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Imutm VOL. XXVIII—NO. 21.) COLUMBUS, UEOKOLA: SATUUDAV MOKNIXU, SKlTlvMBEI 1880. PRICE FIVE CENTS inff bulletin hna been received by the i children have all been camping out. St. western ^ Union toMgrnp.i company: Francis Xavla Inllrmnry, on Calhoun cnarleston. S. G., Septembers.—No one street, was very badly damaged, and there lympatby with the puoulc “ s also I Another Shock of Earthquake Felt in Several Cities. | at the Mills houBe was i.cured. All guests , were'several proviclentlaF e tlreat Excitement Aiming tin: l’eo|ile of Clinrlnxtnn and Savannah—Lravlnv Their Houses to Sleep bailor the Stan—nice Negroes Cull In ir outlie fioril—More of tlie Particulars from Charleston. Contributions far Ihe Sufferers. Charleston, September 3.—A sharp shock of earthquake was felt just before 11 o’clock. Two buildings fell. A white woman, name unknown, was killed by a falling wall this evening. THE FRIGHTENED NEGROES. It would be simply impossible to exag gerate or depict In sufficiently descrip tive language the effect of the visitation to-night on the colored people of Charles ton. A great deal has been written about these people and their action under ■ feeling strong feeling of sorrow or despair, but there was never, until within the past few days, an opportunity of noticing a public exhibition of the superstition and fear to the degree that has existed among ... - thi ' all classes of the colored people since tremendous shock of Tuesday night, ( .. , — nu.u.al provtdentiap escapes safe, but it is diffi*. | Episcopal residence, on Broad street, cult to lind them, they being camped is" rendered uninhabitable. The somewhere in the streets. The people I clergymen who Were in the building tins morning have apparently thrown oil' during the shock had a miraculous escape n! a u and gone to work, clearing up and have since been guests of the Brothers resolutions of Charleston were passed. It wus determined to notify the authorities of Charleston that the people of Baltimore are ready to furnish aid to the needy of that, stricken cil v. the debris and removing the dangerous walls. The city shows a scene of great, activity.” AWFUL TIMES YET. Charleston, September 3.—The si’- uation of affairs here this morning is still deplorable. Rudely improvised tents con of the Sacred Heart and havecamped with a large portion of their congregation on the cathedral grounds. The Catholic Benevolent Asylum also suffered, but strutted principally of bed clothing are to sverywnere. " llrnthiirl) l.nve hv'iiqiliflcil. Philadelphia, Pa.. September 3.—At a Judge Manning’s Departure to Mexico Delayed. life instance did meeting of leading citizens In the common council chamber to-day a committee of ilflcen was appointed to take measures for collecting funds for the relief of the suiter- loss ’ of ers by earthquake at Charleston. 8ub- _ Cil result. The churches and schools, as scrlptions amounting to nParly $4000 were ■ since the _ „ . Only h few minutes after the warning voice of the earthquake had passed away the effect on the mind and imagination of every col ored man, woman aiid child in the city was complete. They fled from their houses, they knew not where, and as they ran hither and thither through blinding clouds of pulverized mortar which v.as shaken from the houses and arose again from the : and Courier annonne stri-ets, they filled the air with dismal groans of despair and lamentations of terrifying distress. As usual with them in their prayers, the name of Jesus was most frequently used, mid as if supplicating God face to face, they shrieked out in the very helplessness of despair such sentences as “Do, Master Jesus, have mercy on me!” “Oh, sweet Jesus, save me! save me! Let me live through this night, dear God be seen everywhere. Few, very few, per sons have as yet slept indoors, and the houses are deserted as if overtaken by a plague. Stricken thousands have slept with nothing but the canopy of heaven upon them. After the parks and public squares were filled last night, the inhabitants suspended their overcoats and bedquilts from fences over sidewalks, and thus passed the night. Many enjoyed repose under umbrellas, the handles of which were stuck in the ground. , „ More aristocratic people camped in their ImT own yards. The colored people say they will not return to their homes till at least another night has passed, and they may be seen taking their coffee and eating their dry bread beside the places where they slept. On tiie whole, however, it may be said that confidence is returning, and should there not be a revisitation of the earthquake. Charleston will be in her usual bustle of has;ness within the next twenty-fc ur hi ... : 111 i igh inconven iences and delay vili be experienced for months to come. This morning’.