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I J. m. ESTILL, *di*®r and Proprietor. \
ITEMS I.V THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA ITT IN TYPE.
\n rn*Bpoctinc Daltonite a Prey to
CMlilfixv Sharks in New York—A
Mu Laid Head on His Door-sill in a
Quarrel Over 33 Cants Near Leary.
GEORGIA.
, • mmmi? i valuation of property in < lay
: r the last three years is as'follows*:
;arr.-ar IWJ. *777.000; for IS*3, *939.000,
for InM, *13*3.000.
J. " ray, a Morgan Justice of the Peace,
was jailed two weeks ago, charged with
ropriattug trust money, has been released
payment of ;he amount, *l4O.
< deniest Carrol!, a citizen of Franklin coun
y, seed about <4 years, was thrown to the
Tosad from hia wagon a- he was returning
- *m the association two weeks ago. striking
the back of ius head, u hich so injured the
n as to cause hi* death on Miailav morn
i last.
B me Covrior: The legislature will have to
a Judge of the Supreme Court at its sp
rung session, and our distinguished
'. man. Hoc. 3. W. 11. Underwood, has
approvingly named for the place l>y
! jurors and others of his fellow-citi
"e are informed that Judge I’nder
. yielding to these solicitations, will !>e a
•la -on MadUoninn: A serious accident
,i red at I>. P. Few's pin in this city on
The belting had slipped off one of the
•and Harry Thurman, a young man
a as at work in the house, proceeded to
When he had replaced the belting
- the pulley, the lacing broke, and the
z wrapped tightly around his body, and
assistance could reach him he was
oTer on the shafting and whipped
-: the floor until life was almost ext net.
machinery was stopped as soon aapoesi
i not until the young man had sus
'r pi.tful injuries about the head. lirs.
r. ar l Bell were immediately called in,
r r. >uneed his injuries very serious. The
.f the brain was injured. He was a
- s man of great industr; . and his sad fate
egret among onr whole people. He
l> i.t * Arguo: A Dalton man recently vis
\,w York. A fine, gentlemanly fellow
, . ! 1, m by name, shook hands heartily,
. . tired of his old friends. Hardwick,
asd others. The Dalton man was
.titl'd ad accepted anjinvitation to walk
ihe gentlemanly fellow's office to tell of
-f, i..ws in lialton. A grizzled J< r
granger hobs m like a tornado, seeking
„ i advice. He has been robbed by bunko
In the scrimmage he grabs the cun
. ranis but loses h s *IOO. He shows the
_• i man clumsily how it is done. He sug
- - that he would beta couple of hundred
tars that he could manipulate the paste
■iri- An expression of doubt arouses
Jersey blood. He emphatically
nges. The gentlemanly fellow
a s- at the Dalton man, and suggests that
y learn the d—d old fool a lesson. They
h stake *l9O. No. 4 enters and indignant
wants to know what the scoundrels are
g gambling in his office. The granger
g. f. grab the pool and scoot, telling our
>n man to meet them at the corner. The
M. is surprised and linger-, and No. 4. un
to control himself, litis the l>. M. into the
. He lingers at the corner, but in yain.
- at home again, a sadder and wiser
1 try Courier: Monday morning last the
■ ■ - < .line to town of the killing of Bill Jor
v 'umpter Nichols, both white. Bill
t ian was a notonous character, and will be
• reo by the readers of this paper as
mao who was last year charged with the
■ his own daughter. lie was brought
t :t a., hut came clear from insufficient proof
i nv ■t. The cause of the murder was the
m- t of an old feud, which culminated on
M u.day morning by Nichols going to the
f Jordan. and. with a venom and malig
i i: e unparalleled, shooting Jordan down
a dog in his own yard, and before the
. of his children. "The particulars, as
- ml us by reliable parties, are as
It seems that about two weeks ago
s.nt his little girt to Nichols, who lived
:. rrr>w 33 cents, whereupon Nichols
- 1 to loan Jordan the money, and abused
ie. n-rahiy in her presence and made
cry Moody threats. Jordan remarked
'•.Lnng this that he would take out a
warrant for Nichols. Nichols heard of
. sit's intentions in this particular, and
fearfully enraged. >undav evening
; met at Mr. B. F. Bailey's. ’They let:
re together, their homes lying in the same
i re non. On the route old matters were
gtit up, a hot dispute ensued and warm
Msad between them. Jordan dr. \v a
and offered to fight it out with Nichols,
• latter declined from the fact of bis
.g armed. They were near to their
.. i ve homes, and a ith this demonstration
• parted, Jordan going to his home, and
to hw, where lie tried to procure a
. n from his employer, Mr. sinqucfleld,
which to shoot Jordan. Tln-u at the
. he was prevented from doing, but earl y
<>wing morning he purloined the gun.
went straight to Jordan's house and
e i him out. Jordan came out at his call,
N phots presented his gur. and told liim
is- ready to shoot it out. Jordan turned
k.i i act to his home, at the same time
n >is to shoot. With thw. Ni ho’,.
i trigger and Jordan fell a corpse at his
• r steps, pierced by nine buckshot,
of them going clear through his body.
, r, and Jordan had died a natural death not
. r would have fallen or a single regret
i' . n felt, but to tic shot down like a cur,
>i m whose heart is as black as his was,
• ugh to arouse the righteous indignation
- good citizen in the county and else
w . n against his murderer. The Coroner’s
nafkt in a verdict of willfui murder
. * Nwhots, who has fled, but is Iteing
~-i 1 by a ttoase. and it is hoped
w be raptured and made to pay the full
,i. f his bloody crime. Jordan leaves
- • ral children to the mercies of the world,
> t ft having died last year; but his death
* , only a brightening m their lives, for
• o very brntal to them, and their little
-■'tawny forms and pinched laces show how
the wolf has been at the door of their
raWe home. Kind re!at ves will now take
i -n a hand, and life n ill no doubt lie tinted
- er colorings in the future than it has
n., pat. tint he was their father.
t usti e tor their sakesealls for vengeance.
FLORIDA.
V Kami of incendiaries are operating at
1 'in Quailev is alleged to hare absconded
Ta ahaaece leaving creditors several
ind Mian ont ot |iocket.
1 Übvosi Church at I-ake Harney is up
- -.closed. It is a neat Gothic structure,
. n architecture and excellent in work-
V - K R. angslon has a gourd vine grow
•-i r h -place, three miles from Troy, that
. r- osse-quarter of an acre of ground, and
. -oa-as t*7 gvuDls.
Tae srsi shipment of oranges from the In
m,r com try this year was from Mrs.
an ■ space. It was made about Aug. 3D,
: Otv ;ru... which was “second crop,” look
i . hey 'V est spongers have nearly all re
with from Ml to SCO heads of fine
. each. They made a good trip this
. aad if the price improves they will re
■ • if MHnimbly money.
Is- -learner Speer has been chartered by
the TWnito Railway an i Navigation Compa'-
•y. awl is now running on Lake Harris, cou
z Itf trains ot the company at sliven
- wharf. It ais touches at tnc Florida
- .. ,n wharf at Leesburg.
t -sen negroes tn I‘alatka, who took a
C from an oflicer by whom he had tieen
satarday night, were fined Monday
g. altogether *4 0 and costs for being
. id disirderty. Besides this they are
- cd on a State charge for rescuing a
r from aa officer.
'Homing last week as the north bound
the South Florida Railroad was
t into Maitland the engineer dis
rul • toddling Utile infant child of Gus
v ,o;i the track. He reversed his en
t aw automat e brakes and stopped bis
when the pilot of his engine was within
bet ol the little one.
F. McLeod, of LuraTilie, was attacked
- y rd one day recently by a couple of
-.who attempted to take hi* life with
* * and pistol. He succeeded in knocking
m'town with a hoe, however, and
r ■ ;-r hn gun and ran them both off.
re now tn the Live Oak jail awaiting
l: * a- £.>s of the next grand jury.
" tw.val i*rw4fs Loaf-. Capts. Johnston
' icr. from Brevard county, are making
shipments id cattle from this vicin
al .vannah and other points. Heretofore,
attic ftota here south have l>een going to
* ■*. at now it teems the tide has turned in
a- ppo-de direction. The abundance of
* rat i good grazing, together with our
- w shin It hour* communication with
' >-aah by rad. has bad this effect.
•’ Na-naa county during the year ending
' . 41 school* were operaUbl with an
- term of 48 days. The total number of
~i • la attendance was 1,4i> —dl of them
red. Forty-three teachers were em
—: aa average salary of *39 s'3. Twen
f these were males and 22 females.
‘ -*ta amount expended for salaries was
c eonMrneCWß, *4M IS; for rent, *!*J:
f r incuientals. *213 SO. The
h*s uov S school house* in the county,
wfc t h were crecteti during the year. The
' >f the building* owned by the boanl is
** - ■ BoMh these, it still owns some 3.000
l-tv* of -cbool lands.
