Newspaper Page Text
VOL. XXVIIl—NO. *248
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 188(5.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
A Quiet Election and An Overwhelming
Defeat for the Republicans.
Tin* Splint or* mill lte|irpiirntfttlvcK—The I'nlti'il
Stutes ItnrrnikH—The Urewery Orilliiiuirr—A
Jail Delivery—Tile Atlanta Miimif'.ii lurlna As-
variation—Costly Drunks—A Woman's Shame,
Kte
lift Ell
Bpccinl To Enquirer-Sun
Atlanta, October 6.—'flic election
passed off quietly and less than one thou
sand ballots were east in the county. This
is about one-fourth the registration and is
a much lighter vote than is usually cast.
There was an absence of heelers at
the polls and the usual pulling
was not seen. Very little in
terest was manifested. The democrats
felt sure their ticket would win. The re
publican ticket brought out last night did
not frighten the democrats. The colored
voters behaved in an orderly manner and
but few of them remained around t he pol ls
during the day. At several precincts in
the county no election was held. The re
sult as far as heard from gives the follow-
ins : Gordon 867, Barnett 907, Wright 005,
Hardeman 905, Anderson 902; Northcutt,
senator for fifth district, 897 ; Weil, repre
sentative, 812; Bray, representative, 822 ;
Howell, representative, 819; for representa
tive, W. A. Rucker, colored. 128; for
representative, C. C. Wimbish, colored,
128; James Tate, colored, 129. The returns
show the election of the following sena
tors :
Forty-first district—Mr. Foster.
Twentieth—C. R. Pringle, of Washing
ton county. ,
Thirty-seventh—R. H. Jackson, of Heard.
Twenty-third—J. J. McCants, ofTaylor
county. „ ,,
Thirtieth—Young A. Daniels, of Madi
son.
Thirty-first—Louis Davis, of Habersham.
Eighth—J. L. Hand, of Mitchell.
Seventh—T. J. Livingston, of Brooks.
Twenty-sixth—Paul Favor, of Fayette.
Thirty-sixth—J. S. James, of Douglass.
Nineteenth—M. W. Lewis, of Warren.
Tenth—W. E. Smith, of Dougherty.
Thirty-third—A. P. Wofford, of Banks.
Forty-second—L. A. Dean, of Floyd.
Twenty-seventh—W. L. Peek, of Rock
dale. . ...
Fifteenth—J. D. McLeod, of Montgom-
i'he returns received here indicate the
election of the following representatives:
Coweta county—W. A. Atkinson and J.
C. Mixon.
Effingham—Morgan Rawls.
Catoosa—Mr. Harris.
Hancock—J. W. Dugan, Thos. W. Hunt.
Morgan—A. G. Viuning, anti-prohibi-
tionist. . „ „ ,
Carroll—Geo. W. Harper, L. Holland.
Taylor—G. Q. Holloman.
Spalding—D. J. Bailey.
Brooks—Mr. Humphreys.
Elbert—R. A. Adams.
Bartow—J. A. Crawford, republican; W .
H. Felton.
Hart—B. B. Parker.
Clav—Win. Harrison.
Warren—M. Norris.
Mitchell—A. G. Stewart.
Houston—E. Fagan. H. A. Matthews.
Oglethorpe—J. T. Oliver, W. C. Birch-
moro.
Dougherty—L. Ornhenn.
Gilmer—Jno. P. Berry.
Hall—H. W. J. Ham, W. P. Whelohm.
Lee—W. H. Kimbrough.
Bibb—W. A. Huff, W. H. Felton, J. E.
Schofield.
Troupe—D. J. Gaffney.
Chatham—P. M. Russell, L. B. Ashby,
J. W. Wilson.
Clayton—J. A. Blalock.
Floyd—C. W. Featherston, R. A. Deu,
J. N. Walker.
Clarke—R. B. Russell.
Oconee—F. P. Griffith.
Cherokee—G. R. Brown.
Pickeus—Carter Tate.
Upson—A. J. Williams, anti-prohibition-
ist-
Pike—J. E. Gardner, J. F. Madden, both
anti-prohibitionists. . . ,
Thomas—P. J. Franklin, S. J. McLen
don. . ,
Montgomery—D. W. Cameron.
Lowndes—J. W. Hogan.
Washington—Moye Evans.
Berrien—H. B. Peeples.
Cobb—A. S. Clay and McClesky.
Uniteil Wtiifas Hurracks.
Atlanta, October 6.—About 100 hands
are engaged on the new barracks, and new
ones are wanted, in order to push the
work to completion. Some of the build
ings are nearly finished, and are substan
tial and handsome. The barracks are to
be used as a permanent post.
The Briar cry Ordllliuirr.
