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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 2;‘
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER Hi, 1880.
UK ICE FIVE CENTS
The Proceedings of the Convention at
Richmond Yesterday.
Iks Bewly Fleeted Oflteern liixltilled— Powderly
Urges Tlieut to Alistahi front StrongIlrlnk—Kc*
poi^ on the Southern Striko-A Fire In the
Dull, Kte.
Richmond, Va., October 15.—When the
general assembly of Knights of Labor
went Into session this morning the first
business to be completed was the election
of the remaining general officers—two
members of the general co-operative
board. It was expected that this would
take but a short time, and that the con
sideration of the report on the revision
of the constitution, presented by the
committee on law, would be resumed.
This, in turn, was to be followed by re-
the importance of temperance and asked
them to endeavor to impress
the importance of (hi-, subject on the
various local assemblies. He called at ten
tion to the fact that not one of the gen; ral
officers elected nt this general assembly
used intoxicating liquors, and each of the
general • officers then formally pledged
himself to total abstinence from intoxi
cating liquors during his two years’ term
pi office. The general master workman
installed all the officers elected. None of
them made speeches.
The following resolution was presented
by delegate Barrett, of Pennsylvania:
Whereas, reports have been circulated
and impressions created by the press of
the country regarding the position of the
Knights of Labor upon the question of
social equality; and whereas, we believe
the welfare of the order in the south re
quires that this general assembly take
such action ns will dispel those wrong im
pressions.
Therefore resolved. That the organiza
tion of Knights of Labor recognizes the
civil and political equality of all men, and
ports from other committees, nearly all ln the broad Held of labor it recognizes no
• ' ■ ■ *---- distinction on account of color, but it has
no purpose to interfere with or disrupt
the social relations which may exist be
tween the different races, which may exist
: —x; .i'ii.
of which arc ready to report. Among
the first to be presented is the report
of the committee on the state of the order,
of which Ralph Beaumont is chairman.
This report endorses the report of the com
mittee on legislation, of which Beaumont
is also chairman, and recommends that
the supplementary report of the same
committee in which the plan for a con-
S ress composed of representatives of the
mights of Labor, to be established at
Washington, be sent out to all local as
semblies for their approval. Beaumont is
daily in receipt of letters, both from
Knights of Labor and others, commending
his idea.
Tno committee on the state of order also
endorses the general master workman’s ad
dress to the general assembly and recom
mends the endorsement of the report of
Charles H. Letchman, the special agent
appointed by the general master work
man to represent the order before the con
gressional committee appointed to investi
gate the cause and effect of the southwest
ern railroad strikes. In his report, Lite.h-
man recites that hearings were had at va
rious places in Texas and Arkansas, and
says:
“The testimony in behalf of the railroad
was mainly to show what great damage
had been caused by the strike to the rail
road property and commerce; that it had
been begun on a frivolous pretext wit hout I
a real cause and that the order of Knights ;
of Labor was directly responsible ior ail i
the damage done and all the acts of vio
lence committed.- With unlimited re
sources at their command it was compara- i
tively easy for the railroad officials to care
fully drill their witnesses in a line of
statements which Bhould fit each other
and this pieliminary drilling was
painfully apparent in the testimony
given like a lot of parrots. They
all echoed the statements that the only
cause they had ever heard assigned for the
strike was the discharge of a man named
Hall at Marshall, Texas. The ludicrous
sameness of this reply finally upset the
dignity of the committee, and after beine
repeated some sixty times never failed to
bring a broad smile to their faces. In
the testimony presented on behalf of the
order we endeavored to show that the
contract of 1885 had been persistently
broken, and that a long lino of grievances
had been suffered uncoinplaitied of and
considered by the districts involved, and
that while the district assembly was in
session at Marshall matters culminated in
the discharge of Brother C. A. Hall upon a
flimsy pretext.”
The Disaster to Sabine Pass Worse Than
First Reported.
! More Than Our llumlri-'l hives l.ost-lli'llof Com- ,
| in litres nl Work- Tin' Wind unit ltnln nt |
Itnirnln—The Koiite ol’ the Storm—When milt I
j Where it nils First Reported.
Beaumont, Texas, October 15.—The first j
reports of the great disaster nt Sabine Pass I
were not in the least exaggerated. In fact 1
the death roll now reaches ninety souls |
swept into eternity by the surging waters.
