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VOL XXVIII—NO. ]S1 COLniM’S. GEORGIA : Yesterday’s Proceedings of the House and the Senate. I lie Senate I'iimps the KorttflcMfItm A|i|>ro|>rln- 'tlnn Hill—Yurlnuu ConlVn'tice (‘nmmitti'i-H He- port—Trylatf In .turn' on Iwportioit .lRasiu’es —XilinlmitlmiN Sent In Hie Senate. Kle. Washington. July 28.—On motion of Morgan, of Mississippi, the senate bill passed increasing to #31,000 the limit of the cost of the public building at Oxford, Miss. The speaker announced the appointment of CobD, Van Eaton and Pay son as con ferees on the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill. Holman, of Indiana, from the confence committee on the legislative, executive and judicial bill, reported continued disa greement. Holman said that a substantial agreement had been reached on the clauses increasing the appropriation for internal revenue employes and making an appropriation for collecting statis tics in regard to marriage ana divorce. This narrowed the disagreement down to one item of senators’ clerks and upon this the senate was firm. He moved that the house recede from its disagreement to the amendment. Agreed to—yeas 143, nays 93. A further conference was ordered on the remaining points of difference. The house then went into a committee of the whole on the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill. The amendments were considered without discsuslon and the recommendations of the committee on appropriations were agreed to until the clause relating to silver certifi cation were reached. Bland, of Missouri, offered an amend ment providing that certificates shall be issued on all standard silver dollars in the treasury, and paid out on the expenditures and obligations of the government and when received in the treasury shall be re-issued. The amend ment was rejected—SI to 87—and the clause was agreed to in the shape recom mended by the committee on appropria tions. The next question upon which a hitch occurred was the senate amendment re ducing from 800,000 to #75,000 the appro priation for the protection of public lands against fraudulent entries. The commit tee on appropriations recommended con currence in tne amendment, but Holman Tjioved non-concurrence. The motion to -hon-coneur was lost—66 to 111—and the amendment was concurred in. Other amendments were concurred in or noil-concurred in, according to the recoin mendation of the committee an appropri ations, and the committee of the whole rose and reported the bill and amendments to the house. Bland demanded a separate vote upon the concurring in the senate amendment, to the silver certificate clause. As amended it was so concurred in—116 to 35—Bland not being able to muster a sufficient follow ing to order the yeas and nays. The action of the committee of the whole on the other amendments was then ratified and a conference ordered. Holman, of Indiana, submitted the con ference repovton the legislative appropria tion bill and it was agreed to. The house then, at 5:15, adjourned. Senate. Washington, July 28.—McMillan, from the conference committee on the river and harbor bill, reported the committee unable to agree. The chair iMr. Shermani thereupon laid before the senate a message from the house to the effect that it had instructed its con ferees to insist on striking from the bill the item as to Portage lake and hake Superior ship canal. Lake Michigan ami Honuepen canal, Sturgeon bay and Lake Michigan ship canal, Mississippi river improvements ami Potomac river improvements. McMillan remarked that there was a par liamentary question as to the right of the house to give these instructions and re move the conference from being a ‘‘full and free conference.” The senate con ferees, however, had concluded to “waive” that question, as the session was so near it-: close, and as tile interests of the country required action on the bill. He, therefore, moved that the senate insist on its dis agreement. and agree to the conference asked by the house. After a long discussion the resolution was adopted, that the senate insists on its amendments, including those mentioned in the house resolutions, and agree to the conference asked for. McMillan, Conger and Ransom were re appointed conferees on the part of the senate. The senate then took up the fortification bill, Allison giving notice that as soon as it was disposed of he would ask for the consideration of the surplus resolution. Dawes, who had charge of the fortifica tion bill, stated that as the bill came from the house it appropriated #6,200,W0, al though the estimates of the department were about #3,000,000. The amount added to tbe bill wus #8,010,000, so that it now appropriated #6,030,000. Although the senate was impatient at any debate, be thought it would contribute to the speedy disposition of the bill if he should as briefly as possible explain what had led the com mittee to make such a recommendation. He then proceeded to point out the ex posed condition of the American ports and the weakness of the navy as a means ot defense against foreign attack. Hawley said the little fight between the Merrimac and the monitor had revolu lionized the great navies of the world. TheVnited States had given that lesson, but had left work since. He invited the senators without reference to party to look into the consideration of the serious ence commit lee. on the legislative appro priation bill, submitted a ,rt, which was agreed to. He exp i that two subjects of difference I.