Newspaper Page Text
[She ^Horning £Uus.
2 NO. 3 W111TAKEK STREET,
dOMOM NEWS BUILDING).
BU UHCRIPTIONH.
I Unit
|T*i-W».r-T
1 WlKKLT
M *DTA*Ok. .'EUVKKKO KV OMUIt OF. rUTUD
»10 uu
• 00
. 0 00
I * n
■topped at Uw n,nrrtK>n of the
Uxim* paid for without furth-r notion. Mai)
•utarrtbrni wlU pln**n observe Urn date* on
Ihetr wrapper*.
| tVir*ou* wWjln* Lho paper furnished for any
time leas than one year will have their
order* promptly attended to by remitting
tbe amount for the time dmind.
ADVERTISING.*
SKYE* WOKtM MAKS A UK*.
Ordinary advertisement*, j-er Nonpareil line.
10 a
Legal. Official, Auction ami Ainuaement *dver
tiaementa and S|<ocial Notices, p«r Nonpa
reil line, 15 cnut».
Beading notice* per Une, Nonpareil type, an
Local notice*, per line. Minion type, 85 cent*.
A discount matte on advertisement* continued
for one week or longer.
REMITTANCES
For subscription* or advertising can be made
by Post Office order. Registered letter or
Exprea*. at our risk. All letters should be
add retard, J. H. E8TILL,
Savannah. Ga
Georgia Affairs.
The Marietta Field and P'irttiile learns that
on Monday last Mr. Allen Dickerson, who
uas blasting In a well belonging to a Mrs.
Wright, living near the Starch Factor) In
I Hist city, became aware of the density of
the gas collected, and ordered the hands
.ihove to draw him up. Before be reached
i he top he was orcrruiuc, and, letting go his
i oM,fell back, tin- fail fraetartaff i.i- stall
and killing biin Instantly.
The Albany Atbrrlurr Is suffering from
the dullness of the times. It longs for a
runaway, a foot race, a fisticuff, a shooting
r. rape, an alarm of lire, or even a dog fight.
Anything of the sort, f r om any source, will
'•c thankfully received and rcportorially at-
t. tided to by that paper.
(.‘barges of a very serious nature having
iM'rti brought against a Rev. Mr. Arwood, of
New Bridge, Lumpkin county, he was ad-
\Ised to make himself scarce. Taking the
advice, he stood not U|K>n the order of his
going but went at onee to other scenes and
pastures new, stopping Just long erough to
leave * message for his family to do the best
they could, as he would probably never sec
them more, either In this world or in that
w hich is to come.
There is a gentleman named Johu W.
Dooly, who lives near Braggville, .1 as per
county, who not ouly runs a large planta
tion there, but is a natural born poet of no
mean pretentions. As as a proof of this,
,i tenant by the name of Mike Horn called
upou h'tn recently for an order on a Mr.
Tease, a grocer, for some corn. Dooly
grablied his pencil, and witbout intending
to be poetical, rapidly wrote : “Mr. Tease,
If you please, let Mr. Horn have a bushel
<>f com. Charge the amount to my account,
and in the fall I’ll pay you all. Yours
truly, Johu W. Dooly.”
Ex-Governor J. E. Brown has returned to
Atlanta after his extended trip to the West.
The demand for neat, well arranged, cheap
cottages in Atlanta is greater than the sup-
J. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1878.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
ihgetias.
Change of Location
B.FME1A&C0.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NOON TELEGRAMS.
RETURNS FROM THE GERMAN
ELECTIONS.
Succetwor for
Todleben.
BUSINESS FAILURES FOR JULY.
DKATI1 OF CARDINAL FRAM HI.
nia< ellaueoua New * and Notea.
1.ERMAS ELECTION KETL'RNS.
Berlin, August I.—Complete returns from
the Kingdom of Wurtemberg show the elec
tion of seven Free Conservatives, three Im
perialists, two National Liberals and one
l (tramontane. Second ballots In three dis
tricts will be necessary to decide the result.
The Free Conservatives and Imperialists
elected may be considered as the supporters
of Bismarck.
The National Liberals have carried the
Duchy of Brunswick.
Frankfort, August 1.—Returns from
thirty-eight South German districts show the
election of nineteen National Liberals, six
Conservatives, three Ultramontane* and one
Departist. A second ballot will be held in
nine districts.
“THR THUNDERER” ATTACKS GLADSTONE.
London, August 1.—Tbe Tune*vehement
THREATENED MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN CON
STANTINOPLE.
London, August 1.—The Time*' Pera dis
patch of the 30th July says that the Aus
trian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
threatens to produce a ministerial crisis in
Constantinople. The Minister of War and
Minister of Public Instruction are strongly
opposed to the occupation, and think it
should not be submitted to w ithout a formal
convention. The Grand Vizier, Savfet
Pasha, who wishes to avoid difficulties with
Austria, is at variance with his colleagues.
FAILURES IN JULY.
New York, August 1.—Sixty-seven fail
ures were reported in July, with aggregate
liabilities of $5,738,171: assets $2.702,442,
an Increase of thirteen failures and $1,400,000
in liabilities, compared with the record for
the previous month, and an iucreasc of fifty
per cent, in the number and double the
amount of assets as compared with July,
isr;
r NOTES.
August 1.—The race for the
London, „
Goodwood cup to-day was won by Mr. E,
Blascoritz's four-year-old chestnut mare
Kinczera, by Cambuscan, out of Water
Nymph, bred in Hungary.
Saratoga, N. Y., August 1.—In conse
quence of wet weather the races were post
poned until to-morrow.
ply.
The so-called meeting of a Greenback club
in Atlanta on Monday nlghtendcd In a total
failure. According to the Constitution, only
four persons were present. (if this number,
one only was a Greenbacks
Augusta has turned out a watermelon
weighing seventy-two i>ounds. Is that »
rattlesnake story?
Tbe Amcricus Republican has been sam
pling some flour of wheat grown and ground
near that city. It is exultant over the fat-
t hat go<>d wheat has been and can be raised
in Sumter.
Augusta -Voss, 3I«t : "To-day a colored
woman named Karin-1 Page was arraigned
before Judge Knead upou
TUB FORTE ON TUE GREEK CLAIMS.
London, August 1.—The Porte Is prepar
ing a memorandum to t>e addressed to the
signatories of the treaty of Berlin, setting
forth its views of the Greek claims in an
swer to the statement of the Greek repre
sentative, M. Delyannis, at the Berlin Con
gress.
MORKD SUCCESSOR FOR GENERAL TODLE-
dated
warrant Issued
At tile instance of Elizabeth Scott, also col
ored, charging burglary iu the night—steal
ing a watch, clothing, spoons, etc. The de
fendant was required to give a bond of two
hundred dollars to appear in the Comity
< Hurt Friday next. The robbery Is said to
have been committed several months ago."
Iton. 8. 8. (sunset I Cox won a name and
fame from his description of a sunset. Per
haps the Augusta AVm-a may do the same
thing. It says: "The reflection on the
clouds In the east from the sunset last even-
lug, with Its gorgemi* lights and soft, filmy
shadows, was perfectly beautiful. The
clouds were piled lilgll ill tin- east, and
while the bottom stratum was of deep pink
with a film of drab clouds spread over
lightly its surface, the next was a deep pink
which became lighter and emerged gradually
into a bright orange, the whole culminating
in a brill,ant crown »f gdkleii light. The
change* were rapid and striking, and many
ersons gazed in admiration till the light
faded entirely from the sky.”
