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Geonria A flairs. washerwomen's strike, according to the r -rrr Sun, did not “pan out” as was ex r , -ed. The Enquirer announces the com ..leccement of work on the much talked of city water works. Frank Hudson, the Terrell county murderer f ,f a whole family, was bung at Dawson yea ?,r *iy. There was perhaps, no tear of sym- T f or a soul so cruel and abandoned as to r ; ;i , e youth and old age alike, and without <ivupl“ or compunction, to the demon of plunder. T..e Dawson Journal announcee the death of - r*. Janes, only ten days after that of her h ..jinJ. Dr John R. Janes, late of that town. The i rainsville Herald announces the death, a: i&s% of Mrs. S. C. Stephenson, the widowed . jv c> f that county cruelly shot down on the •rth of August last, by a bloody assassin. The r man suffered dreadfully from her many mds, and no doubt death was a welcome Tl. Dublin Post reports a scuffle and pistol si. toting in that county, between Mr. William Rcnfroe and a negro man named Fulwood, but nobody hurt. The shooting cf Mr. Thomas Grant, by Mr. John Padgett, last Tuesday, says tha Dublin Post was the resuit of a series of mistakes be tween the parties, and several friends engaged in the endeavor to bring about a proper under standing—all growing out of the stealing from Mr. Jones and selling to Mr. Padgett a beef, which he butchered, by one Eli Shores. The PeKalb Acte* says a young man in Phil lips’ district attempted suicide the other day by taking laudanum. Failing in this he shot himself in the breast, but still grim death wouli not come, and he is now getting well. The grand jury of Newton county stands twenty to one in favor of the “no fence” law, and the .Yew* thinks the county stands about the same way. A colored youth in NeVton couoty the other day fell Dom a chestnut tree thirty five feet up -n the hard road. It was several hours be fore he was found, but is now able to climb for more chestnuts. Bull nth county complains of the prevailing drought as unprecedented. The Swainsboro Courier laments the delays of the courts and the tardnes; of justice. Mr. Charles Burch and all his family, says the Eastman Times, are stricken with typhoid fever, a married daughter, Mrs Annie Bullard, in her labor of lov“, administering to the rest, having also contracted the disease and died from it a few days ago. Houston Circuit Court has just sent to the penitentiary Jim Hannmond nine years. Jack s m McGow eight years. Thomas Elliott eight t-ars. ThoiAas Marshall four years, and Ed. Hall four years. The first is a white man, so called. Judge Hopkins' fine Jersey bull, “Car Boy,” d.<-d of murrain a day or two ago. The animal was valued at $1,300. Other cattle are dying of murrain, which appears to be epidemic. The fire at Conyers destroyed the cotton t v arehoure of J. A. Stewart, Jr., with about •veoty bales of cotton, and damaged other property to the amount of $50,000. A negro woman was found on the street in C lum bus. the other night, lying helpless with rheumatism, who had been a- iven out of their tjoa* by some of her relatives. Tne Southerner and Appeal denounces the malicious cruelty of some unprincipled wretch who entered Dr. Fa’kner’s horse lot the other night and cut off the ears of a horse belonging to Rack Beall, a worthy colored man. S*ai-*boro Herald: “The typographical de part >-nt of the Savannah Morning News is gotten up in the nea'est and most correct style of any paper that comes to this office.” Augas'a Keening Seres: “Speaking of there p rtei scar. ity of Confederate bonds in this ' reminds ns that Messrs M J. Verdery prominent stock brokers of Augusta, last sight shipped SIBO,OOO of Confederate beads to New York on orders from that Mr T. U Bryan. of Lee, says that last fall lie ordered a pair of Essex pies through N. O. A J. K Prince, which cost him ten dollars rv-h. The sow has had nine pigs, from which hr has realized sixtv dollars, and he has two or t-.r-e eight-weeks-old pigstnat will weigh sixty or seventy pounds each. Gr.fitn .Vr: ‘ We learn that the gin house h izng to Messrs. Patrick & Nutt, at Head sit.- p, eight miles east of Griffin, was totally • - tin-d t>y tire Tuesday ever-.i-g. together with about ten hales of cotton. The fire is sup- P- —1 to have caught from-an engine spark. No insurance, and the loss will reach about 11.500." Xewran Herald : “Charlie Barron, son of M • T J Barron, was fondling a small pistol la-' Thu-sdav night, when suddenly the ball iv—i into his mouth. Entering the •W it i.j r o'ed three teeth, bored a hole ngue and lodged in the roof of kunnuth. Tlie ball did not penetrate *o far to prevent his dislodging it with bis finger ” Augusta Keening Xetc*: "The naval battle an i fireworks display on the river bank last r ght was a complete success. Hundreds of r ’ •’ ns watched th- battle between the Rus sian man-of-war and the battery, and all were ! with the brilliant display of fire * rks The illumination, indeed, was after the I ian of the Coney Inland displays, and Car-ding Bearing is c mgratulated on his suc- Eastman Timex: “We learn that one A. J. ■'*a n hucg in the Pond Town district of this p n v. has eloped with his wife’s sister—a Miss t'-i ie Wamble -and their whereabouts are not ;wn. Kwain leaves his lawful wife and three children is destitute c rcumstances—in fact. n the ciiari'y of the community. Such Pic iu,. demands" the severest censure, and our tr.t st tes that it is receiving such from the good people of that section.” * t"ta Comfy Hews; “A most pain'ulao happened last week to Mrs. Francis kr lv She fell out of a window some seven '-“•-t hi.-h. cutting a terrible gash over her right “>> and on the back of her head Several ribs w-re also broken Dr Long was sent for at ; f Hii.d her bleeding profusely. The ' ■■■:.- soon stepped, but she still remains aeri ical condition ” "wainshero Herald: “CoL F. A. Jones says ! * 1 uuvrtsof eo ton seed, a quart of meal. • quart of wheat brand, a quart of cow peas. unds { hay. and the under cropping •-n to a cow every day will cause ■ •"to give di.-utile her usual amount of milk riven while grazing in the woods. She must ' “ i-rmifted her usual glazing but must not T posed to the weather. One oow will pro s ■ c more than e n ordinary family would con- K rae Giurter: “Mention was made In yee ' 1 ‘ - Courier of the burning of Huntington store at Twumseh station. A few -.itiora facts have beau gathered concern- T* u There is to d-übt but that an incen -ry -.id the work, and this is the third time .lA ’’" r s at this plaee has been destroyed by *“ e 'ast loss amounted to $8,500. with j-'Uranee t , the amount of $1,500. Evrry ‘agonthe premises was totally destroyed, epting the well house.” |A s rau Enterprise: “On Sunday evening . ■ J? r J E Floyd was returning from his * At*" 0 ?- r *’ ar "cod' Calvary Church, with h A :e * !‘ ,t,e dirls in the buggy with him. his •J!, ’ ■"fright at the dropping of the shaft r,B away, turning the buggy over and r i.-’ng M r Floyd verv badly, but breaking . 'f* c or producing any internal Injuries, •p. .'J several days before he will be out. a'A"h * kirls were not hurt, save a slight st A- cfi pn one of them. Under the circum r<-iT was a fortunate escape.” . ' i im-.o* Timer. “On Tuesday oightadif i it, "N ’urred between some negroes on the • " f Colonel W. A. McDougald, one a* “vlf I- :le- from the city, in which one of iJ, rH ‘riveii a fatal wound. Sam Buchanan -Aft' 0 ' v *tt were engaged in a difficulty. t r . ..Adam Buchanan, a son of bam, came up a.,.; a °bed Aus in in the neck with a knife. Ado? lhe jugular vein After being cut H .‘ u rao about iJU yards and fell dead, ti- J , /V n “John Carmichael is the io“„. & deeply colored youth who has for erv a V? e _been supplying the Mouroa buteh j..r. “ flo beeves, it was known that *h-" 1 neither catt'e nor ranche, and cr„;i, ff' 1 where be got his beeves from, he to rv 'All r “’ an w , er. In default of a satisfac ,*“ rto , 'bis question. Judge Pender oeii a.,.1f 1 John to be confined in jail till cow, s,- ,A lOr Pardee who have lost fvlr and ,nterTto the above dealer.” •bou^r* 0 - F'tfTVTUe: ‘On Thursday last K.og the gm house of Mr. Joseph her.- i t- Church,ten miles above °fc<kt^f b ', , ™*and d ’ r i thoDß d one-half bales cotton u , 11 took fire from the engine. The a**es to twa . outside parties, which “ e w* come lightly on all parties. Savannah pitting pens. J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. Two hundred and seventy-five dollars will cover the loss. The engine was not injured. The idea is a good one: if you use steam, have a good cheap structure and but little cotton on hand at s time” Cochran Enterprise: ‘On Saturday last a colored man whose name we did not ram, died here and received no more attention from his race than if he bad been a ttray dog. He was a stranger here and came in on Saturday with his brother, both of whom have teen pick ing cotton in the country. Neither one of them had a cent of money, so the Marsha! was in | formed by the brother. This one was sick when he came to town, and just before he died a physician was sent for.but he was dead hen the doctor got to him. It was with great diffi culty that the Marshal could get help to bury him at the town's expense. Such conduct re flects seriously on our colored citizens.” Southerner and Appeal: “On Wednesday September 31st. Mr*. Jinsy Watson, aged seventy years, left her home in Hancock coun ty to visit her sis'er. Mrs. McCook, in this county. Mrs. Nancy Parker, another s'ster. on learning that Mr*. Watson had come over to Mrs. McCook’s, determined to go there and see ber.ard for this purpose left her home on Satur day Immediately on their arrival at Mrs. Mc- Cooe's, the two visiting sisters were stricken suddenly down with arm- f ,tal disease, which resulted in the death of both within a few hours of each other. Mrs Watson died on Monday, the 30th, and Mrs. Parker on the day following—not