Newspaper Page Text
CARRIING CONCEA LED WEAPON I.
One of the mot uoitful sources of crime
. te the carrying} of conceded weapons.—
When a man knows that he has a pistol hid
away in a pocket, ready to be brought out
f —.q-’iwfl with deadly effect,
x.. rt Iv,*". quarrel
than if he is nearflwir./ Nine out of ten
homicide* that we hear of are due to this
practice. A dispute commences, words’
grow -warm,, until,a pistol is drawn and the - f
taking .of life. follows. This never would
have occurred if neither of thfi disputants'
had had a concealed Weapon about his
. son. The quarrel might possibly Mve end
ed in blows, but that would have been the
lastofit,. In thia corttieetion-the course of our
County -Judge cannot be too highly com
mended. Commencing his administration
with the drt-nrminntion to put an end, as far
as possible, to a most pernicious habit,* he
has visited Jieavy punishment upon every
defendant convicted of the crime. He has
been no respecter of persons, and all have
suffered alike. The consequence of this
course is patent to every one. Homicides
are very seldom ever of in the county,
and m»ny who once indulged constantly in
the custom of carrying a pistol would al
most as soon think of putting a rattlesnake
in his pocket now. A man is not apt to
violate khe law if he is certain that instant
and condign punishment will overtake him.
If other communities will adopt the same
course we warrant them that their criminal
statistics will show a large falling off in the
future. '
RAILROAD BUILDING.
The New York Bulletin has just publish
ed its yearly statement of the number of
miles of railroad constructed annually,
together with a list of other railroads pro
jected. During the year 1880 six thous
and miles of railway were constructed,
which was greater than at any time except
1871. Besides this fourteen thousand
miles have been projected. In 1879 the
number of miles oi railroad built was four
thousand seven hundred; in 1878, two
thousand six hundred, and ao on down to
1873, when the number of miles begins to
increase again. Probably some two hun
dred and fifty millions of Callan were put
into railroads just before the crash-caine m
1873. According to the careful estimate
of t4»e Bulletin, more than two hundred
millions of dollars have also been expended
oc railroad construction within the past
eighteen months. To some people these
figures may appear alarming, but the roads
would not have been built or projected un
less there was a demand for them, and the
money would not have been 'expended un
ios those who put it in railroad enterprises
expected to get a good return. Men are
not apt to throw their money away for a
mere idea. It is a patent fact that even
with the great increase of railway facilities
nearly all the Western and Eastern roads
srere subjected to freight blockades last
Winter that caused great inconvenience to
the commercial interests of the country.
The rapid growth of the Union in popula
tion and agricultural importance demands
increased facilities for transporting the
products of the soil and of the
manafactcries of various descriptions,
so that no such impediments as
recently occurred will happen again.
The demand for railroads is not confined to
any one section of the Union. North, South,
East and West seem alive to the importance
of building new lines of communication
and these new lines, in nearly every case,
<ead o the ocean where they are met by
I linC* steamships. Not only has there
been C n increase ui railways, but in water
transportation as well. Our own imme
diate ports fit Savannah and Charleston evi
dence this. Not many years since a few
vessels sufficed to carry all the business of
those ports. Now immense steamships are
constantly engaged, .‘‘nd it is daily demon
strated thkt their numb* will soon have to
be largely increased. The fertile lands of
ths great West are producing enormous
crops, and these crops have to be moved by
the railroads and the steamship lines. It
u believed that in a very few years America
will supply the whole of Europe with
breadstuff's, and the production of grain
will, therefore, increase correspondingly.
We d<f not believe that the construction of
railways at the present time is too great for
the demand and we are satisfied that the next
year or two will show even greater activity
in railroad building. Just now all the
manufactories of steel and iron rails in this
country are working to their full capacity to
fill orders, and there is, also, a large de
' mand upon .England. The South is not
behind hifnd in the general movement. A
number of important lines have recently
||| been projected, and will be in operation in
a few months.
B| THE PLEA Ot 1 INSANITY.
X In a large proportion of murder trials
Hl throughout the United States the plea most
■ confidently relied upon to screen the dc-
H' fendant is that of insanity, and the most
H astonishing part of the business is that so
Ei! many juries accept it and clear the prisoner.
Hl , Everything is possible, and there may be
8M -cases where the murderer is insane at the
-/rime the act is comnfitted, and not immedi-
IH entely before. But such things should be
Illi very rigidly inquired into. No man should
suffered to take human life and then
BK z escape on some mere suspicion thaj he
might possibly havdSbeen insane, otherwise
Ugl there can be no safety. On the other hand,
H| it would be manifestly cruel and unjust to
punish a man for the commission of an act
8B for which he was not responsible. The St.
Bl Louis Republican, commenting upqn ijie
■ question, says: "There is no doubt but it
ha* secured, many verdicts within the last
■BE few years that ought not to have been ren
pg deowl. and cheated the gallows of many an
Kg.. inexcusable scoundrel, but a strong public
sentiment against the plea may also work
■- very great injustice. There is one thing
■■' connected with a defense of this character
Bl that we think should be considered by crim-
in*l courts, viz : that it is one somewhat
beyond-the ability of an ignorant and uned-
nested jury to fairly consider. Sanity
■ shades into insanity by so many nice and
carious gradations, and the-forinsdf mental
gljß are so numerous and complex
Ml that juror is wholly unfit to un-
HH deretaud the subject. On mere of
ISs tact, and on the force and weight .of circum
|M sUntiai evidence, a clear, practical mind is
quite capable of deciding fairly, even with-
Illi out the aid of culture. But this is not so
where the responsibility of the accused de-
Ss pends upon his mental condition, and
EB strict justice can only be administered by
BO persons competent to consider the various
|U questions and distinctions arising in ocu
section therewith. When a man is on trial
ior his life he is entitled to a fair hearing of
bis defense, no matter what may be his
chans* ter. We do not favor pleas of insani
■B <y, but they are often founded on truth
and reasou. and there should be some pro-
H|i| vision by which their validity could be de-
by skilled and experienced per-
A plea of this kind admits*the kill-
Bfflj Mg, but claims that, by rea*cs of mental
HB disease, the accused was wholly irtesponsi-
ble in a moral sense. The real question,
then, is, was he diseased or not ’ The jury
HX to decide this fairly should, outside of
|H hypothetical coses and the generalizations
raX of experts possess the advantages spring
from culture and mental discipline. -
■■‘With such Junes many pleas of insanity
that hare proved successful would have
been exploded, ani st the same time justice
|H oocured where the plea was founded on
truth.'
H| - A POSTAL CARD.
Ixl A kas been attracting attention at '
* levan 3ria Vs., in which a well-to-do tar-
BX mer. Mr. John Cabmichaki, has been
XX bound over to answer to the charge of poet-
EH ifigt indecent matter through the mads.
|EXTt-» offensive postal card which has been
evidence, was dated March 31st,
Bfl
HH&ge than Seaah.' r Zeb Vance, and contains i
|p|the following lacou'c language ■ "Piease
me your speech b n 'hat damm dog ;
could make out it* I
not a little puzzling to the a'> rag* reader
HM to know ju«t who was insulted by the words
above quoted. That it was meant as a di
rect attack upon Senator Mabojte. of Vir- |
HS ginia. the sturdy farmer himself would not
have denied. Senator Mahone |Mr. Cab- ;
|SX kivhazl might .'intend, was a pubiii odic-.r,
and a Senator of the latter's own State
if a private citizen has no
to criticise the course of his
Senator in public, who las' The
kktstake which Mr. C&bmicuxez. j
to e made, «&s in spelling on. bis
"cuss .word.” The same mistake, ;
ihowever, is made by dozens of eminent
Xjßwntezc. the late Geobm£ Ei-ioi being among
EHthoee who preferred to write out the most
of expletives, rathar than fill it
with s dto i - The best anxbozuies
agree that the Eliot - Cabmickah
jEb.:, is the most honest, most intelligent,,
i and less suggestive, and even pious swearers
have become to adopt the full fledged,
wholly written "damn,” copied off in a
bold hand. Another difficulty in the way
of fastening any attempt at obscenity upon
Mr. Cabmu hakl, was that the postal card was
not directed to Mr. Maxone. It was neither
a personal libel, or a resort to the -system
of posting. Nor was it, again, addressed to
a Sunday school superintendent, or to a
lady of refined ear or delicate constitution,
dfor ‘ when we call attention to the fact
that the card was addressed to Senator
Vamcx, sometimes celled Zxb, we insist ;
th nt this "demm" was put where it would
be best appreciated and do the most good,
so to speak. It was suggested, in the course
of Mr. Cabmichael’s preliminary hearing,
andjwith good force, that the word “damm’’
Is hot a ."cuss word.” Il is hardly found
.in the dictionary, and would scarcely be
tolerated among the best profane authori
ties. The word is obsolete rather than ob
scene, no* do we detect any sign of venom
or of hydrophobia by subjoining “dog” to ,
this meaningless term. As well might Mr. I
Cabmickazl have written "damm dogg” on
this postal, for no Court of orthography or i
of appeal in the country could have found
him guilty of any moral turpitude. It is
said by some of his friends that Hon.
John H. James, of Atlanta, has been
known to spell dog with an ex
tra "g,7 but the final letter, we hazard,
was merely put in as a bonus, as it were;
and Mr. Jambs would probably declare that
this "dogg” is as harmless and as playful
u a kitten, and no amount of ."damms”
tied on to hia tail could make him of
fensive either in a political or carniverous
sense. We would acquit Mr. Carmichael
then of all species of venomous insult.
But Mr. CabmichAel’b real mistake was in
not writing a letter to Senator Vamcb. Then
this diabolical -development would have
never been known. True, a postal card in
the United States mail ought to be just as
sacred as a letter, and a postal agent should
have no more right to read the one than
to open the other. Postal Agent Bell, at
Washington, however, who captured this
card, boldly asserts that ha not oniy read
the offending missive, but perused all
other cards in the same handwriting. That
is, all of Mr. Cabmichael’s private corres
pondence was investigated, and the entire
Department was engaged hunting for pro
fanity and puppies for several days. We
have no doubt, either, but that Senator
Vasce, who was innocently a party to this
postal card scandal, had all of his mail mat
ter turned upside down in the same doubt
ful search. The testimony brought out in
the examination of the delivery and
clerk was that postala were as inviolate as
letters in the mail, but that obscene writing
upon them must be suppressed - the most
ingenious of all postal paradoxes, with the
possible exception of the Dorset Star Route
case. As the Goverment officials were con
fused and contradictory in their answers, the
Court kindly allowed them time to collect
themselves, and bound Mr.' Cabmichael
over in a SSOO bond to appear before the
United States Court. Some amusing points
as well as Important questions will be
settled at this trial, and as Senator Mahons's
small hand is said to be at the bottom of
this prosecution, Mr. Cabmjchael may have
an opportunity of expatiating upon the
truth of his postal card allegations—a mat
ter which the Ootftts up to this time seem
to have taken entirely for granted.
