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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
WORK OF THE FIFTY-FIRST
CONGRESS.
r*orFKt>ixa* of the house and senate
BRIF.EKD—DELIBERATIONS OVER MAT
" WWlff VOXtfcNTOVS INTEREST TO OUR
COMMON COUNTRY.—NOTES.
{ ; T! F journal having been rend nnd ap
fprbvtd, tho house, on Wednesday, went
into crtipmittee of the whole, Mr. Peters, of
Kansas, in the chair, on the land grant
forfertme bill. Pending discussion, the
committee rose, and Mr. Swcney, of iowa,
presented the conference report on the
hill authorizing the construction of bridges
icross the lowa river, at Wapello, lowa.
No quorum being announced, the House
adjourned without action.
In the senate, on Wednesday, Mr. Pasco
offered a resolution, which whb roferred
to the committee on foreign relations,
.ailing on the secretary of state for in
formation as to the arrest by Spanish au
thorities, in Havana, of A. J Diaz, an
American citizen and a minister of the
gospel. Mr. Teller introduced a bill
giving a pension of $2,000 a year to Mrs.
Jesse Fremont. Referred to the commit
tee on pensions. Mr. Sawyer introduced
* hill to establish limited jiostal and tej
?graph service. Referred to the post-'
office committee. The senate then went
into a brief executive session. The doors
were reopened at 1:30. On moti n of Mr.
Hawley, the bill to establish n national
military park at the battlefield
of Cbiekamangn was taken from the cal
endar and passed, with some minor
smendments. The senate resumed con
sideration of the sundry civil appropria
tion bill, the pending amendment being
to increase the appropriation for survey
ing public lands from $200,000 to $600,-
000. The amendment was agreed to.
The next apjyitdinput that provoked dis
cussion was t>4*3 increasing the item for a
topographical survey from $300,000 to
$300,000. This brought out a lengthy
debate. During the suspension of the
discussion, the senate bill to authorize
the construction of bridges over the Ba
vannah, Oemulgee and Oconee rivers was
reported and pjaced on the calendar. Mr.
Tluußsj from the committee on appropri
ations. reported the Indian appropriation
bill, and said that immediately after the.
conclusion af the sundry civill appropri
ation bill, he would ask the senate to
consider it. It calls for $7,103,811,
against $0,022 038, as the bill come from
the house. The discussion was resumed,
and Mr. Plumb argued in support of the
amendment nnd in general defense of the
desert land law, swamp land law and
other land laws of the United States.
Mr. Call replied to Mr. Plumb, and was
still on the floor when, at 0 o’clock,
without action on the ponding amend
ment, the senate adjourned, having dis
posed of only three pngts of the bill
during the day.
Immediately after reading the journal
on Thursday the house went into com
mitteo of thewhok (Mr.’^l’ctsirs,,of Kan
sas in tberhidr) On the land grant forfeit
ure bill. Albert debate,'participated in
by Messrs. Mcßae of Arkansas, Cobb of
Alabama, and Parson of Illinois, ensued.
Ou motion of Mr. Herbert, Of Alabama,
an amendment was adopted providing
that all cash entries heretofore jtermitted
to be maij* within the limits of tha grant
to aid in the construction of the Alabama
nnd Fltfridnpor* the Mobile and Girard
railroads, be validated aud patents issued
to‘purchasers thereof, provided that the
government retains the purchase money.
The. bill was then reported to the house
and passed. 'Hie bill, which is the sen
ate bill with the house substitute therefor,
forfeits all lands granted to aid in the
construction of railroads opposite to, and
coterminous with a portion of any such
railroad not now completed. The house
adjourned.
The senate, on Thursday, resumed ~ n
sideration of the sundry civil appro,.na
tion bill, the pending question being on
the amendment to add to the appropria.
of $300,000 for topographic surveys, a
provision that one half that sum should
be expended west of the 101st meridian,
and that the act of October, 1888, reserv
ing irrigable lands, be repealed. Air.
Call continued his argument of Wednes
day against the amendment. Mr. Moody
argued iu favor of the amendment aad
spoke of its transcendent importance to
the people of-Bouth Dakota. Mr. Mor
gan theu addressed the senate. He was
Followed by Mr. Reugnn. Without finish
ing his remarks, Mr. Reagan yielded the
floor for a motion to adjourn, no prog
ress having been made with the bill for
the day. After a short executive session
the senate, at 0:15, adjourned till Friday
it 11 a. w.
In tlie house, on Friday, Mr. Cannon,
of Illinois, for the committee on rules,
reported a resolution providing that the
house sliull immediately proceed to the
consideration of the “original package”
bill, tbe previous question to be consid
ered as ordered on Monday, after the
reading of the journal, aDd that fhe house
shall consider the bankruptcy bill, the
previous question to he considered as or
dered on Wednesday, after the reading of
the journal. The house decided—yens
115, nays 55—to consider the resolution.
