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Tl|e RriFFin ally News. Griffin, Ga. Griffin it tlio liveliest, pluckiest, most pro gressiTe town in Georgia. 'Hiis is no hyper holies’. descri tion, m the record of the last ire year* will show. Daring that time it hoe built aud pot into most successful operation a $100,000 cotton factory and is now building another with nearly twice the capital. It has pnt up a large iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer fac- 0 ry, an immense ice and bottling works, a ■ash and blind factory, a broom factory opened ap the finest granite quarry in the Halted State*, and has many other enter¬ prises in .ontemptation. It has secured another railroad ninety miles long, and while eoateo on the greatest system in the South, the Central, has secured connection with ita important rival, tbeKaet Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia, It has just secured direct inde¬ pendent connection with Chattanooga and the W« st, and has the President of a fourth railroad residing here and working to Its ultimate completion. With its five white and three oolored chmrcbes, it is uow building a $10,000 now Pre’byteriau ohurch. It has increased its population by nearly one fifth. It has at¬ tracted around its borders fruit growers from nearly every State in the Union, until it is now surrounded on nearly every side by or¬ chards aud vineyard. It is the home of the grape and its wins making capaoity has doubled every year. It has successfully Inaugurated a system of public schools, witL a seven years curriculum, second to none. This is part of the reoord of a half decade aad simply shows the progress of an already admirable city, with the natural advantages of having the flneat climate, summer and winter, in the world. Griffin is the county seat of Spalding county, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a healthy, fertile and rolling oountry, 1150 feet above sea level. By the censns 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 welcome strangers and anxious to secure de eirable settlers, who will not be any less wel¬ come if they bring money to help build up the town. There Is about only one thing we need hadly just now, and that is a big hotel We have several small ones, but their accom¬ modations are entirely too limited for our business, pleasure and health seeking guests. If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬ tion for a hotel inth* South, juat montiou •rlffin. the Gbiffik Griffin is the place whers M aws ia published—daily and weekly—the uest newspaper in the Empire State of the Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending fer sample eopiea. This bnat sketch will answer July 1st 1868. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to he changed to keep up with the times. ^KOFESSIONAL OlRtCTOR HENRY C. PEEPLES, A r T O it N E y A i LAW Hiunus, sxoauiA. Practices in all the State and Federal tlouria. <*ct9d<kwly JNO. J. HUNT, ATTORNEY A T L A W GRIFFIN, UBOKOXA. Offioe, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J H White's Clothiutr Store. .iiar'JUd&wly D. DI8MUKK. N. M. OOLLIN* DISMUKE & COLLINS, LAWYERS, GRIFFIN, GA. olice,first room in Agricultural Building .-Stairs. marl-dAwtf THOS. R. MILLS, TTORNEY AT LAW, GRIFFIN, GA. nWill practice in the Btate and Federal Court*. Office, over George A Hartnetts airner. noVJ-tf. f OIN D. STEWAUT. bout. T. DANIEL STEWART & DANIEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Over George & HartBett's, Griffin, Ga Will practice in the State and Federa ourto. w D. L. PARMER, ATTORNEY AT LAW WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA. siutapt attentioa given to tall business Will praotioe in all the ConrU, and where ever business calls. Hr Collections a specialty. aprhdly Pure KenMy Bye WMskies -AND- HEADQUARTERS FOR FLAT SHOALS CORN WHISKY. Also, all kinds of Wines, Liquors and Cigars such as are kept in a first class establishment. Everybody is nvited to call and see me at No. 43, West aide Hill street. s21dAw3cn JOHN ISON. New Felts JUST RECEIVEDD AT MSS. M. L. WHITE’S , Millinery Store. Clark Building. Corner of Hill and Broadway. GRIFFIN* (GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 24 , 1888. DID MARBLE PEN IT? The Sensation Still Continues Over the Tariff Message. SECRETARY WHITNEYS PART IN THE MATTER. Henri Wattertion, of "8tar-Kyfd Gordons’’ Fame Upholds It—Whitney and the Cabinet Hare Hitter Word* —President Disturbed. Washington, Nov. 23.