The relief parties that n eat down as near
Sabine as possible on the Hacino and Hast
Texas railway arc yet there succoring the
destitute and sick. The train could not
get within twelve miles of the town, but
over a dozen tow boats have been se.nt
there and are at work saving life and prop
erty. There is considerable hack of water
yet at Sabine, hemmed in and held there
by the railroad embankment. The most
intense excitement has prevailed here
since the first news of the
learful catastrophe. The people have
neither eaten nor slept. Crowds have sur
rounded the wharves and depots, waiting
for the return of trains or boats from the
devastated town. The steamboat Lamar
left Orange Wednesday niglit at 10 o’clock
witharclief committee on board. When
she would return, no one knew, but a con
stant watch was kept at Orange, and
when, at midnight last night, the whistle |
of the Lamar was heard the people hurried j
helter skelter to hear the news and to help !
the sick and destitute. The relief com- i
mtttee aboard the . Lam ar consisted of I
twenty citizens from Beaumont and about j
forty from Orange. They traveled up the !
river between 1 p. m. and midnight, which !
was an extraordinary trip fraught with 1
fearful danger. Twenty-five of tho com
mittee were left at Sabine Pass to recover
the bodies, many of which are reported la:
have been washed dozens of miles over
into Louisiana. Tho members of the
to continue in psssession of the hall.
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
ui" A Co. No 5I,i
nsllile for il lliuA
‘a?n... throws the onus of the present labor
m P n h Who sYmirk the trouble at the stock yards upon the heads
" ,MI ”.«• fjSTS* SSS'poftLa &r£&
^ Y - eo! iSo a T etohimn snvs- ! of Chicago who have entered their protest
against tho eight hour system, do hereby
The tes.imony of the o.her witnesses at j annoimoo that we are unanimous in our
n arl f°h Via u?„- action, and that Armour A Co. are no
Brother Hollis, and showed conclusively j more responsible for the present eireum-
the existence of valid rtM° n8 . ton' ' stances than we are ourselves individually
Ihe'part of thc^railroad unde^bo^es vvhich j A ” statemonts “” d
Was beyond the power of human forbear
ance to patiently endure. All through the
investigation one fact was plainly shown,
which could not fail to gain the
admiration of all, and that was the un
swerving loyalty of the members in
obedience to the orders of their superiors
when the word to strike came. In many
instances the question was asked ‘would
you strike again under similar circum
stances'?’ ‘Moat assuredly, yes,’ was the
unfaltering reply. I cannot but think as
the result of my investigation that the
railroad company had its spies in our as
semblies and was fully informed of every
move made and action contemplated.
Knowing that the discontent existing
would soon provoke a conflict, the com-
in various portions of the country.
This resolution was adopted without de
bate.
Mr. Powderly, when asked whether the
assembly would be able to adjourn tlii3
week, said it was impossible to say whether
it could conclude the business before it or
not. A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for securing another
ball in case the assembly cannot continue
its sessions in the armory hall, if the ses
sion should bo prolonged into next week.
A Fli-i- in tin- Hull.
Richmond, Va., October 15.—Fire was
diseovered about 10 o’clock to-night on the
main floor of the Armory Hall where the
assembly sit.-?. It hud already made its
way between the beams below the floor
ing, and the firemen had difficulty in get
ting at it. The damage will be about $1000.
When the general assembly adjourned this
evening it was not expected that a final
adjounment could be taken until next j relief committee who returned were 30
week, and arrangements had been made | worn out and overcome by the horrible
' devastation they witnessed that it was
next to impossible to get a coherent story
from them, and each rescued refugee was
surrounded by about 100 people. It was
equally impossible to get a detailed ac
count from any one of them. The exact
extent of the storu.-uwept district is
yet unknown. From reports brought by
the committee it is certain that the flooded
district embraced an expanse of country
many times larger than at first supposed.
The gulf seems tjj have moved over the
land for miles in one high, unbroken wall
of water. The committee report that 101
persons are missing,90 of whom are known
to have been drowned.
Beaumont, Texas, October 15.—'Thirty-
five of tho victims were white and fifty-
live colored. Joseph Smith, a famous
local character known as “Alligator”
Smith, was supposed to be among the lost,
as people on the relief train saw him
driving before the gale, on Lake Sabine, at
the rate of twenty-five miles an hour.
Great was the surprise, therefore, when
“Alligator” overhauled the steamer on its
return, bringing with him iu his small
boat three persons whom he had rescued
in the swamp. Many other miraculous
escapes are recorded. Ninety-onehalf clad,
shivering, wretched victims were brought
up on the Lamar. Blankets and bed
ding were immediately procured
for the comfort of the heart-broken suf
ferers, everyone of whom has some dear
friend or relative among the dead. Nearly
all refugees are sick and prostrated from
exhaustion and hunger. They are being
tenderly cared for by the citizens of Beau
mont.
