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THu, WEEKLY 1ELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MAY 16,
TroST WASHINGTON.
chief
JUSTICE MARSHALL'S- STATUE
UNVEILED.
C er.monI«.-L»rfl. Atten-
t*'* 1 *-*. Distinguished P«r.on»-
" strobach'e Tenure of Ofllca
-Agricultural Report.
L.AHWTO TUH AMOC.ATSO TEEM.]
■ u-.ciisuto!.. May 10.-In the Senate,
chair appointed hi visitor, to the next
*mua! examination of the Naval Acade-
^Senators Miller, of California, and
Logan, from the committee on the
. JLl-y. submitted a report on the reso
wn heretofore referred to that com-
«;„ee relating to I'aul Strobach.
T|,e Senate then proceeded to the con-
•’deration of bills on the calendar, and,
Jn motion of Mr. Illair, took up the pen-
•a cases. At a few minutes before 1
nVock proceedings were suspended, in
!rier to prepare for the attendance of the
Senators at the unveiling of the statue of
Chief Justice Marshall.
Within a few minutes of 3 o clock, on
the return of the Senators tothe chamber,
the Senate, without transacting any' busi
ness’. adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion cf Mr. Dorshcimer of New
v„,k the Senate Joint resolution waspassed
in recard to the ceremonies to tre authorzed
on the completion of tile Washington mon-
Buckner, of Missouri, from the
committee on hanking and currency, re-
Sorted s bill to enable national banking as-
ioeiations to increase tbeir capital stock,
snd to change tlieir location and name.
^MrVhirdy. of Missouri, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported u bill au
thorising the appointment of a Missouri
river commission. Committee of the
a*Mr Dargan, of South Carolina, from the
committee on patents, reported a bill pro-
Tiding for tlic revision, improvement, and
amendment of the laws relating to patents.
Committee of the whole.
Then arose a contest between various
special orders for supremacy. Mr. Stocks-
larcer of Indiana, preasingtlie considera
tion oi bills for the erection of public
buildings, Mr. Singleton, of Mississip-‘
tween the terrace sm'.jthe Botanical Car
den. For the occasion a platform hod
been erected upon three sides of the ped
estal, upon which were placed chairs for
: t!..- t!.i- ip-. THE GENERAL CCtrSRENCE NOW
lie men and distinguished citizens who nail
been invited to witness ami take part in
the proceedings. In the center and at the
V0RK_FA,LURE8. THE FLORIDA’S WRECK.
SESSION.
foot of the statue a low dais, covered with
limiting, was placed, for the occupancy of
the eulogists of the dead.
At a quarter before 1 o'clock the occupants
of the platform began to arrive and were
conducted to the seats assigned them.
There were upon tliecentral platform Chief
Justice Waite, George Bidder. Charles C.
MacVeagb, Wm.Willhank
The Methodist Meeting at Philadelphia!
and the Saptists at Baltimore—
A Negro Preacher Vindi
cated by the Brethren
urjing ' the Congressional library bill.
’ Mr. Kills, of Louisiana, desiring
the discussion of the New Orleans
Industrial Exposition bill, Mr. ltandail
Semsnding the consideration of the unfin.
isbeil business, being the Oregon Central
forfeiture bill. Mr. Payson's demand was
not acceded to, and Mr. Holman, of Indi
ana, moved to go into committee of the
whole on appropriation bills. This was
lost bv 68 to its. Mr. Holman, in the in
lercst of public business, called for the yeas
and nays, hut Mr. Randall declared that a
roll-call would not be in tlic Interest of pub
lic business, and the yeas and nays were
not ordered, The House declined to con
lidef the library or public buildings bills,
and then, at 12:25. went into committee of
the whole (Mr. Dorsheimer in the chair)
on the atate of the Union.
On motion ot Mr. Ellla, all prior bills
were set aside, and the committee pro
ceeded to the consideration of the bill ap
propriating 11,000,000 for the celebration
of the World's Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennial Exposition at New Orleans. Mr.
Kills briefly explained the provisions of
the hill, pointing out the safeguards whirls
bad been established for the return of the
appropriation to the United States out of
the receipts. The exposition promised to
be more broadly national and interna
tional in !•» character than even the great
exposition of IsTii at Philadelphia. Al
ready all of the Statee waa taking
to take part In the exhibition, and tv......
foreign nations bad almlfied their Inten
tion to he represented.
Mr. Kelley.<>f Pennsylvania, said that he
Binney, Wayne jpPWpBB
and William Henry Rawles, of Philadel
phia, trustees of the Marshall Memorial
Association; Rev. Dr. Armstrong of Rich
mond, rector of the church of which J udge
Marshall wns an attendant-, Senators Sher
man, Vo jrhees and Hoar and Representa
tive Singleton, of the Joint committee on
library, and Librarian Si olord. Imme
diately in front was seated the President «f
the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives. To their left sat the
members of the cabinet, and the first row
of chairs behind were occupied by the as
sociate Justices of the Supreme Court in
tlieir Judicial rolies. Members of the two
houses of Congress, ladies and distin
guished people from a distance filled the
remaining space. The latest arrivals were
members ot the Marshall family. Colonel
and Mrs, Frank G. Ituliln. Richmond;
Mrs. Susan Wade and Miss Wade, Rich
mond; Mrs. Kllcii H. Bartin, Richmond;
Mr. T. Lewis Marshall, Orange Court
house; Mrs, A. G. Taliaferro, Itapidan,
Col.; Mrs. II. P. Jones, Taylorsville, Col.;
Mrs. Elliott M. Broxton, Fredericksburg;
T. M. Marshall Jones. M. D., Alexandria;
J. A. Marshall, M. D., Markham; J. It.
Marshall, Jr.. Edward C. Marshall, Win.
