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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.”