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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 294.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THU USD AY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
What the Legislature is Doing and Un
doing.
A Ll»slj Time Between Two Incipient KallroiiU.
■•■I New BIIIh Introduced—Hr. Felton, of Bur-
tow, In After the Wine Uoom»—t 111* Fire In
Atlanta.
Atlanta, December 8.—The house was
called to order at 10 o’clock, Speaker Little
in the chair.
Under a suspension ol the rules, the roll
call was dispensed with. The journal of
Tuesday was read and confirmed.
Preliminary to the consideration of the
special order, the following: business was
transacted:
NEW BILLS.
Under a suspension of the ruleB the fol
lowing bills were read the first time:
By Mr. Black, of Gordon—A resolution
to appoint a committee of five from the
house and three from the senate to exam
ine the state of business and report wnat
bills should be passed before a recess is
taken. The resolution was adopted.
By Mr. Felton, of Bartow—A bill to levy
and collect a tax of $10,000 upon every
dealer in domestic wines, said dealer sell
ing such wines to the exclusion of alcoholic
liquors.
By Mr. McKibben, of Butts--A bill to
make it unlawful for any person to buy or
sell seed cotton in Butts county, between
the 15th of August and 15th of 1 December
of each year.
By Mr. Franklin, of Thomas—A resolu
tion to appoint a committee to examine
the systems of savings banks of other
• states and collect information on the sub
ject, and to report a bill to establish such
a system in Georgia. The resolution was
adopted.
By Mr. Hays, of Forsyth—A bill to re
peal all laws establishing a board of com
missioners of roads and revenues for
Forsyth county ; also, a bill to repeal the
act incorporating the town of Gumming,
in Forsytn county.
„ By M’r. Wilson, of Camden—A resolu
tion requesting the governor to furnish
the information in his possession concern
ing the appointment or whipping bosses in
penitentiary camps Nos. 1, ff and 8, etc.
The resolution was adopted.
By Mr. Schofield, of Bibb—A resolution
•ailing ou the commissioner of agriculture
to furnish a list of all inspectors of ferti
lizers for the last two years and their fees;
also, the same information as to inspectors
of oils. The resolution was adopted.
■By Mr. Ku?sell. of Clarke—A bill to in-
corpr.rate the Exchange bank of Athens.
By Mr. Humphries, of Brooks—A bill to
prescribe the manner in which the princi
pal of the academy for the deaf and dumb
shall make out the accounts of that insti
tution.
HEPOP.T OP STANPINQ COMMITTEES.
A number of standing committees sub
mitted reports, which were read.
The finance committee reportel the bill
to establish a reformatory prison without
recommendation, but suggested that it. bo
printed. This bill was introduced by Mr.
Felton, of Bartow.
BILLS ItEAU THE THIRD TIME.
By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to amend
the act establishing the city court of At
lanta, so as to increase the salary of the
judge. The bill was passed and at ouce
transmitted to the senate.
By Mr. Pittman, , of Troup—A bill to in
corporate the Macon, LaGrange and Bir
mingham Railroad Company. Tile oiil
was passed and at once transmitted to the
senate.
By Mr. Evans, of Washington—A bill to
amend the registration law of Washington
county. An amendment by the senate was
concurred in.
Adjourned to 3 p. m.
The house met again at 3 o'clock, pur
suant to adjournment. By request of the
oorumittee, Mr. Clay, of Cobb, was added
to the committee on temperance. The
speaker announced the committee to ex
amine into the savings bank systems of
other states, as follows: Franklin of
Thomas, Calvin, Bussell of Clarke, Howell,
Atkinson, Brown of Cherokee, and Rus
sell of Chatham.
On motion of Mr. Gordon, of Chat lam,
consideration of the general tax bill was
resumed, beginning with paragraph 11 ol
section 2. Several amendments were offered
to paragraph 16: fixing the tax ou dealers
in spirituous or limit liquors at $50 each,
Mr. Candler, of Deiiaib, proposed to
make the tax $100.
Mr.' Vining, of Morgan, opposed the
amendment. , , ,
Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, said lie favored
the amendment. The license was a tax
upon a luxury, a thing it were, better
should be banished from the state forever.
The tax would not fall upon the dealer; i,
would fall upon the people who supported
him. ‘ ,, .
After considerable debate the previous
question was called and the yeas were 61,
nays 90, not voting 17. and the amendment
was lost.
Tnis was the first, test in the house on
the prohibition or high license question,
and it excited much interest. /I he result
of the vote was regarded as significant ot
what action will be taken on certain high
license bills now pending, including Ur.
