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( rsTABIHHRD lIM. i IJ* A. MTILL, Editor and FrofirtAt*r. 1 GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. Till: NKWSOF THE TWO STATES TOM) IN PARAGRAPHS. Some of the Cow panic* which Will Attend the Rome Encampment— Bain bridge at a Freight Point—Tisit or the Board of Vialtor* to the State Uni versity. UEOKCIA. The maos meeting of the Baldwin Countv -Sunday school Association fixed f or to-mor row ha* been indefinitely postpone). Elaeh of iheettrut militia district- in Tattnall county will elect one delegate to the Senato rial convention on Saturday, the 21st inst. I he convention will probably be called earlv m Jlitv. * At Augusta Tawltv Judge Konev rendered a decision, holding that a judgment rendered l. a Notary Public and ex-officio Justice of the Peace at a time and place other than that l* ve* 1 for the court ae-eions of the regular Jus tice of the Peace was void. In a six hour go-as-you-please walking match at Dalton Saturday, commencing at 12 m. and ending at p. in., notwithstanding a heavy rain, which came up about 4 o’clock and ladled some twenty minutes, the follow ing is the record made: tV. N. Harlien, 2ti‘. rn'les; it. J. 1 r.nr mell. 2) miles; lieorge Macauley, -Jr., 2*’£ miles: T. I-. Tibbs. 27 miles. Monroe Advertiser: Darling A. Bennett, of Company D, forty-fifth Georgia Kegiment, was severely wounded at the battle of Chau cellorsville on the ?d of May, Ds.:{, was ca p. tureil, and not lieing heard from, was sup po■ii*#l lo lie dead. A letter from his Captain, Judge T. O. Jacob, informs us that Mr. Ben nett is still living, ami that his home is Bap panhannoek. Ke*ex county. Va. When lie en listed his home was near lligh Kails, in Mon roe county. It has been recently discovered that Mrs. S. C. Foreman’* family, in Wilkes countv, own the mineral right in some land in North Georgia that contain* a valuable mire. When Mrs. foreman’s grandfather sold the land some seventy-five rears ago he reserved the mineral right; ami recently, when the mine was discovered, the man who owns the land said that th** mineral right had been reserved, but he did not know who owned il. A search of the records disclosed tile above fact. Another murder has been committed in btewart. A negro direct from the scene re port- that on the plantation of Mrs. Aim* ] Ward, in the lower par! of the county, a lie- j gro named Peter liar: -field, was *la"iu by a j negro boy aged lrt years. It ap|*ear* they i were engage t in friendly play when the boy became angry ami drew his knife. At this point they were separated, and deceased had turned away when the hoy, whose name is not known, seized a hoe and buried the eye of the hoe in his victim’s head, lie died‘in u*n minutes. The youthful murderer w:: then permitted lu esi ajif. Mnj. J. J. Wldle, at one time a leading fac tor in the agricultural implement trade of Atlanta. i now occupying a cell in the Fulton county jail. There are two warrants for the Major, ami his retention will he easily accom plished until his trial occur* or until he suc ceed* in giving gilt edge bonds for liis appear ance when wanted. One of the warrants charges Maj. White with larceny after trust, and was issued after the recent grand jury had returned a true bill against him. The other warrant is for hail trover, and the particular property which it is desired to secure bv the writ is claimed by T. K. Frierson, c. P.'Wil lard A < ~ of Chicago, secured the first war rant. They* consigned nu engine to the Major to sell, Inch he did, lint failed to remit to the firm. They allege larceny after trust, lie claim* it to be only a case of debt. Athens Renner- Watchman: The* Southern Mutual Insurance Company’s case was called in the .supreme Court Monday, ami Hon. Pope Barrow, representing Hie company, state*! that they were not ready f**r trial, and wished to continue the case until the next regular term m November. Capt. 11. 11. Carlton, representing the past and present policy holders, fluted that whilst they would not fight against a continuance, they were ready, willing ami anxious for atrial, and hoped that His Honor would not grant a continuance. The case was, however, put off and court adjourned. About the only ques tion for a jury t deeide in this moneyed affair is what amount is it necessary for the compa ny to withhold as a reserve fund to meet the probable losses of the company. The amount over and above this fund is. as has been de cided by the Supreme Court, to lie divided pro rata among the policy holders. The executive committee of the military en campment. to open nt Koine on the 2d of next month, held a inci ting at the encampment headquarters Monday. Capt. Printup r>- fwrted that the following named companies md already secured quarters, and would re main throughout the encampment. Rifles, Adairsville; Guard*. Abbeville, S. C.; Kenne saw Bides, Atlanta: Spaulding Greis and Cight Guard*, Griffin. Ga.; Guards. Cave Spring; Chickamauga Guards anti Cadets, Chattanooga. Teun.; I.ight Infantry. Ameri cas; online rn Cadets, Macon; Quitman Guard-. Forsyth; Clinch Rifles, Augu>tx: I.ight Guards anil llilK :tyCadets, Rome; Sa vannah, Charleston, Henderson, Kentucky, Montgomery, and Gadsden, Ala., and proba bly New Orleans will send companies and are at present negotiating w ith General Manager l’rintup as to rules of drill and cost of trio. Atlanta Constituti-m i; The Board of Visi tors to the state University have in pre paration their report, ’which will be submitted to the Governor in a day or two. The board have had an unusually in dustrious and attentive session, and have made, so they consider, the closest examina tion of pai*ers that has ever been made. They have changed the system of reports. Hereto fore it has ncen customary to have the reports cover every thing connected with the manage ment of the institution, but this board, upon looking into the law, found that they were re stricted to an examination of the "scholastic standing among the student*. In consequence they devoted their entire time to that work. They found the institution in a very flourish ing condition. They found, however, that the faculty are overworked and w ill recommend the enlargement of the faculty. - Some of the papers submitted to the board were pro uounced of a remarkably fine order, hut the board discovered a lack of attention to minor matters, such as p pel ling, icnminstiip anil grammar, and in consequence the board could not accent as high a general average in scliol irahip as they would have liked to *lo. This ■defect they considered due to the crowded labors of ilie professors. The work of Prof. White and the laboratory of Prof. Charbon nier were greatly praised. Bainbridge Democrat: Bainbridge has al ways been a competitive freight point, in which respect she has had the advantage over ail other towns along the line of the savan nah. Florida and Western Railway. A retro spective* glance over the commercial history of the tow n will fully bear us out in this state ment. Not only has she always been a com petitive point, but she is now. and we see no good reason hy she may not always continue tola*. Next fall will w ; it ness any amount of competition for the carrying trade of onr town and that of the Kitut river valley, for the reason that we can ship our cotton to Savannah, to New York via Savannah, to New Yotk via Chattahoochee and Jackson ville, to Columbus, to New Orleans via Apa* laebicola, and to New Orleans via Pensa -ol and Atlantic Railroad. Mr. J. M. Humphreys has just returned from Colum bus. and lie informs us that there is no doubt but that an independent line of first class freight and passenger steamers will be put ou the rivers at an early day. The steamer Amos Hayes will resume her trips in about two weeks, having tied up temporarily for repairs, and will continue on the river imleti nue ’v. Mr. Humphreys will be the agent of the line in Bainbridge and will open a regular steambo.it office here. It is needless to add that the lice will get the. undivided support of tin* businc** communities of Mobile and New Orleans; actl the support that these two cities will give it will be liberal, enterprising and progressive. H lili sgrh facilities Bain bridge on got to tie the best cotton market in Soutnwi st Georgia. Last season our mer chants paid more f**r cotton than did any in terior town in the -State, and it is reasonable to suppose the prices will improve this season. Bainbridge. too. ought to supply this section of country entirely with heavy groceries and plantation supplies, because rates of freight are so low between hero and New Orleans, the great grocery centre of the Northwest, where these goods can be bought at a margin under which no Kastern ci’y can afford to sell. The outlook it indeed promising for our town. The new steamer i-erill. from Ap alachicola- we hear, will soon begin seml weeklv tribe from Apalachicola to Bain bridge". ana carry the United States mail*. FLORIDA, Fig trees around Tallahassee are laden with fruit. The streets in Del-and are being covered with sawdust by the town authorities. There were atiout $30,000 worth of railroad lands recently sold in Sumter county. There is a good prospect of a fair crop of pomegranates this season in Leon county. Oliver Lovergreen is the firs: Floridian re ported to have succumbed to the sun this seasou. Joseph K. Hawley intends to erect twelve cottages tor rent on his lots near the St. James Hotel at Tampa. Another large hotel is being erected oppo site the freight depot of the South Florida Railroad at Tampa. ■The new freight steamer Lake Apopka has been completed. She will run between Apop ka and points on Lakes Dora, Beanclalr and Vurleton. A telephone line is to be erected between Tampa and Tarpon Springs, via Keystone Bark. Governor A. P. K. Salford is one of the projectors. Mr. George Stewart contemplates manu facturing artificial stone at the old Oil Still, on the fit. Marks Railroad, about twelve miles south of Tallahassee. The trustees of the Presbyterian Chnreh of St. Augustine hare extended a call to Dr. Milton Waldo for a year, dating from the ex piration of his present term, August 1. The Lire Stock Company of Messrs. Van Houghton. Boardman A Co."have bought sev eral hundred acres of land near Stratford, which they will soon fence and stock with cattle. A petition praving for the establishment of a post office on the St. Marks Railroad, six mites from Oil Still, has been forwarded to \t ashmgtnn. The office would accommodate about forty families. In obedience with an order issued from Na tional Headquarters Grand Army of the Re-* public, the seven or eight post* of’Flarida met at Pensacola yesterday for the purpose of ■organizing a State department. Tampa Tribune-. Last week, while cruising In little Sarasota bay. near Mr. Webb's plans, Burr Cosby caught with a cast net a genuine cuule fish. It measured about two feet and a <half across. It answered in eTery particular the descriptions given of these marine mon sters, though small in size. This is the onlv one of the kind that we ever heard of being caught on this coast. The Democratic Convention of Brevard coonty met at Titusville Mav 3L pnrsu at to call. Capt. W. H Sharpe was chosen Chair man, and E. B. Wager Secretary. The com mittee was instructed to vote for Capt. W. H. Sharpe for Lieu tenant-trover *or. and Charles Dougherty for Senator from the Twenlv-first Senatorial district, J. M. binder* and W. S. Norwood delegates. The same delegates were also chosen for the State convention. G. S. Hardee aud M. S. Joucs were chosen a* alter nates. Jacksonville will have another walking match July 4. The Jacksonville 3cm bi says the Ashmeads w ill enter the lists against the Bowden brother*, J. E. T. an l Tat. the latter of whom can find a hundred men to back him against anybody on another race. With this redoubtable quartette will enter Mr. Lilil bridge, the tail athlete of East Bav, and two chosen representatives of the three great dry goods houses. Asa crowning attraction, it u pro|iosed to have the journalistic winners of the gr. at Atlanta ami Macon matches to com plete the ii.