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THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
BILL TO REORGANIZE THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES BECOMES A LAW.
A Few Days Longer
WILL WE CONTINUE OUR
GREAT CUT PRICE
AND
iMioviisra- sjlxjIE.
For a few days we offer seventy-five pair Knee
Pants at 2o and 40 cents a pair. Two hundred pair
finer grade at a nominal price.
Boys’ Windsor Ties,
Elegant goods. 10 cents each, for two days only.
See the many bargains w r e offer in every department.
We are anxious to get room and clear our shelves
before moving.
0Ll t for °ur great Shirt sale on Monday.
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM.
THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW AS YOU ENTER
NEW YORK BAY.
A Trip From Savannah to New York City.
A Weird and Grand Scene—Business
Men Elated Over Bright Pros
pects—Columbus People.
New York., August 21.—[Special Cor
respondence Enquirer-Sun.]—“The grand
est marine review in the world!” S o ex
claimed a fellow passenger, as we steamed
gracefully ahead into New York bay.
Barthold’s statue of liberty, with its great
electric torch casting its rays for miles
around, Brooklyn bridge in the distance
with its many colored lights, and the im
mense steam ferries, together with the
huge European steamers as they slowly
make their way down the bay, and the
hundreds of smaller craft gaily illumin
ated darting hither and thither, the full
moon shining brightly from a cloudless
sky—all tend to make one of the most
beautiful scenes to be imagined, and when
once seen never to be forgotten.
The trip from Savannah to New York
was a delightful one,with the exception of
one stormy afternoon. The crisp, saity
breeze from the broad Atlantic seemed to
invigorate and put new’ life into us all. Oa
the first afternoon out great black clouds
began to loom up in the west, and soon we
were treated to the most magnificent
sight ever witnessed—a storm at sea. It
came on with a suddenness that was
startling; our ship was quickly enveloped
in an immense black cloud, and although
it was early in the afternoon it became
as dark as night. The rain came down in
torrents, the thunder roared and the elec
trical display was superb. Our ship
creaked and groaned a3 though a thing of
life, but gallantly rode the waves. Al
together the scene was a weird,grand one,
and our words are powerless 10 paint it.
The remainder of the voyage was de
lightfully pleasant, though overcoats
were very comfortable in the early morn-
ing.
New York is rather dull now; but the
present cool weather is hurrying people
home from the mountains and seaside re
sorts, and with theiinflux of southern and
western merchants, the busy marts of
trade will soon be as lively as ever.
The theatres will be open in full blast
next week and even now seats at several
of them are sold far in advance, and the
announcement “standing room only”
greets your ears when you go to purchase
tickets.
The business men generally are very
much elated over the bright prospects for
trade this fall, the reporfs from the south
being specially favorable. The south is
attracting more attention every
year from the moneyed men of the north,
who are beginning to regard it as a very
safe and profitable field for investment.
With money going a begging here at four
percent, it is no wonder that capitalists
are turnirig their attention to other fields,
and where could they find better ones
than in the great and growing south?
The most noticeable thing that im
presses a stranger when he arrives in New
. York iis the absence of electric lights.
^ his is in consequence of the recent action
of the mayor in ordering the taking down
of all overhead wires in the city
and the tardiness of the electric
tight companies in placing their wires
underground. As .a result of this, the
city is one of the most poorly lighted in
the country. Broadway, once the bright
est and gayest. promenade in the city, is
a-most deserted at night save by those
Tk° are com pelled to travel that way.
j/ reat retail stores which were for-
hef J c ?M flne(i to Broadway, are now to
this°f i in num bers on Fifth avenue, and
be on f 0na t>le street is destined soon to
the off , tbe Principal business streets of
reside/' Tbe m ost magnificent private
ifis the 6 K m the city are on this avenue,
and Dre J 10 . 11 " 1011 promenade of the town
afterrm r?, 9 a bright and gay scene in the
by in thei aS i tlle seiec t four hundred dash
air is filled Jjth1k 0U9 carr , iage9 V and J be
pretty eirio Ul t ^ e merry laughter of the
thorough A. Kaily they promenade the
faces and charm^ di . apla - v their pretty
ing dudf-s wh,? K fa S ures to the adrnir-
there. “° are always .to be found
peoofe^ere R coloa - v of Columbus
Having a plea, sselns t0 be
Peasant tune. The places of
amusement are so plentiful and so conven
ient of access that it is one’s own fault if
he doesn’t have a pleasant time.
H. H. D.
REUNION AT UNION SPRINGS.
The Old Veterans Meet Again — General
Clayton and Others Speak — Barbecue.
Union Springs, Ala., August 22.—[Spe
cial.]—This has been a red letter day for
Union Springs. Thousands of visitors from
all sections were present at Foster’s Grove
to partake of the unstinted hospitality of
Union Springs and to do honor to the old
veterans of Alabama, who fought so long
and so bravely for the cause they loved so
well. The grizzled old veterans, battle-
scarred, some with only one arm or one
leg, but with enthusiasm and ardor undi
minished, had a most pleasant time listen
ing to the inspiring music and greeting old
friends and comrades and talking over old
times. Yet many times, as inquiry brought
forth the fact that some missing comrades
would never greet them again in this life,
the saddened expression showed how deep
an old veteran’s love was for the comrade
who shared with him the dangers and
pleasures of a soldier’s life.
Major-General H. D. Ciaytoa was an es
pecial object of attention and esteem, as a
majority of the veterans present had been
in his command and wished still to show
their old-time regard for him had in no
wise diminished.
