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j. B. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. 1
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
tHF NEWS of the two states
told in paragraphs.
A (irwiuatiun ft Jeans—Georgia's Sec-
H ,l of Cotton—A Noted Lady's
ii"'tth—A Murderous Encounter Be
, n een Prominent Georgiaii*—*3l,ooo
poufd l' ,,d r a *’* ,,ovr -
GEORGIA.
, e-ville wants a match factory.
' i.mbus l# .suffering from want of rain.
Kr Ocorge M. McDowell, of Barnesville.
. ~,l'aturOay niftht.
Pulton county is to build anew poor house
war Atlanta.
,rt>iWn l - exercised over the discovery
, .'(".upposetl alum well.
r... k- of the late Treasurer of Jefferson
v a re undergoing investigation,
i , two voting gentlemen that purchased
M M -nitur got it for #lO5.
i ,u„ - K. Miller, a well known resulent of
v ’, ‘j-ii.-ta. died Saturday morning.
i", taxable property of Hart county shows
J increase in value ol #95,121.
tVa'ker & Son, proprietors of the drug
t,,n" at Wurrentou, have sold out.
-ime-n Johnson, the Chipley child slayer,
h i- been surrendered by his bondsmen.
Heavy fires are raging in the woods along
~, ra ifroad lietween Brunswick and Macon.
Hancock and Warren counties united in a
r:i ;.,i fiicnic on Thursday last at Beall
pur-cth county has a population of 11.000,
•u. i t.a- 18 physicians, 0 lawyers ami 27 mer-
Primns Jones has sent his second hale of
cotton to Albany. The bale classed mid-
Ijjing and weighed 365 pounds.
.1. Armov Knox, the funny fighting editor
ot r-cd* .si /tings. was once a clerk for Chris
loj.her Gray, Augusta,
vugusta’s Board of Education ha# fixed
as the amount to be raised for taxation
fur -chool purposes this year.
Prank Ridge, of the Gate City Guards, was
shot in the leg by a jealous civilian rival
Kh.lr on the beach at Morehcad City.
A. I’- Perhara writes from Quitman that
the net receipts from truek in Brook# county
thi- year will go above #IOO,OOO.
The Quitman Guards benefit barbecue at
Eersyth was a complete success. Congress
man Bloant was one of the speakers.
A runaway horse, which was blind, dashed
over the bluff at Columbus Friday, and, fall
ing :#i or 00 feet, was killed.
There will be a reunion of the JSth Georgia
Regiment in Atlanta on the first day of Au
gust next.
I orn crops in portions of Emanuel county
an* almost ruined by the drought that has
j,retailed sinee the first of the present month.
senator Meldrim found himself sitting on a
i hair the other day in Athens, upon which he
had scratched his Initials fifteen years before.
t andler’s narrow gauge railroad, the Jef
ferson and Gainesville, built to Jug Tavern.
, now lieing transformed into a broad gauge.
The eor|>s of engineers now engaged in the
survey of Brunswick and Western Railroad,
from Albany to Columbus has reached Daw
son.
Through the instrumentality of Hon. J. E.
Dart, the Brunswick Riflemen have secured
twenty-five additional rifles and 4,000 car
tridges.
Greenville is to consider the question of
erecting a suitable Academy building for the
education of her children ai a public meeting
Wednesday.
\ noticeable feature of the commencement
exercises of the State University just finished
was the appearance of the senior class in suits
made of Southern jeans.
Judge Willis refused anew trial in the case
the State against Ben Mitchell, at Colum
lims, Friday. It will la* taken to the Supreme
. urt.
James Loohrev, the well-known dye man of
Atlanta, died at the residence of his brother
in-'Jw in Washington, D. C-, a day or two
The young counterfeiter who passed the
spurious gold coin on Mr. Jenkins, on Tugalo
river, has l>een arrested and carried to At
lanta for trial.
Dr. A. W. Calhoun, the noted optician, has
already greatly benefited five of the blind in
mates oft he Academy at Macon, and is to
treat eight more.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad bridge
t.ver the Chattahoochee river narrowly es
caped destruction by lire Friday, ft caught
lire from a passing freight train.'
Tho Conyers W "eetly lias hoisted the old
electrotype'of Tilden and Hendricks, with the
legend, “It is better to he elected and de
frauded than not to be elected at all."
Vn effort is lieing made to have the Augus
ta manufacturers suitably represented at the
Louisville exposition. The President of the
Granitville mills is at the head of the move
ment.
A large meeting of the farmers of Rich
mond countv, was held at Augusta Satur
day. A number of subjects were discussed.
Reports -bowed that the drought has done
considerable injury to the crops.
The Atlanta real estate men have about
abandoned the public sale feature, and are
now confining themselves to private trades.
One ageut alone made trades this week, ag
gregating #17,000.
Mr. >imm#, of the Governor’s Horse Guard,
of Atlanta, who was so severely injured sev
eral weeks ago during one of the drills at the
old b arracks, is out again, and is freely cir
i nlatii'ig among his friends.
Ci> to Thursday night #B9 crates of LeConte
l*ears had passed through the Thomasville
express office. Much the larger portion of
these found their way to Northern and West
ern markets.
It is estimated that the increase of taxable
values in Fulton county over last year will foot
iii> not le-i than a million and a half. Alsiut
#200,000 of tile increase is outside and tile bal
ance is inside the Atlanta city limits.
The purchase of over $300,000 worth of the
IJtst mortgage bonds of the Augusta and
Kni'xville Railroad has given rise to consid
erable comment in Augusta. The truein
waidi‘ess of the purchase has not lieen made
public*
The tjxiestion of the forged cheek in Atlanta
fcas alsitU l<een settled. It is understood tiiat
the bank will reimburse the Good Samaritans
to the extent of the amount of the forged
rbeck. So far nothing has been heard from
Mitchell.
In Madison Tuesday a dog, supposed to bo
rabid, attacked Mr. Burney's infant soil, and
inflicted several ugly bites alsiut bis face.
The dog was pursued and killed amid wide
spread excitement. The child will not suffer
Jbeyond disfiguration.
A negro woman living on J. K. Medlock's
pla. e, near .Jewell's, was burned to deatlilast
Moinjav night bv the explosion of a kerosene
lamp which she' was trying to refill with oil
while lighted. She did not live more than
three nuuutes after the explosion occurred.
Walker J. Harris, a brother-in-law of
Governor Boynton, was thrown from his bug
gy on the lsth instant at Good Hope, dragged
some distance uuder his buggy and experi
enced serious injuries. He thinks some of hi#
ribs were broken.
A llenrv county farmer was cutting wheat
not long'since,'and uncovered a partridge
nest with fifteen eggs in it. The mother bird
flew off, which left the egg# exposed to the
scorchfbg ravs of the sun. Returning that
wav two or three hours later, the farmer was
astonished to find that every egg had hatched
out and the r!*stle.-s occupauts gone.
During the week a petition was circulated
and signed bv most or the citizens of Ameri
cas. asking the Legislature not to pass an act
authorizing the Mayor and Council to levy
one-fourth of one per cent. lax for the pur
lose of erecting gas and water works, and
also requesting that the compulsory vaccina
tion act lie not passed.
Friilav morning while a ini in 1 >er of work
men, who were employed on Edward Little
ton's house, a mile 'from Americus, were
just getting to work, the scaffold fell, carry
ing down three or four hands with him. Bob
Gre-ham. white, a son of Thomas Gresham,
-■ection Master of the Southwestern Railroad,
had his left thigh broken, and George Pink
ham, colored, bad a hand mashed and a nail
driven through it.
E. C. Barrett, of Hall county, is 77 years
old, was married at tne age of 22. hi# wife dy.-
mg in 18*9 will) only twenty-one years of
wedded life. His wife gave birth to eleven
children, ten of whom are still living—nine
daughters and a son—and all are members of
the church. He has fifty-two grandchildren,
all members of the chundi. that are over 10
years old, except three. Ilis great-grand
children number thirty, one of whom 1* mar
ried.
I>r. G. W. Chisolm, of Cedartown, lias a
t'iTAbvu ttjs-.i in the Revolutionary war,
xvh.'cb was the property of the Doctor's
(icneral Thomas I hisolm.
It is somewhat larger than the ordinary can
teen in use in tile late i\il war, hut liears a
strong resemblance to it, the sides only being
flat, it is made of a substance seemingly
burnt clay, looking very much like the specf
inens of exhumed potteTV to he seen in hc
eeums.
Richard Fambro, colored, who killed his
wife in .Jones county last Chrisunas time,
maile a vain attempt to kill his daughter in
Atlanta Friday, because she now declares
that the morder was intentional and not acci
dental, as she freed her father by testifying
at his trial. The police are now looking for
him. and another trial mar be attempted.