- News in a d' well as the Episcopal residence, need im- ] announced, headed by Goo. W. Childs and mediate repairs to render them habitable A. J. Droxol for f1000 each. The firm of and to allow of the conduct of religious services and educational exercises. This misfortune is more keen for the reason that on account of the general loss throughout the communi ty it will be almost impossible at this time Jo obtain funds here for the reparation so imperatively required. Any further infor- Drexel & Go. was selected to act as bank ers for the committee, and a telegram was sent to the mayor of Charleston to draw on that firm for $300!). ilnil llcullli tin 1 I aisr of the Del*) lb Hi t's Hplnutiil 0|i|iorliinll) lor PeniniTrttlrYViirk — Sell- utor Yiiurlit-i'H Not a I'uuiliilute I'lillptl Staton Treasury Hoi k. motion on this subject will be given b.v L. Di ~ ' " the Rev. P. I.. Duffy, vicar-general of Charleston. Father Duffy himself was slightly injured at the time of the shock, able to attend to his duties. Roper’s hospital is wrecked, and will pi of tlie training school lor ntimes is ously damaged. The hospital patients Tafl Tells the Truth. New York, September 3.—At 2:45 p. m. this telegram was received at the New York cotton exchange: To Charles D. Miller, President of the New York Cotton Exchange : Your tele gram received. Accept thanks for your offer. The condition of tilings in this city iner s hospital is wrecked, and will , beyond description, and we can’t toll nbnlily be condemned, anil the bill ding , what our needs are. Do what you can for were removed to the agricultural hall. The injury to the county jail is well nigh ] [Signed] A. W. TAFT, President Cotton Exchange, Charleston, S. C. irreparable. Thirty-six prisoners escaped, j f whom have returned. from It mole iideit lines tie head line that “Chariest' n is rt business despite earthquake and its rav ages.” That the warehouses give ample accommodation, wharves are in excellent condition, compresses are fullv up to their work, amt merchants and factors, undaunted by misfortune, have girded up their loins anew for the battle of commercial life. Continuing, it says: Charleston, we say, is as well able A spe vial says that . crack in •lies wide 1. off the Washington, September 3.—The state department Is as yet unable to say just when the new minister to Mexico. Judge Manning, of New Orleans, will start for his *1.200,717 21, and of silver fl.729,312 17, while the balance of United States coin in the treasury belonging to the government lias decreased $13,040,604 78. The stock of subsidiary silver has been reduced $637,262 83. The total reduction of the treasurer’s not holding of silver is $2,3711,376, and is. therefore, considerably more than half of the loss. This is of considerable interest, showing that the treasury 1ms paid out almost twice as much silver uh gold during the past month. The following is u comparative state ment of the receipts and expenditures of the United States tor August: muililll^, III \/i it it tin, D 111 iT.mi nil uin post. As stated in a special to the Repub- tlie earth 200 feet long and at the top. On St. Heleiui Beaufort von ;, several large openings vver made and piles of mud and sand wer forced up. at till fur Cliiirli»Hton. Washington, September 3.—Col. R. N. _ . . ever “My Saviour, hold me up'once more, j to transact any business that cun he ob- Thou blessed Christ and Master,” ' tained, and is as ready as ever to give to and other tearful supplications, which in- customers from every part of the country the commercial facilities they require*, and the attention and the upp tensified the horror of the situation, and went far toward demoralizing the white people, who were also rushing blindly and blended hither and thither in the fitful glare of the flickering lights almost eclipsed b.v a shower of descending and as cending dust. As usual the face of the white man and white woman in time of danger was a eight of sudden joy in the gloom to many poor, wandering colored boys or girls, who endeavored to stop their white friends as t hey ran in confusion to supplicate that they would remain with them until judg ment wus done. In many instances trem bling girls sank down on their knees and seized with frantic energy the folds of some white ladies' dress, and a failure to express their terror in words, with scarcely moving lips, betokened that they wanted only the moral support of a friend in the hour of distress and agony. But white faces were bleached awl pole and there could he no atop or stay in the mud rush away from tottering house tops and toppling para pets. The trembling supplicants were nastily thrust aside by those whom events have proved were powerless to save them selves. There was death in the air, nay, more—it was below and around, and was expected. None knew whence, only the feeling was ever present that everybody stood race to face with the menace of in stant death. Batehelder, depot quartermaster, lias been ordered to Charleston to issue and dis tribute tents to the homeless und to ren der such aid ns may he within the power of the department to extend. The surgeon-general of the murine hos- Srtenee Seeks the Ciuise. Washington, September 3.