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- 4-rl n in VOLUME 17 Griffin, Ga. Griflin is tlie liveliest, pluokiost, most pro¬ gressive town in Georgia. This i« no hjper- bollcal description, as the record of the last lire years will show. puling that time it has built and put into m ost successful operation a $100,000 cotton factory and is now building another with nearly twice the capital. It has pnt up a la ge iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer fac¬ tory, an immense ice and bottling works, a SHi h and blind factory, a broom factory opened op the finest granite quarry in the United Stateami has many other enter¬ prises in onteuiplatiou. It has secured another uilroad niaety miles long, and while locateu on the greatest system in the South, the Central, has secured connection with its important rival, the East Tennsssee, Virginia and Georgia. It hag just secured direct inde- pendcst connection with Chattanooga and the Wi st, and has the President of a fourth railroad residing hero and working to its ultimate completion. With its five white and three colored churches, it is now building a $10,000 new Pre’byteriau churoh. It has increased its population by nearly one fifth. It has at¬ tracted around its borders fruit growers from nearly every State iu the Union, until it is now surrounded on nearly every side by or¬ chards and vineyards. It is the home of the grape and its wine making capacity has doubled every year. It has successfully inaugurated a system of public schools, with , se ven years curriculum, second to none. This is part of the record of a half decade and simply shows the progress of an already admirable city, with the natural advantages of having the finest climate, summer and winter, in the world. Grilfin is the county scat of Spalding county, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and 7,000 people, and they are all of the right sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to weieome strangers and anxious to secure de¬ sirable settlers, who will not be any less wel- cerns if they bring money to help build np the town. There is about only one thing we need badly just now, and that is a big hotel. W« have several small ones, but their accom¬ modations are entirely too limited for onr business, pleasure and health seeking guests. Tf you see anybody that wants a good loca¬ tion for a hotel in the South, just mention Griffin. Griffin is the place where the Griffin News is published—daily and weekly—the nest newspaper in the Empire State of the Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending for sample copies. This brief sketoh.will answer July 1st 1888. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to be changed to keep up with the times. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY D. L. PARMER, ATTORNEY AT LA W WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA. 11 urnpt attention given to all business Will practice in ail the Courts, and where ever business calls. fcef” Collections a specialty. aprGdly HEADQUARTERS Leak's Collecting and Protective Agency of Georgia. GRIFFIN, ------- GEORGIA. S. G. LEAK, Manager. Send your claims to S. G. Leak and correspond Cleveland only with Resident him at headquarters. Attorneys for & Beck, Griffin. may9d&w8m HENRY C.. PEEPLES, A T T O R N'E Y AT LA W HAMPTON, GEORGIA, Practices in all the State and Federal Courts. octOdAwly JNO. J. HUNT, A T T O R N E Y AT LA W GRIFFIN’, GEORGIA. Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H White’s Clothing Store. ra ar22d& wl y I>. blSMUKE. N. M. COLLINS DISMUKE & COLLINS, LAWYERS, GRIFFIN, GA. office,first room in Agricultural Building Stairs. marl-difcwtf THOS. R. MILLS, TTORNET AT LAW, GRIFFIN, GA. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office, over George & Hartnett’s oirner. nov2-tf. 23KS P. STEWART. BOBT. T. DANIEL STEWART & DANIEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Over George <fe Hartnett's, Griffin, Ga. Will practice in the State and Federa -ourts, ianl. C. S. WRIGHT, watchmaker and jeweler GRIFFIN, GA. Hill Street, Up Stairs over J. H. White <fc Co.’s. PraMicIyEyeWIitt -AND- headquarters for flat shoals CORN WHISKY. Also, all kinds of Wines, Liquors *nd Cigarasuch as are kept in a first class establishment. Everybody is invited to call and see me at No. 4d, West side Hill street, Os2ld&w3m JOHN ISON. GHASTLY 1CHAB0DS. Fifty-Seven Corpses Ride Into Wilkesbarre. MORE PARTICULARS OF |THE LEHIGH HORROR Unnatural Reticence of the Road Officials— Anguish «f Countless Families—Ten are Still Unidentified—Tho List Not Yet Finished Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct, 12.