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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
t:ik news of tiif, two states
TOLD IN PARAORAPHS.
A Lumpkin County Canine Dispatched
by a Snake—Narrow Escape from De
struction by Fire of the Central Hotel
at Auc<ut —A Mysterious Disappear
ance in Bll>b County.
GEORGIA.
The Stlrni* Base Ball Club has been re
organize*!.
The inter-collegiate debate between Mercer
and Ktnory Univenulie* occurs on Thursday
evening of this week.
James X. Shuptrine was appointed and
c rnmissioned, on the 10th inst.. Postmaster
*t McLeod. Effingham county, anew post
There is a movement on foot to secure an
inebriate asylum for Atlanta. The matter
will take shape between now and the first
meeting of the General Assembly.
Mr. Jett Orerby, of the Nineteenth district,
of Lumpkin county, lost his dwelling house by
lire last week. Fortuuately the building wa*
insured for 1700. Mr. Overby will rebuild at
•nee.
bylrania Telephone: E. H. Hill send*ns the
first rot ton bloom for this season. He informs
us that he bas seven acres that i- blooming
out rapidly. He will probably ship the first
bale from this section.
The residents of a certain section of
Lumpkin county are exasperated because a
farmer plowed uj> a plat used as a grave
' yard and planted it with cotton. Tiic de
struction of the crop is threatened.
A sro-*u.-you|plea-e u alkir.gmatch t.w.k place
at Tennilfe on Wednesday last—two mile race.
The bed time was made by Edgar Brown,
age Li, 21minutes: second best. J. C. Ham
ilton, 22 ; 3 minutes, C. A. Lewis, 21*, minutes.
Hereafter all suits brought against the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad for
damages will lie transferred to the United
states Courts. The company allege that thcr
an- not given a fair showing in the State
courts.
In June, 1882, Andrew J. Durden, a well
known carpenter of Atlanta had a “fracas'’
with John M. Stevens, a planing mill man,
to which Durden was worsted. He non' sues
for *2,000 damages. Stevens asserts that lie
did not treat Durden as harshly as he alleges.
Green Stokes ha* filed his suit against the
Georgia Pacific Kail way Company, demand
ing litt.WA as damages for a series of injuries
which he alleges were inflicted upon him by
the recklessness of the company's employes.
He was engaged in coupling cars during the
shifting of tram*.
Appling correspondence* News, June 14:
We have had delightful rain* for the past
week. The oat crop is very good. A con
siderable storm of wind and rain passed
through the northeastern portion of the county
yesterday, and fencing 4111 trees were blow 11
down. No damage to building*.
Mr. McXeal. a young man in the service of
trank llarrell, near Daw-on. was thrown
from a horse on which ho w as riding from the
field, the gear lining on the horse at the time.
He was dragged in the gear in which he got
caught in the fall until he was terribly man
gled and finally killed. Me Neal was married.
<n the 3d of May, I*B2, Charles It. Mcßelh.
w hile acting as a train-hand on the Richmond
and Danville Kailroad, was caught liy the
liell rope of a freight taain and precipitate 1
to the rails of the road, near Xorcross station.
The train passed oyer liis left leg and so man
gled it lielow the knee that its amputation
was necessary to *ae his life.
The .Southeastern Tariff Association will
leave Atlanta on the 29th instant for Old Point
Comfort, Virginia, w here the annual meeting
of the association will beheld. The meeting
will he convened on the Ist of July and quite
an amount of important insurance business
will tie transacted. Nearly all the insurance
companies doing business in the South w ill la
represented.
On last Thursday D. R. Adam*, who lives
about five miles rrom Lumpkin, wasout in llie
woods w ith his little dog, which attracted his
attention by coming to him whining ami ex
hibiting signs of great pain. Suspecting that
it had been bitten by a snake, he went to
where he first heard ‘it whine, and found a
large rattlesnake, which he dispatched at
once. The little dog had been struck in the
side by its deadly fangs and lived about fifteen
minute*, dying in convulsions and the utmost
agony. The snake was 57 inches long and 5
inches in diameter, and had 7 rattles.
Judge Roney has declined to grant the peti
tion restra-ning theoperationsof the no-fence
law, w hich law was ordered by popular elec
iion in Richmond county last Januarv. and
the provisions of w hich were ordered iiv the
Ordinary to go into effect in July. The applica
tion for injunction was denied in the Supe
rior Court, and as the case could not in- heard
by the supreme Court before the first of July,
the orators appealed to J udge Konev for a tem
porary restraining order. His Honor replies
that he can see no grounds for the granting of
such order, and the law will take its course.
Thursday night as the down train on the
Brunswick and Western Kailroad approached
Alapaha, some two hundred yards from the
depot a young man hv the name of O. It. Gid
dinswas' lying on the track and was eaught
up by the train and carried totlie depot, liter
ally mangled and lifeless when discovered,one
leg being out off near the body, one arm near
the shoulder, the breast torn open ami head
and face badly crushed. It is reported that
Giddins had prepared himself for a combat
with a Mr. Furlong w ho was expected on the
11:50 train which did not arrive that night
until .S o'clock. He was sitting about the depot
and at a late hour walked nptlie track to point
out a residence to a friend and it is supposed
sat down on the railroad when he stopped, and
fell asleep and was unconscious of the train's
approach.
Last Monday morning about 9 or 10 o'clock,
aliout seven'miles from Covington, near
Brick Store, a negro named Homer Perry, or
Bud Perry, committed a rape on a little negro
girl between 0 and 7 years of age. He took liis
knife and lacerated her considerably, He
tben Wat her with a stick, breaking her under
jaw and skull. He hid her in the woods, cov
ering her with leaves, and left. Perry then
0 boj a quart of whisky 1
that another negro committed the crime.
The negro accused was arrested and the above
facts came out on the commitment trial, the
defendant proving a complete alibi. In the
meantime the girl catne to life and told her
story, she is still living. Homer Perry tied
the country. He is a light mulatto, between
IS ami 15 years of age. Is a low. chunky,
heavily built fellow, with broad cheek tsines,
am! is’aboul 5 feet t> or 7 inches in height.
Macon Telegraj>h and MAsenger: We learn
that <iuiie a sensation has been created in
Rutland district by the mysterious conduct of
Mr. K. is. Smith, who has been overseeing on
the plantation of Mrs. John W. Huff. It seems
that on Friday evening he was seen sharpen
ing his knife, and afterwards get a bottle
of laudanum. 11c told his wife he was going
to kill himself, and before any one could find
him the buzzards would have picked the meat
from his iiones. His wife entreated and trust
to ititluencc him to do himself tio injure, ami
did all she could to get the knife and lauda
num from him. but all iu vain, as lie put the
knife to Ins throat and said lie would kill
himself on the s) ot if she did not let him alone
stnd hush her entreaties. He left the house
going in the direction of Lcheeonnec swamp,
ami. though diligent searen has been made,
no clue to his whereabouts has vet been dis
covered. Xo cause is known lor Ins strange
conduct, and it is deeply deplored by the
citizens of the community.
Cochran M<**nrjer: Last Tuesdav evening
Dr. T. I>. V\ alter was sent for to go'ar.d dress
u wound on Mr. Tom Sanders, which bad been
inflicted by Mr. John Horne. The particulars,
ns near as we could get them, are that Mr.
Horne was in town during the day and had
been drinking quite Ireely. In the afternoon
with several of his friends lie left forliis home,
a few miles from town, taking a supply of
whtskv with him. The party did not stop at
Mr. Horne's house, but went on a short dis
tance to Mr. Sanders' house aud called him
out. He got in the wagon aud all went down
the road a piece and stopped. The wagon,
with all the men, except Messrs. Horne and
Sanders, soon left. While they were talking
together an argument arose" between them
aliout working the roads, which termi
nated in a fight. Horne inflicted a severe
wound on the tiackof Sanders’ head with his
pocket knife. The cut was about au inch and
a half deep, and bled fre.'ly. Dr. Walker
thinks he will soon be all right again. San
ders used a stick pretty freely on Horne.
Augusta Cironiedez But for the tiroelv
waking on Friday night of Mr. Scott, the
agent for Mr. Blaine's book, the Central
Hotel would have been the scene of a terrible
conflagration. Aliout 1 o’clock In- was aroused
from sleep, and looking about him discovered
a bright light shining into his room from the
room adjoining. l'|s>n closer examination he
discovered that there were flames in the room.
He rushed into the hall and called out tire
loudly and repeatedly. He tried to get into
the room where the tire was, but could not get
the door open. By this time the boarders
were rushing aliout iu all directions, and the
night clerk arriving upon the scene burst
open the door. The room was full to suffoca
tion with smoke, and flames w ere leaping up
to the ceding from a table in the room. Calls
were made to the occupant of the room, but
no response was received, and on reaching
the bed it was found that he was in a state of
suffocation. He was carried out in the fresh
air and revived, ami by the tirnelv efforts of
the boarders the flames were extinguished.
There was an old grudge existing between
Amos Hall and Deter Wilcox, two colored
men. Last Wednesday, while Amos was
working in a field in the lower edge of Pulas
ki county, near the line of Dodge county, on
the Octnulgee river. Peter went to the field
where Amos was aud commenced abusing and
nsing very offensive language about Amos'
wife, and remarked that if she made a cer
tain statement she told a lie. Amos did not
like th:s. and told Peter to leave him. Peter
told Amo-he would thrash him, to w hich he
replied that he doubted it, as that was some
thing that had not yet been done. Peter
staru-d to get over the fence into the
field, and Amos told him he would kill
him if he did get ovt r; that whenever he un
dertook to come over he (Amos) would knock
him back. Au 1 w hen Peter climbed upon
the fence Amos struck him on the head with
a hse and knocked him down, and then struck
him again ou the hack of the head. Peter
was not conscious afterwards, and he died
Thursday night. There has been no arrest
Amos says he was justifiable, and does not in
tend to leave or try to evade arrest.
