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i>31 I <:»«»olid««*ed with the fuKli*"“grtVisTT. I Athene Banner, Bat. 1882, nr #e»«’t , » * - ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1891.-8 PAGES. VOL. 59 NO. 26 " SOUTHERN LITERATURE. The American Present is a ji ur- Southern Literature, and Romance, and a ong ;US3lllU ih is growing, advancing. Her material future is Tfce riches of „1 devoted to i r t, History y0 f this journal lies before us. It brings to our mind a subject, ” ; GC e worn threadbare by dis- hut still within the scope of l^iiimite argument ibis .tage of of Ihe Soulh, Tbe Son prospering niarTellous to behold her soil are beiDg developed at tbe wu cb oi capital. Her fertile fields tu rning each year with the most bounteous of harvests. Ail of this is well ; it will go to* making her one of tbe wealth iest sections of the Union. But in the development of the mind; tbe culture of the intellect' 1 forces ; the expansion of art and icience and literature ; in these its ,kf keeping abreast of the age? jbe South claims some of the greatest intellects of tbe country. Ikr writers cliatm with the magic of tbeir pens ; her statesmen con" vince with tbe logic of their thoughts; her poets gladden the heart with the melody of tbeir verses ; her hisio- rians enrich the mind with toe get. aius of tbeir researches. But when they wish to publish their publications, they are forced to go to tbe Northern periodicals. Why should this be so, when tbe Souib could Well supports literary mtgszine of surpassing merit V li is true that it takes money to run sucii a magazine, but to the se ine and energetic proprietor of such there would be considerable profit, hiss subject that should command the aiL« Diion of the Southern people While we strive to surpass in tbe cosiest for material supremacy, let us not neglect the development of our lilttsuiru and art. Wrkupe to see a Southern maga- sudi as the American Present, Ihtmny aud prospering, and a fi ord - ing a ti.l<i n which the intellect of ihe So jtit may expand and grow be neath Southern skies. move Athens out to the main line or let her build a road of her own, as Americas has done. Branch roads are not very desirable to live on, but are sometimes good feeders.- [Atner- icus Times-Recorder.] The Banner has ceased to complaio, good broth<- er. The Railroad has come to taw. ;Ji“ £35 i5Ttoi2l?il Si TLg fOT the tr0 “ bl<> 18 to life or Sol Smith Rubsell, ihe groat comedian: About ten days 8 ago the splendid business block in Min neapolis owned by Sol Smith Rub- sell was completely gutted by fire. Ihe amount of insurance was su small that the loss bore heavily upon the comedian, who happened to be Playing at that time in the New England circuit. In short, the mis- fortune weighed upon Mr. RubscII precipitating a kind of melancholy that boded ill. Id vain his friends sought to cheer him; an impenetra ble gloom settled down ever the once merry comedian, and no human pow er seemed capable of dissipating it. When, however, the city of Troy was reached, a batch of letters from home were found there awaiting the gentle Sol’s arrival. Among these letters was one from his little seven- yearwold daughter; it bad been writ len tbe day after the fire and it read in this wise: Dear Papa: I went down to see your store that was burned, and it looked very pretty all covered with ice. Love and kisses from Lillian. These words of consolation iuslan taneously wrought the desired change in Mr. Russell’s condition. In a momeutevery despondent feel ing passed away, and with the pret ty humor of this child’s letter there came back the old-time content ment. Sol Smith Russell is himself again. The ARISTOCRACY of merit. riic shitting scenes in tbe history roaiAitid aro lull of interest to the student ot human nature. li is of interest to notice the dif- kirui qualities that have predomi- tsiwi atnot.g men in the different *?