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hr MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH : TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
_.. ( )PLE OF VIOTO■ •••.
*** tbb i’Ubuo fob
n„i Keen Appointed to So-
i*-srJS » r *»•
,LdSUtti-IW 0 ". Wm »•
r Found Tl.elr Petition.
Ttiis, August 25.—Tho citi-
WtS -jjc held a muting last even-
•^.k.rourt house for the purpose qf preciitive,
** enures lor the relief of the suf.
Kr the recent storm, the devastation
**"'Saide-sprcad that impending suf-
t^ffherond local aid. A relict com*
1/M “ Appointed, which issued tho fol*
££ rfdnU requesting that it be aent
Jttfo/ publication in the newspapers of
^.r^huitably-inclined people of Ameri-
‘jFriday thia section was devastat-
ffa.Aeheaviest windstorm ever known
*4 Tvi-wast and many of our citizens are
*knt food and shelter. Not alone were
fSUulations of years in many in-
#* « swept ont of existence by the fierce
SSituie, but growing crops were de-
the fields. But few ofourciU-
a 10 ' -canid general calamity, and
||Dl * 2._.SMa«aU1t' mlnnil Tin 1
white forehead b or “»s ntrlftA « n
middle and brushed aaidi^riveai'abrow as
^
Mias JIuifree rides ont nearly evorv
8 , tlect . ln K generally the TennaUy-
shealunst'i rcft £ Un K *'“> countfv
■^eJmost invanably takes a stroll in the
Z 0d .u . *1 18 dnring this .stroll, her friends
say, that she does the i-hiet mental work in
her novel. When at theme in Tenneleo
fm hon‘L i W i Dder U ; tou « U 1110 mountains
fj* « J! < l fll , y ’. BI ! d tho descriptions of
these mountains m>her work show that her
observations were accurate as well as an-
IbSSfvV A , B the JV ro no “obtains
about W asbington, she has to take the next
t i| 1D §~ t -n e u W0 °? 8 - 11 U Bail1 that her
new work will bo given to the printer be
fore she leaves the city, and then she can
spend her honeymoon untroubled by the
agarics of the children of her imagination.
‘CIRCUS PREACHFRS.”
A BITTER ATTACK ON THE Bl SAM
PKKAl’LTIC COMBINATION.
The Ttro CcorslA *'
at the Head of » Show ProceMli
Cincinnati—The Germans S<
rloiialjr Object to Them.
SHIPPING DESTROYED
irretrievably ruined. But
*“Ire "threatened by a worse danger:
" tismine follows close upon tho whirl-
r“a. track, and men and women and in-
children suffer for food sad eioth-
■ The people of Victoria county, them-
*£ . heavy sufferers, are doing ali, and
Z, till continue to do everything in their
” r to relieve tho distressed and to give
THE COTTON CHOP.
The Condition or the Plant up to tho lath
of August.
The following is given by tho Department
ot Agriculture as a correct report of the con-
drijuu of the cotton crop up to August 18th:
i'he cotton crop has Buffered from wit
weather in every State except Texas and
Arkansas. In Charlotte, N. C., (1.11 inches
of rain fell in the week ended July 2d, and
over 5 inches in Charleston and Augusta,
In Jacksonville, Fla., 5.22 inches fell in the
week ended July 9th. In tbo week follow
ing 3.21 inches fell in Charlotte. The heav-
lest precipitation in the third week of July
is recorded for Jacksonville and Savannah.
Iq the fourth week Memphia had 4 74 iucbtm.
Mobile 3.30 and several places in Florida
over 3 inches. Galveston bad about 1 inch
C “temporary assistance until they can dnring tho month.
—nm for ft new start in life. The On tho other page may bo found the
for
Mugour resources, and unless
i A C1D be extended from tho charitably
I Sued throughout the United States our
I J^Tejorta must fall largely short of tho
I Billina necessity.
fetherefore, with all confidence in the
I iutneu of our undertaking, sure that the
Stftt heart of the American peoplo throbs
I UjjBpsthy with tho distressed of
Imrt nation and every color, issue
[ a/ our appeal for help.
| fjod and clothing aro imperatively
I SWi without them the gtowiag fuam «
kilter wifi be succeeded by sickness and
Mh. Out of yonr plenty, unswept by
I jarasnd secure from tho rush of tho
I (jaifs mad waves, send us a moiety, he it
I—no little. Itls < nit tor tliuse win, ur,-
I hdpless and in cruel want, both white and
I Hack, that we appeal, not to replace what
I |n been lost, bnt to reduce human
[ gluing and check ns wo may be
| Ah the torrent of human woe now mb.
mailing so many of onr once happy
^Contributions may be forwarded through
I hi. Levy and BrownsenA Sibley, bankers,
t this city, to J. W. Brownsen, chairman;
I 6. A Levy, D. 8, Kydon, C. 0. Chaffee, A.
I (jtidinio, general relief committee. lle-
I ' ,’ly, II. A. I it l '.N, Ciiiurnmu;
1 ' Slims Lew,
0. L. Tucbman, Jr.,
C. L. Dcxtar,
W. 8. Glass,
Committco on Appeals,
BEAUTIFUL M183 MUUFltEE.
