The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, August 02, 1887, Image 1

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i I.ST A 111. 1*111:11 I SSO. ) j J. H. ESTILL, Edllor nl Proprietor, f FLIGHT OF THE HOOIILER the schooners crew ready to FIGHT IF NECESSARY. Au Unsuccessful Effort Made by the fug to Recapture the Fugitive After So Was Discovered in the Yftwl—He protests Innocence to a Reporter— The Trial in Progress. Chicago, Aug. I.— Dr. St. John, owner of the schooner Blake, and who is believed to have personally assisted McGarigle to cs- C a|>e, was arrested this morning at the break fast table by Inspector Bonfield. The doc tor was at once taken before a magistrate and, waiving an examination, furnished buil for $20,000, D. B. Fisk becoming his surety. Janitor Dell, of St. Johns, a sup posed assistant in the escape, has not been arrested, although a warrant is out for him. He was found at the county hospital complaining of being sick. A guard was left with Dell until it could be ascer tained whether he was in condition to be moved. Dr. St. John waived examination in accordance with the advice of his attor nev, W. E. Foster of anarchist trial noto riety. Mr. Fisk, a wholesale milliner who went on Dr. St. John’s bail, schedules prop erty agregatiog $0,000,000. PUT IN A CELL. A second bondsman was required of Dr. St. John, but after many hours search could not be found. The doctor had been confident that Columbus R. Cummings, the "as magnate, would become a surety. Not withstanding incessant urging Mr. Cum mings failed to put in an appearance, and late in the afternoon Dr. St. John was im mured in a coll. The technical charge against him is conspiracy against the people iu aiding McGarigle to escape. Conviction entails a ixmalty of three years imprison ment at hard labor or a line of SI,OOO. WOULD HAVE FOUGHT IF NECESSARY. A special' from Sarnia, Ont., says: “Mc- Garigle was secluded all the morning. He \va< met on liis arrival by a party with car riages, one of the party being Patrick Mo loney, of Chicago. Everything had evi dently been arranged for McGarigle’s re ception, undone of the party remarked that the entile plan of rescue was outlined before the escape was attempted. Had any attempt been made to seine McGarigle a desperate light, one of the schooner Marsh's crew says, would have been the result. The reported effort to disguise the schooner Blake is explained differently by the sailors. They say red blankets were bung over the schooner's sides to prevent identification. MeGarigle's wife and child are expected in Sarnia to-night.” THE FLIGHT IN THE YAWL. A late dispatch from Port Huron, Mich., gives anol her account of McGarigle’s land ing in Canada. It appears that when the tug Orient approached the schooner Blake, which was tin' last in a tow of four vessels, the schooner Marsh aheud, dropfied her tow line, and the Blake dropped rap idly as her captain rushed forward together with his crew and raised a tre mendous row for a couple of minutes, keep ing the attention of those on board the tug. Meanwhile McGarigle, who had been trans fened to the Marsh in the strait, as reported some days ago, was bundled into a yawl and being sculled ashore. IV hen the officers on the tug discovered the ruse, every effort was made to catch the yawl, but it got into shoal water safely before they could reach it. McGarigle junqicd ashore and run rapidly up the streets, while the crews ot the schooners jeered at the men on the tug. A reporter tor a Chicago paper then went ;tl oard the Marsh and Blake iu turn and in terviewed both captains. They did not talk treeiy, but what they said indicated clearly that both vessels were active in the scheme to get McGarigle to Canada, and also that Dr. >St. John and Janitor Dell knew more al ait MeGarigle’s escape than anybody else in Chicago. WHAT M'OARIGLE SAYS. The reporter then went back to Sarnia, ai:il after a considerable search found McGarigle, who appeared terribly' changed, las features are haggard and sallow and his eves have a haunted expression, "lain worn out with worry and excitement," ho said, “Mil it would be simply torture for me to comply to the extent you desire. I am sick and need rest so budly that I must ask you to wait until tomorrow. Say forme, however, that J will lie back to Chicago in less than three months, and when I come I ''ill not, I* hounded as a rascally thief. This investigation that is now being "held will de velop my innocence of any corrupt net arid will convince the jieople of Chicago that hi spite of all the squealing that is being made iu court, I am not implicated iu any crooked transactions. The worst that ian I c said of me is timt I had money given to me by contractors, to give to the County bummissionei's. Notone cent of it stuck to jV v Angers. lam a poor man to-duy.” Mc- Gurigle said he planned the escape himself, nini regrets that he wus obliged to impose on the generosity of Sheriff Matson in the way he did. "If I stayed in jail,” said he. l! was absolutely certain that 1 would uuve a spell 0 f typhoid fever. My system could not stand that, und it became inipera “Ve hit,me to get out. An opportunity for ***[*presented itself and I embraced it." Uuef of Police Ebersold admitted this •itenioon having sent a dispatch to the thief of Police at Sarnia asking that Mc- Garigle lie arrested and held. Chief Eber- S<||| | siiil tx, a reporter: “Under certain cir cumstances n chief of police will recognize certain esprit du corps that exists aiuuug ho heads of iiolico departments.” A mo CROWD AT THE TRIAL. Them was a tremendous dumor by crowds •‘people this morning for admission to the 'Ui-t whore the trial of the booiileinen is <; '“'ceding. An hour before the time for ]j,''f ” * doors hundreds of men were in for admission, und with hundreds of tters completely filled the hallways, in "need the elevators and extended far out walk. The absorbing question was '•' tlier any of the eleven defenditnts would "*urender unconditionally, und throw them- I on the mercy of the court. Plainly "mu jority of the crowd expected some Ii "'“vc hut niutiy thought it was too ■ and tlmt the defendants only hope now f'g'lit in tlio tiolief that some accident uuld lavor them. ENTRY OF THE BOODLKRS. otei 11 a Pprooohod t he hour for the opening court, the interest grew absolutely „ e, |* h - At last above the buzz of voices Timthe sound of many footsteps. .'