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COLUMBUS GEOKOIA, SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 2, 18*8.
FOR PRESIDING OFFICER.
THE RANDOLPH PRIMARY.
An Indepurulent for Senator—What the
Republic »•>« Will do— Personal Items.
CVTHBEKT, G*.. Aug. 30.—The Demo
cratic Convention of Randolph county,
met in Cuthbert Tuesday and nominated
Dr. B. P. Crenshaw for the House of Rep
resentatives. Messrs, J. B Bussey, Co
lumbus Taylor and D. L. Fur-
gerson were his opponents. After
a good many ballots Mr, Buseev, who had
been leading the ticket, decided tbat it
was best to have his name withdrawn,
whereupon Dr. Crenshaw was at once
nominated. His nomination was then
made unanimous. Dr. Crenshaw is a man
of sterling qualities, and the common
opinion is that he wiil make ns an effi
cient, faithful representative.
We have two candidates in the field for
r ..n ,1,^ tbe senate: Capt. M.C. Edwards, tbe nom-
the Democratic party has of settling these j n ee, and Dr. M. A. Baldwin, wno will
little matters in Its own public caucus. A make an independent race. It is rumored
few scattering counties here and there that the republicans will nut out a full
? -r «„„ .„u. .P« jU I SB °'? h h e r,£ r nS"“r ft.
f“ r thta''ru“ lt“, o l inl' !>*"» trial mat- preaideotUI campaign. If thi. be true it
i ) mis ruie. h i w-Ulature ar« wiu *>e unfortunate for us to have an m-
t. nc pertaining to the next leguMnn^are j dependent io the field for an o{flce . A
of thc- mi imporunt of the^e In the f' v ; ,1 1 ° n . of th * whi J* vote might result in
opinion of a great^niany knowing ones. Is gj e^tion ofa^n ebony-hued senator from
Cola. James M. Griggs, of Dawson, and
A DIES NON IN CONGRESS
NO UNDERSTANDING with china.
FOUR MEN SPOKEN OF TO KEEP THE
SENATE IN ORDER.
TIjp Canvas* Already Opened Hurgeon-
Oeiieral Hamilton Leave* Washing-
ton for Atlanta Several Dis
puted Hoiitidary Line*.
Atlanta, Bept. 1.—It has long been an
accepted fact in Georgia politics that in
all Federal, State and county elections
there is little contest after the nomina
tions are made. This is a pleasant way
LITTLE or nothing done YE8TER-
Dir BY OCR LAWMAKERS.
The Celestial Think* that the Mcltran Man
Trifle* with Him.
Washington, Sept. 1.—No official in
formation of the rejection of the Chinese
treaty has been received at the State de
partment. and nothing beyond a press dis
patch cabled last night from London, and
published this morning, is known on the
subject. Friends of the administration say
that the treatv contained an arrangement
with China, which the British government
was most anxious to make, and British in
fluence to the extent of the power of that
Washington, Sept. l.-In the house, government, to secure the rejection of the
Mr. Breckinridge, of Ken- treaty by China has been apprehended by
them. For this reason the amendments
THE BAGGING COMBINE.
otr exposition.
THE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES
INVESTIGATE THE HATTER.
No sa««lon of th«» Senate—The Hnnw Dl
cu»»e« the Exposition Hill* — The
Retaliation Kill the Special
Order for Tuesday.
One Witness Before Each—The Mill*
Did It They Say — Suggesting *
Substitute to the Commis
sioner ol Agriculture.
At Headqnarteni -The Work of the Pa«t
Week —Man iifarttire*.
The past week was one of great activity
at Exposition headquarters. The . fficiats
and clerks were as busy as possible every
day. and on several occasions the work ex
tended far into the night. Without doubt
the Chattahoochee Valley Exposition will
be one of the most elaborate, interesting
and grand interstate fairs ever held in this
country. There was a large number ot ap-
iications for space received and booked,
several points, arrangement of detail
TWENTY THREE CASES.
THE SAME NUMBER YESTERDAY AH
ON FRIDAY.
ft 1
People Glad That They Will Soon H«»»
Chance to Leave the City—Two
More Death* Ye«terday— Ne
groes Not Spared.
the presidency of the next senate. From
the tone of the discussion and the charac
ter ol the expressions daily beard on the
subject more than ordinary interest
hiwm to attach to the election to this high
office. This is due in tne main to the
many important queslomilhe settlement
of which must devolve on the next legis
lature. The most prominent candidates
mentioned for the office are F. G. DuBig-
non, John I. Hall, James DaPree and C. B.
Wooten.
It is safe to predict that the choice of
the Senate will fall on one of this able and
distinguished quartette; but the interest
ing question is, which one?
An old politician, who would be recog
nized by name, it it were given, as a bust
ling campaigner, said in a group of gentle
men to day, with a wise air, “If any gen
tleman present is disp >sed to bet me two
to one, 1 think 1 can name the President
of the next Senate.” No one in the crown
seemed anxious to otter the modest odds
suggested, and the speaker thereupon de
clined to name the winner. When pressed
on the subject, however, ho became suffi
ciently communicative to say this much:
“John I. Hall, down at Gridin is a strong
man and an able man. He will get a good
vote in his section of the S ate, but ho has
been out of politics and I do not expect
him to get anything like a generul vote.
Wooten and Jim Du Free are both clever
and Influential gentlemen, but their weak
ness lies in the fact that they live in the
iiuipi section of the State, and will divide
a vote which either could, perhaps, carry
almost solidly were he the only candi
date.”
The speaker paused here only to be I
prodded with the question, “How about <
DuBignon?” “Well gentlemen,” he re- ]
plied, “you will have occasion to observe
D
C. L. Wilson, of Fort Gaines, candidates
for the position of solicitor-general of this
circuit, were in town this week. Judge
Jno. T. Clarke and wife are on a visit to
their son, Welborn F. Ciarke, of Lumpkin.
Miss Abbie Calloway, of the Girls’ H.gb
School, of Atlanta, made a visit to her
ueice, Mrs. T. A. Hooper, this week.
Mr. Solomon Me Han and Miss Ada Ses
sions, of this county, were united in mar
riage on Monday night. Real or antici
pated objection on tne part of the bride’s
parents caused them to come to town and
nave the ceremony performed without
any unnecessary announcement of their
intention. The next morning, like good
children, they wrote a nice note to the
father asking forgiveness and promising
not to run away any more. The reconcili
ation took place at once—as it should on
such occasions -and now the young couple
are happy.
Prof. George E. Chase is on a visit to his
home folks in Columbus. We are glad to
say be will retain his position in Andrew
Female College another year.