The death is announced of Mrs. .Jane A.
Battle. n Tuesday last, at the residence of
her son. General Cullen A. Battle./n Tus
kegee. She was the mother of Mrs. Kx-Gov
ernor John Gill Shorter, of Rev. Dr. A. J.
Battle. President of Mercer l' iiiyersity,
Mseon, Ga., and of General C. A. Battle, of
She was interred at Macon.
Smith Austin, a well-known colored hack
man of t olumbus. was found lying in a road
on the suburbs of the city with' his throat cut
Friday night. The perpetrator of the deed is
supposed to have been seated on the back seat
of the carriage, but his or her identity ts un
known. The scene of the murder was near
l>r. Bruce’s residence.
On the plantation of Col. Walter 11. Weems,
in Lee county, on Thursday last, as the plow
force were leaving the held for dinner, a dis
pute arose between a man and his wife rela
tive to a trivial matter. The woman entered
her house preparatory for dinner, when the
husband deliberately approached her, and
placing a pistol between her teeth, pulled the
trigger and killed her.
Col. D. R. Locke (Petroleum V. Naabv;. the ,
Witor of the Toledo (Ohio) BlaJ,, exiieets Uj i
eptwd the winter in Georgia, and will write
descriptions and impressions of the countrv
for the ffLi/le. Mr. Locke has recently re'- ,
turned from Europe, and his series of letters
while there were the most masterly we have
ever sees, The Bi-ad has a circulation of
over 100,<M6 a week and reaches the agricul
tural classes in the Northern States.
iPw Sswitnmtit plowing JJim
A day or so ago, while passing some shan
ties this side of Muekalee creek, on the South
western railroad, the engineer of the train
from Montgomery saw a little negro child on
the track running towards the engine. The
air-brakes were put on, and everv effort
made to stop, but too late. The child was
knocked from the track with a fearful blow
ou the head. It jumped up and cried for its
mother. It was certainly one escape out of a
thousand.
The Augusta and Elberton road at Lincoin
ton presents a mile perfectly straight. The
depot grounds at Liucolnton are a shade more
than one half a mile east of the court house
—nearly three fifths of a mile—with excellent
alignment, making the depot accessible from
all directions. President Verdery’s idea is to
consolidate with the Richmond and Danville
and form a grand trunk line from Augusta to
Knoxvill*. For this purpose he will leave in
a few days for the North. The road will
probably lie broad gauge.
On the line lietween Jefferson and
Banks counties, a vigilance committee
is chastising colored |>eople at night.
They visited a colored man and gave him a
lieu ling. His offem-e was that he had, a dav
or twoliefore, jostled a white lady off of the
railroad track somewhere lietween Mars
eille and Harmony Grove. Just below Har
mony Grove a visit was made to a negro wo
man’s house and a whipping administered;
she says it was beeause she did not keep her
cotton clean. A negro lioy below Harmony
Grove was whipped, and* was shot in the
cheek because he made so much fuss. The
parties are unknown.
It is rumored that an encounter has occurr
ed lietween Dr. Edmund G. Scruggs and An
drew Underwood, at Scruggsvifle, in which
Underwood was killed. Dr. Scruggs is a well
known and prominent citizen of Glascock; is
a native of Warren county, anil is the son of
W. G. Scruggs, Esq. He Is a practicing phy
sician and was a gallant soldier during the
war. having been wounded at Sharpeburg
and Gettysburg. He was a member of the
last Legislature, having served his county
nineteen years in the House of Representa
tives. A family feud is the cause attributed
for the affair. The gentlemen were brothers
in-law.
The report of the arbitrators in the case of
the Albany and Western Railroad was made to
Comptroller-General Wright Saturday. The
authorities of the road returned its taxable
property at #581,744. The Comptroller-Gen
eral would not accept this return ttnd assess
ed the property at #1,017,788. This wide differ
ence raised the arbitration. The arbitrators
were Spencer R. Atkinson f<F the road, Wil
liam A. Harris for the State and Judge Henry
B. Tompkins, umpire. After hearing all the
evidence and considering the case maturely,
the arbitrators decided that the property
should lie valued at #92:1,848, which is within
alwiut #B2,t>oo of the assessment made by the
Comptroller. The assessment made by the
arbitrators will bring the State about #855
more tax than would have come from the
property under the company’s valuation.
The widow of Morris Harris, late of Au
gusta, lias just gained a verdict for #3,000 in a
test suit brought against the United Order of
Forresters in St. Louis. Mr. Harris was a
member of the Independent Order, and was
admitted into the United Order, upon sur
rendering hi# certificate in the old order. He
: paid all assessments and dues demanded of
him in the United Order except those
assessments demanded by the United
| order to pay off the ' death losses
of the old Independent Order. These Mr.
Harris refused to pay. This court in an
1 elaborate opinion holds that the United Or
der of Foresters had no legal right to demand
of Mr. Harris any assessment to pay up the
old indebtedness of the Independent Order,
liecause the United Order never became le
gally bound for the debts of the Independent
Order, and could not make this a foundation
for an assessment against Harris; that by the
charter of the United Order its power to make
assessments was limited to deaths occurring
within its own membership, and that there
was not a legal merger of the Independent
with the United Order of Foresters. Judg
ment was accordingly rendered for Mrs.
Rosalie Harris for #3.006, and yesterday after
noon a check for #3,000 was received from
the order by Mr. W. K. Miller and promptly
turned over to the family of deceased.
FLORIDA.
Limes are ripening in the southern part of
the State.
All quarantine against Jacksonville has
lieen raised at Palatka.
A telegraph is to lie built from the I’, and A.
railroad to Geneva, Ala.
Another newspaper will soon be started at
Lake City.
The farmers report excellent crops of cotton
in all sections of Columbia county.
Titusville lias a yacht club styled the “In
dian River Yacht Club.”
Gainesville ha# given notice that all dogs
uot licensed within twenty days will be shot.
Considerable quantities of l>oth wool and
cotton were stored in the Marianna ware
house last week.
Judge W. T. Duval, of Wakulla county, has
discovered a gold mine on his lands ou' Sop
choppy river.
Major R. 1.. Burnett, of New York city,
sent ii check for #IOO to aid in the building of
the Episcopal church at Tampa.
There is a white oak tree one-half mile
northeast of Cerro-Gordo, Holmes county,
which measures 7 feet in diameter.
It is said that #IOO,OOO per year could be
realized in Jackson county by the gathering
and marketing of moss in that county.
Another telegraph wire will soon lie erected
from Jacksonville to Wildwood, the present
one not lieing enough to do all the work.
Columbia county will exhibit thirty-two
varieties of wool besides sending sixty-five
articles to the Louisville exhibition.
George Carnley, residing near Lake View,
Walton county, has 18 acres of rice whieli lie
thinks will make 700 bushels, or 39 to the acre.
It is rumored that since his trial began
Archibald Newton lias fallen heir to an im
mense fortune reaching into the millions, by
the death of an uneie in England.
Two of Gainesville's mechanics are said to
have about iierfected a machine that can cut
the sweet gum without steaming into ns
smooth crate material as the Baugor beech
is cut after it is steamed.
The smallest town lot ever purchased in
Florida was a small triangular section just
large enough for a surveyor's tripod, soli! to
the South Florida Railroad Company at Tant
la the other day for twenty-five dollars.
A colored man, name unknown, who was
at work on the trestle now building over Mc-
Girt’s Creek, for the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West Railroad, on Tuesday last got
caught between two spiles and was badly
squeezed. It is thought that several of bis
ribs are broken.
Ten thousand pamphlets, descriptive of
Columbia county and its many advantages,
are soon to be issued under the supervision of
the Columbia County Immigration Associa
tion.
Capt. Ben Peacon, master wrecker of the
shin Northampton, was awarded #IB,OOO,
which is to tie divided pro rata among the
different boats and their crews engaged in
the wreck.
Baker county is noted for the fine peaches
which yearly find the market. The best are
-ceding#, which have lieen planted for over
fifty years in that eounty, without any signs
of deterioration from the original stock.
The telegraph line from Marianna to Apa
lachicola will soon be completed. The owner
of this new line, Capt. It. H. Walker, may
build a line from Marianna to Columbia. Ala.,
his home, to connect with his other lines.
The New Branford fast mail train jumped
the track at the 189 mile post, or about the
beginning of the Suwannee grade, on Monday
afternoon last. The accident was occasioned
by the displacement of an entire rail on the
curve.
The cause of the accident on the Florida
Central and Western Railroad, near Talla
hassee ou Thursday was a sharp flange on one
of the freight ears jielonging to the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, which was attached
to the train.
