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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 279 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1 m. PRICE FIVE CENTS A Lively Time in the Bribery Committoe. linn. 1. F. Durrani's Parliamentary Manual Adopt- ed by thr Senate ns Us Itulra, nn<l One Hundred (topics Printed—A Lively Kxamliifttlon—Sir. llarrlNOii Must Explain. Atlanta, November 19.—Following the opening exercises of the house Mr. Ilnm, of Hall, moved to reconsider the bill lost yesterday to make judges of the supreme and superior courts ineligible to other offices during their time of service, and for two years thereafter. Mr. Berner, of Monroe, opposed the mo tion upon the ground that the bill was wrong in principle. The motion was tabled by a large ma jority. BILLS BEAD THE THIHD TIME. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the third time: Bv Mr. Griffith, of Oconee—A bill to re peal an act consoldating certain offices in Oconee county. The bill was passed. By Mr. Howell, of Fulton—A bill to in corporate the Atlanta, Mississippi and At lantic railroad. Certain amendments were added and the bill was passed.. Also, a bill to incorporate the Atlanta and Hawkins- ville railroad, which was also passed. BILLS READ THE FIRST TIME. Under a call of the counties the follow ing bills were introduced: By Mr. Felton, of Bartow—A memorial from the Woman’s Temperance Christian Union, petitioning the establishment of a house of correction for young criminals and female criminals, followed by a bill to create nnd establish a reformatory orison or house of correction for juvenile prison ers and all female prisoners not under sen tence of death. The memorial and the bill were referred to the committee oil finance. By Mr. Belt, of Burke—A bill to levy a tax upon the taxable property of the state for the support of common schools. By Mr. Monroe, of Calhoun—A bill to repeal section 4(101 (a) of the code of 1882. By Mr. Holland, of Carroll—A bill to amend section 1436 of the. code of 1882. By Mr. Gordon, of Chatham—A bill to amend the act prescribing the duties of the tax collectors of tuis state. By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to incor porate the Germania Loan and Banking Company of Atlanta. By Mr. Smith, of Gwinnett—A bill to re quire the judges of the superior court to announce previous to each term the order in wnich tne dockets will be taken up. mi job a sao u s mat rums. A message was received from the gover nor, announcing that he had signed cur tain bills. j Two resolutions by Mr. Huff, of Bibb, ! were read and adopted. The first directs j the committee on public property to in- | spect the executive mansion and report j what repairs it needs. The second, which j is a long one, requests the governor to ; furnish to the house aii laws and resol a- : tions relating lo the lease of oonvlcts.. k | -Sen at: 1 ProiirtMUttin.. Atlanta, November 19.— The senate! was colled to order at 10 o’clock by Freni- I dent Davidson and prayer was ottered by I ^Chaplain Jones. Air: Butt was granted leave of absence on ■ account ul‘sickness in bis family. I Mr. MeCanta, chairman of the commit- ! tee on nails and rooms,submitted a report. | Mr. Jackson,chairman ol'the committee ! on education, reported in favor of the I passage ot the house bills establishing pub- j lie schools in Carrollton, and amending an act governing the free schools of Chatham ! county; and upon his motion the bills were ] taken up and read the second time. The chair called the order of buiiness j but there was no response. Mr. Wolford subsequently obtained con sent of the body and introduced a bill amending the stock law of the state so as ] to repeal that section extending the law to j militia districts. Referred to the agricul- tu.-a' committee. Mr. Davidson, of the eighteenth district, ] ex-officio chairman of the committee on : rules, (president pro tem Pringle in the [ chair), introduced the report of the com mittee, wnich report recommended the adoption of the manual prepared by Hon. j L. F. Garrard when speaker of the house, j Mr. Davidson moved the rules be read by the. secretary, uud if any senator had ob- | jection to offer to any rule he do so when | the rule was read ; each rule not. objected to to bo considered as adopted. The motion prevailed, and the rules were read and adopted. One hundred copies were or dered printed. A message from the house was received announcing the passage of certain house bills. They were read the first time; one repealing registration law in Effingham county, and the other prohibiting hunting, without consent of the owner, upon lands in Effingham oounty. Both bills were re ferred to the general judiciary committee. By Mr. Peek—A resolution providing for the publication of 300 oopies of a manual containing a list of the members of both houses with their post office address, the standing committees of both houses, the ruk-3 of both houses, and the constitutional rule of both houses; to be bound in stiff backs. Adjourned until Monday at 10 o’clock. The Bribery Committee. f Atlanta, November 19.