« of the world. Tuere was a time when brute v-ength ruled the world ; when a * u s greatness depended upon his T4i0r » skill and bis strength. itaewM a time when family lint* *8* ma rktd the man of destiny and Vned the pathway to fame. There 1 when wealthy coffers en- i -• • | • ma Q to lofty pre-eminence, fegardless of what his qualities of chwider were. To a large extent this time has I* se d ; yet some of the relics of the k ls - still remain with us. ^Uhe predominant characterise I u - of the men of to-day, especially ^®* r ic*Ds | is honest merit and *Wih. d »y lias passed in this good I ‘‘ otr J°f ours, when strength and ptowess entitles a man to L«* T’he time is no more I ai * lt8; 'Q may invoke the great I ae of the father to pat him in I'^of eminence. ItJr ^ D0 " 4 * n w bicb *b« |**jjttic ) the striving, the perse- ‘^gtnan wins. , not from w bat station ma y come ; be it ever so It would seem that right in tbe hub city of refilled Americans slang is creeping in at an alarming rate Says the Boston Herald : It is cu rious to note what vulgarisms creep into the American language, even the language spoken by well educa* ted, uot to say cultured people. Just at present the ear is harrowed by a phrase, or rather a word, much used by our belles who assist afternoon hostesses at that function called a tea.” “My dear,” says one girl to another, -‘I’m invited to pour for Mrs. Commonwealth next Wednes day.” “Oh, are you ? Well, she asked me to turn, but I had another engagement.” Heavens and earth, 1 thought, what is the meaning of pour” and “turn ?” It was some time before the verbs and their im plied noun made a connection in my iirain, and then the desire to stand these young women in a corner was so intense 1 retired to avoid a dem onstration. Tbe century has indeed grown old and lazy where the longue finds so small a word a9 “tea” diffi cult of utterance. To pour tea is about as simple a phrase as can be spoken, and to drop the final word tea is to render it intolerably vulgar. The custom at large afternoon re< op tions here of having two good-lookr ing girls perform this service, gen erally imposed on servants in well- appointed houses in London, is thor oughly American, and so, too, is tbe abominable fault which baB grown out of it. Half a dozen men in Enrope seem to be planning another war which will cost thousands of lives and mil lions of money. Some day the peo ple will get tired of providing that kind of amusement for their war lords and kings, and set those mis chievous persons to looking for hon est employment. If Chicago doesn’t reduce her rai| roads to subjection and teach them that the World’s Fair is not prima rily a device for the equitable distri bution of freight money among car- ryingjcompanies, the Fair will be rained. The railroads are again try ing to unsettle the site question. Tae Yale seniors are going back to the old cap and gown outfit Tor tbeir commencement season, it has had its day in about all tbe other American colleges, where it is gener ally worn only by those who speak commencement parts. A whole class arrayed in this expensive costume will make a rather imposing specta cle, though it is doubtful if it adds any lustre to their assembled wisdom. Pays the Boston Herald : Thi- Prince of Walks explains that tiis biggest debts have been incurred in buying wedding presents. He wil* get a good deal of sympathy on this account the world over. BIDS FOR BONDS- THE COMMITTEE WILL SELL THE BONDS SOON. THE CITY FATHERS MEET. The Water Tower Question Postpon ed—Ordinances In Regard to Sewers Adopted—Minor Actions of CounciL It is generally conceded that there is fully as much cotton planted tbi- year as last, but tbe crop has not flourished quite so favorably up to date. Judge Clarke of Atlanta doesn’t believe in lynch law. He knows how to conduct courts with a view to punishing the guilty. And that is right. It seems that the fire fiend is play ing ;sad havoc with the fields and farms of Michigan these Spring days. “Wet” or “dry,” the gardens of Athens rre flourishing and have been since tbe spring weather began. The Boulevard is going to be tbe most attractive street of Athens some day. Mr. Harrison has gone back to Washington*.. _ ’ has been sent back to Mr. Pullman. Manager Voss is pushing, the electric street railway right along to a speedy completion. More raiu more rest, as the negro farmer would say. All aboard for Oxford ! icd ^ 1)6 have.the right spirit ll4! ^ 1 k'®> he will succeed. He may 49 4 penniless, barefoot boy, C? lhe highest office