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Secretary Bayard Still Confident of an A-n'oable Adjustment. The People of Texns Anxious to Flirht—Tutting Afraid of Assnssination— A Prominent Mexican Lawyer Sends Out n Brief, Kb*. Washington, August 10.—It is stated at the war and navy department to-day, that while the fighting branches of the govern ment are in their customary condition of readiness tor action, offensive or defensive, the present difficulties with Mexico are as vet an exclusive concern of the diplomatic branch, and that no movements of troops or vessels has yet been ordered with a view to possible warfare. At the state depart ment, it is said that there is nothing new which it would be proper to make public at present, but that there is no reason to doubt an amica ble adjustment of the Cutting affair. It is unofficially learned that correspondence now in pi igress is expected to bring about definite results in a few days, and tliat the direct objects sought to be accomplished by this government are first, the release of Cutting, and second, the renunciation of the claims of Mexico of extra territorial jurisdiction. Denver. Col., August 10.—An El Paso special to the Associated Press says: Dur ing the afternoon Editor Cutting"was call ed before the court and notified that he had been granted an appeal to the supreme court of Chihuahua, and that the lawyer who had been officially assigned to his de fense <lad forwarded the necessary papers in the case. Cutting fears that he will be assassinated as soon as he leaves Paso del Norte and the Mexicans will give as an excuse that he tried to escape. It is learned that Cutting sent the following telegram to Governor Ireland Inst evening: “As a citizen of the state of Texas I ask of you the protection that my friends as sure me you can and will extend to me.'' This ‘dispatch was sent against the most urgent advice of Consul Brigham and it is the first time that Cutting has failed to follow im plicitly the suggestions of the consul who thinks'at the present juncture dispatches are ill advised. There is only one small company of in fantry at Fort Bliss. The citizens of El Paso yesterday formed three volunteer companies to protect and guard it against a surprise from the other side. Paso dei Xorte is full of Mexican troops and rumors are in circulation that more are coming. In fact there are all kinds of exciting rumors floating through town. One is to the effect that 300Mexican horse men are stationed at Siragossa. on the Mexican side of the river about 13 miles below El Paso, opposite the Texas town of Yslet. The commander at Fort Bliss has sent down to investigate the rumors. Yesterdav a number of copies of legal brief in tlie Cutting case in pamphlet form reached El Paso from Chihuahua. The brief is the work of Jesus Maria Palaniso. the leading lawyer in the state of Chihuahua, and may be regarded as official. It makes an elaborate defense of the Mex ican side of the Question, and attempts to prove that article ISti of the Chihuahua penal code. which provides for the punishment in Mexico of offense committed in other countries, is n->t onlv in accord with the Mexican con stitution. but also with international law and treaties with the United States. Among authorities on international law it quotes Hifller. Felix. Afcrens. Bhivstebetz. and more particularly Catalan. It comes to the following conclusions : 1st! That article 183 is perfectly applica ble to the case of Cutting. dd. That the article is in oertket accord with the Mexican constitution and treaties with the United States. 3d. That the article is fully justified by the doctrines and precedents of Interna tiona! law. The brief calls the demand to deliver up Cutting perfectly ridiculous. Article li'i referred to reads as follows: •‘Crimes committed in a foreign country by a Mexican against Mexico shall be pun ished in the republic either when oflencler shall come into the country of ids own free will or have been brought there by process of extradition. “Second—If the person offending is a foreigner and the complaint be made against him by the proper party. Third—If the accused has not been defi nitely tried in the country where the of fense was committed, and if he has not been released, absolved or pardoned. Fourth—If the offense he is charged with be considered by him as an offense- punishable in the country where it was committed, and also ill the republic ot Mexico. Fifth—If. in accordance with the laws evic tion would not allow of the prisoner s ad- extant. the penalty imjjosec. upon mission to bail.” St. Louis, August 10.