—[Special, j— The tariff message revelation has created an immense sensation everywhere. The inside history is given of Presi¬ dent Cleveland’s famous tariff reduction message, sent to congress last December. Manton Marble ie named as the person who persuaded the president to force tariff reform into politics as a distinctive issue. Henry Watterson assisted Mr. Marble in convincing the president that this course was the proper one to pursue. The original draft of the message is said to have been made by Mr. Marble. As transmitted to congress there was some ohanges from Mr. Marble's composition, but the main features were preserved. When the president first submitted the message to his cabinet Mr. Whitney was from the city; the other cabitnet indorsed the president’s deter¬ mination to send the document to con¬ Before the message was sent in, however, ington, Mr. Whitney immediately returned consulted to Wash¬ and was by President Cleveland tariff upon the pro¬ decided reform stand to be by the administration. Secretary at once suggested that however wise and commendable the propositions might be in the abstract, it was not the right time to cast them upon country. The secretary important also pointed in¬ to the president ope in which the alleged facts ad were not correct. In this Mr. was found to be right and the was modified accordingly. A special meeting of the cabinet was called, at which the subject was considered. All of the members present. Mr. Whitney was alone his allof opposition his colleagues to the proposed urging the meas¬ ex¬ of the message at that time. discussion was rather heated, Messrs. and Vilas exchanging bitter during the debate. determined the It was finally that should go to congress, disturbed although president was undoubtedly the position of Mr. shrewdest Whitney, political whom regarded as the in the cabinet. ELECTION TOTALS. Legislature Democratic and Henna Will be Elected. Washington, No 33.— Senator Ken- of West Virginia, is expected to ar¬ here to-morrow. He has telegraphed friends ill the city that the legis¬ of the state is democratic by a majority on joint ballot, and he safe in leaving the state under these The claims of Congressman Goff to the that he is elected governor by a plurality, and his boast that he in¬ to see that the certificate was is¬ to him,has not disturbed West Vir¬ in Washington who have kept us to what was going on at Tho average democrat very the naturally been misled, have owing appeared to in publica¬ of which many papers, but almost daily private tele¬ have been received from the lead¬ democrats who have been watching count, assuring their friends in this that the democrats had elected their ticket; that the electoral ticket had majority of about 1,000 and that the remained democratic. There has been some doubt as to two the congressional districts, but the advices are that, in all probability, official count will show that the have certainly districts carried by small three the eongressic nal and they may, when the re¬ are carefully canvassed in the first Pendleton, district, dent., find that they Atkinson, have over for congress. Senator Kenna’s friends are much re¬ to know that the legislature is for that means, in their his return to the senate for an¬ term of six years. Official Returns from Fennsyl vwuja, Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 23.—Accord¬ to the official returns in the state de¬ the vote for presidential elect¬ in Pennsylvania was as follows: Har¬ 526,226; Cleveland, 446,984; Fisk, Streeter, Greenback-Labor, 3,873; party, 24. For auditor-general, McCamant, re¬ 533,581. Meyer, democrat, 443,- Marquis, prohibition, scattering, 20,262; Green, 70. 3,575; Ohio Election Figures. Columbus, O,, Nov. 23.— The follow¬ shows the vote cast for secretary of together with the footings on the and union labor vote, as well the total vote cast in the state; Ryan, received 417,510, against 395,522 for dem.; Ryan’s plurality, 24,618; 21,988. total prohibition labor 3,452; vote, total vote of vote, state. 