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ITEMS IX THREE STATES.
~l lR(ll \ FLORIDA AM) SOI TH
0 caboMNA pIT IN TYPK *
. , al -Stabbing Affair Near Milner—
V p,ii of Shoes Aged a Score-A Kei
, t -*f Pulaski County Attacked by
* \iiigator—A Stolen Craft Re
%u * -tll "
covered.
i.inn.ii.
, ,i, -.ckm-ss reportet in Talbot
v Mav.*r and Council of Dallas have
Winslow ha- been burned out at
1 /- , He loses |MB.
1 - ma-ville Tuesday one negro killed
'd' r bv -bottling.
Menko. of Atlanta, who was kieke<l
. days ago, i- dead.
t\ab!c property©! Rockdale county has
1 during the past year.
■<v - - River Iron Works is now in full
1 ,i -king f*>rty tons of iron per day.
' ,„ r j-.lm-tn attempted to cut Ins way
- I s-r; - county jail. He is now chained
. ... ■ mi-iii'it-rs *>f tlie State llortieultiiral
u.rc preseut at Tuesday's meeting
,t Biri-c-ville.
, . p st c County Suntiay Srhool Asso
■ t’.'ii-w ill meet at Toowigh. on Little river
r " , i l. two mile# east of Woodstock.
... I- rc-'-e of taxable property in Floyd
' tv j; ear overlast year i- nve hundred
77 , r i- v . ett thousand dollars; iocreasc uf
", i ut.m. Joues comity, the other day
shot < ©L A* >. Hamilton in the
' ,;li a shotgun. The cause was a
’ . -piite. and the wound is not mortal.
I ~ r . --I -I of the Shorter will ca.-c has just
, pleted and will at once lie forwarded
rente Court. The record cwUiM
, u. M..r*ls. and i- the largest ever sent
p ji.yil county.
\| . lav of last week some |>ersonnnut a
... ,of js'osvn in Peunibatehie creek, at
- g. a tew mik— tielow Vienna, and |h>i
- n am for several miles below, kill
unity of fine flsh.
I .. uii <-< ;ir Brown. I'. >. A.. i- lions
. tiu In, miitlKT, in New null, lie has
. l. 'l a professor's chair at the Wot
|., n i \ .iilemy. lit* will soon loaie lt> :i--
, umt . iii- new role there.
.1,11 nier MK iiml), Tav Keceiver of Bahl
s „. ...it>. say - that returns of property this
, ,r ( " t up *1.241..">73. Last year’s returns
re ii' l *1.231,a0i, an increase tllls tear
y ear of 19,711.
o.i 'iturJuy afternoon Mr. ami Mrs. lull
...r if t the Columbus ami Home
tr in ..ri hipley with a sick rhiht. Just l>e
train reaehetl that place the spirit of
;ii sufferer winged its way to heaven.
Mr. Poiimls. living about three miles from
on on the Sparta road, had a dilli
ait. with a negro, some words ami blows
...*• I. after which Mr. Pounds shot the ne
;r . the l all lmlglug in the right breast. It is
it—;lit he will recover.
Mr. furlong, of Furlong's mill, atx.ut four
m i-- this side of Tifton. cruelly wlii|>pe-l Ins
* . and when she ran front hint, lie look the
iar-s end of his buggy whip, w ith whiehhe
lj-i >een beating her, and struck heron the
The deed was committed on Thursday.
Furlong detled arrest. A large |H,s-e of
i,. however, went down ami arrested him.
.Mr. Stephen Kemp, of lliekory Flat, i lier-
T.k. e county, was m town yesterday and had
iiniu Ins feet a pair of -li*>i*~ that were m.-ole
f.,r Inin in isxil. He says he has worn them on
>undays and holidays constantly - - nee. and
the ot.iy repair that has l>een done to them
pair of half soles that lie hud put
„n not long since.
1 ! Tallsitton Era says: “We have re
n Talbottoa since September i. is--_>.
i.alesof cotton, lacking 30U hales of our
lo.irk.. and with thirty more days to coon.
W> will receive not quite N.eoo hales. This is
li -tiowing for us. and this i> our second
-ri -me* tlie railroail came. Geneva lias
it. coed .-ouiothing over :'.,50u liah*'. making
i! r* - . i|.t' forTailiot • cmnty 1 1,200 hale-to
\ ;ti* ully urretl at Mount > *ne> c 01...
... Iclonvli near Milner, betwi*eu two m
_r I ,rner Blackman and Jim Mathews,
ii-iiltisl in Blaekinan -tabbing
i-mortally in the breast. A gha-tly
in I -eyered his scalp likewise. Mathew
! a i few minutes. Blackman escape*!
; am*, but -uliscquenlly Bailiif Mercian
itr. -:ed him at liis home. Mathews was a
tig negro about 2 : years ~f age. Black
- -ut i lie'.line age amt Ik>lh bore g*Hxl
.••i.irasters. They were brothers-in law.
- mu. I Miller, wls> lives with his father.
Hra- Miller, about eight miles south of llaw
k n-t die. w as attacked by* a monster alligator
- t.-w days ago. A party of friends and liini
- H were ui the ri ter seining, when Mr. Mil
ler \u- seized by the right leg by the monster
.tii-l was being borue rapidly out into the
stream. He cried “help! help!" when his
fr -mi'rii-lit and to ids rescue. After a severe
-tr.iggie lie was liberated, ami found to Ik*
painfully wounded in the right leg. Hi-’ga
t-trsiup was killed, ami measured about 11
fret in length.
FLORIDA.
Fi**rt*la hat* -eventv-oue news|apcrs.
there is but one bar-room in Jasper now.
\i u ■ arn meal is on the market m South
Florida.
Tim ii lots have been -elltng in Tampa for
l‘lk . aunty has 10,000 liearing orange trees
and a * r*>|i of 5,000,000 is expected.
* alibaze palms have been set out on tin*
streets of Bronson for shade trees.
A in-\v town has been christened near Mi
■ an*)|*y, under the name of Tacoma.
Dcl.and requires live saw mills working day
and night to till her orders for liiiiilkt.
Magnolia ami Green Cove arc to U* eon
mated by telephone the coming winter.
The orange crop on the west coast in and
i •aieUleatrwaler is looking promising.
Real e.-tate is advancing iu and about Green
i v e at the rate of 2 per cent, a week.
Wednesday the steamer Alagnet. while l**w
g a lighter, broke the cross-head of her en
gine while off Point La Vista.
Lake Weir, in Marion county, is one of the
.■ ■*— i thriving part- of the state. It was a
ii t. *1 summer resort in olden times.
A mill man in Oeaia is making arrange
ments to ship 100,000 feet of lumber weekly to
S. w t oik by the Mallory Steam-hip line."
i **ntract- for the construction of anew
i atiiolie church in Pensacola have been let,
u tin* Is'ginning of the work is delayed Ih*-
.uise brick cannot be had.
Anew town named McDonald, two miles
north of Sorrento, has been started, the
scheme being inaugurated by a company to
. known as the Summer Land and Improve
ment Company.
x e hundred dollars have l>een sub-eribed
(•mid a telegraph line from Point Wash
ington to some point on the Pensacola and
Att.intie Railroad. Lake de Funiak seems to
be the favored point.
i i*re!imii.ary examination of Doc Smith
1 ting at and wonnding Jack Keefe.
ek place at Jacksonville Wednesday morii
and resulted ill the prisoner being held
- . - for trial. Bail lias not !>ecii furnished
•hi sunday morning there arrived in the
*n- r a: s’t. Augustine a cat-rigged lmat
(li* .king utensils alsiarJ. together with
■ 17. r miscellaneous gotwls. The only jierson
i • :sr I was a young man aliout eighteen years
*•( age. who -aid he purchased the Imat on
Iti'h.-in river. On his arrival he di-po-ed of a
blanket and other articles to those who
*uld purchase, and was about to dis
!*Mf "f the yacht, which he called the
Nina." for about SSO. Two |*er-ons whose
- l-( . i,,ns were aroused went to James Paine.
*h-> i.-the custom house official for tlie sec
:.**n where tlie vessel eaiue from, and gave
in tin* information of the arrival of the
"N,Mr, Paine, upon examination
yadhjL was -ati-tied that the
"■at w.i- tlie “Blanche,” owned by
•>■<■■■• - Hell, who has the contract to carry
"■ til to Lake Worth. Mr. Paine left for
J" - >ny die on Monday morning, ami the
nn- put in charge of Mr. McMillcn,
and .n the meantime yvord was forwarded to
Or James Bell on Indian river. Tlie young
1 '.as since disappeared and no trace of
turn . .ai Re found.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Or:-; Tutt, a negro bov living on Mr. C‘.
U Tint's place, on Beech Isiaud, yy as drowned
- 'jturday while bathing* in the savannah
’ i a—eager train run by Engineer John
" '!• t i.ivv s. on the Wilmington Hoad, has
c! - .ieresL near the depot at Sumter, ob
'h.timsou the track live times in the last
tw wt eks. and has several times narrowly
*l*s*.t lieing wrecked.
