The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 4

THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 2 1886 AUGUSTA TIIE TOWNS AROUND US TILE INSIDE LfL ATLANTA rilgnationuftliiiirtAtdof affair The peo- Hon Hudson of Hamilton who is well known throughout the State Invitations are ont for a german to be given by the young ladies complimentary to Allegro German Club next Friday night Another erse was made against Philip Britenbueher the Marietta strati wine-roomist this afternoon Thia time he is obarged with violating the new ordinance by failing to remove the screens and pointed doors and windowa in front of bis saloon corner Marietta and Broad streets pie nre now beginning to admit that the htul real prophetic ken wlun it predirtat year ago that the more liquor a rnan ordi-red the more he would think The I bottle the jng and the demijohn have die-' p'oi-ed the glnte and each ia the ciiee I' THK APPROPRIATION FOR TKCHKOLOUICAL SCHOOL The Ciiiiplrol er end Trranrrr INwtrN-A KutoMh Jiw with it lllt'arf-Th (In at lucnaii la IVuiikinarM TUR Atiiit Dtrrmbi-r 27 ii "kdy i to Iw eonio troul le htaeen the Oovnnor the and the Trotwim over the eonsti action of the act for the eatoblinbment of a school of technology and appropriating the aame (o lie avail able January 1st lbH7 oat of fund in the treasury not othereiae appropriated The I qmuti 'u ia as to the status ot that appro- prialion iih reference to the funds iu the i tremor on the let of January and it rank with the appropriations in the general ait jnal passed by the Legislature in ahich no provision a as made for the school ot technology The pobition assumed by lion Harris in a communication published in llieTziKUBAPii lost week wu os I understood that as the act establishing the school makes tLe appropriation available January 1 it is not limited to a surplus in tLe triasnry drawing a rather Sue (iisiinctien between a surplus and funds not otherwise appropriated The coiut for Muscogee county Oomptroili-r-lTtneril dots not auree with! I'o inooipmals the Austt cf the him a to the rank c-f the appropriation ton Rail way Ccmpiinv To incorperats lit Athens- To amend the not providing return of prqeity for To amend lb? acts town of Social Circle To incoiporuta the Slate To incoqxinito the Hanking Association To incorporate the Griffin Western Railroad Corn par To establish a system of the city of Newnan Tortgulale tisLing in Little Olioopee in Wasbiniton To incorporate the Atlanta Railroad Company To incorporate the Company To amend the act Austell road Company Murderer A Negro A Pertnerthip Suddenly Dliaolved Auouhta December Information was received on (Saturday from Lake City Flo that Jim Cummings who mnrdered roung Charles Dennis some months ago jy stabbing him in the back was in that place There having been a reward of $150 offered by Governor McDaniel for his capture Sir Tolk Thomas immediately set out to secure him and to-night telegraphs that he haa captured the murderer and will arrive here with him to-morrow Quite a melee occurred on the Louisville road three miles from the city yesterday afternoon between a party of negroes Pistols were freely used out on account of all being drunk only one was injured he being shot through the aim All arrangements have keen made for the reueption and entertainment of our neighbors in upper Carolina and along the Atchison Topeka and 8ante Fe railway and on the 12th and 13th of January They will ha entertained in royal atyle by our hospitable merchants and citizens A difficulty occuired this afternoon between two members of a prosperous grocery firm on South Washington street and during the absence of one of them the other entered the safe anH took therefrom all the money to the amount of $1100 aud then took a brace of revolvers and a horse and buggy belonging to the firm and left for arts unknown leaving behind a note to a riend stating what he had taken and telling the partner he was welcome to ail accounts and goods on hand The services of a detective were secured by the reiueining member who has gone iu pursuit ci the absconder TY-TY Agitation About llulldlog a County Conrt House Robbed by White Men Tx-Tv December There is great agitation over the question cf removing tbe court house in thu county It is rumored that Judge Tippit has determined to let the contract