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City of Bandersrllle.
Mayor.
J. N. Gilmore,
Aldermen,
W. It Thiophn,
B E. Rouohton,
J. B. Roberts,
A. M. Mayo.
8. G, Lano.
Clerk.
0. 0. Brown.
Treasurer
J. A. Irwin.
Marshal.
J. E. Weddon,
A. G. WRIGHT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
105 Bay St., Savannah, Ga.
SfiTwII.t, PRACTICE IN ALL TIIK COURT*.
E. S, LANGMADE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SANDERSVILLE, Ga.
VQLUMK VII,
THE NEWS IN GENERAL.
SANDERSVILLE, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1886.
NUMBER 15.
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H APPENINQ8 OF INTERE8T
FROM ALL POINT8.
Eastern and middle states.
£ noMP801 *. lender of the New
of PuhlL. \i? .P emo er-Commia loner
in ii for I'*! 31 ' 8 n prominent
dra,l»L ? ,(lt .'' opo ltn ' 1 ixjlitif-s, was found
dead in bed a few days sin ?uJ Ho was tliirty-
cmbmlaroplo’xy d ° atb Was causo '' by
Bo t>n pork parking oslnhlish-
J< ’ " l P m? , . ,uIro * Ho11 has ulsclinr ie i
™ **•' This action It undorstooifto
i tl:u Knights of Gil,or. Mr.
UnnL 11 “n lutomew he could note n-
Uuuo business with implnyob who nro liable
to strike at altiy time whoa ordered to do so.
bW R tHf!'i 0RP i : > n bas 1 boon made to
V 110 i-h'azilmn Prince, Horn Aiumsto
Loopoido, granclsou of KmpOror Dorn Pedro,
with a dynamite bomb. The Prince is n-ak n r
n tour of this! country, and the alleged liomb
fvS-?, , S 0V tW l °V steamer from
t ( ne, I a .,j to which he had been taken on
an excursion., i
n. 1). Kvanh, B. D. Kvans, Jn
EVANS & EVANS,
ATTORNEYSAT LAW
SANDERVILLE. GA.
F. H, SAFF0LD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SANDERSVILLE, GA.
Will practice in all Ihe Courta of tin
Middle Circuit nnd in the counties
*urro Hiding Washington. Special at*
trutiou given to commercial law.
0, 11. ItooRna,
HINES & ROGERS,
Attorneys at Law,
A niTTKii light is waging in Now York
City betwoon, the Knlghti 6f laibor nnd the
Ugarmokorsi lTogioaivo Local Assembly,
both workingmen s bodies. I
h ltUAM P. 1’ierson, liorid bookkeeper of
, ti' 1 °, A ',"? r ; cal1 ^pWstPublication Society, of
i uiludelpliia,! with an n-sistuiut bookkeeper's
holp, has ombezzled $30,000. I
Charoes of conspiracy to obtain bis office
have been preferred against Rollln M.
b ju re,tho New York Coiiimissionorof Public
u oi ks. A letter by S pifro is published *i
winch ho bargained will Ml 11. Flynn, n
contractor, to practii ally put his olllce in
I'lynn » linudH in consideration of that indi-
vidunl s pro Tiring oi o igli votoi in the B ai d
of Ala. mien of 188-i to toculro Ids appoint-
menu
CosNECTlrjuT Prohibitionists in State Con-
\entlon at Hartford nomliiatod a complete
ticket, beaded by liov. S. B, Forbes for Gov-
ornor. Full Congressional and Senatorial
ttekots will also lx* plocod in tlio field.
Great activity prevails in the iron nnd
steel industrips. The produ-tiou of pig iron
and stool ra.l, has lavgelv iuareaiod tlio past
six moutlis. j 1
About 8,000 New York cligarmakera quit
work rnther than lcavo tlieirl Union and obey
the orders of the Kiilglita of l.abor. An
agreement, has been minis betwoon ninny
bosses nnd tho Knights of Unbor to compel
all cigarmnkors to join the K. of L. organi
zation.
The Vermont Groonbaekors havo nomina
ted n State tipket with T. B. Smith for Gov-
arnor at its head.
NOUTII AND WEST.
Two entilo, heritors wore struck by Ught-
SANDERSVILLE, GA.
Ding near Andrew Station, Neb., aud* in -
""’ill prantieo in tin counties of Washington,
..lelTerson, Johnston, Emanuel ami Wilkinson,
sml In tlio U. H. Courts for tlio Southern Dis-
t ml of Georgia.
Will act as agents in Inlying, selling or rent
ing Real Eslnto.
Olllco on West side of Public 8quare.
Oetll-lf
G. W. H. WHITAKER,
DENTIST.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
TERMS CASH.—
W Ofllce at ills residence, on Harris strsot,
Api20-"80
H. S. HOUIFIEU,
Physician H sitsuoi,
SANDERSVILLE, GA.
Offieo next door to Mrs. Bayne’s Millinery
Store, on Harris street.
BUY YOUIi
stnntly kill
Colonel IV. H. Bolton.. Superintendent
of Socoml Chips Matter nt the Chicago l'ost-
otiiec, and "feighur Stewart liovo boon nr-
j rested on a < barge of conspiracy ami embez
zlement. The amount involved may reach
$100,000. j
Duiiino the past fiscal vear tho jmstolllco
appointments mndo numbered 22,747—nn in
crease of Id,ttOO. Tho total number of post-
| ofllccs is 51,014.
