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i ESTABLISHED 1850. I
J. H, ESTILL, Hdltor and Proprietor, j
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. |
news of the two states told
IN PARAGRAPHS.
t Young Lad Kills a Rear Near Tbom
anville—A Mother Ac {dentally Kills
Her Child with Morphine at ISain
brldge—A Fire-Proof Ragging for Cot
ton Invented at Augnsta.
a BORGIA.
About 30 bales of cotton have been re
, ,1 in Griffin up to date.
Ltm-- v. Gray has accepted the assistant
, ty attorneyship ol Atlanta.
It rum red that an #B,OOO hotel will be
er* 'ted at Jug Tavern this fall.
The report that scarlet fever was prevalent
Butts county is declared to be untrue.
.! i;ne Lyon, a negro man in Panola, is the
* rof thirty children. lie had three wives.
W. Cole's residence, near Spring Place,
n ashes. The loss of #SOO is covered by no
Tin- Baptist parsonage at West Point, now
finished, will cost, with the keys de
> . red, #1,123.
Alfred Bennett, who lives near Jefferson,
acres in cotton, for which he has been
T'-re l 4a bales.
There are twin sisters near Cleveland who
are exactly the same height and balance the
-i lie, at the same notch.
T . taxes in Lincoln county will be con
rably redneed this year owing to the court
lc ..se debt having been paid off.
A negro, who is supposed to be au escaped
. ct, has been seen dodging abont the tan
ar! woods near Washington. Some negroes
. they saw an iron band on his leg.
Rev. Josiah Lewis, I). D., will soon perma
i cntly retire from the pastorate of the Meth
■"!. t church in LaUrange and from the active
ministry. This step 4s necessitated by his
feeble health.
A petition is being circulated for the re
mission of the remainder of Joseph Moncrief’s
sentence. Moncri* f killed a negro at Rome
over 7 years ago, and was sentenced to 20
years in the penitentiary.
Dooly, according to the tax digest of this
year, as reported by the grand jury, shows
t txable property to the amount of #1,626,000,
being an increase of $36,900 over last year.
Number of polls returned 2.111.
The I>oolv county grand jury recommend
• nt their Representative have "an act passed
;.t the next session of the Legislature to abol
the office of Commissioners of Roads and
i: v enue, so far as it relates to the county of
I>. Kalb Jew*: Quite a sensation has been
. ,-cd around Redan by various mysterious
- that are frequently beard in the yard
. ; house of Mr. Martin, who lives near that
• It sounds very much like a continued
- _ing far under the surface of the ground.
Banks SuJWior Court, the case of the
- vs. Ilavid C. Nelms, murder, ended in
. vu tion. and recommendation to life im
- . nment in the penitentiary. The parting
< between the condemned man and his
v and two little children was very affeet-
Mrs. Ivev. whose husband waskilled by fall
_ from tfie ra Iroad bridge in Athens"while
rk on that structure, and who secureil a
ct of #6,060 against the Georgia Railroad,
>rke Superior Court, has had the decision
ruled by the Supreme Court, and she will
now get her money.
Everyday serves to strengthen the belief
Hon. Henry R. Harris, the nominee of
• Democrats of the Fourth Congressional
-triet. will be elected by a handsome ma
•ri’v. The reports of great dissatisfaction
v-mg Democrats m the upper counties are
■ at a 1 sustained by the facts.
K t-tman correspondence News, Sept. 13:
rae Johnson and William Sledge, both col
r. .. quarreled this morning at the turpen
. -till of W. W. Harrell in the Western
-• ..f tins county, and Johnson struck Siciige
: ' head with a plank, killing him almost
n-: ntly. Johnson was arrested this evening
,i 1 lodged in jail.
\ of the four colored men who were ar
i i i.ist week upon warrants ltnplirating
t ;a in the wrecking of the special military
trn 1 on the Southwestern Railroad, near
\ on the night of Aug. 24. are now out
a v 1. the li-i of them having made his
Wedne-dav eveniug. Their bouds
wer>- :ixed at 4290 each.
IT ■ . 'ly in the history of Harris county
I- were never o many important cases on
ket for trial. The docket
i-- veu felony cases, Are of which will
f>r ii at the October term of the Supe
r■ t ' rt. A murderess has just lieen lodged
. -he is the negro woman who tnur
•t ii .-band, Tillman Street, in the
\\ i,rl> Hall district.
lt< T !. the Harris county man who
1 • t. i. 'v. McDaniel to send him a divorce
tv. has been adjudged a lunatic.
A. r r ■n a divorce h a attempted to out*
of one of bis neighbors and was
nl at Hamilton. Thursday, John
t ■r- i. of that county, passed through Co
i en route to Milletigeville with Teel,
onflaad in the lunatic asylum.
!• '"■! Citizen: During the Whitfield
fair in 1*72. a premium was offered to
tie making the liest speech on the
Among those to enter the list as a
! ’"T was Helva A. Lockwood, who ad
■ 1 the people on the subject: ‘’Women
- r winers.” Beivaisnow receiving consid
• • ■ cheap notoriety as the women's candi
i i for th- Presidency of the United .States.
Hawkinsville Dispatch'. A few days ago we
• ' n-d in the Dispatch that Hon. 8. W.
!'oiaski county, had picked 25,700
("iindsof cotton from a patch of 17 acres,
v.' c then the patch has been picked over
e, and up to Friday last the 17 acres had
■•: iVw pounds ot seed cotton. Allowing
- . l-oUu ,, 5 to make a bale of lint, the yield
- far i- iweni ” hales on 17 acres, and there
. v ora f t iio. ' 'an* 1 pounds jet to open.
gt>r the result of the
• ■ - ot the -tale vs. Lewi# Dlr.? ,808 colored,
■ rge with murder. In tills case lne .®*
slant killed George Williams, colored, w-!’
went to Dickerson’s house, cursed and
.< used him threatened to kill him, and
shoved him on the bed where his sick
wfe lay, when Dickerson cut him with
knife, caus’ng death within a few days.
1 jury remained out all night, and next
r.i >rning return- and a verdict of justifiable
homicide.
< i ■ tila Clan >n: There has lieen but one
tth in Camilla am mg the while people,
m i hut one among the blacks for months.
1 i.< ouiy death of a white person in the town
-o far was from a constitutional or hereditary
! -ease. Our population is nearlv one thou
- id. The writer has attended but two
; rials, both from the country. One was a
>r woman of the almshouse, who had been
invalid all her life. The other was a little
, from brain fever, brought on, no doubt,
snprudent bathing. Two babies, we be
ve, have also died in the county.
Thomasvillc 77->.a: Master Thomas E.
H acksbear, who, with his mother and sister,
- lieen spending some time on Cumberland,
w ont out last week with a couple of gentle
men to drive for deer. Tom was placed at
-tand while the gentlemen chose others.
‘‘ .on the drive was started the game chanced
t- come out by Tom's stand, and proved to
a huge bear. Though perhaps the only
r : wild one Tom ever saw, he kept a eoo'l
id and steady hand, and downed the hear
tu- tir-t fire, but, to make doubly sure, he
m the other barrel. As soon as lie
was certain of his game, he turned it over to
• care of the others, and mounting his
r-e, sped baek to tell the news to his mother.
1- kston correspondence News, Sept. 19:
The nuptials of Mr. L M. Bedell, of this place,
and M iss Janie l.ang, of Burnt Fort, were sol
emnized at the residence of the bride's father
on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 11 o’clock.—There
are some signs of improvements going on in
the town. The Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railroad Company are constructing a
.welling for the mimpminder. Chaee Bros,
are building up a blacksmith shop.—There are
tire candidates in the field for Legislative
honors. Four of them are white and one col
ored. A- matters stand the colored man has
the best chance of election. This is greatly to
be deplored.—Cotton opening quite lively, and
the farmers are in good spirits.
Warrenton Clipper: There is an old negro
the county, it is said, whose touch wilt
drive away warts, heal cancers and cure in
’ intaneonsly the worst eases of rheumatism.
