Newspaper Page Text
EnABLISBED 18.50. f
E*TILt, Editor and Proprietor, f
• \> IX TIIREE STATES.
, .1 \. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
’ VKOUNUPCTLV TYPE.
( I , , iablf Family of Tlldoved
H *lton County—Murder by
M her Near Valdosta—A
of Atlanta Merchants in
fastody*
UOlfili.
m Council has been sworn in.
-■ of the Monroe Baptist Church
—.‘tOO.
T. Payne, of Thomasville. dieJ
..-vvsago.
■i which Margaret Harris was
iin is still standing.
. u rut off the heels of an in -
- 'jots, but his person escaped
- \pressed in Jackson
imposing a registration fee
years old. was married at
A -!'ier of hers, of the same
. ! sometime since,
r i-archased last Friday the
. <•. 11. Cooke, at Thomas
rx of land for Ft. 300.
•hired man railed “Fatty"
i t two in bills, and upon return
- r was given S."i cents.
■ n house in Irwin was burned
sitpj*osed to have caught
- it wa- a very windy day.
:. *he motion for new trial m
; kidnapping rase—Gravett
• I lie heard in Atlanta next
n- almost swept out of ex
i.re- three years ago there
iddings. which have given
:annal iinrk structures.
•>(• - ket w-s trapped in the At
i r—i.*iy. but the roung ladies
’ mixed failed to prosecute
id recovered their money.
N• rtonwi i leave Madison, hav-
Greas the Wamataa Bap.
Mr. Norton has leori the pastor
Itareh for the past two years.
'. who secured \V. W. Thur
• :ti-h in one of his midnight bur
. ; i. lia- heen captured at Chat
.. with the timepiece in his po~-
k i- has sold a portion of tlie
-II ‘1 propertv at Thomasville.
•f tinrty-tive feet fronton Broad
t • Mrihtugal A Palin’s black-
It brought FEW.
•t Mr. Mastin Adam.'' place, in
.a difficulty occurred between
•i. Mr. Cox and Mr. Crow, in
• r.'U was -tabbed in several places.
-> • ause. t<*i much whisky.
. .r- who entered Ju!iu* Pickett’S
at Klijav on the night of the 2J.1
s en arrested, tried and committed
await the aetion of the superior
whieli convenes, the third Monday in
l-ahlic eotton gin at Thomson, belnng
• apt. William Johnston, lias lieen
*ed. The lo" i' four bales of cotton.
*' bu'hei'of eotton seed and the house and
' slued at at-ml ll.nuu. There was no in
■-e.
"ode that the first brick of the new
H ■ '• it Atlanta w ill in- laid Tues
r- l.av two !<•> Is of burning coals
i li.ri £ the proei-'S of excavating i
1 hoy had been burning four
: /. o' .1 ark-.a I-night a horse
■' Bdl." for which In- paid s3.i.
■ ! P.di” to a idnw woman, who
v dent crop with him, but never
- r ' r the hors,-, one dav this
w n eame up and paid for the
-•aght seventeen years ago.
! w en. of Wilcox, has purchased
i olville. a boat that has been
he Oconee from Dublin to the
I during the past two or three
• h > die can run the Ocmnlgee at
. Her. amt will leave Ilawkin--
. •■"la' for Ahtswille, Bowen’s
• r ]- mts down the river.
'Vi < says: “It seems that
• - up a reputation that is not
• ■'•'. W'e learn a Butts rountv
do a barroom then l , the other
■d -- buckled around him.
- pralty well ‘heeled. ’ and
--' under his shir! would lie
" an unfavoraliie impression
- ’ " it’ am K. Dyer. Marri'ou
Atkins broke jail in Mil
'-.wing two bars of the iron
two. The bars are one-half
■■■ • in. tie- wide. After got
they passed out through
•'to the j ii| vard and took
1 ■ ■•> were all in jail on charges
Is rv i -1100 reward offered for
• - east of Valdosta, was
. I ist -undav night. Two
Vrthnr Williams and
'■• a difficulty about the wife of
William# got an old musket
■ k stiot and shot Wrange in
tnarters. tearing a terrible !
- ted in iti'tant death. Wil
'e!v cleared out and has not
1 of -trice.
' night W. A. Griffin and
' Hi. went to spend the night
- -r. leaving the housi' unoccu
ttev r turned Sunday they
- tad Gen broken open.the
-• i .m tire, hut the. tire went
•wing articles stolen: Anew
f •!.'Wit children's suits, a
" ie - jewelry. tli in money and
r articles, tiffioers are oh the
•r the thieves.
,v • of says: "On last Tlmrs
- - the ' o'clock through freight
. irongh Harlem, a horse lielmig
- rt VuliH'pper was standing
the train rushed l.v. which
In’ horse to such an extent that he
'• winch way he was going and
- ton c against the north corner
. ’to e. breaking a large hole in
i :>.irding and killing the horse
u 'lantly.”
''•"" ways: “There is tn this
larknMe family of 'l'ters. There
s them, all have raised large fanii
dren. and all eight of them are
1 h- youngest is about tii) years old
-1 a'scit sc. We would give their
. out s' we have stated their ages tliev
n -i like for their names and ages to l>e
•tied. Tb*y are all hale an i hearty,
gilt be induced to marry again if a real
• i gentleman were to apply.”
V .. .'• .'• -n prints the following:
x J. Hammond was one of the haril
s friends of Air. speaker Carlisle.
!•’ -ick n Saturday, and wasGeor
■ •e in the caucus'satunlay night.
■ <k.~ Gonria’s record read :• for
. : for Randall. Mr. Hamtuond is
■ iv tiie second place on the floor
ifcts winter as Chairman of the
i ommittee. for which position he
: I and which honor he des. rves. If
- this great eminence his const it lien
g this entire section a grievous
to keep him in Congress.”
t : wars Is. one of a party of colored
rgiaiired W. A. Griffin's residence.
'! r-. I- in custody. IDs pursuers
< > U the goods in" George's liottse.
'•-—••I the whole thing. He burned
Addle to prevent detection. It is
that others were tn w ith him. as he
r ii others had made arrangements
n a wagon at IS o'clock at night for
T’.nty. The felon claims to la- from
-. liiie cowetv. and savs he was well ac-
l with Taylor Bryant. The crimes of
- iry. larceny front' the house, and at
'• si ar.vn are on the ihvket against him.
i e.e t —tn r.w sav-s: “Jeems t'rummi
v. the !niirtcrerof youtigMitcludl at Chann
■ . and who i< under sen
-e to hang on the 4th of January, created
•deraWe excitement on Thursday night
by String the alarm of tire. "A large
skm congregated at the jail, and in re
- to inuatnes. t rnmmidy stated that
- no hon-k' on fire that he knew of.
He wa* cold and wante 1 one to warm
- thought that ht*ol>H*ct was to create
o-- on that the jail was on tire
feast the doors would immediately
■ ---..when he w-ontd escape dur.
e cve-.teUH-nl.”
1 A, . .*>: "In April. ISSJ,
- <. s, iman' iiolight a Jersey cow
v *<• for her. The remarks that" were
••■it the trade were not complimen-
Mr. vinss’s judgment, -lie is badly
. '1 cave him credit for having more
and many other such remark* were
- see who got swindled in the
On the 1-th of January of this
- * brought hun a heifer calf worth
on the gsth of November, just ten
-s i ten day* alter the first calf, she
■ other heifer calf worth as much as
' one. la less than two years the
!sy for tnecnw.pay JIOO net profit
w —;"; 1 have his cow clear, besides
ter and milk. If anyb.wty p t
• in the trade it was the mau who sold
weeks ago a man wltose place of
was up the Western and Atlantic
•!-.! to Atlanta, and going loser
• -ale housre. ropremntevt himself as
■ ft. lie exhibited credentials, and
vie known the fact that he desired
• good* tie b-und willing salesmen,
a-ing what goods he desired, he
•Hi s-gTKMt hv hini'. 'f and m
a solvent gentleman, with which he
iSod to pay his bills. The note was
m the hi Si, and the difference was
•untrv merchant tn bard cash,
■i to the'transaction it was asccr
■ ie Atlanta merchants that the in
•t was a forgery and that the man
etralel the forgery had fled. De
’ •■- a few dav ago succeetle<l in lo
' tiv. m "Little Rock, Ark , and
after him.
u’-i - f ■ -orcr-Nwa prmto<l the
- "A youthful tramp attempted to
nde on the 9:4i freight train from this
M., >n last night, and received in
whirh he will not recover in seve
- It is supposed that lie to,vk a place
vr ..a the trucks, and when the train
-t his i-si a nee. though he ctaims
and t aok. ami that the engine and
ma over him. One of his hands
- crushed, one knee hadlv hurt,
■ !.- ••Iherwiw bruised. He is only
J ''*r of age, gave his name as
■ Rurke-and savs that Cincinnati is
Immediately after the accident
”< i Mr. W, L. Clark summoned Dr.
x *ho drama J the wounds of the un
- v act had him taken to the ( ity
H. s undonoledly :i Western boy,
■•sue indicates, and it is hardly <|ues
;c that he was trying to steal" a ride
ibtaw Jew! occurred. He has heen in
" for several via vs and hasn't a very
, ■* will hardly It
-11 steal Another nde soon.’’
