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Newspaper Page Text; VOL. XXVIH--NO. 293 COLUMBUS, GEORGIAT WEDNESDAY MORNING^ "pkoEMBKli, 1886. PRICK FIVE CENTS Congrew Getting Down to Its Work In a Buiineai Way. ■r. Herbert, of AUbima, latrodacea Some WUe BI1U In the Hoaae-Varlooa Other Bllla- The Dead Senator* and Members. Washington, December 7.—The cre dentials of Senator Cheney, of New Hamp shire, appointed to temporarily ail the va cancy caused by the death of Senator Pike were presented by Mr. Blair. The oath of office was administered to Mr. Cheney Mr. Butler introduced a bill for the erec tion of a custom house at Charleston S C.. # V 1 ?, referred to the committee on public building's. Mr. Beck introduced a bill to provide for the retirement of United States legal ten der and national bank notes aud coin cer tificates. Referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Morrill offered the following resolu tion: Resolved, That promise of making any revision of the tariff in n spirit of fair ness to all interests, not to injure any domestic industries, but to promote their healthy growth so that any change of law must be at every step regardless of the labor and capital involved and without depriving American labor of the ability to compete successfully with foreign labor and without imposing lower rates of duty than will be ample to cover any increased cost of production which may exist in consequence of a higher rate of wages prevailing in this country, appenrs so obviously hopeless and impracticable that any lurther attempts at revision by the present congress in contra vention to foregoing cardinal declarations are to be regarded as inexpedient and det rimental to the revival of the trades and industries of the country. Mr. Morrill’s resolution was laid over until to-morrow. Mr. Dawes offered the following resolu tion, which was also laid over and ordered printed: Resolved, That the committee on finance be instructed to inquire and report as soon as practicable what specific reduction can be made in customs duties and internal revenue taxes which will, in their judg ment, reduce receipts to the necessary and economical expenditures of the govern ment without impairing the prosperity and development of home industries or the compensation of home labor. On motion of Air. Hoar the Pacific rail road funding bill was made the special order for Tuesday, December 21, at 2 o’clock, with the same rights as it bos now, Mft. Ingalls made a statement as to tne withholding from homestead entry of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad lauds in New Mexico, declared forfeited by the act of July 6,1886, intimating that the fault lay with the commissioner of public lauds, who seemed to regard every pre-emptor as a kleptomaniac bound o.i pillage and plun der; and he offered a resolution, which Was adopted, directing the secretary of the interior to inform the senate wtietner such lands had been restored, and if not so re stored, the occasion of the delay. On motion of Mr. Frve, the select com mittees of the senate as they existed on tfto day Of fast adjournment were received, and cont lined during the present session. Mr. Blair gave notice that he would to morrow ask consideration of the joint reso lution proposing au amendment to tiie constitution, extending the right of suf frage to women. The announcement was made of the deaths of Representatives Price, of Wis consin, and Beach and Arno, of New York. Messrs. Spooner, Manderson and Black burn were appointed a committee to at tend Mr. Price’s funeral. The senate then adjourned. Tin- House. Washington, November 7.-~Alter the reading of the journal, by uuauimnus con sent the states were called for the intro duction of bills and resolutions, when the following were introduced and referred: By Mr. Herbert, of Alabama—A resolu tion authorizing the committee on rules on one day’s notice to designate any meas ure for the considei avion of the house; also, to remove certain disabilities from citizens of the United Slates. By Mr. Adams, of Illinois—To change the law in relation to the amount of United 8tates bonds required to be kept on de posit by national banks as security for their circulating notes. It provides that banks having a capital of $600,000 or less shall not be required to keep on deposit bonds in e-xcess of one-tenth of t heir capi tal stock, as security for their circulating notes, and such of those banks as have on deposit bonds in excess of this amount are authorized to reduce their circulation by a deposit of lawful money, ns provided by law; provided, that the amount of such circulating notes shall not exceed, in any case, 90 per cent, of the par value of the bonds deposited as herein provided. By Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina—A bill for the erection of a public building at Charleston, 8. C. By Mr. Tucker—A resolution making the senate polygamy