I Willie Sbi.lh, the Kansas liov murderor,
has boon convicted at Osage Mission of kill-
I ing his father, mother, brother ami sister,
Giro anil IVlscomin Prohibitionist) liavo
Ju-.t hold Hia e Conventions I and made full
nominations.
The Goorg a Democratic State Convention
at Atlanta nominated t eiieial (fordon for
Governor. Tho old State House oiltrers wore
nominated for their respective i ositions, nnd
Cleveland’s administration was indorsed.
A witness nt tho trial of tho Chicago An
archists testified that he saw Editor Spies,
pno of tho oig lit prisouo: s light tho fuse of
tho bomb thrown with such Ideadly offoot at
tho police during tho Hnymhrkot Hot. The
witness also testified tlint Sehnnubert, another
prisoner, throw tlio explosive.
Mlt. Jacobs, ex-Mayor of Louisville, has
resigned ns Minister to the United Slates of
Colombia.
A Dallas dispatch says ithat "the war
spirit again >tl Mexico Is rampant throughout
Texas, extending to tho most remote ham
lets.” A s ore of voluutcericomjiauies have
been organized.
FROM
■XJE3 K/1TX O-^dST,
(None genuine without our trade mark.)
ON HAND ANII FOR SALE
SPECTACLES, NOSE CLASSES, Etc., Etc.
Watches, Clocks
AND
JEWELRY
HKPAIRKD BY
YEK/dSTIQ AdST.
OCTB
DEPARTMENT
supplied with all tho requisites for doing
all kinds of Job nnd Bonk work in First-
Class Style, Promptly and at Rea
sonable Prices.
WEDDING CARDS,
VISITING CARDS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
BALL CARDS.
POSTERS,
HANDBILLS,
PROGRAMMES,
STATEMENTS,
LETTER HEADINGS,
DODGERS,
PAMPHLETS,
ETC.. ETC.. EIO
WA8H1NGT0N.
The Senate has confirmed tho nominations
of J. S. Hugmr, Collector of j Customs at Sail
Fianeisco, and Israel Lawton, Superintend
ent of the Mint in that city. I
The President has nominated Charles M.
Thomas, of Kentucky, to lie- Associate .1 us-
tico of tlio Supremo Court of Dakota; Natliau
D. l’ates, of Connecticut, to! be Marshal for
the District of Connecticut) EzrafBuircl, to
be Marshal for Idaho; Dupont Guerry, to be
Attorney for tho Southern District of
Georgia.
Senator Blair, from tho Committee on
Education and I nbor, has submitt id a favor
able report to the Senate from the r n o ity
of the committee, on a joint re elution pro
posing tlint an nnieuiiheut to the Constitu
tion in relation to alcoholic liquors and other
E oisonous beverages bo submitted to tho Lcg-
ilatures of the States for ratification. Tlio
amcudniont provides that from and after the
year 11100 tlioi manufacture and sale and im-
B ortalion of distilled alcoholic intoxientin ;
quors oxcopt for medicinal, mechanical,
chemi al and selontiiio purposes und for uso
in the arts, shall cease.
Prince Fushimi, a high Japanese digni
tary, has ( allied upon I he President.
The Senate on the fifth rejected tho nom
inations of Internal Revenuo Collector Han
lon, of Indiana, and Postmaster Rosette, at
Dekalb, 111 ; also the nomination of a Terri
torial Judge' in Washingtop Territory, A
large number of nominations were con
firmed.
Additional nomination* by the Presi
dent: George A. Jonks, of Pennsylvania, to
be Solicitor-113cnoral; JameiiL. Mathews, to
be Postmaster ut Ellicott City, Md.; Bradley
M. Thomas, to be Receiver of Public Moneys
at East Saginaw. Mi li ; Thomas B. Gavfs,
to be Receiver of Public MQuoys at Lincoln,
N*b.
FOREIGN.
Serious conflicts liavo taken plnce nt
Amsterdam, Ilol'aud, between the populace
and the police and troops, arising from the
prohibition of popular gapies on Sunday.
The riotors ere tod barricades,and were lire l
upon l*y the police. Ton persons were re
ported killed nnd many wounded.
Later reports from the starving people of
Labrador state that a thousand Arctic Ueur.s,
driveu iuto the settlements, by hunger, are
devastating Ihe country nnrj have eaten the
food remaining. Tho Indians are eating
their dead companions. Tine population, In
dians nnd nil, of tho region, north of Sand
wich Bay ii estimated nt between 10,000 nnd
15,000. Theso people are all likely to perish
of starvation. i
Lord Salisbury, tlio na,w British Prim*
Minister, has met with considerable difficulty
in forming n new Cabinet, | .
Chinese pirates captured | n Dutch steam
ship, nnd killed the Captain, first mate and
engineer. The Captain's wife and the re
mainder of Ilia ship’s craw| were made pris
oners by the pirates, who demand i 15,000
ransom.
The international < boss, tournament in
London resulted in a t o for first place be
tween Blackburn anil Burn., Mackenzie, ihe
chief American representative, was eighth
among the thirteen contestants.
Francis )V. Rasuke ■, a naturalized Amer
ican citizen,|vas an ested at lioglo Pass,Texas,
by Mexicans on the ebarge of boing a hirsc
thief conveyed to Mexican territory and
shot' The American Consul telegraphed
POSTOFFICE APPOINTMENTS,
..
American
la Mexi. o \»:e cot exaggerated.
on A NOES Til A T HA VE BEEN MADE
WITHIN A YEAR.
