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COIOIBU8, GEORGIA: THURSDAY HORNING, AUGUST l!>, issu.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio Democratic
Conventions.
lloth Nominate OAIoith ami Adopt BluH'ornm.
Cleveland's Administration I'niinalllledly lji.
domed—The Ohio Keiiuhlleans Denounced.
Hahj{Isbvho, August 18.—The demo
cratic state convention was culled to order
at hulf-past ten o’clock this morning, in
the opera house, bv Chairman Hense'.
Hon. R. Miller Speer nominated Judge M.
C. Hermann, of Cumberland county, as
temporary chairman. After calling the
roll of delegates fifteen contests were an
nounced, of which nine are from Philadel
phia. Judge Hermann’s appearance upon
the stage Was greeted with applause, and
upon assuming the chair he said:
“The. party has always been the pro
moter of the lowest labor and has always
been the promoter of the national wealth
and prosperity of its people. The gentle
men here met are manifestly bent upon
the most judicious nominations, will
do their work well, and adopt
a platform so as to meet the
approbation of the people. Our adversa
ries. who insist upon asserting that the
usefulness of the democratic party is over,
cannot be believed in the light of the facts
that here in this state the democrats stand
at the head of the executive affairs, and
that Grover Cleveland, backed by a demo
cratic house aud the democratic party, is
giving the purest administration of public
affairs that lias blessed the United States
for a ciuarter of a century. The peo
ple will give a most vigorous and deter
mined support of the ticket thatshullbe
nominated to-day.”
The convention at once proceeded to
constitute committees on resolutions, cre
dentials and permanent organization, of
fifty members each, all resolutions to be
referred without debate. Numerous me
morials from Granges throughout the state
in favor of a strong anti-diseriminatiug
plank in the platform were presented mid
referred to the committee on resolutions.
The convention at half past eleven took a
recess until 3 o’clock.
Soon after the convention re-assembled,
the platform was reported, read ami
adopted.
Chauiuey F. E a of York county,
was nominated for governor on the first
ballot over half a dozen candidates, the
most prominent of whom are Henry Mc
Cormick, a wealthy iron manufacturer of
Harrisburg, and Senator tVallace.
Robeit Bruce Picketts was nominated
for lieutenant governor, .Maxwell Steven
son for congressman at large, and J. Simp
son Africa for secretary of internal affairs.
Following are such portions of the plat
form as are of general interest:
First—The democracy in Pennsylvania,
ill convention assembled, do declare that
we reaffirm the Chicago platform of IfeSi.
approved by tlie people in the election of
Cleveland and Hendricks.
That we favor a just and fair revision of
the revenue laws in accordance with the
letter and spirit of that, declaration of
democratic principles, and in such revision
care should be taken that such changes
will be made in a spirit of fairness to all
Interests and without depriving American
labor of the ability to successfully com
pote with foreign labor, ffiid without im
posing lower rates o' duty than will be
ample to cover any increased cost of pro
duction which may exist in cons.' iumce
of higher rates of wages prevailing in this
country.
Second—That we indorse the democratic
reform administration.of President Cleve
land. ft lias given confidence to the busi
ness industries of the country, purged tiie
departments of corruption, cheeked ex
travagance, discouraged class legislation
and monopolies, elevated the civil service
from the partisan debasement to which it
had been reduced by previous administra
tions, and has made the people of the
United States feel assured confidence in
the perpetuity and safety of the nation.
The third plank compliments the state
administration of Gov. Pattison.
Fourth—That we sympathize with labor
in its efforts to make industrial and moral
worth, not money the true standard of
individual and national greatness, and to
assure to workers the full enjoyment of the
wealth they create aud sufficient leisure in
• which to develop their intellectual and
social faculties, aud to this end wo
desire the enlargement of the
bureau statistics, the abrogation of laws
that do not bear equally upon capital and
labor, and the prevention of the hiring
out of convict labor, the adoption of
measures providing for the health and
safety ami;“the indemnification of
injuries of those employed in
mining, manufacturing and building in
dustries, the enactment of a law by
which a labor organization maybe incor
porated and arbitration extended and. en
forced, and a suitable apprenticeship act
for the purpose of creating a better class of
artisans and mechanics; the prohibition
of the employment of children
under fourteen years of age
in workshops, mines and factories,
a strict and exact enforcement of the laws
relating to company stores and store
orders and those relating to accounting in
dustrial works, the appointments ol in
spectors to carry out these provisions, and
a rigid enforcement of exist ing emigration
laws to exclude pauper, contract and
assisted emigration.
The fifth and sixth relate to state affairs.
The following was also offered and
adopted : , „
Resolved, That we lament the fleat.i ol
the democratic leaders who upheld their
political principles through years of dis
trust, injustice and wrong. Death does
not dissolve the ties with which their
virtues bound up our party inspi
rations, and hope came from
the memory of the lives and
labors given to the service ol our country.
