Georgia Historic Newspapers

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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 222
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
A Deadlock in the Thirty-flfth Senatorial
District Convention.
Aa Attempt to Break tbe Rotation Kule-Tlie
liming Young Lady Turns up—More Military
Inspections Ordered.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Atlanta, Qa., September 11.—The sena
torial convention for the thirty-fifth dis
trict assembled in Atlanta to-day. It met
in the basement of the court house, and
attracted a number of spectators besides
the delegates. The convention Was called
to order at 11 o’clock by Mr. Thos. L.
Glover, of Cobb, chairman of the executive
committee! The following delegates were
enrolled:
Fulton—Henry Hillyer, J. W. Harle, I.
S. Mitchell, E. P. Chamberlain, j. H. Alex
ander, W. L. Peel, L. E. Gwinn, G. B.
Adair, IV. K. Booth, Z. H. Smith, J. W.
Goldsmith, A. F. Lee—6 votes.
Cobb—John Reed J. B. Alexander, J. L.
Leman and N. A. Morse—4 votes.
Clayton—J. B. Hutchinson and W. L.
Watterson—2 votes.
Mr. J. B. Hutchinson, of Clayton, was
elected president of the convention, and
presided with modest dignity. He is quite
a young gentleman, a graduate of the class
ily bestowed.
Mr. J. B. Alexander, of Cobb, was made
secretary.
Nominations being declared in order,
Mr. J. B. Alexander, of Cobb, placed in
nomination the name of Mr. James E.
Mozely, of that county. He said that
Clayton and F*lton had each had the sen
ator since Cobb, and that under the rota
tion plan, which had always been observed
in the district, Cobb was entitled to the
senator.
Hon. Henry Hillyer, of Fulton, said a
rotation system by which Fulton was
placed on an equal footing with Cobb and
Clayton was manifestly unfair, when she
is larger than both the other counties to
gether. Fulton was willing to accord what
was jusvto the other counties in the dis
trict. but the rotation should be based
upon population and taxes. Holding this
find that a fat doe which had been started
by their dogs had been shot by a young
Baltimorean. Cronk had overlooked the
Narrows, a portion of the upper Saranac
lake, about three miles distant, and young
Harris happened at that very point when
the doe took the water and undertook to
swim to the opposite shore. The animal
weighed 161 pounds undressed and 108
pounds when dressed.
This afternoon Dr. Ward arranged with
Photographers Graves and Warren, of Nor
wich, Chenango county, to photograph
“J* new boathouse, an artistic structure
with a broad balcony overlooking the lake.
Mr. and Mrs, Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom
happened to be at the boathouse at the
moment, and they consented to be photo
graphed on the balcony. Dr. Ward is com
pelled to return to Albany to-morrow
morning, much to the regret of the presi
dent and the ladies. The president will
probably remain in the wilderness at least
a week longer.
A TRAGEDY AT A DANCE.
A Dispute About u Gniue of lluse Rail Results lit
four Men Being Shot.
view fSStT'^hatTh? and is be '
the senator and offered the name of Hon.
Frank P. Rice.
No other nominations being made the
balloting was begun by the call of counties,
the chairman of each delegation declaring
the vote when called.
The secretary called “Cobb.”
Chairman Reed—“Cobb county casts four
votes for James E. Mozely.”
The secretary—“Clayton.”
Chairman Watterson—“Clayton county
gives two votes to James E. Mozely, of
Cobb.”
Secretary—“Fulton. ”
Chairman Hiliyer—“Fulton county casts
six votes for Hon. Frank P. Rice. ”
The secretary—“For Rice six, for Mozely
six.”
The balloting was proceeded with, and
when the twelfth ballot was called
Mr. Watterson. of Clayton, called atten
tion to the fact that the convention had
not adopted either the majority or two-
thirds rule of nomination. He moved the
adoption of the majority role. Carried.
The balloting then proceeded without
change until the twenty second ballot,
when, upon motion of Mr. J. H. Alexan
der, of Fulton, the convention took a
recess until 1 o’clock.
The consultation resulted in nothing,
and at the conclusion of the recess ballot
ing continued without change. The bal-
lotings were interrupted by frequent re
ceases for consultation, which availed
nothing, and no change in the vote oc
curred up to the ninety-sixth ballot,
when McClatchey, of C'ohb, was
put in nomination and received four
votes for four ballots. At the 100th ballot
McClatchey was dropped and the voting
again resulted: Rice 6 and Moseiy 0 as be-
8t. Lot'is, September 11.—A special from
Houston, Mo., says : Night before last, at
n farm house near Summerville, twenty-
one miles southeast of Houston, in this
county, occurred a fatal tragedy. Last
Saturday at Summerville, during a game
of base ball, Jerre Orchard and Riley Mar-
the residence of a inrmer near
Summerville, and during the dancing the
base ball dispute was revived and pistols
were drawn. Orchard was seen to dis
charge his weapon at Martin, the bullet
passing through the latter's body from the
back to the breast. Orchard was thereupon
attacked by a friend of Martin, named
Stagsdale, who shot him in the breast, in
flicting a inortal wound. Stagsdale, not
satisfied with the bloody work, attacked
other friends of Martin, the first being
Zem McCaakell, who sustained a wound
from the former’s pistol over the head.
