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l ESTABLISH*!* 1850. I
j J, H, ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. \
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
Tin: NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOED IN PARAGRAPHS.
Ar Ohioan Very Much Exercised by
Mr. Davis’ Letter to the Rome En
ampoaent Committee—An Old Time
Due at Greensboro Recalled—A Bane*
-rig Booked for Burke County.
GEORGIA.
t rcrs look well about Millen.
Tb. new Baptist Church at Rome lias just
Kvu completed.
Tt;e Hamilton Colored Temperance Union
has iso meinbcTß.
At Milien two negroes stole George Hazel*
aunt's boat ‘’Hope.”
Ahr <m Burke is a candidate for re-election
as Treasurer of Screven county.
The trees of J. 11. Parnell’s fruit farm, near
West Point, are heavy with fruit.
It i probable that Atlanta will pnrchaae
machinery and bore an artesian well.
A Bulloch county farmer was boasting of a
stalk of cotton with thirteen forms en it a few
days ago.
Gen. Robert Tooialis bas become a member
of the company I hat is to complete the Kim
ball House in Atlanta.
A number of the friends of William Can
ua-ly. of svraititoro are seeking to bring him
out for Representative.
Sam Wißiame. colored, was sentenced at
M'avnesboro to haug on July IS, for killing
c-iaiu. --negi'u. in 1883.
-tateslioro was visited by a furious wind
storm Sunday which leveled considerable
fencing and badly damaged cropf.
Mrs. Anderson, of Gainesville, swallowed a
large draught of hartshorn by mistake Sun
day night, and it is feared that it will cause
her death.
On Wednesday last, Dr. G. L. Smith took
from the arm of '‘wen < deman, of .Swains*
Ixiro. n leader, bullet that bad been in there
two years.
Rev. .1. R. Resni'ss, of llutler. has jut re
ceiv and account -ales of three eratesof peaches
shipped from his orchard to New York. Thev
brought SSO.
At 1 hom am. Stovall A Boyd, general mer
, pel *e dealers, have assigned. The liabili
’i- - are ti.l ! ■ the a-sets $1,240. aud the firef-
Nevt Tuesday is the day forthe Democratic
i • meeting in VVrightsville to select dele
ir • - t-.- the Atlanta Convention and to the
, > "dona! Convent on at Sanrtursville.
.1. K. McDonald, of New York, has present*
ed tie Columbus Guards a handsome medal.
•.warded to ihe best drilled member of
it ■ < >nip:niy after it lias been won by him
three consecutive times.
A negro prisoner set lire to the Meriwether
■ itniity jaii a night or two ago, but when the
began to gala headway ho yelled lus
i, f..• help, and the lire was extinguished
re much damage was done.
V. ilHatn J. Jenkins, who was sentenced in
Rl -'somi countv to serve two yehrs in the
in i itentiary for forging Ids brother-in-law's
tine to an order for 1150 worth of goods, has
been pardoned by the Governor.
1 relay, Saturday and Sunday evenings last
.tine -t every portion of Oglethorpe county was
vi-ited by go and shower . bringing young cot
t ei through ihe crusted ground and making
that which had been chopped nut taken pretty
i. In fact, all crops were greatly bene
fited, and the pr ispccta are very bright for
an abundant crop.
Augusta AVim: It is now pretty well set
tled that our next State Senator will be the
Hon. John s. Davidson. One or two other
prominent citizens have been mentioned in
•it • etion w.th this honor, but they have dc
cdn.-dto make the race, and this leaves the
tlebl open forthe able and eloquent gentle
man from Warren Block.
N.*w York 7i.ee*: Charles Rodgers, *0 years
••Id, who dc.-'idhed himself as a bookkeeper,
of No. 4b Mann street, was arraigned in the
IN- x Market Poli -e Court Wednesday as a
fugitive from justice Detective •slevin, of the
• aural oflice, stated that the prisoner had
hi amst ■>! npon a telegram from Georgia,
wln-re lie was wanted for the crimes of bur
glary and iarc-ny. He is known in different
pal Is of that State as Unfits Maynard and A.
I. Jackson. At the request of the officer he
. remanded. •
St.Tcslx.ro Eagle'. Our town v> as thrown into
co' -i lerable excitement la>t Wednesday
morning. A fellow that gave his name a*
vv iiliam Warren, who said that he came from
l-ie of Hope, was arrested on suspicion of
having rnbhM the store of Messrs. Simmons &
Jones. Mi\ W. B. Grincr, whom he wax work
ing for, found in his possession goods which
he could not account for. He was carried be
fore E. C. M >sely. K.-g., for trial. He plead
g iity to the charge of robliery, and,being kii
aN o givi Ikiihi, was carried to Savannah
for i ufe Keopiug, our jail being insecure.
Greensboro Herald : Not many people arc
aware that a duel, attended with fatal re
mits, was once fought at “Love spring,’’ in
this place. Gapt. Jonas Fauche was a promi
nent man in the early history of Greensboro.
He was a Frenchman, and did valiant service
in command of a company of militia during
the war of 1812. An officer of the regular
army named Burnsides, on one occasion,
treated several members of (.'apt. Fauche’s
company if militia with great harshness. To
tins the gallant Captain took exceptions, aud
challenged him to mortal combat. The meet
ing oeeurrad at “Love .Spring,” where Judge
Heard’s fish pond is now located, and the
combatants were both wounded, Capt.
Fauche slightly and bis antagonist fatally.
Burnside died of his wound, and was intered
in the town cemetery, over on the hill, it is
-aid'that the old Captain often visited the
grave aud wept 'litter tears over it, always
paying a tribute to the bravery of his dead
K.itne fmirhr: As will ne seen by the foi
lowmg postal received at this office, at least
one of the original fools of Ohio is still alive:
“To the editor of the paper, Rome, Ga., that
printed Jeff Davis’ letter: No wonder Jeff
don’t cringe; the l aitcd States Government
ha> forgiven the hoary-headed old traitor.
He knows he's safe. "But if they had given
him ami a dozen more of the rite rebel crew
their just deserts and hung them, they
would not be left to speak about a
cause the most vile men ever fought
for. Yon are gathering camps anti men for
another Confederacy. Try it once more, and
.he North will blot you out as Statesland give
your lands to the colored people.—. John Good
man, Macon, Ga., a True Union Man.” Al
though ths a-tute Goodman signs himself
from Macon, the card bore the tell-tale super
scription of the Youngstown. Ohio, post oflice.
I'isir Goodman; it frightens him almost to
death whenever a toy pistol goes off down in
this direction. We'll bet cur loots that Good
man never stood before a relief, or anybody
else in battle.
.Jackson Her, t Id: A week or two ago some
one on Mr. John McDaniel's place, in Chand
ler's district, noticed some bees coming out
>f a large dead walnut tree that was in one of
Mr. McDaniel's fields. That night Mr. M• -
Daniel went to the tree for the purpose of
taking the honey out if there was any in it.
Cutting into the tree near the ground,they
soon found an abundance of honey, and every
available vessel on the place was filled, and
the supply seemed to be inexhaustible. A
stick was 'shoved up the hollow in the tree,
ami just as far as it reached there was honey.
s>o Mr. McDaniel decided to stop up
the hole and come bacK the next
night for the balance. The
hole in the tree was stopped with old clothes,
and the party returned home. The next niglu
when they returned they found nothing but a
pile of ashes and a s ream of honey extending
about twenty feet from where the tree was.
The fire in the old rags used in the first nigut’s
rai l had not been put entirely out, and by
some means had ignited the tree and burnt it
up entirety, am! wasted all of the honey.