Able and eloquent speeches were made
by Major-General Clayton, Ex Governor
Watts, Hon. W. Black, Hon W. W. Screws
and Mr. Young, appealing at once to the
past and the present, and abounding in
old reminiscences, recalling vividly the
loved, though lost, cause. The speeches
ali found full echo in the hearts of those
present and were often and loudly ap
plauded.
After the speeches the crowd adjourned
to partake of one of the largest barbecued
dinners ever given in Bullock county.
There again the old veteran showed that
he bad lost none of his old-time vitality,
and few, if any,of his teeth. Whole carcases
disappeared as if by magic. Yet, after the
multitude had been fed. enough remained
to feed many more, and none went away
dissatisfied, but all felt that it was good to
be there.
The marshal of the day,Watt Raymon,
discharged his arduous duties to the satis
faction of all, and much of th9 pleasure
of the day depended upon his thoughtful
arrangements.
The ladies were out in full force, and
gave grace and additional interest to the
occasion.
Colonel CareyiJ. Thornton,of Columbus,
was one among the many prominent visi
tors present, wno was kept busy ali day
greeting old friends, talkiug over old
times and fighting old battles over again,
in imagination.
THE BROWN-SEOUAKD ELIXIR.
A Practical Test of the Remedy Made by
Dr. Fuller, of Blackshear.
Blacksheak, Ga., August 22.—A prac
tical test was made of the Brown-Sequard
elixir discovery on last Monday by Dr.
R. W. Fuller, a prominent and progressive
physician of this place. The first case was
that of a man about thirty-five years of
age, who had suffered with a kidney and
bladder trouble for two years. One drachm
oi the elixir was hypodermically injected
into the biceps flexor cubiti muscle of each
arm, as well as into the muscles about the
lumbar region. The patient seems to be
relieved.
The second case, a seventeen-year-old
you h, had suffered ten years from chronic
rheumatism. One drachm of the “elixir
of life” was injected into the flexor longus
pollicis muscle of each leg. No improve
ment has taken place, and there were
symptoms of blood poisoning on the fol
lowing day, but all that has disappeared.
Dr. Fuller determined some time ago to
test the virtues of Brown-Sequard’s dis
covery for himself, but has found it very
difficult to get subjects upon which to ex
periment, as he will not administer the
elixir to any one who is not free to take it
at his or her own personal risk.
Dr. Fuller has very little faith in the
new discovery, but is not at all prejudiced,
and will test it further to satisfy himself
whether it has therapeutic properties that
can be recognized by their eSeota. He
does not doubt the existence of bacteria
in the elixir, and while he bas , no l
a microscopic examination of it, he thinks
it should undergo this examination to as
certain whether or not it is infested with
bacteria.
Bond Offerings-
Washington, August 22.—The secre
tary of the treasury to-day accepted the
following bond:: ?90 350 4 per cents a: 128,
and §621,000 4J p6r cents at 106j.
Hon. W. A. Little Appointed a Member of
the New Board—Laughing at Snelsou,
Senator Johnson’s Bill Defeat
ed—The Lease Bill.
Atlanta, August 22.— [3pecial] —The
bill to reorganize the board of trustees of
the State University became a law to day.
The bill as introduced in the house pro
vided that the old board be abolished and
a new one created composed of one mem
ber from each congressional district and
two from the city of Athens, all to be ap
pointed by the governor, who is himself to
be ex-officio a member of the board.
The senate passed the bill with an
amendment, which adds to the board four
members from the state at large.
The house concurred in this amendment
this morning, and the act was immediately
transmitted to the governor, who
promptly approved it.
Later the governor announced the fol
lowing appointments to the new board:
For the state at large—A. R. Lawton, of
Chatham, eight years; H. D. McDaniel, of
Walton, six years; N. J. Hammond, of Ful
ton, four years; W. H. Felton, of Bartow,
two years.
For Athens—W. W. Thomas, four years,
and A. L. Hull, two years.
For the First congressional district—John
Screven, of Chatham, eight years.
For the Second—A. T. McIntyre, of
Thomas, eight years.
For the Third—D. P. Hollis, of Sumter,
eight years.
For the Fourth—W. A. Little, of Musco
gee, six years.
For the Fifth—H. W. Grady, of Fulton,
six years.
For the Sixth—J. J. Gresham, of Bibb,
four years.
For the Seventh—D. B. Hamilton, of
Floyd, four years.
For the Eighth—J. J. Billups, of Mor
gan, six years.
For the Ninth—W. L. Hutchins, of
Gwinnett, two years.
For the Tenth—P. A. Stovall, of Rich
mond, appointed for two years.
Laughing at Snelgou.
Mr. Snelson, of Meriwether, worries the
house and the public a great deal over the
legislative waste of time, and his resolu
tions on the subject are getting to be a
tiresome nuisance. The house had the
laugh on the gentleman this morning,who
was absent from his seat duriEg a call of
the yeas and nays on a motion to adjourn
before the hour. It was a job put up on
Mr. Snelson, which everybody enjoyed,
but he will probably try to retaliate to
morrow by resointing on the subject.
Investigating the Richmond Terminal.
