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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLU IN PARAGRAPHS.
An Ancient Church Building Demol
ished at Waynesboro—Horses Poisoned
by Western Corn in Burke County
A Woman Outraged and Murdered at
Cara belle—A Failure at Tallahassee.
GEORGIA.
.!. F. Goode is suggested as a suitable can
delate fur Ordinary of Franklin county.
\\ L. Me Bath is likelv to be a candidate
fort erk of the .Superior Court of Franklin
county.
" H. Little, Esq., is suggested as a suita
man to represent Fraukiin county in the
next Legislature.
Foster Brothers’ brick business block at
Madison was struck by lightning Wednesday,
and narrowly escaped being burned.
The body of an unknown negro lias been
found in the river at Albany. A pair of shoes
were suspended about the neck of the corpse.
The sabbath schools of Dalton, together
with delegations from the Sabbath schools in
the countv. will have a picnic in the city park
on Saturday, May 81.
It is reported that l*rof. N. E. Ware, of
Sharon Institute, in Wilkes county, has been
dismissed bv the trustees on a horrible charge.
The nature of the charge is not stated.
The grand jury of Clarke county adjourned
from Friday over to Monday morning. They
have transacted a great deal of business, but
enough i yet on hand to keep them in Session
th< greater part of this week.
Floyd ( rocket's house, near Mcliean, was
destroyed by tire a few nights ago. Mr.
t Octet was absent at the time. This makes
the second time Mr. ( rocket has had his
house burned in the last two years.
Elder F. M. McLeroy, of Clarke county. Is
serving as pastor aud preaches monthly to a
church m South Georgia, Glasscock countv.
The church is .ver 100 miles from his home,
and 20 miles from Warrentou, the nearest
railroad station.
The first poor house-in Clarke county was
situated near Watkioeville. The Superior
< ourt invested in a tract of land and several
slaves to tend it, hut it did not take long for
the county to -ink 80.000 by the investment
and return to the old system of pensioning
paupers,
Waynesboro /rw Ctti**n: One day litis
week Mr. E. A. t arter fed his horse on'West
ern corn which made, linn sick for several
!i”tirs. Not s its)uc toning the cause of the
! ,r-i - sickness, upon his apparent recovery,
Mr. t arter fed him on the same corn, when
h. was violently sick, and died in a few
h-mrs. We hear that some of our farmers
have had their mules made sick from the
'.une cause. We would advise our farmers
to l>eware of this Western corn.
Wayneslsyro 7Vg- Citisrn: The old Presby
terian Church building has been pulled down,
a id lumber i- being put on the ground and
workmen are already engaged in putting up a
building. Ifaj. VVilkitis. as usual, is the
principal figure in this enterprise and the
-i .. i a contributor to the building fund.
Tic old building, aceording to the best infor
u, can gather, was built about the
V, ,ir >.2. amt the old bell bears the following
- ; ption ■ in the ntetal: "Kevere * Son,
i ona! Church, Wayncslsirough.
The building was stronglv put
i aieiher after the old fashion,' the
• orner lasts lieing solid and hewn
- -ig >■ pieces of timber, w hile the joists
war. eoetade.l in. aid seeured with strong
ars of iron with IhH- through them and
■ -.rough the plate, and the laths were split in
id of being sawed. It is probable that the
P~t -1 yterians or t ongregationalists were the
-i numerous sect here in the day it was
•■reeled, and it probably was the only build
ttg of worship in the then small village. The
baptists and Methodist denominations now
gtvallx outnumber tlio Presbyterians, who
in. onlv a small eottgregalion in this vi
mdy. The new church will Ik> near the size
■t toe Baptist Church and will cost about
K.o-. Mr. Trowbridge has been awarded
: . ■ ontraet for building.
FLORIDA.
Vh<-n' are several India rublier trees grow
-ngon Merritt's Island, Brevard county.
Flor.da has inxested, since the Ist of Jami
rr. f 1. si.itii in new industrial enterprises.
One man took from sixty-five colonies of
is es in Volusia county last week, 10,000 pounds
of honey.
Vn e\ a|s>rator has Ih'cii ordered and w ill
-—** Is at k)uinc> for the purpose of drving
all kinds of fruit.
lli ar arc plentiful on the Halifax coast. A
four Ii n.ln 1 pmtid enh was killed down there
. a b.-alman last week.
( ircuit Court convened at Lake City yes
•rd tv. Judge Walker, of Tallahassee, pre
si :ed instead of Judge \ anti.
1 cit; n>f s .sung put on the State Agri
ral t olio go. An attempt was made a
b a lay s since to steal the Ihiv deposited in
the corner stone of this structure.
Mayor Bureh, of LaVilla, will again veto
. ordinance passed at tlie last meeting of
■ I.s\ ll Couucii. granting the Jackson
' ’ and lat ilia street Itailroad Company
ertain privileges in that town.
1 p to Saturday night the Jacksonville Htr
- New Orleans fund aggregated stus:
' is the paper's aim. The aub
- r-i'iioii lias onlvtw*. n open adayortwo.
1; - w suggested that other pa|ters in the
s;,iu start -iindar subscriptions.
TANARUS! -teainer >nsio It. sunk at McCarty’s
• and i g. Suwannee ri\er. on the night of the
she was chartered by Captain Tom
l'a'i- for thirty days in that trade. The
h •' . r . -. iat once and mu in run
- erdcr. No damage to life or freight.
B A drew Meginniss.of Tallahassee, dealer
n hardware, made an assignment on the Kith
- , g> >. ii. Mcginmss of all his effects, in
t.g -'.oik of goods and three mules and
i.ead of cattle, w ith the follow ing prefer
i >.<- due i. c. Mi-giuiiiss for salarv as
:s, and Bt,COO due Edward Lewis of Ta'lla
-s,c. for borrowed money. The total lia
.. - are not stated. Holiness of trade and
general shrinkage in values are under
stood to have caused the trouble.
• r’..,n,10 /.V, < r.'ir: Col. I F. Hopkins. C. s.
si rveyer, who has just completed a contract
: . almost unknown Everglades, passed
: rough Orlando with his party, on his way
1 u;< . r'aturday last. The work which he
.- fit - c l lit s in Monroecounty,on tlieGulf
. t the Florida peninsula. Col. Ilopkips
a in- that ho penetrated the Everglades to a
greater depth than was ever before done by a
wi.iteman. It will be remembered that his
l .r.i was reported burned in an immense
w --'i- fire several weeks ago.
(range ( entity I.'n- rUr: It will he rgntem
:-T> and that about a year ago the grand jury of
g. . ountv m in ted young Robert K’:rk
- m ■ i "ur c-teemed fellow citizen, K. L.
Kirk r. i. of Altoona. The young man was
ir.. I with having put tincture of rantliar
t ic- in a bucket of water at a public enter
tainment tor purposes too vile to put in print.
A great many foolish persons, in their tgno
: a;,i learning, supposed it tiosatble to aeeom
p i>h v i’.e etuis by the use of such a drug, but
w e are glad to see that some of the more in
•s< ill jsjrtn n of our community think dif
fen-uth . The state's attorney, at the present
term of Grange Circuit C ourt, nol pressed the
- Stating that, after a more thorough in
>. s! gallon ~f the matter, he was satisfied that
t <■ prosecution had not facts enough with
which to sustain the charge.
CaraU-llc eomnozdal News, May 18:
• 'nr little town amt the surrounding country
is in a fearful state of excitement. East Mon
day evening news was brought to us of a
w an is iiig found dead in her yard up on
i is-ked river. The Justice of the l'eaee had
■ jury of six men summoned to hold an tn
. -t! The woman was snp|toecd to have
been killed by some wild animal. We left
in re about T o'clock in the evening, crossed
Crs- k. it rtver and Pine l.og creek, and. after
walking four or five miles from the creek,
came t.. the place, alsutt 1 o’clock at night.
A-n was night, the Justice, acting Coroner,
-a;d we maid do uothing until daylight, so
k it,. accommodate ourselves tocircttm
stan. es. In the morning when the jury was
-worn in all the witnesses were heard that
were there, and then the jury was led to the
Issty, The lssty w its swollen to an unusual
st*e’. the head and face eaten oil' and the body
covered with live creeping vermin, and fast
;. .-..n:posing. After the examination the
i: • rei. leixd a verdict that Mrs. Crum came
to her death by being raped, terribly beaten
ami choked to death by some unknown person
or persons. There was a knife wound in her
right U-g and arm. Several persons have been
• xamined. The jury has uot been discharged
vet. as more witnes-c- are to be examined to
<iay am! others w ill be sent for. if there is
any chance to find the guilty party it will be
done, as all are doing everything in their
l.wer to fiud him out. l’he deceased was the
wife of J. A. Crum, who was working at a
■ g < amp. but at this time was absent on the
bay. they had a child five months old. who
was found"in the house, the door IVing closed
ami fastened. The little fellow was crying
when feun.i, his elbows and knees all bruised
from rolling on the floor in his agony. He
must have been without food fifty or sixty
i, -urs. lie was carried four miles to Messrs.
