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VOL. XXVIII—NO. *230
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER ‘2*2, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Charleston and Savannah Considerably
Shaken up Again.
Angiata Feels It Too-Dotatls of the Shook In
Charleston—rulillc Building* t'nnsfe—Addition
al hnbserlptlons from hew York.
Charleston, September 21.— There
■were three shocks of earthquake in
Charleston last night and early this morn
ing, the shock at 5:20 being quite sharp
and causing houses to rattle uncomfort
ably. There was no general alarm, but a
good many persons ran out of their houses
into the streets and remained there. At
Summerville there were two shocks be
tween 4:26 and 6:30 this morning, there be
ing rather a violent shock at 5:20 as here,
and a detonation similar to the report of a
heavy gun was heard at the beginning of
the severe shock here, and tliere were
detonations or explosions with two of the
shocks at Summerville. It is reported that
a part of the wall of the medical college,
already weakened, was thrown down by
this morning’s shock, and much loose
plastering was also thrown down. A color
ed man was injured by a falling wall.
Charleston, S. C., September 21.—Last
night there was sheet lightning in the
east at frequent intervals during the night.
Subterranean thunder was heard for sev
eral hours, and at 5:10 a. in. a long rum
bling sound, apparently proceeding from
a direction little west of south, was fol
lowed by a severe shock, lasting about a
minute. Houses were perceptibly
shaken and most people awakened, q'he
subterranean thunder continued geverul
hours after the shock. The atmosphere
grew cold just before the shock. People
sleeping uncovered near an open window
found it necessary to close the windows
and wear blankets.
NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.
There was no mistaking the character of
the disturbances that occurred at a quarter
past four o’clock this morning. It was a
rude awakening for tne people of this
brave old city, but they bore as they have
borne all other great trials through which
they have been called upon to pass with
unflinching fortitude and courage. Most
of the people in the city were asleep at
the time, but the shock
was sufficiently strong to awake
them. The features of the phenomenon
and of the atmospheric conditions were
somewhat peculiar. The weather on Sun
day and Monday night was warm and sul
try. The temperature was high, and there
was on both nights an entire absence of
Wind. After 10 o’clock at night the
wind seemed to have died out entirely.
On Monday night indications of a
change in the weather were apparent,
despite the intensely warm weather.
Frequent flashes of sheet lightning were
seen in the north, and occasional rolls of
distant thunder were heard. In the opin
ion of some people these were seismic de
tonations, but there 3eems to be scarcely
room to doubt that they were rolls of dis
tant thunder. The sky over Charleston
all this time was entirely clear and the
moon shohe brightly. Shortly after
midnight the wind set in rather briskly
from the east and the clouds began to
? ather in the sky. Some persons state that
here was a light shock about 4 o’clock,
but if there was it was not sufficient to
arouse any one who was asleep. It
was fifteen minutes past live o’clock when
the shock arrived. This was about
the severest that has been felt in Charles
ton for two weeks. O her vibrations that
many people allege they have felt were
“child’s play” compared with the shock
this morning. Houses were very percepti
bly shaken and in many houses the plas
tering was thrown down. The shock is
variously estimated to have lasted from
three to'ten seconds. There seems to be
some question whether it was accompa
nied by the usual rumbliDg sound. A gen
tleman who was on the second floor of a
large brick building, said that the shaking
of the house, accompanied by the
rattling of sashes, the grinding
of the joists, and the fall
of plastering was all that he heard. A po
licemen who was stationed at the intersec
tion of Broad and Meeting streets, states
on the contrary that ue felt a very slight
movement of the earth, but distinctly
heard the noise. Another man who was
on the street on the way to his place
of business states that the eartn
moved violently and that the sound was
like the explosion of a thousand pounds ot
dynamite underground. The worst feature
of the shock was the additional injury to
the medical college, of which a large part
of the wall fell in. It is now a gaping
ruin, and apparently must come down to
the basement.
A shock to-day is reported also from
Summerville, Sumter, Blackvilie, Orange
burg, Newberry, Augusta and Savannah.
Within three minutes after the shock had
passed there were a good many people on
the streets, although comparatively
few of them were women and
children. For the last three or
four days scavengers’ carts have been
at work and the sidewalks have been so
cleared of the debris that most pedestrians
had returned to the habit oi using the
pavements. It was observed this morning,
however, that many persons kept the mid
dle of the roadways while walking through
the streets. Beyond a natural -pol
ing of dread and uncertainty
created by the shock, tne
people of Charleston seemed to have taken
the disturbance in a cool and calm way.
