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VOL. XXV111—NO. 235 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS COS! FROM HE CUE CITY. A Superintendent at the Capitol Killed by a Falling Stone. The Prohibitionists Hold a Big Mcotlng-The Con tent Brows Warm—An Kpidealc of Finn—A quiet Marriage—Tax Arbitration, Etc. Special to Enquirer-Sun. Atlanta, September 27.—Atlanta had a regular fire epidemic this morning and the department has made a record for itself that it has just cause to feel proud of. Three fires, all within twenty-five minutes, at different parts of town, all in frame buildings with shingle roofs, and a total damage of less than $25, is a record of which few departments can boast, and yet it was made this morning in Atlanta. The first alarm was given at 9:35 and the fire was on the roof of a butcher shop at 111 Marietta street, occasioned by a spark from a passing locomotive. It waj put out W'ith a single stream, the damage not exceeding $10. The second alarm was at 9:45, and the fire was in a residence at 51 Forsyth street, occasioned by a defective flue. The re serve engine reported to this, but extin guished the fire with buckets of water. The third alarm came in at 10 o’clock and the fire was at 125 Spring street. It was speedily extinguished with about $5 loss. Said Chief Joyner: “It was pretty tight papers, but we stood it much better than the horses. It was pretty hard on them to be dashing from place to place through the hot sun, but we got there.” Agrleultuml Exhibits. Atlanta, September 27.—The specimen agricultural exhibits continue to be re ceived at the agricultural department. Farmers all over the state should take a lively interest in this matter. Their ex hibits will be presented in the department with their names on a tag, together with the locality where grown. Mr. T. P. Kim ball, of (Quitman county, sends in to-day fine specimens of sugarjeaue and cotton, and Mr. W. A. Scott, of Rockdale, sends specimens of prolific corn and tobacco. The Legislative Primary. Atlanta, September 27.—The candi dates and their friends are hard at work to-day, and to-morrow’s fight Will be a hard one. The general opinion seems to be that T. P. Westmoreland, of the prohibi tion ticket, and Clark Ilowell, unpledged, are certain of nomination. The third man is a matter of speculation, and J. J. Fain, of the prohibition ticket, and Welborn Bray, unpledged, aro most frequently men tioned. Stray Shots. Atlanta, September 27.—J. L. Floyd was to-day commissioned a justice of the peace for the 1398th district of DeKalb county, and Virgil A. Stuart notary public for the 1291st. district of Murray county. A quiet wedding was celebrated to-night at 9:30 o’clock at the residence of Mr. F. M. Richardson, on Rawson street, in which Miss Lula Richardson and Mr. R. W. Rood were the contracting parties. The marriage was performed in the presence of the family and a few intimate friends. No cards. Mr. and Mrs. Road left for an extended western trip, after which they will make Atlanta tneir future home. The bride is a sister of Mr. T. H. Richard son, of the Constitution staff. A fatal Accident at the Capitol. Atlanta, Ga., September 27.—A terrible accident occurred at the new capital build ing this afternoon, which resulted in the death of one of the most reliable men en gaged on the building. A huge stone which went over the window of the third story fell a distance of about forty feet upon Superintendent Larkin, crushing him into a shapeless mass. The stone weighed several thousand pounds. It was being hauled up to where it was to he used on the wall, when the hooks slipped out and it fell to the ground. Superintendent Larkin happened to be immediately under it. Some one on the wall shouted out a warning as it fell and Mr. Larkin threw back his head to look up. As he did so the stone fell on his chest. His head and arms thus escaped mutilation, but his body and lower limbs were fearfully crushed. Superintendent Larkin has been director of the rigging, the pulleys, etc., and was one of the best paid and most valuable men employed on the capital. He leaves a wife. He was about middle age, and came from Phila delphia here. To lie Arbitrated. Atlanta, September 27.—Messrs. Tyler, M. Peeples, R. C. Hurnber and H. C. Fos ter will arbitrate the A., G. & S. railroad tax to-morrow. Mr. Peeples left tor Au gusta to-day and will be met there to night by Mr. Humber. A Prohibition Meeting. Atlanta, September 27.