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I J- H. ICSTILL, h<Utor atwi )*ropritor. j
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOED IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Humic Scandal Which Has Set Ful
ton County by the Ear—A Lady's
Impressions of Jefferson Davis—A
Lively Squabble Over Extradition
Capers.
GEORGIA.
Hail fell at Statesboro Monday.
Macon s Academy of Music is nearinir com
pletion.
Two boats for tbe Athens Regatta Club have
arrived.
Telfair county is to have anew iail, in which
there will lie eight cells.
The new engine house of So. 6 of Macon has
!>een completed at a cost of $1,433.
Df. Winfield Robinson, of Washington coun
ty haa seventy-five acres in peaches.
The Central City Club of Atlanta will prob
ably purchase the James mansion for $30,000.
The Jonesboro Xetre is in mourning for its
editor, Kev. A. McElroy, who died Wednes
day.
The court house at Dublin is the only one
on record which can boast the luxury of cur
tains.
Friday, June 20. is the uav selected for the
return foot race between A'tlanta and Macon
at Atlanta.
The DaUlotiega Signal has been issuing a
daily during the commencement of the North
Georgia Agricultural College.
Both the Athens factories are running on
short time, but will shut down only long
enough to put in new machinery.
County Judge E. R. Harden died at Quit
man Thursday. He received on the 29th uit.
his appointment for another term.
The Elbert County Guards, fortv-seven
"••trong. have been organized at Kfbertcn.
Tbev will wear white ducking as a summer
uniform.
Gov. McDaniel has offered a reward of
$l9O for the arrest of Alfred Jones, who, on the
2ith of May last, murdered Albert 11. Atta
way, in Burke county.
Dr. W . J. Tin ker has instituted legal pro
ceedings to prevent the consolidation of the
* ollegcof American Medicine and surgery and
the Eclectic Medical College of Atlanta.
A little daughter of Mr. smith Gaines, who
reside- a few miles from iilberton, while plav
ing. pulled a grindstone over on herself, the
wcigiit of which injured her internally and
.she died in a very short time.
A convention of the temperance people of
the state of Georgia will meet at Atlanta on
the fourth Thursday in Jmy. While there is
no limit to the number of delegates, each
county will lie entitled to the same vote as in
the lower House of Representatives.
For the Fourth of July entertainment to lie
given at the park at Macon, a suggestion is
made that the eraek military companies of
the State send a team of live liest shots for a
target practice of 200 and 500 yards, a la Creed
uioor. One bouse offers to give $25 toward a
prize for the target practice.
There will be collected this year from the
tax-pavers of Pulaski county for county pur
|M>-es the sum of thirteen thousand six hun
dred dollars. The largest item is that of $4.-
500 to be collected for jurors and bailiffs, and
the next. $2,725, for contingent expenses. A
large amount of the latter sum w ill lie ex
jiended in the payment of orders held against
the Treasurer for expenses of the Superior
Court, lure of horses for bailiffs, payment of
non-resident witnesses, etc.
McDonough correspondence News, June 10:
We arc having good rains in this section, and
they were needed, for the drought preceding
had been six weeks in length, lorn and cot
ton arc looking very well.—Last Sunday a
negro, Rafe J.aney, was hauled through town
in a wagon. He had been stabbed iu five or
six places. The row was at a meeting house
iu Clayton county.—Mrs. E. Springer Oliver,
a lady preacher from Ohio, is holding a series
of meetings here, and meeting with marked
success.
The electro-magnetic girl has come to grief
in Cincinnati through the alleged misrepre
sentations of her manager. Mr. Harris, pro
prietor of the mammoth museum of that city,
has brought suit against her for SI,OOO dam
ages. He claims that he was made to believe
that Miss Price was the original Georgia
electro-magnetic girl, mistaking her for the
i'-tnou* Lula Horst, and that, since engaging
her physicians, and all scientific men, arc
unMi.xiiM in the opinion that she has no
electric ,"' r magnetic power, but muscular
strength by a cunning knowledge of
the |tower of
Ismisville \>j. '* and farmer: Sunday
morning a negro na.'®?'* Peter Jackson, who
lives on Dr. s .Tiler's p,.V, near Bartow, sHot
his wife w itlvji pistol, 6 *| e ‘."j' M |"”tay
evening. The ball struck in" 1 ~ left Side just
under the arm. It seems that * eter has been
threatening Ins wife for several ,''ontbs. Last
Sat unlay nijjrit lit* lofij her lie vrou* * , 11 I 1 * IT*
and Sunday morning, after a little qua rr '"’ “ u
carried out Ins tiireat. After the shooti.'* h e
stal led off, but was caught by several negroi'*'
They were greatly excited, and perhaps
would have swung him to a tree, if the whites
had not interfered. A commitment trial was
held before L. A. Tarver, Esq., and Peter
wa- brought to Louisville Monday morning
and lodged iu jail. That makes two negroes
who are now in jail from Bartow charged
with murder.
Charles K. Smith, an Adonis-like rustic
living in Fulton county, not far from Atlanta,
is charged with outraging the wife of his
neigliiior, a prosperous young farmer named
J.T. Elliott. Smith became enamored of El
liott's wife, and tiie friendship between the
two was so marked as to set the tongues of the
rustic gossips wagging. >lOllll wore the pret
ty little wife's rings and poured words of love
into her ears whenever the opportunity of
f red. One sultry afternoon, while Elliott was
in a distant field at work. Smith called
on Mrs. Elliott to return her
rings. He was in the house several
hours. When he left his neighbor's house had
been despoiled. Mrs. Elliott told her hat
band that Smith was guilty of rape, lint for
the interference of bystanders Smith would
have breathed his last during an attack made
hv Elliott. Smith admits intimacy with Mrs.
Elliott, but denies that he used violence.
Many of the most prominent people of the
neighborhood will give testimony in the case.
In Richmond Superior Court, William .1.
Salley secured the qtiashingof an indictment
agniiisl him for forgery. Before he could es
cape, however, the sheriff of Aiken county,
and another special officer, both 1 tearing re
quisitions from the Governor of South Caro
lina, one ill-'fi the Governor of Georgia anil
one upon the Governor of Florida, appeared
iMI fore Judge Honor, and asked forSafley. It
appears that sometime ago Salley, aftereom
uiitting a criminal offense in South Carolina,
fled toFiorida. The Governor of Son til Caro
lina Issued a requisition for him upon the
Governor of Florida, and the special officer
who appeared before Judge Roney was re
turning with him to south Carolina when he
•was taken on a State warrant and held
for trial on the charge of forgery committed
in Augusta. The Governor of South Carolina
then i—ued a requisition for Salley upon the
Governor of Georgia, and this was held by
ihe Sheriff. The latter made quite a little
-cli in court, setting forth the facls in the
,sud the doings of Salley in South Caro
lina’ *ai "l after hcariug both sides, Judge
Konev dec the Sheriff was entitled
to the nris,;,,, v . *■> W* requisition was more
recent i„ date a '*! uddressed to the Governor
of this state. Tli. ' 'Wis-ed valley from the
courts of Georgia, a.'* 1 *“ *** b * ck *” !M,ulh
Carolina to answer the '-~arg> against him in
his native State.
Hawkinsville -V>w*: We ■'*'* VuT’
milted to read a letter from .yL'i*.?’ ,
drum, who now resides in N’ew *Cl‘ *' u ' 11 a
relative in ihisciiv. Mrs. I.andi if.flT
cently visited Mr.'anil Mrs. Jeffers. .
at their home at Beauvoir, Mississippi. ..L 1 ”
two (au) dies became endeared toe.ich o , r
during the terrible yellow fever epidemic "
Memphis some years ago. and in which both
were bereft of ilear memliers of their house
holds. Mrs Landrum writes feelingly of her
visit to the illustrious and venerable couple.
She says Mr. and Mrs. Davis look well, but
a little lonely and sail, and sbe thinks they
are {really poor. The plantations of Mr.
Davis have been under water for weeks and
are still s>. After reading Mrs. Landrum's
letter a feeling of sadness came over us, atid
we couldn't keep from censuring the Southern
people for their indifference towards Mr.
Dav is and his family, and we hope, ere lone,
to *ee route movement set on foot which will
at least enable him and his noble companion
to spend their last days on earth comfortably.
Thev deserve this much, and more, at the
hands of the people of the south. Jefferson
Davis is one of the noblest, purest and
ablest men that this country has ever pro
duced. He is. indeed, a statesman of states
men and a patriot of patriots, ami we believe
that, were the people of the South acquainted
with his true condition, they would render
such aid as his necessities demand.
FLORIDA.
Bartow will toon be made a money order
post office.
A fatal disease is killing hogs by the hundred
in Gadsden county.
,V Presbyterian Church was organized last
week at Rock Ledge.
Tb- Tampa Tribune has declared for Judge
Mitchell for Governor.
An Italian benevolent association lias been
organized at Pensacola.
The Catholic Church at Tampa is to be re
modeled, at a cost 0000.
Bradford county farmers have never had a
better crop prospect than now. ,
The Democrats of Clay county will hold
their convention at Middleburg to-day.
George McDonell netted $290 from the sale
vtt cucumbers grown on half an acre of
xVlaeli, 1 * county land.
■Between six and seven thousand dollars'
worth of all.gator hides were received at Fort
Ogden within a few days.
Over stxtv persons have connected them
selves with the Orlando M. E. Church since
the revival commenced there three weeks ago.
For the past three weeks the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad ha* been operating a special
train for the transportation of South Florida
watermelons.
17 is the intention of the contractors to have
the Dew court house at Bartow so far ad
vanced by the 7th of July that the court con
vening on that day may be held in it.
