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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MF. g SEl\ T GER. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1884.
ST. JOHN NOMINATED
ovTHE PROHIBITION CONVENTION FOR
B PRESIDENT.
c ., h of tho Old Parties Vigorously De-
nounced-AII Eoclnl Evils Laid at
tho Door of the liquor Traf
fic— Reform Demanded.
'tllEOEAPBED TO TUB ASSOCIATED PBISS 1
PITTSBCBO, July 24.—file prohibition
convention was called to order this mom-
toe »t 9 o’clock. The attendance was very
p, rg o .Alter prayer and the offering o( a
,amber of resolutions, the convention pro
ceeded to the call ol the States for the
nomination of candidates. Mr. Babcock,
of California, put in nomination R. H. Mc
Donald, and George C. Christian, of Illi
nois proposed the name of ex-Governor St.
John, which was received with cheers and
enthusiasm.
Miss Frances E. Willard seconded the
nomination of St John. Delegates from
vwuckv and Maine seconded the norni-
£Zfof McDonald, and W.T. Eustis, of
tltine put in nomination Gideon T. Stew-
Jit of Ubio. Mr. Minor, of Massachu
setts also seconded the nomination of St.
John expressing the belief that he would
Jeceive the nomination of the convention
on the first ballot by an overwhelming ma
jority The nomination of St. John was
seconded by a great number of other dele-
rates and so many good things were satd
of him by the various speakers that the
remark was made on the stage that tho
audience had been listening all day to a
new gospel of St. John.
When Ohio was called Mr. Stewart took
the platform and said the presentation of
his name was against his aish; that he
would not be a candidate, and that he sec
onded the nomination of St. John.
fostering of American !a*
bor, manufactures and industries should
conscientiously be held In view.
We believe in the civil and political
equality of the sexes, and believing that
the ballot in the hands of woman is right
for her protection and would prove a pow
erful ady for the abolition of drinking sa
loons. the execution of law, the promotion
of reform in civil affairs and the removal
of corruption in public life. Thus believ
ing, we relegate the practical out
working of this reform to the discretion
of the Prohibition party in the several
States, according to the condition of public
sentiment In those States.
Theplatform was read by sections, for
action. The first section was adopted with
out discussion. The second section was
characterized by a New Jersey delegate as
diffuse, multifarious and unintelligible.
The same objection waa made to it by Mr.
Smith, of Illinois, who moved to recommit
it for the purpose of having it reformed
and put in a lew lines. Mr. Neal, of New
York, commended It as just
what wis wanted. Rev. Dr. Minor,
of Massachusetts, a member of
the committee on resolutions, defended
the action of the committee, and explained
the difficulty under which it labored. He
thought it belter for the convenlion not to
be too critical—to adopt the platform with
out discussion, rather than let every mem
ber try to amend it. The discussion was
put at an end by the previous question,
and the second section was adopted,
Mr. Bartram, of New Jersey, moved
that when the platform shall have been
adopted it shall be referred for
re-ealting to Jas. Black, of Pennsylvania,
Rev. Dr. Minor, of Massachusetts, and
John Russell, of Michigan. Agreed to.
A motion was made to strike out all per
sonal allusion to Blaine and Logan. This
proposition led to a discussion in which
Mr. Heany, of Illinois, declared his belief
that both Blaine and Logan were on the
Republican ticket because of their action
on the liquor question. Prohibitionists,
he said, should face the music, and shoot
where they wanted to hit. Mr. Russell, of
Michigan, thought that Blaine and
Logan should be rebuked for ask.
Mr Pierce, of Pennsylvania, nominated ing the suffrages of the American
[on. James Black, of Pennsylvania. people under such circumstances. The
H At this stage of the proceedings, Mrl
Babcock of California, who had nominated
Dr McDonald, came to the platform and
said McDonald was for the cause and not
for sell. He (Mr. Babcock) had presented
hla name, and it had been cordially re
ceived by the convention, but he was satis
fied that the temper of tho convention and
the interest of the cause demanded the
withdrawal of Dr. McDonald's name. He
therefore withdrew it, and cordially sec
onded the nomination of St. John.