Lewis Raider, a man of great strength,
rushed through the crowd and attempted
to disarm Stagsdale. The latter had one
more charge in the pistol, and this he fired,
taking effect in Raider’s thigh. Martin,
Orchard and McCaskell are thought to be
fetally wounded, and Raider dangerously.
lieved to be on his way to Texas.
THE MAYFLOWER WINS.
fore, with frequent votes, consultations, compared with similar exports d
adjournments ami juggling. This con- i responding periods of the prec*
CUSTOMS DISTKI
ticue-d until 11 o’clock jA m., when on th«*| were as follows :
400th ballot the convention adjourned to J
11 o’clock Monday without a nomination.
Military Matters.
Atlanta. September 11.—Adjutant-Gen
eral SteDhens has received the resignation
of Col. Clifford W. Anderson, of Savannah,
who has been identified with the First
Georgia regiment for fourteen years. He
was four years president of the state mili
tary board, and has always occupied a
g rominent place in the militia of the state.
[aving accepted the position of assistant
postmaster of Savannah under the federal
government, he thought it proper to re
sign his position in the state military.
Adjutant-General Stephens has ordered
the following additional inspections:
Quitman Guards, by Captain E. D. Huge-
nin. . . ,
Gate City Guards, by Captain John Mil
led!
flic American Cup to Ki'iusln at Home for Another
Year,
New York, September 11.—To-day’s
race has decided upon which side of the
Atlantic America’s cup shall stay, for at
least another year. It resulted In a glorious
victory for the sloop Mayflower. When
she finished this evening at 6 hours 1 min
ute and 40 seconds the Galatea was nearly
two miles astera. The course was
twenty miles to the leeward and
return from the Scotland lightship. The
race was sailed in a breeze that blew fresh
from the northwest for three hours, then
canting two points to the westward, it fell
light, tne last hour of contest being a little
better than a drift. The Mayflower only
had eight minutes and twenty seoonds
spare time when she crossed
the finish line, as the time of
limit of the race was seven hours. The
Galatea was defeated on every point of
sailing by the Mayflower. In the run out
to the outer mark with spinnakers set she
was beaten thirteen minutes and forty-five
seconds, and in the windward work over
half an hour. There is great rejoicing
among the yachtsmen here to-night, while
the Bostonians are fairly wild with delight.
Tin? Exiiorts of Gotten.
Washington, September 11.—The chief
of the bureau of statistics reports that the
exports of cotton from the Cnited States
during the month of August, 1880, and dur
ing the 12 months ended August 31, 1886, as
compared with similar exports during cor-
js -c *u„ ——-.eding year
Bales. Pounds. Dollars.
| New York
i Boston &Chariesto
j Philadelphia
i Baltimore
New Orleans
Detroit
i Galveston
| Huron, Mich
Passamaquuddy,
TOTAI. FOR
42,203 19,077,687 i.8sn,s2«
2.*» 1,151,188 1125,753
2,782 1.320,010 1132.005
4,106; 1,939,3131 187,965
sage.
Governor’s Horse Guards, by Captain J.
F. Burke.
Companies A, B, C, of 3d battalion of
Georgia Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel
Reilly. _ . . . _
Republican Blues, Oglethorpe Light In
fantry, Irish Jasper Greens, Savannah Ca
dets and German Volunteers, by Colonel
Garrard.
Southern Rifles, Talbotton, by Lieut. H.
R. Goetchius. ,, .
Lewis Light Infantry, Montezuma, Capt.
O. T. Kenan.
Tin? MUsiug Girl Found.
Atlanta, September 11.— Julia Cal
loway, the young lady who has been miss
ing for several days, was found this morn
ing. It seems she ran off to keep from
going-to school and hired herself to a
gentleman named Mitchell, living six
miles from the city. Reading accounts ol
the disappearance of a young lady in the
papers, he came to town and inquired ot
the police authorities, and it turned out xew York, September 11.—Sheepshead
that the girl he had employed was the jj a ,. race6i first race. 1 mile; Harefoot 1st,
Alf Estelle 2d, Estrella 3d; time 1:43.
Second race, 1| miles; Blue “Ji
Mollie McCarthy’s last 2d, Peekskill 3d;
time 2:08. „.
Third race, i mile; King Fox 1st, King
ston 2d, Lizzie Krephs 3d; time 1:27}.