Reliable people inform us that several cases
tse have been cured by the simple lay
r: .r on of his hands on the affected parts. One
old gentleman, who. bv the way, is one of our
lixenfl, is troubled with the periodical
• . nee of a cancer on his face and for
years has lieen under the treatment of this
colored prodigy. On these occasions, when
the cancer becomes inflamed our friend goes
immediately to the negro and has him to rub
:t, and soon after, it disappears leaving no
trace of its former eiisteDce save a little drv
scab.
A romantic marriage occurred near West
lit last week. On Friday afternoon, about
' ' '"lock, John Harrington and Miss Loula
/■ ‘- iiry, of W est Point, were married, 2 miles
r m tow a. The ceremony was performed
Rev. S. P. Callaway in a beautiful and
■®l ressive manner. The attendants were:
P T shulze and Mist lttie I.anier. Mr
t k Uanier and Mrs. W. 1.. Williams. All
t • parties were on horseback, the minister
ting in a buggy. The place selected was
- tiful cluster of shade trees, on a mound
" the public road, away from the hum and
—of the busy world. After the marriage
n lal party returned to the city and par
’d an elegant supper at the C'lialtahoo
■ ■ in rpjer: Mr. Beverly J. Wynne
- ■>? an egg he found in his father’s yard
• at anything in the egg line we ever
Vs he was passing through the
noticed a hen squatting near the well.
•-riier was sometning which appear
ing. As he approached the hen
••! he picked up a soft shell egg.
• c ,and to be thirteen inches longby
inurement, fn the middle it was
irgeas a common egg. and tapered
“ ’' u Vtr . small point—not as large as his
little finger—at one end. while the ether was
rounded off bluntly, though longer than a
common egg. He picked it up by the middle,
and the two ends came together. He laid it
on a table intending to weigh it and bring it
to this office, but some of the children got hold
of it and broke it. We have heard of many
queer eggs, but this is the longest egg we ever
heard of. Prof. C. W. M Wvnne says his son
is correct atiout the length of the egg. If it
had been divided up it would probably have
made about four or five eggs of the usual size.
If the hen is carefully cared for she may do
better next time.
Greensboro Home Journal: A death oc
curred in the Council room of this city on
last Thursday night. The facts, as we have
lieeu able to gather them, are as follows:
Wednesday night a tramp was found near the
depot who was thought to be suffering from a
too fre indulgence in drink. As this is a general
failing with this class nothing was thought of
it. The next day, however, the man was
found by one of our worthy citizens, and upon
being questioned, declared himself to be se
riously sick. This humane gentleman took
the unfortunate man to his house, and cured
kindly for his immediate wants. He seemed
to grow worse, and the matter was reported
to the City Council, and the sick man was re
moved to the Council room, where he died
Thursday night. Coroner Schell held an in
quest Friday morning. Few lacts were de
veloped, except that he died of chronic juan
dicc. It was ascertained from certain t apers
found on his person that the man’s name was
! Mac Kin, and that his home was in Pittsburg.
1 Pa. Further than this, so far as we could
| gather, no more was learned. The jury re
j turned a verdict in accordance with the facts
i before them. The body was buried by the
I County Commissioners.
Bainbridge Democrat: It is our painful duty
this week to chronicle one of the saddest acci
dents that we have ever been called on to re
port, resulting in the death of the 8-year-old
little daughter of Mrs. Me J unkin, a widow
lady jiving with herbrother, Mr. Dan. Camp
bell, in the lower part of this county, on Sun
day morning last, from an overdose of mor
phine, administered by the mother for qui
nine, on Saturday morning. It appears that
the child had had a slight attack of fever,
and it was for the puri>ose of breaking it up
that the medicine was given. There being in
the house two drachm bottles—one filled with
morphine and the other with quinine—the
mother measured out aliout two grains of
what she mistook for quinine and administer
ed it. The profound sleep of the child which
soon followed was not noticed till several nows
hail passed, and enough of the deadly drug
had been absorlied into the system to produce
death. Everything was done that could be
thought of until Sunday morning, when the
spirit of the little innocent winged its fli.ht to
the spirit world to join a little sister and
brother and its father who had preceded it.
I'he grief of the almost distracted mother can
be-ter be imagined than described, and we
draw a curtain over this part Of the picture.
As intimated, the unfortunate lady had pre
viously lost two bright children and only a
few years ago a loving husband, who was
brutally killed by a negro in Gadsden countv,
Fla.
Augusta furnishes anew invention in the
shape of a fire-proof cotton bagging, which
promises a revolution in packing the South
ern staple, the banishment of the old jute
bagging and a reduction of cotton insurance
rates from the highest to minimum figures.
The invention is bv P. C. Close, an Augusta
machinist, and C. AV. Haughty. It consists of
an earihyor asbestos-like substance, dissolved
in some kind of g uc like whitewash and
spread over bagging made of cotton goods.
The invention is called anti-phlogan, and the
inventors claim it is easily made, as cheap as
sand, and the whole bagging made cheaper
than the jute or gunny bagging now used.
A satisfactory test was made at
the Cotton Exchange. The-factory Presi
dents, the cotton merchants, the insurance
men and Chief Platt, of the Augusta Fire De
partment, all highly recommend it. Chemist
C. R. F. Howe, of the Georgia Ch inicai
Works, says it is actually fire-proof. The
cotton bagging is covered with anti-phlogan
and, placed in intense heat, carbonizes, but
does not produce the flame so dangerous in
cotton tires. Hence cotton is protected, and
can l>e rolled out of a burning warehouse
after hour* of contact with the lire. The in
ventors will soon give a test before the South
western insurance agents in Atlanta. Be
sides keeping at home immense sums now
spent for imported jute bagging, this inven
tion. if adopted, will open anew industry
and cause the manufacture of over 800,000
bales of cotton per annum for baling the raw
lint cotton.
FLORIDA.
The Methodist church at Snead's will soon
be completed.
The Jackson county Republicans will hold
their convention at Marianna about October 1.
Mr. Purnell, of Lake City, was acci
dentally shot last week while hunting near
Port Orange. His injuries are not serious.
The Greenwood merchants had shipped 110
bales of cotton up to last Monday. Mr. E. T.
C. Dickenson haa bought 180 of the number.
On Tuesday &u accident happened._to a
freight train' ou the Florida Central and
Western Railroad, about two miles west of
EUaville. The freight train due at Jackson
ville at six o’clock Tuesday evening ran off
the track, caused by the rails spreading from
the weight of a very heavy locomotive on rot
ten ties. The engine and thirteen cars were
thrown from the track amt the latter scat
tered. with their contents, in almost every
direction, and frightfully demolished. The
locomotive was placed upon the track again
and drawn away, but forty-eight hours after
the accident the track was still blocked by
the freight cars, and passengers were forced
to transfer from one train to the other.
Goods, including corn, flour, bacon, hay, oil
and lurniture and about 150 bales of
are scattered all around, and some oi the
goods were stolen and hauled away by carts
from miles distant. Fortunately no one was
seriously injured.
Sanford Journal : Certain creatures call
ing themselves men, lint who have as inade
quate a conception of what true manhood is
as a pagan has of the mission of the Messiah,
and incapable of conceiving even the nobler
emotions which prompt the true patriot and
honest partisan, in order to injure the Demo
'•ratio party and in the vain hope of arresting
the i “dstlesaeffect of the splendid demonstra
tion and speeches of Monday
night last, have si^T ted , the infamous false
hood that Confederate un£? were ,n
decorating the arches and stand uu tflat oc ‘
casion. We did not notice Uie decorations
with suflieient carefulness to assert of our
own knowle ‘go that no such flags were used,
but wa are authorised to offer a reward of 125
for any such flag used as stated, or proof that
such were used. It is creatures such as those
who originated this infamous slander that
have rendered the Radical party, as known
m the South, despisablein the estimation of all
true men, whether from the North or South,
and it is a gratification to know that they
occupy a position beneath the contempt ot all
honest mem
Florida’s MA-opolii.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 20.—An
Italian bootblack was drowned yester
day.
