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( ESTABLISHED 1850. | 1 J. H. Eb'l’lLL, Editor mid Proprietor. I A TILT OVER MORMONISM. SENATORS CALL AND EDMUNDS ENLIVEN THE SENATE. The Floridian Bound to Have the Utah Memorial Printed In the Congres sional Record, While Mr. Edmunds Insisted that it be Referred to the Committee on Territories. Washington, Dec. ‘JO.— In the Senate to day the resolution offered by Mr. Call yester day to print in the Congressional Record, the memorial of the Constitutional Conven tion of Utah was called up by that gentle man, who asked that it be now adopted. Mr. Edmunds preferred that the resolu tion be referred to the Committee on Terri tories, which now had jurisdiction of the subject. THE MEMORIAL READ. Mr. Call argued that it was due to a community of 200,000 people to have its views fairly presented. He understood that less than 3 per cent, of these people were guilty of the practices on the assumption of which the objection of the Senator from Vermont was based. He would now read the memorial to insure its publication in the Record and to show that there was nothing objectionable in it. He there upon read the memorial. He added that the Senator from Vermont knew that there was nothing in the memorial disrespectful to Congress, and that there was no reason, in right or justice, why the Senate should refuse to hear the petition of 200,000 Ameri can citizens. Mr. Edmunds thanked the Senator from Florida for his gratifying allusions to him. They were worthy of him (Call), and he trusted that he (Edmunds! could hear them. He certainly had not questioned the sin cerity of the Senator from Florida, for he (Call) had stood behind this polygamist hierarchy every time that it had any interest to advance or any wholesome legislation to resist. He had done so with a great deal of ability and con siderable zeal. He could give the Senator the praise of being absolutely sincere in standing by that body of persons through thick and through thin, come good, come ill, and he expected that the Senator would continue to do so; and if, in the course of time. Utah should become a State, and the United States constitution should be changed so that one person might be a Senator from two States, he had no doubt that the Senator from Florida would be the first Senator whom the Mormon hierarchy would select. BOLD CHARGES. He (Edmunds) could produce and ask to have printed in the Record other statements showing the utter hypocrisy and gammon of that performance, and that it was a mere trick to get out from under the hands of Congress and from under the laws of the United States. Everybody understood that; and he (Edmunds) did not prt pose to vote for spending money in order to print in the Record that sort of thing. Mr. ('all said the Senator from Vermont was not more sincere than correct in his statement that he (Call) had stood behind the Mormon hierarchy. He had stood be hind human rights when the Senator, with exquisite cruelty, sought to punish innocent women and children by legislation which he (Call) regarded as unconstitutional, un feeling and inhuman. The Senator had never hoard him advocate corrupt judicial triounals, or packed juries, or the prostitu tion of oourts of justice. He (Call) had not even expressed an opinion as to how he should vote on the admission of Utah. That was a question for future considera tion. He understood by the statements of reliable citizens —Republicans and Demo crats—that not more than 5 per cent, of the population of Utah favored polygamy, and that the young people of the territory were unanimously opposed to it, and submitted conscientiously to the legislation of Con gress. The objections of the Senator from Vermont were vain and idle, and were un worthy of that Senator. They were not reasonable as a matter of logic, and were not true as a matter of fact. MR. STEWART’S OPPOSITION. Mr. Stewart was opposed to printing'tho memorial in the record as it might raise false hopes in Utah as being an expression of opinion that its admission as a State was possible at present. He regretted very much that Utah was not in a condition to become a State. She was utterly unfit for it, She was governed by a clo.-e corporation, a hierarchy. He did not believe there was such a thing as freedom in Utah. Free schools (as understood else where) did not exist there. Everything was made subservient to the political organ ization known as the Mormon church. It was impossible for United States citizens to live in any part of Utah, outside of towns where there was military protection. The variors modes which the Mormons had of ridding themselves of Gentiles were cruel, unheard of, unreason able, the details of which ho would not relate at present. He would hate to see a vote given in the Senate that would in any way favor the admission of Utah as a State until her people were really prepared to establish a government whore citizens of all denominations might reside in poace and be protected. Ho did not want to see Utah admitted with the weak promise that she would abolish polygamy, without any evidence that she would abolish the organi zation which governed the Mormons with a rod of iron, and excluded other citizens living among them. He would think it a great calamity to have these people put in a position where they could change tbeir constitution at will, and perpetuate an or ganization hostile to liberty, and lounded on a pretended religious hierarchy. MR. PLATT OPPOSED TO PRINTING IT. Mr. Platt argued that there was no more reason why the memorial of a kelf-cousti tuted convention should be printod in the Record than the niemoriul of any citizen or any number of citizens. Mr. Paddock denied that the memorial represents