bill the special order for December*14. By Mr. Matson, of Indiana—A bill to f revent the contraction ofthe currency. t authorizes the secretary of the treasury to issue United States notes of the same denomination as those of any of the nation al banks that may have been heretofore or may hereafter be retired from circula tion by reason of the payment of any bonds held by national banks to secure thoircirculation. . .... By Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania—A bill for the promotion of Commodore F. 1 rux- ton, retired. „ , , Mr. Reagan, of Texas, offered a resolu- tion fixing the lGtb of December for tee consideration of the business reported from the committee on commerce. At the suggestion of Mr. Morrison, the usual clause giving priority to the revenue and . apDropridtion bills was inserted. But as - Mr. Reagan would not agree to accept a.so the prior special orders, Mr. Hatch, ot Mis souri, objected to the consideration of the if nine rpfnri'pH tfl the COOl- President Cleveland Is Getting Well. Attornejr-Ucneral Garland Mutes aa Exhaustive Uepurtnr.il IteroiyinenilN a Large Amount «f Near LetfiHlatloii for Ills Department— Homo In teresting Statistirs. i . n i J vh lch ■ a count ot the electoral vote was to be made and to supply an omission which existed In the constitution. The passage ofthe bill would sett-e all questions which arose from time to time as to the electoral count. It would decide that the power to count the vote did not reside in the president of the sen- ate; that it resided In the two houses of congress—not merely the ministerial power, but the power to count and conse quently to decide the legality of the votes to be counted; that the action of the two houses should be separate upon all ques tions arising during the count, but joint as to the result, thus preserving the dignity nn< * rights of both bodies by conceding to each equal and concurrent power without the merging of the lesser body into the numerically greater. The house then adjourned. —- CLUVERIUS MUST HANG. Gov. Leo Saje tho Low Must Take lla Course, Richmond, December 7.—Governor Lee to-day sent a letter to the counsel of Cluve- rius, who is now under sentence of death for the murder of Fannie Lillian Madison, in which be says that he has given to their statements and all the papers and petitions presented for executive clemency in behalf of the prisoner the eareful consideration which their importance demanded. The governor theu adds: “The prisoner came from the judicial to the executive department of the government marked ‘guilty’ by judges and jury. Starling at that point, therefore, I have been diligeutly studying the record while industrously seeking information and evidence from all other source which might conclusively prove to my mind that the verdiet ofthe court wss nil error and that therefore the sentence pronounced by the court of hust ings and affirmed by Virginia’s highest court must, be set aside or com muted. With an earnest desire to faithfully execute, without fear or fnvo", the laws of the state impartially to all; with profound sympathy for those upon whose hearts this blow must fall; with a clear conscience that I am discharging my duty to the people of my state as God has given me strength to see it, I now write you to inform you that I have not been g < Lm 0 K.°- h r^ diffier 1 ent c ° n .°J U8i " n fr ° m criminal prosecutions during the tbat h ?W by tho courts, and, therefore, the | year was .-$047,631. Civil* suits to which the United States was not a party, numbering 12,32(1, were termina'ed during the year in the United States cir cuit and district courts. The attorney-general briefly urges the importance of legislation on tho following matters, the ncei ssir.y for which was point ed out in his annual report: Foes for mar shal’s in the territories; the pay of deputy , - , , , . , marshals; the revision ofthe fee bill; the fortituce which has generally character- substitution of the fiscai for the calendar ized his conduct since his arrest and dur- ‘ ing his trial. After the counsel left him, however, it was plainly apparent that tile awful news he had heard had had a marked effect and that it was ns much as he could do to maintain his wanted composure. Shortly alter the counsel left tne cell several reporters vis ited the jail and made an effort to nee 1 he Ilu „ uu OUJ1M11IB agover..- prisoner, but when informed of their ol- men t penitentiary and reformatory at an ject by the deathwatch, Cluverius _said “I early day. He recommends the appoint ment of a commission to enquire iuto the case of Thomas J. Cluvciius is not one, in m.v opinion, to call for executive interfer ence either by the exercise of the pardon ing power or by commutation of the sen tence.” Tim governor’s decision was conveyed to the jail by Judge W. W. Crump, senior counsel, aud his son Beverly T.’Crump, who acquainted the prisoner with it. Clu- verius stood the ordeal with the same Washington, December 7.