Fourth race, IS miles; Exile 1st, Barnum
2d, Rupert 3d; time 2:48}.
frifth race, 1 mile; Burch 1st, Endurer
2d, Markland 3; time 1:41.
Sixth race, 2 mile on turf; Pegasus 1st,
Prima Donna 2d, Miss Daly 3d; time 1:291.
742.403,
538,500
439,529
298,130
182,000
722.180
53,850
30,000
29,313
18,150
Bales. Pounds. Dollar:
Month endingi
Aug 31, 1886... 69,813 ; 32.088,799 ! 3,186,650
Month ending
Aug. 31, 1885... | 82,235 28,922,301; 3,066,424
12 months ended
Aug. 31, 1886....14,361,055|2,096,645,283. 207.911,772
12 months ended
Aug. 31, 1885 .3,91.3,610! 1,862,728,1051 198,494,130
The H'rts and Drys.
Winchester, Va., September. 11.—The
local option campaign in this city has
closed. Both sides appear confident of
success. -Much depends upon the negro
vote, -which the friends of local option
claim will be divided. Sermons will be
delivered in the different churches to
morrow in advocacy of the movement.
The executive committee of the “drys”
claim to have a majority pledged to vote
for their side, but the preponderance ol
public opinion seems to be In favor of the
‘•wets.” A quiet election is anticipated on
Monday. A large open-air meeting of the
“drys” was held to-night, and was ad
dressed by several ministers, among them
Rev. Mr.' Prance, of the M. E. church of
Washington.
ON THE TRACK.
The lUoes Yesterday at Sheepshead Bay.
The People Returning to Their Home*
and Returning Business.
The Charleston Bar la (Jowl Order—The hrhools
Will Be-ouaa—More Money Needed -l'hlladel-
lihla'a Coiaailttee Beturaa—A I,ot of Foola.
Charleston, September 11.—It is bright
and beautiful to-day, though it rained
heavily in the early morning. The people
are gradually re-occupying their houses,
and the number in shelters and tents is
rapidly diminishing. There were three or
four slight shocks of earthquake during
the night, but none serious, and few per
sons were aware of the occurrence. The
subsistence committee has changed the
plali of operations and appointed a visitor
for each ward to ascertain the distressed,
nil of which will be supplied nt their
homes. The board of engineers are still at
work surveying buildings, and continue to
condemn those which are uhsafe. The
latest reports from points along the South
Carolina railroad indicate that reports of
distress at Linoolusville nnd elsewhere
were greatly exaggerated. Whatever is
necessary will be done for them.
A I,ut »f Fools.
Washington, September JL—Twenty
or more letters have been received at the
geological survey from different parts of
tlie country, making suggestions and offer
ing advice with regard to the prevention
of earthquakes. One of the latest pro
poses that holes be bored through the
earth’s crust to give the destructive gases
an outlet. The writer is as yet unknown
to fame.
They Seed Money.
New York, September 11.—A special
from Charleston to the maritime ex
change in this city Hays, in response to an
inquiry: “Our money wants are large. We
have tents and shelter enough. A great
work to be done in the next sixty days is
to guard against winter by rebuilding and
repairing small houses for the poorer
classes.”
Charleston Bar In Good Order.
Charleston, September 11.—The fol
lowing official statement is fiirnished in
reply to reports concerning the condition
of Charleston bar:
“Our attention has been called to an ed
itorial in the Maritime Register of New
York, stating the importance of publish
ing to the world the effect of the earth
quake on the bar and harbor approaches
of this port. We would state that an exam
ination has been made by experts, and the
result is perfectly satisfactory. We are
able to give positive assurance that no
change has occurred. Deep draft vessels
have crossed the earthquake, and there is
no interruption to commerce.
[Signed] “Wm. A. COURTENAY.
“Mayor;
• “A. W. Taft.
“President Charleston Exchange;
“B. Balkan,
“President Merchants’ Exchange;
“Theodore D. Jervey,
“Vice-President Chamber Commerce."
Capt. C. A. Boutelle. acting under au
thority from the United States coast sur
vey, arrived in Charleston yesterday morn
ing for the purpose of examining tne con
dition of the bar, in order to report any
change in the channels that might have
taken place consequent upon tne earth
quake. Captain Boutelle has devoted two
days to the work, and as a result of hislob-
servations says to-night that “changes ex
ist in both tne Pumpkin Hill and South
channels, but they are slight, and they are
all for the better, showing increased depth
in both channels—it is impossible to say
how much better until the tidal observa
tions are completed and the soundings can
be reduced to low water.
The Nrliimls Will Open.
Charleston, September 11.—Notice was
given to-day that the exercises of the
Charleston colleges will be resumed Octo-
bir 4.
Confidence in lltisi ness.