Tk. i harleston Asm and Courier of last
" .ii*--.lav says: “About i:3u o’clock this
; rt.itig a' colored man named y . s. McCoy
*a-picked up at the Rutledge -tree! pond
witl. it bullet in his stomach, lie staled that
"•* *h>*'. himself for love.”
!(* 1 harleston AVirs and Courier says:
"Nr. Haines, of Haines Bro.s, of New York,
• ritra' tors for constructing the cable to
do-bar, is in this city yyith his laborers and
•st.-iial for commencing tlie work, and no
‘“b''Will l.e lust iu constructing the observa
">rv *, n Morris Island and in laving the sub
nnc cable."
In sections of Chester county, from Carmel
u.;. to tin* district due. the recent cyclone was
' fr rsti>. bouses being blown doyvn, trees up-
J -iSc.I and fences, corn and cotton levelled.
' < i-mel Hill, on Major .1. W. Wilks'
ace. -t-reral cabins yvere blown down, fences
* rr ‘ l '1 away, big trees uprooted ami the
■btnncjs blown from his resilience.
Tae * .. T u ril | Hoi*!, in Chester, was “taken
v by two usiLdressed strangers
tb. ir names as h. ezvJtt and W. P.
-, n ( j,.fore going toCheater licoy stopped
and registered there a-- W. S.
~ ' barleston, 6, C.,” and “W. G. ta
-■ Hamilton. Ont., Canada.” Two men
Hi? their description med to swindle a
10 s i artanburg and were arieeicd a feiv
U,:,' :, -o. it transpires that Scott, wiias
ttorp °® ee head clerk in a Greenville
Register: “Comptroller General '
Ui- ! I; >s demanded a settlement from Mr.
■ in,’ ’f tou * latc Treasurer of Hampton
w ■ r - I-aw ton, through lu* attorneys,
y> yy arren & \\ arren. refu-us to pay the
•a ■ e due the State, claiming that u was lost
~- ‘"Vrobbery ot hissafe ami that lie isuot re
•lori r * 'herefor. Immediate steps will no j
' , he taken by the Mate and countv
La J, , trt renoverthe amount tine from Mr.
lt * bondsmen. The case wtii pome up
_ e “ext term of court in Hampton county." i
v uia r.f? arta * says: “The meeting of the
ri,,.. , an * e and Mechanical Society, in Afa
week, was attended bra small del
t on from most of Site counties. They re- j
Savannah morning news
eeived a w arm welcome from the citizens of
that place. The ladies honored the meetings
with their presence, Several of the appoint -
ed speakers delivered their addresses. The
labor question seemed to attract most atten
tion. There were no new facts or ideas ad
vanced. but there was a general interest
niHuiiesteu by all when this subject was called
up. . '
A Manning correspondent writes to the
.\eis* and ’.mirier that the drought continues
in many sections. In some places the farmers
arc cutting down corn and drying it for fod
‘ler. Cotton is sheddiug leaves, forms and
small holts. The rain clouds have played
strange and unaccountable freaks. Some
time- the rainfall would lie heavy, the width
of a half or three-quarters of a mile, and ex
tend in length two or three miles, stopping as
suddenly as it liegan. At one place three rain
fall- maned the base and perpendicular of a
triangle ami the section of tne hypothec use
getting none. This, too, in a smaifarea.
A Union correspondent writes: “Since niv
note of tlie 2*th in reference to the supposed
poisoning of some of those who attended the
nop on the 25th. further developments have
satisfied the most skeptical that the ice cream
used on that occasion contained a very viru
lent poison, most probably the sub-acetate of
copper verdigris), coming from some brass
vessel used in preparing the cream. Opinions
are somewhat divided as to the precise cause,
hilt the result is that between thirtv and forts
persons are suffering from its effects, more or
less seriously, and m several cases the svmp
toms are very alarming.”
Aiken Review: “Last week Mr. Henry Wilson
forged an order on Mr. 1.. A. Ashley,of Kllen
ton. for fifty dollars. The forged order was
written in tlie form of a note to Mr. .John
Bonner, requesting hint to pay to Mr. Wilson
fifty dollars, and it hart Mr. T.. A. Ashley's
name signed to it. Tlie oriier was presented
at Mr. Bonner's store to Is* cashed, hul Mr.
Bonner being absent, his clerk refused to cash
it. Wilson then took the order over to Sir.
Joseph Ashley's, a brother of Mr. 1.. A. Ash
ley. where in* succeeded in getting it cashed,
the money la-ing paid by Mr. Ashley's clerk.
Taking advantage of tlie telegraphers' strike,
he jumped on board of the first train for Au
gusta, and lias not since been heard from.”
A CIiEVKH WOMAN'S CHIMES.
Revelations That Came of the Double
Tragedy in W est Twenty-second Street
—"Who is Mr. Kelley?
A* h York Heru/'l, A ujttsf l*t.
The iMxlies of Horace Shephard and his
supposed wife, otherwise Mrs. Kelley,
who were found dead in lied, with a bul
let wound through the head of each, in a
room in West Twenty-second street, on
Monday morning, lay almost side by side
in < lark's undertaking establishment,
iu West Twenty-third street, yesterday.
The children of Mrs. Kelley, or Mrs.
Voullaire, for the latter was her first
married name, went early to view the re
mains of their mother. Alfonse, the
younger son. had on the previous night
prepared liis elder brother, Belmont, who
is thirty years old. for the news of
the tragedy. He had first informed him
that their mother was seriously in
jured, and subsequently, by tlie ad
vi e of Coroner Martiiu told him the
whole truth. Belmont nearly fainted, and
seemed to In* more intensely affected than
even his brother was when tlie Herald re
porter gave tlie latter the sad intelligence.
The daughters Klmia and Knola—were
at the undertakers with their brothers.
When Mr. Clark removed tlie lid from
the eoflin and they gathered around
to see the dead form of
their wardyward mother their
grief was heartrending. The face of the
dead woman had been washed and it bore
a i>eaceful expression. The features were
those of an elderly, motherly woman, and
in death had nothing to indicate the real
character of their possessor, tine by one
her children kissed tin* face.
Mrs. A. C. Voullaire's tragic death was
the means of uniuUmg the story of her re
markable life, lived in this city as
Mrs. Kelley, she (tied as Mrs. Shephard;
but when it was known that she was
really Mrs. Voullaire. the wife of a once
well known lawyer* in >t. Louis, Missouri,
there were many persons able to tell
the circumstances of her career. Years
ago she had become notorious in st.
Louis through achat ge of murder, through
her i n,i'fiirx and by her divorce from her
honorable and estimable husband. Her
sons married here, and it was from their
relatives as well as from others, that the
reporter learned the true story o, her life.
She was born in France more than 45
years ago, of parents in affluent cir
cumstances. Her mother is still living,
not in San Francisco, as Alfonse erro
neously stated on Monday in liis excite
ment, but in Illinois, where she lias
means to support her. She is expected
here to-day or early to-morrow morning.
Mrs- Voullaire bad been well educated,
and was possessed of more than average
intelligence.
None of Mrs. Voullaire’s relatives by
marriage could believe that she was really
the wife of Mr. John Kelley, whose name
she bore in this city. It was in the South
that Mr. Kelley had first met her. He was
attracted to her. as others had been, by
the syren arts she possessed. They hail
one child, a boy. who is now six years
old. and who had lived with
liis mother. Mr. Kelley is con
nected with a Southern steamship com
pany. and passes most of his time in Sa
vannah. He is about forty-five years of
age. tall and stout, very fair, and wears
a moustache. A little while ago his
mother and a sister were living together
in West Twenty-second street, but are
said to be now in the South. Mr. Kelley,
a husband and father, maintained liher
ally Mrs. Voullaire or Mrs. Kelley and
their child.
How young Shcpaurd first made the
acquaintance of their mother the children
did not know. It is supposed the acquaint
ance was made in oneof the ways so com
mon in big cities. At any rate he had
visited the house in West Fifteenth street
several times.but nothing was observable
in the intercourse lietween the middle
aged woman and the young man of 27 to
show that there was any other feel
ing present than that of friend
ship. Still Horace Shephard did not seem
to be a favorite with the young Voullaires.
Mrs. Voullaire was in the habit of
of making trips to the country, some
times alone and sometimes with her
daughters. Not long ago she and the
girls had leen together at Asbury l’ark.
Alfonse, who lived with her. and his
sisters were accustomed to seeing their
mother go for days and weeks together,
presumably to the country. It is now as
certained that those days and weeks were
passed with young Shephard, and from
the 25tli of May at the house in West
Twenty-second street, where they eante
to their deaths.
Whether she really loved the young
man. or whether she thought his position
was better than it was. arid as a "design
ing woman, wished to make the most of
him financially, is but a matter of con
jecture with her relatives. Thev have no
grounds for believing that she was mar
ried to bint.