Ur. B. F. Calhoun, one of the relief com
mittee, says there are many persons in the
vicinity of the pass who are utterly desti
tute, being without clothing to cover their
nakedness. Dr. Calhoun requests all cor
respondents to ask aid for the destitute,
rumors that Armour & Co. are standing ; lie says it makes no difference what is
in the way of, or in any manner opposing ! sent, whether Ifood, clothing, medicine
an amicable solution of the question at j or money. They need them all. Dr.Cul-
issue,are entirely without foundation. The i houn is mayor of Beaumont, and he will
discrimination against Armour & Co.’s ; distribute through committees whatever is
dressed beef business by ordering out their ; sent to him.
houses were totally destroyed by the wind
and water and several persons perished,
among them n sailor named Charles
Mitchell mid an old man named John Ed
munds. The bodies of two children were
recovered this morning and also two
bodies which are unknown. Twenty or
thirty families have been rendered desti
tute, and tin appeal for aid lias been issued.
Through the city many buildings were
damaged. The most serious damage was
sustained by the splendid new music ball
in course of construction.
IVI nils OvoV (Ini Wider*.
London, October 15. -The wind which
began blowing i gala last night lias been
increasing ull day and to night is blowing
a hurricane, the storm extending over the
entire southwest coasts of England and
Ireland. Serious damage to shipping is
reported at Falmouth,Coweand Plymouth.
Several buildings have been wrecked at
Brighton. Thirty ships have taken refuge
in Faynes harbor, on the river Shannon.
Two wrecks have bean signaled in Bantry
bay. It is teared that many casualties will
be reported.
PREPARING TO RECEIVE BLAINE.
What III' Is exported to Do In Pennsylvania—Tho
Tai'IITto botlio llnrileu of Ills Talk In Pitts
burg—.lonos llon’t Want to lloom tlm I’lumeil
Italic lit,
Other Parkers.
Chicago, October 15.—The situation at
tho stock yards is further complicated this
morning by the refusol of 1200 beef butch
ers employed by Armour to go to wor t.
This long threatened strike of the beef
butchers was decided upon at a meeting
last night. Knight of Labor Barry, sent
from Richmond to try and effect a settle
ment, says he is sure he can do no good
here, as the packers will not treat with
him as an associstion and he will leave for
Richmond immediately to lay the case be
fore the knights’ convention. Packing
Town, the scene of the great strike, was
filled this morning with crowds of men
who stood idly by discussing the situation.
New men continued to arrive during the
forenoon, and this afternoon it was report
ed that Armour had 1690 men engaged.
The twenty-two packing 1 ouse firms at
the yards this afternoon issued a card to
the public, in which they say: “Having
noticed the published repor’ of the re
marks of Mr.-Thomas Bary, of the com
mittee of Knights of Labor, in which he
beef butchers is equally unjust and un
reasonable, as their competitors, Messrs.
Swift & Co,, are fully iu accord and sym
pathy with the ten hour system.”
A DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION..
A Fi re which Swept Away Haifa Million Hollars
Wurth of Property.
F.ast Pout, Me., October 15.—The fire
Jariv quietly massed a large surplus of help ! which broke out at this place yesterday
in that section and held them in readiness j afternoon raged furiously for ten hours,
for an emergency. The company was
better prepared than the men. T have no
From all accounts gathered, language
could not exaggerate the state of affairs at
Sabine pass. Out of more than 110 houses
in the village less than six remain stand
ing, and they are ruined. Wives and chil
dren were swept away and drowned in
the presence of their husbands and fill hers,
who were powerless to save them.
Waves broke against the light
house in solid walls fifty feet
high, tearing out windows at thu very top.
Corpses have been picked up at a distance
of thirty miles from the scene of disaster.
The friends and relatives of the drowned
residents are coming into Orange and
Beaumont by every train. The damage at
Sabine, including that to tho government
works, will aggregate nearly $500,000.
The latest list of those known to have
been drowned is as follows: Mrs. W.
B. F. MvDon-
defying all efforts to cmtrol or arrest it.
. It started in Capen & McLean’s sardine
doubt that the claim of Brother Hollis was | factory, and swept in a northerly direci ion
correct, that the knights had good reason | along the water front and through Water
to believe that the engineers would join I street, burning ten sardine factories, two _
them, for a prominent railroad official j hotels, about thirty dwelling houses, tho j un ke, Chas. C. Junke, Mrs. B. F. MvDoi
told iiie personally that he fully expected custom house and [Ki.it office, and every j nangb, Miss McDonnaugh, Mrs. Columln
that the engineers would join the knights, j place of business, where goods of any do- ; aim-tee and child, Mrs. Pomery and thn
and had quietly arranged to bring engi- scription Were kept for sale, except i children, Mrs. G. Pomery and child, Mrs.
neers from a distance to take their [daces, j two small grocery stores, which were Mulligan and four children, Mrs. Vondiiay
~- LI - ~ “ and three children, O. F. Browiq Miss ;
Mahala Chambers, Homer King, wife and
uiujusiiuius., ...... .... „ -— -- child, two children of Win. Shaw, a child
t needed.’ Perhaps tho op- j losses sustained or to ascertain the amount : Q f Cant. Stewart, Mrs. Whiting, John Wil-
if P. M. Arthur, chief of the I of insurance. The total loss will probably son. Ileiij. Foley. The foregoing names:
of Locomotive Engineers, to | amount to at least $500,000, partly covered | aPe a [[ 0 f white persons. The names of 55
‘Fortunately,’ he said, ‘we were able to i out of the path of th
make an arrangement by which the engi-j It is impossible at tins ,
aeers remained loyal and men from a dis- i to make an accurate statement of the child, two children of Wm. Shaw, a child
tauce were not needed.'