There was little interruption to business
and none whatever in the work of repan
which is progessing as rapidly as can DC
expected under the circumstances. It is
hoped that this is the last ol these un
welcome visitors that we shall
have. The weather to-day was
cloudy with brisk easterly winds
which are to be expected
this time of the year. . .,
The relief committee is making consider
able headway with the arduous work be
fore it. Over 3500 forms of applications
for relief on account of injury
houses and other property “ia
been issued, and nearly seven hundred
applications, fully filled out, have been re
ceived. These applications come from
every class in the community, and there
no disposition anywhere to And fault '
or object to the efforts of the commute ^
to obtain such detailed information as w
prevent public generosity tr
being abused, and to put t
most meritorious cases in
position to be attended to first. The ■bo
mittee, with a small amount of n '°' ie J ,
their disposal, in comparison with tne
public needs, must confine its s P hel f t
operations. They propose to deal a ■
with the cases of widows and orphans u
have but one house and who are unabb
make it inhabitable and safewithout
sistauce from the committee. \\ lien t
class is provided for the next in order wiu
be takeu up and disposed ot.,
THE BUILDINGS UNSAFE.
The custom house pediment has been
shoved up and the post office made safe tor
the o'ccupants. Architect Speer, how >
is satisfied of the hopeless condition otb
the post office and the United states
ginacre’ building on Meeting street,
will recommend that the department ask
congress at the next session to make an ap
propriation for the erection of a public
building of sufficient size to accommodate
all the departments of government that
are not properly provided for. Mr. Speer
will rooommend, as the beet plan, that the
government sell the post offioe and olub
house buildings, as well as the sites on
which they stand, and then secure a new
site for the erection of a building that
shall have the post offioe and oourt
house combined. It would be
advisable to oomblne these two
departments in one building, as all the
business of the post office could best be
transacted on the first floor, while the sec
ond story could be built to meet the re
quirements of the judiciary department.
The engineer and light house departments
could then be removed back to their origi
nal quarters at the custom house.
Cheap excursions will be run from all
S oints on the Atlantic Coast lime to
harleston on October 2 for the benefit of
the relief fund.
Felt at Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., September 21.—At 4:55
a. m. (city time) a distinct shock of earth
quake was felt here.
Hnvnmmli Keels II.
Savannah, September 21.—Savannah
experienced another very distiuct, earta-
quake shock at 4:55 (local - time) this morn
ing. The vibration lasted several seconds,
causing slate roofs, windows, etc., to rattle.
Hundreds of people were awakened and
many were frigkleued badly, though there
was no general alarm. Nearly everbody
talks philosophically about it and only the
more nervous are apprehensive of a de
structive visitation.
Additional SuhM'rqitlonx Uoiiorlod,
New York, September 21.—Additional
subscriptions to-dav for the Charleston re
lief fund of the chamber of commerce were
$1450, making a total of $73,583 to date.
AFFAIRS IN ATLANTA.
Komi* Wins the Guy Pigeon Sliootlng—A Heavy
Court Dorkel—Stray Shots, Kte.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Atlanta, September 21.— The Home
Gun Ciuh are registered at the Kimball
House, twenty-two strong, to-day. They
came down to have a prize shooting match
at clay pigeons with the Atlanta Gun Club.
A short time since the Atiantas went to
Rome and were defeated by the Hill City
marksmen. To-day the Rome gunners met
the Atlanta club on their own grounds.
The visitors were mot at the depot and af
ter being provided with quarters at the
Kimball House were driven over the city
in carriages. At 12 o’clock a banquet was
spread and at 2 o’clock the prize shooting
begun at Athletic park.
The prize shooting resulted in favor of
the Rome club by fifteen pigeons. There
were eleven in each shooting team, and
each man fired at twenty-five pigeons. The
best single score was made by W. A. Hemp
hill, of the Constitution, who got twenty-
one birds. The day was greatly enjoyed,
and the Rome club were elated at their
victory.
A Heavy Docket.
Atlanta, September 21.—There are 234
cases docketed for the United States dis
trict court and 126 for the circuit court.
The docket is said to be the heaviest for
five years.
A Congregation Uotton-Uggnl.
Atlanta, September 21.—During the
services in the German Lutheran church
Sunday night unknown parties threw rot
ter. eggs through the windows. One struck
a gentleman in the face and spoiled his
c)othe3. Efforts to apprehend the guilty
parlies have thus far proved unavailing.
Want* Tlii'iu 1o Como Through Georgia.
Atlanta, September 21.—Traveling Pas
senger Agent Shaw went to Chattanooga
to-day to meet several hundred Ohio ex
cursionists and offer inducements to them
to extend their trip through Georgia. The
confederate prison at Andersonvifle is al
ways a point of interest to northern trav
elers,and rates lo this place will be offered.
