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bsoCEEDINCS OF BOTH HOUSES OF
PiI0 CONCRESS YESTERDAY.
v.-aieelng vote* of the Two Hou«e» on
Appropriation Bills-The Porter BUI
Vetoed—Appointments Con
firmed-Notes, Etc.
°MACQy t FRIDAY. JULY 4, 1884.
YOL U MB LYIII-NO. 30
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'^VVuisGTox.Jnne 30.-In the Senate,
Mr Slater from the committee on public
Ids submitted ». report to accompany
I* bill forfeiting unearned lands granted
m the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Thereport.be said, was not unanimous
,nd the minority of the committee would
hereafter submit its views.
Mr Allison, from the committee on ap
propriations, reported a bill to continue
public land printing for seven days in ad
vance of the appropriation to be hereafter
made. Mr. Allison bad the clerk read a
letter from the public printer saying that
no appropriation for printing would be
srailable after today, and unless some
thing was done to extend the existing ap-
prooriation act until the passage oi the
sundry civil bill, all public printing, in-
eluding the printing of the Confrettmial
jSJJnf would have to be stopped. The
S, r e«d the third time and passed.
Sir Randall introduced a joint resolu
tion providing that all appropriation, for
tbs necessary operation* of the govern
ment under existing laws, tchich shall re
gain unprovided tor after June 80.1884,
shall be continued and be made available
'or the period of five days from and after
that date, unless the regular appropriation
bills no* pending shall have been previ
ously enacted. Passed.
Mr Eltis, of Louisiana, submitted a con
ference report on the Indian appropriation
•bill The conference cothnrittee has come
10 in agreement on all poiutyif difference
bataeen the two houses, except one, and
as agreed to, the bill appropriating bi.SM),-
4(r’ being $403,013 in excess of the arnuunt
carried bv the bill as it originally passed
and 6120.225 less than was appropriate.! by
the Senate. The point still remaining is
In regard to the abolition oi the office of
Indian inspector and the detail of army
officers to act as Indian inspectors The
House provision to this effect was stricken
out bv the Senate. The report was agreed
to suit Mr. Throckmorton, oi Texas, the
author oi llieproviaion in dispute, moved
that the House recede from its disagree
ment to the Senate amendment. The mo
tion was carried and the law remains as at
present. This disposes of the bill as far as
tbs House is concerned.
. The House then went into committee of
the whole. Mr. Blonnt. of Georgia, in the
chair, on the fortification appropriation
bill. Mr. Hoit, of Michigan, said that the
bill as reported by the majority of the
committee on appropriations was a depart
ure from the practice of the government
for the last seven or eight years. During
that period money bad been appropriated
simply in a sufficient quantity to keep the
forts on hand in a sort of preservation,
without doing anything in the line of
making any new defense*. The first item
in the majority bill appropriated $1,000,000
for beginning the coni traction of new forts
in the deep water harbon of the country,
wbiie the second item appropriated *300,-
C00, for beginning new forta in the more
iballow ports. Many of the existing forts,
which had been built with reference to 42-
pound shot, were to-day utterly worthless
as a means of defense against guns threw-
tag 2.000 pounds. An Iron vessel of any
second-class power in the world could
steam right into New York, levy
a tribute upon Its people and
destroy It, in spite of everything the
American people conld do. To day Chili
or Italy had in their navies boats that
could sail right into any deep harbor on
the coast of the United States and the
United States had no guns worthy of name
to meet their aasaults. Talk about tbs
little artillery the government now pos
sessed, it would be as practicable to stop
the career of a wild rhinoceros by shoot
ing green pest out of a pop-gun at him, a*
to stop one of these vessels from entering
our ports by means of the guns which ws
possess. Advocating briefly the terms
making the appropriation for the
purchase of submarine torpedoes
sod of machine gone, he colled particular
tttentlon to the appropriation of $1,000,000
lor tbe procurement of heavy steel ride
S ami the necessity which existed that
water ports should be refumlibtd
these engines ot defensd. Whet was
the sense of the government welting until
war was on its bands before it begnn to
prepare for it. fie would have this nation
to never Insult any othsr nation, and *t
the same time have it so strong snd so
well equipped that in future it need never
submit to an Insult from any other power
to the fact of the e&rtb.
Mr. Cox. of New York, contrasted tbe
•ppropriation made by the majority and
niuonty bills and said that it might b*
left to the investigation of another House,
which might strike the golden mien. He
would not be guilty of extravagance, be
cause there was no assurance of war;
neither would he be derelict in regard to
the proper armament and defence ot tbe
country. While commenting npon the
necessity of securing ironclsde of large
ill* for the purpose of defense, be opposed
the Senate appropriation for tbe construc
tion of new cruisers, and hoped that tbe
nmneconferees on the naval apptoprle Ion
bill would not yield a point to the Benate.
The fault of these unarmed armories was
not to much In the light guns they carried,
but in their inability to keep out the pro
lectUes of machine guns, which foimed a
jjJ*e part of the armaipent of modern
Ur. Finerty, said that it would give him
Pleasure to sustain the minority report if
he could do so conscientiously, oat he be-
hered that the national defenses were so
depleted that it became the duty of every
patriot, irrespective of party, to lift hu
voles in favor of appropriations for coast
tortificatloni. Economy was a virtue, bat
»n economy which proposed to leave tbe
toonjy free apd independent and prosper
ous simply by tbe toleration of foreign
Powers cessed to be economy, and become
economy closelv allied to treason. We
stand a nation second to none in th* re-
sources which make nations great. He
•aid this spirit of economy was practiced
“> the extent of niggardliness. It
not only Imperiled but degraded
“» patriotism of the nation—more, it
Plsot I Americans in ihe light of men wlm
•re afraid of their own chief officers. If
Jhy party was ss cowardly as that, it de
lated to be beaten at the polls. He did
bet want to he identified with any party
which squarely set its face against the dt-
htaoda of the country, against the insult
or Invasion of foreign foe*. Incondnalon,
he said: “You. representatives of this
great and gallant nation, which has tamed
‘“beck on no face end has art r been vic
torious; you of the gallant South and
PJ of the independent and sturdy
-jortb, this is not a party question.