The second trial of the Ben Mitchell murder
case ended at Columbus Friday in a verdict
of acquittal. Kx-Gov. smith was one of the
defendant's counsel. Considerable feeling was
created by the result, and aliout half-past
eight that night the city was thrown into m
teuse excitement by an attempt to assassinate
Gov. Smith, made by Evans B right, a brother
of J. B. Wright, the man killed by Ben
MitchelLGov. South waseomingfrom his home
on Troup street, lip town, and jnst after he
passed the post oilice and entered the light
fr on Jones’ saloon, next to the Daily Ttu,f
oilice. three shots were fired down the sidewalk
from behind, and a man ran across the street
an> I was grabbed by a jioliceman who happened
to be near. It proved to be Evans Wright, who
was at once carried to the guard h >use. He
was drunk at the time, whi- h doubtless ac
counts for the bad marksmanship. The Gov
ernor coolly remarked, “You will have to try
that over again.” He then went on down to
the Rankin House, and called on Hon. Robert 1
Crawford, of Atlanta. He says he does not ]
know whether the party was shooting at him
or not, hut the parties fwho saw it have no !
doubt on the subject.
FLORIDA.
The Florida delegatee to the Republican Xa
tional Convention at Chicago left Jackson
ville Friday.
Monday the colored Odd Fellows of Palatka
laid the corner-stone of their new building
m New Town.
Twenty members of the Gainesville Guards
have decided to attend the military encamp
ment at Magnolia Bluff.
Marianna Timur. Mr. R. D. Da din has just
gathered and shipped his Irish potatoes. He
planted a piece of land 40 by 5; feet and gath
ered six barrels of as flue potatoes from it as
ever have been raised anywhere. The yield
was at the rate of 450 buabela per acre.
Th? Conservative Democratic party of Co
lumbia county are notified to hold primary
meetings at their several voting places in the
county bn Saturday, June 7, to elect delegates
to the county convention to be held at Lake
City on Saturday, June 11, to attend to the
following business: To appoint an executive
count) committee to serve for the next two
years; to elect ten delegates to the Stale Con
vention to be held at Pensacola Jane 25: and
Al-o to appoint ten delegates to the Second
Congressional District Convention when i
cil, and to attend to such other business
come lie fore said convention.
Palatka Herald : On Saturday. t’ 4 e 24th
there was a hailstorm, acconipan : ,ed bv a
violent wind, in North Putman. p />me slight
buildings and rail fences were overturned
and the inhabitants treated to tl ,e novel sight
of ice—real natural ice in Floi ida Some of
the hailstones were large as i cartridge eggs.
Mr. Hancock, who has live<V north of Rice
creek for twenty years, decree it was the
worst storm he ever saw. Corn in tassel was
injured and cotton badly rut Ilp . it did no
injury to orange groves. 4t id furnished much
amusement to the children. Forward, the ice
man, must quit enlargi ag if nature begins op
nomtion, and l'alatka will claim “protection
for un infant indus'.v-v,” which is already
large enough to ins are a hearing in the halls
of Congress.
COURT HOUSE CLERKS AFOOT.
1.. J. Gleim ’Alns the Twelve Jlonr Go-
As-You-Please at Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 31.—Atlanta’s third go
as-you-please foot race for twelve hours
took place to-day. The entries, six in all,
were court house clerks, the contest hav
ing been gotten up by them. The starters
were L. J. Glenn, Waiter Venable, Frank
Myers, George Forbes, Samuel Small and
William Mitchell. The word go was
given them at 10 o’clock, and the start
was made in the presence of a good crowd.
In the afternoon the attendance increased,
and during the closing hours the building
was packed, showing that foot races are
I still popular, notwithstanding their nutn
! her. Before tho walking commenced and
I dunnir thf? first three lionro ifrs whb a
strong favorite with the betting tratr-r
nity. The change brought Glenn and
Venable to the front as favorites, and w as
caused by Myers losing control of his
stomach, Yeuable and Glenn remained
together all the middle portion of the day,
Glenn being at any time in condition to
run away from him, being less fatigued.
About 5 o’clock Glenn made a spurt,
throwing Venable off of him three or four
miles. This time put the betters to hedg
ing lively on the number of miles that
would be made, there being no chance
of doing anything on the race. Myers
showed grit every hour that he kept ou
the track. Although he knew that he
could not win he stuck out, going into his
tent only when absolutely necessary.
Soon after 0 o’clock Venable seemed twgo
blind and lose control of his mental facul
ties. If is friends were importuned to
take him from the track but refused, and
he continued walking apparently uncon
scious of what he was doing or w’hat was
going on. In this condition he walked
the remaining miles of his race. Glenn
during this period, although fatigued, held
on, and for the last 40 minutes did
most of his distance on
the run. His last hour he made over six
miles. At the finish ail of the contestants
showed fatigue, with Glenn in better con
dition than any of them. Forbes, during
the day, had an attack of cramp colic
from drinking ice water, but got over his
troubles admirably and did well the re
mainder of the day. The following is the
score:
Mile*. Laps.
Glenn 58 12
Venable , 53 13
1 Myers 53 4
1 ■ rl>es 4S 2
Mitchell .. 43 6
Small 41 15
The receipts were about $1,500, of
which the lirst man gets half.
AICCH ORME SHOOTS HIMSELF.
The Inexplicable Act of a Young Man
who is Well-Known in Savannah.
Atlanta. May 31.—This morning about
11:30 o’clock Arch Orme, the agent at
the Union ticket offices in this city, shot
himself near the right temple, in the woods
near I’once do Leon spring. About 10
o’clock he engaged a city hack driver by
the name of Richard Jackson and went
out to the spring. Upon his arrival there
he dismissed the backman and went into
a skirl of woods to the left of the spring
and shot himself. The ball entered be
tween the temple and ear, but did not
penetrate the brain. It is presumed that
-Mr. Orme was lying when he shot him
self, and when he found that he had not
killed himself that he got up and
walked to the house of Mattie Jones,
a colored woman who is an old family
servant who once belonged to Dr. Orroe.
When he entered the house he said:
“Mattie, I have shot myself and I did not
want to die out in the woods like a dog, so
1 came here.” He then threw himself on
a lounge and taking a sheet of paper and
pencil from his pocket wrote the follow
ing note and sent it to Alex. Tbweatt at
the passenger depot:.
Dear Alex—l am shot through the head and
will die. Come after me. Arch.
Mr. Thweatt, immediately upon getting
the note, procured a hack and hurried
•ut to the springs, where he found
his friend lying on the sofa, with the
wound in his head. He was removed to
the city at once and taken to the resi
dence of his uncle, A. J. Orme, Superin
tendent of the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad. Here is to-night in a critical
condition. While he is alive aud seems
to be resting quietly, the general belief is
that he will not live. The bullet
is from a forty-four calibre Derringer
pistol, and although it has been probed
for has not been found. The opinion of
the attending physician is that it is rest
ing in the upper portion of the head near
the brain. Mr. Orme refuses to give any
definite information as to the cause of the
act. All that can be learned from him is
that the cause will be known a„t an early
day. He is a young man of tine business
qualifications and popular. His uncle,
Dr. W. P. Orme, once lived in Savannah,
and the unfortunate young man has
friends there.
Tlie Export of Whisky.
Washington, May 31.—The agent of
the Central Kentucky" Export Association
is here on his way to .Newport News to
make arrangements for the export of mil
lions of gallons of Kentucky distilled
spirits to Hamburg, Bremen and Antwerp.
