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DAILY ENQUIRER:-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1890.
NO. 138.
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NEW RAILWAY BRIDGES.
BLOUNT S FOUR BILLS TO BRIDGE
NAVIGABLE GEORGIA RIVERS.
PLEDGER OX THE AUENUE — ANOTHER
GEORGIA REPUBLICAN GETS A CONSU
LATE—THE TARIFF SCHEDULES.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
vessel for carrying cattle in violation of the
law governing and regulating the duties
and obligations of common carriers of cat
tle to the public, and providing for the un
just discrimination between shippers.
Ilale moved to amend the bill by insert
ing the words: “Not already contracted
for in good faith by the persons or parties
having cattle for transportation at the date
of such contract sufficient to occupy such
I MEN AND HORSES KILLED
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE IN A
RAILROAD COLLISION.
SEVEN MEN AND SEVERAL GREAT RACERS
MANGLED—PROCTOR KNOTT, SPO
KANE AND RILEY WERE VIC
TIMS—PARTICULARS.
All of our cho cpst French Sateens, regular 40 end GO
cents goods, to be closed out at 25 cents. All of the 30 and
35 cen»s ones to he dozed at 20 cents.
New Stock of Ribbons.
New Stock of Dress Buckles.
New Stock Parasols.
New Stock Black Grenadine?.
MARKED DOWN ONE-HALF.
A choice lot of White Embroidered Flounces marked down
to half price on account of being slightly soiled.
GALL At.LTD SEE
Our Clialliez at cents.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
QUITE THE RAGE!
Figured, Stripe, Plaid, Colored and White Vests in all the
latest fabrics. See win low display Chancellor & Pearce.
BOYS’ DRESS SUITS
REDUCED IN PRICE.
See our $10.00 Suits for $7 00.
$7.00 Suits for $0.00.
$0.00 Suits for $3.50.
$15.00 Suits for $51.00.
Our Prices will soli thorn this week.
Every pair Shoos wo sell makes us a new customer. Solid
Comfort, Perfect Fit
ting, Durable Shoes at
the lowest prices will
at t raot.
If you fail to find a
Shoe to please you,
CALL ()N
Chancellor & Pearce
and get just the thing you want.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Till: COTTON SCHEDULE MEETS WITH
VERY FEW CHANGES.
Washington, June 0.—The cotton
schedule of the tariff bill formed the basis
of action by the Republican members of
tlie Senate finance committee this morn
ing. At 1 o’clock it was announced that
tin* consideration thereof had been com
pleted, and that the changes decided upon
were few and unimportant. It was fur
ther stated that some members of the ma
jority of the committee were hopeful of
concluding their work on the bill by to
morrow night.
This afternoon the sub-committee went
into tin* hemp and jute and wool schedules
and made some progress. The disputed
items were passed over for future consid
eration. It is understood that no change
of importance was made by the sub
committee in the tobacco schedule.
Senator Blair today proposed to amend
the tariff bill by extending tlie proposed
bounty of two cents a pound on sugar
made of beets, sorghum or sugar cane to
maple sugar.
WAYCROSS JOTTINGS.
Waycross, Ga., June 9.—[Special.]—
lb-' Waycross Headlight’s excursion on
Friday last to Gove Springs, Fla., was a
big success, if numbers can be considered
as making success. There were about
four hundred people went from here on
the train, besides a good number who
joined at different points. Two hundred
and eighty tickets were sold passengers on
the steamer from Jacksonville to the
Springs. 1 have been told there were a
good many passengers that failed to get to
the train when it started on the return
from Jacksonville, and, as a matter of
course, were left in the tropical city,
while some others were fast asleep
when the train arrived here, and were
thus carried on to Blaekshear, nine miles
east, and transferred back home, while
there were others that took on too much
of the “over-joyful" at Jacksonville and
"ere ejected from the train and left in the
swamps of Florida to enjoy the breeze and
r* pent of their sins and get home as best
they could, while one, and only one that I
have heard of, went on to .St. Augustine,
Fla., and yesterday telegraphed to his em
ployer to send him money to pay his way
back home, as he was there “strapped.”
But of such is life, especially on big excur-
sii'lis.
The past three days have been exceed
ingly hot, and today bids fair at this writ
ing (S:30 a. m.) to be another to match
well with its predecessors in the way of
beat. It would seem, though, that a great
many people tried to keep cool from the
amount of ice that Messrs. Hogan & Craw
ley sold. They had orders Friday night
lor 1,400 pounds, to be delivered early yes
terday morning. These young men seem
to be doing a prosperous business in their
line of trade.
I was misinformed as to the contractors
to erect Ware county's new jail. Instead
"f Messrs. Rawbothan «fc Murphy, the con
tract lias been let to a St. Louis, Mo.,
firm.
Among other weekly papers that are
launching forth during this hot, suiting
weather, there is none that presents a
neater appearance and better make-up
than tlie Douglass Breeze, that lias just
issued its second edition, and is brim full
of good news from Coffee county, showing
tip the great advantages of that part of
tlie wire-grass section of south Georgia,
and which is coming into notice so fast.
Nay it live long and prosper and waft its
balmy zephyrs to the wide, wide world.
Guy Powel brought into the office of the
Rochelle Register on last Thursday a hen
that measured four inches long, six
inches in circumference and weighed three
Knd a half ounces.
STRUCK ON A ROCK.
THE NARROW ESCAPE OF AN ANCHOR
LINE STEAMER.
