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ENQUIRER SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1890
AFFAIRS
THE STATE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
CLOSED.
A UNITED DEMOCRACY WILL BE VICTO
RIOUS—DISSESION'S AMONG REPUB-
EICANS— RAILROAD MATTERS
AND OTHER NEWS.
Birmingham, Ala., August 2.—[Special]
—The State political campaign closed to
day. In many respects it has been the
most remarkable ever known in Alabama.
The result, which will be formally deter
mined at the State election next Tuesday,
will be a glorious victory for straightout
Democracy. One result of the campaign
just closed has been to prove that the
white men and Democrats still reign su
preme in the proud old State of Alabama.
Another has been to disprove any report
or belief that the Farmers' Alliance of the
State has not been in concord and perfect
harmony with Democracy and the best in
terests of the party, as well as what they
considered their own welfare and that
of the State. It will be remem
bered that before the State Con
vention assembled in Montgomery in
May to nominate a Democratic State
ticket it was said that unless Kolb, the
farmers' candidate, received the nomina
tion there would be a break in the party
and the farmers would split oif and nomi
nate Kolb on an Independent ticket and
run him regardless of the Democratic
party, or that Kolb himself would go with
the Green backers and Independents. Kolb
was beaten in the convention by the
merest scratch, but he took his defeat
gracefully, and manfully pledged his sup
port and that of liis following to the grand
old Democracy of Alabama. It is evident
from this that while the farmers, of course,
favor their map for office, they are Dem-
erats and loyal to the party.
The past week has shown the power of
the Farmers’ Alliance in the South. In
North Carolina they have, as Democrats,
captured several Congressional tickets and
nominated farmers who will receive
as they should, the support of the Demo
crats. In Georgia the Alliance has prac
tically captured two more Congressional
seats. In Tennessee they are showing a
good hand, having gotton in their man,
Buchanan, for Governor. As far out as
Nebraska an Alliance man has been nomi
nated for Congress,and ovir in South Caro
lina the farmers claim, and rightfully too,
that they have all the State offices and
Congressional seats within their grasp.
Tillman’s nomination and election in that
State seems certain, and it is probable
several Alliance men will go to Congress.
In Alabama the Alliance is showing a very
strong hand in politics. Their man for
Governor got left, but they are figuring on
■capturing one or two Congressmen. What
they will do remains to be seen.
To go back to the Alabama State cam
paign, it is well enough to state that the
fight just closing illustrates again, aud
never more truly, the old saying that the
first shall be last and the last first. Col.
Jones went into the convention with the
smallest number of instructed votes. He
remained that way until the last ballot and
came out ahead, and will be the next Gov
ernor of Alabama.
On next Monday the Democrats of Ala
bama will roll up a majority of one hun
dred thousand, according to Col. Jones’
prediction.
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Walker county has been red hot, politi
cally speaking, for the past week. The
Democrats and Republicans are about
equally divided. Colonel B. M. Long, Re
publican candidate for Governor, is a resi
dent of that county. His son, Tom Long,
is the Democratic candidate for the Legis
lature against a Republican named Tingle.
The candidates of both parties have been
holding joint discussions of the questions
at issue for the past week, and several
times collisions, which came near resulting
seriously, occurred. The fight is a most
peculiar one. Both sides are doing their
utmost to defeat the opponent. All sorts
of schemes are resorted to, aud it is feared
that if the campaign were to continue an
other week serious riots would occur in
quiet old Walker.
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The railroad situation in Alabama is be
coming serious. As published in these
columns yesterday, a movement is ou foot
to hold a gran I union meeting of all the
conductors, engineers, trainmen, firemen
and switchmen in Alabama in Birming
ham at an early date—probably within the
next ten days. The object of the meeting
is to federate among themselves and in
union formally demand increased pay for
services all around. If the demands are
not acceded to after they have been prop
erly made, a general strike will be the re
sult. The meeting promises to be the
largest of the kind ever held in Alabama,
and one of vital importance. The ques
tions of federation and increased pay are
not all that will be considered. The men
will demand better and fairer treatment
from the railroads. This applies especially
to conductors, who, ou many roads, have
been peremptorily discharged without any
reasou for so doing being given.
The big federation meeting of the con
ductors and engineers from all parts of
the United States in Louisville, Ky., dur-
iug the past three days, has been an im
portant one. Its result will be that in
future railroad employers will unite and
work together for their mutual benefit.
