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VOL. XXX. NO. 295
“COLUMBUS GEORGIA, MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1888.
i , nVK'P\MF\T AT RFfORM jknmeraof import* 1 bat that tbe place if the constant flow of a redundant by removing the intwmal rerenue tax from FTORIHAN STTf \TIO\
uyl ulViilUuii 1AL Aul vl\Jl. duties imposed upon such articles permit income was not checked at its source by a tobacco and spirit used in the arts and l L . 1UI A O k.HL.21. - .
a corresponding increase in the price to reform in our present tariff law*. We do for mechanical purposes. They declare.
rRE^IDENT CLEt ELAND'S LETTER or be laid upon domestic productions of tbe not propose to desl with these conditions also, tbat there should be such a revision
ACCEPTANCE.
Civil Service and Tariff Reform—The Protec
tion of the Working Man’s Interest* —
Reduction of the Sarplui-
Deznocratllc Doctrine*
same kind, which increase is paid by all
our people as tbe consumers of home
productions and entering ever/ American
borne, constitutes a form of taxation as
certain and as inevitable as though tbe
amount was annually paid into tbe band
of tbe tax gatherer. Those resalts are in-
by merely attempting to .satisfy the peo- of our tariff Jaws as shall tend to check tbe
importation of such articles as are
produced thus in proposing to increase the
pie of the truth of abstract theories, nor
by alone urging their assent to tbe politi
cal doctrine. We present to them tbe
p-opositiona that they are unju-rtly treated
in extent of the present Federal taxation,
that as tbe result, an extreme danger er-
dnties upon such articles to neally or
quite the prohibitory point, they confess
themselves willing to travel backwards,
in the route of civilization and hps de-
Wahhinoton Sept 9 —The following separable from the plan we have adopted ists, and that it is for them to demand a prived oor j>eople of markets for their
for the collection of our revenue by tariff remedy, and that defense and safely prom- . goods which can only be gained and kept by
duties. They are not mentioned to the ised is a guarantee of their free govern- the semblance, at leaet, of an interchange
EVERYTHING IS DARK AND GLOOMV
BI T HELP COMES FAST.
Forty-Nine New Caw* and Seven Deaths—
Among the Latter. One of the
Truest of the True—A Brave
Operator Stricken.
is the President’s letter of acceptance:
Washington, Sept. 8,1833.—Hon. Patrick
A. Collins and Othon, Committee, etc.—
Gentlemen: In addressing to you my
formal acceptance of the nomination to
the Presidency of the United Slates, ray
thoughts persistently dwell upon the im
pressive relation of such action to the
American people, whose confidence ?s
thus invited, and to tbe political party to
which I belong, Just entering upon the
contest for a continued supremacy. The
world does not afford a spectacle more
sublime than is furnished when ml'lions
of free and intelligent American citizens
select their Chief Magistrate, and bid
one of their number to had the highest
earthly honor and a full measure
of public duty in the ready submission to
their will. It follows that the candidate
lor this high office can never forget that
when turmoil and strife which attends
the election of its incumbent shall be
heard no more, there must be a quiet
calm which lollowsa complete and solemn
.< If consecration by tbe people’s chosen
President of every faculty and endeavor
to the service of a confiding and generous
nation of freemen. These thoughts are
intensified by tbe light of my experience
in the Presidential office, which has so
berly impressed me with the severe re
sponsibilities, which it imposes, while it
lias quickened my love for American in
stitutions and taught me the pricele‘8
value of the trust of my countrymen.
it is of tbe highest importance that
those who administer the affairs of dur
Government should zealously protect and
maintain the rights of American citizens,
home and abroad, and should strive t9
achieve for our country her proper place
among nations of the earth; but there is
no people whose home interest are so
great, and whose numerous objects of do
mestic concern deserve so much watchful
ness and care.
Among those are the regulation of a
sound financial system suit jd to our needs,
thus securing an efficient agency of na
tiona.1 wealth, and general prospeiityof the
construction and equipment of means of
defense to insure our national Bafety and
to maintain the honor, boneath which
such national safety’ reposes. Protection
of our national domain, still stretching be
yond the needs of the century’s expansion,
and its preservation for the settler and
pioneer of our marvelous growth, a sensi
ble and sincere recognition of the value of
American labor leading to a scrupulous
care aad just appreciation of the in
terests of our workingmen; limita
tion and checking of such monopolistic
tendencies and schemes as interfere
with the advantages and benefits which
the people may rightly claim; a generous
regard and care for our surviving soldiers
and sailors, and for the widows and or
phans of such as have died, to the end
that while appreciation of their ser\ices
and sacrifices is quickened,, application
of their pension fund to improper cpses
may be prevented; protection against
servile immigration, which injuri
ously competes with our laboring
men in the field of toil
and adds to our population an element
ignorant of ou" institutions and laws, im-
}K>ssible of assimilation with our people,
and dangerous to our peace and wel'are; a
strict and steadfast adherence to the prin
ciples of civil service reform and thorough
execution of the laws parsed for their en
forcement, thus permitting to our people
the advantages of business methods in the
operation of their Government; a guaran
tee to our colored citizens of all their rights
of citizenship and their just recognition
and enconragement in all things pertaining
to that relation; a firm,patient and humane
Indian policy, so that in peaceful rela
tions with the Government the civillzs
tion of the Indian may be promoted,
with resulting in quiet and safty to settlers
on our frontiers, and the curtailment of
public expense by introduction of econom
ical methods in every department of tne
Government, The pledges contained
in the platform adopted by the late con
vention of the National Democracy lead
to the advancement of those objects and
insure good government, the aspiration of
every true American citfren; and a motive
for every patriotic action and effort.
