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J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1880.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
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(ieorsia Affairs.
are now in the Bibb county Jail eleven
« one white man and ten negroes.
P p McCrary, the negro who was recently
i in Macon, charged with the assault on
!i Calhoun. is still held * n conflnem* nt there,
TT t he real culprit has been caught. Mc-
rV is charged with having murd :red a
LitP woman near Millen a short time since.
ig of the citizens of Coffee county,
lass recently, Messrs. J. R. Smith
°nd Joshua Kirkland were chosen delegates to
U ivention to be h*-ld in Atlanta on the 9th
ie to select delegates to the Cincinnati
•ntion, and Messrs. Will'e H. Love and J
^ Denton were appointed delegates to the
nvention to be held in the same city on the
^ of August, to nominate a State ticket. The
derates go uninstructed.
TheTkoinasville Post say a : “The nights are
rather c«»ol for young cotton, but the days are
•plendid for killing grass, and a farmer at our
L w gaj-s the crop prospect indicates abund
ace of hog and hominy* next fall. We hope
k correct and that the indications may hold
The Arlington Advance tells of a wonderful
,onan/.a which has been discovered by Mr. R.
I Lernax, of Calhoun county. It says that
rbile he was having a well dug on his planta-
ion. he discovered w hat he and many others
apposed to be a diamond, nearly as large as a
: c fcory nut. It is quite brilliant and cuts glass
enlilv. He is considerably excited over the
,rosiH‘ct of his good fortune
TheT-iccoa Acws learns that the farmers of
[abe:s!lam county are very much behind with
aeir farming operations, and I hat there will
ot lie an average crop of wheat made—the
ist having nearly ruined it.
Tin* Hampton (Henry county) Weekly says
KV have received the Southern Farmer's
[j ithly for May, and find much in it to inter-
it us. This is unquestionably the best and
si valuable publication of the kind in the
wth—not excepting even that reliable old
igazine, the Southern Cultivator—and de
Krviug of the highest success '*
ho Valdosta Times says: “If Mr. Haines
.lements are true, and we are induced to
ink they are, tli9 Commission ought to allow
ie Savannah. Florida and Western Railway a
igher tariff Give them ‘a just and reasonable
ite.’ The people don't ask any more.”
Th<* Bellton Forth Georgian learns that
olored family living on the farm of F. G. Moss,
of Backs county, while engaged at their work
i girl, aged about tw-'lve years old, in
ch&jve of the house with a little boy aged five
ears old. The girl, finding a flask c-f whisky
a the shelf, administered a large dose to the
id, from the effects of which the little boy
Fou
The Hinesville Gazette thinks that while the
people of Northeast Georgia are wild over their
rich ‘finds' 1 in the gold regions, the people in
hie low lands are becoming alive to the fact
that they have something better than gol!
mines at their doors. It says: “Golden rice in
the long run will pan out better than some
of the gold mines, and our farmers have
begun to realize handsome returns from this
mine of wealth."
Col. Haines addressed the people of Mitchell
county at the court house in Camilla last Wed
nesday "n the rai’road question, and made a
fine impression. The Camilla Dispatch says of
him: "Withal, the viut and talk of Col. Haines
did good. The people met him, shook hands
with him, talked with him, found him cordial,
genia'.approachabl- and just—not the haughty
niboad magnate many supposed him to be.
He complimented our town highly, and noted
much improvement since he w'as last here.
While c» demonstration was made, it was
plain to be seen that Col. Haines had gained
many friends, and all were sorry he had to
hurry off so soon.”
According to the Camilla Dispatch, the cotton
crop of Mitchell county is fine, the stands are
ill good, and the prospect is very cheering.
Wild turkeys must not only be as plentiful
is blackberries, but- of gir antic size in Harris
tounty. The West Point Press states that Mr.
• T W. Lancaster, who lives two miles from
i West Point, in that county, on Wednesday killed
| *‘th a stone a wild turkey that weighed forty-
seven pounds and measured five feet and two
Inches from tip to tip of the wings. The Press
te J s toe thighs were as large around as a man'i
tttn. and Mr. Lancaster supplied his neighbors
*>tk the meat for several days, besides haviug
* plenty at home.
The white Republicans of Georgia have is-
a call for a meeting of all their brethren
throughout the State, in Atlanta, June 22d, for
c Station and such other action as may be
kerned advisable The Independents of the
*’ a te are invited to unite with them for the
purpose«>f co-operation.
The funeral of Mrs. Walter Hammond, the
*«>ud victim of the DeGive Opera House dig
4st * r < took place from St. Luke's Episcopal
Church, in that city, on Monday morning,
h’gg concourse assembled to pay the last tri
bute to her memory, and the services, which
*?re very impressive, were conducted by Rt.
Hiahop Beckwith, assisted by Rev. Mr.
and Rev. Mr. Williams. The remains
I ^re deposited in Oakland Cemetery.
The trial of James Roberts for the murder of
• 1 usin, Solomon Roberts, in Macon on the
- f March, began in that city on Monday
***** aD( l is still progressing.
. F' rsyth Advertiser: “Uncle Jeff Bennet. as
cniversally known, a respectable eol-
mau. died at h:s borne near Forsyth on
~L r ‘' • fvening. lUth inst. He -ras about
Jenty-eight j* ars old, and had lived in this
I .'j^wthe greater part of his life. He was.
Perhaps, possessed bf more property than any
l th man in -Monroe eouDty. and left a will
an eref-utor to administer his estate.
I -jus will be the first administration of an estate
I a colored citizen that ever occurred in Mon-
I at Within our knowledge. His
I twemv hvif. t3 * ilu sted to be worth about
I . dollar.-. This man was
I br'ifj m i hum hle sphere. Ho was nover a
1 - ,ut alw *ys gave close attention to
I Diiio. rnUD f lri, ' r, *'' t Always respectful and
I - ant ^ Q eyer failing to* meet his engage-
| .. .. h 1hU the respect of
i e ' was a member of the
| «naoaist Church, and died peacefully.”
thn independent: “A few days ago
r -Shade Boyt-t was walking through
un k 08 on ( -' a I )tain J^amuel Beall's planta-
inVt *1 - 1 ’ 01 cons *derable mud on his boots,
bcT , out his knife, he sat down upon a
scraped it off. He noticed something
“2“ l .on the point of the knife b’ade, and
off discovered it to be a piece of pure
which came out of the muc on the cre^k.
Ias it in his posses ‘ion and is positive as to
I f 5** it came from. If there was one piece
; c ?oid in the creek is it not likely that there
j t rnay ^ possible that among the
rich products of old Stewart that we wi 1
"riop a gold mine yet.”
Herald: “Lou Johnson, a negro
■ twr b ' d Wash Boswell and Henry Beall,
Icharo?^ 1 * sa hle admirers, arrested on the
I stone ' J * attempting to poison her. She
I affirms that they set poison for her in
I f J,° Us Places—in her yard, house, chairs and
even rubbed a little on her pillow,
erhiv, lui ght absorb it liver-pad fashion. She
tu yk1 such strong symptoms of lunacy at
i, JJ^For’s Court, that the case was dismissed
^-posterous.”
Gazette: “The quiet of our village
ishftoi-’ ^tsturbed last Tuesday morning by
% r p Kai ir tragedy upon the premises of Mr.
The actors in the tragedy were
^rki? re< * men , Adam Miller and Bill Davis,
pistol ;« a .t * ns tantly kiRed by a shot from a
*he hands of Adam Miller. A prelimi-
i^4n.i> min ? tion was held before B. Darsey.
frinT? ^ u *»lic and Justice of the Peace, and
to show that Miller acted in
!rom«. en8e - He was acco dingly discharged
Coiml St0 ^^ l he Magistrate.'^
Pn»n# ien,ing on the recent decline in the
-ounfii v°° l from 40 to 35 cents, the Berrien
I of e> r s attributes It to the manipulation
**<cn\ ator ®. offers the following ad-
sewers: "The market has been
I^Lh«° Wn at the rate of half a cent a day dur-
r*ttr Wte ^- Let it go down. Hold on to
won,t melt, nor will it cost you
to keep it. Hold it a few month** if
w ^ en l he shoe begins to pinch
•bout s Peculators’ time for delivery is
ex Pire—you will see that the price will
b 4 hip- rapidly as it has recently fallen.
|o.^ llrne taat the immense profits which
be retained in the pockets of the producers,
and we intend to flgnt it out on this line if it
takes us the whole wool season. Wool selling
here Thuraday evening at thlrty-Av-* cents. The
supposition Is that it has struck bottom, and
that it will gradually improve, or at least re
main at that figure.
