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TTTE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH : WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 0.1889.*
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION
HOUSE PASSES FELTON’S BILL GIVING
IT MORE AUTHORITY.
Nm.nrr Circa the <omml»«lon Au-
I horltr to FI* Joint note. and 1.0-
cat. Bcpota—ItDeitroy. What
Im Known a* “Local I^ate». ,,
Atu-.ta , Oct. 3. —[Fpoc ial. 1 -The «pc-
yial order in the House for to-day wa#
Dr. Felton's bill to give tlio railroad
commission authority to make joint
rates and locate depots.
After the bill tvas read, Mr. Berner bad
the clerk read the letters' addressed
to him by Maj. Campbell Wallace and
Commissioners Trammell and Irwin,
which have already been published.
The bill Is to provide that certain rates
shall applv to certain distances, whether
the shipment is hauled by one road or
several. It destroys what is known as
“local rates’* ot railroads.
TEXT or TOE BILL.
The text of the bill is as follows:
A bill to lx? entitled an net to amend nn ™
titled nn “act to provide for tbs r*Bjdad°® °f
r&Urotd freljrfat and passenger tariff* In thie
•tete-to prevent unjust domination nndes-
torti n in the rate cErwd for tru»|>ortatIon
of pasnenim* and frei^hW, and to prohiM
BSsarwaasstfiisr
reasonable rates, aihI to punish the tame, s
i re«cribe n mote of procedure and rules
(•vuienct* in relation thereto; nnd to nppo
’ ’ " to pre-erii •• ihelr l-.wen*
n to
are applied to road, not under the man
agement of one coni|»ny tho rornls Bhall
b? given thirty days' notlco and an op-
portunity to be heard before tlio com
mission.' The amendment wns adopted.
The vote on the bill ua amended stood,
ayes 1)5 nnd nays S.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following bills -were introduced
in the House this morning:
By Mr. Harrell of Webster to repeal
... nundi of the law luing license for sale
of liquors in Wcbeter us appbea to tho
solo of lager Leer.
BILLS ON THIRD READXNO.
A' bill by Mr. Davis of Burke—To es
tablish a board of county commimkmera
for Burke. Passed.
A bill by Mr. Uifton of Chat-
ham-To ’Increase number ^ of
IKlIing places in the fourth district of
the city of Savannah from one to two»
Passed.
TO SELL STATK PROPERTY.
The House Discus*** the Bill to Dis
pose of lbs Old Capitol,
Atlanta, Oct. 3.-[Special.]—The bil»
by Mr. Harrell of Decatur to sell the old
capital in Atlanta, tho Indian Springs
reservation in Butts county and tho old
governor’s mansion and tne pen
itentiary property in Mill edge villa, was
again taken up by the House this mom*
Ittee of
in relation to the Mine, approved
Station C& It enacted by the penerelassembly
of (Msttate. and it U here! y enacted by suthoritv
of the name. That Sec. 5. of the above.recited act
be amended n« follow*: By insertingto aaWI sec*
tion after the foil, .wine clause now conuvin.-d
herein: “ehsil make such Just ami reasonable rota*
and rrfrulatioos se may »* necessary for prsvait-
Inc uuji:: t dteteiwrtbn* in the transjwrtatlon
« f freiiht sml passengers," the
“Shall hive the power to mate juAfand rraeon-
abte joint rate* for all connecting rail read* doin/
badness In this state a* to ell traffic or busini™*
twseinK from one of the sakt .roods to an
other. Sad to so locate depot* and to require the
establishment of such freight and piiS'K-nffer
buiMing* as the safety of freight and the public
comfort may require," so that the whole section
shall read as follows:
•We. 5. Be it furtliec enacted by the authority
aforesaid. Ttiat the commissioners appointed
b •ntofore provided, shall as pcovitedln the
iK‘it s«ctton of this set, make reasonable ami
lust rates of freight and psss-nrer tariff*, to w
observed by all railroad companies doing Inu^m
In this stole on the railroad*i thereof: shall make
reasonable and Just ruhw and regulations, to lw
observed by all rail nod* doing Luslnty* in this
atotr, a* to charges to any and all points for the
DrevNuuT handing and delivering of freights:
nail make such Just and reasonable rules and
reyulati >n* as may be necessary tor preventing
unjust discriminations w tlie transportation of
•rs on the railroads in thl-
ic power to make just an
h for all counseling railroad
iLs states* tosll traffico
l>u*h7e*.* ratting tnnu one of said roads
to another, nnd to depots
ami to require the establishment of
such freight ami passenger buildings
as foesafety of freight and the public comfort
may require; shall make reasonable and Just
rales of charge for use of railroad cars carrying
any ami all kind* or freight and passenger* on
aa/d railroad*, no matter by whom owned or car
ried; and shall maka Just ami reasonable rules
aad regulations to be observed by said railroad
companies on said railroad*, to prevent the giv
ing or paying of any rebate or bonus, directly or
indirectly, and from misleading or deceiving the
public In any manner as to the real rates charged
for freight and passenger*; provided, that noth
ing In tula set contained shall be taken as in any
manner abridging or controlling the rates for
freight charged by any railroad com-
pr.r.y !s »HU state for carrying
freight which com'** from or gore*
!>eyend the boundaries of the state, and on which
freight less than local rates on any railroad car
rying the same are charged l«y such railroad, but
said railroad companies shall posse** the same
power nnd right to charge such rates for cany-
log such freights as they possessed before tha
passage of this act; and said commissioners shall
have full power by rulea and regulation* to
designate and fix the difference In rates of freight
and passenger transportation to be allowed tor
Hi»ww*l shorter distinct* on the same w
different railroads, and to ascertain what siuiU
bo the limit* of laager and shorter distance*.*’
fiec. tt. B* It further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that all laws and ports of laws In coo-
fhet herewith bs and ths same Are hereby re-
T*
DISCUSSING THE BILL.
Mr. Gordon of Chatham aaid that this
bill, if it becomes a law, will revolution'
ire railroad affairs. It would bankrupt
all tho little railroads in tho state. The
cirCUfffStSnCT? *mw*iimIss IIimsa lit tin
roads are such that they Inust charge
higher rates than tho long lines. It was
playing into the hands of tho combina
tions and consolidation* which are being
so inveighed against. Destroy the local
rates of small railroads and too bankrupt
them so that the big consolidations could
pick them up for little or nothing.
Ho honed that the power over lifo and
death of these littlo ntllrca Is would not
bo placed in tho hands of threomen,
There was nothing to bo feared from the
threomen who now carve as commis
sioner*. but they aro mortal, nnd power
may git into lebs humane hands.
He moved to recommit. Lost.
MR. GLENN FAVOUR TIIE MEASURE.
Mr. Glenn of Whitfield took up the
gage thrown clown by Mr. Gordon. Ho
said tlmt the gentleman from Chatham
had failed to cite a single utataneo in
which this bill will’lijuro railroad
Consolidation is but a term of conven
ience. The Richmond and Danville, the
1’wtrt Tennessee, the Central, tlio South
west ern were but links in a single vast
system. Each had its local ofiice, but
t!i< v aro nil one and divide the spoil*.
Wo must judge the future by the pad.
