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ESTABLISHED 1850. I
j B . ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, j
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHF news of the two states
PABAGKAPHICALLY TOLD.
a* Seen In Apopka Field*—A Sln
coincidence of a Bmndman’
neath—a Conductor Loses Six Hun- |
Jr€J , Uollars-Tlte Largest Truck Far
mer in the World.
GEORGIA.
a,ekiing is considerably indulged in ]
XT. hell county,
.. -.an well at Perry yields2*4 gallons i
• .i .t.-r i>er minute.
v Delia Kendrick, of Ty-Ty, <lie*i of
.. ..j'mid fever recently.
, siV tvadkins have secure*! a license •
Jli liquor in Dublin.
i 1 Rawls ha-- e lahlisl.ed a sash and
~ n j factorv at Oritlin.
, , f : , rr „n " -V*rreports iee at five j
jMiund in Alapaha.
ttieria has made i|s apicaranee among i
, '. ‘.l.frcu in Greencounty.
aie aneO null. The stock I
’ " ■ in Ufteen minutes.
tllv ear loads of melons passport
' d a v cn route for market,
i iit-Ae thousand pounds of cantaloupe* are
‘ ~v , ceres- daily from Maeon.
v. and chrome iron is said to aliound
ti,. land .and Dr. W. P. Ileasley, in Troup
attendance at Wesleyan Female College
* v , ar tea.- -4, the largest in the history of
u , ..a . itv bonds are scarceat 103. To fill
■ npl.T for 110,000 worth only $4,0*10 were
, ! and only $7,000 obtained.
. Northern gentleman has purchased two
. and iu the business |*rtu>r of Grifiiti,
'surmised, will build a large hotel ou
i.rgia state Dental society will meet
\ inta August 1:!. The Southern Dental
\... 'ation "ill meet in the -ame place on
, , , : ~ tor 1!. •>. Harris, of the Ka-t Tenne
.Virginia and Georgia Railroad, I***t a
. ii.-i i".k containing WOO In the abattoir of
Lanier House at Macon a few days ago.
It bits- uot been recovered as yet.
ll,e i.aine-'die Eagle -ays: "Mr. 11. H.
i.hcnson. of our county, is perhaps the
at; c-i grandfather on record. He is only
, r . -se'cn years old, and has two grand
,u each over a year old. Mr. Stephen
irrie*l at sixteen aud had a daughter to
-am Kates, of Henry countv, lias a curiosity
the-italic of a young calf with only three
•file front legs arc all right, lint li.- body
: ", i- if from its ril>s back, an* 1 instead of
p > i,_- two legsliehind lias only one. It seems
, \icnenee but little trouble in getting
.j,walking naturallv with its front feel
■ lopping on the lund one.
vt Dublin the children of Randall Jenkins,
. :,ired, were playing near a heavy cart liodv
-l Friday, that hail carelessly lieen left
Hiding on end, when it was thrown over hy
.in,- of them, and it got a clear fall across the
|. a ! of a little b<>\ about seven years old,
which forced the blood to gusli ‘from. '>*•>
mouth, nose, ears amt eyes. H® as in a
11 meal condition when i„s* heard from.
1 lie Truck farmer has the follow
: *M. L. Rhem, of New Berne, X. r., is, it
-"■'ought, the largest trueker iu the United
- 03. if not m the world. Here is what Mr.
I:, n has now planted and growing: Peas
acres, i iota toes 200, watermelons too, eal>-
> - 2S.’t>eans 25, lieets S, cantaloupes 7. cu
. ti tiers ti, turnips 10, squashes 8, tomatoes I*,
-tr.’twlierries 3, radishes s—making a total of
■ acres, and the con*Ution of the whole is
~.n promising. In addition to tin-, Mr.
lilu in has a SO acre truck farm in Florida,
making a grand total of OeO a* n-. It takes a
man <>f no little executive ability amt energy
to manage such a farm."
FLORIPA.
Tin re are nine flowing wells alsmt Daytona.
\ telephone will connect Waldo and Mel-
V new paper will shortly be started at
Astatula.
Vegetable shipments have lieen entirely sus
pended at Gainesville.
The Town Council of Crescent City has
limited to build a jail at once.
Judge Ileggs lias received bis commission as
i aunty Jmfgeof Orange county.
shrimps are selling at st. Augustine for the
],,w price of two quarts for fifteen cents.
.1. M. Jndd, of .Micanppy. realized fi>i an
from string bean-, the seed of which cost him
just sl.
Fort'-eight miles were graded on the Jack
smville. Tamps, and Key west Railroad in
Enterprise, Volusia county, is to have a
u-w iaif and the court house finished by a
die mill tax.
The bricks for the Kast Florida Seminary
rostjfr per thousand on the cars at Maeon, and
about as much more delivered at Gainesville.
The first new sweet potatoes of the season
were brought into the market at >t. Align—
line last week, and sold at one dollar |>er
bushel.
The demand for iee in Orlun.lo basont
ro'Vti the capacity of Orlando's iee factorv,
which will lie enlarged by putting in a ten
ton machine.
An okra hush lias been grown in the Gulf
hammock w hich Imre more than three bushels
of okra. The stalk measure* 1 thirteeirtmhes
in circumference.
in case anew trial is not granted in tiie
, aider case at Orlando, his friends w ill peti
tion the Governor fora full pardon. They
iiiqic, however, to secure anew trial and ulti
mate acquittal.
Key West has eighty-one manufactories and
over five thousand'workmen, turning out on
an average 1.000.000 and upward eigar
vveekly. During the fiscal year endingSlth
June, ISB3, the shipment amounted to 71,0n0,-
*.ii,i, ami to the West nearly 4,000,tii10.
Mr. Truhy, >tiperinten<lent of the Pennsyl
v.inia-Florida Orange Company, will have
Hie acre- ready for trees by the middle of Au
ust and another tillndred ready by Novem
ber. The land is located in Bradford county,
■mil the Transit Railroad divides it.
All of the tracklayers at work on the Flori
da '..utliern Railroad south of Ocala were
transferred to the Gainesville end of the road
Saturday and track laving was commenced
Monda' There were about four miles of iron
there, aud when laid the road will !>e little
o'er half-way to Xewnansville.
The Orlando Reporter says Dr Z. R. Mason,
ot Apopka, hm been gathering data upon
which to estimate the products of the Lake
\popka region, for the season of knew His
object was to ascertain the amount of busi
nes- iu the exportation of vegetables and
fruits which can la* offered to the Tavares.
Orlando ami Atlantic Railroad, provided it is
completed in time for carrying off next sea
-on'scrop. He estimates two hundred and
twentv-five thousand crates of vegetables
and ninety-tour thousand seven hundred and
fifty-eight lioxes of oranges, such groves as
■ire just coming into bearing or whose yield
•Till not exceed two or three thousand
oranges, and the w aterinelon crop, are not
•ncluded in Dr. Mason’s figures. And yet
thisisa new region, and the yield of fruits
and vegetables of this year will be doubled
. avh year for the next ten years.
The Time*-Cnion says: "The death of John
\\ Neal occurred at his home near Jackson
ville Sundav, after a brief illness of brain
vwr. Mr. Seal was a wall known and hlgiih
resiieoted mechanic of this city, and leaves a
wife and several children to mourn his loss.
He was a member of the Jacksonville Silver
i -met Band, and it is said that w hen the
mi was first organized they sent North
after the notes of a (lead march, -Flee as a
Bird,' which had never been produced in the
city. The music was received here in due
uiie, and at the next meeting it was played,
tticr going through with the piece one time,
Mr. Neal remarked that it would fir-t lie
Hic ed over his bodv by the band. But little
■ u 'Vstiii was paid to the remark, and in fact
si 'v* never thought of again until yesterday
utwo weeks afterward*), when the
Imi \ as called to attend the funeral, and
ti,, march" was played, as Mr. Xcal had said,
i..! tie-first Dine in this city over his body.
The l.uiy was interred in Evergreen ( eme-
Thc Jacksonville Times- Cni.ai of Hie 17lli
ast.. contains the following: “Avery indig
nant partv of firemen visited the Tin***-1 niou
"fficeiasl night to complain of an indignity
which they removed while passing along
Market-trect. The facts, as stated, are that
Mr. Gustav Muller, the popular fireman of
ti.i- Mechanics Company, living about to leave
‘-■lay with his family for a summer trip to
Europe, his company and other friendly i
riaien determined to tender him a com pi i
•acutary serenade, and for that purpose
employed the services of the Jacksonville j
Ml'crCornet Baud. The City Marshal and j
* iiitain of Police, both firemen, were of ,
the party. They .marched in order, and
on the way the hand began !
nlaving. While passing i-je resilience of Dr. :
John C. L’ Kngle, upon Market street, that i
-mtlcnian, it is ass**rted, came ogt upon bis
upier piazza and threw a bucket of dirt'
water upon them. It is underst.ssl he says
’thought they were raganiultiu boys, though !
i ■ pusitivelv assert that there was no 11 ■ -
writ' and no "noise except the music of the
•ml. It i- said the doctor will be arre-ted
hi* muruing for assault. The writ“r con
fesses to a very high regard tor Dr. John C.
l-‘ Engle, and is Iwnnd to say that he believes
there must hare loco a mistake, and that he
never intent tonally threw water u i Kin those
'ho thus feel aggrieved.”
liver Niagara in a Rubber Ball.
