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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXVIII-NO. 256 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2o, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS A Gala Day in Richmond Caused by the President’s Visit. President Cleveland Miikm a Chaste and Floiniut Spoccli—Governor Kll/.lia^-h Lee’s Ifioiitii-iit Ora- (Ion—Miss fi'lniilr Davis Introduced tu the President—A Painful Accident. Richmond, October 21.—The president arrived here upon a' special train at twen ty-live minutes past 11 o’clock. He was accompanied by the secretaries of state and war, the postmaster general, the commissioner or agriculture and Col. Ln- mont. A committee from this city con sisting of Gen. W. C. Wyckham and Col. A. 8. Buford met the party at the station in Washington and escorted them hither. Col. J. P. Brinton, president, and Major E. T. D. Myers, general superintendent of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto mac railroad, Mr. Robert A. Parke, south eastern passenger agent, and Mr. Robert Barry, superintendent of the Pullman Palace Car Co., represented the railroad companies whose guests the party are while eft route. The train consisted of the new Pullman palace car, “The President,” and one passenger coach. Breakfast wns served on the train immediately after leaving Washington. At Freder icksburg, where the train arrived at 0:46, an artillery salute was fired and an assem blage of several hundred of the towns people cheered the presidential party. A stop of five minutes was made, during which the president appeared upon the rear platform of his car, and being intro duced to the crowd by General Wickham, shook hands with the appearance of much hearty enjoyment with as many of the people as could in the brief time crowd their way up. Several young ladies brought bouquets to be presented to him, but only two were able to reach him, and at Milford, forty miles from Richmond, the. train was boarded by sub-committees of the reception committee, representing the Virginia Agricultural Association, -the common council of Richmond and the citi zens who, in the name of the full commit tee, met without formality of any kind and extended a welcome to their dis tinguished guests. At wayside station:; and farm houses along the route little knots of rustics were gathered upon plat forms and embankments waving handker chiefs and cheering lustily. The speeialtrain bearing the presidential party arrived here at 11:30 a. m. An im mense concourse of people were present. The train stopped near Elba station, at the upper end of Broad street, where convey ances awaited to convey the distinguished visitors to the fair grounds. At 11 o’clock a slight shower of rain fell, which served in a measure to lay the dust. When Pres ident Cleveland alighted and was recog nized he was greeted with tumultu ous and continuous cheers, the peo ple runhiDg and crowding to get a sight of him. As quickly as possible he was escorted to and seated in a carriage drawn by four white horses with Governor Fitz Hugh Lee. The remaining members ofthe presidential party were placed in other carriages and under the escort of the S overnor’s staff, Brigadier General Charles . Anderson and staff, the Stuart Horse Guard and members of the city council and city officers in carriages a start was made for the fair grounds. A few minutes’ drive brought the party to the fair grounds, and us the head of the line filed into the main entrance, a presidential salute of twenty-one guns was fired by thc- Richmond Howitzers. Inside the gates drawn up in line were the military, con sisting of tin First regiment of Virginia volunteers, the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, and three companies of visiting soldiery; also, a battalion of colored troops As the carriages bearing the president and cabinet officers passed, the military remained at present arms. Welcoming shouts of many thousands greeted the president along the route to one of the main buildings where the party was to be received. The guests were ushered into the office of the president ofthe agricultu ral society, where the members of the re ception committee and a lew other diir tinguished citizens were formally intro duced. Half an hour later the president, taking the arm of Gov. Lee, made his way, cheer ed by tlie shouts of 10,000 voices, to the veranda of the office building and faced the welcoming multitudes. The huzzas having ceased, Col. Robert Beverly, president of the agricultural so ciety, s'tepped forward and introduced Gov. Lee, who welcomed the president. Gov ernor Lee spoke as follows : “Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : The annual gathering of tne representa tives of the agricultural interests of Vir ginia is always a subject of concern to us all, and that interest is more intense and profound than ever this year, because the chief magistrate of this great republic tells us by his presence this morning that he, too, is interested in whatever touches the prosperity of the commonwealth which forms a part of this great land whose gov ernment