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■eORGIA AND FLORIDA.
Ku nkws-ofihe two states
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
H*i>oraryC hairiuau llubbard'l **•!-
■r or , in i/rorcl.-A Disastrous Boiler
o at Fil— Poisoning by Pot-
K7ti at Boston-A Battle Between a
K„k au<l > *nake.
■ EORGIA.
■ mtx elsotrei fourootof five
Rnu-iin Dublin Tues-lay.
‘ _ ol [ meeting of the Georgia State
"ociety will take place in Ma
-1 n \ p,>*t i.ftlre onler discontinues the
■* r, to K.ncoe in Coweta, Victory in
: j a j Kooptille in Heart.
Hr x “ there will l>e a reunion of
:ierv of the late war, from
■ c iur.tT, in Pope'# grove.
■;- a negro bov who put powler-
H V n ’Mrs. ' allaway’a food and escaped
• #***’ ' unlv ' ;ail. ha* been captured in
h and brought back.
■ Vn nnff of near Antioch, has an old
■ * . : T> eto which lie ha* grafted
■‘ bi °.retV of plum he could get Cold of.
'*, r ihe tree u full of fruit, and ha*
■’e'T * m an different length* of limbs as it
Vew* Jfunitor: The lightning
***■[ mran i, and 1 ,-e heavy ram clouds
* k nlaved havoc with the telegraph
H* s t tin* line. Above " interville there
' e oo*u torn up considerably, the
. y ~! • or, -iutii there is not a’ piece
"t i,mg to he"found of the entire poat.
ai arher. the Parkkeeper of Macon,
■ .7t notification from attorneys North
m , ,| i3S 1,.-heir to 112,000, left him
HL l .t. U-'l nne’e, who was killed in the
-| I,? t,r</|rtv has been in the hands
" a . w ti.i until recently could not
■ - ~rthehe:7. He leaves for "New York
.jays to secure it.
■ aughter of J. W. < armine, of Itos-
I 'V. under -ad circumstances. It seems
iW ns>k bad lieen u-ing some |>otasli
aici put some of it away in
Bats a- ire Place. l.*t frn-
C>l 1 found it. and thinking it some
■l'J • , Vat ate some of it. She was soon
taken violently ill. and Friday evening
ffrP I>a vis, from ne t r lamonia, says that a
■ a ~ hawk in his nt-igbliorbood
■C W u,.oon’on a roach-whip snake lying in
H^ 1 road 111- -nake-hip. however, was on
Ksafcrt and * quiet as lightning wrapped
H'lfaround the hawk and -von crushed the
Basi to death. A re table siieetator of the
K!ng cl killed the snake, and had great diffl
■ ,V • in... i-• it. even after death, loosen ivs
■ Tbe tru-tc -of the South Georgia Agrictil-
B t., | field a meeting Tuesday and
M r . Mr. -tan-berry, of Tennessee,
\ e l’rof. .1. Hooper Alexander,
H —r- Meswain and Parker were
Bee eeted pr. fes-.M. < apt. W. M. Ilaiu
■ a, red to visit Athene, and
I | r ,the tru-tees of Ihe State Uni
i * rill —ion to sell Ihe old Megall build-
Hin" > arid devote the proceeds to the erection of
t ieVidim. and eliapel on the college
krouad-.
! tmericu- /.'..order: Last Saturday Capt.
||rt,arrah and Louis .-nnith sold to Mr. H.
fora me v. for shipment to t incinuati, two car
Isio mih north of lawn. There were be
at;.! i.i <i melons in each car, and
Ihrv averaged alwut 25 (siunds each. Tlie
era sold on the ears ai 10 cents each,
ut | These were the llrsf car
ad-of melon* #v*r shipped from A—rtena.
jl V-r-, Mi < ■ until and smith have a patch of
Pa- re-, from whieh-thev expect to get alsvut
a*ear loads, thin being only one-third of a
■ estimate the rent of the land,
fcrtiiiter-. lalsrr, etc., to tic aljout $123, from
wbVh il w ill be seen they hava already netted
J*: and i f they should gel four more carloads
their proilU would In' about sls.
Eastman correspondence Stvs, July 9:
.several entcriirtoing cituens of Eastman have
henuelves into a stock company for
Ihe pnrpi se of boring an arte-ian well here.
Tbev have procured the site and will coni
raciice operation* at once. It is thought that
a prßtaWlnvsteiit.—lreyißear
b.r ugh, a voung negro man, w hile working
aiUihV* mill yesterday, get his right hand
cat off just alsvve the wrist by a scroll saw.
The hand w as brought to tow n and shown liy
Pr. llcrnuan. who was called to dress the
wound.—ordinary llozar i.-sued a writ of lu
nacy yesterday, iii obedienee to which a jury
was semmonevl and impaneled to impure of
toe mental condition of Mr. 11. J. P. Fergu
son, whose strange conduct excited interest
in l suspicion as to his soundness of mind.
The evidence showed that he emasculated
himself in a horrible manner, not proper to lie
htfff described, believing be acted under di
rire rsronfxlld. The unforfiinate man was
I to he Insane and will, therefore, be
taken frem his wife and sent to the asy Inin.
Atlanta CnwHtutioif. The rity authorities
hive dec ded to give a discount on city taxes
paid between this date and Aug. h amounting
toiiver cent. “That.” said a prominent city
cSi lal yesterdar, “is ripuvalent to 12 per
cerd. per annum, because the books of the
Collector of Taxes close ahaolately Sef t. 20. It
u aio equivalent to 8 |ier cent, allowed
in dune. This allowance is made for the two
fold purpose of extending the beuelit to those
who make this early payment, and for the
pnr)ioseof getting in a suiheieney of money
uvcarry on vigorously the permanent street
improvements now inaugurated.” The otli
rui said further: “Notwithstanding the
thanked condition of financial affairs between
thisiiiid last year, we collected in June on the
discount payment sl2l,hi. againstsl46,ooolast
T*'.ir. Tins is a falling off of $28,000, and it Is
believed that if the flurry had not have come
we would have gone beyond last year fuliy
H "or fs'jeo." The eity has never liefore
xllowed a discount in July.
The i-iilcr of W. H. 11. Bobo’s lumber and
p!s!i>r,£ mil!* exploded near Fish. Tuesday
ever,!!,', at 2:10 o'clock, entirely demolishing
the machinery of the shingle mills and scald
ing,!. A. IVbo, a brother of W. lioho, com
plete’y taking the sk:n from his body, with
oiher fatal injuries. lie was caught between
the falling front and support parts cf the
boiler. John Baswell, the sawyer, who lives
He r Smyrna, was badly scalded on the left
arei at-:! aek, but not fatally. He was blown
Man feet, his head striking the logwav.
The .iu-t boy. a negro, was badly scalded.
Th- boiler va- a b'-tiorse power, inch
-. s feet in diameter, weigh
ing \ivo j. •utnls. It was carried StM feet, per
fectly straight, carrying with it the line of
shafting. !*'!t -aw. belt*, timber track, etc.,
rutting down five large trees smooth with the
ground—the average diameter of the trees
alwut 14 inches—and smashing tbe shop to
piece*. The cause is not known. Tlie lioiler
was second hand, but thought to tie good. The
estimated at ss,'oo. A
watch .i. ; ounce ca-c was blown from the
pant* -Wet of J. A. Bobo 15 feet, tearing oil
the -tun an I covering it up in the dirt and
o-k-. When found it was still running and
bad the correct time—3:4o o'clock. Drs. Blat
man and Cochran were called, but could not
pvc relief or even lioi* 1 to J. A. Bobo, and
Milled at9o’clock.
Macon correspondence Atlanta Coteiitu
: Uv. Hubbard, the temporary Chair
man of Democratic Convention at Chica
-8 a. lie was born in
Ja- • r : my, near the edge of Newton, and
B***™ from Meiccr t'niver-.lv at Pru
ne . in the class of 1*36. among which
r. were Trots. Sneed and Kvals, of this
e.ty. the das* was characterized as tlie im
mortal twelve f-r their personal individual
ly. an . and was the Isest one for years that ever
grz'.u.jid from the University. It is even
the young men as a eritcri
a eat to the Uai
vn-- -, , ( \ irumia and spent a year, from
* ■ r ice h - went to Texas. Since his
1 to loaf state he has visited Macon and
- before the Cicemocnn
■“ ■ : I' da -s ieta -of Mercer, w hich was
■iu retvncd and del him much credit, lie
w.i- :. r .1 as one of the most careless
it-i'i 1 "' " f * l> '* ’J * "*• and did not take a high
~ • “ ul a debater and declaimer he tow
cre i I’Hf hi* companions, lie had many
trends, and v a* * congenial spirit among his
.As. mat. .. His loose habits in dress was
vomwent of the University, and his say
-rf‘ " * am f'ng to Texas to be Gov
jv-.i'T. wa* a standing joke among them. He
, : "t only- carried out his determination,
- !*. n ti moved with a iiosition that few
never reach m a life-time. He has many
“ .- and admirers iu Macon.
FLORIDA.
V ,1-T , r>. ,
i“ t non.i* crape growers count on a
.trariv income o( SIUO per acre.
*- 1- r>i;::nre>l that a h.itel is to be put up at I
v uicu not the llanana river.
JSf'* ' at Trenton have becu much dam- I
*r*i by t he recent heavy rains.
, b lrz .'' toantuiesof fine tomatoes still con
i.aae , > jr.. forward from Archer.
between Wildwood anil
oußuerui le, is progressing finely.
‘ bv J rnv to the Is>Conte pear has yet ap
* _ n ’> m the orchards of Leon county,
i . I*™ *' publicans will hold their coun
* , bvention at Centre* ille on July 12.
