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i J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. |
I GEORGIA AND FLORIDA*
I THK NEWS OF IHK TWO STATES
| TOLD IX PARAGRAPHS.
I £i a con to nave an Athletic Park and
I Professional Ball Team—ln Floyd
1 County a Negro Girl Js Accidentally
•1 shot -Mrßean the Scene of Another
I Fight, which will Probably Prove a
■ Murder.
I * GEORGIA.
1 Butts county's crop* prospect is flattering.
I cjeept corn plant* I on bottom land, which ig
I a faiiure.
|| ft is*reported that the cotton caterpillars
I have made their appearance on the river
f plantations in Stewart.
The colored fieople of Sc riven county will
bold an educational meeting at the court
house, in Sylvania, on Aug. 15- •
The crop in Butts count v being "so
bountiful it has put ->me money in circular
tion. which helps at thisdull season.
It is predicted in warehqpse circles that
Albanv will receive 100 bales of new cotton
this week provided the weather is not unfa
vorable.
\ few o;*>n bolls of cotton are reported and
the probability is that the first bales of Slew
art county cotton will reach market by the
tlr-i of > ptember.
T c merchants adjacent to Athens are sell
ing a great deal of cottou to be delivered
next winter. One dealer last Saturday dis
posed of 1.000 bales at cents.
To' e >earcy. a citizen of Gilmer coun
ty. had In* barn and contents, including a
tiro i >r*c, burned one night last week, nine
iniit-seast of Elijuy. Incendiarism.
■'even thousand fi'-e hundred |>nunds of
vr:u - were ship peri from Vineyard. Spalding
i.unty. on Friday. Six refrigerator cars of
fruit have been shipped from there in the last
tan weeks.
ii sralson /tanner: A lady gave birth to a
■ Id a few days ago that only weighed six
teen ounces at five 'lavs old. A goblet was
placer! over the child’s head and it reached
to its hips.
Daniel Howell, one of the most popular
merchants of Auraria. who went to Idaho
during the Four de Aleoe excitement, re
turnod*r>-t dune, very much disgusted with
everything in general out there.
The report that the negro Alf Jones, who
killed Elbert Attaway. was in Burke counts,
reached Deputy Sheriff Zorn a few* days ago
and he went to arrest him. The nqiort proved
to be true, luit the bird had flown before the
'heriOTgot there.
Ea-tman corretqmndonee News Aug. 11:
According to the returns now in. the increase
; : taxable property in the tow n of Eastman
■ ls.ut $25 coo over last year. The aggrega’e
valuation this year is now about tUS/W, and
will probably reach $150,000 licfore the book*
are closed.
Ihe w ater now used in Athens is very foul
and muddy, but Mr. Malon says he is drain
-1!,- off the pond and h<q M *s in a few days to
have the trouble remedied. The consumption
in Athens is between 50/00 and td.oOO gallons
u: ■ while the flow from the springs that
feed the reservoir is over 300.000.
The lnrv recently published in the weekly
l>re -of North Georgia, ong mating in the
I', u .nvil'c A/us. alsmWi’.' rkie, w ife of Dow
t.r . e. of t.diner, being gildietled in Cohuttah
ii . iiutain and her remains terribly mutilated,
tnrns out to have been a hoax. Mrs. Grace is
now iiving in Murray county, alive and well.
The Fulton county Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues have fixed the tax rate for the
county : t to cents on the hundred dollars
That —a -bght increase, and is made in order
to enable the board to continue the work on
r a ! improvements that is so much needed.
Nearly $50,0 0 worth of work has lieendone on
the roads already.
A colored man. Andy Hardin, working on
George Bonder's place.* haftooga conn tv. was
in Rom - -atupfav and showed go.nl paper
f..r over which he had loaned to some
■ f tin l-I men in his county. Andv has
a'-mt s’..'<) in such papers, and’does not own
a f<-d of land or a horse. He has been saving
up hi- money for twenty years.
Vial'.iha correspondence News, Ang. 10:
man mimed Aaron Lamp was -Rot and killed
t Tilton this morning about 9 o’clock by some
one a- vet tr known. I. imp and one or (wo
others were in a Dr AVhiteV office at the time
of the killing, the shooter firing with a rifle
from tin* outside. Lamp was a desperate
charae.er. it is said he had more than once
ki led his man.
T.r. Mavson. an Atlanta merchant, has
sued Itrad-treet's Agency for $5.<00 damages
for circulating a report," noyv alleged to lie
false, that “everything T. C. Mavson ha* is
under mortgage, and the*beriffhaolo-/dhi!ii
out." Mason says “this f: I-e rej ort w: a cir
culated by them at a time yvhen business mat
ter- were in a panic, and was calculated to do
him irretrievable injurv.”
EtTori* are lu-ing made to form the Mneon
Athletic Club, to he organized with 100 mem
bers. The share* are to lie $25 each, p iyab'e
in monthly installments. They-pro|*ose to
have -it tat de grounds for next season, to em
ploy i profcs-iou tl baseball nine, and to have
a variety of other sports. The idea seems to
la* meeting with much favor, and the club
will •loiibtlesa lie organised.
Mr. Gignilliatt is erectinga handsome brick
•tore on east of Mulberry street. Jackson. T.
J. I.Vinpsey is erecting a two-story brick
store on second street. Several new dwell
ings are going up. in fact. Jackson lias been
of steady grow th since the completion of the
new road, and her prospects brighten every
day. Her population has increased within
tyro years from 500 to 1,200 souls.
Thomas Israel, a colored trooper, was
i rough! to jail in Suwanee on Wednesday last
by Constable W. L. Mock, charged with lar
ceny from the house. lie was in the store of
V. 11. Burns, at Ogeechee. on last Tuesday
night and, getting an opportunity, picked n;>
one of the safe drawers containing about SOO.
which Mr. Burns had put on the counter, and
made an eff rt to escape, but Mr. Bums was
on the lookout and captured liim.
„'*na* Gay, a bright mulatto, has been jailed
at Ja*‘'feson by J. <>. Beauchamp, sheriff of
Butts, on ,'D indictment for rape in Newton
county. \VIi,“H Die Sheriff approached him
he drew lus pisto. 1 and would in all probabili
ty have used it. but , v was too quickly cov
ered liy one in the hands t'f Beauchamp, who
commanded h*m to drop it or he would kill
him. and he did so. Another cniri." of the
same nature is reported at the same placC.
The Spalding county grand jury has made
its presentments. The compromising of small
felonies is condemned. The strict observance
of the new road law is insisted upon. The
books of the county officers yvere examined
and approved. The public buildings arc fend
in the iisu.il condition. Notary Publics and
ex-otficio Justices of the Peace are recom
mended. Thanks are tendered to Judge
stewart. Solicitor General Womack is un
qualifiedly indorsed.
*an ton correspondence News Aug. 11:
Cherokee county Superior court meets in
< an ton the second Monday in next month.
The court will hold two weeks. There w 11
•e two murder cases tried. Rain fell here the
first “dog day” and it has rained every day
-ii - c.— Hr. Ryals, of tin* Mercer University,
preached a most excellent sermon in the
anton Baptist t hurch last Thursday night.—
■ a*i p-im etings hay * commenced "in North
Georgia, and our town is almost deserted o*t
>r.mlays.—Our toyvn is improving. New
on-es going up every day. Crops excellent.
A diffieii'ty occurred in Floyd Crockett’s
Mcßean, in which W. C. Williams
>nt James Farris in the left stile and in the
region of the hear!, inflicting serious wounds,
and then struck him with a 10-pound weight
• >ii the forehead. The physician in attendance
says ttie skull is broken. Mr. Crockett was
-ust oprtiing his store that day. and iiad some
yyiii-sy yy Inch he set out free to all visitors,
and both /’arils and Williams had indulg *1
t'g> freely, and were trying to wrestle, which
caused the difficulty to arise whb h has re
sulted *o terribly. It is the doctor's opinion
that Farris is in a very critical condition.
/.'"me Courier: Capt. E. R. Sindh's rrsi
■letK-f. two miles from town, was the scene
; e-terday of a most painful accident. Cnpt.
>mith wac standing in his backdoor endeavor
ing to uniirnber a breech loading shotgun
which bad become rusty, anti which he had
reason to believe ira* not loaded, when it ilis
elnrged and sent a full load of bird shot into
a lilt* negro girl who yvas out in the liaek
yard. The shot so mangled the girl's fingers
that it lieeame necessary for Dr. J'. M. Holmes
to amputate four of her fingers. Passing
through the lingers the charge entered the
girls leg just above the knee, inflicting a pain
ful an.l ugly yvound. Of course Capt. bmitli
deeply regrets the occurrence.
The Normal Institutes in Macon arc in full
and prosperous operation. Over fifty white
teachers and sixty colored ones are in attend
ance and the greatest interest is displayed in
the e -ur-e of lectures. Prof. L. B. Evans,of
Augusta, is lecturing on reading and geogra
rhy; Prof. B. M Zettler. of Macon, on Eng
lish Gram mar, and Prof. lattic. of the Alex
ander College, is lecturing on arithmetic.