Stray Shots.
Atlanta, September 21.—There arc* sev
eral cases of sickness in the Atlanta jail.
Collins street has been changed to Court-
land avenue.
Atlanta is again excited over the Atlanta
and Hawkinsville railroad.
The Rome and Atlanta gun clubs are
composed of the best citizens of the two
cities.
Asa Whittaker, charged with the mur
der of Wm. Drakewood, is being tried for
his life in Fulton superior court.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Tin* Street I’nruile Abandoned—Proceeding* of
the (iruml Encampment.
St. Louis,September 21.—In consequence
of a severe rain storm which set in early
this morning it was decided to abandon
the grand parade of the Knights Templar
put down for this forenoon.
The grand encampment began its session
at 12:30 o’clock, being presided over by Sir
Knight Charles Roome, of New York city,
in the absence of Sir Knight Robert Enoch
Withers, who was ill. In the opening
and public meeting Mayor David R.
Frances delivered the address of
welcome on behalf of the city, which was
responded to by Deputy Grand Master
Roome. On behalf of the Missouri grand
commandery, the address of welcome was
presented by Sir Knight Joseph S. Brown,
grand commander, and also briefly re
sponded to by Deputy Grand Master
Roome At the conclusion of these pre
liminaries, at 1 o’clock the encampment
went into secret session to listen to the ad
dresses and reports of officers.
ON THE TRACK.
Hbecpuheail Huy Steppers on Their Jleltle.
New York. September 21.—First race at
Sheepshead Bay, } mile; Ujzie Krepps
won by two lengths, Lafitte 2d, Gardty 3d, (
tl Second' race, for two-year-olds, i mile;
Bessie June won by four lengths, Almy 2d,
Hvposia 3d; time 1:16.
Third race, for three-year-olds and up
wards 11 miles; Elgin won by a length,
De l. 2d War filgle 3d; time 1:56
Fourth race, for three-year-olds, 1 3-16
miles* King of Norfolk won by two lengths,
Ofaffi)n 2df Birth Day 3d; time 2M.
Fifth race, for three-year-olds and up
wards H miles; Adonis won by three-
fourths of a length, Vallet 2d, Florence M.
3t Sixth e rae£, 4 ? mile on turf; Harefoot won
by ahead 6"cky B. 2d, Thackeray 8d;
time 1:29b
Outlie Ituiuni Trip.
Paul Smith’s, N. Y., September 21.—
The president,accompanied by Mrs. Cleve
land, 1 Mrs. Folsom and Col. and Mrs. La
yout, arrived here last night on the re
turn trip to Washington.
Serious Rioting Between the Orangemen
and Catholioe in Belfaat,
NpenUk Berolutlonlit* CoaiUained to Death.
UIhcuhmIod In the llsuec of Commons—Paruoll’e
Bill Selected—Affktn In Bulgarin, Etc.
London, September 21.—Mr. Gladstone
{ lublisheaa letter again denying persisteut-
y the reported report that he is about to
join tho Catholic ohuroh. He says that
“tho statement that I intend to beoome a
Roman Catholio is a revival of a miserable
falsehood reproduced from time to time
without a shadow of evidence for a basis,
and is unworthy of notice until it assumes a
character very different from a merely
calumnious invention."
in the house of commons.
Lord Randolph Churchill in the house
of commons this afternoon, replying In
questions, said that in the event of troubles
arising in Bulgaria, which, however, ho
did not apprehend, the British govern
ment would act constitutionally and ad
vised the crown to act as in their opinion
would be best calculated to protect the in
terests of the empire.
Mr. John Morley resumed debate on tho
second reading of the Parnell land bill.
He thought that Mr. Parnell in his speech
last night hml proved his case in regard to
the fall in prices of Irish farm products.
He contended that the bill provided better
machinery and better method of answering
the government’s own question ns to the
necessity of relieving the Irish tenantry in
some form than would the appointment of
any royal commission. He believed that
the landlords of Ireland, and not for the
first time in their history, were making a
grievous mistake in allowing the bill to be
rejected. [Irish cheers.]
Sir Michael Ilicks-Beach suid that the
government’s commission to inquire into
the working of the land act of 1S81 would
consist of Earl Cowper, chairman, Earl
Millown, Sir James Cairo, Judge O’Hagan
and George Fottrell.
Mi*. Morley, continuing, snid he regretted
that Mr. Matthews in his first speech had
not offered hopes of conciliation. It was
generally admitted that there had been a
heavy tali in prices since the judicial rents
were fixed. The “onus probandi” inability
to pay rent devolved upon the tenants.
