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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. |
vKW s Of THE TWO STATES j
TI TOI H IN PAMOBAPM.
freak- of " !““* Man of
toa.T-A Macon IVarehoi.se-
Predict* a Prosperous Fall—
%*ilkrne.l to Find a Snake In Her
VeJ Chateker.
GEORGIA.
, , now ha* two artesian wells
M ' ‘ r ‘Jtwo more.
x ‘ ‘ _ t „ r an|i*- tree* are in blossom I
I,r ; t time thla season.
r r , . ~n Jones of Hater county, has j
1 [' ■ weighing * pound*.
' ■*. irt .-tan well will be locateil on ,
A y ; ,„.|,tree an-l Marietta -trcet*. t
H Vo* has consented to re- 1
F* 0 { Meson Academy another
" r '. , , three white and one colored
1 ~11 in a flourishing condition,
i . niberslnp of about 300.
*ii M : / una bova and three Fort V alley
** . ‘ ■. large watermelons alone <slt
‘r S i : ~.r <fay, and it was no eating
■ -\:t to ih ! , rents in Hawkinsville. j
I >unds are in the ware-
A .. t, U !), of the clip has been
J**--.". an ,i <iimposed of.
r . ' . lumber aa<l naval stores in- j
' j . . unty is re|orted to tie e\-
. • T- -eji-on. There is sa*d to tie I
,rP ; ' ,r. i r .r these products.
it is not generally known ■
1 v. II 7 hr .-tophi r. of Reynolds, was ;
i, •! i -outh who cured t'-aneer i
knife, but it i- a fact, j
nor t ourt, m the cae of I
, ■ ~.r . V-. Planters A Miners' 1
y r .’ returned a verdict in favor of ;
’ > r fl,rw>. principal and intere-t. j
' iir I It. Upson. a dentist of C'artersville. \
lr \f, la> afternoon after several weeks |
11,- ri'inains were in- i
t. -i ;• u.c cemetery near Kuharlee, Ga., 1
1 il .! an B. lewis, who moved from Dooly
. V t ■ I. nda a few years ago, died in that
, . .ut three weeks ago. aged 70 years.
■!father of Robert G. Lewis,
of HawkinsTille.
|,,,...iar, at a depth of between 300 and
i. fret, water was struck in <tgletborpe’s
fl< wing 58 gallona per minute,
i . water i- clear and cold. The well coat
pc a little over *5OO.
j,,„ v. Calhoun, living in the Third dis
.. . killed his dog last week, after
- r- p,uglily eonvinced that it was mad.
cui T •••lay morning he thought the dog
show* i- -•!>' of being rabid, and he tied it.
du Wednesday morning the dog gnawed off
t-,ii. when Mr. Calhoun was thoroughly
Mii-iiedof its condition and killed it.
tv i-i.ington GatttU: A Cincinnati syndicate
. ii, _• .iiatuig for the )iurchas‘ of the Sale
, 'mine Fifty thousand dollars is the
: for. A party from Cin
ereal! with an expert miner went down
re. end•- and examined tlio mine. They were
s, fearful "f being salted that they would not
show them anything about the
mine. They went about with their picks and
ma h their own examinations.
i, r: Tax Collector Black Uex
aeneie ing some difficulty in collecting road
!.i\ There are four thousand road hands in
• . and only SSO have paid their tax.
The time for payment expired on the 15th
of this month, and Mr. Black has commenced
issuing executions. Should he succeed in
mating full collections the road tax will
amouut to |li,O(JO. To this will be added one
tenth of <ne per cent, of the regular county
tax to be levied nxt fall.
The people of Eastman were on the tip-toe
of expectancy a day or two ago. and quite a
number attended the Baptist Cnur-.h expect
ng t.> witness the marriage cert mony of a
. io a young man of Cochrani The
groom th.it was lobe,il is said, came down
with -'tne friends, made arrangements with
a minister to perform the ceremony, and went
to the Ordinary to procure a license. But
rumor has it that at the last hour the young
lady hacked out, and so everybody was disap
pointed.
St. Andrew's Sound was alive with lisli last
ami Wednesday. There were on
Tuesday two shoal of mullet—one half a mile
long and 2UO yards wide, and the other a
quarter of a mile long and 100 yarils wide. A
steamer passed right through them, and the
fireman killed several with his tioat-hook.
Seam of i>rpoi-i- won on hand having a
high carnival, and making the water fairly
i-> I. There must have beeu fish enough in
tlio-. two shoals to have given every man,
woman and child in Georgia a square meal.
A .l-vear old child of Mr. Cotter, who lives
at Massler's mill, four miles north of Dalton,
had a narrow escape from death by poisoning
one day last week. A liox of “Rough on
KuN" had been carelessly left upon a table,
and while ita mother was absent from the
room the child possessed itself of the poison
and had eaten a considerable amouut of it
before discovered. No physician being nearer
thau Dalton, Dr. J. C . [livings was hurriedly
summon and, who gave the necessary antidotes
and succeeded in placing the child beyond
danger.
Eastman correspondence News, July 18:
Mr. 11. t. Tarver and Mi-s Pearla Paul
eh>!- and and were married last evening, at the
residence of Rev. P. A. Jessup, by Rev. H.
t. brew ton. The girl's father pursued the
couple, but did not overtake them. After the
marriage the inutile went to the Ashbtirn
House ami engaged rooms. They were met
there by many friends and warmly con
gratulated, The Eastman Cornet Band gave
them an <4Mtusiastic Serenade. The elope
men! *- * considerable flutter in social
cuvies, wishes the voung couple
much happiness and prosperity.
Irwin correspondence Hawkinsville Dlt
j , bln Saturday, July 3, Me.-srs. Jackson
Kan?< Robert ami William Rodgers went
out to finish up the fourth of July in a deer
hunt, and after firing seven idiots succeeded
n bringing down a very large buck. The rule
• :ii deer hunt is that the one who “draws the
cr t blood is entitled to the hide and tail
yiarter, and l nele Bob claims this honor,
i :.nn ' the t;ha>e a large gray fox sprang up,
and Mr. \\ illiani Rogers llrcd at it and
oronght :t to the ground. lie thinks it was
cut foraging on some pigs. Mr. J. W. Hopson
the' Mr ’ ,£o>i '' rsa fine P'ff ,or slaying
v lianncev corres|M>ndence Hawkinsville
V "b nry Fleetwood, living near here,
■ ' g's-t deal of excitement in the
c>-.ii -rjii-jil by hi* peculiar condition of
i L* 1 "•uy. He refuses to wear clothes,
an I eat nothing hut sweet milk—says the
■ r . feet-him from Heaven with uncooked
Th ?' , bim w ith pilgrim's clothes.