has been committed to ins charge. Indeed, it is a recognition of the fact on the part of our president that agri cultural wealth and progress is intimately interwoven with the advancement of national prosperity. It should, therefore, be an encouragement to the farmer to study carefully his profes- sion, as others have to do therein in order to attain eminence in their respective pur suits. The skilled painter must understand the use of his brush and the proper mixing of colors to produce the most artistic effect. The machinist must fully compre hend the different levers, pulleys and wheels necessary to give him the greatest power. The poet must know the emotions and passions of the human heart to stir it to its depth. The lawyer drawing liis cou- ■ elu ions from fit precedents must bare his argument upon a store of legal wealth to become eminent. The physician going into the human system with its com plex labarynth of veins and muscles, ot vessels and organs, must study them in their relative relations to each other in order to win fame and success by healing the afflicted, restoring the sick and pre serving life. So the farmer, diving into the bowels of the earth, must be master of its composition in orefer to produce the greatest results from the soil he is work ing. Agriculture, standing then in the van of our industrial arts, will have renais sance, and with the rapid development ot our mineral resourc a, we will hope to S resent to your eyes, Mr. President, a sec- on that is abreast with other parts of the country in all that constitutes genuine wealth of public success. . “To-day in Virginia the objective points of many of the railroads now being built are the vast iron and coal fields of the commonwealth, and long linos of laden cars are bearing to the sea iron and ore and dusky diamonds from Vfrg nia’s moun tains. Capital is rapidly coming in, and at last we seem to be approaching that period when nuggets of gold will bound 1rom our mountain sides and ribbons of silver will unwind from our hills. While the splendid power of our wild waters is at last being caught, trained and tutored and made at the will of man to splash over pur wheels of commerce, machinery is going to the crude materials of the south as in past days, raw matter to the machinery, which in turn is brought back to the spot where it origi- : nated and sold as manufactured goods. England abounded in fine pasture and ex tensive lawns. Groat numbers of sheep ; were fed anil wool was a groat article of j trade, hut at first they sold to the Flem- \ ings and Lambards, who manufactured it , into cloth, and it was not until the time i of Edward III, fourteen hundred yearn after the period at which England’s his tory of reason began, that the Flemish weavers were imported into the ! kingdom to teach the art, after which she manufactured her products at 1 home. The south is now taking j the green stalks of her plants and forming | them into texture so smooth, so snowy I white, so firm and yet so flexible as to ! wrap around the limbs and adapt it- ! self to every movement of the body, and in j lawns and cambrics to flow in such undula ted folds as almost to resemble Ventus textiles, the woven wind of the Romans. I speak of all this, sir, because while occupyingthe position you do of knowing no north, no south, no east, no west, it will give you pleasure to know that the south will contribute her proportionate share to the fuiure grandeur and glory of the American republic. “The old mother of presidents to-day welcomes within her borders a president of the United States, and I know that I voice the sentiments of this vast multitude when I tender to you and the distinguished citizens and statesmen who accompany you a sincere, hearty and cordial welcome to Virginia. Virginians not only feel the most profound veneration for the high office whose duties you so ably discharge, but they respect the man who fills it. We share, sir, the feeling so prevalent else where, that under your administration the di-stiuy of the country bus been committed to wise, conservative and safe hands, and that constitutional liberty Is secure—aye, that constitutional liberty which has been compared to a tall tree, which cov ers with its shade a large sur.ace, xvho.se roots shoot deep and wide through the soil and entwine themselves around the eternal rock, so that to pull it down the earth itself must bo also torn. We believe, Mr. President, that you will stand firm in the defense of the principles of govern ment inaugurated by the forefathers. Mut- t-erings of discontent have become hollow- toned and recoil from your armor of right as dashing surges rebound from the ock- bound beach of the ocean. From the stormy night of the past we seem to sec you standing on the mountain top like another Moses, bearing only in your hands, with erect brow and a resolute heart, the tables ofthe law, while marching on without fear of obstacle or doubt of victory. May your administra tion bring to the whole country light, life and hope, and may prayer ascend to our father’s God that the sword has been beat en into the ploughshare and the