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t . 1 SheSlttOwtawteMiL Oronick. SECTOR GORDON . HRS A GOOD PLAN, PROPOSES A TEMPORARY SUSPEN- SION OF STATE RANKS TAX. y the stringency in the south immediately ended. The Working o£ Moth BraueUea of Conarcas. Washington, D. Aug. 15—(Special) —Senator Gordon introduced this morn ing a bill which, it is claimed by the author, will relieve the financial -strin gency in fifteen days. The bill simply pro vides for the suspension of the tell per cent, tax on state banks for six months. This bill is presumed to be the outcome of yesterday’s visit of Savannah bankers to the city. They inquired of Soeretary Carlisle if in ease they should decide to issue certificates on their capital stock, to lie endorsed by other banks ot the city, it would come under the provisions of the law taxing state bank issue. The sec retary replied in the affirmative. The next object of the bunkos, therefore,, was to secure the suspension of the feu per cent. tI»K. General Gordon introduced the lull this morning. In presenting it the senator said it was not a panacea for all ills, but lie thought it would relieve the situation in fifteen days. It sounded ehiniereal but in deed he thought it would relieve the stringency in Georgia in ton days. Senator Butler introduced a hill for the repeal of the Sherman law and asking a vote next Tuesday at 2 o’clock. . •D. L Faircloth was appointed postmast er kt Bl ‘rrien, Tat mil county, Georgia. This is indeed an anomalous congress. Its aspects are so multifarious and its features so complicated that it is all but impossible to deal in generalities. It is confusion worse confounded. .Men east their votes for measures they do not favor because upon that measure depends another which they do favor. Some of the members know their own mind, others do not. Comtemnlate the state of affairs for a moment. Here is a body composed of the representatives of the American re public called together with a democratic majority to repeal a law which the dem ocratic platform has denounced in the most unmeasured terms —called together, not in regular session, but on an occa sion when the financial debility of the whole country imperatively demands im mediate relief, and so imperatively that the slow process of time can not be awaited to bring around the season for the regular sitting of congress. The nienibers have come here—they have come post haste to save the coun try front impending danger. The Presi dent leaves his summer nest in Buz zard’s Bay. where every tie of temler ness and love demands his presence, and -ootnes to Washington t • present l>i~ message to the extra session. There is a "ustiing as of the dry bones in the vailey of Jehoseplmt and immediately Hie country shakes off its summer leth argy; senators, representatives, messen gers and pages take their respective places and the whole country becomes alive again, t’-.iigress js here. It would seem that with so much cry there would be some wool—with so Tir.ich bruit there would be some fruit. But on the contrary there are so many divisions, snb-divisions and eonitingoii eies that this house is woefully divided against itself. Party lines on this issue have been so far wiped out that there is as much confederation between cer ium schism of the two parties as there is within party lines. A largfe number of democrats iitv thoroughly in accord with the views of their heridilary ene mies. and necessarily it is true of the other side. Th" brains and diplomacy ot the republican party are divided —• ,m inted and diametrically. So it is with tne democrats. Were Ben Hill and Blaine ever further apart than Bland <tnd Bourke Cochran Not only are the parties not arrayed, as parties, against each other, but there is internal strife —not strife on one side alone, by' which the other might gain an advan tage. but the equalizing influence of in testine discord in both jiarties—two fivil wars. Siuh being the case somebody' neces sarily has departed from the articles of faith laid down at the Nicine councils at Chicago and Minneapolis. There are heretics in both parties. The democratic jaaioritv of this congress was elected on a platform which clearly demands the use of two metals as a legal tender. They assemble with republicans cleofed upon a platform which declares that “by tradition and interest” the two metals should be put nnon a parity as legal tender. Would it not. seem that when so rare a coincidence in political rituals occurs there would be absolute harmony among the members elected on those articles of faith? But such is not the case. As a consequence this is to be a par liament in the Iteriil sense of the word. It is to he a convention of talk ers. It is difficult to see how any man from the very beginning could have sup posed that this was to be a short ses sion. Those who thought that the Isidv would “treat, trade or travel” are disappointed. It is gratifying to some extent, how