for building at Isabella whereas the people of the oounty have determined not to pay for a conrt house at that point Messrs Alfred Nippers and Jack Willis spent the day yesterday hunting with good results They killed one fine deer in the forenoon and in the afternoon they went nut again and killed a fine lot of partridges They are the most successful of all tho huntsmen in or around this town The report was current late yesterday evempgt hat the house of Ebenezcr Way colored at Hillsdale had been robbed by a couple of white men The facts as reported to your correspondent are about as follows: The cld people were visiting and had left a small hoy at home when the white men went to the house and ran the boy off and went through the kcuse BUENA VtST Several Store by Tho Insurance Toiy Light Busy a Vista Ga December The business portion of the town was burned lost night bout 1 o'olock The fire originated in the store occnpied by Williams Non It is thought that the store was robbed aud set on file Four houses were burned The loss estimated at $120X1 follows: 8 Williams A Son stock of gro erics $1500 II Lowe A Co stock of groceries $2000 Ruslan A Co storehouse valued at $1500 store owned by Ilarvey $1000 store owned by Wallace A Short $700 store owned Rogers A Walton $700 store owned by A Wiggins $300 office and library of Dr Jefferson $1000 Patriot office and fixtures SIKH) Lowe damage to stock $300 Hall A Co damage to stock $2 0 No insurance on snv of the property burned tx-ceot by 8 Williams A Bon They hold a policy for $800 in the Rome Fire insurance Company TBNMLLE Earnings of the XV right villa aud Tennllle Railroad Tknkille December Below is an extract from the annual report showing the resalts from the operation of the Wrightsville and Tennille railroad for the year ending November 30: Earning from all source 5fi Total expenditure for 11 purpose £4878 i Set earnings 8607 10 In there exp diture is Included cash paid engin $4600 cost'll SlOUO flat- 5730 00 Chang of gauge 1008 68 Total net earning and betterment $13365 63 Under the consolidation the earnings next year should nearly double the above IOLUMBCS Knights cf Bator Mr Hudson's Death CoLi'Miii? Deoember The Knights of Honor held their annual election of officers to-night Mr Hnct wa elected dictator and Mr Weimger representative to the Grand Lodge Colonel Frank Mott of Denver trustee of the Supreme Grand Lodge was present and made an interesting speech A telegram received here to-night announces the death of Mrs Hudson wife cf OK1FKIN Quite a Number of Flrmsnt Social Enter-taluuente GurriN December 27 A complimentary party was given to-night at the Griffin Female College by Professor Winters to his scholars It was a most enjoyable affair and was largely attended Miss Nellie Grant entertained a nn miter of her fritnds dtlightfnliy to-night Those who attended were delightfully entertained Hon Boyd give a most elegant entertainment to-night in honor of the return of his son Douglas Boyd who hu been tteuding school at Anbnrn Ala and who is spending the vacation here It wu a most enjoyable occasion The A hi Id a meeting to-night and for the purpose of poshing their work in this city Rubbed cf Sb0O While A Christine Tree Cuauncey December On the morning of the 2U'b a man in our town woke up minus from five to seven hundred dollars but there is no clue to tbe thief The election for city fathers comes up next Saturday Air James Wooten and Dr Montgomery are aspirants for the mayoralty We will have a ChrlUmas tree to-morrow night for the benefit of tbe Sunday -schools and pleasure of the students Every bod uoidiolly invited savannah Judge Attain Dioldes Against the Central Railroad Directors Bavaxnau December Judge Adams of the Superior Court guve a decision today overrulii-g the demurrer filed by the Central railroad officials to the Alexander application for a mandamus The case was then argued on its merits ard tho court again decided against the directors and ordered them to allow a list of the stockholders to be made An appeul will be taken to the Snpreme Court At the baseball meeting to-night $'lli)) were reported subscribed Hylvaula A Foemubr Arrested Sylyania December Her ring-ton postmaster at Mitchelton Ga has been arrested for irregularity in his office The Sylvania Railroad Company hu come to tbe conclusion that