spear into the pruning hook; that state shall not lift up its arm against state, neither shall they kuow war any more, but that the reign of peace and prosperity shall be a3 lasting as the home of the stars, as eternal as the foundations of the everlasting hills. The president was then introduced by Col. Beverly, who, in behalf of the farmers of Virginia, welcomed him to their state. Deafening and prolonged cheers and a wild waving of hats and handkerchiefs greeted him. In a clear voice, loud enough to be heard upon the borders of the great multitude, he spoke as follows: “Fellow-Citizens of Virginia:—While I thank you most sincerely for your kind reception, and recognize in its heartiness the hospitality for which the people ot Virginia have always been distinguished. I am fully aware that your demonstration of welcome Is intended not to an individ ual, but to an incumbent of an office which crowns the government of the Uni ted States. The state of Virginia, the mother of presidents, seven of whose sons have filled that high office, to-day greets the president who for the first time meets Virginians upon Virginia’s soil. I con gratulate myself that my first, introduc tion to the people of Virginia occurs at a time when they are surrounded by exhibits of the productiveness and pros perity of their state. Whatever there maybe in honor in her history, and how ever much of pride there ma.y be in her traditions, tier true greatness is here ex emplified. In our sisterhood of states the leading and most commanding place must be gained and kept by that commonwealth which by tire labor and intelligence of her citi zens can produce the most of those things which meet the necessities and desires of mankind. But the full advantage of that which may be yielded to the stale by the toil and ingenuity of ber people is not measured alone by the money value of the product. The efforts and the struggles of her farmers and her artisans not only cre ate new values in the field of agriculture and in the arts and manufactures, but they at the same time pro duce rugged, self-reliant and independent men and cultivate that product which, more than all others,ennobles astute—a pa triotic,earnest American citizenship. This will flourish in every part ofthe American domain. Neither drouth nor rain can in jure it, for it takes root in true hearts en riched by love of country. There are no new varieties in this production. It must be the same wherever seen and its quality is neither sound nor genuine unless it grows to deck and beautify an entire and united nation, nor unless it supports and sustains ihe in stitutions and government founded to protect American liberty and happiness. The present administration of the govern ment is pledged to return for such hus bandry not only promises, but actual tenders of fairness and justice, with equal protection and full participation in na tional achievements. If in the past we have been outraged and the cultivation of American eitizenshio has been interrupt ed, your enthusiastic welcome of to day demonstrate that there is an end to such estrangement and that the time of suspicion and fear is succeeded by an era of faith and confidence. In such a kindly atmosphere and beneath such cheering skies, I greet the people of Virginia as co-laborers in the field where grows the love of our united country. God grant that in years to come, Virginia, old domin ion, the mother of presidents, she who looked on the nation ut its birth, may not only increase her trophies of growth in agriculture and manufacture, but that she may be among the first of all the states in the cultivation of true Ameri can citizens.” . The president was frequently interrupt ed by hearty appianse, and when he con cluded the immense concourse of people joined in a perfect ovation of cheers. Colonel Beverly then introduced in the order named Secretaries Bayard and Endi- cott, Postmaster-General Vilas and Com missioner of Agriculture Coleman, each of whom was greeted with cheers which they simply acknowledged by bowing to the people, it having been understood that further speech-making would not be in order. Among the ladies on the portico from which the speaking took place ! were Mrs. Lee, the governor’s wife, and Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of President JeTerson Davis, to whom President Oleve- I land was introduced and with whom he i spent a few moments in pleasant eonver- i The party were then escorted to the headquarters of the president of tho so ciety m another building, where they wit nessed t lie review of troops, white and colored. After the review the president held a public reception for over nil hour and shook hands with thousands. Be tween 2 and 1 o’clock tho vi.fito-s occupied a seat on the grand stand and witnessed several races, after which a sumptuous lunch was partaken of. The party then re-entered carriages, and were driven to the Confederate Vete ran Soldiers’ Home, where they were re ceived with a salute of artillery by the vet erans. A stop of only a few minutes was j made, during which the president was pro 1 seated with a ; , uvenir of his