Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

ESTABLISHED 1850. { J ft ESTILL, EUltor ud Proprietor. ( fcls IN Til It EE STATES ■ , x i i.UUI\ AND SOUTH ■ ;Vr.>MN' ' >l T,N TY, ’ K SB , J>i>rt* from the Wfttrr *ji- s: i•- ' Couple of Kacf x\ .irk i:eumed on the SB j, 4 | inn -The End of Hf r.,-f!ii.tterhip Er ie ( r,,r temenl GEORGIA. u.-.-w lo <teethe in August* • r,ji< ml 10. bl1 '* >t tin pair of twin* . n-.l i-onni-leralilv the =•• •;’L .V : M Intoeh county. ; :■> ir < -.Tington one day * r ' t r*, who was the mother , . : :,t Ixiwn’le* county will j... rli . r.q> (crown in year*. Cot- 'onth Rome arc organ iz 1. ,".V. • .ii.ipanr. of which they will 'tJ B i Ii inpltin't aptam. • ' •• - Ilorsc Guard, of Atlanta. ■ -,r> l.'i-iag a tract of land near . •, ; . i.- a park and drill ground, r " vr-f it ’* lj t struck the mines up f v t considerable damage, t everything righted and x: Algo.cl, of Carroll county, is -rest • rged with rheatii.g and ..ir, .-to obtain a loin on land . r . .|. he falsely represented as 1 xt a reward of*SM for the . l delivery in Wnghtsville of < ■’ s n. gro, vrlio is wanted at the t tens ■ ' •••din'-on superior Court for • 11* r \• \ mder. who has t>cen Presi- J . " ‘ College for the past . f; : r his funner home in Ifome I He will probably . , i rnp n jiorts are more en - :,c of utir farmers say their I enoagh. The grass ( IP , r-w r> httay, and the town has T , ii llnrris county promises to • • Yr_' • .Town in the county and cotton tr >• i It is too early to gin--* nul no reason exists now ** !..■! uc a* good relatively as the ~ i ,r-. .. ... H.irt county, brrmght • I m Elbert will iit distilling. The cases tr ri Is t'.r- • ominisstouer Culp and all -. -I, as there >• no evidence list the city of Koine for ‘ r ir l at iln- fall term of , . ’,* , r i -t. Mr. Cockrell, who was ,-c. -lies for $2J,000, and L . f< r overflow of property, Ti.- .j.,.-. nc an-l mail route between t : * ... . and Ta-lahass e has been diseon i t very great hardship on the . nradfordnilc anil ~ ,r- li-- : are entirely cut off from tt tv. 1 l.<.nipsoD,of Smithv ille. has shi|qx‘d lad nl i are from 130 trees, ~ .. ar >-M. Forty bushels of the |<ears j ,-n ,-vnoff bv a storm—these he did r i<- Vi "f the I M tree* grew on oue and •ae-eighib acres of umd. Tt ,- t • I’.ains I'armers* Club. Harris ann. l.i, i • meeting last .Saturday and | 3 .;ic! i.|-n lidding a fair in Oetotier. • ... in elect officers and |>er fn t no -sary arrangements. The well-known Macon firm of J. P. Ste a i ... changed hands Saturday, L O. :ctci.-i. fi.rni- r!y of J. P. Steven* ,t Cos., At ■u rest "f .i. P. Stevens | x Hants, iii the Macon branch of the I new ilrin will lie Williams & pteven-. Isith former partners. At Columbus Saturday morning, as a col nred Imv a- walking through the park, he wa given a Imt by a colored woman, and re ■lardcd to ii liver it to A If. W vnn, thecol •ixsl cemetery keeper. Wvnn could not be found, ad the box proved, upon examination, to i.inlain the remains of an infant. The tffmr will lie investigated further. gli. i.l. ir .tv ir i S,j„ tt: In the latter part > <-Itinr .loe Uougla** colored) started on a raft of trailer belonging to ,lohn Jordan, • ii!. the intention of carry iogil to Burnt Port, (in Jn y I he reached Prentiss’ mill, and sh ee lb*t time nothing has been heard from him, Vsr: - minor- are afloat as to what has iie eoaicof hiui. tome fear be has met w ith an accident, or po**ihly Is-en drowned, as Prince Kic rt- was several year* ago. Har■ H k r.'dutit: ; As Mr. Callier. who is ranva-Mt g tin-county in the interest of the •Tnmaicd Alia-of the World” was cros-ing Uwtwo-mile branch ..nc- day tins we. k. his atlCßiioii was called to a singular coincident. that a hawk bad at the branch for water, and while it was drinking, *c in-tanllv encircled by a large snake which linked the haw k several times and at lilt s'. led in drowning his hawkship. Mr. i idler, limlmg ut that the itatvk had been dnot iicU. tli.cighl that what was ‘-fair I the| ..icier." >o be killed the snake. Quitman /', /’*.■.: Late returns rt-ceive<l by Mr. l-tac Jorlan fur one ear load of Kolb beta melon - -hipped to Ito-ton, ami which netted lulu 1 .arccreating great excitement BBiong nur melon men. Mr. .lord.au has three s lier ur 1.-a t- m Itoktou, and L'hamberline ' they art selii ig at thirty liner.i-. After ait. it may lie the Kolb Gem winrii n to lift u- from the slough of despair r-i [i'.o i ur feet upon rock. I nlcss we cau hii far rate- ami - |itare dealing w shall advi-e the growers of this section to plant no B-r - melon*. But if we do get reasonable rail- there . in I* no doubt that the Kolb T‘ -•" -no r ire-lie mi the Buena Vista Rail r -ad. not f.,r fr on I.:il ro-*c, was raised about ten >,ay - ... -me pianks nailed along on the ' J - ot tin- l ei . ta - to hold them temporarily f . tteir | a-. .'ml the stringers were lata Jl-"| t o t ... rile tre-h dirt that had keen >" -I* at e.i.-h end. in settling, pushed the 'in!., and it was last >un i.a. ri. ■ • alnut nigtit when the |ias*tug ovrraisiut i ca-e-l.: 1.,11 17a feet of the struc ture fell, i, iku _ a noi-e that was heard three or f .urn. - around, leaving only about 27> mrtstand ig. the tre-t e was about 30 feet - • 1 :i-ei|uetne of its height and tr. a. ai.t ti. it wa-oii it, manyot the timbers token. To repair the dam *S<“ it will Cost slw or more. “•’T" •' \->n: In a conversation ' 1 • " • •’-Hi- several ilava since that • i; ■-•rn. .1 ih of one of the strangest r t?.' V ' 1u r *'• ■ r.I. Mr. Isaac Tant, ' 1 ' rti-* 1 1 in -tnet of Dooly county, '**" ' " ‘lking through his fields r, f !■> !•*(: hy a grass-snake. • * ! > • hurried to the house, ami L“' r ’ :!t '• diced at once. The swelling ‘ 1 " !l ' leg for several Jays, at the "'l'. 1 “ ' rrinoveJ the poultice, - verv jre.it surprse, four small -anu- genus as the one by which '!■ u <■ tin, t | le wonn'j. The - , r , course, very small, Wing ■' ri id, ■ , of s |.m tas large as a common ";' rm - The |tie-tion with us now is " '■ ! 'i 'uht the truth of the story ', t in the wound? Were i r 1,1 l ** er '' *y some cause to make it • . „ ‘ tor a little whiter or has the 1. j.V ■'l H, wer to generate other : ‘ - 1 ■'!.,/ Jfssssager: .Saturday r>•• I ' ,,n ' m;,n name l Parker was tr..m the cemetery with Mrs. Mul lady living near the reser c, . ~ v' "alking on the East Ten w.“t' r - 1 •'"' l Georgia KailroaJ. and the centre of the long trestle dis u' train Tor Atlanta coming tn-o They could not get off the ,kW* i ' rv, ‘ lrn ' n * t or going forward, and ■ ■** ong left for them to do hut to *> • ' “ Ul '‘ of 20 tett - Thcv had trim ." "'"' s the situation, as the p’ r p 1 |'s *t a high rate of speed. Mr. Mr- 11, ,Tr| 'T 1 adly, spraining Ins ankle. not jump, hut. dropping 10 onc the H t.a-irain passed over. The intense | r „ . “ ,J‘ waill ‘ iter strong, and she held on ti*.„ , '“tts-les relaxed as the train pj l>w ‘ r. and then she fell to the ground Pirt,V , w >thont any injury. Mr. .V. *k, aup tow n in a hack and his * 1 sttk-e attended to. T.pi—,, T ... . ■lmti i.,” • ‘ , r ten years the TVmci lias njc ‘ ’ u ‘‘ tllat there was money in the ’’ 1,1 '" ut, t Georgia, and it is u l*. hut it must be done. Pr r • • ' ‘ ur l’vople made some money. " • here and there, real rkar , ' r ‘ ' profits. Losses then were ra- ' .. 1 ! 'lent transportation and thm 7i - '“ mi s-ion men. Wo all thought x- . lu> could be remedied.and so far leen ‘ I . ran 'l M rtatiou is conccmeil it has e,..' *' I' ssuitude to which the httsi hjo-u of late has attracted sf n,v', inliohtcned a number Thy to increase their freights. cm V a t ore announced, the crop isa. u ,i • the unfavorable sea- Ihc • **t. mails and com mission men ueU. |j, ,er , leaving our growers in amt. “tere, it is true, where ship ißfn-a^.!T ira ' : ‘ over roads that had not fr’* into . , ,r | tr > ‘g>!i.-. and wiien the melons Bea.;. ,V: oainl- of reliable commission sfcU'.-- t fail ' "’ re made, hut they do not T'ni.'.rr, r l * , 1o overbalance losses. *• " -ii mi.r *taud more than two vears . the result is the l>usi rtj , r . r . i ' a ndoßeil. M e have advised ana—to !o embark in tbe busi est ! t* e rTperiamat Haw Itsted.' Vh r ment has tgen fully mat. . ~ r ' ,nire no further advice to Itir, aiiai.oon it. There was hope in k< cc jl. ' . J- ,ere is a wav yet to make it P’anU". ti lLe l K)wtr does not lie in the l.r* : ‘ ’’ Kre helpless Wc have be •hfpt-'i , r “„ i- f or a car load of melons U: (7 i,', 10 , j ‘-sta to Tole 10, O. Here it ••ill || ‘ “cionsmildal2oc., It 20t 249 melons tit i- .'*; is* melons sold at 25c., l>r.-iv. 'is.' ~,!; car load brought *124 40; vomnm f. 1 .* 131 cartage. MOO; due ' ' i:! U; ,oUl ’ * ur * io - balance Wtil C'Hum:..i,, Q honse, fti 20. It ’h** the gross sales Ihr . u .'* n the freigut. This was one of tn ? a *cs we have heard of. Many it! J* v * r or the freight, some Is* the l al 'c , vc. Upon an aver i*,r V , 1 their manure and their n*l„n, at , ’Jz l f e ral! tMads would haul the dun ; ' ‘ k! >a ** r*tes on flour or other mcr *-Übrch u not “>“• h over half the hmiun ml . for meions; and, if tbe com- Ptr r,Si WO ° ' handle them for 5 instead ha then, even with the Hsltt* ye * r i the growers would |ht **? they would continue penmetu longer. The only salvation JTlic Sanimmh 311 oruing 31 w.