—Professor l'owel! received by cable to-dav a request from Secretary Topley, of the British asso- j elation for the advancement of science, to xvire the chief facts of the earthquake. ' The following was sent in reply: Toplcv, British Association,Birmingham, England: The earthquake was the most ] severe oil record in the United Slides, and it affected the greatest •urea. I - Us origin was along the line of the j post Quaternary dislocation on the . i eastern Dunks of Appalachians, especially | I where it crosses central North Carolina ; Slight premonitory shocks were felt in ! South Carolina for several days, moder- ! utely severe shocks occurring near Cluirles- lcan liuit night, it ia exported ho will he in the City of Mexico to relieve Mr. Jack- son wlthiii two or three weeks. Assistant Secretary of State Porter says that Judge Manning will go quite as soon as possible, hut as Mr. Manning has been In ban health for several weeks past and is still feeling too ill to make a long trip, the exact time of his departure is necessarily uncertain. Mr. Jackson, who lias been anxious to he relieved, has been assured, however, that his successor will lie in Mexico shortly, and in view of this assurance has consented to remain at his post until Man ning arrives. Mr. Jackson wished so much to return to this country that for a time tlje state department seriously contemplated appointing some charge d’affaires to net ill bis absence and until the new minister could reach Mexico. Meantime, however, Judge Manning was communicated with, came to this city and arrangements were made which rendered it unnecessary to appoint any one to act ad Interim. Consul-General Porch is so well thought of by Secretary Bayard and Assistant Secretary Porter that, it is ex tremely probable he would have been selected if it hud become necessary to ap point a charge d’affaires. This will be gratifying to his Missouri friends as nn in dication of bis excellent standing at the state department. • Customs Interim 1 revenue... . . . f20,771,570 50 ..... fl,697,939 83 Miscellaneous .... 1,725,820 90 Expenditures. Ordinary ....$19,534,586 11 Pensions 7,775,033 37 Interest 1,599,247 55 Total $28,908,807 03 Aug., iss r > A BRAVE BOY. A list Inn I Youth uf Twelve Years IUh Ills I h Cut Annj to l ure His Komiilo Yoiisiu's HenA. ATI, ANT A, GO,, September ®L—Matt i ton August 27 and 28. The principal shock. Charleston, 1 causing the great destruction in originated in central North Carolina, Au BENEDICT’S BROTHER. Another Well DellueA Shock l.sst Mold. Raleigh, N. C., September 3.—At 11:02 to-night a well defined shook of earthquake was felt here. It was preceded by a light rumbling noise. The oscillation of build ings was marked on the upper floors. good faith they have a rigli expect. Let it not be imagined for u moment that Charleston is sitting in her ashes bewailing the loss of millions. A full consciousness of loss is here. It is understood fully that far more than earn ings of twelve months were swept away in less than a minute; but for ail this and because of this. Charleston is only more determined to maintain tlu- commercial position she has won, and is fortunately "so situated as to be able ns well as ready to dea- successfully with every department of trade and every branch of business. An appeal is made to the city council for monetary assistance in the form of an appropriation, but the News aud Courier admonishes those who extend aid to confine themselves in so doing to people in circum stances or conditions rendering them unable now to help themselves. Very pitnl service has authorized the officers of | gust 31, 0:60 p. in., seventy-fifth meridian that bureau at Charleston to secure tents time. Thence the shock spread with great 1 to replace temporarily the hospital build- « rupidity in all directions with ve-l ings rendered uninhabitable b.v tin: earth- loeity " varying from twenty-five to] quake. j sixty-five miles ]: ‘ - • Quei-ll Victoria I'I tics !’«. i-rath- Washington, September 3.—The fol low ing dispatch was received by cable to day from Queen Victoria: “To the President of the United StatcB: I desire to express my profound sympathy with the sufferers by the late earthquakes and await with anxiety fuller intelligence, which I hope may show the effects to have ifei area of 900,000 square miles, one- | quarter of the United States, embracing j twenty-fightstati-s, from the gulf of Mexico [ to the great lakes and southern New Eng- ! land. :i nd from the Atlantic seaboard to the centra! Mississippi valley. In the Cnro- linas it was aci-omjjanied by landslides, been less disastrous than reported. “T [Signed] he Queen.” Klir) Purket in Open. Washington,D. C.,September3. -Comp troller Trenholm lias received about $200 in subscriptions for the relief of the Charles ton sufferers. Chief Clerk Youmuus, of M1U1.U UlldUPJ 1JUW IU UUt U wit'! IISCI > tro. > , . , i . i j little has been accomplished up to this tr ,T u t ?' d k ?l>“ rt . me "‘,’ £2ESfc writing., to relieve the city of its appear- , ^ d As the eve takes in I circular letter to-day Informing