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II INSIDE OF ATLANTA,
, „ H CABY SETTLES WITH THE
government.
Mp With the Government—James,
ir’mnker.UiHbloloMaUo » Corn-
1 row 1 ’* taT t,ie I,aI1 ' < T * xe8
'' uua the Government.
. Xot u., 12.—Some week* agoUteTiLX-
- eablUh* 4 U> 8 P»rtlcalu« of the arreat, by
r it. J SUtee ealboriUee, of Ur. 11. II. Cery, at
r °t fliih commUaloner of the State of Georgia.
” hoi for year* been poatmaitor at Antioch,
Miraly. end a few months ago the
. apartment at Washington discover-
, b0 vu abort in hit accoonta between
' and aeventeen hundred doilara. Under dl-
J, of ibe department. Dr. Cary waa placed nn-
Lffoai, on a warrant charging him with embea-
At (j,, time he atontly dented the charge,
TiLtoaarn'a corraapondent waa aomewhat
, (or puhliabing aucb tblnga on the dtatln-
L, f: ,b commtaaloner. It -waa known, how-
"ttat the chargee were well founded, and
, Pr. Cary la a rich man, it waa a question
iome doubt whether he could avoid
jad proaecution even by the pey-
|0 f the abortage claimed by the government
1 (day Sr. Cary propoaed to pay the whole
on claimed by the government to nettle the
ml did dcpoelt at the office here a draft for
171, the whole amount claimed, and to day re.
d tba government?a raoetpt la fnll atttlement
mutter. TbU adjustment of what appeared
, i very ugly caae, will be learned with pleaaure
„ pienda of the family of Dr. Oary, who atand
In LaOrange.
eon county, Teias, and eaw and recognized thle
negro. Uo not died J. H. Keith, the city marabal of
Cleburne, Jebnion county, and ho notified tho
Qeorgia authorltlee. To-day Maruhal Keith arrived
In the city with hla prlaoner, and thia afternoon
turned him over to the principal keeper of the pen.
Itentlary. who will turn him over to the ieiseea.
Rogera will probably be eent to the Chattahoochee
camp. The leaeeee offered a reward of $200 for the
capture of the escaped convict, which enm will be
Paid over to the Texas marshal.
Tax Levy for 1880,
Atlas ra. August 10,—The following executive or
der was Issued to-day, fixing the Stats tax for the
current year, and will be forwarded to the tax col
lectors of the various counties:
Kxxctrnvx Department, Btati or (liosou. At-
LAWTA, Qa., August 10.— Pursuant to Section 1 of the
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH ; TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, m%.-TWELVE PAGES.
I EX AS DEMOCRATS.
THE STATE CONVENTION HAD AN
EXCITING 8K8SSION YESTiillDAY.
Platform Adont«*<l to Correct Mauy Public
Evllt of That Growing State—Pro
viding for the School Fund—
Endorsing Cleveland.
SCORING A PRELATE.
BISHOP OILMOUU OF CLEVELAND
SEVERELY CRITICISED
THE NEGRO RACE.
Dr. Tipton, of Selma, Ala , Writes a Sound
Pamphlet on the Oueetiou.
New York Sun, Inly 25.
We find some very striking observations
with regard to tbe character and physical
peculiarities of the colored people in a little
pamphlet published bythe Appletons. Tkoy Illy the Widow of an Irish Patriot—Al-
aro made from the point of view of a physi- 1
cian, for the monograph is by Dr. F, Tip-
ton, of Selma, in Alabama.
Dr. Tipton writes in tho Interest of the
colored people nnd the white people both,
bolding, very justly, that tho South is deep-
led in the '
lefc’ed Itevenguful Persecution of the
P. Iv. Walsh The
Attitude of Koines
taxable property of tbia State an
financial requirements thereof, not to exceed tbe
per cent therein named; and after approximating ae
nearly aa practicable the amount in value of all
taxable property In the State aiehown in tho dl-
gcetL It Uthcrdyre ordered:
That three-tenths of one per cent be tMmel end
collected upon the amonnt or tbe value of tbe
taxable property returned by or aaaemed against
each Ui payer, and upon the value of all property,
lu lbehUte, subject to taxation, ml eatorew.
It it further ordered:
That In addition to the tbree*tentha above ordered!
an extra per cent of one-half of one-tenth of one
per eent be aaiessed and collected in conformity
with an act approved September M, 1885, upon tho
amount of tne value of the taxable property
returned by or aseeaned agalnat each taxpayer and
upon tho value of all property in thia State subject
to taxation ad ralortm, for the purpose of bul’ding a
State capltol, making three and one-half (3H)
tenth! of 1 per cent for all purpoaes for tho year
The special tax of one-half of 1 per cent to be
separately assessed and collected for the purpose
mentioned. Hemay D. McDaniel, Governor.
By the Governor:
Wm. A. Wnioiir, Comptroller-General.
The John II. James Trouble.
iusta. August I!—Slnos the item was first
jtd in tne TaiefcukArs thnt the United States
oe department claimed that John H. James,
r VM due the government about $8,000 back
„ there has been a conatant correspondence
" M d Jamea and the government, looking to a
Postal Offenders.
Atlanta, August 11.—On the 4th ot Anguat, J. N
Ashcroft, the postmaster at Cave Hpnng, aia, was
arrested on the charge of embezzlement The arrest
was made at Cave 8prlng, and the case worked up
by Inspector Griffin. Ashcroft pleaded guilty before
, , ^ a ax. „ . the commissioner and was required to give a $300
,rat Jemee claimed that there wet no In- 1 bond fot htI lppnmci , t United Bxtce Circuit
•o irirtud the govonintaot, and that he gar. Coort „ Blmlll|!tl , m . on th , toIrd Mond , 7 ln So .
vember next Ashcroft had used the receipts of the
the taxes be thought was right except on bor.
