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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TUI NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
T TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
t Fire at Eatonton—The Killing
A Vs Monster Alligator— Dead Beside
*’ Track-The Atlanta Colored Man
Who Claims to be the State’s
Ward-
IIEOHU.
ii"W ba- the services of a resident
c’l county boasts a fifty year old syc
>.v academy for l>oys at Athens is
r , g cuntpletion.
i, " lia' idson, a well known resident of
i :.i. died Sunday night.
. t . ~n t i are now on loot to call a reunion
..r-ia Battalion.
M tt I’. l’rice lias transferred his interest
,i .'ijH il to Sutton A Son.
, Crawford's removal Columbus
, , wa- successfully accomplished.
1 riv ar. forty employes in the Atlanta
• ~ and tlie monthly pay roll is 13.400.
1 ,■ tournament of the Governors’ Horse
, r ,.f Atlanta, has lieen fixe<l for August
i; i, trestle, on the East Tennessee, Vir
,‘Y ,i ! Georgia Railroad, has just lieen
\ i cat, carefully wrapped in pa|ier,
-i Athens the foundation for a rumor
~f infanticide.
ii corner -tone laid at the new synagogue
v!. -a few days ago has been 'despoiled
cry. thing placed within it.
, ~ sharp, of Canton, has lodged the
. _ . purloiner of In- horse in jail. He
' his prisoner in Atlanta.
li„ West End Street Railroad Company, of
Vdanta, has won its suit with the city, and
; t:.c case will now go to the supreme
T!s thermometer in Springfield, Kttiiigham
c.iuntv. stood on Monday at leu degrees. A
rr. -piindent says that it is hot and getting
In -uniter county a cat wlnch had destroyed
, . i .if young mocking bints was attacked
-. verify puked by the mother of the de
i.uircd songsters.
v. it. Harper. of Pike county, threshed 15* s
. -of oats from 17 shocks of 10 bundles
, ~ 1;. He has gathered 43 bushels of wheat
( r ,,ni three bushels sow n.
Chapman Bros., plumbers at Aumi.-ta, have
Their liabilities are said to lie $13,-
. , , i tlu-ir a -cts to amount tos-S.ouO. John
U W ailacc is the assignee.
\ Waynesboro authority, Edward Carter
in. . -;t) !■ that nearly every beet liebuteh
i r -full of -hot. Tins looks as if fanners are
. -t k law unto themselves.
X,. three mounted policemen of Atlanta
the city sl'.' per week. Last week the
:, - mt|.o~c>l by the Recorder in cases made
t tl.> in alone ainoutited to $lO6.
liie 11 thorp* Ech“ urges the jieople of
1., v uuton to builil a narrow gauge road to
i raw ford. The length of the proposed road
,t ,t ! is three miles, and its cost $ 10,000.
i ~;..nel Lien, of Dalton, accidentally shot
1.. if ui the hand witit a revolver a day or
;u . and alarmists tried to create a seu
'Ti reporting the accident as a suicide.
Ms',' >rhool Commissioner Orr denies that
. antagonizing the schoid of technology
. ~ine, hut say- that he thinks the common
,! rvstem of the State should lirst receive
attention.
Maior Itvrd, of Polk county, says that on
hi-farm the same Irish potatoes have been
ii-.-.t in planting for 40 years, and that so far
Iron degenerating, they never fail to yield an
abundant and delicious'crop.
At Athens Saturday afternoon, lightning
striu k the residence of L. 11. Burch on each
. .truer, and ran out on a fence from the house.
It hunted Mrs. Burch's face somewhat, but
no serious injury was suffered.
Vli the stork of the new building associa
at Augusta, amounting to |.'io,uuu. was
.-ulh- -ribed for on Saturday and Monday, and
the prospects now are that the capital will be
The compiler of a directory for Koine is
charged with entering prominent business
men and church memliers as bar keeiiers,
and making many other egregious blunders
which hate “made Home howl.”
The two-year-old son of Major Warren, of
Brunson, s', t .. fell from a second-story win
dow to the ground, a distance of 11 ft ecu feet,
m \ugu-ta Monday, but strange to relate, is
expected to survive his injuries.
I be Twelfth Leorgia Regiment is considering
the advisability of holding a reunion. The
liih was composed of companies from
1.. 'Hide-. t allioun. sumter. Dooly, Marion.
Vlaeon. Muscogee. Bibb, Jones ana Putnam
counties.
• upturn s. tl. Peltus. of Wilkes county, was
aci nleutally shot in one of his hips. He bad
Si ca sleeping in a passage wav. and the ser
vant while removing the bedding, caused the
discharge of a pistol left by accident in one
of the i|Uilts.
Henry J. Maddox lias made forty-two suc
cessive crops from the onion buttons his pa
rents gave linn. They were in the family a
number of yeans before he got them. He has
i, ever failed to gather a supply toxto the
whole vear round. **
Lumpkin county feels that the shortcom
ings of her mail facilities are a disgrace to the
intelligence of her citizens. Many counties,
towns'and cities in Georgia have just ground
for the same complaint.but all this will doubt -
lc-- lie remedied after IV4.
The store of 11. J. Jones, containing family
groceries, a billiard table and ten-pin alley,
w ith a barber shop adjoining, was burned at
11- kmart Saturday. The 10-s of $2,000 is not
offset by insurance. The lire is laid at the
do..r of rats and lost matches.
Jasper Anderson,*of Oglethorpe, formerly
.J Libert, a one-legged man, was found dead
in his wagon about two miles from Lexing
ton Lridav night. He was peddling, and on
Knday left Lexington under the influence of
liquor. The verdict of the Coroner’s jury was
death from natural causes.
At Eatonton, Monday, tire destroyed the
business houses of J. P. Quinn A Co.,dry
-i- and groceries, and Bailey A Shaffer.
Quinn's entire stock and’ storehouse,
worth $26,000, was lost. The insurance
amounts to but SII,OOO. Bailey A
A shaffer saved the greater portion of their
-lock, though it was much damaged. Their
insurance amounts to $4,000. Mrs. J. T.
Davis’ storehouse, valued at $3,000, was cov
ered by li.noo insurance. The fire is supposed
to have been of incendiary origin.
Tuesday evening Conductor Uobinson.of the
no tion train, on the Georgia Road,
found the dead body of a negro on the side of
the track, near Greensboro. This man was
in the employ of C onductor Hnson, who had
pa—ed down the road about an hour before,
and it is supposed that he went to sleep and
fell from the train. His head and one arm
were cut off. A negro man who was employ
as cook on one of the service trains on the
Georgia Kailroad, w as drowned in the Oconee
river while in batning. He went into the
w ater while very w arm and took cramps.
The Atlanta ComlitMtion of yesterday savs:
"Monday Mr. Kice introduced in the House
of Representatives, by re<[uest. a bill to pro
's ie for the support of Ransom Montgomery,
a well known old negro of this city. The
grounds on which Ransom claims to be a
w ard of the State an* somewhat remarkable.
Several years before tin; war the bridge of the
Mate Road over the Chattahoochee river
caught tire and would have burned down but
fir the heroic efforts of the old man. At the
r-k of his own life he saved the bridge, His
courage was rewarded by the State. ' He was
purchased from his master and set free, the
Mate agreeing to give him employment. For
many years he was kept in the State Road
•’dice as messenger and reeived a salary sutli
nt to supply his wants. When the lessees
took control of the road they had no use for
Kui.-om, and lii- occupation was gone. Sinee
that time his sources of subsistanue have lieen
rather precarious, and he now is very poor.
His bill recites the agreement of the state to
g 'c him employment and take can- of him,
at- i asks the Legislature for some eiiuitalile
The Biauliridge Pcmocrat has the following
narration of the killing of a monster alligator
near that place a few days ago: "Mr Reuben
Cloud. woo lived in the'lower part of this
' "unty. and who, by the wav, is a crack shot
v dll his rifle, recently killed the largest alli
gator seen in this section in vears. His gator
slup had been depredating for a long while
u l*>n the cattle and hogs of those farm
ers living in the fork of .Spring creek and
Flint river, and many had been the rifle balls
that hail flattened against his adamantine
skull, to no purpose. He had taken up his
ode in a large deep lagoon in that locality,
and at eventide aud in the early morning his
* lh.wings could U> heard for' miles, almost
equaling in terrible force the roar of the lion.
Learning his haunts. Mr. Cloud set to work to
knl him,and one day recently, tilling his iwiw
der horn with powder and shot bag with bul
lets set forth to hunt him. He found i um sun
ning on a log. and fearing that he would be
come alarmed .-hot him lirst about one hun
dred yards in the hinder part of the Wlv.