the em- the length of the street it is met by heaps I ployes that the rule prohibiting the circu- - - • - - uudhl. I Iating of subscription papers in the depart- ance of desolation. of debris of every possible description— I luting of subscription papers in the depart- bricks, stone, plastering, laths, shingles, I w £,c* d i b ? [n the case lumber and household ami office furniture ! ° f *ke Charleston relief fund, and the and all kinds of building material in n , heads of, lyjoao Whole fronts or sides of huildinss I ^ receive subscriptions. Coinptiollu mass, wnoletronw or smes oi nuumngs > Tranbolm fear8 tUttt the terrible pP -'“ tog™ in^sorae ta&n<K&ct. Ttwt j *>WSummerville,near* cEarie S : ’ i m ..s- ai a ton. has been overlooked in the contem- atrirv hrir»k hnildimron wtrppf hptwppn ton, has been overlooked in the csontem- ! Potion of a greater area of suffering i.. the ing appearance of this description, the neiffhboiing city. He has received two r It nor i« impd for merehnndir.e n.nd telegrams from that town. 1 he first WUS crevasses and grout destruction of property. | Half of Charleston is in ruins. More than forty lives art lost. No sea wave yet re ported. A second moderately severe shock wan felt ut Charleston at 8:26 a. in. Septem ber 1. Minorshoeks followed at increasing Intervals. The principal shock was felt over a vast urea within 16 minutes, and was recorded at some of the principal points on degree of intensity 5, as follows: Raleigh 4, at 9:60 p. in.; Charleston 6, at , Flu., 2, at 10:06 lalelgh 4, at 9:60 p. m 9:54 p. m.; Cedar Keys . m.j Knoxville 3, at 9:55 p. m.; Memphis 4, at ii:55 p. in.: St. Louis 2, at 10 p. m., Mil waukee 3. at 10:06 p. m.; Pittsburg 3, at 10 u. m.; Albany 2, at 10 p. m.j Spi iiigffeld, Mass.', 1, at .10 p. m.; New York 2, at 9:53 lower floor is used for merchandize and - ^ r t a h ® , , re i ie f commiUee , composed and greatest intensit the upper floor as a residence. The whole iroinuut .ioi_ai renei Loiuiini.LLe, lumi poblu » front fell out leaving the interior exposed I of John Gadsden, chairman, and Messis. , Y ,, ,- view. The pictures and mirrors are on i trarv', Hutchinson, Boyle aud i err.v, and j > i - _ eads r' p. m. [Signed] Powell, Professor Powell has already received about 100 reports from observers in various directions respecting the earthquake, and several hundred more are expected. Their substance is to be recorded upon maps, which, when completed, are expected to show, with close approach to absolute ac curacy, tlie points of origin, culmination and greatest intensity and direction of the emeiits, as well us the A stileiiillil fl|i|M>ilunit) fill’ lining lie Work. Washington, September 3.—Mr. Gil bert H. Benedict, brother of the new pub lic printer, and recently appointed chief clerk of the printing office, arrived to-day. He will take hold at once, and by the time his brother takes charge, two weeks hence, ought to know a great deal about the ab surdity of the stutements Mr. Rounds and his friends are making respecting the poll ties of the present employes ill the print ing office. Rounds tries to make out that a majority are democrats iow and the em ployes themBelves will try to hour him out Robertson, aged nine yearB; is the niece of ik. When six months old she M. D. Eubank fell In the fire, and has suffered since from n sore upon her head. A short time since Dr. Henry Wile began to treat the child with a view to curing the sore upon her rk head. The doctor has been at work upon the cose, nnd Tuesday decided to give the girl a new scalp. By appointment, Mat- tie Robertson, accompanied ” led by her cousin, Richard Eubank, ’ the twelve-year- old son of Mr. Eubank, went to Dr. Wile’s office. The doctor explained that lie would prepare the sore place ou the little girl’s head for the reeptlon of a new skin, and that he would have to take for tills purpose the needed flesh and cuti cle from one of their arms. When every thing was in readiness for the operation, Dr. Wile asked the children from whose arm the flesh should he taken. Both of them looked at the shining blade of the surgeon’s knife, and then the boy with manly gallantry hared his arm and held it out to tne doctor. With the love in that misrepresentation, hut the solid fact is, fully seven-tenths are republicans, and Mr. Benedict -.viP d i considerably Ions than his duty if he due., not proceed vigor ously to adjust, tlie inequalitv. It is be • • ■ - - .i ..t . ,.™i ...i,.. e of the specialist in his work, Dr. Wile proceeded to take twenty-five small pieces from the fore-arm of ] young Eubank and placed them upon the head of his cousin. The hoy and girl j stood the operations bravely, and it was performed to the doctor’s satisfaction. The hoy’s father was not so well satisfied, how ever, and when the children reached home and told what had been done, which was the first intimation of the affair, Mr. Eu bank was enraged. His indignation knew no bounds, ami repairing to an officer of the law he swore out a warrant, charging Dr. Wile with assault and battery upon his ~ lie lieved he is the kind o' a democrat who can lie depended on to look ufter demo crats, and if the president gives him a free swing there will he a great cleaning out. The opportunity is a fine one, as there is altogether about 2400 employes in the printing office, and $3,000,00') has been ap propriated to cover its exuendlture for th- current fiscal year. Mr. Rounds had $2.