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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 283
Yosterday’s Proceedings in the Georgia
Legislature.
The Cimiiilicll County Contest—Mr. llurvey lsSeut-
eil—I'lio testimony Before the Committee In
vestigating the Marietta uml North ticorgia
Muddle.
Atlanta, cm., November 24.—The only
feature of interest in the session of the
house to-day was the unseating of J. J.
Bell and the seating of M. J. Harvey. The
remainder of the session was devoted to
the reading of bills a second time, the re
ports of the committes and the introduc
tion of a few new measures.
The report of the committee on privil
eges and elections recommending the un
seating of Bell, member from Campbell
county, wnB the special order.
Messrs. Clay, of Cobb, and Glenn, of
Whitfield, spoke in support of the report.
Mr. Bell made quite an animated har
angue, declaring that he was the choice of
the people, had received the majority of
the votes and was fairly elected. He ridi
culed the elections committee, and de
clared that Mr. Harvey was so deep in in
famy that ho was beyond the reacti of the
hand of rosurreclion.
The report of the committee was adopted
and Mr. Harvey was seated. Mr. Bell was
paid mileage and per diem.
Sunil to ProurHlIiiKK.
Atlanta, November 24.—The senate
was called to order by President Davidson
and prayer was oifered dy the chaplain.
After roll call and the reading of the
journal Mr. Dean offered under a suspen
sion ot the rules a bill to incorporate the
town of North Rome, in Floyd county.
Mr. Hawkes, chairman of the joint in
vestigating committee, was granted leave
of absence for himself and a number of
the committee, that committee having ad
journed to 10 o’clock to-day.
The sub-committee on the lunatic asy
lum was granted leave of absence for a few
days.
Mr. Jackson, chairman of the committee
on thanksgiving services, reported that
Rev. H. H. Tucker would deliver a thanks
giving sermon in the house of representa
tives at 11 o’clock Thursday, Report was
adopted oil motion of. Y. Peek.
Senate took a recess for fifteen minutes
on motion of Mr. Brannon. At the ex
piration of the period the senate was call
ed to order by President Davidson.
Mr. Dean, chairman of the special ju
diciary committee, reported favorably on
the house bill “ to prescribe and define
the duties and powers of commissioners of
pilotage-for the ports of Savannah, Darien,
Brunswick and St. Mary’s, and lor other
S urposes.” Tnis bill was read the second
me.
Leave of absence was granted the com
mittee to examine and report the condi
tion of tne university buildings.
The senate -mil to amend tiie charter of
the Rome and Carrollton Railroad (J.mi-
pauy was read the second ti.no under sua-
S ension of the rules and, on motion of Mr.
Uivkes, recommit ted to the committee on
railroads.
A message was received from tne house
informing senate of concurrence in resolu
tion to print aOO copies of a legislative
manual. i
The bill of tlm senate to incorporate
Bowdon Litnitt Railroad Company was
g assed with certain amendments proposed
y committee on railroads. Ayes 2o, nays 0.
The senate resolved, on motion o! Mr.
Peek, that when it adjourns tiiis day i..
will adjourn until Friday next at 10 o’clock
a. m.
The senate completed the business of the
day and adjourned until Friday next, 10
o’clock a. m.
In vest Igut 1 ii u tom in 11 tee.
Atlanta, November 24.—The investi
gating committee met at 10 o’clock in the
capitol commission room this morning.
Mr. Clements, president of the Georgia
Marble Company, was recalled. Iiis testi
mony was largely in review of what has
already beeu reported. Among other
things he said:
When I agreed to pay as much as $500
my idea was that the money would be ex
pended in getting out marble, making
tests and in other ways popularizing the
marble. If anything of this kind was clone
it was on a small scale. 1 saw some publi
cations in the papers in Georgia favoring
state marble, but not os many ns I wanted
to see. I took the duily Constitution, and
Mr. Harrison frequently sent me otnor
marked papers. I know nothing whatever
of any payments by Mr. Harrison of money
to Mr. Rankin, Judge Fain and General
Phillips. X never saw Judge Fain until
this morning when L was introduced to him,
a short time since. X hud no dealings
with Mr. Rankin, and heard of him
only 03 one or the members ot
the senate committee. The proposed
contract of Mr. Harrison that we saould
not sell marble to anybody in lots of loss
than 6000 cubic feet at lesB than $1.25 would
not have been an unfair price i_I it had
beeu agreed to. it was only a iair proli 1
on the stone. The bid at 39 cents would
have allowed us no proiit and it was sim
ply for the beneilt of the advertisement
that our marble would have received in
being placed in the state capitol that we
made that bid. ,
B. F. Abbott, general counsel of the
Georgia Marble Company sworn: I had
no connection with the sub-committee ot
the senate on material for the capitol or
with any of its members. Mr. Harrison
made claims against the Georgia Marble
Company for $2750 which, he said, he had
spent in formulating and developing pub
lic sentiment in favor of Georgia mar ole.
