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AT THE CAPITAL.
W/ 1 AT THE FIFTY-FIRST CON¬
GRESS IS DOING.
AW'CKSWMKNTS-BY PRESIDENT II AI!KI-?ON—
MEASURES OF NATION AI. IMPORTANCE
AND ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Tlx house consumed Friday in discuss¬
ing W i tdilbW ise contested election CHS*
fia m Virginia. The ltour of it o clock
having itvrivul. tli- house took a vcces'
to 7 :3G o'clock. the evening session to bt
for the consideration of private pension
bills. The house at its evening session
did 110 business, but the few members
present resolved themselves into a do
bating tocie f \ the subjects being **peu
sions" and - ivnr claims.
In the -senate, on Friday, alter the morn¬
ing routine of business, consideration o{
the Montana election ease was resumed:
and us jj» senator took the floor the yeas
and nave were ordered on the resolution,
snd the vote was about being taken,
when Mr. Kvarls rose and suggested that
if uo senator on the other side desired to
speak, he would make the closing argu¬
ment in support of the committees re
port. The bill went over till Monday,
and the senate, after a brief executive ses
»ion, adjourned. Saturday, immediate
I11 the house, on
ly after reading the journal the eonsider
ation of the contested .election case of
.
Waddell against Wise was resumed. The
majority resolution, declaring Waddell
entitled to the seat was adopted. Yeas,
134, nays, 130; and that gentleman and took ap¬
peared at the bar of t lie house
the oath of office. Public business was
then suspended, and the house proceeded ol
to pay fittiug tribute to the memory
the late James Laird, representative, adjourned. from
Nebraska, and at 4,-.TO
The calendar was taken up soon after
the senate assembled on Saturday and a
number of bills were passed under the
five minute, rule. The only bill passed the of,
importance to the public service was
senate bill to increase the efficiency and
reduce, the expense of the signal corps of
the army. The bill transfers to the de¬
partment of agriculture the weather bu
reww leaving the signal corps of the ar
, department.
my to remain in the war
The weather bureau is to consist of out
chief and such civilian employes as con¬
gress may annually provide for. 1 he en
listed force of the signal corps is to be
discharged from the annv on June 30th,
18.91, and such portions of the force as
may be necessary shall be transferred b
the department of agriculture, Tin
sigu&l corps is to consist of one major,
four -captains (mounted), and four first
lieutenants (mounted), with pay and a I
low;!rices of like grades in the army; and
the enlisted force of the signal corps : to
consist of fifty; sergeants, The senate
then adjourned. pervaded the bolts;
An air of sariness
hamber ou Monday, when tin ,-cakor' Draped
gavel called the body to order,
in black and ornamented with a hand
mine floral design the seat so long occu
!’> Air. Randall, recalled to member?
the- fi»'* T T—'.Hat their 41I1I colleague hid
passed awavTofftta' A crayon portrait
,.f the ex-speaker hmigVn »'«
tastefully draped with ciaBTcMtS'-Ji.t
mourning. Chaplain J. (i. Butler, in his
Rev.
opening prayer in the senate, on Monday,
made a touching appeal in reference to
Mr. Randall’s death. Mr. Cameron rose
and offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, that the senate has heard with
deep regret and profound sorrow the
announcement, of the death of II011.
Samuel J. Pennsylvania. Randall, representative from
the state of
Resolved, That the senate concurs in
the resolution of the house of representa¬
tives for the appointment of a committee
to attend the funeral of the deceased, and
that a committee of five on part of the
senate be appointed by the agreed vice-president. and
The resolutions were to,
Messrs. Quay, Allison, Dawes, Vooiiiec?
and Eustis were appointed a committee
part of the senate, r i’hc senate i>ro
on
vided for a committee to attend Mr.
Randall’s funeral and adjourned.
In the house, on Tuesday, Mr. Sher
niiin offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the si c-retkry, of the
interior to communicate to the senate tlu
report of Jesse Spaulding, the goveru
ment director of Pacific railway as to
the general management of such railways.
Mr. Hawley gave notice that he would
try to call up the Chicago world's fair
bill Friday.
The Montana election case was taken
up Tuesday, aad Mr. Morgan addressed
the senate. He was followed by Vance,
Hoar and Daniel, Without concluding
his speech, -Mr. Daniel yielded for .. mo¬
tion to adjourn, and after an agreement
that a vote would be taken at -1 ., clock
Wednesday, or earlier, if the senate
should be ready. The senate at -i AO ad¬
journed.