being able to speak to each other after meeting thus. Both were buried in the same graveyard, and at the same time.” Rome Courier: “The person who gave the Courier's reporter the information concerning the death of Mrs Andy Bmith. of Gordon county, which was supposed to have resulted from fright, was incorrect in saying that Mr Hanna had gone to Mr. Smith’s house and got into a fight with him. There was really do fight, but a quarrel tcok place In Mr. Hanna’s yard, about one hundred yards from Mr. Smith's residence. Mrs. Smith beard the two men quarreling and shouted to her husband, 'lf you do that it will kill me,’ and then fell to Ihe floor. She lived twelve days before she died. We deem it best not to publish a great deal in reference to this unfortunate affair, as it is to undergo a legal Investigation. It is sim ply our desire to do all parties justice.” A Gordon item to the Southerner and Appeal says; “A daring and bold attempt was made last 1 hursday night to rob the safe of Mayor Jas. Stevens. The thief or thieves effected an entrance into the store by prizing away the brick in the hearth, and then to blow the lock of the safe to piece* with powder was their object. The silver money in the safe was blackened and some of the paper money was scorched. The safe is an old style Herring and is locked with a large key. and it was through the keyhole that the robbers expected to get through the door. A good deal of powder was used, but to no purpose. A drill was also tried, but it failed. Mr. Stevens missed about one dozen cans of salmon, ten pounds of tobacco and two dollars and fifty cents in money taken from the cash drawer. He also lost a Smith & Wesson pistol. There is no clue as to who the guilty parties are.” Darien Timber Gazette : “After many trials and tribniatibns we are happy to state this week that our mails between Darien and Sa vannah have been regulated and the schedule i- now all that we could ask for, and we are eatisfiei that It will nob only be satisfac ory hut highly appreciated by our entire people. The mail which now leaves DarUn daily at 2:30 p. m reaches Savannah the same night at 3 a. m.. and returning, the mail that leaves Savan nah at 10:45 at night reaches Darien at 9 a. m., a saving to our business men and the public generally of many hours between Savannah and this city. This is accomplished by a sepa rate pouch which was secured by the Postmas ter at Bavannah from the department, express ly for Darien This change in our mail facili ties between Darien and Savannah wasbroueht about by our excellent friend, Gen. Lafayette Mo Laws, the esteemed and worthy Postmaster at Savannah, who has. of late, been untiring in his efforts to reform the mail service be tween savannah and this section To him we are under many obligations for thus securing us a fast mail." Florida Affairs. Thfc tax equalizing board of Marion county have fixed the value of orange groves near transportation lines at sson per acre. The Leesburg Advance is pained to learn that Colonel T. J. Smith is dangerously ill at the hotel in that town. R. K. Van Alstine has received the appoint meat in the Land Office vacated by CoL Mac- Williams. The house and household effects of David Aulman were entirely destroyed by fire a few nights ago. It is a serious loss to Mr. Aulman All the grading on the extension of the South Florida Railroad to Lake To-ho-po-ka-li ga is finished and ready for the rails. The Pensacola police made forty nine arrests Pst week and the Mayor imposed fines to the amount of $244 0. Pa'atka Herald: “It Is a matter of thankful ness that so far the orange crop has not been injured by fall storms. In some instances dur ing a heavy ga e the fruit is threshed off and the ground covered with unripe fruit. But it is more than probable that we sba l escape this calamity this year." Palatka Herald: "We notice that large num bers of sheep are being brought into the State in different localities There is no safer in vestment. ard if good breeds are kept they will prove very profitable, both in wool and mutton. Previous to the wr some of our planters kept quite extensive flocks.” Palatka Herald: “The steamer Deßary. on her up trip Thursday night, had a large freight and passenger list, among which ware thirty or forty immigrants, consisting of men, wo men and children, from Evansville, Indiana, on their way to Fort Mason. Their household goods, farming implements, etc , were among her freight.” IJzzy Ford and Cindy Samuels, both dusky colored females, attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the wharf into the bay in Pensacola last week. Two colored youths be ing there pul>ed them ashore, as it was shal low. They then went further on the dock and jumped in deeper water, and would have been drowned had not a colored man hauled them out. The women were both dtunk. Sumter County Advance: “ Our county presents an Interesting picture at. this season of the year. All crops are being gathered and shipped, and now every one is busv with dif ferent kinds of improvements. New orange grovee, are being planted out and the old ones enlarged; new land cleared up and put under fence for market gardening; farmers are busily engaged making preparations for their winter and fall crops, and judging from the thrifty appearance every industry is now assuming, each one will be kept busy through the winter, and harvest time will bring an abundant, yield. Palatka Herald: “There is a body of land between Lake Harney and Lake Washington, of about (our hundred thousand acres of fine sugar or cotton land a* can be found in any country, aud all that is necessary to improve them is to cut a canal between Lake Washing roo and Elbow creek, deep enough to drop the level of the water in tbe lake and the St John’s river say four feet, and you will effectually drain the lands, and then all that is required to riise a crop is to plow and plant there being no timber or brush to be oieared away. It is an extensive savanna, with a deep, rich soil, covered with canebrake.|and now u-ed as the pasture ground for thousands of cattle.” Sumter County Advance: "The lands around Sumterville rank among tbe finest in the State for old fashion fanning as well as fruit raising The country naturally has a pie-sing and in viting appearance, with open, undulating pine •a 00 is reaching for miles and miles in every direction. This pine land, which is supposed to be the poorest of Florida soil, is mig and with lime, hence it is far superior to common pine land, producing from twelve to fifteen nusheis of corn to the acre without aid of fertilizing matter I.edgrs or limestone rock can be seen projecting from the surface in everv direction. The sub-soil is composed Urgelv of this substance, ranging from two to ffve feet from the surface. Any fertilizer placed upon the land will remain tor years, as there is no chance fos it to filter through the soil. Mr.B. A Curry has worked bis pine land for years and it is in a better condi tion now than the day he planted his first crop. As an orange growing section, no better can be found: the very finest of groves are seen here. This is not surprising when the soil contains so large a quantity of limestone Like the pine lands, the hammocks are very productive, growing from twenty to twenty five bushels of corn to the acre. It will not be long before necessity will force Jthe erec tion of a railroad, and ihen wi 1 be opened to the world the finest garden spot in America.” The Presidency of the Senate.— A caucus of Republican Senators in Washington has resolved to make an ef fort toofisplace Serator Bayard from the Pr el ftoc£y °* the Se Qate at, d 10 e^ect Senia . T)avis jo hi* sjead. Such a reso lution, of course, ■wiii set the country to comparing the political principles of Mr. Bayard and Mr. Davis, and to inquiring whether a political party which seeks to put the latter, iu preference to the for mer, into the line of possible succession to the Presidency, is really serving the public welfare by such as endeaypr. The Democrat*, apparently, are very willing fer this comparison to be made. Such a resolution also illustrates the growing tendency of the Republican partv to coa lesce with any ‘‘odds and ends” which happen to be lying loose, for the sake of a temporary success, leaving the future to take care of itself and regardless of the steady diminution of popular re spect which always results from abnor mal coalitions. —Ntw York Herald. Heavy rains in the Northwest have caused floods In the Wisconsin and Black rivers The Wisconsin river Is flowing over the railroad track st Wausau to a depth of nearly five feet. At B‘evens Point the dykes have been ordered to be ooened to avert se rious disaster. The Black river has risen eight feet In twenty-four hours, and li flood ing the surrounding country. L. Rosen field, traveling agent for a Bt. Louis jewelry firm, left Mexico, Mo., for Ceutralia, on a freight train recently. When he reached Centralis, his trunk, which bad been placed in * box car, was missing. He procured assistance, walked back over tbe track, and about ten miles from Centralis found the trunk broken open and robbed of about $1,500 worth of valuables. THE ASSASSIN IN COURT. GUITEAU PLEADS NOT GUILTY. The Court Room Packed—His Line of Defense Emory Storr’s Law Parmer Volunteers In His Behalf- An Ohio Crank’s Prudent Bid for Notoriety. Washington, October 14.