Feiton’s domestic wine bill.
Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, proposed to
amend, so as to make the tax $7o. It was
lost by a viva voce vote. .
After passing a number of other sections
of ordinary interest, further consideration
of the bill was postponed until to-morrow .
Mr. Lumsden, of White, offered a resolu
tion providing for night sessions for the
purpose of hearing bills read the first and
* ^Mr'llarper, of Carroll, moved to amend.
He proposed for the house to remain m
session until 5 o, clock a. m-i B °
bills of whatever nature might be i.an
and bo that the mombers might introduce
an unlimited number of bills. The amend
ment amid great laughter was lost.
Before the original resolution eouldbe
£ ut the house adjourned ou motion ot Mi.
IcCord, of Richmond.
Semite Proceeding*.
Atlanta, December S.-The senate was
•ailed to order at 10 o’clock by 1
Davidson, and praver was offered by the
Ch Mr! al Powell, chairman of the finance
committee, reported in favor of the P .
sage, as amended, ot the bill to reg
the business of insurance in the state i ne
bill was read the second time. This is tm.
bill which provides that the comptroller-
general shall be ex-otHcio insurance com
missioner. Mr. Butt moved that 100 copies
of the bill be printed for use of the senate.
ttTlie hour having arrived for the special
order, which was the consideration ot the
general aopropriatiou bill, Mr. Butt,
tained a temporary postponement oi the
special order and introduced a blilJo
amend the charter of the Buena \ ista and
Ellaville railroad. Referred to ra.lro.id
committee. . ^ ,
The special order was then taken up a d
consideration of the third section °*
appropriation bill in reference to porters
and pages of the jenaie.
mending that the number of pages and
porters be reduced to two.
Senators Butt, Roberts and Lewis op
posed the amendment.
Mi. Wood, irom the con mittee, spoke
at length in favor of the proposed amend
ment. He said in 1809 there was but one
porter and no pages and in 1870 there were
‘wo pages. That the number had been
steadily increased to six porters and pages
and might go on until they were sixteen.
Mr. Butt—I don’t want to go home and
tell my people we started the work of re
form and retrenchment, and wiiou asked
what we did have to reply that we jumped
on two little boys and a nigger and knocked
em out. I don’t sympathize with this
clap-trap, and I wouldn’t represent a con
stituency that would kick up a fuss Rbout
a little boy getting a dollar and a half a
day.
Mr. Word thought the increase of 350
per cent, in ten years in the expenses of
porters and pages was a bad showing for a
democratic administration.
Mr. James didn’t, believe in fishing for
minnows; he wanted to catch a whale.
Mr. Powell said there were no whales to
catch. Tiie only way they could begin the
work of retrenchment was by lopping off
little things here and there.
^Tho amendment was lost—yeas 20, nays
The amendment cutting down the pages
to two was opposed by Mr. Northcutt and
the amendment was lost.
The amendment cutting down the num
ber of attendants from three to one in the
closets was lost—IS to 11.
Mr. Word proposed to amend tiie para
graph providing $1 per daj for gallery
keepers by making the pay $2 per day.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Powell proposed as an addition by
way of amendment to the section, an ap
propriation of $150 to Mr. Jackson Troup
Taylor for prepaling indexes to the house
and senate journals of the present session.
Adopted.
Section 4, providing for the pay of
judges of the supreme and superior courts,
was adopted.
Section 5, providing for the maintenance
of puulic institutions, was adopted, with
an amendment appropriating $8000 for tiie
lunatic asylum for the purpose of sinking
an artesian well or in other way to provide
a sufficient water supply.
Section fi, providing for the payment of
interest on state bonds, was adopted.
Section 7 was amended so as to make the ]
appropriation for defraying the expenses l
of the principal keeper, the assistant keep- :
er and the physician of the penitentiary in j
visiting and inspecting the various convict
camps $1000 instead of $300. Adopted.
Paragraph fixing salary of the" clerk of I
the railroad commission at $1200 was I
amended so as to read $1500, and the '
amendment was adopted.
Sections 8 and 9 were adopted without '
amendment.
Section 10 providing for continuing work
upon the capitol was amended so as to pro
vide that all of the amounts appropriated
in excess of $180,000 annually should only
be raised from the surplus in the treasury.
By Mr. Lamkir.—An amendment appro
priating $100 for binding certain acts in the
secretary of state’s office.
There being no further amendments pro
posed, the bill was passed as amended.
On motion of Mr. Dilworth, rules Were
suspended and he introduced a bill to in
corporate the Savannah and Jacksonville j
railroad, which was read the first, time.
