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ESTABLISHED 1850. f
il ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. 1
•iEOHGIA AND FLORIDA.
m \VS OF THE TWO STATES
T ioi.i> R paragraphs.
Triple Tragedy Near Too.nslx.ro
* While >li wy* ,n Plk< ’ County
Negro Molested In Monroe
*" Kst ranged Couple of
tweriru- k r united-
MOWII.
. • nver is very low.
I lapiti, led—A.
,tton trade I- liooming.
v ,i was in Athens Monday.
'. ■ .f i xrrollton, died Saturday.
n RW is to be enlarged.
‘ ~ Kar. of Atlanta, died Sunday.
1' u s. meeting begin* next Thnrs
-! ready for grinding in Hines
. u Saturday carried $5,000 out of
i;, thel cbtrrh at Brownsville is
| • Hester’s house at Dublin has
" v " . moving in favor of a f 10,000
11 . Ij . i- been elected Countv Com,
|*kier°* Lowndes.
, . r Laurens, bow building at Dub
, ~,r • i Black, son of .fudge Harper
B.ec' America, is dead.
, . |s’ house at Dallas has been
, Ht had no insurance.
new building of the At
, • • '.<'/ has been commenced.
u • te, an Atlanta barber, hnsbeen
g ountetfeit money,
f . .. i r - Ilorse Guard of Atlanta
•nd, Va.. yesterday afternoon.
|v., : prevailed in Coweta county on
1 .i majority of at; total vote 2,054.
a us man and wife who had been
■I twenty years have jnsi been re
t -_.u owners of the lfefugio silver
Mexico have refused to sell them for
i.ftingof the Hinesville Board
, n ill Is- Field on the first Tuesday
. .ore was convicted of raiic in
f .- v 'interior* ourt Monday. Bang
. of cotton were destroved in
... . _• ihe first week of October by
v . gin houses,
i: .v o.’s store at Dublin was en
t, r. : irglars a few nights ago and a
, UJ ,■>.. ,nt of liooty taken.
I Cant. c. it. baU, of Pat
t, . twelve wild turkeys one evening
c. nof which wen" gobblers.
N It. >n stablietl John Widy in the
\ , 11 >iel iu Atlanta Monday. A trivial
quan w ;i- the cause. XVidy will not die.
A .'>■•* lays ago J. C. Graham, of Laurens
r. nl down to Bass I.aku, in Mont*
t ; i unty, and with his seine caught 728
1 -t office at Bartlesville is alsiut to
h. W. j. Fincher, of West l*ike,
■> place or H. 11. Swatts, the present
A• k tgo Hr. Harrison moved his
luu fi ii Dublin to Chaunccy, in Dodge
c . w ere he wilt shortlv join them and
resume hi* practice.
fafternoon Bugg < hapman, James
Vv , . M ink Ford. Bill Mims and Si Haw
kin*. ! Vuicricus. killed seventy doves and
partr. . > in ne hour ami a half.
1 •- r ■ trtii of I’ike county is advertised
i . -■■ ilic first Tuesday in Noveralier,
, ! . . recommendation of the grand
ir. :lc t that it be disposed of by sale,
ii, • W. I. Murrow, conductor on the
. ’.t-i mail train from \Vay
■ r • MK-hee, waa very badly hurt
la-; \V i . between the stations of Nay
lor aul Valdosta.
Tl It i..k- county prisoners convicted of
*o-t'.rii“l kukiuxi'in have been re|>eatedlv
Uic negro convicts in the jail anil
a :)gst. wti.ch Mi inconsequential in its re
> ali-. occurred Monday.
a a.d v Poplar Springs, I.aureus
■ "iintv. number of animals and
- • r. ’I he utmost excitement pre
. i l tti kill the animal. No
report i deaths among the people has been
need that Kuhn, the At*
lt:i Kiinii-r who was found dead in bed at
front K" . > a., on his wedding day a few
•iai- . . did not commit suicide, but was
lunrti-red. A rival for the lady's hand is
f . I . 1’ • us ui. County School Commissioner
uty, furnishes the following figures
reran the public schools: Whites cn
r : -f in public schools, 1,719; colored enrolled
in -chools, 560—total, 2,279. Average
a ir.ee for three months, 1.:M7 4ti-iM; paid
p r month, '.eg cents; total amount paid by the
maty, $.738 .
Rev. >. E. Axson, pastor of the Rome Pres
kjtrr mi church, has lieen granted three
month- vacation on account of ill
Iciitii. Lev. G. A. Xunnally. of the Baptist
church, of the same city, preached his fare
■:. - rni> n to a large congregation Sunday.
L 'lr. Ilcnddcn. of ( artersville, will here
after have charge of this church.
*::.-* scii.sj Commissioner Orr having con
-c.-c i. tl., spalding.couuty Board of Kduca
t r. i- ;• > I'icd to retake the census of the
I •• ”• ■ 'hiMren of the county. It is thought
li.jt tli* re arc at least 2UU children in the
•■ can . • 1) the rolls, which, if found and
run I. O >ll bring into the educational funds
< t the county about S4OO |>er annum.
I ‘ C i nfv Yt>r says: “We are told
i live or six men enticed Mr.
> hails 'Cirdner. of Monroe county, from
ti i.a up>n some pretext, or met hint in the j
3 few nights ago, and administered a ]
artu: cac to him with sticks and a buggy
u... ||. wa* gagged while the act was
-as ,io,i.tied. an>l. we learn, was severely
'' j-. ; Hi* injuries were not considered
' - ru.. ut were very painful ”
i Da:,:> i-viHo Monitor says: “We learn
i>.a ties, disguised and con-o-
Nucativ i.i,know n. went to the house of Berry
II "k. , very peaceable negro, living !
near town, one nigh: last week, and called j
mtn out an>l shot at him, or at least shot off I
tnnr p als.ut a dozen times. It is not '
known whether thev wished to shoot him or ;
: " > | - are him a little, but Berry, |
C - >:•. .loin l wait to see, as he had business 1
> -•- aer. inimcliately. This should lie 1
' it ii. r.ot right even to scare a man i
c vi U, "iigh he is a colored man."
i " yf s > lfania, is out in the fol
- ' - tier: “A letter dated Sylvania, Gn., j
.r, 1 ' *‘ r ‘ • ! " ;! * supposed to be written bv i
‘ ’• lentothe Deputy Internal Ueve’- j
,* V>‘l""ti>r. f.ir license io sell cigars for j
- j
N ptember, which hxa accident- |
. 11 ! :n * l ' my hands, lias my name signed ;
' : o church committee asking for ‘
o ' fi.-, .win h signature I aesire all imrsons !
1,, - ' '"Understand is a willful forgery, j
u->i>r:s> >ng. ,t u> any such committee, never
v ii letter, or authorized Rev. Mr. |
• i,, -lgn it for me. lam i
m"" 1 of even the existence of such ;
v, ; ,!!.-,-. nor do I believe that auv such '
. e'er existed. I therefore desire to j
V’ i' u "he that the whole thing lias t
T ANARUS, J 1 up without mv knowledge.
Jv Vt ! ' and Gaz,Ut f*y*: -Within a few
b . ' - "iu i ■*! sro, on Friday last, the liot- ■
cr.'Viuiter and the deadliest slaughter
1 1 ’ ; "'the river swamp, that we liave
„c • ' ,H ‘ Bolder, an industrious and
i > r l man, had hogs running in the
, , B* v, r swamp, andujion tliedav above
was in the swamp feeding and
'• gC. in up. when he came upon two
' Ham intently engaged in skin
> 'Vic his hogs. As soon as diacovereil
tnrv down everything and runoff. Joe.
. - it y the mark that the hog was bis,
' *uu wad carried it to Mr. Henry Clay’s,
vmg near, and told the story. 'un
" wing any, Joe asked Mr. Clay and
"aeoih’T white man whose name ohr in
”dan; (ailed to learn, to go with
f 1 la Hie hope of finding the
' ~ The three hunted during the morn
j;‘k *■' • i,at little success, aud about noon
" I'icmselves beneath a large tree and
fro? * rre sleeping. They w ere soon aroused
* peaceful slumlier by the sound of the
/ ,‘f bullets. Tin V " ere
w K 1 1 "y ave ar:ue<l negroes. Joe Holder,
"'ipV i r ll * white men, was mortally
- 3l - v and died within three or four hours.
' la ’’ ; ,n '* his companion returned the fire
a ■’?; ’! fhe thieve* fell dead on the s|>ot.
ib>‘‘ ", ni ' < ’ re *f one or tw" hours, and the
>, r ' 1 ’ ! so that he will die, the ball en
< iai 7 . 1 lnu ani * hanging backward. Mr.