—After the star route cases were disposed of. It became known in the court room that the arraign ment of Guiteau was actually to take place to day. So most of the spectators remained, and a very intense feeling of curiosity and ta 'erest was manifested. There was no unu sual display of police in or about the court iwm,although there were large numbers of defectives present not in uniform. For over lalf an hour business was suspended awaltuethe introduction of the prisoner. At a iuarter past eleven Mr. Bcovtlle, counsellor the prisoner, entered and took a seat at be lawyers’ table, and Immediately aft.iT the 'oor of the witnesses’ room open ed and eav entrance to Marshal Henry and two depqpy marshals, having between them and hustling along the bowed and cowering figure of the nan for whom they made way to the seat reserved for him beside his coun sel. Then one if the guards unlocked the handcuffs, giving the prisoner the nse of hts h*n Is, which ht continued, however, to bold os If that was their usual position. Guiteau looked broken in health and un cared for in person. His balr is closely cropped, but his cheek and chin whiskers are worn thick, but not long. His dark clothes were rusty and shabby, and bis whole person presented a miserably neg lected appearance. After the excitement attending his en trance bad subsided, District Attorney Cork hill rose, and addressing the Judge, said: “The grand Jury of the District of Colum bia has indicted Cbas. J Guiteau for the murder of James A. Garfield. The prisoner is in court. I ask that be be arraigned and required to plead to the indictment..’’ The prisoner was ordered to stand up, and In a languid manner obeyed. The Clerk—“ls your name Charles J. Guiteau?” The prisener assented by a nod. The clery then proceeded to read the In dictment., tN*prisoner standing up, with his head most of the time inclined to the right shoulder. His eyes were half closed or wholly so. His hands were crossed over his stomach as if they still wore handcuff*. and his general air was that of sickly indiffer ence. Th< reading of the indictment occu pied neariv half an hour, and during all that time Gilteau hardly changed his atti tude or bearing, and rarely opened bis eyes. He did not manifest the sllghest degree of interest in tie scene in which he was the chief actor and, but for an occasional slight moveutent, might, be supposed to be asleep in a fthidlng attitude. Upon the exclusion of the reading of the indlc’ment tip clerk, addressing the prison er, said; “ What sav vm to this Indictment, guilty or not guilty? l Th ’ prlsoue' in place of a response, fum bled in his wait coat pocket and drew out a soiled and crunpled scrap of paper. The District Attorney (imperatively)— Enter your pies erf guilty or not guilty. The Prison‘ r-1 enter a plea of net guilty, if your Honor (lease, and I desire to make a statement, y The Court-A(t some other time. It would not he approbate just now. Bit down. The prison r thereupon took his seat. D str!ct, Atorney—ln this case I ask that the trial bent for next Monday morning peremptorily The government is ready for trial now. Mr. ScovilH asked to read a statement, and proceedet to read one by the defendant to the effect, tjat he has no money or means, and that in h-.. defense it is necessary for him to bave'Vttnesees from a distance. Also one madefy himself to the effect that he was not res|y for trial, having been in the cate ony about ten days. That the defense Dou’d be the Insanity of the prisoner, aul that, the wound was not necessarily rootal and was not the cause of the Presidents death. Also that he has failed to get tbe-james of certain witnesses from the prieWr.<“jhjLAh D he expects to show by witnesses |cl New York and Chicago hereditary jjhsantty in the family. That L Guiteau, father of the accused, a monomaniac on the subject of rellghn. He klso expect ed to show that deah was the remit of malpractice on the pat of the principal physician. He asked Dr an order for wit nesses, forty four in nunber. Mr. Scovllle said that ac’ing under instructions of his client he had endeavored t<wget him suita ble counsel, being IjcXslf not fa miliar with criminal pkc’Ve, and bad applied to Emory Stors, of Chicago, who had declined; also tc R. T. Merrick, who feared that he could not attend. He had written to Gen. Butler,but had not yet heard from him. It. was imiortant that the prisoner should be properly lefended, and he Baked If Gen. Butler sbouH Secline that the prisoner be allowed to ielV-t counsel. Argument on the question 4 jurisdiction was set down for the 30th cp, and the trial for November 7th. the court room Guiteau was taken Upstairs, and a large crowd gathered about the east por tico. The prison van being to tie east door of the building, the crowd mad; a rush to that point, but about 12:30 s’clock the Ertsoner was quietly walked through the asement and through the cettre of the new building, where a carriage was in wait ing, and taken back to jail. Wm. Stvenon Johnson, of Ch’cago, the law partner of Emory Storrs, has arrived In the city for the purpoee of takiig part in the defence of Guiteau. While Guiteau was being arraigned a large sized man approach ed some of the officers of the court and asked for the loan of a pistol. Hie inqui ries causing suspicion, he was taken to po lice headquarter?, where he gave his name as George H. Berhard, and showed the diploma of a lawyer, lisued to him June 2h I, in Columbus, Ohiol He said that he fought In Garfield’s rezl.nent, and showed two gunshot wounds in hit legs and a bayonet wound in the side of his head, which he said he received at the -tat tle of Shiloh. He has been doing dermal work for a lawyer In this city. He that Gui’eau was to be arraigned to day, and he Intended to get a “bull dog” pistol and shoot him, at the City Hall. He took hfs diploma wi h him to insure getting into the court room Aj a member of the bar. He had evidently been drinking. V COSILY FLAMES. \ A Big Fire In San Francisco—Two Hen Burned to Death- San Francisco, October 14 —A fire this afternoon destroyed the California Planing Mill on Spear street, Wlgmore’s lumber yard, and a number of smaller establish ments. The losses aggregate $200,000 to $300,000. The bodies of two men, unrecog nizable, were found in the ruins after the fire. They are supposed to have been work men in the planing mill. SUED FOR THREE MILLIONS. An Action by the State of Pennsylva nia Against (be Standard Oil Com pany. Harrisburg, (Jctober 14.—The Common wealth has entered suit in the Dauphin CouDty Court against the Standard Oil Com pany for the recovery of over $3,000,000, alleged to be due In taxes and penalties. This Indicates an early trial, the Common wealth cases having'preference over the others. Weather Indications. Omci Chikv Signal Ob9brvkr, Wash ington, D. C., October 14.—Indications for Saturday : In the South Atlantic States, fair weather, easterly winds, lower barometer and sta tionary tempera’ure. Iu the Gulf States, fair weather, east to south wiDds, lower barometer, stationary or higher temperature. In the Middle Atlantic States, fair weath er, easterly winds, lower barometer, falling followed by rising temperature. in Tennessee and the Ohio valley, fair weather, in Tennessee partly cloudy weather and rain, in the Obio valley, southerly winds, lower barometer and higher temperature. Negro Lynched—Murderers Caught. St. Louis, October 14.—Dispatches from Hot Springs report that a negro boy was found dead between there and Melvern. He is supposed to be Dick Ellison, who at tempted to outrage Mrs. Jacob Park, and who escaped. He must have fallen Into the bands of pursuing posses and been lynched. Three men called Wells, Barnett and Col lins, charged with assassinating Frank Pol lock in the same county last Friday night, were brought Into Hot Springs yesterday and lodged in Jail. A Deputy Sheriff caught up with them about sixty miles hence and made the arrest while they were camping In the woods. SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1881. THE BLAIR LETTERS. Wilson’s Confession Admitting Them to be Forgerlea—Habone Charged With Baying tha Ac knowledgment—Daniel and Geo. D. Wise Brand Rlddlebcrger as a Liar and Slanderer—A Duel Im minent. Richmond, Va., October 14. —A few weeks ago two letters purporting to have been written by Frank 8. Blair, Readjuster candidate for Attorney General, were fur nished to Hon. Geo. D. Wise, member of Congress, by W. 8. Wilson. These letters, which are known as the “Blair letters,” contained damaging statements, and were used in the present campaign to show Blair’s contempt for negroes, etc. Blair, from the first, d-nled the authorship of the letters. The Why, the Readjuster organ, to-day publishes a letter from Wilson, con fessing that the letters were forgeries. That they were originally w ltten by someone in Salem, Virginia, whose name he will di vulge, and then given to him. That subsequently, while Intoxicated, the letters were extracted from bis pocket and copied. That he was then induced to take the stand he did and saddle them upon Blair. In opposition to the foregoing the Dispatch put llshes the statement of several gentle men in Flncastle to the effect that H H. Rlddlebcrger and other prominent Readjus ters, under instructions of Gen. M&bone, obtained possession of Wilson In that place, made him beastly drunk, and then under promise of SSOO in cash, and the same amount in sixty days by draft on Wm. Mahoce, Induced him to sign the statement prepared by Rld dleberger, to the effect that the letters were forgeries, supplemented by agreement that he, Wilson, should go to Colorado and remain there until Rtddleberger was made of the Senate, when he would give Wilson some appointment under him. This is the state ment made by Wilson subsequently to his reputed confession and Interview with Rld dleberger and others. A card Is published signed by Congress man Wig; and John W. Daniel, denouncing H. H. Rtddleberger as a liar and slanderer. The card is a sequel to the Wllson-Blalr letters, and it is expected will result In a meeting between Wise and Riddleberger. BIG FIRE IN COLORADO. The Town of Kokomo Galled—The Population Drank. Kokomo, Col., October 14.