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K9TABLISBSD 1840. )
i H EfiTILL, Editor nnd Proprietor.)
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
:H ! \IHSi >!-' THR TWO STATES
TOLD IN I’AUAOKAPHS.
l "Vf fr the Horrible an Noticed
in r. rrlen County—Work of the Been
tounty I.rand Jury—A Xrgro Girl
'hot !*t Dublin Under Peculiar Clr
rnauunm,
CEOKUIA.
•* ' -'!> i- a candidate fur the Legis
; sty from Burke.
I . ve marrissr- recently took place in
-ay in Mayaville.
Y *r E. M. Wont,of Decatur, will be a
tt- for K> prese-.tslive from DeKalb
Vi Powell's null, Mr. Powell, with thirty
i bands chopped :rs acres of cotton, in
if; rowf. .... |a-t Friday*
' n c th“ Srst of .Inlv lat there has l>een
. i: I fn .11 Darien tn.673.WCt feet of pitch
ne lira .or. lumber and deals.
\y K. \\s! ianis Jas. M. Dean and E. U.
1 .—ifort are randidatt* for Itepreseutative
from White to the next legislature.
The Epi-copa’ians of Aniencu- have raised
a f ind for a Minister's -alary, and are mak
ing .rr -emeiii- to have a regular pastor.
J. G W u-uti-. < .uinty Treasurer of
Ite.il • of thi- driest crops in the
coeuty. 11. to a worker at anything be undcr-
Ulte
T- ■ r wr.il 1 i walking match in Macon
J*r w <i. ■•lion to the state, with three purses.
* *7:.. and >■'-*■, tor the championship of
l i e Governor has offered a reward of SSOO
for the arrest of t harles W inn, colored, who
killed .la.res Tate while in the woods of .lack
son county gambl ig.
Tie and. in i drawings,,! the new Stateeap
ito! have arm and il Atlanta from Chicago,
an I are trade for the inspection of theareni
teet*. T. e plans are also ready.
1 i. ryr a Marble < oinpanv lias raised
from their quarr. a bbiek of marble 12 feet
tone. 6 teet w ide and 3 feel t Inches thick,
without i fra -tun or blemish. Thi* block
contains SSS • • I weighs about 50,-
< vr - Mont.. . • .1 re *. r having lived
with a nesro w-.inan of Dublin in marital re
oars, fluadj liecame mam -
• ‘ ter 1 -veal-old daughter, and a few
- _ ■ e 1 with her. The mother pur
: > m and had Monroe arrested.
etann last Saturday • negro man
* oiav., .k shelter under the
y e.- Mo-c I.Wiv.kin, in the western
" f D . isi- • ••untr. w hen suddenly a flash
“ilietip -tru. k an t killed all three of
md also a mule near by, hut doing no
11. .Ih-Wittt . Bacon, the Georgia commis
the New Orleans Exposition, has
* i- ate of in the third floor of
i I Hen .adding. Atlanta, and is preparing
-■no ' gor. > work in the matter of
„ r. iitai.;. display for the state at
ier-ville mourns the l>vs of Mrs.
It Roper-. wr, of lion. O. 11. Ungers.
el at Kor-yth on the 2". th in-t. The re
- w . r- t;,k. Sar.dersville and iu
t. r ■ t! cemetery here. In the morning
r thi at 1 i..,ppv life it is peculiarly sad
-! • -liotild i.e thus suddenly called from
1< A shooting scrape occurred
In : Monday i .glit w hich l-shrouded in
r ~o!.ii. A colored girl, Vick
llaui, i . had Wen sent by her father to the
■-.i-. of Mr. Parker, to get some water. On
:.r return with a bucket of water she was
-id in th> shoulder with a pistol en route to
;.r father'* house, suspicion rests heavily
upon a white man.
1 Decalur eoiinlv grand jury objects to
I >;.• i oiinty I rvasiin r's Kind as not tiemg snf
; . ;. and denian.ls that it lie strengthened
liic amount of $7,000. The bonds of the
■ . era red th.- *(,>,-iff are
l*r..mslings against the late default-
I.g Tax < o'lei tor are a!si ordered. The fol-
We recom
! t iat the l.n.r ia Ee-gi-taturc be peti
i ..1 to pas- an act forbidding anv person
•r, r- -from herding and driving sheep
and ealtie from one range to another without
_ v it ten liays notice by posting the game at
District court house and two or three other
public place* in the District.
v :i ..ha com>pnndonco News: The negro
a j>, i-uliar fancy for anytliiugon the order
<; the horrible at a frightful railroad acci
dent. funeral. Killer explosion, camp meeting
•>r banging. There and there only w ill he lie
r.nd in ins true element, and for months
afterwards he will relate to others, with great
g-..-to. the scenes enacted thereat. The exe
••f .l.'hn M- lvllhi n. at Waycro--, at
irri i -great erowds of them from the tur
p.-M farms and different stations along
of road,both men and women attend
g. “It Will is. a good /ample for da etnl
a eolon-d woman remarked on her
w i- wn.—Our little town eonttnues to im
pr. -cver.il parties contemplate building
.1 an early day. A good lot >.f wool is m the
rkei here. Suit growers are not bringing it
- rapidly as usual at this season.
Tm y are ratter discouraged at low prices,
i. frv -iuiig ram- have recently visited nearly
• rtioti- of our county.* aud crops are
r. P.. improv ed in apla-aratiee.—Ned Brown,
. in gn man wtm ha- been for sometime in
i .. ..f Goomnau. Rowell X Cos., came
: r w n Saturday and got drunk. He started
- r. t urn home and laid down on the
■ , r . s tra.-k and u.i- struck by the west
tram and Willed. Jnstice Slater im
a jury of inquest to-day, and they
r u .red a verdict in accorilanee with the
a i e facts.
ELORIPA.
• g .. iruck is ].,.king well around Starke.
< lav - arrestt at Dt l.and put $123 in the
t ity Tn-a-ury.
WaN-nnelous are becoming plentiful at
T r. <*(•<! only two deaths in Jacksonville
-k. one from drowning.
\ ■ i si si tut* will be held at Brooks*
> . :..'*itiati>i: Tuesday, June 3.
T • in w Baptist Church at Marke has been
.in press ive ceremonies.
\ two hundred foot extension is l*eiug built
< tk,'< liolr-c wharf, at Kissimmee.
1 nu ..f Walpole & Kill*, at Cellar Key,
-I .ii.s.lvt i !>> mutual consent. Mr.
\\ j..,1e continues the business.
Dredge No. 4, of the drainage company, is
.vi id to haveeut tothet ross Prairie ferry
the middle of the coming week.
I: i- rumored that Tavares has got out an
• (..on against tlic Fus'i- Ice Company to
r. v. nt them from putting up an i<‘e factory,
i , melons planted in the neighborhood of
I v> oak arc looking well. Should the sea
- .a prove propitious there will tie a good crop
made.
Watcrno lons are lieginning to arrive in
l.y k-ouviiie ami there is a pro*i>ect of a large
, r.q The yield of peaches promises to be
abundant.
1 he tract of land containing 18.400 acres,
a: (known as the Dclespiu Grant, having a
■ \> r front of about 12 m U s. is advertised for
... at Titusville, on June 2.
T ■ Democratic County Executive Com
ir, uce will meet at Enterprise the first of
.. \t week to arrange for calling a convention
. .. . i delegates to the State Convention.
T': surveyors of the proposed extension of
.. Hrnn-w'i 'k and Western Railroad have
r j. ti.-i Jacksonville, and ii is quite probable
that the work will l>e speedily eommenepd.
T . steamship Baa Antonio took this week
tr. Feruandina as part of her cargo 3.000
i v jonipai.. . The fish arc caught princi
ja. ..II the Gulf coast, and sell av very high
pi ,- m the New York market.
T Hrooksvillc Te'egraph Company are
c\t> li.in.g their iim to Cedar Key via Bay
F m;i* t rvslal river. Mr. F. B. Pickering
I ,-iakv:i the contract ami will superintend
~ .-,.nstruction. Work commenced last Mon
day.
s xtr -wo meialvcrsof the Jacksonville Bat
tal on, including detachment, from the Clay
g tr-K 'aeksonville and Metropolitan Light
I-'v ti v. ..mo r command of Major Young,
, attend the encampment at Pensacola
next month
i • .. verb, s of the jury of inquest selected
impkin. at San'ord,
“We. the jure, find that Toney
I r,.vt i .nno to his death from a wound in
‘i a pistol fired l>v the hand of Ben
- ' j-.iies ha- riot yet teen raptured.
M. a. Do Laud, of lVl.and. is now starting
r iv, n. to I** known as I,ake Helen, in
.vu|.i,;; .nt to In* daughter. It is the old
... settlement, aboui five miles from lc
! ; and Drang.- Citv. .red is beautifully
- mated, lie has already solo t number of
lots.
Next Kr: lav is the National Memorial Day
■: .. V, rof the Grand Army Post* in this
s •, w i unite m a celebration at St. Augus
t *)mte a number of the old t onfederates
... roti t invitations to be present. The
.-..V ami blue will I*' repres* tiled by speakers
n;.,r>: aD. and will unite in decorating
> , grave- of the .lead of both armies.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Itr ylit Fla- h ‘‘' 1 of Intelligence rrt,,u
Sfk vr nud Afar.
