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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY AUGUST 14-TWELVE PAGES.
ATLANTA ADVICES.
Jlessrs. Rice and Hammond
Reach an Agreement.
echoes
}M THE CONVENTION.
Sa lt„ l'lleil-Tlio Gordon CadeU—Tax
2,1 itttum»-An Ancient Snlndle 1-rnc.
tlced ou n Confiding Country,
man by a Little Conn.
Macon Tvlhoraph Bukzau,
No, 3% Wi.nEitALL Street.
Atlanta- Oa.. August 9, IMS.
«jhe Teleoraph of to-day )ublU!ied
cert »in correspondence that passed be
tween Bice 311,1 Hammond yesterday,
bearing upon the Senatorial contest in this
county! the subject matter being the hold
ing of 3 primary. Late last night Mr.
Ilimmond addressed another letter to Mr.
pice, which was delirtrcd at such a late
limir that the letter 'was not answered
until to-day. The communication read as
follows:
ATI*nts, Ga., August 8, 1888.—Mr.
Frank P. Bice: Dear Sir—In reply to your
communication of this date, I beg to say
that I handed my letter, addressed to you,
w your friend, Mr. Clark Howell, about 10
o’clock this morning, stating to him at the
time that I expected to furnish a copy of
it for publicat ou in the Evening Journal,
sod I hoped I would get your reply in
time for that to appear along with it. but
it was not handed me until alter half-past
six this morning.
I had hoped that my proposition to you,
as briefly and clearly stated as I could put
it and as honestly and sincerely made ns purpose,
any act of my life, would have met with an
inslsut and henrtv acceptance from you.
My hopes are sadly disappointed in the
communication you have sent me.
You start out by impugning my motive
in giving my letter to the press. You then
attack the committee in terms that must
be distasteful and irritating to them as
honorable men. You exculpate yourself
from responsibility for any damage toparty
harmony, when I had not charged it on
you. You charge me with having injected
the local option issue into the campaign.
You accuse me of unfairness in various
ciiarges that 1 have made. against
you during the campaign, and
«ith having made a statement
which 1 knew, or ought to have known,
was false. You accuse me of inconsisten
cy in making you any proposition at all,
because, you say, I had accused you of bc-
inga '‘bolter.”
None of this, it seems to hie, is germain
to the subject matter of the ,letter I wrote
you, and, I regret to say, . manifests a dis
position rather to make campaign capital
than to meet me fairly on tho proposition
submitted. ;/
In your statement that the proposition I
make for a primary meets your hearty ap
proval, you embody an insinuation that is
distasteful to me, and uncalled for in any
thing I said to you. ■ The same may be
said of your gloriflcation of the action tak
en by the “great democratic meeting held
at the artesian Will last evening.”
As to the portion of your letter which is
in reply to mine, I have this to say: I pro
posed to you to join me in a request to the
executive committee to call a primary sub
ject to certain regulations which, I think,
were reasonable and fair. Instead of
agreeing to join me in such a request, you
state that you are led to believe that the
executive committee will not be influenced
by any suggestions you may make to them,
and you further intimate that they would
be iuflueuced by me. I do not
find anywhere in vour letter that
you arc willing to join ide in a request
for the committee to meet, but you rather
seem to wish to throw upoa me alone the
responsibility of calling them together and
thus betray "me into an acknowledgment
that their action has not been what it
should be. 1 cannot and will not assume
oiyself alone to make such a request of
the committee. Your language is evidence
to me that you decline to join mo in mak
ing the /equest. I am satisfied with the
action already taken by the committee.
Y’ou and your friends arc not. I, willing
to join vou in an effort to get the commit
tee to adopt a plan on which all could har
monize, addressed you in my letter of this
morning. You have replied evasively,
insinuatingly, accusingly and, to me, dis
appointingly.
Vour agreement not to use carriages or
vehicles, although not ns broad as my re
quest, might be construed to cover it, and
is therefore satisfactory. Neither can I
object to your proposition that you will
not consent to a primary unless you shall
be permitted to dictate to the committee
that certain classes of voters shall be ex
cluded, my reply is that that is a question
which fills alone within the province of
the executive committee, who have nlreadv
limited the right to vote to white Demo
crats.
Now, Mr. Bice, the letter I wroto_ you
wu in good faith, and my propositions
were made to you for the purfosc of pro
curing complete party harmony, iou
have failed to meet it in the spirit in
which it was written and tent. It a pri
mary is not called, the responsibility, so
far as f am concerned, must rest upon you.
1 have done what I could.
Respectfully, \V. B. Hammond.
About 9 o’clock this morning Judge
Hammond wrote the following and sent it
to Mr. John 11. Goodwin:
Atlanta, Ga, August Otb, 1888.—We
agree lo request Chairman Culberson to
call a meeting of the Democratic executive
cuuuuiilm ftiuuic, for the parper?
ing such a guarded primary as they in
their judgment may ueein best. We fur
ther agree, anil pledge our honor as men,
Shat we will use no money in said pri
mary for the purpose of procuring men to
work for us in said election, nor will we
roumeuance or permit such a thing to be
done by our friends. Neither will we hire
or permit to be hired or used for us any
carriages or conveyances of any sort to
haul voters to the poll* or elsewhere on
said day. W. H. Hammond.
