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FliOM WASHINGTON.
WxtmxaToa, Jane 5.-—In tho Senate, the
President pro tem n Mr. Dari*, before pro
ceeding with the order of business, mado a
r<r*cnal statement regarding hi* abeenoe
0:1 Friday. He said ho vu suddenly oa..od
u« ay from tho city, and that hie letter
designating Mr. Ingalls to perform the
duties of the chair daring that day waa in
exact conformity with a letter from a
former preaiding officer (Mr. Thurman),
In pur^oonce of which a member (Mr.
Eaton) temporarily diacharg^ the du
ties of the chair without objection.
Sinco this precedent has been regarded as
of doubtful authority, the chair, desiring to
, guide his action by tho judgment of the
Senate, would feet obliged by a decision
that would relievo tills important question
of its obvious embtrrar smont.
Mr. Authouy thought that if a discussion
of the Question would have tho effect of
emphasizin g tho necessity for a bettor regu
lation of the presidential suuoesaion, it vas
fortunate that it bed occurred. After brief
remarks by Messrs. Garland, Logan and
Sherman, the committee on rales, on mo
tion of Mr. Anthony, was instructed to in
quire and report upon the question. Mr.
ft Laphatn reported favorably from tho com
mittee on woman suffrage, with a state-
mi nt of views of the majority in its favor,
a bill for anjameadmeat to thejoonstitutiou
giving the suffrage to women. Mr. George
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presented the minority report off the sub
ject. The bill was placed on tho calendar.
.Resolution* were offered and dLposcd of
as stated ? By Mr. Pendleton, requesting
the President to transmit aU,corre*pond-
cnco not heretofore communicated be-
tv tin tho State Department and Treaoott
and Walker Blaine on the I'eruviau-Chili
matters Adopted. By Mr. Plumb, re*
quiring the public printer to report whether
the employment of compositors or others
in the government printing offioe is limited
or qualified by tho rules or regulations
of any organization, sqoret or opon;
whether tho employee thero are nndor any
obligation which requires them, to ab%u-
don their employment at the dotation of
any person or association; whether the pub
lic printer regards himself or under any
obligation,expressed or implied, to any or
ganization at to the personal character or
qualification of any person employed or to
be employed in the offioe in any capacity
whatever, anil whether the prosecution of
tho business of the offioe is in any wise de
pendent upon the action of any organiza
tion existing inside or outside of that office.
Adopted without debate.
The Japanese indemnity bill, the reg
ular order, was Lid aside, and
tho Senate resumed consideration of
tho army appropriation bill, tho question
being upon the Senate committee’s amend
ment providing for the volantary retire
ment of army officers after forty years’ser
vice,wd that for compulsory retirement at
sixty-two years of age. Mr. Bayard asked
that the two features be voted on aeparate-
ly; it waa so ordered. Tho first branch of
the amendment then prevailed without dis
sent. Upon tho oompnlsory retirement
clause considerable debate was had, in the
oourae of whiefi Mr. M"*oy aald the army-
retired list tow c^sia tho country $912,033
annually, and thia bill will inorea«o that
sum by $800,003. The age lor compUory
retirement was finally fixed at sixy-fonr
years.
Mr. I’on die ton offered A resolution in
structing the civil service reform ommnit-
teo to inquire into a political aswesw-ent
notice which bad reoently been served upon
government employes in Washington, in
which notioe is embodied this statement:
“Saoh rawamenta will not be objected to
in any offleialjquarter." The committee is
instructed to inquire what authority this
statement ia based upon. Laid over by ob
ject ion of Mr. Plumb, of Kansas.
The Senate bill making the time required
to ncoolre homesteads on tho pnblic
domain three instead of five years came up
on tho calendar, and was passed. Ad*
jonrn* d.
house.
Under the call of tbo States a number of
1 tillbjw lateodnod and referred : By
Mr. Herndon, of Alabama, authorizing i
pcoUmtauy lamination and survey of the
section of country between tb-r Coosa and
Ti-r.m-Hsi-o river*, for the purfitto of ascer
taining the practicability of netting them
by a navigable canal. By Mr. Roberson,
of Ixmi-i tnn, relinquishing the eotton tax
collected in tho Miauaslppi valley States,
and appropriating tho same for the per ma
ll* n*. !.t of th- . --i- -,f; '•
By Mr. King, of Louisiana, appropriating
$100,000 for tho repair of the New Orleans
cu itom hoa'ro. 13y Sir. Batterworth, of Ohio,
BOOtkam Pacific Railroad
Company and other railroad oompantes to
unite and consolidate, so aa to torm aoon-
tlnuotM lino of railroad between tidal wa
tt: - of the Atlantic and Pacific ocean*. By
Mr Uohit.-ui, of Now York, granting a
i.cii»iou of $5,000 a year to 8. Randolph
Meikleliarr, the only surviving grandchild
of Thomas Jofforaon; also appropriating
f ) •' .i ! t:.i f !' fi
ihon.is Jefforaoo from Cbarlottoivillo,
Vo., and for the erection of a monument
r the
earnest pro teats against its mainte
nance, tho routo was finally abol
ished, but in cutting it off Brady had
allowed tho contractor pay for one ex
tra month, although he had already been
paid for nine month* when nc servioo had
been lerformed. “Here is a postmaster,
said Bibs, “who writes to the department
saying there bod been no through moil for
over a year, and asking that the service bo
rodeoed to onooa week, because he had got
tired of sitting up to open empty mail bags.
Ouo of the petition* for increased eorrice
was in tile handwriting of John R. Miner,
cf (he defendant*. Tho first name was
that of Edward Hall, postmaster at Canon
City. Tbi* gentleman had seen that sig
nature for the first tlino sinco
this trial begnn, and other names
were forgeries oi the names of persons who
did not bvo within a thowand miles of the
routes. On such petitions increases wero
allowed." “No wonder," said Blias, “that
after snob a display of mnnificenoe, Brady
insists that an ordinary tribunal of justice
cannot try him ; that he must bo impeach
ed by tho House and Senate." Petitions
had actually been filed in the department
with a full list of names end the blacks
unfilled. One undated letter signed by
Sidney Dillon, president of tbo Union
Pacific, had cost tho government $30,000
a year, until an honest administration
came iu. •%
ALABAMA CLAIMS. A
Tlie President to-day signed tho bill re
establishing the coart of commissioners
on tho Alabama claims, and for tbo dislri-
barton of tho balance of tho Genova
awards.
Mr. White, of I.<»ni *.
utioa r> iuc-ting tho
freasary to r
\
A
nun, offered n rcso-
Secretary of tho
. t to the Honse his views
nluct of tho head of tho inter
nal hurt ;ri in r >:.! . c'.i w.r:.
r.ri-p i.itiun of tho Donnell bill to extend
the bonded period of distilled spirits, and
what improper iufiuuiooa, if any, ware
brought to boar on the Comtniastonerof In
ternal Revenue to blue hi* judgment or to in-
duccl.im to mak.-.irooommeodatiootothia
11...i••.,!».• ii might rr-'ilt i:. th.- { >■ of
of the people’s money. The
r, . f-rr. 1 to l»
OI \’n.t«T i petition of tho rnletsuam*
her "I bd - IT.. . ,-t...g I... t!. < * re, t: .:i of
I nblic buildings w* ; i-par- d—among them
one at PensaoolA to co*t $200,000, bring
los.4 than th.* bill called for a* it
l'.a-. J tt. • S.-II i\ . aud <.ii* .t U.
K. Y., cobtlug r'totf.OO*.). Adjourned.
TUK OL'IIEAU CASK.
s. Juno fi.—Chief-Justice Cart-
l,y C..I..I.. K* "d
poll the Jast motion filed
n Guiu-au’s behalf. Tho
ered rho opinion, which
•In the ra-o of uuitsau
tened to tho argnmcnt in
iu to the oomwaalon that
bring
which
elusion than that
Attorney Bliss reo'Jtnod and completed
tl.«- «>i» niug argument for tho government
in tin* t-tir route care* to day. Artorney-
GiiiiTiil Br«-w»terapta*arfd in court to-day
for the iir«t time, bat bx^k no partln tii«
prooerdiug-. a* lib** occuplsd tho antiro
day. I o morrow tim Jefiu.se will open.
