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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 2;‘ COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER Hi, 1880. UK ICE FIVE CENTS The Proceedings of the Convention at Richmond Yesterday. Iks Bewly Fleeted Oflteern liixltilled— Powderly Urges Tlieut to Alistahi front StrongIlrlnk—Kc* poi^ on the Southern Striko-A Fire In the Dull, Kte. Richmond, Va., October 15.—When the general assembly of Knights of Labor went Into session this morning the first business to be completed was the election of the remaining general officers—two members of the general co-operative board. It was expected that this would take but a short time, and that the con sideration of the report on the revision of the constitution, presented by the committee on law, would be resumed. This, in turn, was to be followed by re- the importance of temperance and asked them to endeavor to impress the importance of (hi-, subject on the various local assemblies. He called at ten tion to the fact that not one of the gen; ral officers elected nt this general assembly used intoxicating liquors, and each of the general • officers then formally pledged himself to total abstinence from intoxi cating liquors during his two years’ term pi office. The general master workman installed all the officers elected. None of them made speeches. The following resolution was presented by delegate Barrett, of Pennsylvania: Whereas, reports have been circulated and impressions created by the press of the country regarding the position of the Knights of Labor upon the question of social equality; and whereas, we believe the welfare of the order in the south re quires that this general assembly take such action ns will dispel those wrong im pressions. Therefore resolved. That the organiza tion of Knights of Labor recognizes the civil and political equality of all men, and ports from other committees, nearly all ln the broad Held of labor it recognizes no • ' ■ ■ *---- distinction on account of color, but it has no purpose to interfere with or disrupt the social relations which may exist be tween the different races, which may exist : —x; .i'ii. of which arc ready to report. Among the first to be presented is the report of the committee on the state of the order, of which Ralph Beaumont is chairman. This report endorses the report of the com mittee on legislation, of which Beaumont is also chairman, and recommends that the supplementary report of the same committee in which the plan for a con- S ress composed of representatives of the mights of Labor, to be established at Washington, be sent out to all local as semblies for their approval. Beaumont is daily in receipt of letters, both from Knights of Labor and others, commending his idea. Tno committee on the state of order also endorses the general master workman’s ad dress to the general assembly and recom mends the endorsement of the report of Charles H. Letchman, the special agent appointed by the general master work man to represent the order before the con gressional committee appointed to investi gate the cause and effect of the southwest ern railroad strikes. In his report, Lite.h- man recites that hearings were had at va rious places in Texas and Arkansas, and says: “The testimony in behalf of the railroad was mainly to show what great damage had been caused by the strike to the rail road property and commerce; that it had been begun on a frivolous pretext wit hout I a real cause and that the order of Knights ; of Labor was directly responsible ior ail i the damage done and all the acts of vio lence committed.- With unlimited re sources at their command it was compara- i tively easy for the railroad officials to care fully drill their witnesses in a line of statements which Bhould fit each other and this pieliminary drilling was painfully apparent in the testimony given like a lot of parrots. They all echoed the statements that the only cause they had ever heard assigned for the strike was the discharge of a man named Hall at Marshall, Texas. The ludicrous sameness of this reply finally upset the dignity of the committee, and after beine repeated some sixty times never failed to bring a broad smile to their faces. In the testimony presented on behalf of the order we endeavored to show that the contract of 1885 had been persistently broken, and that a long lino of grievances had been suffered uncoinplaitied of and considered by the districts involved, and that while the district assembly was in session at Marshall matters culminated in the discharge of Brother C. A. Hall upon a flimsy pretext.” The Disaster to Sabine Pass Worse Than First Reported. ! More Than Our llumlri-'l hives l.ost-lli'llof Com- , | in litres nl Work- Tin' Wind unit ltnln nt | Itnirnln—The Koiite ol’ the Storm—When milt I j Where it nils First Reported. Beaumont, Texas, October 15.