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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 26!) COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS MURDER ID II® HEARTS. A Negro Family at Shellman, Georgia, Play Havoc. i legro Ulrl Taken Umbrage at Notlilnir-llcr Brothers Assault the Kamlly from Whom She Received the fancied Insult—A Fatal anil Blood j Result. Montgomery, Ala., November 6.- The Bufituln Times telegraphs the Advertiser the following special, received from Shell- man, Ga., familiarly known as Ward’s Station: “In this county there was to-day the scene of a dastardly attempt on the B art of a family of negroes to take the ves of several of the best citizens of this place, in which they partially suc ceeded! and in which one of their number ■was shot dead on the spot. George Oliver, one of the best citizens of the place, is post master, express age t and telegraph opera tor, in which he is assisted by his son Joe, a voung man just attaiuiug manhood. Yesterday a negro girl named Francis Ooleman went to the depot to look after a box. While there she took offense at something, and returning home half a mile from the station, reported the matter to her brothers, two young bucks who at once determined to resent the wounded dignity of their sister. Arming themselves this morning with sticks and knives thev repaired to the depot, and seeking out Joe Oliver at an opportune time, set upon him suddenly, plunging a knife into his throat. The negroes then fled, but were pursued by Jesse Oliver and his brother, father and ■nele of the unfortunate lad. When the negroes arrived at home their mother ran out with a musket, which she handed to one of her sons, telling him to shoot. He did so. and Jesse Oliver tell from his horse •hot through the arm. One of the negroes was killed Dy the Oliver brothers and the other fled to the woods, where he is now being hunted. The third negro man, girl and mother were arrested and brought here this evening under a heavy guard. It is thought young Joe Oliver will die, and Jesse Oliver is dangerously hurt. LUCKY JENNIE WILSON. Salvation Army Captain (.'upturns Another Jury. Elizabeth, N. J., November 6.—The ir repressible salvation army captain, Jennie Wilson, has bobbed up serenely in the Union county court once more. The case of the state against Mrs. Berger, ‘he name the fair Jennie now-bears, was moved b,y Prosecutor Wilson this afternoon. The charge was that of ail assault on a female friend. A jury was soon impaneled, which the u atchtul Jennie eyed critically. She was seemingly satisfied with her inspection, for she smiled coniplaoentlyand cast sly glances at the more susceptible jurors. The ease occupied only a short time, and the jurors were out only five minutes, when notwith standing the prosecutor’s eloquent plea in behalf of the state, they returned a verdict of not guilty. Capt. Jennie fired a triumph ant glauco across at the prosecutor, and amla the half-repressed plaudits of the spectators the court quietly adjourned. The young heroine of many trials was the recipient of countless congratulations on her acquittal. Elbowing her way through the crowd, Jennie singled out the young men of the jury, and, extending her pretty hand, murmured in their ears: “I knew you could not help but acquit me.” Those young men now swear by ber, and say that as long as she keeps those beauti ful eyes of hers fixed upon a jury box it will be utterly impossible to convict her of any offense, be the charge heavy or light. CHARLEY RANSOM’S FORTUNE. Ruuhtttr ant] Not Fart Yielilel Must of His Quar* tiT Million. New York, November ti — Gambler Charley Ransom’s big fortune is attracting attention owing to tne contest over bis will. There is §250,000 at stake, and all oi it made, as it is claimed, by ‘-square” gambling. It was ever the boast of Ran som and his friends that he was one of the verv few gamblers who could be depended on ‘ to deal fairly with his customers. “Probably no one desires to dispute the deceased Crmsus’s claim to honor,” said an expert, “but a study of the exact source of I is wealth reveals some things that are suggestive. He ran two or three establish ments. The most famous and the one from which he drew the greatest profit, if not the bulk of his entire for tune, was the CLcan Club House at Long Branch. In this palatial den there was one faro bank and usually six or more roulette tables. No more than this need be said to the professional gambler to point the moral. The man who gamblrs as a business tackles the roulette table, or ‘the wheel,’ only when he is excited with much success or much failure, he is either desperate or ho don’t care a continental whether he wins or not. He knows that the big winninings that induce the amateur to risk his money there arc really made in the face of tremendous odds, that the per centage in favor of the house is so grant that steady play at the wheel is sure to bring ioss to the buyer of chips