The Democratic candidates for the Leg
islature in Duval county will commence
an active campaign next week. ‘
Several negroes are wearing Cleveland
and Hendricks badges. This is an un
usual occurrence.
There is a gratifying increase in the
arrival of land buyers and prospectors.
Death of an Old Captain.
Richfield Springs, N. Y., Sept. 20.
Capt. Albert Degroot died yesterday at
his home here. He was a contemporary
of Commodore Vanderbilt and was the
oldest steamboat captain alive. He gave
to the press and printers of New York the
Franklin statute which now stands in
front of the Tribune and Times buildings.
He was 80 years old.
Stellmarher's Accomplice Hanged.
Vienna, Sept. 20.— The Anarchist mur
derer, Hammerer, was hanged here this
morning, in accordance with the sentence
of the Military Court. It is officially
stated that he confessed to have been in
collusion with Stellmacher in all the lat
ter’s crimes. It is stated also that he
made a disclosure of secrets of Anarch
ists.
Germany and the Congo.
Berlin, Sept. 20.— Henry M. Stanley,
the African explorer, has written a letter
to Die Deutsche Revue on the position of
the European powers in regard to the
Congo question.
Several corvettes belonging to the Ger
man navy have been ordered to the west
coast of Africa.
A 920,000 Monument.
Minneapolis, Sept. 20.—Yesterday
afternoon the Sovereign Lodge of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows let a
contract for a proposed monument at
Baltimore to James B. Itidgelv, late Secre
tary of the order. The shaft will be ol
granite and the statue of Munich bronze.
It will cost >20,000.
Harold DeYVoira Troubles.
Montreal, Sept. 20.—Harold DeWolf,
of New York, who came to this city some
time ago with Bebe Vining and who has
since been in jail, was to-day declared a
lunatic by Dr. Howard and has been re
moved to Longue Points Asylum.
Cleveland’s Clemency.
Albany, N. Y'.,Sept.2o.— The Governor
has pardoned James Larkin, convicted
of burglary in Queens county. He re- j
gards the verdict of the jury" as invalid !
and outrageous. The Governor has also i
restored five persons to citizenship.
DIABOLIC INCENDIARISM.
ONE LIFE LOST WHERE NINE
WERE JEOPARDIZED.
The House Saturated with Kerosene
from Cellar to Garret—The Tictim the
Wife of the Man Suspected of Apply
ing the Torch—The Other Alarms of
the Day.
New York, Sept. 20.—An elaborate and
well planned attempt at arson, which
would have cost many lives, was brought
to light to-day. The diabolical crime,
however, miscarried. Its only result was
the killing of a woman, the wife of the
man whom the police arrested on a charge
or setting hre to tne house. The w oman
was Mrs. Gersteg, wife of Leo Gersteg,
a saloon keeper at No. 234 Hiving ton
street. The fire was discovered in his
house. He lived on the second floor with
his wife and child. Seven lodgers occu
pied the third floor. Early this morn
ing a police office saw flames in the
house and gave an alarm. He and
another officer went on an
adjoining hi.use and roused the inmates.
Then, ascending to the roof, they went to
the rescue of the occupants of the burn
ing building. They, however, at the first
alarm, had fled to the street —all but two,
Mrs. Gersteg and her nine-year-old boy.
They were found on the roof, the boy
nearly choked with smoke and the woman
dying from horrible burns. The two were
brought to the street. In the meantime
the fire had spread, and eaten its wav
through to the roof. The flames blazed
furiously. When the fire was put out it
was found that everything in the house
had been saturated vvith kerosene oil and
the gas everywhere turned on. A
sofa had been saturated with oil,
and chairs piled on it in the
front room, and then set on Are. Fire
was also started in a closet. Kerosene
steeped wood and shavings were scattered
everywhere in the house. Mrs. Gersteg
could give no account of the affair. She
was taken to a hospital and died at day
break. The boy was not badly burned.
The husband could be found nowhere.
It was reported that he had quarrelled
with his wife, and went away and was
seen no more. It is conjectured that the
woman had a hand in firing the house.
Gersteg returned to the house later as un
concerned as if nothing had happened,
and was placed under arrest. He is a
B'rencbman, and expressed no concern at
the charge preferred against him. He de
nied that he was guilty, and said that he
had been out of the house all night.
Later, when arraigned in court, Gersteg
w as committed tor examination.
RIVER STEAMERS ABLAZE.
Cincinnati, Sept. 20.—The fire, which
started in the pantry ot the steamer Morn
ing Mail shortly before 2 o’clock this
morning, communicated to the steamer
Bonanza and the United States lighthouse
tender Lily, which was lying alongside.
The three were burned to the water's
edge, except the Lily, which escaped
with the loss of her upper works. The
boats were lying at the upper landing in
Fulton, where a number of other steamers
were tied up during low w-ater. The
steamer’s gatT and shinkle were cut loose
and floated out of danger. No one is able to
tell how the tire started. The Bonanza
and Morning Mail were owned by the
Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Big Sandy
Backet Company. The lormer was built
in 1876, and before its destruction was
worth $24,000. The Morning Mail was
built two years ago, and was valued at
$30,000. They were insured in Cincinnati
companies for $20,000 each. The Lily’s
damage is estimated at SIO,OOO. No lives
were lost.
A TUG’S DESTRUCTION.
Chester, Pa., Sept. 20.—The tugboat
J. B. Woodward, of Philadelphia, took
fire at 2 o’clock this morning w T hile lying
at the rolling mill wharf at South Ches
ter. The crew cut her loose and she
drifted up to Jeffreys street, when the
tugs America and Marcellus succeeded in
beaching her. She then burned to the
water’s edge and is a total loss. The
amount of the loss and the origin of the
fire cannot be learned. Alfred Clark, a
young man living in Philadelphia, one of
the crew of the Marcellus, fell overboard
during the excitement and was drowned.
His body has not been recovered.
A CLOTHING STORE BURNED.
St. Louis, Sept. 20.—The “Golden Ea
gle” clothing store, corner Broadway and
Pine streets, owned by Browning, King
& Cos., of New York, was destroyed by fire
this morning. The loss in stock is esti
mated at about $150,000. It is insured for
SIIO,OOO. The loss on the building is
slight and is fully insured.
FLAMES IN A CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.—Fire broke
out this morning in the carriage factory
and warerooms of William D. Rogers &
Cos., at Nos. 1009 and 1011 Chestnut street.
The valuable stock on the first floor was
saved, but the contents of the upper
stories were badly damaged. The loss is
estimated fn $30,000.
FIRED BY A BURSTING BOILER.
Indianapolis. Sept. 20.—A special
from Vincennes, Ind., says that the boiler
in Emerson & Calendar’s mill exploded
this afternoon, setting fire to the building,
which was destroyed. The loss is $12,000.
One of Mr. Calendar’s sons was probably
fatally injured.
a woolen mill destroyed,
Boston, Sept. 20. The ilerchants’
Woolen Mill, "a large stone building at
Dedham, was entirely destroyed by fire
this morning, with machinery and stock.
The loss is $75,000. Five thousand hands
are thrown out of employment.
OHIO’S BLAZING FORESTS.
Chardon, Ohio, Sept. 20.—Forest fires
are raging two miies trom this city and
thousands of dollars of damage has al
ready teen done.
ANOTHER CLOTHING CRASH.
Buchanan Bros. Share the Fate of
Rindskopf Jfc Co.—Other Failures.