Amcricus Republican: "On Friday night
last, between ten and eleven o'clock, the
gin house of J. H. Black, Km,., jti the west
ern portion of the county, was destroyed by
lire, together with a Sine cotton screw, a
number one gin, a threshing machine, and
-Mr. Black’s entire grain crop, consisting of
wheat, barley and millet. A negro man by
the name of Joe Gorman, one of (he chain-
gang on Mr. Black'* place, has b**en arrested
as the person who set tire to the building, as
he was caught while in the act of setting
tin- to another building. He was committed
to jail to await his trial at the next term of
t he 8uperior Court of Sumter county. Mr.
Black's loss is between eight ami nine
hundred dollars."
Holton County VidetU : “Little Charlie
Drummond, aged about four years, and son
of Mrs. Drummond, who lives on Monroe
'trect in this place, was attacked by a mali
cious row owned by Mr. J. O. Shepherd, of
i his place, on Friday last in the grove near
the Baptist church, and tossed high in the
air ami thrown a distance of seven or eight
feet, bruising him considerably and fright
ening him nearly out of his wits. Fortu
nately the little fellow wore a stout frock
«•( muji,- heavy material else he would, in
all probability, have been gored to death."
Speaking of
London, August 1.—A dispatch
Constantinople, July 30, says: "It
ported that General Todlvben, commander
of the Russians before Constantinople, will
be succeeded by General Kauffman.”
THE CIVIC HONORS TO BEACONSF1ELD AND
SALHEt KV.
London, A0gust 1.—Great preparations
are making in London for the civic honors
to Lords Beaconsfleld and Salisbury on Sat
urday next, when they will be entertained
at a banquet given by the Lord Mayor.
DEATH OF CARDINAL FRANCHI.
Rome, August 1.—Cardinal Alessendro
Francbi. Pontifical Secretary of State and
Archbishop of Thessalonira, died at one
o’clock this morning. He was a native of
Italy, was born in 1*13 and was nominated
Cardinal in 1873.
FREEDOM OF THE 1'RESS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
London, August 1.—The Courier dr Ijo-
rirst, published at Constantinople, has been
suspended for announcing that the wife of
the Turkish Minister of Marine was present
at a ball given bv the Russians.
CONFEDJiRATION IN ALBANIA.
London, August 1.—There is no doubt
that the Albanian chieftains have formed a
confederation to resist the encroachments of
Sorvia and Montenegro.
BURNED.
Chatham Village, N. Y., August 1.—
United States Marshal Pavn’s iwprr mill
vas liurtud t);l* morning. Loss $00,000: in-
urancs $25,Ow.
WRESTLING MATCH.
Elmira, N. Y., August 1.—The wrestling
match between Miller and Bauer has beeu
declared a draw.
ly attacks Mr/Gladstone this morning, and
says of his speeches : “The House of Com
mons listens with bated breath for his con
tribution to the great controversy and for
some prophetic glimpses In the future. He
speaks two hour* and a half, and occupies
seven columns of our space. He carries his
hearers Irresistibly down a torrent of bril
liant oratory. But when all is over and we
have time to breathe, to what does it
all amount? With few exceptions, to noth
ing but a prolonged invective against the
present Ministry. Scarcely anything they
Lave done or said escapes denunciation.
Peace has been made, but no thanks to
them. They have preferred servitude to
freedom; have pretended to defend public
law, and have really betrayed it; have made
a mad convention, violated existing treaties,
brought Into question an important
prerogative of the crown, discredited us
abroad, and weakened us at home. But who
are these plenipotentiaries whom he de
nounces with this unmitigated and unre
lieved censure ? They are not merely Lords
Beaconsfleld and Salisbury. They are rep
resentatives of England before Europe and
the world. Thelrwork, when ratified, is
work of England. They have not usurped
power over an unwilling people. Gladstone
himself admits tnat they command Aheap
V royal of the mass of their countrymen.
here are person* in the world besides Be*
consfleld, and larger questions at stake than
that of the conduct of the Ministry ’ '*
details of a prolonged negotiation,
gret to say it, but the whole tenor of Glad
stone's speech, by what It omitted, was in
I consistent with statesmanship or generous
patriotism, and he must proportionately for-
1 Felt Ills claim to the attention of his country
men on this great issue."
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Columbia, S. C., August 1.—The State
Democratic Convention met to-day with
full quota of delegates present from all the
counties. General John I). Kennedy wot
unanimously elected President of the con
vention. The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions was organized and the conven
tion took a recess until five o’clock.
Upon reassembling, the Committee on
Platform submitted a report which reaffirms
the platform of 1876 substantially, in lan
guage adapted to the present condition of
affairs. Its provisions are in harmony with
the pledges and performance of Governor
Hampton in his administration of the gov
ernment, based upon equal and exact jus
tice to all citizeus, without regard to
rare, color, or previous condition,
and guaranteeing full and ample
protection to all classes in tbe administra
tion of Justice. Accompanying the plat
form is a scries of resolutions which urge
unity of purpose and action among the
Democrats, denouncing fusion with Repub
licans, and deprecating the presence of Inde
pendent candidates. It also strongly urges the
rostering of immigration, inviting citizens
from every quarter of the globe to make
their homes in South Carolina; also
directs attention to the revenue troubles in
the upper counties, urging Congress to so
amend the laws as - to quiet the irritation of
these troubles, and requesting President
Haves to grant amnesty to illicit distillers
in said counties.
Tbe platform and resolution were adopted.
A resolution endorsing Governor Hamp
ton and the entire-State ticket, and nomi
nating them for re-election, was unani
mously adopted by a rising vote, amid great
enthusiasm. Hampton and others made
speeches, which were vociferously ap
plauded. The convention adjourns to
night.
HONORS TO BEAUONsFIEl.D AND SALISBURY.
are making in "London for civ
Lords Beaconsfleld and Salisbury on Satur
day,when they will receive the freedom of the
city and be entertained at a banquet given
by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House.
A dais has been erected on the southern side
of Guildhall, upon which stands a throne.
Here will be seated the Lord Mayor of
London, the British plenipotentiaries and
the chief officers of the corporation of Lon
don. There will be accommodation in this
room for seventeen hundred persons, delud
ing four hundred members of Parliament.
The dais.and seats will be covered with sca
rlet cloth.
OfNTERFElTEK.
EVENING TELEGRAMS.
hat Georgia needs, the
Cuthhert Appeal nv* : ‘'Our State contains
itiantr acres of laud that call out for men to
*<>n»e and take charge of and cultivate
them. Men who will produce good crons
and who will Increase the fertility of the
toil; who will raise cotton and corii, wheat
■lid oat*. grain and grasses, luscious fruit
and tM-atiUful (lowers, all variegated with
tine selection* of Jersey and domestic cat-
tJe, half-bred Berkshire hogs, thoroughbred
< hiekens, sheep, eta., all making cheerful
the farmer's home. Small farms, and the
incii to cultivate them, is the demand in our
Mate—rich, closely cultivated Uttie farms.
