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ESTABLISHED 1850.
j. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, j
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
tHF >ewsofthe two states
rOI.IMN PARAGKAPHS.
. nia'n Remarkable Health—A Child
' hilled by a Peach at Griffin—A Blind
H .. 4 t on hi* Travel*—A Horse Attack
,,l by Bee* at Conyers—The Last of the
I'equots.
I.EOS6U.
K , V . Dr. Henry Quigg, of Conyers, is seri-
V white- and six blacks were buried in
\niru-ta. *•** week.
. killed another at Twilight. Mil
-,r e.iunty. on Saturday last.
■ : crop m Striven county has been
./ ,v rust, and Is opening very fast.
nor sellers were arrested in lal
- aarged on retiring front the busi-
I. Hi ■ olored, accidentally killed him
• i>.,uou Sunday while fooling with a
soners in jail at Haw kinsville
. , !:i few days ago. They were three in
I w* property of Barnesvllle is assessed at
■■ Hi,-'amount of town tax collected
■ i- in round numbers *5.000.
, lr (. H. Nichols. Postmaster at Cumming,
- arrested under a suspicion that he
extr i t< I *55 from a registered letter.
i- buvs annually *2.445.709 of raw
, vr . tor lier industrial institutions and
mast' products to the amount of *4,151,n30.
: hat at the races on Saturday, at
v ‘. . i*.,rk, Long Branch, Leo Swatts, of
n ';o,uoo on Ilrakc Carter, the win
aim; hor-c.
[,, Atlanta correspondent of a Western
~ | •ts that in less than twelve mouth
}" 1 will 1* a prohibition >tnte, with the
t .' v , nof rive counties, containing Savan
.i. u hints. Augusta. Macon and Columbus,
thi- If, i-vdie Kntrrpriae says: “Tile value
of 11 x property m Tattnall county has tn
] .. - . <••• over last year. This isapretty
w mg, but if every man in the county
, . r rind bis property at full value, the
a : would have been three times as
great.
Ij, i.riilm Sun savs: “IJosa. the little two
v.-ar-o-! daughter of Joe Akin, while eating
. ,-t Friday, sucked a portion of it
trachea, which so obstructed the
dial air could not pas- to and from
. . and it died lieforc medical aid could
1* summoned."
M lav the deeds were made oul to tin
fir.:!, Manufacturing Company for eight
~ r - "f land lying direi-tly north of the raii
i-, • i m W est Grittin. in front of George iiecch
ei - residence, and the total purchase money
...vvn for the same. The property be
,-i t<> J. White, of Milner, and" was
Marta for *1,500.
i.iu sparks, colored, employed at Mil
-1,. . die as a street hand, while at work
u I ran excavation near the premises©! lal
k -on was crushed to death by dirt giving
aw.i and falling uf*>n him. lie lived two
hour-after the accident. I’non examination
!,v Hr. Calloway it was found he had two ribs
i r -n. an arm, ahoulderblade, and other in
ternal injuries.
la TtUpktm* says: “Sylvania is a town of
■ inhabitants, according to I'nitcd States
Tu ih Cen-us. It was incorporated alx.ut
tb vty years ago. and became then the county
-a, of ScnvtMi. In all that iieriod of time
there has never been a death of a man or i„*y
fr ■ i natural causes, and hut two grown fe
ll, i In the la.-t six Years, nlioiit live small
,| : Iren have died. About twenty years ago
a man was killed in a jiersonal encounter.
Thu- not only is the death-rate exceptional,
but earring the typhoid epidemic olive!, tin
*, I . ral health of*the place is as good as the
Mountains."
TANARUS! - sparta Smbn i„. savs: “One day last
week a so-called blind man arrived in "town
ar-i ua- carried to the Commercial House
till, r.- lie registered a-aguo-I. ili-wasw. il
an—. and. anil his outward ap|*-aranee indi
cated that he was well taken-are of by the
world. He secured several little Isays to sell
la- -.si*-,' promising to give them one dollar
.cuts each for their services. Such
a irter" was a regular bonanza for the little
. and we learn that they -old several
.1 ar- worth. Bnt alas! when they went to
t!. .r employer for their pay he flatly refused
t,.ie tneui one cent, and the little agent
went away with tearful faces and their con
fidence inhuman nature very much shaken.
TANARUS; -man is evidently an unmitigated scoun
drel. and should Ik- bounced wherever lie
I***-
I : i -onera Soli-f S-ut/. says: “Mr. Mark
MclMiald's horse was badly stung by bees
la-t week, while under the care of Mr.'.lohn
1 : tin-r. He was accustomed to tie the horse
an-! feed him ucarsome l-e gums. Karlvone
Biormng he kicked a gum over and the bees
, .veri 1 him. He kicked, pawed, reared and
-sorted for -onte time la-fore Mr. Farmer
heart him. hut when he did he made for In
n-kef is-si haste, "lie horse was jumping so
be, .Id hardly release him. He cut the ro|W
.l*o to-gou knocking 1-er- wild lashing tile
t-.r-c ji a rapid rate, and not until lie had
thoroughly threshed him did he succeed in
moving him from his hot position. The bees
uitii, t,-d -ueli intense pain it t,*>k two men to
h'; i him for several hours. He was in a des
perate rage. lie is getting U-tter and w ill Ik-
Useful m a couple of weeks. This should Ik
a warning.”
FLORIDA.
Putnam county is out of debt.
MotitieeHo lias received two bales of new
'--rghuni .-vrup making lias begun >u la-mt
comity.
\ 11 ,-\v learner willlie placed on l.ak,--anta
IV at an early- day.
Mr X. C. Gresham. I‘ostinistress at Bar
tow . died last week.
The -|mge season on the Gulf roast lias
leeß a disastrous one.
Th, hase’bali nine of Manatee willdial-
Ic -■ theduhof Key West.
Tin- extensive LeConte fn-ar orchards aliout
M nticello are doing finely.
- aterpillars have appeared in Newmans
rille neighborhood. Alachua county.
One hundred dollars was recently paid for
* tine Jersey cow raised bv Mr. . IVan-e,
•f Tallahassee.
The const ruction of the Leesburg liranch of
the st. John's and hake Eustis Itailroad has
Ivcn commenced.
Many of the leading pineapple growers of
K,-v I.argo have Uiught land on the al,H>sa
katchie and will plant pines on them.
Ihiring the past season 1,700 car loads of
I:,, huis were shipped North over the sa
vannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Avm ado [wars are brought over in steamers
fr : Havana to Key West by the 50,000, and
—II :<l auction from 45 to 25 cents |u-r dozen.
■i ; a Keefe, the ex-policeman who was re
scn! ;. shot by Hoc Smith, of Jacksonville, has
•of' '-*cn given a jmsition on the police force.
1' - -nnty shows up a property assess
in- : over one million dollars, an "increase
"fif .irlv four hundred thousand dollars in
tee year.
Alf -of four hundred sheep i- kept by Air.
i. ~ i, - within two miles of Tallahassee,
c- i numlK-rof smaller flocks belonging
U others.
The rauche, with a scow, seine and other
f: ' : - i-pliances at Boca Gran (e. lielonging
l" tv owners of the fishing smack California.
*vre l-urned last week.
A fey days since a pack <vf hounds hclong
pv K. 11. Crow, near Black water river, at
o- I-- oung bear and mauled it to death.
To U-.sr weighed nearly 300 |iounds.
Ti new independent steamboat of the
Sen ■: ,tits* and Planters’ Line, arrived at
• "iaii.iriis a few days ago. and w ill at once
hi the Chattahoochee river trade in
-if - : n with the two old lines—The I‘eo
[i-- and Central.
'! M. Tucker, of -Sanford, was arrested and
o-nmi'tteil f,ir trial last week at that jilace.
rge of obtaining money under false
P-’vtcn-c-. having received and "receipted for
H-v huge of money addressed to his father
v a::.- Sontliern Express Company.
1 Hoard of Pilot Commissioners have re
**>vi-i reports relative to the condition of the
* 1 m's bar for the week ending on last
"•turuiy. Huring the week five vessels were
r. and m>£n twelve and a half to
thirteen and a half feet of water on the bar at
Wgh tide.
P May orof Green Cove Springs ha* is-ned
Hi umation to the Marshal and police of
j: i iown. requiring them to strictly enforce
, ■ -rdinancr against letting any cattle, liogs
r.,..rges run loose in the strev-ts. Also, to
Pc*'v.-nt drunkenness, profane swearing and
v-rancy; and vagrants from lounging around
u wn or sleeping in the park or on the
pon-lies of the stores.
TANARUS:. Key West J)emnemt savs: “One would
M • expect to find one of the last of the
'n r ~-in Florida instead of the l'c>|Uots,
w nevertheless we have with us one who
,!i " ' • this honor, and also tin- honor of
- • : ncal descendant of the chiefs of
fen- wned tribe. He was lsirn in Mvstic.
