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ESTABLISHED 1850. f
,j. H ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. |
GEORGIA AMD FLORIDA.
the news of the two states
told in paragraphs.
\ Boy Kidnapped at Athena—Speer
sbon * * he Condition of the fetate
j r eanry— Gen. Too mb*’ Presidential
View*— Carrollton Startled by a Cy
clone in the Air.
GEORGIA.
The City Council of Athens hM postponed
tbe operation* of the cost law until Oct. I.
M ,re rain hat fallen in Washington county
, a the month of June than any June prior to
lfct one for 25 years.
r . James A. Lewis, wife of James A.
i*-.a prominent wholesale dry goods mer
chant f Columbus, died Monday.
\ n-rre woman In Clark county gave birth
children Saturday, bhe j* 35 years
j s: ' ; , the mother of 26 children.
. -i.d that a calico print manuf&ctur
, , ii- any contemplates removing its
Lowell. Mass., to Atlanta,
and fr ;ay Perry Simon, a small negro boy,
„ .... :. l over to tbe superior Court of Dong
. - .uiy for placing obstructions on the
\> Nora Pomar, of Dougiaacounty, who j
iratiuated with honors at Mra. Ballard's
* lin Atlanta two weeks ago, died with !
frihmd fever on Friday,
r tick in the burnt wails of the Newton
: Ilf been sold for *355. I.
w p.rowr. ar, I K. W. Bagby were the pur
chasers.
. •••nn of Gwinnett Superior
< ,r; no* not is-iield in consequence of the
in t. -- 'ra ns placing the people so far be
i 2 i,t. j. 11. Martin, a well-known citizen of
i rr- • ,'UDty, has three very ihdu.trious and
tic -, lost are raising HO little helpless
, 'll, tirst has 25, the second 2. and
7 ~,,.2, t ook, of Washington county, has a
, -j;. Id of corn, mostly the Watkins yari
rt ti. il wdl average from four to nix well
ileVi-ioi- i curs of corn. He has been offered
.. i i.i- to the acre for It now and re -
f u - -to take it. home of the stalks have nine
■ Hammond left Atlanta for Henry
on dnnday. Capt. Jackson
f „| him Monday, and a lively encounter
„ , , t .. i.-.i in that county, which will select
ilcicgaii. to the Congressional Convention
m-vt - i.rds-.. It will tie the first county to
,t. 1 lie result Is doubtful.
\l i .lumloi- B. 11. Ki-j*. a negro boy, has
■ t ar.-, I with assault with in
ter.' t murder. In an altcication with
~ -slier in . ro. Id. i.van-. at St. James' Afrt-
Mi i >|i ii,., ,-t l ii- opal l hnreh, last Tues
■l.n mkiil, in- struck Evan* over the licati with
a |,..i.|,i| cane, cracking his skull. The
-n a very critical eewdl
ti.di. and heya is held to await the result of
The esiateof Mrs. Sarah Clark,deceased,val
ue.! at |7,0 ,wa- c-cbeatad to the State at Co
luuibu- Mon,lay. It goes into the puhlit-scliool
f :i i efihe county, it is the first case of the
k I ti.-it ever occurred in that circuit. Mra.
is an Kngii-h woman, and came to
this country from lain,lon in IM*. and to
< uii.l,l.- -time i- years ago. she left a sister
iii hnirland, but though advertisements were
m-rt.-d ii, -i veral Lnglish paper*, nothing
was ever hear,! from her or her heirs.
ned*lasi trn k that T. J.
Fl,set wm.ld not comply with hi* hid for the
building of the new court house at Covington,
tturdaj ilicre was a meeting of the
l ouuiy t ommissiouersnnd Imiliiingcommittcc
for the’purpose l taking action in regard to
the m.ii'.t-r. After ina'ure deliberation it was
decided to give the contract to James Smith,
of Sparta, who agree- to build the house for
HMte. this being t'JiOO less than hi* first bid
and U.owO more than Mr. Flood's bid. Ue
promises to have the building ready for the
itoldiiig of court at the September term of
next year.
In Wilkinson county a man named Hoc
Hen-on was charged itii having stolen some
clothes from Jonah ISyals, a tanner living
near the Ityals settlement. Henson was taken
to Gordon, where bis preliminary trial took
i,lac, and was acquitted. While on his way
home lie was waylaid by some men aud given
a frarfu beating. He was then tied with a
rot*, and the rope attached to a wagon or
buggy, and the unfortunate man dragged a
considerable distance over the rough roads.
From ihecffecis of this rough treatment. Ilea
non died, and was buried by his tormentors,
and the grave plowed over. Three farmers of
Wilkinson are accused of connection with the
crime, and it is said that they have defied any
one to begin an investigation ’ilicre seems
to be no me linaliun to look after the case.
Chaitton county correspondence News,
July 7: John 11. Reilly, of Camden county, is
again teaching school in this county after an
alisence of eight years.—Crops are looking
fin, ty after tin- rain, and ttic hearts of the
farming community are heating with
hope, of pretty fair crop, of corn and
potatoes.—Cotton is looking well. —Lum-
ber has got to such a low figure that ail of our
heavy lumbermen are auout limiting the
drive.—Times are dull in the coutry, as it is
alway- pending the Presidential contest. We
ail hone they will give us a goo,l man to vote
for, but good or bad t Rarlton is Democratic to
tin- core.—We have two prisoners in theeonn
ty jail, both for murder. One is a white man
named Thomas for kilting a man named
Crew s about eight years ago in the bend of
M. Mary'- river, at a frolic. The other a
negro for killing a negro at Dyals & Upton’s
nidi a short time ago.
A w riter in the Quitman South rays: While
at Oiislei I counted on a pomegranate tree
I® po, egranates. An acre planted in pate
gr-matis. r*\ln, would contain 8 5 trees, aud
these would average ia four years SO to the
tree, making a to,at to the acre of 15,750
l omegranates, and these, at 4 cents apiece,
Would yield a yearly income of *730 to the
acre of tree-. These trees, attaining age, wilt
yield as I lie one named above. This fruit is said
to luruish for the si■'k. room the finest acid
known—superior to the lemon—and will keep
after I cing cut for days, so noue of it is lost.
It makes a line beverage for those who arc
well. Properly prepared with uiee white
sugarit is exceedingly toothsome. Ourelituate
suit® the pomegranate, they flourish here, anil
1 ain glu t to see some are turning their at
tention to the growing of this delicious fruit,
and „,ri to Is- the most popular fruit grown.
In our l.ci ~me (wars aud pomegranates
>„uth Georgia has a boom.
Grifl'm : The evening train from At
tain., Monday brought Alt Doyal to Grillin.
the man who over two years ago shot and
killed Policeman Hancock in this city. It will
be remembered that the Supremo Court
granted Doyal another heariug of his case,
and he is lu re to stand his trial for the second
time. A urge crowd, mostly negroes, were
waiting the arrival of the train, and Doyal
attracted general attention as kedisembatked
in charge of sheriff Connell. He walked
Without irons up to the post office corner in
charge of tin-sheriff At that point Officer
Walker, of the city police, joined the Sheriff,
and to.ether they accompanied Doyal down
Broadway to the ei y jail, lhiyal stopped at
Pie post office corner and shook hands with all
hi* acquaintance.-. He looks pale and dyspep
tic. but wore a pleasant smile. The bullet
mark in his forehead, received several years
ago u hile he was a guard at the State capitol,
is stifi a startling and ugly feature of his face.
His case will lie heard this week, a special
term having been ordered for the purpose.
The usual Sabbath quiet of AjAcn* was
changed to excitement by the reve
lation of an attempt to ’ kidnap the
eldest son. Alex, of Judge A, S.
Lrn in. Aicx had left his home alone intend
ing to spend the day at his auut's. But before
reaching her residence he was seized by a
negro man. threatened with shooting If he
•Tied, and thus carried out of the city limits
aud through the woods four miles in the
country, in the direction of the Georgia fac
tory. U hen they had gone thus far ihe negro
Ictt him a short while and went to a clump of
cabins near by, telling the littie fellow that
he would shoot him if he cried or left the
spo7. ih'Wi ver, as soon as the negro was out
of sight Alex set off, running through the
woods in the tSjmosue direction, amt fortu
nately reached the road along which two
men were pa-sing in a buggy. They were at
tracted by in* tears, and "after bearing his
story, brought him safely home. Alex, who
i- about * tear* old. gave a very full descrip
tion of the negro, and a party of volunteers
immediately started in pursuit.
Sunday night about 11 o’clock the people of
t arrollton were awakened by the most ter
rific nn.l boisterous roaring that was ever
beard before, t Id going to their doors they were
confronted by the liarkest and most angry
.ookiug cloud that they had ever looked at.
it we* m tlie r.orthwe*t, and appeared to lie
moving in a southeasterly direction, and the
roaring was a ieculiar sound not to be de
scribed, and eoehl be beard as the roar of a
dozen iv-aded freight trains while off ten
mill *. On and on came the noise, getting
nearer and nearer, while occasionally a cloud
apparently tbe size of a large house would
burst off tr.-m the main body, and afier being
hurled upwards with great fore’.would be
l'per-ed. Nobody there ever witnessed the
Kke before. No oue can be found who ever
heard a noise that naif equalled it. Lvery
oo y was alarmed and frightened, yet one
foubl not help admiring the fury. Tlie light
ning was incessant, not the space of two oee
oed* intervening between one flash and an
oi-itr, and yet no serious damage was done.
T.V wind seemed to be too high to do any
Milwdgevxlle Recorder: Gen. Toombs ro
malned in the city from Tuesday evening till
Ihursday morning. He met several of the
oid citizens with whom he enjoved pleasant
conversation of the olden time. The General,
though .4 years old on last Wednesday, still
holds lus own in conversational powers, hav
ing a magnetism that draws the crowds
around him wherever he may be seated. In
an*er to questions asked he ]>oke on many
H freely gave his opinion that Bay
■ra is the very ue*t man in the DemocraeV.
though he thinks Cleveland will take the lead.
