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Newspaper Page TextA ■m THE MERCURY. Entered as Second-class Matter at the Sandersvtllo PostoQico April sn. 1880. Sandersville, Washington County, Ga. PUBLISHED BY A. J, JERNIGAN&CO, Proprietors and Editors. THE MERCURY • I. <1, JERNIGAN ,(• CO., 1‘roprtctors. VOLUME VIII. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. SUUSVU1PTION: $1.30 Per .I'unim, SANDERSVILLE. GA„ TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1887 It it a curious fact (list this country exported ftbrotul 175,880,000 pounds of sugar lust yenr, mid 253,000,000 pounds the venr before, notwithstanding we do not products moro than one-eighth of tho sugar we consume. NUMBER 25. THE MERCURY. rodSHED EVERY TUESDAY. NOTICE! In one pew in n church nt Des Moines, town, sit the widows of seven clergy men: nnd yet there arc only two women in the pew. One of them is “relict” of three, and the other the surviving pnrtiffr of four divines. Perhaps one of the most primitive of independent kingdoms is the little island of Johanna, in the Comoro group. The Sultan boards any ship that may call there, and endeavors to secure the wash ing for his wives, whilst the Prime Min ister peddles cocoanuts and bananas. The floating island on Lake Derwent- water, England, Las again made its ap pearance. It came to the surface of the water a year or two ago near I.odoro alter complete submersion for nearly three years. The cause of the phenom enon has never been satisfactorily ex plained. There is said to be a man in Leadvillc, fob, who ran tell, by the tingling sensa tion in his fingers, when he walks over a body of ore. lie is a living mineral detector. His powers are said to have been thoroughly tested, and he has earned large sums by his peculiar gifts, but his fondness for gambling keeps bin poor. MissFloronco Macnaghton, who lives in the north of Ireland, was recently try ing to persundo a fisherman to become a teetotaler. lie told her he would do so if she would swim the bay between Ulackrock and Port liallantrao. Noth ing daunted, Miss Macnaghton swam the bay, which is a mile across, and now the fisherman is a teetotaler and has signed the pledge. That’s a cold wat >r girl. The noble red man in the West is an enthusiaatic gambler. The Winnemuecu (Nevada) Silcrr S’utc says: “A band of Shoshones arrived here a few (lays ago with several hundred dollars for the pur pose of engaging in a gambling bout with the Unites. Usua’ly the Shoshones take away more money than they bring with them, but this time the rule was reversed, and they lost all their coin an I t licit blankets." All Communications intended for this Paper must he accompanied bp the full name of the writer—net necessarily for publication, but at a guarantee of oood faith. We are in no way responsible fbr Me views or opinion* of correspond* ents. ATLANTA’S EXPOSITION. THE FINEST AFFAIR EVER IN A V- GURATER IN THE SOUTH. The Oprihig llluttngiilghcl by .Mnidiincti! ” ember, a I.nrgi- Crowd nml »l ino Dtuuluy m Military. (V.ar Alexander has suddenly found a diversion vet;y soothing to his disordered nerves. A short time ugo the complaint reached his ear that the carp and pike in the ponds of Gatshiim were multiplying too fast. 'I’he Czar resolved to o copy his leisure hours with fishing. While at tirst only sport to him it has now become a confirmed lmhit. Ind ’fntigably he sits on the bank with a fishing to I and waits patiently for a bite. The New York Financial Chronicle, with estimates which appear to he eare- fu’ly conservative, places the present population of the country’ at 01,313,3311. In the seven years since the last, census it, places the increase by births at 7,572,471, and by immigration at ;(,71)8,002, milk ing a total gain of 1 1,105,47:1. With n corresponding increase we shall have considerably over (10,000,005 of people when the next census is taken. Dan Emmett, tlio father of modern negro minstrelsy, is now’selling milk for a liv ing in Chicago. lie is a genial old mail ol seventy-two, who enter, ains his friends with interes.ing reminiscences. Gi’casionally lie blacks up and gives them a taste of what negro minstrelsy was lie- fore it degenerated into burlesque opera and male ballet business. Emmett’s fame will rest on th- authorship of “Dixie," which ho wrolo to please some professional friends in New York, neve,’ dreaming that it would become a na tional air. It was perfect. The weather was de licious, the sprinklers had laid the dust, the people were in good humor, tho sky was like sapphire, and the earth smiled. During the early morning hours train a'tcr train on tae various roads running into Atlanta emptied their thousands into the city. The country people for miles around eaiiu: in, making the day a holiday. By 8 o’clock, locomotion was dillicult, aud extra ptliccmeii were at all the principal corners, busily engaged in keeping the pavements oloiir. It was a good imtnred crowd. It was a big day; everybody seemed prepared to enjoy it, and whoa night closed in upon tho multitude, the universal verdict was that. Atlanta had seen but few bigger days. T lie