and gain to the banker. So he settles down to the quiet, slower of faro, because there the in a fair game has nearly an equal chance for his money. In fact, in faro tiie bunk has only two advantages over the player in a fair game. One is the splits, where t\\o cards of the same denomination are turned from tile box at once; the other is the priv ilege Of placing a limit to single bets, so that the player cannot take advantage ol a long purse to double his bets indefinitely in a run of bud luck, with the idea of get ting everything back when once the hi, k changes. It is a difficult matter to figure the margin in favor ol the bouse in faro. The banker will usually assert that it is less than one per cent., but, con sidering the effect of placing a limit to the size of bets, it is probably considerably more. . . “The fact remains, however, that in a square deal the player lias nearly an even chance in faro as m any gambling game known. But in roulette 1 The wheel has ■ thirty-six numbers on it and two zeros, making, as the player can bet on the zeros if he chooses, thirty-eight chances. Abet played on any number will pay tnjrty-nvc for one if it wins. Now in the long run each one of those numbers is bound to ap pear once in thirty-eight times, 'i lie play er .only getting thirty-five for one then plays against a margin of eight per cent, m favor of the house. The player who de sires to buck against the smallest margin in favor of the house must play the colors or the odd and even. There are eighteen red and eighteen black numbers, and the same in odd and eve’* But bets placed oil these features Oi tiie game may lie swept away by the appear ance of one of the zeroes. The margin in favor of the house therefore is 5 per cent., ami althougii this does not seem large, it alone is enough to ruin the steady play: r, for in addition to it the bank is always re- nforcod with a large capital to s. m,1 a game player bad run of luck, a thing the player is rarely competent to do. And when it comes to ‘straddle’bets, where the player, for in stance, covers two numbers with his chip and gets, if either of them appear, seven teen for one, the percentage is about eleven in favor of the bank. And the more numbers the player straddles tiie worse is his chance in the long run. It was from roulette, the innocents’ game, that Ransom made his money. His faro table was for the accommodation of the profes sionals or the few amateurs wbo knew bet ter than to fool with the wheel. This is verified by the fact that in the city house, where the whims of fashion did not bring so many of the rich idlers ns at Long Branch, he had only one roulette table and made very little money from the faro bank. This does not mean go and play faro, for there the chances are badly enough against the player, and if they were even they had better be taken from outside than inside the tiger’s lair. There is some money made now and then by betting, but more is made by not betting.” ON CHANGE. A Quiet but Busy Dnjr. New York, November 0.—The stock market to-day exhibited none of the heavi ness which bus characterized it for the past few days, but was firm to strong with out any marked improvement in prices until towards the close, when the usual Saturday realizations sagged prices off a shade. The change in the temper of specu lation was due almost entirely to the change of front of foreign operators, who seem to have recovered from tiie alleged election scare, and came into the market to-day us buyers. A great feature of the market was trading in Richmond and West Point, which after open ing up a small fruction, fell 5, only a small part of which was recover ed toward the close. The most conspicu ous cause of the break was the general be lief that upon the closing of the books, which occurred to-day, the deal would be over. The oueniug was strong, first prices showing advances ranging from 4 to i, the latter leading. Early trading was quiet and nearly monopolized by the same half dozen stacks, all of which were strong, ex cept Richmond and Wes, Point. A smull rally just previous to the close steadied the market. The great majority of stocks to-night show advances, but they are for fractious only, except in the case of Colo rado coal, which is up 1. Bales 423,000 shures. ON THE TRACK. The national Jockey Club Races. Washington, November 6.—This was the lourth and last day of the extra meet- iug of the National Jockey Club. First ruce, for two-year-olds, seven fur longs; Dunbine 1st, Count Luna 2d, Relax 3d; time 1:30. Second race, one mile, for three-year- olds and upwards; Hermitage won, Bessie 2d, Harry Russell 3d; time 1:44. Hermitage was sold utter the race to Walter Hanson, of New York. Price not stated. Third race, handicap sweepstakes, mile and a furlong; Tele Doe won, Frank Ward 2d, Gonfalon 3d; time 1:604. Fourth race, heats six furlongs, all ages, selling race; Error won the first heat, Frankie B. 2d, Tom Berlin 3d. Second heat; Frankie B. won, Error 2d, .Tom Ber lin 3d. Third heat; Frankie B. won, Error 2d: time 1:16, 1:10,1:194. Fifth race, one mile; Biggonette won, Mamie Hunt 2d, Bonanza 3d; time 1:44. Fiiilina Finns. Baltimore, November 6.