gadsdicn, Ala , Jau. 27. Tho Elliott Ou* cotupuny is over (DO cur* behind with order* and is workiug u double lillzz il'd I I Three Stajes. Mry.i’ius Jan 31 A seveto blizzard ic prevailing in West Tennessee, Arkan sas und Mississippi, with the mercury near tiie zero mark. A fine snow has been fulling ineessantlv tor 10 hours mid exposed stock is suffering severely. There hu* been no serious iiituiraptlou to luiiroad traffic reported. Hnrleil I’imI- r n Mnowstlde, Cckkvillk. Wyo., Jan. 31. A snow- slide a mile long near hero buried sev eral men uud ten teams. All tho men were tukou out alive with tho exception of Burt liamiy, who was dead wkaft found. (J I it tills lie Was Nul Saber at Ik Mini Wtinls Divorce. CoLl’MBiA, C, Jau. 31.—William J. Jackson, a private m Company M, Two Hundred and First New York reg iment, at Camp Wetherili, was married Thursday night to a negro woman by a negro preacher. He has lioen put hi jail, but the preacher aud tUu woman have not been arrested. Jackson apjieared before a magistrate yesterday and smti'd that he wanted ;i divorce. He said it.at hi* new vw e bad asKed fora dollar and he nad whippeit her. He sa;d he was not mber when lie married. Jackson was told tiiat uuor.e- are not supplied here. The lawyers differ as to whether this is a legal marriage under the laws of South Carolina. K.ve May llotil Two Ofllc"*. Augusta, Gu., Jau. 31.-The case brought to oust Judge W. F. Eve from hi* office of commbsioner of roads and revenues of Richmond county has been decided by Judge Brinson in favor of Judge Eve. The bill was brought ou the ground of the coiiHtitutionality of the act under vvhic i Judge Eve hold* both offices. Judge Brinson decided that the act was not shown to lie r.n- constitutional and refused the petition ot the would-lx) ouster*. iSoiilliern Gel* Another l.fne. Columbus, Ga , Jau. 31.—It is semi officially announced here that the South ern railway, through its financial ageuts, Messrs. Drexel. Morgan & Co , has pur chased the Mobile ami Girard railroad, anti wi 1 ! bund a connecting link to Pen sacola. Fla., thus giving the Southern a direct route from tiie gulf to the coast. Ciiiiv et» Work on a Karin. Guxtic.tsviij.k, Ala., Jau. 31.—Cap tain R N. Jk.ll has brought ii[» 30 con victs from Montgomery to work on in* farm. Tibs is a new venture with ibis class of labor for this suction and will be watched with considerable interest by tho farmers. Line Will Directly Connect Ihe Cities of Miicon Mini Mobil*. Atlanta, Jau. 28.—An application will be made to tho secretary of state in tiie next lew days for tho charter of a new railroad—the Atlantic and Gulf i (..’oast railroad—by a company formed , under that name at Bartlesville, Ga Tiie notice received by Secretary Cook states it is contemplated to build tho new line lie tween Mucon and Mobile, and traversing the iiio»t important c< unties in middle and southwest Goor- r a. make an almost direct due to Mo bile. Tue now line from Macon ro Mobile | tf curried successfully through, will lie nf great I jtietit, it is believed, to the- southwestern portion of ihe state. I.nsli Kor Yt.iithful Thieves. Montuomimiv, Ala.. Jan. 2'3. — The* senate has pas*ed a local bill which evoked spirited discussion. It sought to legalize the whipping of children tor 1 petti larceny, ins cui of n'tibing them to the coai m ne*. to min;; e Hr a term | vuli old ami hardened cum tial*. Soino KMiators insisted tiiat the ieguliziug of ■ the whipjang post would be n slop back- ward, and declined to make the law g'-tietal, ultiinngh at tlie request of Sen ator Lvons ot Mo: iiei: vvasmade a local | iuvf lor his county. Decree gu iliet m I.' Ili-niid. Savannah, Jun. 23.—In the Unih State* court here, at the recti *-t of tl Og cthorpc Saving-and Trust conqiau trosfees. Judge Sp*'er granted a deer againt the Savannah Hint Aiim th* Ra wav compaiv tor ouliiiic uo v duo ovi und above tli- priM-. **.:> of ihe sale, tl baiHiice being $201.PHI 30, with intern at 0 js-r cent irom Sent. J. HsDO, ai agnm-t tiioCeii'iui R.iiiroa«l and Ban it g Company of Georgia us guarautc j o. the bonds. W ell Kiiow m I’opulist D> ad. I Four \Vo;tTH, Tex . J.-n 28 —Ho Evan Joiie*. one of the nio*t prornine figure* in the Populist partv, died U 1 ui,.iif ut lx s Inmie Mr. Jones was < tin- iiiitii>n:il Pni'u’ii' ti-ket with Ge I er-.u WcHVer und wa* also u congr< st‘ nal < andidato ou tne Populist tick i two years ago. Hiirt'liif-s DVit,«HI f•* II Sifs. Ox Kurd. A!a , Jau. VS. - Burglar* eii fell'd the lie pot ot the Souiliern raliwal at. this place and blow oik'u tho » wi'ii dMitunue G N. Meredith, til ag -lit, ir.nl taken Ins ca-h, a iarge smj| t>> the t-unk tin* atternoon is-iore. i .ne oiirmurs jp l less man 0.0. Nocii v t re iu.t Ace «l- nliiliy *|iot HI* Krl-'inl. F-ii.v1'.ohai;. A ! n , Jan 28—J5 Blocion. while ou- kmiMiig. Chat • an whs tuiculeutiiilv ki ieii i v \V| irims< :i, ids trieud. Wdliiuimiii *t h'eii i ii a i'ih 1: end ins W I'cin uier ted. K' miii:,7 a l.ui ei •nto S ew.iri '““'i. >evcr.ijg un uilci t y ami cuusib eu '.h. i 1 all. l> S,IC (• a’.a 11 1 1 s * ; ck u. y in-h. .’«■...v, Ait.. , -i -I-lJ -a ic Giant ot Ciar.ni vtiuiitr imuj 1 ri)M» 1,1 pi a ;; -1 * to., a. ■'f ids aiesg I es, tl e sC'li) >e|l le Ills eotU'lil, n , *' i i it i o' )• in II » .> Ii ck 4 | 4>. count n! tile .liciliellt. ! > tin •. * An i ion, Ala he nnsitic nor i n o; IB i nuiitjr, and i:» i' re.) i d aii cnutilc establislimciit* of w iic li is tin* center ot u yr( rku-UmlM (on.