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GEORGIA NEWS.
(lore Moreno last evening by his attractive modern parsonage, which will be a great
| daughters, Misses Kate, Minnie and Dira, convenience to tneir pastor and quite an
j that proved to be one of the most enjoy- addition to Church street.
TORNADOES.
Negro Mortally Wounded by ESytEftZ BuUdiSd lTu SSSuSTS? - ™ ' McDonough Visited by aTer-
a Spring Gun.
PROBABLE BOLT IN TERRELL.
Thf* DftVIOD Vote Thrown Out, Giving Mr.
Keudrtck a Majority—Caterpillars
Appear in Quitman County-
Marriage of 17 ami 15.
Midville, July 24.—A burglariously
inclined negro, whose name cannot be
learned by your correspondent just now,
reaped the fruits of his misdeed in a most
emphatic style last night. It seems that
jlr. William Harper, a merchant at Mid-
wav, about a mile from the city, has had
soma considerable reason to suspect strong
ly the probity of the representatives of
“our brother in black,” who reside in the
vicinity of his establishment. With
commendable foresight, therefore, he has
kept constantly arrayed for the past few
years a self acting piece of artillery just
inside of his store.
The negro in question, a stranger in
these parts and sublimely ignorant of the
cat in the meal tub, began to boldly inves
tigate the contents of the store at the time
mentioned. The sequel of the story is
best told by the picture of the negro lying
prone on his back and weltering in his
blood next morning, but not quite dead.
He was taken in charge by the sheriff and
lodged in jail.
It is doubtful if lie will recover.
There,is no place in our beautiful moun- now thoroughly alive to the importance of
tain city that was mure suitable for such building a cotton factory. A mass meeting
an occadon. The large yard, with its was called to meet at 6 o’clock this after-
magnificent oaks, with the pale shadow of noon to discuss the subject, and to receive
the moon casting mild glancos through the a report from a committee who have re
thick foliage, was just the place to lend ceutly visited mills in other parts of the
sentiment to young hearts and enchant- , Mate.
ment to the surroundings generally. This Our young and popular warehouseman,
was a merry party of young people who Tom Hooks, will be married on August
had gathered at this happy home to while 2d to Miss Lelia Shepperd at the beautiful
away the hours on that lovely night in suburban residence of the bride's parents,
social intercourse, and the attention paid Mr. J. D. Shepperd. Miss I eila is one
everyone by the young ladies of whom of our most Jovely and -(ccomplished
we were the guests was marked and young ladies. She graduated at Wesleyan
lific Storm.
McDonough, July 25.—Yesterday after
m noon about 5 o’clock our town and surround
lady-like in every particular. Amuse- j one year ago. The bridal party will leave 1 ing con try was visited by a terrible rain,
monlH of n vnrioil nntiirp worn mrliilrroil in i ot t— . i.i ... . . . *
A COLORED CHURCH BLOWN DOWN.
One Han From Jonesboro Killed and Four
Others Injured-Great Damage to
Glowing Cotton—A Hurricane
Near Pelham.
ments of a varied nature were indulged in | at once for an extended visit to the leading
and music was furnished in the parlor by I northern pleasure resorts,
some of Gainesville’s talented young la- Quite a large number will leave for New
dies, and appreciated by all. At a late York via Savannah on the 9th of August,
hour refreshments were served in great In the party will be Arthur Kylander, his
plenty and relished greatly. It was with i mother, Mrs. A. E. Bylander, Miss Mary
reluctance that this company dispersed for Haynes, Mrs. M. T. Elam, Miss Maggie and the destruction
their several homes, and when it was done Kelley, Lester Windsor, J. C. Nicholson, j bio. Thousands of
The Contest Abandoned and the Result of
the Election Declared—Church Matters,
Camilla, July 24.—It is underrtood the
antis have given up the contest as to the
prohibition election in this county on the
14th inst. The time at least has elapsed
set apart for shearing before the ordinary,
and this officer has declared the result of
the election, to-wit: One hundred and
eight in favor of the dry ticket. There
fore it is understood that our town and
county are to be without barrooms for two
years longer at least.
The Democratic massmeeting.heid in the
court house on the 18th was Hot largely
attended, but was harmonious.
There teemed to be but one opinion as to
the enthusiastic endorsement of therenom-
inalion of Cleveland and the nomination
ot Thurman for the high offices of r resi
dent and Vice-President res[iectively. The
endorsement ot Senator Colquitt nuii Con
gressman Turner was equally enthusiastic,
and so it was in reference to the feeling
that Governor Gordon would be hi* own
the thanks of everyone were tendered the
fair and com teous young ladies who had
done their part so well.