He says that he cannot tell the exact
amount which will be forced out of the
present bonded period tax, but it will be
very large. For $1 50 a barrel of whisky
can" be sent from Kentucky to either of
the ports named, stored and insured for a
year and brought back again.
Gladstone’s Alleged Article.
London, May 31.—The article credited
to Premier Gladstone, published in the
current liumlier of the fortnightly Jieview
on “England’s foreign policy,” is simply
signed “O.” The 'limes this morning
published a leader on this article attribu
ting the authorship to Premier Gladstone.
The Poll Moll Gazette this afternoon de
clares that the Times has committed an
••astonishing and deplorable blunder,’
and pronounces the article “beneath con
tempt.”
France’s Kxhibit at New Orleans.
New Orlkans. May 31.—The Republic
of France has asked for 50,tX>0 square
feet in the main building at the World’s
Exposition and 5,000 square feet in Ma
chinery Hall. Viscount Paul d’Abza,
Commissioner General to the Exposition
from France, says that the exhibit from
that country will be tha finest ever made.
The Klliot Ritchie's Crew.
New York, May 31.—The bark Elliot
Ritchie, which sailed from Brunswick,
Ga., March 22 for Buenos Ayres, was
wrecked at sea May 10. Her Captain and
crew were rescued, taken to Pernambuco
and thence to this pot t, arriving here last
night on the steamer Pleiades.
Brown Taken to Task.
Washington, May 31.—Senator Brown
is receiving letters from prominent Bap
tist clergymen stating that they do not
think that the cause of morality is ad
vanced by such discussions as that which
recently occurred between him and Sen
ator lloar.
Wicker to bo Renominated.
Washington, May 31.—1 tis under
derstood that alter the Chicago Conven
tion the President will reappoint Collec
tor Wicker, of Key West, who has been
exonerated from blame, it is understood,
in connection with the Aguero affair.
Liquor Dealers Confess Judgment.
Petersburg, Va.. May 31.—Stratton
& Cos., wholesale liquor dealers, of this
place, confessed judgment this afternoon
in favor of the Planters' and Mechanics’
Bank, to which they are indebted $33,000.
CHICAGO FILLING UP FAST
’EPCBLKJAN hordes pouring
V IN ON EVERY' TRAIN.
National Committee Sets the Ball
in by Holding a Meeting—The
°Xruitt*e’ Consideration of the
' irsinii* contest Results Favorably to
Malione—The First Georgia District
Contest to he Passed Upon Monday.
Chicago, May 31, 12:30 r. m.—The
weather is stc iitiiv growing warmer, and
j the political atmosphere, apparently in
sympathy, is growing more heated. This
morning witnessed the arrival of a large
; consignment of delegates, mainly from
i Southern Mates, who came in independent
detachments and representing irregularly
all portions ot tLe South. There were a.
large number of arrivals irom lowa, and
practically the entire delegation from that
State is now in the city/ Two Blaine del
egates came in from the Eighteenth Ohio
district, and they were accompanied by
somewhat over 100 outsiders. They
marched to their hotel from the depot in a
solid body. Toe event of the morning was
the arrival of the California and Nevada
delegations, whose transit eastward has
already been very widely heralded. Thev
wwe awtva by a delegation of
citizens. and, preceded by martial music,
marched to their quarters at the Palmer
House. The delegation gave three cheers
for the gentleman frdhi Maine, and sepa-
The room sot apart for the reception of
the delegation of business men of New
York by the business men of this city in
advancing the candidacy of President Ar
thur is btdng richly decorated in •antici
pation of the arrival of the party from the
East at 3. o’clock this afternoon at the
Grand Pacific Hotel.
The managers in charge of tlie move
ment in the interest of Senator Logan have
thrown open two large parlors in place of
the more contracted quarters heretofore
occupied by them. It is estimated that
about 300 delegates are now in the city.
the national committee in session .
The National Committee began its ses
sion at noon to-day.
The Chairman, D. M. Sabin, of Minne
sota, presided. John A. Martin, of Kan
sas, Secretary, and George W. Hooker, of
Vermont, Assistant Secretary, were pres
ent. All the States and Territories were
on calling the roll found to be represented
with the exception of Louisiana, Utah,
Florida and South Caroliua. The follow
ing were represented by proxies: Dela
ware, Oregon, Illinois’ Pennsylvania,
Maine, Rhode Island, Tenuessee, Arizo
na, Washington Territory, Nevada and
the District of Columbia. About 400 dele
gates have arrived and have been supple
mented by au innumerable host of flank
ers, who are at present the most active
factors in the preliminary battle. It is
conceded that no convention in the his
tory of the party' ever was com
posed of delegations more thoroughly
unhampered in the way of pledges
than the present oue, all of which tends
to lend sharp excitement to tha early
movements in the fight. The hotels to
day. for the first time, began to feel the
force of the convention crush. The corri
j dors of the leading ones were alive
throughout the day with active workers.
A party of the New York independent
delegates, composed of George William
Curtis, Gen. Francis C. Barlow, Freder
ick C. Hall, David Alter ton,- John A.
King, Carl Schurz, Theodore Roosevelt,
James W. Wadsworth, and Wharton
Barker, of Philadelphia, arrived by the
Pennsylvania limited express at 10:30
o’clock. Only a portion of their number
are delegates. They represent, more
properly, the Republican Conference
Committee. On the same train was a car
containing a number of senators and
Representatives from the national capi
tal, whose car was attached at Harris
burg.
| SENATOR HARRISON NOT A CANDIDATE.
Indiana's advance guard consisted ol
Senator Harrison, Morris McDonald and
John P. Baker, delegates-at-large, who
arrived early. It had been said that Sen
ator Harrison would not attend the con
vention, but would send an alternate.
His presence was its deaial. Regarding
the mention of his name in connection
with the Presidency he said: “I am not a
candidate and have never been. If I
were I would not be here.” ne would
not state bis preferences. Morris McDon
ald said that if opportunity offered the
Indiana delegation would present the
name of Mr. Harrison or Mr. Gresham.
Ex-Gov. John D. Long, of Massachu
setts, arrived ahead of his delegation,
which is due to-morrow morning. He
declared that Massachusetts would un
doubtedly give her solid vote for Ed
! munds.
The delegation of New York business
men who come in furtherance of the can
didacy of President Arthur, arrived in a
satisfactory condition headed by David
Dows. They numbered about 100, and
took up their quarters at the Grand Pa
cific. They wer entertained during the
evening by the large delegation of Chi
cago business men, also organized in
favor of President Arthur.
The greater number of the Texas dele
gation arrived about noon, having been
delayed by a big flood near Texarkana.
The delegates say that Texas is divided
between Arthur and Blaine.
Nearly all of the Alabama delegates
arrived during the forenoon, and also a
portion of the Tennessee, Georgia and
Mississippi delegations. The Nebraska
delegation came in a body late in the
afternoon. Honest but good-natured
work was done during the day for the
candidates, but only in the way ot throw
ing out skirmishing and preparing the
lines of attack and defense. One hears
very little except Arthur or Blaiue.
LOGAN’S CANDIDACY'.
Occasionally, however, something is
said and done' for Logan, the third con
spicuous candidate reported, but the
delegates do not seem to attach much im
portance to his candidacy. In this re
spect they may be mistaken. There seems
to be no doubt ot the friendly alliance be
tween Blaine and Logan. The headquar
ters of their supporters are located in the
same hall, and friendly intercourse is
kept up. The policy of those who do not
wish to see either Blaine or
Arthur nominated is to persuade
unpledged and independent, delegates to
adhere to their choice through successive
ballots. They even desire to keep Illinois
voting for Logan. It is expected that
this course will compel a break in the.
ranks of Blaine -and Arthur, aud’
make it possible to nominate
either Gresham, Lincoln, Sherman
or Hawley, as between Blaine and
Arthur. This class of delegates
usually express a preference for the lat
ter. This fact leads Arthur’s friends to
hope that the independents may be in
duced finally to come to his support.