Mr. J. B. Goodwin—Dear fciir: I hand
J ou the above agreement signed by me.
tr. Rice must sign itwilhiuan hour ami
return it to me, or l am not bound by it.
The reason i« that time is short. It is my
ultimatum tine* our failure to agree on
ytsterday. If lie fails to sign, please return
it to me. Y’ours trulv,
W. B. Hammond.
P. S.—I have just telephoned Mr. Rice
and read 10 him Use above agreement, hav
ing failed to find you in. He insists on
longer time. I have told him I would
leave it with you and extended the time to
10 o’clock. It is now tea minutes alter 8.
Yours, etc., W. K Hammond.
MB. BICE’S REPLY.
The following letter and the subjoined
agreement w?.s sent to Judge Hammond in
reply to his communication to Mr. Good
win :
Judge W. B. Hammond—Dear Sir: Re
plying to your note of this date, in which
you refer to a failure to agree on yester
day, I have to say that it is inexplicable to
me that you did not and do not see from
my letter entire concurrence in the request
lor a perfectly fairly conducted primary
clectiuti. That hss’beea and uow is, my
position. .
In vour first letter you refer to certain
qualifications for voters in the primary,
and also to certain other conditions. This nling, Chari
occurs to you as proper on your part, but W. If. Lanii
when I respond to that subject of your
letter you protest that any suggestion
coming from me in that regard is offen
sive to von and the committee, and consti
tutes dictation. Wherein or wherefore a
different rule should apply in this matter,
as between the candidates, I am
at a loss to understand; besides,
the very agreement which you
propose as a request to the executive com
mittee, itself contains qualifications ami
conditions, and would, if your point is well
taken, as to dictation, amount to such dic
tation to the committee.
While 1 am cordial in my joinder in the
request for a meeting of the committee, it
must at the same time bo understood that
I insist upon equal representation in the
management of tire primary.
I propose the following form of an agree
ment which, in my judgment,fairly includes
evcrvthiug necessary or proper, and avoids
any seeming dictation to the committee, of
which you complain and protest.
Respectfully yours, Fbank P. Bice.
Atlanta, August 9, 1888.
In reply to Mr. Bice’s letter and pro
posed agreement, Judge Hammond sent the
following letter:
Mr. Frank I*. Rice—Dear Sir: I will
sign the within if you will sign the one I
sent you, which I herewith return for that
purpose. Yours is good as far as it goes,
out it does not cover the question of spend
ing monev. This I insist on. Yours, etc.,
W. P-. Hammond.
Atlanta, Ga., August 9, 1888.
an aqbeement beached.
Mr. Clark Howell shortly afterward en
tered Judge Hammond’s ollice bearing both
the propositions which had been signed by
Mr. Bice. Judge Hammond then signed
the proposition made by Mr, Bice, ana the
matter declared settled.
Mr. Howell also delivered the following
letter from Mr. Rice:
BEQUEST.
To the honorable Democratic Committee
of Fulton county: Gentlemen—We re
spectfully request that you meet to order
a primary election of the party and beg to
refer you to our views concerning the same,
expressed in letter of date yesterday and
appearing in the Constitution this morn
ing, for such consideration only as you
may deem therein entitled to. The basis
of which primary shall be equal repiesen-
taiion in the managers and clerks at the
polls and in the conduct of said election.
Respectfully, Frank P. Rice.
Judge W. H. Hammond—Dear Sir: I
think year conditions a« in yours of this
morning, are a reflection on the Democratic
voters of the coanty, and for this reason I
hesitated signing when handed mo this
morning. A* you insist, however, I am
willing to waive my objection in the inter
est of party harmony, and accordingly sign
your request for a call ot a meeting of the
committee, provided that the joint request
prepared by yourself and that by me he
considered by the committee as one docu
ment. Respeetlully,
Fbank P. Rice.
Atlanta, Ga.', August 9, 1*88.
CHAIRMAN CULBERSON'S CALL.
At 12 o’clock Mr. H.C. Culberson, chair
man OI tile xJtuuueraVC . - --
tee,’received a communication from Judge
John T. Pendleton and Col. Adolph
Brandt, statiug that an agreement had
been made between Judge Hammond and
Mr. Rice, and asking that the executive
committee be called together at once.
Mr. Culberson thereujion issued the fol
lowing:
PULTON COUNTY EXtXUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Having been requested to call the Dem-
ocrative Executive Committee together, a
meeting of the same is hereby called at 9
o’clock to-morrow (Friday) morning,
August 10, in the basement of the county
court house.
H. L. CULBERSON,
Chairman county executive committee.