IMMIURATION.
The immigration to the United States this
year promises to be the largest ever known
in the history of the country. The New
York papers tell us that 5,000 people arrived
at Castle Garden in one day recently and
all those by three vessels of one line. This
was b’y far the greatest number that had
sver reached that port in one day. All of
them were Garmans and the indicati<Ai£
point to an immense influx of that nation
ality during 1881. It is computed that
not less than five hundred thousand immi
grants will settle in the United States be
fore the Ist of next January. Consul Cot
tis, of Stuttgart, has given , a* report of an
interview of .his with a prominent official
of the Wurtemberg Government, From this
interview we take the following :
Qaestion-»“Of what class of people is the
present emigration principally composed ?
Beply—“Chiefly of tillers of the soil, hardy
and robust men, whose loss from the rural
districts will be much more felt than would the
drawing off of a corresponding number of the
population from the cities, which are compara
tively overcrowded, and where the unemployed
an/Brimiual .classes are generally found. As
.for the aatual k»s in population, it is really no
grant subject for regret, for our rate of increase
ts very rapid: The Kingdom is quite thickly
peopled, its productive capacities are taxed to
the utmost for the support of its inhabitants,
aad emigration may, therefore, be considered
ratlisr « relief than otherwise. But those who
are ■■migrating are the tillers in the fields and
vinevards—men »ho are necessarily the largest
contributor* to our agricultural welfare, and
who have generally some mechanical skill as
well. They compos* *ho element we can least
afford to lose.”
Question— “Is there any reason for supposing
that pauper* and criminals *re sent from here
to the United Slate* as emigrants ?” (
Reply—“ None whatever; that is, in the case
of persons known to bo such- It is of course
impossible for the emigrant agswie tp make
thorough Inquiry into the antecedent* ot every
one of the many hundreds presenting them
'selves to b* registered as intending to emigrate.
But there is uo organized movement, either on
the part of local,' eouMy, pr town authorities,
or of any philanthropic tasaceiatjon, to send
su 'h persons to the UnMed State*. 4 gsperal
belief and understanding exist* here that, even
if sent vWlher, they would' not be permitted to
land.”
This gives a flat eeuirsdiction to the idea
that a majority of the immigrants are pau
pers oij.belong to a worthless tag**. The
material wealth in the shape of money
personal effects brought over by emigrants j
average, according to the Comtniaaiooer of
Emigration’s reports, JI 12 per capita, and
probably considerably more than that in
the case of ths «?ceHent class now coming
from Wurtemberg. case has recently
been reported of a family, , jtspaisting of ten
members, who emigrated to 14# JJnit
•d ’ States from the vilfage of Fsihftou,
taking srftb them 35.000 marks (or about •
J 8.000) in
The Consul says. fljwuld be remem
bered, too, that th* loss sb» depart
ure oHiiese emigrants ocoasious to n»-
tiv* country is not to be computed merely j
by tlie i*«k of manual labor it causes in the j
agrionlturai rcQSpft. Were this the only
evil it might be toofcs4 upon as a temporary
and remedial one. But »’« °°me to
consider that, according to the emi- I
n*nt German ■statisticians, every mewtwz pj
society FbP has attained his 15th year or a ;
represents, in the
money already spent his support and ed
ucation, 3 sum equal to abeya SSOO, the I
question iso* pyactical pecuniary I
for, *t that rate of suArijlation. Wurtemberg
has oontribsted the smug $4,500,000
toward the extinguishment of jpeljonal
debt. But thia estimate seems to W en
tirely too low. If, in th* (toys of negro
slavery, an average ignorant field hand was
worth SSOO, how incalculably more valua- i
ble, iu Ike pecuniary, moral and intellec- *
tn.il scale. is-Uto free white emigrant, with
' strong arms, an educated mind, and a spir
!it imbued with principle# of freedom,
who comas to our shores, bringing his
all with him, to dp battie with fortune.’
The greater pari of fbjs tide of immi
gration is flowing Westward because the
people of the South have taken no toopble
ito turn any of it in this direction. South ,
■ Gayolina has recently seen the folly of |
’ tin*. Sftf.d has inaugurated measures to
indO 4s * iaaorigsjnts to settle in that State.
Quite a ifumber hav*|een secured through
these measures, and
laotioa to the people s®ong vtag ‘hey
cast their It only » «mi-
tar effort on the part sf Georgia to be eq?*l- !
iy suecesaful. Very Littlemooug P needed,
and that which would be spep‘ woujd
return a ihousand fui4- The Legislature
meets in July and we ktori it Fill take j
some action at that time, to togard . in »-j
migration.
The Nashville American thus commented |
upon Governor Colqvitt’s appearance in
that city: "Governor CoLqcm, Chief Mag
istrate of Georgia, arrived in the city yes- j
terday evening. While he jfl here upon a !
literary mission, connected with csr £**•*
and growing educational institution*; F*
extend him a welcome from all classes, and
in all respects we tayew U»*t we represent
Nashville, tbs State and city
officials and the people in extending frim a
welcome as th* Chief Magistrate of that
State which stanla atongride Tennessee -in
sound credit, intellactoai and mterial de
velopment Wh»* Alabama bids f*ir to
press close, Tennessee and Georgia take
the lead in the South. We gi»* Governor
Colquitt a hearty welcome aa the leader of
I the sound, liberal and progremive elemento
|s in our »stei State.
CHRONICLE AND CONSTITUTIONALIST, AUGUSTA. GA.. WEDNESDAY. TUNE 1. 1881.
MR. WM. M. WADLEI.
One of the- most couspicious figures in
railroad circles in the United States is Mr.
Wm. M. Wadlet, President of the Central
Railroad and lessee of the Georgia Railroad.
He is the manager of a great and important
system, a system which embraces a vast line
of railways and a magnificent line of steam
ers plying between Savannah and New
York. That this sp'etem is destined to be
of immense benefit to the State of Geor
' gia and to all of its cities, Ho one who
! will take the trouble to think over the
matter can doubt for a moment. We have
it from Mr. Wadlet’* own lips that he will
not seek to build up asy one portion
of the State to the itfjury cf anoth*',.but he
will do all in his power to gen
eral progress. When the lease of the Geor
gia Railroad Fas first talked about there
were some who' cqntend.ed that such a
lease would be for the advantage of Savan
nah at the expense dl.Augusta; that cotton
| would be taken frefln way stations of the
' Georgia Railroad and transported to Savan
nah at a disproportionately lower rate than to
Augusta; or, in other words, the long haul
would be more advantageous to the shipper
than the short. This Mr. Wadley declares
most emphatically will not be the case. He
is as much interested in building up Augus
ta as he is Savannah, and will do all in his
power to add to its trade and pros
perity. It was necessary for the sake
of his own interests that he should
obtain control of the Georgia Railroad, and
now, having obtained it, his position is im
pregnable. Nothing can be done that will
injure the system, and he is determined
that his State, in which he has a great pride,
shall profit by it. He regards the develop
ment of Georgia as in its infancy, and be
lieves that there is a magnificent future be
fore it. The water power of Augusta, he is
satisfied, will be the source of a rapid ad
vancement for this city, an advancement
which he will look upon with great interest
and assist by every possible means. He
believes that it will not be many years be
fore a line es European steamers will be
running into Savannah, combining with his
railroad system to open up and develop tho
vast resources of Georgia.
For enterprise, devotion to purpose and
remarkable energy, Wm. M. Wadley has no
superior. He is a grand specimen of those
noble and progressive spirits who have built
up the waste places of the country and add
ed so much to the greatness of our Repub
lic. It is known of all men that in all his
efforts Mr. Wadley has not sought personal
aggrandizement, but with a lofty and laud
able ambition he has had one object in view,
J the consolidation of the great railway lines
of the State; and he has not rested until he
attained that end. We believe that in car
rying out his views to a successful termina
tion he has done that which must redound
to the good of the State, that will aid
wonderfully in its material development
and until the contrary of this is shown we
hold that it is the dnty of the people to
give him their hearty and unqualified ap
proval and co-operation. In all the stock
excitement that has occurred in this sec
tion Mr. Wadley has engaged in no specu
lations. He has held to his one purpose,
. and when that was accomplished his only
desire was the success of the system which
had taken shape under his master mind.
Mr. Wadley will reap his reward in the in
creased prosperity of Georgia and the ap
probation of his fellow-citizens. We in
Augusta certainly have every reason to be
satisfied. Mr. Wadley has declared most em
phatically that he will do nothing to injure
our trade but rather to build it up. We
believe that at an early day there will be an
era of increased improvement as a conse
quence of the new system. Mr. Wadley
has our best wishes as he will have our
hearty support in everything that conduces
to the advantage of Georgia.
A FEARFUL WARNING.
The details of the fearful accident to an
excursion part/ 'near London, Ont., sent
a thrill of horror through every reader.
One moment a merry crowd, fresh from a
day in the country, clustered about the
deck of the steamer, and the next men,
women and children were struggling in the
water or burieebin the ruins of the vessel.
Over two hundred people were drowned or
killed by the falling timbers and a whole
town is in mourning. The accident ap
pears to have been exusad by the cold
blooded desire for money on the part of the
manager, who paid fio . attention tp the
warnings that the boat was overcrowded,
but insisted upon taking on passengers un
til scarcely a foot of room was left. Thus,
through the greed of one man, hundreds
of people perished. He must have known
that such Aowding was dangerous, and yet
he took the chances in order to make a few
dollars more. It seems to us that no
punishment is too severe for a man like
this. It ought to be made so heavy that
others, with similar responsibility, Fill take
warning and not risk the lives of their'fellpw
beings for the sake ot putting a little money
ju their purses. The. only wonder is'we do
not hear of such accidents more frequently.