Those present were Miss Kate Worley
and Mr. A. B. Christopher, Miss Genie
Candler and Mr. Pat Parker, Miss Alice
Daniel and Dr. C. A. Ryder, Miss Minnie
Brown and Mr. J.L. Palmour, Miss Claude
Daniel and Mr. 8. C. Dinkins, Miss Pearl
Fields and Mr. A. J. Jewell, Miss Sourie
Lee Van Hoose and Mr. H. H. Dean, Miss
Sallie Kimbrough and Mr. C. L. Holle-
man, Miss Maggie Starke and Mr. L. W.
Kimbraugh, Miss Addie Comer and Mr.
M. C. Brown, Miss Emma Daniel and Mr.
J. A. Boone, Miss Kate Jackson and Mr.
C. A. Moreno.
hail aud rain storm doing great damage to
crops. The most terrifio part of the storm
covered an area of about five miles long and
two miles wide. Your correspondent rode
over some of the section visited by the storm
ami damage wns terri
acres of cotton cannot
FREIGHT n&rK* OX southern FRUir. to you. This circular; to the mowers is
An Appeal for Co-oprraticn Addressed to not the result of prezxpitste action, but of
the Souther* FrHlt Onnv-r». careful reflection and an earnest desire to
Krom the New York CommiVcIal Bulletin. eradicate from the trade the existing evils.
.The controversy which has been going We have, therefore, laid before you the
on for the past ten days in this market be- state of aflairs as they now exist, and trust
tween receivers and carriers of Southern that it may re ult in the immediate and
fruit and produce, relative to the new rule permanent advancementof the melon trade
recently enforced by the latter, whereby to our city.”
oarloacls of fruit are restricted to 20,000 The above circular is enlarged in its
ouyids in weight, and over-charge is af- significance from the fact that some of its
xed on all over-weight, has at last reached signers are not identified with the melon
the point indicated in a recent issue of the interest,-hut are largely interested in the
Bulletin, and an effort at co-operation be-, marketing of other classes of Southern
tween the Northern receivers anil South- j fruits and vegetables. It is a widely "se
em growers ib now fairly under way, hav- i re. ted market opinion that the active
ing for its object a forcing of the transpor* | steps now being taken for the adjustment
tatioii companies in interest to the recogni- 1 of melon rates is but the forerunner of a
tion of fruit trade demands. • I general trade movement in behalf of
\ esterday morning an important confer-1 freight rate and nietood reform on all
encc o! receivers took place in this city, at j kinds of Southern produce,
which the situation was fully discussed, j The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
the final and unfavorable responses of the : has antagonized the vegetable receivers by
carriers to trade overtures received, and a ( a refusal of concessions granted by its
decision arrived at to delay no longer in rival, the Ocean Steamship Company, and
J. L. Mack, G D. Wheatl’y and others. ’ poulble make one-fifth of what was ex
TJ. V peeted. one of the worst sufferers from the
• a-*. Aiincn, vi xj. luicaii/ nuuumcio. npptpH
Miss Ida Munroe, who is on a visit to ! > torm j, Mr ; j. u Alexander, who lives
. . w • . . .. * , Biurm ia .air. J. u. A ici. turner. whu iiycb
her parents in Marion county, visited i a b ou t three miles from town. lie does not
LOUISVILLE*
Araericus to-day. Miss Ida is n lady of
very superior accomplishments, was edu
cated at the Nashville Normal School, and
is now occupying a very important posi
tion as teacher in the female college in
Lexington, Mo.
successor, etc.
Messrs. L. A. Bush, W. N. Spence, J. B.
Palmer and T. R. Davis were appointed
delegates to the Gubernatorial convention,
and Messrs. H. W. Spence, George Green,
Stephen Cox and James Jones to the Con
gressional convention, to meet in Albany.
Miss Harman, of the W. C. T. U. of
Savannah, has been in our town for some
days working up an interest in the cause
she so ably represents.
There is being conducted in our town
this week a series of meetings by the pas
tor, Rev. Mr. Ainsworth, of the .Methodist
Episcopal Church. The pastor is expect
ing Dr. Hinton, of your city, and Rev. Mr.
Anthony, of Artesian Citjr, here, to aid
him in these meetings, which, it is hoped,
will result in the accomplishment of much
goed.
The Rev. James E. Powell, of this place,
and pastor of the Baptist church at Flint,
this county, is carrying on days of meetings
at the latter place. This divine it is ex
acted will resign the pastorate of the four
diflcrentchurches which he is now serving,
and go this fall to Louisville, Ky., and
take a regular theological course. He will
be much missed here as a teacher, and by
his different churches sb a faithful preach'
•r of the Gospel of Christ.