Mr. Wafford then moved that the house
bill repealing the act providing for a city
court in the county of Hall be taken up.
The motion prevailed, and the bill was
read the third time and passed.
On motion, house bill providing for the
levying of a special tax to complete the
building of the new Icapitol was read the
first time.
A message from the house was received
announcing the passage of two resolu- j
tions by Mr. Calvin, one of which was to j
prolong the session of the general assem
bly so long as shall be necessary to com
plete the business, and the other the rai l- !
ing of a joint committee to inquire into |
the state of business of the general assent- t
bly, and report what bills should bo passed I
before recess, and provide for a day of ad- |
journment. Both resolutions were con
curred in by the senate, and Messrs. Roll- I
erts, Butt aiid Pringle were appointed ou !
the coiuuiitee ou part oi' Lie senate. \
Senate adjourned until Thursday, at 10 j
a. m.
The Knllronit War.
Atlanta, December 8.—The railroad ]
committee of the house met to-night to .
consider the bill to grant a charter to the
Macon and Covington railroad. The dis- |
mission was opened by Major A, O. Bacon, |
representing the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad, in opposition to the bill. |
He said the proposed charter was an at- j
tempt to deprive others who have already |
been granted the privileges of the fruits
of tueir labors of tiie past few years. !
They were not there for tiie purpose of
throttling enterprise but of protecting
their rights. He reviewed t.lu: history ot
the movement- to charter and build the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad and
said the effort of the Macon and Coving
ton railroad was to discredit their enter
prise, oust them out of their rights and
i-eap the benefits of their thoughts and la
bor. He made an argument of nearly three
hours’ length and a strong showing
for his company. He said the matter vvas
now before the courts in the form ot an in
junction against the Macon uud Covington
road, and would be decided bv next Satur
day. There was no need for legislative in
terference, and in proof of their good fuith
he would state that if the legislat ure would
not interfere now he would be
willing for them to grant the
charier asked for by the Macon
and Covington railroad if, when the legis
lature assembled next summer, the Geor
gia Southern and Florida railroad had not
graded a hundred miles and laid enough
iron to show their good faith.
The committee adjourned at 11 o cloclt
till to-morrow night, when Maj. J. i. Han
son will conclude the argument, on the
part of the Macon and Covington roau.
A Fire in Atlanta.
Atlanta, December 8.—This morning
at l: 15 a very serious fire occurred in the
two story cracker factory ot T. K Lewis,
;>i to Alabama street. The lire evidently
caught from the ovens on the lower floor,
nud had been burning from the time the
oven was used on the previous evening:.
N»*ar the oven vvas the elevator, and above
that the skylight, thus forming what was
virtually a lurge flue through which the
draught was very strong. The build
ing h belongs to Senator Brown and
is insured for $8090. The damage is not
easily estimated. The root is ruined but
the walls are not apparently hurt. The
damage can probably be repaired for 12000.
Tiie house bad about foOOO of orders to be
filled, which of course will bo lost. Four ,
thousand dollars insurance will not cover
the loss on the goods. The machinery and j
cooking apparatus are haoly damaged but
are covered by in-ioram’^..
French Poliflrs. I
Pvris, December S.—M. Floquet, presi- j
dent of tho chamber of deputies, who yes- ,
terdav undertook to form a ministry, ad; !
vi-td President Grevy to summon Goblet j
to form the new ministry. Goblet refused .
nml Grew has again summoned hloquet.
PutfS, December S.-Under the pressure J
from President Grevy, Goblet uas consent- j
The Actions of Congress During Yester
day's Session.
lr. Hlnlr (h»ni|iions III. Wonmn HnfTnige llill
With h Speech, Hut the Fair St-v Take No Inter
est In It—The Electoral Count Hill Brought l!p
and discussed.
Washinoton, December 8.—Mr. Ed
munds presented a memorial in favor of a
constitutional amendment empowering
congress to pass uniform laws oil the sub
ject of marriage and divorce. Referred to
the judiciary committee.
After the introduction of a number of
bills, the seunto proceeded to the consider
ation of the bill reported by Mr. Blair,
from the select committee, on woman suf
frage on February 3, 1886, proposlug an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States extending tho right of suf
frage to women, and was addressed by Mr.
Blair in support of the bill.
There were not over u score of ladies in
tiie gallery during its delivery, although
notice of it had been given yesterday.
A message was received from the presi
dent, and the senate immediately (at 1:40)
went into executive session anp alterward*
adjourned.
Till, llllUNH.
