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Jht flowing flctrs. WHITAKPU STREET, Rvmo yews building.) firiwcmifTiojrs. v %-,Ts Jim, one rear. $lO 00: six . $' . ibrw month*. $2 SO; one f $• N' - emm !W, $* 00; six month*, , \ tID BT CiUm OB ntSPAin BT Bxru n will pit—e observe the date ■ •*- wrappers. *-a OF A I ’ VERTIStNG. msfcas m n* re—* line OMMee * <umu. pw raun, -f; t ** ineertioas, $1 SO; ? fX ** six insertions. *5 00; f So. eighteen insertion*. . •< 'U . ' (ton double above rate*. m large ad vert ?■ meat*. • . *v-" -etneets fl SO per square, —met ta, Marriage*, Funerals, >pecuU Notice* f i per equate ri of Ord-.norie*. Sheriffs ' ais inserted at the rate pre . F r Rent, Iyst aad Found, 10 Vo advertisement Inserted . ■ bead—• for less than SO cents r He made nj Poet Office Order, r-.-roe Fxprww, at our risk r .re ibe insertitui of anv ad Ter say rpecitted oay or day*. nor . •* he number of insertions with e ii |siw4 hr the advertiser ; ts will, howev r, have their - : rm-im when the t me , it hen accidentally left ■ amber of insertiona cannot be res ;ii for ti.e omitted in —'arced to the advertiser. ■> ahs-uid be addressed, J. H. KsTILL. Savarn&h. Ga. Ibrf < ffcv * .‘bunssri „ q i Mad Matter. itrsrvU A trains t 4 eat at Riackahear writes us of • - ; rohatwj 'atal difficulty which v sly's turpentine still on Mon >r> Qtaa and Archibald McNeil srrei we® the former was shot ■ V V, it. Tbe wounded man is •4 to : veai and McNeil has made his • r. a C dumbos youth, shot two tmed Jodie Johnson and Henry Tu '•dt afternoon. The little fel a a < terry tree gathering the , vacant ! t contiguous to Meyer's ben M yer came out with a gun o the . little Johnson receiving shot in the tegs and Heard two i Meyer was promptly arrested. > ewhat under the irfluence of • - sea in charge, which probably :t,.‘ strange conduct cn his part tk severely, are not seriously .*nr of the Lamar barn in Macon - veeed. atet proves to hare been . named Write Thomas, who has ■ t fe was hired to Are the barn by : imsoa, colored, a former em -■ Ia mar* aad *as to receive for bis ts worth of candy. The case .p for trial on Saturday. . rah Pi tnct Cooferen-e cf the M. > i'h, compoaed of the traveling niters w its bounds. and lay dele r on,tv-nn* about one hundred and uid convene in Sandersville - o mt. Ift Irst. Bi-hop Pierce. 5 am! i noted servant of the church. ; waof Waynesboro is improv • -■have liken ®p?ned and - -r pin Burke county averages .h. with a good stand. . a* r.ame 1 Mathews, living with ■>. f McDuffie county, accident - - cue of bis eyes out a few days -• itek ah w violently in the ground .- >. p -b* le fl*w up, striking the eye * Mb- result abive stated. . ugh. the world famed temperance deliver the annual commencement ad lies* at l mory College. - ; - ach crop of Georgia the present y ear - re to be the Urgent ever known In the - ten thousand -dollar building is about - -ted tn Covi gton. It will be two vl-.oeaU.wmmt of the dimensions ret. It will be ine of the finest busi ks ever erected in tbe city. M -r.roe county jail has to be guarded cbt. in consequence of its insecure con ccnvH'ts of Clarke county are sent to ,• the oouctT paupe s' fat m. They paid * expenses of that farm last year, and ; IMP hlo the county treasury. R ' k iaie paper mill, one of the finest * pr petty in Georgia, is now lying idle, v - h Georgia f -Us are asking the Gov a .-point a day of general thanksgiving harvest of grain that has been map*! is that section, n.-a. of Albany, whose difficulty l>er brother- rmulted in the shoot brother*. as stated in this column, - -ed himself to the authorities on Tues was rHmmd on n bond of $2,(00 to a ,-arf >r examination on Friday next. -, iry of thePtWtmader at Washington -aiaed to thirteen hundred dollars, iv what the office has paid hereto ,p- *x payer in Clarke county Is 4 who returns nearly $150,000; . - ihe late John White, with nearly as v ly Hamilton; next Mr. John W. 4 wed h; Mi l ears Bloomfield and ... .r e return® cp about the same. Se re are a cun*hew of other citiaens who r < ■< nearly reaching f'o.o 0. 4 - Mare * ®rd of Health has been notifiel - vary of the National board of v ,* ia'ter would not establish the '-—i-i rvioe in New Orleans until .-■* i fever actually breaks out in - enns; that the hoard does no' want to m >. h of a ttirlea on the railroads. hare to pay for the inspection. M S- sille. of th- Kimball H- use. Mr. t'e-.rs. the street car magnate, an t - pepper have leaned forbe term r - srs. v th the privilege of purchasing. - * '.<eon i*peiog.'' paying for the same - tndAdlar* They propone erecting a WK otherwise improving the prop• ai St aa attract!* e place of resort. • K R (-i W aiters hat jus* closed a trip - ogk W ashingtoa, Johnson, l.aurens Dodge, aki. W ii.-ox —d Irwin counties, and seys ** the mi crop is th- beat he has ever r the r-sase. Tbe corn crop is also re po'Vei w ec -ewdiacty fine. - ■* r pros ert aiong the road from Haw t- i vkran is splendid, and instead cf - -a as beretofo-e. it is nearly all corn. * -t of laying iron on the Northeastern - - -ad r-t. *d I'tarksvtiie began on Mon tar Tbe worh will be pushed as fast as possi c - -pof Hancock county this year is a*ed at one million bu-hela. - - v Htkro : •'Our gold fields need • v h\ newspapers or the pioneer he fifty stamp mills ard *he millions *4 W! m the hands of enterprising men are - w -t fv t Each week brings in ne* assn of inSsW*—cs. with capital to work at r bngbssnwg destiny.'' sia-ta i -atawshfe *‘We lern that twenty hae-w left here for Florida'ast wek. wve their sires ard children on the - -•t th- r err pkiTers,whom they injur* bv ■ f cortrac’ It would be a God * nW of tbe-o, who do no* Intent to keep -tracts, wotitd leave never to return. Asa -w-v, mesevtrteg ten feet in leogth rtt in n field near tfee rcsMence <4 v - ,h v' r Mxoti eouaty one mil- and a any wa*er c are. It was silled by -rr wa. and. bring disaectel. i* bowels * - • -a--i as •'-vatain an old snuff box, a knife aw* a box of fish hooka. ' also-ton R*,’rca4 b !*ow prjrided with bash— try* and second c'ass - caches, while t rvk boMom. and swiooih a- -k ran make it The summer travel * treo % es in, and procni-e* to b“ quite • slvbeate u thg ot jective t -st for the resortees <w J n> ard Ftdeffe; "Harvesticg l* * r t- rayed'*, ant from all srotiwe v' the g;®4 tidvags that the grain is even * -■ an was eAperte4 the raspers are * nr th**r w— k ant nicet e. The time far d>-ta> t wbm thewc machines wi’l - * nr ten*! u-r. and the cradles wiil tw- .a> * Bride for* ver." M—siißßua IV-ehf* "Whits little Bob Posey. * ' *e#ve tear-oid aa c-f Mr. J D. Po ev. of • l srwv ® ®®* ridqtgaw his work on Saturday *-* mg lass the mule Wctu* frightened snd w * with him Tbe little Mlov became *-• vw* tn the harneaa fell off aad was drnggt,. * e t*.' te*v*e an* near a half mile One of * h e ene rff and he • M left in the f ■ *d I t* sAnll was bpvken in sev*ral o!ac*s • w b-®Bwd aU over. acJ lirad ooiy A taw ■——a" f I— Rhatss. furniture manufnetarer * casts refused to aHow the phvsMiaua *p * * : to vaccinate him and his family on the f*nm<l that he did ant believe in vaccination ’* •* ar rased and notified to appear before *•*- iteoorder To a Aw* Appeal reporter Mr. rite.*— st atari that it wan bis intention. If Ne' tw tori the raNdßy of the cooaputo iv rt , 'batsou ordinance. Tbe case will excite tstsrsn*. and from present Indica u® Owre p. ** *•* •lr . D _„_ k . 'wt: **Owr farming friends. * .TtT. •"* jMbliam, qver * be •-* in fi*m**rakme to hb.^JS. ' 4 v..*r* We WOU'd DOe tu'cMsUT frieeris fid ft k I g oo * l -- cwntnenew rawing vo=* ' >* 41 haws 'be meant to fats— KM ’ a si ruts* and wH - your corn * triuwidhMH. you wifi ooou be eejof 'w he Mndty. of —to-brilum days- peace u try—smh- ut the cans of slavery to v-T r— to death." -’ s —Me futtrund me ttag Md a* in*ri -w me Stk the following tewoluuon# srexe % ew* hem wad That in the opinion of the cas—b f -vmMr rwßßlr the eogffura#iOß of Savannah morning news J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. the Savannah and Pacific Short Line Railway,' from the cltv of Savannah. Ga .through Amer icus to Oolumbus, or some point belo that city, will prove of great advantage to this sec tion of Southwest Georgia. Resolved further, That we hereby tender to tbe projectors of said railway our hearty congratulations, and we hereby pledge ourselves to aid the enterprise by subscription, and otherwise, to the utmost of our ability." Talbotton Herald: ‘‘On Friday evening last, Mr. W H. Martin's steam threshing machine was in operation on the place of Mrs. T A. Brown, near Talbotton, when a most painful accident occurred, whereby Mr. H C. Brown was the sufferer. A pile of oafs had just oe*-n threshed, and Mr. Brown was engaged in pushing straw into the machine in order to clean It. Standing on a small platform, he was feeding the straw to the thresh with his left hand, when, in an unguarded moment, hi * arm being Introduced too far in. his hand was caught bv the rapidly revolving cylinder and drawn in up to the elbow, mangling and lacerating the member in a most fearful manner ’’ There was in the State Treasury ou the Bth lust.. Wednesday, more than actual cemands in sight, exactly $ 1,664 84. The State Treasurer explains this to a Constitution reporter as follows: “At the close of business yesterday we had in the treasury $483,853 04. of which sum there was S2TS.UW in United States and State bonds. That left in currency $608,853 04. The July and October interest on the public debt will take of this amount $327,207 That will leave $.81,646 4. The special appropria tions made by the Legislature—that w. for the enlargement of the asylum for the deaf and dumb, the blind asylum, for the civil establish ment aad other contingent expenses, will take up $280(4*), which will leave in the treasury just $1.6t6 01.” The public schools of Oolumbus are run at an annual expense of $13,922 61 <he whole num ber of scholars enrolled Is 1,518—614 whites and 9i 4 colored, n gain over last year of ’.45 pupils o be