.j*-, “ r . :i ' eotnpanion were hurt, and pur
ls iu,l Temaining negroes a mile ortvvo
u u 7 , trying to capture or kill them,
furia-o",''! r!l,aill states that he received his in
k>.,‘7‘ fr,>ni one of the witnesses, aud
* the re|s>rt to be true.”
FLORIDA.
f* as * new hotel.
j| ha -~ passed a hog law.
j ,c Deeds iietter sidewalks.
( . iu ' ! to have an ice factory.
. ° wants a i>omological exposition.
-c . ir K. v is organizing a fire department.
,V 1 Ssonville Club House is being fres
a -apu.V'' 'k°ol house is to be 1 nine filed by
' :> . ra “Ußt of land is offered for sale
i i>ei.and.
: 'tV : , *ar,ieners are planting a great
'raw tverries.
i. ‘ ’‘ , J 1 ? 1 other small game are plentiful
• i Haiucsyuie.
Mi ’ scholars have been enrolled in the
lius ■ , ‘ >J St A P°P ka -
Stan' 77,' s improving and new comers con-
A “ ; arnvmg 4t Apopka.
ot i:*, .> r a '’’’ an t. v , oraokcs are offered for sale
f) of Catnesville.
- ' metn,' ! a . U< ?. n ’ ® fler an absence of a year
tune.-, Ind., has returned to Apopka.
-’ . ' ".■:* °° truth in the re|>ort that Mudi
u - “s have suspended for lack of water,
wsftu tUi>n " f Suwannee county has gath
year " ,,cr *>Pof peaches from his trees this
Tbs .
oo Litv ‘ enß °* 'be Circuit Court for Duval
! av ' ooaveneain Jacksonville next Tues-
JJ', " >*tt shipped from Fair Oaks 272
thuvreef** "' ant * a Q 't B boxes XVednes-
R- AU-fleM’ £°£ nt T Surveyor, ha* appointed
fieuutv I* ?’ ot *tnox county, Ind., to be his
-eputy at Apopka City.
ha?b?l7. r ,f” nes * of Florida, says an exchange,
u ® Detroit forthe U ‘ nel,t of
The recent heavy rain burst the large cistern
back of Good Templars’ Hall in Kev West,
entailing a loss of S2OO.
Chandler Sharp, a 12-year-old lad ot Madi
son. had one of his legs badlv broken in a cot
ton gin a few days ago.
Mr. \ anderipe's new building at Manatee
is nearing completion, and it is the best one
of the kind in the place.
Two twelve-year-old negroes of Jackson
ville engaged in a fight the other day, and one
stabbed the other, but not fatally.
The City Council of Fernandina has lately
reduced the expenditures of that burg to
the tune of cue hundred dollars per month.
J. J. Tucker, under sentence of four years
in the penitentiary for attempting to shoot
Howell Titus, escaped from Titusville jail
last week.
A colored farmer near Lake City has raised
SI,OOO worth of cotton this year, and the Star
says there are other negroes thereabouts who
have done as well.
Anew map of Madison county is greatly
seeded. The one now in use in the Clerk’s
office was drllvvn many years ago, and the
need of anew one is constantly felt.
Prof. A. B. Starke, a distinguished preach
er and educator from Ku-sellvillc, Kv„ has
located at Altoona aad lmught an orange
grove. He comes to Florida for health.
Mr. H. P. Roberts, of Orange Bend, says
that he calculates on getting 500,900 oranges
from his grove this season. He is now ship
ping at the rate of a car load a week.
The County Commissioners of Suwannee
county are l>ent on issuing no liquor licenses
in that county. The Columbia Commissioners
hve not yet '<ee- •■** •. Ivsmnf.^y.
-Northerncapitalists have been indacod to
establish in this State two ice factories with a
capacity of ten tons daily each, one to lie lo
cated at Tallahassee and the other at Gaines
ville.
The Town Council are laboring with the
problem of opening and widening the streets
of Apopka. The ordinance has been passed
for tliat purpose, aiM j arbitrators appointed
to assess damages.
While eating a chicken-liver the other day
a lady of Fort Dade found a needle in its cen
tre. It bad evidently been swallowed by the
chicken while alive, but the bird apparently
suffered no injury in consequence.
Cal. C. S. llarby. of Greenville, will divide
his town property into blocks and offer them
for stile. <*ne lot. beautifully situated, he lias
already donated to the Methodists, who will
proceed to build at once. The Colonel also
proposes to give a lot to the Baptists.
The Orlando Reporter says the Hugh Partin
grove (recently sold for $12,000), on Lake
Howell, is “a thing of beauty;” 1,200 trees in
rrove, with 300 massive 15-year-old bearers
holding now over luo.ooo oranges. Fine lem
ons, limes and shaddocks iu full bearing also.
The municipal election held in Brooksville
resulted in the choice of the following officers
for the ensuing year: Mavor. D. Turnbull;
Marshal. F. K. Saxon; Clerk’,.l. W. Johnston;
Assessor. W. M. Garrison: Treasurer. T. J.
Cook; Aldermen, A. X. Chelf, A. T. Wade,
W. S. Hancock. J. A. Marshall. A. M. C. Rus
sell and J. A. Washington.
Tlie liooks of the Tax Assessor of Nassau
county show an increase in the total valuation
of the real and personal property over last
year of over $230,000. The total State tax is
lu.titd 39, nearly $2,000 less than last year, and
the county tax $17,103 77, a reduction of $2,500
on last year's taxes. The aggregate value of
real and personal property in the county is
$1,H59.t.’!2.
A GREAT COTTON FIRE.
The Second of the Season in Charleston—
A Blaze Among 4,000 Bales—About
#IOO,OOO Worth Destroyed—Fully-
Covered by Insurance.
The second cotton tire of the season in
Charleston occurred shortly after noon on
Monday. The .Vets* and Courier says
it was soon known that the fire
was in the cotton yard of the South Caro
lina Railway Company. In this yard it is
supposed about 4,000 bales were stored.
Fortunately the cotton was stored in two
batches, a iane of about ten feet runniug
through the yard front west to east. The
bulk of the cotton w as packed on the north
side of the yard, however, and it was here
that the fire originated. Exactly how the
lire started is not known. The cotton was
seeu to blaze up about half-past 12 o’clock,
the fire originating in the middle of the
yard al*out half way between the railroad
avenue and Meeting street. The flames
bad spread with incredible rapidity over
the whole northern half of the yard, and
the work of the firemen was necessarily
directed to the endeavor to confine the
fire to the boundaries in which they found
it. This they succeeded in doing. The
firemen, under the direction ttf Mr. F.
Rodgers, the Chairman of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, and of Mr. F. L.
O’Neill, the Chief of the department, at
tacked the flames on three sides, and
within fifteen minutes had the flames
under control. It was, however, a pro
tracted light, and four steamers were kept
at work all night quenching the flames.
It is estimated by the railway officials
that about 2,000 bales of cotton were
burned. All of it is what is known as
through cotton—that is, cotton intended
for shipment to New York to fill orders
for lit** Now England mills. The entire
loss will probably amount to about SIOO,-
000, which is covered by insurance, the
South Carolina Railway Company being
the insurer. The apportionment ’of the
losses among the different agencies can
not yet be made. It is known that the
railway company lias insurance on all
the cotton in its yards to the amount of
$285,000. This amount is distributed
among the city agencies as follows:
J. I- Honour A Cos ... . $ 53,000
F. TlipiKT A Cos 40,000
O. E. Johnson, Jr.. A Cos. :t5,000
Colburn A Seharhte 25.000
Daniel Kavcnel A Cos.. 25,000
B. F. Huger 20,000
Iwe A DeSaussure 15,000
8. Y. Tupper A Son 15.000
IV. S. Ha-tie A Son. 10,000
C. K. Huger A Cos. 10,000
C. Graveley. 10,000
A. 11. llayden A Cos ... ~ 10,000
J B. Reeves 5.000
Total $285,000
The actual losses to the ditt'erent
agencies cannot, of course, be stated until
an account of the burnt cotton is obtained,
which is a work that may not be com
pleted for a day or two.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Bl ight Flashes ot Intelligence from Near
and Afar.
Daily trains are running from Gaines
ville to Hague, half way to Newnanville.
It was expected that the erection of
Micanopy’s new depot would be com
menced yesterday.
The Central Raiiroad of Georgia will
accept the bonds of the Kimball House, iu
Atlanta, at par in payment for freight
transportation.
The Reidsville Enterprise says: “In re
ply to all inquiries Mr. Burke invariably
says the Savannah and Pacific Short Line
Railroad will certainly be built, and that
work will lie commenced before many
months.”
By common consent between the attor
ney of the Transit Railroad Company and
the Comptroller of Florida, the sale of
the road-bed, rolling stock, etc., of that
road, now advertised at Sheriff’s sale, will
be postponed until the first Monday in
December.
