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ITF.MS IN' THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYrE.
hr Folson at Conyers on Account
~r KrmorM-ttaU Treasurer Speer'*
telement—An lnque*t Held on a Live
s.j;ro Near Baxley—A >'ro With
Clascal Ntmn.
GEORGIA.
T er were but four death* in Macou last
•p.e c tins tian Church at Conyers > ile<li
, a few <lay* a go.
TV rain gauge In Cedartown showed that
s. ve iti'-hea of rain fell in June,
r ‘ nine struck the historic oak in front
• •>', college chapel at Athens Friday.
l’hini/y. the oldest and one of the most ;
:ient citizens of Augusta. die*l Friday. I
Thrasher has resigned the Marshal
jmiinan and J. J. ltaldrick has been
’ to fill the vacancy.
t ■ *'iricthon>e artesian well has passed
.... o f rt *t of sand, with no prospect of
re-i -a firmer foundation.
p. Mahan, of Bartow county, brought to
.... V if! -aturday UjO pounds of baoon
fall's raising and sold it at 11 cents.
, . ; non !S being eimilated asking the
• r li.-s of Quitman to levy a tax for
, . , of -tarlitig at once an artesian
T t'or.-and dollars is what Valdosta
r s in her new school building.
. ~r I. three hundred and eleven
\ r -1 jo -en subscribed up to date,
j t.. ( onnally, of Banka county, was
. tning on Friday, a* also the
, . *h!'t he was ri ling. A man named
n- th i onnally. and he was crip
.; la- male killed.
I M. t.odfri v living siac live miles nor'h
, } . ,r. s i •- on his mare either going to
,’ r . • r ..vg from the field, was fatally hurt
The tree *iil-.| the" mare
Mr. (..slfrey’s recovery is thought to Ik*
p .r, %r alleged that John Mitchell, son of
iom Mitchell, of Walnut Grove, who
„ . : t. .and in l-d at Cpnyers with a pis-
I ■ •: ween bis legs, poisoned himself on
t . remorse at having lietrayed a
X irtag m H. M. tldWi
ij. tm s went to church on Thursday
at ■: ucksl her two children up by
t > : T he building canght are and ties
, •. revert nearly cremated. Cine of
1 .: . ri• • m;;!s in l larke eoontv, one three
high, were ashed away by Friday's
r the machinery in the mills. Mr.
I*, • is-ster als.> |ot his mill nn<l dam. It.
I; II in ■ I •i.'letliorpc, and J. il.Thoinp
„j Oconee, both h>st mill dams,
yt,. uir*-.- hours go-as-you-plase foot race
;i i \ ■ Friday resulted as follows: Potts,
- miles 1 lap; Dootson,
j; !.i|i-: Hopper. 12 miles IS lai>s:
■ . -r. -nn • s l:i lap-: Potts represented
M , :i county, Cox Oconee and Ilootsou
Th< 1.-iGrar.ge Banking and Trust Company
1, , in v their -• mi-annual report. Tlifa
MIX * ilk a capital of
. has paid dividends in twelve years
1 - . i.- a snrpius of *63,000, and cash on
hand:-' m. Tin- stockholders own property
which is liable for <te
at cral well known commercial travelers
. *1 icon will soon lie pitted against each
ether m a three hours go-as-you-please foot
r i . The list includes the following:
From >. T. (oleman A" Cos., Levi Sliep
ir i fr- ti J:: - j tic- .V Johnson, Joe Greer;
V \ -- -.111111 A Cos., J. A. McGregor; from
To Bros. ,v Cos., sam Moore: from I>.
< rono ’• ■ A l 0.. Pierce Marx. The sixth
iß.*i -a *‘l pn • ably be Berrien Walker, from
C. 11. lingers A Cos.
\\ - : ( apt. John FTannory.
of >.r. .iinisli. is m town visiting relatives aiid
atti i . tin- commencement of lit. Joseph’s
At i lco }. The bank in .Savannah, of which
apt. I Tannery i- I're-iilent. recently had a
run on ii in common with a great many other
It iitk-. and in four hours *l2'-.OUO were drawn
out. But when every dollar was paid that
was called for the hank announced that it
was rt :e!y to keep tm paying till every deposit
should Is- withdrawn.
some nine rears ago. at a Christmas frolic
given in the bend of the >!. Mary’driver in
i barltoii county. John J. Thomas and Joseph’
Crew*, familiarly known as “Boner Joe.''
met and resumed a previous difficulty, which
re-idled in the death of Crews. Thomas fled
the State. An indictment was found against
him at the following spring term of Charlton
Court for murder, ami not until this tale day
tins he Iweii arrested. He was broughi from
Florida bv Mr. Mans, who arrested him in
Volusia county of that .state ills in a requi
sition of Gov. McDaniel.
A i am* before Ju-tice Poe, at Macon Satur
day, had rather a funny termination. John
Ikie claimed that Richard Itoe owed him
alsuit I'S). Kiss claia ed that the amount was
on y til. and then the suit. After several
months' litigation they both ; greed to leave it
to a jury, and consequently the ease came up
Is-fore Justice Poe Saturday. Doe was
•worded the til, but said he didn't want it,
and further said it could Is- given to eharita-
I’le purposi—. Ills two lawyers thereu|Min
look 15 each as tlieir fi-e, and with the re
maining $! treated the jury.
• . '-n an f'r, ■ !‘r. <*: The shipment of wa
r iins season i virtually over.
N. \i week a few scattering ear loads will lie
in, vied,but the bulk of the crop has gone.
I l.u-ii.c—tins vear has been a most mag
imieeiit failure. Tiie crop will not average
more than one ear load to -live acres. Prices,
bon ever, have lieen very good, and the proba-
I I:') i- that growers a> a rule will come out
without much loss. Three-fourths'ot the
crop from lies road has gone east, ami for
some reasons we are gtad of it. Our former
cn to ~f ‘.o ear loads from this point is
-s. 5.m,.;.'- ( rrespondent Nkws: The lsiat
an ni-aiits mentioned in the News July 3,
Darien for the "I.and of
Hewers." arrived at St. Simon's Mills Monday
and i . at anchor off the Lower Mill until
1 ir- lay last, when a man went on the
-i. iicri. M. Bird inquiring for a Justiee of
the !'i e, having tieen told that there was one
on . ird. iu bulling him the man swore out
a warrant against the man in the boat for
* : ci -and harlioiing his wife. On being
hr .-tit before the Justice of the Peace the
matti r wa- arranged by the prosecutor pay
ui*: coi- $: i'- and taking the wife, anil
•a •wing tin- balance to proceed on their jonr
uev witiiout mast or sail, but with plenty of
blue eyed children.
Uiiiiamsville conhmponilence Uarcesville
'• • i 'nim llailr. onShmlay last, vi-ited
h - • i.dai—in, r and her husband, Mr. West
- ii. ter. in-t across the line into Upson, and
eaaaatfcr MNriu Ju-t as he
ae, Mr. Santler reached for his gun
at; : it Ii knife in band ordered Tillman Bally
to - "There i* a settlement lietween you
an ; n wife." -aid Saulter to ltaily, “anil it
►h ih i have Iwen si Hied nine years ago.’’
Mr, saulter therefore proceeded to belabor
Mr. Tillman lladj with hickories, and or
: llaily to get upon his knees and ls*g
i '• H< -;id si. Those who have seen Mr.
li i h'sbai k say that it is terribly lacerated.
H -ays that neither fiaulter nor his wife
lied him wliat she whipped him for.
Intelligence has lost reaelieil Wadley of the
ath, at Harlow. Kngland, of one of its oldest
. Mr i uthberf Torrence. Mr. Tor
rcn. was a native of Kuglaud. and when a
• lei ii„, Bytish marine service. After
. there for a numlierof years, he came
I States and settled -n south Car
olina. After a few years residence in that
'ti:,. eciime to Jeffrrson county, Ga., and
restiled there ever since. During the late
|' U- sTu-l as a private in e inpany F.
* - l egion, ravalrt. He left Wadley on
M lit for Kngland, for the purpose of
retting a legacy of 115,009 that had been
h i in by a sister. He was taken sick en
and died on June M, just one
in : tier leaving his adopted home. Cuth
•*'* was sew n; y-, vm vears of age.
He w ac, titled to a {tension and house at New
. the British govem
,!U',d. it tins he declined, preferring to live
; i \ . nca. Yet after a lapse of sixtv-flve
years. In- went back to his place of "birth,
tin re to die.
IciCcy correspondence News. July 3: I
hi., ard of many strange incidents, but
h ling an inquest over a*i> v r negro is uot
| tie of the strangest ever heard of, it is
certa i.ly one of the most laughable. I am
tc i Hut an incident of this nature actually
•occurred at -urrenev. in this county, a few
i,ay - -mee. uudertbe fidkiwiag circumstances:
a in a week ..r ten days ago. Mr. F\ Daniels,
a-Ci tioti raa-ter on the East Tennessee, Vir
g.n a and Georgia Uailroad. struck a negro
man on the head with a club for some irapu
**■ the negro had given him, hurting the
negro badly. The negro moped around Sur
rer. -v f, r a few days, when he very suddenly,
j- iii ve.iram-es. die.l, sui jio ablv from the
1 •••• wi:, re\i(ion a Justice of the l’eace sum
ad protvitled l> hold an tn
the result of which was as follows:
" I c deceased came to his death by a blow
tr iii the hands of F. Daniels.” Imagine the
rurpriseof the citizens w hen the negro came
to. on the arrival of the first train after the
>' o-i. boarded the train and went away.