Iu tho cour-j of his hpisftdb to day, Colonel
lUin- »* vvitH-d the dof -udant* as follow-:
K\ A‘'>iiint ro-tmA*U»r-<icneral Brady
w.t-* a high pnblic olli >>r, and waa regarded
firt ihe limit guilty of the J.drndauts; St<r
j,hcii W. 1‘or-oy u Senator and at one
TBK WISDOM COMMUTES.
Mr. 8ha*eldt, of Chicago, president of
the National DistiUers and Liquor Dealers’
Association, was examined by tho Windom
committee this uoruiug, and testifiod at
tome length relative to tho object of his
association, tho mopey rniaad t*y thorn and
thofiiaunerof its expenditure. His testi
mony gave the committee some light
upon the situation of tho liquor in
terest, but none at n!l upon the al
leged corrupt actions of men
gaged in the manufacture
whisky. The examination of Shu feldt
concluded the inreetlgation, so far as tho
present list of witnesses is concerned. Col.
Wharton, for tho Keatacky distillers, stated
that as they had been - summoned hero at
considerable cost and incouvenfewn and
nndor serious charges, they deem it but
just to thcai to demand that the person who
made these charges should be summoned
before tbg committee whilo they (tho dis
tiller*; aro here. Ho reforred to Mr.
Buell, of tho Washington Critic. The com
mute* took this suggestion under advise*
mor.t, aud later it was announc
ed that the next meeting
would be held next Thursday, and that tho
following additional witnesses would be
■amir.oued: Win. N. Hobart, of Cincin
nati. treasurer of tho Western Export Asso
ciation; Win. N. Jacobs, of Louisville, sec
retary aud treasurer of the Kentucky Dis
tillers' Association, and Hawthorno Hill,
reporter of the Looiavillo Commercial, an.
thor of tho alleged interview with Mr. Ath
erton, which was published in that paper of
April 23d.
Contested kucctxon casks.
Tho record of contested election oases iu
the present House now stands as follows:
Republican contests seated 8; Green
back or seated 1; Republican contests
dismissed 6; Democratic contests dis
missed 1; Republican contestants abated
by death of contestant 1 (Gillotts vs. Hern
don, First district of Alabama); seat of
delegate declared vacant 1 (Cannon vs.
Campbell, from Utah). Total 12. Ten
cases remain to be disposed of.
WAsniNoroN, June 0.—In the Senate, tho
chair submitted a message from the presi
dent transmitting from the Secretary of
8tate n copy of the instruotiona of May 8th
to Minister Lowell, respecting a modifica
tion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Refer
red to tho committee on foreign relations.
The House amendments to the bills pro
viding for the erection of pnblic buildiugs
at l’onaaeola, Florida, and Concord, Now
Hampshire, (reducing the appropriations
$50*00), were concurred iu.
Mr. Sov. i'll pre-ontrd and had read at tbo
clerk's desk resolutions of tha New Jereey
Legislature, recomnumatag tho purchase
of tho Temple farm aud Moore honse at
Yorktown, Virginia.
Mr. Butler called up tho bill appropriat
ing $50,000 for a court house and post-office
building at Greenville, South Carolina
passed.
The Senate passed the bill to Increase tho
endowment of the University of Alabama
from the publio lands of that State. The
bill provides for tho sale of 46,000 acres,
and the application of tho procood\to tho
rebuilding of tho library, etc., of tho uni
versity, destroyed by fire.
The army appropriation bill waa ag tin
considered, tbe question being on the com
pulsory feature of the retirement clause.
A motion to except Sherman and Sheridan
from the operation* of this claasewss
voted down. The danse waa agreed to
without a formal vote. The remaining
committee amendments were agreed to ex
cept one rfrikieg out the appropriation for
ammunilior, tools, etc., for target prac
tice. For this purpose $10,000 waa appro
priated.
Mr. Logan moved the insertion of an
item appropriating $100,000 for tho erec
tion of an army and navy hospital on tbe
government reservation at Hot Springs,
Ark. Adopted.
Another effort to exoept Sherman and,
Sheridan from tbe operation of the ooro-
E lsory retirement clause failed and the
1 passed—yet* 42, nays 11. Adjourned,
■ouaa.
Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of tbe committee on wavs and means, re
ported upon tbe resolution offered by Mr.
VVhito, of Kentucky, relating to the pos
tage of the bill .extending the bonded
period for distilled spirits. Ordered print
ed and laid on the table.
Mr. Bounty, of Maooauliuwtts, from the
oommitteo on elections, submitted a report
upon tbe contested election ease of W ith-
erspoon vo. Davidson, from tho first Con
gressional district of Florida, granting the
contestant leave to withdraw bia oonte»t
Laid on tbe table.
Mr. Washburn, of Minnesota, from the
committee on commerce, reported a bill
authorizing the New Orleans and North
eastern Railroad Company to construct
bridge# across tbe l'eerl river and Lake
l'onchartraio. Placed on tbo Hour# cat-
dar.
Mr. White, of Kentucky, asked imme
diate consideration of the report »>? th«
ways and means committee on hi* resolu
tion in regard to Commissioner Ream and
the whiaky bill. He characterized the re
port a* a whitewashing affair, denounced
tin
DCtO
!,'u“”v.'Sr'
w Kuglaud
'i.-rk nud g»i.<Thl honch-
W. Dorsxy, whom Illi-
thu 1 wulmg spirit and
f tho in who »^er carried! a
m brought iobvcuoi-e bo had
uugh knowledge of tl»« hurt - .
; but Brsdy c..u!J ha
tioi.i u|M.n which flu
Among the ca*** Lake
citaMc'.rt are th< *
ii.uaiuiz at .
keep up sentiment* of hate for one hundred
years.'' In conclurion, he apptalcd to the
House to tnako this appropriation without
nuy further grumbling. After some de
bate, in wbiah it was disclosed that the bill
referred to luul already been paid,-
Mr. Ci.bb moved to strike oot
tbo clanae. Rejected. After considering
four of the sixty-three pages of tbe bill, the
committee rose.
Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, offered a resolution
declaring that Congress, in connection
with tbo people of tho United States, has
received with profound grief the tiding*
of tlie recent death of tho Italian patriot,
Garibaldi, expressing high appreciation of
his loyalty and cnteHLh patriotism, his
love of human right* and hi« devotion to
principio, avowing the sympathy of tha
United State* with tho frieudly nation
wlil:li bo* been thus bereaYOd, and request
ing the President to cause a copy of there
resolution* to be communicated to the
government of Italv. Adopted onani-
xnouely. Hecesa until 8 o’clock.
After the rocere, on motion of Mr. Mul-
drow, of Mississippi, the Senate bill p&foed
dividing tho Slate of Mississippi into two
judicial district*. The House then return
ed, iu committee of tire* whole, considera
tion of the general deficiency appropria
tion bill.
emsLLsx to ss ousted.
The House committee on elections to
day disposed of the Alabama con tested
tievliuii case of Smith against Shelley by
the adoption of a resolution which declares
that Hholley, the sitting member, is not en
titled to a seat, and recommend* that in
oonsequenco of the death of the contestant
tho seat bo declared vacant Mr. Jones, of
Texas, Greenbacker, voted with tho Repub
licans on the adoption of tho resolution.
OUITXAU.
Charles Reed, Guitean’s counsel, to-day
made another effort to secure a correction
of the record of the Ouiteau trial, hot failed,
llis object is to bring about such an
amendment of the record as will enable
hftn to apply to the Supreme Court for a
vrrit of habeas corpus. Aftor his failure
to-day he had mother conference with Gui
tean, cud determined on some further step,
the nature of which ho does not disclose.
Ho aubounces hi* intention not to eoaae
his effort* as long his oiient lives.
THE T SHIFT CvXmtlSlQM.
Wasuikqtox, June 6.—Tho indication!
at present are that tho tariff commission
will be comiKwed of the gentlemen whore
nainert follow: Wheeler, of New York;
JInyes, of Massachusetts; Oliver, of Penn
sylvania; Garland, of Illinois; Ambler, of
Ohio: Phelps, of Miseouri: Undenrood,of
Hoiith Carolina; Porter of the Dlririot of
Columbia, and Dunoon 8. Kerney, of Loa-
t'un.txairtnrflnf’a diflowact.
Wabuinqtom. Juno G.-*A copy of tho dis-
S atcli from Secretary Freliughayscn to
iiuister Lowell on the Clayton-Bulwor
treaty wo* received by the Senate to-day.