At o' llU iy *° be the nominee at Chicago.
At all ei ects the Democracy is bound to win
tnis year He said Blaine is’a smart man, and
screwd itoliiician, but a bad man—a verv bad
man—who u will not do ro trust. Thai Mr.
osyanl would not steal 12) j cents in four
years, while Blaine will lie hail fello\ well
met. and would “jine the band 1 ’ of his prede
ct**>rs. In commenting upon the Presidents
i.rom Washington down, he spoke of their
nonesty, and n„:ed the points where stea’ing
negan to characterise tbe administration.
” hen asked about Arthur, nccuid, “Oh, well,
Arthur is a good fellow iu bis way, will do no
turt; he loves todreas. have big dinners, ami
fw hunting and rU]7i n *. He has a good
- .me with utile or no cares.'”
<-oiutUm,on: State Treasurer Speef
bis quarterly statement of
the Treasury. It shows the
re*.. disbarssmetUs for the three
months ju?* * o od and contains figures that
will doubtless ~itere *t Georgians. The re
ceipt* during the retched the sum of
**13,6*882, which *>7 the disburse
ment of cash to the extent of C t * S •?! I be
Sauamtalt pHniing Jgml
public debt and interest swallowed upfthe
bigger portion of this la*i named sum. the
Treasurer expending in that direction *363,-
ru 16. The Western and Atlantic BaiJroaa,
with its old time clock-like regularity, paid
in <75,600 ot the receipts. It pays its *25,000
on the last dav ot every month, rain or shine.
Among the other large" items of receipts were
the following: from the inspection of fertil
izers. *’,7.292 19; from the hire of convicts,
gUAIi 27; from the liquor tax, *21919 43:
fro.ii the tax on billiard tables. *3.622 50; from
the general tx of IWB, *311.956 09; from the
tax on insurance companies, *13.719 31.
Among the large items of disbursement be
yond the payment on the public debt and in
terest account are the following: On the
lunatic a-ylum account, *39.999 99; on the
school fund of 1*93, *15,616 44; on the deaf and
dumb asylum, *4,000; on the Academy for the
Blind. *4,000; on the civil establishment, *21,-
5:5 4u:on the new capital. *2.7>75 15; on the
Supreme Court reports. *3,000; on the special
apnropriations, *25,929 22. There was a bal
ance left in the Treasury on the first of the
month amounting to *206,715 &> in cash and
cash items. The pnblic debt ot the State on
July 1 wa# *8,637,635.
Jesup correspondence News, July 5: There
was a Masonic celebration in Jesup last
Thursday, and quite a large crowd attended.
Col. G. 31. T. Ware was the orator of the dav,
and at 11 o’clock delivered an appropriate ad
dress, which was followed by a short speech
from ltev. W. isarvis. Sir. B. Patterson and
the Hon. L. Johnson, candidates forlheSena
ton-hipof the Third .Senatorial district, were
present, and each made a few remarks. #ho
music ftirn.shed bv tbe Jesup Brass Band
contributed greatly to the enjoy
ment of the dav. The choice
selections which they played were very much
apprec ated, and their handsome appearance
as a baud greatly admired. A bountiful re
past was served at 1 o’clock in the corridor of
tbe court house, and everyone did full justice
to the viands. The crowd dispersed at 4
o'clock, after having spent a very pleasant
day.—Thfre was a political meeting of the
citizensof Wayne county in Jesup on yester
day, for the purpose of selecting delegates to
represent them in tbe convention to be held
in Savannah on the 23d inst.
Messrs. 8. B. Harris and G.
'Mum, the delegates elected, were
instructed to cast their votes for the Hon. M.
L. Merslion, of Brunswick, as their first
choice, and Capt. S. D. Bradwell. of Liberty
county, as their second. There was an effort
made to nominate a candidate for Represen
tative of this county in the Legislature, but
after balloting until nearly night they failed
to agree in m iking a selection. This unfor
tunate result will perhaps be a scrub race for
that position. Etah Kraw.
FLORIDA.
W . 11. Andrews won a 12-hours go-as-you
please foot race at Tallahassee, Thursday,
with a score of 50 miles and 2 laps.
The mail. contracts for carrying the mails
between Bronson and Levyville and Bronson
and Ocala held by \V. J. Jones, of Bronson,
have expired, and fra J. Carter has succeeded
Mr. Jones on both routes.
The friends of Alonzo Cole, of McGregor,
loiva, are anxious as to his whereabouts. Mr.
Cole, his relatives say, was beard of in St.
Augustine on January 27 or 2s last. Since
then they can get no tidings of him. He is
about 70 years old and 5 feet 10 inches in
height. He had a sum of money with him at
the lime mentioned above, aud foul play is
feared. Information can be sent to Capt.
Buck, at St. Augustine.
Tallahassee Economist: Postmaster Stewart
has returned from Augusta, Me., whither he
went a* one of the rommittee to notify Mr.
Blaine officially of his nomination. We un
derstand that he reports both the Republican
candidates for tlie Presidency and the Repub
lican National Committee as favoring the In
dependent movement in Florida. If true,
that settles the question as to a straightout
Republican State ticket.
State Politics.
Darien, July B.—Mclntosh county is
unanimously for Judge Adams for Con
gress. Gignilliat and Lachlison are the
delegates. They are strong Adam# men.
Statesboro, Bulloch county, correspondence
News, July 7: According to previous call the
Democrats of Bulloch county met at this
place to-day to select delegates to the various
Democratic Conventions, and the following
business was transacted:
T. If. Potter was elected Chairman, and J.
F. Brannon and H.B. Blitch, Secretaries.
D. 11. Rigdon and T. 11. Potter were elected
delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention.
C} ballot, Kdmuud Kennedy aud Josiali
Zitlrouer were elected delegates to the First
District Congressional Convention; J. F.
Brown and Solomon Akins, alternates. They
will vote for yon. Morgan ltawls.
•I- H- Groover, I). C. Proctor, T. J. Hendley,
and T. 11. Potter were elected delegates to the
Seventeenth District Senatorial Convention.
A resolution of adherence to the rotation
rule was passed.
T. H. Potter, Cbairinau.
CUBA NOT FOR SALE.
Reports to the Contrary Untruthful and
Absurd.
Washington. July B.— The Spanish
Minister in this city says that the reports
that are afloat of the proposed sale or
transfer of Cuba by the Spanish Govern
ment are untruthful and absurd. Speak
ing to-night with reference to the most
recent of these stories, that the commis
sion sent from Madrid to inquire into the
condition of Cuba and advisibility oi
selling it had prepared a report, a copy
of which they had submitted to the
Captain Genera! of Cuba, in which they
expressed the opinion that tbe interests of
Spain demanded that she should be
relieved of Cuba before, a successful
revolution or the bankruptcy of the com
mercial interests there deprive her of it,
he said that he believed the story to be
absolutely without toundation; in fact, he
had not heard, he said, of any commission
from Spain having visited Cuba recently
and thought that if one were there its
mission was simply to investigate into
the condition ot Cuba and whether any
reforms are necessarv. lie said further
that owing to reports similar to this
which reached Spain from the United
States the ministry had been ques
tioned in Parliament aud had
in an unqualified manner de
nied their truth. He added that even
if the Spanish Government inclined to
such a proposition they would not dare
carry out their views, as such an act
would be so unpopular with the Spanish
people that it would lead to the overthrow
of the government, and in addition to this,
he said, a majority ot the people of Cuba
would resist to the utmost any attempt to
transfer the island to any other govern
ment. In the story referred to above
it was stated that a plan had been elabo
rated by one of the commissioners and the
Spanish Minister to secure the transfer
of Cuba to Germany for 25 years, for an
annual rental of 100,000,0u0 marks. This
statement Senor Valera also denies.
He says that he has not even heard of
such a commission, and certainly has not
seen one of the commissioners, nor elabo
rated with them a plan for the transfer of
Cuba. '
WAS IT BEANS OR BUGS?
Sister Grimes Interrupts Deacon Hod
kin’s Sunday School Lesson to Inquire
Concerning the Plagues of Egypt.
She had a very long nose aud wore
gold-rimmed spectacles and a frizette,
says the Boston Globe. She
was not pretty, but she was very, very
good, and attended Sunday school regu
larly . But she had a peculiarity of in
terposing, in the midst of the most inter
esting discussions, with utterly irrelevant
remarks, or questions put in the gravest
manner possible.
Last Sunday Deacon Bodkin was eluci
dating the subject of the parable of the
vine, when she fixed her glittering eye
upon him and broke in:
••Deacon Bodkin, I have been readin’,
durin’ the past week, consumin’ the
plagues of Egypt, an’ I read of the plague
of the locusts. The Scripter says, ‘the
locusts came up over all the land of
Egypt and kivered the face of the whole
airtb.’ Now, my friend Abigail Simpkins
has on her mantel tree a big locust bean
pod, an’ she says, an’ sticks to it, that
them locusts what come up and kivered
all tbe airth was beans. I thought at fust
that she must be mistaken, an’ I told her
the locusts was a sort 'er insect, or some
thin’ live. But she says no, it was the
beans. ‘Ain’t beans live?’ says she,‘an’
don’t they come up an’ kiver the airth J*
An' I ain't at all sure but wbat she’s
right, deacon. Now, what do you think?
YYas them locust 9 what plagued the chil
dren of Egypt bugs or beans?”
“Sister Grimes,” said the deacon, “I
atn afraid you are getting frivolous.”
And she can’t tell to this day what
made the young folks look so pleased.
A Prominent Blaconlte Dead.
Macon, Ga, July 9.—Mr. YYiliiam
Tavlor, a well known furniture dealer of
Macon, fell dead at 1 o’clock this after
noon while sitting in a chair at his resi
dence in this city. Heart disease and
feeble health was the cause. He was on
tbe streets yesterday. He was 60 years
old and had’ numerous friends in Savan
nah.