.k' or ■' ”t came to this island years before
,? e "*r His face is pnsif that he is a pnre
id aU.rigme. with the other trait, the
— 1 -i whisky. Chef or Chief, as he is
|V I '-.- always" quite a character in the
*d' ! ‘ ‘ 1 and bears the honor of bis kingly
, ‘ " l! h dignity. He proudly claims the
- people, and seems satisfied to let
ouie exiinct with him. He makes
rill- J.- d-shing and gathering coral on the
■ rortugas.”
A '‘range Story Told iu Ohio.
■ - -iKutift Xncs-Joumal.
* ‘" r ' ls 0,,e ~,an on earth that John
* 1 'n bas the riht t° detest and ab
t*. " Jat is Char lea Foster. Not con
ini>* ‘v n tr:, y*ng Sherman at Chicago
ofh i, 'ter sent for the correspondents
thp- m ‘H-ratie papers and told them
ki. ha drun away from Chicago
Uy ' ' “otei and whisky hills un
til-], ' Foster) had to liquidate
ifthi*V i' us own private funds. Even
ttan’• Y ‘ >e ’‘, n Due, it was ungentle
ihi,) . ' '“-‘ke it public without the
teid or provocation, but
Thr. ( 11 " as si| nply infamous,
per, „ ; tllat <iov - Foster paid his own
fun-1 th l, at Chicago out of a
Wd* in ;"as, raised and placed in his
1 know ‘ ha,f of Sherman’s eandiuhey.
Th“ in,', about this myself,
pr ~ . designed for anv im
.vr"' t' ut to pay proper and legiti
kis „ Matures. Foster claimed it as
bUg* , h ! ‘ m ] ate f und, and attempted to
nator ' B reputation by the
filial; ** ,le P ut i D circulation. If you
*-iasr.,“ff manwi f°rget or forgive such
ifie cli’ii'.* ♦ act, you do not understand
'-iuractenstics of the iamily.
Savannah morning news
TOWLE S QUEER STORY.
Why the Police Discredit It, and Why
the Doetor* Hesitate.
-Wif York /Terahl, August SO.
Mr. Robert AV. Towle, the planter, of
rowlesville, near Palatka, Fla., is still a
patient m surgical ward I at the New
York Hospital. The police have already
solv ed the mystery of his injuries to suit
themselves. According to custom, their
theory is that one which involves least
trouble for themselves. The surgeons are
still greatly puzzled by the case, which is
really attended by some peculiar circum
stances. The Central Office authorities
yesterday made public their opinion of
the matter. Inspector Byrnes bluntly as
serts that Mr. Towle is an impostor, or if
not is suffering from some form of insani
ty. 1 his opinion is based on information
said to have been gleaned from the hospi
tal officials.
I)r. Robert Bowne, house surgeon at the
New Y ork Hospital, told a Herald re
porter last evening that he could not say
that Mr. Towle was an impostor, nor that
he was insane, nor vet that he was suf
fering from concussion of the brain. For
this injury the planter is under treatment.
The Central Office detectives, when the
case came first to their notice, did all in
their power to clear it up. So far they
have been unable to establish the assauft
and robbery, but because thev have not
there are, it U argued, as yet no real
grounds on which to dispute the assertions
made by the planter. The phvsicans at
the New Y'ork Hospital are all deeply in
terested in Mr. Towle’s case, and for sev
eral days have been constantly by his bed
side. From their observations of the
patient, which have been very close, they
arc convinced that he is rational, and
they are waiting patiently for develoji
iiieuts.
Alter the inaccurate dispatch concern
ing Air. Towle's case which was sent by
the Leonard street iiolice to the Central
Office on the loth had been explained to
Inspector Byrnes, he took immediate
action to make up for the delay. Central
office detectives scoured the neighbor
itoisl of West Broadway and Reade street
in the hope of finding some person who
bad w itnessed the attack on Mr. Towle.
They ue-t with no success, but it is held
to t>e jioesilile that if any attack was
made the robbers were careful that there
was no one about when they used the
sandbag. Inquiries made by the detec
tives show that Mr. Towle arrived in this
I city <m June 27. On that day he engaged
i board at the United States Hotel. His
only baggage was a valise. Upon his ar
i rival at the hotel he gave the clerk a large
j envelope containing greenbacks, which
i was placed in the safe. From time to
! time the planter called for the envelope
and took out of it two-doilar and ten-dollar
. bills. The object of Mr. Towle’s visit to
r!u city was to obtain treatment for an
ailment from which he suffered, and also
to negotiate fora business partner, having
, patented lubricating oils for railroad ears.
Me inserted the following advertisement
I in a daily newspaper:
s '|||p ASH, WITH V Itt'SINESS MAN.
o"" Entire control of *2,500; new -tuple
goods; busines- permanent. R. w I'nited
■States Hotel.
Several persons visited the hotel, and
Mr. Towle saw and chatted with them
about his patents. AVhether or not he
came to an agreement with any of his
5 isitors is yet unknown. In conversation
with several of the guests the planter said
that he had formed the acquaintance of a
German physieiuit, who had promised to
cure him. and with whom he intended
leaving for Europe.
When Mr. Towle left the United States
Motel and changed to the Cosmopolitan,
chambers street and West Broadway, his
excuse was that it would be near the
steamer, lie informed the detectives that
the German physician whose name he
was at a loss to remember lived in Forty
second street, west of the Grand Central
De|*it. That street was searched, but
none of the German physicians living in
it knew anything about Air. Towle. It
was also ascertained that Mr. Towle had
not procured passage on the German
steamer Oder. The clerk at the United
States Hotel says that when he gave the
planter back his envelope on his leaving
tlie hotel, he did not think there was
more than SSO in it. He, however,
admits that he diu not open it. and there
fore, as a matter of fact, does not know
whether the bills it contained were large
or small. The most important point
which the police think tends to prove that
the planter is practicing a deception was
ascertained by Detective Fogarty. He
says that during an unguarded moment
the planter s|mke to him in the ha-pital.
Policeman Muller says tie saw Air. Towle
walking about with his hands in his
pocket some time liefore he was found un
conscious between two packing boxes on
Reade street. When discovered by Pri
vate Watchman J. J. Morrow all Mr.
Towle's jiockets were turned inside out.
This sums up the information obtained
by the police. To them the case is closed
and their decision ts final. It will be good
news to the highwaymen, if they really
relieved Mr. Towle of his $1,600, that they
are considered myths or the fancies of a
diseased mind.
GREEK IN COLLEGES.
Wliat George William Curtis Tltink* of
tlie Argument of “Tlie Modernists.”
J/iir/Mr'f Mngatine/or September.
Theeriticism of Charles Francis Adams,
Jr., is not a vague general assault upon
college studies. It is definite and pre
eise. He is a college man, and not an
iconoclast who strikes from a mean vanity
and dull jealousy. He concedes the pre
ference to the “classic” tongues. lie
would not, nor in hi* opinion would “the
modernists” as a class desire that Ger
man and French should take the place
of Greek and Latin in examina
tions for admission to college; he asks
only that the preference of one
should uot be practically a prohibition of
the other. The applicant should be re
quired to pass in Latin and English, and
in Hebrew, Greek, German, Spanish or
Italian as he may prefer, and if, selecting
Greek, he can stumble and stagger through
half a page of Xenophon and a few lines
of the “Iliad,” let that snfliee as now.
But if, instead of the Greek, he select a
modern tongue, although no mercy be
shown him in the examination, let him
not be repelled contemptuously as now.
The orator would not object to demanding
two of the modern languages in place of
the ancient, and an examination adequate
to show that the applicant has command
of them as working tools.
As he ended his clear and strenuous
plea the worthy sou of Harvard and of
sons of Harvard might well have said,
••If that is treason, make the most of it.”
But his demand was not a mere protest;
it was the ripe and ripening conviction of
many who heard him. and who feel that
mere tradition has been too | owerful in
regulating tlie college course of study.
The Pbi Beta address of Mr. Adams was
but another voice of the spirit which has
within a generation changed the head
of a college from an elderly clerical
recluse to an active man ot affairs. The
change is symitolic and prophetic of that
which he ad\oeates, and which must not
Ite mistaken as a demand for easier and
more superficial studies.
On the contrary, his argument and that
of “the modernists” is that nothing is
more shallow, sloppy and superficial than
the present college study of Greek, and
consequently nothing more ludicrous than
the solemn assertion that it is an admi
rable intellectual discipline. Accuracy
and thoroughness are indispensable in any
method or pursuit which ts to train the
mental faculties. But these, he insists,
are the fatal want of the college study of
Greek, and it necessarily depletes instead
of disciplining the intellectual powers.