- 425,000 last year, hut Mr. Benedict will , son, and had him arrested. Dr. Wile gave j a $200 bond for his appearance, ana the 1 hearing of the ease will excite no little in terest. TEXAS DROUTH SUFFERERS. Mftu Hi-i’lltlK M flftlla* 111 Arrange Plant of H’-Mi-l’ I’l-uiniit Art Ion Taken ami the Work to hr 1‘ihlifil. only he keeping up the record by doing i fifth ’ one-fifth more work with one-fifth less money. Not a single one of 2400 appoint ments at the command of the public printer is hampered by the restrictions of civil service reform, and many of the places pay well. In the office of the put It ' ‘ ” ...... ViiKiiHtn t’lk-litiiiwl. Augusta, Ga., September 3.—At 10:40 p. in., another shock was distinctly felt | eame. 'Evidently here. The streets are filled again with | eou’’aoe to people. “ — * YVlIm: 11 irton Feel* It. Wilmington, . N. 0., Sc-j ember 3.— Another distinct, but not severe, earth quake shock was felt here at 11 p. iu. Mu< h alarm was created and many people rushed from their houses into the street-;. .Ift. to .Kilt-4. Jacksonville, September 3.—At 10:02 to-night a distinct shock of earthquake was felt here-, lasting five seconds. It paused great excitement. Kichraoml Ratio r ksclteU. Richmond, Va., September 3.—At 11:03 to-night a shock of earthquake was felt ' here. In some places in the upper part of the eitv it was as severe as that of last Tuesday night, the people in some oases leaving their beds and rushing into the streets. The oscillation is said to haw to view. The pictur 1 the walls, aud the chairs remain as they i were left by the family; beds are un- | ; touched, gas turned on,and the view of the • store room is ns it was when the first , the owner has not warrant his re- i The most alarming nature of' the- present condition of affairs rests in the shaken up condition of the buildings. Nine lengths of brick struc tures are craeke ' through and through and threaten to tumble chimneys which huv-.- not actual’.:.' fuller, are badly careened and would fall i! tor. -bed. A reporter who has made atour of that portion oi thi cil> most disastrously damaged states that the structures damaged are mostly fifty . ears and more of age; not a single substan tial building was seen which had suffered materially from the shock. Until some time - shall have elapsed ana confidence shall have been fully restored the most of tlie shattered buildings will not be re-entered, a.-, a shock at this time would be more, dis- '. astrous than all of those which have i already been experienced, and buildings j could easily be shaken to atoms. An ex- i aminatioo of material from tlie wrecked] structures show them to have all : been trail. The Charleston and one or two | the other leading hotels hi the affected area. reads as foHows: Remember, Summerville’s distre s is Prompt relief of tents and ie printer there are five clerkships—four ■ $1— ’ • *-— at $1800 and one at $1200. The disbursing averiil very great, money is needed.’ The second dispatch was sent by F. B. Fishburne. nnd says: “Send three hundred tents direct to this place. The shocks still continue, and tnuny famillesarehomeless.'’ The president of the board of di-.L icl commissioners has issued nn address to tin- public, expressingu desire lhata’1 sli-ili la- done which can be’done to nmiiife-st tin- sympathy of this community for the s.it ferers from the late terrible disaster in Charleston, and offering to receive and properly distribute contributions performances will lie given principal theatres and places < ment in the city for the bene Charlesiv -o sufferers. CANADIAN METHODISTS. •.I. Toronto oral confert Canada assi i-j-diction o in the dorn ember 3.-The gi Methodist ehurcli e to-day. It has j Methodist church .vfouudhtnd and L ns in Jap: clerk gets $0.40 a day, and lias severs clerks under him. The foreman of the printing and the foreman of the bindery get $2100 per annum, lli sc two foreman- ships being considered the “fattest places” In the office. The assistant lbrcmnnsliips are quite numerous, and pay from $6 to $0 ■i day, There are scores of copy-holder! . messengers and laborers, etc., each posi tion paying from 25 to 50 cents an hour. The watchmen get $2.59 a day. Dallas, Texas, September 3.—A mass meeting of citizens of Dallas, East Dallas and Dallas county was hold here to-day, pursuant to the call of Mayors Brown and Crutcher, and County Judge Bower, to de vise means to aid west Texas drouth suffer- Thc following olan wus adopted: lall he VOORHEES AND THE VICE. Dal! the : first jlici! all orm: i is the 1 !( llliio >f tile dist has rl confe-r- fa!! th-..