TIi*- dirtpatch acknowledges the receipt
through Mr. HackviUe-W est of two dis
patcher from Lord Granvillo in
regard to tlie treaty, and states
that he k*« boon instructed by tin
President to transmit \he opinions en
tertained in this country regarding tho tra
ditional continental policy of tbo United
State* in connection with the treaty, which
are tiiat a caual across tho isthmus for ves
sels of all dimensions aud everrcharacter
would expose our western coast hi attack
and destroy our isolation, thus obliging us
to increase our defenses and possibly com
pel as, contrary to our traditions, to take
an active interest in tho affairs of Euro
pean nations. Lord Granville, in his dis
patch of November 10,1881, saya th*t tho
posit.on of Great Britain and the United
States in reference to tho canal is de
termined by tho Clnyton-Bulwef treaty of
1860, and that her Majesty’s government
rely with confidence ou tho observ
ance of all engagement* of that
treaty. An important object which the
United States had in view in this treaty
was to dispossess Great Britain of settle
ments in Central America, and tbe United
States was lenacions that Great Britain
shouIJ not extend farther her occupation
of threatening naval or military strategic
points along their maritime frontior. To
assure |thia the h»srtics to tho treaty
jointly agreed not to exsreiso dominion
overor fortify or oolonizo Nicsrogua, Cos
ta Rica, the Mosquito Coast or any part of
Central America. Ortat Britain
however, exercises dominion over Belize
or British Honduras, and Ihe impression
prevails that sinoe tho conclusion of the
treaty of 1850 English inhabitant* have
spread into the territory of neighboring
repubiios, and occupy land which belongs
to one or two republics, but over which
tbo government of her Maieoty assumes to
exorciso control. Such dominion seems
to be inconsistent with that provision of
the treaty which prohibit* the exsrdse of
dominion by Great Brits in over any part
of Central America. At the time of
the conclusion of the Clajton-Bolwer
treaty, England's privilege* in Belize
were confined to a right to cut wood and
establish saw mills, and were conferred by
treaties in which Spanish sovereignty waa
recognized. Upon the conclusion of the
treaty Sir Henry Bulwer filed a declaration
under date of June 2!>, 1881, that the treaty
was ratified with the understanding on the
part of tier Majesty’s government that it
did not apply to her Majesty's settlement
at Honduras and its dependencies. Clay
ton answered, under date of Jaly 4, I s Vi,
that he eo understood, but that be must not
bo understood to cither affirm or deny
tbe British title therein. Each of these
declarations was made aftt*r ths
conclusion of the tieaty by the joint
notion ol the President and the Senate,
and that the declaration was not mndo to
or noceptsd by them. Tho United States
have nover given their consent to this con
version of-a British settlement in Central
America under Spanish-American sov
ereignty into a British possession, with
British sovereignty. The parties to the
Clayton-Hniwer treaty anticipated that a
canal by the Nicaraguan rente was to be at
once begun: it was under this antieipation
that the United State* consented to waive
exclusive Aid valo *blc rigbta which had been
given to them; that they consented to agree
with Great Britain that they would not oc
cupy, fortify, colonize or assume dominion
over any part of Central America, and
that they consented to admit ber Majesty’s
government at some future day to share in
the protection which they bare exercised
ever the Isthmus of Panama. The govern
ment and people of tbe United States,
Uijugh rioh in land and industry, were
poor in money, and the floating capital in
the I860 scheme for a canal, area without
the oompUcttiou* of the Mosquito protec
torate, waa too vast for tbe means of the
American* of tiiat day, who numbered
considerably lest than hall
tbolr numbers to-day. They
went to England, which bad what
they had not, surrendered their axelnslre
tbe original grantee, which had powe
make such alignment. Upon his mot
the committee was discharged from c
aideration of the subject.
The Uoqm bill appropriating $100.
foraifablie building at Lynchburg, ^
wo* passed. Tho iloure declare to: y re»o-
c.tKttiK's i o\ rrssicx.
Cnrrto Mnwry w*
to flio Kill
Our reporter visi
and a«w Carrie il.vej (
for killing Wm. L’vr.n
d the
jail yesterday,
graiting »cutenco
at Sommerfietd,
lotion, regarding tho death of Garibaldi! last March. She oocupte* ths little ov 4 in
WIU neiMd to. Tho consideration of ih. tront of th« .Wnray, and has for l i-
ert named Sine, Mr.lhav^
“ - - 1 * in Umbo for stealing iron.
unairmao neuy, ana osenme laroivra >u n
dispute witn Spoakor Ksifer as* to bit
(White’s) right to tbe floor, which re
sulted to toe Speaker’s ordering the i
serges* t-sharms to see that that
gentleman did not again interrupt the or
derly conduct of boelneee. The Hpcaker de
cided that it waa not to order at the present
| time to consider tbo report of the commit
tee on ways aud means. Tbe Honse then,
at 12:40, went Into eommittoo of the whole
on the general deficiency appropriation
bill. Tha item of $3*.32ft to meet the IU-J
bilirie* incurred by the Yorktown osutenfl
nial commission wm objected to by several
members, who oensored the extravagance I
of the entertainers of oar foreign guest*,
And defended by others, who declared it
was an unusual thing for Congress to stand
and criticise tbe expense of a peltry enter-
tain moot offered to representatives of the
French people.
Mr. Cobb, of Indians, sent to the clerk's
desk aud had read tbe bill for wtoee,tfq-
uors and cigars used to the entertainment'
amounting to $&?J9, which be condemned*
Mr. Kingly, of Maine, opposed tbe ap
propriation, and charged that a free bar!
had been kept on the boat which carried
the visitors to Yorktown, and protested ini
tbe name of his eonetitneuU against tbe I
saddling on tbe tax payers cf tbe country of
bills like tbe one read, incurred under the
form of extending welcome to twenty rep-
z<-KtAtivee of Franco.
Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, thought it un-1
seemly that Congress should higgle and
quibble over the payment of bills contract
ed for tbe entertainment of tbe foreign
«- .rat s of the government. The gentlemen
cf the commission bad been gsntiemen of
established character. Suppose a guest had
a-ked ono of them for some champagne,
w -nld it have been hoepUeble to reply,
•• We can’t give yon any more, the appro
priation is exhausted. We are in the habit
of drinking whisky, and if yon want to
d-tok champagne yon can go home.**
Robinson, of New York—“Dose the
gestigman mean tossy ibsl all the chaxrg
pagne was swallowed by the guests ?** L
Tucker—"No sir; end it we let e French
man drink alone without drinking his
health we wocld be blackguard* and not
gentlemvn. I Laughter and apptanee.J My
fri* itd reams to be jealous for tj*r that
Bt.re«nUtive ol the British flag took
EbtaaoJ^lftelierethaitt was tamed
a British saUraalia, and the flag that
b IkoagU wo had buried InuHB
than a quorum of members was i
while the bill was under oensidoration.
Mr. VanWyok offered a resolution direct
ing that the question of confirming persons
appointed to-day on the tariff commission
bo considered in open aeition. The reso
lution was laid over upon en objection by
Mr. I'limb.
Mr. Jones, of Florida, Introduced a bill
granting the right of way to the Jackson
ville, Tamps and Key West Railroad Com-
PAuy through the military reservation at
Tampa, Fia. Referred.
Aftor an executive »«#ion,tbe Senate
adjourned.
vousx.
Mr. Sparks, of Illinois, rising to a qua*,
tion of privilege, said that daring the de
ficiency bill debate .vome rather angry
colloquy had occurred between Mr. Cox
and himself, not to the extent, however, re
ported to the Washington morniug paper*.
The remark* had been mado a»Tae, and
had not gone into tbe Record, bet for his
part to tbe colloquy be respectfully begged
the nardon of the gentleman from riew
York, toward whom he had always main
tained the kindliest feelioga. Mr. Oox re
plied that he wa» glad the ccuUeznan from
Iilmoj* had txken occasion to expreaa his
regrot for tho remarks m do by him. lie
thought that the gentleman had made tha
amends honorable, and he accepted tbe
apology in the same kindly feeling in which
it had »>©en tendered.
The House went Into a committee of the
whole, uud resumed consideration of the
general deficiency appropriation bill. Tbe
danse directing the- credit to ex-Treasnrer
Spinner of $47,000, the amount debited to
him on the treasury books, was ruled out
ou « point of order. Meesrs. Blount and
Hewitt objected to two items aggregating
f .‘ttiO.GGO for bureaus of tho navy depart-
ment, aud anothc r hcalod political oontro.
versy arose between these gentlemen aud
Robeson and others, the point of attack be
ing Robeson's management of tbe navy de
partment.