“ ‘ the doctor was, holding the post-mortem
* v '.nation.if any, 1 have not been informed,
! 1 presume that operation was performed
by toe Justice of the Peace.
*-sturiiaj-, says the Atlanta Constitution,
'■ ‘■’* Treasurer Speer returned from New
t ork vbere he has been for several days look
■tg after the payment of the July interest.
'lr- speer was asked lor the result of his trip
and said: “The interest has nearly all been
pa and and is now being paid as fast as the cou
pons ■ cme in. The money is on hand and
everything is moving along smoothie." “The
'"•rrowed a (.art of the money I believe?”
' last session of the Legislature some
very heavy appropriations were made bevond
i U 't“ -naudsonthe Slate. The session
of the legislature cost' SBO,StO more than was
fx The maimed soldier bill cost **0,(00
or I. i.iSi, making an item that everxbodv
seencvd to have overlooked in calculating the
expenditures. There has been a hcavv drain
on account of the asylum. These and other
drafts on the Treasury, coupled with the fact
that the taxes were reduced, made us run
*rt. We have been expecting for sometime
that the State would have to borrow monev to
ti le over the Jnly interest. When the fact
became know n a conference was held lietween
“en. Toombs, Mr. Ferdinand Phinizy, Mr. C.
!* Phinizy, President Raoul of the Central,
Mr. H.c. Morrell of the Western and At
™l x* Attorney General Anderson. Gov. Mc-
Daniel and myself. The result was the
money was speedilv tendered at the legal
rate of interest. We needed *150.000 and
took it, but we were offered twice that
amount. The interest account was a
; ‘brer *z50,000.” Is the State out of
I. . ’By no means. But it was evident
w * ■would need money before the year
*. n<J considered best to take
.'■ loan lor the July interest.” “Will the
Jk Attorning cufe.
State have to liorrow any more money 4 '' “No.
I we have enough to carrr tt throngh, and in
I the fall will pay back"the *150,000 that we
! have just borrowed." Mr. Speer stated money
matters are getting better in New York. He
was offered plenty of money there, but the
j state borrowed from her own citizens, name
| ly, the Central, the Georgia and the Western
and Atlantic, and the Southern Bank of the
j State of Georgia at Savannah. .
FLORIDA.
Bartow Court convenes to-day.
| The Gem City Guards of Palatka paraded
; on the Fourth.
i W. 11. Bird, a prominent citizen of Live
j oak, died last week.
New sweet potatoes have put in an appear
| ance at Green Cove Springs.
The Putnam county Republicans favor Pope
and Greely and Horatio Bisbee.
j The saurian panic is over at Fort Ogden
and hides are selling readily at 50 cents each.
! The corner-stone of the agricultural college
i at Lake City has been robbed of its contents.
A sweet pot a toe measuring 24‘g by 29 inches
has just been unearthed at Pine Level, Mana
tee county.
City Tax Collector Westberg. of Fernan
dina. will to-day sell the property of delin
quent tax payers of 18*3.
John D. Wood, of Lauraville, was killed by
an overdose of chloral, which he took without
suicidal intent a few days ago.
The bid for carrying the mail from Tarana
to Manatee “verland was *4,3-0. Capt. Mc-
Kay bid *4.520 to carry it by steamer.
Gus Porter, an mdnstrtous colored man of
Apalachicola, is missing, and is believed to
have fallen from the tug Lottie while in a fit
and lieen drowned.
At St. Mary’s during the month of June
there was a rainfall of over2l inches. On June
22, from 10 p. m. to 4 p. m. the next dav,
16 hours, the rainfall was 7.T0 inches.
Two rattlesnakes were discovered in the
door yard of Mr. Clark, in Manatee, ou F'riday
of last week. One c*ca|>ed and the other was
killed bv Allie Clark. The one killed
measured nearly five feet in length and had
eight rattles.
On account of telegraphic dispatches being
unfavorable, the cattle gathered at Fort Og
den for shipment to Cuba have been turned
hiose. Only *25 in Spanish paper is offered,
including duties and expenses; not more than
sl2 it head net.
Belleview, the new town twelve miles south
of Ocala, on the Florida Railway and Navi
gation Company’s road, is building rapidly.
A commodious brick store is now in course of
erection, and several residences arc in the
hands of the carpenters.
The vestrymen of St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church, F'ernandina, have made a contract
for the moving of the old church building
to the lot of the new church, adjoining the
latter in the rear. Their purpose is to con
vert it into a parish school building.
E. R. Camp, of Braidentown, was attacked
•m Thursday last by a large boa. He was
w alking along, w hen the huge reptile sprang
uiiou him and coiled itself around his arm,
but after a hard struggle, he succeeded in dis
patching bis snaki-ship. which, when
measured, was found to be 18 inches in length.
It has lieen stated by parties interested,
that arrangements have been perfected where
by 2*ooo compressed bales of cotton will be
shipped through Apalachicola to the Eastern
markets during the approaching season. Ar
rangements have lieen made for the accom
modation of this amount of cotton, and, per
haps, the number will lie trebled, but this
much is certain—so say the p irties Interested.
Apalachicola Tribune: Greene Wilson, as
sistant fireman on the steamer Caddo Belle,
was drowned in a very mysterious way one
night lat week. the "watchman called
Greene at 12:30 o’clock a. ni. to take his place,
and several of the deck passengers saw Wil
son pass by them going to the furnaces. This
was the last seen or heard of .him. It is sti{i
faised that he fell overboard aiul was drowned,
but if lie did fidl into the water no one beard
the noise. The v-addo Belle discovered a body
•in this ule of loin, but some agreed that it
was the remains of a white man.
On June 80. the two men, Y’onn and Dykes
confined in the jail at Apalachicola on suspi
cion of lieing connected with the murder of
Mr*. Martha Crum, of St. James Island, made
their escape, and, up to the present, have not
lieen discovered. Jailer Donalioe went into
the jail to give the men their dinner at noon
of the 30th, and knowing that Y’onn was
chained to prevent his escape, and not fearing
lor the safety of Dykes, he stepped outside to
get some water, leaving the door unsecured.
While lie was.at the well, the two men es
caped. Yoan had filed his shackles.
Apalachicola Tribune: Capt. Mason’s vessel
arrived in port theotherday, and was boarded
by the port physician, who demanded the regu
lar fee. Mason refused to pav this fee, ami.
hoisting his sails, came to town. This being
in direct opjiositioii to the quarantine laws,
the Mayor fined Mason *SO. Mason was re
quire I to give a bond for his appearance, and
was placed under the charge of Marshal
Lovett, Who. noi thinking that Mason in
tended “playing him,’’ let him loose. As soon
as he was from under the eye of the officer,
Mason hoisted his sails and left. Mason did
this same thing last year.
Windsor correspondence News, July 5:
Windsor is anew town not quite twelve
months old. It is situated on the east side of
Newnno’s Lake in one of the most fertile and
healthful localities in Alachua county. The
land is high and dry and well adapted’ to
growing of vegetables and all kinds of tropical
fruits. The farmers of this neigh
borhood -have the best crops of
corn, cotton and sugar cane they
have had for a number of years. Very few
have to go in debt for supplies, but are’ able
to pay cash for what they have to buy. The
country in the neighborhood of Windsor is
fast filling up wiih industrious and intelligent
settlers. Land is advancing in price at a
rapid rate. Only a few years ago land eould
lie lionght from *3 to $lO per acre. Now there
is scarcely any for less than *lO per acre, and
SIOO per acre is a very common price for
choice land. But this applies to land along
the railroad lines or near villages.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The primary election in Hampton county
Will be held Sept. 6.
Damage to crops by rain is a widespread
complaint in the State.
J. J. McLeod, a well-known colored Demo
crat. is out for County Commissioner of Sum
ter conntv.
Dr. N.’F. Kirkland has published a card
d<M-lining to become a candidate for the State
'enatc from Barnwell county.
The command of the Second Battalion of
State troops has been turned over to Major
James P. fcesesne.
Palmetto Poet: YVe learn from a prominent
Savannah river rice planter that the stand of
rice is excellent, and planters are hopeful of
a large harvest.
Seventy-five pupils were enrolled in the
academy at Clinton. Laurens countv, during
the past year. This is an increase ol 33 l :! pcr
cent, over the previous year.
1.. L. .Tarrant, of Fair Play, has threshed
his wheat from two acres, and the yield was
llfl'a bushels. This speaks volumes for our
eouiity, regarding her agriculturally.
Nick Gibson was found dead by bis family
last week. He had carried some cattle out to
graze and did not return. He was an old
man, living near Gaffney City, Spartanburg
county.
Georgetown Enquirer: The acreage in rice
inWiiis conntv is estimated to be 560 acres in
excess of that of last year. The rice crop is
in splendid onler. ami all the indications point
to a large yield.
The Congressional Convention for the Sec
ond District meets in Barnwell Aug. 8.
The Hampton Guardian says: If Col. Till
man is not nominated on the first ballot he
will be on the second, beyond doubt.
Mrs. John Wilson, of Newberry, fonnd a
pure gold ring in a potato which she had cut
in half while preparing dinner recently. The
potato ws a large one and had grown in her
garden, having taken up anil enveloped the
ring. She knows nothing of the ring.