- Metho- follov Wasiiingt Voorl from Indiani to-duy of ilu- nai VII f a,. '■port pel'll.) then .Yi-iv York’s Ciinti-ihulli: New York, September 3. amount subscribed by the Nr- ton exchange brokers to-day to lit of the Charleston sufferers is - Do union nr ■ one-fifth the be $3375 A Li tter Friuli tlie Vlnir-Ciei.-ial. Nf.YV York, September 3.- The Brook lyn Examiner Inis received the following dispatch from Vicar-General P. I), lhifi'y been perceptible from the southeast to the northwest. No noise accompanied the . „ — ----- „ ., shook 1 begun to receive guests, although but a for bishop North rope: : small portion of their houses are in a | Charleston, S. September 3. T condition to be occupied, Inquries eon- ; the Editor of the Brooklyn Fixuniini '- tin ut to pour in for friends of Charleston '•<-*>--**- ' ’ from different parts of the country con cerning tne loss of life. Search for tin- dead is progressing, but it is believed that all bodies have been found. This morning , . employes of the Southern Telegraph com- : erecting a temporary altar in the; cut ho .. — - . . . panv returned to the company’s main drai grounds. Our loss and suffering are will sleep in the streets to night. I on Broad street, cleared up their i great. [Signed] P. L. Drn-’v, V. G. 8uvftiiiiidi SU-i-|ilny tii Hu* SIrH-1 Savannah, Ga., September 3.—At 10:3ji o'clock to night another shock was tell here. Jt was more severe than any save the first one Tuesday night, and the peo ple were again thoroughly terrified. All structures were deserted and everybody The Catholic churches, orpin firmary schools and pastoral res have been seriously damaged. Mir were the escapes of the priests, sist orphans, who are now camping (XK) iaS6. The Methodists of tin ber over a million, or about the population. The strength is in Ontario, where they constitute abo one-third of the population. Tin; Metro politan church, in which the conference meets, erected through the efforts of t he late W. Morley Punsnon, is claimed to be the handsomest Methodist ciiurch in tin; world. The Rev. Dr. (Jarman, one of tlie general superinteinhnts. pivsidod. Tin; conference is composed of an < 'j,»al num ber of ministers and la3'im n, tin; former in the proportion of one in ten of the or dained ministry. Dr. Curmun read a com prehensive and vigorous address to the conference, in which he said: “Whatever we may think of home rule, we believe in the unity of the empire and the sovereignty of tlie queen and parli tlie : tion « •• riif to t.iis fit tank dciii.i in tmioin; . .•limQ tiia there count its e!) tin Slight in At In ut ii. Atlanta, Sejjteinber 1.—A slight earth quake shock was felt here at 10 o’clock to night. delayed wont and resumed service. A JOINT MEETING OF THE TWO EXCHANGES Cully Comes In at taaf. Germantown, Cal., September 3.—Two heavy shocks of earthquake following each other in rapid succession were felt here at midnight to-night. At a joint meeting of the Charleston Ex change and Merchants’ Exchange to-day the following was unanimously adopted: “To all exchanges and commercial bodies: Our banks, warehouses, cotton presses, wharves, railroads, mills and everything else necessary for handling business,though damaged, are in working order. We fear no further disturbances. This destruction of property will cause great distress and sufferings, but . ...r I vi .i.t'u on,..ti.,- -Tin. will not interfere with the dispatcli of Further Ik-tnlln of Tin-win) >i»li* s IFiwistei 1 , bu8 i !less . A. W. TAFT, People Promptly (living AM to the Sufferers. j President Charleston Exchange. Charleston, September 3.—There is no j B. Bellman, special change in the situation this morn- President Merchants’ Exchange.” ing, but as there were only two ! These joint meetings also adopted resolu- very light ones at .that during the rnght, tions J ’ ’ ” * ” — ~ The Examiner has sent an appeal to thi clergy and laity of the New York ar.< Brooklyn churches to aid in swelling tlu fund for the relief of the suffering emigre gallon* of (,'harleston. Many of them wil respond on .Sunday. THE SITUATION AT CHARLESTON. JA( Ki citizens day for the be ferers. makin nt.u. . iiiiiulhoiin- i'nnfrdliutiou. v. Fla., September 3 Thu :.ee raised another .fl0T<0 l<>- nefit of the Charleston suf- $2000 in two days. T/ie Jacksonville and Atlantic; railroad will give its total gross receipts next Thursday to the fund, and this is expected to be an other thousand dollars. Half IiiuiiVk Hi it Heart. Baltimore, September 3.—Counter sub scriptions started by the American, in aid ment. So he believed in the unity of the Methodist church, and j the supremacy ol tlie general conference.” I He paid agener i > -• tribute to the memory I oftnels: D . itiee. senior general super- i intendciit, wli > di ; 1884, and was suc ceeded .id : : - My l.y the Uev. Dr. Will iams. « .