41,941. Alabama 40,113 for Cleveland. Montgomery, Ala.. Nov. 23.—The cast for presidential electors has counted by the governor and sec re of statA Cleveland received 117,- votes, Harrison 57,197, and Fisk.pro¬ 588. A MaHmi fo* Rauian Good**. Brussells, Nov. 83. —[Special.]— A with a capital of BLQPO.bOO is about to begin derations here the purpose of opening markets in Europe for Russian good, espe¬ petroleum and sailed meat*. ,, , I A If A KII ISON sc A HE. Kumar That He Will Advovate Canada’s Purchase Causes excitement. Montreal, Nov. 28.—[Special.]—A sensation has been caused here by dispatch fiom Indianapolis, stating General Harrison, immediately his accession to the presidency,will to open negotiations for the of Canada, by purchase, and advocate the project in his first It is said that he is in favor of using surplus in the treasury for that pur¬ COVINGTON'S CHINE Strnnge Negro** are Missing, and a New Theory is Proposed. Covington, Ga., Nov. 23.—The crime at the Pitts house on Wednes¬ morning, was one of the most dia¬ deeds ever committed in Georgia, will take its place alongside the murder and other kindred There aro two theories as to the kill¬ both of which are being thoroughly in by the coroner's jury, which session a portion of yesterday’ and of to-day. One of the theories is tliat the. crime committed by Mr. Charlie Echols, of the most prominent young men the place. The other is that it was committed by’ unknown person about the hotel was familiar with the habits of the man and his dying com¬ The former theory, which was the at first, seems to be losing in favor of the other. The two men assaulted were Mr. T. H. of Gainesville, and Mr. Samps of Madison. They were both men, and have !>een traveling some time together. After taking in the Athens fair they to Augusta, and on Sunday after¬ been came quite up to frequently Covington, before. where they They registered at the Pit! s house, and Monday of were seen about the different business were they were ac¬ Mr. Thomas was a short, man, while Mr. Cohen is rather and vary delicate looking. Mr. was thirty-wo years old, while partner, Mr. Cohen, is only twenty- The other theory about the murder to be most reasonable. There two strange negroes in the hotel night, and just after the murder been committed there was no porter the train, something very unusual; then the bludgeon in the wood-pile? Then, again, were the steps Mrs.Smith and going to the room In the up-stairs coming out, or going out and the down-stairs hall and coming back And why did not the porters, who awake when Mrs. Smith went in office, hear the footsteps in the hall ? Another strong link in this chain, it to me, is on the hotel register. the name of Mr. R. F. Watson written in a large, bold hand, "Call at a. m. Mr. Watson, however, was not called Dr. Griffin came, and he says that about 6:40. Echols has employed as his counsel Pace aud Rogers & Upshaw. Mr. S. B. Cohen, a brother of the man, has employed McHenry McHenry, of Madison, to assist in tne guilty parties to justice. Later.—C onen has recovered suffi¬ to take a little nourishment, but unable to explain the mystery. THE NEW PRIVATE SECRETARY. Halford to Succeed Daniel l.amout In the White House in March. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 23.—The of the private secretaryship to Harrison has been settled. Mr. E. Halford, the editor of the Indianapo¬ Journal, has been appointed, and has the position. There were two who have been prominently in this connection. One was J. Alexander, at present of Buffalo. Alexander was here during the cam. assisting Gen. Harrison in his cor¬ and it was thought that he no doubt be the person selected. returned to Buffalo, however, and a days ago sent word here that he did desire Halford tne yesterday, position. and It was tendered he has form¬ accepted. Halford “Life," as Mr. is familiarly has dictated the political policy the Journal for many years. He is built, hair partly gray, and gives impression of being a man of thought study. In his writings he has been even to fierceness. General