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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 294
COLUMBU8, GEORGIA: FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IE CITY.
Yesterday’s Proceedings in the House
and the Senate.
Tkf rreelJellTerjf Bill Pax*** the Hooxe—Coitlnu.
atlos of the Tariff Question In the Nenate-The
IIouhcn Patixex tho Kloi'tnriul Count Bill—Other
■attorn of lmimrtnnev.
What the Representatives of the People
Did in the General Assembly
Yesterday.
The Continuation of the Falii-Kunkin InvoxtIra*
tlon—Col. K. I*. Howell On the Stand—Some In-
Washington, December 9.—Among the
matters submitted by the oresiding otBcer
when the senate met to-dav were the fol
lowing:
A communication from the directors of
the mint recommending the repeal of the
limit of the coinage of subsidiary silver
ooiu. Referred.
The house amendment to the senate bill
for the relief of graduates of the United
States Military Academy and to fix their
pay. The amendment provides that
cadets shall be allowed full pay as second 1
lieutenants from the date of their gradua
tion to the date of their acceptance of a
commission. The amendment was con
curred. in and the bill now goes to the
president.
Cameron moved that when the senate
ndjourned to-day it be till Monday next.
Agreed—yens 23, nays 22.
The senate, after the introduction of
several bills, proceeded to the considera-
tion of the resolution introduced by Mr.
Morrill Tuesduy, declaring that the prom
ise of making any revision of the tariff in a
spirit of fairness to all interests, not to in
jure any domestic industries, but to pro
mote their healthy growth so that any
change of law must be at every step re
gardful of the labor and capital involved
and without depriving American
labor of the ability to com
pete successfully with foreign
labor, and without imposing lower rates of
duty than will be ample to cover any in
creased cost of product which may exist in
consequence of the higher rate of wages
prevailing in this country, appears so ob
viously hopeless and impracticable that
any further attempts at a revision by the
present congress, in contravention to the
foregoing cardinal declarations, are to be
regarded as injurious and detrimental to a
revival of the trades and industry ot the
country. Mr. Morrill proceeded to address
the senate.
The tarilT debate was then continued by
Beck and Sherman. After them Dawes
got the floor to speak on Liu: subject, but
the senate, at 2:30, adjourned till Monday.
Tilt* lluUM 1 .
Washington, December 9.—Forney, of
Alabama, from the committee of confer
ence on the fortification appropriation
bill, reported a continued diHa«Tcement.
A further conference was ordered and
Messrs. Forney, Randall and Butterworth
were appointed conferees.
The conferees on trie interstate com
merce bill finished their labors this morn-
• ing and will report their bill as soon as it
can be printed on the question of enforcing
the act. The commission feature of the
senate bill is accepted by the house con
ferees, while the senate conferees ac
cept the system proposed in the
Koagan bill, under which the
shipper is entitled to sue for
damages in the United States court in his
own behalf. This gives shippers option
of making complaints to the eomtuisdon
or instituting suits in the federal courts.
Railroads are prohibited from charging
more for a short than a longer distance
upon their lines in the same direction, the
shorter being included within the loi.ger
distance and the circumstances and condi
tions being the same, but the commission
is authorized upon application of a railroad,
and after investigation of facts to relieve
the roads from the operation of the
general rule in special cases. The senate
conferees agree to tie absolute prohibi
tion of pooling contained in the house bill.
These were t he main features of difference.
On the question of the publicity of rates,
the provisions of the two bills have been
merged so as to require each railroad to
make public rates between points upon its
own road as proposed in the house bill,
and in addition the commission is required
to secure publicity of through rates so far
an it may be found necessary.
Reagan, of Texas, rising to a question of
personal privilege, sent to the clerk’s dssk
and had read a Washington special to the
New York World, published on December
4th, purporting to give an account ol a
dispute in the conference committee on
the interstate commerce bill between
Retigan and Senator Cullom, in the course
of which Reagan was compelled to retract
the statement that all the opponents of
his favorite measure Were acting
in the interest of monopolies.
He also had read from a state
g aper of December 7, a card from Senator
ulloai denying the report of the dispute,
and a further article in a paper reiterating
its first story. Reagan denied the truth or
these statements.
Morrison, of Illinois, from the committee
on ways and means, reported back the bill
relating to the taxation of fractional parts
of a gallon of spirits with the recommenda
tion of non-concurrence.
The report was agreed to and a confer
ence ordered. , ...
Pavson, of Illinois, from the committee
on public land, reported back the bill to
restrict the ownership of real estate in t he
territories to American citizens, with
senate amendments thereto. The amend
ments were non-concurred in, arid a con
ference ordered. , .,
In the morning hour house resumed tne
consideration of the free delivery system.