The three-quarters loss clause will here
after be inserted in all insurance policies on
mercantile buildings, or tbeir contents, iu
Pensacola, owing to the freqnency of fires
there, and the lack of facililies with" which to
aiope with them.
S. A. Luckev, one of the old residents of
>rangr county and mo>t enterprising and
•ucce sful business men, has recently disposed
of his saw-mili property and cut loose from
Business connections, and proposes to go to
old Mexico to reside.
Mr. Hegge. proprietor of the Salem. North
Carolina. Jron Work*, say* there is now a
strong probability that he will establish at
S *, D , rr ’ a foundry and machine shops. In
which event he will bring there a number of
ramilies and expend SIO,OOO to $15,000 by Sep
tember 1.
It has been currently reported that three
cases of yellow fever had occurred at Plant
wity, in Hillsborough county, each proving
fatal. Those in a |iosition to koow say tnat
the ailment of the deceased persons was not
yellow fever, and there is everv reason to be
lieve that the report is unfounded.
Daytona Journal'. C apt. Henry Prince.of the
Charleston schooner Wade Hampton, now
loading at the fishery for Norfolk, Ya., is one of
the oldest sailors on the Atlantic coast, having
followed the sea fifty-nine vears, forty-five ol
which has been in the Charleston trade. His
schooner is a beauty.
On Saturday. May 31, the schooner Charles
H. n olston, Capt. F. J. Hinkley, bound from
Bath, Me., ti Palatka, with a cargo of 150,000
brick and 50 tons hay, was blowu ashore on
tbe south beach, about two miles below tbe
mouth of the St. John's river, during a bcaw
northeast gale while attempting to sail in".
She was washed high npon the beach —so
much so. that at low tide persons could walk
all around her with dry feet. She remained
in this position until Wednesday last, when
a fleet of tugs succeeded in floating her.
Pensacola Commercial-. Kate Tvson. a no
torious colored prostitute, and her man,
"Buck" C'ordy, have both been arrested and
jailed on a charge of lieing implicated in a
very serious cutting affair and probable mur
der. Rosanna Williams, an old colored woman
living at the corner of Zarragossa and Bay
len streets, made lharebarge upon which the
parties were arrested and from her we get
the following statement; On last Saturday
night Kosanaheard an altercation in KatcTv
sou'e room (which was near herown) between
the woman and a man. the woman, Kate,
threatening to kill the man, and iu a few min
utes the woman called out to her to “come in
here, I've killed a nigger.” Hosanna went to
the room and saw a colored man who was
badly cut across the abdomen and bleeding
freely. He.walkcd out offthe room very slowlv,
going in a stooping position. bolding bis hands
down as if trying to keep the wound closed,
ami as lie left -aid to the woman, “you’ve
killed me,” to which she replied with curses
that she knew it and was glad of it. The man
went off down the street very slowly and has
not been seen or heard of by her since. At
the request of the woman. Kate, Rosanna
went to a ueiglilMiring house after BurxCordy,
ami when they got back Kate told Buck that
she had cut Hie mao with a razor, at the same
time telling Rosanna to clean the
razor which she handed to lier; Buck,
however, took tlig razor and put
ting it in his pocket asked which
wav the wounded man had gone, andon being
told he went off in the dark in the same di
rection. We learn from the officers that there
was a considerable amount of blood around in
the woman's room; that a razor answering
tiie description given by Rosanna was fonnd
near the steps of the room, ar.d that the wo
man Kate said that a certain negro man was
in her room at the time. This man has been
found and says he was not there at all. It is
thought that Burk C'ordy found thewonDded
man and t hrew him into "the bay. The parties
will be held and efforts made to sift the affair.
TIIE POPE AT HOME.
How the Holy Father Spends the Day—
His Work and His Leisure Hours.
Ilere is the latest account of the Pope’s
day’s work, taken from the Germania, the
organ of the German Ultramontanes,
which ought to know what goes on at the
Vatican. Leo XIII., it asserts, is a busy
man, who perhaps works harder than any
sovereign iu Europe. At six he rises, at
seven celebrates inass, after having
spent some time in contemplation.
After mass follows a period of prayer
and praise. At 8 the decisions of his con
gregations and his other correspondence
are attended to, and at II the public audi
ences are held. The Pope receives the
Bishops and xkmbassadors, the pilgrims of
all classes and countries. Then at 12:30
he takes a walk in the gardens of the
Vatican, generally accompanied by' a
prelate and two ol the guard. Mgr, Boc
eali, his private Secretary and friend, is
generally his companion. In case of in
clement weather or indisposition Leo
X ill. drives through the groundsin a car
riage which has been specially built for
the purpose.
The Pope dines at 2 o’clock; his midday
meal lasts not longer than half an hour,
and is very frugal, consisting in one kind
of meat, two dishes of vegetables, some
fruit, and by the doctor’s orders a glass
of claret. After a short rest, the Pope
works in his private study till half-past
4, when he receives the prefects and
secretaries of the different congregations,
with whom- he discusses the affairs
of the church, Tbe papers from dif
ferent countries are brought to him
at 8 o’clock; the French and Italian
papers he reads himself; interesting
art/’oles from English and German papers
aretrJ‘ U8 l ladt ‘‘and f° r him. At half-past nine
iie perform® *'is evening devotions, and at
ten partake' his supper, consisting in
soup ati eg w T’nd some salad, l’lien he
withdraws Into .’>is private room. The
Pope is said to have been in former years
passionately fond of hunting and the study
of nature, but Tor this he haa.now no time.
His love of literature and poetry lie is
still able to indulge within the walls of
his palace prison.
POISON ROLLED IN PAPER.
A Medical Expert’* Queer Idea About
tiie Manufacture of Cigrarcttea.
Speaking on the subject of tobacco gen
erally, and cigarette smoking especially,
tbe other day, a well-known medical ex
pert said to a reporter for the New York
Mail and Express: “If all the cigarettes
that are smoked were made of second
hand tobacco, I believe it would be a good
thing for tbe youth of tbe country. By
second-hand tobacco 1 mean the old
stumps which are gathered by tbe ton
about the city, from hotel cuspidors, sa
loon ash-boxes, railway waiting-rooms,
and public places generally.'?
“What! Do you mean to say that cig
arettes made from such stock are less
harmful than if made lrom fresh, pure
leaf?”
“1 do. In the process of transforming
the filthy accumulations of gutter and
cuspidors into bright, finely flavored
smoking tobacco most of the deleterious
substances of the tobacco are extracted'.
The old cigar stumps, after tbe charred
ends are cut eff, are soaked in a solution
of ammonia and some other chemical,
which takes away nearly all the nicotine
from the tobacco and removes all traces
of smoke and creo*ote. This mass of
pulpy tobacco is then pressed in cakes
and shaved into fine shreds by a cutting
machine. Then it is given a bath in some
bleaching solntion, which removes nearly
all the properties of which the weed is
possessed when it comes from the planta
tion. Then it is dried, after which it is
passed under an atomizer and dampened
by means of a preparation of glycerine
aiid some flavoring extract. Then it is
ready for the cigarette. So before it
leaches the consumer you 6ee there is
little, if any, of the original tobacco left.”
A RATTLESNAKE S BITE.
\ j a rm Laborer’s IJi'e Saved by z Rustic
Snake Doctor.
Charles Hunter, a farm laborer in the
employ of G'.Wge Doolittle, • farmer liv
ing at Oakland. •" lmle halnlet opposite
this place, says * Susquehanna, Fa.,
special of the 10th ins'*®* 1 * *° Philadel
phia Times, was yesterJ 1 *?• another
laborer, clearing a field oi barge stones,
and was in the act of overturn''®? ? huge
boulder when a rattlesnake, fully LX J}T I
long, fastened i’s poisonous fangs it,'
fleshy part of his hand. The snake he*,
on with great tenacity and was with
great difficulty shaken off. Hunter after
wards killed the reptile. His arm swell
ed to almost double its natural size,
while his blood rose to fever heat. Ilis
condition was so critical at night that
fears were entertained for his recovery;
but finally a messenger who was sent to
one George Geer, a noted snake doctor ot
Basket Station, a tew miles below here,
returned with antidotes put up bv Geer
and this morning Hunter was much bet
ter and is in a fair way to recover. Geer,
the snake doctor, claims that bis medi
cines will cure any snake bite, whether
rattlesnake, copperhead, pilot or anv
other species known in this region. He
has prescribed for a great number of
people who have been bitten by snakes
and claims to have effected cures"in every
instance.
Gov. 4>r*lway In Luck.
Yankton, I). TANARUS., June 13.—Judge
Edgerton to-day granted a motion to
quash the indictment against Gov. Ord
wav in connection with the capital re
moval, on the ground that the grand jury
has no jurisdiction over an alleged offense
of an executive so tar as his official acts
are concerned.
Republican Senator* in Caucds.
Washington. June 13.—A caucus of
the Republican Senators was held this
morning upon the Mexican pension bill,
at which barely a quorum was present.
After a discussion of an hour's duration
the subject was referred to the caucus
committee to formulate a course of action.
The Atlanta Murder.
Atlanta, June 13.—There are no new
developments to-day in the Rose murder
case. The investigation is still going on.
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DEMOCRACY’S CANDIDATE
BAYARD AND CLEVELAND STILL
WELL IN THE LEAD.
McDonald Close at Their Heels—Ran
dall Hopeful, But Really Already Dis
tanced—Daniel Manning Declares that
Tilden s Withdrawal is Irrevocable—
Independent Republicans Only Await
ing; the Democratic Choice.
Washington, June 13.—The following
are the latest Congressional Democratic
interviews published:
Senator Beck—l am of the opinion that
Cleveland or Bayard is the coming man.