John Baily proposes to start from Lumpkin
at 6 o'clock on the morning of the big barbe
cue. July 10, and walk to Horence ami back,
thirty-two miles, by li o'clock, or in time for
dinner, lie will then start for Florence
again and return by 6 o’clock in the after
noon. making the entire distance of sixtv-foor
miles in twelve haurs. A parse of 450 has
been made up for him aud will bo given him
upon the accomplishment of the feat. Should
he fail to cover the full number of miles in the
twelve hours he will receive nothing. The bar
becue ia question is called a railroad barbecue.
mfe j&aramwlt J|m
the biggest barbecue that has been
S { ewar ‘ county in twenty-five
L ? m jPi i,n ?4*l**d*nt says:
,*. dv about fifty carcasses, includfng
beef, about*, mutton and kid. have been sub
sonbed together with a liberal cash su eo ip-
Th! barbecue is designed especially
for the people of Stewart county, and it is
proposed to get as many of them together on
this occasion as possible. The entire county
is interested in our railroad enterprise, and
the principal object of the barbecue s to bring
this class of people together to counsel with
each other and enjoy themselves at a regular
old-fa-hioncd barbecue.”
FLORIDA.
W. 8. Snider is to build the new jail for
GadsdeD county for 42,150.
A monster June fish was caught at Tift’s
wharf, at Key West, Wednesday. It weighed
about pounds ami was very fat.
The Bank of Key West has received its fire
and burglar proof safe from New York. It
weighs i,OOO pounds, and is the largest safe on
the island.
Pome days ago a colored man. who lives a few
mile- from Quincy, accidentally put a load of
shut into one of his feet. firs. Wragg and
Munroe amputated a part of the foot.
Tallahassee Economist: James Mitchell
workman at Mr. Damon's Ortckvard), living
in the southeastern portion of the citv, last
Wednesday became enraged with liis' wife
an*l kicked her in her stomach, causing a pre
mature birth as ttie result of the outrage.
The mother is in a verv critical condition.
Mitchell has fled to avoid arrest.
COMMENCEMENTS AT MACON.
Wesleyan Female College—Plo Nono
College—Mount De Sales Academy.
Macox, June 17. —At the continuance
of the Wesleyan College Commencement
to-day the second division of the senior
class read essays as follows:
“Bangs,” Miss Mary Toombs Jones,Wavnes
boro. Ga.: ‘ From shore to Shore.’ f Mias
Maggie Lad-011, Savannah. Ga.: “Don’t Bark
at the Bad. hut Chant the Praises of the
Good.” Mi-s Annie McDonald. Cuthbert. Ga.;
“Favorite songs,’' Miss Annie McKav, Macon,
t*a.; "Farmers,” Miss Claude Pierce Middle
brooks, Sparta, Ga.; “Diamonds in the
Rough,'* Miss Ida M. Murphy. Schley
county, “Conservatism vs. Progress,’’
Miss Lula T. Murphy, Schley countv, Ga.:
“Mirth aud Mimicry Mildly' Mingled Make
Good Medicine for Many Mental Maladies,”
Mi s - Mattie 11. Rogers, Macon, Ga.; “And
the fziud Laugh That Spoke the Vacant
Mind." Miss Mamie Rowland, YVavnesboro,
Ga.; “Poe*- Raven,” a criticism. Miss Annie
Lewis Bushin, Taltassee, Ala.: “Our Alum
nae, Miss Mattie C. Moorer, St. Georges, S.
This afternoon Miss Fannie Mangham, of
Macon, beautifully delivered an address of
Welcome to the Almmia-an Association. Miss
Laura Huy good made a splendid farewell re
sponse. 1 lie annual-concert to-night was a
line success. The triennial address to the
alumna> was delivered he Rev. Bishop John
C. Granbery, D. D., of Richmond, Va.
PIO XONO COLLEGE.
The eommencement of l’io Xono College
occurred this morning. A large number of
peonlc was in attendance.
The exercises were highly creditable and
delightful. Bishop Gross, of Savannah, de
livered a magnificent address. Tlie following
were succcssiul competitors for medals:
Junior class medal, awarded to Robert li.
Reid, of Florida; sophomore medal, Charles
Meyer, of Georgia; freshman medal, John S.
Henry, of Florida; preparatory class medal.
Halter Henry, of Florida. The medal for
mathematics was awarded to Robert R. Reid,
of Florida. The medal for the best scientific
Cy-ay w as aw arded to Thomas Doyle, of South
Carolina. The medal for the liest junior class
es-av went to John 8. Henry, of Florida. The
medal for the liestexaminution in orthography
went to Thomas Doyla, of South Carolina.
MOL'XT PE SALES COMMENCEMENT.
The eommencement at Mount de Sales
Academy to-night was largely attended and
was a brilliant success. The' entertainment
consisted of recitations and vocal and instru
mental music. Miss M. Deary, of Savannah,
received the first honor, and Miss R. Gather
wood, of Savannah, the second honor. Bishop
Gross delivered a splendid address.
RAVAGES OP THE FLAMES.
E. J. Heiring & Cos. Again Burned Out
at Galveston. Texas.
Galveston, June 17.—At 12:30 o'clock
last night flumes were discovered issuing
from the rear of the top floor of the large
building ou the Strand known as the
“League IluiUling,” occupied by E. J.
lieiritig & Cos., wholesale grocers, who
were burned out on the 6th inst. -Some
misunderstanding exists between this
firm and their creditors over insurance
policies, representing $50,0000f insurance
on Beiring Co.’s stock, destroyed June
6. All the books and valuable papers of
the firm are now consumed, together with
a valuable stock. The other tenants in
the burnt block are Adone & Lob't,
bankers, who were also burned out on
the Otii inst.; Walker & Cos., commission
merchants, and Zeligson & Son, commis
siot| merchants.
A MEXICAN TOWN IN RUINS.
Sr. Louis, June 17.—A dispatch says
that the entire portion of the town of
l’inos Alios, Mexico, was destroyed by
tire May 20. The loss is stated at $306,000.
There is no insurance. Considerable dis
tress existed among the inhabitants for
want of food.
KILLS A FAITHLESS WIFE.
A Dissipated Husband Avenges a Wo
man’s Sin with an Ax.
New London, Conn., June 17.—John
I*. Kennedy murdered bis wife last night
by crushing her head with the blunt side
of an ax. Kennedy charged her with
being untrue to him. She acknowledged
the charge and expressed a determina
tion to continue in her evil ways.
She then started to leave the house,
when he struck her down with an
ax, crushing her skull and killing her
instantly. Policeman Walter entered
the house, which was in darkness, and
by the dim light of a match he located
Kennedy, covered him with a revolver
and succeeded in capturing him. Kennedy
has been dissipated for sometime, and
says that he would have killed himself
and the otfieer who arrested him if he had
had a revolver. lie is about 33 years of
age. His mother is now an inmate of the
insane asylum at Stockton, Cal.
HPISTEK CLYDEK A SUICIDE.
Financial Reverse* Drive Him to Tak
ing a Dos* of Morphine.
Reading. Pa., June 17.—The sad fact
has just been developed that the death of
Hon. Heister Clymer was not caused by
apoplexy, as was at first stated, but that
the deceased took a dose of morphine on
the evening before his death; that physi
cians worked hard all night to save him,
and that he died on their hands the next
morniug. It is said that financial rever
ses while in the iron business led bint to
take the step. He drew up his own will
two weeks ago giving everything to his
wife.
CHANT’S ARABIAN'S IN DANGER.
Au Escaped Horze Thief Expresses his
Desire to Possess the Animals.
Easton, Pa., June 17.—Peter C. Small,
a horse thief who became notorious last
fall by fasting in jail for several weeks,
and who subsequently escaped, has writ
ten a letter from New York city to a local
paper with a request that the editor pub
lish it to-day. He says that he does not
consider his case a bad one at all in view
of the operations of the Marine Bank,
Ward Fish and others, and intimates
his desire to steal Gen. Grant’s Arabian
horses. A reward is still standing for his
arrest.
The Boat in Which Aguero Sailed.
Key West. Fla., June 17.—The Ad
miralty Court to-day took up the case for
the forfeiture of the filibustering schooner
Shovers. The principal witness examined
was a colored man, named Seal, who was
one of the crew that brought the vessel
back. This testimony went to show that
the vessel was not stolen, but was taken
with the complicity of the owner. He
says that he was present in a saloon when
Diaz, a Cuban, offered the owner SI,OOO
for the use of the vessel, SSOO down, and
the balance on her return, and that Diaz
wrote out a note lor the balance. He
says that there were 19 persons aboard
and a quantity ot arms. %
The Safest and Best Internal Remedy.
It is safe to take Brandre th’s Pills at
any time, but to get the best results they
6bould be taken on an empty stomach, go
ing to bed. It is well on the night you
take them to eat little or no supper. As
no two people are affected precisely the
same by a like quantity of the same medi
cine, it is difficult to determine the dose;
and it is something which must be left to
the discretion of the’patients. We will
say, though, the average dose for an adult
is irorn four to ten according to effect.
For Constipation or Dyspepsia, one or
two taken every night will, iu a short time,
perform an absolute cure. It is well to
take a purgative at least once or twice a
month as a preventive of disease, and as
these Pills are entirely vegetable, and are
made with the greatest care, we know
| them to be the safest and most effective
purgative ever introduced to the public.