Washinoton, December 8.—After the
reading of the journal tiie speaker laid
before the house a letter from the director
of the mint enclosing a draft of a bill for
the issue of subsidiary silver coin. Re
ferred.
Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, asked for unani
mous consent to put. upon its passage the
bill admitting free of duty the material to
be used in rebuilding the town of East
Port, Me., destroyed by lire October 14th.
1886.
Mr. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, objected
to the immediate consideration of the bill,
expressing the opinion that the people of
the whole country were as much in need
of relief from taxation as the people of East
Port. He was glad to find the gentleman
from Maine confessing that the tariff was
a tax and he would insist that tho bill
should take a regular course and bo. sent to
the committee which had charge of the
subject of taxation.
Mr. Boutelle was not surprised, he said,
that the gentleman should take every oc
casion to air Ids views on the tariff.
Mr. Breckenridge admitted that he was
always .ready to stand hero in defense of
the rights of all the people.
The bill was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
Mr. Herbert, of Alahamo, on behalf of
the committee on naval affairs, called up
the resolution making the bill for tho con
solidation of certain bureaus of the navy
department the special order for Monday,
December 13. After some discussion, Mr.
Herbert amended the resolution so as to
provide that the bill should be considered
in committee of the whole; and, as thus
amended, the resolution was adopted.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
the house resumed the consideration of
the electoral count bill.
Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, a member
of the committee on the electoral count,
advocated the passnge of the bill reported
by the minority, as drawing more distioct-
ly than either the senate bill or the bill of
the majority the line of demarcation be
tween the state and federal powers and
rights in connection with tUe.casting and
counting of the electoral votes. He could
not agree to the proposition of the major
ity providing chat in case of more than one
return or paper purporting to be a return
from a state whenever the state has failed
by any determination of its own to desig
nate and certify which is its real vote, those
votes, and those only shall be counted
which were cast by the electors whose ap
pointment shall have been duly certified
to under the seal of the state, by the execu
tive thereof, in accordance with the laws
of the state; and also providing that by a
concurrent vote of both houses,this law ful
ly certified, the vote may be rejected, thin
disfranchising the state when there is a
certificate under its seal duly certified by
its executive according to law. He could
not subscribe to a recognition of such pow
er in the two bouses.
After several other gentlemen had ad
dressed the house, the subject went over
for the day, Mr. Caldwell giving notice
that, lie would call the previous question
on the bill to-morrow. The house then
adjourned.
Butchered on Ills Doorstop.
St. Loots, December 8.—A special dis
patch from Shepard, Tex., says; “A negro
man named John Connors, who lived on
Big creek, near Shepard, anil who was
suspected of being implicated in the mail
robbery recently, was called to his door
Monday night by a party of eight or ten
men, who disemboweled Connors und left
him for dead. He was found yesterday
morning, still living and able to give the
names or the men who had butchered him.
The sheriff immediately organized a posse
and arrested seven of tiie accused parties
and has th*ru under strong guard. The
others escaped. The friends of those un
der arrest are desperate and the sheriff is a
man of nerve. Hence serious trouble is
anticipated. Connors cannot live.”
ON CHANGE.
A Day of Activity With Several Harked Features.
were remarkably weak. Norfolk and
Western and Louisville and Nashville be
came prominent for their strength. The
market quieted down toward the close.
It remained quiet and moderately firm
until the last hour, when the upward
movement gathered strength and un in
creased business. The niarkut closed
strong at or near the best prices reached.
All active stocks are higher this evening,
though generally for fractional amounts
only. Louisville and Nashville, however,
advanced 22, Lackawanna li and Texas
Puciiic 1.
Slinol "Buck” McCarthy.
Chicago, December 8.—The Daily News
published an account of the gathering of
several members of the Cook county board
of commissioners, who have been denomi
nated “the gang,” at a late supper in a
beer tunnel whereat the proceedings were
highly discreditable. Last night Commis
sioner “Buck" McCarthy, a man weighing
210 pounds, made an assault on Paul C.
Hull, tho writer of the article, a man of
small physique. The attack, it is declared,
was made without, warning. Hull was
knocked down and was carried away sense
less, and it was feared that, his injuries
might prove serious. McCarthy went to
the town of Lake, where he lias figured as
n sort of leader and counsellor of the
strikers in tho Lake Shore road and pack
ing house troubles, and bad a complaint
and fine entered against him by a justice
of the town. lie paid the fine to escape
prosecution.
RAILWAY NEWS.
Anuua! Meeting of tin- Stockholders of tho Hlcb-
monil and Danville nml Terminal Companies.