there is no use of a conductor and after the first of January the engineer will act both Co1 Kite's 'New" Hoep Wuhes belter aud 'uti loum than any other See big advertisement mxt Wednesday CrJST COLTTA'lIy 00 dozen EOU3 LEFT AT OLIVER i 1IOLT4 RANTED A UALK TEACHER TO TAKE charge of a school in a pleasant village for a salary Address TRUSTEES" Cedar SpringA Go tueriStue tliura ul6-t jjllKSH ARRIVAL OF EVAPORATED VEGETA- ble for season Ing eoap at WALKER CO'S JUST RECEIVED AT 50 DOZEN EGGS Mi-LKASS VEVER AFTER THE PRESENT LOT I it sold can you buy tbe celebrated gold and silver shirt at price which we are now selling them 60c and Due unlaundried The stork on hand will not lost always so com xlong and buy EADS REEL OO TOR HOUSE NO 327 SECOND BTHEET Pour room kitchen and ae rveut house of two room Good garden Apply to ICANN IB dec3t-2t IOT CHOICE APPLES AND FREW BUTTER IN i 28 and 80 pound tub 1886 mackerel in kit and larger package canned goods water ground meal etc rhea? at PETlir PkHAYEX CO'S 'ANTED SECOND HAND ELEVATOR OR gearing Wire to-day or to-morrow A Kimball Uomie Atlanta Go For bale-one no household eewino machine good as new very cheap Apply to BERND 68 Cherry afreet BAFBEL8 FINE APPLES JCxT RECEIVED AT OLIVER HOLTS TOR EIGHT BOOM TWO-STORY HOUSE with splendid eiile lot 128 Walnut atreet 1 20 per month Apply on premlee dec2titr ARBABEE'H GINGER WATERS IN 1 POUND package WALKER TOR HOUSE No 121 HADIfON STREET Pouemion given immediately For I articular iply to WU 11 JOHNSTON No 3 Georgia avenue POSITION IN ANY OFFICE BOOK-keeper or brokerage by a married man aged 36 Salary moderate reference tip-top Addmu BkVILLE care Meeeenburg A Ben dc36tf TlRESSES AND WRAPS CUT-FIT GUARANTEED by MISS BERGMAN No 17 Cotton Avenue TTORSES AJSD WK HAVK ON HAND A II large eisortmeut of both large eisortmeut of both HOLXAN MaAN-DREWS InnSStf PINE UAUFOKYIA FEARS AT CHA8 ANCER-F SON' 183 Fourth street octlT-tf FIR ONE OR TWO DELIGHTFULLY situated room fnrniebed or not reference requited Apply to 8 this office decSt-eu tn th eun ADD'S LIME IN BULK POUNDS FOR $1: Ij equal to one and a half Iiun-i pronounced by the leading architect! to be the best lima In the market GUERNSEY 151 Beooud St dec31cdtf market A Y0UN1 LADY LIVISU NEAR MACON FATALLY INJURED Particulars of a lirntal Mauler Hear Lou's-v lie-Earning ct the A Reports of Christmas JoilUcaclonr Cite Vienna December 27 Annie Bryant a beautiful and accomplished young lady who has been visiting this place ana our neighboring towns was out driving with her uncle and aunt this morning The horses became frightened and ran away turning over the carriage aud throwing out all the occupants No one was injured save Miss Bryant whom we fear is fatally injured bhe was only yesterday made hir to an estate worth twenty thousand dollars Iler home is near Macon 8ince the above was written I learn the young lady is dj ing LOUISVILLE A Negro Woman Brutally Cut With a Rasor Louisville December About five miles from town Saturday night December 22 Emma Lewis was visiting her sister About 'I o'clock she remarked to her brotlur-iu-lav that she was going to Btep ont and would be back in a few minutes A gun shot was heard a few minutes after she left tlie bouse but to many Christmas guns were being fired by the colored people thst no notice was taken of it A reasonable length of time passed and she failed to return Kearcli vss instituted and a Bhort distance from the house blood was discovered on the ground near a fence and signs showed she was thro over the fenca Following the tracks and signs that were made by dragging the body it led through a cotton patch about two hundred yards There she was thrown over another fence and dragged through the woods about one hundred yards to a large clay root and concealed there by placing leaves and pine tups over her body The coroner held an inquest 8unday morning The jury's verdict was that she came to her death by a gun-shot wound at the hands of one Fed Moigan Morgan was the cause of Fiuma leaving her huiband several years ago and she had concluded to Rave Morgan and return to her husband It is thought that Morgan visited her that night ana she persisting in her intentions rather than it should be so murdered her Josinli Blunt assaulted Ilenry Long with a razor and inflicted several ugly and painful wounda However