The Rev. W. II. Haggard, pastor, has
just closed a series of ir.O-'iings at Hopeful
Baptist Church, twelve miles west of this
place. He left ten candidates for bap
tism, and at hiB next meeting in August
the ordinance will be administered. This
divine was aided in those meetings by
Revs. Garrett Parker, George Taylor and
Jaines E. Powell.
Rev. J. L, Underwood occupied the
pulpit here of Rev. E. B. Carr •11 on last
Sabbath. He preached one of his charac
teristic good sermons to his old church and
congregation, which lie served faithfully
tor a number of years.
The Rev. E. B. Carroll, the pastor of the
Baptist church at this place, is at Hickory
Head church, where he is much beloved,
Aiding the pastor of that church, Rev,
Jones Rushing, in a series of meetings.
We are needing rain very much in this
part of the moral vineyard. We like it
dry, but just at this time a little more wet
would be altogether acceptable. The cot
ton, cane, peas, etc., would be the better
for rain.
Fodder-pulling is going on now, gener-
»Hy, and it is true, that while some of
the crops need rain, the corn is made and
the saving of a plenty of good fodder is
Yery important, and hence the fair weath
er that we are having is ’avorable for sav
ing fodder, and so the good and the bad
*re somewhat mixed iu reference to the
agricultural interests, as well as in refer*
tn “ to other affairs in life.
file melon nupntinn as to the losses
In.l . *
Fine Rains—A Very Young Couple Married
— A Buj's Endurance.
Louisville, July 24.—We had fine rains
a'l over this county Thursday and Friday.
It was greatly needed, as corn was very
droopy, and the rains were worth thou
sands of dollais to our planters.
Roger A. Burganeer, a respectable young
farmer, living three or four miles from
here, was married here yesterday, to Miss
Sallie, the beautiful daughter of Mr.
Angus Boyd. The ceremony took place at
Mrs. Kelley’s, as Mr. Boyd had Borne ob
jections on account of the youth of his
daughter, who has seen just fifteen sum
mers. The groom is quite a young man,
being only about seventeen or eighteen
years old. But we trust they will soon get
over that, as every year will add to both
age and experience. We wish them a
happy future.
Sir. Ed. Hudson, a popular young law
yer and rising politician of our county,
related a rather strange case of negro en
durance of what must have been excruciat
ing pain. He says he and several gentle
men were visiting at Dr. Pilcher’s, at
Stellaville, which is a village near
Mathew’s Station, on the Augusta, Gibson
and bandereville railroad, and about four
teen miles from Louisville. Mr. Hudson
was probably discussing the ways and
means with his friend, Judge Brinson, and
others, of bringing the disrupted Demo
cratic party together again when their at
tention was drawn to two young negro
men and a boy about fourteen years old,
who came walking up to the party of gen
tlemen and inquired for Dr. Pilcher.
When told that the Doctor was gone some
distance the negroes withdrew a
short distance and talked tngeth-
for perhaps half an hour,
and then one of them asked Judge Brinson
if they might have the use of his horse and
buggy, which was standing near, to carry
the boy home to his father, about two
miles from there.
“What’s the matter?” asked the judge.
“The boy is shot,” was the reply.
The judge, who is something of a sur
geon, examined the boy and found a hole
made by a 32-calibre ball just above the
right lung. The ball must have lodged at
or near the back bone. The judge let them
have his buggy and they carried the boy
to his father’s house. The boy is a son of
one of Judge Brinson's tenants.
Reports from every part of Jefferson
county state that crops are in splendid con
dition.
“lerShT’ jUBt “. b . Ut *5 “I’rf i iiru^iMhe eyety afoulbaTfandladly
WUict of a petit jury.” Die verdict in u r» — drlt tfcnn.lit that hid ev*
BRONWOOD,
Mr. Kendrick Declared the Nominee by
Throwing Out a Precinct.
Bronwood, July 24.—The contest or
dered by the executive committee was
held yesterday it> Dawson, and resulted in
the throwing out of the entire vote of
Dawson precinct upon the grounds that
the polls were opened at six o’clock in
stead of seven, as the law directs. How
ever, it was done by consent of the two
candidates, and the executive committee
decided that it was illegal and therefore
gave Kendrick a majority of seventy votes
over Stevens. The committee stood ten
Kendrick men and nine Stevens. The
minority vote of the committee think that
if an investigation of illegal votes had
been entered into Mr. Stevens would have
been the nominee^ and therefore
protest against the action of the executive
committee in throwing out the Daws >n
precinct upon a technical law point, when
it was agreed ui>on by the two candidates,
although they gave Mr. Stevens a majority
of seventy in that precinct.