*. for them is in this direction. In the begin ning of this season the Tint* warned the rail roads not to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, but they hare seen flt to do it. If this immense amount of freight given them in a dull season of the year is en tirely cut off for the future they must charge the lo*3 up to their own short-sightedness. The melon growers here, where the bulk of the crop in Georgia ha* been raised tor some [ year*, are making arrangements to plant cot ton next season. Many a-serf, let come what | will, they will never plant melons again, but it is in the power of tbe railroads to partially I set this enterprise upon its feet again if they [ will dj it. If they adhere to the present | schedule of rates no more melons will be j planted in South Georgia. The crop is made in L/iwndes and Brooks counties, and we ! know that we speak for the melon men of Brjoks.as well as I-owndes. when we say that the struggle is practically over, unless there is a great reduction in freights. FLORIDA. Three trains a day arrive and depart Irom Tampa. Over 1,000.000 cigars are shipped weekly from Key West. Fire limits have been fixed by the Madison municipal officers. A. G. Stringer, one of the oldest citizens of Hernando countv, died last week. The Scottish residents of Tampa have taken steps to organize a Caledonian society. I-ake City is advised that railroad shops may soon be located within her limits. John Carter, of Cove Bend. Hernando county, has recently become insane and is to go to the usyium. The catlle shipping season lias opened, at Tampa. Three cargoes have recently been carrieil over to Cuba. The Tampa barbers have become so piously inciined they will neither shave or cut hair any more on the Sabbath dav. A white man giving his name as Dawson has been swindling tbe people of Key West. He obtained 1150 from one gentleman uiion a forged note. He is still at large. Tlie Baptist Church Association of Brooks ville have let tbe contract to build their new church to C. C. Kcithley. He agrees to have it finished and ready for occupancy by Oct. 5. Key West claims a population that numliers 11.0 0. and that between $30,000 and SIO,OOO 'change* hands every Saturday night, the re sult of one week's work in the cigar industry. The East is -Vete Yorker says that a company of Bostonians, with SIOO,OOO capital, have pur chased 4,000 acres of land near Ocala, and propose reproducing “baked beans and cul ture." The Board of County Commissioners have requested Judge Mitchell to hold an exlra term of court for Hillsborough county to di posc of the large number of prisoners now in jail at Tampa. Brooksville r ret rent, 12th: Saturday was a lively day among the negroes employed on the railroad between Fort Dade and Pem -1 rtin. K Try. at Morgan's camp, near Mc- Leod’s store. ( ne negro shot another through the head, killing him instantly. At Hat's camp a broad-ax was used, splitting the vic tim’s bead open. He is still alive. Both as sailants made their escape and have not been arrested. T.ilahassec Economist: Last week there arrived all the way from Adrian (Mich.) three boxes of I>ooks, the donation of Dr. John Host, embracing some 300 volumes. Among them are 23 volumes of Applet ons Encyclopedia. 18 volumes of the transactions of the Royal Pho tographical Society of London from 1620 to 1800, lie.-idesa number of valuable works on science, theology, etc. Gradually the shelves in the Library are filling up, there being already about 1,0 0 volumes. Green Cove Spring: The wharf at the foot of Clay street has been completed, with the exception of the warehouse and office, and is probably the largest structure of the kind on the St. John’s. The runway and wharf, to gether, extend 1,000 feet into the river, the wharf pro)>cr being 80 feet in depth by 150 feet in length. The street railway will be extended to the head of the wharf with ample space along the runway to admit of the passage of vehicles and foot pas-engers. Every facility for tlie accommodation of steamers and sailing vessels has been provided, and two or more steamers, with several schooners, can lie at the wharf at the same time. The depth of water at low tide is sufficient to admit any vessel which can come over the bar to lie without touching bottom. SOUTH CAROLIN A. The public roads in Orangeburg county are in a dreadful condition. An alligator three feet long was captured near Camden last week. Charlotte Gant, a colored ajuiman, said to be 108 years old, died in Barn won last w’eek. The sixty- first annual meeting of the Abbe ville District Bible Society will be held on July 30. Essie Hill, colored, tvaa drowned while swimming in Little river, Abbeville county, on Sunday last, A New England syndicate has signed the contract for building the road from Gaffney’s to Kutherfordton. Maj. John I). Adams, of Cokeslmry, Abbe ville county, is ai*mt 90 years of age. He is hale and hearty, without a pain or an ache. Mrs. Drue ilia Aiken, of Abbeville, who has lived to see five generations, is now over SO years of age, with mental faculties unimpaired and her physical condition excellent. A petition has been sent to the Post Office Department asking that Beaver Pond office, in Lexington county, be reopened at the old Harmon Hutto place, with Mr. Columbus Hutto as Postmaster. A colored boy called Sorely, 15 years of age, preferring death to work, committed suicide at Allendale, Barnwell county, on Tuesday by shooting himself in the stomach because his mother had apprenticed him to P. B. Mc- Knight, a carpenter. On July 5 Mr. John Gregory, of Edgefield, through mistake, gavo ins 'little daughter, aged 14 t ears, a dose of morphiue for quinine. She died shortly afterwards from tlie effects. He had purchased it for quinine from a coun try store, and. without noticing the label on the bottle, administered it freely. Newberry Herald: About a month ago a 17 year old w hite girl in No. 10 township gave birih to a child of mixed Mood, and last Saturday a party of forty white men visited the house of Jim Kinard, colored, the reputed father of the child, gave him two hundred lashes and told him to leave the county, which pro|>-ition he acceded to. lii-hop Turner, of the A. M. E. Church, spent last Sunday in Abbeville. In tbe morn ing he attended preaching in the Methodist Church where, over forty years ago, lie was baptized and received iqio tlie church. At night he preached in lm> colored Methodist Church. Several of the white citizens went to hear him, and they all spoke highly of his sermon. The following figures show the earnings of the railroads running into Spartanburg, for the month of May. as compared with Mav of last year: Asheville and Spartanlinrg, 1843, $2.422 17; INSt. $2.'6117: decrease S6O. Aslic t ille and Charlotte, ISB3. $71,992 38; 1384. $74,318 (VI; increase $1,826. Spartanburg. Union and Columbia, 1883, $4,945 57; 1384, $4,617 29; decrease $428 20, Millie Miller, colored, was drowned in Sugar Creek, in Indian Land township, in Lancaster county, on Saturday last. Millie was on a visit to some relatives in that county, and on Saturday afternoon started to return to her home in York county. The creek was very high, and it is supposed that she fell from or tvas washed off the log on which she attempted to cross. The subscribers to the telephone in George town having refused to contribute to pay the expense of renting an office ami the salary of a person to manage the central station, the telephones now in use will prohablv be taken down and our merchants deprived of the URe of this valuable adjunct to their business. There are seven telephones rented here, and they yield an annual revenue of |2SO to the Telephone Company. On last Wednesday the assignee of Mrs. B. Michalowski. of Georgetown, declared a final dividend of 5 22-100 per cent., which, added to the previous dividend of 2." per cent., makes a total percentage of 30 22-100 paid to the creditors of the estate. The total amount of liabilities was $9,637 85; assets $3,749 52. The expenses of the assignment, including Com missions. were $836 17, leaving, as the net as sets, the sum of $2,913 35 for division among the creditors. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Georgetown Rice Milling Company was held on Moudav afternoon. The following officers were elected to serve the ensuing vear: President. K. ff. Ilazzanl; Directors, 11. Kaminski. G. R. Congdon. W. M. Hsz zarvl, B. A. Munnerlin. R. E. Fraser and R. I'on Lowndes. Mr. Geo. R. Congdon was elected superintendent at a salary of $2,000. No dividend was declared. It is expected that this year the toll on all rice pounded at the mill will be fixed at ten cents pier bushel, instead of 8 per cent, on the turnout of the rice. After a suspension of nliout a year, work has leen again resumed on the Summerville tea farm. An appropriation for this purpose was made at the last gession of Congress, the exact amount of which is not. however, defin itely known. but in the opinion of Maj.Var ilell. the superintendent of the farm, it will b • sufficient to meet the present pressing ne cessities. The area under cultivation is about six acres, and notwithstanding the difficul ties under which the enterprise has labored, the plants have attained an average height of about three feet. At present the crop is al most choked with gra-s and weeds, to the re moval of which the wick is now being direct ed. It is understood that Senator Butler and Congressman Aiken have expressed them selves favorably in regard to the support of the enterprise. Charleston .Vet e* and Courier: For several months the people of Greenwood, South Caro lina, have been considerably exercised about the office of Postmaster at that place and who should fill it. Lewis Waller, an officious and impudent negro, was appointed Postmaster some time ago, but could not give the requisite l>ond. The question has been settled at last, however, by the removal of Dr. F. G. Parks and the appointment of R. R. Tolbert. Tol bert is not a resident of Greenwood, is about twenty-two ve&rsot age, and is a Republican. I>r. Parks was appointed Postmaster at Green wood in lssl. At the beginninuif the war he resigned. After its close the was again tendered to him, provided he m>uld take the iron-clad oath, which he positively refused to do. There was a man who did take it bv per juring himself, and in a short time he was defaulter to the amount of $1,900. The de partment again offered Dr. Parks the office through a special agent, to whom he replied: "I will take the office, but not the oath.” Having implicit confidence in his honesty and ability he received the appointment anyhow, and has held it up to the pr. sent time. Not withstanding he has grown grav in the service, and is now too old an t afflicted to practice his profession, aud is possessed of only limited means, yet he will not accept a position as assistant nor clerk under Tolbert, both of l which he has refused. WOE WHICH WAS WASTED NONE KILLED WHERE DOZEN'S WERE GIVEN UP AS DEAD. A Pennsylvania Railroad Wreck in which Twenty-five Excursionists were Injured Reported as a Wholesole Massacre and Hundreds of People Thrown Into Hysterical Anguish In Consequence. Pittsburg, Pa., July 20.