in the ^countrymen. '‘^ocracy of wealth and y l. auae an< * dead valor and glo- l w Dl,hed - akeiu trist °cracy that has Ui| U blsoe. * *ko kfi ari8tocrac y merit and kancf 0Dg * tothl# cUe ® wUI wiD If there are two counties in Geor. which have better Sheriffs than Clarke and Ogleinorpe let them tell it. The Banner recently spoke with pleasurable pride of Sheriff Wier's goed work in arresting a murderer. Sheriff Wier's clever work was in deed admirable, and the people ap plauded him universally. The Craw ford Herald claims part of tbe honor thus : “ Does one of our neighboring daily papers want tbe earth for noth ing ? If not, why did it not give Sheriffs Winn and Maxwell, of this county, credit for leading to tbe cap ture of Bill Johnson who killed Webb near Athens recently. The negro was virtually gone and would have been at liberty to day had it not been for the sheriffs and posse of this county, who traced them up and put Sheriff Wier on a warm track which led to their capture. Tbe Herald always glories to Oglethorpe’s success and would like to see our neighbors credit us for what we do. We have two of tbe best sheriffs in Georgia. The Banner will please note this.” So it seems that the good officers of Oglethorpe “claim part of the honor.” Let’s get up a little detec tive race between these excellent of ficers. Why not ? Delaware isu’t particularly prond of her whipping post, though she clings to it with a remarkable te nacity. Some enterprising showmen undertook to negotiate for the whole pillory outfit, which had done ser vice there for nearly half a century, in order to put it on exhibition in Chicago, and the trade would have been carried out bad not some in dignant citizens got together and applied the torch to tbe relic of bar barism. Ir they would now continue their work, and wipe out the whip ping post from the statute books, they would show themselves fully abreast of our nineteenth century civilization. Good seasons at last. WHYT HE DIFFERENCE? What has tbe Dauielsville Moni tor treasured in its good heart against Athens and the State University ? Until now the Monitor has been greatly favored by tbe merchants of Athens in giving ont advertisements. Some of Athens’ most enterprising merchants came from the good old county of Madison, and many of the honor men in college, are sons °* Madison county’s farmers. What hurts the Monitor, anyhow ? The Athens Banner is complain- int of the sir vice on the Georgia — railroad from Union Point to Athens, competent officer as Capt. O The Inexplicable Action of the Geor gia. Railroad. There is a rule of tbe Railroad Commission {of Georgia that says that parties of ten in riding over a road shall have party rates of live cents per mile round trip, and parties of over twenty-five shall have a rate of four cents per mile round trip. Under this rule, the agents along the line are instructed to give these rates to parties desiring them. On Friday eve ning the University base ball team and several others went down to Ox ford to tho base ball game. They went by tbe way of the Covington and Macon to Madison, and then took the Georgia. The Covington and Macon gave tbe boys a rate of four cents round trip, but when they got to Madison they were told that they would have to pay full fare. This they did and went on. On the same train was a party of amateur players going to Covington to play Kathleen Mavourneen. They were given the reduced rates. Yesterday the University boys went down in full force over tbe Covington and Macon to Madison, and thence by the Georgia to|Covington. They, too, were compelled to pay full fare. There were over one hundred and fifty in tbe crowd. It was learned that the Georgia railroad authorities had tele graphed their agent at Madison not to grant special rates to the Athens crowd Now, the question arises, why the dif ference made between a crowd of twen ty actor3 and a crowd of one hundred and seventy-five Athenians, many of whom were citizens. The conduct of the Georgia railroad authorities needs explanation. Hava they observed the rule of the Railroad Commission of the State? The students did not choose to go over tbeir line by the way of Union Point. Perhaps this is the reason. It is just