ever. that it is to be fair and square warfare; that an agreement has been reached and that it is to be a tourna ment if reason rather than fusillade of filibustering. So at them and the devil take the hindmost. Major Black has just receive! a letter which goes to show something of the tislium of waiting for a pension. In this case the claim was made out three years ago and has not been acted upon yet. He has already succeeded in hav ing the claims ot Dave Hopkins and Charles Miller made “specials,” which will insure speedier attention, and he will give this last request iliis best ef forts. Ho has also been doing what ho could in the interest of Miss Meta McLaws. She stood her examination for a posi tion under the civil service. The law is that unless the appointment is made within a y&tr another examination will be necessary. It Ims been nearly a year since Miss McLaws passed and although she passed most cre,lita’»!v she has not yet been appointed. Some idea of how far be hind the department is in its work may be gleaned from the fact that the pa pers of more than 5,000 who have been examined remain untouched and the applicants do not even know if they hive passed. Miss Harrydele Hallmark,, of New York, was in Washington on Sunday. She came over with Nirs. NV right. whose daughter. Miss Ida 'Wright, is to marry General Ezeta, president elect of San AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST I(‘>. 1893. Salvador, in October. The wedding will be one of the most brilliant affairs which have ever occurred in NN ashington tjud is the subject of much interest. Miss Hallmark is looking the picture ot health and is winning fame and friends in the metropolis. I asked Senator Gordon when lie would speak on the resolution which ho introduced in the senate on Monday. He replied that lie thought it would be about. Thursday. The full text °f the resolution is as follows; INSERT -WASHINGTON Whereas, In this govermnent of the peo ple tho popular will Is sovereign In its ,'haraclor, and whoa clearly expressed, should be authoritative with Congress, and Whereas, Certain financial reforms uro demanded by the people, as shown at the polls, in the formal method provided by tho constitution and laws for expressing the popular will; and Whereas, bimetallism, us ft means for Increasing the volume of sound and sta ble currency is demanded by oil IKilittcal parties in all recent national pintforms and has thus been unmistakably endorsed by a aubsbantlally unanimous vote of the whole people, therefore. Resolved. That It Is the right of the )h'O ple to expect and the duty ot Congress to enact suitable legislation for restoring rhe metals of the constitution to their co ordinate pla.ee in the monetary system ot the government, and upon a ratio that will secure their parity or exchangeability with each other. Resolved, second. That pledges imide to the people in order to secure power, should be religiously redeemed In good t’uith and in justice to the people, who, re lying upon those pledges conferred that power. Resolved third. That In compliance with these promises made to t'he people, in rec ognition of tho demand made by the people, and in order to establish confidence among th*, people, ami to bring urgently needed relief to the business of the country, the committee on finance be and is hereby In structed lo report at the earliest day prac ticable. a bill or bills repealing the pur. los ing clause of the statute called tho Sherman law; and providing for "the use of both gold and silver as the staaidiird money of the country." and for "the coin age of both gold and silver without dis criminating against either metal" and for making “the dollar unit of eolnnFt' of both metals” of equal intrinsic or value.” Resolved, fourth, That under proper guards and restrictions so as to secure uniformity, the power of chartering and establishing banks of issue may be safely and wisely restored to the slates: that to ileny this is to deny the capacity of the states for self government; and that the said committee on finance be and is here by Inistrueted to report also, a bill repeal ing "the prohibitory 10 per cent tux on state bank issues." 1 asked Senator Gordon what particular feature of the reso lution he would develop. He replied that his speech would be along the line of the duty of congress to keep faith witih the people. Its members bad lieen elected on a platform demanding the 'immediate repeal of the Sherman law and relieving the state banks of their 10 per eent tax. There is now no assurance that either will be done. This is the line ' on which Gen. Gordon will speak. From all 1 can gather, the outlook is not so promising as it might be. The confusion ami complications dwelt upon yesterday arc emphasized by every new development. The silver men are be coming more mid more jubilant, especially as regards an unconditional repeal. It is still <l,-limed Unit the bill will pass ..the house, though