LM \V. dues,lav a uirveyor's eoiT.s te
rn .Rework of locating.* the, line ot the
g.-v ■ -\tky Point aL.* Micanopy
Railroad. ,
< v> : ,!„ hundred hands are n< Aork
■ ' vi!|e and Halifax Railroad.
.■ r will l->. increased as last as
hands van W employed.
i . •> ikia and passenger business ™
th 'nh Florida Railroad for the past
: v >u:nm. r> was double thtfbusi
n, of tfie preceding winter.
The 1 tf t-pns. Railroad is to be finished
' i... first of IM, It connects Knler
• ,*,■> w tit .ho Jacksonville, Tampa and
K v West Railroad at Thrasher’s Ferry.
Ts-t Mondav work commenced on the
railroad from 'Wildwood to l’.u.ns. av-e.
ihe roadbed is already graded to that
prest. Tin work of laying the steel rails
win e pushed, and iu a short time the
real will be rradv for use.
. Btmbv.' > The directors of the
<> rgia Midland Railway Company held
a EavtiEg in this city yesterday “Veuing,
-i which a committee of three was ap
:■ atot to contract at once with an cu
cic.i't t v survey the route of the proposed
road from Columbus to Atlanta. Mr.
Wan. an engineer of Griffin, is iu the city
negotiating for the contract. The Board
*<t Directors of this company is com posed
of eonae of the very best business men of
U citv. and we ieel safe in saying that
tte roau will be built at once. They mean
btMWM*.
CHARLESTON'S LOSS BY FIRE.
The Steamer “Pilot Boy” aud the Burned
Buildings.
Int estimation ol the Charleston tire on
Tuesday showed that the losses and in
surance are very close to the estimates
previously given in the Morning News.
Ihe losses will aggregate in round num
bers sDs,oooaud the insurance about $70,-
000. The tire was one of the most dis
astrous that has visted the city in a long
time. Besides the immense iossof wharves
and buildings and property in storage,
the loss of the steamer Pilot Boy
was large. The little steamer had be
come so familiar that her total destruc
tion i- tin* subject ot universal regret, and
her genial and courteous owuer and com
mander. t'apt. Phillips, has the warm
sympathy of the community in his serious
loss. The Pilot Boy was built in New
York in 1864 at a cost of $28,000. In 1865
sjte was purchased by John Ferguson and
1. K. Payne, who fitted her up at an ad
ditional cost of $4,000 and took her to
< harleston, where she was dhgaged in the
trade between that city and Georgetown,
and subsequently between Charleston and
Savannah, running a semi-weekly sched
ule in connection with the steamer Eliza
Hancox. Upon the death of Mr. Fergu
son she was bought by J. D. Aiken
Cos., who ran her between Charleston, '
Savannah and Feruandina. After
wards she became the property of Kave
uel. Holmes & Cos., Capt. IV. T. McNelty
and others, and ran alternately between
Charleston. Georgetown and ’Beaufort.
She was then purchased by Capt. P. Tog
lio, and ran to Edisto. After Capt. Tog
!io gave her up she was purchased by
Capt. McNelty, Capt. Phillips and others,
and finally passed into the bauds of Capt.
F. IE Phillips and the engineer, Mr. \V.
E. Bonneau. She was a fine steamer,
comfortably fitted up, a fast sailer and
was always kept by Capt. Phillips as neat
and as clean as a pin. The many people
who have traveled on her will boar cheer
ful testimony to the care, courtesy and
kindness of Capt. Phillips, and the com
munity snare in the hope that her owner
will soon find himself in command of a
worthy successor to the Pilot Bov. The
steamer Louisa will take her place. The
vessel was valued at about $15,000, and
had besides just undergone repairs to the
amount of about $2,000. She was insured
for $7,000.
The row of buildings owned and occu
pied by Messrs. M. Goldsmith & Son and
known as Colonnade Itow on Vendue
Range, which was totally destroyed,
was one of the old landmarks of
Charleston. The large columns which
cave name to the block are still standing
uninjured, as they have stood probably
for over half a century. During the
bombardment of the city the building was
subjected to the tire of shells, but although
considerably battered.and set on tire a
number of times was never completely
destroyed. The row was bought by
Messrs. Goldsmith A Son soon after the
war and has been occupied by them ever
since. The south w alls remain standing,
but the division walls between the stores
and the north walls are down and the
entire structure will have to be rebuilt.
BETTING OX THE FIELD.
ThcSpiirtiugMen Laying Money Against
Both Arthur and Blaine.
Every day brings its own political pre
dictions, denials and extravagant asser
tions, says a Washington special to the
Philadelphia Timex. There is but one
subject talked of in Washington, and that
is the Chicago Convention. There is one
question uppermost, auk that is “Who is
going to get the nomination?” This query
is repeated on the street corners, in
the hotel lobbies and bar-rooms, and
opens up in every repetition a fresh dis
cussion of the chances ot the various
candidates. One new phases or rather an
old phase warmed over, appears, and that
is the discussion of the possibility of a
deadlock as between Arthur and Blaine
and the consequent dark horse theory. A
good many more men are to be found who
are ready to assert their beliefs that
neither Arthur nor Blaine will be nomi
nated. A well-known sporting man, a
Democrat who only wants to win money,
has ottered large odds that Blaine will not
be the nominee. The same man lias $4,000
to SI,OOO up that Arthur will not get the
nomination either. He thinks Arthur
has a better ehance than Blaine, and is
willing to make the same bet against the
Maine statesman. The betting lias not
opened out lively yet, though inquiry de
velops the tact that enougn bets are being
made to indicate the estimate of the
Presidential aspirants among the sporting
fraternity.
There is more readiness to bet on Arthur
than any other candidate, but no odds are
givi aas between him and Blaine. A bet
ofssoo was made at Willard’s to-night
that neither Arthur nor Biaino would be
the lucky man; that is to say, the field
was taken even as against the two favor
ites. One of the gentlemen offered to give
two to one against either Blaine or Ar
thur. Sherman stock seems to be on the
rise as dark horse. Sherman is more fa
vorably mentioned than Lincoln during
the last forty-eight hours. The chief ob
jection to Sherman is that he hails from
Ohio, and a prejudice exists against any
more Ohio Presidents. Sherman is
credited, however, with being able to poll
the full Republican vote to carry Ohio
and New York and with being* solid
with Wall street and the business inter-
I csts generally. It is claimed that, despite
the objection to an Ohio man, Sherman
will stand stronger at Chicago as a dark
horse than Lincoln or Gresham. With
Sherman, Lincoln and Gresham to choose
from and an evenly-divided vote between
Arthur and Blaine, the field is considered
a good one against the lavorites. As be
tween the latter the Arthur men appear
to be the most confident. They have been
gaining ground recently and have a well
organized machinery in motion. There
arc delegations which have been claimed
solid for Blaine in which a number of
Arthur votes are certain, and various
other evidences exist showing that Blaine
tigurers have overdone their business.
HE FOUND HIS MATCH.
A Beardless Youth’s Beady Answers.
Dr. Muyhew was one of the most puz
zling examiners at Oxford. He always
asked the most captious questions. Once,
however, he found his match in the shape
of a beardless youth, who solved with
j classical calmness the most difficult ques
tions the Professor's brains could invent.
When Mayhew saw that he had to deal
with a formidable opponent he changed
bis tactics, commenced in Latin, and
asked: “Quid est ' Spes?” (What is
Hope?)—“Magna res.'’ (A great thing)
was the immediate answer. “Quid
est Charitas?” (What is Charity?)
was the next question: “Mag
na raritas,” (A great rarity) replied the
student. “Quid est Fides?” (What is
Faith)—“Quod non vides,” (What is
unseen) answered the young theologian.
Mayhew was forced to laugh against his
will, lie gave the student his hand, and
—a thing that rarely happened—asked
him to dinner. Fit teen years later Dr.
Mayhew received an invitation to a din
ner*. It came from the student above
mentioned, who then gave a banquet in
honor of his installation as Bishop of
Westminster, but was best known to the
world as Cardinal Manning.
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INSANITY.
Whtt a lMstiuguished French Physi
cian Has to Say About It.
Dr. Legrand du Saulle, a distinguished
Freuch authority on the subject of insan
ity, lias delivered an interesting lecture
in the French capital on the influence of
the siege of Paris in the production of
mental disease. For a few days after the
declaration of war there was a notable
diminution in the number of these cases,
hut as 6oon as it became known that the
Prussians were marching on Paris the
an xi>'t v and alarm felt by the suburban
iiopuiation culminated in many instances
in madness of a curious and rarely-ob
served type—extreme melancholy, accom
panied with stupor and a daaed condition
ot the faculties. Three hundred and fifty
thousand suburban residents had to take
refuge in Paris, where they found no
other shelter than that afforded by the
railway carriages at the termini, which
soon tiecame densely erowded, Hunger
and inanition swelled the statistics of in
sanity during the siege, all the more that
wine Was to be had in abundance; and
the men of the National Guard spent the
greater part of the thirty sous allowed
them daily on drink, on which, in fact,
they and many others lived during the
last few weeks of the siege. The “mania
of inventions’' bec*ni“ very common at
the same time. Gen. Trouht* was con
stantly pestered with lunatics, who came
to lay before him all manner of wild con
trivances of their invention for the total
and instantaneous annihilation of the
Prussians.