James Morrison, a respectable colored man
of Gillisonville, Hampton county, was robbed
last Sunday night by a thief entering his bed
chamber, "while the family were asleep, and
carrying off his money "chest, containing
nearly $2,009 in bills and silver and $1,500 in
notes and other papers.
A man named C. Johnson, living on Buffalo
Creek in the tipper edge of Kershaw county,
was killed bv lightning last week. He wits
lying on the floor of his house playing with
his litile child at the time. The child escaped
unhurt, but its mother, who was sitting near
by. was badly stunned, and a dog was killed
in the yard.
Capt. J. S. Land, of Columbia, who has been
connected with railroads since his boyhood,
risjug bv degrees from the position of brake
man. and who has for the nast few years been
master of trains on the Charlotte," Columbia
ami Augusta Railroad, has taken charge of
the Columbia and Greenville Railroad in the
saute capacity.
Palmetto Post: Several young men visited
Hilton Head Sunday. While strolling around
they discovered the skeleton of a man which
the recent storm had exposed to view. YY’ith
the remains was an old canteen, and on the
twines of the legs were a pair of boots. They
are convinced that the remains are all that
is mortal of some old soldier.
Andrew Bearden, of the Oakway section of
Oconee county, sowed 6(, bushels of wheat
on about eight acres of land, and has realized
lGSbn-hels, which is 21 bushels to the acre, or
about 3rt bushels to one sown. Speaking of
large yields from small arears, Charlie Lip
lord. ii young farmer at Kioard’s, Newberry
county,’ made 82 bushels ot wheat from two
acres.
Debbeh Attacked.
Cairo, July 6.— The Mudir of Dongola
telegraphs that 13,000 rebels attacked
Debbeh on July 1. They were repulsed
after severe fighting. There were heavy
losses on both sides.
DEBBEH'* FALL CONFIRMED.
London, July 6.—The Telegraph reite
rates the story of the fall of Debbeh and
the massacre of the garrison. It also
mentions "rumors of the fall ot Dongola,
and says that many of the Ministers be
lieve that Khartoum has been captured,
and that Gen. Gordon has been allowed
his liberty owing to tfe belief that he is
half-witted and therefore divinely pro
tected.
A Fire at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ai.a., July 6.—A fire of
incendiary origin about 3:30 o’clock this
afternoon destroyed seven small houses on
second avenue between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, involving a loss,includ
ing stocks, of above SIO,OOO. The princi
pal losers are L. M. Teal, dealer in tin
ware, and J . Sheehan, groceries. Both are
insured.
A NOISY DAY AT CHICAGO.
ARRIVING DELEGATIONS MET
BY’ BANDS OF MUSIC.
Parade* tn Progress ail Day Long, and
the Vicinity of the Palmer House a
Mass or Hnmanity—The Georgia, Flor
ida and South Carolina Delegations on
the Scene.
Chicago, Jll., July 6.—The Georgia
delegation, upon its arrival here this
morning, took quarters at the Grand
Pacific Hotel. Though Sunday, the rooms
of the delegation were thronged with
visitors. Delegates from Northern as
well as nearly every Southern State
called in, and the political outlook was
very thoroughly discussed. A large ma
jority of the Southern delegates are at
heart for Bayard, and were it not for the
fear that he is not the strongest man
would stand by him to the last. This
doubt may possibly affect his vote.
The County Democracy -of New York
say that it is impossible for Cleveland to
carry that State, and that his nomination
would result in a Democratic defeat.
They ask that the Southern delegates
effect his defeat. Bayard, however, will
stand high on the first ballot. It is stated
that Tammany is for Bayard, but as New
York votes as a unit and the Cleveland
men claim forty-seven votes the Tammanv
influence cannot haveanv effect, except
In the event of a union on Bayard, Mc-
Donald or Randall, and they can
succeed. They say that ’ Bay
ard’s Dover speech cannot he
used against him, and with him as the
standard-bearer they not only can rally
the workingmen who have been antag
onized by Cleveland, but can also secure
the support of the moneyed men of the
North who have confidence in Bayard.
These New York Democrats further sav
that with Cleveland in the field Butler
w ill run as the workingman’s candidate
and carry New York. These representa
tions are" having a damaging effect upon
the Cleveland hoom.
The McDonald men are making a vigor
ous campaign for their favorite. They
say that they can carry Indiana, which
is ’ necessary to the success of the De
mocracy.
Itandali has a large delegation from
Pennsylvania and several clubs from
Philadelphia to do the hallooing. He is
said to he Mr. Tilden’s legatee. There is
no possible chance lor his selection.
Hendricks, Thurman and Hoadly have
representation h“re. The two last have
divided the Ohio Democracy.
Butler will lie presented by Massachu
setts. Delegations from workingmen as
sociations are here urging his nomina
tion.
FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA ON HAND.
The Florida and South Carolina delega
tions arrived ia a body this morning.
Senator Wade Hampton is the only mem
ber of the South Carolina delegation who
is not here, and he is expected to arrive
to-morrow.
The Georgia delegation organized before
leaving Atlanta by the selection of A. R.
Lawton as Chairman and H. ,J. Lewis as
Secretary. A caucus will be held to
morrow morning.
The South Carolina and Florida delega
tions will organize to-morrow.
The first choice of a majority of all the
members of these delegations is claimed
for Cleveland, though they are not irre
vocably for him, and nre prepared to sup
port whatever appears to be the most
available man. Interviews with the dele
gates as to Gen. Butler’s candidacy
brought out the statement that his nomi
nation would antagonize these three
States. One prominent delegate said:
,‘The South will stand any
man except Gen. Butler.
Georgia is good for GO, OOO Democratic
majority ordinarily, hut if Butler be
nominated we would lose the State.”
Senator Hampton and ex-Attornev.
Youmans, delegates-at-large from South
Carolina, are for Bayard.
A DAY' OF TARA TIES,
Chicago, July G, 10 p. m.— lt has been
a noisy Sunday. The arrival of delega
tions and independent organizations con
tinued through Saturday night and all
to-day, and to-night the full working
strength of the convention is on the
ground, with a few individual exceptions.
A roll call would show the presence in
the city ot 800 delegates. The feature of
the day was the arrival and the march
ing of organizations. Their coming was
heralded by bands of music, and from
early morning until the arrival of the
Tammany delegation there have
been constantly recurring scenes
of inarching * bodies of men.
Great crowds were assembled in the vi
cinity of the Palmer House, and each ar
riving contingent met with great enthu
siasm. The Cook County Democratic
Club, a strong local organization, per
formed the greatest portion of the local
duty, but were joined as they advanced by
outside clubs, so that the M cDonald Club,
of Indiana, and the Irving Hall
and Tammany Democracy of New York
had as their" escorts the Americus and
Randall clubs of Philadelphia, the New
Y ork County Democracy and other out
side organizations. To-night in the bril
liantly lighted streets about the Palmer
House is a mass of people computed to
minuter *20,000, drawn there by the com
motiou occasioned by these arrivals.
ALL DEPENDENT ON NEW YORK.
The crowded hotels have been scenes of
incessant electioneering, and while many
extravagant claims are being made as to
the strength of the various candidates,
the truth is that, pending a caucus of the
New Y'ork delegation, there is no change
in the situation to chronicle. Everything
still hinges on the action of the Empire
State delegation. There seems to be very
little doubt that Cleveland has a ma
jority of these, and provided he
is supported in the convention with any
degree of unanimity by his own State, not
only his avowed supporters, but also some
of the delegations that are Willing to sup
port any available man, claim that he will
receive the nomination.
It is 6aid that the YV'estern States recog
nize the fact that where the electoral
problem is to be solved is in the East, and
are willing to concede first place on the
ticket to an Eastern man. It is also as
serted that all indications show that
Cleveland is Tilden’s choice.
BUTLER’S BOOM ON THE WANE.
Butler’s friends are very hopefqj to-day,
but bis opponents claim that his boom,
which was launched so brilliantly yester
day, is already on the decline. The
reason for this assertion is the position
taken by some of the Southern delegates
who arrived to-day. The Bayard ad
herents claim to have developed great
strength in the South and a number of
YYestern States, and contend that with a
favorable showing in New Y'ork the Dela
ware Senator will take a commanding
jiosition in the early balloting.
Eyerett P. Wheeler, President of the
New York Free Trade League, with about
twenty members of the League, are here
urging the necessity of tariff reform, and
will bend their energies to secure the in
sertion of a plank in the platform meet
ing the expressed views of the League.
It was said to-day that Monsignor Capel,
the Roman Catholic prelate, would be re
quested to open the convention with
prayer.
KINGS COUNTY TO GIY'E CLEY'ELAND
THE NOMINATION.
It is announced to-night that the Kings
county delegation has decided to support
Cleveland, which will give him, it is said,
two-thirils ot the entire New Y'ork delega
tion on the caucus Yote. This will com
pel the entire delegation to vote for him.
under the rule adopted at Saratoga. This
decision created considerable commotion,
in view of the interest which centres in
the probable action of the New Y’ork dele
gation.
The Oregon delegation at a meeting to
night decided to divorce itself from the
California delegation, with which it has
been active, and stated that it would
present the name of Justice Field to the
convention.
CLEVELAND AND LABOR.
A circular was issued to-night, signed
bv John C. Sarsfield, Robert Blissert, F.
11. Spellman, George Blair and A. T.
Smith, in answer to an interview with YY.
N. Thayer, who has espoused the cause
of Cleveland. The former claim
to represent* the labor organizations of
New York, Utica, Rochester. Syracuse
and Buffalo, and contend that Got". Cleve
land is antagonistic to the labor interests
on ten different questions, and that the
laboring men will oppose him owing to
that fact.