If the proposed depos’d of 50 percent. wa3
too small, the government could propose
to raise tne amount in committee.
[Cheers], If it was true that the inability
of the tenants was due to the excessive use
of whisky, or subscriptions to the league,
it would be easy to insert an amendment
requiring a tenant to show a satisfactory
cause of his inability to pay rent, render
ing dishonesty impossible. What had the
landlords to fear if their cause was just?
[Cheers]. The vicious laud system in Ireland
prevented the tenants from reaping the
fruits of their industry. He would vote for
Mr. Parnell’s bill, because he believed it
would create a smooth and calm interval
between the sessions and enable them to
consider the Irish question generally.
Mr. Chaplen, conservative, onnoMd. the
bill. He taunted Messrs. Glnasrone find*
Morley with again using argument of fear.
The Parnell bill was the most impudent
proposal ever submitted to parliament. It
involved a reduction of fifty per cent, for
an indefinite period. [Cheers.]
Lord Hartington regretted that he was
unable to support Gladstone’s conclusions.
He said there was little doubt that the
time had arrived for a full inquiry into the
agrarian question in Ireland and the gov
ernment was about to institute such in
quiry; yet pending this investigation Glad
stone was prepared to talte action on Par
nell’s bill in a way which only last August
he (Gladstone) argued would be unfair.
[Cheers.] 'I he existing judicial rents were
fixed in a period of great depression
and it had not yet been proved
that the land courts had failed to make
due aliowancts lor the state of things that
had arisen sine- that time. Parliament
would incur a great responsibility if it re
jected the government’s proposals for the
preservation of order, as such action would
encourage socialistic and communistic
ideas in the interest of a certain class of
persons. [Cheers.] The late government,
ho continued, had not ventured to suggest
temporary relief measures for Ireland. Its
whole action had been entirely opposed to
the idea that judicial rents were not prop
erly fixed.
Lord Harrington failed to sue that any
case had been made out which would
justify interference with the judicial rents.
The bill did not deserve the assent of the
house. It offered a temptation to the
tenants to withhold a half of their rents,
and debarred the landlords from recover
ing their rightful dues. It was without
precedent and totally dissimilar to pre
vious bills which embodied that had princi
ple. Since ’80 the position pf the tenant
had enormously improved, and he now
possessed every protection against eviction
or harsh action on the part of the land
lord. [Cheers.]
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said he
thought there was a certain want of reality
about the discussion. He was puzzled to
account for the silence of the Paruellites,
and contended that they could not believe
that the case for the bill had been made
out. Did they think the bill had any
chance of passing ? He was afraid tho rea
son for their action was that the bill was
simply a measure to enable the separatist
party to attack the government, who were
acting in accordance with all their pre
vious declarations in declining to consent
to a second reading of the bill. He de
clared that the bill, if passed, would not be
received in the south and west of Ireland
as a temporary measure. It would
permanent:;,’ upset tho settlement ef
fected by the land act of ’81. Nothing
had been said about the fall of
prices until the rejection of the home rule
bill. Prices were rising at the present
moment. The statistics regarding evic
tions were misleading. The increase in
the number of evictions was no proof of
the inability of the tenants to pay their
rents. He believed that the total number
of evictions in 1335 did not exceed three in
2000 tenants.
PARNELL’S BILL REJECTED.
Mr. Parnell’s laud bill was rejected by a
vote of 297 to 202.
TO DISCUSS THE QUEEN’S SPEECH.
The cabinet will to-morrow discuss the
queen’s speech to lie read at the proroga
tion of parliament.
Irelaml.
THE RIOTING IN BELFAST CONTINUES.
Belfast, September 21.—Desultory riot
ing, accompanied by firing, continued
throughout the city during all of last night.
Two policemen were severely wounded,
and a number of citizens were injured.
How many of the latter were hurt is not
officially known, because friends carried
them away before the authorities could se
cure them for hospital treatment. Twenty
arrests were made during the night. The
Catholics evince a more bitter spirit
against the police and soldiers. The ap
pearance of a single constable in one of tne
troubled districts last night was greeted
with a volley of twenty stones. Tho aspect
of affairs thiB morning is threatening and
more flgbtiug is expected.
Belfast,September 21.—3 P. M.—Rioting
was resumed at dinner time at the junction
of Northumberland street and Falls road
by the Catholio mill bands stoning the po-
ueen’a
eon-
stoning
was so heavy and skillful that the police
had to retreat as far as Shank hill. Here
they were reinforced and drove the mob
back, capturing a number on the way.
