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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1891.
WASHINGTON WIRINGS.
WHAT is going on in the capital
CITY.
Tin
l etter Mr Itlaine In Goins to Write—
|.; I It in* and tl««* Seals—The Kinpty Treas-
lir y-McMill *n Worklns for the Mpeaker-
„hip-Other New*.
Correspondence.]
Wasiiixgtox, May 1.—Mr. Blaine
will, I ain informed, shortly remove
himself from the danger of being struck
l,y presidential lightning by writing a
U tter declining to allow his name to be
considered in connection with the nomi
nation u'*xt year, and announcing his
fealty to Mr. Harrison and his desire to
see him nominated. But there is anoth
er danger that he either lacks the cour-
a ,r e or inclination to remove himself
f r0 in, and which may prove as disastrous
to him as the anchors he once cast to
windward by the advice of “burn this
letter” Fisher.
This danger arises from his desire to
protect the financial interests of his
friend, Stephen B. Elkins, who is a lead
ing member of the syndicate that now
lus the government sealing privilege in
Belli ing sea. But for this desire all tEe
trouble might have been avoided for the
coming season in Alaskan waters, as it
is known that the Britisli minister was
ready to pledge his government to stop
all British vessels from capturing seals
for one year if Mr. Blaine would make
the same pledge for American vessels.
Last year, before Elkins became inter
ested in the sealing industry, that was
what Mr. Blaine was asking for, but now'
he doesn’t wish to stop the sealing, be
cause his friend hopes, this season, to
take an enormous number. A courage
ous treasury agent blocked the game
last season by stopping the catch, but a
more accommodating agent in the per
son of J. Stanley Brown, once the pri
vate secretary of President Garfield, and
now the husband of Mollie Garfield, has
been selected for duty with the sealers
this season, and Mr. Elkins and his part
ners anticipate no trouble in taking all
the seals they can catch, if* Mr. Blaine
can only maintain the statu quo until
the fall.
Secretary Foster appears to be getting
what the boys call “rattled” over the
condition of the treasury. To quiet the
alarm created by the announcement that
he intended to extend the outstanding
4| per cent, bonds at two per cent, in
stead of redeeming them when they ma
ture September 1st, next, he had his di
rector of the mint furnish a statement
to the press which made it appear that
the enormous sum of $258,000,000 was
available to pay any debt or appropria
tions. This was so absurd that Mr. Fos
ter had himself interviewed in order
that he might say that he did not alto
gether endorse that statement. lie then
proceeds to figure out an available casii
surplus of $70,000,000 and to naively in
form the country that lie also considers
the $100,000,000 in gold, which has al
ways been regarded as a resorve hold
against the $050,000,000, greenbacks in
circulation, to be available cash and that
he will not hesitate to use it if it comes
to a pinch. Notwithstanding these
statements the daily balance sheet of tho
treasury for yesterday shows a surplus
of less than $12,000,000.
The evident Harrison stampeed,which
has set in among the big republicans, is
exciting the curiosity of political ob
servers. Even Quay, Clarkson and Dud
ley have announced tbeir allegiance to
“Little Benny,” and their determination
to see him nominated. Tho only reason
that I can see for it is that no other man
wants tho dubious honor of hading the
republican forlorn hope next year.
Representative McMillan, of Tennes
see, who is a candidate for spoaker of
the house, and several of his friends,
held a conference this week. Mr. Mc
Millan has boon traveling in tho eastern
states, and tho presumption is that he
has been doing a little quiet missionary
work for himself. Tie declines to talk
about his prospects, further than to say
that he is in the fight until the speaker
is elected
“Called Back” is now applicable to
ex-Senator Blair, who tho Chinese em
peror declines to receive as United
States minister. Some other diplomatic
position should be found for Mr. Blair,
who has been ordered to report to the
department of state.
Hie joint committee of the senate and
house, that has been trying to locate the
waste of money in the printiug and dis
tribution of public documents has ad
journed until Juno. Its members have
*"iin«l out enough to make it certain
that from fifteen to twenty-five percent.