The meeting of the. executive commit
tee to morrow morning will no doubt be
well attended, not only by the members of
the body, but by the friends ot the con
testing candidates. It is stated on the
streets to-night that several members of
the committee will oppose any motion to
break up tho system already adopted and
substitute a primary in its stead.
Of course the Rice faction will favor the
primary as they have been fighting lor
one all the time, and when the executive
committee ordered mass meetings instead
thev announced that they would not go in
to them.
The mass meetings, or ‘‘bull pens as
thev were called, are billed for tomorrow
afternoon and evening. The action of tne
executive committee tomorrow evening
will settle the issue, as between ‘ball
pens” and primaries.
TIIE GOUUON CADETS.
Colored Admirers of Our Gallant Governor
Write Him n Letter.
Atlanta, August 9.—The following let
ter was received by .the Governor some
time ago and has been awaiting the action
of the military advisory hoard.
It shows that the colored race realize
and are thankful for the blessings of good
government and that they have an aflec-
tion for the Governor, whose administm-
commended itself to all classes:..
Macon, Ga., June 21st, ioao.-.o i...
Excellency, lion. John B. Gordon, Atlan
ta, Ga.—Dear Sir: As a token of our ap
preciation of the admirable andprsise-
worthy manner in which you have dis
charged the onerous and responsible du
ties ^as chief executive of the Empire
State of the South; and for your high
character and zeal which have won the es
teem and confidence of your opponents as
well as your frienda-these * n “ » a “J’° th * r
traiU have won for you our nig licit re-
spect, and will radiate far and wide an un
dim ed lustre, time imperishable.
Therefore we, the young colored men,
composing a part of the citizen, of this
grand old commonwealth, have organized
ourselves into a military company, in
honor of our executive head, namely, In*
Gordon Cadets.” ,
We hereby entreat you to accept our ot
tering and we will, by |*i»g
admirable and amiable a character, so
good a citizen, so perfect a gentleman, feel
satisfied that success will be ours. We
trust to receive your sanction and recogni
tion as a companv anti part of the sob ary
dulv recognized by the executive power.
Trusting that our petition will meet your
I approval,'’your* most obediently,
J. S, Mason, Captain pro tern., Gordon
Cadets, Macon, Ga.
The petition was signed by sixty-six col
ored men of Macon.
Governor Gordon wrote to the petition
ers thanking them for their expression of
esteem, and told them that their applica
tion would have to take the regular course
of being submitted to the military advisory
board. The names areas follows:
J. 8. Mason, G. W. Cabinet*, John
Brown, Albert Rozier, Elbert Falston, J.
I, . Goodwin, W. D. Allen, T. II. Grant, W.
H. Brown, William Demurest, M. C. Ap-
:, Charles Johnson, Charles Williams,
1. Lanier, C. R. Sanford, J. W. Dun
can, W. H. Wright, J. H. Johnson, Wil
liam Floyd, B, F. Jackson, W. P. Duma*,
J. W. Lee, II. F. Hunt, W. 1>.
Comer, W. A. Jackson, T. W. Williams,
J. H. McKay. Alex. Rollins, J. H. Ray, J.
II. Berry, W. D. Hines, Joseph Gordon,
A. H. Gordon, M. E. Petty, George Ham
ilton, R. M. Morris, Samuel Baker, Clar
ence Robinson, Willie Berly, G. II. Har
ris, Walter C. Smith, D. H. Clark, Jimmie
Clarksoo, W. O. Coleman, James Harvey,
M. E. Everett, J. D. Allen, J. D. Daniels,
11. .1. .1 iles, W. r.rnntly, Seaborn
Thweatt, Arthur Wbeatt, E G. King, A.
L. Life, J. D. Thomas, William Douglass,
Charlie Price, James Chatman, George
I’heanix, J. N. l’iieanix, Spencer McAr
thur, W. H. Hendricks, Lee I-aCont, J. L.
Roxie, Joshua Lowe.
CONVENTION aftermath.
Mr. Leigh's Speech—The Delegate Wlio
Didn’t Got There—Political Note*.
Atlanta, August 0.—The bustling
around the hotel corridors is a thing of the
past, and most of the delega es to the State
convention have returned to their homes.
A few delegates are still in the city and
are being well entertained by a number of
candidates for solicitor-generalships. The
convention was remarkable for one thing
above all others, it unfriendliness to “bot
tled eloquence.”
In this respect an amusing iucident
occuricd wbteh iairiy brought the
house down. S. P. Leigh arose
to second the nomination of
Governor Gordon on part of Coweta coun
ty. Unrolling a heavy document which
contained a speech, upon which many days
and nights of preparation had been spent,
he began to second the nomination. He
recited the contest in Coweta two years
ago and told of the close majority by which
Gordon carried the county over Bacon.
After giving a history of this contest, a
number of delegates began howling, “Set
down,” while others began to applaud by
besting sticks on the desks. The applause
became deafening, hut Mr. Leigh held his
place. As it slightly subsided, he con
tinued, when the applause began agai .
