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GOOD QUEEN VIC.
THE HEtL’H OF ETOHMD’S
CROWDED HEAD.
Balmnral'a Brecxea Hiving a Fine Ef
fect-Riding Out and Enjoying
Her«elf—Humorn of Iler 11l-
Health (Jroundle<<«—.Gen
eral Foreign New*.
(By Cable to the Chronicle.)
London. June G —lt has been officially
■scertaintd, thia afternoon, that there is
no foundation for any alarming rumors
that may bare been recently put in circu
lation in regard to the state of the health
of the Queen. She is stated to be pro
gressing slovly towards complete re
covery of her health. She is
pronounced to be decidedly better since
she has been at Balmoral, where she took
up her residence on the 25th of May.
A court circular issued this after
noon states that Her Majesty drove
out twice on Monday in the com
pany of Princess Beatrice. The fact that
♦he Prince of Wales was at the raots at
kscot Heath both yesterday and to-day
ihows conclusively that no alarm is felt in
he roval household about the condition
>f the Queen. None of the London papers
lave anything concerning her othg <
tbb rtaiemenis in (bacourt cfcrcuhr refer-
OTHER FOREIGN SEWS.
& Bndon. J une 7. —ln the House of Com
r none, this evening, Lord Randolph
Churchill called attention to the mission
Os Mr. Errington to Rome, and argued that
there could be doubt that the government
S had recommended him to the Vatican,
* * the recent Papal manifesto in re
gard to Irish affairs being the re-
I suit. Mr. Gladstone replied that Mr.
Errington had gone to Rome at hie
own suggestion. Mr. Errington in
formed Earl Granville that he was going
to Rome, and as Mr. Errington was a Pa
pist, greatly interested in Irish affairs, it
was only natural that his intercourse with
the Pope would be interesting to Her
Majesty’s government. Mr. Errington
received DO pay and no instruc
tions were given him by the
government. “ But," said Mr. Gladstone,
‘•as Mr. Errington’s visits to Borne would
tend to alter his position in future, a re
cord would be made of his proceedings and
kept for transmission to the successor of
Earl Granville as Foreign Secretary.’’ Mr.
Gladstone said that the government had
given Mr. Errington information on the
real state of Ireland in the interest of
peace and order.
Consecration of ihe Church of the Sa
vior.
Moscow, June 7.—The consecration of
the Church of our Savior, one of the moat
brilliant features connected with the coro
nation, took p’a:e to day. The Czar and
Czarina, with the rest of the imperial
family, the foreign ambassador and an im
mense crowd of people were present at the
ceremony. The church was surrounded
by troops. The flags used in the campaign
of 1812 were displayed. Their majesties
•nd the clergy went in procession around
the church amid salvos of artillery.
Asking For Their Discharge.
Dublin, June 7.—The Commission open
ed to-day. The counsel forGibney, Kings
ton and other murder conspirators asked
for the discharge of their clients, as they
understood that the Crown would not pro
ceed with their trials at the present Com
mission. The counsel for the Crown will
reply to-morrow to the request
French Vessels in Chinese Water*.
Paihr, June 7.—At a Cabinet Council,
to-day, M Brun, Minister of Marine, an
nounced that be received a telegram dated
Hong Kong, on JuneGtb, from the Admiral
commanding the French fleet in Chinese
waters, which stotetd that the situation at
Hanai continued to improve, and six com-
S antes of French marines and a mountain
attery from Saigon had passed through
Haiphong on their way to Hanai.
Probabili'y of the Reichstag's Dissolu
tion.
Beblin, June 7.—Prince Bismarck in an
interview with Herr Von Benigsen, ex
pressed a wish to have a budget voted be
fore the adjournment of the Reichstag on
Saturday. The Liberals will probably at
tempt to paralyze the proceedings of the
House by absenting themselves, and if
they do the Reichstag will be dissolved.
The Marquis of Lansdowne.
London, June 7. —ln the House of Com
mons this afternoon, Mr. O'Donnell, mem
ber for Dungarvan, gave notice that he
would move that the appointment of the
Marquis of Lwsdowne as Governor Gen
eral of Canada was calculated- to excite
grave * discontent both among the op
pressed Irish in Ireland, who look upon
hi« appointment as in no sense a concilia
tory movement on the part of the govern
ment, and among the free Canadians.
Fighting Away in the Mountains.
Scutari, June 7.—Several fights have
taken place in the mountains between the
Albanians and Turks, resulting in heavy
losses on both sides.
James Carey, the Great Informer.
Dublin, June 7.—James Carey, the in
former, writes to a daily newspaper pro
testing against being kept in confinement.
He still declines to leave Ireland, and
says if he is compelled to go he will re
turn.
In the House of Commons.
London. June 7.—ln the House of Com
mons, this afternoon, Sir Wm. Harcourt,
Home Secretary, read a letter from Lord
Rosebery, in which the latter stated that
he had not resigned the office of Under
Secretary for the Home Department be
cause of the Home Secretary’s statement
in the House touching his duties. Sir
Wm. Harcourt explained that Lord Rose
bery’s acoeptance of the office, in the first
place, was only temporary. In reply to a
Suestinn relative to the American Labor
eform League, Sir Wm. Harcourt said
the government was perfectly alive >othe
necessity of paying attention to such me
naces.
The Case of the Delsoaing.
London, Jane 7.—The truth of the story
about the poisoning by the Invincibles in
Dublin of a number of persons obnoxious
to them is much contested. The freeman's
JowmaL, of Dublin, denies that there is any
foundation for it, while the Central News'
correspondent at Dublin reasserts the cor
rectness of the story.