Auburni. in.
Captain jyebb projaises to go .over
Niagara Falls in a rublier ball four and
one-half feet ip dti7meter and one-fourth
Of an inch thick. The Captain will enter
this ball, when it will lid s‘losed air tight.
Air will then lie forced int<J lilP ha!! until
it will bear anv outside press’tio t<> which
■t may be subjected. This ball Mill then
** carried into the river front the e.snada )
! '‘de. east off, and allowed to follow the ,
n'irrent over the great falls. A point
has been selected where a ball, when i
■ -st off, follows the current over the cen- )
t r e °f the Ilorse Shoe falls. Here the
tt'er is free front ocks. and the water at
he crest of the fall is about twenty feet
deep. To determine whether or not life
ould exist in a bt.ll while the ixtssage is
m-in-g made, a dog was enclosed and "sent ,
"ver th- falls, and came out alive. In
response to a question the Captain said
that he expected to be shaken up, but he
K had been shaken up many times before,
tn*j guessed he could stand it.
I'ike's Toothache Drops cure iu one
hhnute.
'iPw gmmaik JlJimtkg JJaus.
Th* Price of Cotton.
Editor .Horning Xevc* : The last two
months have marked a period of almost
uninterrupted decline in the price of cot
ton. During the earlier part of May
everything looked rose-colored to the bulls
—long cotton appeared almost certain to
yield a handsome profit, and a terrible ex
perience was freely predicted for the
bears.
On the contrary, the unexpected has
again happened, and the actual course of
the market has bee in a direction oppo
site to what was anticipated by so many,
and bv myself among the number.
From aboxit 11 23c. August futures in
New York have until
to-day they touched about 9!0c.,
and it may be interesting to investigate
tbe cause of this unseasonable decline,
a decline which is of such vast import to
the South.
Probably one of the first and most im
portant reasons is that the bull clique had
not succeeded at the start iu securing a
sufficiently large short interest to make a
big squeeze safe and remunerative. In
that case their plan would be to relax
their hold fora while at least,and hy thus
allaying all incipient apprehensions of a
; “corner” serve to gradually draw in acces
sions to the ranks of the again emboldened
i Is-ars.
But external influences have undoubt
edly eoine to their aid in a man
ner and degree probably far
stronger than they expected, and also
very likely, than they desired. Favorable
weather for the growing crop created the
impression that two weeks lost time could
: lie atoned for, and another monster crop
was, and is, regarded imminent. This
impression seems to have descended with
particularly crushing force upon the
European markets, which, with pre
i sumably full invisible, as well as visible
; stocks on band, and with growing faith
j in the next crop’s magnitude, lapsed into
i a condition of apathy, as though they
never intended to pay more than 7>d. for
American cotton any more. Again, the
political sky of Europe has been visited
I by a good many clouds of more or less
threatening as{iect, and this has also had
a depressing influence.
More recently still the panic in the pro
vision markets and the utter collapse of
powerful corners has seemed to add a
final crushing burden to the back of the
camel of bullish speculation in cotton as
well as everything else—this latter cause
probably producing at least bjc. of the de
‘ cline.
We now find cotton lower than it lias
been at this time of the year for time im
tucutoriai by over a cent, and nearly a
f jienny lower than it has been in Liver
pool. Early in ls7*t August cotton went
us low as !• tkk?.. but iiefore the season
was over, it rose to 14 37c. Compared
with this time last year it is now 3c.
| lower in New York atid over 114*1. lower
in Liverpool. The visible supply and
stocks in New York and Liverpool are
unquestionably large, but not sufficiently
so to begin tn justify this enormous dif
ference in the price. Even now the stocks
in New York and New Orleans arc not
iininaiiagable, and are continually being
reduced by export. The aggregate now
is not very much in excess of the totals of
lust year and the year before. Consump
tion is rapidly increasing, as it must of
course lie expected to do at such phe
nomenally low prices, and the trade hav
ing been buying very sparingly, must evi
dently soon re-enter the market.
As to the next crop, no predictions
or expectations at this period are
ol any value, as experience has again
uttd again demonstrated. The crop had a
very late start Subsequently favorable
weather conditions has inspired more
hope, and with continued extremely good
weather, no untoward accidents, and
another line and prolonged fall, we may
possibly make another seven millions.
But all this is still a mystery of the fu
ture. It is quite iHtssible we may not
make six millions, and September is early
1 enough to begin to count on a heavy
yield. In sporting parlance, the odds are
’ largely against a repetition of such
weather as we had last year from this
time on.
Attempting to look at the question thus
rationally. I can really see no sufficient
cause for the price of cotton lieing at its
present low ebb.
New York and New Orleans offer tempt
ing fields for an August or September
squeeze. Perhaps we may see some lively
j times yet. ' Democritus. "
Sanhinah. July 17, ISK3.
Thu Flyiiiig Machine Invented at I.ant.
Editor Morning .Xetcs: After sixteen
years of close study and experiment, I
have i>erfeeted the design of a flying
machine. This machine, by a combina
tion nf mechanical appliances now in use
and familiar to all machinists, using
steam as a motor without the aid of buoy
ant gas, after a run of one or two hun
dred yards on a smooth track, will leave
the ground and climb the still air like a
swallow. It will scale the mouutain top
and cross the valley like an eagle and
land again niton any chosen ground with
the gentleness of a snowflake. Then it
! can be made to fold and box its wings
and take a common carriage road ahead
of any coaeh-and-six that ever carried
the United states mail. A machine to
, carry two men could be turned out fin
ished from a shop well fitted for the busi
ness for about $730 or SI,OOO.
It would require the best skilled labor
in America to do this work. A shop
fitted out expressly for the business in all
its parts is not now in existence in the
United States. Such skill as puts up the
finest sewing machines, steam engines
and clock works would be needed. I
would like to engage with some individual
! or company who could furnish the means
and build a shop and manufacture these
machines for sale.
1 would submit my plans without re
serve to a competent board of practical
machinists upon the basis of a substantial
overture with proper security. But I de
cline to discuss them prematurely with
anyone. W ith profound resiiect, your
obedient servant,
Louis A. Boswell, M. D.
Talladega, Ala., .Inly 1 tith, INKS.
Girls Win* Want the Earth.
from it Dakota Letter.
Now, as regards the gentler sex who
came hero to "hold down” their claims.
All over the Territory you will find these
little shanties. In many of them stylish
and pretty voting ladies take up a night's
lodging once every month or oftener. I
1 have seen uuuiltersof Misses from the
Eastern States who are out here “hold
ing down" a quarter section. < Hhers who
live nearer, as in lowa, or Minnesota, or
Dakota, timke monthly pilgrimages to
their ranch, or, more likely, go once in
two months and remain two nights, en
dure this sacrifice to their comfort and
the shock to their nerves a few times,
and become owners of valuable real
estate. A Dakota girl that isn’t holding
down a claim or two is a curiosity. The
only drawback to the Eastern girls is the
fad that they must publicly declare that
they are ove* iwenty-oue before they can
tile their application. A hundred’ and
sixtv acres of land, you Vnow, is not
much of an inducement to an Eastern
girl for such an admission. But out
here it is altogether different, for it only
lasts six months, and at the end of that
time the young ladies go right back to
eighteen and twenty again. Indeed, it is
looked upon a* really romantic, despite
the fact that wolves howl around at night
and gophers play hide-and-seek through
the shanties like rats,
1 jiudon had thirteen gas companies in
lson, but the inevitable consolidation in
furnishing a monopoly article has left but
three, which have
two-thirds belonging to a single company,
the Chartered. The income of the compa
nies is sgo.oon,ooo, nearly one-third profit
| or s'>,ooo,ooo. The coal cost but $7,000,000,
' and tie tficqine, outside of gas, from resi
dual*. was *,.;on 000. The average of gas
made per ton ot eoai wis 10,223 feet. Lon
don lias allowed private eouipanies to
sunplv it with water and turned ga*-
makiiig over to private corporations; the
result is that it is forced to spend ten mil
lions to regain it* v. ater supply, and its
gas is poorer and dearer than that of Eng
lish cities which have kept the uiahufac
;>jre in their own hand*.
The IlenCeforthness of the Subsequentl v.