Atlanta, October 0.—A repeal oi the
brewery ordinance now appears almost
next to an impossibility. The ordinance
passed the council by a vote of nine to
seven, and the gentlemen voting for the
ordinance declare they voted according to
their convictions and will not change.
The heavy beer wagons are now lumber
ing through the streets^delivering the bev
erage to‘‘private families,” and that sim
ply means (by working the ropes properly )
that who ever wants beer can gel it.
There is plenty for all and to spare, fhc
prohibitionists assert that tlie ordinance
cannot and will not stand. We shall see.
itlinitii Jliiiiufacfnrors’ Association.
Atlanta, Ga., October 6.—Mr. F. H.
Richardson, acting secretary oi the
Atlanta Manufacturers’ Association, re
ceives a number of letters daily from
parties who regard Atlanta as a desirable
place to establish manufactories ot various
kinds.
Kacaiiod From Jail.
Atlanta, Ga., October G—A few nights
ago a negro named John Ralelord was
shot by a policeman while burglarizing -d r.
Charles Sindall's house. It was thought
the burglar could not recover and lie was
carried to the county jail and placed in
the hospital. , ,
Soon after Relaford reached the county
jail he complained of a numbness in one ot
"his legs, and in a short time it was gen
erally believed that the negro was entirely
paralyzed in the limb. Repeated efforts
were made by the physicians to get the
dakey to walk, but he was either unable to
use the limb or feigned lameness so com
pletely that he succeeded in deceiving the
physicians. Several times he was raised
upon his feet with a view of ascertaining
the strength in his limbs, and on each oc
casion the prisoner would drop to the
floor, Relaford succeeded completely in
making everbody believe that he,could not
walk, and in this way diminished the
closeness of the watch kept ujion him.
Yesterday afternoon he complained more
than he has complained at any
time for a week past, and when Mr.
Osborn, who has charge of the
jail from dark to daylight, came on duty
last night he was informed that Relaford
was worse. Mr. Osborn paid the prisoners
several visits during the early part of the
night, each time asking if anything could
be done for him. About 12 o’clock he went
into the hospital and found Relaford ap-
j parently asleep, and without molesting
I him returned to the office, f i :I before 1
o’clock this morning Mr. <’■ irn paid the
| hospital another visit, a.i , when he en
ter, d the apartment in which Relaford
had been placed he was surprised to find I
it empty. It never occurred to him that i
the prisoner had escaped, because he j
firmly believed that be could not walk ;i*
step.' Upon investigation it was found
that he had skinned a fifteen-foot wall and j
cleared out. He has not yet been captured. [
Costly Drunks.
Atlanta, Ga., October (i. -When a man j
gets whooping blind drunk in this
prohibition town and in pulled by the |
peelers he generally pays $25 and cost for
his fun.
Jmlur Nnvniiiu'x Krinurks.
Ati.anta; Ga., October 6.—Judge New
man, of the United States court, means
business. Before sentencing a large num
ber of prisoners yesterday afternoon he
said: I desire before passing sentence
upon these defendants who have entered
pleas of guilty to various ofl'enses, all
being violations of the internal revenue
laws, to say a few words to them, mid
through them to others to whom my re
marks may apply.
The sentences I shall now fix must not
be taken as a criterion of what the court
will do hereafter. If I did not consider at
all the outrages to the government and to
law, and did not consider the demoraliza
tion that the flagrant and open violation of
any law will cause in a community, which
of course I must do ; and considered noth
ing whatever except the good of the de
fendants themselves, I would endeavor to
stop these continued violations of the rev
enue laws. When it is remembered how
many thousands of those cases have come
before the courts in the northern district
of Georgia in the twenty years since the
War, what great loss and suffering it has
caused, not only to the defendants them
selves, but to helpless women and chil
dren dependent upon them; it will he seen
how important it is that these violations
should cease. As long as they continue,
men place themselves in positions to be
arrested mid brought to Atlanta and to re
main here ill jail when their services are
absoluely needed at home by their fami
lies. It is wrong to all concerned, nnd
clemency is really an unkindness to de
fendants themselves.
I wish it distinctly understood that these
revenue laws must be respected like all
other laws, and while I sit upon the bench
they will he enforced.
A Woiiiiiii’k Nhiuim.
Atlanta, Ga., October fl.—A sickening
ease is now being tried in the superior
court. Mollie Farmer, a young woman,
gave birth to a babe. Her husband baa
been dead just one year and in order to
hide her shame, she placed the child be
tween the mattrasses and smothered it to
death. It remained there for three days
before it was discovered by the women at
tending her.
An AmMslaatlon.
Atlanta, October 6.—A special from
Dahlonega, Ga., says Lawson Saine, living
ten miles above Dahlonega, was shot and
instantly killed by some unknown hand.
The coroner is busy investigating the mat
ter, but has failed to reach a verdict. They
will continue the trial. Mr. Saine was a
quiet, good citizen and lived in a peaceable
community.