the wishes of 200,000 people. The whole population of Utah was only 200,000, of which about 140,000 were Mormons. As to the statement that not more than 3 per cent, of the Mor mons were polygamists, he asserted that they were all polygamists so fur as all in dorsement of the doctrine was concerned and the belief that it was a divine revela tion. Mr. Call said that the memorial having been read by him, it would necessarily be printed in the Record , and as ho did not desire to provoke any further contention in the matter, he withdrew Ills resolution, IN SENATE AND HOUSE. Mr. Allison Reports a Bill to Regulate Imports, Washington, Dec. 20. Numerous peti tions were presented in the Senate to-day from various sources in favor of Blair’s education bill, and also a petition from citi zens of F’ennsylvania, protesting against the admission of Utah as a State. Mr. Allison, from the Committee on ' inance, reported a bill to regulnte the im portation or foreign merchandise and to secure uniformity in the classification thereof, and for other purposes. It is an undervaluation bill, lie said it was the original bill which affected materially the laws in reference to imports, and he asked, in view of its importance, that 10,000 extra copies lie printed in pamphlet form. The bill was placed on the calendar and the mo tion to print was referred to the Committee ou Printing. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Pen sions, reported the bill to placo the name of Mrs. Logan, widow of Gen. John A. Logan, on the pension roll at the rats of $2,000 a year, and asked for its immediate consider ation. Mr. Berry objected and the bill was placed on the calendar. Mr. Davis also reported the bill to in crease the pension of Mrs. Blair, widow of Gen. Frank P. Blair, and it was also placed on the calendar. Mr. Hampton, from the Committee on Military affairs, reported the bill to trans fer to the trustees of Porter Academy cer tain property used for army purposes in Charleston, S. C. It was put ou the cal endar. POSTAL TELEGRAPHY. Mr. Edmunds asked that the postal tele graph bill, introduced by him, be taken from the table and referred to the Post Office Committee. He had intended, he said, to have submitted some brief observa vations on the bill, but trusting to the zeal and fidelity w hich the Post Office Commit tee had hitherto shown in favor of some such measure, he thought he could safely s end it without any preliminary observa tion, trusting that it would be very speedily reported, when it could be discussed. The bill was so referred, as well as the bill on the same subject introduced by Mr. Cul lom. An amendment to the Cullom postal tele graph bill, introduced by Senator George to-day, provides for the construction of a telegraph lino from Atlanta to ElPaso, via Birmingham, Meridian, Jackson, Vicks burg, Monroe, Shreveport, Marshall, Dal las and Fort Worth. In the House. In the House to-day, Mr. Brumm of Pennsylvania, offered a* preamble and res olution reciting that it is reported that the coal operators in the Lehigh region are now importing, or are about to import, 2,000 Belgian miners, under contract to take the places of miners now on a strike in that section; that the striking miners have used every endeavor to have a settlement of the differences by arbitration, and that the operators have positively refused to enter into arbitration, and requiring the President to notify the officials of the Treasury Department of these facts, and urge them to use special efforts to prevent the landing of the Belgian miners, and to see that the law against the importation Of labor under contract is strictly enforced. The resolu tion was referred to the Committee on Labor. Propositions to increase the membership of the Committee on Rules to seven, and provide for a committee on the American isthmus were respectively introduced by Messrs. Townsend and Baker of Illinois, and referred to the Committee on Rules. Mr. Mills, of Texas, moved an adjourn ment, stating that he did so in order to en able the Committee oil Rules to meet and decide upon their report, which would prob ably be submitted to-morrow. The motion was agreed to, and the house at 12:15 o’clock adjourned. LAMAR’S NOMINATION. Its Confirmation not as Certain as it Seemed at First. Washington, Dec. 20.—The Republicans of the Senate will decide upon a epurse of action upon the nomination of Secretary Lamar to the Supreme bench, in a caucus to be held immediately after the Christmas recess. Meanwhile they will canvass the situation and endeavor to bring about har monious action. The majorit yof the Re publican Senators now favor opposing Mr. 1 .amar’s confirmation, but there are others who are more indifferent. It is at them that the Republican news papers are directing their editorials and their colleagues their agument. Messrs. Evarts, Teller and Sawyer are un derstood to be the Republican Senators most friendly to Mr. Lamar. The friemLs of the latter think he will be confirmed. They think the slanderous statements about bis private life, which have been whispered around by one or two Republican Senators wib help him. Then too if his opponents continue to cry “treason,” Mr. R'iddleber ger will almost certainly vote for Mr. La mar. CIVIL SERVICE. Points at Which Examinations Will be Held and Dates Fixed. Washington, Dec. 30.