22,747 New Poitmnetert Installed la the
53,014 Offices.
MtisiCAL AWD DHAUfflc. , SALISBURY TAKES CHARGE. SAMUEL J. TILDEN DEAD.
The annual report of Edwin C. Fowler,
Chief of the Appointment Division of the
Poetoffice Department, for the yoar ended
June 30, 1880, has been made. Appointments
have been mado during the year ai follows:
On resignations and commissions expired, j
0, • 13, increase during the year, 3,00-1; oil re
movals and sii8i>ensionB, 0,500, inci oaso dur
Ing tho year, 8,750; on deaths of postma tors,
587, Increase during tlio yoar, 1T5; on estab
lishment of now postoffices, 8,432, iucrenso
during the yoar, 1,801. Total tiumber of ap
pointments mndo during the yoar. 22,787. In- i
crease during tlio yoar, 13,30(1. Of the o tnb-
lishmenta oi now postoffices tho six New
England Statur had 51, with ouodis ontinu-
nuco; tlio live Middlo .States and District of'
Columbia had 201 establishments anil no dis
continuances; tho twolvo tSouthorn Kiatcs
nnd Indian Territory had 1,4(4 now offices;
tlio Pacific slopo 111 nnd 8 discontinued: tlio
romnining States and Torrit-irlosof the Wo-t
nnd Northwest, 62!) now ostahllsiimontsand 31 f
offices discontinued. Virginia hea ls tlio list 1
of Ftites with 107 now o'llco. Tlio enliie
number of Presidential otlleos is 2,205, an in
crease of 32 during the year. Of theso the
largest number Is in Now York—211!.
'ihe following tablo shows tho total num
ber of postoffioos by States nnd tlio numb-r
of changes of postmastors for all cn isos in
ca ll State mado during tlio Inst fiscal year:
B.'Sg
£ ?-
—•3 x
-“s ^ •
Theodore TnoMAS Is conducting a series
of summornlght concerts in Chicago.
The National 8-iongorfest hold reoontly
at Milwaukee was nu immense success.
John S. Clarke, tho comedian, has de
cided to abandon his projected American
tour.
As Australian actor named Henry E. Wal
ton is going to make a starring tour of this
country.
Mr. Frederick de Belleville will lia
tho principal actor In Miss Coghlan's support
next senson.
Mr. Rubinstein gavo to various London
clinritlos It,600 of tha proceeds of his fare
well concert iu that city.
Miss Lynsdai.e, a young American ac
tress who recently made her debut with Miss
Genevieve Ward iu England, is said to givo
great promiso.
Miss Genevieve Ward will arrivo iu
this country about the 1st of Septomber.
Him will then begin rohearsals for "The
Quoon’sF'arorito.”
M. Sardou is engaged in writing a now
snoctacular play for Sarah Bernhardt nnd
Co pialiu, the groat Fron h Comedian, to bo
produced on their return to Paris, after their
American tours in 1884.
Miss Maud Banks, daughter of Goneral
N. P. Banks, who has boon studying for tlio
stage for soveral years, will make her debut
soon nt Portsin mtb, N. H. It is said tlint
she will enter upon n theatrical carear much
against her fathor's wishes.
Lord Rothschild tried to induce Hnrn-
sato, the Hpanish violinist, to piny at a musi
cal entertainment in his London house re
cently, but tho musician's terms wero so high
tlmt oven 4110 modern Criesm decide l to dis
pense with his services. Surasata dislikes so
much to exhibit himself ntprivato entertain
ments that lie asks tlio 1110 ;t exorbitant price
rather than give a blunt refusal.
FORMATION OF BRITIA1P8 NEW
TORY CABINET.
THE a RE AT CHIEFTAIN PASSES
PEACEFULLY AWAY.
The Marquis of Londonderry Appointed
Ireland'* Lord Llentennat.
Alnhnma 1,505
Alaska
Arizona
Arkiin-m
California
Colot a lo
Conno ticut
Dakota
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Indian Territory 'ills
Iowa
Knnsas
Kentucky
I-ouhlana
Mail e
Maryland
Mnssachusitts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nobraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
Now Jersey
Now Moxico
New York
North Carolina
1,503
•112
8
7
187
54
1,109
611
1,058
348
4! 0
253
470
171
093
474
131
00
8
4
001
249
1,488
494
200
111
2,229
1,101
1,896
1.005
IDS
77
1,001
804
1,763
950
1,797
057
055
217
1,031
471
907
374
808
280
1,008
759
1.123
390
1,019
309
2,058
891
351
117
1,052
625
139
58
51!
235
77!)
878
211
121
PERSONAL MENTION,
3,215
2,057
Ohio 3,703
Oregon. .
4!M
Pennsylvania 4,0ol
Rhodo Island.
South Carolina
Tonnossec.
To\a-.
Utah
Vormont
Virginia
Wndiington
Wost Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
IS
858
1,035
1,830
240
620
2,281
385
1,234
1,488
122
1,712
037
1,450
lb2
1,847
34
211
010
20
204
kill
12!)
512
477
43
TnE health of ex-Prcsidont Arthur is now
sa d to bo considerably improve i.
Mas. Mah iarkt Van Cott, tin ovango-
11st. is making a tour of the White Mountains
and holding occasional meetings.
Cleveland is tho first American Presi
dent to 0 horn Prince Bismarck has sent a
personal letter nnd n photograph.