TILDEN BOUND NOT TO RUN.
Some of the delegates, especially those
from the South, refuse to accept Tilden’s
letter of withdrawal and urge his nomi
nation. The Daily Xews will say on this
subject:
“It may be said authoritatively that
Daniel Manning has in his pocket a
letter from Tilden to meet just such a
contingency as this, should Mr. Tilden’s
admirers insist on bringing him before
the convention. This document will be
read, and it is safe to say that it
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1884.
j will reiterate and emphasize bis
! letter of declination. It is further
• understood that this paper will
be a flat declaration for Cleveland, and
i *B favorable to the Sage of Grey6tone
1 will be asked to transfer tbeLr allegiance
; to Cleveland.”
; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION.
| Ex-Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, at the re
| que9t of the Southwestern delegation, has
been practically agreed upon tor Tempo
rary Chairman of the convention. Car
lisle is the most prominently mentioned
for Permanent Chairman.
KELLY LAY'S DOWN THE LAW.
Cleveland Cannot Carry New Tork Un
der Any Circumstances.
Toledo, July 6.—Five special trains
bearing Eastern delegates to the Chicago
Convention passed through this city this
morning. While waiting here John Kelly,
of New Y'ork city, and others were called
out and spoke briefly. The former said:
“Tammany is going to Chicago 800 strong
and not a Cleveland man is among them.”
He would say to the Democrats of
Toledo that Gov. Cleveland could not
carry New Y'ork under any circumstances
if nominated. There were three men in
Ohio with whom he was personally ac
quainted and politically affiliated, any of
whom would be acceptable to the New
Y'ork Democracy. A man from Ohio, with
the right kind of a New Y'ork second
place man, will carry New Y'ork. The
New Y'orker must be’ a man who will oe
strong in controlling the great labor vote.
CONVENTION ECHOES.
Talk About the Platform and Candi
dates.
The Cleveland boom only shows signs of
life. It is gathering its lines preparatory
to showing positive strength. That it has
such strength.is certain, but it is not cer
tain that it has strength enough to win.
It may be compared to- a magnet with
limited powers of attraction, ft will at
tract just so much and no more. Its
leaders are trying to increase its power
by positive declarations that Samuel J.
Tihien indorses Cleveland. They assert
that before the convention is permanently
organized they will show beyond perad
venture that Mr. Tilden is with them. It
is ominously whispered everywhere that
Manton Marble has an important com
munication which will be made public in
a day or two.
AN HONEST SPIDER IS AT WORK
away up in the cock loft of the Grand Pa
cific Hotel. He is trying to weave a lam
brequin for the Democratic mantel. He
wants to make it satisfactory to free
traders, horizontal reductionists and real
tariff Democrats. He wove one for the
Democratic mantelpiece eight vears ago
which took the prize. He is an experi
enced weaver, handling his crotchet
needle with care and delicacy. He is now
uAing incongruous threads, Macrame
cord, YVillimantie thread, Ohio wool, New
Jersey silk and sea island cotton. Wat
terson. ex-Mayor Cooper, Frank Hurd,
Morrison and others are watching his
operations with great interest.
The platform is thevsubject of consider
able discussion. Henry YVatterson
breakfasted with Smith M. YVeed and
some others, and from what was gathered
from his conversation, his position was
that of a man who believes on nothing
more radical than a reduction of the
tariff for the purpose expressedly of re
ducing the revenue. Manton Marble,
Congressman Hewitt and ex-Mayor
Edward Cooper are all known to be en
gaged in formulating a tariff plank, which
they hope to see adopted. The subject
may eventually fall exclusively into the
hands of the halt and the blind, for Con
gressman Frank Hurd and Mr. Watterson
held a consultation, and then, with de
termined faces, hunted up Manton Marble.
“Marble isn’t much of a fellow
to loaf around the corridors. Too
much ruffle on his shirt, eh? Where
is be to be found. Weed?” asked
the Kentuckian of the Plat.tsburg Iron
producer. Hurd is pronounced in his
views, and bluntly declares that he is
done with the Democratic party forever
if it it does not make a straight issue on
the tariff" this year. He claims that three
fourths of the Committee on Resolutions
will be favorable to this idea. “Three
fourths of the committee won’t be with
him on tariff for revenue only,” exclaimed
an Eastern capitalist impatiently, when
he heard the declaration. Mr. Morrison
has been in consultation with the Ken
tuckian and the Ohioan, and some inter
esting developments on the tariff plank
may be expected. An Eastern Democrat
has said, however, that the differences of
opinion on this point were practically
settled a week ago by representatives of
the party in Washington, and he appre
hends no serious division.
MR. WATTERSON SAID TO-DAY'
that the National Convention would un
doubtedly place in the platform a plank
in favor of revenue reform, and that this
plank would be a plain and positive
declaration of the principles advocated in
Congress by a majority of the party. He
expects .to Ce a member of the Committee
on Resolutions, and Morrison will
probably represent Illinois in the same
committee. Mr. YVatterson has been
looking over the list of delegates, and be
says that the revenue reformers or low
tariff men will have in the committee the
representatives of not less than 24 States,
or a majority of nearly two-thirds.
He is determined to put the
thing through. “If there is to
be no dividing line between
the two parties on this question,” he says,
“I don’t know why I am a Democrat. We
can’t live on the sole issue that the ‘ins’
should be removed to make place for the
‘outs.’ I think that most of the New
Y’ork men are with us. YVeed, of course,
is against us, and I understand that be
will be the New Y'ork member of the com
mittee. His selection is satisfactory to
us, as everybody must know. YVe shall
not report an ambiguous or equivocal res
olution like the notorious resolution in the
Ohio platform.”
TILDEN’S SECOND LETTER OF DECLINA
TION,
the one to be read belore the convention—
is here. It is in the possession of Nick
Bell, of Missouri, who will be reading
clerk of the convention. It is terse and
simply states that ill-health will posi
tively prevent Tilden from accepting the
nomination under any circumstances.
The story that Daniel Manning has it is a
hoax, as your correspondent met Bell to
night and was informed that Manning
never saw the letter to be read when Til
den was put in nomination.
Daniel Manning is telling inquiring
delegates that Tilden has authorized him
to say that he does not wish to influence
the choice of the convention, but if dele
gates ask for his opinion he does not hesi
tate to say that he regards Mr, Cleveland,
under all the circumstances, as the best
man for the party to nominate.
Hubert O. Thompson excites the amaze
ment ot the country delegates. A dozen
of them were plastered against the plate
glass doors of the Palmer restaurant for
three hours this afternoon, seeing him
mow- away bis midday meal.
Col. John R. Fellows is. here working
Southern delegates in Cleveland’s favor,
and ex-Ahlernian Michael Tuomey is
doing bis best to defeat the Governor.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT
is the growth of Ben Butler’s boom. It
seems silly, and doubtless is so, but, as
usual, two and two make four. The sum
is on the slate, and the figures are plain.
Washington Democrats are becoming
alarmed about Butler as his purposes are
gradually disclosed, and bis strength be
gins to appear. That he has got Kelly is
conceded, and that he will have unex
pected strength is feared. He is not only
a delegate, but also a candidate anil is
loaded for war. As long as he kept with
in bis own province ot Massachusetts and
run for President on an amateur ticket
the Democratsencouraged him. But now
that he is in the party they regard him
with a terror, and would be "willing to pax'
a high premium for his scalp. His ability
and shrewdness, his fertility of resource
and his audacity are everywhere ad
mitted.
The Exposition Finances.
Washington, July 6.—The amounts
Anally agreed upon in conference upon
the sundry civil bill and accepted by the
two houses to enable the several execu
tive departments to participate in the in
dustrial expositions during the current
year were as follows: For that to be held
at Cincinnati during September next,
$10,000; for the Southern Exposition, to
be held at Louisville next October, $lO,-
000: fot the World’s Industrial and Cot
ton Centennial Exposition, to be held at
New Orleans, $30,000.
Senate Confirmations.
Washington, July 6.—The Senate in
executive session confirmed the following
nominations: Algernon A. Mobson to be
Receiver of Public Moneys at Montgom
ery, Ala.: Postmasters: George D. Bram
bletat Winchester, Tenn., B. G. Booth at
Water Valley, Miss., H. H. Harrington
at West Point, Miss., R. J. Alcorn at
City, Miss. t
CONGRESS SITTING IT OUT.
BOTH HOUSES IN SESSION’ ALL
DAY’ Y'ESTEROAY".
An Adjournment Taken at a Late Hoar
Last Night Until This Morning—ln
ability to Agree on the Remaining
A pproprlation Bills Still the Stumbling
Block In the Way of the Longed for
Adjournment.
Washington, July 6, 10 a. m.—When
the Senate was again called to order after
the recess at 1:30 o’clock this morning,
Mr. Allison sub®tted the conference re
port on the sundry civil Mil. All the dif
ferences were declared adjusted except
those relating to new legislation provid
ing for the compensation of United States
Marshals and District Attorneys by sal
aries instead of fees as heretofore. On
these Mr. Allison moved that the Senate
further insist. The motion was agreed to.
The Chair said that he did not understand
the Senator from lowa (Mr. Allison.) to ask
for further conference.
Mr. Allison replied that he did not ask Jor
another conference.