—The investi gating committee met in the senate cham ber ot 7:30 o’clock to-night and proceeded with the examination of witnesses. J. A. Bisauer was recalled to the stand. He said : “I furnished an affidavit for publi cation in the Constitution a few day- since. Mr. Eager first called on me in reference to it, aud Mr. E. P. Howell subsequently saw me. 1 was requested to reduce the facte which 1 slated to them to the form of an affidavit, and I did so in Mr. Hoke Smith’s office. It was written by a clerk in Mr. Smith’s office as 1 told the facts. Mr. Eager took the affidavit into his possession. I understood the affidavit was to he used in an interview which Mr. Howell was going to publish in reference to the Marietta and North Georgia Kail- road Company, and which he refused to publish unless the affidavit was procured. On the night referred to in my former testimony I saw Mr. Harrison give Generul Phillips the roil of money in Judge Fain’s room, at the hotel, but I did not see General Phillips pay out the money to the others. I did not think it was any of my business and I did not care to see it. I ean’l say positively that I saw the others receive the money. I was paid $50 afterwards in another room. That was all the money I saw. When I was paid 1 don’t remember the denomina- , lt tion of the bills.” 1 ajV'lCroBS-fcxamined by Col. Hammond—“l ie-J.'fuii -IS years old. (The witness objected to Myan.swering question as lo whether be had been separated from his wife. (Chairman Htiwkes— “What is the object of the question?'’ Col. Hammond— "I. propose by this and subsequent questions to show that the witness is infamous.” , The Chairman—‘‘I don’t think the ques- tsnn adpiiasabie.” Col. Hammond—“Very well. I will not press t he question, Mr. Witness, are vou not in the habit of getting drunk?” Tlie witness was excused from answer ing. “I was not discharged by Mr. Harrison for drunkenness, and was never discharged by him.” The witness became badly rattled and said he did not know lie was to meet a shark lawyer. He asked that liis testimony be postponed and he be allowed to employ an attorney to protect him. The chairman informed him there could be no delay in the testimony, and lie knew ot no reason why witness should have an attorney. Witness; continuing: “No one was pres ent when I made the affidavit in Mr. Smith’s office but Mr. Hoke Smith, Mr. Eager, Mr. Smith's clerk, and myself. I told what 1 knew and the clerk took it down. When I went to Marietta, to see Judge Phillips I tedd him what he was wanted for, but did not agree upon any amount he was to be paid. lie made the contract with Air. Harrison. The cards published by me in the Constitution were Written by myself.” Col. Hammond continued on a search ing cross-examination for an hour, in whicli the testimony already published was reviewed, and in' which the witness testified that be never saw Judge Fain or Col. Rankin receive any monoy; that they were in the room waiting for Mr. Harrison to come with the money, and lie did come and hand it to Judge Phillips. He did not see either of the others paid their share, or knew v.-hat they were to receive, but ho supposdff they had been paid. The drift of Colonel Hammond’s questioning was to show that Ms. Harrison was known as a largo owner in the marble company; that Gen. Phillips was the attor ney of the company employed to urge the change from oolitic limestone to Georgia marble in a legitimate way ; that he did so openly; that the governor aud everybody else knew his business; that it was open and above board, and there was nothing secret in it; that any money received by Bisauer was as an employed messenger, and by Gen. Phillips as attorney, there be ing nothing secret orimproper in the trans actions. Mr. Bisauer testified that he knew nothing to the contrary. Questions by Judge Fain—“You suid, Mr. Bisauer, that you bought cigars for Gen. Phillips. Rankin and myself. Did you ever sec me smoke a cigar?” Bisauer—“No, sir.” Fain—“Did you ever take an oyster sup per with me?” Bisauer—“I think so; I won’t be posi tive.” Fain—“Did you ever see Gen. Phillips pay me any money?” ■ Bisauer—“I have already said I didn’t see it paid.” Fain—“Now, were you ever in my room with Gen. Phillips, Col. Runldn and Mr. Harrison?" Bisuuei—“Yes, sir, several times.” H. O. Clemente, of Chicago, president of flic Georgia Marble Company, (sworn)— “Mr. J. A. Dewar was business manager of the company two years ago. I had com munications from Mr. James P. Harrison with reference to a concert of action be tween my company and his in securing a change from oolitic limestone to Georgia marble. A contract was drawn up, which Mr. Dewar signed aud 1 repudiated. It was proposed to arbitrate a claim subse quently made on our company by Mr. Har rison, and I drew up a written statement of Hie matter which was to be submitted to the board of arbitrators. If I may be allowed to read that statement it will ox plain