Charleston, September 11.—Kohn.
Furchgolt & Benedict, wholesale and re
tail dry goods and carpet dealers, have
bought out the old established dry goods
house of MeLay, Rice & Co., for'$100,000
cash.
Wursf* Tlmn Heportt-cl. •
Philadelphia, Pa., September 11.—
ltobt. M. McWade and Chas. Harrat, ir..
of the citizens committtee, returned to this
city from Charleston to-day and made a
full report to the committee, picturing the
scene of distress in that city even worse
than the newspaper reports nave mule it,
and stute that contributions must continue
for a month. There have been over $30,000
raised in this city so far. Of this amount
$28,000 has been sent to Charleston,
AN INEXPLICABLE RUMOR.
successful as to cause several thousand dol
lars’ damage and disable for a time the
working of the machinery by which the
switches, signals and gates for a long dis
tance along the line are turned. The oper
ator of the signals was in the station, but
was alarmed by the smoke which filled his
room aud ran out just before the explosion,
and was unhurt.
Only Funr Left.
Baltimore, Md., September 11.—The
celebration of the anniversary of the battle
of North Point during the war of 1812 is of
the past, and will be known no more by
the defenders of Baltimore at that time.
But four of that band of patriots arc left in
Baltimore—George Bass, aged 92; James O.
Morford, 91; John Petticord, 91, and Na
thaniel YVatts, 91. Samuel Jennings died
nearly a year ago. The survivors will be
tenderod a dinner at the hotel Rennert on
Monday, The Grand Army of the Repub
lic will adopt September 12 as “Grand
Army day,” and will observe Monday by a
parade and camp tire.
WHERE IS EX-COLLECTOR BEECHER ?
An Apparent Shortage la Ills Accounts of $5:100
triilrli Itvi|uirun explanation,
Washington, September 9.—The treas
ury officials, are still trying to hunt up cx-
Colleetor Beecher, of Washington Terri
tory, son of the Brooklyn preacher. He
was nominated more than a year ago, but
was rejected by the senate just before the
recent adjournment. It is understood that
he is a candidate for renomination, but
where lie is ut present no man here can
tell. Pending his return to civilization
the treasury men are puzzling over a cer-
tern transaction of his which came to light
last month. It pertained to the seizure of
some opium at Port Townsend, W. T., and
involved $40,300. But the vouchers ho sent
to the treasury account for only $36,000, so
that Beecher is apparently $5300 short.
The authorities would like to have this ex-
E hum'll, and have been telegraphing to
1m all over the west, but he him been in
visible ever since his rejection. Whether
the apparent deficiency in his accounts has
had anything to do with his disappearance
remains to be seen.
ON CHANGE.
AJJiort* A n I mat rd Market anil Better Trailing.
New York, September 11.—The market
showed more animation than on any pre
vious day this week ami there was an hour
of fairly active trading. The statement of
the New York Sentinel, which was es
pecially favorable, helped to produce this
result, aided by the successful settlement
of the difficulties under discussion at Chi
cago and the renewed purchasing for ac
count of the Chicago people and London.
Chattanooga was very weak at the
dose. The opening Mas tame, but
strong, the first prices generally
showing advances of fcto J. Omaha was
up S and Missouri Pacific down 4. - Trading
was firm but quiet until after 11, when
buying gathered force over the whole list,
and especially in St. Paul and Canada
Southern. Later the market settled down
to the usual dullness, but remained firm
until the close at or near the best prices of
the day. Everything on the active list is
higher to-night, but for fractional amounts.
Sales 160,000 shares.
ONLY THREE OFFICIAL NEW DANCES.
Two urn Hnuntl, One In Square, and Tlifl’l) Pro-
feNNiirN Vnueli fur All Three.
New York, September 11.—Since Mon ;
day last about thirty members of the
American Society of Professors of Dancing
have been secretly deciding behind closed
doors in halls in this city and Brooklyn
what dances shall be taught as the fash
ionable dances in this hemisphere for the
ensuing season.’ There was only one wo
man present, Mrs. Sarah J. Severance, of
I Milwaukee. Twenty-five male members,
| young, old and middle aged, may lie said
Without a figure of speech to have danced
, attendance on Mis. Severance for nearly a
l week.
i These members were Frederick L’Aino-
reux, of Binghampton, who has taught
■ dancing forty years: \V. H. Needs, of Syd
ney, Australia; Cyrille E. Le Brun, of Sher
brooke, Canada; Russ B. Walker of Bos
ton, Samuel D. Spink nnd W. E. Greene of
Providence, John P. Miller of Norwich, M.
H. Andrews of Bangor, Israel Smith of
New Bedford, S. A. Holland of Springfield,
, Mass.; George R. Prutting of Hartford, L.