A professional gentleman, well known
in this city and in St. Louis, gave to the
reporter a sketch of Mrs. Voullaire's life
in this country. He said her husband,
Seymour \ ouilaire, was born in Guade
loupe, one of the West India islands,
in whicn there is a large French
colony. He was bred to the law,
and practiced in St. Louis, where his
name is still remembered as a distin
guished lawyer. He there became prose
cuting attorney. “Few men,” said the
reporter’s informant, “stood in higher re
pute in St. Louis than he. He was a
strictly conscientious attorney, some
thing which we do not often find. He was
twice married. In regard to his first wife
whom you sjieak of as Mrs. Kelley or
Shephard. I knew she had the reputation
of beiug a woman of bad character. Mr.
Voullaire had always treated her very
kindly and they had four or five children.
One of them, a girl, is now in a convent
in the West,
•■Thev had been married for about nine
years when she drew iuto her toils a
voting man connected with one of the
new -papers. His name, I think, was Ruth.
It was said that Ruth tried to kill Mr.
Voullaire, but failed, and was himsell
nearlv killed. As far as 1 recollect Ido
not believe Ruth was injured at all. The
affair created a great sensation in St,
Louis, and the public were entirely on the
side of Mr. Voullaire. He obtained a di
vorcc and the custody of his children,
“When the first Mrs. Voullaire was di
vorced she married Ruth and went with
him to Kansas, Somehow she managed
to take her children with her. In the
town of Lawrence, where Mr. and Mrs.
Ruth went to live, was a well known
physician who caused her to cool to
ward her second husband and
won her affections, such as they were.
Ruth died suddenly and under sus
picious circumstances, and there was
good reason for believing that the
pbvsiciau had murdered him. and
that Mrs. ltuih had had a hand in it.
“Mrs. Ruth passed a year in prison, hut
was not brought to trial. Meanwhile her
children were again taken possession of
bv Mr. Voullaire* who brought them to
St. Louis. When Mrs. Rath was liberated
sue left Kansas, and hail*several other ad
ventures iu other States. 1 heard that in
some Southern cities she had turned her
musical talents to account and bad been
no trie stage, but of this I am not sure.
She certainly was a very remarkable
woman.”
Mrs. S. L. Peterson, Wad ley, Ga., says:
“Dr. H. L. Battle prescribed flrown’s Iron
Bitters for my dyspepsia. Two bottles
entirely cured me,”
A RACE FOR THE ERMINE
SEVEN BALLOTS TAKEN AND NO
WEARER CHOSEN.
Blandford Ahead and Basinger a Close
Second—The Friends of Both Candi
dates Confident—Lively Work in the
Lobby—Other Proceedings in Senate
and House.
Atlanta, August 2.—That the filling
of the vacant Judgeship is to be oneof the
red letter events of the present session
was fully demonstrated this morning by
the crowded galleries and lively lobbies.
No time was wasted by the joint session
in getting down to business, and the mem
bers bad not been long seated when Mr.
Polhill nominated Col. \V. S. Basinger,
of Savannah. The nomination was
seconded by Mr. Peck, of the House.
Mr. Little nominated Col. Blandtord, of
Columbus, which was seconded by Sena
tor Smith.
Mr. Livingston nominated Mr. Dabney,
of North Georgia, and it was seconded by
Mr. Redwine, of the House.
Tne first ballot'resulted as follows:
Blandford . 70
Basinger 67
Dabney . . 51
Pottle ii
The result of tlie second ballot was as
lollows:
Bt&tfdlbfa 7” “" " 7<v
Basinger. oo
Dabney 4<
Pottle 8
The third ballot was announced as fol
lows :
Blandford . so
Basinger . 05
Dabney :>;}
Pottle . 5
Messrs. Robbe, of Richmond, Rice, of
Fulton, and Lofton, of Bibb, voted for
Colonel Basinger.
Air. Dart, of Glynn, voted for Mr. Bland
ford.
Colonel Basinger led the Senate. The
session then adjourned to 4 o’clock.
Colonel Basinger felt hopeful of enough
Dabney votes to win.
After the adjournment a heavy lobby
resumed its work for Mr. Blandford.
When the joint session was called to
order shortly after 4 o’clock it was rain
ing, and a small crowd was present. Sev
eral additional members were also absent.
Gen. Toombs was a spectator.
The fourth ballot placed the candidates
as follows:
Blandford .. . 7!l
Basinger. ..... 65
Dabney * 52
Pottle 2
Air. Pottle’s name was withdrawn and
most of his votes went to Air. Dabney.
The fifth ballot resulted:
Blandford 7S
Basinger 70
Dabney . .45
Pottle f
The sixth ballot resulted:
Blandford N5
Basinger 75
Dabney. ... 4,'t
The result of the seventh and last ballot
was as follows:
Blandford. . 81
Basinger 70
Dabney 4t>
The session t hen adjourned to 10 o’clock
to-morrow. It required 102 to elect.
Air. Blandford’s friends are here in force
and leaving no stono unturned.
.lodge MeCay, Walter Johnson and
other Republican officials have se
cured the solid Republican vote for Air.
Blandford, and have also gathered up
every vote that was obtainable. .Messrs.
Dabney’s and Basinger’s friends are
less pushing and zealous, but stand
firm and dignified. It is now
possible to defeat Colonel Basin
ger in case Air. Dabney withdraws, as
Air. Blandford’s forces are constantly on
the skirmish line. Col. Basinger has a
-plendid support in the Senate. Alessrs.
Aleldrim, Hoyt, Dußignon, Lamar and
others have secured him 20 out of 43
votes.
Colonel Basinger lias nobly maintained
his dignity and made no questionable or
imprudent step.
IN THE SENATE.
On motion of Air. Dußignon reconsidera
tion was granted on the bill amending
section 4587 of the Code, which was
passed yesterday, and the reconsideration
was made the special order for Wednes
day next.
On motion of Mr. Smith the Senate re
considered its action adverse to the resc
tion for a committee to consider the new
capital bills.
Under the head of new business the fol
lowing measures were introduced:
By Mr. Hoyt—A resolution to loan the
Georgia Land and Mining Company the
maps and minerals of the Geological Bu
reau.
By Air. Jones—Declaring valid con
tracts waiving the benefit of exemption
from garnishment.
By Sir. Smith—Requiring foreign corpo
rations, except railroads and banks, to
file a list of their stockholders and offi
cers and charter with the Clerks of the
Superior Courts.
By Air. Tatum —Repealing section 4454
of the Code, as to punishing escaped con
victs.
Bills passed as follows:
To amend sect ion 529 of the Code. Also,
sections 4454 and 4184.
Preventing the abatement of letters
testamentary or administration granted
to a female upon marriage.
The Dill regulating practice in claim
cases was lost on an adverse report.
Mr. Rankin’s railroad tax hill was
made the special order for Thursday.
On the House bill exempting County
School Commissioners from road duty, a
minority report was presented, and "the
bill was tabled.
The Wavcross Branch College bill was
made the special order for to-morrow, but
the election will probably displace it.
The bill to create a Lieutenant Governor
was made the special order for Tuesday.
The bill authorizing the Governor to
subscribe for 1,400 Signal’s legal form
books was tabled.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, in the absence of
the Chaplain, Rev. W. I*. Smith, of the
North Georgia Conference, officiated, and
created something of a sensation by
alluding in his prayer to the evils of in
temperance and the present bill to sup
press these evils. This reference to the
bill now pending was generally dis
approved.
Air. Hawks, of Sumter, moved to recon
sider action on section third, adopted
yesterday, so as to change “against whis
ky” to “against prohibition,” and “for
whisky” to “for prohibition,” the former
terms being obnoxious to many good men.
The motion was tabled by 04 yeas to Cl
nays.
The Finance Committee reported fa
vorably to the resolution to pay Col. J. A.
Green $1,500 in advance for collecting the
Trezevant claim.
Air. Crenshaw, of Troup, gave notice of
a minority report on tins matter.
The special Judiciary Committee re
ported adversely to the bill requiring the
people to fence residence lots and out
buildings.
Air. AlcCurry, of Hart, Chairman of the
special committee, reported that Augusta
be allowed six months further time from
September next to complete a fishway in
the dam across the Savannah river at that
place.
The unfinished business, the tern iterance
bill, lieing taken up, Air. Aliddlebrooks
concluded his speech in favor ot his
■amendment, allowing a second election if
the “Against whisky” ticket succeeded at
the first election.
Mr. Pringle opposed, contending that
the i>eople had whisky now, and if they
voted it out, there was no justice in
another election to vote it back.
Mr. AlcGregor, of \V arren, said that
although favoring temperance, he should
favor Mr. Aliddlebrooks’ amendment.
Air. Russell, of Decatur, opposed the
amendment and made a stirring speech,
claiming that counties now having prohi
bition were more prosperous than the
others, and did not desire to have an
opportunity to vote back whisky into
their communities.
Air. Mattox, of Chattooga, while ready
to vote tor the bill anyway, still thought
the amendment should be adopted.
The roll was called on the amendment,
and by a vote of 102 yeas to 54 nays the
amendment was adopted,
51 r. Fite, of Bartow, moved to amend by
striking out allowing election to be held
at “other places" than the town or city,
as in the fifth section. This makes the
section conform to the first section as
amended. The motion was adopted.
