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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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TI TOf-H W PARAGRAPHS.
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* county Citlrt*’* Experience
* Timid Mlshwayman.
GEORA.
enttOß crop in Vpeon county is SO per ,
100 dtys of drouth was ended
v V,n Tkar*-ly>
* iici-in count* man swapjied a buggy j
A /ttirtfv.n for a farm.
ndidatm for the county offices have
‘
p- i.ewis, a Methodist minister of
-draegc died a few days ago.
“ 1 - Va'orKille will he supplied with a tele
'.nh ofli* e and street lamps at an early day.
vsere is * temperance tidal wave in and
J°*l Usyton, Kalmn county, since the
■Mi tragedy.
. y j. Davis, of Oainseville, says he j
j. jj; least 50 with a shot-gun
rtich he still owns.
,, v ]• Sikes, the Athens murderer, has 1
esn Edged in Kichmond county jail. John
was the victim.
'-. v I>r. Talmage will occupy DeGive'a
—ra house, Atlanta, on I>ec. S, and deliver 1
on "Ingersollism.”
u „.f Carolinians are baying lands ami set
-tm H*rt county. They say land is cheap- i
Wilere and taxes are lighter.
-mirt * Hotel at Valdosta had a narrow es-
Mr# froni succumbing to tnc results of an ex
'•'i and lamp a few nights ago.
tihn Orr's residence, at Madison, was de
|,v tire a few nights ag >. The loss
wv'llfoo. and the insurance H.OOO.
trustees of the old Methodist Church ,
. , :< r:v at Franklin will sell the lot to the i
iiglicct bidder at the sales next Tuesday.
oea W. llu-h, of Channcey, has com-
E , • cr t the erection of a building for the pur
,... „f manufacturing lubricating oil at that
p!ae
f A. Smith, of the Cave. Meriwether coun
iT.onorte acre planted m cane, alter bedding
iii-fnarth of it. made 531'-* gallons of the
L rrtiM syrup ever seen in Georgia.
There is a voung lady in Dublin so anxious
-..visit the World's Exposition at New Or
-ins that she has consented to marry any
t in* man who will take her there.
The gin house of Matthew Revil, in Marion
cminty. was burned on Wednesday. It con
tiur. -u several bales of cotton and is supposed
to have caught from a match in the cotton.
A six-rear-old child of W. T. Appleby, of
Pcsdergra-s, Hall county, sucked a short pipe
■>m down its throat about one year ago aud
r • Hily |died from its effects. The surgeons
vi rv never able to extract it.
•. •■out 10-' Mormon converts left Georgia for
Tub a few days ago. In the party were
into neeroe —two men and a woman. They
it the first converts to Mormonisin from the
e S- red race
At Rromen J. A. Golden sold to W. J. Reaves
the tied bargain of the season—lo acres of
y 1. good frame house worth $2OO and other
mr-mvements. fors2So. Ttie p'ace is within
. iikr of a mile of the village.
The *'st of the new county farm of Spald
r: rennty, consisting of 2j2' 2 acres, was
i ’ as. Theoldfarmwills.mii lie advertised
,-,r . a |e. The new one i-* on the l’iunk rjail,
within two miles of Griffin.
.1. H. Blackstone, who lives in the neighbor
i di f Envetown. discovered a 'near near his
E one day last week. An effort was made
tnraptare it, but to no purpose. Report says
■it it has been seen since by several parties.
llawkiosville has received to date 18,100
Missel this year’s crop of cotton, being an in
n „* of 2.500 hales oyer the receipts for the
■ ae time last seas >n. The season for picking
j ttern very favorable, and the crop is near
ly til gathered.
Two Dalton hors wcreelected County Court
la at the recent election in Texas, Gor
v an Aamlt county, and Horace
i ye.wf tV. i.l county. Gordon got 1,400 voles
M hii.p;. inent’s 1 203. while Horace received
: *7 to his opponent's 1,006.
The position of Second Lieutenant of the
Richaond Human having been made vacant
the resignation of J. S. Havant, Junior
ferosd Lieut. .James I*. Vcnlery was pro
s'od ti that position, and Sergt. Bryant
lamming was elected Junior Second Lieu
>-.wt. Private T. F. lleale was made Fourth
wrgsant.
ElSijsv Courier: Mr. Elisha Green received
a w.ian i during the ‘ late unpleasantness,”
.IT rts if which necessitated the amputa
te of h;s fo it. The operation was performed
at tfe'w p ice on Monday last by Dr. Howell,
V Atlanta, anil lira. Tankersley and John
of E i jay. Mr. Green says he is not suf
fcnn* a great deal.
•In* U i ’abar. a yonng white man who held
i pVissnl and lucrative position in theem
piovmcniof a gentlemau in Waynesboro, left
‘a-; week without any known cause, and has
where. He left fire dot*
vrni-ii lected iu hisemployer'shands which
kes-ight have had for the asking, and had
nhoi, oa earth to runaway from, and no
Ma*e~(or leaving.
MsrwkaU Tiller, living in Oglethorpe eoun
-s—tn- money in a -maddest in hisbed
*■- One night last week while he was at
nppsr. . ihief entered his'room and carried
wfibvge-k. It was some time after before
tteitwk was misseil, but as soon as its ab
wt* was di-covered, a aeareh was at once
►rm. After liking for sometime, it was
bsnisnt behind the stables: it had been
:r Inop.-;i aud *:-•, extricated therefrom.
W*jMs:oro True CiliMm: On last Friday
tifei ikv gm house on Branch's Buck beau
thrf. n charge of Mr. John A. Green, to-
Wi,er w:th lUiut 15 bales of s-ed cotton. 2.000
' •Vbi.f cotton seed. gin. condenser, feeder,
kvs and an old saw mill and gearing for
li-.f, burned. The engine was badly
••it. The tire was caused by a spark from
-v Mgr, e sparks from the burning house
t -Ht *r. old dead tree some two hundred
Ur.i and some 15 ball's of cotton which
v-v pr„, .j and lying around the gin honse
ct sir,. r some hundred yards from the
hnbding were continually fired by
* ;r t* fr. in the house, ami it kept several
• kusy putting them out. The b)SB is
at 11,000, with about $3,000 insur
■ "f th most atrocious crimes ever com
■ kited n coffee county was perpetrated on
1 t'' *hl of Nov. II by one Hamilton Story
i I*"- l *e per-on of Mrs. Mary Minx, a small,
' * rlan ' !he Wl,e ot Thomas Minx.
S '-h umstances. as reported, are that
fi ;*•" the a l .-cnce of the husband, ami while
■ t. * f and hi tie children were sound asleep,
■ :r ' i entered ttie house and choked
■ *i"v itir x t i., .. ! endurance, an i outraged
■, T r '* n thr '’’’ times during the night, keep
■ oer sik-nt and in perfect nwe by tbreaten
■-i i-isaokc nor i■ di nth if she attempted to
n i-c. -tory was seen near the place
■ v T llar,!a ? morn ng iiv ilenrv Minx,a brother
■ vA B **' 'iorvsml that he had stanl dur
■ S la * ni ?ht n the wixsts. In a few minutes
I rr ' Nlmix arrived at the house
1,.;:' " ither Thomas, and learned of the
1 a. l ,'*"' r - ‘h I immediately started in pur
■ : idr.-l, andinformingtheueigh
■ wtl:ir had happened. In a short
§■ , . ' ,r r '..icpany wa- out in si’arch of the
fl faff', 101 * :u -earchwas kepi op until Mor.-
a''apturem Sto-y was reared in
■ UrJ iuT '’“ f Dooly laxunty. and may
Hed it o J tfla ' •wtion. He left his wife and
' 11 ' if Minx's. Gov. McDaniel has
; I * r ' ward of $2OO or Story.
