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Cohmttms (fwjiiirer VOL. XXVIII-NO. 245 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER <), 1886. The October Report of the Department of Agriculture. A Bitter AHurlt on .Volin II. .Initios—Hob Smith* ■rn’s Shi truer—llnrrj Jackson Will Not Hon for Mayor—A Mean Thief- Personal Mention, Special to Enquirer-Sun. Atlanta, Ga., October 8.—Following is an advance copy of the October crop re port to be issued by the agricultural de partment on the 10th : COTTON. The estimate of the prospective yield of cotton in the state, based upon its condi tion October 1st in comparison with an average crop, falls two points below the estimates of last month. There is a small decrease in all the sections except south west Georgia. This is probably due to the drouth which, except in the extreme southern portion of the state, along the Florida and coast line, has been general. The dryness of the month, however, while it caused some shedding, has doubtless been of more than compensating advantage by facilitating the opening and gathering of the crop in good condition. The condition of the lint in the portion of the crop gathered to this date, is ex ceptionally good; The prospective yield is, in north Georgia, 79; in middle Georgia, 80j in south west Georgia, 78; in east Georgia, 71; in southeast Georgia, 86, and in the whole state, 79. CORN. The yield, or prospective yield, in com parison with that of an average crop, is in north Georgia, 80; in middle Georgia, 91; in southwest Georgia, 92; in east Georgia, 98; in southeast Georgia, 94, and in the whole state, 91. The crop on uplands is generally very good, while that of the bottoms is usually quite poor, owing to protracted wet weather and repeated overflows in the earlier part of the growing season. MISCELLANEOUS CROPS. Rice—The yield, or prospective yield, compared to an average, is, in middle Georgia, 96; in southwest Georgia 99; in east Georgia, 8S; and in southeast Geor gia—to which belongs the larger part of the acreage of this crop—100. Sugar Cane—The prospective yield is, in middle Georgia, 91; in southwest Georgia, 89; in east Georgia, 98; in?southeast Geor gia, 92, and in the whole state, 91. Sorghum—The prospective .yield is, in north Georgia, 96; in middle Georgia, 98, in southwest Georgia, 82; in east Georgia, 94: in southeast Georgia, 100, and in the whole state, 94. Sweet Potatoes—The prospective yield is, in north Georgia, 79; in middle Georgia, 88; in southwest Georgia, 85; in east Geor gia, 91; in southeast Georgia, 95, and in the state, 87. Turnips—The season has been too dry for the success of this orop. The reports indicate less than three-fourths of an average crop for the Rtate. The prospect is, in north Georgia, 76; in middle Georgia, 64; in southwest Georgia. 68; in east Geor gia, 65, and in southeast Georgia, 88. Tobacco—The yield, or prospective yield, compared to an average crop is in north Georgia, 102; in middle Georgia, 94; in southwest Georgia, 94; in east Georgia, 92, and in the whole state, 95. STOCK HOGS. The number of stock hogs, compared to last year, isj in north Georgia, 88; in mid dle Georgia, 91; in southwest Georgia, 87; in east Georgia, 80; in southeast Georgia, 88, and in the whole state, 87. The condition of stock hogs, compared to an average, is, for the respective sec tions, 93,98, S9, 82 and 97, and for the whole state 92. Cholera is reported as having prevailed some time during the year, to a greater or less extent, in all parts of the state, but with most disastrous effects in some por tions of north, middle and southwest Georgia. A Now Field of Labor. Atlanta, October 8.—Rev. Dr. J. G. Armstrong entered into the service of the Equitable Life Assurance Society to-day as one of its general agents in the south. That he will make a marked success in the profession of life assurance there is no doubt. Dr. Armstrong is a muchly wronged man. Ilo Won’t Haro 11. Atlanta, October 8.— Strong efforts have been made to induce Captain Harry Jackson to make the race for mayor, hut he positively declines to do so. Captain Jackson would make a good mayor. He said “If the solid men of Atlanta—the men who have made the city what it is— should say to me that it was my duty to be a candidate for mayor, I would, per haps, agree to do as they wished. In that case 1 would make a personal sacrifice for the sake of fulfilling a duty to the city. Mv candidacy for the office of mayor would be like my going into another war to be shot at. I would be a candidate because the interests of the people with whom I am allied demand it. Nothing else, as I have already said, would induce me to seek or to hold office.” Tom Kipper. Atlanta, October 8.—The Israelites of this city are observing Yom Kipper. It is the day of atonement., and is observed gen erally throughout the world. Personal Mention. Atlanta, October S.