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Newspaper Page TextESTABLISHED 1850. H b tiLL, Editor and Proprietor. J \M) FLORIDA. Vi irs OV THE TWO STATES ****''tot® *> PARAGRAPHS. . purord t.> Death—KHUbb of a iO' TJlie f >ear Thomasvill®—A Hen 9crW f„. rhoiuas County—Geueral F r,u To oi;it Admitted into the ** tDurch. OtOHIi. •, vaied on eeUlast Saturday. ian well still hangs fire. ~ v.iteO ou the fence question !- r 3 r r p, d „id died at Thomasville v v itiOer. of Talbotton, died on - , re~ to be the county seat of M. Kdwarda. at Oim - ■ . .nr Flint river, owned by the i H.Uof Talliot county have its are in the "cotton . I $15,000 the other day n Atlanta only slightly iail delivery at Americus. atom of the law have ' ii . l, . ~al mines. ; < raw ford arc still and full of young bolls. . make anything, j; iiejeldeu has preached his last -i Chtreh at Carterarflle. ill !■• the • tuin li at Home, w f t t.f Dr. D. A. Green, of _'!h ult. in her DM year. • .hen to Macon for inter ailding going on in TtioH _ rt iu.ii table. It is esti i seventy new houses arc - uinounced of l*r. Matox, one • tf < olumbia county. his bedside on the Itiai senator Brown is going L„ s t jsc al Dalton to lie called i niveraity. The rumor, w e i, and by many. 1 term of llartow Supreme , ... -—, >n. The overcrowded rttutli et makes it necessary for this 1 .. j., ' ir annual terms. , . i- man. who was chargeil with it the Howard rase, died t-t* aguin-t him was di-- i 'sates court at At- Ir. pastor .f the Baptist oock t: -. reetgaed his pastorate - . •lay last am! the resignation .eeliurrh. He has aeeepted • the fashionable Atlanta was convicted of passing coun l. - was sentenced Wednesday by fndge lt> * to one icar at ban! labor iu j iti .eatiary. l: -r, w and proiitable industry is on l I honiasvdie. Aliout three and a from town is an **vtensive stone i- . the owner aud ;i cottier gent Ie •11 a that city are talking a >out working. TV tlbauy AVeiaml Adterhser learns from i . ,i a good prospect for an uuexeep . r p ,f cotton, thereby increasing IV -•- ii that isiint unexpectedly, and ir.—t iil>erai estimate of some weeks f i, j r - .iiers escapeil from Schley county u s night. They unlocked the ter* tii the w ire from a wooden pail. Four lien and the other a woman, n left "in,' very tender messages for the TTritu'* ifTuffe Journal: “Since the re •eai a.s>t:ie small grain crops are claiming hr* if thi farmers. All who are not i- k or engaged in dodging the i ini'y sowing oats and Mr ' 11 .of Tavlor county, who is a very *-cv!ia tanner. has the finest lot of hogs i lias a remarkably line with u i pig. of about tliree months old. hrwhi- he avers tie would not take less Mr. li. il. Whitfield, of Inc (rtivity. fia- a I >owder horn which his is battle field at New t - . It doubtless did good that historical occasion. It is a kagklt spprenateil relic." ' '■ hi ti-.e divorce cases come up the term of the Bibb superior Court. I great desire to untie the Cstrr knot, and perhaps the list would but torthe ouhlieitv altend- HKBa the securing of them. i -r. rl.-d that the negro executed in ■saree.fi lay, saM Ua bod] before death to i \ i;.ia doctors for (to. It was buried .. grave in the colored cemetery, -lit token Up and slup|ied to At- Üb;jl ** • as it will lie dissected. P • : r 'Wrings is uw incorporated, and ■ foUoWißg offii ere: for Mayor, Aldermen, ( aptain Mafch saa. I’. A. Dennett. IV. 11. Scott. .1. M. i fr>: ..,,1 f. 11. \ nterson; for .Marshal, • . furl lerk. Dr. Watkins, ■anefts inwl: “We are told that l*ost r 'harp, who raised ex-Gov. - sHits. conducted a barroom Hj after the war. From 1 h iitanooga, and Postmaster ic> cave him official promotion for Met ay. Wednesday in Atlanta, paavn a . i ter allow ing the counsel for 1., u, \ ten days in which to file a brief of ~ . An application for h ind General Gartrell cave as :• would proceed under a writ of ■ itor : "Drs. w. >. Moore . administored chloroform, rt .ru-.,-.; a surgical o|ieration on the r. Jas|ier llopkins, Monday eve •lrug store, and took out a piece i* shot iu there by an -10 l i U ranter i riot of the year 1.577." her. a cwloreil sporL attempted ‘ "forged oriler’’ trick al Thomson •lay, Inu was foiled. When he was he was given the choice of the jail r.d lie ciio-e the latteralterua- S‘ l " , ' ' 1 r ' ' .viiig a first-class castigation ipeareit from the scene of lus at tviesman Pope, pastor of the St. hurrh m Aiigusip, lost hisse<-- " -urred at Forest Hill ‘t-. of typhoid fever. She was a s i * miplished young lady, fp - muhthies go out to the dis i a a-.i|,|. I"ae remains were taken " ‘- ’■'BSC' for interment. imed Hugh \. Goldsmith Mai on on Wnliewlay, on a if i hief of Pcliee at Atlanta. forging a check on Ills •• on a linn in stone Mountain. of the money was re • ng lady, w ah whom he had ca it fur -afe keeping. **• “ftd, the man now in prison at At i' w anted in Ohio, takes every l': sceuis to be a man of powerful rvely confesses that he is the • • does not seem disposed to f. T 1 *r,Viy ujsin the unpleasant subject. * al w ’ wa y from Youngstown, **> Barge of him. tt* Bmdie, of Augusta, is dead. J < ars old, was an old and honored irgia Railroad, and hail •■I Augusta for the past thirty ji* ' “ ‘ fife had lieen full of usefulness. • a strong influence here, and - left for preservation and his 1 : r • nulatiou by his children. '* i 1 imasville’s new hotel is be * - I. and the building is going vr • When finished it will lie a xod a joy forever, provided it v ' 'wu. It is eer.ainly going to i- * -nt structure. The workmen ' ‘ ‘ !n: *Bfully; but two months is a kos? ' ' r ‘ ' l!n * > tn" which to erect a leg I—. J an apparent improvement in the and the col red fanners in the section y* l ' l,> Albany. Many of them have com in their cnlis to do them next °f them will not even have to while this has lieen a hard crop small farmers are, as a rule, in a lb . ,| *** , *ina than they have been since e l-soon to have anew enterprise hvtiltrf i f * h<?o * ann - * >r - W. C. Davis, Wv •"**’ r ' Barnhardt, L-.. f ‘_ r x. proiiose to take up their rest •inis county, near that city, for the - ng .i farm "f this charac- '_ ir '' ' ;,! c. Tiicv will start their en ut 1 w ill puri base in re • ..u, lie t htiirh at will lie v ' li *v 51th of JiovemlKT. , " R■ Gross. 1). IJ., assisted by ■■ wtU officiate. The Washing ? ! , 7 l;n w ‘li connect on that dav u tuc i.orgiß Railroad, • ir.ini Augusta and Washing : the dedieation ami return Tt >, 4 . *’ '*“* • fm: -Mr. S. D. Foster, near Ir ..i- c ' ,r *f acre of upland cotton e> _ ; ‘'• ,r " heard from. Prom tins ■-1 I.toO pounds seed cotton *■' ' 4 *' l>unds more, making about V. '' but cotton on the aere. The pi-. b* o .’™ ' ,a y 10, and SlO poutids ™"h the acre. He also put a *tWe manure to each ML The “■ lour feet.” ,‘ k "e<lnes<lay morning West Pucsr,,. r £tn ? n " l -Atlanta, was found on Ml * unconscious condition, tii.■ ace were covered with blood. u b By some railroad men, and prison, where it was as- !ie re-aip had been torn front lead. James could give no ae - ►..- " “Junes. It is presumed that he '*■ * * w:!ch engine. His wounds " i, £ n i' al of Augusta Xev* savs 1 ■ Tooate was baptised and ad. In iE Church roll of mom - s.: •‘-i.incton by Bishop Pierce last dlae OWa of the Bishop wan t v : * heard by quite a large eon- Gabriel Toombs has longbeen i-:. • • ■'-! ) the nijjht of the pleasure on on ■' “‘‘stood by his brother during the * ,m\ * worth one's memory for Vr > . - 7' ra pe occurred on Decatur street, r .. * lrect Atlanta. Wednesday night, n “oed Mark was knifed by • Denton. Denton was * “ afler some words with Stark, “ ‘nto Stark’s breast. Stark s -i Honed to he rating on hU breast. ITltc Jlem and to that fact he probably owes his life, as the knife blade went clean through the hand before penetrating the breast. As it was, the wound in the breast was only three inches deep. Denton was arrested. Grifliu .Vm: “Yesterday morning J. Y. Patterson presented an account to a negro named Colby, aud requested settlement, at which lhe latter became enraged, and draw ing a pistol attempted to shoot Patterson, who is a one-armed man. The cartridge failed to go off. and before he could make a second at tempt he was seized by W. B. Griffin, who was fortunately present,’ aud the pistol taken away . The negro was arrested on the charge of assault with intent to kill, and the case will coine up in the County Court this morning. Colby also bad Griffin arrested for taking the pistol away front him.” N.acou Telegraph, 31st: “Yesterday Walter Winn, who was arrested on a warrant sued out ly Teaberry Newby, charging him with larceny after trust, was taken before Justice Freeman for trial. During the trial the Sher iff of Twiggs county wanted the prisoner, and he was delivered to him. When Winn was arrested by Officer Lewis Nelson he had about $lO in his possession. Parties to whom Winn was indebted immediately garnisheed Officer Nelson, and thus the money vftis held up. It seems that Winn was running a store in Twiggs county, which