Liverpool, June 9.—The Anchor Line
steamer, City of Rome, Captain Young,
which struck on Fastnet roek at 4 o’clock
yesterday morning during a dense fog,
while e.i route from New York, arrived
here this morning. As the passengers were
leaving the steamer they loudly cheered
Captain Young, who bowed his acknowl
edgements from the bridge. All accounts
of the accident concur that all the cabin
passengers behaved with notable calmness
at the time the steamer struck. Most of
them came on deck fully dressed. The
fog was so dense that lights could not
be^seen a ship’s length away. The steamer
was so close to the roek that any one lean
ing directly over the bow of the steamer
could touch it. Some of the passe ugi r.i
siw people from the Fastnet lighthouse
looking over the rock at them. One pas-
senger alleges that he reached from the
steamer and plucked a flower that was
growing in a creviee of the rock on which
she struck. There was intense excitement
among the women passengers in the steer
age when the steamer struck. Most of the
passengers were ignorant of the fact that
the forepeak was full of water until the
steamer reached Liverpool.
COLCHESTER’S CALAMITY.
A CONNECTICUT TOWN GUTTED BY FIERCE
FI. AMES.
Colchester, Conn., June 9.—The
whole business portion of this city was de
stroyed by fire early this morning. The
tire is believed to have started in a closet
on the secoud floor of the Worthington
brick block. The fire spread rapidly and
the block w'as soon in ashes. Bingham’s
wooden block, owned by J. N, Adams:
Kellogg’s wooden block, which contained
the postoffice; Baker's wooden block,
Pierce’s block and Schall’s block, and the
Colchester library and all their contents
soon followed. The total loss will reach
$S0,000, about tw T o-tliirds insured.
A NEW ELEVATOR BURNED.
the contractor lost his life in the
FIRE.
Memphis, June 9.—The elevator at
West Memphis, built for the Kentucky
Central railroad, at a cost of $75,000,
burned this moruing at 3:30 o'clock. E.
C. Adams, of Atchison, Kans., the con
tractor, who had just completed the build
ing was sleeping in the second story and
was lost. He was seventy-five years old.
The origin of the fire is unknown. It w T as
first discovered in the engine room. There
was an insurance of $25,000 on the eleva
tor.
morris park races.
New York, June 9.—First race—Half
mile; Lima won, Rheingold second,
Kilrue third. Time 0:434.
Second race—Six furlongs; Lord Dal-
money won, Rhone second, Extra Dry
third. Time 1:12}.
Third race—One mile and a furlong,
Dundee won, Rover second, Jack Rose
third. Time 1:56. .
Fourth race—Mile heat; Lesimony won,
Yosburg second, Eleve third. Tune 1:4—
Fifth race—Five furlongs; Highland ,
Lass won, Priscilla second, Scranton ■
third. Time 1:00i- |
Sixth race—One mile; Tenny won, Cas-
sius second, Sir Dixon third. Time 1.40}.
MEMORIAL DAY at STAUNTON. j
Staunton, Va., June 9.—Memorial
Day was generally observed here. After
appropriate ceremonies at the cemetery
the graves of the Confederate dead were
profusely decorated with flowers.
Washington, June 9.—[Special.]—Mr.
Blouut introduced as many as four bills
today to grant railway companies the right
to bridge navigable Georgia streams. Col
Machen wishes to cross the Savannah river
at some point in Effingham county with
his Middle Georgia and Atlantic line.
Then Mr. Sparks, the president of the
Georgia Southern and Florida, asks for
permission to cross the Ocmulgee at some
point in Bibb county, the Oconee at a
point in Laurens, and the Savannah at
some eligible crossing in Effingham with
what is known as the Macon and Atlantic
line. Railway building in Georgia seems
to lie an industry.
W. A. Pledger was inducted into office
on Saturday, and will leave tonight for
service in the Southwest. He was on the
Grand boulevard this afternoon in a pair
of buff-colored gaiters and a high tile.
W. P. Price, a Republican from South
west Georgia, claims to have secured the
consular post at Trinidad. He is a clerk
in the War Department. During the Ar
thur administration he was United States
Consul at Gienfuegos.
E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, June 9.—On motion of
Comstock, of Minnesota, the title of the
silver bill passed Saturday was amended so
as to read as follows: “Directing the pur
chase of silver bullion, and the issue of
treasury notes thereon, and for other pur
poses.” The floor was accorded to tin
committee on the District of Columbia.
After disposing of a few bills relating to
the administrative police, and fire depart
ment of the district, a bill relating to the
occupancy of public grounds hy the Balti
more and Potomac railroad was taken up
in committee of the whole. The afternoon
was spent in a discussion of the measure,
hut no action was taken, and the commit
tee rose, and then at 5 o’clock took a re
cess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration of private pension
bills.
NIGHT SESSION.
No private pension bills were passed at
the evening session owing to objection
made hy Enloe, of Tennessee, but about
thirty-live went over with tlie previous
question ordered.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, June 9.—Hoar intro
duced a joint resolution proposing a con
stitutional amendment for the election of
postmasters. It was referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Call offered a resolution, which was re
ferred to the committee on foreign rela
tions, requesting the President to institute
negotiations with the Government of
Spain for such modifications of the treaty
with that Government as will enable
American cattle to be shipped from Florida
and elsewlysre in the United States re
lieved from the present oppressive rates
of duty, and on such terms as may be
reciprocal between Cuba and the United
States.
The Senate silver bill was taken up, and
Cockrell addressed the Senate. He spoke
for free silver coinage. If the pending
bill he enacted into a law, he said further,
the coinage of silver bullion into standard
lollars would rest wholly in the mere dis
cretion of the Secretary of the Treasury.
He could coin it or not, at his pleasure.
Under the law of February, 1878,
the Secretary of the Treasury
had to purchase not less than
tw r o millions of silver monthly and coin it
into dollars, and he could, if he wished,
purchase and coin four millions a month.