Bv a Concord school philosopher. We all
know or proteos to know, and it is even
patent to those who urn not cognizant of
the fact, that iu all ages, fro*il the very
remotest to the aims in the misty lutnre,
man has, or has not, according to his in
alienable rights and prerogatives in the
premises, through the organism of the
uiind—which connects the understamia
bleness with the intelligibility of the
dynamic energy of the body—an underly
ing, inherent inclination, on multifarious
occasions, as if propelled by an ututeeu
force to seek the magnetism and stimula
tion that is co-existent with, and anala
gous to, a tormentous extraction of the
; plant of the genus bumulus.— Pmik.
A BUSY DAY IX ATLANTA.
THE HOUSE PASSES TWO IM
PORTANT BILLS.
School Commissioners Not Excused
from Jury Duty—Fence Elections Not
Allow able but Once a Year—Changes In
the Redlstricting Scheme—The Jen
kins Memorial Exercises.
Atlanta, July 17.—The Senate to-day
concurred in the House resolution on a
memorial of the late Governor Jenkins,
and Messrs. Lamar, Polhill and McDon
ald were appointed on this joint commit
tee.
The Rome and Decatur railroad bill,
from the House, was favorably reported,
aud was read the second time.
The minority report on the redistricting
of the State was presented by Senator
Smith. Senator DeWolf also presented
anew bill on the same subject.
Senator Errington introduced a bill
changing the time of holding the Laurens
county Superior Court.
Senator Harris introduced a bill re
quiring Superior Court Judges to clear
their dockets once a year.
Senator Smith introduced a bill repeal
ing section 1420 of the Cotie.
The Senate adopted a resolution to in
vestigate the bond of John Jones, late
Treasurer of the State.
The following bills passed:
Amending the law as to the reception
ot interrogatories.
Changing the tune of balding the
Scriven, Bulloch and Emanuel Superior
Courts.
Authorizing creditors to redeem the
property ot debtors sold for taxes.
Prescribing the oath of jury commis
sioners.
Preventing the abatement of letters
testamentary or administration granted
females on marriage.
Exempting crippled soldiers from the
poll tax.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day the rules were sus
pended and the following bills introduced:
By Mr. Harris, of Bibb—Authorizing the
Mayor and City Council of Macon to
pardon and grant reprieves. Also ex
tending tht limits of Macon.
By Mr. Stoddard, of Morgan—A local
option bill for Morgan county.
The bill regulating the practice in claim
cases in the Superior and Counly Courts
passed.
The bill providing a general local option
law, was made the special order for
Thursday.
The bill amending section 4154 of the
Code passed. At this point the rules
were again suspended, and the special re
port of the Judiciary Committee’was re
ceived and adopted in favor of consoli
dating the local temperance bills.
Mr. Atkinson, ot Meriwether, then with
drewJiis minority objection.
Theliill allowing sureties on State and
county bonds to limit their liabilities on
said bonds passed.
The bill amending section 1453 of the
< ode as to the fence law, making the elec
tion on the first Wednesday in July and
not oftener than once a year came up,and
Mr. Ray, ot Coweta, opposed changing
the time of the election as many ne^ , *' , ;-
borhoods do not move in the matt*". until
after the crops are laid by. ud this bill
compels them to wait until the July fol
lowing.
Air. Calvin, ot Richmond, the author of
the bill, oaid that it would not interfere
with such districts as may desire to take
advantage of the other provisions in the
Cotie on this subject.
Mr. Atkinson, of Meriwether, said that
the Legislature had changed the time from
once in two years to as often as the people
might desire to vote on the fence question,
and he saw no good reason to change
again and limit it to one year.
Mr. Fite, of Bartow, "agreed with Litis
view.
Mr. Sweat, of Clinch, favored the bill as
a compromise measure, as did also Mr.
Everett, of Folk, and Mr. Park, of Greene.
The bill then passed by a vote of 93 yeas
to 20 nays.
The bill changing the time of holding
Superior Court in the Northeastern t 'ir
cuit passed.
The bill authorizing commissioners to
levy a tax to pay the indebtedness of
Schley county was passed.
The" bill amending section seven of the
act of 1*79 as to turnpike roads, was
passed.
The bill amending section 4454 of the
Code so as to punish escaped convicts
with discretion, was passed.
The bill amending section 1433 as to the
impounding of live stock, fixing the
penalty for breaking open the pound, was
recommitted for correction, as was also
the bill amending the law for enumera
tion of the school population every ten
years instead of four.
The bill allowing defendants in misde
meanor cases in County Courts to appeal
to Superior Courts was recommitted.
The bill exempting County School Com
missioners front road, jury and military
duty came up, and Mr, Huge moved to
strike out the clause referring to jury
duty.
Air. Watts, of Stewart, claimed that the
law exempted them from jury duty.
Air. Greer, of Calhoun, the author of the
bill, said that it simply aimed to secure
uniformity in all counties. Some judges
now exempt these commissioners while
others decline to so construe the present
laws.
Air. Iloge. of Fulton, made a strong ar
gument against jury duty exemption.
“We need, and must have, the best men
on grand juries, and this bill proposes to
exempt this very class.”
Air. Hoge's amendment was adopted.
Air. Little, of Museogee, moved to amend
by striking out road duty, but the motion
was lost. The bill then passed as amended
by Air. Hoge.
The rules were suspended at this point,
and ALr. Flyut, ot Monroe, introduced a
prohibitory liquor bill for Spalding
county. He said that this was
not ’ intended to reflect upon
Spalding’s immediate Representative,
Dr. Drewry, who was elected hy the
“wet tieket” party.
A bill was also introduced by Air. Lit
tle, of Aluscogee, authorizing the Treas
urer, with the consent of the Governor,
to select the bank or banks In New York |
at which to pay the public debt.
Air. Little also presented a bill allowing
appeals front the traverse jury to a spe
cial jury.
It "is worthy of note that
the minority report of the Redistnct
ing Committee came in this morning and
was ordered printed. No change is made
in the Seventh or Ninth districts from the
majority report. In the First Emanuel
county is. taken out and Cott'ee county
substituted. In the Second district
Randolph and Early are taken out
and Quitman put in. In the Third
Coffee, Alontgomery, Laurens and Quit
man are taken out and Crawford,
Alarion and Taylor added. In the Fourth
Douglas and Campbell take the place of
Marion andTavlor. In tbe Fifth Monroe,
Pike and Upson supplant Walton,
Douglas, Campbell, Newton and Rock
dale.
In the Sixtli Crawford, Alonroe, Pike
and Upson are taken out and Alorgan,
Newton, Putnam, Walton and Rockdale
put in. In the Eighth Alorgan and Put
nam give place to Lincoln, Warren and
Taliaferro. In the Tenth Lincoln, Talia
ferro and Warren go out and Emanuel,
Laurens and Alontgomery go in.
It is certain that some parts of this
minority Dill will be adopted.
TWO NOTES OF INTEREST.
Dr. Felton’s letter in the Macon Tele
graph is looked upon here as an imperti
nent attack upon the Senate and Gov.
Brown,
Testimony is being taken in the Thorn
ton cast.* to "show that he gave in under
oath different valuations of the Post Aji
peal property. The case is still pending.
Drowtietl While Bathing.
Port Stanley, Ont„ July 17,—Hattie
Arkell and Bessie Alorley, young girls,
were drowned while bathing in the lake
here this morning Another member of
the Artcell family, the drowned girl’s
uncle, died suddenly yesterday.
Riviere m Lour, Quebec, July 17.
Two sons of Air. Lord, aged 13 and 15
vears, aud a 3ott of Airs. Mareband, aged
16. were drowned this afternoon while
bathing. Airs. Marcliand’s husband and
two of her sons were burned to death a
short time ago.
MuiiiiotitN Case Continue,l.
Richmond, Va., July 17.—The trial Qf
the election case in the United States Ctr
cuit Court against City Commissioner of
Revenue R. B. Munford aud his deputies,
was to-day postponed until the October
term of the court. This is the case in
Which these officials are charged with
issuing fraudulent assessment lists, in
order to facilitate voting at the last No
vember election.
Weather Indications.
Office crief signal observer,
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17. — Indications
tor Wednesday:
In the South Atlantic States, fail
weather, winds mostly westerly, rising
barwpeter, lower temperature.
SAVANNAH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1883.
ANOTHER BOILER MASSACRE.
One Man Killed Outright and Several
Badly Injured in Pennsylvania.
Reading, Pa., July 17.—A terrific
furnace explosion occurred at Kutytown,
in this county, early this morning, by
which one man was killed and several
seriously injured. Eight boilers, of the
Anthracite furnace, owned by the Phila
delphia and Reading Railroad Company,
and operated by William M. Kaufman &
j Cos., exploded, reducing the furnace to a
mass of ruins. Preparations had been
made for casting, and the employes were
outside the building taking a rest before
tapping the furnace, when the explosion
occurred. Large pieces of the boilers were
hurled great distances, and debt-is of stone
and shattered timbers were thrown about
in great confusion. The engine and
boiler house were entirely demolished.