—The annual report of Attorney-General Garland con tains a detailed statement of the business ofthe department of justice during the last fiscal year, together with the statistics of crime against the United States. During tlie year 03-1 suits, aggregating in amount $3,600,000, have been brought agaiust the United States under the ordinary jurisdic tion of the court of claims. The total number of such eases pending is 091, in volving $25,000,009. Under the Bowuiau act 123S cases have been transmitted to the court by committees of congress. These in volve a large amount. There are pending 1140 eases, Ihe amounts involved being $39,000,000. Under the same aet 20 claims to the amount ot $1,01)9,0J9 have been transmitted by the heads of the de partments. Of these, 9 cases, involving $1,500,000 are still pending. In addition to the above there bus been filed under the French spoliation act, 2150 eases, amount ing to $12,000,000. It is thought that 600 more cases will be filed and the amount increased to about $16,090,000. During the year 425 suits against the United States, claiming $17,700,423 were brought to trial. In 390 of these suits, claiming $16,990,654, judgment was for tho claimants for $907,639. ' During the year 1379 civil suits to which the United States was a party were terminated in the circuit and district courts of the United States. The number pending July 1 was 2823. The number of ermiiual prosecutions termina ted during the year was 14,179, about one- half of which were for violations ofthe in ternal revenue laws. The aggregate amount of judgment rendered in favor of the United States in civil suits was$821,138. The amount actually collected was $202.- 172. The amount of lines,, forfeitures and penalties imposed In tho riminnl ' prosecutions during panic at the exchange and the dumping of a lurge lot of certificates on the market. The BeBsion opened with a weak feeling, the bearish news hnving a depressing in fluence. The first sale was made at SO, and a gradual decline to 771 followed, l’rlocs then remained without material change until shortly before noon, when the bears made a terrific onslaught on the market aud values dropped In a very few minutes lb 71 J— 81 centa Below tho opening prices. A scene of tho wildest excitement ensued. Holders ot long oil did everything In their power to stein the current, but without avail, and becoming panic-stricken com menced unloading at 71*. However, the decline was chocked, and with a strong effort the market rallied to 731 at 1 p. m. Only one small failure occurred here. The money difference is not known. The bot tom also dropped out in New York and oil fell to 72, rallied and closed nt 74, after opening at- 80. THE NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. year; the chief supervisors of elections; the protection to civil officers and witnesses; fees for witnesses and jurors in the terri tories, and the reorganization of the jury, system iu the District of Columbia. He de votes a chapter to the sub ject of United States prisoners and the general question of convict labor, and advocates the building of a govern- don’t want to see anybody.” He waa seated in an arm chair with his elbows on his knees and his chin buried in his hands. Seeing the reporte. s at the door of hip cell he changed his position and endeavored to appear calm and collected, but it was evi dent that the blow had struck home. Counsel preuented u petition for u respite to the governor this evening. No time was named, as that is left to the governor’s dis cretion. It is the general impression that a respite of thirty days will be granted. A FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY. A Train Huns Over o Family of Peoplr. Chicago, December 7.—A special to the Inter Ocean from Loport, Illd., says: Reuben Hill and his three sous were in stantly killed this afternoon near Mill creek by the passenger train on the Grand Trunk railway. Hill’s little daughter had her leg broken at the same time. The fam ily were in a wagon crossing the railroad niid were prevented from seeing the ap proaching train by an occupied side track. Hill’s wife died recently, so the daughter, crippled to-day, is the sole survivor of the family. Hallway Combinations. New York, December 7.—A conference was held this afternoon between the rep resentatives of the East Tennessee and Norfolk and We.