Ow Rrllllnnt Teuueuce No v cl lit on tlio
Eve or ller WcddlDg.
d Letter to Int«r-0ce»3.
Kiss Mnrrfrec, thu young novelist whose
lone, in tbo Atlantic Monthly nnder the
|mioDjm of Ohnrlcs Egbert Craddock at-
suud meb widespread attenttoa, to tel
Tiitinglon on a short visit to the daughter
riCtnptumnn ltichardson of Tonnissee.
Uiiit*gUining of next month she will re
tail her Tvnuesseo homo in couquiny
'41k Richardson to make final propu-
atai for her wedding, which will take
fkniiSeptember. Just wbat kind of a
uityonng literary woman is gt’
sofilis impossible to’find ont.
Bwhon told soma friends thnt ho was
iB-foot fanner who has spent all his life
Mug alter his crops, and thst bo is jnst
wtppo.it. ot his buttothori in appearanco
■lintnites, lie is poor,Too, while Miss
Isirt. bu, beside the incowo from her
•mb, a very comfortable homo in Mur-
weboro. Any one who has seen HU
*“b« »fil be surprised that she should
bn no uncultured farmer. 8bo is the
riffpiak of culture in appearance and
wm«a While not positively beantiful
•t o»i a faco that any man would like to
»«»t more than once. The features aro
m rtgular, the note being a little too
“I*, Uni the ears are by no means- "liltlo
P* imUs," but taken nil together is one
khtact admiration. Dear chief charmlies
■ lueipreasion of thoso largo laughing
*■ of ben. They are a study in their way.
Wot motion of the mind can be mirrored
■mem as accurately as in speech. Tho
■w Hprtssion is one of quiet amusement,
• w .yes can be said to havo any canal
JW««ion, so quickly do tho refiections of
■‘“•bugs chase one another.
,** u * brilliant convcrser, but a better
■“set; in fact, hor listening qualities
■“Mote one of her greatest charms.
2“* *"* displayed in a marked drgree a
■» tuning, uo at a sort of rennion of
.-—— people at Assistant Secretary
Moat of the time she was the
Sr®** group of admirers, wno seemed
Jr*? 1 ““ **th her and afterward spoke of
“ onlliant conversational powers. The
Jr however, that sho spoke less than
prteenL It was her listening that
2* “• tu*a of eloquence. When any
a. ■ 'Peaking to her she turned on him
rr‘“troua eyes In an eager, interested
aZf? "fleeted in her expression every
fjsbt.ngge.taa. In fact. Miss Murfree
w» ot that sort of persons to whom
EL® 1 t»'k yourself for hours and
E"£nV trite (to Impremion that she
>oi “Mhoaa eonvetser, and that you are,
H-4
ZjkjTpImiaBt fellow yourself. She
^'“•Pi.bUo questions of the lay
ones, and dilate on dress with
’t 1 -h t Cnd J’ ^ ut there U one subject on
•Mtli ', never touch, namely, bar
ttoni ,a * tnenUon of one of her books is
heo«^!. 00 ^iy thing that cat disconcert her
Out When any ono is so indis-
this, she tries to change the
•he fails,listens with ill-con-
GJPtny.-—
jeong Udy’, approaching marriage
tkgL^ll** m to tnm her attention
*or~r*“Om her work. Indeed, since
Mbit J** 0 b*re, she has l.il >ore,l conaid-
V**w novel, wkM. H MiK
In kook form, in
weekly record of the signal service for va
rious points throughout tho cotton belt. In
June the average precipitation of the cotton
belt was 0.49 inches, against 3.73 in 1885,
nnd 4.79 in 1884.
In the early part of July tho Sninry from
excessive moisture was serious" in North
Carolina, stimulating a rank growth of
grass, which in many fields has not been
extirpated. Where cultivation followed
promptly there has been great improve
ment, more manifest in the red soils than
in the sandy areas. In some counties there
was no rain for ten days, nnd dronth is
already threatening the crop.
A similar excess of rain is reported in
Sonth Carolina, making clean cultivation
difficult and repressing development and
fruiting. Where the grasses have been de
stroyed there has been general improve
ment, which can scarcely repair the loss of
timo suffered. Constant rain from May 16
to July 10 is reported in Fairfield, and in
Marion from liny 20 to July 14. As in
North Carolina tho cropendnred the vicissi
tudes of the storms better on the cist
loams than on the sandy soils. Growth
and color are better than boll formation,
which Is deficient.
Thero was injurious saturation of the soil
early in July In Georgia, followed by dry-
weather and marked improvement Several
correspondents report great improvement
in the red lands, and prospects of a fair
crop. On the best plantations the crop is
moderately clean, yet there is a consider
able area that is grassy. The crop is late;
some correspondents say two weeks, some
three. The cotton crop must bo short It
will require a a very late fall to make a full
cropundemhe most favorablo futuro condi
tions.
liain and resulting grass are causing
much complaint in Florida, where pros
pects were previously fine. The attempt
to clean fields has been fonnd injurious
to cotton and caused tbo shedding oi
bolls.
