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■'eqrGlA AND FLORIDA
N , \\ S OF THE TWO STATES
™ IN PARAGRAPHS.
, t *hot *1 Marietta— Historical
three Thousand Fish at One
, „hh *’outv Sketched in a
I ,ne.- Lo.t In the Flames— Bit
-1 M „ Esttieanak*.
. ti.<fced with sartiac.
market house.
nn 'li t mnd damage in Wal
ter Roberta, of € artervtr ille. U
, . -eat is in Athens overhaaling
•, rams >u lKs.lv have greatly
. l. county. is to have anew
v -a Journal wants a state law for
e about half a crop of peaches
' K ' 2?* 1 " ! ‘ h ooa *ts'" >* >lead, as is
! ii k a aamse-
V ■• anlr to twootnr the seat of the
,w - ' "*
V •” pl ? e electric light towers,
it? MJWjer je*r.
I- ' *• w **er line been ah*m>od
a'barrel* are scarce.
ui ■ s. the largest sheep owner bn
w*o bead last winter.
v v> ns. living in Athena, is 103 year
- , - great -great grandchildren.
v v; 1 a ani*. of Powder Springs.
made np of MOO pieces.
1 • til not continue as Prvwi
•ge at Itutler un.h r any cir
i> •I'irc.t. ha.- been confined in
rj.-i with forging the name of
v w r- ■!•. f Marietta, has a’Dur
,** ■ t ha- given wOo gallons of milk in
" ■I • " v>tmoreland, of Atlanta, has
- are in the Mineral Springs at
tar, of Marietta, lost a valua-
recently from the effects of a
and K<>me Railroad has pur
- ra road engine from a Pitts
' ge Rank of Macon owns 1,000
.iti.i acme of the recent oil dis
\ -and J. B. S. Ware, of
■ are 'lead. They were both
. n.c ;> ■ 'ung men.
' icila Ptier Mill is being overhaul-
MJMfI worth of new and improved ma
-1 • are U-ing made to have a re-
Nath Georgia Battalion of Ar
r the month of August.
1. A A- a devoted nearly n col
•, malarial attack at the Vplaods
. ■ f . rioaa in this state.
1 X Mi, iisel. of Vt alton. has a sixty acre
■ 1 two feet high, which will aver
, 1 r.tv njaarrs to the Stalk.
A lam- ha.! his residence burned
. 1 n.-rn w I'dncwtay night. The loss
■re wa* no insurance.
'larr. of battooga, went on the
> men women in Floyd jail, and
•a <ws with htm to hoe cotton.
I- TANARUS" ;>kin*, of Atlanta, has pur
r -i. ce of Mr. F. s. Ellis, on
- rvet. pav mg therefor $ 11,000.
. "t i-lj >umlae School Association
- neat annual celebration at the
■ a Decatur Mi the 38th of July.
Marceilns t. Thornton has written
i. \rthur a letter, withdrawing his
‘j' t"V the Atlanta poetmastership.
1 M. Peetdes. the capable editor of
1 * ndR IfwtM, ans purchased anew
.. 0 ■h s ill add uew lnstrc to his spright
- tbe cil.'ml man who has been on
\tlantn tiw several dais past for the
,rof Vleaaßdci Joyner, was acquitted
' R. Hurst, of Sion. Mountain, has
>3, if.*- colored man who stole a large
a . f .aluaide jewelry aad clothing from
■ -> - tear* saune time ago.
v • *1 fr>m an engine stand a tire on
•f *nt week, which burned 100 bush
. at ami iaS bushels of oats belonging
Dukes. the c.dored man who was
- iluislay night bv llenry Cato,
-t. t;.-t W (duesdaj night, and Cat"
stand trial .r murder.
rd Swift. of 1 oliiminis, and Frank
- -r. of Kab-lo||.J, county, to, k the lir-l
vtml at .liun<>r-pcak
jsi ;hr Mercer commencement.
'B UluAi .•olore't man named Jacob
u. bitten by a snake. Thursday,
, uking ia hts ganlen. but escape.!
, ' >srivw use of whisky.
I . , v .ig .-ant* railroad connection with
tl , .ni'gli of tne southwestern,
. wt Kami given the people of
- r. - n.' linmrin- ~** of co-operation,
a 1 of rrkm Point, >h?w
, 1 (1 . hist n.vD who ever
\tliPU. Tbt‘ |>lart' ***
w . hail.*' *n*l wiponly *tiW
civ tm*l in c ourt a! Wal
- m (or Ituming s. MrJunkmV
. - - rn crib in Novcnilicr. IK.
1- . ;md -cnlcnccd to bang August
~ eg exercises of the Middle Georgia
>it u Jmwhm oorum-l W .■•tin—lu\.
- were made bv lion. Allen D. Can -
-nig, and Judge Walter lleeks.
v ■ . Athenian named Jacks is credited
- able to take live ><irks of shot,
. £ poind-, in each hand, holding
- - tween his Ungers and raise ibeni
iniis t itv Guards, of Atlanta, will
dwnt. leave for Morehead City, N. i to
jleot weeks. A large number of
v . will accompany them, and a
s-vl ti.nr 1- exported.
V Mar- lIoUm. a most worthy Christian
Tavl. r county, who was'Bl year* of
xy on 'tm'Uy evening last, after a
%v. n—s. from an accident which she
a- ,N*ed a few <iaj> ago.
J- N, man. of the State Department
■ ainre. 1* t,' resign to accept the posi
iiiture in the Agri
,,xd Mechanical College of Alabama,
s- lor f*ed at Auburn.
ught that J. T. Ganlncr. of
• the nittiw of whose throat has t>een
iia Ibe Nt s. will die. He began to
-vt rlav evening, and has since been
*> - ,4 the time a aconscioiut.
T*i ti ihtm, rlnm Joemerly occupied by Mr.
- k has been rented by council as an
ie for the Rtlief Company, ami
a u- moved therein. The city
- *l ,er month for the place.
- t woman ia Clarke twty owned the
\pnt a.ow that she valwed at SU. A
- arv.'c that time .he cow died; yet
w~ con iwlrtsl to return it when giving
•r- me, and will pay taaes on a lead
Part Office at Bull Creek. Tattnall
. has been discoatmucL and the mail
itfrcaflcr bf cent to Ktuluvillc. Xhi* omcc
n< untie, t'anson canty, has also Iseen
nt.noed, and the mail will he sent to
s. ■■'■Jala.
• rt brand, of Walton, went hunting a
Ijjjcjk " u<! in m fipw hours killwt five
v ianarrs three partridges. ihreeM tuir
,a snake. The snake measured near
-i. a feet length •! was as Urge round
• * ncaV arm.
T latknHK f Hawkwartlto, h derided
• .tree bnrk hmllinp on the site occu
. umm nmUi <teetres e<l by fln* on
■or Tie btnld.np wi he
i\ fcsH to length. and two of them will t>e
-Miw* height.
\V Hite, • <-r*-lnK>u colored woman
at the Mate Capital, is toming on her
' , • woman with hydrophobia. uuagin
toWetf to have fallen a Tictim to the
t alb of •<-gn who is credited
* iih the jwaayeiw of a eoejurer.
TANARUS >. f the locks at Ten Island Shoals, on
the < -wa. ua anw Uniatae,!, and work on the
otH t* t-r npuily hd<i will
kaofeeMtmatm UnU *& g £*
red to rofopiete the work as it should df.
William*, of Cot*, county, has Bvc
i*> rrn. olawe combined weight lj* *>
■da. Is the srly settle menl of Cobh. Mr.
\ ams onuo-wd the -loeatnm of the poklic
at amt vowed he woaM never
. iffini of its Ik* Kept luf*
e mtraet- bate lieen awtriU-d for the
ion of the Walker fount) court bowse,
v, h . a* horned in rMu-nary, and work
..uaM-mr in a short time. It will be
,• n> the owe baiahl twe rtery brick,
•„ will be located on the old site,
mlt
t v<wtoh party of tweuty-flve. ffjjn
~ IB ,| st. Nuns'* who Tisited tlie
. am hanks off the Brurewiek bar on
T - uiv ivd.claimed :<* hare actually caught,
and on. half hours, aliqat
oia-W >k. l.rcrT line *. supplied with
sm a* eight books
. „ of Marietta, "hoi Hl* . ife.
' on Wednosday. The woman
My w|tb btood Whieh Bowed
wi2toJsii*Jhe fare, on iw left aide
• mile* ho,. r ~ rv __ She w - coeetious
ar the nasal , M<krrl .> said he "hot
t nothin* to *a ' T,, r
*th a pitol acejde. ,t * 4, - r - , .