The draw bridge for the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railroad over Black
creek has been completed, and a large
force of nten are now at work on the ap
proaches. The draw bridge over Rice
creek near P&latka will be completed in
about thirty days.
w Orleans Hire Market.
The Times-Democrat of October 27 says:
“The market opened quiet for clean rice,
but improved during the course of the
week, outside figures being readily ob
tained for desirable lots. The better
grades were in request, but very scarce,
and medium and lower, in lieu of anything
better, received considerable attention.
Prices, though nominally unchanged since
last week, ruled firmer. The receipts of
rough rice have decreased to very small
proportions. There was considerable in
quiry for desirable grades, and as the
offerings were not very large, prices have
appreciated. Supplies in warehouse are
now being placed on the market, as the
daily receipts are not sufficient to supply
all wants. ‘Prices at the Exchange:
Clean, choice nominal; prime, 5
07e.;o 7 e.; good, 5%c.; fair, or
dinary, 4‘-i@4j*c.; common, 3%r4%c.;
No. 2, 2>i@2Jic. per pound.”
A Politician’* Strange Confeaaion.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Oct. 30.—Timothy J.
Mahoney, the present City Comptroller,
who was re-nominated at the late con
ventions by both the Manning and Sco
viile factions of the Democratic party, has
declined the nomination. He is reported
as saying that he had covered up deficits
of SS6,O<W and could not remain on the
ticket. His friends claim that he is labor
ing under . temporary aberration of
mind superinduced by severe illnes some
time since. His resignation will be ac
cepted.
If you are a frequenter or a resident of
a miasmatic district, barricade your sys
tem against the scourge of all new coun
tries—ague, bilious and intermittent fe
vsrs—by the use of Hop Bitters.
Lcdixgton, Mich., Feb. 2, 1880.
£ v Ve Ho P Bitten for four years
andc here is no medicine kat surpasses
item er bilious attaeka. kidney com
plai~ ,* and many disea.* 3 * incident to
this xcalanal climate.
H. TANARUS, Alexander.
SUPPRESSING POLYGAMY.
THE EDMUNDS COMMISSION
MAKE THEIHJREPORT.
A Review of the Great Disgrace—The
Commission's Duties Again Defined
as Purely Political—The Law a Suc
cess as Far as it Goes—The Law as an
Exterminator.
Washington, Oct. 30.—The board of
five Utah Commissioners appointed by
President Arthurunder the anti-polygamy
law of last year have to-day submitted
their second annual report to the Secre
tary of the Interior. They go into the his
tory of Mormonism from the time of the
first emigration to Salt Lake valley in
1847, the laws passed for the suppression
of polygamy, and the events which led to
the formation of the present commission,
and call attention to the fact that the
public mind seems imbued with the idea
that it has something to do with the en
forcement of anti-polygamy laws. This
the report says is a mistake, aud it also
says that the duties of the commis
sion appertain only to matters
of registration and election andeligibility
to office, while the punishment of ue
crime of polygamy is left as under the
former law to the courts of justice: nor
are we invested with legislative authori
ty. Our powers are of a quasi judicial
and administrative character, but front
the general terms of many parts of the
act under which the commission was
created, we have leen obliged to exercise
considerable latitude of discretion to
make the act effectual, confining our
selves within the limits of the law ac
cording to our best judgment.
We have heretofore communicated to the
Department of the Interior the difficulties
we encountered on entering upon our
duties last year, and also the measuri s we
adopted for excluding polygamists front
registration and from the polls, and that
we had excluded some 12,000 men and
women lrom registration and voting bv
reason of their disqualification under this
act. Pursuing the same policy,
we have had equal success at
the general election held in Au
gust, 1883, in excluding polygamists
from the polls. The theory of the act of
March 22, 1882, appears to be that dis
crimination between those Mormons who
practice polygamy and those who do not,
plat ing a stigma upon the former and de
priving them of the right of suffrage as
well as the right to hold office, while on
the other hand an inducement is held out
to the latter class that by abstaining
from polygamous relations they will enjoy
all the political rights of American citi
zens, would in time have the effect of
inducing great numbers of the Mormon
people to refrain from a plurality of
wives. While such considerations’ are
not likely to have much effect upon the
elderly men who already have a plurality
ol wives, and several a family of ehii
dreu, it must have great weight with
many of the men of the territory, many of
whom are ambitious and would not like
voluntarily to embrace political ostra
cism. The leading Mormons, who are
generally polygamists, evidently perceive
this tendency, and therefore ever since the
passage of the act they have assiduously
taught their people that this measure fs
transient, that it will soon be set aside
by the Federal courts or by the action or
non-action of Congress. So far as we are
advised, very few, if any, illegal votes
have been cast in Utah since the com
mission took charge of the registrations
nndelections in August, 1882. As to the
declared objects of the act of Congress as
therein set forth or as far as appertains
to our duties, it is not denied that the
operation of the act has been emi
nently successful; that is to say.
polygamists have all been excluded from
the polls and from eligibility to office.
Considering that during the twenty years
since the anti-polygamy act of 1862 was
passed the penalties of that law have
been enforced against not exceeding
three persons, it would seem that in the
enforcement of the present law against
some Bfcooo polygamists who have been
excluded from the {tolls, it must justly
be regarded that the act has
been fully and successfully executed.
Before passing from this topic we deem it
proper to observe that no person well
informed with regard to Utah affairs
couid reasonably have expected at the
passage of the act that there would be an
immediate change in the political situa
tion, nor that it would have an immediate
effect in destroying the practice of poly
gamy, but the act must necessarily have
a strong influence in that direction. The
very existence of a law disfranchising
{Hilygamists must tend to destroy
their influence. Whenever it is under
stood that this is to be a permanent dis
crimination, those Mormons who have the
ballot will, after a time, be conscious of
their power, which they will be unwilling
to lose forever at the bidding of those who
have it not. The fact, also, that it will
be necessary to the preservation of the
political influence of the "People’s party”
(as the Mormons style themselves)
to have a large body of their
members who are not ’polygamists,
must tend in time to ’ weaken
the practice of polygamy, for every mar
ried Mormon who’takes but one plural
wife, loses three votes for his party—his
own and those of his two wives, woman
suffrage being established by law in Utah.
Another consideration, already adverted
to, is its influence upon the young men
and rising generation, and is entitled to
great weight. Seeing all the offices of
honor, trust and profit, such as Delegate to
Congress, members of the Legislative As
sembly, Probate Judges, Clerks
of the County Courts, Sheriffs,
and others, many of them quite lucrative,
held by monogamists, while polygamists
are wholly excluded, the aspiring young
men of the Territory would present an
anomaly iu human nature if they should
fail to be strongly influenced against
going into relations which thus subjects
to political ostracism and Axes on them
the stigma of moral turpitude. The diffi
culty of the situation can be better under
stood from the fact that among the ortho
dox Mormons of Utah polygamy
is a part of their religious faith, aud
while but a small per cent, of the whole
adult Mormon population have actually
entered into polygamy, yet all the faith
ful believe in it as a divine revelation.
That a doctrine and practice so odious
throughout Christendom should have been
upheld so many years against the laws of
Congress and the sentiments of the civi
lized world is one of the marvels of
the nineteenth century, and can be
scarcely appreciated even by those
who were familiar with the world's his
tory. In relation to the difficulties of
governmental control or suppression ol
religious fanaticism, certainly no
government can permit a violation of its
laws under the guise of religious freedom,
and while Congress may not legislate as
to mere matters of opinion, yet it may de
nounce and punish as crimes’those actions
which are in violation ol the social duties
or subversive of good order. It
was upon this principle that the
Supreme Court of the United States
held the anti-polygamy law of 1802 to be
valid and constitutional. [B. R. Rey
nolds v. United States.] The right of
Congress to suppress this great evil is
undoubted. It is equally plain that the
dignity and good name of ibis great gov
ernment among the nations of"the earth
demand such Congressional action as
shall effectually eliminate this national
disgrace. The commission repeats its
recommendations of the last year
in regard to additional legislation
for the extirpation of polygamy,
and adds that the present Legislature
chosen at the August term is composed
wholly of Mormons, none of whom, how
ever, live in polygamy. This Legislature
will convene in January next. It will be
their duty, under the act af 1882, to adopt
measures in conformity with the provis
ioes of that law, for the suppression of
polygamy. Whether the Legislature will
take such action may notprojierly be dis
cussed by us in advance of the oppor
tunity given them by law
to do so. If they shall
fail iu this respect when the time shall
come for them to act, this commission
will be prepared to recommend, and Con
gress certainly will not delay the adoption
of the most stringent measures compati
ble with the limitations of’ the Constitu
tion that may be considered necessary for
the suppression ol this great evil. In
veiw of the facts that this contingency
might come we have already given the
subject of such fnrther legislation much
study and reflection, and will be ready at
the proper time, if the case requires,
to promptly present our views for the
consideration of the present Congress. In
the interim between the November elec
tion for Delegates to Congress aud the
general election in August, 1883, municL
pal elections were held in a number of
cities and towns under the rules and or
ders of this board, but the mostimportaut
election was that of August 0, 1883—a
general election for members of the Leg
islative Assembly, Probate Judges, Clerks
o| the County Courts, Assessors and Col
lectors, County Recorders, Sheriffs,
County Treasurers, County Su
perintendents of the ’ District
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1883.
schools, and other county officers and
many precinct officers, numbering in all
960 that were elected, all of whom, as
well as all the voters, are monogamists.