The joint committee which is investi
gating the operations of the Richmond
Terminal Company in Georgia, will make
a thorough examination of all the transac
tions embraced in the deal, and to that
end they requested President Alexander
and Pat Calhoun to produce the original
instruments of the following: The charter
of the Georgia company; the sale of that
company to the Terminal; the mortgage
or contract between the Terminal and the
Central and Trust Company of New York;
the lease of the East Tennessee and all
contracts between the Terminal and Alex
ander purchasing the four millions of the
Central railroad stock, now 3aid to be held
by the Central Railroad and Trust Com
pany of New York. The gentlemen in
formed the committee the papers were in
New York, but they would have them
here at the next meeting.
IN THE HOUSE.
As soon as the journal of the house was
read to day Mr. Huff offered a resolution
that before the house should again go into
a committee of the whole to consider and
finally pass on the Statejroad lease, a com
mittee of five should be appointed to com
municate in writing with President Joseiih
E. Brown and see who are the legal claim
ants for betterments; wheiher the oid or
new lessees, whether they act by authority,
and also what was claimed, and that the
committee should report by noon Friday.
Mr. Huff spoke in support- of his resolu
tion, urging the importance of asc ertain-
ing what it was the state had to lease.
air. Simmons, of Sumter, supported the
resolution.
Mr. Frick’s moved to table resolution.
The ayes and nays were called for and
the motion to table was carried—ayes 88,
nayes 65.
The Special Order.
The house went into a committee of the
whoie, Mr. Fleming in the chair, to con
sider the Stateiroad lease bill.
The amendments to the body of the bill
had been disposed of and the amendments
to the title were taken up.
Mr. West, of Habersham, spoke on his
amendment favoring a long lease.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Felton, of Bartow, moved to recon
sider Mr. O’Neill’s amendment adopted
yesterday, providing that th9 bids
should be submitted to the legislature.
Mr. O’Neill opposed the motion to re
consider.
Mr. Davis, of Elbert, favored the motion
to reconsider. He urgod that the state
house officers could attend to the lease in
a satisfactory way, and at no expense to
the state, while it would co3t the state a
great deal to have the Pids passed upon by
the legislature. He 3aid the amendment
was a stumbling block in the way of legis
lation. The amendment, he said, had
been passed accidentally.
Mr. Johnson, of Floyd, said the people
had sent the legislature hare to make the
lease, not to delegate th3 work. As to the
time it takes up, he said, if the would be
candidates for congress would speak less
and vote oftener, the work would be gotten
through with.
Mr. Howell, of Fulton, spoke in favor of
the resolution and against reconsideration.
Mr. Bell, of Forsyth, spoke in favor of
the resolution. He thought the legislature
should pas3 on the bids. He had a high
regard for the state officers, but the legis
lature should attend to the matter.
Mr. Felton spoke in favor of his motion
to reconsider.
He referred to the paid agents of rail
roads that had swarmed arouad the capi-
tol. and said that if the bids had to be
passed on by the legislature the paid
agents would be here and produce great
wrangiing—and the ultimate defeat of the
lease. The lease bill is plain. The longest
time and the highest and best bidder takes
the road.
Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, opposed a recon
sideration. He favored the sale of the
road, if by a sale the debt of the state
could be wiped out, bat he denied that the
amendment looked toward a sale, or that
under it a sale was possible. When it
comes time to vote on the bids he would
vote so that the constitution would be en
forced.
Mr. Snelson, of Meriwether, arose and
there was considerable rapping on the
desks, which was stopped by tha chair.
Mr. Snelson said there had been enough
discussion at four dollars a day to satisfy
the avarice of any man. Did the members
want to stay here until the capitol was
covered with icicles? [Applause]. The
amendment ought to stand. It was the
only thing in the bill that stood between
the people and the monopolies of ihe na
tion.
Mr. Lamar, of Richmond, spoke against
the amendment. Personally he favored
the sale, ail things being equal, but the
people favored the lease and he was will
ing for them to have their way. They
could afford to keep the toy.
He argued against the O Neill amend
ment as a thing that would be productive
of interminable discussion. The duty of
the house was to perfect a lease bill. He
was in favor of leasing to the highest bid
der, come from where he would. The peo-
pie want the most dollars for it. If any j
amendment ought to be put on it should j
be to strike out “and best” and leave
merely “the highest bidder.”
Mr. Patterson, of Bibb, opposed the mo- !
tion to reconsider,saying he w-ts not afraid
i of the lobbyists, and chat he did not intend I
j to shirk any responsibility that his people
: had put on'bim.
| Mr. Bush, oi Miller, favored the motion
! to reconsider.
j Mr. O’Neill’s amendment was then reeou- ,
! siderea—ayes 73, nays 50.
The amendment was then put on its
passage and lost—ayes 45, nays 81.
The committee then took np an amend
ment by Mr. Huff, for which he had ac
cepted an amendment by Mr. Mathews,
excepting certain property from the lease,
namely, that described in schedule R of
commissioners’ report.
Mr. Mathews spoke in favor of the
amendment. He read the recommenda
tion of the commission, and spoke in favor
of excepting certain valuable real estate, a
part of it being the depot property, which
he said should be excepted and sold. It is
in the heart of the city, and is too valuable
for railroad purposes. While he was
speaking the committee arose, reported
progress, and asked'leave!to sit again.
Mr. Tigner introduced a resolution that
the lessees of the State road oe allowed to
present their claim for betterments.
The house this morning concurred in
the senate’s amendments to the Howell
bill reducing the number of trustees of the
State University and providing for their
appointment by the governor.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Davis
amending the charter of Elberton.
A bill to amend the charter of the Chat
tanooga and Southern railroad passed.
