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IfT*BURRID 185*. (
B. fsriu., Bdltor and Proprtator. j
,:CA\ AND FLORIDA.
vt l THK TWO STATES TOED
IX PARAGRAPHS.
. \rM* the rra(n on River
. , -r lkrl rainier* Brother
U a Theory In Ex
i tilM*! the DiMppetruce-flto
. .1 .tie the hreae of n Faith Care.
(•■ORGIA.
1 -lWbo, of Griffin. hu D'en kille<t at
-v *i*.. . l eaaa.
Ko< ker, of Athena, compreae*! 9,JCO
<tton ap to laat Satarlat.
' tea roontT man bought a farm a few
*4j. aaf tM for it anth atWracloM.
-pe It. UGYNg iate teller in the Bank of
" ale of Georgia as Marietta. died Tuft*
a. t.eora ' T. Harare will a<ldreA the peo-
K > oned rountr. at Auguata, Friday
.manta Bom ia making a tour of the
’ r. t. Ur artoi aa W man at a
.* at Daotetetilie.
'itnrdar Vr>ra<*d and Atkin
rm the *'i 1 lien-of Liberty county
• A r>H!-ing meeting is on the
■'known to any of the people of
rn oitjr haa tn found (lead about
from the Dulth depot, in the
- *.iMa R putdicans had a Blaine and
atlon meeting Tuesday night.
- If. Darnel;. Buck. Wright ami
Between 1,009 and l.Soo were
V kiuney. whde ginning at llar-
M<‘i>nt. in llill. iaat Friday, had
,(ft in the saws and his whole
~;ed badly. He died in about
rr.'‘iindent News. <>ct. 2':
of water about here ns he
. r m matter. No rain worth
'.*■ icn since the middle of Au
'u > equal to that of this tea
, r has lieen ludicted and ar
.rge of being an accessory to
. *hi* coartet by a negro
Jackson, at Lockett’*
a few weeks ago. Wilder was
.* t me of the tragedy.
.M the gin hone of Jamee Ulan
a • unty. was entirelr con
re. t_. ther with is balesot cotton,
• engine. n : er,
_r ■ ultuml implements. The loss
>. without insurance.
-’ meet tig was held at Fairbtirn
nl to lake some action in regard
i g the town from Are and burglarr.
; providing good night watch
: -• asset!, but the meeting ad
• A any of them coming to ma
in ivditom of K. G. Shannon A
. lu. n haouof Home have. Sled a
■ and agaiaat them, and a temporary
i- lieen appointed. The liabilities
... be about ISI.fM). The defeno
. that they are solvent and able to
ahtiitett If time were given them.
. reports Fufaula the worst show town
r sirs; W in hi-life. He lost fTOO there
erk. an t now he says he wouldn’t go
:gatn if they gave him his license and
nation free. With the exception of
- business in all Georgia towns
gisst. Fiiteen thousand strangers
, Vm eric us the day of the exhibition.
i trhee Department has determined
.. a mail nyitf from Newnan to
, xia I'ulten* V roads. The service
■ a week and bids will now be re
trying the matte once a week
route", the necessary delay will
: ng of the route as late as June,
; - ty the number of white polls
it- lauitcr.- 13, over age 721;
- 4-s colored defaulters Sli. over
! white malm of age 3,579, colored
t> asaesement on the fHt is 45
.in ihell.utsi. The grand total
. us. on in * stroll county is 12, -
.tit the Hutchinson Man.
. • .onpany gives in 575.000.
/. sniff: Flint river is lower
een since W 35. In the fall
Hr. lluguenin drove a pine
river down to where the water
V few days ago the water again
, to the same point, exposing the
; ark lor future reference another
r. down by the aide of the old
: ter i* so low that it can almost be
r lay night an outrageous attempt
: was made in Fairuurn. x*m
. . a lot of old piccea of
, r-. etc., between Westbrook A
\< wt. Heece’a shoe shop and
a with the evident intent to
.< Miraculously, the fire burned
isiimtng nearly halt the pile of
ary to the buildings further
. ..tie or two flanks on the side of
,*■: Saturday afternoon, at 1
three miles below Centre, the
crew on the steamer Kill City
. veiling occurrence. The
nadnd with cot'on and had in
.. .which was also loaded with
. e. Capt. Nesy was at the
irge. when suddenly, and
eg. a flame shot up from be
- so near the Captain as to
With the rapidity of lightning
. re.* i over the whole barge.
. -.ant destruction to the barge
r ud everything on board, tne
< rew isdßSci. But Capt.
. ant officers tod crew of the
> ,-,, u %i to the emerge icy. They
• cargo, and soon had" Go bales
r ver and every spark of the
\ er tt roughly extinguishing the
e. thrown m "the trater was re
damages assessed a! 550.
' r: The Supreme Court having
t ibe iudgment of our Supe
tamage M l of Mrs. Sarah
,e Georgia Railroad for the
iml at Aleova bridge, *<•
lie claim, and paid the money
Middle!(rook and Kdwari.p.
* lor Mr*. Godby. The amount
Tb* money was received
Mi * tie brook and Edwards on
: lb* smobbt due Mm. Uod
a < ne-haif the aawat recov
, was shipped to her by them on
\,n*. This ia the largest dam -
vc, eve" brought and reeov
- enor ( iKirt. and its recovery is
the „t;ii with which it was
Vr- Gisihy's attorneys, and they
i their snctesein theoase.
r . vered, which was 55.530.
irgeat fees ever actually
v o r >urt. and tsquiic a lit
t uartt Umr.
. of r.. me. engineer on the
. bo is related to the par
. makes the following ev
disappearance of i iiaries
- iiri* Iv been mentioned In
v >Kw>: “lie has simply deserted
• not the trsi time he has
... the same offense. About nine
• iiaries Palmer came to Cherokee
irvuu south Carolina, lie
nsiant visitor at the home of
k • - <,x,ber, am, soon aweceeded in
mas of tay wife's .-.-ter.
u ho was then a mare child.
- . >rl'y married. and after liv
. * htal 'wide only fifteen months
her. After three rears Pal
’ . k.s wife and said he had been
■roe years of hi* absence with
■ da at his old homo i 'hsuth
- :<V w~i line 1 him back with
vad now, after living with her a
. vears. and baring twochU
em. be disappear- a* uq.”
e,(rres|wndoi i Ni > h . 1 :
e IVuiocraltc ticket tor the
tlv defeated in Burke, nave
ar ooasisecs, wn< were elected
I .. • ; c toot iin i . u'.d
i of the election. l'Le day
-mg tesktennay is Friday. The
- , nave also given notice that
-s their defeated opponent’s
. at, J Mk sides are very busy
f : the contest.—lion. T.J. 51c
■ vuisr from this, the Seven
" i. ,*.! district, forwarded his re -
*‘' l * tbs viOrtmor this week, to take
' i.nlij, when he will deliver
■ .I’unty v -mmi-sioners and
i'? ofiki'e obi to them Id fill
t his is done because ho is to
\: Wednesday as Senator,
has aaadte a spSendid Ordi-
IMoffice w ith ability. Oar
' —rr to part with him a.Grli
tud no raw hate for two
‘v-e*’, 1, s j* r.ev ted very much indeed.
■n: On Thursday morn
. -lung Mr. Pimmons of
' i >b* A cook, on the hark of
u an hour the hand tiegan
•(. mg continued until the
i- temblv rmlarged and
• it would tear asunder.
- was u-eompaaied w.lh areat
i {*iultice was applied to
v -*u attar patting the poultice
i-s ■ ceased and woen the
* .ed it was all green, while
-wi.ingwas a small hole
-w diseharge was oozing.
- nad gone down consul
'vhomm is not able to use
• and Gf&cer Norman is now
i ding. Saturday a mus
the back at the hand, and
1 ' • ricnec as Mr. Sammons.
• atone relieved him, and
f U'.al i—ultice was accom
■me gret nish lint. Mounted
vet -uflenng a good deal,
v 4 -treat car driver named
- t. the left cheek by a mus
cat side of bis face was ter
, for two days he suffered a
m gan. of Sandersville. has
• Uh and strength by faith
• t.i e > ears of helplessness anil
in | aralyris. In the latter
I , art of August last,
* . lion under a cut a change
which change Miss Annie.
!. ruigan, look advantage
•hj - pr -miiwd visit to friends in a
Bet the mother's respite
.1 J Ihe middle of Augu-t,
muscles act in agsm with
afl the daughter was ad
-11 •. a* the mother was not
' the ordeal. On i-unday
-l, Mrs- Jernigan’s cocdition
*<an it haa len at anytime
*•*. . . Her mind was clear,
vtu e the great agony was on
te- aad friends ceased to
-ised with more earnest
she had ever bet ore
* and for four hours gave herself
■ w At the conclusion of the fourth
p . ra J er ’ ' K) J I * an< l faith entered her
ueart and the conviction became strong with
in her that her prayer had lieen heard—the
contraction acd the pain suddenly vanished,
and the agony was over. She arose, attired
herself with an energy that characterized her
every movement prior to the terrible stroke,
ami present**! herself to her family, to their
utter bewilderment. The husband could not
credit his eyes, and the wife’sjoy was so great
that she could not speak. Finally she pro
claimed to them the glad tidings that God had
saved her. She taught the children their
Sunday school lessons for that afiernoon, and
herself attended Sunday school, ascending
with nimble step the church steps, to the
amazement of all present. The dauiclkter, on
her return from said vi-it, instead of finding
her mother a corpse or sick nigh onto death,
as she apprehended, found her at the Tenuille
depot with words of welcome and gladness.