‘ * r.ter and others carried clothes and
i dresseil him. When we had com-
J , work wAci us to leave him
?r , I\ h ,v\ w *‘ l|1 ' 1 ’ an '' watched through a
.m „L,i. ho i! H ' itn ' l hint pull them off.
Un our return he said that God pulled them
hom ?‘ > i lrn^t e ’ H ‘ enis to be exceedingly
aEl * **?* be is in Heaven, and in a few
The "i 15 r * g i. n * snd5 nd ,al king of the devil,
tn. s..d new-has been sent to his daughter,
him to Arrive soon to attend to
T' :i: 0n l!W t Thursday evening
:vu Of Mr. Robert Hem
lltxu-V bo 7 about 8 years, and
, n A ' Ageabout b years, were return
fr,,m •rkool. haring ou their way a
m vh A n m *? w, ‘ich had become very
mu, h swollen by-the heavy rain that had just
Ate, t>a reaching it and being alone thev
1 * hA.”' 1 - attempted to cross oh
V" 1 when ,he r had gone Dart
f n tertlll J their footliold'and
l ?\° stnam. When the little
sum.-".il2r. re !? his faculties he was beached
10. l- ■ ’ >ance beiow the foot-log, and on
• AiJ'und could nowhere find his little
th‘ ii,™'‘ef recovering sufficiently he gave
■ n -r/rj' * n ' > e ,m drew together a large
s, ;..; , .?/ Y ho ' after searching for
Carrie a tl ! e , ll,e| ess boily of little
f i 'A . f,- half nnie below where she had
of the stream lng H^Q there by the force
Montezuma tfscortf; East Sunday morning
aVmt ,he - hoily of a negro man,
t -I ' ,; f -"‘ ‘A of . was found in Sut
t’ ti... i J rt ’ Al>out one mile belowoglc-
TLc neitro boys while in bathing,
r, " .;; r A' aino very much rnghtened and
m S Mr. Gatling, who lives
b it' . .If , ' ,ls ®<*very was made. Mr.
had the body lifted out of the
name ' .f iLf l 'u ‘hat it was a man bv the
m,“e,< in iT 1 ' M ' K, ull ®- A jury was sum-
A . investigation, a verdict
at Ih “Vr U ? t th, ‘ man came to' his death
cum-tantf “i t * ome one unknown, but ctr
-1 V ~ ■'■'‘‘•‘vnienee pointed so strongly to T.
fnm Ain Ts‘ t .*‘.! n * u V 1 ' Tl, ' i; about two miles
ut j ane’ Sheriff sought his arrest,
wh , ir rfh® had skipiied out, and could no
Lane had a misunderstand
thfcAAh,' h ,. t . h v ne p the evening before, and
foumLT< ver^ W tr faot tha ‘ “ e cannot be
viram-t h.™ <,t * >n S circumstantial evidence
V JP U tl *c body of the negro
■va ts of“ ,me one arkB ° f vlolence at lh e
Tllen seems to be
lertr4m .nil ta \' Dsr , ‘he Gainesville.
!, 1 hem Railroad. Ssime time
a' euuwMh' General Wright declined to
U a £V£\Al U . rn of ‘he road: the road, which
oulv h -rh la , g ljeen returned at
assi-sedit TheCompt roller General
to ueeto.l '♦-V *** a m,le - *he road refused
lt^ SSme .“ t ' an , d aBke,t ‘hat the
: -rs Mr ™ a board of arbitra
" r ‘?ht appointed Col. Tvler M.
'tale and count y. act lor the
' ,f. a nd. ‘he foad Capt. J. N.
over th. 'ugiista. These gentlemen went
hut thev GdiA PefU y ’ ‘h,’ 1 Ci Amined it fullv,
•lutv to call L l ° agFet - U ,hus hecA®® ’heir
x. y an “mpire. Several names
t ' i‘ dt \ bUt the - V all ~e- birei
birei u V thirty Jays having ex
torday ComptroUer General Wright notified
the Governor of the failure to Xt“
pire, aod requested him to appoint arbitra
tors to meet the arbitrator on the part of the
read to make the assessment. Their assess
ment will lie final. The Governor has not ap
pointed the arbitrators.
Dalton Citizen : A young lady of Dalton was
awakened from her slumbers the other night
by a feeling of intense dread and a premoni
tion of danger. Before retiring she had left
the lamp burning low and the apartment was
dimly lighted. Some fascination drew her
eyes to the opposre side of the bed, and, to her
horror, she saw the uncanny coils of a snake,
perhaps a foot and a half long, reclining on
the white coverlet, with Its basilisk eyes
fastened upon her. When discovered the
repul-* glided swiftly and silently away, but
left the young lady in such a state of terror
that sleep forsook her eyes for the rest
of the night. The limbs of a tree, inter,
laced with honeysuckle vines, grew near
a window of a room, and, it is supposed,
bv this means the snake effected an en
trance in search of rats and mice.—One day
last week a young inan named Pendergrast,
who wav employed as a farm laborer by Sir.
William Morton, near Mazeppa, Milton coun
ty, was plowing in the field, when The
inule he was working did not suit him. which
so irritated him that he drew his knife and
cut its throat. The mule, at last accounts,
was not bead, hut will likely die. Pender
grast has fled the country.—Boss Culberson,
a negro boy about sixteen years old. killed, by
-tabbing with liT knife, the daughter of Green
Freeman, about the same age, and also a
negro, six miles from LaGrange, in the
Mountville district and Flowers settlement.
The murderer was brought to town and.
!o Iged in jail.
Macon T-hymph ami Mi*tnaer\ "‘Never
-.jtv the signs better,’’ exclaimed a ware
houseman yesterday, when our reporter
asked what l.e thought of the prospect for a
good fall. ’*Wc 'nave advanced to the fanners
about as much as we did last year, and that,
too, ithoul borrowing a dollar from the
banks. We have almost twice as many cus
tomers, but the truth of the matter is, this
amount hits gone farther because the farmers
have made out xvith less this year. They
seemed to have entered into a q’uiet agree
ment among themselves to practice economy
and keep out of debt as far as possible. Hence
when the crop is gathered they will have more
money to turn loose. From everywhere
comes the intelligence that the cotton
stands are excellent—they were never
more promising. As for coni, you raav
say that there is now nothing in the way o'f
the largest crop made in years. This is the
situation now, and for this reason I repeat
that I never saw the signs better.” In a gen
eral round among the merchants and business
men, and frequent chats with those who have
quick ears, we fail to find any trace of a
house in Macon showing any signs of weak
ness or inability to go through the summer.
We are now in the middle of tlie dull season,
and thc city seems lazy, while trade has
dropped off until it amounts to nothing ex
cept in the way of green groceries, etc. The
drummers coming into town report the usual
cry of dull times, and yet they have very good
trade. The wholesale houses are working
with full force, and only a day or so ago one
house was compelled to increase its clerical
force. The merchants tell us that thev will
go through this summer without any trouble.