Young and AVvke's, where he was properly
taken i are of, and yesterday was doing well.
-a 1 the right man he found there is fear of
;yn. hiug. a.- the people are so enraged.
Bees That Made Honey in a Stove.
Mi-- Valhe Case, Principal of La Sierra
Public School, in this county, says the
nadino CsL | i. is responsi
ble for the following bee story: Recently
on opening the stove, in which there had
been no fire for several days, she was sur
prised to nnd that a colony of bees had
taken possession of it and had commenced
to make honeycomb. To get into the
stove the bees came down the chimney
and pipe, making the turn of two elbows
before reaching the bottom. The bees, on
being disturbed in their work, attacked
the pupils vigorously and drove them out
of the school house. The schoolmistress
escaped injury by fanning the bees indus
triously with her pocket-handkerchief.
The bees were at last thoroughly subdued
by being smoked out and killed.
Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic is admira
bly adapted for females indelicate health.
Colden's; mother, of druggists.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap beautifies the
kin.
Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown, 60c.
Bad coughs cured by Hale’s Honey of
Horehound and Tar.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
METHODISM IN BRUNSWICK.
How the Centennial was Celebrated—A
Sunken Treasure Found.
Brunswick, May 19.—The Methodist
centenary celebration, held in this city on
last Sunday evening, was, perhaps, the
greatest event in the history of the local
church. The church edifice was hand
somely decorated with garlands and fes
toons. Three beautiful floral arches
spanned the auditorium near the pulpit.
On the left-hand arch was inscribed,
“Bishop Asbury, 1784,” and on the right
side or the central arch were the words,
“Bishop Pierce, 1884;” on the main or
central arch the words. “The Lord hath
done great things for us.” Each
banner bore the name of its class
of “little Christian soldiers,” and each
in tirrn headed a procession as every class
filed up the aisle and deposited its thank
offering on the collection desk. A cen
tennial recitation by Master Eddie Lam
bright, an appropriate little poem by lit
tle Miss Eyvie Dart, and a centenary
essay by Miss Annie Berrie, all of whom
are below their teens as yet, were very
nicely delivered. The most surprising
and effective feature was the little hymn
sung by little Maggie Greer, Annie Berrie,
Sadie and Ida Phillips, Irene Harvey,
Minnie Greer, Lillie West, Lillie Whit
field, Susie May Anderson, Bessie Ander
son, and Whitfield, all of whom ap
peared in a line facing the congregation,
each wearing a necklace, to which was
attached a large crimson heart, and be
ginning with the first stanza, the one at
the head of the line “reversed her heart”
and displayed instead a large letter “F.”
This was repeated with each verse until
the line read “Feed my Lambs,” when the
choir took up that famous hymn in grand
Chorus.
The Methodists of Brunswick have the
largest congregation in the city.
The whole city is rejoicing over the
prospect of an artesian well, the contract
for which has been signed by the Mayor
and the President of the Manhattan Ex
cavating Company, Major Bursch, who
was in the city on Wednesday last.
The lighthouse tender “Wistaria. Cap
tain Brown, was in port during last week
replacing all the harbor buoys with
newly cleaned and painted ones, and also
putting down buoys and day beacons at
the request of the city oflicials, at points
where most needed.
CAI’T. JAS. A. CLUBB,
who when quite a young man
many years ago became noted
for his romantic connection ns
pilot with, the celebrated slaver yacht
Wanderer, and who is ouc of our most
respected citizens and a bar pilot, has re
cently made a lucky find—a veritable
iron mine (railroad iron, at that).
During the war a large flat containing
about 450 tons of railroad iron, being con
veyed to Fernandina for the purpose of
being used in the construction of a fort,
and sent from Savannah, was sunk in St.
Simon’s Sound, near Jekyl Island. No
one could ever find the spot again, though
many fruitless days were spent in search
ing and grappling. One wrecking and
diving company from Wilmington tried in
vain to find it, and left in disgust.
A short time since, however, Capt.
Clubb, while “heaving short” on
the anchor of a bark which had
been lying in the roads at anchor,
the crew found the cable had fouled, and
after some effort and the moving around
of the ship the chain began to rattle and
grate against some metallic substance,
and, coming up a little more, it was found
that the chain had gotten under a tier cf
railroad iron bars, and brought them up
nearly upright, when they all dropped off
the chain again back to their twenty
years' resting place. The Captain took
his bearings and marked the spot, and if
the vessels would quit coining so he could
rest awhile lie would go to work to re
cover the long lost iron, which experts
say is comparatively uninjured.
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
are preparing for the Grand Lodge which
meets here on the 20th, and they expect
to show them something that no’ Georgia
Grand Lodge has ever enjoyed yet in the
way of a “seacoast” entertainment.
Numerous bands of marooners are con
stantly passing through the islands. Fish
ing parties from the up-country are very
frequent since the line to Satilla river
lias been running. The Nelson House,
under the management of Cook &
Clark, is flourishing and growing in
popularity. These gentlemen have struck
the right thing in the hotel business and
they admit it. They are making efforts
now to secure additional apartments for
the rush during the lair next month. It
goes without saying now that our county
fairs must be successful; the croakers are
dead.
The plans for the new market are
nearly ready.
The new Building and Loan Association
held its first business meeting on Friday,
and funds were disposed of at an average
of 44 per cent. The President is Mr. E. U.
Mitchell: Treasurer, E. F. Coney; Secre
tary. It. s. Melver; Directors, T. O'Connor,
Jr., J. I’. Harvey, W. E. Burlnge. J. M.
Madden, W. H. Anderson ami B. Hirsch,
and Solicitors Crevalt and Whitfield.
The Supreme Court reopens to-day.
Reubin Payton is to be hanged on the 20th
of June in this city for the murder of Watt
Russell.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The New England Editors Disband—A
Series of Misfortunes.
Atlanta, May 19.—The visiting editors
from the New England States were driven
about the city this morning. At noon
they assembled at the agricultural depart
ment. where w:\sexhibited to them a col
lection of Atlanta manufactured goods.
This afternoon the party broke up. Some
of them left for New Orleans and others
returned borne. Maj. Daniel Callahan,
the popular railroad contractors well
known in Savannah, while going to
his room in Mercer’s Hotel this morning,
missed his footing on a step and fell,
breaking his right thigh bone near the
hip. He is receiving eVery attention, and
appears to begetting on well this evening,
although suffering great pain.
Commissioner Bacon is here, having a
conference with Judge Henderson and
Col. Livingstone and others, upon the sub
ject of Georgia’s exhibit at New Orleans.
R. P. Richardsod. in a difficulty with
Patrick H. Enright at the Faith Saloon
on Decatur street this afternoon, cut him
dangerously in the neck. Physicians
think that Enright will die. While a gang
of hands were at work on the Belt road
this afternoon one ot them drew a knife
and stabbed Jim Franklin several times.
One of tbe wounds is in the lung and is
considered dangerous. In both ot these
cutting scrapes arrests were made.
Mrs. John W. Wietzell, wife of the car
riage builder of that name in Atlanta,
while out riding this afternoon met with a
serious accident. While crossing a
bridge over twenty feet high near Atlanta
University the horse became unmanag
able, and backed over the embankment.
Mr. Wietzell and his wife and child, who
were the occupants of the wagon, were
thrown out by the fall. Mrs. Wietzell
struck a rock, tearing ail of the scalp
from the crown of her head. To-night
physicians report her as being painfully
injured, but not necessarily fatally
wounded.
A DAY IN .JACKSONVILLE.
The Oglethorpe* Defeated 8 to 4
Anxiety for Two Missing Citizens.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 19.—1n the
base ball contest this afternoon the Jack
sonville Herald's nine defeated the Savan
nah Oglethorpes by a score of Bto 4. Six
innings were played.
Much anxiety is felt relative to the fate
of George Holmes and Thomas DeLacv,
well-known citizens of this place. The
bark Albert M. r on which they sailed
from Fernandina for Martinique, has
been discovered bottom up.
A jury is now being impaneled in the
Epps-Suhrer murder case, transferred
from Fernandina to this county.
Eighteen Boys Poisoned l>y Hemlock.
Louisville. May 19.—A special from
llarrodsburg. Ky., says: “Ahorrible case
of wholesale poisoning by hemlock occur
red near this place to-day. Eighteen
boys,' after playing a game of base ball,
started in search of wild parsnips but got
hold of deadly hemlock instead. The boys
ate freely and were taken violently ill.
Two of them died almost immediately.
Five are in a critical condition and are
not expected to live, and the others are
suffering severely.
A Desperado Killed.
New Orleans, May 19.—A special
from Scooba, Miss., says: “Mark Moore,
living six miles w'est of Walialak, Satur
day shot and mortally wounded his wife,
and then committed an indecent assault
upon his step-daughter at the point of a
pistol. He was found hanging to a tree
this morning. Moore was from Kentucky,
where he was well connected. He has
killed six men,”
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL SHELV
ED BV' THE HOUSE.