I asked for a bill of particulars. Mr. Har-
rison said he had spent a large
part of the money in printing,
and that he had paid for communications
which he had caused to be written and
printed in the Constitution and other
papers. He said he did not think it neces
sary to show the items, though the ex
pense had all been legitimate and proper.
This was simply an effort on the part ot
Governor Smith as attorney for Mr. Harri
son and myself as attorney for the Georgia
Marble Company to come to agreement
and was not a statutory arbitration, li
there was to be any suit for the money he
preferred not to make known the bill ot
particulars until that time. I have no
knowledge of what the amounts and items
were, as 1 never saw the bill of particulars.
I do not remember that I ever saw Judge
Fain during the entire session
of the legislature except when
he was here during theelectioti ol
judges. The $500 paid liy Mr. Clements
was simply to settle the matter and buy
peace. X never saw it paid. I may ha\ e
prepared the receipt, though X do not re
call the fact. Mr. Harrison also said he ,
had employed counsel, I think, but I d
not know who they were, except, X t unic
I heard Gen. Phillips say he was Mr. rtai- .
risou’s counsel. „ ,, !
Mr. Clements testified before the sena-e
committee that he thought they hod done
the best they eould with the means at then
control, and he would have done the same
thing in their place. Mr. Harrison .said
this statement by Mr. Clements bad l nine<l
his chances of getting Georgia murbie, ami
as Mr. Harrison had been at. the trouble
' abor . , Mr. Cle nta should
Pay the whole $2760. ;i» thought it.
was a reflection upon him for Mr.
Clements to demand a bill of particulars:
that it was a confidential affair. When
Mr. Harrison refused to show the hill of
particulars he said it might involve the
names of some of his friends who would
not care to have their connection with the
matter made public, though he said t-ere
was nothing wrong in their connection.
Mr. Clements wrote me to insist upon a
bill of particulars. He did not think the
amountclaimed by Mr. Harrison had been
paid.
At tlio time of the conference between
myself and Governor Smith wit h a view to
arbitration General Phillips appeared
as counsel for Mr. Harrison. Mr.
Clements never spoke to me in reference
to the selection of Georgia marble during
the session of the legislature. The demand
tor a Hill of particulars was made at t he
conference, which was shortly after the
session of the. legislature.
At the la t meeting of the conference
between Gov. Smith and myself, Mr. Har
rison showed a paper which purported to
be a hill of particulars, hut which they de
clined to show me. Mr. Harrison said some
of the expense was counsel fees, but did
not say whether one or more counsel.
Adjourned.
•Pdntinr I1n> Kutirhts of Labor.
Pittsburg, November 24.—The Knights
of Labor have begun an important move
ment among the skilled iron workers by
organizing an assembly of skilled workmen
at the Elbe Iron and Bolt Works. The as
sembly is composed of heaters and rollers,
but it is the intention to admit puddlers in
a few days. All the men enrolled are mem
bers of tho amalgamated association, and
intend to remain so. This is the beginning
of a general movement for the enrollment
of skilled workers in iron and steel as
Knights of Labor, all still retaining their
membership in the Amalgamated Associa
tion. The object is to have a dual organi
zation and thus to increase their power by
being backed, not only by the Amalga
mated Association, but also by the whole
order of Knights of Labor. The Knights
of Labor district, it is said, will claim direct
representation in the scale conferences in
the future and will not allow any scale to
take effect unless endorsed by them. The
movement is rapidly spreading and sev
eral mills on the south side will be shortly
organized.
An Escape Asks for Ch'im-Mcy.
Atlanta, November 24.—Gov. Gordon
has received a letter from Sam Hill, the
slayer ot John X 3 . Simmons, asking clem
ency. After being sentenced. Hill was
proven insane and sent to the asylum,
from which he subsequently escaped. Hill
writes from Kansas City to Gov. Gordon.
The case is being considered by the gov
ernor.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THURSDAY
A QUEER CASE.
A Firm Protests Against Oninnlylm.’ With n Con
tract Untie by Telephone.