—The first j reports of the great disaster nt Sabine Pass I were not in the least exaggerated. In fact 1 the death roll now reaches ninety souls | swept into eternity by the surging waters. The relief parties that n eat down as near Sabine as possible on the Hacino and Hast Texas railway arc yet there succoring the destitute and sick. The train could not get within twelve miles of the town, but over a dozen tow boats have been se.nt there and are at work saving life and prop erty. There is considerable hack of water yet at Sabine, hemmed in and held there by the railroad embankment. The most intense excitement has prevailed here since the first news of the learful catastrophe. The people have neither eaten nor slept. Crowds have sur rounded the wharves and depots, waiting for the return of trains or boats from the devastated town. The steamboat Lamar left Orange Wednesday niglit at 10 o’clock witharclief committee on board. When she would return, no one knew, but a con stant watch was kept at Orange, and when, at midnight last night, the whistle | of the Lamar was heard the people hurried j helter skelter to hear the news and to help ! the sick and destitute. The relief com- i mtttee aboard the . Lam ar consisted of I twenty citizens from Beaumont and about j forty from Orange. They traveled up the ! river between 1 p. m. and midnight, which ! was an extraordinary trip fraught with 1 fearful danger. Twenty-five of tho com mittee were left at Sabine Pass to recover the bodies, many of which are reported la: have been washed dozens of miles over into Louisiana. Tho members of the to continue in psssession of the hall. THE CHICAGO STRIKE. ui" A Co. No 5I,i nsllile for il lliuA ‘a?n... throws the onus of the present labor m P n h Who sYmirk the trouble at the stock yards upon the heads " ,MI ”.«• fjSTS* SSS'poftLa &r£& ^ Y - eo! iSo a T etohimn snvs- ! of Chicago who have entered their protest against tho eight hour system, do hereby The tes.imony of the o.her witnesses at j annoimoo that we are unanimous in our n arl f°h Via u?„- action, and that Armour A Co. are no Brother Hollis, and showed conclusively j more responsible for the present eireum- the existence of valid rtM° n8 . ton' ' stances than we are ourselves individually Ihe'part of thc^railroad unde^bo^es vvhich j A ” statemonts “” d Was beyond the power of human forbear ance to patiently endure. All through the investigation one fact was plainly shown, which could not fail to gain the admiration of all, and that was the un swerving loyalty of the members in obedience to the orders of their superiors when the word to strike came. In many instances the question was asked ‘would you strike again under similar circum stances'?’ ‘Moat assuredly, yes,’ was the unfaltering reply. I cannot but think as the result of my investigation that the railroad company had its spies in our as semblies and was fully informed of every move made and action contemplated. Knowing that the discontent existing would soon provoke a conflict, the com- in various portions of the country. This resolution was adopted without de bate. Mr. Powderly, when asked whether the assembly would be able to adjourn tlii3 week, said it was impossible to say whether it could conclude the business before it or not. A committee has been appointed to make arrangements for securing another ball in case the assembly cannot continue its sessions in the armory hall, if the ses sion should bo prolonged into next week. A Fli-i- in tin- Hull. Richmond, Va., October 15.—Fire was diseovered about 10 o’clock to-night on the main floor of the Armory Hall where the assembly sit.-?. It hud already made its way between the beams below the floor ing, and the firemen had difficulty in get ting at it. The damage will be about $1000. When the general assembly adjourned this evening it was not expected that a final adjounment could be taken until next j relief committee who returned were 30 week, and arrangements had been made | worn out and overcome by the horrible ' devastation they witnessed that it was next to impossible to get a coherent story from them, and each rescued refugee was surrounded by about 100 people. It was equally impossible to get a detailed ac count from any one of them. The exact extent of the storu.-uwept district is yet unknown. From reports brought by the committee it is certain that the flooded district embraced an expanse of country many times larger than at first supposed. The gulf seems tjj have moved over the land for miles in one high, unbroken wall of water. The committee report that 101 persons are missing,90 of whom are known to have been drowned. Beaumont, Texas, October 15.