Air. Pringle amended so as to add
militia district atter town or city, and the
fifth section was adopted.
Air. James, of Douglass, thought the
sixth section too stringent, and objected
to prohibiting the giving of whisky to in
duce trade.
Air. Jordan, of Hancock, favored this
amendment, and Alessrs. Humber and
Wood opposed.
Mr. James then withdrew a part of hie
amendment, and confined it to striking
out “or furnish at other nublie places,”
which was adopted by 08 yeas to 52 nays.
Air. Drewry, of Spalding, moved to
SAYANNAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1883.
amend so that whisky could not be given
away to induce trade or for any other
purpose. There was no good reason for
confining the restriction simply to giving
to customers. The motion was lost.
Section seven was adopted without
amendment.
Air. Pringle moved to strike out that
part of section eight in regard to licensed
physicians and add "such,” so as to read,
“such wines being domestic wines for
sacramental purposes.” It was lost by a
vote of 32 yeas to 75 nays. Tlie section
was then adopted without amendment.
Air. Breck, of Lumpkin, desired to
strike section 9 from the bill. The mo
tion was lost. The section was amended
by striking out “or other place in the
State” so as to conform to section 1 and
adopted.
Air. Jordan, of Hancock, moved to
amend so as to make tlie section read
“shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction, etc.,” which was adopted
and the section carried.
Air. Crenshaw, of Troup, then stated
the bill had been so amended that the au
thor would run from it and he moved to
recommit it to the Temperance Commit
tee.
Air. Humber, of Putnam, the author of
the bill to which this is a substitute, sec
onded the motion and asked that the bill
be recommitted.
Air. Aliddlebrooks moved to recommit to
the Judiciary -Committee.
Ali.jJenkuia. oUl’uuuujuvniui that m*nr
tesy required that it should go hack to tlie
Temperance Committee.
Air. Sweat, of Clinch, opposed anv kind
of recommittal, as did Mr. Redding, of
Pike, with the design to have the bill
come up to-morrow morning as unfinished
business.
Alt'. McGregor, of Warren, moved to
print the bill and lay it on the table with
out fixing the time to resume the debate.
The motion to'table was lost, and the
I**ll was carried over as unfinished busi
ness for to-morrow.
The friends of the bill are very much
discouraged at its fate, as the amend
ments eliminate its best features.
NOTES ABOUT THE CAPITAL.
Another mad dog was killed here to-day
l>y the police.
An intoxicated man fired a pistol in the
Kimball House rotunda to-night, and the
ball passed between J udgt* John T. Clarke,
ot Cuthbert, and B. T. Hatcher, Esq., of
Columbus, who were engaged in conver
sation.
The Southern Dental Association to-day
elected 11. J. Alcilcllops, of Missouri,
President; A. G. Bouton, of Georgia, First
Vice President; Al. A. Bland, of North
Carolina, Second N ice President; A. O.
Rawls, of Kentucky, Third Vice Presi
dent: Recording Secretary, Dr. Hoffman,
of North Carolina; Corresponding Secre
tary, John Hollmes, of Georgia; Treas
urer, Dr. Low Ranee, ot Georgia. An
excursion will he made to Tallulah Falls
to-morrow.
WAILS FROM THE KAILS.
Vermont tlie Scene of Another Disas
trous Train Wrecking.
Boston, Alass., August 2.—Another
bad railroad accident occurred yesterday
in Vermont. An express train on the
Southeastern Railroad, from here to Alon
treal. was derailed three miles from North
Troy. Vermont, and tlie whole train was
wrecked. Two parlor cars, one baggage
and one passenger car and anew engine
were made a complete wreck. One lady,
front Derby, was fatally injured, and some
fourteen others were seriously hurt.
Telegraph operator Johnson, who
is responsible for the accident on'
the Troy and Greenfield Railroad
yesterday, is 17 years of age. lie
had been on duty all night, and at 9
o’clock in the morning had not been re
lieved, owing to the tardiness of A. C.
Hoag, the station master. Johnson had
orders to flag these trains and have them
pass at Petersburg Junction, and forgot
to do it. He set ui> an instrument on the
ground near the scene of the accident,
and sent and received messages. The
loss on rolling-stock and merchandise
will reach $75,000. The wrecked cars and
engines were totally burned, and the
bodies of the six men killed were con
sumed, nothing remaining hut their
bones.
CHOLERA'S ELEVEN THOUSAND.
A Terrible Alortality Showing Since the
Commencement of the Disease.
Alexandria, August 2. — Two deaths
from cholera occurred here yesterday. The
total number of deaths in Egypt since the
first outbreak of the disease to date is
11,000. The deaths from cholera among
the British troops in Egypt so far num
ber 84.
London. August 2. —There were 887
deaths from cholera in Egypt on Wednes
day, including 273 at Cairo, where there
were three deaths among the British
troops. Twelve English doctors arrived
at Alexandria to-day. They will proceed
to Cairo.
Pike New Hampshire’s Choice.
Concord, August 2. —The 40th joint
ballot for United States Senator was taken
to-day and resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes cast 318; necessary to a
choice 10<); of which Patterson had 1,
Stevens 1, Ladd 2, Spalding 2, Tappan 2,
Chandler 0, Barnard 5, Gallinger 0, Alars
ton 35, Burns 47, Pike 97, Bingham 114.
Pike gained 8 over yesterday’s vote.
Burns lost 2 and Chandler 0.
The following is the forty-second ballot:
Whole number 315, necessary for a choice
158, of which Rollins had 1, Stevens 1,
Ladd 1, Alarston 19, Binghamll2, Pike
181. Pike having a majority, was de
clared elected. Great applause followed.
Stray Cases of Yellow Fever.
N ew Orleans, August 2.—The steamer
Capri, four days from Yera Cruz, has
anchored a mile off Port Eads, with one
case of sickness aboard. The quarantine
inspector at Port Eads has given orders
not to allow the Capri to come in, and to
warn all boats against towing or piloting
any vessels from infected ports.
New York, August 2. — On the arrival
of the steamer Saratoga, of Ward’s Ha
vana line to-day, James Barnes, the
steward, was removed to the hospital at
quarantine suffering from what is sup
posed to be yellow fever.
Among the Ruins on Ischia.
Naples, August 2. —King Humbert yes
terday visited the scene of the earthquake
on the Island of Ischia and went over the
ruins of the destroyed towns. He ex
pressed the deepest sympathv with the
sufferers and directed the distribution of
money and provisions to those in need.
Another severe shock of earthquake was
felt on the island last evening, which put
a stop to the work ol searching the ruins
for the bodies of victims.
No Foot or Mouth Disease.
Washington, August 2.—The Treas
ury Cattle Commission has made a re
port to the Treasury Department that
there is not a single case of foot and
mouth disease in the United States, and
has not been except among herds recently
imported from Great Britain. These
herds were subjected to a close quaran
tine until every vestige of the disease dis
appeared.
Cloak Makers Carry Tlieir Points.
New York, August 2.—The last con
tingent of striking dress and cloak makers
returned to work this morning, having
gained their point, and the trouble is at
an end. The Alanhattan Suit and Cloak-
Company was the last to give in. The
employes will now get sls a week for ten
hours a day’s work, and no night work
unless paid extra.
A Revolting Crime Mercilessly Avenged.
New Orleans, August. 2.— Last night
a crowd assembled at the jail in Alayers
ville and demanded keys from the Sheriff,
who refused to surrender them. They
then broke in the door and took out f>.
W. Pressed, who was under arrest for the
rajie of a girl nine years old, and hanged
him in the court bouse yard.
Lost in tlie Shaw Sc Cos. Whirlpool.
Boston, August 2.—The Journal says
that F. T. & J. D. Phinney, boot arid
shoe counter manufacturers of No. 157
Summer street, suspended payment at 2
o’clock to-day, with- liabilities of some
thing over $400,000, They are on Shaw ,fc
Bros.’s paper to the amount of $400,000.
Murders His Wife mid Kills Himself.
Baltimore, August 2.—William Smith,
aged 40 years, keeper of a small grocerv
store on Stocktou street, had a difficulty
with his wife this morning, when he shot
her dead with a pistol. He thou, with the
same weapon, killed himself.
The Legion of Honor.
Waynesboro, Ga*. August 2.—At the
annual session of the American Legion of
Honor held here yesterday, Colonel John
C. Priqtup,of Rome,of waselected Grand
Commander. The Waynesboro council
gave them a royal barbecue to-day.
Inexpensive and effective is the great
substitute for sulphur baths, Glenn’s Sul
phur soap*
A HOTEL LAID L\ ASHES.
THOMASVILLE BERFJFT OF THE
MITCHELL HOUSE.
A Colored Barber a Victim to the Catas
trophe—Tlie Losses Over One Hundred
and Forty Thousand Dollars and the In
surance Eighty Thousand Dollars—
Carelessness the Cause of the Fire.