Tho successors of the railroad coinmis-
siotiers must take up their flutter where
their predecessors have left off, and be
guided by the principles that guided
them. Tue railroad commiKiioners deal
with each rate in the light of it* surround
ing*. If any railroad has peculiar rights,
they will respected.
Mr. Hart of Greene opposed tho bill.
He believed tliat it would, if pamed,
prove disastrous to all short road*.
COMANCHE INDIANS OUTDRAW BERNER.
Mr. Herner of Monroe spoke in favor
of tho bill
He hod hardly launched into hit
sp *cch when “Charley Ross’* and “Ar-
rush," two Comanclics, were ushen.nl
into the ball. Immediately the mem
bers flocked around them.
Mr. B?rner—Mr. Speaker, I cannot
hope to tompeto in interest with Co-
maucho Indian*.
The speaker had the Comanche* token
into the gallery, and Mr. Herner con
tinud.
He was astoni*hed that the gentleman
from Greene (Mr. Hart) should seek to
kill one hill by what he choso to consider
the opnrobium of another,
Mr. Hart here disclaimed any intcn<
tion of costing any reflection upon the
Olive bill.
Mr. Herner said that in spite of the
claims that this hill is a threatened in
novation, it was merely a quotum
whether or not the legislature considers
WILL BENEFIT THE SHORT ROADS.
As to the argument that this bill will
strangle the shott road*, he quoted Ma ; .
Wallace as sayiug that it would prove a
benefit to the short lines.
Mr. Gordon of Chatham again spoke
a^aim t the bilk lleKiid that this kind
of legislation was driving th«- ownership
of Georgia railroads into Wall street
New York*
31r. Duggan of Hancock offered to
rr :e.l so that the commission may re
quire the railroads tq build such depot •
as their condition and the safety of
freiglitand comfort of passengers may
r>-quire. The bill gives power to the
commission to locate such depots. The
a: mlment was adopted.
Mr. ( rdon offered to amend by pm-
riding that h :■ ir uch “joint rates’*
OPEN TO GEORGIA GIRLS.
Yesterday morning the comifltte
tho whole had, after considerable dis- ply one of propriety, O.io of cducat-
cu8*ion, asked leave to ait again. When mg or not euuc^tinc our women.
tho House went into a committee oT the
whole this morning, with Mr. Maxwell
of Tslbot in the chair, Mr. Candler of
DeKalb pent up a substitute for the bill.
Tho substitute authorized only the
salo of tho old capital and furni
ture in Atlanta. ... . . „
It is thought that the attempt to sell
the Milledgeville property is really a
Mow aimed at the braucli college at that
1 *Tl!c Mi'lillo Georgia Military Academy
was given permission by the state to use
the old governor's mansion and grounds
for barracks oml a drilling ground. .£
they aro sold, it will be a ser.ous, proba
bly a futal, blow to tho college.
WANT GEOROIA TO SELL ALL HER PROI*-
ERTY.
3Ir. Harrell of Webster and Mr. Har
rell of Decatur spoke in favor of the
bill Tiny wanted the stato to iret rid
of all its property, and especially this
property, which they considered as
buperlluous and useless.
Mr. Duggan of Hancock opposed tho
bill, and *i>oku in support of tho Candler
substitute.
Mr. Candler said that ho was in favor
of selling tho old capital at Atlanta at
once, lie wanted tlio bill recommitted,
so as to perfect it. He did not wish the
state to cripplo tho college at 3iiUadge-
ville.
31 r. Candler afterward added a section
to his substitute, providing for tlie rale
of all the state property in 3Iilledgevillo
used by tho Middle Georgia College.
On motion of Mr. Lewis of Hancock,
the conunitteo of the whole roso and
asked leave to sit again.
Mr. Lewis then moved to recommit
the bill and substitute. Carried,
TUB I»i:.\HOI>Y FIND.
Trustees of Hip I'uud Meet In New
York.
New York, Oct. 3.—Tho trustees of
the Peabody educational fund held their
twenty-soventh annual meeting nt tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel to-dny. Among tho
trustees present were ex-l*residcnt Cleve
land, es-Prsrident Have*. Robert C.
Winthrop, Rev. II. B. Whipple, A. J.
Drexel, Dr. Samuel A. Greene, Gon,
James D. Porter, J. Pierrejjont Morgan,
Hon. W/A. Courtenay, Justice Stephen
J. Field, Hon. Charles DoTons, Randal
L. (Sib>o i, Chief Justice Fuller and J. L.
31. Curry.
An invocation was delivered by Rishcp
Whipple. Robert C, Winthrop of Massa
chusetts tnnde an address on education
in the Nouth and liie great amount
illiteracy that prevailed there still.
J. L. M. Curry of Richmond, Vo., re
port* d a gratifying increaso of interest
in education throughout tho South, and
gave some comparative statistic* of tho
progress of education in tho states of
West Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, and North and South
Carolina and Virginia.
During tho summer lust passed, thpco
institutes for four weeks each were held
nt Hampton, Vo., a school for 1,003
. -m-l t! i • • I - •:• i'l
teachers, all of which were supported in
whole or part by Peabody funds.
The refiort of the distribution showed
that in Alabama for scholarships and In
stitutions $#,370 wn* expended. Arkan
sas $1,000, Georgia $4,060, Louisiana
13.723, North Carolina $9,330, South
« arolina $0,03 ?, Tennessee * 15,7 Id, Texas
$ ;,H00, Virginia $‘3,7CO and West Vir
ginia $4,885,
The total sum disbursed by the fund dtir-
ing tlio fiscal year ending Oct. 1.1880. was
$40,688. Tr» usurer 3Iorgan pxeaectxl a
report which was referred to a com-
nutR-e.^^^H
Tho resignation of Trustee Stewart
was received and William Wirt Henry
of Richmond was elected in his place.
Gen. Henry R. Jackson of Savannah,
Go., also resigned as trustee and is to be
succeeded by Judgo II* N. Huiuraerville
of Alabama.
Tlie new executive committee consists
of tho following: Rutherford IS. Haves,
James B, Porter, Cliisf Justice Fuller,
Kx-Mayor Courtney und Judge Devens.
The committee adjourned to meet the
first Wednesday In October next ^rear.
In the evening a banquet was given, at
which were present: Rutherford B.
Hayes, Grover Cleveland, Justices Field
and Fuller aud Hamilton Fish*
TUB P.UIHEUS IN CONVBNTION,
Governor fiordon Appoints the Dele-
cates From Georgia.
Atlanta, Oct. 3,—(Special.]—The gov
ernor has apjiointed tho following dele-
S tcs from this state to the national
rmers’ congress which will hold its
next annual sesdon in Montgomery,
Ain., from the 13th to 4bo 15th of No
vember.
At large—L. F. Livingston, Covington;
W. J. Northed, Sparta: J. O. Waddell,
Cedartown; P. J. Berckmans, Augusta.
First district—G. 31. Rials and Charles
Cunningham, Navannnb.
Second—J. G. McCall, Quitman, and
J. M. Rust hi, Boston.
Tliird—John A. Cobb and Wright
Brady, Ainerkm
1 ' t Una Turin and
Mobley, Hamilton.
Fifth—W. U Peel, Conyers, and R. J.