Those who are familiar with Mr. Adams’
interest in what is called the Quincy sys
tem ot common school instruction know
that he states the aim of that system to
be accuracy and thoroughness. Its strong
est criticism upon the ordinary system is
that it neglects that very precision and
clearness of apprehension which is the
essential condition of reallv available
knowledge.
A Sweet I.ltile Love Story.
\fitctell if inti.) Republican.
Dr. Wellman reports the cutest and
sweetest little love story we have had
from real life. Yesterday, as he was
waiting at Parker, I>ak., for the train, a
country lass came in with her fellow in
the farm wagon, locked in each other's
arms. The young man lived in lowa, aud
was on the eve of starting- home. The
train was ready, and on to the platform
went his carpet-hag. Another embrace
and the train pulled out. The lover swung
on, aud the lassie waved him kisses. The
train going down grade, gained rapid
speed; the boy waved his handkerchief,
but his heart was in his mouth. Off went
the old satchel; off followed the lover,
with heels in the air. Over and over went
he, and at last lit in a mud hole, rolled
like a ball against the soft clay bank, and
finally got on his feet and started back to
see his Dulciaua. ishe at the same time
was making for him. They met and em
braced. regardless of clay or bruises.
The lowa lover was heard to remark:
“Ducky, I will never leave you till you
are my wife.” The Justice of the Peace
was sent for, and the twain returned tc
the fapm as^one.
[MEREST LEFT AS IT IS.
MR. HARRIS' 12 PER CENT. CON
TRACT SCHEME DEFEATED.
Annual Session* Also Voted Out—Other
Bills Fare a Similar Fate—Wallace’s
Fate Still in Doubt—A Batch of Can
didate* for .fudge Erskine’s Flace—
Nothing Definite About the New Hotel.
Atlanta, August 21.—1n the House
Air. Sweat, of Clinch, moved to recon
sider the action of yesterday on the Senate
bill compelling railroads to have depots
and agents at certain points where freight
is unloaded. The bill was lost on an ad
verse report in the House. The reconsid
eration was granted.
Mr. Johnston, of Baldwin, made a report
of the investigation of the special com
mittee that visited the Insane Asylum.
Five hundred copies wers ordered printed.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to several House hills.
The bill by Mr. Harris, of Bibb, to in
crease the rate of contract interest from 7
to 12 per cent., was taken up for discus
sion.
Air. Harris contended that ntouey was
worth all it could bring in the market.
Mr. Reese, of Wilkes, opposed the Dill as
unwise and calculated to do harm.
The minority report of the Finance
Committee was read, and Air. AVright, ot
Floyd, advocated it. He was glad to get
money here front abroad, but w as opposed
to too high interest contracts.
Air. McDonough, of Chatham, signed
the minority report.
Air. Spence, of Mitchell, called the
previous question.
Air. Kobbe, of Richmond, and Air. James,
ol Douglass, for the Finance Committee,
closed the debate in favor of the bill.
Air. Falligant voted yea on the adoption
of the majority report. The vote stood:
,'JS yeas to 10!i nays. The Dill was then
tabled forever by the request of its author.
Mr. Rountree, of Brooks, offered reso
lutions of sympathy with Speaker Gar
rard in his deep affliction, which were
adopted by a rising vote, and the House
adjourned in conformity to the same.
IN TUK SENATE.
In the Senate various committees re
ported numerous hills.
There was quite a discussion on the
resolution to loan the geological speci
mens and maps of the State to the Geor
gia Land and Mining Company, which
ended in tabling, on motion of Air. Dußig
non.
Air. McDonald’s bill for annual sessions
was adversely rejiorted. Nevertheless
Mr. McDonald plead for it, but it was
finally lost on its second reading.
The bill to amend section 1040 of the
Code was also adversely reported. Air.
McAfee, the author, advocated the bill as
did others, but the opposition was too
strong, and the Dill was lost.
The hill prescribing how foreign cor
porations shall do business in Georgia,
was also reported adversely. Alter some
little discussion this bill was likewise
lost.
After considerable discussion on the
resolution to procure the records, etc., of
the defunct State Medical Board in which
Senator Baker opposed, and Alessrs. Da
vis, Parks and Bush favored, the reso
lution was adopted.
The hour of adjournment was changed
to 1 o'clock.
NOTES ABtU T THE CAPITAL.
The Governor and the Attorney General
are at w ork on the Wallace case", and are
awaiting some information from the So
licitor General before final action.
Atlanta, with her usual modesty, is pre
paring to furnish Savannah with anew
United States Court Judge to succeed
Judge Erskiue.
Judge John 1). Cunningham is actively
at work with his friends to secure the po
sition as soon as vacated.
The remains ot Speaker Garrard’s bright
and interesting little son were carried to
Columbus for burial this morning. Capt.
AV. A. Little and Col. AVm. Garrard ac
companied the bereaved parents.
Air. Kimball is still here, hut nothing
definite is yet settled about the new hotel.
The Markham House is full, and the price
has been raised to S,T per day for all
guests. All special rates for drummers
and others have been abolished.
ABDUCTED FROM HER HOME.
Another St. Louis Belle Mysteriously
Spirited Away.
Sr. Louis, August 21.—Another mys
terious disappearance occurred here Sun
day afternoon. On that evening Col.
James O. Churchill, A’ice President and
Alanager of the Western Anthracite Com
pany, and his wife went out for a short
drive, leaving at home their daughter,
Alary, about seventeen years old. On
their return, about Bo’clock, the daughter
could not be found, and no clue to her
whereabouts has yet been discovered. She
was last seen standing alone, about 7
o’clock, at the front gate of the family
residence at No. 27.'57 Morgan street, in
home attire, and presenting no unusual
appearance. Detectives have been work
ing on the case since last evening, and
every effort has been made by them and
by the girl’s father and friends, but noth
ing has been heard of her. She was a
quiet, grave girl, and was studious, de
voted to music, and cared but little for
male society. Abduction is the only
theory suggested.
SUPPLYING Cl RKENCY.
Treasurer Wyman Takes Steps to Meet
the Wants of the Wost amt South.
AVashington, August 21.— Owing to
the demand for currency from the South
and YVest Treasurer Wyman has issued
the following notice in regard to the issue
of silver certificates: “Upon receipt by
the Treasurer of the original certificate
issued by tlie Assistant Treasurer ot the
United States at New Y’ork that there
lias been deposited with him gold
coin in the sum of SSOO, or any
multiple thereof,payment of a like amount
in silver certificates will be directed to be
made by the Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, in such denominations as
the depositor may designate, or the cer
tificate will lie forwarded by express by
such Assistant Treasurer to any point
designated by the depositor at the ex
pense of the consignee. Silver certifi
cates will be furnished in exchange tor
gold coin by any Assistant Treasurer of
the United States.”
CROPS IN TEXAS.
Cotton Bailly Damaged, But Grains
Very Flourishing.
Galveston, August 21. —Special dis
patches from a large number of points
throughout the State show that except in
a few localities further rains could be
productive of no marked benefit to the
cotton crop. In the majority of cases it
would result in injury. The exteusive
drought, which has been the most impor
tant factor in the injury to the crops, has
been relieved in some localities by rain,
blit, as a general thing, it came too late
to do much good. It is plain that there
will be a considerable decrease from last
year’s yield. The grain crops, however,
1 have been successful in the full sense of
the word.
CASHIER FITCH SURRENDERS.
After Severe Mental Disturlanee He
Gives Himself up at Boston.
Boston, August 21. —Kirkland M.
Fitch, the defaulting cashier of the Second
National Bank, of Warren. Ohio, arrived
here early Sunday morning. He went to
one of the leading hotels, and during the
day appeared to suffer severe mental
trouble. On arising yesterday morning,
after passing a sleepless night he de
cided to give himself up to the police, and
walked into the headquarters ot the dis
tricti>olice in the afternoon. He was at
once taken into custody and the authori
ties of Warren were notified of his
arrest.
El Paso Excited Over a Murder.
El Paso. Texas, August 21.—Intense
excitement reigns' in this town in regard
to the action of the county officers in the
case of the murder of policeman Thomas
Wade by Howard Dougherty and his ac
complices Horn. Burt and Biddle. The
prisoner was released five days, ago and
the citizens maintain that several officials
were bought. Further trouble is feared,
and there is talk of lynching.
An American-Mexican Exposition.
El Paso, Texas, August 21.—El Paso
is determined on having an American-
Mexican Exhibition to be held some time
next year. The citizens are taking the
matter up warmly, and it promises to be
a great success.
Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Rome, Ga., savs:
,‘I used Brown’s Iron Bitters for indiges
tion and derived much benefit.”
SAA’ANNAH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1883.
SECRETARY FOLGER’S CARES.
Hl* Long Play-Day Ended by French’s
Yearning for a Komp.