Mr. Sieveiis’ friends are very solicitous
for him to leave it with the people at the
S eneral election in October, and this is in-
orsed by the nine of the committee who
voted against the unfair proceeding of the
Kendrick men. It is notyet known whether
Mr. Stevens will run or nrt.
KUFAULA, ALA.
Accidental Shooting of James llarron—
Negro Olrl Arrested for Murder.
Eufaula, Ala, July 24.—The shooting
of James Barron by Henry Hortman, in
this county, last Friday night, was reported
in the Daily Times of h unday as being the
result of a quarrel between the parties
named. Such was not the ease, however,
for it was accidental and happened in the
following manner: Mr. Hortman, who
owns a mill, had formed a habit of going
to the mill every evening about dark to
see that all was right before closing np for
the night. On going to the mill he took
his gun with him and had many times shot
into and around the door as a warning, he
said, to any thief or other person who might
be loitering about the premises. On Fri
day night lie went, as usual, and when
some distance from the mdl he shot at the
door, and it living on the north side where
the shadow fell, ne ceuld not see whether
there was anything on the steps or in front
of the door.’ James Barron and another
man were lying on the mill steps, and the
shot took effect in Mr. Barron’s neck. I(
is a dangerous wound and may result fa 1
tally. There was no ill-feeling between
the parties previous to the shooting.
Major R. D. Shropshire, while witness
ing u gnmc of fcarcbal! Inst "-““i"" —
think that his crop of one hundred acres
will make more than five bales of cotton.
Mr, J. J. Setzer, who has an adjoining farm,
says it will take fifteen acres to make a bale
of cotton. On many other farms it is equally
as bad.
TB11R1KIG WIND.
The rain also did great damage, washing
the lands and carrying away bridges, mill
dams, etc., with it. Tne wind was more ter
rific in tow a than any where else heard from
so far. The new colored Methodist church
which, just finished, wua blown down- The
district conference was to convene this
morning and quite a number of the dele
gates had arrived, and about a dozen had
gone into the church out of the rain. One
of them, a delegate from Jonesboro, was
killed, two others had their arms broken
and two had their shoulders dislocated. I
was unahle to learn the names of any of
them. The others escaped unhurt.
A TORNADO NEAR PELHAM.
Pelham, July 25.—[Special.]—Yesterday
afternoon a small but destructive tornado
from the northeast swooped down on the
plantation of Mr. J. M. Hurst, a ini'e from
town, and swept everything in its path in
the way of trees and fences. Fortunately no
houses" were Btruck. It traveled on the
ground for a distance of about half a mile
only, but the citizens for a mile around
heard it and were very much frightened. It
was s very small cloud accompanied by no
rain, but much hail.
GEORGETOWN.
Caterpillars Appear—Child Kilted by Pot
ash—Death—Negro Revival,
Georgetown, July 24.—Caterpillars
have made their appearance on the river
bottoms below town. It is rather early
for them and a* the cotton is from a week
to ten days late, it is feared they will do
much damage.
A little negro girl on Mr. William Bar
ton’s p ace swallowed some potash the
other day, from the effects of which she
die-1 in a few hours.
Mr. Charles G. Mercer, of Dawson, came
down Saturday and will spend a week or
ten days here.
Mr. Levy Bridger died at his home in
this county of cancer of the breast. He
was a good citizen and highly esteemed
by all.
A revival has been in progress at the
negro Baptist church lor nearly two -.n k
and the interest increasing daily. Over a
dozen have “got ihrougli religion,” as they
call it, and a good many are “in mourn
ing." There was so much shouting and
“taking on” last night that the pastor
could not preach. There is no telling
when the services will close.
WI1EN THE ENERGIES FLAG.
Use Hereford's Acid Phosphate.
Dr. T. C. Smith, Charlotte, N. C., says
“It is an invaluable nerve tonic, a delight
ful beverage, and one of the best restorers
when the energies flag and the spirits
droop.”
SENATORS AND THE TARIFF.
i petit jury,
some cases has given satisfaction, while in
others much complaint is found. The
railroads are all right.
GAINESVILLE.
Election Postponed -The Electric Lights—
A delightful Lnwn Party.
Gainesville, July 24.—The election on
the water works question for Gainesville,
which was ordered to occur yesterday, was
called in owing to the fact that plans had
not been as fully matured a* was thought
necessary. The authorities are now
figuring on a specified plan with definite
cost, so that the people can vote intelli
gently.