— [Special.] The death list of the frightful accident of Wednesday night promises still to go on growing. No pen can scarcely do justice to the scene of death, desolation and distress witnessed here to-day. After the first and greatest excite¬ ment had passed away, everybody was not slow to condemn tlie cruel silence of the railway company officials, who, while agonized husbands, wives and mothers clung clared around their slightest words, de¬ At 3:30 they knew nothing. a. m. a report was in circula¬ tion that arrangements had been made for the receipt of a large number of wounded at the hospital. The rumor was soon confirmed. The officials were expecting twenty-five of the victims. With such a list of wounded coming in this direction, the public pulse stood still over horrible possibilities, and thou¬ sands of fainting hearts quivered in dread. Manv persons wanted to go to the scene of the disaster, and endeavored to charter a locomotive. Rev. Father Moylan, of Scranton, offered to pay cash for any expense in that direction, but the favor could not be obtained, owing to the absence of Superintendent Mitch¬ ell Many at tlie wreck. persons, after waiting during the long, weary hours, from ten to three in the morning, took the south-bound -train which passed here at 3:10, and went to the scene of the appalling dis¬ aster. Not a single person escaped from the rear car. The second was crowded with maimed and bleeding bodies, and the third car had but few passengers who escaped stricken uninjured. But the terror- passengers of both trains made their way out of tlie cars, and on going to the telescoped engine and cars where tlie full horror of the terrible disaster dawned upon them. The shattered en¬ gine was pouring forth streams of scald¬ ing steam and water, which hid from their eyes the fullest measure of the horrible scene, while its hissing sounds deadened the shrieks and groans of those imprisoned in the wreck. Ghastly white faces peered into the windows to be greeted by faces pinioned far more in ghastly. Some of the dead sat seats erect, as in life, staring open-eyed, as if aware of the horrible surroundings. Last night the funeral train arrived in Wilkesbarre, bearing fifty-seven dead bodies. They had been partially pre¬ pared placed for burial, the Backs and lay upon the boards upon of seats in three passenger couches. It was an aw¬ ful sight indeed, to look through the long coaches at white the cloth. dead bodies, each the covered with Here form of a boy of twelve, and beside it the stalwart man. As the train drew up to Wilkesbarre depot, it took a dozen po¬ licemen to keep back the frantic crowd of friends and relatives who had come from Scranton and Pleasant Valley to to meet their dead. There are ten bodies still unidentified It is impossible to tell the number of the wounded. Twenty-five were brought bore to the hospital. Found Dead in the Woods. Germantown, O., Oct. 12. —GeorgeS. Gebliart, a wealthy and influential farm¬ er of this thownship, went into his wood, to look after some timber his yesterdays and, not returning, family, him dead upon in searching for him. found the woods. When found his body was still warm. Work of Congress. Washington, D. C., Oct. 12. — In the senate tlie house bill appropriating $50,000 to carry out the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act passed. Mr. Mitchell addressed the senate at length on tlie bill to reduce letter post¬ age to one cent per ounce. When he concluded Mr. Cullom took the floor and spoke on the tariff question. Millionaire Flood Dying. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 12.—A ca¬ blegram has been received from young James L. Flood announcing that his father, James C. Flood, the ‘ Bonanza King,” is dying of Bright’s disease at Carlsbadt. The physicians say that lie cannot live more than another day. An Editor Swallows Laudanum. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 12.— Georgo E. Leavenworth, city editor of the News, Committed suicide by swallowing lauda¬ num. He was only twenty-eight years by old. He was driven to despondency llnesss. WIRED BREVITIES. Over $400,000,000 are invested in Illi¬ nois in mortgages. The senate has passed-the bill donating $8,475 to the widow of Chief Justice Waitte. Senator Gorman points Cleveland out the will reasons be why, in his opinion, re-elected. All the Sioux chiefs have gone to Washington to confer in regard to the proposed treaty. Blaine spoke at Goshen, Ind.. yester¬ day, and proceeded to Indianapolis, ar¬ riving there at 11: o’clock. H. C. Hotchkise, a West Haven, Conn., hardware merchant, has been arrested, charged with forgeries of $20,000. By the falling of an improvised Wednesday plat¬ 500 form at Quincy, 111., people were injured, half of them seri¬ ously. reported the in¬ Hale's committee on It is vestigation into the civil service. a campaign document of fifty pages. The requirements of the sinking fund f,»- the .last year have been made, and the treasurer