They are practicing economy, and, like the
warehouseman aliove quoted, they believe
strongly in the-signs.
FLORIDA.
The watermelon season is nearly over at
Gainesville.
Town script is slow go at 75 cents on the
dollar in Gainesville.
There is a pretty fair crop of peaches in
Leon county this year.
Egg plants weighing nine pounds are to be
seen iu the gardens of Alachua county.
Dykes and Ton, thc Jefferson county
murderers, hare cost the State oyer f too.
Judge Byrd, of Tallahassee, has a LeConte
|R-ar tree that is said to contain fifteen bushels
of choice fruit.
In the year 1883 the State of Florida bought
in fat 84 worth of lands sold for taxes during
1883 in Jefferson county.
The roads from DeLand to Port Orange are
inundated with water for a distance of six
teen miles, and it ranges in depth from one to
five feet.
The Demacratic Executive Committee for
the couuty of Alachua have issued their call
for a convention on the lfith of next month to
nominate candidates for the Legislature.
Four unsuccessful attempts to ditch the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
train have been made recently near New
nansville by placing obstructions on the
track.
Apalachicola Tribune: A raft of square
timber was brought to the market a few days
ago for Messrs. Mnnro, Clary A Cos. that is a
fair specimen of the timber shipments from
this port. The raft came from fifteen miles
above Albany, Ga., and averaged 1,900 super
ficial feet to the log. •
Last Monday was the day appointed for a
meeting of the trustees of the State Agricultu
ral College, at Lake City, for the purpose of
tilling the vacancies in the faculty of that
institution. No business was transacted in
consequence of the absence of a quorum, and
another meeting has been called at the same
place next week.
Politics In the State.
At the county convention at Brunswick yes
terday six delegates, viz: T. W. Lamb, J. E.
Dart, J. F. Nelson, Ira E. Smith, Joseph E.
Earabright and Courtland Symms, were
chosen to represent the claims "of Judge M.
E. Mershon, of Glynn, for the Congressional
nomination. Tnere will be a large delegation
from the city and county. Hon. A. J. Cro
vatt was elected Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee. Hon. J. E. Dart was
unanimously nominated|for re-election to the
House.
TWO SOILED DOVES SHOT.
One Fatally and the Other Badly
Wounded by a Reckless Roue.
Baltimore, July 19. — 1n a disreputable
house on North street to-day George W.
Hazelton, of Jamestown, Chautauqua
county, N. Y., shot and killed a young
woman named Jackson, of Ix>ng Island
City, N. Y., whom Hazelton had brought
to Baltimore, and another named Mary
White. Miss Jackson died in a few
minutes. Miss White will live. The ex-
Slanation of the shooting is not very clear.
azelton sought to gain possession of a
diamond ring in Miss White's posses sion
but failed, and he began indiscriminate
shooting from no apparent motive but
uncontrollable rage. Hazelton was
locked up.
Biabet's 'Opinion of the Outlook in
Florida.
Washington, July 19.—Representa
tive Horalio Bisbee, Jr., of Florida, said
to-day: “Blaine’s letter of acceptance is
a grand document. Nothing could be
better. It is a burst of sunshine. It is
not a burst either that will last tor a week
or ten days. It is bright enough to last
forever.”
“Are the Republicans in your State go
ing to do anything this year?”
“We are going to do our best and make
the most rigorous campaign that we can.
We are more fully alive than we have
been for years. The Independent element
in the State is a very strong one. At the
last election with its aid we came within
four votes of electing the Legislature.”
Florida's Metropolis.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 19—A large
Cleveland and Perry club was organized
at East Jacksonville last night.
Col. Ingham Coryell, Superintendent of
the Atlantic Coast Line Canal, from St.
Augustine to Biscayne Bay, well known
in connection with the Disston p urchase,
died at New Jersey recently.
Willingham, the wealthy cattle man,
of Polk county, charged with three mur
ders, was convicted this morning in the
first degree, but recommended to the mer
cy of the court.
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met at Tallahassee and mapped
out plans for the campaign.
An Express Package Kobbed.
Washington, July 19.— A package
containing $7,000 in United States notes,
forwarded by the Assistant Treasurer at
New Orleans, by express, to the United
States Treasurer, when opened at the
Treasury Department was found to be
$4,000 short. There were evidences that
the package had been opened and re
sealed during transmission. The express
company, on whom the loss will fall, is
now investigating the matter.
Cow Boys Hang Thirteen Horse Thieves.
Helena, Mont., July 19.— Five horse
thieves whose names are unknown were
hanged near Rocky Point, on the Missouri
river, Monday, by a band of cowboys or
ganized fo: the purpose of clearing out
the thieves infesting that section. Thirty
two stolen horses were recovered. This
makes a total of thirteen horse thieves
hanged and shot in the Judith and Mussel
Shell section within the past three weeks.
I’nder the Red Cross.
Washington, July 19.— Miss Clara
Barton, President, and A. S. Solomans,
Vice President of the American Associ
ation ol the Red Cross, have been ap
pointed by the President as delegates to
represent the UniAl States at the Geneva
conference of Associ
ation to be held in September next.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Gl4O VER CLEVELAND,
OF NEW YORK.
MCPHERSON’S BOMBAST.
Professing to Find Encouragement in
News from Every Quarter.
W ashington, July 19.—Secretary Mc-
Pherson, of the Republican Congressional
Committee, has had himself interviewed
again. He said: “I have no news to re
port but good news. It comes from the
North, from the South, from the East and
West—much of it from the South. The
Republicans feel better down there than
they have felt for a long time. They are
very enthusiastic. They know that we
are going to stand by them. Then there
is the Independent element that has been
growing very rapidly in all of the South
ern States. These Independents are
tired of following in a beaten
track. They are also dissatisfied
with the Democratic party for local rea
sons. Their local government does not
suit many of them. The growth of the
feeling in favor of protection is also an
aid. Take Louisiana, for instance. Her
chief industry is that of sugar. They
want it protected and the Democrats want
to cut the duty on sugar down so that the
industry would be ruined. When you en
danger a man’s business by your politics
you estrange that man trom your party if
he is of the same political faith as you
are.”
“What do you think of Mr. Blaine’s
letter?”
“It is a splendid letter. It. will be
printed and used as a campaign docu
ment. Mr. Blaine is the best equipped
politician that it has ever been my fortune
to meet. lie is as well posted about the
ins and outs of all former periods in our
politics as he is about the present one.”
BUTLER’S FOLLOWERS.
A New Party One of the Air Castles
Which they are Building.
Pittsburg, July 19.— Hon. Thomas A.