—P. Hanson Hiss Jt Co., decorators and manufacturers of fine furniture, have filed an assignment for tiie benefit of their creditors, to Chris tian Duryes, trustee, wbo gave bond iu the sum off100,000, indicating assets of one- half that amount. The firm has been re garded as one of tiie most substantial ill this city, and the failure is considerable of a surprise. The trustee states that the dullness and depreciation of values caused a failure, which lie thinks will be tempo rary, a» if is probable that a compromise will be effected and continued. There is still au absence of information re garding the failure of J. I. Middleton &■ Co., who made an assign ment yesterday. Skipwith Wilmer, trustee, to-day filed a bond in the sum of §100,000, indicating assets of £50,000, but be is unable to give any idea of the liabilities. The business of the firm has not been very extensive of late, and Middleton is believed to have become involved by bis connection with several other enterprises, among which were the Walker liorse Shoe Com pany, and a phosphate and manufacturing concern, both of which were faili.rts. Bank officials refuse to say what amount of the firm’s paper they hold, but it is pos itively stated that the Marine, the presi dency of which Morrison resigned yester day, will not be in the least affected by the failure. ^ A MEAN, BLOODY CRIME. A Family Fired From a thicket and One Killed. Chicago, Nov. 6.—A special from Knox ville, Teun., says: A dastardly attempt was made to assassinate Win. Carr and family of Union county. Wednesday, Carr and his son were unloading corn at the barns, a daughter of about nine years be ing on top ot the wa on, when they were surprised by volley of shots from a thicket near by. Lkioh of the three received a portion of two loads of buckshot, and it is thought that all were fatally injured. Carr cannot possibly recover. Tom Berry, a distant relative of Carr’s, lias been ar rested and lias made a confession. He was lodged in jail, and it is feared now that he wifi be lynched in spite of all that the offi cers can do to prevent it. Di stil From Falilnsr Timber. Montgomery, Ala., November 6.—A special to the Advertiser from Wetumpka savs: While the workmen were engaged in'hoisting heavy pieces of timber to their places on a new bridge across Coosa river one piece got loose and fell, knocking Olmstead Miller into the water. His body has not been recovered. Three other ne- :>roes named Murphy, Young and Rose were also knocked off, the first two being seriously injured. Dirtl at Ills Post. ! Baltimore, Md., November 6.—John ! Klein, aged 14, a switchman in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com- i pany at Locust Point,slipped and fell under I a moving train this morning and sustained j injuries from which he died in a few hours. ■ William Grove, a brukeman in the era- ! ploy of the same company, was killed tins j morning while engaged in coupling cars. J The two casualties occurred within a short | distance of each other. The Flakes are l alling. ’ Washington, November (!.—A slight snow fall is reported at Clinton, 111., St. Paul. Detroit, Pittsburg, Cincinnati ami Buffalo, and two inches at Watertown, I N. Y. Jjmes Crow, an Expected Groom, De serts His Bride. A IVr'Iiling Feast In the l.mihville Jail la Indefi nitely I’mdimnetl—The Bride Still Ibis Faith—A Blind Mail and One with a laueor On Ilia Fare Are Refused theOroum's I’iaee. Louisville. November fl.—Disappointed faces peered through the bars all over the county jail Inst night, and a crowd of 500 or 600 persons who visited the vestibule left without seeing what they went to see. The marriage of Mallnda Meyers, a female moonshine prisoner, and James Crow, her lover, who followed her here when she was arrested, was to have been solemnized at 8 o’clock. Much lias been published about the approach of the peculiar nuptials, and all was in readiness for the event. A handsome bridal dress was lying for inspection in the office below. A supper, to be spread in the main corridor of t lie jail, had been prepared, hut one drawback to the affair was the absence of James Crow. The ex pectant bride had let Crow have £17 of the savings which she had brought from the mountains to buy a few little articles which she expected to need, and he has not been seen in the city in the last twenty- four hours. Malinda was impatient to don the bridal attire, hut she could only peer from her cell room window through bars and tears into the street and darkness be low. Admittance to the banquet and dance in the corridor had been promised all the moonshiners, and if they had had the chance they would have mobbed the deserter. In their desperation the jnil officials offered |50 to a ulind moonshiner and one with