—The prohibi tionists held a big meeting in the base ment of the court house to-night, which was addressed by Messrs. Henry Hillyer, James Ware, Recorder Anderson and Dr. Hawthorne. Mr. Hillyer made an ex haustive review of the whole prohibition contest in Atlanta from its inception to the present time, skillfully inciting the au dience to the sun port of the prohibition ticket for the principles it embodied, inde- dependeut of the men. After get ting the audience ut> to this point he briefly spoke _ of the personnel of the ticket, declaring in favor of each man upon it, and calling upon the audience to support the ticket undivided. Ware is a Knight of Labor, and his speech was to bring that wing up in good order. He was a good talker and kept the audience in a roar of applause. He said Perkins was the representative of the laboring men ou the ticket, and it should be a source of pride to the Knights of Labor that their first representative in the legislature of Georgia should go there upon the high platform of morality and good order embodied in the principle ol prohibition. , . Recorder Anderson made a short speech, declaring that there was no possible hope for either of the other candidates except Clark Howell, and no attack had been made on any member of their tic cet ex cept Perkins. The fight was Clark Howell against Dr. Perkins. He strongly ur^ed the support of the straight prohibition ticket. ,, „ , ., Dr. Hawthorne was called on and said he had no idea of opening his mouth in the meeting, and he knew that in respond ing to the flattering call that had been made for him he would be taunted with mixing politics and religion. He did not believe in carrying politics in religion, but he did believe in carrying his religion in politics and every where else. He believed in that religion which made a man .as pure in politics and on the hustings as in the pulpit or at the communion table. He didn thave ( anything to say against any gentleman per- ; sonally, but advocated the support of those men squarely pledged to prohibi tion. The meeting was enthusiastic and a resolution was passed that all present should go early to the polls and work late. The fight to-morrow will be a hard one. The Fifth Fire. Atlanta, September 27.—-Atlanta had the fifth fire in twelve hours at 10 o’clock to-night. It was more serious than those to-day. The fire was in a two-story frame building and was well advanced before tho alarm was sounded. The explosion of a large can of oil in the store scattered the flames in all directions. Tho first building and three small one-story frame buildiugs were partly destroyed. The damage is estimated at $1200, A Call for llonds. Washington, September 27.—The not ing secretary of the treasury this afternoon issued the 143d oall for the redemntion of bonds. The call is for $16,000,000' of the 3 per cent, loan of ’82, and notice is given that tho principal and accrued interest of the bonds below designated will be paid at tho treasury of the United States on tho first day of November, ’86, and that the in terest on said bonds will cease on that day, viz.: Fifty dollars original No. 50 to orig inal No. 55, both inclusive; $100, ditto 64 to 776 ditto; $500, ditto 286 to 340 ditto; $1000, ditto 2435 to 2834 ditto; $10,000, ditto 7309 to 8810 ditto. Total, $15,000,000. Tho bonds described above are either bonds of tho “original” issue, which havo but one serial number nt each end, or “substitute” bonds, which may bo distin guished by a double set of numbers, which are marked plainly “original numbers” and “substitute numbers.” All of the bonds of this loan will be called by the original numbers only. Three months in terest due November 1,1886, on the above described bonds will not lie paid by checks forwarded to the holders of the bonds, but will be paid with the principal to the holders at the time of presentation. The parties holding the bonds called by this circular can obtain immediate payment, with interest to date of presentation, by requesting the same in a letter forwarding the bonds for redemp tion. Many of the bonds originally included in the above numbei's have beeu trans ferred or changed into other denomina tions on n waiver, the original numbers being cancelled, or have been redeemed under the circular of September 15, 1886, and leaving outstanding, apparent, the amount above stated. HE EARTH IX CONVULSIONS. The People Along the Coast Badly Frightened Again. Thoj Hash from Their Houses In Charleston—Olil PlssterlA* Shaken Down—Wilmington Experi ence* Two Shocks—Augusta Pools On*. ON ’CHANGE. A Reported Schama Causes a Itmiiurkiilile Itlsc in New England. New York, September 27.