De G. Brooks and J. M. Sause of this clt£,
Looking Down Over Rooks of Lava and
Columns of Sulphur.
[ii'Slil! I'll I Phenomena of FIihhIk of l.lqulil Fire.
Natives of the Sandwich Islands—IVork of the
Missionaries—I'rnduots of the Country—Infer*
anting Aerount of Artesian Well*.
Special Correspondence Enqulrer-Hun.
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, August
16.—The Sandwich Islands are ton in
number and contain altogether about 7000
square miles. They form a solitary group
far north of the general range and are in
fact nearly 1300 miles distant from the
Society Islands.
The natural aspect of these islands is grand
and awful. The mountains of Mouna Roa
nnd Mouna Koa rise completely to an
Alpine height, nnd have their summits
wrapped in perpetual snow. They are al
most entirely composed of lava, and exhi
bit numerous traeus of extinct volcanoos.On
the Hank of Manna Itda at the volcano, of
Peli, that phenomenon appears more aw
ful and varied than in any other part of
t he world. Standing on the brink, one
may look down for more than 1300 feet,
over rocks of lava and columns of sulphur,
between whose antique fissures a few green
shruqs and juicy berry-bearing plaints have
fixed themselves to a nigged plain, where
many a cone, raised by tiio action of the
tire below, throws up columns of living
flame and whirls of smoke nnd vapor,
while
FLOODS OK LIQUID KIKE
are slowly winding through scoriie and
ashes, here yellow with sulphur, and there
black or grey or red, as the materials
which the flames had wrought are varied.
Not less than fifty cones appear below as
the funnels of the various operations going
on. Older cones often cease to be active
and fall in, and new ones are formed else
where in t he bottom of the pit. Some eject
stones and fragments of rock, while from
their dark and sulphur-colored fianks lava,
and somet imes water, issues. Many of the
cones emit vapors, which condensed, form
beautiful beds of sulphur. Others are dis
tinguished by the wreathed columns of
white and black, that indicate steam and
smoke, hurled around each other by tho
wind, out never mixing.
the natives.
Ah compared with the natives of Tahiti
the Sandwich Islanders are of a dark
brown complexion, tall and robust; and
the females do not display the saint-
softened graces. But these islanders are
distinguished above all other inhabitants
of the South sea by diligence and skill in
the pursuits of industry, while the na
tives of Tahiti, In voluptuous ease, subsis'
chiefly on the spontaneous bounties of
nature. The Sandwich Islander has care
fully Improved almost evtry spot suscepti
ble of cultivation. The taro root on which
he chiefly subsists, requires a soil not only
tilled, but Inundated; the fields on which
It growB, therfore, are enclosed by
stone fences and watered by Irri
gating canals. In manufactures, canoe
building and fishery, theHe islanders dis
play the same active industry. Their gen
eral conduot Is open, honorable and friend
ly; yet they are easily kindled to fierce re
sentment, especially by any wrong against
their chiefs. They have been peculiarly
distinguished by their efforts to raise them
selves to the level of European arts and
cevillzation.
THE MISSIONARIES
have had great success in instructing the
natives and have established an extensive
influence. Schools have been established
and the population has learned to read.
School hooks and editions ofithe Bible
have been printed in tbe language of th
natives, the useful arts have been intro
duced, and great improvement in the
morals and tbe manners of the people has
taken place.
THE PRINCIPAL EXPORT
products of this island kingdom are sugar
and rice and their natural market is on the
Pacific slope of the United States. The
value of all goods imported annually into
this island kingdom approximate $5,000,
000, consisting principally of groceries,
hardware, clothing, lumber, machinery,
spirits, tobacco, etc. Eighteen regular
sailing packets ply between ports of this
group and San Francisco. Fifteen Amer
ican vessels run regularly between the
ports of this group and the ports of Eure
" soldi and “ * d -
grated. The Portuguese are excellent la
borers, nnd means have been taken to in
crease the immigration from the Azores,
Recent returns show that several thou
sand laborers are now needed on the sugar
plantations.
As I desire not to worry the general
reader with the length of my letter, I will
leave off the discussion of some things,
which would be of interest to the scientist.
As I am now preparing to leave this island
region, this “milky way” of the Pacific,
when next you hear from me, if old Nep
tune should keep his billows reasonably
quiet, it will be from some benighted part
of the continents. Drannel.
kn, Humboldt and Puget fiound. carrying
lumber and coal. The number of vessels
flying the Hawaiian flag engaged in the
foreign carrying trude are nine.
Or, some of the islands of this group, and
missing Julia Calloway.
THE PRESIDENT NOT IN LUCK.
He Went on s Deer Hunt with 111* Party and an
Outsider Shot the Deer.