C. Marshall, John Marshall, Mrs. Edward
C. Marshall and Mrs. Mary L. Marshall,
all of Markham. All these are grandchil
dren of the Chief Justice, or great-grand
children. Tlp're were between fifteen and
twenty and many otlier collateral descend
ants. The similarity in features, especial
ly of the elder grandchildren ot Chief Jus
tice Marshall, who were present, to tie
face of the Chief Justice, when unveiled,
as widelv remarked.
Tlic Matine hand was in attendance and
began the ceremonies. Prayer wus oti'ered
bv Dr. Armstrong. He invoked a blessing
upon the nation, the government in all
its departments, the executive, legislative
mid judicial, and divine guiJancc for the
framers end executors ot its laws. He
gave thanks for the blessings enjoyed by
the people, for tiio great men of the land,
poets, orators, statesmen, warriors and
legislators, whether from North or South,
East or West, who had contributed to se
curing us our present national reputation,
and especially for tiie life of him whose
statue was now to lie unveiled and whose
memory the nation would preserve in per
petuity. He asked tlmt his example
might influence personal and judicial puri
ty in coming ages. After the rendering of
music from "Lohengrin" by the badd, the
Chief Justicc delivered ilia address.
At the moment of uttering his conclud
ing sentence: "I ask you to look upon
what is hereafter to represent at the seat
of the government tin- reverence of Con
gress and the bar of the United -States for
John Marshall, expounder of the constitu
tion,” the Chief-Justice turned, and at tlic
wave of ids hand the ropes which kept the
canvas veils in their places were cut. The
veils Unttered to the ground and tho feat
ures and form of the statue were greeted
by the clapping of hands by tlic spectators
and an outburst of music by the band.
Judge Itawlcs, of Philadelphia, orator of
the day, then delivered a biographical eu
logy of Justice Marshall. Tlic ccremqntes
closed with a benediction and tlic render
ing of "Angels at Peace" by the band.
Til* c*oi*s.
[tklkcbapheh to tiik associated cozes.)
Pim.AiiF.cniA, May 8.—In the Methodist
Episcopal General Coliference
sion here, a motion is pending changing
the name of the Freedman's AidSociet.v to
tliq Southern Education Society,the resolu
tion having bcenVcferred to the committee
on the Freedman's Aid Society and work
ip tlic South. ’
Rev, II. Key, of the Tennessee confer
ence, to-day oflercd a resolution protesting
against a change of the name of the Freed
man's Aid Society. He said it would prove
detrimental to the very object for which
the society was organized. The society is
a historical one, and its name is known far
and near. Why should it be changed?
Do delegates coining from the Soutli ask
tortile change? The freedman's schools
are open to every one. Tlic freeilmen are
in the church to stay, and do not intend to
be driven out. They have Southern hotels
in tiie South, Southern railroads, Southern
ku-klux. They did not want any Southern
F'rcedinan's Aid Society. He stated that
there are schools liollt witli tho money of
the Freedman’s Aid Society to which freed,
men are not admitted. The matter was
referred to thwommittee on the state of
tiie churck.
A resolution was offered that Homer C.
Meacham. lav delegate from the Soutli
Kansas conference, be excused from
further attendance os he was called
home to attend some important law busi
ness. Rev. Dr. J. M. Lockley. from the
conference of New York, spoke in opposi
tion to excusing Mr. Mcaclism, unless It
was stated that Meacham was counsel in
some murder or other important case. It
was Mcacham's duty to remain in tiie
conference and transact the business of
tiie church, A vote being taken, Mca-
cliam was not excused,
Baltimore, May 8.—On the assembling
of tlic convention of tho Southern Baptists
this morning,additional delegates reported,
The Assignments Made—The Names of
the Preferred Creditors.
[i-siUkOBACHED TO THE ASSOCIATES PBESS.j
New Yoek, May A—Assignments .were
filed to-day for the benefit of creditors in
the county clerk’s office, in connection
the suspensions of the Marine Bank and
Grant A Ward, as lollowa: James D, Fisli
filed an assignment to John H. Morris. It
directs the payment in full ef any obliga
tion he is under to any trust fund or estate
for which he is liable individually oraa
trustee; the payment of any obligation be
is under to the Marine Bank; the payment
of any obligation be is under as indorser
or guarantor of any notes or obligations
of the Ann of Grant A Ward which were
discounted for or at his request and upon
which he received the proceeds;
also all indebtedness incurred for
which he is liable jointly
with any other person, equally • and pro
portionately as far as the same will go.
The assignment of Frederick D. Grant
to Jas. Melee shows the following prefer
ences; Henrv F. Shoemaker. New Y'ork.
$12,000: U. 8. Grant, Elizabeth, X.J.. $50,•
000; Thomas B. Mcdwm-, late of Galena,
And Describe the Horrors of the Ter
rible Accident—The Vessel Sinks
In Fifteen Minutes -A Cap
tain's Cruel Conduct.
[lETEORAPIlED TO THg ASSOCIATED rBEaa.J
Montreal. May 8.—The steamerTitania
arrived here at 5 p. m. to-day. A large
number of persons had met at the wharf
to witness the landing of tne shipwrecked
crew and passengers ot the State of Florida.
As soon as the Titania was moored to the
wharf, slit- was boarded by the cus
tom house officers, the American
couauland representatives of the press.
Shortly afterwards the crew and passen
gers of the wrecked steamer catue ashore
in charge of the agent of the State Line,
who had secured accommodations for
ill.,' 15,006jCornelius if. Garrison, New j them at the Albion Hotel. The first per-
churches withdrew under tiie leader
ship of Rev. W. E. Johnson, who was sup-
pended at the last conference of the South
Carolina Church. A bishop and three
delegates from this conference will go to
Charleston to bring the churches back Into
the conference.