To the youngster who has a sprain, as
well as the old gentlmnan who suffers
trom Rheumatism. LJhe Back, or Neu
ralgia, Coussens Lightning Liniment af
fords a relief which-such sufferers can ap
preciate. Owners of valuable horses also
rejoice to know there is such a remedy as
this liniment for Spavin, Ringbone,
Scratches, Galls, eto. -
Emory’s Little Cathartic is the
best and only reliable Liver Pill known,
never fails with tbe most obstinate cases,
purely vegetable, sugar coated, tasteless,
harmless, no griping or unpleasant effects.
Druggists sell them. 15 cents.
KELLY ROOTED!
The Unit Rule Carries
the Day.
CLEVELAND IN THE LEAD.
Bayard Second, with But
ler Bounced.
THE TARIFF PLANK IN DOUBT.
Morrison and Converse in a
Dead-Lock.
REFORMERS APT TO TRIOMPH.
Governor Hubbard Makes a
Stirring Speech.
CAUCUSING BY GASLIGHT.
Vivid Pen Pictures of the Day’s
Scenes.
Chicago, July B.—At 12:40 o’clock,
Chicago time, the Democratic National
Convention was called to order by ex-
Senator Barnuni, Chairman of the Na
tional Democratic Committee. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. D. C. Marques, of
the Northwest Theological Seminary. He
prayed for “blessings on this great as
sembly of representative citizens,
that they should be endowed plenti
fully with that wisdom which
is first pure, then peaceable and gentle
and easy to be entreated; that nothing
should be done through strife or vain
jealousy, but that they should be filled
with that charity which is not putted up,
and doth not behave itself unseemly.”
He prayed that their deliberation would
be guided to such conclusions as would
best promote the glory of God and the
welfare of the nation.
The Chairman said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: Harmony seems
to be the sentiment ot this convention. Even
the air seems saturated with a desire and de
termination to nominate a ticket for Presi
dent and Vice President which will be satis
factory to the North and to the South, to the
East and to the West. Nav. more, a ticket
which will harmonize the Democracy
throughout the Union aud insure victory in
November. Harmony prevailed in the delib
erations of the National Committee. Xoeflort
was made to nominate a temporary Chair
man in the interest of any candidate, but, on
the contrary, one who shall preside over the
deliberations of this convention with absolute
impartially.
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN SEATED.
In that spirit and to that end I have been
directed by a unanimous vote of the National
Committee to name Hon. Richard B. Hub
hard, of Texas, for temporary Chairman of
this convention. As many as favor the elec
tion of Hon. R. B. Hubbard tor temporary
Chairman will say “aye,” and the contrary
“no.” Hon.U.B.Hubbard, of Texas, is unani
mously elected temporary Chairman of this
convention. The Chair apjioiuts Senator B.
F. Jonas ot Louisiana, lion. George T. Barnes
of Georgia, and Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, of
New York a committee to wait upou Mr.
Hubbard and conduct him to the chair.
air. Barnum then said: “Gentlemen of the
Convention—l have the distinguished honor
of presenting to this convention Hon. Richard
B. Hubbard, of Texas, elected an absolutely
impartial Temporary Chairman of this con
vention.”
Gov. Hubbard on taking the chair thanked
the convention in a stirring speech, which ap
pears elsewhere in the columns ol the News.
Gentlemen of ihe Convent ion: There is a
further report from the National Committee,
which will now be submitted for the action of
this body.
Secretary Prince, of Massachusetts, said:
“The National Democratic Committee makes
the following report on temporary organiza
tion:
For Temporary Chairman—lion. Richard
B. Hubbard, of Texas.
For Temporary Secretary —Fred’k O. Prince,
of Massachusetts.
Fur Assistant Secretaries— E. S. Merritt of
Illinois, George O. Guthrie of Pennsylva
nia, G. S. Johnston of lowa. Jlobt. M. Basil -
ford of Wisconsin, C. M. Valandiugham of
Missouri, 11. J. Linn of Tennessee, and Blich’l
D. Barrett of New Jersey.
For Heading Qlerts—T. O. Walker of lowa.
Thus. 8. Pettit of Washington. D.C., Nicholas
11. Bell of Missouri, Jas. E. Morrison of New
Y ork, 11. S. Bryan of Deleware.
For Official Stenographer —Edwin I’. Dicker
son of New York.
For Sergeant-at-Arms —Ricli'd J. Bright of
Indiana.
The report was adopted unanimously.
Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, a member
of the National Committee, offered a
resolution that the rules of the last
Democratic Convention shall govern this
body, except that in voting for candidates.no
State should bo alio ved to change it* vote un
til the roll of States had been railed and until
every State had cast its vote.
Mr. Grady, of New York, offered an
amendment, as follows: “And whofi the vote
ot a State, announced by the Chairman of the
delegation of such State, is challenged by anv
member of the delegation, then the Secretary
shall call the names of the individual dele
gates from such State, aud thtdr individual
preferences, as expressed, shall be recorded
as the vote of such State.” [Laughter anu
applause.]
THE UNIT RULE.
Mr. John R. Fellows, of New Y'ork, said
that the convention of his State had directed
that, in compliance with immemorial usage in
that State, the scDtiinent of its majority
should bo first ascertained, and that that
having been done the vote of the
New Y'ork delegation should thereafter
lie cast as a unit. The convention of
New Y'ork having placed upon its delegates
that trust, he challenged tlie right of the con
vention to strip the New Y'ork delegation of
the right thereby conferred. Such action
would not pass without protest from at least
some of the members of that liody. The
speaker then read the instructions to act as a
uxit passed by the Saratoga Convention.
NEW YORK’S SOVEREIGN RIGHT.
Mr. Fellows continued by saving that as far
as he was concerned the method by which the
vote of the delegation shou and be governed,
New Y'ork alone had the right to command in
the State Convention. Every member iroin
that State in this convention voted for tlie en
forcement of the unit rule, and the delegation
itself had declared by more than a two-thirds
majority that its Chairman should express
the will of the State by casting its seventy
two votes as one. He begged them to hesi
tate before they struck duwn ruthlessly the
will of the sovereign State of New Y'ork as
given in a resolution which he had read.'
Mr. Minzie, of Indiana, offered as an
amendment to the amendment that no State
shall change its vote until the result of the
ballot hus been announced.
Mr. Grad}*, of New Y’ork, spoke in support
of his amendment. lie claimed
that the deleg ition from New
York had been misrepresented in this
matter. There was great dancer, he said,
that through the power and influence of po
litical machinery the honest aud truthful
opinion of New York might not have its
utoiler foree. Her newspapers might be
bought to print in their columns that the 72
votes from New Y’ork would be cast solidly
for one candidate, but there was no power to
make that so. [Cries of “Hi!” “Hi!”]
A MIND OF THEIR OWN.
There were delegates in the New Y’ork dele
gat ion who would not only give their reasons
why a candidate should not get a nomination
but would have the right to give their votes
to candidates w hom they thought would be
elected. [“Hi!” “Hi!” and opposing hisses
from the galleries.]
Mr. Harris, of Y irginia, made the point of
order that the discussion was not in order
pending the temporary organization of the
convention, but the point was overruled by the
Uhairmffn.
Mr. Grady continued his speech. He said
that when the New Y’ork delegation left that
State it was understood that their votes
would be decidedly one wav, but by a politi
cal combination the people's will was sought
to be interfered with, and as they made this,
the only protest they coaid make, they made
it for the honor of the ’ party
and for the honor of the country,
and so that New York might take its place in
the Democratic column. He hoped that this
convention would adopt the old Democratic
method. Let every man speak his sentiments
and vote for his sentiments, “and then what
ever sentiment prevails all would give it
hearty support.” [Cheers].
Mr. Cochrane, of New York, said that the
same attempt that was made now had
been made in the Republican Conven
tion in 18S0 in favor of Gen. Grant,
but had been defeated. He admitte i
that the State Convention of New York had
adopted a resolution in favor of the unit vote
aud he had not opposed it, because lie believed
tlie choice of the majority would be what it
was not to-day. [Laughter].
The fact still remains that whatever was
done in the New Y’ork State convention could
not control the action ot the National Democ
racy.
CROOKEDNESS IMPOSSIBLE.
There was no power in the convention that
could make the Reporting Secretary place a
lie in the minutes of the convention and
falsify its proceedings. If the Chairman of the
delegation announced *4 of his colleagues as
voting for a certain candidate for whom they
)jad already announced their intention not to
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1884.
vote, ii the Secretary so reported them he
and his colleagues would be reported as voting
ln their lips denied, and that
would be an outrage on free speech.
Hon. J. R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin,said that
the question was a fundamental one. That
question was, “Has a State the right to speak
for itself or not* In the election of the Presi
dent of the L mted States a State always has
spoken as a unit. It could aid in no other
way in naming the man to be elected Presi
dent of the United States. Should he not
be nominated in tbe same wav: that, is, bv the
voice of the several States as baits, the Dem
ocrattc party must defend the constitution of
the states as well. This convention shou and
be slow to interfere with the powers of a State
over its delegates. By the Federal con*titu
tion it is provided that the vote for President
shall be by States, and the voice of the State
should be decided by its e'ectors.
Gen. Cluny said that his delegation bad
come all the way from California to vote for
that great political reformer of the age, Sam
uel J.Tilden. Speaking on the question at
wane he said that the delegates from New
York had lieen elected by districts, and
at large, and it would be an outrage upon the
minority not to permitthem to vote accordicg
to the wishes of their constituents. Justice,
decency and fair dealing called upon the con
vention to permit district delegates to vote ln
accordance with the wishes of those who
chose them.
MACHINE METHODS NOT CONSISTENT.
Mr. Powers, of Michigan, advocated the
amendment offered bv Mr. Grady. Whv, he
asked, should a man be presented as a reform
candidate and an attempt be made to nomi
nate him by machine methods- [Applause.]
Mr..Harrison, of Illinois, argued that if the
State of New York had instrn ted its dele
gates to vote as a unit if they failed so to vote
they would be disobeying their state, but this
convention had nothing to do with that. [Ap
plause.] He would probably lie found voting
differently from Mr. Grade on the question of
candidates, hut he wanted a free vote now.