* , - iwmm and if teen crate* of
>uety man *n;p|>e M teW jmvs
mere to Cincinnati. *
aid pot *o*Ma* in returo. crooke ,i
that there wae no sale 1. - )ot
-r> lie also had shipped a
. bm* found no sale for them. ■ .
s wee ts that he is now feeding hs H.x *
-- labiea. -3k ®
. Knott, as Atlanta colored man,
t forte t cart* died auddenlv Thuns
| home Pine *1 ret. near Manctla
Knott ate a hearty dinner and seat
- n-Tfe* fats front porch began smoking.
1 r how for him to peMtme work caje
•. who thought he was keeping, tried
him. when It was found that h
sb a
* i i£ th* Mate at each depot
1 r onto ample shed room for the proton
".wntheftand weather of all eottou or
i>andw received for immediate tfcip-
Savannah morning news
#u PP|eniented. Railroads are
& z
oSSS3&fSt£SS
Sf&g&g&SSR
federal block^i na “ y t* 1 ™** 1 to the Con-
WMMnI ii? rh runner llousatonio, which
Kimitcr?l.irin W Charleston harlior near Fort
r l -v P art ot the war, and
stf/SJTtoof? 8 ’ of . H i*K s ton, lost his gin house,
a “d barn by Are, on the 28th instant
ISoZi h U Ji e ? , *“ b h , is gin house were about
iat mmw Btr * ,ar ? c r itta-ntity of fodder,
enden J; !?*', with feeder and
o • >ress ’ fffhit mill, one bale
srnie l
h.t -riiV i. IOO huslieis of corn were burned
siii lli TU BUam engine, which was a
RiW ® nc . was completely ruined.
Sf'JW* ,0 is estimated at about *2 000
The tire was the work of an incendiary.
There is likely to be a lively race for the
Vttoce/c 1 the Georgia Battalion. The
of J- r ;ne , ral ha- decided that members
of the Columbus companies who reside in
Alabama cannot vote in the election for
iil^! < i' ie . 1 ° f the hattaiion on t he ground that
the Governor of i.eorgia can have nor ever
si i !fio an^ri.* Ut ,ority over citiz ‘'“s of another
State. Then, seems to exist so much feeling
over the matter of the election that thl
mw U i a ". o .‘i m ‘ r ?' wH advise with tlie tiover
nr a.- to the desirability of revoking the
onlcr organizing a battalion. As vet the
Gov ernor has not acted uis>n the subject. The
election is fixed for Monday. 3
The lie Kalb .Vsics says: “Saturday, the
y:'.'": 1 :- ! ,a .> merits to |rsun draw ing from
countv funds ceased, and all persons w ishing
county aid were notified to report to the Or
.lmarv or Sup-rintemlent of the pauper farm.
F®* no .°“ e h at " ■ I'Plied for admission to the
sdol ~ | o. ar 'V'. Th r re are n °w. or were
Urore the fid, slxty-nme paupers in the
iJnog.ltf Ut f 18 thought proliaWe that less
than half of this ntuid>er will go to the farm
1 lie average amount heretofore paid out an
nually was about *I,BOO. It is thought that the
farm will nearly or quite support all who will
go to it, and that the expense will be greatlv
lessened or entirely removed.”
Tho Doohj Vindicator states that the guard
house at \ lenna was entered by some means
and Anderson Lewis, colored, who wasptaced
in there on suupicion of being connected with
the theft of Mn*. Rogers’ meat house, taken
out, a rope tied to hid neck and suspended to
a tree, about one hundred yards from the
guard house. The negro says he was asked
where the meat was, and when he claimed to
know nothing of it he was hung up four times,
and the last time life was nearly extinct. The
marks around his ne *k and other evidences
show lie has been in rough hands. The peo
ple of \ iennacondemn the aet. ami the Mayor
of the town offers *SO reward for the parties
who did the deed. The town authorities will
investigate the matter.
The booty Vindicator savs: “William Mus
selwhite, who lives about fen miles northwest
of 1 ateville, while cutting oats on last Friday
evening, 15th, was bit by a large rattlesnake.
He was bit on the leg just a v ove his shoe
quarter, only one of the spate's fangs enter
ing his leg. The snake was immediately
killed and his head cut off and the cut bound
to the bit place. This was done by Mr. Mus
sclw hito himself. His mother being present,
cut off one or two more pieces from near the
-nake's head and also bound to the bit place.
It i- said that Mr. M. ate alioiit one pound of
tobacco and drank one quart of w lnskv. lie
is yet alive and is improving very fast, and it
is thought by those who have seen linn that
he will soon be able to go to work. The srake
measured live feet long and sported seven
ratties, and was killed by Mr. M. at one blow
with a small stick. He had killed a large
one a few days previous near the same
place."'
FLORIDA,
The Jacksonville liquor dealers' petitions
for licenses have been granted.
The real estate sales in Ocala from January
’st to June Ist amount to *3H5,27t> 34.
Hernando county is to have a college at
Charla Apopka, the corner stone to be laid
J uly 4th.
During the severe thunder storm on the
evening of the 22d, Lafayette Wooten, living
on his plantation near Waukeenali, was pros
trated by lightning, and his son Wade, about
17 years of age, was instantly killed.
Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock the Magnolia
Hotel at Orlando was struck by lightning.
The house was badly damaged and several
persons seriously' injured. The lady who
kee|>s the hotel was blinded and otlierw ise se
riously injured, and np to Wednesday morn
ing had not been able either to see or "move.
The Madison says: “On the. night
of April 9tli at Bellville, in Hamilton county,
a barroom was burned. The bar was owned
by a man named Z. H. Taylor and the house
ni which it was kept belonged to Dan ltevill.
Last Monday week two negroes, Toney I’ierce
and Anderson Rowland, were arraigned be
fore James Burnham, Justice of tbe Peace,
charged with burning the house. Severance
was granted and Pierce was placed on trial
first. Aftcr'tlie State rested in this case Row
land wa. placed on trial, when Pierce turned
state's evidence against Rowland and in his
evidence also implicated Taylor, the owner of
the ~ar< "ho liai-imdUappeared. Howland
was boiled over to appear at the next term of
the Hamilton county Circuit Court,"
JOCKEY AND STEED.
Summaries or the Events on the Brigh
ton Beach Race Course,
New York. June 20.—The following is
a summary of the Brighton Beach races
to-day:
Fikst Race—For all ages; three quar
ters of a mile. It was won by little Minch
with Ouray second and Captain Curry
third. The" time was I:l9V£.
SECOND Race—Selling race; one and
one quarter miles. Cromwell was first,
with Bill Bird second and Little Katie
third. The time was 2:16%.
Third Race—For the Brooklyn hagle
stakes; one and an eighth miles. Itaska
was first. Charlie Kempland second, and
Jim McGowan third. The time was
2:OO ‘A.
Fourth Race—For all ages; one and a
quarter miles. It was won by Hartford,
with Fair Barbarian second, and Ida B.
third. The time was 2:ls>^.
Fifth R ice—Hurdle; one and a quar
ter miles. It was won by Buster, with
Bally second, and Caniillus third. The
time was 2:23K-
Chicago, June 29. — were
again postiioned on account of rain.
PAUPISRS BY THOUSANDS.
An Astoumling iiVatenient Made by the
Fort I’hysielai* Boston.
Boston, June 29.—^Within the past six
months the Port Physician has examined
23.530 assisted emigrants. Many of them
are too feeble, by reason ot age or other
infirmities, for self support and must
be aided by private and public charities.
Most of them are without any baggage
and are scantily clothed.
London, June 29.—The steamer City of
Rome took 80 assisted emigrants from
Ballinsloe and Swhiford today.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaunce, Under For
eign Secretary, in replying to a question
bv Mr, Coweii, said that the government
had received no remonstration or repre
sentation* from the American govern
ment in regard to pauper emigrants.
Weather Indication*.
Office chief Signal observer,
W ashington, D.C., June 29. —Indications
f In the r South Atlantic States, generally
fair weather, south to west winds, and
stationary or slight rise ih temperature
a ']!i ! 'tln M Middle Atlantic States, local
rains, followed by partly cloudy weather,
southwest winds, becoming variable, sta
tionary or slight tall 111 temperature, and
stationary or higher barometer.
In the Gulf States, local rains, light
variable winds, ami slight changes in
barometer. . . ,
In Tennessee and vallej, local
rains, partly cloudy,/slfgmijr warmer
weather, westerly winds, becoming vtu.i
able, and stationary or higher barometer.
Sbot and then Stamped f T ton.
DiKVUiA VA-. June 29.— A few ■<.'£
ago a iitiarrel about some trivial matter
feweea file Granf *d .Manning
families, resldentsof Pittsyliania ewuiiy.
As a result George F. Grant, at the tnsft
gation. It is said, of his mother .crept upon
Manning while he was at work in a held.
him live times and afterwards beat
him with is fist and stamped upon hm,
savin- "Now. and n you, die.” Manning
jKon the follow lug kj' escaped.