• m 1 11 i '
FLORIDA.
Janice Hoey has been elected Fire Chief of
Jacksonville.
The Sons of Temperance have been reor
ganized at Gainesville.
W. W. Hart’s residence, near Monticello,
naa been burned. *James F. Carter suffered a
similar misfortune on the same dav, Fridav of
last week.
The Florida Southern warehouse at Palatka
is packed with oranges which are being held
for the steamship City of Palatka to take out
on her first trip.
i k man - who gives his name as
John Erwin t ale. who is now confined in the
Jacksonville jaiL has been pronounced insane
and w ill probably lie sent to the lunatic asv
lum at Chattahoochee.
Parties along the wharves of Jacksonville
declare that they heard the guns fired at Pa
latka Thursday night in honor of the arrival
of the new steamer City of Palatka. The dis
tance in a straight line is over 60 miles.
M r. Lingenfeller was thrown from his engine
while Oiling allot box near Hawthorne. His
right leg was broken about half-way between
the knee and hip. a ga*b cut over his right
eye and two ribs on the right side are thought
to lie broken.
The (onimittee on Taxes of the Jacksonville
( oun.-il recommend the following levy: Gen
eral revenue. 10 mills; interest fund. 7 mills;
sinking funds for bonds, 1 mill: old debt. 2
nulls; total,2o mills. JacksonvilleowestSSS,-
.:i; 92 and has on hand $161,471 50.
The Congregationalists organized a State
association at Jacksonville Tuesday. The
next meeting of the association will be held
at Orange City, the opening sermon to he
preaehed by Rev. S. F. Gale, of Jacksonville,
with Rev. E. P. Hooker, D. D., as alternate.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Rev. A. P. Pugh has been elected pas
tor <>f the Hock Hill and Harmony Baptist
i hurelies, in York county.
Charleston is flooded with fruit. Fine
l lorida oranges can lie purchased at 20 cents
a dozen, and W cst India bananas at the same
figures.
The Greenville FnUrprUte and Mountaineer
appeared this week in “mourning" on ae
count of the result of the recent election on
the liquor question.
M hilt toying with a loaded gun last week
Buy Mclntosh, of Abbeville county, was badly
wounded in the arm by the accidental dis
charge of the weaiMin.
The County Commissioners of Kershaw
comity want the Legislature to pass an act
providing for a special tax for the building of
anew jail in that county.
1 he temperance people arc sweeping the
-late on the no-license question. Barnwell,
-partanburg, Marion. Winnsboro.Orangeburg
and Sumter have all voted for no license.
The Bamberg Chroniele says that the pro
hibition bill for Barnwell county will receive
the support of tlie entire delegation from that
county when it come* before the Legislature.
Mr. Albert G. Finch, living a few miles
from Spartanburg, had one of his arms so
terribly mangled in a cotton gin last Tuesday
tliat death ensued in a few hours from loss of
blood.
The Aiken division of Sons of Temperance,
established a little over six months ago upon
a very feeble basis, is now flourishing and
spreading forth its protecting branches like a
green bay tree.
At a mass meeting of the citizens of Abbe
ville, held on Monday, SGIli ult., resolutions
were pas-s-d unanimously and earnestly op
posing the formation of'the proposed new
county of Ninety-six.
1.a.-t week Margaret Coleman, an old eol
or.-l woman living on Mr. B. .1. Lamar’s
Place, near Hamburg, fell in a tire and was
burnt to a crisp, sue was alone, and it is
supposed she had a fit.
The finances of Abbeville county are in a
ni-’-l admirable condition. The annual re
port of the County Commissioners shows that
all the debts of the county are paid, and that
there is still plenty of money in the treasury.
Carolina SvirUin: “A colored man by the
name of Jim Tinsley, living on Sam Bush's
land, found the pocketbook advertised by J.
1.. Cannon last week. lie returned every
thing untouched to Mr. Cannon. The value
f the papers in the pocketbook amounted to
f.i.—s. We mention this in order to commend
iii~ example to others who ilml articles of
value.”
Cut u Time*: Sheriff Macbeth received a
telegraphic dispatch last Friday from Gov.
Thompson ordering a postponement of the
hanging of Perry Jeter for three weeks. The
pri- -n.-r received the intelligence standing
under the gallows, with hut slight apparent
emotion, eoollv remarking that he was “in the
hands of the Lord," and with solemn earnest
ness declaring he was innocent of the crime
for which he was convicted, and that he knew
nothing aoont bow Mr. Briggs' house was
burned or woo did it These declarations
wore made before lie was informed of the re
spite and when be must have believed that he
had but a few minutes to live.
THE H.VPTIST CONVENTION.
An Interesting Account of tlie Proceed
ings.
Lake City. Fla., Dee. 6.—' The Florida Bap
tist Convention assembled this morning. The
introductory sermon was preached by Bev.
Mr. King. The attendance is not large at
tliis writing, but the incoming trains to-night
will la* heavily loaded with Baptist freight
and “watered” theology. They come from
the lakes and lagoons, from the creeks and
rivers—they believe in much water, but they
drea.l a drought no worse than other Chris
tians. Rev. W. N. Chundoin was re-elected
President and Revs. Paul Willis and X. A.
Bailey were made Secretaries. We notice
Rev. W. 1.. Kilpatrick, of Georgia,
pre-.-nt, representing Mercer University,
and Rev. G. A. Nunnally, of the same state,
representing the church building department
of the Southern Baptist Convention. Florida
offers a line field for the operations of that de
partment, a* there are needed at least 100 new
Baptist houses of worship in tills State. The
population is growing rapidly and the re
ligion- facilities are not adequate to the press
ing demands. Every investment amt indus
try. and all social and civil prosperity depend
largely upon the religious culture of"the peo
ple.
Lake City is liecoming quite a shipping
point for oranges and lemons. More has al
ready lieen shipped than were during the
whole of the last season. The recent tire has
lieen a great advantage to the city. Insur
ance companies have withdrawn their risks
and the citizens are beginning to tear down
their tinder loxes preparatory to the erection
..f handsome brick buildings. The street rail
road on a wooden track is doing a good busi
iio--. and is quite an accommodation to the
tired pedestrian who is worn out pushing and
grindiugon the sand. B.
Xotes from Southeast Alabama.
Geneva, Ala., Dec. 3.— Southeast Ala
bama, comprising Coffee, Henry, Dale and
Geneva counties, is a rich, undeveloped sec
tion of Alabama, and in a short time will lie
well supplied with railroads. Immigrants are
already coming in rapidly, and will one day
make the “wiregrass region" of Alabama the
“blue grass region" in jioiiit of wealth. All
it wants is a fair chance to become the richest
in Alabama. 1 have just returned from a
business trip up in the counties above named,
and found a thrifty set of farmers. Their
barns are full of corn and fodder, and their
fields full of fat cattle, sheep and hogs. Tlieir
smoke houses contain enough home made
meat to run another year. Such are the con
ditions as I saw them.
geneva's cotton receipts
this season are large, an.l with onr steamboat
and railway facilities to New Orleans, Savan
nah and Mobile, we can put through cotton
in 1* hour* lo either city, and at the cheap
rate of |l 70 per bale to Mobile, which now
gets the larger portion of our cotton. This
s-ason, however. New Orleans has got some
of it. and Savannah none. Savannah could
get a large share of it with a proper effort on
the part of her business men. Geneva in an
other season will add largely to her cotton
receipts, and with good freight rates will con
trol the transjiortation of half of the cotton
that now goes to Eufaula and Troy, 60 and 80
miles north of this place. This country is
proverbial all through Alabama for its line
beef and mutton.
The drought here has been general all over
onr country, and has retarded navigation
somewhat. < r- >1>- have been cut short, but
taken all in all. this lias been a pretty good
year tor the farmer In Southeast Alabama,
i. it ton lias brought a good price. Geneva has
paid “..to 1 cent, more than Trov, Newton
and other places. The woolen mills of Killi
l.n-w A >pn-. Newton, Dale county. Alabama,
are a paying investment, and it is to be hoped
that tne splendid water power at Geneva,
Elba and Newton will one day be utilized. If
it ever is you can predict a rich land, “flowing
with milk and honey.” ***
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Afar.
A handsome new carpet has been laid
in the city ticket office of the Central Hail
road. The improvements which have
lieen going on in this department for the
past four months are now complete, and
the office is one of the handsomest
equipped in the South.
Travel over the Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway to Florida is very heavy.
The work of transfer in this city from tlie
; Central. Railroad and tho various steam
ship lines to the Florida trains is arduous.
Yesterday Transfer Agent, Mr. George
K. Patterson, sent 147 passengers re
joicing to the “Land of Flowers.”
The painters are giving the finishing
touches to the new offices in the aecopd
story of the Central Railroad Passenger
depot building. All the window and door
frames as well as the doors, have lieen
grained in imitation of oak. The room
which is to be occupied hv Maj. F. W.
Shellman. the General Traffic Manager of
the road, has been supplied with matting
and will be ready for occupancy in a few
days.