Tlie House at 5:05 adjourned, and a Re
publican eauena was announced to take
plsoo at 8 o'clock this evening. •
TELEaniriUV ITEMS.
A DUEL AT MKW OALKAXS.
New Oblkaei, Jone 7.—A duel was fought
this morning at tbe Slaughter House be
tween Major E. A. Burke, of the Times-
Democrat, and O. H. Parker, editor of the
Picayune. Pistols were used and five shots
exchanged. At tho fifth shot Burke was
shot through both thighs, though uo bone
wo* broken, and the wound is uot consid
ered dangerous.
Major Burke, feeling agrieved at o rtato
editorial article* wbioh recently appeared
in the Picayune, on Friday sent# peremp
tory challenge to Mr. Parker, edit or of the
Picayune, to fight him a duet. Parker ac
cepted, and his representatives, George L.
Hall and James A. Renshaw, named Miss
issippi rifles a* the weapon*. Burke had
the choice of distanoe, and James D. Hous
ton nud Major John A. Augustine, his sec
onds, fixed it at two nnd a half paces.
Though no reasons were given by Barked
friend* for naming so short a distance, it
is generally understood they did so be-
caoao of tho reported exportnoss
of Parker with the weapon
selected. Tho weapon not being satis-
frtetory, after a conference regular duelling
pistols were finally agreed upon and the
distance twenty paoet, tbe ground cclected
being to St. Bcrnnra parish, near tbe
Slaughter House. Maj. Burke and bis
friends arrived first and were eoon joined
by Parker and bis friends. Burke’* second
won the t ms for position and Mr. Hall was
selected to give the word. Everything
being in readiness, the principals took tbo
position* assigned them and at the word
their weapons were discharged almost
simultaneously, neither of the gentlemen
being hurt. An effort waa made by
tho seconds to adjust the diffcuiij-, but
Burke’s friends held that their principal
had been wronged ami asked if the wrong
would bs righted. Parker's friends ad
mitted that Borke was a man of courage,
nnd that they thought wo* sufficient.
Burke’s friends claimed that the Picayune
had criticised him too freely; that its crit
icisms were oatside of the rote of journal-
■till reserved that right. As no compro
mise ooold be effected the principal* took
their position* for a second shot, which,
like tlie first, waa without result. Uoeuc-
ccssful efforts similar to those aftor
tho first followed the seoond round.
After the tid'd round Burke’s friends
demanded that Parker should acknowledge
the bravery and the personal and official
integrity of Burke, which his friends
claimed Parker bod inpogned In a series of
articles in the Picayune. As Parker’s
friends declined to make a satisfactory
deeolalmer, no further effort at a compro
mise was made, and tbe fourth and llftn
round* followed. At the fifth fire Major
Burke waa shot through both legs, aboot
eight inches above the knee, and would
have fallen bnt waa caught by his second*.
When Parker’s seconds discovered that
Burke had been wounded they asked
K rmUaioQ for their party to retire
>m the ground. This request was
granted by tbo soconds of tbe
other tide. Tbe partite then atpar
nteJ, Burke being conveyed to bis resi
dence on Camp street, and Parker repair-
ing to the Picayune oBoe. Those who wit
nessed the duel agree that the principals
acted with remarkable courage nud cool
ness, and that the affair was condacUd ac
cording to the rules prescribed by the oode.
Drs. P':tt Iioeber, the nimioians to
attendance, at once dressed Major Barks’*
wound* and do not consider them danger
on*. Till* afternoon be ia resting quietly,
and the physicians have no reason to ap
prehend Bcrious trouble. The duel was a
geeeral subject of conversation throughout
the city to-day, but the Etening Picayune
makes no mention of the affair.
ormsiuno.
GxTmBtjao, Pa.. June 7.—Tbe recnlon
of officer* of the Union and Confederate
armies upon the battlefield of Gettysburg
for lvcating more definitely tbe positions
of the various commands commenced here
to-day. SpecUl attention was given today
to the scene of tbe second day’s fight
ECAKKD.
Dmorr, ’June 7.—One of Boynton A
Oakley's shingle mills at Grand Haven,
pressed in the seventh article of tbe treaty,
that no time should be unnecessarily lost
to commencing and oonstractiog said
cansL Through no fault of theirs, time
was unnecessarily lost, the work was newer
began, and the concession failed. The
President does not think that the United
Statee are called upon by any principle of
equity to revive those provisions of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty which were specially
applicable to the coo cession of August,
1848, and apply them to any other ooocee-
stotx which baa been sinos or is to be here
after made. Tbe conditions of 1883 are
not those of 1830. Tbe people of the United
Statee have now abundance of surploscapl-
tal for such enterprises, and have no need
to call upon foreign cepiUUstr.
TUB STAB XOOT* CASES.
Mr. Wilson began tbe opening argument
for the dofense to ths star route eases to
day. He said that for many months past
the newspapers of the country bed teemed
with article* denunciatory of the defense*
The oasee bad been tried by these news
paper* on the moats* parts statements,
and be wanted the jury to try and dismiss
from their minds any impressions
left by reading tbeee articles, and try tire
cam solely on the evidenee presented.
Facts of record had been distorted and
statements made totally at variance with
tlie truth for tbe purpose of influencing tbe
He asked the jury to consider well
the prose cull
be drew were
were sot the tree ooee. Wilson
theujunt over the seme ground traveled
by to the opening for the government,
asserting that in the examples cited by
Bliss if Brady's actions were
dWivanugeoos to the government
they were in all casta within
the law. and whatever hardship woe work
ed to the treasury was dn* to defects to tbe
lew* governing tbo postal service and not
to Brady’s application of theseUwsoeoor-
rapt machinations of those on triafvith
brad/. Wilson occupied the entire day and
and will rceum ‘
VVasuuiotost, June 7.—la the Senate, Mr.
Jones, from tbe oommlttee on railroads,
reported beak with a written report a peti
tion of citizens of Louisiana far a forfeit-
ere of the tend grant to the New Ort
Baton Rouge end Vicksburg tail read. In
reply to an inquiry fey Mr.,U*m#roo, of
. Jones stated that the
reason for tbe forfeiture of 1
the grant ^fruposed. The road had been
icy, l .v *A*ignto of J
Special to Telegrap’i and Messenger.
ftivAEUAK. June 7.—The steamship 0. W.
Lord from Baltimore, arrived at Savannah
to-day at 10:15 a. m.
In response to oar inquiry if she was
ready to moke any confession, she said she
was wtil : ng at any time to tell all she
know; that sho had not commit
ted tho deed, and was be
ing punished for the work of
others. She commented by making a few
rambling states enti>, which were after-
ward incorporated in a straightforward
tale. Daring these statements, our repor
ter waa all patience, preferring not to press
her, but allow her to tell it in her own way.
After going oat of the way aud beating
about the bush for about ten minute*, she
buckled down into tho straight path, sad
tho following is what she eaid :
“The night before tlie killing I went np
toSummcrflelltosee a Ia1y na-ned Mies
Braswell. When I got off tho train I saw
Mr, Marion Carr, and be asked me if 1 was
thesamo woman who wa« up there not
long ego, and I told him yes. lie asked
me where 1 was going and I told him I was
going to see Mis* Bras well, who lived a
piece from the station in the woods,
U61 tzi teen doin’g wrong In Ma
con, and I wanted to go oat to the coun
try because 1 was ashamed to stay in
town. Mr. Carr asked me to go down to
Mr. Evans' store with him aud stay all
night. I told him I did not think Mr.
Evaus would let anybody in the store tha’
Into at night. Mr. 0*rr said ye* h? would
et a woman in but would not let a
mtn. When we got to the store I felt
like I ought not to go in there, and
I told Mr. Garr a lie. I told him I
wanted to go up and see Unole
Hear/ a minnte, ana I ran np to the house
where Undo Henry lived and called him.
bnt ho did not answer. Unoie Henry said
in court that he heard somebody call him.