In tbe consciousness that much has been
of business. wb’le they abandon our
consumers tD tne unrestramed oppression
of dollars collected at onr custom j of its present surplus and prevent 1.3 re- of domestic trusts and combinations.
discredit of the system, but by way of ment. We believe that Abe same means
preface to the statement that every mil-| which are adopted to relieve the treasury
lion
houses for duties upon imported articles,
and paid into tbe public treasury,
represent many millions more which,
though never reaching tbe national
treasury, are paid by our citizens as the in
creased cost of domestic production re
sulting from our tariff laws.
In these circumstances, and in view of
this necessary effect of the operation of
our plan for raising revenues, the absolute
duty of limiting tne rate of tariff charges
to the necessities of a frugal and economi
cal administration of tbe Government,
seems to be i>erfect!y plain. The continu
ance, upon the pretext of meeting public
expenditures of such a scale of taxation
ps draws from the substance of the people
a sum largely in excess of the public needs,
is sorely something which, underagov-
currence, would Cheapen to our people which are in tbe some platform perfunc-
tne cost of supplying tbeir dai'y j torily condemned.
wants. Eotn of these objects They propose further to release entirely
we seek in pa~t to gain from import duties r’l articles of foreign
by reducing the present tariff rates up m production except luxuries , tne like of
the necessaries of life. which cannot be produced in th;s countiy.
We fully appreciate tbe importance to Tne plain people of the land and tbe poor,
the country of our domestic industrial | who scarcely use the articles of any d
enterprises. In rectification of existing scription produced exclusively abroad, and
wrong their maintenance and prosperity j cot already free, will be difficult to dis-
should carefully aad ia a friendly spirit j cover where their interests are oenefitied
be considered. Even such reljpnce upon in tne proposition. They need in their
the present revenue arrangements rs have homes cheaper domestic necessaries, and
been invited and encouraged, should be
fairly and justly regarded. Abrupt and
radicr’ ebargr \ which m'.gnt endanger
such enterprises, and injuriously affict the
Literests of labor dependent upon their
successor continuance are not contem-
ernment based upon justice, and which i p’ated or intended. But we know tne
finds its strength and usefulness in the faith : cost of our domestic manufactured pre-
and trust of the people, ought not to be ducts is increased and their p-;ce to the
this seems to be entirely unprov.ded for in
tbe proposed scheme to serve tne country.
Small compensation for this neglected
need is found in the further purpose here
announced and covered by the declaration
that if after the change already mentioned,
there still remains a larger revenue than is
Jacksonville, SepL 9. — To-day has
been a dull and dreary day, almost cold.
High winds have prevailed for the past
forty-eight hours. Contrary to the gen
eral prediction, the number of cases did
not run as high as had been expected from
the nature of the weather. The follow
ing is the official bulletin: For the ps*t
twenty-fonr hours ending at 6 o’clock
p. m., September 9: New cases 49, deaths
7: total cases to date 604, total deaths to
date 73.
[Signed,] Neal Mitchell, M. D.,
President of Board of Health of Duval
County.
Rev. Mr. Sharpe, one whose death is
recorded, has been an indefatigable worker
on the relief
and tended tbe sick or ms pa:
since the beginning of the epidemic.
Of the fourteen nurses who reach l the
city last night from New Orleans eight
were assigned to duty at the Sand Hills,
the other six to St. Lukes. Four of the
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
The F. Croket, from Bangor for Rich
mond, Va., loaded with ice. put in Phila
delphia yesterday, leaking badly.
A fire occurred in Wilmington. Del.,
yesterday morning, <u which Quigley’s
Morocco factory and several adjoining
bnildings were burned. The loss was esti
mated at fSO.OOO, covp-ed by insurance.
Atlanta telegraphs tbat she expects a
train of Jacksonville refugees to pass
through the city to morrow morning, en
route for Hendersonville. N. C.
A collision between a freight L ain and
John Robinson's circus occurred yester
day about fifty miles north of Cincinnati,
on tbe Little Miame road. Several cars
were telescoped, four men were kilied and
eigh* ien wounded.
At Rahway, N. J., yesterday, a club of
300 members went down in a body to see
Judge Thurman pass, and to salute him
on his way home.
Atlanta’s subscription, Friday and Sat
JUSTTWESTY YEARS AGO.
A SKETCH OF THE HIiTOKV OF RES
CUE HOOK AND LADDER CO.
The First of Its Kind Columbus* Pet Fire
Company—One That Has Made a
Record—The Chai .er Mem-
Iter* anti First Roll.
At the last meeting of the R-ecue Hook and
Ladder company of this city, attention was
called to the f*ct that the charter of that organi
ration would expire this year, and Hon. T. vl
Foley was appo nted a omraitteeof one to re
new the charter privileges of the company, lu
the life of a city or any corporation, twenty years
is a brief space, and this youuz company basal-
most run to the lim t of its charter. But in the
life of individuals how tone a peri xt twenty
years is! Food fbr reflection upon the immuta
bility of that law. that “death Is h;i* a pvrtof
life" is afforded when on* reads the initial pv<e*
urday. to Jacksonville, amounts to f2.500. j oftne w;ordj co aps . iy , 0 „„
Five hundred dollars of this amount
from the Chamber of Commerce.
One thousand strikers marched on Litno- j roll
ges, France, yesterday, after a previous
fight with the soldiery, and at the same
hare stated, the organization ol this Hoik and
Ladder company waseffectM. with the following
committee and had nursed time nearly as large a body marched on * Bellamy,* c
• «-*•*.» * * HfiCQ, l fc
ae sick of his parish ever Alsace. Both parties were route J. < Boatrite. A V
PROSPECTS OK A DEAD-LOCK.
the ent’re internal taxation should be
While the heaviest bu-dens in- consumer is enhance d by tne duty impo3-1 repealed, rather than surrender any part
The Senate Can Not Agree to Dinpo»e of
Certaiu Bill* amt May Lock.