the whole matter.” He then read an elaborate statement containing all the correspondence between himself and Mr. Harrison. The statement made a clear record for the Georgia Marble Company and showed they had at all times refused to enter upon any effort to influence in any way the selection of Georgia marble for tlie eapitol. It. also showed that Mr. Harrison hud made sev eral attempts to get them to make such an effort. Mr. Harrison subsequently demanded tlie payment by them of their part oi about $1000 he had expeuded in trying to get tlie change to Georgia mar ble. He had never seen a statement of what the $3000 was expended for, though his attorney had frequently demanded it. He finally paid $500 to get rid of tlie mat ter. Tlie committee adjourned until Monday night. A Journalist D.vinir. Atlanta, November 19.—A special from Birmingham says: “Wails Wynton, well known ill Georgia newspaper circles is dying with congestion of the stomach.” 'John Ruleford, the negro burglar who was shot in Mr. Bindall’s house a few nights since, was seut to the penitentiary for fifteen years to-day. ON 'CHANGE. All Active Unrlu l with Cimslilerahle AIvaih-v ill Several Stocks. New York, November 19.—The stock market to-day was active, with the widest distribution of business ever recorded. Richmond and West Point, however, ab sorbed the greatest amount of interest, although the general list received a great deal of attention. A report was circulated on the street in tbc- morning that a large operator was short of West Point, and un der very heavy hales it advanced over fi per cent, before the end of the first hour. In the afternoon, however, it was made public that the terminal people had yesterday succeeded in acquiring control of the Dan ville stock, which enables them to dictate the terms of the proposed consolidation. Another rush to buy was the consequence, and another 6 per cent, was added to the stock. The general market was higher than yesterday’s close almost all day, al though very little movement in prices, ex- . copt in special stocks, was noticeable. [ Grangers were quiet, with the exception ol i Omaha and Vanderbilt’s. With the excep- . lion of (he Kansas Southern, the meeting j tween Presidents Garrett and Roberts h id ! a beneficial effect upon trunk line stocks, ; as well as Reading, the latter becoming active and strong m the last hour. Among the specialties Norfolk and Western, Memphis and Charleston, and Ohio and Mississippi were HI prominent. The open- j ii-,g was extremely active and strong, the j ! first prices showing gains of from i to 3 | per cent, generally, though Western pre- j ferred was 14 higher. There were further I slight advances in early dealings, liut , ! prices soon became heavy and continued I alternately heavy and firm for the greater j j part of the day, though the last I hour saw a strong market tnrongh- , out. The close was active and strong. I ! close to the opening figures. The total j sales for the day were 6o8,000 shares. Of this amount West Point iurmshed 10o,660. , I Notwithstanding the heaviness ot the i general list during a large portion ot the: ; dav, a large majority of the stocks on the i active list are higher. Richmond and , : West Point is up 121 per cent., Virginia j . Midland Si, Memphis and Charleston 15, | Norfolk and Western preferred 1.;. ' Wliiit Bern me of tin- liarst-s ! « T u-NTON, Va., November lO.-Brown’s ! iivcrv -tabic was burned last night. high wind prevailed, and at one time a general | confl-Uration was ftared, but the flames ' were confined to the stable. j MM mi Count Kalnoky Makes a "Bij Talk.” Tlie Bulgarian (jn-filoti Mill fin lillcil -itiissls Show flu- ('linv Benciitli Ho- flinve—Kuliioki PrciUrlsnn American .lliuisti'i- ai Viennu. Pesth, November 19.—Count Kalnoky, imperial minister of foreigu affairs, in clos ing the debate oil tlie Inidgt-t yesterday before tlie committee of I he Austrian del egation, referred again at great length to the Bulgarian question. He said the im perial government’s policy was to uphold as long as possible the Berlin treaty as tlie legal basis for tlie conduct of affairs in the Balkan states, and the basis on which peace was to be preserved This policy Would be pursued in order to enable the Balkan states, which the treaty created, to become independent. This policy, Count Kalnoky continued, lias so far succeeded that Russia also favors now the maintenance, of a status quo and the preservation of peace in t lie Balkan regions. Bulgaria herself had been the first to be guilty of an jinfra-.