That was me. I went back to the store
where Mr. Carr wa* and he said he had a
shot bag fall of gold, and it I would go in
and then when the train parsed by got up
and let him in he would give me fonr hun
dred dollars of tbe gold, aud I was to ireet
him at the station next morning where he
met me that eight
“1 knocked at the door and Mr. Evan*
opened the door and asked who was that
Mr. Carr was then around tha corner of the
■tore. I told Mr. Evansl wanted to stop
there all night He said, *My little girl is
with me to-night, bnt being as yon are a
woman, yon can come in.’ I went in and
polled off my shoes and put them under the
table. You know they said they found my
shoes under the pile of oottou
seed. They didn’t do any inch
thing. They were aider the table by the
cotton-roed pile, and when thev went to
scratching in tha pile to sea if anybody
was hid iu It they polled the ootton-seed
all over tho shoe*. Well, 1 laid down on
iho side of the bed and went to sleep.
When the train went by before day I woko
np, end was juit to a dose, falling back to
sleep, when I heard a match scratch. I
looked aud saw Mr. Carr and a tall
white man and a ^olorel mau
in tho room around the bed. The
colored man had a large moos-
tnche, and had on a big blaek Eat aud an
overcoat. When the match was lit it did
not stay lighted long, bnt I don’t know
wheti*er they blew it ont or it went oot.
Mr. Carr was standing in the middle door,
then came the other white man, and tho
colored man was standing right at the side
of the bed. The next thing 1 heard was
like an axe striking something, but I don't
know what it was. Then 1 beard the licks
on Mr. Evans. He did not groan or say
much, only saying V, Lord 1’ The men
went on out of the room, and
stayed in the front room a while. Then
they called to me to let them out. I got
up and they went oaf. I wanted to go, too,
but Mr. Carr *taid for me to stay until
morning, and then he gave me a lot of
nickels or dimes, I forget which, and he
didn’t take ’em out of hi* pocket but ont
of b's hand, and said for ins to meet him
at the station and he would pay me the
$100. I locked tbe door and went back
and laid down, like a fool. When daylight
come there was a lot of people ouuidc,
and I heard ’em say tha*
that they were going in the store and shoot
whoever they saw. Tills made mo scared
and I tried to hide. Then r^msbody called
out to the little girl to open the door, and
I was so scare i that I cent and got in tbe
shuck pile. Ihe little girl didn’t know
when I went in that night because she was
asleep. They come to and palled me oat.
“When Mr.Cirr'and the other people
were ir the store looking around that
morning, and I was standing at tho end of
the counter, Mr. Tucker holding on to my
hand, 1 saw Mr. Gait reach up on the shelf
and get a cigar box. He took two papers
ont of the box and pat 'em in his pocket.
g ? then come to where I was nnd winked
mo, and said he had not commtncod
with me.
“That ifUle girl heard me UU what
knew about it, and »be just told my word*
in court. They said .the blool was on her
clothe*, but it was ou her head. They
tanghl her what to say on tho stage (mean
ing the witness stand), and if she wasn’t
taught tossy it. I'm willing to hare my
head cut right off. I diin’t kill him, and
bad no more todo with it than I tell joa,
and 1 am telling you tbe God's truth."
Daria* the delivery of this statement the
toon would now and then atari to bar eye*,
and she frequently cave bursts to inch ex-
preesiosa as this: **lt Uncle Henry and BUI
Costaphcn saw too lights to the store as
they say they did. they knew all about the
wtllinff." and “How could Bill Castaphsra
j lick* acro*s the road, and the store
■hut np and his shop shut up f She fur-
tber sold tost “while she was tied
that morning aha described the colored
man she saw in the store to Mr. Thomas
Tucker, and Mr. Tocksr said it mast have
been Charlc* Street. She never saw Char!**
Street aa she knew of, bnt Mr. Tucker said
It must have been him, as he was tbe only
man to tho neighborhood that the descrip
tion answered.''
It will be remembered that In th« testi
mony tho fact was adduced that Charles
Street was indebted to the deceased to the
amount of four hundred and fifty dollars.
Street doe* not, however, answer folly to
tbe description given by Carrie, as his
moustache it not a large one.
We present this extraordinary statement
Just as it fell from Carrie’s lips, *t too
declaration of a woman awaiting a era-
trace that may send her to tbe gallows or
the penitentiary for life.
Her statement of yesterday tallies with
_j# one made before the coroner’s jury on
the morning after the murder, with the ex
ception of toe implication of other parties.
On that morning she made no reference to
more than one man in the room at the
time the blows were stricken.
SH>t/.r-i»oflrs
A Brllllnnt Harrin^e m I.aGr.tnitf
Special .o Telegraph aud Messenger,
LaGhlv.e, Juno 7.—Thlrt evening, D-. ]
F. M. Ridley was married to Miss Naanio
Moses at tho reiidsnre of tbe bride’s grand •'
father, Judge B. C. Ferrell, Rev. M. B. 1
Hardin officiating. Few n- - joto tho doth-4
and responsibilities of wedded Ufa with
more flattering prospect* for future happi
ness than Mr. Ridley and his charming
bride.
Dr. F. M. Ridley, though quite a yopng
man, ha*, by his genial aud attractive man-
nets, his sterling integrity, nnd hts great
rklU and success in his profession, acquired
an exceptional y fine proo.ico and bids fair
to eqaal tho reput ttion of bis father, who
enjoyed as extensive and Inorativo a prac
tice as was ever possessed by a physician
in western Georgia.
Miss Moraj 1m ranked a* prima inter
pares to this little city, ever fameJ for the
beauty, the refinement and iho culture of
its women.
The ceremony was performed at the
‘Terrace*,’’ the home of Judge B. C.
Ferrell, who it a perfect type of tlie
old Southern gentlemen. An % Ae
nnd profound lawyer, a charitable end
public spirited man, one o! tbe few who
ooold have claimed any offioe in the gift of
tho people of his section, i nd who ha* per-
■latently refused to accept any political
preferment The “Terraco*" have almost
a national repu'ition. and there is ro home
ia Cieorgi*, w, * a va parity of taste and floral
■kill have achieved such triumphs. The
K 'ace is entirely unique and unapproachs-
e. There were no formal attendants, but
a numtar of friends of either family were
present to congratulate tho happy pair, and
were entertained in a most eltgrat and
semptoons manner by the Jmlge and hi*
estimable lady. May every bud of hope
blossom in perfection, and culminating in
richest fruition drop to ripenes* all along
their future pathway, and may the rose-
tinted flood of tha light of peace nud con-
tentmout mark the sunset of a long nnd
useful life.
mi: smm.i-vox.
the city.
It is Grange lie
waa to the ellec
shear had «»,
and pronounced the:
Movtqoyuy, Jane 7.—At tha Democrat-
to convention to-day 506 delegates attend
ed. Gen’l L. P. Walker was chosen presi
dent. There were nino ballots for gover
nor without a nomination, and tha coovsn-
tion adjourned to 9 o'clock to-morrow
morning. Tha last ballot waa: Edward
O’Neil170, Leroy Brewer 17V N. K, B.
Dawson Ilfs J. M. McLeroy 127.
AH OLD BUtUHEO TO OO.
PBirADExmiA, Jana 7.—Tha Pennsylva
nia National Bank baa purchased for $80,-
000 tha old brick building at tbe southeast
corner! of Ninth and Market street*, in
which it baa so long bean held that Jeffer
son wrote the Declaration of Independence.
The old building will be torn down and a
bank building erected on its site.
profound silence as to tbe PHI
I Clevelaxd, O., Jena 7.—The antboritiaa
were forewarned lata last night to look for
trouble this morning at Newborn, and bad I
a military force on hand, but the strikers
kept quiet and few wan to be seen around
the work*. Thera baa not bean area the
slightest disturbance, and more of tha men
at work than on any previous day stooai
the strike began. The proprietor* are
hopeful and confident of success and say I
they have aaeuranoea that tha strikere are
Beau*',toe, Iowa, June 7^-lt Murray’s
Iron Works seventy-fire moulder* demand
ed the r* employment of three discharged
unton man, aud tha company wtil not com
ply with tha demand, while tha men are
equally determined to hold out, aud tha
works are closed.
OnO SETCELSCAXS.