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE MEXICAN VETERANS’PEN
SION BILL DISCUSSED.
Payment of Georgia's Revolutionary
Claim Again Brought to the Surface
for a Few Minutes—Clerkships Stir
l p the House a Little During the
Legislative Appropriation Bill De
bate.
Washington, May 28.—1n the Senate
to-day among the bills reported favorably
Irom the committee and placed on the
calendar were the following:
By Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on
Claims—To reimburse the several States for
interest paid on war loans, also to require the
payment in cash to the State of Georgia of
335,555 42. appropriated for said State by the
act passed last year to refund certain money
expended by that State in the common de
fense in 1777. Mr. lioar moved to put the bill
upon its passage, explaining that the money
wui withheld by the Treasury Department as
an offset to' Georgia's share of the
war tax. The other Southern
Stales not having been made to
i.av that tax it would, in the opinion of the
Committee on Claims, be unjust to iusist at
present on payment by Georgia. If by any
future action Congress should require these
states to pay the tax, Georgia would, of
course, be subject to the provision, hut as that
state hud expended this money in cash tor the
common defense of tiny colonies during the
revolutionary war it should lie refunded in
cash.
Mr. Voorhees, while favoring the bill, ob
jected to ’its immediate consideration in de
ference to the preSsiug claims of the Mexi
can pension bill.
Mr. Brown appealed to Air. Voorhees to let
the bill pass, but Air. Voorhees would not
yield.
THE MEXICAN PENSIONS BILI..
On motion of Mr. Harris the Mexican pen
sion h 11 was taken up. T he pending question
was upon Air. l-ogan'n motion to strike out
that pari of the amendment proposed by tlie
senate Pension Committee that limits the
pension to ex-soldiers and ex-sailors who are
dependent in whole or m part on their own
labor, or on assistance from others. Air. Alli
son said that giving a pension to women who
should, after the passage of this act, marry
an ex-soldier of the .Mexican war would he
establishing a precedent that had not been
observed as to prior wars.
Air. Beck remarked that the youngest of the
Mexican veterans was now 62 years old, -and
it he married at all after that time he would
lie sure to marry a young woman, and under
the proposed amendment we should have to
pay these young women a pension ns long as
they lived.
Mr. Logan asked why it was assumed that
he would marry a young woman.
Air. Beck replied became that is the rule
with old men, and the older the man the
younger the woman he would marry. “I
would not trust the old members of this Sen
ate if they were to marry again. 1 have no
doulit that they would marry very young
women.” [Laughter.]
Sir. Jackson, supporting the committee'*
-amendment excluding from pensions men who
did not need them,said that lie represented as
many Mexican soldiers as any man in the
Senate, and lie did not believe that pensioning
for service was the correct principle. Pen
sion- should tie given to the wounnded, aged
and needy. The Senate committee’s amend
ment provided for that. It was no stigma on
a man’s character to say that if lie had income
enough to render him independent of labor lie
should not have a pension.
Mr. Blair also defended the committee's
amendment.
THE UTAH It I LI. LAID ASIDE.
At 2 o’clock the Utah bill was entered to
come up for consideration, but Air. Hoar
stated that a strong desire existed for the
passage of the Mexican pension bill, and as
he understood that the Southern Senators de
sired to speak on the Utah bill, and there was
no possibility of getting that bill through be
fore Friday, he would not, at least for to-day,
interfere with the pension hill. Debate on
the Mexican pension bill was accord
ingly continued by Alessrs. Lo
gan,’ McPherson, Slierra.au, Call and
others. Air. Logan was opposed to giving any
pension to soldiers of the Mexican war who
afterward fought in the Confederate army.
Air. Call thought that Alcxiean soldiers who
were rich enough to live without some form
of labor were not numerous enough to make
it worth while to make them an exception to
the bill. He also favored the clause giving
pensions to widows who married Mexicau
soldiers not only before the soldier's discharge
but at any time afterward.
Mr. Maxey regretted that the pauper clause
had been proposed to the bill. He was op
posed to it and asked how the line could be
drawn.
The MEXICAN ARMY EULOGIZED.
Air. Morgan, in expressing the hope that the
bill would pass as it came Irom the House,
delivered an eloquent eulogium on our Mexi
can army, which, he said, had never been de
feated. “It hail added.” he continued, “350,-
000.060 acres of the territory of ail empire to
this republic, yet we were here dickering
with the poor Mexican soldier as to whether
we should give him the paltry stun of $8 a
month, unless he went down on his knees and
begged for it, and produced a certificate of
his poverty.”
Mr. Morgan expressed himself as mortified
and disgusted at the spectacle presented by
this debate.
Mr. YanWyck asked if Mr. Morgan would
give way for the question.
Mr. Morgan said “yes.”
AJr. VanWyck remarked that lie would iike
to ask the Senator from Alabama a question
just at this point, because that Senator had
become so gloomy about the debate.
Mr. Alorgan retorted warmly. “Dou't in
still me. When you want to ask me a ques
tion. ask me your question like a gentleman.”
Mr. VanWvck said that there was noocca
sion for so much feeling on the part of the
Senator. He then asked whether it was just
to give a wealthy man who had been a Alexi
can soldier 48 li month and give only that
small pittance to a poor piau.
Air. Morgan thought that it would be no
compliment to the rich man, but would be a
great boon to a poor man.
Mr. Ingalls moved to lay on the table the
amendment proposed by the Senate Commit
tee restricting pensions to those who depended
on theirlabor. The motion was agreed toand
the amendment laid on the table by 49 yeas to
20 nays, as follows:
Ten*—Messrs. Allison. Bayard, Iteek,
Brown, Butler, Cockrell, lok e, Callout,
Dolpli, Fair, Farley, Garland, Gorman,
Groome, Hale, Harris, Hill. Ingalls, Jones of
Florida, Jones qi Nevada, Logan, McMillan,
McPherson, Manone, Alaxey, Miller of Cali
fornia, Miller of New York,’Morgan, Palmer,
Pendleton. Platt, Itansom, Hiildleberger,
Sawyer, sherman. Slater, Vest, Voorhees,
Williams and Wilson—to.
.Vitps- Alessrs. Aldrich, Blair, Call, Cameron
of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin. Con
ger, Dawes, Edmunds, George, llawlcy, Hoar,
Jackson, Lamar, Mitchell, Morrill] Pike,
Plumb, Pugh, Saulsbury and Van Wyck—2o.
CONFEDERATES NOT EXCLUDED.
One clause of the bill as it came from the
House repeals the section of the Revised Stat
utes that prohibits pensions to soldiers who
engaged in the war against the United States,
but limits the repeal to rases coming under
this act. The Senate committee recommended
striking out the limitation, blit the Senate, on
motion of Mr. Ingalls, by a vote of 35 yeas to
23 nays, laid the amendment on the' table.
Several other amendments were offere I find
tabled, some of them' ironical and sarcastic,
and others with the evident purpose of over
loading and killing the hill. Pending debate
the Senate, at 6:20 o’clock, adjourned.
Before the adjournment Mr Plumb, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
the District of Columbia appropriation bill,
and said that lie would call It up to-morrow
after the morning business.
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution, which under
the rules goes to the Committee on Printing,
providing for the printing of 150,000 copies of
the report on the Copiah county affair, to
gether with the testimony taken by the Sen
ate committee and the views of the minority.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-dav, the morning hour
having been dispensed with, there was a
struggle for precedence between the legi-la
tivc and river and harbor appropriation bills.
Air. Randall, of Pennsylvania, thought that
it would expedite the business of the session
to have the former bill passed before Friday,
on which day a number of gentlemen on the
Republican side would leave for Chicago, in
this view lie was reinforced by Air.
Cannon, of Illinois. Mr. Willis, of
Kentucky. held a contrary opin
ion, and Air. Blanchard, of Louisiana,
called attention to the fact that while Con
gress could not adjourn without passing the
legislative bill, it might adjourn without pass
ing the river and harbor bill, and there was
danger that it would do so unless that bill was
attended to now. The legislative bill was
successful, and at 11:30 o'clock the House went
into committee of the whole, with Mr. Cox, of
New York, in the chair, for its consideration.
The amount appropriated is 320,736,876, being
an increase of tSx.ieo over the appropriation
for the current year and 3938,626 less than the
estimates.
Air. Holman, of Indiana, briefly explained
the provisions of the bill, stating that the
only changes from the existing law
which they contained was one re
ducing the number of internal revenue
collection districts from 84 to 63, and one in
creasing the force in the pension office.
Mr. ( ijmion, of Illinois, while he did not
think ilie changes to be wise, criticized the
bill more for its .-ins of omission than for those
of commission.
Air. Thompson, of Kentucky, favored the
abolishment of the entire present system for
the collection of internal revenue taxes, ami
granting to the Secretary of the Treasury
power to consolidate the collection districts.