Our electric lights are shining very
brightly. Sunday night the police caught
some negroes in wrong doings. When they
came before the mayor, one of them said,
would'nl been cotch ef it had’nt been for
•lem ’lectric lights."
The cotton factory has pnt in electric
tights and is now running dav and night.
Hon. A. D. Candler came home yester
day from Washington and will be here a
week or more.
hurt. It was at fir-t thought that his eye
was put out, but such was not the case,
and it is now hoped that his sight will not
be affected.
It was currently reported last night on
good authority, that James Sherry, pro
prietor of the bagging factory at this place,
had made a contract with the Bagging
Trust Company to close his factory for a
period of three years, the consideration
being $3,000 cash. Sherry having the
privilege of ten years at the same rale,
$1,000 per year.
Two important arrests were made yea-
n,,w terilay, one for murder and one for grand
larceny. The one for murder was s negro
girl named Charlotte McLeod, who stabbed
and killed a negro boy named Wm. Cot
ton, on the Kendall plantation, south of
the city.
lawn party.
Cainthville, July 24.—A lawn party
Ws *giren at the residence of Major Theo-
AMKKICUS.
New Parsonage—Ilulliting unci Loan Asso
ciation— C -ttou Factory.
A Mini uus, July 24.—Our Methodist
friends here have exchanged their valu
able parsonage property on Taylor street
with Mr. J. J. Williford for a very de
sirable lot near the church and $1,600.
They will at once begin the erection of a
The Republicans to Report nncl Consider
n New IH11.
Washington, July 25.—A tariff confer
ence of the Republican Senators was held
at Senator Evarts’ residence to-night, at
which a decision was reached that the
finance committee shall prepare a tariff
bill os a substitute for the Mills bill and
that it shall then be re)>orled to the Senate
and taken up and passwl, regardless of the
length o( time thif may require. Various
pr-positions looking to an early adjourn
ment nnd postponement of the tariff battle
till December were suggested, hut the ar
guments advanced by the advocates of the
policy of passing a bill and making the
direct passage as early os possible were so
strong that tjhu assemblage became unan
imous in Stvif ot the course fiually
adopted.
It was urged that the Democratic House
hid faken its lime and consumed many
months in framing and debating the mes-
ure it bad put forth aud that the Republi
can Senate should not he curtailed of its
liberty of action on a question so vitally
affecting the interests of the country and
of the Republican party. The finance
committee ire: inctructcd to ecntiauo its
work and bring it to a conclusion os
speedily as it cculd, consistently with the
careful performance of the task allotted
them. The bill will be the outgrowth ot
that already sketched by the sub-commit
tee, but the views expressed by the mem
bers and approved by a majority ol the
Senators will doubtless lead to some modi
fication and change of detail. The net
reduction of revenue to be attained will
probably be between $63,000,000 and
$80,000,000.
The conference adjourned at midnight
No one, not even the members of the
finance committee, ventures to guess now
at the length of the session.
Still Awaiting Answer.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
We are perfectly willing to concede the
claim of the Augusta Chronicle that its
errors on the high tariff question proceed
“irom the head and not from the heart,"
but they are not the less errors on this ac
count. " We arc not sure, however, about
the accompanying claim of our contem
porary that it "never straddles any ques-
tion.’ f
At aDy rate, it has not auswered several
direct questions which we have submitted
to it recently, and whether it has straddled
them or walked around them, or jumped
over them, it has preserved a discreet
silence concerning them. We are willing,
iiowever, to give the Chronicle another
chance. Will it, then, frankly answer
these plain pertinent inquiries:
What industries in Georgia are protected
by the existing tariff, which covers 4,000
articles?
What is the proportionate value of the
products of the unproductcd industries in
Ctorgia as compared with the value of the
products of the unprotected industries oi
the State?
What is the proportion of persons en
gaged in these industries, as compared with
the whole number of workers and consuin
era in Georgia?
What is the probable net profit to the
whole people of Georgia from buying
nearly everything that they consume in a
protected home market, and selling the
bulk of what they themselves produce in a
free foreign market, in competition with
the products of tho “pauper labor” of for
eign countries?
These are plain, honest questions. Will
our Augusta contemporary answer them
categorically, in tho plain nnd honest way
in which they should he answered by s
contemporary that prides itself on not be
ing given to "straddling” embarrassing
interrogations?
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
A True .Story of tho Calumet anil Heela.