Ail over the State" rntrrj rising farmer* are
» anted. The land is here w aiUug for the
-killful Landmen who have the ability, ana
’-rain and will power. These lands can pro
duce any crop desired, are near to good
markets, are healthful for man aud beast.
Ml mat is (Wired is for enterprising, intelli
gent farmers to cotne and trauaform Georgia
into a picture of beauty.”
Another direct visitation of divine wratn
upon a blasphemer is reported this time in
the Dahlonega Sit fuel. We give it In full,
with the comment*of that paper thereupon.
"An almost incredible story reaches us to
the effect that * farmer living in Forsyth
county, while (flowing in his field some days
ago, became so exasperated at the continued
drouth and intense heat tbs.’ fie blasphemed
the name of God. aud disputed Jfce power
of the Supreme Ruler to lessen the bet .or
cause it to rain, when all of a sudden, sc
the story goes, the man and the animal at
tached to the plow were enveloped In a dense
< loud of smoke, which was soon transformed
»nto lurid blazes of fire. The terror-stricken
horse upon the first appearance of the
smoke dashed away at breakneck speed,
fearing hi* master encircled with flr«,£.land
ing statue-like and immovable on the sfM
where he so wickedly and foolishly invited
the wrath of his Maker. Sever*! effort* were
nude to remove the unfortunate man from
his terrible pooitiou, but humau agency, it
senna, was jmwerlesa to render a*s(stanea
Individuals, (a their attempts to aid him,
laid hands upon him. cut so lutense
was Mir heat that they were forced to
retreat. The party finally emerged from the
flarue* and i* still living. Upou first hear
ing the report we passed it by a* an tain
minor set afloat, probably by some sensa
tionalist, but the story became the general
talk, and was seriously discussed by several
of our most Intelligent citizens; hence our
notice of it. We do not vouch for the au-
ihentirity of the rumor, but merely give it
as told <o us by a dozen different persons.
We are of the opinion, however, that jf
there is anv truth in the story at all, it was
only an ordinary ease of sunstroke, < which,
«f course, is very rare in this asif Ion of the
State,) greatly exaggerated."
TIIE THUNDERER” ATTACKS
GLADSTONE.
Honors to Bearonsfieltl end Sails-
% bury.
A LIVELY SCENE IN THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
New Orleans Yellow Fever Report.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC'
CONVENTION.
General New* Item*.
WASHINGTON WEi.T!JSH PROPHET.
Office of tub Chisp Signal observer,
Washington, D. C., August 1.—indications
for Friday:
In the South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather and occasional rains, vari
able winds, mostly southwest, nearly sta
tionary pressure and teini»erature.
In the Middle Atlantic Sates, partly
cloudy weather with frequent rains, warm
southerly, veering to colder northwest
winds, falling followed by rising barometer.
In the Gulf States, partly cloudy weather,
occasional rain, variable winds, mostly
southerly, pearly stationary pressure and
tcinperatucr.
In Tennessee and the GhJo valley, eJear
partly cloudy weather, preceded In the Ohio
valley bv occasional rain, warm southwest
veering to colder northwest wind*, station
ary followed by rising barometer.
A LIVELY SCENE IN TUE COMMONS.
I*)NIm>n, August 1.—In the House of
Commons to-day Mr. Robert Lowe, Liberal,
resumed list debate on Harrington's resolu
tion. The debate hid t,y a lively scene,
Low e accusing the government of acting a
falsehood.
Sir Stafford North cote. Chancellor of
the Exchequer, rose to a point of
ordgr, that the language of Lowe
was unparliamentary. The Speaki
that as the remark was not applied to
a member of tbe govern inert, It was in or
der. Lowe then repeated his statement,
W ben the Speaker ruled it to be out of order
as toeing applied to members of tbe govern
ment. Lowe then withdrew the expression.
SCIENTIFIC FACTS DETERMINED BT TIIE
ECLIPSE.
J*FNVKB, August I.—Astronomers from
Rawlins ted other points met here yester
day for a comparison of notes and tLe dis
cussion of their ob»e»vatb'BS. Professor
Watson feels certain that he ha* discovered
Vulcan southwest of the sun about two de
grees distant. Professor Draper succeeded
in getting a photograph of the spectrum of
.'he corona, thus proving that most of tbe
light of the corona is reflected from the
and is not du.e to ignited gas.
NEW ORLEANS TALLOW tJty'fR REPORT-
BOILER EXPLOSION.'
New Orleans, August I.—The Board of
Health report* twenty-four new cases and
seven deaths for the past twenty-four*.
The steamboat iieu v 7'ete, lying at the
wharf at the foot of Custom House
street, exploded a donkey bolter this after
OOpn.
THE NAUTILUS.
London, August 2.—Tbe Nautilus has
put in near tbe Lizard, In eonseauence of
rough weather, and will proceed on hsr
cruise when the weather moderates.
arrest
Richmond, Va., August 1.—United States
Special Agent Downs to-day arrested a man
named Daniel Howe, charged with being
ngaged In the manufacture of counterfeit
coin in Baltimore. Howe came to this city
Monday night and went to work at cooper
ing. lie confessed belonging to a'gang In
Baltimore, three of whom were arrested last
Tuesday. Twenty-five dollars in counter
feit pieces, ranging from five cents to one
dollar, were found among his effects. He
wfU be taken to Baltimore to-night.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON LORD BEACON8PIKLD.
London, August 1.—In the House of Lords
to-day. Lord Carnarvon, vehemently attack
ing Lord JJcaconstleld, asked an ex
planation of certain remark* recente
ly made by Lord Beaconsfleld regard
ing Lord Carnarvon's secession front
the Cabinet. He said if Lord Beaconsfleld
meant to say that he (Lord Carnarvon) at
the inomentof difficulty and danger flinched
from what he had pledged himself to do,
he must absolutely deny such a statement.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Washington, August 1.—The Treasury
expects the remaining $61,000,000 of bonds
of the act of March 3d, 1865, consols of
1865, (6’s), which have been called in,during
the present current year.
The Secretary of the Treasury left for
New York to-day, pwJJy for recreation and
partly for business.
Coinage operations at the New Orleans
mint will be suspended three months In con
sequence of the fever.
elevator struck bv lightning
BURNED.
Henry, III., August 1.—Tbe Danley
•lerator, owned by Nicholson A Rulison.
was struck by lightning last night and
burned to the ground Thirty thousand
bushels of grain were destroyed.
BISMARCK’S SON DEFEATED.
London, August 1.—A dispatch fromBer-
a to the Tbll Mall Gazette says Count Bis
marck, a son of the Chancellor, who
candidate for Parliament, has been defeated
in the election at Lurcuth.iv
pardoned.
WasniNOTON, August I.—Charles Yonng,
of Cincinnati, convicted at the same time
rith Eph Hariand of election frauds, has
been pardoned.
A CAMPAIGN REMINISCENCE.
A ('•■fiflcralr Arcsaal of Maart’i
Capture of Pope's Baggage Tralas
Supplemented by the Kzperlenee or
a Federal Soldier Who Was There.