JACOBS OPPOSES GRADY.
YYlien Carter Harrison ceased speaking
about forty delegates jumped to their feet,
and only after considerable effort did the
Chair fiuallv succeed in annonneing that Mr.
Jacobs, of New Y’ork, had the floor. Mr.
Jacobs said: I am one of the minority of the
New Y’ork delegation. As one of the minority
X exercised my privilege of voting against the
choice of the majority, but as a Democrat, as
a man loyal to my constituents and obedient
to the orders of the convention that sent me
here, f bow to the wiil of the majority.
[Applause.] I recollect very well, sir, that at
the Saratoga Convention this matter was thor
oughly discussed,and theChairman of the dele
gation, whom I antagonized there, promised
Fiis friends that there should be no attempt
made to instruct this delegation for a partic
ular candidate, and the minority agreed that
we should obey the old rule, the unit rule of
the Slate of New Y'ork, which gives it power
and voice in this convention. [Applause].
Were I, sir, to consult iny |personal feelings, 1
should support the motion made bv the gen
tleman from New Y’ork. But mv duty to my
party in tins emergency compels me to rise
superior to personal considerations and be
loyal to my party [applause], and iu saying
what I| have—
JACOBS GIVEN THE LAUGH.
Sir. Grady, of Now Y’ork—Will the gentle
man allow me for a moment?
Sir. Jacobs—Certainlv, Sir. Grady.
“I simply want to ask the distinguished
Senator from New Y’ork,“ said Mr. Grady, “if
at the State Convention at Saratoga there was
a single word of debate, discussion or agree
ment as to the unit rule.”
Mr. .Jacobs—Not a word, bccacse everybody
had agreed to it in advance.
At this reply there was a tremendous out
burst cf derision and laughter with some ap
plause from the New York section.
Mr. Jacobs (continuing); And, Sir. iChair
man, now that the distinguished Senator has
interrupted me, I will say further that it was
understood by the friends of another candi
date. one chosen by the majority, that if they
would not attempt to force instructions upon
this delegation it would be satisfactory to
light the battle out in this body, ami we have
done it. We are beaten, we submit.”
KELLY' LEAPS INTO THE BREACH.
. Asi&lr. Jacobs took his seat the square out
line ot John Kelly’s face became visible above
Ihe beads of the New Y'ork delegation and a
yell rose up from all parts of the house, in
which could be heard mingled cries of
“Kelly,” “Kelly,” “platform,” “platform.”
The Chair—The gentleman from New Y’ork
iMr. Kelly) will proceed.
Mr. Kelly—Mr. Chairman, lam pleased to
see that a liberal view is taken of the amend
ment oflered by the gentleman from New
Y'ork.
Cries of “louder,” “louder,” “platform,”
“platform,” a few hisses, and more cries indi
cative of the desire on the part of the conven
tion that Mr. Kelly should take the platform.
“The principle involved in this amendment
goes to the very foundation of Ihe Democratic
party—the right to disfranchise a minority
of a delegation in the Democratic Convention
from the State of Now Y'ork.”
The howls of “platform” were renewed and
persisted in to such an extent that the Chair
finally felt called upon to rebuke the conven
tion as follows: “By a vote of the convention
every delegate must speak from lus seat.
[Applause.] The Chair, of course, will take
pleasure in putting a motion that anv gentle
man before the convention shall take the
platform. The gentleman from-New York
will please proceed.
KELLY’ EXPLAINS THE SITUATION IN
NEW YORK.
Comparative quiet having been restored,
Mr. Kelly proceeded as follows: There
arc sixty-two_ counties in the State
of New Y’ork. anil there are
but ten of them Democratic, and by the argu
ment of the Senator from the State of New
Y ork the great Democratic county of New
Y ork, which elects your Democratic'Prosident
if an opportunity is given to it, is to he dis
franchised in the Democratic Convention.
That is the principle which is here and now
presented to this convention. When the
question itself was before the State Conven
tion it is true, as lias been stated here, that no
discussion took place and it was with the
greatest difficulty that we could pursuade aud
prevail on the majority of the conven
tion to admit us upon equal terms with
those who are opposed to us in the
eoiiHty of New- Y’ork. Having accomplished
that, aud having also pointed out to them the
danger of what they were going to do, we
have no other resource, no other opportunity,
but to appeal to the Democratic Convention
to give to the Democratie delegates from the
great Empire State of New York an oppor
tunity to vote for their choice in this conven
tion. Gentlemen say that there are prece
dents for the position assumed by Mr. Grady.
HOW IT WAS IN 1844.
My recollection goes back to the convention
of 1814 The very same question came up in
that convention, and by the wish, will
and good feeling. and the liberalitv
which prevailed among the delegates, it
was conceded that no man’s voice represent
ing a constituency in a Democratic convention
shall be ignored. [Applause]. 1 will not
trouble the convention with the history of
the Democi atjc conventions from that day to
this, hut I hope that this convention will take
into consideration this important point which
1 desire to present to them. Suppose that
you disfranchise these Democratic counties
to which I have made reference, what will
be the feeliug of the constituencies that have
sent their delegates here to represent them in
view of tlie fact that a majority of the dele
gates representing the State of Xew Y’ork are
in the minority in their own counties? Will our
voices then, representing the majority of the
constituents, be stifled in a Democratic con
vention? I appeal to the good .sense, to the
liberality, sound judgment and wisdom of tlie
delegates here assembled, to give to the Dem
ocratic constituencies the same right which
they expect for themselves, and having, Mr.
Chairman, said so much, and
not desiring to occupy the conven
tion any further upon the subject,
which I have stated to you as clearly as I un
derstand it, I hope, as r stated before, that the
question will be met with that liberality
which it deserves from the Democratic con
vention.” [Applause aud cries of “ques
tion.”]
Mr. Fellows, of New Y’ork, again spoke
against Mr. Grady’s amendment. There had
been, he said, an extraordinary misconcep
tion of the issue involved. It did not look to
stifling the voice or repressing the sentiment
of any delegate. The question was whether
the State of New Y'ork had a right to say how
the will of her majority should be indicated.
She would not permit her 72 separate units
to speak 72 separate desires on any question
before the convention. She recognized the
Democratic method of ascertaining what her
will was, but when the will of the majority
was ascertained the had the right to pre
scribe the form in which that will should be
expressed.
A TILT YVITH THE BOSS.
He asked Mr. Kelly how it was that they
too had obtained credentials which permitted
them to be here at all.
Mr. Kelly replied that Mr. Fellows repre
sented one Democratic party in the city of
New Y’ork and he (Kelly) another.
Mr. Fellows suggested that they represented
only different organizations in the Demo
cratic party.
Mr. Kelly said that the gentleman’s purpose
now was to ignore him (Kelly) and not to
allow him in the convention. jTt was against
that that he (Kelly) protested. [Cheers].
Mr. Fellows proceeded with his argument.
All that the majority of the New Y’ork dele
gates desired was to do what their State
had instructed .them to do, express
her sentiments in a certain form. The
convention should not take that away. It
was a right, dear to the State of New York.
If she was stripped of that right she would
feel degraded and dishonored.
A LITTLE IRONY’.
He declared, ironically, that Mr. Kelly and
himself were in tender sympathy with each
other. He confessed that he had a brighter
hope set before him of better methods and
purer forms, when he heard from the lips of
Mr- Kelly and Mr. Grady such eloquent de
nunciation of machine methods. [Laughter
and applause,] They all understood
that everything which they did in
New York was the spontaneous out
croppiug of the popular will [laughter],
anu that the hand of arbitrary power never
controlled their iiolitical methods. In con
clusion he asked whether the national con
vention would strip New York of her power
in this matter. [Ci ies of “No.”]
Mr. Bragg, of W isconsin, regarded the ques
tion as one whether an attorney with dele
gated powers would be permitted to violate
and exceed 1 those powers and whether
tbe convention, sitting as a judge on that
question, would recognize such a violation
and be bound by it.
Mr. Bnrke. of Louisiana, spoke of the quar
rels and controversies and claims of the two
Democratic factions of New York, and took
the same view of the question as that pre
sented by Mr. Bragg, of Wisconsin.
HOW NEW YORK YVOULD BE OUTRAGED.
If it would be an outrage, he said, to de
prive individuals of tbe right to their own
choice, it would be & greater outrage to do-
pnve a great State of her voice in the con
vention. He moved to lay Mr. Grady's
amendment on the table.
After some parliamentary objections the
motion to lay on the table was withdrawn,
and the previous question was moved and
seconded. The amendment offered by Mr.
Menzie, of Indiana, was withdrawn, and the
convention proceeded to vote on the amend
ment of Mr, Grady, of New York, requiring
the individual preferences of delegates to be
recorded as the vote of their State.
TAMMANY OVKBWHKLMMD.
There was great interest manitested during
the taking of the vote. Tlie vote of the State
of New York was withheld temporarily,and
when all the other States were called the ag
gregates, without New York, stood 332 veas to
391 nays. The vote of New York was then
called ior, and Mr. Manning, the Chairman of
the delegation, announced 72 votes in the
negative. That vote was challenged by Mr.
Cochran, but the temporary Chairman had
the vote recorded as announced.
The Secretary announced the correct vote
on Mr. Grady’s amendment to be as fol
lows: The total vote cast was 793; for the
amendment there were 33* and against it 463,
and 7 not voting.
THE Y’OJE BY STATES.