^^MnPierce,of Pennsylvania,also witb-
diew the nomination or Black, and that of
Stewart was withdrawn by Maine, with the
remark that Maine kept step te the music
for the Union. [Checrs.l
The motion to suspend the rules and
nominate St. John by acclamation came up
foruedon, but on the earnest argument o!
a delegate that the effect oi that would be
to stampede the convention and cause it
to leave its most important work, the plat
form, nncared for, the convention took a
recess until 3 p. m.
Upon re-assembling in the afternoon ses
sion, the first business transacted was the
oil of the roll of States upon the nomina
tion, notwithstanding the renewal of ob
jections from those delegates who wished t >
get to work upon the platform. Every
vote was cast for St. John, and at the con
clusion of the roll call it was announced
that the result of the ballot was 4G2 votes
for St. John. This waa received with
much enthusiasm.
A picture of St. John was exhibited from
the stage, and amid great enthusiasm the
delegates and spectators joined in singing
"Glory, Glory, Hallelujah I Our Cause Is
Marching On.” This was followed by
rousing cheers. Then the convention join
ed in the singing of the hymn "Praise
God from Whom all Blessings Flow,” aitei
which the President made the formal an
nonn cement of the unanimous selection of
John P. St. John, and called for another
riling cheer, which was heartily responded
to.
THE PLATFORM
The platform was then reported by Mr.
Black, ol Pennaytvanla, chairman of the
committee on resolutions. It is a very
long document. The second resolution
long document. The second resolution,
referring to the liquor traffic, is as fol
lows-
GENERAL NEWS,
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC NA
TIONAL COMMITTEE.
Seven Thousand Barrels of Whisky
Burned—A Lady Carried Off by Ne
groes—The Creely Survivors
—Repulsed by Indians
[telegraphed to the associated press.]
New York, July 2i.—The Democratic
national committee met at the Fifth Ave
nue Hotel to-day and was called to order
by Senator Gorman, of Maryland, in the
absence of chairman Bamum. Senator
Gorman was at once elected temporary
chairman and F. 0. Prince was made tem
porary secretary. H. 0. Thompson, of
New York, made a motion, which was
seconded by W. W. Armstrong, of Ohio,
that Wm. Bamum be re-elected permanent
chairman of the committee. This was
done by acclamation and unanimously.
F. 0. Prince was re elected secretary.
The roll of the States was then called.
AlabamR was repicsented by H. C. Sem
ple, Florida by Samuel Pasco, Georgia by
Patrick Walsh, Mississippi by C. A. John
son, North Carolina by M. W. Ransom,
South Carolina by F. W. Dawson, Virginia
by John L. Barbour.
F. W. Dawson, of South Carolina, intro
duced the following:
TL m f a
question was taken on the motion to Strike
out the personal allusion to Blaine and
Logan, and ft was rejected by a large
majority, amid cheers.
Mr. Hopkins, of Ne
strike out the whole of the financial plank.
He thought there should be noth
ing but prohibition in the plat
form. Finally the previous question
was ordered and the motion to strike
out the financial plank was voted down,
on which a delegate declared he would no
longer be a member of the party. The
previous question was then ordered on all
sections oi the platform not previously act
ed on, and the platform as a whole was
adopted, amid cheers. The platform is
now to be submitted for revision and re-
editing to a committee of three, who are
not to modify it in any material sense.
Rev. Dr. Minor,of Massachusetts, one of
the threo members of the committee on
resolutions, to whom the platform was re
ferred for literary revision, said that the
committee would not be able to report to
the convention for action. He moved,
however, that the name of tho party be
fixed as the “Prohibition party.”
Miss Willard spoke in favor of retaining
the name of Prohibition Home Protectii
party.
A vote was taken amid much excitement,
and the result was 225 to 156 in support of
the former. The name of the party, there
fore, is to be the "Prohibition party.” The
EVENING SESSION.