The “original package” bill was then
taken up. Arguments pro and con were
made by Messrs. Taylor, Culberson, Ad
ams, Heed, of lowa, and Morse. Pend
ing debate the house took a recess until 8
o’clock, the evening session being for tho
consideration of private pension bills.
Nothing was done at the evening session
of the house. Mr. Enloe, of Tennessee,
raised the point of no quorum on the first
motion made, and the house, at 8.80, ad
journed.
On Friday,thercsolution offered Thurs
day in the senate by Mr. Allison, making
it in order, in the consideration of appro
priation bills, to move to limit the debate
on the amendments to five minutes for
each senator, was presented. The resolu
tion was laid on the table, subject to call
hereafter. Consideration of the sundry
civil bill was resumed, the pending ques
tion being, as on Thursday, the amend
ment increasing from $200,000 to $300,-
000 the appropriation for the topographic
eurvev. After a long debate u|>ou a line
with those of the two or three preceding
tlavs. the amendment was agreed to.
O.iier amendments recommended by the
committee on appropriations were agreed
to. The hill was then laid aside, sixty
three jmges having becif disposed of out
ot a tots lot 114. i|r. Ain-on gave no
ticMKat he would ask the senate to re
main in session Saturday until the bill
would be Completed. Mr.' Vance Intro
duced a bill providing for the repeal of
the tax of ten per rent on the circulation
of state banks, and providing that no
higher rate of tax shall he levied on such
circulation than on that of nationuU
hanks. Referred to the finance commit
tee. After n brief executive session, the
stnate at 0:10 adjourned till Saturday ai
11 n. m.
The l.ouie, ou Saturday, resumed con.
tiderntiou of the original’ package bill,
and almost the entire day wits con
sumed in spec eh making. Pending de
bate, the hoi s: took a recess till t
o'clock, the evening session to be for de
bate ot. ly.
'I he senate, on Saturday, resumed con
sideration of the sundry civil appropria
tion bills Various amendments were re
ported and agreed to and the bill wsi
reported to the senate and all the amend
ments agreed to in committee of the
whole were agreed to in bulk, and the
dll was then passed. The tariff bill wai
taken tip as unfinished husiuess, anil Mr.
Aldrich gave notice that he would move
o take it up at 2 o’clock on Monday.
I’lie senate then, at 8:45, adjourned till
Mondav at noon. _ _____
NOTES.
The senate, in executive session Fri
day, confirmed the appointment of mer
chandise appraisers, made by the presi
dent several days ugo.
Tsyo Georgia postmasters wero ap
pointed Saturday: F. I). Beall, at Con
dor, Laurens county, and W. P. Morgan,
at Walker Station, Dougherty county.
Secretary Windom has discontinued the
daily buying of bonds, and calls for pro
posals for the sale of bonds. The pro
posals will be received ou Thursday, July
24th.
Superintendent Robert I*. Porter, in a
long double leaded dispatch to the New
York /Ym, Sunday morning, announces
autkontlvely that President Harrison
is a candidate for renomination.
The president, on Thursday, nominated
to be general appraisers of merchandise:
J. Lewis Block pole, of Massachusetts:
Henderson W. Somerville, of Alabama;
Ferdinand X. Shurtleff, of Oregon. Abo
Ohvor S. Spaulding, of Michigan, to be
assistant secretary of the treasury, vice
Oeorge O. Tichenor, resigned; nml
James T. Boughton, postmaster,Madison,
(la.
A meeting of the republican members
of the senate committee on privileges and
elections was held Friday to consider
provisions of the federal election bill.
The session lasted more than two hours.
It is said by senators, not members of the
committee, that it is their understanding
that the committee will make very con
siderable changes in the Lodge bill and
reduce its length materially.
The civil service commission on
Wednesday issued the following circular:
The number of eligibles on the registers
of tin- civil service commission for most
of the southern states is not sufficient to
meet the demands of the apportionments
for appointments in the departmental
si rvice at Washington. There is only
a lack of eligibles for the railway mail
service front most of these states. To
supply the deficiencies the comuihsion
has arranged to hold extra commissions
at the places named below, on
the dates specified: Lexington.. Ky.,July
23d: Charlotte, N. C„ July 24th; Louis
ville, Ky , July 24th; Nashville, Tenn.,
July 25th; Columbia, 8. (’., Memphis,
Tenn., St. Louis, Mo., July 26th; Little
Hock, Ark., nnd Macon, Bn., July 28th;
Montgomery, Ain., and Shreveport, La.,
July 30th; Birmingham. Ala., and Dal
las, Tex., July 81st; Atlanta, Ga., Au
gust Ist; Chattanooga, Tenn., nnd Hous
ton, Tex., August 2d; Knoxville, Tenn.,
and New Orleans, La., August 4th;
Jackson, Miss, August Oth; Oxford,
Miss., August 7th. Examinations for
the railway mail service only will be held
at Richmond, Va., July 22d, nnd Lych
burg. Va., August 6th.