Washington, Sept. 9.—The question of
requisite for the wants of the Government, latter refused to go there and struck for parliamentary proceedure in the Ssnate is
tolerated.
cident to tbe necessities of the Govern
ment are uncomplainingly borne, light
burdene become grievous and intolerable
when not justified by such necessities.
Unnecessary taxation f s unjust taxation;
and yet th’s is our oondition. We are ail
ed upon raw material used in their manu ! of our protective system. Our people ask
facture. We kBow that this increased relief from tne undue and unnecessary
co3t prevents the sale of our productions
at foreign markets, in competition
with those countries which have
the advantage of free raw materK 1 . We
nually collectingjat our custom horses, know that, coafined to tbe home market,
and by means of our internal revenue taxa
tion, many millions in exce'i of all legiti
mate public needs. As a consequence,
there now remaios in the rational treas
ury a surplus of more than one hundred
and thirty millions of dol'ars. No better
evidence could be furnished that the pet
pie are exorbitantly taxed. The extent of
tbe superiluousness of the burden indi
cated by this surplus wi'l be batt >r appre-
c'atea when it is suggested tbat such a
surplus alone represents taxation aggre
gating more than one hundred and eight
thousand dollars in a county containing
50,000 inhabitants. Taxation hn always
been the feature of an organized govern
ment hardest to reconcile with the people’s
ideas of freedom and happiue .
When presented in a direct fonn
nothing will arouse populr- discontent
more quickly and profoundly than uDjust
and unnecessary taxation. Or' farmers,
mechanics, laborers and all tbe citizers
closely scan the slightest increase in ta-es
assessed upon their lands and property,
and demand a good re- ’on for such in
crease. And yet they seem to be expc ri sd
in Borne quarters to regard unnecessary
the volume of insidious and indirect fixa
tion visited upon them by or- present rate
of tariff duties, with indifference, if not
w .th favor.
The surplus revenue now remaining in
the treasury, not otliy furn’sh i a con
clusive proof of unjust taxation, but its
existence constitutes a separate and inde
pendent menace to the prosperity of the
people. This vast accumu'ation of idle
funds represents that much money
drawn from the circulating medium
of the country, wh'ch is needed
in tbe channels of trade and business. It
is a great mistake to suppose that the con
sequences which follow the continual
withdrawal and hoarding by the Govern
ment of the currency of the people, are
not of immediate importance to the mr s
of our citizens and only concerns those en
gaged in large financial trarvictions. In
tne restless enterprise and activily which
free and ready money among the people,
is found that opportunity, for labor and
employment are that impetuous to busi
ness and their production, which bring in
their train prosperity to our citizens in
eveiy station and vocation of life. New
ventures, new investments in busine** and
manufacture, the construction of new
and important works and the enlargement
of enterprises already established depend
largely upon obtaining money upon er y
terms, with a fair security and r’l these
things are stimulated by au abundant vol
ume of the circulating medium.
Every harvested grain of the farmer re
mains without market unle athe money
is forthcoming for its movement and
transportation to the seaboard. Thefii-t
results of scarcity of money among peo
ple is exaction of severe terms for its use.
Increasing distress and timidity is followed
by a refusal to lead or advance on any
done in the direction of a good govern
ment by toe present administration and i ^rms. Investors refuse r'l risks, and
submitting its record to the fair inspection decline all securities, and in the general
our manufacturing operations are cur
tailed, their demand for labor irregular,
and the rate of wages paid uncertain.
We propose, therefore, to ttimuiato our
domestic industrial enterprise of enter
prises, freeing from duty the imported
raw materials, which, by the employment
of labor, are used i a our home manufact
ures. thus rende'ing the markets and pe.-
mittlng an increased and steady produc
tion with tne allowance of abundrnt
profit 3.
True to the undeviating course of the
Democratic party, we will not neglect the
interest of labor and our woriringmen. In
all the efforts to remedy the existing evils,
we will furnish no excuse for the less of
employment, or reduction of the wages of
honest toil. On the contrary, we propose,
in any adjustment of our revenue laws, to
concede suoh encouragement and advant
age to employers of domestic labor as will
easily compensate for any difference that
may exist between the standard of wages,
which should be paid to our laboring
men and rate allowed in other countries.
We propose, by extending the markets for
our mauufactureu ta promote s' sady
employment of labor, while by cheapen
ing the cost of the necessaries of life, we in
crease the purchasing power of tne work
ingman’s wages and add to tbe comfort of
his home. And before prising from this
phase of the question, I am corstrained to
express the opinion that while the inter
ests of labor should be always sedu'ously re -
garded in any modification of our tariff
laws, additional and more dir' :t and effi
cient protection to those in* tree", would
be afforded by a restriction and prohibi
tion of immigration or impoi ation of la
borers from other count.I -’, who swarm
upon our shores, having no purpose or in
tention of becoming our fe”^w-citizens
permanent interest in ou* connti/,
but crowd every field of employ ment w 1th
unintelligent labor atwagn which ought
not to satisfy those who make a cla'm to
American citizenship. The platform
adopted by the late nations’ convention
of our party contains the fo”ow.ng di ria-
ration, “judged by the Democratic
principles, the interests of the people are
betrayed when unnecessary t?-»-ation,
trnsts and combinations are permitted and
fostered, which wb'le unduly eariching
upon a few that combine and rob the body
of our citizens by depriving them pi pur
chasers of the benefits of nature' competi
tion.” Such combinations have p'ways
been condemned by the Democratic pat ».y.