The Btory of cotton in Alabama has been
told elsewhere. It has been grassy, is so
now, and in some places development has
been delayed. Tbo plant is overgrown in
good Hti.l. and excessively “w,-> ly, h. aithv
and vigorous nnder clean cultivation, but
small, late and sometimes pnny and in the
grass. In thia condition a late and favor
ablo antnmn is an important element in the
utttumto product. It is generally stated
that improvement has been rapid in the lat
ter part of July.
In Mississippi late and imperfect cnltlvn-
tioil basil,-luyid .1.-\,1.,|.nn-lit. nth. raise ;t
is looking well, especially on uplands. Homo
areas havo been snbmorged and the plants
drowned.
Many of the correspondents of Louisiana
report the crop a month late. Injary from
rain U worse than in Mississippi, yet the
.rospect has. greatly improved siace the
:5th of July. The bottom crop ia scarcely
an appreciable quantity In many place*. In
the valleys of the hill region there has been
some loss from floods.
In Texas there aro few reports of exces
sive moisture. On the contrary, some com
plaint of dronth la made, bnt not general!' •
very serious in results. "The beat outlook
for years," la reported. "Tbo largest crop
that lias been made for years,” is
oxpected in Walker. In Brazoria a bale
per acre la predicted tor tho absence of
worms. At Fort Bend picking is fairly
commenced, with prospects of an ahnnd&nt
yield. In this connty our correspondent
says that some planters on fresh lands hope
to get two bales to the acre. One more
rain In Wise wiil make a fall crop. In
Morris tho crop Is three weeks earlier than
last year. Yet such la the breadth of
Texas, the vnrioly of toil and meteorologi
cal condition that tbero is always a low rate
of yield in some districts, notably the ex
treme western. It is said that in Brown
connty, in the dry northwest, cotton will
make about a bale to ten acres, and the
Governor has asked for contributions from
other part* of the State for tho anfferets in
this part of the district.
Cotton is in better condition in Arkansas
than in any other State. Thero has been
abundant rain—In some places an excess
daring June—yet the statement for Jack-
son, that the crop was never belter, is well
cultivated and has ft vigorous growth, has
quite a general Application throughout the
State: The earliest planted is the best in
Prairie connty; It U far beyond the average.
In Saline, eax'y planted could not be bet
ter, but lato planted U doing well In
Franklin, river bottom lands, tho indica
tions are that it will grow too large and
rank, bnt promising a full average ® ro P‘
“»«• *fi« trim to change the Il ^*K52mS^P*ls
with ill-eon- ^th,Tplands tacoipara-
.?>»plra.nra It must not beanp- Many correspondents re
port it m (railing will, though tho lower
i "•MdJOthi mtliM s.r .is * [antis fihoW tlW cffccU of tOQ PUCh HUD*
jfiot oj books a:' r: a *\ m t rcl °* The cuterpiltar has done little damage,
IdoL™? thepapera Uarf mu U iu appearance ti
Florida and on th» Georgia cosa*. It is not
abundant in Texas and is scarcely noticea
ble in Alabama, IDmismppJ or laimsian*
The general average of the. couJ,turn has
been reduced since the lost report from 80 1
to 81.3. as follows: Virginia m. WurthOg
olina 74, South Carolina Ci. Georgia
style 1- not one The decline utho h.nv
Ifow' Her pr .gross In writing is
rl‘«nn
viest in the Csro-
het
fid to tho»e urStJ
esk. Miss Bichvrd-
a can. jBtaetu.nvr.i
friend freqmentlyspend
fe»Shu/L , i?* U PaJteand »h« «* >“-t m
•Siotaii?™- 11 . n P- Still, with all th
Mi«< Hunter's ■ amgoM-
'• But a wrinkle on that nigh
cj lHtrMltrt»U»ir l“W‘
n.aotll
•L- re uf IU* t»iu« D«J. ' *• ‘“'7 D
i**t book * ^
Now York Times Special.
Cincinnati, August 23.—Ono of tho fea-
turrs u* tli<- !■ irtl.i'tlining exposition will l*«*
a big street parade, its purpose being to at*
tract visitors from the interior. The mar
shal is a man of energy, and has appointed
can a numerous staff, comprised of prominent
citizens of ali classes Among thoso whom
he has selected are the evangelists Sam
Jones and Sam Small, who havo proved
good advertising cards at numerous c;unp
meetings. It appears that the assignment
of these gentlemen to a place in tho proces
sion was a mistake. The Volks Freund,
tho leading German daily, of this morning
says:
••The grand marshal of tho exposition
parade (Captain A* H. Mattox) has in bin
otherwise commendable zeal for the good
cause had the misfortune to invite those
crazy pnlpit clowns, the ‘Rev.’ Sam Jones
and the ‘Rev.* Sam Small, who aro just
now infesting the vicinity of Cincinnati
and recruiting for the Longview Insane
Asylum, to serve os special adjutants. Both
have signified their acceptance, and they
will, it is said, ride at the head of the pro
cession on either side of tho grand mar
shal Whether tho project will really be
carried out or whether Captain Mattox,
when he finds ont what wo communicate
below, will make a change in tho pro*
gramme we cannot predict; hut we will say
in all seriousness to every German-Aineri-
can who has been allotted to the staff of
the grand marshal that he will degrudo
himself and his family if he trots behind
the above named isdividttftl? Id th«
parade. One of these, namely, the ‘Rov.’