There waa much confusion to-day. Tiie
Blair national education bill waa under
consideration for a considerable time. A
committee will probably lie sent to Wash
ington to exert their influence that the bill
be amended to protect more strongly the
nteretta of colored men.
The returns of the Department ot Agri
culture for May make the wheat prospect
nearly as favorable as in April, Then the
general acreage waa within 5 per cenL ot
the standard of full condition. Tiie May
average is Oi. Itwas83)J in 1883. Bar
ring the changes of the future a winter
wheat product of abooLSS0,000,0Q0 bushels
is indicated. The teffipcraluro of April
ias been lower than usual and lowlying
ends have been saturated with moisture,
retarding the growth. Well drained wheat
soils are nearly everywhere bearing a vig
orous and healthy growth. A few reports
lry by the fly have been received,
of injury
' the i
was heartily'in favor of tiie government but the aggregate loes from insect ravages
aiding this ex|iosition without scrutinizing will be trivial. The winter wheat of New
y the possibility ol encounterim
direct financial loss. An exposition aucl
■a wu tolie held at New Orleans, at which
the world srould assemble and in which
the American people would bean active
and predominant clement, srould pay the
l*ople a hundred dollars for every dollar
which would be loet if the government
should not be maid.
Mr. EUis went on to lay that it the as-
•etubUgeof States not a star would be
tnlscsdlTOBt ■
ling together, —,—
face to face with each other and the seal of
reconciliation would be act on a renewed
union,
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, waa heartily
in sympathy witli such action as would
wifi
England
tity, but
high. The I
make an average ranging from 00 to 100.
The Ohio basin makee a leae favorable
showing, with little difference In the States
on tbe north side of the river. The States
of large production make the following
averages, 100 representing not an average
condition lint a full stand of healthy
plantaof medium growth: New York07;
‘ maylvania 08; Kentucky 00; Ohio 85;
Pennsylvania 08; Kentucky 00; Ohio 85;
Michigan 85; Indiana 85; Illinois 87; Mis
souri 91; Kansas 103; California ft').
The needing of spring w heat Is nearly
finished in Minnesota. It lias been delay
ed by heavy rains ami low temperature in
.-.. r , Dakota, and is not yet completed. The
bring every part of the country into this returns of area will be made on the 1st of
exposition, hand to hand and heart to June,
heart.
Mr. Young, of Tenneeaee, favored the
proposition, as being of benefit to the agri
cultural and business interests of the
country, and Mr. Sumner, of California,
in the name of the people of hit State, gave
it his support.
Mr. Potter, ot New York, could find in
tiie constitution no warrant for this meas-
S” - .V. 1 * necessary to grant a mil
lion d filers In violation of the constitution
ai a reconciliatory fund, let the purpose lie
»\»wed, and not disguised under such a
subterfuge as this.
The debate, having boon limited to half
an hour, Mr. Holman, of Indiana, brief
ly opposed the bill, and expressed his sur
prise at the baste which was manifest to
jejn a million dollars to a corporation.
exposition waa not similar to that
held in Philadelphia, for the latter was na-
hooal in its character, and designed to
commemorate a great national
•vent. He argued against the constitu
tional power of Congress to appropriate
ffionev from the public treasury - . In tire
°f * loan to a prtva e corporation, and
expressed the hope tliatalh-morratic House
leghUtton mtCr upon *** b * d *J rrtera ot
Mr. Hunt, of Louisiana, said that the
gjtdvy was in favor of this exposition,
lie called the attention of the gentleman
Indiana (Mr. Hohuan) to the fact
riiVTi. 1 *** *cooomr land comprehensive,
frogallty waste vir&Tparsimony waa aa
"Ceaslve and penurious frugality ami a
U?,- »*e answered the constitutional ob-
jection raised against the measure and
quoted precedents In support of his views.
rekr- . . -. mi »> ueu to rurnum a circus
train and exhibited throughout the eoun-
r^KyMcCold, of Iowa, supported
*«-•■■■
•min Us 0 **; °* North Carolina, offered an
«men dment appropriatlnc $500,1)00 for toe
852*Jj the North Carolina State fair.
K “ d on* on a point of order.
“otj 00 «* Mr - H knock, of New York
JSSsaswaraftfSa
ftwBgafiaiiiWBS
TU* XAUUAUlTi
JSiSf eombinatli
•tanceawhich led tothe suite
ft* the unveiling of the Man
■U no other „ a- .n could
2“ »° finny tor ner cart oi the ceremony.
their youngest.
making the number present about SOU. An
invitation from the First Baptist church
in Augusta, Ga„ to hold its next meeting
there was referred to a committee. Revs.
J. P. Boyce and J. A. Broadus addressed
the convention in behalf of tho Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, located at
Louisville, Ky„ urging thatfS.OOO he raised
for that institution. At tiie conclusion of
Dr. Broadoa’a address, a subscription was
made for tho benefit of the somi-
nary and a recess was taken until
2 o’clock. During the session
a cablegram waa received from Dr. M. T.
Yates, missionary at Shanghai, China,
■luted to-day, which read: "Greenland’!
Icy,” referring to the well known mis
sionary hymn. The convention sang the
hymn. The president responded to D;
\alesi "The joyful sound proclaim.”
On re-assembling. Dr. Curry, of Vir
ginia. Dr. Heiden, of Kentucky, General
Beale, of Virginia, and others, discussed
the matter of educating and training col
ored iieoplc for the niinist.y. Rev. Mr.
Eaton, of Kentucky, introduced a resolu
tion. which wns adopted, to continue the
work among the Indians of the Creek na
tion and adjoining tribes.
At tiie night session the church building
fund report was presented and discussed
by several delegate*.