AUSTRALIA BOOMING.
THE GOVERNMENT ASKKI) TO AID IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OK RAILWAYS.
A dispatch of Sunday from .Melbourne,
Australia, says: The• premier has uitr --
duet; I iu parliament, a railway bill, pro
viding for the construction of 1,077 miles
of country lines and thirty-nines miles of
suburban lines, the whole to cost of £12,-
5i 0,00;', besides a grant from the treas
ury of £‘2,000,1K(. lie said that the
scheme was necessary in order to meet
the growth of the population, which, as
the census proved, was increising faster
than the population (if America. Tin)
bill was well received.
THE QUESTION SETTLED
REGARDING MKMIIERSHIPOF SALOON KEEP
EBS IX TUB K. OK P. ORDER.
At Milwaukee, Friday, the supreme
lodge of Knights of Pythias concluded
it* sixteenth biennial session. Before ad
journment, the Jong talked of liquoi
question was settled, A long and bit’et
debate w as entered into between the pro
hibition representatives and local option
men. The latter finally won, the supreme
lodge deciding that the various grand
lodges were to judge whether saloon
keepers would lie, admitted to member
ship in lodges subordinate to them.
TANNER OUTDONE.
AN ILLINOIS man’s long fast—sixty days
WITHOUT NOURISHMENT.
John Roth, of Galena, 111., who outdid
Tanner in his celebrated fast, died Tues
day at the county assylum. haviug passed
his sixtieth Uy of total abstinence from
food or any kind of nourishment, except
a small quantity of water, which was
forced into his stomach mecbauica'lv ev
ery five hours. For such an absolute
fast, his record is no doubt the longest
ever made.
A FAMILY CREMATED.
S HOLOCAUST IN QUEBEC iN WHICH FIVE
PEOPLE PERISH.
A dispatch from Quebec, Ontario,says:
At i o’clock Friday morniug lire was dis
covered in a barroom on St. Joseph
street. The fl mies made such rapid pro
gress that the whole house i;ua soon
ablaze, and a family of five people was
burned to dea'h.
FARMERS' ALLIANCE NOTES.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND
AND ITS MEMBERB.
WHAT IS RHINO DONE IN THE VARTOU!
--•■XiTTONS FOly TIFF vnVCNrFWFNf* OJ
TIIK GREAT ORGANIZATION. —LEGISLA-
TION, NOTES, ETC.
Theieare 2,106 AUiauces in Georgia.
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Inhere are 100,000 Alliancemcn in Nortfc
Lanolin a.
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• The State Alliance will have a eonven
Ugo,at Atlanta, August 10th.
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Seven new charters were issued on July
7th r ,and go to seven different counties.
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The Alabama State Alliance will hold
its annuul session in Montgomery, Ire
ginning on the first Wednesday iu Au
'gutty '
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The Olarion Lethjrr denounces the cen
•mfjflst taken in Jackson, Miss., as be
fog grossly inocurnte, and calls upon tb<
city authorities to have a city consul
taken.
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West Virginia State Alliance v ill b<
organized at Charleston, Kanawha county,
August 13, by President Barbee of V>r
giiijiL, assisted by J. H. Turner, nati ua
Beqrtjtary.
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The Alliance of Alabama will use flax
bagging for the coming cottou crop.
Cost 5} cents per yard for 1J pound bag
ging. six cents per yard for two pound
bag^irig.
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Your presence at the Alliance meeting!
tellrfthe world that you know you have
rights, and are willing to work and sac
rifice for their inaintainauce.— Florida
Alliance-Farmer.
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Jasper county, Indiana, has thirteen
A lliauoes and 600 members. There are
forty counties in the State under the Far
mers’ Mutual Benefit Association, with a
membership of 40,000, all voters.
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The Alliaucc and nil fraternal organiz
ations wero never more prosperous than
to-day. The order is embracing all states
nnd increasing in thoroughness and ef
fectiveness.—Arkansas Union Journal.
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Tho members of Cedar Rock (Ga.,)
Farmers’ Alliance, No. 407, have adopted
the following resolutions: Resolved,
That we will not support any man for any
office who uses liquor or money, or suf
fers the same to be dune, to secure his
election.
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The colored Alliance farmers over in
Alabama are taking action in regard to
the ginning of cotton and the sale of the
cotton seed. They hope by co-operation
to remedy some of the evils now com
piling of in regard to high charges of
ginning and low prices of cotton seed.
They want the cotton seed oil mills not
only to pay better prices for seed, but
make earlier purchases of the same.
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If our Alliance and Union ever wishei
to accomplish any great good they must
launch out into the deep—take hold o!
stato aud national affairs, where all the
great evils first exists, put men at the
Lend of our government that will do the
will of the masses of the people, aud not
the bidding of corporations aud monied
sharks who have already brought out
country to financial ruin. Industrial
Union.