Sam Jones, in a recent so-called sermon in
Urbana, Ohio, gave utterance to the follow
ing low and vulgar tirade:
“ ‘The Germans are trying to tako this
country, and the question for you people to
settle is, shall we turn the country over to
the devil, the Dutch, and the dnn cow? I
hope tho day will come when we preachers
will take hold of these things and thunder
them from the pnlpit like hell fire.’
“The above was uttered with a full sense
of his responsibility by Sam Jones, and the
utterances and opinions of Sam Small aro
entirely of the same stripe, and honoruUo
(i. ruin'.-Am. ri.-in*- aiv • Ap-cted to march
behind such shameless fellows in the parade.
B.\h! The Germans, therefore, belong
between tho devil and the dirty cow!
Thia is the opinion publicly expressed of
th*- il« xi^m.teil l. ii.Krs of the proeetsioo,
the Tlev.' Sam Jones and the 'Rev.' Sam
Small.
In the list of persons named on tho
Grand Murfii il\ start p-.jhlishul yestrrdnv
thi rr lire il. / 'im ot im: i ^ r»t o-ir 1110-t dis
tinguished German citizens. Will these
gentlemen lower themselves to serve as tho
followers of such men in the procession?
We donbt it, or rather wo regard it as im
possible, and the German publio may r x-
pecttbnttboy will immediately offer the
alternative|to Captain Mattox either to de
sist from tho project of having these miser
able circus preachers participate in the pro
cession or to give up tho idea of co-optn\
lion on the part of tho Germans."
Captain Mattox said to-day that upon iu
nniry be had found that the utterance* o
tho Volks Freund expressed the opinion of
Germans generally, lie said ho had for
warded the invitations to Sam Jouoh uud
Sam Small to serve on his staff, and h* 1 wai
at r. loss how to remedy the matter.
Along the Texas Coast by Friday Night's
Heavy Storm.
Galvf.ston, August 21.—Tho recent storm
proved very destructive to small vessels
off the Texas coast It will doubtless l>«*
months before a full list of tho casualties
The sloop Katio J. W, went to piceeB off
lVlii'tin island Tho crew wert savtd.
^ Lying near her, bottom up, ia the Bloop
Kli/a. Her crew of two men are supposed
t«* Ik- dr.»\\ nt d.
Au unknown vessel is reported bottom
up at Red Fish Bar.
Schooner Livonia Harkings is now lying
bottom up in tho bay near Pelican island.
Two of her crew were lost.
Schooner Lottie Mayo is reported ashore
near Indianola. All bauds are supposed to
have be n lust.
Schooner Luke Austin is near here, but
the crew of the latter wero saved
All small craft in the bay from the shoal
to Rdwards's point are reported to havo
been lost.
Schooner S. \V. Perry has gone to pieces
in tbo Gulf, and her cargo of lumber,valued
at $3,000, is strewn along tbo beach for
several miles. Her captain and cook wero
drowned. Tho remainder of the crew wero
saved.
It is estimated that tho damage done to
tbo shipping in this vicinity during tho
storm will approach $100 000.
Tho village of Quintana, at tho month of
the Brazos river, was entirely swept away
aud schooners Rosa Lee and Nettie wet-
driven ashore; no lives are lost so far a
known.
TWO VIEWS.
PLATFORMS OF MICHIGAN REPUBLI
CANS ANI) ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
The Democrat* Imlorne Cleveland'* Admin
istration aud Favor a Kcductlou ot
Tariff—Th© Republican* Find
Fault With Cleveland.
RtFUSE’D AT THE ALTAR.
Chattanooga Times.
What might have been quite a nice roman
tic marriage waa nipped in the bud in this
city yesterday by tho extravagant nro of the
contents of o whisky bottle.
Among tbo passenger* who camo to the
city on tne early trains yesterday morning
were Wm. Plummer, of Petersburg, and
Mrs. Virginia Edwards, of New York. .They
proceeded to the Crow Home where they
took dinner. About 4 o'clock Mr. Plum
mer approached Mr. John Crow, the genial
clerk ot the hotel, and asked him where he
could procure a mnrriago license, stating
that ho and Mrs. Edwards intended getting
married. Mr. Crow showed his character
istic accommodation by going to the court
and taking out a license, and returned with
'Squire Freeman to perform the ceremony.
In the meantimo the intended groom be
gan to grow nervous, and concluded to
•'brace up" with tho anaUtance of a few
cocktails. When the hour for the ceremony
arrived tho party assembled in the
parlor, and it was discovered that Plum
mer, the bridegroom, was drunk.
The prospective bride waa not slow to
discover the condition of her intended, and
she at once put to flight any idea of a wed
ding, when she walked up to Plummer and
in a resolute voice said:
I will net marry yon while you are
drunk.”
Her remark 6cemed to bring Plummer to
bis senses, nnd he hung down his head and
Attempted to mnmble out some reply.