At 2:20 o’clock this morning the Senate
went into executive session, anil when, at 2:45
o’clock, the doors were reopeaed, Mr. Allison
submitted the conference report on the consu
lar and diplomatic bill, announcing that the
conferees were still unable to agree as to the
$251,000 amendment, which related to the
Nicaragua canal scheme.
At 3:15 o’clock another recess of fifteen min
utes was taken.
At 3:30 o’clock on motion of Mr. Allison the
Senate further insisted on its remaining
amendments to the consular and diplomatic
bill and ordered another coniercnco. The
Chair reappointed the former conferees, and
the Senate took a further rece-s of half an
hour.
THE FORTIFICATION BILL OUT OF THE
WAY.
On being again called lo tirder a message
was received from the House announcing its
agreement to the conference report on the
fortification hill, and that the Speaker had
signed the bill. The President of the Senate
at once announced his own signature to ir,
.whereuiKMi another recess of fifteen minutes
was taken.
SUNDAY' IN THE SENATE.
W A suing ton, July 6. 7 p. m.— The Senate
remained in session all last night with occa
sional recesses. At 7 o’clock this morning a
message from the House announced the final
•adjustment of the sundry civil bill by the re
cession of the House from its disagreements
to the clauses relating to the compensation of
United States Attorneys and Marshals, hut
with sundry reductions of the amounts ap
propriated 6y the Senate for the reesof offices.
The Senate "conferees submitted their report
concurring in those proposed reductions. The
report was agreed to and the bill was finally
disposed of.
The Senate then at 7:40 o'clock took a recess
till 2o’clock this afternoon.
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon the Senate was
called to order, and at 3:30 o’clock went into
executive session. When the doors were re
opened a recess was taken at intervals till 6
o’clock.
Shortly after G o’clock Mr. Hale submitted
the conference report on the deficiency hill,
which showed, among other tilings, that the
House had receded from its disagreement as
to the compensation of Senators’ clerks, and
that all tiie other disagreements on the bill
iftnl been adjusted by mutual concession. The
report was agreed to.
On motion of Sir. Allison the Senate then at
7 o’clock took a recess till 8:30 o’clock to
night.
When the Senate was again called to order
a message was received from the House
announcing the passage of the bill making
temporary provisions for the naval service.
THE SENATE’S WINDING UP FOR THE DAY'
When the bill had been read Mr. Conger
brought on an acrimonious debate by inqttir
ingxvhether this was meant io be the wiping
out of the American navy, and, if so, who
was responsible for it. "After speeches by
Messrs. Conger, Miller of California, Hale,
Hoar, Plumb, Bayard and others, Mr. Mil
ler, of Calilornia, offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, continuing the appro
priation for the engines, machinery, etc., of
monitors and the clause shutting off that ap
apprnnriation was struck out. The bill as so
amended was then read the thiriT time and
passed.
A message was received from the House an
nouncing that it had concurred in the Senate
amendment relating to the contingent fund of
the Senate, including the provision for Sena
tors’ clerks. The report of the Senate con
ferees in the same bill was then presented by
Mr. Allison and agreed to. This disposed of
the only rcmainingsubject of difference of that
bill.
At 11 o’clock Mr. Allison called up the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
and moved that the Senate recede
from its amendment, the only one
in controversy between the two houses
on the appropriation of $250,000 for the Nica
raguan waterway project. The motion to re
cede was agreed to. xvliich dispose l of the
only remaining subject of difference on the
bill. The Senate then w'ent into executive
session, and xvtien the doors reopened ad
journed to 10 o’clock to-morrow morning.
IN THE HOUSE.
At 3:15 o’clock this morning in the
House the conference committee re
ported the sundry njvil bill and the
House concurred in the report. There were
317 Senate amendments to the bill, all of
which were agreed to in conference except
the 18tli, which referred to the proposed
change ol the fee to salary system for com
pensating United States court officials. The
bill, as far as agreed upon, increases the ap
propriation as it passed the House by $1,278,-
939, making a total appropriation of $22,-
198,330.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
YVashington, .July 6, 7 p. m.—The House of
Representatives remained in session all night.
Mr. Burns, of Missouri, from the conference
committee on the diplomatic and consular ap
propriation bill, reported a continued dis
agreement on the point in controversy, the
clause appropriating $250,000 for the Nicara
guan xvaterway project. After a long dis-.
etission Mr. Washburn moved that
the House recede from its disagreement
to the Senate amendment. The last disagree
ment was insisted upon, however. The House
then, at 7:20 o’clock, took a recess until 3
o’clock this afternoon, which was afterwards
extended to 4:30 o’clock. At that time, no con
ference reports being ready, Mr. Brown, of
Indiana, took the floor with a speech in sup
port of the Senate amendments to the Mexi
can pension bill. Three minute speeches on
tho same side were made by Messrs. Brown
of Pennsylvania, Boutelle of Maine, J. D.
Taylor of Ohio, and Miller of Pennsylvania.
The House then, at G o’clock, took "a further
recess until 7 o’clock to-night.
SWALLOWING THE IJKFICIENCY' BILL.
YVashington, July 6, 10 p. m.—After the
recess the House concurred in the Senate
amendments to halLa dozen private pension
bills.
Mr. Randall presented the conference report
on the general deficiency bill. The bill, as
agreed to, appropriates $G,996,G16, being *274.-
849 in excess of the amount carried by the bill
as it passed the House. There was some ob
jection to yielding to the Senate on the item
of Senator’s clerks, but the repefrt was agreed
to without division.
Mr. Randall then submitted the disagreeing
conference report on the naval appropriation
bill, and it was agreed to. No further confer
ence was asked for.
Mr. Randall said that the commitee on both
sides was determined, and but one way was
open, that the support of the navy be pro
vided for temporarily. He then submitted a
bill, making temporary provision for the naval
service for the six months ending Dee. 81, 1884.
WHAT THE BILL PROPOSES.
The bill appropriates one-half, or 50 per
cent., of the sums of money, and for like
purposes and continuing the same provisions
relating thereto, as were appropriated for the
seyuce for the fiscal yfcar ending June -30,
I to all limitations and conditions
in respect to the disbursement of the appro
priations hereby made that were imposed by
said act and other laxvs of the United States
upon or in respect to appropriations made by
said act. It provides, however, that nothing
is appropriated for additional cruisers
not now under construction, or for
continuing work on the double turreted moni
tors, or the part thereof as may be required
tinder existing contracts made for the engines
and machinery of the three last named mon
itors. Mr. Randall briefly ran over the pro
visions of the bill. If in" six months of the
year the amount of appropriations contained
in this bill, aggregate tho amount of appro
priations for the whole year, would be $500,-
000 less that the appropriations for the year
just ended.
Mr. Calkins said that the Senate and House
could come to no agreement on the naval ap
propriation bill.
A NAVY URB TO OOME.
He would rather have the session run into
next summer than yield to the item which
the Senate had put ou for the building of new
cruisers, but.be recognized the fact that some
concession must be made. The bill intro
duced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
was as good as ceulit be introduced under the
circumstances. It wonld soon come when the
people would demand a navy. He had no
doubt that before long the flag of the country,
which had been drooping for the last ten
years, wonld again be restored to
the masthead, that the navy which had al
most fallen into decay would again he re
stored, and that the nation would be as proud
of its navy in the fnture as it bad lieen in the
past.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, said that when the
gentleman from New Y’ork (Mr. Cox) had
spoken on the naval appropriation bill on Jnly
1 he had made some statement, purporting to
come.from Admiral Porter, declaring that it
was unwise to make any appropriation for
duplicating steel cruisers, and criti
cizing those now in process of construction.
He (Mr. Reed) had in his possession a letter
from the Admiral to the Secretary of the
Navy denying that he had made such state
ments as were attributed to him by the gen
tleman from New Y'ork.
MR. COX’* ALLEGED HALLUCINATION.
He (Mr. Reed) had proceeded to discover
xrith what great Admiral the gentleman had
confounded Admiral Porter. He had found
that the gentleman had printed a speech in
the Record ot that very morning, Julv 1, upon
the subject of the navy, ahd in
that speech he had expressed views
which he had subsequently quoted
verbatim as the views of Admiral Porter.
He remembered bat one parallel to this,
George the Fourth, an accomplished
gentleman—and the parallel was per
fect—had become so interested in great affairs
that he bad actually labored under the h&Uu-
dilation that he bad been present at the bat
tle of YYaterloo, and he had insisted noon the"
Duke of YVellintton indorsing his statement
The gentleman from New York, who had
been the head of the Committee on Naval Af
fairs, and who was sometimes subject
to hallucinations, and had evidently de
voted bis mind to the subject of
the navy, had evidently become so fired with
enthusiasm, had so absorbed himself in his
subject, that he had forgotten his own person
ality, and for the moment had imagined him
self to be the Lord High Admiral of the
American Navy. [Laughter on the Republi
can side.)
MR. COX’S REPLY.
Mr. Cox said that if ignorance and impu
dence made a statesman, the man from Maine
wonld be a Bismarck. He lid not know what
he bad done to call forth this remarkable pas
quinade. He had quoted Admfritl
Porter from ths public reports.
If the Admiral had made any other state
ment he did not know it. He bad been placed
on the Committee on Naval Affairs without
his knowledge or request, and now this magni
ficent mawrom Maine twitted him upon his
ignorance. He liked to be good on Sunday,
but who was there in the United States of
America or in the everlasting universe who
could lie good on Sunday under the provoca
tion of so mean a man sa that? [ Applause on
.the Democratic side.j
Mr. Reed replied that the charge that he
(Mr. Reed) had made was that the gentleman
had put into the mouth of Admiral Porter
words whirh the Admiral had not spoke, and
he had proved it over the signature of the
Admiral. The gentleman had retorted with
forced personal allusions.
