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t j. H. KSTII.L, Editor and Proprietor, J
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD in paragraphs.
Atlanta Shocked lij the Murder of a
Woman in Own Bed—Theorie, of
a Burglar’* Work and Wife Murder
Advanced Possible Arrest of a
Thoiulu County Assassin.
OEOKGiA.
Crop* are flourishing in Burke county.
Enterprising citizens of Clarksville are im
proving that town rapidly.
The first County Court ever held in Warren
oouoty was in session on Monday.
A son of Marshall Perkin*, of Waynesboro,
was drowned while in swimming a few days
ago.
A nest of guinea eggs was found on Ab Ed*
ward*’ place near Crawford not many days
ago. containing seventy-three eggs.
Macon is being well-supplied with coal.
For the past three or four weeks fifteen or
twenty car loads per day have arrived.
Atlanta ha* not abandoned the idea of mak
ing a separate exhibit at New Orleans, and
will erect a special building if IHbOOO can be
raised.
Z. T. Hi tneger. a citizen of Oouglasville,
was drowned while on his way to Texas for
the purpose of looking at the country, pre
paratory to moving there.
An armed posse from Tallapoosa paraded
the streets of Dougiasville Wednesday morn
leg, uitli shotgun*, looking for a fugitive
whom they failed to find.
in the trotting race at the fair grounds at
Waynesboro Monday, between Maude S. and
Lady Maude, iiekmgtng to 8. Hchwarzweiss
and John McCullough, respectively, Maude S.
erod'd an easy victory.
H. I>. Page, better known among his friends
as Hardy Page, shipping clerk of the Glot>e
Cotton Planter Manufacturing Company, of
Atlanta, was drowned at Angler’s pond, near
Ponce de Leon Springs, Tuesday, while in
bathing.
W. P. Bussey, who is the largest bee culti
vator and honey raiser around Barneaville,
aays this season has lieen the best for making
honey he has known for some years. He has
several colonies of l>ees that now have in their
hives from SO to 100 pounds of honey.
A respectable white woman aiiout five miles
from L tonton. becoming offended with a
small step-child, deliberately hong it by the
oeck *itli a rojie, and but for the timely ap
pearance of Capt. 11. P. Johnson, who cut it
down in an unconscious state, the child would
have died. No action has been taken against
her.
On Saturday night last, as one of the ex
cursion trains was passing Bartlesville some
unknown party ou the train threw from the
car a piece of wood which struck a white bor
by the name of Willie ■'.•iffold on the head,
cutting a gash over hi* right eve. A pprehen
aton is felt by his friends that the injury
may prove very serious.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman, of
Honduras, Central America, who are visiting
the family of Maj. I’. B. Camp, Waverly Hal!,
Harris county, reported a few days ago as
having small-pox, died Monday. It w.-s a
most malignant case, and is supposed to have
been contracted in New Orleans, where they
stopped some time while en route. Every
pr> caution hits been adopted to prevent the
spread of the disease, and no new cases have
been reported.
Albany -Veits and A dr.rtimer : Mr. llan
Luke, of Thom as vi He. went up yesterday to
Pnmhville to identify a negro man who had
been arrested as the murderer of Mrs. Clew is
and child, who Were killed in Thomas county
some two or three years ago. The negro was
carried to Lowndes county for safe keeping,
but broke jail, and no tidings lias since been
heard of him. The negro at Kmithville was
arrested on suspicion of being the murderer,
Ymt we could not learn whether Mr. Luke
identified him as such or not. Mr. Luke was
Sheriff of Thomas county when the murder
was committed, and had had the negro in
charge. •
Waynesboro Citizen: After a consultation
of several country publishers the organization
of a country pres* association is deemed of
paramount importance to their interests.
Therefore a call is hereby made for the or
ganization of a country press association.
The movement moans business, not pleasure.
All newspapers throughout the State, e*|>e
eially the country pajiers, friendly lo Ihe
movement are requested to publish the alaive
notice. It is desirable that every country
press in the State should be represented. All
who desire to join the association will address
W. I). Sullivan, Trut Citizen office, Waynes
boro, Ua., suggesting time and place of meet
ing.
Calhoun Courier'. Mr. Robert Adams, of
Baker county, a gentleman whose veracityfis
one of the dyed-in-the-wool kind, was in to
see us this week, and related an occurrence
that we arc foreed to rail a clear ease of
adoption on the part of a cat at his house.
The cat was the mother of three kittens,
whose appearance proved a eouree of inex
pressible delight to the smaller members of
ins Bock, whose appreciation and affection
was so lavish towards the kittens that it
proved the death of one of them. The oldest,
fn tin* dire moment of distress, wasdetermin
hl that the family circle should be numerically
the same, and, suitiug the action to the
thought, immediately meandered forth into
the woods, hitched on to a young rabbit, car
ried it into her children, gave them a short
lecture in cat talk on the beauties of brother-
Jv love, and the broken link was restored and
serenity once more predominates iu the
feline's family.
Alvah Smith, who died in Gainesville last
week, had a chequered career. He went on a
whaling voyage when nineteen years of age,
.and the vessel being wrecked he was cast on
th.* shore of New Zealand. There he was
kindly treated, the natives giving to him 100
nogs, with which, a* capital, to start in busi
ness." lie lived among them for seventeen
years Jz*d then returned to America. His
first wife was Miss Lucy Pratt, who accom
panied him to Gainesville, but returned to
her native place. North Middleboro, Mass.,
where she died. He returned to New Zeal
and after his first marriage, and remained
there six years—making in all twenty-three
rears spent bv him in that iaie of Ihe sea.
During the seventeen years spent there, he
wa* the onlv English speaking man on the
island. He lived at St. Paul, Minnesota, and
established the first wholesale business in that
place. Ha cauie to Gainesville and expended
much money in building houses, among them
the large carriage shou w hich Mr. Walker
now owns, and the Piedmont Hotel. He
brought a number of fine horses and vehicles
and conducted for awhile the livery business.
His mother was a Methodist, his first wife a
Presbyterian, his second wife a Catholic, and
is request for some time before his death was
that Rev. WylyC. smith, a Baptist minister,
•houi’d preach liis funeral sermon. He leaves
behinu him two sisters, his second wife, who
was Miss Kate Wright, of Atlanta, and two
children, ODe by each wife.
Mrs. Charles Rose, living at No. 29 Ezzard
street. Atlanta, wife of a night watchman in
the yard of the Air Line ltailroad.gave her hus
band his supper Wednesday night and at tlie
usual hour retired for the night with her baby
And a young lady named Miss X. M. Frazier,
wW was sleeping with her for company.
The Comztitutiom continues the story .* fol
low*- 12 o'clock Miss Frazier was
aroused h " the sharp report of a pistol. There
had iwen * i. "hi left burning in the room, and
wherTshe opene• .* was astounded
to find that the l gn. >*'en es'inpisbed.
She at fir*, thoufht t,> Z\
tered the room 8 and in M
stepped upon a match. mftln
to Mrs. Koee. There waa no
stead the young ladv heard the i X .'±, h
hurried footsteps, and a man darted
•ne of the rooms, and sprang out of a win
and was gzne. She arose from the bed rmu
excited, ami with a trembling hand lighted
the lamp. She walked over to the bed where
she supposed her sleeping friend lay, when a
most distressing spectacle met
her gaze. The sleeping baby was literallv
spattered with blood, while on the right side
of the mother’s head great clots of black blood
lay. The dying tyomau raised her left hand,
wuen the young lady caught it in her own.
1 he hand of the dying woman fell to her side,
she gasped feebly once and was dead. The
young lady, in the wildest state of excite
ment, but without uttering a cry, sat down
the lamp, ran out of the house and into Ihe
yard. The moon was shining through the
clouds, hut no odc could be seen. The man
who had done the terrible deed hail gotten
well away. Miss Frazier ran to a neighbor's
house and gave the alarm. A number of
people, men and women, proceeded to the
place, while others telephoned the news to
police headquarters, and a detachment of
policemen went out. The hustand was sent
for, and when he reached his home anti found
his wife murdered he was will with grief.
The police began an investigation, but
up to a late hour had only arrived
at a theory as to the cause otAhe crime. The
house was a small wooden structure, with
two rooms. Mrs. Rose was sleeping in the
end toward the city. The burglar, for such
he has proved to be, entered by a window
at the opjtosite end of the house. He placed
an ordinary chopping block on the ground
under the window, while he cut the putty
from around a pane of glass. He then ran
his hand in and removed two nails that were
over the sash. The window was then raised
and a slick placed under it to hold it up. He
then crawled in and went into the room where
lay sleeping the two women. On the mantel
lay a pistol owned by Mr. Rose, it is sup
posed that this was the first thing he took, and
with it in one hand proceeded to rummage a
trunk at the bedside of Mrs. Rose. While he
was in this act it is supposed that she
awoke and raised up ia bed. The burglar
quickly raised his hand and tire-l the cruel
shot, tnen hurriedly extinguished the light,
sprang through the open window over a back
fence and was gone. These are all the facts
of the brutal midnight murder that startled
the eastern fide of the city, the details of
which will send a thrill of honor to the heart
of every man who reads them. Vesterdav
was pay-day with the Air Line emploves, and
it is supposed that the burglar thought there
was money in the house, while in tact there
was* none of consequence. Nothing, so far
known, was missing. Charles Hose was a--
rested last might by ihe police, under instruc
tions of the Coroner s jury, upon suspicion of
having murdered his wife. 1
FLORIDA.
The proposed artesian well at Live Oak is
under contract.
The government has established anew ixki
office at Bloomfield near Y'al&ha. Fla.
Sweet oranges have now almost entirely
disappeared in the Indian river region.
Many of the Futnam county planters arc
cultivating the various varieties of grape on
an extensive scale.
Tomato growing is becoming quite an im
portant business ou the Indian river, and
next season’s shipments will be unprece
dented.
A large saw mill firm from the northern
< Hk Jkitmuntlt JEoruing
part of the State are going to put in a seventv
horse power mill at Spring Garden as soon as
the railroad is finished.
(-apt. Pfister. of Key West, has made a
proposition in writing to contribute 200 or *OO
feet square on lot* IS or 1# for *2,000, to be
taken in hotel stock, as a fit* for the hel.
Other propositions have been made verbally.