Says the Oglethorpe Echo: “We are in favor
of the farmers in this county combining to
beat the first candidate who tries to bring out
the colored vote. Our darkeys show no dispo
sition to me idle in politics, and if let alone by
ambitious white men we believe they will re
main neutral. They intend to vote for Grant,
and let them do so; but do not stir them up on
county affairs unless we can afford to lose this
crop. The very men who abuse the negro for
voting are the first to entice him out when he
wants to use him. Let the race vote as they
wish, but there is no necessity to create a big
excitement. We want to tee the coming cam-
>aign conducted fairly and dispassionately,
et the whites remain cool and collected, and
./a will answer for the suffrage slinger. There
is no need of a bitter and personal conflict.
Vote for the man of your choice with as little
to do as possible—and all will be well.”
Henry County Weekly: “On last Friday
morning, while Col. G. Bryan was having
his corn plowed, the negro boy who was in
charge of the horse permitted him to approach
too near an open well on the premises, when
his foot slipped and the horse fell backward
into the well, a distance of twentv feet or more
Parties near at hand instantly burned to the
spot, and it was proposed to dig him out by an
inclined ditch. About the time thev had pro
gressed with the ditch to one-half the depth of
the well the horse seemed to be overcome with
the intense heat which was pouring into the
well from the midday sun. and soon expired.
Albany Advertiser: “The first Democratic
trumpet for Governor was sounded at Jeffer
sonville, Twiggs county, on the K'th ot May
when a convention was held and delegates
elected to represent the county in the Siate
Gubernatorial Convention. The convention
was unanimous for Colquitt, and appointed a
« olquitt delegation to the Suite Nominating
Convention, which meets in August m Atr
lanta."
Florida Affairs.
The Falatka Herald reports that the late
rains have given an impetus to the replanting
of young orange trees. It says: “We have
never seen a more favorable season for the
growth of fruit trees.”
Peter Caisley. Henry Maughn and Jim Spur
red, all c lored, and said to be West India
negroes, attempted to forcibly release from
jail in Pensacola one Richard Evans, who had
been convicted of killing Che ter Griffin. Their
efforts were frustrated, however, and the three
were arrested, and now remain themselves in
durance vile.
Canova” is the way the Palatka Herald
spells his name
Another instance of the result of the care
less handling of firearms is reported in the
Pensacola Gazette : On Saturday morning
last, as John Isam, colored, was sitting in his
house at Millview, examining a cartridge pis
tol, the weapon was accidently discharged, the
bail entering the left eye of a little negro girl
l^s daughter, we believe-whp was playing on
the floor, and inflicting a mortal wound. This
occurred about half-past six o'clock, and the
child, who was only six years old, died at noon
the same day.
We don’t wish to make invidious distinctions,
but the Fernandina Mirror is one of the neat
est and newsiest papers which comes to this
office.
The Lake City Reporter says the orange crop
in that section bids fair to be moderately large,
and fhe fruit will probably be fine, as the
drought caused the surplus fruit to drop just
after forming. S3 that the sap will be required
to nourish only such as will ripen.
The Apopka Citizen is of the opinion that
whoever will permit himself to think will come
I to the conclusion that the population of Pouth
Florida is substantially advancing in all the
elements of assured and permanent prosperity,
ana that as a new country that section has no
equal on the American continent.
Our Florida exchanges are still absorbed in
politics, largely to the exclusion of other news
matter. We presume it will be this way until
after the election.
They are talking about running General
Loring for Congress in the Second Florida dis
trict. The Gainesville Bee presses his claims
in a column and three-qua ter article.
The Tallahassee Patriot wants the hogs
which roam numerously about the streets of
that Radically ruled city to have rings put in
their noses, to prevent them from rooting up
the sidewalks.
If the Quincy Star is correct. Rev. G. Wash
ington Witherspoon, colored, Radical nominee
for Congress from the First Florida district,
has a record which will high’y commend him
to his party throughout the country. The Star
says: “He was tried for adultery at Live Oak
a few years ago, and convicted. The case was
taken up to the Supreme Court, we believe
and since that we have not heard any more of
it.*
The Marianna Courier savs: “Thus far, with
the exception of an occasional complaint of
bad stands of cotton, the crops bid fair to be
good. The corn fields, which have had pro
pitious seasons, are looking luxuriant, and are
generally iu flue condition—all worked out aud
growing' The area, from the information we
have, is not as large as last year, but with no
serious disaster an abundant crop will be made.
Cotton is j et small, and with the many disas
ters with which it has to contend, there can be
no estimate ina 4 e as yet. The greater portion
of the crop hos not been ‘chopped out, but
every available b ind is employed for this pur
pose. Considerable replanting will ne lessarilv
be done, owing to the imperfect seed planted.
The farmers with whom we have conversed
seem cheerful and buoyant, and are bending
every effort to repair their losses of last year.
The oat crop will be greater than anticipated
a mom h ago, and much more acreage havi g
been put in of this grain, we may reasonably
expect a sufficiency for home consumption, at
least until com ripens.**
Pensacola Advance: “Florida syrup of most
excellent grade, by the barrel, was landed at
the store of Lewis Bear this week. The syrup
Is mado from the cane grown in the fertile
valley of Holmes, in Washington count}-, and
the trade, by the wav. between our merchants
and the people in that section, and in fact
along the whole line of the Ghoctawhatcliee, is
fast becoming immense Th * improveme ts
now being made in th-se waters by the United
States Government will add very materially to
their importance, and the navigation ot these
waters will not be attended with so many dan
gers.”
Fernandina Mirror: “ A small cotton factory
has been started in Tallahassee, and is doing
well Thus is an industry that the whole Pou'h,
and this State especially, needs to encourage
and build up. With every inducement in the
way of certain profits—proven to be so by all
who have tried ftr-capital will ami must eventu
ally- be placed in this manufacture, and those
who are first in the field will reap large gains
for tlieir outlay.*’
Lake City Reporter: "We understand that
there is a probability of an early solution of the
railroad debt trouble. The bondholders to take
a compromise, loping about 70 per cent, of the
♦'resent debt, and taking in lieu for the remain
der bonds of the counties which originally
composed Columbia county bearing six per
cent interest and payable, say, in ten years
This would be putting the matter where the
people could meet it. The question will re
quire a vote of the people In our opinion, it
is far better to pay that per c^ntage than to
allow the debt to hang ov^r us, as every spirit
of improvement is crushed and capital and im
migration excluded by it. The rate of taxa
tion to meet the reduction would be about as
high as the Republican party collected for
revenue. It would be such relief that the in
creased valuation of property would assist
largely in paying the debt
Says the Cedar Key Journal: “The im
movement of the entrance to Cumberland
Sound, at Fernandina. is one that the people of
the whole State fire directly interested in.
Cedar Key, Gainesville, Starke and Fernandina
each sent delegates on to Washington to urge
an appropriation for this work. They arnvea
too late however, as the House Committee on
Commerce were decidedly opposed to increas
ing the appropriations for harbors and rivers.
The only chance with the present Congress if
for the Senate to tack on an amendment to the
House bill appropriating a certain araoun^
which would doubtless be supported by the
House Want of space prevents us from
elaborating on this subject all the facts of
which are familiar to our delegation in Con
gress.”
Under the heading, “ A rumor of terrible sig-
niflcancel^theMootleeUo Constitution.*%*■
There is a rumor current in this county that
the skeleton recently found by a hunting party
in the vicinity of the * Florida ^ oicano, and
supposed to be the remains of th°. convict,
Newton, did not belong to that individual, nut
are the remains of another and entirely differ
ent person, supposed to have been recently
murdered for a small quantity of money on nis
person. These rumors may have no founda
tion, but the circumstances cited in their sup
port are exceedingly plausible, and will be
thoroughly investigated. The man supposed
to be murdered had lost two or three fingers
from one of his hands. How about the hands
of the skeleton discovered?”
16 pockets of these middlemen should
Sir Alexander Grant, in a paper in the
Princeton Review, on the education of
women, observes: “ A witty Bishop once
said, in reference to the old state of
things, ‘Our girls are, no doubt, very
badly educated, but our boys will not
find it out.’ This saying merrily indi
cates the truth that that which is most
charming and lovable in woman, as well
as that which i3 highest and greatest, is
something independent of accurate scho
lastic or scientific training.