We lament the deatii of hint whose life
was happily prolonged until the wrong
done in 187fi was made righL. Vice-1 resi
dent Thomas Hendricks from democratic
councils has been taken. The presence
but not the influence of character, loity
patriotism of our soldier and citizen, Geo.
B. McClellan. We mourn the loss of the
venerable statesman who elevated Ins
party with the wisdom and integrity ol
Horatio Seymour. We know how ) enii-
sylvania grieved for Winfield S. Hancock.
We cherish the memory of him in the
shadow of whose death tve meet, and the
sentiment which was adopted by the na
tional convention of our party gives, hi in
the best homage of freemen, \\ c pledge
our devotion to the principles and cause
now inseparable in the history of the re
public for the labors and name of Samuel
J. Tilden. , . I
The ticket was completed by the nontl-
nation^tf W. J. Brennan, of Allegheny, as
auditor general.
The convention then adjourned.
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
They Niinilniiti 1 a Ticket nml A »lo|»t a Platform.
Toledo, O., August 18.—There was much ,
anxious discussion last evening in the com
mittee on resolutions of the democratic
strte convention. After blocking out tbe
ground to be covered as ub-committee was
appointed, which was in session until 4
o clock tins morning. The full committee
met aaain this morning at 'clock and
was In session until lOo'c. ick before the
platform was completed.
The convention assembled at 10:30 in
Mureal hall and was called to order by
Hon. Thomas Cogan, of Cincinnati, chair
man of the state committee. Hon. K. B.
Finley, of Bucyrus, was made permanent
chairman, and lion. C. M. Layton
permanent secretary. There was no "pre
liminary organization made. Finley on
taking the chair, made a speech congratu
lating the convention oil the return of
democratic supremacy to the country and
rehearsing the work done by the present
administration, lie then made a strong
arraignment of the republican legislature,
especially the seizure of power in the sen
ate. He anathemized the republican ma
jority of the supreme court us having
prostituted their higher power to partisan
purposes. He made a lengthy review of
state matters and was applauded loudly.
At the conclusion of the chairman's
speech the committee on rules reported,
and the report was adopted. Hon. John
McSweeuy, #f Wooster, then reported the
platform. The platform was greeted with
intense enthusiasm and adopted unani
mously with loud cheers.
Nominations being next in order, the
following names were presented:
For secretary of state, Henry Apthorp
of Ashtabula, William Bell, jr., of Licking,
Boston G. Young of Marion, and John
McBride of Stark. McBride was nomi
nated on the second ballot.
Hon. M. D. Follett was renominated for
judge of the supreme court.
J. W. Cruckshank, of Miami county, was
renominated for elerk of the supreme
court.
N. D. Brown was renominated for com
missioner of common schools by acclama
tion.
The ticket .was completed by the nomi
nation of Edward Nealus, of Hamilton
county, for member of tho board of public
works.
The convention then adjourned.
The following is the platform :
The democracy of Ohio, in convention
assembled, congratulates the country upon
the fact that the party of the people has
been restored to power, and with it the
promises of the leaders and the hopes of
it ■ f blowers are being fully realized.
We cordially endorse the administration
of President Cleveland, as we believe ihe
people of all the parties are convinced that
his official conduct has been marked by
great courage and honesty.
We join with the democrats of the na
tion in mourning over the loss of that illus
trious man, S. .J. Tilden, who, by common
consent, was for many years l he leader of
the democracy of America, and who was
honestly and fairly elected tlie nine/teenth
president of the United States. We also
deeply lament the death, within a short pe
riod of time, of those other distinguished
democrats, Tlios. A. Hendricks, tiie idol
and trusted leader for many years of the
democrats of Indiana and at the time of
his death vice president of the United
States; also of Geo. B. McClellan, Horatio
Seymour and Winfield Scott Hancock,who
j have all been our leaders in contests for
| the highest office within the gift of our
J people, and whose courage, wisdom and
j patriotism have made them dear to every
’ true American.
j We believe that taxes should not be col-
j lected beyond the needs of the govern-
j rnent economically administered; and we
hereby affirm the principles laid down in
j our last state and national platform upon
j the tariff question, and demand a thorough
! aud just revision of existing tariff laws in
j accordance with these principles.
| We heartily approve the policy of pay-
| ing surplus revenues heretofore accurnu-
I lated in tlfe treasury on the interest-bear
ing debt. Every dollar of unnecessary tax
ation, state nr national, is robbery, and
derogation of the rights of the people. An
unneeesary surplus in the treasury is an in-
i eentive to corruption aud congressional
I jobbery, and an oppression of tne people
! whose money is thus locked up beyond the.’r
control. • ..
| We denounce the attempt to change the
measure of values in the face ol'the world's
vast debts from gold and silver to gold
| alone as an act of monstrous injustice, and
| demand that both gold and silver, as pro
vided by the constitution', shall be main-
i tained us the basis of our money system.