is not bonds. particular about pur¬ chasing any more arrived The steamship Queen, which at New York yesterday from England, collided with a schooner Friday morn¬ ing and sunk her. Twentyone men were drowned. GRIFFIN. GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 13, 1888. Frederick's Widow’. EnglUh Visit. London, Oct. 12—[Special. ]—Empress Victoria is expected to arrive in Eng¬ land early next month. She will be the guest of the prince and princess at Wales at Sandringham during the first ten days of her majesty stay in this country, af¬ ter which her will proceed hi visit the Queen at Windsor, where she is expected to be November 21st, which will be her forty-eighth birthday. A large sum which emperor Frederick re¬ ceived by bequest from his father he has left by will to his wife, and it has been invested in England. A portion of this money is the absolute property of the empress, and sho has the remainder for life, ivitn power of appointment among her younger children. STRIKERS [RIOTING- Rxciting Experiences of the Police and Mob —Gen. Palmer's Arrival. Chicago, 111., Oct. 12.— [Special.]— 1 The great street car strike still continues. President Yerkes said to-day: “There has been no further attempt at a settle¬ ment. As to the result of the whole affair, I know only this: that the compa¬ ny will not give in. I concede nothing now, and will withdraw all offers made in the conference at the mayor’s office. The company will not be ruled by a mob nor be by our employes. No business can run that way. If we are not able to run, we will lie idle.” Mayor Roche this afternoon sent a messenger to the West Side carmen’s headquarters, headed asking that a committee the striker's by Mr. association, Coyne, the president of call at the city hall. Almost at the exact moment, two of Mr. Yerkes’ sub-officials were firing into a crowd of strikers at Western ave¬ nue, Coyne, with three other strikers, accompanied the by an alderman, entered mayor’s office. The doors were im¬ mediately closed. While tlie conference policemen was going on, under Captain Lieutenants Aldrich, with 150 Shea and Raer, had their exciting experience with the mob. Tlie news of the second riot arrived at the city hall about the time that a messenger was being North dispatched strikers for representatives of the Side to come to the may¬ or’s office. There were seven men in the second committee under the lead of Mas¬ ter Workman Christie. After a confer¬ ence departed. lasting in all six hours the commit¬ tee It was understood they made certain concessions based on con¬ associations tingencies probably the approval of their and the acceptance of Pres¬ ident Yerkes. Steps were taken to con¬ vene an immediate general meeting of the strikers. “Is there any prospect of a settlement before night? ” was asked of President Luke Coyne, as he was leaving the may¬ or's office. “I would not like to say that there is.” was his reply. General Palmer and tlie Strike. Chicago, 111., Oct. 12.—Special—Gen. John M. Palmer, democratic candidate for governor, has arrived in the city and will make several speeches. General Palmer has at all times and places opposition during the the canvass announced his to employment of so-call¬ ed public private functions police when agencies strike to perform is pend¬ a ing. The immediate wholesale employ¬ ment of private police by President Yerkes at the very beginning of tho strike, and their discharge by him when it was found that the mayor, in this in¬ stance, forbade their use on the streets, has made the subject of “Pinkertonism” a cited peculiarly political delicate meeting one in now Chicago. for an It ex¬ is understood that Gen. Palmer's party managers and expressed adroit they fear consider to-day that, him, discreet as wliat he might say would be made to appear discussed as inciting violence. Another matter is the fact that the con¬ gregation of large bodies of men in times of public disorder is generally regarded as perilous in the extreme. The certain¬ ty of a great crowd at the meeting em¬ phasizes this phase being of watched the situation, and the results are for eagerly. May Extend to Eastern Cities. Chicago, Oct. 12.—George A. Schil¬ ling, master workman of district assem bly 24, of Chicago, has received a letter from James George, district master work¬ man of district assembly 226, which comprises York, the Philadelphia street car and employes Pittsburg of New to the effect that if the strike in Chicago is not settled satisfactorily within the next four days, the employes of the Yerkes syndicate York in will Pittsburg, lie called Philadel¬ phia and New out. .Jealousy at a Beauty Show. London, Oct. 12.