■i!Jv Denounces
SPRIXGKIKLJb, JJkSS., Jone —* a n ft
speech at a banquet last qijrht John Kelly
sharp,;’ criticized S. J. Tilde,,, for not
courageously calling on the people to sus
tain him iu assuming the Presidency ef
the United States in l?sO. He also said
th-M Mr. Tihien tried to get t4e nomina
tion in :*so, and tailing in this used his In
fluence in New York to defeat Gen. Han
cock.
Every sufferer from Blood Poison, no
matter what the cause, and from any kind
of Skin Disease, should *° u ®
conv of our little book on Blood and Skin
Disease, whieh wre w ill mail free to all
who send us their address,
wnost 11 the gwIFT spßcmc COm
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
BLACK FRIDAY’S VICTIMS.
T ° s,y JAMES DIES REPENTANT
AND SMILING AT DARIEN.
Sleeping Like a Top and Breakfasting
Like an Epicure—Confident of Reaching
Paradise and Inviting his Friends to
Meet Him There—An Almost Painless
Demise.
Darien. Ga.. June 29.—Toney James,
colored, was publicly hanged here to-dav
m the presence of two thousand people
mostly colored. The gibbet was erected
in the rear ot the court house, and the
trigger was sprung from the Clerk’s
room.
James’ relatives and friends took their
farewell yesterday. James rested well
last night, and ate a hearty breakfast of
fried chicken and hominy this morning.
At 10:45 o’clock Sheriff Blount brought
James to the gallows, and after a hvran
and prayer, the Sheriff read the death
warrant and said, “Tony James, if vou
have anything to say, sav it.”
James quickly responded, “I have, sir,
this speech: My friends, you see stand
ing here before you the last of poor Tony
uqv, e < S ’‘ } t! u at, ® ut 10 leave to go to live
with God. Don t fret after me, lam ready
and willing to go, but fret alter that world
w-here I am going to stand on Jordan’s
stormy banks. I killed my friend, Prince
(t“IT° U V but 1 . w ?. B int °xicated with
T oun S, ,atheß a d gentlemen,
take warning ot me; let liquor alone or
you will come to stand in tbe same place
vou see me now Don’t fret alter me,
but take wariung. Father and mother
d®* l . ‘ r , et after , me : but try to bring up
the little one that he may not cotne to
where I now am. Farewell, and don’t
fret after me.”
After James had concluded, another
hj illn vvas sung, in which the doomed
man joined heartily with the immense
crowd. At 11:21 o’clock the blackcap
was put on and the trap was sprung.
" ben this was done many of the negro
women in the crowd screamed and veiled
for some seconds.
After hauging twelve minutes Drs. Ke
nan and Harris pronounced him dead, his
neck having been broken. His death
must have been painless, as there was but
little shrugging of the shoulders. In fifteen
minutes alter the drop James was taken
down and placed in a coffin and turned
over to his relations, who carried the re
mains to Liberty county for interment.
On the march from the jail James con
tinued saying: “Good bye, my friends.
Farewell! meet me in paradise. I am
going to heaven.”
When on the gallows he was as collect
ed as mortal man could, be, and
not a muscle moved while the
Sheriff was adjusting the rope about his
neck. During the ceremonies his face
bore a smile that showed that he was not
afraid to die. The crowd kept perfectly
quiet and Sheriff Blount managed the af
fair admirably. The .Mclntosh Dragoons,
Captain Hopkins, the Darien Guards, col
ored, Captain Grice, of Darien, and the
Vernon Guards, colored, Captain Good
rich, of Savannah, surrounded the gallows
and kept order. They were in lull uni
form. No accident occured and there was
not a drunken man on the street.
The crime w hich cost both James and
Anderson their lives was perpetrated on
the sth of August, 1882. A party of
colored men had been to Darien during
the day, and in the afternoon em
barked in a small cralt for their home,
on one of the Chainpney Islands.
On tbe voyage Janies created bad feel
ing by splashing water on a colored
woman who was aboard the boat. An
derson rebuked James, and after landing
at the island the quarrel was resumed.
Both men becoming more and more an
gry, Anderson finally slapped James’
face. James thereupon drew
his revolver and as Anderson
beat a retreat, walking backwards, James
fired three shots, the last one taking effect
near tbe heart and resulting in death be
fore medical aid could traverse the long
distance intervening between the scene of
the shooting and Darien. James was ar
rested, tried, convicted and sentenced
to hang January 8, 1883. His lawyer
made a motion for anew tritW, and suc
ceeded in tiding his doomed client over
the fatal day. James’ relatives subse
quently manifested so little interest in
their kindsmau’s fate that they re
fused even to liear the expense of a
trip to court, und this so ex
asperated the lawyer that he
allowed his opportunity tor argument to
go bv default and thus left las client to
his fate. At the recent spring term of the
Superior Court the prisoner's expiation
was fixed lor to-day. James was a not
unpreposessing negro, not long out of his
teens, and had up to the date of
his crime borne a good reputation. A
touch of the romantic was lent the crime
by the fact that the murderer and his vic
tim had grown up together and been fast
friends trom their earliest boyhoods. The
execution was the first which had oc
curred in Mclntosh county since 1867, a
fact which doubtless had its influence in
swelling the throng of spectators.
THREE OX ONE GIBBET.
A White Mail, an Indian and a Negro
Expiate their Crimes in Arkansas.
St. Louis, June 29.—A special dis
patch from Fort Smith, Ark., says:
“Three murderers, Martin Joseph, a ne
gro, William H. Finch, a white man, and
Tulaista, a Creek Indian, were executed
here to-day. In response to a question
whether they had anything to sa;®'u
laista replied that he had not, and put
ting his hand on his breast signified that
his heart was broken.
Martin Joseph replied in tne negative,.
Finch theu made a brief speech in
which be said: “I cannot find words to
explain the feeling that overpewer me
as I stare at the dreaded fate that awaits
me. lain periactly reconciled to my
God, and it is nothing more than just and
right that I should make things right
with my fellow men. I killed those two
ujep that I might escape rather than to
suffer the forfures of my commanding
officer,” . , „
Tulaista’s neck was broken by the fall,
and life became extinct in 3% minutes.
Joseph died in six-and-a-half minutes
and Finch in nine minutes.
Tulaista killed Emanuel C. Cochran,
who was on his way to Texas, by shooting
him from behiud, iu July, 1881.
Fipch shot and killed Burt Johnson and
Washington Grimikv, two colored sol
diers. in July. ltB2. He was a deserter
trom the array, and had been captured,
but escaped again, and in doing so killed
these two men.
Joseph killed Bub Stevens and his wife
in April last.
Ranged for a Felonious Assault.
Wjumington Dei,., June 29.—George
Lake, colored, ivat, hanged at Cambridge,
Md„ this morning, lor committing a felo
nious assault upon Mrs. Stewart C. Sum
mon in April last. The execution was
witnessed bv about 30 persons. None of
Lake's family were present. The culprit’s
neck was not broken and he died of stran
gulation, showing only three slight con
vulsions. Life was extinct in 6J.j minutes.
FIVE THOUSAND NfADE IDLE.
Glass Operatives Apt to be Thrown into
Distress by tlie Shut Down.
Wheeling, W. Ya., June 29.—T0-mor
row noon all the glassware manufactur
ers, except three bottle factories, in this
city and vicinity, will shut down for a
six weeks' rest in accordance with the
action of tbe Ameri"an Glass Blowers’
Union. The stoppage or the two facto
ries in this city involves the idleness of
about 380 men, 500 boys and 200 girls, and
three at Martin’s ferry, just across the
river, will swell the total number ot idle
persons to about 1,200 men, 2,000 boys and
800 girl** The pay rolls at all these facto
ries aggregate over $35,000 per week. The
two window glass factories at Bcllaire
will shut down in accordance with
Die' agrPeuietiv ,
Heading Off De L*ss*i>*
LoNpGV, June 29.-Mr. BnrKC (Conser
vative ) gave notice ip the House of Com
mons this afternoon that b e u °pl.d move
that no arrangements for ff second Sue/
canal would be satisfactory uuless it pro
vided for a reduction of rates and an ade
quate representation of British shipping
in its administration.
/he tJf 23a Monster.
k -* t hsbuiuk 111,, / , ~^ iran !
Re,.. . •* *-wife on Wednesday Und
Blair shot ms . UU wife nva>
then committed suicide. ■
recover. The cause was jealousy.
Instead of feeling tired ad worn out,
instead of aches and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong* If you con
tinue feeling miserable and good-for-noth
ing. vou have only yourself to blame, tor
Brown’s Iron Bitters will surely cure yop.
Iron and cinchona are Us principal ingre
dients. It is a certain cure for dyspepsia,
indigestion, malaria, weakness, kidney,
lung and heart affections. Try it if you
desi re to be healthy, robust and strong, and
experience its remarkable curative quali
ties.