Washington, August 21.— A ery few
people have any idea of the troubles which
a Cabinet officer has to bear. Secretary
Folger has been away for two or three
weeks. For sometime he kept his where
abouts a secret. He did not want to lie
annoyed with the cares ot office. The
Treasury Department was iel't in charge
of Judge French, who ran things as
smoothly as if Secretary Folger were here.
Judge French, however, likes a vacation
as well as his chief, and without consulting
Secretary Folger, he made his arrange
ments to leave AVashington on tlie 2bth
inst. His [dans were somewhat disturbed
to-day when he received a notification
that Secretary Folger would not return
liefore the 27th—probably not until the
29th inst. There are several unimportant
matters awaiting the attention of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, in regard to which
Judge French deems consultation neces
sary. The question arose, however, as to
whose convenience was to be consulted.
Judge French wants to go on the 29th;
Secretary Folger may not return till the
latter date. The Assistant Secretary was
equal to the emergency. He does not pro
pose to have his private plans disrupted
on account of Secretary Folger. He tele
graphed his chief to-day that he would
like to see him here bv the 27th, tell
ing Secretary Folger that his presence
is desirable, so that official affairs
may be left in shape before he. Judge
French, leaves on the 29th. Secretary
Folger is hound to heed this mandate. He
has had his ow n swing, and must knuckle
down to work while Judge French enjoys
a much needed vacation. Judge Folger
w T ill therefore be back on the 27th. If he
were not the head of a great department
he Could enjoy a vacation without the
troblesome cares of official life. As it is he
must come buck and give Judge French
a rest.
AV’ESTERX UNION BURNED OUT.
Two Duplex Wire* anil a (Jas Jet AVork
the Kuin of tlie Chicago Office.
Chicago, August 21. —The five story
stone building at the corner of La Salle
and Washington streets, occupied by the
Western Union Telegraph Company, the
Union National Bank, the International
Bank, the Associated Press, and numer
ous commission offices, was partially
burned at 0:30 o’clock this morning, anil
was made completely uninhabitable by
streams of water thrown into it.
The tire originated on the tilth floor,
used as the operating department by the
Western Union Telegraph Company, and
w ithin twenty minutes every description
of property on the floor was a
mass oi ruins. The tire originated
by two duplex battery wires near a
switch-board coming in contact with a
gas jet, and everything was in a blaze in
a moment.
The loss to tlie AVestern Union Tele
graph Company may reach $25,000, but
will probably fall lie low that figure. Tlie
loss to the building is $30,000. Owing to
tlie prompt action of the tire patrol, the
loss to the banks and office tenants ol
the building will be slight.
Orders have been given for the imme
diate reconstruction of the building, and
architects have been directed to plan one
of the finest operating rooms in the world.
All the Wheatstone instruments in the
old room were saved. Twenty-five wires
had been connected with the new operat
ing room this evening, and by to-morrow
the company anticipates having its full
force at work.
SHOT DOWN BY HIS SON.
Alleged AVrong* Dune tlie Alotlier tlie
Cause.
Portsmouth, Va., August 21.—A few
minutes before tlie departure of the 7
o’clock Raleigh, N. C., express train this
evening and while a large number of
negro excursionists were gathered at the
depot here, a young man pushed
his way through the crowd flourish
ing a revolver, and in an excited
manner cried out to the people to get out
of his way; that he would kill the first
man who interfered with him; that his
father was on the train, and that he meant
to kill hint. lie searched the train, and
found his father standing on the platform
of one of the cars and began tiring
at him, striking him in the thigh
in two places, one near the hip and the
other just above the knee. He was ar
rested, and when questioned said that bis
name was A. AL Sydes, that he lived in
Philadelphia, and that he had sworn to
kill his father, D. Sydes, for deserting and
slandering his mother. He said that he
had followed his father to New York, and
thence to Norfolk. The father says that
the trouble grew out of the dissipated
habits of his sou, and his unsatisfied de
maud for money. The wounded man is
dangerously, Dut not necessarily, fatally
hurt.
THE FOSTER GASLIGHT BUOY.
An American Beacon which Outshines
All Competitors.
New York, August 21.—Under the
auspices of Lieutenant West, of the United
States Light House Board, a party com
posed of Senator George, ot' Mississippi,
Congressman King, of Louisiana, and the
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
the Maritime Exchange and several rep
resentatives ot the mercantile marine of
this city, this evening made a trip
in the outer harbor to in
spect the action of the Foster gas
light buoy and beacon over tlie wreck of
the steamer Scotland off Sandy Hook.
The beacon, which was lighted and placed
in position three months ago, was found
in full force and brilliancy and was re
ported by the officers in charge of the
iiglitship’as having been unfailing and in
perfect working order since its first estab
lishment. Its brilliancy and permanency
are established as superior to any foreign
light yet offered and proved its efficiency as
an American invention over all foreign
competitors.
PENSACOLA’S PERIL.
Surgeon Owens Very Low but no New
Cases Reported.
Pensacola, August 21.—Up to 7
o’clock to-night there had been no new
cases of yellow fever tit the navy yard,
and for seventv-two hours no deaths.
Surgeon Owens is reported to be dying.
Ills disease has never been pronounced
yellow fever.
Washington, August 21.—The Sur
geon General of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice received a telegram late last night
from Surgeon White at Pensacola, Fla.,
of which the following is a copy: “No
new cases of yellow fever have appeared
at the navy yard during the last seven
hours. Eight cases and three deaths
have been reported up to date. The vil
lages of Warrington and Woolsev are
perfectly healthy. The fever is confined
to the yard and hospital. Surgeon Owens
is in a critical condition.”
Mexico’s Merchant Murine.
City of M exiuo. August 21.—The Mexi
can Navigation Company recently sent an
agent to England to buv two ready built
steamers for their New Orleans line. The
agent failed to purchase the steamers,
and the government has extended the
time for the commencement of operations
until the steamers can l*e built. The
Tatnaulipas. the first steamer of the
Trans-Atlantic Line, is expected to ar
rive at Vera Cruz in October. Five more
steamers will Ite put on the line early
next year. Merchants here hope that the
Alexandre Line will continue to ply l>e
tween Mexican ports, New Orleans’and
New Y’ork.
After Tules of tlie Strike.
Long Branch, August 21.—Commis
sioner of Public Works Hubert O.Tboni|>-
son gave a dinner to-night at the West
End Hotel to the Western Union tele
graph operators who refuse! to take nart
in the strike. •
New York, August 21.—Two operators
(returned strikers) at Albany and one at
New Y ork were dismissed front the West
ern Union service to-day for calling ope
rators who did not strike and join the
strike, aud with whom they were working,
over the wire, “scabs.”
North Carolina's Fruit Fair.
Wilmington, August 21.—Prepara
tions on an extensive scale are being
made for the second annual fair of the
North Carolina Fruit Growers Associa
tion, which is to open here to-morrow. A
large attendance and an unusually tine
display is expected.
Indulgent parents who allow their chil
dren to eat heartily of high, seasoned food,
rich pies, cake, etc., will have to use Hop
Bitters to prevent indigestion, sleepless
nights, sickness, pain, and, perhaps,
death. No family is safe without them in
the house.
A RACE ROWED IN A GALE
ROUGH WATER SPOILS THE
FALL RIVER REGATTA.
Haitian, Elliott anil Hamin Swamped,
and Teemer Given the Race—Haitian's
Rit al* Claiming That He wa* Out
rowed—The Canadian ha* a Rap at
Courtney.
Fall Ria ek, August 21.—1n the pro
fessional race yesterday there were thir
teen starters, Hanlau, Lee, Hamm, Te
necke, Mcßay, Hosmer, Ross, Driscoll,
Teemer, Riley, Elliott, Plaisted and Gai
sel. The men refused to row on account
of rough water, but the referee preremp
torily ordered them to their boats, and
they at once got ready. On account of a
misunderstanding, the course was rowed
over by some of the men, while
others came back at the call of the referee,
who ordered the race to he rowed
over again. At 7 o'clock another start
was made. The men got off this time
pretty evenly, Hanlan shooting to the
front, with Elliott a close second,
Lee "and Hamm several lengths
liehitid, but close together.
The rest of the men were in a bunch, w ith
Plaisted slightly ahead. Hanlan turned
the buoy first,with Ross and Hosmer close
behind, they running nearly together.
Hanlan had the inside course, but his
water was rough. The steamer Canoni
cus, of Providence, with an excursion
party on board, came down the river as
Ilanlan turned the buoy, and steamed
right among the oarsmen. The swell
from the steamer swamped Hanlan, El
liott and Hamm and practically threw
Hanlan out of the race, his boat being
tilled with water. Darkness fell rapidly
and it was almost impossible to distin
guish the men at the tinish. Lee upset after
crossing the line and Driscoll drew out
half a mile from the start. At the
close half a dozen oarsmen surrounded
the judge's boat, several claiming first po
sition. This was given to Teemer, who
made two and a half miles in 18 minutes
and 28 seconds. Hosmer was seeond in
18 minutes and 30 seconds. Ross was
third in 18 minutes and 35 seconds.