-t. This is now made up, and no further entries will lie received. . Lake City correspondence News, June 17: Ttie Democratic Con vention came off on la-t Saturday, 14th. Hon. J. F. Hava, Messrs. L. Harrison. W. W. King, J. J. Knowles, J. L. Parish, W. K. Moore, h, L. Morgan, J. W. Chiles, J. 11. Weeks and J. W. Jferrv were elected members of the Columbia County Democratic Executive Committee. The fol lowing were elected delegates to Pensacola: •1.1. Bays. M . T. Baeoti. W. If. Ogden, K. Brown, J. L. Parish, T. W. Getzen. M. M. T. Hucbiuvv.il. W. A. .Sheffield, W. T. Henrv and S. !'. Bowie. The following were elected delegates to attend the convention at Palatka: J. K. Bays. J. K. Andrews. IT. B. Williams, A. s. Ooodbred, T. J. bumerall, J. H. Weeks, A. G. Bigelow, W. If. Moore, .le.**e Turn**r and J. W. Chiles.—Shower* are falling to ad vantage in different parts of the conntv. No storms have visited us to the injury of crops yet.—lt is greatly hoped that there will be a unison of feeling throughout the Democratic ranks. WKSI.EYAYS COMMENCEMENT. The Exercises It rout* lit to a Close Uuder Most Brilliant Circumstances. Macon, Ga., June 18.—An immense au dience attended the exercises of com mencement day at Wesleyan Female College to-day. The programme was as follows, the third division of the senior class partici pating: Salutatory address, Miss Ella Granbery, Richmond. Va. Essays—“ Old Sight* with New Eves,’’ Miss Mattie I.ou Hatelier, Craw ford county, Ga.; “Ladv Macbeth,’’ a criti cism, M's Ida Singleton. Macon, Ga; “If I Wore You." M - Alice Todd, Wilkinson county, Ga.; “The Heir of all the Age*,’’ Mis* Rosa \. Turnbull. Miccosukic, Fla.; “A Grandmother’s Soliloquy,” Miss Agnes C. Walker, Richmond countv. Ga.; “Rings,” Mi-., Nellie Lou Wilkin, Colquitt, Ga.; “Self- Advertising,” Miss Clara Dunlap. Macon, Ga. Valedictory addresses, Miss Hannah S. llincs, Macon, Ga. The saiutatorian was decided by lot. Misses Granbery and Hatcher having the same re cord of merit. The programme was brilliantly executed. President Bass’ baccalaureate address was very excellent. He strongly appealed to ail members of the graduating class to adopt virtue a* their guiding star—let modestv crown aud beautify all their actions through life, lie hail read, with tears in his eyes, senator Brown’s recent Mornron speech, and he had resolved to impress upon this gradu ating class that virtue was woman’s highest attribute. President Bass conferred diplo mas and the degree of A. B. on thirtv-six graduates. WHERE THE MEDALS WENT. The following medals were awarded: Senior Class —Solomon medal for English Composition, Miss Mattie C. Moover. St. George’*, S. c. Burke medal for elocution. Miss Mattie C. Moover. It was decided bv lot. Maggie Lad*on. of Savannah, and Fannie Manghan, of Macon, tied Miss Moover. Trustees’ medal. In painting. Miss Cornelia Smith; in drawing. Miss Carrie Belle Johnson, of Macon; penmanship, Mis* Maggie Ladson, of Savannah; vocal music. Miss Agues Walker, of Richmond county. Misses Tillie Morton, of Athens, and Agnes Walker each received a medal for instrumental music. President’s medal, vocal music, MissAclisah Freer, of Columbus. President Bass announced that he received yesterday a letter from a daughter of Her. John W. Taller, 90 years old, now living in Texas, one of the original trustees of the college, appointed in INIS, endowing anew medal. This medal was awarded to-day to Miss Annie Bushin, of Tallassee, Ala., for vocal music. Rev. Warren A. Candler, of Augusta, ile llvcred the annual address on the chaste ami beautiful subject “Art.” President Bass an nounced that the* next session of the college would begin on the first Wednesday in Oc tober instead of jho third Wednesday fn Srn tember, as formerly, and close the third Wednesday invlutie, as usual. THE RECEPTION. The forty-sixth annual commencement of Wesleyan Female College was brought to a brilliant close to-night by the triennial re union of the Alummean Association. The college parlors were thronged with alumna* an*l invited guests. A splendid supper was serve*!. Heretofore the Board of Trustees have leased the college to President NY. C. Bass & Cos. at a certain sum per annum. They now give notice that one year hence they will assume control of all the college assets arising from tuition, etc., abolishing the lease plan. Prof. Harrison has resigned his position in tin* college, where he received a salary of $1,500 per annum, ami accepted the chair of physic* in the state University at Austin, Texas, at a salary of $3,000 per annum, guaran tee* 1 for five years. The Executive Committee of Wesleyan will fill his place during the summer. BISHOP SIMPSON DEAD. A Brief Biography of the Aged Gentle tuuu’a Honorable Career. Philadelphia, Pa., June 18.—Bishop Mathew Simpson, the Senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, North, died in tliis city this morning. Mathew Simpson was born in Ohio, June 10, 1810. He graduated at Alleghany Col lege, Meadviile, Pa„ in 1832, and re ceived the degree of M. D. in 1833, hut in the same year entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1837 he was elected professor oi natural sciences in Alleghany College, and two years later President ol Indiana Asbury University, at Greencastle, Ind. In 1848 he was ap pointed editor of the Western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati, and in 1852 was elected Bishop. He had been especially active in the promotion of educational anil missionary enterprises. During the civil war he was employed on important com missions. and delivered many addresses in support of the Union. In 1863-’64 be made an extended tour, studying tbe missionary status, and wants of his church in’Syria, European Turkey, Switz erland, Germany and Scandinavia. He had been three "times a member of the general conference, aud a fraternal dele gate to the British YVesleyan Conference, and to various ecclesiastical bodies. In 1875 he was appointed to visit again the mission conferences in Europe. ’ CRIMINAL ITEMS IN MACON. James Weit Fires at Win. Hill—Tiie Burnett Trial. Macon, June 18.—YVtn. Hill lives near Windsor Hill, near this city. To-day James West called Hill to his front door and deliberately fired at him with a pis tol. YVest was drunk. Hill’s and West's wives had quarrelled. This was the cause of the shooting. The case will be carried betore the grand jury now sitting. The trial of "Burnett Bros., who killed H. C. Turpin, is attracting great interest, YY'hen the clothes Turpin wore at the time of the killing were exhibited in court to-day a dramatic scene occurred. Mrs. Turpin seized the clothes, clasped them to her bosom, and cried bitterly. During the trial this morning Samuel Cook, a member of the jury," suddenly fainted and fell out of his seat. The court was suspended for nearly half an hour while Mr. Cook revived. The faint caused considerable excitement. Near midnight the case was given to the jury. A mis trial or acquittal is generally predicted. THE NEWS AT EUFAULA. A Joker Without Judgment Throws the City into Excitement. Eufaula, Ala., June IS.- A graceless scamp, whose name is withheld on ac count of his parents, had the city in a fever of excitement this afternoon by the report ot the sinking ot the steamer Thronateeska below Columbus, with all on board. The rumor being traced, it was discovered that the party had started it to play a joke on a young married man whose wife was returning on the boat. The husband, on this discovery, recovered from the shock,* took a double barreled gun and searched lor the perpetrator of the alleged joke, but be got wind of it and fled "to Georgia. Alonzo Brooker, while coupling cars on the Montgomery and Eufaula road at Georgetown, yesterday afternoon, wa9 caught between them and mashed to death, living only fifteen minutes after the accident. Miles Orr was awarded $1,500 damages against the Central Railroad this after noon in a suit for $25,000 for injuries re ceived in the Georgetown accident eight een months ago. Harvard Outrowg Columbia. Neyv London. Conn., June 18.—Har vard won the inter-cullegiate boat raee. Harvard's time was 24 minutes and 22 seconds. Columbia's time was 24 minutes and 29 seconds. HARMONY IN' SEW YORK. THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY CON CILUTE KELLY. Both Enter tbe Convention on an Equal Footing—The Delegation to Vote as a Unit at Chicago—Two-thirds of the Men Claimed to he for Cleveland- Politic* in Other States. Saratoga, X. Y., June is, 11a. m.—Mr. F lower denounces Mr. Magone's charges in the State Committee last night as de void of truth. The caucus of the county Democracy and State Democracy this morning at 10 o'clock adopted the follow ing resolution: NN HERE as. The New York county Democ racy, meeting witli tiie Democracy of the State to name candidates who shall receive tiie vote of eFery Democrat ami a majority of the people for President and Vice President of the l nited states, i* prepared to make all necessary effort* and concessions to assure the Democracy of tiie State and nation that the regular organization in the ci'y of New N ork has at heart the true and large inter ests of the party everywhere. Resolved, That the fonr member* of this organization upon the State Committee lx*, an*i they are hereby, appointed a committee witli full power to use all reasonable efforts to secure harmonious representation for the city of New York. Tin; members are William C-Whitney, Ed ward Cooper, iiughodore Thompson and John Keenan. The adjourned meeting of the State Com mittee met 11 o'clock at the United States Ho tel. The doors and windows leading*to the room where the committee held its session were thronged with crowds of delegates anx ious to hear the proceedings. At the roll call of the delegates all the members were present save live. Judge Daniel O’Reilly, of New York, on mo tion of Mr. Bnell, of Saratoga, was made Sergeant-at-Anns of the convention. The committee then adjourned to distribute ticket*. The Tammany delegation held a meeting at the Grand Union Hotel at 10:30 o’clock. John Kelly presided. Credentials were presented an*l Gen. Spinola announced that at a confer ence letween the Chairman of the County Democracy, Tammany ami Irving Halls re spectively, it was decided that the represen tation of New York county should lx* as fol lows: New York county Democracy 3x dele gates, Tammany 31, Irving Hall 10. THE CONVENTION MEETS. Saratoga, June 18, 12:10 p. m.