—'Thirty- five of tho victims were white and fifty- live colored. Joseph Smith, a famous local character known as “Alligator” Smith, was supposed to be among the lost, as people on the relief train saw him driving before the gale, on Lake Sabine, at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. Great was the surprise, therefore, when “Alligator” overhauled the steamer on its return, bringing with him iu his small boat three persons whom he had rescued in the swamp. Many other miraculous escapes are recorded. Ninety-onehalf clad, shivering, wretched victims were brought up on the Lamar. Blankets and bed ding were immediately procured for the comfort of the heart-broken suf ferers, everyone of whom has some dear friend or relative among the dead. Nearly all refugees are sick and prostrated from exhaustion and hunger. They are being tenderly cared for by the citizens of Beau mont. Ur. B. F. Calhoun, one of the relief com mittee, says there are many persons in the vicinity of the pass who are utterly desti tute, being without clothing to cover their nakedness. Dr. Calhoun requests all cor respondents to ask aid for the destitute, rumors that Armour & Co. are standing ; lie says it makes no difference what is in the way of, or in any manner opposing ! sent, whether Ifood, clothing, medicine an amicable solution of the question at j or money. They need them all. Dr.Cul- issue,are entirely without foundation. The i houn is mayor of Beaumont, and he will discrimination against Armour & Co.’s ; distribute through committees whatever is dressed beef business by ordering out their ; sent to him. houses were totally destroyed by the wind and water and several persons perished, among them n sailor named Charles Mitchell mid an old man named John Ed munds. The bodies of two children were recovered this morning and also two bodies which are unknown. Twenty or thirty families have been rendered desti tute, and tin appeal for aid lias been issued. Through the city many buildings were damaged. The most serious damage was sustained by the splendid new music ball in course of construction. IVI nils OvoV (Ini Wider*. London, October 15. -The wind which began blowing i gala last night lias been increasing ull day and to night is blowing a hurricane, the storm extending over the entire southwest coasts of England and Ireland. Serious damage to shipping is reported at Falmouth,Coweand Plymouth. Several buildings have been wrecked at Brighton. Thirty ships have taken refuge in Faynes harbor, on the river Shannon. Two wrecks have bean signaled in Bantry bay. It is teared that many casualties will be reported. PREPARING TO RECEIVE BLAINE. What III' Is exported to Do In Pennsylvania—Tho Tai'IITto botlio llnrileu of Ills Talk In Pitts burg—.lonos llon’t Want to lloom tlm I’lumeil Italic lit, Other Parkers. Chicago, October 15.—The situation at tho stock yards is further complicated this morning by the refusol of 1200 beef butch ers employed by Armour to go to wor t. This long threatened strike of the beef butchers was decided upon at a meeting last night. Knight of Labor Barry, sent from Richmond to try and effect a settle ment, says he is sure he can do no good here, as the packers will not treat with him as an associstion and he will leave for Richmond immediately to lay the case be fore the knights’ convention. Packing Town, the scene of the great strike, was filled this morning with crowds of men who stood idly by discussing the situation. New men continued to arrive during the forenoon, and this afternoon it was report ed that Armour had 1690 men engaged. The twenty-two packing 1 ouse firms at the yards this afternoon issued a card to the public, in which they say: “Having noticed the published repor’ of the re marks of Mr.-Thomas Bary, of the com mittee of Knights of Labor, in which he beef butchers is equally unjust and un reasonable, as their competitors, Messrs. Swift & Co,, are fully iu accord and sym pathy with the ten hour system.” A DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION.. A Fi re which Swept Away Haifa Million Hollars Wurth of Property. F.ast Pout, Me., October 15.—The fire Jariv quietly massed a large surplus of help ! which broke out at this place yesterday in that section and held them in readiness j afternoon raged furiously for ten hours, for an emergency. The company was better prepared than the men. T have no From all accounts gathered, language could not exaggerate the state of affairs at Sabine pass. Out of more than 110 houses in the village less than six remain stand ing, and they are ruined. Wives and chil dren were swept away and drowned in the presence of their husbands and fill hers, who were powerless to save them. Waves broke against the light house in solid walls fifty feet high, tearing out windows at thu very top. Corpses have been picked up at a distance of thirty miles from the scene of disaster. The friends and relatives of the drowned residents are coming into Orange and Beaumont by every train. The damage at Sabine, including that to tho government works, will aggregate nearly $500,000. The latest list of those known to have been drowned is as follows: Mrs. W. B. F. MvDon- defying all efforts to cmtrol or arrest it. . It started in Capen & McLean’s sardine doubt that the claim of Brother Hollis was | factory, and swept in a northerly direci ion correct, that the knights had good reason | along the water front and through Water to believe that the engineers would join I street, burning ten sardine factories, two _ them, for a prominent railroad official j hotels, about thirty dwelling houses, tho j un ke, Chas. C. Junke, Mrs. B. F. MvDoi told iiie personally that he fully expected custom house and [Ki.it office, and every j nangb, Miss McDonnaugh, Mrs. Columln that the engineers would join the knights, j place of business, where goods of any do- ; aim-tee and child, Mrs. Pomery and thn and had quietly arranged to bring engi- scription Were kept for sale, except i children, Mrs. G. Pomery and child, Mrs. neers from a distance to take their [daces, j two small grocery stores, which were Mulligan and four children, Mrs. Vondiiay ~- LI - ~ “ and three children, O. F. Browiq Miss ; Mahala Chambers, Homer King, wife and uiujusiiuius., ...... .... „ -— -- child, two children of Win. Shaw, a child t needed.’ Perhaps tho op- j losses sustained or to ascertain the amount : Q f Cant. Stewart, Mrs. Whiting, John Wil- if P. M. Arthur, chief of the I of insurance. The total loss will probably son. Ileiij. Foley. The foregoing names: of Locomotive Engineers, to | amount to at least $500,000, partly covered | aPe a [[ 0 f white persons. The names of 55 ‘Fortunately,’ he said, ‘we were able to i out of the path of th make an arrangement by which the engi-j It is impossible at tins , aeers remained loyal and men from a dis- i to make an accurate statement of the child, two children of Wm. Shaw, a child tauce were not needed.' S ortune visit of brotherhood of.— , - ... •,- ■ ,, , the southwest just at that time may have by insurance, except tae loss on the sar- ] colored victims have not yet been asc been referred to. It is easy enough now to i dine factories, which could not procure in- . taiued. say that the strike was ill-timed, ill-ad- . surance. Tht^fuctorics gave employment K<mt« »f tin Sturm. Washington, October 15.—Tho storr is rendered. Contributions can be for warded to Hon. N. B. Nutt, collector of | J PiTTsnuilG, October 15.—Great prepara- tions arc making for the reception oi Jus. G. Blaine in this city next. Wednesday. Secretary Von Bonnhorst, of the republi can county committee, is receiving hun dreds of letters daily from as far west as Chicago and as far cast as Philadelphia asking for particulars concerning it., and Chairman Elliott has received assurances from over ono hundred marching clubs, representing loading point! not til,me in Pennsylvania, blit in Ohio and West Vir ginia that they will participate. In addi tion-to this array the great industries of this prosperous valley will be fully repre sented. Such men in thn iron find steel world as Jones & Laughlin, Spang, Chal- fant A Co., Oliver Bros. & Phillips, the Uarnegies, Singer & Nimick, Morchead & Co.. Park Bros. & Co., McIntosh, Hemphill & Co., representing millions of money and employing thousand:) of men, are giving the movement their united support, in ad dition to the leading merchants, glass- men, railroad corporations and other en terprises. Mr. Blaine will make what may be stvled a triumphal tour of the stnte. On Saturday night he will address a meeting at Philadelphia. On Monday morning lie will start for this city. The train will reach Downington, and a stop of an hour will be made to enable Blaine and Beaver to make a few remarks. The party will arrive at Lancaster at 2 p. m., where the train will stay for two hours. There City Solicitor Warwick and Colonel Wendell P. Bowman will join with Blaine and Beaver in speech-making. A large mass meeting in Harrisburg will be held oil Monday night mid Mr. Blaine will then become tho guest of Senutor Cameron. On Tuesday morning a stop will be made at Lewis- town; thence the party will proceed to Huntington and thence to Altoona, Johns town arid Greensburg. Speeches will be made nt each place. Pittsburg will be reached at 10 o’clock on Tuesday night. It is expected that Mr. Blaine will return I from Pittsburg via Lock Haven. I Tariff will be the burden of Mr. Blnine’s I oration in this city. On this rock tho re- I publicans of Pennsylvania are making the i present fight. It is the only issue to which I the party is rallying. The demonstration j next Wednesday is principally to voice this sentiment in this end of tho state. I Chairman Cooper has filled the eommon- : wealt with oiators who arc talking rioth- ' ing but tariff, except as they pause in their I statistical flights to point out. the terrors and deep damnation of democracy. The j parade of Wednesday will start at 10 I o’clock, and will take in both Pittsburg and Allegheny. Mr. Blaine will deliver I his speech at the exposition grounds, and it is hoped thut.2500 people will bo present. The demonstration promises to lie the largest ever given in the state. The rail roads will run special trains and will sell 1 excursion tickets at half rates. Chairman B. F. Jones, of the republican national committee, was asked yesterday why he refused the chairmanship of the ' committee that will receive Mr. Blaine, lie replied: “Should I accept such u posi tion it would look like an attempt to boom Mr. Blaine, or ut, least would be so con- ! strued by thousands of people. Mr. Blaine is