I We approve tbe action of the democratic
, house of congress iu forfeiting and rostor-
1 ing to the public {domain forjhomesteads
for actual settlers nearly a hundred mill
ions of acres of unearned lands heretofore
, granted by republican congresses to rail
road corporations, and wc also apnrove
! the act preventing alien owners of large
i tracts of public lands in the United States.
We approve the prompt, firm and vig-
oronsaction of the state department and
the present democratic administration in
the protection of American citizens in for-
i eign countries. In common with the
! democracy of the country we express our
; sympathy with lrelacd in her great strug
gle for liomoj rule. The friends o.“ lib
erty throughout the world are deeply in
terested in this effort which the supporters
of Gladstone and Parnell are now making,
an effort to give the right to govern them
selves to the long suffering and greatly
wronged Irish people, and we sincerely
hope the struggle of Ireland for her iust
rights shall be crowned with complete
success. , .
We denounce the usurpations of the re
publican lieutenant-governor and less than
a quorum of republican senators ol the
senate as an act of revolution, and a grave
crime against the constitution ot Ohio and
1 a precedent too dangerous to permit to
j pass uncondemnod by the people of the
1 state. . . ,
Believing that tiie evils growing out of
! the traffic in intoxicating liquors can lie-
best provided against by a well-regulated
license system, we renew our declaration
in favor of an amendment to the constitu
tion that will permit, a judicious regulation
of the traffic and repress the abuses grow
ing out of it without destroying the prin
ciples of persona] liberty and the right of
private judgment.
" We heartilv endorse the course ol lion.
H. B. Pavne"as the representative of the
state in the senate of the United States.
The purity and integrity of his character
are well known to the people of Ohio, and
we rejoice that the republican senate ol
the United States refused to become the
medium through which baffled and mali
cious politicians sought to injure the fair
fame ol a mail whose life is honorably in
terwoven with the history of the state lor
more than half a century.
The prosperity of the country must
necessarily depend largely upon the har
monious relations between labor and capi
tal and we favor the principle of arbitra
tion in the settlement of all differences
between these great interests.
Plcuro Pneumonia.
Quebec, August 18.—It is reported to
day that all the cattle in Levis quarantine
will lie at once killed to prevent the spread
of contagious pleuro pneumonia. t he
herds are owned by Andrew Allen, Dr.
Crook and A. Dawes, of Montreal, Senator
Cochrane, of Compton, and J. J. Hill, ol
St. Paul. The cost of the herds foot up
§200,000. „ 1
The Body Ideiitillid.
Bridgeport, Conn., August 18.—The
body nicked up in the sound yesterday
proves to be that of J. A. Tebeys, of Nor
folk. Va., one of the victims of tiie steamer
Idle Wild disaster of'February 28th.
Great Enthusiasm Displayed in the Open
ing Proceedings.
Honoring tin* YUltlinr lUdrirubs uinl Mrs, Parnell.
The* Hope of In-la ml -The* i'onnuittoo on Cn-
(IftiUiiK,
Chicago, August IS.—The scenes about
the lobbies of the leading down town
hotels this forenoon were not unlike .ilm.-e
i preceding the national political conven
tion. The delegates to tlu* Irish National
League present in the city number about
1400. and when not engaged in obtaining
their credentials to admit them to the
Hour of the convention hall and in obtain
ing tickets of admission for their friends,
were actually eaueussing in bebali of a
j favorite leader for the presidency,
i Dr. O Reilly, treasurer of the league, ar
rived this morning, and assisted by the
secretary, began to pass upon the cre
dentials* of delegates. He completed his
: labors shortly alter 1 o’clock in time for
the opening of the convention at 2 o’clock.
Four Irish members of parliament were
I made members of the committee on reso-
I lutions and given seats in the convention
1 so that the platform adoped may be in
j harmony with Parnell’s views,
j Under a huge streamer bearing the
words, “God Save Ireland," stretched
! across the stage at Central Music Hall, the
I notables attending the Irish National
j League convention began to gather in
. small groups about 2 o'clock this after-
I noon. A good-sized hand sat in one of the
! galleries directly opposite the stage, dis-
j coursing stirring airs. Immediately over
| their heads was another wide-stretching
j banner inscribed in bold letters, “The
j man dies, but his memory lives.”
i The scene presented in Central M s'c
| Hall this afternoon was in n any respects
I extraordinary. The beautiful auditorium
| was crowded to the utmost, the delega e
; occupying the lobby and e ts o . t •
> lower floor, while the benches and galle-
| ries had their full quota of ladies. There
j was a tremendous outburst of applause <•:
! the entry of Michael Davitt, ai d
again wild*cheering w hui the presence ol
Mrs. Parnell was recognized, i h e. t e
; audience rose co their feet like one man
: and cheered themselves hoarse when
i Michael Davitt, leaning on the arm of
! Patrick Eagan and followed by the re-
| maiuing Irish delegates' and other officers
i ot the National League, entered
I the hall. The vistors aud . offl-
! cers made their way to the stage
I amid the shouts and plaudits of the crowd
and the first move was spontaneously to-
1 ward Mrs. Parnell. Davitt and others
, warmly shook her by the hand while the
I cbeeriiig of the America i delegates and
I the audience seemed to know no bounds,
j An exquisitely wrought floral harp
; was oroyglic in anu placed be-
! fore the president’s chair. As President
j Egan took his seat another wild outburst
' or cheering rose from the convention, to
re o’.utions as representatives of Ireland.