even this is disputed. I And if it did the opinion that the bill | would never pass the senate tuieoudi i tionn.ll.e is grooving stronger. There is u noticeable inactivity on the I part of the republican nienibers. Perhaps - they have determined, as Artemus I NVarde said of the senate, “that’s his Indo” mid will leave the demorcats t(q shoulder nil the responsibility for the issue of the measure which, in having a majority, they should be able to control. On the other Ihnnd, however, it is thought that the progress of debate will present. too many opportunities to make a political hit for t'he republicans to re main silent. Tho speeches are being delivered now’ at the rate of f°nr or five a day, but some of the biggest guns are yet to fire. Bourke Cobran has not yet had a say ; and t.lmse who take mi interest in such i matters are awaiting his apnenijimsi with the greatest anxiety. Fellows, of Now York, IVilsOn. of West Virginia, and Bryan, the brilliant Nebraskan, are yet to be heard from. Jerry Simpson essayed to correct Pen dleton, of West Virginia, during the : latter's speech on Monday. It was on a matter of French history. Well, Jerry lias never been accused of knowing any too much of the historical republic. Pen dleton turned to Jerry and told him hi' would give him a little lesson in French history, which he proceeded to do with great readiness and ability, giving the date of tho month and your of all the principal events which produced and con ; stituted flic French revolution. Tins put the laugh op Jerry who finally subsided. NVashington, Aug. 15.—Robert B. Mayes, Mississippi, has been appoint led chief of division, sixth auditor’s i office, treasury department. Wm. 11. i Kitehen, North Carolina, Chinese in spector, has resigned. CHARLES J. BAYNE. SENATE. NNbishignton, Aug. 15.—There was a i marked falling off in the number of sil ver petitions presented this morning, not ! more than half a dozen being sent up to for reference to the finance committee. A bill to repeal so much of the act of July 14, 1890, us directs the purchase of silver bullion was introduced by Senator McPherson (Democrat), of New Jersey, j and referred to the finance committee, i Senator Gordon introduced a bill, and J before its title was read went on to ex plain and advocate it. It was not, he i said, a panacea for all our ills, but he be ' lieved solemnly that if it were enacted ! into a law it would end the panic in sis. teen days. It was a statement to which , the Senate would agree when it knew ( what the bill was. It was not a bill to repeal the 10 per cent, tax on state banks, but to suspend its operations for six months. The effect of it would be tnis: The cotton crop was to be moved. Only yesterday a telegram had been sent out from the eotton centres with arc ; quest that something bo done in the treas ury to have bills of lading authenticated ! changeable for money, or have some (■our.se provided to move the eotton. The , bill would enable the banks of Savannah, i for instance, to issue for the time being } their individual notes. The program was ! this: Bank A, with a capital of $100,060. ' would issue notes to the amount of 20 ! per cent, of that capital. There were six : such banks in Savannah. All of them ! would endorse the bills of each. In ad dition to that collateral security would be oq iqno,tv siqj, q.nj.itrar oip uodn jnd i true as to all tho state banks of Savan nah, so that, within ten days, there would be nt least $600,000 additional money in that city. It would not be, perhaps, money, but. it would be the notes of the individual banks, and would be good for paying debts there and elsewhere. So it ! would lie in all the other cities. j If objection were made that the re- peal of the tax on state bank circula tion would encourage the starting of such hanks the reply that no one would think of taking a dollar of stock in a now bunk Hint would bo wiped out of existeuce by the expiration of tho pro visions of that net. Only last night ho had had a conforonee with a large number of us able bankers as there were in the country and they all were of the (minion that the circulation thus provid ed could relieve Georgia, Texas, Missis sippi ami al! the cotton states wiUilii a few days.after the removal of the embargo on the movement of the cotton crop. It was a matter of gigantic mo ment to these states. The banks (were today absolutely not only without abil" itv to command their own money Iduß on deposit in the city of New \ork. Ihe checks which they draw on their own deposits in the New York banks were paid in some other way than in their eiroubiting medium. The bilk-he intro duced would supply temporary eurroney which would pay every dollar ol in debtedness in any state that happened to possess it. There was not a mer chant in tiny of the towns of that re gion who would not recognize the fact that the notes of tiny bank to the I amount of twenty per cent of its eapilitl would be good. But