Finally the cocktails came to his rescue, and
assuming an unconcerned air he took the
the license, and handing it to Mrs. Edwards,
remarked: “Here is the license; you had
better tako caro of it, as you may yet need
it"
The party then dispersed. It waa rumored
th.iU thej wou d be married thia morning,
but us neither of thorn was seen tho truth
of tho rumor waa not known. Nothing in
relation to the couple could be learned, out
from appearance* they are people of intelli
gence and refinement.
MISSISairiM LABOR TROUBLES.
They are AdTanelnsr Toward* s Solution
by Arbitration.
Bkoctox, Miss., August 24.—The labor
troublo here ia advancing toward a solution.
Last night the KnighU of Labor, who so
far have taken no part in the
lock-out, adopted a resolution
declaring that as the manufacturers had
broken tho rules by inaugurating a lockout,
those rules were now null and void. The
aldermen also passed resolutions pro
viding for a general commitec-t of
conference composed of representative* from
labor organizations, manufacturers and cit
izens. The movement meets with very
general ftppiobst on and may bo pro
ductive or all that U anticipated.
The action taken by tho KnighU
of Labor council means that
KnighU are no longer bound bv the agree
ment made la^t winter. Any Knight is at
liberty to return to work the moment the
hhop opens, whether tho others return
or not _____________
Sa«««l Ills ur©.
D, of lie r»* Cav*. Ky.. hi
.. » *.i;% arm. aid. i ..ir.i-: ,
INDIANOLA IS COMPLETELY WBSCKI
Not more than three or four houses
< sr.ipi il lie-Htrurtion.
Dr. Fisher, tho qnarantino officer, with
his wife, M. Mahone, Captain Adolph Star-
brook, and a negro woman named Martha
Ellle, had a narrow escape from drowning.
The quarantine station was washed away
early Friday morning, and they were forced
to take refuge in a j*rg» grov« of Spanish
cedars that grew near tho qnarantino hos
pital. For mno hours they clung to theso
frail supports before they were relieved.
Nearly every bonso on tho tipper end of
tho island was swept away. Bettie Mead,
a negro woman, and two children wero
drowned. No other livos were reported
lost.
Nearly ail the sheep and cattlo on tho
Bland wero drowned, and others will prob
ably perish for the want of water. Thoro
aro no provisions on tho island ex
cept meat. Nono of tho survivors saved
anything besides what they had on. Much
suffering will ensue unless aid is at once
oxtended. Orders have been issued to ro-
moYo tho office of the collector of rnatomu
from Indianola to Victoria, and tho transfer
wifi I- limdn niiin* di,it« ly.
The bodies of Mrs. Dr. Hodges, ber twin
children And her sister, Mrs. Crocker, vic
tims of tho atorm at Indianola, were in-
terred atCm-ro on Sunday.
8an Antonio, August 2k— AboutU o'clock
this evening a funnel shaped cloud niado
its appear&noo in tho northwest, and in a
few seconds swept diagonally across tho
city. 'I hu storm lusted about iifty minutes,
and was accompanied by heavy hail, tho
size of marbles Amonc tho buildings dam
aged are Adams’ boarcling-houso, Reaver’s
Uvtnr stables, tho Southern hotel, and po
lico headquarters, which bad tho roof torn
off.
TWO FAMILIES LOST.
Galveston, Augast 24.—A special to tho
News from Victoria says: “Additional
news of the destructive foren
of last Friday’8 storm are
constantly being received. The latest ad
vices report tho Iohh of Captaio Wm. Moore,
wife and five children, and his brother
Dolph Moore, wife and three children,
the f&rtner residing at Demiug’n
Bridge, and tho latter at Eliott.
They camo down Matagorda Bay Thursday
afternoon to -visit friends on tho Matagorda
peninsula. On tho same afternoon tho
party iett Indianola in tho sloop Dauntless
for their destination. Yesterday
the vessel was discoverod in tho bay, bot
tom upwards.
In conseqnenco of destruction in In-
dianola, the seat of Calhoun
county will be removed back
to Lavilarrica, tho former county seat,
which wiil also bo tho Gulf terminus of tho
Gulf, Western Texes and Pacific railroad,
which was badly damaged by tho storm.
CAMDEN’S FILTHY JAIL.
The Health Authorities Turn the Ho*© on
the Place and Clean It.
Camden county jail is now clean. War
den Frank Shaw tamed the hose on the
filth last Wednesday and kept it up nntil
.Saturday night, when tbe Board of Health
pronounced tho place in decent cbndition.
In tbe street in front of tbe building yes
terday tbero lay a promiscuous pile of dirt
three feet high, ten foet long and six feet
broad, and ull of it was taken from tho
conntv jail. The sight of it was almost
-nougli in urivt- tin pan-T-i th« typhoid
fever. But this was not all. A few feet
from the pile and in the middle of the street
was a lot of black ashes, tbo remains of
sixty straw mattresses which had been
burnt up, Camden people aro wondering
how the jail escaped an epidemic.