-- .\- u the houses 'vc re the item for tbe collection of internal revenue and the item respecting statistical information as to marriage ami divorce, ; As to tile first item, the committee laid | compromised on the appropriation of.#l,- 970,000, and as to the other item the senate conferences had been obliged to surrender. Tit the bouse conferees insisting robustly and '! continuously that they would riot consent „ to it. . . The consideration of the fortification ' bill was resumed. Dolph moved an amendment appro- printing #2,000,1X10 for the construction of II liBliinuIir IWBM General John R. Gordon Nominated for Governor of Georgia. group witness pointing out defendant Fischer . This testin'ony,folio wing that of Thomp son yesterday, occasioned a most priffeund >n in ’Ik court room. on 1 hfi cross-i xauiiuatious, said •or to coming to Chicago he lived Moines, Iowa. He came here ir. HIS Hill rlffliS Sllll®. The Now Premier Distributing H!s Places of Honor. ( who iLni>o.i .'I ik" i' t>t*rl(!«*•! ~OI.n r Nolv -f t’lvin ' !»'• GnJ ( hitu (*!l <M| ll(‘l Hloill : il to Enquirer-Son. ortiflcatioiiB and other work of coast do- ! ,e ATLA f N M A .’ Juiy ,T! le t ' on ! t 'A c< fenses in accordance with the reeommeu- the past three months is elided, and 'cn- (lations of the board appointed bv the pres- H ru Gordon has been formally nominated ident under the act of June 2,’1885. He for governor of Georgia. 1 he convention snoke in advnnar.v nf the the nmenfiment assembled at noon and \\as called to orilei spoke in advocacy ot the the amendment, but it was rejected—22 to 39. Plumb offered an amendment appro priating #200,000 to enable the secretary of the navy to provide and erect additional tools and machinery for the finishing and assembling of the heavy ordnance at the Washington navy yard. Adopted. The bill was then reported to the senate, the various amendments were agreed to and the bill passed. The senate then took up the surplus joint resolution, and thereupon, at 6:60,' ad journed. by Chairman Polhill, of the state demo cratic executive committee. Judge John T. Clarke, ot Randolph, was elected tem porary chairman. A committee of two from each congres sional district was appointed to determine the contest in the Bartow delegations. The committee reported in favor of seating the Gordon delegation by a vote of 14 to 5. The minority report called forth a spirited and extended debate, but the Gordon delega tion was finally seated. Bighnm, of Troup, was Messrs. Ji nm I nut Ions. Washington, July 28.—The president sent the following nominations to the sen ate to-day: Alvey A. Ader. of the District T „. - . . . - of Columbia, now third assistant secretary j Pierce, ot Richmond, in eloquent re- of state, to be second assistant secretary of i marks. state, vice William Hunter, deceased; Jno. ,A'” n Gordon was nominated oy Hon. Ii. Moore, of Delaware, to he third assist- i yI,lton . ‘-andler, ot DeKalb, seconded by Judge B elected permanent chairman and Mark Harden and H. H. CabanisB perma nent secretaries. Major Bacon was nominated by Col. Maddox, of Chattooga, and seconded by st nsaf Wit! that i at- De: 1S7H. Foster desired to know everything about tin his; r,< f the man who had given such (’Inm-hUI t frightn.) :< .•HniM.iv against his clients, lit no-Ctiiiio asked witness wiit-n be learned that, a re-| i lu- lliu ward had been offered for a conviction in n..,,, this case. He replied that he was not aware that ( - — any reward had been u tereo. V itness 1 London, July 28.- The Standard thinks explained satisfactorily ns to his I the M.irquiH ot,Salisbury's position Is a safe wnereabouts. he '■)<• ,l PPM nr ! one as long ns Gladstone leads the opposi- at the coroner s mq,test, but did report t c ) tion . „ ,* w noticeable at the meeting at facts to the police a I km days nrt.