that at this point, a com parison be drawn between the conduct of tbe Covington & Macon officials and that of the Georgia officials. The former were courteous, obliging and in every way made efforts to ait the crowd. They gave a special train and reduced the rateB according to tbe rule. The students desire to thank them for their courtesies. The Georgia on th> other hand acted in an inexplicable manner, discriminated unjustly against them, and refused the reduced rate that they allowed to crowd of twenty actors. Why this difference? An explanation would come in well at this juncture of the proceedings. Capt. James O’Farrell, of theCov ington AM aeon, was especially cour teous and obliging to the crowd. He went o»er to Oxford and returned with them, and did everything he could , aid in malting t he trip an agreeable one. The railroad should feel proud The City Fathers met yesterday af ternoon at four o’olock in called ses sion. There were three important questions to be considered, and the council got down to wofk in-short order. There were piesenl his honor, Mayor Brown, aud Aldermen Talmadge, Orr, Booth, Dorsey, Myers and McDowell. The first matter taken under consid eration was the question of condemning the water tower as a nuisance. This matter has been talked about very much of late, and tbe discussion has been lively pro and con, but it has not yet reached any definite shape. There are those wbo believe the old tower should be torn down, but don’t know where to place another one, or in what manner to provide for tbe neces sities of the city in regard to a full aud complete water supply. And then this brings up tbe question of the city of owniog and operating its own waterworks system. So tbe coun cil deeided to postpone their action on this matter until tbe next regular meet ing. And then it will be decided as to whatjshaU be Vie w i h the water tower- THE skwkks. The sewers, kpving been completed in one section of the city, it became necessary to provide an ordinance in regard to their use by tbe citizens The city attorney bad drawn up an ordinance in regard to tbe matter, and submitted to the council. On.motion it was adopted with slight amendments. The general' provisions of the ordi nance were directory of the use by the citizens of the sewers now completed and those to be completed in tbe future, and prescribing a penalty foi the viola tion of any of its parts. THKC1TT BONDS. The city clerk reported that be bad as yet received no bids for tbe bonds of the city to be floated on J uly 1st. This was due to the shortness of the time for which they have been advertised. Alderman Hodgson, now in New York, will doubtless succeed in getting splendid bids for the bonds. Tbe bouds are floated at 4*4 per cent, interest, and ran for thirty years. They are issued in bonds of the de nomination of $1,000 each, and tbe first series to be issued on J uly 1st, 1891, is composed of $25,000 of street improve ment bonds and $25,000 of sewer bonds. Tbe other $25,000 of street improve ment bonds will be floated on January 1st. 1892. The general and, indeed, the unani mous opinion of tbe council is that tbe bonds can be sold at par at 4% per cent. The money will be paid over on July 1st and wqrk wi^i be commenced at once e committee, to whom tbe sale of the bonds bad been intrusted, were granted further time to complete their work. after the mayor. Mayor Brown then heard the excuses of the aldermen tor being late to meet ing and why they should not be fined. They gave tbeir excuses,and then moved to include the mayor in the ordinance and put him on the same footing with the aldermen, where they could fine him when he came late- Tbe Mayor stated that that nothing wbuld please him better. The motion was put and carried. An alderman then suggested that the clerk be required to keep his clock with college bell time, aud if he didn’t to flue him, too. Tbe suggestion was not well|received, and the clerk will not be disturbed with a fine. The counoil then adjourned until tbe next regular meeting. •*.i i PLAY BALL" THE UMPIRE SAID SO AND THEY DID IT. EMORY IS PUT TO SLEEP. A Great Crowd Witnesses the Game —Good Playing on Both Sides~But the University Nine Didn’t Car ry “Fall” In their