By arrangement with the committee on
post offices and post roads, Cannon, or
Illinois, withdrew the amendment ofioreci
by him yest rday, and Dockery, of Mis-
rouri, on behalf of that committee, offered
an amendment so as to make the bill pro
vide that letter carriers shall be employed
for the free delivery of mail mutter as
frequently as the public business may re
quire in every incorporated city,
borough containing a population of 50,0
within its corporate limits, and maj .oe
employed at every place with a population
of not less than 10,01X1 within the corporate
limits according to the last general
taken by authority of a state or the United
States law, or to any post office which p
j _ fUa nrpp.Pilinff U«Ca!
and give their votes the 2nd Monday in :
January following their appointment. I
Section 2 provides that n uuy state shall |
have provided by law, enacted prior to
tbe day fixed ior appointment of electors
tor its final determination of anv contro
versy concerning the appointment of all or
any electors of each state by judicial or
other methods, or procedure and such de
termination shall have been made at least
six days before the time llxed for ineet-
u^n°L ?* ec t° r8 > such determination
shall be conclusive and shall govern in the
counting ot electoral votes so far as ascer- * ...
tain men t of electors appointed by such I tiiroKtliii? lUllroail Sow»-Oih«r Batter, of (Ion
state is concerned.
Section 3 prescribes the manner in which
tile electoral vote of euch state shall be
certified and communicated to tbe seere-
tary of state at Washington.
Section 4 prescribes the meeting of the
senate and house in the hall of the house
on the second Wednesday in February suc
ceeding the meeting of the electors. After
providing for t he appointment of tellers
and the reading by them of certificates
and papers purporting to be
certificates of the electoral votes,
the bill continuer, and votes
having been ascertained and counted in
the manner and according io the rules in
this act, provided the result of the same
shall be delivered to the president of liio
senate, who shall thereupon announce tire
vote, which announcement shall he deem
ed sufficient declaration ot persons, if any,
elected president and vice-president of the
United States, und together with a list of
the votes, be entered on the journals of the
two houses. Upon such reading of any
such certificate or paper, the president of
the senate shall call lor objections if any.
Every objection shall be made in writing,
and shull state clearly and concisely and
without argument the ground thereof,
and shall be signed by at
least one senator and member of the house
of representatives before the same shall he
received, when all objections so made to
any vote or paper from the state shall nave
been received and read, the senate' shall
thereupon withdraw, and such objections
shall bo submitted to the senate for its
decision and ilie speaker of the house of
representatives shall in like manner sub
Atlanta, December 9.—The proceed
ings in the house were begun at the usual
hour, Speaker Little in the chair.
After the reading of the journal, Mr.
Gibson, of Glasscock, moved to reconsider
paragraph 24, section 2 of the general tax
bill so as to offer an amendment exempt
ing blind persons from the taxes desig
nated in paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and If. The
motion was carried.
THE SPECIAL OttPER.
On motion of Mr. Gordon, of Chatham,
the special order, which was the consider
ation ofthe general tax bill,was postponed
until to-morrov, morning immediately af-,
ter the reading of the journal.
LOCAL BILLS ON THIRD READING. ,
The rending of local bills the third time
was made the special order for the day:
The following were read and disposed of.
By Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee—A bill to
amend the act incorporating tbe Georgia
Home Insurance company of Columbus.
Passed.
By Mr. Holleman, of Taylor—A bill to
repeal the act establishing a board of com
missioners of roads and revenues for Tay
lor county. Passed.
By Mr. Morgan, of Pulaski—A bill to
establish a board of commissioners of
roads and revenues for Pulaski county.
Passed.
By Mr. Coggins, of Banks—A bill to pro
hibit the sale of liquor within three miles
of anv church or incorporated school in
t .is state situated without the limits of an
mlt such objections to the house of repre- I incorporated town or city,
sentatives for its decision, and no electoral i Mr. Gardner, of Pike, opposed the bill on
vote or votes which shull have been regu- the ground that it would practically make
larly given by electors whose appointment ! prohibition prevail all over the slate. He
shall have been certified according | said that tbe hill would also place the sale
to the third section of this act ! of liquor in a few bunds, thus creating a
from anv state from which i monopoly and providing a greater amount
but one return has been received shall be j of mean whisky. He was in favor of the
rejected. If more Ilian one return or paper I bill for Banks county, but was opposed to
purporting to be a return from states shall j it for the entire state. He thought the
have been received by the president of | prohibitionists had already obtained all
the senate, those votes and those only shall j they should obtain.
be counted which shall have been regular- i Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee, made the
ly given by electors who are shown by the ! paint that the bill was general in cbnvao-
d> termination mentioned in section 2 of j ter, end moved to table it. The motion
this act, to have been appointed. If deter- was carried.
mination in said election provided for shall
have been made, or by such successors or
substitutes in case of a vacancy in the
board of electors so ascertained as
have been appointed to fill such
vacancy in the mode prescribed
by the laws of the state, but in case there
shall arise a question which of two or
more of such state authorities determinin
On motion of Mr. Chappell it was re
solved that no motion to suspend the rules
or to give unanimous consent for the read
ing of a bill should be put until the caption
ofthe bill wus read.