The P. and A. carries fifty to seventy car
loads of watermelons a week from Middle
and West Florida to Western points. The
Road w ill send specimens of the woods grow
ing along its line to the Exposition at lx>u-
Uville,
The Atlantic and Lulf toast, Canal and
Okeechobee Land and ltraiuage Company,
composed entirely of Philadelphia capitalists,
lias received from the State of Florida an
award of 535,355 acres of land located in the
southern |iortion of the peninsula for the re
clamation operations in that State. This com
pany lia* reclaimed nearly 1,500,000 acres of
laud iu Florida, and work'is still being vigor
ously pushed forward.
Tlie Strike in Washington.
Wimhitif/ton Bptcial, July tii,
“General Grant dropped dead at 10(55’’
was a dispatch which startled the city as
nothing has moved it since the wonl was
passed from one man to another the morn
ing of July 2, 1881, “The President is
shot.” There was one class of men in
Washington who did not seem disturbed.
The night force of telegraph
opeiators, gathered about the central
office, beard the report, hut were not
stunned as the thousands were In the de
partments, some of whom eatne rushing
headlong to the newspaper offices to as
certain if the o“0rt whs true. The tele
graph men knew what it meant. It was
the cypher signal that if nothing more
shoufd be heard they were to leave their
keys at 12 o’clock,
Extraordinary exertions were used by
the managers to secure extra help from
the telegraph operators who are engaged
in other business. There probably is no
city in the country where there' are so
large a percentage of operators not engag
ed in telegraphic pursuits. It Is said
that by actual count fifty such persons
were roua4 to be employed In the de
rartments anu in business houses.
r p to nightfall, however, there
was but on e ot the fifty. so
far as eoohj 1/e learned, who had consent
ed to operate. That one was Mr. May
nard, the electrician, aud as the an
pouncement was made to a group of the
strikers that “Maynard had volunteered
to work/' the jeer went up, “Yes, and
Maynard helped fruiipau to get his pis
tol/’ The reference was to an incident
in the Guiteau trial, and to the testimony
of Mr. Maynard.
Henry’s Carbolic Salve
Is the best Salve for .Cuts, Bnjises.
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tetter, flap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
kinds of Skin Eruptions, ifr.epjcles and
Pimples. Get Henry’s Carbolic Salve, as
all others are counterfeits. Trice 25 cts.
NO TRUCE IN THE STRIKE.
BOTH THE COMPANY AND THE
MEN SURE OF VICTORY.
The Situation as a Kule Comparatively
Unchanged—The Operators Promised
Financial Support—Non-Union Men
Becoming Disaffected—Garrett’s Offer
to Treat with the Men Individually,
. New York, July 21.—The situation in
the Western Union office is apparently
unchanged. Over 200 operators were at
work, and none of them seemed to be idle.
General Superintendent Merrihew said
that everything was encouraging, and in
only a few cases was any delay in busi
ness reported. It was stated positively
that there was not a single “dummy” in
the room. About 25 rough women were
there this morning, waiting to be tested,
and it was said that none were engaged
uuless they were competent to do the
work. Asa general rule.Mr.Merrihew said,
the new hands were much better operators
than the company had expected to be
able to obtain, and the ranks were filling
up rapidly. To-day some of the new
hands who are not required at the main
office are to be sent out of town to man
some of the offices left vacant by the
strike. Only one operator left yesterday,
Mr. Merrihew said, and three bid hands
returned. One female operator returned
to-day, and none of those who were on
duty yesterday had left.
The Western department of the Wes
tern Union Company reported to-day that
the way and State lines were all working
and no delay was reported.
Chiel Baldwin reported all the race
wires o. k. and no delay in receiving mat
ters.
Chief Gray says “all the wires in the
South are in good shape, and there is no
delay in business except in the case of
New Orleans, where we are one hour be
hind.”
The Superintendent of the Wheatstone
department says that there is delay there.
Chief Penn reports no delay on the Cin
cinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis circuit,
and rejMirts business well up.
Chief Landy says that there is consider
able delay all over New Jersey on the
railway wires, but most of this was small
business.
One of the officers of tfie Western Union
Company said that the outlook was all
that they could desire, no matter what
statements were made to the contrary.
The feeling that the Western Union
Company cannot long hold out against
the strikers is very confident. To-day
forty-three new members were added into
the Brotherhood. At the Western
Union officeTt is said that there is still a
full force at work, and that messages are
sent to all points without delay.
Washington, July 21,— The Western
Union Company had about a dozen men
ou duty at their main office to-day, in
cluding chiefs. To-night their Manager
reports a force of sixteen men ou hand,
tins includes chiefs, three of the day torce
and a few strangers. At the offices of the
other companies, there is no change from
the situation of yesterday. A num
ber of telegraphers from neigh
boring cities in Virginia have con
gregated here, and these help to swell the
ranks of the local branch. The operators
assert that cash contributions to the
amount of several hundred dollars had
been offered them each day since the
strike began, but all these otters have been
declined for the present. The strikers
seem to be well informed of the expected
arrival of men to take their places. These
are met at the depots and only one or two
of them have reached the company’s of
fices.
Baltimore July 21.—Mr. Stewart,
Superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio
Company, states that they have eighteen
operator's at their tables in the main office
in this city to-day, of whom six are ac
complished and efficient men and all the
others can handle messages satisfactorily,
that the force in Chicago, Cincinnati and
New York has been increased to-day at
each office, and that their business is
being handled efficiently. So far the men
who have gone out in this city have con
ducted themselves in a most orderly and
quiet manner, and unquestionably have
the sympathy of the public.
Memphis, July 21. —The situation here
is improved. Manager Howard now has
seven operators at work, five of whom
came from the interior of Tennessee and
Mississippi. They are not strictly first
class operators, but manage to handle the
business. Both newspapers were served
last night, and the volume of business is
increasing. The striking operators re
main firm and have initiated eleven new
members in the Brotherhood, some of
whom came here lor the purpose of going
to work, but were persuaded to join the
strikers.
Manager Howard left tho operating
room this morning for the first time since
Thursday noon. He says that he is re
ceiving many applications from operators
in interior points asking for work.
Boston, July 21.—The situation in the
Western Union main office lias materially
changed since last night. There were at
midnight but nine operators on duty and
considerable business on hand. The de
fection in the force is explained by the
departure for home of a number of opera
tors who came here yesterday from Prov
idence and other neighboring cities. Al
together the condition of atfairs is less
favorable to the company, but the officials
claim that the force will be augmented
to-morrow.
At Worcester the manager and one girl
were at work in the Western Union office
to-day, but to-night there is no business
done,'the only operator on duty being one
employed by the Associated Press. The
manager says that five applications have
been made for positions and three new
operators will go to work to-morrow.
Cleveland, July 21.—The Western
Union main office worked a full force of
men to-day and more men than usual to
night. All but two of the employes of
the other departments have been relieved
from duty at the keys. Operators of ex
perience who have lately lieen in other
business, and operators from country
towns, are filling all the vacancies. Two
of the strikers at Akron, two at Ashta
bula and one here returned to work to
day. The tickers resumed quotations to
day, but brokers’ private wires are not in
use. All other business is handled as
heretofore, except money orders. All the
branch offices but one at the Union Depot
are closed. The Mutual Union situation
is unchanged. None of its men struck
here. The American Rapid office is closed.
The strikers are orderly, quiet and confi
dent. They expect that the work of the
new men will be unsatisfactory to the
company and the public.
Petersburg, Va., July 21.— Since the
strike of the operators in the telegraph
offices along the line of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad have refused to do
any commercial work, the company
have confined themselves strictly to rail
road business. The telegraph lines along
this road are owned by the railroad com
pany, who employ the operators, and the
strike caused a misunderstanding. They
all went to work to-day.
Charleston, July 21.—The Western
Union Telegraph office here continues
badly crippled by the strike, the Manager
having the assistance of only one non
union operator sent here from Augusta,
who is much worn down with incessant
day and night work. The three striking
operators say that they expect and are
prepared for a long struggle,
Providence, .Jaly 21.— Six of the ope
rators employed by the Western Union
Company struck to-day, leaving the force
at work insufficient to handle the busi
ness. Three operators, who compose
nearly the entire force of the American
Rapid, also struck.
Chicago, July 21.-The officials of the
Western Union Company in this city re
port a continued satisfactory condition of
affairs. A good working force reported
for day duty, and all messages were
worked off exjieditiously. Col. Clowry
reports an improved condition of affairs
throughout the entire Western district.
Some difficulty was experienced through
out the Northwest circuit, growing out
of atmospheric interruptions.
Brooklyn. July 21.—'The telegraphers'
strike in Brooklyn differs very little from
that in other cities. The Western Union
Company’s business is seriously inter
rupted, and the sympathy of the public is
with the operators. The linemen report
the wires in a terrible condition.