A staunch and swift vessel, capable of mak
ing the Fun from Cedar Key to Clearwater
within six or seven hours, is contracted to be
built in readiness for the fall trade. This
boat is to be named the Gov. Safford, will
cost *57,700, and of this amount *12,200 goes
into the engines.
IX THE BASE BALL ARENA.
Baltimore Spectators Try to Mob an
Empire Who Displeased Them.
Baltimore, June 12.— The game of
base hall between the Baltimore and
Louisville clubs this afternoon was the
most exciting of any ever played at Oriole
Park, and nearly resulted in Umpire
Brennan being mobbed by a crowd of
1,000 persons, wno jumped" over the rail
ing, and but for the interference
of the players would have
accomplished their object. The
disturbance was caused by a decision by
the umpire in the tenth inning in declaring
Homers, of the home team, out on third
base. The game was stopped for about
30 minutes and then resumed. The
game was called on account ot darkness
at the end of thirteen innings, and as
Brennan was being conducted to the club
house the mob broke over the rail and as
saulted him, striking him on the face and
knocking him down. He, however,
escaped to the club house without receiv
ing further injury.
KILLED IN THE DIAMOND.
Philadelphia, June "T 2 dispatch
from Allentown, Pa., says: “Joseph
Coyle, a 13-year-old lad, while playing
base ball to-day, was struct in the stom
ach by the ball, and after staggering a
short distance fell over dead.”
A RECORD OF THE GAMES.
II ashingtox,June 12.—Thefollowinggames
were played to-day:
At W ashingtou—Bt. Louis 13, Washing
ton* 2.
At Providence—Brown University 11, Dart
mouth* 8.
At New York—Toledos 3. Metropolitans 4:
Philadelphia*!, New YorksO.
At Brooklyn—Brooklyn* 2. Columbus, 0., 8.
At Pittsburg—Alleghany* 3, Cincinnati 7.
1 At Philadelphia—Athletics 11, Indianapo-
At Baltimore—Baltimore* 4, Louisville* 4.
At Trenton, N. J.—Trenton* 8, Virginians 6.
At St. Louis—St. Louis (Unions) 3, Cincin
nati (Union*) 2.
At Buffalo—Buffalos 8, Clevelands 0.
BRUNSWICK’S FAIR.
The Academy Cadets a Center of Attrac
tion—The Races.
Brunswick, Ua., June 12.—The third
day of the fair has been as attractive and
well attended as any previous one. Minor
amusement tilled up the forenoon until
the hop given in honor of the cadets
opened in Floral Ilall. The music was
excellent and the cadets just abandoned
themselves to the wildest joy in the whirl
ing waltz and rattling square dances.
The Cadets gave a skirmish drill in the fair
grounds this afternoon, and being joined af
terwards by the Brunswick Riflemen, formed
a battalion and commenced the parade
through the city with the bands of both corps.
The parade was interrupted by a shower, when
they paraded at double quick into the Rifle
men'* armory, on Newcastle street. Two
subsequent attempts were made to continue
the parade, but the weather was| inexorable,
and it had to be abandoned, to the regret of
the multitude who braved the weather to
witness it.
The balloon ascension was a feature again
to-day. *
There were several running and trotting
races to-day. Belle B. of Savannah winning
one race, amt Jumbo of Jacksonville one.
Crowds of visitors are taking in the various
*ea island resorts. The harbor is full of small
pleasure steamers. Two more arrivals were
reported to-day to enter the pilot boat races.
To-morrow w ill be a ga a day on the water.
Thousands will accompany the yachts around
on steamboats. Great interest is manifested
in the boat races.
SHORT SIOO,OOO.
An ISBOO Debt which Made a Cleveland
Paying Teller a Thief.
Cleveland, 0., June 12.—Isaac A.
Stanley, paying teller of the National
Bank of Commerce, was arrested last
evening for embezzling *IOO,OOO from the
bank. The_shortaire was discovered Tues
day afternoon when Cashier Garretson
counted the reserve fund kept in a special
apartment ot the vault, the combination
of which was known only to Garretson
and Stanley. When asked to explain the
shrinkage Stanley confessed that a year
ago he was troubled about a debt of SBOO
ou his house and thought he could take
that sum from the reserve sum without
harm to anyone, invest it in grain, realize
a proßt, pay off the mortgage on bis place
and return the money. The investment
was unfortunate, and to cover bis loss lie
took more, and so on until he had taken
SIOO,OOO. The directors ordered his arrest.
Stanley has assigned his property and his
speculative deals to the bank. The bank
will not be affected by Stanley’s defalca
tion.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Congress to be Asked to Stake a Special
Department of Their Statistics.
Louisville, June 12.—The Interna
tional Sunday School Convention met in
second day’s session here this morning.
After devotional exercises. Dr. E. W.
Holly, of New York, presented a memo
rial from the New York association, ask
ing that Christmas and Easter be re
cognized by the Lesson Committee,
and also a memorial from the
Woman’s Temperance Christian Union,
asking that temperance be
recognized by the committee. Dr. Goff,
of Tennessee, offered a resolution that the
Executive Committee memorialize Con
gress to make Sunday school statistics
a special department in the census tre
port. Dr. Haygood, of Georgia, read a
paper on “neglected classes,’’ and I>r.
Dunning, of Massachusetts, one on “in
ter-denominational work.” Dr. Reynolds,
of Illinois, took up a collection of $2,040
for the Executive Committee.
A FURIOUS RAINSTORM.
The Alleghany Valley Visited by the
Most Destructive Flood Since 1863.
Pittsburg, June 12.—Points along the
i Alleghany Valley were visited yesterday
■* otue.of the heaviest rain storms kno? n
for ><. ***’ ’ ca ' lß ' n " the most destructive
flood since' . ~ . ,
~ n . v Pa., s water spout burst, and
• . Niurs the creek rose 10 feet,
in lct>6 than two l - fdaiuinu torrent The
transferring it into a . whatever
rapid rise gave mill men ‘ b ? t *sorth tlrl
to save their stock. Da.^*
Mills, Bryant ft M ainwnght
Mills, gave way, carrying with i. tIU lumwr
valued at *70,000. „ _
Two bridges were washed a war, man j
buildings were demolished, and a nnmbe.
families driven from their homes and com
pelled to seek shelter elsewhere for the night.
Iu Pittsburg the rise in the Allegheny river
last night was very rapid, and a number of
coal barges were swept from their moorinzs.
but were caught bv tow (mats uninjured. The
flood at Brookville" brought down about 50,000
pieces of lumber. The water is now subsiding,
and no further damage is anticipated.
A West Virginia Bank Closes.
Charlestown, W. Ya.. June 12.—The
doors of the State Bank of West Virginia,
of this citv. were closed this morning.
The liabilities are $119,000. The assets
are reported to be $115,000.
The principal losers are poor people,
who had small sums deposited. There
are many ugly stories afloat on the streets.
The supposition is that the bank will pay
50 per cent., hut it is doubtful if it pays
over 20 per cent. The,bank has been con
sidered weak for some time, but the citi
zens continued to deposit with it. The
officials of the bank received dejiosits yes
terday up to 3 o’clock. The depositors
are anxiously awaiting an investigation.
The State of West Virginia had SB,OOO de
posited in the bank. Excitement runs
high, and but little business has been done
to-day. A slight run was made on the Ka
nawha Valley Bank when thedoors were
opened at 9 o’clock this morning, but as
every check was promptly paid the run
ceased after an hour’s time. During the
run on the Kanawha Valley Bank many
of the largest business men made heavy
deposits. The Kanawha Valley Bank has
over $120,000 in its vaults and is solid.
Jacksonville’s Foot Race Mania.
Jacksonville. June 12.—The hotel
men of Jacksonville will have a walking
malch on the 26th inst. with seven entries.
The dry goods men follow on the 4th of
July. The gate money ot the journalistic
match was $322. Jacksonville beats the
record of Atlanta and Macon.
Servia and Bulgaria.
Berlin, June 12.—The Cabinets at Vi
enna and St. Petersburg have joined the
Berlin Cabinet for the purpose of inter
vening between Servia and Bulgaria on a
definitive settlement of the frontier diffi
culties. Orders have been sent to Sophia
and Belgrade to disarm their frontier
torts.
TILDEN’S EMPTY SHOES.
DEMOCRATS CASTING ABOUT
FOR A NEW LEADER.
The Sage's Letter Generally Accepted as
Final—Cleveland and Bavard the Fav
oiltes for the Presidential Nomination
—Success Under the Leadership of
Either a Certainty—Views of Leading
Congressmen.
Washington, June 12.—Everybody
in Congress read Mr. Tilden’s letter to
day. The Democrats, with few excep
tions, accepted it as conveying Mr. Til
den’s final determination, and were very
glad to know that he had determined not
to run. Most of them had been fearful
that Mr. Tilden could not beat Blaine, be
cause he would fail to receive the support
of the Independents. They took his with
drawal as a confirmation of their theory.
The Blaine men held the same theory.
They were disappointed to learn that be
would not he a candidate,’ still they tried
to take courage from it by de
claring that it showed that Tilden
thought the Democratic party could
not beat Blaine, but the large contingent
of Republicans in Congress who are sup
porting Blaine from necessity and not from
choice had nothing of that sort to say.
They frankly admitted privately that they
regretted Mr. Tilden’s withdrawal. It
took a candidate that Blaine would al
most certainly have beaten out of the
field, ami mad possible to nominate a
man likef Bavard or Cleveland, whom the
Independents could support. The Demo
crats felt a great sense of relief. Tilden
out of the way, they could see the future,
the candidates and the platform.
WHKER THE LEADERS TURNED.
They turned almost eagerly from Tilden
alter praising him and bis letter tc the
available candidates. The candidates
named are Bayard, Cleveland, McDonald,
and then, after a long distance, Randall,
Field, Slocum and Flower. Of these
Bayard has the support of a majority ot
the’ Democratic Senators, and Cleveland
the support of a majority of the Demo
cratic representatives, while a majority
of both are agreed that either McDonald
or Morrison would make an excellent
Vice President. Speaker Carlisle and most
of the reveuue reformers are for Cleveland
and Morrison, although seme of them
want to make the ticket Cleveland and
Carlisle or Cleveland and McDonald.
There is a strong Western support cen
tered in Indiana for McDonald and Slo
cum or McDonald and somebody else who
has a military record. The Pennsylvania
and other protectionists favgr Randall
and some Western military man. Ran
dall himself thinks that this ticket would
win. He went over to New York last
night to talk with Mr. Tilden about it.