What is the matter with our friend
“Egis,” of Lumpkin, that we don’t hear
from him more? He always has some
thing spicy to write, and tnat makes us
glad to read his communications.
BARREL CONCERT AT GOOD WATER.
Children ami Grown Folk* at a Most Suc-
ce**ful Entertainment.
Goodwater, Ala., Sept. 1.—The happi
est and most successful event of the season
was the children’s barrel concert, under
the management of Cant. C. M. Simpson,
Jno. W. Batson, Esq., Rev. and Miss C. S.
Dobbs, Misses Annie Pope and Flora
Bishop, and others, for the benefit of the
tacky, Mr. Blount, of Georgia, amid ap
plause, was elected speaker pro tern., to
act during the absence of the speaker.
Praver was offered by Rev. S. M. Bird,
of Galveston, Tex.
Mr. McCreary, ol Kentucky, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
back the retaliation bill, and it was made
the continuing special order for Tuesday
next.
Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, called up the
motion recently made by him to recon
sider the vote by which the Columbus
Exposition biil was amended by making
provision for the exposition at Richmond,
Va.. Augusta, Ga., Atlanta, Ga.. and Kan
sas City, Mo. The motion to reconsider
was agreed to as far as the Richmond
and Augu a ta Expositions were concerned,
but a stumbling block was reached on
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment appropriating
£250,(WO for the Atlanta Colored Exposi
tion was agreed to. Roll call was taken
on the motion made oy Mr. Henderson,
of Indiana, to table the motion to recon
sider. The vote resulted as follows: Yeas,
87; nays, 64. Total, 151. This being less
than a quorum, a call of the House was
ordered. The call showed that
there was a quorum
and further proceedings under call
were dispensed with. Sir. Forney, of
Alabama, as a question of privilege, called
up the bundry civil appropriation bill,
with senate amendments, which have not
been agreed to in conference. The house
insisted on its disagreement to the senate
amendment forbidding the use of money
appropriated for expenses of depositing
public moneys in investigating any case,
or prosecuting any person in the mining
region of the United Suites for cutting for
mining or domestic purposes dwarfed or {
scrubby timber, which is unfit to be sawed
or hewed into lumber of commercial j
value.
Pending further discussion, the house i
adjourned at 5 o’clock.
Washington, Sept. 1.—Appleton Stur- has been completed. The amount of post-
gis, of New York city, was the only wit- ers and Exposition literature mailed
ness before the House Committee on Man
ufactures to-day. Mr. Sturgis is connected
with the Eagle Mill Company, of Brook
lyn. N. Y., with the New York Bagging
Company, of Brooklyn, and is manager of
the Calcutta branch of the firm of L. Water
bary «£ Co. L. Waterbury A Co. are also
President Cleveland came into agents of the New York Bagging Corn-
very excited and unsatisfac- pany.
to the treaty were urged after the treaty
h3d been received. The deliberate ap
proval of the Chinese government,
through its minister here, has been given,
although it is regarded as entiry unneces
sary and useless.
\Vheu
power
tory state of things existed on
the Pacific coast regarding the
Chinese question, and one of the earliest
and most important tasks which Secretary
Bayard set for himself, upon assuming the
duties of his present office, was to secure
negotiations for a new treaty. After
months of negotiation, the “result was
one which was believed by the negotia
tors on both sides to meet the substantial
requirements of the governments they
represented. The treaty was at once
transmitted to China for approval
in March last, and nothing was heard
from tbat government to indicate any
lack of entire approval. Fifty-seven days
after the senate received the treaty, it was
ratified, but with amendments! which
The testimony of the witness was largely
in regard to the operations of the mills in
wnich he was interested, and showed
nothing of interest not already known.
He was asked by a member of the com
mittee what protection, in his judgment,
would be necessary in order that the bag
ging mills in this country might retain
their trade in cotton bagging at a fairly
profitable rate ? He repliea: “I have given
the matter a great deal of thought
and attention, and I have gone
into the statistics and facts.
I have cabled to Calcutta and received let
ters from Dundee, and, in fact, have made
a thorough and* extensive examination
into that subject. My opinion is that
baggiug manufacture cannot possibly* get
friends of the administration regard as along without a protection of at least two
superflous. The Secretary of State re- cents on the yard. That is one-third of a
portod negotiations, and succeeded, after cent per yard, les^than the duty we are
present some correspondence, in securing from the now receiving. The present duty
•r call Chinese minister his assent to a senate hibitory. I do not think a prote|
amendment. Tfie assent was in the form two cents
of an exchange of notes, which would put|
embodied in substance an acknowledge
ment that the amendments did not alter
the text of the treaty, as it had been
originally signed. There seemed to be,
however, in the mipd of the minister, an
impression that China had been trifled
with, and when the amendments were
sent out to China the proceeding was not
understood by the high authorities of that
government. They replied by cable, ask
ing if the power still remained with the
senate to further amend the treaty. The bill that is under consideration would be
is pro-
protection of
per yard would ba. It
all of us on our
mettle, and would force us into competi
tion with foreign markets of dull trade and
low wages. At the same time if less pro
tection would be, in an ordinary season,
an inducement for smaller mills to con
tinue work and not close our mills entireiv,
■ which must be the case if the price, as a
. rule, is too low for them to manufacture
at a living profit.
Question: “Then, from what you have
just testified to, the proposed duties in the
3iaer
through the week was simply astonishing.
As the date of opening draws nigh, every
thing is working into such complete shape
that hopes of a complete and brilliant suc
cess are anticipated. Indeed the horizon
is clear and bright, and when the zenith is
reached, the indications are that the re
sults expected will be fully realized.
On Tuesday President H. R. Goetchius,
Vice-President D. P. Dozier. Secretary G.
F. Gordon and Director H. C\ Hanson will
go to Talbotton to meet the people ot Tal
bot county and explain to them all about
our great Exposition. Addresses will be
made and the people exhorted to get uu a
large county exhibit.
The Board of Directors will meet at I
o’clock to-morrow afternoon. A full at
tendance is urgently requested.
The full programme for the bicycle t>ur-
nament was handed in at the EXQCIRRR-
Sun office last night. It will be published
in to-morrow’s i »ue.
The railroad authorities, with their
usual liberality on exposition occasions,
have written the management that they
have fixed the fares at the unprecedented
low rate of 1 cent a mile. The tickets will
be sold with an admission coupon attached.
The coupon will admit to the grounds,
and a further coupon will also be issued
entitling the holder to a ride on the street
car to and from the Exposition. All visi
tors then should see to it, that they get
both coupons when purchasing their
tickets.
