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MACON, GEORGIA TUESDAY a 13 GUST l 21.1888-TWELVE PAGES.
VOL.LXII1.!! NO. 20.
POLITICAL.
arriscm’s Chinese Record
Attacked in the House.
Use er owens, of inoiana.
f renctf of Democratic Committeemen
.Leaner Carll.lc Willing «> Moot
jlr.Itln'noo"tbs Mtunp Mas.
sucliusetts Democracy.
tTAsniNGTON, December 18.—The Iloase
d,, considered the Senate bill to prevent
,e coming of Chinese laborers into the
cited States, and genenl discussion of the
|b - ect of Chinese immigration occupied
loot four hours and digressed to various
distend issues
In the course of one of these digressions
Bynum, of IndUns, attacked the Re-
bblitin party for its failure in years past
(lop the importation of contract labor,
bao favored the opening of our doors to
eao labor but traded them closed on cheap
li( l‘ |{e tdso uttaeked the record of the
■publican party in regard to legislation
Es the question of Chinese immigration,
Ideelar d that the Republican candidate
President, while in the Senate, had not
- voted ag dust hills to restrict or sits-
ad Chinese immigration, hut had voted
ifaror of every amendmeut which con
ned greater fieedom and rights upon the
'hiuese. it »as true that urueioi flarri-
bad declared that he had opposed the
i becau-e he considered them
violation of treaty a ipnlntions,
with due regard for Gen. Harrison he
sill say that such ex post facto state-
nts made when there were visions of the
(bite House, however dim and remote,
•sting around, must be taken cum gr.uo
is. On the other hand Thurman had de
rm! himself in the Senate in fayor of re-
tricting Chinese immigration, or even for
iabsolute inhibition. The secret of the
•position of Oen. Harrison and his party
socialcs to the Chinese bill which had
rii vetoed by President Arthur, wan that
Ibiuese labor was cheap and profitable, and
ie contractors, manufacturers and mine
msers who hud always controlled the Re
publican party wanted it. It was mot be-
We (ieu. Harrison and his associates be-
er.d the bill to be ia violation of tile ex-
hug treaty that they opposed it, but be-
. line they believed that the Chinese labor
ibould have a right to come to this country,
not only to labor but to vote, to bold offi e
to govern ns well as
be governed. General Harrison
now, as a further excuse, that he did
und-rstand the questiou at the time, but
he had since learned nIJ nnout it anil
all right now. Of all subterfuges this
the shallowest. Duri g the campaign
. Harrison might declate from the stump
list the standard o! inner must be mnintwiu-
rd, tut nobody could find that during the
ibiaese debnt’e iu tbc Senate be lmd ever
■pores a word of sympathy for tog wage
' ers of America.
list:Kirovs 4 < ijjjt4tu_0|i£t'JSPF.t\
ioven, of Indiana, replied to'he
cterized ua a special addrcsVyothe*vot-
cf Indiana, made by his college, and de-
nied the charges made by that gentleman aa
to the record of the Republican party end
its itandvd-bf arer, Gen. Harrison, upon the
1 ..in. -•■ • |no-1 ion. 11. reply
of Hr. Bwium’s charges to the effect
that in 1880 several Chinamen had
been naturalised iu Indianapolis and had
voted the hep biicau ticket, presumably
sith the knowledge of Gen. Harrison, be
wad a telegram just received from Gen.
Hudson's law partner, denying that he had
Ivor heard of such a thing. In regsrd to
mother charge that Gen. Harrison had read
before a literary soeiety a paper iu which he
advocated the free and unrestricted iianii-
(ration of Chinese, he said that Grn. Harri
son, over hia own signature, had denied
haviug done any such thing. His colleague,
ia closing bis speech with n flourish of the
longue ami a waving of the hand peculiar
to the honsier orator, had said tlmt every
Democrat could cast his vote for this bill
sithoutswal owing hit words or stultifying
■■record. In reply to that he would call
ttleniinu to Mr. Dingley,a statement that
during the Forty-sixth Congress, which was
Democratic ill both b ranchos, the
Democratic party lmd token no
•eiion upon the Chinese question. The
(entleman's speech sought to Impress the
pub.io mind with the thought that the Re
publican party wits in favor of the importa
tion of Chinese labor because it was cheap
*ad pauper labor. The party that was horn
outuf certaiu great moral necessities, which
M saved the greatest and grandest nation
lust the sun had ever shoue upon, which
given liberty to 4,00t>,li00 slaves, which
aw p issed the homestead act, which gave to
ji> pour man a home In the Wesf.wliieh had
•hull up a protective system in this country
A FATAL FALL.
A Demented Lady’s Fright
ful Leap in the Dark.