—A special from Minneola. Texas, says: The friends of Gov ernor Ireland here are jubilant over the indorsement of his policy by all the states, and the city is full of excitement and in favor of the United States taking a decided stand against Mexico. There could be 1000 men raised here for a Mexican war. At a mass meeting last night resolutions were passed favoring an immediate war with Mexico. El Paso. Texas, August 10— Cutting is still in jail and the time for conveying him to Chihuahua has not been made public. The absence of any Washington pens this morning relative to the Internationa, complications causes great anxiety. MEXICAN MEANNESS. Ucm-ral Walker Tell* Alioul 4\|"riin<r« of Mexiran «ort-iij.l ion and Uariiaril)—Moral ( oi-ruptlon that Prrvui!, Amoiu: all I la--* -. W xshixgtox. August 10.—Major-general John G. Walker, a West Point graduate, who served with distinction ,n the confed erate army and is now in the employ of tne Indian bureau, gives interesting details''- the social and political status in Mexico. ■Speaking of the existing troubles and ot her outrages by the Mexicans, he said: ' - eral years residence in Mexico enables me to state with conviction that there is r ot a country in the whole of Christendom wnere the administration of criminal justice is so corrupt, inhuman and inefficient as in the states of Mexico. In rather extensive travels I have seen nothing to compare with it except, perhaps, the cadi system ot Asiatic Turkey, and that is nut little worse. It is not the fault of their written laws, for the code now adopted bv most of the states is based on the old civil law, and embodies the experience and wisdom pi more than 2000 years. The trouble is in the moral corruption that prevails among ail classes, from the highest to the lowest. “Among the working classes there is not one man in ten that will not steal, and among the officials, including the judges on the bench, there is not one in fifty who does not take bribes. ‘Justice’is as much a commodity to be bought and sold as then frigoles and chili Colorado; and we /<• tide the poor wretch, charged with a crim inal offense, who is too poor to satisf;- lie cupidity of the judge, or v. ho. like < ”mg- has aroused the absurd national vanitv or hate of the Mexican race. ” 1 here i- no such sar- ,.\i to personal liberty in Mexico ns t... writ of habeas corpus, or anything corresponding with it, so that a prisoner. once in the clutches of the law, is wholly a; tlie mercy of the judge in the case who may order the trial the day alter his arrest, or may keep him in prison for years without trial. In all capital cases, or in trials for serious offences, tin- record of the ease has to be sent up to the supreme court for review and confirmation or reversal. Here again the unfortunate prisoner falls into the hands of anothcr set of hungry judges, and unless he can pat well lor an earlier consideration, his ease may not be reached in twelve months after his arrest. 1 have known and could cite eases to support every one of these allega tions. some of them attended with the most shocking disregard of justice and common humanity.” CUTTING IS CONFIDENT. Hi- Bellnc, Hint II-Will It 1|i i 1<.,im.| -III,, tli-talb uf 111. Vntiine—.Mcvlouis llun- i.nt Tlulr llnrk. I ji. El Paso. Tex.. August in.—Contrary to general expectations Cutting has not yet been taken to Chihuahua. The only visi ble change in his looks since his incarcera tion is a slight tinge of gray in his hair. He is enjoying good health, and since the extra allowance for his support has been made he manages to live very fairlv. He takes his present predicament c-almty, and has the utmost confidence that something will turn up to succor him. His theory is that diplomatic relations will cease, and, in that case, Mexico will back down. Sooner than go to war, it will grant him a pardon, he thinks. Outsiders do not take such a sanguine view of affairs. They say that Cutting is a doomed man. Should the United States take the final step and declare war, Cut ting undoubtedly will be the first man to be put to the bayonet. On the other hand, if the government dots not interfere and the prisoner is compelled to serve out the sentence imposed on him he will never live to see its expiration, as no American can do the work that will be imposed on Cutting, on the allowance for food of five cents a day. That he will be pardoned is generally disbelieved, as the Mexicans have got their backs up. In passing sentence upon Cutting, the Mexican district judge at Paso dei Norte used the following language: “It is the decree of the court that the defendant, A. K. Cutting, be condemned to serve the state of Chihuahua, at hard labor, on pub lic works, for the period of one year."and in addition pay the treasury of the state the sum of ifiOO. and. in the event of failure to pay this fine, that the said A. K. Cciting be held to serve out an additional 100 days at hard labor on public works of tlie state. It is furthermore decreed that the said A. K. Cutting be held responsi ble to a civil suit for damages to Emigdio Medina, the party injured by the illegal publication by the defendant, should