Mrs. \V. J. Fogle has been employed as
Jacksonville, Sept. 1.—The first of
September was anot ler prolific day in
fever victims. For the third day in suc
cession the new cases reported to tho
Board of Health have numbered 23, a
quite large proportion being colored peo
ple in Oakland, though cases are well scat
tered through the city. Oalv two deaths
occurre i to-dav, both employes of tho
oostoffice. Capt. W. J. Merritt, mail fumi-
gator, who, it is claimed bv friends, died
from hemorrhage caused by inhaling
fumes of sulphur through carelessness, bnt
his case is reported as of yellow fever, and
Mrs. Fannie L. Hopkins, stamp clerk in
, the postoffice, a most highly esteemed
lady.
At the citizens' meeting to-day, a much
I better feeling prevailed. Assurances of
1 opening routes to places offering refuge to
our people who can leave, has caused
hundreds of faces tp brighten and gave
hope of a very considerable reduction of
population iu the near tuture. Still it la
very gratifying to note the mild typo of
the disease generally. Persons of sound
constitution, with few exceptions, recover
speedily when treated in time by skilled
physicians and carefully nurse 1.
Fortunately there are many phydetain
and others here familiar with the disease*
Hundreds of comfortable rough houses
will bo erected at once for cities of refuge
forthepjora few miles from the city,
and several thousauG people, principally
colored, will soon bo removed. U*vo
camps are now inhabited, and one will ba
established six miles north, near Trout
special canvasser, and will visit every 1 creek.
Chinese authorities wished to know if no adequate protection.”
ALMOST A LOST DOG.
the fact on the day of the election. ^,0, ,ui mu wucu, ui iuc
Flem DuBignon will get a right smart j Methodise church at the academy last
chance of votes from all over j night. Besides the musical exercises, con-
the .State. He is an am- : ducted by .Miss Lena Polk, Miss Mamie
bitious young man, has a fine public i Ware recited the “Message,” Master Willie
record, and Is popular with the old as ; Batson the “Twin,” Miss Lochie Caldwell
well as the youug Democracy of Georgia. | (a mutei recited the - -
Hidden Out of Sight iu the Shade of His
Ma*ter’s Coat.
Among the personal possessions of “Mr.
Frank Howell is a dog of very diminutive
size. The whole dog is about three months
old and weighs four ounces. He could be
sent through the mail as fourth-class
matter. A good bark would exhaust him.
He hasn’t strength enough to carry a brass
collar and so his mark is a light ribbon— :
two cents a yard. When Frank exer-
tbey were dealing with a “finality.” To
this the Secretary of State replied at once
that the treaty could not be further
amended.
Nothing further hasbeen heard on
the subject, but it is thought by the
friends of the administration that in
the natural course of events the
striDgent measures introduced into
Congress, designed to carry into effeot
by anticipation the provisions of the
treaty, have been brought to the attention
of the Chinese government, and it has been
apprehended that these steps respecting
the treaty, having not yet been formally
agreed to, and consequently not in force,
had served to add further embarrassment
Answer.—“It would be no protection in
my opinion. I would just as leave see bag
ging free, as under the protection of three-
foarths of a cent a yard, it would close ab
solutely all smaller mills, and in dull times
all larger ones also.
householder iu Columbus and confer with
them as to the entertainment of visitors to
the exposition. Heads of families are re
quested to discuss the matter among them
selves and be prepared to give an answer
when first called on. This matter is being
systematically conducted and the names
of all householders will be entered and
with them the number of visitors each can
entertain, and whether his house will be
filled with invited guests or boarders or
simply lodgers.
Tne management were notified yester
day that the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis railroads are getting up a mag-
Sturgi9 promised to furnished to the ■ nifleeut display of agricultural products
icci adoi* a ofatnmnnl cK ati’i nr» t Bn I IVami thn t t ai*i» r i i,>< ,\i,u ♦ a (
youug
In point of fact it is going to be a mighty
bard thing to defeat him.” The li^ht
thus diplomatically shed on the question
1* cheerfully turned on the readers of the
Enquirer 8CN.
The next important office politically in
the Benato, and rather more important
financially, is that of Secretary; but I have
not heard of anyone sufficiently audacious
to contest the place with “the old war-
horse, of Worth”—Hon Bill Harris, who
is likely to have no opposition.
Tho \ «'llow Fovor Conference.
In response to the Governor’s dispatch
yesterday inviting a conference at Macon
< r Augusta to agree upon a means ot re
lieving the poople of Florida from the
quarantine which confines them to the in
fected districts, Surgeon General Hamil- .
ton has wired Governor Gordon consent- 1
ing to the conference, lie suggested At- j
lanta as tho most suitable and convenient I
place for holding the meeting and in- j
farmed the Governor that he would leave |
Washington city for Georgia to-night. It
is understood that tlie conference will be j
held in this city on Monday if it can possi- |
bly be arranged. It is proposed that Gov- ,
ernor G >rdou, Surgeon-General Hamilton, :
the Mayors of Savannah, Brunswick and ;
Darien, the authorities of the Savannah
Florida and Western, and the President |
of the Auxiliary Aid Association of Jack- i
souville will be the parties to this confer- !
euce.
Disputed State and County Line*.
Tho state line in Itabuu county, be- i
tween Georgia and North Carolina, and in 1
Dade county, between Georgia and Ten-j
neasoe. have been iu dispute for several 1
years. Under the act of 1SS3, authority !
was given to the Governor to act with the !
Governor of North Carolina iu settliug j
the line, but it lias not been accomplished
for various reasons. During Governor Mc
Daniel’s administration, the Governor of ;
North Carolina suggested that the matter
be left to some member of the United
States geodesic survey, but nothing was
ever done. During Governor Colquitt’s
administration a survey was made by
Georgia and North Carolina surveyors, but
the North Carolina surveyor owned a tract
of land 0111 he line and he could not be
satisfied. For the survey on the Ten
nessee line, the Legislature in 1SS7 made
an appropriation of £250 to pay a
commission of three surveyors on the part ,
of Gtorgia to make the survey with a like : *“ out , completed
commission from Tennessee, out so far it
has been found difficult to secure the ser
vices of competent men to undertake the
work for the pay offered. The matter will
be brought to the attention of the next
legislature.
Ttie liue between the counties of Twiggs
and Pulaski is in dispute, and a survey re
vested by the latter county. The Gov-
ernor to-iiay appointed Robert S. Paine,
Jr., to layotl'auu to mark and define the
line between the two counties.
Fate* of Fourteen InnarHUce Companie?*.
Tne time prescribed by law in which
insurance companies doing business iu
this State must make semi-annual returns
to the Executive Department has expired,
but final action has not yet been taken
with reference to companies not reporting.