The first hour and a half of the evening
session was spent in an amusing effort on
the part of the finance committee to raise
a campaign fund. The plan adopted was
the issne of certificates of stock in what is
called the pioneer battle fond of the Na
tional Prohibition party, the bolder of each
share pledging himself to pay $10 a year to
the fund, dividends to be payable in
heaven. Mr. Christian, of Chicago, acted
as an anctioneer broker, and by bis amus
ing remarks cajoled delegates Irom va
rious States to subscribe from one to fifty
shares eseb, the whole number of shares
taken aggregating about 400.
sal sale ol alcoholic leverages, created]
sad maintained by the laws of the na
tions! and State governments, during the
(mire history of such laws, Is overy where
shown to be the prompting causeollment-
persace, with the resulting crime of pan-
perlsm, making large demands upon pub
lic tnd private charity, imposlnglarge and
unjust taxation and public burdens fur
penal and sheltering institutions upon
t. rift and industry, the manufactures and
commerce: endangering the public
causing the desecration of the Sal
corrupting onr politics, legislation nnd ad-
nmUlration of the laws; shortening lives,
impoverishing health and diminishing
productive Industry; causing ednoation to
oe neglected and despised; nullifying the
teachings of the Bible, the
church and the school, the standards
•nd guides of onr fathers and their chil
dren in the founding and growth, under
God, of onr widely extended country, and
which are imperiling the prosperity of our
civil and religious liberty. These are the
baneful fruita by which we know that these
laws are alike contrary *o God's laws and
contravene our happiness, and we call
upon onr fellow citizens to ui,i in tho re*
Peel ol theee laws and in the legal sup-
f r ”*k> n of this baneful liquor traffic. The
net that during the twenty-four years in
™«b„ the Republican party has
controlled the general government In
tnany of the mates no efforts have
iceu mads to change this policy; that Terri-
“‘ries here been made irom the national
i; 0 ? . *"? governments for them esteb-
ii. .t ,* nc ', Stole* front them admitted
“5 yd* 0 !!, in no instance, in either of
which, has this traffic been forbidden, end
me people of these territories or States
been permitted to prohibit it: that there
are now over 2t*),uuu distillers, brewers,
»nd wholesale and retail dealers in these
i™ 1 * certificates and claiming
the authority 0 | the government for the
continuation of abusim n destructive
to the moral and mental welfare of the
("Opto, together with the fact that they
nave tamed a deaf ear to remnnstrtncee
l0r m* correction of this abuse of civil gov
ernment, it conclusive that the Republican
* mtonsible to or impotent for the
redress of these wrongs, and should no
I"— 1 psentrusisd with the powers and
responsibilities of government; tiiat ah
though this party lndta late national con-
ventioo was silent on the liquor question,
not so were its candidates, Messrs. Blaine
Sr.toBn- Within the recent past Mr.
Blaine has publicly demanded that
rf*. revenue derived from the liquor
traffic shall be distributed among thp
«*»**■ *nd Senator Logan has had a bill
proposed to devote these revenues to the
*ap|*ort of schools. Thus both virtually
recommetul the perpetuation of the traf-
, » And that the State and Us citizens ehall
become partners in the liquor crime. The
act that the Democratic partv has, in its
-Stiona) deliverances of party p ilicy, ar-
•signed itself cm the side of tho drink-
tuskers and sellers, by declaring against
policy of prohibition of such
■toffic under the false name of
nmptnaiy laws, and when in
tower in some of the States in
openly refusing remedial legislation, and
ms, - ligate
Ibis trail],-,
utjj should
An Officer Murdered.
Minneapolis, July 2G—At 3 o’clock this
morning, while officer McLsnghlin wss ar
resting Tony Catiney, Mark German and
James Parker for riotons proceedings, they
attempted to escape. The officer and the
men fired at each other and McLaughlin fell
with a fatal wound in the bowels. The
S riaonera then escape], bnt at a later hour
tey were all arrested, and are now in jail.
This is the second shooting of an officer
, _ within a week, and violence Is anticipated,
burdens fur The prisoners belong to a local gang which
has terrorized the commnnity several
yeats. Tberestof the gang bad previously
left town.
MtXNEArous, July 28.—It is reported
that officer McLaughlin is dead, and the
excitement has consequently been inten
sified to such a degree that the police in
force ire protecting the station-house where
the prisoners are confined. Lynching is
threatened 11 they ore taken from town be
fore night.
Mr. Hendricks on Tnmmnny Hajt.