Intercourse to-day with the Nebraska
and Kansas people developed the fact
that Blaine’s friends have overestimated
his strength in those two States, and
when ballots are had there will be a pro
nounced division. This miscalculation
is due to basing the probable
action this year on the feeling of
1880, but then it was not so much Blaine
as opposition to a third term for Grant.
While Blaine’s popularity is conceded,
other influences have entered in to divide
bis support. No one can fail to discover
the difference between the management
for the two conspicuous candidates. There
is little system but great enthusiasm in
the Blaine ranks, while Arthur’s follow
ers are like a well-drilled army.
CALIFORNIA SURPRISED.
This was remarked upon by a promi
nent California delegate, who expressed
his surprise. He said that the Pacific
coast delegates had started out for the
convention firm in the belief that the nom
ination of Blaine was a foregone conclu
sion, and that after the first ballot, on
which complimentary votes for Arthur,
Edmunds, Logan, Sherman and others
would be given, there would be
a stampede to the standard
of the man from Maine. Since their ar
rival here, however, their confidence had
been greatly shaken by Arthur’s adher
ents. The California and Nevada delega
tions held a session late this evening, at
which the delegates expressed their de
termination to stick to Blaine from first
to last, The California delegatee formally i
SAVANNAH, SUNDAY*JUNE 1, 1884.
organized aud elected IF. W. Morrow
Chairman.
A small but influential meeting of the
supporters of Edmunds was held at the
Palmer House to-day immediately upon
the arrival of George William Curtis and
Theodore Roosevelt from New York. Be
sides these gentlemen, there were present
at the conference Andrew D. AVhite, ex-
Governor John I). Long, Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts. John J. Gilbert, of. New
York, and Horace White, of New York.
The business men’s delegation met the
Chicago Business Men’s Committee in the
Arthur headquarters this afternoon, and,
after introductions, Hon. Jonathan
Young Seammon delivered an address of
welcome on behalf of Chicago, which was
replied to bv Cornelius V. Biiss, of New
York.
Other addresses wdre made ly Elihu
Root and Howard Carroll,of New York.afid
J. W. Oakley, of Chicago. The New York
delegation received a telegram from St.
Louis that a delegation©! 75 to 100 Arthur
business men would be here from there
to-morrow.
THE VIRGINIA CONTEST TAKEN UP.
The National Sub-Cominittee re
sumed its session at 7:30 o’clock
to-night. By a unanimous
vote it was decided to take up the case of
the contested delegates from the State of
Virginia, which embraces all the delega
tions in the State, including the delegates
at large.
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, moved
that the delegation headed Hy ,
Mahone be placed upon ♦J’f *,,**„„ j‘
Beattie of ottered an amend
ment referring the contest to the Commit
credentials of the National Con
vention without action. The amendment
was lost on a vote 'by call of States as
follows:
Ayes— CgUfornin. Maine, Nebraska, New
Jersey, West, Virginia. Arizona, Idaho, Mon
tana. New Mexico and Wyoming. Total 10.
Nays— Alai euna, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Delaware. Georgia, Illinois. Indiana. lowa,
Kansas, Kentucky. Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri.
Nevada, New 111 mpshirc, New York, North
Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Tenues ee, Vermont, Virginia, Wis
consin, Dakota, Utah, Washington Territory,
aud the District of Columbia. Total M.
The original motion of Senator Aldrich
was then carried by a similar vote. The
result of the vote seating the Mahone del
egation in the National Convention is
subject, however, to any action the con
vention itself may take. In the matter of
the contesting delegates of the First Ala
bama and First Georgia districts, it was
decided to refer them to a sub-committee
of three, with instructions to report.to the
full committee Monday.
In the matter of the contesting delega
tions front the Fifth Kentucky district, a
motion to refer the matter to a sub-com
mitt< e was lost.
Senator Cullom asked that the action
upon the contest in the Second Illinois dis
trict be deferred until next Monday, in
view of the illness and absence of Mr.
Cook. This was carried.
A motion to reconsider the action taken
in the Georgia case was lost.
The committee then decided to recon
sider the action taken in the Kentucky
case, and it and all other undisposed o’t
contested district eases were interred to a
sub-committee of three, with instructions
to report Monday. The committee then
adjourned to Monday at noon.
THE NOMINATIONS AND SECONDS.
Meetings of the adherents of the various
candidates were held this afternoon at
the different headquarters, and it was
pretty definitely decided who will be
chosen to make the nominating speeches.
These are: For Arthur —Martin I. Town
send, ot New York; seconded by ex-
Senator Henderson, of Missouri.
For Blaine—John Stewart, of Pennsyl
vania; seconded by Judge William West,
of Ohio.
For Logan—Senator Cullom, of Illinois.
For Sherman —Judge Foraker, of Ohio.
SIGNIFICANCE OF MAHOXE’S VICTORY.
One of the members'of the National
Committee on being asked what signifi
cance was to be attached to the vote on
the admission of the Mahone delegation
said that tlie committee believed in foster
ing the Republican movement in
Virginia, and that Mahone repre
sented the Mahone movement
in the State in that direction. The
other delegation declared th*at the vete
carried with it very little significance as
to the voting for the Presidential candi
date, as a study of the vote would show
that it was largely the vote of the Re
publican Senators upon the committee,
who did not care to antagonize their
colleague in the Senate Chamber, that
carried the motion in his favor.
ARTHUR’S FORCES DISTURBED.
The Arthur men are somewhat dis
turbed to-night over the report that the
Arkansas delegation wUI vote for Blaine.
Prominent supporters of Arthur say that
there is a story afloat that Powell Clay
ton and the Blaine managers have come
to some sort of an understanding.
Hamilton Disstou, of the delegates-at
large from Pennsylvania, has declared for
Blaine, and Arthur’s strength in the dele
gation is now estimated at 12. Carl Sclnirz
to-night expressed himself as favorably
disposed towards Gresham, and said that
he thought that the Independents had
generally a kindly feeling for him.
IN THE RUINS AT BALTIMORE.
Four Bodies Recovered and Three More
Known to be in the Debris.
Baltimore, May 31.—At 2 o’clock this
afternoon workmen at the Gay street dis
aster very unexpectedly reached a poin t
where they could see Gildea Hook. He
was Btill alive and stimulants were given
him, but at 5 o’clock he was dead, and
only his body was extricated. Near him
was found Kenrick MoLea’s body.
Thus far four bodies have been recov
ered. There still remain under the wreck
the bodies of James Kelly, the shipping
clerk of Messrs.. Hooper & Sons; the col
ored porter Edward Bowen, and the col
ored drayman Moulton. Men are still at
work, but the immense mass of timber and
goods, amounting to thousands of tons,
will require much time for removal. A
jury of inquest was summoned this after
noon, but the inquest will not begin till
Tuesday next. The stock of Hooper &
Sons was very large, but they
do no expect that the damage by
the wreck will exceed SIO,OOO. The
damage to the building, which belongs to
the estate of Charles D. Deford, will be
from $20,000 to $25,000. The disaster is
now supposed to have been caused by the
decay of one end of a large girder which
ran the entire length of the building on
the third floor, aud which was broken off
where it rested on the front wall, by the
great weight of goods stored on that floor.