John Harrington was so lucky in the May
drawing of the Louisiana Elate Lottery. Like
the suUtanltal, matter-of-fact men that be Is,
he continues as engineer at the Atlantic Mining
Co.'a sump milt. Hie ticket, which was one-
tenth of No. 21,491. the one that drew the seroud
i-ai-lul prize of 150,000, was the second that be
had bought in the Louisiana 8Ute Lottery. HU
prize wra collected for him by the National
bank of Houghton. It was promptly Invested
by him In stock of the Calumet aud Reels Min
log Company.-Uoughtoo (Mich.) Gazette. Ju
occasion t
hu i he toothache. Hand out twenty five cenu
friend, tor a bottle of Sal ration Oil, and «Ui
that noise.
The Increase for tho Fust Yrnr Nearly
Five nnd a Half Millions.
Washington, July 25.—Jos' 8. Miller,
commissioner of internal revenue, has made
a preliminary report of the operations of the
internal revenue bureau for the fiscal year
ended June 30,1888.]
The total collections for the year were
$124,328,474, as against $118,383,730 for the
previous fiscal year, being an increase of $5,-
489,173. The cost of collection for the year
was $3,983,000, exclusive of the ai m unt ex
pended for the printing of internalt-evenne
sumps. In case this amount is not increas
ed by items yet to be settled, the percentage
of cost of collection will be about 3.2 per
cent of the amount collected. The commis
sioner says that under the conditions now
existing with regard to pending legislation,
etc., it u impossible to make an estimate of
tbe probable collections for the current fil
ed year.
Tbedmllectlons were made up as follows:
On spirits, $69,308,168, and increase of $3,-
476,845; on tobacco, $30,682,331, au increa,e
ot $554,364; on fermented liquors, 23,324,218,
an increase of $1,402,031; on oleomargarine,
$864 140, an in :rcur of 8140,lu2; banks anil
bankers, $1,203, a decrease of $48; miscella
neous, $185,318, a decretse of $81,172.
Tbe collections were greatest in Illiuois,
v.. v-.t Kentucky nnd OM" it fb* «*M*r
named uinl the smallest in New Mexico,
Alabama, South Carolina and Arkansas iu
the order named. There was an increase of
278,220,900 cigarettes and 58,521,207 cigars
muiufictureil during the year.
uiiiting all departments ol the trade in a
concerted effort to secure the desired con
cessions from the roads. It was funner
determined to prepare a circular letter tc
tlie growers of Florida, Georgia and South
Carolina, Betting forth the facts of the sit
uation, and a committee was appointed to
formulate its terms. At a late hour in the
afternoon the circular was in readiness for
the printer, and will probably be dis
tributed through the mails to-day. It
will be headed “An important matter
for your careful consideration,” and will
bear the signatures of the following rett-
resentntive houses in the trade: Phillip's,
Henry*Co. Bennett* Hall, John H.
Newton, 8. B. Downes & Co., Fairbanks,
Tull & Co., J. H. Bahrenburg & Bro.,
C. S. Durling, Hall & Ferguson, Olivit
Bros., W. H. Liscontb & Co., J. H. Kil-
lougli & Co., A. Bennett & Co., G. W.
Shallcross & Co., Walter 8. Hill, Joint
Nix & Co., John Stout and W. J. and S. II.
Davenport.
The letter will rt ad as follows, and is
anticipated by the trade to develop imme
diate co-operation to the point of entirely
ostracising the New York market if neces-
essary for the protection of fruit values, as
alleged to be injured by the charges and
methods of the transportation companies;
TO SOUTHERN FRUIT GROWERS.
“The excessive freights, manner of
handling condition upon arrival, and the
systen of disposing of melons that will
not bring thise excessive rates, surely
claim your earnest consideration anil a
thorough investigation. A prompt and
decided demand for a general reform in
these abuses should lie made. If the
growers in each section will join as a
unit and protest against such rates and
system they can overcome them. While it
is necessary for you to find an outlet for
your goods, it is at the same time a matter
of vital interest to the'Line and Company’
you patronize to hold your shipments; but
ns long ns you willingly or uncomplaining
ly submit to the injustices which have pre
vail- d for the past two years, and have
U'.t-ii ii-creased tills, you cauuul hope fur
anything" better. The number of care
which has been refused this season have
been greatly In excess of previous yean,
and if the present method 4s
allowed to Continue will, at tho
end, aggregate mote than for the last two
nr three. Prior to this season it was the
custom of the railroad and steamship com
pany to allow each merchant to sell his
goods whether they brought the full
ainiitiiit (»i fr- iglit nr not, ami an airi-tini
sales and check for proceeds was turned in
to the railroad or company for tuch care
as did i ot realize the height; this season a
couple of commission houses, not in the
melon trade, have been appointed by the
railroad and Ocean Steamsliip company to
sell all melons that the ’consignee’ cannot
get full freight for. The foUowiot expla
nation will show why this should hot be
permitted: It has been the rule of com
mission merchants to examine the care
upon arrival nnd report to the agents o<
the railroad and Ocean Steamship com
pany such' care as in their judgment
would not bring the freight. The com
pany and railroad allowed each house
to sell what waa consigned to
them and to report the same with check
nnd account aates for auch us did not bring
freight. It was then the interest of every
receiver to get all possible out of the cars
in order to ktep up the market, as they
had other melons of a superior quality to
sell. Under the present system the par
ties employed have no interest whatever
iu the market or the grower. Immediately
a car is turned over to them a certain class
ol trade (commonly known ns the peddler
trade) learn that that they aro to be gold
for the account of the Ocean Steam
ship Company or railroad, buy them at
their own figures, hawk them through the
streets at five or six cents less titan their
value, demoralize our market and render
it impossible to realize even a fair price
for choice goods. Now, it is an expense
to you to gather and load melons, whe her
large or auial!, in good or poor condition.