the said Medina desire to institute such a suit. In regard to the aoplication of the prose cuting attorney, asking that this court rec ommend that the United States consul at this point be withdrawn on account of of fensive officiousness. the court holds that it is a matter of such importance as to be entirely beyond its scope, arid the appli cation is therefore respectfully referred to the supreme court of Chihuahua for ac tion" As soon as tlie verdict became known on the American side the excitement became intense, every one seeming to understand that a crisis was rapidly approaching. The popular feeling was already high by reason of an announcement in a local paper that war would be declared not later than Mon day. Plaeeslwere opened for the enrol ment of minute-men, nearly every atile- bodied man in the community volunteer ing. un the Mexican side the excitement i- • (ually intense. The streets art filled with excited people, all wildly gesticu lating and heaping imprecations on the presuuipui'ji.- “gringos” bo they say are endeavoring to dictate to their courts, the authorities being a i c.g the in -.-t vocifer ous in their denunciation of the United A Mexican, early this morning, w-alkcd in- the liit.ir- thoroughfare of the city wav ing a small Mexican flag and shouting at the top .1 his voice. “Viva la Mexicano!” He did not shout e-r.g. however, an in dignant citizen putting a quietus ui him by giving him a sound pummelling amid tne'geiicra! applause of bystanders. The Mexican barely escaped with his life. i, not good for more t him one hall to tliroe- lnurlhufau average crop. The reports fi'i - Wisconsin do not givi the. promise to exi ei-d one-half an average yield. In Ne- bi; ka, the prosptel i-onlliiucs good for fie irly a lull average yield The quality of the winter wheat is gen- eniliy reported as above the average. The bcT> is pin up nml liar.I, giving a promise that i „...in will grade unusually well. This is tin ti-norofilie reports from Kan- s.-.. Mi suit i Illinois and Indiana. The yield of spring wheat in Iowa ranges from » | twclv.. to twenty-two bushels to the acre, only t'u- county of Muscatine reporting t HtCAt-o, August 10.— I he Daily News lb. lutti-r figures. In Minnesota tlie yield ■ targes August Spies, the anarchist, Is reported as from ten to fifteen bushels, with havnig“eominittecl willful perjury I ’ X- ’ ;• .iska Mil- yl Id ranges from six to his testimony yesterday. In its . sixteen bushels. Tim complaints are gen- ditorial the News says: “It the j era! from Iowa. Missouri, Indiana, Wis- The Daily News C*urcjes Spies With Willful Perjury. It (»!,**, It, th iiMin. fur .Milking tin* Vi'i-unitlnn - Tin' mi Until slili- All In—A filM-us- 'inn t'nut till- A c inmre III in t liftin' S|n'i-i-lit'«. What is Transpiring on the Other Side of the Waters. IT tl«>H|M*ritt«• Win! i iiml I'nlln* o m* Police flu*) W Wilt) Ill I'* I!.' AFFAIRS IN ATLANTA. durin lcadit remainder of August Vincent Theodore j cousin and Illinois Spies' testimony is as false ns that relating and fulling, to the age of the bomb he gave to the re- pt rter of the Daily News lust January, tlu whole is as audacious a piece of perjury as was ever uttered in a court of justice. The | - bomb cut was printed in the Daily News . Cnvi-nm- !H<-ltmi1i-l Iv.im of January 14th last, and was brought ' i,, n,,. ituUroml (mi direct froyn the hands of Spies ; ... to this oifige. The writer handled j it. examined it and inquired as to the eir- , cumstaiicts under which it was obtained. I Special !•> Enquirer-Sun. if pastures drying up December 22 A NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISE. Natchez, Miss.. .August 10.—A -emp.niv proposing to build a givat north and south railroad tine to New Orleans from Fort Scott arrived here yesterday. To-day they proceeded to organize the company in Slissis.iopi under a charter to tin. New Ork-ansand Northwestern railroad, grant ed in 1884. The organization was made as follows: General J. H. Kiee. of Fort Scott, president; Col. L. I-. Bush. Lan caster. Pa., vise president; H. \V. Bush, ol Pennsylvania, secretary; J. w. Lambert, of Natchez, assistant secretary: i'. ~. Drake. Fort Scott, trea-urer. H. R. Whitman was chosen chief engineer and Col. A. A. Har- ris, of Fort ScotN general attorney, and X.. P. Lannear. of Natchez, assistant attorney. The members of the syndicate then crossed the river to Vldelia, Louisiana, and filed a charter for Louisiana under the name of tile New Or. leans. Natchez and Fort Scott railroad- 11 iecting Co!. L. L. Bush, president; Gen. J. Rice, viee-prrsident: h. IV. Rush, se'-re- tarv: Isaac L .wenberg. of Natchez, assist ant seeretaiv: Charles Nelson, of Fort Scott, trea.