The Bishop of Rochester, Eng., has
taken occasion to commend publicly the
work now being carried on in that coun
try by Messrs. Moody and Sanky, and has
thereby drawn upon him sell the denun
ciations of the Rev. J. C. Gill, a clergy
man of that diocese, who declares that
the tendency of the evangelists' teaching
is to make men believe that they may
safely sin rather than they may be saved
from sin.
Mr. Thos. Allen, Savannah, Ga., says:
“I was cured of dyspepsia of many years
i standing by using Brown’s Iron Bitters.”
AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL
TELLER AND DAWES CHARGED
WITH MISAPPROPRIATION.
*23,000 of the Cherokee Appropriation
Said to Have Been Returned Them a*
a Bonus—Randall Opposed by Black
burn for the Appropriation Chairman
ship.
Washington, Dec. 7.—A New York
paper to-day makes a grave charge
against Secretary of the Interior
Teller and Senator Dawes. The charge
is that of $300,000 appropriated at
the last session of Congress to reimburse
the Cherokee Indian Nation, $22,000 was
retained by ex-Congressman Phillips, of
Kansas, attorney for the Indians, and
turned over to Secretary Teller and
Senator Dawes in consideration of
influence exerted by them in securing the
appropriation. Senator Dawes flatly de
nies the charge, and says that he will
hold the person or persons making it re
sponsible. Secretary Teller is also in
dignant in his denial. Mr. Phillips savs
that he turned over tlie $300,000 to a bonded
agent of the Cherokees. This charge has
created considerable excitement here to
day. Senator Dawes will ask that a com
mittee of the Senate investigate it.
It is alleged that Mr. Phillips stated to
the Cherokee Council that he returned
$22,300 to pay two government officials for
their influence in securing the appropria
tion. It i9 also alleged that Mr. Phillips,
when pressed by Col. Boudinot, the Agent
of the Cherokees in Washington, to tell
the names of the officials to whom he paid
the money, named Secretary Teller and
Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts. In
this denial Mr. Phillips says that
lie has not spoken to Mr. Boudinot in
eleven years, and Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Price says that he knows of no
deficiency in the land in question. Col.
Boudinot said to a reporter to-day that no
statement of the kind alleged to have been
made to him by Mr. Phillips was ever
made to him, but that Mr. Phillips stated
to the Cherokee Nation that $22,000 had
been paid to high officials in Washington.
THK SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Republican Senatorial C onimittee
appointed to arrange the committees of
the Senate will give the chairmanship of
the Committee on Foreign Relations to Sen
ator Miller, of California,and that of Com
mittee of Post offices and Post Roads to
Senator Hill, of Colorado. The Chair
manships of these committees were held
last Congress by Mr. Windom and Mr.
Ferry, of Michigan, and are the only im
portant vacancies to be filled. Mr.’llill
lias leen Chairman of the Committee on
Mines and Mining, which position will be
made vacant by his acceptance of the new
committee. Senator Bowen is spoken of
for the Chairmanship of Mines and Min
ing. No change will be made in tlie
Chairmanship of the Finance Committee.
In ISHi, when Mr. Sherman entered the
Senate as successor of ex-President Gar
field. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, was a mem
ber of the Committee on thelteorganization
of the Committees. He was alsoChair
man of the Senate Finance Committee.
When the Chairmanship of that committee
was tip for consideration Mr. Morrill
asked that Mr. Sherman be given the po
sition, saying that he was a prominent
man and had given much consideration to
questions that would necessarily he
brought up for discussion. The Commit
tee on Reorganization refused unani
mously to comply with tho request of the
Senator from Vermont and retained him
at the head of the committee with which
he had been connected.
BLACKBURN OPPOSING RANDALL.
Representative Blackburn and his
friends are exerting themselves to secure
his appointment as Chairman of the Ap
propriation Committee instead of Mr.
Randall. They say that tlie only reasons
that Mr. Carlisle should give Mr. Randall
that committee is his prominence and tlie
fact that it would be courtesy to a late
opponent. They say that Mr. Blackburn
is as able a man as Mr. Randall, and that
r.o courtesy is due the latter at Mr.
Carlisle’s hands. They make prominent
the fact that Mr. Randall, w hen last elec
ted Speaker, did not show courtesy to his
opponents, hut, on the other hand, dis
graced them by giving them unimportant
places on committees. Mr. Randall will,
however, without much doubt he the Ap
propriation Committee's Chairman.
THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS.
Senator Frye’s plan to reduce the repre
sentation in the next Republican Presi
dential Convention of those States which
are solidly Democratic, and which will
have no influence in the election of Presi
dent. is attracting a good deal of atten
tion here. The plan will go before the
Republican National Committee, which
meets here next Wednesday. It has a good
many friends, but apparently more ene
mies. The talks of politicians indicate
but little chance of its adoption. A
similar scheme was rejected by the com
mittee at its last meeting. The committee
was, however, differently constituted
then.
THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS,
When the House gets down to work the
contested election cases will at once be
come prominent subjects of consideration.
Of the eighteen contests tlie following
four will attract most attention: English
vs. Peelle, of Indiana; Wallace vs. Mc-
Kenzie, of Ohio; Chalmers vs. Manning,
of Mississippi, and Massey vs. Wise, of
Virginia.
CARLISLE our FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Miss Susan B. Anthony arrived here to
day. She says that Carlisle ha 9 assured
her that he will organize a committee
on woman suffrage in the interest of that
movement, and that Mr. White, of Ken
tucky, will next Monday otter a joint
resolution proposing a woman suffrage
amendment to tlie Constitution.
SLOCUM TO WORK FOR GEN. PORTER.
Gen. Slocum will soon introduce in the
House a bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz
John Porter, similar to that introduced
by Gen. Sewell in the Senate, and will
take an early opportunity after the holi
days to make a speech in its support.
MAPS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
The Navy Department has issued anew
map of the North Atlantic for November.
It shows prevailing winds and other
nautical information. Such a map will
be issued each month hereafter.
MRS. SHERIDAN’S RECEPTION.
Mrs. P. H. Sheridan held her first recep
tion in her new house to-day. It was a
very pleasant social event and served to
introduce the new commanding officer to
social circles.
MOVE FOR THE FREE LIST.
Representative Hurd has a bill prepared
providing for the admission, free of duty,
of salt, wool and lumber. He will intro
duce it next week.
MR. LKEOOM'S BOND.
Sergeant-at-Arms Leedorn filed his bond
of $50,000 to-day. It is signed by men ol
great wealth.
A for a I.ahor Party.
Boston, Dec. 7.—Rufus 11. Phinney,
President of the Workingmen’s Associa
tion. of Lynn, has issued an appeal to the
working men of the State and nation. He
says that after the greatest strike Lynn
ever saw—in 1877-7 S—the workingmen
elected 29 of the .'SO members ol the City
Council, which gave them full control of
municipal affairs. From that time, save
last year, they have elected the Mayor
and a majority of the City Council. Their
experience has proven the necessity of
organizing anew party to be called '‘The
National Workingman’s Party.” He calls
for a national convention, to’be held in
some central city, an organization of the
national party and the nomination of can
didates for President and Vico President.
Manitoba Farmers United.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dec. 7.—The
Manitoba Right movement is gaining
strength. The farmers are organizing as
sociations in every district, and appoint
ing delegates to attend the convention at
Winnipeg on the 19th inst. Meetings
were held during the week at Manitou,
Brandon, and Rapid City, at which there
were large representative attendances.
There is unanimity among both political
parties on the movement, which shows
that it is not a mere party agitation, but
is eaused by a deep-seated conviction of
grievances, due to mismanagement at
Ottawa.
Opening; tlie Sioux Reservation.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 7. — A special
dispatch trom Pierre, Dakota, says that
a convention was held there yesterday for
the purpose of devising plan’s for opening
the Sioux Reservation to settlers. A
committee was appointed to go to Wash
ington to present the feasibility of the
scheme and to secure the necessary legis
lation.
Diseases, Propensity and Passion, bring
mankind numberless ailments . Foremost
among them are Nervousness, Nervous
Debility, and unnatural weakness of Gen
erative Organs; Allen’s Brain Food suc
cessfully overcomes these troubles and
restores’ the sufferer to his former vigor.
sl. At druggists, or by mail from J. H.
Allen, 315 First avenue, New York city.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1883.
THE MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
Visiting Mount Vernon and Holding a
Business Meeting:.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The delegates
attending the reunion of the Mexican war
veterans paid a visit to Mount Vernon to
day. A business session was held in the
evening, at which a list of Vice Presi
dents, representing every State in the
Lnion, and the army, navy, marine corps,
and revenue marine service, was elected.
Gen. W. S. Hancock was elected as the
representative of the army, Commodore
James E. Jouett and Commodore S. P.
Quackenbosh as representatives of the
navy, Col. John W. Broome and Maj. W.
B. Slack as representatives of the marine
corps, and Capt. Osmond Peters and
Capt. John McGowan as representatives
of the revenue marine service. After the
business session the delegates listened to
an address by Judge Thomas J. Mackey,
of South Carolina. Senator Logan, who
was present, was called, upon and made
a speech, in which he referred to the agi
tation of the question of pensioning the
veterans of the Mexican war and said
that he was in favor of giving a pension
to every surviving soldier of that war who
was itn American citizen and who hon
ored the American flag.