In June, prior to the election, the com
mission caused a revision of the registra
tion to be made in all the precincts of the
territory, excluding all polygamists from
the lists. Recently some ten suits were
instituted in the Third District Court of
Utah by Mormons against the inem
l>ers of this commission, complain
ing that thev had been unjustly
deprived of their right to register and
vote. These are understood to be test
eases, designed to contest the constution
ality of the Edmunds act as well as the
legal construction which we put upon its
provisions. These suits are still unde
cided and are likely to be appealed to the
Supreme Court of the United States. The
commission expresses the belief that po
lygamous marnages have decreased since
the passage of the Edmunds act, and con
cludes with a commendation of the zeal of
Governor Murray in his efforts to enforce
the laws.
FREE MASONRY.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Georgia
—Address of the Grand Master.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 30. —The Grand Lodge
of F. A. M. of Georgia met in annual ses
sion in this’cityfo-emy.
There were on roll call three hundred
representatives who answered to their
names. All of the grand officers were in
place except Right Worshipful Junior
Grand Warden J. H. Estill, who was de
tained on account of sickness. His place
was filled by Bro. J. C. Gray, of Atlanta.
The following resolutions were unaai
mouslv adopted:
1. Jie.solced, That this Grand has
heard with much sadness and deep regret
of the serious illness of the family of our
Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden,
J. 11. Estill, and that we tender to him
our warmest sympathy and our most earn
est wishes and prayers for their speedy
recovery and restoration to health.
2. Hesolced, That the Grand Secre
tary be instructed to forward these
resolutions at once by telegram.
Grand Master J. 1. \Yright presented
his annual address, which was full ol in
terest and wise suggestions. He repre
sented the order greatly improved in
moral tone, largely increased in num
bers, and harmony prevailing in all
sections of the jurisdiction. It was en
thusiastically received, and no doubt his
recommendations will be unanimously
adopted. He expresses great satisfaction
at the condition of the order.
The Committee on Work made their re
port corroborating the report of the pros
perous state of the order.
The Committee on Foreign Correspond
ence reported fraternal relations with
grand lodges of New South Wales and
Portugal. Bro. J. 11. Estill was appointed
representative of the Grand Lodge ol Por
tugal to the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
It is thought that the work will be com
plete and the lodge adjourn on to-morrow
night.
The Grand Lodge gave an exhibition of
tlie work in the Master’s Degree to-night.
The city is full of strangers, and all the
hotels are crowded.
THREE KILLED BY CHOKE DAMP
A Thrilling Experience in a Pennsylva
nia Well.
Pittsburg, Oct. 30.—At Kiefer ,& Stief
el’s tannery a well is being dug to be used
as a vat. This morning Christian Dick
son, an employe, went down to measure
the depth of water when he was overcome
by foul air. Ferdinand Schroder and
Charles Schultz, who were working near
by heard his cries, and Schroder de
scended into the well to assist Dickson,
but lie had no sooner reached the bottom
than the fatal choke damp rendered him
insensible. Schultz then followed, but be
was also overcome. Ropes were then pro
cured and fastened around the bodies of
Solomon Bamberger and Rhinehart Rem
sen, who were lowered into the deathtrap.
With difficulty they tied the insensible
men to the ropes and all were hauled up.
Dickson, Schroder and Schultz were dead
and Bamberger and Remsen were uncon
scious, but with the aid of restoratives
were soon revived and were able to go to
their homes. Dickson was a single man
and the other two were married.
ACCIDENT NEAR CHARLESTON.
A Train Goes Through a Trestle and
Costs Four Men Tlicir Lives.
Charleston, Oet. 30.—A freight train
on the Northeastern Railroad, consisting
of seventeen platform ears, loaded with
cross-ties, when crossing a trestle over
the Santee swamp, forty-five miles from
Charleston, at 11 o’clock this morning,
was thrown from the track by the
derailment oi the tender. Sixteen
cars fell through the trestle, with
the engine on one end, while one
car and the cab on the other end were left
on the track.
Engineer P. B. Stratton was killed and
three colored men on the train were in
jured. The ears and cross-ties caught
fire from the furnace ot tlie engine and
were consumed. About 200 feet of the
trestle was destroyed which will lie re
constructed without delay.
MACHINE PICKED COTTON.
South Carolina Introduce* tlie New
Rival to Negro Labor.
Charleston, Oct. 30.— The first bale
ot cotton ever picked from the field by
machinery was shown at the Cotton Ex
change to-day, and attracted general at
tention. Its condition was pronounc
ed as good as hand-picked cotton of
the same grade. It was conceded that
if placed with others it could
not be distinguished from hand-picked
cotton. The bale was picked near Sum
ter. S. C., by the cotton harvesting ma
chine invented by T. C. Mason, Jr. It
is operated by one horse and one man,
and will harvest from 2>i to 3 full bales
per day. The bales will* be sent to the
convention of the National Cotton Plan
ters’ Association at Vicksburg next
month.
BEARS IN POLITICS.
Maryland Democrats Resort to a Novel
Expedient at a Republican Meeting.
Baltimore, Oct. 30.— A special from
Easton, Talbot county, Maryland, says
that a large Republican mass meeting
was held there yesterday. All the colored
people of the county took a holiday and
came to town. Mr. Holton, the Republi
can candidate for Governor, General
Adam E. King and others addressed the
meeting, and were attentively listened to.
Other speakers followed and when the
meeting was at its height a fellow with
three trained bears appeared upon the
scene, and the negroes all left the meet
ing to see the bears dance and climb trees.
The speaking was nearly stopped. It is
charged that Democrats employed the
man with the bears to break up the meet
ing by drawing off the colored people.
Boom in EnglUh Liberalism,
London, Oct. 30. —Sir Henry Johns,
Attorney General, addressed a large Lib
eral meeting at Dumfries last evening. In
the course of his remarks he denied that
there had been any extravagant expendi
ture under the Liberals’ administration
of the government. He said that while
the last conservative administration had
spent an average of £84,000,000 yearly,
their predecessors in office (the Liberals)
had only disbursed an average of £74,000,-
000 per year. The meeting jiassed a vote
of confidence In the government. A reso
lution was also passed urging the Minis
ters to deal early in the session of Parlia
ment with the franchise question.
Marksmen Convicted of Bribery.
Nkw 1 okk, Oct. 30. —The Executive
Committee of the National Kifle Associa
tion to-day found private Benjamin Blue,
of the Tenth United States Infantry,
guilty of attempting to bribe the scorers
at Creedmoor at the late fall meeting in
order to obtain the markmau’s badge. He
was declared forever disqualified from
competing on the range of the association.
Lieut. 1). .V. Stinnell, ot the Ninety-eighth
Begiinent ol' the National Guard, State of
New York, was found guilty of a similar
charge and a similar sentence will be im
posed.
Many wonder why the brute creation
excel mankind as a rule when it comes
to a question of health. Investigation
quickly ascertains the cause. It is be
cause the brute naturally obeys every
law of health, while mankind is constant
ly degenerating owing to excesses of our
ancestors and our own individual impru
dence. Sudden exposure to extreme cli
matic influences, gluttony, improper
food, alcoholic stimulants, over exertion of
mind and body, worriment, anxiety, care,
etc., all haye a marked effect on the hu
luau system. Be cured by using Brown’s
Iron Bitters. A remarkable remedy for
restoring health.
FRANCE AND TONQUIN.
M. LACOUR DEFENDS THE POL
ICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
China's Aim to Expl the Preach from
Tonquln Liiconditionally -The Kigfct*
Conferred by the Annans Treaty lg
nored—The Expedition Nit mi Adven
ture and It* Aproval rnafhidable
Paris, Oet. 30.—The Clli* >se Legation
scout the idea that the arrival of French
reinforcements in Tonqtiio will end all
resistance to the demands cf France, in
the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Gra
not, member of the Extreme Left, inters
pellated the government upon its policy
in Tonquin, and requested an explana
tion of the objects songht to be obtained
and the means of conducting the ex{>edi
tion in that country. M> Granot pointed
out what were apparent contradictions
existing in the information which had
been furnished by the government, and
said that, contrary to the official declara
tions, difficulties had be raised by
China. < 4
M. Granot reproached tin 4d>vw*Msent
with con sealing facts and and #trwKftjg the
patriotism at the Porting te
the Bouree treaty, he said that China has
threatened resistance, and there was
danger of war. The errors of the govern
ment had compromised the country. The
present moment was a critical one, and
France should turn her eyes toward the
passage of the Vosges.