Mr. Holman Reports the Legislative.
J udlcial and Executive Appropriations
Bill—Several New Offices Included in
the Provisions of the Measure—Three
Appropriation Bills Passed.
\\ ashington, May 19.—Senator Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, presided over tbe
Senate to-day, having been designated for
that purpose under the rule by the Presi
dent of the Senate. Among the petitions
presented and appropriately referred were
the following:
By Mi. Harris, from the Merchants’ Ex
change of Nashville, Tenn.—Protesting
against tlie consolidation pf the customs port
of Nashville with that of Memphis, and prav
ing that an appraiser be appointed for the
port of Nashville.
By Mr. Call, from the citizens of Florida,
praying for the forfeiture of the land grant to
the Florida Railroad Company, now known as
the Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Railroad
Company, it being twenty-eight years since
the grant was made and "the road being yet
unbuilt.
A bill was introduced and referred, by Mr
Butler, of South Carolina, to authorize the
Secretary of War to loan fifty Springfield
rilles to the Palmetto Guards of Charleston.
The Chair laid before the Senate a resolu
tion offered on Thursday by Mr. Morgan di
recting the Committee on Finance to examine
the causes of the recent failures of national
banks, and whether such failures are due to
violations and evasions of the laws outlie part
of the officers or directors of the banks. After
considerable debate the resolution was re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. VanWyck offered a preamble and res
olution relating to the land grant of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg or New
Orleans Pacific Railroad Company, which
were laid over until to-morrow. The pre
amble sets forth that it is alleged that the
radroad had for ten years constructed no
portion of its road, but issued bonds which it
had sought to negotiate ami holds as a claim
against the franchises of tlie road, and that
the company, or other persons had, with a
view to favorable action by Congress, given
money or promises or pledged bonds for a po
litical campaign or other purposes. The res
olution directs the Committee on Public
Lands to make inquiry as to the truth of the
statement, and also to ascertain the terms
and conditions under which the company
transferred its claims and land grant and any
subsequent consideration connected there
with.
The Senate agreed to insist upon-its amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill, and to
appoint a conference committee. After con
tention for precedence of bills tlie Senate took
ii)> the bill for the creation of a bureau of la
bor statistics, and Mr. Morgan resumed his
remarks in support of Mr. Garland’s amend
ments, which places the collecting of labor
statistics in charge of the statistical bureau of
tlie Treasury Department. Pending debate
on the bill the Senate went into executive
session, anil when the doors were reopened
adjourned. Before the adjournment Mr. Halo
gave notice that to-morrow he would call up
the agricultural appropriation bill.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr. Turner, of Geor
gia, Chairman of the Committee on Elections,
said that, owing to tlie fact that tlie report in
the contested election case of Wallace vs. Mc-
Kinley had not been properly distributed, he
would not call up that case for consideration
to-day, but would postpone doing so until to
morrow.
Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, hoped that the case
would be disposed of to-dav, or that its con
sideration would be postponed for oue week.
He had important business to attend to dur
ing the remainder of the week, and it would
he very inconvenient for him to be present.
Mr. Turner expressed liis willingness to ac
commodate Mr. McKinley bv proceeding with
the case to-day, but yielded to Mr. Randall,
of Pennsylvania, who wished to secure the
passage of three appropriation bills which
were agreed to in committee of the whole
on Friday last. To this, however, Mr. Col
lins. of Massachusetts, objected. This was
probably the last committee suspension day
there would lie during Ihe session and
there were several important measures to ho
considered.
The Speaker proceeded to call the States Tor
hills, when the following were introduced and
referred.
By Mr. Miller, of lowa—Authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to iisj as soon as
maybe all the surplus money in the Treas
ury for the redemption of bonds outstanding
at a price not above par.
By Mr. Lewis, of Louisiana—Prohibiting
the confirmation, certification and patenting
of unearned land grants.
By Mr. King, of Louisiana—Directing the
Secretary of tlie Treasury to allow a rebate
of 10 per cent, on all goods imported in ves
sels of American register.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported the legisla
tive, judicial and executive appropriation
hill, and it was referred to the committee of
tiie whole. It appropriates $20,736,876, being
an increase of 138.190 over the current appro
priation. Of this amount $3,082,363 is for the
expenses of Congress, 1131,130 for the State
Department, $9,002,219 for the Treasury De
partment, $2,008,1i5 for the XVar Department,
$117,820 for the State, War and Navy Depart
ments building, $288,910 for the Navy Depart
ment, $4,249,779 for the Interior Department,
ssls.l2ikfor the Post Office Department, $172,-
290 for the Department of Justice, $410,100 lor
the salaries of United States Judges, Attor
neys and Marshals, $33,840 for the Court of
Claims, and $23,300 for the Civil Service Com
mission.
The bill provides for a Second Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, at a salary of $3,500;
for 10 additional principal examiners in the
Pension Office, at $2,000 each; for 150 special
examiners in tlie Pension Office, at $1,600
each; for 37 additional clerks in the sixth
Auditor’s office and 10 additional clerks in the
Second Auditor’s office. The total number of
employes estimated for in tlie legislative and
executive departments was 8,487. The num
ber appropriated for during tlie current fiscal
year was 8,131 and the number provided for
next year is 8,091. Tlie bill provides that the
Assay Office in St. Louis shall be abolished
and reduces the number of internal revenue
districts from 83 to 63. It is further provided
that of tlie contingent fund for cither house
no part of the money appropriated shall he
expended for clerical services for any Senator,
Representative or Delegate in Congress. The
object of this provision is to prevent tlie pay
ment of salaries to the private secretaries of
Senators.
Mr. Turner, of Georgia, gave notice that lie
would not call ap the Wallace-McKinley case
until Monday next.
The House proceeded to consideration of the
appropriation bills.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, moved to recommit
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, with instructions to the Committee on
Appropriations to report back a bill carrying
appropriations similar to those for the cur
rent year, with specified exceptions. It was
lost by 83 yeas to 136 nays. The bill was then
passed liy 129 yeas to 85 nays.
The army and District of Columbia appro
priation bills were passed without opposi
tion.
Mr. Collins, of Massachusetts, from the
Committee o# Judiciary, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt a resolution making the
Senate bankruptcy bill the special order for
Tuesday. June 10.
Mr. Will is, of Kentucky, demanded a sec
ond. and the motion was seconded by 100 to 66.
After some debate a motion to suspend tlie
rules and pass the bill was lost by 137 yeas to
113 nays, not the necessary two-thirds iu the
affirmative.
The Banking and Currency Committee was
next Oil tlie list, and Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio,
was ready with a resolution fixing the day for
consideration of the McPherson bill, blit a
motion to adjourn was introduced, and at 5
o’clock was carried.
HEWITT ANSWERS OLIVER.
A General Denial and a Counter Charge
Against the ex-Tariff Commissioner.
Washington, May 19.—a letter pur
porting to be a reply from Mr. Hewitt to
Mr. Oliver, published in the morning pa
pers, is pronounced a forgery. Mr. Hewitt
has not been here since Tuesday last. He
has, however, written a letter to Chair
man Morrison denying the charges of Mr.
Oliver. In it he says that the charges to
which Mr. Oliver refers are not changes in
rates, but changes in that portion of the
bill which has to do with the administra
tion of the law. One of the charges re
ferred to was an error of the copvist. The
other involves simply a selection’of one of
two rates. Mr. Hewitt denies that be
is the largest maniffactarer of
iron rods in the United States. He
denies that he is a large consumer of
steel rods. He adds that he manufac
tures almost all the steel rods that he
uses. He wants steel rods put on the free
list for the benefit of farmers who use
barbed wire fences. He says, finally,
that Mr. Oliver used his place on the
Tariff Commission to advance his personal
interests.
Speculation Among tli Clerks.
Washington, May 19.—Three hundred
department clerks were uneasy to-day.
They have been “operating” in petro
leum, by investing in a blind pool handled
by a broker here as the agent of a broker
in New York. They have invested some
thing like $lOO,OOO in this blind pool.
They have realized large profits from their
investment, some of them have been wise
enough to withdraw these profits. Others
have allowed them to accumulate in the
broker’s hands. To-day the broker was
not at His clerks did not know
where as. Business went on as usual,
but the customers were uueasv, some of
them say sadly to-night that perhaps they
have been trusting the Ferdinand Ward
of Washington.
Holman's Denomination Prospects.
Washington, May 19.—Objector Hol
man said to-day: “The nominating con
vention in my district will be held at Au
rora, Ind., next Thursday.”
“Are you a candidate for renomina
tion ?” asked a reporter.
“Yes: and there are six others, but l
think that I shall be able to make it; at
any rate I don’t think that I shall go
home to attend the convention, but shall
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1884.
leave tnv candidacy entirely in the hands
of tnv friends, hoping that they will see
that my course at Washington will be
j vindicated.”