COMMITTEE CLERKSHIPS. *
The bill was debated for some time and then
read by paragraphs for amendment. The
paragraph specifying the committees of the
House which shall be entitled to aunuul
clerks gave rise to a good deal of discussion,
and. it having been passed from. Air. Belford,
of Colorado, offered an amend men tgran ting
every member a private clerk. This was
ruled out on a point of order. Mr. Belford
then offered an amendment providing that, in
conformity with civil service reform princi
ples, no committee clerk shall perform any
service of clerical or other character
for any member of the House” render
ing him liable to removal for
violation of this proviso and sub eating to
censure, fine and imprisonment at the discre
tion of i lie House any member requesting or
permitting such service. This was adopted
amid a good deal of merriment. After com
pleting consideration of 13 of the 96 pages of
the hill the committee rose.
Mr. Dibrell, of Tennessee, submitted the
conference report on the agricultural appro
priation bill and it was adopted. The House
then at 5:10 o’clock took a recess till 8 o’clock,
the evening session being for further consid
eration of the legislative appropriation bill.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1884.
At its evening session the House, in commit
tee of the whole, resumed consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill. Mr. White, of
Kentucky, moved to strike out the appropria
tion for a civil service commission. That
commission, he said, had been tried and found
wanting, and should be abolished. On the
face of if the thing was a fraud, ft had not
succeeded in proportioning appointments
among the States. The motion was lost after
au acrimonious debate. The session throughout
vvus rather stormy, particularly xvlule the
civil service commission aud internal revenue
sections were under discussion. N’o change
was made in the bill, and at 11:20 o’clock the
committee rose aud the House adjourned.
BOUND TO DISTILL.
A New Y'ork State Shrew Try* to
Frighten Commissioner Evans.
Washington, May 28.—The Commis
sioner of Internal Rex’enue ba3 received
a letter from AVilliainsville, N. Y., signed
by Martin Scheider, saying: “Farmers
will give you another tveek to decide
whether you will permit us to distill in
small quantities or not. If not, xve will
distill in spite of the government. We
want you to distinctly understand that
we will not submit to this extortion,
which is a terrible outrage and should be
resisted morally and physically. Farm
ers are excited aud determined to have
their own way in this mhtter. Be wise
and answer at once to avoid a terrible
calamity.”
Why Mr. Hewitt's Bill Will Lie Dor
iiiant.
Washington. May 28.—Mr. Hewitt
was not at the Ways and Means Commit
tee room to-day. Inquiry developed the
fact that he was in New York-, so the
Ways and Means Committee did not pro
ceed with the consideration of the Hewitt
bill. It Avill probably go over until after the
first Chicago Convention. In any event
the Ways and Means Committee will re
port the administrative and not the reve
nue portions of the bill, but it will not be
called up, because Chairman Morrison
sees that if it were, tariff amendments
could be and would be proposed, and the
tariff fight would be reopened. Mr.
Hewitt begins to understand the situa
tion.
Contested Election Case Reports.
Washington, May 28.—The House
Committee on Elections, by a vote of !> to
1, to-day decided to report in favor of
seating Mr. Chalmers in the contested
case of Chalmers vs. Manning, of Missis
sippi. In tbe case of Massey vs. Wise,
oi Virgiuia, the committee agreed to re
port in favor of Wise by a vote of 7 to 4.
An effort was also made to agree upon a
report in the contested case of Campbell
vs. Money of Ohio. Six Democrats voted
in favor of Campbell. Messis. Adams
and Cook, Democrats, and five Republi
cans, refused to vote, thus breaking the
quorum. It was said by those who re
fused to vote that they were not acquaint
ed Avith the merits of the case.
Internal Revenue Collections.
Washington, May 28.—The collections
of internal revenue during the first ten
months of the official year ending June 30,
1884, amount to $1)!), 164,745, a decrease >t
$19,908,627 from the collections for the
corresponding period of the previous fiscal
year. The principal decrease was on
tobacco, $13,220,698; on banks and
bankers, $3,742,337, and on miscellaneous,
$0,411,221. There was an increase of
$12,460,564 from collections on spirits.
Arthur Dines Don Cameron.
Washington, May 28.—The President
gave a handsome private dinner last night
to his guest, Senator Don Cameron, to
which the Senators and Cabinet officers
were bidden.
Agricultural College Visitor*.
Atlanta, May 2§.—At the request of
W. P. Price, President of tie Board of
Trustee* of the North Georgia Agricultu
ral College, Gov. McDaniel to-day. com
missioned the following prominent Geor
gians members of the Board of Visitors to
that institution for this year: John A.
Stephens. E. I*. Howell, T. P. Rice, E. F.
Iloge, Robert U. Hardeman and Henry
Jackson,of Atlanta; James S. Boynton,
of Griffin; P. W. Alexander, of Macon;
Itev. K. L. Campbell, of Dawsouville;
Samuel Barnett, of Washington; J. C. C.
Black, of Augusta; W. S. Basinger, of
Savannah; W. J. Pike, of Jefferson;
Claude Estes, of Gainesville; George N.
Bell, of Cumming; F. C. Tate, of Jasper,
and Milton H. Smith, of Gainesville. The
commencement exercises will open June
8. The members of the board will receive
no per diem or mileage, and whatever ex
penses are incurred by then* will have to
be defrayed individually, the sum so paid
to be charged up to the honors connected
with the office.
The Truth of an Atlanta Dispatch I>e
liled.
Washington, May 28.—A dispatch
from Atlanta, Ga., states that employes
of the railway mail service in that sec
tion have been removed by wholesale and
their places filled by ignorant negroes fa
vorable to the President’s renomination.
Mr; Thompson, the General Superintend
ent, to-day said that but few appointments
had been recently made in that division.
During the past two months there had
been only two. The number of colored
appointees was no greater than it had
been for several years past. The dispatch
further says that the service had been
greatly impaired, and that complaint on
the part of the people were numerous.
Mr. Thompson said that he had heard of
no complaints.
Items in Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 28.—A. N.
Woodveiina, the head sawyer at Eppin
ger & Russell’s mill, at Olustee, was killed
by the bursting of the main belt.
The Missouri excursionists left for Tam
pa this morning.
In the Eppes-Suhrer murder case to-day
the jury rendered a verdict, after fifteen
minutes absence, of “not guilty.” It was
received with loud applause, which was
promptly rebuked by the Judge.
Devas ation of the Floods.
New Orleans, May 28.—A dispatch
from Baton ltouge says: “A crevasse has
occurred at Point Manouris. It is now
100 feet Avide. An ell'ort will be made to
stop it.”
TKRItIBLK DESTRUCTION IN SPAIN.
Madrid, May 28. —The damage caused
by the floods in southeastern Spain is very
great. Four hundred and nine dwellings
have been destroyed and 514 injured in the
province of Murcia alone.
Killed by Moonshiners.
Louisville, May 28. —A special con
tains the intelligence of the death of
Special Bailin' \\ . K. Killian. He was
killed in Laurel county by a party of
moonshiners while trying to arrest them.
Four moonshiners fortified themselves in
a house, which tvas attacked by |the
officers. Eight or ten volleys were fired
before the moonshiners surrendered, and
Killian was shot, dying instantly.
Blew OIV the Top of His Head.
Richmond, Ky., May 28.—John Gar
rett was shot and instantly killed by John
Turner In the southern poitiou of this
county yesterday. The men met on the
road. Garrett saluted Turner pleasantly,
and the latter, who carried a gun on his
shoulder, alter cursing Garrett, shot the
whole top of his head oft'. An old feud
was the cause.
Anierica'M Irish Funds.
Dublin, May 28.—At a meeting of the
Irish National Land Leaguers to-day
Timothy Harrington, Secretary of the
League", mentioned the fact that tvhereas,
tAvo or three years ago from £I,OOO to £2,-
000 Was received weekly from America,
they were now obliged to depend almost
exclusively upon funds contributed in Ire
land.
A Mexican Declines to Fight a Duel
City of Mexico, May 28.—The editor
of La Tiempo has publicly declined to
tight a duel with the editor ot’ La haeional.
He proposes to settle their difficulty in the
courts. The reason for this action is that
dueling is contrary to his religious prin
ciples. This is the first notable instance
of a duel having been declined here.
Kansas Leads to Tilden.
Topeka, Kan., May 28 —The Kansas
Democratic Convention met to-day and
elected delegates to the Chicago Conven
tion. Resolutions were passed recom
mending. but not instructing,
the delegates to vote for Tilden.
A Fatality Over a Horse Trade.
Atlanta, Ga., May 28.—Stephen L.
Padgett, iu a fight about a horse trade to
day, shot and killed his brother Joseph.
The shooting occurred eight miles from
Dublin. t
Golden’s Liquid Beef Tonic Is admira
bly adapted for females in delicate health.
Golden’s; no other. Of druggists.
Glenn’s Sulphur Soap beautifies the
skin.
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
mlimte.
PITTSBURG’S PENN BANK.
EVIDENCES THAT POINT TO A
FEAST BY SHARKS.
The Shortage Already Known to be
Over (41,000,000 and Increasing Rap
idly as the Books Are Unraveled
Civil and Criminal Suits on the Tapis
—The Failures Elsewhere.
Pittsburg. May 28.—The affaire of
the Penn Bank at# in a bad condition
owing to the absence of its President,
who is the only person who holds the keys
to the secrets oi the bank; and the reticence
of others is such that no definite conclu
sion can be reached; but it is mow taken
for granted that depositors will be fortu
nate if they get 5 per cent, of the amount
entrusted to the bank. This much is defi
nitely known: The concern is complete
ly gutted. The assets are diminishing
rapidly and the liabilities are swelling
rapidly. Those who had a call- on the
resources drew with an unsparing hand.