FLORIDA.
Ocala’s new brick church is nearly com
pleted.
The public schools opened generally through
out the State last week.
It is reported that a colony from Pennsylva
nia will settle in Polk county.
A project is on foot in St. Augustine to sup
ply the city with th" Edison electric light.
A colored boy at Tampa was accidentally
shot last week while holding a dog for a man
to shoot The wound is not dangerous.
The Committee of Arrangements for Perry
I*ay at Tallahassee will have everything—in
cluding a grand barbecue—in readiness for
the occasion.
A Palatka lady left her house unguarded
last Thursday evening, and on returning
found that some unknown person had entered
the house and stolen ItiO.
William Rigby, a vagrant, who has lieen
around Tampa for a long time, was found
dead near the old guard bouse on the Fort
Brook*- reservation last Wednesday moraine.
More than a quarter of a million of dollars
worth of property will Is* assessed in Her
nando tms year that would probably have
gone free if not carefully looked after.
Two colored men were arrested Monday
aud lodged in jail, charged wiih shooting into
a passenger train on the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway the flight of the show
in Gainesville.
One day last week a cow in precinct 18, Put
nam countv, was bitten by a rattlesnake. She
immediately died. It is supposed the buz
zards thit devoured her died also, as six of
them were lying dead around her.
Captain Howard, of Grahaniville, Marion
county, had occasion last January to reset
about fifty trees in his grove of a thousand.
He put out sour stocks, and budded them from
sweet trees; 22 of the 5o are now iu bearing and
hold from two to eight well-developed oranges
eaeli. A bud, put in last October, now holds
2* fine oranges, lie has a two-year old lime
bud bearing 2,000 limes.
WANTS IN CASE OF WAR.
Some Facts About Uncle Sam’s Powder
Supply.
On Jan. 1, 1884, says the Journal of the
Military Institute, there were 28,54 b bags
of saltpetre of 180 pounds each, under
control ol tne importers, and about 20,000
bags in the bands of consumers, repre
senting altogether about 12,000,000 pounds
of powder, and this quantity of nitre
would, it is fair to assume, be available
upon a declaration of war. Government
has, besides, sufficient nitre in store to
bring our powder supply up to 17,000,000
pounds. Furthermore, "oil Jan. 1, 1884,
there were in the market and in consum
ers* hands about 125,000 bags of sodium
nitrate, representing, in case of necessity,
aliout 20,000,000 pounds of powder, doubt
less ol inferior quality, but still usable.
The supply of sulphur need not be consid
ered, for il required it can be obtained iu
abundant quantity from Nevada, Califor
nia, Utah, Wyoming and the Yellowstone
Park. Without special pressure Nevada
produced in 1880 1,200,000 pounds. The
records of our late war show that expen
ditures of small-arm ammunition aver
aged half a cartridge per day per man.
Quadrupling this allowance for the better
weapon of the present day, we would
need for an army of 1,000,000 men 2,000.-
000 cartridges jer diem, requiring 20,000
pounds of powder for their manufacture.
Allowing two field guns per 1,000 men
we would have 2,000 pieces which, with
an average of one round daily, would
consume 3,000 i>ounds of powder, Our
powder consumption for the active army
during the first year would thus be about
8,500,000 pounds, or one-half of our pos
sible saltpetre powder product, leaving
the other half for seacoast defense,
and having in final reserve a
possible 20,u00.000 pounds of the
inferior sodium nitrate powder. In the
course of this first year nitraires would
have to be started throughout the coun
try, as was successfully done in the
Southern States during the war, and a
further supply of nitre be obtained by
lixiviation. It is patent that a great na
tion should not be dependent upon either
foreign sources, or the precarious process
of nitrification lor a supply of this
absolutely indispensable military salt.
Nitrates are found in the South
ern and Western States and Territories.
I deem it a military necessity that gov
ernment should assure their development
by proper legislative aid. The high ex
plosives that bear so prominent a part in
modern warfare are almost all resultants
of nitrio acid decomposition, and this
must le obtained from the nitrates. The
producing capacity of the pow der mills
w orking on high grade powder, including
all kinds, for small arms, field and heavy
guns, is aliout 100,000 pounds per day, au
output that could be doubled by utilizing
all available plant. This would meet all
available demands.
AN UNREWARDED GENIUS.
The luTentor of Steam Navigation, Le
Marquis Claude Jouffroy.
It may not be generally known that the
French claim the invention of the steam
boat tor a Frenchman whom they have
this year somewhat tardily sought to
honor by erecting a statue to his memory
at Besancou, inaugurated on Aug. 17 last.
Claude Francois Dorothee, Marquis de
Jouffroy d’Abbans, was born at lloche
sur-Rognon, Haute Marne, in 1751. After
spending his first youth in the court as
page to the Dauphine, he entered the
army jn 1771, and devoted all his leisure
to the stud; of mechanics, which, indeed,
had been the passion of bis boy
hood. On challenging his su
perior officer to a duel, he suffered
two vears’ exile in the Isle
of St.“ Marguerite, where the constant
sight of the sea and of shipping led him
to conceive the possibility of applying
steam as a motive power in navigation,
liis exile terminated in 1775, and he ar
rived in I’cris nearly simultaneously with
the first Watt engine, which had been
brought from Birmingham bv Eerier, the
engineer. Eerier aud Jouffroy shortly
became acquainted, and the idea of apply
ing steam to boats was quickly taken up
bv the former, the leading engineer in
Paris. Experiments were begun, when
Jouffroy pointed out the defects in Perier’s
w rk, but in \auii, the result being cha
grin and disappointment cn one side and
failure on toe other. In due time jouffroy
left Pans, aud at Beaumes les Dames, a
small town in Francke Comte, without
any other help than that of the village
smith, be constructed his first steamboat,
13 metres long and 2 broad, which he
launched on the Doubs in June, 1776* He
afterward spent many years iu improving
upon this nide invention, of which the
principles VQ re sound enough; but he
had greatly himself and
was depressed by the professional
tion to which he was constantly subjected
alter the failure of Perier. In 1790 came
the revolution, when Jouffroy, as a peer
and a royalist, became an exile, and for
a time ah enemy of the republic, being
intrusted with a command in the Armee
dtt Conde. He finally returned to France
after the restoration ot the Bourbons in
1815, but ruined iu purse and broken In
health, lie was eventually admitted as a
pensioner into the Invalides, where he
died of cholera in 1832. The Anglo-Ameri
can Fulton, to whom we chiefly owe the
introduction of steam into English navi
gation. and who spent some years of his
life in Paris, honorably acknowledged his
obligation to Jouffroy "as the elder inven
tor. Jouffroy's memorial at Besancon is
due to the initiative of M. Ferdinand de
Lesseps, by w hom it was publicly inaug
urated.
Thrice Assessed.
W ASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—The Pennsylva
nia clerks in the departments received
yesterday a third assessment circular
from the Pennsylvania Republican Com
mittee. This time aid is earnestly asked
in order that the Republican Congress
men may be elected.
Bo*adalii.
Rosadalis is a great remedy for Scro
fula. and all taints and diseases of the
Blood. It should be taken at all times
and seasons, especially in the spring and
fall, when the sudden changes induce dis
ease. Read the following: I have suffer
ed 37 years with Liver Complaint, Rheu
matism Sick Headache, and Disordered
Stomach. I was at one time raving dis
tracted, rubbing my hands and half crazy
with pain. My wife' sent tor a doctor, and
he attended me nine months. He said he
could do me no good; but one bottle of
Rosadalis did me more good than all the
medicine the doctor ever gave me.
J. A. Walker,
Moore’s Creek, N. C.
ALL POINTING TO VICTORY
JOHN KELLY SURE OF NEW
YORK FOR C LEVELAND.
The Disruption of the Solid South
Blaine’s Only Hope—The Democrats
Confident of Carrying New York, Ohio,
Indiana, Connecticut, New Jersey aud
Nevada.
Washington, Oct. *29.—William Dick
son, of the Democratic Central Committee
of the District, yesterday received a letter
from Jcbn Kelly, of New York, saying
that Tammany Hall is doing its very best
to elect Cleveland and Hendricks, no
matter what may be said to the contrary
by those who may be suspicious. The
letter states;
“It is impossible to sav what mav be the re
sult here in this State". Butler "will poll a
comparatively large vote. How many no
one, of course, can determine. On the other
hand the Independent* and German Repub
licans, who have hitherto voted the Republi
can ticket, I think will lie an offset to the
same. Il is said by good judges that St. John
will ioll from 1.i.000 to 2U.000, about eight
tenths of whom have hiterto voted the Re
publican ticket. I believe wc will carry New
York without any doubt in view of these
facts.”
BLAINE’S LAST HOLE.