“'kllei'H were coining in. Without ex- I'lioii their faces were set and white, am expectancy that more of the defend /,, would plead guilty was not realized- K t , ! T Btate Attorney Grinn'dl said “The ft!,-,i ?■." Alexander Sullivan, attorney I ./'efcnsn, immediately l*'gan the in nf ,u U ' on °f testimony as to the ehuractcr w xt!ii en 0,1 RhU. The very timt witness U 'Millionaire Nelson Morris, a packer. "Wore that McCarthy and Lynn had reputations. Morris was not cross " asserman taiGch the stand. f^i r,other witnesses testified to the do good reputation, tier* came asur ii'lt ii * oiinnissiorier Michael Waiweniian toon llh . I'luce among thn defendant* and k the witness stand in his own behalf. . Wasserman was very pale and his voice trembled. He denied all the charges of bribery against him, and in explaining how he eame to re ceive certain sums of money said; “In 1884, the County Democratic Club elected me as one of the committee to go to Washington to bring the convention here. I collected money everywhere. We went to Washing ten and kept open house to show the people the hospitality of Chicago. The result was that we brought the convention back here." rbe State did not take the trouble to cross examine Wasserman. After several other witnesses had testified to the good character of the defendant, Commissioner Mike Leyden took the stand. He denied that C. F. Lynn, the informer, ever gave him sl,llOO of boodle, and denied that he ever received a cent from Dipper. Judge Shepard this morning overruled the petition for anew trial in the case of Edward 8. McDonald and W. J. McGarigle, charged with conspiracy and sentenced McDonald to throe years in the penitentiary. A motion for an arrest of judgment was also overruled. no steps for extradition. Washington, Aug. I.—lt is said at tfao Btato Department this evening that no steps have been taken by the Chicago authorities before that department to secure McGiufi gle’s extradition from Canada. GOULD NOT GOING TO CHINA. He Has All the Business He Can At tend to in This Country. New York, Aug. I.—Dispatches from Shanghai, China, to the London (Eng.) Standard state that Jay Gould and the American silver king havo established an Ameriean-Chiuese bank with a capital of $200,000,000. The bank is to have charge of railways, telegraph contracts, coinage, hank note issue and affaire of the War De partment. Jay Gould was out of the city this morning, and his son George was seen at the Western Union Telegraph building on Broadway. He said: "There is no truth in the report that my father is interested in an American-Chinese bank. 1 cannot imagine where the story originated. We have no interests whatever in China. We have all we can attend to in ithis country without going to China for business.” exercises the lords. London, Aug.-l.—The Earl of Roseberry, in the House of Lords this evening, asked Prime Minister Salisbury to confirm or contradict the report telegraphed from Shanghai that an American company of financiers had established a bank in China with a capital of $200,000,000, and had obtained from the Cliinese government a franchise which secured to the corpora tion exclusive control of the financial devel opment-of the empire. Lord Salisbury in reply said, the Govern ment had no information of the subject; that the matter was not one within the cog nizance of the foreign office, and thut if such a report, really was current in China the British agent possibly thought it unworthy of notice. KU-KLUX IN ILLINOIS. People of Harden County Terrorized by Unknown Outlaws. Chicago, Aug. 1. —A special from Harris burg, 111., says: Persons who have just returned from Harden county report that a ku-klux giuig is preparing for another on slaught on the good people of that section. Since the James Belt assassination of last week County Judge Jacob Hess, Logan Belt’s wife and a number of others have re ceived written notices to leave the county. The people throughout the county are terri fied, and many are leaving without receiv ing the invitation extended to so many. The gang is beginning to warn people of other counties to get out of Southern Illinois. Among these are the friends of the late Lo gan and James Belt, who lived in the neigh boring county of Gallatin. Not less than eight others who liuve received these no tices have been waylaid and killed. A meet ing of the citizens of tho county is called for Aug. Cto devise means to ferret out the murderous mysteries. The gang is some what on the order of the Bald Knobbere, and is growing bolder with each successive crime. Earl Sherwood, one of the persons warned to leave Elizabethtown, has taken up his residence here for fear his life will be taken. DAMAGE OF THE ATLANTA. The First Reports Declared to Have Been Exaggerated. Washington, Aug. 1.— I The report of tho hoard of naval officers appointed to examine the Atlanta, her guns, carriages, fittings, etc., and to ascertain tho damage sustained during the recent target practice, was re ceived by the Secretary of the Navy to-day. It is too technical for a newspaper article for lay readers, but Secretary Whitney su>s the defects reported by the board and the damages sustained bv the ship are trifling as compared with those rumored to have been discovered, and that they are such as can be easily and speedily remedied. Death of Gen. Jones. Washington, Aug. I.