was stocked by Mr. New by. He disposed of the goods the other day, and was making his way to North Caro lina when he was arrested. The case will be settled now iu Twiggs." Thomasville Enterprise-. “Yesterday morn ing sheriff Hurst received information that a colored man w ith a stolen mule had passed through town and had made off down the Tallahassee road. The Sheriff'summoned Air. K. 15. Whidden to assist him and started off' to arrest the alleged thief. They came up with him near the place of Sir. CTaigmiles, four miles from town, and the sheriff ordered him to stop. The negro refused to do so. and see ing that the Sheriff and Mr. Whidden were closing up on him, jumped from the mule and attempted to run across Mr. C'raigmiles’ field. He was again ordered to halt, but continued running, when the sheriff fired, killing him. These are the particulars of the aff air, as we have so far been able to learn them. We have not heard the name of the thief." Marietta Journal-. “On last Tuesday noon, while Jack Jones and wife, colored, were from home engaged at work for some of their ncigh l>rs, their children amused themselves by playing in the lire with a straw broom, which blazed and caught on fire the clothing of the oldest one, who was about 5 years of age. The child ran frightened to the bed, setting it on fire and soon the blaze shot out through the roof. The father and mother ran with all possible speed to the house, and when they arrived there, they found the oldest child out side of the door, dead, w ith all of its clothing entirely ourned off, and its flesh crisped. The mother rushed into the burning building and barely had time to rescue the two younger children, who were severely burned and may not recover. The contents of the house were burned, and these two industrious negroes lost all their clothing, bedding, cooking uten sils, etc." FLORIDA. Dr. Simmons, the former proprietor of the “I.iver Regulator," lives in flaw thorn. An adjourned term of the Florida Supreme i * “iirt w ill convene at Tallahassee November 6th. i t apt. Joseph C. Keyser, of Pensacola, has a “mad-stone,” which was found in the j stomach of a deer about thirty years ago. ! At Tallahassee, a few days ago, the Jersey i bull “Bob Lee" was sold aud shipped by | i apt. W. I. Vason to a gentleman in llills’- i I >orough county. The price paid was SIOO. He sold from his Jersey herd this season two [ young bulls and three heifers, aggregating The Weetljf Floridian says: “Eli fj'irner, I of New York, is in Tallahassee looking after I the interests of the Florida Timber and Lutn | tier c ompany, who own 150,000 acres of land j in this section. He will have the lands located I and classed and put ii|on the market, and in -1 forms tis that a colonv of fifty families in Illi j nois is looking to tins section for land upon which to locate." HI LLOCH COUNTY ITEMS. The Hog Cholera—Denial of Its Exist ence in ltitlloeh County—A Case of Burglary- Correspondence of the Morning Xeics. Ivik, lit lloch County, Ga., Oct. 31. —We understand that it is rumored among the fresh meat dealers of Savan nah that hogs through this section of the State are suffering from an epidemic of cholera. In fact that someone writing from Effingham county has stated that this was the case in that and adjoining counties. Now, Mr. Editor, as the people of Itulloch county are seriously injured by this statement, since it injures the sale ot their pork, and as the statement is un tiue, so far as this county is concerned, 1 think it would be well for your Ef fingham correspondent toconfine his pub lished statements to such territory as he knows the cholera to prevail in. i am a practicing physician, and am in almost daily communication with an area ot country from ten to fifteen miles square, including the lower part of Bulloch and the upper part of Bryan counties, and I ha ve nowhere heard of any hog cholera. Besides, the people of all sections of Bul loch. and some fromTatnall and Emanuel counties are constantly passing my place, and from none of them have I heard any complaint of this fell disease. Parties writing front the country should he more guarded in their statements upon matters which so seriously affect their own and their fellow-farmers’ interests. The poor farmer has had disasters enough this year without having the value of the only thing which he has left out of which to realize a little money depreciated by such thoughtlessly untrue statements. There are more pork hogs in the country this fall than I have known here for ten years. I mean more hogs intended for 'bacon. But they are not in the best con dition owing to the fact that they have not been able to get a sufficiency of water for thrift. It is a well-known fact among farmers that hogs do not fatten ratiidly on peas without plenty of water, and it has been so dry that they have de rived comparatively little lienefit from the pea fields. Mr. Allison Deal, of this neighborhood, had his house burglarized a few nights since and robbed of his land papers and over SIOO in notes. No clue has as yet been discovered to the crime; but I hope, though it is not probable, that Mr. Deal will sustain any loss except the trivial cost of re-estabiishing liis land papers, that the criminal will be caught and made to suffer the severest penalty of the law. Burglary in Bulloch is of very rare occur rence, and the way to keep up this most desirable state of affairs is for all good citizens to unite in ferreting out all such offenses. This, with the burning of the lot ol Mr. G. W. Proctor, a near neighbor of Mr. Deal, and Mr. B. E, Turner, of Statesboro, all ot which has transpired within the two months last past, are the only cases of burglary or incendiarism which have been perpetrated in the county in years, and it is to be hoped such crimes will lie nipped in the bud By the meting out ot justice to the criminal's. M. L. B. The Oueen of Tragedy. London Society . It has often been observed that some of these very great tragedians can never forget the “shop" as regards tone and style, which possibly may arise from long habit, so that theatrical mannerisms and language would constantly be introduced into the commonest matters of everyday prosy life. In illustration of this my aunt used to relate the following anecdotes of Mrs. Siddotis: One day, while seated in a well-known draper’s in Bond street, busily engaged with her purchases, my aunt—as they say in the old “suddenly became aware’’ of a voice of extraordinary tone and pathos. The speaker was a lady seated close lie hind, and with her back turned to my aunt. With the genuine intonation and slow utterance of the deepest tragedy, the customer demanded of the bewildered shopman, “Will—this —gown—war-sli ?” and on being answered in the affirmative, and that the color was fast, rejoined with still greater dramatic solemnity, “The color, then, fadeth not? Ah! ’tis well!” “Oh. oh." thought my aunt, “the queen of tragedy alive!” in a moment they were shaking hands and exchanging greetings, and in another discussing the respective merits of cotton and prints of which Mrs. Siddons showed herself a keen judge, when she could lay aside— which was rare indeed—her dramatic affectation. On another occasion my aunt was seated opposite to Mrs. Siddons at a dinner party. Some salad was brought to her, which she declined; but the host loudly extolled its very special merits, and urged her just to “try it.” So, after a little hesitation, the great tragedian turned round to the foot man who stood behind her with the salad, and extending both her hands with a gen uine theatrical air (aid </(teen Katharine before Jlenr>i VIII. ), and throwing her head back, in the true tragic style, ex claimed in her deepest tones and most popular manner: “I must —obey; then— bring me —the b-o-w-1!” The company were, of course, deeply impressed. 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 ow n Individual impru ! dence. Sudden exposure to extreme cli matic influences, gluttony, improper food, alcoholic stimulants, over exertion of mind and body, worriinent, anxiety 7 , care, eta., all have a marked effect on the hu : man sy stem. Be cured by using Brown’s Iron Bitters. A remarkable remedar for | restoring health. GEN. SHERMAN RETIRES. PHIL. SHERIDAN ASSUMES COM MAND OF THE ARMY. The Change Very (juietly Effected —Ad- jutant General Drum's Annual Reports to the Secretary of War—Changes He commended In tlie Laws—Sherman’s Last lteport. Washington, Nov. l.