Wi 1 wood a night or two ago a noise
* - ini in a ginbouse. The presence of
* - r was at onee suspected. Six men
* r * r ! themselves with revolvers and klubs.
r u ned the intruder flo wa k forth aud
svrrc! r. The order was not obeyed with
a j r.ty. and was repeated several times with
■•■*!-< uni ling threats, it the thief failed to
**•'- * prompt appearance. Presently a
*- ' **- icard in the house, and every one.
thinking the burglar was coming out, got his
- <r c un ready for the onset. The burgiar
* >: aailv emerged in apparent amazement
-*£ si • induct of the bovs. and proved to be
* ’ * <--*b!c ew tiiatjby accident was shut up
** vh ia house.
I craat. lma Mirror ; Engineer Joe Boone is
?*• ®* the best locomotive driver* on the
f -ridaßailway and Navigation t ompany's
- withal, he u a very enthusiastic l*emo
' ft. IWe past few weeks his engine. No. i?,
* >"h never fails to be “on time, ’ has been
, , wtd with banners bearing the portraits
? w* IVmocratic nominees tor the I'resi
eecey and V ice Presidency. But one day this
he astonished tke natives along the ma n
°f the road by appearing, from head to
m a full suit of bunting made up after
2* "I'acle Sam" pattern, and covered wi k
b-vtrails of Cleveland and Hendricks,
suit will he carried by him as far
m Callahan, where it will be delivered
J* the engineer of the Waycros# train, who is
“ w **r it until be makes his next connection,
morning Mtm.
when he is to paas it on to the engineer be
vond, who will again pass it on. until finally
it will reach San Francisco. The suit has at
tached to it the following label: “Fernandina,
Ha.. Oct. 11, last. —All good Democrats re
member Nov. 4! Spread the news for the
coming men. Cleveland and Hendricks! Flor
ida shakes with California! The Atlantic
greets the Pacific! Cleveland and Perry club.
No. 1! Joe Boone, Engineer. Shoot the suit
through by the Cyclone Express to San Fran
cisco. and advise of arrival. ’
Judge VV. A. Co>-ke has issued a mandamus
directing the Tax Collector of Orange county
to grant license to sell liquor to A. L. Pearce
and Charles Prevatt without further compli
ance with the local option law, declared con
-titutional by the Superior Court. The Kis
simee Bitter-Sweet “But this indigna
tion was greatly stimulated by the astound
ing rejiort that the mandamus was issued at
the solicitation of St. Clair-Abrams for the
i-aloon keeper, it leing his duty bv chap. 1-ii.
secs. 13. 14, 15. 16. 17, IS, 19 and *O. McClellan’s
digest, pp. 948, M 9 and 950, to represent the
>tale as counsel for the Tax Collectors
in all questions affecting the revenue.
In Ticw of the libel suit against the
editor of the Bitttrr-Srcert for charging
him with acting in the interest of the saloon
keeper while representing the State and
county in his official capacity, and his resent
ment at the criticism of Uon. K. B. Hilton
and others on such conduct, this last act of
audacity seemed to us incredible. We would
not lielieve the rumor until we had personally
examined the pleas in the Clerk's office and
the confirmed report. We have not seen the
brief, and the court gives no reason tor a de
cision by which it is made. The approval of
the majority of a community of granting a
license for tlie legal term of one year is itself
construed to be license for two vears. The
local option law is special legislation, and as
such must be construed strictly to the intent
of the legislators. But necessarily the State
los' her case by default. Her counsel, Mr.
A. St. Clair-Abrams. was engaged as counsel
by Mr. Pearce. If the Collector of Revenue
wished to appear by counsel and contest the
petition he was estopped by the fact that the
Mate's attorney was employed on the other,
side.”
■SOUTH CAROLINA.
Manuel Alford has lieen elected one of the
town marshals of Marion.
1 *'it of the tax levy for the town of Marion
only *25 remains unpaid to date.
Newberry has organized a musical club em
bracing her best musical talent.
The Mount Carmel camp-meeting, in Colle
ton county, will commence on Oct. 15.
The water supply at many of the mills and
gins in Barnwell county is fast failing.
The Mate campaign meeting at Laurens
court house has been postponed toOet. 21.
The Good Templar organization now has
1,40 u members in Greenville county alone.
The cotton mill at Langley, Aiken county,
is now giving employment to 50 extra hands.
Congressman John H. Evins has returned
to Spartanburg from an extended Northern
tour.
Cotton pickers are plentiful in Darlington
county, and get 40 to 50 cents per 100 pounds
for picking.
The Spur Branch hunters in Barnwell
county have killed ten deer and caught four
teen loxes since the hunting season opened.
An effort is being made to organize a Ben
Itutler club of Aiken county. Several prom
inent Democrats are engaged in the move
ment.
Herrod Johnston, of Lancaster county,
says that he stood in one place In his corn
field and touched 6$ cars of corn with a four
foot stick.
< lough Garner broke into the house of John
Comer, in Union county, on Friday night last
•snd tried to kill Comer, but was himself killed
by the latter.
The Southern Expressofliceat Montmorenci,
Aiken county, has been closed, the company
paying so small a salary that the agent would
not keep the office.
On L. L. l’atterson's place m Red Oak
township, Barnwell county, there is a pair of
twine, colored pigmies, 18 months old, that
weigh respectively 5 and 8 ixiunils.
It is said cx-Senator Callison. of Edgefield,
will apply to the next Legislature for a char
ter for a narrow gauge railroad from Augusta
to Newberry, Xixety-sixor Greenwood.
Col. Robert Aldrich lias been appointed by
the state Democratic Committee Presidential
elector for lhe second district, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Gen. lla
good.
The sixth annual fair of the Chester, York.
Fairfield and Lancaster Agricultural, Horti
cultural aud Mechanical Association will open
at Chester on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and continue
four days.
At a meeting of the Laurens bar last week
it was deb rmined to petition for an extra
term of court, to begin on Tuesday after the
first Monday in December. There is no doubt
the petition will lie acceded to.
The Kdisto Baptist Association, including
22 churches in Aiken county, has adopted the
call for the County Prohibition Convention at
Aiken, on Oct. 15, and indorsed the address
recently published as the official utterances of
that Ihhlv on the question of temperance.
Two dogs, belonging to Campbell Sanders,
of Collet' ti, were caught tip by a cowcatcher
the other day. while chasing' a deer on the
track of the Charleston and bavannah Rail
way, and carried some hundred yards and
throwuoff without receiving any material in
jury.
Dr. I{. R. Darwin left at the office of the
Trantcript , at Black’s, York county, the other
day for inspection, several specimens of gold
ore, which were gathered from the tilantation
belonging to himself and two brothers. The
plantation is about eight miles from Black's.
The ore is pronounced very rich. What little
is gathered off the surface of the earth is said
to pay *2 per hand ]>er day.
A ST U A AGE ROMANCE.
John Dufrane'a Remarriage to the Wife
who Eloped from Him Many Years
Ago.
Erie, Oct. 7.—ln 1858 John Dufrane, a
young and well-to-do farmer of McKean
township, Erie county, met at an evening
party Miss Mary Johnson, an attractive
and motherless girl, who acted as house
keeper for her father. Young Dufrane
was afterward a frequent caller at Miss
Johuson’s house, and, being a likely
young fellow, he found favor in the eyes
of the girl's father and was cordially re
ceived by the young mistress
of the house. About this time
a ‘young Southerner, Orlando
Ambererombie, appeared in the neighbor
hood, and being of excellent address, l>e
oame the lion of local society. Miss
Johnson fell in love with him. The inti
macy between Miss Johnson and the
Southerner hastened the suit of young
Dufrane, but to his great sorrow his pro
l>sal was rejected by the girl, although
she told him that she felt honored by his
offer. Mary’s father was greatly disap
pointed, and said so much on the subject
that she finally consented to marry Du
frane.
A few days after the return from the
wedding trip Mrs. Dufrane received a
letter purporting to inform her of the ill
ness of a schoolmate .in Erie, who re
quested her immediate presence. With
her husband's consent, she left home os
tensibly on that ground. She failed to re
turn. and then it was learned that she
had left Erie in the company of Ambei
crombie. The runaways were traced to
Niagara Falls, and there all trace of them
was lost.
Alter four years young Dufrane mar
ried an orphan girl in the neighborhood.
When the war broke out he was among
the first to enlist in one of the three Ohio
regiments. At the battle of Antietain
Dufrane was dangerously wounded. His
young wife fount! him in the cotton fac
tory hospital in Harrisburg, where,
through her care, he was restored to
health. Dufrane returned to his regi
ment, and his wife to her home, but the
exposure and anxiety she had undergone
planted the seeds of a fatal disease, and
she died just after her husband had been
honorably discharged.
About the same time the father of Du
frane's truant wife died, leaving to Du
frane his estate, valued at $25,000, with
tbe request that Dufrane should do ali in
his power to find the missing woman,
and, if fouud apart trom her paramour
and in needy circumstances, to make her
comfortable. After a search of several
years Dotrane had almost given up hope
of ever hearing from her, but recently a
letter came from her to a friend of her
lather. She was in Warren. Through
the intercession of her father’s friend the
executor or the will went at once to War
ren, and there found the erring wife.