—A fire broke out in the Summit House at 7 o’clock last evening. It was caused by the explosion of a lamp, and the flames spread rapidly un’ll 10 o’clock, when they had consumed every house within their reach. Less than twenty houses are left standing. The fire was communicated to a powder magazine, caus ing several terrific explosions. About eighty families are rendered homeless and destitute. The loss is estimated at over $400,000 00. The insurance was verv light. Whisky is free and hundreds of men are now drunk. Dknvek, Col , October 14 —Late specials from Kokomo place the loss by lost, night’s fi<e at betweeu S3OO 000 and (WOO 000, and the Insurance at about $150,000. No lives were lost. R. W. Mortis <fe Cos. lose sl2 000. The remainder of tbe damage Is divided up in turns of $6,000 and less. THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI. R< port of the President of the Road. Cincinnati, October 14.— The report of President McCltntcck to the bond and stockholders of tbe Obio and Mississippi Railroad la just made. Except in 188 L, since 1876, when the road fell liito the hands of the receiver, the condition of the pro perty now Is such that it was deemed pro per to make a full showing to the parties in interest. After giving the history of the plan adopted yesterday to take the road out of the bands of the receiver, the report says it Is believed that the earnings of tbe property will be sufficient to pay tbe fixed charges under that plan and leave a surplus, and that the payment of dividends on preferred stock may soon be resumed. This plan will be carried out as soon as the necessary for malities can be completed. The New York Stock market. Nbw York, October 14.—The stock mar ket was feverish and unsettled, Elevated Railway shares being the principal features of speculation. Manhattan advanced from 44>£ to 45dropped to 40, recovered to broke to 38, rallied to 43% and closed at 42. Metropolitan sold down from 87% to 85%, advanced tt> 87%, receded to 85%, rallied to 87% and reacted to 86%. N<-w York, which closed yesterday 8t 110%, opened at 112, fell off to 109% and recovered to 110%. The changes in the general list were comparatively slight. In tbe early dealings tbe market was Irregular, but before noon a strong buying movement was developed, which resulted in an ad vance of % a 2% per cent., Denver and Rio Grande, Texas aud Pacific, Lake Erie and Western, and Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland leadlDg therein. After midday there was a reaction of % to 1% per cent, the latter In Reading, and during the after noon speculation was unsettled, but the market closed at a recovery of % a % per cent. Transactions aggregated 408,696 shares. Steamship Companies mulcted. Nrw York, October 14.—An action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas to day by the Commissioners of Immigration against the agents of steamships plying be tween France, Holland and Denmark, and this port, to recover $12,000 Inspection Im post on Importation of 12,000 immigrants. The case has just bpen concluded before Judge J. T. Daley. A verdict for tbe full amount was rendered for the plaintiffs. Calderon’a Government Accepted In Pern. Washington, October 14—Mr. Eimore, the Peruvian representative at Washington, has received telegraphic advices from Lima, that the provinces of Arequlpa and Puno, and the army of tbe south, have recognized , the government of Senor Calderon. This (practically reunites Peru under the Pro ' vicinal Government. r- ) L Nebraska Democrat*. VaOMAHA, October 14.—The State Demo tatie Convention last evening nominated Tf- H. Manger for Supreme Court Judge Alexander Bear and J. T. Brass for Regenu of tbe University. It adopted a platform declaring for free trade, honest money and an economical administration, and agknst a higher license liquor law. Nashville Races. Nashvllls, October 14.—T0-day was the lasti’Uy df the Nashville races. The first race' tie mile, Lost Cause first, Bessie Bell The gocAnd race, mile heats, Bootjack won in twolstratght heats, Bonfire second. Time 1:47%11:46%. A WU* Nlarderer Hanged. Fonda, N. Y., October 14. Edward Earle, thirty-one years of age, was executed at 11:85 o’clck this morning by Sheriff Mitchell in tbe jail yard at Sagsville, Ham ilton countv, for stabbing and killing his wife, near Hopt Falls, in February last. A monument to Garfield. Cincinnati, October 14 —General Sheri dan has appointed a committee of members of the Society of tbe Amy of tbe Cumber land to take measures for the erection of a monument to President Garfield. General Barnett, of develama, is chairman. Threatened Freshet In the RHaaonrl. Chicago, October 14.—Dispatches from Clinton an<7 Davenport, lowa, report an extensive rise in the Missouri. The aaw mills have been obliged to suspend opera tions, and there is danger of a'serious freshet. T The Mallev Trial. Nrw Havrn, Cohn., October 14.—The de fense in the Mallley case rested this morn ing, and the court adjourned till Monday at ID a. m. The StatAwlll produce fifteen wit nesses In rebuttal. 6 —r— Iroquois Wins Again. London, October 14.—The race for the Newmarket Derby sweep*takes to-day was won by Lorlllard’a Iroquota, Isbmaei sec ond, Lennox Love thi rd. The Fuuaone Scotch Yacht Beaten. Newport, R, I October 14.—The Boston lacbt Shadow to day bdat the Scotch cutter ledge in a ten mile rack by 22 minutes and 42 seconds. \ The Dsteeilvk’ Dnl. N*w OaLNAws, Octobe* 14.—CBef Deve reauj died soon after betdkg shot/Mennessy la not believed to be danmu-ouly funded. THE NATION’S GUESTS. THEIfi RECEPTION‘AT TBE CAPI TOL. Introduced to the Senate—Escorted to the Capitol—Presented to the President, and Distinguished Offi cials—The City Gay with Decora* tlons and Brilliant with Fire works. Washington, October 14 —ln the Senate Mr. Lamar’s resolution of yesterday, rela tive to the Interocaanic canal, was adopted. Mr. Sherman’s resolution, asking the Sec retary of tha Treasury for the report of J. T. Meline, was laid over. The Senate went Into executive session. When the doors were re-opened, on motion of Mr. Anthony the privileges of the floor for to-day were extended to tbe national guests, and the Sergeant-at-Arms was directed to make suitable preparations for their reception. The Senate then took a recess until 2:30. The Senate did uot reassemble till three o’clock, and at that hour the galleries were filled to their utmost capacity. Mr. Morgan’s resolution, was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the Treas ury for a copy of any orders made by him since July 20,1881, relating to the pay ment or disbursement of money appropria ted for the payment of the Senate and of officers of the Senate, together with tbe re ports or decision of the officers of the Treas ury Department touching the power of the Secretary of the Treasury in ordering such payment or disbursement. Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution direct ing ihe Committee on the Judiciary to in- Suire and report whether the proceedings or the extradition of Vincenzo Rebello, un der the treaty with Italy, have been proper and in accordance with law. Also, whether tbe method of procedure In the extradition of alleged fugitives has been such as to sufficiently protect the alleged fugitives from injustice, and what further legislation Is necessary for that purpose, the commit tee also to be granted leave to send for per sons and papers. Adopted. At 3:15 p. m., the distinguished French and German visitors entered tbe chamber and stood In the rear of the Senators’ desks. When quiet had been restored, Mr. Bay ard rose and said: “I beg leave to apprise the Senate of the presence on the floor of this chamber of certain distinguished officers and citizens of our sister republic of France, and also of certain other distinguished officers and citi zens of the empire of Germany, who "have come here for the purpose of joining with the people of the United States in the cele bration and commemoration of the great culminating victory to the arms of the allied colonies <me hundred years ago—the great victory of those colonies and of their allies of that day—their allies of this day. I know that I speak the senti ment of every member of the American Ssnate when I say that they are most wel come to this chamber, and now I move that for the purpose of each member paying that respect which each and all feel for those who have honored us by their presence, a recess of half au hour be taken for the pur pose of enabling the President and officers of tbe Seua’e aud each of its members, to pay ihat respect which represents not only our Individual feeling, but the feeling of every S’ate and every man In every State of our union of States.” [Applause.] The motion was, at 3:35, agreed to, and a recess taken, which was occupied by the Senators In cordially greeting their distin guished guests. After the recess, the visitors having retired, the Senate went Into executive session, and when the doors were reopened at 4:25 adjourned. The French and German representatives who came to attend the Yorktown celebra tion, accompanied by the diplomatic repre sentatives of their countries, were to day formally received at the State Department by Secretary Blaine, assisted by the o'her members of the Cabinet. After wards a procession was formed, ana the guests and official entertainers in car riages were escorted by military and civic organizations and passed through Pennsyl vania avenue to the capltol. The line of march was tbroDged with people and gaily decorated. The department employes had been given a half holiday. During the re ception at the capltol admission was denied all but those specially Invited. Presi dent Arthur appeared in the rotunda, escorted by Secretary Blaine and was introduced to the visitors. The army officere, headed by General Sherman, w< re Introduced by Secretary Lincoln; the naval by Secretary Hunt; the Supreme Court Judies by the Martha!, and afterwards the guests visited the Senate chamber. The city to night is illuminated and the grounds and open spaces south of the State and Treasury departments are thronged with people witnessing the brilliant display of fireworks at the base of the Washington monument. The French and German visitors viewed the crowd and the fireworks from the balconies on the southern part of the State Department. CONFIRMATIONS. The Senate, in executive session to-day, confirmed the following nominations: Walker Blaine to be Third Assistant Secre tary of State; Mark 8. Brewer, of Michigan, to be Consul General at Berlin; Winfield 8 Bird, of Alabama, to be Consul at Laguay ra; Benjamin P. Divls, of Massachu setts, to be Deputy Fourth Auditor of the Treasury; Jacob H. Ela, of New Hamp shire, to be Bixth Auditor of tbe Treasury for Post Office Department- O P. G Clarke, of Rhode Island, to be First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions; Calvin B Walker, of Indiana, to be Deputy Com missioner of Pensions, and Benjamin P. Cbatfleld to be Postmaster at Aiken, 8. C. the stab routers. The s'ar route cases were again taken up, but, owing to the absence of the associate counsel for the government, an adjourn ment was asked by Attorney Cook. After some discussion a postponement for two weeks was taken. THE UNITED KINGDOM. Thursday In Dublin—The League’s Movements Watched—Kagan to be Arrested—A Heavy Gale Reported —The Wires Down. London, October 14.