—There was a terrific scene at Spa when the prizes for tho beauty competion were candidates awarded. Sev¬ eral of the unsuccessful dash¬ ed the splendid bouquets which had been given to them on the floor, uttered clam¬ orous protests and attempted to go for both judges and winners. One enraged nymph spat in the face of the winner of the first prize, and rushed at her with the loudly expressed bnt intention forcibly restrained of tearing her eyes out, was by the spectators. Two others attacked the winners of the second and third prizes, and the long hair of the latter was pulled so vigorously by the defeated competitors that she howled with an¬ guish. It was the ultimately aid found necessa¬ ry to invoke of the police au¬ thorities. Dr. Pepper’s Generosity. Philadelphia. Pa., Oct. 12.— In reply to the request of Colonel Michael ael V. Sheridan for a bill for his professional services to the late General Philip H. Sheridan. Dr. Wm. Pepper, of thi3 city, under date of October 3, wrote to the colonel as follows: “I am in receipt of your forward note of Sep¬ tember 28, requesting for professional me to you my account services rendered in consultation to the late Gen¬ eral Sheridan. You must permit me to say that I desire these services to be re¬ garded and only as an obligation expression of that deep lasting all others, owed which him.” I, in common with to Wiuter is at Hand. New York. Oct. 12.—[Special.]— Six inches of snow fell yesterday in Montreal, Quebeb, and snow, with a westerly gale, made it unpleasant for the people of Richmond, in the same province. heavy In St. Johnsbury, and Vt., a snow H., storm prevailed, in Hanover, N. two inches of snow fell. In Newport, R. I., there was also a slight snow storm. DIMINISHED LOAVES Sorry Crust of the Poor Grows Smaller. GROWING OVER THE BIG DEAL Mr. Powderly Thinks—The Miller* Kttixe PrJi es and tho Baker* Follow Suit—A Mas* Mooting: of tho Poor to be Hold. New York, Oct. 12.— [Special.]— A mass meeting of laboring people is to be held in this city on Sunday to enter pro¬ test against die recent gambling in tho necessaries of life. The whole city is stirred with indignation. Political econ¬ omists have gravely heM informal dis eussions on the growing evil, and hu¬ manitarians are shocked beyond belief. The citizens are just waking up to what the broker Hutchinson’s wheat deal means. The boss bakers are going to discuss “Old Hutch" and the rise in flour at a meeting of the Boss Bakers’ Society that has been specially called for Sunday at 10 a. m., in the hall in Fifteenth street, between Second and Third avenues. President Moll says that tlie bosses are ling in the disgusted with the wheat gamb¬ west. “Broker Williams was a fool to kill only himself because his firm was forced to suspend Mr. through ‘Old Hutch's’ cor¬ ner,' Moll said. “He ought to have gone on to Chicago wouldn't and killed ‘Old Hutch’ first. It have cost much for traveling expenses, and would have a good deal of satisfaction.” London, Oct. 11.—At a meeting of the Corn Millers’ Association, at Leeds, the price of flour was advanced Is. 6d. within per 18 stone, making a rise of 8s. 6d. eight American weeks. The enhanced values of and the poor quality of Eng- glish wheats caused the advance. Hard Linn* for (he Poor. New York, Oct. 12.— Special.—The of “Old Hutch's” Chicago corner in wheat was felt by the working peo¬ ple and tenement dwellers of this city on Monday when they went to the bak¬ ers to buy the usual five cent loaf for breakfast. They found that the loaf had dwindled in size from twenty ounces to seventeen ounces. There was a corres ponding decrease iu tho size of tarts and pastry and pies. It was not until yes¬ terday, really though, that the tenement dwell¬ ers got excited about the changed weight of the loaves and the cheap tarts. They were to be seen in east-side baker¬ ies in the morning bitterly complaining. The small bakers told them that the change was due to the rise in wheat caused bv the Chicago “corner.” The bakers themselves didn't find out about the rise in prices until they went to the mills to get fresh supplies. Fourth ward bakers said that when they asked for flour such as is ordinarily used in five cent bread in this quarter, they were told that the price had risen to $7.50 a barrel. The same flour sold in September said at $5.25. The mill proprie¬ tors they couldn't sell at the old prices. Conrad Moll, the Bakers’ Association, president whose bakery of the Boss is at Broome and Forsyth streets, was one of those who went to the mills yesterday. He said he had to pay $8.50 for flour of the same $4.40. quality He that he got in Septem¬ ber for put seventeen ounces in his five-cent loaves instead of twenty. “People are intensely excited about the change,” said Mr. Moll yesterday af¬ ternoon, and the proprietors of the little baker shops in the crowded tenement districts are even wilder in their talk than their customers. They do not carry a large supply of flour, as the bigger dealers are able to do, and they are, con¬ sequently, in badly caught is by the sudden increase price. It a fact that some of them have had to cut short their sup¬ ply abruptly for want of ready money to buy the flour at increased prices, and their customers have had to go else¬ where for bread because of the decreased supply at their regular bakeries. The small dealers can’t stand that sort of thing, you know, for the competition districts for custom in the tenement is too keen to allow any one to be caught with short supplies.” Powderly’s Denunciation. Philadelphia, Oct. 12.