Thomasville, August 2.—At 2 o'clock
this morning a dense cloud of black smoke
and lurid tongues of flame were discov
ered issuing from the Alitchell House. A
desperate effort was made to save the
building, but it proved unavailing, and,
together with the larger part of its con
tents and those of the stores on the ground
floor, it was reduced to a mass of smoul
dering ruins.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The losses and insurance axe stated as
follows:
L. C. Alitchell, loss $125,000; insurance
$67,500.
Steyerman, loss $14,000: insurance
SO,OOO.
Forbes, loss unknown; insurance $1,500.
W. Al. Reese, loss unknown, but
covered by insurance of $3,000.
Cassidy & Bro., loss $2,000; insurance
$1,590. „
S. G. .McLendon and Dr. Mclntosh
saved their libraries and office furniture
without loss.
C. W. Stegall and the Singer Alachine
( ompany lost a little.
The post office was in the Mitchell
House, but nearly everything was saved.
ONE LIKE LOST,
After the fire it was discovered that
Willuun Brown, a well known colored
barber employed in the shop in the hotel
building, had perished iu tne flames. A
search ot the ruins resulted in the find
ing of many of the hones of the un
fortunate man’s body. All of them were
charred and devoid of flesh. His death
must have beenoue of unspeakable agony.
He was sleeping iu the third story ol the
kitchen, and as the tire is thought to have
started in the kitchen and had gotten
considerable headway before he was
awakened, his egress was effectually
barred. There is no clue to the origin of
the fire beyond a conjecture of careless
ness.
A MODEL HOSTELRY.
The destruction of tlie hotel is a severe
blow to Thomasville. It was built in 1879
by Thomas C. Alitchell, a wealthy and en
terprising citizen of the place, at a cost
of $89,000 or $90,000, and a south wing
added about two years ago at a cost of
$25,000 or $30,000. It was also fitted
up and furnished at great expense,
accommodated about three hundred
guests, and was altogether one of the fin
est built and best appointed hotels in the
South. The building throughout was
constructed of the best materials, fronted
190 feet on Broad street, 88 on Jackson,
and about the same on Madison street, five
stories high, with all the rooms large and
airy, with two grand hallways 190
feet long for thorough ventilation.
It lias been kept during the past two
years by Airs. Al. A. Brower, under whose
management the house acquired con
siderable reputation, and was usually
crowded during the winter months with
Northern visitors to tlie South.
GALVESTON FLAME LIT.
A Suburban Resort ami a Wholesale
Grocery the Property Destroyed.
Galveston, August 2.—Yesterday af
ternoon the Pavilion, Galveston's favor
ite beach resort, owned by the City Rail
way Company, was burned. A number of
other buildings in its vicinity were swept
away at tin* same time. Robt. Springer,
late of Milwaukee, u drummer in the Pa
vilion hand, was killed almost instantlv
by jumping from a window in one of the
turrets and striking his head foremost on
a plank sidewalk. The origin of the fire
is not definitely known. The total loss is
SIo,(MR), and the insurance $25,000.
On Tuesday night the store of J. E.
Turney, wholesale grocer, was destroyed
by tire with its contents. The loss is
$20,000. During the fire a quantity of
powder exploded, jarring the earth" for
blocks away, and causing a man named
Davis, who was sleeping on an upstairs
porch a square distant, to jump down and
break his right thigh bone and both fore
arms. His recovery is doubtful.
AIISS JOHNNIE MORGAN.
Tlie Heroine of the Late Confederate
Reunion at Lexington.
Louisville Commercial.
Miss Johnnie Aforgan, the General’s
daughter, was the heroine at the Morgan
reunion in Lexington. It did not require
a practiced eye to detect the warm admi
ration entertained for her by her father’s
faithful followers, and considerable time
was spent in presenting them to her. Her
close resemblance to her father awakened
in them many of the memories of the
eventful past, and her sweet face, lady
like grace, calm and gentle voice,
as she expressed her great joy at
meeting them, stirred their hearts and
secured for her all the love and venera
tion they once had for her father. Af
ter paying a glowing tribute to General
Al organ, Orator Black turned to .Miss
Johnnie, who rose gracefully at his greet
ing. lie told her that his comrades, who
had loved her illustrious father while liv
ing and revered him while dead, had ac
corded him the pleasing task of conveying
to her from them a gentle token of the
faithful allegiance which her lather en
joyed and the warm admiration they felt
tor her. He became eloquent as lie uro
ceedod with the theme, and closed by
saying that “never since the days of an
cient chivalry did gallant knight crown
a fairer queen,” and handed her a velvet
case containing a handsome gold watch
and chain.
She stood tip bravely under the trying
ordeal, during which old soldiers’ eves
were blinded by unrestrained tears, and
turning to the sea of faces she said, with
beautiful composure: “Dear friends, I
can’t begin to tell you how happy you
have made me, and how grateful I feel to
you for it. I assure you that I love you
as dearly as my father did, and I sincerely
hope that you may always be as happy as
you have made tne to-day.” As she
bowed her acknowledgments the giant
oaks trembled under the deafening shouts
that went up from a thousand throats and
the boom of tlie artillery.
\FTEK TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS.
Wedding Her Lover of a Quarter of a
Century Ago.
Philtideljphia Record,
The arrival at this port yesterday morn
ing of the American Line steamship
British Crown brought to a climax a
truly unique love affair, which has been
developing since the year 1855. The
first act of the romance was enacted in
England thirty years ago, when the hero,
Henry Ball, aged 40, fell in love with
Aliss Benedicta Price, then with the
bloom of 33 years upon her cheeks.
The course of’ true love did not run
smoothly. Trusting that he could soon
return and claim his belle, ilcnrv left
England in 1855 and came to this country
to make his fortune. From that time
until yesterday the lovers never met, but
although three decades have slipped
away their love has never faltered.
Bushels of tender missives have kept
alive the flame kindled in their hearts by
Cupid during his campaign of’s3.
Air. Ball, who is now 70 years of age, is
tall and spare, with white hair, mous
tache and beard. Upon the arrival of the
British Crown the happy pair left for
South Jersey, with the intention of get
ting married at once.
Words Put in Parnell’s Mouth.
London, August 2.— lt is announced
this afternoon that in furnishing the press
last night with an alleged speech by Air.
Parnell, in w hich he was made to state,
in referring to Italy, that justice which
was denied !>y the government has been
accomplished, was a hoax.
Arthur’s Ovation.
Chicago, August 2.—President Arthur
arrived here to-night from Louisville.
His journey to-day was a continued ova
tion. Crowds gathered at stations where
no stop was made merely to catch a
glimpse of tlie gaily decorated train Scar
ing the President.
A Tamaiilipas ltevolt Suppressed,
Galveston, August 2.—A special from
Laredo says that the rebellion in the State
of Tamaulipas, Alexico, has lieen quelled
by the troops forwarded recently from
New Leon.
Minnesota Democrats.
St. Paul, August 2. —The Alinnesota
Democratic State Convention to-day nomi
nated W. tV. AJcNair for Governor and
11. L. Frazee for Lieutenant Gove: nor.
London Merchants Fall.
London, August 2.—Kelly, Wool rich &
Cos., merchants, of No. 5 Queen Yictoria
street, have failed, with liabilities of
£06,000,
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Scandalous Side of the Suicide of
Senor Barca.
Washington, August 2.—That large
| class of people who are interested in the
; collection of pensions and war claims, do
not take kindly to the mention of anyone
for the Presidency by either party who
| was not a soldier in the late war. They
| are said to be organizing to prevent anv
' one who has always been a civilian from
j receiving either of the Presidential nomi
nations. They have their headquarters
j here, and are sending out circulars to all
pensioners and to all who want to be
such, setting forth their reasons why
none hut an ex-soldier should be the next
| chief magistrate. They are evident
ly working to become a political
I factor. They are also planning to
push other schemes for swelling
, trie pension list. • Thev will urge an
increase of pensions to "certain classes of
pensioners, and the placing of new classes
upon the rolls, such as army nurses (the
attempt to pension which class failed last
year, by the way). The pension sharp
does not look with any great concern upon
the fact that the next House will he Dem
ocratic. He says, “Oh, that' makes no
difference. The Democrats would not
dure to work ttjrnmrt TtTr-penstrmers. Ttrey
are afraid of anything that might be con
strued to place them in an unfriendly at
titude to the ex-Union soldier.” Speak
ing of these schemes, recalls the fact that
the drain upon the Treasury on account
of pensions is just now enormous. It is
larger than it ever was. There has not
been for months a fair reduction of the
public debt because of the increased
amount of payments on account of pen
sions. At the present rate of payments
the pension money aggregates $100,000,000
annually. This is nearly one-half of the
entire expenses of the government. It
is estimated that from now payments on
account ol' pensions will decrease, and
that in three or four years they will drop
to the uniform annual figure of about $50,-
j 000,000. The disbursing officers of the
Treasury, however, see no signs of the
promised decrease as yet.
that bright little collection
of brains, Hon. 8. S. Cox, of New Y r ork,
has been in the city several days. He
has been charging as a light
dragoon around the departments
and hotels. He said to your correspon
dent that he did not "think any of the
candidates for the Speakership of the next
House were doing much to forward them
selves just now. “It is too hot,” he said,
“and they are all taking a mid-summer
rest. We are each as confident as ever. I
believe. I know I am, and 1 think there
is a very good chance for me.” Air. Cox
does not count much on a strength which
will at first cope with either Randall or
Carlisle. His plan ot campaign is by no
means novel, and has sometimes succeed
ed, hut oftener failed. He expects to
have, at least, strength enough on the
opening ballots to make a very good
sho vying. lie thinks that Randall and
Carlisle will kill each other, and that he
will very likely come in for the bone of
contention after the deciding rounds be
tween the two leading candidates. There
could be worse Speakers than Air. Cox.