NOTES.
The secretary of the treasury has or¬
dered that Commander Bowman II. Me
Calin be fried by court martial.
The river and harbor bill is expected to
be reported at once, it has been com
pirtfd, bt’.i it? fe-at sires are yet a commit
tee si eret.
The first meeting of the board of di
rectors of the world's fair was held in
Chicago Saturday night. Kdwiu Walker
was elected temporary chairman.
Mr. Grimes, of Georgia, on Tuesday
introduced a batch of petitions from chi¬
zen ef western Georgia, asking congress
to open up to navigation the Point Chattahoo¬ and
chee river, between Mest
Franklin.
A gold medal was on Saturday pre¬
sented to Joseph Franei? j n recognition
of his services in the construction and
perfection of life-saving apj >ar
presentation took place in the blue .i irloi
of tin-white house, and Senator hearts
made the speech.
Bushyhead.the big ehie 7 the t .'liieka
saws, " ho is visiting Washington, was st
much pleased with Major Geoi /(j Barne
speech on Indian rights when tin Okla
honaa bill was up for discussion, t Hut hi
lias caiused to be transmitted to the mem¬
ber from Augusta, Ga.. a letter of flmnks
from his people.
The senate quad Gntennial Miimit
tee jpet Fridav morning aud ordered tin
world's fair bill reported with some
line nu men! A sub-committee, lonrist
ng of .Senator- Mistook. Hawley and
i Daitici was appointed to make the bill
THE DEMOCRAT. CR#9?ORD\TLLE, GEORGIA.
•onform to the p\prus>u>n of the wishes
.f the committee and to draw up the re¬
am!.
An intcic-t ing hearing "'-is had Friday
m..ruing by tin; hovix’ committee ou bill itgri
ri-.iulturc upou the Butterworth to
prevent dealings in options and futures.
Phe present delegations from exchanges, the New
York produce and cotton
Chicago board of trade. New Orleans cot
ton exchange, all protest against already me pass¬
age of the bill which has been
recommended by the co limit tee.
The inter-state .commerce committee,
vs. the Illinois Central itaih-oui company
coni] any and ten others, involving the
relative reasonableness of rat sen cotton
from interior points in the to li u grow¬
ing country to New Orleans and to north¬
ern and eastern mills. relative tntes mi
compressed and uncompressed eoiron.
relative methods of transportation ami
CO mpet.it ion of the different lines iu op
posite directions. The shtmarize, points decided
are too numerous to but the
commission corrects by adjitsttueul of the
relative rates from Jackson and Meridian.
Miss., to New Orleans.
SAM RANDALL DEAD.
THE GREAT STATESMAN PASSES QUIETLY
OVER THE ItlVElt.
At five o'clock Sunday morning, at
Washington, the spirit of Hon. Samuel
J. Randall took its flight from earth. He
had made a noble and heroic * fight for
life, but when death came he went
off as in sleep. As the day opened the and the
people appeared id streets, intel
they were met s
ligence that, the so s of the great
and noble democratic commoner had
loosed its mantle of earth spirit &u-:l passed to
the great hereafter. A of gloom
and sadness overspread to city, and over
the masses of people who later wended
their way churchward, there Indeed, was a lack
of brightness and buoyancy. all
Washington was in t ears. No man who
has ever served in the halls of congress
was ever so beloved as Randall. In all
the churches prayers went up for his
stricken family. In his death the demo¬
cratic party loses its greatest leader, the
south its truest friend, and the country
one of its greatest men.
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The 1-cv,s of Mr. Randall’s death be
cumejj* ^I'was 1 Me generally known during the
day. expected, and therefore was
not so much of a shock, as it otherwise
would have been. A large number of
persons called at the residence during the
day to express their condolence.
The President and Mrs. Harrison
sent a basket of flowers with a note ex¬
pressing deep sympathy with the family.
Speaker Reed called during the afternoon.
He expressed his regrets, and to learn
the wishes of the family with respect to
the funeral services. Among other callers
were Secretary Blaine, stood ex-Senator
Gerry, of Michigan, who electoral next to
Mr. Randall during the Carlisle, Repre¬ count
proceedings; Breckiubridge, ex-Speaker Kentucky;
sentatives
Springer, Illinois, and many others.