Many of the heavy joists, upon which the
floors were laid, are also broken, and
show evidence of dry rot.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
A Short Session Which Had no Partic
ular Impor ;i4|ce.
Washington, May 31.— 1n the House
to-day, on motion of Mr. Poland, the bill
wa£ passed restoring the law of 1867 in the
matter of appeals from circuit courts to
the United States Supreme Court in habeas
corpus cases. This law was repealed a
few years ago while the McArdle case
was pending before the Supreme Court.
The Speaker announeed the appointment
of Mr. Skinner as Visitor to the Military
Academy in place of Mr. Henderson, of
Illinois, resigned. Mr. Eaton gave notice
that he would, on Monday next, call up for
consideration the Presidential succession and
Presidential count bills.
The District oi Columbia appropriation
bill, with the Senate amendments. Was re
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The regular order having been demanded, the
House proceeded to consideration of the
business reported from the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
The hill granting a right-of-way through
Indian Territory to the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad Company gave rise to a
good deal of discussion. It was finally passed,
after its consideration had consumed the
greater part of the day.
The hill was also passed granting a right
of-way through Indian Territory to the Kan
sas Southern Railroad Company.
The House than adjourned.
A Bishop Dies Aged 90 Years
New York, May 31.—Right Rev. Ben
amin Bosworth Smith, Presiding Bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died
in this city this morning. He was born at
Bristol, R. 1., on June 13, 1794.
LONDON STANDS AGHAST.
PRESS AND PEOPLE AROUSED
BV THE EXPLOSIONS.
Five of the Injured in a Precarious
Condition—lrish Agitators in New
York in Ecstacies Over the Results,
and Similar Sensations Promised in
Speedy Succession.
London, May 31, 12:30 p. m.—The
coming of daylight this morning showed
that the damage caused by the dynamite
explosions last night was fully equal to
the worst anticipations. Dense crowds
of curious and excited people are visiting
the scenes of the explosions. Policemen
are drawn up in line across various streets
in tlie vicinity so as to prevent the access
of the multitudes. Orders have 'been
given by the authorities to leave the
wreckage altogether untouched until a
thorough examination has been made by
Col. Lajende. Chief Inspector of Explo
sives. At St. names’ Theatre, a hundred
vards distant, the explosions sounded
like two claps of thunder. The audience
was seized with alarm, which came near
resulting in a panic. Several ladies
fainted.” Men started to their
feet ready to stampede. The audience
was reassured by shouts bidding every
one jjp sit still as no harm had been done.
The,second bomb in St. James square ex
plores agaiust the residence of Sir Wat
kis W’jnn, member of Parliament. It
produced a huge fracture four feet in
height by three in breadth. Windows
, were smashed and’ furniture damaged,
i The explosion created great havoc in the
Junior Carlton Club House. Numerous
of wine in the cellar were complete
ly destroyed. The club will remain closed
sew. ral days. An hour beiore the explo
siots occurred there w’as an outbreak of
fire at the War Office, which was speedily
extinguished without causing serious
callage. It is unknown whether it was
of incendiary origin. So far as is known
up to the present hour thirteen persons
weio more or less injured. Among these
are five women. All the wounded are in
hospitals. Five, including a policeman,
are' n a precarious condition.
PRESS OPINIONS.
Tl i newspapers devote a large
porfom of their space to the expio
sioip, and comment on them in their
ediiirial columns in a vigorous fashion.
The Telegraph says: “It behooves the
Enilish people to reflect whether further
and sterner measures should not be taken
to pat a stop to the public peril and the
mis'hiel to which they are now exposed.
Ea<ih fresh act of cruelty and malice will
strengthen the resolve of Englishmen not
to yield one jot to those who are wishing
to dismember the empire.”
Standard declares that “no conces
sion can be made to outrage. So far the
oiVy result it has attained has been fail
vm and penal servitude. The nation is
disgusted and annoyed, but not alarmed.
If .lie attempt had fully succeeded last
niglt, we could not answer for the repri
ealMf the London populace,”
Tli Times says: “The explosions have
followed shortly upon the introduction of
George O. Trevelyan’s Irish land bill.
The inference is legitimate that the baf
fled Nationalists have again vented their
disjleasure in a dastardly act of mis
chief.”
The News thinks that the occurrence is
au evidence that the dynamite conspiracy
is more widely spread and served by more
astute agents than has hitherto been sus
pected. It successfully baffles the de
tectives and appears to have easy com
mand over men and materials for nefarious
puqioses. The News urges the public to
be watchful of persons leaving or return
ingto lodgings or hotels.
THE CARLTON CLUB EXPLOSION.
Tlie dynamite at the Carlton Club was
cairieif down the iron steps leading to
thekitchen and cellars. It was placed
in the cellar under the pathway, with a
lighted fuse attached. The upward
force of the explosion broke a large hole
in D- pavement and wrecked the base-
of the club. The ex
plosion was most destructive on the
west side of St. James square.
The windows in the Duke of Cleveland’s
houses in the war office in Pall Mall were
shattered. The bomb that damaged Sir
Watkin Winn’s house was thrown over
the railing by a pedestrian, and lodged on
the stone sill a foot below the dining
room. The dynamite placed under the
Nelson Monument failed to explode. Had
the sixteen packages exploded the monu
ment must have been completely ruined,
and widespread ruin and loss of life would
have been caused. *
REJOICING IN NEW YORK.
Nxw Y'ork, May 31. —There is joy to
day among the New York Irishmen of the
dynamitical school over the success of
last night’s explosions in London.
O’Donovan ltossa is probably the happiest
of the lot. He was in a merry mood when
the reporter visited him. He rubbed his
haml9 as.he said to a reporter: “We have
got England at last. It will not be long
beiore she will be on her knees. Last
night’s explosion was only the beginning
of her trouble. Now that’s all that lam
going to say. Mr. Joyce may have some
thing to say on the subject. Ask him.”
Patrick Joyce, Secretary of the Irish
Revolutionary Brotherhood, did have
something to say. “I could tell you a
great deal about the explosion, but it
would be very injudicious to do so. Last
night’s work ought to convince England
that we are in earnest. Scotland Y'ard
was attacked because it is there that all
plots against Ireland are hatched. Be
sides it is the headquarters of Fred
Jarvis, one of the Inspectors who came
to this country a year ago, and, with the
connivance of Inspector Newcomb, put
Matt O’Brien, a friend of McDermott’s,
into the New York post office to
pry into the correspondence of Irishmen.
The explosion shows how useless such
tactics are when we can blow the head
quarters of the English detectives up un
der their very noses. The other explo
sions were notifications to the landlords
and aristocrats in the buildings attacked
to retire from the positions ttiey occupy.”
“Some barmaids and other innocent
persons were injured by the explosions,
according to the published accounts?”
“We are very sorry if that is. true, but
let those who wish to escape injury keep
out of and away from government build
ings.”
THE EXPLOSIONS EXPECTED.
“Did you anticipate the explosions?”
“Of course we did, and you need not be
surprised to hear of greater ones before
many days. Fred. Jarvis had better mind
hims’elf, and Gladstone, too.”
“What do you think of the work as an
achievement with explosives?”
“It is the most complete piece of work
I ever heard of, and the men engaged in
it deserve a great deal of credit.”
“Don’t you think that the reward of
£IO,OOO offered by r the government will
lead to their betrayal ?”
“I know it will not. The days of McDer
mott have gone by. The men who man
aged last night’s explosions cannot be be
trayed. The English Government can’t
stop our warfare by such methods. If
they want us to stop let them stop Glad
stone’s persecution of the Irish.”