SAVANNAH. SATURDAY', JUNE 30. 1883.
ANOTHER STALWART SAVED.
i Arthur Changes His Consolidation Plan
j by Increasing the Districts by One.
Washington, June 29.—President Ar-*
I thur to-day made several modifications
; in the recent executive order relating to
I the consolidation of the internal revenue
districts. The counties of Pender and
| \ ance, in North Carolina, were added to
the Fourth district as constituted by the
recent order. These counties were only
recently created and were accidentally
overlooked when tbe question of reoigan
izing the districts was first considered.
In the original order the districts of
Montana, Idaho and Utah were consoli
dated, and Ovando J. Hollister, Collector
ot the present Utah district, was desig
nated as Collector of the new district.
This was changed to-day by the designa
tion of Thomas P.' Fuller, Collector of the
present Montana district, as Collector of
the new district, vice Hollister dropped.
The change was made because of greater
collections in the Montana district.
The most important change was in Ken
tucky, resulting in the retention of one
more district in that State than was al
lowed in the original order. Under the
new order of things the present Sixth dis
trict will lie retained, with John W. Fen
nell as Collector, and the headquarters
probably will be at Covington. All the
counties m the present Ninth district not
added to the Eighth district, and all
the present Seventh district not added
to the Eighth district bv the oiginal
order reorganizing the districts will con
stitute anew district, to lie known as the
Seventh district. A. M. Swope, Collector
of pP*tent Seventh district, has been
designated as Collector of the new Seventh
district. lie will probably locate his
office in Lexington. It is stated that this
modification of the original plan was
rendered necessary by reason of the
diverse business connections of distillers
near Lexington and Covington respec
tively. These changes will make the re
duction in the number of districts forty
five, instead of fortv-six, as are generally
contemplated.
A Dangerous Wreck Blown Dp.
\\ ashington, June 29.—Captain A.
W. Johnson, of the United States steamer
Powhatan,. has destroyed a wreck
eighteen miles south east of light house at
Cape Carnaveral. It proved to be the Wil
liam S. Farvyell, lumber laden. The ves
sel had capsized, and the anchor having
become disengaged held her securely in
position. Twenty torpedoes were expend
ed in the demolition. This wreck was di
rectly in the track of vessels going to and
lrom .the South and was a very dangerous
obstruction to navigation.
Conger Named After Parker.
b ashington, June 29.—-F. D. Conger,
son of Senator Conger, of Michigan, and
at present Assistant Postmaster,Was to
day appointed Postmaster at Washington.
FORCED TO A TRUCE.
An Atlanta Street Railway War Nipped
in the Bud.
Atlanta, June 29.—Recently the old
Atlanta Street Railroad was granted per
mission by the City Council to run their
Whitehall street track over Broad street
bridge to Decatur street. The West End
Street Railroad was also granted the same
privilege, and were preparing to lay their
tracks at 7 o’clock this morning, but at 4
o’clock the Atlanta Street Railroad forces
put in an early appearance and laid their
rails on the bridge. When the other line’s
forces arrived and commenced work the
Mayor ordered bota of the contending
parties to suspend and submit the matter
to a special meeting of the Council, which
was held at 11 o’clock. A resolution vvas
then passed to have the question fully
aud carefully investigated by the
Street Commissioners, Citv Engineer
and City Attorney, and both par
ties to suspend operations until
the Council shall act on the final re
starts. Thus a lively little street railway
war vvas suddenly nipped in the bud. The
bridge is not wide enough for two tracks.
The acquittal of Bomelus Shields of the
murder of Alex. Joyner meets the ap
proval of Atlanta’s best citizens, who
have never believed that he acted other
wise than in self-defense.
Florida canteloups are arrivinsrin
condition ana me melon market is flooded.
The Western and Atlantic carried off
forty-two cars to-day, fifteen to Cincinnati
and others to other Western cities.
FATHER RITCHIE’S FLOCK.
A Letter Which May be the Forerunner
of a Withdrawal from the Diocese.
Chicago, June 29. —The vestry of the
Church of the Ascension, extreme high
Episcopal, of which Rev. “Father”
Ritchie is rector, to-night adopted a letter,
prepared by the committee, addressed to
Bishop McLaren under the uneasiness
existing between the Bishop and the pas
tor. It is very courteous but firm
in tone. It professes fqalty to
tlie church, and Bishop, but at
the same time asserts that the ritual
of the Church of the Ascension is in
strict accordance with tlie laws of its
church, and it chides the Bishop, if he
thinks otherwise, for failing to visit the
church and instruct the parish as to its
errors. It is believed that this letter is
one step toward an open rupture between
the parish and the diocese like that when
Rev. Charles Edward Cheney withdrew
and established the Reformed Episcopal
Church, except that it is upon the side
of ritualism instead of non-ritualism.
MURDER IN BUTTS COUNTY.
Sleigle Blows John Kelly’s Head Oft'
With a Spotgqn.
Atlanta, Ga., June 29.—A special
dispatch says that in Butts county John
Kelly and wife were at work in a field for
Mr. Sleigle, when Mrs. Kelly went to the
house to prepare dinner. Hearing screams
Kelly rushed to the house and found
Sleigle assaulting his wife. Sleigle there
upon with his shotgun killed Kelly, blow
ing his head to pieces.
Macqn, G 4., June 29.—A special dis
patch from Jackson, Ga., gives a different
version of the murder yesterday, six miles
from that town, heretofore reported. A
man named Kelly was killed with a shot
gun in the hands of his stepfather, named
Sleigle, Kelly’s mother handing the gun
to Sleigle. The trouble grew out of Slei
gle’s abuse of Kelly’s wife during his ab
sence. Sleigle has fled.
A TRAIN THROUGH A BRIDGE
Two Lives Lost and Two Others Saved
By Lucky Jumps.
Baraboo, Wis., June 29.—As a freight
train on the Northwestern Hoad drawn by
two engines was crossing the iron bridge
pear Norwalk yesterday morning the
structure gave way,letiing dowp botp en
gines and three ears,
Albert Gethiug, fireman of the first en
gine, was scalded to death and W. H.
Hallenbeck, the engineer, was scalded
slightly.
The engineer and fireman of the second
engine escaped injury by jumping into the
water.
The bridge was undermined by the
floods.
Chicago's Ti-inters Not Apt to Strike.
Chicago, June 29.—Regarding the
printers’ demand for higher pay in this
cjtv all the publishers except one have
refused to accede to it. ''There is some
talk <ji tryiiig arbitration, but the pub
lishers say that with the present commer
cial outlook they cannot consent to in
crease their operating expenses. Hun
dreds of Gountry printers liaye applied for
the expected vacant oases, The belief
prevails that the typographical uniou
will indefinitely postpone the strike.
Preparing to Protect Berlin.
Berlin, June 29.—The town of Cus
trin, situated at the confluence of the
river Wartha w ith the Oner and 3laiu, a
lolnt pf ggver for Berlin against an inva
sion from Russia, 'is being copverted into
a first class fortress, capable of shelter
ing 50,000 mep. * • -• ■* - 1
4. Mill BfirngJ !h FJqrfda
Jacksonville, June 29,—A Feinan
dina special dispatch says that C. Huot’s
steam saw mill was burned this morning,
with all the lumber on the wharf, valued
at $6,000. The total loss is $20,000. and
there ino insurance. The mill will be
Vebuilk
Very Well Put. *
Why do w’C'teftr till to-morrqjv what
we should do to-day t Why uC we neglect a
cough till it throws us into consumption,
and consumption brings us to the graye?
Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam 16 sure to cure if
taken in season. It has never been known
to fail. Use it thoroughly according to
directions. Perse,ere till the disease is
conquered, as if is .certain to be. eyep If
it should require a do*en bottles. There
is no better medicine for Pulmonary dis
orders.
DEATH’S DREAD ALLIES.
CHOLERA RAGING IX
AND SMALL-POX IN ARIZONA.
England in Danger of Being Shouldered
with the Blame if the Cholera Spreads
—Hundreds of People Still Succumb
ing—The Arizona Indians in Danger
of Extermination.
Washington, June 29.—The Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs has received a
dispatch from Dr. Warren Day, at the
Mohave Indian Agency, at Hackberry,
Arizona, reading as follows: “Small-pox
prevails from the Colorado river to Ash
fork, 120 miles east. Tbe Mohaves off the
reservation are sure to suffer. The Sup
pais now have the disease. Agent Clark,
of the Colorado reservation, who was with
me yesterday, says that he is pow
erless, except on the reservations, to
send vaccine virus. If vou approve
I will see that the Mohaves' and Suppais
are protected. Hualapai is safe. The
emergency permits no delay. Chinamen
are selling whisky and opium to the In
dians or giving it aw av for immoral pur
poses. What shall I 'do:- I advise that
the Indians be ordered to Peach Springs
or their reservation, and to allow none
off the reservation.”