; The declaration of its National Conven
tion is sincerely made, and no member of
our party will be found excusing the exis
tence. or belittling the pernicious results
of these devices to wrong the people-
Under various uamr 3 they have been pun-
j ished by common law for hundreds of
years; and they have lost none of their
hateiul featu'es because they have ps-
i sumed the name of “trusts” instead of con
spiracies. We tne natural offspring of the
market artificially re3ti.cted; that inor
dinately high tariff, besides lUrn’shing
burden of tariff taxation now resting upon
! them. They are offered instead free to
bacco and lree whisky. They ask for
bread and they are given a stone. The
i implication contained in this party decla
ration that desperate measures are justifi
ed or necessary to save from destruc
tion or surrender what is termed
our protective system should confine no
one. The existence of such a system is
entirely consistent with the regulation of
the extent to which it should be applied,
and the correction of its abuses. Of course,
in a country as great as ours, with such a
wonderful variety of interests orien leads
ing in entirely different directions,
it is difficult, if not imp sible to
settle upon a perfect tariff plan,
but in accomplishing the reform we have
entered upon, the necessity for wnich is
obvious, I believe we should not be con
tent with the reduction of the revenue, in
volving the prohibition of importations
and the removal of the internal tax upon
whisky. It can be better and more safely
done within the lines of granting relief to
the people in their means of living, and at
tho same time giving an impetus to our
domestic enterprises and furthering our
national welfare.
If misrepresentations of our purposes
and motives are to gain credence and de
feat our present effort in thi3 direction,
there seems to be no reason why every
endeavor in the future to accomplish rev
enue reform should not likewise be at
tacked and with like result. And yet no
thoughtful man can tail to see, in the con
tinuance of the present burdem of
the people and th* obstruction
by the Government of the currency
of the country ineri’ ible [distress and di
a3ter. All danger will be averted by
timely action. The difficulty of applying
the remedy will never be less, and the
blame should not be laid at the door of
the Democratic party if it i3 applied too
late.
With firm faith in the in* ffligence and
patriotism of our countrymen, and rely
ing upon the conviction that misrepre
sentation will not influence them, preju
dice will not cloud their understanding,
and that menace w ill not intimidate them,
let us urge the people’s interest and public
duty for the vindication of our attempt to
iuangurate a rignteons and beneficent r
form. [Signed] Groveb Cleveland.
THE DEADLY* G’V SAW.
«4 per day instead of ?3, as agreed upon.
Dr. Mitchell thereupon refused to have
anything to do with them. Two of them
are men and two are women. Eighteen
more nurses, from New Orleans, came
down on the Florida Railway and NaGga-
tion railroad to-Dight. Three of them are
women and they will be assigned to dmy
to-morrow. Miss Clara Barton wired Dr.
Mitchell to-day in answer to his inquiry,
and acknowledgedment to previous offer,
as follows: “Thanks, Doctor; we will do
the best we can to establish Red Cross
headquauers in Jacksonville.”
[Signed] Clara Barton,
President American National Red Cross
Association.
Among the list sick reported t: night’s
Geo. W. Armstrong, Western Union
Telegraph operator. He had left the city
for the snmmer, but learning the orippfrd
condition of the office returned to the city
again. The depopulation question is a
most serious one which now confron’ 1 the
authorities. It will come up for d’«cr -ion
at a meeting of tbe Association to-moirow.
The situation is practically uncharged,
and the outlook not hopeful.
Washington, Sept. 9.—Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton received the follow ng dis
patch to-day:
Waycross, Ga., Sept. 9.— Sr -geon-Gen-
eral Hamilton, Washington, D. C., follow
ing received from Urquhart : “Notify
United States Surgeon-General that 1 have
notified our conductors to give him a rea
sonable time to inspect trains, say ten
minutes, for twenty people, will not hold
the train. Have seen no authority t j hold
except local quarantine.” This is at Live
Oak, a vital point. Now can Florida Rail
way and Navigation Company defey us?
This line is altogether in the S^ate of Flor
ida. Advise me in this matter.
[Signed.] Hutton, Surgr m.
To the above Surgeon-General Hamilton
replied as follows :
Washington, Sept. 9.—Pr-st J-A'i’st-
ant-Surgeon Uquhart, Live Oak, fia.—
Inform the railroad officials that the Uni
ted States is ordering this quarantine in
spection, and that the railroad company
must give time for its perfoiJ~mce. If
they do not comply with your reasonable
request, you will compel them. You will
employ sufficient men to stop the trains if
they disregard the above notice, end your
authority as to force, it isuu’imited in
case of actual need. No local railroad
officer can be allowed to issue orders ban
officer of the United States while in per
formance of his duty.
[Signed) Hamil. >n,
Surgeon-G moral.
8i.4’m sd4 Hand B<*dly Cut in EUaville.
Coming to Colnuioc*.
ELLAviLLE,Ga., Sapt. 8.—Gor.’S Haigler
had his left hand and arm terribiy lacera
ted by the saws at the steam gin of P. C.
Livingston ye3terdiy. Dr. C. H. Sm : th
was called, and cut ott the first Anker, or
rather took it off, as it was a'reauy cut,
and bound up tUe hand.
We are having too much rain: cotton is
shedding and is greatly damaged.
We will send up a delegation to the
Chattahoochee Valley Exposition, so as to
form acquaintance with the city to which
we will soon be connected by bands of
iron and multitudinous ti* x.
to be decided to-morrow, upon which da
pends the course of subsequent legislation.
The Chinese restriction bill was passed on
Friday, but was held back on a motion to
reconsider. A motion was mode to r 1-
journ, and the chair, as is customary be
fore putting it, laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, being Washington
Territory bill.whicn has occupied that par
liamentary position for about two months.
The Senate then, by a vote, refused to
adjourn without the formality of again
laying aside the Washington Territory
bill, and proceeded to vote several times
on the motion to table the proposed re
consideration of the Chinese bill, finally
adjourning in default of a quorum, with
the last-named measure informally,though
actually, pending.