Redding, Griffin*
Sixth—W. O. Wtdlev, Bolingbroke,
tn 1 G. O. Adaughton, Allentown.
Seventh—Felix Cornut, Cave Springs,
and Pierce Home, Dalton.
Eighth-*?). C. Barrow, Sr., Athens,
and J. It, Parks, Greensboro.
Ninth—George 11. Jones, Norcroee, and
J. 11. Nichols, Nacoochee. •
Tenth—'W. J. Warren, Augusta, and
T. J. McElmtirray, Way nt shore.
(•corela May Tsk« the A, A F.
Atlanta, Oct 3.—[Special J—The
comptrcller-general to-day usueia fi. fa.
against tin- Atlanta and Florida rtilway
for tlie $300 penalty for failure to pxy
their taxes by the first of October. In
the present condition of tlie rood tlie
fctat«* may have to take the road for the
taxes
SENATE PASSESTHE BILL ADMITTING
GIRLS TO THE UNIVERSITY.
Royd Take* Strother To Task for Ills
I.h« U of <.;il!HS!lrt Vcitntor flarl-
Jclt Introduce* a Bill frelative
to TCacon’* Hevcuue**
Atlanta, Oct. 3.—f8peciab]-Mr.
Bartlett introduced in the Senate to-day
a bill to amend tho ( barter of the city of
31 aeon so a* to et ! irge the poweitof the
mayor an 1 council and authorize the
ocllectiou of at least $*0,000 annually
from licen*«>3 and buffoon tax.
3Ir. Boyd's bill to admit white female
students to tbo university find branch
colleges which had been lo>t and
reconsidered, wax again taken up.
3Ir. Boyd wild lie bad accepted the
atneni'.nient restricting the application of
the hill to the branch colleges, and he
new asked only that tho Senate pass it
In this modified form. Two of the
binnch college* lmd already admitted
girls nnd hvo had not. Tho purpose of
bis bill in ita present tdinpe was to put
th e branch colleges all on tire name foot
ing. The expenses of the j© instilutione.
would not be increased h, dollar. It Tas
not then a question of Money, it w^ 8 ini-
ing or not etiucjaiug ©ur women.
I *e did not take, after every idea that
came from tlio North ; many wero dis
tasteful ' o bin j. He was by no means in
lirve witli o'rerv departure of the “New
8k*uth." T .to believod in, he ttood Ly tho
traditior^of the Old South. But, while
ho couUi not run after e very new-fangled
notion from tliA North, he thought it
well, to imitate t ie custom which had
°* -ginated thcro of giving to women rm
e'jual chance with waleo to obtain a lib
eral education.
BOYD JUMPS ON STBOTIIFB.
Ilo took issuo squarely with the sena
tor from tho twenty-ninth (Mr. Strother),
concerning tho inferiority of ih.-feuiaJo
mind.
God made man In his own likeness
and woman a helpmeet for him. The
only difference between them was in
physical power and structure. Mentally
They wero on n plane of perfect equality,
ami ho stood hero to maintain it.
He had been unable to understand how
the senator who. among other counties,
represented Wilkes, tho birtliplaco of cne
of the greatest statesmen Georgia ever
produced, could Insist that there was
such a discrepancy between the capacity
of uun and woman.
Ho was glad that one of tho senator’)
constituents had gotten after him with
n shiu p stick. Unless ho conciliated tho
woman of hi* district he would not oc
cupy a seat .n tlie next hk-nqtc.
“But tho hetiator, judging from lus
remarks the other day, is already upon
tho stool of repentance, and his errone
ous convictions are, I trust, not so deep
but tlmt by tl o grace of God I hopo to
convert him."
Mr. Boyd continued his argument at
length. When he was done ho called
upon Mr. Ktrother. if ho had been con
verted either by 3liss Bowen's remarks
or itis own, io g*-t up uiui give the oett&tu
tho benefit of hi* experience.
STROTHER NOT YET CONVERTED.
Mr. Strother deniod that ho had been
converted or was in need of conversion.
He had tell tho senator that ho knew
tho temper of tho Senate a id his bill
would nasi if it left out th» university,
but otherwl»o it would bo defeated.
The senator lmd iosisiel on throwing
all tho educational institutions of the
stato open to females and 1 a 1 himself
thereby defeated his own hill* Ho was
tho only obstruction to its passage,
Tho benato hod “come down on tho
bill like n torrout nnd swept It from tho
face of—tl.o face of—of the clerk's
desk,"
Tho wholo Senate had taken part la
snowing it uuder, yet the sonatar now
thought fit. to uiako him bear the wliolo
brunt of his attack. He (Mr. Strother)
had said that th) f«.iutilo mind war bet
ter r^Japt el to light litcr.ituro than to
tho abstract sciences.
Mr. Bartlett inquired if the senator's
mind had not since undergone a change
upon tliat point,
3!r. Strother said he stcod just where
ho stood 1 efore. Without tho fear of
history or of my constituents I stand
upon this floor to say that the ladies
don’t like such studies, and l again re
peat that if they don’t liko them that
ought to settle it.
STILL STROTHER IS WOMAN'S CHAMI’ION.
“The senator speaks of my conver
sion! To what have 1 been converted’/'
According to his idea, the whole Hennto
has been converted, nnd yet neither tho
seuatnr nor 1 have changed our views a
particle. 1 have always been rtudv to
vote to admit girls t > tho Lranch college*
and 1 am still ready to do so.
“1 am the champion of woman and
will always be found by her side, but tho
time lias not come to admit her to the
university, and it is eminently proper
that she should be admitted to tho
branch colleges. 1 have always been
willing, as 1 stated before, to vote to ad
mit her to them, and th« arguments of
the senator from tlio tliirty-second lave
no more converted mo or affected my
viows than a squirt-gun would tear down
the rock of Gibraltar."
Messrs. Wooten nnd Bradwell mado
remarks In favor of the bill. Tlio amend
ments striking out the name of tho
university proper, etc., were adopted and
the bill passed by a vote of 2$ to 3.
THE AUGUSTA DAM.
Tho committee report proposing a sub
stitute for tho Strother resolution touch
ing the Augusta dam was read.
Tlie committee recommend that a com
mission be appointed to investigate tlie
obstructions and report upon their
legality to the governor that steps may
bo taken to provide fitdiway* or compel
the removal of the obstructions
law may require.
Mr. Gibson opposed tho adoption of
the report. He stated that a fishway of
the very best known pattern was now in
the river at Augusta in good order, up
which he was prejttred to prove that Abb
did go.
Mr. Strother wanted tho rope rt adopted.
Ho did not think the Augusta Canal
Company should appropriate tlio Savan
nah river to the detriment of all the
upper counties in tho valley.
dtiBignon symjiatliized with the
The report was* conservative; it merely
provided for an investigation, which
should, and he trusted, would bo made.
The report was agreed to. Ar
oars 6.
Tlie Senate concurred in Unuae amend
ment. to a number of bill., chiefly local.
House iniei d rents .mending amend
ment. of the Senate to tlie Glenn railway
taxation bill ware agreed to. Tho girls'
industrial school bill was returned to tlio
House for correction.
Tlio game law for Telfair county was
poswd. ______
Harry thin.rds In Sparta.