Richmond, Vn., December 8.—The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Richmond aud Danville Railroad Company
was held here to-day. President A. B.
Iluford submitted his annual report, which
sliows that the gross earnings of tho road
were $3,992,481, net earnings $1,890,476, and
the net surplus $422,818. There is a balance
over all expenditures and charges of $988,-
660, showing an increase of $12,880, or
33-100 of 1 per cent.
The report states that the physical con
dition of the property has been" judicious
ly improved in all material departments,
including roadway equipment and perma
nent structures
The meeti'ffif adjourned to the 10th in
stunt., when the president and directors
will be elected.
The annual meeting of the Richmond
and West Point Terminal stockholders was
also held to-day. Resolutions were
adopted providing for an increase of the
capital stock in accordance with resolu
tions adopted by the stockholders at a
meeting held in November.
The riollowing board of directors was
elected for tho ensuing year: T. M. Logan,
John A. Rutherford, Isaac L. Rice, George
F. Stone, Emanuel Lepman, A. M. Flagen,
John H. Inman, John G. Moore, Simon
Morrison, Robert II. Dow, all of New
York; James B. Pace and E. D. Christian,
of Ribhmond, and John Wanemaker, of
PhUadclphia. Alfred Lully, of New York,
was elected president. An adjournment
was then held to December 16.
New York, December 8.—The stock
market to-day showed a renewal of the
firm lone existing for some weeks back
and almost i verything on the active list
shows an advance this evening. There
was no important effort to depress prices
and considerable covering ot aborts put
out in the last few days was done. Buy
ing for the long account was mostly by
ioreign houses, their specialties being 3t.
Paul, Reading, ana Louisville and Nash
ville. The improvement in prices, while
subject to several reactions continued
throughout the entire day aud gath
ered force toward tiie close.
Reading was again the most
important stock as tar as the number of
shares sold is concerned and was weak in
the foreuoon, there being a disposition to
sell, but the losses were recovered later in
the dav upon reports from Philadelphia of
efforts by Mr. Corbin to do away with the
proposed assessment. Louisville and
Nashville, however, was the true leader of
the murket. Heavy buying by foreigners
on tho increased earnings of the road stim
ulated its friends here and it moved up
nearly 3 per cent. The Wabash opened
higher, but lost the advantage later m the
dav, though there was a marked improve
ment toward the close. Lackawana became
a special feature in the afternoon, upon
the refusal of the court in Pennsylvania :
to grant an injunction against the coal
companies. Granger’s, Trunk lines and
Western Union were all quiet but moder
ately strong. The opening this morning I
was very irregular, with changes from last I
evening’s final prices, ranging up to \ per ;
cent. Either way business was compare- |
tively light but prices were firm to strong, ,
New England being a t princi- |
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AN IMMENSE TRANSACTION.
J ay Ronld’a Tentacles Beaching Furl her.
Atlanta, December 8.—The southern
industrial journal, “Dixie,” has a special
dispatch irom a stnlf correspondent at
Fort Worth, Tex., which says: “One of
the largest and most important transac
tions ever recorded is now on foot. It is
nothing less than a trade between Jay
Gould and President Garrett, of the Balti
more and Ohio, whereby the entire Balti
more and Ohio telegraph system is to be
transferred to Gould, who now practically
owns the Western Union. In return for
the same President Garrett is to receive
the Wabash system, thus giving the Balti
more and Ohio a line to Kansas City
from Baltimore. The magnitude of
a deal of this kind can scarcely
be understood. But it is known to officials
of the Gould system here that the Balti
more and Ohio have lo»g been seeking to
extend their operations west of tho Missis
sippi river. The information is believed
to be thoroughly reliable as it is said to be
substantiated by memoranda made by the
late H. M. Hoxie prior to his death and
found among certain papers that had been
laid away Jor future reference. The secret
leaked out through a party who dt sired to
arrange with Fort Worth capitalists to
operate in Western Union and Baltimore
and Ohio stocks as soon as there was any
indication tliul tiie bargain hud been con-
sumated.
AN UNPARALLELED CRIME.
i —•
Two Poddlrrv Commit tlm Boldest On!rage Ever
Known.
St. Louis,Decembers.—Yesterday after
noon Mrs. John W. Gutting, of 4658 Penn
sylvania avenue, while alone in her house
admitted two pe Idlers who asked to offer
their wares. They seized und carried her
off bodily in their wagon, enforcing silence
by threats of death. They carried her to u
secluded place in the suburbs of the city
and both outraged her and then permitted
her to go. Bhe informed the first police
man she found and was taken home. The
men were captured later. Both were very
drunk. One was able to understand I is
predicament. He was frightened and said
his comrade had committed the act and
he witnessed it, but took no part in it.