A considerable number of Senators s’-e
unwilling to make a record against the
Chinese bill, holding its principles to be
correct, and are equally unwilling to vote
for it, and tnus p.actically to
abrogate the treaty they so recent'v
ratified, until China shall have taken »n
adverse action on it. If it be held that the
Washington territory bill is unfinished
1
Anflrvvr*. G E
25
Guaby. F M
%
Andrews. J C
29
Harrison. F-dward
3
Appier, D W
27
Hawtee, W N
4
Bellamy, W C
•xs
Hatcher. Marsha'l
S
Beach. CE %
■ 29
Holme*. *’ T
i
Boatrite, A V
30
Jordan. G Gnnhy
7
Bedell. W R
SI
J. B 4'
8
Be.lel.CC
32
Laud, Win
9
Chapman, F 8
13
Law, C H
10
Clayton, Augustus
34
Moore, M M
11
Chaffiu, Tho*
35
O'Keefe I. E
12
Clanp, Horace
33
Peuiber.im, J 8
13
Car.er, Jas D
37
Pone. H C
14
Cherry, Sam 0
3*
Reod, N L
15
< ody. Win
39
Redd, Wm Jr
IS
Chipley, W D
40
Rntherf ‘rd. R
17
Coleman. «. has
41
Swift, G P. Jr
18
Crown, Nathan
42
Thomas, G E
19
Davis, Jas
43
WeIN Henry
20
Dozier, Lawrence
44
Wool'jU. Rd'\ard
21
Kates, R H
4.5
Yihiiik, G B
22
a
24
Kste*, Chas
K’.heredge, C A
Orav, R M
46
Burm*, L M
A perusal of this list will disclose the fact that
to the you'h of to-day uiauy of the name* *-e
totally unfamiliar.
Forty-six young men felt that there was a
need for ouch au organization for the protection
of the property and of the citliens and voluntarily
organized this company to tender their services
to the puolic. Dr. J. S. Pemberton, who recently
died in Atlauta and w.t* buried he-e, was th >
oldest man in the company. The m«ior.ty r*
the organization as is known to those who ri
member the individual* were young men in the
pr'-ue oi' ujhuIiikkI. ami yet to-day out of this
j oilginal list of foriv-MX, sixteen have pastted to
[ that bourne f.-oiu wnich no traveler ere yet
! turned, and only eleven of this i U're me uher-
■ ship now reside in Columbu*. The charter uiem-
I bers of this corporation were:
[ M M Mo >re, J 8 Pembetum, \V D Chipley,
Frank M (luuby aud (J Uunby Jordan.
Two of these, Mr. Gunby and I)r. Pemberton
j are dead. Mr. Chipley resides in Pensacola.
1 Messrs. Jordan and Moore still remain with the
I c junaity, the one President aud the other Vico
i Pres.dent to lay.
| Tbe > unmittee who has canva wed for the o -
g.ual membership of the Company uud weie
I mainly success,al in securing na’ues for the o
sanitation were Messrs. Kank Uunby, Rob *rt
Rutherford and U. Uunby Jordan. Two of these
business, a majority be found opposed lo are dead. Member* of the old volunteer demi
. , , ., .. , , i ment can Is-hut int .-rested in tire perusal of tho
laying it aside, and thus d’rect a vote on
the Chinese bill, it may be avoided. Tho
Pacific coast Senators, however, who have
made the Restriction bill their own, have
hitherto been able to command suppoiv
sufficient to prevent any adverse action,
though unable, with exception of one
vote, to get a majority of the quorum to
take any forward steps. The situation is
favorable to a deadlock unless a sufficient
number of Senators vote to morrow either
to send the bill to the President for ap
proval or vote to reconsider, and send it
to the Foreign Retaliation Comnrtt: a.
The bill to admit Montana and North
Dakota are likely to come up after the
Washington Territory bill. The general
deficiency bill 's expected to be repo, .ed
during the week, though its consideration
may not begin until next w^ek.
The tariff bill is.not likely to go beyond
the lull committee stage this week.
The proceedings of the house during the
coming week are likely to be of a routine
nature. Important amendments to tbe
Sundry Civil Appropriation, which the
ment cm l»- hut ml mated in tl*e ucrusal <
pages of t he record of t he prix'-.-ediug* of this or
gan ization. It w*s a very little while after it <
admission to the department that we tiud its
ro" numbers over si ty members, and the way
tbe hov* used to tu-n out to the tl rills, p trades
and otner calls was a lesson for the shirkers of
to-day to profit by. As will be seeu from au ex
amination of the roil tho C ompany was coin-,
posed largely of the young men of society,
and commit' ees on entertainments,
hope, receptions, truck-christenings, house
warmings figure very largely in the re* >rd of the
proceedings, in the earlier years of the compa
ny's existence. Thet ock now used by the paid
department, aud pulled t,y the elegant pair of
back horses allotted to that company, is the
identical machine which was received with
much pomp and rerenumy in December, 1MU,
br 1 the entire fire department, head,-1 by the Em
pire brass band. In their hook of by-li-wsthls
com pan v has published, fro u year to yea', the
officers Irani 1868 continuously until the present
time. Its recordshows that M M. Moore, the
pooular city clerk, has been equally Popular w,.h
this company, as he has b in an officer contin
uonsly from it organization, with the ecception
of one year, when he declined to serve, up to tne
present time
This record also shows that Mr. Jordan, who
has been President, continuously, since at*
to the present, Has occupied from the in cep >r.
of the company in isss. respectively, the posi
tions of Treasurer, Foreman, and President.