« m e question of the wholejnation. Let
jti cioae our rank, and give to the people of
country assurance that herein exlste
•patriot! and not a partisan a--embly.
*ftus fortify our -.-a coast, and then ire
can-ay to all the powers of Europe, come
?**°d you will find as the Etonian*
jojmd in Greece, that every s|Ot of free
■ou shall be the grave of a hero or en ln-
T»d*e; that every spot of soil -hall bo held
■ojecred tohberty, and that the American
*£-~7 can prove again its supremacy in the
JOhfightpi liberty, and place the -tars ar.d
JWpm in glory above the empire which
seek* to potiute our toil with the tread of
“'..'"loenary hoats." [Applause.!
a,, -.^ojma.i, of Indiana, and Mr. Fol;
Jijj'^Syhlo, opposed the majority bill
me Principles upon which It we* *
v7,V ‘iorsheimer supported the
The minority report was presented by Mr.
Turner, of Georgia, and ordered printed.
Adjourned.
PEEPARIXO FOE ADJOURNMENT.
Washington. June 29.-=-The operations
and plans of the two committees on ap-
proprlatious, to which all other operations
and plans In Congress at tats stage of the
session are almost wholly subordinate,have
been governed during the last week, and
will continue to be governed at least for
two or three days, hv the prospect of a
final adjournment before next staturdav
night. The fortifications bill, the last o'f
the annual appropriations bills, will be
taken up and disposed of by the House to
morrow. The sundry civil bill, the only
measure before the Senate committee on
appropriations, wilt be disposed of to-mor
row night, leaving the committee in readi
ness for the fortifications bill on Tuesday.
With iltpsn ntoeuttrna -all $ nf els a man elw.
government did not exhibit anything at
all at tbe exposition.
Mr. Allison was opposed to turning the
government of the United States into a
traveling menagerie. If we were to appro
priate for every exposition, he (Allison)
would oppose the whole thing. He had
only favored government participation in
With these measures out of the way, the
two committees can devote their time and
conferences to tbe army, post-office, navy
and Indian appropriations bills,which have
each been once in conference, resulting in
disagreement, and now await further ac
tion by the two homes. The legislative,
consular and diplomatic and deficiency
bitls have been passed by both houses and
await the action of the conferees npon
Senate amendments. While, however, the
work of Congress is thus being arranged
with a view to a probable adjournment at
the end of the week, members of the appro
priations committees do not speak with
e'direc-oufidence of such a result. The
resolution passed by the House some time
since fixing to-morrow as the day of final
adjournment has not been taken up by the
Seuate. and will not be until all appropria
tions bills are out of tbe way. Tie points
of difference between the two houses are
numerous, aud iu respect to some of them
it will be a work of difficulty to reach a
conclusion. Only one principal point of
difference remains in respect to the Indian
bill, namely, that relating to the appoint
ment of army officers to be Indian inspec
tors.
This is a proposition ol the House, dis
agreed to by the Senate ou the theory that,
as Indian inspectors are in a measure con
fidential officers of the Secretary of the In
terior, he should have the power of selec
tion and appointment. The points of
difference in the army and post-office bills
are identical, and relate to the redaction of
compensation for carrying supplies, troops
and mails by railroads. In respect to the
navy bill, the conferees have made no pro
gress whatever toward an adjustment of
differences between the two Houses. There
are two main points of difference, thatre-
lating to tbe building of a new steel cruiser
and th it relating to the continuance of the
work upon monitors. Neither House seems
willing to recede, and a suggestion has been
made by some of the House conferees that
appropriations upon the basis of last year's
bill be continued for six months, leaving
tbe (tending bill open nntil the
next session. The work of the
conference committee npon the deficiency
bill will be easily performed, the differences
relating merely to a few minor claims. The
differences upon the consular and diplo
matic bills are more serious, among them
being the question of reducing the pay of
ministers and consuls, the House having
made very sweeping reductions in tbe com
pensation of a large number of those of
fices, and tbe question of appropriating
money for the Nicaraguan canal project.
The legislative bill will probably prove to
be the most difficult one in tbe list foj
conlerees to deal with. The Senate made
270 amendments to the bill, among them be
ing those relating to’the reduction and con
solidation of internal revenue and customs
districts and the provision for private sec
retaries to Senators. Although the sundry
civil bUl has not yet been reported by the
Senate committee it is known that the com
mittee will strike out Mr. Springer's
provision substituting salaries for
tees to United States coarts of
ficials. The course of affairs in
the Home depends largely upon the suc-
cess of conference committees. The river
and harbor bill trill probably be raised by
tbe Senate to-morrow, and it la th* present
intention of th* committee on appropria
tion* to bring np the sundry civil bill wn
Tuesday, if possible, but at any rate on
Weduesaay. abonld there be any time
daring the week not taken np by approprt-
tion bills, the forfeiture of land grant* to
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad will be
farther discussed. In the House, after the
forfeiture bill is passed to-morrow, the In
dian bill will be called np and may be dls-
posed of before adjournment. * Should tbe
time of the House during the week not ail
be taken up in the discussion and passage
of appropriation bills, tbe McPherson
funding bill and the bill to forfeit the
Northern Pacific land grants are more
likely than any other measure to receive
attention. Tbe four annual appropriation
bill* not mentioned above—the military
academy, pensions, agricultural and Dis
trict of Colombia bills—have been finally
passed by both Homes and sent to the
President. Aside from the appropriation
bills, the most important measures now in
conference are tbe Mexican pension and
electoral count bill. Should work npon
tbe appropriation bill* not be eubstentiahy
concluded by next Friday night, the ees-
eion will probably not end before tbe 15th
or 20th of tbe month. It ie not expected
tbat a quorum can be obtained In either
the New Orleans exposition because Con
gress bad committed the government to it
two years ago by directing the President to
invite foreign nations to take part in it.
The motion ot Mr. Gibson was not
agreed to, and the appropriation was made
$250,000.
At 7:45. ail amendments having been
considered and disposed of, the bill was
passed and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In pursuance of the agreement arrived
at yesterday, the House proceeded to vote
upon the motion to substitute '
minority fortifications bill for
bill reported by the majority
of the committee on appropriations. The
motion was agreed to—yeas 150, nays 91.