''ourt house at Gainesville is being
■■ to to make room for the new one.
nowV„r, ra '”* ountr Commissioners have |
pets ‘ Vw-ponnd safe to keep their pa- j
hi'“moro-? nee rivpr 15 s>ng raDi.Uy. anil
•wo Tejr!| Wattr ln 11 now lhan 11 b# had for
K M, ’ !hr> ; i i: t fburoh has been begun at
been rats, -i * n ‘* *'°® of tlie 4-LOOO have already
of that place nBl !,ri etian Temperance l moo
1 , A ™ erioa . n re ifu'
•■‘Pitolof Klor,dao n Stly4
•o’rlip“dly l 7hat‘t 1 |h- <U * Flori,ta are growing
* rof tbC lai *
verStv 7^?^ 0 * ?llP!. ianceß for Florida Uni-
Tai!anassM S P ounds ' arrived at the
K ,le Pot a few days ago.
-- ' - at i >*ford. Ga., i,is con
y „ ‘ l degree of l>. D. on Rev. T W
re. ( >f the liorida Conference,
while Wh ? was sho * * few weeks ago*
and th roa ' l near Enterprise, is dead.
' ntunlerer is in jail at that place.
Cite hV.™*- - llv '°K * few miles from Lake
tree one lhe * ha P* ot a peach
, . ear old which has 125 peaches on it.
Live ')ik Pl r,3^M el '! at Wh 'j* Springs, near
buiij • to consider a project to
o*jt. ■‘-‘road from White Springs to Live
J? H. 00 * an< * Ladder Company
tad h'ao.'wfm. 1 1 *\? T . e ordered a substantial
Ill toeoM Wso™ 1 * f ° r the com P Ma T'* use -
LtO!Uo<dmof reeeutlvmade to get np ape
• sell liquor in Jticanopy, but public
j
sentiment in so strongly against it that it is
thought the scheme has been abandoned.
One of the best local pages printed in Florida
is that of the Tallahassee Floridian. The
other departments of the paper are of a high
standard, and the paper is /astir popular.
Contracts have been let to cross-tie the P.
* I. Railroad rrv.ni Buffalo BiufftoThrasher's
Ferry, and several hundred hands are now at
work getting ties along the line of the road.
The name or Lake Tobopekaliga is Indian,
and was derived hr them from the immense
number of black birds from around the shores
of the lake at ail seasons, and whose song re
sembled it in syllabic pronunciation.
C. C. Worley, of Alacbua county, Fla ,
br night to the Mormsu News office yesterday
an immense turnip, measuring iSV inches in
circumference, and weighing 6 pounds. This
mammoth vegetable was grown, without fer
tilizing, on Mr. Worley’s place.
John Qnaley.of Tallahassee, who has forty
acres of line tobacco, has offered a colored
man ISO for an acre of the weed iust as it
stands in tne field, ft is estimated that the
v ieid on this acre will be 1,500 pounds. The
tobacco crop, which is very line, is ready to
be cut and housed.
An indignation meeting of the citizens of
Kissimmee took place last week, Mondav, for
the piurp .se of condemning the citv govern
ment for gross neglect of duty in all depart
ments, thereby giving over the town to drunk
en men and desperadoes. Strong resolutions
were passed.
A colored woman, accompanied hr her two
daughters, entered G. Joseph’s store, at
Gainesville, on Monday, and, as it was no
ticed that they all appeared tote put on the
broad gauge plan, someone present suggested
that the crowd be weighed. The old woman
stepped on the scales and lipped the beam 270
pounds. Her 13-year-o!d daughter brought
down 262, while the 8-year-old Daby went 166
down weight. They hail from Georgia, and
look as though they had been stall fed for a
county fair.
The following civil appointments hare been
made by the Governor and dulv commissioned
during the past week: Charles F. Hopkins
and Page McKinney to be Notaries Public in
and for the State at large. John S. Flanagan
to be Justice of the Peace in and tor the county
of Hernando. A.C. Mcknight to be Justice
of the Peace in and for the county of Franklin.
I , J. Coekstrnll to be Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Brevard. F. L. Porter
to l*e Notary i'ublic in and for the county of
I.evy. h. R. Reynolds to be Commissioner of
Heeds for F'landa in and for New York.
James M. Ball to lie Commissioner of Deeds
for Florida in and for New York.
Lake City correspwndence of the Morning
News. July 8: Our business men are feeling
Hie piressure of the money p.anic. This, how
ever, will goon lie relieved by the advent of
the cotton crop., which is at this time promis
ing an abundant yield and a goodstapie. The
crop will come in about two to three weeks
earlier than usual. The piresent has been the
most favorable year for cultivating a cropi I
have seen since the war. Heavy rains have
fallen in our vicinity, but there were no winds
to materially injure the crops.—An influential
member of the Baptist church, who has trav
eled Florida over, a few days ago told the
writer that Lake City had SIO,OOO advantage
in point of location over any other pioint in the
state for the llapitist Female College.—
latcal opition has been elbowed to one
side in our town, and tlie occasional
Mayor’* Court is resumed.—Notwithstanding
the extremely dull times, manv strange faces
are to be seen on our streets, and an unusual
inquiry for real estate. Old claims to land
are being searched out, with a view to estab
lishing tlietitlesof former owner.—lt is proba
ble that the Republicans will indorse the In
dependents. Since 1876 we have had an influx
of a large number of Northern men; their
homes are here; their families are here; they
are a reading and thinking people, aud hav
ing their interests idcnlifled with ours, they
will cast their votes intelligently, aud the in
telligence of our pieoplc w ill decide the issue,
at least so far as the election for Governor of
our State is concerned.
DISHONORED AFTER DEATH.
President McGill's Crookedness Brought
to Light by His Suicide.
Cincinnati, July 10.— The painful dis
covery has been made that the late AY. R.
McGill, President of the Cincinnati and
Eastern Railroad, who came to his death
last week by falling from the door of a
baggage car to the bottom of a trestle,
near Winchester, has lieen raising money
by fraudeleut practices. This gives
color to the theory that his
death was suicide. He had
been in easy circumstances, but by con
nection with the railroad had been much
embarrassed. A number of notes pur
porting to have been given him on which
he obtained money, have been discovered
not to be genuine. An investigation is
now in progress. It is thought that the
total amount will reach above ?30,000,
mostly among neighbors not able to bear
the loss. McGill has been a man of ex
cellent reputation.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Gov. McDaniel Refuses to Interfere iu
Lowery’s Case.
Atlanta, July 10.—Senator Brown ar
rived to-day and took much interest in
what was going on.
Mr. Hammond opened the campaign in
his interest by speaking in Henry county
to-day to a large audience. This was his
first speech and met with a warm recep
tion.
This afternoon Gov. McDaniel sent the
following to V. E. McLendon, at Baxley,
attorney for Fletcher Lowery: “After con
sideration of the case of Fletcher Lowery,
and of the argument of Col. Spencer in
his liehalf, while sympathizing with the
condemned and the generousness of
the petitioners, 1 am constrained by a
sense of public duty to refuse a commu
tation of his death sentence.”
RAVAGES OF THE FLAMES.
Art Treasures in the Royal Academy at
Madrid in Ashes.
Madrid, July 10.—The Royal Academy,
situated in a wing of the Alcazar, adjoin
ing the old palace, commenced burning at
midnight. It contained many valuable
specimens of antique armor and numer
ous works of art of much historical inter
est. The roof fell in early in the fire.
The tire in the armory was finally ex
tinguished. The interior of the structure
was destroyed, but most of its contents
were saved". King Alfonso is superin
tending their removal to a place of safety.
Walls Pitted Against Bisbee.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 10.—J. T.
Walls, colored, of Alachua county, ex
member of Congress, has been nominated
as an Independent Republican candidate
for Congress from this district in opposi
tion to' Bisbee. the regular Republican
nominee. It is stated that Walls will not
accept the office of Collector of Internal
Revenue if tendered, and cannot be bought
off. liis supporters declare that he will
“stick.” There is little enthusiasm over
Bisbee’s nomination, which is regarded
as "machine” work.
It is thought that the insurance on
Bucki’s mill, at Ellaville, will amount to
SIOO,OOO.
Independents on the Anxious Seat.
Boston, July 10.—The Executive Com
mittee of the independent Committee of
One Hundred have voted to instruct the
Chairman and Secretary to confer by
wire immediately upon the reception ot
the nominations front Chicago with the
Independents of New York, New Haven,
Philadelphia, Buffalo, St. Louis, and other
places, relative to the time and place of
holding the national conference. The
probabilities arc that the conference will
be held at New York.
Ireland and the Iriah.
Dublin, July 10.—Editor O’Brien, of
United Ireland, has announced his inten
tion to prosecute the Dublin correspon
dents of the London Times for furnishing
false reports of the Cornwall trial.
prosecutions announced.
London. July 10.—In the House of
Commons to-day, Sir Trevelyan, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, announced that the
persons recently charged with odious
crimes in Dublin would be prosecuted.
He said that the law officers have not
completed their report in the case at
Cornwall. A scene of confusion followed
Sir Trevelyan’s statement, the Parneliites
plying him with a volley of questions.
The Speaker finally restored order.
France’s AVar In the East.
Paris, July 10. —Admiral Courbet tele
graphs that he has occupied a town on the
Chinese coast.
The French Cabinet has decided to limit
immediate operations in China to a great
naval demonstration. There will be no
military movement until the close of the
hot season. Transports are collecting at
Brest to take on board material for" the
use of the French forces in China.