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The campaign in South Carolina is be
coming comp iented tt> a degree that per
plexes outsiders, A wonderful thing to
the uninitiated seems to be the notice
from the colored Alliance that its mem
bers will support the candidates agreed
on by the white farmers. This seems to
put the element which contends that a
division umong the whites menus negro
supremacy at sea. It is, however, a na
tural result of the teachings of the Alli
ance, that all farmers, nnd indeed all
producers, have common interests, which
should be a stronger bond between tlicm
than mere party tics. —Rational Econo
mist.
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The Fanner's Friend , Lila. Kan., says:
‘•Prejudice is being killed. Did you ever
think Of that? The laboring people are
coming rapidly to their senses and fully
realize already that reform can only come
bv being brought about by epneerted ac
tion. All over the country there seems
to be a growing demand for a change in
the political aspect of things; nnd when
suoli a universal demand is made it must
he heeded. An independent party, iu
which the great common people could
join together iu ihe election of candi
dates pledged to needed reforms, is de
manded, and must be tne outcome of the
present state of affairs.
At present there a'e six mills in Geor
gia manufacturing cotton bagging. There
will probably <>c more. Two mills at
Augusta, one at Dalton, mid one at West
Point, one at Rosednle, and on* at Deca
tur, aie turning out the bagging to covet
the cqtton crop of the State. If these
cannot make it fast enough other mills
will he started in the manufacture of it.
Already ten thousand yards of cotton
bagging has been shipped to Southern
Georgia for the eai ly crop. As soon as
the crop blooms, and the demand foi
bagging begins, the bagging will be
re idy. Every bale of Georgia cotton will
be covered with cotton bagging this vear.
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Among other resolutions adopted by
the Pickens County Alliance, at their re
cent meeting in Cairollton, Ala., are the
following:
Resolved, That we favor the free coin
age of silver.
Resolved, That we favor the Alliance
manufacturing their ow n fertilizers, and
that our delegate to the State Alliance be
instructed to use bis influence to- that
effect, and that we pledge our hearty sup
port to such an action.
Respired. That we favor the election
of United States senator by direct vote ol
the people.
Resolved,. That we lavor a more libera)
appropriation for common si hoo s
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A dispatch from Raleigh, says: The
Farmers' Allianee of New Hanover coun
ty, N. C., has just done something which
Is exciting comment. Two representa
tives of tho Alliance appeared before the
democratic oounty executive committee,
and asked for conference, the object of
which was to secure representation on the
state and congicssional delegations, nnd
also on the legislative ticket. After con
siderable discussion, the Alliancemcn
wete unable to agree, and withdrew' and
the following resolution was passed by
ihe executive committee: “New Hanover
county Farmers’ Alliance fought a corner
encc with the executive committee of the
county, nnd demanded farmers on the
legislative ticket, and representation in
the congressional and state conventions.
On being questioned they stated that they
could not promise to support any demo
eratic candidate who would not pledge
himself to support the democrats of the
Farmer’s Alliance: that they would sup
port the republican cundidute in prefer
ence should ho accede to the demauds ol
Farmers’ Alliance, even though the dem
ocratic party divides its nominees w ith
the said alliance. We as democrats could
not deviate from the platform of the dem
ocratic party, and by our action pledge
the democratic voters to support the de
mands of the Farincis’ Alliance, aad have
therefore declined to accede to the de
mands of the committee with whom si
conferred.” _
ABOUT TRADE.
WHAT DUN A CO., KAY OF THE WEEK’S
business!
The weekly review of trade of 11. G.
Dun A Cos. 'says: The silver bill lias
been passed and signed by the prsident,
but has had scarcely any effect in the
market as yet, excepting an advance in
bar silver to 50s 81d, followed by a de
cline to 50d. In interior monry markets
there is a moderate increase of demand
though the supply seems to be ade(|uate
everywhere. At Boston the • market is
easier, at Philadelphia dull, and at Chi
cago firm at former rates. Western hides
are higher, aud there is a good retail
trade iu summer goods. Cotton goods are
strong, but wool favors buyers.
Philadelphia reports very small
sales of wa.ol and a bright out
look in groceries and iron. The Chicago
board of trade statistics continue to show
a-great increase over last year in the
movement of all grain and flour and in
meats, while a rather better tone is re
ported in Philadelphia. In five iron
market there is an improved and mand for
structural iron. The large consumption
of copper sustains prices at 17 rents.
Coal is lower. No definite improvement
is shown in the woolen goods market.