Among her papers was a divorce decree
granted by au Indiana court from
Dufrane aud a marriage certificate
showing her legal marriage to Am
bererombie. The broken-hearted woman
said that Ambererombie had
engaged in the business of supplying
miners, at which he amassed a tortune,
but drink and cards afterwards made him
poor. His abuse and neglect of her caused
her to leave him five years ago. She then
supported herself by working as a servant
in hotels in Denver and Chicago, and
finally at Warren, where she had been
employed as a servant in a private house.
The killing of her husband in a gamblers’
quarrel in Denver last winter gave her
the freedom she had prayed Tor, and then
she wrote the letter referred to above.
The truant wife vas brought East, and
Dufrane’s love for her was renewed. Last
week they were remarried.
Mills Closed.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 13.—The Stand
ard National Company closed down its
works to-day, because the employees re
fused to accept a reduction of 20 per
cent, in wages. The works are controlled
by Oliver Bros. & Phillips.
HORSFORU’S ACID PHOSPHATE,
Cnequaled.
Dr. R. M. Alexander, Fannettsburgh,
Pa., says: “I thinkHorsford’s Acid Phos
phate is not equaled in any other prepara
tion of phosphorus.”
OHIO’S DAY OF BATTLR.
REPUBLIC ANS COUNTING ON A
MAJORITY OF IH.OOO.
Their Public Claim of Only 8,000 Only
Fait of a Game of Bluff—The Demo
crats Confident of Carrying the Day
by 9,224 Msjority—Serious Trouble
Among the Probabilities.
Washington, Oct. 13.—A Columbus,
0., special to the Evening Star says: “The
last day of the campaign develops some
changes, though each party still claims
to have organized victory. The execu
tive committees give out to-day some data
as to the estimated majorities, and, while
claiming as a rule that figures don't
lie, are willing to admit that they are
sometimes misplaced. The Democratic
committee foot up a majority of 9,224.
The Republican committee are not quite
so exact, but adhere to a general claim of
8,000 to 10,000. This committee have
deemed it unwise to make public the real
estimate, but the fact is their actual
figures make the total 18,000 majority,
and all over 10,000 they expect to furnish
in the way of what they call'the Maine
surprise” over again. They have
endeavored to keep this very quiet,
but it is the estimate they have
sent to Blaine, and which they will stand
by, and which they claim will be verified
i>efore the sun sets to-morrow. These
figures were all made on Saturday, but
since then the committee has received in
formation which gives them greater con
fidence in their estimate. One of the rea
sons for this is a revision of the wool
growers’ vote, which gives the Republi
cans the benefit of a more decided change
than had been anticipated. In a letter
received from a prominent wool grower,
he says: ‘We punished the Republicans
for reducing the duty on wool; now we
are going to punish the Democrats for not
restoring it.’
THE FULL VOTE EXPECTED.
“Another reason for their restored confi
dence is the advices from the Western
Reserve that the full Republican vote is
going to be polled, while the advices re
ceived this morning are encouraging in
some quarters as to the German vote.
These tacts have certainly given the Re
publicans much more confidence than
they had Saturday, They declare that
nothing but money and fraud can defeat
them. A telegram from the National
Democratic Committee, that a fund of
$150,0C0 has been sent from New York
since Saturday, for distribution in Cleve
land. Columbus and Cincinnati, to aid
the Republicans, is pronounced a false
hood by Chairman Ogilvie. The Demo
cratic Chairman, however, has advised
the Democratic managers in those cities
to look out lor such a corruption fund.
Gov. Hendricks left this morning for
Parkersburg, W. Va., where he makes his
last speech in the October campaigu. In
conversation he said that he was confi
dent that the Democrats would carrv
Ohio. Of Indiana he had no doubt
whatever, and the result in November he
predicted would be tbe election of the
Democratic ticket. He was not, however,
as confident of Ohio as ot Indiana. Even
if Ohio did go Republican now as it did
in 1876, he added, that New York would
go for Cleveland in November just as it
did for Tilden in 1870. He was not en
thusiastic, but quiet and earnest, in bis
predictions. He says that this is the
greatest and hardest campaign he ever
was in, but that it has improved his
health very much. His speech in Parkers
burg is to be a joint one with Gen. Wood
ford, of New York.
FOR A PURE BALLOT.
“This afternoon there was a meeting of
citizens designated by the Republican
State Committee, with the committee ap
pointed by the Cleveland and Hendricks
club to co-operate in detecting fraud at
the polls to-morrow. The Republican
Committee appeal to the business men of
the entire State to close their places of
business to-morrow, and devote the day
to organization in the interest of purity of
the ballot-box. There never was such a
cry of fraud iti politics in this State, and
whichever party is defeated is going to
run to cover under it. Tissue ballots,
combination tickets, fraudulent votes
and voters are all named in frightful ar
ray. One of tbe charges brought into the
Republican Committee to-day was that
twenty-six Democratic newspaper men
now here were to be voted. When the
latter heard of it they were muchamused.
The interest in the close of
the campaign is shown in the fact
that some of the churches are thrown
open to political meetings. Roth com
mittees now agree that the vote will be
almost as full as at the Presidential elec
tion. The Democratic Committee esti
mates a vote of 795,000, while the Re
publicans place it in round numbers at
800.000. Large as the vote is and small
as the margin of results promises to be
either way when compared with this im
mense total, complete arrangements
have been made to receive full returns.
Two large balls have been fitted up with
telegraphic instruments, and every re
turn will be received and compared with
the vote of two years ago, and then im
mediately announced to the country.”
BLAINE AND HENDRICKS ALMOST MEET.
Columbus, 0., Oct. 13.— Mr. Blaine left
Lancaster at a little afti r 9 o’clock this
morning for Toledo, via Columbus. Just
as he started, a train going down on the
Hocking Valley Road, carrying Mr. Hen
dricks. the Democratic candidate for tbe
Vice Presidency, arrived at Lancaster.
The crowd at the depot cheered Mr. Hen
dricks when he appeared on the rear plat
form of the train, and he returned thanks
in a very brief speech, in the course of
which he said: “If Ohio to-morrow shall
support the Democratic cause, the fight is
over; but if Ohio to-morrow shall not do
that, then in Indiana aud in Ohio States,
the fight is unto death.” At Columbus
Ex-Gov. Foster and Chairman Ogilvie,
of the Republican State Committee, and
Commissioner Dudley boarded Mr.
Blaine's car. There was a stop here of
over an hour, but the car was left on the
outskirts of the city, and did not go into
the depot at all.
A CONSERVATIVE REVIEW.
Various estimates are made of the vole
to be cast. They run all tbe way front
770,000 to 800,000. It was 718,000 in 1883,
for Governor, when the Democrats elected
Hoadly by 12,000 plurality. It was nearly
725,000 in 1880, when Garfield had 34,000
plurality. The Democratic vote in 1883
was the largest ever polled in the State,
while the Republicans fell short of their
vote in 1880 by 15,000. The Republicans
say that much of this loss was caused by
desertion, the Germans leaving them
with the belief that the Republican party
was hostile to them, and that this vote
will largely return. The Democrats, on
the other hand, claim that tbe gains
were made in 1882 and kept in 1883, and
that their poll shows that the gains ol
those years will be retained. If the Repub
lican ’ calculations and expectations are
well based there should be no doubt in the
minds of the members of the State Com
mittee as to the result. Senator Frye,
who does not see how the Democrats can
possibly win, says the situation in Ohio
appears to lie about what it was in Maine
in September, except that the feeling here
is more intense than it was in Maine.
Chairman Barger, of the Democratic
State Committee, says that he has never
much excitement or so determined
a feeling in the Democratic party, and he
feels it in his bones that the Democrats
will win it they only come out. The Re
publicans have had to do a great deal of
work in hithorto strong Republican coun
ties.
THE LAST ELECTION.
Cuvahoga, which gave Garfield 6,900
majority, last year gave Hoadly 300 ma
jority. ’ Erie, which rolled up 600 ma
jority for Garfield, gave Hoadly 1,400.
Franklin changed lrom 400 Republican
to 1,500 Democratic, and Hamilton from
5,000 Republican majority in 1880 to 2,600
Democratic in 1883. There were also
heavy Democratic gains in Auglaize,
Butler, Lucas, Montgomery, Richland,
and Ross counties. It will not do, if the
Democrats are to win, to simply hold
their vote of 1883, unless the Prohibition
vote is to be much larger than either
partv is willing to admit it will be. If
the vote should be 790.000, and the Demo
crats get the proportion of the increase
only that they got between 1876 and 1880,
they will find themselves short about
6,000 votes. The Democrats, how
ever, do not regard Blaine as being as
popular as Garfield. The disaffection in
the Republican party, be it large or small,
will contribute to pare down this 6,000
majority which the figure men have made
out. And if there should be a Prohibition
vote of 10.000, it would wipe it out alto
gether. But the 6.000 majority is reached
by assurances that the Republicans will
pot get back the dissatisfied Germans. If
the ivturning men are as numerous as the
workers represent, it ought to be easy for
the Slate Committee to see their way to a
majoritv of not less than 20.000 with a poll
of 790,000 voters. The whole vote is not
likely to reach 760,000, as a considerable
percentage of the vote always fails to
reach the polls.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1884.