In a conversation with the Governor to
day your correspondent asked him wheth
er he thought Tammany would support
the ticket.
"Certainly it will,” he exclaimed, and
continued: “Tammany did net desire the
nomination of Mr. Cleveland, bnt then yon
know Tammany to staunchly Democratic
and has been so for nearly one hundred
years. I heard the discussions In tha Chi
cago convention, and while I thou;
(without fully understanding them) t
Tammany had some grievances, yet they
were not of the sort that influence strong
men in conduct that would likely tell upon
tbe institutions of the country. The con
troversy seemed to me rather unlmpor.
tont, such as men very readily grow angry
about, bnt not such as control them In im
portant matteri."
The Ceorgla Editors.
Baltimore, July 25.—Tbe Georgia edl
tors who reached here yesterday went on
an excursion this afternoon on one of tbe
city steamers. They visited the railroad
terminals and enjoyed a pleasant trip.
Mayor Latrobe was with them, as were
also delegation from the Journalist Club,
the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Asso
ciation and the Fertilizer Exchange.
St. John Accents.
Prmsiao, July 25.—Gov. 8t. John has
accepted the Prohibition nomination for
tbe Presidency. After the adjournment
of the convention last night the California
delegation, on behalf of Dr. R. H. Mc
Donald, gave a banquet to the delcgat—
1 he leaders of the convention in an Ini
proves that tLe Democrat!,
not be entrusted with powc
<md that there can be no greater peri
the nation than the exist n g compel
of the Republican and Democratic t
for the hqmr vote. Experit
that any party not openly opposed t.»
trafflcw’i'l engage in this coiiipfi.i: ;
eotut the favor oi the criminal - la's
•111 barter away public til.-rale, the pc
of the ballot and every t
good government for p
patriots and good citizi
tint practice euffldi
view to-davclalm that they will t
“1.000 to 1,000.000 votes and proh—..
Kansas and Maryland, and sot
Resolved. That a committee of seven,
of which tho permanent and temporary
chairman of the committee shall be mem
bers, bo appointed to consider a plan for
tho organization of tbe committee for the
work of the canvass, and report at the
next meeting of the national committee.”
After discussion upon the necessity of a
thorough, systematic- organization, the
resolution was adopted, and the following
committee appointed: Messrs. Barmin,
Gorman, Dawson, Smalley, Kelly, Miller
and Vilas.
A resolution was adopted that when the
committee adjourns it be to meet again at
11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Dela-
van House, Albany.
Hdbert O. Thompson introduced a reso
lution that a committee be appointed to
select headquarters in this city for the
campaign. The resolution was adopted,
and Messrs. Thompson and McHenry ap
pointed as that committee.
Mr. Baker, of West Virginia, addressed
the committee, by request, on the condi
tion of affairs in that State. He gave it as
his opinion that, whatever differences may
exist oa local matters, the party would be
united in November.
The committee on organization for the
canvass and the Congressional committee
will hold a meeting to consider a plan for
the national campaign.
Mr. Thompson annmneed that there
would be a meeting ol the committee im
mediately alter the adjournment The
national committee adjourned at 1:30
p. m. to meet at Albany.
The Creelv Expedition.
Washington, July 24.—According to the
programme agreed upon by the Secretary
ol War and the Acting Secretary ol the
Navy the vessels of the Grady relief expe-
dition, with the survivors and dead of the
Greely party, will sail from St. Johns on
tbe 25th or aitb inst, and proceed direct
to Portsmouth, N. H., where they will he
The young men of Blakely and vicinity,
ns welt as the surrounding neighborhoods,
are thoroughly groused, an.i no possible
effort of theirs has been or will be snared
towards the capture of the fiend. Judge
II. C. Fryer, acting for the board of county
commissioners, 1ms offered a reward of
$'250 for ills arrest Most of the older men,
representing tbe wealth of Blakely, have
refuted to subscribe a cent towards an ad
ditional reward.
Mr. Locket's track-dogs, with the aid of
which he could easily have been captured
at any time since his crime, have been sent
for but not obtained.