(Iocs !<> tlm Sujm'iuo Court.
Atlanta, October 6.--Lucy McC'ail, a
negro girl, was convicted the 20th of Au
gust for selling liquor without license to
minors. A motion for a new trial was
made but overruled. A bill of exceptions
has been tiled, and the case will be carried
to the supreme court.
A Pustor Seriously III.
Atlanta, October 6.—A telegram re
ceived to-night announces the serious ill
ness of Rev. Joseph H. Marten, former
pastor of the First Presbyterian church of
this city, at Georgetown, Ky.
Dentil of u l'roniiiUMit Ilalirouil Mini.
Atlanta, October 6.—Col. E. B. Walker,
a prominent railroad man. died at his
home in Kirkwood, near this city, to-day
after a few days Illness.
WAIFS FROM WASHINGTON.
Will Tiiku Dart III tin' Coromoiiien-Ih'iiort of t lie
Ctuli ComiiiIhsIoh—A Liiimtlu BoIoumuI.
Washington, October G.—The North
Atlantic squadron and the training squad
ron have been ordered to participate in
the ceremonies attending the Bartholdi
statue. Commodores Chandler and Luce
will confer with General Schofield, who
has charge of the military ceremonies.
The report of the Utah commission, sub
mitted to-day, states that while marriages
have decreased in Salt Lake City, it is j
doubtful whether they have not increased
in other portions of the territory where
the lav is less vigorously enforced.
James L. Williams, who was arrested at
the white house in March, 188G, while in
sisting on the president’s paying him $500,-
090 oil a claim against tiie government,
and scat to an insane asylum, was to-day
brought in the district court on a habeas
corpus and released. The court decided
that no person ca '
bo restrained of his
liberty as an insane person unless the ques
tion had been passed upon by a jury.
There are but, about 20 per cent of the 12'K)
patients in the government insane asylum
whose cases have not been passed upon by
a jury delunatieo iuvuirendo.
miir
, to IP'S
Washington, October G.— Among the
officials directly affected by the president’s
conclusion that a candidate for electoral
office should relinquish iiis federal office,
arc A. K. Delany, United States attorney
for the eastern district of Wisconsin, and
il. ii. Kuenloy, United Stales attorney for
the southern district of Ohio. Delany was
appointed b.v Cleveland mainly through
the efforts of Gen. Bragg, and he has now
been nominated to succeed that gentleman
in congress.
Kuenley is a republican and was ap
pointed under the previous administra;
tion. He has recently been nominated for
judge of the court of common pleas of
Hamilton county. After he accepted the
nomination he wrote to the attorney in
forming him of his acceptance and said if
his retention of district attorneyship
pending the result of the state election
conflicted in any way with the president’s
policy of civil reform he would resign his
present office. It is likely changes will he
made in both the offices mentioned.
At llouii' Au-ain.
Washington, October 6.—Mrs. Cleve
land and Mrs. Folsom returned to Wash
ington this morning. They arrived here
about half past 5 o’clock, and were met at [
the depot by the president.
Another Strike.
Cleveland, Ohio, October 6.—One •
hundred and ten freight brakemen on the
Mahoning division of the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio road struck today ■
for an increase of 25 cents per day and
relief from various grievances. Freight ■
is blockaded in the yards. It is hinted by j
the strikers the entire system will be
involved.
Still Discussing tile Ruport of the Cre
dentials Committee.
A Spii'Hi'il contest Over (lie Si'iitlnir of n Few |
Delegates Hi" Negro Deli'gule sail the Horror j
of Uii'liiiioikil Tile l’eii|ih‘lliovu eti Delegation
Furty-Miic.
Richmond, Va., October G.—Although
to-day was the third day of the convention,
its members were not yet ready to begin
the actual work they had come to do.
There still remained to be settled the ques
tion of seating eight or ten delegates whose
cases tilt- committee on credentials has re
ferred to the convention. Throughout the
city to-day the principal topic of discus
sion was the admission last night of the
colored delegate, Farrell, to a scut in the
orchestra circle in the Academy of Music
—a section of the auditorium in the Rich
mond theatre hitherto sacredly guarded
from all persons of his race. The
general feeliug among Virginians here
is one of bitter resentment, and they re
gard the delegates from district No. 49
with anything but a friendly feeling. It
is said that a majority of the local knights
arc much provoked lit the action of their
brothers, and it was reported that a few
knights living here declared their inten
tion of abandoning the order and joining
the Law and Order league organized here
in sworn opposition to the knights.
At noon a recess was taken until 2
o’clock. Powderly announced to the rep
resentatives of the press that he had noth
ing to communicate to them. Some secret
business had been transacted, hut ofcourse
lie could say nothing ns to the nature. The
morning session was mainly devoted, he
said, to the consideration of the report of
the committee on credentials which has
not been finally acted upon.