they are not considered dangerous With the exception of these incidents Christmas has passed off very pleasantly in our little town Fed Morgan is now in jail Blood was found on his arm and the tracks correspond with the measure ot his shoes BLAKELY A GjoI O'd-FseliliMMil llirletmu A lUttle With Firtwurks Blakrly December Christmas opened 'J'pureday night by a fancy mas-laerade ball at the Livingston house iu which the beauty ami gallantry of Blakely participated joyously until a late houT Early on Friday morning the mayor gave the boys permission to open fire and it was nothing before the engagement became goneral along the entire line from one end of Min street to the other aud continued all day up to 10 o'olock at night when the firing ceased until Saturday morning when additional reinforcements from the conntry had arrived Then sura enough commenced with all the available pyrotechnics on the market and amid tbe popping of fire crackers and the whir of rockets ami roman candles were mingled the many laughs and gleeful shouts cf healthy good-natured boys until the afternoon when some fantastics appeared on the streets and were greeted with cheer and a shower of cannon crackers The horses stood the fire like veterans and their riders sat them well and thus the merriment and unconfined" went on and wound up with a big bonfire and swivel gun firing on the square at night closing one of the most jolly popping booming Christmas Lsince the war Although liquid refreshments were easily obtained jet I saw very few much under the influence of whisky and no accidents worthy of mention We are all well and happy have plenty to eat and some money and hope this will reach the Great and Good et joying the same blessing MlUVllLK A Iperata Negro Shot bjr the Town Alinodt Klol Midville December 27 On Friday last the 24 th imtant a shooting scrape occurred here in which a noted and desperate negro was shot through the head the ball entering his left jaw and ranging downward where it Btill remains The particulars of the affair arc these: Mr Clay who was appointed as marshal through the Christmas holulaj arrested a negro who was coining and otherwise acting indecently when this desperado Will Lodgo rushed up and demanded his immediate re-lease This was of course refused and he wig told to go away aud keep qnnt Wilh a terrible oath he threw his hand bock and drew bis pistol sating he would shoot Mr brains ont or release the prisoner Mr Clay with rare plnek and quickness drew his own istol and shot at him tv ice one ball only striking him Thera was intense ex citement for awhile as there were si viral hundred mg roes in town but Mr Clay ably seconded by Mr Lambert the mayor Mr Hsndoford and others soon gut their guns and qnieted them down with little I erauusioD Midvills ha been for some years the point a here lav less darkeys gath ered to carouse and act they please bnt it citizens have at lust got tbe right marshal and councilmer They are gentlemen who never swerve from duty no matter how unpleasant that duty may be I hope you will give this a place iu jour column TaLBOTfuS tertalumeut Hr the lYnmantT t'hristisn Temper ure Felon Talbotton Decern lie 27 Lost night at the Methodist chnrch the Woman's Missionary Society gave an entertainment that war quite impressive and interesting to a large and appreciative an tierce With such efficeraat the head of any institution as those of the Society at this place it can but prosper and work great good The officers are: President Mrs Morehiuse vice-president Miss la Brown: correr ponarng secretary Miss Mary McGehee recording secretary Miss bailie Leonard treasurer Mrs Bald wing After song and prayer the address of wel come was delivered in a splendid manner by Miss Clara Mnmford 'The report and roll was then read by Miss Mary McGehee in a clear and distinct manner The programme was very appropriate and bronght ont the admiration cf the large congregation and all connecte I with it did well their parts The address by McGehee re siding elder of the Macon district was one of profound thought and was delivered in Lis original style Heavy lflre fur Gambit re Atlanta December A conrt house official said this sfternnon: the City Court hi-s been letting off men convicted of gaming with $30 and but 1 shudder to think of the fines which udge Van Epps will lay on