I The resolutions were adopted ununi-
j mously.
I An adjournment was then had to 8
! o'clock.
The names of the members of the eon.-
U|luee on credentials, as given tothesec-
I rotary before the adjournment, were as
I follows :
Alabama—Rev. Edward Kcrwin.
Connecticut—-’l homas Ruekley.
Colurado -Kt i.urt Morris.
CaiPbrnm—Jolili R. Walsh.
1 )etawi;rc—Capt. William Condon.,
Florida D. E. Murray.
Gt v>rgia— Hugh MeKeever.
Illinois Timothy C. Rea!.
Indiana—Horace' Donnelly.
Iowa — Put her Flaherty.
Kansas -Kobt. 11. Gresham.
Kentucky—Col. T. P. Cline.
Louisiana—Caj>t. John Fitzpatrick.
Maryland—Put rick Mart i n.
Minnesota—James !i. Kennedy.
Montana—-Pat Condon.
Massachusetts —Edwin Lynch.
M ie h igu n —T i m o th y N e s ter.
Now Jersey—Patrick 8. Galvin.
New Hampshin - Thomas Cashmon.
Nebraska—C. J. Smith.
Ohio—Captain George Sweeny.
Pennsylvania—John O’Donnell.
Rhode Island—Thomas O’Brien.
Tennessee—John McAlvert.
Texas -Thus. F. Brady.
Virginia—Jas. F. Hayes.
Vermont B. F. Kelly.
\Visc<msin—Edward Acton.
Washington, D. C.— Patrick II. Plant.
Ontario -John Corkery.
Quebec U J. Cronin.
New York has as yet failed to agree upon
A SOLAR CARNIVAL.
be renewed again and
Ega n r< >.» e
n*wed again
and address-, a the convention. The ap-
; plause during .Egan's address was fre qui nt.
Mentions oi Gladstone were enthusias-
i ticully received, but when came the
i phrase “peaceably if we can, otherwise if
1 we must.” . the very galleries* and rod
; seemed to shake.
i ‘ Turee cheers for Wf shin^ton,|G1 Alstom
and Parnell w ire given t
‘ Egan’s address. Then Secretary Sutton
I read the call for the c mention. He also
read a letter from Rev. Father Cornu, y. of
I Worcester, Mass., who wis unable to be
I present on account of pressing engage
ments.
! A telegram from the democratic state
I convention of Michigan, now in .session,
j wishing the league and Parnell Otod-spi cd.
I called forth signs of warm approval from
the audience.
j Judge James H. Fitzgerald, of Cincin-
! nati, was made tt mporary chairman of the
1 convention and John P.|Su ton tern orary
! secretary. Judge Fitzgerald, upon taking
| the chair, made a brief address. In the
1 course* of his; remarks he said ;
I “You have telegraph instruments here
J in your hall. From them let the electric
j flash pass trom here to the Adamic and
! across it, with a ve’ocity that it is prover-
j biai for. and lei every word that goes from
j this hall be words of disappointment to
j the enemies ol‘ Ireland. ■ Cheers. > On the
1 other hand, let the words be words ol
: cheer and consolation to a people that
| for seven centuries has waited for
! freedom. How many of you arc
i thousands of miles away from your
i happy hollies. You come not with any
, selfish motives in view/ You come not lor
any personal aggrandizement. Tne high-
i est and holiest hopes and aspirations that
could inspire a human heart have inspired
yours as you left .your wives and hearth
stones. You come here, not paid by
branches, or inspired by love of rivalry.
You come here as honest, patriotic men.
loving the land that gave you
birth and hating her oppres
sors. Wc look to tiie future
with hoi e. Tie hope of the Irish r c.
throughout the world is concentrated o j
Charles Stewart Parnell.” Cheers, j Par
nell lias sent you good news and glad
tidings by his trusty lieutenants who are-
now before you. L Applause.] You start
up and with your voice give utterance to
the sentiments of your hearts in cheer af
ter cheer to the chosen representatives ot
the Irish people who are present
to-day. [Cheers, j I regret, and no doubt
you too regret it, that for the last
day or two you may have been in the city
you have read in the public press sugges
tions ot a terrible fight and disaster in tin-
convention. Cries of no! no!j Nothing
Old sol. Ahl«*«l l»y I.ii|iii'l Dotation*., Plays Sail I
flavor Willi Human IJlV--so\i*n Victims at
IV l UN. . I
Dallas. Tex.. August 18.—This was a j
dandy day for sudden deaths and inquests
in Dallas.* no less than seven full grown
people demanding the attention of the
coroner. For the past three days, by fair
test ml an honest count, the thermometer
has registered 105 in the shade, making the
weatl:er us uncomfortable as if the lid of
sheol had been removed and left off in this
state. Tiie atmosphere, aided materially
b; much electlo) time beverage, play
ed a ver. i .\tehsi\ • pa it in the* cutting out
work for the undertaker and coroner,
Ai daylight i ob Wellborn was found
dq. d in i ora stiv el. The- inquest showed j
he had drank very hard on Sunday.