‘>f tho money now paid out may easily
)e 8avo< L The same thing could be done
•n every branch of tho government if
the attempt was made by men unham
pered and in earnest.
I he report of tho investigation made
u, to tho antecedents of the Italians
.'ached at New Orleans, by the United
Slates district attorney of that place has
HMn received by the attorney-general,
a nd turned over to Mr. Blaine who will
* eu«le whether it shall be made public.
the day in coudelk.
An Interesting and SucoeMful Revival In
Progress-Other Bits of News.
THE FIRES BURNED OUT
Cordele, May 4.—[Specal.j—Fifteen
new’ members were baptized yesterday
and received into the Methodist church
here, as results of the revival which is
being conducted by Revs. Branch and
Morrell.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting was
held at the church for boys and men
only.
It might be said that this is the first
successful religious revival that Cordelo
has over had, and tho great good that is
being accomplished by it is hailed with
gladness by all classes. The meeting
will continue during this week.
An inquest was hehi Sunday on the
body of Hamp Howard, a man who was
shot by another negro at Lumpkiu about
two weeks ago. It seems he came to Cor-
dele after being wounded, and was found
dead in a shanty near tho cotton factory.
Mrs. O. V. Murphey, who has been
teaching here for several months, and
her daughters, Misses Belle and Emma,
left to-day to stop awhile at McDonough,
after \vhich~they will go to their old
home at Edgewood. They were a pleas
ant and interesting family and almost
everybody regretted to see them leave.
Tho school will be continued by Prof.
Green, who has been assisting Mrs. Mur
phey. Cashier Joe Bivins and some
others seemed awfully upset at the de
parture of certain misses to-day.
Mayor McMillan not being able to at
tend the World’s fair convention in At
lanta this week, has appointed Mr. A, T
Curry to represent Cordele. lie received
passes to day from tho governor, and
will leave for Atlanta in the morning.
Mr. J. E. Bivins and wife and Miss
Lizzie Bivins, of Americus, spent Sun
day in Cordelo with Mr. and Mrs. G. II.
Tommey. Cordele had quite a number
of pleasant visitors Sunday from towns
east of here.
Mr. J. F. Burns, a popular young jew
eler of Albany, is doing Cordele to-day.
ONLY A BLACK DESERT OF CHARRED
STUMPS REMAIN.
Blackened Ruin* of Burned Building* Mark
4 the Path of the Flames—'Thousand*
Acre* of Flue Timber Destroyed—Several
Village* Narrowly Escape Destruction
KILLED BY IIIS NEPHEW
AMM1DOWN SKIPS.
The Frewldent of the Tariff League in a
Bad Fix.
Alger toUo In the Cabinet.
( I* 1 i \xah, Ohio, May 1.—Genetal
‘••Mmy, the commander-in-chief of the
r| -'fitl Army, who is here, says Sccrota-
1 ' , ,ctop "*11 succeed Edmunds in the
' that General Alger will
New Yobk, May 2.—E. II. Am mi
down, who failed for half a million dol
lars last January, is in contempt of
court, and may be severely punished
when lie returns to New York.
About a week and a half ago several
creditors obtained an order from Judge
O’Brien, of tho supremo court, for*Ara-
raidown’s examination in the proceed
ings supplementary to a judgment and
execution.
The order was served on the defend
ant on Tuesday afternoon, and was
made returnable Thursday morning.
Ammidown quietly secured a berth on
the Werra and sailed with that vessel
Wednesday morning. Ills default was
duly entered.
Ilis oiTence calls for severe punish
ment. Mr. Ammidown was president of
the American Protective Tariff league,
and was to have piesided at the banquet
of that organization Wednesday. No
explanation was given for his absence on
tho occasion, but tho above court pro
ceedings probably explain it.
The G. S. A F. Pull* Out.
Macon, May 4.—The Georgia South
ern road has drawn out of the Southern
Passenger Association. Their resigna
tion goes into effect about Juno 1st.
The road officials do not give their
reasons for this action, but it is under
stood they find they can make more
money outside of the association. Their
elations with the association, it is be
lieved, have heed most pleasant, and the
above is tho only reason that can be as
signed.