FORGER AND FUGITIVE.
After His Crime He Becomes Rich, Com
mits Bigramy, Shoots His Son, and
Again Flees.
Galveston, Dec. 7.—A special from
Houston says: “J, W. Rose, a wealthy
carriage manufacturer, disappeared on
Sunday. His wife and her supposed step
son appeared before the grand jury to-day
and said Rose is Cornelius Krum, who,
in Kingston, N. Y., in 1866, committed a
heavy forgery, deserted his wife and two
children and came to Texas. He made
money here and married Mrs. Dagnall.
Rose returned to Kingston in 1876 and
promised to bring his first wife to Texas.
Failing to (jo so, a few months ago his son
followed him and, threatened to expose
him. Rose shot him six tunes, but only
wounded him. Upon his showing signs of
recovering lie was sent to Florida, Rose
assuring him that his second wife was
only his mistress, and at the same time
inducing her to say that she had done the
shooting. The boy is now in Houston to
compel reparation to his mother, but his
father’s whereabouts are unknown.”
COLORADO IN THE SNOW.
Telegraph and Telephone Wires Down
anil Railroad* Blockaded.
Denver, Coi.., Dee. 7. — A heavy
and wind storm commenced in this sec
tion about noon Wednesday, which, in its
disastrous effects, is without parallel in
the history of Colorado. The snow con
tinued falling all night, and attached
itself to the telegraph and telephone
wires until they were two inches
in diameter. Yesterday morning
the wind blew almost a gale and about
300 poles 18 inches in diameter were
blown down, blockading about a dozen
squares with a mass of wires. All trains
were delayed until last evening and out
side communication was cut off'. The
telephone company will probably lose
$15,000. The damage to the railroad, tele
graph, electric light and district messen
ger companies is heavy. No loss ol life is
reported, and but few serious accidents.
DEATH FOLLOWS THE INSULT.
Signors Xicotera and Lovito Meet and
the Former is Killed.
Rome, Dec. 7.—During the wrangle
yesterday between Signors Nicotera and
Lovito Signor Nicotera said that he in
sulted Signor Lovito because Chief Pre
mier Depretis, who is also Minister of
Foreign Affairs, was protected by his age.
Despi*-the efforts of friends to prevent it
Signors Nicotera and Lovito to-day fought
a duel with swords. The encounter took
place near the iron bridge across the
Tiber. Roth combatants were wounded,
Signor Nicotera being injured in the right
wrist. The seconds then endeavored to
stop further lighting, when suddenly
Signor Lovito rushed forward and seized
Signor Nicotera’s sabre, cutting his own
left hand, and inflicting, with the same
weapon, a terrible wound upon Signor
Nicotera’s head. Signor Nicotera died
almost instantly. Other duels arising
from the affair are expected to occur
among the friends of both parties.
Failures in Business.
Baltimore, Dec. 7.—The Baltimore
Cement Pipe Company made an assign
ment to-day for the benefit of their cred
itors. The bond of the trustee is $6,000
double the estimated assets.
New York, Dec. 7. — The business fail
ures last week throughout the United
States and Canada, as reported to R. G.
Dun & Co.'s Mercantile Agency, number
307, against 242 during the previous week.
This is the most formidable list recorded
in any one week for some years. The
past increase is principally iii the West
ern and Southern States, and in Canada.
In New York city the assignments com
prise Langsdorf & Cos., retail clothing,
,J. H. Morrell, storage, 8. M. Meyenberg
& Cos., silk, and John Paret & Cos., whole
sale clothing.
Schedules in assignment for tlie benefit
of their creditors made by Levy Bros. &
Cos., clothiers, formerly of No. 472 Broad
way, to Solomon 11. Kohn, were filed to
day in court. They show liabilities of
$2,470,639, nominal assets $1,940,942 and
actual assets of $1,712,242. The contingent
liabilities of the firm are $539,855. Among
the creditors are several unknown holders
of notes to the amount oi about $1,162,000.
In an affidavit it is stated that the nominal
value of the claims of the estate against
F. Mayer and F. Mayer fe Cos. is $192,512,
the actual value ol which is not known,
owing to the fact that F. Mayer & Cos.
have made an assignment, but as vet have
made no statement. This claim is ex
clusive of a claim of $132,062 arising out
of accommodation notes made by the as
signors and by them loaned to F. Mayer &
Cos. for the latter’s accommodation, and
which the assignors are liable to pay, as
Mayer A Cos. have failed in business.’
Pittsfield, 111., Dec. 7.— The Bank of
Pike County has assigned. The liabili
ties are $40,000 and the assets $50,000. It
had been reported for several days that
the bank was tottering, and on the 4th
instant a run was made which compelled
it to close its doors.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 7.—'The assign
ment of J. E. Burchell, Burchell Bros.,
and Burchell, Matheson & Cos., of Sydney,
C. 8., is reported. The firms have been
forced to suspend owing to the failure of
the Exchange Bank of Montreal.
A I’ost, Office Vulture.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 7.—A special
dispatch lrotn Helena, Mont., says that
during the month of October a man rep
resenting himself as Post Office Inspector
Stedman and afterwards as Inspector
Henderson, visited the post offices be
tween Miles City and Helena and swin
dled the officials and banks. On Friday
last Inspector Jameson spotted him at
Missoula and yesterday caused his arrest.
The swindler gave the name of S. W.
Scott, and tne authorities were requested
to hold him. After Montana is through
with him he is wanted by Inspector Stew
art, of Chicago. Scott's presence is also
desired in Louisiana and California,where
the authorities would like to get a turn at
hitn for similar offenses.
Vigilant* Make Short Work of Horse
Thieves.
Omaha, Neis., Dec. 7.—A band of horse
thieves, which has been operating in
Northern Nebraska and Southern Dakota
for several months, was broken up last
week by Brown county, Nebraska, vigi
lants, who captured arid hanged several
of them near Ainsworth. The Sheriff of
Brown county arrested three of the gang,
brought them down to Fremont and there
placed them in jail to prevent their exe
cution by vigilants. They will be brought
to Omaha to-day and lodged in jail lor
safe keeping.
Poisoned by Cigarettes.
Hoboken, N. J., Dec. 7.—John Mara,
a 14-year-old boy, whose parents reside at
85 Park avenue, was found unconscious
in Washington street late last night, He
was removed to St. Mary’s Hospital.
This morning it was determined that the
lad was suffering from nicotine poisoning.
He had smoked too many cigarettes.
Mexicans to he Shot.
New Orleans, Dec. 7.—A special from
Monterey, Mexico, says that Timetis
Hernandez has been sentenced to he pub
licly shot there on December 10 for a mur
der committed two years ago. This will
be the first execution of the kind in that
State since General Julienne (juenc was
shot by order of General Trevino in 1876.
A Slight Cold
If neglected, often attacks the lungs.
Brown's Bronchial Troches give sure and
immediate relief. Sold only in boxes.
Price 25 cents.
A WHOLE TOWN BURNED.
TERRIBLE DEVASTATION AT
WILLIAMSTON, N\ C.
Every Business Place In Ashes, and a
Steamer Burned with Her Cargo of
Cotton—A Palace Car Ablaze—Further
Details of the Burning of the Palace
Legislative.
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 7.—lnformation
has been received here of a disastrous
fire in the town of Williamston, N. C.,
which destroyed the stores of John D.
Biggs & Cos., William Slade, H. Asbell &
Cos., Williams & Cos., and others, and also
several residences. The steamer Com
merce, of the Baltimore, Roanoke and Nor
folk line, with 200 bales of cotton and mis
cellaneous ireight, was burned. A quan
tity of cotton in stores and on the wharves
was also destroyed.
Raleigh, Dee. 7.—A special says that
the town of Williamston, in Martin coun
ty, is in ashes. 4he entire business por
tion of the town burned last night. The
following named merchants are burned
out: “J. W. Davenport & Cos., C. B. Has
sell. Gem W. Williams, S. R. Biggs. J. T.
Deans. Wm. Slade, Peal & Gaegans, B. B.
Watts & Cos., N. S. Godward, J. A. Robert
son, R. Robinson, A. R. Rogerson, Luke
Brotherson & Cos., l’eale & Graves,and J. D.
Biggs & Cos., and the post office and tele
graph office. The fire was discovered at
12:45 o’clock and originated in the store
of J. D. Biggs & Cos. There is some insur
ance, but it is not known h uv much. The
steamer Commerce, lying at her wharf,
was also burned, with 350 bales of cotton
on board. The steamer and cargo are
both fully insured. Both fires are sup
posed to lie of incendiary origin.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,Dec. 7.—A sleep
ing car attached to the Chicago express,
which left New York at 9 o’clock last
night, was discovered to be on fire near
Castleton at 1 o’clock this morning. A
man named Murphy, of Buffalo, was
slightly blistered on the head and another
man supposed to be F. J. Wortman, of
West Hoboken, N. Y., was taken from
the car unconscious. The ear was com
pletely gutted.
Cedar Rapids?, la., Dec. 7.—The pork
packing house of T. M. Sinclair fc Cos. was
partially burned to-day. The loss is about
$160,000, but fully insured. Three hun
dred hands are out of employment.