Baltimore. Md„ May 8.—An appeal
from Rev. W. Canon, of the Northeast
Texas conference, waa brought before the
African Methodist Episcopal General Con
ference to-day to have righted certain
wrongs which lie claimed to have been
inflicted npon him it the annuel confer
ence of his district at Waco, Texas, In
1885, The charges against him were In-
York, $50,000; Mary J. Croner, Jersey City,
; 7.300; Mrs. Benj. L. Ifonore.Chicago,
! 10.000: Virginia Corbin, Boise City, $25,-
000: Mrs. Frederick D. Grant, Morristown,:
IN. J., $0,000.
The assignment of Jesse R. Grant, also to
James Molec, gives preferences as follows:
Henry F. Shoemaker, New York, $50,000;
Mrs. X. A. Hopper. Hackinsack, N. J.,
$15,000; Thomas H. Bally, New York,
$15,000.
The assignment of Grant A Ward and
UlysseeGrant. Ferdinand Ward, Ulysses
Grant, Jr., and James D. Fish,copartners,
under the firm name of Grant & Ward, to
Julien Davies was also filed. The names
of the preferred creditors are as follows:
Edward C. James. James Henry Work
William L. Warner, Jerome B.
Chafee. Frank F. Wood. Ed
ward L. short. E. M. Wllmeniing, Ciiaries
Britton, Ezra A. Tuttle, Joseph G. Gardi
ner and Frederick D. Grant. No amounts
stated.
Judge Donahue has granted an injunc-,
tion restraining all persons from interfer
ing with the assets of Grant & Ward,
pending tho hearing of the motion
for tho recovery of property made by the
Nickel Piste Company, whicli is seeking
to redeem $14,000 in bonds pledged to it by
tiie firm and rehypothecated by the firm.
The Marine Bank directors, who haJb
been in session this forenom, have ad
journed. No statement will be made to
day. Director Sircck says no receiver will
tie appointed, and the chances for resump
tion are good. Mr. Fish has not been
ashed to resign, but in case of reorganiza
tion. there will he a new president and
cashier. Checks deposited Tuesday will
lie paid unless there is oii'setting indebted
ness.
1883. The charges against him were in
subordination, Immorality and intemper-
*ice.
It was called a mock trial because Car
son was not present The Texas confer
ence had sent on one record of the pro
ceedings. The verdict of the Northeast
Texas conference waa reversed and Carson
reinstated in all his privileges.
Spring plowing is a little delayed by low
temperature and excesaive moliturein un
drained soils und tenacious aolla. For the
entire country it Is two-thirds completed.
In an average year 72 to 75 per cent, should
be done on the 1st ot May.
The progress of cotton planting has been
delayed everywhere by the low tempera
ture in April. In some of the Virginia
counties none waa planted on tiie first of
5! ay, and very little in several counties of
North Carolina. The proiK>rtlon planted
May 1st of the proposed area is retorted
North Carolina 45 per cent.,
ina 00. Georgia t!8, Florida ft'i
Alabama 05, Missiiiinpl 70, Louisiana 77,
Taxes 80, Arkansas 70, Tennessee 52. The
acreage will be reported on June 1.
»>|-I vrenruru'e cads.
Senator Lorran submitted to tire Senate
today the report of the judiciary commit
tee on Senator Morgan’e resolution of In-
f regarding the status of Paul Stro-
uai„. marshal of the middle and southern
districts of Alabama. It recites tire dr-
c inutancea of the smqienslon of Osborne,
tiie former msrshal, and the appointment
by the I
— op
Campbell spoke and created excitement by
stating that George I'eabody had done
nothing for the colored people of the South.
He waa contradicted. Several declared
that statement was without foundation in
truth. t
Baltimose, May 0.—In the convention
of the Southern Baptists this 'morning,
George W. Norton, o( Kentucky, was re-1
elected treasurer of the convention, and
Nimrod Long, ot Kentucky, was re-elect
ed auditor, A committee of one from
each State was appointed to revise tiie con
stitution and bylaws. Dr. M, Bander
man, president ot R>>chestcr University,
by Invitation addressed the convention.
Representatives of the American Baptist
Missionary Society, the Home Missionary
Society and the Publication Society were
ol Strobach, bit reji
Senate
reject!'
Osborne’s]application then made to the
Circuit Court for reinstatement, tiie denial
of such application, tin- subsequent expira
tion (April Id, 1884,) ol the four
yean' term tor which Osborne had
been nominated, and the continuance of
Strobach to perform the duties of the office.
The committee report that |„ their opinion
the true construction of the act under
which Strobach waa appointed must be
that the appointment waa to hold good
only so long aa the legal term of the sua-
'rdofficer continued: that when that
expired (lie suspension no longer ex
isted, and that inasmuch as the designa
tion ot another person to perform the du
ties of the suspended officer depends upon
the continuance of the state of suspension
the legal termination of tho suspension
legally terminates the official function of
the person designated. The report then
statee:
'-It fuiiuot from the foregoing considera
tion, in the opinion of the committee, that
Strobach waa not after the 10th das *
April, 1881, (being the day of the term]
tion of the official term of Osborne aa mar
shal), legally entitled to execute the pow
er! and duties of inch office in place of
Osborne or under tnch designation.''
The report then dtea section TUI of the
revised statutes, which gives circuit judges
authority to till vacancies Id the mar
shal's office, which provide*, that the per
son so appointed shall serve until an ap
pointment is made by the President and
tho appointee la duly qualified, ami no
longer. The report doses aa fallows:
"In conchuun, the committee is of
■> r I., r pa
■AAV- upon the west front of the caid- eerier
>1- a , ». I, to A,
opinion that after the expiration of the
term of Osborne, and during the seas
•ton of the Senate, no person can law!
fully exercise tbs duties of that office until
bo shall have been appointed thereto,
either by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, or by the
Circuit judge of that circuit, in conform
ity with ae.-tiou 77* of tho revised $
t the public
and J. L Howard, of New York. The
special order, the religious destitution
among the whites of the South, was then
taken up. Dr. J. L. Burrowsjoffered a res
olution to raise $10,000 to meet the need.