S ortune visit of
brotherhood of.— , - ... •,- ■ ,, ,
the southwest just at that time may have by insurance, except tae loss on the sar- ] colored victims have not yet been asc
been referred to. It is easy enough now to i dine factories, which could not procure in- . taiued.
say that the strike was ill-timed, ill-ad- . surance. Tht^fuctorics gave employment
K<mt« »f tin Sturm.
Washington, October 15.—Tho storr
is rendered. Contributions can be for
warded to Hon. N. B. Nutt, collector of | J
PiTTsnuilG, October 15.—Great prepara-
tions arc making for the reception oi Jus.
G. Blaine in this city next. Wednesday.
Secretary Von Bonnhorst, of the republi
can county committee, is receiving hun
dreds of letters daily from as far west as
Chicago and as far cast as Philadelphia
asking for particulars concerning it., and
Chairman Elliott has received assurances
from over ono hundred marching clubs,
representing loading point! not til,me in
Pennsylvania, blit in Ohio and West Vir
ginia that they will participate. In addi
tion-to this array the great industries of
this prosperous valley will be fully repre
sented. Such men in thn iron find steel
world as Jones & Laughlin, Spang, Chal-
fant A Co., Oliver Bros. & Phillips, the
Uarnegies, Singer & Nimick, Morchead &
Co.. Park Bros. & Co., McIntosh, Hemphill
& Co., representing millions of money and
employing thousand:) of men, are giving
the movement their united support, in ad
dition to the leading merchants, glass-
men, railroad corporations and other en
terprises.
Mr. Blaine will make what may be
stvled a triumphal tour of the stnte. On
Saturday night he will address a meeting
at Philadelphia. On Monday morning lie
will start for this city. The train will
reach Downington, and a stop of an hour
will be made to enable Blaine and Beaver
to make a few remarks. The party will
arrive at Lancaster at 2 p. m., where the
train will stay for two hours. There City
Solicitor Warwick and Colonel Wendell P.
Bowman will join with Blaine and Beaver
in speech-making. A large mass meeting
in Harrisburg will be held oil Monday
night mid Mr. Blaine will then become tho
guest of Senutor Cameron. On Tuesday
morning a stop will be made at Lewis-
town; thence the party will proceed to
Huntington and thence to Altoona, Johns
town arid Greensburg. Speeches will be
made nt each place. Pittsburg will be
reached at 10 o’clock on Tuesday night.
It is expected that Mr. Blaine will return
I from Pittsburg via Lock Haven.
I Tariff will be the burden of Mr. Blnine’s
I oration in this city. On this rock tho re-
I publicans of Pennsylvania are making the
i present fight. It is the only issue to which
I the party is rallying. The demonstration
j next Wednesday is principally to voice
this sentiment in this end of tho state.
I Chairman Cooper has filled the eommon-
: wealt with oiators who arc talking rioth-
' ing but tariff, except as they pause in their
I statistical flights to point out. the terrors
and deep damnation of democracy. The
j parade of Wednesday will start at 10
I o’clock, and will take in both Pittsburg
and Allegheny. Mr. Blaine will deliver
I his speech at the exposition grounds, and
it is hoped thut.2500 people will bo present.
The demonstration promises to lie the
largest ever given in the state. The rail
roads will run special trains and will sell
1 excursion tickets at half rates.
Chairman B. F. Jones, of the republican
national committee, was asked yesterday
why he refused the chairmanship of the
' committee that will receive Mr. Blaine,
lie replied: “Should I accept such u posi
tion it would look like an attempt to boom
Mr. Blaine, or ut, least would be so con-
! strued by thousands of people. Mr. Blaine
is coming to Pennsylvania simply because
lie thinks he can help the republican cause
' In this state. He 1:: not working for per
sona! aggrandizement and does not want
it. He lies already been mentioned ns n
candidate for the presidency in 1888. Now,
the truth is, 1 doubt very much whether
I he cares to go through the great political
I strife like the last campaign. My belief is
] that he does not; but he will answer for
himself when tho time comes.”
i Mr. Jones’ statement has been accepted
as his honest sentiment. Mis partner,
George McLaughlin, lias been chosen chief
marshal. It is the first occasion on which
lie has ever been induced to take an active
part in affairs of the kind.
Mr mini n m cm.
Two Enthusiastic Liquor Men and Their
Hopeless Scheme.
