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Weekly Telegraph and messenger ESTABLISHED 1826 MACON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1884. VOLUME LVIII—NO.44. STAR route frauds. ^'WS3KSr Bfno *' thin implied promise «u recognized by James and MacVeagh. McDevltt added that he would freely communicate any further Information within his knowledge If called on by the gov ernment. Notwithstanding this hill disclos ure on th* part of McDevltt and the implied otuinise of iminunlly which be had received from Woodward, the Phlladephla indictment was pressed to trial and McDevltt was con victed and sent to the penitentiary for one year. Woodward protested to the President and Attorney-General that In the trial and conviction of McDevltt the solemn pledges of the government had been broken and urged executive clemency In his behalf, which was not granted. Woodward testifies also that McDevltt was the witneft he would have relied upon to break Into the Salisbury combination and to show their methods of doing business, and that he was the only witness accessible to make proof S ainst the powerful combination; hut that e government took that witness and sent him to the penitentiary. It is due to MacVeagh and James to state that the pledge of immu nity to McDevltt waa violated alter their re tirement from office. "The means of procuring expedition ' reduced to a science. The affidavits of tractors and others were used as a foundation upon which expedition and increased service were allowed. The brazen effrontery of these affidavit makers is without parallel In the his tory of criminal prosecution. Affidavits sigued and sworn to in blank were kept on hand by contractors, -just as they laid up supplies of grain fut their horses. These affidavits were the sole measure of the cost of expedition, and no other evidence was required by the department for granting an increase of service and Increase of speed,which cost the government hundreds of thousands of dollars. A stock of these blank affidavits waa kept on hand and the blanks lllled when occasion was required to use them and the papers filed with the department were the basis of securing large and valuable addi tions to the contract. Thus perjury was made the basis of all the frauds perpetrated." Relative to the employment and compensa tion of attorneys, the report aays A. M. Gibson was employed in April, 1881, upon tho recom mendation of Woodward, and that U|»on the ... Nature and Extent of tho Croat Con- .Dirac Plainly ®»own - Coor*e Bliss's Sham Prosecution— James and MacVeagh. [,,1.E0BAPHEI> TO Till ASSOCIATED PKK1S. [ Washington. September ».-The committee „ ,, n endi!ure« In the Deportment of Justice, ■hlchdurlnftthe last session of Congress In- .ertisated the star route proaeouttons, hai its report lor tmbmlnion to the House on reassembling. The report is signed bv Messrs. Springer (chairman), Van Alstyne, Hemphill. Fyau » nd cri, P' thc Dem0 « r <“ 1 « members ol the committee. It says: • purine Davos’s administration certain con tractors in tho star route mall service entered a conspiracy to defraud the gorern- l„ the letting and performance S mall contracts. The contract Aivtaion of the Post-office Department SSJ, the supervision of the Second Assist- iSTpmtmastcKleneral. During the letting *J; iertnrmsnce of fraudulent mail service SSjffi'jjSW sued this office. The fraud, unnn thi* service could not have been com- Ed without his knowledge, co-operation ■nd Mfttstanee. The attention of the country tn the*star route frauds was first attracted by thelnc rented expenditure under Urady.a ad ministration of that service. There was a uicc deficit reported to Congress, and a de- ffi v appropriation was asked for the pur- ol meeting largely increased expendi- CL "partial investigation into the frauds vu made* by aaub-committce of the commit- ^ -Jgt JJ on appropriations, and a report adverse to recommendation of Gibson, Wm. A. Cook was £ muting 1 of the increaae required by the employed. Both Gibson and Cook formally irJLffi, e Department was made by the com- terminated their connection with 2JL.- but so great waa the pressure of tht for services in these cases w as $144,846, of which George ltliss received tho greatest amount, his compensation being $YT,f£L In addition, $6,727 was paid to Allan Pinkerton for thc services of detectives. $1,500 for other detective work and $1,5?J to James M. Temple for services in summoning witnesses. The re- S ort says: "In this connection the committee nd it impossible to ascertain thc whole amount of expense to which thc government has been subjected on account of the star route frauds. The amount paid detectives is correctly stated above, but It is impossible to determine how much the expenses of the courts in the District of Columbia were increased by reason of tht many indictments considered aud presented by thc grand juries, and by reason of the long aud expensive trial in the Dorsey and Brady case. There was also a largely increased ex pense In thc post-offices. Incident to the Inves tigation of thc star-route mail service, through special agents and otherwise. The expenses jf the trial and the nppearance of witnesses before grand juries were largely increased from the fact that tho government's counsel reporfsays: "In' the report of the post-office could not Intrust the service of court pro- intMetoiv made under bis directlonTthe re- cesses to United States marshals and their * deputies, but were compelled to employ spe- cla 1 agents for this purpose. They were sent to all parts of the country, at great expense, in order to serve subpo nas. procure tho at tendance of witnesses, and arrest parties In dicted." , . After taking up and passing separately In his manner each feature of the star-route frauds and tho litigation connected with them, the report concludes aa follows: "Your committee is of the opinion that there were many causes w hich ojicratcd to prevent a successful prosecution of the star route offenders. Whatever these causes may have been, It Is doubtless true that those who will take pains to read carefully tho testimony taken by your committee on this subject com prising nearly a thousand pages of printed matter, will reach a different conclusion. There wa and man, irreconcilable, except upon t . - - ful perjury. It Is suSclent, however, for the Si, root? controctors, their in Uckol by the powerful InBi pSfofflre m-iartment, thot on anproprlatlon made to meet ■ Urge port ol this denclon- .. Tie fraudulent contractor, thus obtained .lease olbower aud