—E. B. Freeman and T. S. Chancellor, former,y of your city, are registered at the Kimball. Mr. Freeman is representing C. L. Woodbridge & Co., of Now York, buttons and dress . trimmings, and Mr. Chancellor, Kinsely, Todd & Co., silks, fancy dry goods etc , of ; the same city. They ure visiting the prin cipal southern cities, and report business | good. Bob Southern’ll Sentence. Atlanta, October 8.—Bob Southern was j yesterday convicted in the United States . court of conspiracy and sentenced j to pay a fine of $500 and be confined in jail for nine months. Southern is the husband | of the famous Kate Southern who killed Nancy Cowart at a dance at her father’s house a number of years ago because she | was dancing with her husband and for which crime she worked several years in ; and was par- | the ; second day of April, 1883, j Deputy Collector Bledsoe ana Deputy Marshal Campbell made a raid into Gilmer j county and seized a still belonging to a , brother to Southern, who was arrested, i The officers traveled all night, and next day reached the home of Martin Teems, of J that county, who runs a government dis-j tillery. Bob Southern and two of his brothers rode up and entered the house, going into the room in which the officers j had left their carbines and pistols. When j the officers went back into the room they found a pistol j f one. No one could tell who had got it. i 'he Southern .1 boys showed that they ; were seeking trouble, and after making various threats went off. During the night a fine buggy belonging to the officers, and which had been left out In f! yard, was cut to pieces. The evido v showed that the Southerns had done t... work. A man named Burrell swore that the Southern boys went to his house and told him t hey intended to cut up the buggy, and asked j him to go with them. He went and they made the buggy look like it had been through a Georgia cyclone. They cut great gaps in I lie horse and left a note tied lo his (ail, tolling the revenue officers to steer clear of that county. Yesterday's Proceedings of ilte Conven tion at Richmond. Fail fill' Vs III use (a tibia Hum I n I miltin',I mi,I l!> In 'solutions .. Etc. Richmond, Ya., October 8.—It is under stood this morning that the committee on credentials of the Knights of Labor had An Attack on Mr. .Innii'H. Atlanta, October 8.—Quite a stir was created in Atlanta to-uiglit by the circula tion of a pamphlet entitled the “Truth,” published by the “Dollar for Dollar Assn- | completed the consideration pi the ease ol elation,” or in other words Mr. James the St. Louis delegates, and that its report Findley, a wealthy and respected eitiz.cn would be ready for presentation as soon as of Atlanta. It seems that in the failure of j the convention hud assembled, rhe eon- the John H. James bank, Mr. Findley lost 1 test Is not one that has aroused such bitter $35,000, and he took this method of re- I feeling as was created by the efforts of the venge. The pamphlet says Mr. James was ] J°h, n Morrison representatives of the se- i iaiinnnts asserted title by virtue of certain | swamp and other selections under grants to the slate of Louisiana. Commissioner 1 Hparks holds that the French grant is a complete title, protected by the treaty of 1803, ai.il not needing legislative or other > i onllrmat: in by the United Blates, nnil Hint the lands, being private property at the date of the state grants did not pass under tbe.se grants. The amount involved in Ibis decision reaches several million dollars. PROTES 1 AMT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Tin* t’l'firi'i'illiurs Yi*1criluy In lln* Chicago Con- LV liwl SMI The Chicago Packing Houses Return to the Old Hours. ol Is Hu' llv.ult Sn Fur. unit thi' I’ulim Called ,i Poll:im Where II Will considered by the unsuspecting people of Atlanta a pure, noble and honorable man. “He who started with his paltry $6009 and in a few short years by honest, hard labor and bold financiering, according to his own state ment, amassed a banking capital of $200,- 000. Ever and anon the columns of the local press were singing his praise far and near, hut one day came the announcement the ‘corner bank has suspended.’ Then comes the troops of creditors and they are promised they will be paid dollar for dol lar. Rut where, oh! where is the dollar for dollar? “Probably |the driver and oc cupant of some four wheeled vehicle which moved silently in the darkness of midnight through the lonely streets of Atlanta and deposited heavy bundles in a certain residence on one of the most prominent streets might givo us the de sired information.” It concludes by asking, “Will he pay dollar for dollar ?” and hopes that some more wise and far-seeing than they are may be able to solve the enigma. ’ The balance of the pamphlet is taken up in printing the accounts of Mr. James a: his bank published by the local and foreign press for years past and com ments thereon. 4 Very Mean Man. Atlanta, October 8.