Harrison could scarcely have his a private secretary Mr. more Halford conge¬ to own nature. has connected with several newspapers this city. He started on the Journal a compositor, became managing edi¬ then News accepted here, a For position on tfie two years he managing editor of the Chicago returning to the Journal in He is quiet and unassuming, and well of by those who know him well. Halford will to-morrow decide when wi)l give up his duties as editor and those of fiis new position. Mr. Halford is about 4o years of age, came to this country from England his parents when quite young, they in Cincinnati. Afterward they to Hamilton, Ohio, and then to city, where he learned the printer’s He is in every sense a self-made Frightful Railway Wreck. Pittsburg, Nov. 23. — A most frightful wreck occurred on the Cleveland Pittsburg load, near Wellsville. Q,, 5 o'clock this morning. Two heavy freight trains collided running at full speed. Both en¬ and four cars were smashed into a of ruins. Engineer J. Dolphin and Brakeman J. were crushed aad scalded to death their bodies were not recovered for hours. Several others are re- fatally injured. FIGHTING IN HAYTI. Gen. Hippolete Bound to Cap¬ ture St. Marc. THE REBELS ENCAMPED NEAR THE FORTRESS A Representative of tin* A merle* a I’rr»» Association l%fertlen» a Gcntle- nian who Ha*Jit*t Ketarned from Hayti — Etc. Port au Prince, Nov. 23.—[Special.] General Hippolete. commanding the rebels, has encamped seven miles from St. Marc, and has resolved upon the recapture of the fortress. A bloody bat tie will be fought Sunday. Both sides are receiving enforcements. The Legitime froops are sadly in need of food and water. New York, Nov. 28.—One of the pas¬ sengers on the Clyde steamer which sailed for Hayti on Wednesday, was one who was a mystery to the Haytien au¬ thorities here. His name is Guilband. He is a young man, native of Hayti, who recently returned from Paris, where he has been studying lRw. He is known to be in sympathy with the rebels, and his people are also opposed to the present government in Hayti. Consul Bassett said that he did not know whether the young man’s return home at this time was significant, hut thought that it boded no good to General Legitime ami his followers. A reporter met a gentleman just re¬ turned from Port au Prince—Mr. E. Lockwood, of New Haven, Conn.—who is interested in the logwood busiuess in Hayti. the Mr. insurrection Lockwood was present dur¬ ing late in liayti at the time of Salaomon's overthrow, and also brings facts Haytien Concerning the American steamer been confiscated Republic, the Haytien which has Lockwood by govern¬ ment. Mr. is the only one in this whole country who has personally conversed with Captain Compton, of the Mr. Haytien Lockwood Republic, since he left there. said: "I left Port au Prince about six weeks I went first to Cape Haytien, and while there I saw Capt. Compton carry about five hundred armed rebels from there to Gonaives. I cautioned the cap¬ but he said that he could not be held liable, as he was only carrying them as ordinary passengers. These troops, I afterwards learned, arrived at Gonaives just as Legitimes troops en¬ the town. A lively skirmish was the result, and some ten or twelve men were killed. The rebels routed the reg¬ ular find troops, shelter and compelled their leader to in a thick wood. They then captured him, beat him nearly to death and then compelled him to swear fealty to their cause. At the last ad¬ vices the general was fighting the rebels. I then went from Cape Haytien to Port Paix. 1 also met the Haytian Repub¬ there and saw Capt. Compton take on over 300 more armed rebels,which he carried to St. Marc. I told the cap¬ to look out for himself, as he would captured, but he did not heed mv ad¬ The result was, that in less than days Capt. Compton was captured a man of war for the very thing I ad¬ him not to do. "There will never be any peace in while Legitime holds the affairs of The people of the north are dead opposed to they lam, will and declare he must or take his life. It is mere threat, but a determined feeling among the people that Legitime, responsible for the present crisis. The side holds hint