Reflect a moment, and you will see very
p'ainly that it is losing operation to ship
anything that in your judgmeut theie
ia a doubt of its bringing a fair value, and
that by auch shipments you are benefiting
the steamship company and railroad on the
one hand, andjon the other those employed
y lU V/LvcUl Otvt»lllOIII|J VAMH jlitllj ^ AlllX
ieved from the fact of an almost
united trade advocacy of the melon receiv
ers’ cause that organized effort will be
brought to bear on behalf of the heretofore
fa tionaily protested complaints of the
trade at large.
Never "bull-doso a man, but if you meet a
human being sobering with a ba-1 cough you
may “bull-doze" him to advantage with Dr.
Duil’a Cough Syrup.
MANUFACTURED IKON.
Totnl Production In the United States for
Six Months— A Decrease Shown.
Philadelphia, July 25.—The Ameri
can Iron and Steel Association has received
from the manufacturers complete statistics
of the production of pig iron, Bessemer
steel ingots and Bessemer steel rails in the
United States in the first six months of the
present year; also, complete statistics of
the stock" of unsold pig iron in the hands
of manufacturers or their agents on the
30tli day of June last. The total produc
tion of pig iron in the United States in the
first six months of 1888 amounted to 3,382, -
303 net tons of 2 000 pounds, or 3,020,092
gross tons of 2,240 pounds. The produc
tion in the last six months of 1887 was
3,771,990 net tons, or 3,307,953 gross tons.
'1 lie production in the first half of
1888 was 347,701 gross tons less titan in the
second half of 1887, but it was only 29,203
gross tons less than in the first half of 1887.
Uur decreased production in the first half
of 1888 was wholly in Bessemer pig iron,
as the production of foundry and mill pig
iron in the first half of this year was
slightly in excess of that of the last of
1887. All the important Northern and
Western pig iron producing States allow a
decreased production of pig iron iu the
first half of this year, as compared with the
last half of last year, except Ohio, iu which
the production in the last six months waa
the highest attained in the history of the
State m a similar period ot time.
The production ol pig iron by ihe-SoU-tb-
ern States oi Alabama, Tennessee, Vjr-i
ginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia,
Maryland, Texas anil North Carolina in
the first half of 18s8 was 433,798 grpsa
tons, against 4 2,330 gross tons iu the Inst;
half of 1887. . • . £
The slocks of pig iron which were tin-;
sold in the hands of msmifactiin-ranrtlieir
agents on the 30th of June last, and which
were not intended for consumption by,
manufacturers, amounted to 358,273 gross
tons, against 301,913 grosstons on the 31st
of December last, an increase of 50,360
gross tons in six months.
The production of Bessemer steel ingots
in the United States in the first half .of
1888, including 30.070 net tons of Clapp-
Griflilhs ingots, waa 1,384,288 net tons, dr
135,971 gross tons again«t 1,650,785 net
tons, or 1,473,915 gross tons, in thd last
hall of 1887, a decrease of 237.944 gross
tons. ‘
When llernluualt Was Horn.
From the Pall Malt Gazette.
A “curious impertinent”hasbeen raking
out tbe acte de naissattce of Mute, r-arah
Bernhardt. The great actress was born,
it appears, at Havre on Saturday, April
22, 1843, her mother being Julie Bern
hardt, “artiste imisicienne,” stated in the
document to lie the daughter of a Berlin
oculist and to have been horn in that city.
Mme Bernhardt was named not Sarah hut
Rosalie, and Iter twin sister Lucie. The
father ia aaid by the Journal du Havre to
have been a government official known as
“le beau X.,” who afterward committed
suicide under “dramatic” circumstances.