H New York 'goes to Chicago united
and can satisfy the delegates that there
are no factions in the party, no sores
to be healed, no trades to be consum
mated and promises that the party is
a unit for Cleveland, he will lie Dominated
*lire, f think. But if on the other hand the New
York delegation go to Chicago divided, then
U is my deliberate judgment that Bayard is
the man. 1 know that some people will say that
he was a rebel sympathizer during the xvar.
lfaat will not in my opinion hurt him. He
would be sure of tbe 153 electoral votes from
the South,and ha would be just as sure of New
i ork as any man in the country. That would
give him with the South 189 votes. New
Jersey with her nine votes would in my
“binion be sure to go for him. That would be
198 votes. Now we only want three more
votes.
THE REQUISITE NUMBER.
There is Connecticut, with her six votes,
that I think, with Bayanl or Cleveland
either, xvould go Democratic. That xvould
give ns 204 votes, three more than is neces
>ary. Then there is Nevada, with her three
votes, that is reasonably sure to go Demo
cratic, that would elect without Connecticut,
She has a Democratic Senator and Represen
tative now in Congress, and 1 know that there
are men in Nevada that will help us. Indi
ana I consider almost as surely Democratic
as any State in the Union. Either one of the
men 1 have named can lie- elected easi
ly as against Blaine. I tell you
tin re eannot be a storm in the port of
New 4 ork without its being felt all
through that State. There is a
widespread dissatisfaction in New York,
Connecticut, New Jersey and the New Eng
land States against Blaine. The opposition is
to the men lie has around him. Take Steve
Elkins for instance. He is the worst in the
deck. He will buy anything or anybody he
can. Then look at Powell Clavton. But, good
lord, why enumerate tliorti. The decent men
In his own party know them, and it is them
that the honest, sober thinking men of all
parties fear. Looking the whole field over. I
am inclined to think that it is the duty of the
convention to nominate Cleveland or Bayard.
BAYARD SURE OF THE SOUTH.
I am sure that Bayard, as I said at the
start, can carry every Southern state for a
certainty. No man in the South, not even
Gen. Maliono or Gen. Longstreet, could ob
ject to him because he was friendly to them
during the war. and I don’t think tiie people
up North, especially in New York, Now Jer
sey and Connecticut, twenty years after the
war, are going to bother themselves much
about how a man sympathized during the
war.
“How would McDonald and Slocum do,
Senator?”
"i would have favored that licket ir the
Republicans had uominated a Western man,
hut by nominating an Eastern mateour fight
is transferred from the West to the East.
Therefore I am constrained to think that it is
our bounden duty to get a man from the East
to run against Blaine. 1 repeat that the feel
ing against ltlaine in the East is very bitter
among his own party followers. I "learned
more of this when I was up at Gen. Duffy’s
dinner the other day than I had ever sup
posed. Yet we want to lie careful and put
forward a good man and a strong platform.
These are my views.”
VOORHKES FOR A WESTERN MAN.
Senator Voorhees thinks that the Demo
cratic party should nominate a candi
date from the West. He says that
the party has been going East
lor its candidate for twenty-five years, only
to meet defeat—once through fraud, but final
defeat nevertheless. Mr. Vooriiees declares
that the nomination of ex-Scnator McDon
ald would make the electoral vote of Indiana
safe for the Democrats. “McDonald can carry
Indiana by 20,000 majority,” said Mr. Voor
hees, “and he can carry New York. The
leading Democrats of New York admit that
McDonald can carry the State.” Senator
Voorhees said that he had no patience with
the statement sometimes made that the
Catholics would pot support McDonald.
“Did any Catholic ever say so?” he asked,
with some warmth. “No. sir. No Catholic
ever said so. The Catholics ot Indiana are
among McDonald’s warmest friends and sup
porters. They know his private life and
know that it is spotless. I know that too. 1
say that t know that his private life has been
spotless." Mr. Voorhees said that McDonald
and Cleveland would make the strongest
ticket.
BAYARD CAN’T CARRY' INDIANA.
He was confident that Bayard could not
carry Indiana against Illa'ine. Bayard’s
financial views, lie said, would make lum
weak in Indiana and throughout the West.
1 lie idea that the Catholics would object to
Me Donald proceeds from the fact that lie
married a divorced woman.
Mr. Porsheimer savs: “I suppose that New
York will present Mr. Cleveland. I think
that should be done. If a delegation in his
favor shall go to Chicago and present his
name with firmness and enorgv he will. 1
think, be nominated. As to the platform the
party should stand by the declarations of 1876
and 1880. Any one who observes the expres
sions of dissatisfied Republicans will notice
that a reform in the revenue is tiie most im
portant of their objects. It is the only issue
upon which we can look for accessions from
the Republican party. A doubtful and evasive
dec aration upon that subject would, in my
opinion, be fatal.”
MR. CLEMENTS’ VIEWS.
Mr. Clements, of Georgia, said that lie
thought it looked as if Cleveland would
be nominated. “Y'ou cannot tell how the
sentiment of the country Is as yet, though.
We can get a pretty good idea of what the
members of Congress and people here think,
hut We cannot tell much about the feeling
outside until the choosing of delegates to Chi
cago is well under way. If you scratch an
Indiana Democrat you will find a
McDonald adherent. The Indi
ana men are just wild for
McDonald. They want him, anil they want
him badly. Asa general rule they are for
Cleveland as a second choice; but even if they
cannot have McDonald they do not give up
the hope of being represented on the ticket.
Thev would then like to see Cleveland and
McDonald. Some of them do not even despair
of representation in case McDonald is noton
the ticket at all. They talk of Holman m that
contingency for the second place.”
Eustace Gibson, of West \ irginia, in answer
to a query as to the.outlook in West Virginia
for the Democrats at tho coining election,
said: “I have no fears of the result, and the
Demo ratic partv have none. We will carry
the State easily.”
“Suppose Mr. Blaine would stump your
State, what effect would it have?”
••In my opiniou it would not change a
vote.”
“Has he not large railroad interests in your
State?”
BLAINE’S POSSESSIONS IN Y'IRGINIA.
“He says not a dollar’s worth. He and
Henry G. Davis together have a large body
of coal land. That is all.”
“How about the fusion talked of between
the Republicans and Greenbackers?”
“It won’t amount to anything in my opin
ion. I lielieve the Republicans would poll a
larger vote single handed than they would bv
the fusion movement,”
“Now that Mr. Tilden is out of the contest,
who do von think West Virginia will support
for the Democratic nomination at Chicago?”
“I am inclined to think that Got. Cleveland
will he her choice--either he or McDonald.”
“How about Bayard?”
“Bayard is a good man; no better could be
fourvi, but our people don’t like his financial
views. Ti.at is the only objection to him. Yet
he can carry West Virginia by the usual ma
jority— 9,000 to ic.oort."
Mr. Cosgrove, of Missouri, said: “I am of
;he opinion that Gov. Cleveland, of New
York, is our man. lie is as strong in New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut as Mr.
Tilden would he been. He is not as strong
in the West I admit, hat Indiana is the only
Western state we need make any calculation
on. therefore I regard Mr. Cleveland as our
best and surest leader in the coming fight,
vet I think any good Democrat with a clean
record can win.”
",*uppose Now York is not solid for him'?"
i. '"heii some man outside the State of New
Vnrfc be nominated sure. It may be
Bavardanu *V '*e McDonald."
SEVERAL "'INNING TICKETS.
Mr. Geddes, of Ohio, b a<i
made up his mind to the ok. ticket that it was
hard for him, at such short noi.." fl > t° e
upon any other. He docs not think ,'Utthe
party’s chances of success will be impaired bj
Mr. 'Tilden’s declination. In answer to the
question: "Could a ticket be nomina
ted that could carry Ohio?" he
replied: "Yes; Thurman and Slocum
could carry the State. Several other tickets
would be strong. Iloadly or Payne could
carry the State. Cleveland and Carlisle
probably could. Carlisle's name would
strengthen any ticket in Ohio. Being asked,
"Would not 'the tariff question hurt the
Speaker there?” he replied, "No; he is sound
and conservative.’’
A 1,1, HINGES OX NEW YORK.
If Cleveland is Not Indorsed, Then
Bayard or McDonald Will Win.
Washington. June 13.—Mr. Randall
returned from New York and Philadel
phia to-day. He was greatly encouraged
by his visit. He remarked this morning
that the most important event in the
world of polities would be the convention
to be held at Saratoga on Wednesday
next. Its action would have great Influ
ence on the Chicago Convention. From
this and other remarks a theory has been
drawn to the effect that Mr. Randall has
great hopes in the event that Cleveland
should not be indorsed by the New York
Convention. Mr. Randali’s interest in
the Saratoga Convention is shared
bv every Democrat in Congress.
They are all awaiting its action as
almost definitive of the result at Chicago.
They have their personal preferences.
The majority of the Senate is for Bayard,
with Cleveland as second choice. ’ The
majority of the House is lor Cleveland,
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1884.
with Bayard as second choice, and there
are Randall men and McDonald men, and
a handful who don’t know their own
minds, and are for various miscellaneous
candidates Flower, Voorhees, and
almost everybody who is mentioned—
but they all "understand that the
decision of the question does not rest with
them. If it did. and if a Congressional
caucus was to do the work of the Demo
cratic Convention, the Cleveland and
Morrison, or Cleveland and Car
lisle, or Cleveland and McDonald, or
Cleveland and Palmer, or Cleveland and
some other Western man with a good
war record, would be nominated to-mor
row on a good revenue reform platform;
bat as it is, they can only express their
choice and leave the result with
the convention. At present every
body recognizes that the New Y'ork
Convention will determine the outcome at
Chicago. If Cleveland is indorsed at Sara
toga, Cleveland will be nominated at Chi
gago. If anybody else Is indorsed there,
or if there is a split, then the nomination
will go to Bayard or McDonald. The
Democratic leaders here are all exceed
ingly anxious that the best man should
be nominated on the best platlorm that
can be made, and to that end express the
hope that tbe Independents will bring all
the pressure possible to bear upon the
convention.