-r trin . tin- (.'arlton criuD yesterday that while Sir trageuv. after having told some of hih i«*liai>l Hicks Beach occupied a scat at friends. He went to lln,\ market to look Uhe table near the Marquis of Salisbury, for a 1 lieiid who had gone there. He did Lord Randolph Churchill sat in oue of the not, note particularly what Irielden w«* front rows with the rank and file, say mg. • .... , it has just been decided that. Lord linn- Thou. A. Bach, to be associate justice of i enthusm:i the supreme court of the territory of Mon- i ,, n- Gordon as tbe Chevalier Buyard 1 the south, the. krnght witnout lear and m i m ! without reproach. ermines citiiation On the call of counties Gordon received bGUlHh 3 SITUA I .ON. j 252 and Bftc011 72 . *■ | Hon. Patrick Walsh moved that the The (.'niiimlKslnner of I’alillr Work* of Jim V„ik nomination be made unanimous by aceln- ( !•) in x«,t a v,.rj LMeusanI I'nsltiou. mation, which was seconded by Maddox, : of Chattooga. Lost. .. , ., Main' counties then changed their votes New \ ORK, July -8. Commissioner o, to Gordon, and the motion to make uuani- 1 ublic Works Squire was to-night served mous was again put and lost bv tbe vote of wit" “ copy of the charges made against s . L . Roberts, of Hancock, which caused him by Mayor Grace, with a request that , hisses and derisive shouts. The counties the gentleman appear before the mayor continued to go o’’er to Gordon, find the on August 4th and there state why he final count showed Gordon 334 and Bacon should not be deposed from his high office. 1 10 . four counties. Hancock, Haralson. Quit The charges are seven in number, The , mau ftu( j , refusing to come over. first one specified the mutilation | General Gordon was escorted to the and alteration ot official records; speaker’s stand by lion. Patrick Walsh and the second, that he has certified false | au j a committee of one from each con- pay rolls to the comptroller; the third, gressioiml district and made a capital ad- that he has evnded the provisions of the Ovess accepting the nomination, civil service laws; the forth, neglect of All the state house officers were nomi nated by acclamation. President Bigham M as formally declared chairman of the state democratic execu tive committee. After the passage of resolutions endors- i ing President Cleveland’s and Gov. Me- | Daniel’s administrations, urging thorough ; party organization in the state and recoin- 1 mending that in future elections nil pri maries be held in each county in tbe slate on tile same day, the convention, jvith thanks to its officers, at 8 p. in. adjourned sine die. iuty and unfitness; the fifth, that he has grossly violated the laM' in neglecting to | appoint an engineer to superintend the I work of repaying Fifth avenue, and sixth ' and seventh, making a corrupt and ille- i gal agreement, bargain and promise with one Maurice B. Flynn for the purpose of securing appointment to the office of com missioner of public works of tbe city of New York. The last two charges are based upon a letter written from Squire to Flynn, the original of which is now public property. If reads as follows: Nl*w York. December 26, 1884.—To Maurice B. Flynn, Esq. : Dear Sir—In con sideration of your securing not less than lour county democracy aldermen wjio shall vote for my confirmation as com mi. tying In conclusion Foster asked: “And you say it was Spies who left the ivagoii?” A.—I do. Continuing the cross-examination, Gil mer replied that lie thought, he saw Schwab near the wagon. Q.—Where were you that evening before vou went to Haymarket? A.—i m bs at the Palmer house. Q.—What were you doing there? A.—I desired to seo ex-Goveruor Morrill and Judge Ford. Witness was plied M’ith all forms of ques tions. but answered them apparently satis factorily. He worked with a painter next day, and while he spoke of the Haymarket tragedy, did not tell j what lie saw. He did not tell his landlord or landlady with whom he was staying. He did not think it con cerned them. ’ lie only told tiie state's at torney. Q.—Did you sec any one shoot at Hay- market? a.,—No, sir; but I saw a great deal of shooting. Q.—Aiid you a.' that it mis 3pi s that left the wagon', joined the group in the allev and lit the match '.vhich fired the bomb which caused tbe explosion at Hay market? A.—i do. • Apparently baffled and exhausted, the cross-examination ceased and the court ad journed for dinner. The anarchists, particularly Spies and Fisc Her, appeared to be completely borne down by the damaging character of the e -idenee so coldly delivered against then;. Gilmer ir, a long, lank man, with a sancti monious expression of countenance, and sneaks in a drawling tone of voice, that- al- —-- ... - - most lulled the spectators to sleep. The ap- place. 