Starts. Oct. S.—(Special. j-Sir. Harry
1. Edward, gave a most delightful rend
ing last erening to a very large audience
at th. court bouse. The programme was
Interspersed with music hr some of tlie
ladies ot th- town and b» Miss Beteie
.Laiojr o: Kilwar,
1'OilTT BLOWN TO DEATH.
Terrible sie.mb.iu Explosion
Near Port Ilutisoiii Lit.
New Ori.eanr, Oct. 3.—Tlie steamer
Corona of the Ouachita consolidated line
left here at 7:30 p. in., yesterday for tho
Ouaclta rim with a full cargo of freight
and a good list of passengers. She ex
ploded her boilers at Falto rirer nearly
opposite Port Hudson at 11:45 thtsmom-
ing causing the low of the steamer nnd
aliout forty lives.
Tlie Anchor line steamer City of St.
Louis, (’opt. James O’Neill, was near by
nnd with bis crow and boat, saved many
lives. The surviving passengers nnd
crew were taken on Ixxird by Capt.
O'Neill and very kindly cared for by
him and Ills crew. , , , .
The following ore lists of the l06t ana
sAvod os far as Known:
CREW LOST.
j. \V. Blanks, captain.
J. V. Jordan, first clerk.
Charles C. Ellos, second clerk*
Svs’imi* IIasa, third clork.
Fled Dine lev. bar-k^ ^r,
Fred Veiman, b*:* Ke eper.
I>at Ryan, toward.
DlCK^CD* 4 7js, fireman.
To/ iiooK, engineer.
Henry Doyle, porter.
James Swipe, norter.
Tate, barber.
Henry Davis, deck hand*#
Tom Cook, sailor man.
Billy Youno, second mate.
Sam Stfkl, a boy.
Both captains of tho deck w atch.
Fifteen rou&ter*. names unknown.
PA’ 8 ISOERH LOST.
Dr. Atwell, com doctor, and four
negro musicians.
Mk. Scott, Smithland, La.
3Ir. Davis. Stockman, Tox.
3In. Koenc.L
Mr-*. Huff of Opelousas, La.
Mrs. Kaufmans nurso and oldest
child.
31 rs. Tom Hough of Opelouras, sister
of Capt. Blanks, with Mu. Wilson of
Red River Lunding.
crew bayed.
II. II. JOLLE, pilot
L. Rawlins, pilot.
Charles Pierce, steersman.
J. W. Handley, engineer.
Jack MILLER, mate.
Billy Uiogins, clerk.
Rodert Carr, carpenter.
Wji. Fleming, second steward.
8am Gref., watchman.
Tom Burns, deck hand.
Milt Glover, fireman.
Dan Slemuck, pantryman*
Frank Reeves, cook.
J. Steele, baker.
Charity Lambert, chambermaid.
Miss Reilly, second maid*
Joe Bayman, greaser.
Several cabin boys.
passengers raved.
Mur. IIenuy Blanks and two chil
dren.
Mur. Mann*
31pj*. ItouERT Robinson.
Mrs. Kaufman and children.
Capt. B. G. Koknwell.
3!rs. J. It. Brown.
Mus. J. J. Meredith.
Mr. !>. F. Mason.
MR. 1'EUfIIIMAN.
31r. Comstock, Donaldsonvillo,
31 it. John Carr. Uarrito ihurg.
31ns. Kaufman and infant of Smith-
land.
llo.N. J. F. Mason of Baton Rouge.
THE INJURED.
The following aro wounded:
CtoVLR G. CoHSWAMt, slightly,
Baikjhan, residing on Black river,
hurt insido, not dangerous.
31 n. Comstock of Donaldsonville,
•lightly.
J. J. Meridetii of Columbia, La.,
slightly. .
waym, a littlo son of Henry Balk,
slightly hurt about the face.
Charles a. PlARCH of Now Orletni.
resided.
None of the injured aro expected to
die.
Pilot Rollings was badly scalded on
the hand.
Capt. T. C. Sweeny slightly hurt but
by flying timbers.
TALES OF SURVIVOR!,
3Ir». F. W. Robertson, slightly hurt,
says when the Corona arrived opposite
Falun River landing, about sixteen miles
below Bayou Sara, one of her boilers ex
ploded, tearing the boot to pieces, when
she sank in deep water in a fow seconds.
Mrs. Roberhon says she was wedged in
the Indies' cabin, with some of the debris
laying acroM her limbs, but was mai
denly released and found herself float nj
in the river. She sunk twice, but was
K icked up, and escaped only with a fow
ruise*.
Mr. Rollings, tho pilot of tho Corona,
■ays; 1 wav asleep in the texaa at the
time ot the explosion, lie does not
know how the explosion occurred. He
wai awakened by the noise it made. He
was painfully burned on both hands.
THE BO 4T SUNK LUCE LEAD.
Hon. U F. 3!asoii, .Secretary of Stato,
who was a pvsenger on the Corona,
states that ho was la tlio cabin talking
to Mrs. Robinson at ubout ten o'clock
tills morning when tho explosion oc
curred. lie escaped with a life pie-
aerverund assisted in saving Mrs. Robin
son and another lady. There was very
littlo time for | reparation for emapo ns
the boat went down like lead a few
seconds after the explosion. As the
steamer City of Nt. Louis came down
she was hailed and took on
board nil tho pcuuongera and
crew who were not lost Intho wreck. No
one seems to be able to give any expla
nation as to the cause of tho sudden
disaster.
NOT DUE to man pressure
Capt. T. C. Swe: ney, one of the own
ers of tho line, who assumed command
on tho death of Capt. Blanks, tajs the
expiation was not due to too high pres
sure of ►team. Ho had just hud occasion
to examine the gmjge. and is |ositlvo
there was not piessuie of more than
1:35 pounds. The beat had a moderate
cargo. Biio was in mid stream just be
low tho landing at Arbrotli, and had
just whistled to pass the City of Nt.
Louis, fortunately coming down at tho
time.
BOAT TORN TO PIECE*.
The cabin was torn in two, the rear
portion floating down the river and bear
ing a number of saved. Capt. Sweeney
happened to be forward and started at
once to put out the flames, which begun
to burn in several places. He saya the
boat would undoubtedly have burned
had site not gone down immediately.
None of the books, poj c:st r other valua
bles were saved.
RE8CLTNO THE PERISHING.
The City of St. Louis, which was
about 500 yards above, at once put out
her boats and hor crew did noble work
in saving lives. Tlie Anchor lino boat
staid there several hours, rendering all
assistance rxadtdc, and taking on board
the rescued poreengers and crew. When
nothing mote coni 1 be done *lie came to
Baton Rouge, where phy►leans wero
summoned and everything possible done
for tlie injured.
ONLY OAR DEAD BODY RECOVERED.
The only dead body recovered was that
of Frank Overman, the second bar
keeper. Tho remains wero put off at
tho wharf office, where thef w
viewed bv Coroner Jones. It lias not
yet been determined whether they will
be interred there or sent on to Now Or
leans. Three or four of the injured re
mained on the City of St. Louis and
wero carried to New Orleans.
HER FIRST TRIP THE LAST.
The Corona was on her first trip of tho
arason and bad but recently come out of
tho dry dock where alio received repairs
amounting to nearly $12,000. She was
built at Wheeling, W. Vo., by Sweeny
Bros, of that city, reven years ago, und
had a carrying capacity of about 2,700
bales of cotton. At tlio time of tlio ac
cident she was valued at $20,C02.