The Slocum and Flower booms amount to
nothing here. It is feared, though, that
Flower may so divide New York as to
throw the nomination West. This would
be calamitous.
BAYARD OR CLEVELAND WANTED.
It is undoubtedly the opinion of the
great majority of the Democrats in Con
gress that either Bayard or Cleveland
should be nominated to please the Eastern
Independents, with a Western man with
a good war record to meet Logan in the
West. This is the opinion of the best men
in tbe party, like Carlisle, Dorsheimer,
Randolph Tucker, Morrison, Frank Hurd,
S. S. Cox, Hewitt and tbe leading Sena
tors. Rosecrans is counted out of the
Vice Presidential race, because he was
defeated for renomination yesterday. It
is noticeable that the chief argument for
Bayard and for Cleveland is that the In
dependents would thus be satisfied.
It is noteworthy that Jndge Field’s sup
porters for the Presidential nomination
among the Democrats here, are not only
few in number, but all from States east of
the Rocky Mountains. The Pacific Coast
Democratic delegation were polled to
night. They were all for Cleveland. They
sav that he would sweep the Pacific slope
against Blaine.
MATTERS MIXED IN NEW YORK.
Tlie following interviews were published
this evening: Said S. S. Cox: “Tlie Tilden
letter leaves matters in New York very much
mixed up. It is like tlie little girl who. when
asked for a definition of the word chaos, said
that it was *a great big chunk of nothing,
with nowhere to put it.’ ”
“What will New York do at Chicago;’”
“Unless the State unites in the presentation
of the name of a great, strong man, who will
have her entire support. New York will come
back from the convention with one of her
citizens on t lie ticket as Vice President, while
the name of some Western man will be at the
head of the ticket.”
Mr. Vocrhees, asked what he thought of
Tilden’s letter, said: “Grand. Perfectly
magnificent. It almost makes one shed tear*
to think such a mind has got to leave us. It
is the grandest thing I think that I ever read,
but it makes me sad to think that such an in
tellect cannot stay with us; but such is the
case.”
“Who do you favor now for the nomination
at Chicago’?”
“My ticket is McDonald, of Indiana, and
Gen. Slocum, of New York. That ticket would
sweep the country.
M’DONALD SURE OF INDIANA.
“There can be no question but McDonald
would carry Indiana by 20,000 majority. It
was well understood by Air. AlcDonald that if
Air. Tilden would consent to run his name
would not have been mentioned at Chicago,
and Gov. Hendricks fully understood that if
Tilden declined, then his name was not to be
mentioned. Hendrick* is for McDonald. Gen.
Slocum is as strong in New York as Mr.
Tilden, and he is stronger in New Jersey. He
has in that State the friendship of all Fitz
John Porter’s friends. New York. New
Jersey and Indiana are enough, though they
would carry others. I, of course, count on the
solid South.”
“What will fob - w the Tilden letter?” asked
the News corrc ndent of Mr. Van Alstytie,
who represents the zklbany district in the
House.
“It will have th. ' et of setting the Cleve
land boom going ; i promptly, ft would
have been started after our State Conventim
next week, but Me. Tilden having annoo
hi* determination not to be a cams '■
that convention put the Cleveland
actively in the field before his mat.. an
ticipated.
NEW YORK SOLID FOR CLEVELAND.
i’Thefe has been a good den' of work for
Cleveland during the past two v. eeks. Cleve
land’s friends have known for two weeks that
Tilden would decline, and have been quietly
doing a good deal of work based upon the
possession of that knowledge. You will find
that our convention next week will give a
solid delegation to Chicago for Cleveland.
Tammanv will support Cleveland. John
Kelly will be for Cleveland. They have had
some' differences, but only, upon minor mat
ters. That is all over now. Tammany will
be found to be all right. Tilden is in favor of
Cleveland, and will support him. I believe
that he is Tilden’s choice.'’
“What kind of a man is Cleveland?”
“lie is a Democrat, every inch of him. He
is a plain, straightforward, honest gentle
man. lie would receive you as cordially and
talk as finely with you as he wonld the high
est official in the tanU. zjds course as Gover
nor of New York has been a most excellent
one.
CLEVELAND A REFORMER.
“He has made a reform Governor in every
respect. All of his veto messages were based
upon tlie soundest Ideas of right and law. He
will carry the State by 33,060 majority.”
“How about Gen. Slocum?”
“Oh, Gen. Slocum Las no real strength. I
think that those who are advocating him, are
doing so simply because they want, to be dif
fered f rom others,”
Mr of New Y'ork, when asked what
he thought of Tilden’* letter, said: “I must
admit that I w'SS somewhat surprised at its
appearance at this tune. Asa piece of litera
ture H i* a master production, setting forth
in eoucisc language. Mr. Tilden’s reasons for
declining a nomination that would have been
made bv acclamation. The letter shows, be
vond a doubt, that Mr. is one of the
ablest minds in the land.”
“Wito will New Y'ork support now. ID’.
Spvlggs?”
“Cleveland I think beyond a doubt.”
FLOWER NOt AS STRONG AS CLEVELAND.
“Is not Flower stronger in New Y'ork than
Cleveland?”
*•1 think not. Tammany is for Cleveland.
Then the New Y'ork delegates when they get
to Chicago will defer in a great measure to
those representatives from other States which
we depend on tor the election ot candidates.
I think that Gov. Cleveland is jirobablv
stronger with the people outside of New Y'ork
than Sir. Flower, because he Is better known.
Mr. Flower is a good man and could carry
\- e V York as an' other good Democrat can.”
•‘ls Mr.Cleveliud a man of ability?”
“Next to Mr. TiUtea, f think that he is the
ablest man of our party wise is in public life.”
“Would the Independents support him?”
“Yes. sir, and the New Y'ork Tiine, would
too. I think. He is tbe man.”
Mr. Post, of Pennsvlvania. said: “I think
that Mr. Tilden’s letter of withdrawal mate
rially helps Gov. Cleveland. If Mr. Randall
were out of the question 1 anj free to -ay that
I would rather see Cleveland nominated than
any other ntan.”
MAY'BURRY' FOR CLEVELAND.
“Whoisvour choice for the Presidency?”
was asked Mr. Mayburry, of Michigan.
“Grover Cleveland.” was the reply. “I
look at it a good deal as does Mi. Morse, of
Massachusetts. Mr. Morse is one of the largest
wholesale clothing dealers in the countrv. He
says that he makes it a rule when a cus
tomer comes in and says, for instance, that he
wants 1,000 or 100 pairs of pantaloons and
names the kind he wants, to sell him those he
asks for without any question or delay. ‘Sow.’
says Mr. Morse, ‘most dealers try to sell
another kind of goods than tbe customer abks
for. I don’t.’ The people ask for Gov. Cleve
land for President. 1 can’t 6ee why we should
insist that they accept sojnebody else. It is
not business. I thick Mr. Morse has struck
the right idea.”
Clifton R. Breckeundge, of Arkansas, a son
of John C. Breckenndgs, .aid that be was
sorry Tilden had written the letter. Contin
uing, he said: “The letter is as clear as a bell
| ands strong as a cyclone, but I amsorrv that
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1884.
Mr. Tilden wrote the letter at this time. I
would have much preferred if he had held off
until the convention met and then let us have
it. 1 am of the opinion that it would have
been belter for us. As it is now. we will have
continual uproar until after the convention
shall have completed its work.”
“Who do you think is the coming man'’”
THE MAN NOT NAMED.
“1 have no idea. YYe have several good
men in the party who can be elected too, but
who will be choeen is one of those things that
no man can fathom at thia time. Mr. Tilden
was evidently tbe chftice of tbe party, but he
ts out of the question now and we must look
to someone else to lead us in the battle for re
form and a reduction of the war tariff.”
Representative Cassidy, of Nevada, was one
of the Pacific slope members who called on
Tilden a few weeks ago. Mr. Cassidy an
nounced to his people after that visit
that Tilden would be a candidate.
Upon that statement several of the Pacific
slope States have instructed their de egates to
Chicago to vote for Tilden. .Said Mr. Cassidy:
“I firmly believed that Mr. Tilden was a can
didate. f was firmly convinced that he
would n.ake the race. "I believe now that up
to yesterday he wa* a candidate.”
“Who to you think will be nominated by
tbe Democrat*?”
“I think that it will be an Kasteru man. It
looks a good deal like Cleveland. It would
depend in a great measure upon who will
get the New York Tote.”
THE DECLINATION WILL NOT HURT THE
PARTY’.
Mr. Clardr, of Missouri, said: “It was a
very good letter. Ido not think that in good
taste he could have given it publicity at anv
earlier date. Mr. Tilden’s declination will
not hurt the party any. YVe have plenty of
men whft are available for the nomination.
Mr. Tilden’s declining does not necessarily
mean Gov. Cleveland’s nominal ion.”
“What do you think of Tilden’s letter?”
asked the correspondent of Representative
Moulton, of Illinois.
“It i* one of the best letters ever written.
The only trouble is that it was cot written
long ago.”
“Who will be the Democratic nominee?”
“J think it will Ik* Cleveland beyond much
doubt. I am for Clevelaud. 1’ think we
could uot put up a Itetter man.”
Ui presentatave Frank Hurd, of Ohio, said
to the News correspondent about
Tilden’s letter: “I expected it. but
did not think that it would come
come until the New Y ork Convention. The
letter will place its writer iu a higher position
than that occupied by any other living Amer
ican ”
“Who will be the Democratic nominee?”
“If the New Y’ork Convention is for him I
think that Cleveland will be nominated.”
COLQUITT FOR BAY ARD.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, is an earnest
supporter of Bayard. He said: “I am in
favor of taking our best man, hest in all that
the word implies, and of saying to the coun
try: Here he Is. he who represents the true
principles of Democracy. He is a nure,
upright and able man. m whom vou can
safely entrust your public interests, j think
the time has gone by when bloody shirt
arguments can sway any great number of our
people. We hold and believe that Mr. Bayard
was loyal to the government. He wanted to
keep our government together, and to cement
the union upon terms of affection, not force.
Hi* kindly expressions towards the South
were misconstrued and misrepresented as an
overweening affection for that section. Now,
my State is for Tilden, who was a war Demo
crat. He is out of the race, and so we take
Mr. Bayard, It is plain that we are not seek
ing to advance Mr. Bayard because of any
belief that he is specially friendly to u. .
BAY ARD AND BLAINE.