Saranac Inn, N. Y., September 9.-Late
last night it was decided that a deer hunt
should take place to-day, and by daylight
half a dozen guides and as many dogs were
in readiness for the chase. To Dave Crona,
the President’s guide, was allotted the task
of assigning posts at which the huntsmen
ilabe stationed. The president himself
Twice Indicted,
Boston, September 11.—Two indict-
„ .. have been found against Samuel G.
rowed down to the clamshell runway on Sne ji in „ treasurer of the Lowell Bleach-
Fish creek. Dr. Ward got what proxed to , er y Company, for the embezzlement of the
be an equally poor stand. The other funds of the'bleachery company and falsi-
hunters were Col. Belo, of the Gah eston statement of the debt of the tom-
News, and Messrs. William Quincy Riddle, D which h* made oath was $120,000 less
Charles F. Cutler, architect John Jardine puny fi
of New York, and Daniel W. Riddle, tnan tne true s B r
They took stations on as many ponds in j $50,000 Fire.
the vicinity, none of the party being more ; Orleans, September 11.—Tbe
than half a dozen miles from Saranac inn. '...j occupied by C. Lazard A Co.,
It had rained heavily during the night building occupieu g > ntlfcmen , g clothingi
and rubber overcoats were a necessity for of oanal and Peters streets, was
some hours alter the party left the l RP’ I h urn ed to-day. The loss is estimated at
The hunt lasted until nearly noon, and the | burned traay
hunters returned empty handed, only to £>u.uw, iuny
1 Report Gets Allnul That President <‘levelanil
Hint lliii'ii Shut.
Prospect House, N. Y. ; September 11.
—The most astonishing incident of a some
what uneventful day was the receipt of
several telegrams asking if President Cleve
land had really been shot, and if he was
much hurt. Editor Butler, of the Buffalo
News, asked for an immediate answer.
) From the Western Union office, in New
I York, came an inquiry about the presi
dent’s condition, and this evening a siini-
' lar dispatch was received from Plattsburg
from Dr. Ward, who had reached
' that point on his way home
i in Albany. As Cleveland was
1 in the ehjoyment of perfect health, and no
accident had befallen him, of course only
one answer could be made. What puzzles
| the people here is how such a rumor was
, set afloat. It could hardly have had its
origin in this vicinity, for no such absurd
statements were sent out from the tele
graph office at this inn, and no dispatch of
such a tenor was sent irom the only other
] telegraph office in the neighborhood, that
; at Paul Smith’s, seventeen miles away.
i A Fire in Freehold,
j Freehold, N. J., September 11.—An ex
tensive fire is raging here. The principal
business portion of the town will probably
, be destroyed The two brick stores of
Clark & Perrine, and John Taylor’s hotel,
opposite the court house, have been de
stroyed. Fire department assistance is
coming here from Long Branch, Asbury
Park. Red Bank and Matawan. The town
; water supply is from cisterns. The fire,
i the origin of which is unknown, started in
Perrine’s store. John Taylor’s hotel was
! one of the finest country hotels in New
Jersey and was only rebuilt two years ago.
The fire is still spreading and will proba
bly cross Main street. A steamer and six
hose carriages have left Bordentown for
i here.
John T. Uris, W. P. H. Rivers. Jost-p,.
Martin, C. H. Rivers and H. k Rivers of I ^ « >>’“P"" gLint'fr 1 SrUUt
1 Brooklyn. T. C. Fanning of Pougb- I success has attended the boring ot
! keepsie, J. E. Marline and A. E. Boar- j artesian wells,
I nique of Chicago, L. W. Vizay of Mil- and is proving to be a matter of great im-
i wuukee, S. Asher and Constantine | portance to the agricultural interests of
Carpenter of Philadelphia, Jacob A. the kingdom. In boring one of these
Mahler of St. Louis, L. G. Marini of I wells a piece of cocoanut wood was found
Washington, J. C. H. Vance of Cleveland, I at a depth of 222 feet. Some of the wells
J. P. Brooks of Pittsburgh, 1). M. Spencer ] flow 60,000 gallons per hour. The water of
of Peoria, and Howard W. Malcolm of all of them is sweet, soil and crystal pure.
Minneapolis. A gentlemun not long a resident in the
Many dances were proposed which had kingdom built his house on the dry, liut
' " ' land at the mouth of Manpa valley. Water
was a necessity. In boring, when down
to 273 feet, the water suddenly rushed up
to ten feet above the surface. The boring
was continued down to 295 feet, the water
rapidly increasing.
The overflow of this well was indeed
been invented by the members this sum
mer, and the inventor of each dance was
compelled to illustrate the invention on
foot. While this ordeal was going on, the
other professors sat around and criticised
the performance, and indulged in remarks.
They shielded each other’s villiaiiy after
ward, however, and refused to give the
names of the character of any of the pro
posed dances which had been rejected by u
majority of the ballots oust.