--Civil Service ex aminations for departmental service at Washington will be held at Southern points during January and February as follows: Richmond, Wednesday, Jan. 4; Raleigh, Friday, Jan. 6; Lynchburg, Va., Monday, Jan. 0; Martinsburgh, W. Va., Thursday, Jan. 12; Hagerstown, Md., Saturday, Jan. 14; Baltimore, Tuesday, Jan. 17; gYYilming ton, Thursday, Feb. 2"; Charleston, Satur day, Feb. 4; Savannah, Tuesday, Feb. 7, Macon, Thursday, Feb. 0; Columbia, S. C.; Saturday, Feb. 11; Charlotte. N. C., Tues day, Feb. 14; Jacksonville, Fla.. Wednes day, Feb. 15; Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Feb. 18. Blank applications and certificates of vouchers, which will be furnished by the commission ujxm application, must be filed with the commission at least six days before the date of examination. HOUSE COMMITTEES. The Organization to Remain the Same as in the Last Congress. Washington, Dec.|2o.—The House Com mittee on Rules to-day decided to report adversely Mr. Springer’s resolution abolishing n number of unin portant committees increasing the member ship of others, and changing their functions in several respects. The committee organi zation will remain as it was in the last Congress with the single exception of the Committee on Private Land C.aims to which a Territorial Delagate will be added. The committee has resolved to report favor ably Mr. Dingley’s resolution making the Shipping Committee a standing one, under Lie name of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Another Rap at Liquor Selliug. Washington, D c. 20. —Senator Beck in troduced a bill to-day to provide that every person who carries on the business ot a re tail dealer in liquors, manufacturer of to bacco, snuff or cigars, or dealers In tobacco, without having puid the special tax there for, shall be liable to a fine of *SOO or im prisonment in the county jail, without hard labor, of not more than one year. The New Vault For Silver. Washington, Dec. 20.—The new silver vault In the north court yard of the Treas ury building is finished, and will soon be put to practical use. It has a capacity for 100,000,000 standard dollars. Thoebe vs. Carlisle. Washington, Dec. 20.—The House Com mittee on Elections has fixed Friday, don. 6, as the day for taking up the contested election case' of Thoebe against Carlisle. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1887. TO CUT DOWN THE TARIFF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT TEE TO BE NAMED TO-DAY. A Probability that Mr. Mills, of Texas, Will Be Chairman- The Tariff Re formers One in the Minority on the Committee—To Work During the Recess. Washington, Dec. 20.—The Speaker will probably announce the Committee on Ways and Means to-morrow. It will probably stand as follows: Mr. Mills, of Texas, chair man; Messrs. Cox of New York, McMillan of Tennessee, Breckinridge of Arkansas, Breckinridge, of Kentucky, Turner of Geor gia, Bynum of Indiana, Gay of Louisiana, Democrats, and Messrs. Reed of Maine, Kelley of Pennsylvania, Browne, of In diana, McKinley of Ohio, Cannon, of Illi nois. Mr. Gay will represent Mr. Randall, and will therefore vote with the Republicans on all disputed questions. This leaves the tariff reformers one majority. They will work right through the Christmas holidays preparing a bill so that it can be reported in January. No hearings will be given by the committee. The whole time will be given to actual preparation of the bill. NATURE OF THE BILL. The bill, which the majority of the com mittee will report, will be a tariff bill and not an internal revenue bill. The tariff re formers are holding nightly conferences to consider its details. Its general effect will lie to reduce the revenue about *00,000,000 on the lines laid down by the Presi dent and Secretary Fairchild. Free raw materials will come first, including wood, coal, lumber and salt and reducing (be revenue about *12,000,000. Then from *45,000,000 to *.50,000,000 will be taken off by reductions in the duties on woollens, cottons, chemicals, earthen and glassware, window glass, iron and steel, sugar and every other important article of import ex cept wines and liquors. THE HEWITT BILL TO BE INCORPORATED. The Hewitt customs administration bill and the specific duties on siiks, gloves and embroideries recommended by the Treasury Department will be incorporated in this as in all other tariff bills. They have general approval. Of course this bill will not pass the House in this shape. The repeal of the tobacco tax will be incorporated in it, and Mr. Randall and the Republicans will probably be able to make other changes in it; but this will be the Democratic proposition in strict accord With the President's policy. Mr. Randall prom ises nothing. He cannot prevent the con sideration of the bill if he would, but he wiil unquestionably pursue his usual course in dealing with the bili when it is before the House. He has already reached an understanding with the Republican leaders, which will result in their joint and common action. NOT AN OFFENSIVE PARTISAN. A Lighthouse Keeper Exonerated by an Inquiry. Washington, Dec. 20.—Assistant Secre tary Thompson has received the report of the board, of which Lieut. Commander Casey, United States Navy, was chairman, appointed to investigate the charges of neglect of duty, misappropriation of gov ernment property and offensive partisan ship preferred by H. L. Worthington, Philip Morrissett and others, of Norfolk, against M. L. Odell, keeper of the Cape Henry lighthouse. The report says that the inves tigation was as fair, impartial and thorough as it was possible to make it, considera ble latitude being given to the com plainants in the matter of testimony in order that there might be no grounds of complaint. The conclusions of the board were that the charges preferred by Mor rissett were part of a scheme to oust Odell, in order to secure the place himself; that Odell had not been derelict in the discharge of his duties, but, on the contrary, was a good and efficient officer; that the object of Worthington in attempting to secure the removal of Odell was not on ac count of inefficiency, but in