MIN OH MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
Washington, July 10.—A queer complica
tion ha* arisen in the executive departments
in connection with the passage of the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill. The bill became a Taw JuMr 7, and as
Congress had extended the applanations of
last vear to cover only flvedaysofthe present
fiscal vear no appropriations are available for
July (£, and it is said that ne salaries can be
paid for that day to any employe of the gov
ernment.
Hunter’s Point, L. 1., July Iff.—Sergeant
Alfred Carmichael, of the Engineer Corps at
Willett's Point, committed suicide bv taking
poison yesterday at a saloon kept by "his wife
at Whites tone. Carmichael’s time in service
being up Gen. Abbott refused to allow him to
continue in service because his wife kept a
saloon. This, together with losses of money,
is supposed to have proved upon his mind. He
leaves a wile and six children,
A BALLOT TAffl
Cleveland Gets 392 and
Bayard 170.
ADJOURNMENT FOLLOWS.
Morrison’s Plat form Over
whelmingly Adopted.
REFORMERS TRIUMPHANT,
Who Will Be Nominated
Still in Doubt.
BUTLER’S PLANK HISSED.
Tammany’s Tiger Skinned by
Bragg of Wisconsin.
RANDALL A CANDIDATE
Hoadly Also Put in Harness for
the Race.
TILDEN GETS ONE VOTE.
Rumors That Butler Will lie
Put on the Track.
Chicago, July 10.—The platform re
ported to the convention to-night by Mr.
Morrison is substantially the same as the
platform reported last night to the full
committee by the seven members of the
sub-committee. In other xvords it is the
platform written by Manton Marble, who
had before him the suggestions of all the
prominent revenue reformers, modified by
some changes made by Mr. Hewitt and
approved by Mr. Marble and the other
revenue reformers. Some changes were
made to-day, mostly verbal, but they did
not materially affect the tariff plank, the
point upon which all the rest turned, ex
cept that one of these changes left out the
implied proposition to abolish the tobacco
tax. The essence of that plank is found
in the following instance: “We therefore
denounce the abuses of the existing
tariff and subject to the preceding
limitations. We demand that Federal
taxation shall be exclusively for public
purposes and shff.il not exceed the needs
of the government, economically admin
istered.”
AS WRITTEN BY HEWITT.
This is almost word for word as written
by Hewitt and approved by the revenue
reformers, and in substanee is jiractically
the same. It still has the full approval of
the revenue reformers. In the words of
Speaker Carlisle; “This plank contains
as honest declarations in favor of
revenue reform. It is not all that we
asked, but it is enough. No man can mis
take the meaning of the phrase, “Federal
taxation 6hall be exclusively for public
purposes.” It means a tariff for revenue
only. The fact is that it is satisfactory
to all the revenue reformers, although it
is least satisfactory to Frank Hurd, who
wanted a short, bold declaration embody
ing about the same idea. The pro
tectionists are not so well satis
fied. They have to twist the
words from their real meaning to make
them mean what they desire. In short,
the revenue reformers won, although the
Committee on Resolutions was packed
by the protectionists against the tariff re
formers in disregard of the will of the
convention, and of the great majority of
the Democratic party. It was for this
reason that an apparent compromise had
to be agreed to.
PRESENTING THE PLATFORMS.
Ben Butler having effected his purpose
of delay finally signed a minority report
which differs from the majority chiefly in
declaring in iavor of a protective tariff.
There was applause in the convention
when Ben Butler climbed upon the plat
form with the minority report in his
hand. There was greater applause when
Col. Morrison climbed after him with the
majority platform in his hand. Mr. Mor
rison stepped forward and presented it.
The platlorm was read by the clerk.
Various planks were quietly applauded,
but the great applause came when the
tariff plank was read. It came from the
convention. The only other plank that
received as much applause was that
referring to Tilden. Then Morrison
yielded to Butler, who was applauded,
and who presented the minority report.
In the proof, evidently prepared for anew
chapter, the Clerk "read the head lilies,
beginning “Butler’s Platform,” while the
convention laughed. Butler’s platform
got some applause, but it amounted to
little when compared with that given the
majority platform.
BUTLER AS A BUFFOON.
Then Butler, attired in the full even
ing dress of the workingman, with
a fine white rosebud in his but
tonhole, made his little speech
in support of his claptrap. He
got very moderate applause. At the in
frequent applause, in the middle of his
speech, people in the galleries began to
call “Time!” “Time!” but his home
thrust at Thurman startled the conven
tion into close attention for a moment.
A painful thrill ran through the conven
tion as Butler linked Thurman and the
Greenbackers. Then came hisses. Pres
ently, as he on continued the greenback
line! came applause, mingled with
cries of “time” and hisses. Butler’s
references to Pendleton and. George
Washington caused a sensation. They
were both hissed. Many of his audience,re
garding his peculiar speech as that of a
buffoon, laughed. Then there were shouts
of “Time!” “Time!” and for a short time
confusion in the galleries. He was ap-
E lauded, however, when he sat down,
ie spoke throughout clearly and loudly.
CONVERSE HEARD.
Converse, who followed Butler, was ap
plauded constantly. He spoke loudly and
distinctly when he said that Butler was
the only one of the thirty-eight members of
the Committee on Resolutions who dis
sented from the conclusions of the ma
jority. He was vociferously applauded
throughout. The applause given him far
exceeded that given Butler. When Con
verse got to the end of his time he was
urged to go on by the convention. He
was heartily applauded when he took his
seat
Watterson, who followed, was liber
ally applauded from the start. Watter
son sat down amid applause, and Morri
son moved the previous question. It was
ordered almost unanimously.
Snowden, of Pennsylvania, asked leave
to second Butler’s proposition to substi
tute his platform for the majority plat
form, but Chairman Vilas said that the
second was not in order.
Snowden subsided.
The vote was had on Butler’s proposi
tion by a call of States. The votes against
Butler’s platform were applauded vigor
ously.
Voorhees got no applause for his vote in
favor of Butler’s platform. New York
got the most applause when her vote was
cast against Butler. The vote on substi
tuting Butler's platform stood at the close:
Ayes 97noes 714*-$. It was applauded.
So Butler’s platform was beaten.
The question recurred upon the adop
tion of the majority platform. It was
adopted by viva voce vote, Butler, from
his place on the platform, and a few other
delegates voting “no.” The result was
loudly applauded.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1884.
It was midnight when the convention on
a call of States, voted 198)* in favor of
suspending the call of States on the first
ballot and 616}* against the motion, so
the call ot States on the first ballot was
proceeded with amid applause.
the first ballot.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Carlisle.
Randall
Iloadly
Thurman.
McDonald.
Bayard ..
Cleveland.
States.
Alabama 4 14 1 i..
Arkansas. 14;
California ig
Colorado.. 5 i . j
Connecticut .12 ]
Delaware 6
Florida 8 .. ! . j I
Georgia 10! 12 . j 2
Illinois 28: 2 11 1 1
Indiana I. so j
lowa j 23 it 1 if"
Kansas 11 5; ... 2
Kentucky. j .. j I jg
Louisiana. . 13- lj. . j | p
Maine . 121. | i
Maryland. 6 10....
Massachus’tts 3| 23 '2
Michigan. 11 1 11 .
Minnesota 14 I.
Mississippi... I lj 15; if | lj
Missouri.. ! 15! 10j l! 3i 3 .... i
Nebraska. ! 8; ll .. l! ....
Nevada. 1 g j
X. Hampshire s ...I .. I
New Jersey j 4! 8 . . .... 11l
New York , 72; j.......
N. Carolina .. i 22
Ohio. 22.. 21 .1
Oregon. ; 2 4 j f .I j f
Pennsylvania 5 1 ... 55
Rhode Island.! 6 21 .. 1 j ~. j
S. Carolina.. 8 10
Tennessee ... 2 8 8j 9 ! 1 .
Texas 11 10 If 4‘
Vermont .. . j 8 1 ...j ... ....
Virginia i 13 9 1 1
West Virginia; 4 3i 8 .... 8 ....
Wisconsin j 12 1 2 2 1
Territories. I
Arizona | 2
Dakota j 2 [
Idaho. | 2 j
Montana j 2.
New Mexico ' 2
Utah 2|
Washington. ' lj. *.. 1
Wyoming j 21 .
D’t of Col’biaj ... j 8 ....
Totals.... 392 170 56 88 3 78 ; 27
Scattering votes were cast on the ballot as
follows:
Tilden, by Texas 1
Hendricks, by Illinois 1
Flower, by Wisconsin 4
Total number of delegates, 820. Necessary
to choice, 647
After the result of the ballot was an
nounced the convention adjourned tiU 10:30
o’clock to-morrow.
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
Randall and Hoadly Added to the List
of Candidates.
Chicago, July 10.—Long after the hour
for meeting had passed delegates were
still pouring into Convention Hall.
There xvere occasional cheers and
music by the band. The visitors’
seats are fully occupied. The scene
was animated. The Cleveland men con
fidently predicted his nomination if a bal
lot was reached to-day. Among the dis
tinguished gentlemen occupying seats on
the platform were Speaker Carlisle and
Hon. William 11. English, of Indiana, the
last Democratic candidate tor the Vice
Presidency, Hon. Samuel J. Randall was
not present. The convention was called
to order at 11:10 o’clock. The proceed
ings were opened with prayer by Rev.
George C. Loremor, of the Immanuel
Baptist Church of Chicago.
Mr. Harrison, of Iliinois, rising to an ex
planation, repelled the intimation made by
one of the speakers yesterday that he had
packed the hall with a clique which applauded
liis speech in seconding tlie nomination of
Grover Cleveland.
A communication was received and read
from the Chairman of the Committee on Reso
lution* stating that the committee, notwith
standing constant and patient efforts, had not
yet been able to complete the platform, and
would not be prepared to make a completed
report before 7 o’clock to-night.