- trer: H. if. Whitman, engineer: A. A. Harris, genet..1 attorney. Large delegations are here from Hot Springs Arkansas; Bnsttap, Louisi ana; Ravviiie, Finnsboro, Columbia. Concord Clinton and Rut -n Rouge, La., and Mooilville. Miss. Wonderful interest j, manifested, and an excursion on the rivei under the auspices ot a committee this evening, was a treat to all. To-mght this ei:v v. ill spread •. banquet for 30b guests never before surpassed in the south. Tin Mtirurj l.if'e. CHIfAOO. August 10.—A settlement has h. -n effected with the creditors of If. Elder, proprietor of the Literary Lite, and the custodian placed in the- office- of the magazine has been released. I» is stated bv Eider that the seizure vesterda.v would have been obviated had he received suf ficient notice, and that the publication of the periodical will proceed as usual. Till* lb*uillorl» Wrok»*n. 1st Lot' - Mo., August 10.—The dead lock which ha- exi.-ted in the i-ongressioii- al nominating eoinmit’ee at < nark- ton M .for a we.-k was Trokiui last night on 04]st ballot by the nomination of James Walker. Atlanta, August 10.—Gov. McDaniel to*day issued the following order relative to taxes for the year 188(5: Exkcctivi: Department, Atlanta, Go., Auk. -Pursuant to section 1 of the tax act approved which requires the governor, .* of the comptroller-general, to on the taxable property of this siiniripiii ui meet the financial requirement thereof, not to exceed a certain per cent, therein named, and after approximating as nearly as practicable the amount in value of all taxable property in the state, as exhibited in the digests. It is ordered. That three-tenths of one per cent, he assessed and collected upon tlie amount of tlie value of and ordered the artist to make a cut of it which subsequently appeared in the paper. Any testimony that such bomb had lain in the Arbeiter Zeitung office about three years, as sworn to by Spies, is absolutely and unmistakably perjury. It bore upon . . its leader proof that it was fresh from the | fevv am-n hand that made it. It was composed of ' ^tatc- suiiit some mixture of lead and tin, found in the bomb exploded at the Haymarket massacre. Such bombs come from a mold in which they are j cast with a rather dull colored exterior. : In the case of the one given to the Duj^y ' WMlt News, reported by Spies, this rough rind the ta\ahie property had been*rasped or riled away until the I again <{ ecah tax payer, nnd.upou the vaiuc of all whole shone*wlth the brightness of newly ! property in the state Htibjcr* t«» taxation, ad va- cut metal. Its sides bore the trace where i(^^herordewd the teeth of a file had dented into the ^ metal For any man to pretend that a cent . hi- n.-c-Jc-.l and collected in cnnfoi uit\ bomb bearing such palpable evidence ol , with an act approved September 22, JHWi, upon recent nianunicture had been knocking | the amount of the vaiuc of tlu* taxable property abou,t in rfh anarchist newspaper office for returned by or a Hessen against each taxpayer three years is to insult intelligence. When an ' 1 . u i , ,n Jhe of ;il! P :,, i»ert.v m thin state he gi'ek further.and swears to sued, a pre- • S'SXX,?! tense he commits willful perjury.” on.-halTienths of one per c mi. for nil purposes In the anar hist trial to-day the state put fv ( , u,.. a ’ > <• :i is* \ The -pec .ii tax of one- upojj the witness stand ex-Gov. Samuel | haifofom* percent t*> be ;eparatelyasHesi*ed and Nlerrill, of Iowa. He Raid he had employed , co.h*c*.cd fn the purji Harry L. Gilmer off and on for five or six ] Hkm<' years. His reputation as to truth and \\*v \ w -koit (‘ veracity was good. Several other witnesses i swore to the same effect, though many of! them were compelled to admit they did not know him personally. A policeman who was at the Haymarket meeting was then asked: ‘‘Before the bomb was thrown did you have anything in your hand which shone like the barrel of a revolver?” The defense objected, but were over ruled, and witness answered: “I did not.” Ten other police officers who were in the squad which quelled the Haymarket riot were asked the same question and gave the same answer. They were not cross-examined, and Grinnell announced that the case for the state was closed. Upon this counsel on both sides entered a , discussion as to the number and succession | . cou11 ^ yesterr. of speeches to be made. Judge Gary | known, presently, counsel not being able to agree i . “ "' as to the succession of speeches, said he A«i»ii«st iin* should allow but two speeches on a side. Atlanta. Gh.. August 1o, There being eight defendants he would commission to-day hcl allow eight speeches on a side if counsel insisted on that number. Meantime coun sel must agive among themselves as to the order of the speeches. The court then adjourned until to-morrow morning. I). M« Dam HI., (ii Dliri nN < «>mihit ill S|m>lv. Atlanta. August 10.—Only two more digests have arrived, and they do not im prove tne sum iota’. Sumter shows a gain of 1 •».***• last year and Carroll n fa.ll- i.i'j oft 1 of f‘.