colored schools have Increased very large I*, although more than one hundred have been turned away for want of accommodation The excess of numbers in colored over white schools is due to the fact that children who do not snow the alphabet are admitted into the for mer nd not into the latter. Besi ‘es there is a number of private schools for whites. There are 27 teachers, including the Superintendent, of which number 15 are white and 12 colored The white .schools closed for the summer vaca tion on tbe Bth (yesterday), and the colored schools on the 9th (to-day). Hawkinwille Dis/tatch: “On Tuesday of last week the heire of the late George R. Reid, of Wilcox county, met for the purpose of making a division of bis estate, consisting of about ten thousand acres of land, nearly five thousand head of sheep, and about two thousand head of cattle There were eleven heirs represented —ten of them living children, and one grand child drawing a mother's share. In the stock of cattle were one hundred and fifty head of beef steers, which were bargained for by Mr. Woodson L. Wilcox. About four thousand five hundred head of sheep have been gathered the present season, am there may be more in the ‘ranges ’ The estate owed nothing, and the heirs decided It was better to divide the lands and stock without incurring the expenses of a sale. The estate was appraised at a sum approximating S4O 000.” Atlanta Post Appeal: “The long promised cotton seed oil miU is at last blossoming in r o a solid reality. To-dav there arrived in the city the practical men who will inaugurate and carry out the enterprise. The Dixie Oil Worts of Nashville have shut down for want of seed, and Mr. J R. Erb, the Superintendent of that concern, has c me over to help Mr. James Harrirgt in. of the same city, who is to be chief millwright of the mill here The building is to be pushed to completion at an early date, and will b- 300x100 feet in ground floor measure ment The work- are located three miles out of the city, on the Georgia Road. They will have a capacity of two hundred and sixty tons of seed a week. Sir Robert Thompson and Mr. Henry Sperry, both of Nashville, are President and Secretary respectively, but the msj jrlty of the stockholders are Atlanta men.” Atlanta Constitution: “It seems that Atlanta is to have a belt railroad at last, and that en tirely outside the city limits. A well known gentleman of the city, acting as sgent for the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, has been very quietly buying the rlgnt of way from a point close to the Exposition grounds to some point near the Peachtree creek bridge on the Air Line Railroad. If this road is to te used in relieving the crowding and switching of trains from across the streets in the centre of the city, it will be a great boon to our long sufferi- g people. It is said that the right of way from the Western and Atlantic Railroad to Peach tree road has already been engaged, and will be included in the purchases in a few days. It is also stated that a depot similar to that at Edge wood will be located on Roselale farm, on Peachtree road, opposite the beautiful park property of Mayor English and near to the projected driving park.” A correspondent of the Hawkinsville Dis patch from Wilcox county writes as follows: ' It is well to let everybody know what some men are doing in the land business in this sec tion Tbe law requires that all land shall be returned to the Tax Receiver in the county in which the land is located. This gives us a rhsnce to find out the principles of certain men For instance, a citizen of Worth county sent hi® returns over to Wilcox county, to be placed on the tax digest of this county, claim ing some of the oldest settled lots of iacd in the county I will gve some of the numbers to prevent inoocent parties from being swi died, for the owners are substantial citizens: Lot No. 231 This lot has been settled fif y-six years and belongs to me. The follow ing' are among the lots claimed; 201.242, 245 25', 249. 248. 256. 250, 852. These lands belong to men here and the most of them are im proved lands All persons had better beware o' titles to any of these lands in the hands of the Worth county claimant." Florida Affairs. Pensacola has been fortunate in securing an appropriation of $260 000 for the construction of her new custom house. Jackson county is a good wool producing section. Last week forty bales of wool were sold in Campbellton at 28 cents per pound, the pi ode.: tion of that county. Anew saw uiill is being erected in Jackson county by Mr. A. K Uo<-<awi ( i, with a capacity of 20.GC0 feet of lumber per day. The railroad enterprise* of the day are largely developing this particular industry. The crops in Jackson county are first-rate. Corn will soon be made, and cotton Is in bloom and neverlookad better. A Suwannee county negro near Ellarille, one day last week, passing along tha road near his home, heard A rustling In the bushes and. thinking it proceeded from some wild animal, pulled his ptatol aad Bred two shots at the sound. It turned out that he had fatally wounded his own father, who was beastly in toxicated. The guara trees throughout South Florida are ladened whh a heavy prop cf fruit. They have some mean thieves in the city of Ja< ksonviile. One of them last week forced the lock c f the desk of the Secretary of the Mechanics’ Fire Company snd stole all his letter paper. He should be captured and con demned to a thorough drenching from the company bos*. A large number of pa*eagers from Arkan sas arrived at the Gulf House, Codar Keys, on Monday night, via the Transit Railroad, their objective point being Palma Sola (Warner’s mills), where they wtil engage in the mill busi ness They number forty persons in all. J< hn Whidden and hi* son. Irwin Whidden who killed Thomas Jonte at Cedar Mills last week, in a most brutal manner, are still at large. They have declared that they wiil not be taken alive. Mra. J. W. Funk, of Lake City, who is en gaged in silk culture, has lately added 40.0C0 eggs to her stock. The new passenger wharf at the Waycross depot. Jacksonville, Is nearly completed, and soon the track from the wharf to the main line will be lsid. Plan* for a large passenger platform, a ticket office and waiting and bag gage rooms are being prepared, and these im prove nieot< will scon biTerected. The murderers of a Mr. Moore, in New Troy, Lafayette county. last winter, were tried Thursday last at that plane. Bryan was con victed of murder in the first degree and ilass in the second degree. The largest orange grove In Florida oontain* 11 000 tre s, producing half a million oranges jt belongs to Major No ms. of Spring Garden The logging business on the Ocklockonee and Sopcuoppy rivers, in Wakulla county, is •ssuming huge proportions. Several hundred men and about a hundred teams are engaged in rutting and hauling timber The logs are rafted down to Careabella and Apalachicola, and sold at from fiye to si* dollars per thou sand feet. The negro Tony Johnson, who was o seri ously mangled at Pensacola by being run over bjr c locomotive recently, has had a very nar row eacapiv his life. Three surgical operations ba,ve been in order to SVeik The left and ;lgnt a*te w?re i!"* but it was found necessary to cm off the f°<*' ? and th,w the mi "* rable man is left to strugg!- Utfougn iifs with one foot, no hands, and a tingle arm. A lire in Ocala last Saturday consumed the barn of Mr. McGrath and seriously threatened the a- struct ion of the town, and the event has aroused the people to consider the propriety of tbe organisation of a fire apparatus for its protection against future calamities of that character. Mr. William Hay was the successful com petitor for a West Point cadetship at a recent examination held at MonUceilo. The number of veeeels clearing at Jackson v”|* for coast wise porta during the month of May was frrr> -ffw. against thirty seven for the same month lastfMT. AiA'bua county is agitating of a /air to be j.W °® xt ~iater‘ * nd tte ? ueBU “ n meets with favor among aU classes In that proaptrov county. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. tESTEBDAI IN CONGRESS. The Star Route Trial*—Tbe Whitby Ring Inquiry—journalistic K bits —The Tar: OT Commission— ludian and IVexleau Invasion Claims. Washington, Jane B— ln the Senate, Mr. Blair’s resolution calling for Information as to the granting of lands embraced in land grants to certain railroads, with the quantity patented and the amounts accruing for roads constructed, etc , was adopted. The list of the roads mentioned, as farther en larged on the suggestion of Mr. Blair, is as followi: Sioux City and St. Paul, St. Paul and Pacific, first division of the Winona and Bt. Peter, Csdar Rapids and Missouri River, Mobile and Girard, Pensacola and Georgia, lowa Falls and Sioux City, North Louisiana and Texas, West Wisconsin, Lake Superior and Mississippi, and Alabama and Chatta nooga* Tne Senate, soon after one o’clock, dis pensed with the calendar, and resumed con sideration of the District appropriation bill. A number of the committee’s amendments were ruled out on points of order, and the dually reported from the committee. Votes were taken upon the several amend mente, and the committee was sustained In each instance and no further change made. The bill was then passed. Mr. Hawley reported from the Military Committee a Joint resolution appropriating SIOO,OOO, or so much thereof as may be needed, to furnish food to the people made destitute by the fl x>ds In the Bate of Mis sissippi. He said the planters there had for a long time been paying field hands In ex pectatlon of being remunerated by the coming crop, but the new Hoed had disap poine-*f) *e expectations and necessitated rtns i.. * provision. The joint resolu tion was passed. Adjourned. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. In the House, on motion of Mr. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, the bill was passed in creasing to forty dollars per month the pen s*on of anv person who in the late war lost an arm, leg, hand or foot, or received dis abilities equal thereto. The House then at 1:10 o’clock went Into committee of the whole, Mr. Updegrafl, of lowa, in the chair, and resumed considera tion of the general deficiency appropriation bill. At 3:10 consideration of the bill was com pleted, and the committee rose and reported it back to the House. Motions to strike out the appropriations for the payment of amounts due land grant railroads for army transportation and for bureaus In the Navy Department were lost. A motion to strike out the clause appropriating $112,600 for the payment of sptclal deputy marshals at Congressional elections In 1881 and prior years was lost. In speaking to this proposition Mr. Cox, of New York, said : "Inasmuch as the men selected for these positions at our elections performed the wotk and are not in any sense responsible for the law under which they acted, and the money is tbefr due, we desire to say that In votlDg for this proposi tion we do not yield our well considered judgment as to the Invalidity of the Federal law.” The bill then passed—yeas 116, nays 57. The House Immediately thereafter went Into committee of the whole on the legisla tive, executive and judicial appropriation bill. In explaining the bill, Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, said the bill provided for an Increase of employes In the Pension Office at an ex pense of #1,742 000, but ou'stde of that item spp-opriated only $220,000 more than the bill for the current year. If this increase of force in the Pension Office was agreed to, during the next four years there would be required $425,000 000 to pay for pensions, but, it w 6 better to expand the surplus revenue In that manner than to have it remain in the Treasury a standing temp tation to those who desired to promote schemes at the cost of the government. The committee then rose. Adjourned. THE BTAR ROUTE TRIALS. When the star route trial opened to-day Judge Wylie said his attention had been called to articles printed'in the newspapers in this District and In New York, assailing the jury before which these cases are being tried, and which do great Injustice to the jury. After expressing his entire confidence In the jury, the Judge said it was a cruel Injustice on tbe part of tbe writers for papers to assail a juror, who has been regularly Fe'ected, without knowing any facts on which to base their charges “I have 6een so much injustice done to jurors and to litigants and to the courts who are engaged In the administration of justice, that I feel called ctyon in this case to declare that these charges, in my opinion, are with out founda’lon. These flving rumors are cal culated to do great harm. To ere is a law which subjects parties to prosecution for libel In consequence of articles publlt-h* and, the effect of which is to obstruct the ad ministration of justice, and 1 do think It will be the duty of the District Attorney to call the attention of the grand jury to some of these newspapers and see If we cannot have justice administered fairly according to the law without having jurors disparaged and misrepresented upon mere conjecture or fancy, and I trust that th* jurors in this case will see the propriety of guarding tbelr own conduct while this case is pending 60 as not to subject themselves to good grounds of suspicion, or even to the appearance of Improper conduct. I will only lose faith in ♦his jury when driven to it by something more than newspaper articles. Gentlemen of the juiy. your position is one of much delicacy. Do not allow any person to ap proach you or to suggest their own views, or make any lntimatffin whatever, whether they are connected with the trial of this pause or appear to be unconnected with l*. You do not know what motives may influence suggestions from persons outside. Kep your own counsel. Follow vour own judg ment and confc'ence. K-ep yourselves un contamlnated by the world outs ae. Mr. McSweeny then concluded his open ing address for the defense, occupying tbe time to the recess. After the recess the ex amination of witnesses began, the witnesses to-day being present or former clerks In the department, who fes'lfied to the mrihods of keeping the records of the star routes. THE ALLEGED WHISKY BING. The Wlndom committee resumed this morning Its Investigation of the charges of corruption in connection with the passage through the House of the bonded spir its bill. Mr Hawthorne Hill, of the Louisville Commercial, A C. Buell, of the WashlDgfon Critic, and Charles NordhofE, of the New York Herald, were examined bv the committee. Mr. Hill, the first witness, related incidents of bis In terview with Mr. A'berton at his (Ather ton's) residence, and stated the substance of the conversation which ensued, and de clared that the interview published In the Commercial, of April 28th, was a substan tially correct recital of that conversation, that the only errors were of verbiage, not or fact; that the statements were correct, though the language was not verbatim. Mr. Atherton, who was present, asked permission to question the witness and was allowed to do so, but failed to secure any admission otljer than those contained In his direct statement. Mr. Buell was examined at some length as to what Information be had on which to base the charges which had from time to appeared in bis paper. Witness stated that his information was entifely general and •cumulative, derived from a great camber of conversations with diverent people, from current gossip, from news paper articles, and from the manner In which the specific matter of legislation bad been accomplished He had been inclined to regard the bonded epjrit bill from the start as a job, and, therefore was nut Inclin ed to give It the benefit of any doubt. He had no specific Information apart from that. In the possession of other people. The gen eral run snd tenor of the public discussion of the matter were the ou'y means of Informa - tion whjch he possessed He was asked rihy he had In varlbas articles la the Critic men tioned the names of General Boynton, Mr, Nordboff, Major Carson and others as Influ ential journalists, who were under suspicion of being corruptly Influenced. Witness did not remember having ever mentioned the name of General Boynton. He had alluded to others only in a spirit of ehs," He had treated the charge that Influential jour nalists had been bribed as a farce. He had spoaec Of 1* i“ Pper as a joke. At : e *t that was w ipjeptjou. He might be a poor joker, but that Was u.e Lett he could do. . Witness was asked: "Can you give us any Information going to show that any member of Congress, or Senator, oa any journalist ever received or was offered any considera tion whatever In connection with the bill.” "No, sir: I have no Intimation whatever, only suspicions; much of it based upon facte that I never before Ifcew. AWU In volving $80,000,000 between individuals apd tbe government w *£ to be passed through the House under a BuscenHop of the rules. I thought thia was a pretty piala Indicatiop that the beneflclartea of the bill old ns#t court Inquiry or discussion.” Senator Hawley cross-examined Mr. Buell pretty closely, but failed to gain any more exact Information au to tbe founda- A • >■ ‘ • * tlon for Buell’s articles, and the examina tion for a time took the form of a discus sion upon journalistic ethics, in which It appeared that Mr. Hawley, who ts a veteran journalist, held to a totally different code from the one which, Mr. Buell 6aid, ob tained in the District. Mr. Bnell intimated to Mr. Hawley that Hart ford journalism Is a hundred years behind the times, and added that the poverty of Washington journalists was a sufficient, guarantee of their honesty at least. Mr. Nordhoff, of the New York Herald, be fore testifying, was permitted to ask a few questions of wiscess. He said: “As my name has been used fn an undesirable con nection, I would like to ask whether you ever knew me to take money in a corrupt way?” “1 never did.” "Have you anv reason whatever to believe that I ever did ?” "I have Done.” Mr. Nordboff—Mri Chairman, I would like to ask the witness If he thinks It a just and proper thing to make charges against an honorable man, and whether It Is not de grading to J ournalism to do so. The witness was willing to admit that It was when made - maliciously, but many things were said In newspapers that the wri'er would not say under oath. Turning to Hawley, witness remarked: "You are a newspaper man yourself, General, and you know that to be tbe case ” Mr. Hawley replied: “I am not prepared to say as a newspaper man that a j mrnalist has any right to attack the character of a citizen through a newspaper without true cause, or that he Is not, If an honorable man, just as much bound to tell the truth In a newspaper as he would be if under oath ” Mr. Nordhoff was then sworn and ques tioned: “Have you any information bearing upon the subject of this inquiry, that Is, whether there has been any Improper use of money lu securfne legislation upon the bonded spirits bill?” He replied that he had never heard of any use or proffered use of money. Mr Nordhoff then made a general statement to the eff-ct that his object in all the publications made in the Herald was to un cover corrupt newspaper men and lobbyists, If there were any, and he gave some atten tion to it because charges bad been made by Mr. Atherton, whom he had learned upon Inquiry lobe a man of character and reputa tion. The committee adjourned until Satur day next. THOSE FORGED BONDS. S cretary Folger dentes utterly that there Is any foundation for the rumor that a quantity of forged United S’ates bonds are In circulation. The story Is a pure fiction starred by sensation mongers. In all the bond redemDtions so far not a single coun terfeit has been presented for payment. The Treasury officials also announce that the arrest of Brockway was at the Instance of private parties and not of the govern ment; that Brockway will probably be re leased, as he has not, so far as Is known, violated