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'A i • 2 THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1884. DANIEL’S ACCEPTANCE. ilUt Appeal for the Protection of, Homes Against Saloons—'The Great In crease In the Drinking of Beer and Whisky. iTILtu&AI’liKD TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Baltimore, OctoberO.-Hon. Mr. Daniel, recently nominated for Vice-President on tiie Prohibition ticket, baa made pub Ic bit letter of acceptance. It fa addressed to Hon. Samuel Hickey. Mr. Daniel aaya the necessity for the prohibition of the li quor traffic is based on the well established and conceeded facta that this traffic la the producing cause of a large part of all crime, poverty. Insanity, suicide and dis ease that exist In' the land; that It la a great disturber of the public peace as well as a destroyer of domestic peace and bap* plneaa, and that ft renders life, liberty and pro;>erty insecure, and Imposes upon the community many burdens of taxation, without equivalent ot consent. The first £ rohibiUon‘agitation, he ease,culminated i the enactment at the Maine liquor law in KM. Sew life was infused into this prolnthtorv reform by the Crusaders in 1873 ...d • U'nman'i Phtiatlftft Tf»mtu*r*npp and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Sow it lias incorporated used In the statutes of Maine, hew Hampshire, Vermont and Iowa and In the constitution as well as the statutes of Kansa*. In Ma ryland prohibitory lRwa prevail in thirteen out ot twenty-three counties; in South Carolina in nearly all of the rural districts outside of the incorjiorated towns and eit- Isa; in Georgia, in ninety or more counties out of 137; in Alabama, In ten to fifteen counties and numerous other districts; In Mistissippi; In large districts; in Louisi ana, in maty parishes; In Arkansas, in large sections; In Texas, in several coun ties; in TenneatM, by reason of the law that prohibits grof shops within several mile* of a school honse or chnrch, nearly or quite half of the State; In Mississippi, in thirty counties, and in Kentucky in some twenty-seven couDtlei, with almost every other county in the State permeated with prohibition. Moreover, this senti ment was strong enough in Iowa to give a majority of nearly 35,000 for a prohibition- ary constitutional amendment some two years ago, despite the most determined el- tarts ol the liquor leagues in opposition In Ohio, about a year ago, itwas sufficient to cast over 323,000 votes for a similar con stitutional ame .dment that were counted, and so me 400,000 or more that were not coanted or fraudulently counted out, the total of which weald have carried it, and this result, too, in the face of the opposi tion of both the Republican and Democrat ic parties, ampered as it was by cooping it with the license amondu ent to be voted on at the same time, and the en actment of what is known as the Scott tax law. In Maine very recently, a majority of some 44,283 has been obtained Ibr 1 similar amendment, and this after a trial of thirty years or more of statutory prohibition. The people in some fifteen other States hive within the last veer or two besieged their respective legis latures with petitions for the purpose of deciding for themselves the question of constitutional prohibition, but have been refused. It is nclieved that upon a fair vote and with the country thoroughly aroused the-liquor crime would be pro hibited by a decided majority. The fail ure of the Prohibitionists is attributed to too much of a preaching, praying, resolv ing and working organisation till election day, and then of falhngofTinto part, lines and voting irrespective of this great issue. DuriDg the last five years beer drinking has increased about G0.2 per cent, and whisky drinking 44.5 per cent. In 1880 the consnmp ion of liquor was a littlo over an average of four gallons perman;l in 1888 over 12 In Kanaas, however, there has been a decline ol about 8 per cent., in spite of the rapid increase of population, and the decrease has been etill greater in Maine and some other States. Mr. Daniel says officials fail to enforce the present laws, and that it is the policy of the national and State governments to license aud foster the whisky traffic. To change this policy and especially the gov ernmental one, it is necessary to create a new party. Both of the existing political parties have opposed or ignored this great issue and their candidates for.President and Vice-President have done likewise. Messrs. Cleveland and Hendricks adopt the shihbolethof theirparty and their liquor loving allies and cry ontsgainst sumptuary laws thtt vex them. On the other hand Mr. Biuine would perpetuate the trsfflc for ihe purpose ot raising a permanent reve nue, to be appropriated to the payment of the taxes of the several States In the pro portions of their population, and rejoices in the probable con stant increase of such revenue. He states that this entire revenue comes from the consumer, and therefore hurts no one, and that it is much better that it should come from this source than from farms and shops. (See letter of November, 1883 ) A monstrous proposition, trulydliat it should THI PRIM! MIRIDIAN. Deliberations of the International Con* ferenoe* In Washington. IVASHiKurox, October 7.—From inter views had lo-day with delegates to the In ternational Prime Meridian conference and American scientists who have taken an active interest in the subject, It Is believ ed that the conference will fail to arrive at any agreement with regard to a com mon prime meridian. The opposition of the French delegates to file adoption of an Mridiao k still Ann, although that opposition seems to be the result of patriotic and sentimental, rather than practical considerations. Further Information obtained to day with regard to the long debate in yester day's aesslon shows that although the French delegates were willing to waive tbelr preference fer a prime meridian run ning through their own country, they were not willing to recommends meridian which would cross the territories ol any other great power. They insisted upon a common prime meridian which should be absolutely neutral, that is, which should lie wholly outside the limits of Europe and America. AUIglCAS ggocltrais F010RXZ5WICH. Commander Sampson, of the U. 8. Be vel Observatory, In reply to the French delegates, pointed out that a prime merid ian, in order to be accurately determined ami fixed, should run through some es tablished national observatory, andshonld be in telegraphic communication with the rest of the world. It would be inconven ient and difficult to locate a prime me ridian through Behring Strait or across the Azores;'.. suggested by the French delegates, because there were no facibiies in either place for the necessary astrono mical work. Furthermore, economy, as well as convenience, required the adoption of the meridian