When one order strikes all will strike and
this will force railroads to accede to their
demands. It promises to result in a com
plete revolution in railroad labor.
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The mayoralty contest in Birmingham
is beginning to excite considerable interest,
although the election does not come off
until next December. There are four
avowed candidates in the field, viz: Ex-
Mayor A. O. Lane, Alderman William C.
Rabb, Dr. M. M. Williams and Col. B. L.
Hibbard. Ex-Mayor Lane has been pre
vailed upon by his friends to run again,
and the majority of them predict his nom
ination and election. He is a strongman,
an able lawyer and a wise and conservative
administrator of the law. Alderman Rabb
is the chief conductor of the local division
of the Order of Railway Conductors, and
will receive the support of the railroad ele
ment, which is large and a power in poli
tics.
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near complete, but has been highly satis
factory, so President Shorter of the Com
mission says, as far as it has gone. The
railroads of Alabama are kept in splendid
condition and are closely watched by their
faithful officials.
V
A movement is on foot to organize
camps of the sons of Confederate veterans
all over the South. The United Confed
erate Veterans Association is at the head
of the scheme. The first regular camp of
this kind was organized a few days ago in
Chattanooga, Tenn. They will be estab
lished in every city in the South. One
was organized in Birmingham more than a
year ago, under the auspices of the local
veterans association, but ic languished and
died from lack of support. The objects of
such associations is to co-operate with the
veterans in keeping alive the memories of
the lost cause, helping to circulate correct
histories of the war aud perpetuate the
memory of our fathers, brothers aud
friends who bled and died for w’hat they
then thought and now know was right.
Eli P. Smith.
RICHLAND.
The State Railroad Commissioners have
been out on their annual tour of inspec
tion over the different roads in the State
during the past week. They inspected the
Alabama Great Southern, Memphis and
Charleston, Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis, and the Birmingham, Sheffield
and Tennessee River Roads'. At Sheffield
a meeting was held and definite action
taken to have better depot facilities pro
vided that city. The inspection is not
FINE CROPS AND PROSPEROUS PROSPECTS.
A GROWING TOWN.
Richland, Ga., August 2.—[Special.]—
With no politics on hand we can only
possess our souls in patience and contem
plate the good things in store for us all
along the intervening space between early
watermelons and chitterlings. First is the
magnificent crops of com and cotton that
give promise of fatness to the land. Plenty
of rain, excellent cultivation and no cater
pillar will insure a fine crop, if they will
continue one mouth longer. We are count
ing on 10,000 bales this season, an increase
of 4,000 over last year. Cotton buyers by
the dozen have already spoken for quarters,
and one from Liverpool has given notice
that he will be on hand to take every bale
at Savannah prices, less freight.
Next week the Methodist people
will hold a tent meeting, lasting a week
or more. They will pitch their tent in the
beautiful grove east of the bank block.
The good people of the city and surround
ing country are making every preparation
to make the occasion one of pleasure, com
fort and profit. About one dozen minis
ters, under the leadership of Presiding
Elder McGehee, will be in attendance. A
cheap rate will be given over the railroads
that everybody may come aud partake.
Our bank will take up temporary
quarters in the store of Mr. Wiley Carter
until the bank building is ready. We
hope to open up for business by Septem
ber 1.
The bail weather and the difficulty of
getting building material has seriously re
tarded all the buildings being built.
Our new hotel is rap’dly going up. It
will be under the management of Misses
Brown, and we hope ready for occupation
by middle of September.
Messrs. Black & Co., of Cutlibert, have
opened up a drug store in the Norman
building. They have rented one of the
stores in the bank block, to which they
will move when ready for use.
Capt. Evan Prothro will add two large
sixtv-saw gins to his large ginnery, which
doubles his capacity.
The new planing mill is in full blast and
plenty to do.
The guano factory will have the roof on
the coming week, and be ready for engine
and machinery in sixty days.
If you would get rich, live long and die
happy, come to Richland. We will sell
you a lot with the above guarantee or take
it back if it fails to pan out. These cor
ner lots are every one a mascot.
AUBURN ANNALS.