“I move,” said several delegates, “that
the gentleman have it printed, and this
seemed to meet the approval of the con
vention. Amid applause Mr. Leigh ad
vanced to the desk of the secretaiy and
handed Ids speech up requesting that it be
printed in full.
One belated delegate arrived this morn-
his surprise, found that tht-convenliou
had been hold without him. He says he
got to Lula Junction Tuesday night and
became so engrossed in studying astron
omy in the bottom of a whisky flask that
the'train left him. He explained that
being from a dry county and thinking At
lanta was dry, he wanted to lay in a sup
ply en route.
The delegates say that it is impossible
to hold a convention without Colonel
“Bill” Harris. Yesterday he saved the>u
several Hours by prompt mutions. .As *
mover he has no equal. .
A delegate from near Savannah dropped
a hint that Col. Bvu rauigant would fct
the Senator from the First and would be
in tbe race for president of that body.
Also that Solicitor-Oeneral DuUignon
would be judge of the Eastern circuit,
provided that Judge Pratt Adams was
promoted to the Supreme bench.
A great deal of talk was heard among
the delegates last night as to who would
succeed General Gordon as Governor, and
opinions seemed to vary very much as to
who 'would' probably enter the race. It
was generally agreed that if Congressman
Blount entered lie would be hard to down.
Col. Dick Dow, the Rejiuhlican elector
from the Fifth district, has gone-to New
York on a visit and bis fritnds say while
there he will call on Blaine and get all
the points on the tariff question. On his
return to Atlanta Col. Dow will challenge
Col. Jim Gray,the Democratic elector, to a
joint discils-ioil on the issues of the day.
No doubt Col. Gray will accept and the
campaign will open at DeGivo's opera
house. The discussion will serve to at
tract he attention of the people for a short
while from the wet and dry qusstion. The
people will no doubt enjoy the disoussion
as both gentlemen arc eloquent speakers.
Mr. J. M. Terrell, who was declared the
Democratic nominee of Meriwether county
for the Legislature by the executive com
mittee. who, after throwing out illegal
votes, found that he had a majority of the
votes cast, has declined to make the race.
with his load of melons, a lady li
the vicinity gave a negro hoy nftee
and requested him to go to the wagon and
buy a melon for her. The boy pocketed
the money as a starter, and then went to
work on the countryman for the purpose of
increasing his bank account. Picking up
one of the melons, va.ued at twe nty-five
cents, lie asked the countryman to give him
seventi-live cents in money and he would
bring him back one dollar! He explained
that a ladv had sent him for the melon
and wanted seventy-live cents sent her,
upon receiving which, the boy said, she
would send the melon merchant a dollar
hill. The countryman pulled out the
change, handed it’to the l>oy, who shoul
dered the melon, and that was the Inst
seen of the negro by the countryman. The
lady has not seen hint, either. It is pre
sumed, however, that the melon saw him
soon after leaving the wagon and that they
kept company as long as the melon lasted.
Boon after the swindle had been perpe
trated upon the countryman and the lady,
the former called at "police headquarters
and gave in his experience.
As a matter of course, the officers to
whom he told his tale laughed and ex
plained to the countryman that the trick
was so old that it was bald-headed.
“Well, I am going to catch that nigger
if it takes me the balance of the week,"
said tlie countryman as he ambled off, and
he talked as if 'lie meant to be put in tome
solid work bunting for tbe darky who had
swindled him. At last accounts the coun
tryman was still ou the war path, and tlfe
darky was still among the missing.
New Suits.
Atlanta, August 9.—G. M. Howell, a
tailor, to-day instituted a suit for $10,000
damages, for personal injuries^ against
John Gatins. It seems that Gatins called
at HowtU’i place of business for n suit of
clothes left there to be cleaned, and upon
being tald that the clothes were not ready
the two men quarreled and Gatins struck
Howell several times, indicting painful
injuries.
Jssnor N. Smith filed suit against Henry
C. Leonard for $10,000 damages. Leonard,
it seea s, appeared before the grand jury
and had an indictment issued against
Smith, charging him with misdemeanor.
Smith was arrested and locked up. The
petition claims that his character was in
jured and his feeliugz hurt by the transac
tion.
The Georgia railroad brings suit against
the Richmond and-Danville railroad for
$83.'!. The plaintiffs claim that the Rich
mond and Dunville owes them that amount
of money, which has been paid out by the
plaintifl on a suit for damages.
Mrs. A. E. ■ riggs to-day filed a suit for
divorce from her husband, Jos. R. Griggs.
Tiie grounds upon which the divorce is
asked are that of infidelity and unfaith
fulness.
Colored Agricultural Society.
Atlanta, August 8.—Smith W. Easier.
Jr., secretary of the Colored Agricultural
Society, organized at Macon Iasi January
by the colured convention held in that city,
has, by order of the executive hoard, is
sued an order convening the members cf
the board m the city of Atlanta on Mon
day, the 13th iost., to arrange the time
and place for holding a State fair this
fall. Tho meeting will be ouc of great
interest to the colored farmers of the State.
