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THE FAMILY JOURNAL-NEWS—POLITICS- LITERATURE—AGRICULTURE—DOMESTIC NEWS, Etc.—TRICE $2.00 PER ANNUM.
ESTABLISHED 1826.
MACON, FllIDAY. JUNE 9, 1882.
GEORGIA TKI.EGRAl’ii BUILDING
VOLUME LVI—NO 21
YOV*LL TUIXK OF THIS AO AIX.
Bln; rat by ny aide in the moonlight,
8o nondroiuly faultless nud fair
From the tip. of her dainty clippers
1 o the braids of shining hair,
That I thought no angel in heaycn,
In the glory of immortal pride,
t\aa peer of the white-robed vision
Lingering in grace, at my aide;
Who sat there, and sang to me softly
And sweet as an angel may sing.
While he dusts the bar* of the pearly gate
With a plume from his snowy wing.
The moonlight rau^ht her cloud-white robe
And silvered it fold on fold.
And tangled the depths of her bright-brown
Into waves of burnished gold.
And still she ring in her low. sweet voloe
That mournful, weird refrain,
That haunts us, while It make, os sad,
“You’ll think of this again."
The moonlight kissed her rod, red lip*—
More free than I to dare—
And hunted the moment, from her eyee,
The dream-look they loved to wear.
And she laid her L'ly hand on mine,
'In her strange, magnetic way.
And sang In her bell llko, alto voice,
’‘You'll think of this some day."
Fcrhapeshe never dreamed how ialr
She seemed to me that night.
And perhaps, you know, ch j did not care;
Yet my heart in paeslonato might
Throb!ed in a sorrowful undertone,
(Despite my stern command.)
For years and years, to feel again
The touch of her warm, white hand.
Ah 1 lady fair, you told me then
I would "think of this agal~ “
But you told me not the the
A whole lifetime of pain.
And now 'tie long, long years ago
Since the sheen of that jeweled night
Llko a U nison gleamed on one fair head.
And In two sweet, brown ey«* bright;
And yet I feel the light rarest
Of the dimpled hand, the same old way,
And a voire singe on in tenderness,
"You will think of this some day."
And when my reckless heed ahall rest
la death's own quiet, low and cold,
I’ll still dreun on, in some strange way,
Of moonlit treseea tinged to gold:
And from out the grave's own darkness
I still shall see arise, arise,
Still listen to that matchless voice,
Hill watch the red Ups part,
Still long to clasp that white r.bc.l form
(lose, close to my pulseless heart.
Still will feel that while, white hand
‘I'll rill II..- "it'i <• J. •
Aye. living or dead, will never
l *To thing of **
this again.”
Mildred Beryl Gorman.
GEORGIA NEWS.
A rATr.NT nostrum advertiser says that by
U«itHj hi-* preparati-.u ran w« i- ;i
size smaller shoo. Wo wish to remark that,
though the fellow nitty be related to Ana
nias, bia medicine is bound to sell.
Broth eg Hanlon, of the IForfA Star,
state* that “Mr. G. W. Guinea, of the eighth
district, has oat* six foot four and a hnlf
incite.- high, with head-* t-v.-ntj -
loug.” That gets ahead of anything that
Jerry Moore has been ablo to produce,
but Jerry is a good second.
Hnur husbandry in Worth oounty is in a
bad way because of dogs. "*’
porta that one man has lost
head of grown sheep iuythat county since
last yesr'it shearing. It is amazing that
tho legislature will not pass a doz law.
Columbus Times: Now, working over
the whole matter between Mr. Stephens
tm I Mr. Speer, up to date, it does not iin-
pri-s* ut that Mr. Siepta-r.- ha-* "t! V.t.-i;- 1 '
nuythiuj “in the teeth" of Mr. Spi-ar,
when he declares that what Mr. Speer wired
to Dr. Felton v«i» “nubstnutiullv true.’’
Washington Gazette: "Unless tho man
on tin* Macon I kokhuai ii g.-t.-* iooss on the
lDth of July, ho will not be near enough to
SntimiJato the convention." The above
would eeom to indicate that tho man on tho
GaiwUe is ult-ady loose. Some one had
better bold him.
1’iik Oeorgin papers nro speaking about
the location of iha "Southern Ghataoqri."
Can* the Sunday-school folks get a bet'er
mono for their summer ri-*>rtt!
It Mjcint to ii- they easily could.
Bhotiieb Russell, of tho Dainbridge
Democrat, has had the great pleosuro of
devouring a ripe water.nelon. weighing
twenty pounds We nhall await with an
xiety the next appearance of the Democrat.
Araicua Recorder: Tuesday afternoon,
while practicing target shooting with a
number of friends, Miss Stella Patterson,
Cld—i daughter of ('apt. G. M. Patterson,
was accidentally shot through tha abdo
men, indicting n painful, if not fatal
wound. It seems that tho pistol was
nil ol l fashioned one. While she was load-
i:, it i .cui.vture’.y exploded.
Mins l.ri.A Haumomd, daughter of Mrs.
M. A. Ilsmiu ind, of Atlanta, was married
onTliur».«ay evening, to Mr. M. O. Bowdo-
clerk Buiurior Court of Spalding coun-
lie v. G. It. McCall, officiated. The
leghaeu extends congratulations.
riiK K.trbj County Xews reports |a cab
bage that weighed line and a quarter
\ pounds.
Henry < \>unty .Wn-i: Mr. Stephens may
.et tho nomination in July, and ho may bo
/able to smooth over and explain the many
xjDgrnities which have marked his late
* polilienl course, but vs confer* that vto
shall be disappointed if he doee.
Mu. V. M. Boucm, a quiet and unaiaum-
ing citi/ea of Dainbridge, is dead.
Runiimidok Democrat: Dr. Parker,
while fishing Wednesday last above the
bridge, caught a three-foot shovi-l-no»**J
shark. The f > uit crop nill be a total fail-
ore in this county thia season. 1 he peach
trees are almost totally barren.
Tiia following problem, taken from the
Hninbnd ;e Democrat, is respectfully ri
'erred to Col. Pai Welsh's ‘•fingerin'
friend of the Rost-Apjteal: A tramp hn
1WU feet to run W> reach your gale whil
your dog has 300 feet to make to get th
tramp. 'I he tramp travels twelve miles a
tiour and the dog tweuty. How near wi
the trump be to the gate when the dog hr
him by the end of the s; inal column ?
T. K. Harwell, the photograph man (
lUiabridge, whs arrested lust week cn th
charge of cruelty to animals, go at) a tl:
Some of the Newton county farmers i
their own stock, instead of bu)iugi
elrovers. This is the port of wisdom.
Tub Covington Enterprise makes thi
lowing startling prop*
fol-
ld up tel!i
abundant prospective
Tm-y could fall back in good order u;
his finger* like the oths
H.umer.U-.,'chn.on: If there i
l-e’.-s*.-. ConjrU.iisn Bp*r anJ
*ing at the Vto’hodist
Mvu k and this.—Gr;
mu an current in this c
We will ha va to ire
Last evening Mr. W. D.
Misa Eva Stafford, daughter of Mr. T. H.
Stafford, of thia oily, were married at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Seymour is
__ jpal Church. Mr. Seti__
of the Ueo. R. Sibley Grammar
ccuuui. and is a.gent!oman of high charac
ter and attainments. His bride is a lovely
and accomplished young lady. We with
the nc-wly wedded pair the fullest measure
of happiness and prosperity.—Chronicle
and Constitutionalist. The Tbleobapu and
‘ InssENOEa congratulates the happy oonpfh.