gamllirs in the future 1 think that he will give them the limit which is far butter than a nominal fine amounting simply to alight lice me" A Negro falufulty Cut Atlanta Dec raker News reaches the city to-night of cutting scrape ont on McDonough road between two negro nieu named Earle and Vaughn Earle inns a farm and Vaughn is bis employe Earle cut Vaughn in the arm neck and back with a pocket-knife painfully but not dangerously The cause of the trouble is said to have been too much Christmas To Work nn the Street Atlanta December Two dudish-lockiDg young men locked arms with a stylishly dressed youcg lady passed out street about dark all tLree under the in duenco of liquor As they staggered from side to side they attracted the attention of numerous people on that thoroughfare who stopped to look at them Nobody could tell who they were Tlio Sheffield Uonm Atianti December 27 Colonel George Adair tuiya that real lalate in Birmingham is icil-tted but that nothing could persuade Lim to put with his Sheffield stock It has been watered a number of times and is still riling He doesn't know of any for sale can't make a pool iu a town with a river" says ho Hales if Ijlamoiirf Atlanta December Abe Pry says that the people must be fiuoh lie has never known so many diamonds to be sold as this Christmas He knows of two marriageable young men of this city who bought $300 worth each Captain Moon ialto Kick Atlanta December Captain Moon is quite hick at his homo on Larkin street lie is one of tho best men on the force and his friends hope soon to Bee him at liis post again Case Ulsni lined Atlanta December The case againBt Bertie Brooks colored was dismissed in Justice Tanner's Court at the inatinoe of Bill Herndon this afternoon Atlanta Personals Messrs Ripley DiKnlb county Lawis Pace Covington and 8 Lang Macon nre in the city this afternoon Messrs Theodore A Poiter Charleston Hiuller Nashville Waddell and Cuylcr Gordon Chattanooga II Ilaiikiuson and Henry Weathers Heme are in the city Ordinary Calhoun bos gone on a big hunt to Dougherty county BIUMIVIJIUM A Negro Oi gan'satlon to Murder and The Pint Victim HiRMiSiiuAM December Christmas afternoon a white mau named Pope Wooten and a negro named Jim Walker were way-liiyed and murdt red by a gang of npgroes in Walker county about thirty miles from this city The gaDg of mi rdc rerg were arrested by a poate of citizens several hours after and carried to Walker county One of the gang ban made a full confession and states that the negro who did the killing was named Walter Jackson and rnys further ihat they hud formed a band of eight who lived in the in nntains and in an unlawful manner gained tin ir support They spent the majority of tho days in gambling and when night cime on ey would make raids on the villages pilfeurg whatever they could get their hands on not stopping at any crime When the band was formed they had sworn to murder or hold any one thpy came across that had any valuables or money on tbeir person and had thus far carried out their oath The crimes they had committed were numberless but never before had they committed murder The men ho wen implicated in this most foul murder were closely guarded all night long as it was feared they would be lynched Jackson the murderer has not as yet been captured BARNWELL A Prominent Young lawyer Killed PniUct nga Child Coli'miua December A tragedy occuired in Barnwell yestrrday which was caused by the interference of James Davis a prominent young lawyer with A Oweup another lawyer who was beating a little son for shooting off Roman candles which bad be- given to him by Davis In the nurning Owens whipped his son and in the afternoon was again besting him unmercifully when Davis took the child away from its father and was walking away when A Owens tho brother of the boy ran up and without asking a question shot Davis in the back with a 38-oalibre Colt's pistol and then fled The wound was mortal Davis was the most prominent young lawyrr in that section Sympathy for the child alone induced the interference of Davis COLUMBIA 0 He lltaw Out the Gas aud Was Suffocated Columbia 8 December A 1L Smith of Mayesville 8 came to the city Saturday on bm-racss and stopped with a friend Mr Krintzlin On Sunday morn ing lie did not come from Lis room At o'clock in tLe afternoon his room was opened and Smith