-tern railroads at the of fice of the former company. President Kimball and Calvin S. Brice represented the East Tennessee and Robert 8. Flem ing the Norfolk and Western. Brice said afterward that they were nt work on a plan for the amalgamation of the two companies, but had reached no result that be ma !e public as yet. Negotiations with the Richmond and West Point Terminal Company are being carried on at the name time. An Archblithop’a Order. Philadelphia, ' November 7. — Arch bishop Ryan, in accordance with the action of the third plenary council of Baltimore, which prohibits all balls for charitable in- stitutionsj has notified the Catholic Philo- patrian Literary Institute that the ball announced to take place at the Academy of Music on the night of February 21 next, cannot be given as a Catholic charity ball. The archbishop also announces that none of the proceeds can bo devoted either di rectly or indirectly to charitable objects. Birmingham’* Municipal Election. Birmingham, Ala., December 7.—One ofthe most exciting municipal contests ever held in this city, ended to-day in the election of A. O. Lane, the people’s candi date. over J. B. Luckee, the workingmen’s candidate for mayor, by BOO majority. Lane drew his support from all classes, in matter. He also renews the recommenda tion that authority be given to judges of United Ssates courts to sentence in their discretion prisoners CONVICTED qji. THE !R FIRST OFFENSES (; to such reformatories or graded p-isons as, the attorney-general may select. He also urges the necessity of additional United States jails, and mentions Atlanta, Ga., and Louisville, Ky., as cities where such build ings are much needed. The number of United States prisoners in custody June 30, 1886, was 5929. The attorney-general calls attention to the un satisfactory condition of revenue litigation in the southern district of Now York, and commends a suggestion of the solicitor of the treasury for tile appointment of an ad ditional judge for the exclusive trial of rev enue cases in that district. Supplementary legislation respecting the restoration of the court of records is strong ly urged by the attorney-general as neces sary lor the preservation of records of great value. It is almost impossible, the attorney-general says, to over-es timate the necessity that exists for a change in the judicial system to meet the constantly increasing business of the country; and lie urges that something be done to remedy the evils complained of on all sides. Tne attorney general re commends that the salaries of assistant attorneys in the department of justice bo increased and equalized and that tho salary of the examiner of claims in the department of state be increased to $6000. Cleveland is Hotter. Washington, December 7.—The presi dent, is somewhat improved ill health to day, and was able to preside at the regular cabinet meeting. Herbert’* ITUs. Washington, December 7.—The bill in troduced in the house to-day by Represen tative Herbert, of Alabama, to remove cer tain political disabilities provides that no law or regulation shall disqualify persons not disqualified by section 3 of the 14th amendment to the constituliou from hold ing office in the army or navy. Mr. Her bert also introduced a bill authorizing state officers to issue writs of attachment re turnable to the circuit court of the United .States. Mr. Minaiair’x Estimates. Washington, December 7.—The secre tary of the treasury has sent to congress estimates of the appropriations require d for the fiscal year ending June 30,1888. The total amount estimated os required for ull expenses of the government is $325,185,794, which is $14,403,759 less than the sum call ed for in the estimates submitted last year and $3,272,601 less than the aggregate of the appropriations for ihe present fiscal year. _ The estimates of the river and harbor eluding'll"large part of the colored popula- j improvements aggregate $30,281,749. These tion Luckee u’.so had warm friends among estimates are not furnished resolution, and it was referred to the com mittee on rules. ..... Tfie committees were then called, but no reports were submitted, and in the morn ing hour Mr. Bragg, ot Wisconsin, on be half of the committee on mili ary affairs, j called up for action the senate bill for the j relief of the graduates of the military aeart- ; emy. It enacts into a lav/ what is now a custom of paying the cadets a salary as lieutenants from the date of graduation to I the time of regular assignment as officers in the army. , . , ... ! The morning hour having expired, Mr. | Caldwell, of Tennessee, called up for con- | sidcration, tlie electoral count bill, which was a special continuing order. Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, antagonized the motion with another providing for the considerations* the bill to enlarge the powers and duties of the department of agriculture. The house, however, decided by a vote oi 15 . to 27 to consider the senate electoral count | bill, with the proposed house amendments. In advocating the bill, Mr. Caldwell, chairman ofthe committee having juris diction of the subject, explained that its object was to prescribe the all classes, mid was vigorously advocated by the knights of labor. This is Ltuis s third consecutive election to tlie office. Death by Flro. Baltimore, December 7.