—The Demo eratic State Convention was called to onler by Daniel Manning, of Albany. William E. Smith, of Clinton county, was elected tempo rary Chairman, and addressed theconvention. The roll of delegates was then called. The names of s. J. Tildcn and John Kelly were re ceived with applause. THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. Mr. Smith, on taking the chair, said: GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: We have met to-day uuder circumstances which can not but be encouraging to every person wlm desires the success of the Democratic candi dates at tbe next election. The Republican party by its abandonment of those prin ciples which secured it the confidence of a majority of the neople in the past has lost many of its former adherents, while the facts which have been published during the past four years as to the meaning and methods bv which the Republican success in the la*t National Convention was sccom p ished have convinced the people. But for bribery and corruption Gen. Hancock would to-day bo our President. The Democratic party, by its earnest advocacy of retrench ment and reform in the national and State government, has retained all its former strength and gained many recruits from the ranks of its opponents. The im jMirtance of the political issues of the present cannot be overestimated, and the position which the Democratic party will assume in the coming canvass may be. to a great extent, determined by your action to day. Reports from all parts of the country show that thousands of Demorrats in every State of the Union are anxiously waiting the result of tliis convention. Trusting, gentle men. that wise counsels may prevail in your deliberations, I thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me. THE ROLL CALL AND RULES. The roll was then called, and the necessiirv substitution* made. The rules of tbe State Assembly were adopted as the rules or the convention. A resolution was adopted, pro viding that the Committee on Creden’ials be constituted of one delegate from each Con gressisnal district, and that no member of said committee shall vote upon any ciueation affecting his own seat. William C. Whitney, of New York, offered a resolution to the effect that a committee, composed of a member from each Congres sional district be appointed to select dele gates to the National Convention, four dele gates and four alternates from the State-at large. two Presidential electors-at-large and one elector from each Congressional district. SATISFYING THE NEW YORKERS. Ex-Senator Grady, .of New York, offered an amendment that of the New York representa tion the County Democracy have 4 Presiden tial electors and 7 national delegates, Tam many i electors and 7 delegates, and Irving llall'] elector aud 2 delegates. Mr.Whitney accepted the amendment, and the resolution was adopted. CONCILIATING TAMMANY. The following resolution was offered hy Col. John it. Fellows: Whereas, Contests .have arisen concern ing the representation of the city of New York in this convention; and, Whereas, The New York County Democ racy, heretofore recognized as entitled to a preponderance of representation, expresses a willingness to concede soraethinK from what it considers its just rights to secure uniform and efficient action of the Democracy of the State; it is hereby— Revolted, That the sgrcementot representa tion from the city of New York be rati fled by lhi convention itself and there be admilteit from the city of New Yorl; 31 delegates to be named by representatives of Tammany Hall and 10 delegates to be named by the represen tatives of Irving Hall, and that the clerk place such names on the permanent roll of the convention when made. The resolution was adopted. At 2:la o’clock an adjournment was taken until 7 o’clock. The members from all the districts except New York were asked to re main to hand up the names ot their represen tatives from the Congressional districts. As the convention adjourned there was a call of someone for three cheers for Flower, and it met with considerable response, but the Chairman promptly restored order. THE EVENING SESSION. Sakatoua, June 18, 11 P. M. —The conven tion met again at 7 o’clock, but as the Com mittee on Credential* and Resolutions were not ready to report,a further recess was taken to"8:30 o’clock ami a second one to 0 o'clock. At i>:ls o’clock Chairman Smith called the convention to order. Mr. Herrick, of Albany, said that he had been requested by the Com mittee on Contested Seats to present the fol lowing resolutions: Revolved, That in the District of Kings we recognize the sitting delegates as the regu larly elected delegates. In the Second dis trict of Monroe we recognize the delega tion headed by Wm. Purcell [loud ap plause] as the'regularly elected delegates. In the Second and Third Assembly districts of St. Lawrence county we recognize the dele gation from the Second district headed by Thomas L. Harrison, and in the Third district that headed by John O. liridgers as the regu larly elected’delegates to this convention. The'report was adopted. The Committee ou Permanent Organi zation reported in favor of the con tinuation of the temporary officers of the convention. Mr. Smith’s name was greeted with applause. A delegate from each congressional district was named as Vice President and one as a Secretary. The re port was adopted. In introducing the platform and resolutions, Nelson J. Waterbury said that the candidate of the Democratic party for President must be what the candidate of the Republican party is not. and floud applause] that he mast em phatically lie what the candidates of the Demo cratic party have been in the past. We have seen and we all know, as a matter of fart, the political history of our country, and that during a period of more than 50years the gov ernment of this country was administered with honesty and with wonderful success till it fell under"the control of the Republicans. After referring to the misgovernment of the Republican party and the opportunity now offered to the Democratic partv, Mr. Waterbury read the following resolu tions: THE PLATFORM. Revolved, That the Democracy of the State of New York, assembled to appoint its dele gation to the national convention of the partv, commits to those delegates in association will! the representatives of the party from other States a general declaration of Democratic principles on national issues, at the same time recognizing that no issue can be more impor tant than the election of a President of the United States whose character and public reputation .shall give to the whole people assurance of an honest, impartial and efficient administration of the laws, without a sus picion of personal ends or private interests. Revolved, That this convention heartily commends anew the efficient and upright ad ministration of Gov. Cleveland. Revolved, That the delegates fo the Demo cratic National Convention to l>e appointed are hereby instructed to enter that conven tion as a unit, and act as a unit in accordance with the w ill of a majority of the members thereof, every delegate or alternate occupying the place of delegates to be bound bv this rule, and m case of the absence of both delegate and alternate from any district the vacancy to l>e filled by a vote of the majority of the delegation. ■* The reading of the resolution was inter rupted by frequent applause and cheers for Cleveland, and counter cheers for Flower. The resolutions were adopted unanimously. THE DISTRICT DELEGATES. The reading ot the list of delegates to Chi cago was next taken up and when concluded it was found that two districts were unrepre sented. This led to a long discussion in an attempt to till them. The delegates are as follows: First district, 15. W. Downing and J. H. Sntta; Second. Felix Campbell and John Y. McKaue: Third, W. C. Kingsley, A. V. White; Fourth, 11. J. Cullen and 'James Kane; Fifth, Michael O’Keefe and Archi bald M. Bliss; Sixth. Michael C. Murphy and Luke F. Cozzens; Seventh, Abram S. Hewitt and August Belmont; Eighth, Micha 1 Norton and Thos. F. Gradv; Ninth, John Keenan and John M. Power; Tenth, Hubert O. Thompson and William R. Travers; Eleventh. John Kelly and John R. Fellows; Twelfth, Wm. C. Whitney and Jis. J. O’Donohue; Thirteenth, Andrew J. White SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1884. and John McQnaid; Fourteenth, not in re port; Fifteenth, Peter Ward and Andrew Jackman; Sixteenth, Samuel J. Tilden. Jr., and George Williams; Seventeenth, Francis R. Gilbert and O. B. Parker; Eighteenth, Ed ward Murphy. Jr., and Robert Hamilton; Nineteenth. Erastus Corning and A. Bleecker Banks; Twentieth. Ja*ne W. Green and F. W:n*!ow Page; Twenty-first, Smith M. Weed an*! Henrv E. Gray; Twenty-second, not vet decided; Twenty-third, Janies Stephens and Charles D. Moore: Twenty-fourth, Robert Townsend and Mahon; Twentv-flfth, nenry J. Mowry and Lawrence J. Fitzgerald; Twenty-sixth, John C.Seer and Elliott; Twenty-seventh, Henry 1). Brewster ami Silas N. Gallet; Twenty-eighth, David B. Hill and Edward K. Afgar: Twenty-ninth. John Flanagan and M. A. Learv: Thirtieth, not yet decided; Thirty-first. James Ilanlan and Jonathan D. Lane; Thirty-second, S. Child and Daniel Lockwood; Thirty-third, John M. Wiley and David Miiler: Thirty fnnrth. Charles D. Murray and James YV. McMahon. VACANCIES FILLED. After the list of delegates had been read ex- Seuator Grady proposed that in case Mr. Dorsheimer declined to act Gen. Spinola be appointed to fill hi* place. It was carried. After a long discussion the Fourteenth, Twenty-second and Thirtieth district Uele gn’es wore agreed on, a* follows: Fourteenth District —Win. G. Stalilnecker and George D. Sanford. Twenty-Second District— Daniel Magone and John Lansing. Thirtieth District —Wm. Purcell and Jacob Geriing. The delegates at large are Daniel Man ning, Edward Cooper, Lester B. Faulkner and John C. -Jacobs. Their alternates are William Dorsheimer, Robert A. Titus. C. A. Parsons and IV. A. Poulier, respectively. The electors at largo are Oswald Ottendorfer. of