PREBARATIONS FOR TROUBLE.
A citizens' meeting was held here
to-day, consisting of a joint committee ap
pointed by the Cleveland and Hendricks
clubs and by the Republican committee,to
take some action to prevent illegal voting
to-morrow. A long conference was held,
and at its conclusion it was decided
to appoint four citizens. two
from each party, for each pre
cinct in tbe city. It is learned
that similar meetings were held in other
cities and committees appointed who will
be at the polls all day. They will be
designated by badges, aud will "have au
thority to scrutinize everything about the
ballot-boxes and the manner in which the
election is conducted. The Sheriff of this
county appoi: ted between thirty and
forty deputies this afternoon to be present
at the polls, and the Mayor to-night,
believing that the Sheriff had interfered
with his authority, called a meeting of the
police board and secured permission to
appoint 100 extra police.
ARRESTS ALREADY MADE.
Cincinnati, Oct. 13.—Detective Ratb
bone, of the United States service, to
night arrested twelve men on a charge of
conspiring to use frauds at the election.
The men are all white. Thev say that
they came here under direction of the
Chief of Police of Lexington to “spot”
colored repeaters from that place. Their
railroad tickets were provided by the
Mayor of Lexington, and were good to
return until Wednesday morning. Their
board bill was also paid up to that time.
More arrests are expected to-night, and
United States Commissioner Harper will
probably remain up all night to hear the
cases.
WHAT A TROY PAPER LEARNED.
Troy, N. Y., Oct. 13.—1n answer to
over 100 messages sent this afternoon by
the managing editor ol the Troy Telegram,
to leading editors and politicians in Ohio
and West Virginia, the Telegram has re
ceived over seventy replies. ' They cover
all parts of both States. A careful
summary of these opinions, given
at a late" hour this morning, shows that
each party in Ohio, while claiming the
State, concede that the vote will be close.
The claims of majorities on both sides are
much reduced lrom those heretofore made.
The most confident Republicans feel cer
tain ol a plurality of 8,000 to 12,000, while
the Democrats look for 5,000 to 8,000. The
contest appears to hinge entirely on the
tariff and the vote of the Germans and
Hocking valley minors. Dispatches
from four sources in Cincinnati indicate
that Hamilton county will go Democratic
by 1,000 majority. Bets there are even on
10,000 Republican majority in the State,
but tnere is little money up. The
editor of the State Journal at Columbus
telegraphs that the indications are that
the State will go from 5,000 to 8,000 Repub
lican, the same as in 1876, before the phe
nomenal turn in the Garfield campaign.
It is nobody’s day till the vote is counted.
The Republican State Committee claim
10,000 to 15,000 majority, and tbe Dem
ocratic Committee 8,000 to 16,000.
John T. Mack, of Sandusky, says: “The
combined German vote and liquor inter
est are against the Republicans.”
From West Virginia dispatches are
very muddled. The Republicans at
Huntington say there will be from 1.000
to 5,000 majority for Maxwell, the Fusion
candidate for Governor.
At Parkersburg the Republicans hope to
get the First and Fourth districts. The
Second will be very close, and the Third
is surely Democratic.
Tbe editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer
says: “The best non-partisan judgment
is that Maxwell will have from 800 to
1,500 majority. The Democrats at Wheel
ing are confident of carrying three Con
gressional districts, with a good outlook
in the Fourth. They laugh at the Repub
lican claims for Maxwell, while they con
cede that the majority either way will be
small.”
BLAINE TO BE IN DETROIT TO-DAY.
Toledo, 0., Oct. 13.— Blaine reached
Toledo about 5 o’clock this evening. He
will spend the night here and go to De
troit to-morrow.
THE SI I'ltl.MK COURT MEETS.
The Alabama Ula m* Cases the First
Which will be Given a Hearing.
Washington, Oct. 33.—The Supreme
Court of the United States reassembled
at noon to-day with a full bench and a
large attendance of members of the bar.
A few attorneys were admitted to prac
tice, but no other business was trans
acted and the court adjourned at 12:15
o’clock. The regular call of the docket
will begin to-morrow, with the first as
signed case for that day, viz.: No. 613,
the United States against AVaddell and
others, which will be submitted on printed
briefs. The next cases to be called will
be those known as the “war premiums”
or “Alabama claims” cases of the Great
Western and Columbia Insurance Com
panies against the United States, brought
here by appeal from tbe Court of Claims.
These were suits brought by the insurance
companies to recover in one case $546,965
and in the other $876,845 alleged to be due
them out of the Geneva award on account
of losses arising from the capture and de
struction by Confederate cruisers of cer
tain vessels on which the petitioners had
issued policies of insurance. The suits
were brought in tbe Court of Claims for
the alleged reason that the special tribu
nal appointed to consider such cases ex
cluded the claims of petitioners. The un
disposed of balance of the award was
covered into the United States Treasury,
and the petitioners were left without any
other means of enforcing their demands.
The Court of Claims, in an opinion deliv
ered by its Chief Justice, dismissed the
petition upon the ground that no cause of
action against the United States was
shown. From that decision the petition
ers have appealed.
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.
The Murderer of Schmitt Arrested—The
Kate War on the St. John’s.
Jacksonville, Oct. 13.—Gen. Perry
passed through the city this morning for
Key West in fine health and spirits. He
speaks cheertully of the situation in the
State, and says that tbe enthusiasm is
universal, and that his appointments at
tracted a larger attendance than was an
ticipated. The State has been more thor
oughly canvassed than at any previous
election. He had a splendid meeting at
Quincy Saturday. The procession was a
mile and a half long.
The City of Monticello arrived yester
day. A large delegation from Monticello
went to Palatka on her as invited guests,
and will present a set of colors. The iron
sidewh el steamer will make weekly trips
between Charleston and Palatka.
A white man was arrested here to-day
charged with tbe murder of the German
named Schmitt in Orange county on Oct.
3.
Fifty families are en route from Ger
many for Orange county.
The People’s Line of’steamers has re
duced the passenger fare from here to
Sanford from $0 to $3.
A 111 I) FOR IMMIGRANT TRAVEL.
Baltimore and Ohio Oilers to Pay a
Commission to Steamship Companies.
Chicago, Oct. 13.—The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to-day notified
the agents of the steamship companies
here that it would pay 20 per cent, com
mission on all immigrant business over
its line, both from New York and Balti
more. This is understood to be in re
taliation for the cutting off the Balti
more and Ohio’s New York connection bv
tbe Pennsylvania Railway. It is thought
that this action will break up the immi
grant pool, and probably demoralize first
and second-class passenger rates. Ru
mors are current here to-day that east
bound rates on export freights are being
cut by two ot the pool lines.
Congressional Nominations.
Washington, Oct. 13.—Congressional
nominations were made to-day as fol
lows:
By the Democrats of the Tenth Penn
sylvania district, William H. Sowder.
By the Democrats of the Twenty-fourth
Pennsylvania district, John M. Stock
dale.
By the Republicans of the Eighth Mis
souri district, William M. Eccles.
Charles T. Gallagher, the Republican
nominee for Congress in the Fourth Mas
sachusetts district, has declined the nom
ination.
C. E. Reed, of Milwaukee, was this
evening nominated by the Prohibitionists
of the Fourth Wisconsin Congressional
district.
The Prohibition Congressional Conven
tion of the Third Massachusetts district
to-night nominated John W. Field.
Adelina Patti,
the great songstress, says of Solon Pal
mer’s Perfumes, Toilet Soaps and other
Toilet articles: “I unhesitatingly pro
nounce them superior to any 1 ever
used.” Principal Depot, 374 and 376 Pearl
street, New York.
65 DAYS WITHOUT RAIN.
ATLANTA BEGINNING TO FEAR
A TERRIBLE SCOURGE.
Streams, Wells and Springs Drying Up
The Drought in Sections Nrar Home
Also Causing Great Apprehension-
Other News in and Concerning the
State Capital.
Atlaxta; Oct. 13.—T0-day registers the
sixty-fifth day’s drought in this section.
The continued dry weather causes many
streams, wells and springs in and aliout
Atlanta to cease flowing. The West End
mineral spring has gone dry, and the his
toric Ponce de Leon is preparing to fol
low suit. People from the country visit
ing the city say that it is with great diffi
culty that they get enough water to sup
ply their necessities. Atlanta’s water
supply is short, and upon this account
sewers cannot be flushed and cleaned out.
This being to the streets are filled nightly
with sickening odors, and great fears are
entertained that the floodgates of
heaven be soon unloosed Atlanta will be
visited by some frightful scourge.
THE DROUGHT IN OTHER SECTIONS.
A special from Chattanooga says: “Since
July 9 the drought has prevailed in lower
East Tennessee, North Georgia and North
Alabama, the region ot which Chattanoo
ga is the centre. Specials indicate that all
tarming interests are seriously imperiled,
and unless there is rain soon the result
will be disastrous. Grazing lands are
burned up and creeks are drying up. The
Tennessee river here is within 3 inches of
the lowest point ever known.”