—One of the mean est thieves on record was sent to the chain gang for six months to-day by Judge Clark, of the superior court. It was Tom Green, white, who went into a negro’s barn and pulled a setting hen off her nest, stole the eggs, and tried to sell them to a boarding house. ON CHANGE. A Flooil iif Humors Afloat lu tlie Street. New York, Octobers.—There was again a disposition on the stock exchange this morning to await events, but notwith standing the flood of unfavorable rumors which came chiefly from the west, the general market was firm through out the morning hours. Later, when the hope that something definite would be ac complished at the meeting at the Grand Central depot to-day was given up, priceB declined and the lowest figures were reached in the last hour. The market closed steady on a rally. Reading was the principal feature in trading, but followed the course of the general market. West ern Union was strong after the announce ment that Corbin would enter the direct ory, the belief being that a compromise of some sort on the telegraph business would ensue. The opening was irregular, the differ ence between last evening’s tinal figures and the first prices this morning ranging from declines of A to advances of a like amount. New England was a prominent exception, being 1 higher. Reading and New England were features of the early trading, the latter being especially strong. The general market was barely firm. After the first hour business became quiet, and in afternoon prices sagged off throughout the list, a notable exception being the Nickle Plate stocks a d Western Union. The market rallied in the last half hour and closed firm. A great majority of the active stocks to-night are lower, Maliattan being- down 14, and New England upand Wabash preferred 1 each, and others fractional amounts. There were a few fractional ad vances, conspicuous among which were Western Union, Canada Southern and Texas Pacific trust receipts. Sales, 394,000 shares. CUBA. The Ci Strike New Orleans, October 8.—The Pica yune's special from Key West says: Havana advices by steamer to-day state that the cigar makers’ strike there, which lias continued for weeks, will probably j assume a very serious aspect before a set- ! tlement is reached. The strike originated j and was confined, until Monday, to fau-I tories working parted or inferior tobacco, I but in consequence of no settlement being ! reached atth tile last Sitiid, eding Brooklyn assemblies to obtain recognition, and it was expected that it would soon be disposed of and matters of more real Importance lie taken up. Every one is growing impatient a’ the delays en countered, and all are beginning to recog nize the necessity of settling down to busi ness if they hope to conclude the session of the convention within any reasonable time. At the close of the morning session it was learned that most of the time had been occupied in discussing the report of the committee on credentials concerning the St. Louis contesting delegation. The question at issue was whether the dele gates elected at the meeting held at 7 o’clock in the evening, or at a subsequent meeting an hour later, were the regularly elected delegates, The report presented to the convention and accepted by it is in favor of the delegates elected lit the 8 o’clock meeting. The assembly is now ready to organize. At" the afternoon session of the Knights of Labor convention, to-day, Mr. Powder- ly’s address was finally read and the re port of the committee appointed to in vestigate the ease of the Homo Club of New York was made and adopted. With regard to the nature of that report Powderly declined to furnish any informa tion. Committees were appointed on law, appeals and grievenees and upon the state of the order, and a special committee upon the distribution of resolutions. Otner business which came before t lie convention was appropriately referred. A resolution was adopted providing for the appointment of a special committee to take into consideration those parts ofPow- derly’s address which relate to the educa tion and training of the youth for the per formance of their duties as citizens. A resolution was also adopted authorizing the appointment of a special committee of five to prepare and send a telegram to some proper person in Providence, R. I., with regard to the limitations of the right of suffrage in that state. The committee drafted and sent the following communi cation : “To Charles E. Gorman, chairman of the Equal Rights Democratic Association, Providence, R. I.: The order of Knights of Labor in general assembly convened At Richmond, Va., endorse your efforts in tie- half of tile elimination in unjust discrimin ation from the constitution of your state and pledges its moral support to you until success is achieved.” Tlie committee was also directed to send a similar telegram to the district of Co lumbia in view of the disfranchised con dition of its inhabitants. This committee was appointed in accordance with a reso lution adopted