These are supplemented from time to time by
other lecturers and lectures upon special
topics. The session lasts three hours i'u the
■morning iu both institutes, white and colored,
and the discuss ous U|Mn the most vital ques
tions grow warm and interesting. The attend
ance is increasing daily, and the interest is
growing. The tuition "is free. Dr. Orr, the
'tate school Commissioner, will lie in Macon
Aug 23. to meet the various comraisssoneis
from over that section of the state.
Augusta CAnmielt : Augusta is represented
*n Charleston as well as Atlanta in the ath
letic field to-day. and Louis Robert will show
the Carolina.* "some of the fleetest running
they ever witnessed. Saturday afternoon
one of Louis’ friends received the following
telegram: “Have up SSO forfeit on a race
against Cawfield in Charleston Tuesday, for
SSOO a side. Make up purse and send cheek
for the amount. L. A. Robert." The tele
gram was show n around and the amount
made up immediately, with plenty to spare,
which has probably been sent to be wagered
oat-ole if tin* Charlestonians are willing to
back Cawfield. tail;is Robert was down at
Sullivan's Island for a short holiday and is
mmin training at all, but Augusta always
fee” safe iu backing Louis, and the man who
him can win as much as he is willing to
itager. tawfleld has I*en steadily In train
. ifig ever since he was up here firemen's par
ade day. wiieu he ran with Clinch, and has
been at yvork just to beat Louis Robert, and
thinks be is now ready for the race. Augusta
is willing to trust her'laurels yvilh Louis, and
his friends here are sanguine of his success.
He has never been beaten.
A well-dressed, good-looking man of about
® years of age has attempted to swindle At- .
ianta bank . He entered every bank in the
city and exhibited to the cashier a bag con
taining what he claimed to be gohl dust, and
upon which he asked for a loan. The Just
bail the appearance of gold, and itsAulk radi
cated that its value might be SI,OOO or more,
but nowhere could" he find aceoinrifodation.
About noon, having been to all the othec
banks, he entered the Atlanta National Bank,
and showing the dust to Mr. Paul Kemarc,
Skd lor a loan of SOOO, saying he needed that
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Wm jlitummaft joining Jjjem
amount badly. Mr. Romare examined the
dust, and then told the straiiger that if Dr.
would give him a certificate that it was
gold he could get the money. The stranger
picked up the bag and going direct to Dr.
Hape's place stated the case to him and asked
him to examine the dust. Tne Doctor
gave it a hurried examinatiogi and told
the man that he thought it was good for S6OO.
This was yvhat the stranger wanted, and pick
ing up hi* sack of dust he went back to the
bank and re)ieated to Air. Romare what Dr.
Hape had said. Mr. Romare, fortunately,
was not satisfied with the statement, and
informed the stranger that he would have to
secure Dr. Hape’s yvritten statement. The
man returned to Dr. Hape's office, and ex
plaining the matter asked Tor a written state
ment. This request induced Dr. Hape to
make a closer examination. He took from
the sack one or two particles of dust and
began seraping it with a knife, but as he did
so the stranger picked up the sack and put it
in his pocket. The Doctor then turned to get
some act*!, but as he did so the man skipped
out. The acid showed that the dust yvas not
gnld. and further examination developed the
fact that it was sand covered with gold. Dr.
Hat>e bad a second visit. A man from the
country- attempted to sell him a sack of brass,
which lie claimed was gold.
FLORIDA.
B. F. Colley, of Leesburg, is dead.
The peach crop in Jackson county this sea
son is a very large one.
B. W. Partridge, of Monticello, will plant
five acres of land in figs next season.
The people of Tarpon Springs are clamoring
•for a blacksmith to locate in that place.
Lightning struck a tree on Jethro Brown’s
farm in Hamilton county and killed eleven
hogs.
A ll he depot at Leesburg, William Carter
cut Robert Calhoun (colored) during a quar
rel, and inflicted an ugly wound in the neck.
The anniversary of tlie establishment of
the Mw*-byterian Church at Waldo yvas com
memorated by appropriate and interesting
services Sunday.
A convention of the Democracy of Levy
county, to nominate two Assemblymen and
►elect a ncyv Executive Committee, is called
to meet at Bronson on Thursday, Aug. 2S.
A number of the citizens of I/OCsburg met
at the city hall Friday night for the purpose
I. noiniuatinir city officers for*tho ensuing
term. J. A. Hunter was chosen for May* r,
J. B. Miliam received the nomination for
Marshal, aid I. T. Stimpson, E. H. Mote and
J. K. Tccgarden were nominated for Alder
men.
It i* rumored that Dr. Mcfivaine, W. IL
Mcllyaine, Frank Mcllvaine. J.. W. Hamlin
and E. J. Lulterloh have organized a stock
company for the purpose of starling another
paper at Cedar Key. The /./rv A'nterprite, at
Bron-on, yvill perhaps be purchased and Mr.
Mitchell, the present proprietor, employed to
do the mechanical work.
Waldo Adtertitm Wo had quite a pleas
ing interview yvtth Senator Mann yesterday.
The senator has ju.*t returned from Neyv
Vork. He called on Gov. Cleveland, and,
like all others yvho have that pleasure, he
was charmed. Senator Mann thinks that
tli re is no doubt as regards the election of
Gov. Cleveland. He feels confident that lie
yvill carry New York, Connecticut, New Jer
sey and Indiana, as yy ell as Nevada. Cali
fornia and Oregon, and while Ohio is doubt
ful. yet, by reason of the great change in the
German vote and sentiment, lie believes the
chances are in favor of Cleveland. The Sena
tor yvill do rood yvork in the campaign, and
lus well known zeal and enthusiastic labors
yy i 1 lend as much strength to the Democratic
Dcket in Florida as may be derived from any
source.
Jas)*r Timet: On Monday night last during
a sharp little storm our eyes were blinded by
a bright flash of lightning, and on inquiry
next morning we found that the house occu
py'l bv Mr. McCook had lteen struck. Mr.
McCook and his little babv were sleeping on a
bod at a yvindoyv, one of thepnsisof which
was torn all to pieces and the weatherbonrd
ing all torn off across the room from the bed.
Another post was also torn tip. A third post
in the centre of the house was struck, the fluid
in its descent upsetting a table near it. The
sheep-skin between the sheet and mattress on
which the little baby was lying next the yvin
doyv yvas scorched all around the edges. Mr.
McCook’s hat. hanging on the yy all,Was torn
np. and the fluid ran under the house and set
lire to the sills. The bed and floor of the
house were covered with splinters.
I-eeshurg Xeirtt: Last Saturday morning, a 8
our barlier, Irvin l'owell, yvas cutting the lour
of a young man, Thomas Perry by name, and
was putting the finishing touches" to the job,
he the young man) complained of feeling
very sick, and a-ked Irvin if he was almost
through. Irvin replied that he would be done
in a feyy minutes, when the voting tnan ex
claimed. “My God! 1 yvill have to stand up; if
1 sit here 1 will die.” a. and walked a few paces
to the door, placed his hands to his head, stag
gered a few steps and fell, i xclaiming, “O
Lord! lam a dead man.” Mr. Mabry yvas
sitting in the shop and ran to him, raised his
lie id. and bathed jt with cold water until he
came around. IV hen he regained conscious
ness he asked them if they knew his name,
saying, •• y name is Thomas Perry, and lam
going to die." Irvin came in with Dr. Mat
ihen son by litis time, who bail him sufficiently
re.-tored in a short while to stand up anil to
walk without assistance.
THE FORTUNES OF .M YHONE.
His Waning Power Over the Readj uater
Leaders—Kiddleherger Frigid.
Mahone, says a Washington special to
the New Y'ork Sun, is likely to come to
grief like other political autocrats before
him. He made large contracts with the
Republican leaders, but he is powerless
to fulfill them. When he entered the
Chicago Convention as a delegate, Ma
hone assumed by that act to take com
mand of the two factions of which his
following was composed, and to dictate
ail the nominations in Y’irgiuia. He
claimed that he was the sole dispenser ol
power and of patronage.
This assumption was unpleasant both
to the Republicans and to the Readjusters,
who were thus treated as mere voting
cattle. To tho former it was unpleasant
because they outnumbered tho latter at
jhe polls three to one, and to the Read
juster 3 if was unpleasant because the
secondary chiefs proposed to divide the
honors and the spoils without Yiahone’s
interference.
Mahone’s arrogapee and extreme sel
fishness drove oil' some of the foremost
Readjusters two years ago, and broke his
sceptre in the Legislature, That experi
ence did not mend his methods nor his
manners. On the contrary, he became
still more exacting and offensive until
several of his prominent lieutenants re
volted and refused to submit to further
insolence. Sims and others openly bolted
in the Virginia delegation front Arthur,
and thus made a breach which has wid
ened every day since the convention nom
inated Blaine.
T he Legislature failed to provide for an
additional elector, to which Virginia is
entitled under the new apportionment. If
requires two-thirds of the members to call
an extra session with the consent of the
Governor, The Democrats wanted the
Legislature convened for the additional
vote, believing they would carry the State.
Mahone violently opposed this "policy, and
declared it should hot prevail. But when
the necessary nuitilier of signers had been
obtained Gov. Cameron issued his procla
mation calling the Legislature, and hence
there is a feud between him and Mahone.
This is by no means their first difference.