Armstrong, editor of the Labor Tribune,
in an interview to-day said that a move
ment was on foot among the leaders of
the Anti-Monopoly and Greenback
parties to inaugurate a boom for Butler,
which they predict will result in the
organization of anew party, which will
be composed of Anti-Monopolists,
Greenbackers and dissatisfied
Democrats and Republicans. The
exact mode of procedure has
not yet been determined. One plan was
to have a committee of representative
men organized to call a national conven
tion by means of a circular letter, and an
other to have Gen. Butler, after Cleve
land’s letter of acceptance has been pub
lished, to write a letter to the people of
the country, which will in itself call a
convention. The headquarters of the
movement are in Chicago, and the leaders
are confident of its success. .
Cockrell Full of Confidence.
Washington, July 19.—Senator Cock
rell, of Missouri, said of the Democratic
ticket to-day: “Leaving Tilden out of the
question, I regard it as absolutely the
strongest ticket that could have been
nominated.”
“Don’t you think that Cleveland will
lose a great many votes among the labor
ing men?”
“No, sir; I do not, and I will tell you
why. Those men who have been holding
meetings and declaring against Cleveland
are now and have always been Republi
cans. In some instances they are in the
mploy of the government. Besides they
nave already nominated a man of their
own, Gen. Butler.”
The Dead-lock at Erie.
Erie, Pa., July 19.—The Republican
Convention, called for the purpose of
nominating a Congressman, and which
has been sitting at Warren during the
past four days, adjourned to-day until
next Wednesday. The dead-lock still
continues, each’ county adhering to its
candidate.
Logan on a Political Tour.
Washington, July 19.—Gen. Logan,
accompanied by delegates from the local
branches of the Grand Army of the Re
public, left this city to-night lor Minne
apolis, Minn., to attend the national en
campment of that society on Wednesday
next.
Buoys in Georgia Waters.
Washington, July 19. — The Light
house Board gives notice that on or about
Aug. 1, 1884, a bell buoy will be moored in
place of red buoy No. 4, to mark the
middle north breaker in St. Simon's
Sound, Georgia; also on or about the
same date a bell buoy will be moored
in place of the black buoy No. 3 off the
Knuckle, which marks the turn in the
main channel into Dobov Inlet, Georgia.
These buoys will be rung by the action of
the sea.
Spain Wants Italy’s Friendship.
Madrid, July 19.—1n the Cortes to
day, Senor Canovas del Castillo, Prime
Minister, said that the remarks of Senor
Pidal v Man, Minister of Commerce and
Agriculture, in regard to the restoration
of the Pope’s temporal power, had been
incorrectly reported. Spain, he said, re
cognized accomplished facts. It was her
desire to maintain cordial relations with
Italy.
Mexico’s Stamp Tax.
City of Mexico, July 19.—The com
mittee of dry goods merchants have been
unable to make satisfactory arrange
ments with the official commission ap
pointed by the government, and hence
the stamp’laws have been forced as origi
nally promulgated. All merchants have
been warned to stamp their goods imme
diately.
A Fatal Boiler Explosion.
Charlotte, N. C., July 19.—Informa
tion has just been received here that a
locomotive boiler exploded on Thursday
last on the western division of the W est
ern North Carolina Road near Pigeon
river, 25 miles north of Asheville, killing
Engineer Warren, the firemen and a con
vict, and injuring several persons.
singular Drowning Catastrophe.
Clifton Forge, Ya., July 19.— At Iron
Gate, Va., yesterday, Thomas Johnson
stripped his stepson and tied his hands to
whip him. The boy escaped, ran to the
river and jumped In. Johnson followed.
The current was swift and both were
drowned, The bodies were recovered last
night.
SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1884.
A TOWN LICKED UP BY FIRE.
Two Thousand People Homeless and
Destitute at Belknap, Montana.
Helena, Mont., July 19.—Fire started
in an unused house at Belknap, the entre
pot to the famous CVeur d'Alene mines,
last night from some unknown origin.
The flames spread rapidly owing to a
high wind. As there was no fire depart
ment in town, buckets were used. The
citizens fought the flames gallantly, but
everything was against them. The
wind carried the flames from
house to house and the
inmates were driven into the streets
without a chance ol saving any furniture.
Many who had foreseen that the five was
likely to spread and had moved their
goods into the streets, were compelled to
watch them burn later on as the fire
progressed. Only five houses and the
depot building remain of what, two
months ago, was a town of 2,000 persons.
The loss is estimated at over $lOO,OOO.
Large numbers 6f people are almost
destitute, and escaped with nothing but
their clothes. Financial assistance will
be solicited.
ICE HOUSES BURNED WITH LOSS OF LIFE.
Toledo, 0., July 19.—The ice houses
of the Buckeye Brewing Company and J.
W. Wasson, of Columbus, ou the river
below this city, were burned last night.
The sand scow Thatcher, tied to the dock,
also burned. Lawrence Thompson, who
was on the scow, is thought to be fatally
burned. The charred remains of two
men were found in the scow this morning.
The names of the victims are unknown,
but they are said to have been tramps,
who asked for and obtained lodging on
the boat last night. Both bodies were
burned beyond recognition.
DUCLA HALF DESTROYED.
Vienna, July 19.—Fire at Ducla, in
Galicia, which started in a naphtha
factory, spread to other buildings, and
before it was extinguished half the town
had been destroyed.
OIL ABLAZE ON A WHARF.
London, July 20, 2:30 a. m.—A tremen
dous Are has been raging on Crane wharf,
Wapping, since yesterday afternoon. The
wharf is used mainly for oil storage.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
The Former Modifies Her Demands and
the Latter Makes a Proposition.
Paris, July 19.—Prime Minister Ferry
to-day explained to the Cabinet the con
dition of the negotiations between France
and China. He said that it appeared to
be certain that China would shortly sat
isfy France as to the indemnity demanded.
Prime Minister Ferry has reduced the
amount of the indemnity demanded by
France from China to 60,000,000 francs. A
dispatch irom Pekin states that the
Chinese Government has offered 3,000,000
francs as compensation to the families of
the officers and soldiers who were killed
during the recent attack by
the Chinese regulars upon the
French troops at Lang Sou. Admiral
Courbet, with fifteen war ships and twen
ty torpedo boats, is anchored off' Foo
Chow.
The reply of the Chinese Government
to the French ultimatum will be submit
ted to the Chambers next week.
Thu German Customs Line.
Berlin, July 19. A Committee of
the Bundesrath have decided to include
Bremen in the German customs frontier
line, at the same time that Hamburg is
included. Bremerhaven and the petro
leum docks remain outside of the frontier
line. Immense spaces have been reserved
on the right bank of the Weser on the
outside of the customs line for docks. All
manufacturers consuming imported raw
material will be treated as outside of the
line.
England's Need of American Cattle.
London, July 19.—The Marquis of
Lome will introduce to Lord Carlingford,
Lord of the Privy Seal, next week a depu
tation who are in favor of the importation
of healthy cattle from the Western States
of America through Canada, and who
will show him that the farmers of Eng
land want American cattle. They will
represent that the laws of the States from
which cattle come are sufficiently strict
to prevent a spread of disease.