THE HOLT FROM BLAINE.
jManaihmetU Independents Get Far
ther from th© Republicans than Ever.
Boston, June 13.—1n accordance with
the call issued by the Independents of
Massachusetts for a mass meeting of all
voters opposed to the nomination of Blaine
and Logan, a meeting was held to-day in
the Meiona n. The gathering was com
posed mostly of Independents, although
many Republicans and Democrats were
present. A few gentlemen were in at
tendance headed by President Elliott, of
Harvard, who looked forxvard to the for
mation from this small beginning of anew
party. The addresses were lavishly ap
plauded.
Henry L. Pierce called the meeting to
order. He said that the nominations made
at Chicago were not up to the high stand
ard ot the Republican party. He regret
ted as much as any one the train of events
that bad brought about these results, but
it was incumbent on those who desired
a government free from jobbery and free
from jingoism to protest against the can
didates presented. He concluded by pre
senting a list of the permanent officers of
the meeting,as follows: President,Charles
R. Codman; Vice Presidents, Julius 11.
Seelye, Charles A. Elliott. J. Huntington
Wolcott. 11. M. Dexter. Henry L. Pierce,
Martin Bremmer, Stephen M. Weld. Jo
seph 11. Walker. William H. Forbes. Estes
Howe, Samuel Hoar. David B. Flint, John
S. Farlow. William 11. Fox, William Alar
tin, William AI. Adams and Aloses Wil
liams; Secretaries, Hamilton A. Hall,
George C. Hodges and 11. W. Chaplin.
ARRAIGNING THE REPUBLICANS.
Col. Codman, upon taking the chair,
criticized the platform of the Republi
cans because it declares that this is a
nation and not a league of States.
“They tell us,” the speaker said, “that they
favor popular education. What party does
not? We pro)>ose hereafter to judge parties
by their acts as well as by their words.’’ Re
ferring to the candidates nominated at Chi
cago. Col. Codman said: “Political parties,
hitherto, have held that their candidates, like
Caesar’s wife, should he above suspicion. But
liis record, which eight, years ago the people
watched, and those transactions in which it
is said tiie Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives had been implicated, have been
passing out of tbe public recollection. The
Chicago Convention has pulled them forth
again, and they will be laid before the coun
try for its consideration. When a great party
which holds office becomes unfaithful what
are we to do? First, we are to see whether
the great opposition party is fit to take its
place. I have no fear for the future of this
country, no matter what political party gets
into power.
DEMOCRACY’S CHANCE.
“The Democratic party lias its opportunity
now. I suppose wo may say that we have no
favors to ask and no bargains to make; hut
there are statesmen in the Democratic party
for whom Independent Republicans may vote
without a blush. If the Democratic party
want our votes, they know how they are to lie
obtained. If tliov do not, we know how to
withhold them. It mav lie our duty to stand
up and he counted au Independent party. I
know that third parties arc apt to be short
lived. hut sometimes before they die they do
great tilings.”
James Freeman Clarke said tlrtit, while per
sonally he lnul nothing to say against Blaine,
somehow the latter seemed to he surrounded
by all ilie rascality of the Republican pnrlv.
lie considered him an unsafe mail to put In
the executive chair.
Colonel T. W. Higginson said that the civil
service plank in the Republican platform
meant nothing. because it found
its representatives iu Blaine and
Logan, lie was not afraid that tiie
Democratic party had so far lost Us head as
to make a fool of itself in the coming nomina
tions. Whatever the past of the party, which
still retains in its lists men like Cleveland and
Bayard, we cannot afford to speak of it with
contempt.”
Allusion to Cleveland was loudly
cheered. .
A SET OF RESOLUTIONS.
Col. Iligginson then presented the fol
lowing resolutions,which were adopted:
Whereas, We are met in conference as
Republicans and Independents of Massachu
setts to take action in opposition to the nomi
nation of James G. Blaine for I’resident, and
.John A. Logan for Vice President of the
United States; and
Whereas, These candidates were named
in absolute disregard of the reform sentiment
of the nation ami represent political methods
and principles to which wc are unalterably
opposed,
Resolved, That it is our own conviction that
the country will be better served by opposing
these nominations than by supporting them.
Resolved, That we look with solicitude to the
coming nominations by the Democratic party.
They have proper men. YVe hope they will
put them before the country for election.
Resolved, That an Executive Committee of
100 he appointed with full powers.
Resolved, That whatever action be taken by
the Democrats in Chicago we Republicans
and Independents direct our committee to call
a meeting in such a manner as they may deem
expedient after the Democratic candidates
have been nominated, and not later than
August 1, to take such further action as may
to them seem necessary to carry out the
sense of this meeting withfpractical effect.
president klliott on his feet.
President Elliott, ot Harvard, in his
speech seconding the fourth resolution,
said i
“I must confess that it will be only by a dis
pensation of Providence that the Democratic
party will give us the candidate wo want. If
we put on our platform theircandidate.it will
he better for them and perfectly satisfactory
to us, but )K)iitieal progress is to he onlyliy
the conflict of national parties, and as a rule
two national parties. Therefore I hope that
out of this meeting will grow anew party, as
one was grown years ago. We want to form
anew party in our country—a party of na
tional principle, and one which looks for
ward to national triumphs.”
In conformity to the above resolutions,
a committee of 100 was appointed, headed
by Charles It. Codman, Chairman; Charle*
A. Elliot, James Freeman Clarke, Martin
Bremmer, Julius H. Seelye, T. W. Hig
ginson, William Endicott, Jr., Henry Lee,
Henry L. Pierce, John Felt Osgood, Ed
ward Atkinson, William Perkins, Ezra
Farnswoeth, Phineas Pierce, Alexander
Cochrane. Charles Francis Adams, Jr.,
Richard H. Dana and Josiah Quincy.
A committee of twenty-five was ap
pointed to proceed to New’ Y'ork to confer
with the Independent Republicans ot
New York on June 17. The committee is
headed by Col. Codman. Letters from
Congressman Lyman and other sympa
thisers with the movement were read.
Tiiden’s Withdrawal Absolute.
St. Lot is, June 13.—The Bepublican of
this, city in referring to Mr. Tilden’s let
ter, having interpreted it to mean that
when Mr. Tilden is nominated he will not
refuse to be the candidate of the Demo
cracy, the Keening Chronicle telegraphed
to Tilden asking him if that was the
proper construction to be placed on the
letter. The telegram was referred by Mr.
Tilden to Daniel Manning, Chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee
of New York, and he to-day sent the fol
lowing reply:
"Mr. Tilden's letter means what it says.
Ilis declination is absolute. Under no cir
rumstanees will he beja candidate.
"Pasiel Manning.”
Fledger Getting on the Blaine Side.
W ashington, June 13.—Collector Pled
ger, ot Atlanta, remarks in another inter
view’to-day: "I supported the President
throughout, but Mr. Blaine is a true and
honest Republican and l shall do every
thing in my power to elect him. I want
to take the stump for him aa soon as the
campaign fairly opens. He will, in my
carry the country without a
doubt.”
Ground Under the Wheels.
Alafaiia, Ga„ June 13,—A young man
named Oscar Giddens, living here, was
killed by the down passenger train last
night. It is unknown whether he was
trying to get on the train while it was in
motion, or was asleep on the track. When
found he was mangled almost past recog
nition.
I had severe attacks of gravel and* kid
ney trouble; was unable to get a medi
cine or doctor to cure me until I used Hop
Bitters, and they cured me in a short
time. —A Distinguished Lawyer of Wayne
county , A. Y.
ATTHE NATION’S CAPITAL
MR. BROWN AGAIN PRESSES
GEORGIA’S JUST CLAIM.
Lack of a Quorum Defer* a Decision
The Report of the Conference Com
mittee on the Post Office Appropria
tion Bill Submitted to the House—lm
portant Items Agreed Upon.
Washington, June 13.—The Chair
laid before the Senate to-day a message
from the President transmitting the re
port of the Secretary of State relating to
the latest laws of the Mexican Republic
creating or modifying the Zona Libra re
garding the importation of merchandize.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Vance pro
viding for the removal of the Eastern Chero
kee Indians to Indian Territory.
The Senate took up and passed the House
bill providing for the payment of claims au
dited by the Treasury Department during the
past year by virtue of the act of July 4. 18i54,
for commissariat and quartermasters’ sup
plies furnished to the army during the war.
The reading of the hill occupied eon-iderahlc
time, their lieing iO3 printed pages of it. The
claims are or various sums ranging from $lO
upward. Ayery large number of the benefi
ciaries of Hie bill are in East Tennessee.
GEORGIA’S $35,565.
Mr. Brown asked and obtained unanimous
consent to take up the hill to require the pay-i
ment in cash to the State of Georgia of the
$85,555 appropriated for that State hv an act
passed in March, 1873. to refund to'Georgia
certain monies expended for the common de
fense in 1777.
Mr. Dolph moved an amendment to in
clude $35,000 for Oregon and $495 for
California, to refund moneys expended by
those States in the suppression of Modoc hos
tilities in 1872 and 18:3. A law had been
passed, Mr. Dolph said, for refunding
to those two States the amounts mentioned,
but the Secretary of the Treasure had with
held them hv making a set off. lie wanted to
know w liy Oregon should be treated different
ly from the State of Georgia. After a long
discussion upon the bill and the amendment,
Mr. Ingalls moved to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Claims. It was then discovered
that there was not a quorum present. The
Senate then adjourned till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Hewitt a concurrent reso
lution was adopted authorizing a temporary
exhibition iu the capitol of the model of the
pedestal of Bartholdi’s statue.