Cameron comes of good stock, but got en
tangled iu the Readjuster scrape, so that
be lost position with his former friends.
He is courageous, and Mahone knows bet
ter than to trifle with him personally.
There is no love between Mahone and
Riddleberger. YVhen the latter entered
tne Senate he found Mahone had grabbed
all the patronage, and was sustained by
the administration to his own exclusion
from any recognition. He accepted the
situation without complaint, and waited
for time to make things even.
JAY-EYE-SEE IN TOYVN.
The Manner in YY'hich Maud S.'s Rival
Travels by Bail.
Case's great horse, Jay-Eye-See, says
the Philadelphia Press of Aug. 11, was
among the distinguished arrivals at the
Broad street station last evening. The
trotter was in Mr. Case’s own stable car,
and had been brought in with one of the
YY’esteru trains from Buffalo, leaving
there at 9 p. m. Saturday and reaching
this city at 7:30 last night. In the same
car were three other fast horses—Phalias,
Gurgle and an unnamed runner.
The car was taken to the Belmont sta
bles later in the night. Jay-Eye-See’s
driver, E. D. Bither, and the general man
ager of Mr. Case’s horses, William 11.
Crawford, were on the same train, The
word’s “Case’s Stable Car” and “Jay-
Eye-See’' were conspicuous on the outside
of the car, and the noble beast was looked
upon by hundreds in the train yard. Gur
gle and' the unnamed runner traveled with
their neads to the engine, while the stalls
in which the two more valued horses
stood had the baiters in the rear, so
that Jay-Eye-See and Phalias jour
neyed backward. There is less danger of
the purses catching cold in this way. All
of them were blanketed, were in splendid
shape and ate their oats wiUi relish. The
car is said to be the finest A ivate train
stable on trucks. The rigs are
stored in separate the upper
part of the car. The stalls are in the
middle, doors at each side and end, and
sleeping bunks for the men built against
the walls near the-end doors. Bins for
feed and oats and water are arranged
along the sides and at one end. The cost
of the railroad stable was $3,000.
Verdict or oil the Juries.
Benson’s Cappine Porous Plasters have
been awarded gold medals over all com
petitors. Bale and positive,
CANNIBALISM IN THE ICE.
GREELY S DEAD HEROES SALD
TO HAVE BEEN" DEVOURED.
The Naval Officials Neither Admit nor
Deny the Truth of the Story—No Word
on the Subject from Those Mo t Inter
ested-Cannibalism Justifiable Under
Some Circumstances.
NV ABHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The New
York Times says that written documents
now in possession of the Navy Depart
ment at Washington add to the record ot
the miserable human suffering already
published in connection with the finding
of the Greelv expedition most shocking
stories of inhumanity and cannibalism.
Then tollows a long account of how
the Greelv party, crazed by hunger
and cold, ate the flesh ~of
their dead comrades, and that one of their
nnmber, private Henry, was shot for eat
ing more than his share and his bodv
eaten. •
The circumstantial account of this
alleged cannibalism as published in
the New Y’ork Times this morning, was
shown to Admiral Nichols to-day,
and his comment was: “There
are no records at tli# Navy Department
which would give a mi ado w of foundation
for such a story.” He added that he did
not believe that there was any truth in
it. Secretary Chandler has been absent
from the city for several weeks, but has
of course been constantly in communica
tion with the department, and a great
many important official documents have
been sent to him, so that Admiral Nichols’
statement that there are no documents
bearing upon the matter at the depart
ment is not necessarily conclusive as to
their non-existence. The story is, however,
wholly discredited at the Navy Depart
ment, \\ hile at the same time army and
navy officers concede the possibility that
the tacts may lie as stated.
WALKER’S SKEPTICISM.
Commodore Walker, Chief of the Bu
reau of Navigation, was of the decided
opinion that the story was made out of
whole cloth. The dispatch of Commander
Schley, that it was imperative to place
the bodies in metallic caskets, be explain
ed as follows: Commander Schley was anx
ious to tiring the bodies back in as good a
state of preservation as possible. They
were kept in alcohol until they reached
St. John. Such a method of transporta
tion was only proper as long as neces
sary. In these tanks of alcohol bodies
would be knocked about
by the motion of the vessels at sea and
would be damaged. Hence it was neces
sary to place them in metallic caskets at
the earliest opportunity. Besides that,
hi* said, the bodies, which were frozen
when found, would decompose rapidly as
soon as thev reached a warmer climate,
and it was advisable to care for them be
fore decomposition should take place.
IIAZEN’B ADMISSIONS.
Gen. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, was
interviewed by an Associated Press re
porter to-day on the subject of the alleged
cannibalism of the Greelv party. He was
at first inclined to deny entirely that there
was any foundation for the stories, but
submitted good uaturedly to a cross-ex
amination, in the course of which the fol
lowing conversation occurred:
Reporter—“ Did you hear any rumors
while at Portsmouth that the dead men
had been eaten?"
Gen, Hazen—“There were rumors of
that kind afloat. My official position
would not permit me to give the facts in
the case.”
“There are facts, then ?”
“I can’t answer that. I had a long in
terview w ith Lieut. Greelv, but the sub
ject of eating bodies was not referred to.
I can a case when cannibalism
would be justifiab'e, and it would be a
case where men are starving.”
“Do you excuse cannibalism in the
Greely case?”
“Under the circumstances, it would bo
excusable.”
“Has Secretary Chandler received any
report relative to this subject?”
“Not that I know of. 1 have received
none.”
HENRY’S ALLEGED SLAUGHTER.
“Is the report that Private Henry was
shot and atterwards eaten false?”
“There were rumors at Portsmouth that
he had been killed, and that the survivors
had eaten his body, but 1 decline to give
any facts in his case that I mik'ht know.”
“Will the shooting be the subject of an
investigation by the War Department?”
“Not necessarily. Men are shot every
day in mutinies and no investigation
made. I’nder some circumstances it
might be proper.”
“Will there be any investigation of the
reported eating of bodies ?”
“An investigation could not be made
either by the War or Navy Department.
That is a matter that Congress will have
to look’into. It is probable that a Con
gressional investigation will be made next
winter; then all the tacts will be pre
sented.”
“Why was it necessary to place the re
mains in metallic coflius thoroughly bolted
and tbeu to telegraph that they should
not be opened under any circumstances?”
“While the bodies were frozen they
would not decompose. It was thought
best to place them in the metallic caskets,
so that the gas escaping from teem would
not burst the coffins, and it was thought
that friends would not like to look at
them, and the order was given not to open
the caskets.”
Gen. Hazen says that Lieut. Greely’s
report on the entire expedition will pro
bably be forwarded to him in one mouth.
SCHLEY’S INDIGNANT DENIAL.
New Y'ork, Aug. 12.—A reporter
to-day showed Commander Schley, the
chief officer of the Greely relief exnedition,
the published story of Greely and his com
rades’ cannibalism. Commander Schley
said immediately, and with great indigna
tion : “There is not a word of truth in that
story. Y'ou need not show it to me for I
have read it. It has been manufactured
out of whole cloth. If I were Lieut.
Greely I should take steps against the
paper that published the outrageous
statement. Now, regarding some of the
specific charges, it is true that I did sug
gest to Secretary Chandler that the bodies
should be placed in metallic cases. This
1 did because I thought that they would
be better protected in this way. These
caskets were not all bolted and riveted,
but they were simply closed in the usual
way. It has been said that the bodies
were placed in metallic cases so that the
friends of the dead could not get at them,
and that with the exception of a few men
who assisted in removing the bodies, that
nobody on the relief ships saw them.
SEEN BY NEARLY ALL.
“This is false. The bodies lay on the
deck of the Thetis several days, and there
was hardly a sailor on the ships who did
not see and touch them, tor we were
obliged to keep ice on them all the time.
It is said that I communicated to Secre
tary Chandler and Gen. Hazen at Ports
mouth, Aug. 2, the facts leading to the con
clusion that these inrn had eaten up their
companions. This I deny. I made no
sttch communication to cither of these
gentlemen. 1 don’t think that there was
any cannibalism practiced by Lieut.
Greely or his men. I know nothing about
it, uor did 1 order a investigation.”
SURGEON AMES’ STATEMENT.
Mr. Ames, Surgeon of the Bear, cor
roborated all that Commander Schley said,
and added regarding the story about the
German who is reported, when the sailors
lilted him up, to have said: “Must I be
killed and eaten as Henry was?” “I say
that 1 questioned these’ men, and they
positively denied that lie made any
such remark. I attended that
man afterwards. He was deli
rious and did not know what he did
say. 1 don’t think that there is a word of
truth in the story. Dr. Green and myself
laid all the bodies out. They were, of
course, nothing but skin and bone, but
with the exception of one of the men,
whose back was broken, they were all
right, that is they did not look as if they
had been mutilated, or as it flesh had
been eaten oil' them.”
COLWELL HEARD STRANGE RUMORS.
Lieut. Colwell, first officer of the Bear,
said: “I wrapped the bodies of the dead
up, and then sailors removed them to the
launch. I did not notice any sign of mu
tilation.”
Lieut. Colwell did, however, say that he
had heard rumors about the Greely sur
vivors having eaten the bodies of their
comrades. He would not say where he
heard them, or what he thought of them.