continued to draw lms'-en.e rum, front tho treasury for Iraudu- Imtind Bctltloui service’• ■ftrem-e I,here made tothe Inauguration olhwident Garfield aud his appolntm.nl ol T L Junes tothe postmaiter-feneralihlp.who entered upon tbcdutle. of this office with the determination to reform abuse, and tun the ttrrlee on strictly Dualneu principle.. Tbe "EpIlSdeirt OarfleM wee of the opinion that there had been great extravagance, if not corruption In the department, ead directed J.oics to proceed with a thorough and exhsus. tire InveillgUlon.” A review Is made of the cf- ioni of 3>. H. Woodard, who, aa confidential- uenl, was given tbe details of the lave,lisa- noo, of the removal of Thot. J. Brady and hie chief clem, John L. French; of ecudlngpoit. .See Ini ector. into the tv«t and Southwest, to Investigu’c the .tor rentes upon which the tocreasee which were most glaring; of tbe testimony of Montfort C. Reer dell, of which the Attorney-General did not rra'ise tho value to the government, sad aliened Keerdell to return to his old a* ■oelitei without securing hi. papers or affi- dsrlts, aed whose credit as a witness subsc- mmtly was much Impaired by contradictory affidavits made under the Influence of hi, former employers,” and of the report of A. M. Gibson on the star route frauds. Of the re- rt prepared by Woodard thc committoo'r joittayi: -ffiffi Ife hdmfe UU ioipeetom mad. portofClbsonawd theteatira-ny of witnesses before tout committee show that glaring and •tupetuWus fraud' were perpetrated on thc fovtrntMUt in the star rente mail service, and that not only contractors but that many other peiions ia high offirial position in the govern ment were either criminally cognizant of tie frauds or guilty participants therein. The exact amount of which the government was defrauded In the atar route mall aenrlco daring the Ilsyee administration can never be ‘ accurately known. Henry l). Lyman, tbe present second assistant po»t- maiter-general, submitted to your commUt e a statement showing tbe number and term, nation of forty rontef, tbe namea of the con tractors and tho amount paid for expedition, less fines and deductions tor failure to per form service. The expedition of ihne forty rentes was bb'alned through fraudulent rep resentations or false affidavits, and the »gvre- gate amount citlmated’to be due tbe govern- S t for over-payments <>a fraudulent service $i,17-2,U2. The whole number o! routes i »hlch fraudulent service waa proven amounted to ninety-three. In case civil nits are b ought against the contrsctori to recover over payments on account of fraudu lent expcdltion. the amount thc government would claim on forty routes U tbe sum ju*t named above. No estimate baa been made by tbe Post-office Department of amonnta due upon the fifty other rentes implicated in thc fraudulent transactions. Tno whole amount pot of which the government was defrauded in the star ronte mall service during thc Hayes administration «y HJBVyOk* Among the routes tho eighteen controlled by the Dorsey combination arc cited, showing the amount of increase secured. The report •sys: "The evidence showed that the receipts from the offices on these route* for mall mat ter carried over them were inconsiderable in comparison with the vast amount of money required for the service. On the Mtnera Park and Pioche route, which wu expedited •oasto coat about $50,000 per annum, tbe cmoliimenU of all the ottoss on tho route were tuit $7f,i per annum, and this amount after ex pedition ran down to $W. During thirty-nine o»y* It appeared that not a single letter or P«r«r passed over this rente, although the gov ernment was paying n< arly » <•,'•») a year for csrtylnfthe mails. On another route it ap peared that the contractor carried the entire in the leg of his boot over the mountains and received 190,000 a year for the •Smew. The orlginalpay of the contractors oisll these rentes was $11.1» per year. It wu increased so that it became $448,670 a year. Tat revenues from the offices depending sole- {MPJMwui routes amounted i he first yc “ •W.B7, in the second year to $1 «.16t and lu ..... "did year to $11,62?, artually diminishing du- IJfIhW year, when tho pijfor t nr Was the gye*te$U The government wu HJlngat that time nearly $i A<00a year for ajtjjbf, malls tooffi.es that yielded leas than tizorool revenues." JStSlm expeditions are cited, on ono of which therorvlcewas let Mf mUe aml^-lght-one hundredths per ■•Tw* M,uc “ ■»ower than a horse couiu 5 1 “j- # HeUtivet° the route from Us Vegas, Vlneta, Indian Territory, tbe rep**rt , “ r .* *n*r» otors r- i>ortcd some of the offices reuid not be found, and that several ethers found; that fiSfipJcd that these offices were all estab- ImW.- 00 t ^®. r *c«» m tnrndaUou of ex-8euator J2"n. and that Woodwanl testlfle<l that tlio tevenue derived from all the offices which de for lhelr m ‘ u * u pp l y SSr.i???® reached the sum of $151 for 1 which are essentially military there were valid reasons for the exclusion of colored men, the Secretary docs not think these rea sons would apply to the signal service. In his opinion Us military name and its military methods of administration do not affect the fact that all of the work done by ita members is as essentially civil u that done by clerks of the War Department. Indeed, with the ex ception of a few telegraph operator* at mili tary posts, they have in fact u little to do with any branch of military duty u if they did not exist. To this Gen. Hazcn answered that the Secre tary's indorsement did not overcome the diffi culty, saying: "The aignal corps and other organizations mentioned are ail equal ly legal parts of the army. The men are all similarly enlisted. The fact that no colored men havo been enlisted in this, while four regiments are exclusively colored, is proof that there Is either law. or in place of It, a cus tom of the service which up to this time hu exclusively controlled the subject aud pre sented mixed enlistments. The recruiting officer has informed me that from this fact he does not feel authorized to enlist Mr. Greene, except upon an order of the Secretary of War. In view of the foregoing statement of the Secretary of War, I withdraw all objec tion, If I ever had any, to Mr. Greene’s enlist ment in the signal corps." i TAMMANY IN LINE. A Full County Ticket Put In the Field— Kelly's Remarks In Opening the Meeting—Much Enthusiasm Shown-—Nominees. . early stages I of the proceedings. It appears, however, that suspicion* of their fidelity and thu propriety of Intrusting the proceedings to them had arisen i luthe