—The formal transfer of the command of the army from Gen. W. T. Sherman to Lieut. Gen. P. H. Sheridan took place at noon to-day at the headquarters of the army in the War Department building. Gen. Sheri dan spent the forenoon in making himself acquainted with the business of the office. General Sherman and the mem bers of his slatt' rendered him every as sistance. Shortly before 12 o’clock the two highest officers of the army called on the Secretary of War, Gen. Sherman to take official leave and General Sheridan to report for duty. The transfer was ac complished quietly and without any cere mony whatever beyond the issuance of general orders from General Sherman re linquishing and Lieutenant General Sheridan assuming command and an nouncing his staff. Shortly after the transfer, General Sherman and General Sheridan held an informal reception, which was attended by all the officers of the army on duty in Washing ton. and also bv the officers of the Second Artillery stationed at Fort McHenry and the bureau officers of the War Depart ment. They all took official leave of General Sherman and were by him pre sented to General Sheridan. The officers of the Second Artillery were the only ones in full uniform. There was no speech making. Subsequently General Sherman and General Sheridan, accompanied by the Secretary -of War. made an official call upon the'President. Adjutant General Drum, in his an nual report to the Secretary of War, recommends that the revised stat- utes he amended so as to permit the President to drop from the rolls officers on the retired list upon t ie same grounds as those upon the active list. He also recommends that Congress be 'asked to enact a law authorizing the re tirement of enlisted men who have faith fully served for not less than 35 years; that the term of enlistment be reduced to three years instead of five, and that all discharges by favor be made under con ditions that the discharged soldier reim burse the government for whatever ex pense has lieen incurred since enlistment. Upon the subject of military colleges General Drum speaks at length and ex presses opinion that officers should lie forbidden to instruct in any other branch of education, except so far as instruction has direct reference to military knowl edge. In a separate report to the General of the Army the General goes more into de tail on the subject of desertion, enlist ment, education and recruits. He says the number of discharges from the army during the year ended June 4, ISB3, was 5,950; deaths 221; desertions 3,578; total casualties 9,749. Total number of enlist ments during the year was B,;!>*. (>ut of 7,931 accepted recruits 4,838 were,native born, 4,093 of foreign birth, 0,401 white and 1,470 colored. The number of appli cants for enlistment rejected is 19,738. Every effort was made during the entire fiscal year to obtain sufficient men to till the army to its authorized strength, but notwithstanding these efforts the total en listed strength ot the army on that date was only 22,851, or 2,149 less than the authorized number. General Sherman’s last official report was also made public to-day. The General says: “The current of military events has been of the most peaceful character. Nothing has occurred to disturb the rapid development of the great West, which is mow completely open to the immigrant in regions where a few years ago no single man could go with safety. There have been no wars or rumors of wars in any of the Territories of the United States, with the single exception of Ari zona, and even there the hostiles belonged to our neighbor Mexico. Gen eral Crook, in order to reach the source of trouble, had, with the consent of the Mexican authorities to go 200 miles into Mexico to strike the Apaches in their mountain fastness, which he did with success. “1 invite special attention to his report, because 1 think he has touched with a master band the cause of the conflicts with our Indian foes, and I believe that if he be permitted to manage the Apaches in his own way all wars will cease in Ar izona, and with them will disappear the complicated Indian question, which has tested the patience and courage of our people ever since the first settlement by the whites ou this continent.” In discussing the question of education of officers for the army, General Sherman refers particularly to the reports of Gen eral Merritt, Major Livingston and Col onel Otis, Superintendents respectively of the Military Academy at West Point, the Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, and the School of Instruction for Cavalry and Infantry at Fort Leavenworth. “These,” he says, “cover the whole ground of mil itary education from the boy, appointed as iv cauet to the thorough officer of the several arms of the service, and I am convinced, after having seen many of the most celebrated military schools of the world, that ours are among the best, and are well adapted to the character of our people and institutions.” In view of his retirement from command General Sherman makes no netv recom mendation, but renews those of his last report that the forces at the stragetic points named be enlarged and strength ened and permanent barracks built, and that all minor places be abandoned. The General records an expression of opinion that it will be tound wise to provide a common organiza tion for all arms of the service, viz., that each regiment of infantry be composed of twelve companies, the same as now, with artillery and cavalry, mak ing three battalions each ot four compa nies in time of peace and of eight in tint: of war; that each company shall have 100 men, and that in time of peace two of these battalions of eight companies shall be maintained on a perfect war footing, whilst the other battalion of four compa nies may lie a mere skeleton, with its complement of officers, and used as a nucleus for recruits. In this battalion can be placed the officers and soldiers invalided by hard service or by sickness, and such as are not yet weaned of home influence or family importunity. Were such an organization, thus briefly sketchd but more elaborately described in former reports, to be sanctioned by Congress the military peace establishment could, I be lieve, be maintained on the present esti mates, and would possess an inestimable advantage of admitting of an increase, without disorder or contusion, to 6,000 artillery, 12,000 cavalry and 30,000 infan try by a mere scratch of the pen and the magic wand of money, and afterwards by doubling the enlisted strength of each company without the fur ther addition of a single officer. We should have a respectable force of 96,000 men, a force large enough for any probable necessity during the remainder of this century. The militia and volun teers of the States would soon follow suit, and we should have throughout the coun try these small handy battalions of lour companies instead of large cumbersome regiments of ten companies, a bad tac tical unit and in practice always scat tered." FATAL ACCIDENT. Two Killed and One Fatally Injured by a Falling Building. Nkw York, Nov. I. —A one-story frame building at First avenue and Thirty ninth street, being torn down to-day, tell suddenly while a number of persons were getting kindling wood. John Laws, aged 55, and Elisha J. 11. Baines, aged i), were killed, and Louis Lacoml>e, aged 8 years, fatally injured. A carpenter was severe ly hurt. The building belonged to George fihrel, a brewer. COTTON FIRE IN NEW YORK. 530 Buies from Savannah Damaged on a Lighter. New York, Nov. I.—A file occurred to-day on a lighter loaded with 530 bales of cotton taken trom one of the steamers ol the Ocean Steamship Company of Sa vannah, to be transferred to the compa ny s Boston steamer for delivery to Eastern mills. The cotton is valued at about $40,000. The damage is estimated at $20,000. The lighter was damaged about SI,OOO. Municipal Flections in England. Loxdox, Nov. I.—Municipal elections were held throughout the kingdom yes terday. The results show large Conserva tive gains. Mr. T. G. Hutchins, Jeffersonville, Qa., says: “Brown’s Iron Bitters cured, me of'weak stomach and sick headacne.’’ SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883. THE STATE CAPITAL. A Batch of Interesting News from At lanta—Sympathy for Savannah. Atlanta, Nov. I.—There was a light frost this morning, and it is cold and windy to-night. The U nited States Court takes a recess for ten days. General Toombs called on Governor McDaniel this morning. The Sheriff of Mahoning county, Ohio, arrived to-day with a requisition for Hy lards, arrested here by Chief Connally. Governor McDaniel turned him over, and he will be tried in that State for shooting with intent to kill his wife and a lawyer some weeks ago. Much sympathy is expressed here for Savannah on account of her big firs yes terday. Recorder Anderson heard the cases of the three men arrested at the tire yester day. One plead guilty and paid $25. The other two employed lawyers, and occu pied nearly all day with the case. One young fellow was acquitted, but Whit lock was fined $lO and costs lor not mov ing outside the lines when ordered to do so by Policeman Nolan. But the Recorder reprimanded Nolan for his personal diffi culty with Whitlock and the use of his club at such a time. Policemen are re quired to keep the crowd outside the lines at fires and must be obeyed, but they have no right to get into disputes and encount ers with citizens and use their clubs. They must be obeyed, or arrest the par ties refusing to obey without controversy, using violence only in self protection. MORITZ RANGER'S FAILURE. An Easier Feeling Reported in tlie Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool, Nov. I.