Daily during tho Bummer months excursion
boats ply upon streams' near many of the
cities of the country, and the same disre
gard of consequences is the generst rule.
Excursion boats usually are not built with
much regard to strength, but rather for
lightness and carrying capacity, and, as in
the ufiiis gs tjjy steamer Victoria, the man
agers, in nine eases out ten, will take on
just as many people as the vesseLwill hold.
Tile slightest panic or rush to one side, on
the part of the crowd, is liable to cause a
giyjijg way of the timbers or a capsizing of
the boat, aitilPf which accidents must re
sult in loss of life, fn fbis age, when
•verything is done with a rash, poopfe yejry
seldom think of consequences. They trust
themselves implicitly to 'the guidance of
(.hose who may ,have the ntanagement of
Off s n y occasion without a thought of
ganger f°° l ate >
they h*ve leaned upon broken reed. On
all ewursioffs, especially upon the
water, the** wbp expect so participate
should see for themselves that everything is
all right before they start. If th* .managers
are thoughtless or wilfully careless, they
ilpould not consent to run so great a risk.
A forethought would prevent the
great majority at that occur, but
unfortunately foretbougrii. if element
that generally is conspicuous for its atiufippv
on such occasions.
* .MARKETS.
Cumn>«n* Axrws tfef
(By Cable to the Chronicle. )
London, May 27.—TheManchester i/uar
dian, in its commercial article, says: “The
continues very steady, with a mod
erate actoVff t business where producers
Are not hoidih* for full prices. In
somewhat, rare cases, sij.e£C offers are for
large quantities, they are genSTtUi*
producers' ideas. There is rather more do
ing in home trade, but buyers continue to
act
jetton circle*. *
Livkbtool, May ?3.— Sij- week’s eix
pular of the Liverpool Cotton iiajjiers'
Association says: • 'Cotton was in good de
mand tijxoughout the week and quotations
slightly advanced, was in fair
demand and prices gradually Usj’dened, re
sulting in an advance of In Sea
Island, business was moderate and quota
tions are partly reduced half a penny.—
Futures were inactive but firm, and quota
tions advanced l-16d. for near and l-32d.
for distant months.”
MOR* ALLY WOUKDS HER MOTHER.
Resatta ot • Family Raarrel i« Lawrens
i “ 1 e«nnty<«*.
: ißy Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
I Cochbam. G*., Iday 27.—1 n Laurenff
oountv, about 25 miles east of this place,
Mrs. tiny Garrett, the wife oi s respectable
I farmer, told her daughter to prepare din
i ner. The daughter refused, whereupon
| Mrs. Garrett said she would inform Mr.
' Garrett, and he would whip the daughter
, when he came to dinner. A quarrel and
I struggle followed, in which the girl used a
shot-gun. firing *cth barrels, one of which
tool J*** i® *«• f inflicting
a mortal wound.
the gun, preventing tu<. .7 -§ 1
eJettH*. Mr. Garrett returning,
the daughter so severely that it is believed ,
she cannot recover. BoQ: daughter and
gpotijer an members of the churcn.
WnmesaA* KJUIag 1b Scott Co., Ya.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Knoxvhjxe. Tbnn., May 27.—A special!
dispatch from Bristol says Jim Baker shot
and killed Alexander Osborne and the two
Ryner brothers, and mortally wounded an- j
other man whose name is unknown, at |
Qsborpe's Ford, Soott county. Virginia; and :
Jim Stephens killed Sam Kilgore, with a
knife, at Nichollsvill*. The difficulty oc
curred yesterday, and is supposed to have
grown out of the municipal elections.
7*ryl*g •• <**v* Batter** X«ph*w
Prop* trie Gallows-.
(By Telegraph to the Chnonicle.)
Dnna, Col., May 27.—The Morning
Bew says Wm. H. Saulsbury, sentenced to
be hanged at Colorado Springs, June 17th,
for murder, is a nephew of Hon. Ben.
Butier. His friends from Massachusetts
are making every effort to save him.
| TERROR OXTHETHAMES.
HISTORY AND SATIRE OF THE
GREAT CANADIAN HORROR.
How a Shallow Stream Wa* Made Nav-l-
Pleasure Boat* With No Precaa-
■ loao—Overcrowded aad Careless—Nam
ber of Live* Lost—Detail* of the Acci
deat.
{Special to Chronicle and
London, Ostabio, May 26. —The terrible
disaster which occurred here on Tuesday,
the 24th inst., in which over 240 lives were
lost, should be a warning to pleasure seek
ers by water. The Biver Thames, where
this occairred, was made navigable about
seven years ago by building a dam at the
water marks, five miles below the city.
Thomas Wastie, an enterprising citizen, then
built a steamboat, which was run from the
lower end of the city to the waterworks,,
which was fitted up as a pic-nic jgrouhd.
This boat, however, did not Supply the de
mand and soon two others were built, each
double deckers, capable of carrying from
three to four hundred people. Besides
this, there were several built, such as are
run on the Augusta Canal, all of which
were doing a good business. The Govern
ment inspected these boats and they were
stopped running several days during last
August because they had no life boats and
not sufficient life preservers on board. The
citizens laughed at this movement, declaring
that if the boats went down the water would
net come to their upper decks, and that if an
accident happened, the boat could be run
on shore or turned across the stream, when
both ends would touch the shore. But the
boat which went down sought its deepest
and widest place. This place, however, is
not more than fifteen feet deep and 150
yards wide. The cause of so many lives
being lost was that there were so many
ladies and children, the men mostly
swimming to shore, with the exception of
those injured and penned in by the break
ing of the boat.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle. >
London, Ont., May 26.—The number of
passengers on board the Victoria at the time
of the disa.ter is now estimated at seven
hundred—a burden out of all proportion to
the strength and capacity of the vessel.
Shortly after passing Woodland *Cemetery,
and when the boat began to rock, the crowd
surged from one side to the other with each
oscillation, rather enjoying the motion in
stead of being in any way alarmed. One
of the passengers stated that a number of
youths on the upper deck took a delight
in keeping up the rocking motion by moving
from side to side, while others shouted
gleefully, “Let her sink; we’ll only have
to wade ashere.” It is said by some,
though denied by others, khat the officers
in charge endeavored to induce the pas
sengers to remain quiet, but their efforts
were unavailing. „ The crowed surged from
side to side and with . each movement the
vessel took m* an increasing amount of water
on the lower deck, to the terror of some and
delight of many more of those below.
A few seemed to foresee the danger.
Suddenly the position became alarming.
When nearly opposite Cove bridge water to
the depth of a foot or more rushed in on'the
south side of the boat and the crowd surg
ed again to the north, the boat following
the movement by listing over to that side.
This time the * vessel almost turned on
her edge and the deck floor became ele
vated to an angle not far from per
pendicular. All at once the supports of
the upper deck gave way with a terrible
crash, on'account df the unnatural position
and the great weight imposed over the rail
ings. The people tumbled in hundreds
headlong into the deep water, and to make
the terror more terrible the whole of the
upper deck and supports went crashing
down upoh the ’wretched victims, tearing
and bruising the struggling mass and en
gulfing them, in a dreadful watery tomb.
Many of the bodies, when they were after
wards taken from the water, were found to
be terribly bruised and mangled from the
crash of timber #hich came down from the
upper deck, and in many cases the features
bore evidence of the desperate struggle
which must have taken place. A visit to
the scene shows the Victoria to be a com
plete wreck, the illy constructed vessel be
ing literally broken into pieces. It is said on
good authority that her boiler was not
properly secured to the deck, anjl that it
shifted with the rocking of the boat. Hard
ly any portion of the vessel is visible above
What the Captain Think*.
Captain Rankin, who was in command of
the Victoria, says he believes the vessel
would have recovered herself, "only for her
boiler going over, and as it went it carried
away the main deck and that let down the
upper deck with the crowd on it. There
were not one hundred people on the lower
deck. The after part of the boafr went
down, but the fore part came to the surface
and the boat was spread about six feet
apart. The result was that many of the
passengers were imprisoned between the
water and the top deck, which came down
above them. But they had a breathing
space of a foot or so. which would have
saved many had not the others persisted in
climbing on the floating deck, thus crush
ing it down and smothering those under
neath. The Victoria was.flat bottom, screw
shape at both ends and registered to carry
400 passengers. Capt. Rankin' does not
think ihere were more than 450 on board.
He attributes the disaster to the'fact that
the vessel leaked badly and says that a boy
was sent down to the engineer just before
the accident and reported half' an arm’s
length of waler in the hold. Capt. Rankin
says he was praying earnestly that the boat
I might reach the sand.bar, where he intend-
I ed to beach her.
London, Ontxbjo, May 26,‘midnight.—
fwo more- bodies yet ß recovered to-day.
No one speaks or seems to think of any
thing'except the great calamity, which has
had a paralyzing effect on all classes of citi
zens. At no time to-day could one walk a
block without meeting 4funeral procession.
CROP PROSPECTS,
Nebraska..
ffor. of the Chicago Tribune.]- ' “ ,
Lincoln, Neb., May 21.—50 far as may
be gathered from direct inquiry, correspond
dence and exchanges, the prospects for
abundant crops in Nebraska are very good.
Winter wheat is in reduced acreage, and
sufi’eped to some extent by the severe Win
ter. Tne crap mqy _l? e safely estimated at
about the same as' last year', 4 moderate
per cent, -was plowed up aqd planted in
corn.
‘The acreage of Spring wheat is perhaps
50 per cent, greater than *last year, and,
tljougty planted later'the indications are
that Hip.. yield will be good. It is within
the range of pojlfbiljiy the prop of this
year will be twice as great as in IsqQ.
The subsidiary grains - barley, oats and
rye—are sown in very small acreage this
year, and the yield promises to be exira
goocl on barley and oats, with perhaps half
a good crop of rye.
Corn is late, and the acreage about 10
j*ej' cent, greater than last year. It is too
early preipct she yield. Th® chances are
pot ip Jex'or of a booking W account
of the UDUspaj growth Oi gFW wepds.
The crop will, however, hardly fall bglow
that of lasi year.
The acreage of broom corn, millet and
flax is much larger than last year, and with
seasonable weather these staples will figure
creditably in the productions of the State.
A market for flax straw is one of the needs
of tho SiQsf.