S retary Post and his assistants, who are
in direct communication with the national
headquarters in New York, to-day expressed
themselves as feeling confident of Cleveland’s
election. They declared that all their advices
from New York showed that the Republicans
were not counting upon that State, but were
fighting to elect Blaine without it. One of
the principal officials at headquarters said:
‘•The press dispatches say that Chaffee has
gone to Florida. Of course he has money.
Other Republican agents have gone to Vir
ginia, North Carolina and Louisiana.
The pcheme of the Republicans is
to capture a Southern State, if
{Kissible, notwithstanding the bloody
shirt bowl. They do not believe they can
elect Illaii e in the North, but if one of the
Southern States—even Florida, with four
electoral votes—can be carried for him it may
defeat Cleveland. Our advices from all the
Southern States are that no matter what
amount of money the Republicans may spend
there the South is sure for Cleveland. They
also have an eye to Virginia. Mahone has
been liberally supplied with money and thev
will make a desperate fight for the State.”
Secretary Post said that in liis opinion
Blaine's last hope was to break the solid
South.
DRUMMERS TO VOTE FOR CLEVELAND.
A leading merchant of this city said to a re
porterto-day: "The commercial drummers
all teem to be going back to New York to vote
for ( leveland. They have been coming in my
store in numbers for some days asking for or
ders, and i-aving they were en route home to
vote for Cleveland. One of them who travels
a great deal in Texas was in this morning. I
asked why he was not in Texas, and he re
plied: ‘Every man traveling for our house
lias had orders fiom the boss to be in New
York by Nov. Ito vote. The head of the firm
wrote one of us that it was the interest of the
house aud of all business men
to elect Cleveland,and lie would like for us all
to be on hand and vote for him. <if cour.-e the
firm's interest is our interest and we will ail
be there to vote the Democratic ticket. He
said that the firm was to pay all the expenses
incurred by their employes in going home to
vote.
California is so far oft' that very little politi
cal news comes from there, but now and then
Senator Farley and Representatives Rudd,
Sumner and Tulley have advised the Demo
cratic managers that they expect to carry the
State.
The Democrats here claim New York, Ohio,
Indiana, Connecticut, New Jersey and Ne
vada. •
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.
Democratic Hosts Filled with Enthu
siasm All Over the State.
Jacksonville, Oct. 29.—Ex-United
•States Senator Chaffee and the local lie
publican leaders held a caucus Sunday.
They are actively engaged iu making
arrangements to control the electoral
vote of this State. It is thought that the
Ohio plan of appointing a large force of
Deputy Marshals will be attempted, with
the distribution of a considerable cor
ruption fund. The Democrats are on the
alert, and will use every effort to counter
act the purpose. They are determined
not to submit to such methods in Florida.
The electoral vote may be of the utmost
importance to the Republicans.
Gen. Perry arrived here this morning,
and will speak here to-morrow. Avery
large attendance is expected. Excur
sions have been arranged from all parts
of the State. Many clubs will be present
from other cities. Houses will be illu
minated all along the route of the proces
sion. A large number of business men
will be in line.
Mr. Dougherty had an immense meet
ing at Orlando this morning.
Thirty-seven hundred registrations in
Orange county give assurance of a good
majority lor the Jemocrats.
Tallahassee gathered three thousand
strong yes.erday to hear Gen. Perry, Mr.
Davidson, and others.
FLOCKING TO JACKSONVILLE.
River Junction, Fla., Oct. 29.— The
Perry Guards,JiX) strong, and the Escam
bia Rifles, accompanied by 100 or more
excursionists lrom Pensacola, passed
here this morning en route for Jackson
ville to hear Perry speak. Mac Williams
made a short speech to a crowd that had
collected on the plattorm to meet them
here. The cars were decorated with
bunting and much enthusiasm was
shown.
FRAUDS IX CALIFORNIA.
Republicans Preparing to Carry the
State by Illegal Methotls.
Washington, Oct. tt9.—The Demo
cratic Congressional Committee here has
been warned by correspondents in Cali
fornia of a contemplated election fraud in
San Francisco. The registration lists in
that city have been swollen enormously,
exceeding by 20 percent, all the estimates
ol increase from natural causes. In fact,
it has been generally held that the popu
lation ot the city was nearly stationary,
and only a small increase, if any, was
expected. The result ot the registration
sows, however, an increase of over
6,000 names. The President of the
Board of Registration called tbe
attention of the members to the extraor
dinary increase, and asked if any ex
planation could be given for it, but ob
tained no reply. Many respectable citi
zens believe that an enormous fraud is to
be perpetrated by the Republican mana
gers which is to mage good the confident
claims of Blaine managers to a great Re
publican majority in the State, and at the
same tijne sweep into power in the city
an irresponsible and unworthy city ticket.
CONGCESSION AL CAN D1 DATES.
Evans Refuse* fa Make Way for M
houe In the Fourth Virginia District.
Petersburg, Va., Oct. 29.—Hon. Jos.
P. Evans, the colored Kepublicau candi
date for Congress in the Fourth Virginia
district, and an opponent of Col. Jas. D.
Brady, the candidate of the Mahone
wing, to-day received a letter from B. F.
Jones, Chairman of the Republican Na
tional Committee, requesting his prompt
withdrawal from the contest in favor of
Brady. In his letter, which is dated New
<>- Oct. 29, Chairman Jones says:
ticpariv has put up
“Now that the Demo... r —-i or >al dia
a candidate in the Fourth Conjfrt,.-
trict and are pressing h>B candidacy, hoping
by a division of the Republican vote to elect
their candidate, the Nutional Committee feel
constrained to ask that you withdraw from
the contest, and that you Will support active
ly, earnestly and cordially, the regular Re
publican ticket.”
To tois letter Evans returned a tele
gram declaring that under no ciecum
statices would he give up his nomination.
Busy Days for Cleveland.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 29. — Q6\. Cleve
land, accompanied by his private secre
tary, Col. Earnout, leaves to-morrow
morning at 10 o’clock for New Haven, re
turning to Albany the same night. On
Saturday morning he leaves here for New
York for the purpose of reviewing the
parade of business men, returning to Al
bany Saturday night. Gov. Cleveland
will go to Buffalo to vote, and will return
to the capitol Tuesday night, receiving
the returns of the election at the Execu
tive Chamber.
THE NEW HAVEN PROGRAMME.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 29. —Goy.
Cleveland will review a State parade in
this city to-morrow afternoon. He will
leave Albany in tbe morning for Pitts
field, Ma 9 , and will take the Hoosatonic
Road to Bridgeport, and come deuce via
the New York, New Haven and Harilord
Road to this city'.
Low Water on the Chattahoochee.
Eufaula, Ala., Oct. 29.—Passengers
for the lower Chattaboocliee river have to
come from Columbus via Eutaula to Fort
Gaines, boats being unable to proceed
above there. Clerk Ed. Sheppard, of the
Hays, was soill when the steamer reached
Fort Gaines that a telegram was sent to
Columbus to send someone to fill his
place. He passed through here this after
noon en route to his home in Columbus,
Capt. Walter Fry meeting him on tho way
to occupy his place.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1884.
DEFALCATION AT AUGUSTA.
President O. T. Jackson, of the Enter
prise Mills, 960,000 to 9100,000 Short.
Auglsta, Ga., Oct. 29.—For several
days past there have been rumors afloat
of a heavy defalcation on the part ol
George T. Jackson, President of the En
terprise Cotton Factory, and a committee
was appointed to investigate the books of
the company. Jackson confessed to de
falcation, but cannot give the amount.
He claims all responsibility for the deficit.
Enough is already known from the inves
tigating committee, however, to state that
the defalcation is over $60,000 and may
reach SIOO,OOO. The money, it is stated,
was lost in various operations. Notwith
standing the defalcation, the company is
reported to be solvent, and the mill will
continue to run until the stockholders’
meeting on Nov. 8. The matter creates
general surprise, as Jackson has been one
of the most prominent and public-spirited
of Augusta’s citizens.
It will be several days before the full
amount of the defalcation is known. The
loss in running the Enterprise Mill and
the defalcation will together amount to
SIBO,OOO. These losses will make the mill
as it stands cost the stockholders, in
round numbers $1,000,000. It is capital
ized at $500,000 in st< ck and first mortage
bonds to the amount of $250,000. The
mill cost, when finished, over SBOO,OOO.
The developments have created a sensa
tion.
VERDERY A CO. FAIL.
M. J. Verdery A Cos., brokers, of this
city, have failedi Their liabilities are not
stated. They were rated at from SIO,OOO
to $20,000.
JUDGMENT CONFESSED.
Bloomington, 111., Oct. 29.—Har
wood Bros. & Cos., wholesale hardware
dealers, confessed judgment last evening
and the Sheriff took possession of their
place. The liabilities are about SIOO,OOO
and the assets $50,000.
FAILURE IN DRY' GOODS.
St. Louis, Oct. 20.—Lyon & Sou, deal
ers in dry goods and gentlemen’s furnish
ing goods and notions, have assigned to
Meyer Jacoby. The liabilities are about
$60,000, and the assets about $50,000.
GRESHAM’S SUCCESSOR.
Republicans Look upon His Doctrines
as Too Democratic.
Washington, Oct. 29.—The Blaine Re
publicans do not like the appointment of
Secretary McCulloch. They say very
truthfully that on the tariff question he
is as much of a tree trader as Cleveland,
and his appointment seems to take the
edge off of Blaine’s protection argument.