now mset generally used, via., that of Greenwich. More than 70 per cent, of the world's shipmasters used this meridian in the calculation ol their longitude, and the cost ot the necessary changes In existing cherts, If any other prime meridian were adopted, would ex ceed 1100,000,000. a BRITISH VIRW OX THf SUBJECT. * Pro lessor Adams, one of the delegates from Great Britain, sa<d that the question under discussion was a practical, not a teemed to have lost sight ot that fact. The question was simply wbat meridian would be most convenient for the greatest number. If a ''neutral” meridian were selected. It would not only Involve a vast number of expensive changes 1* existing charts, but it would necessitate the estab lishment of an observatory at some re mote and comparatively inaccessible point for the determination of such meridian, became it would be impracticable, if not impossible, to determine the longitude of a place by geodetic calculations alone. Professor Janssen, in reply to these critics, maintained that the question was one of geography and navigation, and that the establishment ol an observato ry on the prime meridian was not neces sary. SOME OBJECTION TO A NEUTRAL HERtDIAS. Professor Newcomb, superintendent of the United Sta es Nautical Almanac of fice, who was present by invitation, was then introduced to the conference by President Rodgers, as “the most eminent >of American astronomers," and briefly gave his views upon the subject. He said he did not re gard an observatory on the prime merid ian as absolutely essential, and to this ex tent he concurred with Professor Janssen. If, howevdr, the meridian of. Behring t trait, or the Aaores, should be chosen ft would be nece ssry to mount a transit in strument there. If a point be selected where there is no observatory, the distance from that point to some observatory must bs calculated. He called the attention of the French delegates to the fact that even the Azores are not. strictly speatyng, neu tral ground, since they belong to Portugal, and It would be hard to find or locate a mer idian which would not cross territory be- loncing to some one of the great powers. When, after some further debate, the conference adjourned, there was no evi dence of any disposition on the part of the French delegates to recede from their posi tion or make any further concessions, and on>of them said emphatically to a United States naval officer to-lay, that France would never consent to engrave on her charts. "Longitude, west (or east) from Greenwich.” FROM WASHINGTON. All Qialrt Crops Promlss a Largs Viola— Cotton Low In Condition-Report Of Statistician Nimmo—Our Internal Commerce, ItXLXOXArHXD TO THI 1UOCUTID rBISI.] Washington, D. 0., October 10.—Tho crop report from October returns Is as fol lows: Of corn the average is higher for oonditlon then in the past five years, but not so high si any ol tho remsrkablt com years from 1875 to 1879, inclusive. The general average Is nlnt ty-three, which Indicates about twenty-eight bushels per acre, In a breadth approximating 70,000,- 000 acres. The region between the Missis sippi end the Rocky Mountain slope again presents the highest figures, which in every State rise a Uttle above the nominal standard ol full condition. No State east of Mississippi returns the condition as high as 100. The lowest figures are 73 in Western Virginia, Ohio 74, Louisiana 74, Texas 80. South Carolina 83. The re daction was ceased by drouth. There Is complaint of drouth (in the Ohio Valley and In the Atlantic and Gulf States, but not sufficiently severe to reduce seriously the yield. The early planted is everywhere matured. Late plantings in the Southern States have suflered for want of snmmer rains and will be light. Very little injury has been done by frosts. There was frost in Vermont on the 25th of August and In several border States about the middle of September, with alight Injury to late com. The dtmege by chinch bugs and other in sects has been slight. WHXAT. The wheat crop will exceed that of last year by about 100,000,000 bushels. Thresh ing is ib log is slow and late, with results thus far confirming the indications of former re- Dorts. TUe yield per acre will be about lSMbnsbeis. The quality of the present wheat crop is generally very good, especial ly in the Middle and Eastern States, on the Western slope of the Alleghenies, Mich- ' Wisconsin and Minnesota. Some ana, Illinois, Iowa. Missouri and Kansas. The average (or the entire breadth is 08. OTHSE YIXLDS. The yield of rye Is about twelve bushels per sere. The quality Is superior. The yield of oats is s little above the average, yielding twenty-seven bushels per acre and making a crop approximating 570.000,000 bushels, of good quality. The barley crop makes a yield of nearly twenty-three bushels per acre, and a prodnet exceeding 50,000 OCO of aveiage quality. The condi tion of buckwheat averages eighty-seven, indicating a crop slightly under an aver age. rOTATOXS. The condition of the potato crop is rep resented as 88. which » five points lower than in October last year. It It is two points lower than In 1879 and 1SS2 and the same as in 1880. COTTON. The October returns ot cotton indicate a reduction of nearly eight pointa in the average condition. from 82.5 to 74.7, as the result of con- tinned droutb.in arresting the develop- monsirous prvpuwuuu, uui;,iuhi ■**.•* be necessary or proper to wring this blood money from tho homes ol the poor and distressed to pay the taxes of the rich with it, who own farms and ships; and more astounding still that the revenues thus ob tained hurts no one. And Gen. Logan would place a number of grog shops about every school house, in order that the for mer may support the latter. This move ment oilers a grand opportunity for bury ing for ever the sad memories nnd bitter hatreds ot the war, and of uniting the best elements, Christian and moral, throughout the land against the worst, and in an organization that will know no South, North, East or West, its great pur pose being the protection of homes against the saloons. OUR FAULTLESS NAVY. ment and destroying the vitality of plants. The prospectof a top crop is reduced to a minimum. The drouth has been general and its effect manifest in every State. Of ten successive crops, only two have aver aged a lower condition in October. These were 1881 and 1883, when the averages were 66 and 68, respectively. The average was 88 in the great crop year, 1882. The State averages are as follows; Vtrgtria 81, North Carolina 79, South Carolina 80, Georgia 79, Florida 81, Alabama 74, Mis sissippi 76, Louisiana 77. Texas 62, Arkan sas 76, Tennessee 85. The returns of local estimates of the yield per acre, in frac tions ot bales, indicate an average rate of yield of 36-10J of a bale per acre. INVITATION ACCEPTED. In response to an iuvitatl n from the United .Mates Post-office