BY UHRIS AMMAN, JR.
If Rev. R. J, McArthur, of New York]
is right, none of the unfortunates who
suffered from sunstroke during the late
torridim-m* were Christians. Ho declares
that no Christian can lie sunslruck, aad
rites the promine. “the sun shall not
•unite thee bv day.nor the moon by night."
This would be pretty bard on BJaiDe,
were it not for the doubt, *o charitably
entertained by a great number of intelli
gent people, whether that statesman was
ICE HOUSES BURNED.
Paterson, N. J., August 1.—The six Ice
house* uf the Passaic Ice Company were
burned down by a*upr*o*ed incendiary fire
to-day.
OCCUPATION or HERZEGOVINA.
VIMS'S, August 1.—The eighteenth divis
ion of the Austriap army crossed the Dal
matian frontier and occupied Herzegovina
to-day.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.
Cincinnati, August 1.—The Democratic
Convention nominated A. J. Warren for
Congress from the Thirteenth District.
DECLINE* RENOMINATION.
Portsmouth, N. H., August 1.—Frank
Jones (Democrat) declines renomiuaUon in
tbe First district.
U ron a lit Atkinson's Death
A dispatch to the Chicago Time* from
Elmwood, Ill., says : "Over 2,000 per
sons had collected near the railroad sta
tion here on Saturday evening last to see
a halloas ascension by Prof. L. D. At
kinson. The baliouc, inflated with hot
air, having been cut loose, the <*rcig)Ut.
holding on to the trapeze with one hand,
waved an adieu to the i>eople, saying, as
he went up. ‘ It is the poorest ascension
I ever made, but I'll do the best I can.’
As it rose. Atkinson swung his feet over
the bar, and, hooking on by the knee
joint, b«ntr with his head down. He
next hooked hi* foot at the’unction of
the rope where it was fastened to the bar,
suspending himself at full length. The
balloon by this time had ascended in the
quiet evening air between two hundred
and three hundred feet. Atkinson, then
righting him*<li, suspended himself from
the liar by one arm, but suddenly. {»
though paralyzed, he let go his hold and
fell, still holding up his arms.
"Women screamed and fainted, chil
dren shrieked, and men hid their faces
to shut out the awful spectacle. The
iiTonaut fell on his hack with a shocking
thud about a yard outside of the railway
truck. Whep be was taken up he was
stone dead. The mangled corpse was
carried to the Leola House, to await tbe
order of his widowed mother, who
dwells in Burlington, Iowa.
"Atkinson was in the employ of J. A.
Whettony, one of the well-known Whet-
tony Bros., acrobats. He bad been
making ascent* daily sine*, lost April,
along the narrow guage railroad from Sr.
Louis to Cairo, and back to Peoria and
Minonk, and the little company of five
was now on its way to Galesburg. At
kinson took the place of Donaldson un
der Barn urn's management, when that
performance disappeared. Three years
ago, in making an ascent from Calhoun,
Ky., the lialloon caught fire, and Atkin
son fell one thousand feet. striking the
branch of a tree, which broke the fall,
lie escaped with a few fractures, and
went into the business again."
Detroit Free Fret*.
At Catlett’s, on the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad, took place another of
the adventures referred to in which Stu
art "got even" with bis friends of Ver-
diersville. General Lee had advanced
into Culpeper with his army, driving
General Pope before him, beyond the
Rappahannock. Here the Federal posi
tion was strong, esj>ecially the artillery,
and it was desirable to know whether an
attack on their flank and rear was practi
cable. Stuart was accordingly sent across
the river above to get in tbe Federal rear,
and struck it at Catlett's Station on a
dark and stormy night, taking the post
completely by surprise. Many prisoners
were taken and the stores either destroyed
or brought off. Among tbe latter were a
box of official papers, which are said to
have revealed the entire scheme of the
Federal campaign, and a fine uniform
coat belonging to General Pope.—Stuart’*
Uniform Coat Sketch of John Rtten Cook.
The writer hereof was one of the de
tachment having in charge the army
train which was being hurried along
under protection of the main army,
which intervened between the rapidly
moving Confederate troops and the train.
It was a lowering night when we reached
Catlett's Station. The brigade trains
were hastily parked, the hoises corraled
and bright fires soon sprang up as the
men prepared their suppers. About 10
o'clock the storm which had threatened
broke on the camp. The men had care
lessly laid their arms in wagons or tents,
believing that perfect security was af
forded by the main army, and manv
haci gone to sleep. Our tent was
a large one, containing a squad of
some fifteen men, all of whom were
already under their blankets and being
lulled to sleep by the patter of the
rain on the tents. Suddenly there was
a thrilling jell, mingled with carbine
shots, which broke sharply on the still
ness of the night. All jumped up con
fusedly and scrambled for their muskets
only to be met by a squadron of cavalry
sweeping down on the train. Occasional
flashes of lightning revealed a number
of cavalrymen driving the guards from
the trains into the woods. We plunged
into a surging creek, clambered up the
opposite bank and met to consult. The
cavalry could not follow us there. We
could see at times the horsemen among
our wagons. When reorganized we made
a sally for our train, drove the few from
the train and recovered our position. The
Captain of the cavalry squadron felt
provoked at the audacity of the infan
try, and, assembling his men, made a
second charge. But this time we were
prepared, and as the squadron came
plunging on us we rose to our feet and
poured a volley intQ the ranks. This
was a great surprise, and wheeling
arouml.tbe squadron left us victorious.
At tbe other brigade detachments
Stuart's men were successful. Ammuni
tion and provision trains were fired and
pillaged, the whole scene of this carnival
of war lit up by the burning wagons.
Loud reports of the explosions, sharp
reports of the earbines and shrieks of
the men filled us with a horror which no
language can describe. With this
horror freezing our souls we lay on our
arms till the welcome dawn revealed a
clear field, but an awful scene of desola
tion. All over the field lay the dead
bodies of men and horses killed in the
large. About noon a fitn e of infantry
os brought up on a train and we again
felt secure.
An incident occurred in this memor-
ile attack which displayed the bravery
of an engineer who was making his way
toward Washington with a tram load of
wounded soldiers. The cavalry wi
busy in firing the bridge at the station
the train rushed into view. Tbe tire bad
been started aud was creeping up in the
trestle work of the bridge. It was a
moment when a man had to decide
whether to attempt the crossing of the
bridge and run the fireof the cavalrymen
in ambush on each side, or to back from
the scene andjeave the train to the enemy.
There was no timu to ponder. Few ex
pected to see the train come on, but it
did, over the bridge and through the vol
ley from the cavalry. A few of the
wounded were killed, and the engineer
was wounded in the arm: but it was a
great victory. Tbe poor wounded and
suffering invalids on board of the train
soon reached the hospitals at Washing
ton and were cared for. The engineer
was officially published for his bravery.
I have the above in my memoranda of
the war as "a night of horror. - ’ May T
never see it again.
THE EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS
A Concise Statement of Spain’* Last
[The following exposition of the na
ture and extent of the East Florida claims
can be relied upon as accurate. The
New York press has been guilty lately
of giving out a large amount of erroneous
information concerning them.—Editor
Po»t.\
The demand lately made by the Minis
ter of Spain upon the Department of
State for tbe payment of the unpaid
residues of the judicial awards under
Article IX of the treaty of 1819, has
been noticed in several papers in such a
manner as to mislead public sentiment,
and to hamper the action of the govern
ment upon a most important question,
involving in this instance the consistency
as well as the honor and good faith of
the United States.