Shelving of the Bankruptcy Bill.
Washington, May 19.—The bank
ruptcy bill was shelved for this session in
the House to-day. Attempts may be
made again to bring it up, but thev can
hardly be successful. Its friends must
look for success to tbe next session. The
vote on the motion to suspend the rules
aud fix a day for its consideration was
137 yeas to 113 nays, not nearly the two
thirds necessary. It was beaten by the
South and West. The recent action of
the Louisville Board of Trade adverse to
the bill furnished the opposition with a
nucleus.
The Trip to Charlotte.
W ashington, May 19.—Senators Pen
dleton, Hampton. Butler, Vance and Ran
som and Representatives Dowd, Evins
and Bennett have gone to Charlotte,
Meek enburg county, N. C„wbere Senator
Pendleton will deliver an oration to-raor
row on the one hundredth anniversary of
the Declaration ol Independence sighed
by the residents of that neighborhood.
May 20, 1775. Speaker Carlisle expected
to attend the anniversary, but finding
that the trip would take several days con
cluded not to go.
Public Land at Auction at Tampa.
Washington, May 19.— Secretary Tel
ler has directed the cancellation of all
land entries upon tbe remnant of the old
Fort Brooke military reservation at Tam
pa, Fla., and has ordered the land to be
sold at public auction. The tract com
prises 148 acres, and is said to be very
valuable.
Nominated for Postmaster.
Washington, May 19.—'The President
to-day nominated John W. Raborn for
Postmaster at Union Springs, Ala.
\VO< JL-GKO WE US’ C’t >X VENT ION.
A Restoration of tlie Tariff’ of ltttL
Necessary to Secure Their Ballots.*
Chicago, May 19.— The national mass
meeting of the wool growers of the United
States was called to order at 10 o’clock
this morning, 134 delegates being present,
fifty of whom were from Ohio and 38 from
Pennsylvania. Twenty-one States and
Territories are represented. Columbus
Delano, of Ohio, was made Pres
ident, R. T. McCulley, of Mis
souri, Secretary, aud a list
of \ ice Presidents from the wool growing
States. Mr. Delano, in taking the chair,
sketched the importance of the wool indus
try of the United States and the necessity
of united action for the protection of that
interest. He said that the development
ot wool growing began with the passage
of the wool tariff of 1867, and the result
has been a reduction on the prices of wool
to manufacturers. He urged the neces
sity of constant work until the
restoration of that tariff is secured
and politicians brought to terms.
He held that a tariff for revenue was free
trade, and was dangerous to the prosperity
of the country. A platform was adopted
setting forth the extent and importance
of wool and sheep husbandry, declaring
that the sheep growers will know their
friends wherever they find them, and
that thej r will not support any party or
political candidate until it or he has
clearly defined its or his position iu favor
of a wool tariff.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR NEGROES.
Fred. Douglass Puts in a Word at tlie
African Methodist Conference.
Baltimore, May 19.—Bishop J. It.
Shorter presided to-day at the African M.
E. Conference. To-morrow the general
officers will be elected. Senior Bishop
D. A. Payne is to have a small episcopal
district given him in order to allow him
time to finish liis work on the history of
the church. Fred. Douglass, and Thomas
Fortune, editor of the New York Globe,
made addresses. Douglass drew a pic
ture of fifty years asro and now. Fifty
years ago he came down Holliday street,
iu this city, barefooted and out at the el
bows and knees, and stood looking in the
window of a colored druggist (Lewis G.
Wells) to draw inspiration from him. He
pledged himself to continue the tight in
lavor of equal rights.
Robert Seymour, of California, present
ed a resolution directing the committee
about to visit Washington to request the
President to urge the Republican party to
put a plank in their platform supplement
ing the bill annulled in regard to civil
rights, or anew bill entirely, in order that
the same may be submitted to the vote of
the people in the coming national cam
paign. Its consideration was referred
amid confusion.
Rev. C. S. Smith spoke in favor of min
isters taking an active part in politics.
PIOTA TO GIVE A SUN DANCE.
The Aboriginal German to be Followed
by a Little Scalp Taking.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 19.—A
special from Wlnnepeg says: “The trouble
among the Indians in the Northwest Ter
ritories is coming to a climax. Piota has
called.a big sun dance, and has invited
all the Indians, lie demands to be given
land where the Indians can get fresh
meat to counteract the effect of bacon,
which has spread scurvy throughout the
camps, causing the death of 60 oi his peo
ple within three months. He complains of
broken government pledges as to sup
plies. The Assiniboines and other tribes
are in the joint movement for a change.
Yellow Calf's band is armed and defies
the authorities. Troops and cannon have
been sent from Regina, and a fight is
looked for.”
POLICEMEN WORST RUFFIANS.
Two of the Former Badly Hurt and Two
of tlie I.alter Mortally Wounded,
Pittsburg, May 19.—Baxery Bray and
Wm. Hendershot, two well known char
acters of Lawrenceville, were shot and
fatally wounded by Policeman McAleese
yesterday. Bray and Hendershot tried to
abduct an unsophisticated German girl
and officers English and McAleese inter
fered. The ruffians and their friends
turned on the officers, and in self-defense
McAleese tired the fatal sjiots. Both men
are still living, but no lirfpes of their re
covery are entertained. Officers Mc-
Aleese and English were badly injured,
and it is feared that they are hurt Inter
nally.
PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY.
A Virginia Physician Calls a Blval into
His Office and Shoots Him Dead.
Crisfikld, Mil, May 19.—At Tangier
Island, Virginia, on Saturday, Dr, Pitts
called Dr. AValter, a rival physician, into
his ( Pitts*) office and deliberately shot him
dead. Professional jealousy was the cause
of the murder. Walter had been practicing
there lor some time and Pitts tried to
build tip a business but lailed. The peo
ple of the island made a demonstration to
lynch Pitts after the murder, but were
prevented by a few of the citizens. The
murderer was placed in jail at Onaneock,
Virginia.
An Indiscreet Negro Brakeman Mur
dered.
Galveston. Tex., May 19.—A special
from Houston says: “Charles Taylor, col
ored, a brakeman on the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad, near Hempstead,
was shot yesterday and instantly killed.
Taylor had previously been conspicuous
in placing negroes in first-class coaches,
and to this his sudden mysterious taking
off is attributed. At the time of the
shooting he was about the centre ot the
sleeping car, the bullet passing through
an open window, striking him in the head.
His body was left on the platform at
Hempstead.”
Ohio Town* Storm-Wrecked.
Columbus, Ohio, jilay 19.—A heavy
wind and rain storm visited the village of
Tarlton, in I’acaway county, this after
noon. About thirty hotises, comprising
nearly the entire village, were unroofed.
Trees were blown down and others up
rooted. A man named Koesherner was
dangerously hurt by a falling wall. The
same storm passed in the vicinity of
Lancaster, Fairfield county, where sev
eral buildings were unroofed and the am
phitheatre at the fair grounds and race
course destroyed. Several horses were
killed by falling barns.
Williams’ Crookedness.
Charleston. W.V., May 19.—George
J. Williams, who has been working as
pension ageut and mail robbing in Nich
olas county, and who obtained in a traud
ulent manner about SIO,OOO, was to-day
found guilty in the United States District
Court here. Williams is well educated
and thoroughly posted in the pension and
postal laws. There are eight other in
dictments against him. When all the
cases are tried he will probably serve the
balance of his life in prison.
CRASHES IN THE COUNTRY
A FEW AFTER-CLAPS OF THE
COLLAPSES IN NEW YORK.
Banks In Trouble at Petersburg, Va.,
Erie, Pa., and Charlottesville, Va.—
Scott & Cos., New York Stock Brokers.
Suspend Rumors That President
Dodd will get all his Money from
Fisk & Hatch.
Petersburg, Va., May 19.—1n conse
quence of the runs made on it, as well as
on other banks here, the Planters’ and
Mechanics’ Bank this morning tempora
rily suspended operations. The follow ing
notice, signed by the Board of Directors
and the President of the bank, was posted
on the door:
Owing to the stringency iu the money mar
ket, caused iu great part bv the present
financial crisis, this bank is forced, tempo
rarily, to suspend operations. A statement of
the condition of the hank is now being pre
pared. which will be made public as soon as
possible, and we feel assured that it will prove
satisfactory to the most scrutinizing.
The bank is believed to be perfectly
solvent and able to pay every cent it
owes.
THE CASHIER’S STATEMENT.
Petersburg. May 19. 10 p.m.— Thomas
White, Cashier of the Bankers’ and Me
chanic’s Bank says that the suspension
is due, among other causes, to the effect
that during his absence in New York last
week a larfje number of certificates of de
posit, ou which the bank requires from 10
to 30 days notice, were paid out without
the requisite notice being given, and that
within the past few days $64,000 of State
funds which had been deposited in the
bank had been checked out. He thought
that the bank would resume in a few’days.