The President simply smiles. Secretary
McCulloch’s tariff views are not distaste
ful to him.
The commission of Mr. McCulloch was
signed by President Arthur yesterday
afternoon, and mailed to Raritan, N. J.,
to be countersigned by the Secretary of
State. Consequently it can hardly be re
ceived by McCulloch before this evening
or to-morrow morning, and as he cannot
qualify before he receives his commis
sion, he will not enter upon
the discharge of his duties as Secretary
before to-morrow. He paid a short visit
to the Treasury Department this morning,
and conversed with Secretary Gresham
on the affairs of the department. While
Judge Gresham is nominally Secretary of
the Treasury, to-day he is not acting as
such. The mail Is being signed by Assist
ant Secretary French as Acting Secretary.
Gen. Gresham will remain iu Washing
ton for a few days to close up his private
affairs, and will take his seat upon the
bench in Chicago about the middle of
next week.
THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Brig. Gen. Benet Submits the Annual
Report to the Secretary of War.
Washington, Oct. 29.—Brig. Gen. S.
V. Benet, Chief of Ordnance of the United
States army, has submitted to the Secre
tary of War his report of the operations
of the Ordnance Department during the
past fiscal year. The report refers to the
condition of our seacoast defenses as
being a matter of grave concern, calling
for immediate action, and recommends a
liberal and permanent annual appropria
tion fbr them. He urges Congressional
action to relieve the War Department from
the difficulties under which it now labors
in attempting to secure suitable material
for gun construction, aid recommends
the passage of the bill pending in Con
gress relating to the formation ol militia
organizations. The report details the
various experiments made during
the year in the manufacture of ordnance,
with the multicharge gun and various
high explosives, and concludes with a
statement that should Congress, after a
full investigation and consideration, de
termine on appropriations liberal enough
to encourage the manufacture ot gun steel
and to procure a plant for gun factories
for the proper and speedy armanent of our
coast defenses, the country can rest se
cure in the belief that this department,
through the labors of its officers, will at
tain the same prominence in this regard
that it held twenty-five years ago.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Work on tlie City Sewers—Result of the
Fulton County Primary Election.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 29.—This evening
the street force was reduced to thirty-six
men, thereby throwing seventy-five out of
employmeut. Much work has been done
on the street sewers this year, fully
$300,000 worth. Considerable work now
under way must be finished. The year’s
work is being closed up. The work can
be completed with a reduced force.
E. H. l’ughe, a well known printer of
Savannah, writes that he knew Dr. George
W. W'ilson, thp straDger who died here
Monday, and says that Wilson is a Royal
Areh Mason and was from Kansas City.
The county primary pnseed off quietly
to-day. The returns "mV not all In, but
W. L. Calhoun for Ordinary, C, 11. Strong
for Clerk, L. I*. Thomas for Sheriff, W. W.
Clayton for Collector, J. O. Harris for Re
ceiver, C. M. I’avne for Treasurer, W. S.
Larendon for Surveyor aud Frank Hill
burn for Coroner.are probably nominated.
KILLS YVIFE AND SISTES -IN-LAW.
A Drunneu Man lu Clayton Co,,nty Uses
a Gun with Terrible Effect.
Athens, Ga., Oct. 29.— Eugene Beck,
of Clayton, in Rabun county, killed his
wile and stster-in-lijw cn Wednesday
night while under the influence of whi6kv.
lie shot his wife through the brain anil
then suoi. his sister-iq-law throiigh the
breast, fatally wounding her. After the
shooting he went to the jail and tried to
kill himself. The pistol was taken away,
and he then tried to get laudanum, but
failed. He was locked up in the jail.
His sister-in-law, Miss Annie Bailie,
lived in Gumming, Porsvtn county, and
was on a visit to her sister.
HENDRICKS IN ILLINOIS.
Tlie Republican Party Held to Have Had
the Poxver Long Enough.
““RtNGFIELD, 111., Oct. 29.—The Hen
dricks meeting here to-day was one of the
greatest political demonstrations ever
witnessed in this city, It is estimated
that there were 50,000 people in this city.
Gov. Hendricks spoke in the after
noon from the Leland Hotel. He
said that the Republican party had
been in power long enough and should be
ousted. He dwelt upon the tariff, es
pecially arguing in favor of a reduction
of taxes. He charged the Republican
party with squandering money appropri
ated to build up a navy.
Incendiarism in Alabama.
Eufaula. Ala., Oct. 29.—A number
of incendiary fires have occurred in this
and adjoining counties within the past
month, ginhouses, dwellings and barns
being destroyed, but the most diabolical
work of the torch-setter was the church
tents and the arbor of the colored camp
meeting in Dale ccuflty. \ num
ber of tent holders were there duriDg tne
day making preparations for the opening
of the camp meeting the next day, but
when they and the congregation arrived
they found the church tents and every
thing else smoking ruins.
Preparing to Bulldoze.
New York, Oct. 29. —District Attorney
Olnev has issued a letter in which he
states that systematic efforts at fraud are
to be made upon the ballot-boxes at the
app.oaching election, and it is his inten
tion to prosecute with vigor every viola
tion of the election laws.
Great Britain’s Parliament.
London, Oct. 29.— 1n the House of
Commons to-day Hon. A. Evelyn M. Ash
ley, Under Secretary for the Colonial De
partment, stated that the government was
preparing to send a force to expel the
Boers trom Montsisas territory.
A HERO KILLED AT A FIRE
CHICAGO THE SCENE OF A
THRILLING CONFLAGRATION.
Having Led all His Handglnto Safety the
Foreman Returns to Make Sure that
None were Left Behind-*Cut oft' by the
Flames He Attempts to Descend by a
Rope which Breaks and He Is Dashed
to Pieces—Other Fires.
Chicago, Oct. 29.—A large brick build
ing situated on the southeast corner of
La Salle and Michigan streets, the lower
floors of which were occupied by hide
dealers and the upper part by Fisher’s
cigar box factory, caught fire about noon
and was completely gutted. One man
was killed by jumping from a window
and two others were smothered on the
stairs. Factory girls on the upper floors
escaped with the greatest difficulty. The
loss will reach $106,000. The building
was owned by Mr. Culver, of Culver,
Page & Hayne, and was a five-storv struc
ture occupied by Schnabel & Cos., barbed
wire manufacturers, the Campbell Print
ing Press Company, Danheizen Bros.,
chewing gum manufacturers, and W. E.
Fisher, cigar box manufacturer. The
latter was "on the top story and employed
21 men and 18 girls. The foreman of Ahe
6hop, James Carr, got all of the 37 souls
together In good order and coolly led them
to the tire-proof stairs and Jaiely to the
ground.
CARR DASHED TO PIECES.
Troubled with doubt as to whether
any were left behind, Carr quickly
returned to the fifth story, but re
mained a few moments too late.
The flames cut off every avenue of
escape. He hurried to the roof, and amid
wild excitement of thousands ot people
he was thrown a rope from a building on
the opposite side of the street, and mak
ing the line fast he commenced his peril
ous descent, while the firemen held a
heavy tarpaulin beneath as a precaution.
Suddenly the rope snapped under the
man’s weight or was burned by a burst of
flames, and Carr’s body shot downward
headforemost, and to "the horror ol the
crowd of people went directly through the
tarpaulin and he was picked up lrom the
street with his neck broken and mangled
almost beyond recognition. Another
thrilling scene was taking place at the
fire escape from the chewing gum factory.
Eighteen young girls, panic stricken,
came down pellmell, and when 25 feet of
the ground the last eight jumped to the
pavement, falling in a contused heap.
Fortunately only three of them were se
riously injured. They received painful
cuts and bruises.
A BAINBRIDGE SAW MILL BURNED.
Bainbridge, Ga., Oct. 29.—The splen
did new steam saw mill of the Bainbridge
Lumber Company was burned at 12
o’clock last night. The origin of the fire
is unknown. There was no insurance.
The mill was only completed last spring
and had been running but a few months.
It had a capacity of 60,000 feet per day
and cost $45,000.
CALIFORNIA’S HURRICANES.
Scores of Lives and Many Vessels Lost
In the Pacific.
San Francisco, Oct. 29.—The follow
ing further particulars of the storms on
the coast of Lower California were learned
this morning. The news was brought
here by the Captain of the steamer New
burn, from Guaymas. He says that the
steamer Estado de Sonora left Mazatlan,
Sept. 29. The first storm broke out on the
following day. It raged with such terrific
fury that the Estado was unable to put
back, and it is supposed that she rolled
over and went down with 57 souls on
board. Nothing whatever was after
wards heard of the passengers or crew.
Oct. 14 the Newburn passed a large quan
tity of wrecked stuff near the entrance of
the Gulf of California. Among it was a
pilot house, mast with the band attached,
and a lot of brass work which had been
picked up by the natives of the San Jose
Islands.
identification impossible.
They had stripped off all the wood part
and burned it, leaving only the brass
work. Tnere were no marks on any of
these, but it is believed that they were all
from the wrecked steamer. Some of the
brass work was sent to Guaynias for the
purpose of identifying it. The Estado was
commanded by Capt. Rode, a nephew of
Capt. Charles Wilson, formerly Danish
Consul in this city.