Tiie delegates are unusually reticent and
such statements as can be elicited by in
quiry are contradictory. It seems‘safe,
however, to say that whatever action has
been taken by the credentials committee
in the case of district 49 and the Brooklyn
delegates is unfavorable to the latter. The
feeling of the majority of the delegates out
side of New York is in favor of Brooklyn.
It now seems possible that the second
day’s session may end with the convention
still unorganized.
The afternoon session of the Knights of
Labor, beginning at 2 o’clock, lasted nearly
an hour after the regular time for adjourn
ment, G o’clock. Matters then stood about
whore thev were this morning. Powderly,
through whom the official news of the pro
ceedings is given to the press, told the re
porters he had nothing in the way of
news to give them. The convention, he
said, was still considering the
report of the committee on credentials and
had not acted on it. This means that the
fight over the admission of eight or ten
delegates, whom the committee referred
to the convention, is still in progress. Who
these delegates are Powderly and other
leading Knights still refuse to say. The
burden of rumor, however, seems to favor
the statement that they are three Brooklyn
delegates, Brown, Dobbs and Miller, ot the
Brooklyn, Montauk Association, Morrison,
of district assembly No. 120 of New York,
and six St. Louis delegates, claimed to be
elected instead of six said to be Turner
men. The delegates from district No. 49,
according to some unofficial report, are
fighting Morrison and the Brooklyn
men tooth and nail, but the long
continuance of the battle shows that
the opposition is fully as determined as
they. There can be lio doubt of the fact
that the battle is a bitter one. This after
noon the voices of the opposing delegates
could ho heard in the street without the
armory hall as they argued the questions
at issue.
Till the discussion is ended the conven
tion is at a standstill nnd no work call be
done. Meanwhile many are growing im
patient at the prolongation of the corniest
and are anxious to get to the work they
came here to accomplish. The co test will
be resumed to-morrow morning and no one
seems even able to guess how long it will
be before the convention will organize and
begin business.
It was rumored to-day that delegates of
district No. 49 with colored brother Far
rell intended going to the Richmond I
theatre this evening and if the latter was j
refused admission to force their way in !
with him. Mrs. W. T. Powell, proprietor j
and manager of the theatre, which is the i
leading one in the city, heard of the
rumor and gave instructions that Farrell j
should not be admitted except to i
tiie gallery reserved for negroes, i
She called on the Chief of Police Poe to I
afford protection in case of trouble. The 1
chief called on Powderly at Ford’s Hotel
to request that he use his influence to pro- j
vent an attempt to force admission of the j
colored delegates, as it would cause I
trouble. Powderly sent word that helwas i
too busy to see him, but sent Haves, of the j
executive board, instead. The latter said :
he thought Farrell would not try to enter 1
the theatre, but he could give no answer
on the subject. Before the theatre opened
Chief Poe and thirty-five policemen were 1
on guard there. At the hour fertile open- \
ing oi the theatre thousands of people as '
sembled on Broa street. The colored
delegate and his fellow members of district
49 did not appear and there was no dis
turbance of the peace. The crowd re
mained about the theatre until nearly 10
o’clock before dispersing.
It was stated officially to-night to an As
sociated Press reporter by a member of I
the executive board that the report of the
committee on credentials has been ac- I
ceptud in all the contested seat cases, ex- j
cepting . j of Morrison, of New
York, and the St. Louis dele- j
gatiun. p>o , 'k , .v.TS Montauk Pro- j
tective Association delegates were i
refused admission on the constitutional
ground that there is a mixed district. .
Another district cannot be formed without
the consent of theexistiugdistrict, unless i'
has obtained a charter. The Brooklyn
seceding district has neither suchconscnt
nor a charter.
Farrell, the colored delegate of assembly
49, called on Powderly at his hotel this
evening. It is stated that no further at- ;
tempts will be made by t.'ie colored dele- j
gate to|enter the theatre in unauthorized
places while the convention is in session.
■ ■
An F.xti'iisivn Lookout.
Philadelphia, October 0.—Some excite- j
merit existed throughout Frankford to
day owing to the shut down of the mills in
that vicinity, and a large force of patrol-
men from the different districts were scat
tered around the section where the mills
were located to prevent trouble. The j
shut down was in accordance with the or- ;
ders issued by the aid committee of the
Philadelphia Manufacturers Association, i
to whose consideration the demands of the 1
strikers in the mills of Wm. V. Throth, jr., !
& Co., had beensubmitted. These strikers
had been given notice that
If they returned to work up
to the hour of closing yesterday a lockout
would not occur. The men refused to ac
cept the offer and the shut down followed.
