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ESTABLISHED 1860. 1
J. 11. KSTILL, Editor suit Proprietor. i
GEORGIA. AND FLORIDA.
THK M W S OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
April Hr port of the Department of
Acriculture—Powder Exploded at Wal
ton—An Interesting Lawsuit Decided
at A then—a Unique Game of Base
Hall Played at Perry.
GEORGIA.
An i f 'uia-rior Court convenes at Bax
iev next Monday morning.
M.. r.l • tlin t . Key is willing to serve-Jasper
i.nty :u'.tin in the l-egisiature.
'amue. (.race, a prominent citizen of Hous
( county, died * few dags ago.
P i-ki county’s Democratic Convention
- at Hawkinsville on the first Tuesday in
Judge Dorsey and Gen. Gartrell had a
•cez> passage of words in court at Atlanta
t hursdav. It js Imped that the matter will
■ -m-stthed over without further trouble,
llawkiusville merchants are paving 21 cents
i-T poind for wool in small lots. ' The follow;
ng pro. - are paid for cotton: t<ood Mid
- ents; middlings lo'j cents; low
middlings lo* , cents. The market is quiet'and
very little cotton on hand.
Guyton correspondence of the News: The
late District t onrerenct- decided to establish
a district high -cliool at this place. The
ground* have !>ecii tender) I hv some of our
citizen-. \. \ Wmn and A. K. Cheatham
au-i their fain have locate l here for tile
summer.
Watson A I.- -. of Hawkinsville, have a
force "f workmen engaged j n digging the
ecl'ar- f-ir a couple of brick buildings to he
ere. id on the lot on Jackson street upon
wlr u their wooden buildings were burned a
short tme ago. The buildings will be 25 feet
in width by 7s feet in length.
John Duke-, ol Jackson county, aged 23
,rs. to (tier of Hon. Boze Dukes and Mrs.
t. A. Daniel, of Gainesville, was killed on
Saturday last l.j a falling tree. He, with a
negro, wont in the wood* to get a load of
fuel, and discovered a crow's nest in an old
dead tree which was leaning against another
mg tn-e. Mr. link. - requested the negro
to cut the tree down and he would watch out
an ■ I the young crows. When the tree fell
.t ■ aim* down (Ui Mr. Dukes, falling a difier
eiit direction from that which he expected.
Tic first lto\ of Georgia peaches of this
wen -• pped from Orchard Hill Tues
■l"' ii D. ( unuingham. Jr., to Roclies-
V J. The peaches were examined by
rad ; ineed very fine. Mr Cun
.ui says that lbs crop will not lie up to
t! • aiciag.. as the overwhelming crops his
tic - have borne the past tlir.-e years forced
ui la prune them severely in order to pre
: lb. ir U-aritig much fruit this season, in
: cr occupcralc his trees. I>. Wing A
lie., of Koehester. N. Y„ hate erected a
evaporating factory in Mr. Cunning
ham's orchard. They will evaporate 300 bush
el- daily, and anew of doubling their ca
pacity. \ number of Northern gentlemen
: :.•■ purct.a.-ed homes in the same section,
and more are coming.
Columbus Kti'ji trer: About three days ago
. little two-yi ir-a! I -on of a Mr. Houston, in
Brow ncvilh had a grain of eorn lodged in his
windpipe, effort- to remove it were unsuc
cessful and the little fellow suffered greatly
ami his illrit— developed into pneumonia.
Ye-terday morning ihc family called in I)r.
Seth N Jordan and Dr. .1. I. Mason, of this
city. I p.*n their arrival it was thought Gy
t l e family that the child was dead, hut the
ptiy-.eian- decided to remove the grain of
corn i y cutting through the neck into the
windpipe. Tin.- was done, and by pumping
al-e.it liiteen minutes the child was resuscita
ted. Th- operation was a very nice one, and
the child'- recovery will he remarkable, eon
.di' i g the unfavorable circumstances under
which it was performed. _
Athens Banner: (ine of the most interesting
eases ever tried m Clarke county was login
Wednesday—Mrs. Urowdre Plfin'iz v nee Mias
Mary I .11 Yancey bringing suit against Mr.
Ferdinand Pliinizy, her father-in-law, for an
income of f2.noi per uniiiiin. bequeathed iier
in the w ill of In r laic husband. It seems that
Mr. i’tiiuvs. who i- executor on the e-tate.
l aid Mr-. Phinicy tins sum for one year, w hen
be deeded that ii was more than slillieieilt for
h(*r support and withheld the same. This suit
w as brought t>. r.cover the income, which was
willed b> Mrs. Hhinizv while she remained a
w low. but at her death or marriage it was to
go to her children. Tile verdict of the jury
sue- Mr- Mary l.ou l'hinizy the whole net
income of the estate, beginning with the Ist
of January. I'M. The executor will carry
the case to the Supreme Court.
Piedmont A negro recently passed
through our county representing himself as
the second t hri.-t. that he came to atone for
the sins of the colored race as the tir-t C hrist
came to atone for the -ins.if the white a-rople.
He claimed to be the identical Christ that was
crucified by the Jews, and showed scars in the
('.aims of his hand and soles of his feet where
he had been nailed on llie cross, and the hole
;nhi--id( which was pierced by the soldier.
11l lx ated a good (teal of excitement where
eter lie-lopped; had crowds of people, both
w hite and colored, lo v .sit him. Our infor
mant states that he was very intelligent, had
an enticing wav ami w ill no doubt make an
easy dupe of the credulous negro. At each
place where lie is knov.n to have stopped the
negroes fell down and worshiped him,
placing implicit confidence in the words of
the daring impostor.
Ti:e (.rand Pacific Hotel at Chicago has
only thirteen rooms more than the new Kim
ball House at Atlanta. It is hoped that the
Kimball w.ll be completed by January 1 It
i- already lea-cd for $40,060 per annum to
M. -sr-. scoville .V Beormau. The hotel is ex
po ted to Itc the equal of the Grand Pacific in
every rx -pert. The barroom and burlier—hop,
( gar amt other privileges w ill sell for $5.0(10
per annum more in the Kimball than it will
in the Grand Pacific. The 1.-sees of that ho
tel pay t;;..0>0 ja r annum. The lease expires
next Auge.-t. ami the owners have raised the
price to szot a* per annum, because the
1.--.-.- h• c bet'n making from SIOO,OOO to
s'..' .111*1 |a>r annum. ( aptain Kvan P. Howell
sud to a reporter: ••While I do not think the
KimtuUl will have as muco patronage as the
Grand Pacific, I am sure it w ill have half as
mm It. This w ill net these lessees $50,000 a
year.”
A game of base ball was played at Perry
Tue-day—the lawyers and county official's
composing one nine and the doctors and pill
rv trs the other, t apt. t. C. Duncan, of the
lawyer*, wore white knee-pants, red stock
ings. red sash, jockey’s helmet cap and a
long-tailed coat with a red rosette on each
lapjiei: he was the only lawyer in uniform,
fapt. M. W. llavi-. of the doctors, wore a
white suit with a blue sa-h. and blue stream
er-on b;-hat. The lawyers won by the re
•narkab c sc. re of .4 to 2'. t apt. Hails is
-aid to have handled his nine as admirably as
he did l;:s battery during the war. "but
i apt. Duncan's fancy catches were too much
for him—tli^c.itching of the doctors was not
g -t: they will, doubtless, use cotton-baskets
to stop the ball with the next game they play.
The plum crop of Houston county is a failure.
Hu- give- the doctors leisure for base balling.
t ovington A' ifcrpr -r: A negro by the
nano ol Mephcn Morris died sudden.y at his
homo near tnedepot on the night of the 14lh.
Next morning hi- wife. Nancy, being in so
gn at a hurry to have him buried, aroused
suspicion, and an inquest was held over the
liody. The testimony indicated that the dead
man had l n j . i-on'ed, and the jury decided
u|-.n a p st tnoricinexamination. Dr. Doug
las removed the heart and stomach ami
turned the same over to Prof. Bonnell, of
Km. rv College, for analysis. Knottgh arsenic
was discovered to kill half a dozen men, and
the wife of the deceased is in jail charged
with the murder, while one of her lovers, a
railroad negro bv the name of Dan I.vns, is
imprisoned a- tile party who furnished the
arsenic and aided ami influenced her to ad
mit; -ter the dead.y drug. The husband and
wife were not on friendly terms, and the evt
diw . -oil the fact that she had threat
iso i- a few days before his death.
Tin co ored people generally are anxious for
a trial of both the prisoners, and if found
gmity nothing short of hanging will satisfy
them".
Walton /v■■■>: On last Thursday night,
al-'ut S o'clock, the citizens were alarmed liy
r. that sounded iity a cannon.
People ran out of their dwellings and stores
to see w hat it meant, and saw old pieces of
cloth scattered across Broad street just below
the drug-tore. 1 (ion examination it was dis
covered that some person or persons had
taken a pound or so of Masting powder,
wr.xpp.Hl it w iih old sacks and tied it securely
with twine, with a fuse inserted in
the powder, and thrown it in the
str, et. w here it exploded with a ter
rific report. While the crowd was
examuig the burning pieces of cloth in the
street. li. K. Phillips cried out that the top of
h - barroom vv:>s on fire. Persons were soon
.in the roof with buckets of water, and a
large piece of an old sack on lire was drench
i-l with water. The shingles on the house
were very old and dry and would have caught
tire ui short while, and if this building had
burned the whole business part of the town
would have lu*on reduced to ashes w ith it.