The speculative markets have been curi
ously variable. Wheat is more than half
a'cent lower than a week ago; notwith
standing some evidences of injury from
(trough. Corn has advanced nearly a
half cent and oats over 2c, without a
clearly definable reason, except in specu
lation. Cotton is an eight higher again
in spite of favorable crop reports. Hogs
(Hid nnriv products are weaker. Raw
sugar bits been advanced a sixth
tee r.th, though refined is lower, and
the Sprecklcs product' offered be
low that of the trust. The gen
eral average prices of commodities is
nearly one per cent, lower than a week
ago, and with no set-back in crop pros
pects considerab y lower quotations seem
probable. The treasury has taken in
$2,100,000 more money than it pnkl out
during the past week, although it Ras
purchased 525,000 ounces of silver at a
price not much below sl.lO. Foreign
trade continues unsatisfactory, as respects
the monetary feature, because merchan
dise reports from New York for half of
July fall twenty per cent, below those of
the same week last year. The stock mar
ket has been unsettled and dull, the fail
ure to settle the trunk line rates accor
ding to expectations having a depressing
Influence. Coal carriers were strong, and
railroads generally report a heavy increase
over last year in earnings. Business
failures occurring during the week num
ber for the United States. 180; Canada,
20. Total, 207, against 107 last week.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
AGAINST KAJHIATII DESECRATION AT TUB
COMING world’s exposition.
At a large meeting held in Farwell
hall, Chicago, Sunday afternoon, the fol
lowing resolutions were passed unani
mous v by a rising ' ole:
ltcsolvi and. That the legislature of out
state called to meet this week and take
action in reference to the World's Colum
bian exposition, be closed Sundays.
Resolved, That injury to our city, state
and nation of European Sabbath can
not be estimated, and that American
institution of a quiet Sabbath ma t not
l>e trampled in the (Ins'.
Resolved. That the example held by
the United States of America<it Philadel
phia in 1870 aud in Paris in 1881), shall
be continued, and that we owe to the
workingmen of the world, and especially
t<> those of our strife nnd nation, that this
precious boon of a rest day be saved foi
them.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be forwarded to the senate and
house of representatives and to the gov
ernor.
Resolved. 1 hat a copy of similar reso
lutions be forwarded to the president of
the United States and the commissioners
of the World’s Columbian exposition and
board of directors.
The resolutions were introduced ,and
adopted after speeches following upon the
statements made by Major I). W. White,
just from London, regarding the interest
being taken in the fair.
A BOY'S CRIME.
WANTED TO EXTERMINATE TFIK OLD FOLKS
IN ORDER TO GET TIIEIK PROPERTY.
A dispatch of Thursday from Anna,
111., says: A terrible story of youthful
depravity comes from Gorville, ’ a small
town in the western edge of Johnson
county, remote from railroads and tele
graphic stations. Monday night, a sup
posed burglar broke into the house of a
farmer named Morris Sullivan. On being
challenged by Mr. Sullivan, he tired at
him, inflicting a mortal wound. Morris
Sullivan grappled with the murderer and
was also fatally shot. The alarm w-aa
given; neighbors came iu and caught the
murderer, who proved to be the sixteen
year-old sou of Sullivan. He gave as a
refljson for committing the atrocious crime
the fact that he was tired waiting for the
old folk’s property.
TELEGRAPH AND CABLE.
WHAT 18 GOING ON IN THE
BUSY WORLD.
*. SUMMARY OF OUTSIDE AFFAIRS CON
DENSED FROM NEWSY DISFATgHE!
FROM UNCLE SAM'S DOMAIN AND WHAT
TUB CABLE BRINGS.
The Russian government lias ordered
the building of four new Ironclads.
Two blocks of houses were destroyed
by fire at Ilot Springs, Ark., Wednesday
night.
Eugene Schuyler, American consul gen
oral at Cairo, Egypt, died in that place
Friday.
The coroner at Chicago is making an
investigation into the cause of the explo
sion on the “Tioga.”
A whole family, consisting of father,
mother and six children, were suffocated
by charcoal fumes, in Paris, Thursday.
The director of the mint was informed
hat $700,000 in gold bars were drawn
from the a-say office in New York, Friday,
for shipment to Europe.
The Mexican government has granted
Mr. Peniche, representing Edison, mi ex
:ension of six months to establish the
postal phonograph system.
A report has reached the police of New
York that a Chinaman grocer at No. 15
Mott street has become afflicted with
leprosy and was being concealed by his
friends.
The supreme council of agriculture at
Paris has voted a duty of five per cent on
rottons, five francs per 100 kilos on wheat,
ind eight francs per 100 kilos on wheat
Sour.
Violent wind and rain storms passed
over Allentown, Pa., and Trenton, N. J.,
Thursday afternoon. Four persons at
the latter place were felled to the ground
by lightning.
A Buencs Ayres dispatch of Sunday
says: Conflicting reports are current o:
the discovery of a plot against the gov
ernment. Semi-official papers declan
that the reports have no foundation.
The temporary adjustment of the strike
of the Louisville and Nashville switch
men and brakemen, made ten days ago a'
Louisville was, on Thursday, madeperma
nent. The men are conceded a large
share of their demands.