Under the proposed measure the Secretary
would have to purchase four and a half
millions worth of silver every month, and
pay out treasury notes for it, but he was
not required to coin any of it into silver
dollars. Where then, he asked, was there
any benefit in the proposed bill over the
existing law? All the benefit that could
be claimed for the proposed bill was that
the Secretary would be compelled to pur
chase $50,000 worth of silver every month
more than he now' had a right to purchase,
and that the currency would be increased
to that extent. The silver bullion was to be
treated as a mere commodity and was to
be given none of the equivalents of money
or currency. Why, he asked, continue
that legal discrimination and that relent
less warfare against silver? He sketched
the history of legislation in the United
States touching gold and silver and asked
whether there was any valid reason justify
ing the continuance of the existing dis
crimination in favor of the free and un
limited coinage of gold and of the issue
of gold certificates for gold bullion,
and against tlie free and unlimited coinage
of silver bullion into standard dollars and
the issue of certificates for silver bullion.
He denied that the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and the. issue of certifi
cates for silver bullion would be in dem
otion of any obligation to the creditors of
the nation.
At the close of Cockrell’s speech the
House silver bill was laid before the Sen
ate. Teller moved that the bill be printed
and laid on the table.
Harris — “Without reference to the
finance committee?”
Teller—“Without reference.”
Hoar — “We should wait until some
member of the committee is present.”
Teller—“Let it be ordered printed and
laid on the table.” It was so ordered.
Vest, in pursuance of a notice given hy
him last Saturday, asked the Senate to
take up aud consider the bill reported by
him from the select committee on the
transportation and sale of meat products.
To prohibit monopoly in the transporta
tion of cattle to foreign countries,” aud
stated as the reason why action should be
taken immediately that the tariff bill, as
he had been informed by a member of the
finance committee, would be before the
Senate within the week.
Stewart asked unanimous consent that
on Friday next at 3 o'clock the Senate
shall vote on the silver bill and all the
amendments proposed.
The presiding officer (Ingalls) suggested
that there should be at least a quorum
present when unanimous consent was
asked.
Stewart—“Then I give notice that when
the bill is taken up tomorrow, I will ask
unanimous consent to have the time fixed
for taking the vote.”
Blair gave it as his opinion that the in
attention of Senators and the pers. stent
absence of a quorum were owing to the
“dreadfully dry and uninteresting nature
of the speeches,” and he added that the
Senate “had not been truly and intel ectu-
ally entertained since the close of the de
bate on the educational bill.” [Laughter.]
- Vest’s bill was then taken up and a dis
cussion of its provision was carried on be
tween Vest, in defense of them, and Hoar
and Hale in an attack upon them.
The bill provides that no clearance shall
be granted to any vessel plying as a com
mon carrier from the United States to a
foreign country, the owners, agents or offi
cers of which shall refuse to receive, in the
order they may be offered, said vessel hav
ing storage room for the same, any cattle
for transportation to a foreign country,
said cattle being in sound condition, suita
ble for transportation, and the ship tender
ing a reasonable freight fherefor, or who
shall make any contract or| agreement
creating a monopoly of the capacity of said
storage rooms.
The vote on Hale’s amendment was yeas
10, nays 23. No quorum having voted,
the Senate, without further action on the
bill or amendment, adjourned.
STREET RAILROAD STRIKERS
FREIGH TEN THE POLICE AND HAVE THEIR
OWN WAY.
Columbus, O., June 9.—The Consoli
dated Street Railroad succeeded in getting
the first car out at noon. The' police had
massed at the barn, where the effort was to
he made, and where 2,000 people, includ
ing strikers, had congregated. The new
men, sixty or more in number, were taken
to the barn. The strikers first tried per
suasion, and succeeded in getting quite a
number of the new men to refuse to take
the cars out. As the first car pulled out it
was boarded by the police, strikers and
a general crowd. Its course was
down Long street to the princi
pal thoroughfare. The first ear was
loaded down with strikers on the top, and
was derailed after running a mile. The
driver was pursued through the alleys and
finally escaped. The second car was taken
to Hicks street and was there thrown
across the track by the strikers and their
friends, with the windows broken and the
car otherwise damaged. The driver and
conductor escaped, one of them being
stoned. The police were unable to
do anything with the excited
thousands who had gathered. The
employes of many of the largest works of
the city are laying off to aid the strikers.
The company contemplate asking for the
militia, through the sheriff and Governor.
A meeting of the city council will be held
tonight, when some steps will be taken to
ward revoking the charter of the company.
It is not believed that another effort will
be made to run the cars today. It cannot
be done with the present police protection.
THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
SELLS ITS STOCK IN THE BALTIMORE AND
OHIO.
Baltimore, June 9.—Mayor Davidson
to Jay sent the following communication to
the city council: In announcing to your
honorable body that I have signed an or
dinance directing the sale of the city’s
Baltimore and Ohio stock, it seems to me
to be proper to inform you that notwith
standing the peculiar terms which re
stricted the sale to a single named
lerson, the finance commissioners have
been in convention with proini-
inent bankers and capitalists,
in New York and Philadelphia, and the
ordinance was not signed until it became
apparent that no better offer for the stock
was at all likely to be forthcoming, so that
we have thus had, indirectly, the benefit of
competition among those who have in
dicated any interest at all in the matter.”
This decision secures the stock to the
Bacon syndicate, which has already made
a par offer for the city’s holding of 3,250
shares of the stock.
A BLOW AT PIEDMONT.
THE BANK BUILDING DEMOLISHED AND
SEVERAL MEN INJURED.
Anniston, Ala., June 9.—[Special.]—A
heavy wind and rain storm visited Pied
mont, twenty-five miles northeast of this
city, on the E. T., V. A G. railroad, at
4:15 o’clock this afternoon, blowing down
the new tliree-story brick and stone build
ing of the Bank of Piedmont. A white
man named Sullivan, and a negro tinner,
who were on the roof at the time, were
thrown to the ground and seriously and
probably fatally injureed internally. The
rainfall following the wind was terrific,
aud submerged the city in two or three
inches of water. The building, whencom-
pleted, would have cost $15,000, but some
of the material can be used again. Hands
will begin tomorrow to rebuild the house.