The books shed very little light on the
identity of those who deposited with the
institution, as the accounts arc in fic
titious names. Such names as William
If. Vanderbilt are made to masquerade
on the ledgers for those getting aid in
some unknown way from depositors’
money. The shortage shows greater as
the intricacies of the book accounts are
utfraveled, and from less than $350,000
overdrawn it has grown to $1,000,000 to
day, and the end is not yet. So clean a
sweep lias rarely been made in Pitts
burg. The liabilities are believed to
reach over $2,000,000. it is said
that the bank’s method of
bookkeeping dates back throe years to the
time of the Cherry Grove oil excitement,
since which time "the bank has been losing
steadily. Prominent business men who
are acquainted with its affairs say that if
they had closed its doors March 1, they
doubt it the depositors would have real
ized one per cent. Last night after busi
ness hours W. N. Riddle, President of the
Penn Bank, through liis attorney tiled a
confession of judgment in favor of the di
rectors of the bank for $99,750. The judg
ment was entered and an execution
of attachment issued and put in
the hands of the Sheriff with
instructions to levy upon a long list of
persons, corporations and institutions as
garnishees. The Penu Bank’s charter
was purchased from a defunct banking in
stitution, and is very liberal. It provides
that no stockholder or officer shall be as
sessed or held liable tor any purchase
whatever for any greater sum than the
face value of the stock held by such stock
holder or officer.
THE DEFICIENCY GROWING LARGER.
Pittsburg, May 28, 10 r. m.— The de
ficiency in the Penn Bank still grows, and
this evening has reached $1,260,000.
Heavy defalcations are also hinted at,
which, it is claimed, reach nearly $1,000,-
000. The directors have been in session
all day, and have decided to have a thor
ough investigation and full statements
furnished the pubyc. If wrong has been
done by any one, he shall lie made to pay
the penalty. Many of those who made
deposits on Friday last threaten the
bank officials with criminal proceedings
for false pretenses in obtaining their
money. Cashier it. Ruber is now tinder
police surveillance. President Riddle is
much better to-night, and will probably
be strong enough to come to the city to
morrow. This morning the Directors ap
pointed Henry Warner, ex-County Com
missioner, the’ assignee of the bank.
AN INSURANCE ADJUNCT.
The Pennsylvania Mutual Protective
Association was organized four years ago
with Hon. James H. Hopkins as Presi
dent, W. R. Riddle as Treasurer, and 11.
D. Sellers as Secretary. Its object was
the insurance of the lives of its members,
it is now believed to have been primarily
designed to bring grist to the Penn Bank’s
mill in the shape of the collection of
assessments -where deaths occurred.
It has enrolled on its books as members a
good many people who believed it to boa
sale investment, but it never has reached
great importance financially.
A member died recently, and when his
representative presented a claim for the
amount of his insurance he was informed
that it could not lie paid in less time than
three months. This was before the de
velopment of the trouble in the Penn
Bank. The failure of the latter may prove
fatal to the Pennsylvania Protective As
sociation. A number of lawyers are hard
at work trying to find a flaw in the char
ter or the organization proceedings of the
Penn Bank that in any way would make
the stockholders liable.’
HAWLEY cY CO.’S COLLAPSE.
Their Indebtedness *4342,568 and the
Assets Only *432,585.
Boston, May 28. —The official state
ment of the assignee of F. A. Hawley &
Cos., bankers, who recently failed, shows
indebtedness of $342,568, and assets of
$32,585. There are, in addition to the
above indebtedness, contingent liabilities
of $50,000. Off (he direct indebt
edness, $227,000 is to depositors,
$26,000 is due to individuals on current
account, $12,000 for stocks and bonds
borrowed aud used in pledges. Creditors
are very generally discussing the above
statement to-day, and are openly ex
pressing their dissatisfaction with it.
They are very indignant at the disposi
tion of $227,000 of deposits, and are
anxious to know more in detail what
lias become of file money. They are mak
ing all kinds of threats and will call a
meeting in a few days to take action and
demand a more explicit account of the
business workings of the house during
file last few months of its existence.
Some of them have secured counsel and
propose to institute proceedings against
the members ot the firm personally and
attachments are, it is said, to be placed on
the property of the senior member of-the
firm. This amounts in real estate to
nearly $25,000 and his personal property
is taxed for $30,000.
ST. JOSEPH’S CLOSE SHAVE.
Statements which Reassured Deposit
ors in the Broken Bank.
St. Joseph, Mo., May 28.—A meeting
of the creditors of the State Savings Bank,
which recently made an assignment, was
held yesterday, about 100 persons being in
attendance. M. A. Reed, attorney for J.
M. Wilson, the assignee, addressed the
meeting, assuring depositors that the con
dition of the bank was satisfactory and
that it would be able to pay dollar lor
dollar. He read a telegram from C. B.
France, President of the bank,
who is now on his way home
from New York, where he has been effect
ing a settlement with Donnell, Lawson &
Simpson, to the effect that he had secured
$200,000 in cash, $50,000 in bonds, and
held security for the remainder of the
indebtedness to the amount of $lO,OOO.
The available assets of the bank are $500,-
000, making a total cash sum of about
$850,600 that can be controlled by the bank
immediately. A much better feeling pre
vailed after the meeting.
PRESIDENT BRURON JAILED.
His Female Companion also Taken in
Custody Despite His Protests.
St. Louis, May 28.— Andrew Bruron,
the missing President of the Hot Springs
Bank, which failed yesterday, was ar
rested here on the Iron Mountain train
this morning. Mr. Bruron was accom
panied by a lady named Mrs. Steele, of
Peoria, 111., with whom he was reported
to have fled front Hot Springs. Mr. Bru
ron and Mrs. Steele were first taken to a
hotel and afterwards to jail. He pro
fesses that he intended to return, and
says that it is an outrage to take the wo
man too. It is supposed that she knows
where the money is which Air. Bruron
took from the hank.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Gcor
ffia.
New York, May 28, li a. m.—Gen.
Samuel Thomas, President of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road Company, who has recently returned
from Europe, in connection with the com
pany’s business, says that nothing was
accomplished, the financial disturbance
here preventing all negotiations. The
contract with the Erlanger people has
been defetred but not abandoned. No
effort was made to test East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia securities on the
London Exchange. Probably nothing
will be done in East Tennessee matters
beyond developing the earning power of
the property.
A Stock Bank.
New York, May 28.—The question of
starting a stock exchange bank with a
capital of frtim $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 is
being seriously considered. The move
ment, it is claimed, is taken in view of
the decision of.the Wall Street Bank over
certification-case yesterday. Such an in
stitution as proposed would obviate the
necessity oi certification ,as checks would
pair off.
Certificates Cancelled.
New York, May 28.—At the clearing
house it is stated that a large number of
new certificates have been cancelled to
day and there is no demand for them.
Brokers’ banks report that the broker
balances are larger, which adds to the
strength of both the brokers and banks.
The banks report that monev is again
flowing this way.
Certificates Canceled.
New] York, May 28.—At the clearing
house it is stated that a large number of
new certificates have been canceled to
day and there is no demand for them.
Brokers’ banks report that the broker
balances are larger, which adds to the
strength of both the brokers and banks.
The banks report that money is again
flowing this way.
THE WABASH’S RECEIVERS.
They will Take Entire Control of the
ltoad for the Benefit of the Creditors.
Chicago. May 28.—A bill asking for a
receiver for the Wabash Railroad was
tiled in the United States Court to-day.
It is auxiliary to a suit begun at St.
Louis yesterday, in which Solon Hum
phreys and Thomas Tutt were appointed
receivers in bonds of $500,000. The auxil
iary bill is simply for the purpose of
bringing that portion of the road in Illi
nois under the same jurisdiction. The
Daily A'etex will say: “The system com
prises 3,000 miles of road in Illinois,
lowa, Indiana. Missouri, Ohio aud Michi
gan and a mortgage of $50,000,000 fin its
property is held by the Central Trust
Company of New York. In May, 1883, a
loan of $10,000,000 was secured by the
Wabash Company from the Mercantile
Trust Company upon engines, stock and
bonds, and last December another mort
gage was given the Iron Mountain Rail
road for advances. The business of the
system for the past two years has been
poor, and it bus been behind expenses
over $200,000. The floating indebtedness
amounts to over $lOO,OOO. Many
suits are being instituted against!
it as the company has no means
to meet its semi-annual
interest due June 1 on the bomb'd debt.
The present action is taken to escape a' fore
closure suit, which the mortgagees would
institute should that default be made.
The object of the original suit is to keep
alive the leases which the road holds, and
to keep system in operation in
order that all the creditors may be pro
tected. The receivers will take entire
control of the road and operate it for the
benefit of the creditors.
VIRGINIA SEI> FOR DAMAGES.
A Restaurant Keeper 'Whose Coupons
Were Refused for a Tax the Plaintiff.
Richmond, Va., May 28.—Suit for
$lO,OOO damages was instituted in the
United States Court here to-day by A.
Xetelie against the State of Virginia.
About ten days ago Zetelle tendered to
the Collector of Taxes for this city tax re
ceivable coupons for the amount of tax
required by the State law for keeping a
restaurant. The Collector refused to re
ceive them and Zetelle gave up business.