Among the sailors of the Bear and Thetis
there is an air of mystery, and all sorts
of stories are afloat, but their statements
are conflicting, and it is hard to learn
what thev know or what they think.
George Gavell, Captain of the “top” of
the Thetis, is a most intelligent young sea
man, and he tells a very straightforward
story. He says: “I dug 10 of the dead
bodies up. They were only covered with
a thin layer of sand. 1 saw" nothing*about
them that suggested cannibalism. The
bodies lay on the deck f0 days, and we all
saw them. The German who is reported
to have said, ‘Must I be killed and eaten
as Henry was?’ did not make any such re
mark.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1884.
SAILORS WHO ARE OWL-LIKE.
One or two of the sailors said that if
they were discharged they would have a
story to tell, but they did not care to say,
anything now. *
Sergt. Brainard, one of the survivors, i9
reported to have kept a diary and in it to
have said that one of the party had to be
sacrificed to keep the jest alive. Seajpan
Gaylor, who became quite intimate with
Sergt, Brainard on the way home, said
that the latter referred to a dog and not
to a man.
CHANDLER ASSERTING SILENCE.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 12.—Secre
tary Chandler returned here to-day. To
njgbt an Associated Press agent visited
him on the Tallapoosa to inquire concern
ing the truth ot the article in to-day’s
New York Times. The Secretary appear
ed to be considerably agitated. He said:
**Y r ou may say that I have seen the New
Y’ork Times and that the Navy Depart
ment has received no such reports ot the
shooting of Henry the cannabal
ism as tne Times gives. Of course you
naturally next ask me is the story true?
I say that I decline to say. I refuse to
say anything furthef about she matter.”
NEBRASKA EXCITED.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.—The story
that Charles B. Henry, member oi the
Greely expedition was "shot for stealing
rations, ami that his body was eaten by
his comrades, has caused considerable ex
citement here. Henry's real name was
Back. His sister and friends in this city
will push an investigation.
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
The St. John’s Improvement—The Cam
paign iu the State.
Jacksonville, Aug. 12.—Capt. Rus
sell, of the United States Engineers, has
been appointed in charge of the construc
tion of the jetties at the mouth ot the St.
John’s river. The same officer assumes
control over all the river and harbor im-
provements ordered in the State.
Gen. Perry and partj* had the largest
and most enthusiastic meeting at Tampa
yesterday ever held in the county. Over
a thousand persons were present.
There is a serious Iteimblican split in
Volusia county. The negroes declare op
position to Pope, insist on another
convention and the nomination of
one of themselves on the ticket.
The Democrats are greatly encouraged
by good reports from all directions.
Leading Republicans are dropping Pope
all over the State. Bisbee is at Washing
ton trying to get campaign lands lor the
Executive Committee.
Dougherty is making a thorough and
vigorous canvass, and is gaining ground
steadily.
Judge Baker, of this circuit, is at Mt.
Airy, Ga., recovering from the effects of a
recent stroke of paralysis.
Oranges up the river are splitting badly.
A movement is afoot to organize a lodge
of the Catholic Knights of America in this
city.
ST AT K A GRIC UI/TII l ISTS.
The Meeting at Rome Short But Full
of Interest
Home, Aug. 12.—The convention of the
State Agricultural Society was called to
order iu the city hall of this city at 9
o’clock this morninar, by the society’s
President, Mr. Livingston. Rev. Dr.
Bunting delivered the opening prayer,
and the address of welcome was made by
Mayor King, of Rome.
An eloquent response was delivered by
Hon. Thomas Hardeman. The annual
address by President Livingston was very
fine, and was chiefly on the importance ot
the organization of agriculturists.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for exhibits at the New Orleans Exposi
tion.
An invitation to a steamboat excursion
and barbecue on Thursday was accepted.
An interesting paper was read by Col.
G. W. Adams on'the fostering by the
State of the Department of Agrieul
ture. He was ably supported
by Judge Y’ason, who pro
posed to apply to its support the reve
nue derived from the inspection of fer
tilizers. This was opposed by Mr. Peck,
of Rockdale. In the afternoon President
Livingston was re-elected.
A. S. Franklin read an instructive
essay on cyclones and the means of pre
vention. A number of Vice Presidents
were elected. The next meeting will be
held at Brunswick in February.
BAMBERG’S POST OFFICE.
Robinson on Duty Again—Negroes at
the Bottom of His Fright.
Washington, Aug. 12. —Wm. Simpson,
Post Office Inspector, telegraphed from
Bamberg, S. C., to-day that the post office
there was open, and that he would report
the cause of the trouble in that place by
mail. The Postmaster of Bamberg, L. G.
Robinson, telegraphed yesterday that his
life had been threatened, and that he had
closed the office.
A correspondent who investigated the
midnight attack on Postmaster Robinson,
of Bamberg, reports that Robinson is at
his post again. He also says that no
complaint had been made against Robin
son by the people, and that his general
reputation was good. It has been estab
lished that the attack upon him was not
made on account of his politics, or of the
position held by him, and Post Office
Inspector Simpson, who is on the
spot, is satisfied of this, ajid has as
sured Robinson that the people of
Bamberg will protect him if molested. It
is a noteworthy fact that at about the
time Robinson was warned to leave Bam
berg and resign a colored excursion party
reached Bamberg bv train bearing with
them an effigy of Robinson, which they
cuffed aud cut with knives and afterward
hanged. The white people of the county
are indignant over the attack on Robin
son, and will see that the offenders are
punished if they can be detected.
AMERICA ABROAD.
An Exhibit of Her Manufactures Pro
posed for London Two Years Hence.
New Yoek, Aug. 12.—A gentleman, re
cently returned from Europe, says: “The
project of an exhibition of American pro
ducts, arts and manufactures in London
two years hence is received with great
favor in England, and if the exhibition is
a creditable one it will do more to extend
American markets and commerce than
could be done in any other way, because
it will show the people at a glance what
Americans have and what they make.”
About the success of the project the gen
tleman says that it will depend 'bn how
American manufacturers respond with
exhibits. If the* exhibit is good the at
tendance will be very large. London has
a population so great and the'curiosity
and interest felt in anything American is
so great that such an affair would bo cer
tain to draw a large patronage. The pro
ject is in the hands of men of means who
are determined to make a success of it.
New York’s Democratic Executive Com
in It tee.
New \ oisk, Aug. 12.—The Executive
Committee of the Democratic State Com
mittee met to-day at the Hofftnau. House,
and elected Wm. E. Smith, of Clinton
county. Chairman of the committee. It
was said to-night at the headquarters of
the committee that the statement that
Edward Cooper had resigned from the
Chairmanship was sligbly premature, as
he had never been elected to that office,
bis name merely having been
suggested in connection with
it. When this suggestion had
been conveyed to .Mr. Cooper, he at once
declined to accept the position on account
of ill-health. The committee to-day or
ganized for the first time. Mr. Smith,
who is a warm personal friend of Gov.
Cleveland, was elected on motion of ex-
Mayor Cooper.
An Editor Sues for Libel.
Cincinnati, Aug. 12.—C01. JoHn c.
Underwood, formerly manager of the
yews-Journal, entered suit in the United
States Court to-day against James E.
Scrips, Edward W. Scrips and M. A.
McCrae, for s.'>o,ooo, for an alleged libel
printed Aug. 2, in the Evening Post of
Cincinnati, charging Underwood with
acting dishonestly toward the stockhold
ers of the Xeics-Journal. Col. Under
wood’s attorneys are William M. Rain
sey, Judge J. B'. Foraker, Lawrence Max
well and Speaker John G, Carlisle.
Charleston's Terminal Facilities.
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 12.—The City
Council of Charleston to-day voted unani
mously to open an avenue along the east
ern water front of the city at once in the
rear of the piers and docks and to lav two
lines of steei tracks through the new ave
nue. This terminal railwav is to be
owned by the city and to be used free of
cost by all railroads entering the city.
The design is to giye Charleston cheap
terminal facilities equal to those of any
other Southern port.
WALL STREET’S FLURRY.
WILD RUMORS HATCHED FROM
THE BANK FAILURE.
No Other Houses Dragged Down, How
ever, by Cashier Dickenson’s Crook
edness—His Capture Not Vet Com
passed—Other Firms Who Have Sunk
Beneath the Waves of Adversity.
New Y'ork, Aug. 12. —Kiernan's agency
says: “At tne close of business yesterday
the bears were circulating a report that
two banking houses were in trouble, and
that the street would be further informed
before the opening of to-day’s market.
The strictest investigation fails to cor
roborate these bear reports, and the best
informed financiers and bank Presidents
treat these statements as canards. Com
mission houses , report that a few orders
to buy, received by mail yesterday, were
countermanded bj wire," wherever the
disturbance caused by the bank suspen
sion was known. The losses, if anv. by
the depositors iu the Wall Street Bank
will not be heavy. Most of the accounts
were ’extra,’ and in few cases exceeded
$25,000.”
President Evans of the Wall Street
Bank said this morning that additional
investigation since yesterday satisfies
him and the directors that the amount of
the loss will fall short of the capital of the
bank and that depositors will be speedily
paid in full.
The directors of the bank have decided
to wind up the affairs of the institution,
and a receiver will be appointed.