* v* I ,” Truf <-'M***■ Mr. A. A. Pres
-19 wSc v ‘ iv ''. s ab >ut amie on the other side
* * ~ creek, near the Savannah
< 9 ' ' v, iintv. informs us that, about two
M sw-' I’'' 1 ’'' h l l 1 bale of cotton brought to
MM has '" ' i l,> obtain money to pay off
ttss'j- ,le J' psmel in tow n till late in the
■ put him in the night getting
8 1 tC. ' ! . a a‘ , ' , ‘ ‘2 o yards on the other side
9t ; sn ! a- he was ascending a steep
, ar:i ' r -"- aln on either side being
Hki' , 1 ‘wo me, -topped -n front of the
IHs-''.’ dr . r. i when about fifteen
~' m 0 'cc.| o. "Hold on!” Hesup
a trie v ice. and. not dream -
reptieil: "Who are you.
■wrl 0 ‘ • want"’ They replied: “We
S arn-.nute." lie answered: “All
i 9sE #w L'' :i - Ic ,n get up P> toil." At j
■ ''icing that the steep ascent
! ‘‘i ' kages which he had iu
--- 10-l-paw.yfroinalMit
"he ti he also had, ami fearing
#9 Nr> lf j c w.iuid fall and break he leaned
’‘•ffiwt b he D ckage np to th t bottle
■I ■ its, ir J ; ■ w hen ihe men. l ot ring this ac
i'e-s sup;>osiDg that he bent
hte,, , - c: > pistol, ran rapidly into the
■jk '■>!! W, . r ' 4 ” ,n co more. Evidently
.' f tie men was robberv, and but
9*m ' •-" t f Mr. Prescott bending for
a tragedy. It
■ lr ? 1 rescott that way again.
■ ir J' f < 'arke county reported
as fraud jurors, desire to
ras, Sr . mo t emphatic terms our disap
f-4;; . - r inting of licen-es for the -ate
-pints. The opposition we
t^9 ,; ,' " any etrcumstaucesia inten
• t reflection that we have in our
- r■ .f boy, and young men
iH"., . übon u bon the university who are
, temptation of drink, without
J -r—traint of home influence,
v. ’ r r ' ' !e,! alone to the faculty by
■Tb; r * hen sent here, bat every con
■?* ai-T ~ ' “"rals ought to feel that in
r T *' looked .-o as a protecting
ar, ha bit of drinking when
a- .. • N one that Is almost, if not
I ■ ap-l its ruinous results are
’ wh, ,’. • ' de from this special rea-on
B9'kit T ir- ; !! "’ l*°int in this particular
■'f.-t int mi cession of calamities
*t> v.' ‘ ln families fl ,wing from this
Oo .','■*• '•■rv organized body of good
a,l h> utter home protest, but to
tv^j' J! T r action to prevent the
. \ w th deeper anxiety upon
amt Jr ' IQ henaeas throughout the
#j| J * T '-kc the constant and best
efforts of a’l good citizens to check, and,
if possible, cure it. Now, believing that
the time has conic when we should use all
lawful means for stopping this great evil in
our city, and seeng from article 447 in the
laws regulating the city of Athens, that the
Mayor and Council have full power over this
fearful and growing evil, we. therefore, ap
pe*l to the incoming Mayor and Council of
said city to take action in'this matter, so as to
6a%e our wives and chil'ren and fellow citi
zens from this great evil. A few former grand
jnries made the request of our Ordinary that
he issue no more licenses to retail spirituous
liquor-, and we are glad to say that there is
not a retail liquor shop outside the city of
Athens in this county. Now, why not our
city fathers grant us the same favor, which
we earnestly und humbly request*
At Atlanta Saturday a man entered a jew
elry sb>re and said that he had some gold he
wanted to sell. He drew from his pocket a
package, around which a handkerchief was.
tied. The handkerchief was new linen with
a peculiar liorder. and when the jeweler
opened it he found that the package was still
wrapped in a white natter. This he removed,
and then his eyes were resting upon ten
ounces of gold foil. The foil was put up in
regular style, and from it the jeweler took a
leaf, which he melted and subjected to every
test. The test demonstrated that t e gold
was worth $2OO. The stranger wanted only
*lOO for it. The jeweler was inclined to
l>e suspicious, and offered $75. The man re
plied that the gold was not bis owu, but be
longed io a friend at the hotel who had in
structed him not to take less than $lOO. He
said that he would go and see what his friend
1 said and return. As he was about
, leaving the store the jeweler repeated the
! offer. The s ranger apparently yielded to
the temptation. "Well, I don't care,” said
i the man. “I need the money. Take the metal
and give the money.” As he said this he
threw a bundle on the counter. The gentle
man who was purchasing picked it up and
set it behind the counter without opening it.
He thought there was no need to open it, as
the package was done up in the handkerchief
with a striking bonier which be had just seen.
The money was paid and the stranger departed
The jeweler put the package behind his
counter while he attended to other matters.
Laier in the day ho oitened his package and
taking out the metal began melting it. The
vessel was found to contain melted lead in
stead of melted gold. The gentleman could
not understand it. He knew that the metal
he had tested before making the purchase
was pure gold, and he knew that that
metal was tied up in a handkerchief just like
the one before him and also knew that he
had paid $75 for a put of lend, instead
!of ten ounces of gold. .Saturday night
Police Captain Aldri tge was acquainted with
ttafacta la the c ae, and at once began in
! vestigating the matter. He soon ascertained
; that the man who sold the lead that looked
] Use gold was a sharper, and that he worked
his scheme nicely, and m this way. Before
going into a store he would get two liandker
i chiefs exactly alike and would make two
packages alike. One package would contain
ten ounces of pure gold, aud the other the lead
j coated with gold. The gold he would put m
his right haml overcoat pocket, and the lead
; iu bin left hand overcoat uocket. When try
ing to make a sale the roan would put for
! ward the gold, and when an offer was made
him. he would refuse it, and put the gold back
in his right hand pocket. Then :f ihe offer
was renewed, be would take the IcH
hand out with the lead and lay it on the
j counter. Thu perfect resemblance of the two
; packages, and the fact that the jeweler had
, just te-ted the metal, were in the swindler’s
i favor, anil were largely instrumental in Ict
i ting him get away with the money before the
swindle was discovered. The man who worked
1 the scheme is about 25 years of a.e. He is
about five feet six or seven inches tall, and
will weigh about 160 pounds. His complexion
I is very dark, while his hair and moustache
j arc nearly black. He resembles an Italian
j and talks' with a slight Italian dialect. It is
Ihongut that he went towards Chattanooga.
FLORIDA.
Peach and Japan plum trees continue
blooming at Green Cove Spring.
A heavy frost made its appearauce at
Quincy last Tuesday mornntt.
Preparations are rapidly progressing for the
issuing of the South i lorida Arjti at Sanford.
It is reported that timber thieves are op
erating on lands lying near the Apalachicola
river.
The train ran over and killed a big rattle
snake near the St. Augustine road at Talla
hassee Sunday.
A cake prepared by the laities was raffled
off for the i*enefit of the Sanford Library As
sociation for upwards of $6.