Messrs. Henderson, of Iowa, Lowery and
York voted with the Democrats in tbe
affirmative, and Messrs. Dargan, Ellis,
Findlay, Finerty, Hancock, O'Neill of
Missouri, and Potter with the Republicans
in the negative. The bill as amended by
the adoption of the substitute was then
passed—yeas 193, nays 40. It appropriates
*595,000,
The Senate amendments to the river
and harbor appropriation bill were non-
concurred in.
Mr. Forney, ot Alabama, snbmitted a
conference report on the army appropria
tion bill. The explanatory statement an
nounces that the House conferees have re
ceded from the disagreement to the Senate
amendment striking out the clause reduc
ing the rate of compensation to subsidized
railroads tor army transportation. This
was tlieoniy point of difference between tbe
two Houses. The report was agreed to
without a divition.
Mr. Hewitt, of New York, asked unani
mous consent for the adoption of the fol
lowing preamble end resolntion:
“Whereas. Numerous fraudulent trans
actions have recently been disclosed in
several of the executive departments of
the government, therefore.
"fteeolred, That a committee of thirteen
members of this House be appointed by
the Speaker to inquire into any errors,
•buses or frauds in the administration and
execution of existing laws affecting the
public service, with a view to ascertaining
wbat changes and reformation can be
made so as to promote integrity, economy
and efficiency therein, and said
committee is hereby instructed
to examine into the accounts
and expenses of the several executive de
partments of the government, whether any
individual, whom it apecifiet, and cannot
be filled otherwise; or it may be said with
perhaps greater precision of statement,
tnat it will create a new office on condi
tion that a particnlar person designated
shall be the person to fill it. Such
an act, as it seems to me, is
unnecessary or ineffective,
volvea an encroachment by the leg-
branch ot the government on the
ty of tbe executive, as Congress has
' r, under the constitution, to notn-
appoint an officer and caunot law-
>ose on the President the duty of
ing and appointing to office any
,r individual of its own selection.
I, if it can fairly be construed aa re
tire President to make a nornina-
and with the advice and con-
Senate, is in man-
ution of the constitution. If
^ not its just interpretration,
it must be regarded as a mere enactment
of advice and counsel, which lack, in the
very nature of things, the force of positive
law and can serve no useful purpose on the
statute books.
“There are other causes tbat deter me
from giving this bill tiie sanction of my ap
proval. The judgment of the court-
martial by which, more than twenty years
since, General Fitz-John Porter was tried
' ' ">y a tribn-
officers of
GENERAL NEWS,
A BATCH OF ITEMS FROM THE LOUSI-
ANA LEGISLATURE,
A Colored Delegate Declines--* Defunct
Bank.-A Swindler Arreated--VIr-
glrln University—The Sun
day Law in Wisconsin.
[TELIonAPBED TO TBE ASSOCIATED PRESS.]
New Oeliaxs, July 1.—A bill pasted the
House to-day prohibiting the opening of
places of public business on Sunday; also
a bill declaring unlawful contracts for sale
articles for future delivery. A resolution
was also adopted asking the Federal gov
ernment to restore to the State all books
and papers relating to the military history
t>f Louisiana. These papers were taken
by the military authorities during the war
and were shipped to Washington. A bill
prohibiting prize fighting in the State was
lost by 42 yeas to 43
tbat a quorum can he obtained in ettni
Houte daring the convention at Chicago.
Washington, July 2.—In the Senate, Mr,
Hole presented a conference report on the
naval appropriation bill.. It reports tbe
conferees of th* two ln>u>c» os unable to
agree and recommends farther conference.
The Senate decided to insist on its amend
ment and ordered another conference. Tbe
chair reappointed Messrs. Hale, Logan and
Heck as conferees on the part of tbe Sen-
ate. At 11:20, on motion of Mr. Ingalls
the Senate went into executive session.
After ten minutes spent In executive
session, the Senate retnmed legislative
business. Mr. VanWyck, from the com
mittee on public lands, reported favorably
a joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary
of the Interior from certifying or patent
ing any lands to railroad corporations un
til Congress shall bars acted upon any bill
or report from the committee favoring tbe
forfeiture of tneb lands.)
Mr. Ingalls offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of
the Interior for information relative to the
condition of the Northern Cheyenne In
dians on the Tongue and Rosebud rivers,
who ere alleged to be without rations and
are committing depredations on settlere
for subsistence. *
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the sundry civil bllL
Notice of the non-concurrence of the
Houte in the Senate amendments to the
river and harbor bill was receive.). Tbe
8enat* insisted npon its amendments.
Meun. McMillan, Conger and Ransom
were designated as conferees. Considera
tion of the landryt civil bill wae then pro
ceeded with. On the amendment pro
posed l»y tbe Senate committee to strike
oat the clans* providing compensation by
salaries instead of fees for United States
marshals, the Senate agreed to apply the
five minute rale for debate.
After a long debate, th* committee
amendment wee agreed to end the pro
visions for the salaries ot marshals and
district attorneys end their subordinate*
was stricken oat, leaving the fee syitexi to
stand.
Mr. Bitlr moved to Indnde the Cincin
nati and Loniitvill* expositions in th*
danse providing for participation by the
government in the New Orleans exposition.
The motion was agreed to.
Messrs. Jones and Gibran energetically
opposed tbe committee’* proposed amend
ment to reduce from $5<W,0<» to $250,000
tbe amount appropriated to enable th*
government to parudpat* in th* New Or
leans exposition.
Mr. Gibson
t °Mr. Blair thought w* abonld become th*
laughing stock of the nations if wt abonld
show off the obsolete contrivance* of oar
War and Navy Deportments in any export
Hen.