at the Cleveland assembly. Powderly was shown to-night a newspa per containing a telegram from Montreal to the effect that delegates are about to lie seut here from Canada to consult with him as to the possibility and expediency of so changing the constitution of the Knights of Labor as to rendre it unobjec tionable to the Roman Catholic church. Powderly said he had received no infor mation with regard to it. He also denied the truth of the statement pub lished this morning, that he called last evening upon Bishop Kean, of this city, for tlie purpose of consulting him with reference to the affairs of the order with reference to the position taken by the Knights of Labor upon the color question. He said ne had called socially upon the bishop, ns he had been accustomed to call unon the clergy of any city in which he happened to be, but that lie had no conversation with him concerning the Knights of Labor or tile color question. Now that iL is known exactly who are qualified dele gates, it is found that the total number en titled to seats in the convention is 755. The number present is 710. Chicago, October 8.--The house of dep uties ot the Protestant Episcopal conven tion began its third day’s session this fore noon. Thu committee on amendments to the constitution reported that they had Dr. Swoue’s resolution on the subject of uniformity in the marriage laws before it, and reported that they found no constitu tional question in it and asked to be dis charged. Rev. Dr. Hall moved that it be referred to the joint committee on marriagu and divorce. Agreed to. * The same committee reported that they had a resolution of tho diocese before them regarding the reduction of the num ber of deputies. They reported that the change was inexpedient. Adopted. The committee on the state of tho church reported t hat the secretary of the house be directed to summarize the statistics In the reports of the several diocesses and the missionary jurisdiction and publish them as adenda to tho fiscal report of this com mittee. Rev, ltr. Gray, of Tennessee, moved that in order to bring oriiot; out of chaos, tho house grant permission to use for the next throe years the first prayer book of Ed ward VI. In support of the resolution, l)r. Gray said it afforded the relief sought. A meeting should begin with the Lord’s prayer und end with the third collect, so that a shortening was obtained, while for tho addition of a magnificent benediction and nunc demittis were gained. It was a book thoroughly script ural and l here was nothing in it that was not wholly authorized by holy writ. This was seconded by Dr. Huntington, who moved that it lie laid on the table. Agreed. A message was received from the house of bishops which said that they had con curred in message No. 2 of the house of deputies, amending message No. 2 of the house of bishops. Tlie president said the house of bishops having concurred in tlie motion of the house of deputies for a joint eommitte of re vision of the prayers of tlie prayer books, he would appoint tlie following commit tee : Rev. Dr. Huntington, Edgar V. Gould, Judge Shellley, Judge Gilbert, Dr. ohattuck, and Messrs. Hale, Hart, Nash and Packard. The house of deputies then ad journed, and being joined by the house of bishops, resolved them selves into a board of missions. Right Rev. Lee, of Delaware, presiding. The order of business observed at the preceding session of the bourd of missions was adopted. Tho secretary proceeded to read the annual re- F ort of tile secretary of missions, review- gthe work of the preceding three years. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. ■'ini.. Visited liy a Terrible Coullugru- tlllll 8011.(100 I.UHK. HIS SEVENTH COMET. E. K. liitinard, nr Ilia Van Dlseovcr* Ills t.iist Fpoll ill .5—Its I.ooatidti am) Appeal Nashville, Tenn., October 6.—E. H. Barnard, of tlie Vanderbilt University ob servatory, lias discovered his seventh comet in ten hours thirty-six minutes of right ascension and north declination, no immense joint meeting oT I degrees, and fifty-eight minutes. The anufacturers and operatives, held j position this morning was right ascension, .inday at the Albania Theatre, j 10 hours 38 minutes, north declination. 1 the manufacturers of Vuelta Abago tobacco joined issue with the others and closed their establishments in order to prevent their operatives contrib uting toward the support of the strikers degree and 8 minutes, its duily motion therefore, 2 minutes of right asccnsio toward the east and 10 minute are toward the north. The appare.i motion of this comet is, therefore, in t l Special to the Courier-Journal. Gallatin, Tenn., October 6.