Ooxrvnca, Oitxo, JnoelRepnb-
UlllpO
l his fa.
c ._ fall tv
In nation on the Sidewalk iu front
Kennosaw restaurant, r.nd was trem tti
conveyed to a house on Fifth
other was that Dr. llalllmd reported
f th
An-
Sfcc y<
! i!y t£
Salo
of variioid to tho board of Another Si w York city
was that iDr.Otwinner had diioavereil a \v. 0. lVu<De$n! 12
little colored girl on Poplar street with a X*w London, f’nun
} • - • st.’.l !>.. i;. M,it I.,--,* \Y t
ohnftoa had found a case occr tbe ree*r.
VOir, l Gbae. Bren
On Saturday niaht * Herat paraons came j tucky rfi*.
into our office and stated tw a ro^tive fact paid N,iti
that there was one cane in th>i city. (h>r
EORTI XE'H FA VOntTEH.
i<»Tin;■ Arc, VthercThcyr Live,*
• HUM r.a’cutfthe IIUMMittiH
l»c Wouiler/iti Record of the n
rtiallido? tho prize* paid by tha
tfm Mato Littery Company during
ir ceding May, together with tha
holder*, oamiiug
•q.trt fo
ice* Of t
V McCaffrey, Me
upany
>o have
i file at
S'nj: TEX L'EXTS
A Twelve.Yenr-Olil itoy Flr<
I.itnrar** Nlalilo.
“That’s the chap who set the houso on
flro," was the confidential remark dropped
in our ear by Mr. George B. Wells on
Tuesday morning, as we stood looking
upon tbe blackened rains of the stable on
Mr*. Phil Lamar’* premises in Vinevillej
ami as*scrap of a negro boy was busily
talking to another scrap of a girl.
Mr. Wells is a natural detective, and|
though loua e : noe out of th* business, be
felt un itching to try his hand on the case
on Taeeda* morning, when he rode ont to
tho fire with Mr. Olay. He followed np his|
idea, compared tbe boy’s foot to a track
found iu tho garden near the burned
house, but the boy gave a plausiblescooant
of his movements that morning, ehowlcg
where he had bean hoeing and how much
ho had hoed, ana all about It This seemrd
to satisfy all who heard tha story hut Mr.
Wall*, lie hang on to the idea, and would
not discard it
On Tuesday night tbe boy, Willie Thom,
as, was carried oot to Mr. Lavoisier La-
roar’s place and slept to tha room with Mr.
Lamar. Yesterday morning he was com-
mnnic* live, and told Mr. Lamar that he
had set the hou*e on fire, but was hired to
do it by one William Harrison, a f irmer
employe of the Lamars, and was to re
ceive for hi* trouble ten oent’i wor b of
Mr. Wells bAd already connected Harri
son with the matter, but in no
tangible way until tbe admis
sion of the boy. Warrants wrro
irt-aed and Mr. Wells and officer Hender
son rode ont to Berkner’s mill, on tho
Forr,th road, and arrested him. lfe was
lodged in jail, and then the boy was taken
into custody.
The case will eoroe up for trial Saturday,
perhaps, when nil the evidence will h*ve
been accumulated. There are supposed to
bo other parties connected with the anon,
and they will receive attention.
Willie Mya that himself and Harrison
triad to fire tbo residence on mIi|
morning. Failing in thl», Harrison enmo
to tho garden cn Tuesday morniug nnd
told him to take the splinter* which ho
handed him nnd *©t fire to tho field houso.
This he did,and had tie satisfaction of
seeing tbe hoa«o barn up completely.
A JIACOX JERSEY.
Nwle of Mr. Huh Nlsbet*a Pine Dull.
About threo years ago Mr. Richard Pe
ters, of Atlanta, known over tho country
asaetock breeder, bonght a number of
bull oalvee from Sharp] ees, the noted
j Northern brooder. lie uleoted those he
wanted, and offered tho other* for sale.
Mr. IL A. Nisbet, of Macon, purchased
one, paying $75 for him. He was brought
to Maoxn, and for threo years Mr. Kisbct
has kept bis hide glossy and hi* paunch
well filled.
He become tho pride of tho country,
being a genuino Jersey, with oil the good
point*. Sir Signal received admiration
from all who saw him.
Tbe other day Mr. Peters had an order
for a flue Jersey bull. Not wishiug to dis.
pose of hi* own, he remembered having
fold Mr Nlsbot “Sir Signal." Uo wroto
to Mr. Nisbet and said he was able to pay
$200 fo? him. “Sir Sign all" wai shipped
to Atlanta, nnd aboat threo day’* later
Mr. Nisbet had the grim satisfaction of
reading to the ConsMufion the following:
“ Yesterday Mr. IL Peter* shipped oy ex
press his Jersey bull, *81r Signal’ No.
5,078, A. J.O. O., to Dr. J. E. Oslo*, of
Vicksburg, who paid for him $l, 1 .’U. Mr.
Wade owns a sister and Mr. L. J. Hi!) a
brother of the bn!L Mr. Peter* own* two
other bulls, both brother* of hir Signal-
Mr. l’eter* was trie fir«t man to introduce
fine blooded stock in this 8tate, and ha* a
great fancy for the purest breeds, lie
raises tie finost stock and knows the kind
he has on his fsrm. He is famous as a
stock fancier deserve* to be."
It wiU be seen that Mr. Petors made jost
a thousand dollar* profit on the two haul
rejiorter has every possible facility for be ,
tog informed of the existence of a caac,
And declined to publish any statement be
fore teeing Dr. Blaeksbeer or Mayor Coy.
put.
But to jtiyy mu .iears. wo hunted up the
DocUir > eLJlday and asked:
“Are tlllte any cases ot suiall-pox in
Macon?"
“Not one."
“How about Dr. tiewianrFs eaieV*
“Dr. Gewinne? discovered n negro girl
on Pcptor street, near the depot, who had
an eruption on her face, and ho n-i'ortcd it
to me m a sunpiciouv case. On investiga
tion I found' it to be a vendee In r eruption,
wholly unliko small-pox."
“How about the caso repotted by Dr.
Hall?"
“Oh, that grew out cf a ini*take. The
doctor writes a fearfully bad lined, nnd
he reported a cn*o of varicelli (chicken-
pox) to tho board of health, nud tho word
‘varicelli* urn* taken lor ‘variioid,’ uud
hence the mistake."
And with overy rumor tho Doctor gave
an explmaticn or denial.
“1 am jast as certain tiiat there i* no
small-pox in Macon a* I am certain I’m
sitting in this ohalr. The nearest wa have
been to It is a c.:se of measle*. There i* a
lady on Cherry street who It sick now with
moAHtes, and sho is rapidly recovering.
The physicians are required to report nuy
contagious disease which they maV dis-
cover, and as thoy aro on Iho alert there
need be no fears that a cone of auinll pox
can exist in Maoou without discovery."
We trust this statement of facte will
allay ail fears, but there need bo no de
crease of vacvln"tion. It is a safeguard
and should not be neglected.
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L. Kelly, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Stein, 8. H. Pon I, l nU
Now York city
Felix D. Lreter, M.JtU. K
Jackftou, Teau
t«o. W. Barkdoll, tttt (
Norristown, i'u
m. W. Shaw, Lakeside
Cbirngo, III
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Mis. I). Mack. Now York
. Burch, New York <
8. Delmonto,.YJ0 Magnzir
limn State convention to-day
Charia* Townsend to be secretary of state,
and r. •-I John H. 1> qte, of 1
as jodge of| tbe Supreme Court-
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Voleto** at the Bouth.
For several day* we have ealied attention
do various shipments of potatoes to the
|North and West from Americas and other
points below Macon, and we venture to
■ay that the name laud, properly planted
to Irish potatoes, will make a better mon
eyed re tom than any other vegetable, or
any verb ty of frail, not excepting the fancy
priced peach.
| Already peenhes nnd those vegetable*
more perishable than potatoes hare alarm
ingly fallen In priee, and snippers, to save
(themselves, are clamorous for transporta
tion rates cheaper than can be afforded
by express or railroad companies.
The truth simply is that all of
our home markets to and between
Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon ami
Florida are glutted at the prevailing high
prices, and nothing short of an extra mu-
cle, and that ia the finest condition, will
now pay the producer to ship. Our pot*. I
tore are fit for the table early to May, fully
developed and ripe, and to tho absence of
any competition as to eeritoeee, consider.
I lug quality, wear* at a teas to kcowwhy
our track farmer* tonoi avail themself e«
ot tbe opportunity of supplying profitably
the Northern markets with a most superior j
1 AjaaerideoceoftliA excellrece of pota- j
toes raise-1 to Bibb county, we were shown I
a lot of the Early Rose variety this morning
raised by Mr. & 8. Uarmoo. at the hoepiu
al, which averaged aboat one pound each,
and om of theTot waa weighed to the or
dinary’s office, which scored twenty-five
I ounce*, avoirdupois.