11. L. IleForest, C. 11. I-offier. A. E. Philips
and E. B. Van Deman were unpointed a com
mittee by the sjiecial m-eting of the Council
and citizens of Sanford to inspect the fire fix
tures of the city, and order -mcli changes as
will lessen as far as practicable the danger of
fires.
At a meeting of the Town Council of Green
Cove Spring, held on Tuesday evening, ihe
rate of taxation for the present year was
fixed at 4 mills on the dollar,mills’being for
general purposes, and 1 mill for streets and
reads. This is 1 mill less than the amount
which has been levied for several years past.
Chattabooehee correspondence News Nov.
*: On Thur day a respectable looking and
well informed tramp, calling-himself Charles
H. Speer, from Virginia, stopped at the resi
dence of 11. H. Speer and r> mained over till
Friday noon, when he went to his room, say
ing he would take a nap. Buts few moments
later, having stolen Mr. Speer’s overcoat, he
jumped from the bark window and skipped
through the garden, and it was some time be
fore he or the coat was missed bv he family.
During the night Mr. Speer, with AV. 1’ Mc-
Donald, pursued the tramp about twelve miles
captured him and recovered the overcoat. He
had sold it for $3. The tramp was lodged in
the Quincy jail.
Tallahassee Land / Flowers: A festivelit
tle tramp, about 13 icars of age, who gives
his name as Guv McLean and says that he
hails from Kentucky, was arrested last Tues
day for stealing an alligator skin from the
proprietor of “the t'organ.” When asked by
the Sheriff whether he was guilty, his reply
was: “Yes, by G—d, I -tole the d—d skin, and
there is no use oenying it.” A sentence to 60
days in the county jail was accepted by him
with as much complacency as an election to
Congress. Last Wednesday. Sheriff Moseley,
feeling sorry to s> e so small a boy locked up in
a cold cell without fire, ordered hisjai ortolet
Guy out into the jail yard, where he could
get to the fire in the jailer's room. It was
done and all went on w II until time for lock
ing up at nisrht it was discovered that Guy
was gone. He hid shinned up the tall plank
wall surrounding the yard like a coon, and
dropped himself flown on the other side.
Searcb was immediately instituted and the
little runaway was found. He had made
another raid on the M >rgan for food supplies,
and hid himself away among some rubbish in
the basement. He is now back behind the
bars.
GEORGIA’S LEGISLATURE.
Prohibition Occupies the Entire Atten
tion of the Senate.
Atlanta, Dec. 1 —The Senate to-day
passed its entire session in considering
the bill of Mr. Northern to provide for the
prevailing evils of intemperance by local
option in any district, incorporated town,
city. couif% or other place in the State,
by submitting the question of prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors to the
qualified voters of such place, and to
provide penalties for violation. The bill
was taken up by sections, and before the
end was reached an adjournment was in
order on motion of Mr. Falligant. Tne
bill is so loaded down with amendments
that the [probabilities are it be will de
feated.
In the House, a resolution by Mr.
Thomas, ol Fulton, was read that two
sessions per day be held, beginning Wed
nesday.
Mr. Turner opposed the resolution,
urging that the committees must have
the altei noons to bring up their work._
Nlr. Thomas advocated his resolution,
urging that they must do the work. It
was tabled.
New bills wefe introduced as follows:
By Mr. Crenshaw —To require registry
of purchasers of cotton seed bought by
mills.
By Mr. Hines—For the speedier collec
tion of debts, allowing execution to issue
on affidavits. ,
By Mr. Williams— Allowing a husband
or parent to recover damages lor the
homicide of a wife or child.
By Mr. Lewis, of Greene—For a dog
tax lor the support of schools.
By Mr. Thomas—To create an additional
Superior Court Judge in any circuit hav
ing a countv of $20,000,000 wealth and a
city with $10,000,000.
On motion ot Mr. Robbe, Senator Da
vidson’s resolution about the fears among
the colored people was taken up for pass
age.
Mr. Butt, of Marion, moved to table it,
claiming that there was no ground for
apprehension. While discussing the
measure a motion to adjourn was carried.
France's I’arltament.
Pakis, Dec. 1. —In the Chamber ot Dep
uties to-day an amendment was adopted
without opposition to the Senatorial elec
tion bill preventing any Senator from
holding a salaried government office. In
the Senate a bill was passed abolishing
all public executions in the future.
AH the members of the Senatorial Com
mittee are in lavor of the passage of the
Tonquin credit bills, and they advocate
most energetic and decisive operations by
the French force in the far East.
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
THE HEADING OF THE MESSAGE
OCCUPIES THE TIME.
The Galleries of Both Houses not Over
crowded at the Opeuiug— The Senate
Adjourns Out of Respect to Senator
Anthony and the House for Represen
tative Eyins.
Washington, Dec. I.—The opening
session in the Senate was preceded by a
half hour of hand shaking and gossip be
tween the Senators and their friends.
Several of the desks of the Senators were
decorated with floral tributes sent by
their admirers, the most favored in this
respect being Senator Gorman, who was
the recipient of two enormous “roosters”
and an arm chair, the latter bearing the
words, “Reserved for W.11.G., 1887.”
Senator Jonas’ desk also bore a rooster,
while those of Senators Ingalls, Maxey,
Harris, Sabin, Yoorhees, Camden, Con
ger ana Lapham were variously decorated
with horseshoes, stars and baskets. The
galleries were, as is usual on opening
day, well filled with strangers. Promptly
at noon the President of the Senate cailed
the body to order. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Dr. Huntley, Chaplain of the Senate.
He prayed for such a conserving of fra
ternal intercourse among all the people
of the United States, and such plans for
mutual helpfulness that sectional ambi
tion might be seen only in that boalth
tul rivalry wherein each should strive to
outdo the other in benefiting all. He
niade fitting allusion to the death of Sena
tor Anthony.
On motion of Mr. Logan, the Secretary
was instructed to inform the House of
Representatives that a quorum of the Sen
ate had assembled, and that the Senate
was ready to proceed to business.
Messrs. Sherman and Garlaud were ap
pointed a committee to inform President
Arthur that the Senate was ready to re
ceive any communication he might be
pleased to make.
On motion of Mr. Dawes the hour of the
tl aily meeting of the Senate, until other
wise ordered, was fixed at 12o’clock noon.
The Chair laid before the Senate, and
the Secretary read the credentials of Hon.
Wm. P. Sheffield, who had been appointed
by the Governor of Rhode Island to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Sena
tor Anthony. On motion of Mr. Cockrell
the Senate at 12:10 took a recess for half
anthour.
At expiration of the recess the Senate
proceeded to consideration of the usual
morning business. A message was re
ceived trom the House of Representatives
I announcing tbat that body was ready to
proceed to nusini ss.
Mr. Ingalls offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the Committee
on Public Lands to report such legislation
as may be necessary to authorize the Sec
retary" *>f the Interior to summarily re
move all fences illegally constructed on
the public domain of the United States.
On motion ot Mr. Hawley, at 12:55
o'clock another recess of half an hour was
taken.
At 1:35 o’clock President Arthur’s mes
sage was received by the Senate, and its
reading was at once proceeded with.
The reading of the message was listened
to with deep interest, it was concluded
at 2:25 o’clock, when Mr. Aldrich, in a
few teeling words, made formal announce
ment of Senator Anthony’s death, and
stated that at a future day the Senate
would be asked to give fitting expression
to its appreciation of the distinguished
public services and private virtues ot the
j deceased Senator. Asa mark of respect
to Senator Anthony’s memory the Senate
! then at 2:25 o’clock adjourned till to
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Though the galleries ol the House
were well filled this morning
with spectators anxious to view
the proceedings attendant on the first
day’s session, there was an absence of
that crush of visitors which usually
characterizes such an occasion. The ap
pearance of the chamber is unchanged,
save lor a general air of cleanliness,
wnich the revarnishing ot the desks lends
to the ball. Numerous floral designs or
namented the desks of favorite
members, and among them a handsome
ship of state, of which Mr.