—General Mas¬ ter Workman Powderly of the knights of labor, writing on the Chicago wheat trouble in this week's Journal of United Labor, says: “Congress is in session quarreling over a tariff bill to regulate the prices of com¬ modities that come to our shores in ships, and Hutchinson is raising the price of that which is native to the coun¬ try and which every workingman is more in need of, but no steps are taken by congress to put an end to Hutchinson and his methods. “Write to the president of the United States to send a message to congress de¬ manding that these institutions that gamble in food be abolished, that trusts be abolished. Then write to your pres¬ ent congressmen and senators in Wash¬ ington and ask that they at once take notice of this crying evil and legislate it out of existence. Go to those who are candidates for congress and exact pledges frdm them to abolish these insti¬ tutions, in case the present session does not do it. “The present congress lias spent nearly a year in skirmishing for points on which to carry the next election, while the interests of the people are going to the dogs. It is time to put a stop to it, and the workingmen of the United States should speak out in thunder tones to them on this great issue.” Dr. .Jekyll-tor. Hyde In Whitechapel. London, Oct. 12.—The latest theory of the police on the subject of the White¬ chapel murders—and one in favor of which they have abandoned all others— is a most startling one. It is an alleged case in real life of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The police claim to have a par ticular individual in view, and to possess corroborative evidence in support of their theory. He has been repeatedly tracked and traced, and is a well known and wealthy fashionable resident of Grosvenor Square, the most quarter of London. A sensation of immense magnitude is expected in connection with the matter. v„ gimp Knox, of this city, and Guisseppe Cartisi, Count ~ di Montercole, of Italy, were married at the city hall at high noon marriage to-day by Mayor McCallin. Later the Trinity ctremony was again per¬ formed at Maxwell, Episcopal church by Rev. Samuel and at St. Paul's cathedral by Bishop Phelan. The first or civil marriage was to satisfy tho re¬ quirement of Italian law, while the cer¬ emonies deemed essential at Trinity by and tho St. individual Paul's were reli¬ gious preferences of the contracting par¬ ties. The newly married couple left for New York on the. 9 o.’cIock train to¬ night, and will sail for Havre on the steamer La Normandy next Saturday. Arriving at Havre, they will proceed at once to Italy, The where bride they will the make their home. was daugh¬ ter of W. W. Knox, deceased, a promi¬ nent. and atone time very wealthy citi¬ zen. MORSE AND COX. Rising Sun Morse and Sunset Co* Would Make a Pair. Boston, Mass., Oct. 12.—Elijah A. Morse has been at last nominated by the republicans D. Long in the for congress second district, to succeed aftor John one of the most disgraceful campaign ever known in Massachusetts. Morse is a millionaire twice over. Dr. Frederick L. Burden, his opponent, is n poor man, and committee. ex-chairman When of Morse tho republican iblica announced state was as a candidate, everybody looked for a hoodie campaign, for and month the air about has been full of rumors a tlie purchase Taunton, of delegates. delegate In the charged conven¬ tion at a the Morse managsrs certain with offering delegates money for the votes of who were instructed to so mark their ballots as to show that the goods were delivered. Another delegate arose and said that $60 had been he paid could for the vote of one man whom name. The Burden man¬ agers, on the other hand, were accused or who offering had charge even larger the millionair’s sums than those of cam¬ paign. Morse was nominated with 21 votes to spare. He is a man of no par¬ ticular rich, and ability. he is known Stove polish throughout made New him England will as,“Rising be Sun Morse.” If elect¬ ed, this a chance for congressional humorists to compare him with bis col¬ league "Sunset” Cox. The Gallant Floridan Democrat. Jacksonville, in all Fla., Florida Oct. has 12.