The heaviest rainfall in many years fell all
through that section, and great damage to
erops will result.
SEALE GOSSIP.
Seale, June 9.—[Special.]—The Hurts-
boro base ball club came up and played
tlie Seale club last Friday. The game was
played on the academy grounds, and all
Seale turned out to witness it. The
clouds were all around when the game
started, and by 4:30 rain began to fall and
soon came down so fast as to break up the
match. Six innings had been played, and
the score stood 9 to 6. Seale dub was de
clared victorious. It was much regretted
that the rain interfered with the playing,
for the boys acquitted themselves well,
aud the spectators were deeply interested.
Mr. Fred Long, of Hurtsboro, was umpire.
The home club entertained the visitors
with an ice cream supper at the Mitchell
House in the evening, which was enjoyed
by all.
Miss Nellie Screws, who has been in at
tendance at the Normal School at Nash
ville, Tenn., during the past school term,
has returned to spend the summer vacation
at home.
Mrs. Brewer, of Opelika, visited her
daughter, Mrs. Allen, at the Mitchell
House one day last week.
Cadet Merry Mitchell, who has been at
home lately, left yesterday for Washington
City. After a short stay with relatives
there, he will go on to West Point, to
stand an final examination for admission
to that, institution.
Blackberries are ripening fast now, and
we begin to feel happy and breath easy.
Anybody can get along on blackberry pies,
and he who pretends to like them not is to
be pitied.
COWLES GIVES UP.
Montreal, June 9.—The Cowles ab
duction case has been abandoned. This
afternoon Cowles called for .Superintend
ent Kirkpatrick, of the Montreal general
hospital, and stated that he was willing to
give up the child to his wife, and accord
ingly he affixed his signature to the follow
ing document, written by Dr. Kirkpatrick
at his dictation and witnessed by one of
the house surgeons:
To Madam Shultzen and Ladies of the
Sacred heart: Please deliver to my wife,
Alice H. Cowles, our daughter, Florence
Cowles, without delay, and consider this
an annulment of my former order respect
ing the child.
[Signed] Eugene H. Cowles.
Court re-convened at 3 o’clock this
afternoon, but in the absence of Cowles,
Judge Tait adjourned the case till Wed
nesday. After court had adjourned Judge
Tait was seen at his chambers and was
shown Cowles’ letter. He considered that
it settled the case. Mrs. Cowles was
then communicated with and received the
news with joy. Though the case is
adjourned till Wednesday, Judge Tait
said he would give a hearing to-morrow
morning,and have the case formally settled.
Cowles was seen as he lay in bed. He said
to the reporter that he had no quarrel
with his wife; that Hale had no need to
interfere; that he aud his wife were in a
way of coming to an amicable settlement,
and all would have been well. His condi
tion is quite serious, inasmuch as he is
also suffering from consumption. “If I
die,” he said, “and I am afraid I will, it
will go hard with poorCleve” (Hale).
Hale was released today from prison in
charge of two officers, and he is staying
with his friends at the Windsor.
St. Louis, June 9.—At Warrenton, Mo.,
ten miles west of here,’on the Wabash rail
road, two freight trains collided at 1:25
o’clock this morning. Both engines ami
eight cars were wrecked, and seven men
were killed and five wounded. There were
eight palace horse cars attached to the
train, laden with horses for Kansas City,
two of which were wrecked. Fifteen
horses are also reported killed. Of the
trainmen, Engineer Seville had a rib
broken, Fireman Lee Parsons had his col
lar bone broken, Fireman Brown
had his legs badly sprained and
Brakeman Norton was slightly
hurt. A wrecking train was sent out from
Moberly, and surgeons from several points
were sent to the scene as soon as possible.
Tlie following are the casualties among
the horsemen:
Killed—Win. H. Thomas, of Cyntliiana,
Ky.; Henry Stone (a trainer), of Harrods-
burg, Ky.; James Kelley, of Chicago;
Frank Kelley, of Chicago; Ed Simmons (a
hostler), of Lexington; Morris Green (col
ored), of Frankfort, Ky.; Samuel Davis (a
jockey), of Lexington, Ky.
Injured—William Taylor (colored), a
trainer, of Covington, Ky., arm broken;
Louis Augustus (colored), Harrodsburg,
Ky., left thigh broken; George Harley
(colored), of Cyntliiana, Ky., Lee Lrown,
of Louisville, Ky., arm broken, and Mer
ritt Johnson (colored) of St. Louis, arm
broken. The race horses were enroute
from Latonia to Kansas City to run at the
latter place.
There is no truth in the report that
Riley, winner of the Kentucky derby, was
killed. The horse was not on the train.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
TnE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVEN
TION CALLED TO ORDER,
Atlanta, June 9.—The thirty-eighth
annual session of the International
Typographical Union was called to order
by President E. T. Plank this morning,
with over 140 delegates present, repre
senting Canada and almost every State in
the Union. Among the delegates are two
1 atlies, Miss Taylor, of Cincinnati, and
Miss Snaltroph, of Rochester.
The morning session was devoted to the
work of the organization and the appoint
ment of committees. The afternoon ses
sion was a short one, taken up with rou
tine work. After adjournment, the dele
gates were taken out driving, visiting
points of interest in and about the city. The
program includes a barbecue Wednesday
at Stone Mountain. Election of officers
will take place Thursday, and Thursday
night the delegates and visitors will be
tendered a banquet. The most important
action today was the passing of resolutions
endorsing in strong terms the Chace-
Breekenridge international copyright
bill and directing Secretary McClevy
to communicate the same to tlie
President of tlie Senate and Speaker
of the House of Representatives. The
resolutions urge Congress to pass tlie bill
as originally introduced, including the
type setting and non-importation clauses.