Supposed to Have Lost Her 1 tala lire While
bitting in a Window—The Theory as
lo Her Death—Some of Her
Pecu jaritie*.
attention has been drawn to the matter, that
they will be heavily cut or allowed to die
without becoming laws, in order to reduce
the prospective large expenditures to figures
approaching what had been accepted at the
beginning of the session as fair estimates.
CARLISLE WILLING TO MEET BLAINE.
WASHINGTON, August 10.—Speaker Car*
lislesayshewillmeetMr. Blaine in a joint wrnnipr nr Ttir PflonMCD’C ItIDV
debate on the tariff question if the national VtnUlul Ur lilt uUttUI'l tn 0 JUm-
committee consider such a step desirhie.
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRACY.
Boston, August 18.—The Democratic
State committee has decided to hold the
State convention on Sep ember Sth.
CONFERENCE AT HEADQUARTERS.
New York, August 18.—The Democratic
committeemen mustered in force to-day at
Democratic headquarters. Chairman Bar-
mim had a long talk with Chairman Brice,
of the campaign committee. Senators Gor
man and Burbour, of Maryland nod Virginia,
Committeeman Tarpey, of California, anil:
Chairman Murtha, of the State executive
committee, were all present at the confer
ence. All declared tlrnt there was no pre
arranged meeting, only an informal cou er-
ence.
DOUGHERTY’S SUCCESSOR.
Orlando, Fla., August 18.—Gen. Robert
Hillock, of Ocala, was to-day nominated by
the Democratic convention of the Second
district for Congress to succeed Mr. Dough
erty.
THE ALLEGHENY RALLY.
Pittsburg, Pa., August 18.- The annual
reunion of the General Association of the
Countv Democracv was held at Exposition
Park in Allegheny City this alteration anti
evening. The demonstration was on a very
Urge scale of magnificence, and served
well its purpose av the opening gun
of the present campaign in Allegheny
county. . Among the speakers were
Senator Vance, of North Carolina;
Representative!! Tarsney, of Michigan, Me-
ilillin, of Tennessee, Maish, of Pen sylva
iiiii, Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky; Con-
gressmen Cox, of New York, Scott of Penn
sylvania, were expected to he present and
address the meeting, hut they did not ar
rive. At the conclusion of' the speeches,
d-.iicing was inaugurated and continued
until midnight.
MILLS ON THE TARIFF.
Charleston, IV. Va., August 18.—Sen
ator Blackburn, of Kentucky, Hon. R. Q-
Mills, of Texas, and Phil Thompson, secre.
tary of the national Democrat executive
committee, airived in this city this morning
and are guests of Senator KenBa.
A large number of people
came to the city to hear Mr. Mills’s argu
ment on the tariff. He, after a few opening
remarks, said the labor question was the
paramount issue of this campaign, and re
ferred to the Democratic party ns the friend
of the people. He paid his respects from a
Democratic standpoint, to the
Republican party at the close
of the rebellion, and followed
it up by referring to the taking of the bur
den i>f taxation from wealth and putting it
upon t v ’e shoulders The question
now licit.re the people is from skin to core
I and-from core to akin, as far u labor ifcon-
oieAm. 4h AttK.uW of
the Republican party posing as a friend
of labor, were given also. The speaker
touched upon the attitude of tbc Republican
party on the .Mills tarili and laid it wiis "e-
tween the “devil and the deep sen.’’- He
said the Democratic nnriy was not having
votes this campaign, but would make them
by principle, lie denounced Republicnn
legislation as being in the interest of the
wealthy and the present tar
iff system es unjust and
pernicious, saying: “It will finally result in
bankruptcy and ruin to the masses of the
people;” that the proposed reduction is only
five per cent; that he represented the great
est woo) growing State in the country, nnd
as to placing wool on the free list, he spoke
from pracJcal knowledge thnt it cheapened
clothing to all but did not allect the wool
growing in price or otherwise; that the only
benefit from a high tariff in wool is realized
by a combination of manufacturers in the
country at the expense of the people.
THE WHITE CAPS.
Macon people will remember Mr. D.
Heller and his wife. They kept a shoe
store, the last time on Fourth street, anil
living alone, devoted to each other, and
seemingly holding aloof from other peo
ple, they attracted attention. Finally,
nearly two years ago, Mr. Heller died. Ilis
wife was the mother of Mrs. Sigmund
Siesei, but she had peculiar notions and
did not live at the Siesei residence. Sev
eral months ago site went to live In a room
at the Morgan residence, corner First and
Fine streets, and for a while she did iter
own cooking, preferring that method of
living.
For three weeks past her peculiarities
assumed the eccentric, and it was evident
to those who saw her upon the street that
her mind was unbalanced. She would
leave her room aud walk up and down the
street, sometimes bareheaded in the rain.