Mr. Hole did not *e* that any more than
»250,000 conld be usefully spent by th*
Fraudulent transactions have occurred
therein, whether claims from time to time
satisfied and discharged by the respective
departments are supported by genuine
vouchers sufficient to establish the just
ness of the same, whether such claims
have been discharged out of lands appro
priated therefor, and whether all
moneys have been disbursed in
accordance with law; whether and what
provisions are necessary to be adopted to
provide more perfectly tor the proper ap
plication of the public moneys and secure
the government’ Ironids manda nn jnst their
character or extravagant in their amount;
whether any retrenchment can be made
in tbe expenditures of the several depart
ments of the government witbont detri
ment to the public service; whether there
is or has been any neglect to enforce the
payment of moneys which may be due to
the United States from pnbli: defaulters
others, and to report such provisions
may be necessary to add to the econo
my of Ihe several departments and the
accountability of their officers,
and whether any officers
have becomejuseless or unnecessary. Said
committee shall have power to inquire into
tbe methods of procedure and expenses
Incurred in behalf of the United States by
any joint commission authorized by treaty
stipulations or otherwise, to decide npon
the claims ot citizens of tbe United States
and of other governments, and for the par-
pole ot enabling said committee to under
stand fully the workings ct tbe various de
partments of the government the Invest!-
gatlona of said committee may cover such
period* in the pest as said committee may
deem necessary for Its guidance or infor
mation or protection of tbe public inter
est*. The committee is authorized to employ
stenographers end experts, to visit by sub
committees inch places as it may see fit,
to tend for persons and papers, to hold its
sessions in imblie or private, and to report
the result of Its investigations at on early
a date as practicable. .The emirs expense
of the committee shall not exceed $2u.OOO.”
Before tbe completion of tbe reading of
the resolution, fir. Hiscock, of New York,
objected to Its consideration, adding jocu
larly tbat it was a reflection on the com
mittees of a Democratic House.
Mr. Hewitt replied that it was a reflec
tion on a Republican administration of the
government.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, protested against
Mr. Hiicock't suggestion that tbe resolu
tion was a reflection on anybody. The
gentleman from New York (Mr. Hewitt)
always made inch chargea without re
flection.
Mr. Hewitt—“Does my colleague take
the responsibility ol refusing to allow th
Investigation to 6e made.’'
Mr. Hiicock—"Yes; I do,I do."
The resolution was not received-
Tbe Speaker appointed Messrs. WlUIi,
Blanchard and Henderaon of Illinois, con
feree* on the river and harbor appropria
tion bill.
Mr. Townsend, ot Illinois, moved that
the House proceed to tbe consideration of
business on the Speaker's table, his object
being to reach the Mexican pension trill
with the Senate amendments. Agreed to
—yeas 1SS, nays 73.
After a brief contest for the precedence
of other bills, the Mexican pension! bill
was taken up first. The Senate amend
ment wu that throwing oat theclense
granting pensions to snrviring officer* and
enlisted men who served sixty days in the
Mexican war or who actually served in the
army and navy in that war, and inserting
in lien thereof a provision granting a pen
sion to those who actually served fourteen
days in Mexico or on the coast or frontier
thereof or en route thereto. Tbe House
concurred—17*1 yeas, 85 nays.
Pending farther action, the Speaker laid
before tbe House tbe President's veto of
the Fitz-Jobn Porter bill.
After action on the meesage. th* Honse.
at 5:40, adjourned.
thi roam sill veto.
and convicted, was pronounced by
nal composed of nine general oi
distinguished character and ability. Its
investigation of tbe charges of which it
found the accused guilty was thorough and
conscientious and the findings and sen
tence were, in dne course of law. approved
by Abraham Lincoln, then President of the
United States. Its legal competency, its
I urisdictlon of the accusation, of the sab-
ectsof accusation, the substantial regu-
arity of all its proceedings, are matters
which have never been brought in ques
tion. The judgment, therefore, is final
and conclusive in its character. The Su
preme Court of the United States has re
cently declared that a court-martial such
os this was the organization provided bv
law and clothed with the duty of adminis
tering justic* in this class of cases. Its
judgments, when approved, rest on the
same basis and are surrounded by the
same considerations which give conclu
sion to the judgments of other tribu
nals, including ns well the lowest as
highest. It follows, accordingly, that when
a lawfully constituted court-martial has
duly c eciared its findings and iu sentence
and the same have been duly approved,
neither the President nor Congress br*
any power to set them aiide. The exist
ence of such power is not openly asserted
nor perhaps is it necessarily implied in the
provisions of tbe bill which is before me,
but when its enacting clauses are read in
the light of the recitals of Its preamble, it
will be eeen tbat it leeks, in effect, a prac
tical annulment of the findings and sen
tence of the court-martial. A conclusion
at variance with these findings has been
reached after an investigation bv a
board consisting of three officers
of the army. This board was not created
in pursuance of any statute or authority
and was powerless to compel the attend
ance of w-itnesseslor to pronounce a judg
ment which could be lawfully enforced.
The officers who composed it, in their re
port to the Secretary of War, dated March
19,1679. sute that, in their opinion, “jus
tice requires »uch action as may be neces
sary to annul and set aside the findings
and sentence of the court-martial iu the
case of Major-General Fitz-Jobn Porter,
and torestore him to the positions of which
their sentence deprived nim, such restora
tion to Uke effect from tbe date of his dis
missal from the service.” The provisions
of ths bill now under consideration are
avowedly based on the assumption that
tbe findings of the court-martial
have been discovered to be erroneous, bnt
it will be borne in mind tbat the investiga
tion which it claimed to have resulted in
this discovery was made many years after
the event to which these findings related
and under circumstances that made it im
possible to reproduce the evidence on
which they were based. It seems to me
that the proposed legislation would estab
lish a dangerous precedent, calculated to
lmptril in no smell manner tbe binding
force and effect of tbe lodgment of the
ration* tribunals established nnder oar
constitution and laws,
“I have already, in the exercise of the
pardoning poser with which the Presi
dent is vested, remitted tbecontinnons pen
alty, tbat made it impossible for Fitz-Jobn
Porter to hold an office of trast or profit
nnder the government of the United Slates,
bat I am unwilling to give my sanction to
any legislation which shall practically set
at. naught the solemn and deliberate con
clusion of the tribunal by which he was
convicted, and of tbe President by whom
its findings were examined and approved.
[Signed] "Chesteb A. Arthur.
' Executive Manilon, July 2,1881.”
A telegram was reeeived to-day by the
Legislature from J. D. Broussard, of New
Iberia, denying the charges made in the
articles of impeachment against Judge
Theodore Fontelieu, to the effect that
Judge Fontelieu has proposed to him to
decide a case in his favor if he would sup
port Fontelieu at the last election.