Altogether tne ouucjt is quite encourag
ing for a crop ranging from fajr to immense,
according to th A condition of the farm upon
which it is grown. Considering everything,
the year will be marked with a white stone
: iff tye jiigtoyy of the State agriculturally.
Tffrjee gtaf:ej.
* [Special Dispatch to the Chiea'gq Trihuin.]
La Cbosse, Wis., May 23. -Crop prospects
in this vicinity and Southern Minnesota
and Dakota never were better than at pres
ent. Winter wheat is doing finely. Re
ports to-day from the tier of counties on
th* Southern Minnesota Railway, and
Eastern ”Count-eg in Dakota, confirm the
belief. Should nettiißg Hua gp to injure
ths crop it will be the largest ever raised in
the State and Territory. The report that
chinch bugs were damaging the crops are
; wholly without foundation and incorrect, as.
there are fiZ jridences of their appearance.
Cofn ii‘nearly all pjantjd and wheat is up
and doing Well; 1 ' Imttigraticn to £ckota is I
immense, train load after train load going j
Wait, apd fhO acreage in wheat will be an
the eastern counifes. fbe yeaQier 'is re
ported as fine for growing crops. ‘ '
Ohio a«M EH Perkin*.
[Special Dlspptch to the Chicago Tribune.]
Bey an. 0., May 23.'—Ohio .is a> great I
State. She produces great men and big
crops, but the present drought is having a
bad effect, as it has rained' but sue light
shower, in* most parts of the State, since
the 16th of April. Wheat and oats are suf
fering badly. The oats that are up-are at a
■stand HiH.' Cora that ia planted will not
cotoe tip; anfl' it is getting , late rot corn,
Which makM'th’e outrook fef a- bdrn>crop •
very discouraging. Having 'travered' ebn
fiderabj# in Southwestern Tej*s, an<t from
lAustin to San Antonio fey stage, I tbipk §4
Perkins is on the bear side of the gfain
; speculation, or ha* real estate for sale in
j Texas.
Illinois.
CablinvillS, 111., May 23.—The
' ha? developed the fact that the great f
; start* iff 0.0 szmnt-. Winter Wheat, wifi not
prouT** than a third of a ejop. and
some sections will ptd?e R Complete failure.
Thousands of acres are being plowed up all
over the county. The fields that hjve been
left are invaded by armies of insects and
chinch bugs. The farmers take a very
gloomy view of the situation. The loss to
this county will be nearly $1,000,600-
Com is being planted on a grand scale, and
the prospect is good. Grass and dais look-a
ing fine.
Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark., May 23.—Crop re
ports from the interior of the State are j
rather discouraging. Continuous rains pre- i
vented working, and the crop is badly in
grass. To add to the misfortunes* of the
rarmers, a species of cut worm has com,- ■
pleiely destroyed the stands on a great '
many large plantations, and the trouble is
that there is not enough seed to replant this •
year. Locusts appeard in a great many por- j
tions of the Stale.
The sfeng word “crack” (as, a “crack”
regiment) is a corruption of “cfepo," to
boast of. It is English university slang, <
and was in common use in Shakspeire’s
time 1
A VOICE FROM OLD C AMDEN.
Are We Growing Poorer ?—The U*e ot
Home-Made Fertilizer* the Remedy-
Advice to Farmer*.
[CorrespondenceChronicle and Constitutionalist.']
St. Maby's, Ga„ May 23.—The heedless
manner and the vast expenditure of money
for an article that we can successfully man
ufacture, is not wise economy. And if the
question now being discussed is true, that
Georgia is growing poorer, it is certainly
more attributable to the guano mania than
to any other cause that we can assign. Our
planters have been too eager to recover their
lost fortunes; and, in sTcommunication to a
Georgia paper some years ago, we stated to
our friends so engaged, as our opinion, that
the policy of raising cotton to buy guano
was ruinous to their interest, and a pereis
tance in it would ultimately-bankrupt our
people. We are interested in the welfare
of this class of our citizens, upon whom we
are dependent for subsistence and every
■ thing that makes life enjoyable. So let'a
voice from old Camden be heard that we have
within the limits of this State all and every
element that makes a country great, and
the importation of commercial fertilizers,
which costs the State millions of money, is,
in our opinion, a useless expenditure and
too great a drain upon our planting inter
est and a tendency to drive emigration from
our borders. Georgia is a great State. Her
destiny is great. Upon her primitive soil
is a rich verdure of natural wealth, from the
tiniest plant valued for medicinal purposes
to the gigantic oak or lofty pine, in quest of
which the mariner traverses the turbulent
sea and gladly and liberally pays its equiva
lent in gold. Then, beneath "the soil are
found hidden treasures, with coal and all
the valuable metals. The healthfulness of
her climate,- the longevity of her people,
<her natural springs of pure water, her rivu
lets and running brooks, her great water
and railway facilities, her sons intellecually
and physically strong, her daughters ex
quisite and fair, her prolific uplands and
productive lowlands, upon which varied
and valuable crops are annually made;
fruits of nearly every variety, including
some of the semi-tropical.
To the average emigrant, no country of
fers greater inducements or advantages.
We conld fill pages telling of our wonderful
resources. And would say to our young
men, that they need not look to Texas or
the West for more favored lands, for they
will be disappointed, particularly those that
expect to engage in agriculture, for right
here are found lands first class, and with
energy well directed and the observance of
a few rules, success is inevitable, and that,
too,-without a particle of guano. We will
say, in a subsequent communication, where
and how we made planting a success, and
how we experimented on a big scale with
costly fertilizers and found it not a paying
in vestment yet from manufactured fer
tilizers. From native ingredients we found
superior in every respect, and for perma
nency and durability far surpasses all
others. In this county, old Camden, the
people generally are happy, with faces ever
smiling, and not a ton, or as far as wo know,
not a pound of commercial fertilizers are
used. We of our city are contented with an
ticipations of a. brighter future. Several
pieces of property here has of late'exchanged
hands. Among the most noted is the
Arnow Orange Grove, to Mr. Menor, of
Rhode Island, a lawyer of reputation, who
will spend his Winters here and will be a
valued accession to society.
The late session of the Superior Court
has just closed in our city. The sentiment
of our citizens has for some time been grow
ing against the sale of intoxicating liquors
in our county and not until this term of
the Court has this opposition to this nefari
ous traffic, so pregnant of expense and
trouble, been practically and sternly con
sidered. The grand jury recommends the
passage of a law placing the license to sell
liquors in the county at five thousand dol
lars. . This decision voices the general de
sire of the people in the county, and there
is but little doubt of its being ratified by
the Legislature. Very respectfully,
Chables [labdee, M. D.
NOTES FROM HART.
What 1* Going On in Our Valley Neigh
bor—Hartwell and Surrounding*.
[Correspondence Chronicle and Constitutionalist]
Hartwell, Maj’ 24.—With the building
of the Hartwell Railroad to this place, a
year ago, the march of improvement has
been verj’ rapid. Since then the town has
been doubled in population and in build
ings. There is no prettier resort in the
State to spend the hot Summer months
than Hartwell, and the advantages to be
found here are equal, if not superior, to
the extensively advertised places higher up
amongst the mountains. Amongst |the ad
vantages to be found here the following are
a few of them: The Bobo House, the prin
cipal hotel in Hartwell, is a very superior
hotel for a country village. It was built
last year, is a large airy house, with plenty
of piazzas and large halls and rooms, and
is kept in first class class style by Mr. S.
M. Bobo and his excellent wife, who spare
no pains to make their guests comfortable.
The advertised rates of board at this house
is only sls a month.
The roads in the vicinity of Hartwell, for
ten miles in every direction, are beautiful,
and with two good livery stables there is no
trouble to get suited to the fullest extent
with something to ride and drive and
horses that, -will do credit to any place.
The Savannah river is only five miles dis
tant, at which point it is nearly as wide as
at Augusta. The fishing in .the same and
in the many creeks around is very good,
arfd this sport is enjoyed by many.
ywelve miles from Hartwell, a drive over
a splendid road and country, are Franklin
Springs, which are noted for having, per
hap*s, the finest medicinal waters in North
east .Georgia. The springs are situated one
mile from Roysten (a station on the Elberton
Air Line Railroad), at which point a good
hack meets visitors on the arrival of trains.
These springs bid fair to be well patronized
this season. Mr. Bond, the owner of the
property,is now having a large hotel erected,
which will give ample ac .‘ommodation to
ope hundred guests. Besides this he has a
score of cottages, which furnish room for As
many rqore.
For nearly half 3 century parties have
visited these springs, th® waters of which
are beneficial in cases of yellow, jaundice,
erysipelas and all skin diseases-besides a
number of other complaints. The tempera
ture here in the Summer time is remarkably
cool, and between tlfe springs and Hartwell,
a'distance of only twelve miles, there is a
difference,- any hot dAy, of from four to five
degrees - the springs being that much
corter. • The famous Msftly family reside
near the springs some of them now living
are 120 years old, with chijdren around
them nearly one hundred years old.
Six miles from Franklin Springs are the
the noted Springs, which, up to
1861, was the most noted gummej resort
in the State. The hotel there was burned
down about that time, and the’ road to
Athens, twenty miles distant, so rough
that the hotel was never rebuilt. One
hundred years ago the list of arrivals at
Madison Springs were published in Augusta
apd papers.
These are a few ot the attxactiGna to the
t6urist and pleasure seeker that will repay
them to come and see for themselves. To
all who visit this section during the coming
Summer we insure a hearty welcome.
, ARREST OF THOMAS BRENNAN. *
What He Said In Hi* Speech—Excitement
[Special to N. J-. Herald.]
Dublin, May 23.. 1881.—This afternoon,
at half-past five.’Thomas Brennan, Secre
tary of the Land League, was arrested in
the offices of the League at Dublin and
taken to Naas jail in Kildare. The charge
in the warrant is one of inciting persons to
commit riot and assault for the purpose of
obstructing and preventing the execution of
the process of law, condmittbd in Queen’s
county; and also ofbeingian incitoFto acts
of violence, tending to interfere With' law
and order. In a speech at Killoscully,
aperary, yesterday, Brennan coin
ed qpep Teyclutrnp. 'Qe said, see
now the landlords proving true to their past
traditions as enemies of the people by the
way in which they are showering notices
of ejectment throughout the country.