Capt. J. ,T. Coleman, who managed the
Mansion House explosion and escaped to
this country by boldly boarding a steamer
between a file’of English detectives, was
also seen. He enthusiastically slapped
the reporter on his back and exclaimed:
“It was a fine piece of work, my boy, a
fine piece of work. I’ll warrant
jmu that there, is some dismay
in London to-day find Gladstone is quak
ing in his boots. This is not the end of
the business either. Wait a fewdavs and
you will hear of more. I have been ex
pecting these explosions for more than a
week.” During the day new subscrip
tions to a large amount were received at
O’Donovan Rossa’s office.
EIGHTEEN PACKAGES OF DYNAMITE.
Col. Mejendie and Col. Ford have been
busy throughout the day examining the
debris in Scotland Yard. The police
have found eighteen packages of dyna
mite. Col. Ford says that, considering the
quantity of the explosives used,it is mar
velous that the damage is no greater than it
is. Had all the dynamite exploded it is im
possible to surmise what effect would have
been produced. The dynamite discov
ered is Atlas powder, precisely similar to
that used in the outrages a few months
ago. Three hundred panes of glass were
shattered m the detective office in Scot
land Yard. A large iron screen
fixed against the urinal where the
explosives were placed was torn
from its fastenings, blown away 30 feet
and twisted in all kinds of shapes. Two
persons tried to arrest the man who was
hurrying along Pall Mall in the opposite
direction from that which they were go
ing,and away from the scene of the explo
sion in St. James squai'e, but four men
suddenly emerged from a dark corner and
released the man, whereupon the whole
party hastened away.
POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
London, May 31, 8 r. m.—At 4 o’clock
to-day there were rumors that four ar
rests had been made of persons suspected
of connection with the outrage. Photo
graphs of the scenes of the explosions
have been taken. The Dublin steamers
are heiilg carefully watched and extraor
dinary precautions are being taken to
guard barracks, monuments and public
buildings in London and in all the lead
ing towns in England. The leading Dub
lin papers, such as the Freeman's Journal,
Irish Times and Dublin Express, strongly
denounce the outrages.
A profound sensation has beep caused.
In Paris by the news of the explosions
last night in London. The inability of the
English police to prevent a recurrence of
outrages of this character is severely
criticized. France will do all in her
power to assist in the discovery of the
miscreants. It is believed that the dyna
mite was smuggled into England from
France by women.
RIDDLEBERGEK’S SCHEME.
Confident of Matione’s Overthrow He
Proposes to Look Out for No. 1.
Washington, May 31.—While Mahone,
John S. Wise, and every other Readjuster
of any prominence at all, are struggling
for the recognition of the Readjuster dele
gation as the representative of Virginia in
the Chicago Convention, Senator Riddle
berger, their Readjuster colleague, has
been taking life easy here. To-night
when the tardy delegates, contestants and
spectators were taking the last special
train for Chicago, Iliddleberger said that
he guessed he would go down and see his
family for a day or two, and then he
took the train for his home in
Virginia. Riddleberger, say the Virginia
conservatives, sees that Mahone’s power
is broken. He proposes, inasmuch as
he is to be in the Senate until 1889, to
make friends with Mahone’s enemies, so
he is doing nothing to widen the chasm
between him and them. He did not
attend the State Convention. He did not
offer to go as a delegate to Chicago. He
never goes to the White House, and in
stead of _goinr to Chicago at a critical
momefit in the life of the Readjuster
party, he quietly goes down in Virginia
to see his wife and seven children.
CALIFORNIA FOR TILDEN.
The Attempt to Nominate Judge Field
Deprecated by the Old Ticket Club.
San Francisco, Cal., May 31.—The
Tilden and Hendricks Club, representing
over 2,500 members, last night adopted
the following resolutions:
Whereas, It is rumored that there is a
movement to send from the State Democratic
Convention delegates who, while nominally
for Tilden and Hendricks, are really for Judge
Field; and
Wn ericas. We arc confident that the nomi
nation of Field for President would result in
the overwhelming defeat of the Democratic
ticket in this State aud throughout tlie Union;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the highest court in the land
should he removed from political and partisan
bias; that no one occupying a position of Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States, having a life-long position, should en
gage in political struggles while on the bench;
further, that the State Democratic Conven
tion should have pledged every delegate to
the National Convention not to vote for Judge
Field in any contingency.
A committee was appointed to attend
the State Convention with instructions to
demand that that pledge be exacted.
Declare for TiWlen.
New Orleans, May 31.—A special
from Winona, Miss., says: “At a mass
meeting here to-day to select delegates to
the State Convention, a resolution was
adopted favoring Tilden and Hendricks.”
Europe and tbe Egyptian Conf*rnce,
London, May 31. —Since the adjourn
ment of Parliament for the Whitsuntide
holiday, Earl Granville, Foreign Secre
tary, has sent to Minister Ferry modified
proposals regarding the international con
trol of Egyptian finances. According
to the proposals, the powers will be limit
ed to the creation of an international
commission, whose function will be to
scrutinize accounts from time to time and
give such advice as it deems expedient,
but which shall itself have no authority
to administer the finance. It is reported
that Prime Minister Ferry, in reply, in
sists that the negotiations shall either
continue on the basis formerly agreed
upon, allowing a wider scope to the pro
posed international board of control, or
shall altogether terminate.
A Threatened Strike Averted.
Pittsburg, May 31.—The conference
committee of the iron manufacturers and
the Amalgamated Association met
this morning and signed last
year’s wages scale with the
addition of 20 per cent advance on
steel nails and sheets demanded by the
employes. The conference, which was in
session only a short time, w r as very har
monious. This action averts a strike and
insures steady work to 10,000 employes
in the iron mills of the country for one
year. The iron workers and all are jubi
lant ever the amicable settlement of the
threatened trouble.
Mexico’s Legislative Affairs.
Mexico, May 31.—Congress adjourned
to-day after accomplishing considerable
useful legislation. The new Chamber ol
Deputies and half of the Senators will be
elected in June and July, when the Presi
dential election occurs. The new Con
gress will meet on the lGth of September.
The new President will be inaugurated on
the 15th of December.
One of the principal promoters of the
univeral exposition in Mexico stated that
the project was dead beyond hope of
resurrection.
Germany's Peasants.
Berlin, May 31.—The North German
Gazette publishes to-day a programme
issued by a committee of the Peasants
Convention which will convene Julv 4.
This programme advocates protective
duties on agricultural products, reduction
of railways, tariffs on such products; the
creation of banks of credit fonder-, a more
equitable distribution of taxation on
landed property; the diminution of the
legal costs attending land transfers and
the creation in every district of peasant
associations.
Trains in Collision.
Harrisburg, Pa., May 31.—At Bridge
port, opposite this city, a collision oc
curred to-night between the Northern
Central passenger train and a* freight
train coming from the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad. Four persons were injured,
none latally. Two of the passenger
coaches narrowly escaped being thrown
down an embankment, and for a short
time much excitement prevailed.
A Millerstown, Pa., Bank Fleeced.
Pittsburg, May 31.—A shortage of
$22,000 in the accounts ot H. J. Hoyt,
cashier of the Butler County Savings
Bank, at Millerstown, Pa., ’ was dis
covered to-day. There will be no crimi
nal proceedings, as Mr. Hoyt turned over
all his property,and the firm of Denniston
& Hoyt, oil brokers, make an assignment
for the benefit of their credits.
Killed Over a Mica Mine.