Haitian said that he was beaten, but
did not feel bad about it. He did not cut
bis boat, was not struck on the head and
did not get any one to put a wire around
his buoys. He was glad of one thing,
that no money had been bet on him. The
other oarsmen claim that Hanlan was
really outrowed, but the roughness of the
water and the swamping of his boat may
he taken as the causes of his defeat.
SPAIN’S FOREIGN RELATIONS.
French ami Teutonic Friendship Trem
bling in tlie International Scale*.
Madrid, August 21. —The A’poca says
that the government has addressed an
energetic note to France urging the just
pretensions of Spain, which are under
stood to mean a claim for the
expulsion of Ruiz Zoulla from the coun
try. Le Liberal states that the Alarquis
de la A’ega de Armijo, Atiuister of Foreign
Affairs, has shown to his colleagues tele
grams from Puke de Fernan Nunez, the
Spanish Ambassador at Paris, calling at
tention to articles in some French papers.
Orders have been sent to the Ambassador
on the subject. Le Progress states
that France has received a collective note
signed by Germany, Austria and Russia,
speaking harshly in regard to the conduct
ol France. Other papers recommend pru
dence, and protest against the interference
of Germany in Spanish affairs, and ex
press preference for the friendship of
France. The official organs are reticent
on the question, The statement of Senor
Progreso is is not believed.
Tlie Order of St. Luke.
Petersburg, Va., August 21,—' The
Right Worthy Grand Council of the Order
of St. Luke of Virginia commenced its an
nual session in the Union street Metho
dist Church to-day. There |was a large
attendance of delegates from different
sections of the State. The convention
was opened with religious exercises bv
Grand l’elate IL W. Holmes, ot Richmond,
which was followed by the calling of
the roll of delegates. Alter a
permanent organization had been effected
officers were elected for the ensuing year.
The order was organized in August, 1864,
in Norfolk. It has 109 lodges in prosper
ous condition, with a membership of 5,000,
■ The convention was addressed by 1). W.
Wishere, of New Y'ork citv, who gave an
encouraging report of the’ lodges of that
State.
Peru’s Peace.
Lima, August 21 . —El Pueblo states
that the Chilian army will probably evac
uate Lima September 15, and concentrate
in Callao, Tacn a, or Pisco. Gen. lgle
sias has troops ready to proclaim his gov
ernment. It is stated tiiat the Chilian
Government has arranged with the French
Steamship Company for the conveyance
of emigrants from Europe. Three "hun
dred are expected to arrive in October.
Thirty-Nine Miners Killed.
London, August 21, 9 v. m.— A dis
patch has just been received from Cardiff",
Wales, stating that an explosion has oc
curred in a colliery near there, and that
thirty-nine miners have been killed.
London, August 22, 2:30 a. m.— The
latest report from the scene of tlie col
liery explosion near Cardiff" states that
only one man was killed, but twenty were
severely burned.
Frank Janie’* Trial.
St. Louis, August 21.—A dispatch to
the Post-Dispatch from Gallatin, Mo.,
says: “The Sheriff is busy stimmouimr
100 jurors for the Frank James trial. It
is believed that it will take three days to
secure the twelve men. The town is
crowded. Charlie Ford is here and will
testify! “Dick” Little has not been seen
and it is thought that he has fled. James,
friends are numerous, but are making no
demonstrations.”
Stock Broker* Suspend.
New Y’ork, August 21.—The suspen
sion of Schott fc Knight, bankers and
brokers, at No. 6 Wall street, has been
announced. Both are members of the
Stock Exchange. Their liabilities are
about $05,000. Mr. Knight is a son of E.
C. Knight, of the Reading Railway Com
pany. It was rumored on tlie street this
morning that the liabilities are much
larger than announced.
Cholera’s Sweep in Egypt.
Alexandria, August 21.—Forty-three
deaths from cholera occurred here Yes
terday.
One hundred and forty deaths from
cholera have occurred among the British
troops in Egypt since the outbreak of the
disease to date.
London, August 21.—There were 193
deaths from cholera in Egypt Monday,
including 3 at Cairo.
Lord Spencer’s Protection.
Dublin, August 21.— Earl Spencer, the
Lord Lieutenant, arrived at Cork last
evenimr. He was escorted through tlie
principal streets by a small mounted
guard. He was respectfully received by
the people. Policemen in sight of each
other guarded the train of the Lord Lieu
tenant along the entire route from Dublin
to Cork.
King Milan at Vienna.
Vienna, August 21.—King Milan, oi
Servia, has arrived here and has visited
Count Kalnoky, the Imperial Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
The Emperor Francis Joseph visited
King Milan this morning, and remained
wifh him half an hour. King Milan re
turned his visit later in the day.
James Carey’s Assassination.
London, August 21.—Details received
by mail of the shooting of James Carey
by Patrick O’Donnell, on the steamer
Melrose, show that O’Donnell, when he
discovered at Cape Town, that Carey was
on board the Kinfauns Castle, exclaimed:
“Had I known that lie was on board, I
would have swung for him.”
Alfonso’s Visit to Emperor William.
Madrid, August 21.—The visit ol"
King Alfonso to the Emperor William ol"
Germany is expected to take place on
September 2b. Marquis ee la Vega, de
Armijo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will
accompany King Allonge.
The Federation of Organized Unions.
New Y'ork, August 21.— The third
annual meeting of the federation of the
organized trades and labor unions of the
United States and Canada, began at noon
to-day in Turner Hall.
Hanged His Five Children and Killed
Himself.
Breslau, August 21.—A landlord in
this city yesterday murdered his five
children by hanging them, and then com
mitted suicide.
Forty-Four House* Burned in Como.
Rome, August 21.— A disastrous con
flagration has occurred at Bersezio, in the
province of Como. Forty-tour houses
were burned.
IN THE YELLOWSTONE.
The Tragedy of the President’s Rifle
and Routt’s Cow.
Chicago Xeics.
The sun had been hidden all the drearv
morning behind great banks of leaden
clouds, (’old gusts of wind came down
from the Northwest and sighed a mourn
ful requiem through the dismal forests.
AH nature seemed to be suffering from an
acute attack of indigestion, and even the
broncho pony, standing listlessly in front
of General Sheridan’s tent, looked as
though he had forgotten to put on his
liver-pad.
It was a cold day in the Talley of the
Yellowstone, and the Presidential party
refused to be comforted.
At last the chief, rising superior to
climatic conditions, proposed a short
hunting expedition. “Perhaps,” he re
marked, with an unutterable look at
General Stager, “we may run across some
Yellowstone rabbits.”
Robert Lincoln fainted. General Stager
flushed angrily, and the guide turned
pale and took to the woods.
“Confound the fellow,” muttered Gen
eral Sheridan. “How ’n thunder can we
go huntin’ without a guide?”
“Never mind, Phil.]” said Mr. Arthur,
soothingly; “we won’t go far, so we'll
have no difficulty in finding our way
back. Come along,” and slinging his
trusty rifle over his shoulder he left the
camp, followed by all except General
Stager and Robert Lincoln.
*******
Tlie clouds had cleared awav, and the
sun was sinking to rest behind a con
venient mountain peak. Robert Lincoln
was preparing the supper, and General
Stager and the guide were playing seven
up. A shout was heard in the distance,
and the guide arose aud took an observa
tion.
“Them’s ’urn,” he said, pointing to the
southwest, “an’ they’ve got suthin’.
Guess it’s a bar. The broncho’s a-drag
gtn’ it.”
In a few minutes the hunting party
reached the camp.
“\\ hat have you got?” asked General
Stager.
“Oh, nothing,” replied General Sheri
dan, with affected sang t'roid, “onlv a
black buffalo.”
“We didn’t see any Yellowstone rab
bits, Stager,” said Mr. Arthur, “so I just
picked oil this buffalo merely to try my
gun.”
“Black buffaloes,” said General Sheri
dan, “are not tb be found every day.
1 hey are, so to speak, • a rant avis.
(How’s that for high, Mike?) They do
not travel in droves like the ordinary
buffalo, but graze singly upon the foot
hills. This one we approached with
great caution, and at ten yards rise the
1 resident knocked him over, first pop.
Robert, 1 think you had better skin the
beast, and we’ll have her stuffed and
placed in the ”
“Well, I’ll be goldtirned!” interrupted
the guide, who had just stepped up to
take a look at the dead animal]
“\\ hat s the matter?” asked General
Sheridan, a little anxiously.
hat’n thunder did ye shoot that cow
tur?”
“Cow?” exclaimed the hunting party
in a chorus.
“(Hi, yes; you mean buffalo cow, of
course?” said the chief.