—Perhaps been no one man more severely Frank afflicted by the epidemic than Captain candidate P. Fleming, the demo¬ cratic for goverrior, at present making his a thorough canvass of the state. First young nephew, Fleming,died of the fever, then his half brother and law partner, Louis I. Fleming. Next, his Whitner, relative another and a friend, of his L’EngTe. law Judge followed these. On Tuesday last partners, of week his law partner and lifelong friend, Col. J. J. Daniel. In introducing Captain Fleming to an audience in Bartow a night or two ago, Judge Hanson said, “Tins gallant repre¬ sentative of Florida, democratic, from the been opening assailed hour by of the campaign, has such trials as has never confronted a candidate in this state, yet he has carried our banner aloft, and his physical bereavements and mental sufferings, the sad which have darkened his home, have enlisted everywhere heart¬ felt sympathies for his gallant and heroic efforts. If elected, and nothing but death can forestall that event, the same iron nerve, the same power of endur ance and his unconquerable determina¬ tion will make his administration an era in Florida, as history to be remembered for all time to come. Latu Fever New*. Jacksonvlle, Fla., Oct. 12. Iaist night the long-looked-for frost came near, but not quite enough. The tem perature fell to 56 degrees, and this morn¬ ing it is clear and bracing. Cupid Valkenburg, is still “on deck.” Miss Daisy Van second daughter of tlie Schoonmaker late Judge Van Valkenburg, married and Alfred were at South Jacksonville. Two of the telegraph hoys have re¬ lapses, Turner and O'Driscoll. T. T. Stockton is doing well. All the other sick are reported m fair condition. Twenty-three cases up to noon, but no deaths. Reports are coming in of the damage by Wednesday the night's storm, especially among camps. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railway has resumed its freigiit service into south and east Florida via Lavilla. The quarantine restrictions have near¬ ly all been withdrawn on the Jackson ville, St. Augustine and Halifax river railway. Child Burned with Paper. Tipton, Ind., Oct 12.—The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wright came near meeting with a horrible death to day. A number of small children were playing the around her a smoke-house, and one of nu in placed the little fellow in a box filled with paper. From unknown cause the paper caught fire, and before assistance arrived the child was nearly dead. The clothes were burned from the body, and its face, hands and neck were frightfully burned. Bonihurtled by Highwaymeu. Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 12.—A few evenings land township, since, Amos Silcox, of Hart- was attacked by three highwaymen, who dragged him from his powerful buggy and attempted to rob him. Being and quick, he knocked them down and escaped, hut they followed him which home he and opened a lively fusilade, to and shot-gun, responded with them a revolver could driving off. No clew he found, although the mat¬ ter was kept quiet until to-day. | Fell from a Trestle. | i Wellsville, Ohio, Oct. 12. — Last night Fort while three men were crossing the high Wayne trestle over Crow's Run, near Beaver, one of them named Louis Stevens, fell through the timbers to the lied of the creek, fifty feet below, and was instantly killed. Stevens was a stranger in the vicinity. From letters found on his person it was ascertained he had friends living in Philadelphia. Jackson Overjoyed. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 12. —Special.— There is great rejoicing here over tho raising of the yellow fever quarantine. Cannons have been fired and bonfires lighted, place. and a general barbecue has tak¬ en The yellow fiend alone is sad. THE CHIEFSGATHER Democratic Executive Commit¬ tee Meeting. BLAINE ADDRESSES THE TRAD- ING CRAFT Grover and llenjy Write on the Y. M. C. A. Work —* IKarrinon on the Stump— General Campaign Item*— Mayor Hewitt* Etc. New York, Oct. 12.—The executive committee of the democratic national committee has just held a meeting, A quorum of tlie committee was in town, and it was deemed best to lose no time in consultation so aa to postjione the re¬ turn of the committeemen to their re¬ spective states. The m cm Iters present were: Hon Wm, H, Bnrnum, of Connecticut, cliairman; S. P. Sheerin, E. of Indiana, secretary: Ed¬ ward Dickinson,of Now York, assist¬ ant secretary; John II. Estill, of Geor¬ gia; J. J. Richardson, of Iowa; O. M. Barnes, of Michigan; Herman Oelrich, of New York; Calvin S. Brice, of Ohio, chairman of the campaign committee; Samuel R. Hovey, 'ey, of of Rhode Rh Island; Jno, S. Bar I tour, of Virginia; ' -gir John L. Mitch- ell, of Wisconsin; Wm. Dickson, of the District of Columbia; Dr. S. F. Neely, proxy for G. W. Blair, of Kansas; Miles Ross, of New Jersey, and Captain