visit, in the shape of a beautiful basket of flowers, and he shook hands with all the veterans. The drive was then continued to and around the new reservoir grounds and through tho principal streets of the city, and, finally, to the gubernatorial mansion, whore the par ty alighted, and a general introduction to ladies took place, and some time was* spent in social talk. Miss Winnie Davis was the centre of attraction, creating among the distinguished visitors and others a most favorable impression by the affable and pleasant manner in which sho received all. At 8:30 p. m. adieus were spoken and tlie presidential par ty were driven back to El ba Station, where they re-embarked at 8:10 o’clock homeward bound. Every thing passed off most pleasantly until late this afternoon, when the presidential par ty were leaving tlie Confederate Home. Tne vetera s then resumed cannon firing, and one of the guns prematurely exploded, blowing one man’s arm off and breaking the other, and severely injuring another man. At Home Again. Washington, October 21.—The special train from Richmond bearing the presi dent, and his companions reached Wash ington without accident or noteworthy incident at 9:53 this evening. Tile presi dent expressed himself as having enjoyed his visit, and was well pleased witu tlie hearty welcome accorded him by the Vir ginians. A BOY’S BLEACHED BONES. laid Starts on n Visit in Ills Aunt ami is SIurilcred on the' Wayside—A llorrlliio Ills- Morristown, Term., October 21.—Six weeks ago Charlie Young,a 10-year-old lad, left Mooreshurg, Hawkins county, where he had been visting an mint, Mrs. Arm strong, to visit an uncle across the Clinch mountain. It was supposed that he had reached his destination safely. To-day it was shown before Esquire Williams at Mooreshurg that he had been murdered, every evidence pointing to Marcellas Bunch, an abandoned young man, as the murderer. Late Saturday evening Barton Russell and wife were digging for ginseng on the Flat Gap road, a mile from Moores- burg, when tlidiscovered the bleached bones of'a human person with the skull fractured. The discovery was reported, and a crowd collected next day anil shirt lying near was taken to town, where Airs. Armstrong identified it. Tho hair lying beside the' skull was also identified. A man named Orrlck and others remem bered hearing Bunch say, live weeks ago, he would hang or be sent to the peniten tiary if something that happened on t.he creek was known; ulso, that soon after ward he was trying to sell a coat and some shoes. Ho was arrested this morning be fore day. This coat and shoes were found at his house, and at the trial were identified as Young’s. The hat Bunch was wearing was also identified ns Young’s, while an old straw hat and shoes found near the bones were proven to be Bunch’s, and two par ties testified that Bunch had said he hud won these things from a wagoner on the creek, who got mad at him and tore up his straw hat. Hunch was committed to ja'l without bond. Young had no money, and the crime is supposed to have been a result of a quarrel, perhaps over cards. CARING FOR THE SUFFERERS. I’rCKhhud Clrvpliuul Sin.is a Contribution of Duo Hundred Dollars. Orange, Tex., October 21.—The steamer Lamar arrived here last evening with forty additional sufferers from Johnson’s Bayou. They report t hat no move lives have been found. Many other sufferers are waiting to leave the devastated district. Houston, Texas, October 21.—Telegrams from Beaumont and Orange report the con tinued arrival at those places of sufferers from the flood districts. Between 231) and 300 survivors of the Sabine Pass disaster are being eared for at Beaumont. At Orange fully 383 from Johnson’s Bayou are congregated, while a still larger number of sufferers are receiving assistance by boat, w.xich makes daily trips to Radford’s and Johnson’s landing. Relief committees at. Orange and Beaumont are doing splendid service. The citizens of Beaumont have subscribed $470(3. About $10,000 has thus far been donated throughout Texas and | forwarded to committees at Orange and j Beaumont. Cleveland Cniitribuiion. Gala t E3TON, Texas, October 21.— Presji- j dent Cleveland has sent $100 to the suffer ers at Sabine Pass, Texas, as the following I correspondence shows: I Executive Mansion, Washington, D. [ C., October 19.—To Col. A. K. Belo- The ' 1.",*' terrible disaster at Sabine Pass, in | the stale of Texas, and the destitution, suffer! and d- ru n thereby occasioned, ! has - ■ ■ . .. .. sympathy that I should ! he glad 1 it dilute to the relief of the j stricken p .. . if that locality who are so much in need of help. I have seen in j the newspapers no mention of any ! appointed medium by which my j purpose can be reached, and I have there fore, determined to avail myself of your knowledge ofthe. place and people and j your interest in all that pertains to practi- i cal aid in such a cause, and to request you 1 to undertake that my small contribution herewith enclosed be placed where it will relieve the most distress and need. Thank ing you in advance for what you will do for me in this behalf, I am yours, sincerely, [Signed] Grover Cleveland. Will Cl line. New York, October 21.