John 1 • miids body was brought in by a
Ni l-- . iPi A i- c train. He had been shot
u •• U-.ii at a dance between Dallas ami .
jjtnisxu:.
An : -:nowii m m was found dead under i
a shed near tlu* Howard oil mills in the j
east< rn part of thi city. The inquest said |
it was too much strong drink and exces- i
sive heat.
A crazy man who claimed to be fleeing
from officers from Kentucky died at a
farmhouse a mile south of the city, where ,
he had taken refuge from his imaginary i
j,, *fcu< is. His name ■ ould not be de-
, veloped. The corohev s jury rendered I
substantially that sort ol vcidict.
TIua iore Bier, who was employed at
Mu' - l s beer-garden, was found dead in
Ue it ;fl*; imnit Hi* vie 1 id. - said conges
tive chili. The coronet gave no positive
cause, Jjut hinted at loo much intimacy
with cold beer and hot cun.
George Thomas died.suddenly and with
out apparent cause two miles Trom town.
Tiie inquest developed a case of general
exhaustion.
Peter Wood, a section boss on the Texas
and Pacific railroad, was attacked by con- j
vulsions w hile seated in the Union depot, 1
and died within an hour. iu> >ut 6 p. m. 11c
had been feeling badly fi>r two flays, and
was on his wav to the railroad hospital at
Fort Worth.
ON CHANGE.
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on earth would give greater f
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Ni-^v York. August IS.—The money
market was again tin* chief factor in stock
speculation to-day. although considerable
apprehension was caused by the report of
trunk line of affairs, which was of some in-
fluence. in depressing the prices. There
were also reports of rate cutting in the
west received, and advices from the Lon
don market gave no encouragement t«> the
bulls. The general feature of the morn
ing was a slight shortage of money
induced by the unusual demand
in tlie early hours and an active business
was done in the loan crowd a! fi per cent.
Later in the afternoon tiie demand ceased
and those who had borrowed more money
than they needed found no customers for
their surplus and the rate fell at the close
to j per cent. The only favorable feature
ol the morning was the reported engage
ments of gold for shipment
to this coin; try. The market
was * decidedly we.ek in tho morning
under the great pies sure to sell, and in the
first quarter of an hour Omaha dropped 1.
Another attack w,*s made* on tbe list m Hie
afternoon, in which Lackawanna wus the
heaviest sufferer. Easier rates for money,
and the statement that the meeting at
Commissioner Fink's office was iiarmo- 1
lions and had resolved to restore rates
and maintain them, caused a general
rally, in which Omaha was very proini- .
nent, and the market closed firm. Ev ery
thing on the active list is lower to-night,
and Lackawanna shows a loss of It, Pacific
Mail and Kun.-rs and Texas 1 each and j
others fiTuilonul amounts. When the!
market was most r« y,e during the day
the /" .• weakest, and when least
active weie firmest. Sales 406,000
Atlanta Shuts Savannah Out in the Tirst
of tho Sorifcs.
Itmniir. Vlnmt til: 1 I.iiHt Thuivksoc, Ylrirlnlu nml
ruIn’— Tfio (Iniml l.mlm' of (Mil I'VlIotts.
St HO shots i,ml BrlH' Mmitiim.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Atlanta, August 1.3.—The grout cuid ab
sorbing topic in Atlanta to-day is base ball.
The hotels are full of visitors to see the
gameH|>Mul each club is ready for the great
struggle. Atluntu and Savannah begin to
day the series of games which must, decide
the victors for the season of l.SS'i. The
pennant-bearers and their most dangerous
competitors cross bats in the Anal struggle
for the pennant. The Atlantas have turn
ed into tbe quarter stretch with a good
lead, and, sitting lightly in the saddle,
are heading fur tile winner's pole
with hands down. But the
Havannahs do not surrender without a
slruggle. Undismayed by the past mis
haps, full of life, buoyant with hope, fired
with determination, clean limbered and
swift as an arrow, they are thundering
down the homestretch. Tiie leaders,
though confident of victory, are not yet
beyond reach; a brilliant dash may over
haul them, and the Savannahs are nerved
for the effort. Every energy is alert, every
nerve strung f. r tl c last final rush. Thous
ands of eager spectators with bated breath
gaze from the grand.stand on the mighty
struggle, and wait with quickened pulse
the supreme moment. The suspense is
painful, (lie interest intense. Numbers of
Savannah people are present, urging on
their favorites. Atlanta cn masse cheers
on the champions.