Filially she began going out at night and
the officers finding her and knowing her
condition of mind would kindly lead her
back to the house. The inmate of the
house knew her peculiarities aud nothing
was thought of the front door being found
unlocked. Mr. Siesei was informed of her
actions and he employed a servant to look
after her, but she did not seem to like any
such arrangement. On Wednesday night
very late Lieutenant Wylie and Officer
Jenkins found her wandering aimlessly
about on the streets and carried her home,
even lighting matches to light her way to
tlie stair-case.
On Thursday night shortly after 12
o’cock as Lientenant Wylie was on his
way home, his resideneo is next door, he
looked lip at the window of the room oc
cupied by Mrs. Heller, and which is on the
Fine street side of the street, and wondered
to himself if she was in the house o> on
the street. A light was burning in the
room aud he decided that she must be in
there.
About 5 o’clock yesterday morning
when Mary Lee, a servant girl, went to
tlie Morgan residence to go to work she
was startled to-see Mrs. lleller lying in
the yard, under the.window, with her face
among the rose boshes, the light not being
sufficient.
The time for the funeral has not been
announced.
SMITH'S MUKI1KKKKS.
Origin of ilia Kemtezvous at Freetown—
llnriiil of Their Victim.
New Orleans, August 17.—A dis
patch from New Iberia Hays: F. P.
Smith wan buried to day with military aud
civic honors.
The trouble of yesterday grew out of a spirit
of revenge on the part of the negroes. The
better element of this and the neighboring
parish had found it impossible to put
up with a certain class of
TRADE REVIEW.
The Indications of the Week
Very Encouraging.
THE IRON TRADE LOOKING UP.
The Output Increasing ami Prices Si
log-Estimates of Cotton, Wheat ni
Corn Yields Not Lowered by
Local Damage.
New York, August 17.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s
review of trade for the week says: The signs
idle and immoral characters and bo had this week aro all more favorable. More
ordered them away from uirious places.
Many found refuge at Freetown, a small
village composed enirely of negro families.
There they told their stories to their friend
and nursed their anger. On Monday last
reports reached this place that negroes were
arming and congregating at Freetown. Their
number was estimated at from 500 to 600
mounted men. On Tucsdav they were re
inforced sufficiently to double their number.
Feeling their strength, they assumed a
threatening attitude, uoldly declaring that
the refugees should not leave the parish and
should not be molested. On Wednesday
the number of armed negroes further in
creased, and the people of tlie surrounding
country began to feel s me alarm lest these
n eg roes, over-eatima ting their strength,might
attempt some act of violence. On Thursday
matters hud no*, improved up to noon. By ^ ^
this time re idents and property owners of the resumption of furnaces
this secliuu ucguu to collect nt points n
short distance from Freetown, their object
being to disperse these negroes without vio
lence and to send those who did not
belong there to their homes. The
citizens rode into Freetown aud found,
is rumored, a- large number
of armed negroes quartered thero. Tney
were asked the mcuuing of this nnd the
negroes were silent. They demanded the
surrender of the negroes’ arms, promising
that when they learned to behave themselves
their arms would be returned. The negroes
were ordered to at once disperse. The great
majority of them accepted the terms and
surrendered their arms, whi h were found
without exception to be loaded with ball or
buckshot.
Rev. H. Nora, a colored minister, left
Freetown in the morning to attend a confer
ence of ministers at New Iberia. During
his absence his residence was taken in pos
session by a number ol armed negroes.
This house they refused to surrender rt«
turning word tnat they were there to be
taken. The whites then sent a
messenger to the house saying that they
would give them twenty minutes in which
to lay down their weapons. The ^negroes
again refuted. In this house, biluata J &
short distance from the main road or street,
about fifteen negroes were quartered, among
the uumber their leaders. The squ>id of
mnutited white citizens were some 150 yards
from the house, awaiting the expiration of
gillie wage-workers in the land were the
l * lt pa d, the best fed and best housed nnd
01 *t intelligent and most prosperous of any
y-ge-workers in the world, was not a party
«isvor of the importation of Chinese or ■ ny
other sort of pauper 'abor. The gentleman
J** charged that General Harrison had
ujxuinst every bill to restrict or
Chinese immigration. He denied
X* mV®*’ General Harrison had opposed
he ihiQtse bill, but the basis of his opposi-
t 1,1,1 had been that it was in violation of
vesty obligations. While General Harrisou
fni'r 'i 1 , 1 *hst poKition and stood by it man-
®'v» h® had not indicated by any act or
of . Hut he was in favor of Chinese iinnii-
ejation. H, 4rr | IIU | | |, a j tlust he stood for
he honor of his government and that the
,J^yhoul I be enforced in letter and in
a piopci uvtiim R bheu!«l U
hanged. I»i that position he had shown
hustle*o broad in his statesmanship, so
k <o re«| American interests, so straight-
f«aril uud co sUteut in his course, that
ik 1 J** Chicago the people ot
{? e . Pacific coast could not gef
I *l r J™ choice, that grandest
f °( America, James G. Blaine, they
*'Ve tJieir vote* boiidly to lie n jam in Harrs-
*i J a . nu 8i dd that his record was squarely for
h interests of America on the Chinese
qhenron. Harrison was not in favor of Chi-
we mi migration, but against it; he was in
Ti Ul ! f l,w tot* |n *uir the government’s honor.