Department to take part in the exhibit of postal appli ances ot the New Orleans Exposition, the Canadian Post-office Department has re plied that the department will take pleas ure in contributing any articles in connec tion with the postal service of Canada that may appear to be worthy of aplaceinsuch WIFI MURDERER HANDED. Wealth and tnfluenoa Powerless to Save Him. [TKLIiiBAPHED TO TUE ASSOCIATED PBEHS.j Ft. Wayne, Lvd., October 10—ChanV, W. Butler, one of the most noted cm in the State of Ohio, son of Dr. Geo. But ler, a wealthy doctor of Columbus. Ohio, was executed to-day at Columbia City, Ind., for the murder ot Abbie Butler, his young wife, at I'iercetown, Ind., oil Sep tember 27,1883. Alter his arrest for mur der Butler was inesreeraied In the Jail at Colombia City to await trial. During his confinement in Jail he succeeded in effect ing his escape, and for some daya wss at liberty, but was subsequently recaptured. His trial occupied nearly a month. All that wealth and Influence could do was done to save him from the gallows, but itt'iic tu oait'iLiii Slum Uia f^auuna. uuv without ava'l. While a priest aud the sheriff were with him in (he cell last night, Butler played several airs on his accordeonl At 19 o’clock he took an affectionate farewell of hie sis ters. Just before the march to the scaffold he again tcok up his accordeon DLaiiuiu UB aguu wua uts hlluiuluu. concluding with long farewell chord, and tbeo began dancing, but was interrupted by the entrance of the sheriir to read the death warrant. At twelve o'clock the pris- oner was handcuflad and, accompanied by the priest, the aheriff and his deputies, proceeded to the scaffold. Butler stopped near the drop and made a rambling, toco- berent speech of a few minutes length, in which he said that all who were connected with his trial and execution would be sor ry for it. After tbe conclusion of bis speech, the priest, prisoner and attendants knelt in prayer, which being ended Butler walked to the edge of the drop and kicked viciously to see if it wav solid. While tbe noose was being adjusted and the black cap pot over bis head, he cried out in a piteous tone: “Please take this off! The rope’s too tight 1 Please loosen the rope: It ain’t right!? The request was not heeded. lie was asslited ou to tbe drop, which fell at 12:38. Butler stood too near to the hinges of the drop, and his descent was alow, bis feet scraping the drop. The noose was, however, adjusted properly and in seven minutes he was pronounced dead by strangulation. The execution was wit nessed by 250 people, and an immense crowd surrounded the jail. Faulty Laws Give a Cowboy Murderer Hie Liberty Denvsr, Col , October (J —A murderer never had a fiercer tussle with the law than Albertsarvejr, who was giveu^his liberty by the Supreme Court of Colorado to-day. Twice he has been in tbe penitentiary for his crime only to be released again on faul ty laws and techn'calities, and now he is a free man. Garvey was a cowboy, and on May 23,1830, while on a roundup, shot George Wolf, a roundup boss, liefyllInto the hands of vigilantes, but they spared bis life, turning hinyver to the proper au thorities. He was L.^-d in court ana sen tenced to the Moll«Mivy for life. Hehad served about a year when the Supreme Ooort of tbe 8tate decided that the murder law of the State in operation previous to 1881 was invalid. This decision was rendered In tbe case of Packar, tbe notorious cannibal The attorneys for Garvey made the de cision apply to hla case, and Garvey was released from the penitentiary to stand a new trial, meanwhile being confined in ail in Denver. The judge before whom be case was tried decided that Garvey could uot be tried for his life a second, time, and held that he stood self-convicted of manslaughter, sentenced him to ten years In the penitentiary, the full extent of the law. _ Gaivejr served another year, array but meanwhile his attorneys were work ing to have the sentence annulled, they bolding that Garvey should have been tried for manslaughter when given a sec ond trial, aud Garvey was again taken from the penitentiary and confined In jail here. The proceedings were of a habeas corpus nature, and to-day the decision was reached that Garvey was a free man. Lives In Style at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and Steal* $2,000 Worth of Diamonds.' Boston, October 7.—A woman dressed In deep mourning and of fine appearance was lodged In the Charles Street Jail to-night, having been arrested on the charge of grand larceny. Her name is Georgianna Heustis, and she is tbe widow of Fred Heusiis, once a prominent stock broker in New York. She has had three husbands, UP IN A BALLOON. A Young Man Gratifies His Ambition to Salt Through tha Air* Arovsvillb, N. Y., October C.—Young Mr. Charles C. Van Devere, of this village, from early boyhood has been infatuated with the project of making a balloon as cension. A few years sgo he sought the privilege of accompanying an aeronaut on his trip among the clouds, but was not permitted to go. He then endeavored to make an ascension with Carlotta, who has made nlany successful air flights in the Mohawk Valley, but she declined to take He then went to work to COLD AND SILVER. Dollars of the Precious Metals Now In the Country. [telegraphed to the ASSOCIATED PRESS.| Washington, October 0.—The director of the mint estimates the amount of gold and silver coin in the United States on the 1st of October. ISSi, at 7815.000.000. Of this amount $553,000,fOO is gold, $182,000,- 000 standard silver dollars, and $75,000,000 subddiarv silver. Tnis is a gain from tho 1st ot October, 1883, of $35,000,000, $13,000,* 000 being gold coin and $22,000,000 silver. In addition to the coin iu circulation on the 1st of October, the mints and assay of- fWa held bullion for coinage at that date amounting to 763,000,000, and of shver $5 000,000, making the total amount of United States coin and bullion available for coinage in the conn- try on the first of October, 1884, $872,000^ iryon inenrsioi uciouvr, zoo-*, 000. of which $010.000,000‘Is gold and $262,000,000 silver. The amount of gold coin outside of the treasury was about $75,000,- 000 leas than on the fi st of October, 1833, while the amount in the treasury was $20,000,000 more. The amount of silver in banks and general circulation is about 78.000,000 less than in J8tf, and tbe amount in the treasury about $31,000,000 more. The amount outstanding of gold and silver certificates is nearly $50,000,000 more than on the first of October, 1833. National bank notes have deciea«ed about $17,000,000. of which the amount in the treasury increase 1 about $5,000 000. •hutting Down the Fall River Mills, Fall River, Mass., October 7.