Of course it is presumed that the parties who
didst had nothing in their heads but fun, but
it was certainly very dangerous tun.
i v Co prior: Lift Thursday morning
Danul Evans, near his home on 'Mountain
low n, committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head with a shotgun. The whole top
I. .. head was Mown off. only a part of his
under iaw remaining. The newsof the hor
r : • affair was received intown with exceed
u - v zc. at surprise. Dan was well-known
fi. the people of this section as an honest, hard
,-k • v man. He was about 2- years old.
He eaves a wife and three children, who
have the sympathies of the entire commu
nity. The following letter, written by
•i. was found about his person. It
was handed us by a friend after the aliove
was put in type: Mr. A. J. Cole: Dear
Friend—l have concluded to shoot myself, and
1 w.,nt von to see Mr. T. Crawford and
Mr. M . ('. Halciiff and tell them that I want
them i.i make my coffin, and make it nice;
t ut 1 know that they will do that anyhow if
i had not said anything about it, for 1 love
them Ikivs. Well, Jeff. 1 love you and all your
family, and love to work with you. too. I
never saw a man that 1 liked better. In fact,
I like a!l the people in this settle
ment. And now a few lines to dear
brother Crockett Evans: Well, Crockett. I
am t ung to bid you and w ife faseweil to this
world, and I do not know where 1 will go.
Rut 1 want you tb do the very best you can,
as von are a"good brother to me. You are the
onfv one of mv folks that eared anything for
me] If yon please, tell father and mother I
am gone. Well. lam in hone that 1 will meet
*od in peace, f know our I-ord and Saviour
Jesus 4 brist can save me in that hcaveu
above. lam in hope lhat the Lord will save
me. Well, now, a few lines to Mrs. Cole and
>■-, an< t yiora and Eminer Cole: I want you
all to fix my burying clothes.
The April report of the Department of Ag
riculture of Georgia says the area in eorn is
the same as last year. Owing to the late
•pring. being nearly two weeks later than last
vear, the prospect is for a crop much below
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the average. The stand has been injured bv
hard rains in nearly every part of the State
and by bud-worms iu some sections. The
crop is deficient at least 7 per cent. In oats
there has been a falling off, 53 per cent, of the
winter crop being killed. In some counties so
entire was the killing that complete re-seeding
was necessary. The acreage in wheat, com
pared with last year, is id. This crop has been
injured H per cent, bv winter killing. The
principal falling off is in North Georgia. The
area in sugar-cane has been greatlv reduced,
owing to the scarcity of seed cane. One
half of this was lost by the severe
frosts in the fall. In comparison with
last year there is a reduction of 33 per
cent, from the reduced area. It is now prob
able that with the most favorable conditions
for the balance of the season that sugar cane
will not exceed half a crop. The area in rice
is equal to that of last year. There is an in
crease in sorghum, stimulated by the decrease
in sugar cane. Clover and grasses show a
large increase over previous years. Peaches
will averageß2 per cent. The Commissioners
say that the fruit that escapes ir.jurv from
frosts is situated, in nearly all instances, on
high grounds, either upon' hilltops or moun
tain slopes. A more general observance of
tin- fact in the selection of orchard sites
would go far toward insuring an unfailing
peach crop. Altitudes of from 200 to 600 feet
aliove the general level of country have cer
tain immunity from the late spring frosts,
sheep and hogs are in good condition, free
from diseases, and increasing in numbers.
1 ee supply of labor during the season has been
fair. Thirty-live per cent, of the laiior on
farms is employed for wages, 38 percent, on
-hares, ami 27 per cent, as renters. The
average price of corn is 00 cents, time price
$1 14. being a'differencc of 24 cents in favor of
cash, yet, probably one-half of the farms are
buying on time. •
FLORIDA.
A County Convention will enliven Palatka
on June 11.
A grand regatta is proposed at Port Orange
for the 4th of July.
An extensive tomato farm is lieing estab
lished on Charlotte Harbor.
The Missouri editorial excursion party will
arrive in Jacksonville to-day.
The hummocks around Daytona are said to
be drier uow than for many years.
Peen-to peaches are ripe at Waldo, and
citizens are preparing to ship them.
J. D. Mitchell, of Daytona, has the prospect
of at least one hundred and llflv bushels of
guavas.
The rare spectacle of a moonlight rainbow
was seen in Polk county, on Thursday even
ing, the 9th inst.
The weather is causing many of the young
oranges on the trees to drop, and serious dam
age to the present crop is apprehended.
Lirerp*>ol Oranue Grore: On the 23d the
first watermelons of the season were shipped.
They are unusually late this season, on ac
count of the cold winter.
The Dixon pencil mill at Crystal river is
doing an immense business. Twenty cases
of cedar are daily sawn and packed by this
mill, and forty hands constantly employed.
M. 11, Bridge, the Volusia merchant who
suicided at Astor a few days ago, was for
merly from New York, and was about 450 years
of age. Business troubles had made’ him
temporarily insane.
Al rahaui Jackson, colored, and Daniel Hef
ern, white, while running a hand cab near
Pensacola, were overtaken by an engine and
knocked, w ith their car, front the track. It is
feared that Jackson will die.
The follow ing subscriptions will be asked to
insure an exhibit from I’olk county at New
Orleans: Bartow SSOO, Fort Meade’s4oo. Me
dulla and Sanitaria each S3OO, Bethel. Nigger
Kidge and Socrtun or Tuckertown, SIOO each.
Notwithstanding it has been claimed that
the "Black Hamburg” grape will grow tio
w here in the United States Dut in California,
yd Baron de I.uttechaw has in his vineyards
;it Waldo a number of vines laiben to their
utmost with clusters of the largest size.
The new dredge boat building at the Day
tona mill liv Cyrus Kitchell is a huge affair.
Outside length 70 feet, centre 60, beam for
ward 27. aft 2\ side 6 feet high. The bow is
an inverted angle very much like a huge hoot
i ick. to make room for the machinery. The
boat will be entirely equipped here, and when
-lie goes to the head of the river will be ready
for work.
THIS CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Mike McDonald's Bartenders.
Chicago, May 21.—The hotel keepers
have set their houses in order, and are
anxiously awaiting the arrival of Repub
lican delegates to the National Conven
tion. The clerk of the Grand Pacific said
to-day:
“Nearly every room in the house has
boe'h'Wgaged. Our waiters have been in
training for the work of convention week,
and every mother’s son ot them is able to
go through a six-days’ go-as-you-please
match.’’
“Have any delegates arrived ?” the clerk
was asked.
“No more than a corporal's guard; but
by Saturday there will be at least 200 in
the city, and in addition a large crowd of
the advance guard—the lieutenants of
the candidates tor nominations.”
“Who are the best paying guests?"
“The delegates from the East; that is to
say, they spend the most money. The
New York men let their money flow like
water, and are always welcomed to Chi
cago.”
Quarters have been secured at the
Palmer House for delegations from Flor
ida. California. Georgia, Maryland, Ken
tucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia
and Wyoming; at the Grand Pacific for
delegates from Colorado, Connecticut,
Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New .Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, AYisconsin
and the District of Columbia; at the Sher
man House delegates from Alabama, Ar
kansaw, lowa, South Carolina and Ten
nessee: at the Leland there will be dele
gates trotn Delaware, Massachusetts and
a tew from New York and Maine; at the
Treniont the delegates from Michigan and
West Virginia.
It is understood that 9,451 cardfriot ad
mission to the convention have been order
ed by the National Committee. The cards
w ill be distributed on the day before the
holding of the convention. ’ Each dele
gate will be allowed six tickets, and 080
will be reserved for representatives of the
press.
Air. Michael McDonald, the sporting
man with a national reputation, is
making extensive preparations for the
reception of visiting .statesmen. The
roulette tables have been newly painted,
several crates of playing eartls have been
ordered, and the faro tables have been
touched up in the most artistic style.
"I don’t take much interest in politics,”
said Mr. McDonald, “but as a citizen of
Chicago l deem it my duty to do all in my
power to make things comfortable for
strangers visiting the city.” Then point
ing to two of his bartenders; "Do you
know who those men arc?”
••No.”
“Well, the fact that they are there be
hind my bar shows what kind of a man I
am. Those men were delegates to the
last National Convention held in this city.
< )ne was a Congressman, the other a New
A'ork Assemblyman. They played ‘bank’
at a skin game and got broke. They
couldn't get home, and so I put them to
work. You couldn’t drag ’em away from
me now. 1 expect I’ll have to "put a
whole gang of lay-overs to work after the
Republican Convention is through.”
A PROPOSED NEW MAIL REGU
LATION.
A Bill which has Received the Endorse
luent of tiie Committee ou Cost Offices
ami Post Koads.
Under existing law, says a Washington
special, only letters and postal cards can
be forwarded to anew address without
prepayment of additional postage by the
person to whom they are addressed. If
commercial agents and other citizens,
whose business requires a frequent
change of post office address, wish to have
mail matter ot the third and fourth classes
forwarded to them from the office to which
it was originally sent, they are compelled
to deposit at that office a sum large
enough to cover the estimated charges
upon such matter. When deposits are
not made it is the practice of Postmas
ters to forward letters and postal cards
and inform tin? receiver that other mat
ter will be detained until the necessary
stamps are furnished. It often happens
when a deposit has been made, that the
addressee leaves the place to which his
mail was to be sent before it arrives and
he tbeu receives a notice trom the second
Postmaster that his matter is detained,
and so on until he is finally overtaken.