Bishop W. J. Gaines will pro ide. The
execu ive committee is composed of Bish
op IV. J/Gnincs and C. C. AYimbUh, of
Fulton; Rev. Floyd SneUon, of Liberty;
MaiKsou Davis, of Clarke: R. M. Logan,
of Isli.b; Peter Griffin, of Lce;J. D. Fraz
er, of Liberty; Harrison Harris, of Mor
gan; John Heard, of Greene; Rev.D. M.
Mclforton, of Richmond; Jno. Williams,
of Terrell; Augustus Games,of Muscogee;
Wesley 1 >. Darden, of Fuitoii: i.. t mw-
ford, of McIntosh; and A. S. Thurman,of
Folk. lectured Crawford is President and
Smith W. Easley, Jr., is Se crettry.
Tax Return*.
Atlanta, August 9.—Worth county re
turns $1,074,181, an Increaso of $11,791.
Of the 122 counties received to-day the
net increase over last year amounts to$10,-
>8,388.
Pierce foots up $1,037,423, an increase of
$59,199; Siewnrt, $1,040,011!, a decrease of
$24,600; DcKalb, $2,801,819, a decrease of
$23. !(M>; Muscogee, $11,1175,255, an increase
of iii.12,230; l’utuam, $2,110,084, a decrease
of $20,421.
To Uun Against Gordon.
Atlanta, August 9.—Jesse W. Glenn,of
Whitfield county, announce* himself a
candidate for Governor to oppose Gov.
Gordon, lie ban old time republican,
lie says he does not expect to be elected
but as lib party lias made no nomination
he proposes to run to preserve party or
ganization and unity.
Fourth Georgia Reunion.
Atlanta, August 9.—The Fourth Geor-
gia regiment will hold a grand reunion at
Lagrange September 5th. In connection
with this the Sixtieth Georgia and the
Troup county veterans will also hold
a fenm THE FUNERAL TRAIN. fcUct
Space had been made in front of the altar
bv the removal of four pews on either side
»f the main aisle, in the center of which
undu the catafalque, the same that wan
■ used in the funeral obsequies of King
Alfonso, held in this church on the death of
! the King several years ago. It is about four
THE JOURNEY FROM NONQUIT. |[rAver.Xuh’tt npop ° br<mdlm,e ’ which
He has done this in the. interest of party reumon - A large attendance la expected
unity. It was learned “that an indepen
dent might run, and Mr. Terrell graciously
steps aside.
One of the delegates to the conventiou
yesterday, from a Middle Georgia county,
while holding credentials as a uelegale to
the convention as an organized Democrat,
is an independent candidate for tho Legis
lature from hia county. Having finished
the laborious duties given him by his
county he will uow return home to lead
the independent forces. He claims to be
organized in State matters and indepen
dent in local elections.
Hawes then made the startling an
nouncement that Harrison had retitW
from the race.
“How so?” asked Russell.
"Well, he did sat cccclade to do nn -
tir he had heard that A. L. Hawes had
been selected to stomp tbe Second district
for Cleveland. This information waa tele-
n hed him from Blaine, the dispatch
ing:‘Come down at once. Hawes has
been nominated in one of the wiregrassdis-
tricta of Georgia.”’
“Ilawea?—Hawea? Who ia he?” asked
Russell.
“Tha.’a me,” said the gallant Hawes
and they all laughed.
Ihn Russell then said: “This reminds
me of a poem that I learned > when a boy.
It was this:
•• 'Live* oi treat men all remind ui
That we, too, cam make our lives sublime.
Footprint* of tbe sandy chorea remind us of
the Ueetlnt lime.' ’’
The crowd then dispersed.
OLD, RUT IT WORKED.
A M«u.'ii Merchant Tru-t* a Lillie Darky
with Change and Lose* It.
Atlanta, August 9.—A Gwinnett conn
ty farmer, who came to Atlanta this morn
ing with a load of melons, bad a venerable
trick played upon him at noon to-day by
a negro boy. While standing at a corner
The Body of Gen. Sheridan !.i
Taken to Washington.
onal i
The Ci
ket Watched l»y Guard* .if II
R*-. „n „r ili„ Remains
Wushinglou by the Military—
Service* hi l liuri'li.
Coee,'* Report Made.
W.'.sit [m.ton, Aagust'9.—General Casey,
chief engiueer, to-day finished consideration
of tine river and harbor appropriation bill re
ferred to him by the President, and returned
it utth a report thereon to the President tiii-
afternoon. It reached the While House dur
ing a cabinet session and formed one of the
topics of discussion. The ten days’ limit for
action ou this bill expires Saturday.
Jersey City, August 9.—Conductor R. E
Mason took charge of the fuutral train from
Hartford. At that place M&vor Roths per
sonally visited the train, and although it
was early, l o’clock ia the morning, quite a
crowd had gathered. After leaving Hart
ford the crowds at the stations passed dis
appeared almost entirely. At half-past 5
the special train passed into the yard at
Harlem bridge. The train was cut iu two
places and the cars tracked side by side of
the steamer Maryland, which was to take
them to Jersey City.