—Poor ill- fated Gallatin was visited by another con flagration this morning at 10:30. Tomkins’ opera house, A. G. Harris’ grocery, Myers & Johns’ dry goods house, Foster & Holmes’ drug store and W. C. Blue & Sons’ furniture and undertaking establishment, on Main and Water streets, were burned to the ground, with nearly their entire contents. The brick storehouse, owned by Mrs. M. J, Lucas, and occupied by L. Lipman as a drygoods store, was also burned. the merchants saved but little goods, as the tire had gained considerable headway before tlie alarm was given. The lire originated in the back part of Tomkins’ opera house from some unknown cause. The loss foots up nearly $60,000, and the most substantial block of buildings in tlie town destroyed. Dr. W. Tomkins owned the opera house and store rooms of Harris, Myers & Johns, Foster & Holmes and .1. \V. Glasgow, val ued at $25,000, and hud insurance of $12,- | 500. Harris had $65')0 insurance oil bis stock of $9000. Myers A Johns bad $17,- (1110 worth of goods, and were insured for ; $7000. Foster A Holmes suffered a net loss of $3500. .1. W. Glasgow’s , ... , I stock of cigars and wines, valued at (trrldtt Ohsrrvulnr). j j 1800i woro nl | ] osl; i llsuru „ ce f1000. W. [ C. Blue A Son lost three frame business ! houses, valued at $3000, as well as coffin lumber to the extent of $1000. The Lucas House was fully insured. Lewis Tom kins, son of I)r. W. It. Tomkins,was caught under tlie falling wall andlwas horribly crushed. I It. took several minutes to get him out. lie was terribly burned about the face, ; head and body, and is dying to-night. W. i E. Cantrell, Jesse Moore and several others were slightly burned while trying to rescue Tomkins. i mi ul October The strike has extended to interior towns, ! direction of the sun, and should its east the rough clement taking advantage of I motion continue, it will soon pass froi excitement *■ —I an ~ i—,„.i i_ . —,i A CASE OF REHYPOTHECATION. Soeil Mo roll ii ii I III t lie Millillc of Very lab I'mlloiiruont. the general depredations. Highway robberies and as- | ern pnrtoi't sasinations ocetir daily. A riot has been i and was fou apprehended several days by the authori- '■ on the ntort: ties of Harthona who have token j is close , l. precautions to keep the available | sunset. Iti ivil guards under arms, while \ half hour committing | sight. The comet is located in tlie south e constellation of tlie Lion, i whilst seeking for comets lg of October 5. Its position east-, mi horizon, just before u only be seen for about a >re I iie sunlight blots it from counted police are in readiness for any j view. When discovered Mr. Barnard emergency. The following cablegram was was sweeping the eastern sky in a limited received last night, via Havana, by the ! space between the dome of the observatory president of the cigarmakers’ union: j and a large mass of trees. There was scarce- j “Tlie cigarmakers and strippers of San- [ ly time for the seeker to get tlie large telo- tiago de Lasvegas are out of employment j scope of tlie observatory upon it before ; and destitute. Eight thousand men and daylight. However, an approximate posi- 300 women are without bread for their tion was obtained. This morning it was families, and ask their brothers in Key observed ns soon as it rose from the hori- \Vest for relief and transportation. An- j zon, and the observations continued, and a the penitentiary and was doned. On the night of nounce to Tampa and New Orleans.’ The l.n Mascotte Disaster. St. Louis, October 8.—The following deaths occurred yesterday among those in jured in the La Mascotte disaster, making the total number thirty: Marshall Wade, colored, of Walnut Hell, Tenn.: Robert Rice, colored, ol Cape Michael; M. G. Sherer, of Cincinnati; Levy Chatham, | colored, of Paducah, Ky. George S. David- j son, the boat’s captain, islin a very pre- 1 carious condition and is not expected to live. The coroner’s jury to-day returned a Chicago, Octob-.. 1 0. Tho fact is made public this in ruing that James W. Sykes, j the Michigan avenue seed merchant who made an assignment last. Saturday, was i arrested late Monday night by a deputy sheriff on two capiases issued from the superior court, but suppressed. Mr. Sykes succeeded in securing securities, and was I released on bail amounting to $17,500. The ! papers in the case were still suppressed yesterday, as it was reported that one of the attorneys thought the matter would be settled out of court. The arrest was made on complaint of the Merchants’ Lean and Trust Company and tlie Hide and Leather bunk. The first of these ' banks held Mr. Sykes' paper for $20,000 and the second for a smaller sum. .. . , Mr. Sykes refused to suyunytliing on the ! Its cometary character, therefore, re- subject, and the lawyers are equally taei- , mauled uncertain. Further observations ; turn; but Mr. John W. Deane, president of made its motion a certainty. Its appear- ; the Merchants’ Loan und Trust Company, mice is that of a mass of bright haze, I the lurgest creditor of the firm of J. W. j strongly condensed in the middle with j Hykes & Co., said: “The capias was issued HmaJl and dimcult nucleuH, and a very i because we were convinced that the ban ks 1 faint, short tail pointing away from the | had been swindled. Both the Merchants’ | sun - ] Loan andJTrust and the Hide and Leather ~ _—~~ 1 banks are in exactly the same situation. An Important Land Decision. : We submitted the facts to our attorney, Washington, October 8.