the condition under which his sentence was suspended When Mr. Devens ws Attorney General. INDIAN AND MEXICAN INVASION CLAIMS. The Senate to day passed the bill author izing the Secretary of the Treasury to ex amine and report to Congress t,he amount cf all cla'ms of the Bfates of Texas, Oregon and Nevada and the Territories of Wash ington and Idaho for money expended and indebtedness assumed ty said States and Territories in repelling invasion? and suppressing Indian hostilities. The bill was amended to Include the claims of Nebraska, California and Colorado, and on motion of Mr. Coke, supported by Mr. Maxey, the expenses of Texas incurred on account of Mexican raids. THE TARIFF COMMISSION. The Senate Finance Committee held a special meeting to-dav to consider the Tariff Commission nominations which were sent to the Benate and referred to this commit tee In executive session yesterday. After same discussion it was decided to make a favora le report to the Senate All of the Rei utlican members of the committee were present and voted “aye,” while Messrs. Bayard and Beck, the only Democratic members present, voted “nay.” THE MISSOURI BANK ROBBERY. A Job That .Smack* of tbe James Gang. Kansas City, June 8 —The following are the particulars of the bank robbery at Brookfield, Mo., yesterday: Six armed men rode Into the town of Brookfield just as the bank was closing for the day, dismounted, aud, covering the clerks with their revol vers, robbed tbe safe of about SSOO. They kept up a rapid fusllade with their firearms as they rode through the place, overawing the towns people. The men were all masked. The County Sheriff and the Marshal organized a po-se as speedily s possible and started after the robbers. Dick Little, ex-Marshal L’egett and others In this city, who are fa miliar with the James gang, think Frank James was not connected with the affair, although they say the job was done up in the James oovs’ 6tyle. It is claimed that Frank Is not in the neighborhood. There Is plenty of tall timber near Brookfield, and It Is Dot thought Dkely that the gang will be captured. A dispatch from St. Joseph says that a party of men have been shopping on the Harper farm five miles south of Ktrks vllle, near Brookfield, for the past three weeks Thev kept their revolvers on all the time. Nobody knew them. Several horses were stolen there on Saturday night. SENATOR HILL On Ills Return to Atlanta—Conlltet- Ins Statement* as to Hl* Condi tion. Cincinnati, June B.—A Louisville special to the Commercial says: "Senator Ben Hill and family arrived late last night and will go to A lanta in the mornffig. The Senator’s eon says his father will be In tbe Senate be fore the close of .the session.” Atlanta, June B—Over five hundred people, Including many prominent citizens, were at the depot to-day at noon and also to-night to meet Senator Hill, but he failed to arrive on either train A private telegram to his son In-’aw, Dr. Ridley.says he stopped over at Nashville to rest, and will arrive to morrow noon. Deep sympathy is felt for him, as be comes home with no hopp of re covery. There will be no formal welcome, but a silent expression of sincere grief will asure him how warmly bis fellow citizens sympathies with him, — KILLED ON THE RAIL. Five Children Crnabed to Death In Connecticut. Nnw York, June B.—Five children, three girls and two boys, sons and daughters of John Lei kwood, of Cos Cob, Connecticut, arc reported to have been killed last even ing while walking on the track of tbe New York and New Haven Railroad, near that village. They heard n train approaching, and crossed over to the adjoining track, when thev were run oyer and crushed to death bv a train which came upon thetp from the opposite direction. IVeattier Indication*. Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash ington, D. C., June B.—lndications fey Friday: In the South Atlantic Sfhtes, southerly to westerly winds, occasional rains, station ary or slowly falling barometer and nearly stationary temperature. Jn the Middle Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather, light local rains, stationary oy a slight fall fn temperature, southerly to westerly winds. In the Gulf States, local rains and partly cloudy weather, stationary qr a slight rhe In temperature, easterly to southerly winds, and stationary or slight fall in barometer. pn Tennessee and the fcbio valley, local rains, with partly cloudy weather, winds mostly from southeast to southwest, In the western portion lowecJbarometer and slight changes In temperature, In the eastern por tion of the Ohio valley slight fall In tem perature, Foxliall \Vln*ibe?;6ld Cup at 4*cot. London, June B.—Keene’s Eoxhaill won the race for the gold cup at the Ascot meet ing, yalaed at 1 000 sovereigns. The Duke Of B'efiu'ort's three yeai-oid chestnut colt Faugh-a-ballagb second, And his five-year old brown horse Petrqnel third. Only the three mentioned horses ran. The ra„B for iba St. jamas’ palace (Jakes, for three-year-olds, wks won by F<ord Brad’ ford’s bay colt Battlefield, Lord Rosen berrv’e bay colt Gareth second, P. Lortl lard’ chestnut colt SaQhem third. Eight sthrted. * - - ■■■ Having procured the patent right to manu facture ;nd sell Rav’s Patent Bun Shade* for several counties, 1 will Inform tue pub lic that 1 have cow on hand a supply of the same. B. H. Levy, corner Congress and Jefferson streets. — Ads. SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1882. THE TARIFF COMMISSION. THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS AND THE NOMINEES. General Dl**ailfactlon—Brown and Jane* Hand eppd-Objection* to tbe Personnel of ihe Commission— A Close Flxbt In Prospect. Washington, June 8 —lmmediately after the adjournment of the Senate to-day twenty-four of Its Democratic members assembled in caucus for the purpose of interchanging views In regard to the fitness of the President’s nominations of Tariff Commissioners. No attempt was made to secure caucus action on the question, and at the conclusion of the conference, which lasted an hour and a half, every Senator was left free to vote upon it In executive session according to hls own judgment or his In dividual bias It was developed, however, by the interchange of Views on tbe part of those present and by t-ustwortby state ments in regard to nearly all of the absentees that the Democratic members of the Senate are practically unanimous in holding that the commission is unfairly constituted and should therefore be re jected. The ground was taken by nearly all the speakers, Including Senator Bayard and some others, who voted for the Tariff Com mission bill, that the proposed membership of the commission is wholly inconsistent with the avowed purpose of the bill, which contemplated an Impartial Investigation and looked to recommendations that should be free from the suspicion of self Interest. It was asserted that two of the nominees, namely. Messrs. Haynes, of Massachusetts, and Garland, of Illinois, are salaried officers of the Protective High Tariff Association, and that the third, Mr. Parker, of the District of Co’umbla, Is a stipendiary of the nme organization. Messrs Oliver, of Pennsylvania, and Kenner, of Louisiana, were criticised as being likewise champions of protection for special interests, who might well be expected to combine wPh the above named members in the interest of a high tariff. General Underwood, of Geor gia, was referred to as an obscure old man, nominated at the Instance of Georgia protectionists, and Mr. Ambler, of Ohio, whom Senator Pendleton declared he had m;ver heard of until nominated for a place on the commission, although re garded to some extent as an “uncertain quantity,” was generally believed by the members of the caucus as also a friend of a high tariff The seventh gentleman nomi nated for membership, Mr. PbelDS, of Mis souri. was spoken of as a tariff reformer, but it was also announced that he had de clined the appointment. So far as can be ascertained to-night there are only two of the Democratic Sena tors willing to vote for the confirmation of the commissioners, namely, Messrs. Brown, of Georgia, and Jonas, of Louisiana, both of whom feel measurably bound to do so by reason of their having respectively recommended two of the members ap po'nled. Oa the other hand It is understood that Senators V*' Wyek and Ingalls will vote with the body of the Democrats against their confirmation. In this event, the de termination of the question will probably rest with the two members of tbe “Inde pendent party” In the Senate Messrs. David Davis andMahone. Mr. Wheeler, of New York, had, It was said a leaning in the direction of high tariff In discussing the personnel of the commis sion as a whole eeveial Senators expressed serious doub's as to the intellectual competence of the proposed comnrd c sloners to Investigate a subject of such difficulty and complexity as the tariff and to give Congress advice with regard to it which would have a real value and Importance. ALABAMA DEMOCRATS. The Ylcket and the Platform. Montg mery, Ala., June 8 —The Demo cratic State Convention to-day nominated E. A. O’Nell #or Governor by acclamation. Tbe convention also nominated H. C. Tompkins for Attorney General, Ellis Phelan for Secretary of State, J. H. Vincent for Treasurer, J. M. Carmichael for Audi tor, and H. C. Armstrong for Superinten dent of Education. The convention adopted the following platfoim of principles: Resolved by the Democratic and Conservative party of Alabama in contention assembled, That we reaffirm our devotion to the time-honored principles of the Dmo cratlc party, a strict construction of the Federal Constitution, obedience to the laws of the General Government within its con stitutional limits, and maintain the right of a State to regulate its local affairs by its own authority. We are unalterably opposed to the con tinued nets of the Federal authorities lead ing to the centralization of all power in the General Government, to the destruction of local self government. We present the record of the