Frank Waltman, aged" 20 years, was
killed, being buried under hot’boiler iron
and other debris.
Solomon Waltman, his father, was in
jured in the legs and lower part of his
body.
Henry Waltman, aged 40 years, was
rescued from under the ruins. He was
injured internally and will die.
Alorris Good was severely scalded by
escaping steam.
Engineer Marstellar was also badly in
jured, and a number of other employes
i were slightly hurt.
The force of tbe explosion shook the
earth and aroused people for miles around.
The damage to the furnace will amount to
many thousands of dollars.
AT THE BUTTS AT WIMBLEDON.
Joiner Wins the Special l*ri/.e Put Up
for the American*.
London, July 17.— At the shooting for
the St. Ledger prize at Wimbledon yester
day live of the contestants, including
Hinman, of the American team, and
Young and Gibbs, of the English team,
made equal scores, 4* out of a possible 50
The American team to-day completed
the contest for a cup and £SO, presented
i especially for their competition. They
i tired to-day at 200, 500 and 600 yards.
The highest scores were made by Joiner
and Hinman, who tied for the prize.
Joiner made the best score in last Thurs
day’s shooting, and consequently won the
prize.
Iu the contest for the national challenge
i trophv yesterday the score made by Wa
, tleworth, of the English team, was 95, not
I 105, as reported.
Inthe contest to-day for the Queen’s
I prize, Sergeant AlcKay, of the First Suth-
I erland Regiment, was the victor.
Three targets have been assigned to the
j American team for the international
| match and three to tbe British team. The
names of the twelve meit who will com
| pose tne American team, will be an
| nounedon Friday morning, the day tbe
I match begins.
A KAY ISM ER WILLING TO DIE.
Bulger Co***'- s*es His Crime and Asks to
Die by the Law’s Hand.
Cincinnati, July 17.—James Bulger,
who was indicted at Alaysville, Ky., for
outraging a little girl, has confessed, and
asked to be protected from mob violence.
The punishment for his crime in Ken
tucky is death.
A Alaysville, Ky., dispatch says:
“This afternoon as soon as the jury
in the Cooper case retired, the
Emil Guards escorted Samuel Bulger
from the jail to the court bouse.
There was a great crowd of people on the
street. Bulger was arraigned on
a charge of rape. After the indictment was
read his attorneys told him not to
criminate himself unless his mind was
perfectly clear. He replied that his mind
was perfectly clear. He was guilty, add
wanted to be hung legally, not by a mob,
and wanted to cause as little trouble as
possible in his trial. In ten minutes the
jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a
sentence of death. Bulger received the
verdict unmoved, and was returned to
jail. In an hour’s time he was taken out.
REDMOND ELECTED AN M. I*.
The O’Connor Don Beaten Over Two to
One After a Hard Fight.
Dublin, July 17. —The polling for a
Member of Parliament in the Wexford
borough to till the vacancy caused by
Air. Healv’s resignation, took place to
day. There was considerable animosity
shown toward the Liberal candidate.
The O’Connor Don and he was hooted at
as he drove through the streets.
Air. Setton, Alember of Parliament
for Sligo, who was present in the interest
of William Redmond, the Parnellite can
didate, implored the people to preserve
order; but notwithstanding his interfer
ence the windows of the O’Connor Don’s
committee rooms were smashed. Alany
policemen arrived in town during the
afternoon to assist in maintaining order.
The election resulted in a victory for Air.
Redmond, who secured 307 votes against
126 for the O’Connor Don.
31 IDSUMMER’S WILD WINDS.
More Cyclones Sweep Over Wisconsin
and Indiana.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 17.—A severe
storm struck this city and vicinity yester
day afternoon. About a dozen frame resi
dences iu the outskirts were damaged, and
one was blown over. Fences and trees
were blown down aud several buildings
were struck by lightning. A house and
barn in tbe outskirts were struck, set on
tire and burned. Some damage was
caused by the flooding of cellars.
Cincinnati, July 17.—A dispatch from
Noblesville, hid., says that a cyclone last
evening demolished Loften & Evans’ larg?
pork packing establishment, carried awayv’
the cupola ot the Presbyterian Church
and unroofed several buildings.
DECKS CLEARED FOR "ACTION.
The English Naval Captain at Tama
tave Shows His Teeth to Pierre.
London, July 17. —It was announced in
the House of Commons this evening that
no official report had been received of the
conduct of the French at Tamatave to
wards the mail steamer Tavmouth Castle.
News has been received from Port Natal
that the British man-of-war Dryad was
allowed by the French to put consular
dispatches on board the mail steamer
Tavmouth Castle only after she had
cleared her decks for action.
Paris, JulylT.—All the reinforcements
sent to Tonquin have arrived there, but
owing to the rains and great heat, opera
tions will not be begun before the end of
September.
CHANDLER GAINS NINE VOTES.
Bingham Still in the Lead and the Best
of the Field Unchanged.
Concord, N. H., July 17.—The follow
ing is the ballot cast for United States
Senator to-day t Win. S. Ladd 1, Wm,
Brhwn 1, Henry E. Burnham J, Charles
H. Burns 1, Joel Eastman 2, Ben). F.
Prescott 1, Chester B. Jordan 1, Charles
11. Bell 2. Daniel Barnard 3, Jacob H.
Gallinger 4, Aaron F. Stevens 10, 0. C,
Moore 12, Gilman Marston 22, Alason W.
Tappan 34, Jas. F. Briggs 48, Wm. E,
Chandler 63, and Harry Bingham 112, a
total of 320, The number of votes neces
sary to a choice is 161.
CAUTIONS ON THE COAST.
A Number of Stations to he Established
in Georgia amt Florida.
Washington, July 17.—The Signal
Office gives notices that from August l
cautionary display stations will Ik? estab
lished at the following places: Bruns
wick, Ga.: Fernandina. Fla.; Fort George
Island, Fla.; Fortress Alonroe, Va.; Port
Royal, S. C.; St. Augustine, Fla.; Sand
Key Light, Fla.; Tybee Island. Ga.
Arrested for Landing a Chinaman.
Boston, July 17. —The first arrest in
this section under the new Chinese law
was made this morning by the United
States Nlarshal. On the 19th of June the
British bark Erne, Captain J. I). Douglas,
brought from Manilla, as a ship carpenter,
a Chinaman named Ah ( hung, who was
discharged and allowed to go ashore. The
Captain was arrested and was held to
answer on Thursday. The Chinaman was
brought into court as a witness.
A Paper Sued for UMO.OOO.
Trenton, N. J„ July 17. —. Senator John
Carpenter, Jr., of Hunterdon county, to
day began a civil libel suit for $10,006
damages against the Trenton Times Pub
lishing Com pan}.
Mrs. Eliza Brannan.lvanhoe,Ga., says:
“I used Brown’s Iron Bitters with best
results for extreme nervousness, sleep
lessness and bad blood.”
GOULD NOT TO GIVE IN.
HIS REPLY EXPECTED TO-DAY,
AND THE STRIKE TO FOLLOW
The Directors as Dumb as Ever—No
Action Taken by Any of the Compa
nies as Yet—Editors Write Opinions
Which Witt Please Gould—Telegrams
of Compromise Declared Forgeries.
New York, July 17.— The Executive
Committee of the Western Union Tele
graph Company will meet to-morrow.
The petition of the operators will then
be brought to their consideration. One
of the officers of the company said to-day
that it was impossible to say what action
Mould be taken. The general opinion
was that the demand was excessive and
unreasonable. No action has yet been
taken by the Aiutual Union, the Ameri
iean Rapid or the Baltimore and Ohio
companies.
The lhrald’s editorial says of the
threatened strike of the Brotherhood of
Telegraphers that,“although their petition
is couched iu respectful terms, it leaves
the impression of asking too much. It
requests that a day’s work be made eight
instead of nine hours, and a night’s work
seven instead of eight hours—a reduction
of one-ninth in one case and one-eighth in
the other. At the same time it wants all
wages increased lit per cent, irrespective
of the age, skill, or position of the opera
tor. besides extra compensation for
Sunday work. The real etf'ect of these
demands will be best illustrated by an
example. A day operator receives," say
$75 per month, or, counting nine hours a
day and six days to the week, about
thirty-five cents per hour. Under the
present rate the monthly wages will lie
s*•' .25. A day’s work will be eight hours
during six days in the week, or about
forty-five cents per hour, an actual in
crease ot more than 27 percent. In re
gard to the Wheatstone operators, an in
crease of 65 per cent, is demanded. On
the whole, it may be doubted whether the
operators have presented a strong case.
That evils exist cannot lie questioned,
but they will not lie remedied by the
course taken.”