After the doors of the suspended bank had
been closed a heavy run for several hours
was made on the Petersburg Savings and
Insurance Bank, wfiich promptly met all
demands.
LIQUOR DEALERS ASSIGN.
Henry Stratton & Cos., wholesale liquor
dealers, made an assignment this after
noon for the benefit of their creditors.
Tlieir liabilities are $33,000 and assets
$25,000.
31U. JA3IES’ K3IISAURASSMFXT.
Creditors Divided as to Purchasing His
Property as a Stock Company.
Atlanta, May 19.—The doors of Mr.
James’ bank were thrown open at an
early this morning, exposing to view two
smiling faces behind the counter. About
a dozen persons entered promptly at the
opening of the door, and immediately the
young men who owned the smiling faces
opened the books laying in front of them
and omtneneed to enter certificates of
deposit of the non-preferred or interest
bearing character. It was soon learned
that this class was in favor of organ
izing a stock company to purchase the
Janies property, and that they were put
ting their certificates as so much
stock in the enterprise. Later ‘ in
the day a good many people
called at the bank to see
what w T as going on. The
preferred creditors, or regular depositors,
as a class refused to go into the scheme,
thinking that their chances were better
as they w r ere. 31r. James sat in his pri
vate room in the rear of the bank, and in
short conversations with callers favored
the scheme, on the ground that it was the
best thing, he thought, that could happen
for both himself and the unfortunates. In
the afternoon a large meeting of preferred
creditors was held in the basement of the
new court house. Judge Dorsey presided,
and several speeches against organizing
the company to purchase the James pro
perty were made. This seemed the senti
ment of the meeting, as the remarks were
loudly applauded. Nothing definite was
done, action being deferred until to
morrow’, when another meeting will be
held. As it is, the tw’o factions are con
siderably apart, while one or two of the
injured speak of having Mr. James
arrested.
AN ERIE BANK CLOSED.
Tiie l’resldent Accused Both of Dab
bling in Oil and lieing; Overliaaty.
Erie, I’a., May 19—The Erie County
Savings Bank, of this city, suspended this
morning. Its capital is $150,000 and its
liabilities $300,000. It is said that the
I’resident lias been dabbling in oil. He
has left the city.
no statement yet made.
Erie, Pa., May 19, 11 p. m.—No state
ment has as yet been made by the officers
of the bank in Erie county. Pa., except
that the deposits were about $360,000.
The bank has wealthy stockholders, and
as they are individually liable all claims
will doubtless be paid in full. Due of the
directors, who has been examining the
accounts, says that there w’as no ground
for a failure, but that the President
got frightened and precipitated mat
ters by advising his friends to
withdraw their deposits. There were
slight runs on the two other savings
banks, but they took advantage or the
“time notice,” and thus checked the ex
citement. They kept Iheir doors open
longer than usual, and one did not close
until to-night. No checks were pre
sented during the last halt hour. The
President says that the deposits to-day
have been five times greater than the
amounts withdrawn. No further trouble
is anticipated, as the banks are known to
be perfectly sound.
FOLGER’S POWERS.
Text of the Act Which Would nave
Legalized A Purchase of 4 Per Ccuts.
Washington, May 19.—1 t is said at the
Treasury Department to-day in regard to
the question ol the purchase of 4 per cent,
bonds, that in case those bonds had de
clined much below 118 last week, it would
have been the duty of Secretary Folger
to have invested" the balance due
the sinking fund and surplus
revenues on hand, in them, as in
so doing there would have been a large
saving over an investment in 3 per cents
at par. In addition to the authority con
ferred by the sinking fund Congress lias
expressly clothed the Secretary with
power to purchase bonds. The act is to
be found on page 6041, supplemental to
the Revised Statutes, and as follows:
That the Secretary of the Treasury may at
anytime apply the surplus money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or so
much thereof as he may consider proper, to
the purchase or redemption of United States
bonds, provided that the bonds so purchased
or redeemed shall constitute no part of the
sinking fund, but shall be canceled.
PRESIDENT DODD’S MISTAKES.
Steps Taken to Secure His Punishment
for Contempt of Court.
Newark, N. J., May 19.—An applica
tion wa9 made to Vice Chancellor Van
Fleet this morning, in the absence of the
Chancellor, by the counsel ior the Ger
man depositors of the Newark Savings
Bank for an order to require President
Dodd to show cause why he should not be
punished for disobedience of the order of
the Court of Chancery in removing the
bank's assets out of the State. At the
suggestion of the Vice Chancellor the
matter was laid a9ide temporarily, pend
ing further developments. Receiver Wil
kinson again went to New York to-dav,
and rumors that the bank will receive tlie
full amount of its claim against Fisk &
Hatch are circulated. The run on other
savings banks ceased to-day, and a better
feeling prevails.
The Day in New York.
New York, ®iy 19, 10 a. m.—Mr. Fisk,
of Fisk & Hatch, says negotiations are
progressing for a settlement of all the dif
t, rcnces between his firm and the New
ark Savings Bank, and that such negotia
tions give every promise of success, and
that, if they are completed, none of the
Chesapeake and Ohio securities held byhis
firm will be put upon the market.
New York. May 19,11 a. m.—The stock
market opened lower and declined > 4 to 3
per cent., the latter inLouisville and Nash
ville. The decline was due to sales to
realize profits. At 11 o’clock there was
a rally of to l'i per cent.
W. B. Scott A Cos., stock brokers, have
suspended.
A Charlottesville Bauk Closed.
Charlottesville, Ya., May 19.—The
banking house of Breunau & 00. closed
to-day with the following notice upon the
doors: “The circumstances surrounding
the bank are such that it is thought best
to suspend for a few days.” It is thought
that the depositors are safe, being se
cured by the large landed estate of the
Brennans.
BRENNAN A CO.’S LIABILITIES.
Charlottesville, Va., May 19,10 p.
M.—The liabilities of Brennan & Cos. are
about SIOO,OOO, with depositors’ lieu on
very valuable real estate as security.
The People’s National Bank and the Bank
ot Albemarle are unaffected, and their
deposits have been increased. The firm
will not resume business.
A Laporte Bank Agsigug.
Laforte, Ind., May 19.—The City Ex
change Bank made an assignment on
Saturday, owing to the failure of Donnell,
Lawson & Simpson. The liabilities are
$36,000 and the assets $21,000. •
SWAY OF THE FLAMES.
A Railroad’s Repair Shops Destroyed
with Their Contents.
New York, May 19.—The repair shops
of the New Y'ork aud Harlem Railroad
Company, at 172d street and Fourth
avenue, took fire yesterday. The buildings
cover a large area, and contain the ma
chine shops and work rooms where all the
repairing of the rolling stock of the com
pany was done. The flames spread
rapidly, and w ere 6oon beyond the con
trol of the few fire companies w’hich were
available. A general alarm was sent out.
With the assistance which arrived the
tire was extinguished after an hour’s hard
work. Three passenger cars and three
locomotives were destroyed. The origin of
the fire is unknown. Sparks from the
burning building set fire to several small
dwellings. The loss is $200,000. The in
surance is not known.
SWAINSBORO’S HOTEL BURNED.
Swainsboro, Ga., May 19.—Last night
about 10:30 o’clock the Swainsboro Hotel
was discovered ou fire, and before 12
o’clock all the buildings ou the lot were
in ashes. The loss is about $3,000. No
insurance.
A CITY OF THE ORIENT DESTROYED.
Constantinople, May 19.—A great
conflagration has taken p'laee at Bei Ba
zar, a small city in the province of An-
Minor. Nearly the entire town
was consumed; 950 dwellings. 544 ware
houses and shops, 11 mosques, 15 schools,
9 khans, and 140 other buildings were
burned. Eleven persons perished in tbe
flames.
fatal flames in a residence.
Kingston, Ont., May 19.—The resi
dence of George Peters at Charbot lake was
burned at an early hour this morning.
-Mr. Peters and his eight-year-okl daughter
and a young woman named linden were
burned to death. The other inmates of
the house rushed through the flames, and,
with the exception of Miss Peters, twenty
years old, who is thought to be fatally
burned, escaped with slight w’ounds,
A LEAD PIPE WORKS BURNED.
Cincinnati, May 19.—The Cincinnati
Lead Pipe and Sheet Lead Company’s
Works, at Nos. 21 and 23 East Ninth
street, burned this afternoon. Tne loss
on stock is $50,000. It is insured. The
loss on tbe building, which belonged,to
Jason Evans’estate, is SIO,OOO. It is in
sured. 3lrs. Leach, an occupant of the
fourth story, was fatally burned and
Wm. E. Cook severely.
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED.
Liverpool, May 19.—1 tis believed
that the recent warehouse fires here were
of incendiary origin. A number of ar
rests are expected.
CHICAGO PRICES LOWER.
The Decline "Very Slight and the Day’s
Trading Rather Dull.
Chicago, May 19.—The markets to-day
ran along in a sluggish way during the
greater part of the day, with a tendency
toward a low range of prices. Operators
continue to act with caution, but a re
vival of confidence appears to be looked
forward to in the near future.