Suppression of a Russian Newspaper.
Moscow, June 6.—The Telegraph, prin
■ ted here, has been suppressed by the au
thorities for printing objectionable arti
■wTh- Programme for Self-Goverament.
St. Petebsbubg, June 6.—A pamphlet
ft, has been distributed throughout the city
in which is reproduced the programme for
’ self-government by the Moderate party.
/ Sensible Words of a sensible Editor.
( The Journal de SL Petersbourg says none
but a strong government, in which the
Emperor shall hold power and his subjects
meet him with loving confidence, can ad
vance towards a solution of the greatest of
Sroblems. Such a government can only
eal with the work of completely organiz
ing the country, and it alone need not
shrink from granting freedom to the
people.
TbeJGoverumeat and the Church.
Beblin, June 6.—The government’s bill
* **’ ■ ■ i
relative to the differences between the
government and the Catholic church is
prefaced by th“ statement that the govern
moot is anxious to serve the interests of
♦he Prussian Catholics by providing for a
regular service in vacant parishes. There
fore on the Vatican declining to accept the
proposals which Prussia bad offered the
government deemed it its dutv to grant
without awa ting the result of further ne
gotiations with Rome, these concessions
whichjWere announced in tbe'government’s
note to the Vatican of May sth, and which
do nnt impr ir the authority of the State,
The Liberal papers consider that the bill
shows a fresh retreat on the part of the
government and that the concessions
which it makes exceed those announced in
the note of May sth. The Germania,
a clerical organ, also thinks the conces
sions provided for in the bill are large and
better than those heretofore cflhred. The
Centre party will probably acc p‘ the bill,
while the Conservatives will certainly sup
port it. A majority thus seems to be as
sured for the measure.
Notes From Moscow.
Mor cow, June 6.—There is no truth in
the story that the Mayer of 'Moscow has
b«*en removed from effioe. AH foreign
newspaper correspondents and prominent
members of the Russian press, who were
pxesenX at the coronation, will j,tteq4 A sot?
reeto be given by Gen.
Minister of she Imperial household, end
will present him with an address thanking
him* for the cordial and liberal welcome
extended to them during the festivities.
It is rumored that M. Absikoff, a well
known writer, has been banished for pub
lishing an article asking the Czar to grant
liberal reforms.
Beheading a Missionary.
Par-b, June 6. —A telegram states that
the Annamites have beheaded Father
Bechtel, a Catholic missionary.
LEXINGTON LETTER.
A Pleasant Shower and Brighter Vege
tation-Distressing Accident-
Sports—-Bachelors’ Roost.”
[Correspondence of the Chronicle.]
Lexington, Ga , June 4.—Winter that
has been ‘‘lingering in the Up of spring,’’
has now been retired and the heat of sum
mer is coming upon ns This locality was
refreshed with a pleaeant shower of rain
late yesterday afternoon, and falling as it
did, near night, th« rain did more good
than if it had been qqickly succeeded by
sunshine. Vegetation seems much bright
er this morning. The work cf the farmer
is now going on in real earnest. The
dry weather of the past few
weeks has enabled the farmers to
almost complete the tedious job of putting
the cotton to a stand and cleaning away
the young grass and weeds. The oottin
which for a while w s chilled by the cold
weather, has now assumed a healthier
look and is beginning to grow. Upland
corn growing off very pretty and good
stands reported. The crops of small grain
are moderately good. Wheat and oats
that were planted early in the fall are do
ing well, but those who planted late in the
fall and winter are making sorry crops
of both wheat and oats. This county
made large crops of grain las>.t year,
and tbe good result of this is,
that very few are buying corn this year.
The people are fast reabzing the wisdom
of raising their own supplies, especially of
grain, and it may be said that they are
also giving more attention to hogs and
cattle than they have done inemany long
years. With good supplies of grain and
pasture they see that bacon and beef, and
milk and butter can also be raised in
abundance. There are some splendid pas
tures in this county, wel’ covered with
Bermuda grass, and some of our people
are collecting many cattle to fatten ‘or
beef for home and foreign supply. These
diversified pursuits are becoming popular
and profitable, and will stimulate industry
and give employment to all who are will
ing to work in the midst of eo much de
mand for labor in the numerous occupa
tions to which energy and capital are
drifting. The greatest consideration now
to the land owner would be the adoption
of a general “Stock Law,” which would
save innumerable expense in tbe way of
set cing and develop a much better and
more profitable stock cf cattle of all kinds.
Public opinion is crystalizing in this di
rection, and doubtless, in a few years this
much desired abolition of the fence custom
W:I1 become universally adopted.
A very distressing accident occurred in
the lower part of this county, on Saturday
afternoon last. Mr. Frank T. Tiller, a
worthy and estimable farmer and one of
the best citizens of the county, was return
ing to his home, from Millstone Church,
where he had been attending that day.
While driving along on the highway his
mule became frightened and run away
with him and a Mr. Bell, who was in the
buggy with him. Mr. Tiller and Mr.
Bell were Ijotb thrown from the buggy.
Mr. Bell was injured but slightly. Mr.
Tiller was so badly injured that he died
from the effects of his injuries on yester
day, Sunday morning at five o’clock. He
w<s buried this morning at his residence
with Masonic honors. He was an exem
plary member of the Millstone Church, a
devoted and kind husband and father,
and an excellent citizen and successful
farmer.