-tion of the priuciplt; of the Beilin treaty. This was when she aided and shared in the RouIndian revolution in 1883. Count Kal noky suid lie did not wish to reproach Bul garia. He merely alluded to the historical faft. If Austria maintained i lie Berlin treaty,-it should not he difficult for the other powers to also do so. There was another reason why Austria should adhere to the policy he had enunciated. The very certainty that the settlement of the Bulgarian question would not involve- by any means the settlement of liie whole eastern question, afforded the strongest in centive to Austria to proceed with all pos- si blc- patience and to b usband her resources. He hoped the committee would agree with him, that before all else a peaceful settle ment of the present issue should besought- lie recognized the fact that Bulga rians hud all aptitude for farming a state, but he thought that Austria had a right to utter a warning against too great optimism. He admitted that a union of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia did not conflict with either the Austrian or Euro pean interests, but pointed out that Austria did not possess the solo right to speak regarding Bulgaria’s and Roumelia’s rights to carrying out this union. The conduct of Bulgarians since independence laid been accorded them •warranted the conclusion that tlity would always step forward to maintain and secure their independence. He ad mitted that Russia was more favohibly situated with respect to exercis ing greater iiitlucnoe With tlie people of the different Balkan states than wan either Austria or Hungary. Austria and Hun gary did nothing in the direction of ex tending their influence among the Balkan people, which did not emanate from the imperial government. Consuls could not multiply Austria’s relation to a foreign country, nor found Austrian popularity in a foreign country. He regretted that such a small numbtV of Austrians traveled in Bulgaria compared to the number of persons belonging to oth er nationalities vvno visited that country, and urged that -steps Should bs at once taken to increase activity in Austria’s in dustrial and commercial relations with Bulgarians. Fussing to another branch of the subject Count- Kalnoky said be regretted that the confidential nature of the negotiations in progress between the two empires prevent ed him ftom enunciating conclusive ar guments which he could other wise employ to demonstrate the cordiality of the relations between Austria and 'Germany which hud remained unchanged since 1879. In his hands they had essentially developed and strength ened the confidence and trust of both gov ernments. Tlie alliance was complete and mutual, it was impossible to fully explain lue subject publicly. When he recently depreciated attaching undue importance to mere words and letters, he did not wish to have it iufured that formal engagements did not exist between Austria and Ger many. He meant rather that the basis of the agreement between the two empires was rendered much stronger by being founded on tlie mutual interests and convictions of both states. Each had a vital interest in the continued existence of the otht r asa strong ami iude- peudent power. He denied that Russia’s joining the imperial alliance .had prejudiced the relations between Austria and Germany. The friendly grouping of the three states sprung from tlie idea that, it was most important that Austria and Germany should stand in the best possible relationship toward Russia. “When 1 assumed office,” continued the count, “the relations between Austria and Russia were not of a most pleasant nature. They were neither good nor were they quite bad, but were of an undecided character. We welcomed Russia to a meeting with us to enuble us to extricate ourselves from this position, which action, however, in no way affected our relations with Germany. Now I attach great value to the friendly relationship which exists on Austria's part toward Russia without prejudice to our re lations with Germany, which are of quite a different character.” Count Knlnoki then announced that the powers were now considering the question of placing a prince on the Bulgarian throne. The relations between Austria and the United States, Count Kalnoki said, were most friendly aud the appoint ment of an American minister at Vienna and of an Austrian minister at Washing ton were, he declared, immiuent. Immediately after the conclusion of Count Ximn.ski's speech tlie budget was adopted without amendment. IT WAS NO SECRET. Vienna, November 19. — Dispatches from Sofia state that the regents knew live days before Russia instructed Gen. Kaul- bai's to leave Bulgaria unless his demand for the dismissal of Gen. Mutkurouil was complied Vviih, that he was going to leave anyhow. The authorities have all been ordered to afford every facility lor the safe departure of the Russian officials and tiio.se under their protection who wish to leave the country along with Kauloars, an;l?take steps necessary to prevent any outbreak of disorder on the occasion ot their de parture. It is stated that Russia will send to the powers a memorandum concerning the Bulgarian question and the action of Kaul- bars. Telegrams have been sent from Ixim- palon to Prince Alexander congratulating him on the first anniversary of his decisive victory over tne Servian insurgents, which was won at Slivi.-i:z. t oil November 18,1385. THE JOURNAL’S OPINION. Ft. Petersburg, November 19.