—Anxiety and dis trust continues in the cotton trade, and further failures are supposed to be im pending. Liverpool, Nov. 1, 1 p. m. —There is an easier feeling in the cotton market. The general opinion is that the crisis has culminated, and that the firms that have been considered financially embarrassed will be able to meet all demands as they may become due. There is a better tone in the market. Moritz Ranger has filed a petition for liquidation by arrangement with his creditors. The Liverpool Post says Ranger speculated on the New York Cotton Exchange, and was unfortunate there. Moritz Ranger,in his petition for liquida tion, states that his liabilities are £1,080,- 000 and his assets £350,000. London, Nov. I.—Mellor & Fenton’s liabilities are estimated at £IOO,OOO. The Times attributes the failure of Moritz Ranger, the Liverpool cotton broker, to liis grossly reckless speculation in Eng land and America and on the continent. It says he aimed to control the cotton exchanges of the world, and had the help of wealthy houses in London, New Y ork and Hamburg. The effect of failures in Liverpool will be local. The London money market is not affected by them. There probably will be an in creased demand for cotton, followed by a reaction. The TimPf severely condemns the wild dealings in futures which have prevailed in Liverpool, and advises the adoption of the American rules for the de posit of margins as some restriction thereto. THE CHANNEL DISASTER. Further Particulars of the Collision— The Holyhead's Passengers Saved. London, Nov. I.— The collision between the Holyhead and Alhambra occurred at 11 p. m. Tuesday. The night was mild and fairly clear. By some means the Al hambra got across the track of the Holy head. The latter’s engines were reversed when it was found that a collision was inevitable. The Alhambra was cut down to the water’s edge. The Captain of the Holyhead had lines thrown over the bows and lowered two boats. There was not the slightest panic on board. The boat at the bow saved 12 of the Alhambra’s crew. One man clambered over the bows. It was then discovered that the Holyhead was fast sinking. Two more boats were low ered and the passengers and crew safely embarked, except the quartermaster and a boy, who were in the forecastle. In a few minutes the Holyhead disappeared and the boats pulled for Holyhead. At 3 o’clock in the morning wind freshened and the sea increased, and the boats were kept afloat with the greatest difficulty. At 8 o’clock a schooner bore down arid took all on board. The survivors are much distressed. • SLAUGHTER OF ARABS. 8,000 Men Left Dead on tlie Field and tlie Rest In Flight. London, Nov. I.—A Khartoum dis patch says: “Arabs to the number of 25,000 or 30,000 attacked Hicks Pasha’s army. Ten thousand Arabs, divided into two columns, attacked the Egyptian square on two sides, thus enabling Hicks Pasha to use 6,000 Remington rifles, Krupp guns and Nordenfelt rocket bat teries. The Arabs were only armed with lances. Failing, after some time, to reach the square, they fled, leaving eight thousand dead, and all their women, food, baggage and animals behind. Hicks Pasha pursued the main body of the fugitives and over took them at Melbos, where he found El Madhi posted with the fugitives and a body guard of 25,000 cavalry. The Arabs were again attacked and repulsed with great loss. El Madhi’s horse was killed under him. El Madhi is reported to have been cut down by light cavalry sent in pursuit of him. Hicks Pasha has taken possession of Elobeid and the government treasury. The Egyptian loss was nothing. EXPLOSION OF GIANT POWDER. Tlie Business Portion of a Town Wrecked ancl Many People Stunned. Denver, Col., Nov. I.—A special from Garfield, Col., says: “A fire broke out here early yesterday morning, which was soon beyond tbe control of the Fire De partment. The flames extended to Sperry Bros’, store, which contained over 600 pounds of giant powder. This exploded, hurling the blazing timber and fragments of buildings in every direction. The post office, hotels, and in fact the entire busi ness portion of the town is destroyed. The loss is over $50,000; insurance one third that amount. A number ot people were knocked down and badly stunned. Only one person was fatally injured. The people are in a sad plight, the majority being homeless, without food or shelter for winter. THE PUBLIC DEBT. Oyer Ten Millions Decrease for tlie Month of October. Washington, Nov. I.—The debt state ment, issued to-day, shows a reduction of the public debt during the month of Octo ber to be 83. I'he decrease of the debt since June 30, 1883, is $39,586,- 470 .'l3; cash in the Treasury, $364,347,- 501 96; gold certificates outstanding, $83,328,940; silver certificates outstand ing, $99,579,141; certificates of deposit outstanding, $12,620,000; refunding certifi cates outstanding, $325,850; legal tenders outstanding, $346,681,016; fractional cur rency outstanding $6,990,303 31. A Suit Against a Bank Dismissed. Nashville, Nov. I.—The case of the State vs. the Merchants’ National Bank of this city, a bill filed by the State, seek ing to hold the bank liable for $57,000 be cause of alleged credit given Marshall T. l’olk while he was State Treasurer, was beard to-day in the Chancery Court. The proof of good faith of the bank was so sat isfactorily established that counsel for the State declined to argue it, and a de cree was ordered, dismissing the bill, with costs. Poisoned by Mistake. Baltimore, Nov. I.—Mrs. Frederick Jacober died to-day from the effects of a dose of medicine improperly labelled by the druggist. The carbolic 'acid was in tended as a wash, but was labelled as an internal remedy. .She leaves a child two days old. Ken. Sherman Relinquishes Command. Washington, Nov. I.—At noon to-day General Sherman transferred the com mand of the army to Lieutenant General Sheridan. There were no ceremonies attending the transfer. •Both Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared at 233 and 235 Western avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price of either, sl. SiX bottles for $5. Sent by mail in the form of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per box for either. Mrs. Pinkham freely answers all letters ot Inquiry. Enclose Bc. stamp. Send for “Guide to Health and Nerve Strain.” DUBLIN’S LORD MAYOR NOT ALLOWED TO LECTURE IN LONDONDERRY. The Procession Escorting Him Fired Into—One Mat Mortally Wounded— The City Hall Taken Possession Of by Nationalists—Police Charge the Mob— The Military Called Out. Londonderry. Ireland, Nov. l.—a large number of Orangemen took posses sion of and occupied the City Hall to-day, in order to prevent the Lord Mayor of Dublin, for whom the hall had been en gaged, from delivering a lecture upon the franchise. A numlier of Nationalists from Donesral arrived here this morning and assembled at the railway station to meet the Lord Mayor of Dublin. They will entertain hint at dinner totiight. The authorities stationed policemen along the streets of the city through Which the Lord Muvor passed. A troop of Lancers has arrived to prevent any coltisioa between Orange men and Nationalists. The seizure by Orangemen of the City Hall created intense excitement here. Some of the Orangemen, stationed themselves upon the roof of the building and waved their regalia. Several of them with sponge rods belonging to cannon have gone inside the building. They are determined to forcibly.hold the City Hall. The corpora tion met this morning and rescinded its resolution to rent the hall for the delivery ot the lecture by the Lord Mavor of Dub lin. Upon the arrival of the Lord Mayor of Dublin he was placed in a wagon and driven through the city. The procession escorting him carried green banners, and their bands played Irish national airs. The Lord Mayor arrived at his hotel safely. During the passage of the pro cession a man was shot in the face and a boy received a bullet in one of his eyes. Serious rioting is expected. TheOrange men have planted the union jack on the roof of the City Hall. While the procession, which was es corting the Lord Mayor of Dublin to his hotel was passing the Citv Hall the Orangemen congregated there tired upon it and threw slates from the window and roof of the building. The man who was previously reported to be wounded is dying, and bis deposition has been taken. The Nationalist procession dispersed after the Lord Mayor entered Roddy’s Hotel, but an angry crowd after wards congregated around the City Hall, which they stoned, breaking its windows. The police then charged the mob, and cleared the streets. The military were then called out to assist in restoring or der. Bodies of Lancers are parading the main streets. Intense anxiety prevails in all circles throughout the city. Londonderry, Nov. l, 8 i*'. m.