THE MITCHELL-SULLIVAN FICHT
i nays.
Does not Come Off, Because Sullivan was
Too Drunk to Stand Up.
[TIUEGEArHED TO TBE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New Yobk, Jane 30.—Between 5,000 and
0,000 people, including hundreds from
Boston and Philadelphia, and large dele
gations from Baltimore and Chicago, went
to Madison Square Garden to-night to see
the glove contest announced to take place
between John L. Sullivan and Charles
Mitchell. The first part of the night's
programme, in which appeared several
members of the Sullivan combination and
•there, passed off pleasantly, the specta
tors giving hearty encouragement to the
sparrers. A few minutes before 10 o'clock
John L, Sullivan, In street costume, stag
gered np the steps leading to the platform,
accompanied by Billy O’Brien and another
man who was said to be
Dr. W. A. Vanderpool, ol the Ashland
House. O'Brien annonneed that the doc
tor bad positively stated that Mr. Sullivan
was too ill to spar. He said that rather
than have the people disappointed Domi
nick McCafferty would spar with Mitchell.
Mr. O’Brien was hooted and the great Sul
livan made his way to the edge of the ring
and. tupportinghlmself by the ropes, made
a few remarks. He looked like a “terrible
example”—his hat was unbraihed and bis
clothes were soiled. He was bloated in
body, and his face and features were red
snd distorted almost beyond recogni
tion. Standing in tbe attitude of a
lawyer at tbe bar, be said, in a hoarse voice
Pxobia, III., July 2.—The Democratic
Slate convention was called to order at
12:30 p. m. by J. H. Oberly, chairman of
the State central committee. Tbe conven
tion was opened with prayer by Rev. J. C.
Bruce. After the reading of the call for
the convention by the secretary, Chairman
Oberly spoke at considerable length. He
referred to Samuel J. Tilden as a second
Jefferson, which was received with pro
longed cheering. The remark that if he
had not declined the renomination would
have been tendered him at Chicago
next week was also received with cheers,
mingled with a few noes. References to
Cleveland, McDonald and Morrisou also
brought out cheers, mingled with cries of
"Tilden.” When the speaker asked the
question: “Or shall we, in spite of the
declination of Mr. Tilden, nominate him
for Preeidentof the United States?” tne
convention rose and cheered vociferously.
Henry Clay Connelly was chosen tempo
rary chairman and \\'illiam J. Wize tem
porary secretary. Major Connel
ly made a brief address
but was unable to make himself heard In
distant parts of the hall. Feeling that lie
would not under the circumstances be able
to conduct the affairs of the convention,
he resigned the gavel. Mr. Oberly resumed
the chairmanship. A motion to refer ail
resolutions to the committee on resolutions
met with debate. A resolution for the ap
pointment of the usual committees was
adopted.
General McClendon presented a resolu
tion to the effect that It was the sense of
the convention that the old ticket of
8amnel J. Tilden and Thomas A.Hendricks
should be nominated for President and
Vice-President of the United States by the
FROM AUGUSTA.
School Exercises—Dividend Declared—
Hon. Ceorge T. Barnes Nominated.
[special telegxam.]
AroriTA. July L—The closing exercises
of the Houghton Institute came off to
night to an Immense eudience, end the
pnpils all did remarkably well, showing
the proficiency of tbe teachers to great ad
vantage. The recitations were enthusi
astically received snd applauded. This
winda up the school exhibitions ot th* sea
son.
The Angusta factory directors passed its
semi-annual dividend to-day. which bnt
adds to the present financial depression of
the money markeL The banks all agreed
on e two per cent, semi-annual dividend,
which la received with thanks by ths
town.
Major Geo. Barnes wts unanimously
elected on the firet ballot to represent the
tenth Congressional district in convention
to-day.
Great preparations are being made for
tbe walking match to Uke place on th* 4th
instant. It is to bee six hour walk,
lanta bluffs will not frigltfhn Augusta this
time, end home talent will itart to win.
THE SOUTHERN TELECRAPH COMPANY.
i moved to restore th* amount
jiff -Lv-ueinier supported me mejorit;
ssgKsua ‘,± ^ | KEE sw
Ptamb did not think any lot.
* E *PW-c=ut^j f at J .».-.« frOTt h b .g -iV IwoalJ l* experienced hr risiton 11 the
Th* President to-day returned to the
House of Representatives, without hie ap.
proral, the WU for the relief of Fitz-Jobn
Porter. Tbe veto wae received with ap
plause on the Repbblican side ot the
House end with hiss** on th* Democratic
rid*. Th* Speaker annonneed that imme
diate action on tbe veto would be in order.
Gen. Slocatn moved tbat the bill be
passed, tbe objection of the President to
the contrary notwithstanding, and on this
motion he demanded the previous ques
tion. Under the constitution a yea and
nay vote was neocssary, and it was token.
The vote resulted: Yeas 166, nays 76—to
that tbe bill was passed over the veto. Th*
announcement of the vote was greeted
with continual cheering by the friends of
the measure and with hisses by opponents.
Th* message will be laid before the Senate
to-morrow.
The text of th* veto message Is at fob
loses:
"lb the House of Kepmentatiree: After
a careful consideration of the bill entitled
en act (or th* relief ot Fitz-John Porter,
beresritb return It with my objections U
the Honse of Congrea* In which it origi
nated. IU enacting dense ie in th* term*
following: That the President be and
he It hereby authorized to nomi
nate and by and srith th* advice
and consent of the Senate to appoint Fitz-
John I'ofter, Iota e major general of th*
United States uojnnteere and brevet briga
dier-general end colonel in tb* army,
to lb* poaltioo of colonel In th* army of
th* United State* of the same grad* held
& him at the time of hia dltmlaaal from
army by the sentence of e court martial
promulgated January 17, UBI, tt&, etc. It
is apparent that abonld thtahiU become >
tew it will create a new office, which con
be filled by the appointment of a particular
A Smalt Sor Run Over—A Heavy Basabatl
Chattings.
[srXCIAL TZLEGBAX.]