—It is pretty certain that a general shut down ill soon be ordered The stock on hand ia now nearly 000000 pieces, and, with no prospect of immediate improvement in the market, there seems to be no way oat of the difilculty except to stop the produc tion. As yet the manufacturers cannot agree, but It is probable that some arrange ments will be made during the week ny which the mills will be abut down next week. A New Fhaee of tho Chinese Question, San Feancwco. October 7.—A large number of Chinese passengers, by the steamer City of Pekin, which recently ar rived here, are taking ad vantage of J ustice Field's ruling that Chinese bom in tbe United States are citizens and entitled to Thirty writs have been taken out “ * ft few days hy Chinese who r American birth. A Gun on the Cadet Ship Standlsh Ex plode*—Miraculous Escapes. Annapolis, October 7.—The United States steamer Standish was in command this afternoon of Lieutenant John F. Rog ers, who had the third division of the first class of naval cadets on board, this divis ion numbering abont fifteen. The cadets had fired five shells at a target 700 yards distant in Chesapeake bay. On the sixth shot the gun burst with a tremendous crash and shiver of the timbers of the ship. Numbers of pieces of the gun flew completely over the ship. One piece, weighing over tOO pounds, bounded from one side of the/hip to the other, making two holes in the deck as it went against tbe starboard ttffrail. Another piece, weighing over 100 pounds, was found ly ing on the port quarter, and a third piece, 500 pounds, was found on the hurricane deck, and near the boiler deck, broken where it lay. No one was injured, all tho pieces flying over the heads of the cadets and crew. The gun was a muzzle-loading Parrott, converted into a steel-lined breach-loader. Itwas run out from the port-side quarter, and the cadets were steadying. Had they been on the other rope a loss of life would have occurred. This is the second gun of this kind that has burst on the Standish, and one of the same kind was found cracked on the Tho cadet who fired the gun Considerable of the rigging of the Standish was carried away. Vermont at the Nsw Orleans Show. Montpelier, October 9.—A joint session of the Legislature was held here to-night for the purpose of adopting plans for the proper representation of the collective re sources of the State at the New Orleans ex position. A large number of citizens from all parti of tha State were present Sena tor Hows presided, and after warmly ad vocating participation by Vermont in the exposition introduced Go ■missIonar-Gsn- eral Morehead, who gave an interesting account of the rise and progress of the ex position, saying It was the supreme effort of the South for ihdustrial Independence through diversified Industries, which had beenadvoented for many years post by Ilia Vftf innftl Pnttnn Plan tars' A ss.m i:i ti, in the National Cotton Planters'Association, under whose auspices tho exposition was to be held. Senator Morrill gave a brief account of all the great world's Expositions and the good they accomplished. He said the World’s Exposition of New Orleans would exceed any of its predecessors. He strongly ad vocated appropriate representation by the Stine. After Senator Morrill concluded a mem ber of specialists in agriculture, horticul ture, mineralogy, dairy production, sheep "husbandry, education and manufacture, who ha«i been invited, made addresses, after which the session was adjourned. It was the general opinion that the Btate would sabscribe $5,000. •Hver Discovered In Gaorala. Chattanooga, October 8.—Considerable excitement prevails over the recent dis coveries of silver mines in Murray county, (in., at the base of Fort Mountain. Infor mation received to-day states that a stock company just organized, procured ore at a depth of eleven feet that assays $1 to the pound. People are flocking there from every direction. They are undoubtedly the richest silver mines ever discovered in the South. They are named the Legal Tenders. Augusta, ua., vciooer iu.—uurran Bat tle, a prominent farmer of Warren couuty, aged w, was killed in his steam gin to-day. ion as that contemplated. OUR INTERNAL COMMERCE. Mr. Nimmo, chief of the bureau of sta tistics, to-day handed his report to the 8e:retary of the Treasury. It embraces the following topics: Foreign commerce of the United States, duties on imports, tonnage, movements of immigration, freight charges and relation of foreign commerce to Internal commerce and trans portation. The matter of chief importance treated of is the enormous magnitude of our internal commerce. It is shown that the value of the products of the various industries of the United States is seven times the total value of our foreign com merce, nearly three times the total value of the foreign commerce of Great Britain and Ireland and five limes the total value of the foreign commerce of France, includ ing in each case both imports and exports. The total value of the products of industry In the United 8tates is also shown to be a little more than twice the total valuo of ex- E >rts of merchandise from all countries of urope. The United States is now.the lar gest manufacturing country on the globe. The value of the products of American manufacture consumed at home is five times the value of the manufactured pro ducts of Great Britain and Ireland export ed to all other countries, and more than fourteen times the value of the products of manufactured products from France to a’l other countries. The relative value of the internal as compared with foreign com merce of the country Is also illustrated by statements shotting that 99 per cent of the coal mined In this country, 95 per cent of our iron and steel products. 95 per cent ot the products of our leather in dustry, more than 99 percent, of our man ufactures of wool, 95 per cent of the pro ducts ot our cotton manufactures, more than 99 per cent, of our manufactures of silks, and 97 per cent of our manufactures of glass, glassware, earthenware and stone ware are consumed lathe United States. Mr. Nimmo sets forth the conditions which restrain the large and general ex portation of American manufactures, and also the condltl ms favorable to the expor tation of certain articles of American man ufacture, Referring to the periods of phe nomenal prosperity and of phenomenal depression which have from the beginning marked the commercial and industrial growth of the country, he says: “Experi ence has proved tbeio fluctuations to be but the symptoms of au exuberant,uncon trollable spirit of enterprise, outrunning possibilities and a healthy and well pro portioned development even In this land of abounding material resources.'