‘k,080, of a decrease of the gen era* total of |791(5. UcviMiiic Law llmakorh. Atlanta, August 10.—This morning Jasper Burts, of Forsyth county, was dis charged by Commissioner Haight. il»* was charged with working io an illicit distil lery. Deputy Collector W tra seized a copper still, worm and outfi* together with ten gallons of whisky anu - ^ • gall jus of beer, Owners un- The railroad iecting t*> de- bvthe John ON CHANGE. New York, August 10.—The stock mar ket recovered to-day from the tight money scare, though it is believed that the read justment or loans will be a disturbing ele ment for some days to come. The prompt reaction from the depression was, how ever, principally due to the renewing of the having ol Vanderbilts, Louisville and Nashville. Texas Pacific, Kansas and Texas and some other stock for London account, and Erie for German account. The conclusion that money will command higher rates in the future and the trouble between the Baltimore and Ohio ami the Pennsylvania caused a disposition to sell in the early trading, but the effect of the latter influence was short lived and the market quickly revived. Texas Pacific was fewer of trading on various rumors of impending changes in the management. The first prices showed irregular changes, but were within i to j* per cent, of yester day’s closing figures. After some hes itancy the entire list advanced, with Texas Pacific and New York Central leading. A moderate business was transacted until the afternoon, when a dull am. fluctuating market was followed in the last hour by a moderate advance, and the market closed firm. The closing prices show decided gain for almost every thing on the active list. Pacific Mail being the only exception, with a loss of }e. Jersey Central is up |c., Omaha preferred 1, New York Central. Kansas and Texas and Erie, each. Zc. and other small fractions. Sales, 196.000shares. cide a case made be i\ King Manufacturing company, of Augusta, against the Port Royal and Augusta railroad, <•:. circular-IS, which de clares that “on and after July the 1st, a charge of no more than .*2 per car will be allowed for switching or transferring ears from any part on any road to any connecting road or warehouse within the space of three miles from the starting point. The railroads claimed the circular meant >2 per ear of 20,000 pounds, and where a car contained more thev might charge for extra weight. The mills contended that the circular meant for shifting a car regardless of weight. The commission sustained the latter construction. MATTERS FROM MONTGOMERY. Tin* T rut* llhn*> (•••! flu* SitoihI I'riw lie* Smith ami North Ha 11 road. M«*. .special to Knquirc*r-Sun. Movtgomkrv, Ala., August 10. The (ralveston drill judges to-day awarded the lirst prize to the Ilou>to:i Light Guards, second to the Montgomery True Blu* s and the third to the San .Antonia Rifles. The stockholders of tlie South and North Alabama railway met to-day and resolved to authorize tin- issuance of t* n million consolidated bonds running fifty years at live per cent interest, taking up the present bonded indebtedness, mi u’hicn ■-ix and seven per cent, interest is piid. the increase of the above three millions on the bonded debt to be used in enabling the company to further improve the road, making it second to none in the country. The road does an excellent business and is splendidly managed. EXCITEMENT IN MACON. London, August 10.—Noon A report has been received here that a desperate riot took place thi. morning m Springfield. Belfast. 1 p. m. A later dispatch from Belfast says only a few persons were wounded in the riot in Springfield this morning. Bklkast, August lo. — Five thousand tro' psand 2T>00 constables occupy the dis turbed districts The presence of the police tends to increase instead of suppress the disorders. The Protestants declare that the ('at holies were the aggressors by wrecking Protestant bouses, while the Catholics are equally certain that the Protestants were tne aggressors, and of ope thing there’s no doubt, nc\er did two mobs of different religions display a more bloodthirsty desire to kill or maim each other. During the fighting on Sunday and Monday, w henever powder ran short, viragoes on both sides, with flat irons and other implements, ground large grains of blasting powder into a size suitable for small arms, while the laws of tender age melted lead into bullets. \\ bile the rioters were firing the youths and women stood behind them busily loading the spare guns in order to preveni a waste of time. The fusilade tasted till 9 o’clock yesterday morning, w hen the ammunition gave out and a tacit truce ensued. both sides removing the dead and wounded to their homes, and both sidt s doing their utmost to hide their losses. On Monday the Protestants re-, ceived a welcome donation of twenty-five rifles and much ammunition from Hally- ■ macliancns .sympathisers, while the