Cincinnati, Sept. 20. — Buchanan
Bros., clothiers, made an assignment this
afternoon to M. J. Mack and Herman
Hueseman. Their statement to the com
mercial agency in July last gave their
capital at about SIOO,OOO, with the per
sonal property of the members of the firm
as $30,000 more. Their liabilities were
then given at from $50,000 to $75,000. No
statement has yet been made of their pres
ent condition, except that it is understood
that preferences to the amount of
$200,000 have been given, mostly to credi
tors in this city. Private advices from
New York sav that the firm owe Ilinds
kopf Bros. & Cos. of that city $150,0 0, but
the members of the firm stated yesterday
that they had no financial relations what
ever with Rindskopf Bros. & Cos. The
firm has been established for twenty
years and succeeded Rindskopf & Cos. It
is composed of Aleck and Joseph Buch
anan and Abraham Meyer, their brother
in-law. Raphael Buchanan, their elder
brother, is manager for Rindskopf A Cos.,
of New York. The best estimate that
can be made placep the liabilities at $400,-
000. The assets are mainly absorbed by
the preferences.
A Fraud’s Methods Exposed.
New York, Sept. 20.—W. B. Densmore,
President of the Adams Express Compa
ny, and J. C. Fargo, President of the
American Express Company, caution the
public generally throughout the United
States against a person signing himself J.
T. Lloydi who is canvassing the country,
representing himself as publishing a rail
road and traveler’s map. He is also pre
senting what purports to be the indorse
ment of the companies named. They state
that he has swindled many people through
out the country by the issue of a printed
receipt bearing indorsement (without
date)of the Adams and American Express
Companies, which indorsement was given
more than 20 years ago, and long since
withdrawn. The express companies are
deluged with letters of inquiry regarding
this operation.
Delaware’s Whipping Fost.
Wilmington. Dei.., Sept. 20.—Seven
convicts were whipped at Newcastle this
morning in the presence of about 400 peo
nle. Among them were Edward Redden,
white, who was pilioried for an hour in
addition to his 20 lashes; Isaac Andpr
son, a negro boy, who yelled lustily while
!>eing whipped, and a colored thief, named
Sugar Awful, who took 20 heavy lashes
without a murmur.
SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1884.
WOMEN IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
Commissioner Gregory Draws a Roseate
Picture of Their Chances.
Washington, Sept. 20.—The following
is a copy ot a letter written by Hon. John
M. Gregory, of the Civil Service Commis
sion, on the employment of women in the
public service:
Does the new civil service system favor the
appointment of women to the public service?
It must be admitted that thus far fewer
women have obtained places under this than
under the old system Out of 331 appoint
ment- to the classified service made under
the civil service rules since July 16, 1883, not
including spi cia' peus on examiners, only 32
have been of females. It is already gen
erally known th,.t civil service examinations
for clerkships are open alike to men and
women, that all applicants are examined
alike, marked by tli 1 same rules, and placed,
if they pass, on common registers for certifica
tion to the appointment officers of the heads
of the departments. When notices of vacan
cies are received by the Commission, if no
mention of the sex required were included in
the notice, the four names graded highest
would tie sent without regard to sex. but thus
far all requests, except two for names to fill
vacancies, have contained the significant
words “males,” or “females.” The two re
quests in which no sex was mentioned were
recalled and the omission corrected. The
wrong, therefore, if wrong there tie, lies Dot
at the door of the Civil Service Commission,
nor yet at that of the system, unless it be
claimed that the system has relieved the ap
pointing powers from pressure and left them
at liberty to select for service such
persons as they deem best. No explanation
has as yet been given of the reasons of this
preference for male clerks, but it is hinte i
that under the old system an undue and in
convenient proportion of female clerks was
pushed upon the departments, and that the
heads of th. se departments are now using
their opportunity to even-up the force. It is
true that excessively large numbers of female
clerks and copyists are found in some bureaus.
One member of Congress is said to have pro
cured the appointment of 40 women from his
district, and few men in power were able to
resist the importunities of women who claim
ed to be in poverty, with infant children or
aged parents to support; nor were the
women’s blandishments always found power
less as a means of winning places.
BAD WOMEN IN PLACE.
It is said also that the had conduct of some
unworthy women has created prejudices
against female clerks in some bureaus, while
in other cases the difficulty which the chiefs
of the divisions find, or fee!, in enforcing
order and industry among female clerks ren
ders them hostile to any increa-e of such
clerks. Some of those who appreciate at the
highest the service of many capable, industri
ous and altogether worthy women found in
the departments still feel reluctant to ask for
the appointment of unknown women whose
names may Ire sent them from the lists of the
Civil Service Comnrssion. but, doubtless,
much of this will change when the superior
character and ability of women brought for
ward by civil service examinations shall be
come known. Many of the best examinations
have been passed by women, and the books of
the Commission contain at this time the
names of many who would do honor
to the service. While these women
are not superior to the best of tlio-e
now in the departments they will
certainly be found better and more capable
than hundreds who, under the old system,
were thrust in without examination, and too
often without merit by the “influence” of sym
pathetic Congressmen or of others high in au
thority. There is no general prejudice against
good female clerks, and as far as known the
heads of the executive departments are dis
posed to do full justice to women, and to give
them their proper share of the places when
the needs of service will permit. The new
civil service system must inevitably favor the
future‘employment of women: first, by bring
ing to the notice of the appointing officer the
high qualifications 6hown by female appli
cants in examinations, and, second, by intro
ducing to the ofiicers a blass of women whose
capacity, industry and good conduct will
prove to any doubting chief of a bureau or
division the sterling value of a true woman’s
service.
MCDONALD’S RECORD.
Another of the lilaine Satellites Makes
a Bad Showing Under the Glasg.
Washington, Sept. 29.—Ex-Sena
tor Alexander McDonald, of Arkan
sas, whose defense of Blaine in connec
tion with the Little Rock Railroad bonds
affair, was yesterday widely circulated
by the Republican National Committee,
is" well remembered here as belonging to
the unsavory and thrilty crowd of carpet
baggers who appeared in Congress after
the war.
There is oh file in the Interior Depart
ment a statement made by J. J. Newell,
at one time employed as an attorney to
aid in the passage of the original Texas
Pacific Railroad bill in 1870. In Mr.
Newell’s statement he makes several ex
tracts from his diary kept in 1870. The
following are two of those extracts:
KELLOGG’S RECOMMENDATION.
“May 24 Col. Giddings called on Sena
tor Kellogg at my request to get his
views. He informed him that he was
fully committed to a Southern road, and
believed that a compromise could be ar
ranged with the bills, provided a certain
amount of money could be raised, and re
quested Col. Giddings to call on Senators
Rice and McDonald and conier with them,
and any arrangement made with them
would be satisfactory to him. 1 requested
Gen. E. W. Rice to call on Senator Mc-
Donald, and he informed Gen. Rice that
he would have an interview with Sena
tors Rice and Kellogg and would see him
again.”,
THE BRIBES DEMANDED.
“May 26, Gen. Rice called on Senator
McDonald and Col. Giddings called on
Senator Kellogg. The" stated the terms
on which tljey would take hold of and as
sist to pass tile blii. The following ia
their proposition, namely: The sum of
$200,000 to be paid them in first mortgage
land grant bonds of the said Pacific Rail
road; also the further sum of SIIO,OOO in
cash to be paid into the hands of certain
parties that they should name, one-half of
said sum of SIIO,OOO to be paid to them at
the time said bill passed the Senate, and
the other half to be paid to them when the
bill became a law.”
Ex-Senator Alexander McDonald is a
fine addition to the crowd of speculators
at this time hovering around Blaine in
New Yorii.
A BLACKSMITH SHOP TRAGEDY.
Whisky and Shotguns Play Havoc In a
Virginia Town.
Danville, Va., Sept. 20.—0n Sept.
17, at Anteon, Henry county, Allen
Shafer, a blacksmith, dangerously
wounded J. A. Davis with a shotgun
while Shafer was at work in his shop.
Davis, who had been drinking, wished to
fight him. but was ordered away, having
made threats as he went. Davis came
back and stood in the door, with his hand
upon his hip pocket, whereupon Shafer
threw a hammer and tongs at him, but
missed him. Davis afterwards came
back, calling upon Shafer to fight and
pointing a double-barreled shotgun at
him, and then Shafer, who had prepared
his gun and resumed work, fired a load of
large shot into the abdomen of Davis,
who fell with the shotgun in his hand.