responsible the death of Theimaque, was tho candidate of northern people for Salaonum's It is claimed that when Legitime that his opponent was the choice of majority Thelmaque’s he got up the quarrel which in death A brave, and intelligent man was cruel¬ shot down at his own door, and nO can convince the people that Gen. was not really responsible for assassination of their devoted leader. "Gen. legitime opposition is a very lenient ruler, the against him is too for him to long resist. The peo¬ are already who will longing for the return of man rule them as did old The northern people have leading Gei>. the Hippolete, rebel forces, who is their at pres as can¬ and unless Gen. Legitime will withdraw and agree to some man, his life is not worth cent.'’ The latest the intelligence of St. from Marc Hayti in¬ capture by Legi¬ troops. This was a strongly forti¬ place, and is the only fortress, out¬ of Cape Haytien, where the insur¬ can array any strength. Consul thinks the it jiortends the early dis¬ of insurgent 4prce. Lord & Austin, owners of the Haytien would not say anything for yesterday. They wish to until, they boston can get some news as to the has demanded the of the steamer, and with what They are' confident that the will be released. Only Thirteen Oat of 270,000, New York, Nov. 23.—Hezekiah Bar- a waiter 27 years of age, pleaded yesterday before Recorder Smyth an indictment for illegal registration. registereil from a barber shop at 128 Twenty-seventh had street, and said he the barber persuaded him register in order that he (the barber) get Matt Quay's $2,000 reward. was sentenced to one year and months in state prison. He is the illegal voter sentenced this Death of a Prient. Philadelphia, Nov. 23.—Rev. Mau¬ A. Wilsh, vicar general of the arch¬ of Philadelphia and pastor of St. Roman Catholic church, died this of Bright's disease of the kid¬ and blood poisoning. A Turk Inti Deficit of S«tn Million*. Constantinople, Nov, 23,—It is an¬ that the Turkish budget will a deficit for the ended fiscal year $7,000,000. ‘-nil Trial* in Ttiitaiii London. No* 28.— |h|x-cial.) The great salt syndicate i-* to be annoyed and opposed find! a quarter it expected only consideration ami -upport. It inuuopen secret that several of those who.compose the syndicate were pic, are I to leave the country on short noth • when the law officers of the crown had under Ton d-l- eration the legality <>f the combination *. The government officials have decided that the syndicate was a perfect It legiti¬ mate corporation the members breathed easier and at once advanced the price of salt Nowit is reported that a munliei of capitalists who aro by no means phi¬ lanthropists. have with determined to enter into opposition the syndicate for the money that is iu the i urines* The ‘alt union has not secured the whole of the saliferous lands. The preliminary steps were taken to¬ day towards tho erection at one of the extensive salt works at Wmsford. right in the heart of the salt district, on a site gamated formerly occupied Salt by the (’heshire This Amal¬ the company. others project deter¬ is only mined opposition forerunner of in to tho syndicate. A HISHOP'R SENSATION. A f oixlon Kit I e* hit tic Says Social imu should lie DwtmsPfl in tins Pulpit. London. Nov. 03. —[Special.]— The Bishop of Ripon’s book on socialism,now in press, is certain to produce a sensa¬ tion. The bishop, who claims that the ques¬ tion of socialism is of the first import¬ ance, intimates that the time lets come when tho clergy shall discourse of it in their pulpits. The grievances and miseries of the masses legislation aro which graphically holds described responsible and the ho condemned. for them, is criticised and The opinion of those who had the privi¬ lege of is examining the first sheets of the book, that the bishop will he pro¬ nounced by the press and perhaps by the pulpit wild a more advanced socialist than those agitators who are regarded as the representatives of the until inking Employers* Liability Iffll. London, Nov. 33.---[Special.]