—The stock market to-day showed less activity than the average of last week, but New York and New England sprang into the first place in the dealings, being nearly twice those of any other stocks. Trading in this stock overshadowed interest in all the restof the murket and the street is considerably puz zled for the reason of the deal. Advices from Boston disclaim any knowledge of the affair, but at the same time chronicled exemption in the stock equal to that in the New York board. The gen erally accepted theory, however, is that the Manhattan elevated people here are seeking the control both of it and tho New York City and Northern, but the de tails of the scheme are not yet ready for publication. The stock made an advance of nearly 6 to-day, part of which was lost in the last hour. There was considerable strength displayed by many of the special ties, which seemed to help the general market materially. The opening was rather heavy, Pacific Mail, Union Pacific and Omaha be ing down * each, while changes in other active stacks were for insignificant amounts, and about equally divided be tween gains and losses. There was active trading in early dealings and the market was weak, especially Jersey Central and Western Union, but extraordinary strength in New England soon rallied the list, after which t he market was comparatively firm until the last hour, when the hears raided the list and everything was carried down to tho lowest of the day. With the excep tion of New England, the market closed weak. Sales, 422,000 shares. ‘SOUTH ST. LOUIS FRIGHTENED. .1 Dynamite Bomli round at a l.lvery Stable. St. Louis, September 27.—The citizens of South St. Louis are thoroughly aroused over the finding of a dynamite bomb at the office of John 11. Conrad, keeper of a livery stable on South Broadway. When Mr. Conrad went to his stable yesterday morn ing he found a small chalk box, from which a fuse partially protruded, in the doorway. He picked up the box, carefully removed its lid and was horrified to see neatly packed in sand and saw dust, a regular Chicago anarchist bomb. The police were at once notified and they took charge of and carried it to the police station, wherelit was thoroughly examined. The instrument of destruction was a cast iron shell resembling in shapo a duck egg about three inches in diameter and filled with dvnamito and bullets, with an open ing in tiie top to admit a fuse. Why any one should desire to destroy his stables Mr. Conrad is at a loss to know. A Kentucky Tragedy. Louisville,September 27.—The Courier- Journal’s special says: Nat Johnson, nephew of ex-Governor Johnson, shot and killed Ben Crady at Nelsonville, Ky. The killing grew out of the late Robert- son-Montgomery congressional race. Crady and Jim Smith attacked Johnson, who shot Crady through the brain and tired at Smith, who escaped by running. A Florida Town Burned. Jacksonville, Fla., September 27.—Fire broke out about 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning in Deland, Valusia county, Flor ida, and destroyed thirty buildings in the business part of the town. It began in Wilcox’s saloon, and is thought to havo been of incendiary origin. The loss is esti mated at $72,000. The insurance cannot be stated, because the records are burned. | A Itaui' Arranged. Providence, It. I., Sept. 27.—A match ! has been arranged between the yachts , Miranda and Sachem for a forty mile race | off Newport next Thursday. The start will j be from Brenton’s reef lightship, twenty I miles to windward, or to leeward, and re- j turn. The prize will be a silver cup. A Strike Settled. Philadelphia, Pa., September 27.—At a conference here to-day between the win dow glass manufacturers and a committee of employes the wage question was settled and fires will be started at once. This set tlement affects all the factories in New Jersey, Maryland, New York and Pennsyl vania east of the Alleghanies. Tli<* Cesspool of CiiHseilnesK. Columbus, Ohio, September 27.—An analysis of the water left in their cell to- i day shows that three penitentiary prison- | ers who were taken suddenly sick Satur- | day night were poisoned. One of them, , John Francis, is still very sick. The others I were not badly affected. All are important ; witnesses in the pending investigation of j abuse at the prison. 1 Charleston. S. C., September 27.—A slight earthquake shock was felt here at two minutes past 5 o’clock this afteenoon, accompanied by a loud rumbling sound. The wave moved from the north to the south. Tho shock lasted about two seconds. Houses were shaken perceptibly and a number of persons rushed into the streets. No damage was done beyond the falling of loose plastering. The same shook was felt at Savannah, Ga,, Sum merville, Orangeburg, Camden, Granite- ville. Hopkins, Kingville and the Ten- Mile hill. The work of the relief committee is pro gressing favorably. Over 1100 applications for assistance to repair houses huve been filed with the relief committee, 400 of which are from widows and unmarried women. About 500 rations were issued to needy families to-day. Businoss men speak hopefully of the future. A prominent con tractor, who has been advertising in the morning papera for bricklayers and plas terers, stated to-day that in his opinion 500 to 1006 workmen of that class would find employment here dur ing the winter and spring at $4 a day and upwards. The supply at present is not ono-half equal to the de mand. Dr. J. B. Hnbbell, general field officer, and Miss Clara Barton, president of the National Red Cross Society, arrived in Charleston to-day. They come to inspect the situation and soe whether it is neces sary to enlist further aid from the various Red Cross societies of the United States. They bring a message to Mayor Courtenay from Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago, saying that the contribution received from the Chicago Red Cross society is not the only subscription that will be made by Chicago, but that the citizens of that place are organizing a movement by which the best results will be attained, and that Chi cago will yet be heard from. Augusta Kelt It. AUGUSTA, Ga., September 27.