—The Journal De St. Petersburg, commenting on tne letter from Pesth attributing tlie fiery anti-Russian tone of many of the epeezbes made by members of the Austro- Hungarian delegation, t > the alleged pro verbial fondness of the muggers for belli- oratory, and says: “That explana tion will not hold good with regard to public utterances of the cabinet peror Frances Joseph spoke in fitting and conformable terms ot Austria’s for- eigii relations. The pacific interpretation I which tfie European press lias given lu I Count Knlnoki s speech proves Unit tiler is a univcn al desire for peace. Bui con) ileneo in the maintenance of peuee being based on the certainty of Russia's pacific views, which tire there useless provoca tions, permitted public opinion to iljid a difficuliy In reconciling such a course with the friendly understanding emondied in the triple alliance, we may justly doubt j whether Count Kalnoki spoke with Ue:- ntany’s authority.” Fuglnml. A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT PREVENTS. London. November 19.—Lord Salisbury has replied to the socia l democratic federa tion that ho is willing to hear the com plaints of unemployed workingmen, but that, a previous’ engagement to meet friends at the Hatfield house Will prevent his receiving tlie deputation on Sunday, as desired by the federation. A PALACE DAMAGED BY FIRE. 3 P. M.—Hampton court palace in Mid dlesex, on the Thames, twelve miles from the city was set on tire lo-day by the burst ing of an oil lamp. The lire started in apartments abutting on the Thames court. All those apartments have, been destroyed. The flames have since spread to adjoining buildings, and are now raging within a few yards ot the chapel and the royal state apartments, which are threatened with destruction. Later— 6 p. m.—The fire Unu been sub dued. A COTTON WAREHOUSE BURNED. Liverpool, November 10. — i’ampe’s warehouse, in tins city, was destroyed by fire to-day. Oue thousand bales of cotton were burned. WHY deny it? London, November 19.—Tho govern ment deny that they are making, us re ported, extensive military preparations, including ni-rnugemente for the use of artil lery in anticipation of trouble with the socialists on tho occasion ol' their demon stration next Monday. II*;.v. THE POPE’S TROUBLES. Rome, November 19.—King Humbert has instructed Ills chaplain to convey his sympathies to the pope on the anti-clerical agitation. A pupal nuucio at Madrid lias asked tne Spanish government to ob-oper- ate with Austria in aipporling the request of the vatic.-', it to the Italian govoriinu-nl fovti.i- amelioration of the position of the PP-pe. m A GRANITE SHAFT. Tile S"roinl Maryland fiifuiitry’s Memorial Stum 1 . Gettysburg, Pa,, November 19.—This morning ail excursion from Baltimore, under the auspices of tho Maryland line and Confederate Army and Navy Associa tion, arrived here on three special trains to be present at the dedication at Cul peper’s hill of the monument of the Second Confederate Maryland Infantry— the first confederate in onuiiont erected on the field. Gen. Geo. ti. Stewart, Col. K. Douglas, Major W, W. Goldsborough and other officers, and about ISO members of Stewart’s brigade, the Fifth Mary land Regiment National Quffrd, Colonel Brown, two hundred and eighty strong, and about 600 friends of the regiment and brigade were present. Gen. Stewart pre sided. Rev. Dr. Randolph MeKim, late aid on Gen. Stewart’s staff', opened the ceremonies with prayer. Capt. George Thomas, acting adj-.h.iut of the regiment during tho fight on Culpepper 1 till, deliv ered the oration, and entrusted the monu ment to the keeping of the Battle Field Memorial Association, for whom Secre tary ICroutli receive-:! it. Dr. MeKim closed with the benediction. The- monu ment is of Richmond granite, about ten feet high, and bears full historical inscrip tions. The regiment lost 192 killed and wound ed out of 400 moil, who went into tho en gagement. The excursionists left for home at 4:30 o’clock. THE NEW YORK BOODLE TAKERS. authorized the receiver to tlx the transpor tation rates of the road from point to point in the state, so as to pay running ex~ i penscR and givotl per cent, profit on the | capitul stock of the l-oad. The decree Dro- j Father Mend! Appears Unexpectedly at a j viried that the receiver is to submit ’the tariff' rates framed by him to the railroad commission. But this submisnion reads in the decree like an act of grace, not of right. It expressly seta aside the tariff rates now fixed by the state railroad com mission so far ns applicable to the Vicks--- burg and Meridian road. (li‘ Forbids Ilnur (III 111! Then 0 but tiir .uumi-;." Party. ni Hi,- unu- Folks i Won’t Soil ftio Two Ih-.Uitirnu-ll Toll tin* Story of the Ilrotuiws) Itiiilroiul Trunsartloiis New Yokic, November 19.