—The War Depart ment was this afternoon informed of the death of Gen. Samuel Jones, an employe of the Judge Advocate General’s office, ut Bed ford Springs, Sunday evening. Gen. Jones was horn in Virginia in I*2o. After pass ing through the West Point Military Acad ,my ho served in the army till the breaking out of the late war, when ho resigned to enter the Confederate service, iu which tie foso to the rank of General. August’s Dobt Statement. Washington, Aug. I.—The debt state ment issued to-day shows the decrease of the public debt during tho month of July to lie *! s4| SH4 811: the cash in the Treasury, $450,:!(W,:i1 , d 57; gold certificate: imtstanil j„,r $94,1410,087; silver certificates ou! stand ing’ $144,100,111; certificates of deposit out standing. $*,400,000: legal tenders mtstand j llf r $1140,0*1,(110: (motional currency, not including the amount estimated as lost or destroyed, 80,04 >. i-fl l .?■ Illegal Fenco3 Going Down. Washington. Aug. 1. —The Interior De partment Ims Information that the law of Feh 35 1885, to prevent the maintenance of illegal fences on the public lands has been cvnerallv complied with throughout the West, especially in Arizona and Now Mexico. _______ Rlra. Logan at Washington. Washington, Aug. I.—Mrs. John A. Logan has arrived at her home ut this city. She is reported to be in a serious condition. It is said that her shoulderblade, which was dislocated, will have to be reset, as the first ojierution was somewhat of a failure. New Free Delivery Offices. Washington, Aug. D—A number of new free delivery post offices will bo established H-nt 1. Only three are in the South-Co lumbia, S. C., Shreveport, La., mid Char lotte, N. C. _______ Minister Hubbard’s Wife Dead. Washington, Aug. I.— The State De imi lment is notified of the death in Japan f„ the wife of United State* Minister Hub I ard. after an illness of many monthx SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, AUGUST 2. 1887. A FLOOD OF INVITATIONS MORE CITIES DECIDE TO INVITE THE PRESIDENT. He Prefers That Invitations be Mailed in Order That He Can Leave Wash ington if He Peels So Disposed Chicago, Knoxville and Augusta Join the Crowd. Washington, Aug. I.—Trto President said to-day that he felt it to bo an absolute necessity that ho should in every case re quest those cities which proposed to send delegations to Washington conveying invi tations to visit them on nis Western trip to forego that formality and forward their communications by mail. Ho hus full ap preciation of the cordial spirit which prompts such courtesy and which is most gratifying, but it seems to him unnecessary that such journeys for such a purpose, at this heated season of the year, should bo undertaken. In addition to this consideration, he said, it hod been his pur pose to feel free to absent himself from the capital and White House as lie should feel disposed dnring this month, and to make no engagements which would require his pres ence at any stated time. It is probable that he will leave here the last day of September and go directly to St. Louis, and from there to Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapo lis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville and Atlanta. The St. Louis and Atlanta dates being fixed, it will not be practicable to de viate much from this programme. The journey will be made by the ordinary route of travel between the cities named, and the disposition of the President will be to see as much of the country and people on his route as will l>e consistent with fiis limited time and positive engagements. INVITED TO KNOXVILLE. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. I.—The follow ing invitation signed by all the officeis and directors of the Chamber of Commerce .of the city of Knoxville was forwarded to night to Grover Cleveland, President of the United States: Dear Sin We, tli* l officers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the etty of Knoxville, representing as we do the business interests of our city, and voicing the universal sentiment of this city, take groat pleasure in inviting you. the Chief Magistrate of our great nation, together with Mrs. Cleveland, to visit this, the queen city of the mountains, and the third city in size in the common wealth of Tennessee, while on your Southern tour. We respectfully ask that you do not pass by our beuutiful and growing metropolis, situated in the shadows of the great Cumberland as well as the Allegheny mountain ranges, and central to the beautiful valleys and rugged peaks of our own East Ten nessee to Southwestern Virginia, Eastern Ken tucky and Western North, Carolina, a country filled with a people who will delight to meet you here by the thousands, and show their respect to you and your exalted station. CHICAGO’S HOSPITALITY. Chicago, Aug. I.—The committee on invitation to offer the hospitalities of Chi cago to President Cleveland held an in formal meeting in the Mayor’s office yester day. Since the President, on a similar occasion, has expressed a wish t hat no dele gations be sent to sec him this hot weather, the committee decided to issue a formal address signed by all the committee inviting the President to visit the city at his earliest convenience. Mel ville W. Fuller, chairman of the committee, was intrusted with the duty of preparing this formal invitation. NEW ORLEANS INVITES THEM. New Orleans, Aug. I.—Committtes ap pointed by the various social clubs, com mercial exchanges, military organizations and city officials met to-day at the Mayor’s parlor In the city hall to formulate a plan inviting President and Mrs. Cleveland and their party to visit New Orleans. A series of resolutions were adopted, including the following: lienohvd. That we most cordially and ear nestly unite In requesting His Excellency Grover Cleveland. President of the United States, and Mrs. Cleveland ami their friends to visit the city of Now Orleans at their convenience this fall, and in assuring them that the city will give them a warm welcome and heartfelt greetings. TO RE INVITED TO AUGUSTA. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 1. —The City Coun cil took formal action to-day and appointed a committee to invite President Cleveland to visit Augusta in October. ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. The Son of a Prominent Virginian at the Law's Mercy. Petersburg, Va., Atig. I.— The trial of Frank Langston for the murder of John H. Ruffin on April 4, commenced here to-duy. The prisoner is a son of Hon. John M. Langston, formerly United Htates Minister to Hayti, ami Ruffin was a prominent poli tician. Langston was indicted by the grand jury in April, but the court to-day quashed the indictment, bolding it Dr be In valid because the foreman ol' the jur/was owner of a grist mill and not eligible as a juryman under the laws of Virginia. A new jury was summoned and anew indict ment found, and the case proceeded. An exciting contest has been in progress over the selection of jurors, only three or four having been thus far secured. The jury was completed at 10 o’clock to night, and the examination of witnesses will commence to-morrow. Fishery Negotiations. London, Aug. 1. —In the House of Com mons to-day Kir Janies Ferguson, Parlia mentary SeoretiU’v for the Foreign Office, announced that communications between the government of the Unit**l States nml that of Great Rritain showed that progress was being made in the work of adjusting the Camel lan fisheries dispute, and he added that the British government were hopeful of attaining a satisfactory settlement at no distant date. Gbo’.ora of Typo. Calcutta, Aug. I.—The city of Pe shawar, in the northwestern part of India, in Punjab, is infected with cnolera of the worst type. Tims' hundred deaths from the disease occurred during the mouth of July. SICILY’S RECORD. Rome, Aug. 1. —From ten to twenty deaths from cholera uro reported in Catania (laily. The epidemic is spreading in the provinces. In Syracuse and Catabria the condition of uffairs has Improved. Depretia’ Funeral. Rome, Aug. I.— The members of the Cabinet, after attending the obsequies of the late Premier Utmretis nt Btradello, will go to Monza to confer with the King. The nieuihei-s of the Municipal Council of will attend tbo funeral in a body. They have decided to place a bust of E>e pretis iu the capital, to grant s'*l,ooo for a public monument to him and to name a street in his honor. Russia and tbo orolgnora. Berlin, Aug. I.—The But publishes a telegram from Warsaw which denies the re ]xntod removal, under the ukase of March ‘>l, of foreign managers of commercial work iu Humin. Thu ukase ha* not yet been applied severely. PARLIAMENT NEAR ITS END. Tlie House to Sit on Saturday Until Prorogued. London, Aug. I.—Col. King Harmon, Under Secretary for Ireland, deuied in the House of Commons this afternoon that there was auy notable discontent among the men composing the Irish constabulary. Of tho number that had joined the fort o within the past, three yeare S4B were Catholics and 4(30 were Protestants. Mr. Ball'our, Chief Secretary for Ireland, replying to a question by Mr. l’arnoll, in timated that it was probable that the gov ernment would withdraw the clauses of tlio land bill which yet awaited action, and were of a nature to excite opposition if the passage of tile measure would be thus ex pedited. lie said it was unfair for tho op position to introduce other clauses outside the intention of the bill. Mr. Parnell disclaimed all intention of bringing iu extraneous matter, and prom ised that most of the amendments offered by the Nationalists should be withdrawn. W. H. Smith, the government leader, stated that in order to facilitate the closing of tho session the government would per sist in but few of the measures before the House, including those relating to the regulation of mines and commutation of allotments. The Houso would, Mr. Hmith said, sit on Saturday until prorogued. AN AMENDMENT REJECTED. Lord Randolph Churchill and Mr. Cham berlain supported an amendment to the land bill proposed by Mr. Finlay (Liberal Union ist), giving the court power to reduce orders for the payment of arrears of rent install ments. Lord Hartington said that although tho amendment in question had been drawn with his consent, he thought it ought not to be pressed as the government hod made many concessions sinco the amendment was framed. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 19!) to 140. Several amendments were passed. Mr. Dillon (Nationalist) expressed disap pointment at the form in which clause 22 had been passed in committee He accused the government of having deceived the House with a promise to introduce a measure for the full protection of the tenants. That promise hail not been fulfilled. Unless tho bill were greatly amended in its later stages it would be the duty of the National ists to tell the Irish people that they must still trust only to the system of combina tion. BALFOUR’S REPLY. Mr. Balfour answering on behalf of the Government said the ministry were not re sponsible for the elimination of the bank ruptcy clauses, which had been devised for the relief of the tenants. T. P. O’Connor denied that the Parnellites were responsible for the death of the bank ruptcy clauses. Those clauses he said had committed suicide. Clause twenty-three was eliminated. At a meeting of tho Parnellites to-day it was decided to adopt a passive jiolicy after the jiassagc of the land bill in order toullow a speedy close of the session. TO RETAIN OFFICE. In a speech at Chard this evening Vis count Cross, Secretary of Btate for India, said that the government hail determined to retain office lieoause they could rely upon tho support of the Unionists. He also said that the government would utilize all the provisions of the crimes act. AFGHANISTAN’S AMEER. He Playß What His Foes Declare His Last Trump Card Calcutta, Aug. I.