Thif -hot entered the bowels, and the writli-
Higs of the monster w as fearful to beheld, and
created a commotion in the water almost
equal to a herd of wild horses. He soon
sought a landing, however, and crawled out
again upon a tree top, bellowing like a mail
bull. Drawing nigher. Mr. Cloud continued
to i>erforate hts abdominal cavity until no less
Jbau a dozen half-ounce rifle balls were
“>ged iii him, and he lay still, dead. He was
then drawn out. skinned, and his bead taken
on for the tusks and teeth. The monster
iuea-ured eleven feet and six inches from tip
of nose to end of tail, and six feet and four
inches from end to entl of four feet across the
: *ck, and would have weighed probably
eight hundred pounds. His skin was brought
|' town and sold on Saturday, sixty five of
hi= teeth and tusks weighed'one and a half
pounds. His stomach contained parts of the
remains of one or more large hogs."
TLOBIDA.
j. popka saw grass canal was completed
DarbyviUe is to have a thirty room hotel to
“>t 15,000.
in am county ha* at present ."4 schools
against lo four years ago.
Jbe Jacksonville Dtetriet C onference will
-• Held at Fernandina July 12.
J* ' S .said the ladies of DeLand use gopher
cafi ln lltu ot t,lc customary hen fruit for
ears on the Florida Southern are
pealed between stations with the patent
frora Braiden Creek, with a bridge
Braiden Creek, to Mithelville. i.- in
course of construction. "
a oak tree half a mile north
lui iinLl err,, -b or >lo. Holmes county, which
pleasures seven feet in diameter.
Savannah morning news
The w ork on the extension of the Savannah,
Florida and W estern Railway from Branford,
r la., southward is progressing rapidly.
Benj. Green, the negro who stabbed Henry
Green, a white bar tender, on the night of the
4th, in Jacksonville, was examined before
Justice Marcy, and. In default of S2OO bail,
was committed to the county jail to await
trial at the fall term of the Circuit Court.
hliza Baggs is a native of Scnven couutv.
Ga. She caine to Florida at 6 years of age,
married at 13, and her first child was born
wiien she was only 14. She is now 31 and has
had eighteen children (twins twice), fifteen of
whom are now iiving. She is hale and hearty,
and ha- the reputation of being one of the hard
est working woman in Florida. There were four
sisters. The three living have eighteen chil
dren each, and the one dead had fourteen,
and died at 26 years of age. Eliza lives near
smmerville.
The Pensacola Commercial contains the fol
lowing: “Henry Roberts, who runs a wood
tioa! in Pensacola bay, brought ever a vear
since a cargo of gophers from up the bay.
One of them by some means obtained a
lodgment lietween the planking inside and
the outer shell of the vessel. Harry has heard
it scratching around for more than a year,
but supposed it was rats. A few day s since,
the goidier being unusually noisy, Harry pro
ceeded to investigate and found the gopher.
It had lived all that time without food, and
w as fat and lively.”
The Sumtcrville Time* has the following
concise description of the much talked of
Florida ship canal: "The extreme length of
the ship canal from the Atlantic to the Gulf
w ill be 160 miles, of which 60 will lie exca
vated. and will follow the channel of the St.
John's and Suwannee rivers. The canal will
commence at Nassau Inlet, a short distance
south of the port of Fernandina. Ten miles
cutting through low, swampy ground will
connect with the >t. Johns, a few miles below
Jacksonville. That river will lie followed
alsmt twenty miles to a |Miint called Doctor’s
Lake. A channel will be widened out across
the lake, these following some swamps
and low ground and a little creek to the
dividing ridge, which is not 25 feet altove tide
water; thence down and along the course of
another creek, widening, deepening and
straightening it. and through some swamps
and down tlie lied of a larger stream to bo
improved to the Suwannee river at Hatch’s
Bend; and thence down that broad stream to
the Gulf. Tlie actual oanal cutting will only
be 50 miles between the Suwannee and St.
John’s. The Suwannee will he followed 55
miles, and will only need a jetty work at the
mouth to remove the bar and make a deep
water entrance into the river. The whole
cost is estimated at $14,000,000.
THE FOURTH AT BRUNSWICK.
Tlie Kailway Companies and the Lum
bermen—The Anti-Liquor Law Agi
tation.
Brunswick, July !*.—The Fourth of
July was duly celebrated. A general
holiday appearance characterized the
eity. The parade of the military was
line. The speeches of Colonel Atkinson
and Hon. J. E. Dart were short and elo
quent, and were heartily applauded.
The weather continues warm and sul
try and rain is greatly needed.
The Catholic congregation in this city
have purchased a magnificent organ for
their new church. It is the finest of its
kind ever seen here, costing
The usual Sunday quiet was broken
yesterday by the .report that a sailor was
drowned at the mouth of the canal. The
report proved too true. The poor fellow,
while in bathing with some women lost
his life. It seems some of the women
were carried out by the current beyond
their depth, and in his efforts to save
them, was drowned. The women were
rescued by others of the party, who were
on the bank waiting for the bathing
party.
The lumber men are to have an audi
ence with the Railroad Commissioners
during the next few days in regard to the
difficulty about rates on lumber to Bruns
wick from points on the Brunswick and
Western Railroad. It is to In* hoped that
an amicable arrangement will be arrived
at. as the present status of affairs threat
ens to result disastrously to business in
Brunswick during the summer. 1 am in
formed by one of our leading lumber mer
chants that they are not dissatisfied with
the ruling of the Railroad Commissioners,
and that the weight ot a car load of lum
lier is the same on both the Savannah,
Florida and Western and Brunswick and
Western Railroads.
The temperance party have secured the
names of about soo voters oil their peti
tion to the Legislature to curtail the pres
ent privileges of liquor sellers. The liquor
dealers have gotten up a counter petition
to the Legislature against such a law.
The light threatens to increase in interest
and warmth. Glynn.
AMERICA’S CU.a7k SH<>TS.
An English Editor Admits that the
Home Team will Not Have a Walkover.
London, July 10.—The Standard
this afternoon says that the score
made by the American team to
day beats the best score they made at
U'rejdinoor. The coaching of Col. Howard
is perfect, and the men work absolutely
together. The Englishmen will not have
a walkover in the forthcoming match.
The team practiced at the sOO yards
range at Wimbledon this morning. Out
of a possible 35 Bulel and Brown scored 33
each; Lieutenant W. Scott 32, Messrs.
Joiner and Van Heusen, 30 each; Messrs.
Stewart and I’auldin. 29 each; Messrs,
llinnian and Cash, 27 each; Mr. Polla, 2<>;
Dr. Scott and Mr. Smith. 24 each; Mr.
Rabbetl), 22; Mr. Dolan, 21; Col. Howard,
is. and Mr. Alber, 11.
The Executive Committee of the Na
tional Rifle Asssciation are arranging so
as to allow the American team the use of
the long ranges to themselves at certain
times ot the day. in order to facilitate
their practice. The Americans yesterday
were somewhat hampered at the long
er ranges by lieing oblige to
face the south. instead of
as at Creed moor and by the humid at
mosphere. A correspondent, who saw
the team shoot and practice yesterday, re
marked that the stranger’s showed "skill
in adapting themselves in so few shots to
these exceptional conditions, and that
their shooting at the pool targets, where
they used British rifles, is decided as very
creditable.
In the contest at Wimbledon to-day for
the Halford prize, at 1,000 yards. Dr.
Scott, of the American team, 'scored 44
out of a possible 50,
HARE GEMS AT LOUISVILLE.
The Finest Loan Collection Ever Kx
liihited on this Side of ihe AVater.
Xkw York. July 10.—The Art Com
mittee of the Southern Exposition, who
have leen at the Hotel Brunswick for the
past month, have almost completed their
arrangements for the gallery at Louis
ville. which opens August 1. The indica
tions are. from the catalogue now in pre
paration, that this will be the most im
portant loan collection jet seen in Ame
rica. Mr.CarleyandMi. Kauidshave been
at New York for several days, and Mr.
Watterson having concluded his work on
the committee leaves to-night for Kentuc
ky. Great assistance has been given by the
summer residents of Newport, who have
contributed many works of art. George
1. S. Every, of Brooklyn, sends the gallery
a numlier of his best known pictures, in
cluding works by Corot, Kraus,
Jules Barton and others. August
Belmont contributes several fine
pictures, including his great painting by
Millaisc, ‘‘A head of Christ” by Munkae
sv, -Harvesting,*’ by Millet, “The Den
tist of the Convent." by Cazanova, “A
Scene in Venice,*’ by Hied. Messrs.
Pierpont and Morgan also send impor
tant pictures. Mr. Fabre. R. G. Dun and
William T. Evans contribute largely.