To do away with the inconvenience and
delay caused by this system, there was
introduced in the House of Representa
tives last month a bill so amending the
law as to allow all prepaid mail matter to
be forwarded from one. post office to
another without additional charge. The
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
has unanimously reported in its favor.
No estimate of the amount of revenue de
rived from the service under the present
law is obtainable, but from such informa
tion as has been furnished by the Post
Office Department, it is believed that the
sum is not sufficient to constitute a se
rious objection to the bill.
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder and
Flavoring Extracts are the only kinds
made by a practical chemist and physi
cian. with special regard to their heaith
fulness. And they are rapidly super
seding all inferior" and deleterious com
pounds for similar purposes. Buy Dr.
Price’s Baking Powder only in cans with
unbroken labels.
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
KELLOGG’S HONOR A FOOTB ALL
IN THE HOUSE.
Air. Weller Explains His Action in the
English Peelle Case—Mr. Springer Im
proves an Opportunity to Hit. the
Grant Retirement Proposition a Hard
Rap.
Washington, Jlay 23.—The Chair laid
before the Senate to-day a communica
tion from the Secretary of the Navy trans
mitting a request from Captain Ericsson
for an appropriation for his torpedo.
Mr. Sabin, at his own request, was excused
from further service as a member of the Com
mittee on Pensions, and Mr. Wilson, of lowa,
was appointed to the vacancy.
The Senate resumed consideration of the hill
"To provide for protecting the interests of
the United States in respect to any incum
brances on property wherein they have an in
terest.” The bill" provides that, whenever,
in the opinion of the President, it shall he
deemed expedient and necessary for the gov
ernment to pay off prior mortgages or in
cumbrances on property, which it is com
pelled to buy in self-protection, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall have authority, under
direction of the President, to pay off
such prior liens or incumbrances, and
the United States shall, iu all
such cases, become subrogated to all rights and
securities heretofore pertaining to the liens,
mortgage or incumbrance, and the Attorney
General is authorized to take proper steps in
the courts to protect the interests or the
United States in connection with such eases.
Mr. Beck repeated his objection yesterday
that under the letter of the act the President
coaid payoff'the Udiou Pacific Railroad mort
gage. lie was not prepared to vest too vast a
power in an executive officer.
Mr. Garland said the first mortgage bonds
referred to would become due in 1889, and
meanwhile the company could de
fault In the payment of its interest. A
suit could he continued and the mortgage
foreclosed and the government could do noth
ing to protect its rights. The power had to
he lodged somewhere, and it was here lodged
in those of the highest executive officers in
the government.
Air. Morgan moved an amendment requiring
that if a lien in any case he upoti a railroad
it should not he paid till after the judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction declaring
its validity.
Mr. Alorgan supported his amendment in
some remarks ou the legal aspects of the ques
tion.
Mr. slater said that iu 1893, when the Union
and Central Pacific Railroad mortgages ma
ture, the amount of all obligations and inter
est would be $!8S,P00,000, and the roads would
not lie worth that much money, as they could
be built for less.
Two o’clock arriving, the question went over.
The Utah bill was placed formally before the
Senate, but, while Mr. Hoarwas again willing
to yield, as heretofore, to Mr. Blair in order to
permit consideration of the labor bureau bill,
Mr. Williams urged the Senate to take up
the .Mexican soldiers’ pension bill. An agree
ment was finally reached by which the Mexi
can pensioners inay he taken up on Monday
next, immediately after the morning business.
Mr. Blair yielded to Mr. Logan, who asked
and obtained consent to take up anil
dispose of the annual pensions bill, which was
then taken up and in tt few minutes passed, as
reported by the Senate committee.
The labor bureau bill was then taken up.
The question pending was on the motion of
Mr. Blair to change the word “bureau” into
the word “department.”
After some discussion Afr. Blair withdrew
his several amendments, leaving the bill as it
came from the House. Mr. Garland’s substi
tute committing the proposed work to the
.Statistical Bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment was tabled by“ii yeas to 24 nays. Mr
Aldrich moved his substitute submitted yes
terday, which xvas agreed to without debate
by SB*yeas to 18 nays. The hill as amended
was then passed by 53 yeas to 2 nays, the nays
being Messrs. Colquitt and Saulsbury. The
bill as passed is as follows, being Mr. Aldrich’s
substitute for the House bill:
Be it encuted, etc.. That there shall
be established in the Department
of the Interior a Bureau of Labor,
which shall be under the charge of the
Commissioner of Labor, who shall lie ap
pointed bv the President by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate. The
Commissioner of Labor shall hold
his office for four years and until
his successor shall be appointed and
qualified, unless sooner removed, annually,
and shall receive a salary of $3,000 a year.
The Commissioner shall collect information
upon the subject of labor, its relations to cap
ital. the hours ol labor and the earnings of
laboring men and women, and the means
of promoting their material, social,
intellectual and moral prosperity. The Sec
retary of the Interior shall appoint a chief
clerk,’ who shall receive a salary of $2,000 per
annum, and such other employes as inav be
necessary for said bureau, provided that the
total expenses shall not exceed $25,000 per an
num. During the necessary absence of the
Commissioner, or when the office shall become
vacant, the chief clerk shall perforin the du
ties of Commissioner. The Commissioner
shall annually make i report in writing to
the Secretary of the Interior of the information
collected by him, and containing such recom
mendations as he may deem calculated to
promote the efficiency of the bureau. The
Utah bill was then taken up and read, aftqr
which the Senate went into executive ses
sion, and when the doors were reopened ad
journed to Monday.
IS THE HOUSE.
Mr. Weller, of lowa, rising to a quest on of
personal privilege, had read a newspaper re
port of a speech made by Mr. Bayne, of Penn
sylvania, iu which lie stated that he was in
formed that a member who had voted in favor
of Air. Peelle upon the first roll call, and
thereafter, upon consultation with Mr. Eng
lish, Sr., had left the House without* being
paired. He denied that he had been solicited
by Mr. English on behalf of his son. Ex-
Representative English had not converged
with him yesterday on the subject of his son's
contested election case. He (Mr. Weller) did
receive the solicitations of members on the
Republican side to vote for Mr. Peelle. One
member, had told him that be would cover
himself with glory. His absence from the
House had been in pursuance of a telegram
announcing the arrival of his family in the
city. He hoped that an investigating com
mittee would go to work promptly and inquire
into the whole matter.
Mr. Hurt, of Ohio, inquired by what road
Mr. Weller’s family arrived.
Mr. Weller said that the gentlemen would
have abundant opportunity to play the part
of a cross-examiner before the committee.
Mr. Hart—Were you solicted by any of Mr.
English’s friends to go and 'meet your
family?
Mr. Weller, emphatically—No, sir.
The matter was then dropped and Mr. Kel
logg, of Louisiana, took the floor for a personal
explanation.
Mr. Kellogg said that some three weeks ago
learning that evidence had been taken by the
Committee on Expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice reflecting- upon him he had
sent bis attorney to the committee with a re
quest that the whole matter be investigated
thoroughly and completely. The commit
tee had "declined to make the' investiga
tion on the ground that it had
no authority. He then referred to the case
against him,asserting that the proceeding had
its origin in malice on the one hand and in
selfish motives on the other. The impression
had gone forth to the country that he had
been indicted for bribery. He had been in
dicted under the statute which provides Hiat
no member of Congress shall receive compen
sation for services rendered before a depart
ment of the government. The statute
is a quarter of a century old
and was never before invoked.
He risked nothing in saying that it had been
violated a thousand times. It is a war meas
ure and there never had been an action insti
tuted under it before, but lie did not urge
that as palliation or excuse by no means. He
affirmed and he would prove that he rendered
no such service and received no compensation
for services rendered before any department
of the government. He was then proceeding
to detail the circumstances attend
ing the presentation of the case
against him before the grand juries
in order to show that the pro-edition agaiust
him was instigated by malice, when Mr.' Mor
rison interrupted with the point that the gen
tleman’s remarks did not present a question
tiou of privilege. Thereupon Mr. Kellogg
offered a resolution reciting that in the
investigation as to the proseeiufbu of
the star route cases before the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice, evidence has been given
which reflected upon his character, and di
recting that committee to investigate the
subject of his alleged connection with the star
route service, and whether he received money
for services rendered in the matter pending
before one of the departments of the govern
ment. or whether he paid money to any ollicer
on account of, or in connection with, said ser
vice.
In speaking on the resolution, Mr. Kellogg
referred to Ins recent trial, and denied that
lie had pleaded the statute of limitations.
Mr. Cobb, of Indiana, remarked that all the
newspapers had published an opposite state
ment.
Mr. Kellogg replied that the indictment ad
dressed itself to a certain state of facts.
When one witness was sworn it was devel
op'd that the transaction began and endeil in
July, 1879. The court intimated tohisconn
sel that a pica of statute of limitation would
come in generally under the plea of general
issue. He (Kelloggi said to liis counsel that
tie preferred to end the matter at once and
for all. His counsel held a consultation, and
the court held that he would in anv contin
gency he entitled to a verdict, for the statute
of limitations applied, and no jury could take
cognizance of tlie offense.