Vocabulary. UNIVERSITY 12, OXFORD 11. Athens is prouder than ever of the University boys. They are the biggest men in the city today, for they have twined new laurels in the wreath of victories that has al ways crowned.the grand old University of Georgia. All honor to the boys whose cherished home is the college campus! Long may the colors,old gold,crimson and black, float triumphant over every Southern college,! be it on field and track of athletic sports, or yet to liters ry halls! Three cheers for the students all, and still three more and a royal Bengal “ti- gah” for the base ball team of the Uni versity. LEAVING ATHENS. Bright and early yesterday morning tbe Covington & Macon depot was tbe scene of gay life. More than too hundred college boys were there and in fine spirit—jollier than ever, and clamoring for passage on the special train so generously sent out by the;railroad to take them to Ox ford. One hundred and fifty were on the tram when it steamed out from the d pot and the college yell “Hoo-rah, •rah-rah, Hoo-rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, Georgia” went up tearing tbe air in tre mendous tnunden from a hundred voices. The trip to Madison was one of fun, and frolic—of laughter and song. Tbe boys owned the train. At Madison but little time was lost and the fast train on the Georgia rail road soon landed the boys at Coving ton. There were a number of Oxford fellows there to meet tbe train, who seemed to ho surprised to sp<» so many 10 to 6 in favor of Oxford. Hacked? Not a bit of it. Did you ever see the University’s men backed? That college yell did the work. Again and again it went' up hashing every thing else. Then the college Glee club got in its work. The boyq got to Bing- FOOLISH BEN THINKS THE PEOPLE CARE SOME THING FOR HIM. MR BLAINE’S TACTICS He Is Playlnglwlth Bennie—The Next Democratic Nominee for Presi dent—The Race for Speaker— The U. S. Supreme Court. ON TO ATHENS. The Georgia, Carolina, & Northern Is Coming. Only a few more miles to traverse. And then the citizens of Athens will hail with delight the first locomotive on tbe Georgia, Carolina & Nortbrn road as it steams up on the other side of the river. To say that that day will. be royally celebrated is to state the case mildly. The road is now completed to Broad river, where an excellent bridge is be ing erected. This bridge will be com pleted sometime next week, and then the rails will be laid this side Broad river. There are a few creeks to cross be tween Athens and Broad river, and the work will be delayed a few days on ac count of that. And, again, tbe road is not being built hurriedly at all. Somewhat about July 1st tbe train will reach Oconee river bridge. This bridge is being poshed rapidly to completion, and when finished will be one of tbe finest structures of its kind in the South. The work will be pushed toward At lanta a great deal more rapialy than it has beeu done between Athens and die Savannah river, and will get to Atlanta somewhere about December 1st. 1 The Georgia Carolina and Northern is building one of the finest roads in the country. Its right of way is one hundred feet wide from one end of the road to tbe other; its road bed is splendidly graded; its track is of the finest seel rails; its bridges are of the . ery ;best workman ship; its equipments will be of.the ;most elegant and comfortable nature; and its officers are as Derfect a set of gen tlemen as can be found anywhere. F. HASTY. F. HARWELL . ing the happiest songs known to college life. Halsey got lively, and his Iruh got up. “Play way off old boye l”. he would yell, and tbe runners took every odd. Ah, howfthose fellows did slide. Why, Charlie Herty made a slide that looked like flying perpendicularly in tbe air, and it took the breath awuv from those Oxford men. They couldn’t slide worth a cent Frank Herty and Wadley, our but tery, did great work in the last few in nings. So did the field men. And this Won the game, tbe boys making ' the score ruu up to 12 to 11. Here is the full score: UNIVERSITY. AB. R. BH. A.E. Grambline, 3 b 6 l 1 1 I. A. O Hulsey.2nd b,... 5 2 0 4 0. E. Halsey, I. f ! 5 3 o 0 o L. Sibley,, s s ....5 1 1 a 0 .Tones, lb — — •' B 1 I 0 l. NaUv, rf 5 2 3 0 l>. F. Hetty, 5 0 0 1 0. Wadley, c 4 11 0 1 C. Herty c. t 4 1 0 0 1. 