administra tion of State eff drs while In control of the Deni'c-atic party as an earnest of tbe fidelity of the party to the principles of economy and good government. We lDvite immigration and capital to our Btate, and pledge full and perfect protec tion to all such as may come among us. We bold that public education should be fostered and encouraged by the State as far as 'he means of the State will allow, having at the same time due regard to the preserva tion of the public credit. We recognize the necessity of protecting and preserving the purity of the ballot-box as the safeguard of free institutions, and condemn any attempt to Interfere with a full and free exercise of the elective fran chase. The Executive Committee Is requested to prepare and issue an address to the people of the State. THE CLAYrON-BULWER TREATY. Tbe London Preaa on Secretary Fre linghujrsen’* Dispatch. London, June 8 —The News, In a leading article on Secretary Frelinghuysen’s dis patch, of May Bth, to Mr. Lowell, touching the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, says: “Lord Granville will not fail to remember that the commercial as well as legal and political considerations, decide against the posi tion which Secretary Frelinghuyeen has chosen to assume.” The Standard says that ‘‘Frelinghuysen’s considerations were certainly not a: guments tht affect the validity of the Clayton Bui wer treaty, and they can only be regarded as local prejudice Introduced to show the strength of the motives which urge the American Government to withdraw from their engagements, and render it Impossible for their representatives to take a just and dispassionate view of the legal side of the question. The answer to all this rhetoric is that tbe treaty has been made and ought to be kept.” Hfl SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS. A Deplorable Condition of Affairs— Revolution* Disorder and Epidem ic*. F4NAMA, May 29 —lntelligence from the South Coast is to the effect that Ecuador Is in the throes of revolution, Peru In anarchy and disorder, Bolivia, at a safe distance from the coast, preserving a show of mili tary force, and Chill smitten by epidemics in various parts and cqrsed by brigandage. The Chtliap papers fully corroborate the latter statement. Murder and Butplde. San Fr4NC(SOO, Junes —A dispatch from San Bernardino, in this State, says: “J. Taylor and J. A. Peterson, partners (n the burning Moscow mine, In this county, had a quarrel on the corner of C and Third s’reets here this morning about tbe method of conducting operation* in the pjlne. Tay loi drew a pistol and fired three shote at PetersoD, all taking deadly effect. He then fired without effect at a bys'ahderj who attempted to dtßarm him, and, running a few steps, deliberately shot himself In the breast. Peterson died In a few minutes and TWlor Is mortally wounded. Soule mys tery Is attached to tbe affair, the men hav ing been, up to the moment of the quarrel, apparently on the most friendly terms. An Austrian Defeat. Cettinjte, June B—The following hM beenr*ceived from Blavopjs sources, “Ah 4utrUn battalion Va* attacked on the 2i intU by two hundred Insurgents, near Mo rlnle, north of Mostar. The Austrians were surprised and compelled to re treat, with g gas of ninety-five filled. The IbsqrgenU st twenty six'killed wounded. Qa tne ad, the insurgents attacked and destroy ed the Austrian barracks at Bishlns, killing twenty-flve of the troop*. The rest fied,” COTTON. 'Bad Effects, of Imperfect Glnmlnc and Sand. New York, June B.—The board of mana gers of the New York Colton Exchange have recently adopted a report relative to waste In the staple. The report says : “Whereas, Nnmerous complaints have been made about waste In the sta ple of American cotton, more par ticularly of this year’s growth, which has led to the belief In many lns’ances that It Is caused by ginning at a high rate of speed and cleaning seed too closely, thereby breaking the staple and producing an excess of fluffy or what is known as reginned sta ple, thus lowering Its character and value. “This Exchange would most earnestly call the attention of ib< planting interest to the evil and ask that efforts be made to cure It. It is quite manifest that lowering the value of cotton by imperfect handling is injurious to the Interest of the Bouth. Bome of the damage complained of is traceable to the imperfect condition of the gins, the necessary repairs not being made when they are required. “Farmers should understand that it Is the staple of American cotton that enableg it to be sold at a higher value than the product of India, and that in so much as the staple Is deteriorated It will be surely felt In the price. Sand and dust have been found in our crop this year In larger proportion than ever before, hence a great reduction In price has been made fQr it. No doubt the very dry season had considerable to do with their presence, and has caused a low price to be accepted for sueb, as sales have been made at 2,2)£ cents, and even more below the value of the eame grade of clean citton. It is said that cleaners were exhibited at the Atlanta Ex -osltion that would remedy this grievance, and, if it be true, their adoption 6hould become geneiat. In conclusion, planters should be reminded that more care should be given to baling, so as to avoid mlxiag different qualities in the same bale, which is a source of great annoyance at the mills, and leads to reclamations against sell ers.” LONDON FLASHES. Tbe Debate oa tbe Force Bill—Davltt En Route for tbe Doited State*—A Laud OwnerSbotat Mayo. London, June B.—The debate on the re pression bill was resumed In the House of Commons this evening. Charles Ruseell's amendment, defining intimidation as threats or acts of violence to the person or property or incitement there to, was rejected—4s to 226. Previous to the rejection of the amend ment, Sir Wm. Harcourt, Home B a cretary, undertook to Insert the words: ‘‘Providing that acts prescribed by this clause must, to be punishable, be done with animus.” Mr. Parnell declared that this so-called concession made the clause, if anything, worse. An amendment offered by Mr. Parnell, eeekiog to define intimidation, and limiting it to certain definite acts, was rejected by a vote of 247 to 36 Mr. Thomas Power O’Connor, in the course of bis speech supporting the amendment, accused the Ministry of imoecllity. Objection was made to tbe language used, but the Chairman ruled that it was not un parliamentary. The rulffig caused some laughter. Michael Davitt, accompanied by the younger Mr. Redmond, arrived at Cork to night. Both will sail for America to mor row. A murder occurred at Ardraban, seven miles north of Gort. Mr Bourke was riding in front of his dragon escort when a volley from rifles was fired at them from behind a wall and both fell dead. Mr. Bourke was a Magistrate and a son of the late Crown Solicitor for Mayo. He was a barrister by profession and had amassed a fortune in India. He possessed two estates in Ireland, one at Carralegh and the other at Rahasale. After returning from India he contested the seat in Parliament for Mayo against Mr. Nelson. He had had several disputes with his tenants, and bad recently left London to carry out evictions. He took an active part In the prosecution of Father Conway some years ago. A few months aeo he entered a church at Carraro armed with a repeating r'fla while mass was being celebrated The priest ordered him to leave the church and he escaped by a side door in order to avoid being mobb“d. Bourke was not a rela'lve of the late Under Secretary Burke Gort bears the reputation of beirig one of the worst places in Ireland for rent disputes. EGYPT. The Turklth CommUsloq at Cairo— luirnpean* Intuited— More BrllUh Ironclads Off the Nile. Cairo, June B. —Dervlsch Pasha has ar rived hire with a staff of fifty-eight per sons. It was noticed that Yacoub Pasha, the emissary of the military party, despite the commands of the Khedive, traveled on the special train which conveyed the Turkish mission to Cairo. He afterward pro ceeded to the Gbezlrch Palace seated In Der vtscb Pasha’s carriage with Sbetkh Achmet Essad, Assistant Cammissioner. The military party arranged a sort of demon stration. Several hundred youths of the lower classes ran before and behind the cortege, shouting "Allah make Islam victori ous. Allah destroy the heathens.” They also grossly Insulted the European specta tors assembled on the hotel verandas. The Khedive gave an audience to the principal members of the mission, who pre sented themselves at five o’clock In the evening. The Interview lasted three quarters of an heur. The Khedive after ward returned their visit. The diplomatic agents of England and France will visit D rvlsch Pasha on Friday afternoon. London, June B—A dispatch to the Times from Cairo states that the Eastern Tele graph Company’s cable has been buoyed at Alexandria, and If cut can be worked from the fl -et. Alexandria, June B —The British iron clads Infl-xlble, Temeralre, Alexandria and Superb have arrived outside the harbor. GARIBALDI. Ibe Dead Liberator Laid to Rest. Maddalena, June B— The remains of Garibaldi were interred In the cemetery at Caprera this afternoon. The funeral cere monies began at 3:45 o’clock and closed at 5 o’clock. A storm of wind and rain raged the whole time. The cof fin was covered with garlands, and flowers was borne by some of the survivors of the “Thousand of Marsala,” and was fol lowed by the Duke of Genoa, S'gnor Zanar della. General Ferrero, representatives of both Chambers and delegates of three hun dred associations. Speeches were delivered at the grave by the Vice President of the Senate, President of the Chamber of Deputies, the two Cabi net. Ministers present, and Signor Crisp). All applauded the deefls of the deceased. As the coffin was lowered Into the grave, salutes were fired bv the Italian men-of-war Washington and Garibaldi. = :*'i ■■ ■ ■■ T*e ’• jrpograpblcal D**lon. Bt. Louis, June B.