Victor Newcomb has consented
to loan, in addition to other pictures, his
famous “Battle in the Church.” by De
Neuville. A view of the same battle
from the exterior of the church is one of
the chief works in Mr. Vanderbilt’s gal
lery. J. R. Keene, ’C. C. Baldwin, C. P.
Huntington and others also send imnor
tant works.
The Flaws of the Laud Act.
LONlx >n, duly in.—The report of the
committee of the House of Lords which
has had the Irish land act under conside
ration has been submitted to the House
committees. It says that thev find that
the emigration clauses of the act have
failed; that the modes of valuation of land
are unreliable; that the relations between
the landlords and tenants have not im
proved, and that the tenants have become
demoralized, and maintain the hope that
fresh agitation will bring about the pas
sage Rf anew act.
Colored Men in Journalism.
St. Louis, July Ift.—The fourth annual
convention of the National Colored Press
Association met here to-dav The dele
gates are not all here yet. W.
A. Pledger, Customs Collector at Atlanta,
and editor of the Atlanta Vindicator ,
called the ypnventiou to order. In the
absence of the Secretary, Miss Sadie G.
Patton, of the Galveston Spectator, was
chosen Secretary pro tern. About 25 del
egates were present.
Mr. Edward Charleston, Savannah, Ga.,
says: “I have used Brown’s Iron Bitters
for heartburn and obtained perfect relief.”
NO SUNDAY EXCURSION'S.
THE SENATE VOTES TO STOP
the running of trains.
Western and Atlantic Still on the Tapis—
The Medical Colleges Given Another
Chance to Clutch Dead Bodies—A Bill
Introduced to Create a Lieutenant
Governor.
Atlanta, July 10.—In the Senate this
morning the special order was the resolu
tion to discontinue the Western and At
lantic Railroad lease ease.
Senator Gustin opposed the discontinu
ance. If granted the lessees should pay
the expenses of the suit and give a lien
on the rolling stock, etc.
Senator Dußignon opposed this proposi
tion and favored the resolution in an able
and eloquent speech.
On motion ol Senator Tutt the discus
sion was suspended until Friday.
The bill prescribing the manner of
licensing foreign insurance companies in
this State was adversely reported, and
was recommitted to the Judieiarv Com
mittee. %
Reconsideration was granted the bill
giving dead bodies to medical college.
New bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr. l’arks—Amending the constitu
tion to create a Lieutenant Governor.
By Mr. Walker—Amending section
4527 of the code.
By Mr. Morgan—Amending section
4377 of the Code.
A long and heated discussion •ccurred
on the Hill prohibiting the running of
excursion trains on Sundavs. A motion
to recommit the bill was voted down and
the bill as amended passed by 25 yeas t<>
13 nays.
The Senate confirmed It. T. Dorsey, a
young Atlanta lawyer, as Judge of the
City Court, vice Mr. Clark, whose term
expires.
Captain N\ el born Bray was nominated
for Solicitor, but the Senate failed to con
firm, and the matter comes up again to
morrow, when he may pull through. He
is charged with having been one of the
Markham House coalition Colonels.
Much regret is expressed over Judge
Clark’s retirement, but Mr. Dorsey will
be a good successor.
IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
A Proposition to Limit Mortgage Ad
vertisements to lO Days.
Atlanta, July 10.—In the House this
morning an unusual number of reports
from committees covering bills acted upon
were presented.
The rules were suspended and the bill
incorporating the Rome, Ga., and Deca
tur, Ala., Railroad was read the second
time.
Mr. Mellvaney was added to the Edu
cational Committee and Mr. Osborne to
the Committee on Sanitation.
The call of counties was resumed from
yesterday, when the following bills were
introduced:
By Mr. Jordan, of Hancock—Submitting
to the voters of Hancock the continuance
or abolishment of the County Court.
By Mr. MeCurry, of Hart—Providing for
filling a vacancy iii the officer of Governor.
By Mr. Ney, of Jasper—Amending sec
tion 3974, Letter B, ol the Code, as to the
sale or mortgaged property, making a 10
instead of 30 days' notice.
By Mr. Watson, of McDuffie—Striking
the word "examine” from section 3840 of
the Code.
By Mr. Lewis, of -Milton—Amending
section 4.K10 of the Code as to enticing
servants, etc., so as to increase the pun
ishment.
By Mr. Head, of Monroe—lncorporating
-the Merchants and Planters’ Bank of
Forsyth.
Bv Mr. Little, of Muscogee—Chartering
the Manufacturers and Mutual insurance
Company of Columbus. Also, a reso
lution authorizing Jackson T. Tavlor to
make an index of the Senate and House
journals.
By Mr. Sweat, of Pierce—Changing and
regulating the school system in that
county.
By .Sir. Redding, of Pike—Protecting
primary political elections in the State.
By Me. Beauchamp, of Pike—Creating
a committee to secure and preserve the
papers and records of the defunct Board
of Health of Georgia.
By Mr. Jenkins, of Putnam—Providing
special liens on crops for rent in favor of
the transferee.
By Mr. Robbe, of Richmond—Making
the City Court Judge of Augusta an ex
officio member of the Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues.
By Mr, Calvin, of Richmond—A resolu
tion for a joint committee to prepare a
memorial on the life and services of Gov.
Jenkins.
Lieutenant Colonel of Colored Volun
teers.
Atlanta, July 10.—Adjutant General
Stephens has ordered an election for the
Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Georgia
Battalion of Colored Volunteers in At
lanta. The officers have nominated Lieu
tenant Isham Lewis, of the Capitol
Guards, and he will probably be elected.
Thornton's Case I’ostponed.
Atlanta, July 10. — The Thornton ease
came before J ustice I’itchford this after
noon. He was defended by General Gar
trell and Colonel Hulzey, but Captain
Bray, his other lawyer, being absent, the
ease was postponed to Friday.
Wriyrht’s Kailroad Assessments.
Atlanta, July 10. — Gen. Lawton and
Judge Lyon, ol Macon, were before the
Comptroller General this afternoon in
regard to liits excessive assessment of
railroad property. Attorney General An
derson appeared for t lie State.
Anxiety for Judge Crawford.
Atlanta, July 10.—Considerable anx
iety is felt here for Judge Martin J. Craw
ford. who is still very feeble from typhoid
fever.
Gov. McDaniel’s First Reception.
Atlanta, July 10.—Governor McDan
iel will hold liis first reception at the
Executive Mansion to-morrow night.
DEATH ON A FLAMING TRESTLE.
Three Colored Men Killed and Nine
Badly Injured at Mcßae.
Mcßae, Ga., July 10. —A serious acci
dent occurred on Dodge’s Railroad, this
county, this morning by a train running
into a burning trestle. Three negroes
were killed and nine others wounded,
some fatally. John Johnson, a white
engineer, was wounded.
Jackson, Miss., July 10. —Seven cars
of a mixed train on "the Natchez and
Jackson Road yesterday evening, five
miles east of Natchez," fell through a
bridge fifty feet high. Conductor T. O.
Jennings was killed. Passengers James
Grillo, Fred. Morocci, Willie Corner, Mrs.
and Miss Cannon, Miss Lucy Smith and
Jennie Hall were wounded.
A DUEL ON HORSEBACK.
Two Texans Fatally Settle an Old Score
in a Lady's Presence.
Junction, City, Texas, July 10.—
William Turner overtook Mr. Tilleney on
the highway. The latter was accom
panied by a lady. Riding up to them
Turner said: “Now is a good time to set
tle our matter,” and drew a revolver.
Tilleney reached for his Winchester rifie
and both opened fire, and five or six shots
were exchanged. Tilleney was iatally
shot through the bowels and Turner was
shot three times in the thigh and hand,
but it is thought that he will survive.
The cause of the difficulty is not known.
ROLLINS GAINS FOUR VOTES.
The Balloting Continued at Concord
With a Better Attendance.
Concord, N. H„ July 10.— The follow
ing is the result of the ballot for United
States Senator to-day: Whole number of
votes 316; necessary to a choice 159;
Harrison G. Rice 1; Jeremiah Smith 1;
William S. Ladd 1; Chhrles H. Burns 1;
Charles H. Bell 2; Harry E. Burnham 5;
Gilman Marston 15; A. F. Stevens 16;
James A. Patterson 28: James F. Briggs
28; E. H. Rollins 105. and Harry Bing
ham 113. Rollins made a net gain of four.
Weather Indications.
Office chief Signal Observer,
W ashington, D.C., July 10.—Indications
for Wednesday:
In the South Atlantic States, local
rains, partly cloudy weather, variable
winds, slight rise in" temperature, rising
followed by falling barometer.
There is hardly an adult person living
but is sometimes troubled with kidney
difficulty, which is the most prolific anil
dangerous cause of all disease. There is
no sort of need to have any form of kidney
or urinary trouble if Hop Bitters is taken
, occasionally.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883.