SPEAKING OK THE PRESENT STRIKE,
an old telegraph operator, now a news
paper man here, told a good story to-day.
This gentleman was the leader of the
great strike of Western Union operators
in 1872. At the end of it he found himself
in New Y ork out of a job. and with ex
actly fifty cents in his pocket. He lived
on this for two days and a half. He was
awfully hungry as he walked up Broad
way on a midday. Suddenly someone
hailed him joyously. It was the sou
of an old Iriend who formerly lived
in Alabama, but has removed to
Brooklyn, where he kept a splen
did establishment. The hungry man
was invited to dinner that day. He was
informed by the son that the father was
not very well, suffering a.good deal from
the heart disease. Promptly at six
o’clock the ex-operator was on hand. The
old gentleman was very glad to see his
visitor. They talked over old times.
Finally dinner was announced. With
joy the man faint from hunger followed
into the elegant dining room. Let us tell
the rest of the story in his own words:
“We were seated at the table. It was the
longest grace l had ever listened to. The
soup was brought on. AVith a trembling
hand I took the pepper castor and sprink
led mine. There was a noise at the head
of the table. The old gentleman fell back in
his chair. He was dead from the heart dis
ease! Of course the dinner was not eaten.
That was the saddest disappointment that
I have ever known in a life of forty
years.” I know this story is true because
a newspaper man told it to me.
THE TRUE CAUSE.
The suicide of Senor Barca, Spanish
Aliuister to this country, has never been
printed. The theory that he had specu
lated too heavily in Wall street has here
tofore been the most plausible one, but
that such was the fact his family and
friends stoutly deny. It is true that he
was somewhat behind-hand, but not to
such an extent as to make his case bv any
means desperate. The deceased lived in
excellent style here, entertaining very
elaborately. He could have done this on his
income from the Spanish Government very
easily*. But he, like many other foreigners,
took upon himself two establishments.
There is now in a very pleasant villa on
Washington Heights a woman who was
put there by Senor Barca about two years
ago. He constantly visited her. She
lived as well, if not better, than did the
wife and family of the deceased. She had
her carriages and servants, as in most
cases ot the kind. She v\*as very extrava
gant and exacting. She swamped her
lover and he saw no wav out of it hut la
the pistol. lie took to the pistol.
THE POLK COUNTY
Tropical Fruit Company, of this city,
which has heretofore been mentioned in
the News, has noyv been fully organized.
Its object is to grow tropical fruit in Polk
county, Florida, where the company oyvns
lands. Hon. James Giltillan, for
merly Treasurer of the United
States, was the leader in the scheme.
His absence in New York has
necessitated a reorganization of the com
pany. This has been effected by the elec
tion of the following officers:" O. I*. G.
Clarke, President; C. S. Bundv, Vice
President; 11. F. Smith, Secretary; G, N.
Whittington, Treasurer. Directors: O.
P. G. Clarke, C. S. Bundy, 11. F. Smith,
G. N. Whittington, Luther Harrison, T.
B. Harrison, F. B. Alallorv, F. AL Stod
dard and J. K. Peabody.
the president is away
and there is not a Cabinet officer here. As
soon as this happens it is immediately
G>llow.„t l,y i,umt*ua paragraphs that
\\ ashington is dead. Nothing doing at
all, city deserted. Nothing of interest
going on. This is all wild imagination.
Fxcept for the absence of a few office
hunters there are as many people here
noyv as ever at this season of the year.
There is just as much of interest in the
yvay of government doings as there yvould
he yvere all the government officials here.
The only thing missing are the few minor
appointments which the President was in
the habit of making about every other dav.
Washington don’t get dull because tlie
government officials go away. It gets
dull when the Congressional echoes cease
and the summer saunterers depart.
Tim Deputies Take a Vacation.
Paris, August 2.—An extra budget for
18*4 has been submitted to the Chamber
ol Deputies by the government. It
provides for a loan, at 3 per cent, interest,
of 300,000,000 francs, of which 121,000,000
francs are to be devoted to military and
naval purposes.
The Chamber of Deputies approved the
convention yvith the railway companies
to-day, and the session of the Chamber
closed.
Taking a Koad Out of Chancery.
< hicago, August 2.—A mortgage for
$16,000,000 was recorded yesterday at
Springfield, 111. Cyrus C. Hynes, of In
diana, and the Union Trust Company, of
New York, lend the monev to the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad. The object of
the mortgage is to enable the company to
regain the custody of its property, which
has Iteen in the possession of the courts
under foreclosure since 1876,
Jesse James’ Slayer Again Arrested,
Kansas City, August 2.—Charley
Ford, the slayer of Jesse James, was ar
rested and taken to the police headquar
ters to-day under the old indictment for
the lllue Cut train robbery, Ford does not
know yet what, has caused his arrest at
this time. He is said to have been dumb
founded at his arrest, and is evidently
badly frightened.
Kate Field savs: “The way women
travel with miserable little dogs' tills me
With amazement. Men don’t; and when
1 think of the pampering these creatures
get, and what a nuisance they are to
travelers, and how the same amount of
care bestowed upon children would re
sult in uptold benefit to mankind, I be
come cynical, The affection wasted upon
poodles would, if properly distributed, j
supply all poor orphans with homes,” I
COL GILLMORE’S REPORT.
THE WORK IN THE RIVERS AND
HARBORS TOED IN FURR.
Satisfactory Progress Made and Making
Everywhere in Georgia* Florida and
South Carolina—The Past Appropria
tions, Expenditures and Balances—
Recommendations for the Future.
M ashington, August 2.—The report
of Colonel Gillmore, the engineer in charge
oi the river and harbor improvements in
South Carolina, Georgia and Flori
da. has been received at the War
Department. In regard to the improve
ment of Charleston harbor the report says
that the operations for improving the en
trance to this harbor were carried
out during the past year in con
formity to the plans submitted in 1878
to establish and maintain a loyv yvater
channel of not less than 21 feet depth
across the bar by means of two low jetties.
The work done consisted principally in
further extending the bottom course of
the south jetty, in sinking the second
course of mattresses upon a foundation
course ot the jetty across the deepest por
tion of the present ship channel, and
across the deep pocket east of that chan
nel, and In enlarging tlie foundation
course of the work where it crosses the
main ship channel by placing an addi
tional apron of mattresses to the south of
and adjoining it. A general survey
of the outer harbor, including the
bar and its exterior slope, yvas com
menced. The foundation across the south
jetty yvas extended 2,657 feet, or about
21-10 miles front the shore of Alorris
Island measured along the axes of the
jetty, and about 1 mile yvithin the outer
18 foot curve of the bar. The mattresses
ot the second course received about 16
inches thickness of stone, and those
of the additional apron across
the main ship channel about 18
inches. A contract is about being made
for putting 250 cubic yards, more or less,
of riprap stone upon the base places of
the second spur jetty, located about 3,100
feet east of Fort Aloultrie, and an exten
sive survey ot the outer harbor and bar is
in progress, the results of which are ex
pected to show their present condition and
the changes caused by the works of the
improvement.
Examinations of the jetties and the sea
bottom in their vicinity by divers had not
been brought to their close yvhen the re
port yvas yvritten. It is proposed during
the present year to direct the operations
chiefly to raising the south jetty to a
greater height, at some low places, and
to extending its foundation course fur
ther seaward.
A small portion of the available funds
may, perhaps, be used in constructing
some protective* yvorks on the seaward
shore of Morris Island. A general sur
vey of the outer harbor and bar
yvill he completed. The engineer
urges the necessity of liberal ap
propriations tor carry on this work, as
it has now arrived at what
he considers a critical stage. He thinks
the real danger to the shipping interests
of Charleston is liable to result from a
suspension of the operations. He re
commends a special appropriation of $89,.
(MX) to be made available during next win
ter. The amount appropriated forimprove
menttodate: $1,045,000, expended $915,-
532; available July I, 1883, $99,468, the es
timated requirement for the completion
ol the work $755,(MX), and tlie amount that
can bejjrofitably expended next year $755,-
000.