In this connection, as very few potato**
are *hip: • J, and as the hi-at aud inoirturo
of our climate rote thousands of bushels
annually, as the v*7 time (there 1* a home
demand jr.ad before the d. :-*g*of Northern
p<K..t -4 re. I.. • Us, il btcvi...-* highly d*-
sirabte todiM'ovt r - me mode of k*« piug
them or making thorn mature later in tho
J-’.ir.lL HTABIIIXG.
A Negro )l*n Plunges Ills Knife lufo
the Xlnck or Another.
Yesterday morning early, on the Bruns
wick road, below Stratton’s brick yard, a
negro man named Henry \\ itnbffth alter
cated with another negro named Morgan
Washington. Henry says that Morgan
and went for Morgan, cutting him in tho
arms and back. They then clinched, and in
the scufll# which ensued Ueury was blood
ied up fearfully,not bavins a white spot on
his shirt when taken to jail.
Both men were at work on the gravel
train, and the train trad stopped for the
purpose of raising the track. As soon as
th* cutting was done, Henry was taken
enre of an da warrant was sworn out before
W, E. Jenkins, Kvp, jastice of tho peaco
of the Godfrey district, and his bailiff took
Henry in charge and carried him to jail.
Heury came to Macon from the cisantry,
and wa* formerly in the employ of Col.
Renfros, on the new road. Recently he
wa« employed on the gravel train.
Ths men who was rtabbed Uvea near the
Georgia Mills. 11* was not dead 1st* yes
terday afternoon, though it la eaid there are
no hopes for him.
A Fusny Trends Jeweler,
The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Sentinel tells a
laughable story about a popular Jeweler
ol that flourishing lloosier metropolis
named Louis Saiuer, of No. 223 Calhoun
street, who Is a Frenchman, and has tbe
vivacity of the Ganl strongly scaled. The
other day l»e paid a dollar to a neighbor
for half oft eket No. 78,537 In the April
drawing of the Looldlana State Lottery
In the way of kindness, and a few days
after bad $15,000 shipped him in gold
from New Orleans, La. He took il so
hard that be postponed the remainder of
his business for that day and aent his cus
tomers liome. On June 13th Generals
G. T. Beauregard, of Louslana, and Jn>
bal A. Early, ol Virginia, will scatter
over fSOOjOOO, and anyeno may have a
hand m the affatron application to M. A.
Dauphin, La. Who Is the next f
No wonder tbst there is objection to
some of ihe Hours l People that drink it,
i#«l drowsy and heavy and think thu lx
an attribute of ail Ii • • - ’ N !
Drink “Ou*rad’s Btidrelzer Fe*r” and
you will find It a most excellent snd in-
vlgoratlng beverage. Atk fjr it at th"
hotel.
Wells* Health Reu.-w-r. Aino! cure
JSnn!*i!)»n lor (ouari'MiusiiNl fwirg*.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Thero
is ono man in Georgia that tho nfricnl-
tnrists of th* State would delight to honor
for farae’a sake, lut far more for their
interest Now, sir, this is the year
nnd eoon the time will roll oo, fixed by tho
executive oommitteo of the Democratic
party, to nominate State officers, nnd m
one of uux! party, representing, at I know,
almost tho entire agricultural people of
tho State, I wish to ask, }n justice to tho
man, aud a special favor to ns, that tho
ccnvention, when assembled, placo in nom
ination as Googressman for tho hlato
at large, Thomas Hardeman, Jr., of
Bibb. If dooo it will bo bnt a
■light recognition of the hard, con
stant and expensive labor bos towed for
tho Domocratie pntly by that can, ©tor
- i-.I tin- \s tr Im-Ummi the
State*. No truer, more deserving Demo
crat lives in Georgia to-day than he. No
one S3 tree and deservinc hat has said
more abost it and been more clamorous
for office thau ho. Hat to the other sido of
thirt quf'ti'in —wf- u-k it in :t favor to Inn
farmer* of Georgia. Now, Mr. Kditoi,
havo not tronbh d the Dumocralic party
for what we beHove our jiist rights in tho
distribution of place nnd power in eitho:
8tato or untionnl nominating conrontiou*,
Nor do wo intend doing so now. Wkon w<
considor that of all the interests, avoca
tion* or callings ours is of tho most impor
tance, or that all others stand o: *
wo succeed or f Ail, anil when we consider
another fdet, that thrto-fourlhs of all tho
n>to« cart in tlie Slate to sustain tho pirty
are thojrallota of agriculUriftL*, and who.i
you consider ono other /net, that we have in
tho Btato many farmers (oxclu*ivcly so),
that woo'd he an honor to tho State
at err national cipitol, doc* it not striko
yon ti»*l wo are, to say tho toast of it, nt a
class, very iuJuIert nt nnd unambitious in
this matter? Wo havo not now, nor have
we had a man in Congress from our ranks
for many years. Not, Mr. Editor, that
have aught to oomplam of as to thoso cow
representing ns from our party,
nt a'L W e aro no disturbers
the Domocratio camp, nor do we intend
to bo; but there a re m any questions am-
ing in the national l*gi*Utura that nitect
ih tor weal or woo that ©scape tho niton-
tion of tho ordinary Coogre**mnu. It is
not expected that a lawyer, doctor
* inrer will bo so coureraant i
Bi | rare for oar interest as ono ac
ialiy educated aa to our nooessitlcs and
Intions to tne government. And, now, is it
nuking too murh that out of eleven Con-
gresstnon the party glvo ns ouo for the
btnto at largo. We take it for granted tirat
each ono now serving will !>« returned,
rii\e Mr. Stephens who will I..- our next
govornor.l and a lawyer will fill his
place. Hut some one, nnd pertnjw many,
will say;’ 'If you o«k for the termers a i lime
of this kind, why not name ono en ,'*ged in
that pursuit? Why HiudeuntIn
first {dace wo can kill two birds with th©
same st mo r.s we, remarked nt iho first.
The Democraticparty owo* it to Hardeman
•'U-iit. (h-M-rvii.g : it. It,
the s.'cond place, Uaraaoan has been
cloudy connected witix thehtite Agricul
tural Society since lira war, nud its praei
dent for aovoral vearf, nnd has given much
thought and study to agricultural!! nil
bearings and relations. In n word, he
thoroughly educated ee to our wivata «
deserts. Ho will not ask too much or dare
■L asli-Ged with too little. In lira
thirl j ho-, hi-» experience iu legislative
bodies would mnko him available to ns nt
once, as well as to all ciaue* sud internet*.
Bat, again, eome aspiring man from some
other locality will objoct on tho ground that
Maoon U asking too much already. With
Bacon and Simmons with at teo«t oi
on tho gubernatorial chair, and Bh
dead certainty to again reprover t the sixth,
why give Macon anotiiar position so desir
able?
NdW. Mr. Editor, if Hardeman wa* from
Hog I/eval" in Carroll, or “Lick hkillet’ 1
in Henry, or "Devil's Half Aare" In Jas
per, it would be nil the same to uv, but he
is from Bibb, snd that ia no fault of ours,
or a sin of hi*, and no reason why
he should not bo ouo ot tbe nominee*
tor tbe State at large. Th**-* *»re many
1 .t-.ii. il attaching to Ilnr.te
in tn tint *! « cl i’.l> fit hlui for thu i '.-.cc nt
this time. But every man in the Htate is
so well acquainted with him that thon
uo ncomnil) that I should enumerate th
We will again, p* rhnp* this vuar, bo as har
monious &* we were diHcordant two jean*
ago, and while peace and contentment
ptevails in ti»o party, give us this one de
sire of our hearts, 'lbte much 1 write
without one wyr-J.or In any way or manner
knowing whal Colonel llardcmanSplan-
for the future maybe, or whether, if-teu
deraJ him by the convention, he could o.
would accept. L. F. blBunoH.
Covington, (Jo., Jjxj 2, 2\H2.
Trow Mr. Urseolw
Miocnr, O*., June .Mb, 1S82.