“Then the contrast between Bayard and
Blaine is more marked, more distinct, than it
could he presented by any other man on our
ticket. For twenty years, in round numbers.
Mr. Bayard has been in public life, anti
throughout his entire service he has pursued
a straight-forward, honest, honorable and
patriotic course. His record is unspotted ami
his character unblemished.”
Senator Colquitt pronounces Ttlden’s letter
one of the most magnificent productions he
ever read.
Senator Vest extols the letter in the highest
terms, and says that he would not be surprised
if that very letter shall nominate Tilden. and
if tlie Democratic people should nominate
him in spite of himself and insist upon his
making the race.
Representative Ermeni rout, of Pennsyl
vania, says: “Oh. we’ll nominate Tilden of
course. The letter—yes I read it, hut what of
that? Tilden talks of the voice of God.
TILDEN CANNOT REFUSE.
“The voice of the people is tlie voice of God,
and he cannot refuse to respond to the voice
of the people, which will nominate him and
put him in the White House.”
Rcprescntalive Young, of Tennessee, re
gards the letter as final, and save: “Judge
Field is our strongest man. I have beer, all
through California and I made particular in
quiries about the standing of Judge Field. I
tell you candidly from personal knowledge
that the opposition to him in California is
confined to the hoodlum element. The
wealth, respectability and substantial ele
ments are for him and he would
carry the State, i rean a telegram not live
minutes ago from the Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Convention in California, stating
that Field will have a majority of the delega
tion from that State. His nomination would,
in part, nullify the opposition of the corporate
interests, and they have crushed us heretofore
because we made war upon them, not
that Judge Fields is any special friend of cor
porations. hut he is just to them and will
maintain their rights, and at the same time
he has the nerve to maintain the rights of the
people.”
OTHER SOUTHERNERS FOR FIELD.
Other Southern Democrats, among whom
are Representative Money anil ex-Represen
tative Manning, of Mississippi, are strongly
for the nomination of Judge Field. Senator
Vance is mighty well satisfied with the situa
tion. aud is for the best man. Senator Henna,
of West Virginia, considers Tilden’s declina
tion as final, and says that the party must
look about and select its 6tronge*t man to
head the ticket. He is not committed to any
body. Senator Camden alto regards
tlie letter as final and i* for
the beet man. Representative Forney,
of Alabama, said: “We arc talking of Slocum
and Voorhees now in New Y'ork and Indiana.
Slocum was a great soldier and is strong in
New Y ork, ana Voorhees would carry Indi
ana.”
“Yes,” put iu Representative Culbertson, of
Texas “Slocum and Voorhees would make a
strong ticket.”
Then the names of Cleveland and Bavard
were discussed, and both Messrs. Cfflbertson
and Korney agreed that Cleveland would make
a strong candidates if he could have the sup
port of the united New Y'ork Democrats.
CLEVELAND AND HOADLY'.
“I don’t know,” remarked Gen. Forney,
“lmt int Cleveland and Hoadly would be our
stro st ticket.”
or Ransom, speaking of the Tilden
r, said: “It is a grand letter.” The
.S u ttor is very partial to Bayard, but wants,
hesavs, ihe strongest man nominated, who
ever he may prove to lie.
Senator McPherson said: “it is a great let
ter.” He, too, is very friendly to Bayard.
Mr. McPherson believes that the Republicans
intend to make a bloody shirt campaign. The
Republican majority of the Senate, he said,
will refuse to adjourn until after the Demo
cratic Convention, and then they will at
tempt lo force a discussion on the Danville
and Copiah reports. Senator McPherson
wants his party to prooeed calmly and care
fully In making a ticket, and to put forward
its strongest man.
Mr. Cooper was at the capitol to-day, dis
cussing the situation with leading Democrats.
When the News correspondent called on Mr.
Carlisle for his views upon the situation,
Messrs. Cooper and Dorsheimer were in the
Speaker’s room. The Speaker said that it
was too soon after breakfast to have come to a
conclusion as to tlie candidacy. The letter
settled the question of the ticket.
CARLISLE MENTIONS NO NAME.
He was not prepared to say who wonld oc
cupy the most prominent place now, but
probably those gentlemen, pointing to
Messrs, Cooper apd Dorsheimer, could give
more information. Both these gentlemen
seemed in a good humored frame of mind,
and looked cheerfully upon the situation. Mr.
Dorsheimer said that he thought that Cleve
land was in the lead, but the New Y’ork Con
vention would soon meet and settle that. He
favored Cleveland and thought that the State
would m“ r uct for him. “We are for Cleve
laud,” was his spontaneous reply
wheu first asked who would be Bominatea.
He at first refused to name the man for the
second place, but geeina that tbe speaker had
become engaged in conversation with another
caller, he said in a tone intended for the Nej’.'S
correspondent’s ear only—that Carlisle would
be the man. “Cleveland and Carlisle is an
excellent ticket.”
LOCHRANE CONFIDENT OF REPUBLICAN
SUCCESS.
Judge Lochrane. of Georgia, asked what he
thought of the Republican nomination, said:
“I deem it a good one. a strong and winning
one. I will be hard to beat jt.”
••Will Blaine carry a Southern state?”
“No. I think not. The only show for his
carrying any Southern State is West Virginia,
ami I think that exceedingly doubtful.”
“Will he car*-y Ney York?”
“That depends somewnat pp who the
Democrats nominate. If Governor Cleveland
is nominated Blaine cannot carry the State of I
New Y’ork.”
“How do vou expect to carry the election
then. Judge?"
’•Why, we will carry Indiana, the Pacific
Coast Btatna. the great Northwest, the West,
New England, and q{t the East, except New
Y'ork.”
CLEVELAND OR RANDALL.
“What do you hear about tbe Democratic
nominee, who will he be now that Tilden is
out of the road?-'-'
“I think that it will be Gov. Cleveland. I
am just from New York. Mr. Tilden was
looked for there, and rrom all I could gather
I am of the opinion that New York will put
forward Gov. Cleveland. If it is not him my
impression is that it will be Samuel Randall.
The South would support him with great
unanimity. He would, more than any other
man, suit the South's idea on the tariff. He
is not a nigh protective tariff wan, as some
seem to think, but a reform tariff man. Still
I think that Cleveland will be the nominee.”
DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS.
News of Tilden’a Withdrawal Received
After He Had Been Indorsed.
Fort Worth, Texas, June 12,—The
Democratic State Convention re-assem
bledat 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Ex-
Lieut. Got. J. D. Sayers was made perma
nent Chairman. Ex-Gov. Rich’d Hubbard
and others addressed tbe convention. The
speakers all declared the tariff issue to
be the great central figure of the coming
contest. Gov. Hubbard said that he had
been informed that Tilden would accept,
but the party would lose nothing even ir
Tilden refused the nomination, as there
were many others worthy ot the great
honor. In the evening the Committee on
Rules recommended the adoption of the
two-thirds rule in electing delegates-at
large. Tbe minority report of the com
mittee was adopted by a vote of 303 to 145,
and the two-thirds rule was thus defeated
for the flr6t time in the history of the De
mocracy in Texas.
The resolutions adopted declare that a tariff
for protection is unconstitutional, unjust and
conflicts with the genius and spirit of free
fovernment. They further say: “While we
avor education of tbe masses hy every legiti
mate means, yet we regai.i the educational
bill pending in Congress as unconstitutional
and a dangerous encroachment of the rights
of the States, and is another great step’ to
ward the centralization of all power in the
Federal Government and threatens destruc
tion to the republic.
A resolution was passed declaring Til
den and Hendricks the choice of the De
mocracy of Texas. Nominating speeches
for delegates-at-large occupied the time of
the convention until nearly midnight.
Numerous ballots were nectssarv. For
Governor, Richard Hubbard was nomi
nated by acclamation. District meetings
continued later, many districts being un
able to agree upon delegates- it-large. Af
ter midnight, in the midst of the balloting
for delegates-at-large, Tilden’s letter of de
clination was laid before the convention.
Prior to this moment tßa convention had
been wildly enthusiastic for Tilden and
the “old ticket.” The .letter chilled the
convention, and the delegates were unable
to exhibit their usual enthusiasm.
CALIFOHNIA’S DEMOCRACY.
Tilden Wanted Despite fib Refusal to
Be the Candidate.
Stockton, Cal. June 12.—Wm. Dun
phy, Gen. T. J. Clunie, H. M. Larue, and
State Senator Foster, were elected four
delegates at large to the Democratic Na
tional Convention. All are pledged to
Tilden as first choice and Thurman sec
ond.
The following resolution was adopted:
Notwithstanding the declaration of Mr.
Tilden it is the sense of this eonventiou that
he should lie nominated, not so much us a re
ward for his services as to rebuke the fraud
of'76.
The convention adjourned sine die.
ROOSEVELT ON BLAINE.
The New Y'ork Reformer Denies that, he
Said that he would Support Blaine.
New York, June 12.—The Evening
Post telegraphed to Theodore Roosevelt
on Tuesday, as follows:
A St. Paul dispatch reports you a* sayinc
that the Republican platform is admirable;
that you will not holt; that you have no per
sonal objections to Blaine; that Blaine will
sweep the West and Ohio; carry all New
England, and that you do not tliink it im
possible to carry New York. Does this repre
sent what you have said?
The Post this morning received the fol
lowing answer:
Medora, Dakota, June 12, 1884.
To my knowledge I had no interview for
publication. I never said anything like what
you report. I may have said that I oppose
Blaine for public reasons not personal to my-
Theodore Roosevelt.
A CUBAN DYNAMITER CAUGHT.
United States Officials Effect His Arrest
at Key YVest.
Key’ YVest, June 12.—Upon the arrival
of the Mallory Line steamer late last
night from Ne\wY ork Fedrico Gil Marsero
was arrested on a charge of having ex
plosives in his possession, upon an affida
vit of the United States District Attor
ney.
Since the quarantine season the Mallory
steamers have not come to the wharf but an
chor at the quarantine ground, and passen
gers and freight are brought ashore in boats.
Upon Marecro’s stepping into a boat he was
arrested by the United States Marshal under
a warrant from United States Commissioner
Locke and lodged in jail. The information in
the case was probably received from officials in
New York. Marreso is a resident of Key West.