1 lie total casualties resulting from peal'iinco ol'ii,difference in the audience was ! the outbreak are 25 killed and 90 wounded. ! tiddenly dispelled u'lien the witness idem I Fifty persons have been arrested. Only one tin. ti the photograph of Hchnanbel as that | policeman is mortally wounded. A public of the man who threw the bomb. Inter- , fund has been opened for the benefit of est was depicted oil the fares of each i the injured officers. The newspapers here listener. The jury, counsel, prisoners and | applaud the police for their bravery , and i just I dolph Churchill shall have the office of chancelier of the exchequer and the leader ship in the house of commons. A hastily summoned cabinet council is in session at Lord Granville’s house. It is believed that some foreign difficulty lias suddenly arisen. The liberal ministers have decided not to shape their tactics until the queen’s speech has been read in parliament. The Exchange Telegraph Company an nounced that it is informed on high authority that Lord Salisbury’s Irish policy will include a proposal to lend to Ireland the sum of .£5,000,(XX) to enable her to es tablish local banks on the Scotch system, and lend money at a nominal interest to farmers and manufacturers in order to stimulate and develops trade. It has been offioleiaily announced that the Marquis ol Derry has been appointed viceroy of Ireland, and Lord Iddtesleigh secretary of state tor foreign affairs. K|uiln. THE SLAVICS IN CUBA TO BE FREED. Madrid, July 28—In the. chamber of deputies to-day Senor Labra moved a reso lution that the government free, as soon as possible, the remaining 28,000 slaves in Cuba. The government agreed to the res- i olution,and it was pa s d unanimousiy.T' e president of the chamber congratulated the members oil the crowning of the glo rious work of the abolition of slavery. tlol In ml* FURTHER ATTEMPTS AT RIOTING Amsterdam, July 28.—Further attempts al rioting were made Inst night, hut the police succeeded in dispersing the mobs before any serious disturbance bad taken ■ •lii'I’O' Ah.UtjiOii Ui'imiin* lt'-MiUitc. Atlanta, July 28.—Recorder Anderson is issuing his little favors of £509 and costs with striking impartiality and startling uniformity. The prohibitionist and tin listener. The jury, counsel, prisoners and applaud the police . auditors leaned over in breathless antici- • prompt notion, and severely condemn the nation and listened to each word that fell rioters, from the Tips of the heretofore ludicrous . T . witness, and when lie said Spies 1 ‘ is the man who lighted the denunulatorv resolutions adopted. fuse tile most intense excitement prevailed ' Hi Bl.jN, July 28.— !."> ki leny bl anch ol in the court room. Every eye was directed I the national league up-- published a rese at the accused man, whose face paled. ! lution vilifying Vv m. Joseph C orbet, mcm- — - - • • •” • 1 ‘ ■ ■■rimmeiit. Corbet is charged with not decline other persons to bid or decline to receive bids for any of the lands thus abandoned until these unfortunate people shall have opportunity to redeem them. This they ask for. As inasmuch as it is evident that many will fail to pay at the time appointed from causes entirely beyond their control, it Mould seem but just and reasonable that this request should be granted. The one point to be obtained by these people if the suggestion now made is adopted will be the preference given them to rebid and thus save the improvements and labor tints far expended on their homos. Of course, they would lose their first payment, but they could afford to do this rather than to lose all. Tlihitt* .S)n> tins a IflKHiiim SHARON, Pa., July 28.—The case of the Cincinnati woman who created a sensa tion by proclaiming herself the Deity, is duplicated at Wheatland, a village tu'O miles south of Sharon, by a young lady, who, apart from her present delusion, ap pears intellectually brilliant. Arming herself with a club, she goes to the home s of residents, and by threats and exhorta tions compels them to temporarily aban don their premises. She gives os a reason tiie statement that the placo is God’s ground, and that their presence is a dese cration. She says the village iB under a curse, and finds many believers, as, from a prosperous manufacturing town, it has ret rograded into an almost wholly deserted village. She iH now holding religious ser vices in tiie streets, tuid people are coming from surrounding towns to see her. wuui.^1. uniformity. The prohibitionist ana the sioner of public works in the event that anti-prohibitionist violator of the Jaw tne mayor shall send m ray name lor that , n)e6t l 8 >vlth the same consideration at his office, I hereby agree to place i hands, ai.d tliere is no doubt that his ex- my resignation as commissioner tren:( .’ ljena uies have carried consternation m case of my confirmation in your hands , illI0 tb ^. nlnks o) -Vendors. They are con- whenever you may demand the same; and vii]ced that it is safer to mor , kev wi- h th further to make no appointments in said , billd ; Q f a mule than the prohibition I office without your approval, and to make Uw in Atlanta, and there is little doubt left ! mch removals therein as you maj .sugf- | that prohibition prohibits. Mr..T.C’.Mayt-'on : air which onae more merged into perfect silence. As the witness pointed to Fischer as one of the men in the alley it was Fischer's turn to pale and tremble, though the expression on bis face was one of blank surprise and astunishment. ON CHANGE. IIori in el Triiilbiz In si,„ k>. the county democracy for several | stances of the case were tne same as thost and lately has been spoken of as successor i that.have gone before, and Judge Ander to the late Hubert O. Thomnson. - , n gave his usual decision of #503 and character of the pending proposi to agree M’iselv and prudently and in ac cord M’ith the highest demand of modern science, and rejuvenate the national coast defenses. He M'as rejoiced at this bill, and only M’ished that it went farther in tiie same direction. He quoted anprovinglv from a letter ol Samuel J. Tilden to himself, condemning the apathy of congress on the subject, and said that no more statesmen-like or patri otic sentiment had been expressed among the people who call themselves statesmen and politicians. Following is the extract read by Hawley: “The apathy of congress on this subject Mould be incredible if it did not confront us. It contrasts M’ith the rivalry which l so conspicuous to insist on our taking a high-tone toM’ard foreign nations on every occasion of difference between them and us. It contrasts also with the favor which is shown to schemes of prodigality ana schemes to waste the public resourcesi oi things known to be absolutely useless. Among the’ people the desire appropriations towards a means ot pu > l ' < - defense is well nigh unanimous. I at well informed as to the popular reeling from the circumstance that more than 7 x newspapers, from all parts of the country, and representing all political parties, co- taining expressions upon the subject, n been sent to me.” , Tiie consideration of the bill was at j interrupted, and Allison, from the conic - to the into Hubert O. Thompson. FRED SHOWN IN TR0U3LE. Mi 1 is II’ri'stcil Ii. 1 flu’ Uiiifi'i vtntcs AutliorltU’K r«i’ SmiiIIiiv OIisi-i'iii* l.itiridIU’1' Tiirnuirli till* .Mails ti! foilion With tin* Mm'on Sniinlal. Cincinnati, July 28.—Fred S. Bron-n, of the Enquirer, surrendered himself to the federal authorities yesterday and gave bond in #1000 to appear at the next term of the United States court in Georgia to an swer an indictment for sending an obscene letter through the mails. Brown was in Georgia a year and a half ago and wrote several sensational letters to his pa per in M’hich some old scan dals M’ere revived and which raised a very deep feeling against him. The let ter on which the indictment is based was addressed to the editor|of apaper in Macon and is said to come under the definition of “obscene.” Brown thinks some one forged the letter and had him indicted so aS to get him in Macon where he will lie liable to arrest under the state lau’. limit tinmI liy Eire. Quarantine, S. I., July 28.—The French steamer Labrador, from Havre, arrived at Quarantine at 3:50 a. m., and at 4:10 she signalled that she M’as on fire. The wreck ing steamer Rescue and steamboat William Fletcher went to her assistance, beaching her on Owl’s Head. At 6 a. ill. she sig nalled that the fire M-as gaining and was difficult to get at. She again signalled at 7-05 that the fire was extinguished. The origin of the fire and loss are unknou n. The passengers M’ere all uninjured, and are now being transferred M’ith their baggage to the steamboat William Fletcher. She had 134 passengers on board. New York, July 28.—The fire on the French steamer Labrador Mas in the laun dry and M’as probably caused by a spark from the smokestack coming through the ventilator. The damage is about a thousand dollars. The vessel was beached on a lull ing tide and will probably be .pulled off at high tide. The excitement M’as wholly disproportionate to the cause. V Itrntill .Muni it. Nashville, Tenn., July 28.—News of a most horrible murder comes from near Jasper in Marion county. Tmo negroes named Ben Hicks and Tom Hayes got into a difficulty over a quarrel between their wives, ifayes attacked Hicks with a razor, whereupon Hicks dreu' a large pruning knife and cut Hayes, commencing at the j jugular vein and severing it. He then cut ' Haves to pieces, as much as though he had been a butcher cutting up an animal 1 for the market. The murderer escaped. IliplitluTlii mill Scarlet Fever. CHICAGO, July 28.—An epidemic of diphtheria and scarlet fever is raging M’ith I serious results m the neighborhood bounded by Forty-fifth and Fifty-third ! streets and Tracey avenue and Atlantic street Twenty-five cases have been re ported within" a short time. Malignant cases result fatally m about a week. J lie neighborhood is being thoroughly cleaned i «!