Affections of the Liver, Bilious Disorders,
Sick Headache, etc., are thoroughly cured
by Dr. Jayne v s Sanative Pills. Acting as a
general laxative, they remove all irritating
and fecal matter from the bowels, gradually
change the vitiated secretions of the stomach
and liver, and restore these organs to
healthy condition.
my 15-8, M& W3t—dlp w4p
HE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
The Pension Deficiency Appropria
tion-Colored Pensioners’ Belief—
New District Court at Chattanooga
-Snuff, Tobacco and Cigars—Statne
of General Morgan at Cowpens—
Kellogg-SpofTord Case —Tbe Ad
journment Resolution—Tbe Agri
cultural Interests of the Country-
Improvement of Cotton Culture.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Washington, May 18.—In the House,
Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Appro
priations, reported back the pension de
ficiency* appropriation bill. The bill is
similar to the one reported last week, with
an additional clause appropriating $6,000 to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to em
ploy one of tbe steamers of the revenue
marine now on the Pacific coast for the re
lief of the officers and crews of the whallDg
barks Mount Walliston and Vigilant, now
imprisoned in the Arctic Ocean. The bill
was considered in the House as in commit
tee of the whole.
Mr. Chalmers offered an amendment con
strains the act of March 3, 1873, entitled
an act to place colored persons who en
listed in the army on the same footing as
other soldiers as to bounty and pension, so
as to extend its provisions to the heirs
of 6uch soldiers in their claims for
military service. The amendment was
ruled out on a point of order.
Mr. Chalmers appealed from the decision.
Mr. Garfield suggested that the amendment
should be withdrawn and unanimously
passed as a separate measure when the
pending bill should have been disposed of.
This suggestion was agreed to, and the
pension deficiency bill then passed without
amendment.
Mr. Chalmers then offered as a separate
measure the amendment which he had
offered to the deficiency bill, and it was
agreed to.
Mr. Chalmers then offered as a separate
measure the amendment which l^e had
offered to the deficiency bill, and it was
agreed to.
Mr. Covert ef New York, Chairman of
the Agricultural Committee, reported back
the agricultural appropriation bill, and the
House went Into committee of the whole
thereupon. Mr. Covert explained the pro
visions of the bill and dwelt upon the im
portance of fostering the agricultural Inter
ests of the country.
Mr. Aiken, of 8outh Carolina, a member
of the Agricultural Committee, spoke in
support of tbe bill, declaring that It was
time Congress recognized the importance of
the agricultural interest, and made a liberal
appropriation to encourage it.
Mr. Richards, of South Carolina, express
ed regret that the pending bill did not pro
vide for making the office of Commissioner
of Agriculture a Cabinet officer. He con
tended that the interests of agriculture were
oppressed by the tariff and navigation laws.
After some further remarks by Mr. Kelley,
of Pennsylvania, the bill, was read by sec
tions for amendments.
Mr. Young, of Tennessee, offered] an
amendment, providing that five thousand
dollars of the sum appropriated for the pur
chase of seed, etc., shall be expended in
experiments for the improvement of cotton
culture. Adopted. Without finishing the
consideration of the bill, the committee rose,
and the House took a recess, the evening
ses-ionto be for the consideration of the
court of pensions bill.
In the Senate, Mr. Davis, of Illinois, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported favorably
on the House bill to establish a District and
Circuit Court at Chattanooga, and to add
the county of Grundy to the Eastern Dis
trict of Tennessee. Passed.
Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on FI
nance, reported, with amendment, the bill
authorizing the bonds of manufacturers of
tobacco, snuff and cigars, exporting the
same, to be cancelled at the port of clear
ance. Placed on the calendar.
Tbe amendment makes the bill conform
to the bill reported to the House from the
Wavs and Means Committee, the object
being to facilitate the passage of the bill
directly from the Speaker’s table.
Mr. Hampton, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported favorably on the
bill to furnish a bronze statue of General
Daniel Morgan to the Cowpens Centennial
Committee at Spartanburg, S. C., and it
was passed.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the Senate resumed the consideration of the
Kellogg Spofford resolutions, and Mr. Sauls-
burv made a long and elaborate argument In
favor of the resolutions. At its conclusion
the House resolution providing for adjourn
ment on May 31st was laid before the Senate
and read for the first time.
Mr. Conkling called attention to the fact
that the resolution was worded as a joint
and not as a concurrent resolution. He ob-
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Washington, May 18 —All the prelimi
nary arrangements for the great boat race
to-morrow have been perfected. The course
what is known as the “Lower Potomac
Course,” extending from the aqueduct
bridge, Georgetown, to a point near the
long bridge, a distance of two and a half
miles and return. The men will be started
promptly at 4:30 p. m., if the water
in suitable condition. The heat
has been very oppressive to-day, and
both Hanlan and Courtney have been some
what affected by it. Hanlan has not ap
peared on the river since yesterday. Court
ney took a pull of eight miles this morning,
but complained of a headache on reaching
his hotel.. Rumors were in circulation to
night that he was seriously ill, but his per
sonal friends say he will be all right in the
mornlDg. The city has filled up rapidly to
day, and it Is estimated that 50,000 strang
ers will be here to-morrow to witness the
race. Betting opened to-night at odds of one
hundred to fifty on Hanlan, increasing grad
ually to one hundred to thirty-six, and clos
ing at one hundred to forty-five. Sporting
men almost invariably back Hanlan, and
seem prepared to wager any amount at
the latter odds. It is estimated that seventy-
five thousand dollars were invested this
evening at various places where pools were
sold. President Hayes and members of the
Cabinet will witness the race from tbe
referees boat, the “Gedney.” The police
arrangements foe the protection of the
course have been very carefully made, and
will, it is believed, secure the oarsmen from
any outside Interference.
RUSSIAN ViAR MEASURES
jected to the second reading to-day. It
therefore lies on the table.
Mr. Morgan then proceeded to speak
upon the Kellogg-Spofford resolutions. He
thought It established that the Packard
Legislature was a sham and the Nicholls
body the true Legislature of Louisiana.
Congress could not so decide upoa the
legality of a Legislature as to preclude a
State from deciding otherwise for herself.
All the Senate could do in 1877 was to de
cide for that particular occasion. Packard’s
signature as Governor was sufficient
to be regarded as vrima facie evidence
of the geuuineness of Kellogg’s certificate.
Afterward the 8tate decided in favor
of the Nicholls Legislature, and that body
was recognized by all the world. Tbe Sen
ate in temporarily recognizing tbe Packard
government did not bind its own future
action; the seating of Kellogg, therefore,
did not bind anybody, not even the Senate
In executive session. Mr. Morgan did not
think the 8enate should be governed
by rules that govern courts, but com
mended the illustrations he gave ort
this point to the attention of those who rely
upon the plea of res adjudicata. Tbe Con
sutution made the Senate at all times the
judge of its own members, and gave the
States at all times the right to representation
by Senators chosen by their Legislatures.
Nothing could act as an estoppel from the
enjoyment of these rights. The
principle of res adjudicata could only
be applied in 6uits between
Individuals, not in cases affecting the rights
of States and of the whole people. Mr.
Morgan held that in admitting Mr. Jonas as
Senator the Senate had recognized the
Nicholls Legislature and impliedly admitted
that the Packard Legislature was not legal.
All t he members of the House from Louisiana
were elected with the Nicholls government
and were seated before Kellogg was. The
ac.ion of the Senate in seating Kellogg was
void; It could not decide what was a Legis
lature ; it could not interfere with the inte
rior government of a State. A State could
be known to the Senate officially only
through its constituted govern men t,« x its offi
cers and its laws, and the 8enate could not
rightfully refuse to recognize such govern
ment. It should act in harmony with the
other departments of the government in
recognizing the State Government of Louis
iana. Whatever its opinion it must recog
nize facts. . . .
Mr. Morgan showed that the original In-
qulry in this case was limited to the title of
each of the contestants at that time. No
charges of corruption were before the Sen
ate and it was not proper for the committee
to entertain such charges until the question
of the legal Legislature should be decided.
It is, therefore, impossible that Kellogg’s
innocence of bribery could have been estab
ll.btd by tbe former report that be was enti
tled to his seat on the merits
of the case. Further investigation
has established his guilt. Mr. Morgan did
not think the former cases decided by the
Senate had established the practice of nt
adjudicata in Congress. At the conclusion
of Mr. Morgan’s argument th* Kellogg
resolutions were informally laid aside uni 1
to-morrow, when Mr. Butler will speak on
them.
After the transaction of some unimportant
business the Senate at 5:40 adjourned.
CABINET MEETING.
fforace ITIaynard to Succeed Key **
Poatmaater General—Indian A flair*
— Release of Texas Herders.
By Telegraph to the Morning Neics.
Washington, May 18.—At a Cabinet
meeting to-day, the President announced
that he had decided to appoint Hon,
Horace MaYnard, of Tennessee, now
United States Minister resident at Con
etantlnople, to succeed Judge Key at
Postmaster General. With this exception
the session was unimportant, no time being
devoted to the consideration of Indian ai-
fairs. It was decided to release several
Texas herders who were recently arrested
in the Indian Territory by government
troops, who suspected them to be invaders.