When the question was put on Mr. Grady’s
amendment there was some uncertainty on
the cita voce vote, and the call of the roll of
States was demanded. The Secretary read
Blr. Grady’s amendment and the call of the
roll pioc eded, with the following result:
Alabama 15 ayes, 5 nays; Kansas 14 nays;
California 16 aves; Colorado 4 ayes, 2 nays;
Connecticut 2 ayes, 10 nays: Delaware 6 aves:
Honda 2 ayes, 6 nays; Georgia 12 ayes, 12
nays; Illinois 22 ayes, 22 nays; Indiana 30
ayes; lowa 6 aye3, 20 nays; Kansas 3 ayes,
15 nays; Kentucky 30 aves,6 navs; Louisiana
10 nays; Maine 2 ayes, 20 nays; Blaryland
lb nays; Massachusetts 21 ayes, 7 nays;
Michigan 12 yeas, 12nays: Minnesota 14 nays;
Mississippi is nays; Missouri 8 nays, 24 navs;
Nebraska 5 yeas, 5 nays; Nevada 6 veas;
New Hampshire 8 nays; New Jersey 16
yeas, 4 nays; New Y’ork 72 navs;
North Carolina 10 yeas, 12 nays; Ohio 25 yeas,
21 nays; Oregon 8 nays; Pennsylvania 21 yeas,
89 nays; Rhode island 8 nays; South Carolina
3 yeas, 14 nays; Tennessee 17 yeas, 7 nays;
Texas 12 yeas, 10 nays; Vermont 8 nays; Vir
ginia 6 yeas, 18 nays; West Virginia 9 yeas, 3
nays; Wisconsin 5 yeas, 17 nays.
A vote was then taken oi the original reso
ution offered bv Blr. Smalley, of Vermont,
and it was adopted.
A resolution was then offered aud adopted
for the appointment of a Committee on Cre
dentials and Permanent Organization. A
Con: mi tee on Platform was also ordered.
It wai also ordered that resolutions in re
gard to the platform be referred to that com
mittee without discussiou.
Mr. Franeies, of Missouri, moved that when
the convention adjourned it be till 11 o’clock
to-morrow morning. The motion prevailed.
Resolutions were adopted providing for the
announcement of the Committees upon Cre
dentials. Permanent Organization and Reso
lutions upon a single roll call. The roll was
then called and the names of the members of
the committees as already announced were
read as the States were called.
The convention theu adjourned.
GOV. HUBBARD’S ELOQUENCE.
A Stirring Speech Which Fanned Pa
triotism Into a Flams.
Chicago, July B.—Gov. Hubbard’s
speech on accepting the temporary Chair
manship of the convention was received
with great applause. It was a9 follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Demo
cratic Convention of the Union [Cheers]: I
am profoundly grateful for the confidence
which you have reposed in me in ratifying
my nomination by the Executive Committee,
who have done your bidding for the last four
years. By your authority 1 accept it, mv
fellow Democrats, not as a tribute to an
humble citizen aud as your fellow Democrat
who speaks to you to-dav, hut rather as a
compliment to the great State whence I came
[applause], a State which more than any
other American State is absolutely cosmopoli
tan in every fibre of Us being. [Applause.]
In its early days and struggle thither came to
our relief, as the winds sweep across the sea,
men of Illinois and New Y’ork, men of Maine
am] New England, men of Georgia, and along
the coast, and gave their lives at Alamo and
San Jacinto for the freedom of Texas. [Ap
plause.] I can only recall to you in the brief
moment which I shall detain you the fact that
our neighboring sister State, her women, her
glorious Spartan women, sent to us twin-can
non that belched into a glorious victory at
San Jacinto.
TEXAS’ 100,000 MAJORITY.
But above all we accept it as a tribute to
the fact, my fellow Democrats, that Texas,
with her 2,000,000 of people, gladly, at each
recurring election, places iu the ballot-box
over 100,000 Democratic majority. [Ap
plause.] Fellow Democrats, we have met
upon an occasion #f great and absorbing in
terest to our party as well as to our common
country. The occasion would not justify me
should I attempt to speak to you of its great
history and its distinctive principles through
two-thirds of the most glorious history of our
country. 1 could not stop to discuss, if I
would, Us munificent policy of progress and
the part which she has taken in the building
up of our country, its progress, its territory,
and its wealth.
I can only say to you to-day in brief that the
em ocratic party, in all essential elements, is
tlie same as it was when it was bounded by
the framer 9 of the constitution nearly three
quarters of a century ago. [Applause.]
Men die ns tbe leaves of autumn, but not so
the principles underlying liberty and self
government.
DEMOCRACY’S GREAT PRINCIPLES.
The right ot representation and taxation
going hand in hand, economy in the adminis
tration ot the government, so that the govern
ment shall make the burdens as small as they
may upon the millions who constitute our
countrymen, these and other principles un
derlie the Democratic party and cannot be
effuced from the earth, though their authors
may be numbered with the dead. [Cheers.]
I thank God, fellow-citizens, that though
we have been out of power for twenty-live
years, we are to-day in all that makes ad
herence and confldence and zeal as much a
party organized for an aggressive war as
when the banners of victory were perched
over our heads. The Democratic party, fellow
citizens, since the war, commencing with the
reconstruction, with our hands menaced,
with onr ballot-boxes surrounded by gleam
ing bayonets, with carpet-bag rulers, with
the voice of freemen who pay their taxes to
the government stilled; the Democratic party
has lived to see through all this misrule.
THE PARTY’S RETURN TO POWER.
A day comes when in a great majority of
onr States the Democratic party lias resumed
its control and its power. It has your House
of Representatives, and but for treason stalk
ing in the Senate Chamber would have that,
too. [Loud applause]. We have had the
Presidency, too, but with impious hands—the
hands of robbers—our rights were taken
away, and through perjury and bribery and
corruption men uttering falsehoods through
pale lips and chattering teeth in
the very temples of liberty stole
the Presidency from this country.
[Applause.] Some of the men who partici
pated in it nave passed beyond the river and
stand to give an account of their stewardship,
but history will not lie when it records, as it
has, that thatelectoral commission announced
in the Senate Chamber through the House
that it would consider the question, and evi
dence of fraud in the returning of the vote of
Louisiana. I remember it. It is the blackest
page in our country’s history [applause], and
all good Republicans to-day are ashamed of
it. [Loud applause.l
THE UNCONSCIONABLE ACT.
They turned their fices as their consciences
upon the promises of the past, and refused to
consider the evidence, all reeking with igno
miny and bribery and shame and counted in
a man who had not received under the con
stitution and laws the suffrages of his coun
trymen. This is a wrong that we have met
hereto right. [Applause.] Eight years have
passed, that is true. We are told
that the law has given the verdict
to them. That is true When a jury is in its
box under the statute of your
vote, and a Judge upon the bench
whtLshould hold the scales of justice evenly,
holflhvith guilty hands the parchment from
the TSxecutivc of your State and allows the
jury Bitting in the box to condemn to death
under the ;egis of the law, he does what all
the law writers of eivilization for hundreds of
years have cursed and damned as legal mur
der. [Applause]. Oh the great sin of that
electoral commission remains to-uay unpun
ished. and will ever be unavenged so long as
the Republican party is in power in this
country. I thank God that there is
no statute of limitations running in
favor of that party (applause), and in that
connection, my fellow Democrats, be it said
to the credit of the Democratic party, that
they exhibited nono of that spirit of hot spur,
and that spirit which sought to engulf this
country in war, fresh as it was from the great
and fratricidal struggle, hut onr great leaders.
Tildeu and Hendricks—[Here the speaker
was interrupted by long and continued ap
plause, delegates rising to their feet and
waving their hats]—our great leaders, Tilden
and Hendricks,with the dignity of heroic men,
with the courage of men who love their coun
try better than its pelf and its power, ac
cepted tho wrong and injury of perjury and of
frand, and they are grander to-day in their
defeat than the men who wore the power at
the expense of justice and right. [Cheers. |
Thus we have succeeded in the face of the
Federal power. We would have succeeded
In 1880 but for Federal gold and Federal
Snbacks, fresh cut from Washington
lause and laughter]—Money earned and
bv the star route contractors and the
loving friends of the venal administration.
They bought the Presidency.
REFORM DEMOCRACY’S AIM.
Fellow Democrats, we want reform, God
knows, not only in tne personnel of men but
also in the measures of the government.
[Cheers.] We want men there whose very
lives and whose very names would be a plat
form to this people. We want men there who
shall in all the departments of government,
in its departments of justice, iu its postal
affairs, in its interior department, every
where, follow its servants with the eye of
the ministers of justice, and sees that every
cent that belongs to the government shall re
main with the government [cheer i]; that no
tribute shall be demanded except the
tribute that is due the government;
that no assessments shall be levied
npoa the 100,000 office-holders. These
evils, we thank God, will be corrected when
the Democratic party shall get into power
once more. [Applause.] We read of the
enunciation of principles by the Republican
party. They tell us that they
nave civil service reform, and
yet they demand in the next
breath from every Federal officeholder of the
100,000 his tribute to the corruption fund that
shall be paid out to voters at the polls.
A QUEER PURITAN FLOCK.
They tell us that they bare a Puritan jot-
eminent, and yet not a solitary felon has been
•ondemned in the flock of those who have
stolen their millions from the Treasurv. Your
Springer committee only on yesterdav and
the day before tell us of perjury, of cor
ruption. of subordinations that” run all
along through the ministers of justice in
the crosecuiions of the government. We
want real reform; reform, my countrvmen,
that shall mean what its says and that w’ill sav
what it means. [Cheers.] Fellow citizens, it
is not my business as vour presiding officer to
day to enunciate anything that shall be em
bodied in your platform, but I wish to com
mend one thing in this great assemblage of
freemen to your Committee on Platform, that
you endeavor to unite upon the basis of prin
ciples which we have advocated for years that
are gone, and that you will have no Delphic
oracle speaking with a double tongue in the
platform which shall be named bv von.
[Loud applause.]
LET THERE BE NO DODGING.
Let the Green Mountain boys of Vermont,
and the men of Maine, of Texas, of Louisiana
and Georgia; the men from the Carolina* to
the Golden Coast demand that the Committee
on Platform shall say in our noble vernacular
of purest English tongue, what they mean, so
that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need
not err in reading it. In doing so we will de
clare against the corruptions of the govern
ment; that is, we wiil declare the enormities
of its system of civil service, its department
of so-called justice, its postal service, and rob-
bery in high places by the men in
power. It will say, moreover, that
the burdens of the government shall be
placed alike, equally and equitably, upon all
classes of our countrymen, paving respect for
the greatest good .o the greatest number.