TWENTY-EIGHT BROWNED.
Ilrfdftli Strainer Founder*
Ing Down All H
New York, Oct
3Iaritimc Fr
Carry
nd*.
i.—A dispatch to the
v change to day dated Nas-
f au * ^spt. 80, announces that the steamer
Frnmoor, from Baltimore to Rio Janeiro,
had foundered at sea in a gale Sept. 5.
All hands wero lost except seven, who
were lauded at Nassau. Tho total loss
is aliout twenty-eight lives.
The Krnmoor va<n British steamship
of 1.320 tons, and w'as commanded by
Cant. Grey. She left Baltimore Aug. 29,
and the next day sailed from Ilamptou
roads for Rio Janeiro.
•‘I AIK A THIEF.**
No Caalilrr I*rntt of nirrlden. Conn.,
ronff**r*hl* Embezzlement.
Meriden, Conn., Oct. 3.—Charles 8.
Pratt, the confidential book-keeper,
secretary nnd cashier of tho H. Wales
Lines Company, was arrested last, night
for einbezzi(m?nt and thii morning the
preliminary hearing was continued for
two weeks under $1,000 bond, which lie
did not secure.
Pratt’s embezzlement amounts to over
$40,<;00, covering various periods since
1882, and was accomplished by false en
tries mainly on the pay rolls. Tho
affair bus caused a profound sensation,
as Pratt was nn officer in soveral local
organizatii n , treasurer of the First Con-
gregationai Society a ;d a city alderman.
Pratt confessed his guilt to bis em
ployers saying: “It is the same old story
of living beyond one's means. 1 am a
thief."
DBIYBN OLT BY AU.EOVR.
The Chicago rian** Competition
Cause* JlePerrlii, Miallcros* »U Co.
io qnll.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 3.—McFcrrin,
Shallcross & Co., one of the largest pork
handling firms here, will probably retire
from busluess in consequence of tho
withdrawal with a fortune of
J. D. 3IcFerrin, the senior mem
for. McFerrin is the owner of
the Glenview stock farm, and will de
vote himself to that.
Tlie sharp competition of business in
augurated by Armour and others has
cut down proft. a no that the other mem*
b-rs find small inducement to continue
tiie business.
ilBttl FIIOTI COHPBLB.
The Rank of Cordele—Improvement*
by the Navnauali, America*
Mentge Mery.
Cordele, Oct. 8.—[Special]—At tlio
annual stockholders* uuoting yesterday
of tho Bank of Cordele, tho old officers
wore re-elected. It was unanimously
V( t *d to increase tho capital stock of tho
bank to $U0,0C0. About all of tho
stock la already taken.
Tiie Savannah, Aiuericus and Mont
gomery railroad is building n mw nnd
cmnmodiou* depot at a cost of $3,000.
Tlio old depot will be removed.
\V. G. Sutherland of 3iichigan la hero
prospecting, with a view to putting up a
foundry, lio is welljdcascJ.
BIG IIOU.U IX IKON.
An I'nprpffilfiilrd Advance In the
t’rlr* nr Iru» Produ»t«.
Pittsburg, Oct. 3.—The boom in steel
nnd iron rivals tho advance of 1884.
Even when compared with that time,
other thing* (o -ddered, the advance in
products of steel nr.d iron is more re
markable. Steel rolls cannot to-day be
bought for less than $ 2 per ton, and tho
manufacturers are ouite independent on
these figures, for it is confidently be
lieved tlie price will reach $3-7 in a few
days.
llessemer pig has stiffened from $18.75
to $19.00.
Bl'RRK TURNED RACK.
Louteinnii’* Indicted Trcit»tirer He*
ride* Io Shun New Orlrau**
QUU E-rrowM, Oct. 3.—E. A. Burke,
eX-stato treasurer of Louhinna, sailed
from Liverpool tor New York on the
steamer Teutonic, but on the arrival of
tho vessel hero be disembarked and re
turned to London,
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES MEET IN
CONGRESS AT WASHINGTON.
Mr. Hlalne Is Chosen President of the
Congress—Tit* Representative*
Aro Received nnd Lunched
by President HarrUon.
WASHIKCT)*, Oct. 2. Shortly More
noon the delegate, to •*.„ international
American cone-^, , eft „ ldr hradqullri
ter, at urn Wnllaek Mansion ami re
Stai. tothe Dep.fm.-nt of
- All of tlie delegates to congress
wero present with the exception of
Coolidge of Boston, who will join the
party later on. After a short stay in
the waiting rcoai tho delegates were es
corted by Assistant Secretary Adee
to tho diplomatic reception room.
Here they were met by” Secretary
Blaine who, without ceremony or
formal introduction, welcomed per
sonally each and all of tho delegates.
After a few minutes thus employed the
delegates were seated and Secretary
Blaine, standing alone at the end of a
long center table,delivered a felicitous ad
dress of welcome.
SLA!NT's VPERTH.
RUine Mid: (k-utlcmcn of the International
conjure**. 8j»e*king for the government
United State*, I bid you welcome So this capitol.
SnenUing for Hi* people of tlie United Stntes, I
lad you welcome to every section and to every
state of the United States. You come In response
tided by the 1 “resident and
‘once here is tv» ordinary
iiiicIi to the i-eople of all
AmerKxi to-day. It slgnlCes more In the days
to come.
TIIE TERRITORY REPRESENTED.
A Conans« of nation* has assemhled to con
sider the welfare *f territorial powession* so
vast ami to contemplate the posalbilities of the
future w* great and *0 inspiring. Those now sit
ting n ltliiu theni wails aro empowered to sneak
for the nations whose border* are on both the
K nt oceans, whose southern limits are touched
tlie Arctic ooean for thousands of miles be
yond the KtraitH of ltebriu*. whose southern
extensioo fumi^Iu s human habitation* farther
below tlie equator than is else* here possible on
the globe. The aggregate territoihl exjx>rt of
the nations here represented fulls but a little
short of i.onatHHof s.piaru miles, more than three
times the nma of all Europe nnd but little less
than one-fourth part of the globe, while In re
spect to the |lower of producing articles which
of tlie— entire world. Thc»> great
onlay have an aggregate population ap
proximating 1H\CI)IV«>). but it peopled ns tk-nsely
as the average o; 1-sirope tbo total number
would exceed 1,000.000,000.
While considerations of this character mavin-
*rir<> Amcnrans, !»otb Houth and North, with the
lm-lieat anticipntlon* of future grutness nnd
power, they must also impress themselves with a
srnae of the graveat responrihillty touching the
development of tho respective sections.
TO EMTASUSII rXH.VANCXT RCLATIOX*.