The unfinished business of yesterday, being
the call of States for nominations, was re
sumed.
THURMAN SECONDED.
Mr. Mansen, of Missouri, came to the plat
form and made a nomination speech. He said
that Missouri would have given 32 stalwart
Democratic votes for tlie old ticket headed
by the Sage of Grammecy and his
venerated friend from Indiana, Mr. Hen
dricks. As they couid not have the old ticket
he had been casting about to see who was the
man who, in this emergency, should lead the
embattled hosts of the Democracy to a grand
and glorious victory. Nothing short of a
blunder could make the Democracy lose the
election. With twenty-live Democratic Gov
ernors and twenty-three Democratic Legis
latures, representing 253 electoral voles out of
401, nothing hut a fatal blunder could make
the Democracy lose. The man in his mind
was f poken of as the “noblest Roman of them
all,”—Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio. [Cheers.]
He, therefore, seconded that nomination.
Mr. Livingstone, of Missouri, arose to sec
ond the nomination of Cleveland, but the
Chairman stated that it would require unani
mous consent. “No matter,” said Mr. Living
stone, “we have got our work in anyhow.”
[ Laughter.]
HOADLY' PRESENTED.
Thomas E. Powell, of Ohio, came to the
platform to pnt in nomination George Iloadlv,
of Ohio. He declared that if the Democracy
was true to itself its success in the coming
struggle was already assured. Within
tlie last few years, he said,
the State of Ohio had overcome
a Republican majority of over 100,000, and at
this hour tlie government of Ohio was in tlie
keeping of the great Democratic party. The
man who had been acknowledged the leader
in bringing about that change was the candi
date whom he now presented, Gov. George
Hoadly, of Ohio. [Some applause.] Gov.
Hoadly had received the largest indorsement
ever given any Democrat in Ohio, having re
ceived 19,000 more votes than Hancock had re
ceived in 1880.
RANDALL BEFORE THE CONVENTION.
Tlie State of Pennsylvania having been
reached in tlie call, Senator William A. XVal
lace, of that State, came to the platform to
nominate Randall. He said: By direction
of the Pennsylvania delegation I come to pre
sent the name of a candidate for the grand
oflicc of President of the United States. The
name which I bring yoia is found on every
page of your country’s and your party’s his
tory in the last two decades. [Ap
plause.] It is that of no tyro in no
litical affairs. It is that of a man in tlie
prime and vigor of his manhood, with
every faculty trained in practical gov
ernment. An otticial life of twenty years
lies behind him, clear, luminous aud pure. No
dishonest action, no corrupt practice, has ever
stained his escutcheon. [Applause.] While
most of his contemporaries in official life have
grown rich through devious and unknown
means, he is still a poor man [cheers] whose
highest aim has been fealty to the service of
his people and his republic. Democrats, the
hour has struck for the nomination of a Demo
crat grounded in the faith and tried in the stern
crucible of his party’s service. [Cheers.] The
pathway of expediency lies behind us,
strewn with the wrecks of our failures. Let
us be honest now. Let us stand by the record
of our own pure public men. Let us boldy
appeal to the people on that record and spurn
the delusive promises of our hitter foe. The
name of such a man we bring you.
THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUED
POWER.
His practiced hand, his experienced fore
sight, his familiarity with public affairs will
be the foundations of your return to power—
so broad, so wide, so deep, that they will be
permanent. [Applause.] He has been practi
cally the leader in the National House of
Representatives for seventeen years, favoring
a reduction of taxation and an economical
administration of the government. He has
with skill and success resisted lavish expendi
ture of the money of the people, waste of the
public domain and unconstitutional and
tyrannical force bills. [Applause.] His iron
will has pnt the knife to corrupting extrava
gance, and has compelled a return to com
parative puritv of the administration.
Earnest in purpose, pure in life, the grand
tribuneof the people ami a statesman,no favors
sway him and no fear can awe this man.
Her son Pennsylvania presents to the Demo
crats of the Union here assembled in conven
tion as her candidate for the majestic office of
President of the United States in the person
or Samuel J. Randall. [Loud applause aud
cheers.]
abbett’s seconding.
Gov. Abbett, of New Jersey, seconded the
nomination of Randall. He'said that there
was a conviction in the land that if wisdom
controls the counsels of the Democratic party
in making a platform broad enough for every
Democrat to stand upon, and in placing upon
it a candidate of transcerdant ability and
pure life, success lies in tbe result of its delibe
rations. He believed that Samuel J. Randall
as a candidate would reach a controlling vote
in pivotal States more certainly than any
other of the distinguished men named. He
asked where does success lie—not in Minne
sota, not m lowa, or in others of the confirmed
Republican States—but in those close States
which were carried by Tilden in 1876. He re
viewed the arguments urged for Cleveland,
and said that these all applied to Thurman,
Bayard and the others. Then what was the
excuse for putting aside these grand Demo
cratic veterans for anew man. The reconi of
Randall is pure and stainless, while his public
career for twenty years has been in behalf of
economical and honest government.
The call of the roll of States for nomina
tions was then resumed. Rhode Island being
called, the Chairman of that delegation an
nounced that Rhode Island had no candidate
to offer.
MASSACHUSETTS BECONDS BAYARD.
Mr. Abbott, Chairman of the Massachusetts
delegation, said that when that State was
called yesterday she presented no name. Now,
in behalf of the majority of that delegation,
he asked that John W. Cummings might sec
ond the nomination of Bayard. Mr. Cum
mings then came forward to the platform and
addressed the convention in support of the
nomination of Thomas F. Bayard, of Dela
ware. It had lieen said that the electoral
vote of tbe South waa sure for anv Democratic
name. The South had kept its faith uofalter-
tnglr and unflinchingly, but it must be seen
to that the Democratic Convention did not
commit itself to the nomination of a nominee
who would in some degree imperil those States
in the future. The best man whom the Demo
crats could give would be none too good to
carry the banner of the Democracy, and none
too pure or high for the Democracy of the
South, and as high and pure and exalted as
the nominee conld be, no one could be more so
than Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware.
[Cheers.] They came to put the garment of
success on their nominee. It must not be a
rent and tattered garment like that which
New York presented. It must be a whole,
entire faultless garment. [Applause.' A
large part of the New York delegation was
bound hand and foot in this convention. He
himself represented the fighting Kbor district
of Massachusetts, and he could tell the con
vention that if they forced upon the Demo
cratic party a man who had rent the garment
of success in New York the party would lose
the State of Massachusetts. His district was
populated witli workingmen opposed to the
grasping greed of monopolists,and he declared
to the convention that if they tried to pnt
the torn garment of New York on the candi
date of the Democratic party they would
banish the labor vote and lose the election.
[Cheers.]
SOUTH CAROLINA’S VOICE FOR BAYARD.
Leroy F. Yateman. of South Carolina, alfo
seconded the nomination of Bayard. Ha said
that it was manifest from the applause with
which the name of Senator Bayard was re
ceived this morning that at last the opposition
to tlceland has found a strong leader, who
is faithfully organizing to stem the tide that
has been sweeping New York on towards the
goal of success. Heretofore opposing dele
gates had been striking wildly And harm
lessly.
WHY CLEVELAND HAS ENEMIES.
Mr. Rose, of Arkansas, stated that after
much compulsion and consideration the Ar
kansas delegation had determined unanimous
ly to cast its votes for Gov. Cleveland, of New
York. [Applause.] As to the objection that
Mr. Cleveland had enemies at home the re
ply was that no man could with fidelity to
principle administer the office of Governor of
New Y'ork without making enemies at home.
If they found a man without enemies they
would find a man wiio had not that elevation
of character necessary to the candidate of a
great j>arty.
When the Slate of Wisconsin was called it
was announced that the majority of that dele
gation had voted to support the nomination of
Gov. Cleveland, and had assigned its Chair
inau, Gen. Bragg, to second the nomination,
which he did, declaring that they loved him
most for the enemies he had made. [En
thusiastic applause.
GRADY' TACKLES A CYCLONE.
In the midst of the applause Mr. Grady, of
New Y'ork, arose in front of the Chairman’s
desk and interrupted the speaker, as follows:
Mr. Chairman—On behalf of his enemies
I reciprocate that sentiment, and we are
proud of it. [Loud hisses and great confu
sion, in the midst of which Mr. Grady retired
to his teat.]
GRADY LAID OUT.
Gen. Bragg—l thank the emissary that rep
resents a respectable name at least'for calling
himself again ta my attention. [Loud ap
plause.] This broad nation witnessed
tlie disgraceful spectacle of a Senator of the
United States trading his proud possession for
gain. [Applause.] Mahone and Riddlcberger
would scarcely be allowed to stand up on this
platform to teach you gentlemen Democracy
and whom you ought to nominate. [Loud
applause.] Go to the Senate of tho State of
New Y’ork since Gov. Cleveland lias been Gov
ernor [applause], and there yon find two
worthy conferees playing in a email theatre.
Mahone and Riddlcberger over again [loud
applause], and why? Because the Governor
of the State of New Y'ork had more nerve
than the machine. [Applause.] They may
speak of him, aye the worst of speeches
may defile a splendid statue, but they only
disgrace themselves. [Loud applause.]
Wherever their thin disguise can be reached
you will find it covering nothing but jiersonal
grievance, disappointed ambition, as cutting
off of access to flesh pots to those who desire to
fatten upon them. [Loud and long continued
applauße.]
THE LABOR TRICKSTERS.
I do not assume hern to speak for labor.