—The cotton ex change decided to-day, by a ballot, to close on the 2Sth instant, Bartholdi day. The adjournment will take place immediately after tlie second call. The produce ex change Was balloting to-day on the same question, and will also probably close its doors. The stock exchange has also voted to close. A Fuss Over the Technological School. The 3'(('nit TcltaTiijtli Animiulx t'ls .1iul.-(' Palmer..Is lav Heard an.I Governor McDaniel. A Little hoy’s XiifrnA Kseapo- - A Mad Cow. Special to Enquirer-Sun. Atlanta, Ua., October 21.—The tech nological school is still the subject of con versation. The selection of Atlanta is a source of grul ideation and satisfaction to the people here. It is believed by them that the offer of Atlanta is tlie most sub stantial aud practical made by any city competing, and th® the host interests of the institute will be served by its location here, it will bo immediately under tlie supervision of the legislature, and instead of being visited by a committee can be in spected by tlie entire body. In this way greater interest can bo developed in it,and It will receive more assistance from the state than if located at nny other place in Georgia. Tho Macon people seem to be especially disgruntled at the choice of Atlanta, and both in the Atlanta correspondence of the Telegraph, and in its editorial col umns appear severe reflections upon Gov ernor McDaniel, Commissioner Heard and Judge II. E. W. Palmer, assistant United States dislrict attorney, and recently secre tary of tiie executive department. Before the last ballot was hud yesterday, in which Judge Heard voted for Atlanta, ho was called out by Judge Palmer, and the two went oil* in private consultation. After Judge Heard’s return he voted for Atlanta upon tho next ballot, having previously voted first for Macon, then for Athens. Upon these facts the Telegraph hasps tho suggestion of an interview between Judge Heard and Gov. McDaniel, and con cludes Hint the]latter “prostituted the position of Georgia’s chief executive in be coming tho partisan Icggir of Atlanta through Hie diriy york*' 1 ’ which be is sus peeled.” Judge Palmer is quire indignant at the suggestion that ho called on Judge Hoard ns the mouthpiece of the governor, lie says as a citizen of Atlanta he had a" right to urge the selection of this place in any fair m anner ujjoii any of tlie commis sioners. If Ilia arguments wore esteemed so weighty as tq change the views of n commissi mer, or to urge him to act upon views already held, ha is gratified at Ilia saccoi a, hut nolliiug was said except in his capacity ns a citizen of Atlanta, and In ii no longer connected with the executive department, of Georgia, h wing occupied a Unif.udfiLafes appointment, it is a matter of fact, I am informed, that Governor McDaniel, who was up the Marietta and North Georgia railroad Mon day, and on Tuesday did not see Judge Heard uni il lie in company with other members of the commission came in his office after the vote to announce the result of their deliberations. The opinion here seems to be that the Telegraph’s attack is the result of disappointment und pique and is unjustified by the circum stances. The board appointed by tlie state have selected Atlanta, and all sec- i ions of the state should lend their iuiiu- nce to make the institute a success. All Offln- Holder Itoslifiiii. Atlanta, October 21.—W. H. Kim brough, judge of the county court of Let: county, forwarded his resignation to Gov ernor McDaniel today to tike effect Octo ber 31, he baying been elected to represent his county in the legislature. The (Governor and tin* Lohkpcn. Atlanta, October 21.—Tuesday next Governor McDan el will hear from tlie lessees upon the recent escapes from the penitentiary and fix the penalties. Under the law the lessees are due $200 for each negligent escape. . Hourly Killed. Atlanta, October 21.—A small white hoy, Alma Clay, narrowly escaped with his life to day While attempting to jump upon a moving freight car at Peters’ street crossing. He fell between the curs, but was knocked off the track with painful but not dangerous injuries. Young Hook to Turkey. Atlanta, October 21.—A rumor reaches Imre that Minister to Russia Gen. P. M. B. Young will he recalled from that, court and sent as minister lo Turkey. Gen. Young is in Atlanta und friends of his think the rumor not unfounded. A .Void four. Atlanta, Ga.', October 21.