About a month ago Dr. Hurst, of tbo
New York Htate board of beAltb, visited the
jail and found a horrible state of things. As
a result tho full Btalo board, with the city
health hoard, paid the institution an official
visit last Monday. The warden was away,
and the city board came next day, deter
mined that something should be done at
once. Warden Shaw said the trouble was
that the county freeholders would not fur
nish him with the neeessanr cleansing sup
plies. nnd that it vw not bis fault. Thev
told him to get whatever ho needed, and if
the county would not pay the bills they
would.
Tho result wai a thorough cleaning of the
jail, the first tho place ho* received since
the beginning of May. Saturday afternoon
tbe Camden city health board b«4d a joint
mooting with the court liou*o committee of
the freeholder*, and the result was an un
derstanding that the county should pay the
bills ordered by the health board.
Tbe jail has no uniform, consequently
those prisoners who have no friends to
bring them clean clothing are compelled to
weAr the same clothes until they are re
leased. It has been decided to bring the
matter before the whole board at a mteting
this week.
SENATOR LVaKTS SERIOUSLY HURT
tlulZnuVL":,
WiNDhoB, Vt., August 25.—A carriage
containing Senator Evarts, of New York,
Charles oTPerkins, of Breton, and Hi**
Matthews, daughter of Judg** Stanley Mat
thews, of Ohio, was overturned this even
Ag. Perkins was instantly killed and Sen
ator Evarts and Mini Matthews were seri
ously injured^
A IaUjt Hilled In m ftallroiu! Accident.
Gal\k>11»v, AafuatSL 'A special to th
h
train
News from BrenlT
of the north bound
on the Gulf, Color
Fe railroad jurabec
two mi!**** above Lyonayest^rdny and went
down a t#*n foot embankment. Il n report
ed thnt Mr*. Lockett w** killed, and abont
fifteen cthtis more or lens injured.
SpumorntLD, Iu.., August 2U>. —The Dem
ocratic convention was called to order at
noon by Hon. Alfred Orendorff, chairman
of tho Stato central committee.
Hon. James W. Duncan was named as
temporary chairman. Duncan in his speech
gave great praise to tho administration of
President Cleveland.
Tho convention hall was liberally sup
plied with circulars signed by the executive
couimitteo of the Stato Labor AHSoriatiou
asking for n rosolution abolishing, prison
contract labor.
A. J. F. Ricker, of Quincy, was nominat
ed for Stato treasuyr, ami J’rof. F. T. Old
for superintendent of public instruction.
THE PLATFOUM.
“Resolved, That tho Democracy of Illi
nois in convention assembled reaffirm tho
platform <d principles adopted by the
r.fttionnl Democratic party at tho Chicago
convention which nominated Grover Clove-
land for President, and Thomas A. 1 len-
(iricks for Vice-President; and congratulates
the country upon their election nnd tho res
toration of our party to power in the ad
ministration of tho national government.
That we cordially approve tho udmiuiatra-
tioa of President Cleveland for its faithful
adbereno* to tho principles of tho Demo
cratic party, nml to the pledges mado
to tho peoplo before tho election, ami for
its ability, integrity and economy in the ad
ministration of national nilnirH.
“That the Democratic party, by its his
tory and traditions, is pledged to tho pro
tection of all American citizens, both native
bum mm uatuiulzou, while sojourning in
foreign lands; and we heartily commend
the prompt and sao'ossfal demand of Pres
ident Cleveland’s administration for tho re
lease of an American citizen from unjust
confinement in a Mexican prison.
“That taxation of the people for other pur
poses than raising revenue for tbo expenses
of tho government economically adminis
tered, is robberv nnder tho form of law.
That wo aro in favor of reduction of tho
present unjust tariff to a revenao basis,
and heartily indorse tho action of those
Democratic representatives in Congress
who wero faithful to tho causo of tariff re
form.
That tho action of tho Democratic
House of XtepKaontatives of tho Forty-
eight and Forty-ninth Congresses in de
claring forfeited and redeeming from
railroad corporations abont ono
hundrod million acres of land, unearned by
such corporations, ia hereby heartily in
dorsed and approved.
“That ownership of real estate in thi
country by persons not citizens of the
United 8tates, or who have not declared
their intention to become such, is injurious
to American interests and may be attended
with evil consequences; we therefare heart
ily approve of such legislation bv Congress
ns will effectually protect publio lands
from such alien entries and ownership,
so that tho same may, as far as possible, bo
reserved for our own citizens.
•That wo favor the fiuanclal policy in
which gold nnd silver coin nnd papor cur
rency, convertible into coin on demand,
shall constitute tho circulating medium.
That the surplus in the national treasury
should bo applied in payment of the
national public debt to tho end that the
large accumulations in lho treasury beyond
the proper neccHsitiis of tho public He
shall not occur, thus assuring honent
economical government, and relieving the
peoplo from unnecessary and opprensive
taxation.
•That wo aro opposed to tbe importation
of foreigners and aliens under contract to
perform labar in the United States. That
wo demand each legislation by Oongresa as
may be necessary to provent such importa
tion, nnd as will effectually prohibit Chi
neso immigration.