—Advices from Can dahar state that the Ameer of Afghanistan has caused a proclamation to be posted in the Bazaar in that city informing his sub jects that the British government is holding six infantry divisions, each consisting of nine regiments, with cavalry and artillery, in readiness to inarch into Afghanistan to suppress the revolts of the Ameer’s enemies in the interior. Tho proclamation adds: “I can suppress the Ghilzais without them, hut they remain ready in case Russia takes advantage of tho rebellion to invade tho country.” The Ameer invites the rebels to return to their homes, and says be will only punish the chiefs in the insurrection. He warns Great Britain ugainst permitting Avoub Khan to approach the frontier. The opponents of tho Ameer explain that in issuing the procla mation the Amcor is playing his last trump card, as he finds that the people value his alliance with England more than they value the Ameer himself. _ The insurgents have blocked tho roads be tween Candahar and India. FERRY CHOOSES HIS SECONDS, The Conditions of the Meeting Prob ably all Arranged. Paris, Aug. I.—Gen. Boulanger has tele graphed to his seconds to insist upon M. Ferry making an immediate apology for his references to the General iu his speech at Epitnul and in tho event of refusal to con tinue preparations for the duel. M. Ferry has finally chosen M. Proust, and M. Raynal as his seconds in his coming duel with Gen. Boulanger Both sides will meet to-night at M. Proust's residence tode cide uin >n the conditions of the duel. M. de Lafosse, who was accuse, l of having proposed a coup de rial to Gen. Boulanger, has publisherl an account of his relations with the General, He says ho often had occasion to visit Gen. Boulanger on official business at the War Office. The General was always exceedingly affable. M. de Lafosso congratulated him upon bis raising the moral tone of the na tion after fifteen years of depression. Gen. Boulanger replied that a hundred Generals had urged him toward war, but bo had been compelled to dampen their ardor. M. DcLafoxsc told Gen. Boulanger that ho was winning in popularity, that, Parliament was losing and thut if lie played his curds well be might rise very high. Russian Finances. Rt. Petersburg, Aug. I.—Tho Bourse Gazette stair s that in addition to 40,000,000 gold roubles directed by mi Imperial uku.se i lie taken from the w.-rking fund of the Imperial bank to tin devoted to the redemp tion of its debt tlio bank is ordered to re alize 58,000,000 on tho Umils of the nobles and hank, 25,000,000 roubles on Russian vents of the issue of 1884, 00,000,000 roubles oa the issue of I*Bs, anrl 50,000,000 roubles on the Issue of 1880. No News From Stanley. London, Aug. I.—A dispatch from St. Paul De Lounda, dated July 81, says: “Janssen, Governor of tho Congo free Mate, write* from Boma that since receiv ing the nows of the arrival of Htauley at the camp on Aruwhi river no mt-meneer has arrived from the Upper Congo, and that tho fii st nows of any accident tlmt may liave happened to Stanley must be brought by a Congo Htatc uioksenger, who is expected to arrive at Bonra In u few day*.” Ferdinand to Take the Oath. Bf.klin, Aug. I.—lt is reported that Prince Ferdinand, against the advice of the other member* of the Haxe-Coburg family, will start to-inorrew for Bulgaria anti will take the oath of office os Prince of Bulgaria nt Turnova on Thursday. AUGUSTA OUT OF DANGER THE WATER RECEDING AND THE SKY CLEARING UP. Crops In the Savannah Valley Almost Totally Destroyed by tho Overflow- Great Damage to Mill Property, Bridges and Crops All Over the State —Railroads at a Standstill. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 1. —The waters are rapidly receding and all danger is now over. The mills will start np to-morrow or the day after. Cellars are being cleaned. The streets, with four exceptions, are dry from water, and the town has settled down to business again. Sinco the flood has gouo down it develops that the loss to the city mid tlio suffering are not as great as was first thought. Subscription lists have boon opened and the Council appropriated 81,000 for the relief of tho poor, so tho suffering will not be great. THE BREAK IN THE CANAL. The break in tho third level of tlio canal is now forty feet wide, but is not doing much damage. The Imuks of the main canal, witli its Immense volume of water, are shaky. Large forces of hands are at work ou it. Horses, buggies, bridges, etc., are now coming down the river, and the damage in tlio up-country seems to have been enormous. LEFT UNBURIED. An instance has come to light where a woman who died Saturday night has not been buried, tlio water preventing tho corpse from being taken to the burial grounds. The greatest damage has been done to gardens and truck farmers in the northern part of the city. The people in that section of the city are not yet alilo to return to their homes and are cooking in boats or garrets. A NARROW ESCAPE. Augusta has narrowly escaped a great calamity. More than three-fourths of the city was covered with water from one to six feet deep. The greatest damage is to streets and sowers, and not much to property in the city. Koine industries suffered, and there will he a loss from the stopping of mills, but it is impossible to estimate the loss to the different interests. The city will lie the greatest loser in the damage to the canal and the streets. The water is receding rapidly from the main streets, except upper Greene street, where a break occurred in the third level of tho canal. The business portion of tho city was not flooded ut all. FEAR ALLAYED. All fear has