The withdrawal has been rumored for
several days, but the road has just sent
in its notice.
Montgomery'* Defaulter.
Montgomery, Mo., May 1.—An inves
tigation of Cashier II. W. Covington’s
accounts with the Farmers’ and Traders’
bank is about completed. Tho shortage
is more than double the amount here
tofore thoughtto bo missing. It is put
at $20,(XX). The stockholders paid in
the deficiency and the bank will be re
opened for business. No tidings from
Cashier Covington have yet been re
ceived.
United State* Court.
Macon, May 4.—The United States
court convened for the term this morn
ing, but little was done. Tho grand
jury was discharged until Monday
morning and cases were set for the term.
W. R. Marcher, Pleasant Hatcher, C.
A Bozeman and W. II. Bozeman, of
Mitchell county, pleaded guilty to il
licit distillipg, but were not sentenced,
being released on bond until July 20th.
Atlantic City, N. J , May 4.
Tho forest tires which have caused
much alarm and loss in Atlantic county
are burning out. The fires in that sec
tion are now confined to a narrow' terri
tory between Port Republic and Leeds
Point. Last night no further damage
was anticipated there.
For miles the track of the fire can be
seen, as nothing remains but a black
desert o f charred stumps and the ruins
and ashes of burned buildings.
While the loss to the timber lands falls
mainly on wealthy persons, nearly all
the houses, barns and outbuildings do
stroyed were owned by poor farmers,
They have little or no insurance and the
tires have left them financially ruined
as well as homeless.
Tho vidiage of Port Republic had
very narrow escape, as the flames swept
through the w oods which skirt Port Re
public. The residents of the latter
turred out and fought the flames desper
ately, as it seemed every moment the
fiatnes would sweep through the village.
Tho inhabitants never before experien
ced such a forest fire.
Some of tho finest standing timber in
tho state has been burned over.
One of the worst of the forest fires
threatened Richland Friday night. It
was started by tramps between Vineland
and Richland, and a brisk wind carried
it to within one mile of Richland. It was
got under control after several hours of
hard fighting.
The belt of pines known as the South
Jersey deer woods, stretching over
eighteen miles to the Atlantic coast, has
been totally destroyed.
Residents of a small hamlet fcnd char
coal colony in the heart of these pine
forests fled for their lives, leaving every
thing. One small house, containing all
the household effects belonging to
Joseph Paul, w as burned to the ground
A valuable cedar swamp, owned by
1 homas Smallwood, of May’s Landing,
situated near Atco, was destroyed, caus
ing a loss of $7,000.
The joyful intelligence reached Mill
ville yesterday afternoon that all the
forest trees near there had been put out,
Joseph Mayhew, of Buckshutem, who
had six hundred acres burned over in the
Bear swamp, says that tho loss at that
place had been under instead of over
estimated, and will reach about $80,000.
Charlotte. N. C., May 5.—It has
been learned here that tho murderer of
old man Conoly, in Robinson county,
this state, which occurred last w’eek,
committed by his own nephew', A.
McDougal, a prominent merchant of
Laurensburg.
McDougal boarded tho freight train,
and left it a little this side of Shannon.
He blackened his face and put on side
whiskers. He was seen by several and
they all say it was a white man black
ened.
About dark lie went to his unclo’s,
Simeon Conoly’s, and in a disguised
voice, called him out and asked to be
show n a path chat lead to Wilkes.
When two hundred yards from tho
house ho shot Conoly, and after he fell
McDougal placed tho pistol to tho dying
man’s head and fired a second time.
The bullet was found in the ground
about six inches deep when Conoly’s
head was lifted up.
McDougal then started back, and at
tho river tried to mark tho blacking off
and change clothing, but ho must have
been frightened away, for he left his old
pants and undershirt, handkerchief and
box of lamp black.
Ileexplained his dirty, greasy appear
ance by saying lie had been riding on an
engine. When he caino back to Maxton
every one noticed his restless manner.