minds of their associates at an early date, so that their actual participation In the work practically ceased in December. I |1«81. Benjamin Harris Brewster and George Bliss'were retained early in September, llQj b was great diversity in tho testimony nany contradictions will be found wholly oncilablc, except upon the theory of will- ..erjury. It is su9clent, however, for the rposenl this investigation to state that, lie the evidence against the star route con tractors waa strong and conclusive as to their guilt, and that the government was defrauded of large sums of money, and that large sums were also expended to secure indictments and conviction*, yet no person was convicted or punished and no civil suits have as yet been Instituted to recover the vast sum illegally ob talned from the public treasury." p sum FILED. Washington, September A suit on a star route contract waa filed by District Attorney Worthington to recover $11,904, with Interest from September 15, 1880, from A. li. Brown, who,waa the contractor on tho route from Monument to Lake Bord, Colorado, between February, U7». and June, 1882. ll la charged that Brown obtained the sum sued for by fraud, in cUfi * and twenty-K ... „.— , - but three men and four horses. The total al owed on thu contract waa $27,810.22 cents on the basis of stock and carriers employed and it Is alleged that It should havo been but f 15,- rtul District Attorney also entered suit t»day to recover $12,u00 for the United States from W. B. Moaes and I*. II, Rogers, sureties on the bond of Henry W. Howgale, latu disbursing officer of the United States signal corps. ENLISTMENT O • NEGROES. They are Hereafter to bs Admitted to the Signal Corot Washington, September 29.—Tht corresj pondence which passed between Gen. Hazcn, ;!»!cf signs) officer, and $h? ffccretery Qt War, reacnea the turn of $151 lor the I •SkS* 1 . 11 * Jane *UW9; W for the year tt.n.h* 1** and $^ for thc nine ■wotbsendingllarchll, IsM, to offset an an- “tJ MPjndlture of $150^02.” effortl of Bliss to arbitrate the] JSS* ur F end Parker cases, one of ah*. .k WM • route mentioned above, dK r .£?u* I M»d jury had failed to In* arsthna mentioned by the committee: stoKSJf?' * r ?® the testimony of Bli«s, that SJRHcUkm for arbitration in the Salisbury ron.M 1r . C **es was proposed, pending the B hdfieration before the grand Jury, but that ££, effected surprise when- •»>*> FSJi,, Jury ^ failed to Indict, fr ,m. 11 , ly *l®cWcd to secure something] •reck by concealing the fact of the fit. l >r )' * failure to Indict from tht attor- fiiiiLt» wtd Sallnbnry until there ® renewal of the efforts at arbUra- ♦o ° *ud agreement to submit the cast, so as tts ftretaro to the government of mon- by their combination*. °f Attorney-General Brew- Merritt and Kerr.aeetns to be refk il e . iha.t Blisa had no expectation, or t fiiM IJ..I • 1 that the eyl-uV^i' 4 *' uau isnta to indict. There is I .o* 1 . record also that the evidence gttaasrajSaa! Ltherharaeter and ex The effort to arbitrate J|of these,part^j l-'tl pssgyj UHgJJgJ pending the ■ *”" u procetaings the statuteofllmlti I tcttMi nfi**** Un Met In the crimiai Bow. ud u M lh *> th' prop*"* ■«tiS«i Inn Uw liwo, ” *‘I I • or. from tho i k BBSS ■!1 . iU 11•*'l b. .11 i MU-itlphU f r fraudulent bid<l « ,n TeXJ «v * matter.qu thw in whirh his . \idence i rf.V i 5° ,, 4wanl was dirtctcl b; :• •‘J MacVeagh an.t l'«>*ttiiaM relieved’v one who will act In accordance with tho views of the Secretary. "By order of the Secretary of War. [Signed] "John I. Weedale, "Chief Clerk War Department. "September 28, 1884." The correspondence was then referred to the recruiting officer interested, Lieutenant Pearsall, of the signal corps, who contributed to the matter as follows: "The recruiting officer has been fully advised of the views of the Honorable Secretary of War at each stage of thla correspondence. The recruiting officer’s personal feelings and sym pathies arc all in favor of allowing Greene to enlist in the signal cores or any other regiment of the army, but he believes that he has no au thority of law, custom or precedent to do so. The recruiting officer will with pleasure enlist Mr. Greene Jit any time, provided he be author ized by the Hon. Secretary of War to write on the papers, ‘enlisted by order of the Secretary of War.’ and I respectfully request that he be -.Hthorued," General Hazcn write* under this that he be lieves the position taken by thc recruiting officer is correct. Secretary Lincoln winds the matter up with the following: "War defaktmknt, Wasiunuton, D. C.. Scp- temer 12.—The |chief signal officer of the army, is hereby ordered to give such order* aud instructions to officers now or hereafter serving under him as recruiting officers for the signal corps of the army as will prohibit the rejection as recruits by any such recruit ing officer of any applicant for enlistment in the signal cores on account of color or on ac count of tbe African descent of such appli cants. The chief signal officer will report to the Secretary of War thc action taken under this with special reference to the application cf Wm. Hallett Greene. [signed.] "Robt. Lincoln, "Secretary of War. LEFT TO PERISH.. Miss Welton’a Death Now Charged to the Criminal Cowardice of Her Guide. Watebbcbt, . Conn., September 27. -1 Carrie Welt on, whose death from freezing while descending Long’s Peak, Col., as re ported in yesterday’s dispatches, was born in this city In 1842, and resided here most of her life. She was finely educated and a brilliant horsewoman, with propensity to do uncommon things, and achieved a rep utation for courage and* physical endu rance. Her home here. Rose Hill Cottage, is the handsomeat residence tn tbe city. At her father's death the house was left to her mother and the grounds to the daagh ter. Her father was a wealthy manufac turer and was killed several years ago by a kick from his daughter’s horse. Miss Wei ton bad already this season ascended Pike’s Peak, and had written horns within a month of her exploits performed and contemplated. Her mother is now on the way home from Europe. Tbe body will bs brought here ior interment in Riverside cemetery. DiNVta, September 27.—Later informa tion of the death of Miss Carrie E. Wei- ton, who perished in tbe snow storm while makinB tbe descent of Long’s Peak Tues day night, are received. The opinion has become general that Miss Wclton was de serted by her guide, who did not return to the rescue until next morning. Mr. Gil bert, the liveryman at Estes Park, says that, obedient to Miss Welton’a orders, be drove over to the guide’s bouse Wednes day morning to meet her on her return from the summit aud drive her back to Estes Pork hotel. On reaching tbe guide’s house he was informed of Miss Weiton’s death, and told that father aud son were on the peak bringing the body down. The THE NORTH CAROLINA FAIR. New York, September 29.