—Atlanta has had the sensation of a m id cow. She was the property of Mr. Frank Golden, and was bitten a few days since by a dog. Last night the cow went stark mad, and tried to gore arid bite everything that came in her way. She was finally dispatched by a j couple of policemen wiio emptied their re- | volvers into her. ON 'CHANGE. — j A Dull Day (Old Small Sales in Wall Street. i New York, October 21. — The stock j market was more quiet to-day and firm to j strong in early dealings on heavy cover ings and London purchases. Eater it I yielded in sympathy withjthe coal stocks, i and Jersey Central was the chief feature, land though firm i tho early morning, j after,van' .unite about3, Heading, Lacka wanna ami Hochi . /alley sympathizing. I Luterin tli . .. .n there was a general j rally up. . .a-’:, supporting orders from the bull side. Tne opening was strong, tile j first price -: showing advances ranging from ■ t to it—tin: latter Louisville and Nashville. Tne market in the early dealings was linn j with Jersey Central and Richmond and ' West Shore the special features, but the i latter and coal stocks soon broke, carrying j the remainder of tlie market down below tlie opening. In tlie afternoon the general list was heavy, lint before 2 p. m. the en tire market rallied and finally closed ] strong. Almost everything is higher this levelling, the decline in Jersey Central | being reduced to only jfi Louisville and Nashville is up l.|, Nickel Plate preferred ! and Pacific Mail 1J, Richmond and West j Point lg. Sules 358,000 shares. CAPITAL REAL ESTATE. been put on the market, and one can see in almost every direction on the drives out of the city, miles from the corporate limits, tho familiar sign of “For Sale.” The prices at which suburban property is held in many instances are undoubtedly in excess of tho real or prospective value, and tho great probability is that bit tor disappoint ment Is in store for not a few of those who are now building on such high hope. “Washington la aptly styled tho city of magnificent distances. It covers nil im mense area of territory, and, according to tiie close estimates winch have been made, there is room for a population oT 2,000,000 of people within its present limits, with out. the least crowding, without tenement houses and without encroaching in the slightest degree on its splendid parks, reservations and terraces. The people of wealth ami culture, attracted hero from all over the land, have their country seats at home. They do not remain here in the summer any more than do the resident population of wealth and fashion. They come here to enjoy the winter season, and they buy and build nenr the centers of population, fashion, amusement, etc. They will not Iju tempted to go out where set tlements are few and means of access lim ited. Therefore, the wisest, of those who are looking ahead will not deceive them selves with the delusive idea that all the farms in the District of Columbia will in a few years be converted into town lots, but will make their purchases incity property, which, under any circumstances, cun scarcely fail to appreciate.” SUNSET COX'S FUTURE. lie Slay Upturn to Turkey ill' llo Mny Upturn to CnnitreHM -Ho Sixys it Di'iimuls on Clrimni- Washington, October 20.—Hon. 9. S. Cox, minister to Turkey, called upon the president to-day and made liis report, lie was in tlie president’s private office for an hour talking over affairs in the east. He has not changed in appearance much since he left congress, and is just as genial. “I have resigned my mission,” ho said. “I have just reported to the president, and presently i shall see the secretary of state. Until then I do not know whether or not I shall go back to Turkey. I shall see if Mr. Bayard wants me to go back to settle up certain things that are still unfinished. If he and tho president want me to, I shnll go back. “Congress is not as big as It used to be. I don’t care much about it. If my people want me to come back I suppose I shall. There are many big holes in the house. If people want me 1 shall try to fill up a little one.” Mr. Cox left the impression that his res ignation would be tendered at once, unless it were thought advisihle by the president that lie should return to Turkey. Mr. Cox said there was some uncertainty, but if lie is nominated for congress in the ninth Nciv York district he \\ ili accept, provided the nomination comes in the proper spirit and manner. Helms not sough! the nomina tion, but personal and political friends of all tho democratic organizations and ele ments of the city hive urged him to take it. Tammany will prounbly nominate him to-night and the county democracy will in dorse the nomination to-morrow night. “If tho nomination comes to me and 1 accept," remarked Mr. Cox, “l shall re sign the Turkish mission al once. Shorn:: anything occur to prevent my acceptance, any hitch not now conti mpiated, 1 shorn:! probably return to Turkey, for a while at least.” BOB AND ALF TAYLOR. Peculiar Demount rill Dm at Gallatin. Tcnn. Boll* la 111 ID-altli. Nashville, Tcnn., October 19.