The warm weather, the great number of
dense swamps and jungles In this locality,
the number of the black beast’s colored
friends, the absence of bloodhonnds and
the scanty reward offered, all combine to
make it probable that be will spend his
summer here in comparative ease and
safety.
SPALDINC DEMOCRACY.
Instructing the Dnlegates for Hammond.
Griffin, July 20.—At n somewhat
stormy meeting of the Democracy of Spal
ding county, held at the court house this
morning, Messrs. W. B. Hudson, T. J
Brooks, W. W. Grubbs and W. H. Dupree
were elected delegates to the fifth district
Congressional convention. They go In
structed tor Hon. N. J. Hammond in so
far that they will vote for him as long as
there is any possible chance for his nomi
nation.
Messrs. J. C. King and J. Q. Word were
elected delegates to the Senatorial conven
tion. Butts county being entitled to fur
nish the Senatorial timber this time, the
delegates from this and Fayette county
will merely have to ratify the choice made
by tho former.
The Legislative race in this county is
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A South American Steamship's Trouble
About Coalins—Egypt's Crlnding
Taxes—An Earthquake De
stroys Maasowah.
convention then took a recess tilt 8 this officially received by'the Secretary of the
evening. Navy, tho officers of tho North Atlantic
Aiavj. uid uiuuciB ui tuo .tuiiti auauuu
squadron now at that port and tho State
and local authorities. Lieuten
ant Greely and the other survivors
will disembark at Portsmouth, and the
vessels will proceed to New York with the
bodies of the dead, which will be landed
at Governor’s Island and placed in charge
of Major-General Hancock. The latter
will transfer them to the care of relatives
and friends upon application. The ves
sels are expected to arrive at New York
about the 1st of August. Should any of
the bodies be unclaimed, which will proba
bly prove to be the case with some, foreign
born, they will be buried with appropriate
ceremonies at the national cemeteir in
New York. Tho officers of tie relief ex-
sdition will probably report in Washing-
in early next month.
A Card from Dtrector-Qenernl Burke.
Nxw Oelkans, July 24.—Director-Gen
oral Burke, of the World's Exposition,
sends the following telegram in regard to
“te alleged yellow fever ease:
“New Orteane, July 23.—The board of
health reported a suspicions cave of feres,
and Dr. Demis, of the Natibnal Board of
Health, Dr. Godfrey, of the Marine Hospl
tal Service, Dr. Finney, ex-quarantine offi
cer, Dr. Solomon and President Joseph
Holt, of the Louisiana Boaidof Health,
were appointed a committee to Investigate
and cause a post-mortem examination to
be made. H. D. Schmidt, pathologist of
the Charity Hospital, made a microscopi
cal examination, and upon hit report an 1
statement the committee of tbe Board of
Health declares that the report of yellow
fever is not confirmed. Drs. Solomon snd
Finney declare that tbe case was not yel
low fever.
"[Signed] E. A. Bntxs,
“Director-General."
withdrawn. The matter will be decided
at a primary election to be held on next
Saturday.
Glancing at the docket (or the first two
days of the next term of our Superior
Conrt, I find the small (?) number of ten
applications for divorce, which, however,
are pretty well confined to the negro race.
A fine rain, very much needed, by tbe
way, fell here this morning. It was pre
ceded by a terrible wind, causing clouds of
dost to terrify the dry goods clerks,
The King of Zion.
The special correspondent of the
London Newt describes Admiral Hew
itt’s interview with King John:
Facing the entrance and against the
circular wall of the hut, on a throne
covered with violet satin cloth, and
supported on either side by pillows of
the same rich stuff, with the cross of
Solomon worked in gold thereon, sat
the ‘Negus Negnsh’ and King of Zion.