They have been sold in this country lor
over fifty years, and have in that time at
tained an unprecedented popularity.
JOHN'KELLY APT TO BOLT.
EQUAL REPRESENTATION OR
WAR HIS ULTIMATUM.
The Old Fight with the County Democ
racy to be Reopened at the New York
State Convention To-Day—Represen
tative Eaton Say* that Cleveland Can
Carry New York by 100,000 Majority—
Georgia’* State Convention.
New Y'ork, June 17. 11 a. h. —About
150 members o? the county Democracy
started for Saratoga this morning by the
W est Shore Road. Among them were
Commissioner Hubert O. Thompson, Coun
ty Clerk Keenan, State Senators Robb and
Dalv, ex-Senator Caldwell and others.
The Sixty-ninth Regiment Band accom
panied them. A large delegation from
Tammany went by way of the New Y'ork
Central Road this morning. In the cars
were John Kelly, Gen. Spinola, Police
Commissioner Sidney P. Nichols, Judge
Cardozo and Thomas S. Brennan. The
delegation and its friends numbered about
500 men. Air. Kelly said he expected that
they would have a quiet and peaceable
time at Saratoga. Tammany Hall, he
said, had always supported the nominee
of the National Convention, and always
would. The Irving Hall delegation, to
the number of about 100, went on the
same train.
THE RALLY OF THE DELEGATES.
Saratoga, June 17, 11 a. m.—About
150 of the 380 delegates to the State Dem
ocratic Convention are already here. All
the delegates are expected to be here by
this afternoon. As the result of the meet
ing of the State Committee to-night is
anxiously looked forward to the friends of
both Cleveland and Flower are equally
positive in the expression of their belief
of the success ot their candidate. The
main point of the friends of the former is
to secure the vote of the convention for
Cleveland as the State nominee, so as to
send a solid pledged vote for him to Chi
cago. This can be done if the unit rule is
adopted by the convention. The Tamma
ny men here are not in favor of that rule,
and unless Kelly’s influence be for it
threaten to oppose it. The question is
likely to form one of the principal points
of the State Committee’s deliberations to
night.
TAMMANY TO GET EQUAL REPRESENTA
TION.
Saratoga, June 17,11:30 p. m.—Neither
Tammany nor Irving Hall held any meet
ing to-night. Both organizations will
meet at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. The
tacit understanding is that the county
Democracy and Tammany will each have
30 representatives in the convention and
Irving Hall 12. It is believed that the
claim of the county Democracy for full
representation is simply a form.
MEETING OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
Saratoga, June 17, 11:50 r. m.—A
meeting of the Democratic State Conimit
inittee was held to-night and business
rapidly dispatched. The principal mat
ter before it was the resolutions of Tam
many Hall demanding representation in
the convention equal to that ot any or
ganization in the city, relusing to accept
anything less than representation equal
to that of the county Democracy, and
threatening to appeal to the councils of
the<party of the natiou if the demand is
not conceded. It was not expected that
any action would be taken by the com
mittee, inasmuch as the present appor
tionment of city representation was made
by the convention itself. The following
was adopted:
Jlesolred, That the action of the last
State Convention in apportioning the
representation of New Y ork be adopted
in making up the preliminary roll.
That representation was: County De
mocracy 38, Tammanv 24 and Irving Hall
10.
KELLY THREATENS TO BOLT.
John Kelly declared positively to an
Associated Press reporter to-night that
if the convention upholds the apportion
ment of delegates from New Y’ork Tam
many Hall delegates will not enter the
convention, but will take the first train
for home.
Wm. Purcell, of Rochester, a strong
Flower man, appeared before the State
Committee to contest the seat of Raines,
a Cleveland delegate from the Rochester
district. A resolution was adopted that
the delegation headed by Purcell be placed
on the roll of the State Committee as a
substitute for the Raines delegation.
CLEVELAND INVINCIBLE.
Representative Eaton Say* that He Can
Carry Sew York by 100,000 Majority.
Washington, June 17.—The following
interviews were published this evening.
Ex-Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, asked
how he liked the situation, replied:
“I am pleased with it. The outlook ischeer
ful for tlie Democracy. Now that Mr. Tilden
has declined to be our standard bearer, it
becomes the duty of the Democracy to select
the next best man who will meet the require
ments of ability, rectitude and availability.
It will not do to put forward a man whose
reputation is in any way tainted with any
fraud, or who is tattooed with any
of the vile practices so common among
what wc are nowadays pleased to call
jmlitirians. One such a man in the campaign
is sufficient. The Republicans in nominating
Mr. Blaine present to the country a candidate
who stands par excellence as the representa
tive of depraved politics. Prior to Blaine’s
nomination a large portion of the Democratic
party looked upon ex-Senator Joseph E. Mc-
Donald, of Indiana, as the man in whom were
combined the most elements of success. But
as time has rolled by changes in the political
aspect of affairs have taken place.
M'DONALD RETIRED.
“Mr. McDonald has been relegated to the
rear as not meeting the requirements of the
situation an t the party turns to another
name not unknown nor nnfnmed. That man
is Gov. Cleveland, of New York. The Re
publicans, in nominating Blaine, have
estranged their best and most intelligent
members, who now look elsewhere for a
suitable candidate to whom they may give
their support. In Gov. Cleveland they would
find such a man. As Governor ho has made
a reputation second only to Mr. Til
don. llis administration’ is and has
licen firm, just and pure. He has honestly and
faithfully guarded the interests of his con
stituents, and has introduced reforms that
other* dared not attempt. Without ostenta
tion, be has performed his dnties in a manner
that would produce good results to his people
regardless of what the conseqences might be
to himself.”
CAN CARRY NEW YORK BY 100,000.
“Governor, can he carry New Y’ork?”
“Yus. sir. he will. I predict, if nominated,
carry New Y’ork by 100,000 majority.”
“How about vou'r State?”
“He will carry my State by at least 6,000
majority. IJe will carry New Jersey, Nevada,
Colorado. Indiana, the solid Southland, I l>e
lieve. Ohio.”
“Who do yon think is the best man to help
him win the race?”
“Steer clear of entangling alliances, and
nominate for Vice President A. E. Niblack, of
Indiana. He is the beet man in the partv,
and one of the ablest jurists as well as states
men in the United States. Not a spot or
blemish soils the escutcheon of his life. His
public life has lieen as spotless as the snow,
and his private life has lieen as charming as
that of any man in all this land.”
“What about the platform. Governor?”
“We want a platform in keeping with the
day and times in which we live—a platform
broad enough for everv honest man in
America to stand on. We want a platform
the language of which will be so plain that
the humblcafc laborer in the conntry can,
when he reads it, understand it.”
TARIFF REVISION WANTED.
“What about a tariff plaDk?”
“There is not a Democrat in the United
States hut wants our tariff law revised. Wc
all want reform in the tariff. There is no
difference among us on that question. We
differ only a to the mode and time. I want
the tariff'reformed, but I want to go about
it when there is a chance to reform it. 1
want our platform to deal with that question
as with all others—openly, freely and frank
ly.”
“Y'nu think, Governor, that with Cleveland
and Xiblack, on a sound platform, the Demo
crats can win?”
“I do. The people want a change. They
are beginning to get their eves open to the
fact that there is springing up in the countrv.
and especially around Washington, a sort of
an aristocratic oligarchy, which is getting to
be as bad in the civil walks of life as it is in
the army and navy. Men come here, are put
in office, appoint their relatives to positions,
marry and intermarry. This has been going
on now for well nigh twenty-four years.
OFFICIAL MENDICANTS.
“Why, sir, there is a set of official mendi
cants who have grown up in this counlrv that
seem to think it is the duty of the government
to provide for them during their natural lives
ana after death to provide for their posterity.
Y’es. sir, it is not so much the Republican
party the thinking people of the country ob
ject to as to the vicious system that has grown
up under Republican rule.”
“Who will the Democrats nominate?” asked
the reporter of Representative Tom Bayne, of
Pennsylvania.
“Cleveland and Morrison, or Cleveland and
some soldier like Morrison.”
“How is the fact, which is almost assured,
that Cleveland will not go into the convention
with all the Xew Y’ork delegates at his back
to be overcome?”
“When the Xew Y'ork delegation gets to
Chicago and finds other States, like Minne
sota, lowa. Xew Jersev. etc., favorable to
Cleveland, they will soon fall into line. The
friends ot Cleveland will, I think, like those
of Blaine, stand together. The history of such
tactics in convention is that they gam acces
sions to the man in whose favor they are
used.”
BAY'XK’S CONFIDENCE IN BLAINE.
“Could Blaine defeat Cleveland?”
“Of course he could. The Republicans this
SAVANNAH, YVEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1884.
year can defeat any one. It makes no differ
ence to them who may be put up by the Dem
ocrats. We will have a walk over. The
Democrats feel It in their hones that they are
already beaten. They do not act as If they
had much hope.”
“Upon what grounds do vou predict a Dem
ocratic defeat so assuredly?"
“On the existence of so" many differences in
their party. The Democrats are in a worse
condition how than they ever were before.
Why. just look at it. The men in favor of a
tariff for incidental protection have taken a
more decided stand this session than ever be
fore. The tariff reformer*, led by Mr. Morri
son and Mr. Carlisle, have taken 6y far a more
advanced position than they ever "did. Those
are the two elements in the"party which can
not be harmonized. The Democrats at Chicago
cannot get up a ulatfc-m and a ticket to which
both those elements will stick. For these and
other reasons I confidently predict that Blaine
will have a walk-over.”