The woman’s husband is clerk in the pro
bate court.
Two Slick Sharpers.
Montgomery, A’.a., December 8.—This
morning two accomplished sharpers passed
a bogus check on John and Oscar Craw
ford, two brothers of Drainville, Gu., at
the depot here and robbed them of. $80.
The check was drawn ou the New Orleans
National bank for $350 and payable to Geo.
W. Howard. It was given to the Crawford
brothers as security for a loan of $30. The
thieves got a.vay and have not. been cap
tured.
To-day Judge Thus. N. Arrington was
re-elected judge of the city court of Mont
gomery by the state senate on a vote of 29
toff. Governor Sea.v sent in three names,
T. N. Arrington, P. T. Bagre aud John G.
Winter. Thu latter two received one vote
dach.
MInns Emigrating.
Pittsburg, December 8.—A party of
twenty-six coal miners, from Beade Creek,
left here yesterday for Colorado, and many
others will follow them. They say that
there is a feeling among Pennsylvania
miners that natural gas is ruining Jboirtrai o
in this state, and that competition for the
lake trade causes such cutting in priors and
wages that they cannot earn a living.
< Dttw* lie Prevurimttt!
New York, December 8.—Jay Gould
denies that there is any foundation what
ever for the story of his arrangement
with Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway, as to an exchange of the Wabash
railroad system for the Baltimore aud
Mrs. Cleveland Returns to Her Sick Hus
band.
the('oi-rcsponilHiice In the Pishing IHsptitfl Sub
mitted t« Donstress—Andy Johnson's I’rivnte
Secretary Appointed Olilef ot I He Washington
I'olfec—Other Items.
Washington, December 8.—The presi
dent to-day transmitted to congress the
correspondence which has taken place in
regard to the Canadian fisheries and the
disputes and a letter from tho secretary of
state on the same subject. Tho following
is the lotter of tho president:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives : I transmit herewith a letter from
the secretary of state, which is accompa
nied by the correspondence in relation to
tho rights of American fishermen in Brit
ish North American waters, and commend
them to your favorable consideration with
the suggestion that the commission be au
thorized bylaw to take perpetuating proofs
of tho losses sustained during the past year
by American fishermen, owing to their
unjust and unwarranted treatment by the
local authorities, of the maritime
provinces of the Dominion of Canada. I
may have occasion hereafter to make
further recommendations during the pres
ent session for such remedial legislation as
may bceomo necessary for tiie protection
of the rights of our citizens engaged in
open sea fisheries in the north Atlantic
waters. [Signed] Grover Cleveland.
Mr. Bayard’s letter is as follows: “De
partment of State, Washington, December
8, 1886.—To the President: The secretary
of state has the honor to submit to .ho
president, with a view to its communica
tion to congress, tho correspondence rela
tive to tho fisheries in the waters adjacent
to British North America which has taken
place during the present year. It will dis
close t he action of this department and of
our minister to Great Britain in relation to
tiie disputed construction of the conven
tion of 1818, and what has been done to pro
cure such an interpretation of its provisions
ns will bo acceptable to both parties to
that instrument and consistent with their
mutual interest and honor. From time to
time since the conclusion of tho treaty of
1818 differences have arisen between the
two governments ns to the extent of tho
renunciation by the United Btates of their
former fishing rights in common in the lit
oral waters of British North America, and
the true definition of the rights and privi
leges retained by and expressly guar
anteed to the United States in the first
urtiele of that convention. The history
of thiK question during the period
from 1818 to the present time has
been one of unsuccessful attempts
to adjust the respective claims; mid occa
sionally difficulties have been bridged over
by temporary arrangements, notably by
the treaty ofWashington of June 6, 1854,
and of the treaty of Washington of May 8,
1871, the fishery articles of the latter hav
ing been abrogated by the United States
on June 30, 1885. It is deeply to be re
gretted that the efforts of this department,
as shown by tho correspondence
now submitted, to arrive at such an
agreement in would permit instructions
of like tenor to be issued by tiie
governments of Great Britain and the
United Stales to guide citizens of respective
nationalities in the unmolested exercise of
their rights of fishing in the waters in
question, and defining the limits of lawful
uetion therein, have not as yet reached u
final and satisfactory result. Although
propositions are now pending for eonsid
oration, which it is hoped may prove a
basis of just and permanent settlement, yet
as supplementary to the published history
of this long standing subject,
illustrating the obvious necessity in the in
terest of tho amity and good neighborhood
of having a clear and well defined under
standing of Die relative rights of the two
governments and their respective citizens,
it is considered expedient that congress
should have full knowledge of the uetion
of tho executive in the premises, to assist
them in their deliberations upon this im
portant subject. It will be observed in tho
course of this correspondence that notifi
cation has not failed to be duly
given to the government of
Great Britain that compensation is
expected for tho loss and damage caused
to American fishermen by the unwarrant
able action of the local authorities of the
Dominion of Canada, not merely by the
summary seizure of their vessels and the
exaction of heavy lines in advance of a
bearing and judgment, but for the curtail
ment of the privileges to which they were
iiKtiy entitled under the commercial regu
ialiens us well us by the stipulations and
consequent interference with their lugili
mate voyages, whereby the natural profits
of their industry were seriously diminished
and in many eases wholly d< stroyed. U
would seem prop or that steps “ill perpetua
rie momoria ’ should be taken by congress
to ullow proofs to be made and placed
upon record of these losses and injuries to
our citizens to enable them to be prop
erly presented to her majesty’s govern
ment for settlement, and that for this
purpose a commission should be author
ized by congress to Like the necessary
proofs of the respective claimants.