Tiikrb were five cattle-stealing cases be
fore the present Burke Snperioi Court.
Albany Xews and Advertiser: Albany
military is as well drilled as onr artesian
who need it the meat cannot even wo tr
bangs.
Henry County Weekly: "One of onr
citizens remarked the other day that be
coaid find more good, sensible, satisfactory
reading in the Macon Telegraph than any
I ,per he ever read. He ii a gentleman of
tolligeuce, an experienced newspaper
reader, and the compliment should be ap
preciated.” The Telerapk and Memenoes
appreciates the compliment Its manage
ment are seeking to make it a paper of
which Georgians should be prond. It is
peculiarly and smphatleally a Georgia pa
per and Georgia's interests are first in its
affections.
banner- IFateAma*: "Indian relicts are
still pioked up in tho streets of Athena."
That is a singular statement. If Gantt
will pardon ns, we don't believe it. How
on earth cora&a it that Indian widows are
lying around on the streets of Athens? It
Gantt in really right about thia matter, we
are enriooa to know what is done with the
bereaved squaws.
Mb. Samuel Obaweobd, who recently re
turned from Texas to visit friends in Floyd
county, is down with small-pox. #
Commenting on a slur cast upon it by the
Constitution, the Albany Xews and Adrer
tiser remarks, pointedly: "Funny as this
may be, it cannot he eo disgusting a spec-
tacle as is presented by tho Goasft/uiton,
writhing under Ihe foot of the boss trinm-
virate, and (belying its own words uttered
#iot more than two weeks ago anent Mr.
Btepbcna and the governorship. When it
wrote "A word to Mr. Stephens,” abcut a
fortnight since, it had not received its or
ders from tie ruling boss, and hence
the embarrassment of Tts present position.'
Every time Joe Brown says "sic him" the
Constitution has to bark at those of Its
contemporaries who play ontaide the ring
and do not belong to bitn; and when the
Constitution don't bark to suit him he just
mashes down on it a little and makes it
yell. Whenitbarki at the News and Ad
vertiser, therefore, we know that the word
of command has been given, and when it
opens wide its mouth and gives such a yell
as the above poragrapb, w* know it has
been mashed.
Tub Macon Teleobapu predicts a great
split in the Democratic party if Mr. Ste
phens is nominated for governor. As the
Teleobapu appears to be the only party
protesting against the nomination afore
said, perhaps it bas overestimated its abil
ity to create a disunion in ths Democratic
ranks.—Meriwether Vindicator. The above
It cannov prove that the TxLKoaArn and
Messenger bas ever made any such predic
tion. The statement that it is the only t»a-
per " protesting against the nomination
aforesaid.” shows that the Vindicator is,
sa usual, badly posted. It seems to be ap
pallingly ignorant of the status of Demo
cratic icnmncnt in Georgia.
Augusta Evening News: "Col. W. D.
Tnttof Thomson, who is a candidate for
the State Senate, makes a rather novel
proposition to his opponent, farmer Falton.
The latter is opposed to the lawyers run
ning the government and thinks the plant
er* should rule. Tutt is no farmer by pro
fession, bat tells Mr, Falton that at the
next public salcsday in Thomson they will
harness np Ben Gross’ bobtail bull to
estand best furrow be duly declared en
titled to the farmer suffrage of the district.
Mr. Fulton is yet to kesr fro
Gainesville Eagle: We are desirous of
•Niof the on looms of this issue. If Mr.
Stephens has been dallying with the Inde-
pendente end inspiring false hopes in
them, he has treated them unfairly. If ho
has been doing this, and now when he soes
the boom ooUapeed oomte out as a Jeffer
sonian Democrat, he Is unworthy the Dem
ocratic nomination. Mr. Sneer says there
is no issue between them. If this be true,
how can Mr. Stephens be an organized
Democrat ? for Mr. Bi*er is not oy any
means.
At the decoration of the Federal sol
diers'graves at Andersonville Burrell Too-
ley, a lieutenant of the comi
from Americas pltyod hi
flnul by the mayor of Ahdereonrille, and
now lies in Jail in Amerieus, to answer the
elmvae of assault with intent to murder.
"Ah me! what perils do environ
The man that meddles with cold lion."
FRANK JAKES.
Whnt Mrs James' Attorney Knows ol
arnu *
I'rnuk James* Proposed fturrcu-
■
>ly:ha*m at leant a million
w*.-«*n him«elf and Indejcndi
». are told th.t John Bare
i«m- g that arm vid a hnlf .
•f r.,ja nmufillcttm
Mr. It.J. Hair© camo to St. Louis last
Mill attend to tome legal business, the
interest* of Mrs. Jess* James being a prin
cipal part of it. and soma enterprising citi
zen, suprosably a detective, telegraphed
Messrs. Crate and Timberlake, of Kansas
City, that Frank Jnmta was oonooaled
somewhere in SL Loute. Timberlnke snd
Craig mine «»:« t- s ' • I ■
been u> the eitv vary long before they
I—dowl toll Frank James was far, far
away. When Questioned as to their pres
ence in the city, they said that they had
come down to arrange about the reward to
be paid to ths Ford boys. They left the
city the day of their arrival, but Mr. If
was still here yesterday.
In conversation with a RepulAUuh im
porter lest evening,-Mr. Hairs said th it
the story of a conference having been bald
last Hatcrday. relative to Frank James, waa
untrue, and that the rumor that the corri
dors nud entrances of the Bonthern were
guarded by the friends of Frank waa ab
surd.
" Were there any strange looking men,
aa reported?"
••There were pUntvof detectives here.
They are here yet. They have been here
since Friday, nnd they will leave to-night. r
" Why to-night?"
"Principally beoanse I leave. There havo
bewaeorpeof detectives shadowing me
fer the past six weeks. I am under a con
tinual e*plottage, and am beginning to tire
ot it. Tiwy ware around when I wee here
l» fore, sud they will stick to me, I guess,
till I thoot some one of'them. If I take a
hori*o, for instance, when I am at home
to and start oat for an evening ride, a* soon
■p- as I ref i ll Ih* suburbs of the town there
iff- I will be three or four horsemen behind me.
If I hit home awhile or walk down Foorth
ig. -treat or go out at night I am watched,
rn- The»e fellows seem to have an idea that I
jo carry Frauk James about with me. It
at would be a laughable matter were it not
annoying."
... "Is there any truth in the rumor that
rn l <r * nk James will surrender if he is grant-
**1 immunity?"
. i ! The truth oftthe matter |s that negotia-
• ions are going forward for the pa’don of
‘ , Frank Jaims. A number of his friends—
not his associates, mind you, but old time
friends, who are now influential citizens—
,,w ha\ c - eo Gov. Crittenden about th# raat-
ter, and the Governor has taken it all nu*
U,J der a.lrt»emtnt. What hw aetbn will be
r - in an'isely \ roblematioal. Tho nature of
the argninent b that Gov. Crittenden, if
f’ : he - fit to do so, will pledge himself to
pardon Frank Jama* if Frank comet In,
uw j funds trial and is convieted. It will fca a
itter of honor entirely, and each party
GOVERXJIKXT DIt.S.
The Last NeusntloM Touching the Na
tional Treavury.
WetXintlon special to'St. Louts Republican.