Perhap< few voluntary organizations have been
more efficient or enjoyed a greater degree of
prosperity than this one. From their own pock
ets was taken the bulk ot the money paid for the
truck and other equipments of the company, aad
also for the elegant furniture and appointments
in their rooms, and their bank I, >ok always has
Three New Cases at Tampa,
The following was also received thi3 af
ternoon from Tampa, Fla., dated Septem
ber 8: Three cases of fever were reported
to-day, making seven since lr t report.
No deaths.
[Signed.] J. P. Wall.
conferees were unable to agree upon, wi 1 '
Drobablv be discussed during the ear’v file ba'ance tin the right Mde
proDaoiy oe aiscussea curing me ear v Thi* is one corporation which collect* its fines.
part of the week. The report of the con
ferees on the Fortification Appropi .ation
bill will be made to morrow and an effor*
will follow to dispose finally of that mem-
ure before the end of the week. I* • pass
age will clear the way for a speedy action
upon the Army Appropriation bill, which
is now in conference. Ddring the week
there may also be further debate upon tbe
Oklahoma bill.
THE WEEKLY* CHOP BL'LLETI V.
, Favorable and Unfavorable Reports From
Different .Sections of the Country.
Washington, Sept. 8. — The week'y
I crop bulletin issued by the signal office,
says: “Reports from the principal com
| States, including Indiana, Illinois, ML
| souri, Iowa and Nebraska,
the weather during the past wc >k hr >
| been lavorable, that the greater poi o n
s now secu-e,
of mvcountrymen! 1 endorse the platform O’ght money still in the hands of people ■ temptation for their existence, enlarg i j
* 1 • * * t* i ‘the limit witbia which they may operate j
against the people, and thus incre^ s the
not inevitable, stage <s reached, the dc extent of their power for wrong doing.
with the determination that if I am again
called to the chief magistracy, j
there shall be a continuance
of devoted endeavor to advance
the interests of the entire country.
Our scale of Federal taxation, and its
cousequeuces, largely engross at th's t’me
the attention ot our citizens, and the peo
ple are soberly considering the nec r nty
of measures for relief. .
Our Government is the creation of the
people, established to carry out their de
signs and accomplish their good. It wn
founded on justice, and was made for free,
intelligent and virtuous people. It is only
is persistently boarded. It is quite appar
ent that when this perf 'tiy natural, if
pression in all business and enterprise
will,as anecessaii'v consequence,lessen the
opportunity for work aud employment,
and reduce salai.es and wages of labor.
Instead, than, of being exempt from the
influence and effect of the immerse sur
plus lying idle in the Natioral trenury,
With unalterable hatreuof allsnch schemes
we count the checkering tbeir br'eful
operations among the good rrMilts prom
ised by the revenue reform.
Wb'le we cannot avoid p? .isan misrep
resentation our position upon the question
of revenue reform shor'd ba so plainly
our wage earners, and others who rely stated as to admit of no misunderstanding,
upon their labor for support, are most ot We have entered upon no crusade
all directly concerned in the situation. : of free trade. Tne reform
Others, seeing the approacn of the danger, j we seek to inaugurate *■» pre
may provide against it, but it will find I dicated upon the utmost c?re for the
usefurwhen within their control, and only those depending upon their da"y toil for established industries and enterprises, a _ _ __ ^
serves them well when regulated and bre»d unprepared, helpless and defense- . jes'ous regard for the interests of Ameri- jng ^ and ^7^ oveT 'ihecorn and^cot
guided by their constant touch. It is a less- Such a state of affairs do not prt- can labor, and a s.ncere desire to re'ieve ton in the bottom lands, ltlis impossible
free Government because it guarantees to sent a case of idleness resulting from the counfry .com the injustice and danger ; to asce:fain tbe amo „nt of damage done
every American citizen unrestricted per- disputes between the laboring man of tne cond-t.on which threatens evil to ! but se7e?al fsrmer3 ’ aave come" in th's
soua! use and enjoyment of all reward of *nd bis employer, but it produces an absc a q the people of the land. morning and report their crops completelv
his toil, and of all his income, except j lute and enforced stoppage of employ- I We a e dealing with no imaginary dan- , ruined and the best lands all washed
When the Swallows Homeward Fly
Wedowee. Ala., Sept. 7.—Yesterday
evening late, quite in unese’ 1 occat.ence
was witnessed here. An ominous black
cloud was rapidly approaching from tbe
uo.ch, and just aaead oftne cloud, # - far
astheeye could teach in eveiy direction,
was an a'my of swallows flying south
ward. and they continued to pas3 unt’l
dark. Some one predicted bad weather,
and it came jos: after dark. Tne rair’eom-
meucea to descend in torrents, and it
rained without ceasing for three houra.
Tne damage as ascertained tnis morning
wrs very great. A gin and mill about two
nri’rs south of here, belonging to Rev.
Simuei Bibbs, was washed completely
away, cauy mg destracuon to fences and
c *ops ss it went. Tbe creeks were out of
their banks in a short time, and scatter-
The World's Opinion.
New York, Sept. 9.—The World will
say to-morrow: “Tne President’s letter of
acceptance lost nothing in courage, clear
ness and comprehensiveness by its de'ay,
though it might perhaps have gained in ! of the crop in these states
brevity by coming sooner. Yet the letter and another week of favorable weather
is not too long to be read carefully by will place the entire crop out of danger.
what may be his fair contribution to the
necessary public expense. Therefore, it
is not only right, but the duty
of a free people, in • the enforce
ment of this guaranty, to insist that
lute aad enforced stoppage of employ- i
ment and wages.