— Tlie Orangemen have vacated the City Hall, and withdrawn from its vicinity. The Mayor has issued a proclamation appeal ini: to the people to refrain from violence and retaliation. Londonderry, Nov. 1, ll p. m.— The city has resumed its normal quietude. Mr. Dawson, Lord Mayor of Dublin, de livered his lecture this evening at the National Institute. Tlie man and boy who were wounded this afternoon are in a precarious condition. One Orangeman has been arrested charged with shooting them. A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. A Lad Found I>eud In the Streets of Sanders ville. Sandersville, Ga., Nov. I.—This com munity was startled and shocked this morning by the finding of the dead body of Jimmie Adams, a lad of about 10 or 12 years of age, (son of Hopewell Adams, of this county) who has boen for some time employed in the drug store of Mathis & Haines, boarding in the family ot Dr. A. Mathis. Last evening about twilight he told his fellow-clerk that he was going out a few moments and left the store by the rear door. Later in the evening Dr. Mathis came down town aud inquired for him, saying that he had not been to supper, but he could not bo found, and tbe presumption was that he had gone ’possum hunting xvith a parcel of boys, hence no uneasiness was felt. This morning his corpse, cold and stiff, was found just behind the drug store, where he had fallen and breathed his last life-breath alone. There are various sur mises and theories as to the cause of his death, but the most generally accepted one is that feeling unwell, he had prepared himself some dose, and accidentally poi soned himself. An inquest will be held to-day. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED. A Gang Broken Up in Southern Indi ana After a Desperate Fight. Indianapolis, Nov. I.—United States Marshal It. S. Foster, with a posse of detectives, went to Ihke county, Ind., last night in pursuit of a gang of counter feiters, supposed to be located in that portion of the State. They succeeded in arresting nine of the gang this morn ing at Steinville, a small village about twenty-five miles from Evansville, after a desperate light. The follow,ng are names of men captured: Columbus, Jesse and Joseph Hanchens, brothers; Henry Grossman, Sinney Kander, Wesley Woods, Phil Taylor, Bertie Smithers and Andy Hart. They were all brought here to-night in charge of the Marshal and his deputies. During the fight Joe Han chens was shot through the right lung. Jesse Hanchens was wounded in tlie hand, and the ball passed through Hart's hat. The gang had been operating in Southern Indiana, with headquarters near New Albany. The coins manufac tured are half-dollars in silver and and $5 gold pieces. The business was a large one, the operations of the gang ex tending into adjoining States. NOTES FROM MACON. Adjournment of the Magonic Grand Lodge—Anxiety as to the Fire. Macon, Nov. I.— The Masonic Grand Lodge adjourned to-day at 1 o’clock. The effort to transact the business of this body in two days proved a lailure and tbe lodge returned to tlie old schedule of three days’ session. There were a great many new men in attendance this year. A large number of them were young men, and they exhibited remarkable brightness as Masons. The whole work of the ses sion was harmonious and interesting. All leave for home to-night. Much anxiety is felt as to the fire in Sa vannah among the citizens of Macon. The Synod ot the Presbyterian Church in Georgia meet here on the 14th inst. MISS AGGIE HILL. A Suit Against Senator Sharon for Di vorce and a Division of Property. San Francisco, Nov. I.—Miss Aggie Ilill, claiming to be Mrs. Sharon, has brought suit in the Superior Court against Senator Sharon for divorce, division of the common property and alimony. Her claims are based on w illful desertion and repeated acts of adultery. She says that when she was married to the Senator he was deeply in debt, and that his prop erty was only worth $5,000,000. Under their joint management as man and wife the Senator is now worth $15,000,000. She asks that an account be taken of all busi ness transactions since their marriage, in order that the value of the common prop erty may be determined and equally di vided. The Competitive Drill at the Virginia State Fair. Richmond, Va., Nov. I.— At the State fair to-day the competitive drill for prizes resulted as follows: The prize of SI,OOO for companies out of the State was won by the Raleigh (N. C.) Light Infantry. The first prize for Virginia troops of SSOO was won by Company B, Walker Light Guards, of the First Virginia Regiment. The second prize of $250 was won by Com pany A, Richmond Grays, of the same regiment. The third prize of $l5O was won by Company C, Guard of the Com monwealth, of the same regiment, Report of the Conimimioncr of the Luul Office. Washington, Nov. I.—The annual re port of the Commissioner of the Land Office, published to-day, states that pre emption filings are made, or procured to be made, to a great extent for speculative purposes, and the Commissioner renews his recommendation that the pre-emption, timber culture and desert land laws be repealed, and that the commutation fea ture of the homesteads law s be amended so as to require at least two years resi dence. Murdered With a Club. Chicago, Nov. I.— Charles Schroder, aged 12 years, was murdered with a club this morning by Henry Feterson, an in sane Swedish laborer, wbo is still at large, Mr. R, A Harvell, Godwinsville, Ga., says: “I used Brown’s Bitters for general debility and improved at once.” WATERING STOCKS. Propositions of the New York Chamber of Commerce Committee. New York, Nov. I. —The Chamber of Commerce met to-day and heard the re port from their special Committee on Railroad Transportation, and on the watering ot their stocks by corporations. The committee embody their conclusions as to the remedies needed in the following propositions: 1. That stock watering operations similar to the late issue ot *13,000,000 ot Manhattan Elevated Railroad stock constitute a grave offense against the community, and should be made a misdemeanor by law. 2. That capita lists ’of surplus earnings should lie prohibited by law; that an increase of capital either by stock or bonded issues should be defined by a strict legal formula, easily understood, and only permitted for good and sufficient reasons, and not because it cin be shown that the corporation can be made to pay a fair dividend on an increased capital. 3. That the public welfare requires that corporations should be subjected to govern ment supervision by means of commissions or other methods. 4. That such government supervision should have power to regulate and control within reasonable limits the chargeof corporations. 5. That the ordinary differences arising be tween these corporations and their customers should be decided by commissioners without expensive and tedious delays iheident to a suit at law; that larger and more important questions should as now lie referred to the legislatures or the courts. 6. That three should be no fixed limit to’the rate such corporations, acting under such supervision as above indicated, may pay to their stockholders by reason of the supervis ing management of their affairs or of in creased prosperity, but that such questions should be left to the legislative power which created them to be decided upon, necessariiv varving the conditions of each case. The report was unanimously adopted. A committee was appointed to take into consideration the present condition of tbe bankrupt laws and to suggest some plan for a compromise upon which all parties could unite in favor of a national bankrupt law, A resolution was also adopted recom mending the Postmaster General to re duce the rate of town and city postage to one cent in view of the large surplus in the receipts of the Post Office Department reported for the last fiscal year. THE RECENT EXPLOSION. Intense Excitement in Irish Circles— Nitro- Glycerine the Explosive Used. London, Nov. 1. —Major Majendie, of the Board of Trade, who has examined the scene of the explosion of Tuesday evening at Praed street statkiu, states that every sign confirms his belief that nitro-glycenne was the explosive used. The explosions have caused an intense excitement in Irish circles in London. The Irish almost unanimously think the out rages were due to deliberately planned machinations ot the enemies of the Na tional party of Ireland, who intend to create an anti-Irish feeling in England. It will be next to impossible, they think, to have a perfectly impartial jury to try O’Donnell now. It is also remarked that the explosions occured at about tbe mo ment Davitt was opening his address in St. James’ Hall. It is slated that the police are unaware of the presence in London of any of O’Donovan Rossa’s dynamiters. However, all the Irish ren dezvous are closely watched. Dublin, Nov. i. — United Ireland , the National League organ, pronounces the autltors of the explosion in London to be idiots. The Freeman’s Journal protests against Irishmen being hastily accused of being the authors of these outrages. Tlie Irish Times asks why the English Government does not vigorously remon strate with President Aithur against the dynamite conspiracy of which New Y’ork is the source. • THE PENSION DISCLOSURE. Secretary Teller Gives His Bensons for Modifying the Buies. Washington, Nov. I.