At the night session the resolution to
raise $100,000 was referred to the home
mission board, as wu also a supplemental
resolution to appoint a coni|>etent woman
u superintendent of woman's work '
connection with home minions.
Tiie secretary of the convention an
nounced that ot. the 533 associations in the
Southern States 4!Gars represented in the
convention. There are about 4!M,00i!
white and 833,230 colored Baptists in the
South.
Resolutions to continue and rdnforce
missions In Africa, Brazil and Italy were
adopted.
A resolution af condolence with Rev.
Geo. B. Taylor, missionary at Rome, on
the deetb of ms wife, wu adopted.
The convention then adjourned tUI to
morrow.
Baltimoii, May 10.—In the. Southern
Baptist conference this morning, J. C. C.
Black, of Oeorgia, reported the nomina
tions for officers and boards of managers
of foreign and home missions. The officers
and both boards were re-elected, except
very few unimportant changes. A resolu
tion commending the school enterprise at
Saltilie wu adopted, after aa address from
Rev. W. D. Powell, the missionary at that
place. Rev. E. F. Baldwin, of North Car
olina, spoke with reference to establishing
a mission in Kabliaa, a province of Algeria,
where be Sad recently baptized a Scotch
Presbyterian missionary.
The time and place for the next conven
Uon wu fixed at Auguata,Ga/mWednesday
before the aMood Sunday in May, 1885.
Utv. Dr. J. I. M. Curry, of Richmond,
wu selected to preach the annual sermon,
and Dr. J. L. Burrows to preach an his
torical sermon on that occulon. Appro
priate resolutions on the deaths of fieri.
K. T. Winkler and Martin T. Humoer were
adopted. Rev. C. C. Bitting, D. D.. of the
American Bible Union, spoke of Bible dis
tribution. A digest of the reports of vice-
presidents was read by Rev. F. H. Ker-
foot The missions in China were dia-
cussed at the evening session end a resolu
tion to continue them wu adopt- !. Five
correspondent messengers were appointed
to the Baptist anniversary meeting in De
troit. Adjourned eiae die.
Killed bj a Train.
isrxciAL TairoaiM.j
Oatms, Ga., May 10.—The south-bound
passenger train of the Central Hon
ing here at (our o'clock, knocked
track and Instantly kill*!, at the out
skirts of the dty, an old n-v.-o. Nellie Jor
THE GRANT FAILURE
Turns Out to be One of tho Most Disas
trous Wall Street Ever K»ew.
[telegraphed to the associated press)
New Yoek. May 0.—Jalien T. Davies, as
signee of Grant -k Ward, is bnsily en
gaged in straightening out the complicated
affairs of the firm. The statement of the
firm's affairs, he said, would not be ready
until some day next week. Ferdinand
Ward visited the office and has been in
consultation with Daviesall day. Wm. C.
Smith, the stock exchange member of the
firm, said: “I do not think the amount ot
the liabilities wiU reach $8/100,000. The
railroad companies which received loans
on securities which have been transferred
to other perrons, are amply protected and
will lose nothing. The loeses will fell
chiefly upon |(ndividaals who have
invested money with the firm.
This business wu conducted by
Ward. Of courts Gen. Orant and his ion
have known of these transactions, but I do
not think they were fully aware of the
luge amount 1 ivoived. They have been
led on by Ward, and will of course loro very
heavily. I cannot give you the names of
any Individual losers, for I do not know
them.”
Col. Frederick Orant said; ”1 have lost
turned over all my claims against the firm
to Mr. McXamee, my assignee. I bare
done this in order to get matters rottlad
up, so I may do something else. I cannot
lav what the amount of my claim is. All
I had wu Investad with the Arm, and I an I
now In search of a lob. I do not know
whether I shall remain in Wall street or
not,or what line of business I shall go Into,
lam looking forwnirtliing to do. I cannot
sar whether I will go Into buaineu for my
self. That will depend on whether or not
ijrthingia saved from the wreck.”
Mr. McXamee, the uslgnee of Frederick
Orant and of Jesse Grant, said he would
have to wait a day or two, until the state
ment of the affaire of Orant A Ward had
been prepared. When this wu ready, he
would be in a position to intelligently begin
the work of itraightening out the affaire
of General Grant
Tiie Marine National Bank hu begun
suit againat Ferdinand Ward, to recover
“OO.IIUU, the amount of over drafts paid out
>y the bank on Ward's account and an at
tachment in this suit wu granted against
the house and personal property of Ward
at 81 Pierepont street, Broakljm, and a
'.eputy aherlffisln poirossion.
A well known member of the Stock Ex-
“ I
queer transactions
carried on by Grant A Ward. I do not
think eight million dollars Is by any means
an extravlgant estimate of the liabilities
of tiie firm. It is my belief they will ex
ceed ten million dollar*. When tiie failure
wu announced I said that it would be
the large*! one that Wall
street ever saw. and I am more
firmly convinced than ever of the truth of
that estimate. What the assets will be, no
one ran uy, but they will probably he very
"mail, and the disparity in the figures wlu
undoubtedly cause great surprise. A clerk
employe-1 by Grant A Ward said the
amount of the liabilities will undoubtedly
be very large. They are discovering new
business every day. Yu; I know the
names of some perrons who were caught,
but I cannot give them. Some gentlemen
are in for $VJD,000 and others for still
larger sums.”