Challemel-Lacour, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, in replying to the remarks of M.
Granot, repudiated the idea of the Ton
quiu expedition being an adven
ture. The French were, be
said, encountering more formidable
opposition than had been expected, but
the difficulties were far front insur
mountable. China bad availed herself of
the blockade *f the coast of Annam to
claim her suzerainty and home opposition
had used it. At this point the speaker
was interrupted by MM. Papon, Clemen
ceau and Douville, who protested against
the remarks. Resuming, Ckallemel
Lacour said that the government had no
intention of advancing upon Hue, but it
became necessary to strike a re
sounding blow. ' The speaker justified
the occupation of Hue and the forts
which had resulted in the treaty
and the clearing up of the situation.
The Chamber then took a recess. Upon
the resumption of the sitting Challemel
Lacour continued his reply. He said that
the government had failed in none of their
engagements nor was there any contra
diction between their acts. In a word no
important event had occurred necessitat
ing the early convoking of Parliament.
The French were masters of three-fourths
of the Red river delta, and the enemy
occupied but two important places from
which reinforcements would dislodge
them. All the documents necessary had
been published and those ’ not
published in the vellow book
only showed the Inconsistencies
of the Chinese policy. It was clear that
China never really sought a serious com
promise, but simply wanted to gain time,
while France has sincerely endeavored to
arrive at an agreement wi’thout accepting
a humiliating capitulation. M. Lacour
said that China had never recognized the
Bouree treaty, and that no understanding
between France and China had been ob
fected thereon. It was evident that China
sought to expel the French front Ton
quin. The Chinese had at length
decided to formulate propositions
demanding the recognition of
their suzerainty and the evacuation of
the places occupied by the French, but
did not attempt to discuss the rights con
ferred on France by Iter treaties with An
nam. They simply ignored those rights
and declared Tonquin to be their property,
and demanded that the French should re
tire, promising to concede to Fftinee a
position similar to that which she now
occupies in certain parts of China. France
sent a reply stating what she considered
the possible basts oi an agreement.
The Cabinet, he said, still consid
ered the Bouree treaty lHi'.'tu.issible,
but the constitution of a neutru- zone be
tween Tonquin and China would create
a situation advantageous to France. To
sum up: China demanded a reversion to
the state of things which existed prior to
the year 1873. France, he declared, must
prosecute firmly and rapidly the work al
ready far advanced. The negotiations
with China, he added, have been only in
terrupted. Let events speak for them
selves. Perhaps the time will come when
China will be happy to find us still ready
to examine arrangements compatible
with France’s interests, and France has
never departed from the path of firmness
and moderation. The force of circum
stances has rendered her the representa
tive of the interests of all Europe in the
East. M. Lacour concluded by declaring
that the Chamber had to express confi
dence, not in the government, but in it
self for, added he, the policy ot the Cabi
net has been indorsed by the Legislature.
London, Oct. 30.—A dispatch front
Paris states that the French government
in view of the warlike attitude of Chipa,
will ask the Chamber for a much larger
credit for the expenses of the expedition
in Tonquin than was originally intended.
Even should China only remain on the de
fensive larger reinforcements of troops
will be required in Tonquin. The govern
ment does not expect a defeat in the
Chamber on its Tonquin policy. />’ Fi
tjaro publishes a report that the Governor
of the Chinese Province of Yurnan with
14,*KtO troops has received orders to enter
Tonquin and occupy Cao Bang, about 130
ntiies north of Hanoi, the present French
hoadquarters.
THE PIMLICO RACES.
Hartford Outrun* Both Parole and Em
press in the Great Race.
Baltimore, Oct. 30.—The Pimlico rac
ing events to-day were as follows:
First Race —One mile; Bob Miles was
first, Mittie B. second, and AVelcher third.
The time was I:so}£.
Second Back Breckenridge stakes,
for 3-year-olds,two miles. George Kenuey
was first and Trafalgar second. The time
was 3:47. Only two started.
Third Race —Handicap purse for all
horses that have run during the meeting,
1 mile and 5 furlongs; Hartford was first,
Parole second, and Empress third. The
time was 3:02^.
Fourth Rack.—One mile; all ages;
handicap. Aranza won, with Rica sec
ond, and Greenland third. The time was
1:49^.
Fifth Rack—Selling race; one mile
and a furlong. Heel and Toe won, with
Wandering second, and Col. Sprague
third. The time was 3:00%.
Sixth Race —Steeple chase sweepstakes
for gentlemen riders. The lightest weight
was 115 pounds and the heaviest 170
pounds. Wooster, ridden bv T. S. l.a
trobe, weight 115, won, with Gath second
and Abraham third. The time was 3:16.
Ranger came in 200 yards behind and
threw his rider when opposite the club
house, but did no damage.
Keaurrectioniatg Arrested.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 30.— Chris Raker
and William Burnett, colored men and
professional resurrectionists, were ar
rested this morning while moving the
body of a dead pauper through the streets
on a wheelbarrow. The body had been
stolen from the morgue at the City Alms
House. David Parker, the keeper of the
morgue, was arrested on a charge of com
plicity, but has been bailed. Baker and
Burnett w ere sent to jail,
A Hold Robbery.
Middletown, N. Y’., Oct. 30.—Early
this morning three strangers entered the
store of Abram Gray, at'Homowack, Ul
ster county, said they were cattle buyers,
and asked for small bills for three’ SIOO
notes. Mr. Gray proceeded to count out
the change, when they threw some liquid
in his face, nearly blinding him, and ran
off with all the money. They have not
been arrested.
kilboiirn<g Suit In Progress.
Washington, Oct. 30.—A struck jury
was obtained this morning without much
difficulty in the Circuit Court. Judge Cox
presiding, and the trial of Hallet Kil
bourne against ex-Sergeant-at-'Arms John
G. Thompson was commenced. Mr. Kil
bourue was the first witness called, and
his examination occupied the greater part
of the day.
Sheep Scab In Canada.
Ottawa. Ont., Oct 30.—Another case
of scab having appeared among a lot of
sheep in Montreal for shipment., the De
partment of Agriculture has ordered them
to be slaughtered. This plan will be fol
lowed in all such cases, a6 it is necessary
to take strict measures to prevent Canada
from being scheduled by Englaud.
*Both Lydia E, Piukham’s Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared
at 233 aud 235 Western avenue, Lynn
Mass. Price of either, sl. Six bottles for
SO. Sent by mail in the form of pills, or of
lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per box
for either. Mrs. Pinkbatn freely answers
all letters ol inquiry. Enclose 3c. stamp.
Send for “Guide to Health and Nerve
Strain.”
MORITZ RANGER PAILS.
Th Cotton World Excited to the Tune
of E 3,250,000.
Liverpool, Oct. 30, p. w.—A large
failure in the cotton trade in Liverpool is
reported.
Liverpool, Oct. So, 7 p. m.—The
house referred to is that of Moritz Ran
ger. He formally announced to the
President of the Liverpool Cotton Asso
ciation that he was unable to meet the
demands that had matured, and that he
had snspeaded payment. The failure
causes much excitement. The suspen
sion of R. H. Forman £ Cos., cotton bro
kerf* has been bulletined at the rooms of
the’Broker*’ Association.
jPb*( liabilities art extensive, and many
cotton brokers #e involved. Other fail
jires are regarded as inevitable. Dealings
in futures on the Gotton Exchange are at
a standstill, and no business has been
transacted since the failure was an
nounced.
Liverpool, Oct. 30, 8 p. m.—Hollins
head, Tetley & Cos., cotton brokers, have
suspended payment. Later reports rela
tive to the lailure of Moritz Ranger state
that his liabilities, amount to £656,000, it
is also stated thnrtie had 4<W,fldfrSes ttt
cotton open.
New York, Oct. 30. —The Commercial
A<ivertiser publishes the following: “The
cotton firm of Moritz Ranger & Cos., of
Liverpool, which suspended to-day, is one
oi the largest in England, and is com
posed of Moritz Ranger alone. The firm
was established in 1868, at the house of
Fatman & Cos., on Broad street, w T ho Ran
ger was supposed to represent abroad. It
was stated to-day that no news beyond
the announcement of failure had been
received by the firm, and it was
not believed (hat any American
houses would be in the least affected by
Ranger’s suspension. Fatman & Cos. do ty
having any business relitions with the
suspended firm, and can throw no light
upon the extent of the failure, or as to
tlie parties involved in this country*. The
firm are reported to have bought in or
made settlements for a heavy amount of
September and October’s short cotton, but
they have anticipated this by suspending
to-day. Their short contracts outstand
ing are estimated at from 100,000 to 190,-
000 bales.