>• costs. A writ of certiorari was filed before I Judge Clark, who refused to grant.it. Kx- I ceptions to his decision were filed, a super- I suite as bond given, and the case, taken at ! once to the supreme court, u'hich is also I the direction taken in the other cases. The Veil Ciqilfiil. Atlanta, July 28.—The July meeting of the capitol commissioners was devoted to 1 routine duty, inspecting the building, an- j diting accounts, etc. They found the n'ork progressing finely. The net amount due the contractors is #19,683.48; tiie salary ac count, #13025. A warrant ior the total am ount of #22,708.48 was gi vt n ’ —he treas ury by Governor McDaniel. i. • total ex penditure on the capitol to d...u nas been #332,644.67. New York, Juiy 28.—Trading to-day ; was marked by more animation tbnn some | days previous, and larger blocks of stocks | changed hands. The Pennsylvania state-] meut for June showed such an unexpect edly favorable state of affairs that the street readily accepted it as ap index to I be business of other trunk lines, and those stocks soon became again tiie feature of the market. At the openingllie first prices allowed irregular changes, but were gener ally within iff ; of last evening’s final figures, except Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Northern Pacific preferred, each doM’tt s in the early trading'unfa- ,’orabie crop news and the passage of the Stray Shot*. Atlanta, .July 28.—The present guber natorial convention is the largest that ever assembled in Georgia. The horseu’hipping case between Messrs. Galiuehat and Milliken lias been post poned till Saturday, when it M’ill be heard before Recorder Anderson. To-day was a scorcher in Atlanta. The Kimball House arcade looks like a bee-hive. Many aspirants for office are here laying their pins and getting in their little work. The tax digest from thirty-two counties run the net gain for this year over last to considerably over a million dollars. nsTDlGNANT AT A BAND. London. July 28. -The citizens, of Dub lin are indignant at tiie action of tbe band of'the Fourth Dragons in omitting to play “God Save the Queen” at the conclusion of a public perforraftneo. This is the first time in the annals of the British army that the national anthem lias been ex punged from the minstrel programme. The band master isoharged until purposely omitting the hymn to please the disloyal crowd. An inquiry will tie muds into the matter. A BLASPHEMER'S FATE. lie run.es till’ ('milor Inf I’roilurimi a liroiiglit unit )- I ms!tintl> Tnrui'il Into Muni*, THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS. To ill till- III Their 'eiits. Chicago, July 28.—In the anarchist trial to-day IL L. Gilmer, a painter living at No. 50 North Ann street, testified. He j arrived at Haymarket at 9:45 o’clock, i At tbe corner of Desplanes and Randolph j streets he saw a wagon occupied by speak- | ers. Fielden was speaking. Witness saw I some one leave the wagon and start to ward the alley where four or five persons ! were conversing. Witness was at the i mouth of the alley and at that moment some one cried, “Here come the police!” Then a man left the wagon and joined I the parties in the alley lit a match and, placing it against something held in the hand of one of the persons, a fuse began to sizzle and immediately thereafter tbe bomb was thrown. Witness M’as shown a ! picture of Schnaubel and recognized it as that of the man who threw the bomb. I Question—Hom’ many men M’ere there ? | Answer—Four or five. Question—You say a man came from the I wagon and joined the group? Can you recognize any of the defendants as that forfeiture inti by the house at Washington created an unsettled and rather heavy market, but the trunk lines soon rallied the list and prices continued to advance with only slight reactions throughout the day and finally closing strong. Hales 231,- 000 shares. TURF NEWS. Tin■ Run'* ill Suruluu.i VestcrPay. Saratoga, N. Y., July 28.—First race, one mile; Precosa won, Panama 2d, Kirk- man 3d; time 1:44. Second race, U miles; Frank C. won, Bessie 2d, Saltpetre 3d; time 1:59. Third race, all ages, 1 mile and 70 yards; Swift mod, Ultimatum 2d, Maylady 3d: j time 1:49}. Fourth race, ] mile; Little Minnie won, Frank Ward 2d. Rosette 3d; time 1:16*. Fiftli race, hurdle race, 1| miles over five hurdles; Burr Oak won, Glenum 2d, Hindu 3d; time 2:23, Till* fill flic II IlMl’t'K, Chicago iuiy 28.—First race, three- quarters of a mile : A neia M’on, Surprise 2d, Wahoo 3d • ii t..i 1.14#. Seco ’d rune, one mile; Boot Black won, Lepanto 2d, iiertagist 3d; time 1:43. Third race, seven furlongs ; Rico M’on, .Fred Wolly 2d, Villain 3d ; time 1:25).. Fourth race, one ami one-sixteenth miles; Little Joe won, Topsey 2d, War- sign 3d; time 1:48. Fiftli race, one and Punka won, Warrenton 2u time 2:09.- Cincinnati Enquirer. Lima, (>., .July 26.