MILLIKEN THINKS BLAINE WILL WIN.
Representative Mlllikeo. of Maine, returned
to the city this morning from his home. When
asked what he thought about things in Mas
sachusetts. he said that, in his opinion, Massa
chusetts would go in favor of Blaine. He
thinks that if Butler should receive the Dem
ocratic nomination the Butler Republicans in
Massachusetts would vote for the Democratic
nominee; but. if Butler should run on one or
all of his present nominations, the Butler Re
publicans would vote for Blaine.
“Did you see Mr. Blaine at Augusta?” asked
the reporter.
“I did. He is feeling very well, and is con
fident that he will be elected. He told me a
little abort what he thought of Massachu
setts. He said that iu his opinion Massachu
setts would be for him. He thinks that Mas
sachusetts is not yet ready for a free trade
President. She has too "many millions in
vested in manufactures to want to have the
tariff cut down. or. as Mr. Blaine says, she has
too much grass land to want to start a prairie
fire.”
The bounding Bontelle also returned to-day
from Maine, lie cheered up the depressed
Republicans.
JUDGE FIELD’S FOES.
The “Alta California” Characterize*
Them as the RifraflT of Politic*.
San Francisco, June 17.—Comment
ing on the resolutions passed by the
Democratic State* Convention opposing
the candidacy of Justice Field for the
Presidency, the Alta California (Demo
crat) editorially says:
It is the first recorded case where a State
convention so opposed a member of its own
party. Inquiring into the causes that led to
this resolution, it should be remembered that
Democratic local politics are in confusion in
California. Such has been the case since the
great upheaval of the Sand Lots. In the midst
of that uprising, which overthrew all
political parties, it shattered the Democ
racy to fragments, and whilst tlie slogan of
the sand lots, “The Chinese must go,” wasstill
ringing in the cars of terrified people. Judge
Field was called to sit in judgment on the fa
mous queue ordinance, whereby Chinamen
accused of crime had their queues rut off. He
pronounced it unconstitutional and said that
the Chinese must not lie governed by class laws
but bv the general laws of the country. The
decision was bitterly denounced by tlie Sand
Letters. Then came the question of taxation
against railroads and other corporations em
braced in the nevr .state constitution. Judge
Field held that the provision in question
violated tiic fourteenth amendment, as
it denied to corporations equal protection of
the laws. This further aroused the hostility
of the Sand Letters. The Workingmen’s
party and the new Conservative party be
came disintegrated and a majority drifted
back into the Democratic party, which later
on their leaders succeeded in controlling. In
this way the late convention was organized.
The Alta add* that the conservative major
ity of the Democratic party in conjunction
with thousand* of Republicans of California
who would gladly vote for Justice Field repu
diate the action of the convention. They re
spect him as the greatest living exponent of
the Federal constitution, and should the Na
tional Convention select him as the standard
bearer of the party California will march
with him to victory.
JUDGE FIELD’S STATEMENT.
Washington, June 17.—The Washington
Post to-morrow morning will print an inter
view with Representative Money, of Missis
sippi, concerning the Presidential caudidaev
ot Justice Field, and the views of the latter
with regard to the recent action of the Cali
fornia Democratic State Convention at Stock
ton, and the editorial comments of the Alta
California thereon, recently telegraphed
East. Mr. Monev said that he had just re
turned from a visit to Judge Field, and had
discussed the Altai editorial and the action
of the California Convention, and Judge Field
had expressed himself substantially to this
effect: “There is a radical element in Cali
fornia politics that alarms conservative men
in that State, without regard to party organi
zation, as dangerous to the rights of property.
I have never swerved from my duty to pander
to that element, which is, therefore, hostile to
me, but jxiliticians have done so, and this is
the secret of the resolutions which have been
aimed at me. This element does not consti
tute a majority of the Democratic party
in California, lint is large and
fought to intimidate its organization. This
element resented judicial decisions of mine,
not one of which would I retract to receive
the nomination. Therefore the action
of the California Convention is no sur
prise or disappointment, to me. Most
assuredly I have not desired any support
which was not the result of an opnn’and frank
appeal to public opinion, and. as vou know, I
said months ago that I did not expect to re
ceive this support, and it was so stated in tho
public prints. I have not sought the nomina
tion. and if I allowed my name to he used It
was in deference to the opinions of friends in
different parts of the country, who have act
ed without regard to California’s sentiments,
and the matter is with them and not with me.
I do not suppose these gentlemen will modify
their action because they failed to receive
support in a quarter where they never ex
pected it.”
DELAWARE’S DEMOCRATS.
Bayard Enthusiastically Indorsed a*
Both Platform and Candidate.
Dover, Del., June 17.—The Demo
cratic State Convention was called to
order at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon l>y
Robert J. Reynolds, Chairman of the
Mate Committee. In his remarks he men
tioned Mr. Bayard’s name, which was
greeted with tumultuous applause, l’he
temporary organization was effected with
Dr. Egekiel YV. Cooper for Chairman. The
usual committees were appointed. After
the appointment of the committees, Dr.
Cooper was made permanent Chairman.
The Committee on Resolutions then re
ported a8 follows:
The Democratic party of Delaware, in
convention assembled, in advance of the
declaration of principles soon to be
made by tne Democracy of the Union,
declares its steadfast adherence to
the cardinal and time-honored doctrines of
the party. The principles and policy avowed
in'he platform adopted at St. Louis in 1876,
aud repeated at Cincinnati in 1880, have lieen
approved by time and experience, and we
trust that our delegates in the approaching
convention at Chicago will co-operate in con
firming and adoptiug them to the present
needs of the country. We present to the
whole country our fellow-citizen, Thomas
Francis Bayard, as a statesman who, through
his long public career, has enunciated and il
lustrated the enduring principles of Demo
cratic faith, and whose nomination as Presi
dent would furnish at once a platform and
candidate whose election would satisfy the
highest asperations of the American people.
John YV. Causey, in moving the adop
tion of the resolutions, made a short
speech, saying that, like YVebster, Mr.
Bayard was enough for both candidate
and platform. The resolutions were
adopted amid renewed cheering, and the
convention adjourned amid much enthu
siasm.
COUNTY CAUCCSSES.
Wilmington, June 17.—The county
Democratic caucus at Dover named the
followingdelegatesto Chicago: New Cas
tle, Attorney General George Gray, and
George H. Bates; Kent, James Williams
and James L. Walcott; Sussex, ex-Con
gressmen Edward L. Martin and John
W. Causey,
MAINE'S DEMOCRATS.
Hon. John B. Redman for Governor—
Cheer* Given for Cleveland.
Bangor, Me., June 17 The Demo
cratic State Convention was called to
order this morning at a few minutes past
II o’clock by William A. Cromwell, Act
ing Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. Atwood Levensiler was
chosen temporary Chairman, and ad
dressed the meeting briefly. Mention of
the names of Tilden and Cleveland
brought forth very enthusiastic ap
plause. The State Committee was
made the Committee on Credentials.
The Committee on Credentials reported
889 delegates present, alter which the con
vention adjourned until afternoon. Be
fore adjournment three cheers were pro
posed for Cleveland, and given with much
enthusiasm.
On reassembling the delegates and al
ternates to the national convention were
chosen from the First and Second Dis
tricts. Hon. John B. Redman, of Ells
worth, and Fergus Haines, of Biddeford,
were nominated as candidates for Gov
ernor. The ballots resulted in Mr. Red
man receiving 462, and John W. Deering
175 votes. Mr. Redman was declared the
nominee of the convention by a unani
mous vote. Mr. Redman is a lawyer, and
is at present Mayor of Ellsworth.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted and telegraphed to Chair
man Manning of the New Y’ork State
Committee:
Resolved, That in the opinion ot this con
vention the nomination of Grover Cleveland,
of Xew York, as a candidate for the Presi
dency is demanded as the best to unite all the
friends of good government, sound morals
and a wise and honorable administration of
the affairs of the nation.
The ballot for delegates-at-large result-
ed in the election of Parson Tucker,
David P. Hastings and James F. Rawson.
The platform adopted indorses the p'atform
of the National Convention of 1880: de
clares opposition to war taxes and in
favor of the retention of the present duties
on whisky and tobacco, and for such laws as
shall reduce the revenues to such an amount
as is absolutely required for the expenses of
the government: urges reform in the civil
service: demands such legislation as will
tend to promote the agricultural interests of
the States, and encouiuge all societies that
tend to the diffusion of knowledge, and re
commends the establishment of an experi
mental station in couneeriou with the Agri
cultural College.
The convention adjourned sine die.
GEORGIA’S CONVENTION. *
Probabilities as to the Chairmanship
and Delegntes at-Large
Atlanta, June 17.—Fully half of the
delegates to the State Democratic Con
vention, which meets to-morrow, are in
the city. Opinion is much divided as to
the choice of the Presidential candidate,
and from appearances the delegation will
go uninstructed. Among those suggested
as delegates from the State-at-large are
Gen. Young, J. H. Estil), Evan Howell,
Gen. Lawton, L.F.Livingston, F. M. Ixmg
ley, Patrick Walsh, Tete Smith and A. O.
Bacon. This afternoon the popular opin
ion was that the four delegates would be
Messrs. Y’oung, Estil], Howell and Long
ley. To-night a change seems to have
taken place, and the ticket named is
Messrs. Howell, YV’alsli, Estill and Bacon.
There is some talk, which is njeet
ing with general approval, of tendering
the chairmanship of the convention
to Col. Estill. It is understood to-night
that the programme ot selecting delegates
will be to allow each Congressional dis
trict to present the names of two dele
gates, ami that the four from the State-at
large are to be chosen by taking the four
having the greatest number of votes on a
general ballot, the next four to be selected
as alternates.