12 7 8 4- Totals. 43 OXFORD. AB K. BH. Foreman, c 3 2 i Lawrence, r f 4 2 0 Thompson, s 8 4 3 0 Hutchins, 3 b 4 0 1 Williams, if 4 0 1 t.riflin V\ .2 b 4 II 0 Clanton, of 4 1 0 Thomas, l b 4 2 1 Grillin, p 4 1 0 PROF. J. HARRIS CHAPPELL Elected President of Industrial and Normal School for Women. Atlanta, May 16.—(special.)—The board of trustees or managers of the new industrial and normal school for women at Milledgeville met today and elected Professor J. Harris Chappell of Cjlumbus, president of that institute. Professor Chappell is a Georgian, a na tive of Bibb county and is 41 years of age. He has been exceedingly success ful as a teacher aud bis appointment will give general satisfaction. C. H. HERTY. A HALSEY. step from tbe cars. It was a painful surprise to the Oxford men for the University boys were in excellent spirits and had a sweeping way in tbeir manner that seemed to carry things t ieir own way. Several street cars carried the boys out to Oxford, a mile away, and without stopping for dinner the University fellows sought the dia mond. THHY GREETED THEM. Our home team was already on the field practicing. They had gone over the day before. When the Athens crowd caught sight of them, theicollege yell was given in greeting, and the boys went about their practicing with increasing interest, The field was a bad one for our boys. They had not been used to a sloping field. It was a rough one too, and the boys didn’t feel at all at home. But with that college yell sounding like mighty thunder in their ears— gracious, who couldn’t have played ball? And they did! ah they did! THE GAME IS CALLED. According to the privilege of the vis iting team tbe University selected Mr, James C. Mell, of this city, as umpire. This selection was perfectly agreeable to tbe Oxford nine and the game was called. “Play ball!” As it rang out across the diamond a death like stillness hovered over the thousands.of spectators, men, women and children. The Oxfords were “in,” but as the University boys stepped out in the field, the inspiration of that college yell sent a thrill of comfort to'their anxious hearts, and they went but to play, their best. Frank Herty stepped lightly into the box and took tbe ball amid loud ap plause from our side. Meantime the Oxford fellows had been silenced by that yell. They’d never heard anything quite like it before. To them it sounded very, very tony. They were rattled to star with. some;good batting The Oxford men batted like cannons at first. They seemed to catch onto Herty at the start and sent many a sky scraping ball over into the fielders’ domain. - And in this way they made three runs the first inntog. The University boys were as cool as encumbers and went in to make nothing less than 5 runs. And they did it. The second inning was a beauty. Ox ford was skunked and the University made 1. This brought out tremendous applause from the University men. But the third and fourth innings brought bad luck to us. The score was Totals , 37 11 4 7 4. Summary—Batteries: Griffin and Foreman, Herty and w adley. 2 base hits. Foreman, Hutchins, Wil liams. and G rambling. Base stolen, A. Halsey 2. Double play, Thompson and Thomas. Bases on balls, Griffin 8, Herty 4. Struck out, by Grifflin 7, Herty 8. Time of game, 2 hours. Umpire, James C. Mell. Scorer, T. G. Gerdiue. ‘ TWO MORE GAMES On June 4th and 4th the remaining two games of tbe series with Oxford will be played here in Athens. Let us give the Oxfords a big time when they come over. Diamond Dust. The pitchers were great—Herty did splendidly for the University, and Grif fin held down tbe box well for Emory Griffin’s pitching was not so good when he was forced to keep his foot on the ground before delivering the ball. Freeman was excellent behind tbe bat for Emory. Professor Herty made a splendid catch of a long fly to center field. A. Halsey did some fine work at second base. Carl Thompsom, an old University boy, handled the hot bails at short stop in splendid style for Emory. The uniforms were beautiful, Emory was attired in pure white with black caps and black trimmings. The University wore their colors black suits, red belt and old gold letters “U. G.” over the breast. Tbe conduct of both nines was manly and courteous in every respect. Mr. James C. Mell, the umpire, was complimented on all sides for his fair ness in bis rulings. At tbe conclusion of tbe game be went to tbe captain of the-Rmory teqtn and asked him if any one of bis rulings bad been unsatis factory. Tbe captain replied that tbe team a as highly pleased with his rulings aud were thoroughly satisfied. IN A NEGRO BAP t lb i CONVENTION. The Reply of a Colored Minister to a Northern Brother. Charlottesville, Va., May 16.