Senator Blair, of Now Hampshire, Is a
total abstainer from intoxienting drinks, but
is 11 great smoker of tweuty-Hve-cent cigars.
Ex-Governor Moses, of North Cai-ollua
who is now 1111 inmate of tho Massachusetts
Penitentiary, is said to be iu a failing condi
tion.
Senator Hbaiist. together with nnotlior
California millionaire, have recently pur
chase I 350,000 acres of land in Northern
Mexico.
Francis Murphy, the temperance ngitn
tor, says that lie lias administered tlio pledge
to 00,00) persons since last September. Ho is
still nt work iu Ohio,
M\ie. IUstoiu, tlio great Italian actress,
is writing her mitobiigruphy, and it will
1 01110 out simultaucously iu Italian, English,
Fron li nnd German.
Captain Constantinus, tho tattooed
Greek, who went around with Banimn sov-
ernl years ago, has become blind. Ho lives
in England and lias hoarded away plenty of
money.
Winslow, tlio Boston forger, is a big man
In Buenos Ayres. Ho edits the lending paper
tliero, is an uuoqualcd lobbyist, a shrewd
diplomnt, tho founder of several banks, und
tile chief lioii of society
Talking of temporary nrcsidingoillcorsof
tho f'onnto, It is said that Mr. Palmer amuso3
Total.
!.014 23,747
BASE BALL NOTES.
Force, of Washington, loads the 1,ov»mi>
short stops in fielding.
The Bostmis have won eight stra g
games from tlio Washingtons.
Hugh Dai.y, the one-armed pitch--;- li
lioen engaged by the Milwaukee Clu 1.
Seven of tho Chicngos were iiia-
on-li, recently, for brouking tonija 0
pie Igos.
Ksterbrook, of tho Now Yorks, is on-
si iored by many tlio finest third basemaa in
tlio 1-eaguo.
The Detrolts nro "grent" base runners- in
I he first Chicago game thoy made four runs
o.l' of sixteen lilts.
The Southern League cities want moro at
tention given (p tho employment of home
tnluut iu thoir clubs.
The steady, every day pitchers are the
be t in tho long run. The phenomonal have
a tendency to explode.
Thirty-two of the 113 home runs made
by tho Ix-aguo, so far this season, wore made
on tho Chicago grounds.
The St. Louis League inon are poor base
runners, and thoy lose a large numbor of
games through tins fault
Scott, tho first basemun of tno Baltimore
Club, lias muffed but 0110 ball in three years.
Ha lias twice led tho first basemen of tho
American Association.
The Athletic management has decided to
olTer #1,0X1 in cash to any physician who
will fix up pitcher Coleman's arm. Tho pain
is in the elbow and is 11 it believed to bo in
curable.
himself whfio in tho chair by writing terribly
1 ad poetry—thorearo no words that ho will not
make rhyme with each other—General Haw
ley skotchos caricatures of his colleagues.
Mr. Manderson tells storios in 1111 undort mo
to fol'ow-mombers who 11 ho (-nils to his sida
Mr. Fyro writes letters to children in words
of onu syllable, nnd Mr. Harris goes to sleep.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Madigan, of Washington, is the youngest
player that over faced a League club ns
, The Central Now York hop crop is ro
; ported a total failure.
Oun government loses $1,01)0,000 a year in
tho smuggling of opium.
This year's California wiuo product is es
timated at 25,000,00.) gallons.
A direct cablo between this country and
'Brazil is to bo laid during tlio fall.
About 80,000 barrels of oil are producod
dnily by the wells of Pennsylvania.
Vermont proposes to establish a State in
stitution for tho criminally insane.
Cholera is spreading with groat rapidity
and deadliness in Southern Japan.
The rush of American travelers to Egypt
Is unprecedented. Thousands of consump
tives go ta Luxor for the pure air.
The song-birds of Now Jorsey are now pro
tected by a statute which forbids tlio capture
or wounding of the feathered bipeds.
The sc* wall which Chicago is building foi
the protection of the lako front of Lincoln
Park will be nearly two miles in length and
cost $50 i.OJO.
The first 110-ton gun made in Englan 1 has
been finished by Sir W. Armstrong, anil it
will bo used on tho Beubow. It is 44 foot
long nnd 18)^ inches in boro.
Current estimates of tho total wheat crop
for 1880 now range from 890,0 10,001 bushels
to 425,000,000 bushels. This represonti an in
crease of from 33,000,000 to Go,000,001 iu ex
cess of 1885.
pitcher, or over figured iu a match gnmo.
l'lio boy is only seventeen and weighs about
118 pounds.
BIOTOUS HOLLANDERS.
Last year tlio Detroit Club came very near
going iuto bankruptcy; now it is said to be
830,000 ahead of this season so fur. The "Big
Four” cost $12,090 und liavo proved a good
investment,
In tho American Association nine straight
victories is tho record for this season, Mt.
Louis has it. Tlio Athletics have won eight
straight, nnd Pittsburg and Louisvillo eueh
seven straight.
The Detroit team rankod first in tho but
ting und fielding averages of tho National
League up to recent date. Brouthers of that
club bad the boss buttiug average, while
Richardson and Manning led in fieldiug at
second base and left field respectively.
The Newark Club, who nro locallv known
as the Little Giants, deserve their title. They
havo licaten some of the strongest dubs of
tiie Nutional League and American Associa
tion, including the Diqroits, and playo.i a
hard ten-inning game with New York’s
crack dub.