* a passenger. He then went to work to make a balloon. He recently completed it, and advertised an ascension to tako place this afternoon. Ho says he has invented an air valve which can be governed with ease, and will enable an aeronaut to better command an air ship, and this ascension is intended to test Its qualities. Van Devere at an early hour* this morn ing began the inflation of his balloon. About 500 spectators were present in the afternoon, anxiously waiting the move ment of the amdteur, who seemed confi dent that his voyage would be a success. With a few friends to assist him he was enabled to make a start about 4 o’clock. Loud dheers greeted him as he clupbed into the basket. Tbs balioon, arter being released, as cended slowly, and when a short distance from the ground he threw out all of bis sandbags to lighten it. and then rose rap idly and was lost to view in about six min utes among the dense clouds. It is not known where he landed. Canajohalie, October 0.—Charles C. Vanderveer of Argusvillo, the young farmer who went up in a cambric balloon yesterday, reached home to-day. The balloon landed on the farm of Perry Ding- man, in Burtonvllle, eleven miles away. Vanderveer was more than pleased with his aerial trip, lie says that ho never once lost hla head daring his eighty min utes in the air, half of it spent above the clouds. The sight of the earth below, he says, was beautiful in the extreme. He saw a rain storm creep along the earth’s surface. It resembled a gigantic black ball. He felt no effects of Tt about him. The earth locked like a great bowl. The air seemed lighter at the height of a mile, and there wss a constant roar in his ears, which he filled with cotton plucked from his blouse. He thinks he went nearly two miles high. He says he will con struct an instrument to measure the dis tance before the next ascension. Van- derveer’s hou e has bjen thronged with visitors all day, and the ascension is the one topic of conversation for mbes around. The young farmer is overwhelmed with congratulations, and has received several oilers to ascend elsewhere. He is a cool, bright, modest young man, and not at all cranky. He owns a farm, and to day is working thereon. He says he is satis fied that his life dream has been realized. lie TV lUift. Hue uuu imtu uunuiuua, the first named Leavitt and the second Moody. Alter Heustis’ death she w»nt to the Fifth Avenue Hotel and lived there In grand style,until she incurred a debt of $G00 which the could not pay. 8be had a pri vate coachman ana a fine turnout con- stantly at her service. About four months ago she went to Theresa Lynch’s place at 225 Broadway, and represented that her name was Van derbilt, and that she was nearly related to William H. Vanderbilt. She had told the same story at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and the Lynch woman believed it Hens- tis said that she was going to attend a very fashionable reception that night and wanted to borrow diamonds to wear. Lynch loaned her $2,000 worth of dia monds, and. instead of attending a recep tion, she came to Boston with theip, and soon after “fenced” them. A New York officer is here with extradition papers, bat she hasretaiued counsel, and will fight the case. A writ of habeas corpus has been obtained, returnable to-morrow morning, when there will be a hearing. 8he re mains in jail in the meantime. She ap pears to be a handsome adventuress. "The Universal Timepiece.’* The Universal Timepiece” is the name of an invention by Dr. A. M. Cary, of flew Jersey, which has been brought to the attention of the members of tbe Me ridian Congress now sitting in Washing ton, several of whom regard it with favor. Dr. Cary describes the Invention, its ob ject and utility, as follows: An Editor Drowned. Jacksonville. Fla., October 10.—A dis patch from Cedar Keys to tho Times• Union Bays the body of J. A. Buckner, editor of the Out/ Coast Uerahl, at Tarpon Springs, was found in a bayou between Anclote and Tarpon Springs. On Tues day morning the deceased had a difilculty with a woman who passed as his wife, ana whipped her, Ou Sunday she fled with a negro in a boat, and Buckner followed in pursuit. They passed out of sight around a point, and the next seen of Buckner was on Tuesday, when his body was found, as above stated. Foul play is suspected, and the coroner is making an investigation. Starving Operatives. PirERanuRG, Va., October 9.—The death tute condition of the starving factoty op eratives, numbering between 800 and 1,000, who have been out of employment for about sir weeks, by reason or tbe shutting down ol ail of tie cotton mills in and near this city, has enlisted the sympathy of the entire community. To-night “Pinafore” was given at the Academy of Music for their benefit, and an immense audience* was in attendance. The close of these mills was due to the over-production of goods. RIOT IN AN OREGON TOWN. A Mob Makes War on the Chinese and Burns a School House. Portland, October 8.—The town of Huntington was .the scene of a riot yeater- di day. Huntington is a new railroad town, and is the junction of the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Raltway and Navi gation Companies’ roads. Yesterday a meeting was held by a large and angry crowd of gamblers, roughs, aud saloon keepers. They adopted resolutions prohibiting the employment of any Chinese in the town. A dele gation was lent to the officers of the Oregon Construction Company in forming them of the action of the meet ing. The crowd then turned loose and made a riotous attack on the Chinese quarters. Several buildings were gutted and their contents destroyed. The Chi nese were driven off. The mob next set fire to a large school house, where a crew of railroad engineers made their headquarters. The building and contents, inclultng sets of valuable instruments, were totally destroyed. Other acts of outrage and violence were com mitted, and then the rioters dispersed. Tho latest reports say that all Is quiet, and that no arrests have been made. Over 100 persons were engaged in the riot. «JOHN KELLY THREATENED. Another Lunatlo who Breathes Assassi nation and Blood. New York Star. Shortly after the Chicago convention Hon. John Kelly received several letters of a threatening character, one especially violent being from Baltimore. Another was from Chicago, and also contained threats of assasslnation.unlcsscertain con ditions, were complledwith. Since that time, the gentleman in quetiion has received & number ot missives of the same pleasant nature through the mails, tho latest being tiro following, from an anonymous writer in Philadelphia: Pqila., OcL 2,1834.