Secretary Folger is a good deal concern
ed just now aboct the disooverr that it is
possible to abstract plates and dies from
safes of the bureau of engraving and print
ing. Two of the most valna >lo dies were
found lsst Thursday night wrapped np in
a piece of paper, as though ready for re
moval from the building. These dim had
been receipted for by the custodian of
dies and plates, as safe in his possession.
They were the dies of the figure "10," wi'h
the geometric lathe work, the moat difficult
of all to counterfeit. Nobody coaid ex
plain how they got oat rx the safe nor to
what nse they may havo been put. The
Secrotary ordered them destroyed, and the
costed:an dismissed. The discovery shakes
faith in the integrity of the bureau, and
no one knows how many other plates and
dies may have been abstracted long enough
to obtain impressions to be used In coun
terfeiting.
a startling story.
The Gazette, a Republican paper, prints
to*day the following statement regarding
the ulleaed false issues of treasury notes
from plates used for printick the larger
linations of United States *
denominations of Unit
the loss of which waa discovered
notes, and
I: "After
th* $100 notes waa kept by some of the
parties and secreted, Owing to the reten
tion of this plate the arrest of the . party
who secreted the some finally followed.
While he was under trial, a proposition was
made to him that if he -culd give unthe
r divulge where it was secreted and
expose hi* confederates, he should first be
released fiom restraint and finally be par
doned. This was declined, henco his trial,
oonviction and incarceration for a long i>e-
riodoftime. Soon after bis removal to
the Albany prison, hia confederates ex*
homed the $ UX) plate and made nee of it
in the printing and altering of
A LARUE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY,
which went into general circnlation. It
was not till duplioate numbers of tho same
denomination wore discovered that the
government saw the necessity of making a
new plate and new issuo of $100 treasury
notts. There are parties living -tome are
dead—who shared in the spoils that ac
cumulated from the issue of thia secreted
plate. The parties constituted a ring, hav
ing important ramification*. A remnant
of that ring still exists. That there is snch
a ring is undeniable, and it is claimed that
these parties have enjoyed great faeiiitit*
for handling the plates and tuning bonds
printed thereon. What has been the ex
tent of the spoils is not known, bot from
the flash oondition of the known oonfedor-
ates to uiin robbery of Um> go vernment and
the spoliation of the people with the length
of time it has been enjoyed, it is oertain
the utterance and circnlation of aneh note*
from th# stolen $100 plates bas run away
np iuto mi'lions of dollars.’’ *
Tho attempt to make way with the Q10
Jes last Thursday at the Engraving and
Printing Bnrean lends color to the above
startling narrative. The air is fall of ra-
moi* of oomina revelations.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, Jane 1.—In the Senate, the
following were favorably reported aud
placed on the calendar: By Mr. Hollins,
from the oommittee on public building**,
the House bill for i publio building at
Lynchburg, Va. By Mr. Ferry, from tho
oommittee on post-offices, with amend
ments, the Senate bill to provide for a
postal card with a flexible cover to conceal
the mess ige written thereon.
The Senate bill to reimburse the Indian
Greek orphan fund was oga'n taken np and
passed, after some delay.
Mr. Allison reported from the finance
committee, with enndry amendments, tho
House bill extending national bank char
ters, which, with amendments intended
to be proposed l>y Messrs. Beck. Allison
and Sherman, woe ordered printed.
Mr. Logan called op the army appropria
tion bill, and the committee amsnflpicta,
as far as the compulsory retirement clause,
were read and agreed to. Thia clause
makes the retirement of an officer who has
served forty years discretionary with hira*
self, bnt obligatory as to one who is 02
years of age. It wa« debated ’iy Messrs.
Bayard, Ingalls and others.
Mr. Butler gave notice of an amendment
excepting from the compulsory retirement
provision Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
Hancock and Howard.
Mr. Maxey, at the dose of a speech in
opposition to the danse under discuaMon,
C ave notice of a motion to strike it off the
ill. After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
nousx.
Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, asked noan-
imons consent to enbmit a report from the
oommittee .n ways and means, and Mr.
Page, of California, from the oommittee on
commerce, desired to report back the river
and harbor appropriation bill, bnt Mr. Haa-
dall interposed an objection. The Uonso
then proceeded to the consideration of the
contested election case of Bisbeo against
Finley, from the second Congressional die-
triet of Florida. Mr. Rsnney, of Massachu
setts, elating that -be would demand the
previous question at 5 o’clock thia evening,
mado an argument in faror of the con
testant.
At the conclusion of Mr. Ranney’s speech
Mr. Bellzhoorer, ot Pennsylvania, spoke
for two hours in advocacy of the claims of
tho sitting member, lie was followed by
Mr. Jones, of Texas, on the same side of.
the qnostion.
At the conclusion of Mr. Jonea' speech
the previous question waa ordered without
divirion. After a brief spsech by Mr. Mc-
Millau, of Tennessee, in opposilion to the
majority report. Bisbee. the contestant,
took tho floor in hi* own behalf, bat before
he had concluded his remarks the bonr of
6 o’clock arrived, and the House took a re*
oess until 8 o’clock.
A /ter tho recess, Bi-bee concluded his
speech, and th© resolution declaring him
•ntitled to hia seat was adopted—yeas 141,
A MtA VE Fit!EUAN'S FEAT.
Faring Death TImt lie Might Ite.cne
Three People from the Flnnioa.
Special Dispatch to the Times.
New York, May 29.—A fire broke out
about 11 o'clock this morning in a .Suffolk
•treat tenement. All ths inmates escaped
before tbe flames had mado much head
way except Samuel Frenkel and hi# wife
ends girt named Hose. They were driven
to a third store window by ths heat. They
shouted for help, and their cries soon
caused a scene of ictense excitement in the
street below. Hnnrirede of people gathered
in front of the building. There seemed no
means of assistance at hind, however, and
th9«e who looked on were unable to
lend any aiJ. The excitement wm at the
highest pitch when the tender of Engine
No. 13 rattled np at break neck speed. The
crew made a rash for the house, pushing
th« crowd back on all sides, and an effort
was made to read* tbe Inmates by climbing
np the front of tbe store. It waa promptly
abandoned as impracticable, howsvtr, and
ladders were sought Nous were on hand,
but from adjoiniug houses willing hands
soon brought out two that were hastily
placed against ths house, but they did not
reach more than half way. The oosewaa
now desperate, and the man waa making
preparations to throw himself into tbe
street The women clang to him with
despairing gesture*, too exhausted to cry
any longer.
Then halfados*n firemen seized the
largest ladder and placed it upon their
heads and shonlders. One of their num
ber, Fireman Frank Leonard, of engine 13,
a sm It, sinewy moo, climbed up, bailees
end coalless. The ladder was rotten, and
each rung broke under Lis feet The other
ladder was flung up beside the first and
stepping on both, Leonard reached almost
to the window. With ungallant haste the
man of the three crowded first to the front
and hung himself half way out seeking a
foothold, bot the fireman poshed him back
while the women palled from within.
Then the girl Rose swung herself oat.
and as she fall was seized around
the waist by the Intrepid fire
man and held fast Bba waa a heavy wo
man, and tha la lders cracked and swayed
under the doable weight One rang broke
as the fireman began tho perilous descent
but be held on with extraordinary strength
and reached th- lower step with hie burden
in safety. Looking upward at tbe moment
be beheld Mrs. Frenkel balancing on the
window till about to drop into hia anna. It
waa too late to atop her by abonting; if site
was not caught in tbe fall all three moat be
hrown to the irroond and perhaps killed.