The Dotroit Club was tho first ono of the
League to win a series,having won ten games
from tho Kansas City. In those ten games
the Detroits made muoty-fivo runs, thirtv-
sevon earned runs, 119 hits, with a total of
159, and fifty-two errors, to the Kansas City’s
thirty runs, touvtcen earned runs, seventy-
five hits, with a total of eighty-nine, and
ninety-nine errors.
Twenty People Hilled nnd Eluhty Others
Wounded In Amsterdam.
More than twenty persons have been re
ported killed nnd eighty woundod.iu riots at
Amsterdam, Holland, which commenced on
Sunday uml lusted all through Monday. The
riots originated with the prohibition of the
‘‘eel-killing” games, which tho peoplo re
sented by attacking the police, who tried
to prevent them from carrying out
the ancient custom. The soldiers wore
then sent to the n'sistauce of tho police
and serious conllictstook place. On Sunday
night the soldiers fired iuto a large crowd of
people, killing ten persons ami wounding
mauy others. On Monday the people began
to erect barricades, and conflicts with tho
police and the soldiers were renewed, with
the result above stated.
The soldiers and [lolice seem to havo suf
fered quite as much in casualties os tho mob,
for the wounded include no less than forty-
two of tlmm. It is not thought that tho
figures given represent fully the casual
ties of the riots, as many of tho crowd
who were wounded escaped to their
homes or were removed by thoir friends from
the scene of the troubles. It is asserted that
tho Socialists are fomenting the disorders.
Ills 8KUI.L CRUSnEI).
Wash. Barfield, a worthy colored man,
met his deatli instantly, three miles south
of Hampton, Ga., in a very singular way.
He was down in a well on Mr. Joe.
Griflin’s plantation, cleaning it out, and
his son was drawing off a load of mud.
The windlass broke nnd the bucket fell
back fifteen feet, striking the unfortun
ate victim on the head, crushing the
skull and breaking bis neck. The body
was recovered by means of a party going
down and attaching a rope.
Tbo games above referred to are peculiar
to Holland, whore tho sports of the people are
i principally of an aquatic character, and eel
killing is very popular. A line is stretched
across a canal, from which are suspended
numerous live eels. The line is oither lovel
1 with the water or just holoiv tho surface.
Natives armed with a forked spear about
eight or ten feet long, with two or thres
; barbed tines, scull down to the target
: of sinuous appendages. If a Kpearsmah
drives the tlnos into an eel ho can
easily wrench it from the line, for the
barbs hold it firmly. But as the eels are con
tinually wriggling and squirming about it is
a difficult matter to hit one. He who suc
ceeds in capturiug the greater numbor is tho
winner. Regular tournaments are organized
and tba competition is as sharp as at rifl?
A London dispatch gives the following de
tails concerning the formntion by Lord Salle
bury of the now British Ministry:
The following Cabinet officers have bees
announced:
Chief Fo -rotary for Ireland—Sir Michael
Hicks Beach.
Lord President of the Council—Lord Id-
desleigli.
Soerolnry of State for Foreign AfTairs-
Lord Jddosldgb.
Chancellor of the Exchequer nnd Loader
in tho llouao of Commons—Lord Randolph
C-liur. hill.
80 rotary for War-The Right Horn Wil-
Ham Henry Smith.
I'Tr.-t 1,0rd of tlio Admiralty—Lord Georg#
Hamilton.
Lord High Clmneollor—Lord Halslmry.
Soeroifti-y for India—The Right Hon. Fred
erick Arthur Stanley.
Lord President of tlio Council—Viscount
Uranbrook.
President of the Local Government Board
—The Right lion. Honry Chaplin,
Proiident of tho Bittr.l of Trado—The
Right Hon. Edward Htnnlioiio.
Dostumster-Goneral—-Lord John Mnnnors.
First Commissioner of Works—Rt Hon.
David PlunkoL
Attorney-Gonornl—Sir. It. K. Webster.
Lord Chancellor of Iroinml — Lord Ash-
bourno.
Tli > Mnr.pits of Iioudonderry has boon ap
pointed Viceroy of Ireland.
Lord Randolph Churchill will have, beside
tho olllco of Clmneollor of tlio Exchequer, the
lea lorxhlnof the party in the House of Com
mons. It appears that Mr. Goschen had
boon offered the olllco of Chancellor of tho
Exclio pier mill tho leadership iu tho Homo
of Commons. It Instated tlint Mr. Gosehen
will not seek to ro-enter Parliament nt pres
ent and tlint when lie does lie will stand as a
Conservative und join tho Tory party.
Tiie Exchange Tolegraph Company an
nounce 1 that it is informed on high authority
that Lord Salisbury's Irish policy will in*
cludo n proposal to loud to Ireland tho sum
of J!5,009,000 to enable her t i establish local
hanks on the Scotch system, and loud in moy
nt nominal intoro-t t) farmers andiimiiu-
facturors iu order to nlimi.Jato and develop
trade.
Sir Michael Hicks-Hea -h accepted tho post
of Chief Secretary for Irelnud with reluct
ance and only under pressure from Lord
Salisbury, who hel 1 that tho Irish olll- o dur
ing tiio coming session would bo tlio most im
portant after that of the Premier. Lord
Randolph Churchill’s sot rogiird tlio np-
pomtmont a; tin* shelving of Rea h and ns n
triumph for tho younger militant Conserva
tives. Roth the Lilmral and Conservative
clubs question tlio wisdom of tho appoiut-
tiicn's The I’anu’llit *s are (n-ensod at the
«•:.( i.iof lira-h for tho Chief Secretary-
ship, as they rera'l his recent speech in favor
of coercion.