Base bsll and marbles are becoming fre
quent games as the days have grown
longer. The old “Bachelors’ Roost” in
this place, that was made celebrated by
the humorous pen of Larry Gantt when he
lived here, has been recently torn down,
and a new building will soon be reared in
its stead. Argus.
m s m
CONTESTS IN THE NEXT HOUSE.
Thirteen Cases Made Out So Far By
Would-Be Congressmen.
(Special to the World.)
Washington, June 4.—Papers have come
in thus far in thirteen contested election
cases. Three of these cases are in Virginia,
as follows —Massey, a Democrat, against
Wise, a Readjuster; Garrison, a Democrat,
and a member of the last House, against
Mayo, a Readjuster, in the First District of
Virginia, and O’Farrell, a Democrat, against
Pau), a Readjuster, from the Seventh Dis
trict.
I here are two from Alabama—Craig, a
Republican, against S. Shelly, a Democrat,
in the Fifth D strict, and Rice, a Republi
can, against Herbert, a Democrat, from the
Montgomery District.
From Colorado, Wallace, a Democrat,
contests the seat of the red-headed Jim
Belford, and in the Fifth lowa District,
Frederick, a Democrat, contests the seat of
Wilson, a Republican.
From Missouri there is the McLean-
Broadhead case. Dr. McLean is already
here looking after his prospects.
From Ohio comes the case of Wallace, a
Democrat, againt McKinly, Republican;
and from Kansas the case of Wood, Green
backer, againt Peters, Republican.
There are three more cases-the Chal
mers-Manning case, the case of Manzanaris
against Luna, from the territory of New
Mexico, and another case, the papers in
which came in a sealed package without
any marks upon it to indicate against
whom it was levelled.
These are probably all the contests that
will be indulged in at the next session.
Manning, of Mississippi, whose seat
Chalmers claims, is here. Manning says
that although he has the Governor’s cer
tificate he doee not propose to take his seat
until the case goes before a committee and
is acted upon, when he is satisfied the de
cision will be in Ids favor.
BACHELOR BANGS’ BRIDAL.
A WELL KSOWV AND POPULAR AC
TOR SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS.
Married Yest-rday at PlymnuthChurth
lo a Daughter of the Inventor
of the Sewing Machine.
(New York World.)
Mr. Frank C. Bangs, the eminent trage
dian, with the assistance of his Skye ter
rier, was married yesterday afternoon in
Plymouth Church, by the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, to Miss Alice Singer, bet
ter known as Mrs. Agnes Leonard, one of
the daughters of the celebrated and con
siderably be-wived inventor of the Singer
sewing machine. The announcement that
Mr. Bangs contemplated matrim any was
regarded as a jest of extravagant humor by
his intimate friends. So colossal a joke was
it esteemed that few of Mr. Bangs’s pro
fessional brethren attended the ceremony.
The universal fear that it was a “sell” of
unparalleled magnitude, kept hundreds
away from the church who would other
wise have sentimentally and personalty
conducted the distinguished bridegroom
“ The Aadle*?e.
As it was an audience of fair size assist
ed at the charming spectacle.. Mies Singer,
who was attended by some of her rela
tives, looked extremely pretty and the
white hair, the white moustache and tbe
sturdy figure of the groom were audibly
admired by every young lady who was
fortunate enough to set eyes upon him.
Mr. Beecher's organist had played the
introductory wedding march several times
before Mr. Bangs was sufficiently auda
cious to take an active part in tbe ceremo
ny which followed. But finally nerving
himself for the ordeal he made his first ap
pearance as a bridegroom in good form
and was heartily if decorously applauded
by the entire audience.
The church was liberally patronized for
the occasion by the bride’s friends. She
has lived for some time in Brook'yn, and
many representatives of the best society of
the sister city lent their countenance to the
joyous proceedings. Miss Singer was
plainly but richly costumed, her diamonds
and her flowers attracting the view and
the admiration of all the members of her
sex who were privileged to gaze upou
them.
The Bridegroom.
Mr. Bangs himself presented amost pic
turesque appearance. Although his hair
and his moustache are snowy, he did not
look in figure and complexion over thirty
years of age. His stalwart form was en
cased in an exquisitely fitting bine Albert
frock coat, gray trousers and a Stanley
scarf. His shoes, while not exactly dagger
toed, narrowly misled being in the height
of fashion, and his bearing was so noble
and yet so gracious that it compelled uni
versal admiration.
After the Wedding,
When the priestly benediction was
spoken on their plighted troth the beauti
ful face of the bride and the ruddy fea
tures of the groom redened with an equal
blush. The tragedian looked tenderly,
almost wistfully, into the eyes of the bride,
and the bride returned tbe glance coyly
but fondly.
A magnificent reception was served at
the residence of the bride, the flowers be
ing especially admired. No handsomer or
richer presents were ever exposed to the
view of Brooklyn society.
The gallant groom is one of the hand
somest members of the theatrical profes
sion and has played leading parts for sev
eral yerrs. He served as an artilleryman
in the Confederate army and was con
sidered one of the bravest as well as one of
tbe best looking soldiers of the Lost Cause.
His devotion to his friends and the pro
fundity of his affections are notorious
throughout artistic and theatrical society.
A striking proof of these was given yes
terday morning.
Mr. Bangs’ Dog.
Some hours before the actual wedding
took place a most affecting c cene occurred
Miss Singer, it seems, entertains an al
most irrational prejudice against dogs of
all sorts, sizes and kinds, whereas Mr.
Bangs has for years been devoted to a de
lightful little Skye terrier. His tender re
gard for this attractive animal has con
stantly compelled the respect of the gid
diest and least throughtful observers. He
has made a habit cf taking it to dine with
him in tbe various fashionable restaurants
of New York, and in hot weather he fans
its limp and exhausted form with a devo
tion he rarely expends upon himself.