“Buffalo cow he durned. Why, there
ain't no buffalo ’bout that unimile*. That’s
John L. Routt’s old black cow wot he
took across the plains years ago. YVhy,
he’s raised a dozen big herds ofl'n that old
cow, and she’s made him rich. He
wouldn’t hev lost that cow fur SIO,OOO.
Like ez not he’ll kill the hull party if he
finds it out.”
4he night was dark, and a cold driz
zling rain descended upon the Presiden
tial party. They had pulled up stakes
anti were moving, regardless of the in
clement weather, in the general direction
of Uncle Rufus Hatch’s hotel. “Better
lie drenched to the skin,” said the Presi
dent, in response to a growl from General
Stager, “than to have Routt find us camp
ing within ten miles of that dead cow.”
AN ENGINEER’S STORY.
The Strangest Freak of A fleet ion on
Record.
A ririfnaan Traveler .
“Speaking of strange attachments,”
said a well known Arkansaw railway
conductor, “reminds me of tlie strangest
freak of affection of which I think anv
record has been kept. On one of the
railways centreing at Little Rock, there
is, a short distance front the city, a stretch
ol woods pasture about a mile and a half
long. The land is as level as the floor,
and is surrounded by a high fence, with
deep cattle gaps where the road runs
through. One day while we were rush
ing through the woods, a deer jumped up
and ran along close to the train until we
reached the fence, when he turned and
was soon lost to view. Next day when
the train came along again the deer met
us at the fence and ran along in great
glee until we reached the other side of the
woods, when he turned aside. My en
gineer became very much attached to
him, and always blew the whistle just
liefore entering the woods. The old en
gine, too, seemed to have an affection for
the animal, and would seem to chuckle
when the deer was at its side.
“One clay we were delayed by an acci
dent to a freight train, and did not reach
tlie woods until after nightfall. The en
gineer blew his whistle. A light flashed
in the woods, and. sir. and I hope never to
tell the truth again if that deer wasn’t
there carrying a lantern on his horns. I
won’t pretend to explain how he got the
lantern. lam giving you the facts and
you can draw your own deductions.
When we passed he tossed the lantern
aside. One of the boys told me—and
mincl you I don’t vouch for its truth—that
tne lantern fell from a freight train and
that the deer took it up and kept it on a
stump until our train came along.”
“llow do you suppose the deer lighted
the lantern?” asked one of the company.
“It may have been already lit, but if it
wasn’t it’s no lookout of mine, for I am
only giving the facts as they occurred,
leaving all speculation to you. Sometime
after this we were rushing’along, nearing
the deer’s woods, when we saw the ani
mal standing on the track waving a red
flag. We stopped and discovered that an
immense tree had blown across the track.
Well, sir, when we chopped the log out,
that deer put his horns against it and
helped us roll it away.”
“Where do you suppose he got the red
flag?” asked an incredulous listener.
“I won't attempt to explain anything.
1 am giving you the facts, and of'course
you can do you own figuring for conclu
sions; but one of the boys said that he
took up an old white rag that he found
on the ground and rubbed it in a bed of
red clay.”
“What became of this wonderful ani
mal ?”
“That’s what I’m going to tell you.
One day, about six months ago, we ar
rived at the woods as usual. The deer
met us and leaped alongside of us. The
engine, feeling pretty gaily that morn
ing anyhow, seemed to prance along the
track. Just as we got about half way
through the woods, an immigrant looked
out the window, and yelling, Hook at that
ar deer,’ snatched up a double barrel gun
and fired a load of buckshot into the
poor thing. We stopped and went over to
where the deer lav on the green sward in
the last agonies of death. lie held out his
tongue and shook hands with all the
train men, but when he saw the immi
grant, whom we dragged to the spot, he
frowned darkly, folded up his tongue and
put it back into his mouth. Tne immi
grant was a nervous fellow and was much
excited. He bent over the deer as though
to get forgiveness, when the animal, brave
and revengeful in death, raised up and
brought him a crack across the head with
his stick-like foreleg, and laid him low.
The deer and immigrant are buried near
each other, and our engiue, which has
never recovered from tlie depressing ef
fect of the tragedy, always moans when it
goes through the deer's woods.”
Riots Against the Hungarian Tongue.
Vienna, August 21.—Riots caused by
the opposition of the people to the use of
the Hungarian language in official notices
have occurred in other towns in Croatia
besides A gram. Troops have intervened
to quell them.
AT Saratoga, in Pi 9, While Commo
dore Vanderbilt was sitting on the piazza
of Cougress Hall, a somewhat overdressed
lady approached and claimed his acquaint
ance. The Commodore rose and talked
affably with her, while his wife and
daughter sniffed the air with scorn,
“lather,” said the young ladv, as the
Commodore resumed his seat, “didn't you
remember that vulgar Mrs. B. as the wo
man who used to sell poultry to us at
home?” “Certainly,” replied the old gen
tleman, promptly, “and l remember your
mother w hen she used to sell root beer at
3 cents a glass over in Jersey when 1
went up there from Staten island peddling
oysters in my boat.” This is vouched for
by a gentleman there who heard the con
versation. It quieted the young woman.
—Hartford Time s.
A TRIP OVER THE RAILS.
SAVANNAH, FLORIDA AND WEST
ERN SEEN AT ITS BEST.
Palatial Coaches Gliding Along over a
Model Roadbed Under Charge of Aft'a
b!e Officials—Loiterings in the Road
side Villages—Jottings about Flor
ida.
Correspondence of the Morning Xeics.
Jacksonville, Fla., August 20.—A
recent trip through Southwestern Geor
gia, from Waj’cross as far as Americus,
has furnished some items that mav pos
sess interest.
There are but few, if any, better and
more admirably managed roads in the
country than that controlled by the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western Company.
Its main trunk and branches in this State
are kept in the most perfect condition,
and under the able superintendence of
Col. H. S. Haines, the entire huge ma
chine works with the precision of clock
work. All the various departments show
the guidance and care of an experienced
master, indicated even in the most
minute details. The same good judgment
is displayed in the selection of all the
subordinate officers, who are all experts
in their various positions.
Tlie Waycross connection is the great
artery by which nine-tenths of our visi
tors and immigrants reach Florida. A
large amount of money has been expend
ed in the construction of the several de
pots and other buildings required bv the
company in this city, and the work of im
provement continues unabatedlv. Every
effort has been made to insure the comfort
of travelers, and to increase the conve
nience of shippers, and the strictest sys
tem of order, regularity and discipline’ is
everywhere observable.
All of the appurtenances of this great
thoroughfare are of the best materials
and in first class condition. The road-bed
is firm and solid, and the elegant cars,
drawn by three powerful iron steeds,
glide over the steel rails without noise or
unpleasant jolting. The conductors are
courteous and efficient and al wavs alive
to the safety and comfort of passengers.
.The fact is that the Waycross link is an
institution with which Florida cannot
dispense, and the value and importance
ol which is so well understood, that it
attracts most of the travel that enters and
departs from the State.
The various towns through which I
passed. Quitman, Valdosta, Thomasville
and Albany, show gratifying signs of
progress. The ruined walls of the
Mitchell House at Thomasville are a
mournful reminder of past glories. That
void should be tilled by the early erection
of a similar or superior hotel, and the
good people of Thomas county should
lose no time in repairing the damage they
have sustained. They can easily attract
much of the annual tide of travel that
now flows into, and out of Florida, if the
proper inducements are afforded. If these
tourists can be prevailed on to stop for a
period, some of them will become pur
chasers of the many beautiful locations
found in that section, for our Northern
friends know a good thing when they see
it and are never averse to making an in
vestment that promises a safe and cer
tain dividend. Make them comfortable,
fill their stomachs, and you will reach
their purses.
Here and there on either side of the
road’ were thrifty and vigorous young
orchards of the Le Conte pear, whose rich
foliage and symmetrical’shapes denoted
the attention of their owners. At Smith
ville there is an orchard of twenty acres,
set out in grove fashion, which promises
in the near future a splendid income for
its fortunate possessor. These trees are
said to defy frosts, except when extreme,
are but slightly exposed to injury from
insects, ripen a delicious fruit in advance
of other varieties, are certain bearers at
an early age, and are fast growing in
favor with consumers. From what is
said and admitted of this iruit, the time
is not far distant when it will vie in point
of value and profit with tlie orange groves
of South Florida. The Middle Florida
men in Madison, Jefferson and Leon thor
oughly appreciate this line fruit, and are
dotting their pretty hills and vales with
young pear groves.
The road traversed for a considerable
distance that belt in which have been
raised, during the present season, those
hundreds of thousands of melons sent to
Northern markets. Scattered throughout
the fields were scores upon scores of the
blighted and immature fruit, furnishing
line lood for the stock. In conversing
with different parties the general opinion
was elicited that the crop had paid the
producers and disappointed the specula
tors.