A LITTLE TIj.T.
“There is a plain charge, and it is reported
in Democratic newspapers that the Admiral
of the Navy made certain statements. I have
proven that he never made them, and that
the gentleman from New York himself made
them and that them to lie promul
gated all over the country as statements of
the Admiral.
“That is not true,” cried Mr. Cox.
“It is a poor, pitiful apology.”
v ‘Mr. Kandall preferred to say nothing
which would disturb the harmony of the
members at a time wlien they were about to
separate to be juilgodof their actions by tlieir
constituents, but it was pro|*’r that he should
say that the present appropriations for the
.navy bore an average proportion to the
appropriations made for that ob
ject for the past ten vears.
The great enemy of the navy for the past ten
years had lieen its civil administration during
that period. [Applause on the Democratic,
side]. Tne House stood here to-night with the
purpose of reforming all the anuses in the
civil administration. It had been his purpose
to have presented a summary of the year’s
appropriation, but it was not ready, and he
would print it in the Record. From it the
country would find that a majority of the
House had exercised discriminating economy
which could not fail to receive the com
mendation of every faiß-miuded man
in the Uuited Mates who had the duelled to
understand the facts. [Applause front the
Democratic side.] The bill was then passed.
Mr. Holman presented the conferees’ re-
Fort on the legislative bill, nud it was
agreed to.
A number of committee changes were then
announced. A vote of thanks to .Speaker
Carlisle was passed, and the House took a re
cess. After recess the House took up for con
sideration the bill providing for the naval
service with the amendment placed upon it
by the Senate. After some discussion the
House refused to consider the Senate amend
ment, and took a recess until 10 o’clock to
morrow- morning.
WORK OF THE SESSION.
Thousands of Bills Introduced, but Only
• a Small Proportion Passed.
Washington, July 6.—The first session
of the Forty-eighth Congress is expected
to close to-morrow- as the business for
which the two houses will then meet is ac
cording to the present programme simply
the signing of bills which have already
passed, the record of tho session may be
considered as already made up. It has
extended over a period of seven months
and four days, although the actual
working time will not exceed 165 days. In
that time there have been introduced in
the Senate 2,367 bills and 97 joint reso
lutions, and in the House
7,507 bills and 284 resolutions.
Ot these, 66 Senate Dills and 10 Senate res
olutions have passed both houses and be
come laws by Executive approval, and 62
House bills and 32 House resolutions have
become laws in the same manner. Three
House bills also became laws without tho
action of the President, and one was re
turned to tne House with his veto. Of
the measures introduced in the Senate
236 bills and 17 joint resolutions were in
definitely postponed, and 6 bills were laid
upon the table.
In the House fourteen bills and three
joint resolutions were postponed indefi
nitely. The majority of the measures in
troduced in both Houses related to mat
ters of general importance, such as bills
lor private relief and pensions, for the
erection of public buildings, bridging of
rivers, and for other improvements ef
only local importance.
WOMAN’S MISSION ARYSOCIETY
Annual Meeting of the Division of (he
North Georgia Conference.
Washington, Ga., July 6.— The an
nual meeting of the Woman’s Missionary
Society of the North Georgia Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
convened here yesterday in the Methodist
Church, and will remain in session three
or four days. This meeting is for the pur
pose of reviewing the work of the past
year, and the reception of reports from
the different districts. About seventy
delegates are In attendance from the
auxiliary societies of the conference.
Among "those present are Miss Laura
Havgood, who leaves shortly for the
China mission; Mrs. Juliana Hayes, of
Baltimore, President of th? YVoman’s
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal" Church South, Mrs.
Y'oung J. Allen, Mrs. J. B. Cobb,
President of the South Georgia Conference
Society, and 31 iss A. C. Salford, of the
Presbyterian Mission in China, who has
just returned home after an absence of
twelve years. The object of the society
is the support of female missionaries in
foreign fields. Mrs. Dr. Jesse Boring is
President and Mrs. Dr. Morgan Calloway
Corresponding Secretary of the present
body, with one Vice President trom each
district in the conference. Dr. YV. H.
Potter, of Macon, preached this morning
and Dr. Calloway, President of the Payne
Institute at Augusta, last night.
CHOLERA MOKE EXACTING.
The Deaths at Both Toulon and Mar
seilles More Numerous.
Toulon, July 6.—Four deaths from
cholera occurred here to-day. There are
130 cases in the hospitals. Their condi
tion is not regarded as serious. I)r. Kocb,
the Prussian cholera expert, is making
microscopic examinations of the disease.
Marseilles, July G.—There were fif
teen deaths from cholera here to-day.
Visitors trom Toulon also died of it.
DEATHS AT SALUZZO.
Saluzzo, J uly 6.—Two cases of cholera
have occurred here, the victims being
refugees from Totilon. One of the casei
resulted fatally.
TESTING CANNON.
m
A French Experience with Heavy Ord
nance—What Followed an Explosion.
Since the memorable bursting of tlje big
gun on board the United States man-of
war Princeton in February, 1848, by which
the then Secretary of State, the Secretary
of the Navy, Commodore Ken non and
others were killed, says the Boston Adver
tiser, we have had a fortunate exemption
from such serious disaster. The.care
taken in testing cannon limits the danger
attending their explosion. The latest
proof of this is shown in the views given
by Vlllustration of Paris of the results
of the recent bursting of the monster can
non in the battery of St. Addresse,
Havre. This was the largest piece oi ord
nance constructed in France since 1870,
and was destined for one of the metallic
turrets projected for the coast defenses of
the country. Experiments had been safe
ly tried with it for a fortnight under the
charge of a corps of experienced artiller
istg, and at last Gen. L’Avocate, Chief of
the Ordnance Bureau, came down to wit
ness the final te6t. Four trials were made
with the enormous gun, which measured
240 millimetres, the charge used being 55
kilogrammes. It was then noticed that
there was a slight deflection in the bear
ings, the result of a flaw, which was not
considered important. On the next dis
charge the explosion took place, the
breach of the cannon being forced back
ward, and buried in the ground to the
depth of seven feet. The huge barrel of
the gun shot forward like an arrow and
plunged from a height of about 50 feet
upon the beach below. Fortunately no
serious injury was done to the officers in
charge, though one of the gunners had his
face burned by the powder. A good deal
of time had been consumed before a gun
carriage could be constructed strong
enough to stand the st-aln Of the first ex
periments, and it is shrewdly suggested
that the last showed that the attention
fiven to the supports of the cannon would
ave been better bestowed upon the con
struction of the hoops of the breach, the
rupture of which oaused the bursting of
the monster gun.
EVIL GENU IN THE AIR.
WIND STORMS SWEEP OVER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
The Loss np In the Hundreds of Thou
sands—People YYhDked Along Above
the Earth, but No One Killed Out
right—Buildings Badly Damaged aud
Demolished.
St. Louis. July 6.—Dispatches from
Decatur, Springfield, Shelbyville and
other places in Central Illinois report that
very severe wind storms swept over
Macon, Sangamon and Christian counties
between midnight Friday and daylight
Saturday morning, destroying much prop
erty. No loss of life was reported. The
loss in Sangamon county is estimated at
over SIO,OOO.
In 31 aeon county the dwellings of Mrs.
Every, Patrick ’ Ryan, John Cooms,
John Kraft, Naron YY'idlck, Nancy
Stickle, Lee Whitliek, Lemuel Walker,
George Eckhardt aud Henry Aufterhide
were completely wrecked. A number of
animals were killed and crops were
ruined.
Mr. Aufterhide’s wife and baby were
blown 200 yards and deposited under a
hedge. They were completely covered
with mud, but were unhurt.
Two of John Krott’s children were badly
injured, and one of them may die.
The wind lifted loaded cars off the track
at Boody Station, aud the 3latlison Pres
byterian Church and parsonage were en
tirely destroyed. The loss in Macon county
is about $200,000.
Christian county is said to have suffered
severely.
HURD ON THE TARIEI’.
The Ohio Reformer Talks Out at Chi
cago.
Congressman Frank Ilurd, of Toledo,
0., arrived at the Grand Pacific Hotel last
night,” says the Chicago Times. “I am
not a delegate to the convention.” he said,
“aud would not be here were it not for the
interest 1 take in the platform. My mis
sion is to see that there is no mistake
made there? 1 ’
“Principally in the tariff plank ?”
“Yes, in the tariff plank. 1 want a
tariff for revenue only, as we had iu 1870
and 1880. Ido not care especially for the
verbiage, but it must lie plainly under
stood that the Democratic party is deter
mined that the money collected by tax
ation shall go into the National Treasury,
aud not into the pockets of private in
dividuals and manufacturers. Thero
should not be, and according to all Demo
cratic principles there cannot be, any
plank in the platform that CY-en winks at
a protective tariff.”
NO OHIO IDEA.
“Then the ‘Ohio platform’ does not suit
you ?”
“No! and it would probably suit me
less if anyone could tell me what it
means. It is a mass of meaningless non
sense, but some friends of mine, who pre
tend to understand it, say that an Ohio
Congressman who stands "upon it could
not vote for the Morrison jUI, so I imagine
I do not stand upon it,”
“Do you anticipate a fight over the
tariff plafik?”
hot tariff blank.