Auburn, Ala., August 2.—[Special.]—
This week lias been one of unusual inter
est pertaining to the religious affairs in
Auburn. The monotony of the quiet and
long summer days has been broken by the
quarterly conference of the M. E. church,
which convened last Tuesday aud was pre
sided over by Rev. John Keener, who
closely inquired into the religious lives and
spiritual condition of the members of his
church at this place. The subject of danc
ing was condemned in most bitter terms,
and the church passed resolutions not to
encourage dancing by the presence of its
members nor by lending any assistance
whatever.
On Thursday the Montgomery District
Conference assembled here,and was opened
with au able sermon from Rev. H. D.
Moore, of Montgomery. The organization
of the conference was perfected in elect
ing Prof. O. D. Smith secretary, and Dr.
J. T. Anderson assistant; Bishop Keener
presiding. About seventy-five delegates
are in attendance, and both laymen and
clergy are well represented. Reports from
the various churches show prosperity
throughout the district. Special attention
has been paid to Sunday schools and the
spiritual condition of the church. Yester
day Bishop Keener, who is looking unusu
ally well, preached an able and profound
sermon. On Thursday night the pulpit
was occupied by Rev. J. B. Cummings, of
Dexter Avenue church, Montgomery, and
though young, his sermon was considered
one of the best during the week.
Rev. C. L. Chilton will preach this morn
ing at II o’clock on the subject of educa
tion.
Miss Pearle Crawford, of West Point,
after spending several days with relatives
here, returned to her home Thursday.
Miss Annie Stephens, of Atlanta, is vis
iting Miss Mary Newman.
Mr. W. B. Matthews, of this place, and
a graduate of the class ’90 at the Agricul
tural and Mechanical college, is here on a
short visit to his father’s family, but will
soon return to Americus to engage in mer
cantile business.
Miss Fullilove, of Shreveport, La., is
now visiting relatives in Auburn.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
New York, August 2.—The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes:
Reserve increase .' 82,900,425
Loans increase 1,530,600
Specie increase 4,S17,700
Legal tenders decrease 155,200
Deposits increase 7,024,300
Circulation increase 22,200
Banks now hold S9,959,550 in excess of
the 25 per cent rule.
GLEANINGS FROM THE COLUMNS
OF SPRIGHTLY EXCHANGES.
OUR NEIGHBORS IN GEORGIA AND ALA
BAMA—OCCURRENCES OF INTER
EST AND EVENTS OF STIR
RING IMPORTANCE.
THE WORLD’S VISIBLE COTTON SUPPLY.
New York, August 2.—The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 7,255,301
bales, of which 6(54,101 bales is American
against 1,106,992 bales and 674,402 bales
respectively last year. The receipts of cot
ton this week at all interior towns is 606
bales. The receipts from plantations are
213 bales. The crop in sight is 7,144,053
bales.
A FAMINE IN EGYPT.
Cairo, August 2.—A famine prevails in
Soudan. In some parts of the country the
deaths from starvation average one hun
dred daily.
An oyster canning and cultivating com
pany has been organized in Brunswick
with a capital of §100,000.
•‘The Sons of Rest” is the name of an
organized band of thieves that are giving
the police in Atlanta a great deal of
trouble.
Last year at this season Savannah was
glutted with peaches, at present there are
only a few crates of California peaches,
and they bring 5 cents apiece.
A few days ago, near Eastman, a part
ridge was found with two young chickens
that had recently been hatched. The lit
tle chicks seemed perfectly contented.
Mr. J. B. Hyams, a prominent citizen of
Augusta, met with quite a painful accident
on Friday. He was about to enter his
buggy, when the horse moved quickly off,
dashing him to the ground, breaking his
right collar bone.
A stock company with a capital of $25,-
C00 is being organized by the farmers of
Fort Valley. The organization will be
known as the Co-Operative|Union. The
business to be conducted will embrace
banking, a warehouse and class of mer
chandise.
An old negro in Athens, who claims
not to have slept for|fours,years died injthat
city on Friday. He stated that spirits
would come to him in the night and pre
vent sleep. His case was watched by a
number of reputable citizens of Athens
who verify the statement made by the old
darkey.
On the 1st of September the Montezuma
Record will commence the publication of
two weekly editions of the Record. Offices
will be established in Macon and Atlanta,
The Alliance Record will be devoted to
agriculture, horticulture, choice stories,
stock raising, etc., and it will be the aim
of the publishers to make it a better Alli
ance paper than the old Advocate.