Sergeant-at-Arms Holmes called, and
took charge, of the remains for the house
of representatives. They were embalmed
and placed in a casket in the room in
which Randall died. It is said that the
dead man presents a life like appearance,
eqcept that lie is emaciated and wasted
to a remarkable degree. Wanaijiaker said
At 10 o’clock Mr.
that the funeral had been fixed for Thurs¬
day morning. The arrangements will be
in charge of the eongr ioual committee.
IIIF. M.NEXAE Alt RANG EM ENTS.
The remains will be taken from the
house at 8 o’eioek Thursday morning viewed to
the church, where they can be
until 9:30. when services will begin. At
Laurel Hill cemetery the casket will be
opened and an oportunity dead given the
friends of the man to view
the remains. Honorary pall bear
er? have been selected. They are as fol¬
lows: George VV. Childs, A. J. Drexel,
Col. Alex. K. McClure, and William M.
Muilor, of Philadelphia; ex-Gov. Andrew
Curtis, of Pennsylvania; Chas. A. Dana,
of New York; Senator A. P. Gorman, of
Maryland; ex-Congressnian William II.
Sowden, of Pennsylvania; Representative
James If. Blount, of Georgia: Senator
John S. Barton, of Virginia, and Dallas
Sand. of Pennsylvania. The active
nail-bearers will be capital policemen.
ANOTHER BREAK
is the l;-;v;.k«. and a tows two feet
UNDER WATER.
A New Orleans , , dispatch of , Saturday, . ,
says: The break in the Atrhafalaya
levee, which occurred Wednesdav, two
mi 1.--, south of Simsport, in point Coup's
paiisli, is now six hundred feet wide and
seven feet deep. The town of Simsport
is said to be about two feet under water.
Cason levee, on the west bank, about
seventeen miles north of Melville, broke
on Saturday night. This break is said to
be 300 feet wide and ten feet deep. Ad
vices were also received at Big Bend
levee of Bayou des Glaisa, eight mile*
west of Simsport, badly broken.
lx Ramsey County. North Dakota, toe^e
are Ii ? /> people who wiii require to be fur
ukhed the necessaries of life until July.
D RY GOOD S!
NOVELTIES AND NOTIONS.
Believing- that trade will b< • avier this Spring and Sum¬
mer than it has been for 20 ) we have provided the best,
mos t complete and varied busi^'L S'hd All ..- V er brought South, and
although the activity of a, times make inroads on
the departments, we will kec r Cl> plemshed beyond during the
watchfully th« CUV ^ competi
tlOll 111 CiCOrgLA Ol C-cirOm
We have led in our line siucti we went into this business,
because we gave more time, carC.md attention to studying
what people desired selecting them with taste, and getting
The Very Lowest Prices Possible.
This season will far excel previous ones, as we have pur
chased liberally after a most carefull examination ol the
markets, and we have no doubt of a large increase in trade
based partly on the fact that we have prepared lor it better
than ever, and partly on the fact that the peopleare in excell¬
ent condition to supply themselvcts. As usual we give an
absolute guarantee on goods and prices against every house
and market in the United States;|we have done it in the past,
and we take pains to be.abS'to do it at all times.
ILL till! INVITED TO TINT THE llt'ITEIt
Althrough some people make statement in advertisements
that are not carried out in their trade, we have always stood
and always will stand to what we state in the newspapers.
In ordering samples be as delinite as possible, and when
ordering goods, say if we can substitute something else il we
are out oi the exact thing ordered, Eveay care and precau
tion t .ken that our customers may be fully satisfied.
DALY & AUMSTROJNf \
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
A Public Dispensary Where Liquor
.May l;c Obtained.
A novel scheme of prohibition is on
trial in Bartlesville, one of the largest
towns in Georgia. An ordinance just
adopted establishes an official dispen¬
sary, which is to be in charge of an offi¬
cer selected by the Mayor and Council,
whose duty it shall lie to keep in his
custody such whiskies, brandies, wines,
beers, him and by the alcohol, Mayor as and may Council, bo supplied and
to
to sell the same for medical, scientific,
mechanical, and sacramental purposes,
in quantities not to exceed ohe quart of
whiskey, brandy, wine or alcohol, or
half a dozen bottles of beer, ale, or por¬
ter, under the regulations prescribed by
this ordinance.