Tlii> lllbt'i-iil.m lliillilinir anil I.n:in Assni'tiitilill.
Tlu> Hittvk I iihvI lie mill Atlanta It nil r.i.nl—A
Well HIjBiir's Full - finin'r - :. t;m iliitnu'iit.
Tin' Itiwc fiir Major The .lull Ovi'i inuwili'il. Kte-
Special In Enquirer-Sun.
Atlanta, Go., October 15.—Two of the
worst schemers on leeord have just come
to light in this city. They are endeavor
ing to obtain permission from the secre
tary of the treasury to furnish a barroom
in the basement of the custom lioocc*. They
firmly believe they will succeed, and can
see millions just ahead from the sales of the
orphan maker. ‘There is no more chance
for anyone to get this privilege than there
is for a rabbit to swallow tho largest ele
phant in Barn urn’s show. Your corres
pondent had a long talk wit h one of tho
schemers last night, and found that he was
wild over the idea, lie said there was no
doubt about their gaining the privilege,
and it would be the biggest kind of a thing
for Atlanta. They calculate on employing
seventeen dispensers of the family disturb
er and coffin varnish, and say they will fit
lip the finest saloon ever seen in the south.
A piece of nows without names is no nows
nt all, so the names of these soon to-he-rich
schemers are Robert Pause, Atlanta’s well
known caterer, and Major Giarrurdy, a
former citizen of Augusta.
Till' tlili.'riilii II n 11 il I n ir mill T.oiin AiiHOCliitlon.
Atlanta, October 15.—The sixth anuual
meeting of the Hibernia Building and
Loan .Association was held last night. The
association was chartered October 12, 1880.
During the six years that have succeeded
it lias been very prosperous. 'Tho first
series will lie wound up in December, just
seventy-five months from the time it was
issued. This record is remarkable, and
was never beaten in Atlanta but once.
That was in the case of the Germania
association. When the first series is wound
up in December the shares will be worth
$120 each.
The association has erected in six years
175 houses, at an average cost of $1000
each. Its members have not been persons
who desire to invest in large blocks of
shares. Eleven has been the average.
About $10,(K)0 will be paid to members \v.io
have not borrowed from the association.
The UitiT far llajiir.
Atlanta, October 15.—The race for
mayor waxeth warmer and warmer.
Efforts are being made to induce Judge
Sam B. Hoyt to enter the field, and it is
more than likely he will do so. Captain
Harry Jackson still says he will not rim.
The chances are that John Tyler Cooper
will have a walkover.
The Atlnnbl find IliinklusvIlU.
Atlanta, Ga., October 15.—At a meet
ing of tile directors of the Atlanta and
Hawkinsville road, held yesterday, the di
rectors reported that sufficient money had
been subscribed to grade, and cross tie IL.C
road from Atlanta to Hawkinsville. S.,!
scriptlons will still be received in order to
! decrease the bonded debt of the road.
Tin 1 .liiil llu rrrnwili',1.
i Atlanta, tJu., October 16,—Judge New-
j man, of the United States court, is sending
I moonshiners to Cobb county jail, the
i Fulton county jail being full and running
j over. There are eight men in tho yard,
j having given good bond. Over 200 eases
arc yet to be tried.
Death of .1. H. IVjlIy.
Atlanta, Ga., October 15.—To-day J.
i H. Wylly, brother to A. C. Wylly, died at
j his home in Edgewood after a long and
I painful illness of dropsy of the heart.
previously dropped were restored to the
rolls, making an aggregate of 48,086 pen
sioners added during the year. During
the same, period 22,080 pensioners *vero
dropped from the rolls for various causes,
leaving u not increase to the red Is of 20,058.
The a verage annual value of each pen
sion at tho close of the year is shown to he
j422.23, n gnln.ofavernee annual value over
last year of $11.88. The aggregate annual
value of nil pensions is $44,708,027.44, an
increase of like value lor the year of $6,-
817.041.51. Tho amount paid for pensions
during the year was $03,797,831.81, a de
crease over the previous year of $1,136,-
450.51, it difference due to the difference in
amounts of “arrearages” paid. The dif
ference between the amount paid and tho
annual values Is due to first payments, in
cluding “accrued” and “arrears.” The
amount paid to 37,887 new pensioners dur
ing 1 he year upon first payment was $22,-
137,051.10, ami there remained in the hands
of the several pension agents 5520 of this
class unpaid at, the close of business on
June 30, on which there was due $2,879,-
933.42.
SHARON'S FASTING DOCTOR.
ON CHANGE.
»av buuu at .line was ....... num,,... ---- . -■
vised and badly managed. It is easy | to at least 2000 persons, who are now de- ,
enough - now to make Martin Irons the i priced ot their incans of support. Much j
scapegoat and say he ordered the ( suffering must ensue unless immediate aid
strike without authority, but tho
truth is that every local
sembly voted to give the district board ; customs, rolegraphic communication was
power to demand an adjustment oi the j cut oil at 1 p. m. yesterday and has just
grievances complained of and the rein- j been reopened.