He went to New York a few weeks ago, and
his mission was evidently known through de
tectives. Upon searchi g his baggage the offi
cials found a fuse, detonating cans and hooks
of instruction upon thn manufacture of dyna
mite. Marsero was arraigned before Com
missioner Locke to-day. and held until to
morrow at 10 o’clock under *2,000 bail. Mar
sero is a Cuban, aud affected not to speak
English, until the officials commenced to
search his baggage, when he exclaimed, “I
didn’t know that baggage was searched here
coming from an American port.” The vigi
lance of the officials has doubtless caused dy
namiters to import materials separately and
manufacture dynamite, etc., here.
A STEAMER IN THE SAND.
Slie Runs Ashore on Long Island During
a Heavy Fog and Sea.
New York, June 12.—A dispatch from
Amangansett, Long Island, this after
noon, says:
The steamship Bermuda, Capt. White
burst. ran ashore in a fog at 3 o’clock this
morning, seventeen miles west of Montauk
I’oint and half a mile east of Amangansett
Life Saving Station. At 6 o’clock life boats
and the life saving crew, under Capt. Jrladi
son King, went to the rescue. The steamer
was under a slow head of steam
. *'‘ le time, standing head on.
She is now lying firm on the bar and is not
likely to be gotten off for sevpral days. The
vessel has not suffered material damage.
Capt. Whitehurst attributes the accident to
his getting out of bis course owing to the
dense fog prevailing for three days and the
heavy sea running. The vessel is lying com
paratively easy with 160 fathoms of cable out.
The Bermuda left Trinidad May 26. making
St. Kitts, her last point out, on "June 4. She
has 11 mails, a cargo of sugar and whale
oil and twenty-two passengers—eight sa
loon, seven second cabin and seven steerage.
The mails, passengers and baggage were
brought ashore, and carried ten miles in
wagons to Bridge Hampton, where they were
put aboard a train for New Y'ork this after
noon. Thirty hogshead of sugar, twelve casks
of whale oil, 100 barrels of pine apples, and
other merchandise were thrown overboard.
YY'OUK OF TRAIN WRECKERS.
Narrow Escape of Passenger Trains in
Olito and Pennsylvania.
Cincinnati, June 12.—An east-bound
passenger train on the Cipcinnati, Wash
ington and Baltimore Road was thrown
from tbe rails last night near Loveland.
It was discovered that spikes had been
drawn and a rail removed. A memoran
dum book found near by led to the arrest
of \Vm. Scott, colored, who lives in the
vicinity. He admitted to-day that the
book was his, but says that he lost it some
time ago. No lives were lost. The pas
senger cars were not thrown from the
track.
A FARMER SAVES A TRAIN.
Easton, Pa., June 12.—An attempt
was made last night to wreck a Jersey
Central Railroad passenger train near
Bloopisburg. The wreckers wedged one
end of a sleeper under the end of one rail
and blocked the other end of It on top of
the opposite rail with a stone. A farmer
discovered the obstruction and removed
it just as a passenger train bound for
New Y'ork came in sight.
RAVAGES OF THE FLAMES.
A Four-Story Building Packed with
Rubber Burned at Boston,
Boston, June 12.—Fire broke out this
afternoon in the four-story granite build
ing, Nos. 152 and 154 Congress street. The
three upper floors of the building were
filled with manufactured rubber belong
ing to the National Rubber Company and
the New Brunswick Rubber Company.
The agents of the company, A
Daggett, occppy the ground floor. The cel
lar was also filled with goods belonging
to the two companies. The fire started on
the second floor and was a verv obstinate
one, Shortly after it broke out ar.d while
a number of hook and ladder men were
clambering up ladders placed on tbe front
of the building, a heavy explosion of
naphtha occurred on the second floor,
severely, and in some cases, verv serious
ly injuring a number of men. ‘Three of
them were taken to the hospital. The
building and its contents will be almost
totally destroyed. The insurance on the
stock is $490,000 aoj 03 the building
$275,000.
. THE ACTORS’ FUND,
Plans by YYhlch the Sum in tbe Treas
ury Shall be Increased.
New Y'ork, June 12.—At a meeting of
the Trustees of the Actors’ Fund to-day,
Harry Miner presided and read his ad
dress as the newly elected President of
the society. It will be sent io all mana
gers throughout the country.
In it he states tbe objects of and benefits to
be derived from the fund, and urges that
greater interest be taken in the work. At
the suggestion of Louie P. Aldrich, it was de
cided that each mknager should be provided
with printed contract!, which all persons ip
their companies should be requested to sign,
by which they agree to give 5 per cent, of
their salaries fop tjia three twentv and thirty
weeks of their engagement’ tq tbe fund.
Actors will not be required to sign this, but
only urged to do so. It was also decided to
hold the annual benefit hereafter at the be
ginning instead of at the end of the season.
AT THE N ATION’S CAPITAL
THE SENATE PASSES THE DIPLO
MATIC APPROPRIAT IONS.
Messrs. Y auce aud Vsn YVyck the Only
One* in the Negative—The Mexican
Pension Bill Under Consideration—
The Hennepin Canal Clause Killed
and the River and Harbor Bill Passed
by the House by a Y'ote or 156 to 104.
Washington, June 12.—Mr. Ingalls
presided over the Senate to-day, having
been designated for that
the rule by the President of the Senate.
Mr. Hill gave notice that on Monday
next, alter the morning business, he
would ask unanimous consent to take up
the postal telegraph bill.
Mr. Butler’s resolution offered yesterday
providing for an inquiry iuto the condition of
the New York hanks was, at Mr. Butler’s
suggestion, allowed to lie on the table to be
called up at his pleasure. He did not wish it
to go to the Finance Committee, as suggested
bv Mr. Allisou, because, Mr. Butler said, that
committee had not reported any action on a
former similar resolution. Messrs. Morrill,
McPherson and Harris said that the Finance
Committee was making diligent iuquirv into
the subject and would report at the proper
time.
On motion of Mr. Allison the Senate took a
final vote on the consular and diplomatic ap
propriation bill, and the bill was passed by a
vote of 38 yeas to 2 nays, Messrs. Vance and
\an vck. The bill as passed is almost pre
cise'v as reported from the Senate Committee
on Appropriations making an addition of
*BOO,OOO to the bill as reported from the House.
The Mexican pension bill again came up.
Mr. > an W yck moved as an amendment the
bill some time since reported from the Pension
Committee by Mr. Cullorn to provide pensions
for invalid soldiers and sailors who have been
discharged from the army or navy after three
months in the late war, and for the widows
and dependent parents of deceased pen
sioners. 1
Mr. Ingalls moved as an amendment Senate
bill No. ], being the bill introduced by lilin on
the first day of the present session, amending
the arrears of pensions act so as to provide
that all pensions now or hereafter granted bv
reason of death occurring from causes origin
ating in tlie service siuce March 4, 1861,
or in consequence of wounds or injuries
received, or disease contracted since
that date, shall commence from the date of
'leath or discharge, and in consideration
of all claims for jxmsions soldiers o n whose
account the claim is made shall be conclu
sively presumed to have been sound amt free
from disease on entering the service.
Mr. Ingalls read from the plank of the plat
form of tlie recent Republican Convention
pledging that party to a repeal of the limita
lion contained in the arrears of pensions
act. lie was very glad, lie said, that the Re
publican p .rty had arrived at this conclusion,
and at last iu unmistakable term* declared
itself in favor of this principle. Mr. Ingalls
now called on his partv associates to
carry out the expressed declaration of their
party. He had up to this time favored tlie
passage of the .Mexican bill a* it stood, suf
ficient time having elapsed to allow tlie appli
cation to Mexican veterans of the clause 'that
had been applied to those of the revolutionary
war and the war of 1812. He regretted that
the Mexican bill should be made a pack horse
for every pension proposition, but the meas
ure had now assumed a relation which com
pelled him to abandon the position he had
hitherto held. He read a letter from a soldier
ot the late war, setting forth that
there were still 1,400,(00 Union soldiers
that they were voters, and would not
wait as the soldiers of the revolution and
other wars had waited until they were weak
before asserting their claim* on the country,
and that if Congress and the President would
not recognize those claims, they would elect a
Coßgres* and President that would do so. As
tins question was to become, Mr. Ingalls said,
i test as to which political party was the
friend of tlie Union veterans, lie proposed
that tlie next thing to be considered in con
nection with this bill was whether the de
claration ot tlie Republican party was to be
carried out in good faith.
Mr. Sherman said that with iiis views of tlie
demands made on tlie Treasury, he would not,
if pressed, vote for Mr. Ingalls’ proposition,
the declaration of a political platform would
not change his view*. He did not think that
the principle was right. A pension shouldcom
mence when application for it wss filed, and
for the proposition to put all survivors of th
Union army on the pension roll at this time,
that would so weigh down our finances as to
make it almost impossible, lie did not think
that such a proposition would receive the
sanction of Congress. He wanted
to relieve those Tailoring under the
charge of desertion, aud to relieve
from too much technicality those who could
furnish reasonable proof of their title to a
pension. Mr. Sherman suggested a special
committee of niue Senators to tak® op amt
Conßi(Jer ,ho whole c-abject.
Messrs Harris, Util loin, Ingalls aud Maxcy
opposed this, and after further debate aud the
reading of a letter from tbe Commissioner of
I ensions, the Senate at 4:30 o’clock, without
reaching a conclusion on the hill, went into
executive session, and when the doors were
reopened adjourned.
IN’ THE HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o’clock this morning in
continuation of Wednesday’s session and
went into committee of the whole with Mr
Cox, of New York, in the chair, on the river
and harbor appropriation bill. Mr. Graves,
of Missouri, offered an amendment providing
that notiiing contained iu this act shall be
construed as a limitation on the powers of the
Board of Engineers designated to prepare
and submit plans, specifications, estimates
and recommendations for the expenditure of
the appropriation* for tlie Missouri river, and
that said board shall constitute a commission
to be called tlie Missouri River Commission,
whose duty it shall be to complete sur
veys of tlie Missouri river between its mouth
and headwater, and make bucli additional
surveys as may be deemed needful for the
maturing of such plans as will permanently
locate and deepen the channel anj protect the
banks of tlie river, give safety to its naviga
tion and promote commerce and the postal
service; and all appropriations hereafter
made for that river shall be expended in nc
c .rdance with such plan* as the commission
shall from time to time report to Congress
through the Secretary of War. This was
adopted.
Mr. YVorthington. of Illinois, offered an
amendment prohibiting the use of any money
in the improvement of any river unless the
report of surveys by the engineers shall show
lhat the river is capable of being so improved
as to be useful for purpoees of general navi
gation. This was lost.