Editors TrUgrojJi and J/ravnpm—
Qnm.*MTX. I re* from the present
of the grand jury, m published ir.
paper of J an© 2nd, 1 v2, they say: ‘
Grannks*, E*q., juatico of tho poace, 7I'-th
district, G. M., Ira* failed to prts«nt hn
Looks for oxaminatioa."
On the flr-td.xy of Lho court, E.O. Gran
nil brought his books to the door of the
grand jury room. The jury then being
s* --ion, I took the book* and curried th<
t < tt- g'Vi-1 jir> r«hj:u ur.<1 left them
After two weeks o- mure, I got them
the grand Jury room and returned tbi
Mr. Gr.ti.njs at hij offico, as I sapjt*»e
grand jury was through wjth UWcz
•Aher magistrate’s docL te had been rr
tti to them, l returned Mr. Granut<
u ik« tbi. -Latemi i.t in .u-tuv to Mr (
ni--, -v I wa* tuUingav bailiff for tfra ;
jury. S»l. Joiut*
lhuii-y Zn-m.-r, li.i-t N.-w \ urk,N.Y
N. A. Frier, through M. M. l'.x>J ,v
Co., b«i)kcr<, Sli.iwiiwtuwii, III..
Tinman Bartlett, >:»Tremoi*
Ho-ton. Mass *
DEAWZEO OS SEPTEXTIIKB l.i, I»*l.
John Conners, Engineer L. A N. it.
l< . .M< r»ij h;-, I, ;i f, l
Pinion •'ilvrrm'ui, liiilifin Bhv, Ark. 1
Hynes Wathcn, Yincc-nms, lad.,
collected through First Nat
Bank
, Albany, N. Y
O. A. Prinx, Cullman, Ala....
Emily Moir, 7*7 Myrtle Avi
”-ok!yn,N.Y i
Short, Warsaw, Ind ;
oi <h loiifK 11, l^J.
AugustusDsQrummunJ, l" M
ihiugten, D. C u
M. Schmidt, 110 H. 33d ft., -Now
York city li
John Diofti iibach, Wert at., New
York city |
tt»l!e<q,-J through It. 1>.
Cooke, Jr., ACo., B<tnktrii,Wni>h-
ington, D. C J
Ah xitnder t'rin*, Division !*t.,
Now York city I
J. O. Hnux, Edwards lliw ;
M. C. Ca»pari, I’l.'* Argylo st., Bal
timore, \ld !
B. R. Howard, Aberdt-eu, Mi**....
JUUUIMO •<> >i>vfyuiyu M, 1>V4J.
John T. Garvin, M, H. H. It. Sta
tion, Jtertlett strt et, Buzbury dis
trict. Bo* ton. Mas* 1.
•/. K i- i II. Hi .Main Norfolk,
, colltcted through Exchange
2,OX)
2,'QQ^
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Uriel
t., New
2,/kJO
2,.V«
l^COtj^S
:.,ouo
2,«X)
lid.
Kinmitteburg,
John Ueatty, 101 Christophs: street,
Now York cxtjf
Frank Weibel, 71% First street,
New Orlenira, La
U. F. Jacob*, Warreiintiurg, Mo..,
piuwi.no or Pin LMiir.it 13, l*q.
A. Z. Arkvnn'in. Milford, Del .... 2
la Mary J. Higgins, l'ronpeci aud
Fred trick rtiroete, Washmgton,
D. 0 1
W. Powell, W«*hiuglon, th C 1
— —, collected through J.
Drtueti, firemen’j Insurance C'o.,
New Orfcan-, U 1
W. O. McConnell, Tole.lano street,
near 8t. Charles street, New Or-
lean*, t.i 1
l’ags.. 2022 Carson ft retd,
Fittsl
, !»«..
J. M. Walker. Danville, Va
W.1I. Portlockteolleotod through W.
1*. Cair.pbrfl A Co., banker*,
Florence, Ala.
L. DO i’oorxcr, Edgnrii r. 0„ oi.
John tho Unptirt Parish, l*i
P.T. Simpson, t’l Boyal st., New
Orleans *.
I.IUWlNOlir JANl-LUY 10. l*«J.
J. M. Davi-, Morning Sun, Bhelby
county, Tenn
8cba*lian Ix-humn. 7r*;t 1 jirin>er*t.,
Denver. Col I
1’ru.' \. tNorth Maiu *L,
OoDQoni, N. ii
uid Htate National }i*uk of N«
2,OX)
Uriel
* for
Bank of
Senders, :"21 Broadway, New
York
DBAWIMO or rKIlMt'XHT 14, lh«2.
M. Do^le. .‘VO Kent avc., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Hem
l D.llartjen, 100 lie
•L. Bn»U,m >. V.
A. Ihom-.m A Co., New < trieans,
?count of T. G. Bush «t Co.,
Ic. A hi
M. Michael * . Bine I*!and ave ,
Chicago, 111
f.,000
2 000
■2/D0
( hicago, l
Henry llaml r __
James A. Ct, ten, Sew \ork city...
Ed^-ir A-kerb’, Second st.,
Newark, N. J 1,250
PBVWI.NO Or UMHi'U 1*. 1 ■v*2.
Kugeu© B. PbititOt, Svvaunah, Ua $ Hi,000
' . ij. HoU, Qaitman, Nodaway
county, Mo 15,000
Win. Vance, Abmgton, Mn»s . . .. 6,000
John Creegan and Albert Nagel,
•S.x Lake*. Miflh 6,000
Samuel K. l'.vliner, I-Vi Sixth ave
nue, New York. ..... 7,600
John Burrell, Rockland. Mas* 2.500
Edward G. Greet, 17 Mulberry
Place, Newark, N. J 1,250
I*)VI Aldeu, through St.ite Bank of
MmIi-oii, Wirt 1,250
im Campbell, 727 Eighth street,
1/ODi-viIte, hy 1^290
George li. Count, New York city.. 1,250
m.Kodmtein, Bridgeport, Ohio. 1,000
miei Kain,2L<0 l’eun street, lhtU-
burgh, Ha 1,000
psxwi.no or Avan. 11, 1*»2.
Louts Sanser, Houth CalhwO *L.
Fort Wayne. Ind 15,000
Wa*hin;r<o» Irving Whitney, 41a
Broadway, Fort Wayne, lad .. 15,000
L. Hatfield, 12»'» i'rmceton *t,
Eft*t Boston, Mans 5,000
State Senator J. H. Judkins, L t-
t!o Bock, Ark 5,000
Fhilotiteiie l aurent, :tl5 Uhartree*
rt, New Orleans, I.a 2,500
J. I'el.eto 21 t'arondctet *t., New
J W. Coheu. fts» Pennsylvania av-
Jt, Wurthington. D. U
A. M. McDaniel*, 1‘JOO Fourteenth
, Wa«hiogton. D.
l’a.d Manhattan Bank. Meuvphi.*,
% ifi00
1,23)
1,290
Di»iu(«*rtsun
typhoid, y
AltM'l
•»E
W. lx. Aekers, 77 River *treet, Caux-
Imdgeport, Mss* 2,600
Gillett iC-j.’i Newbury ;H>rt I’-.-
pr>.«« and Fs«t Freight hoe, 32
C'*mrt Square, t’l Franklin ftreet
and 76 Kilby street.Boston. 2,500
Irving Fierce, through B*ok of
f'oronieroe, St. Lo in, Mo .... 2,500
O. F. Sunaou, Fairfield. Iowa 1,250
By tlie authority of the State. Geo. O.
T. It-au regard, of i/OUifi&ns, aud Gen.
J ’mil A. Early, of Virginia, wilj i>«reonal-
|y arrange all detail* aud *uperviM the
extraordinary Seu-i Annual Drawing of the
D-'u- ran x htate Lottery Company, at New
i irteau*. L’u-tiay. June tilth. ItgrfV price*,
amounting to * :nclud.og on* cap!-
!••' 1 nre of ; one grand price of
< • , .Kir grand I ru*of $20,000, eSo.
1 ji-iirt. ten lobar* if 10 • : halvt-s five doL
1»r• : hf 1 to, two dollar* t$2>; tenths.
For inforu ati«» at tly to M. A. Dauphin,
Nt e i >rlr.n.«. La., or M. A. Dauphin. 127
!.\S-li • -tr»tt, Cktcago. Ills., or M. A.
i*.n *..r >>.-v»,tth ntrewt, n'sshington,
D « . t or foil particular* m« the adrer*
ti'ria*ut of the company in another part
of Uusyepofv