The plain state of the case is this: By
the ninth article of the treaty of 1819
the United States bound itself to indem
nify the subjects of Spain for all such
injuries caused by the operations of the
American armies in Florida, as should
"be by due process of law established,"
Iu fulfillment of this solemn obligation
Congress authorized certain tribunals to
adjudicate the matters iu question, aud
before these tribunals claims to a con
siderable amount were by due process of
law established, and the indemnity due
on account of each claim was fixed. To
complete the execution of the treaty,
Congress appropriated money to pay
these claims, directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay all such awards of
the tribunals above mentioned as were
just and equitable within the treaty.
Now, when the Judges found that a
man’s house bad been burned several
years before, and that the house was, at
the time of its destruction, worth five
hundred dollars, they awarded, in addi
tion to the five hundred dollars, a rea
sonable rate of interest to complete
the indemnity. The then Secretary of
the Treasury, Mr. Woodbury, paid the
principal sum of each amount awarded
in behalf of claimants who had estab
lished their claims "by due process of
law,” but refused to pay the remaining
portious of the indemnity on the grouna
that a " usage of the department ’’ pro
hibited the payment of interest. The
Secretary did not "disallow a single
claim which had been previously allowed
by the tribunals which examined it,” but
undertook to fix tbe indemnity at the
value of the thing taken or destroyed at
the time of the taking or destruction,
some twenty years before, leaving the
injury which the United States, by the
treaty, bound itself to indemnify only
half indemnified. This is the basis of
the East Florida claims. They have
been the subject of diplomatic corrc
spondence at intervals since 1850, and
the United States has never once denied
its obligation, under the treaty and the
international law, to pay the residues of
the awards.
The matter has been before Congress,
and the justness of the claims and the
sufficiency of existing law have been re
peatedly asserted in the reports of vari
KEARNEY IN BOSTON.
HI* Recepdon-AAdre** to the Work-
iuemru.
TRAGEDY IN CANADA.
Kearney, the California agitator, ar
rived in Boston on Sunday morning,
accompanied by his brother-in-law, Carl
Brown, of the Chronicle. They were
met at the depot by a party of labor re
formers and escorted to the hotel. A
Herald dispatch says:
The party were received by the com
mittee, headed by E. M. Chamberlain,
Chairman of the Reception Committee;
C. H. Fernald, chief organizer, and P.
Sheehan, Secretary of the Workingmen's
party, and escorted to the Sherman
House, where one of the spacious private
parlors of the hotel was placed at their
disposal. Upou entering the office of the
Sherman House the great agitator placed
his autograph in the register in a fair,
round, business hand, and, receiving the
congratulations of his fellow working
men, proceeded with his friends to the
parlor assigned them. There was cheer
ing and excitement at the depot, which
seemed to increase when the assembled
thousands packed every inch of available
room in Court square, in front of the
hotel. Mr. Kearney, tired and dust-be
grimed from his long ride, was testing
the ex hilirating effects of an application of
Cochituate anil soap, when Mr. Chamber-
lain came in and suggested that, if it
were possible, he had better say a few
words to the people, when they would
quietly disperse. He acceded to the re
quest, and, without waiting to don his
vest and coat, was escorted to a front
window in the ladies parlor. He was
dressed in a dark print shirt and navy
blue pantaloons, and in a rather incon
venient position spoke through the open
window to the audience below. His re
marks, though brief, were sufficient to
show that the man is a natural orator,
with a ready use of words, forcible ut
terance and speaking deliberately and
with effect, sending every word home,
lie spoke as tollows:
“rdloic Workingmen of Boston: I hope
you will excuse me. I have had a Ion"
journey. In the future I trust you will
have ample opportunity to hear me speak was
at length. I am glad to see you up and
doing here in this monopoly-ridden At
lantic slope. I bring the glad tidings
from your brothers of the Pacific slope
that we left the plains of California
strewn with the festering carcasses of
some of the political plunderers, while
they are pegging away at the rest.
(Applause).
"Our war is death to monopoly, death
to debased capital, death to Mongolian
slavery as well as African or any other
slavery, and death upon death to poli
tical plunderers—bloodsuckers of all
parties. I come not here to represent
any particular class, faction or ism or
■reed; no nationality but American. I
■onte here to represent and to meet
honest workingmen fighting for their
rights, because the flag that we honor
and have upheld, and will agaiu, is to-day
flaunting lie. (Sensation.) It does not
wave for liberty. It wavea to protect a
A You or Yaa .Border* HI* Father,
Burdcronnl) Assault* HI* Sister
and then Commit* Sulelde.
ous committees for the last thirty years, band of pirates. (Cheers.) We propose to
Two solicitors of the Treasury, as well j make it^ again wave for liberty—the
Some Recent Suicides.
Miss Miller, of Douglass, Mo., mar
ried Mr. Simmons one afternoon, went
out in the evening, nominally to get
some clothing she had left at her mother's
house, and was found next morning
hanging to the branch of a tree by a
plough line. "1 utu affectionate, sensi
tive, ignorant, despondent, weak, vacilla
ting and altogether unfit to live,” wrote
Mr. Herbert, of Little Rock, before
taking a dose of strychnine. Mr.
ifanillqn, a lawyer <>f Columbus, Tex-,
having filled 4 brother lawyer whom he
suspected of reducing his wife, was
sentenced to death, but poisoned himself
on the eve of hi* eXaouMon, leaving a
note to tbe Sheriff to say that he was
"sorry to be forced to prevent an act
which would only he a pleasure to his
enemies and no benefit in general." Mrs.
E. E. Wood, of Mast Hope, Pa., put a
three pound can of gunpowder into the
stove. Herr Stolheimer, of Mayence,
having quarrelled with his partner in the
wine business, went into the cellar,
knocked tl)e bungs out of all the casks,
lay down iu the vinous torrent and cut
his throat. W. T. Day, of Dubuque,
la., went out into a hog pen and with a
sharp knife cut off portions of himself
and fed them to the swine; he was dis
covered by his relatives, but so shock
ingly mangled that he died. Thomas
Parr, of Dayton, Ill., fir-t tried to beat
out hu brain* with a crow bar, then
h-uigc I himself. Mrs. Bnvder, aged
eighty, of Kent, O., drowned herself in
the creek, because Iter daughter-in law
would not give her morphine to the use
of which she was addicted. Zeiie Sivar,
a woman living in the Haute-Loire,
France, having bad a quarrel with her
husband, heated the oven red hot, crept
into it and baked herself to a crisp. Four
Prussian school hoys killed themselves
within the week after the closing of the
schools through disappointment at not
succeeding so well as they had expected
—one of them, at Golitz, shot himself
upon his mother’j grave. Senator Stan
ley Matthew* refused to attend the ses
sion of the Potter Committee.
The stock toast drunk at Orange din
ners July Ji, runs as follows : “ Here
is to the great, go***, p*ogs srd immor
tal memory of William, Prince of Orange,
who delivered us from Pope. Popery.
wuGdgn «hoes. brass money and slavery!