Mr. Hammond, of Georgia—Was any offer
made by you to waive the statute of limita
tions?
Mr. Kellogg—Xo, sir.
Mr.Budd, of California—Did not the case
go off on this proposition, that the allegations of
indictment were that you received certain
compensation in a lawful manner, while the
proof disclosed that you received a draft?
Mr. Kellogg—No, sir; the gentleman is par
tially right; that point of variance was con
sidered, lmt the court passed—mainlv aud
primarily on this question—that the state of
facts admitted by the prosecution clearly
showed that a jury could not render a verdict,
because the case was barred by the statute of
limitations.
Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, a member of the
Springer Committee, said that the gentleman
was mistaken as to the action which the com
mittee had taken. No application had been
made to it to have a thorough investigation of
the charges against the gentleman. The gen
tleman’s counsel had appeared before the
committee wifh a request that if the investi
gation was to proceed farther they might be
present to cross examine witnesses, but the
statement was distinctly made that if there
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1884.
was to he no more testimony taken by the
committee the gentleman had no request to
make.
Air. Kellogg appealed to the sen3e of jus
tice and right of tne House to permit him to
lutye an investigation authorized.
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, said that
some time in April, 1883, an indictment
against his colleague was found. About three
weeks ago, under technical pleas urged by
his counsel, the prosecution against the gen
tleman was dismissed. Since that
time he had been wailing and
Itoping that the gentleman would ask that
the committee be authorized to investigate
the charges affecting him as a member of the
House. Yesterday lie informed Mr. Kellogg
that unless he offered such a resolution he
would himself rise in his place and do it. He
he’d then, as he held now, that the resolution
presented a question ot privilege. The
charges not only affected the dignity of the
House, hut they affected the honor and dig
nity of the sovereign state of Louisiana.
Air. Kellogg demanded the ptevlous ques
tion, hut it was voted down.'
Air. Hammond, of Georgia, was loth to re
fuse to any gentleman an opportunity to re
ply to any attack made upon him, but he did
not think that the House had authority to in
quire into offenses committed by a member of
Congress prior to the time of’ his election.
Even though all the charges against the gen
tleman from I-oiiisiana might be proved to be
true tiie committee would be obliged to re
port to Ihe House that nothing could be done
to him. The House was not in
a position. perhaps, to investigate
the facts as they should he i ivestigated. The
gentleman’s own statement indicated tnat his
testimony was in bis own band while the gov
ernment's evidence might not lie procurable.
Tt was at the instance of the gentleman’s
counsel that that evidence was not produced
and acted upon at the recent trial, lie knew
that there had been no plea of the statute of
limitations, for there could not have been one
in a criminal c se, hut the gentleman could
have said, “My honor is at stake and l waive
the statute.”
E. 15. Taylor inquired whether a party in
a criminal case could waive the statute of
limitations.
Mr. Hammond replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Kellogg—l stood against the interposi
tion of any plea of that kind, and my counsel
will bear me out in this statement.
Referring to Mr. Kellogg’s statement that
the statute which lie had been charged with
violating had been violated a thousand times,
Mr. Hammond said that never before hail he
heard that any member of Congress lia<l ever
violated the statute. If there was a man
anywhere who had violated that statute, and
the gentleman from Louisiana knew it, it
was his (lull’ as a good citizen to disclose the
fact. It was a humiliating confession for a
member of Congress to say that he knew of
999 men who had represented the people here,
and who had committed felonies, and yet to
admit he never mentioned the fact until it
was necessary lo screen himself. He did not
believe that the gentleman knew anything of
the kind. He moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
Air. Kasson, of lowa, hoped that that would
not he done. If the gentleman from Ixmisi
ana had been guilty of bribery, as the public
mind had been influenced to believe, lie did
not want to sit with him in the House. If on
the other hand the charges arose from malice
andjfalsehood and were untrue, in fact, to deny
to the gentleman this investigation was to
deny the fundcmental principles of justice.
Al’essrs. Laird, of Nebraska, aud Hunt and
King, of Louisiana, briefly spoke in favor of
acceding to Mr. Kellogg’s request for au in
vestigation.
Air. Hammond, of Georgia, withdrew his
motion to table the resolution, and moved to
refer the resolution to the Committee on Ju
diciary, with leave to report it back at any
time for consideration. If that committee
sliou'd report that, under the circumstances
of this case, it was one which tiie House could
legally investigate, lie would withdraw his
opposition. Air. Hammond’s motion was
agreed to.
The House then went into committee of
f!ie whole on the private calendar. The hill
providing for the retirement of Col. Henry J.
Hunt as Major Gcueral gave rise to a great
deal of discussion.
In opposing the measure Mr. Springer took
occasion to speak in strong condemnation of
tiie bill to retire Gen. Grant and to give him a
pension of $10,125 a year, simply because he
had been unfortunate in Wall street. It was
said that Gen. Graut had not been aware of
the dealings of his partner, but tiie fact re
mained that he had associated himself with
speculators, who were involved in
the most disreputable practices which
hud ever been heard of in tins
country, and were only paralleled in
other countries by the South Sea bubble and
John Law’s Mississippi scheme. This
was not the time nor were the circum
stances such as called upon Congress to go to
Gen. Grant’s relief. The bill was finally laid
aside with a favorable recommendation.
On motion of Air. McMillan, of Tennessee,
the bill reported from the Committee on War
Claims fur the payment of Quartermasters’
claims, known as the Fourth of July claims,
was taken up out of its regular order, con
sidered and laid aside with a favorable re
commendation. It appropriates $300,090,
about onc-lialf of which goes to citizens of
Tennessee.
Several other private measures were con
sidered, and at 4:20 o'clock the committee
rose and reported the action on the “Fourth
of July claims.” The bill was passed. The
House at 4:10 took a recess until 8 o’clock,
the evening session to be for consideration of
pension bills.
The House at its evening session passed
forty-six pension bills, including one granting
a pension of S3O a month to the widow of
Gen. E. O. C. Urd, and then at 10 o’clock ad
journed.
The New Alail Route to Alexico.
Washington, May 23. —The Railway
Mail Bureau has completed the schedule
lor mail service between points in the
United States and the City of Mexico.
The service will be daily, and the running
time between New York and the City of
Mexico will be six days, twenty-three
hours and ten minutes, while the return
trip will be made in seven days, one hour
and twenty minutes. The distance is
3,74!) miles, 1,224 miles ot railroad being
in Mexico. Starting from New York at 8
o’clock in the morning, the mail will ar
rive in the City of Mexico at 7:10 o'clock
in the morning. Coming northward the
mail will leave Mexico at 9 o’clock in the
evening, reaching New York at 10:20
o’clock in the evening. The following
cities are on the line of communication:
Pittsburg, Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis,
St. Louis, Sedalia, Mo., Kansas City, La
.Junta, Col., Rincon, N. M., and El Paso,
Texas.
Mr. Hewitt Gives it Up.
Washington, May 23. —The Ways and
Means Committee had notified Mr. Hewitt
that his tariff was to he considered at
noon to-day. It was afternoon before the
committee met. Then it did not have a
quorum. The committee does not pro
pose to report the changes in the tariff
and internal revenue rates included in
the hill. It will simply report the admin
istrative sections. Mr. Hewitt has in
sisted all along that the whole bill would
be reported with possibly some amend
ments, hut he begins to see tlrat the. day
has passed for tariff reduction legislation
at this session. If any revenue reduction
occurs it will be made in a bill repealing
the tobacco and fruit spirits taxes, which
is to be brought forward next week.
Dingley’* Shipping Hill.
Washington, May 23.—The Speaker is
now expected to announce the House
conferees on the Dingley shipping bill
as amended by the Senate on Monday. It
is believed that these conferees will he
Messrs. Slocum, Dibble of South Caro
lina, and Dingley. Mr. Frye’s absence
will not delay the committee’s actirfn.
lie left a declination of his position on the
committee with the President of the Sen
ate to be used in case the committee had
to act in his absence. Mr. Conger, of
Michigan, will probably be appointed in
his stead. There is still no reason to be
lieve that either the bounty or the free
ship clause will be found in the hill when
it is reported from the conference com
mittee.
Tlie “Jeannette” Investigation.
Washington, May 23.—Two reports
are expected from the Jeannette sub
committee, one signed by the two Demo
crats, Mr. liuebanan of Georgia and Mr.
Nelson of New Jersey, to take the Collins
side of the controversy; and the other
signed by the Republican member, Mr.
Boutelle, to take the side of the Jean
nette's officers. Nothing will come of it
at ail in the House.
Cameron's Presidential Preference.
Washington, May 23.—Don Cameron
writes that he will be here this week.
There is considerable speculation as to
his preference, among the Presidential
candidates. It is given by gossip to every
candidate named except Blaine. It is
said bv well informed Pennsylvanians
that either Logan or Lincoln w’ill be Mr.
Cameron’s first choice.
The Washington Crematory.
Washington, Pa., May 23.—Owing* to
daily applications for the incineration of
bodies and numerous letters of inquiry
regarding the subject, Messrs. LeMoyneA
Harding, trustees of the LeMoyne crema
tory, have decided that after’ August 1
use of the crematory will be limited to
residents of Washington.
Major Babcock's Promotion.