While this battlo was going on another
mob, iu a different locality, attacked with
stones the Black Watch regiment of Welsh
men, although the soldiers were fully
armed and in fighting array. The troops,
with fixed baynets, charged in double
quick time on tho mob and drove them
from the scene, wounding a great number
of the rioters and arresting two.
Still another mob got into a fight in a
tram car stable, and surging out into tho
street, threw a passing car from the track
and overturned it. Tho car was at tho
time filled with passengers. The mob that
overturned this car evidently had not in
tended to do it. They wore lighting pure
ly a religious fight, but tho locality was
infested with rowdies drawn hither by the
riot, and when these turned the car upside
down and found it filled with people they
fusi laded it with stones. The terror-
stricken passengers crowded eloso under
tho seats and under one another and
shielded themselves as best they could
wit-li floor mats. Their situation was
dreadful until the military rescued thorn
and escorted them to a place of safety.
Bulgnrla.
BPICY REPLY TO RUSSIA'S NOTE.
Sofia, September 21.—The Bulgarian
government, replying to Russia’s note,
says that tne trial of the revolutionary
conspirators has been delayed until the ar
rival of Gen. Kauib.irs. Tho government
cannot stop the course of justice. It lms
no fear that tho trial will jeopardize the
peace of the country, which notes, such as
Russia presented, might do. If tho Rus
sian agent desires to know the progress
of the trial he can obtain the desired in
formation in the same way as agents of
other powers.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FIXED.
The committee appointed to examine
into and report upon tho recent coup
d’etat have concluded their investigation.’
They pronounce M. M, Karakeloff, Nikif
or;:.!!' and Zankoff jointly criminally re
sponsible for the affair, and recommend
that ad three be suspended from parlia
mentary immunity. The sobranje, at its
next meeting, will decide what further
stops, if any, shall be taken against the
three declared conspirators.
RUSSIA REFUSES TO RECEIVE THE REPLY.
Sofia, September 21.—The Russian
agent here has declined to receive Bulga
ria’s re ply .to Russia’s latest note because
it contains a passage referring to General
Kaulbaurs and also reads a lecture to Rus
sia. At the same time the agent expresses
satisfaction with the substance of the an
swer. The premier will have an interview
with the Russian agent and will negotiate
for the withdrawal of both notes. It is
explained that ..General Kaulbaurs was
mentioned in the note because Germany,
Austria and Russia had asked Bulgaria to
postpone the trial of the conspirators until
General Kaulbaurs arrival in Sofia.
Spill ii.
REVOLUTIONISTS CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
Madrid, September 21.—All of the offi
cers implicated in yesterday’s attempt at
revolution have been condemned to death.
A band of rebels at Acona, in the province
of Toledo, killed their commanding officer
and then returned to allegiance and
prayed for mercy. The common soldiers
who took part in the uprising generally
repent their folly to-day and blame their
officers for leading them astray. Soldiers
are everywhere yielding to the authorities.
In the the province of Toledo two bands
of rebels, however, still holdout. They
are trying to reach the Guadarrama moun
tains imd a force of loyal troops has been
sent in pursuit of them.
STILL LOOKING FOR THEM.
Madrid, September 21.—Loyalist troops
continue to scour the country in pursuit
of groups of insurrectionists, and many ar
rests are mado. Frequent skirmishes are
reported between troops and rebels. It
was reported to-day that a band of rebels
had appeared near Araniuez’s royal resi-
dencelin New Castile. The arrests of per
sons of well known republican views con
tinue.
Iliillitnil.
A SOCIALIST’S SENTENCE.
Amsterdam, September 21. Guel, the
socialist, has been sentenced to eight years
imprisonment for shooting Police Com
missary Hark.
Turkey.
FORTY THOUSAND MEN TO HE MOBILIZED.
Constantinople, September 21.—The
Turkish government proposes to mobilize
40,000 men ill the district between Salonica
and Uskup.
ON ’CHANGE.
Buell Less Activity uml But Little Excitement.
New York, September 21.—The stock
market to-day exhibited much less activity
than yesterday. The opening was at
tended with some excitement, but there
was a considerable pressure to sell and
the expected reaction took place. Muehlof
the selling was for arbitrage account, the
prices here being above those in London.
There was an advance of j cent in
sterling exchange, due to the scarcely of
commercial bills, and Pacific Mail upon
stories of trouble with the Panama railroad
broke nearly 2, but repeated the
performance of yesterday and recovered a
greater part of the loss at the close. Tho
action of tho coal committee in limiting
the output caused a marked advance in
coal shares, especially Lackawanna and
Delaware and Hudson. The opening was
tirm to strong, the first prices showing ad
vances of i to i only, except Union
Pacific, which was up 1. After a
few further slight advances general
list became heavy, while West
ern Union was conspicuously strong,
advancing over 1, although it
gave way with the remainder of the mar
ket later. After the first half hour tliero
was a marked decrease in the amount of
business done,and the market at times be
came dull and the prices slowly yielded
until after 1 p. m. The stimulus gained by
the strength of the coal stocks then ral
lied, and in many eases the highest prices
yet reached were made in the
last hour, the market closing strong.