—Fire occurred early this morning in two frame buildings on Eutaw street, near Preston, which were destroyed together with all the furni ture. The ‘police rescued thirteen persons from the buildings, but could not find Mrs. Ann Peck, aged 90 years. Her body was burned to a crisp. It was after trie fire found in a third story room. The damage by the fire was about *2500. as a part of the “annualestimate for public service,” but are inserted in the hook of estimates as the amount, according to tho chief of engineers, that can be profitably expended i in the next fiscal year on each of the un- j completed works mentioned. The princi- | pal southern items of these es- j timates are $213,000 for the bar- j bor at Norfolk, Va., $750,000 for , the harbor at Charleston, 8. C.: $500,000 for Cumberland sound. Ga.; $180’()00 for tlie j harbor at Savannah; *100,000 for the harbor at Galveston; $400,000 for James river, Va.; $275,000 for Cape Fear river, N. C.j $310,000 for St. John’s river, Fla.; $200,000 for Black Warrior river, Ala., $420,000 for Cumber- laud river, Tenn., and $510,090 for the Ten nessee river near Chattanooga. Suicide by Starvation. Chicago, December 7.—Edward Jane- sen who foully stabbed his wife a week A Jtode-a Request. a „ 0 ’ n nd luus been in jail since, is appar- j Washington, December 7.—The bill in-i gntl’y trying to starve himself to death,and , trodueed by .Senator Butler for the tree- j he will succeed unless sustenance is ad- tion Q f a public building at Charleston, 8. | ministered by force, lie has got to that C., provides that it shall be for the accorn- , condition where he neither eats, drinks , modation of the past office and United nor talks, but he can move about his cell, i St itts courts, and that the cost of the site — i shall not exceed $100,003 and the cost of j John E. Owens Is Dcul. th e uilding $400,000. ■John F t ppftfntmenta Rend Oat basf Nlvht nt tbi> <llo*o of the North Georgia Conference in Augusta. 6pocinlto Enquirer-Sun. Augusta, On.. December 7.—North At lanta district—W. F. Glenn, Presiding Elder. Atlanta—First, Church. II. C. Morrison, (from the Kentucky conferenced Payne Chanel—W F Robinson. Merritt Avenue— M. If. Dillard. Grace Church—T. J. Christian. Edgcwood Street—,1. Adams. Marietta—P M Rybnrn. East. Cobh—To be Rtinnliod. West Cobb—T. 8 L. Sappington. Canton— O. C. Simmons. Cherokee—J. M. Sc well and J. G. War- lev. . Ponglnsville and Salt Springs—G. E. Bonner, Villa Riea-G. H Wood. « Etiwa—W. T). Smith. Buchanan—Jnre Reese and H. M. Smith. Winston—P. R. Smith. Fulton CircuHr-W. A. Dodge. Edge wood Academy—J. ,R. Mnyson. principal. SOUTTT ATLANTA DISTRICT. W. W. Wadsworth. Presiding Elder. Atlanta. Trinity—J. W. Lo“, and W. M. Crnmlev. Kiipernnmernr'-. Evans Chanel—If. ,T. Ellis. St. Paul—,T M Bowden. Park Street- H. T, C’rumlev. Alt-airy arid Cl tv Mission— I M. T'lIUltn. East Point—A.K. Richardson and Simeon Shaw. Pvlme'tn—0 \V Duval Fairborn Circuit p M. T. Branner. Jonesboro—J C Davidson. Fayetteville—T T? Smith. FTamnton- -Tj P. Veese. i Marrows—O. P. Oulllinn. McDonough—T S L. Harwell. Locust, Grove—J. W. Milton. Pierce (’banc!—To ho. snnnlied. Editor Wesleyan Christian Advocate— W. R. Patten. Missionary to the Hebrews—Julius Ma- grath. Commissioner of Education for Paine Institute—Sum W. Small. hbtwftn district. H. H. PaTka. Presiding Elder. Oriffiji—*V. F Conk. Milner—T H. Little. Orchard Hill—J. .1. N. Kenney. Zehnlon Circuit—J. J. Singleton and Elli son R. Cook. Tt-irnes'dlle—G. E. Gardiner. TTnsou Circuit—H T, Embry. The Rock—9. D. Evans. Thnmsston—T. A Beals. Cnllnden—L. Rush, and R. W. Rogers sunermimcrarv. Fcrsvili—T. R Parker. Fnrsvth Circuit—J. H. Mashbnrn. .Tnckson—T. IT Timmons. Flovilln -J E. England. West Monroe—P R. England. Se.noln—W. .1. Caller. Turin—B. Sanders. LAGRANGE TITHTRtOT. J. F. Mixen. Presiding Eider. LnGraege—J. Jarrell. (Vest Point,—A. W. Williams. Troun—W. P. Smith. Houston Circuit—J. II. Eakes. HogauRville—D. D. Cox, P. A. Heard sunerfinronrv. Whiter,viile-W. T. Bell. Greenville and Trinit.v—B. H. Sarnett. Meriwether—W. .1. Wood. Hoodhurg- R. D. Clements. Granite.villo—H. S. Bradley. Franklin—Rundfnrd Seake. Bowden—J. N. Mversaml W. T. Irby. Newnan—W. R. Foote. North Coweta— A J. Morgan. Carrollton—A. W. Quintan. WhitcKburg—O. C. Andrews. Dalton Circuit—W. F. Quilllam, Pre siding Elder. Dalton—J. B. Robbins. Dalton Circuit—A. F, Scarlock (from the Louisiana conference). ROME DISTRICT. T. F. Pierce, Presiding Elder. Rome-T. R. Kendall. Second Church—O. C. Carey. Forestville—E. W. Ballanger. South Rome—Artemns Lester. Cocsn Circuit—D. C. Brown. AUGUSTA DISTRICT. W. P. Lovejoy, Presiding Elder. St. John’s and Broad Street Mission—J. W. Robarts and A. G. Wardlaw. St. James—C. A. Evans. Anbury—J. W Stipe. St. Luke’s Mission—.1. B. Allen. Richrn >nd Circuit—A. T. Mann. Grovetown Mission—W. W. Oslin. ATHENS DISTRIOT. 