- Tile following re markable story was relat ed to I be Enquirer correspondent by a reliable farmer n’ho lives near Uie county line betu’cen this and Mercer county: Last week, while at work in tiie fields, a farmer by tbe name nf Sylvester Ryedan, owner of several hundred acres of fine limiting land in Mercer county, began cursing in a most shocking manner about the drought injuring his crops, and wound up with an oath that lie would cut God’s heart out if He would come doM’p. No sooner were the words uttered than a vivid streak of tire resembling lightning came down from tiie cloudless sky and struck Redyan. His companions who were in the harvest field with him were rendered insensible for several minutes. When they recovered they were nearly frightened to death at the sight which presented itself. Redyan. the mail who just a few seconds before hud uttered the terrible curse, had been trans formed into stone, and lay on the ground near M’here he had stood when he made the shocking offer to the supreme being. His clothes had been burned from him,and the lips were parted in the stone figure just as Redyan had finished the oath. An aM’ful heat arose from the piece of stone, and was so intense that no person could go near it. While the story is so strange that it may not be believed by many, its truth is vouched for by my informant and several other as equally reliable men of that vicin ity, with whom your correspondent lias talked regarding the strange affair. Each of them had been to the place and seen tiie transfigured body, and do not hesitate to say that every word of the account which I have given is correct. One man quarter miles; ! offered to hire a rig and drive the Enquirer TERRIBLE DISTRESS. The Kriizlit FiiI Conilltlmi of Thing* In lliu North Fiiunlr)’, St. Johns, N. F., July 28.—A dispatch from White Bay says that a large number of Arctic hears, driven south by starvation, have crossed over from Penny Land and are devastating the country. The bears number over 1000, and have appeared near Cape Mugford. The Indians In that local ity are eating their dead companions. Those who die among the white settlers arc buried secretly to keep the Esquimaux from getting their bodies. The graves are all disguised. Halifax, July 28.—A special dispatch from St. Johns, N. F., contains a contra diction of the sensational reports of the prevalence of dest itution in that colony, and states that there have been rio dentils from starvation. The St. Johns Colonist denounces Widdell, M’hois in Canada seek ing assistance, as an impostor. >1 uni) S. Trot* * (junrffr In Thirty mnl n Half. New York, July 27.—John Murphy took his Meekly trip up to Mr. Robert Bonner's farm, near Tarrytown, on Saturday, to give Maud S. a spin in the course other regular M’ork in preparing for the coming trial, in which Mr. Bonner expects she will be able to beat her own record of 2:08!|, the best in the world. Murphy jumped into tiie sulky, and after giving her a jog of two or three miles, said: “This mare is a flying. 1 think ]’1I have to let her out for a quarter to take the rough edge off.” She M’as sent away, trotting as true as a die. Blie flew over the ground and made the quarter in tiie won derful time of 30J seconds, a 2:02 gait. Everybody present, including her owner, was delighted at her spt eel. The fact that , she made n quart or ol a mile a u’eek be- i fnni in .81) seconds, a 2:96 gait, showed I that uliiM oulri trot a quarter in these low figures whenever she was called on to do ! ii ’ Out mi it Sillin'. I New York, July 28. Hutro & Newmark and Lyeliensticn Brothers & Co., as mem bers of the Cigar Manufacturers’ Associa tion, to-day served notice on the men in ; tbeir emp’iov who are members of tiie Progressive Union that, as a strike M’as in progress in the work rooms of Levy Brothers, they must agree to give up tiie union or lie locked out. This demand is in accordance M’ith the rules of the manu facturers’ association. The men refused In yield and quit work. About 1400 per sons are now out of M’ork in the three above mentioned shops. The officers of the Progressive Union declare that they have left the Knights of Labor .and that more to do pointing at dis- ogn man ? A.—Yes; that is the Spies). When Spies was pointer^ out be plaved great and palpable agitation Q.—L'o vou recognize any of the remain ing defendants as composing any part of the group? A.