-I e T , »utterances, the whole character
■k * je °J *miu Harrison was all in favor of
•u width was called instinctively the
e *ns?ds] *^ e<L on *h c Hepubli-
father debate the House, at 5
•dock, adjourned.
SOME ALARMING STATISTICS.
A8IHHGTON, August lft.—It is hinted
ouirthe Capitol to-day that some statistics
,tve h*en collected which have already
r*** to much uneasiness among the
rut reformers and are calculated to create
•♦Dsstion. Tin se statistics will show that
rt *eoues of th* government for the cur-
*ct year will exceed the expenditures con-
f ®P'tted by the various bills making ai>-
li W. 1008 hj not more than thirteen mil-
->n dollars. As several of the bills carry-
h/ivC *Pr™priAtioof, although pessM
tJ **• Home, have not yet gotten beyond
u control, it is said to iVposaible, now that
A Detective is Enrolled an a Member nnd
Gives Awny the VillAlns.
Knansvilj.e, Ind., August 18.—Some
startling revelations are just being made
concerning the operations of the “White
Caps” organization. While the famous
operations of this lawless band have been
known, the fountain head of fhe organiza
tion remained a mystery, which is now being
revealed through a clever ruse.
A detective, whose name Is withheld for
prudential reasons, joined the White Caps
with the view of securing evidence for the
suppression of the lawless organization.
He was employed by citizens of Harrison,
Crawford and Ferry counties aud is a gentle
man of unimpeachable character. The de
tective joined them in Harrison countv two
months ago and states that the oath de
manded of every candidate is blood-curliug
in *ts provisions, the penalty of its violation
being death. A candidate must also swear that
he has been accessory to a crime, which is
held over him to prevent treachery. Ouce
admit ed he was subjected to many curious
tests in order to pr^ve his sincerity. The<e
stages of initiation • haviug been suc
cessfully pissed, the purposes of the
order were unfolded. There consist in
punishment of citizens for alleged offenses,
without appeal to law. The order does not
countenance murder, and Its members think
they are working in a good ciuse. The
chief headquarters are near Knglish and the
Order numbers but 200 members.
The Latest From the .Sea Serpent.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The New ccatincc
glimpses of the sea serpent, and nt its last
manifestation it assumed an unusual y
terrific form. As the story runs, the sloop
Mary Lane, Capt. Delauv, was on her
homeward trip from New London, where
she had taken a load of ouahaugs, when
»wo milts southwest of Point Judith, on
SaturUy, the wind being strong and the
boat under a two-reef sail, Capt. Denny
first sighted a monstrous he d two f-et
above the water and about fifty yards dis
tant. 'file appearance of the Lead ia de
scribed as like that of an alligator. The
jaws looked to he at least five feet in
length and were studded with teeth six
inches long, while the eyes were as large
ns the crown of a hat. Back from the
head ran » huge fin. which was kept
straight. The body moved rapidly through
the water. The entire length of tlie crea
ture, as cstimatiil in its passing the boat,
was about seventy feet. Tlie captain says
it was within about ten feet as it swept by
the vessel. Glimpse* of the body, which
was about tlie size of a barrel, showed
bright grayish scales. Thu i» an unusu
ally fine specimen of the marine snake. It
ia seldom that tlie mysterious reptile dis
plays teeth six inches long, nor docs it
often attain a length of seventy feet. The
statement that its body was “about the size
of a barrel” ia suggestive, and shows the
direction in which the captain’s thoughts
ad been running.
Tdentenant ^Vyfte arid as soon as that
officer ronld dress himself, he went to Mr.
Siesel’s residence, a short d stance ofl, on
the same street, and told him of the dis
covery. In the meantime tlie report had
gone out ami a large crowd began as
sembling. The ladiesln the house, under
tlie impression that the body could not be
removed until the arrival of the coroner,
and to keep the body of tlie poor woman
from the gaze of the crowd, had placed a
sheet over it. The body was _soou after
ward removed on a litter to the residence
of Mr. Siesei.