• ■ " " ” u - 1 1 It is raining heavily nqw and the fires
are extinguished. The uggrcg ite_ lu
statement of Brother Hall. If the board
erred in acting prematurely and without
proper consultation with thu general ex
ecutive board, or a knowledge of the re
sources they could command to carry on
the strike, the disastrous failure of the
strike is sufficient punishment without
any harsh criticism from me. Among the
interesting facts developed in the course .
of the investigation was the existence of totally destroyed. The frontier bank
a blacklist upon which was placed budding was supposed to be fire proof,
the names of all persons discharged. The custom house, post office arid United
There is reason to belfeve that these black- States signal office records and books were
lists are interchanged among the railroads, ; burned, as well as the‘offices both news
thus making it difficult for a man dis- 1 papers published here, the btandaid and
charged by one railroad to get employ-
ins been working such havoc ami
-: t.iivus of Texas was first heard of
signal office on the 10th inst.. as
being soutb'.ve- t of Cuba, ami apparently
working its u ny slowly around the western
end of the island and thence northward.
During that day and the next it was traced
... f th : upward toward the coast of Florida and
estimated jj the e c» fc - ^ _ j Alabama, and promised to expend its enur-
ment upon another.”
Litchmnn adds that he purposely sub
mits the report without recommendation,
•nd says he acknowledges with gratitude
(he consideration with which he was treat
ed by the congressional committee. 3 he
committee on legislation reported. Among
other bills before congress that it recom
mends, it names the Poindexter bill in
favor of New York pilots.
Sentinel.
A Itallroncl Consolidation Aari-cd t’pon.
Augusta, October 15.—At a meeting of
the directors of the Greenville and Lau
rens railroad at Laurens, S. C., yesterday,
it was agreed to accept the proposition
submitted by President Raoul, of the Geor-
pose, “i!
convenience elements may be credited
with purpose,” it was defeated,since before
it reached the coast it encountered an ex
tensive field of high barometer and dry
air covering the Atlantic coast, which it
was unable to penetrate or surmount. By
this it was deflected along the gulf coast
westwardly, manifesting itself in dan
gerous winds and high tides
at Pensacola on the 11th, its outskirts
touching New Orleans on the 12th and its
fu'l energy striking the coast between
New Orleans nnd Galveston on the after
noon of the 12th. It was not a remarkable
storm as gulf storms go, and its only up-
gia Central, to consolidate the Augusta | pareutly exceptional feature was the route
and Knoxville. Greenwood, Laurens and traveled, piling up waters before it and
, i Spartanburg, Greenville and Laurens and ' pouring them upon the loiv coast of Texas.
L. C. Chalmers, of Michigan, was elected t ,' ie Port Royal anc j Savannah Valley ra -1 —
member of the general eo-operative ! roa( j g into one corporation, toybe known
lard. , the Port Royal and Western Carolina rt
board. 1 the ]
Daniel R. Gclson, of Hamilton, Out., wa y_
wss elected general supply agent. |
This completed the general officers anil j Anotlirr Blight Shock,
their installation immediately followed.
, - joplc on the coast of the gulf of Mexico i
. were given about forty hours’ notice of
a '*" \ the coming of this storm.
Wind ami Knln.
Buffalo, N. Y., October 15. The gale
- , L-.bikiyix October 15.—There was a which visited Buffalo last night did a vast
Mr. Powderly addressing the general as- | CPfKj t district shock of earthquake amount of damage. For a turn the wm - .!
sembly, expressed full confidence in the slignt o’ c \ m -k t his morning, which reached the velocity of seventy md. ■ m
men elected mid pledged himself to the ( shortly aner t o cioc a ^ ^ g*, otilt . P I hour. On tic ink front, in tlm vicin’ >
faithful performance of the duties entrust- mmte w • at Summerville. , what is known as the sea wall, forty small
edto him. He urged upon tne assembly , harm. Ibe shoex was
\ ItiithiT lrri'galii * anil llcuvy Market.