Mr. Smith, of Decatur, offered a bill to
prevent the sale oi'liqu jT within five miles
of Fowlton Methodist church.
By Mr. Gamble—A resolution for the re-
liei of A. E. Tarver, Jr.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate took up Senator Julian’s
resolution empowering the governor to
sell the old capitol building and its appur
tenances to the highest bidder after sixty
days’ advertising.
An amendment was offered to fix the
minimum price at §200,000 Lost.
One makiDg it §125,000 was adopted.
By amendment the time for advertising
was extended to 100 days.
Mr. Bartlett moved that further action
on the resolution be postponed till to
morrow, and that it then come up as the
special order and be considered along
with the bill to lease the capitol to the
Confederate Veterans’ Association.
In the course of the discussion which
followed it appeared that the minority
report in favor of the lease had never been
read in the senate, and this fact seemed to
create a sentiment in favor of postpone
ment, in order that the veterans’ side of
the case coaid be heard.
Mr. Boyd moved that the resolution be
set for Wednesday next instead of for to
morrow, and this motion finally pre
vailed.
The bill of Senator Johnson, of the
Twenty-fourth, to make it a misdemeanor
for minors to enter any place where liquor
is sold, was killed in the senate this morn
ing by recommendation of the general
judiciary committee. Thecommittee con
sidered that the bill would result in pro
tecting law-breaking barkeepers, because
if a minor once managed to enter a bar
the owner could sell to him with impu
nity, knowing that fear ot personal pro
tection would keep him from becoming a
witness.
Senator Johnson made an effort to have
the bill recommitted to the temperance
committee for amendments, but failed.
The following bills were passed by the
senate:
To change the time for holding the supe
rior court in Colquitt.
To provide for the election of city asses
sors by the mayor and council of Milledge-
vilie.
To amend sub-section 6 of section 267 of
the code, relating to the filing of certain
legal instruments.
To amend the act creating a board of
county commissioners for Bibb.
To instruct the governor to tender to the
veterans association the uae of the hall of
the house of representatives when desired,
in caso public business should not be
thereby interfered with.
To create a system of public schools for
the city of Forsyth.
A bill to amend the charter of the Macon
and Birmingham railroad was passed, but
reconsidered.
Senator Rice’s bill to make certain the
fees of clerks of courts was temporarily
tabled by consent.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
MAH0XE FOR GOVERNOR.
Extent of Business Done in Listed and Un
listed Stocks Yesterday.
New York, August 22.—The stock
market was more active to-day than at
any time for a week, and at the same time
displayed a decided weak tone, which re
sulted in a material loss, scarcely any of
the active stocks being less than 1 per cent
lower than last evening. The influences
which had a bearing upon the market this
morning were all of an unfavorable
nature, such as the recent heavy failure,
the utterances of Chairman Walker and
Judge Cooley, the former expressing the
situation as deplorable in the northwest
and a general fear of light money. Traders
made the most of the opportunity and
with first sales inaugurated a vigorous at
tack upon the list. Grangers and opening
prices were J to ?c lower than last night’s
figures. The marke", under pressure to
sell, which included, without doubt, con
siderable stock, yielded readily in early
tradings, and Jersey Central and C., C. C.
and St. Louis led the decline, which, how
ever, gave away toward the end of the
first hour, when dullness followed and
slight recoveries were made.
In the afternoon the pressure was re
sumed with force, and all grangers, Mis
souri Pacific, Union Pacific, cotton oil and
sugar became prominent for the weakness
displayed, but later they were all surpassed
by Chicago and East Illinois preferred and
Chesapeake and Ohio first preferred, which
lost about 3 each. The ! decline reached
its limit in the last hour, when money had
been run up to 6 per cent. There wa3 a
slurp reaction in money, however, and
they ran off to 2 per cent at the close,
which induced some baying, principally
for short account. Th9 outstanding short
interest was largely increased to-day,
though there was heavy liquidation of
long accounts.
Trading, however, did not lose its pro
fessional character. The close was fairlj
active and weak, generally at the lowest
prices of the day. The entire list is mate
rially lower to-night, and Cnicago and
East. Illinois preferred lost 3], Chesapeake
and Onio first preferred 3, Lake Erie and
Western preferred and Missouri Pacific
1J, Chicago and East Illinois 1|, St. Paul
and St. Louis ], Northwestern lj, Chesa
peake and Ohio, Northwestern preferred,
Northern Pacific preferred, and Wabash
preferred 1], and Louisville and Nashville
If. Sales of listed stock reached 22,0:20,
unlisted 38 000,of which 20,730 ware cotton
oil.
CHICAGO MARKET.
Review of Speculation in the Grain and
Provision Market.
Chicago, August 22.—From a purely
speculative standpoint the market was
again provokingly dull and narrow to
day, though in this respect Chicago was
no worse off than other domestic markets.
Trading was of the scalping sort all
through the session, }c covering fluctu
ations in leading futures. The bulk of
trade in December was at 78 to 78fc. and
78fc was the closing price for wheat, being
the same as yesterday’s close.
A large business was transacted in corn
and the feeling developed was weaker,
lower prices being established. The
speculative market opened } to Jc under
yesterday’s closing prices, was easy and
declined in all i to |c and jc, and closed h
to Jc lower than yesterday.