THE MISSIONARIES.
The missionary party, including Miss
Laura Haygood, Prof. Bonnell, and others,
was joined at St. Loti is by Miss Phillips
and Mrs. Dora Hamilton of Texas, who
are practicing physicians. The entire
party received great attention in St.
Louis. They will leave San Francisco on
the steamer City of Peking.
Atlanta’s artesian weil is now 388 feet
deep.
The ordinance passed by the Council
a few days ago, and concurred in by the
Aldermanic Board this afternoon, prohib
iting teams to be driven faster than a
walk within the city limits, caused a gen
eral feeling of indignation among all
classes, particularly in the mercantile
line. They say that the ordinance is out
rageous. Green Dodd says the members
who voted for it should be put iu a luna
tic asylum at once. At the next meeting
a petition will be presented to repeal the
ordinance.
ANOTHER M’DONALD-JACKSON AFFAIR.
About 10 o’clock to-night another trag
edy ot the Jackson-McDonald type oc
curred in this city. This one happened
on Wheat street, and all the parties con
cerned are negroes. About the hour
named Willis Williams walked Into his
home to find his wile in the warm em
brace of Elbert Gibson. A fight ensued
and several knock downs were had on
both sides. The affair was ended by Gib
son drawing a knife and driving it into
Williams’ neck. The blade found its way
into the hard muscles and broke off. Gib
son escaped and the police are on a still
hunt for him. The attending physicians
are having poor success in getting out the
imbedded blade. They believe the wound
to be dangerous and probably fatal.
ARREST OF A COUNTERFEITER.
Tony McClung, a white man, claiming
to hail from Gwinnett county, who is
here attending the session of ihe United
States Court, was arrested to-night
charged witn passing counterfeit silver
dollars. Four pieces of coin intended to
represent silver dollars were found on his
person when arrested. He claimed to
have had ten, and says that he got them
in Atlanta in exchange for a $lO bill, but
could not give any information as to
where they were given him or by whom.
The arrest was made at the instance of a
negro woman upon whom one of the dol
lar pieces was passed.
GONE AFTER AN ALLEGED BURGLAR.
Chief Connolly, of the police force, left
to-night for New Orleans with a requisi
tion for Henry Young ? of this city, who, a
few days since, was picked up in that city
for vagrancy and whom it is now charged
was a party to the burglary of Menko’s
store.
ROBBED IN A SALOON.
Joseph T. Jones, a Decatur street res
taurant proprietor, was robbed to-nigbt
of S6O in a saloon on I‘eachtree street.
John D. Day and J. M. Barrett, claiming
to hail from Middle Georgia, were caged,
charged with the robbery. They deny
the charge, but Jones contends that they
are the right men.
A BOILER EXPLOSION.
A saw mill boiler exploded in Haralson
county to-day, killing J. C. Rogers, the
proprietor, James Eson and Bud I’ardon,
and injuring several- others.
FIRE S SWEEP IN THE MIXES.
Engines Sent to the Scene and Their
Onslaught Expected to be Effective.
Columbus, 0., Oct. 13.—There is no
change in the situation in the Hocking
&alley to-day. The mine at Sand Run,
which was burning, has been banked and
closed, with the hope of smothering the
fire.
At Straitsville the mines are still burn
ing. Fire engines lrom Logan, Lancas
ter and Columbus, which had
been sent for, commenced operations
this morning and are expected to have
some effect on the fire before midnight.
There are no demonstrations among the
miners, who claim that the operators set
tire to the mines. The operators say that
they have no doubt that the striking
miners are tbe guilty parties.
PETERSBURG BADLY SCORCHED.
New York, Oct. 14.—A dispatch from
Petersburg, Va., reports that a disastrous
tire occurred there last night, involving a
loss of $150,000, but no particulars were
received up to 2 o’clock this morning.
IN THE FA It E AST.
Yokohama and Tokio Visited by Two
Terribly Destructive Typhoons.
San Francisco, Oct. 13—The steamer
Oceanic arrived here to-day, bringing ad
vices from Hong Kong up to Sept. 13,
and from Yokohama to Sept. 27. The ad
vices from Yokohama state that Charles
Degrate, the Belgian Minister to Japan,
died suddenly from heart disease Sept. 16.
The French Catholic Mission refused
to bury him because he was
a Mason. On Sept. 15 Yokohama and
Tokio were visited by a terrible typhoon.
In the latter city 3,000 houses were wholly
or partially destroyed and twenty persons
were killed. The loss of life at sea was
appalling. No estimate could be made
of the number of lives lost. The typhoon
was followed on the 17th by another of
great force, but of briel duration.
A Collision on a Switch.
Camden, N. J., Oct. 13.—A collision
occurred here between two Pennsylvania
railroad trains this morning. Joseph
Carman, the engineer of one of the trains,
was killed, and the fireman ot the other
train was fatally injured, having both
legs cuts off. Several passengers were
hurt. Both engines were smashed. The
west Jersey train was going over a
cross switch at Third street just as the
morning train trom Burlington was about
to pass. Before the switchman had time
to warn either train the crash came.
Engineer Carman, who lives at Burling
ton, was dragged out from the ruins of
his engine dead, with his body terribly
mangled. His fireman was also badly
hurt. The fireman of the other train had
both legs broken and was terribly scalded
and it is thought that he cannot live.
Several passengers were hurt by being
thrown from their seats and by’ broken
glass, but so far as known none were se
riously injured.
Secured a Big Verdict By UeTault.
New York, Oct. 13.—Artemus H.
Holmes, a lawyer, brought suit against
ex-Senator Jerome B. Chaffee and David
H. Moffat, of Denver, in the Supreme
Court to-day, alleging that be had
invested $13,888 for 650 shares of the
stock of the Little Pittsburg Com
pany in 1879, on the representa
tion of the defendants that there was then
ore in the mine to the value of $5,000,000,
which would pay a dividend or SIOO,OOO
per month for three years, and that these
statements were false. The defendants
did not appear, and Judge Lawrence
directed the Jury to render a verdict for
$15,132.
Cleveland’s Trip to New York.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 13.—Gov. Cleve
land was busy to-day clearing up work
preparatory to his trip to New York and
Brooklyn Wednesday. He will probably
be accompanied only by his private sec
retary, Col. Lamont, and will leave on the
regular train, which arrives in New York
at 10:30 o’clock in the morning. His head
quarters will be at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where he will remain during
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
FAILURES IN BUSINESS.
Private Bankers of Cincinnati Assign
Owing Many Benevolent Societies.
Cincinnati, Oct. 13.—S.S.Davis* Cos.,
private bankers, made an assignment to
T. C. Campbell to-day. Their liabilities
are estimated at $60,000, and the assets at
$15,000. Among the liabilities are a num
ber of trusts of benevolent and secret so
ciety organizations.
ASSIGNED TO SECURE AN EXTENSION.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 13.—Eu
gene Hammel, dealer in ladies’ and gen
tlemen’s furnishing goods, has made an
assignment. His liabilities are $12,000,
and his assets SIO,OOO. The assignment
was made to obtain an extension of time,
and he will reopen.
INDICTMENTS IN THE PENN BANK CASKS.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 13.— The grand
jury to-day found a true bill against
President Riddle and Cashier Reiber, of
the defunct Penn Bank, for conspiracy
and the embezzlement of $ 1,200,000, and
against L. J. Watson, the oil broker, for
conspiracy to defraud the Penn Bank de
positors.
A BATCH OF ASSIGNMENTS.
Chicago, Oct. 13.—Morgan Roth &
Cos., dealers in gentlemen’s furnishing
goods, were closed by the Sheriff to-day.
Their liabilities are $35,000 and the as
sets about $23,000.
Zimmerman & Cos., cloak manufactu
rers, to-day made an assignment. Their
liabilities are SBO,OOO and the assets $55,-
000.
Wardell & Hinckley, dealers in ma
chinery and * ngines, were closed to-day
by the Sheriff. Their liabilities amount
to $25,000 and assets to SIB,OOO.
COMMUTATION FOR SPURLOCK.
Indignation Caused by the Governor’s
Clemency, and Lynch!; g Feared.
Charlestown, W. Va., Oct. 13.—Gov.
Jackson has commuted the sentence of
Charles Spurlock to imprisonment for
life. Spurlock was to have been hung
next Friday. He was one of the gang
who have been committing depredations
in Boone, Logan and Kanawha counties
for two years, and who visited John
Woods’ residence in this county on April
28 for the purpose of robbery, but meeting
with resistance they killed young Alvin
Woods. One of the gang named Goering
was captured a day or two later and
taken to St. Albanys. Two others
named Hill were lynched by a mob.
Spurlock was captured from his would-be
lynchers and brought to this city and
lodged in jail. At his trial in July last
he plead guilty of murder in the first de
gree and was sentenced to be hung Oct.
17. The Governor commuted his sen
tence on a petition containing about 1,000
names. One hundred signers were se
cured in Lincoln county, where he lived.