In the improvement of the harbor at Sa
vannah, Ga., during the past year, the
operations consisted in constructing
drains for contracting the water-way be
tween the city and the central part of
Elba Island, in closing the lateral chan
nels on either side of Barnwell Island and
in dredging at various places in front of
and below the city. A considerable
amount of surveying was exe
cuted for the purpose of locating
new works and for ascertaining the recent
changes ol the river bed. The engineer
reports the work as progressing satisfac
torily. He proposes during the present
year to expend the balance of the appro
priations from last year in building addi
tional wing dams near the lorvpr end of
Elba Island, in removing material
by dredging where it mav prom
ise the best results, in raising the
dam at the cross tides to a higher
level and in necessary surveys
and examinations. The act of 1882 appro
priated $200,000 for this work, of- which
SOI,OIO remained unexpended July 1, 18,8,3.
lt is estimated that $530,000 will be needed
to complete the work, and the engineer
thinks that the sum can be profitably ex
pended during the next year.
The improvement of the Savan
nah river between the cities of Augusta
and Savannah, the object of which is to
secure a low river navigable depth of five
feet, is estimated to cost $91,000.
No operations are contemplated during
the present fiscal year. Congress having
failed to provide funds tor continuing the
work. It is proposed to apply the small
balance of last year's appropriations to
the removal of some of the most serious of
the existing obstructions w ith the United
States snag-boat. The act of I*B2 appro
priated .$25,000 for this work, of which
$1,112 remained unexpended July 1, 1883.
It is estimated that $51,000 can he profit
ably expended next year, and that sum
will complete the work.
The improvement of the Savannah river
above the city of Augusta during the
past year, the operations were directed to
deepening and widening the old channel
by removing boulders and portions of
rock ledges, to removing sand and
building wing dams at a reach ten
miles above Augnsta, and to cutting
anew channel through the ledge
above Stevens’ Creek Falls. The work
done has resulted in obtaining an upper
channel of 20 feet width and V/ 2 feet
depth at summer low’ water from Augusta
channel lock to Barksdale Ferry. The
act of 1882 appropriated SIS,IKK) for this
work, of which $2,39(5 remained available
July 1, 1883. It is estimated that $6,000
will be required to complete the work,
and that that sum can be profitably ex
pended during next year.
For the improvement of Wappoo Cut, S.
C., the act of 1882 appropriated SIO,OOO,
of which $3,295 remain unexpended, July
1, 1883. Dredging operations were car
ried on during the year under the con
tract and w’ill be continued until the funds
in hand are exhausted.
For the improvement of the Edisto
river. South Carolina, $25,000 is asked
for the coming year.
In the improvement ot the St. John’s
river, Florida, the plan of improvement
consists in the constructing of two low
jetties. The estimated cost was $138,409,
and it is thought that $931,409 Will be
sufficient to complete the work. The act
of 1882 appropriated $150,000, of which
sum $34,402 remained over Juiv 1, 1883.
The Engineer recommends a special ap
propriation of $35,000, to be made avail
able during the coming winter. He
thinks $500,000 can be profitably expended
on the work during the next year. The
improvement of the entrance to Cumber
land Sound, Georgia and Florida, was
suspended until an appropriation is made.
It is estimated that $1,891,023 will com
plete the work, and that $500,000 can lie
profitably expended during the next year.
In the improvement of the Altamaha
river, Georgia, it is proposed to secure a
channel of eighty feet width
and three feet depth at the
low river stage at an estimated
cost of $600,000. During the past year an
examination of the river was made with
a view to locating the points that should
be improved. Of the $15,000 appropriated
by the act of 1882, $14, 80s remained unex
pended July 1, 1883, and this sum will be
used to carry on the work during the
present year. An appropriation ot $40,000
to complete the work is recommended for
next year.
The improvement of the harbor of Bruns
wick, Ga., was originally estimated to
cost $73,18,. The act of 1882 appropri
ated $25,000 for the work, of which $499
remained unexpended July 1,1883. It Is
now thought that $75,000 will be required
to complete the work, and that that sum
can be profitably expended during next
year,
A Missile Thrown at the President.
A Washington special to the New Or
leans 'Times-Democrat says that las Satur,
day night the Pennsylvania Railroad train
on which the Presideut was a passenger 1
had just left the Gunpowder Bridge, six- j
teen miles north ot Baltimore, on its wav j
South, when there caine crashing through
the plate-glass window of the President’s
car a stone nearly as large as an egg,
which struck the flagman, Charles Sparks,
on his left cheek. The President, at the
time, was about midway the car, some
ten feet behind where Sparks was sitting.
Perhaps this will be claimed as the ful
fillment of tfie prediction of Zaidkel, the
London astrologist. for July, which reads;
“The President of the United States will
be in personal danger at the latter part of
the month, and he should take precau- 1
tions accordingly.”
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TAERAHASSEE NOTES.
Educational Matters Gadsden County
Tobacco—The Crops.
Cor respondents of the Morning .Wits.
Tallahassee. August I.— Now that
[ our schools and colleges are closed for the
usual summer vacation, their several au
thorities are scattering broadcast over
| the land. “Announcements” and “Cata
logues,” setting forth the curriculum of
studies and the superior excellence of
these institutions of learning. Among
these is a neat pamphlet of 26 pages, en
titled “First Announcement of Florida
University,Tallahassee,Fla.” I have here
tofore alluded to this institution, which
was incorporated some months ago. It
originated with Dr. G. Kosh, a scien
tist of national reputation; and if the
energy he has displayed in advertising
through the Northyvest and in lecturing
on the advantages of a student's winter
sojourn in Florida will avail anything, a
deserved success yvill attend his praise
worthy efforts. Some two winters ago
Dr. Kosh visited Tallahassee for the first
time, and he was so struck with the
beauty of the scenerv and our
salubrious clime, that he concluded,
as the Northern student of a deli
eata. constitution, required a tuore
Southern clime, wuy could not a uni
versity be established here? To conceive
a project and well mature it in his mind
yvas followed by immediate action. He
canvassed the matter among our leading
citizens, and the result has been as already
stated. The regents of the University
are ex-Governor D. S. Walker, who is
Chancellor; Governor W. D. Bloxham,
Comptroller W. 1). Barnes. Judges. T.
Bernard, Judge YY. P. Byrd, Dr. G. Kosh
and Dr. Charles Beecher. Under its char
ter the University can have five colleges, to
wit: Tallahassee College of Medicine and
Surgery,College of Literature and Science,
Layv College, Theological Institute and
Polytechnic and Normal Institute. Of
these, the Literary and Medical oniv are
as yet in operation. In the former the
session yvill open on October Ist. in the
latter on November 20th. In the former
their are eight professorships, all but two
of which arc filled. In tlie latter there are
also eight professorships, all of yvhich are
tilled. It yvill thus be seen that the Uni
versity will enter upon its career of useful
ness with full faculties in the tyvo colleges,
and from letters recently received from
Dr. Kosh there is every "reason to believe
that there will be a large number of
students in attendance.
an effort yvAS made
to open here a white normal school during
the summer months for the benefit of our
teachers, or for those proposing to teach.
To this end Prof. I. N. Whitner, for
merly of the West Florida Seminary yvas
employed to visit various sections of the
State, confer with the County Superin
tendents and explain by public lectures
the advantages of a normal institute.
The Professor has recently returned from
his canvass and reports that though in
most places he found the people alive on
the subject of education, yet there yvere
hut very feyv embryo teachers who were
prepared to undergo the expense of coming
here. For this reason a summer school
of this nature has been abandoned. AVith
the colored element it has Veen different.
Within a week from" the time their normal
school opened on the Ist of July there were
over titty in attendance. YYhy this differ
ence? Does the “black brother” appre
ciate “book learning’’ more than his pale
faced neighbor? By no means. But one
reason is, lie is more improvident.
The negro literally fulfills the
Scriptural injunction, “Given to hos
pitality,” and most of those who have as
sembled here are free hoarders. Being at
no expense save that in reaching here, it
is no wonder that they flocked hither.
But they must have worn out the hospi
tality tendered them by this time, as I see
comparatively feyv on "the street, and my
impression is that their normal school is
dwindling in numbers. Some three or
four weeks ago it was a common sight to
see on our streets in the afternoon various
gentlemen of sable hue, clad in black or a
gray duster, yvith large palm leaf fans in
their hands. Many learned discussions I
overheard, but as these persons have dis
appeared, I presumed that thev over
stayed their welcoirie among their uncles,
cousins and aunts.
How “our brother” loves to travel! He
monopolizes all the excursions. The news
that the small-pox has ceased to be an
epidemic in Jacksonville, where quaran
tine restrictions no longer restrain the
traveler, a grand excursion is being
planned from Jacksonville to Pensacola.
Large posters printed on yelloyv paper an
nounce that on a certain day in August
there yvill be an excursion to Pensacola at
enormously loyv rates, a special car for
whites, etc. It is said that travel en
larges our ideas, and it is to be earnestly
hoped that the ideas of some yvill be so en
larged that they will bo able to discover
the difference between rneum and teurn.
On Friday last
A GAME OF BASE BALL
yvas played at the Fair Grounds between
the Floral Citvs, of this place, and a Cairo
(Ga.)Ciub. Quite a number of the lat
ter’s friends accompanied them. Our
Tallahassee hoys having been so success
ful heretofore, expected to show their
visitors that they would be victors still.