—An important j Judge Smith, and lie told us there was am- land office decision has been mude by i tile grounds for criminal proceedings, and series of accurate positions obtained. The short time it was under observation on the 5th it was not possible to detect its motion. vr’rOint evonerHline-the officers of the La J? 110 °. m F e decision lias been made by i pie grounds for criminal proceedings, and Maseott^fromall'blameaud'^severelv crftL Commissioner Sparks, involving the title we took steps accordingly. It was, we St nntZ Fhrandd. nf t he Faclp far I to curUun valuable lands in the vicinity of think, a plain swindle. The firm borrow- not * ^O^L^vered in part by the town | ed tnonejy to the extent of $37,000 from his treatment of the survivors and for not ; ’ t - Carroliton attempting to run the burning boat ashore, ! u y buildings’ and recommended that his license be re- -- ■ voted. A Disabled Steamer. London, October 8.—Thefteamer Deak, from Glasgow, September 20 for Mobile, arrived at Falmouth to-day with her high pressure piston and cylinder broken. and upon other parts and improvements of great value, including the race course, ML Airy Ridge cemetery and shell road and the railroad from New Or leans to Lake Ponchartrain, This property has been claimed and possessed since the tlie banks, putting up ns security ware house receipts for seeds, and when we came to look for the seed there was no seed in store belonging to the firm. It has been a customer of the Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company for two months, and bore the best possible business reputation. middle of the last century under a French Mr. Hykes has, we think, been guilty of a ( grant which has been surveyed and segre- j crime, and we are going to try to send | gated from the public domain. Adverse him to the penitentiary to suffer for it.” I Chicago, October 8.—Fifteen thousand employes of twenty-one pork packing es tablishments at the stock yards have al most unaniinosly resolved not to return to the packing district Monday. Yesterday after dinner hour almost simultaneously ii notice ippeared in the different houses stating but on and after Monday, Octo ber 11, ^86, the proprietors would operate their n uses on a basis of ten hours for a day’s work. To tlie notice was appended the signatures of twenty-one packing firms. Tho matter has been re irded by tlie men as a bluff, hut the poi mg of the notice had a demor alizing eifr it and consequently became the topic for discussion and tho resolution on tlie part, of the non not to return Monday, or until the lor xout is over. The resolu tion, however, they ati not likely to keep, and Monday will probt lily bring on the packing district an army of men. The question as to whether the hog men will allow the beef men to work is now being discussed. The prevailing impression is that the locked out men will notallow anybody to work in any of the packing houses. Should they conclude to prevent the heef men from working about 20,000 men will be thrown out of employment. Chicago, October 8.—A great strike of the employes of tho Chicago packing houses against t he proposition to return to tlie ten-hour working day began this morning. The packing house owners had put up printed notices notifying their men that, beginning next Monday, they would lie expected to work ten hours instead of eight hours a day. This mumbling a committee of 1500 employed by tlie Chicago Packing ami Pro vision Company waited on tlie foreman of the works, and demanded that the no tices be taken down. The demand was re fused and the regiment of workmen at once left the building and were soon joinod by 800 men employed in the Silver Ham Works. Thus reinforced, tlie large force went in a body to the Armour Works to induce the men there to stop work. There is great excitement at the yards, but no trouble lias yet occurred. There seems no way to avoid a crisis. The packers seemed determined and the men said they will never accede. The Chicago live stock exchange held a meeting last evening to consider the mat ter. Repsesentatives of the heef killing house said they did not anticipate any trouble in view of the possible shutting down of the pork packing houses. A reso lution was adopted asking the shippers of live hogs to the Chicago market to care- full watch events and in no case to glut the the market, but to Isend only enough hogs to supply the eastern demand. This afternoon a large body of additional workmen went out on a strike, and a riot occurred at tlie works of John Morel', where a number of persons were hurt. The entire police force of tho town of Lake and two Pinkerton men, armed with rifles, have gone to the scene. Hundreds of men wore