—At the Virginia Baptist state convention, representing 20,000 colored Baptists, Dr. McVickers, of Toronto, Canada, in urg ing the raising cf a fund of $5,000 for two colored seminaries, drew a gloomy picture of the colored people of the south, asserting that they were worse off now in many sections than they were thirty-five years ago. He then spoko of what the American Baptist Home Mis sionary society desired to do for the peo ple of the state. In reply to Dr. McVickers, Rev. J. M. Armistead, colored, of Petersburg, Va. said: I am opposed to any more such help from the north. 1 would say to the Home Mis sion board, of New York, put your money somewhere else and let ns help ourselves. If we are ever to stand alone, now is the time to do so; but as long as our northern brethren rock the cradle for us we will be children, and forty years hence we shall be as dependent on northern help as now. The speech created a stir, and pro voked a long and heated discussion. VICTIM OF INSULTS. A Presbyterian Minister Deno Toughs and is Persecuted. Burlington, la., May 16.—Rev. M. McEwen. pastor of the Presbyterian church at Middletown, near this city, is the victim, of persecution at the hands of an organized hoodlums in that village, This gang is composed of young men ranging in age from 17 to 20 yean who have carried on a long series of outrages against various citizens. Rev. Mr. McEwin denounced the gang from his pulpit and thereby directed their hatred against himself. That night he was stone! and pelted with rotten eggs and mud. Since then. he has been the ob ject of all sorts of pretty annoyances and letters written in blood red ink have been received by him threatening the burning of his honse and the poisoning of his horse unless he left the country. The reverend gentleman has Secured a large revolver aud gained consent to carry it from the authorities, and pro poses to make it warm for toe young men if farther annoyed. Other promi nent citizens have received like treat- ASH INGTON, D. C — May 16— Sp-cial. —Mr. Har rison’s fool <r. mis put nil Washing ton iuio an amus ed tiuer ’ todny. • They decided sev eral days ago that it would not do to announcetbe hour of tbe arrival of the roya 'y equipped spe cial train bearing Benjamin, the candidate, because forsooth, he ui-slrrd to escape the crowd that would meet him if they knew when be was coming. If ihe hour that the train would arrive bad been announced tor days before in all ihe ltical newspapers and had beeu placarded on all the bill hoards aud dead walls in town, it is possi ble that two or three hundred idle negroes and hoodiutna might have congregated at tue station fromjeutiosity, but to suppose that there would havt l»een a crowd large enough to worry tbe gentlemen, it Is ihe most humorous thing of the season, and it uaa set every body in town to laughing. Mr. Blaine’s being confined io bis room in New York, by illness was good enough fur the sensational newspapers to gull those wbo knew no better; but it didn’t go down tb those who knew that Mr Blaine left Washington because of tbe irritation caused by the dictatorial tone of the-telegrams with wiiicu Mr. Harrison was flood- tig him, and if he does not resume the ac tive duties of his position for somet'mu will not be on account of hiB bealtn, but because he wishes to get even with Mr. Harrison by leaving him in charge of mat ters over which be is almost certain to blunder. I have good reason for believing that Mr. Harrison’s tre atment of Mr. Blaine, who minks be b«s a grtevance£<lunng the next f< w days will settle bis chances tor a renoinination. It is certalu that Blaine doesnlt care for ihe nomination, and that if Mr. Harrison