iu addition to th- I ’, i tin' banks would have to put up enllat ernl and other banks would endorse the litotes. There was no better money in the country than those notes would be. They would bo equivalent to a ship load of gold and would at once move the entire cotton crop and relieve tile commercial stringency. He asked tie serious attention of the senate to tne bill. While be knew that his remarks, Llmt it would relieve tho panic, m tit teen days, were calculated to provoke a smile he still undertook to say that it would relieve the panic in Georgia tn ton days after its passage. It do so in every Southern st ae. _ IHQ never had an insolvent bank in the citv of Suvan.nah except when tinQ were wiped out of existence during 11 war. He asked the rcterenee ol t u bill to the finance committee am ne asked that committee lo report it ba< k promptly. The bill was then read and referred to the finance committee. It is to suspend for six mon Is the onenition of section ; >4l- ot th vised statutes, which imposes a tax ot ten per eent ou the notes ot stall banks. . , Senator Voohi'es. chairman of «. I finance committee, reported ba<k th b , introduced yesb-rady by Senator Nest to enable National banks to issue tion to the amount ot the Par ': 111 ,. | , the bonds deposited by them. Hu bill, ho said, bad not only the e "' of the committee on finance and o < secretary of the treasury, but a s m at • nieasiire had passed the ' Seiiafi m. ii- ■ 'inouslv last session. He did not, by any ' manner of means proclaim the nieasui as one of entire relief, but he looked upon : it as a measure of relief—to some extent. help the people. It would authorize an 1 increase of $19,000,000 of circulation ot ■ national banks on the bonds tOroady 'D '■ posifi'd. There was not. n doubt that it i would result in an increase ot from 40 to 50 millions on an iiierea.se ot ertuenc.i • that would bo, at this time, a solace and i comfort to the people in every quarter ot the United States. An objection from Senator Cockrell ■ sent„tho bill over until tomorrow., Senator \'"ohees gave notice .. .it he t would tomorrow move to put it upon its passage. He also asked ami obtained i leave for the I'ommitb'o <;.i fin.incc to sit ■ during the sessions of th" sc ’ >le and gave notice of a ineetlng of that commit . tee for Thursday next. Tho senate then too’; on the question ; of the Montana senatorship ami Senator ■ j Hanlon made a speech in support of ! .Mr. Mantle’s right to the seat. At the . clo-e of Simator Hunton'’s speech the r«-o ; lotion offered last Tuesday by Senator i Bodge. (Republican), of Massachusetts, J directing the committee on finance to fe ll port al once a bill to ii'peal the purchas ing clause of the Shertnnn act and that . I a vote lie taken on such repeal on Tues j <kiy the 22nd, was laid before the Senale. ■ J and Senator Lodge made an argument in advocacy of it. He was far from thinking that the J Sherman act was tli<‘ only cause of the I existing state of things, lie believed the ,i pfactieal effect of its repeal would be '. a tendency to lower the rati' of interest on money, make money easier and relieve ; the existing stringency. The first step in restoring confidence was to lower the present excessive rales of interest. Eng lish money did not come here bee.',use ' Englishmen had the belief that the I'ni ' ted States.might, at any time, go on the ' single silver standard. He dll net for get, however, that, affirmative and possi tive legislation in refereiie to the cur rency would have to be enacted. But ' that legislation would take time, thorough 1 consideration and ample discussion. He ' believed that now more iniportint thiiii: ' any' financial or economical discussion I • was prompt action. What the people wanted, above everything, was to see, some sort of action in congress. If the country was to have free coinage let: the people know it: if it was to have a limited coinage let: tho country know v; and if there was to be an unconditional repeal of the Sherman silver act let the country knorv it. Senator Wolcott agreed with 'Senator Lodge that this was not a party questii.n. He did not agree with him that the: present disturbed state of the finances of! the country were in any way attributable to the Sherman law. It had come partly I because of European losses in South America and Australia; partly because! Russia, and Austria were buying gold, i! and izirtly because the United States hail purchased more goods abroad Ilian it had . sold broad. All these causes were utterly iiidejs'ndont and irrespective of any sil ver and the Sherman act. If there had not been a dollar’s worth of silver in the , country and if there had never been a line of silver legislation the blight would I have come just the same. Silver was not responsible for it. At the close of Senator NVolcotl’s speech ■ the Lodge resolution was laid aside with- ■ out action, and Senator Hoar addressed lithe Senate on Senator Vest's resolution as bimetallism. This I speech was a general discus-! 