Notice was posted at the bank this
morning announcing that ail checks of
Ogden & Cos. would be paid on presenta
tion at the First National Bank.
A rumor was current, at the opening of
business that absent Cashier Dickinson
had been arrested, but it proved to be un
founded. It is now asserted on good au-
thority that Dickinson had been using
the bank funds for private ventures in
grain and stocks. His margins, however,
were small. He averted suspicion or
comment by putting small sums to his
credit in a larger number of offices, it is
thought that his latest purchases when
closed out will show a profit as the market
advanced after they were made.
WIRE AND IRON WORKS FAIL.
Chicago, Aug, 12.—The Chicago Wire
and Iron Works, a branch of E. T. Bar
num’s wire and iron works of Detroit,
which failed last month, were seized to
day in favor of Graham, Emlcn & Pas**
more, of Philadelphia. The Detroit as
signment had not been recorded in this
State. The assets of this branch are about
$40,000.
AN ADVERTISING AGENT KAILS.
Nelson Sheffield, an advertising agent
at Nos. 13 and 15 Park Row, filed an as
signment to-day to George Hunn, giving
preferences amounting to $12,760.
judgments for SOO,OOO,
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 12. —Judgments
aggregating SOO,OOO were entered to-day
against Robert M. Kennedy, of the Penn
sylvania Bank, one of the parties charged
with complicity in the bank frauds.
MISSOURf DEMOCRACY.
Gen. Marmailuke Nominated for Gov
ernor on the First Ballot.
St. Louis, Aug, 12.—A Jefferson City
special says: “Chairman O’Day, of the
State Central Committee, called the State
Democratic Convention to order at 10:45
o’clock this morning. After prayer,
Chairman O’Day congratulated the De
mocracy on the condition of party affairs
in the State, and, referring to the reputed
coalition of all other parties, said that lie
had no fears that it would succeed. G. V.
Rothwell was made Temporary
Chairman and T. J. Langle Secretary.
Presidential electors were chosen as
follows: First district, James Ellis; Sec
ond, G. A. Rothwell; Third, A. W. Kelso;
Fourth, T. 11. Parrish; Fifth, John 11.
Southern; Sixth, E. C. Moore; Seventh,
NatC. Dryden; Eighth, John I. Martin
(contested); Ninth, George Allen; Tenth,
J. J. O’Fallen; Eleventh. E. A. Lea;
Twelfth, D. A. Darman; Thirteenth, H.
Travers; Fourteenth, J. J. Russell.
The convention organized by electing
ex-Gov. Charles H. Harden Permanent
Chairman, and N-. M. Bell, Secretary.
The Committee on Platform then reported
a series of resolutions, which were adopt
ed without discussion. They declare
that the Democratic party of Missouri
approves the declaration of principles
made hy the Democratic Convention re
cently held in Chicago, and pledges its
earnest support to Grover Cleveland
and Thomas A. Hendricks, the nominees
of that convention for President and Y’ice
President of the United States. The
nominations for Governor were made and
Gen. John S. Marmaduke was chosen on
the first ballot by a vote of 332 to 61 for
four other candidates. Three ballots were
taken for Lieutenant Governor wilhoTit a
choice, and the convention adjourned
until to-morrow.
RIDING LIKE THE WIND.
The Swift Races Ran at Saratoga and
Monmouth Park.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 12—The
weather was warm and the track good
to-day. The events resulted as follows:
First Race—Kentucky stakes, for two
year-olds; three-quarters of a mile. Lizzie
Dwyer won, with Ilart second and Radha
third. Time lil' 1 j.
Second Race—Grand prize of Saratoga;
handicap, for all ages, at SSO each, half forfeit,
with $1,200 added; 31 subscribers; one and
three-quarter miles. On the upper turn Gen.
Monroe took up the running and won easily,
with Lucy Ji. second and Referee third.
Time 3:09.
Third Race— Purse SIOO for ail ages; en
trance money divided; non-winning ami
maiden allowances; three-quarters of a mile,
dim Renwick won, with Ssuftterer second aud
Glenliar third. Time 1:15';,.
Fourth Race— Purse $400; entrance free;
a handicap for all ages; one mile: over four
hurdles. Scalper fell at the first hurdle.
Glenarm made the running throughout and
won, with Bourck Cockren second. Time
l
MONMOUTH PARK.
New York, Aug. 12—At the Monmouth
Park races to-day the weather was line
and the track last. The results were as
follows:
First Race— All ’ages; one mile. Duplex
won, with Caramel second and Louiselte
third. Time 1:40.
Second Race —August stakes for two-year
olds; three-quarters of a mile. Grant‘won,
with lfrookwood second and Unrest third.
Time 1:10.
Third Race —Three-year-olds; one and
one-eighth miles. Tattler won, with the Tat
too colt second and Bluebell third. Time 1:59.
Fourth Race— All ages; one and three
eixteenth miles. Priam won, witli Monitor
second, and Haledon third. Time /Of 3 *.
Fifth Winner to be sohU three
mile, ftaska won. with Palonia
Esther third. Time 1:10.
SixtU^W'e —A hurdle race; one and a half
miles ow six Hurdles. Bockra won. with
Echo second, and Trombone third. Time 2:51.
Bhse Ball.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Games of base
ball were played to-day as follows:
’At Chicago—Chicago 9, Buffalo 11.
At Boston—Providence 4, Boston 0.
At Boston—Boston (Unions) 8, National 1.
At Philadelphia—Philadelphia3,New York!
At Detroit—Detroit 2, Cleveland <>.
At New York—Metropolitan 13, Virginia 5.
At Brooklyn—Brooklyn 5, Athletic 1.
At Baltimore —Baltimore 4, Alleghany 3.
At York, Pa.—Trenton 16, York (1.
•At Columbus, O.—Columbus 5, Indianapo
lis 4.
At St. Louis—St. Louis 6, Louisville 3.
The Irish National Convention.
Boston, Aug. 12.—The advance guard
of the Irish National League Convention
delegates began to appear here this morn
ing. Among the prominent Irishmen are
Patrick Egan, ex-Treasurer of the Land
League; Alexander Sullivan, President of
the Irish National League; Roger S.
Walsh, of Chicago, State Secretary ; J. J.
Curran, of Chicago, State delegate; Dr.
Thomas O’Reilly, of St. Louis, P. K.
Walsh, ot Cleveland; Henry F. Sheridan,
National delegate, A. O. H.; T. F. O’Con
nor, Alderman H. J. Hildreth, J. B. Ryan,
Walter S. Gibbons, James I’. Stanton’ M.
S. Hyland, Timothy Crane, and others,
lrom Illinois. The delegates seem to be
unanimously In favor of the exclusion of
all discussion of American politics from
the convention.
Prohibition in Indiana.
Indianapolis, Aug. 12.—The meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Prohi
bition State Central Committee was held
here to-dav, and it was decided to put an
electoral ticket in the field. The ticket is
not yet named, and members of the party
will not be pledged to its support. The
naming of an electoral ticket is simply to
enable such Prohibitionists as so desire
to vote for Gov. St. John.
Wrecked on a Trestle.
Buffalo, Aug. 12.—This morning a
freight train on the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railway ran off the
track on a trestle near Buffalo, killing a
fireman named Leonard. The engineer
saved his life by jumping from the train
white it was in motion. Several cars
were badly wrecked.
FRANCE’S CHOLERA PLAGUE.
Deaths In the Villages as Numerous as
Ever.
Paris, Aug. 12.—There were no deaths
from cholera at Toulon last night, al
though many persons were under treat
ment.
In the twenty-four hours ending at
8:30 o’clock this evening there were 11
deaths at Marseilles from cholera. One
death occurred in Toulon to-day. More
persons have been attacked than on anv
day recently, but the character of the dis
ease Is much milder than formerly. Nine
cases were admitted to hospitals to-day.
in the twelve hours ending at 8 o’clock
this morning there were 4 deaths from
cholera at Marseilles. There is a con
tinuous decrease in the number of cases
in the suburbs of Marseilles. The weather
continues intensely hot.
Five fresh cases of cholera have oc
curred at Gastrelnuovo, Italy, one of
which proved fatal. Two fresh cases
have occurred at Seborga, Italy, one of
which was fatal. One fresh case at Pan
calieu, and one death at Osasio are re
ported.
Dr. Burg delivered a lecture on cholera
to-night at the Mayoralty Hall in the
Eleventh arrondissement in this city. He
showed that persons employed in copper
and bronze factories were never attacked
with cholera. Dr. Burg recommends the
cuprie treatment of the wearing ol" flannel
treated with copper salts to prevent in
fection .
At Gigean to-day 2 deaths occurred
from cholera. The situation there is im
proving.
The cholera is raging in the department
of the Bosses Alps. At one village, where
there was no doctor, 21 deaths occurred
Saturday. A family of 13 in the village
died, and their bodies remained for thirty
hours unburied. The Maypr of the place
is inactive, and a panic exists among the
people. A doctor and nurse from the
Pharos Hospital have been sent to assist
in taking care ol the sick.
PIG-TAILED AND PIG-HEADED.
China Bound to Make France Surrender
tlie Whole Hog or None.