The second storm began Get. 22 and
lasted several days. It was even more
violent than the first one. The particulars
received are from Cape St. Lucas.
There was such a tremendous sea run
ning that the Newburn was unable to
reach the cape. She passed through fields
of loose candles, believed to have been
part of the cargo of the schooner Dora.
Out of the small coasters only one has
been heard of. A small sloop, whose name
is unknown, had five souls on Imard, two of
whom were saved, a young hoy, son of
Mr. Greenmonger, at Cape St. Lucas, and
a sailor. The latter held the boy 16 hours
in his arms in the water. Of 9 schooners
lost 4 were the San Fablo, Pedro, Cesne
and Antonio. The names of the other 6
are unknown.
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Frof. Wiley Reports a More Favorable
Seasou In the North than Fast Year.
Washington, Oct. 29.— From advance
sheets of the report of Prof. H. W. Wiley,
Chemist of the Department of Agricul
ture, the following facts, relating to the
Northern sugar industry are taken:
Sorghum. —The season lias been more favor
able than the preceding one and the yield of
sugar greater, nevertheless the total yield of
the year is not likely to exceed 1,500,000
pounds. The yield of syrup is about the same
as last year, viz.: 30,000,000 gallons. There is
no immediate prospect of sorghum sugar be
coming an important factor in the markets of
the country.
Sugar Beet.— Sugar beet continues to pros
per in California. The factory at -Vlvardo
had a good season and made a large quantity
of sugar. This is now the only beet sugar
factory in the United States, The ou.look is
more hopeful for sugar beet than for sorghum.
The department, however, is hopeful of the
Anal success of both.
Louisiana Cane. —The department has estab
lished a laboratory in Louisiana to study the
chemistry of sugar manufacture, it being
thought that planters may receive rjiUvh help
and ipauy valuable suggestions from careful
chemical supervision of the different processes
of manufacture.
The crisis in the sugar industry of the world,
I rof. Yv lley sayr, is felt with peculiar effect
in this country. New methods of manufac
ture will have to be introduced if prices re
main as they are or the sugar industry of the
county Will languish. The yield in Louis
iana iliis season will probably be below tlie
average.
EVOLUTION DISCOUNTENANCED.
South Carolina's Presbyterian Synod Al
lows Only its Expository Teaching.
Charleston, 8. C., Oct. 29.—The Pres
byterian of Synod South Carolina at Green
ville ha 9 been engaged several days In a
discussion of the Darwinian theory of evo
lution. The issue arose from the fact that
Dr. Woodrow, a professor in Columbia
Theological Seminary, with the avowed
purpose of fortifying young ministers in
scientific knowledge, had set lorth the
theory of evolution "in a lecture, express
ing his own belief in if in a modified form,
and declaring it not inconsistent with
Scriptural teaching. The discussion ot
Dr. Woodrow’s position was warm and
spirited, most of the leading divines of the
synod participating. A settlement of the
question was reached last evening by the
adoption ol the following resolution:
fieeolred. That in the opinion of the Synod
the teaching of evolution in the Theological
Seminary at Colnmbia,except iu a purely ex
pository manner with no |n;cf.t,Qn of incul
cating its truth, is herebvjdwapproved.
This was carried by GO yeas to 45 nays.
Negro Troubles In south Carolina.
Augusta, Ga., Oot. aft.— At Parkes
ville, 8. C., on Sunday last there was a
white church dedication. It is reported
that colored men disturbed the service
by firing pistols. The bad feeling aroused
by this aotfon continued until to-day,
when it culminated in the killing of
Joseph Blackwell, an officer wbQ waa at
tempting to make arrests, by a volley fired
by negroes barricaded in a house. Great
excitement exists and further violence is
anticipated. Gov. Thompson has been
advised of the situation.
T*llow Fever tn Mexico.
Wasaington, Oct. 29.—The Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service
has received information that yellow
fever has again broken out on the west
coast of Mexico in most malignant form.
The city of Coligna, which is 1.450 feet
above the sea level, has not escaped.
Fever also rages at Mazannillo,
The mystery has been solved at last;
Our teeth no longer need decay,
All troubles of the mouth are past,
Bv Sozodont the; 're swept away;
And young and old may Emile secure
With lips and teeth so bright and pure.
BLAINE AT A BANQUET.
Prominent Monopolists of the Metropo
lis Dine the Republican Candidate.
New Y'ork, Oct. 29.—The dinner given
Blaine at Delmonico’s to-night by citizens
fot New Y*ork was a brilliant affair. Among
those present were William M. Evarts,
who presided, Cyrus W. Field, Levi P.
Morton, Charles E. Coon, Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury. ex-Senator Platt,
William H. Robertson, Jesse Seligman,
Whitelaw Reid, D. O. Mills, George Bliss,
J. D. Vermilye, Cornelius N. Bliss, E. H.
Merritt, Lloyd Aspinwall, Andrew
Carnegie, John Jay Knox, John
Roach, B. F. Jones, Russell Sage,
Attorney General Brewster, Jay Gould,
Walker Blaine, Charles Emory Smith
and Emmons Blaine. Mr. Blaine was
escorted to the post ol honor bv Hon. Wm.
M. Evarts and Cyrus W. Field, and took
bis seat amid cheering. The room was
elaborately decorated and the tables
were laden with rare plants. When
the guests were seated, grace was said
by Rev. Dr. Henry M. Field. At 9:40
o’clock p. m. ex-Secretary Evarts rapped
tor order, and in a long speech introduced
Mr. Blaine. The guest of the evening
was greeted with cheers. He thanked
those present for their reception, which
he said he felt was given him only as a
representative of the principles which
they held in common with him.
He said that it was fitting that the metropo
lis, 70 per cent, of the entire property of
which had been acquired since the inaugura
tion of Lincoln, should lead in the expression
of views on iinjxmaut questions to be decided
on Tuesday next.
HIS VIEWS OF A CHANGE.
He dwelt upon the importance of the manu
factoring interests of New York city and
State, and said: “Though it is usually thought
that a change of government means but little,
it is worth while in remember that the United
States is proceeding to-day upon a given
basis of public policy. It has a great finan
cial system, a great currency system, an im
portant national credit, a levying of
duties so adjusted that the iudus
tries of the country are favored and
encouraged thereby. It has *,hree important
constitutional amendments ttiat grew out of
the war, upon which great issues hang.” He
asked: “Are we to understand if we should ba
invited to step down and out and our oppo
nents to step up and in that these policies are
to be reversed. If we are to so understand
we should one and all prepare for a great dis
aster."
Continuing, Mr. Blaine asked them to re
member that the repeal of ten lines in the na
tional banking act would restore to vitality
and vigor the old State hank system. That
if the present, policies of the government are
to be reversed they win have to recast their
accounts and review their ledgers and pre
pare for anew, and what he might term a
dangerous departure.
A PEACEFUL FOREIGN POLICY.
Speaking of foreign relations, he said that
it is the safeguard of tlie republic; that in
defensive war it can defy the world, but in
his judgment it lias before it a great duty
whicli will make its pre>ent profound peace
permanent, and will abolish war on this con
tinent. He indicated that this dutv was the
bringing about of a peace congress of the
American nations. “All the independent
powers of North and South America,” he
said, “are ready to agree to a settle
ment of any differences by arbitration.”
Coming to another branch of his subject, Mr.
Blaine said: “The Republican party is not
on trial to-day. In its 28 years of rulership it
has advanced the inteiests of this country far
beyond that of any of its predecessors in
power. It is not arrogant when it claims the
credit of organizing and maintaining the in
dustrial system which enabled the country to
make its marvelous progress of the past
years.”
He spoke of the Republican party as now
united. He was sure that factional strife
within it had ceased, and was equally sure
that New Y ork, looking to the future, cannot
afl'ord to reverse, and will not reverse, the
great policies of government upon which it
lias grown and advanced from glory to glory.
On tne conclusion of Mr. Blaine’s speech the
company adjourned to the uarlors, where Mr.
Blaine held on informal levee.
AMERICA’S ABORIGINES.
Commissioner Price Reports on their
Enlightenment and Needs.
Washington, Oct. 29.— Hiram Price,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has just
made his annual report to the Secretary
of the Interior of the operations of that
bureau during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1884.
He prafaces the report with a statement
that more Indians are living in houses and
fewer in trees than there were one year ago,
and that more are cultivating the soil and
fewer following the cha-se; that there are more
in carpenter, blacksmith and other mechani
cal shops trying to earn an honest living ami
fewer at the war dance, scalp dance and
sun dance; that there are several
hundred more Indian children in industrial,
agricultural and mechanical schools, fitting
themselves to become useful and intelligent
citizens than there were twelve months since,
and that during the same period many In
dians have, with the proceeds of their own
labor, purchased improved machinery, agri
cultural implements, and are making great
headway. He says that tlie Indian appro
priation is too small, if it is expected lo traus
iorm the Indians from being wild, roving no
mads into peaceable, industrious and self
supporting citizens in any reasonable time.
inadequate punishment.
He complains of tie inadequate punishment
of offenders against the law forbidding the
sale of liquor lo Indians, and says that the
penalty should be made not less than S3OO fine
and not less than two years’ imprisonment.