4 money, and he thought he was not
taxation on that Re
made a proposition to settle
the government for $1,500, and deposited that
it with Collector Crfnshaw. It was at first
lht that tbe matter would be compromised on
t*iie; but within a day or two Collector Cren-
bis been notified that the government de*
i to accept the $1,500 as a compromize, and
prtta Mr. James for the full amount claimed
due. It is not yet determined what further
will be taken, bnt the presumption is that if
i does not come forward promptly with the
amount, he will get Into the United State#
Hammond nnd the U. S. Judgeship*
[U5ta, August 11.—There is a new development
natter of the Uniced 8tatea Judgahip, that la
;»strong hold on the intelligent and right
ingpeopleot this district As outlined ln an
i in thia department ot the Tklxqka*b, pub-
Sunday morning, there Is a possibility that
S. J. Hammond will be defeated for nomlna*
ItoCoBfreas, by Judge Stewart, of Griffin:
aid to happen, It Is more than likely that
;imt will be pressed for the vacant
hip. It is not known that he would desire
litloo in anch an event, or that he would ao*
appointment tt tendered him; bnt it Is a
compliment that now, in the discussion of the
dp. bis name cornea to men's minds ai a
perhaps, the best qualified of all in the
irn dlatrlct for the position.
talked with a number of those who have
. nd Captain Newnuu for, the office, and all of
I^Ufcaocaion to refer to Hammond as a man
• might tecum the appointment over New'
i, in the tvrrtthat be failed of renomlnatlon
While there la a long list of dietin'
feed applicants for the Judgeship, It will be
ply conceded that the appointment of Colonel
|soud would be a selection of the fittest,
• mint auirorers from auch a settlement of
r. would be tbe Atlanta ring. They are
pad *v«ry Influence to aecure the appointment of
i, but they have been willing to stand pas*
7 by u,d see Hammond defeated for Congress,
dd be something In the nature of retributive
•> if, after
for Congrees, they should
nltted to aee him appointed to the Judgeship
e of Wewmen.
| the asms time the people would rejoice.
U a nutation, however, whether the ring would.
" could prevent it, permit the appointment of
l ~ ^ It la not a violent presumption that
• dements of this political monopoly would
f* la perfect harmony ln defevtlng Hammond*
lotment.
*r of coontlea In the Filth dlatrfct an
utotlKl delegate* to the Coogreaalonal con-
" l and la a few day, tt will ba known wbath-
f cot Colonel llunmonil may be considered
'* candidate for the Jadgrehlp,
*could,rebl, political mmlc may b,
pad.
cun« ov Tin v.couwt.
C "»®her ot prospective undldata, for the po-
- 1 f > I* rk of tho United State, Dtatrict Court
“Hocnuln*. Tho tut that I lie »H«iUitment
I * 10 'he hand, of tho nw JniR-o .orvea aomo-
'he*, candldatea In tho bukcraand
appolntnunt ta mute, Thia bateau
l-tipwltb the candidate,, and at the propar
»eui furnlah the Tucoaan the ccmplate
office daring the quarter for private purposes, but
claims that he had tbe right to use the money dur
ing the quarter, provided he made settlement with
the government at the end of the quarter. He has
been postmaster at Cave Spring for the last thirteen
years.
T. H. McMillan, late assistant postmaster at Gra
ham's Turnout, 8.0.. is charged with the offense of
•ending letters through the mail with Intent to
defraud. It la claimed by the government officials
that he has been writing to Northern firms and ob*
talnlng money and goods nnder a fictitious name.
This case was worked up by Inspector Williams.
When the inspector appeared upon the scene
McMillan disappeared. He was traced to Fort
Valley, Ga., where he had relative*, and arrested on
telegram sent to the city authorities. A United
States deputy marshal of South Carolina has gone
Fort Valley after him.
SolIcttor>Ueueral Carson.
Atlanta, August 9.—'There were quite a number
prominent applicants for the position of solid'
tor-general of the Chattahoochee circuit, a vacancy
created by the resignation of Hon. Thomas Grime*.
Democratic nominee for Congrees in the Fourth
district. A full list of the candidates was published
the Teleoru'U last week. The Governor Unlay
determined upon tbe appointment of Albert A. Car*
son. of Taylor county, and a commission was Is
sued to him this afternoon, to Uke effect
from August 10 to the assembling of the Legisla
ture. The appointee is remembered as a candidate
for the office before the Legislature that elected Col.
Orimes, and bs was not defeated without a very
vigorous contest. Mt. Carson waa strongly indors
ed by his own county, Dibb, Houston, 8umt*r and
other counties in that section.
' Prohibition Looses to Atlanta.
B Usrw * Anguat la -One of tbs heaviest blows
I*** 61 * received la a commercial way, by
r 01 Inhibition. 1. the nmoral ot Paul
ptoUulertUe. Ky. Mr. John baa ranted a
MuI.Ua, ln LonUrllU Jnat opportte th. Quilt
“• ted I. to day loading thirteen can with the
r~* of hla .lock tor Uw pupou of Utlppln,
t “' ion — Rm bean .nm«l la tba wholaaate
lD htlatta for ntarty twenty yean.