London. Aug. 12.—A dispatch from
Pekin dated Aug. 11 says: “Bung Li
Yamen has protested to the powers
against the operations of the French fleet
at Ke-Lung.
The British Embassy at Pekin advises
Earl Granville that the Uhiuese Govern
ment is disposed to grant England equal
trading concessions with France in the
southern provinces, but will not enter in
to negotiations until peace with France is
assured.
The government will make a declara
tion to the Chamber of Deputies concern
ing the Chinese question on Saturday, and
will ask for a further credit to enable it to
prosecute the campaign actively, and
force China to submit.
Paris, Ausr. 12. —La Voltaire gives the
following account of the French opera
tions in China: “Admiral Lespes
blockaded Ke-Lung on Aug. 5. The
Chinese attempted to repel him with a
battery of Krupp cannon. The French
thereupon opened fire and silenced the
battery without a casualty. A company
then landed and promptly "spiked the guns.
In this operation one man was killed and
two wounded. Admiral Lespes remains
at anchor before Ke-Lung so as to prevent
Chinese vessels from coaling. Admiral
Courbet stays at Foo Chow to support M.
Patenotre’s demands. The detached
squadron remains off YYoo Sung, 10 miles
north of Shanghai.”
Admiral Lespes reports that on Aug. if,
with three vessels, he attacked and de
stroyed the forts of Ke-Lung. Aug. 6
parties landed trom the ships and com
pleted the destruction of the war ma
terials in store there. The French are
now masters of the port, roadstead and
mines. Two men were killed.
Paris, Aug. 13. —La Figaro asserts that
the English Minister at Fekin is intrigu
ing against the annual trading conces
sions made to France by China. The pa
per says that the French Ambassador will
insist upon the special rights of France
under the Tien Tsen Convention.
BOLTON’S YY'HIP OVER CASEY.
The Solicitor General of Course Persist
cut in Ills l>enialß.
London, Aug. 12.—The press urges a
rigid inquiry into the truth or falsity of
informer Casey’s statement that Myles,
Joyce and others convicted of complicity
in the Maamtrassna murders were inno
cent, and that he was compelled to testify
against them by Crown Solicitor Bolton.
BOLTON’S STATEMENT.
Dublin, Aug. 12.—Crown Solicitor
Bolton asserts that Casey volunteered to
give his evidence. The Solicitor savs that
he refused to accept it without authority
from his superiors, and consequently no
tified Casey that the government accept
ed his evidence. Casey did not give his
testimony to Bolton nor in Bolton’s pres
ence.
IRISHMEN ON THE FRANCHISE.
At a meeting of 5,000 Orangemen at
Freelick, county Tyrone, to-day resolu
tions were adopted to support the action
of the Marquis of Salisbury on the fran
chise bill and to suDport the Conserva
tives only in the general election.
London, Aug. 13.—1 tis reported that a
number of Irish clerks have been dismissed
from the local government board in con
sequence ol being connected with politics.
CHILDREN FED TO FIRE.
Hiding in a Barn to Smoke, Endi in
Doss of Life.
Circleville, 0., Ausr. 12.—Three chil
dren oij a farm near South Perry, Ohio,
named Robert Wood, Lome D. Wood and
Kate Shaw, all under ten years of age,
were burned to death in a barn, having
gone there to smoke and in so doing set
the building on fire.
two children fatally burned.
Liekesport, Pa., Aug. 12.—During the
temporary absence of their mother two
young Swedish children attempted to
pour a citn of carbon oil on the fire in a
stove, and in the explosion which followed
both children were fatally burned.
FOUR PERISH IN LONDON.
London, Aug. 12.—Fire occurred last
night at Pimlico, a suburb of London, in
Abrahams’ hat shop. The proprietor and
three members of his family perished.
REPUBLICANISM IN FRANCE.
Blows at Its Perpetuity Warded Oft'from
the Constitution.
Paris, Aug. 12.—The congress of the
two houses of Parliament at Y r ersailles,
which is engaged upon the revision of the
constitution, resumed its labors to-day.
It rejected the amendment abolishing the
Presidency and the amendment enacting
that the President should be elected bj
universal suffrage.
The Congress, by a vote of 483 to 212,
rejected ah amendment abolishing the
Senate. It also rejected an amendment
forbidding Princes of former dynasties
from residing on French territory and
confiscating their property.
Mazatlan’s Yellow Fever.
YVashington, Aug. 12.—The Marine
Hospital service has received a report
concerning the existence of yellow fever
at Mazatlan, Mexico, from’which it ap
pears that there were 4 deaths from that
disease in May, 8 deaths in June and 14
deaths in July up to the 2'2d. On July 19
the Board of Health of Mazatlan decided
that as the disease was not epidemic in
character to continue to issue clean bills
of health to vessels trading at that port.
Steamers touching there bound for the
United States exercise caution in com
municating with the port as consistent
with the safety of the ship and her pas
sengers,
Russia’s Naval Manoeuvres.
St. Petersburg,Aug.l2.—The Russian
naval mana-uvres which take place on
Aug. 15. are of great importance and will
determine the future type of ironclads to
be used in the navy. The High Admiral,
Grand Duke Alexis, Minister of the navy,
has been supervising the preliminary
movements at Cronstadt.
During the exercises a torpedo boat col
lided with a sailing vessel and was dis
abled. Two other torpedo boats also col
lided and one sank and the other was
damaged. No lives were lost by the ac
cidents.
Peril’s Internal Turmoil.
Lima, Aug. 12.—Mirtley, Chief of the
Transandean -Railway Company, is to be
tried for seizing an engine, with cars at
tached, which was taken for Gen. Caceras,
at Callao.
The exile of Senor one of the
party of commissioners which sought to
arrange a peace between Gen. Caceras
and Gen. Iglesias, makes the people be
lieve that Gen. Iglesias does not expect
the desired answer which would avoid
civil war.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
THE BROWNS BADLY BEATEN
BY THE ATLANTAS.
A Citizens' Municipal Ticket Named by
the Committee—Anniversary of the
Kimball House Fire—Dr. Lealand’s
Life Gone Out—To-day’s State Con
vention.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 12.—The Atlanta-
Brown game, at Athletic Park this after
noon, while it drew a large audience, was
robbed of much of its interest from the
fact of poor playing on both sides. The
score at the ending of the ninth inning
was: Atlantas, 10; Browns, 3. Kilroy and
Burns, the regular battery of the Browns,
tilled their positions, while Hainann and
Merritt, of the Clinches, took positions in
the field. Russ and Sliger were the bat
tery of the Atlantas. Gentry, of Atlanta,
umpired the game. The Atlantas have
ordered two more men to be added to the
team when it tackles the Stars next week.
ATLANTA’S CITIZENS’ TICKET.
During the past two weeks several mass
meetings of citizens of Atlanta have been
held in the court house for the purpose, it
was stated, of reforming municipal af
fairs. Speeches were made advocating
reform, and committees were appointed
to devise means for accomplishing this
object. A,t a meeting held last week a
committee Of thirty-five citizens, fiv#from
each ward and the same number from the
city at large, was appointed to get up a
ticket to be submitted for ratification.
This committee held a meeting
last night, and after preparing a
report to be read Thursday night,
named the following ticket. For Mayor,
William A. Hemphill; for Aldermen at
large, W. S. Gramling: for Councilmen,
First Ward, W. M. Middiebrooks: Second,
W. J. Garrett; Third, J. M. Fatten;
Fourth, E. F. May; Fifth, Lamar Collier,
and Sixth, J. C. Kirkpatrick, These men,
it is believed, either favor Prohibition, or
are advocates ot SI,OOO license. Should
Mr. Hemphill run, his opponent, in all
probability, will be Volney Dun
ning, member of the present Coun
cil. The remaining nominees ot
the committee are good business
men, who have never been engaged in
city politics. The reform ticket will be
dissected in public Thursday night, when
a mass meeting will assemble. The prob
able action cannot be predicted with any
degree ot correctness. A strong feeling
prevails, however, that the ticket will
not go through without encountering
some opposition.
THE KIMBALL HOUSE.
Mr. Kimball and a number of frieuds
enjoyed a lunch spread on planks resting
on the upper portion of the Decatur street
side of the new hotel to-day. The Duild
ing is about one-fourth completed. To
day twelve months ago the Kimball
House was burned. Frank Arnold, who
was steward of the hotel at that time,
died at his home in this city to-day.
DR. LEALANI) DEAD.
Dr. Samuel YY. Lealand, of Cartersville,
State Commissioner from the Seventh
district to the New Orleans Exposition,
died at an early hour this morning. He
was a prominent member of the State
Agr cultural Society, and has many
triends all over the State.
TO-DAY’S CONVETION.
The delegates to the convention of the
Democratic party of the State, and to the
Bar Association of Georgia, both of which
bodies meet here to-morrow, are plentiful
here to-night. More numerous than these,
however, are the candidates for the posi
tions to be filled by the next Legislature.
A good deal of wire-pulling and manipu
lating is going on. The candidates for
office in Georgia increase in number year
ly, although the number to be elected is
about the same.
Congressional Conventions.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 12.—The Re
publicans of the Seventh District, in con
vention at Salisbury, to-day nominated
Dr. J. G. Ramsey for Congress.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 12.—Gen.