was found in his bed uncon scions He had neglected to turn out the gas which lie had probably blown ont lie 1 lingered until to-day in an unconscious con dition At 12 o'clock the deadly gas had done its work This is the third case of asphyxia which has occurred here during tbe past year BARKESVILLK A Failure at A Newiipn Huaprnds Bainkmmlle December 27 Mr James Johnston of Goggansville has failed 1 have not heard exactly what his liabilities are but they are reported to be $10000 The Barneavile Mail hu discontinued publics tion on account of pressing business of the editor elsewhere A Texas Sheriff AMaidnated Austin Tex December Governor Ireland received a telegram to-day stating that McKinney sheriff of Las alia county was assassinated last night near Cotnllaby Jamee McCoy and Bud Crenshaw The Governor immediately issued a proclamation offering a reward of $300 for the arrest of the fssax-ius The particulars of the killing have not been received A certain icaui of hp li I to keep Dr IluU'a Ccugb Syrup In every family For beeJ'be toothache caurvbe and t-ai-hacha Salvation Oil ia a oartaia cur Acts Signed Arus! Decembrr The GornoT to-iiiy approved the tell- wing acts: To incorporate the Washington and Elbe? Kiihattge dlauk of for the correct laiation incorporating the ink of (Vatnes-ville Athens Loan and LaG range and schools in watt rs of the county and Alabama Underwriter's Insurance vtahiinhiug a city Stroet An act for tLe protection of game in Richmond county To amend the art incorporating the C-li: tubus and Florida Railway Company To amt-mi the act inccrooratii the town of IIoj zibah To incorporate the Comiucreial Telegraph Company Wniirtho lg-il liiiiiialton of five days to-morrow is the lust diy for the signing of bills TLe work fcva prcgnssiil rapidly in the nejitivs d-arlnieut and it was "ex-pected the big batch would have hicn completed tr-ilay The work will be easily liuisbel to-morrow A ghtlnjg Jew AnivrA December 27--A short while ago there whs pardoned out of the penitentiary npou the ni-i)iumnilat'ou of the ofiiaera i the institution DaLiei Mosei Savaunah Jew who has bud ionn thing of a career 11c was sent to the penitentiary to serve a term of eight v-Mrs for wn assauit with intent to murder While serving out his sentence he had ibn good fortune to kill a bloodthirsty and ihsnento convict l'i-uionti an Augusta luiliiip Fiuionli was sent up from Richmonu for an attempt to murder Guiffrida a brother Italian While in the penitentiary made an attempt to kill Principal Keeper Nelms nd followed tbit up wiili an attempt to kill Moses Whether Moses ol jteted i-n gorcral principles to beiug killer? or simply objecteil to being killed by a murderous Italian it transpired that he raised his little hatchet and split liiuonti'a bead open For thia act he was soon utter pardoned it apfiean from the papers received in the office of Keeper Towers from Savannah this miming ti nt Moses is again to be a guest of one of the convict camps He was convicted lu the ('Latham Superior Court lust week of the offense of shooting at unotber Judge Adams imposed a fine of $210 on Moses with the al-t-ruative of seiviug one year in the poni-teutiary The indioarivna are that Moees has accepted the alternative la the Hi Court Atlanta December The recorder's court is largely attended this morning and the seMiiou will last until lute thia after-noun Paul South who cut Will Marlin was bound over in the sum of $500 Brown the negro who -hot 15 Love another daikcy in the leg on Tattnall alt ett had his bond fixed at $liH)U Both men aro charged with aseaut with intent to niurdtr The court adjourned this afternoon at 3 dock after doing a big day's business The highest fine was $13 put upon a negro mimed Joe Lay for Ltling off a roman candle which burned an awning on Whitehall street Christmas day His Honor handled fifty-fire cases which netted the city $1275 in cash lines Only nine prise ners were sect to the stockade iu default cf fima A uuiubdr of ccutinued until to-morrow Convict JisctiarKf Atlanta Dec min 27 Principal Keeper Towers bas made out the following lint of conviits wh so term of sentence will expire di ring the month of January next and on February 1: John Wili ams Chatham county term of aer tcnce 5 years tx-pires January 2 1X07 James Warner Chatham 12 years expires January 17 