“There must of necessity be a light,
and I hope there will be a hot one. It
will ha\ r e the effect of bringing the issue
squarely before the country and commit
ting the party thoroughly to tariff" reform.
It is an issue the party can not afftfrd to
dodge, and will be the one prominently
belore the country. There can be no
doubt of the action of the convention, and,
if it is done after a str uirgle, it will lie
the surer to place the party on record in
the matter. The Committee on Resolu
tions will be made up with a
clean majority of tariff reformers ou
it. The only States that will appoint
protectionists will be Rhode Island,
Vei'mont, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
YVest Virginia, Ohio, and possibly New
Jersey. In the convention oi"' oide will
have a clear majority, of me 200 Demo
cratic Congressmen 160 voted for the
Morrison bill, aid it can be surely claimed
that all of me delegates representing
their districts will support a tariff re
form plank. Also, of the Western and
most of the Southern delegates are tariff
reformers, and even lrom Ohio there will
be from 16 to 20 votes to support
tbe majority report. There will be, as I
said, a fight, but it can only result one
way; if it were otherwise it would be a
victory for principles that are in direct
opposition to those of the Democratic
party.”
“Will such an open and announced
platform win?” •
TARIFF REFORM WILL WIN.
“Win! Of course it will win: it is the
only cause that can win. It lias been
claimed that the Democratic party has no
principles and only wants offices. 1 do
not allow that, but I do say that if we
abandon principles now we can never
hope to get office; neither would we de
serve them. They say that tbe revenue
plank of 1880 defeated Hancock; I say
that deserting that plank and apologizing
for it after it was put in the platform was
what defeated Hancock- Put the plank
in, and stand by it; do not try to explain
it away, but stand up and say it is the
only right thing, and we will carrv the
country. We never had such a
chance before. In 1880 all things
were right, now all are wrong;
then all men had work, now crowds of
skilled mechanics cannot work more than
half-time; then all branches of business
were good, now they are bad; and it is all
because of this cursed protective tariff
which shuts us out of the markets of the
world. Four months’ intelligent discus
sion of the question will convince the
country of that fact, and the party which
advocates a reduction of cu6tom-house
taxation will be tbe party whichwill
win. If the Democratic party, however,
does not show itself any better on the
question than the Republican it cannot
hope to get the votes that are rightly dis
satisfied with the present order of things.”
“Who will be nominated for President!”
“I don’t know.”
“Who do you prefer?”
“Gen. Slocum, of New York, or Senator
Thurman, of Ohio.”
“Would Hoadly suit you ?”
“No! I understand, however, that he
is a candidate. I imagine that he would
be a candidate for anything in sight.”
GEN. EAGAN IN DISGRACE.
Sad Downfall of a Man Who Fought In
the BatHe of Gettysburg.
“You have indeed fallen low,” was
the sad remark of Justice Solon B. Smith
at the Toombs in New York Friday, to an
aged man, who sbow r ed every jndication
of a tramp.
“For God’s sake forgive me, Sol,”
pleaded the man. Liquor has been my
curse. For ten years 1 have been its
slave. But from this day forth I am a
changed man. I will quit drinking, and
make a solemn vow that not another drop
ot that poison will pass my lips again.”
“It has now such a strong hold upon
you that you couldn’t stop it if you tried
ever so hard,” remarked the Judge. “And,
besides, where could you go? You have
no home, your wife won’t recognize you
any more and your friends pass by with
horror and disgust.”
“Well, what of that?” said the pris
oner. “I can live on forty millions, can’t
1 ? What need I care for them ?”
“Forty millions? Whyyou haven’t got
forty cents,” said Justice Smith.
“I tell you, Sol. 1 have it.” '
“How did you become possessed of it?”
“Why, I’ve earned it to be sure. Where
else do you think?” .
“Drinking- has somewhat unbalanced
your mind and I’ll change the complaint
against you into insanity,” said the court.
“You will be better treated in an asylum
than in the workhouse. Officer, remove
him.”
“Please, Judge, will you let another
officer take him,” said Court Officer Mau
rice Finn, whose eyes were filled with
tears.
“Why can’t you?” said the Justice in a
tone of surprise.
“He was my General in th,e war, your
Honor,” said Finn, “and he was so kind
to me that I don’t like to repay him in this
way, though I know it is done for his
good. He treated the men who fought
under him as he would his brothers. It is
sad for me, sir, to see my old dear com
mander in such a positßh as this, and I
and others will see that he is properly
cared lor at the asylum.”
The man was none other than Brig.
Gen. Thomas W. Eagan, who fougfit in
the battle of Gettysburg under Gen.
Meade, and was a participant of almost
everv battle of the war. At the close of
the war he was made an internal revenue
officer.
Base-Ball.
Washington, July 6.—Tbe following
games were played to-day:
At Louisville—Louisville 5, Baltimore 1.
At St. Louis—St. LouU 12, Alleghany 6.
At Indianapolis—lndianapolis 16, Washing
ton 5.
At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 4, Brooklyns S.
SILVER FACTS.
The Mints Burdened with Standard
Dollars.
The standard silver dollar, says a Wash
ington letter, for which the dear people
are supposed to be crying, keep on piling
up in the hands of the government. Those
hands are now filled to overflowing, and
still the dollars come rolling in from the
mints at the rate of 2,800.000 a month. A
year ago the Treasury officials held a con
ference and agreed that since Congress
would not stop the flood they must proY'ide
anew receptacle for it. They talked about
it a good deal and finsUly agreed that they
would spend $30,000 or s4o,ooo—perhaps
sso.ooo—in constructing in the Treasury a
Yault for the accommodation of these
troublesome coins, which would exceed
in size and security anv strong room
in the world. It was to hold when
completed, 50,000,000 of these shiny, min
iature cart wheels, and to be fire-proot
and burglar-proof so far as is possible in
these tYncertain days. The contract was
given to a well-known Boston vault
builder. He has just finished his work,
and is already receiving the compliments
of the department. The vault upon
which he has expended so much time and
labor is a model of strength and safety.
It is in the sub-basement of the Treasury
Department, at the northern end, directly
under the cash room, the marble walls
and floors and galleries of whieh are the
admiration of every tourist as he looks
down upon the bald heads of the cashiers
and tellers aud their piles of gold and sil
ver and greenbacks. The vault ia a
smaller edition of the cash room. It is 53
feet 4 inches long, 31 feet 4 inches wide
and 9 feel 1 inch high.
Its cubic capacity is 18,810 feet, so
that the desire ol the Treasury officials
that it might be the biggest money vault
in the world has been fulfilled. Thirty
millions of standard silver dollars in
leather pouches can be stored awav with
great ease, and it can, with a little crowd
ing, be made to hold fifty millions. It
will, of course, hold a proportionate!v
larger amount of fractionalsilver coin. The
vault is surrounded by walls of solid ma
sonry, bound together in the most skillful
fashion. Tho walls are uniformly live
feet thick. Along either of the two lon-
ger sides runs a row of seveit compart
ments. Down the middle, between the
row’s, runs an aisle four feet wide. These
compartments are separated from each
other by strong partitions of heavy iron
lattice work. Each of these fourteen cells
will hold comfortably trom 3,000,000 to
3,000,C00 standard dollars. Tho gene
ral appearance ol the vault
is that of a very strong dungeon, di
vided into strongly fenced cells. The
vault has an inner and an outer door,
both cunningly constructed of thick steel
of the finest temper, and provided with
every modern device for tho protection of
capital from those who would break
through and steal. These doors are splen
did specimens of the best workmanship.
Each iloor has Jo combination locks of
the latest pattern. Each is locked on a
different combination, the secret of which
is in the mind of but one man, so that the
door-can lie opened only by the joint act ion
of the different officials. In addition, tho
outer door has a time lock, fortified with
a contriY'ance for the prevention of at
tempts to ljlow it off" or run its chronome
ter down, together with an electric at
tachment by which an official possessing
the secret can open it should it run down
accidentally or reinse to run down
mechanically. At tho outer door sits
a guard day and night through
out every 24 hours, changed
every eight hours from the sixty always
on duty at the Treasury Department.
Every five minutes he is visited by the
patrol, whose beat brings him within a
few feet of the vault. The Captain of the
guard or one of the two Lieutenants, who
change watches every eight hours, may
also swoop down upon him anv moment.
So you see our standard silver dollars
w ill be well watched. The Treasury De
partment bolds now •$169,000,000 silver
coin and bu11i0n—5135,560,000 is in stan
dard silver dollars, $4,055,000 in bullion,
and $29,600,000 in fractional currency.
This silver weighs 5,000 tons. It is stored
at present in the vaults, mints and sub
treasuries throughout the country, which
have an aggregate capacity of 54,000
cubic feet. In New Y’ork there Is stored
$34,000,000, in Philadelphia $21,000,000, In
San Francisco $59,000,000, in New Orleans
$20,000,000, and so on.
I’RINCE VICTOR’S MIX I>FALL.
The Mystery r Plon Plon's Son’s For
tune.