Tlie wheat market ws#s easier and prices
averaged lower. Foreign advices were quoted
steady. Tlie market opened easier, declined
1, rallied ; q, flue lusted within a range of 7 1 s.
and finally closed under Saturday. On tlie
afternoon board more activity and firmness
were shown on more encouraging export ad
vices. June closed at 88c., July at HO 1 M e. and
August at 89 7 h c.
Corn was weaker and averaged lower. The
market opened a shade easier, declined
rallied and then with numerous fluctua
tions declined below outside prices and
closed : V- under Saturday. On the afternoon
board the feeling was firmer. June closed at
55 1 „c., July at 57c., and August at 58'.0. Oats
were weak and lower. On the afternoon
board a partial recovery from the lowest prices
of tiie day occurred. June closed at 31Vic. aud
July at S2' 4 .
l’ork was moderately active and prices were
15@20 cents lower, June closed at sl7 25, Julv
at sl7 and August at sl7 40.
Lard was active. Prices were- s@lo cents
lower in the regular board, but recovered
partially in tlie afternoon. June closed at 810
cents and July at 8 25cents.
IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 19.—Tlie Mark Lane Erpreet,
in its review of the British grain trade during
the past week, says: “Sunshine has improved
the condition of wheat. Trade is slow.
Values are in favor of buyers. Maize is
scarce, but cheaper. The off coast
market is quiet. There were 12 arrivals.
Five cargoes were sold. 5 were withdrawn,
and 6 remained. There is no inquiry for car
goes on passage. Quotations are nominal.
The sales of Khglish wheat during tlie past
week were 59,872 quarters at 375. lOiL, against
71,758 quarters at 435. 4d. .during the corre
sponding week last year.”
CUBA’S I’KN'MIjESSNESS.
No I milled iate l’rospect of Brighter Fi
nancial Skies Oyer the Island.
Nkw York, May 19.— A letter from
Havana, dated May 15, says: “The au
thorities have not yet succeeded in cap
turing General Aguero. This circum
stance is causing much criticism all over
the island. Every few days depredations
and acts of destruction, said to be com
mitted l>y detached parties of General
Aguero’s band, are reported. Ru
mors of the contemplated sale
of Cuba to the United States, which
it appears were originally started
in New York, have found many
thinking circles in this island, though
they are discredited. It is asserted that
the horrible state ot the Cuban treasury
will oblige Spain to sell the island in order
to realize a number of millions which it
can no longer draw out of Cuba. The
saving of $7-2,000 by the suppression of
the sub-intendancies of the treasury,
lately decreed by the Minister of the Colo
nies, is like a drop of water to the sea.
These sub-intendancies were created only
three moulds ago. The.contemplated re
duction of expenses to $27,000,000 is
merely nominal, lor with every exertion
the government has never been able to
collect a larger sum for income.
Therefore the burden of the -tax
payers will not be lightened, and in the
most favorable point of view the so-called
reduction will merely prevent a further
deficit. The people are clamoring for a
radical change. From the first of July
next anew schedule of rules and tarift's
tor the collection of contributions for in
dustry and commerce will go into eftect.
The rules are so complicated and onerous
and the tariff goes into such details that
taxpayers are despondent. The munici
pality of Havana, which is as bankrupt as
the Treasury, has augumenttd its tariff
for taxes with some extraordinary items.
There are about 6,000 cigarmakers out of
employment in this city.”
IN THE BASE BALL ARENA.
Cincinnati Players Arrested in Indian
apolis for Playing on Sunday.
Indianapolis, May 19.—The Cincin
nati and Indianapolis Base Ball Clubs
played a game of ball here on Sunday.
The members of the Cincinnati club were
arrested to-day, charged with violating
the State law prohibiting persons from
following theirusual avocation on Sun
day. The players were released on their
personal recognizance. The cases will
be heard to-morrow. The members of the
Indianapolis club will be arrested to-mor
row on a similar charge.
Washington. May 19.—T0-day’s base
ball games resulted as follows:
At Baltimore—Monuinentals 15, Harris
burgs 8.
At Philadelphia—Washingtons 3, Athletics
4; Clevelands 3. Philadelnhias 0.
At Boston—Bostons 4, Chicagos 2.
At Trenton, N. J.—Domestics, of Newark, 2,
Trcntons 3.
At Providence—Providences 4, Detroits 2.
At New York—Buffalos 8, New Yorks 17.
At Richmond—Wilmitigtons 4, YirginiasS.
At Heading, Pa.—Actives 4, Allentowns 13.
At Brooklyn—Allegiienvs 6, Brooklyns 11.
At New York—Metropolitans 10, Baltimores
At Amherst, Mass.—Harvards 13, Amhersts
10.
At Cincinnati—lt rained and there was no
game.
Crimes of a Pair of Brutal Negroes.
Albany, Ga., May 19.—0n Sunday
morning two negroes, named Collin Jones
and Rascom Aleck, drove Mr. Moore, the
overseer on Chan Jones’ plantation, in
the edge of Lee county, out of his house
and then robbed it, firing upon |he inof
fensive old man. They went to a negro
house near by and raped a defenseless
woman. In endeavoring to arrest them
both had to be shot before surrendering.
Their wounds are not dangerous. They
were carried to Leesburg, where their
wounds were dressed. They had a com
mitment trial to-day for rape and bur
glary. They are now in jail.
TILDENSTILLIN THE RACE
HE IS SAID TO BE FULLY ABLE
TO STAND THE CAMPAIGN.
Representative Cassidy Professes to
Divulge tlie Inside Facts of the Recent
Visit to Gramercy Park of the Pacific
Coast Delegation—The Trip not a Po
litical Pilgrimage.
Washington, May 19.—Representa
tive Cassidy, of Nevada, to-day said that
the visit of tbe Pacific coast delegation to
Mr. Tilden some weeks ago had given
rise to many erroneous impressions
throughout the country. This resulted,
he said, from the fact that ail sorts of al
leged interviews were published broad
cast which never took place at all with
any member of the delegation. Contin
uing, Mr. Cassidy said: “The visit to
Gramercy Park was purely social, and
originated in this way:
HOW THE VISIT CAME ABOUT.
Representative Spriggs, of the Utica
district, N. Y'., is an old and intimate
friend of Gov. Tilden. Judge Spriggs,
being about to go over to New York, in
vited me to accompany him. and together
pay our respects to the distinguished
statesman. Later the party was enlarged
to include a portion of the delegation
from California. As tue visit was purely
social and wholly non-Dolitical, a sense of
propriety demanded that the delegation
should retrain from rushing into print,
but the objects of the visit having been
misinterpreted and widely misrepre
sented. I feel that it Is but simply just to
disclose all“that took place. Ex-Gov.
Tilden received the party with great
cordiality, and the interview lasted
nearly two hours.
TII.DEN’S GOOD HEALTH.
While it is true that one of his arms is
afflicted, his general health is remarkably
good, not to say robust. The Governor
threw back the heavy folding doors in the
presence of his visitors and moved about
with as much activity as a man of 40.
His mind is as strong and clear as ever
before in his life. As to his ability to
stand the fatigue and excitement of a
campaign, 1 think that his chances in
that direction would be as good as those
of any other man ot equal age.
HE WILL ACCEPT.
The only reference made to politics was
when a member of the delegation, address
ing Mr. Tilden, said: “Governor, we are
all your lriends —we are all Tilden men—
as are all Democrats on the Pacific coast.”
In reply the Governor said: “I am not
a Tilden man, which was construed by
some of the visitors as a declaration that
he would not be a candidate lor the Presi
dency. For my own part I left Mr Tilden
in the firm conviction, judging from all
surroundings, that he will gladly accept
the nomination if tendered to him by the
Chicago Convention. I may be mistaken
about it, but I certainly came away with
that opinion.”
GEII3I ANY’S U< >NSER VATIY'ES.
Five Hundred Delegates Promise to
Stand l>v tlie Emperor and tlie Empire.
Berlin, May 19.—A convention of 500
delegates of the National Liberal party
was held in Berlin yesterday. Minister
Habrecht presided. Long discussions
took place, in' which Herren Habrecht,
Benningsen, Yleguel and other prominent
persons took part. The convention unani
mously passed resolutions expressing
unswerving loyalty to the Emperor and
empire, and declaring its conviction
of the necessity of the anti-Sociaiist law,
and resolved to maintain unimpaired the
constitutional rights of the people’s repre
sentatives. The convention declared its
determination not to coalesce with other
groups, and also pledged the parly to sup
port the government to the utmost in so
cial and political reforms, and especially
to endeavor to pass the accident insur
ance bill during the present session. At
the close of the meeting three hearty
cheers were given for the Emperor.
EVENTS ON THE TUI IF.
Four Lively Races at the Meeting of the
Kentucky Jockey Club.
Louisville, May 19.—T0-day’s racing
events resulted as follows:
First Hack—For the McGratbania stake
for two-year-olds; five furlongs. Orlando at
once took the lead, with Bootblack second.