Bal- lynshick Nat ionalists sent the Cat holies of the type called “Sweethearts.” A plenti- ness of weapons will constitute tlu* gravest danger in tne future. There is a general demand for a house-to-house search for arms. A visitor who has been studying the riots writes: •‘It is useless mincing matters. The police have fired and slain people from panic if not from vindictiveness. Tlie people as sert that the latter \vas the cause. The people regard the police as murderers, not protectors; that the issue must be faced. Hundreds of people have friends dead or (lying. It is more than useless to say they wantonly to attack the police. The latter represent the people’sdeadly-denth-deniing enemies. The friends and neighbors of the killed and wounded all regard the police as foes. Their bare presence is a terror to l»e repulsed and excludes the idea of wantunm p his is the now great su preme difficulty. 1 have seen men in re- spe table hou-». *< throwing stones at a batch of twenty poli>-■•men, escorted by one hun- dreu horse soldiers. Numerous complaints hnve been made of the behavior of the police. One of the < itizens says that while going Lhrougn a quiet street he was stopped by six constables who rudely . searched him. ordered him to give an account of himself a ’ then imperatively commanded him to go .iome at once. Another writes • “Three constables who drifted into a respe# able tobacconist’s shop. on stoo.g paper engraved with u ui Chamberlain, flu riff it down, cursing Chamberlain for going against them. One of them, addressing a lady behind the count* r. said: “A ou're afraid of the 'Tipperary boys. 1 nut six bullets into an Orangeman last night and I’ll give them double to-night. If J had my own way 1 would not leave one.” Dlhlin, .August 10.—The Gazette an- nouneesthat Belfast and Londonderry have again been proclaimed. There had V r n no more rioting in Belfast up to midnight. Biggar Inspies, before the Catholic eom* mittee this evening, said that the justices and protestant clergy of Belfast en couraged the rioters and act* d unjustly. The mayor of Belfast, he said, ought to be put in the dock as a criminal. The M<*iii|i!iN nml < liarl«*o,n. Nkw York, August 10. The official statement of the earnings ofthe M'-mphis and Charleston railroad for the yfnr • :j i- itig .June 30th shows gross earning- *1.323,- the preceding year. The operating ex penses were -0M7.21 L a decrease of *179.129, and ne t earnings *386,311, an increase of *118.052. was called upon to nominate the commis sioner of public works. Squire was an amdiennt for the office. Squire, Flynnand Hubert G. Thompson unlawfully and wickedly conspired to gain the appoint ment of Squire in consideration of Squire’s offer to give Flynn a gratuity and reward. This gratuity and reward consisted in the promise to allow Flynn to direct tlie trans action of the business in Haid dcpnrment. This confederation was made against the peace of the people of the state of New York and the state's dignity. Flynn accepted his part of t he agreement, and agreed to aid and assist in procuring the appointment of Squire to the manifest perversion and ob struction ofthe due administration of the laws. Mr. FIvnn was released on bail about 1 o’clock. Wut the commissioner did not gain freedom until an hour later. The bond m each case w as for *10,000. SOMETHING ABOUT THE CROPS. A THRILLING TRAGEDY. \ \\ ..bin IM i I»*iU * ( y \*o- ,n. of Kentucky, died • ri -Idei.cf at Covington HOPES OF HARVEST. The torn and \Vh**af ( r»p I'roqiert** Through tin* W*-*t and Nortliuist. Ch.'ago, August 10.—The following crop summary will appear in this week’s iss .o of iii .• Farmer’s Review: Kiinshave improved the prospects for co/;. b. t i.- ',. Minnesota. Iowa, Illi nois, On.o and Kansas, w hile in Indiana the tenor of the reports indicate a full average yiela. Ycr\ large sections in all the* remaining corn-grow ing states have as yet haa no relief from the drouth, and re ports arc* now coming which would indi cate a failure of the crop in wide areas. The reports from Putnam county, in Illinois, state that much of tlie corn is filed in the ear, and some to the tassel. The entire crop threatens to be a failure. In Schuyler county. Illinois, entire fields are reported destroyed. In Bureau, Edwards, Iroquois, Union, De- Kalb and Pulaski counties, in Illinois, thousands of acres are reported ruined, ar.d the out-look, even with rain, does not indicate more than one-half a crop, in Montgomery and Edgar counties timely rains nave insured the prospects of a good yield. In Jasoer, Fayette, Clay, Muscatine, Hardin and imar counties, in Iowa, the outlook is regarded as very poor, with a prospect of not to exceed one-third to one-half an average yield. In Zac Woodbury and Weoster counties, in Iowa, there is still promise of a full aver age crop. In Ohio, the general outlook for corn has been improved by