As to the cotton crop, the prospect is j
most dismal and disheartening. There
are fields after fields on the line of the I
road that will hardly make a bale to ten
acres. Between drought, rust and the i
caterpillar, that great staple is a failure
in Southwest Georgia. On all sides com
plaints of the damage sustained were gen
eral and of a similar character. While I
was in Americus, one of the best planters
in Sumter county sold the cotton on a
thirty acre field for the sum of twenty-five
cents. The Recorder mentioned the cir
cumstance, and 1 was assured bv reliable
parties that the sale was actually effect
ed. I saw but little cotton that was knee
high, and that was in a very sickly con
dition. It is very fortunate that a fair
crop of corn has been made in that sec
tion, for otherwise the people would be in
a deplorable condition.
So, in this State, the dreaded worm is !
devastating the cotton fields and destroy. !
ing the hopes of the planters. These li’t
tie pests are equal in their powers of de
struction to the Egyptian locusts, and
leave behind them nothing but matured
bolls and naked stalks. The aggregate
amount of short cotton raised in this
State is so small that its entire loss would
only affect individuals, and would have
no bearing on the general result. Eight
or ten steamers of heavy tonnage could
easily t ike to Liverpool all that is pro
duced in Florida.
At Albany I had the opportunity of
drinking water from an artesian well
some eight hundred feet in depth. The
water, w’hich very probably has its source
in North Georgia, is said to have some
medicinal properties, but has a sulpnur
ous taste and odor. These wells are be
coming quite common in that section of
the State, and are proving a blessing to
the inhabitants. At Albany they are
building another substantial railroad
bridge across the Flint river.
Americus is an embryo citv, and dis
plays many evident indications'of growth
and prosperity. Handsome brick stores
are taking.the place of the former wooden
structures on all the principal business
streets,and many of the private residences
are of tasteful designs and elegant finish.
Much attention is given to shrubberv, and
the good 6ense and refinement of the citi
zens are shown in the care given these
matters.
The courtesy and hospitality of the peo
ple are old-fashioned, and impress a
a stranger quite favorably. A good
trade is done by Americus with the sur
rounding country, which is inhabited by
an industrious and progressive population.
Two excellent tri-weekly papers, the Re
publican and Recorder , furnish a large
circle of readers with the latest intelli
gence. The tow n is doing something in
the way of manufactures, and boasts a
joint stock cotton seed oil mill, and the
extensive works of Mark 51. Wheatley,
where the native woods are converted into
all descriptions of useful and ornamental
articles. Ice and cotton factories are also
contemplated. This is the residence of
Judge Crisp and General Cook, the pre
sent and late member of Congress from
this district. Americus is fortunate in the
possession of a college of excellent repu
tation, which is largely patronized. The
town is the centre of a rich cotton belt,
and the people are generally depressed
over the unfavorable prospects' of the yield
of that great staple.
Andersonville is just above Americus,
and a day or two previous to my arrival
occurred the ceremonv of decorating the
graves of the dead Federal soldiers. Quite
a number went from Americus and the
surrounding towns, and the proceedings
were of an interesting and impressive
nature.
Jacksonville is quiet, and no apprehen
sion is expressed at the unpleasant news
of the advent ot yellow jack at Pensacola
and New Orleans. Both points are re
mote, and our city is in a very good sani
tary condition. The volume of trade is
encouragingfortheseason. New r buildings
are continually being erected and land
seekers are daily arriving. An unusually
large number of our citizens have taken
their departure tor the North and different
w atering places.
Our Commissioners at Louisville are
annoyed and mortified at the poor exhibit
made by Florida, and private and public
appeals are being made to the pride of the
people. I know no reason for the indiffer
ence that appears to prevail. It is cer
tainly a most excellent opportunity for
bringing in a prominent manner,' and
before a large and sensible audience, the
varied and peculiar products of our State,
D is most certainly to be hoped that there
will be a rousing-up of the people on this
subject, and that a systematic and com
bined effort will be made to present the
claims ot the State upon public notice.
H. B.
UNDER THE BLACK FLAG.
A Mysterious Schooner Sunk Oft’ tlie
Jersey Shore—Chased by an Unknown
Steamer.
Allantic City Special to Ph iladelphia Press , loth.
An unknown schooner, which appeared
to be pursued by a steamer, and which
carried a black flag, *tuk suddenly, and.
apparently, with all hands on board, off
Beach Haven, on Friday evening. The
whole affair is mysterious, and until to
day remained unknown to any except the
inhabitants of the little villnge of Beach
Haven, an isolated fishing village on Long
Beach, about thirteen miles north of At
lantic City.
There is no regular signal service sta
tion at Beach Haven, the telegraph office
being in charge of Frank Taylor, a relia
ble operator who is employed by the in
habitants and the guests at the summer
hotels, ot which there are oue or two, to
remain during the season. Mr. Taylor
stated this morning to the correspondent
of the Press that on Friday evening last,
about live o’clock, during the prevalence
of the great storm, caused by Thursday’s
northeaster, a schooner, of’ several hun
dred tons burden and flying a black flag
was seen leating into the shore about two
miles north of the Beach Haven Life
Saving Station. Further in the offing a
steamer was seen apparently in pursuit of
the schooner. The latter seemed muchdis
tressed, and suddenly stink with all on
board.
The eye-witnesses of this singular oc
currence were Dr. Edgar Holden, a well
known physician of Newark, N. J., who
has been a visitor at Beach Haven for live
or six summers, the doctor’s wife, chil
dren and coachman. The whole village
has been in an uproar over the afl'air ever
since, but, singular to say, have commu
nicated nothing to the outside world, nor
is it even known that the life-saving crews
on bong Beach have made any search
for the possible survivors. Dr. Holden’s
statement, which- he corroborated this
morning in person,aud for which his family
and the coachman vouch, is as follows
“I had been gunning for marsh fowl
during the afternoon of Friday, the storm
having cleared overhead, although the
waves were running mountain high. My
wife and family had been driven out to
meet me at a point some two miles north
of Beach Haven. Just opposite the Life
Saving Station, which is not manned this
summer, wo saw a rakish-looking, two
masted schooner, carrying a black flag,
making straight towards us, and appa
rently pursued by a steamer. The
schooner labored heavily, and shook about
a great deal in the heavy sea.
“My attention was attracted particu
larly by the black flag, which rose clear
against the horizon as an enormous wave
lifted the schooner until her entire hull
and deck, filled apparently with men,
were in bold relief. I watched her sink
into the trough, and when I looked again
she was nowhere to he seen. The steamer,
which was still some distance to the
south, came directly to the spot where we
last saw the schooner, steamed carefully
all around it and then came to a dead,
stop.
“She remained there, apparently mo
tionless, for a half hour. I sighted at her
down my gun barrel, and am sure she did
not move during that time. She then
steamed to the north and out to sea. I
could not see her launch any boats or
make search l'or the crew of the schooner,
though it is natural to suppose she did
so.”
Dr. Holden is still in Beach Haven, a
place, by the way, which han been for
some years a resort for Jay Cooke and bis
lamily and other Philadelphians, and is
well known there and in Newark.
Frank Taylor, the telegraph operator,
said this morning: “There is no doubt in
the world of the correctness of Dr. Hol
den’s version of this mysterious affair
People here have been wild ever since the
doctor’s return Friday evening. YVhen he
returned Dr. Holden was himself consid
erably excited, and said: ’The schooner
undoubtedly went down right before inv
eyes.’
“The people here have been after me
ever since lor news, asking it the crew
were all drowned, and if nothing has
come ashore. Last evening some fisher
men reported finding two barrels washed
ashore on the beach oft' which the doctor
saw the schooner sink, but 1 have not
seen the barrels.”
Dr. Holden’s coachman said: “I was
terribly excited while we were watching
the steamer chasing the schooner, and
when the schooner went down I jumped
oft my box. Big Pete savs he found a
piece of the stern of a foreign built boat
on the beach Saturday night, with part of
a Spanish word on it, but he has told sev
eral different stories about it. Another
guest at tlie hotel saw the steamer stop
and then go out to sea again.
“I never felt as bad in my life as I did
to see the schooner roll over and go down
in the flash ol an eye, and no sign of a
soul saved of her crew. There’s some
mystery about the whole business—the
steamer’s chasing the schooner, and her
trying to get away and flying a black flag,
too. The sea was terrible, although the
sun was shining. I guess the steamer
reached the place where the schooner
went down in about ten minutes after
she disappeared.”
Mr. Taylor says he has no information
of the name of either vessel. No black
flag is known iu marine codes save the
piratical symbol of death.
AX AFTEII DINNER SCANDAL.
The French Minister at London In
sulted by Tipsy Lord Beresford.
Kngl'uth Letter.