Chicago, November 24.—A special from
St. Louis, Mo., pays the court of appeals
bus rendered a decision, holding that con
tracts m.ido over a telephone wire are
binding. The suit was brought bv the
Globe Printing Company against Stahl &
Company on a bill for advertising, and the
defendants pleaded that the contract was
not binding because it was made over a
telephone wire. Judgment was rendered
against i he defendants in tho circuit court
and an appeal was taken. The court of
appeals affirms the judgment of the lower
court in an opinion Dy Judge Thompson
who says, in part:
“The telephone, although a very recent
invention, has come into such common
use that, we think the courts may properly
take judicial notice of the general manner
and extent, to which it is made use of by
the business community. No doubt many
important- business communications and
transactions are every day made by tele
phone communication of precisely the
same character as that of which the wit
ness w'os allowed to testify in this case. A
person is called up by one desiring to com
municate with him by means of a connec
tion with their respective wires
through what is known as the central
office. A conversation ensues. It may
relate to most important matters of busi
ness. The use of this instrument facilitates
the business to such an extent that it
would be very prejudicial to the interest
of the business community if the courts
were to hold that business me n are not en
titled to act upon the faith of being able
to give in evidence to juries replies which
they receive to communications made by
them to persons at their usual place of
business in this way.”
SNYDER'S NEVER-ENDING WALK.
Wabash, Ind., November24.—John Sny
der, of Blackford county, the man whose
only relief from the effects of a strange dis
ease that has afflicted him for some time
past was found in almost continual walk
ing, was believed a few days ago to have
walked himself into his grave. He was in
the clutch of death, but has resumed walk
ing. Physicians say it is only a question of
endurance. Death alone, they say, can re
lieve him irom the iron grip of his mysteri
ous malady. Meanw .ile, he is doing his
five miles an hour, not including rests. He
walks twenty hours out of the twenty-four.
He shaves as he walks, and takes his meals
while on the go. He has not been known
to sleep more than four hours out of the
twenty-four hours in two years.
Millie mi Assignment.
New York, November 24.—D. Kellogg
Baker and Charles A. Clark, composing
the firm of Baker & Clark, wholesale gro
ceries, of 337 Greenwich street, in this
city, have made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors to Clarence F
Bi
$185
are me uucumai , v—,
Importers and Traders National bank,
^361795.2-4; Talmadge Baker, $22,600; Re
becca Dunlap, $27,200; Horace K. Thurber,
$8000; W. H. Robeson & Co., $5500. The
other preferences vary from $1000 to $5000.
Tho IJtrlitniiur's Fatal Work;
St. Louis, November 24—A special from
Edina, Mo.; says: Taylor McKiuzy and his
three sons were husking corn from the
stalks yesterday in a field on their farm,
some ten miles from this place, when they
were prostrated by a stroke of lightning,
One of the sons, Luther, aged 16 years, was
instantly killed. Another, William L.,
was so severely injured that his life is de
spaired of, and the third. Beniamin 8., is
missing. What has become ot him is not
known, but it is supposed he was either
blinded or crazed by the shock and wan
dered away. The father was only slightly
injured.
I relit ti <1.
FIRED ON BY MOOLIGHTERS.
Dublin November >24.-Morinlighters
fired on the police patrol at Castle Island,
county Kerry, last night, but without do-
ing ariv damage. Nine arrests have neen
made in connection with the shooting.
The Jury in the McQuade Case Tails to
Agree Upon a Verdict.
-
Nine In Three In Fnvnr of mi Aei|«llhil -Tho Pen.
! pie AgnliiHtu Majority of tho Jury—A Sen Trio!
to Tithe Ploeo n! Onee.
New York, November 24.— A lew min
utes after 11 o'clock Recorder 8mvthe
made his appearance in court, anti at 11:40
the jury in the McQnnde case came into
the room. Foreman Lynti stated that they
had not agreed upon a verdict, adding:
“We have remained the same since 12
o’clock Monday night.” Recorder Smytlie
said he did not think it. was worth while
to keep tho jury any longer, and asked
District Attorney Martino for his opinion.
Mr. Marline thought if the stains of tho
jury remained unchanged since 12 o’clock
Monday night they had better be dis
charged.
Recorder Smythe thereupon discharged
the j ury.
District Attorney Martino then addiessed
the court. He felt that he had performed
Ills whole duty in this mutter, und his as
sistants had worked manfully. They had
presented t he full case, mid he was at a
loss to understand how tho jury, or any
jury, could fail to agree upon some verdict.
He felt that the result of this trial was a
public calamity and the case should bo
called for a speedy ro-trial. He, therefore,
moved for a hew t rial Monday next.
Mr. Newcombs thought he needed more
time to prepare for a new trial.
The recorder thought the lawyers had
had ample preparation, and he, therefore,
granted the motion lor a new trial, to bu-
giu Monday next, at U a. m.