has the tact he can have ta- Blaine strength thrown to him, which would muke-hia nomination certain; but it is i qualiy certain that Mr. Harrison will have to drop tbe I-only-ain-ibe-adminis- trai.oa style, which has so irritated B.aine, in oruer to succeed. The outcome will be watched wiih interest, and weVe’-it not for the “big head" which ihe courtesy extend ed by the people t<> the high office be fills has given Mr. Harrison it wopid not be in d>.ubt. Blame holds the wtnuiug cards, and he koows ii ho. Representative Hooker, of 'Miasissipi, thinks the democratic prty will do well to go west tor its candidate next year, and that it could not do better than (o take Hon. William R, Morrison, of lllinoi-, at present the dem- oora'ic member of the Interstate Commerce board of Commissiofiers. SenatorPeffer and cprResentaiive Jerry Simpson, unite in the declaration ibat the convention of the Fanners Alliance and Laboi organization which meets io Cin- cimati next week will not form {a third party, but will confine its public work to the isaueingof nn address to tb> p-ople. Representative Crain, of Texas, who is here on private business, says tbe outlook for the election of the democratic candi- da'e, whoever he may be, next year, v could hardly be brighter. He doesn’t thiDk tiiere will bn a Farmers Alliance na tional ticket nominated, nor does he think there is the slighest doubt of the election of his coile&gu-, Mr. Mills, to the Spcuk- rr-hip of the next H*mse Keep you eye on Representative W. L. Wils<- ,"of West Virginia. Heis a young man, Lot heis growing as rapidly a* any man now in oublic life. His r atne is heard on V all sides here and and nothing buj praise is spoken of him, H is deeply interested in the organization f democratic club*, and he Is at present making speeches out west in their interest. Again tbe rumor is i< vived that Justice Bradley, of the United States Supreme court, intending ictiring, and that Senator Edmunus will be nominated as his suc cessor. Justice Bradley is past the legal age for retirement, and it ' “ ' ‘ ’ ••ends to retire. Many v opts with that ho had retired before the nuuuiuuu o < decision was made, but I cannot understand why Mr. Edmunds, who, wbeD in good health, on two occasions declined going upon the bench, should now, when bis health is be ginning to break down, accept the posi tion. There is something rotten somewhere in the connection of ibis government with matters relating to Chili. Tue public has never beeD given the true inwardness of this Iiata business. It is expected that the names of tbe new judges ot the U. 8. Circuit will be announ-. ced in a few dayB. Ex-Senator Ingalls has surprised every body by turning up hen-, and tbe newspa per men are itching to ltarn what he came for. _ A BLAZING SLAUGHTER PEN. The Buildings Consumed with a Loss of Five Hundred Dollars. Yesterday about odc o’clock tbe bell in the Presbyterian tower rang out au alarm of flic. It was from box 45, which is lo- cated at the court-house, at the junction of Hill street with Prince Avenue. A dense smoke arising from tbe extrtme end of Barber street ^fixed the location of the fire It was tbe slaughter pen of Messrs. Booth and Bertling. Tbe department an swered tbe alarm quickly, and id a few minutes tbe reels and hook and ladder truck were speeding towards tbe fire. When they reached there they did good and effectual work. Tbe bhildings being so far out frdxi the centre of tbe city, the flames had gotten consideiable headway before the depart ment reached the place, bbt as one of the citiz-ns near by said, they did as good work as any lot of meD could m>. The buildings used as slaughter-house* were consumed, aud the loss is placed at five hundred dollars. The fire wa* accidental in its nature. A negro was smoking some bologna sau sage, and let the fire get too- bot. The house caught and- those present were una ble to put it out. The Special Sehvices The specia services that have been going on for several weeks at the First Methodist church close with the meeting to-night. They will be discontinued for one week, when they will be merged in the Gos pel Tent meeting to be conducted by Rev. J. B. Culpepper, assisted by the ministers of tho city,