The action taken was by the unanimous
voice of the convention.
CITY AGAINST RAILROADS.
A FIGHT ABOUT THE USE OF A STREET.
Birmingham, June 9.—[Special.] —A
big fight was begun today between the city
on one side and the Louisville and Nash
ville and the Alabama Great Southern
railroads an tlie other side. These roads
have no yards in tlie heart of the city, and
switch their cars over Twentieth street
crossing, the most busy thoroughfare in
the city. Many accidents have resulted
from this switching at the crossing,
and lives have been lost in
time. Last Wednesday the Board
of Aldermen passed an ordinance to pro
hibit all switching over said crossing. It
went into effect today, and for awhile
freight traffic on tlie two roads were
almost suspended. Now the railroads
have enjoined the city from enforcing the
ordinance, and a temporary injunction has
been granted. A lively and prolonged
fight will follow.
At Bessemer today dirt was broken on
the million dollar car works to be erected
by H. F. DeBardeleben and others.
THEY ARE CAPTURED.
BRUTES 1VHO COMMITTED THE HELLISH
CRIME NEAR SCTVANEE.
Atlanta, June 9. — Three negroes
named John Pitts, John Neal and John
Williams, were arrested in Toceoa last
night suspected of the outrage on Mrs.
Taylor last week. They are confined in
the Gwinnett jail, and it is probable they
will be lyneed.
sun’s cotton review.
New York, June 9.—Futures opened at
an advance of three to four points for this
crop and two points for the next crop, on
an improvement of 30-64d. in the Liver
pool market, but after the first call specu
lation subsided, and the advance was more
than lost, and all months fell below the
closing figures of Saturday, and Au
gust was best sustaiued, having
probably been somewhat oversold.
In the last fifteen ■minutes there
was a sharp rally in which the best prices
of the day was reached. But the move
ment w'as so clearly a manipulation to
help support the,Liverpool spot market that
it gave no strength to the tone at the close.
The statistical position is turning strongly
against the “bulls,” and the outturn of
the East India crop is, thus far, 209,000
hales over last year, and there is an in
creased weight of the bales. The accounts
from the Egyptian crop are very favorable.
Cottou on spot was quiet.
W'HO WILL SUCCEED CARLISLE?
Louisville, Ky., June 9.—The conven
tion to nominate a candidate for Congress
to succeed Carlisle met in Carrollton today.
There are ninety-seven delegates and they
are dividid among a number of candidates.
Nearly every county in the district has a
favorite son and some have two. Kenton
and Campbell, in which Covington and
Newport respectively are located, have fifty
votes between them, but they also have
three candidates. Kenton county, with
twenty-nine votes, sends contesting delega
tions and over these the convention was
laboring when the first adjournment was
reached.
RIDGEWAY NOTES.
Ridgeway, Ga., June 9.—[Special.—
Observations taken for the last several
days show the crops to be in good, healthy
condition; the farmers diligent to duty and
business engagements abundant; the oat
harvest of the fall seeding about over and
most of the crop safely housed; corn and
cotton looking well, and in the main in
good condition. Some few crops are need
ing work, however, but are being looked
after.
The Ridgew'ay Academy, under the di
rection of Miss Ella Huff, of your city,
closed the spring term today. Miss Ella
has been teaching at the above place
now for several consecutive years,
and is deservingly popular as a teacher.
She gratified her patrons by a review of
all the children, and proved to those pres
ens that all the pupils have made fine
progress under her skillful training. After
a vacation of five weeks, she will resume
her school.
We hear nothing in regard to the rail
road lately surveyed from Prattsburg in
Talbot county to Ellerslie on Georgia Mid
land and Gulf. Wish they would push
the project and give us some of the con
veniences and benefits to be realized by a
road.
The call meeting of the Demo
crat party of Harris on last
Tuesday seemed to make no new
developments in politics in the county.
We suppose the present executive com
mittee will take things in hand and give
such direction to the mode of nominat ions
as will best conserve the general good.
A lodge of the order of Royal Arcanum
is to be organized at Waverly Hall in the
near future. The lodge of F. & A. M. at
Ellerslie is in a prosperous condition, hav
ing additions to its membership now al
most at every meeting. The good morals
inculcated in life and pecuniary benefits
to the dead entitle these institutions to
the favorable consideration of the best
class of society everywhere.
THE CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRO
VISION MARKET.
YESTERDAY’S TRADINGS at THE CHICAGO
EXCHANGE.
Chicago, June9.—Onlya light business
was transacted in wheat today and tlie
market ruled qijiet most of the session.
There was nothing especially new brought
to light to stimulate or excite trading,
and operators were generally disposed to
await the Government report, which will
be made public tomorrow. The market
opened about the same as Saturday’s
closing to J-c higher, eased off } to fc,
became stronger, and prices advanced
5-8 to }e, ruled weaker, and declined | to
l}e, and closed 5-Sc lower for December
than the closing figures of Saturday.
Crop advices from the Northwest continue
favorable, while from the winter wheat
districts nothing of importance sufficient
to have any effect on the market was
heard.
There was a fair shipping business in
corn today, and the feeling was firm, slight
gains being tlie rule on all futures. Cooler
weather had a stimulating effect
on prices affecting the receipts, and the
large increase in the visible supply. The
market opened firm at about Saturday’s
closing prices, and under a good general
demand advanced fc, eased off some,
ruled steady and closed f to }c better than
Saturday,
Oats were active, strong and higher,
especially for new crop deliveries, which
received most attention. The strength
was duo to unfavorable crop reports, es
pecially from Illinois, where tlie crop is
said to be affected by lice. These reports
prevented operators from selling freely,
and created a good demand. Competition
among buyers caused a firm market, and
prices advanced f to Jc for August and
September. July sympathized to a mod
erate extent, but only advanced 5-8c.