All fire insurance, and all regular life in
surance companies have made the reports,
'nit in the list of assessment, life and acci
dent companies, or companies other than
the regular life and fire tne returns of four
teen companies have uot been filed. The
names of these delinquent companies have
not bee 11 given out for the reason that
they attempted in good faith to comply
with the law. but through no fault of
theirs the returns have not reached those
of the Executive office. It is likely, how
ever, that in the case of the majority of
these companies the licenses under which
they are operating in Georgia, will be for
feited.
Military Commissions.
‘Lord’s Prayer” to
the utmost delight of all present, and a
number of little girls rendered “Who is on
the Lora’s Hide?” which was greatly ap
plauded.
Then followed the opening of the barrels
and awarding the prizes which bad been
promised to the three collecting the larg
est amounts. The prizes were awarded to
Miss Lena Polk, who collected >10.10; Miss
Lottie Pope, who collected 58.30, and to
Miss Mamie Ware, who collected 55.25,
The prizes, which were a handsome
book to each, were presented to the suc
cessful competitors with some appropriate
and eloquent remarks by Rev. Mr.
Buits. Ice cream was served by the
ladies. Perhans no event, in our
city’s history, afforded more pleasure, and
it was declared by all present a success
in every particular.
The net receipts were 57.63. A visitor
present remarked that she had never seen
so many pretty iittlegirls in one gathering
before. The little boys and girls, who
worked so faithfully and effectually in the
cause, have beeu christened the “Good-
water Wide Awakes.”
cises his pup he puts the suggestion of « . , . . . - _ . .. .
dog in his off pocket—the one the old ? to fi,rt f £ er . doubte on the part of
- - - — - 1 the Chinese authorities as to our ultimate
TOO MUCH RAIN.
Tli«* Cotton Crop In the West Badly Dam
aged.
New Orleans,Sept. 1.—Reports received
from various parts of Arkansas, between
Buncher’s Bend and Arkausas City, all
complain of having too much rain. Many
of the cotton fields that two weeks ago
gave promise of a fair harvest are now im-
p ssible, on account of mud and water.
Picking, which was about to be begun, has
been uudeflnitely postponed. Half-grown
bolls are nearly all rotting and shedding.
Caterpillars have made their appearance
in Checat county and are eating very* fast
some localities. From along Sunflower
tobacco pipe does not rest in. Frank took
the Durp out the other day and by some
means they both got into a corn field—to
inspect the corn, measure a few stalks,
I00K at a partridge running or something
of that kind. Now, Frank had a small
hole in that off coat pocket and the dog
fell out. Then there was trouble. Frank
missed the pup in a few minutes and he
whistled, cooed, patted his knees, called,
! made love and scolded. That burlesque of
a dog could uot be seen. A beetle may
have eaten him, a mouse ran off with him
or he may have fallen into a mole hole.
; So through the corn, over stones and clods
Frank trod and called. He never looked
behind. Fatal mistake.
His cry was excelsior—upward and on-
i ward. Finally in despair and exhaus-
| tion he stopped by a stump and sat down.
A tear was in his eye and gobs of sorrow
were in his throat. He was thinking of a
fit stone inscription, Just as this had
been composed Frank looked around and
behold, back of the stump sat “Mite.”
He had been following his master’s heels
for two hours through that cornfield, and
! the latter could not see him under the
i shadow of his coat tails.
“I be ,” said Frank.
“Get a bigger dog,” says Johnnie
Scbaum.—Lancaster Examiner.
purpose.
An interview was sought with Secretary
Bayard this morning on the sebject, but
he declined to express himself for publi
cation beyond stating that no information
has been received on the subject by the
department. “If it is true that China
has rejected the treaty,” the Secretary*
added, “why,we have a former treaty still
in force with restricted legislation now
on our statute books.”
GOV. McGILL’S', WEAKNESS.
HOW TO GET ALONG.
Stick to What Y'ou Know and Let Other
Matter* Alone.
Mr. Vanderbilt pays his cook 510,000 a
year, my boy, which is a great deal more ; be was
than you and I earn—or at least it is
I great deal more than we get—because he
j can cook. That is all. Presumably be
cause he can cook better than any other
! man in America. Thatisall. If Monsieur
Sauceangravi could cook tolerably well,
The Minnesota Republican May Not be a
Candidate for Ottice This Year.
Minneapolis, Sept. 1.—The air here is
chargea with startling rumors. The most
surprising; of the mauy is one to the effect
that McGill’s name will not be presented
to the Republican State Convention next
Wednesday for renomination. This rumor
was not freely circulated. It is asserted
that the Governor’s friends have become
disheartened over the manner in which
the county delegations are being
captured by the opposing candi
dates. His strength is away below expec
tation. Before any of the delegates had
been chosen the Governor and his friends
believed that he would most certainly lead
all other candidates by a small majority.
As is well known, he now ranks third in
the race, and his following is exceedingly
small at that. It is claimed that McGill
and the men who have been managing
his canvass recently held a consultation,
at which McGill told his friends that
surely beaten, and he pro
posed to withdraw, tberebylpreveuting
an ignominious defeat in the convention
His friends, it is claimed, would not listen
to his p
insisted
Commissioner a statement showing the
working capacity of the Brooklyn Mills,
the amount of wages paid, ana various
other data which would prove to him the
truth of his assertions.
At the conclusion of Sturgis’ examina
tion the meeting was adjourned subject to
the call of the Commissioner.
Investigation by the Senate Committee.
Mr. Gratz, of St. Louis, who is at the
head of the Western branch of the Cotton
Bagging Trust, was examined by the Sen
ate sub-committee to-day. He stated to
the committee that the Trust owed its ori
gin entirely to the Mills bill, and but for
the introduction of that measure it would
never have been thought of. Cotton bag
ging manufacturers were driven to com
bine in order to save thesr mills and ma
chinery.
Representatives Cathrings, of Mississippi,
and Phelan, of Tennessee, called on the
Commissioner of Agriculture to-day, in
reference to a substitute for jute cotton
bagging. Commissioner Coleman prom
ised to make an official investigation of
the proposed substitute and its feasibility.
He also promised to write to factories
which buy large quantities of cotton, and
which sell old bagging as junk and suggest
to them to ship what they have to
distributing points in the cotton region.
It has been provided that this old bagging
can be reserved and used a second time.
Paper factories also use large quantities ot
this old bagging, and Commissioner Cole
man agreed to write to some of them and
suggest that they sell what they have on
hand. He also promised Messrs. Cath
rings & Phelan to make an official investi
gation of the whole subject and report to
the next Congress. A special investiga
tion of a substitute tor jute bagging will be
made at once.