In reviewing the bad effects of this ac
cumulated surplus, and the scale of tariff ;
rates by which it is produced, we must not
overlook the tendency towards grc~s and
such expenses should be strictly limit sd, scandalous public extravagsneo, which a
ger. I a existence bn been repeatedly
confessed by all political pa ries, and
pledges of a remedy nave been made on
al! sid's; yet when in a legislative body,
wnere. under the Constitution, all remedi
al measures applicable to this Babject must
away.
to the actual public needs. It seems per- congested treasury induces, nor the fact originate, the Democratic majority W9S a'
feetly clear that when the movement of:
the Instrumentality, created and main
tained by people to do their bidding turns
upon them, and through other perversion
of its powers, extorts from tueir labor and
Hor-«s That Open Car Doors.
Birmingham. Sept-9.—Several day3 ago sirabie immigration urgeatly
three horses were placed in a car on the
Georgia Pacific road for snipment to At
lanta. The car wr > sea’ei oa the outs’de
that we are maintaining without excuse,
in a time of profound Deace, substantially
the same rate of tariff duties imposed in
time of war, when the necessities of tbe
Government justified the imposition ofthe
tempting, with extreme
secure the redemption
moderation, to in the C9oal ma!in&r ’ bat wne “ ^
common to both reached Henr/eUea. fifteen miles from
_ | here, that night, the conductor discovered
capital tribute largely in excess ofthe pub- weightiest burdens on the people. Divers
l c necessities, the creature has rebelled plans have bean suggested for the return
against the creators and the masters are of this accumulated surplus to the people
robbed by their servants. The cost of the and tue channels of trade. Some of these
Government must continue to be met by devices are at variants with a’l tne rules
tariff dutiee collected at our custom houses of good finance: some are delusive; some
upon imported goods, and by intsma! rev- are absurd, and some betray by their reck-
tuue taxes assessed upon sointous and less extravagance the demoralizing influ-
malt liquors, tobacco and oleomargarine, ence of the great surplus of public mouey
I suppose it is needless to explain tbat upon the judgment of individuals,
all those duties and assessment < are added While such efforts should oe made as
parties, they were met by determined op-
position and obstruction, and the minority • t “ at the car door was °£ ea aad oae of
refusing to cc operate in the musing. The officiate of the road
tsthe price ofthe articles on which they
are levied, and thus become tax upon all
those who buy theae articles, or upon the
use and consumption. I suppose, too
it is well understood, that effect of this
tariff taxation is not limited to the con-
are consistent with public duty, and sanc
tioned by sound judgment,^ » avoid dan
ger bya useful disposition of tne surplus
now remaining in the treasui/,it ia evident
that if a distribution were accompl'shed,
another accumulation would soon take its
House of
Representatives or prop: * another
remedy, have omitted the re
demption of tbeir party pledge to
the doubtful power of the senate. Tne
peop’e will hardly be d ,’eived by their
abandonment ofthe field of legislation to
meet in a political convention and flip
pantly declare io their party that their
conservative and careful effort to relieve
the situation is destructive to the Atnei t-
can system of protection. Nor will the
people be misled by an appe?’ to the preja-
dices contained in the absurd allegation
that we aerve the interests of Europe,
wbi’e they w.ll support the interests of
America. They propose in tneir platform
to thus support th* interests of our country
have had a thorough searen made between
tais c ty and Henryellen. bm so far toey stead of conspiracy,
have found no trace of the horse. How
the door was opened, when or where tne
horse got out, cannot be imagined. The
train made no stops, exceot at crossings
between this place and Hearye’len, and
the dl&appearance of the horse is a myste-
»/•
every voter who really desires to
see an abie statement of Democratic per
suasion upon the great is?sue now before
the country, tax reduction and tauff re
form is.of course the chief of these i mes,
and upon this the President adheres to
the lines of his message. He ha3 never
failed to show the full courage of his con
victions upon any question in which he
wa9 interested. Tno3e who looked for any
flinching or dodging on this question will
be disappointed. The Prf sident elabc -
rates his statement of the dangers
and evils of the surplus, showing
wherein it may effect wo^k’ agmen, even
more disastrously than the capitalist, and
insist that as the surplus is produced by
the war tariff in time of peace, it should
be stopped by abating or abolishing taxes
upon the necessities of the people.
The monstrous injustice of unnecossaiy
taxation and grave perils of the surplus
have not been so strongly S9t forth in any
speech or writing upon the tabject
as they are in Mr. Cleveland’s
letter. Upon the other ir*uz * of the cam
paign. the l^ter is equally explicit and
sound. Restriction or prohibition of unde-
recom-
rnended. The strict and steadf* *t adhe
rence to the .principle of civil service rt ;
form and the thorough of laws ps- ted
for their enforcement is mentioned as one !
ofthe objects of domestic coDceiu, and the
private affairs defended by Mr. Blaine be
characterized and denounced ' * having
lost none of tneir hateful feature because
they nave assumed the name of trusts, in-
To the intelligent,
patriotic and unprejudiced people, the
President’s letter will furn’*h a complete
answer to partisan mlsrepr^ ien f itiors of
his opponents.
In Michigan the condition of the weather
affected the crops unfavorably, t >me in
jury resulting from frosts on Jthe low
lands on September 5, and the corn
which promises to be an average crop
is being cut on account of the drought.
With favorable weather corn vi ’I be past
injury from fro3t by Weptember 15. Tne
weather,has been favorable in the West
and the Gulf States, and a’ 1 crops im
proved during the week in A rir»r"a8,
Louisiana and Texas, where cotton pick
ing is now in progress. In the E’^t, appor
tion of the cotton region, including; Mi
isissippi, Alabama and South Carolina, and
also in Tennessee and Kentucky, exc ’ive
>rjKi
anil takeicare or it-* peuce until the pound* can
take care of themselves.