The demands of the strikers at Throth’s
mills are that Robert McGowan, the super
intendent, be discharged along with all the I
non-union men now employed, the start
ing up of a section of looms which wore '
stopped through a lack of orders, the rein
statement of nil the strikers In a body and
a geperal advance in wages amounting to |
0 per cent. The mills which shut down
tire. the Aromingo mills com- j
pany, which employ 100 hands, !
G. 'Jones, who employs 800; Clark A
O’Neill, At. Ed. T. Garsed, 30; Charles J. ;
Milne, 100; Robert Dnilis, GO; James Pol- j
lock 90: Biddle & \\\ iss, 99; Cuarh's Crau-
shaw, 39; Henry Dale, 10; Will. P. Troth,
who was working his mills with thirteen
non-unionist hands, and a lumlicr of oil
owners whose employes ranged from ton
to twenty. The firms of Milne S: Co. nnd |
Whitaker A Co. do not belong to the
manufacturers’ association, but have both
expressed their willingness to join the
other manufacturers on the lockout.
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
Insiioi-iiim Iteif till Ur From the tit) iff Chli'inro.
New York, October G.—Dr. Cyrus Edson
to-day made a personal inspection of the
ice poxes of the importers of Chicago beef
to make sure that no beef of diseased cat
tle was brought into Ibis city from Ha-
west. Under Dr. Edson’s orders tiie meat
inspector has daily looked the boxes over
on (ill roads entering the city from the
west. So far he has found the contents of
refrigirator cars unobjectionable.
Dr. Edson this morning said : “We are
somewhat handicapped in this work by
the difficulty of diagnosing the disease in
dressed carcasses without having the en
trails of the animals to hand. It is very
hard to decide in most eases whether or
not it has had plouro pneumonia. We
have this ii'ucli to go by, however, if the
disease lias made any considerable advance
1)1 euro is apt to aahcrc to the ribs, and ill
dressing the animal thus to lie
torn away. In consequence the inside
of the ribs is not smooth, but slightly
rough, showing evidence of the tearing
away of the membrane. This is what we
arc looking for, but have not yet found.
1 do not believe it possible that great con
cerns like Armour’s or Swift’s would
knowingly permit diseased beef to be
shipped. The smaller shippers arc thr
ones we mainly have to loo!: about for. It
gives us quite enough to do. Shipments
of western beef to this city are enormous.
It is slowly, but surely supplanting beef
killed here. Wc arc, trying to keepthat as
pure as possible. Upin Westchester coun
ty wc found some isolated cases of pleuro
pneumonia in time to prevent the spread
of the disease. Our marking force
is very small and insuffi
cient. If we were not so
short handed, I would go out or send out
to ascertain the condition of affairs in
Chicago. With reference to the precau
tion lo be taken here now, we know it,
only from newspaper accounts.”
The hoard of health has taken no offi
cial action in the premises yet.
THE NEW YORK MUDDLE.
StniDiUM. to be the Citudhhite of tiie f K [i 11 a I isl k.
New York, October G.—The bulls and
bears of Wall street stopped their usual per
formance to-day when lists were liung up
in the stock exchange for signatures of
those who advocated the nomination of J.
Edward Simmons for mayor. The brokers
gave a mighty cheer, nnd began two sub
lists. In two hours two-thirds of the mem
bers had pledged themselves to vote for
him. The aggregate capital represented
was nearly $1,000,000.
Edward U. Fox, the broker who insti
tuted the movement, said Simmons would
be the candidate of capital against labor,
and that the business men of New York
would not allow socialism to rule this city.
Similar lists will bo posted up in other ex
changes.
Simmons was president of the stock ex
change last year, and is grand master of
Masonry in the state of New York. He is
a democrat.
11)1 FlIIIM [illllffi,
What is Transpiring on the Other Si dr of
the Waters.
mrin iiiid tliu Knislnn Ui.vcrtiiin nf Tin* Iron
Ml Stool JltMinoMx of Knurl:ini! -Ilsintou Aocopts
iinn* (’li,il!omto-T!io Knviiuon of ( holoni. Kir.
ALABAMA STATE FAIR.
Prosldout Cleveland Invited to Attonil It.
Washington, October <>.—A delegation
of gentlemen from Alabama, headed by
Mayor Reese of Montgomery, waited on
the president to-day and invited him to at
tend the state fair to he held at Mont
gomery early in November. The presi
dent said he would consider the invitation
and inform them of his decision later.
tnv York Stork tfnrln t.
New Yokk, October U.—To-day’s stock
market was much less active than that of
yesterday, and the upward movement re
ceived a shock. There was some buying
by London, but much less than lias been
tor the past few days. 'Pile money market
worked somewhat closer, which had ad
verse influence on speculation, but sterl
ing exchange notes were reduced. In con
sequence of the Lackawanna inquiry and a
surplus supply of cotton, bull speculations
inaugurated another set back to-day, and
stock to-night shows a heavy decline. 'Pile
general impression is that the hull leaders
have taken their profits. Western Union
was extremely active, but shows no
change this evening. Vanderbilt’s
were conspicuously strong in the morning.