LOXGSTREET’S PLACE SECURE.
The Efforts of the Buck-Bryant Combi
nation Fruitless.
Washington, July 10.—The Bryant-
Buck combination, which is trying to
effect the removal of General Long
street, does not appear to make much
headway. The}’ got no consolation
from the Attorney General, and
have not yet seen the President. They of
course want Bryant as General Long
street’s successor. They urge that Gene
ral Longstreet ought to be removed be
cause his office is loosely conducted and
because he is not a good Republican,
“affiliating,” as Mr. Buck says, “with
the Bourbon Democrats.” Mr. Buck also
says: “I am here at the instance of Emory
Speer. He is in full fellowship with us
now.”
From very good information it would
seem that the Buck-Bryant combination
might just as well be taken oil' the road.
President Arthur is perfectly satisfied
with General Longstreet, and does not
dream ol removing him. The Attornev
General is satisfied too. It is true that
at first General Longstreet had trouble
with his accounts, but he is now all right.
President Arthur has never been en
amored of Mr. Bryant.
An Associated Press dispatch to-night
says that among President Arthur’s visi
tors to-day was Mr. Buck, of Georgia,
who, it is understood, tiled a iormal ap
peal from the Republicans of Georgia for
a change in the office ol United States
Marshal for that State.
COMMODORES AT OUTS,
Tin McGlensy-Mayo Fmhroglio to be
Investigated by a Court.
Washington, 1). (J., July 10.—Admiral
Nichols, acting Secretary of the Navy,
has received from the Norfolk navy yard
charges and counter charges growing out
of the recent arrest of Commander Mc-
Glensy by Commodore Mayo. The princi
pal charges art* preferred by Commander
McGlensy, and allege that Commodore
Mayo lias been making false muster rolls.
Commodore Mayo replies with a charge
against Commander McGlensy of disre
spectful and insubordinate conduct in
refusing to give up certain papers. The
point at issue appears to be the character
of the papers, whether personal or official,
referred to by Commodore Mayo, and upon
this question the officials at the Navy De
partment refuse to express an opinion.
This afternoon the acting Secretary
of the Navy appointed the following
named officers to constitute a board of in
quiry into the matter: Commodore J. C.
P. Derkraft, President; Commodore W.
P. Truxtun and Captain P. C. Johnson.
Lieutenants S. C.Leuily will act as Judge
Advocate of the court, w hich will meet
at Norfolk the latter part of this week.
THE REVENUE REDEMPTION.
No Checks, Drafts or Stamps to be Re
ceived After July 31.
Washington, July 10.—The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue hasi ssued a
circular as follows: “In view of the fact
that there was no specific appropriation
made by Congress at its last session to
meet the expense of the cancella
tion and return, after redemp
tion, of stamps imprinted upon
cheeks, drafts, etc., it becomes necessary
to inform the public that such drafts,
checks and stamps will not, be received
for cancellation and return after redemp
tion after the 31st day of July, instant.
All stamps imprinted upon drafts, checks,
etc., received for redemption after that
date, if redeemed will be destroyed to
gether with the drafts or checks.”
PENSION DEPARTMENT HAWKS.
Unsuspecting Applicants Swooped Down
I pon and Fleeced.
Washington, July 10.—A clerk in the
Pension Bureau, named J. J. Alley, and
a pension agent, named J. C. Aellmet,
were arrested to-day, charged with de
frauding applicants for pensions by rep
resenting to them that they "could
hasten action on their applications
and secure them pensions, hav
ing peculiar and exceptional
facilities for so doing. Several other pen
sion clerks are under suspicion of being
engaged in the same conspiracy. The
sufferers by these frauds were pension ap
plicants alone. No loss lias fallen on the
government. For the services which
these men claimed to be able to render
their victims paid round fees.
The Postal Receipts.
Washington, July 10.—The statement
prepared by the Sixth Auditor of tlie
Treasury during the third quarter of the
last fiscal year show’s that the receipts at
the Post Office Department were $11,912,-
370 and the expenditures $10,792,499. leav
ing a surplus of $1,119,877. For the nine
months of the official year ended March
1, 1883, the receipts of tlie Post Office De
partment were $33,946,350; the expendi
s3l,43o,9l4, and the surplus $2,509,442.
National Bank No. 3,000.
Washington, July 10.—President Ar
thur to-day appointed John H. Living
ston to be United States Marshal lor the
district of South Carolina, vice Absalom
Blythe resigned.
The Comptrollerof the Currency has au
thorized the National Bank of Anoka,
Mich., to begin business with a capital of
SIOO,OOO. This makes the three thousandth
national bank that has lieen organized.
False Entries Kubbeil Out.
Washington, July 10.—Special agents
of the Land Office recently sent West to
investigate the alleged fraudulent entries
of public lands, have made reports upon
which entries of 56,000 acres of land were
cancelled and the land restored to the
public domain. All of this land is valua
ble and much of it choice.
Something New in Smuggling.
Washington, July 10.—The Treasury
Department lias beon informed of the ar
rest at Port Townsend, Washington Ter
ritory, of nine Chinamen who had been
“smuggled” into this country through
British Columbia. They will be returned
whence they came,
’ A Captain’s Insanity.
Washington. July 10. —Capt. John P.
Walker, of the Third Cavalry, w’ho was
recently adjudged to be insane at Jeffer
son Barracks, Mo., has been brought to
this city and committed to the Govern
ment Insane Asylum for treatment.
Millions for Pensions.
Washington, July 10.—The Treasury
paid out yesierday and to-day on account
of pensions SI4,OOO,iHM).
Freight and Passenger Agents Meet.
Fort Monroe, Va., July 10.—A num
ber of prominent railroadmen from the
South, including A. Pope and 11. Y.
Tompkins, of the Virginia and Ten
nessee Air-Line; Sol. Haas, Traffic
Manager of the Consolidated Rail
way: C. P. Hatch, of the
Norfolk and Western; E. G. Ohio, of the
Seaboard and Roanoke line; JR. MacMur
do, of the Richmond and Augusta; B. 8.
Fitch and Ed. Fitzgerald, of the Chesa
peake and Ohio, and J. W. MqCarrick, of
the Clyde Line, met here to-night to con
sult as to freight and passenger rates.
Peace in the Illinois Coal Mines.
Springfield, 111., July 10.— I The dif
ferences between the coal miners and
their employers at the various pits in this
district have been settled, except at the
Hurst and Butler mines. The basis of
the settlement is that three cents per
bushel shall lie paid for mining and check
weighing. The two mines which still
hold out refuse to pay more than two ami
one-half cents, but it is expected that an
amicable arrangement will be arrived at
to-day in these cases.
A Itooly County Sensation.
Macon, Ga., July Ift.— Tbe body of an
infant was found near Vienna, Dooly
county, on Sunday. Emma Bullard con
fessed that she whs the mother of the
child, and the Coronor’s jury found that
it died at her hands. A warrant for mur
der being issued, the young woman at
tempted suicide, and is in a critical con
dition. She belongs to a good family.
The affair created a sensation. The war
rant for murder has not been served.
Bey Khandel to be Put at Hard Work.
Alexandria, July it).— lt is stated
Bey Khandel, who was Prefect of
Alexandria at the time of the riots
and massacres here last year, has
been found guilty of a charge of fail
ing to perform his duties and of conniving
at the riots, aud has been sentenced to
seven years’ imprisonment at hard labor.
In 188 ft Aroostook, which is the banner
Maine county, had 5,802 farms, contain
ing 270,442 acres of improved land, the
principal productions of which were as
follows: Barley, 15,777 bushels; buck
wheat, 296,793 bushels; oats, 628,435
bushels; rve, 10,894 bushels; wheat, 138,-
236 bushels; potatoes, 2,248,594 bushels;
, tons of hay, 80,340.
A MONTH WITH THE CROPS
COTTON IMPROVED EXCEPT IN
ARKANSAS.
Rain Wanted in Texas and a Few Coun
ties in Georgia—Georgia Gains Seven
Points and Averages Ninety-three
Wheat, Corn and Barley Also Some
what Improved.