As the dispatch indicates a general
outbreak of the scourge among the Arizona
Indians, Commissioner Price immediately
ordered a supply of vaccine virus to be
sent to the threatened points.
Damietta, June 29.—The total number
of deaths here from cholera during the
last twenty-four hours vvas 107. Three
deaths from cholera occurred at Man
surah during the same period.
Alexandria, June 29.—1 tis rumored
that there has been a case of cholera in
Cairo, but the truth of the report is doubt
ful.
The Ministers have voted £5,000 for the"
for tho use of the Sanitary Commission.
All fairs have been prohibited. A com
mission of Cairo doctors disputes the ex
istence of true cholera in Egypt.
London, June 21). — The steamer St. Ber
nard, from Bombay, with cholera, on
board, arrived at Havre yesterday, and
subsequently sailed again.
Fifteen cases of cholera and seven
deaths were reported at Nanswah Thurs
day.
It is said that the Italian Vice Consul
and a European lady are among the dead.
Madrid, June 21). —Great alarm pre
vails in Spain over the outbreak of cholera
in Egypt. The Sanitary Council has
advised _ that the maximum period of
quarantine be imposed upon all vessels
arriving at Spanish ports from Egypt
The council has also requested the Minis
try to urge the Ilritish Government to
comply with the advices of the Constanti
nople Sanitary Conference.
Paris, June 29. —Le Temps points out
that every country except England is
taking pwcautions against introduction
of cholera, and adds that if the disease
reaches English ports it will be impossi
ble to prevent its spread to the Conti
nent, which will owe the visitation to
England.
POPE LEO AND THE STATESMEN.
The Landtag Sure to Pass tlie Church
Bill Almost Unanimously.
Berlin, June 29.—The Committee of
the Upper House of the Landtag has ap
proved the church bill, and its unanimous
passage is certiiu.
The chier proposal contained in the last
note of Cardinal Jacobini to Prussia is
that tlie Vatican will recognize the duty
of notifying the Prussian Government of
clerical appointments on condition that
Prussia declares the exercise of all priest
ly functions exempt from prosecution,
aud the training of priests free from ail
restrictions. The note emphasizes the
desire of the Vatican to continue the ne
gotiations, notwithstanding Prussia’s
violation of diplomac usage by passing
the church bill while the negotiations
were pending.
A MURDERER’S ESCAPE.
Allowed to Enter His House, He Picks
up a Pistol and Shoots His Captors.
St. Louis, June 29.—At Blend City,
Casper county, Mo., yesterday, Lane
Hi ittou was arreetod on a charge of mur
der, committed some uo.„ .. an y; ew _
ton. After his arrest, Britton was
permitted to go into his
nouse to get his coat. He
reappeared with a revolver and opened fire
on his captors, instantly killing one of
them, Constable A. N. Davis, and mor
tally wounding the other, G. G. Davis.
He then mounted a horse and fled. A
large party of citizens is in pursuit, but
Britton has probably escaped into Indian
Territory, lie is a desperate man and
bad been once before tried for murder.
NEW ORLEANS' DEBTS.
Not Enough Money on Hand to Meet
the Interest Due on Her Bonds.
New Orleans, June 29.—The Picayune
says: “The July interest on the bonds
of the city aggregate about $164,000. Of
this about $70,000 will accrue on ten-forty
year bonds. The latter amount will proba
bly be raised by the city’s debt syndicate
through banks, but the balance of the in
terest will be passed, the city not being
possessed of money to meet it. This is
caused by the changes made in the tax
laws, vyßich have so delayed the collec
tion of taxes that the receipts prior to
July 1 will not be sufficient to meet the
interest clue on that day.
Counterfeits of Small Coins.
New Orleans, Juno 29,— During the
last week a large number of counterfeit
dimes and of the original “V” nickels
have been in circulation in this city, both
evidently manufactured here. The coun
terfeit dimes are of brass, heavily plated
with nickel, and bear the date of 1882,
while the nickels are of pewter. Both
pieces are fac similes of the genuine coin,
the dime imitation being perhaps the best
ot that coin ever manutactured.
Total Failures and Liabilities.
Ne\v York, June 29.- The number of
failures throughout the entire country
for tlie first half of the year ending to
day, as reported by R. G. Dun & Cos., is
4,637, against 3,597 during the same period
in 1882, and 2,862 in 1881. The total amount
ot liabilities tor the first half of 1883 is
$06,000,000, and for the same period in
1882 it was $50,000,000, and in 1881 $40,-
000,000.
Richmond Academy’s Centennial.
.£.UhrU'ST4> June 29.—The of
Richmond county celebrated its one hun
dredth anniversary to-day. It is the
fourth oldest institution of learning in
use, and is supported by an original
grant ot land trom the Crow'n. The insti
tution was visited by YVashington and
Lafayette. A street parade by the Cadets
was very fine. The Centennial address
was delivered by William H. Fleming.
Lew Wallace Holding Out.
Constantinople, June 29. — Gen. Wal
lace, United States Minister, still insists
in his refusal to recognize the validity of
the new Turkish tariff, which took effect
on March 13. His last note to the Porte
the petroleum storage question has
caused notable progress totvards a set
tlement.
Seven Insurgents Killed.
' New York, June 29.—1n a battle be
tween the revolutionists and soldiers at
Seeco, in Ouerito, seven insurgents have
been killed and eleven wounded. Lance
taro has beeii burned and everv store and
nearly all the dwellings, are gone.
Robbers Killed by a Bandit Chief.
Nkyv Yqrk, June 29. A ‘bpccial ciis
patchTroin BYownSyilie, I’exasV says that
two Americans robbed storA, in Signalo
of valuable goods and fled. A bandit chief
named Bernal pursued and killed both of
them.
Wire Manufacturers Agreed.
Chicago, June 29.—1 t is given out as
the result of the conference of the manu
facturers of barbed wire with the YVash
burn and Moen Company that the royalty
will be reduced one half, wLichprcppsi
tl6u Vvill be accepted-' ' ** >* <* ! :
Herr Rebel Again Elected.
Hamburg, June 28.—The second ballot
for members of the Reichstag for the first
electoral district of Hamburg was taken
to-day. Herr Rebel, the socialist candi
date, was elected by a majority of 103
over Herr Rabe, the Fortschritt candidate.
14ptu l AMd* AV 5C4-
Gloucester, Mass,, June 29,—The
schoouer Midnight, at t. Pierre, re (torts
that ou June 20. in latitude 45:56, longi
<V> - Bbc Picked up a dory containing
the dead bodies of two men. “Ctil were
black oiled clothes nud rubber boots, and
were lost fishermen apparently. • '
Call on your Optician allu £Gt a p~!r Cf
the celebrated Celluloid Eye-Glasses. The
frames are Jlgfiu handsome and durable,
and the lenses clear and biflßant. For
sale by all leading Jewelers and Opti
cians.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
,An Interesting Collection of Assorted
News Notes,
Atlanta, June 28.—1 t has been rather
quiet about the State House for the past
two days, as Governor McDaniel was
absent in attendance upon the Mercer
University commencement exercises.
Of course old Mercer was glad to greet
the only one of her alumni who has risen
to the high position of Governor of the
State, and doubly so from the fact that he
is an honored son of one of her earliest and
most conscientious teachers, one whose
heart, head and hands united in earnest
efforts to build up the once struggling
manual labor school out of which the
University has grown.
Still further improvements in the old
l nion Passenger depot indicate that
there will be no new and more commo
dious depot built at present. The ticket
office on the right of the main entrance is
being enlarged to double its former size,
and greatly improved. But the greatest
improvement is in the dining saloon,
which has been renovated and altered,
and decorated iu the most elegant style.
It is to-dav the most elaborate piece of
work in Atlanta. Henry Durand, the
manager, is almost dazzled by its gran
deur. and the traveling public say it is in
striking contrast with the dirty depot
outside.
Atlanta has suffered, is suffering and
will sutler still more in the future worn
the sensational advertising of her advan
tages. Already a host of frauds, hum
bugs and questionable schemes have re
moved here, or set up business in our
midst. Men with patents come here and
flatter us into the belief that they want to
locate here because Atlanta is a big city,
and the great central distributing point.
This kind of taffy generally succeeds in
winning a few thousand dollars for a
company to manufacture some worthless
patent. A friend of mine, old and ex
perienced, vvas fool enough to be to tallied
out of $2,000 solid cash by one of these
frauds. Several of these patent es
tablishments can now be bought very
cheap.
President Arthur has acted wisely in
refusing the clemency asked for W. H.”
Finch, son of Rev. Win. Finch, a tailor
preacher of this city. This colored man
was a soldier in the army and committed
murder, for which he is to be hung on
Friday of this week. His father has some
little property in Atlanta, and vvas en
abled to bring strong influences to bear
upon the President, out without avail.