city was well decorated. Oil nearly all the business streets, row after row of buildings displayed tho national colors and hunting in profusion. And tho dec orations are not yet complete, for twice as many houses as displayed colors will with appropriate decoration, welcome President Cleveland. The tirst rays of the sail fell upon tho folds of n flag which fluttered in the breeze above the arch of the gateway to the grounds. On this banner “Piedmont Exposition” was written in large black letters. Thisflngeould be seen for a long distance in all directions. One of tho tirst visitors to arrive and ask to he ad mitted through the gate was n reporter of the Constitution. In less than ait hour about 2,000 people had entered the gates, la another hour between 5,000 and (1,000 were loitering about the grounds. The chief point of attraction was tho main building. All who entered it mar veled at the full nnd complete exhibits on every side. Not all the displays arein exact shape yet. A scene of bewildering beauty meets tho eye of the visitor as he enters die door. These are too numerous to do scribe in detail in this report. T hey will, however, he a tended to hereafter. The art gallery surpasses anything in the waj* of a picture display ever seen in the South. T he tine art exhibit at the New Orleans exposition could not compare with it either in size or value. The collection of pigeons and rare fowls, ns exhibited in the coops of the poultry house, is worth a half-day’s inspection. The machinery hall is full of useful and ingenious de vices. In this department a person with an inquiring mind could puss three days profitably, and then not see all that is to he seen. The other departments are full to repletion, blit all the articles have not vet been placed in position and arranged in order. There is no need, therefore, of delaying your visit to the fair. Go out at once and take in tho vast exposi tion. A breakfast complimentary to Mr. and Mis. Randall wiih given by Mr. and Airs. Grady, and the following guests sat down at 8:80 a. m., to a comfortable meal: Mr. and Mrs. Randall, Governor and Mrs. Gordon, Sonntor nnd Mrs. Brown, Senator and Mrs. Colquitt, Air. and Airs. Gunther, Air. and Airs. Collier, Judge and Airs. Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Grady. Some time was spent at Mr. Grady’s when the party broke up and tho guests were given a drive about the city. After the breakfast Mr Randall was driven about the city for an hour or two bv his host. A few minutes after 11 :!10 a. m. n hand some carriage drawn by two line horses drew up nt the Marietta street entrance to the state house, and from the carriage ligh'l.v sprang tho 1‘ennsylvania states man, Mr Grntz and Mr. Gerster of his pmty aud Henry \Y. Grady. the I arty ascended the step sand proceeded to the ante-room of Governor Gordon, where they -verc met by his excellency. Air Randall and friends were introduced by Air. Grady and the governor to the gentlemen in the oflicc at the time: Air. E. Ik Howell, Air. Hoke Smith, Captain \V. II. Harrison, Judge Xcsbit, -Major Wart on, Adjutant-General Kells, Hon. members of the senate. All advanced to greet cordially the distinguished gentle man. In speaking of his experience in the state sennto of Pennsylvania, Air. Randall said it was the most pleasant part of his legislative career; that a man re tained his identity in the senate, but lost it in the house, owing to the larger num ber of members. At noon the Kimball house was throng ed with officers in military dress, and shoitly after twelve the stieet in front of the hotel began to rapidly fill with the local companies intending to take part in the procession, Adjutant-General Kells and the governor’s stnlT in full uniform, were present to escort the governor nnd party to the grounds. General P. M, B. toting was the commanding officer, nnd at tho hour named, formed the proces sion. At. 1:30 p. m., the procession started from the Kimball house, marching up Pryor street to Pencil tree, and out Ponoh- treo to the Exposition grounds. The Second Artillery band, U. S. A., onu of i he best and most famous bands in the service, in their handsome uniforms of 'duo, red nnd white, with "lute helmets, occupied tho lead. Following came the Gate City Guard, the Atlanta Rifles, the Cadets of Alcan’s High school, tho Governor’s Horse Guard, the Atlanta Artillery with five guns. Then came Governor Gordon with Mr. Randall and the Piedmont exposi- directoM in carriages. Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Gordon, Airs. Senator Brown, and other ladies occupied carriages in tho procession. The line moved oil prompt ly, nml the soldiers attracted general ad miration. Arriving nt tho Exposition, tho pro fession entered the park, and marching to tlie right, entered the race track below lie grand stand. The militnry drew up in Hue between the judge’s stand, tho speaker’s stand and saluted the Governor and Mr. Randall as they passed by. The speaker's stand was erected in front of the grand stand, and was largo and coin- modrms, and handsomely decorated with flags nnd hunting.’ Tho speakers and the Exposition otlicers and directors ascended the stand and took tho scats provided for them. The chorus, well trained nml well se lected, accompanied by the full artillery hand, sung with great effect: * “My Country, "Hs of Tlioe, Sweet Land of Liberty— Of Tlieo I Sing.” Four hundred voices, with the accom paniment of a full regimental hand, made music that ptovoked enthusiastic applause from Ihe thousands that listened with in terest nml pleasure. President Collier then came forward nnd announced that pint or would he offered by tho Rev. Dr. Henry C, Morrison. The chorus and artillery hand then rendered the “Dedication Hymn,” writ ten (or the occasion by Charles \V. llult- ncr, and the music prepared by Samuel Bradley. "O God) Omnipotent, all wlsel Creator of tho earth ami skies, Thou Architect Dtvinct Tills work which human hands linvo wrought! Tills golden deoil of.fruit and thought— „ Accept nnd make It Thine! Wluite’or amiss or wrong may be Displeasing or dishonoring Thee, In mercy. Lord remove! Oh, givo us wl.-dom, give us light, That wo may do Thy will aright With reverence and with love. If thus Ivy Thee our work Is crown’d This henceforth will he holy ground \\ hero ponce nml concord reign! Andlovo on God’s eternal plan— Truth and tho Brotherhood of man— Shall build her sacred fame. We sow these soedsof love and pence. Hut for tho Harvest's rich Incre ase O God, we look to Thee! Wlmte’er tho end, Thy will ho done Thine is the glory. Thine alone. And rhino the praise shall he. Af- Ihe Atlanta Condi', at ion thinks “tho.vt there can be no doubt that the ili-eov- erics and inductions of the present age have thrown a new light on the physi ology of food. It is a happy though: •hat soino time in the future a man’s cook will lie his doctor—that he can pre vent tut well as cure his ailment, prolong his life, by securing a good cook. The cook and the physician have both killed 'heir thousands in the past, and if they come to be the benefactors of humanity i’.V uniting their best efforts, and pave •he way to the millennium, they will certainly atone for much of their mis conduct in the past." AY. C. Glenn and numerous others, ter a brief chat, the governor took tho arm of Air. Randall and the pair imme diately proceeded to the House of Repre sentatives. The house was in session, Sneaker I’ro-tem (day occupying the chair. As the party entered the door, Doorkeeper Dunlwr announced their presence to the house, nnd in obedience to the rnuuina of SuetikerCInv’s tzrnvnl the house rose to its feet as the governor and Air. Randall walked down the aisle. Governor Gordon introduced Air. Ran dall to Speaker Pro-tern Clay, who tem porarily iesigned the elmir to Govornoi Gordon. His excellency took the gravel After the rendition of tho “Dedication Hymn,” President Collier advanced to the front nnd gave a short sketch of tho organization of the Piedmont Exposition; how 104 days ago, tho enterprise was un- | known even in Atlanta, how it lmd or- I iginated among a few gentlemen who had ! assembled in the office of the Atlanta Con stitution, how it had grown beyond the limits that its projectors had set for it, until now, the moment of its opening, it stood without a rival in everything that it claimed, an exposition of tho wealth, products, resources, aud industry of the Piedmont region. Governor Gordon was greeted with en thusiastic cheers, and, as lie advanced to the front, and as his tall, martial form was seen by the great crowd, the cheer ing was renewed until it became an ova tion. With a voice that reached every man in the audience, Governor Gordon delivered a speech, that was interrupted time aud again with enthusiastic ap- iiml rapping loudly to stop the cheering 1)liul8fi< and enthusiastic applause snul : j At t i ie conclusion of Governor Gor- “ Gentl i m have^tlw honor to present to | don’s speech, the chorusand band jure, vou a friend* of our people— Hon. Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania. As Mr. Randall moved to take Gov ernor Gordon’s place, the house cheered doriously, and the pale, marble like flushed ! features of the Pennnsylvnnnm lushed slightly, betaking Ihe genuine pleasure with excellent effect, another anthem, which was highly appreciated and en joyed by the large crowd. President (’.illier then introduced Hon. Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania. Air. Randall, or as President Collier alluded to him, the “friend of the South,” was greeted ith cheer after cheer. As he stepped repented again some moments the I’hO nominal cost of railway construc tion ut the United States lias been swollen i member of the house of r r.ninar. Slightly, ueum.Mg — ‘ wi th cheer after cheer. t he warm r^qilim. gave ■ d tha| fonV ard. the cheers were bpeakcr Pto-tem c/iiiy aud again, and for som the house would take ash , 0 ’ meC 1 speaker stood silently bcioru uie uiou- tliat Air. Randall would be gin d d whUo the applause was great and the members. The members c.owdect Th ^ oration lasted thiity about the stand gentleman minutes, and was listened to with the duced to the distil g Governor greatest respect. l,y Speaker