[Applause.] That the hundreds of millions
of the surplus fund shall not be allowed to
accumulate as a corruption fund [applause],
and that there shall boa radical reformation
and reduction iu taxes, as well as in the meth
ods of taxation in Oiir country. [Applause.]
A PLEA FOR HARMONY.
But, fellow citizens, in conclusion, let me
say that harmony and conciliation should
rule your councils. There never was a time
in the history of the Democratic party when
the enemy invited victory as now. Great and
unnumbered hosts of dissatisfied men of the
Republican party are heard in the distance
in New England and in New Y’ork, on the
lakes and in the West and everywhere; and
while the Democratic party should not
deviate one iota from its principles, it should
with open arms say to these men, hundreds of
thousands, God grant tnat there may be
more: ‘Here is the party of the constitution
aud union that loves our common country,
come hither and go with us for honest rule
and honest government.’ The Democratie
party, while it may have its local differences,
when the onset of the charge comes will be
together, and whoever yon may nominate of
all the great and good names that are before
you from tlie East to the West, from the North
and the South, he who stands back
in the hour of peril, forsooth his
own State or himself shall have
not received the choice; yea. the choice of his
heart, is less than a good Democrat, and
hardly a patriot in this our country’s hour of
peril.
THE BLOODY SHIRT.
The Democratic party is loyal to the Union.
The “bloody shirt,” in the vulgar parlance of
the times, has at each recurring election been
flaunted in the face of the Southern Demo
crats and in your own faces. With Gen.
Logan on the ticket. I presume it will be
again. Blame could hardly afford it
[Laughter], as he did not indulge much in
that unpleasantness. [Laughter and ap
plause], Thev will endeavor to stir up the
bad blood of the past. My countrymen, the
war is over for a quarter of a century, and
they know it. Y\ hy, our boys have' mar
ried the young maidens .of the North,
and children have been born to them since
those days. | Applause and laughter.] They
will continue to go to the altar, and side by
side at dying beds they will talk of that
hourne whence no traveler returns, will lie
down and be buried together,
THE BLUE AND TIIE GRAY.
YVhy, the boys in the blue and the gray have
slept together‘for a quarter of a century upon
a thousand fields of common glorv. Let their
bones also. They are representing the best
blood of the land, and though differing in
days that should be forgotten, the good men
of all parties in our country to-dav, thank
God, have united in tlie great com
mon progress of our race to
forget the war memories of war times. 1
thank you, gentlemeu, for your attention.
Trusting that your forbearance will be ex
tended to me in what mistakes I make, which
doubtless you will treat lightly and kindly
with a corrective hand, hopiug that success
may crown your efforts, aud that you may
send a ticket to our couutry upon whom all
may unite is the wish of him whom you have
honored with vour suffrage this day.’’ [Long
and continued' applause.]
A PEN PICTUBE OF THE HALL.
The Scenes and Crowds of Four Weeks
Ago Completely Eclipsed.
Chicago, July B.—The nil - this morning
was cool aud bracing and summer ap
parel did not burden the person. Crowds
began to gather in tbe vicinity of the
great hall in which the convention is held
early in the day, the door tenders and
ushers reporting for duty at 8 o’clock,
with people then in waiting to enter and
secure their seats. Inside the auditori
um, however, there was an approach to
chaos, laborers still being engaged in
giving the finishing touches after having
been employed during all the preceding
night. They did not desert the main plat
form, where decorations were being hung,
to within halt an hour before the time an
nounced for the opeuingof the convention.
YVhen ths workmen quitted the buildingthe
picture presented was majestic, ami truly so,
with its setting of 14,000 auditors. Every seat
in the vast airmithealre appeared to be oc
cupied, the aud ence having its full quota of
the fair portion of humanity jin holiday attire.
It is conceded that iu picturesque effect the
arranging and dreesing of the hall ex
ceeds that of the convention of four weeks
ago. The great vista of the old hall has been
lost by the placing of the main stage at one
side and midway instead of at one extreme of
the hall, hut the' arrangement brings the en
tire audience very much closer to the stage
proper and the delegates.
THE DECORATIONS.
The decorations are not profuse, but striking
and pleasing to the eye, the national colors
predominating. The only retarding feature
is the main platform, which is dwarfed in
comparison to the magnificent proportions of
the hall. The delegates are seated in a square
immediately fronting the speakers’ platform,
on a dead level of the convention hall. Be
tween the delegates and platform are the
quarters assigned the press representatives,
who have been provided with tables in rising
tiers, affording this working army the most
complete view imaginable of anv incident
likely to occur during the session. To the
right and left of the delegates are the
seats for spectators, sloping upward easily
to a point thirty feet from the
floor level. The only additional word to
he offered in the way of description is that
the lighting of the vast hall is complete, being
flanked and crowned with great windows
which pour their flood of light upon every
portion of the audiloriuni, even with a dull
leaden sky overhead. At 11:80 o’clock the
scarlet-coated band of the First Illinois Kegi
raent took a position above the Speaker's plat
form and burst forth with a martial air,
which also proved the signal for the arrival of
the first of the delegates. The Tennesseans
led the van. From that moment the crowd
streamed in without ceasing uutfl noon, when
the hall had its full complement of people.
THE FIRST CHEERING.
The approach of the hour for the assemb
ling of the convention was marked by the ar
rival of delegates in large bodies and a great
crush of people at the door ways, which pro
voked confusion. The arrival of the Califor
nia delegation, carrying a banner at their
head, occasioned the first outburst of applause
in the audience, and the cheering was hearty.
The presence of distinguished leaders among
the delegates did not appear to he caught by
the crowd, and there was no applause to mark
their arrival. This held true until the fami
liar figure of Senator Thurman, of Ohio, was
discovered, when a cheer arose which swelled
into a roar as the audience came to know the
occasion of the applauding. While the ex
citement was at Ins height, a California dele
gate, named M. T. Tompkins, addressing the
Chairm an. who was not yet in his place, said:
‘•The California delegation, after traveling
2,500 miles,catches its first glimpse of paradise
in the person of Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio.”
[Cheers].
Among the United States Senators present,
cither as delegates, alternates or simple spec
tators, were Messrs. Hampton, Vance, Beck,
Williams, McPherson, Gorman, Farley, Voor
tiees, Pendleton, .lones, of Florida, Hansom,
Lamar, Jonas, Call and Harris. Soon after
ward, when the band struck up “Dixie,”
there was another great shout, proceeding
from the Southern delegations originally, and,
as the import of the applause was understood,
it was taken up by the audience.
THE BATTLE BY NIGHT.
Cleveland’s Conquests During the Day
Give Him the Lead in the Fray.
Chicago, July B.— The night has
passed very quietly at the hotels in com
parison with the crush and confusion of
the one preceding. The multitude in and
about the various headquarters was
large, still ingress and egress thereto was
possible, which was hardly true of the night
preceding. Caucusing, however, went on
as usual, and there was what appeared to
be a final rally against the "Cleveland
hosts, which claimed to-night that vic
tory was clearly in sight. Numerous
rumors were floating about but
they resolved themselves into the fact that
it was only the field against Cleveland,
with the opposition leaders divising
plans to consolidate seattering votes for
someone as against the Governor of New
York. Last night the Bayard boom took
an unmistakable proportion, but consid
erable of his strength deserted him to-day.
TURNING TO THURMAN.
Then a move was made in the direction
of Thurman. It is well known that the
Ohio delegation has been divided. A
strong effort was made to-night to
consolidate it for Thurman on the
promise that Massachusetts and a con
siderable portion of the South and West
Would rally to his support. It is claimed
that a telegram was sent to Gov. Hoad
1/ askihi him not to stand in the way of
Mr. Thurman, who now had an opportu
nity for a race, and that McLean was be
ing urged to the same end.
Ben Butler sought out McLeau to-night
and had a long consultation with him, it
is supposed, to this end. The Ohio head
quarters, at the Palmer House, to-night
presented a scene of furore and excite
ment, growing out of this fact. The
spacious rooms were crowded to suffoca
tion. Speakers rapidly followed one
another in addressing the ever moving
crowds from a table placed in the centre
of the room.
OHIO’S BITTER FACTIONAL FIGHT.
The faction quarrel between the Thur
man and anti-Thurman parties is to all
outward appearance becoming more in
tense and bitter than when the delegates
first arrived. At least a dozen Ohio
delegates declare openly that they will
not vote for Thurman. No caucus vote
of the delegation on Presidential
preferences has been bad, but
from various delegates it is learned that
Ohio stands anti-Thurman *25, and Thur
man 21. This estimate i strenuously de
nied by Thurman’s supporters, who claim
votes. The anti-Thurman element in
Ohio are uncertain as to whom they will
support. The indications point tdnigbt
to their casting at least part of their vote
for Hoadly, whose name will be presented
if Thurman’s friends insist on presenting
his name.
The Illinois delegation met In 6eerot
sesssion to-night for the purpose of can
vassing the Presidential prospects and at
10 o’clock was still in session. Cleve
land and anti-Cleveland delegates from
New Y'ork were admitted and allowed to
present their cases, although not without
protest from several members of the Illi
nois delegation, who said that they knew
their own minds without outside inter
ference and wanted to settle their own
questions iu their own way.
CALIFORNIA WILLING TO BACK THUR
MAN.
The entire California delegation visited
the Ohid headquarters to-mght, and Mr.
Tarpey, of California, speaking for his
State, said that if the Ohio people would
abandon the candidacy of Hoadly and
would accept in his place Thurman the
Pacific coast would guarantee him a solid
Democratic vote aud victory. After
Hoadl v the anti-Thunuan votes in Ohio
will probably go to Cleveland. Ohio will
hold a caucus in the morning. It is
probable that Thurman’s name will be
presented in the convention, no matter
what may be the outcome of the caucus.