ENGLAND’S FIRST COACHE*.
Considered Duly Good for Frenchmen and
Women, but No Others.
Coaches—first introduced from France
into England in 15S0— gave rise to grave
alarm, since the love of ease
special privileges closed
from the territory contiguous to their
roads. This will be one of the most nota
ble displays at the Exposition.
Negotiations are pending with some
Louisville parties regarding some cele
brated paintings.
The bids for 1
yesterday
Arrangements have been finally com
pleted for a magnificent balloon ascension.
The exhibition will include the grand and
magnificent spectacle of a parachute de
scent, made from the balloon one mile
above the earth. This is the most daring
feat ever performed, and will be the sight
of a lifetime.
Captain L. H. Chappell has returned
from an extended tour, and he is jubilant
over the outlook
ment. Captain
tion to every
military companies have already entered
and as many more are expecsed to be here.
The Columbus Guards are determined to
come out ou top They are drilling every
night.
It is expected that excursions will be ar
ranged over the Fort Scott, Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham roads.
As already stated, the Chattahoochee
Valley Exposition is primalily an Expo
sition of manufactures and agricultural
products. With this view the catalogue
opens with manufactures as department
one. Messrs. G. Gunby Jordan aud H. C.
Hanson are the directors in charge, with
Mr. W. A. Swift as assistant. The first
group is fabrics. Eighteen diplomas
are offered in this group. Group
two comprises carriages, wagons, with
thirty-three diplomas.Group three includes
leather, leather (manufacture and rubber
embraces furniture, mantels, grates, tiles
Col. J. J. Daniel, President of the Stni-
tary Association, is resting easily to-day.
It is hoped he will soon he convalescent.
The total number of cases reported to
date is 234, deaths 32, now under treat
ment 162.
Washington, flopt. 1.—Senator Call
and Representative II. W. Dougherty bad
a conference,with the President this morn
ing in regard to the condemnatory resolu
tions passed by the Jacksonville citizens
concerning Dr. Hamilton’s course of ac
tion. No conclusion was reached, how
ever. Julius Wise, one of the bureau’s
inspectors has been on his way from Jack
sonville to Fernandina for three days to In
spect the latter place. He telegraphs that
he has been impeded at all points l>y local
quarantine regulations, and expects to
reach Fernandiua to-day, aud Camp Perry^
to-morrow.
Dr. Guiteras telegraphs from Camp
Perry, that there were 135 persons at mus
ter yesterday. Fifty arrived to-day. He
will discharge twenty-two to-day.
The following bulletin explains itself:
To the public:—Certain criticisms mainly
based on misinformation concerning pres
ent sanitary regulations, have appeared iu
the daily press, and as the criticisms Iiavo
a tendency to weaken the hands of tho
officers engaged in the preventation of the
spread of the yellow fever, and to induce
laxity in the maintenance of the quaran-
utlook for the military tourua- tine, aud thereby greatly Increase the dau-
iptain Chappell talked Exposi- ger to which tbe whole country is ux-
ury person he met. Six first-class posed, 1 have thought itexpedieu. to make
' ' ‘ * ! a general statement of the conditiou of
atlairs.
The I'nited States Government, acting
through its marine hospital service, is en
gaged in helping the people of Florida,
not in injuring them. And in particularly
the stricken city of Jacksonville has been
treated with kindly consideration suited to
the calamity which has befallen it. Her
citizens were permitted to go anywhere
they desired, so long as the disease was
confined to circumscribed areas in tbe city,
but when the city became generally in
fected, then tho necessity of placing cer
tain restrictions upon the movements of
outgoing persons was apparent, aud in re
stricting promiscuous travel from the
Jacksonville bureau, is looking to tho se
curity of the country.
The dreadful record of the ravages of
lt j yellow fever in towns along the railroad
is, ! lines leading out of New Orleans in 1878
gas fixtures, joinersand cabinet work, with
thirty diplomas. Group five Is made up
of stoves, castings, iron work, tin and
copper ware,with fifteen diplomas. Group
six, earthenware, with nine diplomas.
Group seven, firearms, with four diplo-
where there were over 13,000 persons af^
fected with the disease, of whom fully
7,000 died, is too fresh in our memory to
risk its repetition along the Atlantic sea
board. The extension of the disease to
Memphis in 1878, where nearly 3,000 per-
1 ai
field.
which such
conveyances were alleged to foster could with nine diplomas,
ition. They urged, and even 1 not fail to exercise a most pernicious in- No doubt l8 *-ge crowds will visit the
that he should remain in the j fluence on the masculine character. It | park to-day and view with pride the
mas. Group eight, paper, printing j sons died of yellow fever, might have been
and binding, with thirteen diplomas, prevented, had there been any authority
Group nine, surgical instruments, chemi- i to restrict travel by a proper quarantine.
It may be a fearful alternative to compel
rsons from Jacksonville to remain with-
cal products and miscellaneous articles,
persi
in a
le Goveraor is said to have been 1 was a disgrace to a true-born Briton to
river some reports have been received, | and shoot a little, and speak three lan- so determined that the conference ended j make use of an effeminate invention solely
and in some very low lands cotton is shed
ding rapidly. In many fields sprouts on
bolls are as numerous as are blossoms in
June.
A special to the Times-Democrat from
guages tolerably well, and keep books
fairly, and sing some, and understood
gardening pretty well, and could preach
a fair sort of a sermon, and knew
something about horses, and could
Vicksburg, says: For several days past : telegraph a little, aud could do light
heavy and incessant rains have prevailed porter’s work, and could read proof tolera
throughout the whole of the agricultural bly, and could do plain house aud
region surrounding Vicksburg, and the
greatest damage is reported to have been
aone to crops. The recent storm did great
damage and following on the heels of
that came excessive rains, and they have
the damage so* disas
trously begun, it is impossible to pick
cotton in such weather and no one is at
tempting it, and in consequence the crop
will be late. The damage to crops occa
sioned by the storm and rain are variously
estimated at from 25 to 50 per cent.
plain bouse aud sign
painting, and could help on a thrashing
machine, and he knew enough law to
practice iu the Justice’s Court of Kickapoo
Township, and had run once for tbe Leg
islature, and knew how to weigh hay, he
in the agreement that if matters did not
show a great change for the better by
Sunday the Governor’s card of withdrawal
would appear in the Sunday or Monday
papers.