order to strengthen the political party of which he (Worthington) is a member. The testimony introduced to prove that Odell was extremely offensive and obnox ious as a Republican partisan was that in 1885 lie had taken part in the convention which had nominated John K. Wise for Gov ernor of Virginia, and that he had acted as a judge of election in the same year. The board reports that these acts occurred prior to the President’s older of July 14, 1886, in regard to official interference in political movements and that since then Odeil has not taken the slightest interest in politics. The board therefore recommend the* dis missal of the charge, and that no further action be taken in the matter so far as Odell is concerned. They suggest, however, that the interest of the service would lie bene fited by the removal of George R. Givinn, the first assistant keeper. The Lighthouse Board has approved the report. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. The Senate Removes the Injunction of Secrecy. Washington, Dec. 20. —The Senate has removed the injunction of secrecy from the following nominations, which were con firmed in secret session on Dec. 15: Charles 8. Fairchild, of New York, Sec retary of the Treasury. George L. Rikes, of New York, Assistant Secretary of State. Isaac H. Maynard, of New York, Assist ant Secretary of the Treasury. James W. Hyatt, of Connecticut, United States Treasurer. Uayliss W. Hanna, of Indiana, Minister to the Argentine republic; Alexander R. Lawton, of Georgia, Minister to Austria- Hungary. The Senate also confirmed to-day fifty postmasters, whose names will not be re vealed until after the holiday recess unless by special resolution. FUGITIVES TO CANADA. A Memorial Asking Ratification of a Proposed Treaty. Washington, Dec. 20 —Among the memorials presented to the Senate to-day was that of H. D. Lyman, Vice-President of the American Surety Company of New York, praying tor ratification of the con vention proposing an extradition treaty be tween this country ami Great Britain, signed in I/mdon June 25. 188(1, extending the extradition laws to cases of embezzle ment. Embodied in the memorial is a par tial list of embezzlers who have fled from this country to British possessions within the present year and the amounts taken by them. There aro fifty-two cases, footing up $3,840,570. Opposed to Mr. Lamar. Boston, Dec. 20.—The Boston Branch of the National league of Colored Men at a meeting held last eyeniug adopted a resolu tion opposing the confirmation of Secretary I<amar as Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. A 810 RAFT ADRIFT. It Constitutes a Dangerous Obstruc tion to Navigation. Washington, Dec. 20.—The Maritime Exchange of New York has notified the Secretary of the Navy that an enormous raft of logs, 580 feet long and drawing nineteen feet of water and about fifteen feet out of water, while being towed from Nova Scotia to New York by the steamer Mmania, broke away Sunday morning in latitude 40” 18 north and longitude 70™ 08' west, constituting a dangerous obstruction to navigation directly in the track of vessels approaching New York and Philadelphia. The Superintendent of the exchange recom mends that a naval vessel be ordered to cruise in that vicinity to warn vessels ap proaching from the East. MUST BE SECURED. New York, Dec. 20. —Capt. Lesenmn, of the Miranda, states that the raft broke adrift at 7:45 o’clock in the morning 110 miles off Block Island. A heavy gale from the north west was blowing at the time. The raft is composed of 27,000 logs, and is 580 feet long, 80 feet wide and 38 feet high. It was shaped like a cigar and was owned by a Now York ship-builder. It was bound together with chains and will hold together a long time. When last seen it was rapidly drifting out to sea and into the track of ocean-going steamers. Ship captains are much excited, and insist that the huge mass must be se cured or blown up. GREAT ANXIETY. The Captain of the Miranda is utterly worn out by sleeplessness and anxiety over his late charge. He experienced four heavy gales in the twelve days he was out, and through all of them the raft and its cables had to be constantly watched. A fifteen inch cable broke first, then a ten-inch hawser pulled away and took part of the steamer’s deck with it. Before breaking away the raft several times nulled the ship backward, and it seemed as though it would have to be eut away to save the steamer. The Miranda is a comparatively new freight steamer of 1,500 tons, but could barely con trol the monster float. The raft’s construction cost *8,500, and it was calculated to save over *15,000 for transporting the lumber. Unless it is broken up, which is deemed im probable, the raft is now wandering about in the track of European steamers, and pre senting 14 to 16 feet of its immense rind solid bulk above the water. Even a slight col lision with it would carry probable ruin to the largest steamer. THREE SHOT IN A SALOON. The Row Had Its Origin in Political Differences. New Orleans, Dec. 20.— A special from Opelousas to the Times-D tnncrat says: “A desperate affray took place in a saloon hero last night in which three men were shot, and all probably fatally wounded. Stephen McGaffery (colored), the only eye witnees of the difficulty, who received a stray bullet in the region of the kidneys from which be is dying, in his ante-mortem statement savs: ‘Mark Finnberg, proprietor of the saloon, and myself, were sitting at the front door of the saloon when George Lastropes, Town Constable, came up. The two men got into a dispute and after Lastropes had struck Finnberg both men commenced filing and in endeav oring to get out of the way I received a shot.’ Eight shots were fired. Lastropes and Finnberg are both shot through tbe breast. The doctor attending them thinks all three of the wounded men will die. Politics was the cause of the trouble.” EX-SECRETARY MANNING. His Condition Seriously Weak, But Not Alarming. Albany, Do<\*2o.—The family of ex Secretary Daniel Manning authorizes this statement as to his condition: “Mr. Man ning came to Albany on Tuesday last from New York to spend the holidays with his eldest son, James H. Manning. Mr. Man ning has not bad, either in New York, Al bany or elsewhere, any recurrence of the at tack which prostrated him in Washington in 1886, nor is any expected by his physi cians. In the nature of t'ne case, they say, no such recurrence is possible. Mr. Man ning is somewhat weaker than liefcro max ing the journey to Albany, but his appetite remains good and his mind is as clear as at any time iu his life His condition, thougli serious, owing to physical weakness, is not at present alarming.” HOPKINS' TRIAL. Judge Sage Postpones It—More Money for the Aseets. Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 20. —Judge Sage to day postponed the trial of Benjamin E. Hopkins, of the Fidelity National Bank, until Jan. 10, cautioning the jurors to not converse upon the subject, and not to read newspaper statements about it. District Attorney Burnet announced that a consid erable addition to the assets of the bank was about to be made by the payment of 5C per cent, of the amounts duo from Wiiitely, Kasseler & Kelly and the Champion Machine Works, of Springfield, O. It. is also under stood that suit will be brought to set aside the appraisement made in May last for tax ation, on the ground that the" bank did not at that time own so much taxable property as was listed for taxation. OLEOMARGARINE AS A FRAUD. The Fight to Prevent Its Being Made to Resemble Butter. New York, Dec. 20.—James Kempster, keeper of a stall in Washington market, who is indicted for selling oleomargarine, was convicted to-day in the Court of General Sessions. It was not pretended that Kemp ster sold oleomargarine as butter, as he had a sign prominently displayed stating that be sold oleomargarine exclu sively and did not deal in butter. The question submitted was, whether oleomargarine was made to resemble butter or not. Dealers in oleomargarine have determined to use this case to test the legality of the oleomargarine law, and it will be appealed. Kempster will be ar raigned for" sentence on Thursday. The penalty is a fine of from SIOO to SI,OOO. Virginia’s New Senator. Richmond, Va., Dec. 20.—The vote for United States Senator to succeed Mr. Itid dleberger was taken up in the General As sembly to-day with the following result: Senate—Hon. John S. Barbour 26, Gen. William Mahone 13. House—Barbour 61, Mabono 35. There was only one absentee in the Senate and four in the House. The formal announcement of Mr. Barbour's election will lie made to-morrow in joint session of the two bouses. No Railroad to Key West. Washington, Dec. 20. Senator Hamp- I ton for the Committee on Military Affairs, | to-dav reported adversely the bill intro- I duceil by Mr. Call to provide for a survey and estimate for a railroad from the main land to Key West, Fia., and for a canal connecting the same with the St. John’s river. BLAIR'S BILL TAKEN UP. THE VOTE WAS 38 Y r EAS AGAINST 16 NAYS. Mr. Riddlebergor Grows Facetious by Protesting Against a Large Pam phlet Being Palmed Off on the Sen ate as a Bill -The Vote on the Motion Given in Full. Washington, Dec. 20.—Mr. Blair to-dny moved that the Senate proceed to the con sideration of the educational bill. Mr. Riddleberger created some amuse ment by bolding up a large printed pam phlet, compiled by Mr. Blair from speeches, memorials, etc., on the subject, and pro tested against the Senate being culled to act upon that as a bill. He had himself voted for the Blair bill iu the last Congress, and would vote for it again, but be could not sustain it with such a preface and such commentaries. Mr. Blair made an explanation on the subject and (in response to other sugges tions) said he did not propose to press the bill beyond the usual courtesies of the Senate, which would (ho understood) entitle every Senator who desired to speak upon it to be heard. The motion to take up the bill for consid eration was agreed to by 38 yeas to 15 nays, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Allison, Berry, Blackburn, Blair, Blodgett, Brown, Call, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, Frye, George, Hampton, Hiseock, Ingalls, Jones of Arkansas, Man derson, Mitchell, Morrill, Paddock, Palmer, Pasco, Payne, Platt, Pugh, Ransom. Rid dleberger, Sawyer, HhorinAn, Btockbridge, Teller, Turpie, Vance, and Wilson of lowa —3B. The nays were Messrs. Bate, Beck, Butler, Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner, Gorman, Gray, Harris, Hawley, LI caret, Morgan, Reagan, Saulsbury and Vest—l 6. By unanimous consent, and without dis posing of the educational bill as the un finished business, Mr. Butler offered a reso lution for the appointment of a select com mittoe of five Senators to inquire into the relations of the five civilized tribes of Indians, and whether it is desirable and ad visable to give citizenship to the members of the tribes Mr. Teller objected to immediate con sideration of the resolution, and it was or dered to He on the table. After an executive session of fifteen minutes the Senate adjourned. FARMERSVILLE’S TRAGEDY. History of the Controversy which Ended in the Shooting. New Orleans, Dec. 20. —A dispatch from Farmersville, La., to the Picayune says: “The difficulty between Judge Trimble and Mr. Ramsey yesterday, which resulted in the do #of both, grew up as follows: At a mass meeting held at Farmersville, Nov. 