Chicago, July 17. —The press comments
here regarding the threatened strike of the
telegraph operators while kindly iu tone
to the operators are in opposition to the
proposed movement, which is regarded as
unwise and unwarranted. The Times
says: “All familiar with the history of
strikes know that success in striking
against tin employer of abundant means
and determination has rarely, if ever,
been achieved. Such efforts commonly
lead to great loss and suffering among the
strikers ami the ultimate resumption
of work, when allowed to resume,
at rates affording no recompense
for the ssotince. With none but the
kindeo* feelings for the operators, and
„ tthout entering into the merits of their
controversy with the telegraph company,
the Times is constrained to believe that,
admitting the worst that can be reason
ably predicted in the way of inconve
nience to the business community and of
loss to the company, the only really irre
parable damage that can result lro'm the
coming suspension of work will be to the
operators themselves. Thev propose to
throw away earnings amounting to from
SIO,OOO to $20,000 per day, more or less,
and then, if their utmost demands
should be conceded in the end,
the increase of pay they ask
would hardly in one year make good the
amount they will lose in a month. The
situation deserves calm and judicious con
sideration, which there is some reason to
fear the mass of the operators have not
given it. ”
The Inter-Ocean says: “The telegraph
operators are as a body very intelligent
young men. They should appreciate
the gravity of the responsibility
they are assuming in refusing to
work at the present rates. The
general tendency of prices in the leading
commodities of trade is downward, and
they should weigh well the chances of
success or failure. They should scrupu
lously avoid miking anv unreasonable
demands, for the public will be
importunate in calling for telegraphic
service. The pressure for wire working
will be tremendous. It is estimated that
a sleet storm last winter, brief and partial
as was the interruption resulting from it,
cost the public $1,000,000. One week of
suspended communication by telegraph
would lie a crisis and render imminent
danger of a panic. Business men. like
children, are afraid of the dark. Those
who propose to strike should consider the
public interest as well as their own rela
tions to tiie company. As public servants
the operators are an absolute necessity,
and though they may lend sympathy in
their grievances now a dav or two of
suspension of busines will'change that
sentiment. They may not be paid as
much as they think their services ar.e
worth—very few salaried men are—but
they have had no reduction in compensa
tion, and it is as liberal as other men of
equal abilities receive in other lines of
occupation. The Western Union Com
pany is determined to resist their de
mands to the end. This announcement
is made authoritatively. The operators’
grievances cannot justify these conse
quences, and they should not enter upon
a movement which can bring them no
possible good,”
The Western Union officials state that
certain telegrams published in certain
morning papers purporting to come from
two directors of the Western Union ad
vising a compromise, were forgeries. No
stteh dispatches have been receiven.
TELEPHONE MEN TO QUIT.
Bruaqae Action in Chicago Pre*'ii>itates
the Anticipated Strike.
Chicago, July 17.—1 t was reported last
night that the leaders of the men who made
certain demands upon the Telephone Com
pany for increased pay, etc., have been
notified to appear at headquarters to-day
stud get what is due them, which is con
sidered equivalent to their discharge, and
that lit consequence all the repairers and
linemen will strike.
The officials of the Telephone Company
to-day sent for the foremen of their gangs
ol repairers and linemen and asked what
the men wanted. The foremen in reply
referred them to tiie executive committee
of the Telegraphers Brotherhood. The
officials refused to recognize that com
mittee. and it is stated that at a subse
quent meeting of tbe men it was decided
to strike at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning.
To Dig for Alabama Minerals.
Birmingham, Ala., July 17.—The Alin
eral Laud Company, of Alabama, was or
ganized here to-dav with W. H. Woods as
President, and E. I). Randolph, It. T. Wil
son, J. J. Crane, D, L. Appleton, and W.
H. Woods, all of New York, as directors. ■
The company own all the lands formerly
the property of the Selma, Rome anti Dal
ton Railroad Company, comprising 450,-
000 acres, much of which contains valu
able mines of coal and iron.
Armed Robbers at Work.
Galveston, July 17,—A Huntsville
dispatch says that this evening four heav
ily armed men went to J. 11. Smith’s
store, in Cincinnati, and presenting Win
chester rifles at the clerk, forced him to
submit to the robbery of the store. They
obtainod a small amount of money and as
much goods as they could carry. On
leaving they fired at "tiie proprietor, seri
ously wounding him.
Tobacco’s Export from Cuba.
Havana, July 17.—Advices from San
Domingo say that Congress has fixed the
export duty on tobacco at $l5O per quintal
for shipments made during the period
from February to June, and only 50 cents
per quintal for shipments between June
and February, The objects are to prevent
tbe exportation of immature tobacco.
Congress has put an import duty of 12
per cent, on Mexican silver.
The Flame Threatened Niagara.
Havana, July 17.—During the pro
gress of the fire on the Niagara last Thurs
day thirty cases of explosives were
thrown overlioard. A large part of the
steamer’s cargo was much damaged. The
vessel itself remains intact. It is an
nounced that she will sail for New York
next Thursday.
The Baltimore Sun’g Editor Dgad.
Baltimore, July 17.— Edward Spenser,
one of t)je most brilliant newspaper men
of Maryland, died this morning after ai)
illness of ten days of nervous exhaustion,
aged about fifty years.
De Chamhord Free of a Cancer.
Frohsdoree, July 17.—The Count de
Chambord's physicians now say that his
disease is not a cancer, but is "inflamma
tion of the stomach. His condition has
improved.
There is hardly an adult person living
jjut is sometimes troubled With kidney
difficulty, whiqkis the most prolific and
dangerous cause of all disease. There is
no sort of need to have anv form of kidney
Or urinary trouble if Hop Bitters is taken
occasionally.
DE LESSEPS’ NEW SUEZ CANAL.
Abdul Hamid Demands Recognition as a
Power in the Case.
1 aris, .July l,. — The Memorial Diplo
matique says that the Porte has addressed
a note to Egypt, France and England,
demanding that any agreement for the
construction of anew Suez canal shall be
submitted to the Sultan.
L’Gaulois says that M. de Lesseps de
clares that the loan for building the
second Suez canal can be raised in France
and other countries if England refuses to
advance the money.
At the meeting ot the Panama Canal
Company to-day, in referring to the Suez
canal project, M. de Lesseps said: "We
have negotiated loyally without relin
quishing any of our "rights.”
London, July 17.— The Daily A etes
warns the Liberals not to lend themselves
to hasty action against the government
in regard to the canal scheme. It says
that an upsetting ot the Liberal Ministry
would bitterly disappoint all reformers’,
and the country might eventually be
drawn into antagonism with France. It
adds that there is no mistaking the seri
ousness of the situation.
The opposition intend to urge the gov
ernment to submit tiie Suez canal agree
ment to the House of Commons without
delay.
In tiie House of Lords this evening Lord
Granville, Foreign Secretary, stated that
on the grounds of expediency he justified
the agreement made by the government
with 31. de Lesseps, whose absolute mo
nopoly of jiower to construct a canal
across the isthmus was not admitted in
the negotiations.
Lord Salisbury said that he was sur
prised to hear that the concession to 31.
de Lesseps gave him the power to bar
passage between the two seas. He argued
that neither the Sultan nor the Khedive
was competent to make such a grant.
Berlin, July 17.—The National Zeitung
approves the protest of the English peo
ple against the Suez canal agreement, and
proposes that all maritime powers buy
the canal and place it under the control
of an international commission.
De Lesseps* Panama Canal.
Paris, July 17.—A meeting of tbe
Panama Canal Company was held here
to-day. The report of 31. de Lesseps was
read. He repeated his former statement
that the canal would be finished at the
end of 1888. The report also stated that
the chief government engineer would as
sume direction of active work on the
canal, which would shortly be under
taken.
KEENE’S PO'PDSI A WINNER.
The Turf Events of the 01*1 World and
the New.
London, July 17. —At, the great Yar
mouth meeting to-day the race for all ages
for the maiden plate was won by J. R.
Keene’s Potosi, with Agnes Bentmick
second and Chorus third. There were five
starters. The betting at the start was 5
to 4 agajnst Potosi. Potosi won bv half a
length.
Long Branch, N. J., July 17.—The
Monmouth Park races to-day "resulted as
follows:
First Race— For a purse of SSOO, the
winner penalties; one and three-eighths
miles. Aella won, witli Parole, the favor
ite, second, and Fair Count third. The
time was 2:22%.
Second Race —For a purse of SSOO, for
two-year olds: selling allowances; three
quarters of a mile. Seamora, a strong
favorite, won, with Red Star second and
Chanticleer third. The time was 1:17%.
Lorillard bought in the winner at $975,
being $475 over her entered price.
Third Race —For the Eatontown stakes
for two-year-olds and upwards; winner’s
penalties; one mile. Pizzaro, the favor
ite, won, with Jack of Hearts second and
Little Minch third. The time was 1:42%.
Fourth Race —Free handicap sweep
stakes of $23 each, with SSOO added; one
and one-fourth miles. General Monroe,
the favorite, won easily, with Bosedam
second and Brunswick third. The time
was 2:13.