Deeds were recorded in the Suffolk conn-
tjr clerk’a office to-day, transferring all
' owned
son seen svas J, D. Bennett, of London
Ontario, the only first class passenger
saved. At the time of the accident be was
in the surgeon's cabin and had a very nar
row escape from being killed when the
Pomona came crushing into the State of
Florida amidships. One man of the Po
mona went ina-1 from exposure and want
of water and died in the boat before the
captain and two other sailors were
rescued. The captain of the Florida
awakened tlic passengers and told
them that they must take to
tiie boat* instantly, but it ajipears he made
no effort to devise a plan by which the
j-assengers could get into the boats. At
the time of Hie collision the cajitain was in
his cabin. He rushed on deck in his night
dress and assumed command. When the
l-u-'ued, away from the ship she
was ready to sink. When she
plunged preparatory to sinking tiie
most heart-rending cries and appeal:
(or help were heard, until the final plunge
was made. Bennett saw one boat hanging
by one davit. He heard that it
waa not considered o' safe I-oat, and
that the ropes were cut in
order to hinder any one from using it.
Walter King, ot Toronto occupied the
same cabin as Bennett, and when the ship
was about going down, came to him anil
said. "For God’s sake. Ben net, stay by me.
I am unable to swim.” Bennett and
King then got into one of tiie boats, the
lashings of whicli were cut at one end,
throwing all of the occupants into the sea.
Thirty persons might have been saved
but for this mishap. Only seven
were picked up. All night they could hear
people groaning and struggling underneath
tlisboat, to which they were dinging, and
as many of those on top bad lost friends
and one a brother, tlieir feelings can
be better imagined than described. To
ward morning tiie noise ceased and
they came to the conclusion that their
companions had saccumbcd. When they
were rescued, they broke through the bot
tom of the boat with oars,, and a hor
rible sight met their eyes.
Eight liodles were floating
sin-re. while a man named Donaldson was
ttill alive, although unconscious from tlic
effects of long imprisonment. Bennett
says the conduct of the captain
of the City of Rome wu shame
ful. as that steamer passed
wlibtn half a mile from them, aud might
eaJUy liavo hove to fora short time and
takon them all off the bark- Onbeinguked
to explain why so tew passengers were
saved, he said it wu all their own fauIL
When it is remembered that within
fifteen minutes after the vessels collided
the steamer went down, it will
be seen that the suddenness of the catu-
trophe prevented any being saved except
those woo kept their wits about them and
leaped into tne boatti
Andrew N. Bleele, a surgeon ol Mod*
treat, hu mail- a statement similar to
the above. He says that King got
back to the steamer and went
down with her. He also says the captain
CRANT'S FINANCIAL STATUS.
Bankrupt and In Debt He Has the “Times"
Fund to Fall Baek On.
[telegraphed to the associated rsxsi.j
New Yoek, Mty».—George Jones, of the
New York Timn, says: Gen. Giant's fund
of $250,000 it absolutely safe. I don't know
where his enemies find their lies. The
fund Is invested in Toledo and Wabash
second mortgage bonds, interest payable
quarterly, and guaranteed, principal and
interest, by the.heirs of tiie late Governor
E. D. Morgan. Hitherto we bare
paid the interest annually. The
first ot May each year has
found the General in possession of $15,140,
tiie interest in full on the Investment.
Hereafter we shall pay him quarterly, not
only because lie needs the money, but be
cause we do net mean any one else shall
lav hands on it. General Grant could not
touch a dollar ot tiie principal if he desired
to do so, any more than I could. It will,
however, at Ills death, he paid to his heirs.
I was with General Grant on Sunday last,
and lie was in complete ignorance of any-
pending disaster. Other than this fund 1m
does not possess a dollar, and more than
this lie is deeply and almost irrecoverably
in debt. What lie did in Wall street be
did for his sons, and it seem* too bard that
this man, who has done so much for ills
countrv, should !>e left in his old age de-
jiendeiit upon the nation he helped to
save."
Respect tor the Memory of Benjamin,
New OaxAxs, May 10.—Fully two hun
dred lawyers, comprising tlic most promi
nent jurist* in the city, assembled m the
Supreme Court room this morning to pay-
respect to tlic memory of Judah P. Benja
min. Eulogies were offered by Judge
Henry C. Miller, Chief Justice Bermudez
and others. The resolutions adopted by
the bar association yesterday were or
dered spread upon the minutes
court*adjourned' ‘
, and the
1 in honor of the deceased.
Shot by Hsr Son.
Wilmixotox, Del., May 10. At F.llen-
dale, Sussex county, this morning, a son
ot Lemuel Welles accidentally discharged
his pistol wliileolling it. The bullet pierced
his mother's brain, killing her instantly.
8incc the accident tiie young man lias been
out of his mind, and it is probable that lie
will be confined in an asylum until his
mind is restored. There Is no suspicion
that the killing was intentional.
Scotch Immlsrant*.
Raleigh. X. C., May 10.—This evening
sixty Scotch croftere from the Isle of Skye
arrived here on their way to new homes on
tiie southwestern 1-order of this Stole.
This is the second party aud many other
parties are to follow.
Double HomleMe In Arkansas,
Fort Shitii. Abe ,May 10,-In a quarrel
at Hackett City onj Thursday. Deputy
United States Marshal Brown killed John
Belt, when Albert Belt, the latter’s brother,
fatally shot Brown. A family scandal was
th) cai ro.
Help tor Crant.
New Yoek. May 10—The TtUgram says
a movement has been rot on foot by Jay
Gould and other friends of General Grant
to raise a fund with which to place the
General on his feet.
The Proposed Confederate Home—A
Proteet.