—Tammany Hall hell its county convention to-day and nominated a straight ticker. Tbe hall was crowded. John Kelly was greeted with extraordinary enthusiasm. In call ing the convention to order Mr. Kelly said: So far as I understand, you propose to hold this convention as representatives of the Democratic party, without regard to any other organization. (Loud applause.) Before, when we conferred with other bodies, we bartered away our rights—in one instance by mekns of a lottery. Oar party has lived through good and evil re port, and to-day stands pre-eminent ly high before the people. 1 mean people who are willing to look at both sides and decide according to their consciences. Truth is truth; the light of heaven will pre vail. Gentlemen, in selecting yonr candi dates, remember Thomas Jefferson's words. ‘Is he hones ? Is he capable?’ If so, he will do to send before the people The world may say what it plsases about us. We believed that the nomination at Chicago was an unwise one, but Grover Cleveland is the nominee of the Demo cratic party, and we will not separate from the party we have all known and loved so long. We shall give Cleveland and Hen dricks a full, fair and honorable support." A communication was received front the executive committee of the people’s party, suggesting candidates.but no attention was paid to it. A. B Tappan was elected chairman, with a vice president from each assembly district. The committee on res olutions reported in favor of indorsing unqualifiedly tbe nominations made at Chicago and those for the Court of Appeals made at Saratoga. Both reports were adopted. Toe following ticket was then unanimously nominated. For mayor, Al derman Hugh J. Grant; comptroller. ex- Congressman P. Henry Dngro; dUtrict attorney, ex-Senator Geo. H. Foster; pres ident of the board of aldermen, Gen. (ex alderman) John Cochrane. AU the candi dates. especially Alderman Grant were heartily cheered. After appointing a com mittee t-j arrange for a ratification meet ing the convention adjourned. A TEXAS SENSATION. THE PEABODY FUND. body, which was found only a mile fur ther on. It was then 10 o’clock in the mornings six hoars from the time the S aide says be found the body. The real- ents of the peak discredit the guide's story, and charge him with criminal cow ardice, possibly responsible for the lady’s death. The coroner will investigate. A MURDERER'S CONFESSION. The Manner In Which John Baker Choked Mrs. Tuck to Death. [TELKORAFUED TO TUI ASSOCIATED PRKSe.] Augusta, Mr., October l.-John Baker, of Albany, arrested jesterdsy on suspi cion of having murdered Mrs. Newell Tuck, of that place, has confessed. His man for* enlistment Into the aignal eorpa, is Was cleaning oul a hog-, en in UtC mot&* given to the public. Thc mau'a name la wJ Hallett Green. lie is a graduate ol the College of the City of New York, lie has since this ourrvspuuuviii-v WiB tuio tu« *•■»«* eorpa as a pH vale. In a letter, dated July 23d, Gen. llozec refers to a former communication, In which he stated that the general policy of the government has been opposed to tbe en listment of colored men in any part of the army except the four colored leglraenta especially set apart by Congress for that pur pose. General Haxen savs that tbe appll cant haa been nollfiad to hold himself In readiness, and if the Secretory of War dtrerta he will be enlisted, but that he Is informed by the en listing officer that without this order of the Secretary be would not feel K gaily authorized to make the cnllstmeiit. General ilazuli then reiterates his belief that be waa not in error In stating what the customs of the seivlce wete, and tuat excepting in the four regi ment* named all branches of tha army have np to this time been closed to colored men, **•1 Sidnot deem it my province, as chief of one of tbe branches of the aimy, to depart from that role, any more than for the colonel of any of the thirty-six white refdments to bare done so^ but publication* lead; to the In ference that I, by narrow prejudice, had grat uitously taken advantage of the custom in Greene's case. Tha appointment of colored civil officers and of colored officers to fill col ored regiments, referred to In the Secretory ■ iadoesement. are not of the class of cases to which this question applies. Thc affirmative iagfltafion creating four colored regiments by always been construed to exclude colored enlisted men from other positions in the army, and this con- HracUou hu .Iw.n ,nnmeJ tnlirtratpu. 11 It U lnlmdcl thu the ■Ifftul corp. thj.il b. itncled oat u . .oparmte branch o( lh« um» where mild enlistment, .ball uk« pl««.l feet It my doty to tho beit Inter*.!, of tho eorpa and tho urrtco to recommend thu thl. be not done. HU duo Mr. tlrten. to m; thu hte prellmlury eumlnuton taper, pluo him mu the hud of .ppllcutu for .nlUunent '"tohuindonemrnt upon thU Utter,fleor*- Ury Lincolnuj.h«Me.noteuoo tomodily >il. former Ttm roncernin.the enl itmentof colored men Into tho .IfitU corpt It U not cotuldered ueemrr todiecuM the propriety of u.lfnlni colored re mit, of the line of the army to other or.,n frj.tl.in. of tho line than the four rextmenw. rto.lred tryUw to be com,,*edof color*.! men. Itrwm, obit h mlehtbe rood uUntf .u.'ti action would not apply to the employ ment «.f colored men of good character and sufficient attainments in any other position under the War Department any more than to their employment under other departments. There ia rnuiniy ti'ri, in the view cf tbs. Sec retary, any pcrtillanty in tbe character of lb* oruntutlon or the duties of adruce •lcU.1jmcnt.ot hocplul.toward.,, ornmlcur ..meant.. or.ln.nc. .emtant, nr the alfnU ' ‘ Icrtral force of tbe Wu De nial. . It proper !, on lu.Ie J men from employment In ;hci<. onrant/Ationa. and be know, of no law, regulation or r.Wn t,> a lo' h any of them lave been ro .toted, ft la thou.bt prop, r Ui tat *1.0, that even If tn tic-.- t.ran. In . of the tag. back of the bam, at 9 o’clock, and aaw Mr. Tack and another man working onlbe roadoppo.it. tb. barn. I knew Mrs. Toek stone, snd !«8»!