8. P. Richardson. Presiding Elder. First Church—W. I). Anderson. Oconee Street—C. F. Owen. Athens Circuit-T. M. Wright. GAINESVILLE DISTRICT. A. J."Worley, presiding elder. Gainesville—I). J. Myriek. Guinesville Circuit—To be supplied. PAtlLONEGA DISTRICT. A. C. Thomas, presiding elder. Dahlonega—C.A. Jamison; G. A. Hughes supernumary. OXFORD DISTRICT. O. W. Yarbrough, nresiding elder. Oxford—C. E. Dowtnau and A. G. Hay- good. “I.o I tiie Poor Inilhin.” Ft. Keogh, Mont., December 7.—The dead bodies of three Indians who had perished in the late storm have been found near Ashland. Several more Indians are believed to have been lor.t and met the same fate. The dead Indians are supposed to belong to the Fort Berthold agency. Tobacco Halo*. Danville, Va., December 7.—Tobacco sales for November were 1,619.828 pounds at an average, of $8.33 per hundred pounds. The salts for the corresponding month last year were 3,389,993 pounds. Baltimore, December — , Owns the. veteran comedian, died this; A !Ht Oil Panic, morn iw at his home ia this city, aged Pittsburg, l a., November 7.—A sadden about sixty years. ana heavy dechue in oil today caused a The Fri urh Cabinet. Paris. December 7.—M. Flourquet has 1 been entrusted with the formation ofthe ! new cabinet and he is now engaged in the \ task. | The frown llitimundii. Paris, December 7.- The chamber of deputies to-day voted in favor of disposing I of the crown diamonds. A Terrific Fight Between Outlaws and Officers. Tho Robber* Had Di-Hignn Un * llsnk—The; Were Prolinhly Sucmsful - Two uf tho Crooks Mor tally Wounded. Chillicothk, O., December 7.— Atabout 3 o’clock this morning a terrific encounter took place between four escaping bank robbers and four policemen of tills city, re- Hulting in two of the robbers and three of the policemen being shot and the escape of the robbers. Yesterday afternoon u str nger called at the livery stablo of Charles O. Miller nnd negotiated for the hire of a barouche, saying he desired to drive to Kingston, ten miles north of here, that evening. The liveryman refused to let him have tho vehicle unless a driver wus sent along. To this the strauge.r objected, but said ho would return, in the evening. He again put in nn appearance at the stable at 8 o’clock and got the barouche by telling the liveryman that lie nnd a frieud intended to take two ladies with them. There was something about tlie stranger that ennsed the liveryman to believe that lie hud seen him before, and whan he got into the baroueho Mr. Miller was certain he was the same man who lind hired a vehicle from him over a year ago, uiid tho same night tho post office at Wnverly, sixteen miles west of here, was robbed. Mr. Miller’s suspicious were so much aroused that lie hud one of his hostlers mount u iicrse and follow tho barouche. Instead of getting nny women into the ve hicle tho - tr.inger drove four blocks from tho stable, when he took three more in with him. Noitherdid they drive towards Kingston, but passed through unfrequent ed streets and reached the pike, and head ed for Waverly. The hostler followed them for several miles, and then returned and told Mr. Miller of wliat lie had seen. Mr. Miller at once informed Chief of Po lice Rigiiey of tho affair, ami the chief called in three policemen, mid procuring a barouche started in pursuit. WavcVly is the county scat of Pike coun ty, and has a population of about 1500. It lias a very wealthy citizen in tlie person of James Em mitt, who, among other business enterprises, is a banker. The town has a night watchman named Hick Schwartz, who was making his regular round along the business street at 1 o’clock thin morn ing, when ho met four men, who stopped Iiiin and began asking him some questions. He was seized, overpowered and carried into Emmitt’s bank, tlie door of which had previously been broken open. The robbers forced a gag into his mouth and tied him to a chair in the back room. They then blew open the door of the vault. It is not known how much, if any, money was obtained. Watchman Schwartz labored long after the safe blowers had left, to get tne gag out of bin mouth, and at. 4 o’clock his surenrns were heard by a villager, who en tered und released him. The doors of tlie safe were found to lie closed and locked, but the handles had been knocked off’, aim it wus impossible to open the doors until an expert, who was telegraphed for th.s morning, arrives. It is believed a large pull was made, for Watchman Schwartz saw the robbers have several packages. It is the opinion that the safe combination was opened, the money secured and the door relocked and the handles knocked off, for, according to the statement of Schwartz, the robbers were in the bank for over an hour. At 3 o’clock tills morning Chief of Police Rigney and Officers Hail, Willotb and Brookmoyer were within three miles of Wavcriy, three of the officers walking on ndbount of the cold, when a vehicle ap proached them. Chief Itignoy called !o the driver to bait, which was done, mid tlie four oceapaiits asked what was wanted. Rigney told them that they were all wanted, whereupon the robbers began firing upon the officers. The officers returned the lire, and a total of fully twenty-five shots were exchanged. Three of the officers and two ofthe rob bers were shot. Chief Rigney received a glancing shot on the back of the head, which stunned him and rendered him in sensible. Officer Brookmcycr received a wound in the right arm, and Officer Wil- loth was shot, three times, once in the shoulder and in the lower part of each lug. Tlie robbtrs pot tin: whin to their horses and escaped. The police hurried to their vehicle aud started in pursuit, b it the rob bers had got too much ol a start. 