The I Hike of Argyll declines to take office.
Mr. Chnmberlain, through Ixird Hartlngton,
has promise I laird Salisbury a qualified
support. Ixird Ashbourne has been in-
trustod with tho work of drafting a
scheme for the roform of Irish adminis
tration. A private committee, Including
Ixird Hartlngton, Mr. Gosehen. Sir Ilonry
Jnmos and Mr. Chnmberiain. will co-opornto
with Lord Ashbourne. Sir Michael Hicks-
Beiu-h, Lord Randolph Churchill and Lord
Salisbury nro preparing a local Government
bill for Ireland.
A meeting of the Into Gladstone Ministry
was held ut Lord Grnnvillo’s bouso during
tho ovening. It was informal and did not
l-cfoi to foreign matters. It was decided to
assist Ixird Salisbury in obtaining supply.
Tho Liboral Ministers decide 1 not to shape
thoir tactics until tho Queen's speech bad
been rend in Parliament
Tho Right Hons. David Robert Pluuket
and Honry Chaplin will obtain sonts in Lord
Ballsbury’8 Cabiuot
Megs «t Ilnlf-mnst nil Over the Country
in Hespcct to Ills iilemnry—Sketch
of Ills Eventful Life.
DAMAGES DEMANDED.
Nrcrrtary Ilaynrd'e Action Recnrdla* the
Fishery Seizure.
Tho President has transmitted to the Be»
ato a report from Secretary Bayard mode is
compliance with tho Seunto resolution re-
iqiocting the solzuro of American fishing vei-
sols asfollows: “Instantly upon receiving au
thentic information of the alleged seizure from
tho owners of the vessels 01 their agontz, or
from the consular officers of tho United State*
in Canada this department gave Instructions
to tho consular officers to make full and com
plete investigation of the facts In each case,
nnd wherever an infraction of treaty rights
or of commercial rights and privileges of dt-
irons of the United State i appeared to have
occurred, representation was promptly mad*
to her Britannic Majesty's Minister at this
Capital, calling for redress, and notification
given of demand for com; eusntion for all
loss und injury to the vessels in quostlon and
their owners.
“In order proporly to assort aud maintain
tho l igli's of our citizens and our international
rights under conventions and by the law of
nations which might be brought in question
by theso proceedings and by the action of
the Canadian Government, the profes
sional services of two gentlemen learnod
in the law — Mr. Goorgo W. Biddle,
of tlio city of Philadelphia, and Mr.
William T. Putnam, of the city of Portland, j
Me.—were retained by tlio Executive, and
since tho 20th of May Just thoso gentlemen
liavo bestowed their careful consideration
upon tlio circumstances and the law in con
nection therewith in each ca-o. Proceedings
liavo been commenced in tho Vice-Admiralty
Court at Halifax, N. 8., in the nnino of Her
Majesty the Queen, as plaintiff, against
tlio schooner David J.' Adams und tho
schooner Ella M. Doughty, iu both of
which ' osos tho complaint is substantially
the same. Copy is hereunto appended of the
complaint signed by tho solicitor for the At
torney-General of the Dominion of Canada,
against the Ella M. Doughty, which sots
forth ut length tho allege I grounds for tho
seizure and detention of that vessel.
“Concurrent with theso ovonts correspond
ence lias hegim nnd is still proceeding l.o-
twcontliis department and tho British Min
ister nt this capital, and also betwoon the
Mini ter of (lie United States in London and
tho Foreign Office of Her Britannic Majes
ty’s Governu-ont to obtain suitable recogni
tion and enforcement of our rights un
der treaty and international law and the
laws and commercial usages of both
countries, which are brought in quostion
by tho action of the Canadian authori
ties in making seizuro3 aud detentions of
American fishing vessels horeln referred to
and described, lip'vn this correspondence I
will -h it is believed must soon terminate in I
amicable settlement, mutually just and hon- .
orable, und therefore satisfactory to both 1
countries and their inhabitants, the under- I
signed is unable to recommend the President 1
to commumoato its contents in its present in j
complete s'atus, believing that to do so
would not bo compatible with the public in- j
terests as connected with the transactions re
ferred to.
“T. F. Bayaiid, Secretary of State.”
There are two in -losures. The first merely
gives iu tabular form tho names of the ves
sels seized and dotaiued, tho date, amount of
bail or fine, or length of detention. The
other, a very long legal document, embodies
tho charges against the Ella M. Doughty.
Samuel J. Tildcn died at Grcystone
Wednesday morning at ten minutes be
fore nine o’clock, lie had been enjoying
his usual good health up to Inst Saturday
evening. While sitting on the stoop of
his residence uftcr sundown on that eve
ning ho was tnken with a slight chill,
which settled on his stomach nnd bowels,
producing infinmmntion, from which lie
suffered all night. On Sunday I10 was
slightly better and was able to ride out.
On Sunday evening ho felt much worse,
and continued to grow weaker. But
until Tuesday night there were no fears
of tho consequences. Wednesday morn
ing it became nppnrent that tlio end was
near nt hand.
Dr, Chnrlcs E. Simmonds, nnd Miss
Gould, a relative of Tildcn, wore nt tho
bedside a few minutes before Mr. Tildcn
died. He tried to speak, hut only moved
his lips, failing to make nny sound. Ho
passed away quietly nnd peacefully.