coming to Pennsylvania simply because lie thinks he can help the republican cause ' In this state. He 1:: not working for per sona! aggrandizement and does not want it. He lies already been mentioned ns n candidate for the presidency in 1888. Now, the truth is, 1 doubt very much whether I he cares to go through the great political I strife like the last campaign. My belief is ] that he does not; but he will answer for himself when tho time comes.” i Mr. Jones’ statement has been accepted as his honest sentiment. Mis partner, George McLaughlin, lias been chosen chief marshal. It is the first occasion on which lie has ever been induced to take an active part in affairs of the kind. Mr mini n m cm. Two Enthusiastic Liquor Men and Their Hopeless Scheme. Tlii> lllbt'i-iil.m lliillilinir anil I.n:in Assni'tiitilill. Tlu> Hittvk I iihvI lie mill Atlanta It nil r.i.nl—A Well HIjBiir's Full - finin'r - :. t;m iliitnu'iit. Tin' Itiwc fiir Major The .lull Ovi'i inuwili'il. Kte- Special In Enquirer-Sun. Atlanta, Go., October 15.—Two of the worst schemers on leeord have just come to light in this city. They are endeavor ing to obtain permission from the secre tary of the treasury to furnish a barroom in the basement of the custom lioocc*. They firmly believe they will succeed, and can see millions just ahead from the sales of the orphan maker. ‘There is no more chance for anyone to get this privilege than there is for a rabbit to swallow tho largest ele phant in Barn urn’s show. Your corres pondent had a long talk wit h one of tho schemers last night, and found that he was wild over the idea, lie said there was no doubt about their gaining the privilege, and it would be the biggest kind of a thing for Atlanta. They calculate on employing seventeen dispensers of the family disturb er and coffin varnish, and say they will fit lip the finest saloon ever seen in the south. A piece of nows without names is no nows nt all, so the names of these soon to-he-rich schemers are Robert Pause, Atlanta’s well known caterer, and Major Giarrurdy, a former citizen of Augusta. Till' tlili.'riilii II n 11 il I n ir mill T.oiin AiiHOCliitlon. Atlanta, October 15.—The sixth anuual meeting of the Hibernia Building and Loan .Association was held last night. The association was chartered October 12, 1880. During the six years that have succeeded it lias been very prosperous. 'Tho first series will lie wound up in December, just seventy-five months from the time it was issued. This record is remarkable, and was never beaten in Atlanta but once. That was in the case of the Germania association. When the first series is wound up in December the shares will be worth $120 each. The association has erected in six years 175 houses, at an average cost of $1000 each. Its members have not been persons who desire to invest in large blocks of shares. Eleven has been the average. About $10,(K)0 will be paid to members \v.io have not borrowed from the association. The UitiT far llajiir. Atlanta, October 15.—The race for mayor waxeth warmer and warmer. Efforts are being made to induce Judge Sam B. Hoyt to enter the field, and it is more than likely he will do so. Captain Harry Jackson still says he will not rim. The chances are that John Tyler Cooper will have a walkover. The Atlnnbl find IliinklusvIlU. Atlanta, Ga., October 15.—At a meet ing of tile directors of the Atlanta and Hawkinsville road, held yesterday, the di rectors reported that sufficient money had been subscribed to grade, and cross tie IL.C road from Atlanta to Hawkinsville. S.,! scriptlons will still be received in order to ! decrease the bonded debt of the road. Tin 1 .liiil llu rrrnwili',1. i Atlanta, tJu., October 16,—Judge New- j man, of the United States court, is sending I moonshiners to Cobb county jail, the i Fulton county jail being full and running j over. There are eight men in tho yard, j having given good bond. Over 200 eases arc yet to be tried. Death of .1. H. IVjlIy. Atlanta, Ga., October 15.—To-day J. i H. Wylly, brother to A. C. Wylly, died at j his home in Edgewood after a long and I painful illness of dropsy of the heart. previously dropped were restored to the rolls, making an aggregate of 48,086 pen sioners added during the year. During the same, period 22,080 pensioners *vero dropped from the rolls for various causes, leaving u not increase to the red Is of 20,058. The a verage annual value of each pen sion at tho close of the year is shown to he j422.23, n gnln.ofavernee annual value over last year of $11.88. The aggregate annual value of nil pensions is $44,708,027.44, an increase of like value lor the year of $6,- 817.041.51. Tho amount paid for pensions during the year was $03,797,831.81, a de crease over the previous year of $1,136,- 450.51, it difference due to the difference in amounts of “arrearages” paid. The dif ference between the amount paid and tho annual values Is due to first payments, in cluding “accrued” and “arrears.” The amount paid to 37,887 new pensioners dur ing 1 he year upon first payment was $22,- 137,051.10, ami