POSTAL EXPENDITURES.
An Increase All Around for the Next
Year.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 30.—The esti
mated amount of postal revenues fdr the
fiscal year begiuning on July 1, next,
including the $6,430,000 estimated receipts
from the money order business, is $047,-
104,078. The estimated expenditure for
the same time is $650,062,189, which will
leave a deficiceney in the revenue of $62,-
958,111, or a little less than 6 per cent, of
the total expenditure. The estimate
for the compensation of postmasters
for the next year is $6,122,150.000, an in
crease of $3,000,000 or 8 8-10 per cent, over
the appropriation for the present
year. The estimate for clerks
in the post offices is
$4,900,000, an increase of $125,000, or 2 6-10
percent. The estimate for the free de
livery service is $3,500,000, or 8 5-10 per
cent, increase. The estimate for the rail
way mail transportation is $612,750,000,
an increase of $6,150,000, or 8 8-10 per
cent.; for steamboat routes, $625,000, an
increase of $25,000 or 4 1-10 per cent.; for
star routes. $5,600,000, an increase of
$636,000 or 6 6-10 per cent.; tor the rail-
postal service, $1,025,000, an increase
of $50,000 or 3 1-10 per cent.; and for rail
way postal clerks, $42,952,589, an in
crease of $0,318,109 or 7 2-10 {ter cent.
In his message to Congress
recommending the reduction of
the latter rate to 2 cents, President
Arthur expressed the opinion that the re
duction would cause a deficiency of $3.-
000,000 in the first year, and the official
estimate just given shows his estimate
to have been within about $041,000 of the
deficiency as computed upon the receipts
of the department, when the 2 cent rate
was put in practical operation.
Postmaster Huidekaper, of Philadel
phia, who was at one time strongly op
posed to the adoption of 2 cent postage,
now declares that the wisdom of the
change has been amply proven by in
creased business in his office, and that he
no longer doubts the complete success of
the undertaking.
WALTERS’ PECULATIONS.
The Prisoner on Trial and the Bank
Agreeing to Pay for the Securities.
LONDON, Oct. 30.—The London and
River Platte Bank has decided to pay for
the securities which were deposited with
them for safe-keeping and which were
abstracted by George Warden, the de
faulting manager. John Davis Walters,
a broker, who is charged with stealing
and receiving various bonds deposited
with the London and River Platte Bank
was brought up at the Guild Ilall Police
Court to-day for re-examination. Warden,
the defaulting manager of ttte bank, testi
fied that he lost a considerable amount
of money belonging to his sisters, but that
he obtained £19,000 for them from Wal
ters before his flight. He reaffirmed his
former statement that Walters knew that
the bonds he gave him were abstracted
front banks, and said that he often begged
Walters to spare him the necessity for
another robbery, but Watters persisted in
his continuing to rob.
TWO STEAMSHIP SUITS.
The Scots Grays Secures a Verdict
Against the Santiago d' Cross.
Ppiladelphia, Oct. 30.—Judge Me-
Kennan, in the United States Circuit
Court to-day, gave a decision in the col
lision suit between the British steamer
Scots Grays and the steamer Santiago d’
Cross. Suits had been brought for dam
ages by the owners of both vessels against
each other. The steamers, on the 19th of
July, 1879, collided near Horseshoe
buoy in Delaware river. The forward
part of both were smashed in. The Scots
Greys was damaged to the amount of
$619,500, and the Santiago $15,000. After
the case was beard in the District Court,
a decision was rendered in favor of the
Greys. Judge McKenuon affirmed the
finding and ordered a decree to be enter
ed in favor of the British ship for the
amount of damages and costs of $922.
Ravages of the Flames.
Springfield, Mass., Oct. 30.—The
octagon building of Amherst College, in
which are the Lawrence observatory and
Wood’s cabinet, narrowly escaped being
destroyed by fire this morning. The stu
dents by energetic work quenched the
(lames, and the damage to the building is
trifling. The mineral collection was con
siderably damaged by careless handling.
Galveston, Texas, Oct. 30.— a special
from Sherman says that it was reported
yesterday that the town of Gordonsville
was totally destroyed by a conflagration
that started in a drug store which had
been set on fire after being robbed.
Another Big Railroad Scheme.
San Francisco, Oct. 30.—The articles
of incorporation of the United States Cen
tral Railroad Company, with a capital of
$75,000,000, were filed to-day at Denver,
Col., with the head business offices in this
city. The road is intended to be a com
petitor of the Central Pacific, and will ex
tend from San Franscisco to Denver, and
will be of the standard gauge. The com
pany is a consolidation of the San Fran
cisco and Oceau Shore, California Central
and Denver, Hot Springs and Pacific
Companies.
A Postal Thief Sentenced.
Trenton, N. J., Oct, 30.—Charles G.
McCann, the Camden mail agent con
victed recently of stealing $6 worth of
Sostage stamps and three dimes from the
iridgeton j>ost office,was sentenced in the
United States District Court this morning
to pay a fine of SI,OOO within a week or go
to State prison for one year.
A Little Trigger Practice.
Denver, Oct. 80.—A dispatch to the
Tribune from Salida says: “Baxter Sting
ley, City Marshal, was' fatally shot while
attempting to arrest Frank Reed, a cow
boy, for stealing cattle. Stingley covered
Reed with a revolver, but Reed was too
quick for him and shot the Marshal three
times and then escaped,”
The Fall Cyclones,
Cincinnati, Oct. ao,—a special from
Paris, Ky., says that two very destructive
cyclones occurred there in the last eight
teen hours. The first demolished a house
killing four negroes; the second sweeping
from west to east at 2 o’clock this morn
ing caused much destruction of property
but no loss of life,
A Deputation from th, Transvaal.
Oct. 30.—A deputation from
the Transvaal, headed by President Kru
ger, has arrived at Plymouth,
Mr. R A Harvell, Godwinsville, Ga.,
says: “I used Brown’s Bitters for general
debility and improved at once.”
CASA DA’S POSSIBLE PERIL
MARQUIS op IiORXE foresees
A DANGER OF CIVIL WAR,
How the Conflict Might Uo Precipitated
If One of the Province* Become Strong
Enough to Oppose the Central Gov
ernment-Equal Strength the Great
Safeguard.
Toronto, Ont., Oct. 30.-A special ca
ble dispatch from London says that the
Contemporary Bevierc for November,
issued to-day (Tuesday), contains an ar
tide by the Marquis of Lome, late Gover
nor General of the Dominion, entitled.
"Canadian Home Rule.” It was written
in compliance with a request to furnish
notes suggestive of steps that might
be taken to meet the demand
for home rule tor Ireland,
or to provide information haviitg a bear
ing off the future of Australia. The Mar
quis discusses tne chief features oi the
Federal Government of Canada, indicates
the individual rights reserved to the dif
ferent provinces, and dwells specially
upon the danger which must arise should
*so member nt the OoßMentii**
strong enough to oppose the will of the
central government. Lord Lome declares
that should a provincial feeling be devel
oped stronger than the feeling of lovaltv
to the general government, the American
civil war ntay be repeated in Canada.
An equality of strength among the vari
ous members of the Confederation would
be the best guarantee against this. The
conclusion drawn is that the experience
of the American States shows that while
purely local matters may be left to tho
control of local assemblies, it is all-im
portant that no province should be organ
ized ot such strength as to be able to
formulate a )>olicy looking to a eouflict
with the rest of the country.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Notes of Interest on Various Topics
Told In a Racy Letter.
Correninmdence of tho Morning Mow.
Atlanta, Oct. 29.—Our Water Works
Commissioners find themselves unable to
remedy the present defects in our supply
of w ater, and the City Council will be call
ed upon to take some steps in that direc
tion. As to fires the Commissioners sug
gest that the steam fire engines take
water from the hydrants when the pres
sure is weak, and that the fire department
be increased in the number of active men
employed at fires, until the City Council
shall provide larger mains and more force
at the hydrants.
Hon. Henry W r . Hilliard, an old-time
Whig politician and orator of distinction,
preached an eloquent and beautiful dis
course yesterday morning at the First
Methodist Church, in which he clearly
proved that the steady light of the past
was better than the false glare of the
present in religious teachings.
Since Mr. 11. I. Kimball opened his
“architects’ and engineers’ ’’ office in
Atlanta he has lost some of his popularity
in certain circles, just as be did when he
proposed a few years ago to start a news
paper. His grand scheme to establish a
suburban town w ith parks, paved streets,
elegant residences, etc., has also some
what undermined his Kimball House
project.