With great coo'nesa and nerve Fireman
Leonard held out hia disengaged arm and,
while slowly letting the girl Roes slide
downwards towards his comrades in the
street aeixxl and caught Mrs. Frenkel as
■be let go l»*r hold. It waa a splendid aet
requiring, as it did, the strength and agil
ity of an athlete, well as the ooorage
of a brave man under tbe circumstances
The ladder held aud tlie two reached
the street in safety, let down and
seized as the ladder woe rested on the
street and they reached tbe last toond
ropg Tbe girl Rose had already f
caught safely in the arms of the firemen.
They were received with sh rata and tears
of Joy by hundred' of their neighbors, who
bore tbe women into an adjoining house.
Both were mere than half uneonaoioas.
The man Fran*el climbed down tbe Udder
in rafefy, assisted t»y a fireman. When the
fire deportment ladders arrived the danger
was past. Tbe flames were put out in less
than twenty minutes.
i half hunhei* anJ h* «•*>- «*•• '•'••*
Iking*”the to'lAi /'im uuv ii. t ••
wbc chtngtd to'Berti.-trd •
*, (ir.r.n. ii urv iin itr«. >,:v * boj -
•ills
t to his word.
If Tan nro Rnlnni
health from any cause, especially from
• use of any of the thousand nostrums
„ x*. promise eo largely with long felUous,
t«**tim : sir, have no feat. He anil lollop
once, and in a short lime yon
* *nd *
Sixty Miles or Dead Firm.—The brig
Edward Hutton, rhomaa Simmon* muter,
arrived at this point yesterday morning
from Folute-a-ritre, Guadeloupe. Capt.
Simmons reports that on the outward and
homeward passage his vessel encountered
vast number* of
"They were all out
Geptnln to a Herald
fish.
to a Herald reporter, "and were
► to four pounds each in weight.
hade bloated appearance. At
first sight I took them for cod, but further
observation convinced me that they were
what is called drum fish. Their fins kept
moving, which gave to the fish an appear
ance of life, but the movement was
donbtle s caused by tbe waves. Tbe ve*eot
ran serose them between latitude 39 and
37They were inside the stream, in deep
soundings. I tried to get tome op In a
bucket as specimens, but U waa blowing
too hard to catch say. We kept among
the n for a distance of from aixty to eighty
n.i es. \ man toU me thia morning,
down off Steten Iriawi, that ths crews of
some vessels that recently same in had ‘
been eating these dead fiah. I wouldn’t
have cared t * do eo. Ivbould think they
were killed by come disease. 11m at
gsgggsgr
Jeraey,Fulkerson and Paul of Virginia and
Holman of Indiana. The latter was paired
withKasson, of Iowa, with the under
standing that he should Tote to xnako a
quorum. Bisbee then api*ared at tho bar
of tlie Hooso and qualified as a member.
Mr. Page, of California, chairman of tbs
committee on commerce, reported back
tbe river and harbor appropriation bill, and
it was ordered printed aud recommitted.
Mr. Haielton, of Wisconsin, called up
the contested election case of Lowe vs.
Wheeler, from tho eighth Congressional
district of Alabama, and against thu Mr.
Kenna, of West Virginia, raised tho ques
tion of consideration.
Mr. Wheeler asked and obtained unani
mous oooscot to make a statement. Twen
ty-eight days after the record in this case
had been printed, he had been forced into
argument before the committee. The
case stood alone on thi*—that it waa the
only cm# where argument wm held before
a sab-committee when the only Democrat
on that mb-committe© was necessarily ab
sent. It was tha only case in which coat sel
for contcetee had been only allowed ninoty
I minutes to argue a case involving impor
tant questions of Uw and fact, and where
tlie contest©© wm only allowed seven min-
ntee to ntter words in his own behalf. Now
it was proposed to force thia case before
the Hons# on tbe very day that the major
ity report waa printed. Again tbe tbreo
gentlemen who were to argue tha cbm were
mb-* ut, and ona waa sick. Yesterday he
had selected other gentlemen to proseat
the osse, bat they had bet n unable until to
day to procure the report
I Mr. Calkins asked that Mr. Ilazelton
aho.ilJ be permitted to reply, and at the
■mss time inquired whether tbe Demo
crat* intended to make dilatory motions.
Mr. Kenaa rose to accede to Mr. Galkins’ I
request, and at the same time started to re*
ply to Mr. Calkins' fqnary, when be wm. in
terrapted by Mr. Robeson, of New Jer.ey,
who insisted that Mr. Kenna shoald not
oontiaue until Mr* Haxelton bad been
heard. Mr. Kenna replied that lie would
not make any statement at all, unless per
mitted to do so now, bnt hia Toiee wm
drowned in cries for the regular order from
to hRepublican side. In the midst of the
con fast on MM
iDiiud. M r. Uszeiton was heard exclaim
ing that Mr. Wheeler bad bed every right
b*f»»ru thejoommittee on ejections.
When ord-r had been restored Mr. Ken
na stated that when interrupted by Mr.
Robeson he was about to iik unauimou*
consent to grant Mr. Calkins two minutes
to reply to Mr. Wheeler. There was no
objection, fend Mr. Galkins, while dis
claiming any intention to foroe a man into
a contest when the gentleman who were to
present bis case were absent, said that it
would be deeirabh to know whether gentle
men on tbe ether side would make dila
tory motions or would help to make a
quorum.
Mr. Kenna believed that be represented
the united mintimeutof the House when he
said that no dilatory motion wonid be
made or attempted; hot that after forcing
a special rale in the manner in which St
bad been adopted in all tbe oases, gentle
men oa tbe other aide must be left to de
velop a quorum. "Then we go on,” cried
several KcDnblicana.
Tho House then decided—yea* 148, nave
4—to taka up tbe election case. Mr. Ua-
zelton took the floor and reiterated hia
statement that the contest*© had bad a full
and ample opportunity to be heard;
that his counsel bad been heard m long m
be desired, and that the gentleman bad
bean able at any moment to get a report.
Here Mr. Manning, ot MUsiesippi, stat
ed that he nad gone to tie document
room this morning and had bseo inform
ed that the report bad not yet been reoelv-
ed. Then Matts. Kenna and Goa, of Hew
York, rose respectively to a parliamentary
inquiry end a point of ordor, and a stormy
soona earned, which continued for come
time.
Mr. Cox insisted that be had made a mo
tion to adjourn (Mr. Hazleton having
yielded to him for the pnrpoM), which be
h*d never withdrawn, "and (to the Speaker)
yon know it.” •
Mr. Page, of California, roM excitedly
and demanded tnnt tbe geattemau from
New York should be respectful tv the
chair. (Deriaivo laaghter and shouts of
"Ob', oh Ton the Democratic aide.]
Mr. Cox to Mr. Page—"You cannot lec
tors me. You are not the Speaker."
1 no Speaker stated that Mr. Cox had
withdrawn bis motion to adjourn, and
therefore he bad aot been eutiitei to the
floor. Mr. Cox asked to make a statement
in reply, bit Uw Speaker stated that be had
already made his eUtement, and tbe chair
wm willing that tbe two sUtemanU should
•tend side by side. \
Mr. Reed Uwu moved to adjourn, and
Uw Speaker proceeded to pat the qaction,
not with-tending Mr. Cox's effort to be
beard. "Well,” said Mr. Cox, "that ia what
1 call brute force—mere brute foroe." “ ‘
ia not,” replied Uw Speaker.