But the Georgia boys were a match for
them, and after a hard contested game, the
result was 11 to 11, which experts say was
agood run for both. The club from Cairo
was a fine, stalyvart looking set of young
men, and made a favorable impression on
our community by their gentlemanly hear
ing, as well as by the manner in "which
they contested the game. Though our
boy s did not win as they hoped to, they
have the satisfaction of knowing that thev
#K-t yvith foemen worthy of their steel.
I WISH IT WAS IN MY POWER
to give your readers some news of the
Thomasville, Tallahassee and Gull Rail
road. The question is daily asked, “Any
news about the railroad?” And in the
absence of any intelligence, speculation
as to the plans of the cotnpanv is rife.
The contracts to be signed by the’ various
sub-contractors are printed in the office of
the Floridian, and ready to be delivered
to the parties who ordered them. Two
gentlemen who have had consider
able experience in railroad construc
tion have recently visited here yvith
a view of taking a contract. But whether
they have done or will do so is not gener
ally known. The 7th of August, however,
will soon be here. II at that time the
company have a large force at work en
gaged in grading, and contracts are let
outrior the getting of cross-ties, then pub
lic confidence in the directory will Vie re
stored. But if on the other hand onlv a
show of work is done, in order to comply
with tliH lericr or tne taw, tnen tne ihuiiic
yvill conclude that Mr. Page is, like Wil
kins Mlcawber, waiting for something to
turn up.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
the tobacco crop yvas considered quite an
important one in some portions of this and
Gadsden county. In some instances the
planter had derived as much as five hun
dred dollars a year to the hand. The to
bacco was in great demand for cigar
wrappers and rauked next to the Havana
in price. Recently more attention has
been given to this industry than of late
years, and the area planted in tobacco
is increasing every season. It is
found that with good Cuban seed and a
particular kind of soil, tobacco can
he raised equal to the far-famed Havana.
A gentleman of experience in its culture
has recently informed ine that there are
lands near Tallahassee worth hundreds
of dollars per acre for this purpose, to one
who is familiar with the proper culture
of this plant. Parties in Hernando coun
ty have tried it with success, and there is
no reason why it should not prove equal
ly as profitable here as in Middle Florida,
where, in some portions, it was formerly
so extensively and profitably raised. The
time is rapidly approaching when Florida
cigars will tie equal to the choicest Ha
vanas,
the long dry season
being over, we are visited with copious
showers nearly every day, which, besides
cooling the air, put our planters in good
humor. More than enough corn has been
made to supply our wants, and Middle
Florida, as during the present year, will
be exporting instead of importing corn,
as in former years. Nor will there be
as much bacon imported as heretofore, af
ter this. year. Many are.ralsing the Berk
shire, Poland and other improved breed
of hogs, and find that it is economy in the
end. rUe consequence will bo that more
than ever farmers will raise enough
meats for his wants and have a surplus
lor sale. The cotton crop is reported to
oe promising, and if there should not be
too much ram the yield will be very good.
Though much attention has been paid to
truck farming the important fleecy staple
holds its own very well, the acreage being
about the same as in previous year.. The
caterpillar, so much dreaded by the
plauter, has not yet made its appearance
to any great extent, Leon.
T~ln the Diamond Dyes more color
ing is given for 10 cents than in any 15 or
25 cent dyes, and they give faster and
wore bniiuMrt euiors, i
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SUITS OUT OF THE STRIKE
SUBJECT TO DELAY PROVES A
RED FRAG TO C. E. TULLER.
The DamaKes Placed at 915,000-The
Magistrate Reserves His Derision—A
Knmor that General Kekert Has Re
signed—The Story Not Authenticated
J and Discredited.
Philadelphia, Avgust 2.—The hear
j ing of five civil suits, brought by C. E.
Fuller, agent of the Chicago Meal Com
j Pun.', against the Western Union Tele
graph Company for refusal to accept lues
| s nffes from him on July 25th, under the
ordinary conditions for the transmission
of telegrams, took place this afternoon
before Magistrate List. The plaintiff
swore that he had presented at the offices
of the company messages for Cape
May, Atlantic City, Asbury Park,
Trenton and Chicago. These were
refused except upon condition
that they be subject to delay
or mailing. Mr. Tulier declined to ac
cept these conditions and refused to send
the messages. The officer of thetelegraph
company swore that the plaintiff was in
formed that there woulcP In* no unusual
delay in sending his messages to Atlantic
City and Trenton, and Chief
Operator Clark swore that,
on the day named business was moving
with reasonable promptitude between
this city ami all the points mentioned.
The Magistrate declined to give his deci
sion to-day and held the suit under ad
visement until next Wednesday. Mr,
'Fuller states that he will begin other suits
against the company and claim damages
in $15,000.
Nkw York, August 2. —There seems to
be no change to-day in the attitude of the
Western Union Company towards the
striking operators. The‘officers of the
company reported this morning that the
usual force of operators returned to duty,
ami that . business was all cleaned
up last night, and is now moving
promptly. Four more of the strikers
returned to work this morning at the
Western Union office in this city. They
are all said to be first-class operators.
The reports from the Eastern district
received by the company this morning
state that many operators were returning
to their posts each (lav and in most oi the
offices the force is as iarare as before the
strike. In many cases it is reported that
members of the Brotherhood who desire to
resume work find their places occupied,
and are obliged to apply elsewhere.
From Superintendent Trabue, of the
Southern division, word came that
one ot the operators at Chattanooga
and another at Mobile had returned to
duty this morning, and that both ranked
as first class men. Reports had come
from various points in the South of rail
road .operators refusing to take commer
cial business, but all had been promptly
discharged by the railroad superinten
dents and their places readily filled. The
Western Union officials denied the truth
of the report started by the strikers that
the company were cutting their own wires
to have an excuse for delaying business.
At tbe headquarters of the Brotherhood
of Telegraphers it was said that there was
nothing new to-day regarding the strike,
and that the men were all satisfied with
the prospect and were confident of suc
ceeding in the end. The work of paying
offthe men was continued to-day. The
strikers are in high glee over
the storm, as it was said
that much damage would probably
be done to the Western Union wires and
would create still greater confusion in
the affairs of the office. The reports of
the discharge of railroad operators who
refused to take Western Union business,
and the substituting of new men to till
their places were discredited, and said to
be a fiction of the telegraph companies to
encourage their hard worked employes.
A storm to-day did much damage to
Western Union wires along the coast
routes, interior circuits and in this city.
It was reported that on Greenwich street
the wires were found bound together with
fine German silver wire,rendering several
circuits useless.
Washington. August 2.— The striking
telegraphers and the members of tbe local
trade associations held a mass meeting at
Ford’s Opera House to-night. There was
a considerable attendance and much
enthusiasm. The platform was occupied
by Master Workmen of various local
organizations of workingmen.
T. V. Powderly, Grand Master Work
man, of the Knights of Labor, addressed
the meeting. Master Workman Sheibly,
of the Telegraphers’ Brotherhood, pre
sided. The address of the Grand Master
Workman dealt with the organization
and objects of the Knights of Labor. He
sketched its growth and development
and explained tbe principal planks
in its constitution. During the meet
ing a dispatch was received and read
announcing the contemplated resignation
of General Eckert, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. It was received
with exuberant manifestation or delight.
A rumor has been set afloat here to
night that General Manager Eckert, of the
Western Union, has resigned, but its
origin cannot be traced, and it is denied
by Press Agent Somerville and generally
discredited. It is attributed to the 'Tele
graphic Brotherhood in New York.
City of Mexico, July 2.— The tele
graph operators on the Mexican National
Railroad struck this morning. They de
mand an increase ot $!H> per month
Trains are interrupted. A speedy arrange
ment is expected.
Five Days in a Freight Car,
Philadelp/i la Record .
Workmen employed at Washington
avenue wharf yesterday observed a small
stick protruding from a hole in a freight
car standing on the tracks. The stick
kept moving around, and the men decided
to open the ear. The door was thrown
open, and there, to their groat surprise,
was a half-starved lad. Tbc boy’s conn
tenance was haggard, and he was too
weak to walk. Ho was taken to the
Second district police station. Dr. Nebin
ger gave the hoy some restoratives, and
prescribed light but strengthening food.
Ibe boy told the following story: “My
name is Frank Harris. I live in Chicago,
where both my parents were buried some
time ago. I am 13 years old. I had no
one to take care of me and 1 earned a few
pennies whenever I could. On last
Wednesday I saw the men loading the
cars in the depot at Chicago. At dinner
time when the men left the car was only
partly loaded. I crept in and hid in the
corner behind a big box. I thought I
would take a short ride, and when I got
out into the country I would get otf the
car and find work. The men came
back and tilled the oar and locked
tho tWr. That aiternoon we started off
and I have been in the car ever since. We
olten stopi>ed, and I hallooed, but I could
make no one hear me. Then we would
rumble off again, and I would throw my
self back and cry. I don’t know how
long I was in there or how far we went.”
After the hoy had sufficiently recovered
to walk he .was taken by Policeman
Adams to the latter’s home.
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