At Harlem several New York newspiper
men, who had been waiting since midnight,
hoarded the train iu search of information.
The Maryland steamed silently by the busy
city, exciting very little atteutiou.
No notice was taken of tbe luncral boat at
the navy yard or at Governor’s Island.
From the decks of the Maryland could be
seen (lags at half-mast all over the city. The
boat steamed into the docks at Jersey City
at 7:35 a. m. and tlm funeral train was hauled
off and made up again.
Mrs. Sheridan bears the fatigue well, hav
ing passed a reasonably comfortable night.
She has hard work to control her emotions at
times, but she bears up bravely.
Tbe funeral train from this city goes as a
special to Washington, making no stops ex
cept if necessary for 'uel and water. A
■peela! fur,mo! ear bad been prepared by
New York people for the reception anil
transp rtatiou of General Sheridan's remains
to Washington, but Col. Blount refused to
take it, as he desired no change from the
car in which the body reposed. The train
left Jersey City at 8:20 a. ill.
A w heel mechanic named John Smith, en
gaged in testing the car wheels of the fune
ral train, was crushed by being thrown
ngsinst the pillars of the Maryland.
THROUGH PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, August 9.—The funeral
train bearing tbe remains of the late General
Sheridan to his last resting place in Wash
ington, passed tbrongh this city just before
noon to-day, iu an absolutely quiet m inner,
and tbe passage was without a siugie inch
dent. The fact that the traiu did not enter
tbe regular station of the Pennsvl-
vnuia railroad, and the entire lg
norancc of the people as to
where the change of engines and inspection
of the train would be made, served the good
purpose of giviDg tbe family of the deceased
hero and the funeral party much desired
quiet arid absence of Uemonstra ion. The
train of five cars, in charge of Conductor
Branson, passed Germantown Junction at
lo:so ami reached Grey's Ferry, where i
change of engines and crews was made, at
11:0S. There were not twenty-five people at
the latter place, whieh was 'the only stop,
and these were mostly children.
As the {train came to a stands ill
the guests of honor stood at parade rest on
the platform and inside the car which con
tained the casket. Engine No, 70-">, which
had brought the train from Jersey City, was
quickly but quietly hacked out, and engine
No. 93, in charge of Engiueer William 11.
Waterman anuFireman James Murphy, Jr.,
was coupled on. Conductor Charles A.
Thompson, assisted by Baggage
Master James A. Colwell, Brake-
men Morris and ].eslie and Flagman
Edward Parson, innlc eharga of the train and
in almost a twinkling it bail resumed its sad
journey. The road master of engines, Asa O.
Deric, who has been an eng neer for thirty-
five yenrs, mounted the cab of engine num
ber 93 and held the throttle until the train
reached Washington. Therein was ordered
to be made iu three hours and forty min
utes.
Like the crew which had brought the train
into the city, the outgoing crew w ere select
ed from nmoug those who had seen service
iu tbe field with tiie dead General. Comlue-
' tor Thompson served throughout the war iu
the Sixth Army Corps. Nluety-Piltb Pennsyl
vania Volunteers, and waa with Sheridan
during the Shenandoah Valley campaign,
participating with him in tbe bullies ui Win*
cbetler and Cedar Creek, as well u« many
other bottles. Flagman Pearson served iu
the fifth corps, 118th Pennsylvania Volun
teer*, nml was with • Sheridan at
Five Forks an 1 llatche'* Run and
was also at Appomattox when Lee surren
dered. Baggage Master Colwell, while lie
did not see anv army service, was selected
for this occasion by reason of his having
served in a similar capacity when the re-
mains of Charles Sumner were being brought
from Washington on their way to Boston.
Both engines. 705 and 93, were tastefully,
though not elaborately, decorated with em
blems of mourning and presented a beauti
ful, though sombre appearance.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, August 9.—A »pecial train
bearing tbe body of Gen. Sheridan and the
funeral party arrived at the Baltimore and
Potomac stationfrom Nonquit ut3:17o'clock
th<i afternoon. It was met by Gen. Scho
field and Lieutenants Sawyer, Bliss and
Pitcher, of his staff, a gu*rd of honor from
the District of Columbia commauilery of the
military order the Loyal Legion, aud Troop
B of the Fourth Cavalry, Captiin Lawton la
command. As the tram slowed into the
station eight sergeant* of the Third Artil
lery, unoer command of Lieutenant Dane*,
marched up the platform and fo-iued a line.
.bordered
I with a band of black velvet, the upper
• portion is covered with an American Hu#, on
* which the casket was id iced. At the head..
; of the casket was planted the General's
headquarters llag.
The service concluded, the little company
immediately left the church. Early to-mor
row morning a requiem will be cele
brated by Father Kervick. This service is
for the convenience of the family and friends
of the Uluitrious dead. The detail of two
members of the Loyal Legion, alternating
every two hours, will remain with the body
until the funeral at ten o'clock Saturday
morning.