8, Ramae nutde a speech in which ho sharply criticised the Farmersville Gazette for publishing injurious statements con corning Gov. Nicholls' official conduct and for refusing to correct; them whea proofs of their falsity were presented. The Gazelle, of which Judg' J. E. Trimble was editor, in its next issus assailed the moral character of Rairsev. On Nov. 18 Ramsey published in the Farmerville Advocate a card signed by a number of citizen:: of Farmersville, certifying to his high moral rectit dc and integrity, and at the same time he announced the fact that by reason of his conscientious scruples he was prevented from appealing to the duelling code to wash out the affront put upon him by Editor Trimble. THE FATAL MEETING. “The matter seems to have remained in this condition until the two men had a chance meeting on Monday evening, when the fatal altercation took place. Immedi ately after the shooting last evening the Coroner impanelled a jury and held an ex amination over tli" body of Janies A. Ram sey, and after taking the testimony of wit nesses a verdict was rendered ’that said Ramsey came to his death by a pistol shot from the hands of J. E. Trimble. “"The Coroner and the jury proceeded to mild an inquest over the body of Judge J. E. Trimble, and, after the examination of several witnesses, adjourned until this morning, when a verdict was rendered ‘that J. E. Trimble came to his death by being shot by parties unknown.’ The bodies of the men were removed to their homes after the Coroner's inquest. NATURE OF THE WOUNDS. “In examining Ramsey’s remains it was found i hat he had received one shot near the hip and another in the heart, which caused immediate death. A pistol fully loaded was found in his pocket. Judge Trimble was shot in both arms and m the left temple. Both men fell in close proximity to each other. Judge Trimble’s revolver con tained two empty charges. The funerals of the deceased took place this afternoon, Judge Trimble being buried by the Knights of Honor, and Rams :y by the Knights of Pythias. Judge Trimble leaves a widow and seven children. Ramsey was a promi nent lawyer, a deacon of the Baptist church and President of the Baptist Sunday school. He leaves a widow and two young children. Both men are sadly missed by the commu nity at large, as well as by their relatives.” CHIEF OF THE CHEROKEES. Special Agent Armstrong Sides with the Downing Party. Bt. Louis, Dec. 20.—The latest Informs tion from the Cherokee nation is that Spe cial Agent Armstrong, after looking over the ground, construes the law in rogurd to the counting of the vote for Chief in the same manner the Downing partisans do; viz.: that no business can to transacted by a national Council till the vote for Chief is counted. This is also the view of the Score tary of the Imerior. Mr. Bunch will arrive at Tahlequnh to-day, when Col. Armstrong will confer with him and other prominent Nationals, and some definite action will probably be taken. Mr. Armstrong Rays the Cherokees must settle the difficulty themselves, and that the man they declare chief will to recognized by the department. He apprehends no trouble, and will see to it that there is none. It is expected that the Council will to in session sbortlyfand that a peaceful effort will be made to settle the matter. Western Union Wins. New York, Dec. 20.—James H. Good sell’s suit against the Western Union Tele graph Company, to recover over $500,000 for alleged breach of contract, has finally been decided in favor of the Western Union by the general term of the Superior Court. Tlie suit was brought for alleged breach of contract, in failing, as it is claimed, to send the news of the plaintiff over its wires. The plaintiff was at the time proprietor of the “National Press Association. Ives' Su t Against Dexter. New York, Dec. 20—To-day President Dexter, of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, was served with a sum mona at the instance of Henry K. Ives, who brings suit against Dexter, laying damages at $.00,000, for false arrest. The case will come uo in Brooklyn. IRELAND’S EDITORS. The Fight on the Publication of Re ports Be ng Pushed Vigorously. Dublin-. Dec. 20. —The police of Queens town have warned the newsmen that they will bo arrested if they sell copies of the Dublin Freeman't Journal, which contain reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the national league. John Hooper, member of Parliament for Cork, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment for publishing reports in his paper, lhe Cork Herald, of meetings of suppressed branches of the national league TO DKVELOr NATIONAL INDUSTRIES. A delegation waited on Chief Secretary Balfour to urge the government to adopt measures for the development of the national resources and industries, and to suggest the advisability of establishing a deportment of industry similar to that in Wurteinherg. Mr, Balfour replied that the government was already spending for in dustrial ami agricultural training schools in Ireland a sum nearly equivalent to the expenditure of the Wurteinherg department. He would not say that nothing further could be done. He put agriculture aside. He thought it was a great misfortune that agriculture was al most the sole industry in Ireland. A diver sion of the people’s energies to other indus tries would overcome many existing diffi culties. It was a heavy responsibility ior the government to determine the best chan nels in which to direct the imperial capital. He promised that the government would consider the deputation’s proposals. The Mayor of Cork and a committee of the Cork branch of the national league have summoned a public meeting for the purpose of adouting measures which will insure the continued sale of the paper. Editor Hooper, following Mr. O’Brien’s example, refuses to wear prison clothes, and remains in lied day and night. THE POPE REFUSES TO INTERFERE. Paris, Dec. 20.