—Bo J and Alf Taylor spoke in Gallatin to-day to one oft,he largest crowds over seen in thnl town. The train was stopped five miles this side ofthe town and the gubernatorial candidates and tlieir party were escorted to carriages and carried into town, accom panied by an immense cavalcade of horse men and people in vehicles, who had com from all over the southern end ofthe county io meet the champions. Tbei- were about sixty ladies on horseback wearing black plug hats with long white streamers. In trout of the procession on a carriage all to himself was an immense white rooster on a high platform, crowing lustily all the way. The procession on its arrival in town was greeted by great throngs that had gathered iroin all the surrounding counties of Tennessee and Kentucky. Ex-Governor Leslie, of Kentucky, delivered the welcome address. After an hour or two spent in greeting their friends they repaired to t he grove, where both .spoke. Alf would not have spoken at Gallatin had not numerous telegrams aud telephone messages led him to change his mini. Alf’s voice is still very hoarse and Bob is suffering from a I malarious attack. The fatigue of incessant ! travel and speaking one: or twice every i day lias been too much. Effective use was made by Bob during his speech of the I trouble over the pension office at Nasle I vilio, which was first alluded to by liis I brother. Boh reminded Ids In oilier that j he, Alf. had voted for Andrew Johnson for senator fifty-seven time:; in succession. MASON S COTTON PICKER. It Is Tested liy u CninnilUpp Appointed for Ills Purpose. Charleston, S. C., October 21.—The committee appointed by the National Cot ton Planter’s Association, consisting of the slate commissioner of agriculture of Geor gia and practical cotton planters from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, ac companied by Col. F. C. Morehead, presi dent ofthe association, witnessed the trial ofthe Mason cotton harvester in Sumter, S. C., yesterday, and made an official re port to-day. The committee say they wit nessed, for a large part of the day, the practical operation of the harvester in gathering seed cotton from plnnts in an open Held, and that, while some little practicable improvements are needed, the committee were agreeably surprised and gratified to witness in operation a machine approaching so closely to a practical suc cessful cotton harvester, and feel that they can with confidence predict for the cotton planter a machine that will in the near fu ture relievo him of the most distasteful part and 'expensive item, of harvesting the cotton crop of the south. The commission say that the machine wns easily bundled, and gathered at the rate of 2-10 pounds of cotton per hour from cotton, plants thnt would not yield more than one-third of a bale of cotton an aero, and they arc satisfied that with cotton yielding more to the acre the amount gathered would increase in pro portion. The cofnmittee could discover no damage done in the operation of the machine to the plant in any way, either to the unopened bolls, leaves or stalks, and report that the machine distinguished be tween open cotton and tho plant, gather ing ono and leaving the other uninjured, which, in the opinion of tho committee, had been an unsurniountable difficulty. Tlie committee says there was more cotton wasted on the ground than they thought allowable, but at the same time they are satisfied that muoh of such waste wns caused by a slight defect in the mechanism ior bagging the cotton and likewise the fact that the cotton bad been open since early in August and after along drouth it wns unduly sensitive to the slightest touch. MAINE'S MISREPRESENTER. Olid of Dlnlno* SI at cmi ills I’rovod to bo ti Llo. A HENRY OLAY -00M. Tho City of MumiUlcont Distances Continues to Enjoy a Doom—Steady Disc of Values. Arrested for Iti.-iiniy. Boston, October 21.—A. fiowe.jr., dep uty registrar of deeds of Wilmington, N. | C., who is wanted in that place to answer | to the charge of perjury, was arrested here | to-day. A Now National Dank. I Washington, October 21.—The comp troller of currency to-day authorized the ! Second National Bunk of Jackson, Tcnn., : to begin business with a capital of $75,000. j Washington, October 21.—The steady > rise of real estate in Washington has met j with no check in the last dozen years. One of the largest dealers for himself and ] others in property in the western und ! northwestern section of the city said to- day in speaking on the subject: “We have had nothing to do but sit in our pfiices and every spring and fall mark up prices.” The condition of affairs has inspired so i much confidence that even the most pru dent investors have been affected by it,and so great are the anticipations of the future i ot Washington that many of those who wish to hold on for a future rise are pur chasing largely of suburban propel tv. Much property of this character has lately A Li-ltvr IVrltlcii by III-.- Ureal Kciitiicl.iiiii to Kcliitlvns in Luiflaml. Washington, October 21.—The Wash ington Critic of this afternoon has tlie fol lowing interesting story of llo: sina Voices: Mrs. Cecil Clay is tho proper name of .Mrs. Itossiua Vokes, who appears at Albuugh’s in a new play by Pinero, author of “A Wife’s Peril,” which Mrs. Langtry made so famous, and her husband accompanies her as manager of a picked company of English artists. “Washington is very highly esteemed by my wife and myself,” said Mr. Clay, “and, besides, I take a great deal of interest in the city because my brother Earnest was here for a long time and made many de sirable acquaintances. While Lord Lyons was minister to (liis country my brother was connected with tlie legation us secre tary, and when he returned to Englnnd he seemed never to tire in sounding tlie praises of Washington aud its peo ple. After an absence of about ten years