disappeared, anil everyone is thankful that there has been no loss of life and comparatively small damage to property, when the extent of the calamity threatened is considered. All day Sunday the inundated portions of the city wore navigated by boats. Ferries were estab lished nt the strogt corners, ami boatmen did a profitable business in rowing citizens from one part, to another. FAVORABLE INDICATIONS. The indications now are favorable. Clouds havo disappeared and a pleasant breeze pre vails, which will soon dry up the streets. Thera has been no interruption of business except with factories and shops. Trains are interrupted by washouts, but will soon resume their schedules on all roads. The loss will not exceed $50,000. The damage to the canal is not as great us was at first reported. Tho heavy rains have beaten cotton into tho ground on the up lands and the corn and cotton crops in the bottom lands have lieeu ruined. Some counties report the damage to crops nt SIOO,- 000, but it is impossible to estimate the loss, so great and general has been the damage to growing crops. STILL RAINING AROUND ATHENS. Athens, Ga., Aug. I.—The liard rains continued yesterday and to-duy, doing con siderable damage to property. The bridges over the rivers around Athens are held in their places by means of large ropes, huge props and removing from tlio bridges such pieces of timber as are necessary. Rci>ortH from tho country continue to arrive an nouncing fearful damage to corn and cot ton. The towns of Watkinsvilie and High Shoals are completely cut off from their neighbors, as the last bridge was washed away this morning. On Sandy creek, near Athens, three bridges have been washed away within tho last two days. The river nt Athens is higher than it has been known for years, und to-night is rising at the rate of three inches un hour, A hard, steady rain has been falling all day, and thick, black clouds are gathering in tlie sky to night. The people living oa the river banks have vacated their houses, and if the water continues to Tine much more it will undermine fjbein before morning. Con siderable drift wood is coming down the river and falling with great force upon the weak bridge. MORGAN’S HEAVY LOSSES. Madison, Ga.. Aug. 1. —Great damage and destruction to crops und property gen erally has been caused by the heavy rains that have fallen within the past week. Ail file bridge* in the county, together with the Heads mill on the Apalachee river have been swept away. It will take thousands of dollurs to repair the losses sustained. The trains on the Georgia railroad were sus pended until the road could lie repaired. Madison has had no mails since Friday. It is raining and there seems but little pros pect of it clearing off soon. Trains from the Eust will begin running to-day. GREAT DAMAGE IN PUTNAM. Eatonton, Ga., Aug. I.—The greatest damage ever done to property iu this county by high water is Iwing reported from the ruins of the last four days. It has lieen raining here since last Friday, tint to-day and Sunday there was not so much. The clouds are still low and threatening. The damage, ns far as can lie beard from, is aisiut as follows: The mill of Mis. William Marshall mid the bridge at that point on Little river were swept away. This bridge cost the enmity S4.(IK) net long ago. Col. R. C. Iluintier's mill is uLo gone, to gethor with a large amount of corn and meal. The mill of \V. S. Griffin was also swept away, He estimates hi* loss at $2,500, ex clusive of the damage to ids crop. The crops ou the Little river, from its source to tho end, arc u total loss. A trims fer i* being used at Little river bridge, us several Unite ur* gone and Ihe bridge is in u very unsafe cou. .ition. It will lie Wednes day before a truln can cross it. It is im possible to learn all the dumugc done on Ik'onoe river, but It is great Thu water in Little river ts twelve feet higher than in the Harrison freshet of 1840. The loss to the county is estimated at SIOO,OOJ. On ac count of the floods the reunion oi the Third Georgia regiment is postponed to Aug. 81 and Sept. F. THE RISE AT TXKXILLE. Tenxillk, Ga., Aug. I.—The Oconee river is higher at Dublin than was ever known. The river is a mile wide. Tho splendid drawiiridge, ju:<t completed at u ! cost of several thousand dollars, hus lieen I swept away. Many jieople were standing on I it three uunnte* before. The Wrightuville | and Tcuiiilo railroad has removed ita cars uud all it* vailablu prop erty to a place of safety. The wharf's Imiptic" 1 and track* are exnected to go to-night. The river is still rising. There is great loss of crops and property along the river. The Central railroad is iiupassililo hetwoon Toomsboro and Mil ieu on account of high water at Midvillo and Oconee. A game of ball between de layed passengers and train crews resulted in favor of the passengers by a score of 23 to 14. NO WRECK <ip THE CHATTAHOOCHEE. Fort Gainer, (la., Aug. I.— The report of a steamer wrecked on the Chattahoochee river, which was circulated last Saturday, proves to he untrue. The steamer Hays arrived at this place Sunday about 1 o'clock. The viver being too high to permit her to pass the bridge, she returned down the river to assume the schedule of the steamer Naida, and will carry the mails this week between the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola and return as far up as Co lumbia. Ala., by Wednesday. The rains have been continuous for twenty-four hours and the river is still rising. It is about IS inches higher than at noon yester days The crops generally are being very much damaged, especially on river lands, which are under water. No disasters lmvo occurred on the railroad as fur as heard from. BURSTING OF A DAM. The People of Parsons Forced to Flee for Their Lives. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. I.