—There was a distinct shock of earthquake here at 5 o’clock. Two Earthquake Sharks. Wilmington, N. C., September 27.—A special to the Star reports two earthquake shocks at Smithville, one at 11:30 last night and one at. 4:56 this morning. There was no damage done. AN EMPTY THREAT. That Indulged III lijr National lluiika—'Treasurer Jordan Says That Should They Withdraw They Would qulrkly Go to tlio Wall. . New York, September 26.—A Washing ton special to the Sun says : “Treasurer Jordan, referring yesterday to the alleged threat of several national banks to with draw from the national banking Bystem, said: ‘You can rest assured that uo bank will carry out that threat—first, be cause the situation for them is not at all stringent, and they are in no danger of being driven to the wall or even cramped by these bond calls; secondly, because there are no state laws under which these banks can reorganize profitably. If any of the states had laws under which these banks could issue currency, there might be some temptation to them to go out of the system, although I doubt if their circulation would be accepted generally then. I am inclined to believe that these banks would not for a good deal lose their status as national banks, for the reason that much of their business would go to the remaining national banks. This would the girl home, going as far as tho gate leading to the front door of tho institute. That was the last seen of her alive, except by the person or persons who murdered her. The next morning tho body was dis covered over 100 yards away from tho institute building. A new pairof gloves and her pocketbook wore missing. Two wounds on each side of her head showed where she had been struck with some blunt in strument, and marks of flugors on tier throat proved that she had beeu strangled to death. The physicians who made tho post mortem examination were positive that tho girl had been criminally assaulted before sho was killed. Titus was arrested and committed to the county jail here, and a week later the grand jury formally in dicted him. Titus pleaded not guilty to the indictment, biP reserved tho right to AVithdraw iiis plea nt any time. JUSTIN M’CARTHY. Arrlral at New York of tho Distinguished Irish Member—Ills Violin on Sonin of fho Lending questions. New York, September 27.—Justin Mc Carthy, who arrived hero Saturday after noon ou the White Star steamer Brittanio. avus met down the bay by a committee ol reception on a revenue cutter. The com mittee cordially greeted Mr. McCarthy, who was pleased to meet them. The com mittee consisted of Col. Cavanaugh, Win. Lane O’Neil and Win. B. Clarke. Mr. Mc Carthy is a middle-sized man, with a florid complexion and a sandy gray board. He said that lie came over in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Praed, and had a delightful journey. He talked freely, and said, in regard to the defeat of Gladstone’s home rule measure, that he was quite prepared for it and was sur prised that there was not a greater ma jority against it. The people wore now anxious to see what Chamberlain would do. He did not think that Ilnrtington had carried as many with him as it was thought he would do, and lie believed that it would be found that the secessionists would fall away from I ho ranks of Salis bury when they found that they had re ceived no appointments. If eviction was pressed in Ireland ho thought there might be individual disturbances hero and there, but there would he no organized political troubles, because the Irish people under stood the position of alliiirs perfectly. As to tho suppression of the na tional league that could never take place, because it was an English us well as an Irish institution and it would re quire an act of parliament to bring this to pass, which would bo very dillloult of ac complishment as they numbered oighty- six homo rulers and would tic sure to have a great many radicals with them. There has boon something said about an organ ized attempt on behalf of the Irish people to avoid paying rent. Hu did not Dolievo that anything of the kind would occur. Of course in somo eases it was impossible for the pooplo to pay thoir rent as they were without means. In speaking of tho ap pointment of a commission