He adds that the Indians themselves complain
of the government allowing white men to
furnish liquor to their people, and in some
cases do ail in their power to cure this evil by
severely punishinz their own people who in
dulge in the use of intoxicating liquors. Con
siderable space in the report is devoted to a
statement of the pressing necessity for a law
providing for the puuishmeut of .crimes and
offenses among the Indians themselves, and
in connection with this subject the Commis
sioner calls attention to ttie'importan'ce of es
tablishing a United States Court in Indian
Territory, in accordance with treaty stipula
tions. School work is aso reviewed at length
and statistics liberally furnished. The Com
missioner says that the value of day schools
among ihe Imiiaus ia proven, and that for
iiO.OOO Indians their establishment is virtually
required by treaty stipulations. Some pro
gress is being made toward compulsory edu
cation, it having been successfully tfied at
four agoncli.*s, >* mpuuiun at two taking the
form of withholding rations, and at others of
withholding annuity payments.
A large portion of the"report is devoted to a
discussion of attempted settlement* by whites
in Indian Territory, and vhe*commissioner
says iimt recommendations have repeatedly
been trade for an amendment of the laws re
lating to trespassers on Indian lands so as to
make such offenses punishable by Imprison
meet, as well as by fine, and that without the
passage of some stringent law of this kind in
truders can only be kept out by troops. Should
they at any time be temporarily withdrawn
for any purpose the Territory wha! j he rapid
ly overrun,
ALASKA'S UNKNOWN KIVER.
Ll6ut. Stoney Traverses It for 400 Miles
Without Reaching its Headwaters.
Washington, Oct. 29,—Lieut. G. M.
Stoney was sent by the Navy Department
last spring in the schooner Ou;nulaska to
explore the unknown river discovered by
hira oyer a year ago while at flotham
Inlet, Alaska, after distributing presents
trom the government to the Tehoutche
Indians as rewards for their services to
the crew of the ill-fated Rodgers. A tele
gram from him has been receive'' at
the Navy Department r i^Ouuomg" 1 his
arrival at Sap praooi&oo Saturday last in
the ounalaska. He reports having ex
plored the unknown river a distance of
400 miles from its mouth wpbout reach
ing headwaters. Owing to the lateness
of the season and positive orders not to
spend the winter there, he was obliged to
return without continuing his explora
tions farther. Lieut. Stoney has for
warded the department a. written report
on his discoveries,
The Episcopal Convention.
Baltimore, Oct. 29.—1n the Episcopal
Convention to-day the first ballot for the
election of a Bishop resulted: Itev. J. H.
Eccleston 56, Rev. Henry A. Coit 65, scat
tering 10, total 127; necessary ta a choice
85. A motion that a majority vote instead
of two-thipls should elect was lost, and a
committee was appointed to consult and
agree upon a candidate.
At the evening session of the conven
tion the Committee of reported
the name of Rev. Dr. William Paret, of
the Epiphany Church, Washiugtou, as
that of the candidate agreed iypo\i for
Bishop of the dloceso. A ballot was taken
and resulted: Paret 76, Eccleston 23,
Colt 4, scattering 13; no choice. The sec
ond ballot resulted; Paret 69, Eccleston
40, scattering 10; no choice. The third
ballot was taken, resulting: Paret 69,
Eccleston 40, scattering 12; no choice.
An adjournment was then taken until to
morrow.
* lg tlurued Maas,lam.
New York, Get. 29.—N0 information
further than that received last night has
been received about the burned steamer
Maasdam of the Netherlands Steam Navi
gation Company. There were on board a
crew of 50 men and 150 passengers. The
pas6enget list is expected to be received
here Saturday.
HORSI'OKIi’S ACID PHOSPHATE,
In Seasickness.
Prof. Adolph Ott, New York, says: I
used it for seasickness, during an ocean
passage. In most of the cases, the vio
lent symptoms which characterise that
disease yielded, and gave way to a health
lul action of the function impaired.”
CLERGYMEN LAUD BLAINE
HIS FOES CHARGED WITH RUM,
ROMANISM AND REBELLION,
The Gentlemen Concuning in the Res
olutions All of the Republican Stripe
Cleveland'* Morality Malignantly
Assailed Brother Blaine’s Reply
Tempered \\ itU More Moderation
than the Actdreag.
New York. Oct. 29.— This morning the
gentlemen’s parlor ot the Fifth Avenue
Hotel was filled with clegymen of various
denominations, gathered to meet Air.
Blaine and formally express their re
spects. Rev. Dr. James King, of the
Eighteenth Street M. E. Church, called!
the assembly to order. Rev, Dr. Burehard,
of the Murray Hill Presbyterian Church,
was chosen Chairman, and Rev. Dr. Mc-
Arthur Secretary.
Rev. Dr. King then presented resolutions
which declared in substance that they believe
that a triumph of the principles of the Re
publican party is essential to tlie welfare of
the country and to the preservation of the re
sults of the late civil slrife, and consequently
that the election of its representatives in the
persons of Hon. J. ti. Blaine and Hon. J. A.
Logan is imperative; that they believe in the
purity of the personal character of those
standard bearers, in their capacity as states
men to meet the claims of the high offices for
which they are in nomination; that thev pro
test against the coronation of a conceded per
sonal impurity as represented by the head of
the Democratic ticket, aud regard such nomi
nation for the Presidency of the republic as
an insult to Christian civilization; that they
are oposed to putting a premium on disiovaltv
as represented by the candidate for Vice Pres
ident of the Democratic party.
ST. JOHN OPTOSKD.
That they desire to exhort all well meaning
and loyal citizens, regardless of part.-, when
purity is at stake, not bv voting for the Pro
hibition candidate to cast a half vote for the
Democratic candidate with a semi-election of
impurity and dissipation, nor to cast a whole
vote for a man who is now a conspicuous
synonym of incapacity and incontinencv, but
to cast one vote for virtue in the home,tor pro
tection of the rights of the humblest citizens
at home and abroad, for protection for
American industries, for the settle
ment of international differences by
arbitration, for war against polygamy,
for decent treatment of the Indians, for tlie
preservation of the results of the war of the
revolution and rebellion, for every sacred
interest of the country, by voting the Re
publican ticket at the ensuing national elec
tion.
Mr. Blaine came down to meet the clergy
men iu the corridor leaning on the arin
of Rev. Dr. King, while Minister Levi P.
Morton, Walker Blaine, Mrs. Blaine and her
daughters were on the landing above. Dr.
Burehard addressed Mr. Blaine, welcoming
him. He said that those present were Blaine’s
friends, notwithstanding the calumnies that
have been urged in the papers against him,
and expect that he w ill ho President of the
United States, and that he will do honor to
his name, to the United States, and to the
high office.
THEY WERE REPUBLICANS.
He said: “We arc Republicans and don’t pro
pose to leave our party to identify ourselves
with the party whose antecedents have been
rum, Romanism and rebellion. We are loyal
to our llag. We are loyal to you.”
A number of other ministers ihen spoke,after
whom Mr. Blaine replied. He spoke of the as
semblage as being remarkable beyond any of
which he has known in the history of political
contests in the United States. lie
was very deeply impressed by it,
he said, aud felt that he was speaking to great
congregations and great religious openings
that was behind them, and that he realized
the full weights of the influence they had
tendered him. The Republican party from
its very outset stood upon the impregnable
platform of opposition to the extension of
human slavery, and it stood on that platform
till it was drifted by the hostility it provoked
into a large association of national sover
eignty, and thence into a bloody conflict to
maintain it. From that onward lie defied any
man to point to a single measure of the Re
publican party which could not challenge the
approbation of Christian ministers and the
approval of God.
HIS TARIFF STAND.
Alluding to the statement that he narrowed
the issue when he spoke of it coming down to
a question of tariff, he explained that when
he had spoken of the tariff as tlie conclusive
issue that he had meant its step3 to the
front—not in the exclusion of a thousand im
portant issuep, but for tins critical occasion,
und stands forth as that issue which repre
sents bread to the hungry and clothing to
the naked and is therefore a ma
terial issue, distinct and separate
from great moral Canes, because
you cunnot impress a man if he is hungry
with any thought than that he shall be fed; if
he is naked, with any other thought than that
he shall he clothed; aud, therefore, that public
policy and that statesmanship is the highest
and best that attends to the | rirnal needs of
human nature first, ami says here is bread for
tlie hungry, here is clothing tor the naked,
and a tariff which protects labo-ers, tlie
American capitalist in bis investments, the
inventive talent of Vhf> country’in Us enter
prise—an isshe which lies at the foundation of
the prosperity of the American people aud tlie
very foundation of the success ot theUhristian
religion.
An Ardent Canine Fisherman.
Rutherford, N. J., Oct. 26.—William
Farrell, of this village, has a blooded
liver and white pointer dog Vf’qicu has de
veloped great fondness for fishing, and he
fishes with such skill that the family have
been furnished with several messes of
grass pike and catfish. The discovery of
this accomplishment was made ty a
member of the family one day
last week. The dog, whose name
is Duke, was missed from the house, and,
after a long search, was found stand
ing flank deep in a mill pond near the
house. The pond is fail of catfish and
grass pike, anu the long dry spell has left
the water quite low. When discovered
the dog was pointing at something in the
water, and suddenly thrust his head be
neath the surface. When he withdrew it
he held in his mouth a large catfish. He
came ashore with it and laid it on the
bank, where he had already deposited four
others. He then went back, and in a short
time had captured three grass pike jn the
same manner. Since then Duke will fish
whenever he ig permitted to, and is al
wa,.yg aager to get into the water and ex
ercise his skill.