Before marrying Miss Singer it became
necessity for Mr. Bangs to part with his
terrier. Nobody contemplated the scene
with dry eyes. The necessarilly abandon
ed quadruped was carried as far as the
church in Mr. Bang’s coupe. There, with
a subdued wail on the part of each, the
dog and his master were separated, only
for an instant. Again and again they
rushed together, until the most indifferent
spectator, vaguely suspected of being the
sexton of the church, seized the little an
imal, most brutally, by the scruff of his
neck and threw him into the coupe.
The howls of the orphaned and friend
less terrier are said, by those who heard
them, to have been simply pitiful.
Miss Singer has played upon the New
York stage semf-professibnally. It is said
that she secured a divorce from a former
husband and has two or three children,
although quite a young woman. She
made the acquaintance of Mr. Bangs while
both were living in the Sturtevant House,
and was naturally impressed by his un
usually handseme appearance and amiable
character. „
It is not the least interesting feature of
the romantic alliance that Mrs. Bangs has
an annual income in her own right of $60,-
000.
CALLING ON MAUD S.
Mlle. Rhea Pays a Visit to Vanderbilt's
Trotter and Feeds Her with Ro es.
(Special to the World.)
Haltfjbd, June 4 —ln nothing has Mlle.
Rtfea fascinated the Hartford)ans more
than by her hearty admiration of the city’s
idol—Maud S.
On Saturday afternoon she was driven
out to Charter Oik Para by the great Mr.
Bair himself
•'Chamarde, Charrnantt she exclaimed
impetuously as the SIOO,COO mare was re
vealed on the opening of the uprer hall
door. Maud came towards Rhea* timidly
and laid her head on the actresses shoul
der. While the arms of the pretty French
woman were entwined lovingly about her
neck, Maud began nibbling her corsage
bouquet of Marechai Niel rosea
With reckless generosity, Mille. Rhea
freed the bouquet from its fastening and
held it out for the mare to eat. In a twink
ling buds and leaves disappered, and bat
for Bair’s alacrity Maud would have swal
lowed the wired stems.
“Oh, how beautiful I” exclaimed Rhea
as the trotter was taken back to her stable,
‘I wish she were mine.”
Murderers Captured.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Nbw Orleans, June 7. —A Shreveport
special says Gus Catchings and Fred Ro
lan, who foully murdered Frank Murphy
in Chicot county, Arkansas, last Saturday,
were arrested at Minden, last night, and
delivered to the sheriff of Chicot county.
AUGUSTA, GAJBVEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 18tt3.
THE AUGUSTA AND ELBERTOOOID
A a to the Gauge—The Proper Route—
Gjod A<l vice to Lincolnton.
and Danbnrg. /
Editors Chronicle :
I have a few thoughts wbioh^
like to offer on the subject of theoonfem
plited railroad from Augusta to Elben.:.
I am not a stockholder but a well fisher
to tbe enterprise, end well acquainted
with the country through
will pass.
There seems to b? some difference of
opinion about the gauge of tbetraek.The
narrow gauge costs It Rs but doeiJlWi su it
all purposes quite so well. It would
amount to a partial blockadeas tothrough
freights, and would be a barriei • to the
roads ever becoming that coDDecting link
in a “big thing,” as its location seensa to
forebode it ought to be. The question
of nossibility alone should
stockholders to adopt the farrow
gauge for their track. If tkej, 'can
not possibly build a wide gauge, take
tbe uarrow gauge. “A railroad of .gotLe
sort” should be their xnotic; hht never
take the second choice
The location of the road seems to be a
difficult problem to «flve.‘ There are
many things to be considered in the loca
tion of a railroad, but they seem to resolve
themselves into about three classes: the
difficulty and oost of building, the amount
of freight and travel tobo secured, and the
chancs of competing Buccessfully with
other lines after completion. The first of
these is generally considered in connection
with the other two. For instance, if a
certain change of route increases the cost
of building twenty per cent., and adds
fitty per cent to the freight and travel, it
becomes the more economical route. These
principles will be easily understood
with a little reflection. Let us examine
the application of these principles a little
further. Sometimes a railroad is inten
ded to develop the general resources of a
country, sometimes certain places or cir
cumstances deternoiue the location of a
road; sometimes the road determines the
location of places. Augusta determined
the location of the railroads terminating
there, because she was a place of impor
tance before a railroad was ever thought
of. Atlanta furnishes an example of the
the opposite kind. There never would
have been a city there if the place had not
been first marked out by the railroads.
Let us see how the?e natural laws apply
to tbe Augusta. Elberton and Chicago
Railroad. Are there any places along the
line or nesr it where the road will author
ize the building of a town where none ex
ists alreidy ? Yes, at Anthony’s Shoals
That water power will run thirty factories
of a thousand horse power each, and em
ploy about five thousand hands. Os
course that number of people, and the
trade which they would probably draw
to the place, would naturally create a
town of ten thousand inhabitants before
many years. Then it seems to&e about
demonstrated that the railroad ought to go
near enough tho schoals to furnigh good
transportation for this prospective town.
Ara there any other places on
tbe ronte where the railroad wou|d proba
bly develop a new town ? Obkeryation
answers no. Then let us turn io” the op
posite point. Are there, an .- p’aeeS along
or near the route, of suffioiimportance,
to determine the
Yes, Lincolnton and Danburg. Lincoln
ton is an old toviD, contains & court bouse,
and can not be located as well anywhere
else. As there is no dispute as to the ti
tle of th*t place to the location of the
road, I shall not discuss that point
ary farther. It is admitted by every one
that she deserves the road near enough
to farnial- convenient transportation.