May he who wiii act jjrink this toast be
jammed, rammed and crammed into the
great gun of Athlone and fired over the
hills of Tyrone, and made sparables of
for Protestants’ shows." Sparables are
long shoe pegs for the clogs which they
wear around the bogs.
A Miscellaneous Individual.—A
Baltimore tramp mistook a gospel tent
ior a circus last Sunday. The Rev. Mr.
Gumming* was leading m prayer, and all
the brethren were on tnefr knees, when a
strange figure darted up the aisle with a
yell, and mounting the pulpit, gave the
Bible a preparatory whack, *nd proceed
ed to square off as if to address tue crowd.
The effect waa electric. People sprang
to their feet, and a dozen hands were laid
upon the wild-looking intruder, His
shoes and pantaloons were in bad repair,
bis hair was unkempt ami his beard un
shaven, and although be wore a coat,
there was nothing between it and his
skin. When he was taken to a police sta
tion he was asked who he was. “I'll tell
you," he exclaimed with energy; “I'm
the Devil! Old Nick! Flibberty-gibbet:
Skpfcijtopheles' Beelzebub! Bob Inger-
soll! Hoop-la, bere ye are tor the lower
regions, get along!" and as he said this
he cracked an imaginary whip.
the most eminent lawyers iu the coun
try, have examined the appropriation
act, aud pronounced it full and sufficient.
But with these matters 8|>ain has nothing
to do. Her rights rest solely on the in
ternational law; and the obligation of the
United States to her, under the ninth
article of the treaty, is to be measured
solely by that law. Now, the ouly ques
tion which can be raised in answer to the
demand of Spain is one which is already
settled by the requirements and conces
sions of all civilized nations—especially
by those of the United States and Spain
—e., is interest, at a reasonable rate,
or an allowanco In the nature of interest,
a necessary element of international in
demnity? The United States has uni
formly exacted it, and the principles on
which the demand is based have lately
been discussed aud approved by learned
publicists of various nations at Geneva.
Spain herself has recently paid to the
United States awards of the Spanish and
American Commission embodying in
terest as a part of the indemnity awarded;
and the United States promptly paid tp
Great Britain, in 1874, the awards of the
mixed commjssion vyhjph sat uuder the
treaty of tyashingtun. including an al
lowance of iuterest as part of the in
demnity,
Mr. Evarts will see at a glance that
this matter must result in something
"more than a diplomatic correspond
ence;” for the first fact which will meet
his eye is, that the obligation of a treaty—
which the Constitution makes the su
preme law of the land—remains partially
unfulfilled. From this point he may be
gin his examination of the matter as a
lawyer,' but to this point he must return
id make answer as a diplomatist.
Even if he should not find that under
existing law the executive branch of the
government is fully empowered to fulfill
the obligati* n of the treaty, he cannot
send Spain to Congress; nor can he base
any conclusive answer to Spain's demand
on the state of our municipal law.
It is believed that, as the Minister of
State, Mr. Evarts will see but one ques- I
tion to be answered, ar.d, as a lawyer, |
but one question In the ease, and that a |
question to which his mind t>^; , oeen
lately directed m international con
troversy which arrested the attention of
the whole world, viz • Is interest, or an
allowance iu the natqre of interest, a
necessary element of national indemnity?
Examixeh.
liberty of its workingmen (Great ap
plause.) We will make this fight by the
ballot—that power which in the hands of
a free people is wielded more potentially
than the sword of monarchies. (Cheers.)
"Friends, I have been misrepresented.
The Associated Press news gatherers,
working iu the interest of unscrupulous
thieves and a depraved prefia. Lave dis
torted my sayings in tfieir insane and
hellish attempt to fasten on a free people
the shackles of a slavery worse than
death. The San Frjjncisoo Chronicle has
a special representative here to telegraph
back events in the interests of truth and
honesty. We propose to do in the East
what we did In the West. Meet capital
with labor in a fair fight and crown labor
king.” (Great applause).
KEARNEY S PURPOSES.
Mr. Kearney had in contemplation be
fore he left San Francisco the possibility
of his meeting with but slight success in
the East. If he found that the Greenback
and Labor parties were well organized
and controlled by honest men l)e pro
posed to go into ttyc campaign and sup
port Rutief for Governor. He says he
believes in Butler. On the other hand, if
the disaffected elements were in the hands
of designing politicians he was deter
mined to leave Massachusetts alone, mere
ly returning a few tiwos anil speaking in
the leading cities on his way. -From
what he has seen so far he is confident
that he can work successfully, and the
chances are that he will remain in the
Bay State till November, and work for
Butler. He received to-day a communi
cation from the State Centred Committee
of tbe National Greenback party an
nouncin^ that Butler was to be put in
nomination, and asking for hjs co-opera
tion.
Ho will remain quiet for a week to re
cruit his strength, and then he will be
gin his regular campaign. He wants to
have a conference with Mr. Butler be
fore he starts operations. Politics in
Massachusetts for the next f«w Mouth?
are therefore ljfcgly to be of a lively
nature.
Canadian papers print accounts of a
horrible double tragedy which occurred
early on Wednesday morning of last
week at the house of George Smith, a
farmer, near the village of Rockford.
Ontario. The family consisted of him
self, two daughters, a son James and a
younger son. It seems that young James
Smith went to his sisters’ room some time
Tuesday night and stole the key of his
father’s money box from a string of keys
hich were around the older girl's body.
He stole the money and put the key back
in the bed, and upon the girl turning
over shortly afterward she felt the key.
and was awakened, and, suspecting what
had been done, as they had expected he
would attempt the theft, she got up and
told her father. Her father then got up
and went to his son's room and accused
him of taking the money. They both
came down stairs and had some words
about it, the old man threatening
to have him arrested if he did
not give up the money. The
father then procured a halter and startl'd
for the field t$» get a horse to go to Sim-
coe, saying that he would put a stop to
that kind of work. The son followed
him up a lane at the back of the barn,
and murdered him with a club about
two feet six inches long, which he had
prepared the evening before from an old
pump handle. He then went to the bed
room occupied by his sisters and at
tacked one with the pump-handle,
which he had brought with him, cutting
frightful gashes on her head and arms.
He then struck the other sister a few
blows, and she fell or threw herself on
the floor, exclaiming that he had killed
her. He next turned his attention to the
young brother, who fled to the kitchen,
and, picking up a brass kettle, threw it
at James, and getting possession of a
pistol, held the murderer »,t Lay, teliiug
him be would shoot him if he came
near. James then left the house, and
was afterward found iu the barn hang
ing by the neck, dead. Tho father
was found behind the barn
with his skull smashed in. His body
had been dragged some distance toward
a straw-stack, the murderer proh&bly con
templating hiding the body or burning
it in the straw-stack. The girl first at
tacked is dangerously hurt. There Lad
been before quarrels about sums of
money which James had stolen from his
father on different occasions. The father
was forty-nine years of age, and much
respected. An inquest was held Wed
nesday afternoon on the bodies of George
and James Smith, Ly Dr. Hayes, of
Simcoe, Coroner, assisted by Dr. Howell
and Dr. Langrell. In the case of George
Smith a verdict was returned in rccoixI-
ance with the foregoing facta, and that
James Smith committed suicide by hang
ing. It is thought the older girl will re
cover. The mother died about a year
since. She was the second wife, and
left only one child, a boy. The rest now-
living—two girls and a boy—are children
of the first wife. James was to have
been married on the following Tuesday.