The Macon Telegraph says: Woolf oik
was very restless aud moody yesterday,
At times became very talkative, and on
such occasions he discussed with his guards
almost every subject except that of his
trial and impending execution. Every
morning he calls for the newspapers, but
is never allowed to see them, which puts
him into a querulous mood. As the dread
day approaches he seems to be gradually
losing that desperately careless manner
which he showed at first. He is beginnin
to realize that it is a very hard thing to die
an artificial death.
A Milledgeville special says: While lit
tle Willie Brown, a Baldwin county boy.
was swimming in the river a few days ago
be was seized by an itching paiu, which
exhausted him immediately, and had it not
been for bis playmates present be would
have drowned. After coming out of the
water his arms and body commenced to
swell until the boy presented an “inhu
man” appearance. Physicians were sum
moned, who were at a loss to know the
cause of the boy’s peculiar condition, bu
supposed that he in some way came in con
tact with something very poisonous. The
young sufferer continued to grow worse
until death relieved him of his pain, which
was very severe.
Fort Valley Enterprise: Last Wednes
day a red fox in the Willow Lake settle
ment concluded to quit his hiding place in
the thickets and jungles and take the high
way unpursued, fearless of a man or dog.
As he passed the residence of L. F. Murph
a negro man attempted his capture. The
fox bit him several times, and passed on,
He called at S. H. Rump’s - and created a
commotion in the fowl yard. He killed
several ducks in a short time, and
was himself killed by Mr. Rumph with
a gun. This Strange conduct of an animal
by nature shy and secretative “astonished
the natives,” and some fears as to rabies
were entertained. There is probably no
other instance of the kind in this country,
so full of foxes. Speaking of foxes, this
place was so abounding in this species of
wild varmints that Fort Valley was Christ
ened Fox Valley, and by some mistake at
Washington City, owing to bad spelling,
‘fox” was read “fort,” and this was re
tained as the better appellation.
Griffin Call: A sad death occurred on
the farm of Mrs. Thomas Berry, near
Livingston, last Saturday. William Corn-
well, a lad of sixteen years, and a smaller
brother were crossing a meadow which
contained a Jersey bull, three years old.
The bull became enraged from some un
known cause and charged upon the boys.
The small boy made good his escape, but
the larger one was run down by the bull
and so terribly mutilated that he died
three hours later. The small boy made a
hero of himself. After making his escape
and seeing the peril of his brother, fell
upon the bull with open knife, stabbinu
him and screaming for help with all his
might, but the bull continued to horn the
larger boy, tossing him ten feet into the
air, and finally picked him up on his horns
and rubbed him against a stump. The
cries of the boy attracted some men to the
scene, but they were afraid to tackle the
enraged animal, until Alpheus Crawford,
of Chattooga county, happened along,who,
with the aid of a fence rail, succeeded in
rescuing the boy. Dr. T. M. Shaw dressed
the boy’s wounds,but he was passed human
aid, and soon passed over the river.
The Athens Banner describes the Frank
lin county jail at Carnesville as a disgrace
to the State. In his account of it, after
giving some particulars, a correspondent
of the Banner says: “The situation will
have to be pictured by you; it is too dis
gusting to describe.” On entering the
nauseating effects of the sight and odor
were so overpowering as to stop some be
fore going far, and preventing all from
making a complete investigation. It ap
peared to have received no attention what
ever since its erection, and certainly not
for years. No sanitary arrangements
seem to have been thought of, and the
prisoners were left to their own devices.
What tortures of the damned must
have been suffered by the inmates of this
pen? It is said that even water was denied
them, and their appeals for this inexpen
sive and easy gotten necessity were so
piteous as to cause passers by who heard
them to stop their ears. And here were
recently kept a white woman, a white man,
a negro woman and seven negro men.
Possibly some were imprisoned for minor
crimes, but supposing all to be of the most
heinous kind, no worse torture than this
could have been administered during the
horrible reign of the inquisition. Further
details could be given, but out of respect
for our readers we refrain from going into
particulars to a greater extent.
IN ALABAMA.
Capt. I. Y. Sage, the retiring general
superintendent of the Georgia Pacific rail
road, has been presented with a very hand
some gold watch, a testimonial of regard
from the employes under him.
Mr. J. O. Wright, master car builder at
the shops of the Lonisville and Nashville
railroad at Birmingham, received the vote
of being the most popular man in the
“Magic City,” and received the handsome
gold watch awarded by two enterprising
merchants of that city. His vote was
51,779.