Coroner Hodnett had been notified, and
on his arrival empanncled a jury. The
following was all the testimony thought
necessary:
W. A. Wylie sworn: Reported to me
this morning between five nnd Bix o’clock;
dressed as quickly as I could and found
the body lying under the window of the
second story on the Pine street side of Mr.
W. T. Morguti’a residence, corner Pine nnd
First streets where- the deceased bad been
living. Notified Mr. Seisel. Believe lie
to have been of unsound mind; have found
her on several occasions wandering about
on the streets and took her home, and in
my opinion the deceased was sitting at tlie
window, and having fallen asleep fell out
accidentally.
Tne jury retired and found the follow
ing verdict:
We the jury summoned and sworn to
examine into the cause of the death of
Bahctte Heller, now lying dead before us,
make and render the following verdict:
That the deceased came to her ieath by
accident, having fallen from the second-
story window of the residence of Mrs. Mor
gan on the corner of First and Pine streets,
in the city of Macon, where she resided.
This the 17th day of August, 1888.
Matt. R. Freeman, foreman; E. H. Dot-
tcuheini, If. Sicin, Jacob Wolff, Jacob
flinch, Jacob Siesei, Isaac Thorner, K.
Isaacs, A. A. Subere, W. H. Whitehead,
James Platt, Sam Altmayer.
Tlie body was then turned over to Un
dertaker Clay.
Mrs. Siesei, the daughter of the deceased,
is at Tate Spring-, and a telegram was
sent to her immediately acquainting her of
the unfortuuate death.
Mrs. Heller was not without means of
her own, and on Thursday evening as Mr.
E. S. McLean was on ins way home she I' 111 *1>® faucet back into place. I un q e r consideration by the Democratic cam-.
by I paign msnsgen to arrange for joint discus-l
called to hioi, and handing him a packagt
* * 'lid
reouesied that he should take
care of it for her. Mr. Siesei met her
about 10 o’clock on the street and escorted
her home. He told her that in leaving
her room as she did some one might steal
her money. She replied that she had
given it to Mr. McLean to keep for her.
About 11 o’clock Mr. Siesei, fearing that
she might return to the street, passed by
the house nnd seeing a light burning there
concluded that she bad retired.
The theory of her death is that while
seated in the window, she lest her balance
and fell, falling on her head nnd should
ers and breaking her neck. There was a
bruise on one side of the face, and her
hair was very much disheveled which
might banc been caused by falling or by
contact with the rorc hushes into which
she partially felt. She had been seen sit
ting in the window frequently. There is
nothing definite as to the time rhe fell.
I.t. Wylie was asleep in his room on the ad
joining premises and about one o’clock was
awakemd by what he thought was a loud
shriek. He' looked around in tlie room
and listened for _ a few minutes
bat heard nothin? and _ then
concluding that he had been dreaming, he
returned to sleep. He says that he could
111• [ -,r. positively that it »as :i woman's I
shriek, a- the recollection was very ind is- ] f ,
tinct. She might have fallen before he | j.
closefi', but a constant fire was kept up from
the windows for quite un interval. Later
tlie tiring was carried on by botli sides, last
ing in all nearly an hour and a half.
At this time K. P. Smith broke from his
lines and made for the house. Ilis com-
their entreaties,he went onto tlie house.The
door was forced and he fell. At his side
was a comrade who had followed him on
his fat d errand. When Smith fell his com
rade retreated, escaping unhurt. At this
stage of the tight, the negroes became panic-
st'ickennnd attempted to flee from the
house, and the deadly work was boon closed.
When tlie tight was over lie Imilies ,,f eight
negroes were found in the house and live
others were found outside. It is reported
that three or four more were killed.
It is thought by some that few escaped,
but others who were at the scene deny this.
The coroner's jury was impaneled and pro
ceeded to Freetown to view the remains of
the negroes. They returned to-uight, hav
ing deferred the taking of tcitimony until
a later date. The negroes who surrendered
were not hurt in any way.
A JUG OF SYKUP
Used by II Prisoner ns il Weapon of Defence
at tlie Jail.
Yesterday morning James Hammons, a
white man, knocked Will Smith, colored,
down with a jug in the steel cage at the
jail.