Mr. J. H. Bailey, of this city, who
married a Miss Thiot, of Savannah, is
just issuing the first volume of his schol
arly work, -‘The Factors of Civilization ,”
which, singularly enough, follows the
second volume, published last vear. Mr.
Bailey has spent much time and thought
in the treatment of the real aud assumed
factors of civilization, and however much
learned men may differ with some of his
views, all will admit that his labors have
not been in vain, and agree that he has
made a valuable contribution to this ex
panding arena of discussion.
A host of warm personal friends have
welcomed Judge Erskine to Atlanta this
week, and expressed joy at his renewed
health. Age and infirmities inav enfeeble
his body, but his mind aud heart are as
clear aud genial as ever. May his suc
cessor lie as much respected for his pub
lic services and private virtues.
There is to be a lively squabble over the
city offices on Monday night, and indica
tions point to a uew and sad era in the
history of Atlanta. I doubt if there is in
the world a city of half this size in which
the men of wealth and character stand
idly by and let ignorance and corruption
rule. If “Tvveedism” does not flourish in
Atlanta in less than three years it will be
because the programme now fixed upon
fails to be carried out.
Since the sudden demise of the Post-
Appeal thirty unemployed editors in At
lanta have applied to Col. I. YV'. Avery
for the address of the party who offered
him $5,000 per year to return to journal
ism, and each expresses a willingness to
jump into such a “fat posish” blindfolded,
without regard to the politics of tbe
paper seeking editorial talent.
There is considerable sensational non
sense going the rounds of the press about
Emory Speer and his attempts to Mahone
ize this State. 1 happen to know that he
is just now quietly attending to his legal
and official business, making both money
and not giving his time
to politics. Ild Hi-osident Arthur
to consolidate the
Georgia as a matter of economy; and here
in Atlanta he has saved thousands of
dollars already by lopping off useless ex
penses in his department. So far he has
proved the best man for retrenchment aud
reform that has been in fhe District At
torney’s office since tlie war.
Ited flags have become so numerous in
Atlanta as a part’df the real estate boom,
that hereafter they can never be used as
stnall-pox flags of warning. The yellow
flag must now be recognized as the official
sign of that dreadful scourge. In some
cases, however, the red flag ought to be
considered a wanting to innocent real es
tate speculators.
As to what I have written against the
evils connected with the present truck
farming boom—not against intelligent
and prudent truck fanning—l am content
to let every line stand until the season is
over and the reports are all in. If at that
time I am not shown to have been as
clearly in the right as I was in opposing
the sensational Clement attachment boom
that sought to ruin thousands of unsus
pecting planters, I will make a most hum
ble apology to the “other side” of the
question.
_ And now another gallant Confederate
General has gone to join his numerous
comrades who have crossed oyer the river
and are resting under the shade of the
trees. In a little while they will outnum
ber the living, and yet how feeble and
scattered are tlie efforts being made to
gather memorials of their valor, their pa
triotism and t heir virtues. General James
Conner, of South Carolina, just dead, will
soon be followed by others whom exposure
or wounds or old age have disabled.
Would it not be well to give some serious
thought to this subject before it is too
late? YVhat lias Georgia done, what is
she doing, in the matter of gathering up
and preserving Confederate records? It
is not the work of the Southern Historical
Society, at Richmond, Virginia, to attend
to these purely local matters, aud each
State ought to be prompt to act for itself.
South Carolina, through her efficient Ad
jutant General, Manigault, is doing noble
work in this direction.
I was greatly pleased to hear a most
excellent yesterday, in con
nection with the military eerpa of' the
State University at Athens. It was this:
Let the Board oi Trustees make the mili
tary feature a separate and distinct de
partment, and put at the head of it a first
class military man, and thereby greatly
improve the standard of military drill and
science at that institution. The person
recommended for this positiqp', v. 3* CbL
Cliflord YV. Anderson, of Savannah, if fie
could be persuaded to accept it. At pres
ent he occupies, as he has done for several
years, tbe highest military position in
Georgia, aud not only is he fitted by ripe
experience, but his education has been
thoroughly on that liue. Asa distin
guished graduate of t};e V>i:eiti‘a Aillitafy
Institute (nekt Yt rank to West Point),
he was a few years ago culled to fill a sim
ilar position in that honored institution.
He declined the offer, it is true, but might
he not be persuaded to accept a similar
position here in his native State, in whose
military progress he take.* a qch a tteOp in
terest, and to whoso military renown upon
the battle field his entire family have con
tributed so much ? I heartily'second the
suggestion, and hope that Col. Anderson
may be selected, and not deqlipc the pouor.
iiever uas fhe bteen' more ih
need of a thorough and dignified military
department. I have no personal interest
or preference p (big matter, ff any other
man, from any other part'of tfie State, can
better fill the’position, let him be chose 11;
but let us have a reform in the military
feature of the University without delav.
Chatham.’
Bat and Ball.
Washington, June 29.—Games of pa,e
ball vyere played yesterday m follows: ■*
At-New- Ybrk- ITtilade)phlas 6: New
Yorks 8.
' At Rr6v i(lence.--Hostonß 2; Providences
5.
At Detroit—Clevelands 8; Detroits 3.
At Chicago—Buffalos 3; C'hicagos 5.
At Cincinnati—Metropolitans 2; Cin
eiunatis 4. The game was called pn ac
count of rain on the sevcuh —
■ 1 . • ■- ■* •• -•
The “Living Skeleton.”
The wan who was known as the “Living
Skeleton ” died and was embalmed, after
having been exhibited at cheap museums.
He is said to have weighed 46 pounds when
be died, having been reduced tc, ttk dread
ful state 01 euiaoiaiion by oontiiufeti
J* 1 dvaner-t
--monev m uis pocket, for it kept him thir,. j
People who want to keep themselveg so
thin' by dysjptspttia as to exhibit for “Living
Skeletons,” ought not to take Perry Da
vis’ Pain Killkb, for it drives dyspepsia
out.
THE PEOPLE’S RAILROAD.
AX OLD PROJECT GIVEN A NEW
PUBLIC BOOM.
Millions of Capital into Which Every
body Can Throve His Mite—The Tracks
to Run from Ocean to Ocean and from
the Lakes to the Gulf—A Board of
Directors Fleeted.
Indianapolis, June *29.—A secret
meeting was held at Plymouth Hall last
night in the interest of the new railroad
scheme of great proportions, tlie sub
stance of which is as follows:
Two double-track, narrow-gauge roads
are to be built, traversing the country
lrom New York to San Francisco, and
from C hicago to New Orleans, or, as the
circuihr states, “From ocean to ocean and
from lake to gulf.” The bonded debt
of one double track road, properl v
equipped, is to be but $200,000 to the
nule, or a single track SI2O,OtX) The new
company is to be known as “The People’s
Railroad Company of America.” Everv
workman is to be a stockholder. It.
was stated that California capital vvas
willing to advance money to get
the scheme into operation. Seven
teen stockholders met this morning
to perfect arrangements. Articles of
association were adopted which provide
for 110,000 miles of narrow gauge road,
with a capital stock of $360,000,000. The
scheme is in the nature of a benefit asso-
ciation. A national syndicate is provided
for, to be composed of 250 stockholders,
the members of which are to be elected
from organized boards of stockholders
along the lines of the road. Up to tfiis
time there are 83 subscribers represent
ing $112,000. As soon as $10,000,000 is
subscribed the California capalists stand
ready to subscribe the balance, or as
much as shall be required to build tho
road. Tlie Indianapolis stockholders num
ber 54. It is the purpose of the organizers
to build the line first from San Francisco
to Indianapolis. This afternoon the stock
holders elected as Directors J. O. Shoe
maker, J. 11. Rice and E. Kenedy, of In
diana; G. A. Broughton, of Illinois; It. J.
Breckenridge, YY. B. Hake and B. F. Nel
son, of Kentucky; C. E. Mesy, of Cali
fornia: Jacob Roberts, of Pennsylvania;
YV. F. Lander, of Massachusetts; C. M.
Schroeder aud Henry Trapaghen, of New
Jersey, and David Parsons, of Michigan.
The Directors will elect E. M. Kenedy,
of this city, President; J. H. Stewart, of
the Indiana Bank of Commerce, Treasu
rer, and Freeman YVright, of St. Louis,
Auditor.
BUTLER’S PROGRAMME.
Laying His Plans for the Presidential
Race.
Philadelphia Times.
General Butler’s programme is develop
ing itself with singular fidelity to the
sketch given of it in the Times as early as
March last. Tli&recent declaration in
Butler’s favor b? Chairman Barnum, of
the Democratic National Committee, was
made at the chosen time and there was
no accident about the place. Similar
declarations by distinguished Democrats
will follow, as set down in the pro
gramme. There are likely to be
a number of surprises, as one
after another of the Democratic leaders
rises to give in his adhesion to Butler.