Macon Telegraph: Mrs. W. A. Wylie, of
Macon, has purchased five acres of ground
at Indian Spring, and will proceed next
week to build a twenty-five-room hotel
upon it. The site is nearly opposite the
Varner House, and within a short distance
from the spring. Mrs. Wylie will have
the house ready by next season. With
the §40,C00 house to be known as the
Wigwam and the §10,000 addition of the
Elders, and the old reliable Varner, Dr.
Bryan’s and others, there will be no fur
ther complaint of insufficient accommoda
tion at the Spring.
THE STATE OF TRADE.
I
GOLD, SILVER AND IKON—BUSINESS
FAILURES FOB THE WEEK.
New York, August 2.—Heavy exports
of gold, §4,000,000 having been engaged
for Saturday, and an advance of the Bank
of England rate from 4 to 5 per cent., have
altered the monetary outlook for the pres
ent. A new supply of silver notes is the
chief reliance at present to compensate for
the outgo of gold. The offers and action
of the Treasury upon them will be awaited
with interest. On account of the South
American disturbances, the demand for
gold is likely to continue, and the state of
the foreign trade is not such at present as
to promise an early arrest of the move
ment. Merchandize imports are very
heavy for the four weeks at New York,
having exceeded last year’s by 23
per cent, of §8,800,00, and yet
the month’s imports last year were about
$71,800,000. But the exports from New
York for the four weeks have been $2,220,-
000 less than last year, or nearly 9 per
cent, and the month’s exports last year
from all ports were but $52,258,219. These
facts indicate a very heavy excess of im
ports for July.
Cotton exports for July have been about
108,000 bales less than last year, and the
exports of J wheat and flour have of late
been checked by the high prices for the
month. The prices of commodities tend
steadily up, with the expectation of abun
dant money, and have risen one-
half of 1 per cent during the
week, and this movement, if prolonged
will tend to cause shipments of gold in
stead of products. Accounts of trade are
almost uniformly satisfactory, but in parts
of the West there is much apprehension
and already some depression in business
because of the injury to the crop by drouth
and heat.
The iron business appears rather more
confident, though no change can be ob
served in prices. But there is at present
no pressure of weak holers to sell, and de
mand for manufactured products is clearly
improving. The demand for bar iron is
now very satisfactory, for plates
active, and for structural iron
and wrought pipe unusually heavy,
while the sheet mills are crowded. Orders
for rails are limited, and the situation as
to Bessemer pig is strained, but the won
derful demand for iron products, generally,
and the usual closing of some works for
repairs, and others because of a refusal to
sign the new scale of wages make the
market steady in spite of the large out
put.
Business failures are, for the United
States 167, Canada 22; against 210 for
the same week last year.
NOTES FROM RIDGEWAY'.
Ridgeway, Ga., August 2.—[Special.]
SOUTHERN
IN NEW
The crop prospect in the surrounding coun
try is not so promising as it was. The
late excessive rains have caused the plant
to shed. The weather is still very un
favorable for saving good fodder. The
melon crop has been abundant, and we
have plenty yet.
Our nominations are over for State offi
cers, the political excitement has abated,
and while many fond hopes have been dis
appointed and friends defeated, yet the
loyalty of Southern patriotism brings a
quiet submission that harmonizes all our
strife, aud we rest in quiet unity. That
we are to have such a radical change in
our national representatives from Georgia
is a fact, however, much to be regretted,
and the result in future legislation of the
country is full of apprehension.
The public roads of the county, which
have been needing work for some time, are
receiving some attention. We have had
the road congress and some agitation in
the General Assembly of Georgia on road
laws, etc., but without result. If we would
put into practical operation the existing
laws, we could have good roads the coun
try over,
Mr. Wm. B. McGehee and Z. T. Hudson
have been down in Marion county on a
deer hunt for several days, and returned
without the deer.
Mr. D. C. Philips and lady have been
spending some time visiting relatives above
the mountain this week.
Mr. Wade H. Brannon, of Bessemer,
and Mrs. Wm. E. Edge, of Anniston, Ala.
after an absence of several years with
some of their children, made glad the
hearts of parents by a short visit lately.
How precious are the ties that bind us so
weetly together on earth.
CORDEALEAN GOSSIP.