Avgusta, Jans 30.—Tbe Southern Tele
graph Company trill open an office in yoar
dty to-morrow. Dosrn here the company
here become very popular on account of
their dispatch In the transaction of all
business entrusted to them and th* very
courteous manner ol their manager. Lost
week they closed the lest stock end cotton
market ticker of the Western Union and
hart made contract* with a large number
of otur leading merchants for the delivery
of th* stock, cotton end grain reports.
They have special srirtt for the rapid
delivery of meeeagee from th* New York
8tock and Cotton Exchange, and also from
th* Chicago Groin Exchange. Yon will
find them prompt, energetic and etfidenL
A small boy was ran over by th* street
can this evening, having his left leg
broken.
The town is yet aroused on baseball, snd
th* Browns have challenged the Dixie* to
pUy th# tarn# nines that wtr#
here on Saturday for $2^00 a side, the
game to com* off in Macon or Atlanta in
ten days, leaving th* choice to th* Dixie*
to name th* play-ground.
A Diugglst Aselgne.
lencuL TXLXOEASS.1
Atlajtta, Jane $0.—Chari** A. Moran,
druggist u No. 11 Peachtree street, mad*
an assignment today for tb* be
creditors. It Is repotted that be is unable
to meet a paper da* to-morrow.
lick, end I don't tbink it fair to give a
friendly set-to with Mr. Mitchell for you
didn’t come to see that.” The people cried
'shame 1” end hissed and shouted, "Snlti-
van, yon've lost your reputation,” and
made various other deprecatory remarks
and then slowly and sadly left the build
ing. It is estimated that $14,000 was taken
In by the managers end that $2,000 will
cover all the expenses.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Sleepers FnllThrough a Bridge, But
Without Loss of Lit*.
[TELCOBATHED TO TUI ASSOCIATED rsxsi.]
Ltxchdceo, Va., June SO.-On account
of the failure of th* air brakes to work the
Virginia Midland morning express ran at
an uncontrollable rat* ot speed on to the
bridge over Jamea river, one end half
miles north of this city, and the comer of
the smoking car struck the upright girders,
throwing it from the track. The tracks of
the car dragged the sleepers away fort
distance of one hundred feet, and the
Washington and New York sleeping cars
fell through the opening into ten feet of
water and gradually sunk. Conductor
William King, who wu on the platform of
on* of th* cars, wu thrown into the river,
end although he hod two riba broken be
•wem to the can end helped tbe uusen-
gen through windows. Moat of the pat-
tensers were taken out through holes ent
in the ventilators at the top of the cars, to
which th* water finally reached. There
were about forty passengers In the sleepers
and all were saved. After tb* water bad
covered the top windows, Mrs, J. 8. Far-
den pushed her two-months-old child
through tbe window end held above th*
water until rescued, and then she came
out th* seme wey. Tb* passengers ere
being cared for at hotels. Trains will be
delayed for two days.
FIRE IN CREENSBORO.
Building* 0«e«rnYed,and tha Loaeae In
curred.
Gbeexsdobo, Ga., June 90.—Thie morn
ing at 2 o'clxk the alarm of fire' startled
the sleeping town.
The fir* originated In Rossman's family
grocery and confectionery, which wu com
pletely destroyed. From thi* building it
communicated to the brick buildings on
the north and sonth, owned, respectively,
by W. H. Raddiffe, of New York, and
Mrs. A. A. Davis. The lower tene
ment of th* Rtdclifft bonding wu de
stroyed, end Mrs. Davit’s building con
siderably damaged. Messrs. Kimbrough
A Co. bed tt-eir stock damaged by water.
The losses ora u follows: Mrs. L. E.
Rossmtn, frame building $1,500, no insur
ance; J. R. Roaeman, merchandise $l,5oO,
no insurance; Mrs. A. A. Davis, rismaue
to bolldtng about $500, Insured; Messrs.
Kimbrough A Co., damage to merchan
dise about $300, insured: \V. H. Raddiffe,
National Democratic (Convention:to as
semble at Chicago on the eighth inst.
The chair decided tbe resolution not in
order at this time, u the convention wu
engaged in the work of perfecting Its tem
porary organization. After the committees
were appointed a recess wts taken tilUp.m.
On the reassembling of the convention n
report was received from the committee on
credentials that its work would not be
completed before To’dock. The chairman
announced tbat no other business than the
report of the committee on credentials was
in order. Tbe convention refused to ad
journ, and after some delay ex Governor
John M. Palmer wu called and
spoke at considerable length on
the question of free trade and the
tariff, declaring in favor of a tariff for rev
enue only and limited to the necessities of
an economical government. He said tbat
if he bad the power of Him who said
“Lazarus, come forth,” he would say:
“Samuel J. Tilden,como forth! ” [Cheers.]
Somebody had said that the committee on
delegates at Urge had chosen him
(Palmer) u one of the number. If that
were true,he would go to New York him
self and see Tilden. He would take no
one'e word for it. This statement was re
ceived with cheers and the waving of bats
and fans. Tbe speaker proceeded: “But
suppose Tilden conld not or would not
ran—wtatt then ?” [Cries of "Cleveland,”
"McDopald,” "Morrison" and “Palmer."
The convention, at 5:30 o'clock, took are-
cess nntil 7 p. m.
Tbe following are the delegates at large:
y R. Morrison, John M. Palmer, J. C.
Black and Lambert Tree. A canvass of
the delegates shows a nearly nnanimona
sentiment for Tilden. if it can be shown be
would eccept. After him, the majority
favor Cleveland, and under tbe unit rale mned ana rennea u in lnuil which jm
he would probably get the voteoflllinois. that the place.hu preserved its social
Some of the delegates favor McDonald and
some Bayard.
ALABAMA'S CAPITAL.
Modern Proerssa and Old-Time Manners
-•Crand Military Review—Splen
did Crops, Etc., Etc.
Moxtoomebt, June 29.—An (tutorial in
yonr daily a few days since from the pen
of yonr able chief of staff, embodying bis
reflections of a recent visit to Alabama's
capital city, gave each an encouraging ac
count of the development and growth now
going on in that Slate that l determined to
pay a visit to Montgomery for a confirma
tion of Col. Lamar’s account. Candor
compels me to say that the evidences of
prosperity and growth to be seen on every,
hand were u substantial as they were
gratifying.
good cBors.