Cox, of New York, was the recipient, was
noticeable. An immense bed of chrysan
thuins covered the desk occupied by J. S.
Barbour, ot Virginia, and a tasteful
basket ol variegated flowers adorned the
Speaker’s table. The members indulged in
the usual greetings, exchanging congrat
ulations on re-election or cf condolences
ou defeat. The Republicans made good
natured replies to the equally good-na
tured chaffing of Democrats on the result
of the Presidential contest, and no bitter
ness was msnilested on either side.
Promptly at noon the Speaker’s gavel
called the House to order. In his open
ing prayer the Chaplain gave thanks that
the members had been.permitted to return
in health and safety to their legislative
duties. The Speaker then directed the
Clerk to call the roll.
222 MEMBERS PRESENT.
The roll call disclosed the presence of
222 members, more than a quorum, and
the Cle r k was uirected to inform the Sen
ate that the House was ready to proceed
to business.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Randall,
Cox, of New York, and Brown, of In
diana, a9 a committee to wait upon Presi
dent Arthur in conjunction with a similar
committee from the Senate and inform
him that Congress is ready to receive any
communication he may be pleased to
make.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, presented the
credentials of B. T. Shively as member
elect from the Thirteenth Indiana district
to succeed W. H. Calkins, resigned, and
that gentleman appeared at the bar of
the House and took the oath of office.
At 12:35 o’clock the House took a recess
f0r415 minutes.
After the expiration of the recess the
House idly awaited the return of the com
mittee appointed to wait on the President,
and it was not until 1:39 o’clock that Mr.
Randall, as Chairman of the committee,
reported that the President would trans
mit a witten communication to the House
forthwith. One minute later Private Sec
retary Phillips appeared with the Presi
dent’s annual message and it was imme
diately read by tbe Clerk. The message
was listened to with a great deal of atten
tion. The reading consumed an hour and
ten minutes. The message was referred
to the Committee of the Whole on the
State of tbe Union with the accompany
ing documents and ordered printed.
Mr. Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, an
nounced to tbe House the death of Rep
resentative Duncan, of Pennsylvania,
and presented resolutions declaratory ot
tbe sorrow which the members expe
rienced at the news of the death of their
late colleague.
Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina, presented
similar re olutions relative to the death
of Representative Evins, of South Car
olina, and then at 2:55 o’clock, as a mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased
the House adjourned.
The Monthly Debt Statement.
Washington, Dec. I,— The debt state
ment issued to-day shows the increase of
the public debt during the month of
November to be $747,124 13; the decrease
of the debt since June 30, 1884, $32,143,-
249 11; the cash in the Treasury, $428,340,-
788 97; tbe gold certificates outstanding,
$120,075,350; tbe silver certificates out
standing, $133,94*),121; the certificates of
deposit outstanding, $22,695,000; the re
funding certificates outstanding, $263,150;
tbe legal tenders outstanding, $346,681,-
016; the fractional currency, not includ
ing the amount estimated as lost or
destroyed, $6 974.279 36.
The Naval Appropriations.
Washington, Dec. I.—The House
Committee on Appropriations to-day re
ported a bill providing tor an appropria
tion similar to that made for the last six
months of the past fiscal year for the sup
port of the navy. The amount appro
priated is $6.734.717.
A Republican Senatorial Canons.
Washington, Dec. I.—A caucus of
the Republican Senators was held after
the adj”urnment to rearrange committee
memberships, especially with regard to
the vacancies caused by Mr. Anthony’s
death. The caucus was in session only
Uyc minutes.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1884.
THREE IMPORTANT BILLS.
Collins’ Bankruptcy Measure Handi
capped—McPherson and Dlngley.
Washington, Dec. I.—Representative
Dingley, of Maine, a most careful ob
server, said to-day that while he
sincerely trusted that the hopes of
Representative Collins in respect to the
passage of the Senate bankruptcy bill by
the House this session might be realized,
he thought such a result would be almost
purely accidental. He said substantially:
“The House last spring refused a sus
pension of the rules to set apart a day for
its consideration. It can only be consid
ered by the suspension of the
rules "and the designation of
a day for its consideration, unless in
ded, it can be gotten up by unanimous
consent, which is improbable. Now
a suspension of the rules for the consider
ation of this bill can only be asked by
Mr. Collins himself on the first Monday
of the month, or by the Judiciary Commit
tee which he represents, on the third
Monday. No such motions were enter
tained to-day. The House will probably
not be in session on the first Monday iD
January, so that the first chance that
Mr. Collins would have would be on the
first Monday in February, which would
oe too late.
ANOTHER BAD OUTLOOK.
On the other hand the Judicary Com
mittee will not be called either on the
third Monday of December or the third
Monday of January. The call rests with
the Committee on Ranking and Currency,
which stands below the Judiciary Com
mittee on the list, and will run on from
that. So it will be seen that the chances
of the bankruptcy bill depends largely
upon some 6uch good luck as that the
House should be in session on the first
Monday in January, and that Mr. Collins
shall then be recognized, and shall have
two-thirds of the House with him. Of
the two-thirds he is probably sure, if he
can but get the matter in some way be
fore the House.
M'THKRSON AND DINGLEY.
When the Ranking and Currency Com
mittee is called on the third Monday of
December, its Chairman will ask that a
day be set apart for the consideration of
two bills, first, the McPherson bill from
the Senate, which permits national banks
circulation to the amountof the par value
of the bonds deposited for security, and
second, the Dingley bill providing for the
investment of the $40,000,0C0 reserve now
in the Treasury to the credit of the
national banks. The former will, mem
bers ot the committee think, bo passed.
They do not expect to be able to get
through a bill stopping the coinage of sil
ver dollars. Representative Collins says
that he shall make no attempt to call up
the bankruptcy bill tmtil lie has had time
to leel his way. He thinks that within a
week or ten days ho can predict the fate
of the bill. At present he believes that it
stands a fair chance lor passage at this
session. Mr. May bury, of the Judi
ciary Committee, has given the subject
some attention, and says that the bill will
come up as the first measure from the
committee. Mr. Maybury is not a warm
friend of the bankruptcy bill, as it passed
the Senate, but he expresses the belief
that it will pass the House during the
present session.
SWA INI S4JUIRMS IN VAIN.
Furtlier Postponement Refused by the
Court—Testimony lleaid.
Washington, Dec. I.—When the
Swaim court-martial convened to-day
Gen. Swaim’s counsel asked for another
postponement till Wednesday, because
Judge Grosvenor, one of their number,
was absent. Judge Advocate Gardner
insisted upon the fulfillment of the agree
ment under which he had last week
consented to postponement until to-day.
The'court refused further delay, and
the taking of testimony began. J.
Stanlev Drown, formerly President
Garfield’s private secretary, and
afterward? a partner in the banking firm
of Batemau & Cos., was the first witness
called. He had not proceeded far into the
history of his connection with the bank
ing linn into winch he put $5,000 loaned
him by Gen. Swaim, when an effort was
made by the defendant’s counsel to secure
the production in the court of Mr. Rate
man’s books. The Judge Advocate ob
jected that the books were not. in the pos
session ot the government, and that they
had nothing to do with the cas on trial.