Cleveland, July 21.—The Western
Union force here was somewhat increased
to-day Affairs in the other offices are
unchanged. fie operators who came
here to-day to work tor the Western Union
joined the Brotherhood. The strikers to
day express more confidence than ever
that the company will be forced to yield.
On the other hand the local officials of the
company claim that they will be in as
good condition next week as before the
strike. Messages of sympathy and con
gratulations were received by the strik
ers to-day from all parts of the country.
Jersey City, July 21.—The linemen
belonging to the Brotherhood of Tele
graphers employed by the New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company have
joined the striker s, and demand’ double
pay for Sunday work and that eight hours
shall constitute a day’s labor. The com
pany was putting up anew set of poles
and wires, but this work is now stopped.
The company has, however, a sufficient
number of linemen, who are not members
of the Brotherhood to keep the lines in
working order.
Louisville, July 21.— There has been
no improvement iu the situation here.
The strikers are still firm and are appa
rently gaining strength. They have been
offered financial assistance by local
unions of other trades.
Detroit, July 21.—The telegraphic
situation is improved to-day. Two addi
tional men were brought from offices in
the interior of the State. Other than this
there was no change.
Washington, July 22.— From belated
dispatches from the North and West the
following notes on the situation of the
strike last evening are gathered:
At Buffalo the telegraphic situation re
mains about the same.
The striking operators claim to be gain
ing hourly accessions and are watching
all trains for new arrivals. The office is
running fairly well and getting off all
messages.
At Chicago the clerks in the delivery
department ot the Western Union Com
pany also inarched out without giving any
notice. The management announces its
ability to fill the places caused by these
detections in a short time. It is rumored
that the railroad operators contemplate
going out.
San Francisco, July 22.—There is no
change in the situation here.
Detroit, July 22.—The telegraphic
situation here took an unfavorable turn
for the company to-night, when the chief
operator, his assistant and three other
operators who had remained at their
desks, struck. This leaves the force bad
ly crippled.
Boston, July 22.—Several additions
were made to-day to the force of the
Western Union operators in this city
from other places, and to-uight there were
eighteen men at work. The strikers as
sert that their ranks are last tilling up.
Milwaukee, July 22. —The telegraph
ers are still out. Operators from Fon Du
Lac, Racine and Chicago were induced
by the Brotherhood to return home. The
force in the Western Union office is still
very small.
Chicago, July 22.— The Mutual Union
and the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company are making no attempt to do
business, and the office of the latter is
closed during tho greater portion of the
day.
Allentown, Pa., July 22.— A1l the
Western Union linemen in this district,
except the foreman, have gone out. Of a
dozen Brotherhood operators of this city
only one is employed directly by the
Western Union Company, and he bus not
yet seen fit to go out.
New York, July 22. —There was a
force ol 50 operators on duty at the West
ern Union main office to-day, and it was
reported that all business to important
points was clear, and no delays were now
necessary. Tbe company still claims to
be able to carry on its business in spite
of the strikers, and no compromise will
be proposed. It was rumored to-night
that the check clerks would strike to
morrow.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 22.—There
is little, if any, change in the situation of
affairs here in the strike of telegraph
operators. Sunday has given the' com
pany’s officers a breathing spell and their
tired operators a rest. Manager Jones,
who is in charge at the Western Union
office in the abseuee of Superintendent
Zeublin, expresses the utmost confidence
in the ultimate success of tbe company.
A prominent officer of the Brotherhood
says that their prospects and spirits never
were better, and that he has reason to be
lieve that the strike will be over and won
by the operators within forty-eight hours.
This afternoon a large mass-meeting of
representatives of different assemblies of
the Knights of Labor was held and the
striking telegraphers were indorsed in
their movement. The operators were
promised financial assistance. The meet
ing was very enthusiastic.
MEETINGS OF THE OPERATORS.
The Men Arranging to Hold Out anil
Confident of Victory.
New York, July 21.—A meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Telegraphers’
Brotherhood was held this morning.
Minor M. Davis was elected Chair
man and A. A. Orfuth Secretary. Alter
a canvass of the subject from all its
standpoints it was decided to prepare
some systematic and regular method of
procedure, and to this end the following
committees were appointed:
On Finance and Belief— A. H. Seymour,
late Manager of the Mutual Union; R. ,J.
Morrison, S. A. Coleman, Alfred Dillon
ahd William Taylor, of the Western Union
Company.
On Intelligence —C. A. Simpson, Charles
M. Jansen, A. J. Voyer, also of the West
ern Union Company.
On Law and Order— Charles Matthias
and Frank Reynolds, of the Western
Union.
The Skirmishing Committee, as appoint
ed, consists of E. T. Barberic and E. F.
Welch, of the Western Union Company,
and P. J. Smith, of the tire alarm service.
After defining the duties of the several
committees collectively and individually,
they repaired to the' Caledonian Hall,
where, at 11 o’clock, there were nearlv
1,200 strikers assembled.
The duty of the Finance and Relief
Committees will be to receive all sub
scriptions, investigate all applications
for relief and audit the accounts of all
sub-committees.
The Committee on Intelligence will at
tend to the transmission and reception of
all telegraphic communications which
will continue in cypher.
The duty of the Skirmishing Commit
tee will consist of personally visiting the
operators now at work and'trying to in
duce them to join the secret order of
the Brotherhood. "No dishonorable means,
it is promised, will be eii ployed to this
end.
The striking telegraph operators met
to-day. They numbered about 700, of
whom 00 were ladies. The linemen who
had been brought into the city last night
by the Western Union Company from
Scranton, l’a., and the New Jersey dis
tricts, and had been captured by a skir
mishing committee of the strikers, were
initiated. A petition was received from
the distributing clerks of the Western
Union Company asking to be received
into the ranks of the strikers. They will
be initiated to-day. They numbered about
40, 15 boys and the rest girls. They re
ceive from sls to S2O a month, and their
work requires more than ordinary skill
and knowledge.
It was said that ’letters had been re
ceived from many out of town operators
asking to be enrolled among the strikers.
It was also said that Rev. Mr. Ailsworth,
minister of the Methodist church at Piitn
rapn, N. J., who was once in the employ
of the company, had returned and was
now at a desk in the Western Union
office.
To-day the men formed in line and
paraded front their hall on the west side
to anew and larger hall on the east side
of the city. There a meeting was held at
which it was stated that encouraging
uews had been received from all over the
country. It was said that 13 linemen and
50 operators had joined the ranks of the
strikers yesterday.
At a meeting of the telegraphers to-day
at Irving Hall telegrams from various
parts of the country from labor organiza
tions expressing sympathy with the
strikers and offering financial assistance
should it lie desired were received and
read. Addresses were made by William
McCabe, of the Central Labor Union,
Chairman Healy and Secretary J. S. Mc-
Clelland, of the Executive Committee of
the Knights of Labor, beside other mem
bers of the Brotherhood who were pres
ent, The strikers will go on an excursion
to Long Branch to-morrow on the Ply,
mouth Rock, and will hold a meeting on
their return to the city.
Washington, July 21.—The striking
telegraphers have their headquarters at
the National Hotel, where the landlord has
assigned to them a suit of rooms free of
charge as long as they have need of them.
At a public meeting of the Brotherhood
to-night a number of telegraphers who held
positions in the department united with
their striking brethren. One of these stated
that the services of himself and others
bad been unsuccessfully sought by the
telegraph companies to work after the
departments close in the afternoon.
Quite a number of these ex-telegraphers
have been in the habit of increasing their
incomes by such “extra” labor in the city
telegraph offices, but an enthusiastic
member of the Brotherhood claims that
none ot these department clerks will now
accept such employment.
The membership of the local organiza
tion now numbers 89. an increase of 11
since yesterday.
Baltimore, July 21.—A public mass
meeting of the telegraph operator ß was
held to-nigfit at FordJs Grant! Opera House,
which was largely attended. The meet
ing was called to order by H. O. Steltz,
President of the Baltimore branch of the
Brotherhood, after which Edward Train
er. Secretary, stated the reasons which
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1883.
had prompted the present strike, and
which none more deplored than the op
erators themselves. Since 1870 there had
been a frequent scaling down in the pay of
operators until it could not be borne
longer. He was glad that the spirit
ol the press and the sentiment of the peo
ple had not attached much blame to the
operators. Misrepresentations had been
made that the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany had made several efforts to recon
cile the differences, while it was a fact
that they refuse to recognize the
Executive Committee of the Brother
hood, which alone has the right
to confer with the companies.
That company states that they will treat
with their own employes only, but such a
course could only break the ranks ot the
Brotherhood, while every principle of
honor would be sacrificed bv its employes.