Washington, May 23.—1n the execu
tive session of the Senate to-day the nom
ination of Major O. E. Babcock to he
Lieutenant Colonel was discussed for
an hour without reaching action.
Bristow's Opponents.
Washington, May 23.—1 t is under
stood that other charges of complicity in
the whisky ring frauds of Secretary Bris
tow’s time have been revived for the pur
pose of defeating his confirmation.
Pere Hyacinthe at Washington.
IV ashington. May 23.—Pere Hyacinthe
is here on his way home. He preaches in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church on Sunday.
TWO HANGED IN GEORGIA
LEONIDAS JOHNSON AND .JOHN
McKEITHEN BOTH SWUNG.
Large Crowds Present at Both Execu
tions—Both Men Die Moptful and
Without Flinching—Stories of Their
Crimes—The Gibbet’s Crop In Other
States.
McDonough] Ga., May 23.—Leonidas
Johnson was hanged here to-day for the
rape of Mrs. Cook, February 2, 1883.
Johnson ate a hearty breakfast this morn
ing and smoked a cigar. He seemed per
fectly indifferent to his fate and never
lost his nerve for a moment on the gal
lows. He said: “J want you all to take
warning this day, May 23,1884. Look at
this Work and see how it is done. Take
warning, the littier ones and the big ones.
I brought all this on myself,
but am prepared to die. I haven’t
got a thing against anybody.
God bless you all. Those who have got
children start on them in time. Mv moth
er did not start on me in time, i never
thought I would be brought to death,but I
am. The Sheriff will put me to death,
but he has treated me right.
I am not ' mad with those
who swore against me, nor with the iurv,
nor with the Judge. 1 want all who have
sympathy with me to raise their hand.
[A few did so.] Joy be with you all. 1
confess the crime for which I am to he hung
to-day, but God has forgiven me. I want
you all to i,.oet me in Heaven.”
Johnson here ' drank a glass
of lemonade. He then called for a colored
preacher named Davis, who went to the
scaffold. The prisoner was perfectly calm,
and in a clear voice, said: “Am 1 a’soldier
ol the cross?” Rev. R. W. Davis then
prayed. At 12 o’clock the black gowu was
put on him and in two minutes the noose
was around his neck. While the black
cap was over his head he said: “Fare
well, gentlemen.” At 12:37 o’clock Shetiff
Goodwin pulled the trigger, the rope
stretched and his toes touched the ground,
but, with scarcely a struggle, he died in
fourteen minutes ot strangulation.
Ten thousand people witnessed the exe
cution.
THE DESPERADO'S LIFE AND CRIAIKS.
Leonidas Johnson was born near Double
Cabins, in Spalding county, Georgia,
in 18(53, and when thirteen years of age
ran away from home. Three years later,
when but sixteen years old, Johnson
gained his first criminal notoriety by en
tering the sleeping apartment ot the
daughter of a prominent citizen of Fay
ette county at midnight, and attempting
to outrage her person. The household
being awakened by the young girl’s cries,
Johnson leaped from a second story win
dow, and, though close pressed for sev
eral days by lynchers, finally suc
ceeded in making his way out of
the county. Three weeks later he
made a similar daring attempt in Spald
ing county, but was again thwarted and
compelled to flee for his life. He took up
his abode in Jefferson county, and had
been there but a month and a half when
he made a murderous assault on a promi
nent white gentleman, and was only pre
vented from taking his life by timely in
terference on the part of friends of his
victim, who disarmed Johnson after a
desperate struggle and lodged him in
jail. Johnson's trial resulted in his con
viction and sentencing to the chain gang
for live years. In January, 1883,
he effected his escape, anti
had not gained a safe distance
from the convict camp when ho
criminally assaulted Mrs. Smith, a wor
thy white lady living near Moore's mill,
Clayton county. Johnson’s next crime
was the one for which he was hung to
day. February 2, 1883, he suddenly
sprang upon Mrs. Cook, a highly respected
white lady, living three miles from Mc-
Donough, while she was sitting in the
door ot her home rocking her baby. A
blowirom a club with which Johnson was
armed felled her senseless to the lloor,
and while she was in that condition
he accomplished his lecherous
purpose. She had been mar
ried but three years. The crime
was committed shortly after noon time,
while Mrs. Cook’s husband was at work
in one of the neighboring fields of his
plantation. When she regained con
sciousness she went to her husband and
informed him of the terrible calamity
which had befallen her. Johnson made
good his escape, but with inexplicable
audacity obtained employment on a plan
tation only eight miles from the residence
of the Cooks. About the middle of April
Johnson burglarized the residence of his
employer, was suspected, but escaped be
fore his capture was effected. Later on
the same afternoon of his flight Johnson,
assuring himself that the pursuit had
been abandoned, entered the residence of
Mr. Darkness and made an assault
upon his daughter, aged 14 years, who
was alone in the house at the time.
Aid came to the young girl’s rescue be
fore Johnson accomplished his purpose,
and after a chase, which continued
through a greater part of the night, he
was captured and lodged in
jail. Mrs. Cook’s idcntifica
cation oi him as the negro who had out
raged her person nearly culminated in
lynching, but the law was eventually al
lowed to take its tardy course, and John
son’s execution, as already described,
was the ultimate outcome of the pro
ceedings. It is doubtful whether another
man who has ever been hung in this
country had perpetrated as many crimes
as Johnson. He was a heavy-built man,
weighing 175 pounds, had a repulsive cast
of countenance, full, sensuous lips, cream
colored eyes, and a neck like a Jersey bull.
>I'KICITHEN’S EXPIATION.
Two Thousand People Present—The
Malefactor Calm ami Confident.
Waycross, Ga., May 23.—John Mc-
Keithen expiated his crime of murder
upon the gallows here to-day in the
presence of about 2,000 people. In the
jail last night he was very quiet and ex
hibited no fear. He slept well and eat a
good breakfast this morning. He refused
to talk at the jail, saying, “You will hear
it all out there.” The condemned man
arrived at the gallows at 11:710 o’clock
and immediately ascended the platform
with his spiritual advisers. At 12o’clock
he called for Mr. McDuffie and asked him
to talk for him. Mr. McDuffie said that
he reared McKeithen, taking him when
he was 8 years old. He had alwavs been
a good and obedieut boy until the day of
tlie murder. Mr. McDuffie was deeply
affected, stopping in his narrative aud cry
ing bitterly. McKeithen called three of
His associates, cautioned them to profit
by his example and hade them a sad fare
well. He acknowledged the justness of
his sentence, confessed his crime, and
said:-“lam willing to go.” The noose
and black cap wercr adjusted and the
Sheriff warned him that he had hut two
minutes to live. He called out “good-bye
everybody.” The drop fell at 12:30—1
o’clock standard time. His neck was
broken by the fall. He was pronounced
dead in eight minutes. John MeKoithen
was twenty-one years old and a native of
North Carolina. Everything passed off
quietly. The best of order prevailed.
HISTORY OF TIIB CRIME.
On January 5 last, at T. P. Jordan’s
turpentine farm, near Glenmore, Ware
county, John McKeithen and Torn Mc-
Criinon, colored, became involved in a
quarrel about a woman. The evidence
shows that McKeithen had gone with the
hands in the woods to cut boxes, and was
sitting around the lire whetting his
ax when McCrimon came ' tip
and asked him why he went to
his woman’s house and'beat her—saying
“the next time you do it you will have to
try me.” McCrimon continued talking to
him, when McKeithen suddenly sprang
up and said, “You have said enough,”
and then suiting his actions to the words,
buried the blade of a turpentine ax in
McCrimon's shoulder, cutting part of
the shoulder away, and sever
ing some of the upper ribs.
McCrimon was taken to his house, whore
he died from his wounds January 22. Mc-
Keithen was ably defended but tlie pre
ponderance of evidence was against him.
One of a Trio Hanged in Ohio.
Cincinnati, May 23.—A special from
Waverly, 0., says: “Leban Stevens, the
third man convicted of the murder of An
derson Lackley, near Jacksou, 0., was
hanged here to-day at 1 o’clock.”
An Alabama Hope Dance,
Oakland, Ala., May 23.—Lloyd L.
Majors was hanged here this morning!
Majors was convicted of complicity in the
murder of Archibald Mclntyre, at Lex
ington, Santa Clara county, March 11
18S3.
A Hanging in New York State.
Little Valley, N. Y., May 23.—Chas.
B. Clarke was hung here to-dav for the
murder of his wife last December.
#8,000,000 fn Gold.
Montreal, May 23.—1 t is reported that
the Bank of Montreal exported $8,000,000
in gold to New York during the recent
financial trouble in that city.
GEN. WOFFORD DEAD.
Story of the Prominent
Career in War and Peace.
Cartkrsville, Ga., May 23.—Gen.
Wm. T. Wofford died at his residence
near Cass Station last evening. Gen.
Wofford has been in bad health for a long
wljile, anti his death was not unexpected.