>>s my work, cat meroaa tbe field, and throngh the wooda toward. Mr. Tank’, reaidenre Tbe dtatanc. ia about three-quarter, of a mile. I found Mrs. Tuck in an oathoaie. I .aid ‘good morning,’ and aba repliei 'good morning’ I then jumped for tbe woman and caught ber by tbe throat. She attempted to acream, but I had auch a grip on her throat that ahe could not otter a sound. She fell back, and I, becom ing alarmed, ran. I did not tuink ahe waa dead when 1 left ber. I immediately returned borne. My object was rape." (loping With a Oypay Ctrl. Westminster, Mo., September 29.—A aenaation hu been created here by the disappearance of George Griggs with a beautiful young gypsy girl, lendayaago a gypsy band arm ed here and bare at tracted much attention. Among them wu a young girl remarkable for ber beau ty, which wu ao fa-cinating that the wo men of the town paid ber much attention. At a dance given at the bonae of a citizen the girl met young Grigg«, who waa at once infatuated, much to the diagnat of tbe tribe. Lut night the two diaappeartd, and it la auppoaed they have gone to llal timore. Tba tribe are greatly enraged and have started to search for them. It is feared they will do Griggs somo injury if they find him. Griggs wu engaged to marry a young girl here. A Young Carman Officer and Hia Sweat- heart Kill Thamsalvas Rather Than Separate. Dallas, Texas, September 27. -A shock ing double tragedy was developed this afternoon by the discovery in the woods jnst beyond tbe corporation limits, on tbe west- front of Trinity river, of the victims. When first .Uncovered they lay side by aide, the man’s arms ex tended and partly lying on that of hia love, as if in the agonies ol death he sought to embrace her in his con vulsive grasp. She wu apparently aged about 18, wore a diamond brooch and wu dressed in excellent taste, which bore no outward evidence of poverty. Be appeared to be a few years ber senior. Between them lay a revolver with two chamber! empty, tell- log tbe atory of rauider and suicide. Near by wu fonnd a note written tn a clear, bold band, uylng: "As we cannot be united in life, we will be in death George Fanateck and Annie J Mailer.” The appearance and examination! of the bodies lead to the con- cltuioa that tbe note wu written before reaching tbe fatal scene, and that after the final leave-taking, be fired the pistol in ber moutb. Thus killing her, he placed tbe weepon to hie right temple and again poll ing the trigger, and fell be-lde her. Death wu inatantaneona with both. Beyond tbe namee on the bit of paper, nothing fur ther is known which might give acme to their identity. Tbe bodies, still warm, were taken in charge by tbe nndertaker. and will be held nntll a claimant appeara. Dallas, September 28.—The lovers’ tragedy of yesterday, wherein Geo. Font- tech slew Miss Annie Maaler and then committed anicide, baa been theall-ab- eorbing topic of.convereatlon to-day. Tbe bodies have been visited by hundreds. Further Investigation aa to tbe identity of tho victims shows that they came from Fort Worth, and that their visit to Dallas was to consummate their mnrderone ends. Miss Mauler’s body was claimed by her brother tide evening, and taken to Fort Worth, while that of Foustech waa buried here. Later developments reveal tbe fact that Foustech was a young officer in tbe German army, visiting America on a year’s leave of absence. Fonstech and Miss Mentor had been stopping at in ob scure hotel for severe! weeks. His parents sanction hia mar- absence abont ex- to die rather than separate. A SOUTHERNER IN TROUBLE. Henrs L. Crajblll Arretted tor Forgery and other OfTenaet. Saw You, September 28.—Henry F. Graybill, a representative ol one of the oldest and matt aristocratic families of tbe Sooth, was arrested Friday last on cba'geeof forgery end obtaining money of false pretences. OrayblU bu been op erating north of Muon A Dixon's lint, but wu not heard from in tble city nntil August 21st, when be called o > the firm of McKesson A Robbins, druggists, and representing himself ae 0. F. Jamei, amer- ebant of Savannan, mule arrangements to tell them 2,000 ponnda of beeswax. He obtained permluion to draw against the consignment on tbe invoice and bill of lading. He drew a draft for $484.89 on the firm through the Shoe and Leather Hank, which draft wu accepted and a certificate of deposit for the amount given him. Later McKesson A Robbins heard that the bill of lading and invoice were forge ries and consulted the police. The certifi cate wu cuhed by tbe proprietors of tbe New York Hotel The police traced Gray- bill to Philadelphia, and then back to this city, where they arrested him. A Magnificent Display of the State's Re- •ources»>Senator Hawley's Speech. ITELEOBATOID TO THE ASSOCIATED PnESS.j Raleioh, N. C., October 1.—To-day at noon the North Carolina Stale Exposition was formally opened. There are here thousand! of people from all parts of tbe State and from beyond its borders. Tbe city Is decorated with flags sod banners oi every description and wears a brilliant at- pect. Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, arrived last nigb*. and this morning wai accorded a reception at i be office of tbe Governor of the State, which waa largely attended. At 10:30 fonr battalions of State Guards, comprising twenty-one compani.s, with six military bands, received Senator Hawley, Gov. Jarvis, other State officers, judges of the Supreme Court and (li- tin guiihed visitors at the north gate of tbe capitol, and took np the line of march to tbe exposition. The day ia fair and the display wu magnificent. Promptly at 12 o'clock the opening exrrcisea began with a rendition of ‘‘America” by the military bands, and tbla wu souowed by a prayer by Rev. Robert Burwell, D. D.,of thla city. Gov. Jarvis delivered an address ot wel come, closing by introducing tbe orator of tbe day, Senator Joseph R. Hawley. His oration was patriotic and eloquent and about two boars long. President Prim rose, of the exposition committee, then formally declared the expotltlon open. All tbe banda played in concert tbe "Old North Slate.” ana Gov. Jarvis, Senator Hawley and other distinguished gentle men proceeded to the main exposition building, the door* of which were opened os their arrival. They passed to tbe great engine, turned on the steam and put tbe machinery in motion. The exposition is a splendid exhibit oi the State’s exhaust less resources. Sixty-three counties are making individual cxliibita independent of the flue State display made at Boston, which itself haa been greatly enlarged and improved. A NARROW ESCAPE. StAen Men Rescued from n Collapsed Caisson. I TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] Wilmikotox, Del , October 1.