Columbu* i* rapidly (rrowiri){ to the p-oportlOD*
of a great city. Hhe ha* increa*«<! the coipo,-
ate limits, ana the great number of large b ni
ness houses, and a greater area of territory g,vt>u
to dwelling house* require that there mould be
a semi-paid deoartment, thoroughly organ
ized and continually on the alert f >r the pro
tection of f,ropertv.
Tile on its gw ; . -rolling wheel* w.J t ton cause
the natural evolution from the semi-oaid depi !e
ment to the full v paid one. and the oid volunteer
organization will be of the thing* of the past.
It* h*pes and necessities, I’* riva'rie* and viclo-
ries. it* piea«ures and it* seasons of mourning,
may be to: 'otteu in the whirligig of event* rap
idly following oue another in thi* age o' move
ment. But at the end of it* first score of year* of
existence, it can but be a pleasurable paiu for the
oi.ier member* ofthis organization to re read its
original roll, to think of their comrade* who
have passed on to the beyond, and
to retrember tbe incident* in thi* twenty years
which was pregnant with so much de*tiny to
each of them, to their city and their county.
Life is. at last, but a serie* of accomplishments,
ludicatc that indifferent, good or remarkable, a* the case may
b», and he has lived best who han lived most,
when the time has come for performa tice to
cease.
Measured by such a crit-rion, the Rescue Hook
and Ladder Company whether constituted by
the membership “iust twenty year* ago,” or
those who juccessively succeed them through
two decade*, or those whose names are now en
rolled as member* on it* p»"es can look with
just r<nde upon the record or the organiz**ion
which ha* hai for it* motto, 'Hetnper Parat" < ’’
aad whose history is the synonym of »ucce*.*.
Due of Blaine'* .Spook* Laid to Rest.
9. D. Warren & Uo., proprietors of tbe
extensive Cumberland paper mills at Port
land, Me., have projected sotnetning of a
sensation into Pine Tree oolitics by notify
ing their employeo that Mr. Blaine’s state
ment that the Mills bill would be a bid for
the destruction of the material interests of
Maine is untrue so far as the- Cumberland
mills are concerned. This was apparent to
any one conversant with the subject. Bzt
•any dispoeition on the part of men of in
rains and cloudy weather have affected the fluence to question the easy assertions of
crops injuriously, and the prospects are r
ported as discouraging. Cnol, cloudy
weather and rain in the iMidd'e Atlantic
Statea has retarded the ripening of corn,
and the heavy fro3t on low lanfs in New
England on 33ptemoer6 and 7, bad'y in
jured nearly ail of the growing c *ops.
Fair Weather Predicted.
Washington, Sept. 9.—Tne indications
for Georgia are fair weather preceded by
rain; in the easte-a portion, stationary
temperature; on the con, slightly waim;
in the interior, westerly w.nds.
‘the Agamemnon of the ‘Republican
forces’ ” would naturally cause a sensation
in Maine. This ia an unmasking of a frac
tion of his free trade spook that even Mr
Blaine will hardiy dare to resist. -Spring-
field Republican.
much
FOREIGN F L VSH E3.
Floodi in Spain have destroyed
property and many lives.
The decree published in the German although the labor of the three latter
Military Gazette says that William is un
grateful to the memory of bis lather and
High Tariff aad High Wages.
There are high wages in New York and
! low wages in North Ca~o!ina, both States
enjoying the same benignant rates of
custom-house taxation. There are high
wages paid in Kensington, and low wageu
paid for the same work in Fall River.
There are high wages in some parts of the
United States and low wages in some parte
of England—tne United Statea having a
protective tarifl and England a revenue
tariff. The rate of wages ia higher in Eng
land than in Germany, France or Rissia,
grand-father, and institutes a ne w order
of things in the a-my.
Tne famors Star and Gainer Hotel in
London was partially burned yr terdny.
countries is highly “protected.” Again,
the rate oi wages la higher In Australia
than in the United States, although
Australia 1b blessed with a multiformity of
tariffs, both high and low.—Philadelphia
Record.
A Murder at Bloctoo.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 9.—At Blocton
mines, thirty mil'"' south of here, Charles
Kellom and John Mack, miners, were
drinking and playing cards lest night.
Some trivial matter brought on a quarrel,
and Kell uni shot Mack three times, inflict
ing fatil wounds. Kellura escaped.
A Fearful Fire ia San F-aocbwo.
San Franciscd, Sept. 9.—A disastrous
fire broke out this afternoon in the S3sh
and door factory of D*y, Huber <Je Crocker,
on Main s t. The entfre depsriment
was called out. They fought the dames
for three hours before the fiiA tire wr i
What Other* Tluk.
The Herald is equally as complimsntary
in its remarks on. the letter.
The Sun f * somewhat sarcr tic.
The l.ibnne is more sarc tic, and
thinl's that Mr. Cleveland need not have : gotten under control. The burned dis-
txkec so long to add to b‘s store of knowl- trict embraces two whole b’oeks, which
edge the fac’i there recorded, and at*veks were entirely consumed, and three blocks
hvs policy. which were almcst a to» \1 loss. The fire
The Times is highly complimentary in started from a spark dropped among shav-
ita usually dignified style. 1 ings. The lose is estimatad at 11,210,000.
The World'* Visible Supply.
New York. Sept. 8.—The total visible
snoply of cotton for the world is 818,899
baies, of which 493,999 are American,
against 1 176,767 aud 58l.‘.£>‘, respectfully
last years rec-ipt*. All interior towus
show 17,333. Receipts, plantations 41,837.
FI N AND FROLIC.
Grandson—“I suppose, grandfather,
that in looking over your long life, you
have some things in your record of which
you are especially proud?” Gran da ire—
“Yes, my boy, I hcve.” Grandson—“And
they are—” Grandaire—“That I never
ran a losing ho.-se for a ra te, nor myself
for an office.”—Chicago Tribune.