By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to incor
porate the Capital City land and improve
ment company of Fulton county. Passed.
By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to incor-
what electors have been appointed as men-, novate the Commercial bank of’Atlanta.
tioned in section 2 of this act, such states
votes regularly given of those electors and
those only of such states shall be bond
whose title as electors, the two houses act
ing separately shall concurrently decide to
be supported by the decision of such state- T
as authorized by its laws, and in such case ~
of more than one return of paper purport
ing to be the return from a
state, if there shall have been
no such determination of the question in
the state aforesaid, then those votes and
those only shal. be counted which were
Passed.
By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to amend
the charter of the city of Atlanta so that
business of the city pending in the courts
Macon county fur four years from May 28,
1887; Hon. H. W. Baldwin, to be judge of
the county court of Morgan county for
four years from March 22, 1888: Win. R.
Mustin, Esq., to be solicitor of the county
court of Morgan county for four years
from February 24,1R88; L. F. Trammell, to
be railroad commissioner for six years
from October 15,18S7.
Some Intoronflng KaUriiad Nairn.
Atlanta, December 9.—The house rail
road committee had another important
meeting to-night. Mitj. J. F. Hanson, of
Macon, addressed the committee. His ad
dress was in favor of the Covington and
Macon railroad charter. Ho argued that
it was the settled policy of the state to en
courage all bona fide railroad projects. He
made some interesting revelations con
cerning the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad. Among other things
he provqd that Col. L. F. Livingston
had ti'afis’fferred to the directors ofthe
Georgia Southern and Florida an interest
in a charter, which interest he had pre
viously transferred for cash to the Coving
ton and Macon. Major Hanson’s address
was good tempered, but plain and pointed.
The commute e went into executive ses
sion and voted in favor of recommending
tout t he Macon and Covington railroad be
chartered.
He IVmuni Ihinuiyc*.
Atlanta, December 9.—The negro
Rutherford, recently convicted of burglary
and sentenced to ten years in the peniten
tiary, lias instituted suit against the sheriff
of Full on county for damages sustained in
being severely whipped While confined in
Fulton jail before being scut to the peni
tentiary.
CLUVERIUS’ CASE.
A flriuik Writes
> Letter und Prominox to (■!
Himself I'p.
east by the electors whose appointment,
shall have been duly certified under the
seal of the state by the executive thereof
in accordance with the laws of the state
unless the two houses acting separately
shall concurrently decide such votes not to
be lawful votes of the legally appointed
electors of such state. When the two
houses have voted they shall immediately
meet again, und the presiding officer shall
then announce a decision of the questions
submitted. No votes or papers from
anv other state shall be acted upon
until objections previously made to tbe ; the town ofLumpkin. Passed,
votes or papers from any state shall have j miscellaneous matters.
been finally disposed of. | The speaker announced the following as
Section 5 given the president of the sea- tl.ie house members of the joint committee
ale pjwer to preserve order. j t,<> investigate the stale of business and re
section 6 limits to two hours debate port wbat bills should pass before a recess
which shall be had on any question after taken: Messrs. Black, Olive, Simmons,
the two bouses shall have separated. i Chappell, and Harrell of Webster.
Section 7 provides that a joint meeting . Mr. Felton, of Bartow, submitted the
shall not be dissolved until the count of , report of the committee appointed to visit
the electoral vote shall be completed and the lunatic, asylum. It was complimentary
Richmond, December 9.—C. H. F. De
wing, an ex-policeman, who was arrested
last night on the charge of bribing Her
man Joel, the watch key witness in the
CJuverlus case, was before the police court
to day, but examination was postponed
till the 18th inst. Wnen considering the
petitions for executive clemency i.i the
case of Cluve.rius the governor sent for
Joel and questioned niin in regard to the
key. At the request of the governor Joel
described the interior of the key lie had
repaired for Cluverius and after
wards ouenud it in the pres
ence of the governor. Ilis
description tallied exactly with the inte
rior nl the watch key at the trial. The
commonwealth asked that the key be
opened by Joel, bill the counsel for the
defense objected.. This was perhaps the
strongest point in the evidence against the
f irisoner, und now since it has come to
ight that the interior of the key was
found to he as described by Joel the evi
dence of the prisoner’s guilt is even more
conclusive.