The reappearance of the jurors from tlio
place of their recent confinement was the
signal for a grand rush of tiie reporters
and citizens, all eager to ascertain how far
the jury disagreed and who were the ob
stinate ones. To the general surprise of
those who had closely watched the trial
they learned that the first ballot taken at
midnight Monday had stood nine for ac
quittal and three for conviction. There
were only taree ballots after that, one on
Tuesday morning after breakiast and an
other last night ot 9 o’clock, after
which came the report to tne court,
and after that tiie tired and now
ugly jurors bestowed, themselves in the
most comfortable manner possible on t.he
chairs, the still-backed bench, table and
floor of the jury room, and essayed to
sleep. They were not. good matured this
morning, and on taking another ballot
they found that they stood exactly as they
had on all the other ballots, nine for ao-
quittal and three for conviction. This was
tuoir report to the court, resulting in their
discharge. The three who held out for
conviction were Laundsperry, Dougherty
and Frick, all of whom are commercial
men.
The scene about the brown stone court
house was one of excitement, and the re
ception of the announcement of Ihu status
of the jury was anything but flattering to
the nine who eould see no conviction in
the evidence. The general expression had
been us ever since the beginning of the
evidence, that the only hope for McQuade
was that the sympathies ot some juror had
been worked upon by Newcombe and the
pleas for his wife ai.d children, or that
some juror, Disgusted and distrustful <>l in
formers Fulgrofi' mid Duffy had entirely
disregarded their evidence, or that somo
juror fearful that his act would produce
recompense would disregard his oath and
vote without regard to the evidence,
in short, every one outside
of the jury box had convicted the accused.
So great was the buiief that a jury lavora-
ble to conviction had been hung by one
obstinate man that the hunt instituted for
that man had been fixed upon Nugent,
and he had been the subject of execration
as the obstinate juror for twenty-four
hours. Therefore, when it vvus stated that
the white-haired, decent old gentle
man had eight companions, sharers of his
belief ot the innocence of the prisoner, the
statement was at once taken as a good
joke. When it was insisted on the enquirer
invariably grew wrathy und left his sup
posed miainforinaiit to ask others, Hut the
reply was t„e same and the names of the
three who had voted with the people were
named as above. The people marvelled
and went away to discuss the mutabilities
of the course of a case in the hands of an
American jury: The jurors did not pause
long to answer the inquiries of their fellow
citizens, but ns speedily as they could they
got their hats and overcoats, threaded
their way through the crowds in the cor
ridors and took their several ways to their
homes, their first visit to their families in a
whole week.
McQuade was remanded to t.he tombs.
Ex-Alderman McQuade was, as might be
j big strike of last winter, entered into an
agicoment with the binkennm which the
j latter claim is not now being enforced,
, ami assert that, unless tne matter
is ,'c,n rectified that they will again strike,
rile Brut In rhood of Iiooomotive Engineers
I lmv i also appointed a committee to \HL
I the Orescent City and arbitrate the differ
ent e existing between them and the coni-
j paiiy. It i:< claimed that two engineers
' were unjustly discharged by the master
mechanic. The officials of the company
! stilt, that the action of the master inn-,
| chnnio must be sustained. Tne engineers
I state tied they are in the right and unless
| the difficulty is amicably settled a strike
| will be inevitable.
SPRUNG BY SPRINGER.
Sonic New lilcns llcgimlln-r tlio IToslileiitlol
Kh-etlmi of Isss.
j Chioago, November 24. -A Washington
| spe ill says: Representative Springer, of
1 Illinois, was interviewed last night re
garding tho national campaign of 1888.
Ho thinks Mr. Cleveland is ussontiiilly a
Candidate. “If there is a labor candidate
for the presidency in 1888,” says Mr.
Springer, “as ia likely, it will disturb nil
e.nuuiunles and upset all enleiilntions. Mr.
George being a free trader would probably
attract a Inrge democratic and n small
republican vote, thus placlngthe straight
demOuratic candidate under a serious dis-
ad-'ahtage; bqt if Powderly were
nominated, and he seems to be pretty
much of n man. he. heing n "rot notion ist,
would naturally draw the bulk of his sup
port fr mi I ho republican parly, and defeat,
the republican candidate for a certainty,
'flier, is also the possibility that a strong
labor candidate may carry a state or two,
which would leave every candidate with
out an absolute majority of electoral votes
ami throw the eleetion of a president into
the house of representatives. Mr. Blaine
will he the republican nominee, without
doubt. He is in the field already, and
every day he is doing something to help
his canvass along. Mr. Cleveland will be
the democratic candidate.”
Tli» Flint- SHU rending.
Louisville, Ky., November 24.—Argu
ments before the presbytery, in the trial
of the Converse Bros., publishers of the
Christian Observer, were completed this
evening and the case was given to the
court for a decision. The plaintiffs live
charged with violating the 9th com
mand uent, by Revs Boggs and Daniels,
of Memphis, Tt.iin. The court’s verdict
fesuhed in nineteen against sustaining the
charges and eleven in favor The 1 eleven
who voted for were ull ministers und the
others were lay members and ministers.