Tbe Uo«se then, at 9:30, adjourned.
exiMcnco. Tho witne** is a member of tho
t*\.-.MitiuT«) tin- K-n'.urkj I>i-t11-
le-t*’ Association,nnd In* gave tho committee
a hi-tory of tlie formation ami parpo-es <>f
that association. Their income was deriv
ed from membership dues, which are twen
ty-five dollars por annum for each. The
fiMoeiation employed Colonel Wharton
for one year from January, IMS
at a salary of to look after their in
terest! and represent them before Con-
grc r <*. 'lh<‘ ii$s ri:itioii had HcV*r em
ployed anyone elso or paid any money to
secure any influence in Congress or else
where. W hen the witnees was in Wasning-
ton in January last, offers of assintanoo
were made by certain I'cntlometi in pro-
paring a bill to be oreMQted to Congress,
but tho) wore declined. Tho witm s- was
hhIuhI who the parties were and positively
dvclinod to answer.
Senator Hawley said it had been report-
op that Hppliratioin* were made to *h-til-
lo * for employment in pressing thr**o mat-
ton* in Cougrc*it by newspaper men and
others. It was intimated that tho distil
lers were told that if they did not make
(h-litir-ement** innomc fmm to tho pre**
correspondents, a tong others, the mens-
ur« ■* they sought would l>e detested. Hu
knew some of tho gentleman of tho press,
nnd they are, ns a body, as honorable as
people of any other profession. He said
that if an investigation should be made,
*lit-y ho j n-d that any sm-h conduct, if Mich
there wn», would bo fully exposed. This
they desired for tho honor of their calling,
and Mr. Atherton will oblige them by I'*-
jK’siug any attempt* or suggestions of the
Mr. Atherton explained that he had
never been approached by n newspaper
corr. rp iiuter.t on tin- Mil.jcut, nor had ho
evtr i v« iv«* I from any m-wspa; or man an
intimation that it (vrtain co.-r« »po*.dtmt*
w. rr Ho* tet*d th«y would kill tho bill.
Any such a-'Orti.m was utterly falsa.
The gontlcmen who had made offers of
an-i-tanco had don* so in good faith, llo
preiumod, of coarse, they exi>eo ed if re
tained to be pai l for their services, hot
they had not mentioned the name of a
single Senator or inembei; or government
official, or intimated that they might im-
•roperly control any influence in Congreas.
J such had been the caso he oouldnot
hesitate to expose them, but he did not feel
justified in dragging in the names of hon
orable gentlemen and exposing them to
unjast censnre.
p rgament and persuasion failed to move
the witness from th’a position, nnd when
too committee adjourned it had gained no
farther information. The committee is
considering the advisability of adopt-
ii.,: compul-ory nuthod.-t of extraction.
STAB ROUTE TBIALS.
Washington, Jane 1.—Tho star rente
trials began to-day. Iiig. r-*oll m behalf
of the Dorsey brothers, opened with n re
quest for leave to withdraw their ploaof
not guilty nnd enter a motion to quash the
indiotinents on the ground of iafonnnlitjr
it. the ompoHitio;! *;f th" gr.md j.iry, tho
/unit being that tho jary was not drawn
ander the act of 1879, providing for the
non purti-om potectiou of juries withth*-
assistance of a United States commission-
•r. Tho court ruled that it win not a
proper morion, even if mado in the first
□stance, because the district having no
placo in politics there was no occasion for
tho application of such law. Tho district
bad its special code ,nnd it had never boon
the practice to allow the intervention of
commissioners iu tlie selection of a jary.
I ho selection of a jury was then proceeded
with ukder the laws affecting such trials in
this district. The prosecution were only
allowed three peremptory challenges, while
Die detense woro allowed fear for onch de
fendant, making twenty-eight in all—thero
being seven defendant-* named in one in-
diotment. This p'aced the prosecution at
^ disadvantage and the defense wore cor
respondingly aggres«ivc. Tho challenges
on ths part of the prosecation wore soon
exhausted, and the seleodon of a greater
part of the jary was in the han)s of tho
defense and court. The challenges by the
dtfen«« exhausted tho panel whon only ton
jurors had been obtained. Fonr talesmen
were summoned from tlio^o remaining.
Tlie jurors wore selected, nud the following
is a complete list; Wm. Dickson, foreman;
Matthew McNelly, John B. McCarthy, Ed
ward J. McLain, Wm. lv. Bown (colored),
KJwin D. Doniphan, Henry A. Oloott, Wm.
Holmead, Thomas Martin (oo'ored). Geo.
W. Cox, E. T. Murray and Zacbariah
'"obriener.
Mr. Merrick asked the court to caution
the jury against having any intercourse
with any parties rriatir! to these
cases. He abo desired them to abstain
from reading the newspapers, and be criti
cised severely the attacks mado by the
1 <*•!*'. u.-wpiipoM upon the prosecution.
Undue inflnenco, ho said, had been brought
to bear by tu-c parties, which he would
mako ground for future action. Judge
W* lie said that perhaps he should consider
it his duty to bring thaae newspaper attacks
to the attention of tho grand jury.
only calling attention to the fact that but
threo Republican member* were paying
tho elighteet attention, nnd criticising rich
inattention *>n the part of tin* judge* who
wore to decide the oaae. It had been charged
that thero was an agreement between ce*.
tain gentlemen on the other ride (alluding
to tho Greenbackers) and the Republican
party.
Mr. Jones, of Texas, pronounoed the
charge to be false.
Mr. Atherton—"Very well. I will show
tn that the Republican paper itself charges
ffs"
backers had hot-n uteudfnst and troe to tho
Republicans in the recent election cu-«ca,
id that the Uiior were bound in honor to
ts justice done to Lowe.
Several Republicans—That ia justice."
Mr. Atherton replied that soon it would
bq found what justice meant in the Hepuh
Beau ranks. There were now two Ropubli-
listening in tho clnmDor,bnt when the
matter camo to a vote ISO would como,
it bout knowing anything about tlu* ro*e—
floor to doss the Argument in his own be
half. He reviewed the law nnd tlie facts in
the case, nnd reduced therefrom tho conclu
sion that he had been fairly and honestly
elected as a member oi tho’forty-seventh
Congress. *
He thon H i Jeldsd to Mr. 8pringcr, of Ill
inois, wi^P contended that if Mr. Lowe
wore to be seated it would be nnon tissue
ballots, and gave notice that he would in
tro luce a resolution recommitting the case
and instructing the committee tv ascertain
the number of tjosue ballots cn*t for t if *r
party, and to report wh
rejecting all such ballots. It was a serious
matter for houornblt* gentlemen voting to
scats man upon tissafc ballots which could
bo rend on one side as well as on tho other.
If ever there had been a fraud ix'rpot rated
on the ballot box, that li tic ticket was that
fraud, nnd in order to seat the contestant
1,291 of them roust be counted.
Mr. Calkins stated that though he had
g nit) thing about the ea«e— f . ,ur f *«min«-d the ca«e he had for the
id take the head off the sit- ? «rstttmo heard to-day of tissue ballots; that
raise the
ting member.
dr. Horr, of Michigan, entered into an
ironical«-il »gy u; on the great lot* Bcctual
energy nnd et it* Mit.m«hip rliown h> thy
Democrat.'during tho recent ti!i Entering
movement. He characterized Mr. Randall,
<-f l’otm**)Iv.viii, ii-* Iho of the
cod test, Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, as
its Marshall N'ey, and Mr. Hpringer, of
Illinois, na the Joan of Arc [laughter], nnd
he ridiculed the roiinigeoii-* manner in
which they came up to make motions to
adjourn. Tho latter gei.tb man tm I not
entered iuto the conte-t until after Water
loo* and until Napoleon waa on his way to
St. Helena. Then, passing to a review of
tho Chalmers oaae, and referring to the
statement that ho was coming over to the
Republican perty, ho declared that that
rty had stood a good deal from tho
_ . moersta, but that they could not pass
Chalmers off. on it. He belonged to the
Demoora'.io party, by nature.