Raleigh, X. C.. May 31.—A special
from Marion, X. C., says: “A man named
Bowen was killed by a man named Live
beck near Plumtree, Mitchell couuty, in
a dispute as to the ownership of a mica
mine. It was near the place where the
murder of Ray and Anderson, about a
mica mine, occurred last February.”
TV ant Their Back Pay.
Fort Wayne, Ind., May 31.—Two
hundred and fifty men employed in the
shops of the Wabash, St. Louis and Pa
cific Railroad, at Peru, Ind., quit work
yesterday, giving as a reason that the
company was behind in paying their
wages.
JOHN C. ENO A PRISONER.
QUEBEC POLICE SEIZE HIM AS
HE WAS ABOUT TO SET SAIL.
Europe the Refuge Toward Which He
Was Pointing —President Riddle’s
Bondsmen Sued aud Criminal Pro
ceedings to be Brought Against Him
if He Survives His Illness.
New Y'ork, May 31.—Chief of Police
Walling received a dispatch to-day from
the Chief of Police of Quebec saying that
John C. Eno, the absconding ex-Prcsident
ot the Second National Bank, had been
arrested there and would be sent to this
city. The dispatch was sent to the United
States Marshal.
CAUGHT ON SHIPBOARD.
Quebec, May 31, 9 p. m.— John C. Eno,
the missing New Y'ork hanker, was ar
rested this morning on board the Domin
ion steamer Vancouver, just as the vessel
was leaving port for Liverpool. Eno,
with a companion who was dressed as a
priest, took passage on the Vaueouver at
Montreal and came down here on board
the ship Thursday, a most unusual thing
for travelers to do, as Quebec is invaria
bly the port of embarkation. Both
men appeared to have plenty
of money, and to understand
how to enjoy it. In fact, the luxurious
habits of the reverend gentleman first
called attention to the pair. They were
about the city yesterday, and fell under
the notice of’some local detectives, who
obtained a description of Eno, and
found that it tallied with the appearance
of one of the strangers. The clerical gen
tleman was not found on board the Van
couver nor was he on the Allan line
steamer Sardinian, which was searched
by detectives before she sailed this morn
ing. It is thought he has returned to
New Y’ork. Eno is at present in charge
of detectives at the Central station.
A YVA SHIXGTON BANK SUSPENDS.
Middleton & Cos. Succumb to the Steady
Withdrawal by Their Depositors.
Washington, May 31.—The following
notice was posted this morning upon the
doors ol the banking house of D. W.
Middleton & Cos., at No. 1427 F street:
“Owing to heavy and immediate demands
we have assigned to George T. Green for
the benefit ol our creditors.” The doors
of the bank are not closed and a number
of excited persons gathered inside talking
over the suspension. No particulars are
yet obtainable.
George T. Green, the bookkeeper of the'
hank, who is the assignee, makes the fol
lowing statement: “D. W. Middleton re
tired from the firm a week ago owing to
ill-health and disinclination to continue to
struggle against what he thought* the in
evitable. S. E. Middleton thought that he
could manage to keep open and so as
sumed the liabilities, but the steady with
drawal by depositors has daily increased,
and he found it impossible to meet the de
mands. Both have assigned everything,
I believe, to me, and I shall bring matters
to a settlement as soon as possible. Tlie
capital stock of the bank was $40,000. Mr.
Green said that he had not the siightest
idea of the amount of the liabili
ties, which could only be de
termined by an examination of the
books. Th? firm is composed of
Daniel W. Middleton (son of D. W. Mid
dleton, tormerly Clerk of the United States
Supreme Court,) and Samuel E. Middle
ton. They are cousins, and the bank has
been established since 1807. Mr. Green
savs that a statement of the condition of
the bank’s affairs will be made in the early
part of next week. Meanwhile he cannot
even approximate the amount of the lia
bilities.
The general opinion is that the failure
will be very nearly total. The cash de
posits are said to be about $250,000,
and the firm held securities for
customers estimated at $250,000, making
half a million involved in the suspension.
The house has been regarded as weak for
sometime. It did a large business, and
had some very heavy individual depositors
among wealthy people. A number of army
and navy officers and newspaper corres
pondents kept personal accounts there,
but no business houses lose anything. A
few savings bank depositors took alarm
and called for their money, when the
news of the failure got abroad, but they
were promptly paid, and no run occurred
anywhere.
Riddle's Bondsmen Sued.
Pittsburg, May 31.—Civil suits were
entered to-day to recover from the sure
ties the amount of the bonds of President
Riddle and Cashier Reiber, of the Penn
Bank. Frank Laughlin, R. M. Kennedy
and Marshall Hall are on President
Riddle’s bond for SBO,OOO, and Henry
Kieber and George Snyder on Reiber’s
for $50,000. Criminal proceedings will
probably be brought against President
Riddle. His physicians report his con
dition as serious. Since last night he has
had two hemorrhages, but is somewhat
improved since. It is understood that he
will give the directors information which
will enable them to proceed against the
others implicated.
criminal proceedings begun.
Pittsburg, May 31, 11 r. m. —This
afternoon the directors of the Penn Bank
instituted criminal proceedings against
President Riddle and Cashier Reiber,
charging them with conspiracy to de
fraud the bank. Warrant's were
placed in the hands of detectives,
and Cashier Reiber was arrested
at his home in McKeesport and brought
to this city to-night.
President Riddle, who was lying ill at
the Homeopathic Hospital, was placed
under arrest, but owing to bis illness was
allowed to re’tnain in the hospital under
strict surveillance.
Bail was fixed in the case of Cashier
Reiber at $50,090, and in President Rid
dle’s case at SIOO,OOO. 8o far they have
been unable to procure bail.
John Barton, representing certain
creditors and depositors of the Penn Bank,
says that he will file a bill in equity in
behalf of his clients against the directors,
as soon as matters have been adjusted
somewhat by the assignee, and claims
that the directors are individually liable.
The information * for conspiracy
to defraud the bank includes
President Riddle, Cashier Reiber,
Thomas J. Watson and seven others, whose
names will not lie made public until after
their arie-t, Bailjonfeach of those to be
arrested will be fixed at $50,000. Cashier
Reiber’s bail was reduced to $30,000, and
upon giving bonds in that sum he was re
leased.
Dun & Co.’s Report.
New York, May 31.—The business fail
ures throughout tlie country reported tor
the week ending Friday to R. G. Dun &
Cos., number for the United States 151, and
for Canada 26; a total of 177 as compared
with a total of 232 last week; the decrease
of 55 failures showing a lessened number
of business casualties in every section of
the country except Canada, where there
were 6 more failures than last week.
Watson Kun to Cover.
New York, May 31.—A telegram from
Jersey City says that Thos. J. Watson,
the oil broker, who left here yesterday,
was arrested there this morning. Judg
ment in favor of the Armenia Insurance
Company tor $30,000 was confessed by
Watson. An execution attachment fol
lowed immediately on the Petroleum Ex
change garnishees. The judgment is sup
posed to be for money loaned on oil certi
ficates.
WATSON NOT HELD.
New York, May 31,11 p. m.— Thomas
J. Watson, who was arrested at Jersey
City, telegraphs that the Chief of Police
refused to detain him, as there was no
specific charge against him. He claims
that he went to Xewark on private busi
ness and intended to return Monday.
Coffee' Dealers Assign.
Baltimore, May 31.-xßarkley & Has
son, coffee roasters and dealers, this
afternoon made an assignment to Fielder
C. Slingluff for the benefit of their credi
tors.
The liabilities are said to be $250,000,
with nominal assets $200,000. Specula
tion in coffee is said to be the cause of the
failure.