—The home secretary to-day received the dep¬ utation representing the trades of the country appointed by the recent Brad¬ ford congress. The memorial which the committee presented to the secretary draws the at¬ tention of the gov ernment to tho inade¬ quate nature of the employers' liability- bill, now before the house of canunons, and urges the desirability of amending the measure on the report stage as to bring it of within the reasonable require¬ ments those whom it seeks to benefit. The subject ot the address was tliur oughly discussed by tiie deputation and by Mr. Matthews, who promised to give the recommendation* and suggestions his most serious consideration. Commemorating Irish Martyr*. Chicago, Nov. 23.—[Special.]—The twenty-first anniversary of the death of Allen, Lark in and O’Brien, who are known among the Irish people as the Manchester martyrs, was observed this evening at Battery D. The orators of the occasion were Hon. John F. Fuiersy. Hon. W. J. Hynes, Rev. John .J. O'Brien, of Burlington, la., and Edward O'Meagher Condon. The latter wa- condemned to death with Allen. Larkin and O'Brien, but through the intervention <>f the United .States government his sentence was commuted to he penal liberated servitude for life. Six years ago tion was that lie would from prison on condi¬ leave the country and never return to Ireland A (.n ut Catholic Demotintratimu Detroit, Nov. 23.—[Special.J—The Right Rev. John S. Foley. D. D., the new ly consecrated bishop of this diocese, arrived lu re to-day from Baltimore. He was met at Toledo by many prom¬ inent citizens of I let roil and escorted to this city. At the depot, awaiting his arrival, were the Catholic societies of the dio¬ cese, numbering in all 10,000 people. Tiie procession was the largest Catholic demonstration known to the city, and one of the mod imposing of ita kind ev er held here. stand The bishop reviewed the parade from a erected in front of Ins residence. To-night there will be another procession and a display of fireworks. A famous Prison Warden lie 1 irev. ■Joliet, III.,Nov. 28.—[Special.[—War¬ den Met laughrey retired from the peni¬ tentiary to-day, to assume his new du¬ ties in Pennsylvania. Many of those w ho had been attending :hn meeting of the .State Board of Char itie» at Chicago, came here this morning to inspect the pri on. At the close of the tour through the building. Map Mr- Clanghrey there was escorted to the library, and wardens p t sen ted with a testimonial by the of western prisons. A successor has not yet 1-een appoint- ed to Warden McClaughrey. and it is supposed tho office will not bo filled un¬ til the new governor is inaugurated. ProwjMM t of in liayti. New York, Nov. 23.—Consul General j Bassett, representing the Haytian gov¬ I ernment, has ju-t received iiJVnr.'nation that peace is being arranged by um- br saffors Is'tviyrn tiie Haytian govern¬ ment and the insurgents. Dignitaries of ; the Roman Catholic church requested ! out the negotiations. of and The rebels is expected art: nearly in ] money, jeaee I a few day*. i New York,N ov.23.—[Special. J—Later. I A sjiecial to the Herald says that the report that fighting is to be stopped [e without foundation. Hostilities have begun anew Gathering of College Student*. New York, Not. 23.— {Special.]-The Princeton club, of which the Rev. Dr Henry VanDyfce is president, wifi hold its first regular meeting to-night at the Hotel Brunswick. Important business bearing on the interests at the university and of the club will be submitted for disc nation. -............ IU M URL KN-Bt CKKB. fl - Th, Fr*«!<!< at Dnln l »tng tha L yupnms ■ ■■ . WAKHiN-eTON. Nov. I he Foet -ays te can be asserted on goad .’if authority that the pccaidentdeafen pqn- tivcly using the language attributed to him by Judge Rucker, of CdasSfe. C. Omaha. Moore, of Neb., Denver, Nov. 28. —Colonel John J arrived hew terday, en route for Louisville, bearing a note from Judge Rucker to Senator Him 1, burn, of Kentucky, in which ft i» Stated tliat a meeting between them will P ably -termine which i* entitled to Ui cal Uni a gentleman. Mooea took the M train back to Denver last night, cm the advice of O. If. Rothacker. It is under- * stood that lie has mailed a challenge to Senator Blackburn. - Yitmiurw. Ky., Nov. 23. —Senator Blackburn said yesterday that be had heard nothing from Judge Rucker. '"■I, Basil Duke, who WiBI j!