Pro-tem Uhij and b o Something then,took l ,laco ^at was Gordon, d’he first man • Morgan not down upon the programme, that the with Air. Randa l w> s Ho. • Alotga^ iuJ(li( . nce , V11S respon s ib lc for. After Mr. w.,...iu an ex-member of Congtc.s, enneluded. the audience bo- neut citizens called during the evoningto pay tlicir respects to tho distinguished visitors. Matty of Atlanta’s most beau tiful nnd accomplished ladies were there, and the scene was indeed it brilliant one. Frank Gordon made tho pre sentation in tilt exceedingly hap py manner. The special fenturo of the reception was the serenndo of the young Democrats. At half past seven o’clock, probably 500 young men gath ered nt the custom house. The famous artillery band had been secured for the occasion, and headed by this band, n line was formed nnd marched to the ar tesian well. Hero there was a halt, to bring about more perfect organization. Several of the prominent members of tho league marched with the band carrying some of the new torches which have been purchased for the Cleveland demonstra tion, After a short halt the march out Peachtree toward tiro muni/ton wiw re sumed. The greatest enthusiasm ' pre vailed, and at every step new recruits were added to the ranks until there wero fully a thousand in line. Reaching the mansion the procession, or as much of it as could do so, filed into tho spacious grounds until every square foot of ground was taken tip. The bund played a selection, after which Air. Randall stepped from tho hall to the porch nnd delivered a line speech. RAIL ROAD SLAUGHTER. WASHINGTON ITEMS. PIC HIRES OF THE ROT NOS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Nearly Thirty IVrsniia Are Sirepi in Tlnlr Dentil lev Cross (,'arelraaiinai. The worst horrors of Olmtsworth were duplicated nt Kouts, Indiana. A pus fenger was the cast bound express, which left Chicago nt 7:80 at night. An eccen tric strap had broken, nnd the driving wheels on one side became useless. The engineer had stopped nt tho water tank to repair, thinking lie could do so in a few minutes, lie had not stopped more than one minute, when a fast freight train, loaded with dressed meat, crashed into the rear of the train. The lust car of the train was a heavy Pullman sleeper. This, when struck by the freight engine, crushed three coaches in front and ap peals to have killed or wounded every body in them. Seven persons were in the dee per and these nil escaped harm except from tho shock. Accounts vary as to how the wreck caught lire. Some attribute it to coal in the freight engine, hut one passenger who was res cued from the crushed coaches, says while fastened between two ear seats ho saw the gas with which the car was lighted,suddenly till the upper part of the car with flames, the gas pipes having ap parently been broken and escaping gns caught from lighted burners. No evi dence appears in any of the stories that a flagman was sent to tho rear when the train stopped, or that any precaution was taken to guard against such accident, ex cepting that the night telegraph operator at Kouts says the rear brakeman on tho passenger train hung out a red lantern when the train stopped. The men on the passenger train were fully aware that the freight train was following them. Sui.orintendcnt Parsons, of the Chicago & Atlantic Railrond, reports that nine Randall had concluded, tho audience ho f., cull loudly and enthusiastically for tnonmintcly, of course, by tho “ stock- watering ” process. Apart from this form °f inflation, however, tho 125,000 miles railway in this country have been put """'it at very roti’sonahlo figures compared "'ith the e st of construction in Europe. B e can see this the more clearly in the following table, prepared by tin English exchange : lives. '1 lien caiuu ,, i •■Grach’.” “Grady,” meaning of Richmond, Hon. Clar ' dd Grady, the vice-president of others, until the whole house ha^ 1^ tjol ,/ Thu caU was too pronounced and Grady,” “Grady,” meaning Henry AY. .. — the Exposi- its respects. ^p°" 0 ^"nffl C at'"its eon- emphatic to be overlooked jind resisted. ami Air. Grady, after solicitation by his elusion Governor « orJ ” a ^ d ^ ’ tp K the follow directors, advanced to the front. dull left the house amt l> o ’ tho , U \,\ s familiar figure came before the senate. The senate was Us uiiig i view of the audience, the applause grew •solution of .W r iJJ^ I "“°£muerj“ deafening once more whereupon Mr. ■''■•■r(t ( ,r ru.it jicr Mil ^ nitetl Kingdom. Bo ;iuni Tiimny Buss.ii ,. &*amlinttvia States (blsrofjarding Birod Stock) $212,000 180,000 138.000 100.000 privileges of the floor to Hon. » ^ ft bri , f addr()Sg Randall during his stay in th ^ Mr. Randall touched an electric button, £ Randall and Governor Goujon (^ ^ Inachinury) thc arti l- tercel. I two #6^ ^ ^ flution was leryVrcd a salute and the Exposition was persons had been killed, and not more than eleven or twelvo hurt, none of the latter seriously. lie admitted that no flagman lmd been sent back from the passenger train when the stop was made. Mr. Parsons said that the trainmen de pended upon a setnisphero light, fully two thousand