H ton time ha haa built np a Una trade, and
I. kl * hoiinaa, amounted to orar M00.000.
, t * k e. away from Atlanta tea In
teted with hla atenhonu. Ua had hto
* leaaed for four yean, and to (tt out
— ha bad to giro 1500,
to which ho toe. i the txturae
, “‘•’’■'•'"nent that cut him thKO. Tho
L~** M f.ee np en Alabanta tenet l» one of
' de.irable In the city for wholcmte pnr-
- aatlo, an entrance on Alabama amet and
, !o the taar. It to owned by Thornaa t.
•teltba rent hat been ,2.000 a yaar. Far-
'Her * Heath, wholeaala grocery nit rcbant.,
r 1 u>> Mon fog (1.TOO, n ndnaltei of
I ’7- Jr "nly doaa not anjey thia ndao-
[ • > I • tuuea of prohibition mn.t ho pro-
'ha loaaaa may be. Right
^ '' be. uted that Mr. Mealy hw a tang
- • 'Mein, what the rr.nlta would be
°* war adoptad, rated the wet ticket,
“oiece amount of central property and
• ill* V '•*** of haring quite a number
•e tad. vacant on account of
K— ™ - ' t’onrtet Captured.
‘ , t ^**raatlT_o« thelXUi of Heptember.
“ "parlor Oowrt of Terrell county. Will-
77* ***’*' **• coaeteted of a.aeult) wt-b
teataawd to aeren year.
I'tyte ' S* w« placed at tho Bolton
l Hut. made hla ce.»pa. I
- ere hm,.. ...
Watermelon. Condemned.
Atuwt*. Oa., Augoat U.-South Georgia water-
melon, on haring a hard lima of It in Atlanta,
few days ago aararal oar loada wan condemned by
one of the aanttary Inapacton of the city, and to
day Are car loada wan condemned and aant out to
tha acaranger dump. Dyaome mean, the boot-
blacka about tha union depot heard of Uia condRnn-
In, ot tha watermelona, and at onca made a break
for tha dty*a refuae pile. Daring the day thay had
quite a feast of it.
Aa tho araraga bootblack U not caally made etch
by eating unhealthy food, no Immediate tearean
entertained u to their moating with lajurloua
effecte by eating tha condemned malona. Tha
malou ware hauled In wagooa beyond tlio city
Umita and than damped ont. Aa the wigona ware
unloaded thorn m a general acramhlo for tho beat
praaarrad apoclmaaa In tbo lot.
A Train Hand Killed.
Atlanta, Anguat 0.—Uanry 0. llranan, a train
hand on tha Oeorgta railroad, waa kilted thia mom-
in, at 8:lo; a abort dlatuee thia aide of Llthonla.
Uo waa running along tho top ot tha train, while
tha train waa moving, whan hla foot clipped and
ha faU to tba track, between tha cue. Thowboele
paaaad orar hla body, cutting him in two.
Tha ileceaeed waa about twenty yean old. Ua
Read at Rutledge and bad a mother, two ale tare
and two brolban; tbo aider. William Brenin, la
the employ of B. M. Gann k Oa. of thia city. Tho
nmalna ware carrted Ur Kulladg. for burial.
The August*. Olliaon and Nandcravlllo.
Atlanta, Auguat 0 Tbo AnguaU, Glbaon and
Bauilonvlllo nUroad. through tu preatdent. Colonel
It. 11. Mitchell object! to tha aaaenmaet of the
road aa fixed by the OomptrolterOanaraL Preaidant
Mitchell erttee to tho Comptrolter: "I think I ehal
bo able to ptoro tho iajnitico of thia oonno oa yonr
part. Onr attorney la abaent from tin city. On
hla ntnra I ahall. U ha agrcca with me. teat yonr
power to tax thia company at all. If ba dooa not
agrea with me I ahall. of oonno, arbitrate tha
■natter. Bo kind enough to Inform mo who will
repreaent Uto Mate."
Mn. I'olk'e 1‘atrlotlo tt Ml.
Following U A copy of a letter which wag
written by Slru. Jam eg K. Folk to Qcn. 0.
H. Oroarenor, in the interct of locarinj
tho Onn<l Army of the BepnbUo National
Encampment at NaahriUo, Tt-nn., next
year —a uoremtnt which hag failed of ao-
compllihmenl, SL Louig haring boon ee-
'Nahbtillc, Tin., July S3> 1886.—To
Hon. 0. H. Grotrenor. M, 0., Washington,
D O., UenreacnUtlvi of the G. A. R. —tar:
Onr pleaiant meeting on yonr recant riait
to thig city oncoaragec mo to addrea* you
on a matter rery near my heart. Eighty-
three year* of a not unhappy though
■ renifnl life hare I llred. In the
Galti»ton, August 12.—The third tiny’s ,. ,. . , — , , ,. „ _ .
gesnion of the Democratic convenUon waa a I holding, very juatly, that the South u deep. Clx'iland, O., August 7.-lhe friends
stormy one. The committee on pcrro&nent I ^ wfiewnod in the well-being of tho negro, I Cspt. I?. Iv. Wnlsu, tho Irish put riot, nro
organization reported Hon. A. II Wiune, " ho is 80 peculiarly adapted by natnro to 8 *'» in » high dtgreo of excitement over tho
of Tarrant county, for permanent chairman, tho conditions of U» ngricuRure. “Setting treatment he receiretl when dead at tho
and \V. M. Lnmbert, of Traria county for ""Id® 011 queationn of philanthropy," he bauds of Bishop Gilmonr. It had been
aocrctary. Tho report of the committeo on 8 »>' 8 by way of preface to his remarks, “we known by a fow of hia inlimatefrienihi that
credentials was then adopted after a sharp °f the South can do nothing wiser or rnoro he was engaged in writing a book the pub-
debate, in which the Foruera' Alliance anil expedient aa a purely business lucosuro Ueation ot which would cause a nensation.