As is known, tlie prisoners have the use
of the corridor daily, and their exercise
consists of every tiling possible under the
circumstances. One ox tbc most obstreper
ous of the colored prisoners is W II Smith,
and in order to give force to his blows
when indulging in sparring matches, lie
got hold of tlie hone from a round steak
and Flipping it over one of his fingers,
used jt in tlie place of brass knucks. Find
ing it off his finger yesterday morning,
and in order to prevent further use of it,
Hammons threw it outside the cage so
that the jailer could get it. It did not
fall out ot reneli, and while Hammons was
trying to pash it further with the handle
of the broom, Smith, who had gone into
the bath room and unscrewed the fancet,
told him if he pushed it further out of the
way lie would kill him then and there. Of
course Hammons desisted, nnd shortly af
terward Smith went hack into the bath
definite information limits the loss by Ljury
to wheat and cotton, while the corn pros
pects continue good. Business in almost
every part of the country improves, with
many indications of a good fail trade. Man
ufacture is more active and labor is better
employed. Railroad earnings show gaios,
as usual, nod the belief that the wars will
not last much longer has strengthened. On
the whole, feeling has decidedly improved,
and the actual situation nlso.
For some months dullaess in the iron
trade has been a discouraging symptom, but
now an iocrense of 6,200 tons in the weekly
output since July 1 is recorded, a gain of
nearly six per cent. This is partly due to
the resumption of furnaces which suspend
fora time in'he euronier for repairs, hut
some new and large works have swelled the
output of coke iron to 74,835 tons weekly.
There is no change in prices nod for (be
moment a little less activity at New York
and 1’biiadclpbia, but foundry irons are
more firmly held, and at Pittsborg mill irons
are 25 cents stronger, lo a I quarters better
deuiaud is felt, and sales of ore tit Cleveland
TWO BOTTUSS CURE UHKUMATISM.
Boughton, Ark., June 4, 1887.—I
cheerfully state the following facta in re-
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lauiily. My little son, 14 years of age,
Buffered Crum an acute attack of rheuma
tism, earned by undue exposure and chill
ing cf the blood. I heard your remedy
highly recommended, and purchaied ono
bottle of Moncrief & Iiro., Frescott, Ark.
In about one month, after using t is bot
tle, he became eo much better that I got
the second buttle, w iiich is now being need,
nnd my son is nearly well, and I think by
removing him to a cooler summer climate
(which I will do) and continuing its use,
a perfect cure will be effected. I consider
B. B. B. a most excellent blood purifier.
Cuss. H. TrruB,
R. R. Agt., Broughton, Ark.
FUt.DKKlt K’S 11IAIIY.
It Uns Mjsterlously lllsnppearecl anil Thnt
CniiMBfl fccAiitifil.
From the London WorP.
There has b»eo a great deal of gossip of
the wildest and most scandalous kind
about Prussian state papers which are al
lege ^ to have been found missing at Pots
dam after the death of the Emperor Fred
erick , and it is stated that they were
handed by the Km press Victoria to the
Quepn when her majesty was at Chariot*
tenburg, and that they arc now in Eng
land. These stories culminated iu the
inoievolem inventions of an evening paper
about the “virtual imprisonment” of the
Emprefs Victoria, which, however, were
such palpable fictions that they excited no
attention whatever, either at home or
abroad. '
The real truth, however, which reaches
me from a trustworthy correspondent in
Germany, is «hat the diary of the Emperor
Frederick cannot bt found. The Emperor
lmd ktpt a journal during more than
thirty jears (ever since his marriage),
are now lartre, while it is noteworthy that no which wa> not a mere record of his move-
advance appears in steel rai s, though sales ( merits and occupations, but an elaborate
of 10,0 * tons east and^ 14,000 tonswestare running c< mmentnry upon public affairs
recorded, besides Pacific coast contracts for
60,000 tons. The coal market is also strong
aud active, anil an advance is expected
about September 1, coincident with the ad
vance rate charges.
CROPS AND BUSINESS.
The latest advices regarding crops are fav
orable, because they indicate tnat the inju
ries undeniably sustained are not so serious
as many apprehended. While the harm
done in Minnesota and Dakota has been
great iu some localities, the latest e timat^s
from twelve hundred points appear to justi
fy the belief that the yield from increased
acreage will make the crop about as large as
that of last year. So, gloomy anticipations
as to cotton In Texas arc met by telegraphic
accounts of rain throughout the State and
better prospect*, and it is explained
that, with good weather here
after, the State will exceed fast year’s yield.
Speculation has entirely disregarded crop
news, and cotton has been lilted a quarter
with better prospects ol a yield; just as hogs
have risen five 2nd lard. e!ghtot>n rents per
hundred pound*, iu *p*t« of tbn excellent
prospects for corn, which was nevertheless
noisted yesterday. Wheat has declined
over a cent, and a slow’ export demand is si ill
the prevailing feature, though foreign crop
advices are gloomy.