In a nursery wherein all is life and laugh
instead of crying and fretting, there is sure
to be found Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup. Price
25 cents a bottle. myl9-lt
HANLAN-UOURTNEY.
Race To-Day—Preparations
mmense Crowd In tlie City.
THE REPUBLICAN SLATE
ILLINOIS.
Russia Fortifying: the Amoor Dis
trict-Vessels for tlie Pacific—The
Russo Chinese Frontier.
By Telegraph to the Morning Neics.
Berlin, May 18.—Letters from St. Pe'ers-
burg express the belief that Gen. TodlebeD,
while staying at SU Petersburg, prior
to assuming the Governor Generalship
of Wilna, will be consulted regarding
the erection of fortifications at Vladi-
rostok and in the Amoor district
generally. A va6t amount of material Is be
ing shipped thither. A vessel belonging to
the volunteer fleet now at Cronstadt will
shortly start for Vladirostok with
quantity of torpedoes. Several other
vessels are being fitted out for a voyage to
the Pacific. The postponement of the Tekke
expedition, In view of the threatened com-
flications with China, Is generally discussed
n 8t. Petersburg. It is thought that Gen
eral Skobeloff or Prince Imertinsky will be
appointed Commander-In-Chief on the
Russo Chinese frontier. A well accredited
report is in circulation to the efiect that an
officer has left St. Petersburg with orders
for General Skobeloff.
Grant’s Majority Contingent—He Is
in a Minority if tlie Rlalne and
VTasbburne Delegates are Admitted
Solid.
By Telegraph to Cue Morning Neics.
Chicago, May 18.—Special dispatches to
tbe Times state that the Ford County Re
publican Convention yesterday elected two
Grant and two Blaine delegates to the State
Convention, and that the Stork county con
vention shows three Blaine and one Wash-
burne delegate. Calhoun, with two dele-
gites, is the odIv county yet to hear from.
According to the Tones' figures, Grant has a
majority of sixty-four in the 8tate Conven
tion, not counting the Cook county delega
tion at fortv-two, if the thirty-six delegates
claimed for Grant from Cook county be ad
mitted, but if the Blaine and Washburne
delegation from Cook county were admitted
solid, Grant would be in a minority of
twenty-six.
Chicago, May 18.—A special dispatch to
the News from 8pringfield, Ill., says : “The
Grant fight in the Republican Convention
to-morrow will be over the admission of the
rival delegations from Cook county.
The Blaine-Washburne faction are em
phatic in asserting that if the con
vention refuses to seat all their
delegates they will rise in a body
and organize a convention in another room.
They claim to have assurances from many
country delegates that thev will not secede
from the convention alone.”
Springfield, III., May 18.—Delegates
and visitors to the Republican State Con
vention are pouring in on every train. The
Cook county difficulty continues to be the
main topic of discussion, and It Is generally
understood that that must first be settled,
but tbe outlook for a peaceful solution is
not very promising. A telegram from Gov
ernor Washburne Is circulated, In which he
says he is too unwell to attend the conven
tion, but hopes his friends will support
Grant.
IRISH POLITICS.
Tbe Irish Parliamentary Party—Ef
forts to Unite tbe Discordant Ele
ments—Tbe Result Unsuccessful.
J?V Telegraph to the Morning News.
London, May 18.—The correspondent of
the Times at Dublin says the second confer^
ence of the Irish Parliamentary party,which
was intended to repair the break down of
the first conference and unite the discordant
sections of the party, was held to-day (Mon
day). Great anxiety was manifested re
garding the result, and members were
warned that upon it depended, if not
the very existence, certaiuly the useful
ness of the party. It was evident from
the aspect and tone of the meeting that
there was abundant reason to be uneasy.
Lines of demarcation between the two
sections were very distinctly shown from
the outset, and although aii attempt was
earnestly made to prevent the appearance
of disunion in the eyes of England, no tact
or management on the part of the Rt. Hon.
E. Dwyer Gray and of the moderate men
who supported him could avail to remove
the realty and obtain even the flimsy sem
blance of union.
Messrs. O’Donnell and Sullivan were ab
sent from the meeting.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PLANTERS
IN COUNCIL.
Tlie Mississippi Commission—Na
tlonal and State Cotton Excbanges-
Rlver Transpos tallon—Speculation
In Cotton Futures-Adjournment
Excursion.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
New* Orleans, May 18.—The Mississippi
Valley Planters Association met in this city
to-day. The attendance was large and the
meeting enthusiastic. Alabama, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Mississippi aud Louisiana were
represented. Numerous specimens of im
proved farming machinery were displayed,
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
Mississippi commission; claiming the right
to representation in the National and 8tate
cotton exchanges; condemning the sale of
cotton seed: approving the barge line system
of river transportation, and condemning
speculations in cotton futures by cotton
factors.
F. C. Morehead, of Mississippi, was re
elected President by acclamation. J. W.
Vicks of Mississippi, H. A. Lucas of Louisi
ana, J. B. Killlbrew of Tennessee, S. B.
Cockrill of Arkansas, and Dr. J. B. Taylor
of Alabama, were elected Vice Presidents.
The association then adjourned sine die.
and the steamer Natchez look the members
on an excursion to-mght.
THE ALBANY FAIR.
Deiigbllul Weather—Large Crowd
Fine Display—Tbe Races Promise
W r ell—Tbe Ford Amateurs.
Special lelegram to the Morning News.
Albany,Ga., May 18.—Delightful weather
prevails here, and the crowd is already
coming In to the fair, which opens to-mor
row for three days.
The exhibition halls are filling up rapidly
and the displays of all the departments
promise to be large and attractive.
The races will be the best ever seen here,
as fast horses are already on the course, and
leading horsemen are here.
Everything is arranged for the excursion
trains and a big crowd.
The Ford Amateurs will have a hearty re
ception and full houses.
FAILURE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Gas and W r ater Ordered OflT—The
Government’s Credit Good.
By 2 elegraph to the Morning News.
Petersburg, Va., May 18.—Col. D. C.
Carr, Collector of Customs here, has been
notified by the Secretary ot the Treasury
that the appropriations made for fuel, light,
gas, water, etc., for the public buildiDgs
have been exhausted, and the government
cannot expend money which has not
been appropriated. The Petersburg Gas
Company has been instructed to cut
the gas off from the custom
house, but the company positively
refuse, and will be willing to trust to future
appropriations for ite pay. The Water
Works Commissioners also failed to cut off
the flow of water from the building, being
satisfied that the government is good for
the amount charged.
THE METHODISTS IN COUNCIL.
Memorial Addresses—Miss Frances
Willard Declines to Speak—A Hlsh
op of Alrlcan Descent.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Cincinnati, May 18.—The day was most
ly spent by the General Conference in hear
ing memorial addresses upon the Bishop and
Secretaries who have died since the last
Conference.
A note was received from Miss Frances E.
Willard, declining to appear and speak be
fore the Conference.
The Committee on Epiecopacy reported,
recommending the election by this Confer
ence of a Bishop of African descent,
was made the special order for Thursday.
Shaving becomes an indispensable luxury
with Cuticura Shaving Soap. myl9-lt
HE RADICALS DIVIDED.
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THE CALIFORNIA LABOR 1*ARTT.
A Figbt Over tbe Organization—
Kearueylsm W^lns—No Delegates to
tbe National Greenback Labor Con
vention.
By Telegraph to the Momsng News.
San Francisco, May 18.—The Working-
men’s Slate-Convention met yesterday and
effected a temporary organization and ap
pointed committees. The real fight came
up on the adoption of the majority and
mldtirity reports of the Committee on Per
manent Organization and the Order of Busi
ness, the former providing for tbe election
of a State Central Committee instead of en
trusting the management of affairs to Kear
ney,the President,as heretofore, and the elec
tion of delegates to the National Greenback
Labor Convention. The minority report
provided for the continuance of the old or
ganization of the party, and ignored the
question of electing delegates to the Na
tional Convention. After a hot debate tbe
minority report was adopted by 81 to ‘34,
and tbe convention adjourued till this
morning.
TURF NOTES.
National Fair Association — Fine
Weatber — Splendid Track —Good
Sport—Spring Meeting of the Lou
isville Jockey Club.
By Telegraph to the Morning News,
Washington. May 18.—The second day
of the spring running meeting, National
Fair Association, found the track in splen
did condition, the weather fine and the at
tendance large.
The first race, for the Mount Vernon
stakes, twenty-five dollars each, play or pay,
for fillies and mares of ages that have never
won a sweepstake, one and a quarter miles.
Baby was winner by two lengths ahead of
Cinderella, second, Dawn third. Time 2:12.