Three new dances were adopted. Two
are “round” dances. They will be called
tiie “American Gavotte” and the “Colum
bia.” The American Gavotte will he
I danced to gavotte or 4-4 time. It is very
! easy to learn, the professors say. It is
smoother than the ordinary dances, and
: starts with a movement sideways, then a
| turn and a hop and a polka, and a slide
afterward. It is slower than a waltz,
j However, as Mr. Secretary Rivers said to
! the reporter, it is quite difficult to describe
| a dance orally so that you can learn the
I step. Prof. Brookes introduced this dance.
The Columbia is also a round dance, and
is slower than a waltz, but more vivacious
: than the American Gavotte, and compre-
’ bends several varieties of hops. E, C. Spink
i invented it.
I The third invention this year is the
I “Octagon,” a square dance, composed by
I H. F. Rivers, of Brooklyn. Eight couples
public joy. Being easily accessible from
the city, it was visited by hundreds who
saw with a kind of fascination the newly
opened fountain of sweet, soft water. It
was hailed as the promise of beauty and
fertility for thousands of acres of almost
useless land.
IMMIGRATION
into this island kingdom is encouraged by
large appropriations made by the legisla
ture for that purpose, even going to the
length of fitting out ships at government
expense.
Laborers are brought from Portugal,
Germany, Norway arid the south Sea Is
lands. No special measures have been
taken to bring in Chinese labor; ut the
sume time there has been an
immigration of many thousands of Chinese
within the last decade, and now they num
ber about 15,000, of whom about 5000 are
employed on the sugar plantations. They
bring no women with them as a rule. Out
of the seven hundred persons urnl firms
enguged in business ill Honolulu 219
are Chinese, forty are Hawiians
dance in at once, and all the couples are in and the reHt are of other nationalities. The
i motion at the same time, except in one
movement. It may be danced to any lan-
eiers music. There is no waltzing in the
I “Octagon.” The music is in 6-8 time. The
i dance is similar to the Landers in move-
| ment and figures, but differ from it in
! couples passing under each other’s raised
arms. It isn’t exactly new, but the society
! has placed its seal of approval upon it,
and now it will be pushed in all the states
and territories.
IYIJJ Make no Pint] net bin.
New Orleans, September 11.—The»cot-
• tori council last night resolved to make no
A Diwtructlve Fire.
Danville, Va., September 11.—Fire
hero last night destroyed Heldelbach’s
furniture factory. The loss is $25,000, no
insurance. The city electric light plant
lost $6000, no insurance. Washam’s box
factory lost $11,000, insured for $3800, and
the ioo factory loHt $12,000, insured folly.
A man named C. \V. Middoaugh. of Toledo,
Ohio, perished in Hcidelbach’s factory.
Ihmit'il to Dentil.
Altoona, Pa., September 11.—Annie
Renner, a bright anil pretty child of ten
years, wiih burned to death on the street
this afternoon, her clothing having become
ignited from a bonfire, around which she
was playing. She was horribly burned
before assistance reached her.
Iti'fiiHi’il In be Mi-rvi'il.
Chicago, September 11.—The interna
tional association of plumbers, steam and
f ;as fitters, in secret session here, refused
>y a largo majority to be merged as a body
into the Knights of Labor. Harmonious
relations between tho two organizations
will, however, be preserved.
The IJiisrsnllni' Itnmnveil.
New Orleans, September 11.— 1 t’he
hoard of health to-day passed a resolution
removing tho quarantine recently issued
against Biloxi.
Ki-jislili' ,S»iInri«.
At Bar Harbor, a bad man, disguised aa
a dude, leans tenderly over a learned youngf
woman from Boston. “Will you try some
of the golden syrup on your cakes?”
“Yes, thanks.” “Will you”—-taking up
molasses jug and gazing at Boston young
woman’s plate—“will you have it zigzag
or take it m a puddle?” And then he grins
malignantly at her lifeless form as she la
borne away to the hospital.—New York
Star.
A Virginias.
The Solid Muldoon.
“I can always tell a Virginian,” said tho
Hotel Lewis porter.
“How do you do it, Sandy?” inquired the
philosopher.
"Well, you see. a yankee will strike the
washiroom, splatter water all over the wall,
upend the basin and dive for the towel. A
Kentuckian will take it slow and leave the
water In the basin, while the Virginian,
who is too d—d lazy to empty it, will wash
in the same water.’’
returns mode by the planters show that
the Chinese are generally preferred as la
borers. The disinclination of the Chinese
to bring women with them, their inter
marriage with native women or alliances
with them, their preat thrift, their apti
tude for every kind of business, ruise a
number of political and social questions
which cannot be discussed in these letters, j
THE LABORERS
from the South Sea islands have not gene- I
rally given satisfaction. They quickly j
yield to disease, and the rate of mortality |
is great.