Joseph YVheeler was to-day nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Eighth Alabama district.
Detroit, Aug. 12. —The Third District
Republican Convention to-day nominated
James O’Donnell for Congress.
Virginia’s Bonds.
Richmond, Aug. 12.—Judge Hughes,
of the United States Court, has rendered
a decision in the case of John P. Fauve
against the Board of Sinking Fund Com
missioners. He decides that the motion
to remand must be denied, and that a
mandamus compelling said Commission
ers to fund at par the consol coupons ma
turing subsequent to July 1, 1882, into
new 3 per cent, bonds must issue as
prayed for. Judge Bond concurred in
this decision.
Exterminating His Family.
Wachita, Kan., Aug. 12.—A special
from Platte county says: “About day
break on Aug. 9 J. Daniels got up, dressed
himself, took a revolver and went to the
bed where his wife was sleeping and de
liberately blew her brains out. Turning
to a bed in the same room oocupied bv
two of his daughters, be shot the eldest,
inflicting what he supposed to be a fatal
wound. He then blew his own brains
out.
Labor’s Ceaseless Wars.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.—The miners who
went up the Monongahela river on the
steamer Gumbert vesterday are actively
engaged to-day trying to induce the fourth
pool men to strike for the district price.
It is said that a number of operators have
engaged special police to guard the miners
and keep the strikers off their property.
Parliament’s Prorogation.
London, Aug. 12.—The Pall Mall Ga
zette says: “Parliament will reassemble
on Sept. 15. It is believed that the Queen’s
speech at the prorogation will simply
refer to the necessity for an autumn ses
sion and to the rejection by the House of
Lords of the franchise bill, and will not
contain comment on either subject.
Gambling Ends in Disgrace.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.—Prince Bo
riatinsky, a leading member of society
here, has been dismissed from the com
mand of the Czar’s Guards and his name
erased from the roll of aides-de-camp. It
is said that the cause is that he has
squandered his entire fortune in gambling
operations.
A Duel in Texas.
Galyeston, Aug. 12.—A Terrell, Tex.,
dispatch says: “Bill Dougherty and Zach
Gray, young ranchers, residing on Sand
Prairie in the southwestern part ot this
county, were the principals in a duel
fought Sunday, in which both men were
wounded, Gray fatally.
A Minister Murders and Suicides.
Chicago, Aug. 12.—Information has
just been received here from the Northern
suburb of Lakeview, that Rev. Hill Col
lison, pastor of the Fullerton Presbyteri
an Church, shot his wite and then him
self this morning. Both are dead.
Intenge Heat In London.
London, Aug, 12.—The heat in Lon
don yesterday sent the mercury up to 93
degrees Fahrenheit. It was the most in
tense experienced in twenty years. YVork
was partially suspended. Several deaths
from sunstroke occurred.
One Farmer Kills Another.
Fountain City% Minn., Aug. 12.
William Kurt and Jasper Keller, farmers,
quarreled about cattle to-day, when Kurt
shot the other dead. The murderer was
taken to Alma to prevent his being
lynched.
England at New Orleans.
London, Aug. 12.—Sir Edward .Tames
Reed, member of the House of Commons
for Cardifi, proposes to ask Parliament
to-morrow what steps have been taken to
represent Great Britain at the New Or
leans World’s Exhibition.
The Czar an Early Bird.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.—1n order to
test the alacrity ot the troops, the Czar,
without any one expecting it, held a re
view announced for noon to-dav at the
early hour of 4 o’clock in the morning.
The Land of Flowers.
The pleasure of visiting that garden of
the tropics, Florida, is still only possible
to the few, but the choicest fragrance of
that land of flowers is brought within the
reach of all in the genuine .Murray & Lan
man Florida Water. To the sick room its
balmy breath imparts a delicious fresh
ness, ever welcomed by the most delicate
invalid, while as an enjoyment to those in
health it is invaluable whether used in the
bath or at the toilet. To distinguish the
genuine article from its numerous imita
tions look out for the “Trade Mark.”
With the condiments generally attain
able it is not possible to produce a mayo
naise dressing for salads that will com
pare with Durkee’a Salad Dressing. Buy
a bottle and be convinced.
THE PRINCESS OF YYALL STREET
Inheriting a Large Fortune, She Triples
It by Speculation and Parsimony. •
“One of the most daring and successful
speculators in the world,” said a promi
nent member of the Stock Exchange to a
New York World reporter at the Windsor
Hotel the other evening, is the ‘Princess
ef Wales." ”
‘;What!” ejaculated his hearer, “the
Princess of Wales a speculator in stocks?”
“The Princess ol Wales 1 speak of is
not the wife of the roval heir of the throne
of Great Britain, this title has been
given by common consent to a daughter
of a rich old whaler of New Bedford, who
died a number of years ago, leaving her
an immense fortune. This wealth she
has doubled several times by her wonder
ful operations in stocks. I wonder you
have never heard of her. You have cer
tainly heard of her husband, who is in
every way a much less remarkable per
son than she is. Until recently he was
a prominent director and some time ago
was, I believe, for a short period Presi
dent of one of the largest railroads in this
country. He is a noted speculator, and
his name is not at all descriptive of his
sagacity and shrewdness. He is a man of
remarkable height, standing nearly 7 feet
high. He is well known both in the Lon
don and New York stock markets, at the
former by a remarkable deal in Erie and
at the latter for the part he took in ad
vancing the prices, several years ago, of
Louisvilleland Nashville.
“When the father of the lady of whom I
first spoke died, he left her $9,000,000.
This made her one of the richest women
in America, and as significant of the
source of her wealth she was called the
‘Princess of YVales’ by those who knew of
her. She inherited with her millions a
talent for the acquisition of money and
an overmastering passion to keep it. Of
course she had many suitors, but among
them all there was none who could match
her fortune with his own. That was what
she was looking for. Failing in this, she
contented herself with a gentleman who
could produce evidence of being worth
$700,000. This he had made in the
Manilla trade. He wa9 of a liberal dis
position, and lived iu a generous manner.
After his marriage, however, his wife’s
stronger intellect changed his disposi
tion, and made him also the victim of a
mania for saving.
“It is related of the early days of their
courtship that in order to facilitate his
entrance into her house he gave a liberal
fee to the servant. Learning of it she
nearly broke off all further intercourse
with him, as she could never marrjj.g man
who exhibited such extravagance.’ When
the marriage papers were made out she
had it stipulated that all their joint living
and personal expenses should be paid by
him alone, notwithstanding that her for
tune was ten or twelve times as large as
his. Following their marriage came a
grand career of accumulation. Not sat
isfied with a fortune of princely propor
tioe, they proposed bv parsimony amt
speculation to double and triple it. The
death of an aunt added one $1,000,000 to
the wife’s treasure. She began immedi
ately, however, to cut down what she call-
ed her husband’s extravagant expehses.
“She compelled him to give up his ele
gant bachelor apartments and hire the
most economical quarters. The birth of
a son gave a more unselfish aspect to her
passion for gain. It was n*t now for her
self that she saved, but for her child. She
made up her mind that he should be one
of the richest—if not the richest—men in
America. While coasting one day, how
ever, he met with an accident which has
made him a cripple for life* He also
became subject to violent fits.
“An anecdote here will illustrate her
extreme parsimony. They were board
ing at Babylon, L. 1., when the lad was
attacked with convulsions. A doctor was
sent for, but before his arrival the child
had recovered, and the ‘Princess’ waited
at the window for the physician. As he
drew up she shouted to him: ‘Don’t come
in, doctor, he is all right now.’ Thus she
saved a doctor’s tee.
“Under her direction their combined
fortunes were so invested as to save, as
lar as possible, the payment of taxes.
Though both Americans thev hired two or
three rooms in London, and this they an
nounced as their residence, though they
pass most of their time in this country.
He is now about 55 years old and she
about 50. Tho lad is about 15 years of
age. They have rolled up their wealth
until now 1 have no doubt that $35,000,000
scarcely represents its extent. Though
possessed of an annual income of about
$3,000,000 I venture to say that tbeir total
expenses do not average more than $2,500
per year. Rather than pay for a cab 1
have known her to walk to a party through
a foot of snow with a pair of old stockings
drawn over her shoes.
“But they could not have created all
this wealth simply by saving?”
“No; the |larger part ot it is the result
of successful speculations. She is re
markably shrewd in her investments in
stocks and he is not far behind her in
talent of this kind. He may he remem
bered as having made a million dollars in
a few days in London by the rapid ad
vance in Erie following the expulsion of
Gould from the management. He has
also made large sums by his deals in
Louisville and Nashville in this country.
A peculiarity of their speculations is that
they operate on separate accounts and
often without each other’s knowledge.
She has-made her stock investments
largely, it is said, through the banking
house of John J. Cisco & Cos. Her opera
tions are large and daring, hut almost
uniformly successful. For a long time
she made Reading a specialty and thought
nothing of buying 20,000 or 30,000 shares
at a time. Even during the recent de
pression in stocks they have generally
been right on the market and have added
to their immense accumulations.
“She is undoubtedly the richest woman
in the world except perhaps Queen Vic
toria. Mrs. Coutts-Bartlett, rich as she
is, must rank second to the ‘Princess of
YVales.”’