Chief of Police Poe to day received a let
ter from Superintendent Murray, of New
York, containing the following, which lie
had received:
Decembers, 1888—Superintendent, Mur
ray, Dear Sir: I am sorry the authorities
are making a great mistake about the Clu-
, . . . , .. verius case. He is the wrong man. I am
may be speeded, and ior other purposes, sorry he could not prove an alibi. 1 had
The bill was tabled on account of. the Tib- Hoptd he could, and now there is nothing
left for me but to surrender myself as the.
murderer of Lillian Madison. I will sur
render on the morning of Cluverius’ exe
cution at your headquarters. It is
unnecessary to give you fur
ther particulars, as my ease
will show clearly about the murder at my
trial. I cannot wait any longer of con
fessing my crime, as my conscience has
troubled me enough. I will prove all
when 1 surrender, arid there is nothing left
for me but to surrender, get a trial and
probably hang. [Signed]
Lillian Madison’s Murderer.
The police here regard the letter as the
effusion of a crank.
sence of proper proofs.
By Mr. Howell, ol Fulton—A bill to
amend the act iiicornorating the Atlanta
loan and banking company.
By Mr. Brown, of Henry—A bill to
amend the acts incorporating the town of
McDonough, in Henry county. Passed.
By Mr. Williams, of Jackson—A bill to
relieve A. II. Peudergrast and D. L. Hail-
cook, securities on the bond of John Pen-
dergrast. Passed.
By Mr. Felton, of Macon—A bill to
amend the act incorporating the town of
Marshallville, in Macon county. Passed.
By Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee—A bill to
amend tbe act Incorporating ttie Eagle
and Phenix Manufacturing company of
Columbus. Pa sed.
By Mr. Watts, of Stewart—A bill to in
corporate the bank of Stewart county, of
the result declared, and prohibits either
house from taking a recess beyond tbe
next calendar day. In ease tbe electoral
votes shall not have been completed before
tbe fifth calendar day after the first meet
ing of the two houses, no further recess
shall be taken by either house.
The house then at 3:10 went into n com
mittee of the whole on the hill creating a
department ol agriculture and labor.
Weaver, of Iowa, supported the bill as
being in tne interest or the greatest indus
tries of tbe country.
Breekeuridge, of Arkansas, opposed the
measure as creating a political department
and lie contended that agriculture would
not lie benefited by tinsel and fnpperv.
What it needed was a reduction oi the
load of taxation.
Gibson, of West Virginia, to ok the same
''Randolph Tucker also took their view,
and he also opposed the bill on constitu
tional grounds.
Reagan argued that there was no consti
tutional ground for the proposed legisla-
tK Anderson, of Kansas, and Hatch, of Mis
souri, supported the bill, both as to consti-
tutionaliiy and expediency.
Pending further debate the committee
rose. _ , . , ..
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, from the
com mil tee on appropriations, reported the
sundry civil bill, which was referred to a
committee of tbe whole, and the house at
5 o’clock adjourned until to-morrow.
in tone. Two hundred copies were ordered
to be printed for the use ofthe house.
The house adjourned at 1 o’clock.
Semite Hrom'iitngn.
Atlanta, December 9.—The senate was
called to order by President Davidson, and
prayer waso'i’ered by Rev. John Jones, D.
D., chaplain.
After the reading of the journal Mr. De-
Jarnctte, chairman of the committee on
the part of the senate to visit the blind
asylum, made an exhaustive report, con
taining commendations and recommenda
tions. The committee recommended that
$15,000 for the annual maintenance be ap
propriated.
Mr. Favor, chairman of the committee
on the lunatic asylum, reported upon the
recent visit by the joint committee to the
asylum, making certain recommendations
and speaking in the highest terms of Dr.
Powell, superintendent of the institution.
On motion of Mr. DeJarnette, 200 copies
of these reports were ordered printed for
the use of the senate.
Mr. Ilawkes, as chairman pro tern, of
the general judiciary committee, reported
infuvoroftbe passage of the following
bills:
To allow a person charged with a crime
to testify upon his trial.