INTENDING TO REMOVE
ON OR ABOUT THE
1st SEPTEMBER NEXT
NEW STORE,
NOW' BUILDING ON
Broughton Street,
FOUR DOORS EAST OF WHITAKER.
DESIRINO TO OPEN THERE, AS FAR AS
PRACTICABLE, WITH AN
WE HAVE DETERMINED, FROM THIS
DATE, TO MAKE A GENERAL
[iwldcfioii in Prims
IN ORDER TO
Close Out Goods
NOW ON HAND.
B. F. MENNA & CO.,
157 Broughton Street.
jyS-tf
HALLUCINATED OR BEWITCHED.
Or What Sort «| Nervon
It Anyhow *
Trouble Is
Gen. Sherman made a brief address at
the reunion of the Ohio soldiers and sail
ors in Newark on Monday. He is thus
in part reported: "It is well for soldiers
to come together, and it is well for you
to bring your wives and your children,
your friends and neighbors. Some of us
old soldiers almost begin to feel that the
cause for which we fought is in peril,
and some of us feel that our country is
sinking back into that indifference that
preceded the civil war, from which no
thing will briDg it out but civil war.
There is a contest going on in this world
at all times. We should meet this as
peaceful citizens, faithfully performing
our duties as citizens, so that war may
not again l>ecome possible. I, a profes
sional soldier, hope that never again may
this continent be drenched in die blood
of our fellow-citizens, but it may become
again necessary, and it is a source of
comfort for us all to know that here, in
this beautiful valley of the Licking, there
are strong amis and stouter breasts that
will respond to the call of the country.
I am greatly encouraged every time I go
abroad through Indiana, Illinois, or Ohio
to know that everywhere the war of
1861-5 commands a ready response when
ever the people are called from their
farms and workshops. I hope we shall
cherish the memories of which General
Keifer has given so good an Recount to
day. What Uhio has done in the past it
may have to do again in the future.”
"Fifty thousand pollan to the latter
and two thousand five hundred dollars
tq the^widow," is the way fhey divide
tstatis in New York city, according to
the Graphic. *
As Exciting Scene at Cape May.—
thrilling incident was witnessed on the
beach at Cape May Sunday afternoon.
A young man named MoGarry was in
the surf, bathing, when he was suddenly
carried out beyond his depth. The suri-
boat was not out at the time, and some
minutes passed before the crew could be
got together, finally, however, they
manned the boat and struck out for the
rescue. The tide was so strong that the
young man floated down to Sea Grove
before the boat overtook him. having
been in the water over two hours. At
the time there were thousands of people
.on the beach anxiously watching the
struggling man in the water and the
efforts of the boat to reach him. When
he was finally drawn into the boat alive
a shout of relief went up from those
who had witnessed the exciting spectacle
from the shore.
A brilliant Anglo-American Wed
ding in iAHidon.
St. feter's Church, Eaton Square,
London, was the scene of a brilliant wed
ding on Saturday afternoon, the high
contracting parties being Arthur Henry
Paget, Lieutenant and Captain in the
Scots Fusilier Guards, eldest son of
Lieutenant General Lord Alfred Henry
Paget, Clerk Marshal of the royal
household, and flfth son. of tbe first Mar
quis of Anglesey, to Miss Minnie Ste
vens, daughter of the late Mr. Paran
Stevens, of New York. The wedding
was graced by the presence of royalty.
The Prince of Wales, the. Princess Lou
ise, the Duke of Connaught, Prince
Louis of Battenberg, Prince Edward of
Saxe-Wr.imar, and many of the aristo
cracy were present, together with many
well known Englishmen and Americans.
The officiating divine was the Very
Reverend Dean of Windsor. The bride
wore a robe of white satin, trimmed
with old point d’Alencon arid orange
blossoms, a v;l;ite tulle veil falling grace
fully over all. Six diamond stars glit
tered in her hair. The bridesmaids were
the Honorable Miss Gerard, the Honor
able Miss Harbord, Lady E. G'adogan
and Miss Violet Paget, the bride
groom's sister, whilst the groom wa* at
tended by lord Marcus Beresford, the
sou of tile Marquis of Waterford. After
the benediction the whole party, includ
ing the members of the royal family,
entered the vestry to sign the register as
witnesses. A brilliant wedding recep
tion followed at the house of the groom s
father. The royal we<kliug gifts were as
follows. From the Prince of Wales to
the groom a aarnituideehem re inee, con
sisting of a Louis Quatorze clock and
candelabra; the Princess of Wales to the
bride, a gold serpent bracelet, se* yyith
sapphires, diamonds agc[ rubies; Friucess
Louise, a pair cf guid and pearl earrings
and a massive silver coffee pot; Prince
Leopold, a classic bracelet, forming a
double-headed snake, set with rubies wnd
diamonds; Prince Louis qf Battenberg,
an Egyptian, qecklaee; Prince Edward, a
blue Venetian vase. Other valuable gifts
were received. The bridegroom pre
sented the bride with six beautiful dia
mond stars, the same vfbJcb glittered In
tbe bride's hjqir at the wedding.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
We publish this morning a special to
the New York World, giving the latest
concerning Miss Heuser.who was strange
ly disrobed on July 4 at Milton, New
York. Last Sunday we published an ac
count of Miss Parmella Barneil losing
her voice in religious excitement, and,
after many years, recovering it by a
means that were intimated, but not di
rectly expressed, in the article published
on Sunday. Now here is a letter from
a citizen of College Hill, personally cog
nizant of the facta in Miss Barncil’s case,
and he confirms the account given in (he
Enquirer on Sunday. Here is the letter:
College Hill, Q., July 16, 1878.
To the Editor oj, tin Enquirer;
The communication in your paper of
last Sunday concerning Miss Parmella
Barneil, wno suddenly recovered her
speech after a silency of twenty-seven
years, recalls to the writer's mind the fact
of having seen the subject of the article
both previous to her recovery and after
wards. Visiting an aunt who resided
near Cambridge City, when I was about
eight years of age, I accompanied her
one day to visit the family of Dr. Boyd,
in Dublin, where Miss Banted was then
staying. The ra$di*y and ease with
which ‘!;c u*ed her fingers in con versa-
tiou, impressed itself on my youthful
mind, especially as she was the first per
son I had ever seen u<*> the dumb lan
guage. She related to several persons
present, through an Interpreter, the cir
cumstances attending the loss of her
voice, which were as stated in the article
last Suuday. I next saw her several years
afterwards at her liotuu My aunt hav
ing heard of *ue wonderful occurrence.
d;uVe over to see her, taking me along.