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
A Conference Held in Ne-.v York at
Which the Bolt is Ratified.
New Y’ork, June 17.—A conference of
Independent Republicans was held to
night at the residence of J. YV. Harper,
No. 269 Madison avenue. The Boston
delegation left town immediately after tho
adjournment of the conference. George
William Curtis was called to the chair.
He stated that the object of the meeting
was to get an expression of opinion from
such Independent Republicans as had
not already declared themselves in regard
to tho political situation. Curl ScLurz
presented the following preamble aud
resolutions:
Whereas, YVe arc met in conference as Re
publicans and Independents to take action in
opposition to the nominations of James G.
Blaine for President and John A. Logan for
Y'ioe President; and
Whereas, These candidates were named in
absolute disregard of tlie reform sentiment
of the nation, and represent political methods
and principles to which we are unalterably
opposed.
Resolved, Tli at itAs our conviction that the
country will lie better served by opposing
these nominations than by supporting them.
Resolved, That we look with solicitude to
the coining nominations of the Democratic
party. They have proper men, and we hope
that they will put them before the people for
election. m
Resolved, That a committee of twenty-five
members he appointed Whose dufy it shall lie
to act in co operation with similar committees
appointed elsewhere to take, without delay,
measures for rallying at and organizing Re
publicans and Independents dissatisfied with
the nomination of Blaine and Logan, with a
view to holding, at Ihe earliest possible date,
a general representative conference for the
purpose of taking such further steps as may
tie found advisible for tlie expression and
effective enforcement of our views of public
interest.'
Resolved, That this committee be appointed
by the Chair and have power to add to its
number.
The resolutions were adopted unani
mously. Addresses were made by Messrs.
Scburz, Jackson S. Schultz, Charles K.
Miller and Stephen P. Nash. Whenever
the names of Cleveland and Bayard were
mentioned they were greeted with ap
plause and cheers. Letters were read
from Henry YVard Beecher, Felix Adler,
H. M. Alden, Henry A. Oakley, ex-Gov.
Frank Fuller, of Utah, Max Dreyfus and
others, expressing sympathy with the
independent movement.
Louisiana Democratic State Convention.
New Orleans, June 17.—A dispatch
from Baton Rouge says: “The Demo
cratic State Convention assembled here at
noon, Henry N. Ogden presiding. On
assuming tho chair he pledged the State
for any nominee on any platform that
may be uttered by the Chicago Conven
tion. After appointing tlie committees a
recess was held.”
Springer Renominated.
Springfield, 111., June 17.—The
Democratic Convention for the Thirteenth
Congressional distict of Illinois renomi
nated YVilliam M. Springer by acclama
tion. This is Mr. Springer's sixth
nomination.
Blaine and Logan at a Ratification.
YVashington June 17.—Blaine and
Logan were both present at a grpat Re
publican ratification meeting at Ells
worth, Me, to-night.
INDICTING THE BANK SHARKS.
Kno, Fish and Ward Dealt with by the
Grand Jury.
New Y’ork, June 17.—The grand jury
in the United States Court to-day handed
in indictments against J. D. Fish and
John C. Ena, charging them with misap
propriation of national bank funds, and
also an indictment against Ferdinand
YVard, charging him with aiding and
abetting an officer of a national bank to
illegally apply tne funds of the bank.
There are twelve counts in the indictment
againt James D. Fish. ex-President of
the Marine Bank, four of which
charge him with making a loan of about
SIOO,OOO to Grant <fe Ward on fictitious se
curities, and the remaining eight relate to
overdrafts by Grant & Ward of about
$700,000, for which the firm gave no secu
rity.
The indictment against Eno for misap
plying the funds of the Second National
Bank, of which he was President, con
tains sixteen counts. The sums named
in the different counts range from $75,000
to $480,000, amounting to $3,595,000, all of
which was paid to two firms, Dvett & Cos.
and Goff & Randle, between December
28, 1883, and May 42, 1884.
Ward was indicted for aiding and abet
ting Fish in misapplying the funds of
the Marine Bank.
Fish will not be arrested, as he is
already under bonds under a previous
indictment. He will, however, appear
before the United States Commissioner
to-morrow morning, when his bond will
be renewed.
. A LITTLE IRON SAFE.
Creditor* of Squier & Cos. Refuse to Al
low it* Owner to Remove It.
Washington, June 17.—At a meeting
to-day of the creditors of Squier & Cos.,
bankers, of this city, who failed a few
days ago, Commissioners Edmunds, of
this district, appeared and claimed the
ownership of a small safe in which, he
said, securities belonging to him were
held, the whole, according to his state
ment, having been deposited by him with
Squier & Cos.
The creditors present protested against
his removing the safe, and before the
matter was settled further action was
prevented by the serving of an injunction
on him at the instance of F. C. Crawford,
a creditor of the bank to the amount of
about $2,000. It is said by some of the
creditors that Edmunds was a silent part
ner in the concern, the principal business
of which was loaning money on army and
navy pay accounts, and thfit he was in
terested to the extent ot $40,000 or $50,000.
A Powder Explosion in Mexico.
St. Louis, June 17:—A despatch from
New Laredo, Mexico, says that informa
tion has been received there that a ter
rible accident had occurred on the Tam
pico branch of the Mexican Central Rail
road by which two Americans and twelve
Mexican laborers were killed by the pre
mature explosion of a blast on the works
of Price, McGavock & Tate. One of the
Americans killed was Mike Madigan,
formerly of St. Louis, and well known
among railroad contractors.
Holland’* Law of Succession.
Berlin, June 17.—The North German
Gazette, Prince Bismarck’s organ, says
that the attempt to make the Dutch suc
cession a European question will fail, as
the constitution ol the Netherlands de
fines succession and excludes foreign
interference.
The most delicate persons enjoy taking
Emory’s Little Cathartic Pills. They
restore color, give a wholesome appetite,
put new life in a broken down bodv, they
are pleasant to take and their action is
vfery mild. Druggists sell them—ls cents.
AT THE N ATION’S CAPITAL
MESSRS. BROWN AND INGALLS
CONTINUE THEIR TILT.
Both Give Vent to Fiery Utterance* and
Discus* their I rmverv—The Investiga
tion of the New York Bank* not yet
Finally Decided Upon—Prospects of
Adjournment on July 3.
Washington, June 17.— 1n the Senate
to-day, after the reading oi the journal,
Mr. Brown rose to a question of privilege.
He had the Clerk read the remarks of Mr.
Ingalls, made yesterday, relating to Mr.
Brown's revision of his (Brown's) re
marks made in the debate of Friday last.
When the Clerk had concluded read ng Mr.
Brown said that lsc had not replied to Mr.
Ingalls' remarks yesterday because he did not
wish to speak under the irritation which Mr.
Ingalls' remarks were calculated and intended
to provoke. In it hat he had to say he would
keep within the decorum of the Senate, and
had reduced his remarks to writing. He
called the attention of the Senato to tlie in
sulting ami opprobrious language used bv the
Senator from Kansas (Ingalls) towards a
member of the Senate who could not repel
such insults without violating rules which all
Senators were in Imuor bound to obey. Mr.
Brown did not wish to glaze over this matter.
The charge of the Senator from Kansas was
that of falsifying tiic records and committing
a forgery upon llie records of the Senate.
This language was a deliberately planned in
sult, a a<f uttered not only in violation of the
rules of the Senate, but in defiance of the
authority of the presiding officer.
The Chair remarked that if the Senator was
employing this language to the Senator from
Kansas he (Brown) was doing the thing that
he was charging against that Senator. In ac
cusing a brother Senator of deliber
ately planning an insult, the Chair said that
the Senator from Georgia was out of order.
Mr. Brown—Then, sir, that remark is
withdrawn under the ruling of the Chair.
The remarks of the Senator from Kansas.
Mr. Brown said, were not made hastily, but
after two days had elapsed and after ample
and. as Mr. Brown supposed, a satisfactory
disclaimer from himself had been made of ail
offensive imputation. Mr. Brown then re
ferred to the unbroken custom of revision ac
corded to Senators.
MR. BROWN’S VOICE WEAK.
Xo matter how accurate a reporter may be
lie could not hear all the Senators with equal
distinctness. Some Senatois did not speak as
distinctly as others. He (Mr. Brown) was
told that liis voice was sometimes loan able in
portions of llie chamber, owing to liis weak
lungs. He had revised liis remarks in order
t" lmve them conform to what he did sav ac
cording to liis best recollection. Hail the
Senator from Kansas, however, called his (Mr.
Brown’s) attention to the words complained of,
as was usual in such cases, he would have
voluntarily and publicly divested the lan
guage of every trace of even seeming unkisd
ness or deprecation. Notwithstanding even
the assurances given in the Senate by Mr.
Brown, the Senator from Kansas hud jiersi.-t
--ed in liis purpose of imiiiiliiig the Senator.
Tlie Chair thought this observation out of
order.
Mr. Brown had supposed that he was with
in the line of Parliamentary propriety, but
withdrew the remark. lie submitted to tlie
Senate whether it would permit such an out
rageous and inexcusable breach of its ]>rivi
leges to go unnoticed.
NOT A COWARD.
For himself he trusted that it was not im
proper to say that daringjiissomewhat event
ful life, in many conflicts that he had with
brave men, where there was real danger, an
insinuation of want of courage had cover been
made against him; therefore the allusion of
tlie Senator from Kansas aliout Parthian ar
rows from tlie safe ambush of tlie printing
house did not apply to him (Mr. Brown).