To allow wills made by persons living
out ol' Georgia and owning property in
this state to he protected in any county of
Georgia under certain conditions, and re
commended that the bill providing for ttie
relief of persons who have lost goods by
('.ill Torn ill Milling Storks. j burglary, larceney, theft, etc., do oass;
San Francisco, December 9.—Mining ; an d that the bill providing for registration
stocks were all lower this morning. Con- j j„ clinch county be referred to the special
snlidated Virginia was the favorite, open- judiciary committee.
ing at SIS, a loss of $2 on last night, and
under light sales went to $35, closin.
outlet* law, ux ouj ~ ■
duces a revenue for the preceding tin
year of not less than $10,OiX). , ,
Dockery’s amendment was adopted, and
as amended the bill was passed.
Word, of Indiana, on behalf ofthe com
mittee on post office and post roads, calico
up and the house passed the bill ‘ r '
izing the employment of mail messengers
in the postal service. .. .
The house then resumed the consider-
tion of the electoral count bill. Alter
brief remarks by Baker, of New W.and
Herbert, ot Alabama, the house proceeded
to vote upon the bouse amendments to tfie
senate bill. They were agreed to, but tne
amendments offered by the minority
the house committee were rejected.
On motion of Oats, of Alabama, an
amendment was adopted—yeas 141, >
109—striking out tho clause directing tne
president of the senate upon the declara
tion of the vote to announce the names at
persons elected. , -
The bill was then passe 1 as umended
without division. , ,
The hill as passed by the bouse directs
that the electors of each state sha-1 meet
under light
| $30. Best
' and under
Best and Belcher opened at $12.50
nder heavy sales went to $13, closing
Upon the call of tbe roil for new business
the following was introduced :
By Mr. Lewis—A biil to amend the regis
tration law ol Greene county.
By Mr Atwood—A bill to incorporate
the Deepwater Railroad company.
Mr. Pringle moved to take up his bill
providing for the teaching of physiology
dropped | al ,d hygiene in the public schools, with
at $14.82. Ophir also showed great weak
ness, opening at $16.50 and closing at $10.-
7 g a 1 i,,rs of $5 in last nights
closing. Transactions in Savage were
heaw and tbe stock dropped .... 0 — — c
from $13 25 to fll. "losing at $9.05, the low- | special reference to the effect of alcoholic
est once of the morning. Sierra Nevada ! drinks and opiates upon the human system,
was* the only one which showed any j The bill was read the third time, together
strength opening at $8. an improvement ! w jtfi a number of memorials from the
of 25 cents closing at $7.75, at which it Woman’s Christian Temperance Union,
closed l ist’ ni“hl. The closing prices of On motion of Mr. Pringle it was recom-
the others were: Chollar $4.50, Crown mitted to the committee on education to
Point $4 20 Gould and Carry $7.50, Nor- ; consider and perfect certain proposed
cross $4, Mexico $5.25., Patosi $8.25, Utah j amendments.
$8.50, Yellow Jacket $7.
killMni/alrain.
Pittsburg, December 9.—Four young
nonnle were walking on the track of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Braddook, Penn.,
last night, when the fast line east, coming
around u short curve, slruckthem all. J wo
were killed instantly. The other two
were thrown clear off the track, but not
seriously injured.
At 11:20 the senate went into executive
FACTS FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
■Vii.'it is Transpiring On the Ollier Khle ofthe
Waters.
London, December 9.—The storm
yesterday was the worst in the Bristol
channel. The sea walls wore demolished
and many freight cars were over turned.
The storm has not yet abated on the north
west coast. The sea is running mountain
high. At Holyhead, Balinamore castle
fell in to-day. Miss Cody, one of the in
mates, was killed. The British
steamer Avordal, l'or Philadelphia, the
ship Pegasus and tho Norwegian
hark Dogmar, the latter from St. John, N.
B., have been wrecked at Holyhead. The
erevvs were saved.
A steamer, supposed to lie tho Captain
MeClintoek, of Dublin, was seen to founder
to-day off' Point Lyons. The steamers City
of Berlin,Cataloria and Novaseotian,which
were due at Queenstown yesterday, arrived
21 hours late.
SEVERE WEATHER.
Liverpool, December 9.—The pilots
say the weather has been the severest they
have ever experienced.
Turkey.
IIE HAS RECEIVED IT.
Constantinople, December 9.—Sir Wil
liam White, British minister here, has
received from Lord Iddlesleigh a. dispatch
saying that the norm lias intimated very
distinc ly its desire to discuss the subject
ofthe evacuation of Egypt by the British,
and that, he has promised to consider the
porte’sintini ilion. Count DeAuray,French
agent at Cairo, has informed the pul,lie
debt commissioner that his government
will decline to enter into any arrangement
looking to Egyptian administrative, re
forms until tne day has boon fixed for the
British to evacuate Egypt.
Austria.
HE GAVE THEM A BANQUET.