Editor! TrUgraph and Jhunger: la
these piping times ol peace, "so-called,”
when prudence and policy would seem to
have outgrown patriotism and prim [pie.
as rank weeds nearly always do the more
valuable products of the soil; when men
almost have become emasculated, *o to
speak, by the former, on-l the public pal
ate lias grown, from force ot habit, accus
tomed to (taffy) truth only after It has
been first buttered and augared on both
aides, one grows a little weak and faint
when he thinks about how little of the H
naked" article of "truth" our present
weak stomachs and still weaker digestion
will cither receive or assimilate. It is for
this ronton that we have hesitated about
laying anything at ail, and hesitated a
rrcat deal more about who we should sav
,t to. Till* last, however, we think there
I* leas room to be troubled about, and is
the reason, perhaps, why we have con- y
eluded to say what we had to say on the '
subject, which we will at once come to, to
yon.
Tiie press, that great "public edu
cator" and demoralizer as well,
seems to be teeming and steam in
about a home In Richmond or elsewhere,
for disabled Confederate soldiers. At tlm
outset, this “scheme" (in these laming
times, the old and honest English wor-i
plan, has become almost obseleto even in
our pulpits!) makes us think of Dr. John
son's letter to Lord Chesterfield, who
wanted to come in at the eleventh hour in
the role of patron.
"Is not a patron, my lord,one wliolooks
witli unconcern on a man struggling for
life in the water, and when he has reached
ground, encumbers him with help? The
notice which you have lieen pleased to
take of my labors, had it been early, lia-1
been kind; bat it baa been delayed till I
am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it, till I
am solitary and cannot impart it; till I
am known and do not want it,” etc.
Now, sir. having pegged along for tho
last twenty years without so far suffering
hunger or being left without shelter, w e
are willing to trust that God who has pro
vided (bevond our deserts) for our daily
comforts to the end. so far aa we are con
cerned at least. Grant might a* well hvae
kept that five hundred in bis own breaches’
pocket, or wherever else he may carry his
wallet. We want none of his or tbeire in
ours. We can neither ask nor accept
alma or charity from him nor from
them! Our semces were given
to the State of Georgia, not to any citizen
of Georgia, and if those service are to be re
cognized or rewarded In anyway, theStato
alone must acknowledge end reward us.
We do not wish to lie under obligations i
the siigbteat to any of her citiiens. If she
has not done so, it has probably been be
cause she did not deem it necessary. If
she thinks this, it seems to ua officious in
any of her citizens to think otherwise. If
she did think there was much necessity,
real we mean, it would lie her duty to Ap
propriate a hundred thousand for tni*
purpose, and for ita maintenance, if aha
had to subtract tliia much from the millldn
alreadv appropriated to build our cajiltol.
Georgia, aa wHl aa the “Mother of States."
is amply able, and, we believe, willing to
look uftcr her own son's and in her own
time and wav.
“CoXrZDISATZ SOLDlKB.
of the property on Long Island owned by
U. H. Grant. Jr., to Abraham H. Jonas, of
New York, for $00,000. The title to a great
deal of other property has been transferred
in New York from members of the Grant
family and the broken firm within a few
days. <
Irish Republicans.
Chicaoo, May 9.—'The Irish Republican
National League hia been in secret session
here to arrange for campaign work in the
Interest of the Republican party during
the coming Presidential canvass. It waa
decided to maintain headquarters In Chi
cago. New York and Washington^ The
speakers root out by the league will be
urged to attack the free trade theory aa
tiie surest means of alienating Irish voters
from the Democratic party, on the ground
that free traJe ta an English measure.
Twenty-three Statee were represented at
the aseaion. J. Curran Keegan, of Colora
do, wga elected general secretary.
A Colored Gentleman Hung.
Coluhsu. 8. C., May fr-James L. Cole
man, colored, wu hung in the jail yard
this morning. He made a prajrer on tbs
scaffold and expressed himself aa being as
sured of salration. Hia crime waa most
atrocious. He killed hia iist«r-ln-taw, out
raging her
blew three whistles when tS
sinking, and upon being asked the
for tbu, said he wu bidding
in the boats farewell,and that be wanted to
•how that he wu sticking to his
vessel until the tut The boat
sized contained three Canafi .
ingtan, Bennett and llethune. Bennett
_i the only one saved. The crew cannot
give any information beyond that aiready
reported.
The Negro Conference.
Baltikom, May O.-BUbop John M.
Brown presided at the African Methodist
Episcopal General Conference today. An
effort wu made, after the minutes of yes
terday were approved, to Insert a preamble
for the resolution reinstating Itev. W. It.
Carson. A warm debate followed, bat the
effort failed.
When the committee on Sunday-schools
made its report, there wu a lively discus
sion on punctuation aid grammar. Rev.
0. R. Smith, of Illinois, was told ids com
mon sense must bow to grammar. Rev. T.
O. Gould, manager of publications,
made an extended report. A committee
of eight clergymen wu appointed to go to
Philadelphia to inquire into the condition
of the publication department, deeds of
pro|ierty, mortgages, etc. The report of
ibis committee will deckle the action of
the convention u to appropriations for re
lieving the publication department from
its embarrassment*.
Dr. B. W. Arnold, financial secretary of
the whole cbuach, read bis report, showing
tiie total receipts to be $175,781, and the to
tal disbursements $177,623.
Dr. B. T. Tanner, editor of the Chrirtian
Reorder, the official organ ot the church,
made his quadrennial report. The paper
wu started In 1801, and hA been In hia
charge eight years. The paper
bu gone to England, Europe.
Africa. Asia, Austria, the Weat Indies and
Canada. Good talent, white end black,
writes for it A generally good statement
wu made for the paper.
Some objections were made to the ad-
liseion of Rev. C. H. Meade and J. M.
Stearns, of New England, u representing
the National Temperance Society. Rev. J.
