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Colmnbns €uqmtx-§m VOL. XXYIII—NO. ‘201 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. 1 Lurie flitsim-s i I Ia on earth would give greater f ;t!ld aim 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.