1 j sion of the whole question of thei ' ] relation of gold and silver, and was a >. plea for conservative speei h and diction. . He announced himself in favor of both these metals for currency on a prrrify. He j . bad always been a bimernllist, but it was ’ the bimetalisßi of Washington and Jef > I fei'Son, which recognized gold as the finer : metal and necessary standard of value. At the close of Senator Hoar’s speech .: a discussion started as to the old ques [ tion of n.sponsibility for the demonetiza-; ■ ! tion of silver, and was carried on for • I some time by Senators Stewart, (,'ock- , i roll. Aldrich, Hoar and Sherman. Finally. : at. 5:19 p. tn., after a brief executive ses - 1; sion. the Senate adjourned until tomor : row. ' HOUSE. • I , 1 Tho debate in the House today was not •! especially important. It merely gave an ■ I opportunity for members to give expres ; sion to their views. The most interesting I i speech, because it was really the first Re-1 ! i publican protest against fr,e coinage, j was delivered by Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, ’ I and which was lacking neither iu sa.r-1 easin nor satire. Mr. Snodgrass, a Dem ocrat, from Tennessee, made i bitter as- 1 sault upon his colleague, Mr. Patterson,. on account of the position taken by that, gentleman nganist free coinage. After prayer and the reading and ap proval of flu' journal before a small at tendance of nienibers, Mr. Burrows of fered a resolution giving Clitirles E. Bel knap the right to contest, tin* seat of George F. Richardson from tho Fifth district of Michigan. Mr, Rieltardson, tho sitting member, asked that the reso lution be laid over until tomorrow, and it was so ordered. The silver debate was then resumed, Mr. Hutchinson, of Kun as, concluding his remarks begun yester day in favor of the free coinage of silver. Ho attributed the business depression to the bulls and tho bears of NVall street. The controversy was not gold vs. silver, but it was money against credit. Capi tal could not bo obtained for industrial enterprises because the dollars were piled up iu NVall street. A itiiiglns; Speecli. Mr. Blanchard in speaking of the free I coinage of silver and the silver legislation j of the country quoted from both the Democratic and Republican platforms, and expressed his opinion that, if the Re publican platforms meant anything, not twenty Republicans would vote for the NViison bill. The Chicago platform had I declared for the ropeul of the Sherman law, and then had declared for bimet-1 allism. That portion of the platform! ought to bi' carried out in a single bill and ' on a. bimetallism standard. If the friends' of silver yielded to this demand of tho gold people, they yielded that which noth ing but revolution could regain. If tho purpose of the gold people was achieved the mints would bp stopped to the coin age of silver, and no method was pro posed to replace silver with other cur rency. The United States had reached a point in wealth, prosperity and industry that it could afford to load and not fol low. (Applause.l This country had de clared its political liberty in the days of 1776; could it not now proclaim its finan cial liberty? "He who would be free, himself must strike the blow.” (Ap plause.) Republican Sarcasm. Mr. Grosvenor (Republican), of Ohio, ' su'd that, it was to be regretted that the President in his message to Congress hud I I not been so void of partisanship as he had, [ asked the House to be. It was unfor-j tunate that tho executive of the country,! looking forward to tin' condition which portended violent opposition to his views,' hud seen fit to first apiieal to partisan-! ship, ;iiid to unjustly appeal to the peo-! pie that tho present peril of the country j grew out of the legislation of tho Repub lican party. If the pending debate should develop into a partisan discussion, its instigation would be found in the declara tion of the President himself. The Presi dent had declared that the Republicans had been responsible for the present con dition of affairs, and this declaration would be the organ of political discussion if jsilitieiil discussion there should be. Very little of the present trouble, he said; could be traced to the Sherman act. Referring to the sixteenth chapter of Le viticus, lie etilled attention to the selec tion of a scape-goat, and said that the Democratic party could not select the McKinley act. as a scape-goat, and so it. bad d< '.'oted the lamb to the Lord and ! sent the silver bill into the wilderness. (Lan,■Liter.) The difficulty in wliich the ; eoinitry now found itself was attr.biita- I fact that the people 'feai'od the the protective: by I I JwßrrSlts that ilu'.v nius: collie together 'on this question. The It"publicins cotibl I be relied upon to do their duty. This was i their country, and they could not afford : to put it ill a hole. Democratic Speeches. ! Mr. Hall (Democrat) spoke in favor of a greater volume of currency, and of the i free coinage of silver. The present linan : ci il condition put the people in the United I S ales absolutely at the mercy i f men ! dealing in large financial transactions in i ilio United Slates or in any other nation ! with which he held commercial relations. Mr. Snodgrass (Democrat), of Tennes see. could not vole for the NViison bi'l. It did not contain one sentenee of the Sherman ae.t, and did not carry out the intention of the Chicago platform. 