—Tlie effect of the order in regard to pension attorneys, made yesterday by Secretary Teller, will be to allow the continuance in practice ot those pension attorneys who have not yet been heard in reply to the charges upon which they were suspended. The Secretary to-day said that when his at tention was called to the order requiring the suspension of an attorney upon the tiling of charges, he became convinced ot its injustice, and lie mollified it so as to protect reputable attorneys from the consequences of filing of charges that might upon their face appear to be well founded, but which investiga tion might disprove. He added that in cases where attorneys had been suspended for sending out offensive circulars, they would probably be reinstated if guilty in tent was not shown, upon agreement to refrain from the further use of such cir culars. None of the cases of recent sus pension had come before him for final dis position, and he could not say what the result oi his consideration of them would be, but he did not believe that the Com missioner of Pensions made charges with out satisfying himself that the persons charged were culpable. SHAW linos.’ AFFAIRS. Statement of the Condition of the Firm's Assets. . Boston, Nov. I.—At an adjourned meet ing of the creditors of Shaw & Bros, this afternoon, George F. Morse, for the firm, made a lengthy statement of the condition ot its affairs in reply to the report ol the investigating committee. He claimed that the committee greatly over-estimated the value of assets in this report, showing them to be 72 per cent, of the liabilities, while the firm offered to settle at 33 cents on the dollar cash. Mr. Shaw claimed that his creditors would not be able to realize more after the lons delay with the property in the hands of the trustees. At the time of the failure, last July, the firm reported that its assets amounted to $.7,202,000. It now estimates the assets to have been worth only $2,664,- 000. At that time no explanation was given of the remarkable reduction of the estimate made in Fayette Shaw’s defense of his action in deeding to members of his family the real estate and other property in Newton before the failure. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. Titles to 3,560 Acres of Land in Colorado Canceled. Denver, Nov. I.—An unusually im portant case was decided by Judge Mc- Crary, in the United States Circuit Court to-day. Ttte United States brought suit to cancel sixty-one patents to lands held by the Colorado Coal and Iron Company, and others, in Los Animas county. The patents were obtained through the pre emption law, between 1870 and 1874, and were issued from the Pueblo Land Office. It was afterward discovered that the patents had been irregularly ob tained, the patentees being fictitious persons. Testimony was introduced to show that the Register and Receiver of the Land Office were parties to the fraud. The defense claim that the deeds were not good, granting that they were fraudu lently obtained, because now thoy are in the hands-of innocent parties. The Judge held adversely and rendered a decision in favor of the complainants, which cancels the title to 2,560 acres of valuable land. Half Fare Kates Secured. Cincinnati, Nov. I.—President More head. of the National Cotton Planters As sociation, to-day secured half rate fares over the Erlanger system of railroads for all delegates and members oi that asso ciation attending the annual convention which is to bo held at Vicksburg, Novem ber 21st. He says that all connecting lines will likewise reduce fares. lie wifi leave to-night for Boston to represent the New Orleans Cotton Exposition at the closing ceremonies of the New England Ext osition. River Steamer Iturned. New Orleans, Nov. L—The steamer Katie P. Kountz, from Arkansas City, was burned to-day at Davis’ landing, twenty miles above this city. No lives were lost. The l>oat and carg'o are a total loss. The cargo consisted of 1,250 bales of cotton, 3,500 sacks of seed and 650 sacks of oil cake. The boat was valued at SIB,OOO and insured in New York and Philadelphia companies for $9,000. The cargo was valued at $65,000; insurance not ascertained. 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 vers—by the use of Hop Bitters, Ludington, Mick., Feb. 2, 1830, I have sold Hop Bitter", for four years andt here is no medicint kat surpasses lhem or bilious attack ), kidney com plaints and many diseases incident to this malarial climate. H. T Alexander. COTTON AND GRAIN CROPS REPORTS OF THEIR CONDITION IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. Georgia’s Cretton Crop Quite Short—Ex cellent Weather for Gathering the Staple— A Fair Condition of the Grain Yield in all the States—What Commis sioner Henderson Says. New Orleans, Nov. I.—The Times- Democrat publishes a special dispatch trom a large number of points In the Southern States, showing the condition of the cotton and grain crops on the last day of October. The following is a synopsis: Alabama—Cotton shows an increased acreage of 8 per cent, and yield 67 per cent, as compared with last vear. The picking season is the best ever known; 90 per cent of the crop is already picked, and 56 per cent, has been marketed. The grain crops, except wheat, are good. In Arkansas the cotton acreage is un changed. The yield is 85 per cent. The picking season is splendid. About one tourth of the crop lias been picked, and one-fifth marketed. In Florida the cotton acreage and yield is unchanged from last year. Eighty-four per cent, of the crop has been picked, and 25 per cent, marketed. All the grain crops are excellent. In Georgia cotton shows the same acreage as last season. The crop is short 32 per cent. Picking is excellent, uine tenths of the crop has been gathered. The grain crops are about 30 per cent, below last year. In uouisiana the cotton acreage is 2 per cent, below last year’s yield, and 30 per cent, short. The picking season is ex cellent, and two-tiiirds of the crop has been picked, and two-fifths marketed. The quality is staple. The grain crop is large. In Mississippi the cotton acreage is 3 per cent, greater than last year, but the yield is only 04 per cent, of last year’s crop. The picking season is not so good on account of rains. Two-thirds of the crop has lieen picked aud two-fifths mar- The grain crop is one-fourth short. In Tennessee the cotton acreage is slightly less, and the yield is 84 per cent, of last year. The picking season is mag nificent, one-half the crop having been picked and one-third marketed. The corn crop is good, but oats and wheat are poor. In Texas the cotton acreage is about the same as last year, but tbe yield only 67 per cent. The picking season is excel lent. Nine-tenths of the crop has been picked and one-lnilf marketed. The quality of the staple is excellent. Commissioner Henderson’s Opinion as to .Georgia Crops. Hon. J. T. Henderson, Commissioner of Agriculture for the State ot Georgia, who was in Augusta Wednesday, in an inter view with the Chronicle , said he thought from present appearances that cotton might turn out about 60 per cent, of an average crop in this Stale. Our crop would probably be in Georgia 550,000 bales or about 200,000 short. He said if the present fine weather con-tinues there will be a little increase by the second crop’s maturing. In some localities new bolls are forming and if frost is delayed two weeks these bolls may open. In "re gard to tbe fall sowing of grain he thought the prospect decidedly promising. Tlie demand for seetl oats is heavy, and the same is true of wheat and sriiall grain generally. Spring sowings are less satis factory,but the fall grain planting is almost a certainty. The oat yield this year was re duced on account of the smaller acreage. In answer to the question as to the con dition of the Georgia farmer this vear, he remarked: “From the long and disastrous drought, the hill and upland crops are failures. This has cut oft’ the vield to the farmer. The hog crop this year is larger than ever before. There will be no scarcity of meat in the country. Corn is in good quantity; the potato crop is fair; the sugar cane yield is good, and husbandry is more diversified, showing a more healthy tone in the planting world. Of truck he would shortly be able to report fully and accurately. Reports of the profitableness of it so far conflict. The fertilizer season,” said Judge Henderson, “is a little backward. Last season’s total, 125,000 tons, sold in Georgia, shows a (ail ing off from ’B2, when the inspection in dicated 127,000 tons. The heaviest season was in ’Bl, when 152,000 tons were dis tributed in this State.” UNDER YVHII* AND SI*UK. Foreign ami Domestic Turf Events Yesterday. London, Nov. I.