C. Embry, of Texu, said he did not care
to hear men who preached with the Gos
pel in one hand and cute in the other.
Wesjnrodayl 1gbL toT * t * d 10 * p ** k “* xt
Rev. Panl Jefferson, of South Caroline,
Mitred a resolution indorsing the national
education bill now in the House of Repre
sentatives. Action wu postponed, some
objection being made to the futures of the
BALvnsoax. May 10.-A great deal of
work is Mug done by the African Meth
odist Episcopal General Conference today.
Bishop John M. Brown presided. An ef
fort wu made to have the matter of send
ing a committee to Philadelphia to inves.
tigatc the affaire of the publication depart
ment reconsidered, but tailed. Rev. Mr.
Townsend, corresponding rocretory of the
missionary society, made a report, show
ing a decided Increase In the mission work
of the church.
Five years ago then were not twenty-
live churches in the conference that gave
annual contributions for the missionary
fund. Now there are scarcely,any that do
not contribute something The total re
ceipts were $31,400 and the total disburse
ments $30,112, leaving the department in
debt. An iron church bought-in London
and shipped to Hayticost $1,081. The
church wu ordered of iron u a nutter of
December, I M2. He had at oat time
taksn-gart 10 “nrtUcaa !•*««»._ taaght
tcBooi in uartni count, ootuinjc at one
time a four-year certificated .publication.
Coleman left a menage for hi# family, say-
to know I will be
Rev.
“ r p.
A. Hulibard, of Kansas, in
_ of the disrespect shown the
SffiPdi
atet-in-Uw in another room, to them all throughout the church, and if he
Tiie resolutions adopted by the last
Me'.boh-t Episcopal Ecumenical Council
in London were read, and steps taken
i I about the next ecumenical council, ‘
banged to foHll tho taw and to pteaae he! 1 in M87.
them. As they are F'. .f to hang a g) II President B. T. Lee, ot Wilberforce Col-
r hot gentleman
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
An Expedition Organizing to Rel
Cordon.
[TKLEO HASHED TO THE ASSOCIATED rEEHLj
Lohdok, May 10.—Preparations for a re
list expedition to Khartoum are being ac
celerated with new vigor. It ianowdecid-
ed that the expedition will start In July.
The strength of the force hu not yet been
determined, but will probably number
A-000 men. inclniln» tho Indian contingent.
’2 uitetilgMUf department of the war
ke hu instructed the authorities at
Cairo to send surveyors to report upon
the relative advantages of ths routes by
way of Suakim and by way of Mu$0??ah.
From this It la supposed then will be two
line* of operation!; that the main expedi
tion will proceed npthe NUe and the other
by the lied Sea. A camel depot hu been
re-established at Assouan, and camels are
being collected in considerable numbers.
Col. Ardagh is at the bead of the commii-
mission at Cairo to which hubron Intrust
ed the storage of water (or the desert
route.
Nubar Pasha, the Egyptian prime min
ister, will arrive in England next month,
to attend the Egyptian conference. Ills
demand (or a commission to the oonfer-
enca will be rejected, bat be wilt be allowed
to be present for consultation.
The government hu received* telegram
stating that Dongola is at present safe
from attack by the Malidi’a forces.
The reliela have scrupled Meraweh, south
of Dongola. The country south of Deb-
bab, a town a few miles south of old Don-
tween Debbah and Dongala is quiet. A
force hu been sent from Dongola to re
open the road beyond Debbah. The Khe
dive hu issued a decree making
LicuL Chermiside governor of Suakim.
RAILROAD MEETING,
Projected Extension of the Central
Road from Parry to llawklnsrlile.
ItawkloavUle Dlapeteh.
A meeting wu held at the court house
In Ilawklnsville on Thursday lut to dis
cuss the benefits that would accrue to
Hawkinsville from an extension of the
Central [road from Perry to this place.
Captain R. \V. Anderson wu modi
chairman of the meeting, which wu ad
dressed by Col. R. M. Hodge, outlining a
plan for the inauguration of the
work. Hia remarks were sensible, and
—reseed the meeting favorably.
iring the discussion of the matter it
developed that a committee had been
In consultation with tb* president of th*
Central road, and be had staled that if th*
SESS5&S&S* *<«“ «-
/ **.!?, ’ir 1 5at ffi* grading can b* done
f« $2.00° per mite, and the cmettea fur
nished for about $500 per mile.
It wu further stated that twenty mile*
would probebly cover the distance between
Perry end Hawkinsville on an air line sur-
"frith the above calculations Hawkins
ville could secure the extension of the
*“• *WOO pro mile, or a total
of $5p,<no from perry to Hawkinsville.
It is claimed that with two competing
railroads, Hawkinaville would enjoy an
the advantages now Downed by Macon,
and the saving In freights from the West
and to the seaboard would more than
compensate Hawkinaville forth, money
expended in the extension of the Central.
Upon motion, the chairman appointed a
committee to inquire aa to the probable
iroet of nuktagA aurvey, obtaining a char
ter. etc., and that aakl committee report a:
meeting to be called by the mayor of
Hawkinaville.
Died In Texas.
Died, in Dallu, Texu, May 71b. 1S*I,
Mrs. Harriet T. Hutton, widow of John S.
Hutton, of Savannah, Ga., and eldest
daughter ot the late Nathan C. M unroe.
of Macon. Her remains will be interred
In the lamily lofiat Rose Hill cemetery at
Macon, Mrs. Hatton leaves an only son.
Hugh Munroe ll'itton. ot Savannah, and
two married daughters, both ot Whom
reside in Dallu, Texu, and was the sister
of Mrs. Kell and Mre. Sima, of Spalding
county. ..
The friend; oitlse family arc requested
to meet the remains at tho depot tins
67M>lng on the arrival of the Mont.-omcry
train at 6:30.
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