Knights of Labor succeeded in seating their than to derelop in every way the health and A gentleman especially intimate with Mr.
delegation from Cook countv. • comfort of our lakoting classca.” Then ho Walsh said to-day that tho book, although
The committee on platlorm nnd resoln- proceeds to declare that unless some sanl- unfinished, arraignod the Roman Cntliolio
tions reported tho following platform, which, tety reform is introduced, “the negro race I church for disloyalty to the Irish causo in
after an exciting discussion between freo will begin at no distant day to rival the In-1 Powerful language, ami that it presented tho
grass and lease land elements, was nnani- r “ 6 >“ ite rapid extinction in this I Insh question in a most vivid tight, Ithas
mously adopted: quarter of tho world.” been admitted by Captain Walsh’s enemies
“1. Wo, Democrats of Texas, exprei s As a proof of his assertion he refers to tho that a book on this theme would havo it ro-
our hearty satisfaction with luo adminis-1 vital statistic 8 of Selma, a town of about ten I markable iutluonco, and that of all Iriak-
tration of onr distinguished President, I thousand inhabitants, wkero tho doatl: rate I Americans in the city or State, Mr. Walsh
Hon. Grover Cleveland, and teslify our U 8 nearly twice asgreat nmong tho blacks ns Wfts best fitted to prepare such a work. His
confidence in his ability, purity nnd lutcc- ."uiong the whites. Still more remarkable, journalistic labors had been of the active,
rity. ° tho birth rate is apparently less in tbo case aggressive kind, and his mind was stored
“2. We pledge ourselves that current of the blacks by three in the thousand; but I w ''b information which, it can bo well im-
pnblic expenditures shall be confined with- *b° explanation of that ia probably tho de-1 c-n-ued, would not be pleasant rending to
in the current revenue. fcctive returns of oolored births; for, ns a the opponents of Irish liberty, should Mr.
“3 We recommend snhminsinn to the I " hole, tho blacks ore proved to bo more pro-1 "'alsh havo decided to express the m on pa-
popular vote of on appropriate amendment title than the whites, il we can rely upon the P®r. There has been somo doubt expressed,
to the judii iary article of our constitution, statistics famished by tho last census. As however, ar to whether Mr. Walsh had been
so ns to securo more efficient and prompt 11° ibe deaths, too, it must be home in mind I engaged upon tbe talked-of book or not.
administration of law. that in all considerable communities, or The enemies who hove followed him up so
“4. We favor the best system of educa- those in which there is crowding of the pop- persistently hoped that lie had not written
tion for white and colored children, in I illation, the poorer people dio more rapidly I anything of tho nature indicated. Ilia friends
separate common schools, which may bo than those in better circumstanees, the chil- v, ''h equal zeal
provided tajr Ulrelal wiuiuut ls- mva- j dr*" WtaHattj. Horn in \'«w York, hut for I HKL1EVXD THE CONTBABT.
tion. We believe that the education of ‘b® high death rate in the tenement konsqft Mr> . Wnlsli was visited to-day at hor homo,
children is a matter of State right and tbe rate for the city would be low. I yj 0 p;„ e j ,treet
duty, and that tho Congress of the United . Vr. Tipton assures us that it is n rare “Yes,” she said, “my husband was writ-
States has no right to appropriate thing to find a oolored woman who is not inR n j, ook fttu i jj bo con |j baT0 comp ieted
money to its uid. Wo congratulate the affected by troubles peculiar to her sex lt I believe it wonld havo created a decided
people of Texas upon tho successful which more or lew interfere w-ith produo- , Ur- It , vonId have demonstrsted very
estanhshment of our Stato University and | K, h ^ l ‘ I «b»rly tbkt tho Pope and the church haTe
to remove the bad
from all political influence, and that its I moaern gynecologist to crack, laying, aa ne I «*j( gives me life and atrenoth *
properties and revenue shall be strictly «<>*» 80 m ™y female diseanee at the door of wme day give tho public an insicht into
guarded, increased and fostered so far os it foMuon and luxury, but the fact cannot be t jj e mann or in whioh the Catholic bishop of
can be dono without taxation upon tho I gwRaaid, taya Dr. Tipton. I tnls city punued my poor, doad husband,
people. I As to deaths, ho preseuta facta and argu-1 XiatiRuage ia hardly adequate to exproM tho
a ^®^ eTe *k° true policy of tho I njente to show that they havo increased meanness, the nnrrow-mindodness, and tho
State with respect to her public lnnds, is alarmingly under freedom. Phthisis, or bigotry of Bishop Gilmonr’s oonduct. No
to provide for their sale in consumption, was a disease of which, be- one b nt God knows the awful privations he
tracts of reasonable size, with reference to I "J 1 * ™ ^ ar » a .P ur ^ n S^f° n ® ver has caused us to suffer. For fourteen years
their quality and uses, at fair I « ow «je oefttha in Selma ^rom I be continued bis oontcmptible persecutions,
mces, upon long credit to bona fide settlers I phthisis are four times as numerous I and w ben at length his victim i>aMed
or homestead purposes. We favor such among the blacks as among the whites, HWay death be followed him to the
classification of school university and asy- and consumption is tho greatest foe graYe ^<1 tried to keep his great soul out
lum lands as may permit of unconditional ™ colored race. “I know of no m °ro 0 ( heaven. I will give to the publio the
terms of lands only fit for grazing, and that Pjzzling problem in pathology, adds Dr. before mauy dajs, and let tho people
tbe remainder may be lozscd temporarily I Tipton, “than this sudden apparition of tho I judge whothor my husband or the narrow-
ond entirely subject to tho right of the State negro aa the rival of the white race in hia minded and bigoted bishop was in tho right,
to sell to actual bona fide settlers; and to susceptibility to consumption.” He sug- ^by did the Bwhop persecute my husband?