On 'motion of Mr. Burns, of Missouri, the
Senate amendment to the consular and diplo
matic appropriation hill was non-eoncurred
in.
On motion of Mr. Follet, of Ohio, the Senate
amendments to the pension appropriation hill
wsre non-coccurred in.
A large number of private bills were re
ported and placed ution the calendar.
Mr. Pryor, of Alabama, then took the floor
to conclude his speech on the electoral count
hill.
Mr. Pryor argued in support of the propo
sition for ascertaining who had been elected.
The President had provided a board clothed
with jurisdiction ample and sufficient to tie
te run lie any question involved in the issue.
That hoard was tlie Senate and House in
joint convention, not present in their legis
lative capacity or as mere spectators to see
the i’residentof the Senate count the electoral
votes, but convened as a special board to ex
plore the whole question from centre to cir
cumference and from top to bottom. The in
individual members of the hoard enjoyed
equal powers and were charged with similar
duties, and, in the exercise of those duties, all
questions arising should be determined by a
per capita vote. Mr. Pryor’s speech attracted
a great deal of attention, and when it closed
he received the congratulations of many of
his colleagues.
Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, submitted tiie
conference report on the post office appro
priation bill. Mr. Townshend explained the
provisions of the report. The Senate, lie said,
had placed upon the hill twenty-two amend
ments. After several meeting's of the con
ference committee the points of disagreement
had been narrowed down to five.
IMPORTANT INCREASES.
Tlip most important items on which there
had been an agreement, were the following:
Increasing by $500,000 the appropriation for
compensation to postmasters; increasing bv
$125,000 the appropriation for the payment of
clerks in postollices, and appropriating $4,500
to pay the expenses of delegates to the
Universal Postal Union. The Senate con
ferees had made concessions to the amount
of $775,000, while the House conferees had yield
ed to amendments appropriatingsßl4,sol). The
items on which no agreement had been
reached were: First, increasing the appro
priations for the par of letter carriers. Se
cond, increasing by $1,000,000 the appropria
tions for mail transportation on railroad
routes. Third, striking out the clause in
creasing compensation to ..id grant roads.
Fourth, appropriating *185,0a) for special mail
facilities; and fifth, increasing by $300,000
the appropriations for railway post office
clerks. The two main points of disagreement
were upon what were known as the rail
road provisions. Unless these provisions
were enacted into a law no legislation
affecting tlse railroads of the country
would he had from this Congress. Everybody
knew that the iuter-State commerce bill was
dead. The land grant forfeiture bills, which
were being passed by the House, would find a
grave in the committee rooms in the senate.
Of this lie was satisfied. The conference
report was adopted as far as the items are
concerned upon which an agreement had been
arriveil at.
A FURTHER CONCESSION.
Mr. Ilorr. of Michigan, moved that the
House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment increasing from $3,000,000 to $4,-
090,000 the appropriation for the pay of letter
carriers. This was agreed to by a v'ote of 115
to 52, after some debate, so the" sum remains
as fixed by the Senate. The next point in the
dispute was the Senate amendment increas
ing from $11,700,000 to $12,750,000, the
appropriation for mail transportation
on railroads. This was considered
in connection with the amendment
striking out the clause reducing 5 per cent,
compensations to railroads for mail transper
tation. and providing that land grant road*
and subsidy roads shall receive only 50 per
cent, of the compensation allowed other
roads. In both of these amendments the
House refused to concur. Without action on
the special facilities amendment and the
amendment increasing the appropriation for
railway post office clerks, the House took a
recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration of pension bills.
The House at its evening session passed TO
pension bills, and at 10 o’clock adjourned.
TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS.
The Denmark Treaty Ratified—Cable
l’rotectlon Also Approved—The Patent
Rights Treaty Rejected.
Washington, June 13.—The Senate in
executive session yesterday, ratified the
treaty for the protection of trade marks
between the United States and Denmark,
and also tiie action of the Paris conven
tion of March last for the protection of
submarine cables. Adverse action was
taken on the proposed accession of the
United States to the International Con
vention of Industrial Properties, signed at
Paris in March, 1883. The last named is
better known as the patent rights treaty.
It was not approved by the Pateni Office
authorities, and was reported adversely
by the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations. It was held that
its ratification would necessitate radical
changes in the American system ol patent
laws and would confer no’adequate bene
fit in return. The benefits resulting to
patentees by the ratification by the coun
tries where the system of patent laws
was less liberal were considerable. But
they already enjoyed, it was said, equiva
lent advantages under the American
patent laws. Twenty-four governments
have ratified and promulgated the treaty
thus rejected by the Senate.
RAYNOR’S SUCCESSOR.
The President Finding It Hard to Get
Anyone to Accept the Office.
Washington, June 13.—The vacancy
which has existed in tbe office of Solicitor
of the Treasury since the death of Judge
Raynor on March 5, has seriously affected
the business of that office. The law pro
vides that the bonds of disbursing clerks,
collectors of internal revenue, etc., shall
be approved by the Solicitor before those
officers can enter on the discharge of their
duties. At present there are several of
this class now pending In the Solicitor’s
office, including five collectors of inter
nal revenue, and the disbursing clerk of
the Post Office Department, appointed to
succeed Col. Buruside. It is understood
that the President finds considerable diffi
culty in filling this office, owing to the
fact that the appointment would only
last a few months.
Brazilian Vice Consul*.
• Washington, June 13.—The following
persons have been recognized by the
President as Vice Consuls of BrazH:
Charles S. Langdon, ?t Darien, Ga.;
Barton Myers, at Norfolk and Newport
News, Va.; William D. Adams, at Savan
nah; Charles F. Huchet, at Charleston:
Herman R. Baldwin, at Richmond; Au
gustus Boratte, at St. Marys and Satilla,
Ga.; S. G. Scaring, at Jacksonville, Cedar
Keys and Fernandina, Fla.
Getting Back the Public Domain.
Washington, June 13.—The House
Committee on Public Lands to-day agreed
to report favorably Representative Pay
son’s bfll to restore to the public domain
all lands held in indemnity limits lor rail
roads and wagon road companies, and to
make them subject to disposition under
the homestead laws of the United States.
Mr. Payson says that the passage of the
bill would restore to the public domain
about 100,000,000 acres,
• 'Buchu-Fai ba."
Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kid
ney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. $l.
Druggists.
MURDER EXPIATIONS.
A Colored Cuban Die* Drinking and
Smoking at Key West--Barrett Respit
ed.
Key West, Fla., June 12.-Recio, a
colored Cuban, who was convicted of
murder at the last term of the State Cir
cuit Court, was executed to-day at 12
o’clock. The murdered man was also a
Cuban. The crime originated in a gam
bling quarrel. Recio denied the offense
for which he was hanged, but acknowl
edged having committed three murders in
Cuba. He said that his victims were all
Spaniards. The prisoner on the scat
fold called to several friends
in the crowd. After being bound toe
culprit asked for a bottle of wine and a
cigarette, and took his drink with the
greatest coolness and apparent relish, in
viting the jail officials to join him. Upon
their declining he took a second glass,
dropped the cigarette from his lips and
said that he was ready. Another Cuban,
convicted at the same term for a murder
—cold-blooded and unprovoked—had pre
viously hanged himself in his cell. He
was also to have been executed to-day.
AN EXECUTION IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala., June 13.—At
Seale, Russell county, to-day, a negro
named Lew Robinson was banged for the
murder of another negro named Troy
Adams in March last. He died of stran
gulation in 17 minutes. His neck was not
broken. He denied his guilt until to-day
when he confessed on the gaMows.
BARRETT GRANTED A RESPITE.
Perry , Ga., Tluno 13.—About an hour
before the time for tbe banging set for to
day, Sheriff Colyer received the following
telegram from Governor McDaniel:
“Suspend the execution of the death
sentence of John Barrett until Friday,
Ju[y 11th. Orderof respite mailed to^dav.
THE TEXAS DEMOCRATS.
Delegates Told to Use Their Own Judg
ment at the Chicago Convention.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 13.—When
the Democratic State Convention reas
sembled Thursday the delegates had not
recovered from the depressing effect of
Tilden’s letter. A motion to reconsider
yesterday’s vote instructing the dele
gates to vote lor Tilden and Hendricks
was tabled by a vote of 301 to 182. Not
withstanding the defeat of this motion a
resolution was immediately adopted re
questing the delegates to use their own
judgment in the selection of candidates.
The following delegates were elected:
At large—Ex-Gov. R. B. Hubbard, ex-
Congressman D. C. Giddings. Judge T. J.
Brown, Peter Smith, and Mayor Fort
worth.
District delegates—First, A. T. Holt
and J. N. Henderson; second, T. T. Gam
mage and D. A. Nemn; third, H. Kretz
and H. M. Cate; fourth, J. B. Dona
hoe and J. M. Adams; fifth, Silas
Hare and G. B. Mead; sixth,
J. W. Ferris and W. P. McFarland;
Seventh, N. Gussett and C. C. Sweenr;
Eighth, W. F. Burgess and R. L. Ford;
Ninth, L. C. Alexander and E.J. Simp
kins; Tenth, Henry Exall and E.J. Dwy
er; Eleventh, J. R. Fleming and C. K.
Bell.
The Senators and Democratic Re
presentatives in Congress from Texas, re
cently united in a request that their
names be not considered in the matter of
selecting delegates to Chicago. The ab
sence of Congressional names from the
list is therefore explained. The Demo
cratic. State Convention to nominate a
Governor and other State officers meets
August 19, at Austin.