The second race, for the Brighton Hotel
cup, one and a half miles, for all ages,
twenty-five dollars entrance play, or pay,
the proprietors of Willard’s Hotel added two
hundred and fifty dollars, and the associa
tion five hundred and fifty dollars, one hun
dred dollars to the second horse. Checkmate
won, beating Monitor two lengths, Werter
third. Time 2:37
The third race was mile heats for all ages
that had never run a race of heats, for a
purse of $350 for first horse and $50 for
second. The first heat was won by Eunice,
Suananoa second, Glend&lia third. 8econd
heat, Suananoa first, Eunice second, Glen-
dalia third. Third heat, Suananoa first,
Eunice second, Glendalia third. Time 1:45;
1:51; 1:52.
The fourth and last race was a grand
steeple chase for all ages; horses that had
never won a steeple chase at Jerome Paik,
Saratoga, Long Branch or Baltimore allowed
ten pounds; purse, $450 for the first horse,
$100 for the second and $50 for the third.
Four horses started, and the race was won
bv Dispute, Faustina second, Starlight
third.
Louisville, Ky., May 18.—This was the
first day of the spring meeting of the Jockey
Club. There was a large attendance at the
races and the track was good.
The first race, mile and a quarter dash,
for a purse of $300, was won by Volturno,
One Dime second, Bucklie third. Time
2:123^. One Dime was the favorite.
In the second race, Kentucky Derby, for
three-year-olds, mile and a half dash, Kim
ball was the favorite. Tornzo won, K*m-
ball second, Bancroft third. Time 2:37%.
Tbe following is a summary of the third
aDd last race, mile heats, for a purse of
$300, divided : Montreal 1,1; Beatitude 2,
2; Peru 3, 3; Mary Ann 4, 4. Time 1:43%;
1:44. Beatitude was the favorite.
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
Tbe Palb of Progress and Liberty
—M. Tierad’s Speeob-A Mother to
All Its Children—Minister of the
Interior and of Worship.
T11E NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Opened Strong—Advance in Prloes-
Reactlon—Recovery—Closed Firm.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
New York, May 18.—The stock market
opened strong to-day, and prices advanced
from % to 1% per cent., but a reaction soon
followed of % to 1% per cent.; how
ever, speculation assumed a firm tone,
and an improvement, which ranged
from % to 3 per cent., was established,
the latter in Canada Southern. The
market continued strong during the
afternoon until shortly before ite close
when quotations fell off % to 2 per cent,
but in tbe final dealings a firmer tone pre
vailed, and a recovery of % to 1% per cent,
ensued. Total sales 357,000 shares, including
Eric 44,000, Kansas and Texas 1,000, Nash
ville and Chattanooga 1,200.
NASHVILLE’S CENTENNIAL.
A Military Jubilee—Arrival of tbe
Troops—Military Contest for Cen
teuuial Prizes—Mills’ Statue ot
Jackson—Distinguished Visitors.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Nashville, Tenn., May IS.—Company K
and Battery A, of tha Missouri National
Guards, and Battery A, Louisville Artillery,
have arrived here. The Chickasaw Guards
will arrive from Memphis to-day. Three
companies from the Crescent City Bat
talion will reach here to-night. Three
batteries and ODe cavalry company will
contest for the prizes to-day. Eight Jnfan
try companies will contend for the Centen
nlal prizes Wednesday. Mills’ equestrian
statue of Jackson will be nnveiled Thurs
day. General -Joseph Wheeler and General
Pennypacker, U. S. A., are here, and Gen
eral Joseph E. Johnston will arrive this
evening.
THE WEST POINT HAZING.
Whittaker Rigidly Examined—No
Further Disclosures—He Stan Is Up
to His Original Statement.
By Telegraph to the Morning News
West Point, N. Y., May 18.—At the
opening of the court of -inquiry this morn
ing Whittaker’s testimony was read over to
him and he made a few trivial corrections.
At the conclusion of the readiog Whittakei
was again minutely examined at great
length with regard to the details of the
alleged attack upon him and the manner in
which be supposed his assailants made
their escape. Nothing of much importance
was elicited. Whittaker adhered substan
tially to his original story.
CONSERVATIVE MASS MEETING
Virginia Conservative State Conveu
tlon—Patriotic Addresses.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Richmond, Va., May 18.—An immense
mass meeting was held here to-night in
front of Ford’s Hotel, under Conservative
auspices. It is estimated that from 6,000 to
8,000 persons were present, including the
be6t citizens of Richmond and hundreds of
ladles. United States Senator Eaton and
Representative Hurd addressed the meet
ing.
Delegates to the Conservative State Con
vention are arriving on every train, and
when that body is called to order at noon
to-morrow there will doubtless be a full
attendance.
FOREST FIRES IN NEW YORK.
SOUTH CAROLINA’S PROSPECTS.
Encouraging Reports—Fine Cotton
stand-Tbe Best Known lor Years
Labor Plentllul-Tba Rice Crop.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Charleston, S. C m May 18.—The News
and Courier will publish to-morrow a sum
mary of information received by the Agri
cultural Department ot South Carolina in
response to inquiries as to the condition of
the growing crop. From every county re
ports *re favorable, the stand of cotton
>eing the finest known for several years
>ast. Fertilizers have been used to a
arger extent than last year, and in some
counties more than in any previous year.
Field labor is reported as more efficient and
in only one county is any scarcity of labor
reported, and there, it Is owing to the
negroes renting more land than formerly.
The prospects of the rice crop are also
favorable.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Paris, May 18.—M. Tierad, Minister of
Commerce, speaking in the Department of
Gers, yesterday, said the country was pro
ceeding steadily in the path of progress and
liberty, and was prepared to repel all aggres
sion. He said that the Republic was ready
to stretch out its arms to all the children of
France, even to those who cherished UDjust
prejudices, and that the government was
far from being desirous of initiating reli
gious persecution, but were resolved to en
force the strict execution of the laws.
A decree appointing M. Constant Minister
of the Interior and of Worship vice M.
Lepere, resigned, has been signed.
POOR TURKEY.
A Commission of Supervision—^The
Pashas to be Supervised—Vampires
of Mussulman Countries.
By Telegraph to the Morning Neics.
London, May 18.—A Paris dispatch to the
Times states that France will take the initia
tive in demanding from the Porte the ac
ceptance of an International commission of
supervision and administration for Turkey,
and says the intention 6eems to be to devote
the customs port dues, tributes and all that
can be immediately controlled to the normal
administrative expenditure, thus saving
them from the hand of the Pashas who have
for centuries been the vampires of Mueslu-
man countries.
London, May 18.—A dispatch to the
Times, from Constantinople, reports that
there in considerable auxlety at the Palace
and the Porte, regarding the tenor of Mr.
GoecUen’s Instructions. The creation of an
International Financial Commission Is much
dreaded, and the Sultan, with the fate of
the ex-Khedlve of Egypt before his eyes
will certainly resist energetically any at
tempt to take the financial control of the
empire out of bis hands.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE REICH
SRATH.
Resignation of the Ministry—Tbe
New Cabinet.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
London, May 18.—A Vienna dispatch to
the Tunes says : “ The upper house of the
Reichsrath will adjourn this week. The
Ministry will tender their resignation, but
Count Taafe, the President of the Council
will be intrusted with the reorganization of
the Cabinet, and the coal and iron principle
will be maintained.”
THE PERSIAN FAMINE.
Sufferings Very Severe-Price ol
Grain—People Living on Wild
Roots.
Bv Telegraph to the Momini News.
London, May 18.—The Secretary of the
Turkish Missions Aid Society sends to the
Times letters from the American Missionary
at Ooroomiah, in Northern Persia, describ
lng the famine In that region as very severe
and as extending from Ooroomiah to the
Tigris. Grain brings eleven times the usual
price, and the people are living principally
on wild roots.
THE HOME RULE PARTY.
Mr. Parnell’s Policy not Endorsed—
Mr. Sbaw will Quit tbe Party
Extensive and Alarming —Catsklll
Mountains on Fire—Mead’s Hotel
in Imminent Danger.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
New York, May IS.—Advices from King
ston, N. Y., report that extensive and alarm
ing forest fires are raging in the Catsklll
Mountains. The whole brow of the Catskills
is a mass of ?moke and flames. Mead’s
Hotel is in great danger and can hardly es
cape destruction.
Tbe Fire Record.
Rondout, N. Y., May 17.—In a fire in
Polen’s sash and blind factory, on Wall
street, Kingston, last night, the factory and
dwellings were destroyed. Loss $25,000.
Death of an Eminent French Juris
consult. i
Paris, May 18.—Joseph Adrian Gaalam-
bide, an eminent French jurisconsult,
died to-day at the age of 72.
A Boston Failure.
Boston, May 18.—John H. Foster & Co.,
grain merchants, have suspended. Liabili
ties $150,000.
Declared Ofl.