In oats interest centered chiefly in May,
and prices for it showed the greatest fluc
tuations. Oflerings were heavier and
prices declined J to |c, and the market
closed easy. Considerable more interest
was manifested in home products, and
trading was more active. "In a general
way the feeling was somewhat unsettled,
with different articles acting on an inde
pendent basis. Near deliveries of mesa
pork and short ribs were steadier, while
January ruled easier, and in lard the
market was rather the reverse. Offerings
of all kiDds were moderately free and the
demand was fair. Trading was mainly in
contracts for September, OctoDer and Jan
uary. Prices ruled somewhat irregular.
September and October pork advance do
to 10c. January declined 17} to 20c. Early
delivery of lard was 7} to 10c, and longer
deliveries were 2} to 5c lower.
Weather Probabilities.
W ashington, August 22.—Indications for
Georgia: Light local showers, cooler in
the northern "ana stationary temperature
in the southern portion, variable winds.
For Alabama: Fair in the northern por
tion, local showers in the southern por
tion, slight changes in temperature, vari
able winds, generally easterly.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
HIM BY ACCLAMATION.
He Accepts the Nomination—The Platform
Adop ed—The Debt Question to be
Made an Issue—Mahone Ar
raigns the Deliberate.
Norfolk, Va., August 22.—When Chair
man Mahone called the state republican
convention to order at 12:30 this afternoon
the academy of music was filled to over
flowing with delegates, alternates and vis
itors. The air was intensely hot and close.
At 12:15 o’clock the band struck up Dixie,
and, amid uproarious applause, General
Mahone appeared upon the stage.
Chairman Mahone introduced Rev. Ver
non I. Anson, who opened the convention
with prayer. The chairman then address
ed the convention. He held his address,
which was in proof slips, in his hands, re
ferring to it occasionally to refresh his
memory. He said he returned to the con
vention the chairmanship which he had
held since the Mozart Hall convention
ten years ago. He reviewed the history of
the party during that time, making a
sharp attack upon what he termed the
unfair methods of the democratic party at
the polls.
He contended that neither men nor cap
ital would seek the state so long as this
condition of things lasted. He charged
that the democratic party had wasted the
public money in foolish and vexatious liti-
f ation in the matter of the public debt.
ie believed the thoughtful and best peo
ple of the state demanded that the state
debt should be honorably settled. The
people of the state were not disposed to
bear the burden of present taxation, when
over 25 per cent of the expenses of the
government were unnecessary.
At 12:50 o’clock the chairman introduced
H. C. Woods, of Scott county, as tempo
rary chairman. After the introduction
and adoption of resolutions for the ap
pointment of various committees, and a
call of the roll, the convention took a re
cess until 3 o’clock.
The convention reassembled at 3:30
o’clock, and after receiving the reports of
the various districts as to membership of
the different committees, took a recess
until 7 o’clock for permanent organization.
It was 7:45 o’clock when the convention
was called to order to night by Temporary
Chairman Wood. The committee on cre
dentials reported four contesting delega
tions. The convention decided to seat
those having prima facie evidence of elec
tion, except in Elizabeth county, where
the vote was divided.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion reported for permanent chairman
Congressman George F. Bowden, of Nor
folk, and Asa Rogers, of Petersburg, sec
retary.
Mr. Bowden was introduced and ac
knowledged the honor conferred upon
him in a brief and vigorous speech.
Col. Wm. C. Elam, of Louisa, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, reported
the platform, which was unanimously
adopted.
The platform reads as follows:
The republicans of Virginia, in state con
vention assembled, congratulate the peo
ple of the commonwealth and union upon
the happy restoration of the republican
administration in federal affairs, and re
affirm their devotion to the national re
publican party and its principles, with
their earnest approval of its policy of a
protective tariff, which renders necessary
the repeal of the existing onerous war
taxes on tobacco and fruit brandies, and
whereby American labor i3 secured its
best rewards and American production its
best markets, while it affords abundant
means to pursue the noble schemes of
patriotism and statesmanship thrice pro
claimed by the republican senate in the
Blair bill to afford generous aid to the free
schools of the state by national appropria
tion.
The republicans of Virginia, averring
their positive knowledge that a true re
turn of the polls in the election of last No
vember would have given the electoral
vote of this state to the republican ticket,
congratulate President Harrison upon his
election despite fraud here and elsewhere,
and they promise bis administration that
hearty support which it has already dem
onstrated that it well deserves from ail
good citizens.
Confident in their strength, and steadily
growing in numbers, the republicans of
Virginia hail the triumph of the national
party at the last election as the harbinger
of victory which awaits their own state.
The party is now resolute, taking the field
in response to the widespread and still
spreading sentiment that demands a com
plete change and reform in the administra
tion of the commonwealth as the only ad
equate relief and reparation for evil result
ing from democratic ascendency for the
past five years. Defying the frauds
of the democratic managers, they
eome to name and elect a
governor, lieutenant-governor, attorney-
general, and a majority in each branch of
tne legislature that are to be chosen this
year, expecting republicans everywhere
to remember—
First—That loyal adherence by Virginia
republicans to the republican party of Vir
ginia, and its organization is indispensa
ble to harmony and success.
Second—That a full recognition of the
civil and political equality oft hb party, its
organization and its constitutions, by the
national party and administration, is an
essential condition precedent to such re
cognition here or elsewhere by friends or
foe3, and that this alone can insure inter
nal peace and external respect, while
strongly attracting all elements, and con
stitute permanent power and maintain
victories when achieved.