Only Sorry liecause lie Could Not Hans:
Them.
New York, July 19.—'Thos. Jones and
Chas. Harris, who outraged Lizzie Kemp,
a young white woman, on the Ist instanid
in’an uptown stable, were arraigned ifl
court to-day. Recorder Smyth said tha™
he was sorry that he could not pass the
death penalty on them. He sent Jones to
State prison for 20 years and Harris for
18% years.
A Receiver for Harrison’s Banking
House.
Indianapolis, July 19.—Judge Robert
N. Lamb was to-day appointed receiver
of the suspended banking house of A. &
.T. C. S. Harrison. Judge Lamb accepted
the trust, filed a bond in the sum of $lOO,-
000 and at once took charge of the bank,
relieving the Sheriff, who has had charge
since the suspension.
Mexico’s New Bank Law,
City of Mexico, July 19.—The new
law compels the withdrawal of the issue
of banks, except the National Bank, on
July 20. Interior banks are combining
with London banks to influence the gov
ernment to modify the law. The contract
with the National, however, renders this
impossible.
A Box of Counterfeit Dimes I nearthed.
Davenport, la., July 19.—Some boys
this afternoon unearthed a box of 76 to
100 pounds of counterfeit dimes, bearing
the dates, as nearly as could be made out,
of 1844. The box was rotten, and bore
evidence of having been buried many
years.
Shipping Commissioners,
Washington, July 19.—Secretary
Folger to-day appointed Messrs. James C.
Reid, of New lork, James A. O’Brien, of
Philadelphia, and Harry Armstrong, oi
Norfolk, to lie Shipping Commissioners
for the ports named, to act under the . pro
visions of the new shipping act.
An Interesting Event.
London, July 20.—The Duchess of Al
bany has been delivered of a son.
$ . ..
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
THOMAS A.. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
LOUISIANA SUGAR PLANTERS.
C-ov. Wormonth Going to France to In
spect French Extraction Methods.
Washington, July 19.—Ex-Gov. War
mouth, of Louisiana, is here on his way to
France, where he goes to examine French
machinery for milling sugar cane or sorg
hum. The French process is said to yield
20 per ceht. more saccharine matter than
the system in vogue in Louisiana. The
planters of the latter State are so straight
ened by the dullness of tne times that
they are exceedingly anxious to get some
process ol treating their cane which will
yield greater results.
Ex-Gov. Wormouth, of Louisiana, left
to-4igbt lor Boston, where he will ask
Commissioner Luring to grant leave of
absence to Dr. George E. Spencer,
one of the clerks of the Agri
cultural Department, so that he may
accompany Gov. Wormouth to France.
The desired permission will probably be
given, since Gov. Warmoutb’s mission is
all important to the Louisiana sugar
planters, who, under the ex
isting conditions, find that
It costs just about as much to produce
their sugar as they can get for it when
they come to sell it. Unless they can by
means of the French process, or some
other, increase their yield of saccharine
matter without materially increasing the
cost of production, they think that they
will find themselves face to face with
disaster.
ENGLAND’S WAR IN EGYPT.
The Conference Will Reject Some of
Great Britain's Proposals.
London, July 19.—The Financial Com
mission appointed by the Egyptian Cou
terence has voted unanimously, with the
exception of England, to reject the plan
for the reduction oi the Egyptian land tax
and the interest on the Egyptian debt.
THE FALL EXPEDITION.
The preparations for the expedition to
Khartoum by way of Suakin and Berber
are nearing completion. A train of nar
row gauge trucks and passenger car
riages for the railway over the desert to
Berber have been shipped at the royal ar
senal for Suakin. The passenger trucks
will each carry twelve soldiers and brake
men. They are ironclad and have loop
holes at the sides. The War Office is in
viting non-commissioned officers to vol
unteer for service in the autumn cam
paign in Egypt.
schweinfurth’s news.
Berlin, July 19.—Dr. Schweinfurth,
the African traveler, who yesterday made
an appeal to England to rescue Gen. Gor
don, telegraphs to-day that he has received
details of Gen. Gordon’s position through
an indirect source from Nubians. The
date of the news is uncertain, but is be
lieved to he recent.
Hereditary Peerage.
London, July 19.—1 t is semi-oflicially
denied that the Prince of Wales or Queen
Victoria tried to influence the Tory Peers
in favor of on the franchise
bill.
The Tories assert that the Queen ap
proves of the Marquis of Salisbury’s
policy of resistance against the adoption
of the franchise bill until an appeal to the
country has been taken. John Bright is
preparing a measure for a reform of the
House of Lords based upon the principal
of life Peerages with a limited number of
hereditary Peerages.
The Tory journals denounce the trades
demonstration in favor of the franchise
bill, which is to be held on Monday as an
imposture, gotten up on funds subscribed
by the Reform Club. A number of letters
from members of London trades unions
are published protesting that the unions
have not sanctioned the presence of mem
bers as representatives at the demonstra
tion.
Schufeldt’B Visit to Mozambique.
London, July 19.—Advices from Mo
zambique state that Lieut. Schufeldt, of
the American navy, after visiting the
Queen of Madagascar at Antananarivo
and obtaining valuable information, has
reached the west coast of the island. He
was escorted by several hundred men.
Enforcing lowa’s Prohibition Law.
Muscatine, la., July 19.—The first
trial under the new prohibition law in
this county resulted in a victory for the
Prohibitionists. The defendant, James
Weir, was found guilty on two counts
and fined to the full extent of the law.
| Russian Conspirators Arrested.
* St. Petersburg, July 19.—One hun
dred arrests have been made at Warsaw
in connection with the plot to blow up
the palace there during the Czar’s visit.
The prisoners include Russians, Servians
and Bulgarians.
Nine Victims to a Wreck.
London, July 19.—The British bark
Vicksburg, Capt. Watson, which sailed
from Quebec May 30 for Leith, and passed
Dunnet Head June 28, has been wrecked
near Pentland Skerries. Nine persons
were drowned.
A Train Attacked by Persian Robbers.
Tiflis, July 19.—A Russian military
train on the Baku Railway has been at
tacked by Persian robbers, who killed
two Cossacks guarding it and wounded
the remainder.
Kansas’ Exhibit at New Orleans.
New Orleans, July 19.—Kansas has
sent tbe first installment of her exhibit to
the World’s Exposition, consisting of
boxes of fine fruit, which were put in cold
storage.
Deadly Heat at Vienna.
Vienna, July 19.—Torrid heat„prevails
in this city. The thermometer m;rked 42
degrees centigrade to-day. Seven deaths
from sunstroke have occurred on the
streets in two days.
Indians Steal 100 Horses.