REIBER AND WATSON IN COURT.
The Testimony Proving that the Penn
Bank was Plundered.
Pittsburg, Pa,, JuDe 13.—A hearing
was had this morning in the case of
Thomas J. Watson, the oil broker, and
Cashier Reiber, charged with conspiring
to defraud the Penn Bank. President
Riddle was indicted on information, but
waived a hearing and gave bail. The
testimony was mainly a repetition of the
facts already published, but tended to
show that Riddle, AVatson and Reiber
were associated in oil speculations, and
over drafts of fictitious firms represented
their transactions In oil. One of the
fictitious accounts opened with an over
draft of $125,000 and at the closing the
hank was over $400,000 overdrawn.
Thomas J. Watson’s individual account
was $97,000 overdrawn. Charges against
overdrawn accounts were made by
direction of President Riddle, and Cashier
Reiber was cognizant of the condition
of the accounts. The testimony for the
defense will be heard next Friday.
Assignee AVarner to-day said that he'is
gettiug the affairs of the bank in shape,
and now thought that instead of paying
only 2 cents, he will pay 25 cents ori the
dollar.
FAILURES IN BUSINESS.
An Increase Sliown By It. G. Dun & Co.’*
Report for the Past Week.
New York, June 13.—The business
failures throughout the country for the
week ending to-day, as reported to the
mercantile agency ol R. G. Dun & Cos.,
number for the United States 203 and for
Canada 25, a total of 228, compared with
a total of 215 last week, an increase of 13
failures. The casualties are light in New
England and the Western States, hut
an increase is noted in the Middle, South
ern and Pacific States and in Canada.
cotton factors embarrassed.
New Orleans, June 13.—Hunt, Stew
art & Cos., cotton factors, have failed. Mr.
Stewart states that the failure was caused
by a misunderstanding concerning the
acceptances of drafts. The firm expects
to settle all claims in full and resume in
a few'days. W. O. Woodward, Jr., and
James Stillman, of New York, were part
ners in commendam.
MANUFACTURERS HIRED TO
STOP.
8875,000 Paid to the Vulcan Powder
Company by the Dupont Company.
Philadelphia, June 13.—A dispatch
from Catasauqua, Pa., says: “The Vul
can Powder Manufacturing Company,
near this place, has accepted $75,000 from
the Dupont Company to suspend opera
tions for one year. The reason they were
bought, oft' for the period stated was the
fact that the A’ulcan Powder Company
was making rapid inroads on the Dupont
Company, and their sales and profits were
being greatly cut down. Tbe stoppage of
the works has pleased the people of this
place, who were in constant fear of being
some day blown out of existence. The
A’ulcan AA'orks have been unfortunate.
Before locating near Catasauqua thev
were situated at Mountainviile, near
Allentown, and were twice wrecked by
explosions. Each accident was attended
by loss of life, killing four persons.”
THE TKOUBLES OF LABOR.
Strike of Irish and English Miners
Against the Employment of Hungar
ians.
Coxxellsville, Pa., June 13.—One
hundred and fifty Irish and English
miners employed by H. C. Frick & Co.’s
coke works threw down their picks yes
terday and refused to work because the
firm had engaged seven Hungarian
miners. The company threatens to dis
charge the strikers and trouble is ex
pected.
The Sunday Schools.
Louisville, June 13.— At the session
of the Sunday School Convention to-day
an Executive Committee for the coming
year was appointed, consisting of one rep
resentative from each State and Territory.
Addresses were made by W. P. Jacobs,
of Illinois, on “The Work of Foreign Mis
sions,” by Miss Frances Willard on “Tem
perance,” and by Miss Sallie Chapin, of
South Carolina, on the same subject. At
the evening session a number of addresses
were made and an Executive Committee
was elected, with the following officers:
Chairman,B.F. Jacobs, of Chicago; Treas
urer, L. A. Bigelow, of New York; Secre
tary, James B. Phipps, of Baltimore;
Finance Committee, L. A. Bigelow, of
New York, E. S. Waggoner, of Pennsyl
vania and James B. Phipps, of Baltimore.
The convention adjourned to meet at a
time and place to be appointed by the
Executive Committee.
Ruin Wrought in the Forest.
How depressing it is to see acres of trees
cut down in the midst of a noble forest.
How saddening it is also to see that thin
spot in the midst of your otherwise abun
dant hair. Stop it at once by the use of
Parker’s Hair Balsam. For actual effi
ciency tfais*famouB article stands at the
head of its class. Elegant for the toilet,
delicious in odor, and restores the origi
nal color to gray or faded hair. Economi
cal, as a slight, occasional application
keeps the hair and scalp in perfect order.
MERRICK ON THE TRIALS.
STAR ROUTE SCANDALS AGAIN
, REVIEWED.
The Air Full of Suspicion When He
Entered the Case* aril fsntlon Neces
sary—The Evidence Against Dorsey
Overwhelming Walsh’* Testimony
Y'ery Valuable—The First Disagree
ment.
Washington, June 13.—Richard T.
Merrick.of the government counsel in the
star route prosecutions, was examined to
day by the committee investigating the
trial of those cases. Messrs. Ker
and Bliss were present. Throughout
his testimony to-day Mr. Merrick con
fined himself to facts and declined to ex
press opinions. He said:
“M hen I came into this case I found that the
atmosphere was tilled with suspicion. Wc
had a department list of individual-, iu Con
gress who were supposed to have had more or
less connection with these transactions. I
tound such was the condition of the public
mind that, wherever a name was mentioned
in connection with these matters, tho mere
mention at once construed to ex
press suspicion, and rqere suspicion soon
grew into serious accusation. Therefore l
directed that no man's name should he men
tioned in connection with these matters unless
we had evideuce to indict, because I was de
termined that that office and the agencies of
the Department of Justice should not l>e
made instruments of originating or circulat
ing calumnies. The public mind is still
sensitive on this subject, and mere mention of
a name, though a man be as innocent as un
fallen snow, might do harm or wrong some
where.”
’ WHAT MERRICK DID.
Mr. Merrick then reviewed his connection
with the first trial. He said that Mr. Ker
prepared the indictments, that Col. Bliss pre
sented the evidence to the grand jury, and
that he himself was on hand to lie consulted
whenever it might be necessary. Ilis duty
was to represent the Attorney General.
“Y\ hy was the Dorsey case selected?" was
asked.
“The evidence in that case in my judgment
was all that a reasonable man would require
to convict. It would have been the most ex
traordinary case to which I would have given
preference. I have seldom had a case to trv
in court, the evidence of which was more
satisfactory.”
“What was the value of Mr. Walsh’s testi
mony?"
“Ilis testimony assumed a degree of import
ance beyond that to which it was entitled as
a mere matter of law. Up to the time of the in
troduction of Mr. Walsh on the stand the
Judge seemed to regard the case as quite in
sufficieut aud it was partly demoralized. Ilis
testimony met the public inquiry."
hat has Gen. Brady had to do with the
case?”
‘•‘lt showed his uniform practice of charging
for expediting.”
VALUE OF WALSH’S TESTIMONY.
“How did you look upon Mr. Walsh’s testi
mony up to this time?”
“I don’t know as I was fully informed about
what Mr. Walsh could tell. 1 think that Mr.
\\ oodward first told mo of it. After 1 learned
the purport of the evidence I had a consulta
tion with Col. Bliss as to its admissibility.
We concluded that it was proper, and I said
that Mr. Walsh must he produced. After
some time I met Mr. Walsh, and told him that
I wanted hirn to testify in the Dorsey-liraily
case He said that he" would not testify in
that case at all. lie complained that he’had
been badly treated, that he had testified be
fore the grand jury in reference to Mr.
Kellogg, and that Colonel Bliss had east a re
flection upon him. He gaye me an account of
Ins testimony before the grand jury and
designated Colonel Bliss, whether justly or
unjustly, I do not know, as influencing tiie
grand jury to disregard lbs evidence. Ilis
testimony in reference to Mr. Kellogg was the
first that I had heard. 1 then may have
spoken hastily of Colonel Bliss.
I was excited and felt that if
what Mr. AA'alsii said was true, a great
criminal had been allowed to escape. I told
Mr. \\ alsh Hint he should lie fairly treated
and vindicated. Ue agreed then to testify In
the Doreey-Bradyr ase.”
CAUSE OF THE FIRST DISAGREEMENT.
“Why was there a failure on the part of the
jury to convict in the first trial?”
“A verdict was rentiered finding Messrs.
Minor and Jterdell guilty and disagreeing as
to the other defendants. These parties were
tried for conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment of the United States. The court in
structed the jury to consider the proof
bearing on the subject of eonspi-.
racy and first determine whether
or not there was conspiracy; and, second, find
who were in it. The finding against Messrs.
Her dell and Minor was necessarily predicated
upon the finding of the existence of a con
spiracy, The evidence showed that they had
no direct relation with each other, but thev
were subordinate to Dorsey and others. The
jury found the subordinates guilty as having
conspired, but could not agree as to the prin
cipals, a fid yet that jury was remarkably in
telligent.”
“And they had more brains than virtue,”
interposed Mr. Van Alstyne.
“Gentlemen, draw your own infer
ences, ’ Mr. Merrick continued,
l thought that the verdict
was a disgrace and was determined to get rid
of it, and succeeded. I was greatly surprised at
it, anti if you ltatl heard niv vernacular just
then you would have thought that I was sur
prised.”
RERDELL’S APPEARANCE.
"How did it happen that you used Itcrdell
as a witness in the second trials?”