The executive departments will be closed
on Saturday as a mark of respect to Gen.
Sheridan ami all public business will be sus-
pendedon that any*
Among those invited to the funeral are
President and Mrs. Cleveland, the members
°f the cabinet and the ladies of their fami
lies, judges of the Supreme Court, judges of
the local court?, members of the diplomatic
corps membeii wt the Senate and House of
Representatives and the executive oflicers of
both houses, all members of the Catholic
fl«*rgy in Washington, all otlicers of the
anny, navy and marine corps stationed in
Washington, twenty-five of the Grand Army
of the Republic, twenty-five of the Loyal
Legion, eighty members of the press and a
large number of personal friends of the fam
ily. Tha total number of invitations issued
is 1,509, and no persou will be admitted to
the church without a card of admission.
A ltaili-oad t ighter InJrouble.
Chicago, August 9.—Thos. M. Haines,
the defaulting ca-lder of the Atlantic anu
North Carolina railway, was arrest d here
this morning. The arrest was made on f
gram lecelved from Washington Bryan,
president of the railroad. It is not known
how much Haines took from the compauy
When arrested he *
Milwaukee.
They elected n Guy.
CiAiXK.svii.Li:, Texas, August 9.~In a
hotlv contested election in the Chickusaw
Nation Wm. Guy, present incumbent, de
feated Wm. Bin!*, full-blooded Chickasaw,
for the Governorship. Gay was supported
by the adopted eitizens, mostly white.
Soon atUrTn. train •tappad, Mr*. Sb.riJaii
SPOUTING KVI.NTS.
Last Day of the Saratoga Meeting— Mun-
• mouth Park ltaces—lhiHelmll.
Saratooa, August 9.—This was the last
day of the first meeting of the Saratoga
Racing Association. The weather was clear
and the track fast. Iu the first race, hpecial
weights, one mile and seventy yards, Prose
, Grisette second, Lilux third. Time,
1:48.
Second race, Virginia stakes, five fnr-
longH, Caliente won, Button secoud, Blue
Rock third. Time, 1:03.
Third race, handicap, ouc mile and a quar
ter, Warv won, Hypocrite second, Daruua
third. Time, 2:10)*.
Fourth race, three-fourths of a mile, Petu
lance won, Bellwood secoud, Amos third.
Time, 1:163*.
Fifth race, trouble stakes, handicap stee
plechase, two miles and a quarter, Monte
Cristo won, Willie Palmer second, KBlar
ney third. Time, 4:45.
MONMOUTH PARK RACKS.
Monmouth Park, N. J., August 9—In
the first race, free handicap, sweepstakes,
one mile, Niagara won; Kgmont second,
Valentine third. Time, 1:42.
In the second race, Amboy, handicap
sweepstakes, three-fourths ot a mile, Minori
ty won; Invalid second, Ransom third, Time,
1:153*.
In the third race, purse $600, non-winning
and maiden allowances, seven-eighths of a
mile, Dun Lion won; Ocean .second, Brad
ford third. Time, 1:2s?*.' 1 '
In the fourth race, purse 5*000 for two-year
olds, three-fourths of a mile’, Harrisburg
won; Radiant second, Little Barefoot, third.
Time, l
Iu the fifth race, Cape May handicap for
three years, ouetind one-sixteenth oi a mile.
Badge won; George Oyster secoud. Time
!:-•
In tbe tlxib race, purse $800 for'three-
year-olds and upwards, one and one-eighth
of a mile. Boa/, won; Tudor second, Long
Knight third. Time, 1:57M*
Baseball.
At Washington—
Washington o o o :
Chicago i o o (
Hum- hits, Wii-hldglon 7, Chics
0 1 0 0 0-4
1 0 0 0 0-2
titiBHw 7. ^ Krrors.
Arundel: Baldwin and Dailey.
At Pliiladelphsa—
Philadelphia 0 2 1 0 2 0 0,0, 1— 6
Detroit. 000010-1 00-5
BosO hits, Philadelphia rt. Detroit0- Error*.
Philadelphia 4, Detroit ♦*,. Batteries, Casey and
Clement*; Gclzcin aud Bcnuctt..
At New Tore— i .
New York 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 O J— r»
Pittsburg...... « 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.0— 3
Huso hit*. New York 11, llttshnrg 7. Error*.
#w York Pittsburg l. Buttenfes,. Welch and
Ewing; Calvin and Miller. • ‘
At Boston— .. .
BOStOn 0 l 0,0 0 £ l P 0— 4
Indianapolis 0 0TOO 0 0 0 0- 1
Huso hits, lioittou £. Indianapolis-:. . Errors.
Boston 2. ludlatmpolif 4. Battetlea, Conway aud
Kelly: Ilenly and Daly.
At Cincinnati—
Cincinnati oooul 110 0—3
Baltimore...- 00 1 3010 lx—
Bose hits, Cincinnati 0, Iialtlmo e 10. Krrors,
Cincinnati 4, Baltimore 3. Butteries, Mullane
aud Baldwin; Kllroy aud Fulmer.