He was taken from jail at 2 o’clock this
morning and put in a box car at the rail
road, where he was kept till 9 o’clock. If
he passes Poca he will go to the peni
tentiary, but it is feared .that a mob will
meet him there. There is much hard
feeling here concerning the commutation.
Collum. who killed Tenthill, and who was
to have been executed at the same time
as Spurlock, has also had his sentence
commuted.
AMERICA’S DISCOVERY.
The Americans at Paris Celebrate the
Event by a Banquet.
Paris, Oct. 13.—A banquet was given
in this city yesterday by Sociedse Latino,
Americans, to commemorate the 392d an
niversary of the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus. M. de Lesseps
was present and made a speech, in which
he re-echoed the wish expresed by the
President of the society that the differ
ences between the Latin people's inhabit
ing America should be settled peacelully.
M. de Lesseps described the work of blast
ing along the line of the Panama canal,
and announced that, there would be a
grand ceremony on March 1,1885, to mark
the formal commencement of work at
Panama and Colon.
the work on the canal.
Panama, Oct. 5. —The Canal Company
has announced that their corps of em
ployes being full they will make no new
engagements. It is reported that they
even intend reducing the actual staff.
The great dynamite mine has not been
discharged vet, although another attempt
was made Friday.
CHOLERA’S DECADENCE.
The Epidemic l’rouounced at an End in
Spain—Royal Generosity.
Washington, Oct. 13.— Owing to the
decadence of cholera in Europe the Secre
tary of the Treasury has requested the
Department of State to discontinue the
services of sanitary inspectors at London
and Liverpool. The inspectors in France
and Italy will be retained lor the pres
ent.
ENDED IN SPAIN.
Madrid, Oct. 13.—The Official Gazette
announces that the cholera epidemic in
Spain i9 at an end.
ITALY’S RECORD.
Rome, Oct. 13.—The total number of
fresh cases of cholera reported in Italy
during the past 24 hours is 195. The
deaths number 99.
The Queen of Portugal has sent 10,000
lire lor the relief of the cholera sufferers
in Naples. King Humbert has given 20,-
000 lire for the same purpose in Genoa.
THE RECORD AT NAPLES.
Naples, Oct. 13.—There have been re
ported in this city during the past 24
hours 97 new cases of cholera and 48
deaths.
PRIDES OF THE TURF.
Good Time the ltule on the Week’s
Opening Day at Brighton Beach.
New York, Oct. 13.—The events at
Brighton Beach to-day were as follows:
First Rack—Purse *250; three-quarters of
a mile. Cordelia won, with Emmet second.
Time 1:20.
Second Race—Same prizes; one and an
eighth miles. Harriet won, with Clarence
second. Time 1:59.
Third Back— Purse $407; handicap; one
mile. King Pan Yvou by a length, with Mon
tauk second. Time 1:45.
Fourth Race—Purse *250; seven-eighths of
a mile. R.Monee won. with Henry B. second.
Time 1:33.
Fifth Race—Same prizes; for Brighton
maidens; seven-eighthsof a mile. Freida won,
with Xitot second. Time 1:34.
BANISHED FROM A TRACK.
Cleveland, 0., Oct. 13.—The Cleve
land Driving Park Association has ex
pelled tbe black mare Minnie Moulton,
which trotted at its autumn meeting un
deY the name of Baby Mine, and also John
Goodwin, of Lawrence, Mass., owner of
James H. Keene, alias Pat Hincklev, and
the driver, L. B. Goodrich, of Bradford,
Pa., who made the entrv.
Base Ball.
Washington, Oct. 13.—The following
games of base ball were played to-day:
At Detroit—Detroit 3, New l'ork 4.
At Buffalo—Buffalo 2, Boston 2; ten innings.
At St. Louis—St. Louis (Unions) 14, St. Paul
At New York—Metropolitan 3, Indianapolis
At Brooklyn—Cincinnati 5, Brooklyn 2.
At Baltimore—St. Louis 5, Baltimore 4.
At Philadelphia—Columbus 3, Athletic 2.
At Pittsburg—Providence 9, Alleghany 0.
Gen Caceres’ Warfare in Peru.
Panama, Oct. s.—Advices from Peru
state that the country at present is com
paratively quiet, yet Gen. Caceres en
tered Arequipa a few days ago, and it is
reported that he was well received. He was
at the head of a force of 1.800 men. Dr.
Duarte, a Colonel in the Peruvian army
who pursued Gen. Caceres after the bat
tle of Huanachuco, was assassinated bv
his soldiers. It is said that the govern
ment forces will soon attack Arequipa
and if they be successful there, it seems’
probable that there will be an end of Gen.
Caceres and his menteneros.
Street Car Conductors Victimized.
Boston, Oct. 13.—Several horse car
conductors were victimized this morning
by a mau who tendered $lO bills that
proved to be counterfeits in payment of
his lare, receiving change in good money.
The bills are National Treasury notes
purporting to be of the series of 1875. The
swindler is supposed to be one of a gang
who are circulating these bills.
Mitchell Worsted.
New Yoke, Oct. 13.—A match with
hard glove 9 was fought at Madison
Square Garden to-night between Domi
nies McCaffrey and Charles Mitchell.
The fight was a savage oue and was
finally stopped during the fourth round
by Police Captain Williams. The stakes
were awarded to McCaffrey.
For the lip there is no brightness,
For the teeth there is no whiteness,
Where Sozodont has got no place!
But those who use it, kuow full well,
How bright and beautiful the spell
It throws o’er man’s or woman’s face.
A RIOT AT BIRMINGHAM.
LIBERALS ATTACK A CONSER
VATIVE MASS MEETING.
The Hall and Its Furniture Completely
Wrecked—Sir Stafford Northcote and
Lord Randolph Churchill Not Allowed
to Proceed with Their Speeches.
Birmingham. Oct. 13. — A Conservative
demonstration in this city announced for
to-day, involving meetings to be held at
Aston Grounds, the town hall and in :he
skating rink, was prevented by an or
ganized force of their opponents. The
Liberals, in great numbers, forced an en
trance to the town hall by battering in
the doors with heavy planks
and overwhelmed the Conserva
tives, who were powerless. A
free fight ensued, in which the furniture
and the wreckage of the hall were freely
used as weapons. The mob swept from
the platform the officers of the
meeting. The speakers, Sir Stafford
Northcote and Lord Randolph
Churchill, endeavored to addres the
people present, but their efforts were in
effectual, and they were obliged to retire
to a side room, where they made short
addresses to a small party of Conserva
tives present,. The mob meanwhile con
tinued to make strenuous efforts to pre
vent the distinguished speakers from be
ing heard.
RETALIATION URGED.
In their short speeches, delivered in the
side room, the speakers denounced and
condemned the action ot the Liberals,
which Lord Randolph Churchill said
would cast a lasting stigma upou the Lib
eral party of Birmingham, and that in no
other town in England would there ever
be such an interruption of eminent states
men. There were similar interruptions
by the Liberals atjother places where Con
servative meetings were called. Lord
Randolph Churchill, at a subsequent
meeting of the Birmingham Conservative
Club, moved a resolution pledging the
Conservatives to adopt retaliatory meas
tires on Hons. Joseph Chamberlain and
Birmingham. A caucus was subse
quently held, which passed resolutions
that order should be preserved at public
meetings.
ENGLISH ANDGERMAN RIVALRY
Granville Accepts Conditionally Bis
marck's Invitation to a Conference.
Berlin, Oct. 13.— The North German
Gazette says that the idea of the Congo
Congress, which will be held in Berlin,
is warmly approved by the governments
ot France, Belgium, Spain, Holland,
Austria and Russia. The Gazette also
states that the government of Germany
recently took steps in London to obtain
security for German commercial in
terests in the Pacific, in view of the
British annexation of what is now unoc
cupied territory. A friendly exchange of
views thus far has resulted in a decision
that Great Britain should only place the
southern coast of New Guinea and the
adjacent islands under a British protec
tion, and that an entente cordiale may be
hoped lor in regard to any rival interests
of both England and Germany elsewhere.
An official intimation has been sent to
the African Association that that organi
zation may send a delegate to the Congo
conference, and that their delegate may
have a consultative voice in the proceed
ings.
The National Zeitung says that Emperor
William has sent an autograph letter to
the King of Portugal notifying him of
the intentions ot Germany,'Russia and
Austria on the Congo question.
GRANVILLE ACCEPTS TIIK INVITATION.
London, Oot. 13.—Earl Granville, tbe
British Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
forwarded to Prince Bismarck his accep
tance of the Invitation to attend, on be
half of England, the conference in Berlin
upon Congo affairs, provided that the bus
iness of the conference shall be confined
to questions concerning the commerce of
the Congo, and shall not include French
disputes relative to the territorv of West
Africa. The conference will mebt at Ber
lin on Nov. 6, and Prince Bismarck
will preside. The invitation states
that tbe basis of the proposals
to be submitted to the conference
have already lieen settled between the
governments of France and Germany, in
so far as those two powers are concerned.