On motion of Mr. O’Neill, of Missouri, an
amendment was adopted providing that here
iifter all purchases of supplies and materials
shall be made by contractafteradvertisement.
Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, at the re
quest of Mr. Cox. of New Y'ork, offered as an
amendment the bill recently introduced by
that jreutleinau to prohibit dumping refuse
material in New Y’ork harbor. This was
adopted.
At 11 o’clock the committee arose and the
legislative day of Thursday opened. The
Speaker announced the appointment of Messrs,
rollo’t, Hutchins and Cannon as conferees on
the District of Columbia appropriation bill.
Tlie Speaker laid before the Ifouse a com
munication from tlie Attorney General trans
mitting aletter from the United States Dis
trict Attorney for tlie District of Columbia,
concerning the trial of the case of Hallet Kil
bourn vs. J. G. Thompson, and it was appro
priately referred.
The House then at 11:13 o’clock went into
committee of tlie whole,with Mr. Wellborn in
the chair, on the river ami harbor appropria
tions bill. 1
Motions to recommit the biU, and to pay the
amount appropriated by it in silver coin or
certificates were lost, and the bill passed by
157 yeas to 104 nays.
THE VOTE.
The following is the detailed vote on the
passage of the river and harbor bill:
Ft—Messrs. Adams of Illinois, Aiken,
Alexander, Barbour, Barksdale, Bayne, Bel
ford, Bennett, Bisbce, Blanchard, Bland,
Bramerd, Breckinridge, Breitling, Broad
hesd, Bii.-hanan, Budd, Burleigh, Burnes,
Cabell, Caldwell, Calkins, Cannon, Carleton,
Cassidy, Clardy, Clements, Collins, Cosgrove,
Crisp, Culberson of Texas, Culbertson of Ken
tucky, Cutcheon. Dargan, Davidson, Davis of
Missouri, Davis of Massachusetts, Deuster,
Dibble, Dibrell, Dockery, Dowd, Dunham
Dunn, Eldridge, Kills, Findlay, Finertv,
Follctt, Koran, Forney, Fyan, Garrison,
George, Gibson, Glascock, Goff, Graves.
Hart, Hatch of Missouri, Hatch of Michigan.
Haynes. Hemphill, Henderson of Illinois.
Henderson of lowa, Herbert, Ilewitt of Ala
bama, Hitt, Hoblitzeli, Harr, Houk, House
man, Hunt, Hurd, Jeffords, Johnson, Jones of
Arkansas. Jones of Texas, Joti s of Alabama
Kellcv, King, l.anliam, Lewis, Bong. Cover
ing, Lvnian, McCormick, McMillan, May
bury. Miller of Texas, Monev, Muldrow,
Murphy, Neeee. Nelson. Nichblls, Nutting
Oats, Ochiltree, O’Ferall. O'Hara, O’Neill of
Pennsylvania, O’Neill of Missouri, Payson
Pierce. Peel, Price, Pryor. Rankin, Reese,’
Riggs, Robertson, Rogers of New York, Rogers
of Arkansas, Rowell, Scales, Seney, Sey
mour, bpelfoy, Singleton, Smalls, Snyder,
Spooner, Sfowart of Teats, Stone. Strait!
Sumner of California, Talbott, E. B. Taylor of
Ohio. Taylor of Tennessee, Thomas, Thomp
son, Tillman, Tucker, Tully, Turner of Geor
gia. Valentine, Vance, Van Eaton, Wail,
Wakefield, Wallace. Warner of Ohio, Wash
bum, Wellborn. White of Minnesota, Wil
iiame, Willis, Wilson of West Virginia, Wi
nans of Michigan. G. D. Wise, J. S. Wise
Walford, Taple, York and Young.—Total 15b’
Say* —Messrs Adams of New York, Ander
son, Arnot, Atkinson. Barr, Blount, Bower
Boyle, Brewer of New York, Brewer of New
Jersey, Browne of Indiana, Brown of Penn
sylvania. Brnmm, Campbell of New York,
Campbell of Pennsylvania Candler, Clay!
Cobb, Connell j*,' Cdnvtrsc, Cook, Cox of 'New
York, pox of North Carolina, Cullen, Curtin,
Dorebeimcr, Raton, Elliott, English, Ermen
strout, Evans of Pennsylvania. Everhart
Ferrell, Fredler, Funston, Geddes, Halscit,
Hammond, llandback, Hardeman, Ilariner.
Hepburn, Hewitt of New York, Hiscock, Hol
man, Holmes, Holton, Howes. James, Jones
of Wisconsin, Kasson, Kean, Ketcham, Barab,
Lawrence, Lowrev, McAdoo McCord, Mi-
Comas, Matson. Millaru, Miller of Pennsyl
vania, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrison, Morse,
Moulton, Murray, Mutebler, Parker, Patton
Payne, Perkins. Peters, Post.
\ ay °i? Robinson of°New
’ K £ an Sl aw, Skinner, Smith,
Spngp, Springer, Steele, Stockslaaer. Storm!
** umoer ol Wisconsin, J. IB Tavlor of
Uhto, Throckmorton, Townßitend, Turner of
"ard, Warner of Tennessee, Wea
v'^t Wl 7fo VVhi . tin S’ Wilkins, White of New
lork, and Worthington.—Total lot.
~_T Y o . VQ enQmentß wore adopted increasing
the total of the bill 130,000, the items being for
the benefit of harbors in Vermont and Ohio.
The committee rose and reported the bill to
the House.
Mr. Oates, of Alabama, moved to strike out
the Hennepin canal clause.
Mr. Willis said that upon consultation with
all the members of the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors except two, and at their in
stance, he had determined to allow a separate
vote ou the canal project.
Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, expressed his
surprise at the course pursued by Mr. YViliis.
For one he had not consented that that course
should be followed.
Mr. Murpny, of lowa, said that as another
member of tbe committee he had uot been
consulted.
The motion to strike out wa* agreed to by
146 yeas to 122 nays.
Mr. Murphy, of lowa, then moved to lav
the bill and pending amendments ou the
table. This was lost by 97 yeas to 150 navs.
The Speaker announced that the vote on
the motion to strike out the Hennepin canal
clause had not lieeu correctly stated. The ac
tual vote was 146 yeas to 102 nays.
Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, then called up
for consideration the Senate bill regulating
the electoral count with the amendment pro-
By the House Committee on the State of
the Presidential Laws in the nature of a sub
stitute. “Good order and peace,” he slid,
demanded that tbe House should take action
on this question—deliberate, immediate and
careful action—action based on tbe Constitu
tion of the United States—action that would
stand in the light of the civilization of the
world, so that all could see that Congress was
equal to the great emergency, for it might be
an emergency.
Mr. Pryor, of Alabama, delivered a care
fully prepared speech in favor of the House
bill, addressing himself to the historical, legal
and constitutional points involved, and be
fore lie had concluded tlie House adjourned.
KILROURNE-THOMPSON.
YVhnt the District Attorney Says in
Laylrg the Verdict Before the House.
Washington, June 12.—1n his letter
to the Attorney General concerning the
Kilbourne-Thompson verdict,’laid before
the House to-day, the District Attorney,
after giving a detailed history of the case,
says: “I have the honor to suggest that
Congress may be informed of the present
state and condition of the case, and asked
to take some action in regard to it. It
cannot be expected that the Judges of the
District will continue much longer
aside vet diets in this case, as there must
some time be an end to litigation,
and after three verdicts have
been set aside, it would be
hard to find fault with the court if, on the
fourth trial, should there be one, a ver
dict to any amount should be allowed to
stand and 1 fear, unless Congress
shall either direct that the judgment
which now stands for $20,000 shall be
paid, or shall modify the law so that the
connection of the government with this
case shall cease when final action shall
have been taken on tbe bill of exceptions
by the Supreme Court of the United States,
the government may have to pay a much
larger sum than $20,000.”
The Shipping Bill.
Washington, June 12.—1 t was re
ported to-day at the capitol that the con
ferees on the shipping bill, now iu town,
had gotten together and agreed upon a
compromise, under which the bill would
be reported back from the conference
committee without either the free ship or
the subsidy clause. Tbe conferees have
not met yet formally or informally for the
purpose ot considering the bill, so that
Senator Frye had no difficulty in denying
the report. But it is probable that' tbe
free ship provision will be omitted when
the lull is reported, and that tbe subsidy
clause, if reported, will be reported in it
much modified form. The House will de
feat it.
A Cuban Revolutionist Arrested.
Washington, June 12.-*-The sovern
ment authorities to-day received a tele
gram from Special Agent Uubbs at Key
Y\ est, 81a,, as follows; “Marreso, Secre
tary of the Revolutionary Committee
here, has been arrested by the Marshal
with explosive material, on the steamer
from New Y'ork last night. The examina
tion was postponed until to-morrow.
Sealed letters were found in his baggage
unstamped and directed to prominent re
volutionists.”
The Frintine of Speeches.
YV ABHINGTON, June 12. —Senator Vest
submitted to tbe Senate to-day an amend
ment which he proposes to tbe legislative
appropriation bill to provide that no
money shall be paid out ot the Treasury,
or from any public fund for printing in the
Congressional Jtecord any speech which
has not been actually spoken or delivered
in either the Senate or House of Repre
sentatives.
The Massey-YVise Case Not Reopened.
V ASHiNGTON, June 12.—Tbe House
Committee on Elections to-day refused
the request of Massey for the reopening
of the contested election case of Massey
Y’s. Wise, of Virginia. The Request was
made in order that further argument
might be made on the facts of the case,
the law in question having been fully ar
gued.
A Continuation and Rejection.
Washington, June 12.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Thomas
M. Kirkland as Postmaster at Chapel
DbLN. C., and rejected the nominations
of VirgilL. Nelson Postmaster at Yazoo
City, Miss., and Harvey A. Nelson to be
Receiver of Public Moneys at Montgom
ery, Ala.
Nominated for Postmaster.
Washington, June 12.—The President
to-day nominated Ambrose 11. Lindsay to
be Postmaster at Portsmouth, Va.
Texas Grocers Assign.
San Antonio, Texas, June 12.—Lang
don, Greenlay & Cos., grocers, have as
signed to William Prescot for the benefit
oftheir creditors. The liabilities are $50,-
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSIGN.
Baltimore, June 12.—Wm. pavison
and George W. Davison, trading as Wm.