—A Dublin despatch describing the state of affairs there yester day, In connection with tbe arrest of Mr. Parnell, says: “The guards all over the city were trebled and the police patrols doubled. Dragoons rode through the streets In all di rections. Detectives narrowly watched the movements of tbe Leagues. A posse of po lice occupied premises close to the League office." The Dublin Evening Mail savs that the League has resolved to attack Kilmainbam jail. Mr. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, was guarded bv dragoons In going from the castle to his residence. The \fnited Ireland, the organ of the land league, publishes an article headed “Parnell Garroted,” which states that Saxon cowardice has done its worst. The Vetitral Net ns states that a warrant has been Issued for the arrest of Mr. Healy,. There Is great activity among the organi zations in London, and circulars are being distributed among the local leaders urging the organization of meetings. London, October 14.—A heavy hurricane in Ireland is interrupting communication by telegraph. The gale continues, ant] damages are re ported from different parts of London and the provinces. Communication is Inter rupted in all parts of the kingdom. HUDSON IIANGED. The Terrell County Fiend Pays the Penalty of His Crime. Atlanta, October 14 —Frank Hudson, colored, was banged at Dawson, this State, to-d*y for the murder in August of David Lee, Mrs. Lee and a negro girl. HU purpoee, according to his confession, was robbery. He was taken to the galloyvs under guard of a military company and appeared un moved- He acknowledged his guilt and the justice of his sentence, and hoped he had been forgiyen. He was dead In ten minutes from tbe tltpe t)e trap ivas sprtjng. This Is the first execution that has taken place In Terrell county. Mishap to Hindoo. New York, October 14.—Hindoo is coughing very badly, and one of hie owners Is responsible for the statement that tbe colt Is a doubtful starter for the “Dixie" to be run at Baltimore next Tuesday. The French Ministry. Paris, October 14.—Tbe report that tbe Ministers had tendered their resignations is untrue. It is generally believed that the present Cabinet will meet the new Chamber of Deputies. BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY. It is reported that Senator Edmunds will 6e nominated to the vacant seat la the Supreme Court of the United States. Pierolo’s troops are greatly damaging the property of Chilians and Peruvian Sena tors who are attending the Congress at Cho rlllos. Tbe President has stated that he will make no nominations until December, except to fill vacancies that have occurred during the recess. Special dispatches from Bt. Petersburg state that the of Btate is again dis cussing tbe propriety of summoning the delegates of the Provincial Assemblies to assist in its deliberations with the right to vote. The Cologne Gazette says: “The German Government, in addition to the projects for subsidizing steamship lines to Japan and tbe South Seas, to be introduced at the next session of the Reichstag, will also consider tbe question of Germany’s trans-Atlantic traffic. In the case of Jonas Zindle, proprietor of the Farmers' Hotel, Philadelphia, who was reported as having been jnysteriously killed while ejecting an intruder, the jury of in quest rendered a verdict that death was caused by accidentally falling from his own door step. Bfr Stafford Northcote, speaking at the Conservative banquet, at Newcatle-on- Tyne, denounced protection, but maintained that, by a readjustment of local rates or otherwise, the distress of agriculturists ought to be mitigated. He denied that be had ever favored the Imposition of a duty on corn. All election cases on trial in the United States Court at Wilmington, Del., were yesterday continued until the second Tues day in January, on account of a scarcity of jurors. All cases of this nature given to the jury have so far resulted in disagreement with but one exception, which is still out with the jury. A President at Will. New Orleans Picayune. The defects in our system of Presidential succession were never more clearly por trayed than at the present time. Congress in 1792, according to the direction of the Constitution, declared the President pro lem. ot the Senate tbe next in line of succession to the Vice President. While it but seldom happens that there is not a President pro tem. of the Senate, the peculiar character of that office ought to have excluded the holder from any execu tive duties. It is established that the pre siding officer of the Benate does not cease to be a Senator or lose his vote, even when acting as President of the United Btates. His tenure is at the will of the Senate, and there may be anew one chosen daring every dav of the session. In January, 1876, one of the ablest de bates of recent years In that august body was upon tbe character of this office. Vice President Wilson was dead, and the Presi dent of the Senate pro tem., Mr. Ferry, was (he recognized successor to the executive chair in case of the death of General Grant. Mr. Ferry had been chosen at the preceding session, and the question was raised as to the necessity for anew elec tion. Mr. Morton, of the Committee on Privi leges and Elections, submitted on January 10th a report reviewing the whole subject and embracing the following resolution;: 1. Resolved, That the tenure of office of the President pro tempore ot the Senate elected at one session does not expire at the meeting of Congress after the first recess, the Vice Presi dent not having appeared to take the chair. 2. Resolved, That the death of the Vice Presi dent does not have the effect to vacate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate. 3. Resolved, That the office ot President pro tempore of the Senate is held at the pleasure of tbe Senate. 4. Resolved, That Hon. Thomas W. Ferry, a Senator from Michigan, who was elected Presi dent pro tempore or the Senate at the last ses sion. is now the President pro tempore of the Senate by virtue of said election. The debate upon tbe third resolution lasted for several days, and was participated in by the ablest constitutional lawyers in the Senate. It was flnallv adopted by a vote of 34 against 15, with 23 absent. Jadge Merrtmon, of North Carolina, a superior jurisprudent, in the course of hts remarks, speaking of supposed and not im possible cases, said: “t'uppose the party majority here were two; that three of that majority should die; how would it comport with the dignity of this body, its character, its nature and its purposes, and our system of government, for the minority, thus turned into a majority, at once and with out cause to turn out the President pro tem pore and put in one to suit their will and plea sure? Again, suppose in the faithful discharge of duty the President pro tempore should feel constrained to make a ruling distasteful to the majority: how would It appear to see him turned out of office by the arbitrary will of a furious majority? A President pro tempore thus at the will and pleasure of a party or fac tious maioritv would have a high temptation to prostitute his office to base and ignoble pur poses.’’ The speech of Senator Jones, of Florida, was very able. Indeed, It, was perhaps the most lucid and brilliant of the speeches de livered on this occasion. R ’marking that “reasonable construction must decide the question at Issue,” he said "It is not enough to say that the President of the Senate, like the Sergeant at-Arms of the Senate, is an officer of this body, and because the Sergeant-at-Arms may be removed by the Senate, so may the President pro tempore be removed. This mode of reasoning would be admissible if Congress, under the Constitution, had not pointed out duties beyond the Senate for the one officer in a c“rtain contingency which it has not prescribed for the other. “This is the great point, in my opinion, upon which this debate must turn.” Further, considering the right of the Sen ate to remove the President pro tempore at at will, and quoting from a great master of jurisprudence a definition of statutory law (adroitly paraphrased from tfce great Cicero’s magnificent and perfect definition of law in general, which latter includes in the conception both statute and moral law): “Law Is a rule of action prescribed by the supreme power In the State, commanding what is right and forbidding what is wrong,” Senator Jones proceeds: ‘‘The law, then, designates the President pro tempore of the Senate as the officer who shall succeed to the office in the contingency men tioned. How will this law operate with the right asserted on behalf of this body to re move that officer at its pleasure? Remember that the law provides that if there be no Presi dent pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House shall act as President. All expe rience teaches us that nothing is more danger ous to the oeace and security of nations than those conflicts which arise out of disputes about the right to the chief office in tfle Stftte." The chief speakers in the discussion of January 18th were Judge Edmunds, of Ver mont; Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania; Governor Morton, of Indiana; Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, and Judge Thur man, of Ohio. The debate was on the third resolution, “That the office of President pro tempore of the Senate is held at the pleasure of the Senate.” In the midst of tbe re marks of Judge Edmonds, Senator Wallace inquired: “Will the Senator from Vermont permit me to ask him whether this resolution would cover the case of the devolving of the Presidency of the Unired States on the incumbent of tbe chair, the President of the Senate pro tempore? In other words, does he hold that the Senate would have the power to change the President pro tempore of the Senate after the Presidency of the United States had been cast upon him by the operation of the act of 1792?” The reply of Judge Edmunds, after specifying with his usual astuteness that the resolution did not touch that question at all, was; “I think the power of the Senate over its President pro tem-, which exists in the nature of its owa body and under the Constitution, cannot be cut short by any act of Congress whatever." Explaining that he differed with the opinion of the majority of the committee, Senator Wallace proceeded to speak of the contemporaneous interpretation of the clause in tbe Constitution (article 2, sec tion 1, clause 5), and ot the Intention of the framers of the Constitution. Asserting hts view that the Presi dent pro tempore of thp tlenqte Is an officer of the Dotted fc’a’es as well as of the Sen ate, and speaking .of the Intention of the framers of tbe Constitution to place the pos sible succession to the Presidency only upon an officer of the United Btates, he said: • “But we are not left to conjecture on this subj-ct, for in the debates during the passage of the act of 1792 this very question was moot ed. Pending the debate upon the bill it was both asserted and denied that the President pro tempore was an officer of tbe United States within the meaning of clause 5 of section 1 of article 2; but after a prolonged struggle the question was settled affirmatively, and the bill became a law. Both Roger Sherman and El bridge Gerry asserted the position that thp President pro tempore va g an officer of the United States, and the latter declared that the Speaker of the House had equal dignity. Madison objected to the selection of the Presi dent pro tempore or Speaker for the succes sion, not because he was not an officer, but be capse if he became President be would be both Senator and President, and might be inst ructed byh|3 BU*e.’l Further along In the day's discussion, Governqr Slevensou asked Governor Morten the following question; “Poes the Senator from Indiana slnccr-ly believe that the Senate of the United States would remove at its pleasure the President pro tempore of the Benate after he became Presi dent of the United States? If the argument in favor of t r e right of the Senate to remove the President pro tempore at its pleasure be correct, the right to remove him after he was President would follow. If not, why not? In deed, I understood the honorably Senator Ho claim that this rjgbt of the Senate to remove its President'pro tempore would extend to him l2tß& hA ~*COfN WELte.*? •” BIG FLORIDA BOOMS. PLANS OF TWO COLOSSAL EN- TERPRISES. An Interesting In ter view—What the Okeechobee and Coaat Canal Com panies of Florida Propose to Ac* compllsh—‘The Probable Kesnlts, Cost and Profit of the Dlflerent Knterprlses. Jacksonville, October 11.— My apology for writing so lengthy an epistle as the present is the value of the informal ion contained therein and its important bt&rin 1 upon the interests of the citizens Of Florida. No events, since the war ended, have excited more general atten tion, and promise greater results to the people of this State than the organization of compa nies to drain Lake Okeechobee, to connect the waters of the St. John’s and Indian rivers, and the purchase of four millions of acres of the State lands by the Dies ton syndicate. These projects are of great magnitude, and the influence they have already exerted Is seen In the unparalleled activity that now pervades railroad circles, and in the impetus which they have given to the subject of immigration. For the purpose of giving your numerous readers in this State a clear Insight into the purposes and operations of the above compa nies. I took occasion recently to hold an inter view with Col. Ingham Coryell, the General Superintendent, who has his office in this city. That gentleman very patiently and courteously submitted to the infliction, and has kindly allowed me to publish the information fur nished. Reporter—Now that the newspaper discus sions as to the wisdom of the late great land sale have ceased, the general public would be much gratified. Colonel, to learn from you, as the rmperintendent of the company making the purchase, something as to their future plans, and the objects they propose to accom plish. You are also connected with the Okee chobee drainage schema Are these compa nies identified in fact, although under two cor porate managements? Colonel Coryell—What I shall say to you will be as an individual, and not as an officer of the companies. We have no secrets from the public. No person, inexperienced in land matters, can imagine the immense amount of labor attend ing the handling of such an enormous area. First, its selection; then the filing of lists of the selections with the State Land Office; then the most careful examination by that office, beginning with the patent from the United States to this State; then a search through the various books of entry in that office; to the plats of every township, to make it positive that there was no conflict in any possible form, with sales or entries previously made. The lands deeded are free and clear of all claims, and the titles are absolutely perfect Much credit is due to Hon. Hugh A. Corley, Commißßßioner of Lands and Immigration, and bis able assistant, Mr. Fred W. Myers, for their unceasing labor upon the two deeds for 620,000 acres, which we have received. This is apreface to< x lain our apparent tar diness in placing these lands on the market. We could do nothi g until our deeds were ob tained. and we knew where our lands were situated. We are now grading them, and have two parties, with several assistants, already in the field. Two other parties will follow as soon as the necessary maps can be prepared. The company have a full clerical force at work here and in Tallahassee, adjusting the work for graders and opening the book* for entry. Why, just think of the labor requisite upon the entry of the first deed of 250,000 a rest This will require about 7.500 entries, covering the full line of large tract books. The second deed for 370,000 acres, will require 12,000 similar entries, and ail this must be accom plished before we can intelligently commence our land sales. With the grading going on simultaneously with the entries in our tract books we hope very soon to be able to place our lands on the market Reporter—Tell me what you mean by grad ing. How graded? Col. C.—When the purchase was made, we were bound by the terms of the contract to take contiguous lands in large areas. This forced us to take a very large percentage of comparatively worth less lands. I gay comparatively, for that is the proper term, and I will explain that point hereafter. We will assume, for the purpose of illustration, that we have selected forty per cent, of lands of that character, and that we have forty per cent, of lands in addition, so remote from transportation as to render them for the time unsaleable. This will leave us, we will say, twenty per cent, of the original four millions, or eight hundred thousand acres available for present sales, made so by the various railroads soon to pass through them. These lands we will presume to be of four grades, ranging from one to ten dollars in value. Common business prudence dictates that these lands be looked over carefully and graded according to their actual value, taking into consideration their location, transporta tion, elevation, quality of soil, timber and general surroundings. This is being done by the mo;t careful and experienced men to be procured. All the conditions of every forty acre lot will be so inspected and a grade or price put upon it, and the books of each grade describing each such lot will be of record in this office for reference. Out of this 20 per cent, vre must make our sales and realize sufficient to pay taxes and other heavy expenses attending grading, com missions on sales, agencies, office expenses, salaries, etc., as well as taxes upon the land* at present unavailable. Reporter—l note the force of what you say. and, if a proper question to ask, what amount of lands belonging to the company, if sold at a fair value, as compared with private lands in their vicinity, will it require to reimburse Mr. Disston and his associates for their outlay? Col. C.