He was well known throughout the State,
and he had many warm friends wherever
known. The deceased was a native of
Georgia. He was born in Habersham
county, and in 1858 married Aliss Dwight,
who died some years ago, and three or
four years since married hva present wife,
who was Miss Bancroft, of Atlanta. At
the breaking out of the Mexican war he
raised a cavalry company, and through
out the war served with distinguished
gallantry. On his return from Alexico he
was elected to the House of Representa
tives from Cass county. He was a prom
inent figure in the political campaign of
1851, between MacDonald and Cobb,
taking a pronounced position on the
Union side of the question in that memo
rable campaign. In the war between the
States he went to the field as Colonel of
the Eighteenth Georgia Regiment. He
served during the war with the ardor and
fidelity of a true soldier, winning the
rank of Brigadier General. A braver
and more gallant spirit never
took up arms in the de
fense of his country than William
Tatum Wofford. Prominent in war,
he was no less prominent in peace. The
qualities of the man weue such that no
other position than an honorable and con
spicuous one would suit his influence.
He was marked in the convention of 1877,
wherein he was the leader against the
convict lease system. He has held re
peatedly offices of trust and honor. Gen
erous to the last degree the comfortable
moans he acquired were spent in acts of
friendship and charity. Hence he died a
comparatively poor man. lie was loved
and honored by his people, and was to the
hour of his death popular and as highly
.esteemed as iu the palmiest days of his
career. During the heated campaign be
tween Colquitt and Norwood in 1880 Gen.
Wofford stumped the State in advocacy
of Air. Norwood’s claims for the office of
Governor.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Preparations for To-Day’s Walk— A
Former Savuniiahlan Dead.
Atlanta, Alay 23.—The twelve hours
go-as-you-please match for dry goods clerk s
only, commences to-morrow morning at 10
o’clock. Seven starters will face "the
string at the word “go.” They are A.
Steel, from E. W. Alarsh’s; E. C. Aloody,
from John Keely’s; Frank Alitchell, from
John Ryan’s; J. B. Glass, from Jl.Rich &
Bro’s., and M. A. Brotherton, G. A. Horn
ady and J. L. AVhitaker from D. 11.
Dougherty’s. The same track used by the
newspaper reporters will lie utilized by
the contestants. In this race the pools
fail to show any particular walker as the
favorite, each being hacked by friends.
The attendance, it is thought, will be
quite large.
JAMES A. GATINS DEAD.
James A. Gatins, oldest son of Joseph
Gatins, of Atlanta, died last night after a
protracted illness, of rheumatism of the
heart. The deceased was well known in
Savannah, where he was formerly a resi
dent. and where he has quite a "number
of relatives. He has for months past been
confined to bis mom. Previous to this he
was employed in the Central Railroad
office here.
WIFE All ItDElt AT BRENTWOOD.
A Negro, After Vainly Trying to Get Hi*
Wife to Live with Another Mail, Shoots
Her.
Brentwood, Ga., Alay 23.—Henry-
Haze, colored, of this place, recently grew
weary of living with his wife, named
Charlotte, and, after a few unpleasant
words, they separated. A few days later
Haze met a negro friend named Thomas
Johnson, and told him to induce the de
serted wife to become a left-lianded Airs.
Johnson. The woman refused to do
so. Haze then attempted to per
suade her to obey his wishes by a
personal interview." She continuing to be
obdurate he threatened To kill her if she
persisted* in her refusal. Not long after
this interview Haze and Johnson saw the
woman talking to another negro named
Alonzo Rich. Haze discharged a gun at
them, wounding Rich in the'side and the
woman in the forehead. It is expected
that she will die, some Of the shot having
penetrated the brain. Neither Haze nor,
Johnson have been apprehended as yet.*
I’LEES WITH $40,000.
.V Confidential Clerk of the Standard
Oil Company Absconds.
New York, May 23.—John Cummings,
41-years old, a confidential clerk in the
employ of the Standard Oil Company, is
missing from his residence in this city.
He left home Tuesday, May 13, for his of
fice, and afterwards went to the compa
ny’s bank in New York to draw money
with which to pay off the employes at the
Eagle refinery, at Bayonne, N. J. He got
about $40,(K)0, and has not since been seen.
Cummings is a defaulter also to a large
amount beside the SIO,OOO. He was a
prominent member of the East Avenue
Baptist Church, sit Hunter's T’oint, and
leaves a wife and several children. Much
surprise is expressed by his friends at his
defalcation, although some years ago,
while employed in the Bank of North
America, he was discharged for forging
checks.
OIL TANKS ABLAZE.
Philadelphia Property Hnrnins Fierce
ly at an Early Hour.
Philadelphia, May 24, 2 a. m.—Light
ning last night struck a large tank con
taining crude oil at the Atlantic Refining
Company’s works,on the Schuylkill river,
in the extreme southwestern portion of the
city. The flames communicated to an
other large tank and several smaller ones,
and at 12:30 o’clock this morning were
burning fiercely, and it was then feared
that other tanks would catch fire. The loss
at that hour was estimated at $150,006.
Several vessels moored at the wharf were
towed into the stream to prevent their
being burned should the burning oil run
into the river. Some of the larger tanks
to which the flames had not reached con
tain benzine and paraffine and it is not
improbable that they will also be burned.
Nebraska Declares for Tilden.
Lincoln, Neb., May 23.—The Demo
cratic State Convention yesterday elected
delegates-at-large, who’ are ail Tilden
men. The following is the concluding
resolution of the platform:
J'l'si.ln and, That as our fathers under the
lead of'Thomas Jefferson rescued our Re
public from the control of Federalism and
the alien and sedition laws of the elder
Adams, so w ill the Democratic party of
1884, if united, hurl the Republican party
from power and re-elect Samuel J. Tilden
and Thomas A. Hendricks President and
Vice-President of the United States of
America.
All the district delegates are Tilden and
Hendricks men, without anv second
choice.
THOMAS RVAN RENOMINATED.
Cincinnati, May 23.—The Ohio Repub
licans of the Fourth District have nomi
nated Thomas Ryan for re-election to
Congress.
The News at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville,May 23.—Zehp, charged
with the murder of J. Fairbanks, was to
day acquitted.
In the case of Chandler, indicted for
the murder of Getchell, g change of venue
was ordered to Clay countv. The trial
will occur next September.
The Missouri editors are expected to
arrive here Sunday night.
Confederate and’ Federal veterans unite
in the ceremonies of “Memorial Day” at
St. Augustine next Friday. Addresses
will be delivered by survivors ol both
armies. The Light Artillery and many
Jacksonville people will attend.
Temperance in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn., May 23.—The State
Prohibition Convention, held here yester
day, was the largest ever held ‘in the
State. Over 400 delegates were present.
It was decided not to nominate a ticket,
bat to support only candidates that would
submit a prohibition amendment to the
people. At a mass meeting last night
$1,200 was raised to push the work.
A Fine llair Dressing.
Cocoaine dresses the hair perfectly, and
is also a preparation unequaled for the
eradication oi dandruff'.
The superiority of Burnett’s Flavoring
Extracts consists in their purity and
great strength.
A FEW MORE CRASHES.
A RICHMOND GROCER FAILS
FOR OVER s‘*2oo,ooo.
Pittsburg's Bank Resumes and
Will Bring Saits against its Slander
ers—The New York Sharks In Danger
of Legal Prosecution—A Batch of
Failures in Other Places.
Pittsburg, May 23.—The doors of the
Penn Bank were thrown open at 2-30
o’clock to-day. The bank was crowded,
but depositors were as numerous as
drawers. Deposits havebeeu received all
day. The door3 oi the bank were kept
open till 6 o'clock p. m. in order to satisfy
all demands. Long before that hour the
run had ceased, and the bank officials ex
pect that when they open to-morrow the
scare will be over, and that business will
proceed in the same manner as before the
suspension. To-day’s deposits were said
to be $50,000 in excess of the amount
withdrawn.
The officials of the Penn Bank are pre
paring evidence, and in a few days will
bring suit against several promiutnt busi
ness men for maliciously circulating ru
mors which caused the run on the hank
and compelled the suspension.
KEENE ASKS FOR TIAIK.
He Promises to Pay His Creditors in
Full in 13 and 18 Month*.
New York, May 23.— t) antes R. Keene
to-day issued a proposition to his credi
tors as follows:
Holders of my obligations, adjusted or unad
justed. will oblige me by forwarding to me
tlieir assent to aeeept my Dotes, dated Alay 7,
1884, the date of my stoppage, for the full sum
as of that day, payable in 12 aud 18 months,
with interest, privileges not then matured,
ami upon which at that date there was noth
ing due. I propose to give mv notes as above
for the amounts received bv me when they
were issued. lam confident of my ability to
pay my debts in full. I ask no com prom •%.•,
but am compelled to ask for time. I wish that
those who know me and who have confidence
in my ability to earn money will cheerfully
second mv efforts in their behalf.
[SignedJ James It. Keene.
J lay tS, 188!,.
Coffee Alerchants Fail.
Nkw York, Aiav 23.—A special dis
patch from Richmond, Va., states that H.
& C. Blanchard, coffee merchants, have
failed. *
Richmond, Va., Alay 23.—5. Blanchard,
a wholesale grocer and importer, signed
a deed to-day, assigning till his real and
personal property to Johu Pickrell and
George Rountree for the benefit of his
creditors without preference. The lia
bilities are $223,000, and the assets are
estimated at $125,000. Among the credi
tors are Baring Bros. & Cos., of Boston,
Mass., $147,0f1i0; the Massachusetts Na
tional Bank, of Boston, $50,000; the State
Bank, of Richmond, $12,500; T. G. Lur
man, of Baltimore, $8,400. The failure is
said to be due to heavy dealings in coffee
futures.