But few of the politicians in Min
neapolis to-day had any information
to give out regarding the Guber
natorial situation. The friends of
McGill and Merriam were very uncommu
nicative. The Hon. Loren Fletcher has
been all along credited with being Mc
Gill’s chief manager. Mr. Fletcher was
ain
suited to ladies or tc Frenchmen. The ! week the main
man who shrank from the endurance of
fatigue or exposure to the weather would
surely prove a dastard in the field of bat
tle. The saddle was the hero’s appropri
ate seat and not the soft cushion of a car
riage. But as the warnings of sage and
moralist did not suffice to ar
rest the progress of the in
sidious evil, Legislature enforced their pre
cepts, in 1601, through an act that made
use of coaches by men a punishable of
fense. In spite, however, of legislative
[lav
lendid pile of buildings and with charm
lifleent scenery. In about another
builaing will oe com
pleted.
CLEVELAND TO THE FARMERS.
the
THE FLOODS IN ARKANSAS.
A Tale of Woe From Hot Springs—Ruin
and Desolation Everywhere.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 1 —George
Brown, of Lancaster, Pa., and C. H. Cool-
edge, of Cincinnati, and other visitors
have just arrived here from Hot Springs.
They say that the desolation at that place
is beyond description. They represent
thirteen people drowned. Nine bodies
have been recovered and inquests have
been held on four. The lost are mostly
colored people.
Owing to the despair and confusion they
could not learn the names of the drowned
or the amount of damage done. The
houses all along Central street are badly
wouldn’t get £10,000 a year for it. He gets asked for information regarding the polit- prohibition, the wealthy owners of the de-
that just because he knows howto cook, ical situation. “I’ve no information to j m jrahzing conveyances! preferred to pay
and it wouldn’t make a cents difference in , give oat until after Saturday,” he replied, the penalties incurred rather than reiiu-
his salary if he thought the world was flat ‘‘I don’t know a thing now.” From other quisn the enjoyment derived from rivalry
aud that it went around its orbit on wheels. ; sources it was heard that McGill would stay in costly equipages; and a few years after
There’s nothing like kuowing your busi- in the field until after the Hennepin coun- j the Dukes of Buckingham and Northum-
1 ness clear through, my boy, from withers ! ty primaries were held on Saturday. The berland had severally driven in a coach-
to hock, whether you know anything else result in Hennepin, it i3 said, will deter- and-six and a coach-and-eight through the
or not. What’s the good of knowing mine whether his name is to be withdrawn streets of London, the act was repealed in
everything? Only the sophomores are om- | or not. The Shaffer men in Minneapolis 1 1625. Doubtless, the aristocratic influence
niseient.—Burdette in Brookiyn Eagle. that they believed that McGill *‘in- that was brought to bear upon tbe Legis-
! tended to play into the hands of Merriam,” lature to obtain the repeal of an obnox-
when tho rumor was mentioned to them, ious law was aided by the pertinent refiec-
Gov. McGill was seen to day in regard tion that the evil example
to the rumor concerning his withdrawal
from the Gubernatorial contest. He de
nounced the idea, and said it would be a
very cold day when he witndrew.
camp of refuge for a period of ten
days, before being allowed to go at will,
but that alternative Is humane in compari
son with the results which would follow
the admission of the contagion into all the
seaports and Southern cities, each of
which, in a short time, would itself be
come a new center of infection. The gov
ernment has not at any time established a
strict cordon of sanation al>out tne city of
Jacksonville, but it ha* opened a camp of
refuge in a high, healthy locality and fur
nishes free rations to those detainod.
It has also authorized a large expense,
the building of 200 pine cabins to snelter
those poor people who are driven out of
infected localities, and it is willing to pro
vide for further relief of Jacksonville by
furnishing t ransportation by special excur-
s on trains to any definite point tbat is safe
LICENSES IN AMEKICUS.
Will Not Quarantine Against Florida—A
Negro Killed By a Train.
Americcs, August 31.—What the liquor
license should be for the ensuing year was
the matter under consideration at a called
meeting of the City Council last night. It
was fixed at £200 per annum, or in other
words, no change was made in the present
license.
In response to a petition presented to
them, the Board of Health again consid
ered the question of establishing a quaran-
SHOW1NG FIGHT TO THE POLICE.
The Tenant* of an Irish Landlord Stub
bornly Resist Eiiction.
Dublin, Sept. 1.—Lord Canricarde’s
evictors to-day attacked the house of a
„ — ^ ^ _ ,, tenant named Falley, at Cloncoe, facing
undermined, aud many of those damaged tine against the yellow fever district, and the river Pannon. A deep trench ha3
will have to be rebuilt. Telegraph wires again decided that such a step would be been dug around the building by the in-
are closed, and it is impossible to get fur- unnecessary.
ther particulars. A negro man was killed on the A., P.
and L. road last night. From what can
The Storm at Hot Springs. be gathered, it appears that he was sitting
Adjutant General Kell issued commis
sions this morning to tbe following officers
of the Oglethorpe Infantry, of Augusta:
John H. Jackson, First Lieutenant; Burke
8hewmake, Second Lieutenant, and T. C.
St. Louis. Sept. 1.—A special from Hot on the steps, went to sleep and fell off and
Springs, Ark., gives additional details of -— -»--*■ i jMM| — ui -' J
the fatal storm that visited that place late
Thursday night. The first buiidingswept
away was in the north end of the town,
fhe occupants, Mattie Fletcher and four
children, colored, were drowned. Tne
husband escaped. John Franklin rescued
the injured man trorn the swollen torrent.
I11 the same locality the bodies of a woman
a ud her one-day-old babe were found in a
dritt in the rear of the Waverly Hotel.
Vason, Junior Second Lieutenant.
The Adjutant General has received from An aged couplednamed^HareisotL txteupied been lo’uDging oh
the Captain of tbe Columbus Guards the a small cottage near Arlington stable, by, called him,
bond for the safe keeping of the new guns, •*"- -* - ■ * & - - 1 -—" *—■* *
and he states that the guns will be shipped
on Monday of last week.
Journalistic Changes.
Mr. W. G. Cooper, a well known and
popular writer on the Journal, resigned
his position on that paper to-day to accept
a position on the Constitution. Mr. Cooper
is a very capable gentleman, and promises
to make a success in journalism.
The Hiruiiughaiu Quarantine
- rnngt
The force of the water caused the build
ing to collapse and the wife was killed.
There were several lost whose names have
not yet been ascertained. The victims
were principally p^or people, living in
small cottages, which could not stand
against the storm.
Between Receiver and Contractor.
Rome, 3opt. 1.—Daniel Callahan, con
tractor of the Rome and Decatur Railroad,
refused to surrender it to Judge R. l!
The action of Birmingham and Florence Dorsey, the receiver, yesterday. Tfie lat
under tbe moving train, wfiich passed over
him, killing him instantly.