The opening was strong. The gains were
over those of last evening, the final figures
ranging from i to S, but Missouri Pacific
was up 1 cent. Several of the.* active lbt
were unchanged, and Western Union was
down Tin* market was feverish and
irregular in tne early trading, and North
eastern dropped : ) per cent., but the
remaindr r of • be list was firm to strong,
and continued so for most of the morning,
though the highest prices were generally
made close to 11 o’clock. A somewhat
irregular but generally heavy market suc
ceeded, though there being a slight, rally
in the last hour, but the close was weak.
Total sales 589,000 shares.
ON THE TRACK.
The Result of the l.iitonia Park Races Yesterday.
Cincinnati, October 6.—First race at
Latonia Park to-day, 2 furlongs; Nora M.
won, Clatter 2d, Archbishop 3d; time 1*31$.
Second race, 9 furlongs; Ligant won,
Kinsington 2d, Annie Woodcock 3d; time
1:571.
Third race, 5 furlongs; Linda Pane won,
Starina 2d, Violette 3d; time 1:03V.
Fourth race, 6 furlongs; Withrow won,
Passion 2d, Broadhead 3d; time 1:19?.
Fifth race, 1 mile; Font won, Bonita
2d, Monocrat 3d; time 1:42j—the fastest
ever made on this course.
Vienna, October II.—Two persons died
from cholera in Trieste and seven in Pesth
during the past twenty-four hours. There
were nineteen new cases in Trieste and
ten in Pesth.
THE CRITICAL POINT PASSED.
The political correspondence of the
newspapers says that the most dangerous
phases in the relations of the Bulgarian
government with Russia has been passed.
A BULGARIAN GENERAL ARRESTED.
The Neu Freie Press publishes a dispatch
from Holla stating that the Bulgarian gen
eral. Scliswaroff, has been arrested for
holding clandestine relation with Kaulbars
Kmrlnnd.
HANLON ACCEPTS ROSS’ CHALLENGE.
London, October 6.—Hanlon has ac
cepted Ross’ challenge to row a race on
the Thames for f500 a side.
THE IRON AND STEEL BUSINESS.
The annual meeting of the Iron and
Steel Institute was held in London to-day.
President Percy, the retiring president,
delivered an address on the iron and steel-
making resources of Great Britian and
the United States. He showed that the
British output of Bessemer steel was con
stantly decreasing, and he warned his
hearers that if there should be war ora
commercial struggle blind belief in their
own supremacy would be* dangerous, and
t his disregard of their antagonist’s power
would result in disaster.
Riilgiiriu.
HE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.
Sofia, October G. -The Russian agency
here officially denies that Hen. Kaulbars
has been recalled by the czar. The agency
says that direct telegraphic communica
tion is maintained between the czar and
Kaulbars.
Prim <ui.
THE ESTATE ACCEPTED.
Paris, October 6.—'The French institute
met to-day and accepted the bequest of
the Chantilly estates by Due D’Aumalc.
A Pont OMIn> C’lwrk Iri Troulth*.
Washington, October 6.—Otis F. Ham,
alias Franklin Cook, a clerk in the Wash
ington post office, was arrested to night
for robbing the mails. Recently com
plaints of the loss of valuable letters have
been numerous, and inspectors were de
tailed to watch the clerks. To-night Cook
wae caught in the act of putting a letter in
his pocket. After his arrest ho confessed
that for several months past he has been
stealing and opening letters and appro
priating their contents. Cook was ap
pointed in March, 1885, after passing the
civil service examination under the name
of Ham. It has since been learned that
his name is Cook. He is 4S years of age
and has a family. He came originally from
Boston.
I'rutrstaut Kpisro)i;il Ckm'oh Convention.
Chicago, October 6.—The general con
vention of the Protestant Episcopal church
of the United States opened here to-day.
The house of bishops assembled in the
room of the St. James Episcopal church
shortly before 10 o’clock to prepare for the
opening services of the convention. Two
thousand tickets of admission to the
church edifice had been purchased
and a large premium was in many
cases offered to ticket holders
by persons desirous of witnessing the in
augural services. A great audience, com
posed of the clerery, completely filled the
spacious auditorium. Services began at
10:30 o’clock with a recessional hymn
which heralded the approach of the
bishops who emerged from a side room
and filled the space within the chancel
rail. This was followed by the reading of
the morning prayer, the chanting of the
litany and the celebration of
the communion service. A ser
mon was delivered by Right Rev.
George T. Bedell, of Ohio,who spoke noon
the continuity of the Church of Uod. Trie
singing of a recessional hymn followed,
the bishop retiring, headed, as when they
came into the church, by the venerable
Bishop Lee, of Virginia, senior bishop of
the body. This afternoon the entire body
assembled at Central Music Half, the cleri
cal and delegates taking the main floor
and Die bishops Apollo liall for organiza
tion.