An obligation signed by S. C. Blan
chard, father of S. Blanchard, is attached
to and made a part of the deed of assign
ment,in which S. (j. Blanchard recognizes
his liabilities as an endorser, guaranteer
and surety for debts due Baring Bros. &
Cos., the Alassachusetts National Bank of
Boston and the State Bank of Virginia,
amounting in the aggregate to $209,500.
The greater portion of the remaining $14,-
000 indebtedness is due to persons in New
A’ork, Chicago and Baltimore.
Tiie Metropolitan Bank Sound.
New A’ork, May 23. —The bank officials
say that the reports in circulation that
the Metropolitan Bank is about to go into
liquidation, are without foundation; that
the entire banking interest are behind the
Aletropolitan, and that the depositors will
be paid in full. The question of winding
up the affairs has not been thought of
yet. It is further stated that the
President lias to-day. for the first time
since his election, solicited his friends to
open accounts in the bank, feeling assur
ed from his examination of its affairs that
it is perfectly sound.
I’no Sells His Property.
New York, Alay 23.—John C. Eno has
sold his property on Dey, Mercer, Alon
roe and Sixty-seventh streets and the Park
and South Filth avenues to different
members of his family for $203,500. Be
fore transferring the "property at No. 73
Mercer street he obtained a loau of $15,000
upon it.
Half a dozen detectives and deputy
sheriffs*watched the house of John C.
Eno, in Park avenue, to-night. Air. Eno
was said to be in the house, but it was
stated by a servant who admitted none
but intimate friends that the gentleman
was sick atied.
Fisk A Hatch’s Bonds
New’ York, May 23. — The syndicate
which took government bonds from Fisk
& Hatch is composed of I. <fc S. Wormser,
Lewis T. Hoyt, J. B. Colgate, and the
United States Trust Company. It is
stated that the syndicate took ail the firm
had. By this operation-banks and others
having loans on the bonds are relieved
and Fisk & Hatch are placed in a better
position to adjust their affairs. The bonds
were sold at a good price. The amount is
withheld offiejaliy, but street rumor puts
it at $12,000,000.
Owens & Mercer’s Schedules.
New York, May 23, 11 p.m.—The in
solvent schedules of the firm of Owens A
Mercer, filed to-day, show ■ liabilities of
$200,468, nominal assets of $88,397, actual
assets of $28,045. The schedules show
that stocks and bonds of nominal value of
$578,833 were pledged to the Bank of the
Republic for loans, the market value of
which is about $134,000, or just sufficient
to pay the claims of the bank. ‘The unse
cured liabilities amount to only $51,988.
I'. S. Grant, Jr., on Hand. -
New York. May 23.—U. 8. Grant, Jr.,
came from Morristown, N. J., his home,
this morning, to the office of the late firm
of Grant A Ward. lie laughed at the ru
mor of his supposed flight to Canada. He
says that he has no intention of leaving,
bat intends to remain and attend to the
business which will necessarily grow out
of his financial imbroglio. Col. Fred
Grant is also in the city.
Dun & Co’s. Report.
New York, May 23.—Tne business
failures of last week throughout the coun
try. as reported to R. G. Dun & Cos., num
ber for the United States 212, and for Can
ada 120, a total of 332, as against 229 last
w eek, an increase of 103 failures. The in
crease is evenly distributed among the'
Middle and Western States, but there is a
considerable increase to note in Canada
and New York.
Ward, Fish and Eno to be Indicted.
New t York, May 23.—1 t is said that
United States District Attorney Elihu
Root has expressed his determination to
ask the United States grand jury, which
will sit in June next, to indict Ferdinand
Ward, James 1). Fish and John C. Eno,
the first as a director and the other two
as Presidents oi national hanks, for fraud
and embezzlement.
A Lumber Dealer Goes Under.
Boston, May 23.—Joseph D. McDon
ald, of Woburn, dealer in lumber, wood
and coal, has made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors to E. D. Hayden,
President of the First National Bank of
Woburn. The liabilities are about $125,-
Oft). Reverses outside of his regular busi
ness are supposed to be the immediate
cause of his suspension.
A Pensacola Firm Goes Under.
Pensacola, Fla., May 23.—Jones, Wil
lis & Cos., hardware dealers, have iailed.
The business was established in the fall of
1881, and the firm did a large trade on a
capital of $25,000.
A Democratic Mass Meeting.
New York, May 23.—A crowded Demo
cratic mass meeting was held in Tam
many Hall to-night. Congressman Dor
sheimer presided, and among the speak
ers, besides Mr. Dorsheimer, were Messrs.
Hurd and Blackburn. The meeting was
enthusiastic upon general principles, hut
was particularly demonstrative at the
mention of the old ticket of Tilden and
Hendricks. A long letter of regret was
read from Speaker Carlisle, the keynote
of which was the statement that the
necessity for a reduction of tariff taxa
tion, and a consequent decrease of the
cost of production, was nevermore urgent
than at the present day.
To Repair Damages.
Dear lady, there is probably no use tell
ing you that fashionable life in a great
city is • rough one on your beau tv. Late
hours, loss of sleep and mental* excite
ment will leave you by and by shorn of
those beautiful tresses which drew lovers
around you in other years. Artificial
substitutes can nfrier pass for those rich
and glossy locks. Parker’s Hair Balsam
will Stop your hair from falling out, re
store its natural color and softness, and
prove cleansing and beneficial to the
SLEEPING CARS AVRECKED.
Twenty Persons Injured—Prince Yaina
shina Among the Unfortunates.
Rochester, May 23.—About 12 o’clock
last night, as the St. Louis express was
running at full speed, opposite Brighton
station, two miles east of this city, a
freight train on the Auburn branch, which
crosses the main track at that point,
struck a sleepiiig car next to the baggage
car, and seven sleepers which composed
the express train were thrown from the
track. The freight engine struck the
sleeper diagonally. A wrecking train
was immediately seut to the scene of the
accident. Great confusion prevailed and
from the nature of the accident it was
thought that several passengers must
have been killed. In a short time, how
ever, it was learned that no one had been
killed or fatally injured, but twenty or
more sustained injuries more or less seri
ous. Among the injured was Prince Ya
masbina, of Japan, who was bruised
about the side and arms. Eleven mem
bers of his suite were all more or less
bruised. The Prince landed in San Fran
cisco a few weeks ago, and has been trac
ing through the West.
It is saul that the accident was caused
!>y the absence of the flagman at the
Brighton crossing. It was the duty of the
freight conductor to hold his train until
the express had passed. Fred. Parris, the
sleeping car conductor, had his right arm
smashed almost to ajeliy. With remark
able coolness, and without betraving a
sign of suffering, he procured a" strap,
which he hound tightly around the man
gled member at the shoulder, after which
he took his small penknife and cut the
arm oft' just below the strap.
PRICES DULL AT CHICAGO.
Hardly Any Trade Effected in Any of
the Commodities.
Chicago, Alay 23.—The markets lapsed
iuto a condition of absolute dullness to
day, and the teeling was one of weakness
and depression outside the provision pit.
Wheat opened weak and lower, made a
ritarp rally before the 1 o’clock close, but the
advance was again lost on the afternoon board,
owing largely to the depression in the stock
market. Operators to some extent were dis
posed to close up their trades for near fu
tures, and trade was more in new crop futures
and the fluctuations iu Jitlv, although some
times sharp advances were made, were not
attended with much excitement. Julv sold
down to Slbjc., up to 93' 4 c., and closed on the
afternoon board at 92Qe.. June being quoted
at 90c.. and August at 91' 4 c.
Dull dragging business was reported in
corn. Very few outside orders were received
and local operators also manifested very
little desire to trade. The shipping demand
was light. The receivers report that the
Eastern demand which litis heretofore existed
for feeding purposes has fallen off and turned
more to oats. On the afternoon board the
feeling was the weakest of the dav, and the
dosing prices were only a shade over the in
side figures. June closed at 54 7 „c., July at
567„c. and August at 58' s c.
Oats were dull and a stiade lower. June
closed at SU-e. and July at 3214 c.
Only a moderate business was transacted in
provisions, and pork ruled lower than yester
day. .June and July closed at $lB 60 and Au
gust at $lB 45. June lardclosedat 8 ‘i2 l ,<c. and
July at 8 37jjC.
THE ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET.
Liverpool, Alay 23.—The leading weekly
grain circular says: "Grain is dull. There is
but little business on spot. The tendency fia
rather weaker. Cargoes are nominally un
changed, although there is less inquiry at the
moment. At to-day’s market wheat was in
moderate demand at late prices. Flour was
in small request. The supply of maize was
small. Prices were slightly higher.”
THE MANCHESTER MARKET.
Manchester. May 23.—Tiie Guardian says;
“The market is languid. Sales have been
small. Prices are without change.”
OKLAHOMA’S INVASION.
Plans of the Troops to Prevent the On
slaught of the Colonists.
Washington, May 23.—The following
telegrams concerning the movements of
persons who have been trying to force
their way into Oklahoma lands have been
transmitted by the Secretary of AVar to
the Secretary of the Interior:
Fort Reno, Indian Territory,)
. M ay 9,1884. i
To the Adjutant General of the Department of
Mieeouri:
A courier just from I.ietrt. Dav, who is on
the Ciniinaron, reports that the intruders
have made a serious resistance to Lieut. Dav.
He has arrested thirty-five, but many more
are coming and they mav overpower him bv
numbers. I send C'apt. Carroll, with all the
available cavalry at my post, this afternoon.