—A special from Canton, Ohio, says a point on the Con noton Valley Railroad two miles east of here was last night the scene of a horrible wreck. The employes of Ault man <fc Co’s, machine works held their annual picnic at Cuyahoga Falls, and over 2,000 persons went on the ex cursion. There were two trains of fifteen cars each. The first section arrived at Canton on its return at 7:20 o’clock in the evening, and while hun dreds of fathers, brothers and sisters were at the station waiting for friends and rela tives on the second section, a hatless mes senger came running down the track, cry ing that the train had been wrecked and many of the excursionists killed and injured. terrible anguish. The scene which followed was of tbe wildest description, and when the wreck was reached men, women and children ran around, wringing their hands and looking for their loved ones. Nine cars were off the track and in water 4 feet deep. The cries of the injured were heartrending. Hundreds of willing hands immediately set to work, and it was found that not more than 25 persons were in jured, but it was impossible to sav how many were killed or who they were. A dozen or more passengers are missing, and may he under the cars, but nothing definite can he known until a wrecking train, which is now on its way to the scene, arrives. A telegraph office has been opened near the wreck and everything is being done to alleviate the suffering of the injured. THE CAUSE OF THE WRECK. The engineer says that the wreck was caused by the track spreading. Tlie en gine went over all right, but the first car jumped the track and eight others fol lowed. They were dragged a distance of 200 feet, throwing the occupants trom one side to the other, and finally jumped a small embankment, landing in four feet of water. The doors' of the cars were then cut open and the people got out. Three doctors are on the ground attending the wounded, several of whom, thev say, will probably die. NO LIVES LOST. Pittsburg, Pa., July 20, 11:45 p.m.— A special from Canton, 0., says: “The track at the scene of last night’s wreck was cleared to-day, but three cars thrown into mud have not yet been removed. Twenty-two persons were injured, hut no deaths have been reported, and the wounded are doing better than could be expected. No one was killed, and those missing and supposed to be under the wreck have turned up all right. ARTHUR’S SUMMER OUTING. The Kan tor-kill Region His First Point, and Other Resorts to Come in Later. Washington, July 20.—The President’s departure is now fixed for next Wednes day and his destination is the Kaaters kill region, with some good fishing in prospect and visions of Newport and other pleasure resorts in view for the lat ter part of the season. The President of San Salvador, who is on his way here from Europe, will, it is hoped, arrive before President Arthur goes, as it would not be proper tor our government to let the President of another American Republic, though a very minute one, find our chief magistrate away front bis post. The President this week received a handsome fishing rod, a present from a friend in Oregon. He has added it to his collection, which is already a good one. He may take it with him to New York. The President will not give up his proposed trip on the United States steamer Dispatch along the shore on account of any fear of seasickness, lor he is rarely troubled with that malady. MAHONE’S LAST RESORT. Virginia’* New Election Laxv to be Fought by the Little Boss. Washington, July 20.—T0-morrow the legal representatives of Senator Mahone will ask the Virginia Court of Appeals for an injunction to prevent the de livery of the poll books to the county officials for the purpose of carryiug out the redistricting scheme passed over the Governor’s veto by the Legislature at its last session. The ground of the applica tion will be that the bill was not passed bv the requisite two-thirds majority of the Legislature, the claim being that it was passed by two-thirds of what remained after some of the Mahone men had been purged out. The point will therefore lie made that the bill is not a law. Of course Mahone’s object is to have the Congres sional election held in the old districts, wherein he thinks he can maintain his present position. Gordon Safe With S.OOO Men at His Back. Cairo, July 20.—The Mudlr of Dongola telegraphs that he has received a dis patch from Gen. Gordon, dated June 22, saying that Khartoum and Senaar were safe; that Gen. Gordon had 8,000 men un der his command, and asked that rein forcements be sent to him. Advices from Assouan say that a re connoissance was made to-day for a dis tance of fifty miles, but no trace of the enemy was seen. Several of El Mahdi’s emissaries have been arrested at Korosko. Traders arriving there report that the roads to Dongola and Wady Haifa are safe. The Mudir’s telegram is believed to have been sent with the purpose of hood winking the authorities, and the increas ing belief here is that Gen. Gordon is in the power of El Mahdi, and that Khar toum has fallen. Another Comet Diacoyered. Rochester, N. Y., July 20. —Dr. Lewis Swift, Director of the Warner Observa tory, has received intelligence of the dis covery of a comet by Prof. E. E. Barnard, of Nashville, on the night of July 16, and the discovery was verified by the motion of the comet to-night. It is in the head of the Wolf, right ascension 15 hours, 50 minutes and 30 seconds, declination south 17 degrees and 10 minutes, and moving slowly in an easterly direction. It seems to be growing brighter and is probably coming toward the earth. This is tbe first comet discovered in the North ern Hemisphere this year. Bold Turkish Brigands. Constantinople, July 20.—Public se curity in the suburbs of this city has never been in a worse condition. A band of brigands to-day entered a mosque lour miles from the city, and, after firing sev eral volleys into the ceiling, rifled every person present, securing money and val uables. Brigands also attacked and plundered the village of Boskhalia, a few miles outside of the city. 1,300 People in Jeopardy. Boston. July 20.—The excursion steam er Empire State, with 1,300 excursionists on hoard, ran on a reef of rocks near Thatcher’s Island to-day and knocked a hole in her bottom. She was beached near Gloucester before she sank, and the passengers escaped. In less than an hour her cabin floors were submerged, and a great disaster was narrowly escaped. A Negro Mashed to Pulp. Waycp.Oss, July 20.—Pierce Jones, col ored, was killed in an accident on Rep pard & Walter's tram road here last night. Jones was riding in front of the engine when it collided with a log truck loaded with logs. On 6 of the logs jammed him through the front of the engine, mashing him to a pulp and killing him instantly. A Newspeper Man Honored. Washington. July 20.—The President has appointed Wm. E. Curtis, Washing ton correspondent of the Chicago Inter- Ocean, to be Secretary of the commission which is to visit Central and South America, for the purpose of investigating and extending the commercial relations of the United States with those countries- Liquor Dealers Ignore Licenses. Cincinnati, July 20 Over 2,000 sa loon keepers of this county have failed to take out licenses under the Scott law. The time expired yesterday and suits will be instituted before all the Justices of the Peace here. The license fees are SIOO and S2OO per annum, according to the kind of intoxicants sold. Portugal’s Revenge in Senegambla. Lisbon, July 20.