a cancer on his face if either would take Crow’s place. The blind man had never seen Miss Meyers and seemed will ing to do it. Miss Meyers objected to both and refused to believe that Crow would not come. She said with tears in her eyes that she loved Crow better than herself, and she belie ed if he would come soon with a good excuse she would be his bride. Other mountain girls giggled at the con fession of her love, and as Crow did not come the deserted girl would speak no more. Striking Miners. Mount Carmel, Pa., November 0 — Eight hundred miners employed at Came ron colliery, the lnrgest in operation in the Sharaoken valley, have decided to strike on Monday next, unless the Mineral Mining Company advance wages 10 per cent. The advance is improbable. The 500 Excelsior miners are still on a strike, and the Luke Fiddler and Hickory Swamp miners will probably join them. AN UNWISE ORDER. A General Strike Ordered In Chicago. Chicago, November 6—2:30 p. in.—The executive committee of the Knights of Laboa have just issued a general onler di recting all tne men employed in the pack-, ing establishments ut the Union stoc' * yards in both La ef and pork packing estab lishments to stop work at 3 o’clock this af ternoon. This makes the strike general and causes nearly 25,000 men to stop work. It is not yet known whether the men will obey the order. Tne strike became general shortly after 3 o’clock. All the men in thegruat bouses of Fowler Brothers, John Cudahy, and nearly all of Armour’s men left their work by order of the executive board. About 4 o’clock this afternoon there were very few men left in the yards. Due of the promi nent pacKers said : “I am ready to shut down sixty days if all the other packers will do tiie same. The strikers then,” he said, “would have a good opportunity to rest all they wanted to.” It is not exactly known what policy the packers will now pursue, hut it is understood that they will at once advertise for men to take the places of the strikers The demand made on behalf of the men, it is understood, was that eight hours should constitute a day’s work, the men agreeing to accept 10 per cent, reduction in their present wages. Fourteen thousand men stopped work in response to the order, but it. is estimated that the order indirectly affects from 6000 to 8000 more. WORSE THAN NIGHTMARE. front of his residence. The man ran away os soon as he saw Mr. Griffin. Since then at least a dozen persons claim to have seen the man in various parts of the village. Some think that he is the same man who troubled tile peace of North Kcnslco and Salem last f ill. Capt. Conklin, chief of the New Rochelle police, says that he feels mire that the man is no criminal, hut is some ill untie, who has escaped from an asylum. Capt. Conk lin has the entire police force of the vil lage, numbering eight men, on the watch every night. Six young men also are act ing as volunteer policemen. The New Rochelle people treat the matter very se riously. It is asserted that the recent death of Mrs. Lynch, who lived across the road from tiie Iloyles, was hastened by the alarm she felt after the visit of the strange man to lnr neighbor's house. GATE CITY GOSSIP. IVlint till 1 Objects lit Hie National 1'rlson Associa tion Arc. Atlanta, Ga., November 6.—Atlanta is enjoying the luxury of a rain. It is not a trash lifter, blit a persistent little drizzle, that is as cold as Christmas. It seems to have set in for nil day, and umbrellas and waterproofs are in demand. Atlanta has been without rain for three months, and the dust 1ms been intolerable. Various events have been looked forward to for re lief. It was thought that it, would he cer tain to rain when the antis and prohis agreed on a fusion ticket, but the say re mained unclouded. Then came the mvs meeting, then the legislature, then the National Prison congress, and at last we have rain. It came high, hut we had to huve it. The National Prison Immolation. Atlanta, November 6.—The National Prison Association was convened to-night at 8 o’clock in DeGive’s opera house. The •following programme was carried out: Prayer. Address by Hon. R. B. Bullock. Address of Welcome by His Excellency, the Governor of Georgiu. Address of Welcome by His Honor the Mavor of Atlanta. Response by Hon. Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the National Prison Associa tion, who was followed by other distin guished speakers. The assembling of the National Prison Association in Atlanta is regarded with in terest, and much good is expected to result from it. The object of the association is the amelioration ot the laws in relation to public offenses and offenders, and the mode of proceudure by which such laws are en forced; the improvement of the penal, cor rectional and reformatory institutions throughout the country, and of the govern ment, management and discipline theico 1 ’, including the appointment of boardB ot control and of other officers; tiie care of and providing suitable and remunerative employment for discharged prisoners, and especially such as may or shall have given evidence of a reformation oflife. The association has about 225 active pay ing members, and it is expected that 125 delegates will be in attendance on the present session. The officers are: President—R. B. Haves, of Ohio. Secretary—Win. M. F. Round, of Now York City. Treasurer—Morris K. Jesup. ol New York City. Much good is expected from the present congress and it is hoped to largely increase the membership. SHOT WITHOUT TRIAL. Thi 1 Murilcntr t'etiri) KosmhIi'Z Illegal Uxrcuthm. Lareijo, Texas, November 4 —One of the most extraordinary executions that ever took place in any country occurred at sunrise this morning in New Larudo, just across the river from this place. The victim was Pedro Rosendcz, the Mexican who assassinated his alleged mistress, Senora Joselia Gomez, and tier daughter, last Sunday morning, in the passenger coach of the Mexican National rain as it entered the station in New Laredo. Ros- endez was executed by tiie legal authori ties of Nuevo Leon three days after the crime, without tiie pretense of any henr ing or trial of any character. It is this fact that causes great sensation along the border. He was led from jail about 6 o’clock by a squad of six policemen. Justus they were ready to blindfold the prisoner he asked them not to blindfold him, hut to permit him to smoke a cigarette. This privilege was readily granted. The doomed man stood facing the six Winchester rifles, de liberately rolled his Spanish cigarette, struck a match, took half a dozen whiffs, and then raised his right hand as a signal for the officers to pi ocecd with their work. Of tiie six guns four had been loaded, and simultaneously they rung out and Roseii- dez fell, pierced with tour bullets. Ilis brains were scattered all around the spot where he stood. In halfan hour, and be fore the public at large realized that the execution had taken place, his body had been carted away. The death warrant for the execution hud the residence of John Doyle a week ago to- been telegraphed from Guerro, the sc-at of night. He entered the house by a lower the judicial authorities, and the latter window, and made his way to the bedroom could have known no particulars of tiie upstairs where Mr. Doyle and his wife crime further than what they had read in wore sleeping. He mane a noise near the | the local paper at Guerro, which had a bed which awoke Mrs. Doyle. Shu | telegraphic aeeount of the murder of says she fell the man’s hand on the lied j Senora Gomez. An investigation into this clothes over her feet, and she remained ; remarkable execution showed that it was dumb with fear while lie passed his baud j unproved by President Diaz by telegraph. “ ' ' ” ‘ The execution took place under a law tliat New Roc tie!Ic People* Roused by s Mysterious In truder Touch hie I’llelr Knees. New York, November 6.—There is great excitement iu New Rochelle over as'range man who goes prowling half naked about the streets after (lurk and wakes people up by getting into their houses ut midnight aiid rubbing his hand over their faces. Women and children are frightened half to death, and men go home early in tiie evening. The man made his first appearano upward over the bed. when it reached | her face she screamed, put out her hand. I was passed by the federal and touched his hare leg. Her husband j spring which declared that jumped out of bed and Hie man ran down t...ii.s. Tile ne.glibors were aroused, but no trace of the intruder could he found. Mrs. Do.yie says i hat he had nothing on save a torn woolen shirt. On Saturday night a colored girl in tiie employ of Mrs. Watson, residing in an other part of the village, while at work in the kitchen at about!) o’clock, saw u man’s bloated face pressed against the window j on learning of his hasty execution. pane. She fainted and the face disap- — ■ » peered. On the same night at about 1! | o'clock some one moaned and screamed iu | front of Win. Gleeson’s liouse. I »- Mrs. S. E. White keeps a boarding house j Tllc |,|| oc , „r * Parent With H’ltat It.- Thought at and Hudson streets. She and her | Was an (hiiouilni Upvolvcr. daughter sleep together down stairs. They j burn a dim light at nightin their bedroom. I „ .. , T . _ Mrs. White savs that on Sunday night at I . ^ |,jW Y5P K » November (».