—You Dam Fraud if tho Old Democratic Party Looses New York Btato f ou arc to Bee a Dead Man Marke tho-c words Have More Courage than you you aro a Cow ard and a Dam Itiuical. I Will Kill you and then Hang for the grand Democratfe l’arty tills will Hoe tho Last Deal you will Make that will Boo the Deni you make with Moe. I Had good Notion to Kill you tho Other Day I Wan Walking Right a long a tMc of you Hut I thought I would give you a Chance to Do Bet ter But you Don’t seem to Improve 1 Mean tc Kill you and that nettles It if the Democrats losses New York state. It Won’t do von No good you Won’t Never Hearc of IMatiiQ’s Booing inauguration you will Bco in the ground Cold where you aught to have Been — . af RUg ©Moe* sago from DR. W. O. QiatON, Practice limited to the treatment of die eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Office 35W Cotton Avenue, Macon, Go, Jy29w8m BAVKD BY TECHNICALITIES. A HANDSOME THIEF. Ok buu uumj'. os ivuuna. The object of this timepiece is to ascer tain without computation the correct time, to ascertain the iofigitude of any given point, in degrees and fractions, without computation. The hours are marked in figures, as on the ordinary watch, on an inner circle or fixed dial. The minutes are marked on an inner circle, also fixed, adjoiuiDg the hour circle. There is in ad dition to, or in place of, the ordinary hour hand, a series of twelve (or less) hour hands on connected concentric lines. On these hour hands are marked degrees of longitude, fifteen degrees apart, represent ing hours, reckoning from Greenwich, east and west (or either east or west, as may be desired.) A raised movable doub le circle, running with the minute hand, is divided into fifteen degrees each way. One revolution of this circle marks one hour, and each division, numbered 1 and 15 represents one degree of longitude, or four minutes of time. On the several hour hands, in addition to the degrees of longitude, may be placed the names of towns corresponding to the said degrees— as 75, Philadelphia; 90, 8t. 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[TELEGRAPHED TO TUE ASSOCIATED PRESS,] Quebec, October 11.—About 1 o’clock this af ternoon au explosion occurred at the new Parliament buildings, destroying a considera ble portion of masonry and the windows of the new structure, which was j ust being roofed In. The explosion was at first supposed to be that of tiie boiler of an engine used forthe hoisting of materials. This proves not to be tbe case. Neither can It be attributed to gas. Tbe general impression seems tfi be that the explosion was caused by dynamite, but aa none of that material was used in the works the mystery Is how it came there. An inves tigation Is now being had. The workmen all being away at dinner, only one man wss In jured. He escaped with a slight cut from a piece of rosk. The shock was very severe and was fc.t over the city. The wlndowiof houses in the vicinity of the explosion were badly ■hiltjirMl onet. The Chinese loss in the village alone was OCX) killed. The French troops fought with spirit and decision. They captured tel* all of the enemy’s war matexials, mules and horses. A French captain and tweutv men weie killed and three officers and ttfly men wounded, General Negrier was slight ly wounded. Genera] Briere de Lisle has started for Kep to assist General Negrier’s forces. Paris, October 10.—A dispatch from General Briere de Lisle, under date of the 8th instant, says: General Negrier is pur suing the Chinese towards the village of Yentke. I have ordered that Kep, the town where General Negrier’a forces had tbe engagement with the Chinese, be strongly occupied, and that tbe Loo-Chnan river and other outlets be closed. West ern and southern Tonquln are tranquil. iii«* <’lune-e hands have Ijimmi driven off and their chief killed. Our fleet is closely watching tfagOOMt Inssuon- lniUH'diate control of the troopi and ntn about to leave Hanoi. Admiral Fe; sent u shattered. At 2 p. ui. a second explosion occurred at the Parliament house, but the building sustained no damage of consequence. The carpenters working in the building say they noticed a box lying all the morning close to the wall where tho first explosion occurred, but they supposed it was placed there br tbe plumbers. After the explosion no trace of the box could be found. It is now believed tho box con- mined dynamite and an Infernal machine. The second explosion was thirty feet from th* place where the first one occurred. The new building is sold to be so m badly cracked from the first shock that it Is feared half of It will have to be taken down and rebuilt. After t»»e first explosion men were sent through the bul ding to look for other suspicl us boxes, but founu nothing. The cause of the second explosion ulral Feyron, minister of marine, haa dispatch to General deLlale, congrat ulating him upon tbe success of the f French. He has also telegraphed to Gen..^ Negrier, expressing the hope that he will speeolly recover from the effects of the wound received during the recent engage ment. General Negrier’a wound is In the leg. xocnzrokT challenged. Pabis, October 10.—The Matin states that Captain Fournier, who negotiated lof. Tien-Toin treaty with China,has challenged M. Rochefort to fight a duel, on account of an editorial written by the latter criti- delog the treaty. Paris, October 10.—The challenge given by (’ant Fournier to M. Rochefort, for criticising theTien-Tsin treaty with China, which was written by the former, was ac cepted by M. Rochefort. The duel was fought to-day, both combatants receiving slight wounds, M. Rochefort being wound- the neck and Capt. Fournier in the right hip. occurred are shattered. Tbe only persons in* I n red are Martel, a workman, who was struck tyarock frumth shattered walls, and Mr. —* — Cbarlcbols, the contractor, who suffered slight Injuries on the hand. The damaue done by the first explos on was considerable. A * “ Ur*- *— •• EGYPT. THE TROOPS AT WADY HALFA. Wady Halfa. October 9.—Gen. Wolseley reviewed tbe troops who are to take part in the Nile expedition to-day. The mount ed infantry managed their camels perfect ly. Tbe fiist batch of row boats ol tbe ex pedition passed the cararact^easily against hole about twelve feet high by five feet wide, was blown out of tbe wall on the third story from the basement and directly over the right a strong current The heavy division L of the camel corps will encamp until ordered to advance. entrance to the assembly chamber and near the place where the Speaker’s choir is situ ated. The second explosion occurred in tho northeast corner of the same building. Tho corner stones forming the support of the build- lug are badly bulged, aud It Is doubtful if It can be repaired without lettlug down the whole wall. Whatever the reason may be for wishing the destruction of the building, th»*ro 1s no room to doubt that dyna mite was usod. A searching Investigation Into the cause of the explosion Is now In progress. Everything Is quiet In the neigh borhood and a portion of a battery are patrol, ing tne grounds around the 1'arliaincutbutid ing. The government were only awaiting th« completion^tbebulldJugtoca 1 the house together for the dispatch of business. The building was so far advanced that only a part of the roof remained unfinished. It is not known whether or not the explosion will de lay the meeting of tho house tu December Several rumors are current regarding the causoofthe explosion. The French work men state that the work was done by Irish dy namiters. while somo Irish citizens say, and the opinion Is shared by a great many, that French workmen committed the deed with a view to injure the contractor, but for what reason is not apparent, os it is said the con tractor and the wen arc on tbe best terms. Serious trouble Is feared between the two na tionalities if these accusations be carried much farther. The Telegraph, In an editorial, say: “Nationality must not be used to screen any clement of the community. Our opinion Is that the man who put the dynamite in tho new building himself wa. seen nauttng for the cul prit, and when he is discovered—that is pr vlded the police are clewr ebb ugh—it will seen that tar from It being an .irishman ol _ rossa emissary, tho ac-iunurel was actuated through other motives.” ANOTHER MAfBACRE. Cairo, October 9.