For a long time tiie game was anybody’s
rave, and up to t.he fifth inning not a man
lmd crossed the home plate. In the fifth
Savannah made several bad breaks, and
Atlanta, by brilliant base running, scored
two runs. Savannah got two men on base
with none oul atone lime, but by sharp
work and good playing together the At
lantas prevented tneir scoring. In the
seventh inning the Atlantas scored two
runs again, bnt rain coming up the
half inning was thrown out and
the score was two to nothing. The
Savannahs Imvo a splendid learn, butconld
not hit Shaffer, while O’Day was hit safely
five times. Shaffer struck out !* and hadn't
a single hit against him. McQnade, the
umpire, was in the city this morning, bill
did not appear at the game. Much dissat
isfaction is expressed by l lie Savannahs who
declared he was absent by Atlantas’pro
curement. Atluntu olfsets by declaring that
tiie Savannahs paid him to go. Hero tlm
matter stands, with both sides indignant.
Humors are aflont that McQun.de \vas ap
proached by both sides. Certain it is lie
left town, ( unson, one of the Atlanta
players, umpired the game with marked
fairness. Ef: rtn have been made to have
a league umpire here to-morrow.
A 4 ell leu n ia I Uafi.liridiim.
Ati.a N'T a , August. 18. Governor McDan
iel was visited Iasi evening by Colonel J.
IS. Peyton, of Philadelphia, who invitee
him to attend a meeting in Philadelphia
on the 17lb ofH< j.(.ember of tin governors
of the thirteen original states. . The meet
ings will be lu id in Carpenter's hull and
Independence hull, in Philadelphia, and
tin- object is io arrange a programme for
tiie eeit-hral ion iu 18,57 in graiui stylo of'
(he centennial of the adopt ion of the con
stitution of the United States. _ Franco and
Germany will probably be invited to pne
ticipate in tiie centennial celebration,
though, of course, nothing has yet been
determined on. Governor McDaniel
promptly accepted the invitation. Ti e
governors will he royally entertained in
Philadelphia.
Till" til’llIIll 1,0(1(51. I. <1. f-
Atlanta, August 13. The grand lodge
of Georgia Odd Fellows met in Atlanta this
morning in Concordia Hall. There .isa
large attendance from all sections of the
stale. Thu lodge was welcomed by Mayor
Hillycr on the part of tiie city, anil ex-
Mayor Goodwin on the part oithe local
Odd Fellows. Tim response was made by
C. Ii. Lul latte, of Gainesville, on thcjmrt
of the grand lodge. Tiie following officers
were elected:
('. Ii. LitHultc, of Gainesville, Grand
Master.
David Porter, oi Havuuunh, Deputy
Grand Master.
David B. Woodruff, of Macon, Warden.
John (1. Deity,, of Macon, Secretary.
John S. Tyson, ol Savannah, Treastimr.
John It. (ioodwii , of Atlanta, represent
ative to tiie Hu picnic Grand Lodge.
i grand lodge will meet in Savannah
PRICE FIVE CENTS
financial fllfficulty, it is stak'd, has been
caused by the endorsement of the paper of
the Indian Orchard mills, which are virtu
ally owned by himself and family. Wil
liam Gray, jr., whose dead body
was found this morning, was
treasurer of these mills, and Payson’s
assignment is the natural sequel
of Gray’s heavy defalcation. Payson is a
man of the highest standing, and his sit
uation elicits sympathy from every quar
ter. It is thought by many that h’is diffi
culties will prove to be only of a tempor
ary nature. Payson is 53 years old, and is
now proprietor of the Derry Woolen Mills,
at Guff's Falls, N. IT., and president of the
Uit.v National Bank of Boston. He started
in business with A. G. Peck & Co., im
porters and jobbers in dry goods,
and subsequently became connected with
the firm oi J. (J. Howe & Co.,
commission merchants He amassed a for
tune and retired from business some years
ago. Samuel Johnson, the assignee, is not
in town, and Payson is also out of the city,
and neither of them can be seen at present.
Payson has tendered his resignation as
president ol’the City national bank, audit
will he acted on by the directors at their
meeting to-morrow. His liabilities are
estimated at about $350,000.
Payson stated this morning that lie
thought he had ample funds to pay every
item of his indebtedness, and that his af
fairs were in such a condition that his
property could not be realized upon at a
decent value at a forced sale, so he be
lieved it to be for the best interests of everj
one for him to make an assignment. His
failure Is due to a shrinkage in the value of
t he scares of the Indian Orchard mills.
Payton is largely interested in the Hallo-
well manufacturing company, of Hallo-
well, Maine.
FACTS FROM FOREIGN SHORES. !
fi lial In Trutispirimr on flu* 01 lin- Side of tin
Witters.