feet in tho rear of wtiero the stop was made. Tho conductor of the train had pullet thu cord for this light when he stepped from his train. This would throw the glare of the red danger signal on the track. The night, however, was foggy, nnd tho engineer of ihe fast freight must have failed to seo 'lie signals. Superintendent Parsons thought the accident would have been a very ordinary one had not a stove in the sleeper upset. That caused the destruc tion of the sleeper, two coaches and baggage ear, and in ihe main wns doubt less llie cause of lossoflife. Good judges place the loss of life at nearly thirty. The Chicago and Atlantic railway offi cials, who went there with tho coroner, seemed to have complete possession of all sources of information on this point. They refuse positively to make public the mimes of thc victims of the disaster. A DESPERATE MAN. Thomas Fogarty, who shot E. J. Keffor last March, in Savannah, Ga., attacked Policeman J. E. Thorpe, of the Ocean Steamship force. Fogarty was drunk up at the wharves. According to the ollici r •• statement, Fogarty walked up to him an with an oath, said, “Y'ott are the who was looking forme, ain’t yon?” I lie policeman said that he did search for him, whereupon Fogarty struck him in tho face. Policeman Thorpe arrested the young man, but he resisted and fought and cut tho officer's lip. Policeman Ken- nan helped Thorpe to take Fogarty to the barracks. AVhile Officer Thorpe was making his statement to Sergeant Lee. Fogarty struck Thorpe in the face. No bond would be tnkeu. Fogarty is uo a out on an $8,000 bond, pending an ap peal to the supreme court, for his assault with intent to murder case. He swears that he will kill Thorpe when ho gets out of the barracks. WILL BE OPPOSED. Tlio Depnrtinrun. Urtltni Down to Biintnen. A»nln—Tile Nntinn’n l''liianepii—Appnlnt- memn nml Itcinnvnl. Per.mini.. THE FLO ft! DA MAILS. The Post-office Department has ar ranged that hereafter, during the preva lence of yellow fever nt Tallinn, Fla., all mails for Key West and Cuban points will be sent down the const line to Trn- I no, in Charlotte Harbor, about ISOmil THE WORLD OYER, SOUTHERN BRIEFS. EPITOME OF THE INTERESTING NEWS OF THE HAY. READARLE ITEMS CAREFULLY GATHERER HITHER A NR YON. After Alichael Davitt addressed thy Knights of Labor Convention at Minne apolis, a secret meeting of tho leading of ficials was held,nnd Air. Davitt was made a member of the order, and a Knight of Labor organizer, it being proposed have him organize members of the It i-.li Land League into a special district of tin Knights of Labor. Much opposition 7 expected to this project from English tun Scotch Knights, nnd it has been kept . profound secret by the lenders up to this tirno. SCANDAL IN FRANCE. Tlio IHnIi TronhlPB—Lnlior Affltntlon Kvery* wlicrr- Whnt la Doing North, tinatt Went ntxl Aeroaatho Sena. Snow hegnn falliug in Utica, N. Y.— i the first of the season. Alcridn, Alcxico, hns dosed its port | ngninst the United States on account of a reported epidemic of cholera in New Yolk. Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde nnd Ar- tilth of Tampa, and there be transferred | tlmr O’Connor, Irish members of Purlin- j pay realized $20,000. Tho works are the to the mail steamers, which will make i meat, addressed a large audience in Bos- j property of thc Tonncsseo Coal, Iron and this point their northern terminus instead j ton, Mass. ' Railroad company. "f I ampa. All Tampa malls will bo fumi- ■ The New York World says, after four j Rev. French S. Evans, one of thc old- gated at Lakeland. I yearn of existence, the E'rccumn, the or- j est ministers in tho Methodist Church, Idaho does not w ant 1o me DiviDF.it. | gat, of the colored people in that city,has I and for many years a resident of AA’ash- | suspended. | ington, I). O., died recently at the age Horlnl, Temperance nml Rellxlun. Move ments—Fire., Dentil, nml Mnlrliles—Rail road Operation, nml Iniproveuion'a. A tiro broke out in the moulding de partment of tho Linn Iron works, at Bir mingham, Ala., and thc foundry, with many valuable pntterns, is a total loss, and the llnnics have spread to tho holler shops. One hundred and fifty men were employed in tho works, and the monthly Gov. 81 ever son, of Idaho, referring in j 1 , ,,| ,,1,1,1 tlio resolution was intm.liii.-l P iw-'ti.lc <> IU 00,0011 ; (lon 0l :; |ul governor Gordon introduced, j no'OtK) I stu ' K f ’ , crtV ing tho stand, f.tosHknt 1 pav^u introtWedAIr. ltandall to the •Jlioinlly opened, After tea Afr. and Airs. Randall, AH'. ,n,d Mrs. Gerker and Air. Gratz were Iriveii to the executive mansion, where a General Cnffarel, wdio was suspended from the position of chief of tho war do partment staff, of France, nnd Aline, s: monsin and Baron Kroitmaycr, a German have been arrested for selling civic dec orations, Gen. Cnffarel has been com twitted to the military prison, lie wil be tried by a council of war. It 55,000 public reception had been arranged for. j ported that besides Almo. Simonsiu and A large number of Atlanta s must promi- | 0 aron Kreitmuyer, Gen. Aublau and senator are implicated with