—Yes; that man there was one of the Elflo H 3d ; | man to the spot, and if things were not as he represented them to be he would pay the expenses. I’Iitsiui’h I’mUniimmi L I Redyan M’as a man about forty years of PlttLADELPHln, July 28. -Edward P. ■ ugc. and had a family of a wife and live Pierson, the defaulting cashier of the Bap- ] children, who are nearly wild with grief, list Publication Society, bus turned in all j Bedyan Mas addicted to swearing, and the personal property lie possessed to the ! could scarcely speak a M’ord without nc- Baptist Publication Society, but it Mill re- companylng it with an oath. The country duce the amount he owes to them less than 1 near where the affair happened is not very #15,000. He has also implicated Benjamin ! thickly populated, M’hich accouuts for tiie Tilseberg. his assistant. The latter be-; remarkable transaction not being given to came ill lifter Pierson’s mishap last May, the public sooner. and has not been M’ith the society since. I ■ ' — It is understood that he made a confession, j Tcxu* Iffiuiglit Nuii'rriT*. ' saying he was hut the tool of Pierson.! Austin, Tex., July 26.—Gov. Ireland I It was understood to-day that Pierson, in |,as written a letter to the state land board order to avert the a nnoyance of having relative to the drought-stricken districts, in ! detectives hanging around his house,would j u’hich he says: ; have bail entered for his ajipearance. Bail j So one M’iio is at all conversant M’ith tiie , has been fixed n’ #.'>000. No warrant was current history of the times can fail to ! issuetPto-day foi Felzberg, it being under-j understand t he situation in these sections stood that he M’ill remain where he can be i of the state. A fiery scourge has sM’ept ; found when wanted. I that country for twelve months and crops I of all kinds have entirely failed. Water Tim 'Vest Virttluln lb p>iliili-nn-.. i and grass have become so scarce that stock Parkersburg, W. Va., July 28.— A re- | is famishing, and vast numbers of people publican conference was held here to-day j have been forced to. remove to other see- at the call of the state committee. Three , tions of the state,in order To-obtain bread. I they will not have anything with them. There are very bitter feelings against t he district assembly and tbe home club. • Kviiilliiu I’rolilliltluii. Boston, July 28. Several cases of eggs were tipped off a truck by uli accident on Tremont street this aft< moon. On picking ; up the eggs fropi the street they were i found to be made of porcelain, and instead I of containing the legitimate products of ' (he barnyard fowl they were all filled with whisky, each egg holding a “good square drink.” As one of the spectators express ed it, the liquor mils put in through a hole in the big end and the hole stopped by cement cloth, which was chalked to re semble the natural colors. Tiie driver of the team said he was taking them from u liquor dealer at the north end to the Providence depot. The cases M’ere marked to hotels in NeM’- port and Narragansett Pier, II. I. There M ere six cases, of forty-nine dozen each. Tim limit ClmsK ToiirtiiutmnL London, July 28.—In the chess tourna ment yesterday, the closing day, Black- burne and Lipsehutz. played a drawn game; Burn beat Han ham; Marlimer beat Mason: Gunsberg beat Zukertart; Gaubenhaus beat Sehalloph; Poller beat MacKenzio, and llanham beat Bird. Blackburnc and Burn, witli eight and a half games each, tie for tin; first and second prizes of, respectively, £80 and .£50. Gunsberg and Taubeuhaus, with eight gumes each, tie for third and fourth prizes of £40 and £25. Mason, M’ith seven games, takes the fifth prize of £15. The entrance will be divided among th e others. The ties will be played off to-day and to-morroM’. Colonel Holton's H.-ifufrution. Chicago, Juiy 28.—Postoffiee Inspector Kidder announces that the total deficit so far as discovered in the aeeountsof Colonel Bolton, late superintendent nf the mailing department of second class matter, is #8915. In examining the accounts of the different neM’spapers and comparing them with the colonel’s books, they found dis crepances in the Inter-Ocean’s account of over #>1000. This morning they looked at the account of the Chicago Times and the first thing discovered was a discrepancy of #75. Killril liy l.lulitniiiu. Pittsburg, Pa., July 28.—Three boys , and a woman were struck by lightning ; yesterday at Tyrone. The woman, Mrs. ] Sykes, and James Connolly, one of the boys, M’ere fatally injured. William Con- l nally was killed outright, and Thomas Mc- 1 Luughiin M’as severely shocked. hundred delegates senting nearly all tne tion was adopted favo of a prohibitory amen the people. ere prei ounties. mg the iiiicnt *c ent. repre- A resolu- submissiOE a vote of the constitutional and statutory it is clear that there is no iui- in view provisk thority to grant relief to’ ttyose who may fail in tie ir UiiiiutiF' '{idy>inentls, bur I submit whether i Inc board; enn- LI #20(1,0(10 Mrs. Carson City. Mich., July 28.—It is reported here that Samuel 'f'ulhum’ssaw and shingle mill at Goweu, togettier with ■ 40,000.900 shingles, w as bunted yesterday , loss #20t),0i)0, insurance .#150,000. The fire, it is supposed, started from a spark from,the mill.