Fifth Race —For a purse of $500; sell
ing allowances: all ages; three-quarters
of a mile. Chickadee was left at the post.
After a spirited race Weazel won, with
Battledore, the favorite, second and Lena
third. The time was 1:16%.
Sixth Race— Handicap hurdle race for
a purse of $500; one and one-hall miles;
over six hurdles. Forager won, with
Buster, the favorite, second and Palancn
third. The time was 2:51%.
Desperadoes Rescued from Jail.
New Orleans, July 17.—A dispatch
from Vernon, La., says that the two Bar
nard brothers, charged with murder and
arson, were released from jail last night
by a crowd of armed men. They captured
the guard, and, forbidding the Sheriff to
come near them, broke the lock of the
jail. None of the crowd was identified.
The whereabouts of the prisoners is un
known.
Gen. Caceres’ Reverses.
Lima, July 17.— The Bolivian Govern
ment declares it will not make peace
without a union with Peru. According
to news published in El Pueblo, Gen.
Caceres is at Suanco with 1,200 badly
armed men. The same authority states
that an engagement took place at Peun
De Augiruio, resulting in the loss of Cols.
Recabarren and Secoda of Gen. Caceres
forces.
Madagascar’s European Colony.
London, July 17.—Letters from Mada
gascar dated May 30, say that on the out
break of hostilities there the 3lalagasy
government advised the British, Norwe
gian and American citizens residing in
the capital to live near together, in order
that tbe government might be better able
to protect them in the event of a popular
outbreak.
Rat and Ball.
Washington, Juty 17.—Games of base
ball were played to-dav as follows:
At Pittsburg—Allegheny's 7; 3letropoli
tans 6. Fourteen innings were played.
At Chicago—Chicagos 4; Bostons 0.
At Detroit—Providences 4; Detroits 2.
At Cleveland—New Yorks 4; Clevelands
2.
At Buffalo—Philadelphias 6; Buffalos
21.
At St. Louis—Cincinnatis 4; St. Louis
5.
At Louisville—Columbus 4; Eclipses 5.
At Baltimore—Baltimores 9; Atlantics
13.
AVaildingten Made Ambassador to Eng
land.
Paris, July 17.—M. Waddingtqn has
been appointed Ambassador to England
in place of M. Tissot, who has resigned
on account of ill health.
Horton’s Successor.
Washington, July 17.—The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue to-day appoint
ed Isham Young, of Knoxville,"Tenn., to
be revenue agent vice C. 31. Horton, of
Boston, removed.
New Jersey’s Democrats,
Jersey City, N. J., July 17.—The
Democratic State Convention, to nomi
nate a candidate for Governor, has been
called to meet at Trenton September 13.
A Truly Strange Coincidence.
Chicago Herald.
“Speaking of strange coincidences,”
said Dooflieker, “I am reminded of a
thing that happened to me once. I was
standing on the breakwater here in
Chicago one day in the summer of 1842,
when one of my cuffs dropped off into the
lake and a big fish came up and swallow
ed it, I mourned a good deal over it lie.
cause the sleeve button in that cut!' was
made of gold that I dug myself in Califor
nia in 1849. Well, time ran along and 1
forgot all about the sleeve button. Soon
atter that I had the trouble with rav hair,
and had to doctor for that?”
What trouble was that paw?” asked
Theophilus.
“Why, didn’t I ever tell you about that?
Well, you see I found that 1 was losing
my hair. It didn’t come out by the roots,
but it seemed to lie broken off nearmv
bead, and yet, although I lost consider
able every night, there never was any
loose hair in the bed in the morning. I
finally got a irienu to sit up and watch me
one night, and in the morning he explain
ed the whole thing. I had bitten it off
and swa'lowed the hair.
“But, to get back to my first story.
One day aiiout seven years after I lost
that cntf I was walking on Manhattan
Beach, arm in arm with Mr. Seligman,
when he picked up something that was
buried in the sand. ‘Why, that’s silver,’
said he. ‘So it is,' said I, and sure enough
it was solid silver. But what is funnier,
it was the identical sleeve button I had
lost thirteen years before in Lake Michi
gan. Sow, what puzzles me is to know
how that fish got way around to Manhat
tan Beach from Chicago.”
There was a short silence, which The
ophilus interrupted. “What puzzles me,
tiaw, is how the fish changed a gold sleeve
button into a silver one.”
Dooflieker thought he hearif one of the
hens cackle and went Out to see if she had
laid an egg.
POLK’S TRIAL COMMENCED
THE EX-TREASURER’S CLERK
THE FIRST OX THE STAND.
He Again Tells About the Tricks That
Were Vain—An Ignoramus as to *55.-
000 Worth of Alissing Bonds—Flem
ing to be Kept on the Griddle a Little
Longer.
Nashville, Tenn., July 17.— The jury
was sworn in in the Polk trial to-day, and
the examination of the State's witnesses
was commenced. Robert Campbell, for
merly Chief Clerk in the Comptroller’s
office, Isaac Revel, the present Chief
Clerk in the Secretary of State’s office,
and James C. Fleming, former clerk of
ex-Treasurer Polk, were examined. The
latter’s testimony was full and explicit.
He stated that he was simpir an
employe of the ex-Treasurer, " and
paid out money as ordered by
his employer. He said that in April,
ISB2, when the investigating committee
w'as appointed at the special extra session
ot the Legislature to examine Polk's ac
counts, in order to meet the deficit result
ing front the defalcation of $200,000, Polk
deposited a number of .fictitious drafts on
various State depositories to make good
the amount.
When the examination was over and the
accounts were passed on by the commit
tee he withdrew his drafts and gave his
cheek for them, and so straightened his
books. The deficit increased to January,
1883, when it amounted to some $269,000.
Polk then left the State for Mexico. The
witness denied all knowledge of the miss
ing L nited States bonds, amounting to
and claimed that he never saw
or beard of them until after Polk left the
State. The examination of Fleming will
be resumed to-morrow.
Charged with Stealing Polk's Ledger.
Nashville, July 17.—Roland O.
Swayne, formerly Deputy Clerk of the
Supreme Court, was arrested this evening
on a warrant sworn out by State Treas
urer Thomas, charging him witli having
abstracted the balance ledger in the
Treasurer’s office. 3ir. Swayne has for a
long time occupied a room in the State
capitol building.
SENATOR JONES IN DUBLIN.
Tile Florida Statesman Dined by the
Lord Mayor.
A special correspondent of the Phila
delphia Press thus describes the dinner
given to Senator Jones, of Florida, by
Charles Dawson, 31. P„ Lord 3layor of
Dublin:
At table the Lord 3layor had Senator
Jones at his right and Mr. Parnell to his
left. Beside him stood three lackevs, at
tired in gilt and bright clothes, with their
heads powdered. To my Y ankee mind the
idea occurred that maybe the Right Honor
aide Ixtrd 31 ay or of Dublin was advertis
ing his best brand of flour. It is not un
true to state that, as far as I could see,
the affair partook of a political nature—a
Parnell demonstration to an official of the
United States. The entire absence of
guests of any other party than Home
Rulers, at a great banquet by the execu
tive of a city to a foreign gentleman,
speaks for itself.
IN hen the edibles had been cleared
away and wine and cigars only were
served, order was rapped for, and the
toast to the Queen, also coeval with the
chain, was proposed by His Honor in a
non-committal kind of way with a bear
ing to Home Rule. The toast was drunk
standing and in silence. No one responded
to it. That was the one skeleton at this
festive board of Nationalists. “The
United States” was responded to by 31r.
E. Dwyer Gray in a skillful and diplomatic
little speech. He is a clever man, ]>erliaps
the ablest man of all the Nationalists;
and when he talks he seldom blunders.
As I have, right or wrong, attached po
litical significance to the banquet, it may
not be out ol' place, and, indeed, mav
serve a good cause, to give a paragraph
here and there from the speeches, which,
by the by, taken all in all, were the worst
after dinner efforts it ever was mv mourn
ful lot to have to listen to. Mr. Gray
closed his response to the toast in this
wise:
“The American nation was far enough
off to judge impartially of the Irish strug
gle, and lie hoped they would continue to
give the Irish people that material as well
as moral support which was so essential
to a nation struggling, as was the Irish
nation, to obtain, by constitutional meth
ods, those rights of which she had been
deprived by unconstitutional means.”
[Applause.]
r. P. O’CONNOR’S SPEECH.
Mr. T. P. O’Connor, 31. P., who was in
America last year, followed Mr. Gray in
response to “The United States.” In the
course of his remarks he said:
“The policy which was now called the
pinch of hunger policy, would have been
allowed to accomplish its full ends in
this country if it were not for the charity
that was given to our people by their
brethren and sometimes by "Ameri
cans of other blood during a pe
riod of famine; but, much as they
felt that charity, deep as their grati
tude for that generosity was, the as
sistance they wanted was, above till
moral assistance, and whatever material
assistance they wanted was not for the
purpose of alleviating temporary misery,
but for the purpose of destroying the per
manent causes which would make that
misery endure as long as the cause ex
isted. From their people abroad thev
would continue to receive that assistance,
from the American people thev would con
tinue to receive sympathy.