It. is not known what the outcome will be
of the trial. Ten days will he given for a
decision ns to whether the case shall be
appealed to the synod.
From tin- North to JurUsonvIlle.
Philadelphia, Pa., November 24.—The
friends of tho New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railway company, who are largely
interested in that property fin inciully, are
arranging for extension of the company’s
system from Norfolk through to
Jacksonville, Fin. This course has
been determined on because the
company luu Unis tar been unsuccess
ful in forming a co-operation with other
lines south of Norfolk. Tee new route, it
in r,aid, will be independent of other lines
arid the most diveet that oh ft b!> eniroen.
This new move is looked upon as n p irt of
the Pennsylvania Railway Company’s tac
tics and the now line will form an outlet
to importantpoints south for tli.it corpora
tion.
A Fatal AtiViiy til n limn-tt.
ST. Louts, November 24. A special from
Iron Mountain, Mo., says: A difficulty
occurred at a dance Monday night, ill this
place, between Peter Hahn and Samuel
O’Neill, in which O’Neill received four
flesh wounds and Hahn was shot through
the heart and instantly killed. A dozen or
more shots wore fired in a crowded room
and several were wounded in the melee,
among them wero Washington Freeman
and John Denny. Freeman’s life was
saved by his watch, which turned the bull
from a vital point. Denny was shot through
the leg. O’Neill lives at Des Arc, and
made his escape.
ON CHANGE.
F inding of the Commissioners in the Dis
trict Police Scjnda!.
Sniiertilt(-nil<-|it Welker uuil Morrill of IE In I.tc-ii-
Ii-iinnls Kellewil From llntj the 1* rex I (lent lie-
fuses lo It .or.lot'. Stum- Scna.ur lUmptou's
lliul I.urk.
supposed, quite elated when the true status
of his case before the jury was announced.
It is said that one time there was a prepo
sition by Dougherty and Lounsberry to
come over to r,lie majority if Fry would
tftrree, but the latter refused. He thus gets
the name of “hanging” the jury. The
story is not confirmed, however, by any oi
the jury.
When District-Attorney Martin moved
fora speedy calling of a new trial it was
in the belief that the jury was nearly
unanimous for conviction. With this
view, no doubt, Recorder Smythe refused
to admit McQuade to bail. The true state
of the case became known before McQuade
had been remanded to the tombs. When
McQuade was taken from the court room
ho was taken to the district attorney’s of
fice for lunch, while Tracy and Newcombe
took steps toward obtaining a writ ot
habeas corpus to get McQuade released oil
bail pending Monday’s trial.
In the afternoon Recorder Smythe heard
arguments on the motion to fix the bail in
tiie McQuade case, but finally denied the
motion and McQuade was taken to tiie
tombs and locked up to await his trial on
Monday next.
Trouble Aiiionir tlie Knights.
St. Louis, November 24.—A special from
Sedalia, Mo., says the Knights of Labor of
that city have withdrawn from district as
sembly'No. 101 and the assemblies will be
attached to (he state assembly. It is pre
dicted that all other local assemblies on
the line of tiie Gould system in Missouri
will follow suit, and that those in Kansas
will also withdraw and hereafter work
under the jurisdiction of the state assem
bly. Should this follow the charter of the
famous district 101 will be surrendered.
The district assemblies covering a large
territory lire becoming very unpopular in
til* southwest and there is a widespread
feeling among the kiqglits that the affairs
of the order can be conducted to far better
advantage by abolishing district assemblies
and organizing under state charters.
A Strike Til rente Hi-fi,
St. Louis, November 24.—A special from
Houston, Texas, says: For several days past
trouble has existed between the train men
of the Southern Pacific and Atlantic sys
tem anil the railroad officials. Last Satur
day night a committee of brakemen visited
New Orleans to present their grievances
and arbitrate with the managers of the
company regarding wages. The ™ ilr ° ad
authorities, in order to definitely setHe the
Tlio Murki-t ElTerteil liy I In- Approaching lloliilny.
Small Changes In I’rici'h.
New York. November 24.—-The coming
I holiday had the effect both to reduce the
; amount of business done at the stock ex
change and to depress prices somewhat,
[ in consequence of the usual tendency to
i realize before n holiday. There was soine-
; what less business in southern securities,
1 and thi ir movements with but one exeep-
; lion, were unimportant. There was in-
| creased trading in St. Paul to-day, though
. other grangers were dull. The movement
; was in consoquonee of selling induced by
; an unfavorable showing of the earnings for
! the last week reported. Reading
! was extremely active, but the
decision of the receivers not to
I pay interest on the consolidated
i bonds by attracting attention to the hope-
| lessly bankrupt condition of the road
I caused a material decline in the morning
from whicli tiie stock did not recover.