The ride from Eufaula carries you
through the rich prairie3 and the crops aro
splendid. The dry May enabled tbe plant
ers to clean them out and the rains which
have been constantly falling since have
produced a veritable Egypt. The cotton
field* have been checked off every twelve
or fifteen feet srith corn rows—hiil-
feet apart, two and often three stuffs in
a hill, with two or three ears to the-r.ilk.
You may euily determine what the vield
of corn will be. I shall not risk myju-lg-
mant or character for veracity by tiffing
wbat I think the yield will he
in the corn fields proper. Of
coarse, no one can tell what cotton will
do time early in the season. Every
thing in that section is on a grand scale.
Tbe field, containing the dimension-*
of vest estates and the quarters for the la
borers looking like villages. The on! r in
stance seen of the "new departure” was a
negro plowing an ox. which brought out
Col. W. A. McDongald in a very just and
characteristic commenL
The Colonel uid: "If a man knows tie
isgoingto thed—I, he should plough a
steer and postpone the meeting as long as
possible.”
Col. McDongald il a successful planter,
and although out recently removed front
Ueorgia to the regret of his friends, Ala
bama has seen fit to pay him the honor oi
patting him on the Democratic State ex
ecutive committee.
TRIBUTE TO 015. JACKSON.
On this line of road Is a station called
Three Notch, as it there crosses the trail
of Gen. Jackson, whose mark to stragglers
and recruit! was three notches on the trees.
Whether ont of place or not I digress to
affirm that Gen. Jackson was the most re
markable man thla country has produced.
In him physical courage and energy sup
plied the tact of genins and cultivation.
Here waa a man pushing his way through
a wilderness with a band of nndisdpUned
militia, whose only soldierly qualities were
unerring marksmanship, total ignorance
of danger, and an idolatrous confidence in
their leader, to meet the trained acd victo
rious legions of the greatest power on
earth. History tells the result. Cicmr's
exploit tbat inspired his immortal epi
gram, vrai, vidi tici, pale* before it.
IN XONTGOSIERY.
Montgomery is a very curious city. Here
you find a city of twenty thousand] doing
an immense trade, with business house* or)
mammoth proportions—th* baiMhiet eon*-
pleted and those in course ol erection of
modern style of architecture. You no:i<v
also the bustle and push ot a genuine
Western town, and yet the manners of its
people are unchanged. They are dig
nified and refined as in I860, whin
TEMPERANCE IN WISCONSIN.
An Attempt to Enforce the Suntlar Low
In Wisconsin.
[TILECBATHED TO TBX ASSOCIATED ralss.
Milwaukee, July L—The Citixena'
League has decided to attempt the enforce
ment r‘ the Sundry which demands
that all seiooiAr shall u, closed on that
day. Tb* more will necessarily Include a
dozen large parke nnder the management
of the leading brewing companies snd tha
Germans will resist tbe more together with
10,600 saloon keepers. The new license
law has heretofore been utterly disregard
ed, every liquor dealer running his boas*
wide open. Tbe firet test cose will be that
of a saloon called the Y. M. C. A., which
opened last week next door to the Y’oang
Men'e Christian Association, and which
took that name. The association's mem
bers were itrennous in opposition to grant
ing a license to this saloon, but tha council
sidtd with tbs saloon kaeptrs.
Old Mnn Andrews.
Boston, July l.-Capt*in Jno. W. An
drews, of Snmter. 8. C., 98 years of age,
who started to walk to Boston, ar
rived in this city last evening by the Bos
ton and Albany railroad, haring given up
his tramp at Hartford, after completing
i00 miles on foot, at th* average rate of 22
miles per day. lie went to the residence
of bit eon In Somerville, where be pro
poses to terry nntil November.
A Murderer Confesses.
CnAiLEsrox. W. Va., July 1.—Cbaa.
Spurlock, implicated srith the Hill boys in
the murder of young Alvin Woods an< i
Jack Woods in the Utter part of May lost,
appeared In th* Circuit Court thii morn
ing and pleaded guilty to murder In the
first degree. The Hills were both lynch
ed. This leavei Spurlock's cose in the
hands of Jndge Gutberie. Death or the
penitentiary (or life will be hit loL
Unlrtrsltr of Virginia.
Charlottesville, Va., Jons L—Tb#
programme at the University of Virginia
was as follows: At 11 *. m. joint ceiebra-
tion ol the literary societies took place.
Hon. Saarael J. Randall, of Pennsylvania,
who was expected to address the societies,
was unable to be present Th* celebration
of the Jefferson literary Sociaty took place
at 8 o'clock p. m.
building about $1,000, insured; Mr. Fe-
lurnb, a jeweler, who hot recently moved
here from Thompson, lost his store and
•tock. The fire fa supposed to have been
InctndUry.
A WOMAN MURDERED.
Th# Bloody Work of an Intoxicated Fiend.
[TXLiaaArxan to rax associated ran*.]
PHtLADELreu, Jan* SO.—Mary Kelly,
aged thirty yean, who is employed as a
laundress, was shot and HUed about 12:15
this evening, by John Caldwell, aged fifty-
six yeara. Both the murderer and hta vic
tim live on the third tloor of a house near
Eleventh end Lombard streets. Caldwell
had been drinking heavily for some months
pool. Karr reproached him to-day tor
drinking. Whereupon he picked up_ a rifle
end fired ether. The hall took effect in
her abdomen end she expired in about
fifteen minutes. Caldwell wu found in a
maudlin stele of Intoxication. He gave
up his gun quietly and when taken to the
police station fell on tbe floor
from the effects of lipoor.
A Low Market.
.July l.—Spot wheat reached
th* lowest point atnee the organization of
th* Cora and Floor Etching* of this dty.
The bid wee Me. cash. Tha market doeed
dnlL Theaheenc* of foreign demand, and
th* Increasing heavy crop* or* attributed
as the cons* for this lowest price for more
than thirty dean.
mlnatei
Ia.. July l.-Grarg* B.
of the national Demo
cratic executive committee, baa been
nominated by acclamation for Coogress
from the new teeth thslricL
Another Poor -Mnn Struok by Fortune.