Fort Benton, Dak., July 19.— The
Canadiau Creek Indians have stolen 100
horses from settlers and are making
north with them. The settlers are in pur
suit.
The War in Madagascar.
Paris, July 19.—A dispatch from Tama
tave, dated July s,says a French advance
against the Malagassias, who ocoupy an
entrenched position, is imminent.
CLEVELAND’S WAR RECORD.
Why It was that tbe Governor Didn't
••Go for a Soldier.”
There is nothing discreditable about
Gov. Cleveland’s war record, says an Al
bany special to the New York World. At
the opening of the war it was a question
whether he should go to the army or not.
He was entirely ready and willing to do
so, but bis father had died some time be
fore and left a widowed mother, poor and
with a large family, several of whom
were daughters. Provision had to do
made for their support, and yet the family
felt obliged to contribute in some
way to the cause of the Union. A sort
of family council was held. Grover had
just been admitted to the bar at Buffalo
and was beginning to haye some practice.
Two younger brothers volunteered to go
to the army and leave Grover at home to
support their mother and sisters. This
was agreed to all around, and the two
brothers went to the front and served
with honor till the war closed. When
peace was declared they returned home,
but were soon afterwards lost at sea.
Grover Cleveland was the first man
drafted in Buffalo. He promptly sup
plied a substitute, who made a faithful
soldier. Gov. Cleveland has always been
a iriend of the soldiers, and was what
was called a War Democrat. While
Mayor of Buffalo there was an attempt to
make capital out of the fact that he had
vetoed a bill appropriating public money
for a soldiers’ monument in the city.
AVhen the facts came out it proved to be
true that he did veto such a bill, and that
he did it on the ground that the City
Council had no right to appropri
ate public funds for a purpose of
that kind, but he suggested that the
result might be- reached by a public
subscription. The hint was adopted, a
subscription paper was taken around and
tbe first and largest subscriber was Mayor
Cleveland. Since he has been Governor
of New York he has approved a bill pro
viding that the heads of the various State
departments shall, when making appoint
ments, give preference to honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors of the
United States. Some irritation was
created last winter because of his
vetoing a bill in reference to Grand Army
badges. In the bill was a provision mak
ing the wearing of *such a badge by any
person not entitled to do so by reason of
membership of some post a crime, punish
able by imprisonment. The Governor
thought the penalty unnecessarily severe.
It was also logically observed that the
child of a veteran might be imprisoned
for wearing his father’s badge.
Only a Blunder.
Madrid, July 19.—Senor Canovas del
Castillo, President of the Council, to-day
said to Baron Desmlchel, the French
Minister, that he deeply regretted the ex
cess of zeal exhibited by the Carbineer
officer at Zarauz, in refusing to allow the
landing of the Brazilian Minister, the
French Consul General and other diplo
matists who had embarked in a French
cutter for a short sail, and who were in
sulted and threatened by Carbineers
upon their return. Senor del Castillo
said that they acted entirely without or
ders, and emphasized the statement that
Spain desired that friendly relations
should exist between France and that
government.
A Heavy Loan for India.
London, July 19.—The committee of
the House of Commons have agreed to re
commend a loan to the Indian Government
of $140,000,000, for the purpose of making
extensionsof their railway system. This
grant is based upon the report of the fam
ine commission of 1879, which stated that
it would be necessary to build 5,000 miles
of railway to prevent a recurrence of the
famine in India.
Reiber Files an Answer.
Pittsburg, Pa., Julv 19. Cashier
Reiber, of the Penn Bank, tiled an answer
to-day in the conspiracy suits, of which
he is one of the defendants. He says that
the Penn Bank was never legally organ
ized under the act of the Assembly under
which it was incorporated, disavows all
fraudulent use of money or knowledge of
the same, and believes that overdrafts
were drawn by some directors, a matter
over which he had no control.
Train- Wreckers Foiled.
Haverhill, Mass., July 19.—Six sleep
ers were placed across the track of the
Boston and Maine Railroad at a point
between Atkinson depot and Plaistow,
N. H., last evening with the intention of
wrecking a train. Xfie obstructions were
discovered and removed.
The Dntch Succession.
The Hague, July 19.—The Dutch
Council of State has approved the bill
making Queen Emma regent during the
minority of Princess Wilhelmena. The
Chambers have been summoned to assem
ble on the 29th to discuss the bill.
Minnesota Congressional Races.
St. Paul, Minn., July 19.—The Demo
crats of the Fourth Minnesota District
have nominated O. C. Merriam, of Minne
apolis, for Congress. State Senator Gil
fiilan, of Minneapolis, is the Republican
candidate.
Russian Despotism.
Berlin, July 19.—Russia and Germany
have adopted a treaty against anarchists.
In future Russians will not be allowed to
reside in Germany without the permission
of Russia.
Two Emperors to Meet.
Vienna, July 19. —The Emperor of Ger
many will leave Gastein, where he is now
sojourning, on Aug. 5. He will meet the
Emperor of Austria at Ischl.
The City of Macon Disabled.
Boston, July 19.—The steamer City of
Macon, which sailed hence yesterday for
Savannah, returned here to-day, her crank
pin having worked loose.
Ireland and tbe Irish.
Dublin, July 19.—A farm near Tralee
from which tenants had been evicted was
visited last night by moonlighters, who
shot the caretaker dead.
Switzerland’s Monetary Policy.
Geneva, July 19.—The Swiss Federal
Council has approved of the withdrawal
of Switzerland from the Latin Monetary
Convention.
THE ARCTIC SURVIVORS.
Their Flans for the Near Future—Gen.
Haxen Defends Mis Course.
St. John, N. F„ July 19.—The follow
ing is the present disposition"of thehodies
ot the victims of the Greely expedition in
the respective steamships: lu the alcohol
tanks of the Thetis are Lieut. Lockwood,
Sergt. Cross, Sergt. David Lynn, Sergt. H.
Gardiner, Private Snyder and Sergt.
Israel.
The tanks of the Bear hold the remains
of Lieut. Kislinbury, Dr. Pavy, Sergt.
Jewell, Private Ellis, Sergt. Itallston,
Corpl. Joseph Ellison and Private Whist
ler.
Frederick Christian, Jans Edward, the
Esquimaux and Private Henry Bender
have their graves amid the Arctic snows.
Caskets for the deceased will be pre
pared by Thursday. The ships will
sail on Thursday night or Friday morn
ing. Lieut. Greely and his men are pro
gressing favorably, Lieut. Greely less so,
perhaps, than the" others. Yesterday he
exhibited symptoms of great fatigue and
weakness. He is talking too much, and
constant interviewing operates most un
favorably upon him. He was taken for a
drive yesterday up the valley of Water
ford Bridge, and be gloated on the beauti
ful fertile summer prospects, in marked
contrast to the bleak sterilities of his re
cent cabin liotne. “These trees,” he said,
with exuberant enthusiasm, “look so
beautiful to an eye that has seen no vege
tation for over "three years. The green
fields give me new life.”