Washington, July 10.—The July re
port of the Department of Agriculture in
dicates a very general improvement in the
condition of cotton. Rains were general
up to the 15th or 20th of June, and local
showers have been frequent since. There
has been an excess of moisture, inter
fering with cultivation, and promising a
growth of grass. Clean fields are found
only in favored districts, and on the lands
of prompt and pushing cultiva
tors. Since June 20 the growth
has been rapid. In grassy
districts the plants are still small but
healthy, and making great progress with
recent cultivation. Tlie only complaint
of drought comes from Central and South
western Texas, and from the Colorado to
the Guadaloupe rivers. A few counties
in South Carolina and Georgia report a
present need of rain. The recent distri
bution of moisture has been quite une
qual. Adams county, Miss., has had
showers daily for five weeks and Pike
county for six to eight weeks. The gen
eral average of the condition has advanced
from 80 to 90. Last July there was
an improvement of three points
from 89 to 92. The returns of
July since 1870 have indicated
a higher condition than in June, except
iti 1871, 1873 and 1879. The spring weather
was too variable in temperature and
moisture, as it usually lias been in for
mer years, for the highest condition of the
plant. The only retrograde is reported
for Arkansas, where a loss of three points
is made from excessive rains, cool nights
and injuries from chinch bugs, red ants
and rust. There is promise of improve
ment during July. A gain of 10 points
has been made in the northern zone, of
North Carolina and Tennessee, 7 in Geor
gia, 0 in South Carolina, 4in Texas, 3 in
Mississippi, 2 in Virginia and 1 in
Florida, Alabama and Louisiana. The
stand is as in June. The July State av
erage is as follows: Virginia, 83; North
Carolina, 91; South Carolina, 81: Geor
gia, 93j Florida, 95; Alabama, 87; Mis
sissippi, 89; Louisiana, 91; Texas,93; Ar
kansas, 84, and Tennessee, 88. Worms
have w’rought little injury as yet. The
caterpillar has appeared at a few points
from South Carolina to Texas, ln Butler,
Alabama, a second brood of worms ap
peared June 20. The boll worm is at work
in Denton county, Texas. Picking will
commence in Southwest Texas about the
20th of July.
There has been some improvement in
winter wheat in Connecticut, New York,
Virginia, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas and Calitornia, which advance
the general average of condition from 75
to 79. The spring wheat average has ad
vanced from 98 to 100. The indications of
July point td a winter wheat crop of fully
300,000,000 and a product of about 125,"-
000,000 of spring wheat.
The area of the co. n crop has been in
creased about 2,500,00(1 acres, mak
ing the aggregate 08,000,000 acres.
There has been some extension of
area in nearly every State. The
proportion of increase is large
in the Northwest and in the Southwest.
On the egast from Virginia to Mississippi
t lie advance has been small in some places.
The reduction of the price from the en
largement of the supply last year had a
discouraging effect. There has been too
much rain in the great Western maize
districts, and the failure of the stands
from planting poor seed, making the crop
late and the growth small, but the im
provement has of late been rapid. Taking
all the States together tlie average for
corn is 88. against 85 lust July, 90 in 1881,
and lo in lsso. The average of the princi
pal States are as follows: Vw York 84,
Pennsylvania 89, Ohio 83, Michigan 73,
Indiana 90, Illinois 82, lowa 80, Missouri
82, Kansas 89, Nebraska 87, Dakota 78.
In the South the averages range from 90
in Tennessee to 103 in Louisiana,
The prospect for oats is nearly as good
as in July of last year, the average being
99 against 108.
The condition of barley is represented
by 97. Last July it was 90. The average
in New York is 103, in Pennsylvania 91,
Wisconsin 102, and California 90. X*
There has been an increase of about 5
per cent, in the area planted in Northern
potatoes. They are reported in high con
dition, averaging 101.
The area of tobacco appears to have
been diminished 7 per cent.
A cable telegram from the London
agent of the Department of Agriculture
received to-day, says that the weather of
the first 10 days of July was hot and
forcing. The wheat estimates are in
creasing generally throughout Europe.
JACKSONVILLE GOSSII*.
How the Fourth was Celebrated—Small
pox About Stamped Out—Dissatisfac
tion About the Pineapple Crop—New
Hotels—Prospective Building Associa
tions, etc.
Jacksonville, July 9. Yesterday
afternoon this city was visited by a heavy
thunder and rain storm. Previous to this
not a drop of rain had fallen for a week,
and the heat and dust were almost un
bearable. Since the gracious rain yester
day quite a change has taken place and
the weather is now pleasant. With the
gentle sea breeze here during the heated
term our mechanics and laborers are
enabled to keep steadily at work. They
are exposed to the hot sun, but sunstrokes,
so common now at the North, are un
heard of here. The cases reported here
once or twice during the past ten years
have always proved to be cases of rum
stroke, ami not sunstroke.
The Fourth was a quiet day in this city,
owing, perhaps, in a great measure to the
disease prevailing here up to a week or
two ago. Early in the day a salute was
fired by the First Florida Artillery. Sev
eral excursion trains and boat’s made
trips to various points. The greatest dis
appointment, perhaps, was to the colored
people, who have for years been accus
tomed to visit their friends and relatives
between Jacksonville and Marianna on
the Fourth by means of an excursion
train, which failed to go this year.
The game of base ball between the
Florida Herald Club, of this city, and the
Oglethorpes, of Savannah, was the affair
of the day, and drew a large crowd of
spectators to the grounds on the south
shore of the river, opposite the city. The
heat and twenty-five cents admission fee
seemed to be no barrier to either old or
young, male or female, sgreat was their
desire to witness the contest. The game
was the best played here for years. There
was none of that wrangling and disputing
so common on such occasions. Although
the visitors were defeated, yet they proved
themselves good players. Balls," parties
and magnificent displays of fireworks
closed the anniversary.
The Board of Health at a meeting
Thursday decided not to remove certain
restrictions adopted some weeks ago,
during the prevalence of small-pox, until
the possibility of a return of the disease
was entirely removed. Therefore balls
and excursions will be prohibited for the
present, and persons not having approved
vaccination certificates are to he arrested
and brought before the proper officer and
vaccinated. Also, as a sanitary measure,
the board have prohibited all hog pens
within one hundred feet of any sleeping
apartment anywhere in the county. All
domestic animals are to be buried within
ten hours after death, four feet beneath
the surface, and at least one hundred
yards from any spring, branch, ereek or
well.
There is probably no danger in a free
indulgence in festive gatherings, but no
one should object to these restrictions.
They are tbe more judicious now from the
fact that already vessels are in quaran
tine at Pensacola with cases ot yellow
fever on board.
Notwithstanding these rules handbills
and advertisements for excursions yester
day were numerous, and many took ad
vantage of the opportunities offered to get
away from the city. It is hinted that the
restrictions only apply to large crowds on
excursions and to a class who have no
regard for health or cleanliness.
Our city is said to be in a first-rate san
itary condition. Since the sensational
shaking up iu May, the authorities have
done some good sanitary work. The re
sult is a clean city to-day. The past
month was the healthiest since 1878. The
colored people think it a hardship to have
to sleep so far from their pig pens, know
ing, as they do, the inclination of some
people for fresh pork after dark.
An old orange grower in the city from
Putnam county, the past week, states
that the prospect is fine for good oranges,
but does not believe that the crop will be
as large as first anticipated. The bloom
seems to have been injured, be says, by
I cold spells in February, and eaused
them to drop from the trees without leav
lng the fruit germ. He believes, however,
i that tij e crop will be considerably in ex
i cess of last year, and the fruit much
larger in size and of a better quality.
A gentleman in the city the past week
lrom Key West, stated that the receipts
Irom the sale of the pineapple crop this
season had not been at all satisfactory to
the shippers, and the growers in Monroe
county were somewhat discouraged, and
probably would postpone extending their
acreage as comtemplated until another
season. This was caused bv overstock
ing the market.
The mammoth hotel being erected at
w '^ u S Uß tine is not the property of a
Western company, as has been stated, but
the property of a Mr. Craft, of Boston,
who is also owner of the large Magnolia
Hotel, near Green Cove Spring. The new
house is to cost $500,000.
Another new hotel is to be erected near
Darbyville, this summer, by Messrs. Calo
ney, Talbott & Cos. It. will contain thirty
rooms.
The local option law, passed by the last
legislature, seems to be a little more diffi
cult to comply with than was at first
supposed by the liquor dealers, but they
are still making desperate efforts to sur
mount the obstacles which confront them
on every hand. Some of their petitions
to the Commissioners are amusing to say
the least.
The millmen here are experiencing some
difficulty in obtaining force sufficient to
operate their sawmills, and two have been
compelled to suspend night work on this
account. The negroes employed at these
mills were paid about a dollar a day,
which, according to the established rules
ot several mills, was from sunrise to sun
set, about fifteen hours. The building ol'
new railroads in this State has Ixfen to
the negro a great benefit, and the compe
tition between the different roads for
laborers, caused an advance of 25 cents
per day in wages—ten hours—and as a
natural consequence many left the mills
and went to the roads. Heretofore the
supply of labor at these lumber mills has
been greatly in excess of the demand,
and price and hours of labor were adopt
ed to suit the employers only.