—Ex-Aldcr- men VVaitt and Fulgralf testified to-day in the trial of ex-Aldernmn McQuado for bribery in the matter of the Broadway railroad franchise. They explained in de tail the circumstances attending the grunt ing ofthat franchise. FulgrnU' said his i understanding was that tho company hud | paid half a million (loliars, of which j amount he received $18,000 out of $20,000 j which was promised him. Tlie money ! was paid him by ex-County C'leik John ! Kerman,and Reading Clerk Win. Maloney | was the go-between for the railroad men i and corrupt aldermen. SVaite’s testimony was equally explicit, land it is said that ex-Alderman Dull;,, j another of tho bribed men, will be put on the stand by the prosecution to confirm ! Waite and Fulgralf. The story of the i bribery and carrying out their corrupt 1 agreement by the aldermen, as told, was ! full and explicit. DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES. i is not permitted to ia.iguage in ii.leniMioiial affirms that is p'ililc of double arid dlvBfse const-ruetii This is undoubtedly the reason why- A Fire Which Caines a Loth (if $140,(Kill anil Throws Many People Out of Employment. Jersey City. N. J., November 19.—The I Freitug embroidery factory, on North I I street, was discovered to be on fire at 2 I ; o’clock tins morning. R ibertFreitag, one i ■ of the proprietors, was asleep in the build- | ing and was with difficulty awakened by ! j tiie watchman, who was obliged to creep i I on his hands and knees to his room. The I building was then filled with smoke and I Freitug and the watchman were corn- I polled to jump from a window to , make their escape. Tlie fir.-, I j spread rapidly, and the building, which I was a cue and a half story frame structure, I ! covering nearly a city block, was complete- | l.v destroyed, and the machinery which i li-td been imported from Switzerland ,.t an ; i immerse expense was ruined. The loss is ! estimated at $160,000. Pdsaibly it may ex ceed this amount. The buffing and ina- i chincry were fully insured. It is not known ! in what way tbc fire originated. Several hundred hands are thrown out of employ ment. The Men Were Sated. Marquette, Mich., November 19.—The officers and crew of the steam liurgo Itobt. | Wallace, numbering fifteen men, and her I consort schooner David Wallace, number- j ing nine men, which went ashore on I Chocolay beach in the storm of yesterday, i were rescued about 9 o’clock this morning ; by a crew from tlicl life saving station at I Houghton, which came with boats and apparatus on a special train. The barge : was destroyed but tbc schooner will prob ably be saved. Tin' Staton to !!■:• Lieiito-I. Washington. November 19.—The Bar tholdi statue of liberty in New York har bor will be lighted next Monday night un- J-r the supervision 'of the light house board. New York, November 17.—Many of tho parishioners of the Rev. Father J. F. Mendl, of the Church of the Immaculate Gonoeption in Montclair, arc openly cen suring him for what they term his unwar- rautanle interference with their temporal pleasures. The disagreement dates from Thursday night. The 18 year-old daugh ter of widow Turney, a devout Catholic, Invited three dozen of her young friends to attend a dance at the old homestead, in Harrison street, near Gates avenue, owned by Broker W. L. Bull, of this city, and oc cupied by the widow on condition that she shall keep it in order. Father Mondl near.I of the party about an hour after the dancing began, and he hired a carriage and drove rapidly to the big house. He rang the bell, and a young woman came to the door and let him in. The young people Were dancing In the parlor to the music of two fiddles played by t he Jackson brothers, colored musicians ot Bloomfield. Father Mendl went through the hall to a room adjoining tho parlor, but separated from it l\v folding doors. The doors were open, and the priest sat down opposite the dancers and gazed at them sternly On his way through the hall ho tv.' hi Turney, nnu ordered her to stop tiled.- ing and send the dancers home. Sho 11 .'inly, but politely, told him that she would not interfere with the young peo ple’s amusement. The disapproving countenance of the priest had ,.o effect on the tiddlers or tl e young men, but the girls were plainly dis concerted. It was the third square dance of the evening, a.ul the dancers resolutely danced it out. Then Father Mendl arose and entered the parlor, and the young women ran out into the hall nnd up the stairs. The priest asked William Turney, the widow’s son, if he intended to allow the unity to oontimie dancing. William said he did, and that he t hought the cler gyman was not justified in attempting to stop it. .Val in r Alondi says he then tried to in duce tlie fiddle i’a to"cease fiddling fiy offer ing to buy their strings. Miss Turney say.t t he priest said he would pay the fiddlers jii> for each string if they would stop play ing. They rofiiscd, saying that the strings were not theirs, as the party had bought them for the overling, nnd that they would hurt their business if they did not fulfill their contract. The priest asked them how much they would get for playing. They said $4j and he ottered them MO to stop. One of the young dancers, all of whom had crowded around the prie d, and tho mu sicians, said lie woi-.’ii