On his right stood a servant with a sil
ver-handled horsehair fly switch,
which he kept swaying to and fro to
to keep the flies from feeding off the
butter on the royal head, for in the
habit of greasing doth his majesty in
dulge as well as nis lowly subjects, and
the fat sparkled on his crisp hair, neat
ly plaited in thrde broad pieces stretch
ed from tho forehead over the royal
cranium to the nape of the neck, where
the plaits narrow and are held together
with a diamond headed pin.. Drawn
up just over the tip of his nose, and
body, was tho shemma or toga similar
to the ono given by Allula to tho Admi
ral, embroidered with various colored
silks in a broad stripe down the centre
of the cloth which is tho token of no
bility. The King, who was indeed all
lyes and cars, scanned ns each snspi-
louslyaawe approached the throne
and bowed. He shook hands with Sir
William Hewitt and Mason Bey, this
movement necessitating the partial un
covering of the body, showing the
massive order of Solomon gleaming
on a gown of black silk. Bnt only for
a moment was so much royalty seen,
and as the Admiral and the Egyptian
representatives seated themselves on
cane bottomed chairs provided for
them a little distance on the left of the
throne the toga was up to his
month again, as if our presence had
suddenly made him feel very ill. 8o
far was this illusion carried that one
almost expected him to rush for the
door or call the steward. Tho Admi
ral soon settled down to business, nnd
rose to present the Queen’s letter,
which looked a very formidable epistle
it lay in the pretty blue silk case
irkea by Lady Strangford.
ROYAL THANKS.
‘‘‘Now placed on a better tooting the
King even condescended to smile his
thanks, which lightened up his other
wise gloomy face and made it quite
pleasant. It is lean and *an; broad
ust over the brows, which are perfect-
y arched; deep seated large black
eyes; s nose slightly Jewish, but small
and a month and chin showinga weak
ness that belie the upper part of tlse
face. His color is almost negro in its
blackness, and was much intensified
tinst the whiteness of the shemma.
ere was no attempt at state; a few
domestics lolled against the walls, and
on the left side of the throno stood a
priest, whose seeming occupation was
:o keep tho flies from nis own nose with
the alu of a piece of a cow’s tail.
Edwards Sent to Virginia.
Atlanta, July 25.—Dr. J. A. Edwards
tbe chiropodist who It wauted In Bleb,
mond, Va., (or attempting to MU one of
bis wives, was before Judge Dorsey to-day
on a habetu corpus writ, and although a
strong effort to secure his release was
made. lie waa remanded to tbe custody of
the officers.
A Wife Shot (or a Burglar,
Ltxcbsdsg. July 26.—William Cumber,
a well to do citizen of Gilea county, yester
day illuming early shot his wife by mis-
tike for a burglar. Shs left bis ride to go
into the yard, and returning woke Comber,
who at once grasped bis pistol and fired
[triCIAt TILEOSAM.l
IIawkinsville, July 26.—The convention
toriay elected eight delegates each to the
gubernatorial, Congressional and Senato
rial conventions. Seven are for Harde
man and on* doubtful. No Instructions.
Hammond Carries Rockdale,
[•FECIAL TELIOEAM.j
Conyers, July 26.—Hammond wins Rock-
dais—Jackson 190, Hammond 218. Jack-
son’s friends gave the Jackson men their
dinners.
INTERESTING PURSUIT!
Indignant Citizens on the Track of
Fiendish Brute.
Blakely, Ga., July 23.—Last April Aaron
Coachman, a negro man with only one
band, waa tried in Early Superior Court
for robbing and homing the residence of
Mr. Wash Anderson,a poor though worthy
young fmner, living five miles south of
Blakely. He was defended and cleared by
CoL Clarence Wilson, s riling young law
yer of Blakely.
While CoL Wilson wu in town Saturday
last, the negro Aaron, who waa working
on the Colonel's farm, one and a quarter
miles from Blakely, went to the bouse, at
tacked end tried to commit a rape upon
the young and beautiful wife of CoL WU-
eon, the daughter of Ur. Alfred Barkadale,
one of onr oldest and moat respected dti-
-, and
all
pATttes."
The platform also usert* tha
**cuon of Termites from alcohol
*nd tobacco should be abolish*-!
uc< $ of men are not prot^r nut
toxation; that the revenue from
cities should be levied w» the si
Boys Arrested.
[A5CH*t*Ro, Va., July 28.—Silas Hud-
3, James Padgett and Arthur Page,
rce young nun of good ftmUfef, are un-
r arrest for placing logs on the .track of
i lUchmonu and Allegheny railroad to
eck a train, on tbe 19th inst
Bill Bette Dead!