Cordele, Ga., August 2.—[Special.]—
Cordele is making great preparation for a
rousing barbecue on the 12th. On that
day the Grand Lodge of Georgia will lay
the cornerstone of our new fifty thousand
dollar hotel, and Cordele expects to enter
tain royally the great crowd that will be
here on that occasion. Reduced rates will
be given on all the roads, and everybody
far and near is invited to come and partake
of Cordele’s hospitality on that day.
Work on the Cordele and Albany road is
progressing rapidly, several miles already
having been graded. From the present
outlook we may confidently expect to see
trains running on this road by October 15.
Cordele continues on the upward march,
new enterprises springing up almost daily,
far exceeding the brightest hopes of her
warmest friends.
SALES OF VIRGINIA TOBACCO.
Danville, Ya., August 2.—The sales
of leaf tobacco in this market for July ag
gregated 1,472,700 pounds, only about
half the amount sold in July
last year. The sales for the first ten
months of the fiscal year were
22,800,000 pounds, nearly two millions
less than during the same period last year.
The stock is very scarce. It is believed
that the sales for this tobacco year will not
exceed 25,000,000 pound*.
MEN WHO HAVE ACHIEVED DISTINCTION
AND FORTUNE.
New York, July 31.—[Special Corres
pondence.]—A prominent Judge of Atlan
ta, one of the leading lawyers of
Georgia was a guest at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel this week. He had read our short
biographies of some of New York’s fa
mous lawyers, sons of the South, and he
expressed a desire to see the promised se
quel. If the promise had not been made
this second letter would have grown out
of the magnitude of this subject. It is
hardly too much to say that so far as the
material is concerned an interesting book
might be written dealing with Southern
men of the New York bar. We have
counted in a hasty and superficial review
Southern legal lights amounting to more
than a hundred, and we know that this
falls far short of the correct number. Most
of these, judges, lawyers and political ad
visers, have won distinction in the short
space of a decade. Is not this an unde
niable proof of the legal superiority of
the South? But the limitations of corres
pondents compel us to continue to sketch
with broad stroke.
A more genial and cheerful personality
than that of Wm. C. Clopton it would re
quire a close search to find. He is tall,
square-shouldered and has light hair and
frank blue eyes, possessing more of the
Norse type than any other of his compeers.
Although he was born in Holly Springs,
Miss., and comes from staunch Southern
stock, his grandfather Judge John B.
Clopton is one of the glories "of the legal
history of this country. It was of his
portrait that Martin Farquar Tupper said
on seeing it in the capital at Richmond :
‘This is a face of great strength and re
finement, the most impressive face I have
seen among the portraits of America’s
great men. A worthy descendant of this
powerful jurist is Mr. Clopton, whose ca
reer in New York proves that he possesses
great legal acumen. He has practiced
here for thirteen years with success, after
having studied at the University of Vir
ginia and the University of Berlin, and af
ter having been a prominent member of
the Virginia bar. At presnt he is engaged
on a suit that concerns 401,000 acres of
the finest mineral land of Kentucky, a suit
which, however it may finally go, will re
main astonishing on account of the great
interests involved. Mr. Clopton married
Miss Garth, daughter of D. J. Garth, the
tobacco merchant, whose name is known
all over Europe and America.
praise; he is a good speaker, and possesses
a foresight and political sanity quite re
markable in so young a man. His home
in New York is most beautifully situated
on the Hudson river at 139th street in the
same gardens almost, where stands the
old Ives mansion, so called when Bishop
Ives passed his solitary novitiate there,
and where the mother of the Senator,Mrs.
Semmes Ives still lives. But the line
that divides law from politics once crossed,
a vast field opens before us and we find it
necessary abruptly to call a halt.
Steell & Livingston.
CHICAGO MARKET.
review of speculation in the geaix
AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago, Aug. 2.—Wheat—The trading
was active and prices higher. It was a
surprise to most operators, and the feelin°-
was very unsettled. The opening was jc
hicher, then eased off slightly, but the
market soon developed strength, and with
slight fluctuation advanced 2c, eased off
some, and closed l$c higher for Septem-
ber, and 2^c higher for December, than
the closing figures of yesterday. The
sharp advance in wheat was rather a mys
tery, and the reason assigned therefor
was the advance in corn, the hot weather
in the Northwest, and the fact that opera-
tyrs got short on the recent down turn.
