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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