I ask you if such proceedings ever
took place in any other country, save
England ? If two hundred thousand peo
ple in England were threatened with ex
terminati&n from thei? homes, what do you
think would be tho result ?* ( A voice,
olution?”' Mr. Brennan’: "Yes; revolu
tion.” Cheers.) The very ground would
be stained with blood and the English peo
ple would hurl froin power any Government
that permitted it. [Cheers.] Let us have"
no more nibbling with this question, but
let every 'mah in ‘Ireland wlio pays rent
only pay refit when he is'fdrcbd’ to do' it at
the hayoriet’s poifit Xifet them bring their
bailing, sfiefiffe an 4 soldiers—those" hired
meiwari® 3 who aie vsernfted' from the
slums of England and brought bw® to
shoot down the Irish people. [Groans.]
Allow rent only to be collected when they
have put all their machinery in force. You
should do this with regard to all -writs for
the recovery of possession and notices of
ejectment you should treat them just in the
same way.”
THE REVISED BIRLE.
.. P u ,u s>.
What Rev. t. A. Evans Says of the New
‘ Edttioh. •» ‘ ■’
[afiaijla Ooiistiiuiiun. ]
Rev. 0. A. Evans, pastor nf the First
Methodist Church, said : “You are aware
that I preached a sermon on the subject a
few days ago, in which I endorsed the re
——The interests of Christianity de
of tb« Word of
mand a pure transu—
God. A living language is liable to change
and words take on new meanings. This
with the errors of translation and of gram
mar rendered the new .version absolutely
necessary. I look upon the book which
is now before, us in the light of a revised
proof sheet, which, When subjected to the
criticisms of the world, will be itself revised
and then presented, to us as a pure and
.trustworthy translation. It will take some
time to get if generally adopted. Many peo
ple, influenced by the reverence which they
have for the Bible of their fathers, will not
accept it at once,' but the intelligent ones
must admit its superiority, and when this
generation has passed away, I ptedict that
it- will have gained* an almost universal
adoption. One thing is certain, it will cre
ate a Bible reading within the next two
months such as we have never experienced
before." ~ -
Saddea Death of a'JoowaaHstt
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) '
Pfxladklfhxa, May 27.—Wm. L. Drane,
General Superintendent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, a prominent and well known jour
nalist, died here suddenly this morning.
■C— ———-wraaa
FIGURED OUT!
f
’ WHAT WAS DONE AT ALBANY YES
TERDAY.
ro-
J Repabllcan and Democratic Tactites—
s Facts and Figures Ab<MU the Seaato
Election—TheStalwart* Moro Confident
—Administration Men Firm.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
r Albany, May 27.—The Conklingites are
1 still fighting strenuously for a caucus, and
f declare emphatically that the fate of the
i party in this State rests upon such action.
1 To go into election for Senators without
1 first holding a caucus, they say, reduces
} the party to a mob with no head, no tail, no
r organization. It will break it up hopelessly
3 and necessitate a reorganization, which has
s required years to perfect. Their argument
4 is that the Republican party of this State
a owes all it is to the machinery it has now in
r existence, and to break it is to turn the
1 State over to the Democracy for many years
to come. The usual recess till Monday
1 night will be taken by the Legislature. The
* Conklingites hope in the interval to effect
r the object they have in view.
1 Some forty-seven members agreed to meet
s Conkling in friendly conference last night,
3 to talk over the situation. When the hour
' of 8 o’clock arrived but one half of the
t number responded, and the conference was
- not held. It is said the Administration
s men, learning of the proposed movement
L and fearing it might result in some sort of
f nomination of Conkling and Platt, prevail
ed upon a number to refrain from atten-
- dance.
r The Administration men met last night
’ for conference and talked freely over the
■ situation. The conclusion reached was that
I they would not go into caucus, but would
attend a joint meeting of both Houses on
; Wednesday next, and vote for two candi
; dates to be agreed upon hereafter. The
names of Hon. Rufus H. Choate, Chauncey
• M. Depew and Comptroller Wadsworth
were talked of.
I Owing to the absence, on account of siek
; ness, of J. S. Carpenter, of Dutchess county,
: there are only 105 Republican legislators.
' These are said to be divided into 47 for
: Conkling and 47 against him, leaving 11
; doubtful. The majority of 105 is 53, and
1 the Conklingites need 6 more to make that
t majority. It is said they will get those and
call a caucus for Monday night. Then, if the
I Administrationists will not go into ihe cau-
> cus and will not make the 53 81 in the
election, they will have to take the re-
1 sponsibility of turning against the
; partv of the State, and the Conklingites
• will* have to devote themselves to
I breaking the dead-lock. How this is
■ to be done it is too soon now to indicate.
I The usual resolution for a recess till Mon-
> day evening was offered in the Assembly,
■ but, at the" request of Speaker Sharpe, it
was laid aside, as he said there ought to be
) some consultation before action. At 11:30
the resolution was called up again, and Mr.
I Raines suggested that it would be better to
L adjourn to Tuesday morning. Speaker
> Sharpe said that would require a concurrent
f resolution, and the Senate has already ob-
> jected to such a resolution. Mr. Niles
1 moved to amend by adjourning till to-mor
row morning. This was voted down, and
the resolution to adjourn to Monday even
ing was adopted. It is understood that the
House will-then meet and immediately ad
journ till the next morning.
’ The latest count shows that out of the
■ 105 Republicans in the Legislature, the
Conklingites have 55 and the antis 50. This
■ gives the Conklingites the right to call a
> caucus, or would give them that right if
they had 55 signatures to their call; but
■ they have not the signatures. Thej’ count
several birds in the bush, as do their op
ponents, owing to the refusal of several
■ members to sign either paper. ConKling
and Arthur will leave the city to-day for
New York, where conferences will be con
tinued. Their friends insist that every
thing will be settled by Monday next.
There is evidently better feeling among the
stalwarts this morning than there was yes-
* terday, while the antis are by no means dis
pondent.
Several petitions were presented in the
I Senate this morning from various towns
; and counties, against the re-election of
i Conkling and Platt. Mr. Mills presented a
1 petition of the citizens of Oneida county,
I asking for the Te-election of the ex-Senators;
- also, a petition fromjthe same county calling
> upon the Legislature to sustain the Admin
-1 istration. Remonstrance was presented
s from the business men of New York city
> against the re-election of Conkling and
> Platt.
New Yobe, May 27.—The Albany special
> of the Evening Commercial (strongly pro-
Conkling) says: “The chances are that a
' caucus will be held next Monday evening,
: and as there are known to be fifty-seven
signers, the call will be binding on all who
desire to remain in accord with the Repub
lican organization. I say there are fifty-
1 seven signers, because this numbei is
known, but there will probably be nearer
> eighty when the call is issued.”
The Express Albany special says a ma
: jority of the Democrats here are of the
opinion that the Democratic caucus will
1 settle upon ex-Gov. Seymour and Clarkson
: N. Potter as the men who shall receive the
Democratic caucus vote.
AH Rule* Along the Potomac.
Albany, May 27.—8 y three o’clock,
p. m., to-day, Delavan and the other hotels
presented a comparatively Tteserted appear
ance. Mr. Conkling and his associates left
on the 2:40, p. m., train for New York,
where the canvass will be continued. It is
reported that thej’ will return here Monday
and remain during the expected long siege
next week and the week after, as it is un
derstood that it will take weeks to break the
dead lock. No change has taken place in
the situation. Each section claims about
half of the Republican members, and the
real division will not be known until an in
formal vote is taken Tuesday next.
■F «B -
GOVERNMENT LINDS.
The Secretary of Interior Render* An
Interesting Decision to Settlers On Pub
lic Lunds.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle, j
Washington, May 27.—The Secretary oi
Inferior has rendered a decision especially
interesting to settlers upon public lands
in the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis
sissippi, Florida and Alabama. The de
cision continues in force the accepted prac
tice of the General Land Office in relation
to the period within which filing and pay
ment shall be made in “pre-emption”
cases, where lands have once been offered
at public sale and afterward temporarily
withdrawn or teen, by accident, hot
subject to ordinary private entry. In such
cases the rule has been to class the lands
as still “offered” for the purposes of
pre-emption and to require filing with
in thirty days and payment within
twelve months of settlement. The law as
to the “unofi'ered” lands, allowing tfiree
nqorrtlis? (or fitjßg a«d ‘thirjy-tl.rcd ffir pay
ment the question having been raised in
regard to lands in the States mentioned,
not yet "reofifared” under the act of July
4th, 1876 —the present decision holds that
the universal rule and practice of the Land
Office, so long established, shall govern;
and also, that by intendment of the stat
utes, limitations to a shorter period must
apply to pre-emptors on these lancje, 'as
though itjade gubjhct th p'fjyafg gnfry under
previous offerings; that lhe requirement for
new offerings only effects the ’right of pri
vate entry, and does not enlarge or restrict
the right of pre-emption, as fixed by pre
vious law. _ __
REPUDIATING MR. MiHONE.
Hi* Administration Support Suddenly
Withdrawn—Blaine Reported as Say
ing That the Virginian Had Received
All He Could Rave From the* AAihinls
tratlbn—A*n 1 Exciting ‘CsthVafes. ‘ 1 “ “
Washington, May 24.—The help which
the Mahone party in Virginia MSh re
ceiving ffCtU the president has been sud
denly withdrawn. This is done by order
of Blaine. Mahon e has been assured all
along by Garfield that the influence of the
Administration would be used to bring
about a coalition of the Mahoneites and Re
publicans in Virginia. Without such coali
tion Mahone knows that his ticket will be
voted by a ridiculous minority. With a
coalition suttees* would be ’doubtful. Gar
field favored coalition, while the majority
of the Republican leaders in Virginia are
very anxious to run a straight Republican
ticket. The President’s coufse, however,
has demoralized them. Mahone in one of
his interviews with the President suggested
that an intimation go fromthd ’Vjhite Housd
to leading EepuMjoand Ilf Virginia that it
would be hest to hold no State Convention
this year, 'but instead to agree jhlqrffjally
to support ' tffe i&hogu ’’ * The
President cordially approved cf the
plan, and soon, the Republican lead
ers learned that any attempt to hold
a State Convention would be looked
upon with disfavor by the President. Iq
addition to this, very decided indications of
the President'spolicy were made manifes*
in the distribution of patron?, .'-e, Manyqi.
the whets appointments did
act iieed to be confirmed by the Senate,
were removed.. In nearly all instances
these were Republican postmasters, and
their places were filled by Maiidhiteg. Jrro
tests that were made were
unavailing. The reply was ttyß (t was the
purpose of the Administration to break the
solid South, and an opportunity now of
fered in Virginia of routing the Democratic
party tljgre.