As to the claims of Danbnrg to a similar
advantage there seems to be as little dou6t
as to those of Lincolnton, when both are
properly understood. Oae has a court
house; the other has not. But I think a
court house and the sittings of the Supe
rior Court in a town would add so little to
the profits of a railroad that the question
is scarcely worth discussing. It is the
commerce of a place which should attract
a railroad to it A railroad must have
daily support and employment to make it
profitab’e. Commerce alone affords this.
Let us now examine the location and
prospects of Danbnrg as a commercial
place. The location is healthy and conve
nient. Two roads cross in the place, mak
ing four approaches to it, nearly at right
angles. And the four quadrants are so
sub-divided that it may be more properly
said that eight roads approach the place,
instead cf four? There is no place any
where near to it, that could be made to
compare with it in the number and con
venience of roads One seldom sits down
in Danbnrg for half an hour without see
ing somebody come, go, or pass through
the place. It has always been the greates*
plic a for business, to its size, in the coun
ty. It has always done more business than
Lincolnton whose right to the railroad is
undisputed. It has already shipped more
than three thousand bales of cotton since
October At that rate now, it would con
trol five times that amount with rail
road facilities. With a railroad, Dan
bnrg would control one-third of the
produce of Wilkes county. For those
who know the place to predict what
the future of Danbnrg would be with
a railroad might appear incredible to those
who do not know the extent of its busi
ness. With the amount of export business
Danbnrg now brings in about three car
loads cf goods per week; and it would be
ten car loads per week with a railroad.
Thus it can be seen how she would feed
the road from its infancy, and continue to
increase its support year by year.
Somebody may ask: “Could not a town
be built somewhere between Danbnrg and
the Savannah river, and ignore Dinburg?”
Geography and topography answer, No.
There is no concentration of reads any
where else; neither is it possible there
could be. Danbnrg is a fixed place, a busi
ness place, the only one possible, and cer
tainly entitled t® control the location
of the railroad. A depot anywhere else
would be only a depot; it could
not bacome a market, or much of a busi
ness place. My readers can cell to mind
many such places on railroads. Some
to be a great error. A depot there would
be • greater Accommodation to tbe peopte
froM there to Savannah river than it would
be ia two or three miles of the river. A
depot there would be a market as well as a
shipping point. Not so anywhere else.
With a depot near tbe river, a man
would have to take his wagon and
haul bis produce to the depot, then take
the train and go with it to Augusta,
or somewhere else, to get what he wants;
and after it arrives take his wagon and. go
after it. But if he had a depot at Dan -
burg, by taking one haxtr longer with his
wagon first ready, he could do the whole
job at once. With these views, it appears
to me to be the wisest policy for Lincoln
ton. Shoals’ and Danburg to join hands
and co-operate together; not oppose each
other in any way. lam not interested in
any of these places named; but I believe it
to be the true interest of the company to
respect all of them equally. It so occurs
to me, at least as an Outsider.
Capture or a Murderer.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Atlanta, June 7—George Spitz (color
ed), a fugitive murderer from Alabama,
has been arrested in Carroll county. There
is a reward outstanding for his capture.
“I DON’T REMEMBER.”
MERRICK IN THE GREAT STAR
ROUTE TRIAL.
His Masterly and Humorous Eulogy on
S. "W. Dorsey—The Resurrection—
The Court Adjourns In an
Uproar—Other Gems
of News.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Washington, June 7.—Mr. Merrick con
tinued his argument in tbe Star Route
case, to-day, and upon taking up the sub
ject of the “J. B. B.” check, remarked
that it was due to Mr. Bilford to say that
there was no testimony in or out of this
case, that in any way implicated or involv
ed him in the Star Route matters. Mr. Bil
ford was an honorable gentleman, holding
a high position in public life and as many
current rumors might be calculated to do
him some damage, he (Mr. Merrick) made
these remarks in reparation for any wrong
dope to Mi. Merrick then took up ■-
"eviden§i& relating to the Dorseys and
pointed but tbe improbability and incon
sistency of these several statements. After
referring to tbe so-called “Red Books” of
8. W. Dorsey, which had not been pro
duced, he proceeded to show how
Rerdell’s statement with regard to
them were corroborated by the cir
cumstances and other evidence. Toward
the close of the afternoon he imitate!
Mr. Ingersoll’s recent figure of speech with
regard to the burial of Rerdell by giving a
similar fanciful description of the burial
resurrection of S. W. Dorsey. “Since they
had begun to bury men,” he said he might
as well follow it up. He would bury
Dorsey alongside of Rerdell. His fellow
conspirators should be mourners over
them. He would erect an arch, one end
resting on the grave of Dorsey the other
end on that of Rerdell, and on the keystone
of the arch should be a written epitaph :
“They were delightful and lovely in their
lives, and in death were not parted ”
Giving a peculiarly lugubrious and sing
song intonation to hisvoic l , Mr. Merrick
continued. if notwithstanding the
counsel’s prayers Gabriel when he passes
over those graves should blow, and the
corrupt and buried Dorsey should arise
an immortal spirit, and come into that
last grand court before the great
Searcher of Hearts, before whom we mast
all appear, and the Great Searcher and All
Knower should ask him: “Were you not
in the flesh known as Stephen W. Dorsey,”
the spirit wnuld answer, “I don’t remem
ber.” An uproarious burst of laughter
greeted Mr. Merrick’s sally and, after
vainly rapping for order, Judge Wylie ad
journed the Court.
The Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service Commission gives no
tice that the competitive examination for
admission to the public service will be
held between the 19th of June and the
3d day of Jnly, at the principal cities in
tbe Northern and Western States. Any
person wishing to be examined for the
service in any department io Washington
should now send a written request to the
Civil Service Commission for an applica
tion blank, which will be supplied.
' Ca.pt. M. V. Sheridan in Luck.
Capt. Michael V. Sheridan, of the Sev
enth Cavalry, was this afternoon appoint
ed by she President Major and Assistant
Adjutant General, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Gen. Mitchell.
Oar Navy—Blds for Cruisers.
Bids far the new steel cruisers will be
opened at the Navy Department on Jnly
2d Secretary Chandler has given notice
that the maximum amounts which the
Navy Department will pay for the con
struction of these vessels are as follows :
For the 4,3)0 ton ship, the Chicago, sl,-
248,000; for the 3.000 ton ship?, ihe Bos
ton and Atlanta, $783,50 ) each; for the
disna’ch boat, not yet named, $399,-
000 and that no bids in excess of these
figures will be considered.
About a Certain Investigation.
Washington, June 7. —Until the return
’of Secretary Chandler, no further action
will be taken relative to tbe charges pre
ferred by ex-Representative Dezsndorf, of
violations of the law and of the regula
tions of the Norfolk navy yard. Although
the Board have reported that no violations
of tbe law or regulations were found to
have existed between the dates speci
fied by Mr. Dezendo:f it is understcod
that the Secretary is not satisfied as
to the thoroughness of the investigation
and that he will order another Board, to
be composed of officers of tbe navy, other
than those attached to the Norfolk yard.
Admiral Nichols, Chief of the Bureau of
Yardsand Docks, in a communication to
Secretary Chandler, suggests that the
“limitation of inquiry between the dates
of May Ist and lltb does not meet the
requirements of the orders of May
19th to make a thorough and txhaus
tive investigation.” He also sa s: ‘Nei
ther do I think sufficient notice was
given Mr. Dezsndorf to present any
charges.” An officer of the Navy Depart
ment stated, to day, that the seaworthiness
of the Pinta was a matter upon which the
naval officers seemed to differ in opinion;
that some had expressed doubts of her
seaworthiness, while others, and among
them Captain Meade, believed her perfectly
seaworthy and well adapted to the special
service for which she has been fitted out.
A PUGILISTIC LORD.
Lord Cbatles Beresford Knocks Oat Jem
Mace, the Fighter.
London. June s.—Lord Charles Beres
ford has entered the prize ring. The ar
rival of Jem Mace and his Maori novice
was no sooner announced than his lord
shin’s aristocratic blood was stirred for a
figh\ He challenged the Maori and Mace
.and a set to without gloves was arranged.
Sporting circles became interested and
even the fashionable world was eager to
patronize the fight. Jem Mace accepted the
cballeDge, and the fighters met in a soe
cially engaged private room near the Ele
phant and Castle public house in the Boro
road. The Prince of Wales was present
and was surrounded by a large number of
aristocratic sports and private gentlemen.
There was also a large number of the “fan
cy” in the near neighborhood of the ring.
Heavy betting was indulged in and the
fun was enjoyed immensely ty those pre -
ent. After several exciting rounds, in
which excellent science was displayed on
both sides, Mace failed to come to time
and frankly acknowledged himself badly
beaten. Lord Charles won aa easy victory
and almost without a scratch.
Herbert Slade, the Maori, who had been
anxious to have a round or two with Beres
ford, looked on with amazement as the
old fighter, Mace, received the pummeling
from his noble opponent When Lord
Charles had finished with Mace and had re
ceived the plaudits of the company he in
vited Slade to take a turn, but the Maori,
warned by the woe-begone appearance of
Mace, refused to enter the ring or risk any
encounter with Lord Charles. Mace took
his defeat quietly. The Maori seemed
much chagrined at the result of the fight
He had counted on getting some reputa
tion in England and his backing down at
the first challenge is regarded with sus
picion. It is now known that Lord Charles
had intimated to his Royal Highness that
an English gentleman could always whip
a professional fighter and that he had ex
pressed a determination to meet Jem Mace
and the Maori giant at the first oppor
tunity.
CURRENT COMMENTS.
• Cruelty to Negroes.
(Detroit Free Press.,)
Several Nashville negroes may be met
with bandaged heads and broken arms.*
They hire themselves to a street ball-throw
ing man, who uses their heads as targets
at which each passenger may take three
shies with base balls for five cents. The
contract requires the targets to stay dl day
tno pay. Towards night, they say, he
hires a base ball thrower to come eround
who, with a few well-aimed throws, drives
them off and they thus forfeit & whole
day’s work.
Reward of Tit rift.
(Cor. Savannah News.)
Twenty years ago we had a poor German
barber in Atlanta, bnt he didn’t intend to
be kept poor. He attended strictly to his
business, soon owned a barber shop, then
a cigar store, then a news depot, then a
big share in a lager beer brewery, then
building and loan shares, and so od, until
to-day he controls a half dozen places of
business, and a fortune of a hundred
thousand dollars. Atlanta has no thriftier
or more public spirited citzen than ex-
Aiderman Charles Beerman, who is not
ashamed to have it known that he w.asou<;e
a poor barber.
Prelade and Opera.
(Springfield Republican.)