•«nil , erc;.cr, M he said, “had no (luestions uf doctrine to discuss, no new : theology to propound; it had no vigorous | creed to .»ofte;i down or languid orthodoxy to stiffen up.” He referred to the inter- ] ference of the supreme court of New j Brunswick with tlie annual conference by i granting an injunction to restrain the con- , ference from an ecclesiastical trial of a minister for alleged immorality. “The • case touches,” he said, “the right of a ; church to exercise discipline over its mem bers and must he tested.” •si A .11 non,ch:,e. In a eoi id kindred suljjects, he >aicT my sunundeiiiig the Unitcul States seimtorship. a position that lilts tin full measure of my ambition, for the vice- presidency! It is an office worthy of any American citizen, nut in which 1 could be of no service to a friend, whether he applied for the position of watch man or minister abroad. No intelli gent friend would ask me to take tlie office und 1 would not have it. Mr. Hendricks never wanted the vice-presi dency, but his friends ut Chicago permitted the nomination to be forced upon him, for the reason that lie was, at the time, out of public life. The history of my political career is peculiar. 1 have never had a con flict in my own party. Every nomination I have had from the first has been by ac clamation. A fight with democrats is something for which no office could recom pense me. I was defeated for congress once -never but once. Last morning when my wife came to call me she said mildly: ‘we are invited to a wedding to-day, hut I suppose you would rather not god Looking around the room my eyes fell unon the tweed suit, arrayed in which I had made the campaign. ‘Wife,’ I replied.‘will you please take these and vm s.uu» v~ -pply to the president and to con .uvi w «. a. . 11n J“ cfress for a national loan to aid the citizens of the sufferers by the Charleston disaster, terday. Sympathetic articles in tne news- , cliar j 9ton j n rebuilding the city. , have reached $1500,which amount has been papers and the offers of aid irom aiuQrenL i nnl . nflil to.da V adonted the fol- forwarded to the mayor of that city, quarters are a great encouragement to'the The .^“tYnreswnw to numbers of the fund is growing rapidly. The f stricken people of Charleston. The most l^ing. 1 hat m response w numnersoi fe se Jling tickets For an afternoon urgent neecf now is for the early repair offers of “wfctonce andIsympathv nrom our evenin( , r 7 tr f ormance , to be g iven v ofthe injured buildings so as to make them sister citiesandfr j authorized to Wednesday at Ford’s opera house, for the jail, of which Smith was one, died WeS habitable. A high wind and heavy rain other «tetes, the: may or isauthorlzea to . benefit ofihe sufferers, and several thou- nesday night. Sentinels had been station- , woffid bring many shattered buildings, to | state.that great.^nd dollars will be realized. Mayor ed[for two davs in different parte of the I the ground and injure hundreds^^j | the^ar^qu^e^, , Hodg?8 has appointed a committee of city to give the alarm as soon as Adair clothes away? dlivo them to the rag man, liury them, burn them, anything, only let me never see them again. Bring me a dress suit. Yes, we will go to the wed ding.’ / siiuii never forget tlie look of us- tonished delight which my wife gave me. With hut one exception, I never expe rienced larger enjoyment ut a wedding." Mr. Voornees paid iiis respects to Con gressman Bynum, of Indianapolis, in an uninistakuliie way, and said he hml acted in bad faitli on several occasions. First, a depot for contributions shall crtahlishcd at railroad stution and neigh borhood in the county, to he under the charge of three persons at each place; second, there shall be a general storage house for the reception of contributions in the city of Dallas to be in charge of tlie members of the general committee, residents of the city and sub urbs; third, there shill! he appointed by tlie president of tills meeting a committee lo consist of live citizens of Including the storage keepers and lal solicitors provid’d for in Uic olulion. Each set of members of mmittee shall ho authorized to m’.I receive supplies in such matter may deem (test, giving receipts , mid keeping an accurate ac- reof. The committee, through in, shall adopt the most prompt and efficient means to ascertain where re. Ii’ i“ most needed, regardless of locality, mid from time to time forward supplies so as to afford relief to us many places as the contrihiilions will justify, b.v the Texas and Pacific, the Gull, Colorado and Santa Fe. the Houston and Texas Central and t e Fort Worth and Denver railroads, all of which have proffered to transport such supplies, togethet with seed wheat, free of charge. All contributions shall be reported week ly by the receiver at each station to the chairman of the committee, who with its secretary shall keep a full account of all such receipts and tlie manner of their dis tribution. It shall be the duty of the com mittee, however, to forward all contribu tions for particular persons or places as desired by the contributors. Incidental expenses unavoidable in the discharge of their duties may be paid from cosh contri butions. Jules Schneider, T. L. Marsalis, J. S. Armstrong, F. 1». Holland, J. Ranch, F. M. Cockrell and