Davison 4;.C0., manufacturers of chemi
cals, leftilizers, etc., made an assignment
this afternoon to Charles J. Baker and
Calvin T. Davison for the benefit of their
creditors. The bond of the trustees is
$1,000,000.
Belgium’s Ministry.
Brussels, June 12.— The leaders of the
Liberal section and Moderate Progressist
and Radical parties will soon meet to
form a common platform against tbe
Catholics, It is reported that Advocate
Bernaert, former Minister of Justice and
President of the Catholic Federation, is
forming anew Cabinet, with the Count of
Doultremont as Minister of Foreign Af
fairs.
Brussels, June 13, 3a. m.—A new
Ministry has been formed under Jules
Malon, as Minister ot Foreign Affairs.
Labor Troubles.
Pittsburg, June 12.—The stove foun
dries of Anschutz & Cos. and Bissell &
Cos. have resumed with apprentices and
non-union men. Other firms are making
preparations to start in the same way.
The strikers feel confident that the manu
facturers will not be successful in start
ing all tbe works.
St. John, N. 8., June 12.—The ship
laborers of Miramichi, where seventy
vessels are in port, are on a strike be
cause they are required to work with
sailors in loading vessels.
The Decline In Gold at Cuba.
Havana, June 12.—The present decline
of gold, about 17 points in a fortnight, is
solely due to speculation founded on the
daily reports from Madrid respecting re
forms intended for Cuba and several
speculators who bought paper money
largely when it was up to $2 60 on pur
suasion that somefreforms,however small,
had to come are now realizing a profit.
Bitter complaints are heard touching the
indifferent spirit in which reforms so vital
to Cuba are considered at Madrid.
Mexican Antipathy to the Bolted States.
City Of llKTiCfi, June 12,-Newspa.
pers continue discussing the nomination
ol Blaine. La Liberia </, anti-American,
says that it hopes for the election of
Blaine, for Mexico has more to fear from
a friendly President than from oue who is
avowedly hostile, regarding it as more to
the interest of Mexico to deal with her
neighbor in a spirit of want of confidence
and reserve than to bobhob with traitors
who pretend to be friends in order to be
come masters.
A Telegraph Company's War.
Philadelphia, June 12.—The Super
intendent of the Police and Fire Alarm
Telegraph this morning took possession
of the wires of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany strung upon the city’s poles, on ac
count of the company’s failure to comply
with the terms of an ordinance passed
last February. Tuis ordinance permitted
the company to run two wire* upon the
city’s poles, upon condition ■ \ , h
nhpuldU under ground tyVayl
Bishop Peterklo Married.
RichmqnPi, Va-. June 12.—Bishop Geo.
W. Petefkin, of West Virginia, was mar
ried to-night at Emanuel Church, in
Henrico county, near this city, to Miss
Marion M. Stewart, a daughter of John
Stewart, one of the wealthiest and
most prominent citizens of Virginia.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr.
Norwood, assisted by Rev. Dr. Peter
kin, father of the groom. A brilliant re
ception was held alter the marriage.
BERBER’S FATE IN DOUBT.
A London “Times” Correspondent says
the News of the Massacre Is True.
London, June 12.—The Times last
night received a dispatch from its corres
pondent at Wady Haifa. According to
this, Berber surrendered twelve days ago,
; and the reports of a massacre that had al
: ready been reqjgved in London were true.
The correspondent had been informed
that the rebel General Abaullhas
had collected 100,000 men around
Berber. After the fall of Berber, 80.000
Arabs were sent to iuvest Dongola. The
Governor of Dongola was ignorant of the
surrender of Berber, and telegraphed to
Wady Haifa that no news had come down
the river. This news is in direct eouflict
with the statement made yesterday in the
House of Commons by" Lord Edmund
Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign Secretary, to
the effect that a messenger from Berber
had reported that city safe as late as June
3. Until reports which are unquestion
ably authentic arrive the fall of Berber is
considered problematical.
Baker Pasba has started back to Cairo
to resume his place in the Egyptian army.
Ticrane l’asha has arrived’ in London.
He comes to represent Egypt at the ap
proaching conference, at which, however,
he will have a consultation voice only.
The preparations for the Egyptiau" con
ference, which meets in London July 10,
are being rapidly pushed to completion by
the officials in the Foreign Office.
The Egyptian correspondence of the
government lias been made public. In a
recent message to Gen. Gordon Earl
Granville, Foreign Secretary of State,
says that, inasmuch as the original plan
of evacuating Sen dan has been dropped,
Gen. Gordon should consider measures
for removing himself and faith
ful Egyptians with him from
their present jiosltion. The
Foreign Secretary authorizes Gen. Gor
don to expend whatever money may be
necessary for this purpose.
In the House of Commons to-day Lord
Edmund Fitzmaurice said a dispatch had
tieen received from Admiral llewitt. in
this the Admiral reported that liis
mission to King John of Abyssinia was
completely successful. A treaty was
signed securing free transit from the Sou
dan through Abyssinia to Massowah. An
other treaty suppressing the slave trade
was negotiated. Admiral Hewitt tele
graphed also that he had reached tbe
coast of the Red Sea ready to embark on
his return.
KI, MAHDI REPORTED DEFEATED.
London, June 13, la. m.—A dispatch
lias been received from the Governor of
Donsrola stating that El Mahdi has been
crushing]?’ deleated by the Fakala tribe.
UNDER WHIP AND SPUR.
Rattling Races at Ascot on tvltlch Thou
sands were Staked.
London, June 12.—The race for the St.
James Palace stakes was run at the
Ascot meeting to-day.
It wits won by the Duke of Westminster’s
bay colt Cambusmore, with Leopold de Roths
child’s bay colt Talisman second, and J. It.
Houlloworth’s brotvn colt Itozal Fern third.
The last betting was 7 to 2 against Canibus
more, 7 to 1 against Talisman, and 6 to 1
against Kozal iern. Eight ran. including
Lorillard’s black colt Pontiac. Tlie betting
?vas 8 to 1 against Pontiac.
The race, for the gold cup was won
I)?’ the Duke of Portland’s three-year-old buy
colt St. Simon, with C. J. Lcfevre’s six-year'-
old chestnut horse Tristan second, and the
Duke of Beaufort’s flve-vear-old chestnut
horse Funghaballaj(h third. There were live
starters.
The Raus memorial stakes were ?von by
Leopold D. Rothschild’* four-year-old bay
colt Lucerne, with C. Perkins’ four-year-old
bay colt Cliiselhurst second, and C. J. I,e
fevre’s tliree-year-o]d bay colt Hermitage
third. There were six starters.
AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY’.
New Y'ork, June 12.—At tbe Conev
Island Jockey Club races, at sheepshead
Bay, to-day, the track was very muddy.
The results were as follows:
First Race—Purse *3OO. three-fourths of a
mile. Little Minch took the lead at the start,
and was never headed, winning by a length,
with Aranza second, and fienwick third.
Time 1:19%.
.SECoan Race—Purso *300; for tlirce-ycar
olds and upwards: one and nne-anartern’ il ®“-
Miss Woodford won in a walk by six lengths
from Royal Arch, the only other starter.
Time2!l2k.
Third Race—Tidal stakes. It was the
event of the day. The distance was one mile
and the stakes *IOO each, with *I,OOO added.
Young Duke won easily hy two lengths, with
Greystone second, YVclcher third. Tornado
fourth, Himalaya fifth and Pauiuue sixth.
Time 1:48?1.
locrth Race—Handicap sweepstakes; one
mile and five furlongs. Blue Grass Belle went
to the front after the first mile ami won well
in hand by two length*, with Rambler see,oud,
and Mike’s Pride third. Time 4:03’:.
Fifth Race—l mile. Flower of Meath
took the lead soon after tlie start and held it
to the finish, winning by two lengths. ?yith
Uolonel Watson second, Allanoke third and
Lvtton fourth. Time. 1
Sixth Rack—A handicap ‘Jeeplechaaeover
tne short course. Cuiuillnn won by a length,
with Ahrahavu second, aud three" lengths iu
front of Rosa. Time 4:29.
THE FRANCHISE RILL.
A Monster Demonstration in Itg Favor
Now on the Tapis.
London, June 12.—1n the House of
Commons this evening, Mr. YYoodall’s
amendment to the lranehise bill in favor
of female suffrage, was rejected by a vote
of 27 to 135. Mr. Gladstone stated during
the course of the debate that if the amend
ment was adopted the government would
not be responsible for the passage of the
bill.
A popular demonstration in favor of
the franchise bill has been arranged to
take place in London in August next.
It will be the greatest popular display
that has been made in London since 1876.
Trades, agricultural and labor unions
throughout the country are sending depu
tations to take part in the arrangements
for the demonstration. The movement is
meant to, oyerawe tne House of Lords.
EXPLOSIONS TO COYJE.
The Irish American, at Paris Preparing
For Another Onslaught on London.
Paris, June 12.—The Irish American
dynamiters in Paris have decided to act
independently of James Stephens, ex-
Fenian head centre. They will hold
secret congress next week to discuss a
fusion of the extreme sections of the party.
It is believed that the next attempt of the
dynamiters will be made upon bridges
and wharves by means of torpedoes. The
Matin, this morning, states that the Clan
Na Gael held a meeting last Friday and
planned the perpetration of a fresh out
rage ip London.
Ti?e Pistol in Politics.
Memphis, June 12.—At New Albany,
Miss., <J. R. Reeves, Mayor, and editor of
the huon County Optic, and Lloyd Ford,
a good-for-nothing desperado, had an al
tercation about a contest for the Demo
cratic Congressional nomination. Each
shot five times. Ford was* shot in the
breast, from which he died. One of the
bullets from Ford’s pistol struck Squire
Reeves, father of J. R. Reeves, inflicting a
flesh wound in the leg.
Bradlaugb Makes a Denial.
London:, June 12.—Charles Bradlaugh
denies the story published by the Dublin
Freeman's Journal yesterday, to the effect
that he had written a letter to the Prince
of YVales asking him as a brother Mason
to lend him support to an atheistical pro
paganda.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Iteuu of Interest and Some
Item* of Little Interest.
Paris, Juno 12.—The Minister of the In
terior has issued a decree forbidding bull
fights. Indescribable scenes of cruelty have
recently been witnessed at bull flghts'in va
rious parts of Fi ance.