“That wo demand the abrogation of &U
Inws which do not bear equally upon capi
tal and lnbor. That in tho enacting of ail
laws strict regard should bo had for the
rights of tho working masses, and that
age-workers should bo protected frefn tho
oppressive power of monopolios, nml en
couraged in all farther lawful efforts, or
ganized jrotherwise, to socuro junt compen
sation, and to advanco tlicir social and ma
terial interests.
“That we favor such measures and .poli
cies as will promoto harmony iu reluliutm
botween capital nnd labor, nml adequately
protect the rights and interests of both, and
to this end wo favor the establishment, as
far as possible, of boards of arbitration, to
Bettlo disputes between employers and em
ployes. .
“That wo favor tho enactment of
such laws as will effectually pro
hibit convict labor from coming Into
competition with honest labor, and that vru
especially commend to the voters of this
Stato tho ratification of a constitutional
amendment on thu subject, submitted at
the coming election.
'•That while we have no purpose to inter
fere with just laws for tho regulation of
traffic in intoxicating liquors and for tho
prevention or correction of evils to society
growing out of abuses in their sale, wo de
clare that it is not the legitimate province
of governments to control habits, tastes,
appetites and tho liberties of the people, ho
long oh they are orderly and peaceable
and do not encroach ujioq tho rights of
others or of society. We, therefore, de
clare that prohibition by constitution or by
general laws of manufacture or sale of
ms, malt or spiritous liquors, would bo
in violation of individual and personal
right*, anti contrary to the fundamental
principles of freo government.
“That in common with the Democracy of
the country we express onr svmpathy with
Ireland in her great struggle for home rule,
and our hincere hope that theiffortrow be-
mad« *to giro the right to govern them
selves to the long Buffering and greatly
wronged Irinh people shall be crowned
with couipU*te sncccHH.
‘That tho Democratic party favors liberal
pensions to all wounded and disabled sol
diers and nadors of the late war, and to
widows and dependent relatives of th<
who lo*»t their lives in defense cf the coun
try, and return thanks to CougreM* for lib
eral appropriations for this purpohe.
•That we reaffirm tbe great principles
which constitute the foundation of fre«
government, among which are equai rights
to all men and exclusive priviiegeH to
th»* protection (<l the weak againht th«- atrong.
equal taxation, free speech, fre©Jprc h s, free
school*, and above all, a free and incorrupt
ible ballot.
“That we deplore the lo*s to the conn
try occasioned by tbe death of tb«*ie gnl
Unt Democrats and noldier*, George B,
McClellan and \S\ S. ii uncock, and of
those eminent statesmen, Horatio
mour, Tho*. A Hendricks and Samuel J.
Tilden, and commend the example* of their
ts worthy of imitation.”
THE MACON AND ATHENS.
The Work on th© K<m«l ami how tt la Pro
gressing, etc.
Col. Frebel was found in his office yes**
ter day, busy at his desk.
“1 havo just been informed by Capt.
Henley of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
j” said he, "that we have several
hundred tons of rails at Brunswick and on
the way to Macon. WhtntL - ucd wo
will havo no more deWy. We
should have been across tbe bridge
long ago, but the completion
been prevented by delay in getting
material. Only a few pieces of timber are
now wanted. Our new cars are hero and
eady to be put on tho road as soon as wo
an get over the river."
“How about the Florida extension?"
“Getting along nicely. You what
your correspondent from Quitman, Mr.
N. B. Ousley, sajs about it. Tho
peoplo in that section of tho
country aro anxious for tho road,
and wo aro just us anxious that they j Lould
have it. Their desire for it reminds me of
an old gentleman on tbe lino between h« ro
and Covington. My corps surveyed tho
line, and almost in the way of it was tho
house of the old gentleman. We saw that
it would never do to run the road in front
of the house, and yet that lino gave
us tho grade. We concluded that
tho safest plan would bo to sacrifice tho
grade and go back of tho house through tho
woods, and lho survey was mode according
ly, When this was done the old gent!naan
camo to mo aud said: “Colonel, for forty
years I havo been wanting a railroad to
como this way, and now you have run tho
line through tho woods where I asul bet* ii.
1 want you to run it right in front
of my house right through the trout
yard—so I can sit on tho porch,
smoke my pipe and see the trains
pas* ©very day.’ The old gentle
man was in sober earnest, and we run tho
lino within thirty feet of his front | orob,
just as ho wanted it. It was just wh< re wo
wanted to go."
"’rem the A then." Banner thn following is
clipped:
On tbe Stli of next month Mr. Robert*. < rurtneer
on tho M mid A. nuul. will 1«-*«1 a rlinruiit.g >omiR
lady of Montlcello to the altar, and it i« intend* <1 to
reltdiratn the «*\«*nt by running tho Hr t train of
car* luto tho town on that day. Nlat***!* hundred
hands are now at work between MonttosHo sad
Madlaon; ami so aoou aa tho lino lino from tho Ut
ter place to Athens la defined dirt will also l>o
broken on this gap.
The route from Watkinm ille to Athena i* n very
rough one, bwt the line line from MadUon to that
point more than nukes up f.»:
the r
id will |>ax«i very i
It. I. lUmpn
through Dr. W
Dr. Gerdino’o land to tho llrittain j.la.
between tllO residence and thu gili-liolli
cross tho branch at tho heal of tho T»*ervolr
near the old Kb Mir Newton houi*4‘. and then <
tho Northciuitcru repot. The grade will not
very steep one.