Corn—There was a heavy trade. A very
nervous feeling prevailed, though on the
whole, the market was stronger and higher
prices ruled. The advance was due to re
ports of dry and hot weather. Light
rains were said to have fallen in western
Iowa and Nebraska, but the weather was
hot and clear in Missouri, Kansas and
Eastern Nebraska. The market opened
1£ to 14 better than the closing prices yes
terday, was easy for a short time, selling
off J to 4, but soon ruled stronger, and
advanced 1£ to 1$, reacted again; rallied,
ruied steady, and closed 14 to 1 5-8 higher
than yesterday.
Oats were moderately active. The
opening sales were at £ to fc advance. A
further appreciation of 5-8 to lc was re
corded, a reaction of £ to 4c followed, and
the market closed steady at a net advance
of 5-8 to lc.
Mess pork.—The trading was moderate.
Prices for January advanced 30 to 35c, but
were not fully supported.
Lard.—Only a fair trade was reported.
Prices ruled 5 to 74c higher, and closed
steady at the outside figures.
Short jib sides.—Quite a large business
was transacted. Prices were advanced 124
to 15c, and the appreciation was fairly
well supported.
FRESH PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR.
A more quiet line of practice lias ren
dered the name of John D. Beall, a Balti
morean less widely known, although his
influence is far reaching. He is said to be
an authority on ail subjects of Ecclesias
tical law, a branch of jurisprudence al
most neglected by general practitioners
but not less useful on that account. Mr.
Beall is a more typical Southerner in ap
pearance than his rivals who hail from as
far South as New Orleans. He is tall,
slight and swarthy, and wears a goatee
that gives him a foreign appearance. In
1876 he served as assistant corporation
counsel, and since his resignation lias been
largely interested in municipal law.
* * *
Mr. Howard R. Bayne is one of the five
men who compose an informal little din
ner party in the Mills Building, where the
idea of the Southern Society first had its
birth. Mr. Bayne was born in Richmond
and is a graduate of Richmond college,
which bestowed upon him the degree of
B. L. and M. A. Last month Mr. Bayne
received a graceful compliment from his
alma mater in the tender of the chair of
the recently endowed law department of
Richmond college. He was formerly a
member of the law firm of Bayne & Ca
bell in Richmond, but came to New York
1882. Mr. Bayne’s mother was Miss
Ashby, a cousin oi General Turner Ash
by of the Black Horse Cavalry. His wife
is a daughter of Surgeon-General Samuel
Preston Moore, wiio died about a year ago
and who was nominated by Mr. Davis to
the position which he held tlioughout the
war. Both of Mr. Bayne's partners are
Southern men, Mr. Anson Maltby-being a
Kentuckian and a practitioner at the New
York bar for over twenty years. He was
associated with Joseph Choate in the con
duct of the Fitz John Porter case before
the board of army offi :ers. Mr. Maltby
married a daughter of Gen. J. C. Breck
inridge. The youngest member of the
firm, Mr. Fielding L. Marshall, is a Vir
ginian, and a son of Col. Tho9. Marshall,
who was lieutenant-colonel of the Black
Horse Cavalry, and was killed during the
war.
* * *
Mr. Chas. A. Deshon comes from Mo
bile, Ala., and is a graduate of Washing
ton and Lee University. He remained in
this college as associate professor for a
year and then began the study of the law.
He was admitted to the New York bar in
1879, and became managing clerk for Wm,
Hildreth Field who was then associated
with Judge W. M. Edmunds. Mr. Field
and Mr. Deshon are now partners. The
firm makes a specialty of litigated busi
ness, and a noted case in which they have
recently been engaged was that of the
Tenth National Bank vs. the city in which
they secured a judgment for half a mil
lion dollars in favor of their client. Mr.
Deshon married a granddaughter of The-
ophilus Parsons, of Boston.
* * *
Mr. Horace Barnard, of Charleston, is
prominent as a patent lawyer. He is 60
years old, and is a very fine-looking man,
being six feet in height, with white hair
and beard. He was graduated from Yale
college in 1S49 and afterward from Har
vard law school. He then studied and
practiced law in the office of William M.
Evarts.
Mr. W. J. Hardy, of Virginia, is a
handsome man, florid and blonde-bearded,
with a frank, hearty manner, which makes
him a 'great favorite among his brother
practitioners. He is a successful corpora
tion lawyer, and married a celebrated
belle of Louisville, Miss Sallie Marshall, a
niece of Chief Justice Marshall of the U.