—The Duke of Norfolk, who went to Rome to convey to the Pope the congratulations of Queen Victoria on his jubilee, has loft that city, curtailing his visit, so the Gaulois asserts, because of the absolute refusal of the Pope to further in terfere in the relations lietween the Irish clergy and the people. Mgr. Rainpolla, the papal Secretary, the paper says, Informed the Duke that, the Pope had already used his ill 11 uence with the clergy, but could not ask the priests to oease to lie patriots with out running the risk or causing a rebellion of a section of the clergy and the loss of the hold of the church upon the people. limerick’s bishop aroused. London, Dec. 20. —Most Rev. Edward T. O’Dwyer, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lim erick, writes to the papers, accusing the Nationalist nowspajiers of trying to coerce Mgr. Persico and the Pope, aiid condemning their methods. He declares that, the present guidance of thj Irish agitators is politically stuni<l and morally wrong. The Bishop denies that he supported the fovernment in an intrigue with Mgr. ei sico. He admits that no approved the land agitation, but declares that he con demned boycotting and the plan of cam paign. SULLIVAN CHAI LENQES. He Will Fight Either Smith or Kllraln —Fox Not Satisfied. Lonpon, Pec. 20. —The Sportsman says the contest between Smith and, Kilrain was more of a wrestling match than a prise fight. Smith lias arrived in Ixmdon look ing but little the worse for the fight. Sullivan, who is now exhibiting in Glas- Snw, has issued a challenge to Smith or n I rain to fight, for $5,000 a side. Smith and Kilrain will spend Christmas together. FOX SAYS THEY MUST FIGHT. New York, Dec. 20. Richard K. Fox telegraphed to Referee Atkinson and to Harding, Smith's representative, that Smith and Kilrain must meet, again and fight to a finish, and that if Smith refuses lie will claim the belt, stakes and world’s cham pionship for Kilrain. Penal Servitude for Life. London, Dec. 20.—Daniel Doherty, the American who shot and killed George M. Graham, another American, has been con victed of ihanslaughter and sentenced to penal servitude for life. The Judge in sen tencing Doherty declared that the jury had taken a merciful view of the prisoner's crime. They would have been, he •said, I>erfoctly justified in returning a verd,ct t oi guilty of murder, and had they done so he would not have hesitated to jiass the death sentence. THE SENTENCE MODIFIED. London, Dec. 21, 4 a. m. —The sentence of Daniel Doherty, for shooting George Gra ham, lias toen modified to twenty years im prisonment. The Standard says it is dis- I>osed to think that a much greater reduc tion of sentenoe would totter have served the interests of justice. Massing Cossack Regiments. Vienna, Dec. 20.—Authentic news has reached this city to the effect that numer ous Cossack regiments are being massed in Russian Poland. DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS. Pesth, Dec. 20. —Defensive operations are progressing in all parts of the country. The telegraph offices have toen ordered not to transmit reports of the number of regi ments U/prooeedJto Galicia to re-enforce the troops now on the frontier. A Strange Cure for Crime. Paris, Dec. 20.—Prince Krapotkine deliv ered a lecture here to-night on“ The Moral In fluence of Prisons.” He argued in favor of suppressing prisons and of leaving crimes to to commit ted at will, his opinion being that the only safeguard of society was the curing of diseases of the brain, heart and stomach, from which, he said, all criminals suffer. Carnot Censured. Paris, Dec. 20.—The Petit Journal cen sures J’resident Carnot for sending through M. Herbette. the French Ambassador at Berlin, a message to Emperor William that he would do all in his power to maintain amicable relations tot ween France and Ger many. To Investigate Cotton Fires. London, Dec. 20. —In consequence of the fr quency of disastrous flies among cargoes of American cotton a committee of the London and Liverpool underwriters has toen formed to make an investigation. The Czar Not Attacked. St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.—The report yesterday that another attempt had bean made to assassinate the Czar is officially contradicted, Russian Universities Closed. Ht. Petersburg, Dec. 20.—Owing ta the riotous outbreaks among the students of the universities at Kieff and Kasan these insti tutions have been closed. A Strike Settled. Havana, Dec. 20.—The cigar makers strike has been sett led, excepting that choos ers of three factories refuse to resume work. (■'KiCKftlO A YEAR I 1 aiKvrs a cut*) f A RAILROAD ALLIANCE. THE CENTRAL AND PLANT LINES TO WORK IN HARMONY. Each Will Support the Other Recipro cally, Either on the Deienaive or Of fensive—The Plant System to .Give the Ocean Steamship Company a Big Share of Florida Freights. New York, Dec. 20.