itu-iniJll to keep on. Young Mr. Tiriiey ordered them to strike up a waltz, which they did. Sev eral young women ventured back into the parlor and glided around with their parl- i!.:rs. Otheis followed', and the shuffle of feet soon became general. The priest lei), the house hurriedly, apparently uud.. great excitement. The parishioners lieard nothing more about the matter until Sunday lust, when, at the morning services in the oliurc : Father Mend! made 11 tho subject-of a Ti tle sermor.. He said that if tue girls and hoys who had attended I he party at airs. Turney’s want to any other'parties of a similar kind he would refuse to administer the sacrament to them. Hu severely cen sured the parents of the young people and advised them to keep their children away from nil dancing parties, lie said hewoulil make an effort to prevent an.y more par ties at the widow Turney’s house. He read this letter, which ho sent to Mr. Bull or. Saturday: I take the liberty to inform you that a number of boys and girls from Orange, Montclair and Bloomfield, most, of them mere brats net beyond their teens, had a so-called party at your In,use, near the corner of Gates avenue and Harrison street, at present occupied by Mrs. Turney, r.-t; Thursday night. As you will undoubtedly agree with me that such nocturnal ca rousal of a crowd of unguarded youngsters is not calculated to improve tlie moral condition of the participants or the value of the property in which it, is held, I deem it iny duty to inform you of the occurrence, and at the same time to respectfully ask you. as the owner of the property, to tak, such steps as will prevent a repetition of another such gathering in tlie future. A , almost, ail the revellers arc the ill-lired off spring of people belonging to my church, you will understand why J make bold to give you the above information. This letter and the talk of Father Mendl caused a revival of the feeling against him. Mrs. Turney says the young people were nil old enough to take care of themselves, and that their enjoyment was perfectly in nocent. She sa.ys they had nothing to drink but lemonaoe nnd coffee, and that they were very orderly and quiet. Hlie says she heard that Mr. Bull had declared that lie did not intend to pay any atten tion to the priest’s letter. Illi-iiiliiidiiim Still Iluumlng. Birmingham, November 19. Arrange ments have been made for the sale of the BlosS Furnace Company’s property to a •syndicate of buyers from Richmond, Va., New York city and this state. The prico to bo paid is .$2,000,090, more than half of it in cash. The new company will bo known as tho “Sloss Steel and Iron Com pany.” The properly comprises some of the most valuable coal and iron lands in tho south, besides two furnaces in success ful operation. Two more furnaces will be erected at once. Colored KnlidtL Strike. Chicago, November 19.—The Inter- Ocean’s New Orleans special says: A new factor has been introduced into the labor problem in Louisiana. It has long been known that the Knights of Labor were engaged among the field hands organizing lodges of tho order, but the first effect of thefr work ha-: just been made manifest. About one hundred bands on the Fairview plantation, one mile above Berwiok,owned by Captain Phan, have been on a strike since Monday. Cutting, hauling and grinding cane has entirely ceased. Tlie hands are all Knights of Labor, uud the strike was instituted fiy order of the local lodge at Berwick. The men demand an advance of'30 per cent, in wages. •‘Anil the fill'll Hun Died Also.” Richmond, Va., November 19.—Allen Y, Stokes, formerly a senior member of the firm of A. Y. Blokes &. Co., wholesale grocers, died suddenly to-night on liis farm near the city. The deceased was a native of North Carolina, but fur forty years had resided in Richmond where he prospered in business and retired a few years ago worth over a half million of dol lars. He was 07 years of age. Ah I iu port it tit Bullrimd Itci'ision. Jackson, Miss., November 19.—Judge Hill, of the federal court, lias rendered an important decision in the Vicksburg and Meridian railroad case, which is now iu the bands of a receiver of his court, which Dsufrncfloil hy Rule. Middletown, N. Y. November 19.—Tht gale of yesterday completely destroyed the summer hotel in process ot construc tion on Walnut mountain, one mile from Liberty, Sullivan county. The whole structure was lifted from its foundation and carried twelve feet and is a total wreck. Eighteen men were en gaged in the building at the time putting up partitions and chimneys, and all mirac ulously escaped uninjured with the excep tion of one named ifebee, who was seri ously hurt. The building was six stories high, fifty by sixty feet and intended to accommodate 20(1 guests. CYRUS FIELD SUES FOB $500,000. Also to Compi'l flu' Surmider to film of Those New York nnil New luiudninl liouits. New York, November 18.