New York, and \Villiam Purcell, of Rochester. Judge Samuel Hand,of Albany, nominated the present incumlicnts of the Court of Ap peal*. Charles Andrews and Charles R. Itap allo, for re-election. Surrogate Calvin made a speech favoring Judge Hand’s nomination. He eulogized Judge Andrews, and said that the time had come to forget that “we are Democrats, and rise above party faction.” He took his scat amid groans and hisses. Mr. Bacchus, of Green county, spoke of the mantle of charity that Surrogate Calvin want ed to put around the Republicans, but that he, as a Democrat, opposed the nomina tion. Gad H. Lee.of Saratoga,nominated RufnsW. Beckham for Judge of the Court of Appeals. Mr. Peckham's name was withdrawn. .Judges Andrews and Rapallo were noini na'ed amid loud applause. Mr. Whitney, of New York, offered the fol lowing resolution; Resolved, That the State Committee be au thorized to fill any vacancies which may occur in said committee, or any electoral or other ticket. This was carried. Senator Grady moved that the convention adjourn sine die. This was promptly carried at 11:15 o’clock, and in ten minutea’the ball was empty. THREE TO ONE FOR CLEVELAND. A canvass of the Cleveland men here show's their claim to be that the delegation from this convention goes to Chicago three to one in favor of Cleveland. Many of the Flower men concede Cleveland’s majority, but do not even a* i mi t that it is two to one. Before the adjournment of the convention the following names of the state Central Committee were handed in by the Chairman of the Stale Central Committee: First. District, C. Meyer, Jr.; Second, Michael J. Coffer, of Brooklyn; Third, James W. Ridgeway, of Brooklyn: Fourth, James Kane, of Kings; Fifth. Patrick 11. MoCarvar, of Kings; Sixth, A. li. Davidson, of New York; Seventh, Sidney P. Nichols, of New Y ork; Eighth, Edward Hooper, of New YorJc; Ninth,John ileinan, of New York; Tenth. H. O. Thompson, of New Y'ork; Eleventh, Ed uard Cahill, of New Y ork; Twelfth, Thomas F. Grady, of New Y ork; Thirteenth, John E. Develin, of New York; Fourteenth, Edward T. Wood, of New Y'ork; Fifteenth, John A. Mason, of Grange; Six teenth, John O’Brien, of Dutchess; Seventeenth, Isaac W. Cox, of Westchester; Eighteenth, Edward Mur phy. of Rensselaer; Nineteenth, teenth. Daniel Manning, of Albany: Twen tieth, Samuel W. Buell, of Saratoga; Twenty first, Conant Sawyer, of Essex; Twenty second, Thomas ‘ Spratt; Twenty-third, Charles 11. Grannlo. of Oneida; Twenty fourth, Clinton Beckwith, of Herkimer; Twenty-fifth, William B. Kirk, Jr., of Onon daga; Twenty-sixth, William N. West: Twenty-seventh, William A. Poucher, of Oswego: Twenty-eiglitli, Samuel D. Hallida, of Tompkins: Twenty-ninth, C. C. Walker, of Steuben; Thirtieth, John W. Martin; Thirty first, Daniel W. Tomlinson,of Genessee;Thir ty-second, Charles YV. McCune, of Erie; Thirty-third, John M. Wiley; Thirty-fourth, Hudson Ainslie, of Cattaraugus. TJIE NEW COMMITTEE MEETS. Saratoga, June 19, 2 A. M.— The new State Central Committee met at the. United States Hotel at midnight. William C. Whitney, of New Y'ork. moved that Daniel Manning be re-elected Chairman of the committee, and his motion was unanimously carried. John O’Brien, of Dutchess, was re-elected Secretary, and Edward Ainrphy, Jr., was chosen Treasurer. Ex-Senator Grady moved (hat the Chairman lie empowered to appoint an Executive Com inittec of the number that ttie Chairman con siders be-t. Waiter I.*. Burr was made clerk, and the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair. HOYV THE PLATFORM WAS BUILT. The Committee on Resolutions, which drew up the platform, met at 4 o’clock at the Uni ted States Hotel. Nelson J. Waterbury was elected Chairman. The two labor parties presented resolutions and made speeches praying that the Democratic party insert in tlteir platform those principles of reform in the prison contract system and cheap labor question which would insure the vote of the labor party for a Democratic President. The following sub-committee of live were appointed to draw up the platform: Francis E. Stetson, Chairman, Judge D. C. Calvin. J. 8. Ross, E. Ambrose and R. R. Grant. They remained out until6:3oo’clock, when Mr. Stet son read the resolutions. Objection was made by Edward Cooper to the tariff plank, which he asserted was a touchy subject, and one that should he left io the Chicago Convention. A general debate then followed as to whether this tariff plank should be incorporated and adopted. The hour for the meeting of the convention —7 o'clock—passed, and still the Committee on Resolutions were hotly, but good liumor edly, discussing the tariff plank in the plat form. The convention, in view of this state of affairs, adjourned till 8:30 o'clock. Ex-Mayor Cooper, Judge Waterburv, Mr. Stetson and Mr. Ross, who was the author of the tariff plank iu the sub-committee, each in turn spoke for and against the clause. Finally the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted in a decided majority against putting the tariff clause iu the platform. Each clause of the platform was then taken up and adopted. FLOWER STILL HOPEFUL. Mr. Flower was undisturbed, apparently, by any thought that the result of to-dav's con vention is unfavorable to bis chances 'at Chi cago. He claims that fortv-two members of the delegation are against Cleveland. He de clined to name the specific number of dele gates m his interest, but asserted that Chicago was yet needed to decide the probable failure. The opinions of leading editors here given to night are: Joseph l’nlitzer of the New York World-. “I believe that Gov. Cleveland will have ihe full New York delegation at Chicago. I think that he will get the nomination. I think that he ought to have it. I believe if lie get* it he will be elected.” Charles McC'une. of the Buffalo Courier, said: “After all the apparent opposition to Cleveland two davs ago the result or the con vention shows that Cleveland has 3 to 1 as far as Flower is concerned, and is at present the most prominent candidate before the Chicago Convention. He will have a large majority of the New Y'ork delegation there. Jerome Parnienter, of the Troy Press, which has been in favor of Flower, thought that Cleveland had 42 delegates as the result of to day’s convention, but thought the result, so far as the outlook at Chicago is concerned, is no nearer than when the New Y'ork State Convention liegan. William Purcell, of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, claims that a majority of the delegates are anti-Cleveland. MICHIGAN’S DEMOCRACY. Eist of the Delegates Who Will Repre sent the Districts. Detroit, June 18.—The Democratic Stale Convention met here this morning. Dan Dickinson, of Detroit, was chosen temporary Chairman. After the appointment of the usual commit tees the convention took a recess until this eveniug. The delegates to Chicago have been chosen from the different districts, and are as follows: First district, Daniel J. Campan and John Harrison; Second district. Col. F. M. Holloway and John Strong; Third district" Col. Michael Shoemaker and Devillo Hub bard; Fourth district, Chas. H. Kunmarlo ami Y. E. Stevens; Fifth district, Horace B Peck and John H. Withey; Sixth district, m! L. Bogg and Arthur J. Eddy; Seventh dis trict, Elliot G. Stevenson and M. J. Brabb- Eighth district. J. K. Wright and .Jerome W.’ Turner; Ninth district, R. Black and D.'E Soper; Tenth district, S. O. Fisher and C. II Black; Eleventh district, William P. Preston and John W. Powers. The convention is folly attended and is very enthusiastic. Ihe preference of the body is unmistakably for Cleveland as the Presi dential candidate. CLEVELAND THE CHOICE. Detroit, June 18,11:45 r. k.—The Demo cratic State Convention, upon reassembling this afternoon, made the temporary officers permanent and at once proceeded to bnsiness. A resolution was introduced instructing the Chairman of the State Central Committee to telegraph to the New Y’ork State Democratic Convention that Grover Cleveland was the first choice of the Michigan Democracy This created an uproar and was debated at con siderable length. While the preponderating sentiment of the convention is accurately reflected by the sentiment of the resolution, it was argued that the New Y'ork Convention was divided upon the subject, and this might seem like officious meddliDg with other people’s business This view caused the tabling ot the resolution by a decisive ma jority. The following were then appointed delegates to Chicago: O. M. Barnes, of Lansing; Timothy E Farmer, of Saginaw; O. M. Powers, of Kala mazoo. and A. P. Swineford, of Marquette The resolutions, which were adopted, de clare In favor of home rule, and insist on clearly defined lines bounding the State and rational authority; regret Tilden's declina tion, and affirm faith in the sentiments con tained in his letter on the subject of the tariff Thu resolutions declare: “We believe in com- I mereial freedom, the right of every man to boy where he can buv the cheapest, aud sell | where he can sell the dearest, and we de ! notince the present tariff levied upon over i 2.000 articles as a master-piece of injustice, i inequity and false pretense, impoverishing 1 the many to subsidize the few.” We instruct the delegates to Chicaga elected by this convention to insist on the reaffirma tion of tbe policy of tariff reform, a3 essen tial to the consistency and success of th** party. GEORGIA’S CONVENTION. Messrs. Lawton, H**well, Walsh and Baron the Delegate*-at Large to Chicago. Atlanta, Juno 18.— The Democratic Convention assembled in the hall of tbe House of Representatives to-day, for the purpose of electing delegates to the Na tional Democratic Convention, it was a perfect love feast in every particular, har mony and good feelingappearing in every quarter. At 12 o’clock the convention was called to order l>y Col. J. H. Estili, Chairman of the State Democratic Committee, who. after stating briefly the object for which the body had mot, announced the convention readv for business. On motion, L. F. Livingston, of Newton county, was made temporary chairman. Mark Hardin. Henry Cuban is* and John Campbell were elected secretaries, T. J. Jourdan, of Hancock county, offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the Sec retary call the roll of counties and tli- chair man of each delegation send up a list of the delegates. P. J. Brewster, of Coweta, asked for the appointment of a Committee on e'edentiais. YY’illiam Harris, of Worth county, opposed the resolution, giving as his reason’ for doing so that there were no contests, and that it was presumable that all the delegates on the floor were good Democrats amt had a right to be there. WILLIAM E. .SMITH MADE CHAIRMAN. The resolution was withdrawn by the mover, and immediately Robert Mitcuell, of Thomas county, nominated as permanent Chairman ex-Congressman YY r m. E. Smith, of Dougherty county. The nomination was seconded, and, amid great cheering, the only man of the Georgia delegation who voted “No" in Congress against the eight-to-seven scheme by which Tildcn lost his seat was escorted to the rliair by Gen. Y oung, Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas county, Mr. Harris, of Worth county, and Col. Candler, of Dekalb county. Col. Eivingston presented the one-legged hero to the convention. The Chairman made a few remark*, lu which he noted his inexperience as a presiding officer, asked for loniencv, and promised to do the best he could. Here a discussion took place as to the mode of electing delegates and alternates from tiie State-at-large. Matters for a few moments looked mixed. Some delegates favored hav ing a ballot, the four names receiving the highest number of votes to be declared dele gates and the next four alternates. Another faction favored electing delegates on one ballot and alternates on another. This motion prevailed. TIIE NOMINATIONS, Milton Candler, of DeKalb, nominated li. E. Lesler, of Chatham. 