Wm. McClelland, secretary of the campaign committee, representing Congressman W. L. Scott. The work of the committee was con¬ fined to the necessary reports of the con¬ dition of the canvass in the various states, the examination of expenditures and arrangement for raising the funds necessary to complete the work of the campaign. This expenditures is no light task, in headquarters. view of the of republican The management of the affairs of the campaign and his committee by highly Colonel Brice associates, was compli¬ mented by Chairman Barnum and nis colleagues. Secretary has Sheerin, of tho national committee, returned to In¬ diana, but before leaving lie expressed his confidence that his state was sure for Cleveland, Thurman and Matson. Cleveland and Harrison*. View*. Buffalo, N. Y., October 12.—Presi¬ dent Wm. H. Gratwlck, of the Young Men’s Christian association, recently wrote to the two candidates for presi¬ dent asking their views regarding the work of the society, with special refer¬ ence to the thirty-sixth anniversary of tho Buffalo branch. President Cleveland wrote; Dear Sir —1 gladly comply with vour request, and tender the expression of my appreciation of tho beneficent mission of the Y. of land. M. C. We A., multiplying busy through¬ out are a nation. The people impetuous rush casual and enterprise of our to a observer would seem to fostering yield no place to the consideration and of the influences which radiate from these institutions. But to those who know how well our daily life is grounded upon Christian principles, it is aanatter of no surprise that Young Men's Christian Associations challenge our at¬ tention and care. It soems to me that nothing is more essential to our contin¬ ued welfare and prosperity as a people than the preservation of our faith in the usefulness of such organizations. Yours, very Mr. truly. Grover Cleveland. Harrison’s letter is as follows: My Dear Sir—Your letter of Septem- 8th lias been received, and I think I should adhere to my former determina¬ tion. If there were any occasion for an expression cheerfully upon and the subject, it would be make heartily given; but to an occasion does not seem to me to be appropriate. The organization is too well known to need any such support or advertisement. Such a letter would ap¬ pear to lie rather in aid of myself than the organization, and I have too much respect for it to seem to use it in that way. Very truly yours, Harrison. Bf.nj. The former determination, Mr. Grat- wick says, was that Mr. Harrison was sensitive about writing anything that might be construed as being political. Governor Gray lu Illinois. Springfield, 111., Oct. 12.— The great state rally of the democrats of Illinois took 25 place people here, from and all was attended hr ,000 over central Illi¬ nois. The trains were loaded with en¬ thusiastic democrats. At 11 a. m., there was a grand farmers’ parade, which was an immense affair, and was reviewed by thousands of people. At 2 p. m. the chairman. great meeting was called to order He by the Hon J. W. Patton. in¬ troduced Governor Isaac P. Gray, of In¬ diana, who was received with cheers. The governor was in a happy mood, and made a grand speech to the great crowd that pressed around him. His subject was the tariff He was often lofidly ap¬ plauded during the delivery of his ad¬ dress. He was followed by Hon. A. J. Hun¬ ter, of Paris, III., who made a telling speech. springer, At congressman the close, the of Hon. the Wm. 14th dis¬ M. trict, was called for, and was received with great cheering He said he was thankful to them for such a welcome greeting. This has been a great day for the de¬ mocrats of central Illinois, arid great en¬ thusiasm was shown for General John M Palmer, whom the democrats of Illi¬ nois expect to elect governor in Novem¬ ber next. Mayor Hewitt Obdurate. New York, Oct. 12.—(Special.J-Sher- iff Hugh J. Grant, the Tammany candi- date form ay or, sent a card to the news- papers withdraw announcing from his willingness to the fight with his oppo¬ candidate. nent, Mayor Hewitt, iti favor of a union This, it is .said, the mayor refuses to do. the county democracy hav¬ ing anticipated such a' move. All day long his honor has been besieged bv newspaper men and politicians, and the outcome is vague A reply will no doubt be itdited Monday. Morrison on the Stump. St. Louis, Mo.. Oct., 12.—Colonel Wil¬ liam R. Morris on made his first speech of the present campaign at East Caron- delet last night, addressing a large num¬ ber of citizens of East Carondelet, East St. Louis and 8t. Louis, . ............- -■ .......... = NUMBER 195 Illalne Talk* to Drammers. Goshen, Ind., Oct. 12.