Other coal stocks were heavy to weak
aimost the entire day. Richmond and
West Point was sold down rapidly in the
[ early morning, losing8percent, upon the
uncovering of several stun orders among
■ the specialties. South Carolina was a
notable feature and after a gain of 24 per
' cent, declined 5. The opening was cora-
' paraltvoly steady, the first prices showing
: changes from last evening’s final figures of
from i to 1 per cunt, only, New Eng
land being the only prominent ex
ception. The market was weak in
the early trading and many material de
clines were established in the first half
hour. The partial rally was accompanied
by a marked decrease in Che amount of
I business done. There was a bull move
ment in force in the afternoon until the
last half hour, although the market drag
ged throughout the entire time. A smart
; rally in the last thirty minutes closed the
market firmer at something better than
tbe lowest prices of tiie day. The total
business was 420,000 shares. The final
prices show irregular changes, although
most stocks are lower.
1VIII Knf.iri-e tin- Itu.i-.
Chicago, November 21.—The directors
of the board of trade have decided that
trading in “puts and calls” will not he
allowed in the board of trade building,
and members engaging in such transau-
: tions are rendered liable to suspension or
repulsion for an infranct.ion of tHe rule for
bidding these transactions in the future.
; There will be no session of the board to
morrow.
Tnlilng on New Life.
Danville, Va., November 24.—The
Danville end New River railroad was re
organized to day by t iie election of Major
; W. T. Sutherlin as president. This road
nearly went into tho hands of a receiver
some time ago, hut r.ow has a new lease of
life. SutherJiu was the first president of
the road and is a man oi capital.
Washington, November 24.—The dis
trict commissioners have announced their
decision in the matter of the Washington
police investigation. Major Walker, chief
of police, is allowed to resign; Lieutenant
Arnold is dismissed; Lieutenant Kelly is
reprimanded and suspended for three
months without pay; Sergeant Diggius_is
reprimanded and reduced to the ranks for
tiiroo months, and Private Edulin D dis
missed.
Arnold was charged with false state
ments in reference to his superior officer
to the effect that Superintendent Walker
had given instructions which amounted to
establishing a system of espionage over the
private life of public men to the end that
the information so gained might bo used
in influencing legislation such as the police
authorities might desire hereafter.
Kelly was a w itness in the ense and his
testimony to some extent corroborated
that of Arnold in his own behalf. Hu lud
gained a somewhat similar understanding
cf Walker’s remarks as Arnold had, but
the reasons assigned for his punishment
is that Iiis statements to tlio commissioners
in a prior informal investigation disagreed
with the sworn statements upon the offi
cial and open investigation.
Sergeant Diggins is the man to whom
Arnold gave iiis version of Walker’s re
marks to ills lieutenants. Diggins’ offense
was indiscreet speech in repeating Arnold’s
remarks after being cautioned not to do so.
1’rivate Edelin is the nuin to whom Dig
gins talked too freely. Edelin Ims a grudge
against Superintendent Walker because
Walker had taken him from detec
tive duty and put him on parole.
1-le speedily spread among other
disaffected persons Arnold's story as re
peated by Diggins and it became public
very much amplified, necessitating this
investigation.
Mayor Walker had to tender his resigna
tion when the nfl'uir became a public scan
dal. It is accepted because or the sugges
tion to iiis men that lie admitted to have
made, that members of the police force
should activity interest themselves to in
fluence legislation.
SERVED mM RIGHT.
Hi- Ought In Have Been kirt.nl Out Long Ago.
Washington, November 24.—Win. A.
Stone, United States uttorney for the west
ern district of Pennsylvania, wiio was sus
pended at the same time with Benton, of
Missouri, and for similqjr > causes, has ap
plied to the president lor reinstatement,
claiming that his offense’-hud been no
greater than that of Benton, and that he
(Stone) was entitled to like treatment with
Benton. President Cleveland declines to
reinstate, pointing out that the two cases
are not parallel and that tho mitigating
circumstances in Benton’s case do net
exist ms to Stone, The president;
accepts Stone’s statement, that iiis cam-
paigiuipeeohcu . Avert- few in number and
made at timi a which did not interfere with
Iiis official rinti> a, and that Iiis duties have
been faithfully discharged; but Stone is a
republican appointee of a precious admin
istration, and was allowed to retain his
office. His campaign work was in opposi
tion to tiie existing administration. Under
this state of facts tiie president affirms his
former action in suspending Stone for rea
sons which he sets forth in detail.
SENATOR HAMPTON'S BAD LUCK.
Hr Accidentally Kill* Ilia Horse While Hunting
uml Is painfully Hurt lltinsclf'.