It is reported that they embrace the ap
pointment of au international commis
sion to supervise the navigation of the
Congo river, and that it will reject the
Anglo-Portuguese treaty, which pro
vides for neutrality of the river to Stan
ley Falls, excepting the portion of the
right bank, which is claimed by France.
BLAINE HAS A FALL.
A Platform on Which He Stands Gives
Way After a Speech.
Fifteen hundred people stood in front of
Mr. Biaine to-day, says a Columbus (O.),
special ol Oct. 11 to the Philadelphia
Nexes, when he delivered a rousing Re
publican Speech. Just as the last words
left his mouth the platform on which he
and a number of others stood fell to tbe
ground with a terrible crash.
For au instant an indescribable scene
of confusion followed. Struggling men
were pinned to the earth, and filled the
air with their cries, while the crowd that
had been listening to Mr. Blaine’s address
surged Jrantiqally in front, not knowing
wbat to do in the emergency.
Blaine was the first person to extricate
himself from the debris. He pulled him
self out of the chaos of planks and bunt
ing, banners and musical instruments,
and holding his arm aloft holding his
well worn high hat in his hand, cried out
iu a powerful voice: “There is still
enough of this platform left for the Re
publican party to stand on.”
The crowd caught on at once and greet
ed his remark with frantic cheers of de
light. Our section of the platform in the
rear still stood intact, and Blaine and
several others scrambled to it and upon
it. Then many helping hands pulled the
struggling people from the ruins. The
band struck up “We won’t go home till
morning,” when it was found that no one
bad been hurt with the exception of a few
slight bruises.
SHOT BY A DETECTIVE.
A Tragedy Near the Grave of Dukes, the
Murderer of Capt. Nutt.
Sibbett Triplett, a detective from
Youngstown, Ohio, says a Uniontown,
Pa., special of Oet. 11, shot and killed
Samuel Keener, near McClellaudtown, 9
miles from here, yesterday afternoon.
Triplett had been sent here by a Youngs
town detective agency to work up some
eases of barn burning which occurred in
McClellandtown last July. He was dis
guised as a coal digger, but his real busi
ness was suspected by Keener. It is be
lieved that Keener thought Triplett was
trying to convict himof burningthe barns.
Yesterday as Triplett was returning to
his boarding house from bunting game,
carrying a shotgun. Keener, who
was intoxicated, attacked him, and after
a short fight Triplett drew a revolver.
W ash Hostetter took the revolver from
him, and endeavored to get Keener away
from Triplett, who was preparing to de
fend himself with his shotgun. He
warned Keener not to close iu on him
again, but Keener did not heed the warn
ing, and when about a rod distant Trip
lett raised his gun and shot him in the
neck, killing him instantly. One ol the
shots slightly wounded Hostetter, who
was holding Keener and trying to keep
him away from Triplett. Triplett gave
himself up, and was lodged in jail here
last night. Keener had a wile and family.
He was about 24 years old. Triplett is 32-
The tragedy occurred almost in sight of
the crave of N. L. Dukes, the murderer
of Capt. Nutt.
Mr. Morton’s Intentions.
Washington, Oct. 13.—Minister Levi
P. Morton called at the State Department
to-day. In relation to his visit here he
said that he would remain in Washington
until after the return of the President,
and would have a conference with him.
He expressed the intention of remaining
in this country until the middle of No
vember, although he would take no active
part in the election. He expects to return
again to his post, and will remain there
until the expiration of his term.
McSweeny to be Given an Ovation.
New York, Get. 13.—A number of
Irish-Americap citizens met at the New
York Hotel to-night and appointed Friday
evening and the Academy of Music as the
time and place for a public recaption to
Daniel McSweeny, the Irish suspect, who
arrived in New York yesterday.
8300,000 Secured by Brigands.
Constantinople, Oct. 13.—The Turk
ish mail caravan from Bagdad was at
tacked by brigands near Jsmid yesterday.
Three of the escort were killed and $300,-
000 in government bullion was stolen.
The Sultan has sent troops in pursuit of
the robbers.
KEELY’S motor tested.
A Kuiuher or New York Capitalists Pro
nounce the Trial Perfectly Succesful.
John W. Keely, the inventor, last eve
ning. says the Philadelphia Press of Oct.
11, gave a private exhibition of the power
of his mysterious motor in the presence
of a party of prominent New York capi
talists, who came over to witness the ex
periments upon the invitation of F. G.
Green, the President of the Keely motor
company. The result of the experiments
was very satisfactory, although they were
but a reproduction of previous tests made
by Mr. Keely in the presence of the direc
tors of the motor company.
In his first experiment Mr. Keely
charged his generator with two
goblets of water, which he in
jected into the reservoir by means
of his mouth. In less than five seconds
he charged tbe receiver with the etheric
vapor. He communicated the force
through a long, slender, hollow brass
tube to a piston capable of withstanding
a pressure of 28,000 pounds to the square
inch. The piston operated a lever, upon
one end of which was a big iron hall
weighing 570 pounds. With one expul
sion of the vapor this great weight was
lifted as easily as though it were
a feather. Mr. Keely then added
to the long arm of the
lever another iron ball weighing 112
pounds, making the total weight '682
pounds. A second expulsion of vapor
was made in two seconds, bv simply turn
ing a stopcock on the generator, and the
two iron balls silently moved upwards,
showing that the vapor was exerting at
the piston a force of 11,730 pounds to the
square inch. Two gentlemen olthe party
then stepped on the long arm ol the lever,
and were also easily lilted up, the pres
sure shown at ‘he piston being over 16,000
pounds to the square inch.
Mr. Keely’s next experiment was with
the motor gun he recently used at Sandy
Hook. The first bullet, of lead, nearly an
inch in diameter, was projected through
two blocks of wood each three inches
thick and placed one foot apart. The
holes in the wooden barricades were as
clean as though bored by an auger. The
barrel ol the gun was not heated bv the
projection ot the missiles. Several shots
were fired, and the bullets were flattened
out as big as a saucer and as thin as pa
per against a steel barricade. Some of
the gentlemen present were afraid the gun
would burst, so great was the power of
propulsion developed, and sought refuge
behind the large motor as yet uncom
pleted.
The third experiment was with the
small 15-horse power motor. The con
nection with the motor and the generator
was made only after considerable delay,
it being found neeessary to do consider
able soldering of the joints in the tube
leading from one machine to the other.
Finally, shortly before midnight, this was
accomplished, the etheric vapor was
turned on and the motor moved off as
easily and regularly as if operated by a
steam eDgine. Mr. Keely regu
lated the revolutions at will. Efforts
were made to stop the revolu
tions of the motor by means of
an iron crowbar, but were without effect.
The motion was not perceptibly affected.
In many respects it was the ‘most suc
cessiul exhibition of the motor ever
given. Avery high and uniform rate of
speed was shown, and it was demon
stated by scientific tests that the power
developed was enormous—sufficient to
operate with equal ease aSOO-hor6e power
machine. The gentlemen present were
delighted with the experiment.
The final exhibition was that of an in
genious contrivance devised by Mr. Keely
to display a simple application of the
etheric vapor. It consists simply of a red
of metal running from a very small re
ceiver. One end of the rod was placed
against the support of a hollow brass
globe set on an axis. By hitting the re
ceiver and intensifying the vibrations over
the rod the hollow globe was made to re
volve so rapidly as to produce a sound
like that made by a buzz-saw. Three
cheers were given for Mr. Keely at the
end of the experiments.
The Quebec Explosions.
Quebec, Oct. 13.—The government has
increased the reward offered for informa
tion which will lead to the arrest and
conviction of tbe authors of Saturday’s
outrage to $4,000, to which Mr. Gharle
iKiis, the contractor, adds SSOO. To-day
all the offices in the departmental build
ings were open, and the clerks were at
their desks. It is thought that au infernal
machine was placed in the building Fri
day night. Four men were seen hanging
around in that vicinity on that night act
ing in a suspicious manner.
End of a Political Trial.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 13.—A great po
litical trial has just been finished here. It
was conducted privately. All the officers
of the army implicated were sentenced
to death. Six other persons were sen
tenced to banishment in Siberia, including
Vera Filippowa.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
New Orleans, Oct. 13.—Hrs. Lottße Mal
lory,, nee I’hclps, wife of G. Mallory, all of
Mystic, Conn., son of C. H. Mallory, commit
ted suicide this morning by jumping into
Lake Ponchartrain from a Northwestern
tra.n when near Slidell. Mrs. Mallory, was
on her way to this city (o spend the winter
here, her husband having been appointed
commissioner for Connecticut to the World’s
Exposition and Cotton Centennial.
Brussels, Oct. 13.—A mob at Senzcilles,
Belgium, in retaliation for the action of the
(Jommttua! Council iu having closed a girls’
■school there, entered the Council chamber
and drove out the Councillors. They after
wards pillaged the house of a priest. Gen
darmcß succeeded in restoring order.
Berlin, Oct. 13. —The National Zeituwy savs
that Emperor William has sent an autograph
letter to the King of Portugal notifying him
of the intentions of Germany, Russia and
Austria on the Congo question.