—After the X call publican from meeting Mr. Blaine recelvi odl some two hundred and commercial travelers who had gathered in from neighboring town* to participate I in the proceedings. Speaking to them. Mr. Blame said there was no ciaw or men who ought to better understand tho beneficent effects of protection than com¬ mercial travelers, who in the line of their business traveled from one state to UP other, coming in contact with the com¬ mercial lines of the country. Bald he; “There is probably not one of you who is not engaged in selling some American product, when and there I trust will the be time will soon coine not one man on the road dealing in anything except tho products of the United States.” Nath villa'* Political Celebration. Nashville, Term., Get. 12.— Special. Greater preparations are being made tot the grand celebration of the Davidson county's democracy than have ever been made Ixdore for a political rally here. The date named by .the committee is Friday, October 19, but whether all ar¬ rangements can be completed by then is a matter of some doubt. Among the prominent democrats in¬ vited are Hon. John G. Carlisle and Sen¬ ator Joe Blackburn. Excursion trains are to bo run. Chained th* fxwaaoUn. Lancaster, Ohio, Oct. 12.—At ten o’clock this morning as the local freight train on the C. H. V. and T. railroad, going south arrived in this city, Sheriff Price, on an exaction took possession of it and chained the locomotive to thd track with a lock and ctvain, which was there held until released by the railroad furnishing the bond required. This at¬ tachment was made at the instance of Luke Welsh, of this city, to whom the court of judgment common pleas' $1,500 sometime against ago gave a of the road. Tlie case is now in the district court. NEWS IN BRIEF. The celebrated case of D. S. Froti Uing- ham vs. the Adams Express Com pan; ft lias been appealed to the supreme of the United States by the Express pany, on a writ of error. ' Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist, I ha* decided to spend the entire winter oh the Pacific coast, and will commence a series of evangelistic meetings in San Francisco on the first of January. While returning from a republican meeting Warren, Indiana, at Wiley’s Joseph school Cloud, house, near a young m2 married man, was thrown from horse and his neck was broken. A daughter of Willidm Bradle, Greencastle, Ind., took a dose of “ft on Rats” hist Saturday, and died afterward. Whether it wa* a mistake or suicide is not known. The most rigid search fails to flpd a uate, trace J. of D. the Steele, missing who Mining mysteriously School grad¬ i appeared from Champion, Mich, owes The nothing, Lutheran and Synod foul of play Sort is susj apa met at North Manchester, Ind. D. F. Kin, of Albion, president of synod, preached the opening ___ BundayC seraow. The sessions will continue over W. R. Rowbin, a brak Louisville and Nashville from rie, Ky., a moving and had freight his train left leg terribly , crushed, and died in great suffering. He was sixteen years of age. An order of the court upon Public Ad¬ ministrator Vinett, requiring the pay¬ ment of $30,000 to the estate of Kate Townsend, of New Orleans, has devel- due the Townsend estate. Villere now holds the position of criminal sheriff o t the- parish of Orleans. Queer Weather Telegram*. “Rattletraps, pigs’ toils and porcu¬ pines’’ was the telegraph river report received by the signal office from We*ton this morning. Obviously, that mean* that the Monongahela was rising there, that there had been nearly a seven-foot gain during the day, that the rainfall was 0.58 inch, and that the wind was from the northwest. “Coal scuttles, flour bln* and fire balloons” was the message from Morganton. Naturally that meant a rising river, 5 feet 6 inches of a change, 0.85 inch of rainfall, and a northerly wind. The signal service does all its reporting in cipher. All river messages are re¬ ceived in the above kind of language. It is a laughable thing to have to call at the office at an early hour on bnsinsaa and hear the jargon that is being called out frdm the telegretm. The oddest words fa the language seem to have been selected to form the cipher. The use of a cipher at all is characteristic of the difference in the management of a government depart¬ ment and a private concern. It is difficult for an ordinary miml to see any need for ’t. The only conceivable theory it can be justified on is that the department was at one time a branch of the military aerrte* and that therefore the fiction should be kept up that some mysterious enemy wa* in the country whom it was needful to delude. Many people will be apt to think that, with all due respect to the depart¬ ment, it could not delude an enemy won* than by furnishing him with some of the predictions that are daily famished to the innocent public.—Pittsburg Press, PRODUCE market. [courtr<-TED DAILY BY MK.KELBKRBY * M'LKXDOX.} Hay, Drain, Etc. 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