standing about the Pinkerton headquarters this morning making application for positions as guards. Mr. W. A. Pinkerton was reticent as to his intentions, hut said lie had not yet received any call for special police for tlie purpose of guarding the stock yards. The crowd of strikers failed to induce the Ar mour employes and the Anglo-American workmen to stop work and departed with out attempting anything compulsory. Everything is quiet at tlie yards. Shortly bofore 2 o’clock nil tlie men em ployed by tlie following stock yard pack ing firms refused to work and joined the strikers: Armour A Co., John Morell, .1. T. Hickey A Co., John Cudahy, tin: inter national Provision (lompany and tlie Anglo- American Packing Company. There are between 6000 and 7000 of them, making about 8000 in all who struck during tlie day. Some of Morell’s men, after going out, decided to return to work. Tlie strikers at once invaded tlie place to compel them to < | ii it, and employed violence, which for a time took on the dimensions of a serious riot. Police arc now at the scene and hope to restore order. Affairs became more quiet after the ar rival of the police. It was found that I some of the Morell employes were in jured by the attack made upon them, hut 1 none seriously. Three hundred Pinkerton j men are guarding tho houses to-night. A representative of tlie Silver Ham Packcry house declared Hint New York and other j eastern buyers were semliiif;' their orders to j Kansas City, which necessitated a change I to tlie hours here. Armour A Co. posted notices to-night notifying their \ men to come and get their pay to-morrow, i It is deemed possible that the houses nil i contemplate keeping closed down for a | short, time at least. ON THE TRACK. The Races at Llltoulll I’.-irl. Yesterday. i Cincinnati, OetobenS. Latonia Jockoy [Club first race, 11 miles; War Sign won, I King George 2d, Hanta Anota Bell 3d; time ! 2:11. j Second race, for two-year-olds 6 furlongs; Wary won, Clarion 2d, Passion 3d; time j 1:171. Third race, for maiden three-year-olds : and upwards, J mile; Andelia won, Evan- ' gc-linc 2d, Longaiight 3d: lime 1:311. i Fourth race, for two-year-olds, 6 fur longs; Cotta won, Paten 2d, Alleghany 3d; , time 1:154. Fifth race, 1 1-1(1 miles; Beaconsfleid won; Wanderer 2d, Wahoe 3; time 1:511. The Conilcmnod Aonr.-liists. Chicago, October s.- -The crowds which besieged the criminal court tin's morning j for admittance to Judge Gary’s court room [ were larger than at any time (luring tlie anarchists' trial. When court was opened Geo. Engle, one of tlie defendants, began a speeeli in answer to the judge’s inquiry us to why sentence should not be passed upon him. Engel recounted his experi ence in Germany where lie was born and described the hardships which the people were forced to submit to there. He came to this coun try, sought work in Philadelphia and Chi cago, and found the same state of affairs existing, Capitalists became rich by the oppression of tlie working classes. He then made a study of the question, read Henry George's books and became a social ist. Engel’s speech closed with a tirade against capitalists. Fielden, who followed Engel, made quite a commonplace address, after which court adjourned till 2 p. m. Tlie Toltmvo Crop. Baltimore, October 8.—The Baltimore ' Journal of Commerce will publish to-day 1 special reports from the tobacco growing ! sections of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina as to the injury to the crop by j the frost and the probable yield as com pared with lust year. The acreage this I PRICE FIVE CENTS year 1h reported much less than in 1885, and owing to unfavorable weather not much over two-thirds of a crop bad been expected prior to the frost. While con siderable of the crop has alreidybeen gal In-'.-t d, the frost seriously damaged wlnit was still in the fields and still further reduced the yield. In some instances the crop is stated as large as last year and tlie quality as good, but nearly all the reports claim I lie yield will lie much reduced, the esfimates running from one third to two- thirds of a crop and with the quality, especially in parts of North Carolina and Virginia, very poor, in the great Durham district tho yield is estimated at not over 40 per cent, of an average and of a very in ferior grade. FACTS FROM FOREIGN SHORES. AV lint Is Trauspiring on I tic Ollier Side of the Wilier. Delhi, October 8.—The ill feeling re cently aroused between Hindoos and Ma- homedans hero over mutual violations ot their respective religious principles culmi nated in a riot last night. Several persons were killed. The native religious agita tion is continually gaining dangerous ac tivity. The cause of much trouble is the fact that the butter in common use has been found to have been adulterated with pigs’ fat. At Bombay a society has been organized to propagate hostility to the Mahomedans and to inoculate general knowledge of tlie Hindoo religion. Kiudilliil. A COTTON MILL BURNED. London, October 8.