Chicago. October <1.—The offerings this
| morning were both devoted to the restora
tion of the churches in Charleston de-
vasted by the earthquake
I At'‘Mu afternoon session Rev. Morgan
Dix, of New York, was chosen as presiding
I officer and Rev. Mr. Hutchinson as seere-
1 tary.
j Both houses met this evening at 8:30
! o’clock, the house of deputies in Central
music hall, and the house of bishops in
I the room of a polio club, and perfecred
j their respective* organizations.
THETALBOTTON BRANCH.
-
Tliu bcmili. Brut her. I’rcxeut Tlinlr lioail One Day
To., Lute.
| Talbotton, Ga., October 5.—Thu ilirec-
| tors of the Talbotton railroad in a mectinq
I sntnc time siiua' found that a loss of about
I .*250 had been sustained tiie preceding
year. To bring about harmony among
the stockholders it was decided to change
! the management of tiie road and offer it
i for lease; so at once it was offered and nd-
‘ vertised. Messrs. J. Ii. and W. K. Dennis,
two of our most worthy young men, made
| them an offer of a lease for (fifteen years
I with a dividend of 5 per cent., payable
every three months. This bid was accept
ed, provided the required bond of
I $10,000 could be made in a certain
lime. The bond was drawn up and signed,
and the names of those who are on the
bond are responsible for about $250,000, but
it was presented to the directors just one
day after tile ulloted time had expired.
The result of a meeting of the directors
was a refusal to uccept the bond on tiie
ground of illegality, and their action has
caused considerable comment, and no
doubt it will develop into an interesting
law suit, which will be watched eagerly
by the friends of the road. As the matter
now stands it is not likely tiie road will be
leased at all, or at least for some time, and
some feeling and excitement has been
manifested.
| from Chicago to this city, every precau
tion is now being taken to prevent the
l sale of such cattle. Dr. Ward, state veteri
narian, under the law is clotned with full
[authority, lie hits placed inspectors at
I both the Caivnrton nnd Claremont stook-
j yards, and all cattle from Cbieago will be
quarantined and inspected before they cait
i be offered for sale. The penalties
I for disobeying the orders of
| the state veterinarian are severe and
will be fully enforced. To bring diseased
i cattle in tliu pens involves not only the
loss of the animal, but a fine of $50 or $100
for each animal offered. Dr. Ward will
insist on visiting the full penalty of tiie
law against ail offenders. The keepers of
the cattle yards have already been notified
that no cattle from Chicago shall be un
loaded from the cars till the required in
spection shall he accomplished.
A STEAMER WRECKED.
The l olIniHC iff n Flue fMill's n Serious Disaster.
St. Louis, October G.—A special from
Cape Girardeau to t lie Post Dispatch says
that the wreck of the La Mascotte result
ed I'roni collapse of one of the boiler flues.
The explosion spent its force directly
backward into tiie engine room and tbe crew
and roustabouts suffered from being
scalded by the escaping steam. Elevn of
the latter were so terribly burned
that huge scales of flesb peeled
from their bodies. Six of them have died.
After the bodies of the killed and injured
had been brought ashore they were placed
on tiie steamer Engle, which brought
them to this city, where the local and
visiting physicians nrc now caring for
them. The register of passengers was lost
with the LuMascotto, and it is thought
that some were drowned or killed whoso
bodies have not been recovered.
The pilot, taking advantage of her head
ing, turned the boat toward the shore, but
the flames caused him to abandon his post
before tbe stage plank could be lowered.
After leaving his post the current turned
the boat’s bow out into tiie riveragain and
her stern swung close to the
bank, which afforded a means
of escape for several who were
at tiie end of the boat, the pilot and one
cabin boy getting ashore without injuries
or even wet feet. The plank was lowered
and many were placed upon it, mostly
women and children, who would have
boon saved had not tiie smokestack fallen
square across it, and all who were not
killed by it were drowned.
Captain Thompson, after doing all in his
power to save the passengers and crew,
jumped overboard and swam ashore, the
boat having by this time drifted fully 200
yards out into the river. The La Mas-
oottc drifted over to the Illinois shore op
posite Willard’s Landing and sank, the
only thing visible at present being her
wheels. Lew Branham, second clerk, tells
the following story of the disaster:
“We had lauded at Neeley’s and were
pulling out, and I walked up stairs into my
room when I heard a small explosion, like
that of a skyrocket, and opened the door
to the cabin and saw Stearn coming in
from the burlier shop. 1 saw the ladies in
their cabin, and called to thorn to come
forward. I saw fire coming from under
the boiler deck, and I took the ladies for
ward to the boiler deck and started down
tne s’alrs, when the pilot gave
’die pi .... 'vers to them, telling them all to
put tnom on immediately. 1 ordured the
■itag.i-nlank thrown overboard, which was
;>: omptly done, and we put ail the ladies
on the plank. -The rigging broke and the
j'iinik swung out. Mrs. L. Soemers
jumped into my arms ami I landed her on
The stage while I was thrown into the
river myself. I swum along
side of the stage and made the men
get oil'so it would hear up the ladies. I
then swam to a ledge of rocks and crawled
ashore. A man from Illinois with a skiff
t ink the people off of the stage and also
saved a number that were swimming, but
! don’t recollect the skiff man’s name. He
did Home noble work, however.”