The banks in this city have not entered
into the crusade againgt the trade dollar.
They are bought at ten and twenty per
cent, discount.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railroad will receive its cross-tries for
this end of the road from West Florida,
which will be transported over the Pensa
cola and Atlantic, and the Florida Cen
tral and Western Railroads to this city.
As soon as these ties arrive they will lie
put down.
Teachers are very scarce here. The
few in market are of an inferior quality,
and dealers demand for them 25 cents per
dozen or 80 cents a peck. A bushel of the
best from old Jones county, Ga., would
probably sell for $5. A few bushels of
green Georgia apples are offered at 20
cents per dozen. Now see the contrast in
prices here for home fruit; Pineapples re
tail at 10 cents each, grapes cents
per pound, figs 40 cents per peck, bananas
2 cents each, and melons from 5 to 30
cents each.
Several attempts to organize a loan and
building association in this eity have
been made during the past few years, but
none proved successful. Another effort
is now being made in this direction, and
with much better prospects of success
than attended previous undertakings.
The association, it is said, will be organ
ized this week. Some ten years ago an
association of this kind was in existence
here, but much dissatisfaction grew out
of its management, and ever since this de
funct institution has been held up as scare
crow to all similar organizations.
The half finished Reformed Episcopal
church building, purchased some time
since by generous citizens for a library,
has just been completed, and is now a
neat and substantial structure. It will
be formally opened on the 19th inst., as a
public library and reading room, and
presented to the association.
The Jacksonville Light Infantry con
template going into emcampment near
St. Augustine for a month.
Only live deaths occurred in Jackson
ville last week.
Lumber is being shipped from this citv
to points up the river and to Tallahassee
lor building purposes. These are long
distances to ship material, but carpenters
say it is cheaper to get lumber from the
mills here than it is to cut and saw it out
by hand elsewhere.
If all come who write that they are
coming to Florida with a view to perma
nent settlement, and those here now pros
pecting locate, the population of the State
will be doubled within the next two years.
Numbers of letters from people East and
West asking for information of different
sections and of State lands are received
here daily.
The first time public worship has been
held in the churches here at night 6ince
the small-pox scare in May was last
evening, but on account of the heat the
whites did not turn out in large numbers.
The colored people always attend night
service, and were glad of the opportunity
to fill their churches again.
Next Thursday Dr. Babcock will return
to the city after an absence of about eighty
days. This is in accordance with ah
agreement bet ween himself and the Board
of Health, they believing it unnecessary
to longer keep the pest house open, as
small pox is about stamped out. The
convalescents and suspects will be quar
tered in houses prepared tor them, and
attended by the county physician. If this
community is under obligations to
any one man more than another
for his efforts in dislodging this malady
and saving the city from a fatal scourge,
that man is Dr. W. H. Babcock. His
duties have been very trying indeed, par
ticularly so at first, and many others
would have left the scene in disgust, but
the doctor has stuck to his post manfully
until all danger is past, and now returns
to the embrace of a loving wife and three
little daughters conscious of having faith
fully performed his whole duty.
During the storm yesterday a negro
woman, by the name ol Wilson," was killed
by lightning a mile east of the city.
Cyclops.
PURCELL LYING IX STATE.
An Impressive .Scene Witnessed by Great*
Crowds of People.
Cincinnati, July 10.—The body of the
late Archbishop Purcell was removed to
day to the Cathedral, where it was placed
on a dais at the altar end of the centre
aisle, reclining at such an angle and at
such a height as to be Conspicuous from
all parts of the auditorium. The altar
and columns were all draped in black.
There was a large candelabra on each
side of the late Archbishop’s head, bear
ing lighted candles. Four Cathoiic
Knights in full uniform stand as guards
over the remains. People in double file
ascend to the dais, view the remains, and
then pass on eitheir side and depart by
side aisles. To-night, while the priests
were chanting the ofiices for the dead, a
steady stream of people was
passing by and viewing the
dead hotly. The funeral will
take place to-morrow morning at 0
o’clock, and the burial will occur after
ward at St. Martin’s Convent. A special
train will be provided by the Cincinnati,
Washington and Baltimore Railroad.
Among those who will be present are
Archbishops Williams, of Boston; Corri
gan, of New York; Gibbons, of Baltimore;
Fehan, of Chicago; Bishops Rhein, of St.
Louis; Curry, or Albany; Baltes, of Alton;
Fitzgerald, of Little Rock; O’Connor, of
Omaha; Gallagher, of Denver; Filmore,
of Cleveland; Toebbe, of Covington;
Chatara, of Vincennes: Waterson, of Co
lumbus, and Reidema, of Nashville.
SAGASTA’S LIBERALITY.
■Willing to Change the Constitution to
Effect Reforms.
Madrid, July 10.—In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day a debate was raised by
the Democrats on the policy which the
government has begun.
Senor Dominiguez, among other speak
ers attacked the government, which, he
said, was not liberal enough. lie de
clared that his party only accepted the
constitution of 1870 with a' view of revis
ing it on the lines of that ol 1809.
Prime Minister Sagasta, in reply said
that'he was willing to embrace even the
extreme Democrats among the Liberals,
and to introduce by organic laws the
most liberal reforms, but he thought that
a change in the constitution was not nec
essary for this purpose. He was not,
however, obstinately opposed to a change
in ihe constitution if experience showed
that it was necessary.
I have sold at retail in four months over
12 dozen 8. 8. 8., and have watched its
effects very closely, and to every one who
has used it it has given entire satisfaction.
I have seen it used in the primary, in the
secondary, and in the tertiary stages, and
in each with the most wonderful effect. I
have seen it stop the hair from falling out
in a very short time. I advise all sufferers
to take it and be cured.
W. 11, Patterson, Druggist,
Pallas, Texas.
BEEF BARRED BY BRITAIN
THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
MADE THE PRETENSE.
Logical Commoners Protesting Against
Cutting Off the Country’s Food Sup
ply, but Their Pleas and Statistics
Unavailing—The Discrimination Car
ried by a Bare Majority.
London, July 10.—In the House of
Commons to-night Henry Chaplin, the
Conservative member for Midlineolnsbire,
moved that in view of the prevalence of
the loot and mouth disease the imjxirta
tion of live cattle should not in the future
be permitted from countries whose pre
ventive laws or the sanitary condition of
whose cattle did not attord reasonable
security against the extension of the dis
ease. He argued that the disease did not
prevail in Scandinavia and British North
America, and that those countries afforded
a large supply. The motion, he said, would
interfere with only 4 per cent, of the total
meat supply. The loss of cattle bv disease
in few years amounted to millions. One
of the best means of ensuring the meat
supply was to encourage home produc
tion. Great Britain could not long rely
upon America for meat as the rapid in
crease of the latter’s population was
causing the exportable surplus to become
less daily.
Mr. Mimdella, the member for Sheffield,
opposed the motion. He said that one
sixth of the cattle and meat supplied to
Great Britain was foreign. The adoption
ol the motion would cause an enormous
loss to consumers.
J. G. Dodson, the member for Scar
borough, said that the motion meant tin*
absolute prohibition of the imjiortation of
live stock. The government was unable
to agree thereto. but would as
sent to the appointment of a select
committee to inquire into the prevalence
of the foot and mouth disease. An
amendment in favor of such select com
mittee was, however, negatived, and Mr.
Chaplin’s motion was subsequently car
ried by a vote of 200 against 192, the mem
bers ot the government voting with the
minority.
EGYPT'S MULTITUDINOUS ILLS.
A Cattle Plague anil Cotton Worms Rag
ing with the Cholera.
Alhxaxdria, Egypt, July 10.—Ac
cording to the advices from Behera, the
cattle plague has ended with the death of
all the cattle in that district. The cotton
worm is now doing great damage there.
Alexandria, July 10.— At Mansurah
yesterday there were 87 deaths from
cholera, at Samonoud 7 deaths, and at
Sherbin 28 deaths. Fitty Europeans have
died at Damietta from cholera since the
outbreak af the disease there.
At Damietta to-day forty-nine deaths
occurred from cholera, and at Mansurat
101. At the latter place a number of
Greeks forced the cordon surrounding the
town and escaped.
London, July 10.—Sir Charles Dilke.
1 resident of the local government board,
stated in the House of Commons this
afternoon that it was not the intention of
the government to quarantine vessels
coming to England from India or Egypt.
He stated, however, that ships from those
countries suspected of being infected with
cholera would be detained and inspected.
He has not been informed of the existence
of cholera in China.
HUNGARY’S DISGRACE.
Another Instance of Persecution De
veloped in the Jewish Trial.