rains, with an outlook of 82 per cent, of an average yield. In Atchison, Labette and Allen counties, in Kansas, there is the prospect of one-half an avuage yield of corn. In Chautauqua and Graham counties the yield is placed at three-fourths of an average. In Minneso ta, corn has attained the growth of six to eight feet, and the present outlook is for nearly full average crop. In Olmstead and Blue Earth counties, the outlook is very good. Throughout Missouri the prospect Special to Enquirer-Sun. Macon. August 10. -There has been strong tnik all day of Uking a white man named Jarre Moore from jail here to-night to lynch him. Moor** is charged with rap ing Mamie Little, a young girl who ar rived 1 *•/•(• .v.i’iurday night, a stranger, to obtain work. A strong guard was placed a r ound the jail, but there has been no dan ger from mob so far. THE MUDDLE AT AUGUSTA. AL’Gi*STA, Ga.. August 10. The mills all closed down to-day,as the Augusta factory hands did not return to work. The knights of labor are holding a large meeting t*>- night with representatives from ofh«*r states offering aid. The master workman to-night made an address, counselling i-eacc* and good order during the lockout. Many operatives are .said to have left the city. There is no prospect of a settlement. \\ to Ih- ( oiiiH rutnl, Jacksonville. August 10.—Rt. Rev. Ed ward Gardner Weed, bishop-elect of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Florida, will be consecrated here to-morrow, Bishop Quintard. of Tennessee, presiding. The other bishops in attendance are Howe, of South Carolina. Gallagher, of Ixjuisiana. Elliott, of western Texas, and Seymour, of Springfield, 111. The princioal clergy of the state will also be present, w ith many visitors from the principal southern ' it.ies. The ceremony will be very elaborate. Out "f tlu- Kao. Rai.kjoh, N. ( August 10 -Tc republi can state executive committee met here t --day and decided to call no state conven tion m is year. MK.-D'H. -. Augu-t 10. —The Appeal’s Htduna, Ark.. sp»**ial says: A thrilling traged v occurred V( st*-rdayat Holly ^irove. Ark. Thomas Afu.i. a wealthy planter, shot and killed Frank Thomas, a well- known contractor. The difficulty between the two grew out of a dispute regarding some work done by Thomas for Mull, for which he declared he had not been paid. The lie was passed, and Mull struck Thomas with a heavy buggy w nip. which felled him to the ground. On arising, Thomas, it is alleged, put his hand behind him in a manner that led Mull to believe he was going for his pistol. Mull drew his pistol at once and sent a bullet through the heart of Thomas, who dropped dead to the ground. Mull then mounted his horse and rode off. Fully forty people witnessed the killing. Mull own.sseveral plantations in Tennessee and Mississippi, and it is thought he crossed the river and is now making for one^of his plantations in Mis sissippi. \ Kir**. Saclt St. Marik, Mich., August 10. An entire block, bounded by Water. Cross. Portage and River streets, was consumed by fire last night. All the buildings east of the Chippewa Mouse to Cross street were also destroyed. About half the prop erty in the stores was saved, though in a damaged condition. The buildings burned include hotels, stores and private dwell ings, and were* all in the center of the town. Owing to the* faultiness in con structing the buildings fit tie insurance will be received. There was a strong wind blowing froin the southwest at the time of the fire. The telegraph lines were so dis abled that regular business is impossible. The loss will probably be heavy, out can not now be given. s*iuir«* and 11> ri ii I n<Jh («•*>. Nkw York. August 10. The grand jury to-day returned indictments against Com missioner of Public Works Squire and Maurice B. Flynn, to w hom Squire gave his resignation and who is said to own Squire. Squire was soon arrested, and Ffvnri surrendered to the district attorney. The indictment charges Squire and Flynn jointly with mi.demeanor and is drawn under sections 52ando3 ofthe perm! code and section 59 of the consolidated act. The grand jurv accuses Squire and Flynn of the crime of conspiracy, counted as fol lows, and then goes on to givq speeifi*-*.- tions: On December 26.1881. the mayor Ed* .n Tlie 'I mii Hi I.\ lh*|»*irf oflln* Niitinniil ll<-|nirt incut of iirririi Hun-. Washington, August 10. The spring wheat returns to the department of agri culture for August 1st shows an improve ment in the condition in Iowa, a small de cline in Wisconsin and Nebraska and a heavy reduction in Dakota. The causes of deterioration are drouth and chinch bugs. The heat haa been excessive in many dis tricts that have produced a fair yield, not withstanding. The harvest is two weeks earlier than usual and the quality unusually good, except in sections wiiere heavy loss From blight has occurred. The general average of condition is reduced from 83:2 to 80.1. At the time of harvest last year the average was 86. A part of the loss last season occurred alter August 1st. As the present harvest is already nearly over, with improving me teorological conditions the final estimate cannot be much further reduced. The present average is 97 for Iowa, instead of !