|K>i*bi? act fo. Senator Blackburn, mye he doee ; not see how they ian settle their differ- encea amicably. A filter From A, O. Thurman. Ft. Paso. Tex., Nov. 23.—The follow¬ ing I t ter from Allen G. Thunnan ha* been received by Judge Alien BieckfT. J chairman of the democratic^ ■*~5 ecutive committee of El Paso county: Columbus, O, Nov. t8,1888. Allen Blacker, El Paso, Texas: D ar Sir Your favor of the Mb instant received. I regret the result, not on any I live to work for the party, and Ido not Yours despair truly, of its ultimate success. A. G. Thurman, -..............----- ■ lulfr, Million up tbsriM. Washington, Nov. 38, - A special from Panamoko City, Md., say* nearly the cutir. busmens section of that place W»,0OO. was destroyed by Are last night Loea The lire was first discovered in Truitt’* drug More, and as a strong wind wo* blowing, the flame* spread fiercely, the •own hav .rig no < uginc*. tel*. The four building* Imrned invlude two ho- newspaper offices, carriage fac¬ ■; - tory. residences ,»n<l store*. 017 '' storvi were left in town. ......______y- fi| Hoo'lto la Fnmea. 1 utw, Nov. 28.—A. circular letter signed by Mai tin, ex-agent of the ma canal • vmpany, charging that M.Boi- baut and Burls-, ex-minister* of public works, had taken bribe* for assistance rendered by them to tho Panama canal company. has Uwn sent to each of the deputies. M. Martin also connedlw chargee that over 50 deputies are also in a corrupt way with tho canal project. He is anxious that the ex-minister* take le¬ gal ar tion against him. A floom far Tort Payne, Ala, Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 23-—The Fo Payne Coal and Iron oompeny, of Fon Payne, A la , organized yesterday with a caj ita! of $5,OX),000. Tho company ha* purchased 32,00 acre* of valuable cool, iron and town site land* at ^FbrOftgttfc One million dollars of the t C ^5» will be held in the treasury . add! to coal and iron industries, th* fin bri lime, silica *nd granite jroj which the tract abounds will u be de" V-pod. -———. - * y A Murder or a Duel—WfclekV New York, Nov. 23.—A Central Park policeman found in a secluded portion of the park a heavy Remington {fisted and some bloody linen, ’which proved to be torn lumdkcrchiafs. The ground is the immediate vicinity was also merited with Mood. No explanation ho* yet been diw overed. hut the police authori¬ ties think a murder or duel took place last night. Hie Indiana Striker*. Indian a iolis, Ind., Nor. 23.—{Spe¬ cial. )- The striking switchmen have as¬ sumed a belligerent attitude. The main track of the belt line i* completely Mocked with cars, and traffic >1 entirely suspended. James Maloney, engineer, forced by tlu* striki i -i to a; audon his engine, wai* struck on the head with a ham uier and otic rwise roughly handled. To I’ro-n'fute irtah M. P/g, Lom> . Nov. 28.—[Special.]—It is re¬ ported that the government is about to prose uto several prominent Irish mem¬ bers of parliament, on charges of intimi¬ dation. | DAILY MARKET REPORTS OZ-ml . T H: i" RTKU ST StiDOa t OUmSt. Atlanta, a*., Korea*** *.1 UpeltiHX u:ni <dUoUAiu«ftft ol cotton fa ture* in V-w York to-day- Opening Ck*infc Of totx-r . - -••••*.♦ i. - • . . . • , L*'oeu.u.-r 9.580. » W . 3 580S.ee •] S *2>JO T*0 m --- s ' s!mr > * eoruarv Mann 9SSO M» ., 10 94® w m JO M 10130 toil loaao.--. ms? xuitusi to l.Kt ... 10 m : -332510.85 10.0 to* September rwd »r<-viv -imi Sa!.a, fir .-g*. Rp too : rc ■5A.9 •!: exports. 147,* < bicago Market. m C KK-AOO, IU.. XoremStsr 8t. Wheat opemoz. )«*. Highest. Lowest GVwiojr December 10*45. - Jahuao 1 ‘->4 I IT, L67 ...,LW Say 1*1 , I MS, Coro. “’*****-' December i-L Janu Ms; try. V* ** Pork. » » - W* .;.rk9 OtM '’jfinMr- ' t - 3 >t». ,t a, ftijM tare J? ftJSf c V STKHL MONITOR Sam Erecting a Formid¬ able Engine of Defense. WILL CARRY THE HEAVIEST OtJNS KNOWN Appropriated-—A Navy Hon ml to l*e tint In Some Miuiwer, and f!ti« is .* Long Step Toward It— Mod**! Naval Armament. Washington, d, Nov, 33.- The department will, in a few days, proposals for the const ruction of a battery for coast and harbor de¬ which was authorized by the krai Under the provision of the $1,000,000 was appropriated for batteries or toms, and other structure to lie used for that pur RISC. Secretary Whitney appointed a board, of Captain R. L. Pythian, Constructor Philip Hichborn, Lt.