London, July 10.—It was announced
yesterday at the trial at Nyreghhaza,
Hungary, of the Jews charged with mur
dering a Christian girl, that the coach
man, who was an important witness for
the defense, had committed suicide. The
mother of the girl, Julia Vamosi, swore
that her daughter’s statement that she
spoke to Esther Salomossy, the girl sup
posed to have been murdered, after tlie
time it is alleged that the murder
occurred was false, and was made be
cause she had been oft’ered a bribe bv
Jews. The girl was produced in court.
She had evidently been ill-treated, and
appeared to be crippled. The counsel for
the defense declared that it was evident
that anything the girl might now testify
to would be under fear of her parents. He
obtained an order from the court for a
medical examination of the girl.
JEOPARDIZED BY VOLTS.
Life Endangered in the Rivalry of Klec
tric Light Companies in Chicago.
Chicago, July 10.—The City Electri
cian has declared war against certain of
the electric companies in this city by
cutting ail wires not placed underground.
Competition has become so sharp between
the companies that it is claimed they do
not use proper insulated wires,
and that they string them at
random on housetops, where contact with
them would result in instantaneous
death. A number of wires have already
been cut. This action has reference to
the arch light only, no danger being appre
hended from the wires used from the
transmission of the current for incan
descent lighting.
MURDER BY A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY
A Gardener on Whose Premises He was
Trespassing the Victim.
Baltimore, July 10.—James Clinton,
aged fifteen years, while trespassing on
property in Baltimore county, a few miles
from the western- limits of the city to-day,
shot and fatally wounded John McGuire,
a gardener, in charge of the premises.
Clinton aud Harry Gaskins, his compan
ion, were ordered oil' the place by Mc-
Guire, when Clinton drew a pistol and
fired, the ball entering the right side of
McGuire, passed through his body to the
left side. The wounded man survived
but a few hours. Clinton was arrested
after a long chase, and is held for the
Baltimore county authorities.
COAL MINERS TO STRIKE.
An Ominous Outlook in the Great
Fields of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 10.—A renewal
of the railroad coal trouble is feared.
Only half the operators haveaccepted the
awrard of the Trade Tribunal Umpire, fix
ing the rate of mining at 3% cents per
bushel, and in other pits work has
been continued at the 3 cent rate.
Those orperators who accepted the
umpire’3 decision want their miners to
accept a 3-cent rate. The Hartly and
Marshall pits shut down to-day because
the miners refused to do this. Other pits
are expected to shut down, and it is be
lieved a general strike will be the result.
HANLAX’S RACE WITH ROSS.
Promises of the Prettiest Sculling Event
Ever Seen In the Country.
Prescott, Ont., July 10.—Hanlan
and Ross have mutually agreed upon
John Eustace, of the Atalanta Boat Club,
of New York city, as referee in their race
lor the championship of the world, on the
St. Lawrence river, at Prescott and Og
densburg, on the 18th of July. Both oars
men are doing hard work at training and
in their practice spins are watched by
admiring crow ds. From present indica
tions the race will be the finest ever wit
nessed in America.
The Gazette’s Article on the Pope.
Berlin, July 10.—It is stated on good
authority that the North German Gazette's
recent article on the relations between
Prussia and the Vatican, was prompted
by late reports from Herr Von Schloesser,
the Prussian representative at the Vati
can, who is expected here toward the end
of this month. The feeling here against
the Vatican is so strong that the possi
bility of a rupture of the relations is
being considered.
Murder and Suicide Over a Sister.
Selma, Ala., July 10.—At Macon
Station, on the Alabama Central Railroad
to-day, one Carpenter had three shots
fired into his head by his brother-in-law,
A. W. Smyth. Smyth soon afterward
shot himself twice in'the breast. Carpen
ter cannot live and Smyth may die. The
trouble appears to have been that Carpen
ter ill-treated his wife, who is Smyth’s
sister.
Venezuela Swarmed with Locusts.
Havana, July 10.—Advices from Vene
zuela state that the locusts are making
havoc in many parts of the country. They
have reached Puerto Cabello, Valencia
and the inland districts on the same longi
tude. In one night all the vegetation in
the neighborhood of Moron was destroyed.
It is feared that they will soon reach the
fertile valleys of Caracas.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure ia one
minute,
YELLOW JACK ON THE DECKS
A Cuban Steamer En Route for New
York With the Disease Aboard.
4\ ashixgton, July 10. —The Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital service,
to-day received a telegram from Dr.
Joseph Jone 9, President of the Board of
Health of New Orleans, reading as fol
lows : “The Swedish bark Bernia arrived
nine days out from Vera Cruz on the Bth
inst., at the Mississippi Quarantine Sta
tion with three cases of yellow fever.
The bark was not bound to New Orleans,
but was iu distress.”
The Surgeon General is also informed
that the steamship Citv of Mexico left
Havana on the 7th inst", for New York,
ith supposed cases of vellow fever on
board.
Jackson, Miss., July to.—The follow
order will be issued to-morrow by the
Mississippi state Board of Health: "It is
hereby ordered that on and after this date
and until further orders, all boats on the
Mississippi river coming from points south
ol tins State will be required
to land at the station at Fort
Adams and lie inspected before they
will be allowed to land at any point in
tins state. Certificates ot. inspection in
New Orleans Ky the Inspectors of the
Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Val
ley will be recognized at the station, and
it is suggested that all boats from that
place provide themselves with such cer
tificates.”
A BOY DEFENDS HIS HONOR.
Suing Two Richmond Papers Who by
Mistake Branded Him as a Murderer.
Richmond, Va„ July io.— ln the Cir
cuit Court in this city to-day Jesse C.
Campbell, a minor, through his father, C.
t ampbell, of Manchester, instituted a
suit agaiast the State and Whiij for libel
in publishing the young man as the mur
derer of two persons near Decatur. Ala
bama. The item in each case was based
upon a telegram from Chattanooga, dated
April 14, which said:
Campbell yesterday murdered
'\ llliam Takes and his wife, who lived
near Decatur, Ala., by cutting open their
heads with an ax. Campbell had been
accused by the murdered people of .slan
dering Mrs. Takes.”
It is alleged that the newspapers in
commenting upon this telegram stated
that the accused \vas the plaintiff iu this
case. Damages in each case are laid at
$5,000.
THREE FESTIVE COWBOYS.
One ot Them Killed for Firing Into a
Saloon, but His Death to be Avenged.
Dodge City, Kansas, July 10.-About
0 o’clock last evening three cowboys
mounted their ponies to leave the town,
but before starting they fired a parting
volley into a drinking house. The City
Marshal was quickly on the spot, and
sent a few shots alter the fugitives.
AV hen about 300 yards one of them fell
lrom his horse, and the other two escaped
across the bridge. The dead man was
John Ballard, a resident of Indian Terri
tory, who recently arrived with a herd of
cattle lrom Texas. He had been shot
through the jugular vein, and was dead
when picked up. His friends threatened
to kill every officer in the town before
morning, but no further trouble is au
ticipateil.
A BAD MAN WITH NINE LIVES.
Saved from a Murdered Man’s Friends
Heis Freed from Jail by Tramps.
PmENixviLLE, Pa. July 10.— Peter
Geisinger, a German, aged 45 years, was
stabbed through the lung last night by
James Caughlin, a young man of bad
reputation, who entered the house where
Geisinger and other Germans were enjoy
ing themselves and raised a disturbance.
But for the arrival of a constable Caugh
-lin would have been killed by Geisinger’s
infuriated companions. Caughlin was
locked up, but during the night a party
of tramps tunneled the lockup wall, and
all the prisoners escaped and have not
beeii recaptured. Geisinger will not live.
A WIFE AVENGED.
John Aday Kills a Negro who Attempt
ed a Heinous Offense.
Memphis, Tens., July 10.—A special
dispatch from Huntsville, Ala., says that
Edward Clay, colored, was shot and
killed near there to-day by John Aday,
a citizen of Huntsville. On
Sunday night Clay attempted
to ravish Mrs. Aday. Her screams fright
ened him aud he fled. He was not seen
until to-day, when Mrs. Aday’s husband
discovered him in a field "near town.
Aday overtook him and tired three shots
with the above result. He then surren
dered to the authorities, but was released.
CROSSING THE CHANNEL.
England Rejects the Tunnel Scheme
and France Proposes a Bridge,
London, July 10.—The joint commit
tee of the House of Lords and the House
of Commons, which had the English
Channel Tunnel scheme under con
sideration, has rejected it by a vote of
six nays to four ayes.
Paris, July 10.—M. Achard lias intro
duced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies
authorizing the takiug of soundings for
the piers for a railway bridge from Cape
Grisnez, on the French coast, across the
Strait of Dover to Eolkstone, in England.
“Birdie” Patterson Exhumed.