—ln the fourth day’s session of tbe International Typographical Union this morning a telegram was received from the Secretary of Columbia Union No 101, of Washington, stating that Senator Plumb was fighting the union through the U< ited States Senate because the union re fused to allow one of his polltloal followers to work In the government Print ing Office as prtiuf reader, as he was not a printer, and asking the p invention to pro test against Senator Plumb’s proceeding. A resolution in accordance with this tele gram was Introduced and adopted, and the Secretary was instructed to communicate with Senator Hawley, pf Connecticut, — 1 • k'fkrort K<* Route for Ctilbuabua. St. Louis, June B.—A dispatch from Dal las, Texas, says; “A large company of well-to do negroes froth Mississippi passed through here night en route to Chihua hua, Mexico. They will prospect in the mining and agricultural reglens, and, if the country suits and they can secure property cheap and tbe Mexican Goyernment is friendly toward them, they will settle there, and be followed in tbe fall by two hundred of ihe best colored families in Mississippi. Their plan is to establish a cplcjiy,” —.—* Jfuffxe Rond Genius In More Work. Raleigh, N. C., June B.— The case lij the United States Circuit Court ag<fina* Cousins and others, operatic County Canvassers of H J ftfax county, N. C., for not counting the returns from Halifax precinct In the Congressional election in 1880, was called to-day before Judges Bond and Seymour. A jury has been empaneled and one wit ness examined. GOTHAM GLEANINGS. RADICAL SQUABBLES AND THE COMING FIGHT. Jerome Park-The Bull* and Bear* —Theatrical Talk Tbe Sporting World—A Drunken Man’* Fea*. New York, June 6.—Mr. Conkling is under going persecution again, and his enemies keep piking disagreeable thiugs at him, and the more he endeavors to be as a dead man in politics the more persistent is the poking. The last trouble had a small beginning. I have, I believe, alluded to it before. However, it has grown until it has created an uproar and has included the President himself, and id such a manner that it is not easy to see how he will make his way out of the tangle. Briefly, a short article was published not long ago n a country paper asserting that Mr. Coqkling’s supporters wished their chief to withdraw from the contest, and repeatedly said so, but he refused, which article attracted attention, because published in the paper patronized by General Sharpe. The ex-rtenator descended from his pedestal to the Herald office (he always writes his own interviews, and sometimes revises them in proof) to deny the statements contained in the articie. Moreover, he said that he went to Al bany and consented to be a ca.didate for re election at the urgent solicitation of liis friends. General Sharpe, in answer to the suggestions that he was the author of the article, said he was not; but he laughed at the idea of Mr. Conkling being urged to become a candidate, and asked who these very solicitous friends were. To the amazement of all Mr. Conkling made a second visit to the Herald office; this time to publish a list of letters from the “friends" confirming his statement. One of the writers was Senator Jones, another was John F. Smyth and another Thomas C. Platt There were four others. The® “<1 that they were at a con ferenc of President Arthui- (he was Vi —then) on Sundav.May 22. of last year, and that It was agreed that Mr. Conk ling should take the course he did. Further more, the "friends” said that General Sharpe was at this conference and was an earnest ad vocate of the policy adopt and These letters form an overwhelming denial of Gen. Mharpe’s assertions, and we are now waiting to hear what he has to say. He will say something. He is very combative, and what he says when he does speak will be very emphatic. But this isn’t all. President Arthur, as I have said, has also become involved He has said that no conference was held on Sunday, May ?2, 1881 This denial was made by him at the time. The Rev. Howard Crosbv and others had sevetely criticised the Vice President for holding con ferences at his house on Sunday, and Mr. Ar thur in an interview positively denied that any conference of a political nature was held on that day. There it is. What is the truth? This discussion is as interesting to Democrats as Republicans, and is viewed as another proof of the serious danger threatening the Republican party in this State. The line between the stalwar sand the anti-stalwarts is now more definitely drawn than ever before. AVhen Tammany is on the war-path. Republi cans clap their hands and encourage the leder. Just so the Democrats are in good spirits over every renewal of intestine strife in tbe Republican camp. This personal squabble intensifies the fight between the two factions over the Governorship, and tne impres-ion is gaining ground that it will end in the Demo crats winning the race Mr. Conkling (if his opinion is worth any:hing now) has recently been quoted as saying that the Democrats will probably win. Also there will likely be a big turn around in 1884. The racing season was opened here last Tues day by the meeting of the American Jockey Club at Jerome Park. One going out in a ve hicle was reminded of Derby day in England. There was a continuous cavalcade on the road. Men and women galloped along on horseback in the direction of tbe park, which lies at a considerable distance above the Harlem river, and Tally-Ho coaches, landeaus. Stanhopes, carriages, dog-carts, and vehicles of other > hapes followed each other in wild disorder All fashionable New York appeared to be on Its way to the races. I know of no scene more pic turesque than a caravan of this nature -the men in their shining holiday raiment good-humo-ed and noi*y, and the women in the glory of bril liant plumage. There is nothing like horse racing here to bring out fine feathers. Th young lady of fashion on raring days glories in color, and she exhausts the devices of the milliner in gratifying her whims. When once in her carriage she is enough to make the mild est mannered bull climb a fence. Well, it. ou tributes very much to the picture and adds in terest to the racing. There was a humor ous element as well as a picturesque one. Book-making was prohibited by the club. But the book-makers were on the ground, and not one missing. They did not have their slates and their tin boxes, but they carried leather bags swung around their shoulders Before the racing opened they began business in anew form. They took money from the layer of odds, clapped it into their little yellow bags, and put down the names. No cards nor tickets were given out. Betting men were so anxioiwto put up their money that they didn’t hesitate to trust to the In ne-ty of the book maker The betting ring in a few minutes was crowded almost to suffocation A stop was put to this method and another device was resorted to. This was to take odds without any money being put up at all. and it being agreed th >t this did not violate the legal deflniiion of the law. the betting was vigorously carried on in this fashion There will be fine racing through out the meeting at Jerome Park. As the book makers have succeeded in whipping the devil around the stump, they will not miss any of the sport. After looking down upon the scene of con fusion at the Btock Exchange the other day, where men bullied and badgered each other, swarmed in groups flinging up sometimes one floger, sometimes more, shouting hoarsely above the dm or shrilly piping, all to the end that prices of stocks might be forced a little either way. After looking upon this I strolled a short distance down Broad street and went into a "bucket shop." A place where stale beer, drained from kegs on the sidewalks by men who prowl around early in the morning is sold, is called a “bucket shop;” and this place where stocks are bought and sold in small quantities by some sort of an analogy goes by the same name. The room was a long narrow one. lighted in the middle by a sky light. Somebody indulged the humorous side of his nature by putting up a picture of an en counter between a bull and a bear, intended to represent each as holding his own. but in which the bull was plainly getting the better of his hairy antagonist. The same names that stare you in tbe face and sound In your ears in the Exchange are visible here at the head of columns on great black boards, lu front of which a pale faced young man shuffles half sideways and half square front, putting in quotations as they come on the telegraph machine in the corner. An omnibus in a crowded thoroughfare never picked up a more miscellaneous crew than is found here every day. The sleek, well-fed operator, who makes money whether stocks go up or down, is not found here. He wou'd count it a disgrace it his nose was seen inside the door. Those who are here are all much on equality in one respect—in bein - run-down-at heel, and in various degrees of seedi ness. Another common characteristic might be named, which is that nearly every man had lumpy feet that made hiilsand hollows of his shoes, cut in places for easement. Why this characteristic? It is a riddle. The most prosperous looking individ ual present, was an elderly man with Dun dreary whiskers, who wore a light suit of clothes and leaned on a yellow cane. He stood before the changing figures on the blackboard and complacently puffed a cigarette. From him there was a des ending scale down to a man whose coat was in the last stages of decay and his trousers frayed into a fringe at the bottoms. His luck had tuned against him; yet he watered the figures with the interest that the gambler does the wheel in roulette. One is as much a game of chanoe as tbe other. This man could not have had a dollar to put up. There was also a frisky Jew in the shop. He had a shock of grey hair, surmounted by a hat in an advanced stage of decay, being broken in and discolored, and worse an ill-made suit of store clothes. A face passed me, which at first I was not to anal* *e It was red and of that kind of red that indicates hard