YVith the exception of Maryland it could
not be ascertained that any serious defec
tion had occurred in the column of the
Southern States which had hitherto de
clared adherence to Bayard. Maryland
declined by a majority of five to vote as a
unit tor Cleveland on the second ballot.
It was stated in a very positive way,
however, that the encouragement which
the Thurmau movement had received
would impel his formal nomination, and
that u speech would bo made by Gen.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky.
THE TARIFF PLANK.
Probabilities that the Marble Platform
Abreviated Will Be Adopted.
Chicago, July B.—The Committee on
Resolutions is generally regarded as
having a majority for a conservative
platiorm. The committee numbers among
its members, however, Representatives of
the extremists ot both views, and a num
ber whose position has not been clearly
defined. In any action of tho committee
there will be a majority and minority re
ports. It is now believed that the subject
of tho tariff will have to be lought out on
the floor of the convention.
MORRISON AND CONVERSE TIED.
The Committee on the Platform met in
the parlor of the Iroquois Club to-night,
86 members being present. Malcolm Hav,
of Pittsburg, was made Temporary Chair
man, andYVm. R. Morrison, of Illinois,
was nominated for Permanent Chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions
by the tariff reform members, and
George L. Converse, of Ohio, by
the protection element. A ballot was
then taken on the nominations, which re
sulted in 18 votes for Morrison against 18
for Converse. -This tie vote caused some
thing of a sensation among the members,
aud another ballot was ordered, which
resulted exactly in the same way. It
being apparent that there was a deadlock
in the committee, it was agreed that
temporary Chairman Hay should act as
Chairman during the formation of the
platform, but when that work
was done the committee
should elect a permanent Chairman,
whose duty it will he to present tbe reso
lutions to the convention.
A chat with a member of the anti-tariff
wing of the committee elicited the infor
mation that the representatives oi the
States of North Carolina, Alabama, Mis
sissippi and Missouri had voted lor Blr.
Converse. The anti-tariff people had re
lied upon these votes, and had expected
that with a full committee the vote would
stand 15 to 23 in favor ot Blr. Blorrison.
A representative of the Morning News
learns late to-night that the committee
will adopt the Marble platform abbre
viated.
The Committee on Platform remained
in session till after midnight. No pro
gress was made as the time w*s taken up
in the reception of memorials and ad
t reßses. Abram S, Hewitt, ot New York,
Mr. Blorrison, of Illinois, Mr. Butler, ol
Blassachusetts, and Blr. Gwynn, of Cali
fornia, gave notice that they would sub
mit platforms to-morrow for discussion in
the convention. There was no mention
of the tariff.
During to-night’s session Alexander
Sullivan, President ot the Irish National
League, appeared before the committee on
behalf of the Executive Committee of his
association, and delivered an eloquent ad
dress on the subject of absentee landlord
ism in the United States.
KELLY’S SCALP HUNT.
Rumors That the New York Bogs YVIII
Spring Tilden on the Convention.
Chicago, July B.—A rumor was cur
rent late last night that when the time
for nominating speeches arrives John
Kelly wiil present the name of Tilden.
Owing to the lateness of the hour it was
impossible to get either a continuation or
denial of the statement.
The Credentials Committee.
Chicago, July B.—The Committee on
Credentials appointed by the convention
met to-night in the rooms of the Blissouri
delegation to act on the credentials of the
various delegations. A contest in the
Massachusetts delegation was made in
one of the districts, and the contestee and
contestant were notified to appear before
the committee at an adjourned meeting
to be held in the morning. A resolution
introduced in the convention by Senator
Voorbees, granting full membership to
delegates front the Territories aud Dis
trict of Columbia, was taken up, and a
committee from the Territorial delegates
was invited to appear before the com
mittee and present their argument.
Organization of the Delegations.
Chicago, July B.—The lollowing are
additional organizations by the State dele
gations:
Mississippi. —Chairman, E. C. YYalthall;
Secretary, \V. B. Barker.
Florida. —Chairman, C. E Dyke; Vice
President, C. P. Cooper; Secretary, E. P,
Dismukes; Credentials, C. 11. Smith; Or
ganization, E. A. Todd; Resolutions, E.
P. Bishop; National Committeeman. S.
Pasco.
Butler Gives It Up.
Chicago, July B.—Ben Butler has been
beaten In several fights in his delegation,
and is hopeless of getting even second
place on the ticket. He goes home to
morrow. it is stated authoritatively, turn
ing over his place ♦> his alternate. Mass
achusetts goes solidly for Bayard. The
friends of the latter claim 225 votes on the
first ballot.
A Voice lor the Territories.
Chicago, July B.—Wm. Dickson and
E. D. Wright, of the District of Columbia,
made an argument on the right of Terri
tories to representation and a voice in the
selection of the national rulers, and the
committee unanimously resolved to re
commend the passage of the resolution to
the National Convention.
The Permanent Organization.
Chicago, July B.—The Committee on
Permanent Organization met this even
ing and decided to recommend to the
convention the name of Col. W. F. Viles,
of Wisconsin, as Permanent Chairman,
and that the remaining olficers of the
temporary organization be made perma
nent.
A Bee in Viles’ Bonnet.
Chicago, July B.— Mr. Viles, of Wis
consin, who is to be permanent Chairman
of the convention, and bis friends think
that he may be nominated while In the
chair to be Vice President, if not Presi
dent.
They Have Won the Highest Frizes.
Benson’s Captrtne Porous Plasters never
soil the skin, hands or linen. They are
prompt and certain. 23c.
OF IMPORTANCE TO BANKERS.
The New York Clearing House Consider
ing Two Momentous Changes.
New York, July B.—At noon to-day
there wa9 an important meeting ot the
Clearing House Association to consider
two momentous questions: first, whether
banks shall pay interest on deposits, and
secondly, to devise a scheme to protect
clearing house banks against losses by
fraudulent checks. The committee to
consider the first question consists of
Geo. 8. Coe, G. H. Potts, R. L. Edwards,
O. D. Baldwin and John Jay Knox. It is
claimed that in the event of the Clearing
House approving the recommendations of
the committee to cease the payment
of interest country banks will with
draw their deposits, therebv causing
further stringency in money. A promi
nent official of si trust company savs:
“The country banks keep deposits’in New
York, because they count as reserves
according to the national bank law gov
erning such deposits, which they would
not do if transferred to a trust company.
For this reason banks out of town "leave
their deposits with national banks, the
question of interest being a secondary
consideration. It is probable that should
tho Cleariug House Association de
cide not to allow interest on deposits,
these reserves will be taken from
the city and loaned to tanners,
etc., where tho banks are located.
The amount involved Is not
sufficiently large to cause any great
stringency in the money market. The
second question, it is said, will be the
subject of extended discussion, and some
rule will be adopted whereby certified
checks will not become credit assets iu
tho clearing house until paid. It is un
derstood that the recommendations of tlie
committee favor the adoption of the
second proposition and also the nou pay
ment of interest on deposits, but owing to
the importance of the question at issue
and the discussions likely to ensue defi
nite action was not looked for at to-day’s
meeting, although the outcome, it is said,
will be the adoption of the recommenda
tions.
MONMOUTH PARK HACKS.
A Racer Drops Dead aud a Jockey
Ruptures a Blood Vessel.
New Yobk, July B.—The racing at
Monmouth Park to-day was somewhat
more sensational than the spectators had
bargained for. Two accidents occurred
in the third race. Himlay threw Feakes,
his jockey, who ruptured a blood vessel in
his head, and was carried off the track
unconscious. At the close of the raco
Orator, who came iu fourth, dropped dead
just as he was being pulled up. The at
tendance was large and the racing good.
The events were as follows:
First Rack—Purse *500; one mile and one
furlonx. Tho starters wore George Kinney
anil Jack of Hearts. George Kinney won by
three-fourths of a length. Time 1:56.
Second Race—July stakes for 2-ycar-olds,
three-fourths of a mile. Brookuood won
easily, with Exile second, and Richmond
third. Time 1:16.
Third Race—Lori Hard stakes for S-year
olds; one and one-half miles, lfquador won,
witli Greystono second, and Leo third. Time
2:40)4.
Fourth Race—Shrewsbury handicap; ono
ami one-half miles. Drake Carter won, with
Bnrnes second ami Monitor third. Tunc
2:42)4.
lit i'R Race—Purse *500; seven furlongs.
Constantina won. with Eclat second and
lioulcttc third. Time l :30.
Sixth Rack—Handicap stoeplo cliaee;
purse *500; over the short course. Bona Iretta
won with the greatest case, witli Chipolu sec
ond anil Beaverwyck third. Time 3:15.
Lumber Mills Burned.
Jacksonville, Fla., July B.—The
lumber miils atEllaville| belonging to L.
Bucki A Son were destroyed riy fire last
night. There were about 1,500,000 feet of
lumber destroyed. The total loss is about
$250,000. They were covered by insur
ance of one-half of this amount. About
500 hands are thrown out of employment.
The mill was the largest in the State,
and had a capacity of 100,000 feet daily.
It cost originally $125,000. Its monthly
freight bill over the railroad was $3,000.
Gov. Drew was a former partner of Blr.
Bucki. aud sold his interest in the mill
recently.
The steam schooner L. Bucki left here
yesterday with lumber for Now Y’ork,
and went ushore inside the jetties near
the bar. Tugs have gone to her relief.
Fontsllleu's Trial Postponed.
Baton Rouge, La., July 8. The Sen
ate to-day organized as a court for the
trial on impeachment charges of Theo
dore Fontellieu, Judge of the Twenty
first Judicial district. An order was
adopted directing tho service of a sum
mons upon Judge Fontellieu, made re
turnable the first day of the next resolu
iar session or any intervening extra ses
sion. The court then adjourned. This
action postpones the trial until the next
regular session, two years hence. Under
the State constitution Judge Fontellieu
remains suspended from office until tried
by the Senate. The Judge claims that
this action against him is persecution,
as he has been urging a trial lor nearly a
month.
A Defaulter Surrendered by bis Bonds
men.