Superintendent Porter, of the census
office, Thursday, completed an officin
rough count of the population of the city
of New York. 'I lie result shows a popu
lation of 1,513,501, an increase of 25.4
per cent during the last decade.
The meeting of strikers at Trenton, N.
.1., Irou works, announced to come ofl
Saturday, did not take place. There ii
no change in the situation either at thii
mill or at the New Jersey Steel and Iroi
works, where 400 men are out.
A Chicago dispatch says: The switch
men employed by the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad company, bo
tween Fourteenth street and South Chi
cago, struck Saturday morning and, as i
consequence, all busiuess on the line is ai
a standstill.
A dwpatch received at Paris, Saturday,
from Montevideo says that the financia
situation there is becoming worse. ')h<
government of Uruguay, the dispatch says.
| will negotiate a loan in London. A
! the close of Montevideo bourse, Friday.
gold was quoted at 23£ per cent premium
I A dispatch from the City of Mexico,
under date of Sunday says: The El Uni
remit, publishes an account of a batth
between the Guatemalans and San Sal
vadoiians, in San Salvador, in which the
former were defeated with heavy loss.
The Guatemalan force numbered 0,000.
Eight prisoners, who were confined in
the Pulaski county jail at Mount City,
seven miles from Cairo, 111., escaped Fri
day night. Some one outside smuggled a
rope to them, and they reached the
ground through a scuttle hole. None ol
them have been recaptured.
The American consulate at Paris is
overrun with French merchants, making
inquiries and complaining of the effects
of the American customs administrative
bill. It is apparent that they have never
before been confronted w ith such a seri
oils measure, enfore ng an absolute, exact
and honest valuation.
A special of Saturday, from Chamber
lin, S. D., says: Judge Henry, of this
district, has sustained his temporary in
junction closing the original package
houses in this city. The grounds given
for the decision are that the enabling act
admitting South Dakota to statehood
authorized the enactment of a prohibitorv
clause in the state constitution.
A New- York dispatch says: What is
believed to be a final settlement of the
cloak milkers’ troubles was reached Satur
day evening. Burondeo, the Russian rulei
of the operators, made a complete ‘ flop.”
and urged a ratification of the agreement
with a slight amendment. It is belief ed ali
the men will at once return to work.
A dispatch from Anderson, Ind., says
While Louis Pippin was digging a well
Dear here Friday afternoon his pick broke
through into a hollow' at the bottom.
There was a rush of gas and Pippin
dropped deiid. IPs son-in-law, David
Walker, was lowered into the well, and
he, too, was suffocated. The bodies were
recovered two hours later.
In his sermon in the cathedral at Ar
magh Ireland on Sunday, Her. Mr. Mac-
Neece denounced secret societies. He
-eferred especially to the Ancient Ordei
if Hibernians. He said this society,
which had foundered in America, was
seeking new members in Ireland, and he
warned all Catholics against having any
thing to do with the organization.
The exports of specie from the port ol
New York, for the week ended Saturday,
July 111, amounted to 13.470,181, ol
which $2,328,181 was in gold and $142,-
000 in silver. All the silver and $2,-
323.181 in gold went to Europe, and
$5,000 in gold went to South America.
The imports of specie, for the week,
amounted to $140,831, of which $08,3u7
was in gold and $42,781 in silver.
At Chicago, Satuiday afternoon, the
United Statis authorities seized 250 bar
rels of uaptlia belonging to the Genesee Oil
company, of Buffalo, which was shipped
theie on the steamer Tioga. The seisure
was made because of the violation of the
law regarding the shipping of the fluid;
the company marking the barrels of naptha
•limply “Diamond B.” The statute un
der which tbisikjgeizuft was made pro
vides for the saleoT the oTT, and the sum
derived therefrom to be appropriated to
Uncle Sain.
The extensive machine works of S. J.
(AJbdd, oiiqgf, the oldest raauufactu-
Tuig’establishments in Patterson, N. -T.,
was destroyed by fire early Sunday morn
ing, entailing alss of about $150,0)0.
Ibe Todd machine works were the pnn
-ipal establishment in the United States
for making hemp and rope machiuiry.
[ts owrer was the pioneer in this country
in producing improved machinery foi
ibis imrno.se. A lnrtfc force of skilled
mechanics will be thrown cut of employ
meat,
A Cincinnati dispatch says: An ami
cable settlement of the present troubles
on the Big Four was reached Saturday.
The passenger engineers and firemen on
the Big Four are advanced to $3.50 pel
hundred miles for engineers, and fifty
five per cent, off that amount for fire
men. The old Bee line freight engineers
and firemen were granted an advance tc
$4 per 100 miles for engineers, with fif
ty-five per cent, off that rate for firemen.
Ihe Louisville and Nashville road has
also made a satisfactory settlement with
its brakemen and switchmen.