Wisssxeros, July 26.—Wra. H. Betts, a
wyer. of this city, formerly an officer of
Alabama regiment in the Confederate
my, died suddenly to-day of Bright’s
Col. R. M. Johnston ia lecturing and
adinj tn fastam Georgia.
. Her cries brought the negro’s wife,
,, coming np the steps into the bouse,
itoned him sway, when Mrs. Wilson
who,
MghteoedWW^^^P
ran to Mr. Elder’s, ooly a
yards distant, snd gars thy
[TKLEGHArilED TO TBE ASSOCIATED PBESS.j
Paris, July 25.—Isolated cases of cholera
continue to be reported in various parta of
France, some widely separated from in
fected districts. A woman living at Cour.
bevoie, a village only a few miles from
Paris, was seized with sporadic cholera
Thursday, 8be was at once conveyed to a
hospital and her lodging was thoroughly
disinfected. No apprehension of farther
cases is believed toexistin the community.
Two cases of cholera have occurred at
Narbonne. At St. Nazaire, a villageuotfar
from Toulon, two deaths from that disease
have occurred. One of these deaths was
of an especially pathetic character. An
unknown woman was seized with the dread
disease while passing along the street. She
fell prostrate to the ground and expired
immediately. A pitiable case is reported
from Marseilles. An hid woman of over
seventy years was missing for several
days. The police at last forced
an entrance into her lodging.
They found her body on the floor in such a
condition that she must have been dead
for some days. Examination proved that
she was a victim of the cholera. She had
lived almost exclusively on fruit.
The corvette Argentina, which was re
cently at Marseilles, desired to take on coal
at Gibraltar. Tbe English authorities
there forbade this and threatened to fire
unless the vessel at once departed. Tbe
Argcntinaathereupon proceeded to a port
In Portugal and began loading, but the in
habitants of the port became panic-
stricken and compelled tbe authorities to
order the immediate departure of the un
fortunate vessel. Where the Argentina is
to find fuel enough to enable her to return
to La Plata appears to be an insolvabie
problem.
London, July 25.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Standard says that the large
number of those who recover from the
cholera shows that the disease is not of the
same deadly character which some prevl
outbreaks hare displayed. There is a con
siderabie exodus of people from Paris,
who are apprehensive that the epidemic
will reach the capital, but nothing of the
rikture of a panic has yet appeared. The
correspondent has never seen Paris so de
serted as at present, English and Ameri
can tourists, he asserts, give Paris a wide
berth. Bach a scare, he contends, is idto-
gether unjustifiable, as the capital is clean
er, more abundantly watered and healthier
than any other city in Europe.
Paris, July 25.—The condition of affairs
at Arlea is deplorable in the extreme. The
water supply has been entirely cut off,
owing to an accident in the bydranllc ap
paratus. Numerous funerals of cholera
victims have been conducted by men who
were generally drank. These funerals have
been greatly retarded by the fact that car
penters refuse to make coffins for those
who die of cholera. Nearly all bakers and
batchers have left the city, and the supply
of food is consequently scarce and difficult
to obtain. The panic thronghont the city
is simply indiscribabie. Tbe epidemic ap
pears to be extending. One death bar oc
curred at Salnte Marie de la Mer. The in
habitants of that town want to expel ail
refugees from Arles. In six different vil
lages of the Department of Bonches du
Rhone from one to two deaths have oc
curred.
In Vlntimiglia, Italy, there have been
ten deaths. At Toulon two foolish youths
made a bet as to which one coaid drink
tbs most seltzer water. One drink nine
schooners and tbe other drank eight. Both
tiled shortly after of cholera.
In a debate in the Chamber of Deputies
yesterday tn regard to the French law
relating to epidemics, M. Paul Bert de
scribed France as, after S-sin and Turkey,
the most backward country in Europe, so
far as sanitary matters are concerned.
Fasii, July 26.—There were fliteen
deaths in Toulon last night. Five occur
red !e a hospital, three In the town and
seven lnfthe suburbs, it is (eared that
the stormy weather wiUJncrease the vio-
of the
Richmond's Representatives.