-A special from Elkton, Md„ lays: Intelligence bu reached here by telephone that caiaaon No. 9 of tbe Baltimore and Ohio bridge over tbe Sueqaebanna river at French town snnk at 8 o’clock Ibis morning, with twenty men under it, seven or eight of whom are supposed to be drowned. A bulletin displav ed at tbe telephone ex change states that between six and nine men are imprisoned in tbe caisson, sixty feet under the water. Air ia being pumped in, and there is a possibility ot ellecting THE STATE ELECTION. Murder at a Poilttcat Masting. Chaklewtox, W. Va., October 1.—Daring a Democratic demonstration here to night, John Nunly, who wu intoxicated, began shooting into a crowd who were lie- toning to speeches, and Charles Slaughter, colored, wu struck Just above the heart, and Albert McCormick, white, wuahot in the neck. Slaughter died five minutes after the ahooting. Tha bullet wu ex tracted from McCormick’s neck, but his condition Is still aerioaa. DAMACK BY STORM. A Hldaoua Crima. Chicago, October L—A hideous crime was committed bere lut night, which is almoat unparalleled in Its atrocity. Michael bbay, tiring tn a miserable hovel, at 409 Clark strwl, wttt homo during tne night In a drunken state ami with tbe body of a dead infant, to which hia wife hau given birth during the night, beat her to death. When arrested tihay was tn au«ha condition that nothing intelligent cotrid bs obtained from him. — M il.- Rhea, sp--;iking of American theair. g.e-r-, •«>■> tVy app.aud wl.„n they ought to cr>. and cry when the applause Several Ohio Cities Vlalted and Water works Badly Worsted. [TKLXOEAPUEO TO TUI ASSOCIATED PEERS.] Dattox, 0., September 28.—A wind storm of nnuaual violence swept across tbe country twenty-five miles north of Dayton Saturday, the cloud-bunt giving a fall of five Inches of rain in forty-five minute*, and raising the Miami river at Dayton five feet in a short time. At Swift Run, two miles north of lYma, the banks of the lakes connected with the Piqua water sup ply gave way, and the tiotxl rushed into tbe canal, breaking its banks. There are two breaks in the hydra .He canal at that place. Tbe Siiluey feeder also broke. Foot booses at SL l’aris weredamaged by light ning and north ot St. Paris a number of hip.'t ■ were unro-.ft-i. North ol Mu-han- fcabnrg houaes ami bams were biown down. At Dayton it rained harif vester- lay for an hour, Hooding the lower part of tbeir rescue after tbe tide hu fallen. Wilmington, October 1.—The snnken caisson is one hundred feet from the Cecil coonty shore. The river is sixty feet deep at thla point, and tbe top of the caisson is cover d with three feet ot water. The caisson caved in from below. Reports dif fer as to the number of men imprisoned. William S. Smith, tbe contractor, says five, and tbat there ia no immediate dan ger, as air is being pumped in to them. There is no communication with tbe 1m- K riled ir. en, and bow to get them oat is a otty question. A special to the Every Evening, dated Elkton, 1:22 p. to., says tbe seven men confined in the caisson were rescued at 12 o’clock, at low tide, not one of them being in the least injured. ATTEMPT TO LYNCH A MURDERER. An Ohio Mob Surround a Jail all Night— Tha Man’s Crime. [telegraphed to tbe associated pxess.] Middleton, 0., September 29.—Henry Slapy was murdered bere yesterday after noon at 4:30 o'clock by 8-ndy Jackson, a rongh character. Jackson wu drank and attempted to stir np a row. Slapy ran away and was struck with a stone, which broke hia neck. Jackson wu arrested Im mediately, together with a confederate, a young man named John Flaherty. The murder caused much excitement among tbe citizens, threats of lynching being made. Special policemen were called In to guard tbe jail. At midnight a large crowd surrounded tba building. Tba lynching of the murderer had been determlrrd upon, and the signal for the attack on the jail wu to be the putting out of tile elec tric light. When ibis wu done tbe mob approached the prison with ropea and weapons to foroe an entrance, but some one turned on the e'ectric light and the crowd, having no mukt, retreated for awhile, but soon returned. At 2 a. m. an attack bad not been again attempted.bat it wu thought that Jackson, if not Flab- erty. would be taken from the jail before daylight. _____ BALLOON ACCIDENT. Attar tha Accident the Prop Falla, Kill ing One Man and Injuring Others. Erie, Pa., September 20.—A terrible ca lamity occurred at tbe Erie coucty fair grounds this afternoon. Profeesor Oscar Hunt, the aeronaut, bad inflated hie bat- loon. and, after giving tbe rpectitatora due caution about one ot tha props, gave the word and sailed up. The pole aa soon as relesiied fall, crushing down a number ol people and instantly killing Samuel C. l’heron. horribly mutilating hia bead and face. James J. Woodsworth, en old show man and turfman of Girard, had one aide crushed and ia anppoied to be fatally in jured. William P. Edwards, one of the fair directors, living in Harbor Creek, bed hie leg broken end wu otherwise iujured. Several other pereone were injured, among whom wae Miss Unfa Pheruo, daughter of the man who wu killed outright, nbe la now in an nnconactous state. Several women and children were trampled and Injured daring the panic which reinltcd. The aeronaut, eeeiug whet had happened, became ao poralyma Ire fear ana Merer that he bail bard work to bold on the bu and finally came down in tbe lake. When found by a pa-sing flab yacht be was al moat drowned. The Tallanoosn. Woon’e Hole, Mam.. October 1.—Tbe wreckere bare succeeded in railing tbe Tallapoosa aufficlently to remove ber about two mOea towards Edgarstone har bor. tbeBOwlieeiBalxtattionieo! water off the entrance to the hubor. Hie next lift srill take her in, away from disturb ance, except by violent gales. It appears probable that In a few days the wiU be got where ahe can be worked upon and temporarily repaired. MeetlnK of the Trustea«-*Dr. Curry's Re port of tha Distribution of tha Income. [TELEURArilED TO TUB ASSOCIATED TRESS.] New York, October 1.