drinking But there was something else in the face seemed to belong to it as much as the co'or. It was a chronic expression of disappointment. In all probability the disappointment led tothe battle. Nevertheless he bought tickets and looked hard at the black board. A 1 on® end of the room a man stood at a “ticker' 1 and received orders to sell so many shares of a certain stock or to buy so many shares. The amo- .ai usually invested was ss—in margins, cf course. The customers vacillated between this desk and the boards where the quotations were posted It is tbe continual dropping that tells. The man who stands at the “ticker” aDd does the buying and selling, and always m*<res sure of his commissions, has made a fortune. The iheatr'es 'aee rapidly closing up. About the only attraction going now (s Rose Coghltn in La Belie Russe. at iVallack’s. Site has the title role, Which is that of a wicked woman The part gives fine play to her powers, and shows her to better advantage than ary part in wbioh she has appeared this seasrgj, \ wicked woman on the “tkge <g ai-ays at tractive, and when personated by, a beauti'ul woman like Miae Ooghlan all eyes are riveted on her. The play is 1 "possible and contains far too much dialogue of the declamatory sort indeed of every sort, but this one part tiokis'H up It will run for some tin's. There are to be sev eral changes at this theatre next season, but fortunately Miss Coghlan is to remain William Herbert, of the Prince of Wales Theatre in Lou don, and Herbert Kelsey, formerly oi-the Drury Lane, have been engaged ;a &ice the places of Osmond Tear!** aaa Gel-aid Eyre. A young ac tress w* the Baymarket, <tls Measar, ha; beet) engaged for the place that has bs,a ailed for thirteen years by Stella Boniface. Tbe latest piece of theatrical aews is that Henry E. Abbey ha* engaged Henry Irving, the great Fngliah tragedian. Ellen Terry, and the enure troupe to play here in tbe seamen of 1883-4. Re will, in *li likelihood, perform in the opera bouse owned by Jay Gould. This is Vajjjy a good piece of news, If true, and it seems to be true. The ‘>arUog xemmMi” is always an inter e*Mng object—Particularly go when he is ex ** TU over some event at hand or forthcomipiu He is lust now visibly in a state Of xcitemrnt over the prospect of a battle in the ring be tween Tu Wilson, the heavy weight cham pion of England, and Sullivan, the famous Boston “Chicken.” The English striker save bye will match Sullivan for $2,500 * B'cja Bn* the Englishman i* not slone in hw anxl. ty to stand up before the champion. James Elliott, the heavy weight ex champion, wants to fight Sullivan (so he says), and so does Jem Mace. Paddy Ryan, when he was nearly battered to death by the Boston “Chicken” (queer that ffiatheffc, cultured Bo*- ESTABLISHED 1850- ton should have become so famous in the sporting line), returned to shoeing horses, say ing as well as he could with hi* mashed mug that he wou'd remain forever in, private life. But he emerged from obscurity recently to say that he would fight Sul ivan yet, and no funny business about it either. The ••Chicken” says he’s ready for any of them as wants to come. He is now traveling with Billy Madden, the trainer of Jay Gould’s son George in pugilistic science. The muscu lar giant, like men great in other lines is an egotist,and coolly tells all of these men who are anxious to suffer the cruel fate of Paddy Ryan, that the man who comes first will he serv-d first, There is a touch of humor in this. But it eludes the sporting gemman. The man who some weeks ago loomed up out of obscurity as a disciple, of Sim Patch, and made ready to jump from the Brook lyn bridge, but didn’t, has made two further attempts to distinguish himself. A guard has been placed on the bridge, and the athlete in trunk-hose, accompanied by bis friends, has been twice turned back But he might as well give it up now; he would win no glory by it, were he to bob up from the water ever so se renely. On Sunday last John D. Breosley was staggering over High Bridge, which crosses the Harlem river at tha northern extremity of Man hattan Island, when he suddenly conceived that it would be a brilliant scheme to jump from the bridge to the river below. The distance is one hundred and fortv-flve feet, which is ten feet in excess of that from the Brooklyn bridge to the water. Thedrurk m man climbed over the railing without more ado and jumped off, falling into twenty feet of water. He was fished out by a boatman, as drunk as ever, but apparently uninjured. The brilliancy of the act wag altogether lost on two policemen, who walked the hero two miles to a Soliee station and locked him up. Bo the rooklyn bridge crauk will not jump now. Hall-Haynk. THE TURF. Yesterday’s Races at Jerome Park and St. liouls. New York, Jane 8 —At Jerome Park,*he first race, for a purse of SSOO, for two year olds, distance half a mile, Soubrette won easily by a length, Parthenla second, a neck before Vintage, the others close up In the heat. Time 49 seconds. The second race was for the Belmont stakes, valued at $350, for three-year-olds, one and a half miles, Forester won, Bab cock second, Wyoming third. Time 2:43. The West Chester cup, two and a quarter miles, had but two starters, Thora and Grenada. Thora won. There was no bet ting. Time 4:12. The fourth race was a selling race, one and one eighth miles, Clarence wonUlrofli second, Itaska third. Time 1:59%. The last race was a handicap, one mile, Dank won, Mark second, Clarence third. Time 1:46%. Bt. Louis, June B. —The first race was a handicap, for all ages, one and one-eighth miles, Lizzie 8. won, Maggie Ayer second, Metropolis third. Time 1:56%. The second race, the Jockey Club stakes, for two-year-olds, one mile, Assender won. Bondholder second, Cllpsetta third. Time 1:46. The third race, for a club purse, for all ages, one and one-eighth mile heats. The following is the summary Pope Leo 1 l Rochester 2 2 Time 1:56%; 2:00. The fourm race, for a purse of S3OO, for three-year-olds that have not won sluce April Ist, one mile, Ranger won, John Henry second, Lost Cause third. Time 1:45. New York Stock Itlakret. New York, June B.— Share speculation opened strong, and prices were K to 1% per cent, above yesterday’s closing figures, Nashville and Chattanooga and Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western heading the up ward movement. Iu the early trade prices recorded a general advance of % to 1 per cent., St. Paul preferred and Lake Snore being most conspicuous therein, after which there was a reaction of % to 1 per cent., Louisville and Nashville leading the down ward turn, but the market after this be came strong and about noon sold up % to IK P er cent., Texas and Pac fis and Lake Snore being prominent In the upward move ment. In the early part of the afternoon Wabash preferred sold off 1% and common 1 per cent., and the remainder of the list % to % per cent., the latter for Louisville and Nashville. In the late trade prices advanced %to 1% per cent., Louisville and Nashville, Wabash preferred and New Jersey Central being prominent therein, while Nashville and Chattanooga sold up 2% per cent. to 51, but in the last half hour prices be came suddeiilv weak, and in the final dealing St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba fell off 4 per cent, to 31, Louisville and Nashville 1% per cent, to 65, and the ramalnder of the list % to 1% per cent., the*latter for Nashville and Chatta nooga, and the market closed weak, but prices generally Kto 2% per cent, higher than at yesteidty’s close, the latter for Nashville and while St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba is 4% and Louis ville and Nashville IK Der cent, lower. Transactions aggregated 305.000 shares. A Tragedy in Wyoming. Laramie, W. TANARUS., June 8 — At Rawlings last night Wm. McCabe shot Ed. Collason, who had threatened his life. McCabe Is a government interpreter in charge of a band of Shoshone Indians for supplies. The ex citement was intense all night. Lynching and possibly trouble from the Indians Is feared. The act was the result of an old feud. The ball lodged In Colla c on’s brain, and his recovery is Impossible. The law will probably justify the act on the ground of self-defense. Counterfeiter* Captured. Washington, June B.— The secret detec tives report the capture at Chicago of four counterfeiters, with a quantity of counter feiting apparatus and about SIO,OOO in counterfeit coin, principally sliver, and an other party at Union, N. J., who had a branch establishment in New Yoik city, with their outfit ana stock of goods. Cotton Future* in New York. New York, June 8 —The Ibsl's cotton report says: “Future deliveries, after hav ing advanced 5-100 c., fell as much before the third call, and were sold as follows on the third call: July 12 24c., September 12 03c., October 11 61c., November 11 44c. June 6old at 12 19c., August 12 33c., De cember 12 46c., January 11 61c.” An Editor Clubbed. New York. June B—A Chattanooga special to the Tribune says: “D. B Coffman, editor of the Rock wood Republican, was as saulted In Kingston, Tenn., yesterday by J. W. Hood. He was severely beaten over the head with a club. Both men were Republi cans, and the difficulty originated over a political difference.” .vi a iters in Uaytl. Havana, June 8 —The official list of the names of the persons recently executed in Haytl shows that fourteen were executed in Gonaivss and fourteen in Bt. Marie. The Dominican Government has empowered General Luperon to renew with European governments all expired treaties, and to contract for European em'gratlon. H e Ball Yesterday, Louisville, Ky —Athletics 5, Eclipse 4. Trmy, N Y —..Clevelands 4, Troys 1. New York Detrolts 4, Metropolitans 3 Cincinnati Cincinnatis 4, Baltlmores 1. Philadelphia —?hiladelphlas3,Boston 7. BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY. Mrs, George Bacekurth, a well known lady, fell from a step ladder while hanging curtains, at Earl, 111., and Broke her neck. The weekly statement of the Bank of Franee shows an Increase