This point was under discussion when
the court adjourned.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The Total of the Estimates for the Next
Fiscal Year 9234,820,707.
Washington, Dec. I.— The following
estimates have been submitted to the
nouse Committee on Appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885: For
pensions, $60,000,000; military academy,
$393,344; fortifications, $7,303,000; con
sular and diplomatic expenses,
$1,623,176; navy, $30,654,010; po9t
office department, $56,099,109; Indian
bureau, $7,328,049; army, $26,110,489;
legislative, executive and judicial ex
penses, $22,360,500; Agricultural Depart
ment, $099, 1 10; sundry civil expenses,
$32,326,402; District of Columbia, $1,740,-
073; improvement of rivers and harbors,
$7,177,400; total, $254,820,707. The esti-
the present fiscal year were
$213,269,659, and the appropriatiore $177,-
776,450. *he increase of the estimates for
the next fiscal year over those of the pres
ent year is $43,462,054, and over the appro
priations for the present year of $82,816,-
077.
DISTINCTIONS IN THE ARMY.
Senator Cullom Cornea to the Front
with a Bill to Prohibit Them.
Washington, Dec. I.—4* bill vvas In
troduced by Senator Cullom to-day to pro
hlbitdistinctions in the army. It provides
that hereafter all regiments of cavalry,
artillery and infantry of tbe army or
branches of the military service of the
United States shall be open alike to all
American citizens, and authorizes the
President to appoint a commission and
assign officers throughout the army and
to cause the enlistment and assignment
of soldiers in the army without regard to
race or color; also to enable officers of
the army who were promoted for gallant
and distinguished services in. the late
war to be retired with the rank and full
pay of the grade to which they were so
promoted; also to facilitate promotion
throughout the army by retiring from act
ive service, upon their own applications,
officers of the army who served in the
late war.
Clevelund amt ilii* Cabinet.
Washington, Dec. I.—An intimate
friend of both Messrs. Cleveland and Bay
ard said to-night that there was absolute
ly no foundation for the current report
that Mr. Bayard had been offered the Sec
retaryship of State in Cleveland’s Cabinet
and bad declined It with an intimation
that he desired the Secretaryship of the
Treasury. Apart, he said, from the inhe
rent absurdity of the story, I know per
sonally that until Jan. 6, when he propo
ses to resign the Governorship of New
York, Cleveland will devote his attention
exclusively to State affairs. He has of
fered nobody a place in his Cabinet.
Cltizenohtp for Indians.
Washington, Dec. I.—ln the Senate
Mr. Dawes introduced and had referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs a bill
conferring citizenship on Indians. The
bill provides that each Indian born in the
United States, and who has voluntarily
taken up his residence in the country
apart from any tribe of Indians, and has
adopted the habit 9 of civilized life, shall
be considered citizensof the United states
and entitled to the privileges of such citi
zenship.
The Debts of Seamen.
Washington, Dec. 1. —ln the
House to-day Mr. Cox, of New
York, presented the petitions of busi
ness men and seamen of New York city
for a modification of the shipping law so
as to permit seamen to give an allotment
note to his creditor for any just debt by
him owing, occurring before an engage
ment. It was referred.
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.
A Strip of Country 70 Miles X% ideby 80
Miles Lons Invaded by the Disease.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. I.—A staff cor
respondent of the Courier-Journal, who
is in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky
investigating the plague in that section,
sent last night from Barbourville, Ky., an
interview with McC. F. Davidson, agent
of the Cumberland River Lumber Com
pany, who has been over the infected dis
trict. He says that the disease, which is
aa aggravated and very fatal form of flux,
began about six weeks ago in Letcher
county, Ky. It spread with great rapidi
ty, and it now entendsovera territory em
bracing about one-half of the northern por
tion of Wise county, Va., the northeastern
portion of Lee county, Ya., the eastern part
ol Letcher county, Kentucky, the upper
edge ot Harlan county, the southwestern
part of Knott county, the southwestern
part of Pike county and the southwestern
portion of Leslie county. This embraces
a strip about 70 miles wide by 80 miles
long.
ITS MOST VIRULENT SCENES.
The disease is most virulent at the
headwaters of the Straight Creek, Clover
Fork and other small streams which rise
on the north side of Pine Mountain and
on the Poor Fork in Harlan county, at
the head of Powell’s Creek and other
streams rising in the Cumberl*nd Moun
tains, in Wise county, Viirginia, at the
head of those streams which rise in
Knox county and empty into the Rig
Sandy, at the head of the North Fork and
another branch of Powell’s creek, in Lee
county, Va., at the heads of Shelby and
Elkhorii creeks, in Pike county, Ky.,
and at scattered points on streams in
Letcher and Leslie counties. In Letcher
county it is intense along the Poor Fork. It
prevails at the headwaters of almost
every stream in the district named that
empty into the Cumberland, Big Sandy,
Kentucky, Powell’s and Liking rivers.
Invariably it is most widespread closest
to the highest mountains.
THE RED CROSS RAISED.
Washington, Dec. I.—Miss Clara
Barton, President of the American
Association of the Red Cross, received
a letter to-day from Dr. J. R. Hubbell,
Field Agent of the Association, who was
recently sent to the Cumberland Moun
tains in Kentucky and Virginia to in
vestigate the mysterious epidemic now
prevailing in that region. Dr. nubbell.
when he wrote,was just about to leave Itog
ersville Junction, Tenn., for a long horse
back ride through the epidemic district,
lie says: “Nothing definite is known as
to the extent of the epidemic, but all the
information shows that it is quite exten
sive and fatal. The deaths in one day in
one neighborhood are reported at 12 in
number, and the mortality is equally
serious in other sections. All attribute
the disease to poisonous water. Of this I
shall make such chemical examination as
opportunities permit, and shall send you
samples for more careful anylysis.”
THE PLAGUE IN SPAIN.
Toledo, Dec. I.—During the last 24
houi-3 there have been 4 fresh cases and 3
deaths by cholera here. At Beniopa there
have been 2 fresh cases and 1 death.
LOGAN’S FORLORN HOPE.
A Tie the Probable Standing of tlie
Illinois Legislature.
Springfield, 111., Dec. I.—The State
canvassing, board to-day completed its
work, and decided the contest in the
Thirteenth Legislative district in favor of
Mulhean and against Klupp. This will
make the Legislature a tie on joint ballot
m case Leman, Rep., in the Sixth dis
trict is seated, or will give the Democrats
a majority ot t*o in case Brand,
Dem., of the same districts is
given the seat. Klupp claims that
00 votes for him in the Nineteenth pre
cinct of the Fourteenth ward were count
ed for his opponent, and says that he will
present the case to the United States
grand jury, or will contest it before the
Senate. Before both the county and State
canvassing boards the facts were shown to
be that by a clerical error Klupp was origi
nally given 00 votes too many. As both
Klupp and Mulhearn are Democrats, the
complexion of the Legislature will not be
changed In their case. Gov. Hamilton
will announce his decision in the Brand-
Lcman case to-morrow.
BBAND’S MANLY AVOWAL.