The Western Union Company had per
sistently oppressed its operators and neg
lected to give an ear to their grievances.
Speeches were made by F. T. Burk, late
night manager of the Baltimore
and Ohio office, D. W. Nields, late assist
ant night manager of the Western Union
office, Wrn. T. Crossdale, editor of the
Dan, and Thos. M. Weeks, of the Knights
of Labor. Dispatches were received from
the Brotherhood in Richmond, Va.,
and Washington, stating that the opera
tors were standing Arm. A communica
tion was received from the Nonpareil
Assembly of the Knights of Labor of this
city offering material aid. The meeting
was enthusiastic.
Cleveland, July 21.—A meeting of the
striker* this afternoon was addressed by
James Lawrence, the Democratic candi
date for Attorney General of Ohio, and
A. J. Williams.
New York, July 22.— About 900 of the
striking telegraph operators went on an
excursion to-day to Long Branch. A
meeting of the remainder was held during
the atternoon. A dispatch was read from
Philadelphia stating that the strikers
there stood firm and would not back
down. It was stated that a number of
wires and cables had been broken during
a lire in \ andowater street. There was
also read, a dispatch stating that the af
fairs of the Hartford office were in a
deplorable condition. The members
were advised to keep away from the
\Y estern Union building, as it is said
that company had their emissaries lurk
ing about with intent, if possible, to break
up and demoralize the Brotherhood. It
was reported that they had forty-five per
sons, many of them plugs, at work send
ing oil' dispatches, some of which had
accumulated since the 19th inst.
Chicago, July 22.—The striking opera
tors held a meeting last night, at which
between 700 and 800 were present. The
meeting was addressed by members of
other local unions, and promises were ex
tended of financial aid if needed. Two
hundred new members were admitted,
including clerks in tbe delivery de
partment of tbe Western Union. A
number of messages were read from
Detroit, Buffalo, New York and other
cities outlining the situation at those
points. Members of the Brotherhood re
port that a great many railroad operators
came into the city during the day, but
that on the facts being represented to
them they joined the strikers.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 22.—The
strikers held a meeting to-night, which
was addressed by Councilman Walter.
He counseled moderation and expressed
a belief in their ultimate success. Sev
eral new men were initiated by the Broth
erhood this eveniug.
HULLS AND REARS GRUMBLING.
Many Exchange# and Broker# Begin to
Show Vexation.
New York, July 21.—A1l theexchanges
feel more or less the effect of the strike.
The most bitter complaint comes from the
Cotton Exchange, where, it was said, that
nineteen messages were behind, two since
the 19th instant. The officials here talk
of entering into a contract with the Bal
timore and Ohio Company, unless affairs
in the Western Union Company resume
their wonted course in a day or two. The
weekly reports of twenty-four towns,
which issued once a week, came out as
usnal yesterday. Fifteen ol the interior
ones had to be estimated, which caused
much bitter complaint.
At the Produce Exchange it was said
that but lew quotations were received,and
scarcely any to-day. It was thought here
that at least ene hundred messages were
behind.
The Postal Telegraph Company has run
a wire into the Produce Exchange, over
which most of their reports were received.
Some action may be taken by the board
the first of next week unless the difficulty
is settled.
A member of the Stock Exchange said
that the loss and inconvenience to brokers
and members was much greater than they
would acknowledge. He thought that
the Exchange would quietly await re
sults, and take no action unless the Wes
tern Union Company did not do something
to end the strike.
The strike is not felt at the New York
Mining,Stock and National Petroleum Ex
changes,as nearly all their quotations are
received over private wires.
At the Maritime Exchange the Phila
delphia wire is working all right, but
nothing is coming from Baltimore or
Washington, and this is the cause of much
trouble in their commercial business. In
all the Exchanges sympathy is expressed
for the strikers, and hopes for their suc
cess are heard on every side.
Chicago, July 21.—A new local diffi
culty was occasioned this morning by the
failure of the employes of the Gold and
Stock Telegraph Company to report for
duty. This service is one of importance
to the commercial world in transmitting
market quotations. The entire office
force, including reporters on ’Change,
quitted their posts and no quotations
were sent in consequence. The company
is a branch of the Western Union, anti
the officials of the latter company report
that the difficulty will soon be overcome.
Memphis, July 21.—Only meagre mar
ket reports were received and this has
caused considerable inconvenience to the
mercantile community. Many com
plaints are heard and' threats of suits
against the Western Union Company are
freely discussed, although no definite ac
tion lias yet been taken.
Louisville, July 21.—Business in all
speculative commodities is at a total stand
still here. Western Union is still re
ceiving business, but is handling it with
extreme difficulty.
Chicago, July 22.— Yesterday after
noon’s papers declare that speculative
business on ’Change is practically at a
stand still.
President Dunham of the Chicago Board
of Trade, is in receipt of a request from
members of the Milwaukee Chamber of
Commerce to call a meeting of the Chica
go Board, to consider the situation grow
ing out of the telegraphic strike. In defer
ence to this request, and also to the ex
pressed desire of the members of the Chi
oago Board, Mr. Dunham says that a
special meetingof the Board will probably
be called Monday or Tuesday iu case
no change occurs in the situation.
PRINTERS TO THE RESCUE.
Typograptiiral Unions Vote Money
and Sympathy for the Strikers.
Washington, July 21.—Columbia Ty
pographical Union No. 101 held a special
meeting to-night aud passed resolutions
of sympathy-avith the striking telegraph
ers and appropriated SIOO subject to their
order. The following are the resolutions:
Whereas, The telegraphers ot the
United States and Canada are now en
gaged in a struggle for right and justice
with several of the worst monopolists of
this country and
\\ herkas, We, as printers, recognize
in telegraphers men who are intimately
associated with our business, and recog
nizing the fact that a victory gained for
them is a victory gained for us ; there
fore be it
. Hesolved, That Columbia Typographi
cal Union No. 101 tender to the Broth
erhood of Telegraphers our cordial sym
pathy and good wishes in their great
struggle against organized capital and
soulless corporations: and be it further
Resolved , That the President of this
Union be ordered to have set aside tfie
sum of SIOO, subject to their order: be
it further
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed to communicate these resolu
tions to the telegraphers this night,
A ® *L I4IIIA ' July 21,—The members
of Typographical Union No. 2, at their
regular meeting to-night, adopted reso
lutions tendering to the striking tele
graph operators their sympathy and offer
ing what material aid mav be in their
power in the event of funds being needed.
NON-UNION MEN WARLIKE.
A Threat to Strike Unless a Compro
mise is Speedily Attempted.
July 21.-A press com
mittee has been formed charged with the
duty of answering the questions of re
porters. This committee has prepared an
address to the public and their brethren.
In it thq operator* *ay that they wiR go Jo
work gladly when they can do so honora
bly, but not till then, if the strike
lasts all summer. They make an appeal
to railroad operators not to come here to
take the places of the strikers, and thev
conclude their utterances as follows:
“The following action was taken to-dav
by non-members of the Brotherhood now
a L wo t * n the Western Union
office here: ‘We, the majority of
the operators who have remained
at work here, have signed a
paper pledging ourselves to withdraw
our services from the Western Union
Company at a stated time during the com
tng week unless the Executive Committee
of said company shows a disposition to
negotiate with the operators with a view
an amicable adjustment of the pending
difficulties. Although not members, we
are all heartily in sympathy with the
movement inaugurated by the Brother
hood.’ ”
The Brotherhood here have requested
assemblies iu other cities to take such
steps as will lead non-union men now at
work to take similar action.
GARRETT CONCILIATORY.
A Bare Possibility that He will Offer a
Compromise.
Washington, July 21.—Robert Garrett
and Superintendent Stewart, of the Balti
more and Ohio Telegraph Company, are
said to lie in this city to-night. Manager
Clarke, of the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany, has called on his men to meet him
at 11 o’clock to-morrow morning for the
purpose of holding a conference.
Baltimore, July 21.-The Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph Company to-day
stated their position in regard to the
strike of the telegraphists. They are
willing and ready at any moment to hear
and treat with the men in their own em
ploy and to concede the most liberal
terms, but they positively decline and
under no circumstances will thev treat
with a committee of the Brotherhood, nor
any person not in their employ. This
statement is made on the authority of the
officials of the telegraph company.
Washington, D. C., July '22.— The
telegraph strikers here remain firm, and
,say that not a man has gone back to
work. This afternoon occurred the first
sign of giving in on the part of the com
panies. Manager Clark, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company, sent for the striking
employes who had left his service, and
stated that he was in a position to oiler
them full compliance with their demands
if they would only present their eases
singly and return to work at once, but
under no consideration would the Balti
more and Ohio Company recognize the
Brotherhood of Telegraphers in any trans
action between it and its employes. The
offer was taken under consideration, and
will be discussed in a meeting of the
Brotherhood to-morrow.