these ends wo favor the enactment of laws explanation of the change, the I Hecanao ho was a patriot; because he was
to compel the removal of trespassers sadden passage of the negro fram the sim- teaching the Irish people the truth. For
and free grazers from public lands, pw and rigid control of generations of slave- tb i g be was made to suffer. Does Bishop
and to force tho payment of rent for r >’ . t0 unconstraint and license of lib-1 Giimour suppose that by persecuting my
their use, and to fix absolutely the rental I erty. I husband after death he can condemn biui to
price of lands to be leased. There should Before tho war, too, a negro with yellow pun i H hmont? God has said: 'Vengeance
>e such legisation as will make it practica-1 *JW, even in the fonlest hotbeds of tho mino; I will repay.’ If P. K. Walsh was
ble to enforce all laws intended to prevent disease and the most virulent epidemics, wrouK Qod will punish him, bnt if he was
the illegal use of the school or other public “was so phenomenal tbat § *many of our old- ri K bt, as the people who knew him boliove,
lands of the State. I fever doctors had never seen a well-pro- b e W ill go to heaven inspite of the Bishop.
“C. We pledge ourselves to encourage nonneed case. When the acoorge swept you should have seen the enthralwmof
and foster all works of internal improve- I over bouth in 1878 tho mortality among ^io people at tho funeral. When it became
ment and development of manufacturing tho colored population was so great that all 1 k no wn that the Bishop had refused to allow
interests of the State. previous notions as to their insensibility to ^ cathedral choir to sing.ono young Caih-
“7. We denounce the unlawful interior- yellow fever were effectually dissipated. 0 u 0 i n the throng called: 'Will he keep ns
ence with or injury to corporate property I, Besidos consumption, tho ilegro is pecnl-1 f rom marching?’ The others latghed aar-
and corporate rights, as equally I krly suscoptible to the pulmonary affec-1 rustically.”
intolerable as is such interference or injury I worn geheraily, and nnable to resist them. Walsh
to the rights of citizens, and while wo roc- Pneumonia is, first of all, tho scourge of
ognize the high obligation of tbo Demo- th® cotton plantations, tbe sugar farms, and " t ,
crutic party to control and subordinate all tb® rice fields. Diphtheria, however,isa rare began years ago, when hor husband had
publio corporations to the general good, we disease among the negroes; so also is the been publishing the Celtic Index, and had
pltelg.onr.elr- to enact anti enforce all
eventful life have
course of nature but a few more
can be allotted to me. Before
die I would that mine eyes could aee the
grand reunion of my beloved country in the
city where my dear husband liea-sce Uto
vturans of the North encamping in aunty
where they once did In nnut r, and tho*.
who wore the gray shaking hands with their
feL’ow-countrymcn in the fellowship of
common destiny. I cannot but think th
meeting of the grand army of the Republic
in Nunvflk in 1887 wd-xU U- the grand
turning point in the complete reconcih
tion of the land my husband presided ove
and whoae unity is desr to my own heart.
God grant that tbe vc termns may come once
more. Yonrs, in fraternity
ioned loyalty, 3laa. Jam
i said that
TDK Bisnop's rsnsECUTlONH
MU. TILDEN’S WILL.
Uo l’roYlilffi for IIU Kin And for K^veral
I’nbllc Iti-iirficlMrle*.
New Yoke, \ugust Tho will of
Samuel J. TUden was read at Grey stone
thia afternoon by James C. Carter, of this
city, in tho presence of all tho relatives ox-
'•' !'? tii" • in t!i<' Wt st. Ih-si l'-s th*- family
there were present Lite Hou. John
Bigelow, Andrew II Green aud
Mr. Tilden's private secretary,
Geo. W. Smith, non. John Bigelow, An
drew II. Green and Geo. W. Smith tiro
iiaiut'tl ;ts < \ -■ U.> s ami trUtetccM. All of
Mr. Tilden’s'bind red aro generously pro
vided for in this way:
The whole estate is placed in tho bands
tbo executors iu trustees. Each
heir is to receive an equal ahare
in tho lino of his or her consanguinity.
That is, nephews and nieces equal amounts,
and their children certain amounts; bnt
they are to receive only the income de
rived from an equal separate specific sum,
the principal at their death
to bo disposed of in a manner which ia not
made publio. Noue of bis relatives except
Mrs. Mary B. Felton, his sister, nro igivea
any specific bequest forever. To
her ho bequeaths tho residence, No.
Wisd Thirty eighth street, and
the sum of $100,0(X) to live upon. All
of his real estate, except this, is placed in
his executors' hands, to bo disposed of as
they set' l:». «iili* r by sale, rental or
exchange. Grey stone and Gram ercy Fork
property falling under thosamo rule.