—Cyrus W Field has brought, in the supreme oourt in, Westchester county, two suits against President Charles P. Clark of the New York aud New Kngland railroad, and Francis L. Higginson. He accuses them of fraudulently conspiring to prevent him mid his associates, Russell Bnge, Simon Wormser and Thomas W. Pearsall, who havo assigned tlioir rights to him, from buying the fl,842,000 of second mortgage bonds which belonged to the state of Mas sachusetts and were offered for sale to the highest bidder. He alleges that they falsely represented to the governor and council that Field and Sage lind openly ndvoented the purchase of the securities with a view of compelling tho unsecured creditors, by a threat of foreclosure, to sell tlielr claims cheap, and had criticised Receiver Clark’s manage ment of the property on the ground that it had been too successful and had dimin ished,the chances of freezing out the credi tors and making some money. Plaintiff alleges tlint by means of these false representations tlie governor and council were induced to sell the stale’s bonds to tho defendants, who had made a lower bid than tho plain tiff and his associates. Ho says he is will ing and hereby oilers to buy the bonds from tlie defendants at the price they paid, with interest, and he demands judgment that they surrender the bonds to him for such price. This is the demand iu the first suit. The second sets forth similar grounds of action and demands $500,000 damages, ulleging that the plaintiff' and his associates, by their failure to get tlie bonds, lost tho op portunity of making large profits thereby,, which tne defendants obtained ler them selves and their associates. V.B ' -UE GET* ITS REWABD. A Prize i’iirlffi'r Ti'flh ill-. Traill, Ami file Judge- ni-.'K it ini Orcitit m it. (. mc'AOO, November 19.—The Times’ special from Ban Francisco s.iyfl i Yester day Martin Costello and Ton: Cluary, con victed of felony for prize fighting, were sentenced, Cleary to three months in the Stale prison ut Folsom and Costello to serve •six weeks in the state prison at Ban Q.ue- tino. The judge, said the manner in which tne two men had testified influenced him in sentencing them. Costello had idontly fold the truth. He testified that, lie did his host to knock Cleary out. Ho, therefore, sentenced him to only six. weeks. Cleary had lied upon the stand ire> saying that ho was not knocked down, hut lay down so as to bring the fight to a close on account of the presence of police. The judge, therefore, gave him a more severe sentence. This is the first time in tho stai e that prize fighters have been convicted a' d sentenced for lighting. A Ni-w Uiillrunil. Danville, Vu., November 19.—The di rectors of tho Lynchburg, Virginia and-. Durham, N. C., railroad company, the-. Roxboro and Durham railroad company ■ and the Roxboro railroad company held it. j meeting here to-day with a view to mak- - : ing arrangements for building a standard i gauge road from Lynchburg to Durham, i Subscriptions have been made to the road. I all along the route aud tho work of con- j Htriiction will soon begin. The road wilt 1 . I be about 100 miles long. IN A WATERY GRAVE. Fourtm'ii 1,1 via f,„i,t hy u Ilurio' Wreck. Chicago, November 19. — The Inter— Ocean’s Frankfort, Michigan, special says .: The barges Mine, Ketian and Marinette,.. in tow of the stcuin barge Mnnistique, laden with lumber at Ozoda for Chicago, broke loose yesterday morning twenty miles south of Manitou island. They were- water-logged and went ashore four miles south of Frankfort. Both barges are totai wrecks. The two crews, numbering fifteen men, were all lost except oue named C. W, Annis. A ratal Experiment. Syracuse, November 19.—Charles A. ; Brown, ol this city, and R. L. Hurgett, of Newark, N. J., were killed this morning j here by the explosion of a filter iu a pan at ! the Experimental Sait Works. George j Denton was badly scalded and otherwise i injured. The building was badly wrecked, j Hargett was blown twenty-five feet, andi. j his body lodged in the ruins at that height. Brown was crushed to death. They were I the only persons in the building at tile- time. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained. (ioni- I'niler. I Chicago, November 19.—A Times ' special from Houston, Texas, says : W. L. Macatee, one of the largest cotton factors, i and importers of cement in the city, hae assigned. It is estimated his liabilities ■ will approximate $40,000; assets $60,000. - with his indebtedness located chiefly among local banks and in Galveston, Chi cago, St. Louis and New York. lliinn-il tu the Tnit lis. Toronto, Ont., November 19. — Two Pullman sleeping oars, a part of the Grand Trunk Western express, were burned to trucks vDir. morning near Kingston. But few of the passengers saved more than thi-.ii- clothes. The loss will reach fully $40,000. N'-ir Iron Furnm-es for Virginia. _ LynchB'.tro, November 19.—A special’ fro*';i Pulaski to the Daily Advance saysr “(Jeu. T. Mills last night sold the Foster Falls property, 2100 acres of mineral land., to a Philadelphia syndicate for $150,00(K one-third cash. Large iron furnaces will i be erected on the property at once. fl