—A dam burst on the side of the mountain to-day, lotting the water down on the village of Parsons. Tho whole town was flooded, and the people had to fleo for their lives. A little girl named Annie Quinn was caught in tho current and drowned. Ilcr body was found five miles away. Four bridges were washed away and 500 feet of the .1 ersey Central tracks wits car ried oil’. All traffic on tho road is at a standstill. The Melrose House was carried down the stream, but the inmates were rescued by a party of men in I coats. At Laurol Run the mad water caught fifty loaded coal cars on a side truck and dashed them down the mountain like kindling wood. A mile and a half of tho track wits also carried away with the cars. All the houses on A street were swept off their foundations. The loss to the railroad company is about $115,000 and to town property about (00,000. The waters of Coal Brook creak carried off two bridges in the northern part of the town, between Wilkesbarre and Parsons. One hundred men are at work repairing the Delaware and Hudson railroad. PHILADELPHIA'S BANK CRASH. No Statement Yet Issued, But che President Talks Hopofully. Philadelphia, Aug. I.—Nothing new Inis transpired In connection with the failure of the Columbian Rank, and no statement has as yet been issued. President Phillips declares that the statements of the bank’s dealings with Ives & Cos., of New York, are greatly exaggerated, and says that the assignment was wholly duo to a temporary lack of funds in Philadelphia. THE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT. Thisevening President Charles L. Phillips, of the bank, authorized the publication of the following statement or the financial condition of the institution: Liabilities to depositors- Savings fund dc positors, Germantown, (TOdski iHi; savings fund depositors, at Philadelphia, s(i2,;isil 37; bunking depositors, $137,674 IK): certificates of deposits, $12,000. Total, *278,001 33. Assets Loans, $153,347 40; advances on merchandise, $126,000; bonds and stocks, $132,000; mortgages and ground rents, ssl, 065 06; cash due from correspondents, etc., SIO,BOB 77; total $478,001 32. Rythisshow ing tho assets are about S2OO,OtXI in excess of tho liabilities, which is exactly the amount of the stock of the bank. President Phillips avoided making any expla nation of the statement, liut As sistant Cashier Bedford said that tho nisive figures had been obtained after a great and il of work, and that if the bank succeeded in realizing upon its investments it would be able to pay dollar for dollar without assess ing tho stockholders. The assignees will soon apply to tile court for the appointment of appraisers, whose business it will bo to determine tho uctual value of tho bank’s as sets. • FLIGHT OF THE HORSE THIEVEB. The Sheriff's Posse Still on the Trail of the Desperadoes. Nebraska City, Aug. L—A special tel egram from Craig, Mo., gives full particu lars of the killing of Anthony Do Long and Gideon Bostwick. Sheriff Denney, of Polk county, states that on Thursday, Aug. 2!), a posse captured three horse thieves near Forest City. '1 liey were Con and Fletcher Franklin, and Harrison Stone. The thieves were dis armed, but Fletcher, giving an excuse, went to Ids wagon and getting hold of a pistol begun shooting, the officer* returning the (ire. The shooting scared the officer*’ team, causing it to run away, leaving the officers without ammunition and powerless. An other iisso was formed and caught tho thieves tiiree miles northwest of Phelps, at a farm house. Both sides promptly began shooting. Tho first shot from Fletcher Franklin struck Deismg in the back part,of the head. The second shot struck Gideon Bostwick in the right shoulder. Tho Franklins then started northwest and suc ceeded in eluding the officers. The sheriff followed a blind truil into iowu, but can find no trace of tho thieves. He suys Fletcher Franklin la-longed to the old Jesse James gang, and Is a desperate character. Parties arc scorning tile country. BOY ROBBERS IN A GAVE. One of the Two Captives Confesses and Reveals a Murder. Galveston. Tex., Aug. I.—A special from Keguin says: Two young men named Robinson and Urumley, still in their teens, were am-sh-l here lust week on a charge of robbery. Yesterday Bromley turned State's evidence, and confessed that ho, Robinson, and a man mined Henry, belonged to a bund of robliers, which rendezvoused in u cave near here, lie said that one day last Muy, while nt tho cuve Robinson shot Henry, who was captain of the band, through tin* head, killing him instant ly, and he helisxi Robinson conceal tho body in tho cave. Brumiey conducted the officers to tile cave and they found the body as represented, and various relic* of maraud ing expedition*. Robinson is alxnit 17 years old, and In explanation of the deed he save that be wanted to rival the reconi of Jesse James. Rood Declared Insane. New York, Aug. L— Charles H. Reed, Ouitoau’s counsel, who lum]>ed into the North river HatiinlOy and was committed to Uollevuo Hospital for examination as to his faulty, was examined to-day and pro nounced insane, lie is suffering from mel ancholia. It. is not known w hat disposition will be mode of him. He liecuirie a resident of this city after leaving Chicago, but for some mouths post lias lived in Jersey City. Lawyer Reed was discharged from BeUe vue Hospital to night, and is in the custody of fnonds. ( I’ll ICK IO A YEAR. • i | a ( HINTS X COPY. ( , BRANTLEY AND HORNING? SECTION FIVE TO BE OUT OF THB BILL WHEN INTRODUCED. The Measure Still Withheld in Defer* once to a Request From Savannah— Tho Senator Grows Caustic in Allud ing- to the Criticism Heaped Upon Him. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. I.—Senator Brant- Icy was out of the city when the News, containing the article and interview on his naval stores bill reached Atlanta. 