For a week McDougal has boon very
active in having Moore, Purnell and
Kelly arrested. When lie heard that his
effects had been found at tho river he
went and got them and said they had
been stolen from him.
McDougal has been held in high es
teem by everyone. Ho was a prominent
member of the church, is unmarried
and for some timo had been paying his
uncle’s debts.
A few months ago Conoly wanted a
horse to run a farm. McDougal refused
to advance the money unless his uncle
would have his life insured for his
Dougal’s benefit This was done, and
this, it is supposed, is the motive for the
murder.
It has also come to light that Conoly’s
life had been insured for about a year,
and last fall McDougal tried to poison
him by giving him candy which con
tained strychnine. Officers are now in
pursuit of McDougal, who loft in the
direction of Charlotte.
Collision on the East Tennessee.
Macon, May 1.—[Special.]—Tho north
bound passenger train on the East Ten
nessoe railroad which left Macon last
evening at 5.*05 met with a very serious
accident last night four miles north of
Dallas and about twenty-four miles
above Atlanta.
Some miscreant turned looso a car on
the track and the passenger train collided
w’itli it. The engineer and fireman were
hurt, and the passengers were jolted con
siderably. Several cat's and the engine
were badly wrecked. Full particulars
have not been received here at this writ-
ing.
Kaw Their Father Drown.
Paterson, N. J. May 5.—John Van
Houten, a milkman, fifty-one years old,
was driving from this city to his home
at Willard Park last night, and his horse
became unmanageable and backed into
the Passaic river. Two of his little
daughters, who were with him, jumped
out of the wagon as soon as the vehicle
struck the water and 6avcd themselves
Van Houten and his horse were both
drowned. Van Ilouten’s body was re
covered before life was extinct, but he
could not bo resuscitated.
Hotel* In A*he*.
Altoona, Pa., May 4.—Two fires
early this morning totally destroyed the
Bclim and Rising Sun hotels on Tenth
avenue, the hardware store of the Al
toona Hardware Company on Eleventh
avenue, and a largo exchange stable at
tached to the Whitehall hotel on Six
teenth street. The tiro was undoubtedly
of incendiary origin. The loss Is $7-5,000. |
Roil ini’* Ln*t Note.
Washington, May 5.—[Special.]—Ru-
dlni’s last note published in Rome aud
not transmitted to this government def
initely severs diplomatic relations. Le
the cabinet as Proctor’s sue-1 gation not withdrawn but deprived of
j representative character.
Lu-npkin’* New Bank.
Lumpkin, May 1.—[Special.]—At a
meeting of the board of directors of the
new bank of Stewart, held yesterday,
Mr. W. L. Mardre, a well known busi
ness man of Americus, was elected cash
ier. The handsome |building for the
new bank will bo completed early in
July, at w'hicb time Mr. Mardre will
take charge. Brick are being placed
upon the ground, and work upon the
building will begin in a few days.
The Grip In England.
London, May 1.—At Ashton-Under-
Tync, a manufacturing town in the
county of Lancaster, the influenza epi
demic in spreading so rapidly that busi
ness in all branches is seriously inter
rupted. Hundreds of men and womon
employed in the factories there are con-
tlncd to their beds suifcrlng from the
epidemic, which is of a severe type,
aud a number of deaths havo resulted
from it.
A Boy Shoot* a Bank President.
Louisville, Ky., May 5.—At Adairs-
ville, last .Sunday night, Dr. I*. Town
send, president of tho Bank of Adairs-
ville, was fatally shot by Marshall Meyer,
a mere boy, the son of Henry Meyer,
merchant
The killing grew out of a bitter feud
between the doctor and elder Meyer.
Allmny** 9300,000 Fire.
Albany, X, Y., May 5.—The engine
building of the Troy Steel and Iron
company was destroyed by tiro last
night. Seven Dickson High power en
gines were ruined. Loss estimated at
$300,000.
A HORRIBLE CRIME THAT HAS JUST
BEEN REVEALED.
Merchant McDougal Blacken* HI* Face
and Murder* Ill* Uncle For the Old Man'*
Money—The Real Murderer A*«Ut* In
Arre*tlng Accused Parties.