GEORGIA NEWS NOTES.
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE-
The president has appointed James T.
Broughton to be postmaster at Madison.
Work has commenced on the new
dummy line between Atlanta and Deca
tur.
Dr. French, of Terrell county, reports
caterpillar flies in large numbers in som<
of his cotton fields.
Fort Valley is enjoying a genuine boom
of new enterprises. It is a town of in
dusfrious, progressive citizens.
A horrible double murder is reported
from Effingham county. R. G. Norton.
Jr., is the slayer and Willie Bird and John
Bird, nephews of Col. E. Bird, the vic
tims.
The feasibility of starting a shoe fac.
tory in Athens is now being discussed
by a few shoe makers in the city.
The proposal is to start a factory on the
co-operative plan.
It is stated that a spring lias been dis
covered in Taliaferro county, the water
of which is a sure cure for nausea, and
which Iras been found very effective in
cases of sea sickness.
Owing to the scarcity of fruits, there
will be no county fair in Worth this year,
as the fruit display about ninety
per cent of county fairs, and without
fruit it would be a failure.
Two cows on Mr, J J Daniel’s place,
in,Pulaski county, were attacked with the
rabies, and he was compelled to kill them,
it is said that mad dogs are numerous in
the lower portion of the- county.
It is said that the crops iu various sec
tions of Clarke county have been greatly
damaged by the lack of rain. While
there are streaks that have had abundant
rain, about two-thirds of the farms are
suffering badly.
One of the most important real estate
deals teeorded in Griffin for some time
took place Thursday. A gentleman from
the west purchaesd 51 V acres, three miles
north of the city, for SIOO per acre cash
Three distinct mineral springs are located
on the plat.
The Western it Atlantic lease will be
signed in a day or two. The act requires
a deposit by the lessees of $500,000 in
state bonds, liable to forfeiture for failure
to comply with their agreement. The
governor has been notified that this half
million of state bonds was shipped from
New York on the ltitb, and they will be
safe in Treasurer Hardeman’s vault in
time for the lease to be signed.
The Middle Georgia and Southern is
pushing the work of construction. It is
now rapidly closing the t vip between
Covington and Eatonton. It will be com
pleted to Shady Dale on the Covington
ind Macon as soon as possible so as to
give a feeder to that road and another
mtlet for Covington. It will then be
pushed to Eatonton, south, and Atlnnta,
rorth. The line to Atlanta will be five
miles shorter than the Georgia road.
The board of appraisers appointed to
ralue the property of the Atlanta and
Florida and of the Charleston and Savan
lah railroads, whose tax returns were
reported unsatisfactory by the comptroller
general, made their report Thursday.
They assesses the Atlanta and Florida 'at
$019,421.38, as against $561,000.71, the
company’s own estimate. They assess the
Charleston and Savannah at $201,098.31,
as against $187,700.49 returned by the
company.
Tom Woolfolk, the Bibb couuty mur
derer. says the Griffin New, has im
proved wonderfully , within the past
month. Five weeks ago he was little
more than a living skeleton and his
speech indicated that his mind wus.wau
dcring. Now he talks as sensibly as any
ordinary man, and has a good appetite
and weighs about 150 pounds, which is
nearly as much as he has ever weighed
since his confinement in the Bibb countv
jail.
Atlanta is to have a night posal service:
Postmaster Lewis got it last Thursday.
His appeal to the postoffice authori
ties in Washington for further appropria
tions was fully complied with, and lu
reseived a notification to put in such ad
ditional clerks and carriers as he had asked
for. This will bring u much improved ser
vice for Atlanta, allowing the- people tc
get their mail until midnight from the
office. Postmaster Lewis asked for S4OOO foi
additional clerk hire. He has been
allowed something more than $5,000.
CANT BE BOTH.
REV, KELLEY, D. D.. WILL ESTER THE
POLITICAL ARENA.
A Nashville dispatch says. Rev. D. C
Kelly, D. D., having decided to r. main
on the prohibition ticket for governor,
has becu compelled to give up his church
at Gallatin. Presiding Elder B. F.
Haynes announced from the pulpit of Dr.
Kelly's church at Gallatin Sunday that
Dr. Kelly could not be a preacher and a
politician at the same time. He will
nreach bis farewell sermon next Sunday,
NEWS OF THE SOUTH.
BRIEF NOTES OF AN INTER
ESTING NATURE.
mtht items from ALL POINTS in TltL
sdtTTHEtfN STATES THAT WILL ENTER
TAIN THE READER —ACCIDENTS, FIRES,
FLOODS, ETC.
A fire in Lula, Ga., on Wednesday, .
destroyed $20,000 worth of property.
Supervisor Y r oung, of the Richmond,
Va., district, says that city has betweei
80,800 and 80,500 population.
The State Teachers’ association con
vened at Greenville, S. C., Wednesday
bight. They will be in session for thret
weeks.