Th* man who has a prize in t lottery Is
regarded as th* happiest of mortals. At
the last drawing of Th* Louisiana State
Lottery two Memphis men drew $15,000
each. Mr. B. J. Dorsey a foreman upon
tbe leaves along the Mississippi has been
living in humble circumstances at 33 Jack-
•on streeL An A■ nlanehe reporter repair
ed to th* corner of Jackson street, and in
quired where Dorsey lived. Q. "Yon
mean the men that drew the lottery
prize?" A. "Ye*.” “He'e moved away.
He used to live in that little bouse over
there, bat he’s goin’ to litre in t fine honse
in Ft. Pickering now."—Hemp Jib, Ttnn.
Aealanthe,June 4.
FROM AUGUSTA.
The Bnnk Robber* Refused n New Trial—
The Stringent Moner Market.
[sTOCtAL TELEUEAX.j
Acgcsta, July 2.—In the Simmons-
Watson case. Judge Roney decided not
to allow a new trial on the ground of in
sufficient evidence implicating Minor.
They go to the penitentiary for seven
yean, and Georgia banks will be sale for
that period.
As on indication of tbe severe stringency
of th* money market,
of th* nnmeroos army of
weary collectors was seen on
oar. streets today with a botch ot
bills in one hand and a rifle in the other,
and hia declaration was "blood or mooey."
A thousand dollar hood will not gat one
hundred dollars from any bonk in ths city.
We have had incamant rein fortuity
days snd no proepecti of ever let ti:: .-up.
Th# no fence lew went into effect today
lUtinwaui nuinfv tful inee mttnirv ■
tegrity, a pardonable cause for congratula
tion.
If yon abonld viiit the Cotton Exchange
yon would be struck with the calm self-
possession srith which its patrons - an the
bulletins. I saw none ol tbe boisterous
and vulgar excitement incident to many
inch places. Judge Sam lticetul ,-t- his
glasses, scene tbe last reports as if h- v,h
as sure to win as In the court r< - in. where
he has achieved so many brilliant tri
umph*.
XOJTABY EXCAXraiXT.
Th* occasion of onrvi-.: v.-as most ■- -
tune, as 1 bad the plea- lie (1 risi'.iiu the
second regiment of Stale troops,
which were In camp at a lovely
park called Pickett's Spring- four
mile* from tbe city, which i* real bed by
Ireilgml also by a splendid pike - I.
Those companies are oompOM- l of the
flower of the young dtlzsnililpof the .--tate
together with a large element of oi l veter
ans, who made their commands historical
during the dril war. It was uartirubtrly
gratifying to observe that the Enfaui.i
Light Infimtry, Captain [Comer comma:: 1-.
ing, mad* g most creditable dliplav by
reaionof their "old Confederate gr.-.v" mi-
forms and their soldierly beam fob T.
G. Jones waa in commend, a splei.-.hl
dter and popular officer. Tbecommar.-l pre
sented bun with a massive watcli and cnai n.
Tbe review of the troop* by tbe Governor
wts a striking sight, and the reception after
dress parade, in the quarters, wae over
whelming, on account of tbe pre-enceof
hundreds of ladles—handsome and lovely
rebels every one of them—wboee pre-ence
brought ont most conspicuously br.un
button gallantry and inspired the i-ovs
srith a noble courage to deionr all the deli
cacies with which their fair friends bad
loaded down tbe camps. I w as the c.'-'t
of the J.D. Beale meat, of tha Montgomery
True Blues. 1 am con-olcd in the pang,
of goat with tbe thought that all tliar cmw I
would now be sleeping the ls-t •l-cn nf
heroes 11 I bad not attacked their me»-
cheat with the appetite and carrying
capacity of an old campaigner an l re
lieved thepresiure. Tha mesa waa named
for Jease Beale, the president of tbe Cotton
Exchange, and • most popular and pro
C ssive citizen. When Jesse appears aa
■■last man in the procession you may go
to Florida and find Alaska.
It is gratifying to a Georgian to find so
many influential permle hither who proud
ly claim they are Georgians. Sid Wapp
has recently become a member of a eery
large firm and bis influence ia being (e.i.
\V!..> Monte i-rv ! i- i-.. 1 live
features, there!, none more so to a atra ger
than tb* Windsor House, a itricily- g: nt
hotel. The cuisine is exo llenL ar.d l-.- tcr
•till, It i* absolute y cieau in every feature
from bottom to top. IL
Dcrcex's Salad Dressing is composed of
the freshest, purest anil choicest condi
ments mooey will bay. It sarpet ', any
that con be made at home, ie cbeuper,
■eve* labor and oil anxiety.
RUS6IA,
rxasKccnoN or thi jews.
St. Pxraassuto, June $0.—A penic pre
vails among the Jem in tbe town- of
V.. .-. rn l: 1 - ' • : tr city
opposes sympathy with tbs Jews, and de-
curea that equal rights for Christian- and
.!•■*- 1 to- > : mi-l.irtnne for
Bus ala than the former Mangolian yoke.
Paris, July 1.—The newt from Mar
seilles and Tonlon ia again of an alarming
character. Arrangements have teen made
to fumigate travelers at Paris rail* ;»j- sta
tor Richmond county and
people are all against lL H
tha oousiry £■
Qlvan up be Physicians.
“The large experience that we h*i e bad
during the put thirteen years, in wbi It
we have trtati-l many thousand of cases
with our new Vitalizing remed -ay
Drs. Starkey A- Palen.of UOUGirard afreet,
rh.laJelphla, Pa., “satisfies us tha: nin-
tenth-i ot the diseases which ba-.e !. e.-t
steadily growing worse in spite of tbe 1 eat
medical treatment the country at! at
be cured or greatly helped by tbe of
thisagonL Wadonot say this x any
boastful way. The dociareMoti I- -’-<d
a poo results of so earpriring a character
and in aowMesrenge of ceare chit «!
them given np by physicians is h -je.e.s,
that it stands u • fact open to tha - - trer t
authentication, aid we will a. I ue
who desire* to verify the reports and testi
monials which we lay before t j-n.ic
WritertoSUwrtoir'pzDrryrt d-'er'b.
the xetme and action of u. - and