“I examined Kerdeli’s affidavits with care,
and found that they contained a great deal of
important information. The determination
to let him become a witness was not reached
till the evening before lie came on the stand.
v\ c had the worst jury 1 £ver saw summoned.
I never saw such a bad jury. Had in every re
spect. There were some men on that jury
who could not read or write. The law com
pelled us to take men who had not formed an
opinion on the case. Nearly every intelligent
man had formed*an opinion. I had the evi
dence of the previous trial, but thought that
with such a jury I needed such testimony as
Rerdell could give.” The witness referred to
the letters alleged to have been sent bv Dorsey
to Rosier relative to tiie interest of the de
fendants in tiie starroutes and tiie percentage
of profits accruing therefrom. One letter was
said to have lieen written by Rerdell and
signed by Dorsey. The letter press copy came
into the possession of the government counsel.
Bosler was sttbpeenaed to appear as a witness
to testify that he had received the original
letters. He was detained in Washington, and
while waiting to be called to the stand, Mr.
Merrick said, lie was approached by an indi
vidual who asked that Reerdell be relieved
front the snbpiena.
ALL HE WANTED WAS THE LETTER.
Mr. Merrick replied that all he desired was
the letter, and that if it could be obtained he
was willing to excuse the witness. An effort
was made by several members of the commit
tee to get Mr. Merrick to tell who the
individual was that asked for Bosler’s
discharge as a witness, but he refused to do
so. YVhen the committee adjourned Mr. Mer
rick was testifying relative to the efforts to
indict Mr. Kellogg before ins case should be
barred by the statute of limitation. He said
that Colonel Bliss asked the ciurt to recon
vene the grand jury that tiie case might he
presented; that the jury was reconvened;
that Colonel Bliss appeared before it witli
Walsh, and that the jury refused to indict Mr.
Kellogg. Mr. Merrick will continue his testi
mony to-morrow.
Chairman Springer received the fallowing
letter from ex-Senator Spencer, dated Wash
ington, June 12:
“I see by the papers (that S. W. Dorsey has
written you a letter, in which, among other
things, he says that I demanded that he
should pay $12,000 to run Elkins, and that tor
it I would see that he was granted immunity
in the late star route trials. I pronounce this
statement of Mr. Dorsey’s as absolutely false
in every particular. I never made such a de
mand of him and never had such a conversa
tion with him or any other person on the sub
ject. My testimony can he had any time you
wish. Y ery respectfully,
“George E. Spencer.”
SHOWING THEIIt HEELS.
How the Races at Brighton Beach and
Aficot Heath lies tilted.
New Y®rk, June 13.—At the Brighton
Beach races to-day the track was heavy
and the attendance fair. The events were
as follows:
First Kaoe—Three-quarters ot a mile.
Harrigan won with GreeDbush second and
Queen Fan third. Time I.SOJ^.
Second Race—Three-quarters of a mile.
Isletta won with Royal Arch second and
Regret third. Time 1.193 L
Third Race.—Purse *2-?0, one mile. Rou
lette won. with Lutestring second and King
Tom third. Time 1 .■♦9.
tocRTH Race.—One and one-eighth miles.
Chanticleer won. with King Fan second and
John Ledford third. Time 2:03.
lifth Race.—Seven-eighths of a mile.
Treasurer won. with Ghost second and Hal
edon third. Time 1:33.
OX ASCOT HEATH.
London, June 13.—The race for the Hard
wicke stakes at the Ascot nicctinsr to-tlay was
won by Lefcvre's horse, Tristan, with
Osborne’s colt, Waterford, second, and Wil
loughby’s colt, Harvester,third. Tristan won
by 5 lengths.
The race for the Alexandria plate was won by
Morton’s bay mare, Carrie ltov, with Duke
of Beaufort’schcsnut horse, Faugh-a-Hallagh,
second, and Victor’s chestnut gelding Donald,
third. Only three started.
Killed by Electricity.
Bridgeport, Coxx., June 13.—A
crowd of boys playing with a broken tele
phone wire dangling from a pole near
Seaside Park, to-night, threw the wire
over an electric light wire and enticed
one of their number, Charles Schulthuss,
8 years old, to take hold of the suspended
end. He did so and was instantly killed
by the electric current.
The weak, worn and dyspeptic should
take Coldex’B Liquid Beef Toxic.
Golden's; take no other. Of druggists.
For pimples, use Glenx’s Sulphur
Soap.
Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
POLITICS IN BELGIUM.
Great Excitement Created J>y the Libe
ral Defeat and Rioting Feared.
Brussels, June 13. —The excitement
resulting from the Liberal defeat on Tues
day has not altogether passed away. The
streets last night were thronged with tur
bulent crowds singing and shouting
themselves hoarse*,hut the police succeed
ing in dispersing them without the occur
rence of a riotous demonstration. There
was a lull in the storm to-dav. hut further
rioting is expected on Sundaj’, when the
Corpus Christ! procession tikes place.
It is probable that the Senate, where the
Liberals still have a majority, will be dis
solved.
CATHOLIC PAPERS REJOICING.
London, June 13.—The Catholic jour
nals throughout England and the Conti
nent are full of rejoicing over the recent
Belgian elections in which the Lilierals
were defeated by the Clericals. The
1 ablet trusts that the Catholic leaders
will grasp the reins firmly, and that the
first step of the Cabinet will be to send
the Senate to the people to get purged and
be returned, with its Liberal majority
broken. The Mouiteur de Home expects the
re-establishment of relations with the
Vatican, the appointment of a Nuncio at
Brussels and tho protection of Catholic
teachings in schools.
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georglii
New York, June 13.—The statement of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad Company was submitted to-day.
The gross earnings from July 1, 1883, to
.June L JSB4, are $4,158,045; the netearn
ings $1,750,413; May and June estimated
fixed charges $1,473,121. All fixed charges
ot the company falling due in 1884 have
been provided for and will be paid at ma
turity. The entire floating debt of the
company has been taken up by the direc
tors and their friends, who have accepted
ten-year 0 per cent, debentures in pay
ment at par without deduction of commis
sion. There has been no increase of tho
floating debt during the past vear and
none is anticipated. The Central Trust
Company will pay the July coupons.
The Element* Take Part ill a Concert.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 13.—The
last concerts of the June Musical Festival
were held amid storms ot thunder, light
ning and rain. Lightning struck the
Coliseum yesterday afternoon, causing a
panic in tho audience attending the
children’s concert, but prompt action on
the part of several resolute men and
women, especially Theodore Thomas,—
who, finding that tiie building was not on
tiro, signalled the orchestra to proceed—
prevented any one being seriously injured,
though several ladies were carried faint
ing from the room.
Egyptian News.
Cairo, June 13.—The tendency of opin
ion here among those who are entitled to
express one favors the theory ot the mas
sacre at IJerlier.
It is reported that Gen. Gordon is on his
way down the river.
El Mahdi is marching toward Dongola
with 35,000 troops. lie hopes to capture
that town before the feast of Kamadon,
which occurs June 25th.
Calcutta, June 13.—Manv of the pro
clamations issued byEl Mabili, have been
circulated in India.
A Murderer Arrested.
Waycross, Ga., June 13.—Harrison
Jones, alias Henry Herring, was arrested
here this morning by Sheriff Miller. Her
ring is the murderer of Mr. Sears who was
killed at Homerville, Clinch county, about
4 years ago. Both were white men. The
Governor bad offered a reward for his
arrest. After the arrest he confessed his
identity and said that he had often felt
inclined to give himself up but did not
have the courage. Judge Mershon will
probably order him taken to Chatham
county jail.
A Landlord's Political Fund.
Dublin, June 13.—A landlord’s politi
cal fund of Ireland has just been orga
nized,with Lord Rossmore and Sir Samuel
Wilson as trustees. The object of the
fund is to supply a nucleus with which to
contest the constituencies against the
Nationalists. Parnell is preparing a
general appeal for a national fund to be
used to pay Irish members of Parlia
ment.
The Sacred Congregation.
Rome, June 13.—The Osservatore Ro
mano publishes an official report of the
progress made in the work of tbe Sacred
Congregation in America since 1789. The
report shows that since the foundation of
the see of Baltimore twelve ecclesiastical
provinces have been erected in America,
with twelve metropolitan sees, fifty-four
episcopal sees, eight vicorates apostolic,
and one prefecture apostolic.
The Invincible*.
Paris, June 13.—Great efforts are be
ing made to amalgamate the Invincibles
with the dynamite sections of the Irish
revolutionary party. Two agents who
were sent to remove informer McDermott
have returned to Paris. They have visit
ed most of the capitals of Europe but
failed to find the object of their search,
McDermott being iu biding in London
under the protection of the police.
Chiii and Peru.
Lima, June 13. — The Opinion Nacional
says that the Chilian Government has
stopped further exports of guano from the
Lobas islands, 38,000 tons having already
been shipped thence, and the balance be
longs to Peru according to the treaty of
peace. The English and Argentine Min
isters accredited to Gen. Iglesias’ govern
ment have arrived here.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Item* of Little Interest.
Rome, June 13.—The project of erecting a
monument to King Victor Emanuel in the
Pantheon lias been ■abandoned. A simple
tablet will take tho place of the proposed
monument. A conflict with tiie Vatican will
he thus avoided. Anti-clericals denounce
this step as a weak concession to the church.
Sag Harbor, L. 1., June 13.—The steamer
Bermuda, from St. Kitts, which went ashore
at Amazansetton the night of the lith inst.,
has come off all right.
Washington, June 13.—A telegram re
ccivcd at the I’ost office Department from
tiie I ostmaster at Wilmington, N. C., states
that facts point strongly to the conclusion
that the mail caiTier on the Magnolia route
who reported that lie had been robbed by
highwaymen on Monday, stole tiie mail him
self and concocted the story to avoid sus
picion.