Advict-8 from interior points are more uni
formly favorable, a*- to actual business, than
for many wevk?. Improvement is quh e gen
erally reported, with transactions exceeding
last years at m-ny points. The clearing
house returns also iudicate reviving activity
exceeding last year’s by tf.6 per cent, in the
aggregate am* 7.7 per cent, outride of New
York, but much of this gain is due to the
greater speculative serifity in sfoeks at
Boston, in grain at ('lii- ag » and in cotton at
New’ Orleins. Money is in ample supply for
legitimate demand* at nearly every point re
porting, though quoted close at Nashville,
and improvement in collections lessens the
number of complaints.
COMMERCE AND MONEY.
r In foreign commerce a decline of 18 per
ceut in the value of exports for two weeks
from New York and a decline of 33K per
cent in the value of imports her* do not nc-
cord with the accounts of domestic tr»de.
The imports, iu anticipation of a change of
duties, seem to have supplied the markets
for the present, while foreign buyers, not
withstanding large protective needs for
the coming yeur, are too wary to hasten
their purchases. Returns still show that
the movement of foreign cupital this way
lias not ceased, though the stock market
has been weaker and uncertain iu tone.
The average prices is $1.25 per share lower
than a week ago and in some active securi
ties unusual efforts to sell »re seen, but in
spite of the dullness following an uninter
rupted rise for eight weeks, the rn irket has
beeu comparatively steady until Friday,
when a more rapid d oline marked the open
ing. The treasury has taken in ah mt $2,-
running c< mmeutnry ujx
—both politif al and totial—very much in
the vtyle of Mr Greville’s memoirs.
This diary was contained in thirty im
mense volumrs, each being secured by a
lock, and directly after the Emperor’s death
his successor, at the request of Prince Bis
marck, denmuded that the whole of them
should at once be given up, in order that
his Ms jetty’s reminiscence might be placed
among the Pimsnn state archives at Ber
lin. The 1 mprtss refui-ed to surrender
the volumes and when a second
and more peremptory a; plication waa
made after the Emperor’s funeral her
Majesty announced that the diary had
been taken to England by the Queen and
that she wo id probably publish it, as it
ludbtcuher husbamrs particular wish
that it should be published after a suita
ble revision, and that lie had requested
her to act as his literary executrix.
The Empic.'-s, I hear, added that justice
to the ls»t»‘ Emperor’s memory r»quire*
thin publication, sa he would deriy** *«
nn.cn bent ut from it as her father, the
prince com or t, did from the publication of
Sir Theodore Martin’s work. The idea of
Mich a proceeding is, however, very ob
noxious to Prim <* Bismarck, who appre
hends that the Empress might take what
he would regard ns tin extremely inade
quate view of her duties as editor, ami, of
course, the Emperor William objects very
stroi gly to any publication which might
reflect upon German policy in the past, or
which might be in any way injurious to
w hat he conceives the present or future in
terests of the empire. Here the dispute
rests, but one may predict with confidence
that there will be no publication for spine
years to come, and that when the diary
does appear it will contain nothing to
which cither the Emperor or his advisers,,
can reasonably take exertion*
A WAY TO FIG If I* TIIK rilUST*.
Major I/aoison Huggeaia How Funner*
Majr Escape the Extortions of the
lingglnz Combination.
Macon, Ga., Aiieiist 13.—Samuel T.
Hurst, Ksq., l’crry, Ga., Dear Sir:—I have
watched with interest the discussion of the
bagging problem, and the various plans
for uvoiiling its use. I don’t think
the use of osnaburgs is prac
ticable. I believe, however
that it is feasible to use burlap sacks
made of 8] or 10 ounces burlaps, 40 in
ches wide. Six yards of this goods would
make a sac: that would hold 250 to 200
pounds of cotton. This cotton could he
sold to the mills at 2 per cent, to 4 per
cent, above the market price for cotton in
bagging anil ties. In tins way a farmer
mu u »» u...h r - could buy a d zen burlap sacks and pack
80<L000 'more'mooeyTban"'it* hi. “paid oat I *»U cotton in them, end send tothe ne
during the week, notwithstanding nil ml “ * * *'
vance in the rates paid for bonus and an in
crease in deposits with bank., but the re.
serve* of e.cdi at New York are mi large that
there ia geueral confidence a. to the mone-
tory future.
Business fni'ures occurring throughout
the country du.iug last week, number for
the United States 187, Canada 52, a total of
216, against 255 last week.
CAItLISLK AMI BLAINE.
A Blau on Foot to Challenge Blaine to Meet
• the Speuker ou the s>tutii|>e
Washington, August 17.—The Star this
evening ha* the following: A proposition is
1 with a jug held in his hand \ gion of the tarili* question by bp»*aker Car- j
Ham
l. .....oL a,
him down. The blow was delivered with
8UC.1 force and seemed to strike in the
exact spot that Smith was daz*»d and made
no effort to retaliate. Ordinarily the othfer
negro prfcouers would have avenged Smith,
but he was in such bad favor with them
that they emed to be glad of it, and no
doubt Kecffetly applauded the act.