15. E. Russell, of De catur, nominated Evan P. Howell, of Fulton. This was seconded by F. G. Dußiguon, of Chatham. W. H. Haralson nominated A. O. Bacon, of Bibb. This was seconded by T. M. Peeples, of Gwinnett. YV. R. Rankin, of Gor don, placed before the convention Gen. Y'oung, of Bartow, which was seconded by Thomas Jones, of Bartow. Mr. Harris, of Worth, nominated Patrick Walsh, of Richmond, which was seconded bv C. L. Smith, of Ter rell. A. L. Miller, of Houston, nominated Mr. Kihbee. of Pulaski, but afterwards with drew his name. Here Mr. Lester, of Chat ham, gained the floor, anil after thanking his friend Col. Candler for his kindness, stated that Chatham had a son whom lie preferred to see go lo Chicago, and whom he desired to with draw’ in favor of. This man, he said, was Gen. Lawton, a Democrat of the old school, and a Georgian of prominence ar.d ability. Col. Candler seconded the nomination. Bal lotling was then commenced with Lawton, Howell, YVaJsh, Bacon and Young in the field. THE CHOSEN FOUR. When the call hail progressed about half way Gen. Y’oung, in a short speech, withdrew* his name, and moved to make the election of the first four named unanimous. This was done amid much applause, and before the echo died out Gen. Young, Col. Estili, C. C. Kibbee and YV. A. Little were elected alter nates hy acclamation. The districts then sent forward the names of two delegates eacli as their choice to the Chicago Convention. These were read and elected unanimously. The dis trict delegates and their alternates are as fol lows: First —Richard YV. Grubb, of Ylc- Intosh, and J. L. Sweat, of Clinch, delegates; E- Dart, of Glynn, and John V. Dill, of Striv en, alternates. Second District —John Triplett, x>f Thomas, and Maston O’Neal, of Decatur, delegates; James H.Guerry. of Terrell, and D. L. Gonhl ing,of Brooks, alternates. Third District —W. T. McArthur, of Mont gomery, and C. C. Duncan, of Houston, dele gates; YY'. 11. YVillis, of Macon, and J. I*'. YVat son.of Lee, alternates. Fourth District— F. M. Langley, of Troupe, and J. H. Martin, ot Talbot, delegates: L. P. Manderville, of Carroll, and G. M. Willis, of Muscogee, alternates. Fifth District —W. C. Parker, of Campbell, and George Hillyer, of Fulton, delega'es; R. A. Massey, of Douglass, and W. T. Dicken, of Henry, alternates. Sixth District —George W. Gurtori, of Bibb, and J. E. F. Matthews, of Upson, delegates; R. E. Park, of Bibb, and Frank Chambers, of Wilkinsou. alternates. Seventh District —E. S. Collier, of Dado, and M. I). YVindell, of Flovd, delegates; T homas Lyou, of Bartow, and J. D. Ponder, of Flovd, alternates. Eighth District —Halt Harris, of Greene, and Milton P. Reese, of Washington, delegates; R. D. Y'ow, of Franklin, and J. J. C. McMa hon, of Oglethorpe, alternates. Ninth District —W. I. Pike, of Jackson, amt William E. Simmons,of Gwinnett, delegates; W. I’. Price, of Dahlonega, and John I). Cobb, of Gilmer, alternates. Tenth District —W. 11. Parsons, of Johnson, and E. Floyd I.awson, of Burke, delegates; C. Henry Cohen, of Richmond, and J. W. Barks dale, of Lincoln, alternates. All of the delegates, with the exception of Gen. Lawton, are for Cleveland and McDon ald as the most available ticket. Gen. Law ton is favorable to Bayard. The subject of the tariff was not considered in electing the delegates. On the tariff question the dele gates are divided about equally. No plat form was suggested further than a united effort to oust the Republican purty. LOUISIANA FOR TILDEN. The Democratic Convention Declares That His Nomination is Absolutely Necessary. Baton Rouge, June 18—The Demo cratic State Convention reassembled at 8 o’clock last evening, received the report of the Credentials Committee and took a recess. The convention met again at II o’clock at night. Ex-Gov. R. C. Wycklitte, Chairman of the Committee on Platform, submitted the resolutions. The resolutions favor a tariff for revenue limited to the necessities of the government economically administered, and so adjusted in its application as to prevent unequal burdens; declare that the General Government should care for and improve the great water ways of the republic; resolve that the nomination of Samuel J Tilden as the standard bearer of the Democratic party in the coming campaign is not only essential as a rebuke to fraud and misgovernment, but is hereby declared to be the duty of the Democratic party to itself and the country, and the devotion of the party which ho has served with such fidelity in the past, and requests the delegates selected by this convention to present and sustain the views herein expressed. The platform was adopted. The convention elected E. A. Bnrke, B. F. Jonas, A. A. Gumby and R. C. Wicklvfi'e del egates for the State-at-large. After electing the alternates, receiving a list of the district delegates, and naming the electors, the con vention adjourned sine die. PRIMARIES AT CHICAGO, A Polling Place Assailed and the Bal lot Boxes Broken Open. Chicago, June 18.—The primaries for the election of delegates to the First, Second, Third and Fourth Congressional, District Democratic Conventions were held here last evening, and resulted in the choice of men who will send delegates to the State Democratic Convention fa voring Mayor Harrison’s nomination for Governor, and his choice as one of the delegates-at-large to the National Con vention. The four district conventions will also choose district delegates to the National Con vention. but it cannot be said from the re sults of the primaries what instructions these conventions will give as to the Presidential nominee. * As the voting was about to begin at one of the polls in the First district, where there are two factions, several men of one faction rushed into the room, seized the ballot box and threw it to the fioor.tbe box bursting open. At the same time four or five hundred tickets were scattered on the floor. The attacking party claim that the box was stuffed. The judges claim that the tickets were thrown on the floor by one of the intruders. The box was taken to the station house. What gives a sensational character is the lact that J. C. Maokcm, the Democratic organizer of the city, was one of the judges, and that the leader of the invaders w.as Aidcrman Whel lan, from the First ward. The Fourth Maine District. Bangor, Me., June 18.—The Democrats of the Fourth District in convention to day nominated John T. Lvneh for Repre sentative to Congress and A. J. Chase and John Donworth for delegates to Chi cago. California Delegates Resign. San Francisco, June 18.—J. Campbell Short and J. Martin, chosen Presidential electors by the Democratic State Conven tion lately held at Stockton, have re signed. They refuse to accept the plat form adopted. THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Arrangements Which are an Improve ment on Those of the Republicans. Chicago. June 18.—The local Connnit | tee of Arrangements for the National Democratic Convention, at a meeting to day, decided to make a numberof changes ; in Convention Hall. The stage will be removed from the north eud to the west side, and will have no room : back of it f* r rpeetators, a feature which j c.iused considerable annoyance on account of tiie noise at the Republican Convention. The ! p atforni will be occupied only by officers of the convention, and the Associated Press newspaper representatives will have a plat firm to themselves, with an entrance for them atone, aud the space will be railed off so that they cannot lie encroached upon. The sub-committee of the national committee will meet to-morrow. Judge YY'.C. Goudy. Chair man, ami it i* learned that the above plan yill b * adopted. Applications by new-paper* lor scat* should be made to Austin if. Brown. Chairman of the Committee ou the Press and Telegraph, at Indianapolis or Chicago. The Tennessee Democrats Nashville. Tknn., June 18. — The Democratic State Convention met here at noon to-day with lion. J. D. Calkins as permanent chairman. The delegates to the National Convention from the State-at-large are: Albert J. Mc- Neal, Thomas L. YVilliam*, S. A. Champion and John F. House. The delegates from the Congressional dis trict are: First district, YV. D. Dickson and John Slack: Second. T. YY. Henderson and J. C. C a wood; Third. John 11. Savage and James Johnson; Fifth. Thomas R. Myers and J. C. New; Sixth, YY. A. Quarles "and George S. Kinney; Seventh, Lucius K. Polk and Thomas C. Haynes; Eighth, H. YY. McCorrv ar.dtH. C. Towns; Ninth, Y. I*. Bond and T. E. Rich ardson: Tenth, Luke E. YY’right and D. K. Reddick. The Independents’ Committee. Neyv York, June 18.—The following committee has been appointed in accord ance with the resolutions adopted at the conference of the Independents and Re publicans last night to make arrange ments for the organization of an Indepen dent party: George YVilliam Curtis, Carl Schurz, Stephen P. Nash, Francis C. Barlow. Joseph W. Har per. Jr.. Henry A. Oakley. Jackson S.ScliuUz, E. T. Christensen, Edward Salomon, Ethan Allan Doty, George Haven Putnam. Charles Scribner, George YValton Green, Horace E. Deming, R. R. Bowker, YY. A. White. George YV. Hill, S. YV. Graerson, Hferman Dowd, Felix Kaufman, Thomas C. Sloan. Charles McY'eagh, Pereival Knautb, YV. C. Sawyer, Arthur M. Sherwood, J. H. Y'anam ringe, James stoKes, Frederick Cromwell, S. s. Burnham. E. S. Watormand and C. Stewart Davison. The committee has power to add to its numbers. Colorado for Cleveland. Denver, Col., June 18.—At 2:30 o’clock this morning the Democrat ic State Convention, held at Pueblo, elected as delegates to Chicago Gov. Grant, M. S. Waller, M. D. Crow, J. D.McGiloray, Den nis Sullivan and J. R. Letcher. The dele gatiou is uninstructed, but Cleveland is its probable choice. The Democratic Convention at I’ucblo adopted resolutions demanding free and un limited coinage of silver, favoring a strong and efficient navy, and denouncing “the in famy of 1870, when Tilden and Hendricks were, by fraud and threats of civil war, de prived of the offices to which they were elected.” . Florida Independents. Jacksonville, Fla., June 18.