Tbe child of a man who always earned his
daily bread by bis daily labor, brought up for
mere than a quarter of a century from boy
hood to manhood among the laborers that
have made the great Northwest what it is, I
do not assume to speak for labor. Labor is
not represented in political conventions bj
the soft hand of the political trickster. No
matter where you find him [applause] tho men
who follow conventions and talk about
the rights of labor are the Swiss con
tingent who place tiicir tent wherever
the prospect of profit is greatest [loud ap
plause and cries of “Bully for you!”], while tlie
honest, intelligent, horny-handed laborerwill
be found following the old Democratic flag
and thanking God that its self-styled leaders
have gone where they belong. They come
here to talk of labor! Yes, their lafior lias
been unon the crank of the “machine” [im
mense applause aud laughter], a:.d their study
has been political chicanery in midnight con
clave. Wc arc told that the Democratic party
is suffering from fearful political disorders by
these men.
“SOAP” AS BALM FOR TAMMANY.
If we are to judge from past experience
these disorders in tho quarters where they
are alleged to exist can only be cured by a re
application of Federal “soap.” TLaughter.]
1 have heard it said that the States of the
Northwest ought to have no voice in this
nomination. 1 have heard It said wiiat boots
it what their opinion maybe. What was it
that placed the great State's of the Northwest
in the Republican column? It was because
they followed blindly, Implicitly the old
leaders, and they led the party of the Union
to defeat, and they placed our
States down under ’thousands and
thousands of Republican majorities.
We have fought our way steadily upward,
we see through the water, which has been so
deep above our beads, now the glimmering
again of the sunlight and we ask to breathe
once more the air of victory. Our young men
ask it, tlie religious sentment of our country
asks it, the intelligence of our people asks it,
our German foreign-born citizens [applause]
say we come to you with Cleveland. The old
guard will fight steadily and go down to death,
shouting gloriously as they fall, under the
lead of the chivalric Bayard.
NEW LIFE WANTED.
They will follow steadily and unflinchingly
that sturdy old Democrat, from Indiana, but
with the same result. They fear that they
will rally around that glorious obi Senator
from Ohio [applause], and they will accept
that judicial mindeiP gentleman from Ken
tucky, but they want some new life. They
have followed the old leaders to death. They
ask somebody to lead them to victory. [Ap
plause.] Pardon me for saying that there
ivas a time when 2:40 steeds stood first upon
the list, but in these days something that has
made 2:40 ought to* be retired as stale,
or it is of no account against 2:10'4.
[Applause.] Let our old war horses be re
tired with honor. Let the records of their
achievements be recorded aud pointed at
with pride and pleasure, but our people say
give us new life, give us new blood, give us
something that lias come to manhood and
position since the war, that we may hear no
more about what took place “before and
during the war.” Every breeze brings to us
what would seem to be indications of victory,
but we cannot accomplish victory without re
cruits.
RECRUITS AT HAND.
Those recruits are at our bidding—young,
middle-aged and old. You see them [ap
plause] in platoons and regiments, brigades
and divisions. [Apnlauseand clls of “order”
from the Chair ] Bvery one of them hears
upon its banner Cleveland, of New York.
[Applause and loud yells from the galleries.]
Let the countersign of the great Democratic
camp in November be “Cleveland,” and then
men can make their way to it [applause], and
recruited as we shall be Our ides of November
will not be a Waterloo, but will be the glori
ous sun of Austerlitz.
Henry O. Kent, of New Hampshire, also
seconded the nomination of Cleveland. He
said that New Hampshire was to-day one of
the doubtful States, the Democrats lieing
only, in a minority of 600, and he believed
that, with the right candidate, the State
might be tuwied over to the Democrats. The
record of (®nes G. Blaine boded no good to
the republic should he be made President.
Senator Doolittle also seconded the nomi
nation of Cleveland, declaring his belief that
with that candidate the Democrats would
carry the vote of Wisconsin, and that he
would, more surely than any other candidate,
carry the electoral vote of New York.
THE ROLL COMPLETED.
The call of the States being completed, the
Chair said that in his opinion the Territories
were entitled to be called, and the list of can
didates would not be ready before this was
done. However. Connecticut asserted her
right to be heard, and Gov. Waller said that
the Connecticut delegation had come here
with no candidate of their own and with op
position to none—not even Tammay. [Laugh
ter.] They had joined in the cheers and ap
plause, and had enjoyed the scenes pre
sented in thts magnificent convention.
They had listened to the unfortunate contro
versy in New York. They had hoped that the
chasm between the two factions would have
been filled np as it would be very soon. So
far as the Connecticut delegation was con
cerned they were ready to give in their ver
dict. They might make a mistake. Fali
bility was common to all, but they would now
second the nomination of Grover Cleveland.
[Loud cheers].
The names of the candidates were then an
nounced as follows, each name living greeted
with cheers, but by far the greatest demon
stration being for Cleveland: Thomas F.
Bayard of Delaware, Joseph E. McDonald of
Indiana, John G. Carlisle of Kentucky, Gro
ver Cleveland of New York, Allan G. Thur
man of Ohio, Samuel J. Randall of Pennsyl
vania, and George Hoadly of Ohio.
Mr. Snowden, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution that the Committee on Platform
be instructed “to report this evening at 8
o'clock, to which time the convention now ad
journs.” The resolution was agreed to and
the convention, at 2:2so'clock this afternoon,
adjourned till 8 o’clock to-night.
THE EVENING SESSION.
How the Platform Was Adopted and a
Ballot Beached.
Chicago, July 10. —The evening session
of the convention was attended by an im
mense crowd of spectators, every seat in
the building, outside of the sections as
signed to the delegates and their alter
nates, being filled half an hour before the
time to which adjournment was taken,
and as the delegates came in prominent
men were recognized, and were greeted
with cheers. Meanwhile, popular airs
were performed by the band.
A far more intense feeling of interest and
excitement was Tibrattng than has been ap
parent at any previous session, for it has lieen
a matter of general observation among those
who have attended both conventions that
there has been a striking contrast between
the enthusiasm manifested in one and the ab
sence in the other. None of the prominent
candidates seem to be capable of exciting the
delegates or spectators to anything like that
which Blaine and some of hi's rivals for tbe
Republican nomination did in this same hall
five weeks ago.
ACTION ON TILDEN’S LETTER.
At 8:18 o’clock the convention was called to
order, and a resolution was offered by Mr.
Henry, of Mississippi, expressing the regret
and intense admiration of the conven
tion at reading the statesmanlike let
ter of 8. JT Tilden, in which he
made known the overpowering and providen
tial necessity which constrained him to de
cline a nomination to the Presidency; con
demning the fraud and violence by which
Tilden and Hendricks were cheated out of
their officesin 1876; expressiugregret that the
nation has been deprived of the lofty patriot
ism and splendid executive and administra
tive abilities of Mr. Tilden, and appointing a
committee to convey these sentiments to that
gentleman. The motion was adopted.
On motion of Orestes Cleveland, of New
Jersey, it was ordered that the States and
Territories be now called for the names of the
National Democratic Committee.
A report was made by tlie Committee on
Resolutions in favor of the proposition to per
mit the National Committee to choose a Chair
man outside of its own members. The report
was adopted.
A delegate from Arkansas offered a resolu
tion abrogating and discontinuing in future
the two-thirds rule in the nomination of can
didates for President and Vice President.
Sir. Cochran, of New Y'ork, moved to lay
the resolution the table, characterizing it as
a revolutionary proposition.
Mr. Abbett, of New Jersey, said that it was
absurd for this convention to attempt to make
rules for the next convention, and he moved
to postpone the resolution indefinitely. Mr.
Cochran withdrawing his motion, the ques
tion was taken and tlie motion to postpone in
definitely was carried.
MR. MORRISON PRESENTS THE PLATFORM.
At 9 o’clock Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions,
stepped to the platform to present the report
of that committee. His appearance was
greeted with cheers. The platform was read
by one of the reading clerks. It appears else
where in the News.
Beujaman F. Butler, after Mr. Morrison’s
platform had been read, presented one on lie
half of the minority of the committee, repre
sented by himself alone. The convention
declared in favor of the report presented by
Mr. Morrison, aud after a parliamentary
skirmish proceeded to take the ballot
printed elsewhere in the News. A motion
to adjourn until 10:30 o’clock to-morrow
morning finally ended m success, New Y'ork
eventually seconding the motion and it being
carried on a call of the States.
THE PLATFORM.
Text of the Planks on Which the Party
Can Stand and Reach Victory.
Chicago, July 10.-— The platform as
presented to the convention by Mr. Mor
rison to-night reads as follows:
The Democratic party of the Union, through
its representatives in National Convention
assembled, recognizes that as the nation
grows older new issues are born of time and
progress, and old issues perish. But the fun
damental principles of the Democracy, ap
proved by the uuited voice of the people, re
main and will ever remain as the best and only
security for the continuance of free govern
ment.
The preservation of personal rights, the
equality of all citizens before the law pre
served, the rights of the States and the su
premacy of the Fedeial Government within
the limits of the constitution will ever form
the true basis of our liberties, and can never
be surrendered without destroving that bal
ance of right and power which enables the
continent to be developed in peace and social
order, and to be maintained by moans of local
self governments.
CHANGK OF PARTIES IN POWER INDIS
PENSIBLE.
But it is indispensible for the practical ap
plication and enforcement of these funda
mental principles that the government should
not always be controlled by one political
party. Frequent change of administration is
as necessary as constant recurrence to the
popular will. Otherwise abuses grow and the
government, instead of being curried on for
the general welfare, becomes an instrumen
tality for imposing heavy burdens on the
many who are governed for the benelit of the
few who govern. Public servants thus be
come arbitrary rulers. This is now the con
dition of the country. Hence a change
is demanded. The " Republican party,
so far as principle is concerned,
is a rpminisceuce. In practice it is an or
ganization for enriching those who control its
machinery. The frauds and jobbery which
have been brought to light in every depart
ment of the government are sufllcieut to have
called for reform within the Republican
party. Yet those in authority, made reckless
by long possession of power, have succumbed
to its corrupting influence and have placed in
nomination a ticket against which the inde
pendent portion of the party are In open re
volt, therefore a change is demanded.