Galveston, Tkx., July B.—A dispatch
from Brenbam says: “0. C. Leib, the de
faulting Treasurer of Washington county,
was surrendered by his bondsmen and
lodged in jail last night. Ho says that he
cannot tell where the money has gone, as
he did Dot speculate or gamble, nor was
the safe burglarized, and that not much
over $20,000 is gone. Ilis father anu
brother have offered to transfer their en
tire property, valued at SIB,OOO, to his
bondsmen, which offer has been rejected.
Criminal charges have been preferred
against Leib,
Failed to be Confirmed.
Washington, July B.—Tbe lollowing
nominations, made by tlie President dur
ing the session of the Senate just ended,
were not confismed by that body: Post
masters Charles Adains at Fort Worth,
Texas; Edward A. Richardson at New
berne, N. <J.;.11. H. Harden at Abilene,
Texas; James M. Johnson at Camden, 8.
C.; F. Hill at Crockett, Texas; John J.
Newton at Valdosta, Ga.; P. F. Lawshe
at Gainesville, Ga.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
Danville, Va„ July B.—B. F. Richardson
killed his brother Albert with a chair in
Henry county on Sunday last. The murderer,
who is a worthless character, is said to have
been a moonshiner, anil was abusing his
mother, when Albert resented it and a quar
rel ensued. The murderer escaped.
Petersburg, Va„ July B.—The Swift Creek
and Blandford cotton factories have stopped
work, throwing out of employment a large
number of hands. Other factories here arc
only working on half time, as is the case with
many tobacco factories. The cause is the dull
season and over-production of goods.
Washington, July B.—Henrv 8. Neal, the
new Solicitor of the Treasury, finally entered
on the discharge of his daties to-day. One of
his first acts was to order that suits be insti
tuted in fifty cases which have been pending
since the death of Judge Raynor.
London. July B.—Returns issued by the
Board of Trade show that during June the
British imports decreased jC7,700, 000 as com
pared with June last year, and that the ex
ports during the same period also decreased
£ 1,400,000.
Toronto, O.nt.. July 8.-The Globe and
.Vail job offices to-day withdrew their notices
of a reduction of wages and the men arc going
back to work. The Globe claims that as far
as it is concerned the strike is over as it has
sufficient non-union tnen to get out a paper.
New York, July B. —Migual Suarez, Consul
General of Spain, says officially that the state
ment purporting to be a correct synopsis of
the report of the majority of the five Commis
sioners sent from Spain tq Havana is false.
Caldwell, Tex., July B.—W. B. Boren
killed J. T. Mitchell yesterday. The latter
was in pursuit of Boren to force him to marry
his daughter or to kill him, when Boren shot
Mitchell with a gun. Boren is in jail, and
there is much excitement.
London, July B.—The report of Cols. Maien
die and Ford, inspectors of explosives in re
gard to the recent dynamite outrages, con
cludes that the restriction of lawful commerce
in dynamite does not prevent outrages, and
that dynamite is either made here seerelly or
procured in the United States.
Brussels, June B. —The elections to-day
for members of the Senate resalted in a ma
jority of 17 for the Clericals.
London, July B.— ln the House of Lords this
evening Lord Cairns’ amendment to the fran
chise bill proposing the extension of the fran
chise until the redistribution scheme is con
cluded was adopted by a vole of 205 to 146.
PST. Loris. June B.—The steam tug H. C.
Coleman exploded her boilers*at Elliot’s land
ing on the Missouri river, 7 miles from Boona
viue, yesterday. All the crew, consisting o_f
3 white men and 4 negroes, except Capt.
Thompson, were killed.
Columbus, July B. —The Ohio Coal Exchange
has decided to import Swedes and Hungari
ans to take the place of 8,000 men now locked
out in the Hocking Valley, and to start mining
machines.
The finest mayonaise dressing for all
kinds of salads, cold meats, raw toma
toes, pickled salmon, cabbage, etc., is
Durkee’s Salad Dressing. It is, besides,
more economical than home-made.
} PRICE *lO A TKar ,
? 5 CENT* A COPV (
cholera still raging.
THE DEATH RATE SHOWS NO
DiacuNinosr.
k KOC | h ®' * y * th * t th * •<*•• •
Fho<l and not lnhafrd List*
of the Death* | n the Infected Cltle*
Quarantine Officer* Souring the Sen.
In Search of Infected Vestel..
Paris, July B.—lt ig feared that the
exodus from Marseilles and Toulon will
result in spreading the cholera. The
migration from Paris to the seaside is
unexampled. La Chtulois says that there
is a cage of cholera at Nice.
The total number of deaths from cholera,
at Toulon irom the first appearance of
the disease to date is 154. There were
three deaths at Atxto-dav. Wer ®
Dr. Koch, the head <sf the German
Cholera Commission, thinks that cholera
TWO DEATHS AT MARSKILLM.
Marskillks, July B.—Fourteen deaths
from cholera occurred in this city last
evening. Ihe panic is increasing, and
those who can arc leaving the citv. a
feeling of general uneasiness prevails.
Two deaths from cholera occurred here
to-day.
Four deaths from cholera had occurred
here 111 the twelve hours endiug at 7 'Bo
o clock to-night.
TBX VICTIMS IN AN EVENING.
Toulon, July B. —There were 10 deaths
from cholera hero last evening, one of the
victims being a Sister of Charity.
INFECTED VESSEL AFLOAT.
London, July B.— The authorities have
beeu asked to send a vessel to interrupt a
steamer bound from Marseilles for Cardiff,
on which there are two cases of cholera.
Persons arriving here from foreign ports
are subjected to an examination." Should
any infeotuous cases be discovered, they
will he taken to Ihe Gravesend Hospital.
QUARANTINE PRECAUTIONS AT SEA.
London, July 8.--A tug boat with
quarantine officers on board is scouring
Bristol channel w ith orders to hoard ves
sels bound for Cardiff, especially irom
France or Spain.
Lundy Island has been suggested as a
quarantine station.
fJlvkeß IN BUSINESS.
An Ohio Canning Firm Assign-Dyett
& Cos. Go Under.
Alliance, 0., July 8. -Bailey & Cos.,
proprietors of the largest canning factory
111 Eastern Ohio, at Marlboro, have as
signed. The liabilities are unknown. It
is said that several business men here
have been caught by this failure.
DYETT A CO. GO UNDER.
New York, July B.— The failure of A.
Dyett & Cos. was announced at the Stock
Exchange this afternoon. Thev have no
open contracts in tho Board. This is tho
tirm with which John O. EllO, President
of the Second National Bank, transacted
his stock opciations.
A DIVIDEND TO lift ORDERED.
Washington, July B.— The Comp
troller of the Currency will probably de
clare a dividend of 10 per cent, in favor or
the creditors of tho Marine National Bank
of Now York.
Assignments for the benefit of creditors
were filed to-day as follows:
11. Y. Hodges, Jacoi) I>. Henry, Charles
11. Merrick, Rufus Fay nnd Fred Fay,
comprising the firm of Hodges. Henry A.
Cos., dealers in straw goods at 071 Broad
way, New York, and Merrick. Fay & Cos.,
of Massachusetts, to Latimer Battey, with
preferences of $37,854. Among the pre
ferred creditors are tho Broadway Na
tional Bank lor $0,190 and the Hanover
National Bank for $4,385.
Martin Luenthal and Jacob Mandle
bauni, of Luenthal & Mundlebaum, deal
ers in fancy goods at No. 289 Grand street,
to Mitchell UershfleU), with preferences
of $3,925.
CLOSED lIY A MARSHAL.
Petersburg. Va., July B.— The store
of Patterson, Madison & Cos., one of the
largest wholesale grocery firms in this
city, was closed this afternoon by United
States Marshal Hughes. The firm made
a compromise a few weeks ago, offering
to pay their creditors 50 cents on the dol
lar, which Fisk Bros.* Cos., of Baltimore,
one of the firm’s creditors, refused to ac
cept. Being non-residents ot the State
they brought action through the
United States Court to recover
the amount flue to them. The
injunction against the firm was made re
turnable before Judge Hughes on Friday.
The liabilities of the firm are 40.000 and
the assets $15,000. "
A MOBILE BANK ASSIGNS.
Mobile, July 8. After a Severn
run to-day the Bunk of Mobile assigned
its affairs to Winston Jones, one of the
directors.
UNNATURAL CRIMES IN AUSTRIA.
How Two Woman Strangled Their Aged
Father.
Two painful cases of unnatural murder
have just been tried at C/ernowitz. In
on# case a gypsy named Onafri had, from
motives of professional jealousy, killed
his own brother with a hammer, and was
sentenced to be hanged. In the other,
two daughters had strangled their aged
father. The women were Iwona Berliak,
aged 28, and her sister Anna, 30 years, the
latter being married to Andril Semko, a
man 84 years ol age. Anna was married
about six years ago to Seinko, but received
no dowry from her parents. After the
death of his wife Berliak took to drinking,
and still refused to give a dowry to his
daughter. Anna finally decided to kill
him. Site banded her sister a llorln, and
directed her to give it to their father that
he might be tempted to drink, as she
thought she might the more easily murder
him if he were intoxicated. On April 9
last the daughters sat in a darkened room
waiting for their victim. By the advice
of her elder sister Iwona tucked up her
cieeves so that she might not be impeded
by th> min their horrible work. Late at
night their old father came home drunk.
The elder daughter again asked him for
her dowry, and when the old man refused
she attacked him, threw him to the
ground, and began to throttle him. She
called her sister to help, and the latter sat
down on the body of her lather and tied
his hands, thus helping her. stoth
daughters confessed the crime. The jury
foundaverdict of guilty, and the tribunal
passed sentence of death. The criminals
showed no evidence of emotion.
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achieved. The addition of a bottle of this
exquisite preparation to the water of the
bath is sufficient to reanimate the most
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haustion is produced by oppressive heat,
excessive physical labor, or an over
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hygienic properties of this elegant per
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At wholesale in Savannah by
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