Chicago, Dec. 1, —An open letter will
be published here tc-morrow from Ran
dolph Brand, the Democratic candidate for
State Senator from the Sixth District, to
Henry W. Leman, his Republican oppon
ent. Mr. Brand says that while he ran
ahead of his tickt elsewhere, and had rea
son to believe that he would do the same
in the Second precinct of the Eight
teenth ward, where it is al
leged that fraud was committed which
added 200 votes to Mr. Brand’s count, yet
if Mr. Leman’s claim to this is correct it
would show that he ( Brand) ran behind
his ticket iu that precinct. Still, from the
fact that the ballots in the box indicate
that Mr. Leman’s father-in-law, brother
in-law and other intimate friends voted
for Mr. Brand, he ( Brand) is inclined to
the opinion that these ballots are fraudu
lent. He therefore proposes to Mr. Le
man that they jointly canvass the votes in
the entire district, and that if it is found
that ballots ot a similar character have
been deposited In other precincts the mat
ter be settled bv the testimony ot the
voters throughout the district as to whom
they voted tor.
ALABAMA’S INAUGURAL.
The Governor Hails the Era of Good
Government now Dawning.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. I.—Gov.
CFNeal was inaugurated yesterday for
his second term in the presence of both
Houses of the 1 gislature. His remarks
were almest entirely in reference to State
matters, and congratulations upon Ala
bama’s bright future. In conclusion he
said;
Providing for the present adopting
of laws to existlnge onditions, living
within our means, giving full protection
to life, liberty and property, and
thus inviting strangers with intelligence and
capital to come and share with us all the fu
ture has in store, we can only wait the fru
ition of the bristliest hope that stirs the mind
and fires the heart of the most sanguine
among us. Auspicious omen* greet us every
where. not only in the advancement and
growth of our State, in all that pertains to its
prosperity, and the education of our
people, but in being a prosperous
Federal admiui-tration economically and
wisely administered, guided by the constitu
tion and governed bylaw, once more, after 2>
years of maladministration, the people have
elo led to the exalted office of President a
man singmarly fined by strong common sense,
great executive ability, and letrless integri y
to reform tlie appalling abuses which have
crept into the administration of the general
government. I trust it will prove to be the
restoration of the government of the fathers
and the founders of the republic, and that the
whole people of the United States will realize
under his administration that “more perfect
union” referred to in the preamble to the con
stitution.
At the conclusion of the address the
oath of office was administered to the
Governor-elect by Chief Justice Stone.
The Geographical Society.
Copenhagen Dec. I.—At a meeting
to-day of the Geographic Society there
were exhibited several papers and docu
ments with Lieut. DeLong’s signature at
tached to them, which, with other relics
of the ill-fated Jeannette, were found in
Greenland in July, 1884. Several wraps,
buttons and clothes were exhibited, which
were also found at the same place. The
President of the society explained that
the report that a corpse had also been dis
covered was unfoqpded.
Doyal Guilty of Manslaughter.
Griffin. Ga., Dec. I.—ln the case of
Alfred Doyal, charged with the murder of
Policeman Hancock, three years ago, the
jury to-day returned a verdict of volun
tary manslaughter. This is hfs second
trial. Doyal had been sentenced to be
hung, but the Supreme Court granted him
anew trial.
Brown's Bronchial Troches
for Coughs and Colds: “I do not see how
it is possible for a public man to be him
self in winter without this admirable aid.”
— diev. B. M. JJevent , Focasset, Mass.
ARTHUR’S TARIFF VIEWS.
DEMOCRATS PLEASED AND RE
PUBLICANS IRATE.
Secretary McCulloch Also In Disfavor
With Partisans of the Blaine Stripe—
Tariff Legislation at This Session Still
Among the Improbabilities—What the
Leaders Say.
Washington, Dec. I.— The majority of
the Republicans are disgusted with Sec
retary McCulloch’s tariff recommenda
tions, and little less displeased with the
revenue recommendations ot the Presi
dent. Mr. Reed, of Maine, expressed the
general opinion of this class to-night
when he said: “Is McCulloch anxious for
a place in Cleveland’s Cabinet?” “What
does he mean ?” It galls them to find in
the annual report of the Republican Sec
retary of the Treasury a complete answer
to Blaine’s tariff sophisms. They are
dumb-founded by it. They have not as
yet been able to find utterance for the
wrath they feel. When it does get out it
will be bitterly expressed.
REVENUE REFORMERS PLEASED.
The revenue reformers in the tw o houses
like the revenue recommendations of the
message of the President and report of
the Secretary of the Treasury, except that
they do not want the tobacco tax re
moved. Senator Beck said to-night that
tobacco was a luxury, that taxation
ought to be heaviest on luxuries and light
est on necessaries, and that it was wrong
to remove the tax on tobacco and leave
the tax on blankets. He thought that the
views expressed by Secretary McCulloch
in regard to tariff revision and reduction
were sound. It was refreshing to get
such good doctrine from a Republican
Secretary of the Treasury.
CARLISLE’S JOY.
Speaker Carlisle did not care to talk much
about tho two documents since he knew
very little of their conttents, not having yet
had time to read them. Generally speak
ing, he was glad to have revenue reform
recommended by a Republican President
and a Republican Secretary of the Treas
ury, in accordance with the enlightened
sentiment of the country. He did noi
think that there would be any tariff legis
lation this session, nor any tariff discus
sion, except incidentally. Circum
stances had not changed in respect
to tariff legislation since the last session.
Any attempt at it would be as futile now
as then, especially as the session will be
so much shorter. He thought that the
whole question bad better be referred to
the next Congress, when it could be ade
quately dealt with, while Congress
should go on to pass such bills as can be
gotten through.
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
Continuing, Mr. Carlise said:
“There is not time, and from the fact
that the new administration is about to
come in, the Democrats and Republicans
are alike disinclined to attempt anything
like a general revision of the tariff now.”
“There will be,” he said, “some tariff
legislation at this session because the
question of enacting the necessary legis
lation to carry the Mexican treaty into ef
fect will come before the House, and
should the Senate ratify the treaty with
Spain, the House will be called
upon to enact legislation necessary to
carry that treaty into effect. The discus
sion of both treaties will, he thinks, open
up the general tariff question and lead to
, some talk upon it, but to nothing further.
‘ He said that it was possible that some at
tempts would bo made at this session to
remedy certain inequalities in the present
tariff, but. it was too early to predict the
result. With respect to any general re
vision he said that aven should they all
agree that such revision should be made,
when they came to settle upon
the details, they would find such
a difference of opinion that months
would be needed in which to complete the
work. He was equally well convinced
that nothing would be done in the matter
of cutting down internal revenue taxes,
because, should such an attempt be made,
it would precipitate the whole question of
tax reduction. As to Secretary McCul
lough’s recommendation that anew Tar
iff Commission should be appointed, Mr.
Carlisle said that the present House
would not consent that another commis
sion should be appointed by a Republican
President.”
MR. MORRISON IN DOUBT.
Representative Morrison, Chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee, was
asked if he thought there was any proba
bility of the enactment ot any tariff
legislation during the present session,
ne replied that that was a matter about
which the general public were almost as
well informed as himself. He had oniy
arrived in the city last night, he said, and
had not bad an opportunity to find out
how the other members felt with regard
to a further effort at this session to reduce
taxation. Ho said that under these
circumstances he could not tell whether
a majority of the members of either
House thought that taxes should be re
duced, how many favored the Republican
plan of reducing taxation, or how many
leaned to the Democratic view as to the
method of reduction. He said: “It is
impossible for me to say how Mr. Eaton,
for instance, or Mr. Randall, or the Ohio
members feel with regard to this ques
tion.” And, he added, “that it might be
that there had Deen some modification of
opinion by the members since the last
session of Congress. It was certain, he
said, that if there had not been some
change of views by the Democratic mem
bers that no tax reduction could be had
except by the aid of the Republicans.”