It is provided that the liq fit s ' tail
lie of the purest quality,
iy to purchaseisn/et reasonable make h-.fbaiaotioii
appear, to the
of the keep r of the dispensary, that he
or she does in good faith desire to pur
chase the same for one of the above pur
poses. It will be the duty of said keeper
to exercise a wise and prudent discretion
iu each ease, and either gr.mt or refuse
sale, as in his best judgment complies
with the spirit and provisions shall of the be
ordinance. A public register each
kept ut said dispensary, showing
sale, the kind of liquor and am,nmt sold,
the party to whom sold, to whom de
livored, and the price paid, and said
register shall Ik: subjected at all reason
able times to inspection by any citizen.
All sales shall be tor cash, and the keep
er shall furnish a statement of tlm same
to tlie Mayor and Council at oacli roguLir
meeting, and pay to the clerk and treas
urer the full amount of the proceeds of
such sales
i t is made the duty of the Mayor to
appoint three members of the Counci*',
to be known as tho Committee on Dis
pensury, whose duty it shall be to super
vise the purchasing of all liquors for the
Dispensary, and to cause the same to
be measured, gauged, and tested when
necessary, and inspect the books of the
keeper, and see that his business is hon
estly and properly conducted, and if
anything is found to bo wrong, to report
the facts to the Mayor and Council, who
may suspend or remove such keeper,
and appoint another in liis place, at any
time iu their discretion.
An “excluded list” is provided for,
upon which shall be placed faith. the Any names
Oi all who act in bad one
whose name 1ms been placed injustice on the
“excluded list,” and feels that
has been done him by tho keeper, hav/i may
appeal to tho Mayor and Council to
liis name erased from said list, which
the Mayor and Council may order done
by a majority vote, if in their judgment the
either justice or mercy warrants
same
T;ik selin i e of ilu ffuiiga ■ ■ 1..--ei'ii
in it, all - dy iu o cr tion, f j
up taverns Iho
turuiug them it , >01-0 ,i hoi ■
wa •(-Led with iut-mt in all X IM S.
(If uuse i' i- nr.j■< he .d cert ■ i> !hi > r
rrd wh eli iiIo , I
ni.-asities m - 1 l’ : “'
011 v m moner. Irani < ountri », /"-t it m
» b.ld and iidu . sting ex;a-r m< ut in
so-ial scmiue no e tli: »• the m-v
. ran cut evidcjihv buys up tir p.ac »
for siiVjiluifiuu ii o l L\ Aittmm.hHion
audth. u npiin ssestb.m. llieend avw
1ms a noble ring to it, and was evidently
s ed V.y a umanitenaa of meat
praeiicaltum.
WE’IiI. SEE,
My love ne’er answers by yes or no
To questions as’:e.l me;
I filial; he's tantalizing. We’ll see.”
For he always says, “
He fears to compromise himself.
Kiev habit's Arm decree
Debars him from those two short words
Tis always, ‘ Dear, we'il see.”
W! •'n qu(^ f ion^ l by the priest in choren,
I know I’ll worried be
For Jear he’ll answer not, M I will,’*
iiut \ r A its stead, “ WV1I see."
— Jarir/**
EATEN BY SHARKS.
The Fearful Fate of an American
Aeronaut at Honolulu.
Aeronaut Van Tm-re 1 , wlm is w.-ll
known all over til - Unit d State; i:s a
daring advinturer a ireng the < hauls,
has met a, fearful (b ath at Honolulu, by
falling hit. > the water from his balh on,
whore he was oa'cti by sha- ka. The o ■
C: Mpn of Ill's last rseensii-n was the
King's -librat birthday. and the Then- IVsI.xitiiS was a grand to
o on, were
oonolud • with a parachute leap. Hhort
ly before 3 o’eloak Van T s.i-l enleied
hia.J alloon alono after all (lie u -ceisiry
prmhiralioiis bad beeu made. I lie von
ditions were favorabl > ier his landing
on land, and when the balloon sluu
upward it was thought lie would not
laud more than half a mile from the
St irling point, The balloon asm n h d
SLo idily to tile height of 1,000 feel,' win II
it wanT,md was laugiil by a breeze blowing -
: • -uItj o 1 ovc~f.iiAv..f r
The aereiiaiit euileutl.v mw h- must
inevitably full jilt > tin w .ter, and tin s
who were widelfi?lg him with gla ses
that ,, , bo , was liurriedR , , mak , tin
parationsiorn detee.it. - ml, oioy the
pmaelmte was lot loose and ti. bo- ol
«»«* ll t > h, D'" r m 1 ” ,l ' r - 11,0
pene-luite op: m d in, . e,y , end the mat.
gracefully dcsoHn.od mto the wa.or
about .wo iui.es oil slim
Glut vris tIn- last hciiii of mm. -to
»teanmr /calm. I ui. whid. hi „u- l, the
no " K t i-dn.y, lwo w m at beats the im n di ,-neg de¬
the harbor, wee im ai.
ly lowere 1. and lit - 11 ' ■> "i-i •*
•»*« »l«'t tv boro the ton w»: ; m 1 e n.