there remained in the hands of the several pension agents 5520 of this class unpaid at, the close of business on June 30, on which there was due $2,879,- 933.42. SHARON'S FASTING DOCTOR. ON CHANGE. »av buuu at .line was ....... num,,... ---- . -■ vised and badly managed. It is easy | to at least 2000 persons, who are now de- , enough - now to make Martin Irons the i priced ot their incans of support. Much j scapegoat and say he ordered the ( suffering must ensue unless immediate aid strike without authority, but tho truth is that every local sembly voted to give the district board ; customs, rolegraphic communication was power to demand an adjustment oi the j cut oil at 1 p. m. yesterday and has just grievances complained of and the rein- j been reopened. • ■ " " ” u - 1 1 It is raining heavily nqw and the fires are extinguished. The uggrcg ite_ lu statement of Brother Hall. If the board erred in acting prematurely and without proper consultation with thu general ex ecutive board, or a knowledge of the re sources they could command to carry on the strike, the disastrous failure of the strike is sufficient punishment without any harsh criticism from me. Among the interesting facts developed in the course . of the investigation was the existence of totally destroyed. The frontier bank a blacklist upon which was placed budding was supposed to be fire proof, the names of all persons discharged. The custom house, post office arid United There is reason to belfeve that these black- States signal office records and books were lists are interchanged among the railroads, ; burned, as well as the‘offices both news thus making it difficult for a man dis- 1 papers published here, the btandaid and charged by one railroad to get employ- ins been working such havoc ami -: t.iivus of Texas was first heard of signal office on the 10th inst.. as being soutb'.ve- t of Cuba, ami apparently working its u ny slowly around the western end of the island and thence northward. During that day and the next it was traced ... f th : upward toward the coast of Florida and estimated jj the e c» fc - ^ _ j Alabama, and promised to expend its enur- ment upon another.” Litchmnn adds that he purposely sub mits the report without recommendation, •nd says he acknowledges with gratitude (he consideration with which he was treat ed by the congressional committee. 3 he committee on legislation reported. Among other bills before congress that it recom mends, it names the Poindexter bill in favor of New York pilots. Sentinel. A Itallroncl Consolidation Aari-cd t’pon. Augusta, October 15.—At a meeting of the directors of the Greenville and Lau rens railroad at Laurens, S. C., yesterday, it was agreed to accept the proposition submitted by President Raoul, of the Geor- pose, “i! convenience elements may be credited with purpose,” it was defeated,since before it reached the coast it encountered an ex tensive field of high barometer and dry air covering the Atlantic coast, which it was unable to penetrate or surmount. By this it was deflected along the gulf coast westwardly, manifesting itself in dan gerous winds and high tides at Pensacola on the 11th, its outskirts touching New Orleans on the 12th and its fu'l energy striking the coast between New Orleans nnd Galveston on the after noon of the 12th. It was not a remarkable storm as gulf storms go, and its only up- gia Central, to consolidate the Augusta | pareutly exceptional feature was the route and Knoxville. Greenwood, Laurens and traveled, piling up waters before it and , i Spartanburg, Greenville and Laurens and ' pouring them upon the loiv coast of Texas. L. C. Chalmers, of Michigan, was elected t ,' ie Port Royal anc j Savannah Valley ra -1 — member of the general eo-operative ! roa( j g into one corporation, toybe known lard. , the Port Royal and Western Carolina rt board. 1 the ] Daniel R. Gclson, of Hamilton, Out., wa y_ wss elected general supply agent. | This completed the general officers anil j Anotlirr Blight Shock, their installation immediately followed. , - joplc on the coast of the gulf of Mexico i . were given about forty hours’ notice of a '*" \ the coming of this storm. Wind ami Knln. Buffalo, N. Y., October 15. The gale - , L-.bikiyix October 15.—There was a which visited Buffalo last night did a vast Mr. Powderly addressing the general as- | CPfKj t district shock of earthquake amount of damage. For a turn the wm - .! sembly, expressed full confidence in the slignt o’ c \ m -k t his morning, which reached the velocity of seventy md. ■ m men elected mid pledged himself to the ( shortly aner t o cioc a ^ ^ g*, otilt . P I hour. On tic ink front, in tlm vicin’ > faithful performance of the duties entrust- mmte w • at Summerville. , what is known as the sea wall, forty small edto him. He urged upon tne assembly , harm. Ibe shoex was \ ItiithiT lrri'galii * anil llcuvy Market. New York, October 15.—Thb stock market woh ng:r!’i q :ic;t to-day nnd pre sented lit* !;• feature.