Some of Davis’ friends afterwards threat
ened an attack upon Shafer, but he was
rescued and sent to Martinsville for trial.
HADLEY TURNS THE TABLES.
The Prosecuting Attorney Proven One
of John J. Davenport’s Tools.
New York, Sept. 20.—The examination
before the trial of Henry H. Hadley, judg
ment debtor in the suit of Frank P. Marsh,
was continued to-day before a referee.
The plaintiffs desire to learn whether the
Democratic Committee owed Hadley any
thing for his investigation concerning the
Morey letter. The counsel for the plain
tiff asked the witness if he had any busi
ness relations with J. W. A Ely Lyons or
Marcus T. Sacia, and the wjfcess created
some commotion by charging the counsel
with being the counsel of John I. Daven
port, and asking his questions so as to as
sociate the name of the witness with no
torious characters. Later on the counsel
said that he had been associated with Mr.
Davenport at election times, and expected
to be so connected with that gentleman
again. He denied that he was anybody’s
tool.
The “Tallapoosa” Not to Blame.
Washington, Sept. 20.—The Court of
Inquiry appointed to investigate the cir
cumstance of the collision between the
Tallapoosa and the Baltimore schooner,
finds that the Tallapoosa did all in her
power to avoid the collision, and com
plied with the law in all respects, and
that the blame for the collision rests with
the schooner. The department approves
the finding of the court.
IN THE BASE BALL FIELD.
Atlanta’* Season Closed with a Benefit
Tor the Professionals.
Atlanta, Sept. 20.—A large crowd as
sembled at the Base Ball Park this after
noon to witness a benefit game played by
nines, composed of the fifteen paid mem
bers of the Atlanta club and local players.
Russ and Sleiger composed the battery of
one nine and Clem and Lang of the other.
The game proved to be a highly interest
ing one, and resulted in a victory for the
nine headed by Russ and Sleiger by a
score of 7to 4. The season having ended
the Atlantas are now disbanded.
A number ol the best men of the nine
have been engaged lor next season. The
management of the Atlantas, in order to
keep the men together, will endeavor to
obtain employment for those who have
been re-engaged. It is understood that as
soon as the United States Court meets.
Vice President Emory Speer will secure
some of them employment about the court
room as deputy marshals and bailiffs.
The gate receipts to-day are estimated
at S3OO.
A PITCHER’S STRANGE FATE.
Boston, Sept. 20.—Frank A. Leonard,
whose case has puzzled the surgeons,
died yesterday. He was a base ball
pitcher and his right arm became useless.
The shoulder blade and a portion of the
collar bone were removed, but the young
man lingered in great agony for months
before death came to his relief.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
Washington, Sept. 20.—The following
games of ball were played to-day :
At Indianupolig— Indianapolis 10, Virginia
10. t
At Washington—Nationals 7, Pittsburg (Un
ions) 4. .
At Defroit— Detroit 7, Providence 1.
At Columbus—Columbus 6, Baltimore 13.
At Buffalo—Buffalo 0, Philadelphia 3.
At Louisville—Louisville 2, Brooklyn 1.
At Boston—Boston (Unions) 8, St. Louis
(Unions) 4.
At Baltimore—Baltimore (Unions) 6, Kan
sas City (Unions) 1.
At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 7, Athletics 4.
At Toledo— Metropolitans 1, Toledo 2.
At St. T,ouis—St. Louis 4. Allegheny 1.
At Chicago—Chicago 7. Boston 2.
At Cleveland—Cleveland 6, New York 1.
At York, Pa.—York 9, Trenton 8.
MISS WOODFORD A QUEEN.
The Two Mile Record Lowered at
Sheepahead Bay by the Flyer.
New York, Sept. 20.—The crowd at the
Sheepshead Bay race track to-day was
again very large. The favorites generally
won. It was the closing day ot the sea
son of the Coney Island Jockey Club, and
was marked by the time made by Miss
W oodford in the second heat of the race
for the Long Island stakes. It was the
fastest ever made at 2-raile heats. James
Rowe, Dwyer Bros.’ trainer, refused to
start Miss Woodford, claiming that she
was not fit to run so soon after her 2 >4-
mile race Thursday. Phil. Dwyer ordered
her outj however, and Frank McCabe, the
assistant trainer, took charge of the mare.
The reslilt of this may be that Rowe will
leave the Dwyers. The events were as
follows:
First Race—For two-year olds; one mile.
Elizabeth won, witli Barefoot second. Time
1 -A3%.
Second Race—One mile aid three fur
longs. Rica won, with Chanticleer second,
Economy third. Time 2:24%.
TniRD Race—Great Long Island stakes;
two miles in heats. Miss Woodford won two
straight heats, with Drake Carter second and
Modesty third. Time 3:33 ami 3:3154. The
quarters in the last heat sere 27)4, 53'i, 1:19)4,
1:45, 2:12)4. 2:33)4, 3H, 3:31)4.
Fourth Race—Mile and a quarter: Du
plex won, with Ferg Kyle second and Royal
Arch third. Time 2:09.
Fifth Rack—Autumn steeple chase; full
course. Burke Cochrau won, with Captain
Curry second and Pichet third. Charle
magne fell at the second hurdle. Bowers
threw his rider at the 20th jump but neither
was hurt.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Sept. 20. —There was a
good attendance at the races to-day. The
weather was pleasant and the track in
fine condition. The events were as fol
lows:
First Race—Three-quarter of a mile heats.
The first heat Revoke won, with Belle of the
Highlands second and Eva K. third, Long
mate fourth, Conkling fifth, Alec sixth, Em
ma Manley seventh. No time was taken.
Conkling won the second heat, with Revoke
second and Belle of the Highlands third.
Time 1:15)4. Conkling won the third heat and
race, with Revoke second. Time IMS)*.
Second Race—One mile and a quarter.
Matinee won, with Tax Gatherer second and
Long Knight third. Time 2:12.
Third Rack—One and one-half miles. Phil
Lewis won, with Loftin second and Lemon
third. Time 1:14)4.
Fourth Rack—Three-quarters of a mile.
Anna Woodcock won, with Mary Hamilton
second and Ida Hope third. Time 1:17%.
Prlddy’s Race Postponed.
Pittsburg, Sept. 20.—Owing to a mis
understanding about the starting boat,
the three mile scull race between Priddy
and Edward Clayton, of Wheeling, for
SI,OOO a side, was to-day postponed until
Monday.
Au Indian Outran.
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 20.—The 25-mile
foot race between D. Bennett, of Toronto,
and the Indian runner, White Eagle, for
S2OO a side, was won by the former in 3
hours 4 minutes 55 seconds.
CHARGES OF MALFEASANCE.
An Indiana Postmaster with an Anti
pathy for Democratic Newspapers.
Washington, Sept. 20.—Charges were
received at the Post Office Department
to-day directed against Postmaster Phil
lips, at Garret, Indiana. They are that
Mr. Phillips has systematically refused
to deliver to subscribers Democratic
newspapers, which, in the usual course
ol the postal business, have reached his
office. One particular paper, a German
publication, is prominently mentioned.
The department will at once send an
inspector to investigate the matter, and if
it Is found that Mr. Phillips is guilty of
the charges made he will be promptly
dismissed from the service.
INFATUATED WITH A BUTCHER.
The Daughter of a Wealthy Pork Packer
Elopes Like Victoria.
Chicago, Sept. 20.—The statement is
made public here that Miss Etta Turn
bull, only daughter of N. S. P. Turnbull,
a wealthy pork packer, has eloped with
Alexander Nervon, employed in Turn
bull’s packing establishment for a num
ber of years as a slaughterer. She is
described as handsome, and as a member
of the South Side Episcopal Church choir.