—Reinforcements are on their way to Senegambia to chastise tbe natives, who recently ambuscaded and killed a detachment of Portuguese troops. SAVANNAH, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1884. CLEVELAND’S STRENGTH. Gov. Hoadly’s Law Partner Says He Will Carry Ohio. Edgar M. Johnson, the distinguished Cincinnati lawyer and the partner of Got. Hoadly, says a Long Branch special of the 18th instant to the New York Times, created a 6tir among the fashionable com pany at the West End Hotel to-day by laying a wager of SSOO to S3OO that Cleve land would carry Ohio. He had just come from Chicago, where he went as a dele gate for his personal friend and business associate. Gov. Hoadly. After it had become clearly evident, however, that his first choice could not win he turned in for New York’s son with a vim, and has come back full of ardor for the reform candi date. He is a tall, handsome man, with a bluff and unpretentious manner. He has an extremely intellectual looking face and bright brown eyes. “This bet shows’ just what I think of the political situation,” he said laughing ly to a correspondent. “There is no more doubt in my mind that Cleveland will carry Ohio than there is that he will win in Kentucky. More than that, tbe Demo crats will carry the State in October also, and thus give the ticket a boost with the rest of the country. On what do I base my assertions? On what I know. Gov. Hoadly got the largest Democratic vote ever cast in Ohio, and Cleveland will get substantially the same ballots. He is immensely strong out there.” “Are there many independents there?” “There are some who are business men. But the Ohio Republicans are more se riously divided than the existence of a body of what are called Independents would indicate. The temperance ques tion has come in to divide the Blaine forces, just as it divided the Republicans before in the Guliernatorial fight. The Scott law, that is offensive to so many of our citizens, particularly to the Ger mans, is still in existence, and the Republicans are running their most rigorous Scott law man for Justice of the Supreme Court. He will lie defeated, and the Blaine Electoral ticket will suffer with him. The Germans are nearly all against Blame because of the temperance question, and because they don’t like the notion ot his ‘spirited foreign policy.’ The Germans are thrifty, energetic, business people. They have enough of soldiering and the brass band business in Germany. In this country they have peace, and they don’t take kindly tothe idea of official theatricals thuß may get them aud the rest of the country into trouble at any mom nt without ne cessity.” “How does Gov. Hoadly like the nomi nation ?” “It delighted him. The whole Ohio delegation, after it saw that Iloadly him self. for whom they would naturally vote, could not be nominated, went for Cleve land. The campaign in Ohio will be fought out on personal grounds. It will lie Cleveland against Blaine—the repre sentative of reform against the figure-head of a corrupt system. The tariff' issue, which will form the chief string to the Blaine bow, will have no power with us. The Democratic convention’s deliverance ou the tariff question suits us to a nicety. It was almost exactly Ohio’s own plat form. C leveland will carry not only Ohio but also Connecticut, New Jersey, Mas sachusetts and New York.” “What of Tammany?” “Tammany will be for Cleveland and will help to give him a big majority in New York. Just after the convention I met Ned Kearney, John Kelly’s right bower. He was not for Cleveland, but after the nomination he said, ‘I am for him.’ And he is for him, too. now, heart and soul. And so will all of Tammany be. The nomination of Cleveland seemed at first to be weak. It evoked no hurrah. That is because it was made by the tliink men of the party. But it is a nomination that will grow stronger every day, and at the end the people will see that it was the strongest that could be suggested. Hen dricks strengthens the ticket, too, with us, as he does, it seems to me, all over the West.” BRYANT TO THE FRONT. It is Thought He Is About to be Paid for Ills Chicago Work. At last, says the Constitution of Sunday, Col. John E. Bryant is about to secure a snug berth. A report was circulated yes terday, and is sustained by the statements of prominent Republicans, that on to morrow, or very soon thereafter, Col. Bryant will be appointed United States Marshal for the Northern District of Geor gia, in place of Gen. James Longstreet, who will be removed. This change has been talked of for a long time, and its culmination has been looked for during the past week, but did not occur, it is stated now in the most positive terms that Bryant’s appointment is a question of only a brief time, and also that in December the President will ap point Col. Henry P. Farrow to succeed Hon. John Erskine as Judge of the South ern District of Georgia. It is expected that Col. Bryant will make up his bond, which is for $20,000, and be ready to take chargb of tbe Marshal’s office by the mid dle of August. During the early part of the year a num ber of statements were published to the effect that Bryant had been promised the Marshalship il he would secure a solid Georgia delegation for Arthur. The re ports were of course, denied, but at any rate a solid Georgia delegation went to Chicago and voted first, last and forever for Chester A. Arthur. It is claimed that the President has intended all along to give the place to Bryant, but he consider ed it best not to make the appointment until after tbe convention, as otherwise it would be looked upon as a political sell out. It is said that Gen. Longstreet has always had a strong backing from Gen. Grant. As Grant is now apolitical naught and as the convention is over the coast seems clear for Bryant. Turkey’s Postal Service. London, July 20. —The Porte has sent a circular note to the powers notifying them of its assumption of postal service. The note says that the existence of foreign post offices in Turkey is an in fringement of the sovereign rights of the Sultan. The Porte insists upon the pre payment ot letters with Ottoman stamps, and the powers are invited to close their respective offices. It is rumored that the Porte on Aug. 1 will surround the foreign offices in Constantinople with gendarmes to prevent the posting of let ters. The various Ambassadors to Turkey have asked their respective governments for orders in view of such a contingenev. The loreign Ambassadors here have held an informal conference and have agreed to act collectively in resisting the postal change proposed by the Porte. The Fight Over the Franchise. London, July 20.—The Tories are or ganizing counter demonstrations to the movement favoring the frahehise bill to be held in this city, and at Liverpool and Manchester. Lord Rcdesdale proposes to settle the existing difficulties by adjourn ing instead of proroguing Parliament. The government will bring up the ques tion of the redistribution of the Parlia mentary seats at the autumn session, while the House ot Lords will discuss the franchise question. This proposition the Liberals will refuse. Nearly twenty mass meetings were held yesterday in various towns throughout England to denounce the action ol the House of Lords in regard to the franchise bill. A Romance of Nihilism. W arsaw, July 20.—Tbe circumstances which led to the discovery of the plot to blow up the palace of the Czar during his stay here have just been made public. It appears that Nihilists had ordered a stu dent to poison a high police official, who was the father of the student’s affiance. The student refused to commit the act and poisoned himself. Two letters which he left to his betrothed led to the discovery of the conspiracy. England's Indian Railways. London. July 20.—The government’s proposed advance lor the extension of the Indian railway system will exceed £30,- OOOjOOO, an amount equal to the sum which is expected to be expended under private enterprise. Besides the extinc tion of famine, this extension movement is also directed towards stimulating the export of Indiau grain to England to supplant the supplies received from Amer ica. An Anarchist Confesses Three Murders. London, July 20.—Anarchist Kommer, in prison at Vienna, has confessed to the murders of Banker Lienbandt and Sentinel Adels at Strasbourg and of Banker Einst at Stuttgart. He declares that Stell macher and other Anarchists assisted him in the execution of his crimes. Base Ball. Washington, July 20.—Games of ball were played to-day as lollows: At St. Louis—Louisville 8, St. Lonis 6. At Indianapolis—Cincinnati 17, Indianapo- IN PRISON FOR POISONING. SEXUAL SINFULNESS FLOORS AN ATLANTA PHYSICIAN. The Woman whom He Married at the Point of Her Brother’* Shot-gun* and Then Deserted Charges Him with Giv ing Hera Deadly Dram—The Prisoner Confident that His Friend, Gov. Mc- Daniel, will Not Extradite Him. Atlanta, Ga., July 20.