Joseph Cook delivered himself of a “pre
lude” at Chicago recently in which he told
all that is known about journalism, with
much that only Josephus could have found
out. He declared, “I myself have a secre
tary who goes through the press and ab
sorbs the trash, leaving to me tbe gems
and carious bits.” As nearly as we under
stand this jocook language this means that
the Monday lectureship, like many other
public characters, employs a man to cut
out wbat the newspapers say about him.
The classification of clippings is eminently
characteristic. Those which laud Cook
are “gems” and those which do not are
“carious bits,” —all therest being “trash.”
An Old Siren.
(Chicago Tribune.)
Mme. Jenny Lind Goldsmith does not
seem to be growing old gracefully. Now
at the age of 63 she is described as pos
sessing from the crown of her bewigged
head to the sole of her No. 5 shoe not one
line of grace or beauty. Her form is an
gular, her face hard, her eyes are dull and
passionless, her features irregular and in
harmonius. But when she speaks the
plainness of her face and form are forgot
ten, for her vones are still those of the
“ Swedish Nightingale,” and her features
light up in sympathy with the music of
her voice. She lives in a big house in
South Kensington, surrounded by spacious
and well-shaded lawns. She seldom sings
now—only occasionally at royal request,
or for the Bach choir, of which her hus
band was the founder.
Memorial Day.
(Macon Telegraph.)
It is not out of place in this connection
to repeat a suggestion we have before
made, that the South might do away with
the oratorical part of Memorial Day. Mere
founding speech can do the dead no good.
No man could stand to have the funeral
sermons of his wife or children preached
at stated intervals. The monumeots which
have been reared will perpetuate tbe story
of the Confederate soldier and his cause.
There is danger that tbe fledgling barris
ters and the youfifiqogntry clergyman may
“ Bay '.’rings that were better unfnncl; ” After
an examination of much of the eloquence
of last Memorial Day, candor compels the
confession that it was trite, commonplace
and far beneath the occasion. If the South
and the North are to live together in unity
and harmony, they had best not fight their
bat’les over yearly in the presence of their
dead. The people of both eections may
strew flowers on the graves oj brave men
in sorrow and in silence.
Taking All tke Chances,
(New York Tribune.)
'bhe funeral of “Aunt” Dinah John, the
ancient Onondaga squaw, was held on tbe
reservation last Sunday. No one knows
how old she was, but local tradition has
fixed upon 109 years a? the term of her
earthly pilgrimage. She died of no other
complaint than old age, and her departure
for the happy hunting grounds was pain
less and peaceful. She was a member of
two denoutinations, a circumstance to
which she called attention shortly before
her death by placing her hand over her
heart and saying, “Here me Methodist,”
and then touching her head with the words
“Here me Piscopal.” In spite of this
double confirmation, some of her tribe de
clare that she was not at heart a Christian,
and it is said that she desired to have a
pagin as wel! as a Christian burial. Her
daughter, Mrs. Tall Chief, vetoed that ar
rancemeut, however, and two clergymen
conducted the service. The Indians were
very much attached to the old woman, and
mourn her sincerely. Her body was laid
out in Indian costume ; on her feet were a
pair of new moccasins, and her withered
hand held a large orange, in remembrance
of her fondness for that fruit, and her ex
pressed wish to carry a fine specimen of
it to the other world.
War Memories*
(Inter-Ocean.)
The babies whose wondering eyes looked
up into the faces of their fathers in the
swift moments of strange good-byes twen
ty two years ago are now men and women.
The sweethearts who in tbe days cf 1861
saw their lovers as heroes in a tremendous
struggle can count gray hairs in their
heads, and it may be wrinkles on their
faces. The wives who awoke from the
prose of commonplace life to the emotion
al intensity of a dramatic existence when
their husbands left them for duty in the
army; the mothers whose hearts for three
years were stirred to wild fluttering with
every word of news from the front, are old
women now, or are in their graves. The
men whose patriotism and hot impulses
carried them with a sweep like that of a
flood into the army, and tbe women whose
arms and heads and hearts never tired in
the planning and doing for the absent
soldiers, are passing away. The boys who
grew up in homes where there was only
the memory of a father, and the girls who
took their first lessons in sewing on clothes
for absent loved ones, are the men and
women who shape public sentiment now.
IN THE COURTS.
The Case of the Management of the Sea
board Railroad.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Raleigh, N. G., June 7.—ln the United
States Circuit Court, to-day, argument wag
finished in the case of Mrs. Virginia B.
Matthews against tbe Seaboard Railroad
Company, to recover possession of the
Carolina Central Railroad, which is now
under the management of the Seaboard
Road. The argument continued two days.
Hon. D. L. Russell and Duncan K.
Mcßae speaking for the plaintiffs and
Edward Patterson and E, R. Robinson
for the defendants. The plaintiffs alleged
that the control of the Carolina Central
Railroad had been secured by fraud, and
that the road is now being virtually wreck
ed by the defendants. The defense al
leged that the subordination of the Caro
lina Central to the seaboard system had
not injured the former; that the transfer
and control were legal and that there had
been no violation of the trust. Judges
Bond and Seymour took papers in the
case and reserved their decision. The
case will of course go by appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
TERMS-52.00 A !EA
A. & K. R. R. a
Explanation and Correction of Yester
day’s Figures of Earning’s.