I have asked the commanding officer at Fort
Sill for two troops of cavalry at his post.
[Signed] Diwees,
Major Commanding.
The commanding officer at Fort Sill
telegraphs as follows:
“Two troops of Hie Ninth Cavalry are here
ready to comply with a telegram of the 7th
instant, should Maj. Dewecs reipiire their
services.
“[Signed] Beyer,
“Commanding.” ■
A TELLER EMBEZZLES $945,000.
The West Sid© Bank of Now York the
Victim of His Pilfering*. *—
New York, Alay 23.—Charles A.
Hinckley, paying teller of the West Side
Bank, this city, has embezzled $96,000 of
the bank's funds and departed for regions
unknown. The embezzlement was dis
covered last Wednesday. Air. Hinckley
dfll not appear at the bank Wednesday
morning, aud,not answering to a summons
sent to his house on East Sixty-eighth
street, it was suspected that something was
wrong. After business hours the books
of the bank were overhauled and it was
found that there was a large deficit, the
exact amount of which was not ascer
tained till to-night,when the officers of the
bank concluded their investigation. They
make a statement in which they sav:
“We find upon a careful examination
that our capital stock of $200,000 is intact,
and there is a surplus standing on our
books of $100,182 to the credit of the bank.
There is to lie added to this surplus bonds
of $10 ? 000 of the paying teller given by the
Fidelity and Indemnity Company.
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
No News Received from Gen. 4<ordon in
Over a Month.
I*ondon, Alay 23.—1n the House of
Commons to-day, Lord Edmund Fitz
maurice, Under Foreign Secretary, stated
that no news had been received from
Gen. Gordon since April 10. A further
confidential message had been sent to
Gen. Gordon. The Aludir of Dongola be
lieves that a messenger has entered Khar
toum, and is unable to return. El Mahdi,
I*ord Edmund said, is at Rabari. It is re
ported that his followers prevent him
from going to the White Nile. I’remier
Gladstone said that no definite news had
been received concerning affairs at Ber
ber and Dongola, but the reports were re
assuring. He refused to make any state
ment about the reports of the treachery of
the Aludir of Dontrola.
In consequence of the Porte absolutely
insisting on the abolition of the favored
nation clause, commercial negotiations
between the powers have reached a dead*
lock.
Russia and England especially insist
that the clause shall be inserted in the
convention.
Ireland and the Irish.
Sligo, May 23.—The Magisterial in
quiry into the Tubbercurry, County Sligo,
conspiracy to murder wits resumed ”at
Sligo to-day in the court house before
Alagistrates Maloney and Turney. An
Invincible convict testified that certain of
the prisoners were connected with the
Pho nix Park murders.
DEASY’S BURIAL.
,I*ONDON, Alay 23.—The body of Dennis
Deasy, the dynamiter who died last Sat
urday in Chatham prison, has been given
to his friends. It will be interred at Cork
next Saturday.
Tbe Stock Exchange Freni,lent
New York, May 23 -a resolution' has
been read by the Chairman-of the New
York btock Lxchange to the effect that
the Governing Committee so alter the
constitution that the position of Presi
dent of the exchange should he a salaried
one, and instead oi being elected for one
year, shall serve for a number of years.'
Ihe members of the hoard have signified
their approval of this measure, which
goes to the Governing Committee for final
action. The Governing Committee will
decide on the salary and term of office.
Rescued from Death.
William J. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass., says: “In the fall of 1876 I was
taken with bleeding of Lungs followed by
a severe cough. 1 lost my appetite and
flesh, and was confined to my bed. In
1877 I was admitted to the hospital. The
doctors said I had a hole in mv lung as
big as a half dollar. one time a report
went around that lavhm dead. I gave up
hope, but a friend Told me of Dr. Wil
liam Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs.
I got a bottle, when, to mv surprise I
commenced to get well, and' to-dav 1 feel
better than for three years,” i
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WORK OF THE CHURCHES.
PROGRESS OF THE THREE CON
FERENCES NOW SITTING.
Sunday School llyuina, the Freedmen's
Aid Society and Observance of the
Sabbath Discussed by the Methodist*
at Philadelphia—The Results In Mary
land and Louisiana.
Philadelphia, May 23.—Upon assem
bling this morning the Methodist Episco
pal Conference took up the special order
of the day, it being the report ot the
Sunday School committee, recommending
the publication of Sunday school hymns.
To the surprise of the conference ft self
the report and recommendation were
unanimously adopted.
It was the first report that has passed
the conference without discussion. The
Committee on the Freodiuen's Aid So
ciety and work in the South submitted a
number of reports, which were voteu
upon w ithout discussion. Rev. Dr. Hurt
sell, Chairman, offered an amendment for
one report of his committee, which ap
proved the work of tiie Krcedmen’s Aid
Society, with a proviso. The amendment
which he offered, in accordance with the
action of the General Conference yester
day, was as follows:
Rftolrol. That we fully indorse the admin
istration of ihe Krcedmen’s Aid Society dur
ing the last quadrennial.
It was adopted. Another report, which
was adopted, suggested that an appeal be
made to the church for half a million dol
lars as a centennial offering to the great
work of the Freedmen’s Aid Society, and
proposed to authorize the Freedinen’s Aid
Society, to make similar efforts in the
South to increase its funds. Report No.
5 declared that it was most unwice to
change the name of tlic Freedmen’s Aid
Society. This was also adopted. Report
No. 6 advocated changes in the discipline,
which were adopted seriatim, and the
report was then adopted as a whole.
Another report concerning the growth
of the church in the South was presented,
and a strong appeal adoption was
made by Rev. Dr. Hart sell. The confer
ence, however, voted in tavorof the report
being printed and laid over till to-morrow.
The Committee on the Mate of the
Church this afternoon adopted resolu
tions to l>e presented to the General Con
ference, deploring the keeping open of
places of business and drinkiug saloons,
and the running of railroad trains on the
Sabbath, and declaring all unnecessary
travel on the Sabbath, buying or reading
of Sunday papers, and all forms of plea
sure taking on that day, to la? in viola
tion of the Divine injunction: “Remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” The
attention of the conference is also called
to the great amount of pernicious litera
ture in circulation.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Baltimore, May 23.—Bishop H. M.
Turner presided to-dav at the African
Methodist Episcopal General Conference.
The discussion of the advisability of a
union of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church with the British Methodist Epis
copal Church of Canada and the British
Provinces consumed all the morning, and
bids fair to last a long time. The Bishops
are divided on the subject. A report
recommending the Bishops to is
sue a proclamation declaring a union
of the African Methodist Episco
pal Church and the British
Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada
and the British Provinces was adopted
bv a vote of 106 to 5, after a long debate.
Bishop Payne, who strenuously opposed
it, entered his protest to the proceeding.
The salaries of Bishops were fixed at $2.-
000 per annum and traveling expenses,
and the salaries of general officers at
$1,350 each andlraveliug expenses. Worn
out Bishops are to receive SI,OOO per an
num,and a Bishop’s widow $25 per month
while she continues a widow. At night
there was an educational meeting.
THE PRESBYTERIANS,
New Orleans, May 23.—A dispatch
from Vicksburg, Miss., savs: “In tlio
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day
the subject of ordaining ministers in for
eign mission fields where there is no pres
bytery to perform the work of ordaining
was taken up ;uid referred to the commit
tee, which is to report next year. A nar
rative on the state of religion was read by
Rev. Adams and adopted. Rev. M. A.
Houston was elected Assistant Sec
retary of Foreign Missions. The subject
of the standard of ministerial education
was raised by Dr. Irvine and referred.”
A Figlit for Life.
Nashville, Tenn., May 23.—At 4
o’clock this afternoon Judge Allen denied
Ihe motion of Wm. Spence, convicted of
the murder of Ed. S. Wheat, for anew
trial, and sentenced the prisoner to be
hanged in the jail yard on the 18th of Julv,
lwtween 1 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
Spence’s counsel announced that be would
take steps to bring the case before the
Supreme Court as soon as he could com
municate with his associate counsel.
Troubles of the WhUky Men.
Cincinnati, May 23.—At the last mo
ment yesterday a sale of fifteen barrels of
high wines was reported at 101—a fall ot
10 cents. The sale was promptly chal
lenged. To-day the committee sustained
the sale, but the whisky men agreed to
make the price 108 (to-day. The trouble
had its origin in the neglect of one of the
lowa distillers to pay his assessment
pool and his threats to break the market.
The pool continues in control of the mar
ket.
The Virginia Elections.
Norfolk, t a., May 23.—Fu1l returns
from the municipal election yesterday
were not made until this morning. Lamb
Republican, is re-elected Mavor by a mal
jority of 59, against 300 at the last elec
tion. The rest of the Republican ticket
was elected except for members of the
Council, which is Democratic by large
majorities.
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TI7TLL be received at the office of the Clerk
of Council until 1- *SMoNDAY June
5, for constructing a Sewer on th C.r.iiT u 5 0
of St. Julian street, . as? of Randolph .. Vl e
lows: 200 feet of single ring 27 'nc ,c ioU
ter, and 550 feet nine inch rfif
on p ank as per plan in my office Wr< ular ’
All bids, to receive* littcnt'on
nanc<f.° f lwo required by or db
The right to reject any or all bids reserved.
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City Surveyor.
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