—T0-day the police authorities arrested a physician calling himself James Joseph Augustus Edwards, who is wanted at Richmond to answer a charge of poisoning a woman to whom he was married several months ago. Edwards, in conversation with the News correspondent, saiji: “I married the woman who wants me brought back to Richmond several years ago at the muzzle of a shotgun filled with buckshot and pointed at me by her b: other. Tbe woman when I met her was employed at the St. Charles Hotel at Ri hmond and was in charge of the linenro. m. We be came quite intimate, too i uch so to please her three brothers, who have the reputation of being dangeroxs men. one of them having already killed 'is man. I did this in face of the -act that I had a wife in Georgia. I knew that it was either marry and that quick or be filled with lead, and I elected to take the former. I lived with her a short time and then shook her, coming to Georgia. So far as poisoniug her is concerned I plead not guilty. While I was at Portsmouth, V a., on a trip she attempted suicide by takiug laudanum. Upon returning to Richmond l found her ill from the effects of the drug. I at once secured the ser- two prominent physicians, who remained with her until she had entirely recovered. Since then, I imagine, from the nature of the information upon which 1 was arrested, that 6he has taken poison again. The truth of the whole matter is that she is stuck on me and wants me brought back to Richmond so that she can get me to live with her. I have SIO,OOO at home and will spend every cent of it before I will give up. I don’t wiuit to go back. I am not as afraid of the woman as lam of her brothers’ shot guns. I am W!1 acquainted with Gov. McDaniel, and when I lav the whole mat ter before him, which 1 hope to get an opportunity to ao, I think that he will re fuse to grant the requisition. My wife, that is the one that 1* claim and intend living with, was reared in Griffin and is a relative of Gov. Boynton. I have a wealthy uncle in North Carolina, where I am from, and he will see me through when my SIO,OOO gives out. 1 propose fighting this thing to the bitter end.” DR. RAINES DEAD. Dr. Thomas L. Raines, a son of the late Dr. Thomas Raines, of the penitentiary, (lied at his home in this city at 8 o’clock this morning of gastric fever. The de ceased was a fine physician and a most admirable young man. Since the death of his father he has been the support of the family. Hecontraeted his sickness about a month ago wh le attending Grant’s convict camp near the city, and for the past three weeks has not been conscious of what was going on about him. LETTER CARRIERS’ VACATIONS. The Postmaster General’s Order on the Subject. The following circular letter concern ing letter carriers’ leaves of absence has been sent to Postmasters by Postmaster General Gresham: “Sir—A recent act of Congress provides that all letter carriers at free delivery offices shall be entitled to a leave of absence not to exceed fifteen days in each year without loss of pay, and authorizes the Postmaster General to .employ, when necessary, during such ab sence substitute letter carriers to fill their places, with pay at the rate of S6OO per annum. “You are hereby authorized to grant the letter carriers at your office a leave of absence not to exceed fifteen days in each year, with pay, and to fill their places during such absence with substitute car riers. whom you will pay at the rate of S6OO per annum. You will grant leave of absence to such numbers of carriers at the time and at such times du?ing the year as will work the least inconvenience to the public, a strict account of which must lie kept with each carrier and certi fied to the auditor of this department quarterly, with your carrier pay roll on a separate sheet. If you have not a sufficient number ’of substitute carriers to fill the places of carriers absent on leave you should at once select as many additional ones as may be required for this purpose and nominate them to the First Assistant Postmaster General for appointment. The authority to employ substitute carriers under this act is granted only when ne cessary to enable the Postmaster to allow the carriers the leave authorized above. If, therefore, you can so arrange your service as to grant the leave herein au thorized without the employment of sub stitutes you will not be justified in em ploying substitutes under these instruc tions.” SMUGGLED CHINAMEN Cannot be Kept Out of the Country. We speak from positive knowledge, says the Modesto, AV. TANARUS., Strawbuck, when we say that the business of running Chinese, both male and female, from Vic toria, British Columbia, into the United States is a well organized business, as much so as any legitimate branch of trade. Chinese merchants in Portland, Oregon, in Seattle and other Sound ports iu. AVashington Territory, and Victoria, ►British Columbia, furnish the cash, and white men transact the business. It is a matter of almost nightly occurrence, the weather being very favorable, for one or more small sailing crafts to run past Port Townsend freighted with Chinese taken on board at Victoria, Brit ish Columbia. Since the restriction act went into force, it is sale to say that thou sands of Chinese have been smuggled into this country from the port of A’ictoria alone, not to speak of small parties that have stolen across the line from the Canadian Pacific Railway. AVe are amazed at the amount of ignorance dis played by the press in regard to this matter. That the Collector of Customs at Port Townsend is aware that a few Chi namen have been smuggled in we believe he admits, but he has no Idea of the vast extent of the traffic, and if he did know he is powerless to prevent it. as he has but lewMen at his disposal. He no doubt does with the limited means at his coimnand. It would require a force of at least 500 men to effectually guard our northern frontier line against those Mongolian hordes. AY r e could enter into the details of the way this business is carried on if space would permit. AVe have no idea that it w ould do any good if we did, so we will desist. JOHN JAItRETT’S COM .MISSION UNSIGNED. Fresident Arthur Scotches a Secret Enemy. John Jarrett returned from AVashington to-day, says a Pittsburg special of the 18th inst., very much flurried on account of President Arthur’s refusal to sign his commission as Chief of the Bureau of La bor Statistics until certain statements he is alleged to have made reflecting on the President are explained. “The whole trouble,” said Mr. Jarrett, il is that some person is lying about me and misrepre senting my language. I never said that Arthur was fit only for a scullion in a kitchen. AV’hat I did sav was that we needed more statesmenship in the AA’hite House, which sentiment was uttered by me at a Lafayette Hall meeting. I did not descend to personal abuse of the President, but my accusers have stirred up this luss to injure me. I don’t believe the opposition to me comes from Mr. Powderly or his friends. A know one ot mv accusers and understand that the whole difficulty originated in Pittsburg. I had a talk with tbe President and left with the understanding that he is to in vestigate the charges. If it is proved that I used the language accredited to me I will not get the commission.” A Great Triumph. As the result of long years of patient and careful application, aided by all the discoveries and improvements in modern chemical appliances, the process by which the fragrance of tropical flow ers is extracted and concentrated in Mur ray and Lanman Florida AA'ater has reached a state of perfection which leaves nothing to be desired. To distinguish the genuine article from its numerous imita tions look out for the “Trade Mark” which consists ol a narrow white strip label bearing the fac simile signature ot Lanman & Kemp, sole proprietors. * THE GRANT & WARD CONTRACTS Ex-Senator Chaffee Telling How He was Swindled by the Firm. Ex-Senator Jerome B. Chaffee was be fore Referee Hamilton Cole to-day, savs a New York special of the 18th, to prove his claim to some United States registered bonds, valued at $375,000, and some West Virginia bonds, valued at $125,000, which he had loaned to the firm of Grant & Ward. To questions by Col. George Bliss he said that his son-in-law, U. S. Grant. Jr., wrote to him in April of last year saying that Grant & Ward had need for more money in their business, and that they did not want to take any out siders in the business. The ex- Senator pledged SIOO,OOO in registered 4 i>er cent 9. with tbe “Fourth National Bank and loaned the money to the firm. For this he received no return, the Urm merely paying the interest on the loan. In October young Grant induced him to go in further. The bonds were re deemed and then $300,000 in United States registered bonds, worth on the market $375,000, and $125,000 in West Virginia bonds were transferred to the firm. Young Grant said the money was to be used in very profitable contracts and the ex-Sena tor was to receive one-half of the profits. When cross-examined by C. W. Bangs he said that he did not know how much he > had drawn in the way of profits. The firm notified him from time to time that certain profits had accrued and had been placed to his credit. “About how much did vou draw ?” “Between $35,000 and $40,000.” “Did you inquire about the contracts?” “Yes, I talked‘about the contracts to Grant and to Ward. I asked about the security, and whether they were sure to be profitable. I was assured they were perfectly safe, and I was told not to wor ry about them.” “What was the nature of the con tracts ?” “I was told that the money was loaned to railroad contractors, but 1 did not get a very definite idea of the business. I was put off more easily then than I should be now.” COUNTERFEIT SSO BILLS. Cheap German Labor Competing with American Counterfeiters. Four years ago, says the New York Times of July 19, the National Broadway Bank, at Park Place, was very much annoyed by several counterfeits of their SSO bills, which were so good that they were received by several banks before the fraud was discovered. A thorough search revealed the fact that the bills were manufactured in Germany, but the counterfeiters were not discovered, though their traffic in the biils was discontinued. No more was heard of the counterfeiters until July 5, when the managers of the steamer St. John's, of the Southern Railroad of New Jersey, which runs to Long Branch, made a deposit in one of the down-town banks of two SSO bills on the National Broad wav Bank, which had been passed upon the boat. The Teller of the Broadway Bank at once discovered that these bills were counterfeit, and that they were struck from the same dies from which the Ger man counterfeits were printed four years ago. The Treasurer of the St. John’s was unable to furnish a description of the men who passed the bills. \ esterday morning a merchant made a deposit of two of the same counterfeit SSO bills at the First National