Gen. Cnffarel. bis annual rrport to the proposed tltvi sion of the te-iitory and the annexation ■■f the parts to other political bodies says: “This scheme of annexation nml division, born as it was by local jealousy and petty spite, fostered by political hatred and partisan spleen, advocated by many poli tical jobbers and tricksteis, is thoroughly distasteful to the great majority of the people of Idaho and repugnant to tho best interests of the territory.” A bet ter mail service is asked. THE BOYCOTT CASE. judge Snell has rendered his decision in what is known as tho “Musical Boy cott” case, finding the defendants, Lin den, Wilde, Historic), Ctilhui, Caldwell, Sloan, Fallon and Fisher, guilty of eon- piracy, and imposing a flue in each case if twenty-live dollars, or, in default, thirty days’ imprisonment. The eases were the first tried in tho District and excited much interest among the labor organizations. The offence of which the defendants were found guilty was a com bination to prevent a band master, named Krause, and fourteen of his musicians from obtaining employment because of bis refusal to pay a line imposed by the Musical Union, of which ho was a mem ber. A STllICT OKDF.lt. Civil Service CommissionerOberly, has supplemented his li tter to thc Illinois Democratic Association by un order, the intention of which is to prevent active politicians from becoming members of the boards of civil service examiners. It is as follows: “No person in the public servic oommittc ized for the purpose, or engaged in the work ol promoting the interest of any political party, shall be eligible to mem bership oil any hoard of examiners.” His order will stand ns the action of the Commission, unless upon tho return of Comtni'sioners Lynn and Edgerton, they shall Imth disapprove of the action of the commissioner now in charge in making it of record. A Hot occurred at I’h.viin, in Bulgaria, of eighty-six years. lie lmd been sulTor- iluting the elections for members of the ittg from kidney complaint for the past lbrnnjo, and twenty-four persons were killed and thirty wounded. William T. Crossdnlo, of Henry George's editorial stuff, was arrested by the New York police, charged with vio lating tile lottery law by si iling a chance in a drawing for a portrait of Dr. Alc- Glvnn at tlie Auti-i’ovorty Society tab being held at Madison Square garden. The London, England, radical clubs are making arrangements to bold a gen eral meeting to urge another trial of tlie Chicago aiiaidiists, and a delegation to America to speak in behalf of tho con demned men. Several radical clubs at meetings adopted resolutions condemning the sentence. George Francis Train lectured to an audience of about 1,000 persons at .Chi cago, ill. He defended the Anarchists, praised bombs and bomb throwers, ittid attacked tlie press, lie was incoherent, but at times quaint. Train showed method in ids madness and kept within thu limits of the law. A detail of de tect iv s watched him. The revenue cutter, Richard Rush, ar rived at Siiii Francisco, Cal., from tlio Arctic, via Victoria. She reports that during the season she seized twelve sealing schooners, with a total of nearly 7,000 skins; tlio Russian authorities have seized three seniors on tho Siberian const -one American, one British nnd thc third nationality unknown. Over two thousand brass-workers ol ■e who is a member of any political New York ami Brooklyn are locked out til tee, or of any association organ- 1 *7, , w ®!" 1 '‘"'-/e 'liquish the * . ■ ! Stit ill'll tiv litiif u> hi n v Uitkl nf Ilium ui'o NOTF.S. Tlie Laundrymens' National Associa tion is in session in Washington. Tlie enemy against whom tlie luundrymen combine is tlie Chinaman. Secretary Fairchild lias informed cus toms officers and others that hereafter nil leaves of absence granted to employes receiving per diem compensation shall be without pay. Thc Secretary of tlie Treasury lias np pointed tlie following storekeepers and gaugers: W. 11. Mullen, at Baltimore, Mil.; Jno. MncL, Kelly, atC'artlmge, N. (.'.: Jos. I’. Smith, in Alnninticu County, N. (’., and Henry O, Brown, in Pickens i 'oiinty, S. O'. Tin - ( Manning, minister to Mexico, is reported to the State Department ns being in n dying condition at thu Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York. Ilia death is probably a mutter of but a few hours. He went to Hint city a week ngo to at tend n meeting of Peabody fund trustees, of which number lie is one. INTEREHTINR TO I'll INTERS, William Aimison, of Cincinnati, Ohio, president of tho International Typo graphical Union, announces to all sub ordinate unions, that at a meeting of the executive council of tlio International Ty pographical Union, for the purpose of a conference and for consideration of the nine-hour law adopted at the Buffalo scs sion, it was unanimously resolved : “That a committee of seven be appointed to con fer with u like committee of tlie Publish ers’ Association, which meets in Chicago, whose duty it shall lie to endeavor to bring about that harmony of fueling and action, which should exist between it! I honorable employers and employes, and to