Manning, of Mississippi—"Will the gen-
t'ernnn ooine down to Missirsippl this fall
nnd mnke that speech aud holp mo boat
him ?”
Horr—"Yes; and if I can't do as much
good to yon a* Chalmers, then I givo it np.
"othiug would pleaso ms better than to
imparo the Siamese twins." (Laughter],
Atherton—"Will yon kecj Secretary
Chandler from helping to elect hue,ac
cording to contract V"
Horr—"I don't believe it. It is not true,
and if it is, Chandler ia in a low business."
Manning—“That he la."
Mr. Horr then passed on to a discussion
f the Maekey-Diubla case, and mado soino
ullti-l'Mir* to the method of el. cti-m in South
IVi.lm i, which brought Mr. Kyum to hi-*
feet with an assertion that Heath Carolina
as not ashamed of anything she ever did.
Mr. Horr replied that he was not fool
ish enough to guess that tho would bo.
What would mantle other people's checks
with shams her peopio rolled as a sweet
morsel under their tongues. Mr. Horr, in
conclusion, protested against tbo decision
of election cates upon technicalities, aud
Ueclnred that he would vote for Lowe, al
though to the sics of tho Democrat ho add-
od thu foolishness of tlie Ureenbackcr.
Pending further discussion, Mr. Cannon,
of Illinois, reported from tho committee
on appropriations tho legislative, judicial
and *-xu 'utive «; pr«q nation bill, t!u« items
of which havo already boon published, and
it was referred to the oommittee of tbo
whole.
Mr. Uiseock, from tho same committee,
reported back the gonoral deficiency bill,
nnd it received a himil ir reference. 1 he
election case then went over till to-morrow,
when the previous quostion will be called
early in tlie session, and the House at 4:23
adjourned until to-morrow.
TUB STAn ROUT* CASES.
Washington. Juno 2.—In tho star route
_j*aa to-d/y, Col. blisa, of counsel for the
government, mado the opening argument,
explaining the ca*>o to the jary. The de-
fsnae were ready with objections to parts
of Bliss'statement of tho case, as being in
nature of improper introduction of
evidence, and at onetime a lovely wrnnglo
had g itten w.-ll unde.- way when thu court
interposod abruptly. Apologies followed
from counsel on both sides nnd from tlie
go on the bench, nnd Col. BUas resumed
speech. He consumed th* entire day.
and at its oonclasion tiie court adjourned
till Monday.
Col. Bliss concluded his analysis ot tho
figures he presented from accounts of tbe
department with the stataflMDt that one
year of Brady's management oost $7,261,-
K!.», while the contracts to be awarded
July 31 of this year will only oost $1,108,-
755. The cost per mile had been reduced
from $lf 90 under Brady to fa bttle
more than one-half) under Elmoi's man
agement, and this because there ato low
no favored contractors. Mr. Wilson ob
jected to allowing CoL Bliss to make
comparison? between contract* lot four
-ad not been mentioned in the proceedings
or nrgiuiK-uth before the committee on
ol. ctioiH.
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, criticized the
action of the Democrat* in the contested
flection ra.<*\ declaring that tho f«.rt>-
ssveLth Congress wguld pass into history hs
the ouo in which a Democratic minority
vsght by means hitherto unaaoplojrtd in
parliamentary praetteo to prevent the
House from Exorcising it* nnqut«*tion*d
constitutional right to judgo of tho olec*
tion of its own member*. It
looked to him as though it
were a well organized plan on the part of
tho Democrat*, under leadership of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Randall),
to prerent tho cu*cnting of Democratic
member* from tha South, regardle-s of
the mentis or methods by which they were
(ha-lured floated. Northern DuuiocraU
realized that without tbe solid South it was
nothin/, and tne South could not bo kept
solid by hono*ty at tho poll*, It looked ns
if the Southern Democrats had served no.
tioe on tho Northern Democracy that
unless it stood by tho members sent
from tlie Hoath tho partnership would
be dissolved. He then proceeded to
read extract* from Southorn journal* urg
ing the Democratic party in tho House to
exorcist) the power ot the minority to the
utmost in order to prevent the ousting of
Southern members, and declaring that any
failure to stand ahoulder to shoulder with
Southern Democrats would weaken the
party in the South, if it did not knock tho
bottom out of it altogether. That, ho in
sisted, was ths order that had gone lortb,
ami wit * th" true rea*oti t-r tho struggle.
Ia couolusion ho appealed for an hono*t
ballot nnd a fair count. The republio could
withstand tho shock of revolution, it ooubl
overcome tho invasion of i. foreign foe, it
could endure the murder ot its executive
head, but it could not long survive tho ss-
sa*sinatlon of tho lovereign will of tho
bnllot-box. A«Airst thi* high crime, aimed
at Iho nation’s life, ho entered ri nation's
eternal protest. | Applause.]
Mr. Hazleton, of Kentucky, demanded
the previous question, pending which Mr.
Springer moved to recommit, with in*
structions and placed that motion in tho
form of u resolution nnd prentnblo. Tho
preamble sets forth that a nnrnbtr of so-
called depositions offered by the contestant
were nevor certified and did not show that
any of tho pretended witnesses wore sworn,
and that soino of On depositions hadbeon
changed sinco the examination.
At this point Mr. Reed, of Maine, ob-
jectoa to tho far’.hor rending, claiming that
tho preamble*!* merely a speech,and mado
tha poiut of orJer that it was not prop
er to bo incorporate! in a motion to re
commit. In nrgaing his point of ordor ho
stated that tbe n legations in the prentnble
were nntruu, aud that the resolution hid
conto in umlor falso pretences, inasmuch
as tho gentleman from Illinois hnd merely
given notice that ho woald movj to recom
mit with instructions.
Mr. lUcdslI. of Pennsylvania, said that
it was duo to tlie gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Kpringor), to state thnt thu prentnblo
waa not drawn np by him, bat was placed
in his charge after ho hnd made his speech.
Mr. Bpriuger declared thnt he had acted
n perfect good faith, nud that if the gen
tleman from Maine (Mr. Rued) insisted to
the contray, he was acting without the
elightutft foundation. If he were the hon
orable gentleman that he (Mr. Springer)
had always regarded him to be, he would,
in the face ot tho Uoo e and country, with
draw tha intimation of bad faitb and
falsehood. Did tie do so ?
Mr. Reed—"He does not."
Springer— 1 ‘‘Then I state that the govern
ment takes the chinces of doing what
honorable government should do, imputing
bad motive* and faiso motives to another
member.”
llo»d-"I am rtady to take it
Judge Tot'en said tbo defendants might yMrt flg0 ftn a those let now, which havo
claim tha privilege, if anybody hod been I no t k etn Hn d may not be perforined-bo-
Vilifled, aud he wade a bitter attack on ^ij eA the conditions wire greatly changed;
wbst be called 1 j ing newspaper oorrrepor-
Ut-nta, who had been sent here from day to
day. In answer to an inquiry from tha
prosecution, Jndge Wylie said they should
have the *
tho opening argument, and it was ar-
ogedso that U.bs should give an expia
tion at longth t) the jury of tbe particu
lars of the cases, and should Ltata what tho
goversmsst expected to prove. This argu
ment will probably he delivered to morrow.