Bank. Teller J.C. Shepherd discovered the frauds at once, and, after stamping them “counter feit,” he returned them to the depositor who presented them. They were also from the German dies manufactured four years ago. The teller of the Broadway National Bank says that they are very good counterfeits, although an experi enced eye can readily detect the inferior workmanship. A WOMAN’S WORK. A Missionary Maiden and Her Temper ance Targ. “Who are the best total abstainers?” The blue-jackets in Iler Majesty’s service are second to none, says Miss Weston, who, on July 1, gave an account of her work among the sailors afloat and ashore in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, London. It is now nearly twenty years since Miss Weston, single-handed, began her labors. Her work has she speaks with cheertul, not to say en thusiastic, optimism about what is now a world-encircling work. There are twelve thousand sailors in Her Majesty’s service who belong to the temper ance society, and there is not a single ship in which there are not some workers among the sailors themselves. High naval officers, such as those who supported Miss Weston on the platform yesterday, speak in terms of eulogy of the results among the men taught and trained by her. This lady is not content with teaching and preaching, but gives “Jack” material assistance in the form of “sailors’ rests”—homes where he can put up when ashore. Five of these are at present in existence in England. One at Portsmouth, for which funds are is being enlarged, and in every part of the world similar institutions are being established for sailors. These “rests” once established are • self supporting, and, as Miss Weston says, “they ought to be self-support ing, for the sailor can pay and is willing to pay.” Besides this ‘ “the sailor’s friend” has many ways of reminding her “boys” when abroad that she still cares for them; they receive a monthly “blue baok,” a small monthly letter, in which Miss Weston holds friendly converse with them; 240,000 copies of these were dis tributed during the last year. The sailors’ wives and friends also benefit by the work. They are visited and befriended while their sailors are afloat, and fisher men also have a word to say of the kind ness received from Miss Weston or a lady of her staff, for the work has long out grown the capacity of a single woman and has become an organized society. A GOOD BISHOP. His Advice to Young Men. Burdette relates that the first time he ever saw 7 the late Bishop Simpson was years ago, when he (Burdette) was a re porter for the Peoria Review, and was as signed to chronicle the doings of the Cen tral Illinois Conference, over which Bish op Simpson presided. He and the other reporters went early, seized a big table belonging to the conference Secretaries, took possession of their stationery, etc., and waited for the services to begin. “First thing after the opening exercises,” says Mr. Burdette, “a good brother arose and called attention to the presence of the reporters ‘within the bar,’ and suggested that they be assigned a place without the sacred precincts. We felt very badly about it, as the suggestion was warmly seconded, but while we were wondering if we could carry the big table with us, the Bishop looked down upon us kindly and said, in a soothing way: ‘Oh, well, brethren, never mind. If the re porters can stand it 1 guess the brethren can.’ We stood it. I remember one thing he said, near the close of the con ference, in his talk to the class of young men who stood up to receive his charge. ‘And,’ he said, in the course of bis re marks, ‘I have heard young men, in the depth or their humility, say, “I am willing to be a poor, despised Methodist preacher.” Now, brethren, if you are poor, it’s your own fault; and if you are despised, it is because your are despica ble.’ And then he talked more common sense to those young men in five minutes than some men are privileged to hear in as many years.” Much Sickness at Panama. Panama, July 19.—There is much sick ness in this city. In one hospital there are over a dozen cases of yellow fever and 100 cases of dysentery. France and China Not to Fight. London. July 20.—A dispatch to Reu ter’s says that the situation at Shanghai is improved, and that there will be no fighting. Indians at Church. Several ferocious looking and fantasti cally dressed Indians, belonging to the “Wild West” exhibition, savs the Phila delphia Record of July 19,'attended the First Baptist Church last night. One of them, in his native tongue, gave his ex perience. He said: •‘There are two roads, a high and a low one. and the high road is traveled by the white men, and that is whv they are suc cessful. The low road is’ the Indian’s, and that is why that race is not success ful.” He was on the white man’s road now, he said. He worked and got pay for his work just like a white man, and he was glad there were men who would hire In dians and pay them for their work and who got up schools among white men to educate Indian children. CHOLERA’S DEATH ROLL. THE WORK OF DEPOPULATION STILL IN PROGRESS. Women of Toulon Refused the Privilege of Marching Through the Streets in Parade Offering Prayers for Relief from the Plague—Portugal Includes all Europe in Her Quarantine Edict. Paris, July 20.—Two fresh sporadic cases of cholera have been reported. A noticeable fall In the temperature to-day is regarded as the best safeguard against the disease becoming epidemic. $6,000 FOR RELIEF. The Pope has given 20,000 francs and President Grevy 10,000 francs for the re lief of the cholera sufferers. THE DEATHS AT MARSEILLES. Marseilles, July 20.—1n the twenty four hours, ending at 8 o’cloek to-night, there were fifty-seven deaths from chole ra. The Chamber of Commerce has voted an appropriation of 100,000 francs for tbe relief of the sufferers. Three deaths oc curred at Brignoles to-day. THE SCOURGE AT TOULON. Toulon, July 20.—1n the 24 hours ending at 6 o’clock this evening, 46 cholera deaths have been reported. In the same time 171 cases have been re ceived at tbe hospital. The refusal of the municipal authorities to allow a proces sion of womeu in the streets offering prayers for the cessation of the scourge has created a bad impression among the population. PORTUGAL QUARANTINING ALL EUROPE. Lisbon, July 20.—Portugal has ex tended her quarantine to all European shipping. A SUBSCRIPTION OPENED IN NEW YORK. New York, July 20.—The Courier des Hats l nis, of this city, has opened a subscription m aid of the cholera suffer ers in France. THE PARROT IN POLITICS. Taught to Shout the Names of Candi dates—His Place in Political Clubs. “The parrot is the coming bird,” said a bird fancier to a reporter of the Philadelphia Times, “and I feel cer tain that in placo'of the eagle the parrot will be adopted as our national emblem. What can the eagle do, anyhow? Why screech, and that’s nothing. An intelli gent bird that oan represent a progressive people with credit to itself and them is something which has been a long felt want. “Why the parrot?” “The parrot is a clever bird and has more sense than a great many people that go howling through lifelike Texan steers,” said the bird fancier. “A good, intelli gent parrot learns to speak in less than no time, though I guarantee that any of those Cuban birds will master any lan gnage, not barring Russian, inside of ninety days. Russian-speaking parrots are scarce and high. To hear a parrot wrestle with a healthy, vigorous, muscu lar Russian name is a" treat that should not be missed in one’s life. French speaking parrots are ‘no good.’ They have to be fed on frogs and claret, and that’s expensive. Pretzels and beer are good enough for the German-trained birds, and they are the most robust aftd hearty. Just about this time thoroughly Americanized birds have a very good sale., You see, they tako naturally to politics.” And, as if in verification of this prepos terous statement, a prominent member of the Americus Club entered the store at this juncture, w 7 hen three gaily-colored parrots in the rear of the room veiled: “Cleveland and victory!” The countenance of the disciple of Jef ferson was illumined with pleasure and, pointing to one of the birds who had a predilection for Cleveland, sententiouslv said: “That’s me!” And the speaker placed anew five-dollar note in the fancier’s hand and departed. That bird is now hanging in an up-town Democratic club room. “If things keep on in this style long enough,” resumed the bird fancier, “every politician who has any love for bis party will wane a parrot to shout his warerv. Parrots at political meetings would be’a novel and attractive feature. After the speakers w 7 ere done shouting themselves hoarse a chorus of parrot political songs would be much more pleasant than a braying brass band.” QUEER CONSUMPTION REMEDY. How the Dread Disease Ig Treated with Dog Fat. There is a great variety of medicines for a great variety of diseases* but it seems as though J. 8. Bischoff, a cigar dealer at 214 Pearl street, says the Cincinnati En quirer, is taking the strangest remedy of all. For a long time he has been suffer ing from consumption and has of late had frequent hemorrhages. He is a German and as a last resource determined to try the following remedy, which was at one time popular, in the mother country. Someone told him that the fat ol a dog rendered and taken daily was a cure for this disease. lie be gan at once to look for a suitable dog, and found one in the possession of Sol. Baker, the well-known ticket seller at the Little Miami depot. It was a large mongrel, pretty old and very