Nervon is said to have acquired some
means, and is a man of fine physical ap
pearance. The affair became public
through Turnbull procuring the services
of detectives for the ostensible purpose
of ascertaining the whereabouts of his
daughters
A Teacher’s Bloody Work.
Louisville, Sept. 20.—A special from
Mount Sterling, Ky., says: “Samuel
Clay, an old and respected school teacher
of this place, last night made an attack
on Miss Sally Oldham and stabbed her
several times, inflicting probably fatal
injuries. He also made an attempt to
kill his wife, but she made her escape.
Clay is not regarded as crazy. Threats
of violence are made against him by in
dignant citizens. No cause is assigned
for Clay’s actions.”
In the Franchise Bill’s Favor.
London, Sept. 20.—A monster meeting
in favor of the franchise bill was held at
Dundee to-day. Fully 20,000 people par
ticipated. Speeches were made by Wil
liam DeWard Baxter of Dundee, member
of Parliament from Montrose, William
Summers, member of Parliament for St.
Ally Bridge, Joseph William Barclay,
member of Parliament for Forpairshire,
Frank nenderson, member of Parliament
for Dundee and others. Great enthusiasm
prevailed.
The Mexican National Railroad.
City ok Mexico, Sept. 20.—Count
Langrand has just returned from a tour
of inspection of ths Mexican National
Railroad. He will start immediately for
Paris via New York, stopping at London.
It is understood that the money to com
plete the road will be furnished by French
capitalists in conjunction with Matheson
& Son, of London, at present the largest
stockholders of the road.
CLEVELAND’S CONQUESTS.
PENNSYLVANIA TO BE CAP
TURED BY A FUSION.
Ex-Speaker Randall Sure of Carrying
the State in November—St. John to be
Instrumental in Carrying New York
for Cleveland—Tennessee Democrats
Working Like Trojans.
Washington, Sept. 20.—1 t is stated
that ex-Speaker Randall’s recently quoted
prediction that Pennsylvania would go
for Cleveland was based upon an under
standing between the Democrats and the
Li.bor party by which a fusion is to be
made, certain electors retiring from the
Democratic ticket, their places being sup
plied with electors representing the Labor
pa ?v. A. W. Fletcher, Mr. Randall’s
lieutenant, who is just over, says: “Mr.
Randall knows what he is talking about.
Al ter the October elections there will be
a fusion of all the elements opposed to
B 1 tine in Pennsylvania. The Democrats,
Gi ei nbackers and laboring men will unite,
and ;.s the combination will have a ma
jority, we are certain to carry the State.”
NEW YORK IN NO DANGER.
Representative Stephens, of New York,
had charge of the Democratic Committee
work to-day. Mr. Stephens sayg that
Gov. St. John will poll an astonishingly
large v ite in New York. Gov. Butler’s
vot', he says, will not amount to anything,
exe pt in the large cities. In the rural
diet -iets he will not get even a reminder
that he is a candidate. New York, he
says, is as sure to go for Cleveland as is
any of the Southern States.
TENNESSEE SAFE.
Representative McMillan, of Tennessee,
arrived in the city this morning. He says
that there is not the shade of a chance
for the Republicans to make good their
claim that Blaine will carry Tennessee.
The Democratic ranks in the State, he
says, are all in good order and the Re
publicans are doing nothing beyond a
little work for their candidate for Gover
nor. McMillan will leave for home again
this evening.
AN OVATION TO BLAINE.
15,000 People Greet Him at the Repub
lican Headquarters in New York.
New York, Sept. 20.—Blaine received
a great ovation at the headquarters of the
National Committee on Fifth avenue to
night. Fifth avenue from Twenty-fifth to
Twenty-ninth streets was crowded with
15,000 people long before 9 o’clock, the
hour appointed for Blaine’s introduction.
A platform had been erected in front of
the parlor windows. The headquarters
were elaborately decorated with flags.
A band of music played many
lively airs, and electric lights and fire
works lit up the scene. The enthusiasm
of the crowd was great. Promptly at 9
o’clock Blaine arrived from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Police Captain Williams
occupied a seat on the box ot the car
riage. No little difficulty was had in
making a passage for the carriage.
Blaine was accompanied by Senators
Eugene Hale and Joseph R. Hawley,
Chairman Jones and Secretary Fessenden
and Church Howe, of the National Com
mittee, Assistant District Attorney A.
AY. Tenney, of Brooklyn, Hon. Emory A.
Storrs and George Bliss. In the absence
of James D. Warren, Chairman of the
Republican State Committee, A. S.
Draper, Chairman of the Execu
tive Committee, received Blaine
and conducted him to the platform.
When Blaine was recognized by the people
a tremendous shout went up and lasted
some time. Draper introduced Blaine as
“the ninth in ther honored list of Republi
can Presidents.” This caused more
cheering, and then Blaine stepping to the
front of the platform addressed the multi
tude.
BLAINE’S SPEECH.
He said:
To be received by the city of New York is
indeed an honor. "To be received by such a
magnificent demonstration as that which I see
before me touches me deeply, moves me deeply
and calls for the most Sincere and heartfelt
thanks. [Cheers.] Your great emporium, this
city of New York represents in its growth
and grandeur the United States of America.
[Cheers.] It is not merely the chief munici
pality of the Empire State, it is the commer
cial "metropolis of the continent, and I con
ceive it to be one of the chief honors of my
life to be thus welcomed to Us
hearty hospitality. [Cheers.] I re
new to you and "impress upon you tlie
gratitude X feel, the thankfulness 1 offer for
all that you tender me. [Shouts of “vou are
welcome",” and continued cheers.]
Blainethen retired to the parlors amid renew
ed cheers. He was followed in speeches by Em
oryj A. Storrs, Senators Hawley and Hale,
Hon. Silas B. Butcher and E. H.
Roberts. The crowd then shouted
loudly for Blaine. He returned to the plat
form "and witnessed a parade of 20,000 mem
bers of various clubs. After the uniformed
■ men had passed, Blaine being again called
for, he stepped to the front and said: “Allow
me to thank you for this fine display and to
wish you all a happy good-night.”
He returned to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
in his carriage. As he was getting into
the vehicle a man snatched his hat and
disappeared with it.
HENDRICKS IN OHIO.
30,000 Democrats Turn Out at Hamil
ton in an Knthusiastic Kally,
Hamilton, 0., Sept. 20.—The Demo
crats had one of the largest meetings to
day and to-night ever held in this county,
the number of persons present being
about 30,000. A large number came from
Indiana. The chief interest was the ap
pearance of Mr. Hendricks. The
other speakers present were Allan
G. Thurman, Gov. Hoadly and Dur
bin Ward. Letters of regret were sent
by Gov. Cleveland and Senator Payne.
Mr. Hendricks was introduced by ex-
Senator Thurman, and began by saying
that he had before him an article
written for the Commercial Gazette
and copied very extensively by
Republican papers to the effect that in
1863 a cluß was formed at what was call
ed the Stone Housa iu St. Clair township,
in this county, by about 70 persons who
were disloyal to the Union, which was
called the Vallandigham club,
and that he (Hendricks) was invited and
came to St. Clair and helped form the
club. “1 wish to say,” he continued,
“that I neA’er knew that there was a
house called the Stone House nor St.
Clair township until I saw it in
this article. I refer to this as
an example of the multitude of false
statements the Republican press is circu
lating about the Democratic candidates.
A lie never hurts a man. It is the truth
that hurts. Mr. Hendricks then turned
to other topics, saying that it was
time for a change in the administration.
The meeting was very enthusiastic and
by reason of its great size much con
fusion existed at times, rendering it diffi
cult for the greater portion of the crowd
to hear.
THE ALLIANCE’S PLATFORM.
Foreigners to Have no Hand in the
Country’s Government.
Boston, Sept. 20.—The following is the
platform adopted by the American Polit
ical Alliance which has nominated Capt.