London. August 18.— 1 The Times, speak
ing of the land problem in Ireland, sugests
that if it can be shown that in a certain
j limited class of eases a fall of prices has
made tbe position of the tenant un-
i I enable. A remedy might be found partly
! in a measure providing means for einigra-
| lion and partly in the land purchase
I scheme in indulgent terms to be appli
cable to tenancies of such limited class. The
government, i! it should seriously adopt
such a policy, could, says the {Times, in-
| directly mitigate the pressure upon the
; tenants during the autumn by a promise
1 of special consideration under tbe scheme
; of purchase to landlords, who are willing
j to reasonably abate the existing rents
: cases within tiie scope of remedial Tneas-
! u res.
li'laiil.
Blob fast, August 18.—The city is ex
tremely quiet. The military ana police
are still on duty, however, as the slightest
incident is sullieient to produce a renewal
of disorders. The publicans of the city
who have been compelled to close places
of various entertainments because of the
rioLs, held cn indignation meeting to-day
and denouma d the local justices for their
arbitrary action in closing taverns. They
ulso deriai d that the justices had acted
illegally ami file re To re resolved to ask
compensation Irmn them for the loss.-js in
curred by tho interruption of their bubi-
uatholuvs < o.n dkli.fd to quit work.
Belfast, August 18.—Since the riots
begun Ii .iv r\t ry U.itholic workman has
been hounded < .VQueen's I.daud, although
prior to the disorders hundreds wore at
work there. !-• the many large establish
ment. of Be! fusl, also, Catholic employes
have been forced to quit work.
Tii »*Ui*y.
TIIK TUOIID1 U RKTWHKN BULGARIA AND
HKUV1A.
Coni • ■ • ■ . ; ' ■ fast 18, The port**,
answering an Inquiry, has assured Rrince
Alexander lbat. Turkey would assist Bul
garia if attacked by Servia. The British
and Austrian embassies have been in
formed of Turkey's reply, and it is not be
lieved in diplomatic circles that the out
break of another conflict is imminent.
AN ATTKM.PTI5D AbSASS).^fji joN
MoNntsiDio, A«i«'*t1u. ,Vs the pro*
deni o; • he l'o.puonc entering the the?
ti e last night si fired a ruvolvt
with utmost chh point at his head. Th
bull entered ihe pj e.-.ident’s check, inflic
ing a slight wound. An infuriated crow
attacked the wouhl-be-assassin and ma
t reated him so terribly that he died short!
afterwards.
enema ■ 1 government, i
to be sober and earnest; to be forbearing,
with one auoiii'-i. to grant the rights to
your brother that you demand for youi-
self, and in discussions of any legitimate
matters that come before us, oil, look
hack through the la^t two months and
ti'.K'e in i n example worthy ol emulation.
First, from parliamentary. A band of
brothers that sat therein that parliament
house and listened day after day, night
after night, to tiie most vicious, violent,
malignant fa! «hoods that could emanate
from the heart or go in expression by the
mouth of man. How did these men be
have in that critical moment? Did they
jump up and in an irritated
manner drive back slander with vitupera
tions ? No, they did not. They were
under discipl ne not equalled in any legis
lative hall in ancient or modern times.
[Applause.] And what in addition can you
say to five million souls that were looking
with breathless anxiety for the work of
their representatives?
Alexander Sullivan offered the following
resol utions
Resolved, That the delegates from each
state and territory, from the District of
Columbia and from Canada, be and they
are hereby instructed to report to the
convention as soon as practicable two rep
resentatives on each of the following com
mittees: Credentials, resolutions, finances,
constitutions and permanent organization.
Resolved, That lion. Wm. O’Brien, Uoi
John E. Redmond, M. D- Hon. John
Deasy, M. P. and the father of the lrF.li
land* league. Michael Davitt. are hereby
appointed members of the committee on
O'ft coil ./olurflo ii
Omaha. Neb.. August 18.—Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston, government director of tlie
J aeifle railroads, who left Omaha on Sat
urday on his annual inspection tour over
the ITiion and Central Paeifie railroads, is
iaid up at North Platte, having been seri
ously prostrated by heat. Jle will be
obliged to abandon his inspection trip, and
will return ea.st as soon as he is able to
trir. cj. He is 79 years old and in feeble
health. _
Tirwl of TIiciii Ikofli.
Boston, August 18.—-In Cambridge to- i
day James O’Neill stubbed several times I
his wife and mother-in-law. The wounds
• >f both are probably fatal. O’Neill was!
arrested in a neighboring saloon covered j
with blood and a bloody knife in his
pocket. He said he had been in this coun
try only a few days, having come for tiie 1
purpose of killing his wife and her mother
wh«» hud preceded him. Ho was perfectly
V Until; Holler Explosion.
Vkrmontyille, Mich.. August 18.—A
boiler explosion occurred yesterday near
tiiis village. (_'. Darrow and Leonard < Jar-
ringer were instantly killed. The body of
the latter was blown to fragments. A piece
of the boiler weighing 1500 pounds was
thrown nearly forty rods. Darrow leaves
a large family, very poor. Garringer was
[, niiiaiT ied. The - au- of the explosion is
unknown. The boiler was used to gene-
rti.- -team for a threshing machine en
gine.