to inquire as to the tenure and purchase of land in Ireland, mentioned in the queen’s speech to-day, he said that was one of tiie many ways the tories had of evading the question, and that it only meant delay to enable them to TSnnulate some definite plan for dealing with the Irish question, lie spoke of the recent defeat in Derry, and said tho case would come up for hearing before Mr. Justice O’Brien, who was an enemy to tho cause of homo rule, he having been de feated by a friend of Parnell’s in his con test at Ennis. As to his return to Europe, Mr. McCarthy said he intended to he tiack for the opening of parliament on the 5th of February, lie had not come hereon any political mission of any kind, but to give political lectures for his own purpose. He had come as a literary man, rather than a politician, and intended to lecture on the “English House of Parliament,” the “Irish National Cause,” “English Politics” and one or two other subjects, arid en deavor to give the American people a fair view of things on the other side. The Irish people, he added, felt perfect ly satisfied with the defeat of Gladstone’s measure and seemed disposed to call it a be especially the case with small deposit- i victory rattier than a defeat, for when ors, whose suspicions are fully aroused, and to whom the word ‘national’ in n bank’s title has always seemed a great protection for their small investments. “Again, money now commands 5 and 6 per cent., and the banks cannot afford to retire their circulation when it is as valuable as that. There never was a time when the banks xvere making as much money ns now. If money were as cheap as it was some months ago there might be some sense in these reports, but it is nonsense to talk of it uoav.” It is rumored at the treasury department that the forced substitution of other bonds for the called 3 per cents Avill not be push ed very rapidly, and that plenty of time will be given the banks to make the change. The called bonds deposited by banks will be the last, taken up for liquida tion, and no bank will be crippled by these calls. THE AUSTRALIAN WINS. Roach and Hanlon Beet at the Race anil Have an Unpleasant Dispute. London, September 27—The boat race for £100 a side between Largun and the Australian oarsman, Meilson, took place to-day on the Thames, the course being from Putney to Martlake. The race was Avon by Meilson, who finished alone. Beach and Hanlon Avitnessed the race from the deck of a steamer. On meeting the champion and ex-champion showed marked coldness, not CA’en shaking hands. Loach said he AVeuld not roAV in America if Hanlon offered him the whole of America to do so. He said he would roAV on the Parmetta, and would lay llanlon £1009 against £800, but that lie Avould not pav Hanlon’s traveling ex penses. The dispute continued for some time. Hanlon was greatly annoyed by Beach calling him a gas bag. A flit; lluy for the Colored Militia. Baltimore, September 27.—This hies been a great day among the colored militia, the occasion being the anniversary of the organization of the Grant Memorial Guard, they commenced the light eight years ago they had but eight or nine home rulers, Avlnle, when they walked with Gladstone to the house last March, they had 311. He believed that if the present government carried out Lord Carnarvon’s plan they Avould he in power for a long time. Lord Randolph Churchill would, he believed, be educated to home rule, llo was a very clever young man and a deep thinker, although but a school boy in many of his ways. Mr. McCarthy spoke of the admiration which Gladstone and Parnell had for each other, and said that Parnell believed im plicitly in Gladstone’s power to give the Irish people what they sought after if ho lii’ed. Mr. McCarthy avus taken to the Hoff man House, where he Avill remain during his stay in this city. Hanlon Chnllcuges Bench. London, September 27.—EdAvard Han lon has challenged William Beach to roAV a race on the Thames for any sum up to $25,000, and has offered to row him in America or Australia, lfunlon to give Bench $10,000 in the former case and Beach to give Hanlon $10,000 in the latter. Beach has declined all challenges. DEATH OF B. W. FURLONG. A Well Known Mil! Mao Ends His Life with a post! of Lamia ii urn. Albany (Gn.) Ne-.vi. News reached the city yesterday morning of the death of Mr. ii. W. Furlong at his home at Stiff, on the Brunswick and West ern roailroad, on Friday evening. He died from the effects of dose of laudanum which he took it is supposed, with suicidal intent. Coupled with other reports as to what caused him to end hisoAvn life, it is rumored that he killed a negro not many days ago and sunk his body in the Alapaha river. He had been on a protracted spec just be fore his death, and had involved himself in a good deal of trouble. Mr. Furlong avus well known in this city HIS FROM FOREIGN What is Transpiring on tho Other Side of the Waters. Prince Alexuudrr anil th* (>.ur—Turkey Alarmed at tlio Buro|ioan Situation -Comment ou Par nell's Cablegram—Bail Treatateat of fatliolles la China, Etc. Dublin, Septeinbor 27.