In despair the Republican leaders went
to Blaine. The Secretary of State is re
ported to have been very indignant when
ne nearu u. me reffiovai SSpfibllcan post
masters. He advised these Republican
leaders to begin at once their preparations
for a Convention. He said thut
had'got all that he would get out of the
Administration, and he told the gentlemen
that the only thing for the Republicans in
Virginia to do was to nominates strait ticket
and vote it. In fact, the Secretary of State
seemed to think that it would be preferable
to unite with the debt-paying Democrats of
Virginia rather than with the Mahore party.
The result of this interview with Blaine her
been that no more remortSs of Republicans
and no more appointments of Mahonites have
taken place. The Republicanleaders hrfte
about determined to call a Convention. Ma
hone' s Convention occurs on Jnpe 2, in
Richmond. It promises to-be a vary ex?
citing affair. Efforts are being made tq have
it largely attended. Politicians who* arg,
here from Virginia aay.that the Mahone ex
citement which haS died out. elsewhere still
continues at fever heat in* that State, and -an
-even more exciting canvass than that of last
Fall is looked for.
W t'W .♦ -
Tntfps wil) run betweep Augusta and
Greenfcpod next Fall,
COL. CODEC.
He la Tendered a Reception In Atlnntn.
Qol. E. W. Cole was tendered a reception
at the Kimball House, by the citizens of
’ Atlanta, Thursday night. After doing jus
tice to the splendid supper Major Crane
arose and said :
“As the President of the Board of Trade
of Atlanta I extend a hearty welcome to the
gentleman upon my left—Col. Cole. I
stand here authorized to say that the Manon
and Brunswick Road will be built to Atlan
ta just as soon as men and money can ac
complish the work. lam also assured that
the road from Atlanta to Rome will be
pushed forward with equal rapiditv
“This city of ours has had a rapid growth,
but these roads will give us new energy and
a new impetus in our onward march. It
will make us the railroad centre of the
South and effectually connect us with the
North, East and West, and place us on an
equal footing with any town in the country,
and then if we can't hold our own let us go
to the wall.
‘•The distinguished gentleman before us
was the first to conceive this great line from
the East to the West, and as the President
of the Nashville and Chattanooga, he work
ed for its consummation, but just as he was
about to accomplish his designs his rivals
outstepped him, and for the time Col. Cole
was defeated. About that time I met Col.
Cole and he then said to me : ‘The railroad
map of the South is not yet complete, and
the doxology of my scheme is not yet to be
sung. We are here to sing no doxology,
but to open the new era that is now dawn
ing upon Atlanta with joyful music. But I
am no speech-maker, and I simply propose
a toast to Col. E. W. Cole, the railroad
king: May he live long and prosper.”
Maj. Crane during his remarks was inter
rupted by frequent applause, and when
the name of Col. Cole was proposed the
room fairly rang with cheers.
Colonel Cole arose with an ease and grace
that assured all present that he was well
entitled to the respect and esteem which he
has won from his-fellow-men. He said:
“I am not in the habit of making public
speeches. My life has been one of action
rather than of words; but lam glad to be pres
ent with you this evening, and thus meet so
many of the intelligent business men of
your city, and to them return my thanks for
their cordial reception of my associates and
myself. Here, in the beginning, I desire to
say that, in the construction of our system
ot roads in your State we do not wish: to
antagonize any like improvement, but on
the contrary, hope that our roads may de
velop untold and unknown advantages to
them. As you know, my former efforts to
build a road to the sea were frustrated, but
I now feel confident that better success will
attend me this time. Now I have every as
surance of success. I have with me, in this
enterprise, those who acknowledge no de
feat, and if your people will only extend
the aid we shall ask, and I assure you this
is but little, we shall be certain of a suc
cessful termination. In the building of
these roads there are many difficulties to be
encountered, but I know that we can over
come them. Additional legislation may be
required, but I believe this will be readily
given. I think it unneessary for me to ex
plain the lines I represent. You know that
they penetrate a vast area of Southern ter
ritory, and I am sure that the roads we now
contemplate building will develop to a
greater extent the resources of that section,
and especially of Georgia, than any of the
other lines. One of these roads, it is true,
will prove, to a certain extent, a competi
tion for a Georgia road. I refer to the
Western and Atlantic Road—but I claim
that whilst it may compete to a certain ex
tent it will also increase the business of
that road by giving it a new trade from a
field or territory now unknown practically
to your commerce. In this, the only road
that can possibly be injuriously affected by
the lines I represent there is but one, and
my policy will be conservative and harmoni
zing with all my connections and rivals.
I am, myself, a large stockholder, but with
my stock in the lease of the Western and
Atlantic Road I will not part. The im
mense amount of business done by the
Western and Atlantic Road convinces me
that it will be necessary either to supply it
with a double track or to build another line.
It is obvious that the latter scheme is the
more profitable, and therefore I have es
poused it. Now, for this, as well as for
other reasons given, I contend that the
new road to Rome will work no great in
jury to the Western and Atlantic Road.
The road to Rome will run a sufficient dis
tance from the Western and Atlantic Road
to create a large new local business, which
the Western and Atlantic Railroad does not
enjoy. I expect, in very many ways, to
cultivate new business for the road to Rome,
which the Western and Atlantic Railroad
will never secure; and in that manner
greatly enhance the commercial interests of
the cities of Atlanta, Rome and Chatta
nooga; by this means, building up the com
mercial importance Os the cities named,
create a benefit and advantage to the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad, which connects
the cities of Atlanta and Chattanooga, now
in addition to the connection between them
over the Rome Road to Kingston.
“The same can be said with regard to the ef
fect upon the Central Railroad interests,
building up of the Atlanta and Macon, by
the completion of our line, must benefit
the Central Railroad, even though relative
competitors, and the new lines we are to
build must be a great advantage to the whole
State of Georgia and, as .said above, in aid
ing those roads will profit, Atlanta to a
great extent. Your city is the half-way
house between the West and the sea; and
must, therefore, profit, because of its loca
tion. Everything that passes from the one
section to the other must necessarily enter
your city, and as to the advantage this will
work, you, gentlemen, can judge.
“I am gratified that we have the ability
to say that we mean to accomplish just what
your papers have said we will do. We have
the money necessary to complete these en
terprises, and if we can secure sufficient la
bor, trains from Atlanta to Macon will be
running by January Ist. And if we cap secure
labor, I undertake to say that trains will be
passing between Rome and Atlanta by
March Ist. The building of this last road
will be more difficult than the other because
of the country, but I now say I will make
good my word if the labor can be had.
“Wehave ever/dollar subscribed, and will
do the work as fast as help can be secured.
The syndicate for the purchase of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia system
was formed one Saturday evening, and by
five o’clock Monday evening every dollar of
the money—sl6,ooo,ooo—had been se
cured. Soon after the syndicate was formed
there was any amount of talk thereof. The
rapidity with which the money was sub
scribed was simply astonishing. So great
was the talk thus occasioned thgt q gentle
man approached saying that fie
heard J vjqs buying all the railroads in the
country, tried to sell me a 140 mile road in
fifteen minutes. This was quick work, and
I declined. [Laughter.] But to be seri
ous, we shall build this road almost as rap
idly as the gentleman attempted to
the sale. In this building we qiletqpt
to harmonise al 1 opposing W<l Shall
deal laMy wffh sl’opponents 5 hut I could
dwell all night upon railroads. Again I say
that I sincerely thank you for this princely
welcome, and I hope that all we desire may
be accomplished. As I said before, I am
not a public speaker, but I have with me a
gentleman-I refer to General Humes, of
Memphis—who does all that toy me. S!
Col. Cole resumed his aniid great
applause. Evidepßy’all ffhoßadJ’tSe. pleas
ure bf’ffeariffg this great ra’ilrpqd ’ bflilder
were impressed with him. His WPJds. saw
der and (one cqrrjed with them a conviction,
and the effect of his remarks were percepti
ble on all sides. That Col. Cole will do just
what he says there cannot be a doubt in the
minds of any one who heard him.
The following telegram was read:
New Yobk, May 26.—The Empire S.fotf
of the North desires to join the Empire
State of the South in developing' its rail
roads, commerce and’.* and in
kipffling a 1 ft&tetnil'y thiit shall phveij
The reading of thia telegrqjp was the sig
nal for ap oqtbqrrt qf upgUqiia. The noble
works qf Mr. Sepcy are well known to our
people, and lor him the deepest feeling of
respect was apparent.
Colonel Cole again took the floor, and in
a brief speech spoke of Mr. Seney. He re
viewed his many virtues in language that
added much to the high est&era la
Mr. Seney is held by cur U6,ojrrf.‘"se spoke
of the greci abiUvJ’h-fW gentleman, hie
pi.i[4Ut(rt6p!c disposition, and said that no
man in New York had the confidence of the
people to a greater extent than Mr. Seney.
During these remarks Mr. Cole was fre
quently interrupted by applause, and when
ever the name of Mr. Seney w°j aunsuncefl,
there was cheeriq~ tyitfl the 1 Voice'liljtffe
speaker was drowned." 1 *' ’
' Majot Gtfmniings said fie yjas a igqqest
man dnd 'ribt'aicusto.mea to to
to toaftts. He sffic|
Co]e for thirty yearq a,nd that when he eaid
he would do a thing, that he would do it.
Re was sfira the people woqld give him a
good support in h« vast enterprise for the
good of the city. The Major said, “He is
rightly named; he is truly 'King Cole.’ ”
VATIOSAL PLANTERS' association.
Vo* Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters
’in Convention lmportant Business
Transacted.
(By Telegraph Vi the Okreatete, J
Mpttßfa, May 27.—The Mississippi Val
ley -Cotton Planters’ Association met yester
day. The Committee on Public Organiza
tion reported the following officers for the
ensuing year Presidents, F. C. Moorehead,
of Mississippi; Vice-President, H. R. Luca,
of Louisiana; 8. R. Cockrell, of Arkansas;
Enoch Ensley, of Tennessee; W. K. Inger
soll, of Mississippi; Thomas B. Taylor, of
Alabama; H. A. Cooley, of Florida; W. C.