The appearance of Butler in Tammany,
July 4. as the principal orator will be an
important occasion, which trom the
start has constituted a conspicuous (tart
of the programme for placing Butler on
the Presidential track. It is a question
of nomination purely, so reason the
managers, the most important of whom
is Butler himself. The General is pro
ceeding on the ground that he can show
a capital which no one else can, to-wit,
the great body of a very large class ot
Republicans, who declare themselves
“out of politics.” His friends declare
that he can carry more doubtful States
than any other man. This, of course,
contemplates the support of the Demo
crats to a man. “I will lead you into pas-
tures "green, to which for twenty-two
years you have been denied access. Is
that enough?” So says the General,
speaking through mouthpieces selected to
communicate good tidings to the faithful.
The time of the waiting has been so long
and the disappointments have been so
many and great that the patriotic heart
of the average Democrat is inclined to
swell to the call: “Fall in for Butler!”
With Butler 011 the track, among the
ißafos which would be most confidently
claimed for him would be Virginia, it is
not the present purpose to trace the rea
sons or cxpiajp the connection of what
has been written concerning the
position of the Virginia
Butler candidacy. “ YVho can- say so
much tor Y'irgiuia?” ask the promoters of
th(*Jsutler programme.
Marrying a Millionaire.
Berryville ( Va.) Special (36th) Xeic York
World.
This village vvas the scene to-day of a
briliiant wedding, the parties being John
Stevens, of Castle Point, Hoboken, eldest
son of Commodore Stevens, the builder
and owner of the yachts Julia
aud America and the no less
famous iron ram Dunderberg, and
Miss Mary Marshall Maguire, daugh
ter of the late D. H. Maguire, of Clarke
county, and one of the most noted belie*
of Y’irgiuia. The engagement, wheiran
nounced, created much excitement. It
was known the groom was the possessor
of wealth, the fortune left him being esti
mated from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000, and he
being in addition part owner of the Ho
boken ferry,
Mr. Stevens is twenty-seven years old
and an exceedingly cultivated man. His
life up to the time has been shadowed by
a terrible nightmare. At an early age he
became the victim to that disease so prev
alent among the mountains of Switzerland
but so uncommon here, the goitre. A mem
braneous sac formed on one side of his head
and increased in size. He sailed for Eu
rope, and there consulted the best phvsi
cians. It is said he offered $1,000,000 to
any one who would remove it success
fully, but the physicians agreed there
was no possible chance of doing so and
preserving life, Dispirited he sailed for
home and visited Dr. YVillard Parker.
The skilled surgeon said the operation
could lie performed, and made good his
word by accomplishing it successfully.
it is said SIOO,OOO was the amount of the
cheek handed to the Surgeon for this lease
of life, and the four years or more since
the day ou which it was procured have
been anew exieteqpe fo tfie ‘young man.
YJr. Steveiis nfef bis bride while she was
on a visit to the family of Col. Lewis, of
Hoboken. The groom arrived here Satur
day morning, the members of his family
following later. The ceremonv took place
in Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
The Proper Pasitiog fo>'Sleeping.
London World,
A German, Baron Reichenbach, has oc
cupied manv years in studying the art of
bed-making, or, rather, bed-placing, and
maintains that improperlv placed beds
will shorten a man’s life.
If a mere magnet exerqi*es an influence
on sensitive pervonh; the earth’s magnet
ism pi list certainly make itself felt on the
nervous life of man. In whatever hemis
phere you may be, always sleep with your
feet to the equator, and let your body lie
“true as a needle to the pole.”
The proper direction oy the tody is of the
utmost thnao tfufoo for tne proper eircula
• turn of tnfe blood, and many disturbances
in the organisms have been cured by sim
ply placing the bolster in a different point
ol the coinpass from that it had ocepied.
Let such as have oeen iii tlie
habit of sleeping wfth their heads where
their 1 fefetf ought to be take to hOJirt the
example of the late Dr. Elsehwester. of
Magdeburg, vyhp, died recently ai the age
of Tfie most unhealthy position, we are
told, is when the body lies due east and
west. Some observers assure us that to
sleep in such a posture is tantamount to
committing suicide, and that diseases are
often aggravated by deviations from the
proper postures.
Iu Case of a Non-Election.
Apo York Bm,
Politicians who are now skirmishing
for a third partv foi the Presidential con
test have probably forgotten the com
plexion of the present House of Per.te
sentatives, which would a President
in case of a fejlare at the ballot {tax. l n
such a contingency’the'vote isfakfen bv
States,-the majority of a delegation con
trolling the State,
These states are Democratic: Alabama,
Arkansas, Gallfornia, Connecticut, Dela
ware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Loui
siana, Maryland, Michigan, Misti&ainpL
Missouri, Nevada, New york, North
uuio, houtn' Carolina, Tennes
see I ,Texas, '-jjy.ost' Virginia and YViscon
*jn~s2;
These States ?,ro Republican: Colorado,
tllluqis, low;a, Kansas, Maine, Massa
chusetts' ‘ Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, N°W Jersey, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Y'ermont and
Yirginia—ls.
Florida, divided—l.
VOORHEES O* BREYY’STER.
The Special Counsel ln tlie Star Route
Cases Denounced.
Washington Special.
The case of Hallett Kilbourn against
ergeant-at-arms Thompson came un
before Justice Cox in the Circuit Cc.irt
to-day, on a motion for a continuance,
senator Y oorbees aud Colonel Enoch
Totten appeared to-day for the complain
ant, and District Attorney Corkhili, for
the defendant. Senator Voorhees. after
asserting that this was not a claim
against the government, as Iwhateve
judgment might be obtained would lie
against Mr. Thompson, proceeded to com
ment very sharply upon a letter from At
torney General Brewster, which was the
basis of the application for continuance
saying:
“Iff this letter the Attorney General
asks for delay for the reason that he had
no money at this time to hire special
counsel to attend to the government busi
ness. The case was tried a year ago in a
day and a half. It was tried by District
Attorney Corkhili and Mr. YY\ B. Smith
ex-Solieitor of the Interior Department.
The case was at one time a case full of
grave legal questions—questions as far
reaching as tlie question of civil govern
ment and human liberty. It is now one
of the simplest eases that can be tried
111 a court of justice, and vet here
we have the Attorney General of
the United States asking for delav
after gentlemen have traveled hundreds
of miles, asking it to he .postponed until
the Treasury is replenished, until its
exhausted coffers are somewhat filled to
employ special counsel:; If vou. Honor
please, this question o(“the employment
ol special counsel is attracting some at
tention in this country, aud it might at
tract a little more. The people of the
U nited States are paying for the support
or the government, and paying for tlie
support of its different departments.
The Department of Justice is an organ
ized body of lawyers, consisting
of an Attorney General and seven
teen Assistant Attorney Generals, any
one of whom is liable to
the order of the Attorney General at anv
moment, and the pay roll amounts to
$50,000 a year for Assistant Attorney
Generals. Seventeen of them and the At
torney General make eighteen legal offi
cers in the employ of the government, to
whom the people pay $67,000 a year, and,
my word for it, that there are a dozen of
these distinguished gentlemen this day
who are not doing two full hours’ work in
the twenty-four, any one of whom could
be detailed to come here and assist In this
intricate question.
“Add to these eighteen distinguished
gentlemen, headed by the Attorney Gen
eral, drawing out of the Treasury $67,000,
the District Attorney, who gets $6,000,
and two assistants well paid, making a
pay roll to attend to this case of twentv-one
gentlemen, drawing out of the Treasury
about SBO,OOO a year, aud I am brought
here time and time again to meet with
this objection, that this corps of twentv
one men cannot furnish one, two or three,
or one-half dozen to come here and try
this ease, but it must go over in order for
the public Treasury to be replenished and
to be drawn on to employ special counsel.
I am weary of it, and the people are weary
of it.- J
“The first duty of a government is to
protect its citizens, and it is a decided
question, not an open one, but a thor
oughly decided question bv the highest
tribunal of the government that Ilallet
Kilbourn has been wronged, illegally
imprisoned, oppressed, his fortunes and
health broken. For seven years he has
been pursuing his rights, and it is not de
cent for the government to interpose an
obstacle to the course of justice at this
late day, on the pretence that there is not
force enough in the employ of the govern
ment and not mpney enough to get gen
tlemen tocomeforward and try the case.”
District Attorney Corkhili replied, and,
after hearing the statement of the case,
Judge Cox declined to try the suit until
the government had opportunity to pre
pare for the trial. The case was, there
fore, postponed until the 29th of October.
VIRGINIA IN 1884.
The Result in the I’residential Fight
May Depend Upon It.
Washington Special to the Cincinnati Com
mercial-Gazette.