That Senator seemed to think that lie (Mr.
Brown) inserted something iu his speech that
lie was afraid to utter in" liis presence. lie
ventured to say that there was noth
ing in tlie person, character or antecedents
of tlie Senator from Kansas to make him an
object of apprehension or to excite tlie fears
of any man. There was no place so safe as
this chamber for a man of discreet courage
to bluster and parade his vituperative rheto
ric. Xo other Senator would have used such
language as the Senator from Kansas had
used under the protection of the Senate, and
lie (Mr, Ingalls) would not use it except un
der the protection of tlie Senatsf
INGALLS GETS IN A WORD.
Mr. Ingalls said that if the Senator from
Georgia would allow tlie remarks made this
morning to stand as they had been delivered,
lie (Ingalls) would be content, but if those
remarks were to be amended by interpolations
and observations nc-t dvL.-cied until after
they lind been sent to tlie printing house, lie
(Mr. Ingalls) preferred lo wait before can
vassing the vote till all the returns were
in.
Tlie Senator from Georgia, Mr. Ingalls said,
ivas mightier with the pen than with either
the tongue or sword. That Senator shed ink
like water. He was very courageous with the
pen. Mr. Ingalls would not be diverted
from the question at issue by a per
sonal tinge which the Senator from
Georgia had seen fit to give
to his observations this morning. That ques
tion was whether the records or the Senate
had been falsified by interpolation of matter
personal in its character, susceptible only of
an offensive interpretation, after tlie record
had been made up by the reporter. The
record of the Senate debates was intended to
be a verbatim report of what was said and
done day by day in the Senate.
COMPETENCY OF THE STENOGRAPHER.
To secure this result we pay a large sum
annually to the most accomplished sten
ographer in this country. The Senator from
Georgia had said that in his opinion he had
used language which he had written into the
report. Tlie reporter of the Senate said that
he had not. Tlie remark so interpolated was
personal, derogatory, disparaging, in viola
tion of the privileges of debate, a breach of
tlie courtesies of the Senate, and it was what
would not have been done in an ordinary af
fair of life between one gentleman and
another.
The Chair thought this remark out of order.
Mr. lugalis then withdrew the remark and
said to tlie Chair that it would not appear in
the Record. Mr. Ingalls continued tnat the
value of the Record would be destroyed if
such interpolations were permitted. He in
quired how it would be if a Senator should
some day appear here to represent Alaska,
and he (Ingalls) after a debate with that Sen
ator should write into the debate statements
to the effect that the Senator from Alaska was
a cunning and sanctimonious hypocrite v. ho
was forever washing his hands with invisible
soap in imperceptible water, and they were
not over clean, morally, after that perform
ance.
A LITTLE SUPPOSING.
Suppose he were to characterize the Sena
tor from Alaska after Hie debate had closed as
the “Uriah Heep”or the Senate; suppose lie
were to say (liar lie was the Joseph Surface of
American politics; that ho was a sniveling
political Pecksniff who had been upon all sides
of every political question, who had belonged
to every political party iu liis lifetime, and be
longed to none that he had not betrayed;
would that lie within the privileges of tlie de
bate or in accordance with the
proprieties of legislative proceeding? These
observations, Mr. Ingails said, he used
as illustrations. They had no personal appli
cation. He only employed them to show
what serious consequences might follow this
libertyof amendment by the addition of offen
sive remarks As to the imputations of the
Senator from Georgia upon his (Ingalls’! per
sonal courage and appearance, he begged to
say to ttie Senator from Georgia that he
(Ingalls) here distinctly avowed all that he
had hitherto said in any sense that the Sena
tor from Georgia saw fit to attribute to it,
and that he (Ingails) did not shield himself
behind the privileges of the Senate Chamber.
IN SILENT ASTONISHMENT.
The usual breathing pause following the
delivery of this sentence was characterized
by a dead silence in the chamber ami the
crowded galleries, when Ingalls added, “This
is all I desire to say, sir, in response to the
gentleman.” A general buzz was heard.
Mr. Hampton said that in justice to both
Senators he ought to say that he (Hampton)
was sitting just by the Senator from Georgia
when he used one of the expressions referred
to, or words of their tenor and effect, the
Senator from Kansas not lieingat that time in
his seat, but in the back aisle of the chamber.
On motionof Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ingalls’ mo
tion to expunge the words complained of was
laid on the table.
SHOWING OF THE BANKS.
Mr. Sherman, m calling up Mr. But
ler’s resolution of inquiry into the con
dition of the New York" banks, made a
verbal rej>ort from the committee on finance.
After reviewing the circumstances attendant
upon the recent financial troubles in New
York city, Mr. Sherman remarked tiiat all
that had been done to prevent a panic had
been done by the banks themselves.
Mr. Sherman submitted a statement show
ing the condition of the associated banks of
the city of New 1 ork by weeks from May 1 to
June 14,1354, which would give the Senator
from South Carolina almost all the informa
tion called for by his resolution. It contained
the statement or eighty-three banks, showing
the amount of bonds, the amount of
specie and of legal tender on
hand, the amount of deposits
and of circulation as well as of reserves. The
general result to be gathered from the 'state
ments, Mr. Sherman said, was that there was
a very greatly improved condition in the
banks of New York. Immediately after the
panic the reserves were very largely drawn
upon, the legal reserves being sometimes re
duced to one-half the amount required, but
every bank had within thirty days made its
reserve. The gold statements showed that
although the amount of the clearing house
certificates was at one time $24,900,000 it had
been reduced to $12,600,000 now in ac
tual use. $8,300,000 of them had been
canceled, but $6,000,000 were now
held in hand, and they were diminish ng at
the rate of $1,000,000 daily. Mr. Sherman felt
satisfied that the normal condition of affairs
will verv- shortly be resumed. Mr. Sherman
had not been authorized bv the committee to
speak for it as to any specific legislation in
the nature of a remedy for the troubles com
plained of.
SHERMAN SUGGESTS A REMEDY.
There was one tbiDg, however, that he
would personally suggest, namely, that there
should be a severe and stringent law prohib
iting bank officers, other than directors, from
dealing in speculative operations. He
would not _ extend such prohibi
tion to directors because they were
generally business men. Whether a law on
the subject, however, would lie effective he
did not know. He read the resolution pro
posed by John C. Eno to the Directors of his
bank on December, 1883, and unanimously
adopted, expressing their emphatic disap
proval of the practice of dealing in specula
tive ventures by employes of the bank, and
expressing a determination not to emploT as
au officer any person guilty of such conduct.
At the very time anparentlv that Mr. Eno
had drawn up this resolution he was himself
engaged in the very thing he wasdenouncing.
The substance of such a resolution should be
embodied in a law, and bank officers should
be punished for an infraction of that law.
Mr. Beck said that the papers exhibited by
the Comptroller of the Currency to the Senate
Committee on Finance this morning not only
showed that he had vigilantly prosecuted
offenders, but that he was in possession of
papers the contents of which the Senate
would not desire, in the interest of justice, to
be made public, though that officer was doing
all that could be done.
THE UTAH BILL.
The matter then went over, and the Utah
bill was placed before the Senate. Tho
question ]>ending was an amendment of
Mr. Y cat's to the first section of
the bill. That section provides that
a lawful husband or wife shall be a compe
tent witness in prosecutions for bigamy, and
may be compelled io testify. Mr. Vest's
amendment provides that in no case shall such
husband or wife be a competent witness, ex
cept as to the fact of a lawful marriage hav
ing been contracted. The legal bearings of
the question involved in the right of a hus
band or wife to testify, one against the other,
were discussed by Messrs. Garland, Lapliam,
Morgan. Call and Bayard, aud the amend
ment, on reaching a vote, was rejected by 18
yeas to 30 nays.
Other amendments relating to witnesses,
etc., were discussed until 6 p. m., when the
Senate adjourned. Before the adjournment
Mr. Hoar secured an agreement that a vote
should be taken, on the Dili ‘at 5 p. m. to
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
In tlie House to-day, Mr. llolman, of Indi
ana, asked unanimous consent to offer a reso
lution directing the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire into the proceedings of the
French and American Claims Commission as
to whether they were according to public
law, justice aud equity, aud without fear, fa
vor or affection, with power to send for per
sons ami papers.
Mr. Poland objected.
Air. Slocum, of Xew Y’ork, presented the
conference report on the Fitz John Porter bill.
The effect of it is to strike out of the bill the
words, “together with ail rights, titles and
privileges,” and to Insert the words, "Pro
vided that said Fitz John Porter shall receive
no pay. compensation, or allowance whatso
ever prior to his appointment .under this act,”
instead of the following words in the bill:
“But t his act shall not be construed as author
izing pay, compensation, or allowances prior
to his appointment under it.” The confer
ence report was agreed to by 15S yeas to 61
nays.
Mr. Y'ouug, of Tennessee, presented the tes
timony taken in the Hot Springs investiga
tion. It was ordered printed and recom
mitted.
Mr, Payson, of Illinois, from the Commit
tee ou Public Lands reported back the Dill to
restore all lands held in the indemnitv limits
for railroad and wagon road purposes. It
was referred to tlie House calendar.
Tlie House then at 14 o’clock went into com
mittee of the whole, with Air. Dunn, of Ar
kansas, in the chair, on the deficiency appro
priation bill.
A WHOLESOME REFORM DEFEATED.
When the committee had reached the-end of
of the bill Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania,
moved as an additional section a proposition
against political assessments,making it unlaw
ful for any Senator, Representative ordelc
gate.or auv clerk or emplove of the govern
ment or any contractor with the government
to contribute directly or indirectly for any po
litical object whatever.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, made the point that
the amendment was not in order under the
rule.