Brussels, Dec. 7, 12 m.—The firemen
continue to play upon the ruins of the
burned portion of the palace of the Legis
lative chambers. Nearly all the docu
ments connected with the foundation of
Belgian Independence, including the
original constitutional charter, were de
stroyed. The famous library, containing
many rare books and important docu
ments, was also destroyed. The archives
of the Foreign office were saved. The
money loss is placed at 12,000,000 francs.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Report of the National Cotton Exchange
for the Three Months Ending Nov, 30.
New Orleans, Dec. 7.—Tlie National
Cotton Exchange’s report of the cotton
movement for the three months, ending
November 30, is as follows:
I Tiiia | Irist
Year. Year.
I’ort receipts 2,415,698 2,395 T 53
Overland 305,935 307,610
To mills 202,319 155,383
To ports 52,361 108,957
In transit 51,152 43,270
To Canada 6,183 IRBI6
Exports to Great Britain 637.955 793,316
Exports to France 163,455 148,291
Exports to the continent 426,813 416,533
Exports to the channel ... 7,232 1.512
At sea between ports j 45,012 19,492
Total takings of Northern!
spinners i 607,936 528,986
Stock at ports at close Nov. I 964,498 768,588
Overland for Nov [ 105,252 97,942
Spinners’takings for Nov... | 280,528 300,374
Tlie Threatened War in Rates.
Atlanta, Dec. 7.—The threatened war
in rates between the Central and East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
systems, caused by the alleged action o’f
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
in giving cotton shippers private rates
from Macon and Atlanta, and cutting
under the rates of other roads, is very
likely to end in tlie breaking up of the
pool. The Executive Committee has had
the matter under consideration and re
ferred it to a special committee as a board
of arbitrators, which has not yet
reported. The meeting of the pool
was called at the instance
oi President Raoul, of the Central Rail
road and the management of the Western
and Atlantic and the South Carolina
roads,to consider certain charges against
the Richmond and Danville Road and to
act upon the charges preferred by Presi
dent Raoul against the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia for a violation of
the pool in giving private rates. Un
less tlie differences are adjusted it is un
derstood the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia will he cited before the Rail
road Commission, and in event of suf
ficient proof, the road will be made to
suffer the penalty for violating the rules
of the Commission. It is evidently the
intention of the Central to break the pool,
which is no protection unless its regula
tions are observed. If the roads do not
come to a satisfactory adjustment a war
of rates will ensue.
Tlie Police Sustained.
New York, Dec. 7.—District Attorney
1 eckham to-day gave an opinion, at the
request of several of the Police Justices,
in regard to the power of the police to ar
rest liquor dealers for selling xvithout
license because they had previously been
convicted of a violation of the law, which,
it is claimed under the statute of 1873,
annuls the licenses. He say 9 that he finds
that a general term of the Supreme Court
has rendered a decision which holds that
tlie action of the Board of Excise being
merely formal it is not necessary to re
voke the license, but that conviction of
license ipse factor operates as a revoca
tion. The police have power, therefore,
to arrest.
Peace Among the Creeks.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The Commis
sionerot Indian Affairs has received the
following dispatch, which he regards as
an evidence of the successful and peace
ful settlement of the long existing
troubles among the Creek Indians:
Muskogee, I. TANARUS., Dec. 7, 1883.
1° the Commission of Indian Affairs,
Washington, 1). C.:
Perryman lias, been inaugurated Chief
of the Creeks. Isparheche and Chicota
have been elected delegates to AVashing
ton. The arrangements were satisfactory.
All is quiet.
[ Si & n eff] Tufts, Agent.
South Carolina’s Election Cases.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 7.—ln the United
States Court to-day the case of Bethea
and others at Marion, charged with con
spiracy to break up a Greenback meeting
in connection with the election of a mem
ber ol Congress in November last, was
called. The whole day was consumed in
arguing the question’ whether the ease
should he tried by information or indict
ment. All the other cases hinge on the
same question. Judge Bond will announce
his decision to-morrow.
Florida's Ship Canal.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The Directors
ot the Florida Ship Canal Company, who
have been in session in this city three
days, adjourned to-day. In order to meet
the views of the capitalists, who are nego
tiating for the company’s bonds, a stock
holders’ meeting has been called in this
city for January 9 to consider the pro
gramme recommended bv the Finance
Committee.
Birmingham's Negro to Hang.
Birmingham, Dec. 7.—The trial of
AVesley Posey, the negro charged with
having committed an assault upon a little
daughter of John A. Boyle, was com
menced at 9 o’clock this morning. The
ease was given to the jury at 5 o’clock
and at 7 o’clock a verdict of guilty was
rendered and the penalty was fixed at
death. The sentence will be pronounced
upon the prisoner to-morrow morning.
A True Bill Against Sykes.
Neav Orleans, Dec. 7.—The grand
jury in the Criminal District Court here
to-day found a true bill for murder against
Troisville Sykes for killing Kate Town
send.
The Farmers’ Congress Adjourned.
Louisville, Dec. 7.—The Farmers’
Congress, after selecting Nashville as the
next place of meeting, and finishing up
unimportant details, adjourned this morn
ing.
When you suffer from dyspepsia, heart
burn, malarial affections, kidney dis
ease, liver complaint and other wasting
diseases; when you wish to enrich the
blood and purify the system generally;
when you wish to remove all feeling of
weakness, weariness, and lack of energy,
try a bottle of Brown’s Iron Bitters and
see how greatly it will benefit you. It
surpasses all known remedies as an en
richer of the blood and a perfect regulator
of the various bodily functions. Ask your
druggist.
A ‘‘FUND FRAUD’’ CONVICTED.
i Over 8109,000 Wheedled Out of the Un
wary by the Advertising Speculator.
i Chicago, Dec. John Fleming and
Frank Loring, prosecuted under the
Federal statutes for their participation in
] what have become known as the fund
: frauds, and whose trial has been in pro
i gress during the last two weeks before
Judge Blodgett in the United States Dis
trict Court, were found sruiltv this after
noon on all the counts of the indictment.
A firm known as Fleming & Merriam ad
vertised to do a commission business on
the Chicago Board of Trade, and induced
a great many people in the United States
and Canada to invest in “The fund.”
It is estimated that they collected
in this manner to" exceed
SIOO,OOO, which they pretended to be
using in the form of 'speculation on the
Board of Trade, sending to subscribers
from time to time large dividends upon
their investments. The Federal authori
ties exposed the fraud, and Fleming fled
to Canada, but was recently arrested in
Bismarck, Dakota. The Merriam, of the
firm is supposed to be a myth. Loriug
was proven to have had an active con
nection with the firm. The indictments
are for fraudulent use of the mails and for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
EL MAURI'S FORCES SWELLED.
Five Thousand Kordofortanlan Warriors
Flock to His Standard.
Constantinople, Dec. 7.—The Porte
has informed Great Britain that it intends
to dispatch several frigates to cruise in
the Red Sea. The British gunboat Wood
lark has sailed from Aden for Suakim.
London, Dec. 7.—A dispatch from
Khartoum says that the Mudir of Sennaar
telegraphs that a Dervish entered a ba
zaar there Wednesday evening and pro
claimed the annihilation of Hicks Pasha's
army near Eld Berd. The Dervish swore
on the Koran that not one Egyptian sol
dier has been left alive. In Kordofortan
5,000 heroes armed themselves, 500 having
Remington rifles, and declared for El
Malidi. The Mudir asks for instructions.
A Cairo correspondent says that the
foregoing is the most serious news re
ceived since the report of the destruction
of Hicks Pasha’s army. Sennaar is the
granary of Khartoum. The proceeding
at Sennaar may be repeated at La Ilar
toum, or even at Assouan.
A Corner Fails to Work.
San Francisco, Dec. 7.—The wheat
freight ring, it is reported, is likely to in
cur losses reaching from $1000,(KJ0 to s:’>,-
000,000 by the decline in freights to Europe.
As the ring is composed of several smaller
pools, the individual losses will probably
be light. Regular wheat shippers’ char
ters have been mainly taken at profitable
rates.
Servia Meeting Out Punishment.
Belgrade, Dec. 7.—The trial of mem
bers of the Radical Committee ■who wese
arrested during the recent insurrection is
proceeding. Up to the present time six
teen of the leading rebels have been shot
and a large number of others have been
sentenced to various terms of imprison
ment for taking part in the revolt.
England's Exports and Imports.
London, Dec. 7.—Returns issued by
the Board of Trade show that during
the month of November the British im
ports increased compared with that
month last year, £1,600,000 in value, and
that the exports during November de
creased £268,000 as compared with the
same month last year.
A Scarlet Fever Epidemic.
Peterboro, Ont., Dec. 7.—A virulent
type of scarlet fever has been raging at
Peterboro and in its vicinity lor some
time, and many children have died of the
disease. John Taylor, of Otonabee, lost
five children. In the town many deaths
have occurred.
Arrested While Trying to Sell a Forged
Draft.