1 Tiie robbers drove within five miles of this city, and turned off on a side road which led to Three Locks, a station on the Scioto Valley railroad, it being thoir inten tion, no doubt, to reach till-, station in lime io catch the. early express north, but they arrived just a few minutes after the train had passed. When they got to the station only two men were, in the barouche. They jumped out und ran rapidly in tlie direction from whence they had come. No doubt tho other two robbers wore wounded, and hail got out of the vehicle the better to ciiublo the other two to escape. The country where they left the ba rouche is very hilly, and furnishes ample hiding places. To-day a large posse lias boen searching the country about Three Locks, and u report haabeen received here thut tlio dead body of one of tho robbers was found this evening. ON ’CHANGE. A Da; of Activity anil Fliirtuatluna. NEW York, December 7.—The stock j market to-day again showed the usual J activity, but tho strong undertone noticed for along while back .ave place to-day to | a decided weakness. The downward ton- | dcncy apparent early iu the day made ! very little progress until the afternoon, j when a decided slump occurred. The in creasing stringency in the money market, | aided by realizing sales, was ; rincipally re- sponsible for this. Room traders, however, : among which the sentiment is at present decidedly bearish, seized the apportunity j to hammer tiie market all round. Foreign ■ buying was the principal obstruction to a > decline and materially aided in astrong re- action just previous to the close. There j was heavy raiding in Reading again but | there are no new developments. The pro posed amalgamation between tho East [ Tennessee, Richmond and West i’ointand j the Norfolk and Western railroads,was the j subject of a conference to-day and it is un- ; derstood tiiat little remains to be j done beyond an arrangement of; details. But while East Tenues- j see was strong in the morning, Nor- 1 folk and Western was barely steady on the ! whole, and Richmond,and West Point neg- 1 lected. They all felt the adverse influence J of the afternoon and nil yielded. The recommendation of the Western Union i executive committee that there be in divi- i dend, caused considerable soiling of that I stock. Tho opening this morning was de- j cidedly weak, the first prices showing de- | clines of from J to j per cent, from last, evening’s final figures, tlie only exceptions j being Louisville and Nashville and West-1 era Union. Further declines were made I in early dealings, Canada Southern being coiupicuous for its strength. In some spe cialties, however, prices rallied when the market becutno quiet. It soon yielded, howover, and in the afternoon a decided weakness became apparent, accompanied by largely increased trading. A alight rally at 2 p. ni. was again followed by a renewed weakness. The market closed on tho rally unsettled and Irregular, The total sales were 006,000 shares. Wwithor llounil Train*. Chicago, December 7.—A special di» S ateh from St. Paul, Minn., says: The lanitoba road reports 200 cars of wheal snow bound at Wllmar, and that the trains started for Minneapolis and Duluth loa ed with wheat are compelled to keep dropping off cars at way stations until when arriving they have little more than the caboose left of the train started with. All the roads tributary to Minneapolis, St. Pnul and Duluth arc greatly troubled by tho dif ficulty of obtaining water for the engines as well as by cold nnd snow, and in addition to this many elevators along the lines of the roads arc full and can receive no grain for lack of shipping facilities. SENATOR SHEilMAN’S POLICY. Ilu Woulil Hi'liovo ttiu Nallouitl ItnnkN Hint Re iliicr I lie Tax on Su«-iir anil Tobacco. Senator Sherman lias been talking with a correspondent of the Cincinnatti En quirer on the policy of tho government Regarding tho subject of extending the privileges ofthe national banks,the senator said: “I havo a plan, or rattier plans of rolief, which I think equitable and fair. Yob will observe that tho nutional bunk circu lation is being contracted just as our country is growing. This should not be, because tho system Is an index of the growtli ofthe country, andadapts itself to its growth. I am iu favor of letting the banks do business upon the four ami four and a half per cent, bonds now outstand ing. But, in order to equalize the burden upon tho banks, because of the high rate ofpremlum at which these bonds are held, 1 would give them circulation up to the face value of their bonds. This woufil In crease tho circulation $30,000,000. I would oven go further. 