Washington, D. C., November 24 —A
dispatch from Columbia, B. C., reports that
Senator Wade Hampton and a party of
friends started out hunting Monday morn
ing. The party became separated and in
the afternoon, while riding through tiie
thick weod, Hampton’s gun was caught
by a vine und discharged. A load of buck
shot entered the head of his horse and
killed him. The horse fell on the senator.
He was severely hurt, Iiis log being badly
maimed. After several hours’ painful ef
fort he got loose, and with tho aid of a
stick hobbled on one leg, weak and almost
exhausted, for five hours through a dense
wood toward home. The party reached
tbe senator’s house about 8 o’clock, ex
pecting to find him there. As it grew late
and he did not return, they started to look
for him and found him a short, distance
from home, limping slowly toward it.
MlniHter .11 milling in Mexico.
Washington, November 24.—At the
state department nothing is known beyond
v hat hus appeared in the newspapers with
regard to t he ’ (-ports from tiie City of Mex
ico, charging Minister Manning with grave
indiscretion. Not much importance is at
tached to the reports, which are believed
to he highly exaggerated. The department
authorizes a denial of the statement that
Minister Manning has sent a cable dispatch
in reference to the alleged scandal.
I dressing itself. It is conceded by those
whose business it is to acquire such knowl
edge that the manuilu-.ture of stoves has
i been lor years tho lending business of tho
I cities of Albany and Troy,
; New Yoik, and (hut these two cities
| had come to bo regarded as tho
| controlling centre of that great trade.
; Latterly, however, it lues been so cut into
i by the competition of Western stovemakers
| that one of tbe large manufacturers at
| Albany issued some time since a circular
wherein he stated "that in consequence of
the greater cheapness in pig iron in Ala-
bntnn ho had found it necessary to close
his works in Albany, and would move
them to a southern state.” Other Albany
and Troy stovemakers are said to be con
templating a similar movement. It is easy
to explain this drift southward of certain
leading industries. Where both climate
und labor and transportation concur, tho
greatest economy in production must nec
essarily he in the midst of the raw mat erial
from which the article to lie manufactured
is made. U was the consciousness
of this fact that led to the erection of cot
ton mills in the centre of the cotton-grow
ing districts instead of sending the raw
material to New England to be fabricated.
Tiie result was tlmt the southern mills
were worked to n profit in making tho
plainer kinds of cotton goods, while the
eastern mills were running at. a loss. Bub
it will bo some years bsfore tiie southern
mills will be able to rival New England in
the production of the liner cottons and
printed goodH, ns it will be Home years be
fore t he south will he able to rival Penn
sylvania in the production of iron and
steel. But this transfer of all branches of
the iron mid cotton industries to the south
it inevitable, and ultimately will lie made.
Charge'll With Numerous Crimes.
New Orleans, November 24.-A peti
tion signed by eighty-eight citizens has
been presented to Attorney-General Cun
ningham, praying him to take proceed
ings before tiie supreme court for the re
moval from office of Judge Henry E. Laza
rus, of division E, civil district court coun
ties, which are five in number. The charges
are nonfeasance, malfeasance, gross mis
conduct, incompotency, usurping jurisdic
tion, neglect, deterioration, dereliction,
denial of justice, and other abuses.
The V*tr in MusHtii’liiiHt’Us.
Boston, November 24.—The governor
and council this morning completed thoir
canvass on the votes cast at tiie recent
state election, and announced tho result of
the total vote of the state as 243,709. The
plurality for Ames republican, for gover
nor, is 9463; Brockett, republican, for lieut-
governor, 4978. Attorney-General Sher
man leads the republican state ticket with
124,208 votes, or about 12,700 plurality over
the democratic candidate.
IndiiHtrles Minina Southward.
Baltimore Sun.
The Bun long ago predicted that in the
course of the next twenty-live years the
Houth would become the controlling
centre of tho great iron industries of tiie
United Btates east of the Rocky moun
tains. That prediction is in process of
fulfillment, Virginia and Alabama taking
tiie lead. The extension of u network of
railroads throughout the south hns made
possible the development of her enormous
deposits of coal und iron. The cheapness
with w hie - these deposits limy he worked
enables the manufacturers to put their pig
iron on the eastern markets at a lower
price than it can be sold by tiie Pennsylva
nia furnaces. Aside fro/n the tariff', noth
ing has saved tiie Pittsburg iron-masters
from a speedy removal south but
the discovery of natural gus us
a fuel, and whether that gas will
continue to be generated for any long pe
riod is a problem which has yet to be
solved. Judging from tlio exhaustion of
tiie origiiiul oil territory, it is only u ques
tion of time when the supply of natural
gas will fail. But whether it last for a
longer or a shorter time, it has given the
Pittsburg manufacturers a further lease of
life, and the fact thut the greater part of
all the mills for the conversion of crude
iron into manufactures of iron and steel
are located in Pennsylvania gives, in this
respect, an advantage to the furnaces of
that state which the south has yet to
overcome, ft will not, therefore, bo
until similar mills are established at
the south thut this advantage will be
overcome. But the beginning of this
movement is already announced in the
erection of plant for the manufacture of
steel in Alabama, and where one capitalist
goes to be nearer the source of the iron
supply, because it cheapens production,
others will follow if it be found that, as a
consequence of the transfer, a larger proiit
can bo made on Die manufactured article.