The family of Dr. Y. H. Taliaferro, of
this city, leave for their winter home at
Maitland, Fla., to-day, and will be accom
panied by Miss Fanny Andrews, of Wash
ington, Ga., who has won quite a reputa
tion as a writer and authoress, under the
Horn deplume of “Elzy Hay,” and who
will spend the winter with thejpi.
In this part of Georgia there has been a
wonderful expansion of the Jersev cattle
boom, and on every side these fine animals
are rapidly multiplying. A few years
ago Colonel Peters, Judge Hopkins, Major
Cox, and Messrs. Wade and Murphy were
about the only owners of choice Jerseys
around this city. Nowtbey arenumbere.l
by the hundreds, and Judge Hopkins has
just purchased one of the most valuable
Jersey bulls in the United States.
After long waiting and much petition
ing to City Council and appeals to the
courts, the new gas company, represented
by Col. E. F. Hoge, ot the Atlanta Jour
nal, has commenced to lay its main pipes.
The contractors started from the works
this morning ajid are laying tho chief
main up Marietta street. In a few weeks,
therefore, Atlanta will have cheaper, if
not lietter, gas as thefPSTilt of competi
tion.
The notorious Banks county ku-klux
cases, which have excited the town for
the past ten days, are not yet ended. The
attorneys of the convicted parties have
moved for a uew trial, but I do not think
Judge McCay will grant the motion. Then
an appeal will be made to a lull bench,
and if this fails the case will go to the
Supreme Court at Washington. All that
money and legal talent can do will l>e
done to reverse the verdict.
MINOR TOPICS.
District Attorney Speer and Postmaster
Smyth w-ill have Senator Brown’s sup
port when they come before the Senate for
confirmation. Whatever may be said of
Speer as Congressman or Smyth as Uni
ted States Marshal, the former has made
a splendid District Attorney and the lat
ter will prove one of the best postmasters
Atlanta has ever had. As to opposition,
no Republican can hold office in Georgia
w ithout being opposed and fought by Re
publicans who want his place. There are
not enough offices to g% around, and the
“outs” are always after the “ins” with a
sharp stick. The present contest between
Cunningham, Farrow and Darnell for the
soon-to-be-vacant shoes of Judge Erskiue
illustrates the spirit in which the Repub
licans estimate each other’s character
and qualifications.
As J came through Nashville, on my
way home from the Louisville Exposition,
I took a good look at the State capitol
building, and becam§ satisfied that the
marble and granite used in its construction
are not weather-proof, but are cracking
and scaling in many places, as well as
wearing aw ay. One of our Capitol Com
missioners informs me that this will be
guarded against in the Georgia capitol,
as all the specimens of marble and granite
submitted for use will be severely tested
by the State Chemist at the University in
Athens and at the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington, D. C. It is not enough to
secure handsome granite or marble for
our new capitol; we need the most dura
ble material that can be procured, and a
little beauty could well and profitably be
exchanged for plainer qualities that com
bine hardness and durability. A million
dollars ought to build a capitol that shall
outlast the present generation!
Some complaint has been made because
Governor McDaniel has deferred final
action in the payment of the amounts
voted to disabled Confederate soldiers
who lost arms or legs in the late w ar.
This is unjust to the Governor, for he has
simply complied with the obligations of
his oath of office, which require that all
payments of money shall be made in a
certain manner. He is awaiting the
opinion of the Attorney General in re
gard to a clear understanding of the new
law passed by the late General Assembly.
As soon as this is received and acted
upon, and the necessary blanks and pa
pers prepared, say by the Ist of January,
the payments will be promptly made to
all who are entitled to aid.
Atlanta seems to have great attractions
for ex-Justiees of the Supreme Court.
Justice Speer has an office here part of
the time, Justice Trippe has come back to
stay, and Justices Lyon and Hawkins are
in Atlanta so much that they look like
bona fide residents. Justices Brown,
Lochrane, MeCay and Bleckley are old
citizens. I note the fact to show that ex.
Justices of the Supreme Court are rather
searee and scattering outside of this city.
The dignified presence of Justice Mont
gomery, of Augusta, is occasionally seen
here, and he is always cordially welcomed.
The Supreme Court, havinir moved into the
Senate Chamber, away from the noise of
the Marietta street pavement, visiting
lawyers are enabled to occupy the Sena
torial desks and easy arm chairs, which
offers them much needed facilities to take
notes and prepare necessary papers.
A PROLONGED CHURCH WRANGLE.
It is a long lane that has no turn in a
church fight, and just now the truth of
this adage is being made manifest. The
readers ot the News of five years ago will
remember my letters from the Methodist
General conference in this city. I gave
some points in the attempt of Messrs.
Cupples and Scruggs and Rev. Dr. Lewis,
of St. Louis, to keep Logan D. Dameron
out of the conference as delegate from
that city, and how Hon, John Hogan, of
that place, and Bishop Pierce, and Rev.
Dr. .J. O. A-Clark succeeded in seating
him. Last year the fight was renewed at
the General Conference in Nashville,
when the Dameron party tried to keep
Cupples out because he had permitted
dancing in bis house. By expressing
penitence, however, his church excused
him, and the conference admitted him.
Then came anew independent
Methodist paper in Bt. * Louis,
backed by Cupples and Scruggs,
and nailed ttie Methodist , in
oppowLon totho St. Louis Christian Ad
organ of the conference,
and published by Dameron. In 1873 the
of D>® paper became disastrously
bad financiallyY'Sed Dameron came to it’s
asantned its management and
all future risks. Now, however, as the
of this live or six years' eon
support of the conference from the patter.
Btr * lr S a disastrous if not a
death-blow to Dameron's interest in the
establishment.
Should this step be taken, as proposed
and advocated by a strong following,
Cupples and Scruggs will have secured
ampl£ revenge for their overwhelming de
feat at the Atlanta conference. I refer to
this matter because many readers re
member the case, recall the masterly
argument of Rev. Dr. J. O. A. Clark and
the cairn firm stand taken bv Bishop
i terce. Even the then venerable Rev. L.
M. Lee, of A irginia. arose front a sick lied
at the risk of his life and came into the
conference and voted lor Dameron’s ad
mission in the midst of a most profound
silence.
NOTES.
Mr. N. G. Gonzales, who has won such
• iMV-exbritded repmarton as the 'Columbia,
b. C., correspondent of the Charleston
Mews and Courier, formerly resided in
\ aldosta, Ga., and took his earlv lessons
in journalism from Charier Pendleton, of
the > aldosta Times*
President Rufus B. Bullock, of the At
ianta (Steam) Gotten Mills, has re-rented
his former residence on Peachtree street,
and settled down as a permanent citizen
°* Atlanta. His temporary management
of the cotton mills was eminently suc
cessful, anil the new purchasers, chief of
whom is 11. B. Plant, have made him ]>er
manetit President.
I notice that Vice President Hoxie, of
the International Railway in Texas, says
the negro travel on his line is too light to
warrant him in {tutting on cars for col
ored passengers. During my recent trip
through Ohio and Kentucky I had a
chance to see similar roads. There were
but few negroes traveling. But in Geor
gia and Tennessee I found flic trains
crowded with colored people.
It is gratifying to note the progress that
is being made by the Medical Association
of Georgia. In nothing is this more evi
dent than in its published “ Transactions
which formerly appeared in a cheap pam
phlet form. Of late, however, they ap
lear in an elegant “green and gold”
bound volume, and embrace professional
papers of great value and vital interest.
Dr. James A. Gray, of this city, the Sec
retary, has prepared the “ Transactions ”
lor 1883 with taste and ability. Savan
nah's medical talent is well represented.
I>r. R. J.’Nunn, a Vice President, has an
excellent paper on “Diseases of Women,”
and a memorial of the late Dr. Joint D.
l*ish; while Dr. Robert P. Myers ha* a
memorial on the late Dr. Wm. M. Char
ters. The admirable paper by Dr. Nunn,
and a somewhat similar paper by Dr.
George H. Noble, of Atlanta, are profuse
ly illustrated. Chatham.
THE WEEK AT BRUNSWICK.
Notes on Various Topics of Interest
Afloat and Ashore.
Correspondence of the Momina News,
Brunswick, Oct. 29. —Paterson, Down
ing & Cos. on yesterday cleared the British
steamship Peconic, Captain Jenkins, for
Marseilles, France, with 9,058 barrels of
rosin, the largest cargo of naval stores
ever shipped from the United States in
one vessel. The Peconic lies in midstream
off McCullough’s wharf, drawing twenty
one feet of water, and will proceed down
the harbor and to sea to-day.
The bark Laura Norton, Portuguese,
drawing twenty-one feet, towed from the
new railroad dock yesterday to the light
house. She has on board about 700,000
feet of yellow pine lumber, bound to
Buenos Ayres.