Tbe coart sl«o added that the defense
would be allowed but one opening argu
ment by coa of their oonnsel. "It ia my
intention," raid JnJga Wylie, "to bring
thaaa cases to a doaa before Jahltkavao
if wa have to ait no at night and oa Bator ■
days to do it." btiU ha thought tho usoal
court hours would suffice.
TUB EBEEDMAN'S BANE.
Wasotnoton, Juno 1,—The Treasury to
il D' ldto Comptroller Knox, as commis
sioner of tbe Freedman's Saving Bank,
0), and tfco comptroller atonoobe-
K the payment of a 13 per cant, dividend
tie creditors of the bank located in
Washington. Payment to tha creditors
outside of tho city will be made vary soon
and due notice will be given through tha
pro**.
Wassznoton, Jana 2.—In the Senate, at
tha boor of assembling, acting Secretary
Francis K. Shober read a note from the
President pro tem., Mr. Davis, as follows:
"As I shall be absent from the opening
of tbe session thi* morning, under the pro
visions of rule 4 I name Hon. John J. In
galls, Senator from th* State of Kansas, to
perform the dnlivs of tha ebair until ad
journment to-day.”
Mr. Vast made tha point that tho Presi
dent pro torn hid not the power to delegate
a Senator to taka tha place, which under
tha circumstance* oould only be filled by
an election by the Senate.
Mr. Hoar sngflpwted that Mr. Ingalls be
de':l~r*d tha presiding office? for tha day.
He desired to arsld a protracted discussion
at this time. His own opinion w.vs that
tha action of tha Preaidant of tha Senile tn
designating a member to take his place
waa more binding upon tha chamber than
woald be a designation by that officer of a
rolirg by himself upon a parliamentary
quration. A long and at time* animated
debate followed, participated in by nearly
aveiy Betta’or present, U tha course of
which several motion* to adjourn ware of-
ft red. Finally Mr. Sherman, after an si
tu* ion to tha apparent indisposition of the
Senate to commit UmI/ by positive action
upon tha important question which had
bean precipitated upon it, moved an ad
journment, which waa agreed tounani-
moxdy. TU Senate accordingly ad
journed until Monday.
ROM!
Immediately alter the reading of tha
journal llxaHlnosa resumed consideration
of tha Alabama contested rteetjon case of
Lowe vs. heeler. Mr. Thom;eon. of
Iowa, submitted an argument in favor of
the clai i.s of the contestant, ana ind*
dentally denied ths statement ma te by Mr.
Wheeler last evening to the affect tbit he
hnd not been fairly treated by tbe commit*
_ .... greatly changed;
bnt tha court overrated the objection.
TOE wntSKY INVESTIGATION*.
Tha investigation of tbe so-ealled whis
ky ring was resumed this rooming. Be
fore the examination whs commenced, and
white wat'ing f.>r ii quorum,Col. Wlmrton,
attorney for ths distillers, said to Chair-
Wisdom tlxat ba thought tha prosoent-
ritness ought t/j be put on the aland
first in order that thoso charged with hav
ing resorted to illegitimate means to influ
ence legislation might know tha case
against them. Mr. Windom replied thnt
there was no prosecuting witne**; that his
informant had learned of money being
raised by *.ha distillers, and as they
had legislation pending he snpeoaed it
might be intended for that. The chair
added that he had knowledge of there tacts
and had the same suspicion, but said that
In moving the inventigation he distinctly
stated that he had no proof of the charge*.
He said, however, that his informant woald
be pat on tbe stand before the close of the
Investigation.
J. M. Atherton was recallod and still de
clined to give the names of the persons
who asked for employment in oonuection
with legislation, llo said only one !>o*i.
lively naked employment, bat one other
snggeeted that he would like sochemploy-
ment. Nothing improper occurred in the
conversation. The parties who spoke to
him were both lAWjera. 'Ili.-y did not
mention any Congressman or claim any in-
Mr. htagg, a distiller of Louisville, said
two persou*, both lawjers, approached
him with the view of obtaining employ
ment, but their nervism were declined.
They did not claim any inlloenco or men
tion any Congressman. Hn declined to
give the names, as it would subject the par
ties to unpleasant notoriety. They had
never sal l or done anything wrong, and he
oould not rue any good from mentioning
their names. „ . ...
Col. Wharton, attorney for the distiller*,
was next summoned. Ho also laid that
two persons, both lawyers, had approached
him with a request for employment, which
he refused. Both men were personal
friends of his, and would not hesitate to
talk to him freely about anything. Ihsy
did not claim any influence, and did not
mention any Congressman or government
official. There waa nothin* improper in
their offer, and be preferred not to uiak*
redly or indirectly, for employment or
compensation; thu no member of Coa
grees h *d ever intimated a desire for coin*
I - Tbe diitillcra bad not msda
any combination with other interests,
either political or otherwioe, with tha viaw
of passing their bill. AH three witne
also swore that thay bad
heard of any contributions
tha purpose of aidiog in legislation and
had not known of a dollar being so ex
panded, except $16 for the printing of a
brief to submit to ths financial committee,
and (^) for copies of some speeches for
dremktkraamong their trade. Athtrton,
Sugg A AUwrton swore ioai they p rid all
personal expenses sere.
tiled proper
tended te*ti
has fiuted
liltco—the
nmt to law; whereas,
fly a any ns posaible
to suppress the pre-
eruaa, the committee
on raid molionr:
[itestee’a counoei had
minute* to argne
>e taw in the above
himself (though
allowed but
rase before the
he recommitted
wi mo commute© on election*, aud that
said committee b« authorized to allow
tho contestant to take such of said illegal
evidence a* he desire* to retake, and that
on tho receipt of said evidence, said
niitteo again rej*ort to this House, and
with further instructions to ascertain the
number of tissue ballots or ballots printed
on tir>*ue paper oast for cither party, a
shown Ly the evidence, and as|>ort a reso
lution giving the *cat to the person who re
ceived tho highest number of votes, after
rejecting all such tissue ballots.
Attorney-)
opinion t>
His o(>ii
taken the
ground that the exi*tm^ laws on this nub-
ject are conflicting and defective, and that
further legislation is required, lu order to
effect the desirtd purp jse, it i* understood
that the President will send a special mes
sage to Congress oa the subject.
TELEUKAFiltC ITEMS.
from Asheville, N. snyu: I. Esteman, a
well to do farmer, who lives fonrteo i miles
from hero, went off on a spru, josterday.
nocom| uutaJ by his daughter Ruth, eight
yearn old While tlie father was sleeping
off the effect of his libations, tho child se
cured u buttle ot whisky, swallowed its
oontonU ami Hind* her way horr e, where
her father found her drunk. He roused
hpr, nnd told her his intention to kill her.
She begged: “ For tho love cf heaven, pa,
don't kill ine. I am drunk; wait till I get
sober." Thu infuriated man dragged thq
child out of bed an! boat her to death,
MVUJ'EBS UY INDIANS.
Tomimtonk, A hi/.i'X a, June 1.—'Tho bodies
Of two wood-choppers, Seymour Day and
Harry Curry, were brought here to-day
ifrom Dragcon mountains, where they
were killed yesterday by Indians. An eye
witness states that Ihe men were on a load
of hay ami unarmed and the India?* rode
up behind nnd shot them dead, unharness
ed tho hor-e* ami drove them off. There
were eight Indians in tho party and they
were heading for Sonora. Mexico. They
were doubtless from San Uarlos agency.