The figures published in I'burs.ldy’s
edition of the Chronicle regarding the
earnings of the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad were not exactly clear, and same
points were cbscure, the Chboniclk
sought out Mr. F. W. Scofield, auditor
of the road. The errors arose in the re
port for the months of April and May
1882 and 1883 The following is the cor
rect statement :
April, 1883—Grose earnin rs... ... .$6,590 35
Groee expenses 4,754 02
Net income $1,836 33
May, 1883—Estimated earnings... 53'15 52
Estimated expenses... 3,800 00
Net income $2,005 52
Gross earnings April, 1882 8,533 80
Gross expenses, May, 1882 $4,770 63
Dtficiency $1,236 83
Gross earnings, May, 1882. 4,259 38
Gross expenses, May, 1882 5,683 0
..
Total net gain S6JSO&
Thug it will be noticed that for April
1882 they show a deficit of $1,236
and for May 1882 a deficit of $1,423 68.
Total deficit for the two months $2,660
51. In April J 883, the road shows a net
gain of $1,836 33, and for May 1883, a
- gain of $2,005 52. Total net gain for
the two months $3,841 85. Add tho de
ficit for the two months of 1882, to the
net gain for 1883. and it makes a total net
gain over 1882 of $6,502 39.
JAY GOVLD’S FAMILY.
The Six Children of the Millionaire and
How Thry Live at Irvington.
(From the Brooklyn Eagle.)
There is a general impression that Jay
Gould has only one son, because his wile
never appears in society and his children
are almost unknown. It has got abroad
that his son George is bis solitary offspring.
But he has a large and interesting family.
His daughter Nellie, who christened his
yacht, promises to be a beauty and will be
a great catch when she goes into society.
She is a slim girl, neither light nor dark,
with charming manners and studi
ous habits. She has been under the
charge of governesses all her life.
There is a son Edward, who is older then
Nellie and younger than George. I im
agine he mus‘. be 17. He is a shy, studi
ous sort of a boy, well bred and respect
ful. He thinks of becoming a civil engi
neer, and has the same self-contained man
ners of his father. Howard, who is 14
years old, has been in delicate health for a
long while. He knows almost nothing of
books, and his father keeps him in the
open air at their beautiful place at Irving
ton. Belle, who is in tne neighborhood of
10 or 12 years, promises to be the beauty
cf the family. She very much resembles
Mrs. Gould, who at one time was some
thing of a beauty. The ,r baby” is Frank.
All the children are living at Irvington
and Gould goes up there every night from
his financail cares It is said that he is a boy
among his boys when he is at home. He
drops ail business thought and goes into
any sort of recreation that may be proposed
wijb as J&udi ardor as his youngest son.
The grouucfrare secluded and the miliion
are can jump fences, turn hand-springe,
go in swimming, indulge in agameof “one
old cat” or play the cornet without any
body but his own family being the wiser.
OBITUARY.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
London, June 7. Sir George Bouyer,’
the legal writer, is dead.
Baltimore, June 7.—Charles 0. Fulton,
editor and proprietor of the Baltimore
American, died at 8:35, a. m., to-day, at
his residence, 478 Eutaw Place, Mr.
Fulton had been in bad health for about
five month", and his death was not unex
pected. He was 67 years of age, having
been born in Philadelphia in 1815. When
quite young he entered-the National Ga
zetle office in that city as an ap
prentice and, after Eervingas a journey
man printer in Philadelphia,Baltimore and
Washington, he j moved to Georgetown,
D. 0.. and bought the Advocate, which he
sold five years afterwards. In 1840 he ac
cepted a position as a compositor on the
Baltimore Sun, but was soon transferred
to the editorial room, where he served re
spectively as reporter of news and tele
graph editor, and afterwards managing
editor, being one of the pioneers in local
reportorial and telegraph work. He was
also the first agent of the Associated Press
in Baltimore. In 1853 he purchased an
interest in the American, and in 1862 be
came sole proprietor of the paper. Since
the war he has taken a prominent part in
the politics of his State and of the United
States, and was widely known.
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Work Done in the State Convent!***
Last Evening.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Columbus, Ohio, June 6.—The commit
tee on permanent organization of the Re
publican State Convention, last night,
selected Senator Sherman for president of
the convention, and George Groot, of
Cleveland, for secretary. The commit
tee on resolutions held a session
which continued up to a late hour
and will finish its report this morning. It
is understood that the platform will en--
doree liquor taxation and the administra
tions of Arthur and Foster; that it will
contain a strong tariff plank; that it will
declare in favor of abolishing the contract
convict labor system and in favor of th®
restoration of the wool tariff. The new
State Central Committee adjourned to
June 20tb, when it wi.l organize.
Lateb-Judge Foraker has been nomi
nated for Governor by acclamation.
LIGHTNING’S WORK.
A House Struck and Demolished—Pec
sons Injured.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Ashland, Pa., June 7.—Lightning, leel
night, struck and demcllshed a tenement
house 8 miles from here, occupied by
Hungarians. A man named Guoldinsky
was partly paralyzed and an ether named
Molina had hs leg and his aim
broke A woman named Kissamath was
knocked senseless and was buried under
the fallen timber. Another inmate wae
frightened so badly that he became insane
and wandered into the woods where he
was found with the other injured, this
morning. The woman and Gouldinsky
are seriously injured. Lightning also
struck a house near by, but the inmates
escaped without injury.
Financial Agency.
Messrs. Maxwell & Calvin, land and loaK
agents, Augusta. Ga., negotiate loans o»
improved farms and city real estate. The
amounts loaned are from SSOO up; the
time from three to five years, and the rate
of interest 8 per cent., with a commission
to the agents negotiating the loan. Thoa
the rate is made easy to the borrower, ob
long time, We advise those who desire to
borrow money on real estate to communi
cate with Messrs. Maxwell & Calvin.