A dispatch says: Cottrell, the tnayoi
af Cedar Keys, and alleged desperado,
was arrested at Montgomery, Ala., Satur
day njght.
Frank R. Bunker, of Atlanta. Ga.,has
been appointed a special agent of the
census statistics of manufactures. Ilis
work will be in Atlanta.
Considerable progress is being made in
raising a subscription of $300,000 for r
cotton mill at East Chattanooga, Tenu.
Boston parties have subscribed SIOO,OOO
of the amount.
A dispatch from Fort Worth, Texas,
says: Dr. W. Mitchell, pastor of the
Broadway Presbyterian church, of Fort
Worth, was arrested Tuesday for forge
ries amounting to $2,500.
Waynesboro, Ga., has finished the com
plete arrangements to put a plant for
electric lights for the city. The machfe
ery will be put in position as soon as
possible, and the city will soou be using
the electric lights.
Friday night Detectives Morgan aud
Patton, of Birmingham, undertook to ar
rest Bart Thrasher, and killed a mac
whom they supposed to be the outlaw. It
turned out t> be Bart’s father, however,
who was standing guard over the rauche.
1). Cal MeMillin & Cos. have filed an
injunction against the board of public
works of Chattaooga against letting the
contract for street paving to othei
parties, claiming that they were the
lowest and best bidders.
A dispatch of Thursday from Glasgow,
Va., says: The Natural Bridge property
Las been sold to a Massachusetts and
Virginia syndicate for $200,000. It was
purchased from Colonel 11. A. Parson and
lion, James G. Blaine, who have owned
it for a number of years.
A Brunswick, Ga., dispatch ol
Wednesday says: One hundred and fifty
men are now actively at work in the
burned district, preparing the ground for
new buildings. Nearly all of the insur
ance has been adjusted, aud a part has
been settled.
The verification of the census reports
for Richmond, Va., was concluded Wed
nesday, and Supervisor Young’s rough
calculation makes the population of the
city 80,081, or about 0,000 less than was
expected. The addition of Manchester
and the suburbs of the two places make
over 100,000.
A Paris, Tex., special ofTuesdny says:
It seems that the proprietors of the
Choctaw Orphan Asylum Lottery com
pany have not abandoned their scheme
yet. They declare that the Un ted States'
governmient lias no right to interfere,
and that they intend to proceed to hold
a drawing test the r rights.
At a meeting of the ministers aud
members of the several Protestant church
es of Montgomery. Ala., recently, a per
manent, association, to be known as the
"Ham Junes Association,” was formed.
A permanent chairman, with a numbei
■f vice presidents, secretary and treas
urer were chosen.
Thursday while James Morgan, con
ductor, G. If. McKeclan and George
Hadson, biaknnen, all employes of the
Cincinnati Southern, were under the
tracks, repairing a drawbar at Sudieville,
Ky., Engineer James Smith backed the
engine, causing the three men to be run
over and iujurtd so thar they will die.
Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches at Montgomery are making ex
tensive preparations for the coming of
Sam Jones in October. A meeting was
held to nirange for the construction of a
tabernacle to hold six thousand. Com
mittees were appointed for various pur
poses, and all are hard at work to make
Jones' visit a great success.
A Richmond, Va., dispatch of Satur
* day says: The returns from the new as
sessment of the state have all been re
ceived at tlie capital, except from twelve*
counties, and the cities of Richmond and
Norfolk. The total increase, so far, is
about fifteen million dollars. Richmond
and Norfolk will show an increase ol
several million more. It was thought a
short time ago that there would be a de
crease instead of increase in the state.
It is reported that at Hubbard’s Mills,
a small village in Knox county, Ky.. last
Thursday, the Piuith and Messer factions
nu t. and when the smoke cleared away
tour weic dead. It was on the occasion
at political speaking. 1 wool tlie warring
tactions got iuto a quarrel and in a mo
ment they were arrranged, ten on one
side aud eight on the other, iu line of bat
tle. The firing began almost simultane
ously and the crowd fled to shelter in
every direction. When the fight was
over, four had been killed, two on each
tide.
THE ITALIAN EXODUS.
LEA VING THE COUNTRY AT THE RATE OJ
175,000 A YEAR.
A cablegram from London c-ays:
The cm gratiou statistics for the year
1889 issued by the Itdian government,
show an increase in the uutnbcr of de
partures from Italy so large as to cause
mueh uneasiness in regard to the coun
try’s available material for military aug
mentation iu the event of an emergency
demanding a large addition to the army.
The returns just published show that
during the period mentioned nearly 175,-
000 Italians have sought homes in other
countries.
Ho successful has Lseu the tisliiug of b'.ua
ssh this year that dealers iu New York city
bave been unable to dispose of all sent to
them for sale, and consequently large num
bers have to lie thrown away, or rather ard
thrown away in order to keep up prices
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