BLAINE S CANDIDACY.
A Rumor That He Promised Harrison Not
to be In the Race.
Washington, May 1.—Secretajy
Blaine is ri presented by his friends as
being very indignant at a double-leaded
editorial in Russell Harrison’s weekly,
; declaring liim out of the race in 1892.
He resents its terms “loyalty,” “fealty,”
“suspicious,” and so on, and more than
all resents its patronizing tone. It may
defer the announcement lie lias been ex
pected to make, that lie is not a candi
date, to quiet liis fool friends. Presi
dent Harrison’s friends thinks tho
editorial very unwise. They think
that Secretary Blaine's filends, by
keeping up the agitation over his name,
would havo soon forced him
to declare himself, and that inasmuch
as ho does not want to leave tho cabinet
at this time ho would havo been obliged
to say that ho would not be a candidate,
but the editorial, they think, lias mado
the Blaine men all over the country so
angry that it will bo difficult for Secro
tary Blaine to make tho announcement
they hope ho will make. They are begin
ning to talk now of an understanding
wliiclt President Harrison Is said, with
great forethought, to have readied with
Secretary Blaine beforo offering him tho
state portfolio, that Secretary Blaine
should not be a candidate in 1892, and
are Raying that tho President, when he
gets back, will have to have a plain talk
with Secretary Blaine, and force a decla
ration from him. They are counting
upon Secretary Blaine’s desire to stay in
tho cabinet to constrain him to declaro
that he will not be a candidate in 1892.
BLAINE AND HARRISON
ARE THE PRESIDENT AND THE
PLUMED KNIQHT ESTRANGED?
Prlnc. ICuu.ll Was too Previous, and th*
Pnlillo.tlon In HI. Magazine Ha. Engen
dered Bittern e^< in the Itepnblican
■tank.—Blaine'. Friend. Ara Mad '
Cigar Box Factory Burned.
Nuw Youk, May fl.—A fire broko out
yesterday morning in II. W. Erich's ci
gar box factory, Nos. ;S0!> to 321 East
Eleventh street. About $42,000 worth
of property was destroyed. Mr, Eriuh
was insured for $31,000.
The factory was a two-story wooden
building, and tho yard was filled with
lumbor. In a fow minutes all of the
small buildings in tho yard were also
ablaze. Tho firemen had a hard fight,
but succeeded in keeping the fire from
spreading to any of the buildings on tho
adjoining property.
Robber* Went the Earth.
Nashville, Tenn , April 30.—Somo
parties went to Lavinsky's mill, near
Vorbena, Ala., and carried off absolute-
everytliing except the mill. The
commissary was valued at several thous
and dollars. Tho country about Ver
bena is infested with a daring band of
robbers, who have in tho past fow wcoks
perpetrated a number of hold robberies.
Divorce Refused a Woman.
St. Paul, Minn., May 1.—Mrs. Lucian
Warner two week ago began proceedings
for a divorce from her husband. The
trial lias just ended in a refusal to grant
the woman's application. Tho parties
are prominent pcoplo, and as somo very
sensational tcBtimory was adduced on
botli sides tho case has created quite a
sensation in this city.
The Lost Have Been' Found •
In Sunday's Timkh-Recobdkr was
published a letter from an old colored
man, Isaac Lucas, asking that informa
tion be furnished Itim regarding the
whereabouts of his four children, whom
lias not seen in inqro than thirty
years.
About that long ago Lucas' children
were purchased at a public saio m mid
die Georgia by Mr. Jesse Jackson, then
ono of tho most extensive planters in
Sumter county, where they grew to
manhood and womanhood.
The letter published Sunday was read
Mr. Will K. Jackson, of this city, a
son of Mr. Jesse JackBon, and on yester
day ho wrote a lottcr to Lucas informing
him of tho whereabouts of bis children,
from whom ho lias been separated for
more than a quarter of a century,
though residing within a few hours ride
each other.
TI1K SUIT IIIMMISSKI*.