1 would allow the banka circulation up to the market valucof their bonds, and havo that value fixed once each year.’’ •'Would you favor the issuo of a two per cent, perpetual bond?" “No. I would not vote for It. I do not think it would be wise policy to increase the bonded debt of the country solely for the benefit ofthe nntionai banks.” “Do you think the compulsory coinage clause of tho silver law should be re pealed?” “Yes, I do. Whut are we now doing as a nation? Wo aro paying for over 500 hundred grains of silver with a greenback dollar and putting it into a silver dollar of 4121 grains. Then upon this we issue » silver certificate ourrent for one dollar. Bo long as the balance of trade is witli us this limy work. When it is against us these dollars and certificates will go out of the country to come buck for redemption as a dollar.’’ “How would you stop the growing sur plus raven ues?” it ouii b« readily done. While I am la favor ot a protective tariff, I am in favor of a reduction of tariff, I am in favor of a re duction of taxation. I would favor the abolition of the duty oil sugar; I would make sugar free.” “Would you eliminate any of tlie inter nal revenue til cs ?” “Yes, I would. For instance, I would reduce the tax on manufactured tobacco one-htlf, nnd thereby decrease the reve nue an additional $10,609,000 or $12,000,000. Thus, with frou sugar and a reduced to bacco tax wo liuvc $50,000,003 of the reve nue dccreasud.” “Yuur platform of relief, senator, then, in a, formulated way, Is— “Is,” said the senator, “first, tho aboli tion of the sugar tax; second, the passage of a stringent bankrupt law; third, an in terstate commerce bill (not the Reagan bill); fourth, national bank circulation up to the face or market value of the bonds deposited; fifth, tho reduction of tho to bacco tax one-half; sixth, the reduction of the tax on bank circulation one-half, seventh, the issue of silver certificates on the value of bullion and the repeal of the present compulsory law. If congress wore to curry out thseo suggestions, which 1 know it will not, there would be a rapid diminution of tlie public revenues.” THE SOUTH. Coal I Hut fi Apparent. Kilim wild ar* in Jolalf ! Si-fllon — A llrlKlit Filar Nashville Union. There is money in iron and tho south land in rich iu it. Fortunes have been made hero in Nashville by a number of men in the past few weeks by the rise in iron stocks. Men who last summer were unable to pay their household bills are to day rolling iii the lap of luxury. Tennes see Coal and Iron stock was the first to fool tlie boom. Months ago it could be bought for tlRcen cents on the dollar and was quoted by but ono paper in the country, the Union, It has' advanced steadily, till to-day it is quoted at 103. This means thut $1000 worth of the stock was purchasable at $150 theu and Dow is worth $1030. The Alabama and Tennessee Coal and Iron was down in the twenties, and did not start upward till the Tennessee coal and iron hud run above 40. It is now quoted at 100. There has been a decided advancement in ull iron and coal property within the past thirty days. Only a few weeks ago some Nashville gentlemen pur chased the town of South .Pittsburg from tiie Tennessee Coal and Iron Company for $300,000, and capitalized at ten limes that amount, thus making tlie stock of the South Pittsburg City Company cost 16 cents on the dollar. It is quoted at 751 to-day, so that the origi nal investment of $100 at the time of the purchase has grown to $750. South Pitts burg is to have two furnaces which will be commenced at once by the South Pitts- hurt Railway Coui and Iron Company, organized less than three weeks ago, with $1,600,000 capital. Its stock wus taken inside a week. The city stock is going up, tlie knowing ones who have gotten aH they cun hold say, to 126 inside tho next sixty days, following the now lead ing stocks ami creeping up on them daily. Sheffield’s growth has demonstrated that a town can be planted down iu a good lo cation, nnd South Pittsburgh will show tlie future historian greater things. To day a party of New York capitalists will go there to invest, accompanied by Mr. W. B. Breese. To-morrow Max Sax will go up to meet them. Inside liie next ten days there will bo a scramble for town lots in South Pittsburgh, and the rush of places upward will make a blind mule stagger. CinifeisimiN of a Murrn-il M.m. The inconsislency of woman appear* when tho has 225 hairpins and the whole of her back hair grasped between her teeth, and expects you to understand every word that she says to you.