Charles Reese Chattahoochee 2 years ex pires January 11 Gshe McClintic Floyd 2 years expires January 18 Lewis Griffin Floyd 2 years expires January 18 Anthony ilendeTHou Floyd 2 years expires January 18 John Sloan" Polk 5 years expires February 1 Joliu Tolbert Polk 3 years expires l-'ibrunry 1 Richard Williams alias Yarcy Richmond 3 months for escaping expires February 1 Lewis Thomsen (Jkatr-tuhooche 2 yean expires January 11 Gtorgn Psai-al McDuffie 2 years expires January 2') Robert Lynn llari is 2 years expires Fibruuiy 1 In the Court? Atlanta Jobn Sharp colored was taken before Justice Manning this afternoon and tried fir the abooting of Eugene Lewis He was committed to jail in detault of a $5(N) bouL George Hutchins tbe negro who knocked the old man in the lit ml Bell wood beyond tbe city limits night before last was taken out to Joaiic-e Horton's conrt at that point fir trial this mcrcing A report reached the ci'y lute ibis afternoon that the old msu Las sir ee died Not confirmed Burt Artemus charged with the murder cf James Pule noted in this column was sent to jail this afternoon John Riveis his accumrlice was ulso sent to jail Evidence will be foTleniiig to show that ltiveis Leld ge firaily wLile Artemus gave him his death wound A Dual Probable Atianta December There is a well ilcfimd rumor at midnight of a pending duel between Dr Willis Westmoreland physician of the Georgia penitentiary and James Smith of Oglethorpe county the convict lessee The trouble ia said to spring from rejxjrts upon the condition of Smith's convicts made by Dr Westmoreland The report goes that communications have passed between the gentlemen and that friends of both parties are trying to effect a settlement Every effort is being made to keep the affair from the pnblie Farther developments may be looked for to-morrow It is impossible to get tbe true inwardness tonight Violation if tho Prohibition Law Atlanta December John Hightower a negro was booked again this afternoon for the Jraluwf ul selling cf whisky This man was fined $23 just the other Jay for the same cffeEse Sullivan wLite was run in and for viulatii iLe --gitred this afternoon rjhiLition law at 71 Chapel street although I understand that the Governor does Li Ming that it will liecoiuj available January 1 if there am sufficient funda in the treasury The Coiupt roller -tisnerai is not at all deer as to the matter and stated to-day that he would not approve a warrant drawn cu the treasury on account of this appropn tion Jintnry 1 until Lis doubts bo vo Veen it mi by the Attorney-General The Governor will at onca submit the mutter to Altorney-Gecrral Anderson wIiom opinion will probably ho given in a few days While the Comptroller-General is firiu in the position tacen by Lim the impression g-tin to be that the construction of the law will be favorable to making the appropriation immediately uvaihible January 1 Treasurer Hindi man was not in the city this inert it and his opinion as to the at ton of the -preprint ion coul-1 not then he iibtnirii'l 11 -t wiia in his -111111 this evening ui in to a question gave it as Ins i piiu that tn? impropriation ill lie available Jactiry 1st lie coincides fully with the vie as cxpnsKtd ly Mr Harris The only priorities existing now under the laws of Gnrgia ere in rceiiect to the public debt and the school fund and the appro-priationa for the I ew capitol wherein the money is raised for a specific purpose He was of the opinion however that the matter should be submitted to the Attorney-General and is satisfied that the Attorney -General will agreo with him as to the law If he is correct as to that the city of lanta will probably' on the first pay into the htaio ir-ia $70lKi() which will make available $1071101) for the school The actual cash balance ia tie treasury of the first day i the newyear will be considerably over $11X11X10 A Tit Ksfiued Auanta December Notwithstanding iho large number of bills passed by the Lifllalure the Governor has not yet hud occimion to exi rcise Lis prerogative of vetoing any one of thin? and in all probability will not do so now as there are only a few remaining awaiting his signature aud must of (hem of a local character So far us I ohu 1-srri his veto was invoked in only one instance That was by Mr II Hesroy president of the proposed Griffiu LxGcuuge and Western