* of special interest un til toward t!ie close, when coal stocks enmo into prominence an i the volume of hu?inctf w.ts largely increased. Tho Jam- don market, which was influenced by the prospects of a war in the east, re-acted upon t he market hi re and prevented buy ing to .1 certain extent, and ilies general list wars rather heavy throughout the day. The news of tlm day was generally of a favor able character, but had very little effect on pricufi. The auvunces made were entirely in the specialties. The open ing was irregular, although gener ally heavy, and the irregularity continued for a short time, when the strength dis played by the specialties rallied th s gener al list. Toward noon, however, the mar ket yielded and became quiet, and so re mained till the last hour. Jersey Central dropped over one towards 2 o’cleck in | consequence of the appointment of a new * receiver, but the great strength of the oth- ! er coal stocks rallied in the last hour with . the remainder of the list. The market ; closed firm and active. The most of the ; active list show fractional declines this ; evening, ranging up to $ only, but Man- i hattan gained 64, Hocking Valley 2tf, Lack awanna and Delaware and Hudson 1^ each j and Nickel Plate preferred ljj. Sales, 454,- 000 shares. _ Tiluk FotiniMhilKy. Belvidere, N. J., October 15.—The jury in the Titus case rendered a verdict of mur der in the first degree at 6 o’clock this morning. Foreman Lake burst into tears after announcing the verdict. On the first ballot the jury stood U to 3 against the prisoner as guilty of murder in the first de gree. When the verdict was delivered Titus seemed stunned. Ilis lawyers or dered him to take hia scat, when fie bowed his head and covered his face with his bunds. limitli of Urs. Murray. I Atlanta, October 15.— Mrs. H. W. Mur ray, wife of M r. Chas. Murray, died this j afternoon at her home, 420 Uourtiand I street. Mrs. Murray had been sick only a few weeks, and her death will be a surpri | to all who knew her. Her remains will be • taken to her old home near Smyrna for I burial to-morrow. X Well Miwer'it Fall. j Atlanta, October 15.—Abe Craft, a well 1 digger, met with a painful accident this aflenjonii. Craft has bee.n digging a well for Mr. T. C. Williams, and about 4 o’clock left the well to set off a blast. After the explosion lie start 'd down into the well, and when the cage in which he was riding was fully fifteen feet from the ground the rope broke. Cruft fell 1 among the stones with considerable force J and his flesh was badly lacerated by their sharp edges. The men who were work ing with him assisted him out and it was llien ascertained that his left shoulder laid i been dislocated, nnd that one of his ankles had boon badly sprained. Dr. Parks rendered the necessary attention. Mr. Turmu V Appolnt m-nt. j Atlanta, October 15.—Mr. B. M. Tur ner was to-day appointed superintendent | of tlm railway mail service of this division | vice L. M. Terrell, rcsignod. Mr. Turner | is from Monroe county, was a confererate. j captain and is a lawyer by profession. He • is a brother to Hon. C. A. Turner, candi date for judge of the Flint circuit court. ‘ During the last session of congress he • was made clerk of the committee l on post offices and postal roads. After wards he was appointed assistant superin tendent of the railway mail service and has : traveled extensively ire the south, lie is a • man of fine character and his appointment ; gi ves general satisfaction. — A Traawly in llnlH*rshuin. ' Atlanta, October 15.—A special tells of ! the killing of T. (). Parker iu Habersham county by a man named Sisk. Parker was . once agent of the Richmond and Danville ! railroad and town marshal of Mount Airy, j He had gone in the c ountry to collect a i debt and was shot by Sisk. Nothing fur- ! ther is known. — A IIlinking in llnrahnii. j Atlanta. October 15.—Henry Norris ; was hanged to-day in Haralson county for i the murder of Elliott on the 22d of last March. ^ ONE YEARS PENSION PAYMENTS. The CommlnNloner'K Report Slums Names On the ItollN." Washington, October 15.—The com missioner of pensions has just issued his annual report, which shows that ut the clos * of the fiscal vear there were 365,783 pensioners, classified ns follows: 265,854 army invalids, 80,162 army widows, minor childrennud dependent relatives, 2953 navy invalids, 1878 navy widows, minor children and dependent relatives, 1539 survivors of the war of 1812, and 13,397 widows of those who served in that war, showing a diminu tion in survivors during the year of 1406. and of widows of 3815. There wore added to the foils during the year 40,857 new pen sioners, and 2229 whoso pensions hud been Moro About the Nutrient tlmf Ho Snyrn Hn Inin Discovered. Sharon, Pa., October 15. —Dr. R. O. Fisher has lasted on nearly forty occasions. On February 22 lie began an absolute fast which lasted for seventeen days, during which time he performed the heaviest kind of physical exercise that could be suggested to him. To the astonishment of everybody he was stronger when the fast terminated than when he began. On another occasion