A great social and diplomatic scandal
has just transpired, M. Waddington, the
French Minister to London, was given a
special entertainment and dinner at the
house of a noble lady at her summer re
treat at Cowes, on the Isle ol Wight. The
occasion was graced by the presence
of the Prince of Wales. The French
siinißter was accompanied by Admiral
Keppel. Everything went well and
merrily until after the ladies retired
lrom the table and the cigars and light
wines were brought in for the gentlemen.
The conversation soon drifted to the Chi
nese war, and then a debate was started
by Lord Charles Beresford upon the
merits of the English and French navies.
The hero of Fort Meks grew warm with
wine and he gradually became very
offensive in his remarks.* The efforts of
the Prince of Wales and others to check
him into decorum served but to make him
pugnacious. He fell to ridiculing the
entire French fleet, and wound up with
the statement that he could take the Con
dor, the little gunboat with which he
nosed around Fort Meks during the bom
bardment of Alexandria, and chase the
whole French fleet in Chinese waters away
from the *Annam coast. M. Waddington
considered Lord Beresford’s conduct soex
tremeiy insulting that he arose from the
table, demanded his carriage and actual
ly left the house. The hostess followed
him, and after most earnest solicitation
finally persuaded him to refrain from
going to a hotel and to re-enter her house.
In the meantime the British officers pres
ent compelled Beresford to leave the
place, and such was the noble lord’s re
sistance to this treatment that his eject
ment practically amounted to being
kicked out. Every effort was made to
hush up the matter, but nothing could
suppress 51. AVaddington’s indignant de
nunciation of the treatment to which he
had been subjected, and the affair is to
night the scandal of London.
Bat and Ball.
Washington, August 21.—Games of
base ball were played to-day as follows:
At Boston—Bostons. 13; New Yorks, 8.
At Providence—Providences, 28; Phila
delphias, 0.
At Cleveland—Clevelands, 6; Chica
gos, 5.
At Buffalo—Buffalos, 0; Detroits, 4,
At Philadelphia— Athletics, 11; Cincin
natis, 0.
At Baltimore—BaltimoresO, St. Louises
1.
At New York—Aletropolitans 4, Colum
buses 2.
At Brooklyn—Brooklvns 5, Anthracites
At Reading, Pa.—Harrisburghs 4, Ac
tives 7.
Foreign Students of American History.
Copenhagen, August 21.—The fifth
Congress of the American Students
of early American History opened here to
day. The Princess of Wales and the
meml>ers of the Danish royal family were
present. Addresses were delivered by
Danish, Spanish, Belgian and French
delegates.
Captured by Avaricious Brigands.
Constantinople, August 21.—Brig
ands have captured the Governor and
several councillors of Florian, near Sa
loniea. They demand £20.000 as ransom
for the captives.
Daniel Buie, Laston, Ga., savs:
“Brown’s Iron Bitters relieved me of se
vere suffering from dyspepsia.”
j PRICK 10 A TEAK. I
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FRANCE AND HER WARS.
GLADSTONE SMOOTHING OVER
THE SHAW EMBROGLIO.
The Commoner* Hound Jo Keep the Pot
Bolling, However—Annam to Be
Blockaded and Hue Bombarded If the
Ultimatum is Rejected—China Nego
tiating for Arms.
London, August 21. — A lively discus
sion was caused in the Houseot Commons
this afternoon in regard to the case of Mr.
Shaw, the British missionary in Madagas
car, who is held in custody by the French.
Mr. Gladstone wurmlydeclared that he had
no reason to believe that there had been an
excess of jurisdiction exercised by the
French. The arrest of Mr. Shaw, he said,
was certainly a serious matter, and it
would be the absolute duty of of the gov
ernment to carefully watch events in
Madagascar. He was unable to sav when
or where the court-martial of Mr. Shaw
would be held. Discussion of the affair,
he said, was calculated to impair the
good will and amitv existing be
tween France and England. This
remark was received with cheers. Con
tinuing Mr. Gladstone said that there was
no reason to presume that a friendly and
civilized government would lack the ele
mentary principles of justice towards
imprisoned foreign subjects. He was not
aware that Admiral Pierre had thrice
refused to allow Mrs. Shaw to see her
husband, notwithstanding the fact that
she had been absent from him for two
years. He said that he would inquire
lurther into the matter. Notice was given
of several questions to he submitted to
morrow in connection with the case of
Mr. Shaw.
A dispatch to the Standard from Hoi
phong says that M. Harmond, the French
Civil Commissioner in Tonquin, who is on
board the French Admiral’s ship, will be
the bearer of the ultimatum to Annam,
and that if the ultimatum is rejected a
blockade will le proclaimed against.
Annam by the French.
A Hong Kong correspondent of the
Times says that it is certainly meant to
bombard Hue unless Annam consents to
the terms proposed by France.
The Times correspondent at Hong Kong
also reports that Haidoung, in Tonquin,
was attacked by the French on the 19th
inst. The result of tne attack is not vet
known.
The Stariiliml's Berlin correspondent as
serts that the Chinese Government is ne
gotiating with Germany with a view to
the purchase of 100,000 rifles.
The Paris correspondent ot the Times
says that the statement that M. Tricon
would shortly leave China for Japan is an
admission of a suspension of the negotia
tions between France and China.
Paris, August 21. —Rear Admiral Gali
ber, the successor ot Admiral Pierre in
command of the French fleet in Mada
gascar waters, will meet Admiral Pierre
at Reunion. He will afterwards go to
Tamatuve and open negotiations with the
llovas. He will insist upon a French pro
tectorate over Northwest Madagascar,
the abolition of the law relating to the
tenure of land by Europeans and the pay
ment to the French of 1,000,000 francs
indemnity. The latter demand may be
waived, however, if the others are com
plied with.
An official dispatch from Tonquin says
that Colonel Brionvar with a column of
troops started on the 15th inst. to occupy
Haidoung.
Germany's Parliament Called.
Berlin, August 21. —Notice is pub
lished in the Ojfirial t/asette this after
noon convening the Bundesrath on the
27th, and the Reichstag on the 29th inst.
Irish Registration Rejected.
LONDON, August 21.—The Irish regis
tration bill was rejected in the House of
Lords this afternoon by a vote of 52 nays
to 32 yeas.
A GHOST UPSETS A STOVE.
The Ancient Sprite of a Maryland
Manor-house Cuts a Modern Caper.
Easton, (/‘it). J.(tiger.
Cast'e Haven, in Dorchester, on the
Choptank, is a tine old estate and manor
house, commanding one of the most con
spicuous sites in all Maryland. The tall
and imposing house and the stately Lom
bardy populars on the lawn can be seen
for miles from up and down the river, and
they loom up as conspicuous ob
jects from the opposite Talbot shore,
Castle Haven, as an estate
and residence, goes away back into colo
nial times, and, like some other old places,
has hanging about it some weird and fas
cinating stories. Mr. Phillip Lecompte is
the occupant of Castle Haven. He is a
practical man, interested in farming the
estate, and thinking infinitely more of
crops and stock than of ghosts and spirits.
But the ghost has again been about all
the same, and has given an indubitable
manifestation of his presence.
One day last week Mrs. Lecompte was
having dinner prepared in the kitchen
using a heavy No. 9 cook stove. While’
the dinner was preparing, aud the stove
was covered with boiling pots and kettles
and other cooking utensils, Mrs. Lecompte
went out, leaving no one in the kitchen.
When she went back, a few minutes
afterward, she found lliat the stove bad
turned over and was then with its legs
in the air, while the pots and kettles
and other cooking utensils were all in
their proper places on the stove, but were
resting on the floor. The lire in the
stove was burning as usual, the boiling
water in the pots and kettles stayed in
and kept on boiling, nothing had fallen
from the stove or was disarranged while
it was turning over, and there sat the
stove, completely reversed, with its feet
uppermost. The stovpipe remained in its
place on the stove and in the chimney,
and was drawing as usual, but it had to
be taken off belore the stove could be
righted. This strange occurrence is the
wonder of Castle Haven and the whole
neighborhood around.
An old man, 03 years of age, a native
of Spain, has returned from the United
States recently, where he has been living
many years, to his native land. The pro
digious family which accompanied him
back consisted of sixteen daughters,
twenty-three sons, thirty-four grand
daughters, forty-seven grandsons, forty
live great-granddaughters, thirtv-nine
great-grandsons, three great-great-grand
daughters, and seventy-two sons-in-law r
and daughters-in-law, making in all two
hundred and seventy-nine persons. The
old man had been three times married,
and his eldest son is now seventy years of
age. The ship upon which he amLhis
astonishing family colony went to Europe
belongs to him and is commanded by one
or his numerous grandsons. Notwith
standing his age the old gentleman enjovs
excellent health. Every day he takes two
hours gymnastic exercise, walks for two
hours, and directs the education of his
great-grandchildren. He has never used
spirituous liquor in any torm and does
not smoke. He will shortly be presented
at the Court of iladrid.
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