E. M. Powell were ap pointed a committee to devise and carry out the most feasible plan of supplying the sufferers with seed wheat for sowing the next crop, and local receivers at each sta tion in the country are requested to aid and co-operate with them. Thu chairman appointed seventy citizens from the two cities and the county at large to collect relief in shape to send to the suf ferers. John Henry Brown, J. M. Hurt and F. P. Holland were appointed a committee to publish und circulate an address to the people, setting forth the condition of large numbers of destitute fellow-cittizens in the west, and soliciting their aid in affording id them relief, said address to lie published and circulated with the proceedings of the id thut Dallas couu- It is estimated Texas Taltisi the ('.kit Greenville, Texas, Septembers. -Dep uty Sheriff Adair, who wus frightfully carved by John Smith Saturday last, while that officer was in pursuit of six prisoners ' TREASURY TRANSACTIONS. meeting, ty will furnish in cash, provisions, medi- ■ cines, clothing and seeds fully $50,090. who had escaped from the Hunt county ch Sin’ ' i ground and injure dences which have rooft. It would be Tli<> I’ulilir lleli 1 stu!'-mi nt Shuns a U'TI'CAM 1 hi tin 1 Treasury. Washington, September 3.—The public debt statement and the stutement of assets and liabilities of the treasury, issued to-day, show a decrease of $3,678,74 704 in tlie net cash balance of tlie treasury. The net . i . , Ce.-ovd r’atholfc churches prominent citizens to raise a reiief fund in 1 should die. And hooii after Adair’s death Of great , dered Se \_eral_ Gatnouc _jmurcnes £ Me it ig nee ded, or the citizens of Charles- an armed mob was on its way to the jail. A. . A 11 T.. _ f J I Ma iiAuiaf n n/io II’OII t.RV.no.1 LiIV. tFI. in/,It balance reported July 31 was $80,206,325 98, ' ’ ’ ’ ila ’ ' " ' ’ service if ^corps ofgovernmente^ghm^ers | ^dr^^chap" 10 ^ nTTe usel ton c^ii for lid couldbesent here at once to e nnii mine f or services Sunday. A temporary altar I , w°hhffi ofthem can be safelv occupied or ] wfli^he erected on ^ cathedral grounds, j Ai , gubta Ga ,,Semtember 3.-Charieston df ’ nf - Everything passing off in an orderly allowed to stand. The local arttons have will be*mSe as soon as tho condi- appeals for immediate aid for the earth- wanner, their hands more than full. President Kepairs win ue Thg CafhoU< , quake gufferere . Co i. M . J. O’Brien, gen- Cleveland has authorized *5® s « cr ®^ :r ^ )Ut ^hwls have all been injured; the academy eral superintendent of the Southern Ex- to send here a h “"“ re “, needed of our Lady of Mercy on Meeting street, , press Compa : than that number are the Central school on George street, and puny- will. fi No resistance xvas offered. "Smith "was taken some distance from the city and hanged. The lynching was without inci- and the balance reported for yesterday is $76,527,561 24. 'flic ’ ’ ’ 'Tlie aggregate balance, which includes the subsidiary silver in the ise of $4,3 war more It is reported that there was a ysss^-jrsLsa »iiss.’isfisssrI'-S M. m.-«i-i* -i New perintendent of the Southern Ex- Tiro Ni-imii-« llamifl. Company, telegraphs that his corn- Memphis, September 3.—James Simp- will forward contributions for the son and Patterson Bell, negroes, were relief of the earthquake sufferers, free of banged to-day at Marion, Crittenden eoun- charge. ty. Arkansas. They both declared their -—— innocence, although they confessed. The Baltimore Meant Baninwi. ; drop was sprung at 1:20 p. in. and in two Baltimore, September 3.—A meeting minutes noth were pronounced dead, their isters and j woe held at the mayor’s office to Oay when nteks Laving been broken. treasury, shows a decrease of $4,327,027 57. That is, the treasury held July 31 ; $109,134,- 242 61, whilst at the close of business yes terday it held only $104,807,215 Oi over and above all outstanding liabilities. These changes are due to an increase of some thing over a million of dollars in the liabili ties of the treasury on account of the national hank redemption fund, and very considerable increased liabilities in the post office department account, and for the treasuri r’stransfer checks and outstanding drafts. The net holding of gold hai failtn oil UuslaeiM Failure!!. New York, September 3.—Business fail ures occuring throughout the country dur ing the last week, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number for the United States, 166; Canada, 24. Total 190; against 201 last week and 116 the week previous. The Western and Pacific states furnish nearly oue-half the casualties reported in this country. ( oiiKreHHiuaii Martin’s Successor. Birmingham, Ala., September 3.—The democratic convention of the sixth Ala bama congressional district at Fayette Court House, to-day nominated John H. Bankhead on the 154th ballot to succeed John M. Martin. Sulriilr In AiiKUfttu. . leuteml of N. W. Murphy & Co., shoe dealers, sui by cided to-day £>y shooting himself through tbt Lead in a fit of temporary insanity. ~ 1 4 11$| i —,Mi ^ .IT.