THE FRAUD OF 1876.
Such a change was alike necessary in 1876,
hut the will of the people was then defeated
by a fraud which can never be forgotten nor
condoned. Again in 188 0 a change was de
manded by the people and was defeated by
the lavish use of money contributed by un
scrupulous contractors'and shameless jobber*
who had bargainedjfor unlawful prolils or for
high oflice. The Republican party during its
legal, its stolen and its bought tenures of
power, has steadily decayed in moral charac
ter and political capacity. Its platform
promises are now lists of its
failures. It lias squandered hundreds of
millions to create a navy that does not exist.
It calls on Congress to remove the burdens
under which the American shipping has been
depressed; it imposed and lias continued
these burdens. It professes the policy of re
serving public lands for small holdings by
actual settlers; it has given away the peo
ple’s heritage till now a few railroads and
non-resident aliens, individual and corpor
ate, possess a larger area than all our farms
between the two seas.
BAYONETS AT THE POLLS.
It professes preference for free institutions;
it organized and tried to legalize the control
of State elections by Federal troops. It pro
fesses a desire to elevate labor; it has sub
jected American workingmen to the competi
tion of convict and imported contract labor.
It professes gratitude to all who were disabled
or died in the war, leaving widows and or
phans; it left to the Democratic House
of Representatives the first effort to
equalize both bounties and pensions.
It proffers a pledge to correct the irregulari
ties of our tariff: it created and has continued
them. Its own Tariff Commission confess the
need of more than 20 per cent, reduction; its
Congress gave a reduction of less than 4 per
cent. It professes protection of American
manufactures; it has subjected them to an in
creasing flood of manufactured goods and
hopeless competitition with manufacturing
nations, not one of which taxes raw material.
FAILURE TO PROTECT.
It professes to protect all American indus
tries; it has impoverished many to subsidize
a few; it professes protection of American
labor; it has depleted the returns of Ameri
can agriculture, an industry followed by half
of our people. It professes equality of all men
before the law, attempting to fix the status
of colored, citizens; the acts of its Congress
were overset by the decisions of its courts.
It accepts anew duty of leading in the work
of progress and reform; its caught criminals
are permitted to escape through continued
delays or actual connivance in prosecution.
Honeycombed with corruption, outbreaking
exposures no longer shock its moral sense.
Its honest members, its independent journals,
no longer maintain a successful contest for
authority in its councils or veto on bad
nominations.
That a change is necessary is proved
by an existing surplus of more than
$100,000,000, which has yearlv been collected
from a suffering people. Unnecessary taxa
tion is unjust taxation. We denounce the
Republican party for having failed to
relieve the people from crushing war taxes
which have paralvzed business, crippled in
dustry and deprived labor of employment and
of just reward.
• THE TARIFF PLANK.
The Democracy pledges itself to purify the
administration from corruption, to restore
economy, to revive respect for the law
and to reduce taxation to the lowest
limit consistent with due regard to the pre
servation of the faith of the nation to its
creditors and pensioners. Knowing fuil well,
however, that legislation affecting the occu
pation of th# people should he cautious and
conservative in method, not in advance of
public opinion, but responsive to its demands,
the Democratic party is pledged to revise the
tariff in a spirit of fairness to all interests,
but in making a reduction in taxes it is not
proposed to injure any domestic industries,
but rather to promote their healthy
growth. From the foundation of this govern
ment taxes collected at the custom house has
been the chiet source of the Federal revenue.
Such they must continue to be. Moreover,many
industries have come to rely upon legislation
for successful continuance, so that any change
of the law must be at every step regardful of
the labor and capital thus involved. The pro
cess of reform must be subject in execution to
this plain dictate of justice. All taxation
should be limited to the reouirernents of an
economical government.
LABOR MUST NOT BE DEPRIVED OF SUC
CESSFUL COMPETITION.
Necessary reduction in taxation can and
must be effected without depriving American
labor of the ability to compete successfully
with foreign labor, and without imposing
lower rates of duty than will be ampie to
cover any increased cost of production which
may exist in consequence of a higher rate of
wages prevailing in this coontrv. Sufficient
revenue to pay all expenses of‘the Federal
Government economically administered, in
cluding pensions, interest and principal of the
public debt, can be got under our present
system of taxation from the custom house
taxes on fewer imported articles, bearing
the heaviest on articles of luxury and
bearing lightest on articles of necessity.
We therefore denounce the abuses of the
existing tariff, and, subject to the preceding
limitations, we demand that Federal taxation
shall be exclusively for public purposes, and
shall not exceed the needs of government,
economically administered.
THE CAR* OF WORTHY SOLDIERS A
SACRED DUTY.
The system of direct taxation, known as
internal revenue, is a war tax, and as long as
the tax continues the money derived there
from should be sacredly devoted to the relief
of the people from the remaining burdens of
the war, and be made a fund to defray the
j expense of the care and comfort of worthy
soldiers disabled in the line of duty in the wars
of the republic, and for the payment of
such pensions as Congress uitv from time to
time grant to such soldiers, ai like fund for
sailors having been already provided, and any
snrolu* should be paid into the Treasury.
We favor an American continental policy
based upon more intimate commercial and
political relations with the fifteen sister re
publics of North, Central and South America,
but entangling alliance with none. Wc be
lieve in honest money, gold and silver coin
age of the constitution, and a circulating me
dium convertible into such monev without
loss. Asserting the equality of all iren
befeue the law, we bold it is the duty
of the government, in iu dealings with the
people, to mete out equal and exact justice to
all citizens, of whatever nativity, race, color
or persuasion, religious or political.
A FREE BALLOT AND A FAIR COUNT.
W e l>el:cve in a free ballot and a fair coant,
ana we recall to the memory of the people the
noble struggle of the Democrats in the Forty
fl.th and iorty-sixth Congresses by which the
reluctant Republican opposition was com
pel led to assent to legislation making every
where illegal the presence of troops at the
polls, as a conclusive proof that a Democratic
administration will preserve liberty with or
der.
The election of Federal officers for the Ter
ritories should be restricted to citizens pre
viously resident therein. We oppose sumptu
aiy laws, which vex the citizens and interfere
with individual liberty. We favor honest
civil service reforms and the compensation of
all United States officers by fixed salaries, the
separation of church and State, aud the
diffusion of free education by common schools,
so that every child in the land mav he taught
the rights and duties of citizenship.
REGARD FOR THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
While we favor all legislation which will
tend to equalize the distribution of property
to the prevention of monopoly, and to the
strict enforcement of individual rights against
corporate abuses, we hold that the welfare
of society depends upon a scrupulous regard
for the rights ot property as defined by the
laws. We believe that labor is best rewarded
where it is freest and most enlightened. It
should be fostered and cherished. We favor
the repeal of all laws restricting tho free
action of labor, and the enactment of laws by
which labor organizations maybe incorpor
ated, and of all such legislation as will
tend to enlighten the people as to tlie true
relation of capital and labor. We believe that
the public lan <s ought, as far as .possible, be
kept as homesteads for actual settlers; that
all unearned lands heretofore improvideutly
granted to railroad corporations bv the action
of the Republican party, should ins restored
to the public domain, aud that no more
grants of land shall be made to corporations
or be allowed to fall into ownership of alien
absentees.
YVe are opposed to all propositions
which, upon any pretext, would
convert the general government into a ma
chine for collecting taxes to be distributed
among the States or citizens thereof.
FORMER PLATFORMS REAFFIRMED.
In reaffirming the declarations of the Demo
cratic platforms of 1856, that the liberal prin
cipals embodied by Jefferson in the Declara
tion of Independence and sanctioned in the
constitution, which makes ours a land of lib
erty and an asylum for the oppressed of every
nation, have ever been the cardinal princi
ples in the Democratic faith, we neverthe
less do hot sanction the importation of foreign
labor, of the admission of servile races unfitted
bv habits, training, religion or kindred for
absorption into the great body of tho Ameri
can people, or for the citizenship which our
laws confer.
OUR GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED AGAINST
MONGOLIANS.
American civilization demands that against
the immigration or importation of Mongolians
to these shores our gates be closed. The
Democratic party insists that it is the duty of
the government to protect with equal fidelity
and vigilance the rights of its citizens, native
and naturalized, at home or abroad. To tlie
end that this protection may bo assured
United States papers of naturalization, issued
by the courts be respected by the executive
aud legislative departments of our own gov
ernment, and by all foreign powers. It is an
imperative duty of this government to ofli
ciallv protect all the rights of person and
property of every American citizen in foreign
lands, and to demaud and enforce full repara
tion for any invasion thereof. An American
citizen is only responsible to his own govern
ment for any act done iu his own country or
under her flag, and only can be tried there
upon on her owu soil and accord
ing to her laws, and the
power exists in this government
to expatriate an American cititizen to be
tried in any foreign land for any such act.
This country has never had a well defined
foreign policy save under a Democratic ad
ministration.
OUR FOREIGN TOLICY'.
That policy has ever l>een in regard to for
eign nntions, so long as they do not act detri
mental to the interests of the country or
hurtful to our citizens, to let them alone;
that as a result of this policy we recall the
acquisition of Louisiana, Florida, Cali
fornia and adjacent Mexican territory
by purchase alone, and contrast
these grand acquisitions of Democratic states
manship with the purchase of Alaska, the
sole fruit of the Republican administration of
nearly a quarter of a century.