( PRICE *lO A YEAR. I
j 5 CENTS A COPY. \
A PRISON KEEPER MURDERED.
His Slayer a Convict who Bore Him a
Grndee.
Philadelphia, May 31.—Michael P.
Doran, one of the keepers of the Eastern
Penitentiary, was killed this afternoon by
being struck with an iron bar by one of
the inmates. His skull was crushed, and
he expired soon after the assault.
The assaulting prisoner, whose name
has not yet been ascertained, had just
come from the department in which he
was at work. He managed to secrete in
his clothing a short iron bar, and as he
was about to enter his cell he turned and
made a savage attack on Keeper Doran,
against whom he had a real or fancied
grievance. The keeper’s skull was
crushed by the force of the blow, and his
brains protruded from the fractured part.
Doran expired in a short time, and his as
sailant was placed in irons, and impris
oned in a dark cell.
The West Side Bank Resumes.
New' York, May 31.—The West Side
Bank, which was crippled by the stealing
of $06,000 of its. funds by Paying Teller
Hinckley, threw open its doors to-day and
resjumed business. There were more
people making deposits than drawing
their money. •
Toronto Woolen Merchants Assign.
Toronto, Ont., May 31.-'Barber & Cos.,
wholesale woolen merchants, of this city,
bare made an assignment. The liabili
ties are SBO,OOO.
A Demonstration Prohibited.
Dublin, May 31.—The authorities have
prohibited the Nationalist counter Orange
demonstration, which was announced to
take place to-morrow.
The Debt Decrease.
WASHINGTON, May 31.—'The estimated
decrease of the public debt for May
amounts to $5,000,000.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
Rome, May 31.—The Pope, at the request of
Brazil, has appointed Monsigneur Uoccncliia
Internuncio at JtioJanerio. .A settlement of
the long pending questions between the Vati
can and Brazil is considered imminent.
Paris, May 31. — Le Griau Peuple says that
numerous amnesties, including those of Louise
Michel and PrinceKrapotkiue, will be granted
on July 14. the anniversary of the destruction
of the Bastile.
Niagara, Ont., May 31.— I The body of Capt.
Dove, of the Twelfth Regiment Un'ted States
Infantry, who was drowned n he night of
the 28th"inst., was found this morning in the
lake two miles from Fort Niagara, N. Y.
Fort Smith, Ark., May 31.—Hon. V. Dell,
editor of the Fort Smith New Era, the leading
Republican paper of this section, was indicted
yesterday for libeling Col. -I. 11. Glend3tilling.
Mr. Dell was Postmastor under President
Grant, and Mr. Clendenning was his successor
and United States Marshal for the Western
district of Arkansas, under President Gar-
Held.
PARIS, May 31.—'The Senate, by a vote of 160
to 119, has adopted a motion abrogating the
law of 1816 which denies to divorced persons
certain rights under the civil code.
London, May 31.—A report, which had
gained considerable currency, that the pro
posed Anglo-Portuguese treaty regarding the
i ongo had been abandoned, has been offici
ally denied. Earl Granville will present the
treaty to Parliament for ratification soon
after the reopening.
Boston, May 31.—Harvey D. Parker, aged
79 years, proprietor of the Parker House aud
a widely-known hotel man, died this morn
ing.
Havana, May 31.—There were 13 deaths
here from yellow fever during the week end
ing yesterday.
WHAT SMOKE IS WORTH.
The Extraordinary Accomplishments of
Cord-Wood Smoko In a Michigan
Furnace.
The old saying that nothing is wasted or
lost in nature is true in regard to the
smoke from the furnace at Elk Rapids,
Mich., says a letter to the Chicago 7 lines.
In this furnace are manufactured fifty
tons of charcoal per day. There are
twenty-live charcoal pits, constructed of
brick. Each pit is filled with one hun
dred cords of hard wood and then fired.
The vast amount of smoke from these pits,
which was formerly lost in the air, is now
utilized. Works have been erected to
convert the smoke into chemicals and
acids. These works are a curiosity. First,
they have a circular tube made
of wood, with pine staves six
teen feet in length, bound to
gether with heavy iron hoops. This tube
is placed directly over the pits in a
horizontal position, with an opening from
each pit into the tube. At the end nearest
the building there is a large c rum eon
| taining a rotary fan propelled by ma
j chinerv, the power of which is gas. That
acts as a suction or draught for the smoke,
which is conveyed into the stills filled
with copper pipe, inches in diameter.
The boxes in which the pipes are situated
are 20 feet square, 8 feet deep, made of
heavy p.pe, and filled with cold water;
these are all connected by copper pipes;
they are connected with the main still,
100 feet in length, 10 feet wide, and 8 feet
deep, filled with copper pipes, 2% inches
in diameter, in a horizontal position, sur
rounded with cold water; from
this conveyed to a purifier, from
which runs what is called pyrolig
neous acid, which is as clear as umber,
with an unpleasant odor. From the
acid is produced, first, acetate of lime;
second, alcohol; third, tar; fourth, gas,
which is consumed under the boilers.
Each cord of wood contains 28,000 cubic
feet of smoke; 2,800,000 feet of smoke
handled every twenty-four hours, pro
ducing 12,000 pounds of acetate of lime,
200 gallons of alcohol and 25 pounds of
tar. These articles have a commercial
value in the manufacturing of various
articles. The smoke from 40,000 cords of
wood consumed per annum is thus made
a source of much profit, as the works are
nearly automatic and require no work
men io run them.
• Eartli Tremors.
Nature.
Earth tremors produced by artificial
disturbances, such as the passing of
carriages or trains, the movements of
machinery or bodies of people, are at our
disposal for daily observation. At Green
wich Observatory the tremulous motion
in the soil, especially noticeable on bank
holidays and at all times when Green
wich Park w'as unusually crowded, re
sulted in the construction of an ap
paratus in which the dish of mercury
used in the determination of the collimo
tion error of the transit circle was sus
pended by flaccid springs. By means of
this contrivance the tremulous motions of
the ground were absorbed before they
reached the mercury, and the difficulty of
observation was overcome. French en
gineers, working with delicate surveying
instruments in crow’ded cities, have simi
larly been compelled to suspenda portion
of their apparatus, so that a steady image
could be* obtained. Prof. H. M. Paul,
seeking for the site for theXaval Observa
tory at Washington, found that the image
of a star reflected from a tray of mercury
was disturbed by a traiu passing at the
distance of a mile. Lieut-Col. Palmer,
when engaged in observing the transit of
Venus in New Zealand, discovered that a
ditch a few feet in depth was sulficient to
intrench his instruments againsfthe dis
turbance created by trains passing at a
distance of 700 yards. Capt. Denman
found the effect of a goods train to be
transmitted 1,100 feet over marshy
ground, but vertically above the train,
passing through a tunnel in sandstone,
the disturbance extended only 100 feet.
One result obtained from these and nu
merous other observations upon artificial
ly produced tremors indicates that these
disturbances are superficial, and al
though they may creep up the surface of a
gently sloping hill, their spread is checked
by a steep cutting.
A Cure of Pneumonia.
Mr. D. H. Barnaby, of Oswego, X. Y.,
says that his daughter was taken with a
violent cold which terminated with Pneu
monia, and all the best physicians gave
the case up and said she could live but a
few' hours at most. She was in this con
dition when a friend recommended Dr.
Wm. Hall's Balsam for the Lungs, and
advised her to try it. She accepted it as
a last resort, and was surprised to find
that it produced a marked change for the
better, and by persevering a permanent
cure was effected.