fat. Jt weighed in the neighborhood of 70 pounds. The dog was killed on July 5 and Mr. Bischoff has been taking his medicine like a man since the following day. Mr. Bischofl' has taken the medicine regularly three times a day and professes to b 6 much improved in health for it. It may be in tbe nature of a faith *:ure. An Enquirer reporter called at his home last evening, but the sick man had re tired. Mrs. Bischoff, however, was there and kindly told the reporter something of the treatment her husband was undergo ing. The dog was killed in a cellar at Newport by some man whom she did not know, and who is said to be the only one in this city who is able to do it properly, as tne animal has to be killed in a particu lar way to insure the good effects of its fat. When rendered tbe carcass gave two small crocks of lard, about twelve pounds, which was as clear and pure as pork lard. It has a slight, but not unpleasant odor, and is not hard to take. Her husband takes it before each meal. A tablespoon ful is put in heated milk and mixed with a little honey. He will continue to take it, she says, until it causes purging. THE SCALP OF A CHIEF. How a Famous Indian wag Slain for a Reward. A relic which attracts general attention has been placed in the Minnesota His torical Society collection at St. Paul. It is the scalp of the famous Sioux chieftain Little Crow. It was taken in 1863, at the time when the State was paying a pre mium of $75 for Sioux scalps. A man named Lamson killed Little in that year and brought his scalp to St. Paul, and State Auditor Mcllrath paid him the reward, and was. about to throw away the scalp, when it was suggested to keep it. It was accordingly tanned. Little Crow was at the time of his death the most eminent of the Indian chieftains in the Northwest. He was a very smart man, and saw the futility of any conflict with the whites, but was forced into the outbreak in 1862. In 1863, in the summer time, near Hutchinson, he was picking berries with a companion. Lam son was engaged with his son near by, at the same occupation. The son was the first to discover the presence of the In dians, and spoke of it to his father, who shot at Little Crow, but missed him. Lit tle Crow returned fire and wounded the elder Lamson severely in the breast. The son then fired and shot Little Crow through the heart. It was not known at first who it was that had been killed, but the body was afterward identified by marks on tbo left arm. The skeleton was preserved, and is now in possession of Dr. Powell, of Lacrosse, Wis. Before it came into his possession the State of Minnesota offered a considerable sum of money for it. Cooking a Trout while on the Hook. Manhattan for Augutt. In the woods, near the mountai&'fcrest, is a warm lake, a hundred feet across: and three miles from it, down below all the terraces, near the Gardiner river, a river of scalding water rushes like a mill race from beneath a ledge of rocks, and flowing a few hundred yards, tails into the Gardiner. Hero it is that one may catch a trout in the cold stream, aDd, without moving a step, swing him, still wriggling on the hook, into the hot river and boil him. I have seen it done many times. I have done it myself, and have i tasted the fish so cooked; but as epicures | say that “a trout boiled is a trout spoiled,” i and as these were cooked in boiling sul j phur-water, 1 cannot avoid admitting that l the morsel was not very palatable. CLEVELAND’S EARLY* LIFE. He W Not an Object of Charity, But Earned What He Was Paid. The Hon. Lewis F. Allen, the venerable Republican uncle of Gov. Cleveland, has written a letter to the Buffalo Courier correcting some inaccuracies in an ac count of Grover Cleveland's first visit to Buffalo. Mr. Allen says: “He had on several occasions from his early boyhood been a visitor in mv family for weeks together, and Ingratiated him self in our kind feelings. In the spring of the year 1854, after diligent employ ment in sundry occupations in the citv of New York and elsewhere, not altogether congenial to bis future purposes in life, he came to my house, in this citv, on a brief call, while on his way to Cleveland, 0., where, without a single friend or ac quaintance, he intended to find his way into a law office to acquire a knowf. edge of that profession. On disclos ing his intention I endeavored ts dis suade him from so precarious an attempt, and advised him to remain five months in my employment, where he could he use fui. for which I would compensate him, and meantime assist, if possible, to a situation with some eminent law firm in this city to prosecute his studies for a profession which he had selected for his future hopes and industry. Ending his summer labors with me, on application to the distinguished law firm or Messrs. H. W. Rogers & Dennis Bowen by both of us he was kindly introduced to a table in their office where not ‘a number of young men were in the place already.’ as the account states, but only an assistant copyist and an established student of the profession were employed. There young Grover took his place and applied himself diligently to the rudiments ot' his fu ture profession, without any ‘nominal pay of $3 or $4 a week to pay for bis board and washing,’ again erroneously stated, for young law clerks seldom receive any compensation for their first year’s labor in a law office. Nor was there any ‘titter in the circle of law clerks’ at his presence or awkwardness. He boarded with mv family for perhaps a year, well clothed, lacking neither an ‘overcoat,’ or ‘boots,’ in place of "broken shoe* in sleet and snow,’ as the slander continues, but suffi cient in all bodily requirements for health and comfort by his earnings with me, honestly and faithfully rendered. Ho as sisted me for some years afterward at in tervals spared from bis studious employment, iu the compilation of my succeeding volumes of a valua ble work, with due compensation for his labor. He was no mendicant for employ ment lu whatever he.rendered services, but earned bis wages, whatever they might be, as any other bright and diligent voting man has done, until he established himself in his profession xvith success and honor. I know no reason why, in writing up the history oi one who has so rapidly risen to public estimation in any phase of life, he.should needlessly be placed in an early destitute condition of charity or necessity, in contrast with the eminent position to which his ability or good fortune had subsequently elevated him.” s BOLD, BAD BEN. A Man Who w as Anxious that the Devil Shouldn’t Make a Mistake. Bold Ben Butler has been here, says a Washington letter, and has talked on two successive days to the President. I envy the President, for the wicked old dema gogue is a very interesting talker, and hiR story of the Chicago convention would be highly entertaining. But the candidate of three parties lor the Presidency has not been willing to talk to tbo newspaper men, infernal or supernal, and the hotel lobbies have reveled in the luxury of in numerable contradictory reports' about what was said by the President and what was said bv fbo Bad Ben in their conver sations. This speculation is all by the by. Isn’t it enough that Butler and the President are old personal Iriends? Must they be talking politics every time they meet? I should say not. Asa matter of fact Butler Is here to see after his personal interests and those of one of his clients. He has an office here, you know—a dingy lit tle one-story affair, back of his big Cape Ann granite bouse, oppisite the capitol, which was originally built for a stable. Here, In a carpetless room, scantily fur nished, he ceases to be tlie trick mule of politics, and becomes again the great law yer that be is. He has a very good law practice nere for a non-resident. He likes AVashington because he is less bothered by politicians here than any where else, and so he wears a pleasant smile as he bobs along in a hired hansom looking at the red rosebud in his button hole with his tired eye. while he looks ax you with the other. He is certainly ndP beautiful, but he is brainy aiul bril liant, and gets a great deal of enjoy ment out of lile. He looks upon poli tics as one huge joke, and so is able to laugh when the game goes against him quite as much as when it goes his way. 1 heard a good story about Butler the other day which can just slip right in here. There is in Boston a well known Republican whose face somewhat resem bles Butler’s. Not long ago be was stand ing in the pbst office when a gentleman approached with “Good-morning, Gene ral.” The Republican, who bad never been in the army, and who did not know the man, remarked, with surprise: “1 think you have the advantage of me.” “That’s so,” said the other. “I thought you were Gen. Butler.” “Well,” said the Republican, as he turned away, “I only hope the devil won’t make the same mistake.” OATHS AND IMPRECATIONS. The Origin and Meaning of Popular “Cuss” Word*. Damn has a meaning precise and well defined, says the GenUeman’e Magazine, but the unmeaning oaths in common use almost defy calculation by their number, and comment by their silliness. The Italians often swear by Bacchus—“ Per Bacco.” The English people or our day are still found to imprecate by “Jove,” or by “Jupiter,” or by “Jingo.” Few know what the last word really signifies, and what is its derivation. They also swear by the Holy Poker, by My Lord Harry, by Gosb, by Jabers, by Blazes, and speak of the “Deuce” as if the word were synony mous with the devil. “Jingo” is an old British or Keltic oath, of great force of meaning originally, and is derived from “Dian” —pronounced jian, vengeance, and gaoth pronounced “go,” or “gu,” blast or breath, and really means the blast of vengeance, an oath that survives in an other and less emphatic form—“ Blast you!” which seems to lie a particular fa vorite by the constant use that is made of it. The exclamations of “Oh, dear!” and “Ob, dear me!” are tbe Anglicized ren derings of the Keltic Dm mi ( Deo a me), my God; and oh, Dia mi, oh my God—ex pressions that might not perhaps be em ployed so often if their origin and true meaning were generally known to the fair ladies to whom they are so familiar. Many attempts are made by swearers to avoid taking God’s name in vain—by using “od” as an abbreviation of God, as in tbe still current “zounds!”