A little more life was manifest in pork,
but the trading was limited. Prices ruled
5 to 10 higher, and the market closed quiet
at inside figures.
Trading in ribs was moderate, and tlie
feeling was steadier. Prices were advanced
2f early in the day, but were not supported
to the close.
There was less doing in lard, and the
feeling was rather steady. Prices ad
vanced 2| to 5c and closed steady at
medium figures.
THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
London. June 9.—Tlie Mark Lane Ex
press, in its weekly review of the British
grain trade, says:
English wheats are dull and 0 penee
lower. The sales of English wheat during
tlie past week were 51,416 quarters at 32s
lOd, against 46,682 quarters at 28s 9d dur
ing the corresponding week last year.
Flour is quiet. Foreign wheats are down
flil. The prospects are favorable for
a good yield of wheat in France, Italy,
Austria, Hungary and Germany. Corn,
barley and oats are quiet. At today’s
market English wheat was scarce, and
prices recovered 3d. Foreign fell (id. ex
cept fine California and Australian, which
were firm. Barley was dull at 3d. decline.
Corn was rather firmer.
GREAT TURF FAVORITES KILLED.
Washington, June 9.—Private dis
patches report that Proctor Knott., Spo
kane Riley, the Louisville Derby winner,
and Huntress were among the horses
killed in the railway accident near St.
Louis today.
THROUGH TWO STATES.
INTERESTING NEWS GATHERED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
In some of the melon fields in the vicin
ity of Quitman, a portion of the vines are
dying. The disease first appears on the
end and in a short time the whole vine is
dead. The disease seems to be spreading.
Mrs. George W. Winter, of Augusta,
with her little grandson, George Robert
son, has gone to New York to place the
little boy in the Pasteur Institute for treat
ment. He was bitten by a dog which was
frothing at the mouth, and supposed to
have been mad.
Sam Titeomb, C. Levan and .Tack Man-
ahan, the three gamblers that were con
victed last week of keeping and running a
gaming house in Savannah, have paid $1,-
500 in fines in preference to remaining
twelve weary months in jail.
A 125 pound shutter fell from a window
of a store in Savannah, striking on the
head a mule that was backed up against
the building, killing him instantly. The
negro teamster had a narrow escape.
The Industrial South is the name of a
new journal to be published in Birming
ham. It will be a four-column, sixteen-
page paper, devoted to the industries of
tlie South, and especially Alabama. It
will make its appearance on the 1st of
July.
There is standing on the ban! of the
Augusta canal, in a somewhat dilx idated
condition, the house where George , Wash
ington was entertained on the occasion of
his visit to Augusta over a hundred years
ago. There is said to be a negro woman
in Jefferson county who was in Augusta
when the visit was made, but was too
young to remember anything about it.
The Selma Times-Mail says: Col. W. W.
Quarles has been making inspection of the
several places offered for the encampment
of the Third regiment, and authorizes the
Times-Mail to say that the encampment
will be held either at Houston’s Grove or
at Lake Lanier, if the citizens of Selma
will subscribe sufficient to cover the neces
sary expenses for preparing the grounds.
There are strong military, as well as busi
ness reasons, for keeping the encampment
of the Third regiment at this city, which
will be readily understood by our citizens,
and they will unquestionably show the
same liberality they have always exhibited
to meet the requirements of the occasion.
IN ALABAMA.
About a year ago, a man named DeLacy,
a traveling slight of hand performer, com
mitted an assault on a little daughter of
Mr. Henry Sims, of Eufaula. The mother
heard the little girl’s screams and rushed (o
the rescue with a gun, but before she
could use it DeLacy overpowered her and
made his escape. On Friday he was cap-
rured at Cullman and taken back to Eu
faula. The crime with which this man is
charged is the most serious in the whole
catalogue of punishable offenses.
The old adage, love laughs at lock
smiths, has again been demonstrated at
Avondale by the marriage of Mr. .James
G. Vildibiii to Miss Lila McCord. It was
a runaway match, and one of most ro
mantic features.
GEORGIA WINS AGAIN,
AND HER MILITARY WILL BRING
HOME THE PRIZES.
THE ATLANTA RIFLES TAKE THE FIRST,
AND TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS, AND BRUNSWICK CAP
TURES THE THIRD.
Atlanta, June 9. — [Special.] — The
Atlanta, Rifles won the first prize at Kansas
City aud enthusiasm here is rampant.
They made a score of 171, out of a possi
ble 179. Company G, First Missouri In-
fautry, won the second; the National
Fencibles tlie third, and the Muscatine
Rifles the fourth.
Prizes in tlie maiden class: Omaha
Guards, first prize; National Fencibles
second, Brunswick Rifles third, and Com
pany G fourth.
In the individual drill, Private Will Mc
Millan, who represented the Rifles, went
down, leaving two uen, and tlie prize went
to Private Sleeper, of the National Fenei-
bles.
The prize for the best captain on the
field went to Captain Spencer, of the At
lanta Rifles. His company's pjize is $2,500,
and his own prize a magnificent sword,
with hilt and scabbard studdied with dia
monds,
In addition to Brunswick’s prize in the
maiden class, that company won the prize
for best drilled Sergeant in tlie field.
STEWART AND LIVINGSTON.
Atlanta, June 9.—[Special.]—Con
gressman Stewart and Col. Livingston are
both here today. Both talk confident lv,
and in all probability it will be one of the
hardest fights ever finished in the district.
“If the Alliance is voted like a iloek of
sheep,” said Judge Stewart, “then Living
ston stands some chance of being elected.
If not, he doesn't, I am confident that I
caii beat him. At any rate I am in the
race to stay until the last vote is counted.
This is a Democratic district, and I be
lieve that tlie Alliance, at the last, will
vote like Democrats and not like sheep.”
Livingston says that he expects to carry
the full Alliance vote of the district, and
Fulton county, too.