Now lie sues the State for depriving
him of the right to legitimately
support himself. Writs in the case were
served upon the Governor and Attorney
General. This suit is based upon the re
cent decision by Judge Hughes, of the
United States Court, that the eleventh
amendment to the constitution forbade
citizens of another State only to sue a
State, and that if a case arises under the
constitution any citizen of Virginia may
sue the State of Virginia in her corporate
capacity in" the United States Circuit
Court.
STAGE ROBBED IN MONTANA.
Two Mounted Bandits Sack Its Boxes
and llelieve Its Passengers.
Helena, Mon., May 28. —Two masked
men, mounted and armed with Winehes
ter rifles, robbed the Benton coach yester
day, twenty-five miles from Helena. They
rifled the mail bags and robbed the pas
sengers. The treasure box was also
sacked, but it contained nothing of value.
The spot were the robbery took place was
in a canyon at the gate of the mountains.
The robbers rode suddenly out of the tim
ber at the side of the road, and with
leveled guns compelled the driver to stop.
Passengers C. W. Cooper, C. E. Dudley
and F. U. Bradley were ordered out of the
coach and placed in a line. Cooper had
$75 and a silver watch, Dudley $l4O, and
Bradley a small amount of 'money and
jewelry. It js not known what valuables
were in the mail. A sheriff and two
others are in pursuit,
BAD JAIL BIRDS AT LARGE.
Six Prisoners Break Their Fetters at
Eastman—A Pursuit.
Eastman, Ga., May 28.—Six prisoners
broke jail to-day and escaped by breaking
a heavy piece of iron bar front a bedstead
in one of the cells, prizing through the
corridor bars, punching a hole in the ga
ble of the jail and letting themselves down
by blankets. The following are the names
of the prisoners and their crimes: Mose
Bryant, murder; Lewis Mcßae and Joe
Durr, larceny; George Fuller, murder;
Frank Mathews and Bias AVright, rob
bery and assault with intent to murder.
A volunteer posse has started in pursuit.
Some little boys met the prisoners near
the jail running, and reported the escape.
' LABOR S AVAR FOR WAGES.
Fifteen Hundred Miners Threaten to
Strike in the Third Pool.
Pittsburg, May 88.—Fifteen hundred
coal miners in the third pool h%ve refused
to accept a reduction of % of a cent, and
will strike unless the district price is
paid. A delegate meeting is to be held
in Monongabela City to consider the ad
visability of ordering a general strike of
the four pools.
MASONS QUIT WORK.
Troa, X, Y., May 28.—Sixtv-four
masons in the employ of Nichols A Mac-
Gill struck to-day because Mr. Nichols
refused the demand of a committee from
the union that he disclose the name of a
person from whom it was claimed he
received information in regard to a cer
tain debate at the meeting of the union.
A DYN AMITE PLOT AT WABASH.
Enemies of a Newspaper Suspected of
Intending to Blow Vp Its Building.
Wabash, Ind., May 28.—There is great
excitement at Xenia, near this place,
over the discovery of half a pound of
dynamite, with a three-foot fuse attached,
under the Journal office. The proprietors
of the paper suspect the perpetrator to be
a person whose enmity hag been incurred
through some publication. It is supposed
that it was the intention of the villains to
explode the dynamite at night, when no
one was in the office, and so destroy the
building without taking life.
To the Cause of God.
New York, May 28.—Gen. J. B. Gor
don, who is taking an active interest in
the raising of funds to establish a home
lor disabled Confederate soldiers at Rich
mond, Va.. received a communication
yesterday front Rev. Dr. Talmage inclos
ing a certified check for $260, which the
latter said had been sent to him by a
miner at Denver, Col. The miner asked
Mr. Talmage to give it to the cause of
God. Rev. Dr. Talmage says that he di
vided the money into two p'arts, one part
he sent to the “Emergency Fund” of
Brooklyn for the relief of disabled North
ern soldiers. The other part Dr. Talmage
sent to Gen. Gordon for the Confederate
Soldiers’ Home.
Fontellieu Enjoin* Oaten.
New Orleans, May 28.—A special
from New Iberia says: “There has been
no conflict as yet. Judge Fontellieu has
obtained from Judge Debellin, of the
Twenty-fifth Judicial District, an injunc
tion prohibiting Judge Gates trom inter
fering with or assuming the duties of
Judge of the Twenty-first Judicial Dis
trict. A similar order was issued in re
gard to the contest for Sheriff, preventing
Mr. A’eazv, who claims to have been
elected, from interfering with the present
incumbent.”
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White Swelling, Gout, Goitre, Consump
tion, Bronchitis, Nervous Debility, Mala
ria, and all diseases arising from an im
pure condition of the Blood. Certificates
can be presented from many leading phy
sicians, ministers, and heads of tamilies
throughout the South, indorsing Rosada
lis in the highest terms. We are con
stantlv in receipt of certificates of cures
from the most reliable and we do
not hesitate to recommend it as the best
known remedy for the cure of the above
diseases.
BUTLER’S FIRST VICTORY.
GREENBACKERS AT INDIANAP
OLIS WILL BACK HIM.
The Opposition Overcome After a Lively
Squabble—Cleveland a Good Second in
! the Democratic Race—Republican
Chances Still In Arthur's Favor—The
Committee of 100.
Indianapolis. May 28.—The Green
back National Convention, which as
sembled here this morning, was larger
in number than had been expected, there
being between 400 and 500 delegates. At
an early stage of the proceedings the
presence of an ami-Butler feeling became
manifest. The great fight of the day was
made on the question of proxies. Dr. T.
A. Bland, of' Washington, proposed to
represent the South Carolina Green
backers and cast the entire vote of that
State. Many of the Southern delegations
were opposed to Butler, and they
hoped that if proxies were admitted
they would be aide to defeat biin.
This feeling was shared by George O.
Jones, of New York, and Solon Chase, ol
Maine, who argued vehemently against
the proposition to exclude proxies. Three
hours were devoted to discussion of the
proposition, and the convention finally de
cided that proxies should not Tie admitted.
One of tb<t best speeches of the daj was
made by Airs. Augusta Bristol, of New
Jersey. Her remarks were almost en
tirely of a political character with an in
cidental reference to woman suffrage. She
made a telling hit in describing the char
acteristic of the man the con
vqptioti should nominate, when she
closed by saying that he should be a man
with an eye single to the best interests of
the people. This was taken as referring
to Butler, and wasYoundly cheered. The
convention was also addressed by Mrs.
Mary Haggart and Miss Frances E. Wil
lard on behalf of suffrage and temper
ance.
TELEGRAMS TO AND FROM BUTLER.
During the day the following telegrams
passed between Gov. Begole and (Ten.
Butler:
Indianapolis. May 2\ ISBI.
To Gov Benjamin Butler, Bouton :
Will you accept the nomination on satisfac
tory platform? No other question here.
[Signed] J. W. Rruolk.
Boston, May 28, isst.
To Gov.J. IV. Bejole, Jndianapolis'.
Thanks for yonr consideration, Imi why
should I be asked a quest ion which, under the
circumstances, was never put to any other
man? Is not my record as a Grecnbacker for
twenty fears sufficient without a formal
pledge to you which would cause mo to be
pointed at as a man who bids for the nomina
tion? Beam. F. Butler.
The decision against proxy representa
tion was regarded as a triumph for But
ler. Under this decision the actual vote
of the convention is 411. -It was orders
that all resolutions should be relerred to
the committee without debate. A com
mittee on resolutions of one from each
State was then appointed. James B.
Weaver, of lowa, was made permanent
Chairman, with a long list of Vice Presi
dents.
At the evening session, after the ap
pointment of the National Committee and
pending the receipt of tiie report of the
Committee on Resolutions, speeches were
made by a number of persons, including
Solon Chase, Mrs. Aiarion Tocld of Cali
fornia, Mrs. Martha J. Strickland of Aiieh
igan. Charles Roberts of Texas, and Air.
Small of Georgia (“Old Si” of the Atlanta
Constitution). At 11 o’clock the conven
tion adjourned until 9 o’clock to-morrow
without transacting any further business,
the Committee on Resolutions still being
not ready to report.
dealocratic leaders.
Tllden Ahead In the Race and Cleve
land at His Heels.
Washington, Alay 28.—The Demo
cratic members of Congress, and especi
ally those who expect to be delgates to
the National Convention, are earnestly
discussing the question of a Presidential
candidate. There is a diposition among
them lo defer to the wishes and counsel
of the Democrats of doubtful States. Rep
resentative Nicholls, of Georgia, says:
“I would find out the man whom the dele
gates from New Y ork, New Jersey and
Connecticut want, and I would take that
man. These are the States that will
elect the President, and what we want is
a candidate who can carry them.” The
Democrats who voted luralnst the Alorri
son bill all favor this policy of yielding to
the wishes of the doubtful States, and
some who voted for that measure take
this view. •
Senator George, of .Mississippi, a tariff
reformer, says that i/ow tlie fight is over
the tariff should lie let alone within the
party Tor the present, and that the Demo
crats in Congress ought to quit, talking
about it and let the bad feeling the ques
tion has caused die out. None ol a large
number of Democrats in Congress, inter
viewed to-day, believed that the statement
published here to-day to the effect that
Tilden favored Air. Payne’s nomination
for the Presidency was true. They
thought that Payne might be Tilden’s
choice for Vice President, but most ol
them believed Cleveland to be Tilden’s
choice for President. Cleveland is very
much stronger among the Democratic
Senators and members than is generally
known. The shrewder men among them
do not count Flower as in the race. They
regard Cleveland as being far ahead of
everybody else named, Tilden being out
of the way. Air. Springer, of Illinois,
comes to the front to-day with some in
formation about Tilden, and indirectly
about Air. Alorrison’s State delegation. He
had no doubt, lie said, that Tilden’s bealth
was much better now than it was in 1876.