Madrid, June 13.—The economic crisis in
Cuba iwas discussed at tiie council of the
Ministers to-day, at which the King presided.
The government propose to adopt a series of
reforms, including a reduction of Cuban
expenditures, and the establishment of a
coasting trade between Spain aud Cuba.
Xksia, 0., June 13.—One of the mills of the
■'llami Powder Company, near here, exploded
l°-day. A. T. Bertselbach, an employe, was
fatally burned.
Buffalo, N. Y ., Jane 13.—An investiga
tion of the financial affairs of Chatauqua
county shows them to he in a verv unsavory
condition. The shortage in the Treasurer’s
accounts foot up over $50,000. That gentle
man and his son are still missing.
Little Rock. June 13.—An explosion to
day at Loomis Mill, three miles north of this
city, destroyed most of the structure, killed
Anderson Carpenter, the engineer, and Elias
Lee, and badly wounded two others.
I v- — 'T he Matin, this morning,
stated that Prince Hohentohe, the German
Ambassador, declared to a reporter that the
public feeling in Germany was envenomed
against I ranee by the constant prosecution
of the t rench press.
London. June 13... The Tichbornc claimant
is to be released from prison on a ticket-of
leave.
The Court of Appeal has dissolved the in
junction to restrain a telephone company
H"®”* erecting overhead wires. Tne court
holdsfthat as the space to be occu
pied by the wires is above the area in ordi
nary use for street purposes, the street au
thorities have do right to interfere. •
London, Ont.. June 13.—T0-day four mem
bers of the Salvation army were fined *lO
each or ten days in jail for beating drums,
etc., in tire streets. They will appeal.
Philadelphia, Pa June 13,-Bishop Mat
thew Simpson, senior Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, is lying very low, and
his physici&Ds have no hope of his recovery.
Bakiistown, Kv., June 13.—George Hughes.
Central Hotel, was fatally cut bv
william Doom, a worthless negro, whom
Hughes was trying to drive away from the
.front of the hotel, where lie was using vulgar
language beneath the windows of the ladies’
parlor. Doom was arrested and will probably
be lynched when Hughes is dead,
Rangoon, June 13.—Theebaw, King of Bur
mah, has poisoned the Qneen and her mother,
and has married the Queen’s sister.
The Rosadalis Remedy.
Kosadalis is a sovereign remedy for
all diseases of the blood. It has no equal
for the cure of nervous disorders. Read
this: “I would like to bear testimony to
the merits of Rosadalis, by saying that
some eight years ago I was totally pros
trated and could get no relief from our
family physician; but after taking one
bottle of Rosadalis I became entirely re
stored to health. I now weigh 175 pounds,
but when I first took your medicine i
weighed only 130. I cheerfully recom
mend it to all, and especially to those af
flicted with nervous debility.
Mrs. A. a. Maron,
Baltimore, Md,
i FKIC%SIO A TEAR. >
1 5 OBNTS A COPT. {
A BASK RUN BY ROBBERS.
MIDDLETON & CO.'S CREDITORS
NOT TO GET A CENT.
$400,000 Wiped Out and It* Where
abouts a Mystery—Mr. Olrhman Bold
ly Charges Robbery—Middleton Cries
“Injustice”—The Rooks Not Balanced
In Ten Years— Other Mercantile Com
plications.
washington, June 13.—Tbs Star pub
lishes the following:
Since the appointment of a committee on
behalf of the creditors of the late banking
lirm of Middleton A Cos., and the evidence
submitted by Mr. Dichman. of the lirm of
Dichinan & Cos., of No. SO Wall street. New
York, formerly Middleton, Dichman A Cos.,
disclosures show the failure not only to be sue
of the most disgraceful but one of the most
disastrous on record. Property left for safe
keeping, good margins on stocks, charity
funds, all of the deposits, and, in fket, every
thin , have been swept away and used by this
lirm until it is doubtful if it pays a cent or
even a mill on the dollar.
ROBBERY CHARGEI>.
It is shown that they have been given funds
to make purchases which they have simply
passed to their own credit, anil spent. The
New 1 ork house prodneed to the creditors to
day original letters from Middleton & Cos.
proving this fact in several instances bevond
all question. In the language of Mr. Dich
inan, “Why, Mr. Middleton huslprokably kept
two-thinis of the accounts in his head. This
eNpUins. possibly, the misery in his head, of
which he has complained so much lately.” To
a reporter of a morning paper he insists that
the statement of Mr. Dichman does him
“great injustice,” and that the books will
come out all right.
I.OOSK BUSINESS METHODS.
The answer to this is that the Middletons
seem to have known little or nothing of their
books, for they are in great confusion. The
bookkeeper and assignee sav that ttie books
have not l>eeu settled for over ten years,
though lie has repeatedly urged the firm to
have them balanced, lie protests that he
never bad any kuowledge of the disposition of
the securities of the bank, but kept his books
only from a blotter ami from memoranda
placed on a spindle.
DICHMAN VERY BLUNT.
Mr. Dichman. when asked what, in his be
lief, had become of the missing *300,000 or
*400,000, said that he did not believe that the
Middletons had speculated in stocks or had
lost it on bad loans here, as suggested by a
creditor. In fact he was very open in his ex
pressions of his opinion as to what had become
of some of the deposits and the large amount
of securities, and openly urged all legal
, flnd where these funds were.
If the Middletons had any defense or oxpla
nations to make they could very easily appear,
lie Skid, before the creditors' committee and
show" if those large sums were lost through
failures in ordinary business channels, or had
been, as openly charged, deliberately stolen.
Thov certainly could tie traced, in iiis'oplnion,
till the creditors were satisfied.
SOME HEAVY LOSERS.
The largest deposit which was swept away
was that of Hutchinson & Tate, exceeding
*ll. r >.ooo, and the next highest is that of a well
known official, *OI,OOO. A number of civil
suits have been instituttd, and some of
the sufferers were before the grand jury yes
terday trying to secure an indictment of the
Middletons for obtaining money under false
pretences. Developments not vet made pub
lic. promise some very ugly features. S. K.
Middleton protests that he had no knowledge
of the use of the securities of the bank, winch
lie charges upon his partner.
THE WEST VIRGINIA CRASH.
Arrests Rumored but None Yet Made—
Excitement Abating.
Charleston, W. V a.,June 13.—Yester
day’s excitement over the failure of the
State Bank has somewhat subsided, but
many depositors are much agitated over
the loss of their money, while others take
matters more easily and hope for the best.
There was a slight run on the Kanawha
Valley Bank early to-day, but all calls
were met, and tbe run was stopped after
a few minutes. Col. Hogeman and Col.
Couch, the assignees of the State Bank,
are getting out a statement which will be
made public In a few days. Tbe arrest of
the officials was reported to-night, but up
to a late hour no one was in custody.
A BROKER SLANDERS A RANK.
His Villainy Exposed and He Is Hissed
on the Stock Exchange.
London, June 13.—A flurry of indigna
tion has been caused in iinancial circles
by an incident which has just come to
light. Raphael <fc Sons, stock brokers of
this city, cabled L. Von Hoffman &Cos.,
well known bankers of Wall street, New
York, reflecting on the London credit of
the great American banking house of
Morton, Rose & Cos., of which Morton,
Bliss & Cos. are the New York correspon
dents. Morton, Rose & Cos. heard of this,
and called Raphael to account. The lat
ter gave the aggrieved bankers satisfac
tion, withdrew all reflections on their
credit, and declured that they bad been
misinformed. The matter was noised
abroad, and this morning the stock bro
kers hissed Raphael as he entered the
Stock Exchange for circulating a slander.
U. 8. Grant, Jr., Sued for Fraud*
New York, June 13.—Suit has been
brought by Leopold Levy, as assignee of
Moritz Bauer, against Ulysses S. Grant.
Jr., to recover SIO,OOO paid on a contract
to purchase property in Seventy-third
street, near Third avenue, which, it is al
leged, the defendant afterwards fraudu
lently conveyed without consideration to
Jerome B. Chaffee and Sarah Cadliffe. The
defense is a general denial. The property
is said to be worth about $45,000.
•James D, Fish Indicted.
Hew York, June 13.—James D. Fish,
late President of the Marine National
Bank, was indicted to-day by the United
States grand jury for violation of section
5208 of the banking laws, which refers to
the misappropriation of the funds of a
national bank by bank officials. He will
be arraigned at the next term of the
United States Circuit Court.
Eno’s Property Attached.
New York, June 13.—An attachment
wsfs granted to-day against the property
of John C. Eno, the absconding President
of the Second National Bank, in the suit
brought by the bank to recover $3,185,000,
which amount, it is alleged, Eno misap
propriated, It is said tnat he has con
siderable property within the State.
A Church Burned at Amerlcu*.
Amkricus, Ga., June 13 The Baptist
Church and parsonage adjoining were
burned at 4 o’clock this morning. The
loss is $12,000, and the insurance $4,800.
It is thought that the fire is the work of
an incendiary, as the parsonage, where
the fire originated, has not been occupied
in several months.
The Cuban Dynamiter.
Key West, Fla., June 13.—Morsero,
the alleged dynamiter, was to-day brought
before Commissioner Locke and held in
SI,OOO bail for his appearance at the next
term of the United States District Court.
No LL, D. for Gov. Robinson.
Bostox, June 13.—The Harvard over
seers have decided not to confer the de
gree of LL. D. on Gov. Robinson.
“Rough on Coughs.”
Knocks a Cough or Cold endwise. For
children or adults. Troches, 15c. Liquid
50c. At druggists. 4 ’
gafatttq y oat Per.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
p™y, 1 ’
economical than the ordinarV
* n competition with the multitudes cl
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