Chicago, Dec. 7.—J. W. Mackav, form
erly in charge of the foreign 'depart,
ment of N. K. Fairbanks’ great lard
house, was arrested to-day while attempt
ing to negotiate at the Union National
Bank a forged draft on a bank in London
for $12,000.
Five Drowned in a Squall.
St. John, N. F., Dec. 7. —While the
Warford family were crossing from their
home on the southwest arm of Notre
Dame Bay to Little Bay to-dav, a sudden
squall capsized their boat, and all five of
its occupants, Warford and bis wife and
child, and two nephews, were drowned.
Irish Affairs.
LouGhrea, Dec. 7.—A government
proclamation has been posted prohibiting
the ineetingof the Nationalists announced
to be held at Sunday at Bullane. Mr.
Harrington, member of Parliament and
Secretary of the Irish National League,
was to speak at the meeting.
A Wife Murderer Captured.
Bradford, Pa., Dec. 7.—Charles
Clarke, who murdered his wife at Farrn
ersville, N. Y., on Saturday last, was cap
tured to-day at his father’s home at Lin
den, N. Y. lie cut his own throat when
captured, but the wound is not fatal.
Louisville's Next Exposition.
Louisville, Dee. 7.—The directors of
the Southern Exposition have decided to
hold another in 1884. The dates will be
so arranged as not to conflict with the
World’s Exposition at New Orleans. An
additional fund of $250,000 will be raised.
Kussia's Recent Loan Effected.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 7.—The loan of
6 per cent, gold rentes to the amount of
50,000,000 roubles at 98, redeemable at the
option of the government after ten years,
which was recently ordered by an impe
rial ukase, has all been covered.
Switzerland’s New President.
Berne. Dec. 7.—Emile Weli (Liberal),
the new Vice President, has been elected
President of Switzerland, and Dr. Schenk
( Radical), Minister of the Interior, has
been chosen Vice President.
The Crown Prince to Visit Leo.
Berlin, Dec. 7.—A dispatch from Mad
rid states that the German Crown Prince
will proceed from Genoa to Rome, where
he will visit the Pope.
ltisliop Blum Pardoned.
Berlin, Dec. 7.—An imperial edict has
been issued pardoning Roman Catholic
Bishop Blum, of Limburg, and restoring
his stipends.
THE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Carlisle Going About Their
Formation With Deliberate Care.
Courier-Journal Special.
Speaker Carlisle will be in no hurrv to
make up the committees. There is much
new material in the House, and tho
Speaker will doubtless take a close,
careful survey of the new members
before he assigns them to places.
Some new men in the House might
develop some strong traits within the
next three weeks. The newspapers are
guessing a great deal about the claims
andlitness of this and that man foraplace.
but they are mostly wide of the mark. It
is quite sure that the committees will not
be announced before the last dav of the
holiday .recess, and perhaps not until
after the recess. There are 325 members
to place, and it requires a vast amount of
labor.
THE SENATE OFFICES.
A Rare Chance for the Democrats to
Hold on Until After the Holidays.
Washington, Special Courier-Journal, sth.
It transpired to-day that the pair of Don
Cameron with Senator Butler, of South
Carolina, does not extend to the question
or the election of officers of the Senate.
Mr. Cameron expressed no interest in a
change of officers, and did not ask
Mr. Butler to pair with him
on this point. This condition of af
fairs, in the absence ot Senator Anthony,
makes a tie between the Democrats and-
Republicans in the matter of the offices,
but as the Republicans have the two Vir
ginia Senators to fall back upon, they un
doubtedly have it in their power to elect
Mr. Gorham as Secretary just as soon as
they choose to put him up for that office.
If Mr. Edmunds is reported correctly, it
may be some time before this is concluded
upon.
What RosailalU Does.
It is the Great Southern Remedy for the
cure of Scrofulous Taint, Rheumatism,
White Swelling, Gout, Goitre, Consump
ti n, Bronchitis, Nervous Debility, Ma
laria, and all diseases arising from an im
pure condition of the Blood.
Certificates ean be presented from many
leading Physicians, 3linisters and heads
of families throughout the South in
dorsing Rosadalis in the highest terms.
We do not hesitate to recommend it as the
best known remedy for the cure of the
above diseases.
CIVILIZATION OUTRAGED.
A NIHILIST CONVICT WRITES
THE STORY WITH BLOOD.
Men and Women Rotting to Death in
Russia's Loathsome Dungeons—Mon
ster* in Human Form Torturing the
Male Captives and Outraging anil
Poisoning the Females.
London, Dec. 7.—A Paris correspon
dent forwards a second letter, which was
written in blood by a Nihilist confined in
the Ironbetskoi bastion at St. Petersburg.
It describes the harrowing treatment re
ceived by prisoners, and says that their
food is often mouldy and sometimes
putrid; that dysentery and scurvy are
prevalent, and that the doctor is afraid to
touch his patients. Few medicines are
prescribed, and when ordered they are
generally countermanded. The prisoners
rot away and exhale the odors of dead
bodies before life is extinct. The number
of those who go mad in consequence of
their sufferings is daily increasing.
Madmen are strapped down and whipped
with knout by the keepers. Fierce
yells resound throughout the night. Many
prisoners have committed suicide. It is
said that one woman was outraged and
then poisoned, hut no inquiries into the
affair were instituted by the authorities.
Rats are the worst enemies oi the prison
ers. A woman with a baby was obliged
to be -constantly on watch and to fight
night and day to prevent the rats
from devouring her child. The use
of combs and soap is torbidden,
and the prisoners, especially the wo
men, whose hair is allowed to grow,
are literally devoured by lice. The jail
ers are only kind to those having money.
Prisoners who refuse to reply to questions
are tortured, and cases of violation of wo
men are frequent. The writer especially
appeals to the civilized world in behalf of
the women in prison whose situation he
says is far worse than that of the men.
The Times says that these allegations de
mand serious investigation.
St. Petersburg, Dee. 7. — A popular
teacher at Irkutsk named Neustajetf was
recently arrested and shot within 24
hours for striking Gen. Anutchin, the
Governor General of Eastern Siberia, in
retaliation for an affront given by the lat
ter.
% *
Franco-Uhinese Affairs.
London, Dee. 7.—A dispatch from Can
ton says that the A’iceroy repudiates the
declaration of Admiral Pang You Lin that
China will decline to assume anv respon
sibility for damages to the property of
foreigners in the event of war with
France.
Paris, Dec. 7.—The government has
chartered the steamer A’ille de Metz to
take to Tonquin twenty-seven officers and
a cargo of war material. Admiral Per
ron, Minister of Marine, has received a
telegram from Admiral Meyer, Comman
der of the French fleet in China, dated
Hong Kong, December 6, in which the
latter says that Admiral Courbet’s pre
parations in Tonquin were on November
26th far advanced toward completion.
All his steam launches were ready to
support his operations by movement’s on
the canals near Hanoi, Bac Ninhand
Sontay.
Cliili, Peru and Bolivia.
Lima, Dec. 7.— El Bien Publico states
that Senor Santa Moria, President of
Chili, on ascertaining that the terms of
peace offered by the Bolivian Ministers
were based upon the cession of Tacna
and Arica or Arequipa, and Mollendo,
stated that he would adhere 'Strictly to
the treaty of peace signed with Peru in
all respects. The Peruvian Government
has decided to conduct the mint by two
year contracts with private firms.
Anarchists Fail to Causo Trouble.
Paris, Dec. 7. —The authorities have
taken precautions to prevent any An
archist demonstrations to-night.
Paris. Dec. 7, 3:10 p. m.— Crowds of
people who gathered in front of the Bourse
are dispersing, and the demonstration
proposed by the Anarchists has complete
ly collapsed. The display of force by
the authorities was such as to discourage
violence of any sort.
Spain's Finances
Madrid, Dec. 7.— La lmparcial savs
that the memorandum of the budget for
the next fiscal year has been submitted to 1
the Cabinet by the Minister of Finance.
It estimates the revenues at 802,000,000
pestas and tlie expenditures at 880,000,000
pestas. The Minister of Finance hopes to
reduce the difference between the reve
nues and expenditures to 60,000,000 pestas.
A Judgment Against Bernhardt.
Paris, Dec. 7.—The Tribunal of Com
merce has sentenced Sarah Bernhardt
and her husband, jointly, to pay 125,000
trancs to the gentleman who stood part
security to M. Moyer, of the Gaiety The
atre, London, Mile. Bernhardt having
broken her contract.
Victims to the Gibbet.
Cincinnati, Dec. 7.—A special dis
patch from Little Rock, Ark., says that
James M. Underwood was hanged’at Dar
danelle, Ark., to-day for the murder of
Robert J.C. Indegrass. Three thousand
persons witnessed the execution.
MR. BLAINE’S HIRED HOUSE.
A Modest Though Famous Residence
Among Other Notable Houses.
Washington Special A'eic York- Sun.
Mr. Blaine is installed in his compara
tively modest quarters in plain sight of
the White House, and where it is easy for
any one to find him—two considerations
which probably entered into his selection
of a house. It is in neither the extremely
fashionable quarter nor the reverse. In
this and other respects it is much after
the style of Mr. Blaine himself, and quite
the thing for a Presidential aspirant in
competition with Gen. Arthur.