As soon hs tlio news of Air. Tildcn’s
dentil was received there was intense ex
citement over it. Instantly the flags of
the city buildings nnd newspaper offices
were displayed at hnlf nnrt and expres
sions of regret hoard on all sides nt tho
death of tho eminent statesman.
Samuel Jones Tildcn was horn in New
Lebanon, Columbia county, New York,
February 0, 1814, where his grandfather,
John Tildcn, settled in 1700. Samuel
entered Yale college in 18!)ii, hut soon
left that Institution nnd graduated nt tho
University of New York. Ho was ad
mitted to tlio bnr in 1841, nnd began
prnctlco in New York city. In 1844 tlio
Morning News, n daily paper, was estab
lished in New York to advoento the elec
tion to the presidency of James K. Folk.
Mr. Tildcn invested capital in tills enter
prise, and became tho editor of tlio
journal, which position ho held until
after the election. In 1845 ho was olcctcd
to the New York assembly, nnd in 1804
was chosen a member of the constitutional
convention, whore ho was made n mem
ber of the committee on finance nnd
canals. In 1855 he was defeated as the
“Soft Shell” democratic candidate for
attorney general of New York. Air.
Tildcn now devoted himself to his pro
fession. His practice was very extensive,
and by it lie amassed considerable wealth.
Besides other important cases, I10 was
counsel, in 1850, for Aznrinh O. Flngg, in
the ease growing out of the contested
election for tho controlicrshlp of New
York city. Air. Tildcn became chair
man of the democratic stnto committee in
1800. Ho became an indcfatignhlo la
borer in tho enuso of judicial nnd po
litical reform in tho city of New York,
nnd in 1800-70 was active in tho organi
zation of tho bnr association. When
the contest was waged against the mem
bers of tho “Tammany ring” holding
city offices, nnd who wero charged with
defrauding the city treasury of many
million dollnrs. Air. Tildcn rendered in
valuable service to tlio cause of reform
by his famous nnalysls of the accounts of
the Broadway hank, showing conclusive
ly how the alleged culprits had shared their
spoils, and furnished legal proof for con
viction. In 18-12 lie was again elected to
the general assembly, where he continued
his exertions iu tiie cause of reform. In
1874 lie was elected governor of New
York by a plurality of 50,317 votes over
John A. T)ix, (rejj.)and Afyi-on If. Clark,
(pro.) Ho was inaugurated January 1,
1875, nnd soon after declared war against
tlio “canal ring," which resulted in the
overthrow of that organization. When
the nntional democratic convention as
sembled nt St. Louis in Juno, 1870, Gov
ernor Tildcn was tlio leading candidate
for the first p'aco on tho ticket. On the
first ballot lie received 403J of 713 votes
cast. AVhcn the vote for tho second bal
lot was finally announced, Governor Til-
den had 535 in a whole vote of 738, Tho
nomination wns made unanimous, nnd I10
was declared the candidate for the pres
idency. lie accepted the nomination in
n brief speech on July 11th. Ilis formal
letter of acceptance, written under dato
of July 31st, wns considered ono of the
ablest of the kind over given to the pub
lic. The result of that memorable elec
tion is still fresh in the minds of the
peoplo.
the president's sympathy.
The president sent the. following tele
gram to Colonel Samuel J. Tildcn, Jr.,
Grcystone, Yonkers, N Y.
I have this moment learned of tho sudden
death of your illustrious relative, Samuel J.
Tildcn, and hasten to express my individual
sorrow in an event by ivhioh tho state of New
York has lost hor most distinguished son and
the nation ono of its wisest and most patriotio
counsellors. Grovku Cleveland.
Business men throughout the principal
cities of the Union lost no time in paying
respect to the statesman’s memory by
displaying flags at half-mast. Almost
every building of prominence luid its flag
lowered to half-mast. Flags were nlso
displayed at half-mast on all public build
ings ns soon as the dentil was verified.
THE TEXAS TR0UBLF.
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Port Huron, Mich., is making pro
gressivo euchre of real benefit to t>n
world. At a recent contest the booby
prize consisted of a ton of coal and n
barrel of flejjar to be presented by tai
n-inner to some poor family.
The People Willing to Organize nnd Make
War Without (aoverinoiit Aid*
The voice of Texas is for war with
Afexico. The citizens of Texas have been
outraged in Afexico at frequent intervals
since Texas declared her Indcpcndaueo
of the “Lornl of God and Liberty.” The
imprisonment of Cutting and the assass
ination of Uassurcs lias incensed the peo
ple of Texas. 'The Governor of Texas
has been deluged with telegrams and
letters offering to raise companies and
regiments for the war, and all tiie organ
ized militia companies in Ihe stale have
served notice 011 the commaiider-iu-chicf
that they arc awaiting orders. If the
Washington authorities should now hack
down, the Cleveland administration
would become extremely unpopular in
Texas.
THE CONTRACTS SIGNED.
Edward Sidel, architect of Caldwoli
Hotel Co.,Birmingham, Ala., has returned
i from the north, where he signed a con-
j tract for the iron work of the handsome
; new six story hotel building now in
j course of erection. The building will be
, completed iu twelve months.
THE GRAND ARMY.
SAN FHANSISCO’S GREAT STREET
PARADE.
Dhouanixts of Veterans ltfnrch Throegfe
the Strerts-Ovrr Three Tlioneanit
People Applaud Them.