The « x< outers are tirst charged with tho
duty of setting apart for his relatives sums
named for them,from which tho Reveral in
comes ore thus to bo derived. This done,
it becomes tbo duty of tho executors and.
trustees to carry ont his wishes re-
garding certain public beneficia-
ciaries; they nro charged with
»1“ duty flint, ot' (stublishing a tree library
in his nntivo village, new Lebanon, also in
Y'.ukers, and if in the discretion of trus
ts • S they eh"o-f t" ettablish a free library
in this city, they may do so, and if not,
they are at liberty to use tho funds
that the free library* wonld cost in tb** pro
motion of any charitable or educational
''•‘iN". A rr* .it * 1*sil in Lit t" tho discretion
of tbe trustees.
Iu general terms tbo relatives are liand-
Mni > t d" ii c,ir*> < f by tb*' riceipt of
pecifio incomes, which consuinoau nmounW
not to exceed onc-tbird of his estnto. All
111" rest Mid r-sidllc i- (h'M.t* d to pultlio
good, and the trustees nro charged
''dll Ill" r- qmiisible ilmy of ch«»osing such
methods ns shall provo of tho greatest good
to the publio iu tbe disposition of this prop-
"“ty.
The estate is estimated at $5,000,000.
TEXAS DEMOCRACY.
KnctlonHl Lines Clumiljr Drawn 111 the Hints
Conventluu Yesterday.
Galveston, August 10.—Th. Stnto Dem
ocratic convention nssvtuhUil hi-ront noon
t'l .1,1} f"r 11m. piirpn nominating a
ticket. Thomas Bonner was matlo tempor
ary chairman. A tempomr)' weratarp and
sergeant-at-arms wero then oleoted.
Tbo convention then iirocecihd to
tin- H-l.<-ti..n <>r i- .mn.ilti . * ..ii i-rril.-ntiul*,
permanent organization and plntform,
nf mu- <1.1. iv!.' fri i.i r.tt'li Sena
torial district. Thia occasioned a sharp
•1' li tc .(■ Ill- re nr ml cout.-Mcil dele
gation. who held thnt tho right nf repre
sentation of theso delegations
should b. Drat ll.I.Imlll.il Drfota,
tbo convention proceeded to m lect commit
tees on permuni nt orgaidzntiou and j.lnt-
I'U'II. ' 1 i'll r II.m b wranglim; in,d great
uproar the committees were appointed, nnd
the convention adjourned untila tn. to
morrow, to give timo for tho oommitUid to
prepare their nporls. l’romimnt
condi litoa keforo tho court ntion
aro General Ross, of Waco, Col..m l \\ ill-
lam J, Hwaln, pretent Stale Comptroller.
awa that may bo necessary to pruteot their I' s littleinsnnlty.niongthcm, and the opium I Father Thorp. _ “Then, .aid Mn. Walsh, Ei-Licuti nnnt-Governor Marion 'Martin,
property from every danger, from whatever habit, so often found in the other race, ia "the Bishop threw ub over. My bnsband who represent a the farmer and prohibition
sonreo the asm. may come. unusual, wblgky being tho negro'* great- had worked for two year, gathering tho ma- element ;0“1. R. J. Bnekanridge, ofAnatin,
"8. Tho Democratic party looks with ap-1 «»t enemy, and slaughtering even more I terixl to publish tho paper, and it waa ull and Hon. D. 0. Giddings, of Branham,
prehension npou the fact that for-1 'ban cousumptiou. Th* colored people also destroyed in a moment. Thnt wa» a blow It 1. .imply a question
eign railroad corporations haTo I "u®' r very liltls vrilh nny eye trouble, nnd I auflldent to deatroy as, and ought to have State issues which divides those
acquired control of railways I )**r surgery remarkable well, healing up I satisfied Bishop Giimour'. revenge, hut it men, and antiigonism on tli-.Mi U-ues haa
of Texas in violation of provision, of the I rapidly r.y primary union, and aeldom l.av-1 did net. He has followed oa with a rn.dig- been so sharply defined that it i* quite
r ' — ■“* * ' «»i*v iIikmi ni.Min,u »n,i >... g. pgobablo a “dark horso" will be .lining
upon tho e uivontion. Everything indicates
that this will become tho most exciting c
volition ever held in Texas, ns factional
antagonism wo* steortgly developed.
-i of Dreams.
From the* C hicago News.
Flying is suggested by tho rhythmlo
movements of r. npirntion. An involuntary
cxti union of tho toot U a fall from thedizzy
height of a tower. A alight into
pain becomes the point of an enemy
ger or tho bito of an enraged dog. The
sleeper sometimes dream, of his appearing
on the street or in i-oclety half-dressed; tbe
innocent causo is found in some of tho bed
clothes having fallen off. Difficulty in rts-
pimtion is f. arfnl agony caused by night
mare, the nightmare hi,-ming to he it weight
rolled upon tho chest, or it horrible monster
which threaten* to stillo th. steeper. l‘u-
r. dte and friends cut off in the llower of
life ordinarily appear in dreSrns beenuso of
the profound impression which their death
or burial hits made, hence tho gene rid opin
ion that the dead continue during the night
tlu ir intercourse with tho living. An incon
venient i option of the sleeper, a slight
ldnderai.ee to respiration or interference
with the action of tho heart may ho
tho canse of dreams where ono seeks
an object without being id.le to find it
or has forgotten something in starting on a
{ uurney. Those subjective visu.d nnd ninl-
tory sensation* whi. h am rcprts.nted in a
waking stato us a luminous chaos of an
obscure visual field, by humming and row
ing in the care, and especially .objective
r. tir.al sensations, cause tho dreamer to seo
innumerable bird*, butterfius, f.sb, multi
colored pears or tlowera. But if there be
some ctiUuiour irritation these visions era
usually changed into cate rpillars or beetles,
crawling over tbe skin cf tho s’eeprr.