Lieut. Greely is at present the guest of
the city. Private houses and carriages
are placed at his disposal and every kind
ness and attention is paid him. Each
member of the party forms the centre of
listening, admiring groups, and goes over
and over the recital of the terrible past.
There will be memorial services for the
dead iu all the churches to-morrow,
and commemorative sermons will be
preached.
NICHOLS’ ORDERS TO SCHLEY.
Washington, July 19. — Admiral Nich
ols. Acting Secretary of the Navy, issued
orders to Commander Schley this after
noon to remain at St. John only as long
as necessary to secure the encasing of
the dead of the Greely party in suitable
caskets, and then proceed with his three
vessels —the Thetis, Bear and Alert—
with the survivors and dead to Ports
mouth, N. H., where he will await
further orders, and where the members of
the Greely party and the relief expedition
can become acclimated before proceed
ing further south. Orders were also is
sued for the Loch Garry to proceed with
®ut delay to New York'with the supplies
and lumber intended for the construction
of a house, etc., which were provided for
the expedition.
HAZEN DEFENDING HIMSELF.
Gen. Hazen is annoyed by criticisms
which have been made regarding the non
establishment of a depot near Cape Sabine
on the west coast of the channel, and has
prepared the following memorandum in
respect to the matter," of which he asks
publication:
“It was the plan from the first to place
a depot upon the eastern bank oi
Greenland; at Littleton Island. This
was Lieut. Greely’s plan after very care
ful and prolonged study of the whole sub
ject. He not only made the plan before
he started, but very carefully reiterated it
in writing after reaching Lady Franklin
Bay, closing his letter on the subject in
these w ords: ‘No deviation from these in
structions should be permitted. Latitude
of action should not be given to the relief
party who, on a known coast, are search
ing for men who know their plans and
orders.’
THE REASONS FOR CHOOSING THE EAST
SIDE.
“The reasons lor this decision were that
there was coal on the east side and none
on the west. It was also in the neighbor
hood of friendly Esquimaux, who did not
live on the west side. On the east side
there was abundant game, while there
was none on the west. While numerous
camps of explorers had been established
on the east side for the above reasons,
they were never established on the
west side because the west side was
scarcely more than barren rocks. The
E ledge of the Signal Officer to support
ieut. Greely in exact accordance with
this agreement was the most sacred any
man could give. To have departed from
it would have been base treachery. This
was done in every particular. Retrospec
tively one may now see other plans that
might have been better, but m making
personal judgments we must place
ourselves in the position of Lieut. Greely
and those who were working with
him three years ago, at the time he left.
The signal office was condemned by the
court of inquiry because it did not depart
from this agreement so far as to establish
a depot going up instead of comingdown,
if it had failed to reach Lady Franklin
Bay, as Lieut.iGreely had directed, but it
seems now that had it been done Lieut.
Greely could not have reached it, as ex
plained in his dispatch, for reasons then
not loreseen.”
Racing at Monmouth Park.
New York, July 19.—The tract was
goou to-day at Monmouth Park. The
events were as follows:
Fikst Race—For three-year-olds; one
mile. Buckstone won, with Pinafore second
and Plunger third. Time 1:43.
Second Race— Free handicap sweepstakes
for two-year olds; three-quarters of a mile.
The Cadence colt won, with Cricket second
and Petition third. Time 1:18'4.
Third Race— Harvest handicap; one and
one-quarter miles. King Like won, with Free
hold second and Rica third. Time 2:114.
Foi'RTii Race’—Free handicap sweep
stakes for all ages; one and five-eighth miles.
Trafalgar won, with Euclid second and Royal
Arch third. Time 2:55.
Fifth Race —Elberon stakes; handicap
sweepstakes for gentleman riders or jockeys
to carry seven ponnds extra; three-fourths of a
mile. Zampa won very easily, with Bruns
wick eecond and the Magenta colt third.
Time 1:18.
Sixth Race —Purse $5 0; the winner to be
sold at auction: one mile. Hartford and
Dan K. ran a dead heat. Lutestring was
third and Clonmel fourth. Time 1:45. Dan
K. was so lame that he was withdrawn from
the run off, and Hartford walked over.
In tlie handicap steeplechase, full course.
Abraham won, with Glenartn second and
Marshall third. Time 5:10.
A Bad Day for Favorites.
New York, July 19.—The races at
Brighton Beach to-day were closely con
tested, and three of the five favorites were
defeated. The attendance was very large.
The track was in good condition, life
events were as follows:
First Race— Seven furlongs. Jt was won
bv Frankie 8., with Ganymede second, aud
Ten Strike third. Time I:3lV*.
Second Race— Three-quarters of a mile.
Montau won, with Australian second, and
Inconstant third. Time 1:174*
Third Race— Three-quarters of a mile.
Pilferer won, with Florence J. second and
Sugar Plum third. Time 1:18%.
Fot’RTH Race— One and one-cighth miles.
King Fan won, with King Lion second and
Miss Brewster third. Time 1:67%. *
Fifth Race— For threc-year-olos—one
mile. Palinurus won, with Lewis second and
John Ledford third. Time 1:474.
On the Turr at Saratoga.
Saratoga, July 19.—At the summer
racing meeting to-day the events were as
follows:
First Race— Parse 1400; five furlongs. Af
ter nine attempts a start was made. Jit#
Renwick won, with Saunterer second and
Ma dof Athol third. Time 1:024-
Second Rce—Travers stakes for three
year-olds; SIOO each, with SI,OOO added and
SSOO in plate by Wm. R. Travers; a mile and
three-quarters. Rataplan won, with Blast
second and Ticoma third. Time 3:074.
Third Rack—Sweepstakes for four-year
olds; SSO each, S6OO added; one mile. Pearl
Jennings won, with Navarro second andGano
third. Time 1:45.
Fourth Race—Purse MOO; handicap stee
ple chase over the fractional course No. 1:
about two and a quarter miles. Postguard
won in a good race by a length. Time 5:26.
Hanged and Filled with Ballets.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 19.—Henry
Burke, colored, who attempted to outrage
a little white girl, was captured last night
in the garret of an old house. A mob at
midnight took him from jail, hanged him
from a tree in the street and put five bul
lets in his body.
The Penn Bank Suita.
Pittsburg, July 19.—Judge Stow to
day refused the application of the Penn
Bank directors for a change of venue of
the conspiracy suits from Pittsburg to
Philadelphia, and the cases will be tried
here.
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ATWARWITHGRIM DEATH
ARTHUR ISSUES A CHOLERA
PROCLAMATION.
State and United States Officials Ex
horted to Put the Seaport Cities in
Readiness to Resist Attack—Progress
of the Disease In the Infected Cities
of Europe.
