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(Columlm 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.