New York, October 15.—Thb stock
market woh ng:r!’i q :ic;t to-day nnd pre
sented lit* !;• feature.* of special interest un
til toward t!ie close, when coal stocks
enmo into prominence an i the volume of
hu?inctf w.ts largely increased. Tho Jam-
don market, which was influenced by the
prospects of a war in the east, re-acted
upon t he market hi re and prevented buy
ing to .1 certain extent, and ilies general list
wars rather heavy throughout the day. The
news of tlm day was generally of a favor
able character, but had very little effect on
pricufi. The auvunces made were entirely
in the specialties. The open
ing was irregular, although gener
ally heavy, and the irregularity continued
for a short time, when the strength dis
played by the specialties rallied th s gener
al list. Toward noon, however, the mar
ket yielded and became quiet, and so re
mained till the last hour. Jersey Central
dropped over one towards 2 o’cleck in
| consequence of the appointment of a new
* receiver, but the great strength of the oth-
! er coal stocks rallied in the last hour with
. the remainder of the list. The market
; closed firm and active. The most of the
; active list show fractional declines this
; evening, ranging up to $ only, but Man-
i hattan gained 64, Hocking Valley 2tf, Lack
awanna and Delaware and Hudson 1^ each
j and Nickel Plate preferred ljj. Sales, 454,-
000 shares. _
Tiluk FotiniMhilKy.
Belvidere, N. J., October 15.—The jury
in the Titus case rendered a verdict of mur
der in the first degree at 6 o’clock this
morning. Foreman Lake burst into tears
after announcing the verdict. On the first
ballot the jury stood U to 3 against the
prisoner as guilty of murder in the first de
gree. When the verdict was delivered
Titus seemed stunned. Ilis lawyers or
dered him to take hia scat, when fie bowed
his head and covered his face with his
bunds.
limitli of Urs. Murray.
I Atlanta, October 15.— Mrs. H. W. Mur
ray, wife of M r. Chas. Murray, died this
j afternoon at her home, 420 Uourtiand
I street. Mrs. Murray had been sick only a
few weeks, and her death will be a surpri
| to all who knew her. Her remains will be
• taken to her old home near Smyrna for
I burial to-morrow.
X Well Miwer'it Fall.
j Atlanta, October 15.—Abe Craft, a well
1 digger, met with a painful accident this
aflenjonii. Craft has bee.n digging a well
for Mr. T. C. Williams, and about 4 o’clock
left the well to set off a blast. After the
explosion lie start 'd down into the well,
and when the cage in which he was riding
was fully fifteen feet from the
ground the rope broke. Cruft fell
1 among the stones with considerable force
J and his flesh was badly lacerated by their
sharp edges. The men who were work
ing with him assisted him out and it was
llien ascertained that his left shoulder laid
i been dislocated, nnd that one of his ankles
had boon badly sprained. Dr. Parks
rendered the necessary attention.
Mr. Turmu V Appolnt m-nt.
j Atlanta, October 15.—Mr. B. M. Tur
ner was to-day appointed superintendent
| of tlm railway mail service of this division
| vice L. M. Terrell, rcsignod. Mr. Turner
| is from Monroe county, was a confererate.
j captain and is a lawyer by profession. He
• is a brother to Hon. C. A. Turner, candi
date for judge of the Flint circuit court.
‘ During the last session of congress he
• was made clerk of the committee
l on post offices and postal roads. After
wards he was appointed assistant superin
tendent of the railway mail service and has
: traveled extensively ire the south, lie is a
• man of fine character and his appointment
; gi ves general satisfaction.
—
A Traawly in llnlH*rshuin.
' Atlanta, October 15.—A special tells of
! the killing of T. (). Parker iu Habersham
county by a man named Sisk. Parker was
. once agent of the Richmond and Danville
! railroad and town marshal of Mount Airy,
j He had gone in the c ountry to collect a
i debt and was shot by Sisk. Nothing fur-
! ther is known.
—
A IIlinking in llnrahnii.
j Atlanta. October 15.—Henry Norris
; was hanged to-day in Haralson county for
i the murder of Elliott on the 22d of last
March. ^
ONE YEARS PENSION PAYMENTS.
The CommlnNloner'K Report Slums Names
On the ItollN."
Washington, October 15.—The com
missioner of pensions has just issued his
annual report, which shows that ut the
clos * of the fiscal vear there were 365,783
pensioners, classified ns follows: 265,854
army invalids, 80,162 army widows, minor
childrennud dependent relatives, 2953 navy
invalids, 1878 navy widows, minor children
and dependent relatives, 1539 survivors of
the war of 1812, and 13,397 widows of those
who served in that war, showing a diminu
tion in survivors during the year of 1406.
and of widows of 3815. There wore added
to the foils during the year 40,857 new pen
sioners, and 2229 whoso pensions hud been
Moro About the Nutrient tlmf Ho Snyrn Hn Inin
Discovered.
Sharon, Pa., October 15. —Dr. R. O.
Fisher has lasted on nearly forty occasions.
On February 22 lie began an absolute fast
which lasted for seventeen days, during
which time he performed the heaviest
kind of physical exercise that could be
suggested to him. To the astonishment of
everybody he was stronger when the fast
terminated than when he began. On
another occasion while fasting, bo
handled weights that aggregated
ninety tons. It is generally be
lieved that he outrivals Sued, because,
as has been pointed out, Sued subject#
only himself to abstinence, while Fisher
enables others to fast. Abner Applegate,
for instance, for twenty years justice of
the peace here, and one of the best known
men in the county, had suffered with
asthma for four years and ha-l spent a
fortune in efforts to get relief. Fisher sug
gested to him that he fast, guaranteeing
that strength should be given to him by
means of the nutrient which Fisher had
prepared. Applegate, almost on the. verge
of the grave, consented, and, despite the
last, grew stronger daily, while the dis
tressing malady wholly left him. .