It will be a hard fight, and it is not out
side the bounds of possibility that a can
didate of Fulton county’s own choosing
will capture tlie nomination.
THE PRINTERS IN SESSION.
The thirty-eighth annual session of the
International Typographical Union was
called to order by President E. T. Plank
this morning; over 140 delegates present,
representing Cananda and almost every
State in the United States.
Among tlie delegates are two ladies,
Miss Taylor, of Cincinnati, and Miss
Sualtroyli, of Rochester.
Tlie morning session, after prayer and
the address of welcome and response,- was
devoted to the work of organization and
appointment of committees.
Tlie afternoon session was a short one,
taken up with routiue work.
After adjournment the delegates were
taken out driving, visiting routes of inter
est in and about the city.
The convention is a notably bitsiness-
likeand intelligent ho ly, and are produc
ing a very favorable impression.
They have a barbecue Wednesday at
Stane Mountain. The election of officers
comes of Thursday, and Thursday night
the delegates and visitors will he tendered
a banquet at the Kimball.
BASE BALL.
Brooklyn—Brooklyn 13, Syracuse 7.
Cincinnati (League)—Pittsburg 2, Cin
cinnati 8.
Rochester—Rochester 9, Athletic 4.
Buffalo (Brotherhood)—Buffalo7, Cleve
land 14.
iirooKlyn (Brotherhood)—Brooklyn 4.
Boston
Pittsburg (Brotherhood)—Pittsburg (!,
Chicago 0.
Brooklyn (League)—Brooklyn 7, Boston
Philadelphia (League)—New "York 1,
Philadelphia 6.
Philadelphia (Brotherhood)—Philadel
phia 14, New York 7.
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS.
Pittsburg, June 9.—The base price
for puddling during tlie next solar year in
the mills of Pittsburg and all Western and
Southern points, will be $5.50 on a 2 cent
card, the same as this year’s scale. This
figure was decided upon finally at today’s
session of the convention of tlie Amalga
mated Association. By this decision it
follows that there will be little change in
the scale of prices paid to iron workers for
a period of more than a year.
THE LYNCHERS INDICTED.
Columbia, S. C., June 9.—The Lexing
ton grand jury today brought iu a true
bill against F. C. Canghman and Pierce G.
Taylor for the lynching of Willie Leap-
heart in jail last month. Solicitor Nelson
will have five lawyers arrayed against him
for the defense.
Indictments will also he handed in to
morrow against G. L. Graham and W. J.
Miller for subordination of perjury.
Death of Mr. James P. Floyd.—The
death of Mr. James P. Floyd occurred at
his home on Front street at a late hour
last night. The deceased was a printer by
trade, and a memlier of Columbus Typo
graphical Union No. 220. Columbus was
Mr. Floyd's home, but he worked on many
of the leading papers of the country
during the many years he stood
at the case, and was widely
known among the craft. Failing health
caused Mr. Floyd to retire from active
work a year or two ago, and his condition
for the past few months prepared his
friends for the worst. Mr. Floyd was a
gallant Confederate soldier, and leaves a
wife and one daughter to mourn his
demise. The (deceased was about fifty-
five years of age, and his long illness has
left his family in a destitute condition.
Died Away From Home.—Little Ada
Lee, the six year old daughter of Mr. W.
M. Hill, of Piienix City, died at West
Point, Ga., Sunday morning at 10 o’clock
where she had been sent in the hope
that it would be beneficial to her health.
Her death occurred after an illness of sev
eral years of white swelling. Her remains
arrived on the 6 p. m. train Sunday, and
on account of the telegraph offices being
elosed her father was not aware of her
death until her body had arrived in the
city. She was exceedingly bright and in
telligent, and greatly beloved by all who
knew her.
The funeral took place from her father's
residence in Phenix City at 10 o’clock yes
terday, and was attended by a large con
course of sympathizing friends. Tlie ser
vice was conducted in a very impressive
manner by Rev. Elie Davidson, and her
remains were interred in Pine Grove ceme
tery by tlie side of her mother, who pre
ceded her to the grave about four years
ago.
A Deserted City.—That is what Co
lumbus promises to be tonight, judging-
from the interest evidenced in the spelling
bee at Wildwood. Everybody is going.
Engagements made weeks ago are as marks
in tlie sand. My dear boy, I will see you
later, tonight I am going to the spelling
bee. The whole town is crazy on the sub
ject, and people can’t talk, they only spell.
“Say, how do you spell ? No, I’m
not going to ask you, I may turn you down
on that tomorrow night,” was heard yes
terday on the streets, and so it goes, every
body is on the qui vive. The excitement
and fun will be a memory for all time. Go
early and get good seats.
STILL THEY COME.
MR. RILEY BROWN TO BUILD A MAGNIFI
CENT BRICK BUILDING.
Sunday morning the Enquirer-Sun
mentioned that several large brick build
ings would be in course of erection in Co
lumbus within a few weeks. But the list
was incomplete.
Mr. Riley Brown has decided to build a
large three-story brick building on lower
Broad, opposite the Webster warehouse.
The new building will cover the space now
occupied by the stores of C. R. Moore, J. W.
Miller and W. T. Robinson. The only
trouble that now seems to exist is that the
number of contractors and builders is too
small to carry on tlie work that has been
mapped out. The contractors, carpenters
and brick masons have their hands full in
Columbus and the demand upon them con
tinues to grow. They are a lively set of
men, however, and it is not likely that
they will let work go begging long.
VISITORS.
Dr. M. D. Shelton, of Salem, spent yes
terday in the city.
Prof. W. S. Winter, of Chattanooga, is
registered at the Rankin.
Mr. Charles.!. Rhodes, a prominent citi
zen of Eufauia, is quartered at the Rankin.