The net result of the day’s business
is a decline for a majority of the active list
of small fractions only. On the other
hand Lackawanna is up 2, Delaware and
Hudson lg, New England H and Jersey
Central 1. Sales, 490,(XXI shares.
The Theti* Wins.
Marble Head, Mass., September 2t.—
The race between Boston’s crack sloop,
the Thetis, and the cutter, Slranger, trom
Newport to Marble Head for $500, was won
by the Thetis, which arrived here at 9:63
o’clock, with the mainsail reefed, the top
mast haused and the bonnet out of her jib.
The Stranger is not in sight at this hour,
11 a. m.
THE ffiLOR TOURNAMENT.
Waging Politioal Warfare Under the
Rosea of Tennessee.
Bob unit Alt Coatruted in to Ability on the
Stump—The I,utter Bore FIuIhIiuiI llut Luts Vor*
xetllo unit Magnetic With tho Sunken Thun Bob.
Whut Their t'emoetgn Thunder Coimlxte of.
Some Predictions.
Nashville, Tenn., September 21.—The
g ubernatorial canvass which tho Taylor
rothers are making has been ono of un
precedented excitement. They have
averaged several iiours daily speaking
since starting and but in two cases have
had as much us five hours for sleep. In
one stretch of seventy-two hours they
rested but five. But they have stood the
strain remarkably well, being old cam
paigners and realizing tho necessity for
husbanding their resources. But neither
realized the tremendous demands to be
made upon their endurance. Their ap
pointments cover every day, and tho sta
tions are so fur apart as to necessitate an
immediate start at the close of tho debate
for tho next station. Speaking at Wood
bury Saturday involved a ride over coun
try roads of fully forty miles, and oven
rougher journeys are yet in store.
Each is bending every energy to defeat
tho other on the stump as to popular
choice. There Is no room for doubt and
debate is growing stronger every day, each
finding out t he ability of the other and be-
I coming more determined. Each manifests
I a sinerro interest in the personal welfare
of the other and little brotherly acts of
j kindness which mark their intercourse are
beautiful features of their campaign.
The campaign equipment of Bod Taylor
l is certainly rich and varied. Anecdote,
| magnetism and versatility mako the com
bination. One may follow him on his
tour, tor instance, and while the general
I tenor of his speeches is the same, ho has
! the gift of turning things around and pre
senting them each day in a new. fresh light,
j lb: keeps on making drafts on his stock of
I anecdotes and put illustrations, but the
! supply seems inexhaustible us the widow's
] cruse. Aside from this, too, even the re
publicans confess to something indescriba
ble about Bob which catches and bolds the
attention. Nobody can exactly exulain it,
hut everybody feels it. You shake him by
the hand or look into Ins eye and a pecu
liar sort of magnetism is experienced.
Crowds appear to surrender to it on tho
first fire. I noticed this magnetic despot
ism Bob wields over his audiences very
forcibly during the meeting yesterday at
Woodbury. I interviewed one of the old
est democrats in the county as to what he
thought of Bob’s speech. “I never,” he
said, “was so thoroughly surprised in my
life. I’ve been led to believe that Bob
Taylor wus only a joker, but I find out bo
is un orator of real eloquence, and a cam
paigner unequa'el hi the politics of Ten
nessee. I predict that his majority will
not be under 40,000.”
And yet the speech was in the same gon
eral line os before and covered topics not
peculiarly thrilling to the average auditor
—an arraignment of the republican party
for a long term of misrule, and a discus
sion of the Blair bill and tariff questions.
The Blair bill he declared a fraud because
so long as the nation is in debt there can
be no honest surplus, no fund to be voted
for education or any other uncousti ra
tional purpose.
Alf is still suffering from his throat.
Although somewhat better, hiH voice is
still hoarse. He acquitted himself well,
hut it was a tug up bill. His opening
declaration of principles covers free
thought, free ballots, fair counts, univer
sally free education, protection to Amei i-
cau industries and equal rights for ail.