- George L. Converse, and Assistant Engineer A. L. M:\Uieo, devise some scheme to carry out the of the law. The board has had a number of ses¬ visited the important cities and an amount of useful data on subject, which aided them materi¬ in arriving at their conclusions. Tlicir report was made to the secretary- time ago, anil met with his ap¬ It will is-a steel ship of the class, of 4.300 tons burden, torroted, and will he fitted with the latest improved appliances. The designs for the ship were made in bureau of < onstruetion and repair. \\ ill have a battery of four guns— 16 inch and two 12 inch —the largest made iu this country. The amount by provision appropriated of was bill $ 1,000,000, the a tiie final of the ship, exclusive of armor, not exceed $2,000,000.and the ma¬ used in the structure shall lie, aa as practicable, furnished of American pvoduc- and and manufactured the United States. The board have the subject the most careful con¬ and the minutest details have studiously looked after. The tur¬ in which the heavy guns are will )>e with an improved deflecting ar¬ The armament for this vessel will pc heaviest used upon any American The success of Annapolis the eight and ton guns at the proving has been up to the standard, and the new powder which will lie fur- d next week most excellent result* exported Tho building of the new will he an important feature in construction. The steel companies the west, which are turning out such material, will most certainly among the competitors for obtaining contracts for the ship and arnuum-nt. is exqiectod that this lesxel when com¬ will bo one of the most formida¬ floating batteries in the world. A TRAGEDY IN HIDAIIt. Vaii<ieri;iift, of l‘itn*4-htite l uma —HI# Liwt Performance. t on mbl t b. Ga., Nov. 23.—[Special.]— large crowd visited the cxjiosition to¬ the majority of whom were drawn by tho announcement that a ascension was to take place, and a man would descend in a parachute tiie earth. Tho ascension was made, when the balloon liad reached the of half a mile it burst, and, a wondurful presence of mind, professor which rut the parachute from the was now a total wreck fast descended descending. The parachute toward the earth, but falling it and, drifted by toward the Chatta¬ into the raging an unlucky chance, current of the stream the jetties. Two young men wpre by and tried to rescue the man, but as lie was tied the parachute, he was unable to de¬ him <-if, and amid the entangled he soon sank to the bottom, never return alive. At a late hour last night body was found and turned over to friends. The sad tragedy has thrown deep feeling of sadness over the whole Railroad* to li« Heavily Sued. ilt-BfQfF., Iowa, Nov. 29.- At a meet¬ of the jobbers' and manufacturers of this city yesterday the mem¬ pledged themselves to prepay charges on all goods shipped and bill of same to the railroad commis¬ so suits can be begun at once railroads for violation of the law maximum rates. They also instructed the secretary to all merchants of tho union to send bills paid hv them since the Jate of tno board of commissioner*. the penalty for each violation ia it will lie seen the roads nave a big elephant on their hands. Telegrams have been received from officials requesting that action fw)st[>oned that the for latter a week, which would regard the pro¬ 1 measures of the jobliem with yfr. Randal! !u»* ll;*d no ; Philadelphia, from Nov. here 28.—The the state- j sent out to effect ! Congressman Randall’s condition ’ J again critical, is wholly unfounded. who saw him at Wayne .Station j that Mr. Randall lias not appeared j strong and bright in the past three i as he is now. He told his visit- that he would le in his scat in the i when it rearM-mhieu mttxt UM»nth. | TERSE NOTES. Day’s I i Chrongelett for the Hs.lv Uemiei, The Covington, t la., trstgedy n xtlff in f-ord Packvilie will depart for Ing- to-day. The striko of sw itch men at India uapo- i* still on Gen. Mahone claims tliat great fraud* been perpetrated against the repub¬ in West Virginia. NUMBER 230