IMPROVING THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Federal government should care for
and improve tlie Mississippi river and tlie
other great water ways of the republic so as
to secure interior States easv ami (cheap
transportation to tide water. Under a long
period of Democratic rule and policy
our merchant marine was fast over
taking and on the point of out
stripping that of Great Britain.
Under twenty years of Republican rule and
policy our commerce lias been left to British
bottoms, and the American flag has been al
most syvept off the high seas.
AN AMERICAN POLICY WANTED.
Instead ol the Republican party’s British
policy yve demand for the peo
ple of the United States an Ameri
can policy. Under Democratic rule and pol
icy our merchants and sailors were flying the
stars and stripes in every port, and success
fully searched out and marketed the varied
products of American industry. Under
a quarter of a century of Re
publican rule aud policy, despite our
manifest advantages over all other nations in
high paid labor, a favorable climate and teem
ing sails ;despite the freedom of trade among all
these United States; despite their population
by the foremost races of men and an annual
immigration of the voung, thrifty and adven
turous of all nations; despite our freedom
here from the inherited burdens of me and
industry in tho Old World monarchies— their
costly war navies, their vast fat-consuming,
non-producing armies; despite tyventy years
of peace Republican rule and policy
have managed to surrender to Great Britain
along with our commerce the control of the
markets of tlie yvorld. fnstead of the Repub
lican party’s British policy yve demand in be
half of the American Democracy an American
policy instead of a Republican party’s dis
credited scheme and false pretense of friend
ship for American labor expressed by im
posing taxes. We demand in behalf of
Democracy freedom for tho American
laborer by reducing taxes, to the end that
these United States may compete yvilh
unhindered poyvcre for pre-eminence
among nations iu all the arts of peace
and fruitsof liberty.
SYMPATHY' AND ESTEEM FOR TILDEN.
With profound regret we have been
apprised by the venerable statesman
through whose person wa* struck that
blow at the vital principle of republics—the
acquiesence in the will of the majority—that
he cannot permit us again to place in iiis
hands the leadership of the Democratic hosts,
for the reason that achievement of reform in
the administration of the Federal Govern
ment is an undertaking now too heavy for his
age and failing strength; rejoicing that
his life has been prolonged until the'general
judgment of our fellow-countrymen is united
in the wish that the wrong were righted in
his person for the Democracy of the United
States.
We offer him in his withdrayval from public,
cares not only our respectful sympathy and
esteem, but also that best homage of freemen
—the pledge of our devotion to the principles
and cause now inseperable in the history of
this republic from the labors of S. J. Tilden.
With this statement of the hopes, prin
ciples and purposes of the Demo
cratic party, the great issue of
reform and change in the administration is
submitted to the people, in the calm confi
dence that the popular voice will pronounce
in favor of new men andnew and more favor
able considerations for the growth of in
dustry, extension of trade, and the employ
ment and due reward of labor and of capital,
and the general welfare of the whole country.
BAYARD GAINING,
But the South Does Not Stand Up to
Him.
Chicago, July 10,—The friends of the
different candidates have been working
hard for their favorites all day. Bayard
is gaining strength, but many Southern
men who should support him are in some
way pledged to vote for Cleveland. If
Bayard is defeated it will be their fault.
Bayard’s nomination would unite the
Demociacy of New York and secure that
State. Cleveland’s success will proba
bly lose it. The Randall men in the
Georgia delegation willvote for Cleveland.
Cleveland appears to be the strongest
man. Bayard, McDonald, and Thurman
follow in the order named. If Cleveland
is not nominated by the second ballot he
will probably not get the nomination, and
Bayard will be. It is, however, very
difficult to forecast the result.
Grady Taken to Task.
CHICAGO, .July 10.—The following dis
patch has beep received from New York
by Mr. Manning, Chairman of the New
York delegation:
New York, July 10,1554-
To Daniel Manning, Rsg., Chairman of the
New Tort State Delegation, Chicago-.
Reading to-day’s proceedings and Mr.
Grady s remarks concerning Gov. Cleve
land I telegraph yon that I was a representa
tive Irishman before Mr. Grady was born, and
as sucp, believe that I know the sentiments of’
my countrymen and co-religionists, and place
my assertions against hi*. Nine-tenths of the
Irishmen X meet are m favor of Grover Cleve
land's nomination, and the universal senti
ment expressed in this city to-night is that
Grady has uttered a vile calumny against the
Iri-h and Catholics of America.
[Signed] William R, Bobestson.
MR. WATTEKSOVS SPEECH.
The Tariff Plank Explained and All
Differences Adjusted.
Chicago, July 11,3 a. m.—The follow
ing is Mr. Watterson’s soeech in full:
-Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con
vention :
Since Gen. Butler has assured us that the
adoption of the majority report of tlie Com
mittee on Resolutions will prevent bis help
ing us in the election, I fear that we shall
have to throw onrselvee and relv upon God,
to whom he has kindly left" us. [Great
laughter.] For ray own part I have "never
doubted that if this convention should adopt
an honest and sound platform for its
principles, and should place upon
that platform two representative Demo
cratic statesmen of honorable repute
and spotless lives, they will be me
next President ami Vice President of tne
United States. [Applause.] Y'our Platform
Committee have given you a platform; it is
for you to give the country a ticket. It is au
honest platform; entirely so. It is a sound
platform; eminently so. I shall not consume
vour time with reference to points which were
not in dispute: hut shall devote the time al
lotted to uie to that clause which produced the
most numerous and most serious division. 1
refer, of course, to the tariff' clause. It was
adopted after hours of patient painstaking
aud candid discussion.
HARMONY IN THE COMMITTEE.
There were no subterfuges and no suppres
sions, and I ean say, and I believe it may' be
said by each member of the committee, that
we came away from our consultation feeling
more kindly to one another, aud greater
respect, towards one another than when yve
yvent into it [applause]; and, moreover, we
found after full discussion that thedifferancea
betyveen us were not so great as the country
had imagined, and, indeed, as yve had im
agined ourselves. [Applause.] We have
given you a revenue plank upon which all oj
us can afford to stand. [Applause.] We can
say that the surplus in the Treasury proves
the need for a chance. No holy doubts that.
Bessy that the policy of the government
from its foundation, has lieen to raise a large
6hare of its revenuos through custom houses.
Nobody denies that. We say that the system
must continue, and we all agree to that. We
say that the necessary amount of revenue can
he collected off custom duties and internal
taxes. We all agree to that. We say that a
reduction should be made so carefully as not
to injure any interest which has relied upon
the invitation of the government, but rather
to promote their healthy growth.
ALL OF ONE MIND.
AU or us believe that although to read some
of the commentaries of the enemy upon some
of us one would imagine it our purpose to
burn down the custom houses and bloyv up
tlie factories, and finally yve denounce the
abuses of the present war tariff ami wc declare
that all Federal taxation shall be exclusively
for public purposes, aud that no more taxes
shall be collected than are required to sup
port tho government economically adminis
tered. [Applause.] For my own part I have
never asked more than that and less than
that none of us arc yvilling to accept. [Ap
plause.] Gen. Butler has said iu your pres
ence that he is a free-trader, and to prove it
lie comes into this convention and offers a
protectionist amendment to our revenue re
form report. [Applause.] I am not a free
trader. [Applause and cries of “Good.”] I
can imagine no system of taxation more op
pressive or unequal in its action than the dis
tribution of the cost of government among the
States. I believe that well-regulated and
moderated custom house taxation, yielding
tlie necessary expenses of tlie government, is
the easiest tax which can be imposed upon
the people, and I have always believed in a
tariff. [Applairee.]
DIVISION A THING OF THE PAST.
Gentlemen of the convention, there are
among your committee representatives of tlie
38 States of the Union. A substantial agree
ment has been reached after a thorough dis
cussion and interchange of opinion on a ques
tion which, has divided the party hitherto
very much more than it will ever divide it
again. [Applause.] We have given you a
platform upon which you can fight. Wc have
given you a platform yvhich cannot be misre
presented by the enemy. We have given you
a platform which, yvhen vou have elected
vour nominees for President and Vico Presi
dent, will constitute a noble programme and
policy. [Loud applause].
CHEERS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.
How Wade Hampton Brought Forth
the Convention’s Plaudits.
Chicago, July 10.—When South Caro
lina was reached Wade Hampton arose
and said: Mr. Chairman. [Loud cries of
“Platform”], Mr. Chairman, South Caro
lina jias no candidate to present.” [Loud
cries of “Platform,” “Platform.”]
The Chair—W'ill tho gentleman take the
platform ?
Mr. Hampton—l am not going to make
a speech. 1 cannot very well take that
platform. The platform of the Demo
cratic party is not yet arranged. [Loud
laughter and applause.] South
Carolina has no candidate to pre
sent. Her delegates have come here un
instructed and unpledged. But a sister
State has done us the honor to ask that
one of our delegates should be heard in
behalf of the pure and able statesman
ffom Delaware. [Loud applause.] 1 have
the honor to present to the convention
Hon. Leroy F. Youmans, who at the re
quest of Delaware, will second the nomi
nation of Mr. Bayard. [Cries of “good,”
“good,” and applause.] Mr. Youmans, of
South Carolina, then seconded the nomi
nation of Mr. Bayard.
butler back in the race.
He Will Be Presented After the Second
Ballot—Text of His Tariff Plank.
Chicago, July 10.—The Massachusetts
delegates held a secret caucus last night.
The members are reticent, but admit that
Butler had reconsidered his decision to
withdraw from the field as a candidate,
and would be presented after the second
ballot.