W. T. Ellsworth, of Pennsylvania, and
Charles H. Watterman, of New York, for
President and Vice President of the
United States:
AVe demand the repeal of all present
naturalization laws, and the passage of an
act by the Congress of the United States mak
ing a residence of twenty-one years necessary
to enable foreigners to vote or hold official
positions in this country, except when such
foreign-born citizens have served in the army
or navy of the United States; the passage of
an act by Congress prohibiting the formation
of political organizations composed of for
eigners exclusively; rights of suffrage to
American-born females the same as to males:
opposstion to the importation and attempted
colonization oi foreigners and paupers from
foreign countries, and absolute suppression of
Chinese emigration; opportunity to vote
direct for President and Vice President of the
United States, through and by an amendment
of the constitution of the United States;
native born citizens, white and colored, to
rule and make the laws of .this country; no
appropriation of public funds for sectarian
purpose; the rights of all American citizens
as provided by the constitution to be main
tained and protected; a free ballot and a fair
count.
GORDON’S VICTORIES.
El Mnddl’s Days of Fewer Apparently
an the AYane.
London, Sept. 20.—Conflicting rumors
reach Cairo of the progress of events in
Soudan. According to the latest, which
were brought into Dongola this morning
by a messenger, Gen. Gordon within the
last few days, has gained two victories,
and the siege of Khartoum has been
raised. A dispatch from AYady Haifa
states that 200 mounted infantry have
started from there for Dongola, carrrying
six months’ provisions with them.
The suspension of the Egyptian sinking
fund meets with general approval, except
from the French colony.
The reported burning of the town of
Berber is denied. M. Barrere, the French,
Diplomatic Agent at Cairo, has received
a telegram from the French Consul at
Khartoum of the same date as that re
ceived from Gen. Gordon yesterday.
The Chief of the Kabbabish tribe writes
tHat he personally is loyal to Egypt, but
that his tribe has joined the forces of El
Mahdi. The Chief thinks that his tribe
will, however, supply the Gordon relief
expedition with provisions and camels in
the event of the deteat of El Mahdi.
The Nile is falling slowly, but boats ot
all sizes can pass the cataract at Assouan,
if properly loaded.
Sir Evelyn Baring, the English rep
resentative in Egypt, telegraphs from
Cairo that the Mudir of Dongola
has received advices from several
sources to the effect that Gen. Gordon
has gained two great victories, and that
the siege of Khartoum was raised on
Aug. 30, four days after Gen. Gordon’s
last message.
Austria, France and Germany have in
structed their representatives at Cairo to
present a collective note to Nubar Pasha,
the Egyptian Prime Minister, protesting
against the suspension of the sinking
fund, which was ordered the day
before yesterday. M. Barriere, the
French Diplomatic Agent, protested per
sonally to-day against the suspension.
Mai. Chernesiue has sent some of the
friendly native Sheiks to the Governor of
Massouah to make arrangements for the
evacuation of Kassala. Friendly Ama
rars have reoccupied the Berber road,
having driven the Hadendowas to Sinkat.
The rebels have killed four of the Amarar
hostages.
SOME OF GORDON’B NEWS.
The Mudir of Dongola telegraphs to the
authorities at Cairo that a messenger
from Gen. Gordon brought eighteen dis
patches, two of them were lor the Sheik
ot the Kabbabish tribe, which were de
livered. Two other dispatches were di
rected to a son-in-law of the Sheik, who,
however,had been previously publicly exe
cuted by order of El Mah li’s Ameer, in or
der to overawe the people and compel them
to join El Mahdi. The Ameer, with many
. aiefs, was afterwards killed in battle.
The messenger who brought the dispatches
reports that on July 24, Gen. Gordon’s
troops slaughtered the rebel army, which
had been sent against him from Kordafan.
Another battle was fought on Aug. 30,
which resulted in Gen. Gordon’s forcing
the rebels to raise the siege of Khartoum,
during which Sheik Sidi, his son and
their followers were killed.
The above reports are confirmed by
Khatem Elmoas Bey, who is holding Hal
fryeh with Egyptian soldiers. The Shaz
zieh and other tribes have come in and
tendered their submission. Sennaar is
now in perfect security. The population
of Berber has recovered from its fright
over the anticipated descent by Gen. Gor
don. Tne whole Shazzien country is now
tranquil. The chiefs are pleading for
mercy and have made a compact upon the
Koran to abandon Mahdi. The campact
has thus far been observed.
EUROPE’S PLAGUE.
The Pope Grants 8200,000 for the Es
tablishment of a Hospital.
Paris, Sept. 20. —There were no deaths
from cholera at Marseilles yesterday, but
3 fresh cases developed on board the
ship Leresolu, trom Martinique.
At a meeting oi the Science Congress at
Blois yesterday, the chief engineer of
Marseilles revealed the fact that a case of
cholera had occurred in Marseilles as
early as June 10. The chief engineer of
Toulon stated that the disease in that city
had made most havoc among butchers
and bakers. In no instance had street
scavengers been stricken with the
malady.
The foreign Consuls at Nice, Mentone
and Cannes met at Marseilles yesterday
and jointly signed a declaration announc
ing that Nice and the country between
Hyeres and San Remo is healthy. The
Mayor of Nimes has ordered the evacua
tion of Rue Chene, where several cases of
cholera have recently developed.
Two deaths occurred at Toulon fiom
cholera yesterday.
Four deaths from cholera are reported
in the Pyrenees Oriental to-day.
Ten thousand persons collected at the
cathedral at Naples to witness the mira
culous liquifying of the blood of San
Gennaro. The low quarters of the city
were last night brilliantly illuminated.
Public houses were closed by order of the
police.
The Pope, in token of his affection
for the Romans, has granted $200,000 for
the establishment of a hospital in the
Vicinity of the Vatican. In the event of
an outbreak of cholera at Rome His
Holiness promises to visit the hospital
personally.
Madrid, Sept. 20.—During the past
twenty four hours there have been 2
deaths from cholera and 2 fresh cases at
Elche, 2 deaths and 6 fresh cases at Mon
forte and 2 fresh cases in other places.
NO CONTAGION NEAR HOME.
1 ho Past Summer in the South Entirely
Free from Epidemics.
AYashington, Sept. 20.—The Acting
Assistant Surgeon at Brownsville, Texas,
reports to the Surgeon General of the
Marine Hospital Service that there have
been no cases of yellow fever at Mata
moras, Mexico, nor at Brownsville, and
that the season at the Mexican Gull ports
has been one of the healthiest ever known.
The fever is decreasing at Hermosillo,
Mexico.
YELLOW FEVER NEAR NKAV A'ORK.
New York, Sept. 20.—Two men from
the steamer Africa, which arrived here
recently from a AVest India port, and
which vessel is now lying at South Am
boy, died yesterday at the Long Island
College Hospital ot yellow fever.
HAVANA’S INVADER.
Havana, Sept. 20.—During the past
week 8 deaths from yellow fever occurred
here.
Congressional Conventions.
AVashington, Sept. 20.—Hon. Francis
B. Hayes, nominated for Congress by the
Republicans of the Fifth Massachusetts
district, died to-day.
John B. Altgeldt was nominated by the
Democrats of the Fourth Illinois district
to-day.
Edward Wemple was renominated by
the Democrats of the Twentieth Illinois
district to-day.
The Democrats of the Ninth district,
at Trenton, Tenn., to-day nominated P. T.
Glass for Congress on the 265th ballot.
Hon. E. Etheridge will run as an inde
pendent.
Peruvians Under the Ban.
Lima, Sept. 20.—Advices from Tacna
say that fugitive Peruvians who arrived
there were compelled to leave within an
hour, under penalty of imprisonment.
They proceeded to Iquique, but on their
arrival were treated as prisoners and
charged with having violated the neu
trality laws by tomenting a rebellion
against Gen. Iglesias’ government.
They were liberated on condition that
they report daily to the police authorities.
Waterman Also Accepts.
Boston, Sept. 20.—Charles H. AVater
man, of New York, the nominee for Vice
President of the United States by the
American Political Alliance, has accepted
the nomination.
Dudley Resigns.