He saw him on the 4th of last March and
his health was as good then as it was in
1876, and from all be couid learn it was
better now than then. “Air. Tilden,” con
tinued Air. Springer, “takes the very best
possible care of himself. A doctor lives
in his house, and every mouthful he eats
is under rule prescribed by the doctor.
He is a man of regular liabits, conse
quently there is not much chance tor an
accident.”
‘■Will he accept the nomination?”
“Certainly he will,” replied Alr.Springer.
“No man receiving a nomination as he
will at Chicago can decline. Yes, sir, he
will accept and lie elected too.”
“Will the Illinois delegation support
him in the convention?”
“Yes, sir, solid. No man can get the
Illinois delegation over him.”
WISCONSIN’S DEMOCRACY.
Li*t of the Odeqatcs—No Preferences
Yet Expressed.
Al adison, Wis., Alay 28.—The State
Democratic Convention assembled at
noon and elected L. K. Arson, of Euclaire,
temporary Chairman. A recess was
taken until 2:30 o’clock, when the tempo
rary officers were made the permanent
ones. A long delay occurred on
account of the committees not being
ready to report. *r>g following were
elected delegntes-at-ia to the Chicago
Convention:
AVilliam T. Vilas, of Madison; James
O. Jenkins, of Milwaukee; E. S. Bragg,
of Fon DuLac, and J. M. Alorris, of
Sparta.
The district delegates are:
First District— James R. Doolittle and
Aaron Rogers.
Second District. —A. K. Delaney and
Barney S. Potter.
Third District.—!). L. Rose and R. AI.
Bashford.
Fourth District. -John B. Black and
Charles F. Freeman.
Fifth District.—A. L. Grav and Carl
Zeiller.
Sixth District.— G. V.. Pratt and George
Kruz.
Scrcnth District.—J. AY. Luski and J. L.
It. AlcCulloni.
Eighth District.— \V. 11. Smith and G. G.
Freeman.
Ninth District. —Alex Brazeau and L.
AI. Alarchite.
Four paragraphs of the platform are
devoted to advocating reform in the tariff
and internal taxation, the fifth to con
demnation of tbe Republican party, and
the sixth recognizes tbe claims of Upion
soldiers and sailors in the late war. No
expression in fhvor of or against any
candidate is made in the platform, and
nothing has yet been made public rr
garding the preference of the delegates.
ARTHUR’S COMMITTEE OF 100.
Some of the Prominent Members—Off
for the Chicago Convention.
New York, May 28 —The committee of
100 provided for by the resolution adopted
at the Arthur mass meeting in Cooper
Institute, on the 20th instant, was ap
pointed to-day. Among the members of the
oommittee are David Dows, Hoars Hour,
Legrand B. Cannon. R. G.Duun, William
Dbwd, Charles Tiffany, Cornelius N.
Bliss, John H. Starin, Salem H. Wales,
] Douglass Campbell, Horace Russell,
! O. P. C. Billings, Hugh N. Camp, J.
) llhindlander Dillon, Horace F. Fry, Dex
| ter A. Hankins, Henry E. Howland, D.
iG. Romans. John 'Austin Stephens,
| Thomas nillhouse. Soloa Humphreys,
I John U. Hall, Erastus Wimau. R. 11.
I Laimbeer, Edward PierrepoiU, Thomas
Rutter, E. A. Quintard, Silas B. Dutcher
and Lloyd Aspinwall. This committee
w’ill leave for Chicago to-morrow evening
and rooms have been engaged for them at
the Grand Pacific Hotel, in that city.
The Headquarters at Chicago.
Chicago. Alay 28.—Chairman New
said to an Associated Press reporter this
evening that ticket should all be readv
for distribution by Saturday. Stephen B.
Elkins, of New York, arrived this morn
ing. He will open Blaine headquarters
at the Grand Pacific Hotel to-morrow.
Other headquarters are not open yet.
Arthur will have headquarters at the
Grand Pacific, Palmer andLeland Hotels.
The headquarters for the colored dele
gations from the Southern States were
opened by the local colored politicians to
day. They say that it is purely a matter
of social courtesy aud has no political
significance. The New York delegation
will have headquarters at the Leland.
Keprpsentative lteed Kenoininated.
Portland, Mk„ May *2B.—Thomas B.
Reed was to-day renominated for Congress
by the Republicans of the First district.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
platform of the State Convention, eulo
gizing Air. Reed and pronouncing in favor
of Blaine for the Presidency.
THE CUBAN REVOLT.
An American Citizen Searched—More
Insurgents Reported to Have Landed.
New York, Alay 28.—A Havana letter
of the 21th states that some excitement
was caused at Sagua La Grande on the
14th inst. by tbe posting of a proclama
tion calling upon the volunteers to assem
ble. The officer who issued the proclama
tion was censured by the Governor of the
Province, although he gave as his excuse
that the movement was intended to repel
an invasion on the coast.
An American citizen named A. Du
Bochel, who had taken passage on board
the American schooner Aaron Kingsiand,
for Key West, was forcibly taken trom
tbe vessel by tbe Havana "police on the
charge that he was a suspicious
character. After he had been- thor
oughly searched by tbe officers,
who made him divest" himself of all his
clothing during the process, he was
allowed to proceed on his voyage, nothing
to sustain the charge having been found.
Rumors are circulating that part of the
insurgents, who were assembling at
Sugar Loaf Key, have landed on the north
east coast with arms and explosives, and
that the balance is only awaiting the
arrival of Maximo Gomez to leave that
key.
Cubans are indignant that Spanish offi
cials at Key West have expressed fear
"hat they would be attacked by Cubans
there, who have not the remotest idea,
they aver, to commit such an act.
PRICES HIGHER AT CHICAGO.
Pork Touches 830—Other Commodities
Also on the Rise.
Chicago, 111., Alay 28.—Considerable
strength in bolii provisions and cereals
was shown to-day. Aless pork for June
and July delivery touched S2O, and the
latest quotations of the day were only 25
cents under that figure.
Wheat continued moderately stroug, owing
lo the unusually rapid reduction in the visible
supply and less encouraging reports from the
winter wheat districts as to the growing crop.
July wheat ranged from and
closed up the afternoon lioard at June
closed in 89c , and August at 91-’t,e.
Corn was firm aud trading good on specula
tive account. The market opened easy, but
rallied ami remained at yesterday's closing
prices. On the afternoon board prices were
a shade easier. June closed at sJ*j[c.
Oats were steady and firm, June closed at
82c. and July at 82' jc. .
Fork was active and stronger. The “shorts”
were free buyers. Prices advanced 75CUG0 on
the whole range, settled back 1.V020 cents and
closed steady. The latest prices were sl9 75
for June and July.
Lard advanced 10@12‘4 aud closed steady.
June closed at 8 200. and July at 8 40c.
EVENTS ON THE TI RE.
A Couple of Close Races Mark the Close
at Louisville.
Louisville, Alay 28.—T0-day’s racing
events resulted as follows:
First Race—Selling race; club purse $400;
three-quarter mile neats. First heat Queen
Esther won by a length, with Catlicarl sec
ond and Chili third. Tune 1:16V4. The sec
ond heat Chili won by a half length, with
Nimblefoot second and'Egyptian third. Time
J :!7. The third heat Chili won easily by eight
lengths with Queen Esther second. Time 1:19.
The winner was not sold.
Second Race— Elmendorf slake for two
year obis; three-quarters of aim p. Orlando
won easily, with Khomada second and Trophy
tiiird.fßUme 1:19.
Third Race—Turf stakes; all ages; one
and a quarter miles. Long Knight won after
a driving finish by three-fourths of a length.
Pearl Jennings was second and John Davis
third. Time 2:12*4.
Fourth Rack—Macauley stakes; steeple
chase handicap: all ages; one aud a quarter
miles. Relink won. Capt. Curry fell, but his
jockey remounted and got second place. Time
This ended Ihe spring meeting oY tlie laiuis
ville Jockey Club.
THE DERBY.
London, May 28.—Tlie race for the Derby
resulted in a deail heat between St. Gaiter
and Harvester. Queen Adelaide finished
third.
PON PLON AND PRINCE VICTOR.
An Open Rupture Between Them—
Eugenie Espouses the Latter's Cause.
Paris, Alay 28.—An open quarrel now
exists between Prince Jerome (l’lon
Plon) aud Prince Victor, his son. Prince
Jerome expressed a wish that his son
would make a tour of America and the
East and would abandon politics. Prince
Victor having declined to respect the
parental wishes, a decided rupture oc
curred, the resuit ol which is that father
and son are living apart. Prince Victor
has assurances of an income of 40,000
francs per annum, but refuses to say
where it is derived.