—At the first day of tne Lewes November meeting the Lewes autumn handicap was won by Sutler, Isabel second, and The Duke third. There were nine starters. Baltimore, Nov. I.—ln the Pimlico races to-day the first race was a handicap for 2 and 3-year-olds, three-fourths of a mile. Old Liz was first, War Eagle sec ond, Parnell third. Time 1:18, Second Race— Handicap for all ages, one and one-eighth miles. Empress was first, Farewell second. Homespun’s jockey was thrown at the half mile. Time 1:59^. Third Race— Handicap, seven-eighths of a mile, for all ages. Burch first, Pearl Thorn second, War Eagle third. Time 1:30. Fourth Race— Half mile dash tor gen tlemen riders for a cup valued at s.’>o. Charlie Gorham won, Jake YYhite second, Sam Cummings third. Time 53 seconds. Providence, R. 1., Nov. I.—ln a match race at Narragansett Park to-day, the double team record was broken by horses named 11. B. Winship and Hiram Bruce in three straight heats. The race was three In five and the time was 2:16, 2:10% and "2:11%. Reform in the Punishment of Slaves in Cuba. Madrid, Nov. I.—Senor Posada Her rera, the Prime Minister, in reply to an address from a deputation oi the Anti- Slavery Society, said that the government had decided to abolish punishment by the use of stocks and fetters on slaves in Cuba, and would do all that was possible in regard to the suppression of the pat ronage exercised by slave holders. An Understanding Effected. Galveston, Nov. I.—A special from Austin says: “Adjutant General King Uas returned from Coleman county, where he effected an understanding between the ranch owners and fence cutters. The con ference included persons from Coleman, Wise, Clay and Jack counties. It is thought there will be no more trouble in that section pending a special session ol the Legislature In January. A Woman and Child Suffocated. Cincinnati. Nov. I.—Mrs. Mary Welsh, aged 65, and her grandson, Charles Stillman, aged 7, were suffocated at mid night last night during a tire in their house at Cumminsville, in the northwest ern part of this city. Mrs. Welsh, on the discovery of the tire, went out to give the alarm, leaving the child asleep. Return ing to rescue the child she was suffocated. The Association of the Army of North ern Virginia. Richmond. Va., Nov. i.—The annual meeting of the Association of the Army ' of Northern Virginia took place here to night. Gen. A. M. Scales, of North Caro lina, delivered an interesting address, his subject being “The Battle ol Fredericks burg.” A Charlestonian’s Suicide. Charleston, Nov. I.—William C. De laney, a -well-known Charlestonian, and one of the Masters in Equity tor this county, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head this evening. lie was a bachelor noted for his wit and social accomplishments. lowa Negroes and Civil Rights. Keokck, la., Nov. I.— The colored peo ple here, in mass meeting last night, re solved to ask the next Legislature of lowa to adopt the section of the civil rights hill which has been decided to be unconstitu tional by the Supreme Court of the United States. # Burned to the Water’s Edge, Port Dalhouse, Ont., Nov. I.— The steamer City of Toronto was burned to the water’s edge here this morning. The loss is estimated at $30,000: insurance small. I-ibel Suit Decided. Montreal, Nov. 1. —The liliel suit of the Allan Steamship Company for $50,000 damages against the Montreal Witness , has been decided in lavor ot the Witness. Employes Discharged. Brainkrd, Minn., Nov. I.—Last even ing 460 employes in the North Pacific snops were discharged on telegraph or ders from New York, Frost In North Carolina. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. I.— The first frost of the season was visible here this morning. It will stop the growth of cot ton. _______ The Italian Parliament Convoked. Rome, Nov. I.—King Humbert has con voked Parliament for the 36th inst. THE POLYGAMY tJUESTION. An Interview With Cannon, the Mormon Delegate to Congress. Washington, Nov. 1.-George G. Can non, Delegate from Utah to Congress, is in the city, and has been interviewed upon tbe report of the Utah Commission ers, published yesterday. To tbe re porter Mr. Cannon said: The Edmunds law has had precisely the •*?* Predtcted: just the effect I told sena tor Edmunds it would have, but he thought i.SJS.J? 0 ',“ u f h lnte rested to give an unbiased opinion. It has u hooped our people up. to use a common but expressive term. To illus trate. There is a grandson of Brigham Young -2s Ullg . n i l ? n notover22 - vears of age. He is Inholi Wl ' i not had. but he has always been froo. e r Ci i re e 9S i W . lt 1 re B ; trd to religion. His friends have believed that liis sympathies were with the anti-Mormon element, and perhaps they were in a measure. Well, at the last election he went up to the ballot box ami putting in his vote said: They have dis franchised pap (his fatherl, but I’’U put in a hi e i th , Ut ' V!l1 c< , iunt *° r his side.’ You see lie has but one wife, never had any more, and thev could not disfranchise him.” Has the Edmunds law been very obnox -10“T l , :. : , ;' , l,r, ,r, nsy ” iut i uire, l u >e reporter. >aw itself has not, 1 ' replied Mr. Can non, but the way it is administered is very oppressive. It has been given a construction not warranted bv the Constitution." "In what way?” "It has been made retroactive. Men are excluded from voting for acts alleged to have been committed many years prior to tbe en actment of the Edmunds law. For instance wwes tfm ° f 5,811 Lai i e Citv ha,i ouce two u ’ , ut l ? a widower. He lias lieen disfranchised. The present Mayor has but one living wife He hail another who lived but a short time He is excluded from voting, although he. like other men, committed the alleged offense many years before the law was enacted. Mrs. Dr. Richardson, a widow, was excluded from voting because her husband while living had another wife. This construction of the law, making it ex post facto, has given rise to many test suits, and I am satisfied it wilt not stand in the courts, but as I said at the outset this persecution has made our people more milted. It lias driven the young people, w|l?_"’ cr ® indifferent, nnd many of them indifferent as to the church and its' teachings, to take sides. It placed them in a position where they had to take sides with their own people or against them, and naturally thev chose to stand with their parents and friends Now at the last election for Delegate our Received as mans votes as usual, while the opposition got only what it polled when I was elected to the Forty-fourth Cou gress. 1 lie votes of the young people, indig nant at the oppressive construction of tins law against their parents aud relations, made up for all that we had lost bv disfranchise ment/ "Then the law has not injured the Mor mons? put in the reporter. “No,” said Cannon, "except thatitisnn p easant to stand persecution. But the iico nle of Utah can stand a great deal of op pres-iou. They are united, industrious aud frugal, and having endured much can endure much more. 1 ,iere are a good many people in Utah besides the Mormons, and they can not enlorcu oppressive laws against the latter tt lthout pinching others some. Now the rliuue who clamored for the Edmunds law are very much dissatisfied with its operation. They were disappointed. Their scheme was to get entire contrul of the Territory, and having failed by this means they want to try another. Now they want a legislative commission if they can bring it about. Failing in that tiicv will perhaps perpetuate the existing commission. It is to continue, until the Jorritorial Legislature enact cer ium laws. The Governor can, ir he chooses, prevent legislation by liis veto or by insisting on the legislation that the iieople rannot grant. In this way lhe present coin mission could be continued. The enemies of tlie Mormons cry out about treason, hut they caunot point to a single act of that kind. 1 lie\ have tried to provoke the Mormons into some overt act Unit would give a pretext for calling for troops, hut none such have been committed. This Edmunds act was well cal culated to arouse such indignation as would break peaceful bounds, but tlie people have borne with patience and will bear on. THE LABOR CONFERENCE. I’arliaiiientary Agitation and Universal Suffrage Advocated. Paris, Nov. I. — At the session of the International Labor Conference yesterday a resolution was unanimously carried that emigrants should accept the condi tions of local trade organizations and not undersell each other’s labor. Thu conference to-day discussed the best means of furthering a permanent un derstanding among workingmen’s socie ties of the different countries. The Italian and Spanish delegates ad vocate parliamentary agitation, pop ular propaganda and universal suffrage. The Freuch delegates again spoke in favor of a resort to force, as nothing could be gained otherwise. I he other delegates, especially those from England, vigorously protested against such ideas, the expounders of which thev declared were the worst enemies of the working classes. General applause was elicited by this declaration. Legal co alitions of workmen against masters, the speakers thought, were amply sufficient. A motion advising popular agitation tor the purpose of procuring liberty of as sociation was adopted. At the evening session the various dele gates advocated the formation of unions in France similar to those in England. 