Nashville, July 10.—Judge Allen, of
the Criminal Court, having ordered the
exhumation of the body of Louise Pat
terson, who was shot in her room last
Thursday, in order to definitely determine
the range of the bullet, the exhumation
took place at the cemetery this afternoon
under direction of the surgeons appointed
to make the examination.
A Helpless Assisted Immigrant.
New Fork, July 10.—Bridget Reilly, a
widow with six children, applied to the
Commissioner of Emigration to-day for
passage back to Ireland. She had been
"assisted” to emigrate to Canada, where
she wandered about for several weeks,
finally drifting to this eity. She was sent
to the State Board of Charities.
Butler’s Slurs to be Resented.
Boston, July 10.—In the Tewksbury
alms house investigation the case for
tlie defense closed to-day, and witnesses
were called to testify in rebnttal. During
the usual animated discussion the Chair
man said that the committee would, after
awhile, resent the Governor’s slurs
upon it.
Ely’s Imprisoned Miners Set Free.
Hanover, N. IL, July 10.—After in
vestigating the charges against the im
prisoned miners at Ely and West Fairlie,
the State Attorney has ordered their re
lease, no case existing against them. The
miners are leaving by every train, fully
half of them having already gone.
A Woman Murdered in Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 10. A
widow lady who runs a ferry across
Withlacoochee river, wa9 shot dead last
Thursday by some unknow r n person con
cealed behind a clump of trees on the
opposite bank, while she w T as pulling a
party across.
Three Children Burned in their Beds.
Milwaukee, July 10. —The residence of
David Zelen vvas burned at 3 o’clock this
morning. His wife and four children
escaped, but Dora, aged 12, Hermina,
aged 7, and Rosa, aged 3 years, were
suffocated in their beds and their bodies
were charred beyond recognition.
A Haytien lebt Acknowledged.
San Domingo. June 25.—The Senate
has sanctioned the contract with the Na
tional Bank, by which the government
acknowledges the entire revolutionary
debt, at the rate of 50 per cent., and incor
porates it in the foreign debt.
Colored Texans in Session.
Austin, Tex., July 10.—A convention
of colored people meets here to-day to
consider the moral, social and educational
status of the colored population of Texas.
It will appoint delegates to the proposed
National Convention.
The Forest Fires Highly Colored.
Portland, Oregon, July 10.—Later
reports indicate that the new’s regarding
the forest fires along the Columbia river
is greatly exaggerated, and that there has
been but little loss to the settled part of
the country.
An Old Shipbuilding Firm Gone Under.
London, July 10.—The SUindard savs
that Robert Steele & Vo., of Greenock, an
old shipbuilding firm, has suspended pay
ment. The debts of the firm are said to
be heavy.
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FRANCE DECLARES WAR.
TONQUIN TO QE SUBDUED IN
SPITE OF CHINA.
LaCour Unfurls the Flag Among the
Deputies—Mie Governor of Tonquin
the Enemy of Frenchmen—China Not
Expected to Offer Opposition to the
Invaders.
Paris, July 10.—In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day Challemet Lacour, Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, in replying to a
question, said the French force in Ton
quin was sufficient for any opposition it
was likely to encounter, in the event of
unexpected difficulties during the Parlia
mentary recess the government would
immediately convoke the chambers. Chal
lemet Lacour continued: “It is now
evident that Tuduc is France's enemy.
There is no longer any question of
negotiation with him. France must now
resort to fighting. M. llaimaud, French
Civil Commissioner in Tonquin, will re
commence treating as soon as possible
after the opposition to France has been
subdued. France will occupy only the
tonquin Delta. She has no intention of
conquering Annam. The report of
A lnnese aggression are unfounded. I am
able to state that pacific relations will
be maintained with China. France’s
policy is to insure respect for her treaties.
hist objected to the occupation
of tonquin, but utter the Hanoi affair she
recognized France's right to chastise
indue. IDc Marquis Tseng, the Chinese
Ambassador, did not deny the possibility
ot an understanding between France
and China in his last interview
between M. Tricon, the French
Ambassador at Shanghai, and Li Hung
Chang, the Chinese commander. The
latter adopted a conciliatory altitude.
L> Hung Chang left Shanghai on duly 4
lor Tientsin. But China’s objection will
not stop the course of France, who is
powerful enough to execute her projects
in regard to Tonquin without waging' war
with China. France’s demands of China
not to embarrass her action. She pro
poses subsequently to conclude a conven
tion with China with a view of insuring
respect for their respective frontiers. If
China, contrary to the indications, should
tollow disastrous advice, the Chamber
will not hesitate energetically to defend
the interests of the country.”
Paul De Cassagnac made a violent at
tack upan the government. He called
Prime Minister Ferry the worst of cowards
and iiars.
Al. Cassagnac was censured for his
language, and was ordered to he excluded
from the house tor a fortnight.
An order of the day expressing confi
dence in the firm and prudent policy of
the government was adopted by a vote of
:171 to 82.
Intelligence from Hue, the capital of
Annam, says that the French Consul at
that place has been insulted and attacked
on a public street.
SARGON,JuIy 10.—The Regent of Annam,
Tuduc, has been taken seriously ill. Four
thousand “black flags” are menacing
Mamdiuh. Ten thousand are concentra
ted at Sontac, where they are entrencti
ing. The French transport Annumite
started for Haiphong on Sunday. The
Mitho will sail to-morrow.
THE TRACK AT DONG BRANCH.
Fast Flyers anil Favorites Winning and
Losing for Their Hackers.
Long Branch, July 10.—The Mon
mouth Park races to-day resulted as fol
lows:
First Race—A free handicap for sweep
stakes of $25 each; one and one-eighth
mile. Haiedon won with Battledore, sec
ond and Duplex third. The time was
2:02%.
Second Race—For the July stakes,
lor two-year-olds; slooeach, SI,OOO added;
thre<?-fourthß of a mile. There were
twelve starters, and after some trouble in
starting them Eccala jumped away with
the lead and was never headed, winning
by a head, with Weleher second ana Rev
eler third. Blossom, the favorite, was
not placed. The time was 1:21.
Third Race—For the Monmouth Oaks
for three-year-old fillies; SIOO each, SI,OOO
added; one and one-fourth miles.
There were three starters. Miss Wood
lord, the favorite, won very easily, with
Carnation second and Caramel third.
The time was 2:20%.
Fourth Race—A free handicap for
sweepstakes of S3O each with $000; one and
three-eighths miles. Only three horses
started, Parole being scratched. Volu
sia, the favorite, won after a hard race,
with Gonfalon second and Harriet third.
The time was 2:34.
Fifth Race—Purse SSOO for two-year
olds and upwards; selling allowances;
three-quarters of a mile. After an ex
citing race, in which it was anybody’s
victory, Clara B. was landed the winner,
with Inconstant, second and King Arthur
third. Dan K., the favorite, finished
among the last. The time was 1:20.
Sixth Race—A handicap hurdle race
for a purse of SSOO, divided; one and
three-lourtlis miles over seven hurdles.
Bally w T on easily, with Rochester, the
favorite, second and Greenaway third.
Palonca, the only other starter, was
beaten off. The time was 3:30.
Butler Working; for a Record.
Boston. July 10.—The Finance Com
mittee of the House have submitted a re
ply to Gov. Buller’s veto of the tax bill,
pointing out what they think are his fan
cies in proposing to raise but $1,600,000
for the current vear.
Posen’s Archbishop.
Berlin, July 10.—It is stated that
Bishop Kupp, of Fulda, has been desig
nated for Archbishop of Posen. It Is
doubtful whether Cardinal Ledochowski
w ill consent to resign the Archbishopgie.
Tennessee’s Funding Not Enjoined.
Nashville. July 10.—Chancellor Mer
ritt to-day refused to grant an injunction
against the funding of the State debt in
accordance with the funding act of the
last Legislature.
Eight of Polk's Jury Secured.
Nashville, July 10.—Five more jurors
were secured this morning for the trial of
ex-Treasurer Polk. This makes eight thus
far obtained out of the new panel.
The Nantes Mauled Off.
New Orleans, July 10.—The steam
ship Nantes, before reported aground in
the South Pass, was hauled off this morn
ing, and will proceed on her voyage.
Cretans Warring Against Taxation.
Varna, July 10.—It is reported from
Crete that an outbreak has occurred there
among the people against the payment of
taxes.
Informer Carey Hankrupt.
Dublin, July 10. —James Carey, the
informer, has been declared bankrupt
owing to his failure to pay his rent.
Russian Men-of-War Reviewed.
Croxstadt, July 10.—The Czar to-day
held a review of the ten Ruslltn men-of
war stationed here.
De Chainhord Very Weak.
Vienna, July 10.—The Count De
Chambord passed a sleepless night, and
is still extremely weak.
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