THE PARAMOUNT TOPIC.
It was suggested that the question of
tax reduction seemed to be one of the
questions occupying a large share of the
public attention at this time and to this
Mr. Morrison replied that it certatnly
was the leadiug question in the public es
timation and that it would continue to
hold that place in the minds of the people
until a substantial reduction was ac
complished. He added: “Ido not propose
to attempt any experiments, but if upon
inquiry. L find that there is reason
to think that a bill proposing
moderate reduction could pass at this
session, 1 shall certainly bring in such a
bill.” In answer to further questioning,
Mr. Morrison said that it was not un
likely that discussion of the legislation
necessary to carry the Mexican treaty
into effect would open up the general
tariff question. The new treaty with
Spain in relation to the commerce of the
United States with Cuba and Porto It eo
would, he said, be discussed in executive
sessiou by the Senate, and wouid not be
likely to lead to any open dis
cussion of the tariff question. As
to the other work of the session
Mr. Morrison said that he understood
that it was proposed to push through the
appropriation bill at once. There might
also be some land grant legislation, he
said, and this would take up most of the
time of the session.
TRIED TO BURN HIS STORE.
$5,000 Insurance On a 53,500 Stock the
Kaio ot sd Alabama Merchant.
Eufaula, Ala., Dec. I.—News was re
ceived from Columbia, Ala., to-day that
M. Cody, of Cocfy Bros., general mer
chandize dealers of that place, had been
arrested as an incendiary. His store
was discovered to be on fire Saturday
night, but the fire was put out bclore
much damage was done, when the bed
clothing, bed, etc., in the room occupied
by the arrested man was found saturated
with kerosene. Cody Bros, are said to
have $5,000 insurance on a $2,500 stock,
and the indignation against M. Cody runs
high. It is hinted that if he is found
guilty he will not be troubled with court
proceedings.
The Mexican Treaty.
Washington, Dec. I.— Abram S. Hew
itt said to-day that he proposed to bring
up the bill to carry into effect the provi
sions of the Mexican reciprocity treaty
not in the calendar and in his care as soon
as possible. He considered the House
favorably disposed, and thinks that he
will have no difficulty in passing the bill.
Only one revenue bill stands above it on
the calendar of the committee of the
whole, that is, the bill abolishing the tax
on fruit brandy. This, he thinks, he can
hate laid aside temporarily.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Three Desperate Negroes Placed in
Lockett's Convict Camp.
Atlanta, Dec. I.—Officer Ryan reached
here to-day from Scriven county with
three negro convicts, whose names and
sentences are as follows: Joe Reeves
5 years, John Wright 5 years, Andrew
Black, alias Hardy Mobley, 10 years.
At Sylvania, Thursday night, they at
tempted to break tail, and threatened to
kill the guard who started with them.
They were deposited at Lockett’s camp,
near Atlanta, where they will be worked
making bricks.
The remains of Timothy C. Murphy
were laid away this afternoon from his
late residence. The iuneral was largely
attended, particularly by railroad meu.
Pinkbam, alias Durand, who a short
time ago worked a scheme in this city
by opening an establishment for the
purpose of teaching young ladies how to
make fancy articles, promising to pur
chase them, is wanted here.
To-day a warrant for his arrest was
sworn out by several young ladies whom
be had swindled. He collected about
S2OO from scholars and skipped with the
money.
The Electoral College met here to-day
with a full attendance. An organization
was perfected by electing George N.
Lester Chairman and A. B. Harolson
Secretary. The college will meet to-mor
row for the purpose of casting the elec
toral vote cf Georgia.
There are nearly twenty applicants for
the position of messenger, which place
will be filled to-morrow.
A temporary injunction was granted
yesterday at Cedartown by Judge Brown,
preventing the sale of some property lev
ied on at Rome to satisfy a claim held by
the State against the bondsmen of the
Bank of Rome.
ENGL AN l)S R EDISTItIBU TION.
Premier Gladstone Introduces the
Much Talked of Bill in the Commons,
London, Dec. I.—ln the House of Com
mons to-day Mr. Gladstone predented the
redistribution bill. It provides that all
towns of less thau 15,000 inhabitants, and
the small boroughs shall be merged into
counties, and that all towns of 50,000 in
habitants shall be entitled to one member.
England’s total representation will be in
creased by six members. The member
ships of Wales and Ireland are unchanged.
Scotland will have twelve additional mem
bers. In this reapportionment the city ot
London will gain 37, Liverpool 6, Glasgow
4, Birmingham 4, Manchester 3, Yorkshire
10 and Lancashire 15 members.
In tbe House of Commons to-day Ed
ward McMahon, Nationalist member trom
Limerick, gave notice of a resolution ask
ing whether the government intended to
prosecute the authors of articles which
had been printed in the United Ireland
inciting to disaffection against the gov
ernment and to crime.
The second reading of the redistribution
bill will take place Thursday, when it
will be referred to a committee to report
thereupon after the Christmas holidays.
APPROVED BY THE LIBERALS.
The Liberal members of Parliament
generally approve the redistribution bill.
Leonard A. Courtney, Advanced Lib
eral from Liskeard, has offered to Pre
mier Gladstone his resignation as a Sec
retary to the Treasury. In consequence
of the omission from the redistribution
bill of the principle of minority represen
tation, Mr. Courtney, with Henry La
bouchere, Sir John Lubbock, Joseph
Cowen and other Radicals, have
formed an opposition which is strong in
talent, but is weak numerically. The
Irish party is satisfied that there has been
no reduction in its membership, but its
members are afraid tbat the provision of
the bill abolishing Borough representa
tion under a population of 15,000 will re
sult in unseating onc-half of the Par
nellites. Mr. Parnell feels confident that
tbe result ot the new grouping will
strengthen hisfollowitig, but before giving
the bill his support he will hold a confer
ence with the members of his party.
The Tories give the bill cool adhesion,
but will fight its details in committee.
Mr. Parnell, in an interview, stated
that it is calculated that the redistribu
tion bill will give five additional seats in
Parliament to the Irish Nationalists.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed In Condensed Form.
At New York yesterday the Mercantile
and Hanoyer National Banks notified the
produce exchange that herealter they
would pay but 2 per cent, interest on
margins instead of 3 per cent., as hereto
lore.
The Congo conference has adopted the
project of a declaration of free trade
within defined limits of the Congo coun
try and has referred the questions ot free
navigation of the Congo and Niger rivers
to a committee for primary discussion.
At New York, yesterday morning, the
Dinsmore suit to annul the lease of the
Jersey Central Railroad lot to the Read
ing Company was decided against Dins
more. Tne lease is therefore valid.
At New Orleans, yesterday evening.
Recorder Thomas J. Ford shot and killed
A. J. Murphv, the Captain in charge of
the workhouse.
At 12:20 o’clock yesterday morning, as
a south-bound train on the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad approached the depot at
Detroit, Mrs. W. Sand and Mrs. H. C.
Green attempted to drive across the track,
when the engine struck the wagon and
pushed it about ICO feet. Both women
fell under the wheels and were terribly
mangled, death in each case being almost
instantaneous.
Senor Diaz was quietly inaugurated as
President of Mexico yesterday.
At Woods Run, Pa., George RankiD,
while carelessly handling a shotgun Sun
day, accidentally shot and killed his aged
mother. The young man, who did not
know that the gun was loaded, is frantic
with grief.
John O’Connor, a Parnellite, has been
elected Mayor of Dublin, and Mr. Madden,
a Nationalist, Mayor of Cork.