'I bat platform pledged the Democratic jiarty not only to repeal the | .‘titire infamous act, but; to i coin gold and silver at. a parity. Tho I cry of the people was for more money, ! aud the host way to secure that "nd was ' to provide for the free coinage of silver. : The present fight was between the debtor and creditor classes. The former was numbered by the millions, the latter by the thousands. The Shylocks acts were ' demanding the pound of flesh, while tho people were asking. Congress for relief, and the men who refused to grant, this relief would be branded as traitors to the people. The I louse then, at 5 o’clock, ad journed until tomorrow. UNCONDITIONAL REPEAL. ’ A Good Majority in the Honxe In Favor of the NViison Hill. NVashington, Aug. 15.—At a meeting called by the committee in charge of the bill for the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act was held tonight in the Arlington hotel, Representative Raynor, of Maryland, presiding. About forty members were present, representing every section of the country. They compared notes, and the meeting relt satisfied that there was a majority in the House of not less than thirty In favor of the NViison bill. Various sub-committees were ap pointed to meet from time to time and report on the condition of the House subject of repeal until the vote has been taken. An executive com mittee has been appointed of which Gen. Tracy of New York has been ap pointed chairman. This committee, which is composed of the following members, will meet in the rooms of the House committee on naval appropriations tomorrow: Messrs. Tracy of New York, Raynor of Maryland, Cockran of New York, Fitch of New York, Harter of Ohio, Catchings of Mississippi, Cobb of Mis souri, Bynum of Indiana, Sperry of Connecticut, Lapham of Rhode Island, Brawley of South Carolina, Hall of Minnesota, Barwig of Wisconsin, Cad mus of New Jersey, Johnson of Ohio, Caruth of Kentucky, Pendleton of West Virginia, Ferman of Illinois, Cummings of New York, Patterson of Tennessee, and McAleer of Pennsylva nia. The demand from parties at: a distance now is to "Send currency and not checks or exchange on New York-” Don’t do it; exchange on New York ought to be good enough for anybody, and there is u« reason why' our currency should be sent elsewhere- NVe need it ourselves. AN AGREEMENT RETNVEEN THE TWO FACTIONS REACHED. THE HOURS FOR DERATE DEFI- NITELY SETTLED. Mr. Cleveland (luletly Leaven for Uuvcnrd'N liny. Washington, D. C., Aug. 11.—Mr. Cleveland left early this morning fdr Buzzard's Bay, and the eyes of all the world follow him with interest of pecu liar tenderness. The President an nounced before leaving that no more ap isiinlnients would be made until some thing is done to relieve tin* financial sit uation. This will serve to coerce the , members into prompt action. Their at tention will be taken away front patron age and concentrated ou the financial problem. This, it is hoped, will meet with good results. There is a. general feeling of gratifi cation that the two factions have come to an agreement, aud it is hoped nothing will impede the rapid solution of the vexed question. Senator Irby is making a thorough in vestigation into the Craddock affair. Ho says he Its no idea of fighting a duel with Tillman, but wants to prove facts. It is regarded as probable that Con gressman Shell will be given a chairman ship. NV. J. NVillianis was today appointed to a $1,600 clerkship in the Interior De partment. T. B. Kernaghan was ni’pointed post master at Lexington, S. C. The I’resiilent Departs. President Cleveland slipped out of town quietly this morning and in ae ('ordance with his custom lie kejit secret the hour of him departure, lie eaine into the NVhite House from "NVood'ey” last j evening, spending the night Hiere, and at twenty minutes to 7 o’clock this morn ling left the mansion in his carriage for ' the Pennsylvania railroad station where ;he was joined by Secretary Isimont. i Then' were few people in the station at ! the time, and Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Lamont, passed unnoticed to the train ! plaform, where tlu-y boarded a special I car attached to the Richmond and Ihtti | ville express which drew out for New ! York at 7:05 o’clock. Mr. Cleveland ! has made arrangements for remaining i at Buzzard's Bay until September Ist. Col. Lamont has business in Now York, but be will probably extend his trip to Sorrento. Maine, where his wife and family are staying for the summer. He will return to NVashington about the middle of next week. Before leaving, lie made the following statement for publication, "My absence from the Capi tol at this time may occasion some sur prise, in view of my intense interest in the subject now waiting the action of congress. Though my views and re >m jnendations have already been officially ! submitted to that body and though. 