His next neighbor is Gen. Beale, Gen.
Grant’s particular friend, with whom he
generally tarries when he visits Washing
ton, and who is reputed to give excellent
plain dinners. Gen. Beale’s house is the
old Commodore Decatur mansion, which
remains as nearly as possible just as the
Commodore left it when on the morning
of May 22,1820, he went forth to the fatal
duel with Commodore Barron to be
brought back dead. Blaine’s is the Marcy
house, as it is known, where that states
man as Secretary of War performed
much of the work which contributed so
much to the fame of Mr. Polk’s adminis
tration. It was here that he penned his
part of the famous “Hasty plate of soup”
correspondence with Gen. Scott.
Only a few doors below, and in the
same row, is the house known as the un
lucky, and for reasons which seem to jus
tify the title, is and for some time has
been, untenanted. It was from this house
that Sickles went forth on that bright
Sabbath morning to slay Key. Robert J.
Walker, with other important personages,
was then an inmate. A large, and not
inelegant house, its history is a curious
one of failure and misfortune, and is
quite calculated to impress the supersti
tious.
Mr. Blaine’s house faces Lafayette
Park, where the statue of Gen. Jackson
perpetually reminds one what monstrous
things are done in the name of art. The
White House and several department
buildings are near. The residence of Mr.
Corcoran, the millionaire, is within a
stone’s throw, and that ot Bancroft, the
historian, is only around the corner.
With these surroundings Mr. Blaine’s
residence for the present is quite suited
to the pursuits to which he will devote
himself, his book and the Presidential
nomination. *
He makes occasional excursions to
hotels, boarding houses, and residences ot
those with whom he desires to consult,
either as to his book or on some question
of delegates.
Blaine is well known and goes about as
familiarly as any citizen. His receptions,
dinners and entertainments this winter
are looked forward to with pleasant an
ticipations. A daughter, who will make
her debut this season, will give additional
interest to these occasions, which are ex
pected to lie a happy blending of the fash
ionably social and the judiciously politi
cal in style, with a fine glow of historic
literature over all.
Improving on Blaine’s Plan.
Washington Special, Bth.
The Star of this evening has the follow
ing: “Mr. Richard A. Elmer, the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, has re
turned from New York, where be has been
studying economic questions, and where
he also read the Blaine letter. He im
parted in strict confidence to a Star re
porter one of the results of his recent in
vestigations. ‘I have discovered an im
provement on the Blaine plan,’ he
remarked with impressive solemnity.
‘lnstead of distributing the tax on whiskv
among the people, distribute the whisky.’’
And having spoken, the statesman re
sumed the task of writing his autograph.”
Mr. A. H. Moore, Mill Ray, Ga.. says:
“I have used Brown’s Iron Bitters for
dyspepsia, and am happy to say with best
results.”
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Chandler’s Unhappiness—Electric Lights
and the Capitol—Tabor’s New House.
Xew York Sun Special.
i Gen. Hazen’s proneness to incursions
i into other departments than his own was
; supposed to have been headed ofl' by the
act of August 7, 1882, which provides that
the work ol no other department, bureau,
or commission authorized bv law shall be
done by the Signal Service Bureau. But
Congress little knew the resources of the
man who compiled the eat and bird
weather book latelv published at govern
ment expense, backed by the Ohio idea in
the person of Mr. John R. McLean.
Secretary Chandler has another source
of unhappiness besides the obstinaev and
frequency with which United States ves
sels get into trouble. He is an inveterate
newspaper reader, and keeps one clerk
perpetually clipping from the papers
everything good or bad published about
New Hampshire’s eminent son. Like
Mr. Blaine, he is thin skinned, and is
wretched whenever the newspaper hold
the mirror up to nature and show him as
he is.
The Mexican veterans are to be here
next week, and preparations are being
made to entertain them. Gen. Hancock
will be present. Mention was made some
time ago of the burden of entertaining
which falls on Gen. Hancock. At other
naval and military posts, where the com
mandant is expected to entertain, an al
lowance is made to cover some part of the
expense. The Superintendent of the
Naval Academy and the commanding
ofheer ot Mare Island both have sea pay
while on shore duty. In Washington, not
only heads, but subordinates of depart
ments roll around in government car
riages. Gen. Hancock has none of these
perquisites, and he has to put his hand in
his pocket for money whenever the Secre
tary ol War thinks proper to entertain
foreigners at other expense than his own.
One look into the capitol library is
enough to break the heart of any lover of
books. Mr. Spofford, the librarian, has
done his best to squeeze a quart into a
pint bottle. The volumes pour in, ami
every hole and corner is‘ filled. About
600,000 books and pamphlets have been
transferred to the library under the Su
preme Court room, but that, too, is now
overflowing. There is no question what
ever as to the necessity of having anew
library building, but there is a ferocious
dispute as to the sort oi a building it shall
be. Senator Voorhees, the Chairman of
the Library Committee, wants a building
on a scale commensurate with the great
public libraries of other countries. The
principal obstruction to the new library
scheme seems to be the question of a site.
The committee does not want to be bled
by speculators, and there is an evident
design to buy any proposed site and make
the government pay handsomely.
The capitol building is now connected
with all the executive departments by
underground wires, and the electric light
are used upon the eastern plaza. One of
the sights of Washington is the capitol on
a moonlight night, surrounded by its coro
na ol lights, making the great white tem
ple on the hill stand out sharp and clear
against the sky.
Ex-Senator Tabor is in town, and it is
said intends to build a gorgeous mansion
adjoining the place of Mr. James Elver
son, the l’hiladelphia publisher, in George
town.
HOW TO COOK AN OLD HEN.
A Scientific Opinion as to the Way to
Make a Tough Bird Tender.
Prof. Williams gives his experience up
on this subject in the columns of Knowl
edge, and in view ol the fact that this is,
of all seasons of the year, the fowl-eating
time, we give his directions: “I may
mention an experiment that I have made
lately. I killed a superannuated hen
more than six years old, but
otherwise in very good condition.
Cooked in the ordinary way she would
have been uneatably tough. Instead
ot being thus cooked, she was
gently stewed about four hours. I cannot
guarantee to the maintenance of the theo
retical temperature, having suspicion of
some simmering. After this she was left
in the water until it eooled, and on the
following day was roasted in the usual
manner, i. e., in the roasting oven. The
result was excellent—as tender as a full
grown chicken roasted in the ordinary
. way and of quite equal flavor, in spite
of the very good broth obtained
by the preliminary stewing. This
surprised me. I anticipated the soft
ening of the tendons and liga
ments, but supposed that the extraction
of the juices would have spoiled the
flavor. It must have diluted it, and that
so much remained was probably due to
the fact that an old fowl is more fully
flavored than a young chicken. The
usual farm house method of cooking old
hens is to stew them simply; the rule in
the Midlands being one hour in the pot
for every year ol age. The feature of the
above experiment was the supplementary
roasting.”
An Exacting Profession.
Milwaukee. Wisconsin.
Carl Schurz has retired from the edi
torial chair of the New York Evening
Post. He finds the labor is too severe
and exacting. Schurz is a hard worker
but not a steady worker. The profession
requires the latter. The editor must not
work five days out ol the seven, but every
day of the week. To the thorough editor
there is no abatement or remission of
labor, liis is the most exacting profession
in the world, and therefore lew succeed in
it. The vocation really requires iron men
with iron nerves and iron health. The
public lias no sympathy for the shortcom
ings of the editor on account of ill health,
and he must be always on duty, and when
half dead, is expected to be a live man.
Divines, lawyers and physicians have
weeks of leisure, and are pensioned and
allowed vacations when out of health, but
rarely any sympathy is expressed for the
failing or the overworked editor. Never
theless there is a joy in succeeding in
such a profession, because so few can
succeed in it and because success is real
ly earned.
Schurz has been the editor of three
newspapers—the Detroit Post, the St.
Louis Westliche Post, and the New York
Evening Post. He has written able and
comprehensive editorials, from time to
time, but he was never a thorough editor.
He is much more inclined to the desultory
work of the politician, the stump speaker,
and the writer for the magazines.
Putting a Brake on a Steamer.
Xew York Sun.
A marine brake was exhibited on Fri
day on the steamer Florence. It was in
vented by John McAdam. At the stern
of the steamer, on each side, is a lin or flat
board of iron B>£ feet by 6 feet m size. It
is close to the rudder, and fits into the
dead wood when not in operation. When
extended the fins are at right angles with
the rudder when amidships. There are
powerful springs on both starboard and
port sides. These are worked from the
pilot-house by a trigger, and detach the
pin from the deadwood, and the pressure
oi the water completes the opening. A
windlass winds the pins back to the sides
of the boat again.
The trial trip was made up East river.
Going at full speed against the tide, with
engines reversed as the brakes were ap
plied, the Florence stopped short inside
of her own length, before a back turn was
completed.
Skippers of coasters at anchor were as
tonished to see the Florence dash tip at a
ten-knot rate to within 100 feet and then
come to a halt alongside. One amazed
skipper roared out:
“Port your helm! Hard aport you !”
“Well, I’ll be blowed!” he added as the
Florence ranged up abreast.
Shirt Bosom Fads.
Xew York Morning Journal.