—Tbe trustees of the Peabody educational fund opened their annual session to-day at tbe Fifth Avenue Hotel. There were present Robert C. WInthrop, president; Hamilton Fish, Gen. U. 8. Grant, Wtlliaui Aiken, William M. Kvarta, Chief Justice Waite, Henry R. Jackson, Col. Theo. Lyman, ex-Presid$nt Hayes, Thomas C. Manning, Anthony J. Drexel, Samuel A. Greene, James D. Porter and J. L. M. Curry, LL. D. Dr. Curry, the general scent, presented his re port, showing the following distribution of the income of the fund: Alabama $5,- 000. Arkansas $2,950, Florida $2,100. Geor gia $4,900, Louisiana $2,G15, Mississippi $3 650. North Carolina $G,‘ 75, South Caro Una $4 400. Tennessee$13,475, Texas $5,750. Virginia $0,200. West Virginia$3,550-total $59,995. The report was accepted. The treatorer'e report, unooi (WMF things says: "The first work of the fund was to aid in the establishment of a public school system. Tbat being unalterably ac complished, the obvious duty now is to look to tbe character of the ichools. so aa lo direct your helpful appropriations so as to co-operate most efficiently in making them better. It is gratifying tbat public sentiment, having been WOO tothe fivof of free cchools, is now lodcally directed to their elevation, which is of coarse to be wrought throngh the agency of better teaching.” The report then speaks highly of the improvement re corded in the public schools, normal schools and teachers’ institutes all over the broad field where the fund operates. The Hampton Normal Hchool and Agri cultural Institute of Virginia, says tho re port, is nlmost an anomaly in educational work. Its success has been extraordinary and important. A change in the cours** of study is to be tried hereafter, hach class will be cent out for one year for teach ing or other practical work. It is thought that after a year of real life work the stu* 04»n will come back with a valuable ex- pei i« nee and new purpose Tbe repot t of the tre&surer was read and adopted and the old board of officers and old commis sioners were continued. The board of trustees will meet again to-morrow. Suicides* Btracusb, Oc ober 1.—Dr. Babcock, who was under arrest on a charge malpractice, and who took morphine, it is supposed with suicidal intent, died this noon from the effects of tbe drug. Dbtroit, October 1.—Gen. William A. Throop, of the firm of Lapbam <fc Throop. a well-known citizen and politician, shot himself in the head at an early hour this morning He is still alive. No cause lor the act is known. 8t. Louis, October 1.—Mrs. Nicholas committed suicide this morning by stand ing in a wash tub foil of water and holding ber head in another tab of water until death ensued. Tne deceased was seventy- two years of age and had been ai ing for n long time. Intense Heat nnd Drouth. Lykchburq. Va., October 1.—The heat here is excessive. Tbe ihermometer ha* not fallen below ninety degrees night or day for s week. The effects of the drouth about Piedmont, this 8tate, are unparal leled. Vegetation is burned up and tho ground parched to a great depth, which makes ploughing impossible, and prepara- The Regular Democratic nominees for the Legislature fleeted, (Almost Without Esosptlon—The Me* gro Wilson Re-electecf* the city. The i i was seeded. dons for fall aerdlng are delayed'in con- teqnence. Tbe ha; crop is dretroyed. In portions of Southwest Virginia grazers are driv>ng their stock into Tennestcc for water. Small streams are drying up. and in many localities forrit trees are dying and lerioas forest Area burning. Cleveland’s Visit* Alsaky, October 1.—Governor Cleve land. accompanied by Hon. Eraatua Corn ing, B. B. Banks, mayor of Albany, Hon, pinion W. Rosertdale, Hon. John A. Mc Call, Jr., and General Austin Latbrop. cf tbe Governor'e stall, will leave Albany tor Buffalo on a special train at 12:10 p. m. to morrow. Tbe party will arrive at 8 20 in Buffalo, where elaborate preparations tor the Governor'e reception have been made. The train makes no stopa Tut Governor leaves Buffalo oo tbe regular train Friday night. Chicken Thlaf Killed. Danville. Va., October 1.—Wm. A. White, residing in Pittaylvacla county, 'ast night turprised a negro chicken thief named Geo. Lee in tbe act of robbing his henhouse. He captured tbe negro, who broke looe* and attempted to escape. White shot and killed tbe thief, after call ing upon him to stop, which eummone was diaregarued. White promptly inform- ed the authorities of tbe occurrence, and at a bearing to-day before two magistrates was diacharged. Train Wracked. Denver, October 1.—An outgo'ng Leail- villa express train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, collided with an incom ing Balt Lake train, al 8 JO o'clock last nlsht, near Acefuia seventeen miles south of bere. About twenty passencera were injured, but none fatally. One ot the en gines and a sleeper were wrecked. Tbe telegrajih wires were thrown down, and nothing was known oi thc accident until tbe ermal here at noon of the wrecked train. Killed by a Cloud Burst. City or Mtxico. September 29. via Galveston.—A cloud burst occurred at Pa- chocs, on tbe afternoon of tbe 27th inat., causing a terrible inundatioo. The Amal gamating Worka were destroyed and con siderable silver which was under treat ment was lost. It is estimated that thirty persons were killed. A great deal of prop erty wm destroyed and many cattle were drowned. mvu jiead, u i., uciuucr t.—vurmK a game of Boiebail played oo tbe Suffolk county fair ground, Roscoe Cockling, aged 17, of Catcbogue, was instantly killed by a baseball bat, which slipped from the hands of the striker. The ball struck Eugene Hillock in the face, cracking his jaw Praylnsfor Rain In Virginia. Prxissuso, Va., September 28.— Prayers were offered in tlie churches here today for rain, which is badly needed in this section on account of the damaging effect the protracted drought ha* had on the crops. The beds of creeks and small streams are perfectly dry in some places, so that, unleu there is an early fall of rain, difficulty must necessarily be expe rienced in getting water for stock. A Mysterious Murder. Chattaxoooa, September 30t—A special dispatch to the Timt$ says: Patrick Morri-, a hotel keeper at Courtland. Ala., wa» mysteriously mordered this morning. No clue tothe perpetrators of the deed. Buchlen’e Arnica Salto. The beat «alve in the world for cuts. > of a fre ays the to-day by running orer a hone. The fir** it.an K'erehevet, »u scalded to death. I he engineer was slightly injured. ITALY. TBS POPE’S HOSPITAL. Home. October 1.—The Pope has an nounced his intention of making the Lat- eran palace a cholera hospital should ne cessity arise for inch action. Roms, October 1.—The reports of the cholera epidemic in Italy for the past 24 hours show a tMai of 43d fresh caset* and 197 deaths, against 421 eases and 229 deaths for tbe previous 21 hours. The to tal reported to-day includes 13*5 cases ami 56 deaths in Naples and 52 case* and .30 deaths in Genoa. Warning Symptoms. Don’t neglect these. If iron have symp toms of Consumption, Catarrh, Bron chitis. Neuralgia, or the indications of any other disease which may keep its hold upon you until it becomes chronic, do not neglect the warning indications. Meet the enemy upon the very threshold, and while your vitality is yet unimpaired. If your regular physician fails to reach the case, then we advise you to try the new Vitalizing Treatment of Dr*. Starkey A Palen. 