Mr. Randall, admitting that the amend
ment was open to a point of order, expressed
his regret that the point had been made, add
ing that the judgment of the people was that
political assessments had been carried on to
an outrageous extent. The Chairman, ex
pressing his regret that such a wholesome
proposition, and one so conducive to public
morals, was out of order, felt constrained To
sustain the point of order. Tlie proposition
was, therefore, not admitted.
Tlie committee then rose and the House
agreed in bulk to all the amendments report
ed, except that striking out the proviso
as to ttie compensation of the fourth class
of postmasters. The vote on striking it out
was taken by a yea and nay vote, and result
ed in 151 yeas to 81 nays, tfie result being in
the interest of postmasters.
The bill was then taken up und passed.
Mr. Hewitt, of Xew York, from the
Committee on Ways aud Means, reported the
bill to carry into effect the convention be
tween the United States of America and llie
United States of Mexico, signed ou tlie 20tli of
January. 1883, with a favorable report. The
report was ordered printed, and the Idil wr.a
placed on tho calendar.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The House then proceeded to consideration
of the bill reported from the Committee on
liic Pacific Railroads io amend the several
Pacific railroad acts. It requires the compa
nies to file within ninety days from the pas
sage of this act, or within sixty days after tlie
completion of tlie surveys, a list of selections
of laud claimed _by them and deposit
the cost of selecting and
conveying the same. A couple of
amendments were adopted, after which a
vote was taken on Mr. Payson's substitute for
the bill and its amendments. It provides that
if the railroad companies shall not within
sixty days from the receipt of tlie notice pay
the costs then their right shall cease as to the
land within such township, and the lands
shall be restored to the public domain for
settlement under the homestead laws. The
substitute was agreed to and the bill, m that
shape, passed. The House then took up the
bill to amend the Thurman act, but without
action tlie House adjourned.
UNION PACIFIC’S DEBT.
Over SI 1,000,000 Owed by the Com
pany—Charles Francis Adams, Jr., for
President.
YVashington, June 17.—The Secretary
of the Interior heard Charles Francis
Adams, Jr., this morning, in regard to
the conclusions of the government com
mittee ot experts who examined the
books of the Union Pacific Kailroad in
Boston. Mr. Adams pointed out certain
statements as being incorrect, and asked
that they be modified before the Secretary
sent the report to the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate. The Secretary agreed
to make some of the amendments desired
by Mr. Adams. He will send the report to
the Judiciary Committee to-morrow. The
Judiciary Committee has been awaiting
this report before reporting the Edmunds
bill amending the Thurman act to the
Senate. The report as amended shows
that the floating debt of the Union
Pacific Company is above $11,000,000. and
that two dividends should be passed. It
is surmised that the Judiciary Committee
may give the report out for publication,
but this is problematical.
It is expected here that Charles
Francis Adams, Jr., will be sub
stituted for Sidney Dillon as Presi
dent of the Union Pacific at the
meeting of the directors to-morrow in
New York. Late this afternoon* Phil.
Thompson succeeded in getting up in the
House his bill amending the Thurman
act. It will be considered to-morrow.
He sayß that it will pass both Houses,
but this Is unlikely. *
A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Repreaentatives Decide to Kush the
Appropriation Bills Through.
Washington, June 17.—At a largely
attended caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representatives to
night, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That we urge upon the House to
press as fast as possible to conclusion the ap
propriation bills, and that we will take them
up in preference to all other measures.
A motion to urge the passage in the
House of the bill to repeal the tax on to
bacco was lost, as was also a motion to
make the order of business after the pass
age of the appropriation bills the bills
from committees on Public Lands and In
valid Pensions. Two appropriation bills
—the sundry civil and fortifications—now
in the Committee on Appropriations, will
probably be reported to the House this
week.
All the Representatives expressed a de
sire to go home on the 3d of July, and
agreed that they would disagree as to
what should be done with the tariff and
internal revenue taxes, and therefore that
it was wise to say nothing and do nothing
more about revenue reduction. It is by
no means certain that the appropriation
bills can all be passed by July 2. Mr
Randall thinks that they can be, but does
not feel certain of it. If the Senate joins
the House in an effort to adjourn it can be
accomplished. The action to be taken by
the Senate is yet problematical, but as the
weather grows warmer the Senators grow
more restive.
DISTILLERIES TORE CLOSED.
A Shortage of 8125.000 Which Will
Give Government Employes a Holi
day. •
Washington, June 17.—There is a
possibility that every distillery and dis
tilled spirits warehouse may be closed
to-morrow. There is a deficiency in the
appropriation for the pay of storekeepers
and gaugers of $125,000. That amount
was provided for by the Appropriation
Committee at the suggestion of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue m the gen
eral deficiency bill, but last night it was
stricken out in the House. To-morrow
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
will confer with the Secretary of the
Treasury. If they determine, as
seems probable, that they cannot
continue to pay the storekeepers
and gaugers, then they will all be fUr-
loughed without pay by telegraph un
til July 1 when the appro’priations for the
next fiscal year become available. This
would greatly inconvenience all active
distillers and all persons having distilled
spirits in bond.
RIVER AND HARBOR MONEY.
Amendment* Proposed to the Appro
priation Bill.
Washington, June 17.—1n the Senate
to-day amendments were offered to the
river and harbor bill as follows:
By Senator Pugh—For improving the
Black YVarrior river in Alabama, from
Tuscaloosa to the forks of Sipsey and
Mulberry rivers. $50,000.
By Senator Jackson—For the improve
ment of the Cumberland river above
Nashville, SIOO,OOO.
By Mr. Call, of Florida—For continuing
the improvements at the entrance to Cum
berland Sound, Georgia and Florida, $150,-
000; Apalachicola Bay. Fla., $20,000; tho
harbor at Pensacola,' Fla., $150,000; the
harbor ai Cedar Keys, Fla., including the
channel from the Suwannee river to Cedar
Keys, $10,000; the harbor at Tampa
Bay, Fla., $50,000; for improving the
harbor at Manatee, Fla., $10,000;
at Crystal river, Fla., $5,000, and at Ane
tole, Fla., $5,000; for improving the inland
channel from Cedar Kevs along the coast
of Florida to Tampa,' $5,000; Charlotte
Harbor, Fla., including the Caloosa
hatchie river and Peace creek, $15,000;
the channels at Key YY'est, Fia., $100,000;
the entrance to the harbor of St. Augus
tine, $10,000; the entrance to Uomosassa
river, Fla., SIO,OOO, and for improving the
St. John’s river, Fla., from the mouth of
the river to the head of navigation, in
cluding the YY’ekivariver, $50,000.
MANATEE’S POST OFFICE.
Mr. Curry'* Removal Recommended
Because He Could Not Qualify.
Washington, June 17.— When a re
porter to-day called tho attention of
Frank Hatton, First Assistant Postmas
ter General, to the statement that a peti
tion had been presented in the United
States Senate front citizens of Manatee,
Florida, protesting against the removal
of Mr. Curry, the Postmaster at that
place, and asserting that the post office in
spector had removed him for political rea
sons, Mr. Hatton produced the papers in
the case, which bore the following indorse
ment: “Inspector Crawford recommends
the appointment of Austin E. Stebbins,
who can make the required bond for a
money order office, which is very much
needed by the people. The money order
business of this office had to be discon
tinued in October last because Mr. Curry,
the Postmaster, could not make the re
quired bond.”
Tlie Propaganda’s Proposed Sale.
Washington, June 17.—A meeting
was held in this citv to-night under the
auspices of the Carroll Institute, to lor
raulate a protest against the sale of the
property of the Propaganda at Home by
the Italian Government. Hon. Alexan
der Porter Morse presided. Seven or eight
hundred persons were present. Letters of
sympathy were read from Senators Pen
dleton, Gorman and Kenna, Representa
tives Cox, Follett, springer, Broadhead,
Belmont and Calkins, Commissioner of
Agriculture Loring, Commissioner of
Pensions Dudley, and otners. Resolu
tions were adopted declaring that justice
requires that the entire property’ of the
propaganda should be preserved intact,
and asking the President to bring the
action of this meeting to the notice of the
Italian Government.
Only a Marine.
Washington, June 17.—T0-day a dis
charged man from the United States Ma
rine Corps made application to Judge
Ilagner to become a citizen under the act
which provides that a foreigner who has
served in the army may become such on
filing an application. Judge Hagner said
that the law did not apply to the navy, of
which the marine corps was a part, and
being obliged to take the law as he found
it, he could not admit him to citizenship.
More Republican Corruption.
Washington, June 17.—Daniel Carri
gan, Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Medi
cine and Surgeiy in the Navy Depart
ment, and Edwin C. Kirkwood, a clerk in
the same bureau, were arrested to-night
upon warrants sworn out before Judge
Snell by Secretary Chandler, charging
them with embezzlement and conspiracy
to defraud the government.
Judge Kelley Going to Kurope.
YVashington, June 17.—Representa
tive YVilliam D. Kelley goes abroad on the
2d of July and returns on the Ist of Sep
tember. He goes first to Bremen and
thence to Zurich, where his son is at
school. He goes abroad to see this son,
who is unwell. Judge Kelly himself is in
excellent health.
Star Route Civil Suit*.
Washington, June 17.—William A.
Bradly, ot Kentucky, is here to begin the
civil suits against the star route contrac
tors to recover the exorbitant sums of
money paid them by Gen. Bradlv. He is
awaiting the return of the President,
when the Cabinet will plan a course of
action for him.