New York, May 18.—An Erie, Pennsyl
vania, dispatch says the Ryan-Goss prize
fight has been declared off.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
London, May 18.—Mr. William Shaw,
speaking at the Home Rule conference to
day, said If Mr. Parnell’s policy on the land
question was Identical with the views he
enunciated In America and in Ireland, he
(Mr. Sbaw) will not remain a member of the
P^y.
Another Pennsylvania Town Al
most Destroyed by Fire.
Bradford, Pa., May 18.—Tne town of
Condersport, iu this State, was almost en
tirely destroyed by fire to-day. Forty
buildings In all were burned, with a loss of
about $200,000.
Abandoned at Sea.
Gibraltar, May 18 —The steamer Bea-
consfleid, from Baltimore for Naples, reports
having psssed the American schooner Sarah
B., abandoned. She was partially disman
tled, and had her decks blown up.
Planing Mill Burned.
Pittsburg, May 18.—The Blake & Lacy
planing mill, on Fifty-third street In this
city, was destroyed by fire to-day, with “
large quantity of lumber. Loss $100,000.
The Insanity of Avarice.—The re
mains of 31 ax O. Platt, a stock broker,
who had been missing several weeks,
were found in the river under circum
stances that clearly indicate suicide.
Three years ago he married the daughter
of a prosperous broker. There was a
grand time at the wedding. Piatt was
getting a salary of $60,000 a year from
the well-known house of L. Von Hoff
man & Co., whom he represented in the
old gold room. He was one of the
smartest men in the street, and he got it
into his head that he could make a mil
lion and retire. He threw up his $60,
000 a year salary*, and plunged into
speculation wildly, and soon had made
$600,000, every cent of which he lost m
an attempt to double it. Off and on he
has been flush and broke. His father-in
law blew out his brains when he lost all
he had, and Platt, after a series of re
verses, seems to have drowned himself.
To-day his household goods were being
sold under the hammer, while his body
was lyin** near by, in an undertaker’
shop.—Aw York special.
.'OTTOX AND RICE CROPS
On to Gainesville—Free Tickets—The
Past and Present of Gaines
ville—Its Business Prospects and
Prosperity—Vegetable Crons—Tbe
Republican Convention — Hicks’
Blasphemy—Selling and Baying—
Chicago Delegates and Presidential
Electors—Notes.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN IN
FLORIDA.
Noble Speeches — The Democracy
United and Determined to Win.
Editor Morning News: Manatee county, the
farthest south of any in our sunny peninsu
la, except staid old Munroe, has nobly respond
ed to the Democratic call, and at the county
site this week did the opening work of the
campaign. Four delegates were sent to
Gainesville—men they were, too, true and tried.
Three of them with their State seceded, and
followed the varying fortunes of the “Lost
Cause,” until that banner was sunk to rest
Since then, they have formed the nucleus
around which the Democracy of their county
has rallied. Capte. J. W. Whidden, John W.
Hardee and Win. Smith are the men. They go
to both conventions untrammelled, showing the
confidence of our citizens in their sterling in
tegrity.
The fourth. Rev. John W. Hendry, a prose
lyte to Democracy, has shown that the confi
dence he asked is obtained. Noble speeches
were made by the bar of this (the sixth) circuit,
soul-stirring appeals for white man’s suprem
acy in our own sunny South, and showing the
dark picture of Republican supremacy. Cot
J. B. Wall, of Tampa, led the speakers, and sa
lient with wit and teeminz with satire, he car
ried the overflowing with him Next Hon. C.
B. Memminger(son of the Treasurer of the
Confederacy), noble son of an nonest sire,
clearly defined the difference between the two
parties, and made it plain that whit-
men with Southern hearts could not
affiliate with a party who almost
damned the Southland. Then our Solicitor,
CoL Steve Sparkman, treated us to!one of the
best stump speeches we have heard. N umbers
on the ground said that his remarks on negro
supremacy had placed them within the fold of
the Democracy. Our young friend Bascom *.e
bparkman made his maiden political speech,
aud acquitted himself well His mind, full of
legal lore and of his professional duties, had
seemingly revolved all of Manatee county into
one jury .’and gentlemen of the jury followed
in quick and rapi J succession when in earnest
appeal to his party. Hon. E. M. Graham, a
native of your city and one of our brightest
minds, gave us a few well chosen and timely
words. Dr. J. G. Wallace, of Hernando, closed
with a stirring appeal for Democratic unitv.
Though away down South, even further ths
Georgia, we have commenced a campaign that
is to sweep the State and the South.
Manatee is the banner county of Florida.
Though not casting as many votes as some, she
is alwavs at the polls. In the memorable bat
tle of **76 every device was resorted to tii
prevent her voting, even the removing of
every officer within the county by a corrupt,
arbitrary and despotic Governor. But Manatee
was not thus to be disfranchised. She cast her
two hundred and sixty votes, electing officers
on the spot on election day, and transmitted
her vote to Tallahassee. It is too well known
for repetition that we thus saved the State to
the Democracy; saved Bob Davidson, and ac
tually elected Samuel J. Tilden President.
Without complaining, I say that Manatee baa
never been given the honor that is due her,
but I will close after promising to poll one
thousand votes in this frontier county. But,
by the way, if South Florida is to have repre
sentation upon the State ticket, why not give
us a citizen of Manatee—Capt. John W. Whid
den. for instance ? B- * •
The Florida Gubernatorial Canvas?.
MoimcELLO, Fli., May 15 — Editor Morning
Neics: The Constitution of this place, in its
last issue, inserted the communication of a
Northern Voter,*’ animadverting upon my
views as expressed in the Morning News of
the 28th ult. As lie failed to put in my reply to
said communication, and as he took occasion
to preface it with the remark that I objected
to the nomination of a “Confederate soldier”
because he would be objectionable to the
Northern element,” I cannot but think he
intended to misrepresent me and to put me in
false light before the public. No man is
superior to me in admiration for the “Con
federate soldier;” I was one myself and did all
I could in my humble ability to help along the
cause of the South in those dark days.
Having tried to do my duty in the past shall
not hinder me from doing my duty to Florida
in this great crisis of her history.
I contend that the line of policy I have pro
posed is the same as that adopted by the
Quincy Convention, held four years ago. All
concede that that was an able body, composed
of our wisest and most conservative men,
many of whom had never taken any promi
nent part in politics. Upon assembling, they
found that in the party opposed to Radical
rule in this State there were three distinct
elemeots to be harmonized—the 4 Democrats*
proper; the “old line Whigs,” containing some
of the best men in the State, yet men of posi
tive views and well-defined principles, and the
men from the North who wanted good govern
ment. Here, now. was a delicate problem to
be solved, requiring great tact, consummate
skill, and broad conservatism; they were equal
to the emergency, and the result has been near
ly four years of good government, with its at
tendant blessings. It was decided In the com
mittee room to call the party henceforth the
"Conservative Democratic Party.” When this
question came up for ratification before the
convention, a red-hot member, with more zeal
than discretion, moved to strike out the word
^•conservative.” The way that member was
“set down" upon amid a storm of indignant
protests that "it would antaeonize some of the
very best men of the party” was witnessed by
the editor of the Constitution himself, and it is
marvelous that he did not make a note of P.
Whether time has brought about a thorough
identification of these three great distinct ele
ments, and consolidated them into one harmo
nious whole, is a question of momentuous sig
nificance, and should not be overlooked by
our “political doctors” when they meet at the
Gainesville Convention.
The Constitution charges me with being
Influenced by "great personal desire” iu advo
cating the claims of tne present State Execu
tive for renomination, in face of the fact that
I distinctly avowed in my reply to "Northern
Voter” that I was wedded to no man,
and that I would cheerfully support the
"strong man,” whomsoever he miy be:
and in face, too, of the extraordi
nary fact that for the past three mon‘hs
he himself has been untiring in bis advocacy
of the man of his choice.
I think every citizen has an inalienable right,-
iu a spirit of fairness and prudence, to express
his opinions upon the political questions of the
day It will do good, and arouse enthusiasm,
and help towards crystallizing pub’.ic opinion
upon the "strongest man.” A man may be a
giant m one county; in some other, or in per
haps man? other counties, he may be a pigmy.
How is this fact to be ascertained, otherwise
than through an interchange of views and
opinions? Jefferson.
What Mr. Hayes Says.