—The Froeman’s Journal says that Mr. Parnell’s cablegram to President Fitzgerald, of the Irish Na tional League in America, is virtually an appeal to tlio Irish at homo. ‘‘From tho British government,” adds the paper, “nothing can bo expected by the Irish people, AVho may, however, nave every thing by their own endurance, backed by the help of their excited countrymen. There must be no disorder, though; uo Avild insanity; uo acts estranging tho World’s sympathy. Where landlords givo proofs that they arc fair-minded, let thorn lie met by fair dealing.” Turkey. ANTICIPATING A GENERAL OUTBREAK. Constantinople, Septeinbor 27.—Tur key’s agents abroad report that the poace of Europe is endangered by the present temper of the English and Austrian cabi nets against Russia. The Turkish AA’ar de partment contemplates equipping and drilling 60,000 Kurdish horsemen in the same manner that tho Russian Coasaeks nro equipped and drilled. Grin OPPOSED TO THE ALLIANCE. Athens, Septombor27.—The semi-official journals here, commenting on the state ment that Lord Iddesleigh had been en deavoring to bring about an approach- ment between Servia, Bulgarin, Greece and Turkey, say that his efforts are too Into. The breach lictAvoen those states, they say, lias become so Avide that no diplomatic skill can close it. Although Greece Avill regard with uneasiness Russia’s presence in the Balkans, she cannot ally hersclf with Turkey and Bulgaria without first securing her present and future inter ests, and that Avill be impossible while Bulgaria is allowed to increase at tlio ex pense of other nations and AVliilo tho Greek claims on Turkish provinces remain unsatisfied. If Turkey ami Bulgaria desire an alUanco with Greece they must otter tangible advantages. Ex/pt. A RUSSIAN SUBJECT’S EXPLOIT. Cairo, September 27.—To-day M. IJkvi se n, a Russian subject, as agent of Ismail Pasha, tho ox-khedivu of Egypt, and Avilh tho aid of a number or armed Alhains, seized the Isrnalia palace, which tho ox-klp'diva olaims as his property. M. Luvison subsequently withdrew from the palace at tho lustuuoo of tho Russian consul. Sir Henry Drum mond Wolff, the British commissioner,has hastily returned to Cairo to investigate tho muttor. It is understood that M. Lavl- son’s motive was to lorco tho tribunal to take cognizance of the ex-khedlvu’s claim. England. WILL NOT DENY IT. London, September 27.—At a meeting of the national league at Hull to-day it was decided not to pass a resolution deny ing the accuracy of tho letter recently pub lished in the Eassern Morning Ncavs, in Avhich tho Avriter informed the editor of that paper that the town of Hull Avon to he burned ljy tho feniaus. The opinion whs expressed that tho letter would embitter employes and cause the dismissal of many Irish woikmen. Bavaria. THE KINO’S CONDITION WORSE. Munich, September 27.—The condition of King Otto is becoming worse. He re fuses Avarm food, but devours great quanti ties of cold viands. Often, in the middle of the night, he talks loudly to himself and gesticulates wildly, lie insists on re maining in solit ude. Italy. UNWELCOME NEWS FROM CHINA. Rome, September 27.- Monitour de Rome has received letters emanating from Christian missions in China, stating tluif tiie Catholic seminary in that country hud been burned by the natives and that a thousand native Catholic adherents hud been placed in manacles. trying to get u pardon before I left the penitentiary, and that he expects his par don now as tho price of this lie. This par don Beaton has undertaken to get for him. “I nover knew this fellow Nye to be about tho morgue of the ponltentiary in any capacity,” continued Dr. Montgomery. “During the whole time I was connected with the institution there were only two or threo bodies of prisoners uncalled for and loft to be buried by the state. These men wore put into coffins by Yard Super intendent Wright and burled. He knows that they wore buried. Who were the seven or eight persons from Nye took their skins? Tills tale that the young governor of Ohio iH circulating shows that he is re duced to remarkablo extremities for cam paign thunder.” GEN. LOGAN AT PITTSBURG. any. ui ■»m,i.nuu ui nreui»,o.uuj.iuuoiiju uu and all along the line of the BrunsAvick TlfeWashin^on'cadets'and"caDitoi U cStv I and W «tern railroad, having been en- Guards, of Washington, and detachments B^' ed the Haw | niu business on this line _<• .’» ..... .. „’„.i 4.u. m.L_ i of road for several vears oast. of the Attack Guards and the Richmond Guards, of Richmond, Va., participated. There avus a parade through the principal streets, in Avhich the companies presented a fine appearance. The celebration closed with a ball at night. An Interesting Case. Belvidere, N. J., September 27.