of 13,125 000 rrancß in gold and 1,175 000 francs In silver. George Young, while belDg hoisted up a shaft in a mine at Galena, 111., became oIjAV, lost his balance and fell eighty feet. He was instantly killed. It is reported that Mr. Lowell has been recalled, or has at least determined to de cline farther service, and that his resigna tion is on the way to Washington. The liabilities of the suspends 1 firm of Jae. Thompson Jfe Co s, ship and Insurance of London, are £IOO,OOO, and those of Vaughan & Cos., merchants, of Liverpool, are £200,000. Willie Leonard, nine years old, fell from the third story of a house in Keokuk, lowa, alighting on his head on an inch plank, splitting the plank without breaking a sin gle boae or sustaining any serious injury. ThdTiaryest prospect* in the counties of Longford, We&tmeath, Roscommon and Kinks are excellent. Rents are being paid everywhere, a reduction about equivalent to that made in the land courts being uni versally granted, Tlera feieouble in the government print ing oak>e at Washington. Senator Plumb, of Kansas, had a friend put in ns proof reader. The other employes ahege he is a non-union tr. a,n, and threaten to strike unless ha is discharged. Edward Burke, engineer of the express train on the North Pennsylvania,, and living in Philadelphia, while taking an engine out of the round at fitouth Bethlehem, put bis head out of the cab window. It was caught between the door post and cab and crushed, and be was instantly Jfcili^tjL WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Pensacola’* Public BiiUdfog-Wilh* erapoon-Davldaon—Forfeited Land Grant*— Georgia Placc-Huutera o Band. Washington, June 7.—The following lath* full text of the biil which has passed both houses of Congress, and which will receive tha President’s signature, for the erection of a pub. lie building at Pensacola: Be it enated by the Senate and House of Representatives of America, in Congress as sembled, That the Secretarv of the Treasury be. and he is h-reby, authorized and di rected to purchase at private tala or by condemnation, in pursu ne of the statute of the State of Florida, all ths land that he may deem necessary adjacent to the site lately occupied by the United State* custom house, post office and United State* court rooms in the city of Pensacola, Ha . anl to cause to be erected thereon a suitable brick or stone building, with a fire-proof vault ex tending to each story, for the use and accom modation of the United States District and Circuit Courts, custom house, post office, and other government offices in that city, at a cose not exceeding two hundred a id fifty thousand dollars, including the purchase of land; and the building hereby authorized shall be so ere ted as to afford an open space of not lead than forty feet between it and any other build ing; and the sum of two hundred thousand dol lars is hereby approp-iated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for th purpose herein mentioned. THE DAVIDSON-WITHERSPOON CONTEST. As was some time ago chronicled in the News, ths contest of Witherspoon against Davidson for a seat in the House was agreed upon by the Elections Committee to bs dis missed. Representative ltanney t -day made a report in the case, he representing the Elec tions Committee. That report is as follows: ‘‘ln this case there was no notice of contest or auswer, and no evidence taken legally, which the committee hal before them. Con testant apueared, and produced an affidavit, a copy of which is appended to this report, with ttie counter affidavit of ooutestee. ’ihe committee caused a notice to be seut and de livered to the counsel named in contestant’s affidavit, asking him to produce the papers in his hands, but he has omitted and declined to do s ■, he havi g taken uo notice of the letter sent him, save to a knowledge the receipt or same. Contested exhibited t • the committee the copies of t he notice of contest served upon him and his answer thereto, together with a replication anda i ended notice, and moved to dismiss the proceedings. It was claimed and it appears that the notice of contest was insufficient and inadequate. It alleges certain frauds very generally, but does not get up or allege that contestant was elected. The replicat on enlarges the notice, however, and obviatss some if not ai of the objsctios The committee are of the opinion that contestant’s failure to prosecute his contest arose from the causes which he sets forth to his affidavit. But they see no way of pro uring the papers, or of investigating tliecase fur.her, unless the House take the matter in hand and do it in its own. way, either by sending a special committee to Florida to take the evidence or otherwise. There i nothing which implicates contestee in any of the wrongful proceedings referred to. The committee report th i faets, and recom mend that the eot lt *““-**" leave to with draw his contest w mom pr judlce. THE FORFEITURE OF LAND GRANTS TO RAILROADS. The House Committee on the Judiciary has reported upon i he question of i he forfeiture of land grants wh'C i w-re made to railroads. This report excludes from forfeiture the lands of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which is the greatest offender against the laws in this par ticular, and includes a number if roads of less wealth and importance The Hou“e Commit tee did not dare—for some reason—to report: against the Northern Pacific. But the seme committee had the courage to report against small roads. In other words, there is no recom mendation to forfeit the lands of the delinquent Nor'hern Pacific hut there is a very unani mous report against small railroads, which have not complied with the terms of their original laud grants Among the small roads is the Albany and Savannah Road, which has never been commenced. Roads which iiave been commenced are, as a general rule, not included in the forfeiture. ALL HERE. Every Republican in Georgia of any prominence, from Atkins down, are now here. Even Farrow is on the scene; and a couple of men from Savannah are here about the new District Attorneyship. Recent events in Georgia have so completely sat down upon anything like Republicanism or Independent ism that tlio present visitors find things not near so promising or encouraging as in the post. _ Potomac. JESUF NOTES. Deaiti from Apoplexy—A ’Gator Capured. Jf.sup, June 7.—Mr. L. A. Rice, agent of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway at Doctortown. was stricken yesterday about 2 p. m. with an apoplectic attack, from the t ffects of which he died last night at 11 o’clock He had laid down after dinner to take a nap, and his cook shortly afterward he-rd him fall heavily from the bed rshe went in immedi diately and fou and him in a semi-conscious state trying to get buck on the bed She called two colored men who were working on the road near by and had th-m to put him on a pallet. Th- nearest physician to be had was at Jesup. Dr. Mcßae or that pla e, was sum moned, but owing to delay in getting the sum- ' mons, did not reach the patient till about 10 i o’clock p. m. I' was then too late to do any thing for the suffering niau, who died soon afterward. In adoirion to his position as agent of the railroad. Mr. Rica was keeper of the biifire 1 over the Altain tha river. He had the confi dence of the officers of the Savannah. Florida and Western Hail wav. and was respected by i all who knew him. He leaves a lunatic wife and ibrec young children at Doctortown, in destitute circumstances, and a married daugh ter. who lives at Union Point. Avery large al igator was caught yesterday r afternoon, near the Altam ha river at Doctor- | town, by Mr Spellman, foreman of the bridge gang, assisted by the men under his control. The saurian was crossing from one lagoon to another and was discovered by some negroes who called Mr 8. to the scene. After a con siderable scuffle, during which Mr Spellman was knocked to the ground by a scientific ilop of the “ ’gator’s” tail, he was bound with strong ropes to a broad piece of scantling, special paiDS being taken to secure his snout in such a wav that he could not possibly display his teeth. Mr. S presented his ’gat rship to Con ductor Kneller. of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, who will make a present of him to Colonel Triplett, of the Thom-sTill© Timet, to be disposed of for the benefU of the Public Library of Thomasville. Any one wish ing to procure a fine specimen or the saurian, j (he is ten feet long and large in proportion), either dead or alive, would no well to address Colonel John Triplett, Thomasville, Ga L W. 8. &ahuiv W ((ROYAL isSUK Jk j ' POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel o purity, strength and wholesomenesa Mon economical than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold In competition with the multitudr of low test, short weight, aium or phosphate powders. Bold only in cans ROYAL BAKINC POWDER CO., li ; t> Wall street. New Y rk A wholesale bv HENRY -Ol Ci MON. Savannah (gopartnrrsmp ilowrs. Notice of iis*oution7^ THE firm of &JERGUSON heretofore cariying on the bu-inews of ih< Central Machine shop. *1 B+y s reet, has beer this day dissolved by mu uai consent, JOHN P J RGH SON reriring. Ad bills against the lab firm will be paid on p-eseotatlon to OOuK BH(JTT & LORD. J>. VID Ct .CKKfIUTT I June 7, ,88j. • JOHN P JKHUUHON. I Notice of ParlnenshJp. r THE undersigned have this day formed <i J partnership under the name and style o CoCKSHI TT & LoßD.fnrihe purpose of carry ing on the bus ness of the Central Mnchln Shop, 41 Bay street. We solicit a c niinuane of the patronage bestowsd upon the iat~ firm and all work entrusted to us wi 1 be attend* to with dispatch. DAVID COCKSHLIT. June 7, 1883. JOHN Lord. (Cotton ®il NOTICE. Cotton Need (lit Rt lined COTTON SEED OIL for cooking purpose. Superior to law and much cheaper. Some thing that never was*Rept in any grocery slot >W before. Can be had at the Red Grocery stoi Pi by the measure. 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