Third—That for success, the republican
party of Virginia relies upon
ihe allegiance of all Virginia re
publicans, the cordial recognition
due it from its national allies, and the
righteous uess of its cause, appealing to
the people not because it condescends to
call itself their friend, but because it is of
the people, for the people, and claiming
nothing but by and through the people";
because it made suffrage free and always
respects and defends the popular will and
ballot box, which the democratic oligarchy
despises and defrauds; because, as our con
stitution, laws and history attest, it is the
original author to restore, and the ever
ready champion of our free school system,
now deprived of free books by the heridi-
tary foes of popular education aud eleva
tion; because it is the zealous friend of the
insane poor, whom it rescues from jails
and poor houses, to which the democratic
authorities consign them, and whose fe
males it shields, east and west, from
violence and debauchery; because
it lightens the burdens of the tax
payers and practices economy
in striking contrast with the extravagance
which, in the last fifty years, has squan
dered on the mere administration of the
government a million and a half of dollars
in excess of what four years of republican
administration have demonstrated to be
necessary therefor; because its 80,000 ex
confederate fathers and sons forcibly tell
disabled ex confederates, or the widows or
orphans of the dead confederate soldiers,
that sympathy or succor for each and all
of them can surely be found in irs ranks;
because it favors the rights and demands
of honest labor, whose wrongs as against
convict labor, imported pauper and con
tract labor, UDj ust exactions in taxes and
road work, combinations of unscrupulous
capital, unfair judicial decisions, etc.,
cry to earth and heaven for redress
more effectual and speedy than the
democratic one of the collection
of statistics; because it is for the tiller of
the soil as agafost the extortion of trans
portation, middlemen, combines, fertilizer
frauds, and the bad road system; because
it does not preach hate, prejudice and
passion as paramount either in politics,
business or religion; because it is not on
both sides, or no side of any public ques
tion, state or federal; because it fulfills its
promises, as its record in Virginia proves;
j because it does not declare for putting
I practical farmers in official agricultural
positions end then turn out such farmers
I to put in political editors, ex-cavalry
i brigadiers and the like; because it does not
■ prate of unjust taxation on land, and
! then increase its burdens by a new assess-
I ment; because it readjusted the state
I debt, which the democrats have dis-
j adjusted after all their vain and false
pretentions t to the coutrary, and
because it alone ha.s shown an
honest disposition and a competent
capacity to manage this debt; because it is
folly to hope for a federal republican
policy to prevail unless we are manftilly
for it in all elections; because it is manifest
that this party offers the only free, right
ful and peaceful solution of race and sec
tional differences, which the democrats
persistently inflame, and because in every
thing, state and national, republicanism
truly represents popular aspirations for
American progress and prosperity.
Fourth—That we are in favor of the
speedy restoration of silver to its full
monetary functions by its full and unlim
ited coinage at the national mints, and as
a step toward such action we recommend
the coinage maximum amount now pro
vided for by law, §4,000,000 per month.
Fifth—That our party will foster the
oyster and fishing interests of our state and
protect the national oyster beds for the
sole use of our own people, and will op
pose the transfer of these rights to any
one, especially to foreign fishermen, as
advocated by President Cleveland in his
message on the Canadian treaty.
Sixth—That we are for the repeal of all
laws, state and municipal, whereby our
farmers and truckers are required to pay
special taxes for the sale of their products
in the cities of the commonwealth.
Seventh—That we proclaim as false the
charge that the success of the republican
party of Virginia would endanger the
social order and civilization ot the state
and place its ignorance and vice over
intelligence and virtue; that oar party
demands only the security of life, lioerty
and the pursuit of happiness for all
dwellers in the Old Dominion, and that ali
shall be allowed to exercise their political
and civil relations in accordance with the
highest civilization of a grand universe;
whereas there is no other public question
which directly aDd largely involves the
progress land prosperity of Virginia and
her people, not so seriously concerns the
good name of this commonwealth as the
honorable and conclusive settlement of the
state debt,which the managers of the demo
cratic party .for four years have had ab
solute power and favorable opportunity to
do, and have meanwhile contented them
selves with measures that have only em
barrassed the creditors, entrapped many of
onr citizens into;vexatlons and costly diffi
culties, and generally aggravated the sit-
nation already intoleraole, and whereas,
the policy of those managers in the treat
ment of this grave and momentous issue
has been to postpone and procrastinate,
thereby adding millions to the liabilities
that hold in mortgage all the property in
the state, in which, in the end, must be
met and satisfied, and whereas, it is
known that there is an opportunity to
effect the debt settlement so devoutly de
sired, therefore the republican party of
Virginia solemly pledges itself—
Eighth—That if it be entrusted with the
necessary power by the people, it will
settle the debt question wholly, fiually and
promptly, as it nas full knowledge that it
can do upon terms that will not add to the
annual burdens of the people and will yet
leave the commonwealth ample means for
current expenses of a frugal administra
tion for the general maintenance of our
admirable system of public schools, and
for munificent provision for our charitable
institutions and the care of our disabled
soidiers. The republican party of
Virginia points to its past record as surety
for the present promise, and the future
fulfillment, more practical than senti
mental, it addresses the pockets as well as
the patriotism of the people, and is sure it
is right. It will move straight on io vic
tory, construing the eva-ive yet abusive
cries, catch-words and epithets of passion
aud prejudice as the democratic confes
sions of wrong and of merited defeat,
peace and good will for all.
General Mahone and Colonel Campbell
C. Slemp, of Lee, were nominated for
governor and lieutenant-governor, re
spectively, by acclamation. Mahone ac
cepted the nomination.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
Arrangements Made to Royally Entertain
the Foreign Delegates.