—The trial of James J. Titus, light janitor of the Centennary Collegiate Institute of Hack- ettstown, for the murder of Tillie Smith, a servant girl employed in that institution, will open here to-morrow before Chief Justice Beasley. The case is one of un usual interest. The murdered girl is sup posed to have been killed in or near the furnace room of the institute on the night of April 8,1886. She attended a perform ance gicen by the Fitzpatrick Merri makers. There she met three other girls, and through them she became acquainted Avitii tAVo drummers, one of whom suav of road for seA’eral years past. While he was a very clever and companionable gentleman, and an industrious business man when sober, he appeared to place no value upon his own life when ou one of his protracted sprees, and avus generally regarded as a reckless and dangerous man. Washington Notes. Washington. September 27.—Secretary Bavard leaves Washington ut noon to-day to lie absent about a Aveck. The president to-day appointed Wm. U. Allen, of South Carolina, to be United States consul at Piedras Negros, Mexico. Indicted for Mnnslaiiiditfr. Buffalo, N. Y., September 27.—Con ductor Harrison and Engineer Brewer, of the excursion train in the collision at Sal ver creek, haA’e both been indicted for manslaughter by the grand jury at May ville. They are held in $5000 bail eauh. PRINCE ALEXANDER AND THE CZAR. Berlin, September 27.—The North Ger man Gazette, in an article to-day denying that the great powers ousted Prince Alex ander, maintains that even Russia placed no difficulty in the way of Alexander’s re maining at Sofia. It says the czar’s personal aversion for Alexander is no new thing. For the past five or six years the prince believed himself able to bear Russia’s wrath without prejudice to the interests of Bulgaria. Therefore it behooves the newspapers which are favorable to Alex ander to explain the real motives of his abdication. If the newspapers fail to offer an explanation, the German and Austrian parliaments must do so. OHIO’S CHIEF CRANK. Ilonoaiiroil as a l.lor by Hr. Montgomery. B’r. Louis, Mo., September 26.--The Globe-Democrat publishes this morning a column report by telegraph of a speech made by Governor Foraker at Columbus, in which the governor tells a blood-cur dling story of the atrocities perpetrated upon convicts in the state prison by its democratic officials. In this speech Gov ernor Foraker introduced as the foundation for his charges the affidavit of a prisoner, F. W. Nye, taken before Notary Public George A. Beaton, ( f Franklin county. This ofli- davit alleged that Nye had been employed by Dr. C. II. Montgomery and W. W. Homes, the peniten tiary physician nr.d his assistant, to carry the bodies of convicts who had died in tlio hospital to the morgue, where, un der their instructions, he skinned them. These skins he was afterward obliged by the physicians to tan and make into walk ing canes, the strips of human skin alter nating Avith calfskin upon the stick. As an instance illustrating the Inhumanity of Dr. Montgomery, Nye added in his affi davit that several times while standing at the bedside of dying prisoners the physi cian would turn to him Avith the remark: “I guess he would make a good stick.” Dr. Montgomery, who is accused of this barbarity, lives in .St. Louis nt No. 3129 Olive street, and lie was visited to day by a correspondent and asked if he wished to present a statement to the pub lic regarding the story. “I wish to take enough notice of the Nye affidavit to say it is a lie from beginning to end,” he re plied. “Nye is serving a fifteen-years’ sen tence in the penitentiary for stealing horses, and in the institution he is notori ously a liar. Governor Foraker and George Beaton both know that the affidavit is a lie. George Beaton knows that Nye Avas Substance of Ills Speech— Upon In g of tlio llcpulili- I'ait Campaign. l’lTTSBURO, September 27.—The republi cans opened the gubernatorial campaign hero Saturday night with n torchlight parade, and un immense mass meeting at Music Hall. Among those who addressed the meeting were Gen: Beaver, candidate forigovernon Gen. Osborne and Gen. John A. Logan. The latter did not arrive until 9:20 p. m., and at 10 o’clock was introduced to tho audience by President Wm. Metcalf, the steel manufacturer of this city. He said that but one measure enacted in accordauco with the financial policy of tho democratic party before the war remains ou the statute books and that is the inde pendent treasury system. The defeat of the republican party he attributed to the desire of many voters for a change of ad ministration that it might be seen whether the charge of delinquency in the conduct of tiie government’s affairs was true or not, and the democratic party, after a most minute and painstaking examination, had