*) last, month. No less than 25 counties, each producing from 200,000 to 1,000,000 bushels, report the condition at 100 or over. In Minnesota there is an increase from 78 to 80. The reduction in Wisconsin is from 75 to 72, in Nebraska from 83 to 82, and in Dakota from 85 to 62. Winter wheat, previously harvested, is not reported Uiis month. There has been u heavy decline in the condition of corn since the first of July. The average, which was then 95. is reduced to SI. The heaviest decline is in Illinois, Wisconsin and the states west of the Mis sissippi. In the eastern and middle states the condition is well maintained. It indi cates a crop not much exceeding22 bushels per acre, though the future conditions may increase or decrease the ultimate yield. The average of spring rye is 88. There has been no material decline in oats, the average being 87. Birely has maintained its condition and nearly an average cron is assured. The condition of buckwheat averages 94; tobacco 82 and potatoes 88. Gur agent in London cables to-dav that the European harvest will be 10 per cent, less than last year —France! below one hundred million hectolitres, Italy fiffty one, England 10 per cent, reduction in the rate of yield on a reduced area. The cotton crop has suffered from wet weather in all the states east of the Mis sissippi, and in Louisiana the a\erage con dition h..' been reduced from 86 to 81. Vir ginia 77. North Carolina 74, South Carolina 67. Georgia SO. Florida 86, Alabama 77, Mis sissippi 79. Louisiana 75, '1 exas SS, Arkan sas 96, Tennessee 95. There has been a slight adv.'ij-ec* in Arkansas. The decline is heavy in the Carolina#. TROUBLE BREWING. \ I iirli* I’. rrrT«-i Chicago. ing bet wee:: and their sv troubles a of the I'l with - ftrtilnmil KiiijJn)i**' Threat* n* m »*rn !!/.»■ IliiNin •*->». ust 10.—'Trouble is brew- Grand Trunk authorities imen. During the recent named Beyer in the em- oad had a quarrel Hernett, a Gra .vhii-h the latter *1 Trunk was shot ite li the Lore people requested on the ground that he r**l anti their request ied with. At the pro- before of Lake Justice. Her- exon* rated ' from all blame and Beyer held for tne criminal couti. The switchmen’s union now de mands the reinstatement of Hernett, ar.d a omninittee from the union will wait upc n the Grand Trunk authorities to-day in reference t*j the matter. It i.*> reported th<±t tii*- Ivmisviile an*i New Albany people are oaving a similar difficulty with their switchmen. \ f Htid Kailr<ia*l ( oliiiifiii. I>*i*!s-villk. Kv.. August 10.- The Cin- (■iiK innati midnight express, .-south-bound, and a freight train, north-bound from 1-ouisviile. eoilided near Sulphur station, on th«* Louisville and Nashville road, this morning resulting in the killing of Frank Weber and the fatal wounding of A. S. Hoat. postal clerk, and J. L. Taylor, con ductor. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. Punk! Mnioin** IppoInfMl (olkrfur of ( uttonis at s**n \ »rk l*o**lma't»*r» lppoint**<l. Washington. August 10.—The presi dent today appointed Daniel Magone, of Ogden^burg, S. Y.. to be collector of cus toms for the port of New York. Also the following postmasters: Hiram Herbert at ({uitman, vice L. M. Griffin, suspended; Martha J. Tucker at Okalona. Miss., vice R. M. Tindall, commission expired. Mary B. Johnson at Clarksville. T* nn.. vice Wm F. Gr#*en. ‘•usjjcnded: William Gro**me at Vicksburg. Miss., vice John D Finney, coii.mission ♦ xjured; Jeffer-on B. Jirowne at Key West. Fla., vice W. F. English, eonimission expired. Magone is a lawyer by profession, and is a resident of Ogdenburg. He was one of the canal conirni-jsioners under Governor Tilden. iiid wan very prominent in the in- vestigation of the canal ring frauds. He was iwt an applicant for the colleetorship' d had u<>t been pressed for the place. i n«* president tendered him the office some time ago, and he made known his acceptance yesterday. The resignation of Colond Hidden was received by the presi dent to-day. It dears the date of August 7th. _ l Hivd*t'»l|i|ii >1 ur»l«*r. Mkmphih, August 10.—H. M. Sullivan, secretary of the board of trustees of the state university at Oxford. Miss., was shot and killed Sunday night by J. M. Howey, law professor of the university. The cause of the difficulty is said t<» be differences that have existed for some time between the professors and trustees. Little. I ii* i if ii l fl i* l<l I III* n*l ist closing has offered a hi rnan. but it has left the bund them—little, insig- i<)wn. No ne w light rises, flicker •under the. fading ing years.