—A special from Live Oak says: The State Convention of Independents was held a Live Oak to-daj*, twenty-seven coun ties being represented. Resolutions were adopted denouncing the Bourbon Democracy. T. YY r . Pope, a bolting Democrat, was nominated for Governor, aud J. C. Greclv. a Republican, for Lieutenant Governor. This is the first organized Inde pendent party in Florida. Chicago Delegates. Chicago, June 18.—In the First Dis trict Democratic Convention to-day the convention seated what is known as the “Mackin crowd.” which was charged with having stuffed the ballot boxes at the primary elections. The Third Con gressional district named Edward F. Cul bertson and James H. Hildreth as dele gates to the National Convention. Vermont Republicans. Burlington, June 18.—The Vermont State Republican Convention met to-day and nominated Lieut. Gov. Samuel E. Pingree to be Governor, and E. J. Ornts l>ee, of Brandon, Lieut. Governor; the present incumbent, Wm. 11. Dubois, for Treasurer and Cbaries AV. Porter lor Sec retary of State. Flnnerty Won’t Support Blaine. A\ ashington, June IS.—Congressman Finnerty, of Chicago, denies that his Irish- American newspaper, published in Chi cago, will support Blaine and Logan. On the con tray, he considers these nomina tions unlit, and will oppose them vigor ously. He is an Independent Democrat. Kutlor’g Acceptance. New York, June 17.— The letter of the Greenback Committee to notify Gov. Butler of his nomination for the Presi dency, and Mr. Butler’s letter of accept ance of the nomination, are given to the public to-day. Mr. Butler’s letter is very long. REV. DR. NEWMAN’S FOES. The Pastor Restrained from Exercising liis Functions Except In a Limited Manner. New York, June 18.— The final order in the proceedings which were brought against Itev. Dr. John P. Newman, pastor of the Madison Avenue Congregrational Church, based upon the decision of Chief Justice Sedgwick, rendered several weeks ago, was signed to-day. By the terms of the order Dr. Newman is re reft rained from officiating as pastor of the church or taking charge of auv of its services or meetings except as the officiating pastor, lie is enjoined from presiding at meetings of church members or the board of deacons, or officers, from voting at these meet ings, from demanding or receiving a salary for his services as pastor since March 31 last, except as acting pastor, and from pro ceeding with the reorganization of the church. The Board of Trustees of the church amt the other defendants to the suit are enjoined from recognizing Dr. Newman except as acting pastor of the church and from paying him a salary for services as permanent pastor since March 3!, except $6,(00 for services as acting pastor. All of the defendants are restrained from preventing church members from meet ing in tlie building when regularly called together by the clerk or in other wavs, ami from obstructingor preventing the calling of such meetings. This order, which was signed by Judge Sedgwick, is made without prejudice to anv further application the plaintiff mav be advised to make in respect to the service's and salary of Dr. Newman os acting or officiating pastor, or to the defendants moving for leave to move to modify or dissolve the in junction. A BARK’S SOLE SURVIVOR. Ten Men and the Captain’s Wife Swal lowed Up but the Mate Saved. New York. June 18.—The bark Rafael Pomar (Spanish), Captain Pina, which arrived from Havana to-day, reports that she picked up in an open boat Dorson Stevens, of Moncton, N. S., mate and sole survivor ot the brig G. P. Sherwood, of St. John, N. 8., Captain Taylor, from Philadelphia, for Halifax, N T . S., with coal. The mate reports having sailed from Del aware Breakwater June 1, and had . a se ries of gales up to the 14th. On that date, at 8 o’clock, in a violent northeast gale, the cargo shifted and in less than two hours the brig went over and sank. All hands were lost—ten men and the Cap tain’s wife. The mate saw the brig’s boat afloat and succeeded in reaching it, together with Michael McGilvery, a sea man, who died the same evening from ex haustion. On the 15th, at six o’clock in the morning, the bark Rafael Pomar hove in sight, and after three hours with great difficulty, owing to the heavy sea and high wind, succeeded in rescuing the mate from the boat. RAVAGES OF THE FLAMES. Athens, Pa., Visited by the Most De structive Conflagration In Its History. Athens, June 18.—This town was vis ited yesterday by the largest fire ever known here. The fire started in the Nov elty Furniture AYorks of Hall & Lyon, and quickly spread to the coal yard of Ralph Tozer, the grain depot of D. J. Mc- Afee and other buildings, which were all destroyed. A large amount of lumber was consumed. Threeemployes in the fur niture works were seriously injured, and many others more or less hurt by jump ing from burning buildings. Several hun dred men are thrown out of employment. The loss is $102,000, which is partially in sured. A Merchant Cuts His Throat. New York, June 18.—8. Waldo Siblev, a partner of the firm of John S. Bremen & Cos., dry goods commission merchants, committed suicide to-day in his private office by cutting his throat with a razor. Mr. Sibley was found dead on the floor of his office. The razor was lying at his side and he had evidently been dead but a short time. No one was able to throw any light on the motive of the act. BLISS BEFORE SPRINGER. MR. KER’S DATES AND FACTS CALLED INACCURATE. The Witness Warms Up When He Reaches the Charge That He Was Not Sincere In the Prosecution of Dorsey, and Denies the Soft Impeachment. YY ashington, June 18.—George Bliss, of New York, was before the Springer Committee to-day to answer testimony recently given by witnesses relative to the investigation of the star route trials. Mr. Ker was present. Referring to Mr. Ker’s testimony before the committee. Col. Bliss said that it seemed to be impossible for that gentleman to be accurate in date* and figures. Col. Bliss continued: “Mr. Ker gives the idea that he brought new witnesses and drew additional information from old ones in the second trial, lie says that there wore seventy-seven witnesses in the first trial. The record shows that there were ninety-eight. Thirty of these were not examined. On the second trial there were thirty-three more than on the first. -Mr. Rerdell was examined at the second trial. Twenty-seven new wit nesses svere made possible by his examina tion. I furnished a list of the old yvitnesses for Mr. Ker aud gave the names of others. There was but one new witness produced by Mr. Ker ou the second trial. He is entitled to bringing here a witness named Cable. I con sidered that it was a mistake to bring Hint witness, and Judge YVylie decided that it was a mistake. Mr. Ker said that the oral examination on the second trial wa* stronger than on the first trial. It was. but not through anv witness he brought. YYe had Rerdell." DORSEY’S BILL OF FARE. .Col. Bliss then referred to the statement of Mr. ker, in which the former was credited with giving to an attorney of the defense dur ing Hie trial a bill of fare of a Dorsey dinner, which was used by the attorney in court. The testimony of Mr. Ker was apparently designed t * show that Col. Bliss was blinded to Dorsey. Col. Bliss said: “Mr. McSwecny said that he was going for roe because I was "at the Dorsey dinner. I concluded that Pd cover, and brought the bill of fare here and showed it in the court room. After wards, while I Yvas absent, the bill of fore came into the possession of Mr. Mo- Sweeny. I think that there is no ground for insinuating that I gave it lo him. It is more probable that Mr. Ker gave it, but I will not say so. He was more friendly with Mr. Mc- Sweeny. 1 was at the Dorsey dinner and did not pay anything for it. There were a great many people at that dinner wlo now don’t care to own up to it.” Col. Bliss, referring again to the witness, paid that he advanced SSO to a family of one. Be was not engaged in seeking’ money, “but. said he, “in seeking justice, which Pin afraid I’ll not get.” NO REFLECTION ON THE COMMITTEE. "What do you mean? Do you cast a reflec tion on this committee?” said Mr. Crisp. "I don’t reflect on this committee,” an swered the witness. Col. Bliss continued: “The allegation is made an through Mr. Ker’s testimony that I was not sincere in the prosecution of Mr. Dorsey.” 3 he witness in answer read from the record of th * first Dorsey trial and from his argu ment to the jury, in which he spoke of Mr. Dorsey, and characterized him as being “the chief conspirator of the conspiracy.” Hu said that the counsel for the prosecution was greatly embarrassed by the Attorney General insisting on closing the case. “X never proposed or desired that Mr. Dor sey should escape. Until after the close of the election when Garfield was elected Mr. Dorsey was almost a stranger to me. I was anxious that Secretary Folgershould he made Secretary of the Treasury, and found that Mr. Dorsey was of the same opinion. Soon after I saw a letter from Mr. Jloraey, in which he said that I didn’t amount to much politically. From that, we couldn’t have been very friend ly. I guess the President never entertained any desire to protect Mr. Dorsey. NOTHING DONE IN THE DARK. "YYhen Dorsey YA*ent to sec him one night the President said that lie would never see him unless lie came during tiie day time as tiie public came. The only tiling that the President ever said to me wes, *Be careful of your own record. *o that nobody will lie aide to say that you’ve let anybody out.’ I know why he said it. I asked Judge YVylie tiie other day if lie had ever seen any disposi tion on my part to let up on Mr. Dorsey. He replied that the idea was a perfect absurd ity.” “Mr. Merrick says that in your heart vou didn t wish Mr. Dorsey convicted?” inlcr jiosed Mr. Stewart. “Mr. Merrick was so good a Democrat that he could not imagine a Republican adminis tration prosecuting the Secretary of tiie Na tional Republican Committee. I’m not talk ing for poppycock now. I never dreamed of being accused of tryiug to protect Mr. Dorsey until Mr. Ker in connection with Brewster Cameron trotted it out.” “There is no truth in that,” interposed Mr. Ker. “This committee could not do a better thing than investigate Brewster Cameron in the ‘jury bribery ease.’ ” THE JURY BRIBERY CASE. Tiie witness continued: “That’s the only ca3e in which only Democrats and Brewster Cameron arc involved. Tiie charge was that tiie Department of Justice and the prosecu tion were endeavoring t£ bribe juries. Tiie circumstances out of whwli the charge arose was Brewster Cameron’s interview with Mr. D.ckson, foreman of one of the juries.” "lou convey the idea that the reason why this committee did not investigate the jury bribery case was because only Brewster Cameron and Democrats were involved,” said Mr. Fyan. •That is probably one inference in mv Blind. I have heard that -Mr. Ker advised Mr. Cameron to go to the jury. Tiie services if Brewster Cameron for the committee would probably influence the committee not to touch things that lead up to him.” “If yon know anything about bribery tell it,” interposed several members of tiie com mittee. “If this is the first time the committee lias heard of the alleged bribery it has not been as wide awake as X thought it was.” "The committee hasffieard of attempts on both sides,” said Mr. Springer. THE NAMES MENTIONED. “I don’t know that any Democrats were wrongly involved,” Col. .Blies continued. “The names mentioned were Brewster Cam eron, Ker, Dickson, and a man named Calls, some kind of a lawyer here. I don’t impli cate anybody. I have no reason to believe that Mr. Ker was connected with it.” “You know that ray name was not men tioned with it,” said Mr. Ker warmly The witness continued, “I don’t make charges against the committee, but it is the general understanding outside that you are going for the Republicans, and not Democrats, f am net going to give names, but there are persons who say that thev are going for me because I am closely connected with the ad ministration. If any body wants to sit on me, let him do it. He’ll find he is sitting on burrs. As to the removals from office of certain officials, I will say that I wrote to the Presi dent concerning them without consulting any body. Marshal Henry had been President Garfield’s pet. We felt that he was not acting in the interest of the government, yet we could not put our fingers on anything. Mr. Ainger was Postmaster here, and owned a paper in Michigan. AINGER’B LETTER. “He wrote a letter afier his removal, in which he attacked the prosecution. Mr Silencer was another one. I wrote to the President, asking for the removal of these men, and then sent a copy to his private Sec retary. To the latter 1 said that the letter expressed ray views, and that I wanted the President to see it and act. I did not consult wiih anyone before sending it, or send it a* coming from the counsel, because I thought t{int the President would in that case con sider it as official and feel compelled to act. My letter he could consider as private or official. Within twenty-four hours after its receipt the President said that the parties must be removed, and all others who hindered the prosecution.” “Did you receive advices or solicitation that favor should be extended to anv of the defendants?” asked Mr. Van Alstyne “No, sir.” “From any one who had ever been con nected with President Garfield intimately or socially?” “No," sir.” NOT APPROACHED BY BLAINE. “Ask him squarely it he ever received any from Mr. Blaine,” interposed Mr. Milliken. “No, sir,” Col. Bliss repeated, “and I will say to you further that I have not conversed with Mr. Blame since I went into the star route cases. I have not communicated with hifli directly or indirectly, and neither he nor anybody else ever approached me on that subject. I think it is just as well to ask squarely about Mr. Blaine, and a great deal squarerthan for Mr. Ker to write to the Chairman to have Mr. Merrick aaketl a ques tion he was asked the other day.” The question was, “Who recommended that Busier be relieved from the subpoena'-” “Merrick declined to answer. That’s what you did, and you know it.” “Who told you!” asked Mr. Springer, the Chairman of the committee. reViahf e ’’ eP ° rter *' Keporter ® are generally The witness continued, “Mr. Ker says that I told him that the initials of Uerdelt could not be found. That’s wrong. No inquiry virasinade a sout ■*. To show you how little effort was made, W, C. Rerdell’s name ap peared correctly in the Washington directory that year.” The committee decided to adjourn until to morrow, when Col. Bliss will continue. Be fore the adjournment, however, Mr. Ker asked the privilege of making a statement re lative to the jury bribery case. KER’S STATEMENT. He said: “This is the first time I ever knew my name used in connection with any attempt to bribe the jury. I was in Mr. Mer rick’s office when Brewster Cameron came in and said that he had been asked to go and talk with Foreman Dickson. Ho wanted to know if it would be proper for him to go. and both Mr. Merrick and myself advised him to go, thinking perhaps that Dickson wanted to give him something that would be of iuterest to the government in these cases. Cameron went but did not see Dickson. He never had an interview with him. Brewster Cameron is a high-toned gentleman. lam proud of hi* friendship. I was not aware that he and Col. Bliss were on bad terms,” “Buchn-Palba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kid ney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. sl. Druggists. SPRINGER ON ARTHUR. Both He and Brewster Sincere in the Star Route Cases. Washington, June 18.— A very labor ed and ridiculous attack on the Springer Investigating Committee appears in a New Y'ork paper to-day. The two prinei pal charges are an effort to shield Attor ney General Brewster and devoting un necessary time to the investigation of marshals’ accounts to the exclusion of more important matter. Mr. Springer, having had his attention called to the article, said: “This attack received its inspiration from the star route thieves who recently defeated a most elegant and singularly honorable gentleman for the Republican nomination for the Presiden cy. I have endeavored to shield no one. I have faithfully tried to smirch no one. All the investigations have been openlv, honestly and energeticallv con ducted. My committee has sat more hours and bud more frequent meetings than any other committee in Congress. The things we are charged with as having left undone are matters over which we had no control. The House gave us no jurisdic tion outside of our regular work, although I asked several times that the scope ot our investigations be widened. In regard to Gen. Brewster I can only say that the administration has met us more than half way from the very beginning in onr efforts to exjiose frauds and purifv the public service. There is not the slightest ground for the statement that either the President or the Attorney-General has been derelict in tbe prosecution of the star-route defendants. Quite the con trary. There is every evidence going to show that they have both made an honest effort to purify the party within itself. For the effort and his failure to entirely accomplish it. President Arthur was, in my judgment, defeated; and by whom, pray* Why, by the worst elements of his party. The men he had been prosecuting, and their friends. These were the active forces in tbe nomination of Blaine. The Elkinses, the Dorseys and men of that ilk, the star route plunderers and thieves who had been exposed by this administration.went to Chicago to defeat Arthur aud nominate Blaine. They succeeded admirably. Ar thur’s nomination was the one thing 1 feared at Chicago. He is the first gentle man we have had in the White House for years. If nominated he would have been the hardest. Republican in the oountrv to beat.” BURNSIDE’S PECULATIONS. 832.043 so far Known to have Been Embezzled—Other Accounts Honestly Kept. YU ashington, June 18.—The First Comptroller of the Treasury has nearly completed a settlement of tho accounts ol Col. J. O. P. Burnside, late Disbursing Clerk of the Post Office Department. So far as ascertained bis defalcation amounts to $52,042. The great bulk of this was taken from the contingent fund. The accounts oi all the disbursing clerks in the Treasury have been overhauled recently, and all found correct except in the Bureau of En graving and Printing, where a disbursing clerk had advanced wages to the amount of $5,000 to employes on simple receipts. This was not deemed fraudulent, but was held to be an irregularity, and for his in discretion the disbursing clerk’s resigna tion was called for. rearrestkd. Washington, June 18, 11:50 p.m.— J. O. P. Burnside, late disbursing officer of the Post Office Department, and Edwin C. Kirkwood, a clerk in the Bureau of Medi cine and Surgery of the Navy Department, who were arrested upon charges of em bezzlement and fraud and subsequently released on bail, were to-night rearrestcil upon new charges based on evidence just discovered. James D. dimming, a com mission merchant of tliis city, was also arrested late this evening on a warrant sworn out by Sec retary Chandler, charging him with con spiracy to defraud the government. It is understood that he is one of the outside parties who are suspected of having been concerned with Carrigan and Kirkwood in frauds in the bureau of medicine and surgery in the Navy Department. The reason for Burnside’s arrest is that an additional shortage of SB,OOO in his ac counts was discovered to-day, making the total over $60,000. UNHAPPY IRELAND. Lord Lieutenant .Spencer Gives tile Cold Shoulder at BeHast. Belfast, June 18.—Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, performed the cere mony of unveiling the Queen’s portrait this morning. More decorations were dis played in the streets along which the pro cession passed than were seen yes terday, but silence was ob served along the whole route. On reaching the Town Hall the Lord Lieutenant was greeted with mingled cheers and groans. In his speech Earl Spencer referred to the troubles of Ireland, and dwelt on the reviving prospects of the country. He congratulated the citizens of Belfast on their peaceful character, and their adherence to law and order. mtjtinV of a regiment. Limerick, June 18.—An artillery regi ment, en route to Tarbert for training, mutinied to-day at Glenmarket, a few miles from here. The soldiers attacked the town people, and injured several of them. Great excitement resulted, ami several arrests were made. O’BRIEN FINED. Dublin, June 19.