1 ■ am by no means certain I could further ! aid in bringing about the result which seems so necessary it would be a great ! satisfaction to me if I could remain at t'he seone of action. But. whether 1 am here or elsewhere, I shall look with hope and confidence to the action of those upon whom the resposibility now rests qf saving oar people from their present dangers am! difficulties I am going back to my summer home nt the sea shore been use I am not sufficiently Tested from tlie 4th of March to fit me to I again assume the duties and labors which await me. I have been counselled by i those whose advice 1 cannot disregard ! ,'ind the further r st 1 contemplate is absolutely m-eeseiry to my health and I strength.’ 1 ■ ci remain away during ! the month of Au tiist, and shall devote myself to rest and out-door recreation. “My days will be devoid of interest to the public, and 1 shall be exceedingly pleased if I ean be free from the at : teiitions of newspaper correspondents.” BOTH KEEP OUT OF VIEW. The Suit Agninftt Mr. Breckinridge, and Speculation im to the Trial. The Pollard-Breckinridge breach of promise case ftiirnlshed a salacious topic of town talk yesterday. The Kentucky representative remained in his rooms at the Cochran all day, and was seen by none but a few personal friends. To all newspaper men who call to ask if he had any statement to make in addition to the one given out Saturday night, word was sent that he was “not in.” Miss Pollard left her boarding place Saturday morning, and while every one in a position to know of her move ments was very reticent, it is proba ble that she has left the city tempo rarily to escape the notoriety which the suit has brought on her. The trial of this case,* should it not be stopped before it reaches the trial stage, will be one of the most sensa tional in the history of the District. It will be tried by a jury of twelve men in the circuit court, but in the ordinary course of the clogged cur rent of local litigation its number on the docket can not be reached for a year. There is a possibility, how ever, since the six district judges have been relieved of the hearing of appeal cases by the establishment of a new court that the accumulation upon tlie docket may be disposed of more rapid ly than in the past. Everybody who knows the “silver tongued” blue grass orator Is aware that he is not a man of means. In tlie event of a verdict for the $50,000 sued for, or any considerable fraction there of, Col. Breckinridge’s friends say the money could not be collected for the simple reason that he does not possess it, and his wife’s property could not bo seized to satisfy a judgment against him. As yet he has secured no law yer to represent him in the case out his friends expect that one or more Kentuckians who stand high at the bar and in politics will serve as coun sel. Many of the people who know Miss Pollard recall the circumstance that they first met her at the Breckinridge house, where she took part in a re ception or other social functions. To all appearances she was a most Inti mate friend of the family, a relation which seemed not at all unnatural, as all of them were Kentuckians. Miss Pollard has made some preten tions to literary ability, and her sign ed articles bore the name Madeline Breckinridge Pollard. The middle name was either adopted as a nom de plume ar upon the 'strength cij a cousinship with the family) TERMS SI PER YEAR. EMIGRATION. AN INTERESTING TALK WITH COL DYER ON THIS SUBJECT. TO ESTABLISH A COLONY UP IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. He Thinks Tbut it is I lie I'lare f All I’lncex. Several days ago lit was stated in the Chronicle that Col. I>. B. Dyer and limit. Edge Eve had gone to Columbia county, on a. prospecting tour which would be of much interest so Augusta. After spending three or four enjoyable days driving over the upper portion of the comity they have returned to the city, tad. Dyer completely carried away with |the district and Capt. still a lover of old t'olunibia. Y’esterdiiy morning a Chronicle reporter (-ailed upon <'ol- Dyer and ask ed him what, idea he had in view when visiting Columbia county. He said I hat he had heard so much about that section and its fertile lands that he thought he would like to see it with the view of establishing a colony of emigrants there some time in the fu ture. Col. Dyer said that he and Capt. Eve left, the ears at i'lioiusou and from there they drove over to lhe la . er s elegant country home in a short time