New Haven, Juno 1.—-In tho Malley trial
to-day a bath-hou-e keeper at Savin Hock
ami a boatman lostittcd to having soon on
the evening of August . p >th nnd the morning
of tho Uth, n whtio object Hunting ia tbe
water nud drifting towards the spot where
Jennie Cramer's body wn* found, which
they thought appeared to be the body of a
dead girl.
A servant girl in the Malley*' employ
b-stilit d i > having seen J lines Malley, Jr.,
at homo Friday night, where lie took sup
per and a hath, aud went to lied. Lula
Malley, a slater to Jntnes Malley, testified
to the same effect a* thu last witnoss, with
evt-u greater detail.
New Haven, (
tho illness of Juror Loti
age) with erysipelas iu
may result fatally, tbe tria
and Blanche Douglas ha* been adjourned
nnt 1 June 18th.
OAHinALDI DEtD.
noton, Juno 2.—'The report of tho
ne 2—Owing to
joy (7. joa
he head, v
I of the alt
death of Garibaldi just . .......
Rome, Jaaeff.—Garibaldi died atCaj rera
at 0:30 this evening, of bronchitis.
A GENERAL STRIKE.
The Iron-Workers ol Chicago, Clnela-
noli, lMtUkunr, Loiilavlll* sml Olli
er Floor* atop Work.
I By Tetegrat h. I
Washington,, June 1."— The reports from
some of tho ; oints where the iron workers
stmek to di-.y give the number of men as
follow.*: I^ouisville, Ky, Chicagj
1,210; Cincinnati, 1.500; Youngstown, nbcat
10,OX); Pittsburg, about 80.000. At Shiino-
km, Pa., the miner* m tlx; Back Ridge col
liery hliu?k for more wages. Thu iron mus
ters at Cincinnati expect th*:r workmen t
returns work very soon, as the ooutraot la
still in force between the Mnalgam tied a*v-
eo:»ation of iron worl on and Cinoinoat?
employers, which waj roxio souiu mouths
iho occasion of n local strike. Th©
than tha following word*
me on the day nnd yi
R. W. Flgff. N. »
•Signed before
. above written.
F.r whereas, in taki
R. W. Figg. N. r.r whereas
thirty of these preteodad depositions thu
aoaufltiM refused to allow tot cootasteo
to croaa-examine the witnessei in any way
whatever, or to propound any question* to
them in any way whatever; whereas,
fifty of said pretouded deposition* were
taken pursuant to a # alse noise* served
on tho contest©** said false no ice stating
that tbs contestant would take tvidanoe at
or near Pleasant 11.1', when the contestant
intended and did take triteness! a pUte
more than six miles from Pleasant Hill;
whereas, tbe record in this case show* that
in taking said evidence the amuin
who wrote said •videnco
no! write it down as
was given by tlie witm
but that b# wrote ••xwn words to co
a meaning different from thu inenniu,
pressed by the witness ; whereas, in u
110 of said pretended depo itions the com
mittee refn-el to allow importan*, perti
nent and legal questions to be ulw the
wi laces { wlteruas, all these mal
pear affirmatively on the record
iron mill in this city,
tion, have been pat out ami the units .not
down. The exception is thu Union Iron
mills of Osirlgiu Bro*. <t Co., who signed
tho scale last night. Thry will routines to
ran. having contracts on hand that must
I#*-i.ih-il. tin-* i* g*-ru rally considered a
bad break and calculated to weaken the
lines of tho manufacturers. It is one of the
b»rg* iruti n.'IU here, and has a cupaci'.y
o’/Sw
running as usual. Moi
signed thu scale, but t* t
plov many puddlsi
«-l mills
them hs
The Hpexkcr ruled that thu reflation j prc-*mt movement iu Cincinnati ...
was not In order, on tho ground thnt por- J sinetiom-ri by th»* union, and all thu local
tions of the preamble were in the nature of; officers bf the union are at work. They
debate. Mr. Springer was successful, how- j have appt-a'uJ to tin- officers of thu o*ntnd
ever, in getting the whole of tho preamble organization to interfere in Inihnlf of the
in the Record by appealing from the decis- existing contract.
ion of tho chair. Thoaneal roe laid on Pittvacbo, June I.—The fires in every
mured to recommit,
with instructions to cominitteo to ascertain
the number of tissue bullots en.*t for either
Ixiwc or Wheeler, nnd to report a result*
tion giving th* seat to the one having the
highest number of votes, after rejecting
all such tissue ballots. The motion w*«
lost (yeas 91, nays 32) by a purty vote, ex
cept Smith, of New York, wno voted with
thu Republic in*.
Tlie previous qaestion waa than onlerod
without division. Mr. Ilazelton, of Wis
consin, closed the debate with an hour's
speech in favor of the contestant. The
resolution decli.riug the ooptretmt WUHlin
lo the scat vo then adopted—yeas 149,
nays 3. llardsnburgh, Fhelps and Rios,
of Obi >, nn-1 Mr. Lows appeared at the
bar of the Hons* and took tbe oath of of-
floe. Adjourned.
srauoan'a luourtos.
The following are the preamble and res
olutions which Mr. Spring* r nud in ths
House to-day while the case of tawnand
Wheeler was under disoasaion:
"Whereas, forty-nine papers called de-
I*wition*]wbich were offered in evidence by
Die contustauff in thi* cnae were never cer
tified to be de|tositions by any o->mm(s-
sioner nor certified to in any way whatever;
whereas, fifty papers exiled depositions iu
this ch-u have no signatures recognized by
law; wherai.e. 120 deposition* offorud by the
contestant have nothing on them to show
any of tho witnesses were sworn, and
their ranting will h
situation. It is exp
sh*-vt iron mil!* will
It l* generally twin*
lie of long di
is not thought that
o any effect on the
led tint most of the
gu within a tew days.
1 that the strike will
Those mill* which
pendtd operations will lake ad
vantage of the condition of 'iflairs to make
needed repairs.
..ton, June 1.—The hod carriers
of Harrisburg "truck to-day for au ad
vance of twenty live cent* t*T day, and
building operation* have stopped. They
had been receiving $1 75 perdny.
Cmrvoo, Jano *j.—'The Joliet Iron and
Steel Work* ha-J a gibg of twenty non
union men (some colored) unloading iron
ore at their doux j hvru yueieiday. Last
evening they got on boa**] a Cntcago and
Alton train to go to Joliet. Wliep Lain
stopped at Pan Handle crowing it was sur
rounded b> about iifty striking iron-work
er* and their friend*, four or five of whom
jumped on thu engine, prtscuted revolvers,
and prevsutud the euglLuuf starting again.
Another detachment entered the train,
pulled out the workmen they c m d rccog-
ding half a do/uti c».
The remainder of the crowd
beat, kicked am
injured them *0'
•hrown and shots fired.
oped
>red i
!Judge H
ury of
okuf-
IUinois Appels
which it l* feared will prove fat tl.
’.\ in m.ing. >N. Va , Jur.u 2.—All the uail
mill* of tho city shut down yesterday and
expect lot cumin cloved for an indefinite
■ Mr. Mills of Texas, spoke in advocacy of
the right of the siting u.*-:i>r ii retain
and was followed Ly Mr. Jones, of
contestant. p