Marseilles, July 19.—The deaths here
from cholera last night numbered thirty.
Five deaths from cholera occurred here
between 9 o’clock this morning and noon.
Ten patients who were suffering with the
disease have been cured and have left the
Pharo Hospital.
Three cases of cholera iu Paris were
reported to-day. Two of them proved
fatal.
There have been live deaths from the
disease in the Department of the Lower
Alps. The fumigation of railway sta
tions at Toulon, Marseilles and Paris has
been discontinued, as it proved a useless
precaution.
The public officials of this citv have
become panic stricken because "of the
failure to check the spread of cholera and
are fleeing. There were six deaths from
cholera at Arles yesterday
There were 14 deaths from cholera in
this city between 11 o’clock this morning
and 7 o’clock to-night.
AT TOULON.
Toulon, July 19.—There were 17 death
here from cholera last night. Shoj
keepers here are closing their establis)
ments. The flight of residents is un
versal. The men stationed at the arsen;.
are leaving.
Twenty-one deaths from cholera were
rejiorted between 10 o’clock this morning
and 7 o’clock to-night. Thc disease is
spreading. One death has been reported
at Nimeo.
dr. koch decorated.
Paris, July 19.—The government has
decorated Dr. Koch with the Cross of the
Legion of Honor in recognition of his re
searches as to the source and spread of
•cholera.
Waldeck Rosseau, Minister of the Inte
rior, M. Herisson, Minister of Commerce,
and M. Raynal, Minister of Public
Works, who have been on a tour of in
spection through the cholera infected
cities, have returned to Paris. They bring
gloomy reports as to the state of affairs at
Toulon and Marseilles. They state that
the adoption of sanitary measures is im
peritive, and that 2,000,000f. will be inade
quate for relier purposes.
THE INFECTED STEAMER.
London, July 19.—The steamer St.
Dunstan, which arrived in the Mersey*
yesterday from Marseilles after losing
two persons from cholera during the
voyage, has been twice disinfected.
Stores which she took on board at Mar
seilles have been destroyed, and her
water ballast has been pumped out.
THIS COUNTRY TO BE PROTECTED.
Washington, July 19.—At a meeting
of the Cabinet yesterday it was decided
to take prompt and vigorous measures to
prevent the introduction of cholera into
the United States. The State and Treas
ury Departments will act in conjunction
in enforcing regulations which are to be
prepared. Vessels of the revenue marine
service will establish a cordon along the
coast to prevent the landing of all vessels
from foreign ports which do not possess
clean bills of health.
The Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service has telegraphed the
health authorities at New Orleans that
the Secretary of the Treasury has directed
vessels of the revenue marine service to
patrol the coasts of the United States, in
cluding the Gulf coast, as a precautionary
measure against cholera. It was ex
pected that the President would issue
an executive order this afternoon
calling attention to the necessity
for more stringent precautions
against the introduction of cholera, and
urging the greatest vigilance on the part
of agents ol the government both at home
and abroad. Quarantine will probably
be established against Canada, and also
against Mexico, in which latter place
there is reported an epidemic of yellow
fever. The epidemic fund, of which there
is an unexpended balance of about $78,000,
will be utilized by the authorities lor these
purposes. The administration has deter
mined to make every possible effort to
prevent the introduction of contagion.
METHOD OF INSPECTING RAGS.
The Secretary of State to-day addressed
a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
in regard to the cholera queston, of
which the following is a copy:
On the 16th of April las, I had the honor to
inform you that the method of disinfection
for rags had been agreed upon by the health
authorities of Sew ' York, New Haven and
Boston, and that an inspector had been ap
pointed who would act under the
Consul General at Cairo, who* was
also to authenticate the certificate of inspec
tion. Congress having failed to provide for a
Consul General at Cairo, such certificates
cannot for the present be furnished. Tbc
Consul General was officially charged with
the duty of seeing that rags were disinfected.
and, as his office no longer exists, want/)f sat
Ufactory evidence of the fact of disinfectio
makes it necessary to abandon for the pres
ent the plan agreed upon. I have, therefore,
revoked the (appointment of Inspector Mc-
Nally and others designated as Inspectors.
Acting on this information, Secretary
Folger to-day issued instructions to Col
lectors of Customs and otners interested,
to prevent, until further orders, the un
loading of rags from infected foreign
ports, and of rags which are suspected on
good grounds of being infected, coming
from any foreign port.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
The following was issued to-day:
By the President of the United States of America ;
A PROCLAMATION.
While the quarantine regulations are com
mitted to the several States, the general gov
ernment has reposed certain powers in the
President, to be used at his discretion, in pre
venting a threatened epidemic. Keeling it
my duty, 1 hereby call upon all persons who,
under the existing systems in the several
States are intrusted with the execution of
quarantine regulations, to be diligent and on
the alert in order to prevent the introduction
of the pestilence, which we all regret to
learn, has made its appearance in some of the
countries of Europe, net ween which and the
ports of the United States intercourse is di
rect and frequent. 1 further advise that the
cities and towns of the United States, wbetl
on the coast or lines of interior communi
tion, bv sound sanitary regulations asd
promotion of cleanlincqs.be prepared to
sist the power of disease and to mitigate
seventy: and I further direct the C
suls of the United States in p<
where the i>cstilence has or may in;
its appearance to exercise vigilai
in carrying out the instructions heretofo;
given and in communicating to the govern
ment of the United States any information of
value relating to the progress or treatment of
the disease.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
United States at the City of Washington, etc.
Chester a. Arthur,
By the President:
Frederick T. Frrlingihjvse.v,
Secretary of State.
QUARANTINE AT LISBON.
Lisbon, July 19.—Vessels arriving here
from Germany are subjected to five days’
quarantine.
THE YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
Havana, July 19.—Twenty-nine deaths
from yellow fever occurred here during
the week ending to-day.
A Bark in a Bad Position.
London, July 19.— The German bark
Unkel Braesig, from Stettin July 1, for
Charleston, has arrived at Stornoway.
She had been ashore and was leaking
badly. While anchoring at Stornoway
she again stranded and remains fast. She
is in a dangerous position.
Divorce in France.
Paris, July 19.—The Chamber of Depu
ties has passed the divorce bill as amended
by the Senate.
Another Life Saved.
J. C. Gray, of Dadeville, Ala., writes
us: ‘‘l have been using your Dr. Wm.
Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs, and I can
say of a truth, it is far superior to any
other lung preparation in the world. My
nfbther was confined to her bed four weeks
with a cough, and bad every attention by
a good physician, but he failed to effect a
cure; and when I got one bottle of your
Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs,
she began to mend right away. I can say
in truth that it was the means of saving
her life. I know of five cases that Dr.
Wm. Hall’s Balsam has cured, and my
mother is better than she has been for
twenty years.”