Walsh, of Texas; M. McGhee, of North
Carolina; A. P. Butler, of South Carolina.
Secretary, J. H. D. Bowmar, of Mississippi;
Treasurer, R. Q. M. Klein,- of MfSßissibpi.’
The name b< the association was changed
to the- National Planters’ Association, and,
' tinder the charter, authorized the issue of
stock to the amount of one hundred thou
sand dollars. The Committee on Resolu
tions made a lengthly report embracing all
the branches of cotton- industry in
South; recommended changes in thfi sys
tem k Q d ifctreidqcttdp" Os labor-saving ma
chinery qed again announcing a liberal
platform opto to nationalities, creeds,
etc. *
The Convention also adopted the follow
ing : ' .
* “Resolved, That thia Convention gratefully
recognises the efforts of the Federal Gov
ernment to meet the necessities of the peo
ple of this valley in the improvement of the
Mississippi river, jet wif respectfully re
rtneet Congreek to appropriate the sum of
$200,000 to test the outlet system sticks
Bosgne as a relief against £ood t of'tjie
rivet. • * *
Ga., was selected us the n&it
place of meeting, during the session of
the Qotton Expeeiri* in NovemGgr next.
- %
SENATOR BUTLER.
Carolina’s Senior Senator in the City
Yesterday—What He Says of National
Politics—Prospects of the Denkbcratic
Party— Our Material Progress.
Yesterday morning a neat, trim figure
attracted attention in front of the Augusta
Hotel. To hundreds of his friends here, it
did not require the removal of his light
lisle-thread glove or of the white beaver, to
make Gen. M. C. Butler recognizable. He
was visited by scores of acquaintances during
the day, and he had a pleasant look in his
blue eyes and a word of greeting for all.
He seems to be as serene as when Senator
Burnside was railing at him in a white
heat, some weeks ago, and is as con
fident of the destiny of Democracy as in
the darkest hours of the dead-lock.
Senator Butler thinks that the course of
the Democrats in the Senate has greatly
strengthened the National party. The
abrogation of the old quiet, passive
policy has given way to an active
campaign of defense and of aggres
sion. From all parts of the country
come assurances of strength and encourage
ment. The backbone of the party has been
stiffened, and its prospects brightened on
every hand. Especially in Virginia had the
effect been salutary and assuring. Virginia
Democrats were confident of carrying the
State this Fall, over the Mihone element.
That movement, under the guise of inde
pendence, had fallen away before corrupt
practice and open bargain. The free
ballot and fair count sham did not de
ceive any one. The effort to build up a new
party with elements of ignorance and cu
pidity could not prosper. The Administra
tion was beginning to recognize this, and
Southern Senators had impressed it with
the importance of ignoring the unprinci
pled and incendiary rings of their party, in
making their public appointments. Sen
ator Butler thought that respectable
Republican placemen in the South
would not only redound to the good of the
public service, but would give the Demo
cratic party more unity and stability by
giving it an opponent of some decency in
the Southern States. Further than this, of
course, he was not interested in making the
Republican party respectable.
Senator Butler thinks so far as
the President acts in his purely ad
ministrative capacity he should be sup
ported by the Southern Senators. Foi
this purpose he had voted for the confirms
tion of Robertson as Collector of the Pori
of New York. Those New York politiciani
who opposed Robertson did not do so be
cause they were interested in the publi<
service. Personal and political groundi
had probably influenced them entirely. Suet
parties had never been friends of the South
nor had they ever been identified witl
practical measures for the good of the coun
try. The South had no sympathy with met
whose sole policy was to act as obstruction
ists to the Administration.
Senator Butler thought that the Demo
cratic party had inspired confidence by dis
conraging financial tinkering as well as bj
trying to put down sectional agitation. He
did not subscribe entirely to free
trade ideas now prevalent in some sec
tions of the West and South. The
tariff evidently needed revision, and
should be revived by a commission of ex
perts, but the South was rapidly becoming
a manufacturing section, and was not in
favor of vacating tariff restrictions. Sena
tor Butler spoke most hopefully of Augusta’s
prospects as a trade and manufacturing
centre. He would not be suprised to see
her the largest city in Georgia by the next
census. Her capabilities for manufacturing
and her ability to command wealth were
assured. The revival of business through
out the South was permanent, and North
ern capital would flow into our industries
in greater quantities every year.
General Butler is now recognized in Wash
ington City as one of the most useful
and practical statesmen there. He is
a graceful combination of the old regime
and the New South. He has asserted his
ability without stooping to the arts of the
demagogue; he has maintained a liberality
and a common sense without sacrificing his
manhood or his honesty; and has attained
unto a refined and robust conservatism,
where he wields influence and commands
respect, because he has never parted with
his dignity or identity, and has never va
cated his established principles.
A CAROLINA ENTERPRISE.
The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Rail
road Branch—lnterview With South
Carolina Railroad Authorities.
Yesterday we noted at the Augusta Hotel
Mr. Lewis Jones, of Edgefield, President
of the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Rail
road ; Mr. A. J. Norris, Secretary, with
General M. C. Butler and other gentleman.
They came over upon important business
connected with that enterprise, and in the
afternoon had an interview with Mr. J. H.
Fisher and other authorities of the South
Carolina Railroad Company. And although
no definite contract has been arranged, the
Edgefield delegation feel pretty well as
sured that when their road is grad
ed all the way from Edgefield to
Aiken, 23 miies, ths Carolina Railroad
will iron it and equip it for operation. It
will not only be a great enterprise for the
three towns mentioned, but will act as a
valuable feeder to the Carolina Raailroad.
About eighteen of the twenty-three miles,
we learn, are already graded, and the re
mainder will be shortly completed. This
road, too, will be a valuable connection to
the proposed Savannah Valley Railroad,
portions of which are now under contract.
The Savannah Valley will extend from An
derson to Edgefield, a distance of seventy
five miles, it being 52 miles from Anderson
to Dorn's Mine, on the A. AK- R- R., and
23 from there to Edgefield. This is the
long established and original line surveyed
from Charleston through the Blue Ridge to
the West, and is said to be the shortest line
from the seaboard.
The Edgefield Committee leave for home
this morning, much encouraged oyer the
result of the conference.
——— W I IM in,
SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUITS.
What Can Be Done In Tfiis Vicinity,
Very few people consider how much profit
there is in the cultivation of small fruits
near a market like Augusta. Nearly all the
strawberries used in Augusta come from
Charleston, and J&t just as fine berries can
be in thia vicinity as anywhere in the
Union. We have seen, this season, straw
berries of the Sharpless variety, produced
in a private garden in Augusta, weighing
one ounce each, and otffeifa, of the Monarch
of the West variety noariy as large. These
were nqt |®er?i accidental berries, but aver
aged qn enormous size all aronnd, in a gen
eral picking. Four hundred plants of Crys
tal City, Sharpless, Monarch of the West
and Glendale, the first being very early, the
second and third medium, and the lust We,
produced fifty quarts of splendid berries,
the first season after planting—a large pro
portion of the plant* been set out
last August. These four varieties, with the
old, reiiablq Wilso’h, are undoubtedly the
Ipest suited for th,is section, and they will
amply repay al l trouble in their cultivation.
For home ngq (fie four varieties mentioned
arq better than the Wilson, which is
rather acid. It has been the general
opinion that the red raspberry, which
is such a favorite at the North, will
aot flourish at the South, In regard
to most varieties this correct, but the
Cuthbert, of recent introduction, stands our
hot sun as the hardy black cap, and
fipiit is much superior td the latter. It
is an abundant beq<e»j and the berry is
large and lt>£oi?,ua. We have seen some
raised i$ Auguste this season that are equal
produced at the North. Os the yel
fow vnriettea th® Caroline is hardy and pro
ductive, and the fruit is of a very superior
flavor. Among the black caps the Gregg is
better than the old mammoth, cluater.
Enough strawberries and raspberries oan be
raised in any small gertieo, ift the city to
supply an ordiws feW'y tvo months.
The
in cursbjl aftd climate, 'i'he Wilson’s early,
tue" and the Snyder are the best
va,rietioa.
Mr. E. P. Roe, of Cornwall-on-Hndaon,
New York, a very successful fruit grosser,
has written a very interesting work on
"Success With Small. Frujfo” a bd this and
similar books wijl give tffa amateur or the
fruit «TOTra£ wr Urtrket many valuable
hiflX-
TQbl -MUSANSAS DEMOCRACY
T® Issae An Address to the People Upon
ths Indebtedness of the State.
(By Telegraph to the Chrc®l«G. )
Little Rock, Abk., Msy 26. -- The Demo
cratic Executive (kuauiittee will issue an
address to t’io people of the State to-mor
row. saitibg forth the points in dispute be
twean the members of the party on the
question of the State’s indebtedness, TRe
address urges harmony in the Eftity and a
united front to the enemy in the next cam
paign. It insists, that ilie debt question be
hot macU a teat of party fealty, and recom
mends that a constitutional amendment be
submitted by the next Legislature to the
people, declaring what part of the debt
shall and what shall not be paid.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Search for the Jeannette.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
WASBuroroN, May 27.—CommanderCooper,
of the United States steamer Alliance, now
at Norfolk, Va., has heeij ordered to pre
pare his ship with a[l ’possible dispatch to
proceed off a cruise in search of the Arctic
exploring steamer Jeannette,between Green
land, Ireland and Spitzbergen, along the
southern edge of the Polar ice pack.
Appointments Made Yesterday.
The following storekeepers atjd, gaugers
were appointed to-day : Samuel N. Rhodes,
for the Third District of Georgia; J. L.
Ladd and &■ A- Coleman, for the Sixth Dis
trict of South Carolina.
President Garfield to-day appointed Val
ney V. Smith, of Arkansas, as United States
Consul at St. Thomas.
EeeevrtrU. Wtaans.