MESSENGER BOYS UP IN ARMS.
A Strike Averted in New York, but a
Quit in Chicago.
New York, July 21. —1 t was thought
that the American District messenger
hoys would strike to-day, and about 50
from some of the up-town offices endeav
ored to induce others to quit work. The
movement was not gereral, and when the
cempany offered to pay the boys ten cents
an hour for extra work in addition to the
regular salary of $4 and $5 a week and
2% cents per message, they were per
fectly- satisfied to remain at work
Chicago, July 21.—The dav force of
messenger boys in the employ of the
Western Union Company left the office
ina body this evening, "thus emulating
the striking operators.
New York’s Irate Cloak Makers.
New York, July 22.— The striking
dress and cloak makers met to-day and
resolved to continue out until their de
mands are complied with. The strikers
say that some of the Walker street
and Broadway employers have mani
iested a desire to come to
terms with their workmen. Resolutions
were adopted at a meeting of the Central
Labor Union to-day, indorsing the strikes
of the cigar makers, the dress and cloak
makers and telegraph operators, and the
linemen. The telegraphers were offered
financial assistance to enable them to
carry on the strike.
Iron Workers on a Strike.
Birmingham, Ala., July 21.— Four
hundred and fifty employes of the Bir
mingham Rolling Mills struck to-day
against a reduction made to Pittsburg
prices. They also induced a strike of the
puddlers at the Brierfield Iron Works.
Killed by a Telegraphist’s Blunder.
Birmingham, Ala., July 21.—A
south bound passenger train on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad collided
while coming into the city at 4:30 o’clock
this morning with a fast Ireight train.
Both engines were wrecked. A baggage
car and one freight car were demolished.
Fireman Gabriel Logan, of the passenger
engine, was killed, and engineer 1). Ros
sir was severely injured. There were no
other casualties. The cause of the acci
dent was a mistake made bv the operator
at Warrior’s station.
DODGING THE WHISKY TAX.
Gen. Baum Confident that He can Out
wit Folger’s Killing.
Washington, D. C., July 22.—Secre
tary Folger’s ruling to the effect
that reimported whisky must pay the
full Internal Revenue duties does not
seem to scare the distillers very much.
Ex-Commissioner Rai m, who represents
a large number of them, said to-night:
"There is no occasion for alarm ou ac
count of this ruling, which is based on
Attorney General Brewster’s decision,
made some time since. We all knew that
something of this kind was coining, but
we can comply with the existing law
without being put to much extra trouble.
Under the present law unreclaimed
goods must be put in bonded
warehouses for a certain length of time
before they can be sold. When our
whisky comes in the distillers who are
the owners will not claim it. It will then
go to the bonded warehouse just as we
desire, and then after a reasonable time
it will be taken out and the taxes paid.
By these means we can get the relief for
which we have been praying and fighting
for the past two years. The law Is clear
on this point and all of my clients will
take this course. Mr. Ratlin is more than
confident that this can be done, and to
night has wired a large number of dis
tillers to that effect.
Weather Indications.
Offick chief signal Observer,
Washington, D.C., July 22.—Indications
for Monday:
In the South Atlantic States, southerly
winds, fair weather, stationary or lower
barometer, and stationary temperature.
In the Middle Atlantic States, generally
fair weather, westerly winds, nearly sta
tionary temperature, and stationary ba
rometer in southern portions, and rising
barometer in northern portions.
In the East Gulf States, fair preceded
by partly cloudy weather, and southeast
erly winds.
In the West Gulf States, partly cloudy
weather and local rains in the southern
portions, fair weather in the northern por
tions, stationary barometer, and stationa
ry temperature with southerly winds.
- In the Tennessee and Ohio Valley,
generally fair weather, southwesterly
winds, stationary barometer and tempera
ture,
In the Same Box a* the Nettie!
Havana, July 22.—Papers here report
that the American schooner Rebecca is
experiencing at Sagua the trouble re
cently experienced at Cienfuegos by the
American brig Nettie, which was seized
and sold for violation of the Cuban
customs laws.
Another Tornado.
Milwaukee, July 22.—Another tor
nado to-day passed over a considerable
section of country- in the neighborhood of
the Green Bay Railroad. Cars were blown
from the tracks and many houses were
blown down. Two women were killed.
Garibaldi Defeated.
Rome, July 22.—The second ballot was
taken here to-day to decide the contest
between Signor Orsini, promoter oi the
Rome exhibition, and Rieciotto Garibaldi
for the vacant seat in the Chamber of
Deputies. Hignor Orsini was succ^sful.
More Unfortunates from Ireland
New York. July 22.-Tke steamer
Celtic to-day brought a woman and two
children who are supposed to be pauper
immigrants, and also an insane woman,
The cases will be investigated hr the
Emigration Commissioners.
A Noted Sculptor Dead.
Boston, July 21.—Martin Millore, the
celebrated sculptor, died this afternoon.
Mr. I. A. Bacon, Savannah, Ga., says:
“I used Brown’s Iron Bitters for nervous
ness and indigestion and fpund it excel*
lent."
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
AN INTERESTING BUDGET OF
GOSSIP FROM ATLANTA.
TUe Capital Eager to Decapitate Its
Street Commission—The Colored Lieu
tenant Colonelcy—Attorney General
Anderson’s Work—Governor McDaniel
and the Boys in Gray.
Regular Correspondence of the Morning Jfesos.
Atlanta, July 21.— Despite the intense
hot weather, the Mayor and Chairman of
the Street Commission are having a very
heated controversy in the papers as well
as at meetings of the Council. The prob
ability is that the Mayor and Council will
get their bill passed through the Legisla
ture to abolish the Street Commission, as
it has proved to be an expensive and use
less luxury fer so small a city as Atlanta.
We are to have lively times bye-and-bye
in our municipal affairs, as the people are
beginning to get their eyes open, and
some of them are bold enough to question
the right ofLcity officials to o]>en and • im
prove streets near their own property
while other localities are sadly neglected.
The colored politicians are trying to
deleat the election of Lieutenant Ishant
Lewis as Lieutenant Colonel of the Second
Battalion of Colored Volunteers, witli
headquarters in Atlanta. He is a quiet,
worthy colored man, porter at the Gate
City National Bank, and has worked his
way from the ranks to the position of Ad
jutant. He has been nominated, and is
well qualified, but Pledger and a few
other notorious politicians are seeking to
gain the position tor the purpose of in
creasing their political power, Lewis
not being of their class. If we are to
have colored officers of rank in the State,
it is highly important that they should be
safe and prudent men. Violent partisans
should not be put in command of large
bodies of armed men, nor should they be
allowed to use State military organiza
tions for questionable political purposes.
GOV. M’DANIEL HAS FINALLY SETTLED
the Solicitorship contest by tbe appoint
ment of Ex-Recorder Howell Cobb Glenn,
whose confirmation was promptly and
unanimously made by the Senate. And
yet there are dissatified politicians, who
still cry out against him. It would have
been the same if he had given it to Zaeh
ry, to Brown, or to Thomas—all worthy
young men. Some personal, selfish mo
tive would have been hatched out for the
appointment of either. If Brown had
gotten it, they would have said the Gov
ernor, lieing a Baptist, gave it to a Bap
tist. If Thomas had won the prize, it
would have been said that the Governor
gave it to him because he came from
Athens, the city that sent the strong Mc-
Daniel delegation to the convention. The
fact is, Governor McDaniel is sharing the
fate of Governors Smith, Colquitt and
Stephens, who never could please rejected
and disappointed candidates and their
zealous supporters.
There is one State official who is pretty
sure to earn his salary during Governor
McDaniel’s term ol office, and that official
is the Attorney General. Although the
present Governor is one of the ablest
lawyers in the State, he never acts on
public questions involving intricate legal
points without consulting the Attorney
General, and these consultations are not
mere surface work—it is ‘‘persons and
papers, and the law and the constitution,”
no matter how laborious the investiga
tion may be.
I was amused at a remark Attorney
General Anderson made to me the other
day in connection with a pardon case.
His reply to me was: “Y'es, the Governor
is bothering me a good deal lately about
these matters.” What higher compli
ment, although spoken in jest, could he
have paid the Governor,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
has not yet taken in its gang planks, and
every day tbe cargo of new bills is in
creased. The committees are kept busy,
and only one session a day can be held
until new business gets to a low ebb.