The Crmj nr Mr.. Leach Against the City
Thrown Out of Court.
Atlanta, May 5.—[Special. J—The
case of Mrs. Leach against tho city for
$23,000 damages for the death of her
husband, the fireman killed by the fall
Ing wall of the Jackson building, was
nonsuited yesterday.
Messrs. Goodwin & Auderron, in open
Ing the'ease, presented a domurrer, and
asked that the case ho nonsuited.
Tho grounds of this demurror wero
that the building stood on private prop
erty and that[ sufficient time had not
elapsed after tho fire for the city to re
move the dangerous wall.
The domurrer was sustained by Judge
Van Epps and the case was thrown out
of court.
From Atwood.
Atwooii, Ga.,May 5 —Wo aro needing
rain badly, but both cotton and corn aro
looking well. Corn is knee high, and
nearly ready to lay by. Sovoral aro
chopping cotton, and by the lliictuating
influences of sun and showers wo will
mako as much as we can gather.
Mr. Eugcno Johnson, and sister,
winsome-vming miss of fourteon sum
mers, from Iiyronsville, aro visiting
friends in tills community.
Wo think we will havo a very fair
fruit crop, and ponchos, and plums, and
hlncklierries world without end.
The health around Atwood newer was
better than now.
Since writing the above wc have had a
very nice little rain, hut nut enough to
do much good.
Mr. Wm. It. Chapman left on Monday
for Macon to servo as a juror in the
United States court.
Quito a number of runaways happened
last Sunday on the road to church, and
two buggies were badly torn up, but no
one was seriously hurt.
Mr. Sam McMahan, who is attending
school at Andorsonvillo, spent last week
at Atwood, tho guest of Mr. Whittio
Westbrook.
Alliance Meeting.
There will be a called meeting of the
Sumter county alllanco on Friday, the
15th inst., at the regular hour and placo
of meeting. Members are urged to at-
attcnil, as business important to the
order is to be considered.
J. L. Paiik, Pres.
Marriage* Ijicroa.o.
Mr. Edgar Grantham and Miss Della
Edwards were married last Sunday
morning at Lacrosse, Justice II. II.
Singletary ofiiclating.
Locating the Line.
When tho city purchased the site of
the new city hall, now nearing comple
tion, the deeds called for a frontage of
100 feet on Lee street.
Adjoining this property is a lot be
longing to the county, and upon this lot
is tho stako wbicii should mark tho
boundary line of the city's purchase.
Hut it scorns that it does not. At
least it is claimed by the county that an
encroachment of nearly five feet has
been mado by the city upon their prop
erty.
To settle the matter and define for all
time the boundary line, a committee
from the city consisting of Aldermen
Hivins and Wheatley and City Attorney
llawkius, will meet this morning a com
raittce representing the county, consist
ing of Messrs. J. W. Wheatley, John A.
Cobb and II. P. Hollis. Thcso gentle
men will have tho ground surveyed to
day, and settle the question of a bound
ary line.
The Farmer, at Work.
Tlie farmers in the country are rejolc
ing at tills favorable weather, and are
working like beavers to keep their sev
eral crops in good condition anil, at the
same time, kill all of noxious weeds as
soon as they appear, thereby doing their
whole duty towards securing a good crop
to harvest when tlie time for gathering
shall come. They have been subjected
to vexatious delays by tho excessive
rains and cold weather of a largo part of
March, but the warm days have given
them courage and hope, and they will do
their best to make up as far as possible
for those hindrances. An unusually
large acreage lias been planted, and with
a propitious season, a bountiful harvest
will be the result.
Washington, May 5.—If It is not the
deiiberato purpose of Itussell Harrison
and others to produce an estrangement
betweon Secretary Blaine and President
Harrison, tho course they are pursuing
is extremely liable to lead to such a state
of tilings.
Young Mr. Harrison's publication,
stating in clTect that to the president and
not Blaine is duo tho credit of the reci
procity treaties, would have been ill-ad
vised, even wero it truthful. It being
essentially contrary to the records and
tho history of reciprocity in ail the
stages of its progress, it becomes much
more than simply indiscreet.