They con'd find no tin ........ . do¬
par,•chute ght _ bail mink, tu'<l own o
we ol its iron, t.i < ' ,,in
tuuv.For sharks we.c s on win, n ,u:
nearby, lb y 1oilo\v< u b‘‘ b j* *)«U
to l!i<5 steun.or.
Though the rear I. w:n m <•, 1
aih rw;.r toi- m< rv< nil hom no 1»a -
bii d. Van iut <* wj jidti.n - . r.<
m<;r > »nd um-o; M'di.mry on* «* » ••">; -h
' o id n t have been drew. <■ I N.-cr. . «
j> «»tH Bie r- bo.iis ached Inn \; n I iu he .M-1 n.o i wlm st, « v< -
1J1 m iv u < •
1n sr!/; [W t,; ‘‘ : ; ,:l ‘7 : lrn " ; " " u \
diate . He be tin i. t w .1er, b t r *•>?.
y u
rnort* tlian eight mum en > ;tj» e I to-ni
Bio tine- tho I - its w ie Jo, h I idjuI
the spot usis icaeJied wbeio tlio daung
man dud.
News of Ins dcnJi was not on;
1,1 . r. a-ihing Gune, atul inmudi m-iy
tliousanda who had io ut htn. go up v.ent
fo the bench ami aim v< h, and s oali
boats w thoiit numb \ wore row. d east,
w;ud. J lie dilig#/ * arch >■ h not end
ed until ^ dark,
' an la s -. vv,-s well know in Fan
F:a e iseo an 1 tlironglioiit Arne nit e a d
I in rear lew larg: eitu-s m .lie
S ates in which he has not made a-, n
sinus, and Gw m, .. . inter t .mi ti, bn
meis so veil rs he, as Jx laid been up
hundreds of times. On oi.e ocean.on
before, the ’eq> n arly e st him ii s life,
the j) ra diute not o| etiing and de < en I
hig with lightning rapidity for many
hundred fo -t befoie pleading.
He wai about 40 y< a.-s of a e, an i left
a wife, but no children.
Ik the sharper who exerein s liis in
rentive genius for the mike of dishonest
gain should use it for legitimate ends,
bo , ai „ ht |, c . omo ,, s „ ejt » benefactor
mankind as Fulton, Morse and Ivli
B , m A npw ru< ,i.,. t has Leeu invented
, y noe operators which 1ms been
gu (?c ^fuU^ wm*ke 1 in varh.ua partH of
th; W.st. A grnv lmiied, resj ectabiy
,,j , vo: , an , lf ri a[w (iftv y . a s is
putofffl,,. tr.un dt the 1M) x t at-ttiou be
cum.- she v. n't pay lier fare. She tear
fully relate-i Ik- r .story to tl.-e byi titod'-rs,
and exhib ts u dispatch whi -h t -lls h -r
to hurry home t < at'end the 'a:t houis
of her dying husband. Hhe threat ris
t / walk every mile of the, way borne—
100 miles- rati er than not minuter to
the dv S ’ mm and speak a word oflovu
and eon fo t befo.e he bn nth. s li’s 1 st.
The sympathetic listen*rs are tr o gon¬
Ci'OilH na kiml-ln ar'ed to lo lie walk.
They hike up a eolh cti' n and jmv In r
fu ut*. Pi rimps they hear afterward that
she * 1 is a (land. Perhaps they don't.
But that s exactly wliat slie i .
BUT GOME
and See.
Olias Hergstro: I I
--IS STILL AT HIS OLD STAND IN
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FOit PRICES ON FINE, MEDIUM AND CHEAP FURNITURE:
We Beat the World on Low Prices,
-Parlor Suits in Plush for 834.00, Bedroom Suits at -14.00.
Ua to FLEMING & BOWLES,
THE LEADERS!
838 Broad aad 837, Ellis Streets, Augusta, Georgia.
A. J. SCHWEERS,
*MMANAGERWF