He Was a Baby Ahead.
The most envied man at South Beach.
S. L.* for a little while yesterday after
noon, was a handsome young athlete, who
was bathing in an elabolate blue and white
suit. After he had been in the water for
a short time a fashionably dressed and ex
tremely pretty young woman, who had
the sand carrying a ba-
and with a charming
smile asked him to take the little one out
for a dip.
He took the child and despite its cries
carried it into the water. He returned in
a few moments to the young mother and
after a sfiort chat took the child again at
her request to dip it into deeper water.
When fie waded back to the shore he was
surprised to find tbat the woman was
gone. After hunting everywhere for her,
he put on his ciothtss and started for this
city. He refused to give his name.—New
York Herald.
111 quarantining against Atlanta creates
considerable amusement here. For forty
years Atlanta has opened her gates to
refugees to both cholera and yellow fever
epidemics in the South. When Birming
ham was almost depopulated by cholera a
few years ago. hundreds of her citizens
foufid refuge and health iu Atlanta. There
are now thousands of Floridians in this
city and oo-operating with our citizens in . .
relieving the sick in this city and those night. After attending a cattle roundup.
ter appointed the present superintendent,
R. A. Bacon, as his agent. Maj. Bacon will
hold for Callahan until Judge Maddox
decides the question. The complaint is
that Callahan had uot complied with his
contract.
A Singular aud Fatal Accident.
Denver, Col., Sept. 1.—Six cowboys
were drowned in Pueblo county Tuesday
they weat to sleep by the side of a shallow
stream when a storm cloud burst and
swept them away in six feet of water.
who remain in Florida. There is no possi
bility of a case being generated here. The
experience ol a dozen epidemics south and
west of Atlanta, from which refugees were
quartered here by train loads, shows that it
is impossible for a c.is^ of yellow fever or
cholera to exist iu this climate, 1100 feet
above the sea level.
Birmingham now explains that she does
not quarantine against Atlanta, but simply Eight persons were killed and
Florida refugees passing through Atlanta. * of others injured.
Burled iu Burniug Oil.
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 1. — A tele
gram from Cygenet, Ohio, says that 25,000
barrels of oil in a tank exploded to-day.
The oil was scattered in all directions.
Coney bland Jockey Club.
New York. Sept. 1.—First race, five fur
longs: Little Minch won. Tipstaff second,
Fred third. Time 1:02.
Second race, one mile and one furlong;
Judge Murray won. Now or Never second,
Kaleidoscope third. Time 1:55.
Third race, three-fourths of a mile; Daw-
dle’s colt won. Limbo second. Souriere
third. Time 1:14.
F purth race, one mile and a quarter: Ex
ile won, Earus second. Badge third. Time
2.-OS
Fifth race, one mile; Niagara won, Bam
Harper, jr., second, Swift third. Time
1:41.
Sixth race, one mile on turf course; El-
mates. and the house had been banked to
the roof with ciay, stones and slates.
Trees had also been sunk into the ground
parallel with the walls. The evictors ad
vanced witn a battering-ram to break
down these obstructions, but were beaten
1 off by the defenders, who fired volley after
volley of stones, and poured ooiiiag water
! over their assailants, cympelling them to
retreat frequently. Some of the consta
bles, in onedience to the orders to effect
an entrance through the roof,
were hurled into the ditch by the
defenders.
The defendants captured a number of
rifles and an officer’s sword. Fmaliy. after
an hour and a half of hard fighting, the
police succeeded in taking possession of
the house and capturing the occupants.
Tenant Fouby s house was next to be
attacked. Here an equally determined
struggle took place, although the occu
pants were unable to hold out as long as
those at Tulley's house. Eighteen young
men. who formed the garrison, were ar
rested. The majority of them had severe
sword wounds on their faces, arms and
bodies. Three other families were evicted
at Domas.
The Editor’s Apology.
No exchanges. No locals. Editor at
work half tne day making out bills, prob
ably with the wildldelusion that he may be
able to collect some of them and pay what
he owes, fly request we pablisb a'mastv
report ot a base pail game. Good, but old.
very. Has sort of the flavor of a Christ
mas mince pie that has oeen kept over to
the Fourth of July. Still, hope it will
please the boys. Won’t some one send us
around a history of the flood?—Browns
ville Tex. Cosmopolitan. *
tion that the evil example set by a few
rich men was not likely to exert a wide
spread demoralizing influence on the na
tional character.
But the alarm out of which the act arose
was not effectually dispelled, for, though
' lulled to rest as long as the coach only
j ministered to the ease of wealthy men, it
revived with increased intensity on the
| occasion of the substitution of stage
coaches for the ordinary mode of travel
ing throughout the country. Once more
the moralist denounced the luxurious in
dulgences that must inevitably undermine
the hardihood which was the distin
guishing characteristic of the English
nation. England was doomed to ruin
and decay if it was to be peopled by a race
that had lost the manly virtues of their
ancestors. True wisdom taught that to
abandon time-hallowetk customs was su-
f iremely perilous. But in spite of gong-
ike reveroerations of indignant warnings
throughout the land, the stage-coach be
came an accepted institution, and doubt
less many of its vehement opponents lived
to own that the practice 01 travelling on
four wheels might co-exist with masculine
daring and energy of character.—Woman’s
World.
Wages in Protection Mexico.
It would seem that wages in Mexico un
der protection have almost descended to
the bottom notch. Printers are very for
tunate if they get £6 a week, or £4.44 Amer
ican currency. Thousands of compositors
get only £4.56 a week, in 74*cent dollars at
that. Paper is protected to such a degree
tbat Mexican publishers have to pay
from three to four times as much per
pound as publishers in New England. Yet
opeartives in Mexican paper mills work
for fifty cents a day, so well “protected"
are they. There are big duties on glass,
bat glass-workers are very poorly paid.
Carriage-makers are heavily protected,
but their employes receive meagre wages.
In highly protected Mexico the average
rate of wages is calculated to be about
thirty-seven cents per day. In view of
these figures there can be little wonder
that intelligent Mexicans are anxious to
try the experiment of a lower tariff.—New
Haven Register, Dem.
b»il
At Philadelphia—Philadelphia 2, Washington
0. Base-hits-Pfiiiauelphia 4, Washington 6
Errors—Philadelphia 3. Washington 2. Baiteries
—Banders an 1 Sea river, Wodaer and O’Rundei.
The Pleasant Word* He Wrote to
Inter-State Granger*’ Picnic.