The Norwegians have not proved to be
The Dynamiter-. Still at Work.
Chicago, September 11.—An attempt
: was made last night to blow ini one of the
i signal ntations of the I-ake Shore road at
i the intersection of the main track aud the
I stock yard track. The attempt was so far
distinction in the matter of labor between ' good laborers, probably from the fact that
the independent presses and those of the | mainly they have been taken from the idle
cotton press association. All other organi- classes of the towns ruiher than from the
zations having heretofore taken similar ac- agricultural districts of the Scandinavian
tion. the question may be regarded settled, country. The Germans have proved to he
and a lively competition in the business of | excellent laborers, owing to the care with
compressing cotton is anticipated. ; which they were selected before they emi-
From a Minister.
Rev. C. T. Clark, a member of the South
Georgia Methodist Conference, writes from
Tattnall county, Ga.: “One year ago I was
taken with rheumatism, and became al
most helpless for over three months. All
the remedies used seemed to fail until 1
commenced the use of Swift’s Specific. I
have token five bottles, and am jierfectly
sound and well again. I would have writ
ten sooner, but waited to see if the cure
was permanent. And now I unhesitating
ly recommend .S. H. S. as u sale and reliable
remedy for rheumatism. I have all confi
dence in its virtue.”
II Never Fill's.
I have had blood poison ever since Goto-*
her, 1885, and obtained no relief from any
tieatment bind 1 tried several) until! com
menced taking Swift’s Specific. In one
month I felt ns well ns I ever had. I also
had a good appetite, and was entirely free
from the pai.is in my shoulder aud heart,
which had tormented me so long. Now
all the sores and swellings from my head
are gone. S. W. McCarter.
No. 76 Madison St.
New York, Apiii 30, 1886.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co.. Drawer 3, At
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hNDOItSINU ItUSTK't'S.
ItisUnoil Firiuiii-ii-rlng ami Kioniiiny Thai Wins
Kureewi.
Hficcinl Correspondence Enquirer-Bun.
I-’ortson, Ga., .September 11.—And sure
enough Husticus did wake up and give us a
rousing piece about going in debt and buying
goods on time at credit prices. Wull, he has
struck ut tbe mainspring of success or failure in
all occupations us well as farming. It is not so
much the best farmer, as it is the best financier,
who will make farming pay. I have a Billy
Thrifty In my mind, who, early in life, chose
farming as an occupation, and followed it the
best part ol his life. Although he was never
considered by his neighbors as an extra good
farmer, a year never went by without finding
this Billy a richer man at the end than at the
beginning of the year. He has now retired front
the business of farming, the posessor of a hand
some fortune.
I hove also in my mind a.Sammy Blowgate.whe
is considered by ull his neighbors a first-class
manager on the farm. In a given time and with
a given sum of money he can get as much irom a
laborer as any man. He makes fine crops per
acre and to the plow, hut somehow Sammy is
always behind in money matters.
It is simply a case of hail financiering an I good!
financiering; that is tlie point of difference be
tween the successful man, whether he be a farm
er. a lawyer, a merchant, a mechanic, or a
preacher of the gospel.
Political economy teaches that “in the wants
of man areal! the springs ofwealth,” but these
wants must he restrained to a man's means, or
they will bring him speedily to poverty.
•*\Ve must settle early with ourselves in this
world, for there are many things we must do
without.” The man who uses his credit freely is
sure to over estimate the future prospects of get
ting money with which to meet his obligations.
He is sure to buy what lie does not want and does
not need; he is sure to pay exorbitant prices for
what he buys: is sure to have a continual strug
gle to make the debit anti the credit sides of his
accounts balance, and isalmost certain to become
a bankrupt if he lives long enough.
It is not so much what a farmer raises, as how
be raises his produce that makes farming profit
able. Many contend that cotton can he bought
cheaper than it can be raised in this country.
Doubtless that is true in a great many instances-
There are men, however, who have made money
and are still making some money on cotton. But
watch these men and you will see that they are
men who would shun a debt as they would shun
a vampire. Of courses I mean a debt of any con
siderable importance, or a debt where the money
to meet it is not ‘ in sight.”
Let every man carefully count the cost of every
crop that his land will produce, and then let him
raise whatever he pleases, provided it can l»
produced at a cost less than it could be bought
aud luid down at his own door.
But let a man be the very best farmer that he
possibly can, and he will find that nine hundred
and nin ;ty-uine times outof every thousand the
very best farming on the very best land will
fail to stand tho drainage made upon it by the
amounts accruing from Ihe interest of mortgages
and c redit prices.
Bail management in part, however, is generally
had management on the whole, and you wifi
rarely find a man who is the best farmer or who
has the best land givinga mortgage or paying
the credit prices.