HIDDEN IN A GBMBTKRY.
The I.aat to b« Told About th© Itrm'.ii
Mobbing Affair.
Now that it is all over with, and tho city
has settled down to its wonted quo truss,
there nro only two tilings about the mob
bing that remains to be told.
Barali Robinson, tbo woman who writt
confined in the jail on th*- eventful night,
now relates her experience. Sho says that
when she heard tho mob breaking into tho
jail him felt ns though hor timo hud
come. She s*-**m*-d ponneHned of forty
times her usual strength, and tho used it
in efforts to kill herself beforo tho mob
could reach ber. The engo In which she
was imprisoned reached to the high coiling,
and she would cliinh to the very ton nml
fall upon the hard floor; but laboring under
ho much excitement, with every nerve at
its utmost tension, the. fall did not hurt her
in the least. A dozen times or more h)io
climbed up tho side of tho engo
to turn loose uud fall. 1 ailing
to hurt herself, and finding tliat
sho could not take her own life, Hho
dropped upon her knees and prayed the
only prayer who knew until the crowd wcut
away unu daylight came.
Many havo been curious to know where
Sarah and Jane Kendrick wero carried on
tho following night.
About 8 o'clock thnt night a hank drovo
up in front of tho jail, where were marly a
thousand peoj.h. <• dlcctrd, waiting for tbo
supposed return of tho mobbing
p»rty. Almost immediately afterward
tho front door of th*- jail was
opened, and Jailer Rirrifong and Ins broth* r
with two Toiled fcmal* s walked out. Tbo
crowd heard iho shrewd jailer nay, "Don't
be uneasy about n.« ; they won t r * .!.]»>
mo. Good-bye," and the crowd ihou,;n» ho
tiding his family awuy as ii « xj.< cling
et,
troublo
Then tho hic k went up Malta
then down Third, uud, when Mr
looked out and saw two men folio
tho hack went about iu a circuitious way
and finally stopped at the cemetery
gate. Then Mr. Bird- ng an 1 tho
negro worneu left tho hack, and, t* l ing
tho lmckman to call for them beft ro day
break, they plunged into the (l.irkl.* l of
tho cemetery. Aud thero among the *- mb-
itODOH which contrasted ntra: gely
with the dark shadows inada by the iu< on
struggling to shine through ntta of tho
da, tho trio spent the night. Next
morning, beforo tho first streak < f .lay-
light, the hiM-kman, who !..••! ». j t
bin mouth clos -.1, drove up to th*- . tuivU ry
gate and the thu - figures ouu rg.-d from tho
tombstones and shadows, an*I *oon were
knocking at the door of tho jail At that
tune not a soul was in sight, and all danger
from tho mob had vanished.
BACK HOME TO IRELAND.
Th* IrDh l*»rll»uirutarjr Delegate* to th©
lrUh Convention Hall iu< k To-Day.
New Yobs. August si -O'Brien, Red
mond and Doasy, IriiU lelegutt s to th©
Chicago convention, arrived at tho Grand
Central d«-p<>t at 11 a. m., to-day, on their
return from Chicago. Thi dal- g*Ua will
il to-morrow at neon on the WKconnin,
of the Guicn brie, for ie.r* n.-town. Th©
legal. » ull expreh*. d th* mhtlv. * perbetly
satisfied with the rexolt of th*- . invention,
and Dt-usv remarked, "The.-io mie* of homo
rule iu England hop' d ti.*t the action of
tho convention would 1 •• mch
as to disrupt the hod* National
League. I heir hopes i.ave been
blasted. No doubt Churchill waited to seo
what hhitp.- it** u ik Would take before
moving in the matt* r of < >*-r. ion. He will
not try co.-r.-ion, h hi.x.ver, entua
inside of -ix n.. nth . I b.-iiev© th *t tho
government will 1 « . i -. I t., introduce a
coercion bill dunr- th*- win Ur It *.11 Imj
crowdfd upon th* m m th*- exa-periling
conduct of the la:. Hor 1-. The story by
cable to-day about Gwicdore’s eleven days’
evictions is hhanitfuL Evictions uu ,»large
H.-dle will undo:.! Udly hi . trried on by
landlords wh > * • v© that ‘he l'oru-n will
support them.
PENNSYLVANIA 1
Th*y Meat In v..- i
OHIB1TIONISTS.
The «(lri whog <
lot* uf fun, tut tn
th*- Hi" nlight 1
who gcU engftgvd
i la bulling at the neaati*
Harbimvi I.
Prohibition .
Every count}
represented,
have n-jt got .
nomination *:
n-.r net?ms to
The delegnt.
t < .*» '-.itloii t j N*1 till-
* to rial Candid at©.
A v -i 2 ». I he State
51 ,u u " ; b-re to day.
• M.vt*\ ■ \ . pt Elk. waa
' '• * ' - i - They
to },.-t t but tho
•• - Wo be itr (iover-
’ l concision.
1 r^4 e \ In * Mi tr- l; W
UacheM, ly doo-