H all this be true, the legend of two young
Dutch Jewesses running away from their
home in Amsterdam and finding them
selves pennileM one morning iu the Toil-
Dries gardens must be diimiwed to the
limbo of biographical fantasies. Mme.
Bernhardt, accuiding to this statement, ia
five or six years older titan Mrs. Kendal,
and has probably by some years the ad
vantage (or disadvantage) of Miss Ellen
est is to have as many care refused as pos
sible that their commissions may be larger,
and who do not stop to consider the mar
ket, but force them out at anything they
are dffered. We have appealed to these
corporations, laid the nature of the case
before them, bat they seem to ignore both
your interest and your statements. Now
we appeal to you. Every intelligent grower
will readily tee and appreciate the force of
our argument, and if you will on.y ship
gocl: " riH m?~ '•••n Kein~ ti.»
freight, and then remand lower rates, or
give other markets your goods, these lines
will toon find that it is .nec ssary
to respect your interest and wishes;
as it is, the majority [ol you arc get
ting but little an-l many absolutely
nothing for your melous. You therefore
see that by shipping poor stock and sub
mitting to the exorlmaui fretg.iis and the
presem sys'.em of disposal of rueh as will
not bring full freignt, fiat you are ad
vancing the buain-n* an-i h-uids of these
corporations and fitliug the pockets of
those whom they employ t > sell them, ami
who are ui. known to you and are into
way identified with tiie melon interest so
far as a desire to encourage this trade and
bring it to New York. Better ventilation
is necessary on t|te steamers or melons will
continue to arrive over-r pe and heated.
Instead of accepting 20 000 to 24,'
000 pounds as now allow.d hy the
railroads of Georgia and Florida, you
shonld demand at least from 20,<Xj0 to
34,000 lbs. The roads West and North,
and we believe even South, allowed 34,000
to 40,000 lbs. on grain, butter, cheese, etc.:
why then this discrimination against
melons? You have a right hi demand the
same weight! as allowed upon grain, etc.;
but if a compromise of 30,000 l->34,0001b»
} can be effected it will be a material item
The production of Bessemer sGel rails Ifq
the first half of 1888 was 775,201 net'tc'nifj
or 692,197 gross tons, against 1,140,117, net
tons, or 1,023,820 gross tons ' in thd last
half of 1887, showiug a ; -dqL
crease of 331,123 . gross tons!
These figures do not include a few
thousand tons of Bcssemor steel raiM
rolled in each period in iron rolling mills
from purchased blooms. The production
of Bessemer steel rails In the first half of
1888 was reduced much more th ib that of
ingots, indicating an increased use ol
Bessemer steel thus far this year fur rats-
Cellaneout purposes of nearly \00,000
grosstons over tno Inst half ot 1887.
ENDED BY THE CUTICORA
REMEDIES.
was very < ITenaire. His bead was one solid
scab, discharging a great deal. This was hla
condition at iweutjr two months old, when I
undertook the care ot him, bis mother hav ng
died when he was a little more than a year old,
of consumption (scrofula of coarse). He
could walk a little, but could not get up if he
fell down, and could not more when in bed,
having no use of Ills hau-ls. I itnm dtatcly
commenced with tbe Unticiira Remedies, using
the Cuttcura and Cutt -ura Soap freely, and
when he had taken one bottle of the Cuticura
Resolvent, his head was completely cured, and
be was Improved In cverr way. We were yery
much encouraged, and continued the use of Ilia
Jh-M.ed ,, f—Tr—r zr.-i a ks 1 '. *>»• «*—*■-»
another healed, a bony matter forming In each
one of these live deep ones Just before
healing, which would Anally grow lqoae
and were taken out: then they
would heal rapidly. One of these ugly bone
formations I preserved. After ukln< a
dozen and a half bottles he was completely
cured, aud ia now. at the age ot six yean, a
strong and healthy cbil-l. The sears on hit
hands must always remain: bit bands are
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When six months old the left hand of our lit
tic grandaughte began to swell and bad every
appearance of a Urge boll. We polutlced It, but
at) to no purpose. About Avc months after, it
became a running tore. Boon other sores form
ed . He then had two of them on each hand,
and as his blood became more and more Impure
nanus must always -‘-
strong, though wc once feared he would never
be able to u»e them. All that physicians did
for him did Olm no good. Alt who saw tbe
child bet-ire using the Uctictba Kxmidixs and
>ee the i hil-l now consider it a wonderful cure.
If the above facts are of any nse to you, yon are
at liberty to use them.
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