This was about ten days after Mies Bar
noil had recovered her speech, and she
conversed with us in a very unnatural
and constrained manner, and in a shrill,
high tone. She related to us the manner
iu which she recovered her speech. She
said she had not had any faith in
the proposed remedy, but as she
had heard of one other case, similar
to hers, which was cured, she yielded to
the entreaties of friends and allowed her
self to lie made very drunk Ly the means
of whisky administered at intervals. She
suddenly began shouting in a loud voice:
"Glory! glory!” The strangest part of
it all was this, the first words she uttered
were the same she had last uttered at
camp meeting, twenty-seven years pre
vious. She continued shouting for some
time, and whyn recovered from her in
toxication was able to converse with those
around her. But, owing to long disuse
of the vocal organs, she was not for some
t ime able to control her voice, but spoke
in a very unnatural tone. The joy of
the poor woman, epnsequent upon her
recovery, tya* touching indeed. I con-
si([er this one of the most remarkable
cases on record, and would much like,
if possible, an explanation by the medi
cal profession. Maurice H. Strong.
The medical profession and the city
will be equally interested in these cases.
The time v,'aa, whtn science shone dimly
on (fie world, that such cases would be
referred to witchcraft or some supernatu
ral or diabolical influence.
GRAND CLOSING SALE
Seasonable Goods!
—AT A—
Rednction of25to 33percl.
GRAY & O’BRIEN
WILL OFFER
DURING THE
WEEK:
) SS
inches wide, at l()c., 12J4c. and 85c. Tho
latter good value for 20e. to flkv
104 LINEN SHF
toft.
LINEN PILLOW CASING reduced from $1
< SHEETING reduced from $1 50
TO dozen Ladies' Brown Unbleached LISLE
THREAD HOSE, at $3 per dozen, cost $0 to
art; sizes, 8. SU, « and Inches,
dozen Gent*' SUMMER UNDERVESTS, af.
25c., 4Gc. and 50c.; size*, 38 to 42; a (Treat job
30dozen Hoys' and Misses' GAUZE VESTS;
sizes, 18 to 34, at 30c., former p
—. , erprice 50c.
A job lot of Ladies' SUMMER VESTS. 50c .
much under value.
Full line of Gents' JEANS DRAWERS.
75 dozen Gents' Brown HALF HOSE. 25c.
30e. and 35e.^yery flue.
50 dozen GRits Heavy English HALF HOSE.
25c. and 30c.., usual price 40-. end 50c.
100 gross line PEARL BUTTONS, 12«e. to i-v-
ppr dozeu. not over half cost ’of importation'
usual price of such goods 25c. to 60c. a dozen ’
64 BLUE FLANNEL SUITING, $1 50 per
too piece* yard wide printed CAMBRIC, new
styles, at 33 per centJoff former prices. Some
t^uufut SHIRTING PATTERNS amongst
5 cases. 13,000 yards, STANDARD PRINTS,
best brands, fast colors, at 5c. per yard. These
are far superior to any such goods offering
75 dozen LINF.N BUCK TOWELS at 28c.,
worth 35c
50 dveea LINEN NAPKINS, 75c. a dozen,
usual price 90c.
Great jobs in NAPKIN8, from $1 to $2 50 a
BLACK GRENADINES—50 piece* good
quality at cost.
All Wool Colored GRENADINES and Silk and
Wool Colored GRENAD1N ES reduced from 60c.
to
too piece* American and Russia CRASHES,
from 5c. per yard to 20i\
3,000 yards DRESS LINEN BOURETTES, at
12)ic., reduced from 25c.
To open early in ?he week:
dob lot (soiled) LACE NETTING, at 50 per
cent off usual price.
Ladies' LAWN WRAPPERS, DRESSING
8ACHJUES and UNDERCLOTHING, full Une in
stock.
Our entire stock Children's P. K. LINEN
LAWN SUITS at 10 per cent, off cost.
GRAY & O’BRIEN.
jyD-tf
$75,000 WORTH
Staple anfl FancyDryGooiIs
REDUCED PRICES!
A Singular Case.—Young Mr. Ritj,
* w— ,r„,_ ^ * ts writ of
A letter from Maasanetta Springs,
Rockingham county, Va., says intelli
gence has reached there of the drown
ing of Frank, a little son of C-omiqander
A a Sfl-ormick. of the Coital State, — —, _ „ „
^ av 7- Washington, D. C. This officer's I a question, however, whether the hus-
of New York, has sued out
halteas corpus for the production in court
of his wife, Henrietta, whose father
withholds her on the novel ground that
she was not legally married, since the
clergyman who performed the ceremony
was blind as Cupid himself is said to be.
The New York World suggests that in
case tbe father snail succeed in making
his ground good, a terrible rate awaits
the many couple* who have been joined
together by the Rev. Mr. Milburn, who
has just now return 3d homo to tell us
what a blind man saw in Europe. It is
family had been sojourning at the Mas- band's remedy should not be by replevin
Mnetta Spring*. I rather than by habeas corpus. I
A Boy's Delirious Visions.
The Milkaukee (Wis.) Sentinel says
"William Rlliott, a lad about eleven
years of age, resident on Fourth street,
between Wiet and Cherry streets, is ex
citing the interest of the neighborhood
on account of a singular delirium that he
has become subject to within the past
few weeks. Having expressed a wish to
earn uiough during his school vacation
to buy a small printing press, his father
procured him employment in a brewery,
and it was while engaged in slamping
corks that fic became 111, and manifested
at; extraordinary' abnormal condition.
William's confinement to his bed does
not debar him ftom observing what
is transpiring in the neighborhood.
On one occasion his mother requested
QBC Gf the children to ascertain the con
dition of a little girl who had been quite
seriously ill for some time. Williarii
immediately advisui the mother not to
send fits s**ter on the errand since the
ohild she was so solicitous about bad
died. He had seen her go to Heaven.
Inquiry revealed the ract that the little
girl had breathed her last. In a strange
voice and singular manner he declares
that he, too, is about to go to Heaven—
that he will be translated like Elijah of
old—in a chariot of fire. The odd be
havior of the boy and his mysterious
communications have been carefully
noted by his physician, and the phases
of his peculiar delirium have become t,
study as well as a matter of interest to
the friends and neighbors of the family.
TI7ILL offer his entire stock, which will be
f* found to comsin such attractions in
VARIETY, QUALITY and PRICE as wiU
merit the attention of cloaecaab buyers, whom
examination is respectfully invited. For the
better guidance of such I will give a few quo
tations.
ASK FOR THE GOODS.
I HAVE THEM IN STOCK
100 pieces CORDED JACONET, linen finish,
■K inches wide, only 10c. per yard, good value
for 12Kc. per yard.
WHITE PIQUE 5c., «J4c., 8a, Hte. and up.
BLACK GRENADINES from 15a to 75a
BLACK ALPACA, BLACK CASHMERES.
BLACK BOMBAZINES. BLACK FRENCH D&
HENKtETTA and TAM ISIS
CLOTHS, and in fact everything kept ip a first
Monrning Department!
at tbe lowest possible price*. However, I would
The Shah of Persia has conferred the
Order of the Lion and Sun on Baron
Alfred de Rothschild, of London.
To Sell Goods for Coot and Pay m
Hundred Cents on the Dollar,
la a Thine that Can’t
DANIEL HOGAN.
. Ml BROUGHTON
■I
—ri.- riTui iiiiilK
*. ——-
—