If these remark’s were intended to draw
out the Senator they wofullv failed. lam
not sure he did not “smell a’ mouse.” His
remarks in response to the toast, “Our
Guest,” warrant the suspicion on my
part. The host, proposing the toast, said
that the Senator who had honored them
with his presence was one oi seventy
chosen to represent fifty millions.
SENATOR JONES’ REPLY.
The adroit speech of the Senator made
me rather proud of him. I think he mav
be safely trusted abroad again. Listen to
him:
“I came back to look at the land of my
father and of my mother in a modest way",
with no intention ot offending the suscep
tibilities of anybody, entertaining that
sincere love of country which has follow
ed me through life [cheers], and which, I
hope, will go down with me to the
grave. [Hear, hear.] Realizing as I do
in all modesty, the importance of the po
sition which the suffrages of a free
people have given me, I did not come
here to intrude myself on anybody, or to
put forth any opinion which might jar
upon the communities with which i live.
That I have convictions with regard to
Ireland, and a sincere love for her, every
body who knows anything about me well
knows; but at the same time I ant aware
that I am part and parcel of a great gov
ernment which holds amicable relations
with the people and persons exercising
public authority over Ireland and the
British isles, and I do not suppose that
any Irishman would expect me at this
time and on this soil to enter into a dis
cussion of purely political questions.”
THK SECRET SERVICE.
The Way in Which a Department Gains
Credit for Enterprise.
Washington Special, 15th.
William P. Wood, ex-Chief of the United
States Secret Service Division, made an,
other severe assault in a local Sunday
journal to-day on Chief Brooks, of the
division, based on the recent finding in
this city of baggage containing burglars’
tools and counterfeit plates. Wood boldly
asserts that the articles referred to were
sent here by certain Secret Service officials,
with a view to their future use in work
ing up a case when it became necessary
for the public to believe that the Secret
Service was performing good work.
This system of “planting” plates, tools
and counterfeit money to be used in forc
ing ft case and springing a loud report of
an Important capture upon the news
papers, Wood asserts, originated with the
former chief, Hiram C. Whittley, and had
been regularly adhered to since in dull
times. In this connection he refers fo a
case alleged <o have beep recently at
tempted under this scheme near Pitts,
purg, but failed. He then says'
‘.‘The counterfeiting material for the oc
casion is believed to have been furnished
by, or through Brooks, to accomplish this
Iniquity. The counterfeit money made
by Sanders, ot Xew York, with the counte
nance of Drummond, was purchased by
the employes of the Secret Service I)i
vision.”
Chief Brooks and his friguds have never
replied to Wood’,, long list of charges
which Lave been variously published’
The public sentiment here is that if the
latter can sustain his allegations by m,
phtable evidence it would bp more manly
and appropriate to file tqern officially and
ask a toriqql investigation.
„T^ r ‘ n' ® acon , Savannah, Ga., says:
T used Brown’s Iron Bitters for nervous
ness and indigestion and found it excel
lent,”
RAILROAD WRECKING.
The Curious Story of the Wreck of the
Ohio Central and Richmond and Al
legheny Roads After Blaine and 31c-
Cullough Withdrew from Their Man
agement.
Xew York Staff Correspondent Philadelphia
Press, ISth .
in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, lean
ing against oue of the pillars that sup
ports the main entrance to that famous
hostelry, I to-day met an old railroad man.
He has been for years engaged in railway
building and enterprises of a like charac
ter. He said:
“Railroad construction in this country
is lteing pushed to a wonderful extent.
This would ail be very well if the finan
cial power behind all of them would deal
honestly and squarely with the public,
for many ot our railroads are in the hands
of speculators whose onlv desire is to
fleece the stockholders. 31anv legitimate
enterprises are rapidly getting into
trouble because Wall street is in distress.
Any railroad that promises well is seized
upon by these speculators, because they
must have securities to sell. So thev
water the stock as long as it can be sold,
and then buy up the first mortgage bonds,
and when the road gets into trouble, pur
chase it and rob the stockholders and peo
ple who own the floating debt. It seems
almost impossible to build anew railroad
on a square basis and keep it out of the
hands of these stock manipulators.”
"Give me an instance?”
“The most recent and notable ease 1
can recall is that of the Richmond and
Allegheny. It runs front Richmond, Va.,
and connects with the Chesapeake and
Ohio at Clifton Forge. It is 250 miles
long aud traveftes one of the most beauti
ful and fertile sections of the Old
Dominion. It follows the vallev, skirting
the Janies river nearly all the way up,
past Lexington, Ky,, and the Natural
Bridge, where it has a connection with
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, North
and South. Except railroads built on the
prairie, it cost less to construct than anv
line in this country, and yet it now goes
into the hands of a receiver because of
the mismanagement of its finances.”
“How was it built?”
“Tbe James Riverand Kanawha Canal,
which was built bv the State of Virginia
at a cost of $11,000,000, had been of little
use to it since the war. About 1874 or
1875, 1 do not recall which, the Legisla
ture of that State passed a law author
izing the sale of this canal. 11. C’. Par
sons was, I think, made the commissioner
to dispose of it to any one who would pay
its debts. He organized a syndicate to
purchase it. Ex-Secretary * Blaine, of
3laine, was one of the first "to join him in
the project of purchasing this canal for
the purpose of building arailroad along its
banks. Hugh 31cCullough, ex-Secretary
of the Treasury; Cyrus McCormick, the
reaper man, and several other gentlemen
of character and means also joined him.
They organized their company and pur
chased the debts of the canal for $900,000.
The revenue from the docks at Richmond,
which were a part of their purchase, paid
the interest on this sum, so that the canal
virtually cost them nothing. When it
was handed over to them by the State
they abandoned it, organized the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Compar
and began constructing an iron road
along its course, the tow-path furnish
ing the road bed. Having the road bed
already constructed, it was only neces
sary to put the ties down, lay the iron,
ballast it and go to running.
“There were only two bridges to build
in 140 miles, and in an incredibly short
space of time they had a railroad built,
having easy grades, and ought to have
had no debt to speak of. The line onlv
cost $3,000,000, or about $12,000 a mile,
and started with the brightest prospects.”
"How, then, could it be wrecked?”
“Very easily. It is the same old story.
About the time of its completion an in
vestigation of its financial affairs showed
that the company had already put out
$5,000,000 in first mortgage bonds, and
$5,000,000 of stock. In other words, the
financial manipulators had created a debt
of over $10,000,000 upon a road that only
cost $3,000,000. About this time, these
people proposed a compact of consolida
tion with the Ohio Central, a road that
runs from Toledo, Ohio, to a point near
the Ohio river. This was the Seney syndi
cate plan of operations.”
“Were Blaine, McCullough, etc., a partv
to this arrangement?”
No, sir; when they saw the drift of
things they left the directory and got out
of the road. I think 3lr. Blaine made
about SIOO,OOO out of the speculation, but
it was a legitimate transaction. He was
in at the beginning and as long as every
thing was square, but when he found how
the road was lieing watered he refused to
be a party to it and quit, so did 31cCul
lough and others. The stockholders of
the two companies, the Richmond and Al
legheny and the Ohio Central, then put
up $5,000,000 more with which to connect
tbe two lines. Extensive works were
started at Richmond and Toledo, and the
most reckless financial management in-
dulged in.
“Finally it became convenient for the
syndicate to squeeze the Richmond and
Allegheny. The Ohio Central, which
meant Seney, and the New York Metro
politan Batik crowd had induced the \rir
ginia road to give its note for $1,000,1)00,
with $2,000,000 of second mortgage bonds
as collateral, on account of these expen
ditures in Richmond and Toledo. The
Ohio Central then broke its contract of
consolidation, the note fell due, and the
Ohio road of course gobbled $2,000,000.”
“Did this end the manipulation?”
“Oh, no. Under the boom for which
tbe contract of consolidation was the
pretence, Ohio Central stock was carried
to 36, Richmond and Allegheny to 72, and
at these figures loaded off upon unsus
pecting parties.”
“How could this be done?”
‘‘The success of the Seney syndicate
with the Nickel-plate road, where they
made a great deal of money for them
selves and all who were connected with
them, gave the people great faith in what
they called ‘the lucky star of the Yletro
polita.n Bank.’ It has been mighty bad
luck for those who put confidence in these
financial agents. Their voice in these en
terprises has lasted just eighteen months,
and Ohio Central has gone from 36 to 9,
and Richmond and Allegheny from 72 to
6%, the Richmond and Allegheny’s first
mortgage bonds to 71, and the road is
practically bankrupt and in the hands of
a receiver. It has out $5,000,000 of first
mortgage bonds, $4,000,000 of second
mortgage bonds and $5,000,000 in stock, or
$14,000,000 of stock and bonded indebted
ness on a railroad that only cost $3,000,-
000. People who put up the original $5,-
000,000 cannot to-day realize over sixty
cents on a dollar aud the whole line from
Richmond to Toledo is virtually a wreck.”