There is no discussion of dead issues, i.o
bloody shirt appeals to the passions of the
war. Honesty of purpose on both sides is
freely conceded. His campaign thunder
consists of hard times, which, of
course, lie attributes to democratic tinker*
ings with the tariff. Protection is the
cardinal feature in his creed. Then ae
answers Bob’s arguments on the Blair bill
b.y shirking its constitutionality and paint
ing vividly tho educational resurrection in
volved in its passage. The brothers come
of staunch republican pedigree, and Alf
generally tickles the audience in conclu
sion "by alluding to Bob’s having left the
family’s political gods. He did all in his
power to hold him back, nut when he
found Ephraim wus joined to his idols ho
said, “Let him go.”
„ ly muiu yuo wii uuui,
causing his death in a short time. • * •
There Is no mitigating feature in the caae,
but a reckless disregard of human life on
the part of the accused from the time ha
boarded the train at Ashland until he took
the life of the unfortunate Anglin. Where
fore judgment affirmed.
Hon Foster Managod It.
New York, September 21.—Charles
Roane Parnell, secretary of the California
calicd at
Vintage Com]
the police
headquarters to-day and added his testi
mony to the mass already in the possession
of the detectives to convict C. W. Foster,
the imprisoned banker of 42 Broadway,
who is charged With swindling to an un
precedented extent. How many accom
plices Foster hns is not known. Two were
arrested recently and bailed, Foster testi
fying to their respectability and good
business standing. The California Vintage
Company was victimized by a third one,
C. V. Sargent, who claimed to be
in business on Walker street. He
gave Foster as reference and
that gentleman gave him an excellent
character, thus enabling him to swin
dle the company out of $402. Foster’s fa
vorite way of operating was to give thirty
day drafts on fictitious London banking
houses, taking as security endorsed notes
for twenty-seven or twenty-eight days.
Among tile voluminous correspondence
found in his office was a list of addresses of
persons, which he tried ineffectually to
conceal when arrested. The police be
lieve it is a list of his victims. In tho list
are the following: Burroughs & Co.,
Knoxville, Tenn.; G. M. Amos, Carrollton,
Ga.; J. A. Morris, Pin Hook, Fla.; J. A.
IlaiiiH, Bowie, Texas.
CORN HUSKING.
Yury Clo*e Kutlmato uh to tho PrSlialilc Yield ta
Bony States.
Chicago, September 21.—The following
crop review will appear in this week’s issue
of the Farmer’s Review:
The corn crop Is maturing rapidly, and
tho correspondents this woek indicate, ap
proximately, tho probable yield per acre
In bushels. - Frosts occurred in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska during the
week, and some injury is roported to the
into grain iu the low lands, but, in the
main, no general injury occurred, owing
to the maturity of the grain. In twenty-
one counties in Illinois, the average ranges
from ten to forty bushels, with an appar
ent. average of about twentjjjffive bush-
est average
is
low-
froin
DRUNKENNESS NO EXCUSE.
Tin* Court of Apiii'itls llerlilns Iliut n Mini has
no Klglil or K.xruxe to Got Drunk mill Com
mit Murder.
Frankfort, Ky., September 21.—There
was a ease decided by the court of appeals
which is calculated to have a salutary
effect on cheeking the disposition of a
class of men to get drunk in order that
they may commit crimes they would not
dure to commit when sober. In January,
1884, K. F. Burchett, while a passenger on
the train from Ashland, killed Albert
Auglin, in Carter county, tor which he was
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
The circumstances of the ease are re
cited in the following extracts from tho
opinion of Judge Pryor, who takes occa
sion to dwell at some length on the weak
ness of the plea of drunkenness as a mit
igating excuse in behalf of the appellant:
There is no effort at self-defense, and the
only reason assigned for the cruel and
| reckless murder is that ut tho time of the
killing the accused was under the influ
ence of liquor. This is no excuse for crime,
land to hold that the commission of one
i wrongful act is an excuse or mitigation of
i a still greater offense would be to license
the wreekless violators of the law to seek
revenge iu taking the lives of those who
hud inflicted upon them actual or irnagi-
; nary injuries. Insanity, when established,
constitutes a defense, ' but when
| using stimulants that inflame the passions
for the time being and embolden one to do
that which be would not do if sober,affords
; no excuse, nor does it lessen the degree
: of the offense. In this case the appellant
boarded the train that was leaving the city
of Ashland with pistol in hand, threaten
ing the conductor if he put any of his
friends off, and holding it in such a posi
tion cocked as endangered the lives or the
i passengers. He tired several shots from
the train, and when passing his own depot
he declined to get off until lie accom-
I plished his purpose, and that was to tuke
t the life of the conductor. The latter had
put him off the cars some time previous
I because he declined to pay his fare and he
i announced his purpose prior to the Ash-
| land fair that he would settle it with him
at that time and place.