1109 Girard street, Philadelphia. It will be found an almost certain mean? of restoration—the way back to health- ail agent that may save you from a life of invalidhni, or from premature death. In saying this, we are not speaking Ughtly, nor from mere profomonal interest, nor from theory or genera! assumptions. In proof, you are offered an array of facts and results so large, so well authentica- ted. and ?•* ;•<>».ti\r. tl.n> one in the — - habit of weighing evidence can doubt \ote of Troup county them. If you write to Dr*. Starkey A » f . Palen, they will send jon such documents * , AI..I reports of run a, will enacto you tie-, thcto.l by about .UO uni; cide for yourself whether this treatment will benefit you. [special telegrams.] Sandersville, October 1.—The election is progressing quietly. Judge Green Brant ley is running as Independent candidate, with the indorsement of tbe Repnbl.'can!*, for Representative, and is making a deter mined fight, but will be beaten by a large majority by both the nominees, Meaerd. J. K. Hines and G. R. Pringle. Sparta, October 1.—The election is pro gressing very quietly indeed. The negroes seem to take but little interest in the ele<> tlon, though they have a full ticket in the field. Gbiffik, October 1.—A g’orious victory for the Democracy. Independentism snowed under. Flynt’s majority about 250. Thomson, October 1.—Dr. E. C. Hawes elected by about 175 majority over George P. Stovall, repeal candidate. Milledgeyille, October 1.—'Theelection in tills city passed off quietly. The follow ing is the vote polled, thus far heard from: For Governor, H. D. McDaniel, 378; for Secretary of State, N. C. Barnett, 379; for Treasurer, R. U. Hardeman, 376; for Comptroller General, W. A. Wright, 37S; for Attorney General, Clifford Anderson. 327; for Senator, W. J. Northen, 378; Tom Winn, 39; for Representative, R. N„ Lamar,365; D. H. Kenan, 68; for bonds, 379, against bonds 10. Dr. Kenan's vote was a complimentary vote, as he was not considered in tbe race. Three more pre cincts to bear from. Forsyth, October 1.—The election passed off very quietly here and at all the country precincts heard from. A light vote has been polled, but James H. Sutton and RobertC. Berner have been overwhelm ingly elected Representatives. Five pre cincts gave ihem a majority of about 5C0. The negroes had only one candidate, A. J. Woodward, for the Legislature, and they voted solidly and singly for him. The vote for Senator and the 8tate ticket will per haps reach 1,500. Cokyebs, October 1.—The election passed very qniotly. Only 250 votes were polled, McDaniel received 215, Carlton (for Sena tor) 244, Stewart (for Representative) 237, There was no contest. Gainesville, October 1.—The election was quiet. A fair vote was polled here. The returns are not all in. For the Senate, Oliver Clark (Democrat) leads. W. L. Marler (Independent) received 300 votes in this county. Butt and Montgomery, the nominees, are certainly elected by good majorities. Barnesville, October 1.—Prohibition was given a black eye in Pike. The Dem ocracy is still triumphant. Gardner and Baker carried the county by one hundred and eighty majority, with oue precinct to hear from, which will swell the majority to over two hundred. Jonesboro, Ga., October L—The total vote ii 929. For Governor and 8tate house officers, 029; for Senator, W. A. Tigner, 009; for Representative, I. A. Ward (the nominee) a majority of 150 over J. L. Doy- al, independent. * Louisville, October 1.—In the rsec isz he Legislature In this county to-day the In dependent ticket, A. K. Tarver and J. W. Brinson, is probably elected by a majority of five or six hundred over the nominees. Eaitman, October 1.—The election passed off quietly, 8. D. Fuller for the Senate, and lu A. Hall for the House. Both were elected by large majorities. Quitman, Ga., October 1.—The election passed off quietly but a full vote was cast. J. William Hopson, Esq., Independent, was elected over the Democratic nominee by about two hundred majority. Colonel Robert G. Mitchell was elected Senator without opposition. McRae, Ga., Ootober 1.—The election was very quiet, but a full vote was polled. Six precincts have been heard from, giving Eason five hundred and seventy-two ma jority. Two other prtcincti are to hear from which will not materially affect tbe result. LaGrange, October l.—A gloriously red sunset closed a quiet election Five hun dred and sixty votes were cast bere. McDaniel and Traylor (for Senator) nnd Crenshaw and Jones (Democrats) for the noute, have 325; John II. Cloptoa and Upshaw (negroes) 213. So far four pre cincts have given a Democratic majority of four hundred. Sparta, Ga., October 1.—A very quiet election here, with a small vote. Old Hancock is solid for Democracy—not a single Republican vote cast in the county. Such a slate of things was never before known. Talbotton, Oa., October 1.—At Talbot- ton and Geneva the vote stands: State ticket, 3C0; Willis (Democrat), for Repre sentative, no opposition. 310; Alien (Democrat) for Senator, 253 ; 8harman (Republican), 96. This is more than half the vote. Smituyills, October 1.—Hon. W. C. Gill, the Democratic nominee for Repre sentative, is elected by a nice majority. Newnan, October 1.—The election passed off qnietly. There waa no drunkenness on the streets. Turner and Goodwin, whites, were elected, over Wilkinson and Arnold, colored, by more than 300 majority. The vote polled was light, being about 1,500. Darien, October 1.—Hercules Wilson, colored, was re-elected to the Legislature to-day. Valdosta, October L—Lowndes gives 250 Democratic majority. T. G. Crawford is elected to the Senate and J. W. Harrell to the House. All quiet. LaGrange, Ga., October L—In the county convention OoL J. H. Traylor re ceived the nomination without a dissent ing vote; in the Senatorial convention he waa unanimously nominated on tLe first ballot, and to-day received the full vote of Troup, Heard and Carroll counties which compose the Thirty-seventh Senatorial district. This is certainly onpsecedented. house office in<i the Hou | Corn , 2U ji ing lad. - i r Hsndrlcka Cows Horn*. 1 L>i iiviLLK, October 1.—Gov. Hendnc nbract‘8 left for his home this evening. He will r J11><Ak at New Albany, a* announced.