L otion receipts to date have been 5,(W0
bales. There are thirty-five vessels of all
kinds in port at present.
The First Baptist Church of this city
has called the Rev. Frank C. Johnston,
formerly of the Albany Church, as its
pastor. Mr. Johnson is a noted preacher,
and the Baptist congregation as well as
the rest of the community .are congratu
lating themselves upon this new acquisi
tion to the ministerial circle.
Mr. Samuel N. Papot, formerly of Sa
vannah, has settled in Brunswick,’ and will
open the Bay-view Hotel for winter board
ers immediately.
There are a great many strangers ar
riving and settling. There are more
Northern visitors than ever before. The
writer knows of several Florida bound
tourists, who got this far and stopped.
They are here yet.
The British schooner Fearless, with a
cargo ot fruit from the Bahamas, arrived
to-day.
An old colored man was accidentally
run oyer to-day, in front of Kaiser’s new
building, by a gentleman out driving.
The old man was deaf and almost blind,
and the young man was looking behind,
conversing with a {tarty passing clown
street, when it occurred. The buggy
passed over his back and head, but be
sides shaking him up a little he was not
hurt much. The unlucky driver kindly
assisted him into his buggy and took the
old darkey home, besidesjorderingaphvsi
ciau to see after hint.
The naval stores and lumber men are
complaining very much about the man
agement of the Brunswick and Western
Road. The shippers assert that they can
not get their freight to town, and the rail
road officials say thev are prepared to
haul twice the amount of freight ottered.
So there is a conflict here. One naval
stores dealer told me to-day that he was
thoroughly disheartened. He says he gets
only promises instead of cars, and is badly
cramped on account of inability to get the
rosin to town. This is what the naval
stores people say. I do not know what
explanation the railroad officials have to
offer, but will give it when I learn it.
Glynn.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
A County Organization Effected in
Glynn.
Correspondence of the Momina yews.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 28.— Yesterday
the Sunday School Workers of Brunswick
and vicinity gathered here for the pur
pose of organizing a County Sunday
School Association, under the auspices
and to form a part of the “Georgia State
Sunday School Association.” At 3:30
o’clock p. m. the Sunday School Workers
and scholars of the Baptist, Presbyterian
and Methodist Churches assembled at the
Methodist Church. The services were
opened by Scripture reading by Rev. E.
J. Benton, of Homerville, Ga.', followed
by prayer by Rev. F. C. Johnson, pastor
of the Baptist Church. There was a
“Service of Song,” conducted bv Miss
Mary Penniman. Rev. E. J. Benton
briefly explained the object and methods
of work of the Georgia State Sunday-
School Association, and pressed the Im
portance of organization. The meeting
proceeded to organize. Upon motion of
Rev. W, F. Lloyd, the following named
gentlemen were elected officers for the
ensuing year:
President—Rev. J. W. Waddell.
Vice President—E. J. Harvey.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. TANARUS, Chap
man.
The President appointed a committee of
five to draft a constitution lor the associa
tion, The committee reported the consti
tution of Clinch County Sunday School
Association (as found printed in the
Wirearass Cracker of the 27th instant),
which was adopted, subject to modifica
tion or amendment at the next regular
meeting.
The reports from the various Sunday
schools represented were encouraging.
There are at present in these schools 235
officers, teachers and scholars. This is
not a fair showing for the city, because at
this time many families are absent, and
their children are not included in the
reports.
The children were out in force, in good
spirits, and took an active part in the ex
ercises. To Miss Penniman and the choir
of young ladies assisting, the convention
was indebted for many beautiful songs
throughout the afternoon. The conven
tion seemed to enter into the work before
it heartily. It is to be hoped that the
Glynn County Sunday School Association,
commenced under such happy auspices,
will be a bjessing (a the whole county.
The association will send a good delega
tion to Columbus in April next,
“StWANXOOCHIE.”
The Pension Crusade.
Washington, Oct. 30.—William and
Alexander Y. Neusel, of Bt. Louis, have
been disbarred from practice before the
Pension Bureau. It is stated at the de
partment that the former is under in
dictment for frauds committed upon pen
sioners.
Mr. T. G. Hutchins, Jefiersonville, Ba.,
says: “Brown’s Iron Bitters cured me
of weak stomach and sick beadacae.’’
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London; Oct. 31. 2. a. *.-About
o clock last evening a terrible explosion
occurred near Prsed street underground
station on the Metropolitan Railway.
On the first alarm a strong cordon of po
lice was summoned to preserve order,
to keep the way clear and convey the
wounded to the hospitals. The passen
gers who were on the train sav that
there was a loud report like that of a can
non, and then darkness. Glass was bro
ken and splinters of wood tlew about,
cutting and wounding manv. For awhile
confusion reigned supreme. The train,
which was crowded, contained princi
pally couutry visitors returning from the
fisheries exhibition. The train was trav
eling steadilyahead.though theconcussiou
smashed nearly all the lamps in the
rraert street station and caused much
damage to the permanent wav. Svhen
the train reached the next station, Edge
ware road, the first effort was made to
rescue the wounded. Some wefe dread
fully burned, but more were prostrated by
fright. The worst damage was done to
the two rear cars, which are mere skele
tons. All sorts of theories are advanced
as to tlie cause of the explosion, hut the
general opinion of the railway officials
and of experts is that the disaster
was caused by some explosive
material which had been placed
probably in the rearmost carriage. It is
believed that about 40 persons were in
jured, some of them dangerously.
Almost simultaneously with the Praed
street affair a violent explosion occurred
on the underground railway between
Charing ('rose and Westminster stations,
lhe windows of the signaling stations in
the tunnel were shattered, and at Charing
Cross the glass roof of the station partly
collapsed. The report was like that of
artillery. The effects were like those of
the Praed street explosion. Carriage
lamps, windows, etc., were smashed. All
traffic was suspended fora while. Though
both explosions' are matters of the
greatest mystery, they are generally
thought to have been oi Fenian origin.
The shocks of both explosions are de
scribed by the officials as very similar to
the shock of the explosion at the Local
Government Board offices in March last, in
which Dr. Gallagher was implicated. It
is stated that four machines similar to
rockets were found in the tunnel, near
l’raed street station. Altogether six
carriages were shattered by the Praed
street explosion. Though only aliout
tortv persons were admitted to the hos
pitals, many more were injured, who
were sent directly to their own homes.
Spanish Ministerial AHairs,
Madrid, Oct. 30.—The official gazette
publishes decrees providing for many
military reforms.
The Cabinet lias agreed upon a diplo
matic note which will end the controversy
arising from the unfavorable reception of
King Alfonso in Paris.
SenorMartos, leader of tlie Dynastic
Left, is mentioned as the Spanish Ambas
sador to Paris.
Bombs Found in Oldenberg.
Berlin, Oct. 30. —Emperor William
has ordered a strict inquiry into the cause
of the riots at Oldenberg. It is stated
that General Steinmann will probably be
dismissed. The landlord of the public
house at Oldenberg, frequented by jour
neymen bakers, to-day found loaded
bombs on her premises where 200 persons
were assembled. Tlie merest chance pre
vented a terrible catastrophe.
Colored Men In Canada.
Halifax, N. S., Oct. 30.—At a meeting
ot colored citizens last night a resolution
was passed appointing a committee ot
fifteen to submit a memorial of their
grievances to the City Council and Pro
vincial Government requesting represen
tation on the school board. It was further
resolved to organize in order to secure
their rights if necessary by a long agita
tion.
A Cardinal's Contrition.
London, Oct. 30.—A Romo dispatch
states that Cardinal Ilohenlohe has writ
ten an apology to the Pope, regretting
the false statements that had been made
about himself, and stating his willing
ness to return to Rome immediately, If
His Holiness so desires.
Sunk in the Lacliine Rapids,
Montreal, Oct. 30.—The steamer St
Francis sank in the Lachine Rapids last
night, and is a total loss. Fifty passen
gers on board were landed, and spent the
night on one of the islands. The St
Francis originally cost $40,000.
England Asked to Levy a Duty on Wheat
London, Oct, 30.—At the conference of
the Fair Trade League, now sitting in
London, the imposition of a moderate im
port duty upon foreign wheat, in order to
encourage the trade of the British colo
nies, was advocated yesterday.
An Earthquake Shock in Roui.
London, Oct. 30.—A severe shook of
earthquake, accompanied by subterranean
trembling, was felt at Kamieniec, the
capital of the Government of Podolia, in
Russia, Monday evening. The shock
lasted thirty seconds.
Hill’s Successor.
Washington. Oct. 30.—Secretary Fol
ger to-day appointed Miffilu Emlen Bell,
of lies Moines, la.. Supervising Architect
of the Treasury, vice J. G. Hill,resigned.
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