Washington, August 22.—The inter
national American congress will meet at
noon upon the 2d of October next, and
will be attended by from fifty to sixty
delegates, including some of the most dis
tinguished men of Central aud South
America. It is not expected that the con
gress wilt do more than perfect its organi
zation at the first setting, and it is probable
that a reception will be tendered the dele
gates by the president that evening. Upon
the following morning .the party will
start upon an excursion tendered the for
eign delegates by the government of the
United States. This seems a most oppor
tune time, as the grand conclave of
Knights Templar is to be held at Washing
ton during the following week, and all
hotel accommodations were engaged
months age.
Arrangements have been made with the
Pennsylvania Railway Company to take
charge of the excursion, which will be un
der the direction of Mr. George W. Boyd,
assistant general passenger agent, and
William E. Curtis, representative of the
state department. A special train of Pull
man cars of the most improved pattern,
similar to those used upon the New York
and Chicago limited, with dining cars,
bath rooms, barber shop and other novel
conveniences, will be provided, such a
train as cannot be seen anywhere else in
the world. The party will leave Washing
ton at 10 o’clock on the morning of Thurs
day, October 3, and take a Fall River boat
at New York that evening. The next ten
days wilt be spent visiting the commercial
and manufacturing centers of New Eng
land and northern New York, with a day
at the West Point Military Academy, and
the party will teach Niagara Fails to re
main over Sunday, October 13. On Mon
day the journey will be resumed and con
tinued to Chicago, with stops at Buffalo,
Cleveland, Deiroir and other cities.
It is proposed to visit Harvard Univer
sity, Yale College, the Michigan Univer
sity, and several benevolent and refor
matory institutions en route. The next
Sunday, October 20, a-,d the two following
days, will be spent at Chicago, after
which the large cities of the uorthwest
will be visited. From Minneapolis a
special train will run down via Sioux City
and Omaha to Fort Leavenworth, and
return to St. Louis via Kansas City. The
capitals of Illinois and Indiana, and the
natural gas region, will be visited en route
to Cincinnati, where, on Nmember 5, the
delegates from Central and South America
will have an opportunity io see how an
election is conducted in the great North
American republic.
From Cincinnati the party wiil be taken
to Mammoth Cave, and then either go
through the southern states or journey
eastward, stopping at Pittsburg, Altoona
and other cities en route. From Harris
burg the train will run to Menlo Park,
where the party will inspect the laborato
ries of Mr. Edison, and return to Philadel
phia. Here three days wiil be spent, and
Wilmington and the ship yards at Chester
will be visited on the way to Washington,
where the party will arrive on the 14th of
November.
The original plan was to take the party
through the southern states from Cinein- :
nafci and Louisville to New Orleans via
Nashville, Memphis and Vicksburg, and
to return to Washington by way of Birm
ingham, Atlanta, Charleston and Rich
mond, and it may yet be decided to do so,
but in order that more time may be de
voted to the south, it has been suggested
by leading southern men that the excur
sion through that section be defer
red until later in the season, when
the winter hotels will be open
and famous resorts can be seen
at their best. This, it is argued, will be
to the advantage of the foreign guests and
the places to be visited. If the trip should
be made upon the return from the west,
as originally planned, the party would be
fatigued and satisfied with sightseeing,
whereas if it is postponed for a couple of
months, they will be fresh and in better
condition to enjoy it. Whatever the final
decision may be, the journey through the
south will include visits to Knoxville,
Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Vicks
burg, New Orleans, Mobiie, Montgomery,
Birmingham, Atlanta, Macon, Augusta,
St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Savannah,
Charleston, Columbia, Wilmington, Rich
mond and Norfolk, with other places en
route. It is expected that citizens of the
various places visited throughout the
United States will receive the foreign dele
gates as their guests, and show them as
much attention as possible during the lim
ited time allowed for the excursion, and
the department of state is in eorresoon-
dence with municipal officials and officers
of commercial organizations for the pur
pose.
MURDER IX BR00KLJN.
A THIEF STABS A GROCERY MER
CHANT TO THE HEART.
Caught in the Act of Robbing the Grocer’s
Store, the Thief Draws a Knife and
Uses it With Horrible Effect.
The Murderer Captured.
New York, August 22.—At an early hour
this morning three thieves broke into the
grocery store of Charles W. Luca, at Jay
and High streets, Brooklyn. They were
surprised at their work by the proprietor,
and a hand to hand conflict took place,
during which the grocer was stabbed to
the heart. The police caught one of the
men. He said his name was McEiwain,
! and gave a description of his companions,
who had escaped. He said their names
were Hawthorn, Benson and Thomas
Quinlan. An alarm was at once sent to
this city with the request to watch for the
men. In less than an hour Detective
Barry had captured Benson, who, on being
taken before Inspector Byrnes, was recog
nized as Martin Danin, a professional thief
and ex-convict. He was surrendered to
the Brooklyn officers. Tbe other man is
being hotly pursued. Before Deniu had
been taken to Brooklyn he sent for In
spector Byrnes, tolwhom he said he wanted
to confess. He said that neither he nor
Quinlan knew what had happened in the
store. They were both outside watching,
while McEiwain was in the store. Sud
denly McEiwain came rushing out of the
store. He was covered with blood. The
prisoner and Quinlan then fled.
Further details show that the burglars
entered the yard in rear of the house and
put a ladder up to the middle of the second
story window. McEiwain was the one
selected to go in. He is a slight built man
and only nineteen years old. He opened
the window easily and crawled in, and waa
making his way to the front door, where
it was supposed that Mr. Luca kept his
money box. It was quite dark at the time.