Mr. Hayes does not believe in a third
term whether he likes Grant or not. He
said on Friday: “I think there should be
an amendment to the Constitution pro
viding for a term of six years with a pro
hibition against a second election. When
Congress and the Executive are not in
political accord, it takes up nearly four
years for them to get together so as to
work with entire success, and about the
time they do begin to approach one an
other a breach is created by the de
sire of Congress to make one Presi
dent and the Executive to make
another, either himself or some
friend. Even when Congress and the
President are of the same political party,
legislation is often retarded by the differ
ences between them about who is to sue
ceed him, or who are to control the pat
ronage. One term of six years would
avoid a material part of these differ
ences.” llr. Hayes thinks that a third
or an indefinite number of terms is a
violation of an unwritten law of the Re
public. He thinks well of Grant, and is
especially pleased with his recent
speeches in the South, which he thinks a
complete defense of his (Hayes') admin
istration.
The Acacia.—The introduction into
this country of the Australian acacia is
deprecated by Professor Dwindle,of the
University ot California, who says the
handsome foliage and sweet flowers of
the acacias will prove to be expensive
luxuries. Those planted at San Rafael,
California, have been nurseries for the
breeding of a large white “mealy hug,”
or “scale,” which has spread to orchards
and gardens, and is proving a great
plague.
OUR JACKSONVILLE LETTER.
Ledwith. Before the result of the third wee
announc'd, none of the candidates having re
ceived the requisite number, Jefferson threw
her fourteen votes over to Cocover, followed
in rapid succession by Alachua, Duval and
other counties, and the bargain was consum
mated.
To heal wounds and allay irritation. Ledwith
was declare! the candidate lor Lieutenant
Governor by acclamation.
The delegates to Chicago are: W. W. Hicks,
S. <_onant,F. C. Humphries. D J. Shipman, J.
E Lee, E. I Alexander, R S. Smith and James
Dean, the first four whites.
The Presidential electors are M Martin, J. E.
Stillman, T. W. Long and 9. C. Cobb, the latter
two c dored.
The convention contained 162 delegates, of
whom about 40 were Anglo Saxons. It was far
more orderly than that held four years ago im
Madison.
The ticket does not give satisfaction U> the
better elemect among the white Republicans,
large numbers of whom openly and unhesitat
ingly declare that it shall never receive their
support.
The Democrats are in a bread grin over tbe
nominations, and fe*l confident of success In
the coming campaign* The signs of the times
are ominous of victory.
I have numerous other Incidents to give of
the late convention, but will reserve them for
my next letter. W. H. B.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence of the Morning News.
Jacksonville. Fla., May 17.—Last Tuesday
afternoon your correspondent went to the
depot to take the train for Gainesville. Most
of the prominent Republicans in the State,
black and white, with all the intermediate
shades of color, we e on the ground en route
to the St ite Convention. Tickets were freely
distributed to ary negro of good lungs, who
would consent to shout liis loudest for this or
that candidate, and the result was that the
cars were densely packed with a mass of pure
and incorruptible patriots. All of the gutter
snipes, curb-stone orators and grog-shop poli
ticians secured seats, and the exodus rendered
the labors of the policemen for the next three
days a complete sinecure.
At last the train started amid the shouts of
those who went and those who didn't. On
reaching Baldwin the crowd was largelv rein
forced by accessions from Middle and West
Florida. Had any accident occurred to the
train the Republican partv would have lost
many of its brightest jewels
On we went through the thriving towns of
Law ley. Starke. Waldo and Fairbanks until
Gainesville was reached, and the distinguished
visi ore disembarked to seek quarters, 'i he
white element made their headquarters at the
Arlington and Varnum Houses, while their
dusky followers took the road to Scuffletown.
a portion of Gainesville, occupied by the sons
and daughters of Ethiopia.
On looking around the smart little city, the
novel and luminous idea occurred to me that it
had grown very considerably since 1855. I
moved to the place in that year, and am under
the impression that 1 am tne oldest white set
tler. When 1 became one of its citizens there
were but three dwelling houses and one store
within its present limits. That was a year be
fore the vote was taken to move the county
site from Newnansville to Gainesville, The
present court house was built in 1856. At that
time the only route to Favannah and Charles
ton was by the way of aiiddleburg, on Black
creek, or Palatka. on the 8t. John’s, when con
nection was made with the steamers. It was a
long, tedious, fatiguing trip, and the comple
tion of the Florida Railroad, as it was then
called, furnished a day of jubilee.
Now spacious stores, with heavy stocks of
general goods, surround the square, and there
s not a vacant lot to be hod for the erection
of a new place of business. Private dwellings
have spread in ail directions, across Sweetwa
ter branch far off into East Gainesville, and as
far as the eve can reach it encounters the
pleasing signs of growth and progress. Gaines
ville is decidedly the most thrifty and advanc
ing town in the interior, and its future increase
promises to be healthy and permanent. Many
of the residences would grace a place of far
greater p etensions, and tha evidences of a
refined taste and cultivated instincts are every
where visible in the carefully tended gardens
and well trimmed shrubbery.
The facilities for obtaining goods and the
amount of capital employed by the merchants
have enabled them to offer inducements that
att : act a large and profitable trade, not only
from Alachua, but from many of the adjoining
counties, and the future of Gainesville is full
of cheer and encouragement. Two weekly
papers are sustained by the community, tbe
Sun and the Bee, whose clever editors 1 had the
pleasure of meeting, ami whose live, newsy
slice s show a happy combination of talent and
labor. „ _ .
A disagreeably prominent feature of the
streets upon the square was the number of
"saloons," whose proprietors were certainly
well patronized during the session of the con
vention. . _ _ . .
If the railroad proposed from Gainesville to
Palatka is ever built, the former place will take
a long step forward. May the hopes of both
communities soon be crowned with the con
summation of this cherished idea.
Much rain had fallen previous to the meer-
iug of thfc convention, and coutiuuod to fall
during Ps existence, and fears were rxpressed
by the truckers of serious injury to the crops
of vegetables. By the way, this business in this
vicinity is assuming large proportions, and
many are beginning to find more money in
cucumbers, tomatoes, peas,beans and potatoes,
than in cotton. The vegetables are raised,
sold, and the net receipts in pocket before the
hot season has fairly commenced. The sum
mer can be devoted to the setting out of
oranges, the preparation of land and the manu
facture of home made manures, while the cot
ton planter is harrassed by fears of the
bo.1-worm, and trembling with apprehension
of the caterpillar. . . ,
The wonderful increase of the 1 usiness dur
ing the present year is but a faint shadow of
w’hat it i9 destined to be at no dktant period.
There are thousands of plethoric pocketbooks
in the Northern States whose owners are anx
ious to exchange their contents for such luxu
ries as Florida alone can furnish. In this par
ticular line she is, and must continue to be.
without a rival. As the facilities for safe ana
speedy transportation increase, so must this
business grow and flourish. Year af-er year
more money and more land are devoted to this
industry, and the results a* e becoming more
and more satisfactory.
But I must return to the convention.
Wednesday at 12 m. the mixed and motley as
sembly collected in Roper s new hall, a Spa
cious and well ventilated room for such pur-
pos s. The Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, Colonel Cheney, deserves credit for tbe
excellent arrangements made for the comfort
of the delegates, and for the attentions and
courtesies extended to the numerous reporters.
The figbt opened with the struggle for the
temporary organization. It was a lively skir
mish for a while, and the colored troups fought
nobly for their favorite, J. E. Lee, of Duval,
cheering lustily when his name was mentioned,
and showing strong indications of raising tbe
bla.k flag at the very outset. Then arose the
vexed question of determining the claims of
contesting delegation■<, always a skeleton in
Republican closets, which never fails to raise
its grisly form at all their banquets, and which,
like the ghost of Banquo. will never down while
there are so many greedy for ret tv distinc
tions, and jealous of the influence of their fel
lows. Every negro who is able to read and
write is a statesman In his own opinion, and
would no more hesitate to go to Washington or
to take a seat on the bench of the Supreme
Court, than would Grant to set aside prece
dents and long established usages. So avarici
ous is the average small fry negro politician of
petty honors, that when beaten as a delegate
to a State or county convention, it is the easiest
thing in the world for him to reach the conclu
sion that he has been unjustly dealt with, and
straightway he gets up another meeting and
presents another set of delegates. It is be
coming a widely reccgn ; zed practice, and while
in entire kte^ing with the character of the
black race, is a fertile source of s'rife and
trouble. After a ong discussion the usual
Committee on Credentials was appointed and
retired.
Just at the opportune moment, up popped
the "Oily Gammon” of the party. Dr. Hicks,
aud in his smooth, persuasive manner begged
to be allowed, all hough admitting it was
rather premature, to introduce a resolution.
Ic cub died instructions to the delegates to
Chicago to support Grant and Settle, be made
an ad iress in h s usual style, full of glittering
generalites, brilliant metaphors, elegant
tropes and s artling word-pt :tures. that en
chained his sable audience and rouse! their
emotional natures to the highest point of en
thusiasm. For purity of die ion and complete
mastery of the English language, he has but
few equals and no superiors. And yet when
he has ended, and you quietly analyze his re
marks, you will discover that he bas left you
but little food for reflec-don. His speeches are
like a rocket, ascending with & train of bright
sparks and bursting Into a shower of stare,
giving only a fleeting, momentary pleasure.