Franco-Cliineae Affairs.
London, Get. 29.—Official advices from
. Pekin have reached the Chinese Embassy
and have been communicated to Earl
Granville, the British Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, which state that the Chinese
Government is averse to any mediation
between that country aac* trance.
Rumors ha,a reached here, via Shang
. hair, that" a severe type of cholera is
1 spreading through the French squadron
under Admiral Courbet, now blockading
Formosa.
The Paris Gaulois states that Admiral
Courbet has forwarded a dispatch to Ad
miral Peyron, Minister of Marine, in
: which he describes in the darkest colors
the sanitary condition of bis men, and ex
presses tear tU?,t he vyill be compelled to
abandon the attempt to occupy Tamsui In
which event the Admiral would have two
vessels to blockade that port.
The Brighton Reach Kami,
results at
the Brighton races to-day were as
folows 5
First Racu—'Twee-quarters of a mile.
Tnnnurrboit won, with Tynhon second,
i TJnSfe 1:21.
' Second Race—Three-quarters of a mile.
Clara B. won, with Greenland second. Time
Third Race—All ages: one nnd one-quar
ter miles. Little Fred. wOn, wi:h Lytton.
second. Time2:l6.
Fourth Race—One mile. Huron won. with
Hartford second. Time 1:4%.
Fifth Race—For three-year olds and np
wards; welter weights; seven-eighths of a
mile. George Singcrly won, with King Fan
second. Time 1:3%.
Egyptian Affairs.
Cairo, Oct. 29.—Intelligence reaches
here that 50 Bashi Bazouks. wlia were dis
patched from Massowah in pursuit of ma
rauders, hava deserted in a body to a band
of Abyasiman brigands. Two Europeans
are held prisoners by them in the hope of
securing ransoms.
Gen. Lord Wolseloy urriyed to-day at
Ambigal in his progress up the Nile. The
Canadian boatmen have succeeded in
getting 120 boats over the second cata
ract.
Irish Affairs.
Lonpon, Oct. 29.—A Rome correspon
ded nt says that the Vatican disapproves
and deplores the new movement of the
Irish Bishops in favor of Parnell.
AN ACQUITTAL.
The trial of Messrs. Cornwall and Rir
win for unnatural offenses, which was re
opened at Dublin yesterday, resulted to
day in the acquittal of the prisoners.
The Congo Question.
LONDON, Oct. 29.—'The governments of
Spain and Portugal have combined to op
pose the right of the Berlin Conference to
deal with the territorial claims of Portu
gal in the Lower Congo. Fbovld tb6 con
ference persist in diejusaihg the question
of her claims in that country the Spanish
npd Portugese Envoys will withdraw
from that body.
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BETTING ON THE EMMHION." •
Investments that Have Been MaUe’on'
the Presidential Struggle.
“There has been a good deal of betting
on the general result of the Presidential
election ever since the nominations were
made,” said Mr. James E. Kelly, of
Messrs. Kelly & Bliss, Monday evening to
a New York Herald reporter, “but the
majority of the early speculations were
made in a ‘hurrah’ sort of way, and they
did not indicate the drift of public opin
ion, perhaps, as much as the wagers
made more recently. Within the
past 10 days more betting
has been done daily in New York than
took place in a week Immediately after
Blaine and Cleveland were put in the
field. Everybody now seems to have
caught the disease—from the man who
can only afford $5, to the man who puts
up thousands. Well, our firm has placed
about $60,000 already for its customers.
This amount is bet in many ways. For
instance, we were commissioned to make
the following bets: SI,OOO to SBOO that
Cleveland carries New York State. SI,OOO
to S7OO that Blaine is elected and $2,800
to S4,IKK) that New Jersev goes tor Blaine.
“Our books show, among others, that
the following investments have been
made: $2,000 even Cleveland against
Blaine. $2,500 even that Cleveland carries
New York State, $4,000 to $5,000 that
Cleveland is elected, and about a dozen
bets of SI,OOO even on Cleveland. There
is much interest among sporting and bet
ting men throughout “the United States
regarding the probable results in this
State, and enormous sums have already
been staked and will be during the week
on this issue. It is harder to“ find men
now willing to bet on the general result
than It was two weeks ago.”
WHAT A HOTEL MAN SAYS.
“1 am a tavern keeper, not a politician,”
remarked the proprietor of a large down
town hotel where crowds congregate dur
ing the day, “but for all that I have seen
a good deal of betting on the election, and
I am bolding a good deal of the ‘boodle.’
The betting one month ago was iu favor
of Cleveland. He had the call, SI,OOO to
$750 or thereabouts, and bets were made
that way. Then there was a turn, and
for two or three weeks the Blaine men
grew confident, and were bold and ag
gressive. I hold thousands of dollars.
Some of the bets are very large. I won’t
say how much. Men I do not know
have come to me to hold their
money. I made them all put their
business in w riting, for you can bet I
don’t want to be left on the day of settle
ment. Since Friday the Cleveland men
have bet their money freely on this State.
There is something in the air. I don’t
know what it is. One thing is certain,
Cleveland had the call in this State to
day. Two bets were made in my presence
this afternoon and I hold the money. The
first was SI,OOO even that Cleveland would
be tbe next President, and the sec
ond, of the same amount, that Cleveland
would carry this State.
“Yes, things will be hot in a day or two,
and you can just bet somebody is going to
lose a pile of money, and I think I can
guess who’s who. ‘Stand from under!’
will be the cry one week from Wednes
day.
ON THE STATE.
The Mahoney Brothers, book makers,
have wagered $26,000 or $30,000 on New
York State, betting that Cleveland will
carry it. Their last bet was on Friday
or Saturday, when they laid a Louisville
gentleman $5,000 to $4,500 that this State
would go Democratic.
HARRY HILL,SPEAKS,
A group of four were eating cheese at
the upper end of the rotunda in the
Astor House. Two were Republicans
and two were Democrats. Harry Hill
was in the party. The latter said:
“Well, this looks a tight pull, and
both men in the race for the
White ’Ouse, are puttin’ up their
’ands like professionals. All the bettin’
l have ’eard of is about $5,000 on eren
terms, and that amount 1 ’old ior friends
of mine who wouldtt’i leave it with hany
body else, That money was bet even up,
and 1 have the writings right ’ere in my
pocket. W’at? Me bet? Me? Guess not.
1 don’t bet. I’m a ’ote! keeper, not a
politician. Let heverybody stick to his
trade. Who’s agoin’to win? ’Ponm’soul.
couldn’t tell you. I hain’t nothin’ but a
novice in these mighty problems of the
body politic.”
The balance of the party thought Harry
was correct, and therefore took to eating
more cheese.
EVEN UP BETTING,
It is reported that at a club in Fifty
fourth street $30,000 or more have been
bet in various ways during the past ten
'-lays, and that it was uearly all even up
on Cleveland,
Mr. Sheridan Shook, it is reported, has
bet $3,000 or $4,000 on the general result
and on this State, taking Blaine to win,
and on Saturday night was willing to lav
$.>,000 more, or any part of it, even up the
same way. “Mr. Shook,” said a friend,
“don’t want any ‘bluffers’ to call upon
him; only those who has got the monev
or collaterals about their clothes when
they comes awmnd for business.”
AMONG THE STOCK BROKERS.
A prominent brokex, member of tbe
Stock Exchange and of half a dozen or
more looal clubs, said yesterday; “There
has been a good deal of money bet ‘on tbe
street,’ both on the general result and on
this State. There have been but trifling
odds on the general result, but Cleveland
has the call, so far as I cgn find out, on
the State.”
Anothey ’jroker, known as “one of the
boys,’ l was positive that many large bets
had not been made. “Why,” he asked,
“how in the world can the boys get money
to put on the election? They haven’t
made anything for months, and betting
with the majority is out of the question.
Still, the spirit of speculation exists all
the same, but l don’t know of any big
amounts Invested. But hats, O, Lord a
massey! hundreds of hats ha,ve been bet,
©f which some will Ue paid and others
won’t.”
“It was 2to 1 on Blaine down here,”
said still another broker, “on the day of
the Republican parade of business men,
and 2 to 1 on Cleveland while the Demo
cratic procession of Saturday was
forming.
CLEVELAND AND THIS BTATR.
Mr. Al. Smith, the well known sporting
man,” said a friqnd of his, ‘‘will betsl,ooo
to s>o as many times as wanted that
New York State goes for Cleveland.”
Tli© Ticitiborne Claimant,
London, Oct 29. The first a Rories
of meetings in behalf 01 the Tichhorne
claimant was Jast n at st. James’
Uau, i i'*"hilly, London. The claimant
"."as accompanied by his son upon the
platform, and delivered an address to a
targe nnd enthusiastic gathering,
! in which be declared that his persecution
by the government was ascribable to the
fact that Mr, Gladstone’s daughter mar
ried into the Tichborne family. He stated
, that he had determined to devote his life
; to obtaining justice to himself and his
; children. A resolution was passed by the
meeting, demanding that the claimant
should be restored to his rightful position.