Arthur to Sign the Forter Bill.
YVashington, June 17.—The President
is expected to sign the Fitz John Porter
bill.
Buoker 11111 Day.
Boston, June 17.—The celebration of
“Bunker Hill Day” to-day was more
spirited and extensive tli an for many
years. The day was welcomed at sun
rise by the usual noisy demonstrations,
the booming of cannon, the clanging of
bells and the shrieking of steam whistles.
Small boys were out in force, exploding
fire-crackers and torpedoes and blowing
fish horns. The banks, custom house, all
the exchanges and business places gen
erally were closed. The centre of attrac
tion of course in the forenoon was Char
lestown, where the Mystic Order of Owls
gave a grand allegorical parade, which
was witnessed by thousands of people.
The Scott Liquor Taw.
Columbus, 0., June 17.—The Supreme
Court to-day announced decisions in two
cases arising under the Scqtt liquor tax
law. In the decisions the court declares
the second section of the law, pertaining
to the first lien on premises, unconstitu
tional, and leaves the rest of the law valid
and operative as heretofore. The ques
tion of the constitutionality of the whole
law is held not to be raised In these cases,
and the court stops with the record. The
liquor dealers will, therefore,be required to
pay the June collection tax under the law,
leaving the matter open lor further test
before the semi-annuai payment in De
cember.
A Broker in the Toils,
O., June 17.—Edward L.
Moon, a broker with whom Isaac C. Stan
ley, the defaulting teller of the National
Bank of Commerce, had most of his deal
ings, was arrested this morning by a
Lnited States oflicer under the same
Federal statute under which Stanley was
arrested, which prescribes from five to ten
years imprisonment for embezzling funds
trom a national bank or abetting the
same. The arrest was made at the in
stance of the bank officials.
A Kentucky Assassination.
Greensbcrg, Ky., June 17.—C. C.
Morris, a prominent citizen, was assassi
nated yesterday. He left his home in the
country on horseback on the way to town.
Shortly afterwards firing was heard and
his son and a neighbor found his body ly
ing in the road, pierced by six builets.
His pockets were turned inside out, but
it was not supposed that robbery was the
cause of the deed, which is shrouded in
mystery.
Dallas’ War on the Gamblers.
Galveston, June 17.—A Dallas special
says that the war against gamblers cul
minated yesterday in James Wilkerson,
one of theindictedgamblers, payingss,o(X
to Dallas county in compromise, and
agreeing never again to gamble in Dallas
county. All the other gamblers left
rather than compromise. “One gambler
from whom the county demands $10,000!
has sailed for Europe for his health.
Probable Wife Murder.
Detroit, June 17.—Charles H. Cam
bridge, of Whitehall, Muskegon countv
beat his wife last night with a chair, arid
then shot her twice, inflicting wounds
that will probably prove fatal. He then
shot himself through the heart. The
cause of the act was jealousy. Thev had
two small children.
The Harvard-Colambla Race.
New J ondon. Conn., June 17.-The
Harvard and Columbia crews have com
pleted their arrangements for their race on
Wednesday evening. The Harvard men
are giving odds of two to one this even
ing. _
Count Toronto Reconsiders.
Madrid, June 17.—Count Torento has
withdrawn hia resignation of the Presi
dency of the Chamber of Deputies.
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COMMERCE WITH MEXICO.
THIS COUNTRY A GAINER UN
DER THE NEW TREATY.
Sugar anil Tobacco Interests Not, to
Suffer Despite Their Apprehension—
Sl* Articles Freed from Dufy by This
Country and 67 by Mexico—The Fu
ture Relations of the Countries of the
Western Hemisphere.
Washington, June IT.— ln the report
accompanying the bill to carry into effect
the Mexican treaty, prepared by A. S.
Hewitt and reported front the Wavs and
Means Committee, the question has been
raised whether it would not be competent
for the President and Senate alone to
enter into treaties which would change
the laws for the collection of the revenue,
but the practice has been uniform and
the House has always insisted that where
rates of duty are changed by treaty the
approval of Congress is uecessury for its
execution. In the case of the treaty
under consideration, however, this ques
tion does not arise, fo.* the reason that the
Senate, before ratifying the convention,
adopted the following amendment:
“The present convention shall taku effec; as
soon as it has been approved and ratified by
both contracting parties according to I heir re
spective constitutions, but not until the laws
necessary to carry it into operation shall have,
been passed both by the Congress of the Uni
ted st ites of America and the Government of
the United Mexican Staes and regulations
provided accordingly, which shall take place
within twelve months from the dale of the
exchange of the ratifications.”
EFFECT OF THE ADOPTION.
The adoption of (his amendment by the
Senate is a substantial admlsslou in the na
ture of a precedent w hich may he expected
hereafter to govern treaties a fleeting revenue.
By reference to the terms of the treaty. It will
be found that the United Stales agrees to
admit from Mexico, free of duty, twenty
eight articles, of which all but seven are now
.free of duty under the existing tariff. In
return for this inconsiderable concession, tho
Government of Mexico agrees to admit, free
of duty, seventy-three articles, all
ol which, except six, are now
subject to duties averlng over 80 per cent,
on the dutiable value. From this brief state
ment the-balanoe of the advance, as a mere
business transaction, would seem to be largely
in favor of the United States. In two respects
only would there seem to be any interference
with any productive industry carried on In
this country. It has been feared that tho
sugar industry of Louisiana might bo un
favorably affected bv the free admission of
raw Mexican sugar,' and that the profits of
tobacco culture might ultimately ill some way
be affected.
NO INJURY POSSIBLE.
No serious injury can tie reasonably antici
pated as tp eit her of these interests, when it
is considered that the total amount of sugar
imported from Mexico during the past six
years is 1,798,171 pounds, valued nt |(13,*10, and
of tobacco 31,336 pounds valued, at 130,651. It
is moreover conceded that Mexico at present,
does not raise sufficient sugar for its own use,
and its tobacco is of a quality which does not
interfere with the product of tho United
States. but, on the contrary, would
advantageously supplement it and
would replace the tobacco which
is now imported from the island of Cuba. The
objection, therefore, arises rather front ap
prehension in the development of Mexico in
the production of these articles than from any
considerable importation of the present time.
The prospect of interference is evidently too
remote to weigh against the great advantage
which will accrue to the United States from
the admission of our manufactures free of
duty into Mexico. If nt some future time tho
sugar business should be largely developed it
might be remembered tliut its growth would
afford a proportionately large outlet for our
machinery and lead to an interchange of crude
products from Mexico for these farms of
value, in which skilled labor is most largely
required and from which the profits are most
considerable.
BENEFITS IN STORE FOR US.
We shall derive from the healthful and nat
ural action of the proposed free interchanges
of commerce beneficial results which we have
failed to get out of the restrictive policy
which lias heretofore checked the natural
growth of business between two neighboring
and friendly nations. Mexico is a gate through
which this country will find its connection
with the Central and South American States.
At present our commerce with those coun
tries ir carried on under very great disad
vantages. We-buy from them far moreJhcn
we sell, and we cannot hope to reverseThls
operation >o long as our manufactured pro
duct cost more than similar articles produced
in Europe. But the day is not far distant
when these elements of greater cost
will disappear, and when our relation
with the great American States to the
south of the United States will become more
intimate, commercially as well as politically.
The time lias til ready arrived when we must
adopt a constitutional policy, laving its foun
palions broad and deep, in the mutual inter
ests of intimate commercial and political
sympathies.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Monroe doctrine must be asserted and
enforced. While we ought to welcome tho
investment of foreigu capital on this conti
nent and to make noobjcction to the construc
tion of highways of commerce, nevertheless
it is essential for our safety as well as our
growth that we shall exercise a controlling
influence in the affairs of the Western
world. It may not be desirable that
we should extend the limits of our
sovereignty beyond our own borders, but
every measure which tends to establish close
relations with our neigliliors, to create mutual
interests, to develop common hopes and sym
pathies, and to tie us more closely together In
support of Hie principles of free government
and the progress of human liberty, should bo
encouraged, ft is for this reason that the
treaty with Mexico marks an era in the pro
gress of the Western world and In the spread
of that sentiment of mutual friendship which
should animate its inhabitants. Between us
there are no antagonisms, either of govern
ment or of commercial interest.
WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STOKE.
Happily we are free from evils which have
descended from despotic governments. En
dowed with all the elements of wealth and
happiness, we have only ourselves to reproach
if we do not form prosperous and contented
communities With perfect freedom of ex
change secured, the jPomise of ages can be
realized in the Western world. The spread of
knowledge, free interchange of opinions and
of products will lend to produce among its in
habitants that equitable division of Hie fruits
of human comfort which the Old World
has failed to secure. Happily we have no ex
hausted fields to cultivate, but a whole un
bounded continent is ours for life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. We have onlv to
cultivate peace and good will with our neigh
bors, and accept every opportunity for free
intercourse and free interchange in order to
complete the demonstration of those blessings
which have crow ned the unrestrii e 1 com
mercial intercourse of the States of our Union
with each other, that they may be extended
and enjoyed by all the people of the Western
hemisphere, not only in peace and scceurity
but without peril to their political existence
as free and independent nations.
President Smith Congratulated.
Nashville, June 17.—The Board of
Directors of the Merchants’ Exchange
yesterday sent a telegram of congratula
tion to Milton 11. Smith, recently elected
President of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company. Their action was
unanimously indorsed by a full meeting
of that body, and a resolution was
adopted expressing the fullest confidence
in Mr. Smith’s integrity and surpassing
ability. 1 6
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