Bkbi.in. June 12.—The abdication of the
Duke of Hesse is expected as the result of his
marriage with and subsequent divorce from
Mmc. Kalomme, which have created such
widespread comment.
Quebec, June 12.—Two insane men named
Napoleon \ oisine and Hi 4a Joly escaped from
an asylum op gangfir, and this morning their
bodies wer found drowned on Beaufort
beach.
London, June 12. —The Queen was v,reseni
at the erection to-day at Balmoral of ahS
statue of John Brown which represents him
as attired in a Highland costume. The statue
Sent?. l “ T,eW ‘* e *'• apart?
Gen Booth, beau of the Salvation Army, is
P nr |“ e of Fatti's castle and
i ( or a family residence.
Geu. Booth is said to be making large profits
as the leader of the Salvation Srmy. *
RAILROAD RUMDLXXGB,
The Sanford and Lake Jesup Railroad
is to be extended to the south side of that
lake this fall.
The grading of the DeLand and St.
John’s River Railroad is iSnished, and the
rails will be put down as soon as the
spikes, now on the way, arrive.
The Florida Southern and the South
Florida Railways are to make connection
at Pemberton Ferry, to which point both
roads are building an extension. Pember
ton Ferry wUI be the junction of the two
roads.
I PRICJt *l9 A TEAR. |
I # CKNTS A COPT, J
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN JACK §
SON AND HAMMOND BEGI N.
An Early Date fjr the Primaries Consid
ered a Point In Faroe of the Former—
A Custom House Negro Slashes
Another Brother In Black with a Knife
—Crop Prospects in the State.
Atlanta, June 11 —About three hun
dred citixens of Fulton county met to
night at the court house, pursuant to a cail
of the County Executive Committee, for
the purpose of laying out a programme
for the political work now going on, and
soon to bo ojiened up in this county.
Judge Hillyer was elected Chairman,with
Charles D. Hill, Secretary. The meeting
selected a County Executive Committee
to act for the incoming two years, after
which twelve delegates were elected to the
State Convention, and a similar number
to the convention that is to elect
delegates to tho Chicago Conven
tion. Matters moved aloug smoothly
until a resolution was introduced
by Capt. Harry Jackson’s friends to hold
a primary election in every militia dis
trict in Fulton county July 14 to elect
delegates to the Congressional Convention
of the Fifth district. This was opposed
by the friends of Congressman Hammond,
who thought that it would lie unfair to
hold the election that early, as Mr. Ham
mond could uot be here without leaving
his post of duty. They wanted the time
tor holding the primary to he left to tho
action of the County Executive Commit
tee. Mr. Jaekson's friends opposed this,
giving as a reason that the other counties
of the district were waiting on them to act,
so ttmt they can know what to do. They
claimed that none of tho other counties in
the district had candidates, and were
looking to Fulton to furnish them with
one. After much discussion the :10th of
July was appointed as the day tor lidd
ing the primary election. Messrs. Jack
son and Mynott have already canvassed
the district, and in addition have be<*n
profusely advertised in the papers to their
advantage and to the disadvantage of Mr.
Hammond, who, being in Washington,
has not had an opportunity to defend him
self or feel the pulse of his constituents.
Holding the primary as early as the JOth
of July gives Mr. Jackson much the ad
vantage of Mr. Hammond. The action of
the meeting to-night stores a strong point
in Capt. Jackson’s favor.
A CUSTOM HOUSE HOW.
A bloody fight occurred at the custom
house this afternoon at tle Forsyth street
entrance. Yesterday Thomas F. Black,
Superintendent of the mail carriers of tho
Atlanta post ollice, gave Wallace an um
brella to keep for him. Horton claimed it
and told AVallaee that if he did not give it
to him he would make it night with him.
Wallace refused to give up the umbrella
until Black said so. This afternoon as
Wallace was returning from an errand,
Horton met him at the door and tried to
take the umbrella, and when Wallace
tried to prevent bis doing so, Horton
drew a knife and cut hint
five times on tho faoo and
neck, twice on the arm and once in the
side. All are very painful wounds. His
face is cut all to pieces. Dr. Howell
dressed the wounds by stitching them up.
He says that they are dangerous. A
prominent gentleman at the custom house
says: .
It is the most outrageous thing I eTt-r saw.
Wallace is a good negro whom no one can flnii
fault with. He knows his place and keeps it
Horton—lteaverslide Horton—has been on the
chain-gang and will go there again. Jt waa
his intention to kill Wallace and It© n a id so to
the officer who arrested him.
Horton is a prominent colored politician
here and now holds the position of assist
ant janitor in thecustom house.given him
by Pledger, the colored Collector of Cus
toms at Atlanta.
CROPS IN THE STATE.
Tho Commissioner ol Agriculture issues
to-day a crop report covering the State of
Georgia, showing the condition and pros
pects of the loading crops in this State.
The condition of the corn crop in North
Georgia, compared to this lime fast rm- m
atTorne uebrgia MS. Southwest Georgia 98.
East Georgia 101, Southeast Georgia lov, and
the whole State its, The crop haw been kept
back by ihe law temperature of the month of
May. The cold has algo favored the destruc
tive work of the bud worm, by which the
stand has been injured ou low grounds. Not
withstanding these casualties the average
condition for tho State is 7 per cent, better
than last year and but 2 per cent, below the
average.
The yield of oats where harvested,compared
to an average yield, is: Northwest Georgia IW.
Middle Georgia 70, Southwest Georgia 77
East Georgia 75, Southeast Georgia 84, and for
the State 7*. Ihe prospective yield where not
harvested, compared to au average in the
whole State, is 72.
The yield of the wheat crop where harvested
in comparison with the average yield, is: in
North Georgia 85, Middle Georgia 90.
the SUieB )eorg * S7, Easl <jicors ‘ ;l 9!i > nn(t
Kust is noticeable in three counties of North
Georgia, sixteen counties of Middle Georgia,
eight conn ties of Southwest Georgia, anil
three counties of East Georgia. The injury
to the crop from this casualty is reported at
one-fiftli per cent.
The stand of cotton the first of June, cm
pared to a good stand, is: In Northwest Ueor-
Middle Georgia 96, Southwest Georgia
Ji, hast Georgia 93, Southeast Georgia !M. and
the whole State 97, The condition compare*)
to the average in North Georgia hi 92, if hi die
Georgia 96. Southwest Georgia 97, East Ueor-
State 96° Uth * Mt Geor)<i: * t "’ uml the whola
The stand of sugar cane, compared to aeomf
avera 'c* he rendition, compared to the
the condition of the Sorghum crop is re
ported at 75. The Irish potato crop, compared
to an average, is 95. This is reported above
“ vcra P e "- 1 Georgia only, where tho
average is given 10rt. The sweet potato
crop in area, Compare.] to last year, is 97, and
condition, compared to an average, 94. Tho
condition and prospects, compared to an av
erage, of rice is 96, ground peas 95, and melons
The prospect for the fruit crop is better in
HSF ts ot t,le state than at any time since
fhe average for tho State that year
was. Peaches 116, apples 96, pears 93. For tho
present year it is: Peaches 90, apples 50, and
pears 70. ” ’
;0 iO * ra P. e Prospect reported for the State
is 96. In North Georgia the peach progtf>rt ii*
reported at 69, Middle Georgia ft*, Southwest
Georgia
i* reported In North Georgia
at 96, Middle Georgia 98, South west Georgia 96,
East Georaia 96, Southeast Georgia 100 * Tin*
average for the State is 97. There are com
plaints o, loss of sheep from dogs in ovprv wp.
Sot ? <! c °rres pond ents^btale
that nearly all the sheep have been killed.
Stock report©* In a healthy con
dition. Cholera among hogs, and murrain in
cattle are mentioned as existing in a tew lo-
C&iltKSs
THE YARD MASTER’S ADJOURN.
The Yard Masters’ Mutual Benefit
Convention, after being in session two
days, concluded its business this after
noon and adjourned.
Philadelphia was selected as the next place
of meeting, and the body will assemble t ern
on the second Wednesday in June, 18S5 The
°?„ cer ? w ? r elected for the ensuing
year. 1 resident, J. (J. Campbell, of tlie
Pennsylvania Railroad, of Derry, Pa.; Fim
t ice President, W. J. Kenney, of the Illinois
Central Railway, of Cairo, 111 ; Second Vico
I resident, J. J. C'atlin. of the View York Di
vtson of the Pennsylvania Railroad, of Jersey
City, Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph Ban
ff 1 "’ r* i thc nion -Railway Company,
°f,, Indianapolis; Executive Com
mtUee, John R. Hicks, M. F. David
s"f Redin’ r^? up ? r k- of Indianapolis;
*• Randall, of tho Jeffersonville, Madison
and Indianapolis Railroad, of Louisville*
G i r <?. e £' the Chicago. Milwaukee
ami St. Paul Railroad, of BaCroi-e, Wig. This
enua the tenth annual session of the assoria
wh><* ‘he most
T he organization has selected the
V Mont Hv,ot Elmira. N.
' or * an - . The association leaves'to-
Jacksonvill e ? PeC,a trai “ for ***** nuU
Hon. Holster Clymer Dead.
Reading, Pa., June 13.—Hon. Heister
Clvmer died here suddenly of
this morning, aged 57 years. J
The Bathing Season.
A bath perfumed with the genuine Mur
ray & Lanman Florida Water, is the most
perfect restorative Which can lie used dur
bodv°imiuD'S* r ' 11 not 0,1 *>’ benefits the
v, *f** r to eachmem
,'® r bi„. under the exhilarating action of
th.a exquisite perfume the mind recovers
lowers and acquires addi
tional brilliancy. To distinguish the een
uine article from its imitations look out
stHn h fn) o T? ade - Mark ” a narrow white
man I ir 1 bea^ n S signature of Lan
man & Kemp, New York, sole proprietors.
The Christian Moerlein Brewing Com
pany’s (ol Cincinnati, Ohio,) “Wiener
Beer” is pronounced by connoisseurs to be
the very nnest article brewed.— Adv.
Durkee’a Salad Dressing,
A ready made, rich and delicious dress-
Ing W all salads of meat, n sb or vogeta _
him! h ? ape ? T a “ better than
home-made. Unriy&ied as a sauce.
Prevent serious sickness by taking oc
casionally one of Emory’s Little Cathartic
appetizer, an absolute
preventive and cure of Biliousness, pleas
te?e > sugar-coated. Ask your drug
gist (or them and take no other. Iftceota,