Tin
next,
In 11t(• Inlcrcsl ol'11n* Lcmchi JliilliuH.
Atlanta, August 1f. ll. R. GoeU-liius.
attorney for tin.* Gcorgiu Midland and
Gulf railroad, is here, arranging with par
lie , in cliis city who own lands on 1 he line
Jor tho right of way through their prop
erty.
The K.isf Ti iiuesM-e, > Iruhilu and Ueoi-tfhi.
Atlanta, August IS.- Rumors are afloat
herein reference to a big scoop by the
East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
mijroad by which they will secure outlets
to tiie sou at New Orleans, .Savannah and
Port Royal, in addition to t hove already had
at Brunswick, Norfolk, Baltimore, Phila
delphia, New York and Boston.
Mr. nn'I Mis. Tlamms.
Atlanta, August IS. Mr. and Mrs.
G. E. Thomas, jr., of Columbus, passed
through Atlanta to-day cn route for Lex
ington, Va., on their wedding tour. Mr.
Thomas married Mrs. Emma II. Miller, of
Augusta, at Union Point to-day. The
ceremony was performed by Jtev. Wm.
Adams, of Augusta.
SI|-»> Sliofi.
Atlanta. August lh.- -Talbot county’s
digest received to-day shows a falling off
of $21,540.
The Mechanic Fire Insurance Company,
of New York, has sent in its supplemental
tux of f30.58 under a recent ruling of the
comptroller-general on the question of
gross receipts.
A Lous Strike Lulled.
Chicago, August 18.- A meeting was ,
held by the striking nailers at Cumming’s
last night, and the long strike which lias '
been in progress the last fourteen months
was brought to an end. The old men will
I be accommodated by the company so far ;
as possible, and every department of the ,
, Calumet iron and steel works will start up !
| with a full force. None of the non-union i
! men will be discharged, but as many of \
the old men have secured positions else- j
where, tl lore are plenty of places to accom- |
module several hundred of the idle men at
satisfactory wuggs.
A Surprising Failure.
Boston, August 18,—Samuel R. Payson
to-day made an assignment to Samuel ■
Johnson, of Hovey & Co. The announce
ment of the assignment created a great I
surprise, as Payson had been considered
one of the wealthiest men in Boston. His
Til F N I'MIJEU OF NKW CASKS AND l>LATHS,
London. August 18.—Cholera 1ms broken
, out at Carnida, Austria-Hungary, four
deaths Irom the disease have occurred
• there. To-day’s cholera returns from
Italy are : Trieste, 23 new cases, ti deaths;
Ih'rh Ur, 38 new eases, 21 deaths; Venice,
3 new coses, 1 denth; Vicenza, 13 new eases,
<» deaths; Ravenna, 18 new eases, 5 deaths;
Bologna, 1(1 nev\ case.-., 4 deaths; Padua. U
new cu.dcs, 2 deaths; Verona, (j new eases, 3
deaths; Rivo Jfl Puglia, 21 new eases, 2
deaths: Acquavivo, 14 new eases, 4 deaths;
liiscelfa, 15 new eases, 1 death; Molfetta,
19 new cases, 4 deaths.
Uoiniiiittiul Sulrhlo.
I/Oston, August 1.8.— It has been defi
nitely learned that Gray, the defaulting
treasurer of the Atlantic and Indian
Orchard mills, committed suicide. His
body was found this morning at Blue Hills,
j The search for tin; body began at 3
o’clock t his morning by the detectives, ac
companied by Boston reporters and others,
and woods were scoured for a mile in the
! vicinity where a team was found. The
body was found by a young man who was
alone at the time, ami who, in his excite-
mentj picked up and put in his pocket
(Jray s revolver, which lay by his side. The
place where the body was found was about
a mile from the road. The body was
lying on a high fiat boulder in a
' cleared space with the sun shining full
in the face, giving it a ghastly anpear-
auoe. TJit* position was easy and life
like, and but for tin pallor of the face
1 there wore no indications of death. A
stream of blood flowed from a wound in
the heart. His vest was unbuttoned and
; iood-stnin was visible on the outer shirt.
The tongue was clinched between the
teeth and the mouth partly open. The
weapon is a silver seven barrelled 32-cali
bre revolver, and has only one chamber
empty. From the appearance of the body
Gray had apparently been dead several
hours. Behind the body at the head of a rock
was a partly smoked cigar. The revolver
was put back in the position iu which it
was Found and the medical examiner sent
for.
Ut*turm‘il to Work.
Chicago. August 18.—The packing
house employes of Robert Warren & Co.,
at the stock yards, have returned to work.
The superintendent of the establishment
said that when the men went out some
work was left unfinished, and rather than
have the meat spoil the old hands were
taken back. The men claim that the basis
of settlement was an agreement of the firm
not to ship any more beef over the Lake
Shore road.