The delegatra whom I am addressing can do
much to establish p« r.nan-tit relations of confi
dence, resjwict end fr aidshlp ls?t ween the na
tion* which Ihey rapresent. Thevcan show to the
world a peaceful q>nferonca of seventeen Inde-
pemient American powers, in which all k.iaII
meet togettier on terms of absolute isiuailty, a
conference in which there can !*• no attempt to
coerce * single delegate against his own
conception of the trust of bis nation; a confer
ence w hich will permit no secret understanding
on anr subject, but will freely publish to tiie
world all It* conclusions; * conference which
will tolerate no aptrit conqutst, hut will aim
to cultivate American sympathy %\ broad oa
both continent*; a confrruc- whk-h wiii fun*
n* selfish alliance against the older nations,
from wmen weareprouu to claim tuiieritnnco;
a conference;in fine, which will seek nothing,
propt a j n<-tiling, endure nothing Hut i* not, in
the general tense of aM the delegate*, timely and
wise and peaceful.
all sox* cur a xzw world.
And yet we cannot be expected to forget that
our common fate ht* mado as cohabitante of
two continents, wbk a at the close of four cen
turies are atkll regarded beyond the
Note* from Walden.
Walden, (L-t. 3.-[S t ©dal.>-Dr. W.
L. Ryder left to-day for Savannah,
where he will take pottage on tho Nar-
C'Mcheo for New York. Ho will take a
second courto of lecturea thin winter
at the Philadelphia Dei t il Col
lege. Ho win accompanied by Mr.
J. O. Avant, wiio goes to the aame insti
tution to take hlif first course of lec
tures.
Walden High School, which opened
taht week with a large at tendance, n well
under way and good work is lieingdone.
It haa a fine corp* of teachers.
nix Iron Deni c «n»nntmated.
Chattanooga, Oct. 3.—The transfer
of the projierty of the Roane Iron Com-
pany in thia city to the Southern Iron
Company, wo* formally rondo to-day and
the company’* stiel plant in this city,
employing 500 men, U to be put in eper-
alb n without delay. Tlie mill is to
make steel in various form* from South
ern ores I y the Lasic process. Tho con
summation of this deal has given con
siderable impetus to business in this city.
Every third person you meet is trou«
bit l more or less with biliousness and
don’t know how to get rid of it. The
causes arc easily recorded. A lack of
sufficient eie.cine, eating too much by
persons of telcaiary habits, indulgence
in too rich food, a sluggish, torpid liver
where the LloAd docs not da its duty,
and bUn is allowed to accumulate, these
causo tlio whites of Ihe eyes to turn
veDow, the xkiu to look thick and coarse
and the complexion yellow ami dark.
These are sure indications of biliousncs*.
Brown's Iron Bitters i* the remedy you
wont. It acts directly upon the blood,
cleanses and purifies It, nnd se n 'a it on
it * journey tit rough th • channel j of the
liver, giving to it activity and clearing
out the bile. It will remove tlio yellow
tingefrom the eyea and the romptoxon,
leaving the latter fresh and clear.
Ouevn Victoria’s knee joint Is vtiU
hadly swollen and the cannot walk with
out a stick. The Prince of Wales still
suffer* from a Tarieo-to vein tnl limps
pc-rceptibly. An affection of tlie inbtep
causes the Brine* at of Wales to Ump u
triflt. Prince A bert Victor, who n ay
rule over England tome day, recently
met with an accident while utalki: gdeer
in See l and. In leaping from one- » os l-
dev to another he tell and sprained his
TIIE NEW WOULD NATIONS.
porto
firm tM-lipf tbut the Ration* of America ought to
!**• ami cos bo more bel;*f ul each to the other
than tln'T ao*r ore. and that
each will find advantage and ;*rofit fromealArgrd
lnterc«»ur*n with the other. We heliere that we
•hoald be drawn tofeiher more cloarlj by the
hiKhvray* of tlie *ea mi l thst at nodl-tant time
the railway *y»tom or Hie North amt Houth will
meet upon the totbuiiu and connect by land
route* the political iumI coinmcrciai capital* of
cation* of the world.
lst jcvrsrx rpul
NV* believe U»nt th j spirit of juritce, of com
mon and «-«|iial interest between the American
■totes will leave no room for an ortiflc-i.il talance
of pow er like unto that w ha:h ho* led to wore
abroad onit dreuebed |Furo)« in blood. We
..... friendship, avowed with
mV— 1 — 1 ‘ •-**-
I
line* tat wren tbcm-wlvea witlT fortifleatiotuTatMl
mllttery forcea, that standinc omilro lievond
those wbirh are needful for itubiitf onler ami the
‘ adtuittlatroUott
safety of the Internal t
annhw lie rood
■■lerandthe
sltotlid »H!
. force,
of Just law* and not the violence of the mob,
should be the rrcorfnired mle of administration
ore corn .to thereto the attention of this conffr.
*»u*w is earnestly nnd cordially Invited by the
government of the United Mates.
TUIUK OIIKAT UAIR*.
It will Im o great ral-i wtien we sholl acquire
that common coafhknce on wh!.-h all iutrnui-
tioaal friendship m'tst rest. It will he a greater
gain when we shall be utile to draw Ike people
of all the Aliierktui notion* into closer tciiuain-
lance with each other, on md to be “hg
with each other, an ct»d to l e gain' d by
. .. rnspient and more rapid Inu-r cont-
nituucotioa. It will be tRi greater t gain when
the personal and commercial reUuion* of
Amerh-a, south and north, sholl be so developed
and so regulated that each shall acquire the
highest |MM><dble oivr.ntoge from the other.
Ib-fore the conference shall formally entei
d ‘Wgau-s to be guests of tbe government during
the ie»iM:se.l visit to the various section* of the
country with the double view of showing our-
■elyra to our friends from ohm id and oj
giving |o our own people In their own home* the
privilege aud pleasure of extendiag the warm
»e!eoiwe of Aruerk-aox to American*.
At tho conclusion of tlio address,
which was received with an amount of
enthu.xiAxin somewhtt remarkable in a
body tt thia character, Secretary Blaine
retired.
THE CONGRESS CALLED TO ORDER,
Ex-Senator llenden-on of Missouri
was mods temporary chairman, who ap
pointed as a committee on {^nnanont
organization representatives of Mexico,
Brazil. Uruguay, Nicaragua and Colum
bia. There in a few minutes relumed
witli a n-conimenflution, which was iro-
tfosdiately adopted, that Secretary Blaine
bo made president. A resolution was
adopted providing for committees on
rules and futureorder of business and for
temptdary cliairmruiohfp. On morion of
ono of li.o South American delegates, tbo
following r«'solutions wa adopted:
Ih-olvcd, That the nirmher* of the Intcrno-
t'oenl Aiiu-rit-an Congrwt* accept with pleasure
the invitation of the iTreMent of the United
Htoh-s of Auicriet to Is- tho guest of hi* govern
ment tn an exet:nd*n through the territory of
the Unite. 1 htau-*, and that we expreas our thank*
for tlie Mill im lUUon.
BLAINE ESCORTED TO TOE PRESIDENT’S
CiiAlli.
At this stago Secretary Blai.no entered
the room fend was escorted to the Presi
dent's chair. A recess of fifteen minutes
was taken and at the expire tion the
congress adjourned till Monday, Nov. 8,
when it will meet at noon nt the Wallack
mansion. After adjournment tbo dele
gates weft escorted to the White House
by Secretary Blaine, patting
a few moments at the cis
tern entrance of the State
Department to have their pictures taken
in a group. The Pre»ident gave a special
reci ption to the delegate* at 1:30 o'clock,
on*- «*f the features of which was on tu
ft r.i al lun* h m i ved in tlui itate dining
room at 2 o'clock tv sn. The Lino room
and gn-ci* parlors lmd been i*i ecidlly pre-
pired for the occasion, aad idieraily dec-
oratt-l with tropical plants and rare ex
otics, A land was stationed in tho
main pa-sago nnd played almost con*
•tllnGy during the reception and Innch.