—The Court of the Queen’s Bench has fined Win. O’Brieti, member of Parliament and editor of United Ireland , £SOO for contempt of court. This happened in connection with the action for libel brought against him by Mr. Bol ton. The court fined him instead of com mitting him, because he is the defendant in other actions for libel. Writs were also served upon Mr. Par nell, and other owners of United Ireland , by Bolton. They are based on an article in United Ireland calling the latter a rep robate beside whom the Maamtrasna murderer is a paltry and unimaginative miscreant. “Bolton,” the article states, “is a scoundrel w ho ought to bo drummed from Ihe public service; a thief and a lecherous old villain who is false to his wife; a miscreant who, under any whole some government, would have had his patriarchal locks shaved in the hulks, lie is a fraudulent bankrupt, brutal adul terer. and heartless debauchee.” O’Brien’s allegations against the French and other Castle officials were based upon the evidence collected by ex-Detective Micklejobn, of tbeir complicity with the band of men indulging in unnatural of fences, a scandal which greatly dis turbed Dublin society. Mr. Edmunda’ Safe. Washington, June 18—Mr. Edmunds, the District Commissioner, In explaining his attempt to remove the safe which he claimed as his from the office of Squiers* Cos., the bankers who failed recently, said to-day that five years ago he asked Mr. Squiers to allow him to leave a safe in his bank, and that he had kept it there ever since; that it contained papers belonging to him, and silverware and papers belonging to his wife, and that riquiers had no right to open the safe, and had not had access to it. He said that he had frequently loaned money to Squiers at 10 per cent, per annum, but had not been his partner. Hon. HeUter Clymer’s Ueatli. Reading, Pa., June 18.—The friends of the family of the late Heister Clymer authorize the following statement rela tive to his death: Mr. Clymer was in bad health, suffering from malaria, profuse night sweats and insomnia. He used narcotics in quantities which in ordinary health would only have pro duced sound sleep, hut which, in his de bilitated condition, produced paralysis of the brain and hurried his death. There will be no judicial inquiry, and the body will not be exhumed. There is no truth in the report of Mrs. Clymer’s dangerous illness. Foljter and the Distilleries. Washington, June 18.—Secretary Fol ger did not. decide to-day- the question as to whether all the spirit distilleries and warehouses should be closed at once on account of the insufficiency of the appro priations for storekeepers and gaugers. He said that he thought that be would have to decide to furlough the storekeep ers and gaugers. The Testimony of a Physician. James Beecher, M. D., of Sigourney, lowa, says: “For several years I have been using a Cough Balsam called Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs, and in almost every case throughout mv practice I have had entire success. I have used and prescribed huudreds of bot / i e satl- nce u he V a - rs ot ar “y practice I TKICI *lO A TEAR. I I 5 CENTS A COPY. | AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL THE UTAH BILL FIX A ELY PASS ED BY THE SENATE. Thirty-throe Yen. to Fifteen Nays Tell the Story—The Home Takes Up the Pacific Railroad Bill—Considerable Time Devoted to Discussion, but No Vote Reached. Washington, June 18.— In the Senate to-day, after ttio reading of the journal, which contained an allusion to tuo Fltz John Porter bill, the Chair slated that no further action on that bill was necessary than to have the action of the House an nounced to the Seuate. After further remarks as to the parliamenta ry status of tlio bill the Chair laid before the Senate the message of'tlie House of Represen tatives announcing the concurrence of that hotly iu tlie report of the conference commit tee, which recommended that the House re cede from its disagreement to the amend ment of the Senate, anti agree to the same. Tills action takes the Dili hack to tlie House of Representatives as finally passed, so far as the action of Congress is concerned. The Senale passed a number of private pen sion bills. Consideration of tlm Utah bill was then resumed. Various amendments were proposed ami debated, some ot which were adopted and some rider tod. The debate was participated in by Messrs. Bayard. Vest. Ingalls, Hour, Call, State r, Dolpli, Brown, Maxey, l.iphaiu ami McPherson. Among tlie amendments of fered was one by Mr. Hoar to strikeout the clause abolishing woman suffrage in thu'tS<■■■"■* ritory of Utah. The amendment was rejected by II vote of 17 yeas to 34 nays. Those voting in the affirmative arc Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Brown. Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Dolpli, George, Hoar, l.npham, Mutidcrson. Mitchell, Palmer, Pike, Sherman, Vance and Wilson. Mr. Brown explained his vote by saying that lie was personally altogether opposed to woman suff rage, but regarded it as an entirely local matter, and us it hud been established in the territory ho would videagainsttlieUnitoil States Government interfering with it. All amendments being disposed oi, tlie bill was read tlie third time, and passed by a vote of 33 yeas to 15 nays. Tlie vote in detail was as follows: Trim.—Messrs. Alliston, Beck, Bowen, t'nrn erou of Wisconsin, Colquitt, Conger, Cullom, Danes, Dolpli, Edmunds, Fair, Frye. Garland, Harrison, l ugalls, Jackson, Jones'of Florida, Jones of Nevada, Lnphaiu, McMillan, Mac pherson, Muhonc, Manderson, Miller of Cali fornia. Mitchell, Morrill. Palmer, Pike, Pugh, Riddlebergcr, Sawyer, Voorhees, and Wil son; tolnl 33. Xav*.— Messrs. Bayard, Brown. Coke, George, Hampton, Jonas, Kenna, Lamar, Maxey, Morgan, Pendleton, Ransom, Vance, Vest, and Walker; total, 15. Then, at 6:35 o'clock, tlie Senate adjourned. IN THE HOUSE. lii the House to-day further conference was ordered on the post office appropriation hill. Messrs. Townsliond, of Illinois, Holman und Ilorr were appointed on the porlofthe House. Mr. Miller, of Pennsylvania, offered as a question of privilege a resolution declaring James It. Chalmers entitled to Hie seat from the Second district of Mississippi. Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, raised Iho question of consideration, and'tlie House re fused to consider it now, by 66 yeas to 12!) nays. The Ohio contested case of Campbell and Morey being then called yp. the question of consideration was raised by Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, and the House iilso refused to eon aider it. lne House then proceeded to considera tion of the Pacific railroad hill, known as tlie Thurman amendment bill. PROVISIONS OK THE BILL. The bill extends the provisions of tlie Thur man act to Hie Kansas Pacific Company, the Sioux City and Pacific Company, and to the central brunch of tlie Union Pacific Company, it allows tlie investment of Hie sinking funds of all the companies in their own first mort gage bonds or any United States bonds or securities on their application to Hie ex tinguishment, of the interest on subsidy bonds. It requires Vj per cent, annual compensation for government services to be carried to the sinking fund, and also a large annual pay ment into the fiinkng fund. The twelfth sec tion declares that failure on the part, of any • f the companies to com pi v with these re quirements for six months shall operate as a forfeiture of tlie franchise. The substitute offered by tlie minority of the Pacific Railroad Company provides for the extinguishment of the debt due to tlie gov ernment by tlie issue by companies of 3 per cent, sixty years redemption bonds. Speeches were made by Messrs. Throckmorton of Tex as, Thompson of Kentucky, Post of Pennsyl vania, Jordan of Ohio, and Cassidy of Ne vada. UNION PACIFIC'S BAD SHOWING. In the eonrse of Mr. Cassidy’s speech, oppo sing the majority bill and advocating the mi nority, lie said that he had before him the statement of the government experts who had just been examining the books of the Union Pacific Company at Boston, and that tlie statement showed that there was a falling ofl iu tlie net earnings of that company of $1.b53,000 for the five mouths ending May 31, 1884, as compared with 1883; that the revenue and ex penses of tlio entire system during the samo period showed a deficit of $720,000; iliat the company in order to pay its July dividend would have to borrow or to draxv from other sources $1,400,000; that the debt of the com pany on March 31, 1884,including tlio capital stock, was $223,1175,000, and that its floating debt, included iu the grand total, was $11,400,- 000. The Central Pacific Company had com plied strictly with Hie letter of the law. had paid every dollar required under the Thur man act, and to-day was not a dollar iu ar rears to the government. UpS COMPANY CLEAN HANDED. It had besides a sinking fund of its own in which it had some $6,000,001 and will! which it would discharge its first mortgage bonds so that that corporation came to this Congress with clean hands. There wan no evidence that it sought to wreck its property and un load it on the government. He argued that it would lie wise to deal conservatively with these companies and that the passage ot the majority bill would have the effect of increas ing local freight and passenger rates. Mr. Hewitt opposed both the minority and majority lulls as being inadequate to the pur pose. He would move to recommit the bill with instructions directing the Secretary of tlio Treasury to report, on the first Monday in December, a plan by which the account of May 7, 1871, should be enlarged by additional payments to lie made by the railroad compa nies, so that the debt to the United States principal and interest, should certainly lie paid at maturity, or at the expiration of anv extension that the Secretary may deem neces sary to be made. ON THE VERGE OF RUIN. There was a misapprehension, ho said as to the present condition of the great compa nies. They had been treated as if they were prosperous. He wished that ttiey were so One of them, however, was standing on the verge of bankruptcy. Its dividends would lie passed, and he doubted whether they would ever be resumed What he asked was that tlie House should do with these companies what every business man would do with a debtor short of means-nurse the debtor and give him an opportunity to pay his debt, in stead of crushing him. Tbe discussion was continued by Messrs Anderson of Kansas, Laird of Nebraska. Bel ford of Colorado, and Sumner of California Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, having charge of the majority bill, offered an amendment making, in the aggregate, the payment re quiredof the companies 55 per cent, instead 3j P<’ r *• The previous question was then ordered, and the House, at 5■ 10 o’clock toot a recess till 10 o’clock a. m. to-morrow. The Rustem Fig Iron Association. Reading, Pa., June 18.—The annual meeting ol the Eastern Pig Iron Associa tion, composed of the owners of 100 fur naceseastof the Alleghanies, represent! ing $25,000,000 of capital, was bold hero tCMlay. Ilenry S. Eckert, 0 f this city, presided. tThe New York Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Schuylkill’ Lehigh and Lebanon valleys were largely represented. The reports presented in dicate that the present slight dullness in the trade will be succeeded by brighter business and heavier orders as the season advances; Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute. Baiting llowder. POWDER Absolutely Pure. wa-ssrsyiff-aagf powders. Sold only in cans, hy allgroeSw At w hoiesalß irfSavannah hy * ’ A SOX & < *i££J c ENHKIMEK A SOX M, lIEBST A CO,