—The Lawrence Cot ton Mills, and four houses at Chantey, Lancaster, ’have been destroyed by Are. Thu loss is $1,000,000. Fruni-o. DELES8EP8 COMING OVER. Paris, October 8.—M. DeLosseps will attend the celebration of Bartholdi’s statute of liberty which takes place at New York October 28. Itidinirhi. THE OENERAL’H COLD RECEPTION. Sofia. October 8.—General Kaulbars met with a cold reception at Sistova. A meeting of 1000 inhabitants declared against the intervention of Russia. Gen. Kaulbars notified tlie officers of the Bulga rian army at Sistova by letter to meet him and hear a message from the czar. The officers ronlieil that he should address the 11 ,. rian government. The Earth Still quaking. Charleston. October 8.—There were ttirec shocks at Summerville last night. Reports differ widely as to the intensity of tlie shock, some residents declaring that they were more severe than any disturb ance since August 31. while others report that they were slight tremors. No one was hurt, however, and no damage done to property. A slight shock was also felt here at 5 o’clock this morning by early risers, but it wus not generally felt. Charleston, October 8.—There were no new eurtbqunke disturbances here to day. Business is steadily growing better. The receipts of cotton this week were 29,- 759 bales as against 26,176 bales in the cor responding week last. year. All the cotton pr jsses are working lull time. The steam- snip ,/u.jtsman cleared to-day for Liver pool with 5719 bales of cotton. She was loaded and cleared in five days. There .-oi'.ld be no better refutation of tho charge that Charleston’s facilities for doing busi ness have been destroyed by the earth quake. The committee on relief are push ing their work with great energv. They acted to-day on about 200 applications for money to repair houses. Charleston, October 8.—It now ap pears that the report of the earthquake j shock on the Savannah railway to-day was. unfounded. Kmulmilnl for OongreNN. ! Hartford, Conn., October 8.—R. J. j Vance was nominated for congress by the ■ democrats of tile first district yesterday. Lincoln, Neb., October 8.—The demo- I cratic congressional convention of the | second district last night nominated W. A. : McKeyun, of liedcloud, for congress. St. Louis, October 8.—The united labo- part v yesterday nominated congressmen | as follows: Eighth district, Rehurd Winds; ninth district, Geo. W. Davidson; tenth j district, N. J. Hatch ford. Boston, October 8.—The republicans of j the third congressional district have re- j nominated A. A. Raney for congress. A V, I! a- i liritis cliarg She lei Captai oi. Afte Tew iver a- ouptai , ,'t i-boar i-iatswai I New York, Oc( I bark Montreal arrivi | of a Mexican captain anti ( i Colon in August in comma! j Davidson and a crew of fo leaving the port theoap,.;..i | stricken down widi fi-rer. ! became delirious and j-.imj | and was lost. The s!.ev.' t.- and the chief officer dint, maining men were unable to inn .age the vessel, and she drifted at ! lie i ,-y of the I wind and waves. Caught in a hurricane, she lost all her sails, and finally beached I near Campreki, Mexico. Here she was i found and taken charge of by Captain j Hutora, a Mexican, who reefed her and brought her and the sick crew to New Orleans. The euptain claims heavy sal vage. The Nrlirnsloi llnuiiirratH. Lincoln, Neb., October 8.—The demo cratic state convention met at Hasleny’s last evening. The following state ticket was placed in tiie field: For governor, Jas. I.. North; lieutenant governor. C. B. Babby; s cretary of state, Richard Thomp son; treasurer, J. F. Hale; auditor, Thos. E. Singer; attorney-general, \V. L. Greene; land commissioner, Thos. W. Smith; superintendent of public instruction, L. A. Cooley. lie- Hissing Anrliorla. New York, October 8. No news has been received by the Anchor Line Com pany of their overdue vessel, the Ancho- ria, and no particular anxiety is exhibited by tlie company’s representatives, as they say nothing short of a collision could dam age her, and this is not likely to occur, as tiie route taken by these vessels renders them unlikely to encounter other ships. Judge lolili to be Opposed. Montgomery, Ala., October 8.—The independent executive committee of the fifth congressional district met here to-day and nominated P. A. Wood, formerly of Autauga county, for congress, in opposi tion to J. E. Cobb, democratic nominee. The independents have only recently or ganized. Hanged for un Old Crime. Charleston. October 8.—At Edgefield to-day, Wright Weldon, colored, was hanged for tlie murder twelve years ago of John Loqrane, a well to do farmer. On the gallows Weldon made a confession, charging that a white man hired him and other negroes to commit the murder. A Thiers Trick. Chicago, October 8.—An unknown thief threw red pepper in the eyes of Tom Don nelly last night and robbed the place of diamonds valued between $400 and $600.