The jug was . broken into small frag
ments,.oue of which struck Bob Clark on
ihe wrist.cutting a slight gash, and an
other striking Woolfolk on the leg draw
ing the blood.
Jailer Birdsong often furnishing syrup
along with the usual prison fare, and gave
the jug into tlie keeping of Hammons, ap-
V it i 'it the The l.J. - !
yesterday knocks syrup from the bill of
tare lor Fome time to come.
HimiPODs is from Worth county and ia
charged with stealiir*- - l o_r.L ?- -
negro well k
a Guilder in va
cotton mill, selling it at net weight at an
jp] vance of j to i of a cent per pound. The
mill could empty the sacks and return
them for another lot of cotton.
I am willing to contract for ten
to twenty thousand pounds of cotton per
day, ashoon as it is dry enough to work,
to be delivered to our mills in this bhape.
1 am confident the mills of Atlanta, Au
gusta, Columbus aud other points would
do the same. If so, it would reduce the
demand in ( eorgia for bagging by the
amount required to cover the cotton con
sumed by our mills. What is trueof Geor
gia would apply to other States, and
would be felt in the demand for bagging.
Cotton packed for home use might be
put up in burlaps instead of bagging and
bound with ties. It would not bear ship-
: sheep. Smith
1 the police as an
old
ptaud the house on hia way home, as he
could not have distinguished her body •
Charged With W’If»- Mmrder.
COLlMm s, Ga., August 10.—A special to
the Enquirer Sun from Alexander C'itr,
Ala., says: Mrs. lte«<|, »ife of <. M. R^mI,
iinent farmer, whh found dead in bed.
ion rented upon the huiband, and the
r\ jury returned a verdirt charging
He deniJh hi* guilt
U* W*lh# It i* nrnitOKf d to chal- I
jeoge Blaine to meet Mr. Carlisle and dis-1 howe***, a* poit
pure the question in alternate Fpeechea in *** *** Hie Lirited States
twelve principal citiea o( the Union, lix to would subject it to heavy dts-
be named by Blaine ami six by the Speaker, j counts. Tin: former ia certain, the
The opinion, of ■ number of prominent i latter probable. Neither would it sell for
Democratiu Congreasmen at to the ndvisa- as much as net weight cotton, because the
bilily of such a course have been asked, and
there is a very general concurrence of ap
proval.
A Point ot Uouor.
From the London Truth.
A private letter, it is said, should never
be produced, and as a proof of tills the
conduct of Sir Bibert Peel toward Mr.
Disraeli is cited. Mr. Di-raeli had com
ment id a series ot venomous persona at
tacks against Sir Robert in the House of
Commons. Sir Robert hinted that their
cause was to I- 1 found in his having refnsed
to give him office. Mr. Diarauli indignant
ly replied that h- had never asked for
office, and challenged Sir Robert to pro
duce one Single prooi that he had. Sir
I- time u letter In m Ms.
Robert had nt tli
Disraeli asking I
I luced it nt • i
high sen-i' of hoi
to make u-.- ot i
either
?cauN' hii
allow hin
, the pro
mill would lose money on tlie burlaps
and tlie ties.
1 am confident that this plan will work
in communities surrounding cotton mills
any sea.on. It certainly would afiect the
demand for bagging this year and by so
much reduce the chances of succtas on
the part of the combination which is ad
vancing prices beyond reason and justice,
when compared with former years.
i take the liberty of replying to your
letter of 10th throigh tire Txleokaph
hoping to give prompt and wider circula
tion to the suggestio—
truly,
above. Your
J. F. Hanson, agent.
A Kli
:Ba
1 Ninctj.Six
stoutly, but ba. Keen .rrmtcil and jd-iced in
jail, ller death was caused by fltrauguUiiwu.
duction of
opporn nt.
lucre Wool,
no Iyirri IV
no "Peace i
equally ohj
Had lie not taken tin.- vie
ill .ill probai ility have bee
con-field, no I .imro-e 1-eagn
itfi hniiur. and no many otia
ctionable thing*.
»fa)! light* opened lively on Satur-
cn . <>n laht. One fellow undertook
of “< utoing" out the bar-tender at
f«I«-• >n ami heveral bar glares
: hia lu j'tl 11.r hi- -inartm**. An-
ltcni|»ted tot) much liberty of q.eeeh
old stayer who claims to be
f age and got knocked out for hia
n tlie lirtt round. Whisky nun the
cause of all the trouble.