Senator Mahone. who is here, said to
night: The Presidential election may
turn upon three counties in Y’irginia. It
will not do for the Republicans to count
as a certain thing the electoral votes of
New Y’ork, New Jersey, Indiana or Cali
fornia; and without them they cannot
hope to have more than one hundred and
eighty. YVhere can they look for the re
mainder? Only to Y’irgiuia and North
Carolina, and the electoral vote of Y’irgi
oFthreec may depe,ld u P on tlie v °t*
General Mahone iiicv went on to sav
that the Readjustee in the Tan
are already certain of the House. They
would also be certain of the Senate, it a
whole Senate vvas to be elected. But half
the Senate holds over, and in the half are
the doubtful Readjusters, who constitute
the big four, The contest in the Senate
will be close, and it mav turn upon the
vote of three counties, two Senatorial dis
tricts. If the Readjusters secure the
Senate, it is General Mahone’s opinion
that next year the contest in Virginia be
tween the Bourbons and the Iteadjusters
will be confined to the electoral ticket
alone, as the Republican Legislature will
see to it, by suitable methods of Congres
sional districting, that there shall be no
fights in Congressional districts. General
Mahone is very confident that tho Read
justers will secure tho control of the
Senate.
As to the recent county elections he said:
“There is a popular misunderstanding
with regard to them. The Iteadjusters
have never made an issue on county
officers. They haye lost no ground in this
State whatever. Every countv official
that they have elected is a ga’in. They
have simply not gained as much in some
quarters as they ought to have done. But
they made substantial gains, and now’here
did they encounter any losses.”
Jefferson Davis.
New Orleans Times’-Democrat.
Yesterday on Caiondelet street we en
countered an erect, graceful, easy-bear
ing, elderly gentleman, who was engaged
in a spirited conversation with an excel
lent septuagenarian citizen.
We paused until the interchange of cor
dial recognition and reminiscences had
been indulged between the elderly friends
and companions of “Ould Lang Syne”
before delivering our salutation to the
tirst named veteran and receiving his dig
nified and cordial return of the same.
He proved to be Davis—the
dauntless ana y.nriyaled chiettain of the
Confederate States in the noblest struggle
ever made by a people in behalf of wh&t
they believed to be their rights and their
principles.
Just returned from his plantation in
.Mississippi, Vir. Davis was the picture of
a well-preserved old age, his spirits as
vivacious and his faculties as clear and
vigorous as they were 40 years ago. He had
just concluded an interview with an old
septuagenarian classmate of 44 years ago
at West Point, Maj. Theodore Lewis, the
younger brother of that remarkable vete
ran, General .John f.. s<ewis. Both were
veterans of $L,e old army, and had fought
in Mexico side hy side. It was exhilarat
ing, indeed, to witness the cordial and
earnest sentiments ol brotherhood between
the two old soldiers. We were gratified
to observe the excellent bodilv condition
of Mr. Davis, especially alter the severe
bronchial u'nUex'of a month or so ago.
-V s for his mental condition, that
has always been superior to all
physical ailments. More than thirty
vears ago, wo saw aim led into the Senate
by tiia devoted wife, in an apparently
hopeless condition of physical debititv,
his eyes concealed behind' green goggles
and his head enveloped In a silk hand
kerchief. And yet, when a debate arose,
or any duty of his position had to bo dis
charged, there was no memhm of the
body who was more prompt or better pre
pared m ttll it that) the then Sena
tor from Mississippi. Now' 75 vears
9? ave, his physical condition is
superior ill all respects to that in which
we recognized him 8.1 years ago, as the
Fu a * wa • Senator, the (earless, and inflex*
ible chieftain of the South, among £he
conscript; lather.-, of the fy-'public, Mav
*e he spared, many more years, to encour
age and umpire with worthy sentiments,
the ymith of our section, as the Chevalier
fJayard of the South: Sans peur et sans
reproche.
All of One Mind In Polk’. Page.
Nashville, June z.—The selection of
a jury tar the trial of ex-Treasurer Polk
mates slow progress thus far, Out of a
panel of 400 persons summoned only 3
jurors have heon chosen.
Anarchy In Kugsia*
St, Petersburg, dune 29.— Placards
have appeared at Warsaw inciting the
people to a general revolt and to an
alliance with the Nihilists.
Archbishop Purcell 111.
Cincinnati, June 29. -Archbishop
Purcell Is seriously to-night.
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FRANCE’S WAR IN CHINA.
THE REPORTED SETTLEMENT
OF THE AFFAIR UNFOUNDED.
Li Hunj Chang Insulted by M Tricon
and all Negotiations at a Standstill—
England Reported as Refusing to Re
monstrate—Russia Offers to Arbi
trate.
London, June 29.— The Chinese Lega
tion in London has received a telegram
troin Shanghai, stating that the report of
the settlement of the Tonquin question
had no foundation. It is stated that M.
Tricon, the French Ambassador at
Shanghai, behaved with great rudeness
toward Li Ilung Chang, who refused
to meet the French Ambassador
again. There has been no interview lie
tween them during the last ten davs. Li
Hung Chang is returning to Tientsin lie
cause he sees no chance of reaching an
understanding with M. Tricon. -
The Times, in a leadiug editorial tlus
morning, says that there is reason to be
lieve that the French Cabinet is divided
on the Tonquin question.
Ihe MantlanP* Berlin correspondent
says: “Germany has suggested the med
iation of Prussia in thediffieultv between
trance and China.' 5
Ba >' B that Earl Granville, the
British Foreign Secretary has just refused
to comply with the request of the Marquis
Tseng, the Chinese Ambassador, to remon
strate in a friendly manner with France
u: regard to her course in Anuan.
La France comments upon the report
tiiiit Kussiii has I'nnsentod tt> oiler its j^ood
offipea In tb difficulties between China
and I ranee, and says that the former had
intended to ask the mediation of America,
but the anti-Chinese measures adopted by
the Ini ted States Congress have caused a.
certain coolness between the two nations.
Teetotalism Likely to Cause the Re
publicans the Loss of lowa.
Baltimor! Day.
The New York 'limes unreservedly ex
presses its apprehension that the Repub
licans of lowa will throw awav all hope
oi carrying that once unassailable strong
hold of their party by taking a rigid stand
I in favor of “constitutional and statutory
prohibition.” It says “they seem to for
get the majority of a party as represneted
in conventions is a very different thing
from a majority of the people.”
and it warns them against pre
suming on the popular strength
they have had in the past, but which “has
been dwindling in the last three vears,”
to enable them to carry through a scheme
against w hich experience in Kansas and
elsewhere show s that there is a decided
reaction even amongst its former advo
cates. It declares the position taken Wy
the Democrats on this question in low a
a wise and sound one, and says their
“tariff for revenue” plank is also accepta
ble to the majority of the voters of that
State, and concludes as follows:
“If then the Republicans of lowa see fit
to make prohibition the controlling issue
of the canvass, there is a prospect that
they will not only weaken themselves,
but they w ill lose the State. Experience
in older commonwealths show s that abso
lute prohibition is utterly impracticable
and fosters a demoralizing evasion of the
law. It has done much toward encour
aging a mischievous disrespect for Mi
law. Aside from the familiar objections
to prohibition as a legislative policy the
inexpediency of imbedding it m the con
stitution, where it will beget in a large
part of the citizens a contempt even tor
the fundamental law of the State, o uglit
to be obvious. We do not believe that a
■ majority of the people of lowa will sus
tain the position which the Republican
Convention is in danger of assuming.”
This will be of interest to those who
look at it from a merely political stand
point; but it ought to both interest and in
struct the people open to reason amongst,
the advocates of prohibition in this State.
They cannot suppose the New York
/ hues is under the influence of the sup
posedly potential ‘whisky fmen,” and
it certainly is not biased by its
political prejudices in this utterance; for
it would be to its interest as a Repub
lican paper to predict success for its
party in lowa. Yet the Times denounces
prohibitory laws as ineffective for the
purpose they seek, while they “foster
demoralizing evasion of law” which has
done much “toward encouraging a mis
chievous disrespect for all law.” Is not
the opinion of such a paper, with its op
portunities for judging, worth, that of a
thousand Mr. Daniels and others of the
sort, who have shouted themselves into a
conviction which no sane man can reach
in the light of experience by the roaid of
logical argument t
Washington County Votes for Whisky.
Sandeusv idle, Ga., June 29.—The vote
on the prohibition question In this county
resulted as follows; For whisky, 1,314;
against whisky, 1,062.
An low a marr w%otn that his first child
was born in the territory of Michigan
the second in the territory of Wisconsin’
the third in the territory of lowa, all in
the same house and spot ; so did the name
change under successive divisions. Sen
ator Jones, of the same State, vet living,
was the last territorial delegate to Con
gress from Michigan, the first from Wis
consin, and one of the first Senators from
lowa.
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