Augiin, the murdered man, was on the
| train going to his home, and had expostu
lated with the accused ,as to his conduct,
and from the proof resembled the conduc
tor both in dress and appearance, and
when shot by the accused the proof con
duces to show that the latter supposed he
was shooting at the conductor. When
Anglin left the train anil was standing on
* the depot, the accused, without a word of
I warning in any way, shot the deceased
reported
Henry county, where tho probable yield is
placed at ten bushels, while LaSalle, Law
rence and Dekalb report the probable
average at thirty-five bushels. In Clay,
Fayette, Macoupin, Macon, Rock Island
and Warren it is reported at from twenty-
live to thirty bushels, and in Adams, Car-
roll, Marshall and McLean it is placed at
from twenty to twenty-two bushels. The
same general averogo is indicated in Iowa.
In Polo Alto, Polk and Allainkee counties
tho average la indicated at from fifteen
to twenty bushels. In Hancock,
Wapello, ‘ Henry and Shelby
oounties the average runs from
twenty-five to thirty-five bushels. In
Calhoun the average is placed at forty
bushels. In seventeen counties the gen-
! oral average is placed at twenty-six
I 1, ishels. The average in Minnesota in
fourteen counties is placed at twenty-eight
| bushels. In Indiana twelve counties re
port a general average of twenty-nine
I bushels. In Kansas tho report from twelve
; counties reduces the average to twenty-
: two bushels. In Ohio tho average of the
1 countief reporting this week places the
] general average at thirty-two bushels. In
: Wisconsin the average drops to twenty-six
; bushels. In Missouri the general average is
placed at twenty-four bushels. The reports
from Nebraska indicate unusually large
I yields in Rome counties. In Cedar, Mer-
] rick, Platte and Hitchcock counties the
repovta indicate that, the yield will range
; from forty to sixty bushels. The reports
from Michigan indicate a yield ranging
from twenty to seventy bushels to tho
acre. While none of the returns are suffi-
1 ciently complete to estimate accurately
1 the general average or the probable yield,
] the data is ample as indicating approxi-
I mately the probable gcnerltl uverugo in
1 several slates.
The reports of hog cholera are a little
more numerous, but not in sufficient num
bers to oocusion any special concern. In
Adams county, Illinois, one-half the hogs
are roported to have died from cholera.
In Fayette and McLean counties, Illinois,
the cholera is reported, also in JohDson,
Calhoun, Hamilton and Shelby counties,
Iowa, and in Adams, Randolph uud Rush
counties, Indiana. In nearly every one of
the remaining counties reporting this
week the indications are that the run is
somewhat lighter this year than usual, but
that the hogs are healthy.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Tin* Flei-iion of Grand Officer* at Ronton Yester
day.
Boston, September 21.—The following
officers were elected to-day by the sover
eign grand lodge of Odd Fellows:
Grand Sire—John H. White, of New
York.
Deputy Grand Sire—J. C. Underwood, ol
Kentucky.
Grand Secretary—L. A. Ross, of New
Jersey.
Grand Treasurer—A. Shepard, of Penn
sylvania.
Honoring Jefferson Hurls' ll;ilighter.
Richmond, Va., September 21.—Miss
j Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis,
president of the late confederacy, who has
been in this city for some days, visited the
Confederate Soldiers’ Home this afternoon
; and was tendered a reception by the vet-
! erans of the home. She was elected an
honorary member of the R. E. Lee camp
and was invested with a badge of mem
bership by Governor Lee, who made an
| eloquent and feeling speech. Rev. Dr. J.
William Jones responded in behalf of Miss
Davis in acknowledgement of the compli
ment, who was presented to the vete
rans personally, and shook hands with
' each one cordially. This is the first time
Miss Davis has been in Richmond since
! she was taken away an infant nt the time
ot tho evacuation of the city in April, 1865.
The Gauge Changed.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 21.—A
Sanford (Fla.i Times-Union special says
tiie South Florida railway, narrow gauge,
changed its standard last night from San
ford to Tampa, 115 miles. The entire line
of fast mail to Cuba is now standard gauge.
A through train’s service with Pullman
cars from New York and Washington via
Jacksonville to Tampa will be inaugurated
at once, connecting with the fast Plant
steamers to Havana, carrying mails to the
West Indies and Carribean sea ports.
Girt*u tu tin* Mayflower.
New York, September 21.—The com
mittee on the Newport races late this
afternoon gave their decision as follows:
The Gitana takes the schooner’s cup; the
Mayflower wins in her class, Stranger in
tiie second class, and Cinderella in the
third class. The Galatea was ruled out,
having fouled a buoy.