—Chas. Greas* 12 o’clock she awoke and found a man I hovur > of Grw( ;“ avenue,near Calvary moving about in the room. He had on a j cemetery, called bis hve-year-old son, shabby black suit, an old blue shirt, and I . * inn .V» , to his side to-day, telling him that had a black Derby hat pulled down ov ress las: le caught in t he act of interfering with a railroad train should be shot to death at once. This is t he first execution on the border under new law. Among more intelligent Mexi cans the approval by President Diaz, near ly 2000 miles away from the scene, is re garded as an outrage on justice that not li- mg can condone. Rosendcz had many in fluential relatives who were dumbfounded SHOT BY HIS FATHER. he was about to be shot. Thinking it great his eyes. His face was pale, and he had a ! *J°h |in y ran toward his father, but was v moustache. He disturbed stopped by a bullet winch struck him in very heavy gray moustache. He disturbed u - , . , ,, ...... nothing in the room. Once or twice he “»> forehead, ann will probably kill him. approached tiie bed and endeavored to see ! “ efo . r ^ 1,118 Greashover hsd been brandish- if Miss White or her mother showed signs i >"* the revolver around the room, pm .t- of awakening. With great difficult v Miss 1 !"•* ll ,l his vv i.e s head. She warned linn White pretended to be still n-loon. I ??.be careful, but he sail he did not Tiie man stood quietly for some minutes, and then suddenly rushed out of it and left thehou.se by a rear door. .Miss White arose and bolted the door and tlmn screamed “Murder!” “Fire!” “Help!" mid what not, at the top of her voice. The young men boarding in the n mse rushed down stairs, armed with revolvers, and t hough they hunted all the re t of tiie night they found nothing to shoot if it did go off. Greashover was arrested, lie says he tried to shoot the pistol off in the woods a few days ago, but unsuccessfully, and he thought it was useless. Tin* Daticfiter ol’ the U-inletleniry. New York, November 6.—Miss Minnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis, in com pany with Gen. Jos. K. Anderson and wife, of Richmond, Va., arrived at the New York On Monday night Mr. Ulrie Giiffin found | hotel last night. Miss Davis left for her I the man, hare to the waist, crouching in home at Beauvoir, Miss., early to-day. Mr. Kennay's Encounter With a Myste rious Stranger in White. A Telenrnph O|o*rntor Has a Terrible Kxiiorlencn. Driven from Ills Instrument by a Fearful Ap parition tVIdeli tVus Flesh unit Bliiml Trains Brought to a Hull h> Ilis Absence from Ilis In strument. Pittshurg, November 6.—Peter Ken- nay, a telegraph operator at Ingram Sta tion, on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad, had ail exciting adventure early this morning. Ho was ut his instru ment about 1 a. m. when he heard a noise as of some one trying to open the door, but thought nothing of it, nor even looked up from his work until startled by a touch oil liis coat sleeve. Ho turned partly around, and to his horror saw a tall, gaunt figure dressed in white, with a long knife in his hand standing direct ly over him. Kennuy cleared the railing round his desk aL a hound, hut the strange visitor was between him and tiie door, mid Kennuy began pleading for his life. The mysterious man made no move to follow him, except to prevent his es cape by tiie door. As the ghostly creature made no advance, the, operator in a meas ure recovered his self-possession, midstood on tho defensive in the furthest ooriier of the room. The visitor then seated himself iu Kennay’s chair before tiie telegraph in struments, keeping a close watch on the movements of the operator. They maintained the same relative posi tions for nearly an hour, during which time trains on tho railroad approaching tliat point were brought to a standstill for want of tiie signal to go ahead. The crew of the first train finally walked up the track to the telegraph office to find out the cause of the delay, when they discovered the operator’s predicament uml subdued his captor after a desperate struggle. It was learned that the visitor wus a crazy man who resided at Sheridan station, a mile away. SAM SMALL SETTLES. Abu Htelnan's Suit l sulnst Him in Dlsmlsst-tl, Both (Jcittlemrn Write Letter* of Retraction, ami the Amount of tiie Rill Is I’alil Over. Chicago, November 6.—The money dif ference between Mr. Abo Steimiu, of this city, and Mr. Sam Small, the evangelist, was fixed up yesterday morning satisfac torily to both parties, and the suit which hud been brought before Squire Bloom whs dismissed. Mr. T. B. Paxton acted as Mr. Small’s lawyer, while Mr. Howard Douglass looked after Mr. Steinau’s inter ests. Mr. Paxton first proposed u compro mise, stating that Mr. Small could not raise the full amount ;$J30j which was due, mid asking Mr. Steiuau to accept the re turn of tho gold watch and chain which he had purchased, in part pay ment. This Mr. Steinau refused to do, insisting upon Having the full vuluc of the watch ana chain, and also of the sil verware which Mr. Small had bought from him. After another consultation witli his client Mr. Paxton returned and stated that the full amount would be p lid if Mr Steinau would sign a letter absolv ing Mr. Small from ill) intent to defraud in the transaction. Mr. Steinau accepted ti.is proposition on condition that Mr. Small would write a similar letter withdrawing his clinrg s of blackmail and slander. But n gentlemen agreed that they had been laboring under a misunderstanding, mid Steinau, in order to gut Ilis §330, signed t he