been forced to admit, he claimed, that the record of the republi can narty, for purity and official in tegrity, is the marvel of the Avorld. The republican party has established a system of currency Avhich avoided all the evils experienced under tho democratic theory. He claimed that the democratic party is ready at all timas to seize upon ail v quack system of finances for the pay ment of the national debt that promises destruction to our credit and our honor in the future. Gen. Logan then entered into a resume of the history of tho tariff and indulged iu the usual display of figures to prove that oil the progress made in ma terial wealth since 1860 is due to the tariff and tho republican party. He asserted that the democrats ignorantly confound our eommoroe with our carrying trade and havo provod their inability to increase that trade; that one of the first acts of tho democratic administration was to crush the first man who made it possible for American shipping to compete with tho world, and that a democratic postmaster-general impudently refused to pay the mail subsidy voted by congress for tho transportation of mails in American vessels and allowed our mails to be carried in foreign bottoms. Ho asked what evi dence of economy tho democratic party has shewn and what abuses it had cor rected. Thu administration, he said, had failed to hIiow any nerve in demanding the rights of American citizens in foreign lauds. The refusal of the administration to approve bills passed for tho relief of A’et- jviins was dwelt upon at some length. PRINTER BENEDICT'S AX, l -— 11 Decapitates Oil" IIunilred mill Fifty Employe* »l Ono Foil Snoop. I Washington, September 27. — Public I Printer Benedict has been but two weeks in office, yet he made the fact known in a I very unexpected manner that there had been a change. The entire night force ill the press room, eighty employes in the bindery, and six clerks, making about 150 I all told, were dismissed. Each employe ! drooped avos informed by circular or letter ' of the reasons of dismissal in the following ! language: “On account of the insufficiency of the upnropriation to meet the expenses of this office up to December 31 next upon the scale of expenditure required by the present force, and believing that I can dis pense Avitii your services Avitboutscrious in terruption to the necessary Avork in hand, you are hereby informed that your services ■.'. ill not be required in your present posi tion after this date. Tne cashier will pay you any balance due on account of your salary at your convenience.” The fact Unit some reduction would haA'e to be made was announced when Mr. Rounds went out and Mr. Benedict came in, but it was scarcely believed to lie possible for a new man to become familiar enough with tho force in two weeks to get up a digested list of 150 persons unnecessary to the serv ice. A great many of t be persons who re ceived the circulars are complaining be cause they appear to have been insulted as well as deprived of employment, while others, more generous in their expressions, attribute the awkward language of the dis missal notes to a luck of skill in composi tion, rather than a purpose to offend. Noinimitoil for Congress. New Orleans, September 27.—The re publicans of the second district to-day nominated Major AndreAV Hero for con gress. Major Hero is a prominent notary of this city. He served through the Avar in the Washington Artillery in the army of northern Virginia, and is noAV major of that organization. Mem Dins, September 27.—The republi can convention of this (tenth) district to day nominated lion. Zaeh. Taylor for re- election to congress. Di'ftlh of ii I'roio I ill'll t Negro. Montgomery, Ala., September 27.— George W. Washington, one of the best known colored republican leaders in Ala bama, died to-day at his home in this city. Ho was one of the “306” who voted for Grant utChieugo and had one of the Grant medals. A Disabled Steamer. London, September 27.—The steamer Persian Monarch, from London, Septem ber 25, for New York, has arrived at Havre with her plates broken, having been in a collision. Anotlmr Strike. New York, September 27.—The strike of the employes ot the Mount Vernon and East Chester Surface railroad took place this morning in consequence of a re duction of Avages from $2 to $1.50 per day for fifteen hours. Tlio Augusta Factory. Augusta, Ga., September 27.—There are uoav fifty operatives, working at the Augusta factory. The hands from Patter son, N. J., Avho came here to AA'ork will re turn home. So lliii’i' Yesterday. Marblehead, Mass., September 26. ; There is no possible chance for a race be- tAvecn the Galatea and the Mayflower to day. The weather is flat and calm and a j dense fog hangs over the bay. Di'iith of All Author. Winchester, Va., September 27.—John Esten Cook, the author, died at his resi dence in Clark county to-day.