The Daily News reports the following
as Butler’s tariff plank:
Resolved , That the customs duties should
be levied for the purpose of raising money lor
Uie necessary expenses of the government and
to protect and foster American industries and
protect American labor; that raw material
manu factored in this country should come in
free, aa should also necessaries which are used
on the poor man’s table, such as tea, coffee,
etc., and that the tariff on luxuries should be
placed at the highest limit.
THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.
Dr. Koch Considers Flienlc Acid the
Best Disinfectant.
Toulon, July 10.—Dr. Koch, bead of
the BerliQ Cholera Commission, who is
investigating the disease in France, is
inclined to believe that the cholera was
introduced here by some English ship
which had failed to report deaths that
had occurred on board during the passage,
and which falsified its log to prevent de
tection.
The number of deaths from cholera last
evening was ten. One of the victims was
the Lady Superior of the Sisters of
Charity.
Two deaths from cholera occurred here
to-day. There was one death at Oilioules,
four miles west of this city.
Several French doctors here reject Dr.
Koch’s viewskic regard to the cholera.
They insist that the inoculation of ani
mals with cholera microbes failed to give
them cholera.
TWENTY-FIVE DEATHS AT MARSEILLES.
Marseilles, July 10.—There were
twenty-five deaths from cholera here last
night.
Twenty-six deaths from cholera oc
curred here to-day.
Many persons have been knocked down
and trampled upon in the great crowds
that seek to obtain tickets at railroad sta
tions.
Dr. Koch considers phenic acid the best
disinfectant. Several tactories have
closed, and thousands of artisans are de
prived of work. The heat continues to be
suffocating.
Paris, July 10.—Two cases of cholera
are reported from Transylvania. A ship
from Marseilles arrived to-day at Port
Mahone, the capital of the Spanish island
of Minoria, in the Mediterranean, with
three cases of cholera on board. One of
the patients has since died. A refugee
f’-om Marseilles died at Nimes in
France, of cholera.
The government is conferring with va
rious municipal authorities throughout
the country as to the advisability of post
poning the national fete—July 14.
THE IMPORTATION OF RAGS.
Hull, July 10.—The Sanitary Board
has petitioned the government to prohibit
the importation of rags from countries in
which cholera exists.
THE BUNDESRATH.
Berlin, July 10.—The Bundesrath has
adjourned, but will soon be reconvened to
consider cholera measures.
In the meantime the minister of rail
ways has issued orders instructing the
various railway companies to take all
possible precautions against the intro
duction of cholera into Germany He
calls for a conference of the European
railway authorities to consider precau
tionary measures.
NO CHOLERA AT ROME.
London, July 10.—The imports to the
effect that cholera prevails in Rome,
, Viterbo and Leghorn are denied.
A REPORT TO THIS GOVERNMENT.
Washington, July 10.—Secretary of
State Frehnghuysen has received from
the Consul at Marseilles the followiug
telegramr ‘‘The situation in Toulon is
unchanged. Fifteen deaths occur dailv
from cholera. At Marseilles It is worse.’ - ’
i PRICK SIO A TEAR, i
I 5 CENTS A COI Y? i
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
™ E i > I K I^t ' KTM, - NT OF AGRICUL
TIRE’S JULY' RF.PORT.
Excessive Rains Cause Latu„ a nd
Succuleney in the Cotton Fleid*-Tho
Condition Not Very Discouraging
However-Corn Healthy and Crowing
Rapidly—Spring Wheat Cp to the
Standard.
Washington, July 10.-The report of
the Department of Agriculture for July
relative to cotton represents that rains
have been excessive during June over the
entire breadth, and the temperature low.
The plants are too suceulent and gener
ally late for the season. In some places
almost dailv rains ooeumd tor two or
three weeks. The fields are necessarily
grassy, and in some eases plants are
smothered and the aphis Is becoming
abundant. There is some complaint of
shedding form as the result of these con
ditions. The statement received from the
Signal Service Office shows that the mean
temperature for June was about 3 do
grees below normal at Wilmington, 6 at
Charleston, in the interior 4 and
10 at Atlanta. Beyond Mississippi the
depression was from 1 to 2 degrees. With
seasonable weather hereafter the condi
tion will improve. With a drought fol
lowing the exposure of succulence by
clean cultivation serious injurv would
result. There is nothiug at present to
render a fair crop an impossibilitv. but
the next CO days will be awaited with in
terest, If not anxiety. There has been
some planting In June, especially in
Louisiana, where overflows prevented
seeding.
THE AVERAGE OF CONDITION.
The general average of condition Is 1
percent, lower than in June, it being 80
instead of 87. In June it was 90 in 1882,
and in July it was 92, but in 1881 it was
95, falling thereafter to 00 in October. The
condition is generally highest in July, but
in 1880 and 1882 it was the highest in Au
gust. The condition in Florida ami Ala
bama remains as in June, in the Atlan
tic States, Mississippi and Tennessee, it
has declined, and west of Mississippi it
has advanced. The averages are: Vir
ginia 87, North Carolina S7, South Car
olina 93, Georgia 90, Florida 99, Ala
bama 93, MissiPippl 83, Louisiana 74,
Texas 80, Arkansas 87, Tenuessee 89.
THE CORN CROP.
The Area in corn has increased about 12
per cent. The total area will be between
60,000,000 and 70,000,000 acres. A few states
report a decrease, they being Maine, Mas
sachusetts, New York, Louisiana and
Minnesota. There is a good degree of
uniformity in the increase of the Southern
and central districts. It is 5 per cent, in
lowa, 20 in Nebraska, and 30 in Dakota.
There is also an increase on the Pacific
coast. It is evident that care has beei\
taken iu the selection of seed,
as there is little complaint of fail
ure trom planting Immature coru.
The comparison of the area with last year
is as follows, in the principal States: New
York 99, Pennsylvania 100, Ohio 102,
Michigan 102, Kentucky 100, Tennessee
101, Indiana 102, Illinois 100, lowa 105,
Missouri 102, Kansas 101. The season has
been favorable for planting and growth,
except that large districts have had too
much ram and tho growth Ims been
slow from low temperature. The
crop now Is generally healthy
in color and growing rapidly. Tho aver
age condition is 96 and has been exceeded
but twice in July in ten years—in 1879
and 1880. It was' 90 in 1881, 85 in 1882,
and 88 iu 1883. Tho principal States’
averages are: New' York, 90; Pennsyl
vania, 93; Michigan, 99; Ohio, 93; Ken
tucky, 90; Tennessee, 95: Indiana, 97;
Illinois, 99; lowa, 192; Missouri,
98; Kansas, 94; Nebraska, 90.
The prospeet is most favorable in lowa,
which promises the best yield since 1879,
which was the largest crop ever grown in
the State.
SPUING WHEAT.
The condition of spring wheat Is up to
the normal standard—loo—the same as In
July last year. Wisconsin and Minne
sota stand at 101 anil Dakota at 102. Win
ter wheat Is harvested in the south and
will soon be cut in its northern belt. It
sustains the promise of the previous re
port. The average of condition is 94,
1 per cent, higher than in June, anil
the same as in the May report.
Winter wheat covers an area of about27,-
000,000 acres, and unless the threshing
records should prove diappointing, or in
jury result in the stack, tho outcome
would exceed 350,000,000 bushels of winter
wheat.
The condition of barley is good, aver
aging 98, against 97 last July.
Oats average 08. Last year at this date
the average was 99.
The average for rye is 97.
The excessive production and low pri
ces of potatoes in 1883 has caused a re
duction of 3 per cent, in the area. Tho
condition is good.
A large increase, amounting to nearly
10 per cent., has been made in the area of
tobacco.
ENGLAND'S FRANCHISE BILL.
Parliament to be Adjourned and a New
Session to be Called.
London, July 10.—The Pall Mall Go
zelte urges violent agitation to intimidate
the House of Lords and compel them to
pass the franchise bill.
At a meeting of Liberals at the Foreign
Oflice to-day Premier Gladstone said that,
in view of the action of the House of
Lords on the franchise bill, the Cabinet
had decided to close the session of Par
liament as soon as possible and call
anew session at a very early
date, to again pass tiie bill and submit it
to the House of Lords. Parliament, be
said, would reassemble in October. He
thought that the House of Lords would
not again reject the bill. He promised
that when Parliament met next year the
whole energies of the government would
be devoted to the passage of a complete
measure for the redistribution of Parlia
mentary seats.
Right Hon. Geo. Goschen counselled tho
government to use moderation in dealing
with the crisis.
Right Hon. John Bright announced his
intention tojoin in the reform bill agitation.
In the House of Commons to-day Pre
mier Gladstone refused to facilitate dis
cussion of Mr. Anderson’s motion that an
unreformed hereditary House of Lords i
incompatible.with wise legislation..
In reply to a question by Sir Stafford
Northcote, Premier Gladstone stated that
Parliament would probably reassemble on
October 20. He further stated that the
Egyptian conference would conclude its
labors before Parliament reassembles.
In the House of Lords Earl Granville,
Foreign Secretary of State, announced
the withdrawal of several important bills
in order to allow Parliament to be pro
rogued until early next autumn.
Nkw York, July 10.—It is stated that Re
viere & Cos. have been granted an extension
by their creditors and will pay 100 cents on
tbe doller with interest.
C ABLOcr.oNA, Sweden, July 10.—Tbe
“Prince of Monocosyaclil” has been wrecked
off the coast of Sweden. The crew were
drowned, bnt heriditary Prince Albert, who
was on board, was rescued.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel
purity, strength anti whoiesoraeness. Mors
econom cal than the ordinary kin U, cannot
be sold in competition with the multitudes ei
low test, short weight, alum or phosphiuie
powder i. Sold only in cans, by all grocers.
At wholesale in Savannah by
HENRY SOLOMON A SON.
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