to compel aS railways J doing btudnesg in No physician whol. familiar only with t*”*ntly, ’hat I do not bolieve
this stato to maintain an office in the 'M* 8 patient* liaa any conception, accord- Btehop Giimour ii the church. I beliove ho
State, in compliance with ccctiou 3, article in B 10 Uf ' Tipton, of tho difference ueoee- l» bigoted, narrow-minded, and malignant,
10 of the constitution. We pledge ourselves *“7 1“ the treatment of precisely similar eteejl* would not have trUsl to keep my
to secure by tew tbe right ot the Stato to disease* in the blsck man, whon vitality ia husband out of tha chnreh aimply because
inspect all books belonging to or nnper-1 low > ‘hit everything depreeslng mutt be I b * wai » patriot and a teacher,
teuuiog to organization, op, ration I .-voided. “The vital tore* of the negro has Mrs. Welsh tea moet lntelUgent woman,
and business of nfilways of * Texas. '**“ subortllnated to tbe muscular, his hut her features plainly indicate th* sorrow
We protest against the dissolution of pare!- immenae physical force has been enltivatisl *he hat borne. She exhibited several
lei utd oompeting hues in the State, and *»»• n*tofinad.*t *xp»*« of that oe- [ jt^tattoMd baanttfJ tawaa writteo bj
pledge ooreelvea that law. ahall be passed cul * eaaenoe which predominates so largely Laptain W ulsh some time before his death,
ind enforced to correct the evil. Wo pledge '■> «>« economy of tile white man." Uo is “J “ 8h ®«^ l !?°
onraelvcs to paas general laws forfeiting to fo P d ® f f8t J * hlc 1 b h8T « tot ?J5n **tfiv!2l SSETSPl mJS?
the State all kind* of laud heretefore granted ““ £•* of 1 *"" W8 “ T “ JfllSJlliSS) oSSlSi
to railway corporation* where anch corpo- » b ® nt B* 8 Oriental, and heshuh dream, po* 1* “. to be condemned for tiii- fl he Bbhop
rations have failed to comply with Ke I seta for tha children of the sun." There-1 “I* k®*- Wait until I prepare the fact*,
terms of their charters, or have failed in fore he develops musenlar force at th* ex- “d w# wlll see what the people aay. Mrs
good faith to alienate tLeir land, within the P*na* of ritedityand when the strain comes It %nn\
period fixed by law. *0° of*®® 18118 lnto deadly collapse, from J 88 Pstriek, and that it would proba
•«J. We believe that •tockholders in pri- nervona stlmnlant can aronae b 1 / ^® P° bli * 1 j 8 d in iU nncompleted form^
bU sitjs Ua
their stock, and an additional amount equal cnnib8 to whatever serious ailmcut may cowrutra rux worn,
to the stock owned by them, and that the overiak* bio. When tbey are conjured, or a Q< ] present the Irish question in Its trn.
Legislature should rtgulatoand fixtheterm* , 88 term being hewitehed, I jjght. There te enough of it already done
upon which private corporations may do 1 00 8l “_“ treatment will benefit negroes to ,j, ow llwt , h# ego,,,,! f tl0 ilom inlre-
bmdneis in this State, and that laws should nnl ! 11110 ’[ 00 j* o ° .'"jfP 1 “ broken. The D0 t had tbe support of the Church
the unqualified approval of the Dtmocraey I Salisbury, in a speech at the L >rd Mayor’s
of Texaa." I banquet in London la*t night, proctetme-l
l’|K>n the adoption of the i-btlform, nom-| war a roKfr-’i - Ji.ebut n of |nii nieech
inauon. for Governor were mads. Thalia twenty y. are ot manacle* for the Irish,
bellotting resulted in the election of Geu-1 “Vary good," i -.<* United Ireland
gaal L 0. Baas, whoa* mrimlha waa | race Ip sncuiUitaied to rastet tyranny.
lienlaw. I nia.toatoai.aornawuiaia. nriaat earn* to Cleveland to lecture and
“11. Wo declare that all tha State con- . Th8r818 *>® getting thte belief ont ot the \ ',i r . W alsh had befriended him. In hit ad-
victa should be confined within the walla of ignorant nagrpea; and Dr. Tipton aay. that
the penitentiary, and that it te the duty of be baa actually given them medicine to
tho Legislature to provide a (.euitentiiry I <ln, I e the Uzarda sway. He therefore con-
sufficient for this purewse. We are also I du* 1 * 8 that the aalvation of the colored
in favor of a re onn school 0 r »ee In the South depends on education,
house of correction for minors eepecUHy in the lawa of hygiene; and
and females couvioted of offeMee, to the "poneuce justifies a high respect lor
end that they may ba separated from the | k 1 * opinion* regarding the subject,
adult convicte of the State. “ ~
“12. We do not beUev* that the view* of . . A Urot.u.lttoo Uaostlon.
any citizen upon the qneetion of local op-1 Coajrtt’a Solid Kcalh.
tion should interfere with bis standing in A good tewyeraays that even in tbe erpnt
the Democratic party, and we declare the ot Ordinary Thrasher, of Oconee, appealing
question to be one in which every Demo- to the Supreme Court, that the sale of
crat may indulge bte own views without af-1 liquor ean ba stopped in the county until
feeling his Democracy. I after decision te made. In view of this
“13. Tbe Democrats of Texas declare I fact, it te reported that the ordinary will
that St te the dnty of tho gen- declare th* resnlt “wet." An appeal will
eral government to protect and then be made, when Judge Hutchins will
defend the huubleet American citizen I appoint three justice* of the peace to re-
agalnat unlawful acts of any and all nation* I count the Tote and declare the result,
mi l that diciaiTe action aiu lUmanding in-1 1
.hlenity for past and existing grievance*! Sallaburjr’e Rapraaelve Policy,
and aeevBty mr tbe future \t ill i:.,iet with Dublin, Augt:-t 12.-United Ireland f it*
dress the priest hod complained that th.