-The following are the latest and most important moves on the railroad chess-board: John H. Inman, sa committee of one, representing the Georgia Company, has just perfected a contract with H. B. Plant, President and autocrat of the entire riant system of railroads, by which the closest possible alliance is formed between the Georgia Central railroad anil the Plant system. The contract is absolutely reciprocal in its co operative provisions with reference to all traffic an 1 establishes these two vast sys tems of Southern railroads in perfect har mony of interest and polic y. The alliance vir tually consolidates two of the greatest rail road properties of the South, and the combi nation is well calculated to batfie rivalry and squelch all opposition. It will most likely prove a strong obstacle in the way of any new railroad enterprise that, either is now, or may hereafter bo projected into the ter ritory of the allied systems. OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE. The contract is made with the idea of mutual benefit, and in4he spirit of mutual protection, offensive and defensive. One of the most especial liem-fits accruing to the Georgia Central under the arrangement is the guarantee to its Ocean Steamship Com puny of all Florida freights which the Plant system can furnish at Savannah. There is a vast deal of this business, it is claimed. This is the first important action which the Georgia Company has taken in exercising its right, through ownership, of a controlling interest in the Georgia Central, The only other step it has taken is to have determined yesterday who shall com|>ose the Central railroad directors next year. There will only lie three changes in the present Isiard. The new trio will be Sam uel M. Inmau and Hugh T. Inman, of At lanta, Ga., and Walther Luttgen, of Au gust Belmont & Cos. t RICHMOND TERMINAL The Richmond and West Point Terminal directors met this afternoon, and on the an nounced declination of Messrs. Flower, Wilson and Rock-feller to accept their re cent election in Richmond to membership of the board, their places were promptly ami satisfactorily filled by the election of James Swann, of Inman, Swann & Cos.; J. O. Moss, of the Cotton Oil Trust Company, and Edward Lauterbaob. The other busi ness of the meeting wax purely routine. The Richmond anil Danville railroad will hold its annual election at Richmond, Va., to-morrow for President and directors. George H. Scott will be unanimously chosen President, and the following gentlemen made directors: John H. Inman, Calvin 8. Brice, Samuel Thomas, H. C. Fahnestock, John G. Moore, C. M. McGee, Emanuel L-liman, John Rutherford, George Stone, J. C. Maben, Hon John 8. Barbour, of Virginia, and Samuel M. Inman, of At lanta. This list comprises six new names, who wore elected to succeed Alfred Sully, T. M. Logan, J. L. Rice of New York, and Messrs. Pace, Dooly, and Christian, of Richmond, Va. HAS BEEN PRESIDENT BEFORE. Mr. Scott was President of the Richmond and Danville once liefore several years ago, and is therefore well acquainted with the property, and it is generally thought tha# he will administer its affairs with judgment and ability. He is a gentleman of large fortune, and bettw still of excellent reputa tion. sHis election promises unqualified satisfaction to all concerned. The new Board of Directors have pledged themselves in this substantial way to suu portand takicare of the property. They promise and agree that if during their term of office the Richmond and Danville Com pany should need any money in the conduct of its affairs, thHt they will, among them selves, lend the company $1,000,000 out of their own pockets. This plan makes financial stringency out of the question with the Richmond an l Danville for ut least twelve monuhs to come, and guarantee the conqiany under any and all circumstances agninst the necessity of being a street, borrower of money. It is also regarded as a very advantageous ar rangement for the Terminal Company, in that, it makes ample financial provisions for its main line. * FUELLEBB_IN A BLL ZARD. Entire Districts in Kansas at the Mercy of the Cold. Chicago, 111., Dec. 20.—A Wichita, Kan., special says: “Snow commenced fall ing here yesterday morning, and has coma down steadily ever since. Later, a day blizzard set in from the North, and has hourly increase'! in violence. Advices ara to the effect that the blizzard is general over the West, and that it has caught the coun try without any adequate supply of coal. It is known that the railroad companies have, from some cause, failed to supply th demand on the plains. There is great fear that much suffering and distress will result from this sudden change of the weather, as as it is certain that entire districts are ad most entirely ..without, fuel.” A BUZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST. Rt. Paul, Minn., Dec. 20. —The first geH nine blizzard of the nation has beeu raging in Dakota all day. The storm of snow is as fine as sand, drivel, by a fierce wind, and is accompanied by very low temperature. At Ft. Assinaboine the thermometer indicated 28‘ below zero at ti o’clock this afternoon. Huron reports all trains late, and those ol the Northwestern road abaudoned entirely. ■ It had been snowing in St. Paul almost all day, and at 10 o’clock to-night is growiug Gov. Bod well’s Funeral. Augusta, Maine. Dec. 20.—Business was entirely suspended this morning, flags were at half mast and thousands of visitors were in town to attend the funeral of the lata Gov. Bod well. Half hour guns from the United Rtatos Arsenal were tired all the morning. At 9 o'clock the doors of the capital were opened to numbers of people waiting to take a last look at the Governor’s face. Many distinguished people from all over New England were among the throng. Clgarmakers Chartered. Philadelphia, Dec. 20.—The Cigarmak ers’ National Convention to-day received from the General Executive Board of the Knights of Labor, their national charter, after which they formed a permanent or ganization under the name and title of the International Trades Assembly of Cigar makers and Packers, No. 225, of which An thouy Hennigeu, of this city, was elected Master Workman, and Albert Hoffman, of t incinnati, Secretary. A fc>t,a ue to Ttsylor. Washington, Dec. 20.—A bill introduced by Senator George appropriates $35,000 for the erection of an equestrian statue 10 Washington to President Zachary TayfcF-