AYashington, Sept. 20.—Commissioner
of Pensions Dudley has resigned. His
resignation takes effect in November next.
He goes to Indiana to take part in the
Blaine compaign.
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BLAINE’S ANSWER FILED.
JHE SENTINEL'S INQUIRIES RE
PLIED TO IN FULL.
Hi* Secret Marriage Again Detailed
and the Names of the Witnesses Hires
— Hi* Wandering* a* a Pedagogue is
Kentucky Narrated—The Mutilation
of His Child’s (irave Declared a Mys
tery.
Indianapolis, Ind , Sept. 20.—1n the
Blaine libel suit in the District Court thi
afternoon Blaine’s attorneys filed the fol
lowing answers to the interrogatories
propounded by the Sentinel’s attorneys on
Sept. 5:
I. James G. Blame, of Augusta. Me., on
oath depose and s;i y in answer to the f oregoin g
interrogatories:
1. Harriet B. Stanwood.
2. Georgetown. Ky., in the6pringof 1848.
3. I lived in Kentucky as assistant professor
or tutor in the Western Military Institute
from January, 1848. to December, 1851. In
1848 and 1849 the institute was at Georgetown,
in 1850 at Blue Lick, and iu 1851 at Duncan
Iron Springs.
4. The lady I married lived in Kentucky from
the spring of 1848 to the spring of 1851, en
gaged as a teacher in Col. T. Johnson’s Female
Seminary, the first two years at Georgetown,
and the last year at Millersburg.
5. I finally left Kentucky in the latter part
of December, 1851, went to New Orleans on
business and thence direct to Augusta, Me
which place I reached Feb. 9, 1852, and was
next employed as the principal teacher in the
Pennsylvania Institution for the instruction
of the blind in Philadelphia.
6. My wife left Kentucky in March.
1851, accompanied by myself as far as Pitts
burg. Pa., thence traveled alone to New York
where she was met by her brother, Jacob
Stanwood, and under his protection proceeded
to her mother’s residence in Augusta, Me.,
where I next met heron Feb. 9, 1852.
7. 8 and 9. I was married in Millers
burg, Kv., on June 30, 1850, in the presence of
Sarah C. Stanwood and S. L. Blaine. The
marriage was secret. Having donuts subse
quently of its validity under the laws of Ken
tucky, which then stringently required a li
cense from the Clerk of the' County Court, I
had the marriage solemnized the second time
in Pittsburg, Pa., on March 29, 1851. in the
presence of John V. Lemoyne and David Bell.
NO ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BROTHER.
10 and 11. Jacob Stanwood was the eldest
brother of my wife. I had no acquaintance
with him at the time of my marriage. I had
never seen him nor heard from him any wav,
directly or indirectly, before my marriage. I
met him for the first time in February, 1852. I
had two letters from him after my marriage
and before I met him, and one warmly wel
coming me as a mepiber of the family, the
other, inquiring if he could promote my
business interests by a loan of money. I had
no other correspondence of any kind with him
until after I had personally met him in Feb
ruary, 1852. My wife had two other brothers,
.neither of whom I had ever met when I came
to New England in February, 1852. nor did 1
meet any male relative of mv wife’s before my
arrival in New England in February, 1852. ,
12, 13 and 14. My first child, a son, was horn
in the house of hi* grandmother on June 18,
1851. His name was Stanwood Blaine. He
lived with his parents in 1852. 1853 and part of
1854 in Philadelphia. He died on July 31, 1854,
ar.d was buried in the Sianwood fam'ily lot in
Forest Grove Cemetery at Augusta, Me.
15,16 and 17. The monument was placed by
my direction over his grave the year after his
death, thus inscribed: “Stanwood Blaine, son
of James G. and Harriet S. Blaine; horn
June 18,1851; died July 31, 1854.”
NO VISIT TO HIS CHILD’S GRAVE.
18. I have not myself seen the stone since
the first week in July, but have reason to be
lieve, and do believe, that since that
date many letters and figures there
on have been defaced, and that
the figure l and the year 1851 have been en
tirely removed. I have no means of ascer
taining by whom this was done, but I have
reason to believe, and do believe, that a pho
tograph was taken of the defaced stone by
the procurement of one of the publishers of
the New Age, a Democratic paper published in
this city, and that copies of said photograph
were sent to divers and sundry persons, in
cluding the publisher of the Indianapolis Sen
tinel, defendant of this suit.
19, 20, 21 and 22. I know of the book referred
to as “Toe Life of fames G. Blaine.” I did
not revise the volume nor become in any de
gree responsible for any statement made in it,
though I saw parts of it before it*
publication, but did not and have
not to this day seen page sixty-eight, to
which the quest on refers, though the state
ment there made was doubtless derived by
the author, Kofell H. Connell, from conversa
tions with me, but not from any special
authorization by me to make it.
James G. Blaine...
United States of America , District of Maine:
Before me, Winfield S. Choate, Commissioner
of the Circuit Court of the United States, and
for said district, personally appeared James
G. Blaine and subscribed and made oath to
the truth of the foregoing answers.
Witness my hand and official seal at Au
gusta, In said district, this 17th day of Sep
tember, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eighteen hundred and eighty-four.
[Seal.] Winfield S. Choate,
Commissioner of Circuit Court of U. S. for the
District of Maine.
LOGAN AMONG THE MINERS.
30,000 People Participate in a Demon
stration at Youngstown, Oliio.
Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 20.—The Re.
publican campaign in the Mahoning val
ley, the great coal and iron district of
Ohio, was opened to-day by the presence
of Gen.'Logan, Hon. William D. Kelley,
Gen. Noyes and other prominent speakers.
The demonstration was the largest ever
witnessed in Eastern Ohio. The crowd
was estimated at 30,000 persons,
marching clubs in uniform being present
from Cleveland, Pittsburg, Warren, Niles,
Girard, Mineral Ridge, Canfield, Alliance,
Beaver Falls, Fallston, West Middlesex,
Sharon, Greenville, Hubbard, and a score
of other places. The industrial dis
play of iron manufactories was the
finest ever witnessed in Ohio. On the
fair grounds Gen. Logan and other
speakers addressed the people. To-night
there was a monster torchlight procession.
Judge Kelley and Gen. Noyes made
speeches, Judge Kelley in the Opera
House and Gen. Noyes to an overflow
meeting. Gen. Logan’s tour
from Rochester to Youngstown
was a continuous ovation. He remains
here over Sunday, the guest of C. H. An
drews. He will go to Alliance and Can
ton on Monday on a special train. Tues
day he speaks at Akron, and Sept. 25 he
will speak at Wheeling.
Austria’s Emperor Opens a Tunnel.
Boegenz, Sept. 20.—The Emperor Fran
cis Jaseph to-day formally opened the
Armbig Railway tunnel with great cere
monies. The Emperor, accompanied by
the members of his Ministry and many
members of the Austrian ’Parliament,
traversed the tunnel in a special train.
There were crowds of people at all the
stations. Many foreign engineers were
present, who unite in pronouncing the
tunnel a triumph of engineering skill.
Socialists in Mass Meeting.
Chicago, Sept. 20.—Fifteen hundred
people, principally Socialists, held a mass
meeting in Market street square last night,
and gave vent to a number of fiery
speeches and a resolution regarding the
execution of Jacobson, who, it was
asserted, would never have been hung
had he not been utterly poor and friend
less. A post mortem examination of
Jacobon’s brain is demanded, in view of
his alleged temporary insanity, to ascer
tain whether judicial murder or not baa
been committed.
The Fastest Time on Kecord.
Galveston, Sept. 20.— The steamship
Eampasas, which arrived here to-day from
Hew York, made the voyage in 5 days
and 22 hours, which is the fastest time on
record.
Mobile Coal Dealers Fall.
Mobile, Sept. 20.—Danner & Cos., coal
dealers and shippers, made an assign
ment to-day. The liabilities are about
$60,000, for which creditors hold collateral
of nominal value.
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