So at least say friends of Blaine, who
heretofore hhve not said much about
cither him or tiio president as candidates
for president. Nor would tho Harrison
publication been worthy of much more
notico than as proof of the indiscreet
zoal of a son for his father had not Major
McKinley indorsed it, and said specially
that to President Harrison is due the
credit of tlie invention of the machinery
whereby tho oxisting reciprocity treaties
and others that aro to come wore
wrought out.
McKinley says ho saw it in Harrison's
own handwriting. “I do not dispute
any statement of Major McKinley,” said
a member of tho committee of confer
ence that put the finishing touches to
tlie tariff of tho last congress, “but I am
able to say that tho resolution as it was
adopted by the committee and agreed to
by congress was not in Harrison’s hand
writing, but Senator Aldrich's.
“Tho forces whereby reciprocity has
been wovon into a policy of the govern
ment originated with and were directed
by Blaine. 1 have boon in a position to
speak with positiveness about the mat
ter during the last congress, and the
present attempt to give to some one else
than Blaine the credit of reciprocity as
tonishes mo,”
These words are entitled to weight all
the more from the fact that the gentle
man uttering them is not and never has
been much of a believer in reciprocity,
thougli ho is a great friend of Blaine’s
and in frequent intercourse with him.
“How does Blaine relish this sort of
thing!”’wns asked.” I can say nothing os
to that. If I knew how he felt I would
not say, I can only Infer as to this, as
I would as to any one elso under tho
liko'circumstances,” and here the gen
tleman declined to pursue the conversa
tion further on that line. He did not
hesitate to Bay, however, that Major
McKinioy, if ho was correctly reported,
had talked too much. Tho explanation
was that the major and Blaine had a big
bone between them, and the former is
likely to Improve any opportunity to
pick it In public, “particularly when it
will please the president and his
friends,” added tho gentleman.
It ie thus by degrees that the narrtson-
Blaine conflict develops, and it Is liable
to become one of asperity.
“I saw and conversed wjth Blaine
only a fow days ago,” said an ex-mem
ber of congress, who is a lifelong friend
of the secretary of state. “I did not no
tice that anything was the matter with
him. Except some traces of hard work
of late, I should say he never looked
better In his life. Indeed, his own re
marks as to Ills health bore out this be
lief. No, there’s nothing the matter
with Blaine's health.”
Heath of Mr. Jri. If, Slappey
On Sunday morning at the home of
Ills father, Mr. Reuben Slappoy, a few
miles from tho city, Mr. Jos. II. Slappey
breathed Ills lost, and bis spirit winged
its way co tho otliei shore.
He was a young man about twenty-
seven yoars of ago. He has boon a suf
ferer for several months from consump
tion, and finally succumbed to Its dread
ful embrace. For several years he was
engaged In buslnoss in this place, and
by his genial and kindly nature won
many friends who will mourn with the
family at his death
He was a brother to Messrs. Thomas
and William Slappey who are in busi
ness here, and yesterday tho crepe on
the door of the latter's store told the
tale of death.
Tho remains wore laid to rest at Oak
Grove cemetery Monday evening, and a
large concourse of relations and friends
witnessed the last sad rites.
A New Departure
from all tho old establlsded conditions
on which proprietary medicines aro sold,
has been mado by the World's Dispen
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. V.,
who having for many years observed the
thousands of marvelous cures of liver,
blood and lung diseases affected Dr.
Fierce's Golden Medical Discovery, now
feel warranted in selling this wonderful
medicine (as they are doing through
druggists) under a positive guarantee
that it will give satisfaction In every
case,or money paid for it will be promptly
refunded. “Golden Medical Discovery” .
cures all humors or impurities of the
blood, from whatever cause arising, ee
eruptions, blotches, pimples, old sores
and scrofulous affections. Ids equally
efficacious in bilious disorders, indiges
tion or dyspepsia aud chrome catarrh in
tho liuad, bronchlai, throat and lung af-
icil-'ns, accompanied by lingering
coughs.