But to other workers in iron this same
question appears, at this time, to be ad-
All tpih’t ut AniNti’rilani.
Schenectady, November 21.— All is
comparatively quiet at Amsterdam this
morning. About n half a dozen of the
Knights of Labor pickets were arrested.
Betwoen seventy and eighty arrests wero
made yesterday, making over 100 in all.
The arrested persons were released on
their own recognizance to appear on Fri
day morning, ana at once returned to their
po'stw us pickets.
Ihun.uH by Flro.
Live ;pooL, November 24.—The Inman
Lme steamer, City of Chester, Captain
| Lewis, whieh arrived here November 22.
! fruhi'New York, took fire while lying at
tin,- west Alexandria dock. Both vessel
! and eiirg.i are badly damaged.
: Philadelphia, November 21. — The
agents in this city of the Inman Line
| have received advices that, the lire of
the City of Chester was confined to her
cargo, and that the vessel is not damaged.
KMil'll by ii Train.
Syracuse, N. Y., November 21.—Jerry
Calahnn, his wife and son, aged 12 years,
and Mrs. Foley, of Lafayette, N. Y., wore
struck by a train here on the Oswego and
Syracuse railroad thi safternoon,while driv
ing home lrom this city. Mrs. Calahan and
her son were instantly killed, and Mr. Cal
ahan und Mrs. Foley fatally injured.
Iliilictril fur Mi-illflig.
Buffalo, N. Y., November 24.—The
Commercial says Messrs. Kennedy, Camp
bell and Egatber, of the Merchants’ Ex
change, and 11. P. Emlie, connected with
tiie Richmond elevator, iiave been indicted
for systematically stealing wheat from the
elevator. Civil actions also impend against
the accused.
Ilsn111 sis IVinlthy Mail.
Detroit, November 24.- Francis Palms,
one of the oldest and wealthiest citizens of
this citv, died this morning. He leaves an
estate worth from $15,000,000 to $18,000,000.
A Si-hauner Mbsing.
New Haven, Conn., November24.—The
schooner A. B. Hoff'ses, with a crew of six
men, left Mobile 47 days ago with lumber
for tiiis port. She Inns not been spoken
since, und it is thought to have foundered,
I'IIo-'h Successor A|ipolnt(-il.
Concord, N. H., November 24.—Gov.
Currier has appointed cx-Gov. Cheney, of
Manchester, United States senator, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Austin F. Pike, of Franklin.
A Itapist Lynched.
Montgomery. Ala., November 24.—A
special to the Advertiser from Randolph,
Ala., says John Davis, the negro who out
raged u white woman near that place a
few days ago, was lynched last night.
If July It Had Not llad a lloubla Ucfractlve
Power.
(Jornhill Magazine.
If you doubt your diamond, do not cither
try to burn it or break it. You may test
, it with black mastic, to which, if it be
j real, it will adhere closely. You may
; even, if your ears be sharp, rub two to-
1 gather, and make tiie indiscribable grat-
I ing, creaking sound—le bruit strident—
i they give out; so do the officers of
1 the Junta Diumantina in the Brazils
with their doubtful stones; and,
I lastly, you may try its refractive power,
! for, unlike ail other crystals, the diamond
; inis no double refraction, that is to say,
objects looked at through the diamond re-
I main objects still, and are not doubled.
J There is an affecting anecdote told of an
Englishman traveling all the way to Paris
j to consult a celebrated chemist there on the
| value of asplended diamond in his posses-
! sion, which, being the last of his
store, he was anxious to dispose of summo
] protio. At a glance the chemist recog
nized in the splendid diamond a white
topaz merely—a very good sort of stone in
its way, but no diamond. “Observe,” said
lie, in illustration, “behind the stone, if it
he n diamond, you will see one pin only,
for the refraction of tho diamond is single:
but heniud it, if it be a crystal, the pin will
tie doubled.” He had to fix the stone in
wax and the pin in wax behind it, so much
the poor gentleman’s hand shook. When
lo! clearly behind it the pins were two,
I which, generally selected as they are of a
type of worthlessness, in this instance
represented a very considerable sum.) Tho
historian relates that, “apres etro reste
assis quelque temps dans un otat d’insen-
sibilite maladive, PAnglais prit conge tout
a coup do l’Academicien.”