—l will answer that question.as I know the facts. There is no question but that the sale of 250,000 acres of these lands will reim burse the company for their investment of SI.OCO.COO and 'the contingent expenses to which they have been subjected. An average price of more than $5 can be had for these 250,000 acres, and that by selling them at one-half the value placed on private lands contiguous. Tran por tation is the all-important agent to develop Florida. That we are getting by no less than four positive and two prospective rail roads running through the very centre of our selections for at least one thousand miles. Aiong their lines we own the alternate sec tions for six miles on either side, as well as all the vacant lands outside of the six miles limit. Mr. Disston has, by his policy, already doubled the value of the lands that remain after sur rendering the alternate sections to the railroads, with a far greater prospective value when these roads are completed and In operation. By the contract, these roads must be finished within three years, or their charters to the unfinished portions will be forfeited to Mr. Disston. Reporter—l consider your views correct; but do not such statements afford some b isis for the charges made by some papers that “the administration had given away tbe lands of the State?” Col. C.—This question can be readily an swered. There was comparatively but a small boom for Florida* until this sale was effected. That transaction was a first-class advertise ment and has given general publicity to tbe advantages of this State. Made by business men and heavy capitalists of great financial capacity and admitted ability, the purchase directed universal attention to the varied and wonderful resources ot the Land of Flowers and Fruits. The State Cabinet have.in this sale, acted most wisely for the preeent and future in terests of Florida. This is now admitted by all ot the best minds in the State, and will be conceded eventually by the few who now oppose the measure- The situation was this: The heavy claim, held hy Mr. Vose, and rest ing upon the lands controlled bv the Board of Internal Imprj-em“nt. a Mounted to $600,000 The sales of land for several years past had not been sufficient to pay the interest and legal expenses of the United States Court, before whi :b tribunal the case had been carried The interest was being com pounded, and had this etate of affairs been al lowed to continue, in a few years longer this great fund would have been absorbed, the State would have parted with its lands, while the principal of the debt would have been left as a legacy to all com ing generations. The fund Is now free from debt, and the lands unsold can be utilized in encouraging the’ various internal improvemen's in progress and pro jected Immigration will be promoted and a general impetus given to the development of the State. The interest upon the debt is saved, while a large domain is added to the taxable property. The State is now a receiver instead of a debtor, anfl has broken the chain that clogged her movements and barred her passage to prosperity. Asa State, she could not han dle her domain with the same facility as it could be managed by individuals. The Interests of the State and the TANARUS) is* ten Company are now identical, and will work in entire harmony. It is the Intention of the com pany to develop their lands by a policy that will invite immigration, and thereby increase the taxable resources of the State Former administrations had attempted to effect similar sales, but failed in their pur poses, not for want of energy or desire, but from their inability to reach the capital that was necessary. It was the good fortune of Governor Bloxham to be more fortunate, and future generations, tf not this, will give him ample credit for wisdom and sagacity Reporter-Now what of the lands you speak of as comparatively worthless? Col. C.—That is an important point. When I tell you that 90 per cent, of what are called “swamp and overflowed lands” are in reality the very beet portions of the State, you will I know, be surprised. * It cannot be denied either that the acreage of such lands that cannot be reclaimed by drainage is very small. This is a peculiar feature in the topography of the State We propose to accomp isb by a system of drain, qge what the State vyas unable to perform, and to bring an immense area of very valuable lands, now idle, into culti vation. This will reqiure the ex penditure of mueh money, and involves great labor, but it will pay to do thi*. and we intend to undertake the work. As soon as the available lands are sold and under culture, the low, flat lands adjoining will rise sufficiently in value to warrant the expenditure necessary to bring them into proper condition for culti vation. You can see that this work will be carried on for a long series of years, augment ing the taxable resources of the State making lands upon which valuable products can be raised, and adding to the general wealth and prosperity. Reporter—Can you give me some figures as to the proble cost of this method of dniinage t Is it very expensive ? Cot C.—Not very. I have in my mind, two tracts of land embraced -u our Selections, to whioh my attention has been specially directed. One of these, comprehending six or seven townships, or over lOO.OuO acres, I will contract [£ 6r WILDER g CO., Agents for Savannah, < ESTABLISHED 1850. ninety per cent, of these swamp lands, or more, can be reclaimed, ana we are ready to do the work when the demand for them arises Reporter—Up to this time, you have been speaking of the Land purchase. I thank you for your candor and frankness, but. If I am not tiresome, I know the public would be pleased to hare your ideas on the Okeechobee question. Col. C.—Now you come to what I consider the pet schemes of the day, and one that will show greater results from the money expended than any project erer gotten up in the coun try. But this interview is becoming very lengthy, and I have absolutely said more than I intended at the outset. Reporter—l beg, Colonel, that you will favor me for a few minutes longer. Col. C.—Well. The eight millions of acres embraced in our drainage contract is simply in this situation: The water fall of that region Is completely held within the banks of Lake Okeechobee, until excessive rains cause a rise and overflow, and a eonsequent inundation of the adjacent country, which extends to the head or the Eslsimmee Valley, a distance of over one hundred miles to the north. With a fall of not less than twenty-five feet either to the Oulf or Atlantic, the only question to be considered is. “will water flow down grade ?” This, of course, is in accordance with natural laws. The next point to settle is, “if you make the outflow greater than the inflow, will there be any overflow?” That is easily answered. Then, these points being settled, the next step is to make these open ings at the most suitable points. Start them, and with the soft nature of the soil through which they pass they will very soon deepen and widen the passage by their own dynamic force, and soon accomplish the desired object. The lowering of the lake will make a reservoir for an unusual rainfall, and with the canals continually carrying off the surplus water, can there ever be any danger of future overflow, and will not the adjoining lands be forever free from Inundation ? Our company is now pushing their preparations vigorously. The land pur chase has materially interfered with the work upon the coast canal and Lake Okeechobee. A dredge is now being constructed at Cedar Key, and another contract has been made for the building of a boat at Lake Tohopokaliga. Machinery has also been ordered for another vessel, to cut from fifty to fifty five feet wide, for the coast canal. When these preparations have been completed we shall be ready to go to work in earnest. Reporter—Have you estimated the cost of lowering Okeechobee? Col C.—l reply by saying that I will take the contract for lowering the lake six feet for •150,000. I will also agree to make the cuts on the East Coast canal, making a channel fifty feet wide and four deep, for the same amount, and bind myself to perform both Jobs in one year. These will open an inland steam boat route for 330 miles, and reclaim 4,000.000 of acres of the finest land in the United States at a cost of $300,000. This is an immense result to be achieved with so little capital. Valuing one-half of the Okee chobee lands, when reclaimed, at $4,000,000 and the Coast canal at another million, 1 think the company has made a good investment. The cost will be only 6 per cent, upon the value, at a very low estimate. I would rather have this stock than that of the largest dividend-paying company upon the entire stock list. Reporter -You appear to be quite enthusias tic, Colonel Colonel C.—l have reason to be. I have based my opinions on facts and a careful study of the subject for the past three years, with an Intimate knowledge of the topography of that section, derived from my own experience, a- well as the reports of scientific engineers. I am convinced of the correctness of my views, and. to show my faith, hold myself in readiness to take the contracts for the sum specified. Now. Mr. Reporter, as I presume you intend to publish the substance of this interview. I wish you to make it distinctly appear that the views I have expressed are given to you as an individual, and not in ray official character as a director or superintendent df the companies. Reporter—l so understand it. Colonel Much obliged. Good morning, sir. W. H. B. NOTES FROM NEW YORK. An End to Menraloc-Tbe French finest* Honors and Courtesies Extended Them. New Yobk, October 12. —It is no sign of our metropolitan heartlessness, but rather an Illus tration of the necessity for change, craved by human nature at large, that the sable habili ments of woe which a fortnight ago were the mute expressors of our universal sorrow no longer trail through our marble halls like “garments of the night.” A short time since, and “hung be the heavens with black,” we cried aloud in our grief. Three brief weeks have passed, the funeral baked-meatg are scarcely cold, and we resume our quondam vocations, divest ourselves of mourning and pursue once again the even tenor of our way. It was a rare and excellent opportunity given us after those first days of poignant grief further to assuage its pangs and regrets by mingling, with memo ries of the past, thoughts for the living present, and conjuring