Never before have so many persons
been scon on the streets of San Francisco
ns on Tuesday. Tho greater number of
them wero, of course, Californians, but
oil came to see the Grand Army of tho
Republic parade. Close estimates plnco
the number of men in line nt 11,000
while 850,000 others_ looked on. Tho
time occupied in passing a certain point
wns two hours and seventeen minuts,
but ns tliero wete frequent stops, some of
them of long duration, tho exact mnreh-
ing time would be about ono hour nnd n
half. Tho demand for sents on AInrkct
street was so great that five dollnrs wns
asked for standing room on stands that
lmd been erected, nnd in some cases this
sum wns paid. From the start to tho
finis') the mnrch was a triumphant one.
Eastern delegates were especially mark
ed ns objects of attention, and all nlong
tho lino, when an eastern hand was dis
covered it was greeted with hearty and
prolonged cheers. The New York bullet
shot flags were especially favored in be
ing not only cheered, hut reverently mi
nted.
One unexpected result of the process
ion, and which wns very serious to many,
wns the rush to tho restaurants immedi
ately nftor the parade wns over. Three
hundred thousnnd persons lind hoen stand
ing from eight o’clock to 2:40 without
eating. As soon ns tlio cry, “Its all over,”
went up tho hnlf famished spectators
rushed to the restaurants, nnd so great
was tho crush that within live minuts tlio
proprietors had to close tho doors, or it
would hnvc been impossible for the wait
ers to serve those who lmd secured places.
Several women fainted from hunger nnd
fatigue. Those who had to wait until
the first rush was over, mado a descent
upon tho bakers and street fruit stands
nnd cleaned up every thing in sight To
make the matter worse most of tho largo
restaurants, although they had laid in
Inrgc supplies, ran short of both bread
nnd meat, and as tho mnrkets wore closed
it wns found impossible to replenish tlio
lurdcrs. All sorts of devices were resor
ted to nnd with such success that every
one. managed to get something to eat.
As the day wns delightfully cool no ac
cidents resulting from heat occurred.
KILLED ON THE BAIL.
Terrible Death oT .ferae Dobbins at Cen
tral, Mautli Carolina.
Jesse Dobbins, nn employe of the
Richmond nnd Danville Air-Lino railroad,
met with a horriblo death at Central,
South Carolina, Tuesday.
For six years past Dobbins lias been
working for the road, aud wns a faithful
and trusty man. Somo time ago lie was
given tho position of hostler nt Central.
Tuesday ho attempted to get on nn en
gine whilo in motion. He made u misstep
and fell under tho ponderous wheels,
which pnssed over his body, cutting him
entirely in two. As quickly ns possible
the engineer stopped the engine, hut it
wns too late. Tno sight was a sickening
one. Tho poor man’s body was horribly
mnnglcd. lie leaves a wife and tlireo
children who live at Central. Tho wife
wns almost crazed when the remains of her
husband were carried home. The unfor
tunate man belonged to two benevolent
societies.
A SAD ACCIDENf
Fire .Utile Chihlri'n Drowned While In
Untiling.
Three children of William Hnuck,
living three miles from Kcssauqua, Iowa,
a grandchild of Hauck’s and two chil
dren by the name of Gillette, went to
Desmoines river, nnd five of them went
in bathing. One fell in n deep hole in
Ihe river and trying to extricate the strug
gling one, all five wero drowned. A lit
tle girl on shore wns so confused she lost
her way home und it was not until
eight o’clock that sho reached tho house
of a neighbor and told her tnlo. Tho
children’s ages ranged from five to twelve
years.
TWO CAMELS KILLED.
An Elephant’s Fatal Work in a Circus
Car.
While Robbin’s circus was on the way
Tuesday from Alanor to Sag Harbor,
Long Island, via the Long Island railroad,
a large elephant in a car with two camels
attacked tlie latter, and killed them both.
The keeper, who attempted to quiet tlio
elephant, was driven from the car, nar
rowly escaping with liis life. Tlio noise
made by the elephant excited tho lions
and tigers to such an extent that they
attempted to break out of their cages,
and a terrible uproar prevailed for some
time.
EXPLOSION OK A BOILER.
A large boiler in use at the shops oi tlio
Lehigh Coni and Navigation company, at
Lunsford, Pa., exploded with terrific
force ut about noon on Wednesday. Tho
shops employ four hundred hands and
forty machinists wbrk in the building in
which the boiler was situated. 8.0 far as
heard fourteen men were injured, one
killed and two others nre expected to
die. Tiie boiler was put in fifteen years
ago when tho shops were built unci lias
been condemned several times. The ma
chine shop is a total wreck and tho black
smith shop is partially destroyed, 'l'lio
loss will he heavy.
COL. SCHLATTER'S DEATH.
Colonel Charles L. Schlatter, late gen ■
oral manager and vice-president of tho
Brunswick and Western railroad, and
formerly chief engineer of the state of
Pennsylvania, died at Brunswick, On.,
on Wednesday, in tho sevonty-ninth year
of his age. Colonel Schlatter was one of
the oldest civil engineers of note in the
United States.
JUDGE SHIELDS KILLS HIMSELF.
Judge Joseph Shields, of Nutcliez,
Aliss., a prominent member of the bar and
author of “The Life and Times of S S.
Prentiss,” committed suicide by strang
ulation last night. The loss of his wire
some months ago had effected his mind.
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