my wife returned to Washington fora short season last year to find it thor oughly changed, and, as she declared, the handsomest city she had ever visited. One ofthe heirlooms in the family, by the way, is a letter written by the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, to Sir Arthur Clay, of Eng land, in response to a request for informa tion about tlie family in America. It was clearly demonstrated that we were of the | same lineage, so that naturally our Ameri can cousins are very close to us in every sense of the word. New II .il Arrangements. j Washington, October 21. — Assistant | Post master-General Ilazen has made ar- | rangements for the daily exchange of | through registered pouches between New l York and Tampa, Fla., from which point Cuban mails are to be permanently dis patched. CnATTANOOOA, Tcnn., October 21.— James U. Blaine, in liis speech at Pittsburg yesterday, referred to Chattanooga as a point in tne south where colored laborers are paid 80 and 70 cents a day. The Dally Times, commenting on this speech, says: A careful investigation here reveals the fact that the lowest wages paid colored laborers in any industry is 90 cents per day, and this rate covers only a few. At the South Tredegar Iron Works the greater numbor of colored men at those works run trom $l;to$3per day with a large number at immediate rates of $1.25 and $1.60 per day. Ir. every ease where skilled colored men are em- ploved as heaters, pnddlors, helpers, etc., they cyst exactly the same wages as tho wV.l-’i i doing t-ho same work. The •(•■!■’, laborers at the Chattanooga :‘i.iiie ■ :'i!..2fi. $1.50 and SG per day, accord ing tii the skill, responsibility, etc,, required to fill the vnri- i u- places in which they work. Tln.se nre repr-uientativo southern indus- trii s. What we say of Chattanooga in this regard applies also to Birmingham, Knox ville and other places. Colored hoys in the South Tredegar Nail Works, working us feeders, make from 75 cents to $1.25 per day, according to the skill and industry disolayi-l in their labor. Some colored men l.iako us lti-: !i as $1 per day ns pud- dler.-i and foiindryineu. In this section we may Bay generally that t he scale runs from ••1 to $1.50 for t he great mass of colored men working in southern manufactories. CRAZED BY GRIEF. (quel of II Wife's Death and the llanqing Jackson, Tenn., Oct 21.—Son ness is fell as to t he whereabouts of J. P. Wooton, the engineer, whose wife about two months ago was poison il by the negress Eliza Woods, who was hanged by a moll to a tree in the courtyard. Woolen has been very restless ever since, aud talks ail the time about religion and his wife. He took his engine oil, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and made seve ral runs. About two weeks since his mind began to wander. He imagines he has re ceived a commission from God, and said ho saw the Deity in a vision, who told him what to do. He claimed that he could read men’s souls and tell whether they were lost or saved. Ho stated r-h.it he was going to meet Bob Ingersoll at St. Louis and overthrow him. He left here last Friday, going north on a pnssi ngcr train. A telegram was sent to Union City to stop him, but no reply has been received. It is not known what has become of him. Tin- Cliiciufu Trouble. Chicago, October 21.—At a meeting of district assembly No. 21, Knights of Labor, last night, tlie following resolutions were adopted: “Whereas. A band of mercenary men known as “Pinkerton’s detectives” have again shed innoce .t blood— Therefore, resolved, J’hat district assem bly No. 24, Knights of Labor, condemn in unmeasured terms any city, county or statu officials that will quietly sit down and allow this band of hired assassins to murder innocent citizens, and Resolved, That we, as law abiding citi zens, make a request ofthe proper author ities to bring ail the parties to this foul conspiracy to trial that justice may be meted out to them in accordance with the law.” Oppusi-d to n Clinngo. Chicago, October 21.—In the conven tion of the Protestant Episcoplal church to-day there was a long discussion upon tlie proposition to drop the nurds “Pro testant. Epi.-eopal” from the title page of tlie prayer hook. A motion to lay the proposition on the table was lost, but final ly tiie resolution itself was lost by a narrow majority. The vote in detail was as fol lows: Clerical delegates, 49; dioceses voting, 30; dioceses voted aye, 13 voted no and 0 were divided; of the lay delegates 44 dioceses voting, 15 voted aye, 20 voted no and 9 divided. A l’rubitblv Fatal Al'i'lilt'iit. FitEDERtCKSBURG, Va., October 21.— President Cleveland passed through this morning on his way to Richmond, and was cordially received by a large crowd of peo ple. While firing a salute in honor of the president, a cannon was prematurely dis charged by accident, and Janies Wheeler, a deserving young mechanic who was ramming the charge, was terribly burned and mutilated, and 13 expected to die of I his injuries. A Coalition. I Constantinople, October 21.—It is re- poi Uidthat Germany has joined France j and Russia in urging''England to evacuate Egypt.