secure, if possible, a recognition of the rights ol both parties. That the en forcement of tiie nine hour law and all its provisions b.i suspended and that all subordinate! unions under tlie jurisdiction of this body, be notified that they arc hereby required to withdraw the demand made September 1st, 1887.” The Typo- tlictic (master printers) of New Yurk, de cided not to givo in to the demands of tlie striking employes to make their of fices union offices. The secretary of tlie organization said it would Do a light of many weeks. KNIGHTS OF LABOR Saturday half holiday. .Most of them are Knights of Labor, and they say they are glad Unit tiiis issue lias been iiutilo while tlie General Assembly is in convention, as assistance from that body will doubtless bo ordered. Within the imst, three weeks over 500 lings lmve died of cholera in the Western township, Illinois. Thc disease is slowly spreading, and is taking both old and young lings. Tho loss from this cause in the farmers of Henry county tills fall already amounts to $12,000. This loss, coming on the heels of the drought, is very sevciu on the farmers. An immense meeting under the aus pices of the National League was held at the confluence of tlie Suir and Burrow rivers, in Ireland. Tito water was rov- euil with boats and barges healing par- l ( ipmits of the meeting. Resolutions denouncing the course of the govern ment in Ireland were adopted. Tho po lice were completely outwitted, having no knowledge whatever of tlio meeting. The Mormon Constitutional Convention assembled ut Salt Lake City and shaped a memorial to Congress, praying for the admission of Utah into the Union, ile elaring their good faitli and purpose to carry out the provisions of tho Constitu tion as adopted. As an inducement for admission, Congress is informed that by admitting Utah, the nation will be re lieved of a troublesome question. One of the most disastrous storms over known on tho southern coast of Mexico occurred recently. Tito city of Quclito, a town ol more than 8,000 people was totally destroyed and many lives lost. Many women, children and men flounder ing in tlie stormy current and crying for help, which was not at hand. Dispatches state tlie supposition is that there were a number of wrecks in tlie Gulf. Lntei dispatches report tlie entire coffee nnd orange crop in Sinola as destroyed. The summary of tlie plan for mobili zation of ihe 17th army corps, which was divulged by the Paris Figaro, has been found in the house of Gen. Caffa- rcl. A menorandum of the sums of money received presumably from tlie sale of decorations lias been found in Gen I). Anlaus's house. It is. repotted that D. Aiilaus Juts gone either to Brussels or Berlin. Other arrests are imminent. The discovery of tiie plan for mobilization .of tlie 17th army corps in CalTarel’s house Mill serious'y complicate his case in view of tlie position lie held as chief of staff in tlio war office. JEFFERSON DAVIS Will be at the Ceoruiii Mtnte Fair If Able to Travel. Hit Down On Aimre’iists, nml Apiirai All I'awilerly’N RrconimoniliiiloiiM. Iii the General Assembly of the Knights of Labor in session at Minneap olis, Minn., James E. Quinn, the famous leader of tlie Home Club, moved a j'c.jo- lutiou in sympathy with tho Anarchists Grand Master Workman Powdurly de clared tlie resolution out of order, and his decision was sustained by a vote of 151 to 52. Powderly took the floor and made an impassioned speech against .the resolution. The legislative committee's report, approving the Blair educational bil|, eight hour day tor mail carriers, : H.- Forau bill in relation to homestead-, providing that such settlers may borrow live hundred dollars from the government secured by the land at three per cent.* demanding that government building contracts provide for the weekly payment of workingmen, and approving tiie rec ommendations of the General Master Workman’s address in favor of govern ment control of the telegraph aud tele phone system of the country, was adopted. In order to set at rest doubts expressed by many papers of Mr. Davis going to thu Georgia State Fair, to review the stir viving Confederate veterans on October 24, the following letter is published by lira president of the state fair, lion. W. J Northern “Beauvoir, Miss., Pres ident W. J. Northern My con dition is not materially altered since I had the pleasure of seeing you ltzre, but I have better reason to hope that it may be in my power to attend tlie Confederate reunion at Macon than I then had. it hns been my sincere desire to lie present on that occasion, and it is now, as when we met, only a question vf physical abil ity to do so. I am respectfully aud truly yours, Jeff Davis,” A meeting was held in Athens, Ga., to present a formal invi tation to lion. Jefferson Davis to visit Athens during tlie north-er.:t Georgia fair, the first week in November. Mayor Hodgson called the meetiipg to order, and President 5V. J. Morton, galled upon the people in a forcible and oloqi ent way, to present a pressing invitation to the ex- president of tlie Confederacy. A com mittee will bear a letter to Mr. Davis