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Avgusta, Ga., July 24.—The Democratic
primary for Representatives from Rich
mond county took place to-day. Krery
thing passed off quietly. Adolph Brandt,
O. A. Itobbe and Martin V. Calvin were
nominated unanimously. These three
gentlemen have high reputations and will
represent the population in a masterly
style. Mr. Brandt ran ahead of the ticket
and his success is deserved. The opposi
tion to Hon. M. V. Calvin proved a farce.
Mach enthusiasm prevails in baseball
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lance of the e nldemic. Five hundred peo
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daystfor the Pyrenees. The number of
deaths at Marseilles last night was six
teen. Between 9 o'clock end noon there
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NO MOSS DELAY.
London, July 25.—A Paris dfspst.-h to
the Exchange Telegraph Company states
that orders have been telegraphed to
French officers in command in China not
to grant China any further delay, bnt to
occupy Foo Chow, If the demands of
France are not satisfied.
one entered or passed out. And when
wo did the latter—after a cheerful
goodby from the King—we bad to
move it for ourselves. Out of the
kingly presence an unruly mob of sol
diers and servants jostled us whereev-
erwe walked. Sometimes an indig
nant chief would lay about him with a
stiff bamboo, and cleared the way for
a time, but they were like flies -, their
appetite for curiosity wss all tho more
sharpened and they swarmed around
in larger numbers. In the compound
I noticed that a large leafy bower had
been erected to cover at least five hun
dred men. This wss where the warri
ors, chiefs and conrtiers of the King
feasted. We were none of us invited
during onr stay to one of these enter
tainments, the King knowing fall well
that Europeans are not accustomed to
the peculiar luxuries of an Abyssinian
banquet. A small one I have seen,
and for myself, wss heartily glad that
ho did not honor ns with this mark of
his favor. The piece de resistance ia
generally raw meat.”
Swalm Suspended.
Wasbutotos, July 2ft.—Judge Advocate-
General 8 irilm hat been suspended from
GREAT BRITAIN. *
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London, Joly 23.—Public opinion in Ire
land has been otlended by the action of
tbe House of Lords In rejecting the bill re
forming the system of electing poor guar
dians in Ireland. This passed the House
of Commons without an opposing vots.
Apropos of this, the chief Conservative
editors met fhe Msrquis of Salisbury and
Sir Stafford Northcote at the Carleton
Club end had a long conference with them.
The matter was made the subject of an
inquiry to-day in tbe Commons by Mr.
Pamefi. Mr. Gladstone, in reply, said that
he would be unable to introduce the meas
ure tn the House of Commoue again at
the autumn session, in order to force it
through tbe House of Lords. Parnell
thereupon gare notice that he should ask
Mr. Gladstone to reconsider ihii decision,
in view of the difficulty constantly ex
perienced of obtaining from the House of
Lords legislation beneficial to Ireland.
B rices are fairly steady, bnt the tendency
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Sales have been moderate. The prices of
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Last evening, about dtiak, a negro
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who were and are still after him. she took id rentage of the opportunity
I He wu seen again Monday evening only and emptied the contents of a bottic in
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a circular insisting upon the Immediate
payment of arrearages of tazes now out
standing. This will compel cullerators of
the soil to sell their crops standing. In
the case of cotton, the crop will have to be
sold three months before the harvest and
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■PAIN.
ItlK TREATY WITH Tits l-NITID STATES.
London, July 27.—The Madrid corns-
indent of the Standard says the negotis-
_ons between Spain and America relative
to a new commercial treaty are now at a
standstill. The pretensions of America
clash with Spanish interests in Cuba
Spain Ls reluctant about allowing a closer
connection between her colonies in tbe
West Indies and America. Tbe latter is
already taking *0 per cent of the exports
from Cuba _____
He Believed In Protection-
Chicago Herald.
One of the Massschunits delegation wss
persistent in his demand that the platform
contain a plank in favor of liberal appro
priations (or an extensive system of coast
defense. He appeared before the commit
tee, but met a rebuff, ami then made a
speech to the mob in front of Hoolcy’a The
atre.
“Ob. you fellers can hoot and veil,” sew
he, "but I’m a Democrat bom Cape Cod.
and my house stands on a neck of land
■ it could shoot the
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