—“od’s lile,” and the once popular “od’s bodi kins” and “odspiiikins,” found in Shakes peare and his contemporaries. Tbe last two forms of swearing are more than pro fane, inasmuch as they are obscene and disgusting, as all who know the meaning of the old Keltic monosyllables “bod” and “pit” will admit-meanings with which no writer of the present dav would dare to sully his page. The' French imitate the English in their desire not to desecrate God’s name by their imprecations, and resort to grotesque evasions and clumsy substi tutes to get round the difficulty— which they scarcely admit to be insurmounta ble, substituting for the very profane oath, “Sacre uom de Dieu,” the words first in troduced and made popular by military men, “Sacre nom d’une nipe,” “Sacre nom d’un chien!” and still'more common “Sacre bleu!” The Germans havesaper lotte as a form of the same senseless Im precation. Dash is often used by the mealy-mouthed as a synonym for the more emphatic damn—as in tbe silly ex clamations, “Dash my wig!” and “Dash my buttons!” A French Comedy Company Massacred. London, July 20.-1 1 is reported from- Tangiers that a French comedy troupe traveling through Algiers has been mas sacred by Arabs near the Morocco fron tier. If you suffer with Sick Headache, Con stipation, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, or Bilious attacks, Emory’s Little Cathartic Pills will relieve you; as a regulator of the bowels they have no equal; verv small, one to three a dose. 15 cents. In the absence of suitable materials or the time to prepare it, people often go without a dressing for salads. Buy Dur kee’s Dressing, and you will never trouble yourself to make another. | PRICE 810 A YEAR. > i B CENTS A COPY. ( TOE CONSCIENCE FUND. HOW TREASURER SPINNER SET THE BALL ROLLING. About 8350,000 Turnoff Into the Treas ury Since the Flr*t Contribution was Received—Some of tbe Peculiar Meth ods Employed In Biding Identity— The Smallest and Largest Sum* Re ceived. Every now and then, says a AVashington letter, you see an announcement in the papers to tbe effect that some anonymous person has forwarded to the Treasurer of the United States at Washington a con tribution to tbe Conscience Fund. You suppose from this that there is some where in the Treasury 8 fund made up of such contributions, w hich, by this time, must be of very considerable size. Now the (act is thatLhere is no such thing as a separate fund for the contributions of the conscience stricken. Such contribu tions have always been covered into the Treasury under the head of miscellaneous receipts. The term “Conscience Fund” was the invention of old Treasurer Spin ner, the man with an autograph which was autographies!. Twenty vears - VUltra iltfo, during the war, a letter was one day received at the Treasurv De partment from a man who, inclos ing a check for $1,500, said that that rep resented a little misappropriation of gov ernment funds of which he had been guilty when acting ns a quartermaster in the army of the United States. Then came the happy idea into Spinner’s handsome iieatl. “\\ cll call that a contribution to the Conscience Fund,” he said, “and have it announced in the newspapers, and per haps we’ll get some more.” I’he contri bution to the Conscience Fund was dulv announced all over the country The Treasury Department promptly got “some more.’ From that time on for ten vears the contributions were very numerous. During tbe past ten years they have been constantly growing more infrequent It is a problem whether the conscience of the country is growing more callous or more tender. The nomination of Blaine and the nomination of Cleveland In the same year do not help you to a solu tion. Ihe cMfributions to the Conscience Hind been verv large in i'i’Tw Tll °, ever'made was $4,000, forwarded by a former internal revenue gauger in Chicago as the amount of the bribe he took from distillers who desired to defraud the government It will be seen that none of tbe big thieves w ho have fattened on public plunder have ever availed themselves of this easy way or making partial reparation. The'smnll est contribution ever received was nine cents, forwarded by a Massachusetts dude-mugwump Pharisee perfectionist, whose sensitive conscience had been bur dened for years with the canceled three cent stamp which, as a small boy ho had carefully washed and used ?. n .u to bis sweetheart. He thought tbe 9 cents wxnild ade quately cover the principal arffi interest involved in the steal. Most of the contri butions have been small in nmount. Most of them have been made on account of successful evasions of the customs laws. Most of them have been made by women, who owned up in their letters to having smuggled through some feminine luxury in spite of the hundred-eyed custom house. A recent case is typical. It was that of a lady residing in Canada, who, years ago, smuggled into this country a silk dress pattern worth SIOO. Her con science tormented her ever after, and re. ......... -..i.icnini m i ever uuer, anu re cently she wrote to an American Consul in a neighboring town telling him tbe tacts and asking him to calculate for lier the duty which she ought to have paid on her dross pattern and interest om., the duty Irom the time it ought to have leen paid until the day upon which her letter was writ ten. The Consul sent her the little calcu lation and received in return her cheek, which he has just forwarded, w ith all the correspondence, to the Treasury Depart ment. Of course, her letters, like all those which the department has received from the contributors, were signed with a nom do, plume, or a single initial. Now and then the department gets a contribu tion Irom some offender through a clergy man who received a deathbed confession. But ordinarily they come directly from the anonymous offenders themselves. Next to the smugglers in point of num bers come the breakers of the internal revenue laws. The total amount of the contributions to the Conscience Fund is unknown, since the Conscience Fund has not been kept separate in the Treasury Departineut, but it is estimated by Treas ury officials that it would be found to be about $3!w,000. The Accumulation of Silver Dollar*— Arrears of l’etmiun* ami Other Mat ter*. Washington, July 18.—The Treasury officials have solved, at least for a period, the vexatious problem of what to do with the accumulated and accumulating silver dollars by the construction of an immense vault in the basement of tho Treasury building. The cry comes from all the Sub- Treasuries that their vaults will hold no more, but the monster receptacle in tbe Treasury, which will be ready for use very soon, can cry “Give” for a long time to come. According to the estimates it will hold $45,000,000. AVhen it is filled perhaps Congress can lxPinduced to sus pend for a while the monthly coinage ot $2,000,000. LARGE ARREARS OF PENSIONS. Gen. Robt. C. Bchenck for some time enjoyed the distinguished honor of having drawn the largest sum total under the existing arrears of pensions act, about $7,000. Several others, however, subse quently received lis large, if not larger, amounts. A few days since the represen tatives of a New York soldier, made insane in consequence ot his wounds, were paid $10,231 arrears, which is the largest sum paid up to this time. It is said there are a number of other cases before the Pension Office not yet disposed of w'hicb, if allowed, will require sums greater than this. Even at this late day there seems to bo no data accessible upon which a reason ably correct estimate can be made of the final cost ot the arrears of pensions act. Had the proposition which lately was un der discussion in the Senate become a law there would have been hundreds of cases where the arrears claimed would have run not only up to SIO,OOO, but very much in excess of those figures. Not only with such a law in operation could all surplus have been speedily wiped out, but additional burdens would have been laid upon the ]ieople in the shape of in creased taxes as absolutely necessary to prevent alarming deficiencies. Republican Bolter* in Brooklyn. The machine Republicans of Brooklyn, says a special of the 18th inst., are en raged at the fact that the Freie Freeze, the only German paper published in that city, is opposing Blaine. An effort was made to expel Coi. Itoehr, the proprietor, from the Twenty-first Ward Republican Association, but it was not successful. Of the seventy-live applicants for mem bership in the Twentieth Ward Cleveland and Hendricks Campaign Club thirteen have hitherto acted with the Republican party. gahtmg potofler. ___ POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel purity, strength and wi.<i',esoßu;neas. Mora economical than Uie ordinary kii if, cannc-t be sold in coin petition with the multitude c. low test, short weight, aim. • phospbaiie