51. I’erousse, the French delegate, main tained that the unanimity shown by the conference foreshadowed a reorganization ot the internationals, Signor Costa, an Italian delegate, an nounced that the next conference would be held at Turin in 1884, and invited the foreign delegates to attend. The English delegates replied that they must first con sult their constituents; meanwhile they returned thanks for their present recep tion. THE WORKING PEOPLE. Three Hundred Yardmen Blacklisted— Weavers Quit Work. St. Louis, Nov. I.—The railroads cen tering here have blacklisted 322 yardmen who were specially active in the late switchmen’s strike in this city and East St. Louis, and announce that they will not, under any circumstances, re-employ them. The list of the names ot the men will be sent to the yardmasters of all the roads interested. New Bedford, Mass., Nov. I.— The weavers in the Aeushnet mill, number ing about 225, quit work this morning owing to dissatisfaction in regard to tl leir wages. Pittsburg, Nov. I.— The river coal miners have called a convention for next Tuesday, for the purpose of suspending all the mines working under the 3% cents rate, and providing means of support for those who may be forced to stand in de fense of river prices. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. l.—A special dispatch from Brookville, Pa., says the disastrous strike of coal miners, which has lieen in progress along the low grade road, is fast nearing an end. There are nearly 800 men still out at three mines at Dulwis, 325 men at Reynoldsville, and 500 at New Bethlehem. The Burch Tree mine has resumed, and the men are goin in on Monday. At Punaisutawanev forty men are at work, and sixty men have gone in at Fairmount. The latter have signed what the miners term an iron-clad agreement not to go into any protective organization. One of the leaders of the strike stated to day that the strike was virtually over, as the men were unable to hold out longer and were anxious to resume work, lie said the ojierators were aided from other fields, and were supplied with coal suf ficient to fill their orders. Business of every character has been paralyzed since the inauguration of the strike, and a bet ter feeling exists. An Idle State Department, Sew l ork Sun Washington Letter. * The State Department has been rather hard up for something to do of late, and if some distinguished foreigner does not come to Washington soon for Secretary r relinghuysen to present to the President, the Secretary will go off' intQ a, gentle mel ancholy. Oneclerk, with the occasional as sistance of a small boy, could attend to all the diplomatic business of this depart ment, and get off Saturday at 12 o’clock. There is very little else except diplomacy to employ the time or Secretary Freling huysen and his trusty clerks. But Secre tary Chandler is as busy as an ant all the time. He has just written a letter to Commodore Mayo, of the Norfolk Navv Yard, in regard to the Mahone-May<£ McG ensey affair, which he doolines to give to the public. It is supposed to a stern admonition to civil reform The difference bet ween assessing the navy >ard employes now and before the law prohibiting assessments was passed is like the difference in the conduct of the man who, before he was converted, went into the woods on Sunday with his axe over his shoulder, hut after he had joined the church carried his axe under his coat. Last year assessments were collected in side the navy yard; now the collector stands outside the gate. ■Sept. 14th, 1880 Hop Bitters Cos.. Toronto: I have been sick for the past si* years suffering from dyspepsia and geS 1 bayo used three bottles of apd they have done wonders I am well and able to work and eat and sleep well. I cannot say too much for Hop Bitters, Simon Robbins, i PRICE $lO A YE IR. i Ia CENTS A COPY. { THE TONQUIN TROUBLES. ENGLISH INTERESTS THOUGHT lO BE IMPERILED. The Assertion that LI Hung Chang’s Policy is Disavowed Denied—Move ments of the Black Flags-The Vote in the French Chamber Means War Challetitei I.acour to Resign. London. Nov. I. —A Paris dispatch says that war between France and China would so seriously imperil British In terests that it is feared that England would intervene in the event of an out break of hostilities. France will not provoke a rupture with China, but nego tiations between the two governments will not he renewed until the French are firmly seated in Tonquin. M. Macartuey, Secretary of the Chinese legation, will start for London to-night. Marquis Tseng, the Chinese Ambassador, had his atten tion called to the assertion of >l. Tricon, the French agent in China, that Li Hung Chang has disavowed the policy of Mar quis Tseng upon the Tonquin question. Marquis Tseng denies that there are any difl'erencos between Li Hung Chang and himself, and says: “I have the same opinions as Li Hung Chung." A Paris correspondent says he has re ceived information from nu authentic source that the Black Flags occupy Son tag, and that the Chinese possess’ Bae ninh. If, therefore, the French attack the latter place, war with China will be inevitable. The Daily Telegraph this morning says it is enabled to state that the view of the Chinese Embassy is that Wednesday’s vote.in the French Chamber expressing confidence in the Ministry, is the lirst step towards war, and that ifM. Ferry asks for a grant of money to dispatch re inforcements to Tonquin* China will cer tainly enter Tonquin forthwith. •i l>^ l V s V N N ov - h —* oltairo expresses the belief that M. Challemel Lacour Min ister of Foreign Adairs, will soon resign on the ground of ill health. Prime Minis ter Ferry will take charge of the foreign portfolio when he resigns. It is reported that mediation between Fiance and China has again been sug gested, but that neither government is disposed to accept it. Marquis Tseng, in an interview to-dav intimated that M. Tricon’s telegram! which was very opportune lor the Ferry government, was the result of a sugges tion telegraphed from Paris. “A disa vowal, such as M. Tricon mentions," he says, “was impossible. I merely fulfilled instructions emanating from the same government which directs Li Hung Chang, who is related to me, and who further more has always had opinions similar. Jle was always my #ood friend.** Chinese diplomatic officials here em phatically reiterate that the assertion that Li flung Chang disavowed Marquis Tseng is not true. Many newspapers here doubt the reliability of M. Tricon*e dis patch. M aKSKiLi.ks, Nov. l. —Great activity prevails in the arsenal at Toulon. Fresh transports have been ordered to he put in readiness tor use in ease of war with C hina, i'he Fifteenth Army Corps will probably lie selected for service. The French in Africa. Liverpool. Nov. I,—Mail advices “Om the west coast of Africa state that the French troop ship arrived at Gaboon on the 24th of September, bringing stores and a reliel party. The commander stated that the French Admiral liad re ceived instructions to annex the coast and all southern ports as far as the Congo river, along which tne Gaboon tariff will be strictly enforced. To enable him to carry out the scheme the Admiral will receive 600 soldiers and 100 Donaniers (customs officers) from the Goree coast. The line is 250 miles long, and includes somo dozen towns. Three French men d-war hi the vicinity command three of the most important points on the coast. The French in Madagascar. London, Nov. I. — A Paris dispatch says the French Government has received a dispatch from Tamatave, Madagascar announcing that the liovas have asked permission to came to terms with the French authorities there, and that nego tiations have been opened between the French and Malagese. A Sea Serpent Half a Mile in Length. Liverpool Courier , A marine monster, apparently half a mile in length, has hoen soen going down the Bristol Channel toward the Atlantic, at the rate ot about twenty-live miles an hour. Accounts from various parts of the north coast of Cornwall corroborate the description given. The monster’s* head was clearly seen, and it left a greasy trail. THE SWEET GUM TUBE Is Not Good only for Chewing Gnin. Mr. Jos. Jacobs, a leading druggist at Athens, Gn.. writes: “Mrs. M. Myers, ot Llberton, Ga., the wi te of a prominent merchant there, was in my store this morning, and among other articles bought one-half dozen of your ‘Cherokee Reme dy ot Sweet Gum and Mullein.’ She remarked that three months ago she hail a terrible cough; tried each and every physician in Elberton, one or two in Au gusta, mentioning them by name. They made a signal failure in every instance. 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