T1l» music included the national and pat
riotic airs of *-adi of the countries iepte-
santed, and numbered twelve selections
in all.
DABRISON’E RECErTION.
Tho reception took place in the blue
parlor. The President nnd Mrs; Harri
son and all the memfo rs of tho cabinet
proceeded to that room shortly before the
hour pet for the reception and awaited
thoair.valnf the delegates. They ar
rived promptly on time under etcort of
Secretary Blaine and 31r. Romero, the
Mexican minister. Upon being ushered
into the blue parlor they were individ
ually presented by Mr’ Ltains to the
Pr« a dent und tlien'to Sirs. Iiarrison’and
subsequently to the members of the cabi
net. After a short time spent in social
conversation Mro. Han ism retired and
tho party upon invitation of the Presi
dent repaired to the slnto dining rot m
and partook of lunch, which was served
while the delegates stoed about tho
room. The center p ece of the table wns
a large floral representation of the west
ern hemisphere, and it was Hanked with
other floral devices befitting the occasion,
FISH, OYSTERS AND WINE.
Tlie menu included soup, fisli, oysters,
calads, etc., with sherry, claret and
champagne. South American dishes and
South American cigars were Berved and
everything done to show c< urtesy to the
different countries represented. A few
of the delegates were in full costume.
The reception lasted about two hours
and was of a very informal character,
BANQUETED BY BLAINE.
Tlie'first series of e’egant banquets
which are to be given»in many of the
principal cities of tho*eastern and central
portion tf the United States in honor of
the nation’s gues from Central and South
America was given at tlio Normandie
Hotel this evening by Secretary of Stato
Blaine. Orders were laid for fifty-four
guest*. Tiio dinner lasted from 7:30
o’clock to after 10 o’clock. There
wns no epcecli-making save a few re
marks from Blaine. At the conclusion
of the banquet, in a few rapidly chosen
words, lio dismissed the company and
proposed a toast which was drunk.
• BLAINE’S TOAST.'
no said, “Before we part for ths ex
cursion. which a number of this com
pany will join to-morrow, a id I hope
ill terminate happily, I will offer a
simple toast:"
Tlio perpetual friendship and
prosperity of nil tho American
states. Tho delegates of the
international congress l ave reo Ived in
vitations to hot less than f srty-two ban
quets in tho various cities which are in
cluded in the tenernry of the taip, and
about twenty of these invitations havo
been accepted.
RATHER VIGOROUS KICK.
Pams, Oct. 2.—Tho Libert assorts that
represen*ativos of tho Argentine Repub
lic, Chili, Bolivia, Columbia and Hon
duras attended a monster meeting in
Barcelona on Sunday last and subscribed
to resolutions in favor of an Hispainia-
American union opposed to American
protection.
ClinONICI.US OF COLUMBUS,
Fxccrdlnxiy Loiv iiutra io savniinaii
A War llettveeti the Ulvnl Boat Lines,
Columbus, Oct. 2.—[Special ]—War
lias boon inaugurated among tho boats
plying t h) Chattahoochee river, by tlio
notlco wliieh Ccpt. W. U. Moore, agent
of tho People’s Line, to the effect thst
tho pool arrangements entered into in
1887, and which e.Yhircd in August,
woakl bo no longeif.e, was author
ized by telegram t«> <*,ey to all’porths
interested.
The rupture Is said to have been earned
by tho refusal of tho Central lino to haul
freight to Bainbridge, and by their as
suming from Columbus the same sched
ule ns tho Peopled Line. Tho war is
practically between tiie Savannah, Flor
ida and Western road and tbo Control
railroad of Georgia, tho People's Line
leing controlled by the former road, nnd
tho Central fine by tho latter. Tlio
cut rate* to Im given by tho People’s
lino, ui d which will go into effect Satur
day next, will be 55 cents a balo or cot
ton Instead of 65 cents per hundred
jxiund* to Savannah ns heretofore. In
tho fight which took place in 18.0, tho
local rates were reduced to a very low
figure, flour being haulvd at 5 cents per
barrel and cotton at 10 cents per bale.
By the present rates the toats will onlv
receive 25 cento per lists for cotton. It
U rumored that next week the only indo-
Ttendcnt boat on the river, tho W, D.
Klljs, will be chartered and nm by tho
1 e >ple’i» line, which lias only one boat,
white the Central lino hds two boats.
There were live boats in the pool Tho
3!ifler 11. Smith of tbo People's line, the
Paetolus and Naiad of tho Central Hue,
the Fanny Fturu of the Columbus and
Gulf Navigation Company and tbo Ahum
Hays of tho ilerchants' and 11 inters’
line.
It is hardly probably that the cut rates
will bo met by tlio other line*. They
will probably tin up their boats and allow
tlie two railroad companies to light the
matter out, and thru restore living
freight rate*. DcvilopemeuU are looked
for at an early date.
COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL POLITICS,
Tlio political situation is becoming in
teresting. Two of tlio candidates for
chief of police, Messrs. Beard and Led-
singer, havo resigned the positions hero-
fore held by thorn, and aro going into
tho canvass for all it is worth. The
present incumbent, Capt. John U. Pai
nt' r, is also giving tbo canvass
cloho Lt.tntion, With three can
didates in tho field, each
with a good following, the triangular
fight promises to bo bitter and leaves it
an open question whether a dark horse,
coming on the field at the lost moment,
wouldr.avo a good chance of distancing
the field.
No new developments have occurte 1
In the mayoralty race. At present both
cnmlidates, Capt. J. J. Slade end Alder-
m n D. Dozier, teem to be tusking a still
hunt.
A HORSE wno PLAYS niDE AXD SEEK.
One of the most intelligent horses in
thi.* section is owned by Lieut. Duncan
of the Columbus police force. Tho Utile
children of tho neigliborhoed, often
gather to the number of fifteen or twenty
and play hide and seek in the.horbo lot.
iili. MK.' Uvisil Crj*/?
enters into tho game heartily. It is in
teresting and amusing to watch the
horse hide front the enfluren nnd to see
him hunt for them when they hide.
THE ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE.
Tlie meeting of tlio directors of the
alliance warehouse, which was to havo
taken place yestorday, was postponed
until October 9th on account of some
vacancies in tlie board, cavoai by resig
nations. These vacancies will be filled
in tlio meantime, so tliat the business to
bo transacted, which is of i n important
nature, will receive the attcniiou of tho
full board.
Advire to Mothers,
Mr*. Winslow•* Sootkinjc Fyrep for chfltlrw*
tevtbinv. MRh« lUrWW, softens t ie jn ro*. re-
— pain, curvi wind cvlic.
LORD W0LSELEFS ERRORS.
PRESIDENT DAVIS KNOCKS THE WIND
OUT OF SIR GARNET.