—Advices from Dongo- la state that tbe Madir of that place has received confirmation of the report that a steamer from Khartoum was wrecked after leaving Aberhawed. All on board the vessel landed to try to hire camels. They gave the natives presents and the natives iuvlted them to their dwellings and there they massacred them. It is un known whether there were any Europeans among the victims. Miss Mary Hoyt Abusing Policemen and Cetting Into a Cell. New York, October 9.—A handsome woman, showing many traces of refine ment, was a prisoner in the Yorkville Po lice Court to-day. She looked troubled, and her face and general demeanor gave evidence of dissipation. The woman was Miss Mary Hoyt, daughter of the late Jesse Hoyt, the millionaire, who lately CREAT BRITAIN. NEW GUINEA ANNEXED. London, October ll.— 1 The British Commo dore on the Australian station has been In structed to proceed to Now Guinea and pro claim a British protectorate over the southern coasts .of that Island to the eastward of the 141st meridian of east longitude. The protec torate will include .the islands adjacent to southern New Guinea. Settlement within the protectorate will not at present be permitted. COLLISION ON TUB CLYDE.- London, October 11.—The steamship Europe, from Glasgow for Malaga, and the Roseville, for Glasgow, came in collision to-day on the river Clyde near Greenock. Tho Europe sank and her captain nml five of the crew were drowned. THE FRANCHISE BILL. London, October 11.—Numerous public vc token place to-day in various parts of gland. Hon. William E.Yoster.M. I’., Lib- a-.Al, in a speech delivered at Bradford, said he was sure that the government would not alter its redistribution scheme in order to have the franchise bill passed. He stated that ho suspected that the scheme printed In the London Standard was tho real one which would be ubmsitte J by. the cabinet to the Com mons. Herbert J.Glndstone, son of the Premier, I.fb- iiciuvu..Yiinusiuiic, fuuui mu i iyiuiur, i,iu- cral member for Leeds, said that nothing would Induce tho government to Introduce tho redistribution bill Into Parliament with-1 out the amplest guarantee that the House of which would be satisfactory. Hnrd-Money Talk. Washington Star. Representative Money, of Mississippi, ^ras at the Democratic headquarters yes terday afternoon. He says the Democrats in hla State will send a solid delegation to Congress this time, and have seven in stead of the five Congressmen they now Ibave. The Republican opposition in the State, he says, is merely nominal and per fectly ineffective. The people down that I wav. he says, are not eating anything for mr. Blaine or Mr. Cleveland, but are just ling to vote the Democratic ticket. He ■lievea Cleveland will be elected. He says ffie haa thought all along that Ohio would ■Mb Republican, bat his mind has Certainly gO Lcimunuau. uuv uia in ui >a uu bee a changed within tho past few days. Ha passed through Ohio the other day and talked with a groat many well informed poll icians, who said the Democrats would certainly win the fight, and gave good rea sons for this opiuion. Heaays they told him that the presence of Blaine and Lo gan in the Stato had not the effect it was expected to. He was in Columbus when Logan stopped there on his way East, and only about seventy-five persons listened to his address from the rear platform ot his private car. The Democratic manage ment in the 8tate, he says, is simply per fect, aud ho thinks they have an even chance of success. Speaking of tho numerous charges brought against Blaino in the campaign, Mr. Money said they.were just and proper, except that concerning his marriage, and that was disgusting and contemptible. “Bringing that charge out," he said, “has made Blaino more friends iu the South than anything else, and if it has done him harm in tho North the people there aro not what I tako them for. It gives him no votes in tho South, but the people’s sym pathy is awakened. They don’t care any thing for Blaine, but there is a woman and a mother involved, and they express the bitterett'indignation at the course cf the Indianapolis Sentinel. There is a friend of mine,” lie said, “down In Mississippi who went to school to Mr. Blaino in Kentucky, and knew his wife perfectly well, and ail the circumstances. Somebody wrote to the Sentinel giving his name, and saying that his deposition might be had in sup port of the publication, but when Mr. Shoemaker wrote him about the matter he responded most indignantly denouncing the story as a base slander. Nobody knows how much he knows, but he will never eay a word except in defense of a lady.” A Bold Robbery. Johnstown, Pa., October 10.—Five masked men, flourishing revolvers, bat* tered down t)ie door of the house of „ farmer named Gates, in White township, early yesterday morning, and compelled Mr. Gates, at the muzslea of their pistols, to give them over $1,100, which he had se creted. The robbers then hastily depart ed, firing their revolvers aa they emerged from the house. Lords would pass the franchise bill first, EGYPT. DAD NEWS CONF1RXED. Cairo, October 11. The Mudlr of Dongola’. agent at Ambukcland, governor of Merawe. confirms the report of tne murder of Colonel 8tewart by the Arabs. General Lord Wolseley has ordered tho Mudir to proceed to Merawe with a strong force to rescuo the prisoners said to be in the hands of tbe Arabs. The steamer Nasifkheir. forming a part of the Nile expedition, has arrived atDongola No Brit ish advance in force for the relief of Khartoum will be made until November. Cairo, October ll.—A messenger from Am- berkst reports that after Gen. Gordon returned to Khartoum a boat with forty Europeans and -— •— Jlr Egyptians, accompanied by It* negroes and It Is unknown who her there are any Europe ans ambng the survivors. Wadt IIalfa, October 11.—A messenger sent out by Colonel Kitchener has returned. He confirms tho report of Colonel Stewart’s mur der, and says tho only survivors of the party aro four black slaves. All tho Europeans, In cluding M. Nicola, the Greek consul, were killed. Tnt OPERATIONS IX FORMOSA. as follows: “I urn erect- I ........ Jte troops to occupy at the port and mines. They wllf take several days to complete. Landing parties from Admiral Lcspes’ squadron at Tamsal reconnoltcred the posts from which the Chinese torpedoes were fired. They found that the posts were defend ed by a large number of infantry, who were ambushed la dense thickets. An engage ment took place and six members of the rcconnoltering party were killed,Including a naval lieutenant. The harbor Is defended by a line of torpedoes. Tho shallowness of the water prevents the approach of Urge ves sels. The torpedoes are close to tho shore, and this renders dragging for them dangerous. I am making an effective blockade at Tamsal. I am also blockading Tawan Foo and Jakan Kan, on the west coast of Formosa, the only ports avai’able on the island for the Unding of reinforcements. Paris, October 9.—Gen. Briere de Lisle lias telegraphed to the government con firming tho report announced in tho, dis patch from Hanoi yesterday of an engage ment between the French and Chinese in tho valley of tho Loo Chuan river, In Ton- quin. The encounter took place ou Mon’ day last. The Chinese were attempting to execute an offensive movement on tbe upper Loo Chuan river. They lost 1,000 men. Capt Dynet, of the French Foreign Legion, was killed and Lieut. BalyiTle wcunded. Gen Negrier’a column has gone up the Phulattg river to cut off the retreat of the Chinese. . , Paris, October 9.—A dispatch received from Hanoi to-night states that General Negrier’a column h«d an engagement at *** - - - nn nhTnAse reur- A DRUNKEN HEIRESS. iJC33v iiJj i, uiu luuiiuuaitc, n uu iowi; figured in the courts as a contestant of her father’s will. She was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Yesterday* afternoon she entered the New HavenA ra Iroad waiting-room at the Grand Cen tral Depot with a parasol in one hand and I a satchel in the other. Officer Hagen was on duty there, and immediately she began to berate him for not having at one time (•Retted ft servant of hers when she asked him. Then, after Borne forcible language, she struck him over the head with a para- iaoL After leaving tho Grand Central Depot, Miss Hoyt went direct to the Nineteenth Sob-Preanot Station in tho same building. Acting Sergeant Coon was sending a mes sage. “Here, I want you to send a mes sage for me,” she said. The Sergeant was busy aud he did not turn around ns soon las sne thought he ought to have done, and she went inside the railing. I “We don’t allow citizens behind the railing,” the Sergeant said, blandly. “But I want to send a message,” she said. 8he was then assured that tho po lice wires were not used to send private messages. She began to abuse the ser geant and was ejected. Five minutes later she concluded that she had been outra geously treated, and sought another inter view with the police. She blundered into the Young Men’s Christian Association rooms, which adjoin the basement occu- pied by the police. There she behaved qucerly that when she loft she was follow ed by a number of the inmates of the room. 8he entered tho police station again and began a tirade of abase, flung her satchel in one corner and her watch at Sergeant Coon’s head. Her pocketbook followed tbe timepiece, and then she was taken into customy by Officer Archibald, acting under the sergeant’s orders. She refused to tell her name, called the police fiends and various other complimentary names, and was put in a cell. After a while Miss Hoyt became calm, and told her name and the number of her residence, whicK she said was No. 454 Lexington Avenue. Wor.l was sent to the house, and her physician, Randolph Tausky, who is attending to the medical testimony in the will case, drove at once to the station aud went her bail. She was taken to the residence of Dr. Flint, su perintendent of Bellevue Hospital, where medicine was given her. She had not got over the excitement when arraigned be fore Justice Power this morning. She said she was not Brunk, but bad fainted in the street, and was suffering from the effects of drugs. Dr. Tausky said she was troubled with heart disease, and was hysterical. She was in tbe habit of taking a preparation of anodyne and spirits of lavender. Che police said she was drunk. Acting Sergeant Coon was sent for and said the same, and R. B, Porter, of Bridgeport, Conn,, who was in the station when sne enterad, said he smelled liquor from her brexth. ’ She was fined 710. ‘She was in an asylum in July and August, 1882. A Negro Lynched. New Orleans Octobtr 11.—A special to the Timea-Demoerat from Vicksburg report tin- lynching of Dock Martin, colored, who killed Ed Pica ants, colored, at Rolling Fork, Miss. A mob of colored men overpowered the guard and hanged the prisoner from a bridge. A Double Murder. ■CHATrANOooA, October 11.—A special to the Times from Gaylcrsvllle, Ala., gives fuller par ticulars of tho double murder perpetrated there a fewdflys since, when Mrs. Mary C. iDavis nnd a boarder named C. C. Jones were assassinated at her house by her uncle, J. R. Dorsey, and a prostitute named Jane Wade. Jones was killed by mistake, tt being thoaght u'.i Mr. llAvl.'a hiuK.nil I'lwimnp.!.,..,.. he was Mrs. Davis’s husband. Thet were arrested and au attempt was made to lynch them, but they were smuggled out of the village of Kep with 0,000 Chinese reg ulars, who occupied entrenchments round a central redoubt. The Chinese commenc ed the attack at 9 o’clock by trying to sur round the French, and the light lasted until 1 o’clock in the evening, when the retreat of the Chinese towards the fron tier of China was cutoff. The Chinese troops then fled In the direction of Paogu- an, pursued by the Frencl. The Kep gar rison defended their position bravely, compelling the French to *urround the re doubt and carry it at the point of the bay- Consumption Cured. j An old phya'cian, retired from )4au- 1 tice, having hud placed in his hands 1 by an East India missionary the forma- la of a simple vegetable remedy for tho speedy and permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and nil throat and Lung affec tions, also a positive and radical cure for bervoua Debility, and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested in the wonderful curative powers in thou sands of cases, lias felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated hy this motive aud a desire to relieve human suffering: I will send free of charge, to all who deairc it, this recipe in German, French or En glish, with full directions for prepar ing an*l using. Sent by mail by ad dressing with stamp, naming this/pa- per, W. A. Noyes, 119 Power’s Bcfck, itochester, N. Y. “The following it, the mortuary report for Ihc week ending taat night: White, milelO, female, 2: colored, males o, female, 1 Ttk tab 4.