He had reached the passageway leading
through the bed room when Mr. Luca was
awakened by the noise and got up to see
what was the matter. He didn’t wake his
wife. As he reached the dining room door
he saw the figure of a man making for
the window and grappled him at once.
McEiwain was so frightened that he
dropped his hat near the bed room door,
where it was picked up afterwards. He
was in his stocking feet.
Luca was a big, powerful man, weighing
over two hundred pounds, and he would
have made short work with the murderer
had not the latter been armed with a
knife, ^an ugly looking weapon with a
blade fully six inches long. As soon as
Luca reached him near the window they
began to tussle about, knocking the fur
niture about and making a great noise,
which woke up ali the rest of the family.
Mrs Luca rushed out of the bed room,
followed by Harry, her nine-year old son,
and a servant came out the other door.
Luca was down on one knee in front of the
window, and his assailant stood over him,
striking him repeatedly,
“Help! murder! police!” shouted Luca at
the top of hi3 voice. “Help! I am being
murdered.”
Mrs. Luca jumped forward and caught
the murderer by the arm, while her serv
ant grabbed him by the coat, while Luca
tried to get up.
“Stand back,” cried McEiwain, to the
two women, flourishing the knife, which
they sa w for the first time.
“Stand back and let me go, or I’ll cat
you open as I did him.”
Both women sprang back in horror, and
McEiwain jumped out of the window and,
grabbing no his shoes, ran out of the yard
down High street.
Luca, meanwhiie, had struggled to his
feet and had staggered to sink in a corner
of the room.
“For God’s sake, Mary, get me some
help,” he groaned. “I beiieve I am killed,”
and with that he sank down in a heap in
the corner ot the room.
The shrieks of the women aroused the
whole neighborhood, and a few seconds
afterward Dr. Stone, who lives on tha op-
oosite aide of Jay street, came running in.
It was too late, however, to do anytning
for the wounded man. He was fast dying.
There were three or four deep gashes in
his right shoulder and arm, and a horrible
cut in the breast right under the heart,
from which his life blood was pouring in a
stream. Within ten minutes he had
breathed his last.
McEiwain was captured by Policeman
Kennedy, who says that he beard shouts
of murder, police, and a few seconds later
saw a man running toward him with shoes
in his hand. He grabbed him and took
him to the station. McEiwain had in his
possession a big looking knife, the blade
ot which was covered with blood. McEi
wain confessed that it was he who had
stabbed Luca.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
President Harrison Cordially Welcomed to
His Old Home.
Indianapolis, August 22.—About the
Denison hotel, the headqnarters of Presi
dent Harrison and party, small crowds
had been gathering from early morning,
and at 10 o’clock, when the general recep
tion began, the street for a square was
completely blocked and the hotel lobby
was a mass of humanity. The president
received in the parlors, which were mag
nificently decorated with flowers and
bunting. Two lines of people passed to
the stairway and through the
parlor, and it is estimated that
in an hour about twelve thousand people
viewed the president, he giving the usual
handshake to fully 5000. The president’s
party included Attorney-General Miller.
S cretary Rusk, Marshai Dan Rinsdeii and
Private Secretary Halford. The crowd
numbered mostly fellow townsmen of the
president, who come to pay their respects,
the first opportunity offered since he took
up the reins of government.
There was also many prominent men
from aii parts of the state in line, to all of
whom he knew. Gen. Harrison bowed in
recognition. He showed no signs of fa
tigue at the close, he having spent a rest
ful night after his tiresome day at Cin
cinnati.
THE TERRY TRAGEDY.
Marshal Nagle’s Case — Public Opinion
Divided in California.
San Francisco, August 22.—It has been
arranged between the lawyers on both
sides that when Deputy Marshal Nagie’s
case comes up a continuance will be asked
for till Wednesday next to give counsel for
the defense an opportunity to investigate
the law. The lawyers are beginning to
fear Nagle cannot be held by the authori
ties. Judge Sawyer is reported to he
doubtful of their right to interfe-e in
Nagle’s case, as heciaims Nagie cannot
claim to be an officer of the circuit coart,
as Judge Field can. If he refuses to recog
nize tae federal right to interfere, Nagie
will be promptly returned to the S.ocktoa
jaii and wili be tried there.
Sentiment here in regard to his action i3
still divided, but in the country, judging
from editorial opinions, three-fourths of
the peopie believe he showed great eager
ness to kill Terry. There is no way of
proving or disproving Porter Ashe’s state
ment, that Judge Heydenfeldt, of 3an
Francisco, received a letter from Field
offering his support to Terry if Terry
would agree to support him for the presi
dency. Field denounces Ashe’s statement
as a malignant lie, but Heydenfeldt refused
to say a word.
Mrs. Terry reached here last night and
expected to te present in coart to-day
when Nagle’s case comes up.
The state supreme court yesterday de
nied a rehearing in the Sharon-Terry case
of its last decision, in which Judge Sulli
van’s judgment was reversed.
Cyclone in San Domingo.
Havana, August 22.—A cablegram from
San Domingo says that the barometer has
fallen to 748 millimetres. Th^re seems to
be a cyclone progressing ia a north
westerly direction.
Renaud Fouud Guilty.®
Purvis, Miss., August 22.—Bud Renaud
was to-day found guilty of participating
in the prize fight and fined five hundred
dollars.