Vienna, December 9.—Herr Von Szog-
yenyi, chief secretary in the imperial for
eign office, lias given a banquet to the
deputation sent by the Bulgarian regency
to visit the various capitals to explain the
Bulgarian situation.
Frauen.
WILL GET THE COLD SHOULDER.
Paris, December 9.—It is learned from
a governmental source that the Bulgarian
delegates will get the cold shoulder in
Paris.
They Form n Federation.
Columbus, O., December 9.—In the
trades conference to-rlay a resolution Wies
adopted forming a federation of all trades
and labor unions of America ami a com
mifctee of five appointed to confer with
the committee of the federated congress.
In tho federated congress immediately
thereafter, Chairman Scott, of the commit/
What Southern Members Have to Say
About the Progress of Their Section.
1 The I'rrnldont'x Condition Contlnuon In Improve.
The River and Harbor nnd tile Indian Appro
print ion lllllx - A lllll About tile Trade llollnra.
Washington, December 9.—Members
aviving from the south bring wonderful
reports of the growth of that section. The
iium of the spindles and the smoke of the
iron furnaces are, they say, making won
derful changes in the south. Millions of
dollars are being sent into that section by
northern capitalists. A very prominent
southern capitalist, one who has made a
great deal of money in the past year or
two in the growth ofthe manufacturing in
terests there, was here recently, returning
from New York, where lie had been to
place a million dollars’ worth of stock in n
company that is expected to play a very
important part in the development of cer
tain industries in tho south at a near date.
“I find the people of Now York looking to
the south with the same interest that they
looked toward California forty years ago,”
lie said. “I had not the slightest diffi
culty in disposing of every penny of stock
l had at par, and when il began to get to
ward the end of the list, they actually
quarreled to see who should have it. Tho
confidence in the future of the south is per
fectly wonderful, and there are bright
days ahead for that section.”
"Will it justify the confidence that the
capitalists are expressing in these large in
vestments?”
“Undoubtedly. We can make iron and
manufacture cotton there cheaper than
anywhere else in the country. We have
all the facilities right at hand, iron, coal,
limestone, cheap labor, cotton, water
power and cheap transportation. Bettor
than all that, we nave a spirit of enterprise
and renewed energy among tho people of
that section. Wo welcome the notberu
people with hospitable hands, hut not to
bloody graves, as used to be said. What
ever there may have been of ill feeling to
ward tho northern people in former years,
tiiere is none now. The carpet-bagger is
welcome now, for ho is recognized ns a
difl’erent sort of a party from tho carpet
bagger in the days immediately succeed
ing the war.”
J was talking with another gentleman,
one very familiar with iron and steel mak
ing, about this same matter the other day.
Bald he : “I happen to know a manufac
turer of iron and steel very well. He hau
probably a quarter of a million of dollars
invested in iron works. Talking with me
about it one day, he said that he was then
making a profit of only a few cents a ton
on his iron and was not therefore satisfied
with it. But, ho said, if I could make a
clean profit of twenty-five cents a ton on
all the iron I can m ike at my works, I will
be entirely satisfied. I ca.i make all the
money I want witli that profit. Now It is
developed that the iron and steel-makorB
of the south can make their products sev
eral dollars a ton cheaper than the timiiu
facturers at the north. Be their profits p. r
toil must be dollars Instead of twenty-five
cents per ton. It' my friend could make all
the money he wants at twenty-five cents a
ton, these people who are making a oleaa
profit of two'or three dollars must be get
ting rich pretty rapidly."
River anil lluiliiir lllll.
Washington, December 9.—-Under in
structions from the house committee on
rivers and harbors, Chairman Willis has
conferred with Chairman MeMilien,of the
senate committee on commerce, and other
members of that committee, respecting the
feasibility of preparing the river and har
bor appropriation bill In joint sessions of
the two committees. While no formal
arrangement has as yet, been made, it is
stated that the proposition was favorably
received by the senate committee, and
that the probabilities are that the bill will
be prepared under the plan proposed pro
viding for the maximum appropriation of
$7,500,090, less than one-half the aggregate
of the appropriations made by the bill
passed at tfie last session.
Tho Trmlo Dollar*.
Washington, December 9.—The bill in
troduced by Senator Bewell to-day for the
redemption of trade dollars, provides that
for a period of six mouths United Status
trad d dlars, if not defaced, mutilated or
stamp.- !, ahull bo received at their face
value iu payments of ail dues of the United
States. For the same period the Holders
of trade dollars on the presentation of the
same at the United States depositories m ly
receive in exchange a like amount on the
face value of the silver dollars or subsidary
coin. The trade dollars received shall n it
bo re isisu'id, but shall be recoined iato
standard dollars.