The new paper shirt bosom just issued
by an up-town furnishing goods man fills
a long felt want, and no man need button
his coat up to his neck now, except for
warmth. These bosoms are composed of
six layers, the top one to be torn off when
soiled] By great care one of these pads
will last six weeks, and as they only cost
5 cents apiece they will be appreciated by
poor men. An extra gloss bosom for 10
cents is put up in the same stvle for use
on special occasions, and these’ will find
ready purchasers in the upper middle
classes. The bosoms are self-fastening
and adjusting, and are adapted to quick
dressing. It looks as though the shirt will
have to go next summer.
An extraordinary case of subsidence
has been observed in the vicinity of Bone.
The Naiba, an isolated mountain of 800
metres altitude, is gradually descending
into the bosom of the earth, A deep exca
vation has been made ail round, encirc
ling the whole engulfed mass.
Dyspeptic, nervous people, “out of
sorts,” Golden’s Liquid Beet Tonic will
cure. Ask for Colden's. Of druggists.
A consumptive cough is dangerous. Ar
rest it with Hale’s Honey of Hoarhound
and Tar.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
J PRICE $lO A YEAR.
I 5 CENTS A COPY.
LA BOR’S FIGHT FOR BREAD
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK ALL ROUND
FOR THE WINTER.
14,000 Men Made Idle by the Strike of
the English Colliery Bovs—ldleness
and Want Staring Thousands in the
Face Among the Mills of Pennsyl
vania.
Reading, Dec. 7.—One hundred strik
ing nailers, of the Pottstown iron compa
ny, received notice of discharge to-day
and were paid oft'. The company’s officers
say that they will not resume until they
can procure men who will work at the
wages offered. Many of the discharged
nailers left for other points.
Pittsburg, Dec. 7.—The rai' depart
ment of the Pittsburg Bessemer Steel
Works, at Homestead, was shut down to
night, throwing 800 men out of employ
ment. Andrew Carnegie, in an interview
to-day, stated that the Edgar Thompson
works. at Braddocks, which em
ploys 3,000 men, would follow suit
in a week unless arrangements
could lie effected with the employes to
work at a small reduction this winter un
til the trade improves. The loss sus
tained by running at $35 per ton for steel
rails, he said, would be greater than the
loss of the interest on the money invested
in case of suspension.
McKee, Anderson A Co.’s mill at
Beaver, Pa., was closed to-duy and will
remain closed until after the holidays.
The Manchester Iron and Steel Works
will suspend operations Monday on ac
count of the scarcity of stock, and 150
men will be thrown out of employment.
The puddling department of Kloman’s
Superior Mill, which suspended four weeks
ago, will resume on Monday.
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 7.—The New Jer
*sey Steel and Iron Works announce a re
duction of 10 per cent, in the wages of
chain makers, to take effect on the 17th
inst.
London. Dec. 7. —The strike of the col
liery boys in the Yorkshire mines has ex
tended, and 14,000 workmen are idle in
consequence.
Lima, Dec. 7.—The laborers on the
Trans-Andian Railway have struck.
A Mad President.
Chicago Times.
A well-known President of a Southern
road distinguished himself in Chicago re
cently. He was bound for New York, and
when he showed his pass at the depot gate
it was promptly taken up, the bearer be
ing referred to the general passenger of
fice for any explanation he might want.
Only a few minutes till train time re
mained, and he hastened into the general
passenger office fuming with rage. “What
does this tellow outside mean by insulting
me, sir, by depriving me of my pass, sir?”
be demanded, angrily. “Does he think I
stole it, or that I’ve neen trying to sell it,
sir? I tell you I have been grossly in
sulted, and I want an explanation.” He
was urged to be calm and to state his case
a little more plainly, and whatever wrong
had been done would be righted. After
he bad acquainted the agent with his
name, it was at once recognized as
having graced a pass that had been
offered for sale in a scalping shop a few
days before. The matter had been report
ed at the office, and the gate-keeper had
been instructed to take up a pass bearing
that name. The Southern railroader then
explained that he had lost his return pass,
which someone had probably found and
tried to sell. He was able to identify him
self without difficulty, and was then given
a note to the gate-keeper for a return of
the pass. In the meantime his train hail
gone, and, boiling over with rage, he ap
peared a second time in the agent's office,
when he proceeded to heap upon the head
of everybody connected with Hie road a
choice assortment of Southern invectives.
Having thus unburdened himself, he pet
tishly tore his pass into fragments, and,
throwing the pieces on the floor, savagely
exclaimed: “There, blank you! I'd walk
to li—l and back before I’d accept another
pass from your blanket}- blanked old
road!” With that he took himself out of
the office.
A Persistent Autograph Hunter.
Xew York Times.
Autograph hunters besieged the Sub-
Treasury building immediately after the
unveiling ot the statute of Washington on
26th ult. President Arthur wrote his
name at least 100 times, and would proba
bly have written double that number of
autographs had not Assistant Treasnrer
Acton considerately rescued him from
the crowd. One energetic young mau,
who wore a Grand Army badge, alter pro
curing the signature of Chester A.
Arthur on his programme, pushed his
way through the throng to where the Hon.
William M. Evarts was standing.
“How do you do, Mr. Tilden ?” said he.
“Won’t you please give me your auto
graph?”
“But my name is not Tilden,” said the
ex-Secretary of State.
“Eh, isn’t It?” queried the young man,
suspiciously.
“No, sir; my name is Evarts.”
“Oil, yes, William M. Evarts. Well,
I would like to have your autograph,
too.”
“You must excuse me,” replied Mr.
Evarts, smilingly.
The young man persisted in his request,
however, until, to get rid of him, Mr.
Evarts wrote his name upon the proffered
programme. Next the autograph hunter
turned toward Secretary Folger. “Now,
Mr. Secretary,” said he, “please give me
your autograph.”
“Oh, no; I never write autographs,”
answered the Secretary.
“Piease do; I voted for you for Gover
nor last year.”
Judge Folger joined in the general laugh
that followed this remark, and said, as
he hastily wrote his name on a slip of
paper:
“Very well, if you arc one of the few
that voted for me, I can not refuse you.”
“A pretty little story is told,” says
the Newport correspondent of the Boston
Journal, “of the Earl and Countess of
Rosebery, who were here a short time
ago. A day or two before their wedding
took place Miss Rothschild asked the
young Earl what he would like for a wed
ding present from her. ‘Oil,’ he replied,
‘suppose you give me a box of gloves.’
The box of gloves was sent inclosed in an
elegant inlaid case. On opening the box
the Earl discovered an envelope addressed
to him in a well known hand. He ex
pected it contained a dainty little note.
It did, but not the sort of note he imag
ined. The contents of the envelope was
a check written out and signed by Miss
Rothschild and in favor of the Earl, and
was for the modest little sum of £200,000.”
The demon of dyspepsia has been ex
pelled in thousands oi households by the
use of Dr. Brice’s Cream Baking Powder.
There would be no restless nights, no low
spirits, no grumbling dyspeptics, if all the
articles of our food were as wholesome,
nutritious and easy of digestion as those
made with Dr. Price’s Cream Baking
Powder.
yarhero femr.
Songs Never Sung.
“How does that verst run? Something like
this, isn't it?
‘There are those who touch the magic string,
And noisy fame is proud to win them;
Alas! for those who never sing,
Hut die with all their music in them.’ ”
“Yes, that’s beautiful, pathetic and true,’’
said your representative. “The poet alludef
to people who are somehow suppressed, and
never pet their full allowance of joy and air.
Which reminds me of a letter shown me the
other day bv Hiscox & Cos., of New York,
signed by Mr. K. C. Williams, of Chapman,
Snyder county, Pa., a prominent busi
ness man of that place. He writes:
“‘I have suffered with asthma for over 40
years, and had a terrible attack in December
and January, 18S2. I hardly know what
prompted me to take Parker’Tonic. I did
so, and the first day I took four doses. The
effect astonished me. That night 1 slept as if
nothing was the matter with me, a> and have
ever since. I have had colds since, but no
asthma. My breathing is now as per
fect as if I had never known that disease. If
you know of any one who has asthma tell him
in my name that Parker's Tonic will cure it
—even after 40 years.’ There was a man who
escaped the fate of those whom the poet la
ments.’’
This preparation, which has heretofore been
known as Parker’s Ginger Tonic, wilt
hereafter lie advertised and sold under the
name of Parker’s Tonic. Inasmuch as gin
ger is really an unimportant ingredient, and
unprincipled dealers are constantly deceiving
their customers by substituting inferior pre
parations under the name of ginger, we drop
the misleading word.
There is no change, however, in the prepa
ration itself, and all botlles remaining in the
hands of dealers wrapped under the name of
Parker’s Ginger Tonic contain the genuine
medicine if the fac-simile signature of HIS
COX A CO. is at the bottom of the outside
wrapper.
FOR NALE,
THE Stock in Dredge Boats, Scows, Tow
Boats, Lighters, Wharf Property belong
ing to the estate ot the late H. J. DICKER
SON. For information, apply to H. F. WIL
LINK. H. M. BRANCH,
H. F. WILLINK,
S. P. GOODWIN,
Executors.