from-Mrs. Howell Cobb joining in this request. two yent’s, but tlie immediate cause of his dcutli was a cold. lie was born in Mor gantown, Moiiotigahelu county, TV. Vn., August Hi, 1801. A mixed freight and passenger train on the Cheraw & Chester Railway, was de railed while rounding usharp curve,about fifteen miles from Chester, S. C. Eight freight curs were demolished and three colored train hands injured, one serious ly. The cause of tlie accident wns tlio bad condition of tlie road, it is said that tlie crossties were go badly decayed that tlie spikes would not stay in them, and that tho weight of tlie train caused tlie track to spread. Tlie road is leased nml operated by tlio Richmond A Danville Railway. I). R. Reed was convicted in tlio Court of General Sessions ut Sumter, S. C., of aggravated assault upon his wife, and was remanded to jail to await sentence, lie stated tlmt lie would die before lie would go to tlio penitentiary. That night about 11.45 o'clock, tlie jailer was aroused by a noise in tlie building, nnd on going into tlie cell corridor was in formed by one of the prisoners that Reod was trying to kill himself. Tho jailer told them, “Let him lone,” and went bnck to bed. Next morning the dead body of Reed was found-hanging by his shirt from tlio window liars of his cell. A. J. Taylor, a well-known farmer of Lnwdnlc, S. C., went (o tlie residence of his friend, John L. Long, in Columbia,S. C. After a pleasant chat with tlie family ho retired to his bedroom about It) o’clock. At 8:30 next morning a servant was sent to bis room to awaken him. There wus no response to his knock, nnd upon opening the door lie was repelled by tlio strong smell of gas. lie then went in and found Mr. Taylor black in tlio face, gasping nml foaming at tiie mouth, and tlio window down. He had blown out tlie gas ou retiring, it took tliedoo- tors lmlf a day to bring him to. A heavy tobbery of tlio Pacific Express safe, somewhere between Little Rock and Northern Texas, on tlie Iron Mountain load, occurred. Thc robbed sale was otto with a combination known only to ugents nt principal stations. A few iluys ago, on reaching Texarkana with his run, tho messenger, mimed Owens, in charge of tliis had his way bills checked “O.K.” lie said lie had to go to Dallas nnd seo tlie superintendent about some claim. Ho went, returned, then went to St. Louis, and thence over to Illinois. Down in Texas, u couplo of days later, tlio discov ery was made of tho robbery. The amount is not exactly known, but is esti mated from thirty to sixty thousand dol lars. ACTRKSH HONORl!D. During tlio presentation of “II Trovo- tore" by the Emma Abbott company, at the opeta house in Chattanooga. Toon., the performance was interrupted by L.G. Walker, city editor of tho Times, who appeared upon the stage and in the name of a inrge number of the Dost citizens of Chattanooga presented Miss Abbott with a large, magnificent,solid silver yacht, as a testimonial of Chattanooga's apprecia tion of iter courageous and well expressed defease of iter profession, against tlie bit ter denunciation of a minister at one of the leading churches in Nashville. The applause that followed tlie presentation wus something never before witnessed in the Chattanooga opera house. Miss Ab bott, with a faltering voice and tears streaming from her eycB, made a feeling reply. HUE WAH READY. Alt interesting and successful naval ex periment was made in the outer harbor at Newport, It. I., in tlie form of a tor pedo attack on tlie United States cruiser Atlanta, which wns stripped of iter upper spars, and all of her spate spars wero used in forming a line of defense about iter. Outside of this, at a distance of about forty feet from the ship wns stretch ed a steel hawser,shutting off all possible approach. *l'ho attacking force con sisted of fifteen or twenty steam launches under command of Commander Chester, of the Galena. Tlie test was made after dark, aud satisfactorily demonstrated tho efficiency of the powerful search-lights on board tlie Atlanta. Most of thc boats were discovered at a distance of half a mile, and none were able to get within one hundred yards undiscovered. HISTORIC KENNESAW. The Fulton County Confederate Asso ciation, of Atlanta, Ga., invited the Union soldiers to unite with them in a barbe cue and merrymaking at the foot of the Konuesaw mountain, and-about 1,000 of both annies wero present, nearly 50 reg imental and battery organizations being represented. At night, pictures of Johnston and Sherman were shown in brilliant fireworks, uud tne whole moun tain was illuminated by one of the finest displays of fireworks ever seen in tha South. CHINESE INSURRECTION. An emute has occurred nmoug the Chi nese soldiers stationed in Dublasshan, on the Russo-Chine8e frontier. Several of ficers have been murdered and a quantity of ammunition and a sum of money be longing to the government have beeu seized by the mutineers. The commander in chief of the troops was panic-stricken

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Mercury. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1880-1???, October 18, 1887, Image 1