The Itaiian Government has prepared a
bill devoting 4,000,090 Irancs to sanitary
work in Naples.
The Paris Anarchists say that they will
hold a meeting at Belleville next Sunday,
despite the announcement that the police
would prevent their gathering.
The creditors and a- positors of the Ex
change Bank, of Montreal, have gained a
great victory by whieh they will receive
a very much larger dividend than they
expected on their claims, the pretended
preferential claims ol tbe Federal aud
Provincial Governments of $290,800 and
$75,000 respectively, having been dis
missed with cost yesterday.
At New York yesterday Lemuel B.
Clark obtained a verdict tor $6,146 in the
Superior Court against James R. Keene
on a “put” made by the defendant.
At Madison, Wis., the Science Hall
University was burned last nigiit. The
building cost about SIOO,OOO. There Is
$40,000 insurance. The loss of the con
tents cannot be estimated. The whole
loss is not less than $250,000.
One Editor Shoots Another.
Rolla, Mo., Dec. I.—lnformation has
reached this place from Vienna, Maries
county, that a street encounter took place
there on Saturday evening between Thos.
M. Watkins, editor of the Maries Weekly
Herald, and John H. Diggs, editor of the
Manes County Courier, in which the for
mer was shot twice and killed by the lat
ter. The affair grew out of a personal
controversy through their respective
papers. I>iggß surrendered, and was
lodged in jail.
How Baking Fowd*rs are Made.
While rival companies are disputing as
to what ingredients are to be found in the
“best baking powder,” the public will be
interested in the following definition of
these now indispensable articles, as given
by Appleton’s Cyclopedia, the acknowl
edged American authority:
“The best baking powders are com
posed of bitartrate of potash (cream of
tartar), tartaric acid, carbonate of ammo
nia, and soda bi-carbonate, bound to
gether by a little 9tarcb.”
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KXIFED RIGHT AND LEFT.
THOUSANDS OF MEN AFFECTED
BY THE WAGE CUTS.
Eight Thousand Hands Yield to tho 1 u
evitable in the Connellsvllle Coke Re
gions—Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Applying the Cruel Blade More Keck -
lessly than Those of Other States.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. I.— Long & Go’s,
iron mill, at McKee’s Rocks, and Mar
shall’s foundry in this city, have closed
down for an indefinite period on acoount
of slack orders. About 600 men are
thrown out of employment. The glass
houses of J. L. & A. Hamilton, A. T.
Hamilton & Cos., Tilby Bros., and Wnght
man & Liddell worked short-handed to
day, a number of journeymen in each fac
tory refusing to work at’the reduction.
The iron mills of Alwer Bros.& Phillips,
and the Black Diamond Steel Works of
Park Bros. & Cos. are running as usual, the
workmen having accepted the reduction
in their wages.
The employes of the Westinghouse Ma
chine Company have been notified of a
reduction of 10 per cent, in their wases to
go into effect at once. There are 200 men
affected by the cut.
The 10 per cent, reduction in wages
which was ordered by the Connellsrille
coke-producers syndicate recently went
into effect to-day and was accepted by ali
the employes throughout the Connellsvllle
regions. About 8,000 parsons are affected
by the reduction.
Messrs. Jones & Laughlin, of the
American Iron Works, this evening noti
fied the machinists, blacksmiths, and all
other employes, except laborers and the
Amalgamated Association Scalemen,
that on next Monday their warns will be
reduced 10 per cent. About 200 men will
be affected.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Company have discharged 150 trackmen
and the Western Pennsylvania Road 40
men.
THE FATE OF A SECTION AT STAKE.
Shamokin, Pa., Dec. I.—The Mineral
Mining and Railroad Company, which
operates the Cameron, Luke Fiddler and
Pennsylvania collieries, employing 1,200
miners, has reduced wages 7 to 10 per
cent. No strike has yet occurred, and it
is believed that the men will accept the
reduction. Should the men accept the
new scale of wages it is thought that a
similar reduction will be made in the
wages of all the miners in this section.
400 MEN LEFT TO TUKJR WITS.
Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. I.— The Bethle
hem Iron Company to-day discharged 150
workmen in its steel mill, there being a
uniform reduction of the force in all th
departments. At the Lehigh Zinc and
Iron Company’s works four metal fur
naces were shutdown and 250 men thrown
out of employment.
slate miners affected.
Troy, N. Y., Dec. I.—Two slate mills
at Fairbaven, Vt., have shut down and
others are running on three-fourths time.
Two mills at Hydeville, Vt., have also
closed. The price of slate has been re
duced by a number of mills from 24 cents
per foot to 16 cents. Slate costs about 6
cents at the mill and planing about sm
much more, which leaves about 4 cents
margin for milling. This margin is con
sidered by many mill owners too small
lor profit. Most of the proprietors fear
an over-production, and it >s to avoid this
that they are shutting down or working
on three-fourths time.
MINERS SUBMIT IN THE CUMBEKLASB.
Cumberland, Md,, Dec. I.— The
miners in all the mines went to work this
morning at a reduction. A strike is not
probable.
20 PER CENT. AT A JUMP.
Youngstown, 0., Dec. I.—The Wil
liam Anson AVood Mower and Reaper
Company notified its emploves to-day
that their wages would be reduced 20 per
cent.
The workmen in Broth, Miller & Go’s
Foundry have received notice of a cut of
10 per cent, in their wages. The reduc
tions go into effect at once and will be ac
cepted.
ITALIANS ON A STRIKE.
Chester, Pa., Dec. I.—The contractors
on tbis division of the new Philadelphia
and Baltimore Railroad to-dav reduced
the wages of the Italian laborers from
$125 to $1 per day, and the laborers
stopped work. It is thought that an ami
cable settlement will be arrived at, and
that work will be resumed at an earlv
day.
MILLS resume.
Lewiston, Me., Dec. I.— The Hill and
Continental Cotton Mills resumed work
to-day, and the Bates Mills, which havt
been running only part of their ma
chinery, aud on short time, started sp
to-day with full force.
A 6TOVE FOUNDRY RESUMES.
Chattanooga, Dec. I.—The Chatta
nooga stove foundry resumed operations
to-day, with 75 hands.
lowa Exhibits Ruined.
Burlington, lowa, Dec. I.— Early
yesterday morning two ear loads of arti
cles collected in lowa for the New Orleans
Exposition were almost completely do
stroyed by the collision of parts of a
broken train a few miles north of this city.
The cars contained a large number of
paintings, embroideries and specimens of
women’s work, collected by Mrs. Scott,
which were either totally destroyed or
damaged beyond repair, and the loss caa
not be computed. This department of
lowa's showing at New Orleans, in coo
sequence, will be a failure.
New Orleans’ Girl Avengers.
New Orleans, Dec. I.— Georgiana asd
Josephine Conway were to-day arraigned
before Recorder Davey on a charge of
shooting with Intent to kill Joseph Dev
onshire and John Logan. They pleaded
not guilty and were released on $1,60(1
bail each to appear Dec. 9. Logan is re
ported to be out of immediate danger from
his wounds.
Ferry Declares the Cholera Gone.
Paris, Dec. I.— Prime Minister Ferry
has given the powers official information
of the complete cessation of cholera it
France, and has requested them to abol
ish their quarantine against France.
A Railroad Pool Abolished.
Chattanooga, Dec. I.—The passenger
pool existing between the Nashville and
Chattanooga and the Memphis and
Charleston roads was dissolved to-day by
the latter.
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