110 said to the Newscorres|K>ndout to-night: “I Intended to have introduced the naval stores bill, as amended to-day. but I have boon requested by telegraph from Savanna!* to await the reception of documents with signatures. As my motive for inserting section 5 into the bill seems to lie u matter of Njieculation in Savannah and generously explained by a leading factor on tho broad ground of ignorance I think I might with propriety set the matter at rest. UK COULD retaliate. “I could retaliate and charge ignoranco upon the other side—ignorance of the com mon rules of courtesy—but I forbear ami attribute the interview and editorial of the News to a mistake. Certainly when I sub mitted Ihe naval stores bill to the Board of Trade ot Savannah, telling them that I wuuid withhold its introduction for a few days in order to hear from them, ami that wo would try anil remove any objection they might lmvo to it, I did not imagine the bill would lie criticised in the manner it has Is on, or. that my motives would lie brought into du eussion in the public prints. The time for that would lmvo lieon after tho bill was in troduced. NOT CONSIDERED spicy. “I want to sav, too, in justice to tho fac tors, brokers and cx|K>rtors generally of .Sa vannah t hat while spicy letters may liuve liecn sent me, I have not received tie-in, un less indeed the letter of the loading factor to mo ooulJ lie so denominated, uih£.l did nod construe it to lie one. Inu ring the first, jMU'tt written, ns 1 thought, under a misapprehen sion. It was a practical, business-like com mon-sense letter. I appreciated it as such and so wrote him, and 1 apprehend that he> cannot isint to a single instance where £ have refused to consider a suggestion offered. HOW THE DILL WAS FRAMED. “The bill you telegraphed to Savannah, and which you will endorse mo in saying that I opposed giving to the press, until it had been iierfocted. was brought about In a compromising spirit, and for fear that too Ilmen honor has liecn heajied upon me, I wunt to tell Just how it originated. Tho producers first agreed upon a hill much lesa radical than the one t!u>y first suggested. Tliis lilll Senator J. T. Hand and myself laid! before the Chatham county delegation, and at a consultation hold by Capt. Gordon, Col. Reilly, Senator Hand and myself, the bill you telegraphed was framed. ONLY A ROUGH SKETCH. “In trying to lie conciliatory we maybavei gone too for, but we desire to give thf freest scope possible to the trade consistent with fair dealing, and be*bles the bill wus not framed for immediate introductions, but simply as u basis from which, after con sidering tlie suggestions that we proposed to write and did write, a proper and perfect bill might be mode. Sec tion 5 of the bill which has been no freely criticised, 1 deem it duo to myself to say tout it was pat In ut the suggestion Of Cant. W. W. Gordon. In putting it in we, of course, did not consider that we were legalizing “horning.” But without discuss ing that question I would fay that I hava received enough suggestions from producers, buyers unit factors to authorize me in elimi nating section 5 from Die bill, and it will not appear in the bill when introduced.” A KINO OF THE PEN. Ho Obtains $40,000 on Forgod Paper and Steals $20,000 Besides. Chicago, Aug. I.—A. J. Whitman, book keeper of the Central Union Telephone Com pany, was arrested to-day for forgery, and waiving examination, was committed to tho Criminal Court under $26,000 bonds. Ho has liecn in the employ of tlie Tclephon* ('ompauy three years, is an excel Irtut ac countant and skillful penman. He forgedl two checks for $20,000 each on each of which he forged three signatures so skill fully that tile checks were paid. For these forgeries the banks interested hod Whit man arrested yesterday. The telephone company to-lay discovered that Whitman hail robbed them of $23,000 in addition to tlie alsive named forgeries. Whitmuu could not find bondsmen and went to jail. A FALL FROM THE BRIDGE. Losing His Footing a Painter Tumble* Into tlie River. New York, Ang. I.—James Martin, m painter, 17 years old, was at work painting on the Brooklyn bridge when he accidentally missed liis footing on the scaffold and fell into the river liclow. He was picked up by a tug and taken to the Chambers Street Hospital. He complained of pain in his side where ho struck the water hut appar ently was not seriously injured. The dis tance ho fell is alsiut 100 foot. He was kept at the hospital as it was thought he might iiuve suffered internal injuries that may manifest themselves later.. Tho Smith’s S ore Tragedy. HardeevltAE, 8. C., Aug. I.—Following is a fuller account of tlie murder near here: ()n Saturday night at (Smith’s store, seven miles from this place, a negro named Jo seph Mitchell went into the store and cursed John lycaquonux, a white man who was clerking for .Smith, and drew a pistol on him, and on Sunday morning be returned and renewed tlie quarrel, when Ixxiqueaux shot him three times, killing him instantly. No one saw the shooting mid Lcoqueaux is not dls]iosed to sav much übont it until his trial glia's off. Ho was committed to jail* Migration in Russia. Bt. Petersburg, Aug. I.—An immense migration movement is pines-ling in Cen tral Russia. Peasants and farmers are go ing in largo numbers to Win tern Silierm, where tree pasture and arable lands abound. The movement threatens to result in a se rious agricultural crisis. It is reixirtod that tho government is about to stop the migra tion. Berlin Joiners Strike. Berlin, Aug. I.—Twenty-five hundred joiners are on a strike at Hamburg. The police have suppressed the Joiners' Union. Workmen at all trade* are Intensely indig nant. England to Mediate. Rome, Aug. I.—The government has ac cepted England's offer to mediate between Italy and Abyssinia. Death of a Famous Editor. Bt. Petersburg, Aug I. Katkoff, mii lor of the Moscow Oateft*. died to-dUsv.