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/ Weekly Telegraph and messenger ESTABLISH^ 1826 ■^pojvi WASHINGTON 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 i„,. 0RA rnn> to th* associated FKEfe, j '^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