“Are these facts which you are relat
ing to me?”
“They are. No objection to telling y(?u
the name of this worthy. I relate the
facts because I think it a shame that
these persons, natives of this land, should
have cut themselves off from all native
ties and have so invested their fortune
as to evade all the responsibilities of citi
zenship and the burdens of taxation. Let
them be parsimonious if they choose, but
they should make some contribution for
the maintenance of the government and
good order, which are the best guarantee
for the security of their vast wealth.”
A YVONDEKFUL DOG.
A Canine that Seems to be Imbued
with Human Intelligence.
Mr. A. C. Collins, of this city, savs the
Hartford, (Conn.) Post, is the owner ot a
dog which for intelligence has no supe
rior. The animal is a thoroughbred
pointer and answers to the name of Fritz.
Mr. Collins received him when he was
still a puppy and at a time when a series
ot “Training and Breaking” were being
published in the Forest and Stream. Fol
lowing out the instructions embodied in
the articles Mr. Collins has by patient work
so tar perfected his dog in tricks that the
animal seems to be endowed with human
intelligence. At the word of command
Fritz Will leap over his owner’s arm
stretch himself, yawn, sneeze, walk on
three legs, hunt tor fleas in a handker
chief, kiss his owner’s hand, remove his
hat, put his two forward paws in the seat
of a chair and pretend to pray, get into
the chair and assume the same attitude,
get down out of the chair backwards, beg
for meat, stop chewing suddenly, lie on
his right and left sides, pretend to he
dead, tell his age by means of cards, and
in the same way add and substract, pick
up the king of spades, diamonds, hearts
and clubs, and the jack, queen and ace
of the same suits, and do numerous other
tricks to the number of fortv-live.
In the three years he has’ had him Mr
Collins has never struck Fritz a blow to
make him do any of his tricks. In the
field the animal is equally intelligent re
trieving birds at dictation with surprisin''
celerity. °
“A pointer or a setter is the hardest
dog to train,” said Mr. Collins to a Post re
porter this morning, “for the reason that
they are so high bred. A mongrel can be
handled with infinite ease.”
“You have issued a challenge, have you
not, Mr. Collins, to match your dog
against any trick dog in the country?”
“Yes, and I’ll tell you how it happened.
Last spring I entered my dog in the New
York bench show, and on the Friday after
noon of tbe exhibit I was informed that
Fritz had taken the first prize, there being
no competitors. 1 started for Hartford by
the 2:30 p. m. train, and judge of my sur
prise the next day when I learned that
another animal, aged 12 years, blind in
one eye and deaf in both 'ears, had been
awarded the priz*. Their statement for
this peculiar course was that a clerical
error had been discovered after my depar
ture and that the contest had been re
opened. Of course, no one could manage
my dog except myself, and he refused to
do their bidding. Later I issued the chal
lenge and, above all, wanted to enter
Fritz in a contest against the winner of
the class, but I have never heard from the
owner of tike deg.’’ j
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BRITAIN’S RIVAL PARTIES
EGYPT AND THE FINANCES YET
BOXES OF CONTENTION.
Tl *? La “ e , r Question Furnishes Lord
Churchili an Opportunity for a Bitter
Attack on the Present Government-
The Egyptian Muddle as Murky as
Ever. *
London, Aug. 12.-In the House of
Commons this evening the appropriation
bill passed its third reading. Lord Ran
dolph Churchill denounced the enormous
growth ol the outlay of money, and at
tacked the management of Hugh C. Child
ers. Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
grants under the consolidated fund dur
ing 1884 were, he said, Jt5,000,000 over the
outlay during last year the late govern
ment were in office. The present session
of Parliament had been scandalous, and
time nad been wasted. The government
had introduced bills with no intention of
passing them. Especially was this true
in the instance of the merchant
shipping bill, the introduction of which
was a low. miserable election device ema
nating from an ill-famed caucus. In ro
gard to the mission of the Earl of
Northbrook to Egypt, Lord Randolph
pointed out that the government was en
trusting to two members of the financial
house oi Baring Bros. Cos., Lord North
brook and Sir Evlyn Baring, ulti
“afo,J°ntro ,°f England’s political
and financial interest in Egypt. The
government nu. lit as well send Iwoßoth
ihrdr' The ( ? ov f r ment’s stepsfor there
ner or Gen. Gordon were obviously insin
cere, and were another transparent, elec
tion device. He warned the government
that they were mistaken in their expecta
tion to rivet the attention of Parliament
at the autumn session on the franchise
question.
Chancellor Childers replied to Lord
Churehi . Mr. Childers said Lord
Churchill evidently thought that he had
inherited DisraeloPs mantle. He advised
him to adopt just criticism and abandon
such epithets and vulgar abuse. If the
House supported a policy of economy the
government were only too willing to re
trench. I’he Earl of Northbrook had no
connection with the firm of Baring Bros,
and these attacks upon him utterly
unworThyiVmord Randolph.
been issued for the prepa
ration oi "it camp for a British regiment at
, ady Haifa. Forage for TOO horses has
boon sent to that post. Evervtlung indi
cates an early advance from Cairo! Mai.
Gen. Earle, who has been in London on a
.lough, l* : * s had his leave shortened and
will return immediately. It is believed
that he is to be assigned to command the
Gordon relief expedition.
Col. Kitchener is still at Debbeh. Ho
confirms the reports of the victory of the
Mudr of Dongola over (he rebels at
Debbeh and states that the rebel lossea
were not exaggerated.
THE COM PJjAINTS OF CHILDItEN.
How the Little Ones Should bo Fed and
' . Clothed in Hot Weather.
• We have waded through an eight-col
umn article ou this bane of the summer
enjoyment of children, in which the pros
and <eous are discussed, says the Manu
facturer!! (Janette, and there are really
twenty-one lines in the article which are
good, sound, oominon sense, but people
don’t practice it. Asa rule, children are
stuffed with everything and anything in
stead of what they should be allowed to
eat, and they are kept either yelling at
the top ol their voice or so feeble that they
cannot howl, and then it takes about two
yvomen to take care of one, making the
mother fretful and anything but an agree
able accompaniment. Nine out of tea
children are kept sick, and when
they commence to get off their
feet the mother is just fool
ish enough to iix up some stupid mess, a,
boiled custard or a greasy pudding, or
some other piece of—we were about to
say foolishness, and so it is lor the child—
instead of which just give the child a
piece ol dry bread, a piece ol watermelon
taken out of the refrigerator cold, none of
the stuff taken off from a cart and cut up
without being properly cooled. Take the
child at bedtime, give him a good bath
with sal-soda, “tan his hide” with a
rough towel until it is as red as a
lobster, and if he squeals a little it
won’t hurt him. Gut him into a good
laugh and out of the dumps. Don’t
stuff him with paregoric, somebody’s bal
sain or some other vile stuff; give him a
little cream of tartar water without any
ice in it; don’t give him any iced tea,
iced coffee, iced lemonade, ail of which
tend to give him the summer complaint
with all its unpleasant accompani-*
ments. If he is feverish lemonade won’t
hurt him, or good sweet milk, but don’t
give both together. Teach him not to
drink too much, lathis way he maybe
fretty for a day or two, perhaps.
But we left you putting him to bed. Af
ter you have rubbed him until he is as red
as a lobster lay him face down, stripped,
take your hands and tattoo him from his
shoulders to his heels, not enough to hurt
him, breaking open the little glands on
the surface ot the skin; then, having dono
this, “turnover,” and give him the earns
medicine. After having finished your
tattooing take the palm of your
hand and strongly (not allowing
your hand to slip) rub over every
square inch ot the body, from the
upper part of the face to the bottom of the
feet, thoroughly back and forth, until the
skin leels as soft as velvet. If the bowels
are in any way sore play a gentle tattoo
on them, rub them gently, and in this way
promote action. Alter you are done with
him put him to bed, am.l in nineteen cases
out of twenty he will wake up in the
morning right side up, and end up like a
young chicken trying to crow.
Now don’t make the worst mistake.
Give him a piece of stale bread toasted
yellow brown; no grease; no salt. If ho
wants it moistened, a little fresh milk or
cream. Squeeze a lemon into a tumbler
of water, or half a tumbler is better.
Sweeten it a little; let him have bis crust
oi bread and sour lemonade, turn him out
into the yard and tell him to keep out.
If' you have a cooled watermelon
around the house the more be eats of it
the better. If you have somp ripe peaches
or ripe berries let him eat liberally.,
In two days he will have forgotten all
about it, theirnilk-and-water color will
have gone, and if you only manage with
a little sense—and when a child is tired
or off his feet stop feeding him, don’t let
him run to the ice water pitcher every
five minutes—he will be ready to kick up
his heels at 5 o’clock _in the morning,
jump up and down, a’nd run over the
house all day, and you will be glad when
he is in bed, and he will sleep as sound as
a pig. No use; summer com
plaint in children is all nonsense;
no need of it. It need not last over
twelve hours, and you don’t need the
doctor to stuff the child with morphine,
laudanum, paregoric, or some other of the
nostrums. If children were used this way,
and were kept out of doors, and slept in
rooms where the air run through, we
should neither hear of summer complaint,
cholera infantum, nor anything of the
kind, provided only common sense is
used at the outset.
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