behind a pair of fine mules. lie seemed to be completely infatuated with his host and the hospitable treat ment he received and said that Capt. Evi' has a uiodel farm, the best that he has soon since ids arrival in the south. Continuing Col. Dyer said: "NVe then spent two days driving through the country, 75 miles each day, doing nothing but examining' the lands aud the magnificent crops of corn and eotton, etc., that were on them. I "NVith few exceptions all of this land . is of the very best quality mid has pro- I dueed large crops for many years and will | continue to do so for many years to come if properly treated- I can plainly see that Columbia comity has many farmers who know how to farm and have plenty of everything that goes to make one’s life happy aud contented. .'There is plenty- of valuable land that could be bought: very cheap indeed and ray idea was to see what the chances were of buying a tract of land, say 20,- 000 or 30,000 acres', with the view of es tablishing a colony of emigrants. “Emigrants are what this section needs and if we could only get; them to conic here it would only be a short time when I they would pour in ironi every country land greatly help to develop our many !wonderful resources. “I know just such a tract of land as ! would be needed for a thing of this kind |up in t'olunibia county and will continue to keep tny eye on it as it may be of some use in the ftitiire." “NVhen do you ihink that we will 'have !a. chance to develop this section by em igration?” was asked him. ; “The people of all nations realize that the south is tin- coming section of this emmtry aud I (■<■:' .!'• that we would l-e j justified in looking for great things in this direetion iu the near future.” i Col. Dyer seemed to be very enthusias tic over his emigration scheme mid is .'determined if the opportunity presents it self to give it a thorough test. In MiKlison. Madison, Ga., Aug. 15.—(Special.)—• ! NVillis James, Bill Smith and Laura Dan ! 101, all colored, have just been placed in Morgan county' jail, charged with the murder of NN’ash Simins, whose body was found on the Georgia railroad track iu the corporate limit of the town of Rut ledge, nine miles from here. The evi dence given to the coroner’s jury con victs tile three above named persons. It is said there are two more that partici pated in the murder who are still at large, lint officers and posse are in search of them, and it is very likely the assas sins will be caught. Sheriff 11. C. Fears tells us that he has twenty-three prisoners cliurged with I the following crimes: NVhite M. C. ! Fisher. L. E. Fisher, S. I’. Fisher, ear i breaking; J. M. Lune, concealed weapon j and attenqit: to commit burglary. Colored —NVillis • :nes. Bill Smith, I Laura Daniel, Ike Williams, murder; Amos Butler, under twenty year sen ! teiiee for manslaughter; Ed Crutchfield, and Charlie Colbert "Augusta coons,” burglary; Ans Lawrence, rape; Oscar Williams, assault with intent to murder; John Jernigan, assault and battery; Cojo Pace, assault and battery and atti'nipt to murder; Ike Wyatt, (heating anil swindling; Jonas Simpson, larceny; Wash Jones, wife beating; NVink field Flornoy, four months seiltence from county court; Jim Hill, larceny; Dock Red, larceny; George Com, hinacy. The Fisher brothers are very fine musi cians, and they favor tlie visitors and ininntes with good music. The prisoners are all chained to one very large chain that runs through the centre of (the eell, aud a cuff is braided around the ankles. J. C. Few, Jr., is day guard, and makes a. good one, too. NV. J. Mooney holds the dark lantern during the night. All of the prisoners are impatiently waiting for the Scptcmlier term of court, when they all go to trial. AIKEN GLEANINGS. Aiken, S. C., Aug. 15.—(Special).— A very quiet marriage was solemnized at the First Baptist church in Char leston Sunday afternoon. the an nouncement of which will be read with great interest by the many friends of the groom in tins city. The contracting parties were Miss Kate Xenia Jaeger, and Mr. Lucius Cuthbert Roach. The bride is one of Charleston’s most brilliant women, be ing a constant contributor to several magazines and periodicals. Mr. Roach is a sterling young business man in the City by the Sea; is a son of ex- Alderman Wm. Roach, and a nephew of Rev. Lucius Cuthbert of Aiken? at whose hospitable home, "Glendale” the happy couple are spending a short honeymoon. In one of the private schools at Bath, this county, there is a youth who is destined to become one of the country’s financiers. A few days ago his teacher was trying to impress up on his young mind the different divis ions of time such as days, weeks, months, etc., and the following dia logue took place: Teacher —NVhat is a month? Boy—Don’t know. mam. Teacher —Well, you have been com ing here two weeks; now, if you come here two weeks more, what will that be? Boy—That will be a dollar for you, main, for pa told me so- /