Respectfully submitted,
T. F. Bayard.
The correspondence enclosed consists
of one hundred ami four communications
from Secretary Bayard, Minister West
and Minister Phelps.
Another W rrrk.
Washington, December 8.—The signal
corps station ut Washington Woods, North
Carolina, reports under date of December
t, as fol ows: “The vessel Annie E. Can-
ion, of Portsmouth, N. H., bound from
Boston to Baltimore, is ashore three miles
north of False cape, Virginia. The crew
of eight men were saved.
Washington's «hlcf of Police.
Washington, December 8.—-The district
commissioners to-day appointed Col. W.
G. Moore to be minor aim chief of police
in the place of Major Walker, resigned.
Col. Moore is the commanding officer of
the Washington Light Infantry corps, and
at present holds a prominent position in
the National Metropolitan Bank of Wash
ington. Ho was private secretary of ex-
President Johnson.
Frankie's Return.
Washington, December 8.—Mrs. Cleve
land returned to Washington to-day after
an absence of a couple of weeks in New
York. The president suffered considera
ble rheumatic pain to-day, and spent most
of the time in a recumbent position. He
denied himself to all callers except a few
senators who desired to see him on im
portant business.
A Territory Governed liy Moonlight.
Washington, December 8.—Tho presi
dent to-day nominated Thomas Moonlight, \
of Leavenworth, Kansas, to be governor of !
Wyoming, vice Baxter declined, and Ar j
tliur L. Thomas, of Pennsylvania, to be a j
member of the Utuli commission.
General Dunne, chief of engineers, re
ports tbut the balances on hand November ]
1, last of the appropriation for riven and
In flu cir. /CX» 0(1.
in the hands of officers and in transit,
$1,196,418; total,!$16,686,362.
Comptroller Trenholm has asked for the
resignation of Bank Examiner Scriba, of
Now York, for the reason that his Bervico
was not satisfactory to the department
and because he was not believed to have
the proper capacity for the position. No
reason was ascribed in his letter to Scriba
asking for his resignation and this an
nouncement Is drawii out by the unfavor
able comment in this morning’s New York
newspapers.
Ll*hth«us<i ChaiKM.
Washington, December 8.—The light
house board give notice that on and after
December 16, 1886, the following changes
will take place in lighting ot the channels
leading to the harbor of Mobile, Alabama:
Choctaw Pass channel beacon light No. 2
will bo discontinued as a lighted bcucon,
but will remain as a day mark. The turn
will be indicated by a red cut
from Battery Gladden, the light across
to present No. 3 beacon. Dog river bar
beacon No. 2 will be moved to southward
and eastward and changed to a white
light. It will form a range lor running
the upper dredged channel. Another bea
con light (fixed white) will be exhibited
Irom a now structure built about 500 yards
southeast by oast, half oast from new* posi
tion of No. 2 beacon, aud with it will form
a range for running Choctaw pass channel.
UlotN in Irolaml. #
Dublin, December 8,—Archbishop
Walsh, in a letter published to-day, warns
the government that the difficulties In
Ireland, already appalling, will be im
mensely increased if they persist In their
attempts to convict prisoners by picked or
packed iurios, as was done in the Sligo
easo. The Oathollos of Lurgau, County
Armagh, formed in procession last night
and marched through the streets
to show their joy at tho acquittal
of some of their members, who had
been tried on charges of rioting. The
orangeraen of the town resented the
demonstration and attacked the paraders.