while fasting, bo handled weights that aggregated ninety tons. It is generally be lieved that he outrivals Sued, because, as has been pointed out, Sued subject# only himself to abstinence, while Fisher enables others to fast. Abner Applegate, for instance, for twenty years justice of the peace here, and one of the best known men in the county, had suffered with asthma for four years and ha-l spent a fortune in efforts to get relief. Fisher sug gested to him that he fast, guaranteeing that strength should be given to him by means of the nutrient which Fisher had prepared. Applegate, almost on the. verge of the grave, consented, and, despite the last, grew stronger daily, while the dis tressing malady wholly left him. . Dr. Fisher, while aware that Ins nutrient may be lauded as ail elixir of life, does not wish to pose ns a Succi or a Tanner. lie realizes that his nutrient is what the med ical fraternity has always been striving to find—something that will sustain the strength of the patient while undergoing specino medication and while the patient is fasting. The formula for the nutrient the discoverer of the preparation yet keeps a secret—in fact, he is very reticent about his achievement. He is willing, however, in the interest of medical science to demonstrate to a committee of reputa ble physicians that by the use of his nu trient fie can enable any invalid brought before him to fast for a period sufficiently long to permit specific medication to per form its work. ON THE TRACK. j TJi«* iUn*:. a! Lntonin Park Yfuleniay. Cincinnati, October 15.—First race at Laconia nark, for four •year-olds and up wards, 7 furlongs; Wulonem won, Leo 2d, I Monarch 3d; time 1:31.4. Second race, 6 furlongs: Bobby Swim ! won, Mattie Corbett 2d, Probus 3d; time 1 1:08.|. | Third race. 11-16 miles; Little Fellow ' won, King Ueorge 2d, Athlone 3d; time 1 1:521. J Fourth race, for three-year-olds, 1 mile: Hattie Carlisle won, Wanderer 2d, Hetty 3 3d: time 1:45. i Fifth race, for two year-olds, 5 furlongs; Bumhurg won, Katie A. 2d, Van 3d; time A ItuviNliur Lyni'liufl. Memphis, Tenn., October 15.—Mrs. Lcacll, residing two miles from Dyersburg, Tenn., was raped Wednesday night by a ' r.egr/named Mai Washington, who was shortly uj'w rwards captured and lodged iu jail. Y ‘ - *day morning at 10 o’clock a 1 crowd of 250 unmasked men surrounded the jail and took forcible possession of the vavi>>her. They would have hanged him in Dyersburg, hut; at the request of many prominent citizens, they curried him across : the* river and strung him up to the nearest tree. Washington confessed to t he crime, saying he intended ravishing Mrs. Leach’s thirtc n-vcitr-old daughter who was ab sent (, rom home. ;«.• also confessed to having ravished three other women. nut !w* tl.iilr in !h. New York, October 15 -Tno managers and passenger agents of the southern rall- , roads met here to-day. A committee was appointed to arrange a schedule of rates, , and to report at a meeting to be held to- | morrow afternoon, then it will be decided : whether the roads will continue the sales , of round trip tickets or adopt a cheap through rate. The sale of t ickets by scalp ers was discussed by the agents, and it was ( decided that something bo clone to stop the annoyance of contending with cut rates. t Fatal FlahI with I’iKtola. | Somerset, Ky., October 15.—Henry ; liable, special united States bailiff, and ! T. V. Logan, special United States com- ; missioner, met in the office of the latter this morning, and after a lew words were exchanged both drew their pistols and . Three balls took effect id two ill Login’s. Both and Logan are old reve- rominunt citizens of the n.ncneed 111 in Eagle’s body are dying. Bat nuu officers am county. The Story ' ill ( raHti'il. Galveston, October 15.—An Associated Press representative cabled an inquiry to itative cabled the city* of Mexico last evening, asking about the assassination of ex-President Gonzales nt Gaudalajara. A reply was re ceived stating that nothing was known there about the matter and that the story is not credited. The President (lone Fltdisng. i Washington, October 15.— President ! Cleveland has gone to West Virginia on a fishing excursion. He will return to-mor row of Monday. Coleridge’s Four Classes. The readers Coleridge has divided into four classes. He says: “The first class of readers may be compared to an hour glass, their reading being as tho sand—-it runs iu and runs out and leaves not a vestige be hind. A second class resembles a sponge, which imbibes everything and returns it in nearly the same state. A third class is like a jelly bag, which allows all that is pure to pass away and retains only the re fuse and dregs. The fourth class maybe | compared to the slave of Golconda, who, casting ii-.ide all that is worthless, pre- i serves only the pure gems.” It is to bo ; feared that in the present day tho great- | est number of readers belong to the first I of these classes. The amount read is some- j thing almost fabulous, but the results are . comparatively trifliug.