J. J. Hanlon, second pilot, says: “The
Fugle was near us when the disaster oe-
'iirred nnd could easily have pushed us
ashore without much trouble and danger,
but l understand tiie captain did not care
io render any assistance. Adolphus
Fviglii, pilot of the Engle, told me that
i be captain ordered him not to go near the
liiiMascotto as he did not wish to endanger
iiis boat. If lie would only have pushed
us ashore not a single person would have
been injured, except from scalds and
burns.
Rll.Wlr.l \ 11)1'*
Baltimore, r ’c!oher 6.— A special from
Columbia, H. 0., ■ ; • v.i'l It . uident
occurred at, Chestr r S': !c; i.giit by
Which two ehilseen and m woman
were roasted alive. Da. j it, riry went
with his wife to n c*mr> mo.'.m g. leaving
1 heir house iu.it two e ini'iron n urge of
Carolina Berry. Up.. . 1 b- ret,,. . of the
party i bey found I tie house in names and
heard Ii: screaming i me era .rer. upon
the inside. An n.isiiei'o- <9 . 'opt was
madi to savi them. The ciinrr d bodies
were recovered from the ruins. It is sup-
posed that Carolina F.orrv wem to sleep
while smoking and the bed clothes caught
fire from her pipe.
tlui-'t"
nl Suirlite
B.'-f.Ti.’.Jonti, October 9.—A special from
Columbia, S. says : In Chester county,
Monday evening, Chas. White, colored,
stmt Iiis wife and then hung himself.
White made an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide u month ago, and on Sun
day night lie shot at Iiis wife for miscon
duct. He induced her to take a walk with
iiini, when lie shot tier and then hunghim-
self to the limb of a tree.
I lute
eii W.irriuils.
A Fatal Expiation.
Deadwood, Dak., October G.—A box
containing thirty pounds of giant powder
exploded in tbe 300 level Calailoiiia mine
yesterday. Four men were killed outright.
Their names are Phillip Wymaun, Thomas
Chesire, John Pascar and Harry Rosier.
Fred Belin was badly cut and is not ex
pected to live. The bodies of the killed
were blown in pieces and the remains taken
out in barrels. The men had gone to sleep
on a box used for the powder when a spark
from one of the men’s pipe fell among the
scraps.
A On 1 e n ii la 1 Celebration.
Lynchburg, Va., October 6.—The 100th
anni ersary of the foundation of this city
j will be celebrated on Monday next by the
j opening of an agricultural fair, of which a
j great trades display will be one of the feat-
I ures. Governor Lee will preside in the
j ceremonies.
Dlseiiseil Cuttle.
I Baltimore, October 6.—An intimation
j having reached Baltimore that large num
bers of beef cattle, among which disease
1 is supposed to exist, are to be shipped
Chicago, III., October 6.—Wm. J. Gal
lagher was held in *12,000 bail by Justice
Kerstcr this afternoon on seven warrants,
charging forgery, conspiracy, passing ficti
tious bills and for obtaining money under
false pretences. He went to jail.
The Ti'ii-liour System.
Chicago, October 6.—To-day tbe Chica
go packers unanimously agreed to change
to the ten-hour system on Monday, October
11.
Seeri'fary H aim hut.
Albany, N. Y., October 6.—Secretary
Manning went to New York this morning
and expects to be in Washington next
week. ,
Slio Aktri'i'il With Him.
“It’s meat and drink to me to meet a jol
ly good fellow like Smith,” said Jones.
“ Well, judging from the condition you
come home in when you have been with
Smith,” said Mrs. Jones, with asperity, “I
should say it was meet and drink.”—New
York Sun.
Miriii'iiliius
W. W. Reed, druggist, of Winchester,
Ind., writes: “One of my customers, Mrs.
Louisa Pike, Bartonia, Randolph county,
Ind., was a long sufferer with- consump-
i tion, and was given up to die by her physl-
j cians. She heard of Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for consumption, and began buying
| it of me. In six months’ time she walked
j to this city, a distance of six miles, and is
j now so much improved she has quit using
it. She feels she owes her life to it.”
j Free Trial a bottle at Brannon & Car-
sou’s drug Store. eod&w