These positions were kept to the end, Orlando
winning by two lengths, with Bootblack sec
ond and Royal Knight third; Time l:o6>i.
Second Hack—tor the Minnehaha stakes;
all ages: one mile. Charlie Lucas made the
run to the head stretch where Lute Folge
took th > lead and won, with Tennyson second
and Charlie Lucas third. The’ time was
1:51J4.
Third Race—Kentucky Oaks, for tlircc
year-old fillies; \% miles. At the end of the
lirst mile Modesty was six lengths in front of
liinncttn, and won in a gallop by that dis
tance, with High flight second anil Jiiunetta
third Time, 2:18! 4 .
Fourth Rack—a handicap steeple chase;
purse |100; about 1% miles. The race was
won by Captain Curry, with Carter Harrison
second, ltebok third. Time, 4:10.
The Russian Festivities.
St. Petersburg, May 19.—The festivi
ties in celebration of the Czarowitch at
taining his majority continued to-day.
The Czar, accompanied by Prince 'Wil
liam, of Prussia, on toot, inspected the
military review of the troops. The review
continued an hour and a half. The Czaro
witch received the diplomatic corps of
the embassies at the Anitchkolf Palace.
The Czar and Czarowitch afterwirds
drove in an open carriage, and unattend
ed, to the Winter Palace, where a state
banquet was given. The healths of the
Czar and Czarowitch were drunk amid
the salvos of artillery. A state ball is in
progress this evening and the streets are
again brilliantly illuminated.
Louisiana Waters Still Rising.
New Orleans, May 19.—A special
from Alexandria says: ' ‘‘The river is ris
ing slowly. It is now even with the March
rise. A heavy rain and hail storm pre
vailed to-day. On Saturday the new levee
on the Cummings plantation below here
broke, flooding 200 or 300 acres of culti
vated land.”
A special from Bastrop says: “The re
cent rise in the Ouachita river and
Bayou Bartholomew has inundated sev
eral tine plantations lying along the
bayou near its mouth, on which line crops
of cotton and corn had already been
W’orked out.”
A Lost Schooner’s Survivors.
New York, May 19.—The steamer Pro
fessor Morse, from the West Indies,
brought as passengers Captain Williams
and wile, of the schooner Mary E. Femer
iek, which sailed hence March‘29 for Jack
sonville, Fla., and which vessel was lost
ar sea On the Bth of April. The Captain
and crew were saved bv the schooner
Martinique and taken to'Trinidad. The
Femerick was owned by James Ponder, of
Wilmington, Del., and was valued at
$lO,OOO. Her cargo of railroad iron, etc.,
was Insured.
Louisville and Nashville’s New Pres
ident,
New York, May 19.—At a meeting of
the Louisville and Nashville directors
this afternoon the resignation of C. C.
Baldwin as President was accepted arid
J. S. Rogers, of the Rogers Locomotive
Works, was elected in his place. Mr.
Baldwin .still remains as a director and
member of the finance committee.
Death Preferable to Penury.
Utica, N. Y., May 19.—Alexander
White, a creamery operators aged about
4fi years, of Grand Rapids, Mich., shot
himself at his mother’s house in Sher
burne, Chenango county, this morning.
He lost about $123,000 in stocks in Wall
street last fall, and had other business re
verses in Sherburne and Grand Rapids.
Dividing (410,000,000 iu a Will.
Chicago, May 19.—The will of the late
Cyrus H. McCormick was admitted to
probate to-day. The estate of deceased is
valued at $10,000,000, and is devised in
trust to his widow for live years. At the
end of said term she is to receive one-fifth
and his three sons and two daughters the*
remainder.
Spanish Army Deserters Sentenced,
Saragoss-a, Spain, May 19.—A court
martial was held here yesterday for the
trial of fourteen officers charged with
desertion. One Major was sentenced to
prison for life. One Lieutenant received
a sentence of 20 years and the others were
sentenced to 12 years each in prison.
A Dry Good* Dealer Assigns.
Columbus, Ohio, May 19.—J. D. Tur
ner, a dry goods dealer, has assigned, with
liabilities stated at $15,000 and assets of
$lB,OOO.
The Knights Templar.
Albany, May 19.—The Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar meet here
Wednesday morning. About 100 Knights
are expected.
Asa Cnre for Sore Throat and Coughs,
“ Brown's Bronchial Troches” have been
thoroughly tested, and maintain their
good reputation.
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
El Mahdi’s Followers Again Assuming
tlie Offensive 3Vith 3Tgor
The war in Egypt.
London, May 19.—Assou Cuser, Brit
ish agent, and Hussein Pasha’s nephew,
while escaping from Berber were Rap
tured by the rebels near Abuhamed.
In the House of Commons to-day Pre
mier Gladstone, in replying to Ashmead
Bartlett, Conservative, said that the gov
ernment adhered to their position that the
Egyptian law of liquidation should be the
basis for the coming conference. France
has asked for an explanation of England’s
position in regard to affairs in Egypt.
Both governments were desirous of'ex
changing views. After reciprocally
communicating their views they will con
sult other powers at the earliest, moment
possible. Alter this shall have been
done Parliament will be fully informed of
the proceedings.
Admiral Ilewitt arrived at Adowa April
26. All his party were in good health.
The inhabitants at first refused to supply
them with provisions, which conduct i’s
attributed to the intrigues of the French
and Greek Consuls. King John sent an
envoy to Admiral Hewitt to smooth mat
ters over, and promised to visit him in
person soon.
The Board of Admiralty has telegraph
ed to the authorities at Chatham to pre
pare a muster roll of all the available
marines. It is understood that the gov
ernment has under consideration the
question of dispatching strong drafts of
marines from Chatham, Portsmouth and
Plymouth to Egjj't.
London, MajraO, 2 a. m.—An Alexan
dria correspondent says that a Greek has
been found who is acquainted with the
country and who is willing to undertake
the delivery of messages to Gen. Gordon
and return answers in two months pro
vided £I,OOO is guaranteed him, only paya
ble if he is successful.
Cairo, May 19.—Two hundred rebels
bombarded Suakin to-day, the attack last
ing one hour. Two inhabitants were
wounded and the rebels succeeded in
stealing 1,000 sheep. The British troops
landed at the town and the rebels were
forced to retire.
The rebels havejtcaptured the govern
ment magazine at Abuhamed and virtual
ly possess the town. The rebels are ad
vancing upon Korosko and general alarm
has been created. El Ylahdi’s emmissa
ries continue to advance, and are wel
comed everywhere.
SAD END OF AN ELOPEMENT.
The Fugitives Caught on the River by
tlie Girl’s Father—Ho and the Lover
are Drowned.
An attempted elopement last night in
the southern part of this county, says a
Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,
special of the 17th inst. to the New York
World, resulted in the death by drown
ing of the fleeing lover and the avenging
father, and the narrow escape of the
young lady. The lady’s family are among
the most prominent people in Greenbrier
county, and the tragic occurrence has
produced intense excitement. Qn Thurs
day evening Ellen Farrier, the daughter of
James H. Farrier, eloped with John Biggs,
who had for some time been paying atten
tion to Miss Farrier despite the strong
opposition and threats of her father and
brother. They fled towards Greenbrier
river in a buggy, intending to cross the
stream and be married at the house of a
minister some distance beyond with
whom they had an understanding. The
father was absent from home when the
couple left, but on his return he procured
a buggy and, accompanied bv his son,
started in hot pursuit. Biggs and his
intended bride, unconscious of the chase,
arrived at the river, and entering a skiff
started across. Hardly had they left the
bank, however, than the pursuers dashed
down to the shore. Jumping into another
boat the young lady’s father and brother
followed the lovers, at the same
time calling upon them to stop. YVhen
about half way across the river the fugi
tives were overhauled, and, dropping
their oars, the father and his son sprang
into the boat. Tbe former grappled with
Biggs and the son took his sister into the
other boat. A struggle ensued between
the irate father and young Biggs, in the
course of which the skiff was overturned
and the father and the lover sank and
were drowned. 3liss Farrier and her
brother reached the shore in safety. The
news of the affair spread like wildfire,
aud the next morning a searching party
found the body of Biggs lodged in a pile
of drift. Mr. Farrier’s body has not yet
been found.
A LOST BRIDE.
Supposed to Have Been Abducted on the
Eve of Her Wedding.
Chubby Arnold, says a Carthage, Mo.,
letter ot the 13th, returned from Texas
this morning after a ten days’ fruitless
search for his would-be bride. He was
to have been married on the 26th of April
at the Harrington House, in this city, to
Miss Maud M. Linden, of Keokuk, lowa.
The licence was issued and cards of in
vitation were out. Arrangements were
made for the affair. Only a few friends
were to witness the nuptials. The ap
pointed day arrived, but not the bride,
who was to arrive on the morning train.