A fierce fight ensued, and sticks, stones and
revolvers were used. Tho fighting lasted
several hours, and was finally quelled in
the early morning by a troop of dragoons.
A score of persons were wounded aud sev
eral houses were partly wrecked.
MURDER IN JESSUP.
A Nr*rn Porter Kills n lintel Proprietor.
Savannah, December 8.—Lewis Ed
wards, an 18-year-old negro boy, shot and
killed R. J. Smith, a hotel proprietor, at
Jessup this morning. Edwards was a por
ter at tho opposition hotel. Smith re
sented some of the negro’s impudence.
Edwards drew a pistol and Smilna knife
and the two grappled. Edwards fired
twice, shooting Smith through the head
and heart. Edwards was cut in the back.
A crowd tried to lynch him, but he was
put on the train and brought to Savannah
for safe keeping.
AhliiiniH OlroH Whisky a Black Eye.
Montgomery, Ala., December 8.—The
house of representatives of the general
assembly now in session has passed a bill
ranking tho sale of liquor license $150,
which is equivalent to more than doubling
i . A proposition to make it $500 was
voted down by a small majority. Tho as
sembly has passed prohibition bills out
right for two of the largest of tho blaok
counties upon petitions from nearly all of
the white inhabitants. Local prohibition
bills are passed almost without objection
from any member. The senate has passed
a general local option law fur all the uoun-
ties.
Five Men Broivncil Hi Sea,
New York, December 8.—The steamer
Knuke-booker, Capt. Kemble, from New
Or.eiins, which arrived to-day, reports that
on December 7, off the capes of "Delaware
she saw the schooner “Cramer,” from Phil
adelphia, with her rudder head gone and
she wished to bo towed into port. She
lowered a boat under charge of the first
officer, B. H. Hency, with four seamen
which proceeded to the schooner. A line
was given from the schooner and made
fast to the boat which then started on her
return. The wind suddenly shifted and
the boat was capsized and all were drown
ed lie fore help could roach them. As tho
schooner was in no immediate danger tho
steamer proceeded on her voyage.
Buying I J. Pie Police.
New York, December 8.--A saloon
keeper, Louis Werner, at 617 East Sixth
street, appeared ill the police court to-day
as defendant on a charge of having sola
liquor on Sunday. The complainant was
a police officer who arrested him. Werner
in Jiix evidence swore he had for fifteen
months been paying $3 per month for
police protection while keeping bis side
door open Sundays. His predecessor
had done the same and so instructed the
witness when the latter bought the saloon.
The money was paid to Chester H. Bouth-
worth, a liquor seller at Third street and
Avenue I). It is alleged that there are 309
or 400 liquor dealers who thus settle for
the immunity from arrest. Werner gave
the name and address of four. The case
was adjourned.
Foil liy Force.
Chicago, December 8.—henry Jansen,
the wife murderer who was trying to
starve himself to death, has been fe d by
force. He wus pinioned, a clasp put upon
his nose, his teeth pri m open and his
mouth filled with a mixture of milk,
sugar, brandy and egg. He endeavored to
eject it, but in his gasps for breath he
swallowed considerable of it. This was re
peated three times during the day aud
consequently his strength rapidly grew,
although this improvement put him in an
ugly frame of mind and he denounced hia
Baviour in most piratical terms. ■
Nii'ng a .Vi’ivqmiirr.
Norfolk, Vu., December 8.— Colonel
William Lamb entered suit to-day in tho
circuit court of this city against tho
Richmond Whig, in the sum of $10,000,
for libel, for publishing the recent card
of Congressman George 1). Wise, in which
Wise severely denounced Lamb, because
of the alleged offensive personal allusions
of Lamb in a speech in the late canvass.
The rule is returnable ou the first Monday
in January.
A Bijx Storm in England.
London, December 8.—A terrific gale
accompanied by lightning and thunder
prevailed lust night and this morning in
the southern countries of England ana in
the chnnnel, where many vessels were
wrecked. At Brighton much damage was
done to property. Throughout tho United
Kingdom rain and hail fell. The storm
caused widespread disaster. In .Scotland
there v, ns also a heavy fall of snow.
An Immrnsot’linftiigrntlon.
Albany, N. Y., December 17.—Early
this morning the main building of the Gil
bert Manufacturing Company, at Bain-
bridge, was totally burned, throwing near
ly 109 hands out of employment. Charles
Presberg, superintendent of the works,
perished in the flames while trying to ex
tinguish the lire. It is supposed that tho
fire originated from spontaneous combus-