The following letter from President
j Cleveland was sent to the manager of the
grangers’ annual exhibition at Carlisle,
! Pa., last Monday:
I hope I need not assure you that I
should very much enjoy meeting the large
representation of farmers who will gather
at Williams Grove to-morrow. I shall not
plead confinement here by official busi
ness as my excuse for declining the courte- ^ aud has opened its doors, but there are few
I oui invitation I have received to be pres- j places willing to receive a large number of
, ent at the nicuic, but shall frankly say to refugees. While it is true that the burly of
I you that the opportunity long content- healthy a person does not carry contagion,
plated to enjoy two or three days of rest his clothes do carry it, and baggage
and recreation unexpectedly presents ; packed in an infected house is dangeroua
itself iu such a manner, that if I avail In the extreme.
myself of it, I must therefore forego the Fumigation stations have been estab-
pleasure of visiting Williams Grove. I lisned at proper points, and ail baggage
am sure that I am not calculating too much will be fumigated which comes from any
upon tbe kindness aud consideration of j infected city.
those managing the picnic, when I be-i I don’t think therefore that there can be
lieve they will be content with my non- any reasonable ground of complaint,
attendance, if I am thereby enabled to im- ' .Signed,. John B. Hamilton.
pr »ve the opportunity I am offered to en- No Wmmo County Hospital,
joy a much needed rest and freedom from j Gov . p e rry, of Florida, has telegraphed
official care, l ha\e heard the character Surgeon-General Hamilton the following
of your exhibition and of the large con- i messsage: “Without tbe consent of the
gregation of farmers and others interested Nassau County Board, our promises pre
in subjects relatmg to farming which are c j udfc the establishment of a fever h'rspital
there brought together, the exhibits, the
discussion and the comparisou of views
which necessarily are the accom
paniment of such a meeting, cannot
fail to be of the utmost use to those
directly interested, and what is useful to
them i3 useful to all our people. The re
flection is an interesting and consoling
one, that in the midst of political turmoil,
in the feverish anxiety of the marts of
trade, and in the rush and hurry of finan
cial operations, our agriculturalists pursue
the even tenor of their way at all times,
furnishing the most staple support of oar
country’s prosperity, arid quietly supply
ing the most reliable source of greatness
and strength. When our farmers are
prosperous and contented, the welfare and
advancement of the nation are secured.
Hoping that the picnic of ISSo will exceed
ail prior ones in the enjoyments and bene
fits accorded to those in attendance, I am
yours very truly,
Grover Cleveland.
h'jspl
,e Co
there, as asked by the Jacksonville
mittee.
A Cass in PhilaJelptiia.
Surgeon-General Hamilton has just re
ceived a dispatch from Fhiladelpnia in
forming him that a case of yellow fever
has been discovered there, In tbe person
of a Florida refugee, who pas-ed inspec
tion at Waycross, Ga. The patient was
sent to the municipal hospital.
CALLING ON JUDGE THURMAN.
gin won, Raider second. Volunteer third.
, Ti
une 1
number I All bets on
clared off.
the second race
One Case In Point.
Mr. Blaine says there was never a time
when England did not get what she want
ed from the democrats. England ran
against a good democrat at New Orleans,
once, and got a good deal more than she
wanted. On several other notable occa
sions also the Britishers have been badly
were de- j treated by sound democratA-St. Louis STlo^TI Bademe-Seward
Poec-DiSpatch. King and Mulligan.
hite-
feior
At Baltimore—Baltimore 3, Louisville 9. Base
its—Baltimore 9. Louisville IX Error*—B*Ui-
re L Louisville X Batteries—Mike Kilroy
and Fulmer. Casey and Kerias.
At Philadelphia-Athletic 1, SL Louis X Base-
hits- Athletic S, St. Lou s S. Error* —Athletic 2,
and Robinson,
The Venerable Statesman Suffering Some
what From Neuralgia and Rheumatism.
Columbus, O., Sept. 1.—A delegation
about four hundred strong, consisting of
members of Hendricks and Cleveland and
Thurman clube, of Indianapolis, called on
Judge Thurman this afternoon. There
were also in the party a number of rail
road men from that city. The delegation
was received at the union depot by mem
bers of the Jackson club, a local Demo
cratic organization. They marc bed to the
vicinity of Judge Thurman's office.
He has beeu suffering severely for several
days from neuralgia in the face, and for
this reason the delegation was not received
at his residence, owing to danger attend
ing an effort on his part to speak in the
open air. A hall capable of accommodating
700 or 300 people was secured on High
street for the reception.
L’leveu Live* Lo«t.
London, Sept. 1.—A collision occurred
four miles from Sarifa last evening be
tween the British steamer Cairo, from
Cardiff, and the British steamer Snares-
brook, from Odessa. The Snares brook
was sunk and eleven of her crew were
drowned. The Cairo rescued the remain
ing ten and landed them at Gibraltar. A
fog prevailed at the time.
The Chinese Have No Nerve*.
The North China Herald says the qual
ity of “nervelessnees” distinguishes the
Chinaman from the European. The Chi
naman can write all day, work all day,
stand in one position all day, weave, beaa
gold, carve ivory, do infinitely tedious jobs
forever and ever, and discover no more
signs of weariness and irritation than if
he were a machine. This quality appears
early in life. There are no restless, naugh
ty boys in China. They are all appallingly
good, and will plod away in school with
out recesses or recreations of any kind.
The Chinaman can do without exercise.
Sport and play seem to him so much waste
labor. He can sleep anywhere, amid rat
tling machinery, deafening uproar, squall
ing children, and quarreling women. He
can sleep on the ground, on the door, on
a bed, on a chair, in any position. It
would be easy to raise in China an army
of a million—nay, of ten millions—tested
by competitive examination as to their
capacity to go to sleep across three wheel
barrows, head downward like a spider,
their mouths wide open and a fly inside.
The Change*.
The official flgore* for the schedule changes in
passenger train-, which go into operation to-d»y,
reached this office too late last night to insert
the changes in the schedule. The following
change* will take place:
The afternoon M» on train, which heretofore
arrived in Columbus at »>:W p. m.. will reach here
at 2-M p. in. This train will go through to Troy,
leaving Columbus at 3 p. m. The train from
Troy will arrive in Oolunibus at 11.50 a. in., aud
leave Columbus for Macon at 1X15 p. in. Both
trains will make connection at Union Springs
and Fort Valley for Eufauia and other points on
the Southwestern road. The train from Mont
gomery. which now reaches Columbus at 6:40 p.
m.. will arrive at 7:10 and leave for Macon at 7:15
p. in. Tbe train from Birmingham wilt arrive in
Columbus at :I0 p. m. instead of 6.40 p. m., as
heretofore. Ail other trains remain as usual.