La Figaro says that ox-Empress Euge
nie, through a" Bonapartist Deputy, ar
ranged for the separation of “Plon-Plon”
and Prince Victor, giving the latter a lib
eral income, and has declared that she
will leave him the greater part of her for
tune in consideration of his rank and
standing as the successor to the Prince
Imperial, passing altogether the claims of
Prince Jerome Napoleon.
Midgets Married.
London, Alay 28.—The midgets, Gen.
Alite and Millie Edwards, were married
this morning at tbe Registrar’s office, in
Manchester. Both were carried up stairs
enveloped in shawls and placed on the
law office table. They were perfectly
self-possessed and answered the usual
questions, and repeated the declarations
distinctly, but in their piping voices.
After the marriage they breakfasted at
tbe Grand Hotel. Tbe religyms marriage
ceremony w as performed in the afternoon
according to the Presbyterian rite.
German Financiers Protesting.
Berlin, Alay 28.—Popular opposition
to the bill increasing the taxes on Bourse
and other financial operations is spread
ing to great proportions. Protests from
all parts of Germany have been received
by the Bundesrath and Reichstag. A
conference of delegates representing all
the chambers of commerce iD Germany
met to-day and passed resolutions for
mally objecting to the proposed new
measures of taxation upon commercial
and financial transactions.
The Czar Warned.
Moscow. Alay 28.—Placards were
posted to-day throughout the province re
minding the Czar of the Nihilist proposals
of 1881, that in order to avert his father's
fate he should grant constitutional
amnesty of political offenders. Had the
Czar accepted these proposals, the
placards say, the Nihilists would have
ceased their propaganda. The Czar is
now warned that the Nihilists will con
tinue their agitation with their accus
tomed vigor.
England’s Unpopular Ministry. ‘
London, May 28.—The Fall Mall Ga
zelle declares that the answers ot the
ministers yesterday in both Houses of
Parliament to the question regarding the
management of Egypt were “evasive and
shuffling.” “It the ministers,” it savs,
“further persist in the scheme of multiple
control, which the chiet Liberal newspa
pers in London and the Provinces oppose,
they are lost.”
France’s Madagascar War.
Paris, May 28—Prime Minister Ferry
and Admiral Pevron have explained to
the Committee on the Aladagascar Expe
dition that the dilatory tactics of tbe
Hovas had compelled the government to
act vigorously. The best results are ex
pected. The French blocade of the Mada.
gascar coast is fiUaost complete..'
J PRICE *lO A TEAR. I
Ift CENTS A COPY. (
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
DIVORCE AND THE COLOR LINK
UNDER DISCUSSION.
Adultery the Only Ground on Which
Divoreo Should he Granted and the
Guilty Party Denied the Bight to Re
marry—Colored Churchmen Not to be
Discriminated Against.
Philadelphia, May 28.—1 u the Metho
dist General Conference to-day the Com
mittee on the State ot the Church ealle.l
up its report for final action, and Gov.
11. E. Pattison, Chairman of the commit
tee, presented a report on marriage and
divorce. It recommends that no divorces
should be granted, except on the
grounds justified by tlie Scriptures, and
also that a commission should be ap
pointed to confer with the Governors of all
States to endeavor to seeu.-e the enactment
of uniform laws on this subject. The first
part was amended, making it the sense ol'
the conference that divorces should not
be granted but for adultery, and any one
divorced for such reason, if gyilty, the
party can not be married again by any
minister of the church. On this question
several of the delegates desired to exer
cise their privilege of calling for the ayes
and nays, and they made this demand.
No notice being taken of any one of them
they clamored enough to create some con
fusion and repeated their demand, but the
Bishop declined to acknowledge their
right. The report, as amended, was
adopted.
THE CO lt LINE.
The portion of the report of this com
mittee which it was expected would
cause considerable debate, was that re
ferring to the color line, as it is called.
It came up in two ways. The committee
presented a report declaring it to be tlie
policy of the church that no member of
any society within the church shall be
excluded from public worship in any and
every edifice nf the denomination, and
that no student shall be excluded from
any and every school of the church on
account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude. The minority re
port stated that in view of the action al
ready had on the question further action
was uncalled for. The minority report
was voted down. Gov. J’attison made a
warm argument in defense of his report,
and was frequently interrupted by hearty
applause. A layman called for a vote by
tellers. It was not sustained. Then a
clergyman did the same thing with the
same result. A motion to postpone was
made and lost, and finally the report was
adopted by an overwhelming majority.
The committee then reported a series of
resolutions denouncing polygamy and de
claring it to be the sense of the represen
tatives of Methodism in general confer
ence assembled that it is the duty of tlie
legislative department of the ’govern
ment to proceed without further delay to
enact laws such as will summarily depose
from political and official power in the
territories of the United States those who
either practice or advocate polyga
my as a civil or religious right.
An effort was made by Revs. Drs. Buck
ley and Curry to amend the report by
strikingout the clause which proposed to
deal out summary chastisement, not alone
to those who practice, but those as well
who advocate the Utah system. Gov <’at
tison made a strong appeal tor the adop
tion of the report. His remarks had
telling effect upon the delegates and the
audience, and the report was adopted
with applause. The most important of
the papers thus far presented was the re
port of the Committee on the Book
Concern, which shows that the
profits accruing in New York
and its depositories were $281,022.
In Cincinnati they were $101,092, making
$382,114 as the total profits. In addition
to tbis sum. establishments which arc
known as the Eastern and Western
houses paid dividends to the annual con
ferences amounting to S4o,<KM). In sum
ming up, the report stated that the affairs
of the Book Concern during the past
quadrenniuin were more prosperous than
ever before. This report, as well as a
number of others submitted by the same
committee, were adopted, after which a
recess was taken.
The conference adjourned sine die to
night.
Catholic Bishops in Council.
Baltimore, May a*.—'The Roman
Catholic prelates of the arch diocese of
Baltimore held a meeting this morning at
the Arcbepiscopal residence of rArch
bishop Gibbons, who presided. The fol
lowing Bishops were present,: Gross, oi
Savannah, Ga., Northrop, of Charleston,
S. C., and Vicar Apostolic of North Caro
lina, O’Hara, of Scranton, Moore, of St.
Augustine, Fla., Kaine, of Wheeling,
Becker, of Wilmington, Del., and Keane,
of Richmond. The proceedings are con
ducted with closed doors, but the confer
ence is held to consider various matters to
come betore the Plenary Council. Similar
conferences have been’held in other arch
dioceses.
The Bishops concluded the business for
which they assembled, aud several of
them left for their homes this evening. It
is understood that one of the principal
subiects-to be brought before the council
in November next will be the gathering
of the colored race into the church, and
the province of Baltimore will urge upon
the council the necessity as w'ell as the
duty of the church to look after the re
ligious freifare of that race. •
MINOR MENTION IJY WIRE.
Some Little Item* of Interest anl Some
Items of Little Interest.
Montreal, May 28.—Thirteen thousand im
migrants, hound West, passed through this
city during the past twenty-fo - i* hours.
Washington, May 28.—George is. Kooutz,
for many years General Agent of the lialti
more and Ohio Railroad Company in this citv,
died here to-night of paralysis.
Ottawa, Out., May 28.—Several persons in
the vicinity of this city are urging claims
against the United States Government for ser
vices rendered during the late war. some
are applying for bounties ami others for pen
sions.
London, May 28.—South African advice*
state that the iioers hare crowned Cetewayo’s
son Dinizulu King of Xululand. Chierg Oham
and Usibepu have paid him homage.
Paris, May 28.— As Tempt says that Eng
land and Portugal have annulled their treaty
with the African International Association.
Lexington, Ky„ May 28,-j-H. P. Duncan,
editor of ttae Daily Pret*, was convicted to
day in the Circuit Court, and fined 1200 for
libel, in publishing a card for B.J.Treacy
which reflected on Circuit Court Judge J. R\
Morton. The proof showed that Mr. Duncan
was absent at the time, ami the publication
was made without his knowledge or consent.
New Orleans, May 28.—The counsel to-day
filed an action in the Civil District Court on
behalf of W.J. Behan, candidate for Mayor
on the Citizens' parish ticket, declared de
feated bv the counters, against J. V. Guillote,
declared elected Mayor on the regular Demo
cratic ticket. The document covers 40 pages,
and alleges all manner of violence, fraud,
corruption and illegal acts.
London, May 28.—1 t is reported that since
the Cabinet has learned, through Mr. Hub
hard. Director of the Bank of England, that
the Directorate are unanimous in their con
demnation of Rt. Hon. Hugh Childers’ bill
for the conversion of the consols, a majority
or the Ministers urge the withdrawal of the
bill.
City of Mexico, May 28.— The Chamlier of
Deputies has passed a constitutional amend
ment definitely abolishing interior eustom
houses on December 1, 1886.
gahinfl pom&rr.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
P S nev ?,r varies. A marvel
.f L“* ’•'.‘‘olesomeness. Mow
i Dom ,cal man the ordinary kin [&
toW K^t. D sW r .ri > Ur4°Kf WU , tl lh ® rauUi ’ l dfB O.
DOwders alu!n or l-'boaphatie
powders. Sold only in eans. by all \-roessw.
At wholesale in Savannah bv
HENRY SOLOMON A SON
ICTiMi*-.