Prince Victor’s windfall is still
shrouded in mystery, says a Parts special
to the London Times. All kinds of
sources have been attributed to the
alleged income of 40,000 francs a year. It
was first stated to be a gift from M. Moet-
Auban, next or Princess Ylathilde, and
then of the Empress Eugenie, but all
these statements have been positively con
tradicted. An ex-Minister of the Empire,
however confides the following to me:
“You hive mentioned Prince Victor’s
allowance, but you have been
misinformed as to the source of
it. -1 can tell you where it really comes
from, especially as the source is
highly honorable. This annuity is simply
the fruit of an engagement entered into
by ten Bonapartist Deputies, and placed
in the hands of 31. Jolibois, to pay each of
them 4,000 trancs per annum to Prince
Y'ictor. I cannot tell you whether this
engagement has been contracted for a
fixed period or not; but this I will say, it
is contracted and in course of execution.
Nothing in exchange has been asked from
the young Prince; but there were reasons
for creating this annuity, and tiie
reasons are connected with the
next elections. Most of the
Bonapartist Deputies know that
their election might be jeopardized if they
associated themselves with Prince Na
poleon, whose unpopularity might wreck
them. And yet they caiinot take their
stand on the imperial principle without
personifying it. On the other hand, so
long as Prince Victor remained with his
father the latter would not let Prince Vic
tor for a moment serve as a rallying point
without obliging him to disclaim such a
position. The young Prince’s partisans
Know that as long as Prince Napoleon
lives Prince Victor would never raise his
standard against his father.”
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Half the Time and Money Spent and
Only a Thirtieth of the Work Dope.
Lieut. R. M. G. Brown, of the navy, has
made a long report to Secretary Chandler,
says a Washington special, about the pro
gress of the Panama canal. His report is
dated Callao, June 2. He says the orig
inal estimated cost was 600,000,000 francs
( $120,000,000), and the time seven years.
S#aily half of the seven years has
elapsed and not far short ot $60,000,000 has
been spent, exclusive of the $20,000,000 on
the Panama Railway.
There is a clause in the original char
ter providing that, in case the railway
should he sold to any other corporation,
one-half of the purchase money shall re
vert to the United States of Colombia.
The question, whether such a sale has
been made haw already been raised by
that government, but the canal company
claim that the railway corporation re
mains the same. Probably a compro
mise will soon be made with the United
States of Colombia, the writer says,
whereby the railway company will be
come a French company.
From the best information obtainable
Lieut. Brown thinks that not more than
one-thirtieth of the actual work neces
sary has been accomplished. He was in
formed by an intelligent person that
material costing $15,000,000 had been
allowed to sink into the soft m#rsh, and
was finally covered up. It is even said
that some of the material has already
been condemned and sold to vessels leav
ing Colon for ballast. The most serious
obstacle to the completion of the canal
is the Chagres river. Instead of being
an assistance, as was originally pro
claimed, that river has become the great
est drawback.
Lieut. Brown discusses the probability
of an epidemic of yellow fever at tbe
isthmus, and says the best informed
physicians anticipate one.
WHERE LONGSTKEET CHARGED
A Monument Unveiled on Koundtop by
tbe Fourteenth Connecticut.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon, says a Get
tysburg special of the 3d inst., the Four
teenth Connecticut Regiment visited
Roundtop avenue, the scene of Long
street’s assault twenty years ago to-dav,
and unveiled a monument ten feet high!
built of Adams county granite. Two
bronze tablets and the base bear the.regi
mental records. After the ceremonies the
assembly withdrew to a neighboring grove,
where an address was delivered by Chap
lain Henry S. Stevens. Most of the vis
itors left for • their homes to-night, but a
few remain to lie present at the barbecue
at Roundtop to-morrow in celebration of
the completion of the Gettysburg and
Harrisburg Railroad and the Roundtop
extension.
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math found in a lake.
T ?o h£T!v K T,ra AN anchor
TO HIS LEG AND PLUNGES IX.
A Frtend'* Movement to Frustrate th.
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Nothing more thrlliingly tragio in eon.
nection with a suicidal act, savs a Coon.
V T ** Bpecial of the 4th to
the if orld, has ever been chronicled than
the circumstances attending the self-de
struction of George W. Crocker, of Sharon
Springs, who UMlay fastened a heavy an
chor to his leg while in a boat on the
Otego lake, and when his companion ob
serving the act, took steps to save him, he
pointed a revolver at his head and leaped
overboard. The corpse is now at the
bottom of the lake, which is 800 feetdwj
at the point wnere the tragixly occurred
fJ, l !'\. OCker was a >' o ung man n com
fortable circumstances, lie alwavs
dressed respectably, drove a fine team
and kept a private pleasure boat. Ordi
narjly ho was of cheerful disposition and
decidedly genial nature. A couple of
years ago he was married and has since
resided happily with his wife. The fruit
of the union was oue child, of which the
young lather was passionately fond, in
timate friends of Mr. Crocker say that as
far as known all his relations were of the
pleasantest character except those with
his wife s lather, from whom he had be
come estranged. A feeling of bitterness
prevailed between the two men, and ou
more than one occasion Crocker threat
ened to take the life of his fatber-in-law.
lt ' s now thought that be had determined
either to k#l his latber-in-law or end bis
own existence, and bis action ot self-de
struction shows that he lim.lly preferred
to adopt the latter.
liis preparations for the suicide ware
planned with great deliberateness, but
were of such a character as to prevent
the possibility of any failure, in com
pany will! his friend Walter Livingston
on 1,10 ll,k afternoon.
While his friend had the oars Crocker,
unobserved, fastened the ancher to his
log. He then rose lor the purpose of leap
*" overboard when Mr. Livingston for
u tv lllo observed the preparations
that had been made for the suicidal act
aud he sprang forward to prevent it.
buch an emergency had, however, been
provided for by Crocker, as, upon ob
serving bis friend’s movement, he drew
a revolver from his pocket and pointing it
at Livingston, warned him that if he ap
proached a step nearer ho would put a
bullet through his heart. Crocker’s eyes
were glaring wildly and he was evidently
insane. Mr. Livingston hesitated to ap
proach, believing, as he now does, that
he would have been shot down, and stood
transfixed with horror at tho terrible situ
ation in which he found himself placed.
\\ itbout a moment’s delay Crocker raised
the anchor in one hand, while he con
tinued to cover hi. friend with his pistol
in the other aud sprang overboard. Aii
attempts at a rescue were of course use
less, ns tbe heavy iron quickly carried the
unfortunate man to tho bottom of the
lake.
Mr. Livingston pulled ashore as rapidly
as possible aud told the startling story,
causing tho greatest excitement among
the sojourners of the place. Among tbe
friends and -relatives of the unfortunate
man the deepest regret was expressed at
his unhappy fate.
Before planning his tragic death Mr.
Crocker wrote four letters, saying fare
well to those nearest him. One of these
was to lits wife, and was oouened in terms
of the strongest affection, another was to
his only child, and the others to his father
and mother. In them he spoke of the un
pleasant relations that existed between
himself and his lather-in-law, and said
that with this single exception he had no
ill-feeling or enmity towards any person
in the whole world. Efforts have been
made to recover tho body, but ihu<* far
without success.
\ OoiiUEN TROPHY IN LIMBO?
Why the Cup that Foxhall Won wu
l’ut Under Lock and Key.
It was learned yesterday at the custom
bousc, says the New York Morniny Jour
nal, that the golden cup which was pre
sented by queen Vietorif to James It.
Keene, the owner of Foxhall, which won
tho grand race at Ascot in 18S2, was liable
to be forieited to the government for the
non-payment of duties. It appears that
in July last the cup was sent fiom Lon
don, and that on its arrival at thi:: port
alter the statutory limitation of twenty
four hours it was sent to the Laight
street government stores. When speak
ing of the affair yesterday the Collector
said: “Mr. Keene’s cup is valued
at £SOO. It lias 4 been stored for a
year, and, oi course, under tho law, 1 am
compelled to announce its sale. I re
gret to do this, but it is my duty. I be
lieve negotiations htve been pending for
the release of tbe cup. I understand that
Mr. Keene has had communication with
Secretary Folgeron the matter, but I have
received no official notification on that
subject. I believe Mr. Keene claims
that the cup should lie taxed only as a
work of art. I have maintained that it
came under tho head of ‘manufactured
metals.’ Tbe difference between the two
duties would be about $1,000.”
The cup is in the shape of a jockey’s
cap inverted, is of solid gold, and weighs
seven pounds and eight ounces. It Is
decorated with miniature golden figures
of the race of Atalanta, and its general
appearance in point of embellishment is
beautiful in the extreme.
CITY OP COLUMBUS SUITH.
Judge Nelson Appoint. Hon. John Low
ell a Commissioner to Hear Evidence.
In the case of the Boston and Savannah
Steamship Company vs. James Brown
and others, which was a petition for a
limitation of the liabilities of the peti
tioner for loss of life and property in
curred by the wreck of the steamer City
of Columbus, says the Boston Globe of
the 4th instant, two supplementary
petitions have been filed by tho steam
ship company in the United States District
Court. The first prays the court to ap
point a commissioner in the case under
admiralty rule 44, to hear evidence and
make a report to. the court, first, as to
whether the Boston and Savannah Steam
ship Company is liable for the loss alleged
to have been sustained by the wreck of
the City of Columbus; aud second, if it is
determined that the company is so liable,
whether the loss was incurred without
the priority or knowledge of tbe said com
pany.
The second petition requests the court
to appoint a commissioner, under admi
ralty rule 66, iiefore whom proof of all
claims presented in pursuance of the
monitions issued in tho above case may
be made, and who shall upon completion
of said proofs make report to the court ot
the claims so proven.
Judge Nelson grunted both petitions,
and appointed Hon. John Loweil Commis
sioner in both cases.
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