Here the romance begins. Mr. Arnold
received a telegram from a friend at Keo
kuk, informing him that Miss Linden ha 1
been abducted by her brother and taken
to Dallas, Tex., three days before. Chub
by started for Dallas, where he searched
in vain, advertised for Maud in the pa
pers, but all to no purpose. All he
could learn was that the brother was op
posed to the marriage of bis sister, and
had registered a threat to kill Arnold on
sight. This morning the disappointed re
ceived a telephone message from Carter
ville, and another from a friend at Jop
lin. this afternoon, asking him to be at the
Missouri Pacific depot when the 4 o’clock
train arrived. Mr. Arnold suspected mis
chief and thought of his intended bride’s
brother, who intended to kill him. Arm
ing himself and informing bis employers
he summoned Marshal Deagan ami re
paired to the depot. Here Arnold secret
ed himself in the ticket office, while the
Marshal boarded the train. Just as the
train was starting a brisk-looking gentle
man in a linen duster handed tbe officer a
note to deliver to Chubby Arnold. The
note read thus:
“Maud is with me, and as she consents
to go home with me, I will not kill you to
day, but beware. A. L.”
The stranger answered the description
of Miss Linden’s brother, and Arnold re
cognized the writing. The lady is hand
some and rich,-and Chubbv savs she
loves bim dearly, and would marry him
immediately could she get awav from her
irate brother.
Germany’s New Colonial Bank.
Hamburg. May 19. — The articles of the
new colonial bank provide for a capital of
30,000,000 marks, with power fo increase
to 60,000,000 marks. The incorporators
are authorized to conduct a banking bu
siness for promoting direct dealings in
money and exchange between Germany
and trans-oceanic countries. The bank is
forbidden to issue notes, to deal in its own
shareSj to engage in speculative business
or business connected with real property,
to acquire or advance money on landed
projierty or receive monev on deposit in
Germany.
. Russo-German Friendship.
St. Petersburg, Mav 19.—The Czar
has appointed Prince William Honorary
Colonel of the Viborg Infantry Regiment.
La Journal de St. Petersburg, in referring
to Prince William’s visit to St. Peters
burg, says: “It is not merely a courtesv,
but testifies to the good relations existing
between Russia and Germany. It is a
guarantee of many years of secure friend
ship between tbe two States.”
Bradlaugh and Pensions.
London, May 19.—Mr. Bradlaugh has
written to Premier Gladstone protesting
against tbe excessive amounts allowed in
commutation of pensions to heirs of the
Duke of Marlborough and William Penn,
and requesting permission to argue the
matter before the Lords of the Treasury,
as his mouth is gagged in Parliament."
The King of the Lobby Dead.
London, May 19.—Samuel Ward died
at Pegli, Italy, to-day. He passed away
peaceably, surrounded bv loving friends.
He was lamons as king ot the lobby at
Washington a few years ago.
The Late War in Tonqnin.
Shanghai, May 19.—The Viceroy of
1 unquin has been disgraced because he
withdrew Chinese troops from Tonquin
into Yunnan without instructions so to
do. •
Russia’s Customs Duties.
St. PETKRsaERG, May 19.—The Rus
sian Gov<Tum<rit intends to modify tue
customs duties a way as to en-
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A SCARE AT DANVILLE.
ONE OF THE RINGLEADERS IN
THE LAST RIOT BEATEN.
An OtHce-Seeker Takes Advantage of the
Occurrence to Predict an Uprising and
Call Upon the Governor for Troop*—
The Civil Authorities Confident of
their Ability to Maintain the Peace.
Richmond, A'a., May 19.—The follow
ing telegram has ju9t been received at the
State Executive Department:
Danville, May 19, 18S4.
To Governor Win. E. Cameron".
Four white men attacked George Adams
(colored) to-day and beat him so that he will
probably die. ’This I believe io be the begin
ning of trouble here which may cause much
bloodshed unless troops—at least one regi
ment—be sent at once to preserve the peace.
Please answer by telegraph.
[signed] J. H. JOHNSTON, Mayor.
Gov. Cameron is absAit from the city
but is expected home to-night. Nothing
will be done until he returns.
A BAD NKC.RU AT THK BOTTOM OF THK
TROUBLE.
Danville, Ya., May 19.—George Ad
ams (colored), a countryman, who was
the ringleader in bringing about tho riot
on the 3d ol November, appeared on the
streets here Saturday. He was discov
ered to be armed and was reported to
have made threats. He came again this
morning, and, a difficulty having arisen
between him and four citizens iri the of
fice of one ot the factories, Adams was
knocked down and severely injured. The
citizens appeared before the Mayor and
were admitted to bail on their own bond
in s2o each to appear in court on the 26th
inst. A 38-calibre Smith & Wesson re
volver and a belt of cartridges were found
on Adams’ person. Adams was one of
the witnesses before Senator- Sherman’s
investigating committee.
NO FURTHER DISORDER YESTERDAY.
Danville, Ya., May 19, 10:30 r. m.—
There has been no disturbance of any
kind since the affair with Adams, and
everything is quiet. It was discovered
this evening that Mayor Johnston, who is
a candidate for re-election, made applica
tion to Gov. Cameron a day or two ago
for the presence of State troops
here on the 22d instant, the
date of tho municipal e leetiou,
and renewed the call to-day. Town Ser
geant James Wood has just written to
the Governor that he mingles with all
classes ol citizens daily, and believes that
the election will pass off quietly anil
peacefully, and that the civil authorities
here will be fully able to suppress any
disturbance that may occur.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
London, May 19.—1n the House of Com
mons ihi evening Right Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain made a speech of three and three
quarter hours duration. He moved to order
to its second reading the merchants’ shipping
bill. David Mclver, the Conservative mem
ber for Birkenhead, and other ship-owners,
spoke in opposition to the motion. The pas
sage of the bill is regarded as improbable.
London, May 20, 2 a. m.—Lord St Leonards
has abandoned his claim to the right of trial
by his peers.
Galveston, May 19.—C01. Lee Edwards,
of Austin, who was widely known throughout
the Southwest, died at thejßeach Hotel to-day
from hemorrhages caused by a blow in the
side received in a personal encounter with J.
L. Wrenn, of Austin, three weeks ago. The
-deceased, at the time of his death, was In
spector General of the First District of Texas
Volunteer Guards.
Charlottesville, May 19.—.J0e Barbour
(colored), charged with cutting the throat of
Randall Jackson, also colored, on the public
street, in November last, was tried ami con
victed to-day and sentenced to be hanged
July 25 next.
Mt. Carmel, Pa., May 19.—The Sunbury
Nail and Guide Iron Manufacturing Compa
ny to-day notified the nail makers and other
employes that heir wages would be reduced
again. To-day the men stopped work, and
will not return until tho old wages are re
stored.
New Orleans, May 19.—Gov. MeEnerv
was inaugurated at Baton Rouge to-day*.
There was a large attendance of citizens.
New Orleans, May 19.—A special from
Shreveport, La., says:' "W. W. White, of
Longview, Texas, was to-day sentenced by
the United States Court to live years’ im
prisonment at hard labor and to pay a fine of
$3,000 for passing counterfeit money.”
Little Rock, Ark., May 19.—Near Lewis
burg, Saturday evening, a mill boiler explo
ded,instantly killing Engineer Frank Weaver
and Captain A. B. Thompson, and fatally
wounding Benjamin Howard and Weaver’#
son.
Havana, May 19.—Twelve deaths from yel
low fever occurred here during the past
week. -
PBTKRspuuo, May 19.—During a storm here
to-night Alice Jones, colored, was struck by
lightning and killed. Her mother was severely
stunned. They were sitting around a fire
place at the time.
Vicksburg, Miss., May 19.—The Presby
terian General Aesembly decided to meet next
year at Houston, Texas.
Paris, May 19.—Two Anarcilists \v ere lyes
terday expelled from France. One w ; as a
Pole and the other an Italian.
Leipzig, May 19.—Sentence was passed to
day upon Ilentcli and Krazewski, who have
been convicted of treason. The former was
comlemued to nine years penal servitude aud
the latter to three years and six months im
prisonment in the fortress.
Nihilism in Russia.
S*r. Petersburg, May 19.—A1l the em
ployes of the Baker Railway have been
arrested on a charge of being implicated
with Nihilists. The well known female
Socialist Werra Fillepoma is among the
accused. At the impending trial 160 Ni
hilists will be arraigned. A rigorous cen
sorship of dispatches concerning Russian
policy in Central Asia and Merv has been
ordered.
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The weakest woman, smallest child,
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—Old men tottering around from Rheu
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—My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of bop bitters and I
recommend them to my people.—Metho
dist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor if bop
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On earth.
—Malarial Fever, Ague and Bilious
ness will leave every neighborhood as
soon as hop bitters arrive.
—“My mother drove the paralysis and
neuralgia all out of her system with hop
bitters.” — Ed. Os>rego Sun.
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bitters and you need not fear sickness.
—lce water is rendered harmless and
more refreshing and reviving with hop
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