railroad The road has now two charters one ncently granted nndor the general law and tLe second the act of incorporation by the Legislature which became a law to-day by the signatures c-f the Governor The objection Mr Sarrcy makes to his legislative charier is an amendment put on the bill just before its final passage by Mr Terrell of Meriwether It was originally proposed that the road vhonld ran through Meriwether pnvi-lid there were ccnuty sub-Horiptions to the amouut of $3Ji UO This however aid not ci in el the company to bnild the mad through the town ot Green-villa Mr Tpmd insisted that tins should be incorporated in the bill la answer to this Mr Searcy said it would be unfair to put the company to the nemsssrily heavy expense he would be put to to go through Greenville bnt was willing the KCtendnii nt should he made providing the town of Greenville should subscribe an additional $10 GOO and donate a right of way through the tow lie this wonld be done hut finds that under the ameud-uent the road will only get the $10000 and the right of wsy through Greenville thus losing the $30 out) original county subscription which had not been at all contemplated Upon this statement he asked the Governor to veto the bill The Governor declined to do this for the reason thst this ia the charter os it was passed by the Legislature and he did not feel at liberty to veto it upoi the request of one of the incc-rpora- tOTH It seems to be an nnforlnnate state of affairs for Mr Searcy and road but it is to be hoped it will not prove a serious obi tde to an enterprise for the success of which be has labored so earnestly It would apiear possible that the construction of the rot-d might be begun and forwarded as rapidly us practicable uudi-r tho first charti obluim-d under the general law and rely upon tlie J'dy sex ion of iLe Legislature to grant such a charier as is desire- or wht would probably be Lett in avoidance of delaj to effect an equitable adjust men of matters with tLe good people of Meri wetbtr county In this doubtless Mr Terrell would lend chei-iful and valuable assistance Cam done rn AtluU Prohibition Atlanta December Sim Jones said in his serniom he last night: man who stys that prohibition prohibits in Atlanta is a Mr Jones will be remembered as one of the impasioued gentlemen who little over one year ago were wont to tell admiring thousands in his big white tent on the site recently occupied by various ten nt circuses prohibition wonld prohibit in The verdict of Mr mi given in such forcible language is tul'y sustained by the police docket and the observations of the entire force The docket shows more drunks this Cbritmas under the prehibition law than Lid Christmas when the bar-xoom banner wua flung to the breeze in this city Captain Ciim observed with gieat emphasis last night have been on the police force for to! these many years and so help I have never seeu so many drunken boys on the streets as I did on Christmas day" The boys probably had a better chance at the jugs of their papae than they used to have at the saloons One of the strongest arguments urged in favor of prohibition in A'lanta was thst it would aava the beys It is savirg them with a vengeance It is alo the ol-t-ervation cf the police fjrce who are ct-itaicly in a position to inew that drunkenness among women in ilULta on the increase that a better lvt- cf men are getting druLk nowadays uni tiat many turn were sotn drunk on C'intnLii who had never been seen drena A BOOBY 4 CO USEFUL PKESENTSt The approaching Holidays euggest tho custom of making presents and as useful ones are more thankfully received and remembered we would call attention to the following of which we have a splendid assortment: SILK UMBRELLAS SOLID SILVER HANDLES $5 00 SILK UMBRELLAS HANDLES GILDED WITH 18 KARAT GOLD $500 WHITE SILK HANDKERCHIEFS WHITE SILK HANDKERCHIEFS COLORED BORDERS FANCY SILK HANDKERCHIEFS EMBROIDERED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS SILK MUFFLERS ALL COLORS TOILET SETS WITH BRUSH COMBS AND MIRROR IN CASE from $100 to $500 These goods will be sold at popular prices within the reach of everyone We will call attention to something entirely new in Ladies? Undervests just received the handsomest goods of the kind ever brought to this TF A BOOBY 4 CO epUdemtf ir WMgBWlM WHfWF SIC ithnt "ST Tar ii (1 in.