to our sides the images of hope and charity. There is not a man but now believes the country has been chastened and purified by these prayers and tears. If ever there was to be a time when North asd South should forget past differences and In a mutual sorrow swear fidelity, friend ship and brotherhood, this it was. Heaven grant it so! May the vision of Webster be the heart-spoken watchword of our whole people, “Now and forever, one and inseparable!” The sojourn of the French euests of the nation in New York was short and quite sweet. The appointment by the Governor some time since of a committee of fifteen gentlemen whose duty it should be to care for the wants and comforts of our visitors, seemed to guarantee for them a “jolly good time” while here. The gentlemen appointed are many of them descendants from families of Revolutionary name and im portance, a few speaking choioe French, and all occupying social positions of great if not giddy height. The Committee of Fifteen and the descendants of Lafayette. Roebambeau and DeGrasse thus had many points in com mon; the more so, as on the trip up the Hud son to West Point our hosts took care to have their handsome and accomplished daughters with them, which gives rise to the query, why may not the union of hearts which we all ac knowledge with France to-dav be supplement ed bv a union of hands on a future and more specific occasion? Since we in New York have had the first look at our French friends we are perhaps, entitled to the first bits of comment' They are a gallant and distingue set of men. The three ladies accompany Ing the party are.of course, objects of great interest. In their dress there is certainly nothing particularly noticeabie. I venture te predict, however, we shall have before long La Marquise bonnets and L ouseau gloves and perhaps coverings a la. Mason. There is no doubt about it. I no ticed that the military men rewarded with much curiosity the uniforms of the French o ffl‘ cere, perhaps with a view to a change of style in ™, r 5& rn * 1 uard; white driftS gated with envy and despair at the handsome ly fitting coat of a Rochamheau or the high heeled boot of a Lafayette. Goodbye English I Henceforth we are going to be nothing if not rrCDCII. Our visitors were awaited with an anxiety, if not so intense as on another occasion about one hundred and three years ago, yet I doubt not ccupled with infinitely more curicslty. It k*"® tnore than fifty years since we last did public homage to the name of Lafayette , If- then, was something novel connected with what was besides very tender and very dear to us. Who would not do honor to the memory of him who said that from the mo ment he heard of A merican Independence his heart was enlisted ! So, when at length the Canada, bearing our guests, did enter the Nar rows, we all gloried in their arrival on our soil, and looked upon their reception by an impos ing array of our menof-var, with cannon booming and flag-dipping, as eminently fitting and Inspiring Of course, those who remember the arrival of Lafayette in 1824 will enthuse over that occasion with all the ardor evoked by the recollection of a past and glorious event But comparisons are odious. Lafayette was then the hero in propria persona • these are but the descendants whom we desire to honor as representatives of a revered anoestor. The French hake been very good and kind to us in the past: perhaps we qannot ever really repay them. And even now they constantly show us marks of their favor and appreciation. A few years ago the French Government pre sented this city with a status of Lafayette, which now stands in Union square; and more recently the government has asd us to accept the magnificent statue of “Liberty En lightening the World,” which will shed it eon light from Bedloe's Island <7, New York bay. The peat sculptor Bartholdi is modeling this gigantic worF Q t art, which, when placed upon its ““iegtal, will be a very Colossus. - ur visitors were regaled on the day of their arrival with a close inspection of one of the most <■ haracteristio of American institutions. A Republican State Convention was about to meet Delegates and local politicians were making the Fifth Avenue Hotel their bead quarters. the very place where the French party w. re to be lodged. The corridors of the hotel, a kind of modern forum for the dis cussion of politic* and the canvassing of can didates were crowded with our “statesmen” when the guests arrived. The cry of “the French!” echoed along the marble hallways to the barroom, and more than one Demosthenes temporarily “closed.” The foreigners must have wondered to see so many notables assem bled together and displaying such great agility in solving that incomprehensible puzzle to a true Frenchman, the American “mixed drink.” But these patriotic and laborious “workers,” of whom I speak, did not pav much attention to anything so light and trifling as a Frenchman; they were con sumed for the most part with an intense ear nestness in deciding upon the merits of a cer tain great unknown, who, I believe, had dis tinguished himself as a subtile manager of “primaries.” Well, peace be with these poor statesmen. They vanished the following evening. For three days the tri-oolor waved from our house tops, and the “Marseillaise” resounded stirringly through the streets. Organ grinders whose repertoire included that glorious chant reaped a golden harvest Our regiments were afoot, parading and being reviewed for tbs benefit of the martial gentlemen of France whtl- our police force, fire engine*, fine hotels' stately buildings and elega*.: dwdflngs wire pointed out for the edification of the oWilians °f Paris. It may be added that the visitors, much to their surprise, saw ao Indians in the City and heard nq wolves howling under their hotel at night. Horace. Gomplaints having been made by resi dents on the frontier between Maine and ftl ebe *L° f A he “exactness of the boundary line, vhe Dominion authorities have com missioned a surveyor to make-n v ~ _ 'ipg > -aJWERS. All orders left at Savannah News Depot, oor r Bull and York streets, promptly filled. I GUSTAVE KEISUNef Proprietor. I Safctofl gctvdtt. pm m *4KIH c POWDER Absolutely. Pure. MADE FROM GRAPE CREAM TARTAR.— No other preparation makes such light, flaky hot breads, or luxurious pastry. 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LIPPMAN BROTHERS and OSCEOLA BUT LER, Wholesale Agents. flutter's Hitters, fIOSHTTEIft Sitters Diminished Vigor Is reimbursed in great measure, to those troubled with weak kidneys, by a judicious use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which invigo rates and stimuiates without exciting the uri nary organs. In conjunction with its infiuenie upon them it corrects acidity, improves ap petite, and is in every way conducive to health and nerve repose. Another marked quality is its control over fever and ague, and its power of preventing it. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers gener ally. Water. THE IMPERISHABLE PERFUME. Murray & Lanman’s FLORIDA WATER. Best for TOILET. BATH. and SICK ROOM. -durational. Maplewood Institute CVJR young ladies and gentlemen, 18 miles I- west of Philadelphia, located on the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad. Courses of Study English, Scientific and Class!- ; cal. Students prepared for U. 8. Naval and Military Academies, and the best American colleges. A thorough chemical department. Reading taught by a first-class Elocutionist Penmanship by a Professor, master of the beauties of the art. A home-like department for little boys. Fourteen Instructors. JOSEPH BHORTLTDGE (Yale College). A. M., Principal, ConcordvUle, Del. Cos., Pa. MRS. BYLVANUS REED'S Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Nos. 6 and 8 East 58d street, New York, reopens October 3; French and German language practically taught. The course of study in the collegiate department requires four years, and meets all the demands for the higher education of wo men. Vf ADEMOIBELLE TABDTVEL, 25 W. 46th st. iVA New York. Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies and Children. Reopens Sept. 27. Thorough English course. Daily lectures. French and other lane-ukge* tnokeh within six months. Drawing and music*! advantages uu surpassed. GEORGIA MiFIRMARY. Pavajwah, October 8, 1881. THE Board of Trustees of the Georgia In firmary or Hospital for colored persons are constrained herewith to appeal to a gener ous public for pecuniary assistance in behalf of the institution committed to their charge The recent ttorm on the 28ih of August ui*i mo inflicted e“tensive and serious damage upon the Hospital building, almost totally destroying the roo.', and rendering the upper wards entirely uninhabitable. Tbe repairs which have thus been rendered necessary, in order to restore the structure to usefulness have involved an expenditure whioh the limited resources of the institution can ill afford to meet, and the Trustees are compelled, there fore, to ask for assistance from without. The Board feel assured that, notwithstanding the fact that many calls are made upon our peo ple. that this appeal on behalf of their trust will meet with that substantial recognition which our citizens are always ready to extend to a worthy object, and that the unrewarded efforts of the Trustees to minister to the wants f nd necessities of the sick poor of our colored population will meet that appreciation which may justly be expected. „ JOHN N. LEWIS, President of the Board. BORACINE! A SUPERIOR Toilet and Sursery Powder, And a sure cure for Prioltly Scat A ND other eruptions of the skin. A grateful a powder for the bath. Nicely perfumed and put up in large packages at 25c. each. Manu factured by the SOUTHERN FLOWER PER FUMERY COMPANY. For sale by the Princi- the city. Save Your Cotton, FRUITS and Cat£’”'D- Worms "PREPARED Y 1 | hundred dollars guarantee that thtoKhi* ££ 1 No. M Drayton street, Savannah, (ia