Tile linliuu A|ipriiprl»tion lllll.
Washington, December 9. The house
Indian committee has completed the In
dian appropriation bill. It calls for $5,178,-
91)0, which is $350,000 less than the appro
priation for the current year und $4:10,000
below the estimates.
Hu- Frisildrill Better.
Washington, December 9.—The presi
dent was very much better to-day. He
presided at the cabinet as usual and re
ceived several callers ou official business.
ON ’CHANGE.
Large Sale* anil aileneral Advance in I'rlce*.
stock. Lackawanna displayed more than
usual activity and strength. The openingr
was decidedly strong this morning, ad
vances over last evening’s figures ranging
up to g. Texas Pacific, however,
was a notable exception, beiug
3 lower. The securities which were
feat ures of t he day wore all prominent ia
tho early trading, and the general list Waa
firm to strong. There was the usual de
crease in activity towards noon in every
thing except Reading, but prices held
strong throughout. There was a fractional
recession after 12 o’clock, when it was fol
lowed by further advances. Bidding up of
money late In the afternoon had the effect,
of depressing prices in the last hour, and?
the murketclosed generally heavy to weak..
The day’s business was 184,000 shares. Al
most everything is higher this evening,.
Chattanooga, which was aided by rumorsi
of a scrip dividend, being 31 higher.
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
f’nliincl Fvaii I*. Ilinvell Tells ffhal lie liriuira
All nit Hie Fuse.
j Special to EKqcmUK-SuN.
Atlanta, December 9.—The invest-igat-
! ing committee of tho legislature to exam
ine into the charges of lobbying, in whiohr
Messrs. Fain and Rankin were involved,
mot again to night with (Jolonol E. P_
Howell, of the Constitution, on tho stand.
Much of his testimony was .» review and!
repetition of what lias already been pub
lished, and 1 give only the salient points r
“1 know efforts wero made to change.-
tho building stone of the oapitol. Mr. J. P.
Harrison was the most aot.ivo of anybody I
knew. He and M. A. Bell brought articles
on the subject of Georgia marble for pub
lication and they wore published as adver
tisements at the usuul rates. 1 knew noth
ing ot tho sub-committee of tho senate
until it made its report. I don’t know of
other money spent by Harrison, except
that paid in for printing the articles re
ferred to. Wo charged for the Bell articles,
us we do for all articles favoring private
enterprises. I never heard of any im
proper connection of Fain and Rankin
with the affair except in Biasner’s. affida
vit.”
[He reviewed the circumstances of print
ing Bislner’s affidavit, which have already
been detailed by other witnesses.]
“I knew nothing of Eager’s trouble*
until Harrison filed the last injunction.
He then came to see me and told me of
wliut he called the persecution of Ids r iad,
by throe parties. I told him he ought, to.
publish the foots. He demurred, thinking
It. would hurt the road. He finally con
sented nnd an interview with him was
published. He paid nothing for its publi
cation. I never had hut one conversa
tion on Georgia marble with Harrison. IIo
then asked me to take some stock in his
company. 1 told him I had all the stock
I could pay for. He said it would eost me
nothing. I told him I didn’t want that.
sort of stock.”
“When 1 saw Grady I told him about it,
and he said Harrison had oilored him
some also. 1 told him then, that Harrison'
was a thief.”
[Ho testified about his appoitnneut a*
oapitol commissioner; that ho was out of
town when Commissioner Cane died; that,
ho returned the morning of ihe day on
which tile appointment wus made: that h&
si ned tho petition of Frank Kice-.
tor the place, und had no*
iftea of applying for it himself.
Treasurer Iltirdcmau telephoned for him
and told him he could get the appoint
ment if he would apply. lie aid ina, s
far from applying lie did not know if h
would accept it if offered, and he certain!
should not apply. That afternoon he waa:
appointed.]
Bcnator Rankin made a statement deny
ing in toto tlie truth of Basinor’u affidavit,
ami ail wrongful connection on his part
with the affair.
L. J. Alied, doorkeeper of the senate,,
testified that he would believe Bushier oiu
oath.
A Ki'imrliir’s Ft-lUnd ronitliion.
Chicago, December 9.—Paul Hull, a res-
j porter of tho Daily News, who wrote up-
l the debauch in Wusserman’s beer cellar
and was assaulted Tuesday evening by
Commissioner Buck McCarthy, of thee
stock yards, was unconscious nearly all of
yesterday, ami In's condition last night be
came so alarming that liis relatives wire
sent for. The shock resulting from the
blows inflicted, his physicians say, wass
alone uultb'ient to cause him serious injury,
but in p.ddition tho doctors think that the
reof of tho orbit of t he left eye is fractured!
and thut. resulting Internal hemorrhage:
may cause death.