A Plnlii Statement From (ho Confcd-
lc filter About the Maraud lu
Conditions—Many Mistake*
Corrected.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Mr. Jcffeisoo Davis, ex-Presldent of
tho Confederate states, Los the good
fortune not only to enjoy after a quarter
of a century the respect of a peoplo
whom he led in a losing cause, but alto
to have lived lorg enough to hear aud
confute innumerable criticisms respect
ing his official career that have their
origin in inventive malice or in ignorance
of facts. Few men have been more
maligned, but timo and fact being hi*
vindicators, 3Ir. Davis enurges from
every conflict with his caluminiators
with increased prestige. His article in
the Cctober number of the North Amer
ican Review upon “Lord Wolseley’s
31istakes N is a conclusive nnd crushing
reply to the English general’s venomous
attack on the Confederate executive in
tho 3Iay number of thesame publication,
and shows that dfee has not impaired the
clearness or vigor of his intellect.
Relying upon the Century’s history of
the civil war as a correct narrative of
facts, Lord Wolsely has made a nurnl er
of statements about Mr. Davis, all of
which the latter is able to demolish
most completely. As similar statements
are sometmiss mado on this side of the
Atlantic by uninformed persons it will
not bo uninteresting to enumerate them
nnd add Mr. Davis’ comments. Lord
Wolselev's first allegation is that Mr.
Davis “began his high duties with the
avowed expectation that 10,000 Enfield
rifles would suffice to overawe the
United States, nnd then refused the *er-
vices of 360,000 men and accepted ot ly
a fraction of them, beenuso lie had not
arms for mere." There was no such
offer or refusal. There was no organi
zation in the South numliering 3 ;6,0 0
men to l»e offered and accepted. An act
of tho confederate congress of March,
l' i Gl, authorized the acceptance of ;0),-
000 men by companies of regiments, to
bo. armed bv tho states from which
they came. The law made the j.a?ses
sion of arms the condition on which vol
unteers might be accepted.
3Ir. Davis states that it is a matter of
record that h - often publicly predicted u
long and bloody struggle, and was far
from thinking 10.000 Enfield rifles would
suffice to oveiawv the Ui 1 e(l .States, As
a mutter of fact, tho official npirt of
Gen. Gorgos, chi. t of ordinance of tho
Confederacy, shows that the Confeder
ate government at ita formation had
ubuui 150,0.Ost-rviccablo guns, or fifteen-
fold more than I/mJ Wolseley repre-ento
3Ir. Davis as relying upon us sufficient.
Mr. Davis shows further that he waa not
remit* in the collection of arms. One of
his fir-t acts as President was to send
Capt. Riphacl he mines N.nth to pur
chase arms, ammunition and otficr mu
nitions of war and machinery for mak
ing them. Such purchases were actually
made. Major IIuse was sent toEuio/e
in April, itui, to buy arm?, ami got
nearly $‘00,0.0 worth.
Tlie second charge made by Ixrd
Wolseley it that Mr, Davis “neglected
to buy the East Indian fleet, which
happy chance and the zeal of subordi
nates threw in hit way.” The story tint
got currency in 1878. Gen. Beauregard
stated in an interview pubifg cd in the
New York Suu iu*l ho introduced to tho
secretary of war at Montgomery a mes
senger of Fraser, Trenboitn A Co., who
offers to tell tix large steamers just buiit
in England. Mr. Davis knew nothing of
it; tlio matter never reached his ear*.
Gen. L, P. Walker, the Confederate sec
retary of war, writes to 3Ir. Davis that
he rccollccW no such proposal. Mr. Mem-
mlngcr, tocrctary of the treasury, says
thA **mo, Mr, G. A. Trcnholm recollects
that he proposed the purchase tothe sec
retary of the navy and to the secretary
of war, but tho great daught of the ves
sels and want of money caused those
officinU to decline it. 31r. Trcnholm has
no recollection of seeing Mr. Davis on
the subject
Ca.tt. Bullock, who was sent to Europe
in 3iny, 1801, to bur cruiser* and naval
supplies, write* to Mr. Davis to say that
ho knew of no such proj* • tion, lie
■aw the ships ip question in 1862, and
saya to have bought tlu-ui would have
been “a senseless waste of money," as
they were too big to enter any Confeder
ate port on the Atlantic coast. If they
hud been bought it would havo been im-
possible to arm, equip and tnanthemin
England, or to send them off, as the Al
abama was, to a secret place of rendez
vous. Mr. C, K. Prioleau, of the Eng
lish firm of Fraser. Trcnholm A Cc„
whom Gen. Beauregard drew ujwn for
hia facts, writes to Mr. Bullock that he
thinks the ships “were never offered to
the Confederate government at all." Tho
blame of not buying the East India fleet
to ktep the ports of the Confederacy
open, evidently, therefore, does not he
on Mr. Davis. The vigilance of the
English government in preventing ships
intended for the Confederacy from leav
ing English porta was a difficulty fowl
WoUeley fails to take into account.
Lord Wolseley’s final and most serines
charge is that Mr. Davis ••rejected all
means proposed by others for placing
tho finance* of the Confederacy on a
sound basis.” 'Jhia 31r. Davuuiuleretandj
t j te a revival of wbat ho terms “the
long-ago«xploded theory that the Con
federacy shew 11 have sent out the cotton
crop of 184W- 61 and placed it as the ba
sis of its credit iu Europe.” Tcdcinohdi
it ho quotes from a letter of Mr. Mem-
uiingcr, written in lb»4.J3Ir. 31emmiuger,
after noting tlmt the Confederate gov
ernment was organized in February,
1831, and tliat tho blockade war institu
ted in 31oy, observes that there were tuu*
but three mouths in which to get con
trol of a crop of 4,GCi),0«d tale*
nnd ship it abroad. A te**
4,COO ships of l.ttO tans each would
l avo been required. Could they have
been bad? Private enterprise did an
the govc rnment cou d have dor*. Largo
■ le* were, in fact, made nbro d and foe
proceed, of the Mile, were, in 1111 ■ cmw,
will t> the Confederacy in tl:. »!u|w «
bill] of exchange. With theai la 1 r K“J' 1 ;C
cliatm of arm. wenfmxJe abroad, .lr.,0.
A. Trcnholm, who .ueceeded Mr. Me®'
mlngor In the treruurr, in . letter * 1 :"'*
that by the clore of bebruary, ledl. t»>
cotton crop of 1SC0 tf lord uliraly
fer t‘‘“ abroad or to
England!' By May 1 Eumpe
3,157,000 hde., and Xcw England «M,CW
bales, or that "befon- the new *«'«-
mont wo. f.irly organlxcd the inttw
crop wa. alnndy fceyoml it. retrlu
Mr. Davi. .eem. to have bo
with him. The trouble with He. enue
U that hi. lorddilp labor, under
nres.ion that the current »«««“•
id iot ie. of tb.ci.il war are aomctluot
bettcC than romaneefc
Aclentyman.after yc.nl ot
from that luatlneenedieMo, c.tarrh,md
vainly trying every known n-ined*.
laet found a recipe wlueh completely
cured ami mred him from daith. A./
ndferor from thbi dreadful dieeatetm«-
ing a fdf-sddnmd aUmi**!
Prof. J. A. Lawrence, 88 Warren ttrret.
New York city, will recervt the rreijjv
free of charge,