Cracow, Oct. 13.—A reading club com
posed of students of the university here has
lieen discontinued by the authorities because
of suspicions that its members were engaged
in Socialistic intrigues. The Secretary of the
club has been arrested,
Paris, Oct. 13.—1 tis believed in parliamen
tary circles that the Cabinet will consent, and
the Chamber of Deputies at its next session
will vote to abolish the duties on cereals.
\ ienna, Oct. 13.—Two thousand men have
been or icred from Bagdad to attack the
llanovend Kurds, who have revolted.
London, Oct. 13.—Catania has been visited
by another cyclone. Thirty persons were
killed. King Humbert has sent £4OO for the
relief of the sufferers.
New York, Oct. 18.—The steamship Eider
to-day brought *500,000 in gold consigned to
the Bank of British North America.
Cincinnati. Oct. 13.—Wm. T. Thomas, an
attendant in the Cincinnati Hospital, while
drawing a truck contained Chris. Tudhorst,
a patient, upon an elevator to take him to the
Amphitheatre for a clinical lecture, fell
through the hatchway, pulling the truck after
him and both were killed. The elevator had
been taken up without his knowledge.
Panama, Oct. 13.—Guatemala has been in
vaded by a small party consisting clpefly of
political refugees who crossed the Mexican
frontier aud advanced a short distance into
the country. Their attempt to start a revolu
tion was frustrated and peace now reigns.
Panama, Oct. s.—The Legislative Assembly
of Panama met Friday, Oct. 3, and Dr.
Cervera, the President of the State, presented
his resignation. Although a revolution is
going on, the people in the city do not seem to
trouble themselves about it.
San Domingo, Oct. 8.-Thc National Con
gress has passed a bill granting general am
nesty to all Dominicans who have been exiled
for political offenses.
Christianstkd, St. Croix, Sept. 13—The
Planters’ Association has held a meeting and
decided to reduce the wages of lalwrerson the
estates in Demerara and Barbadoes.
St. John, Axtigua, Sept. 10.— The appear
ance of the growing sugar crop on this island
is highly promising. An abundant crop is ex
pected, *
Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 16.—The posi
tion of the government becomes daily more
complicated. Distress among the country
people still continues. They are in a deplora
ble condition. v
Long Island City, n. Y„ Oct. 13.—The
Health Officer of this city closed the Fifth
Ward I üblic School this morning, because of
th< ? prevalence of diphtheria, whi*>( i* now
epidemic. The disease prevails iu oue-third
of the families in the ward.
Baltimore Oct. IS.-The fall meeting of
the Maryland Jockey Club will be inaugurated
to-morrow. No pools were sold in the city
to-night, nor will any lie sold except at Pirn
lico, on account of tbe late action of tbe
Criminal Court.
New York, Oct. 13.—A letterfrom Havana,
dated Oct. 9, says: “The Caban Treasury De
partment was authorised by cable by the
MiniteroX the Colonies on Oct. 4 to draw on
the Madrid Treasury f0r4 1. 000 GOO. The money
was drawn oh the same day. The Governor
General, upon the solicitation of the Inten
dente of the Treasury, has ordered that all
money received by government officials, with
the exception ot those in the Havana custom
house, shall in the future be paid into the
Treasury, and not, as heretofore, to represen
tatives of the Banco Hispano Colonial.”
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RELIABLY REPORTED.
A CHinel Corp* 1,300 Strong Organizing
to l)e Seat Throuch the Desert—The
Mediation at the United Slates in the
Franco- I’ hinese War Not Asked by
KHher of the Belligerents.
Lon ik) it, Oct. 13.—The govern
ment, through Co}. Kitchener,
has received news from Debbeh
which, if correct, proves that Col. Stew
art is alive. A messenger who returned
to Col. Kitchener at Wady Haifa, Friday,
says that the steamer that ran upon the
rocks at Wady Gama, the crew of which
were massacred by Arabs, was com
manded by M. Nichola, the Greek Consul.
It is believed that if Col. Stewart had been
on board the steamer he would have been
in command.
A dispatch fron Dongola says that two
of the Mudir’s spies from Khartoum, via
Kerdofan, report that El Mahdi is sending
two large armies to attack Dongola, one
coming across the desert and the
other along the Nile.
Zobehr Pasha is anxious to go to Sou
dan, even without troops.
Native merchants at Dongola state that
Gen. Gordon, Mr. Power and Col. Stewart
are still at Khartoum, where provisions
are plentiful.
General Lord Wolseley has ordered the
concentration of a camel corps 1,200
strong at Dongola. It is supposed that
he intends to make a march over the
desert via Merawe or Berber.
1.000 CHINESE SLAIN.
The Recent French Victory Due to the
Gallantry of the Vauguard.
Paris, Get. 13.—Gen. do Lisle tele
graphs that the wound In the leg which
Gen. Negriere received in the engagement
at Kep is so painful that it is neces-ary
that the officer should take rest, and that
he would therefore join the column. He
continues: “The Chinese in the last en
gagement lost 1,000 men, including three
generals. Our victory was mainly due to
the gallantry or the vanguard under com
mand of Capt. Fourton.”
The note of the Tsung Li Yamen, of Aug.
14, to the foreign ministers at Berlin, has
been published. It shows that the United
States refused to act as mediator in the
difficulty between France and China un
less it was shown that the Chinese Gov
ernment had not violated the Tien Tsin
treaty.
Intelligerce from China states that
Viceroy Quanz Si has been ordered to
send reinlorcements to the Chinese army
in Tonquin.
Le Paris urges upon the government
the necessity of the reinforcement of Ad
miral Courbet at Ke Lung and Gen. do
Lisle in Tonquin, in order to place them
in a position to strike a final blow at
the Chinese. *
A FRENCH DISASTER.
The Amoy correspondent ot the Times
telegraphs that the news of the defeat oi
Admiral Lesnes and the Frenen fleet at
Tamsui is confirmed. The Chinese by
hiding in brush wood, suffered some 600
of the French forces to land ancl
come within easy range ot
their guns before they appeared.
The Chinese General Tso then
led an attack upon the rear of the French
force, which became panic stricken. The
Chinese forces killed seventy men and
captured one gun. They also beheaded
twenty-two French corpses, but desisted
from that hnri ible feature upon the p'otest
of the British Consul. The Chinese loss
was 200 in killed and wounded. The fights
ing lasted five hours, at the end of which
time the French retired to their ships.
THE TIEN TSIN TREATY.
Berlin, Oct. 13.— A note is published,
evidently emanating from the Chinese
legation, repelling the Freueh charges re
garding the Tien Tsin treaty. It points
out that Capt. Fournier fails to state
whether he consented to erasures in that
treaty or not. The note was attached to
toe treaty, and, it is said, in Li Hung’s
handwriting, states that Capt. Fournier
erased two paragraphs in the treaty.
NOT ASKED TO MEDIATE.
Washington, Oct. 13.— There is be
lieved to be good authority tor the state
ment that the government ot the United
States has not been asked to mediate in
Franco-Chinese affairs by either of the
disputants, and that therefore It has not
conditionally or otherwise “refused” to
do so, as stated in a Faria dispatch ol to
day.
LOUISIANA ALL RIGHT.
A Fair Prospect for a Solid Democratic
Gougresstonal Representation.
There is now a fair prospect of the
Democrats carrying every Congressional
district in the State, says a New Orleans
special to the Courier-Journal. The Re
publicans yesterday nominated Frank
Morey in the Fifth district, where two
Democratic candidates are in the field,
both claiming to be regular nominees, and
each with a strong support. Morey la
perhaps the weakest man the Republicans
could have nominated, aud the thread of
hope the party managers bad of winning
tue district 11 destroyed by his candidacy.
Both of the Democratic candidates
will beat him handsomely, even if
both remain in the field until elec
tion, which is not probable. Morey’s
nomination makes all the districts sure
lor the Democrats except the Third,
w’Uere the Republicans have a majority
aud William Pitt Kellogg is their candi
date for renomination. Even Kellogg’s
re-election is extremely doubtful. Them
is a serious Republican bolt from him,
many of the strongest negro leaders in
!he district having declared for Gay, the
Democratic candidate. Kellogg has man
aged to secure, the hostility of these men
and their followers, and they are making
great efforts to deleat him. A large num
ber of Blaine, Logan and Gay clubs
have already been formed and more are
being organized. Kellogg is reasonably
sure to be defeated if something is not
done to stem the tide; consequently an
effort is being made to collect a largo
campaign iund.
Greenwich the Prime Meridian.
AVashington, Oct. 13.— The Interna
tional Prime Meridian Conference to-day
adopted the meridian ol Greenwich. The
representatives of France and Brazil did
not vote, and the representative of San
Domingo voted against it.
Chandler In New Hampshire.
Concord, N. H., Oct. 13.—Secretary
Chandler arrived in town this evening
from New \ork. He will remain in the
State nearly all the time until alter
the election. He will make a political
speech “Thursday night.
Beecher to Speak for Cleveland.
New York, Oct. 13.—1 t is said that
Henry Ward Beecher has consented to
deliver a Cleveland and Hendricks speech
in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The
(late has not yet been announced.
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