Only one bill, up to this time, has reached
the Governor for his approval. Both
branches have worked hard, and have
performed an immense amount of labor,
but it has not yet reached a point of com
pleteness where the public can see the re
sults. And then, again, important meas
ures are coming up for final action, and
these demand some discussion. The Ran
kin railroad tax bill, a vital measure both
to the State and railroads, was ably dis
cussed for two days in tbe House, and it
will probably occupy a longer period in
the Senate. Ray’s fertilizer bill will re
quire the same consideration, followed by
the general temperance bill, the new road
law, the new capital bill, the redistrict
ing bill, the normal school and school of
technology bills, not to mention several
other measures. We shall be here at work
on some of them during the early breezes
of September.
I WAS MISLED BY THE PRESS TELEGRAMS
into an error in regard to the flag recently
returned to a New York regiment by the
cadets of the Virginia Military Institute,
not having the records of the war before
me and writing from memory. General
Francis H. Smith, the venerable and
honored head of the institute, has kindly
called my attention to the error in a
private letter, in which he savs:
“I do not know when I have been as
much touched as I was at vour beautiful
tribute to the corps of Cadet s on the occa
sion of the return of the flag to the New
York regiment. The flag had not been
captured by them at New Market,
although they did accomplish what con
firmed the victory of General Breckin
ridge, by capturing a seven gun battery,
which was given to them as a testimony
of their valor. The flag returned had
been captured by General Rosser, and
had been formally committed to the corps
of Cadet# by him, as expressive of his
confidence in their valor and patriotism.
“The return was very gratefully and
gracefully accepted, and the Buffalo Sun
day Truth entered very fully into the his
tory of its capture, in au account fur
nished by a Captain who was also cap
tured, and pays a very proper tribute to
the courtesy of General Rosser, who,
having captured the wives of three of
their Captains, kindly treated them, and
promptly restored them to their friends.”
' I stated in my special telegram last
night that I thought the Governor would
hesitate before signing the bill passed to
exempt disabled Confederate soldiers from
poll tax. As this happens to be tbe first
bill presented to Governor McDaniel for
his approval, it will require some ol the
nerve and fortitude he displayed in the
field of battle to put a veto' upon the
measure. My reasons for thinking he
will hesitate are, I think, well founded. I
still remember the efforts ol General
Toombs in the Constitutional Conven
tion of 1877, to give the maimed soldiers
legs and arms, and “such other aid as
may be deemed wise and just.” Rut the
convention—made up almost entirely of
Confederate soldiers—struck out this last
clause, and restricted all constitutional
aid to legs and arms, or the equivalent in
money.
Already it has been discovered that
even this seemingly wise and just pro
vision has, in too manv cases, been sadly
abused. The money has been taken and
squandered to the injury of the soldier
himself, and without any benefit to his
family. A leg or arm ought to have been
provided, lor life, to each maimed soldier
who was without sufficient means to pro
cure one himself.
The convention fully discussed the sol
diers’ aid question during the debate on
the homestead law and exemptions, and
the bravest and truest soldiers in the
body opposed any trilling exemptions or
favors for this class ot tax-payers, and
none were granted. Nor was the Con
vention willing to leave the matter to the
discretion of future Legislatures, as Gen
Toombs desired, by adopting the amend
ment giving, in addition to legs and arms
“such other aid as may be deemed wise
and just.”
Now as to the effect of this action, I
tind that the few political demogoirues
who sought to use this sympathy for
maimed soldiers in the convention for
their own advancement, have been “left”
by the '‘dear people,” and the gallant
soldiers w-ho dared to oppose their
schemes, and to defend the honor and
pride of the poorest soldier in the State,
have been rewarded by election to posi
tions of honor and trust. There is such a
thing as false sympathy for maimed sol
diers.
A TRUE SOLDIER
does not sell his patriotism or his life to
his country? He gives, and gives cheer
fully, his valor, tiis blood or his life, as
the case may be, aud leaves the countrv
free to reward him as itmavsee fit. There
are few soldiers in Georgia who would
care to go to the polls—the one place of
all others in the land where a man feels
his power and influence as a free and in
dependent sovereign—and cast his ballot
under an exemption that puts him at a
disadvantage w-ith the poorest voter who
has paid the poll fax,
. t-ki® W 8 (Uscuased most eloquently
in the convention, and Col. J. W. Robert
son, of Cobb county, made one of the most
beautiful and eloquent speeches on this
point that I ever heard. He declared
that, speaking for the Confederate soldiers
of his county, they would scorn any such
exemptions as a reflection upon their
Chatham.
RACERS ON THE RUN.
A Series of Interesting Events on Two
Noted Tracks.
New York, July 22. —Saturday’s Brigh
ton Beach races resulted as follows:
First Race— For maidens of all ages;
one mile. Ganymede won easily with
Huntington second, and Biddy Bowling
third. The time was I:47#f.
SecoxD Race —Selling allowances; one
and one eighth miles. Joe Cooper won, with
Marie second and Bonarette third. The
tune was I:sß}^.
Third Race —For the Manhattan Ho
tel stakes, valued at $825; one and one
quarter miles. Topsy won. with Hickorv
Jim second and Lute Fogle third. The
time was 2:09%.
Fourth Race— For a purse of $250; one
mile, Disdain won, with Metropolis
second and AVanculla third. The time
w asp :45%.
Fifth Race— For a purse of $250; three
quarters of a mile. Ben Thompson was
iirst. Newsboy second and Jesse James
third. The time was 1:17%.
Sixth Race— For a purse of $250 for all
ages; seven-eighths of a mile. Coming
down the home stretch Barney Aaron
touled with Plunger, and the latter was
thrown otl his stride. Barney Aaron was
second and Plunger third. The judges
placed I lunger second, and ruled Hen
derson off the track. The time was 1:32.
Long Branch, July 22.—The Mon
mouth Park races Saturday resulted as
follows:
First Race— For a purse of SSOO for
three-year-olds and upwards; allowances;
onemde. Reca was never headed; Jack
ot Hearts, the favorite, was second, and
Duplex third. The time was 1:43%.
Second Race —Free handicap sweep
stakes for two-year-olds; three-quarters of
a mile. The Lerna filly kept the lead
throughout. Himalaya was second and
the Stamps’ filly, the favorite, third. The
tune was 1:16%.
I'iiißD Race —For the midsummer
handicap sweepstakes of *6O each, with
SSOO added; one mile. The favorite, Buck
stone, won, with Little Minch second and
Caramel third. The time was 1:43.
Fourth Rack— Free handicap sweep
stakes of S3O each, with S6OO added: ene
and a half miles. Barnum, the favorite,
won, with Altair second, Volatile
third and V olusia fourth. The time was
2:39%.
Fifth Race— For a purse of $500; sell
ing allowance; seven-eighths of a mile.
Bancroft, the favorite, won, with Strath
spey second and Antrim third. The time
was 1:29%.
Sixth Race —For the Elberon stakes;
three-quarters of a mile. Assurance won,
with Aurelius second and Flower of
Meath third. The time was 1:18%.
DOWN AVITH YELLOW FEVER.
General Ord Among the Sick Passen
gers on a Steamer Off Havana.
Havana, July 22.—There were thirty
nine deaths from yellow fever in Havana
during the week ended to-day. The
butcher and coal-passer on the steamer
City of Washington died to-day from
fever. One of the sick passengers from
that steamer is Genenal Ord, who is very
dangerously ill. General Ord, with
others down with fever, has been placed
in a good private hospital.
Washington, D. C., July 22.—The
United states Consul General at Havana
informs the State Department that eleven
of the passengers on the steamer City of
Washington were landed sick with yel
low fever, and that five of them have died.
Washington, July 21.—'The Surgeon,
General of the Marine Hospital service
has bee ii informed that a vessel from
A'era Cruz has appeared off Apalachi
cola. The Collector ol that port has been
instructed to send the vessel to Ship
Island. The Surgeon General is also in
formed that small-pox and yellow fever
have apeared in Matanzas and Cienfue
gos, Cuba, and that cholera exists in
Cainpeachy and Oaxaca, Mexico.
New Orleans, July 21.—' The Stock and
Cotton Exchanges yesterday adopted res
olutions protesting against the cargoes of
yellow fever infected vessels being
brought to the city, and advising that no
infected vessels he allowed to enter the
Mississippi river.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Newberry and Greenville Lose Valuable
Blocks—Large Fire In New York.
Charleston, S. C., July 21.—Before
daylight yesterday a large fire occurred
in Newberry, destroying a business block
of nine stores in the centre of the town.
The loss is estimated at over $50,000. The
aggregate insurance is $43,000. The prin
cipal losers are Messrs. Flynn, Wright,
Coppock, Fant, Wheeler, Whirter, Peo
ples, Pratt and Singley.