.lulning tin- Kidylil.*,
Chicago, December 9.—The Times’"
Pittsburg special sajs the engineers and
firemen of the Pennsylvania mud are join
ing the Knights of Labor and a number of
assemblies have already been organized.
They will have a separate district assem-
hly, it Is stated, in order to keep thera-
i selves aloof from mixed organizations.
The correspondent’s informant asserts-
that they will also retain their member
ships in the brotherhoods of engineers and
firemen and that those organizations wills
work in harmony with the Knights.
The llrup in Oil*.
Pittsburg, December 9.—The oil mar
ket took another tumble this morning.
Prices declined nearly 5 cents. There was.
no cause for the drop except the uncertain!
feeling prevailing, which deters dealer*
from buying. The market opened fever
ish at 70, and a general rush to unload fol
lowed. There were no buyers, however,
and values dropped off their weight, to 85,
. .. . toe ofthe whole, roported the attendance
thm from the governor. The session lasted i u P° n the sessions of the trades.conference
until 1:15, when the doors were again
opened and an adjournment was voted
until to-morrow at 10 o’clock a. m.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
In executive session the following ap
pointments were confirmed: Hon. Win. II.
Fish, to be judge of the county court of
and urged the advisability of the amalga
mation. Ari eight hour resolution, offered
by Mulvaney, of Chicago, was adopted. It
urges upon the trades unions the adoption
of the eight hour rule, making the ques
tion of wages secondary in importance.
Adjourned to meet at the call of the
chair.
New York, December 9.—The stock
market to-day was a trifle more active than j
that of yesterday, but the improvement
was confined to some six or eight stocks
which monopolized entirely the interest
taken in speculation. These were Reading,
New England, Louisville and Nashville,
Laekawannu, Norfolk and Western pre
ferred. East Tennessee first preferred, and j
New York, Busqiiehunna und Western I
stocks. The remainder were quiet and in I
many cases dull. London was a Tree buyer !
to-day, and the fall in sterling exchange,
which brings it to the lowest point yet at- ]
taiued this year, had a material effect in i
increasing the prevalent confidence
of operators on the street by j
reason of the likelihood of the
increased imports of gold. Reading was |
again extremely active and furnished i
nearly one-quarter of the totul day’s busi- !
ness. Its fluctuations were neither wide
nor violent, and all that effected its price |
was the oft repeated assertion that the re- \
organization plan was complete and would j
he issued in a few days. The East Tennes
see und Norfolk and Western stocks were
favorably affected by the rumor that the |
representatives of the latter had acquired ;
controlling interest in the East Tennessee j
first preferred stock. Tins had a de- j
creasing effect upon tho Richmond
and West Point, which it was supposed
would be left out of the deal. Another;
rumor to the effect that the latter would j
be admitted rallied its price to last eve
ning's figures. Both stories, however, lack ;
confirmation.
Tho movement in Louisville and Nash- [
ville continued to-day, its advance being !
almost steady until the last hour. Foreign
purchases were very prominent iu this
<111(1 YlllUUn (iroppuu (ill tllctr WtrlfSlIl* UJ ikl,.
when confidence was restored a little and
prices reacted to 08 at noon. Only one
small failure was reported here this morn
ing. The transaelions at the exchange:
yesterday were 10,000,006 barrels.
Thu Mi-qumleTrial.
New York, December 9.—The court offi
cers refused, as in the former trial of Mc-
Quade, to allow the people in the general
sessions court part 2, unless connected!
with tfie case. None of the accused aider-
men were present except the prisoner andl
Fulgrnff. The latter lias completed his
direct testimony, similar to that at the
former trial, arid is now undergoing the
pillory of a cross-examination.
A Failure in Huston.
Boston, December 9.—Field Thayer So.
Co., dealers in boots and shoes at 18#
Congress street, are reported to have faild-
The umount involved is not known, but it.
is supposed to be large, as the store is one
of the largest in the trade.
A Kcilui'tluli in Rate*.
New York, December 9—Tbe competi
tion between the steamship lines has-
brought down the emigrant passenger-
rates. The Union, Inmnnand Cunard lire*
charge $15, and the National line $13. The
agents of the other lilies are awaiting in
structions.
• ilnnv Wrong.
Lynchbcrg, Va., December 9.—George
II. Southall, who has been fourteen ye r*
postal clerk between this city add Bristol,
was arrested for robbing the mail. The
ease was worked up by Detectives Smittx
ami Troy ofthe secret service.