He uses very freely quotations and figures
drawn from the Scriptures, and hesitates not
to employ them >n a style that sh<»ck8 the
minds of persons accustomed to regard the
Bible with reverence.
He drew a graphic picture of ihe tempest
tossed ship upon the sea of Galilee, and
the delight with which the apostles hailed
Jesus as he walked upon the cre-t of the foam
ing waves to their relief: and sent on to say
ik.t .kin nt utofs n.ntninin? frillr millirmn
The Approach Ins: Adjournment ot
Congress— Unfinished Legislation—
The Deficiencies—A Naval Man—A
Colored Brother tor Vice President
• -River and Harbor Improvements
Special Correspondence of the Morning News.
Washington, May 17.—The House has passed
a joint resolution, providing for an adjourn
ment of Congress on the 31st of the present
mon’h. The Senate will either concur in this
resolution or fix the date but a few days later.
Tlie Congressional exodus is therefore near at
hand. There is a good deal of necessary work
to be done. The signs of helter-skelter legisla
tion which marks the close of every session of
Congress are upon us. In a few days appro
priation bills will be rushed from house to
house, conference committees will be sitting
days and nights, and the sceuesof disorder
that*always accompany the closing hours will
be repeated. The Senate is not as anxious to
adjourn as the House, but if Con
gress shoul 1 6tay here nothing could
done. No measures of any great
interest or importance have been passed eince
the first Monday in December, and there are no
reasons to think that if Congress should re
main here a month longer that anything would
be done. Why, therefore, stay ? Congress
won t stay. This sesah n bas been practically a
failure. The tariff remains untouched, the
method of counting the electoral vote remains
the same, tlie onerous revenue laws are un
amended. This failure to do anj thing that the
people expected is due iu a great measure to
the composition of the Ways and Means Coni-
init ee of the House and to the filibustering
tactics resorted t^ by the minority on all
matters of Interest to the people. Another cause
of non-action is to be found in the approach
ing campaign. Whenever any measure was
broached the first question asked among party-
leaders was, "Ho* will it affect the election of
the next President?” The result of such con
tideration has been the conclusion "that it may
do harm; better let it alone until the next s«s
sion.” Thissessionhasrorthe.se reasons ac
complished in the way of substantial work less
than any session precedent, except the extra
se sion. But the Republican paity has been
unable to fly tbe bloody shirt and frustrated in
its desire to go into the campaign with a lot of
material manufactured for it by C’ougress.
This is, in the light of the coming contest,
worth much to the Democratic party. Th*
• bloody shirt" and the "solid bouth” are
eliminated from the coming contest, except
among those who are so blind as not to see
that even what they may say on this subject is
refuted by the record.
THE DEFICIENCIES.
The deficiencies existing for the pay of
jurors, for lights and water in public buildings,
for marshals, and for other minor expenses
will be put in the general deficiency bill. The
rider in relation to deputy marshals may not
be put in this bill as the House Democrats at
fli st Intended, though nothing is yet decided.
Penator Bayard’s bill regulating this subject
will possib y be passed. If it does pass Mr.
Hayes would in all likelihood veto it.
f A NAVAL MAN.
Tlie officers of the navy are never mentioned
as possible Presidential candidates as the army
men are. No one ever thinks of a Rear Ad miral
good timber a* they do of Generals in the
army. The navy is beginning to resent this,
and are starting a little boom to bring to the
attention of the country that there are as great
and good men in that branch of the sei vice as
in the army. T hey don't expect to accomplish
anyihing, but they do want it known that there
are some big men in the navy. The movement
is inaugurated in a weekly paper here, and
AdmPals Warden and Porter i re hinted at as
Presidential possibilities for the Republicans.
A COLORED BROTHER FOR VICK PRESIDENT.
Senator Bruce has promptly sat Awn
upon the movement supposed to have
been inaugurated in bis behalf as
the Republic in Vice President. He says
that he does not countenance It, and that
the movers are actuated alone by a desire to
advance lheir personal interests for considera
tion by the Republicans :n ihe shape of patron
age. Nevertheless, J. Milton Turner, ex-Min
ister to Liberia, and his handful of followers,
ke^p up the agitation for a colored Republican
Vice Presidential candidate. They have drop
ped Bruce, and urge their proposition in the
abstract without specifying any partcu’ar
negro. It is probably true that Turner et al.
are only working to secure something for
themselves; but ns the negroes all 6ver the
country seem to take up the idea advanced by
them, it will give the Republicsn party consid
erable trouble. Of course that i arty—" th©
friend of the colored race”—would never con
sent to a negro on their ticket. If the effort is
persisted in by the negroes if will require the
Republicans to do a good deal of explaining
whv it, as the champion of the race, is yet un
willing to associate with, or do anything for it,
except when it carries insult or embarrass
ment to the South. Let a negro have the sec
ond p ace on the Republican ticket by all
means.
RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
There Is some doubt felt that the river and
harbor bill will not become a law at this session.
The principal reason for this doubt lies in the
fact that the early adjournment proposed will
preclude ihe bill coming to a final vote. An
other reason for doubting the lina 1 passage of
the bill is that tbe sections of the country
which are represented on the Commerce Com
mittee have secured the big share in tbe distri
bution of the appropriations; while those sec
tions which have no representation on that
committee secure very meagre ’appropria
tions. For the : e reasons it is expected that
there will l>e considerable hostility to the bill
developed. Mr. Felton has not exerted himself
to any great extent in helping along Georgia;
and he is the only member of Congress from
? our State on the Commerce Committee.
he bill will probably go through,
however. The Committee on Commerce
has decul d to institute a new feature in river
and harbor improvements which will result to
the great advantage not only of the contractors
hut of the public Treasury. The committee
has decided that all contracts for rivers and
harbors shall be given to the lowest bidder, and
that previous to letting the contracts all work
to be done shall be advertised. This will
do away with the present system, which in
volves the privilege of discrimination against
honest bidaers and in the interest of favored
contractors. Potomac.
that the ship of State, containing four millions
of trembling, affrighted freedmen, was now
rolling upon the mad billows of a political
storm, in imminent danger of shipwreck. A
gleam of light pierces the darkness, and the
"godlike” form of Grant approaches. He cries
out to the terrifi-d creatures: "Be n it afraid.
It is L U. S. Grant.” For downright, shocking
blasphemy, and that too from one who pro
fesses not only to be a disciple of the 8aviour.
but an ordained teacher of His holy Gospel,
the illustration was inexcusable.
Forgetting that Washington declined a third
term, ne declared that the mantle of tlie first
President rested most gracefully upon Grant’s
broad shoulders, and asserted that Ulysses'
voice had the ring of the resurrection trumpet.
His speech accompli*hei his purpose, and he
won the stake for which he played. Shortly
after Conover rose and moved that Dr. Hick-
be declared not only a delegate to Chicag \ but
the Chairman of the delegation.
This was a shrewd dodge on the pari of Fi
mou. who is by no means "simple," as it se
cured Hicks’ support, an i at the same time
stabled a possible "dark horse” for the Guber
natorial race.
It was very amusing and inriructive to a
looker-on to observe h >w promptly and hearti
ly the leading aspirants for the office of Gov
ernor leaped to tneir feet and seconded Cono
ver's resolution. Each tried to outdo the other
in extravagant eulogy and fulsome adulation
of Brother Hicks, wnose looks expressed the
inward satisfaction of one who had made his
point, and whose mind was in a state of bliss
ful serenity.
From that moment the star of Ledwith be
gan to wane, while Conover’s commenced to
rise in the ascendant.
At eleven o’llock next morning I was in
formed that a combination was to be formed
between the friend* of Eagan and Conover, by
which tbe forces of the former were to go over
to the latter on the third badot. The debate
on the report of the Committee on Credential
was prolonged for no other purpose than U)
afford the contracting parties time to effect all
the preliminaries ana to make a satis actory
d stribution of the honors and emoluments.
When it is remembered that the entire gang of
trading politicians, who run the party, Cono
ver, Eagan, Dennis, Martin, Hicks, Gleason.
Conant, Wallace, Witherspoon and others were
presen’, all greedy and avaricious, it can
readily be perceived that the plan required
considerable diplomacy.
At last the wink was given, and an herculean
negro, with a voice like the hoarsest steam
whistle, who had been talking against time for
two hours, sank into his seat, the report of the
committee was adopted, and the convention
commenced to vote for Governor. Eagan led
on the two first informal and the two first i egu-
lar ballots, closely followed by Conover and
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