Dr. Fisher, while aware that Ins nutrient
may be lauded as ail elixir of life, does not
wish to pose ns a Succi or a Tanner. lie
realizes that his nutrient is what the med
ical fraternity has always been striving to
find—something that will sustain the
strength of the patient while undergoing
specino medication and while the patient
is fasting. The formula for the nutrient
the discoverer of the preparation yet
keeps a secret—in fact, he is very reticent
about his achievement. He is willing,
however, in the interest of medical science
to demonstrate to a committee of reputa
ble physicians that by the use of his nu
trient fie can enable any invalid brought
before him to fast for a period sufficiently
long to permit specific medication to per
form its work.
ON THE TRACK.
j TJi«* iUn*:. a! Lntonin Park Yfuleniay.
Cincinnati, October 15.—First race at
Laconia nark, for four •year-olds and up
wards, 7 furlongs; Wulonem won, Leo 2d,
I Monarch 3d; time 1:31.4.
Second race, 6 furlongs: Bobby Swim
! won, Mattie Corbett 2d, Probus 3d; time
1 1:08.|.
| Third race. 11-16 miles; Little Fellow
' won, King Ueorge 2d, Athlone 3d; time
1 1:521.
J Fourth race, for three-year-olds, 1 mile:
Hattie Carlisle won, Wanderer 2d, Hetty 3
3d: time 1:45.
i Fifth race, for two year-olds, 5 furlongs;
Bumhurg won, Katie A. 2d, Van 3d; time
A ItuviNliur Lyni'liufl.
Memphis, Tenn., October 15.—Mrs.
Lcacll, residing two miles from Dyersburg,
Tenn., was raped Wednesday night by a
' r.egr/named Mai Washington, who was
shortly uj'w rwards captured and lodged iu
jail. Y ‘ - *day morning at 10 o’clock a
1 crowd of 250 unmasked men surrounded
the jail and took forcible possession of the
vavi>>her. They would have hanged him
in Dyersburg, hut; at the request of many
prominent citizens, they curried him across
: the* river and strung him up to the nearest
tree. Washington confessed to t he crime,
saying he intended ravishing Mrs. Leach’s
thirtc n-vcitr-old daughter who was ab
sent (, rom home. ;«.• also confessed to
having ravished three other women.
nut !w*
tl.iilr
in !h.
New York, October 15 -Tno managers
and passenger agents of the southern rall-
, roads met here to-day. A committee was
appointed to arrange a schedule of rates,
, and to report at a meeting to be held to-
| morrow afternoon, then it will be decided
: whether the roads will continue the sales
, of round trip tickets or adopt a cheap
through rate. The sale of t ickets by scalp
ers was discussed by the agents, and it was
( decided that something bo clone to stop the
annoyance of contending with cut rates.
t Fatal FlahI with I’iKtola.
| Somerset, Ky., October 15.—Henry
; liable, special united States bailiff, and
! T. V. Logan, special United States com-
; missioner, met in the office of the latter
this morning, and after a lew words were
exchanged both drew their pistols and
. Three balls took effect
id two ill Login’s. Both
and Logan are old reve-
rominunt citizens of the
n.ncneed 111
in Eagle’s body
are dying. Bat
nuu officers am
county.
The Story ' ill ( raHti'il.
Galveston, October 15.—An Associated
Press representative cabled an inquiry to
itative cabled
the city* of Mexico last evening, asking
about the assassination of ex-President
Gonzales nt Gaudalajara. A reply was re
ceived stating that nothing was known
there about the matter and that the story
is not credited.
The President (lone Fltdisng.
i Washington, October 15.— President
! Cleveland has gone to West Virginia on a
fishing excursion. He will return to-mor
row of Monday.
Coleridge’s Four Classes.
The readers Coleridge has divided into
four classes. He says: “The first class of
readers may be compared to an hour glass,
their reading being as tho sand—-it runs iu
and runs out and leaves not a vestige be
hind. A second class resembles a sponge,
which imbibes everything and returns it
in nearly the same state. A third class is
like a jelly bag, which allows all that is
pure to pass away and retains only the re
fuse and dregs. The fourth class maybe
| compared to the slave of Golconda, who,
casting ii-.ide all that is worthless, pre-
i serves only the pure gems.” It is to bo
; feared that in the present day tho great-
| est number of readers belong to the first
I of these classes. The amount read is some-
j thing almost fabulous, but the results are
. comparatively trifliug.