Judge B. F. McLaughlin and Col. Frank
Banning, of Greenville, were autographed
at the Central yesterday.
Mrs. Sallie Patrick, of Drayton, Ga., is
in the city, the guest of the family of Rev.
J. G. Harrison, on Rose Hill.
Maj. F. Y. Dabney, chief engineer of
the Savannah and Western division of tlie
Central, is in the city, stopping at the
Rankin.
Hon. J. B. Mitchell anil Mr. Americas
Mitchell, of Seale, were in the city yester
day. Young Mr. Mitchell was recently ap
pointed to a cadetship at West Point and
is preparing to take his departure for that
place.
Mr. Enoch McLendon, of Jemigan, Ala.,
is in town. He reports that the people
down there are very much elated over the
prospects of having two railroads at an
early date.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. C. A. Lovelace and daughter left
for a visit, to Decatur yesterday.
Captain and Mrs. J. W. Murphey, of Co
lumbus, are registered at the Elder House,
Indian Springs.
Mr. James Laffin, the popular clerk at
Edwards’ gents' furnishing store, left for
Hot Springs yesterday.
Muscogee Superior Court.—The fol
lowing business was disposed of in Mus
cogee Superior Court yesterday:
The State vs. Adam McDougle and Will
Martin, larceny; guilty as to Martin and
sentence of twelve months on the chain
gang. Not guilty as to McDougle.
The State vs. Seaborn Holloway, cow
stealing; verdict of guilty and sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary.
The State vs. Mose Anderson, misde
meanor; verdict of guilty and fine of $40
or five months on tlie chain gang.
Pleas of guilty were entered in three
cases, and a fine of $20 was imposed in
each. Four cases were nol pressed.
The grand jury returned two true bills
and four special presentments.
The court took a recess until 8:30 o'clock
this morning, after stating that hereafter
attorneys having business in court must
he on hand promptly when their cases are
called. The judge stated that he would
wait five minutes on an attorney and if he
was not present at the expiration of that
time lie would proceed witli the business
of the court. This rule will be adhered to
strictly.
Death of a Faithful Officer.—
Mr. George W. Claiborn died at the home
of his brother, on First avenue, at 7 o'clock
Sunday night, after a brief illness of pneu
monia. Mr- Claiborn was born in Tolbot-
ton, Ga., .July' 7, 1841. He went to the
war with Capt. Sykes’ company, and
fought bravely for the Lost Cause until
the struggle was over. After the war he
returned to his old home in Tolbot’on,
where he remained until two years ago,
when he moved to Columbus. He was ap
pointed to a position on tin police force
last February, and discharged his duties
well and faithfully. Mr. Claiborn was
held in high esteem hy the force and all
others wiio knew him. Chief Beard,
Lieutenants Pickett and Ryckeley and a
detachment of police escorted the remains
to tlie depot last night, and the body was
taken to Talbotton by the 7:40 train,
where tlie funeral will occur today. The
pall-bearers were Messrs. J. C. Ellison,
M. D. Rowe, G. W. Bartee, J. \V. Roberts,
B. F. Watt and Daniel Duncan, all mem
bers of tlie police force. Sergeant B. F.
Watt and Officer Dan Duncan escorted
the remains to Talbotton.
Mr. Claiborn leaves a wife and five
small children.
River News. — The steamer Fannie
Fearn arrived Sunday. She brought a good
miscellaneous freight and the following
list of passengers:
A. II. Hatcliew, M. O’Neil, A. J. Be-
tlmne, Jr., Simon Warner, IJzzie Flughes.
Mattie Collins, Apalachicola; H. L. Mur
phey, Miss F. M. White, Gordon: J. II.
Sternberg, S. B. Grimes, Geo. T. Currey,
Fred Malloy, Mrs. N. Linck, Miss Rosa
Shorter, Eufaula; W. .T. Carter, Mrs. Han
nah Thomas, Florence; Geo. H. Fontaine,
his landing; Geo. W. Walls, Biufftown;
twenty-five on deck, from various land
ings.
Death of a Former Columbus Lady.
—News has reached the city of the death
of Mrs. Adele Roch, which occurred at
her home in New York city on June :>.
Mrs. Roch taught school in Columbus in
tin* ante-bellum days ami quite a number
of her old pupils still reside here, ami will
lie pained to learn of her death. Before
her death, Mrs. Roch requested that her
body be interred in Columbus by the side
of her mother’s. The remains will reach
Columbus by the 6:25 train tonight, and
the funeral W'ill take place from the union
depot.
The Chattahoochee Claims An
other Victim.—Riley Johnson, a negro
boy about ten years old, was drowned
while bathing in the Chattahoochee, oppo
site the guano factory, Sunday afternoon.
The boy was in bathing with two compan
ions. He could not swim and, getting be
yond his depth, was swept out into the
stream and drowned before assistance
reached him. The boy lived on the Ala
bama side of the river, but was employed
by Mr. J. T. Jarrett, of this city. His
father lives in Troy and was informed of
the accident by wire. The body has not
yet been recovered.
Death of Mr. John D. Renfroe.—
Mr. John D. Renfroe, the well-known
printer, died at tlie residence of his broth
er-in-law, Mr. Poley Harden, in Phenix
City, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon,
after a lingering illness of consumption.
The announcement of Mr. Renfroe's death
occasioned general regret in the Enquirer-
Sun office, where he has been employed in
the composing room for the past seven or
eight years. Mr. Renfroe was an upright,
faithful, honest man, and was esteemed as
such by his employers and fellow-work
men.
He leaves a sorrowing wife, an aged and
heart broken mother, three brothers and
three sisters, who have the sympathy of
many warm friends.
The funeral will take place from tlie res-
ldence of Mr. Poley Harden, in Phenix
City, at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Mem
bers of Columbus Typographical Union
>o. 220, of which he was a member, will
attend the funeral in a body.