About the same time a large fire oc
curred in Greenville in a block of wooden
buildings opposite the Mansion House, on
Main street. Five buildings, used as
stores and offices, were burned. The
total loss on the buildings is $67,000, and
tbe total insurance SIO,OOO. Tbe loss in
stock goods, law libraries and fixtures, so
far as known, amount to $8,500, and the
insurance $3,500. The origin of the fire
is unknown, but it is thought to have
been incendiary.
Cincinnati, July 21.-A. D. Bullock &
Co.’s curled hair and bristle factory was
burned last night. The loss on the build
ing is $50,000 and on stock $150,000. The
insurance exceeds SIOO,OOO.
New York, July 22.—The five upper
floors of the Munro publication building,
eight stories high, running from numbers
1 1 to 27 Vandewater street, were gutted
by fire this evening. The floors below were
flooded with water, and every tenant suf
fered more or less. The total loss will not
fall short of $300,000. There were
many thrilling escapes during the pro
gress of the fire, but fortunately
no one was seriously injured. The build
ing stands on elevated ground, and the
situation made it much more difficult for
the firemen to cope with the flames, fed as
they were by every variety of inflamma
ble material. It required over three
hours of hard work to get the fire under
control.
A LEAP INTO A FURNACE.
An Insane Asylum Patient Dies on a
K*d of Glowing Coals.
Rochester, Minn., July 21.—Charles
Fisherman, a patient at the Second Hos
pital for the Insane, committed suicide
yesterday .morning by jumping into the
turn ace in the boiler room. The fireman
did not recognize him as a patient, and
beiore he could stop him he had been
burned to death. After getting in
sido the furnace, Fisherman -stood with
his back to the red hot brick wall until
insensible, when he fell forward into the
glowing coals.
As the maniac struggled into an up
right position and fell back against the
fiery wall, an expression of unutterable
anguish lighted up his countenance, and
he made an effort to make use of his
voice. It was vain, however, and an
instant later he fell prone on
the bed of burning coals. A
horrible sizzle of burning flesh and a
sickening odor gained vent through the
open door of the furnace, and almost over
emme the horrified engineer, who stood as
if in a trance w-ith his eyes riveted on the
hideous spectacle which he was
powerless to prevent. In con
versation with a reporter of the As
sociated Press, the engineer said that he
believed that the terrified face of the
maniac would haunt him for life. To
night the engineer was very much pros
trated from the effects of the shocking
sight, and it is feared by some, that there
is danger of his losing his reason.
A Pool Box .Seized.
Chicago, July 22.—Two Deputy Sheriffs
yesterday seized a pool box in possession
of the official pool sellers at the race track
on an attachment in a suit for alleged
breach of contract. The box contained
$ ,0,000. The Sheriffs extracted $5,066, the
amount of the claim, and returned the
remainder to the pool sellers.
A Thief’s Terrible Pate.
Allentown, Pa., July 22.—George
Kilmer, a German, a baker, yesterday
robbed his roommate of his money and
clothing. ,In making his escape from the
city last night he was run over on the
railroad and horribly mangled.
McGeoch Pays Up,
Chicago, July 22.—The Receiver paid
out yesterday $700,0011 in settlement of all
claims growing out of the lard failure of
McGeoch, Everingham & Cos,
Property Put Up for Taxes in Vain.
New Orleans, July 22. Property
which had been advertised to be sold for
taxes w-as offered ior two hours yesterday
but no bids were received. ' -
Hill’s Hair Dye, black or brown, fifty
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A DEFEAT AT WIMBLEDON
THE BRITISH TEAM VICTORIOUS
BY 45 POINTS.
Firing Through Rain and Mists—Many
Misses on Both Sldes-The Americans
Lead up to the Long Ranges—The To
tal Scores of the Two Teams 1,831 and
1.906.
Wimbledon, July 21.—The weather
opened very unpropitious for the shooting
in the international match, and the rain
poured in torrents. At II :20 o’clock the
rain ceased, but in a tew minutes began
again, but cleared and shone out bright.
At 1 o clock this afternoon the tiring at
800 >' ards was completed, and the result
" a good victory for the Americans.
They scored 346, while the British made
but 330. In firing at 900 yards range,
Pearse and Lowe, of the British team,
both missed on their first shot. The first
shot of Smith, of the American team, was
a ricochet, being equivalent to a miss,
the wind was blowing from the
target. Lieutenant Walter Scott, of
the American team, missed on
his second shot. Rain was again falling
hard. At the completion of the third
round the Americans led by 14 points.
A.t the end of the fourth round there was
a tie in the grand totals. Hinman, of the
American team, missed on his fourth
shot, and Lieut. Walter Scott scored
another miss. Bull, of the American
team, missed on his third shot at 900
yards, and Smith, also of the American
team, missed his fourth shot.
Smith challenged the decision
as to his shot, but it was confirmed.
Joiner also missed on his fourth shot. At
this time the rain ceased falling. When
shooting at 900 yards was completed, the
British riflemen had scored 297, against
V” 3 . f °r the Americans. This made the
British aggregate at the end of the 900
yards shooting 1,697, and the Americans
l,6Si. When firing at the 1,000 yards
range began, Young, of the British, and
Smith,of the American team, missed their
first shots. Rain was then again
falling heavily. Doland, Pol
lard and Hinman, Americans,
also missed on the first round, thus £ivinf£
live misses in that round by Ameri
cans. Y ouug, of the British team, missed
three times running. During all this
tune tlie rain was falling in torrents and
the shooting on both sides was very bad.
Ihe Americans improved in their firing
shooting in the final stage progressed.
Ihe British also improved and made four
bull s eyes. At the eud of the second
round at the 1,000 yards range the British
score was 254 and the American 219,
giving 21 points in favor of the British.
Ihe grand total or the British team was
1)951, and of the Americans 1,906.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
.intlge Crawford So Low that His Life Is
Despaired Of.
Atlanta, July 22.—Private telegrams
from Columbus state that Judge Martin
J. Crawford’s reported improvement at
Chipley was not well founded. He has
been brought back in a more feeble and
less hopeful condition, and his death at
any moment would not be a surprise. Ty
phoid fever and other diseases have
sapped his system and left scarcely any
foundation upon which to recuperate.
Much sorrow is felt here over the sad
news, especially by his associates on the
bench and Gov. McDaniel.
Atlanta, July 21.—The Senate me
this morning and almost immediately adt
journed to Monday. In the House the
only business was the reading of bills the
second time.
Senators and Representatives in large
numbers made excursions to Tallulah
1 alls yesterday, and more followed to
day.
The first bale of new cotton received in
Atlanta this season sold in front of Cam
ming’s Cotton Exchange to-day, at noon,
for 15 cents per pound. It was strict low
middling and goes to New York.
1 he sheds at Stewart’s briek yard were
burned to-day, but the firemen saved the
shops.
Governor McDaniel knows nothing of
the rumored resignation of Judge Martin
J. Crawford, nor has Robert Toombs
Crawford, his son, heard of any such in
tention, The latest reports are that his
health is improving.
The Atlanta police are after John T.
Cheatham, of Jefferson county, who is
charged with cheating and swindling in
plow patent transactions by a Mr. Han
cock. It is thought that lie has gone to
Savannah.
Captain Aldridge, one of our sharpest
police officials, has gone there for him.
CHOLERA HORRORS.
Alexandrians Drinking Water in Which
Dead Bodies Are Washed.
Cairo, July 21.—The coffins in which
the victims of the cholera are buried here
are covered with only a few inches of
earth. The Minister of the Interior de
clines to interfere to compel a safer in
terment or bodies.
Alexandria, July 21.—The European
Volunteer committee has discovered that
the canal which supplies a crowded quar
ter ot the city with drinking water com
municates in the native cemetery with
the place used for washing corpses.
Alexandria, July 22.—The Sanitary
Commission has decided that all tiassen
gers must undergo a medical examina
tion before leaving Egypt. The commis
sion is considering permanent sanitary
measures to lie enforced against vessels
arriving at Egyptian ports from Bombay.
The deaths frun cholera on Saturday
numbered 381 in Cairo and its suburbs,
33 at Mansourah, 17 at Samauoud, 26 a*
Mehalla, 93 at Chirbin, 22 at Chobar, 33 at
Ghizeh and 4 at Damietta.
Cairo, July 22.—A sanitarv commis
sion, composed of General S'ir Evelyn
Wood, Baker Pasha and General Stephen
son, will he formed immediately. Tho
inhabitants of the most infected portion
of Bulak have been sent to Turab, a place
ten miles up the Nile, and their houses
Save been burned. The officials of the De
partment of State in the domains have
been removed to Helouan, a few miles
further up the Nile, w-here they are en
camped. A great quantity of tar is burned
in Cairo every night.
Inexpensive and effective is the great
substitute for sulphur baths, Glenn’s Sul
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