Supreme Court.
David W. Armstrong, of Kentucky, and
Edmund Randolph Robinson, of Virginia,
the latter of whom is the New York
counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad, are
both men who have made fortunes from
their profesison and who are at present
traveling in Europe.
One of the yonnger generation of law
yers, those who have studied in New York
aud owe the city entire allegiance, is Eu
gene S. Ives, better known as a successful
politician. Mr. Ives - is a nephew of the
Hon. T. J. Semmes, of New Orleans, and
is State Senator from* Westchester county.
His record at Albany is one deserving
two officers of high rank suicide,
RATHER THAN UNDERGO ARREST.
Paris, August 2.—TheSiecle and Figaro
print reports that a fresh Nihilist plot
against, the Czar has been discovered in
St. Petersburg. According to these re
ports, Prof. Colowski, of the University of
St. Petersburg, and a number of students
at that institutiQnJ who, it is alleged, were
concerned in the plot, have been arrested
and many persons taken into custody in
Moscow on the same charge.
Two officers of high rank in the Russian
army have committed suicide. It is sup
posed they were found to have been im
plicated in the conspiracy against the
Czar and took their lives rather than un
dergo arrest aud punishment, which was
sure to follow.
under whip and spur.
Monmouth Park, N. J., August 2.—
The track was slightly heavy.
First race—One mile, handicap, sweep-
stakes, with 61,000 added; Taviston won,
Stockton second, Defaulter third. Time
1:43$.
Second race—Seabright stakes, §1,500
added, six furlongs; Westchester won, Fla-
via second, Surplus third. Time l:17f.
Third race—Eatontown stakes, §1,500
added, one mile; Teuny won, Firenzi sec
ond, Chesapeake third. Time 1:43$.
Fourth race—Handicap, sweepstakes,
§1,500 added, one mile and three furlongs;
Drablo won, Triston second, Her Highness
third. Time 2:244.
Fifth race—Sweepstakes, §1,000 added,
six furlongs; Volunteer won, Stately
second, Ballard third. Time 1:16.
Sixth race—Sweepstakes, -6700 added,
one mile and a sixteenth; Graydawn won,
Esquimaux second, Theodosius third.
Time 1:51.
Seventh race — Seaside stakes, §750
added, six furlongs; Clarendon won, Kil-
deer second, Eclipse third. Time 1:16.
Eighth race—Sweepstakes, for two-vear-
olds, §750 added; Adventure won, Ladna
second, Fearless third. Time 1:03.
on the race track.
Saratoga, N. Y., August 2.—This
was the eighth day of the races.
First race—Six furlongs; Lord Harry
won. Void! second, Fairview third. Time
1:16$.
Second race—Sweepstakes, one mile and
a quarter; Come-to-Taw won, Lavinia Bell
second, Hypocrite third. Time 2:0S..
Third race—Iroquois stakes for three-
year-olds, one mile and a sixteenth; Sir
John won, Master Lade second, Santiago
third. Time 1:51.
Fourth race—Six furlongs; Drizzle won,
Irene second, Blue Rock third. Time
1:16$.
Fifth race—One mile and a sixteenth ;
B. B. Million won, Clay Stockton second,
Carrie G third. Time 1:50$.
sun’s cotton review.
New York, August 2.—Futures opened
at last night’s prices, closing very dull at
two points advance on August, and gen
erally unchanged from yesterday’s closing
prices. There was hardly a market today.
Liverpool was closed, and our cotton ex
change might as well have suspended
business likewise, for the pit was almost
deserted. There was nothing from any
quarter that was calculated to have an im
portant effect upon values. The weather
reports from the South were generally
good, except from Western Texas.
Cotton on spot was quiet.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHARMING YOUNG
LADY.
UnionSprings, August 2-—[Special.]—
The people of this community are sorely
grieved to announce the death of Miss
Genie Park, a former resident of Colum
bus. She passed away very suddenly
while visiting at the Gachet homestead,
near Flora. Her remains are to be in
terred in Columbus on tomorrow. She
was an amiable young lady, and great is
the loss to relatives and friends.
THE CHOLERA SPREADING.
London, August 2,—The cholera is
spreading at Mecca. On Wednesday eighty-
one deaths were reported, and Thursday
eighty-four were recorded. All ports on
the Red Sea, the Levant and in Asia Minor
have been quarantined against pilgrims.