What the Treasury Contains.
Washington, Oct. 29. — The statement
of the United States Treasurer abows the
gold, silver and United States notes in the
the Treasury to be as follows: Gold
coin and bullion, $221,795,743; silver dol
lars and bullion, $147,420,881; fractional
silver coin. $29,360,814; United States
notes, $33,454,623; national bank notes,
$9,720,532; deposits with national bank
depositories, $10,172,989; total, $451,925,-
582. Certificates outstanding: gold, $89.-
298,510; silver, $99,366,881; currency, $17,-
040,000. Receipts Irom internal revenue
to-day, $796,822; and. from customs,
$522,572; national bank notes received for
redemption to-day, $552,000.
Maine’s Gubernatorial Vote,,
Augusa. Me.. Oct. 29.—The following
is the entire Gubernatorial vote in the
September election, aa received and
counted at the Secretary of State’s office:
Rob;e *6,912, Redman 59.061, H. B. Eaton
3,137, W. T. Eaton 97, W. T. Eustis 1,190,
scattering 16,
Returning Frenchmen to the Reichstag.
Paris, Oct. 29. —There are great rejoic
ings here because the cities ofMet*.
Strasburg and Mulbouse in Alsace and
Lorraine have returned to the Reichstag
several French candidates. It is con,
sidered certain that other districts, will
return patriots to the Reichstag,
Green Lawyer, Dry Client.
New Ywrk WorlfJL
A prominent lawyer now practicing in
thin city tells the following: “An old
darkey was under indictment for some
trivial offense and was without counsel.
The Judge appointed me to defend hiai.
I was young and very fresh at the time,
and it was my first case.in court. As I
went forward to consult with my client
he turned to the Judge and said: ‘To’
Honah, am dis de lawyer what am tie
pointed to offend me y ‘Yes,’ was the re
ply. ‘Well,’ said the old darkey, ‘take hit
way, Judge; I plead guilty,’ ”
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GKORtiIA’S OK.NTIIAI.CJTY.
BURCH WINS THREE OF THE
RACtoS AT THE FAIR.
The Third Day a* Or*t a Sue a* it*
Fred ecessors—Procrerifl of the AValk
lni Jlatch-fhe Mmunlc Oraud Lodge
Re-elect* it* Present Officer*—Sad Sui
cide at Marietta.
Macon, Oct. 20. —The third day of the
fair was a brilliant success. The at
tendance of visitors was considerably
larger than yesterday. The prospects
ia\or an immense attendance to-morrow.
The ten-mile bicycle race was won by
J. E. Slocum, of Macon, in 60 minutes.
The clay pigeon tournament consisted
of four sweepstake matches, participated
in by members of the Macon team. Some
very excellent shooting was done.
The horse races were very fine. The
trotting race continued fiom yesterdav
three in five, was won by Dandy in
, The running race ? of a mile and a halt
dash, Baritone won in 2:52.
The trotting race for the 2:40 class, best
throe in five, was won by Belle B. in three
straight heats. Time 2:40%, 2:45'4 and
2:44%.
The running race, of three-quarters of a
mile, was won bv Remus in 1:20%.
When Daudv won the race William R.
Baughan, of Savannah, the owner of Beß
sle R„ entered a protest that Dandy had
made 2:48 at Columbus. W. 11. Thomas
of Columbus, stated that this record was
made in a race for the benefit of the Co
lumbus Association. The protest was
not allowed. Bessie 11., Georgia Girl and
Morgan were sent to their stables at the
conclusion of the fifth heat, as neither
had won a heat in live heats. Ida Wood,
who won second money in the mile and a
half dash, was entered by W.T.Burch, of
Savannah. Belle 8., who won three
straight heats in the 2:40 trotting class
was also entered by W. T. Burch, of Sa
vannah. The same party also entered
Montgomery, who wou second money in
the running race of three-quarters of a
mile in heats.
Ihe go-as-you-please walking match for
three days, seven hours each day, com
menced this morning at 10 o’clock, with
seventeen entries. Ford, of Macon, leads
the race to-day, making 39 miles and 5
laps. Moncnef, of Macon, who won the
recent match at Macon, made 38 miles
and 6 laps. Frater. the North Georgia
wonder, who beat Ford in the Atlania
match, made 35 miles and 4 laps. £. J.
Davis, of Savannah, made 35 miles and 2
laps.
very tine r ° teChUiC d ‘ SpUy was
i ' Bt ! c £ nd day’s session of the Grand
V?.. . e ?* hrw and Accepted Masons was
devoted chiefly to the transaction of
routine business and receiving the reports
of committees. The old officers were re
elected us follows: John S. Davidson
Drand Master, James Buskin Deputy
Urand Master, Reuben Jones Grand
Senior Warden, J. H. Estill Grand Junior
U arden, J. E. Wells Grand Treasurer, J.
Lmmet Blackshear Grand Secretary.
WHISKY AND PISTOLS.
Considerable excitement was etfeated in
Macon this afternoon at 6 o’clock over a
pistol shooting affair on tha streets be
tween two drunken white Won, Champion
and Davidson. Champion snot Davidson
in the throat under the chin. When the
police arrested Champion he endeavored
to shoot them. Champion lives in San
ihlt'i, 1 e ‘ ,' 8 tlle lirßt disturbance
that has occurred during the fair.
JNCONSOLABK GKIKF.
terrible suicide occurred at Marietta,
Ga., this afternoon at a o'clock. doh
Northcutt, a well-known young man,
r l , e v * ct i m - Northoutt was a native
of Marietta, but was clerking at John
Keely’s dry goods store at Atiaivta. Uo
went to Marietta to atter.il the funeral
this morning ot his intimate friend,
George Dobbs, a young man who died
yesterday of typhoid lever. Northoutt
seemed much affected by the funeral, and
while standing over young Dobbs’ grave
said that he wished that ho could take
Dobbs’ place. Northcutt’s friends thought
nothing of this remark. Northeutt ap
peared much dejected all day, and this
afternoon went to a livery stable .ud shot
himself through the heart. The terrible
event caused much excitement and sor
row.
SaSOR MENTION UX WIRE.
Bome Little Items or Interest and Home
Items or Little Intr.,st.
The German Progressists arc disappointed
at the result hi Berlin of tiic elections of
Tuesday for members <J the Reichstag. Sec
ond ballots will be required in 5 ur and stricts
which tuey have hitherto carried. Thi., re
sult is attributed to tho Socialist vote, which
showed aa increase of whde there was
a decline of 10,000 in the Liberal vote. Many
second ballots will be required throughout
the country.
At Lewiston, Me., on account of the shut
ting down of the mills, there is considerable
distress among the discharged operatives.
1 he overseers of the poor report that applica
tions for assistance have increased rapidly of
late, forty persons left for Canada yesterday.
Information received at Port Arthur says
that the police force Bent to Michipocton vthb
inadequate to quell the disturbance. A gang
'd about thirty desperate roughs have their
headquarters two stales from the village and
keep up a reign of terror and threaten the
lile of any one who gives information against,
tlieni. A larger police force or a military de
tachment is needed to restore order.
Intelligence roaches London, Eng., that the
man-of-war Seignelay has hoisted the French
llag at ioturah, Sagallo and ltodali on the bav
of Aden. It la reported that France will annex
them,
. Truth says that Germany has offered
the Brunswick succession to the Duke of Cam
bridge and that he has refused it.
The fifth annual meeting of the Women's
Home Mis-aonary society was held at Boston.
Mass., yestorday. The directors’ rejion
shows JOceipt* for the year of $14,265. The
Treasurer reports the cash resources at *15,-
•>-M and the expenditures at *18,353. The old
board of officers were re-ejected.
A freight engtne of *he Baltimore and Ohio
Railway exploded at Locust Point, Md.. yes
terday morning, insta tly killing Engineer
Joshua tiiekson and Fireman David Burke
The engine is a total wreck.
At Washington, D. C-, yesterday, John
Gangster, a colored rough, who, while at
tempting to escape from the chain gang a few
weeks ago, shot and killed Officer Fowler, was.
found guilty of murder in the first degree-
I he jury wout only twenty minutes.
The Madrid 6’orrc*nondenc,-, denies tho ru
mor that difficulties have a> Isen in relation
t \merica nm ® ° f the of commerce with
Berlin U m reported that Baron yon
Manteuffe*. Governor Genecftl of Alsace and
L>r<:.e, has resigned hig Command at Strass
lmrg and will retire,, lie will be succeeded
by Gen. R.cist. ,
Several train loads of cannon and munitions
of war have been dispatched to Hamburg for
shipment to German stations in West Africa,
and the government has ordered a series of
small forts to lie built there.
Prince Bismarck has instructed Hej von
Scblosser, the Prussian representative at the
\ atican. to make no further approaches to
the Pope. Ecclesiastic questions will hence
forth he registered by legislative measures
without reference to the Vatican.
The French Senatorial elections will be held
Jan. 4, 1885.
The Agricultural Society of France is about
to hold a convention of “50,000 members ia
Ta is, for the purpose of considering the
causes of the present agricultural depression
m France.
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