E principle* of Irish freedom were not anp-
ited by the heoda of tbo church in Dab-
l This provoked a controversy between
Ur. Walsh, then editor ot tit* Celtic Index,
and Father Thorp,' who ha* charge of the
largest Catholic congregation in tbe city. Brunswick It.
When It bad been discovered that the latter The Iterate
not maintaining bte own iutheargu- , Eighteen years ago there was hut one
vehicle in Brunswick, and that was a carry-
all, and that waa in constant demand
for all tha purpose* for whi-lt earrtegm and
ment tbe bkltop interfered, and overthrew
Mr. Wa'ah. Bine* then he had been unre
lenting in hi* pereecntious. Mi*. Walsh
said ah* had asked her son to gather togeth
er the manuscript of the book and arrango
for Its publication.
TIRED OF TOO MUCH TEMPERANCE.
tiffed to affect hli capture, ai.<l S*p-
Ike !*■**«, W. B. Lose paid I*, the,
* amount liable by | jiletiou of tb®
ter eeek eeeape. .Vbout
awl old-fusb-
zn Iv. Foul”
A KsIlrtMMl CompletcfL
OhuClcmon, S. Ca.AugTUt Fi.-Tjjicom-
e ^laVar.Ii-ab N rullro^l,
lrom Aui - u-la to A
recess nntil
let it be, in the ns
Cntpaprer. a jot
r. happened to ba In Jo
bgated at tit* Utter pL
Llh-.-liUl.
, S. C.,
,LtT '•> ill, i
I p. m.
utl, LVullai Dr
: prr
dll.
Bolting !m»
CbASLESTON, S. All <:,t
I.rnio,’ratio c.nMiitiou ,.( the I
tri t ,t ot 1 lorelirt: t-. dn\ .
1_ - .1,01. Tr iu Mar.-.n .ounty h-.l
r-L.air.il,g -l-lrgate- nr.mil.at..!
umii tin .rgc W. Dargau'hy a.-. !,.u
Dodge County Jo
l-.rtttl... hr.. .
- sled over the pr-
id hi
lling f- r t!. At!.
The Democrat# ot lurnurall Vole I’or th*
ll'pcal of tbe County Prohibition Act.
IlanNwxu, August 9.—The convention
called to settle the much vexed family qtnr-
rel, prohibition, met to-day at Barnwell.
Dr. X. F. Kirkland, chairman of the Demo
cratic party, presided. After conaiderabl -
debate and a hotly hut friendly contested
fight, the convention moved that the pro
hibition act be repealed. The vote stood
OS for repeal to CC against re j tl. This
War | sattics amicably a qnarttoo which area
Iverynearts ling dia enaion inottrparti.
I Co!--nd Cnuiit.and Colon-1 OgUtio, th , I el
, -tt- !- !• .- of pr- l.i -itinii, ad-lr. -,..t tho c-.n-
U..-, I vn.li.m Hi, t .. . i ti_. ....I, r*q>- vi :.
y ill- ! tr. . tL-tim- •- -- :.-h th 1 ere lit t-. th- t.--:v« !
"• r r„ n-1 \ .. 1 (i U. M Wil 1 , f.
d-. ‘ . .t.i.ir.— ■-1 tlie courentiori, an-l ’r.-ir .!
tion .-t-rrcho* eh-:lad tn-m n-lous ajq'.t 'J
other vebides are now tuerl. At the same
time there was bat one dray, and that «as
owned by John Davenport, Esq., who after
wards became on. of our for- most lawy-rs.
He rays there waa bnt one piano in Bruns
wick, and that wav an ext-.. -iingly -m.,11
and un-,-Bfurforv one, with 1 --g* atten-
nated to the ln«t degree. Now »t- have
about 300 pianos of tho bfat dasi awd
makes, abont 30 dray* m aetiv- -.-rvi.-o
and about 1<J0 plcn.-.uro earrteg, s aud tug-
gtes.
A loan
th.
n -
► 1-1 that i
mpltehtd
ed, L.,th
.-1 ,Ut
1 -Mlile Karth<|D«kf,
From the Lampkln Iud^pendeut.
Hr. J. M. Harlej and a friend wore out
. - r. 1 i 'Uatin ? -i few d i>> ki»o in th.‘ hillH,
* 1. . tb.* .tn.- t* .1 BonieUmiD that lf^oked
n .ra lib. an *’»trthqu tkf tl.nn Anything
* 1'*’, li** y tir-it hi-urd a dw-jj, rumbling
i. . •».»■* i:,. ground criu-k op<;n t smoko
ti.roi. ihc a{q>4-rtare, and then ku«1-
h. '.’y 1..-/ y\r.c‘- •:{ ground covering
t-Afiityor n .rt\ )^rU hlowly nonk into a
jt r ib y, carryin^ Luko tre«H with it.
• pround an.1 not unuMi&lljr wet, and the
x «'•- i •• •• < : -it* a.w very j^rceptible. Mr.
H'.ri* ) d vnl.i ^ it mt ou« of tbe moat re-
i. tarkihblc occurrtncta that he haa etcr aaen.