C1XATTANOOGV IX FLAM US.
stepped out, leauing ou tha arm of Colonel
bheridan. They were met bv Gen. Rucker
ami Mias Rucker (Mrs. Sheridau's father and
sister). They immediately entered their
carriages *ud w*re rapidly driven
away. As they left the station tbe artillery ser
geants took the casket from the car in w hich
it had made the journey from Nonquit and
ut U leave 5r »••'*** *» la a riassoa belonging to the Third
tniUery, which was draped with hags ics-
loosed*with crape. A-the caisson bearing
the body left the suuioi., troop B of the
Fourth Cavalry Ml t? o line in front and
escorted the prme-»ioii up I'-uu ylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street and ht. Matthew's
Church. Following the cai-a**.. n, vurri*ges
were General Schott* 1 i and Maf! Dr. O’lMl-
Iv, Col. Blunt ami the guard « f honor lr**m
the Lovat Legion C dninam.ery. M the
body reached the cliur h door it was L.et by
procession of clergy and sanctuary boy*
singing the “ c.iserare.” After the ca*k«t
had beeu placed ou tbe catufu.que,
preliminary service was retried
the choir singing a fuueral hymn. The inte
rior of the church wastffeetively draped, a
feature ol th-- deco'.tt ons being’ the Ameri
can colo s hie idi-d with a s.uubre shade of
heavy crape on the trout of both culler e*.
Large Hags were caught up at intervals with
broad bands of Dlack above the entrance, ou
the front of the organ loft were grouped reg
imental and cavalry flags, fastened together
bv a knot of black, with black streamers.
The altar waa heavily draped. The candela
bra and marble figures oa either side were
draped with black. Two 'ilk American
* ' i the wall above the altar.
__ throne ca the left cf the altar
I conVptifeJ with “intarnij heat." • 1 wai appropriately covered and the front o!
A Great Fire 111 the Heart of (lie Town - -The
Kfttimuted Lo** Over HI,000,000.
Chattanooga, August 9.—A terrible fire
Is now raging here that will probably carry
ay entire blocks between Hixth aid
Seventh streets and the Fast Side, including
the handsome five atorr building of Grilles*
A Caldwell and possibly the First National
Back.
The fire department responded promptly
but the llames were malignant from the first
1 could not be controlled. Hie loss will
amount to over $1,250,000, if the entire block
is burned.
Th«* Funeral Rioter*.
Paris, August 9.—Official reports show
that the number of persons arrested for par
ticipation i.i tit-- liotous demonstration*
which attended the funeral of General Kudea
yesterday was twenty-four, and that but
eight of them were detained. The night was
treneraUy quiet. There was some disorder
in the place De la Kepnblique, and troops
** the police. A fight
’iiubourg Nt. Antoine.
The newspapers are of the opinion that the
demonstration ye»t*-rday was of a far less
serious character than was anticipated. The
Radical press charges the police with losing
their temper. The strikers at Amiens .ire
quiet.
day,
the
usurp tha rule of
And w inking tapers show tbe sun his
? Wo
kL
b—Abont
Three
o’clock last eveuieg doreg a heavy blow,
the sloop Flora B capsized near this place.
Nile had on board Mrs. Elija Wheaton, Mrs.
Jonathan Turner, Mrs. Samuel Wheaton aud
daughter, about 9 years of age, and Mrs.
Finnegan, all of whom were in the cabin at
the time and w* re all drowned. The bodies
have been re*overed and were sent to their
homes In Penwiflllt. Thttttwof the sloop,
three meu. aue*efifed in climbing Into a
yaw] aud escaped.
For What my senses can perceive,
I need no revelation to believe.”
Ladies sutiering from any of the weakness
es or ailments peculiar to their sex, and who
will use Dr. fierce’s Favorite Pressdption
according to directions, will evucrrence a
genuine revelation in the benefitthey will
receive. It is a positive cure for the most
complicated and obstinate case* of leucor-
rhea, excessive flowing, painful menstrua
tion, unnatural suppressions, prolapus, or
falling of the womb, weak back, “female
weakness,” autevenion, retroversion, bear
ing-down sensations, chronic congestion, in-
tlamation and ulceration of the womb, infia- Hags hum' fro
tuation, pain aud tendernes* in ovaries, ac- . 'Ibe cirdii
Uftrrtaob**
Indianapolis, Am
son is anticipating
delegations during th
is thought he will devote consl
this time to writing his letter of *
Toward tiie last of August he has
trip of « week or two to some qt
probably in Northern Michigan *
sin.
U.—General Ilarri
Msation of visiting
xt ten days, ami it
e considerable of
•ept
ce.
Ituuil l'urt-lia****.
Washington, D. C., August The bond
offerings to day wi re The treas
ury accepted $l,o27,'.tjo ut 127 12 for fours
and 107 1-2 lor four and a half. <>ue bid
accepted wa» for the round amount oi ou*
million dollars.