Mr. Winans, the son of the late Baltimore
millionaire, lives in great splendor in Eng
land, having one of the most magnificent
palaces in London, and, with one exceptma,
the finest deer park in which is
kept in royal style. .Efe 'w a morbid dread
of tjte sea, and<feys nothing would tempt
hisj to 'cress it again, and neither of his
twQßqpß hag ever been in America. His
income is nearly $1,000,000, with a pros
pect of trebling in ten years. He ap*nd&
his money tn prince, but himself
nothing but engineering
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
New Yobk, May 28, p. m.—-The stock
market opened weak and generally lower,
and before noon prices declined to 3
per cent., Norfolk and Western preferred,
Houston and Texas, Texas Pacific, Michigan
Central, New Jersey Central and St. Paul
leading. This was followed by an advance
of from to per cent, in the general
list, and 4 per cent, in Norfolk and West
ern preferred; and later by a reaction of
from to 1 per cent. In late dealings
speculation assnmed a strong tone, and the
market closed at an improvement of from
Ji to 2J£ per cent, in the general list from
the lowest point of the day, while Norfolk
and Western preferred rose 51£ per cent,
from the lowest figure of the morning.
Western Union, Michigan Centra), Lake
Shore, New Jersey Central, Uni in Central,
Texas Pacific and Louisville and Nash
ville were conspicuous in the late advance.
Sales aggregated 442,725 shares. Sub-
Treasury balances gold, $70,890,117:
silver, $6,563,807.
Gov.-New 5’5.....104%F0rt Wayne 135%
do. New 4%’s .. 116%Ohicago & Alton... 143
„ d ?• ew 4 s ....118% Harlem 200
N.Y. Central 150 Mich’n Central.. .113%
E™ -•--•• 49%5t. Paul 126%
Lake Shore.. . 132 do. preferred.. 135%
Illinois Central... 143%De1. A Lack 127%
N. and Chat’a 90%N. J. Central. .. 102%
L. and Nash’e.... 106%Reading 59
Pittsburg *l4O Ohio & Miss 45
O. and Northw’n.. 130% do., preferred 120
do. preferred... 143 Ches. A Ohio 30%
W. St. L. &P 53%Mobile & Ohio . 35
do. preferred.... 94 Han’t & St. J0e.... 84%
M. A C 83 S. F. & St. L0ui5....47%
Rock Island 145% do. preferred. ...73% •
W. Union 128% do. Ist pref’d.. 109%
Ala., ol's A, 2to 5... 74 Union Pacific... 125%
Ala., cl’s A, 5ma11...75 Houston & Texas.. 90
Ala , ol’s B, s’s 96 Pacific Mail 53%
Ala., cl’s C, 2to 5.. .84 Adams Express... 135%
Georgia 6’s 110 Wells & Fargo.. ..125%
do. 7’s,Mortg’e’.ll2 Amer’n Express.... 86%
do. Gold 118%U. 8. Express 71
Louisiana 61%Cons. Coal *42
N. Carolina, old.. .35 Quicksilver 18
do. new. 21 do. preferred... .65
do. funding 13 N. A W., pref’d.. .65
do. special B%W. Union, ex-cer..89%
Tennessee 6’s 72 Texas Pacific 66%
do. new 71%0., St. L. A N. O . .84
Virginia 6’s 40 Manhattan Elev’d..2B
do. consol'd 85 N. Y. Elevated 11G
do., deferred. ... 19 Metropolitan Ele. .93
Panama *275
♦Offered.
FIGHTING MOONSHINERS.
Successful Raids in South Carolina and
Kentucky.
Washington, May 26,-Internal Revenue
Collector Brayton, of Columbia, S. C., re
ports to Commissioner Raum that, on the
18th, Deputy Collector Jellson, J. P. Looper
W. F. Gary and, L. R. Fisher left Pickens
Court House, on the road to Rocky Bottom /
Early on the morning of the 19th they
came upon the distillery of Joab Alexander
and destroyed an eighty-five gallon copper
still, a cap and worm, and thirteen stands
ot mash and beer, containing about 1 700
gallons. They then went to Alexander’s
house to arrest him. Looper took a position
at one door, with Fisher at the other and
Gary watching the window. An old man,
supposed to be Alexander’s father, came,
out and was caught and held by Fisher.
The door ‘opened again and Alexander
fired at Looper with a pistol. The fire and
smoke blinded him for a moment. As soon
as he recovered Looper fired at Alexander
with a shot-gun. Fisher pursued Alexander
two hundred yards and caught him. The
charge from Looper’s gun had lodged in
his back. He was helped into a house and
not taken to jail. Alexander is an old
offender, and was one of the party which
raided the jail nt Pickens when the Stansila
were released in 1878.
Internal Revenue Agent Atkinson, at
Louisville, reports that a successful raid
was made on an ill’cit still in Edmonson
county. Two copper stills, caps and worms,
with a quantity of beer, mash and whisky,
were destroyed.
THE RIO GRANDE DISASTER
Particulars of the Accident—Th« Killea.
and Wounded.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Denver, Col., May 28.—The foiiowine
are the particulars of the collision on the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, as fur
nished by the Leadville Chronicle : “At 7
o’clock this morning a construction trujn
was backing north from Granite, when the
south bound freight suddenly roundbd th&
curve at that point and crashed into the
cabcose of the construction train, contain
ing twenty men, killing on<j and injuring
ten others. The following is a list of the
killed and injured: Dead—Patrick McMann
Fatally injured -John Williams, head cut
and leg broken; Wm. Wright, leg broken in
three places and bruised; Wm. Harrigan
leg broken and badly bruised. Injured—
J. A. Kirby, leg broken and bruised about
the head; Ira A. Fry, head cut and thigh,
bruised; John McFay, head cut; Pat Vaugh
an, bruised in the side and back- A C
Rush, bruised in the back and side; Dennis
Mahoney, slightly injured. Those who were
fatally injured will probably not survive the
night. Tne dead and wounded were remov
ed to Leadville.”
OH, NO! NOT ATLANTA, GA,
The Town Not Sickly Nor
to Be. r *
nafl lw o A 7it\ May 26 'T T -’ ds of Health
r° infectious or
pestilential prevails in this city;
that no case ot yeP.ow fever ever originated
fa this city, am that the cases of vellow
k? re daring the epidemic
Valley, three years ago,
and during former epidemics elsewhere,
did not propagate the disease. There have
been less than a dozen sporadic cases of
scarlet fever here this year, but it is not
known that a single ease now exists in the
city. The sanitary condition of the city is
better than it has been for twenty years,
and the record of mortality, as well as the
testimony of the principal physicians, at
test the unusual healthiness of the season-
Absurd reports to the contrary, that have
been in circulation, are utterly without
foundation.
| FASTING IN A FAST CITY.
John Grlscom Commences Hie Forty-
Five Day*’ Chleago.
Chicago, May 28.—John Griscom, of
New York, began his forty-five days’s fast
at noon to-day. Before that hour, in com
pany with Dr. Tanner and several repre
sentative doctors and members of the press,
he partook of a hearty meal in the Sher
man House. When 12 o’clock arrived he*
ceased eating and while the others con
tinued at dinner he explained the nature of
the fast he had undertaken, which is to be
solely in the interest of science. He will
not eat anything and will confine his drink
ing solely to pure water. Three rooms
have been engaged for his use over the en
trance to the Olympia Theatre. Drs. Har...
rison, Lyman, Haynes, Danforth, Curtis
Jay, Reading and other well known physi
cians have arranged to watch and attendl
the faster.
AT ALBANY.
Classification of Legislators on the Sen
atorial Question.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Albanx, May 28.—The Morning ErM-esi,
which represents the Conkling secti'/uf this
morning gives up all hopes ot s during a
caucus. It says: “We have beea over-rid
den in this matter. The party has been
over-ridden. The prospects now are, in
consequence of the withdrawal of enough
names to reduce the signatures below the
requisite number, that the Republicans
will proceed t<j vote without settling their
party affairs by themselves.”
The l&ening Journal makes the following
classification of legislators on the Senatorial;
question: Administration: Senate, 15; As
sembly, 43—total, 58. Anti-Administra
tion: Senate, 9; Assembly, 31—total, 40.
On the fence: Senate, 1; Assembly. 7
total, 8.
DOWN TUB MISSISSIPPI.
Big ContTAtl Fow Shipment of Wheat to.
Scotland.
(By Telegraph to the Chronielq,.a
St. Louis, May 27.—A contract bes just,
been closed here for the experiisymtal ship
ment of 30,000 bushels of Spring wheat;
from St. Paul to Glasgow* Scotland, by
barges to New Orleans and thence by steam
er, at the rate of 28 cents per bushel. If.
this shipment proves successful others wilk
follow, amounting perhaps to millions of
busheta. Negotiations for this shipment
wars made through the St. Imnis, New Or
leans and European Dispatch Company,
and through which the bill of lading wa»
given. A large ipf of sacked flour has just .
been shipped from here to Liverpool by the
river to N&w Orleauai at the rate of canto
per kW-dred, owing to the abundance of
topffage at New Orleans.
Successful Raid on Virginia Moon
shlnssa.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle. >
Danvuax, Va., May 28.—Special Deputy
United States Collector W. S. Gravely has
just returned from an expedition into
Patrick county, where he. captured five
moonshine establishments, together with all
their appurtenances, amounting to several
thousand gallons, of beer, a large number of
mash tubs apd eopper stills. Other like es
tablishpjente were found, whose appurte-.
npnoes had been recently removed, and,
' which had been deserted by the occupants.
No arrests were made, but warrants have
been issued for four of the moonshiners,
who are known to the officers.
Greenville to tbe Front.
[Greenville Netos/j
The extension of the Ifortheastern Rail
road from Athens wiR tross the Air Line at
Lulah, and the design is probably to use the
Air Line traek from Lulah to Greenville,
and the GreeaviHe and Columbia track to
Greenwepß. This will put Greenville on
the line from Knoxville to Augusta.
The road will be completed from Lulah to
Knoxville before any other, the Clyde syn
dicate being bound by contract with the
city of Athens to build U immediately.
Tutu Brother* Fatally Shot-
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Naw Orleans, May 2.5,*—A special to the
Democrat, from Louisiana, says a
difficulty took pl&vs on the street yesterday
evening, betvjvaa E. L. Bade and H. R.
Lott, Jr., sab of Colonel H. R. Lott, in
which L°tt was instantly killed. Im
mediately T. J. Lott, brother of H. R. Lott,
Jr., became engaged in the difficulty and
Was shot down, his wounds being probably
mortal.