following, which was written by Mr. Pax ton: Rev. Dr. Small -Dear Sir: In justice to you, I desire to say that ut no time did I ever circulate the report you had refus al to pay the claims I held against you for merchandise, and that you were seeking to defraud me out of The sumo. Tho infor mation communicated I o you, mid upon which you prcdii ated your letter to me, was not furnished by mo. Our relations prior to the receipt of the letter hud al ways been pleasant and agreeable, and if I had not been misrepresented to you, I am sure we would Imve hud no controversy. All matters pending between us have been honorably adjusted and fully paid. Very truly yours, Abe Steinau.” The attorney went away with tliiH, and after mi absence of four hours returned with a letter from Mr. Small, and what was more important, the money which was duo on account. Mr. Steinau gave a receipt in full for goods purchased to date, pock ted the letter ana then ordered tile proceedings before ’Squire Bloom dis missed. Mr. Small’s letter, which was also drawn up by the attorney, reads as fol lows : “ A. Steinau, Jr.— Dear Sir:—In response to your communication oftliis date, I de sire to say that my Toronto letter to you was based upon inlniinution tliat you were making ‘si vero’ and unwarranted threats against mu upon the streets of Cincinnati. At that distance and under those circum stances my indignation took the expres sions used ns proper. Upon your represen tations Unit you laid made lio such remarks I am free to withdraw the letter mid its offensive terms. As you say, prior to this misunderstanding our business transactions were pleasant and satisfactory. Yours very truly, Sam W. Small.” Appended is a list of tiie silver ware which was purchased by Mr. Hill ill i, and which wus returned to him after the at tachment wan lifted. The watcii mid chain were also returned: Soup-ladle $12 BO <Inivy lod:c 4 75 Berry spoon 0 75 Salad ' noon Salad fork............ Kish fork Kish knife Pie knife Butter knife Pickle fork 1 sheer Hubove I i-eieam disli (plated) Ice-cream plates 1 plated),.. Diamond locket weather for next week when the state fair • opens, Visitors and exhibitors are pouring I in. The grounds look well. There is aP ready more blooded stock on the grounds than ever before. The main bnilding, ag ricultural and machinery hall, will bo crowded with exhibits. K.ngr :i 40 IS no is 00 30 so Another Baltimore Firm Hone. Baltimore, November 0—Kerngood Bros, wholesale dry goods, made an as signment late this afternoon to Henry Dunueborn, trustee for the benefit of their creditors. No bond was filed to-day, but the trustee will on Monday give bond in the sum of of.J300,000, indicating assets amounting to $150.000. The Messrs. Kern good estimate their liabilities about §200,- 000. and say their trouble was caused by ii failure among their customers in the south. They expect to pay in full and re sume. Tho firm lias been established over thirty years, a ,d lies always enjoyed a high reputation. Ihits from ilniiltpimery. Special to Enquiror-Sun. Montgomery, Ala , November 6.—The Alabama legislature meets next Tuesday, but few members are arriving. A nice rain set in to day and laid the dust, and to night its cold, with prospects of fine The Augusta l itrhint's Will Sturt Monday. Augusta, Ga., November 6.—The facto ries have voluntarily reduced the hours of labor from 68 to 66 hours per week, and all tiie mills will he iu operation on Monday. Committeeman Wright, who compromised the differences, is engaged in paying the debts incurred during the lockout. He will pay out about #25,000 for groceries and supplies for the knights. HOW MORRISON WAS BEATEN. Tint Tariff Men Orwmizn a Still lluut for HU Sralp anil Ret It. tempt to answer my tariff arguments^ h it pitched into the republican party. g a Put Canton, a saloon k Pittsburg, November 4.—Mr. John Jar* rett, secretary of the Tin Plate association, has returned from Illinois, where lie has been conducting; the campaign in the eighteenth district against Col. Morrison, lie received a large number of congratula tory telegrams nil day over Mr. Morrison’* defeat. In thin city the tariff men, one and all, are highly delighted. Joseph D. Weeks, secretary of the Western Iron association, said: “Let tho honor he placed where it properly belongs, and too much cannot be paid to John Jarrett.” In an interview Mr. Jarrett said: “I made a couple of dozen speeches In the district and I tell you tiie light was hot. The tariff men early in tho summer laid out their cam paign. Then we made arrangements to hold tariff demonstrations in Cincinnati, St. Louis, Nashville, Birmingham and other southern cities. All our plans wore made out and the free traders were noti fied that we would be after them. It was only following this plan that I spoke in the south at all.” “Did you meet Col. Morrison at aU?” was asked. “Yes, and he told me he would be elected by 4000 majority. He said: ‘You are paid to come out hero to work against mo.’ I replied: ‘Morrison, you can't prove it, but I can prove that you were wined and dined in New York by the Free Trade Club.’ ‘Yes, but I’m not a free trader,' said the colonel. ‘Oh, Mr. Morrison, you are not in Washlngtoninow.’ There was a Judge Dudley along with him, tho editor of tne Belleville News. He jumped right on me with: ‘You’re sent here by the iron barons of Pennsylvania, with hundreds of thou sands of dollars to beat Col. Morrison, but you can’t do it.’ I told him: ‘Judge Dud ley, you can’t prove u word of it. I’m ready to make affidavit to the fact that I came here with only $318 to pay my per sonal expenses.’ " Mr. Jarrett continued: “ That man vili fied me in his paper, and to-day I sent him a telegram Btatiug that villuinous lies, like curses, come home to roost. Morrison wouldn’t meet me in debate. The work ing people out there said: ‘ Now, Colonel, just nave a talk with Mr. Jarrett on this tariff question,’ hut ilis invariable answer was: ‘I haven't time; my engagements arc all made.’ He was very polite to me, hut told me ho was sorry I was out there. Tne only lime I met him wasono week ago today.’ Last Saturday night I debuted with Senator Wike at the town of Alton. The chairman of the repu’.liean committee had received a challenge for the debate some time before, but could not uccept it, not knowing my wishes in tho matter. I ac cepted it at noon and spoke to the largest crowd I met anywhere. Wike did not at- Ifl ' " - —*1, b Then t hey sprung 11 Put Clanton, a saloon keeper, on ine. I claimed that I must have time to answer him. It was granted. Before he got through Clinton was claiming that labor-saving machinery should he taxed out of existence. By that time the demo crats in tlie crowd were shouting ‘Time! Time!’ There was hut little need to an- rwer him. The fight was intensely hot. One incident will show it. I was going to leave for home Sunday morning, hut the edmmitteo wanted me to make a speech at Wharton, a little vil lage of 300 or 400 inhabitants. How many people do you think were in that little town? Why, at least 4000. They had come from forty miles around. I made my speech, and one of the local democrats, a physician, attempted to answer it. He didn’t talk anything but good democrats and laid republicans. I only answered him by asking one question: ‘Doctor, if, in milking a diagnosis of 11 case, you directed the patient should he given quinine, and instead of that you gave another drug, the patient takes it, and dies. Who killed the Dalient, you or the drug ? Well, they just wanted to curry me off the stage. One big farmer, larger than Bill Wiche, was going to do it anyhow. Then they wanted me to help myself to anything in the town. Oh, tiie democratic leaders all kicked against my coining to the district, hilt I tolu them tliat Morrison spoke in Philadelphia, mid I certuinly had the right to come out there. I made two speeches in Carlisle’s district, but did not meet liiin. T felt assured he would not have an easy thing of it. We were es pecially after Morrison, and we got there. I’ll not lie able to estimate the full force of these tariff demoustrations for a week yet. I know enough, however, to predict a strong protection majority in the next liouse. Beating Morrison, though, is glory enough.” 11 i n 11 Ottilia. St. Paul, Minn., November R.—Both parties claim the election for governor, the republicans by about 3000 and the demo crats by 1000. Several counties in the northern portion of tiie state have not b :en heard from officially, and charges are freely made on both sides that gross frauds kave been perpetrated in that section. As near as can he judged, without official count, McGill, republican, is elected by a very small minority. Sr. Paul, November 6.—At midnight, with theolfleiiil returns from sixty-five of eighty counties, and pretty complete re turns from the rest, the Pioneer Press fig ures McGill’s majority at 2S74. The Globe still claims the election of Ames, though not giving the exact figures. A largely at tended mass meeting wus held By’ the democrats ut Minneapolis last night to protest against Ames being counted out, and a considerable sum was raised to pro tect his rights in this respect. A Shot'll in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., November 6.— j Greenville, sixty miles below Montgom ery, reports a slight earthquake shock at 12 o’clock to-dny. This is the only place in Alabama where it was felt. Rain fell here this morning until a cold wave came along in the afternoon. There is every in dication of a bud spell of weather. The Alabama state fair opens here to morrow. Tn I'ldt* Toledo, Novmber 6.—J. W. Allen ant ; Thos. li. McLain, respectively genera ' ticket agent and auditor and cashier o the Toledo, Columbus and Southern rail way, whose general offices are in this city have skipped to Canada, their account I being short something less than athousiun dollars. Both are youug men.