“How is the Ohio Central?”
“I think it is really in a worse concli,
tion than the Virginia road. Its issue of
bonds, incomes and stock is nearly $50,-
000,000 on 180 miles of road. It must cer
tainly find itself in tbe hands of a receiver
at an early day.”
“The history of this Virginia railroad is
certainly a remarkable one?”
“Yes, it is out of the usual order, Le.
cause it started with such promise, was
built at such trifling cost and was in the
hands of such strong men. When 3lr.
Blame and his friends conceived the idea
cf utilizing the tow-path lor a railroad
and started their line, every
one predicted that it would be one of
the best railroad properties in this
country, The demands of stock specula
tors for securities to sell has ruined it
YVhetber it can ever be redeemed is a
question that time alone can answer. In
any event, millions must be lost to those
who invested in what should have been a
good thing.”
“How do you gather all these facts in
relation to this railroad wrecking ?”
“1 was a director in the Richmond
Allegheny Railroad from its organizaion
up to the time the Seney syndicate origi
nated the idea of consolidation. I left it
when most of the old directory went out,
It has been a source of great regret to me
that this valuable projierty should have
been so burdened and that I am able to
tell you this curious story of the work of
financial sharks.
The Fir©
< hattanogg.v, July 17.—A fire at Ox
ford, Ala., io-dsty, destroyed |4,000 worth
of property, which was partially insured.
The origin of the fire is unknow'n.
The English Strike Qyeiy
London, July 17.—The strike of the
iron workers in North Staffordshire has
virtually ended,
Where Would Be the Gain**-
Boston Post,
The Democratic party is historically de
voted to free trade; that is, a tariff’ for
revenue only and not for protection; an
honest currency of gold and silver, econo
my in public affairs, reform in the admin
istration of public affairs, and a strict
construction of the Constitution. The
way is clear to fight a winning battle, not
for place and spoils, but for the triumph
of Democratic principles. If we are
simply to put in nominal Democrats with
Republican principles, where is the gain!,
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EGYPT’S GRIM INVADER.
THE DISEASE HEACHES CJAlftTl
AND STILL. SPREADING.
Railway Communication With Alex
andria to be Discontinued—The Death
Roll Undiminished and the Consterna
tion on the Increase—Native KHurts to
Suppress Facts Prove Fruitless.
Cairo, July 17—The Sanitary Commis
sion is endeavoring to purify Cairo and
isolate the houses where the cholera has
appeared, but if the disease takes a firm
hold on the city it Is probable that it will
l>e allowed to take its course and that
general precautions only will be taken to
check its progress. Baker l*asha having
expressed the opinion that cordons around
the city are now useless, thev will proba
bly be shortly all removed. There is rea
son to believe that manv scattered cases
occur in the villages daily which the na
tives conceal, so as to avoid the imposi
tion of a cordon.
London, July 17.—The Daily News’
Cairo dispatches says that it is very appa
rent that the number of deaths from chol
era has been much greater than has been
stated. It is believed that 60 or 60 deaths
have already occurred in Cairo. The
railway trom Cairo to Alexandria, it is
expected, will discontinue operations im
mediately.
Alexandria, July 17.—Cholera is
spreading generally throughout the coun
try. The Sanitary Commission is taking
steps to isolate Alexandria. One case
thought to be cholera, was announced in
Alexandria to-day.
F\a enty-eight deaths from cholera oc
curred at Datnietta yesterday; .X a t
Mausourah, and 15 at Samonoud.
Twelve deaths from cholera occurred at
Cairo vesterday aiul fortv-two at Mensa
leli. Ihe Sanitary Commission has re
jected the proposal to isolate Alexandria.
Madrid, July 17. - The government has
introduced a bill in the Cortes for a credit
of 1,000,OCX) pesetas to defrav the cost of
the adoption of all possible measures
against the introduction of cholera into
Spain.
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF SEVILLE
Nights in tlic Enchanting City of the Fail*
Sevilleam).
Boston Courier.
Anyone w ho has once enjoyed them can
never forget the long sunny days of Se
ville, the delicious dreamy atmosphere,
the evening walks through orange groves
and island gardens, along the banks of
the beautiful Guadalqulver, fringed with
acacias and willows, reflecting in its si
lent depths the soft lights and the deep
shadows of the western sky; the glory of
the setting sun beyond the green plains
and the distant palms, gilding the
tops oi the tall masts that rise
from the bosom of the river
like slender cburch spires and the
beautiful Moorish Giralda in the city
and the great Tower d’Oro by the river
side, and flooding the earth with a golden
radiance; and then the slow, solemn com
ing up of the great yellow moon over the
orange gardens and the paint trees behind
the stately palace ol the Due de Mont
pensier; and the sweet pensive mystery of
the nights, when the rustle of the palms
and the fragrance of the orange blossoms
and the soft rhythmical plash of the foun
tain in the patio beneath one’s window
mingle with one’s dreams; and one half
wakes at the hourly peal of the cathedral
bell to hear the sereno chanting in musi
cal cadence the hour of the night, and the
comforting assurance that “all is well,”
and the “weather is fair.” It all seems
like a beautiful dream; and yet never
was dream so real.
The dress of the Sevilleans—especially
ot the women—if somewhat less pictur
esque than is found among their cousins
of the Orient, is far better adapted for the
exhibition of beauty of form and feature.
The ungraceful veils with which the Mo
hammedan Mauresque conceals all her
beauty but that of the dark lustrous eves,
in the Andalusian Mauresque has been
etherialized to a scarf of soft clinging
lace which, encircling the face and tail
ing in graceful folds about the throat and
shoulders, only heightens the beauty it
may have once been intended to conceal.
The plainest ot countenances is softened
and idealized by this sort of a veil;
the beautiful becomes bewitching. No
shapeless jacket and baggy trowsers and
clumsy slippers hide or distort the ex
quisite beauty of these lithe and slender
forms, the graceful droop of the shoulders,
the high-arched |instep of the little foot
of the supple grace of carriage. These
small feet of the Andalusian, so much be
sting, are no figment of the poet’s brain.
It is one of the first things a stranger ob
serves, and is particularly noticeable in
the children, whose dainty little feot seem
scarcely staunch enough to support
the plump little legs above them; and the
shops where children’s shoes are sold one
might easily take for an emporium of dolls’
outfits. Nor has the romancist very much
exceeded the limits of truth in his rhap
sodies on Andalusian beauty. Plainness
of feature, except among the old and
hard worked, is the exception. The beau
ty of the women, if not of the highest
type, is of a verv gratifying quality; but
the beauty of the children seems some-*
thing almost miraculous.
THE FENIAN RAMS.
Holland Says that Breslin Ua-.i JJighi
to Carry them Off to N;w Haven.
Xew Haven Special Yew Ynrtc Sun, 15th.
Hundreds oi curious citizens walked
through a broiling sun down to the docks
to-dav to get a glimpse of the Holland
submarine torpedo boat brought here
from New York yesterday. It lies
near a machine shop, and though
the man who is in charge affects mys
terious airs and sjieaks in parables, the
opinion is prevalent that the ram’s
boiler and engine are to be overhauled
here. Engineer A. J. Gilbert, who is in
charge of the boat, denies that it is out of
repair, but admits that the machinery is
exceedingly rusty, lie refuses to allow
any visitors on board. To-night a man to
whom lie brought a letter of introduction
said to a reporter that the boat would re
main at New' Haven for three or four
days, and would then be taken to New
port for experiments under the supervis
ion of experts of the Navy Department.
John J. Breslin is in town. He denies
that his visit here has anything to do with
the boat.
“Breslin took the boat away from Pam
rapo,” Mr. Holland said last night. “He
had supplied the money to build tho boat.
Three weeks ago I presented to him three
bills, in amount less than SIOO. He said
all the money bad been disbursed, and
that it was about time to get in some
more. He did not pay the bills. He said
lie would provide in the future for the
boat. I then put in a bill for my personal
services, a bill amounting to thousands,
and demanded that it be paid. He
insulted me. I went away, and heard
nothing about the boat until my brother
in-law informed me that Breslin and Gil
bert had stfiled away In it to Morris &
Cuming's dock, and afterward had bad it
towed away. The smaller boat, fraich
was recently launched, was also carried
away, and was lost off Wnitestone. I
considered the smaller boat the more com
plete of the two. The boats belong to me,
and I shall appeal to the courts. Breslin
wms first introduced to me not as a holder
of Irish skirmishing fund moneys, but as
a capitalist seeking an investment,”
EuMMjtoisWr.
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