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MACON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1884.
VO L11 ME L VITI-NO. 51
MUST THEY GU?
CIVIL 8ERV ce
, November
uruuuleiit
* toiated Pr«H h to-
ugbtf Q^vHetfiFs
the
Having
ed with
the K pul.licuu i.-.rt;
harillv | • k without K.me parly
lheh.->*. 1 will tell you IraiAly v
We .'hall Iiive mi i -linintetraucm
JK-m-wratieiu policy, but whcthfl I
of ito- cabinet repre««Dtiag those with
out whose votes the Dcmoo atio party
I Would hsvo failed I will uot guess, Hut
the civil service act will not be repealed, eltbe ■
at ius coming session or during the feneration!
Governor Cleveland and the stateameu of hiJ
party would oppose any attempt to repeal It.
ihe Republlcaus, as a b dy, would rei ■
tli.' r .. . ' ;! : ■! !. -'I. . It-
rules will not be abolished; wm
forceil mi'l.T tlie ne»v t*r. m.i. I fe ir,
rwith «ucb enlarging breadth of application
and such mor.il au port from the party in
have been the case certainly
Arthur bet n ie-ele< t"l. ami,
roo&uly, fiau Mr. Walk. succeeded,
be <il4'utere*tedne>rt and patriotism of the
kuntry ar«- not very unequally divided
btween tho g eat patties, but, in my
bl Ion, my p rty has a much larger portion
' the intelligent conviodon which has thus
<r xupported civil service reform. Great
ninbers «d persons lu the Democratic rauku
so prejudiced mid uuiuformedon the sub-
< t that tin y will clamor for removals for
of patronage. They do uot compre-
it n party which could elect Its c«udl-
atliy
dvised that Mr. Blaine was
itli reform of the civil Ber-
■ speech during the cara-
hotigh he made several liundred,
Vr to this question.” Governor
THE FATAL R’S.
idge Thoman continued^
self on every occasion that
by President Arthur
has given the comm!
uuwaiviDg support.’ 1
favor of the
Ij now successfully
I fl ot hi
rules promulgated
THE EUFAULA
I&1R.
fledly say that the
wot thy the patrom
Wtloa. under the
ber 17.—Wo can unquail-
Eufaula fair is now well
o of all. Last year*!
aanagement of the new
stock company, which purchased the grounds
something over a year ago, having proved a
financial success, the company, composed of
a number of onr most prominent and wealthy
cltiseas, have determined to make it a per
manent success and yearly event; eclipsing
anything that can take place In southeast Ala*
bama aud Georgia. Among the attractions
already recevedare over one hundred trot*
tfug hones and forty rarer*. betides fifteen
twenty pacers. Trotting, running and
daily. Tho liveliest
exciting turf engsgementf ever
ir:
da
i y by the aid of the Republican friends
i chance if it alienates Uu»e
friends iu the future, when they are sure to be
ftr more numenma aud powerful than now.'
They Mill believe In the oil proscriptive *p llss
fcy ht- m. not comprehending that it is doomed,
also, for a four yean saturnalia of spoilt than
for all the future beyond t at. great struc-
gte over the reform isira* In the D-mocratte
ranks is therefore certain. The statesmen of
the t arty, Bayard, Pendleton, Lamar, Gar*
land, Can *le, Randall, cox, Morrison,Tucker,
He- itt, Willis and otben, each of whom ha-
a ready spoken and voted for the civil service
act. will stand by the new President lulu
support But many worthy Democrats and
ail tho demagogues, spoilsmen ana rabblo of
the party wifi be against U The Republicn»
will staud together for the act aud rules, aux-
tiio party wifi be against U The Republici«n<
will staud together for the act aud rules, anx
iously waiting for tho DemocraU to ruin them
selves by their ahrogntion. The Prestdeut
v 11 : •*«! the eform element of his party, and|
his clear convietlous, his high sense of duty
his courage, his strength of character will se-
•uro the victory.
“There is no public man In this country who
has a higher sense of the moral obligatious o
official life. or who is more certain to with
stand mere partisan and ti-lfish appeal! than
Governor Cleveland. This is a grrat element
of power and popularity, too, a* people now
led. and lest my motlv--s be misunderstood,
nd me ad dtliat he h v* never done me a favor,
and that I could neither ask nor accept one
at his habdi. Many officers outside the
rules, and some wltb.D, will doubt
less be removed for no very good rea
sons but so iar as possible Governor Cleve
land will prevent mere political prescription
Ho cannot atteud to everythin*. Much will
depend on tho member* of bia cabinet, and
especially on the Postmaster*-tuerel. If then
arc it Is chaigcd, gome offleera who -hart-
used th-trinfluence to enforce assessment-
end nc-.leded tlu-lr duties and violated tu.
PPT * l,,r * I- - .*“ “““*”* *\* * jnr '
I t pc
selected for public work, irrespective of poli
tics, they hud better . ttend to that work aud
jmt meddle with elections.” - . *,
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND 8 RECORD.
Question—"What ha* Governor Cleveland
don.- in New York to warrant this estimateoi
hirst”
Answer -''Buffalo was a city almost at par-
exhibited those qualities which are being
more and morn needed and- appreciated by
the people. Thoy cotnprehc ded aud ap
proved hU aplrtt. He was elected mayor by-
votes from both parties in that Republlcm.
city. Entering upon his duties in Janus y.
1882, ‘ his life as mayor was a
continuous struggle for honesty and
fidelity in office against Jobbers,
spoilsmen and partisans who had long preyed
Wtfon the city. lie mastered the situation and
became kuown as tho **veto mayor.** Hi-
fearless way of dealing with them Is shown by
the language of his vetoes and other public ut
terance both a mayor and as--overnor. He
rn variably opposod and denounced all politi
cal, selfish and partisan schemes; approved,
in the most unhesitating manner, the princi
ples of the Pendleton bill, which is the pres
ent civil service law, a d vetoed a bill whose
aim, he held, wa* to secure places aud patron
ago foi party advancement. In his statesman
Min * * *■ *' * * * •
Veto<>f the railroad fare bill, ho withstood
tho tnregts, prayers and cajolement of all he
manipulate n», demago ues and communists
of nls party. lie made a mail
party.
1 8ia
works ins.cad of a polltb fan, against the com
bined pressure of tne whole army of partisan
jibbers. But he went far beyond all this. A
as a ended yet more stringent, had bisefl
•lent support, and rec eived hla prompt slgm
ture. The rapidly growing reform sentiment
of the country haa been demanding more hon
est', , courage ai d ndmInistrativecapacity with
lew politics in executive places Governor
Cleveland has the distinction of tiling the first
man since Washington wbb haa been eta ted
President because hepossessed these qualities
fn a pre-eminent degree. They haw advance
him more rapidly to the bead of the nation
than military glory ever did any one of her fa
vorites. . ..
"To believe that such a man, with such a
history will come to the national capital with
pledges and all that is best of his official life.
, to lu tray those whohavemost trusted him; to
''make hostile all Be,nbllcan Journal* which
now support him; to ruin the promote of his
party ana to diigruce himself and his country
by overturning a work of re'orm kindred to
i hat upon which his distinct! »n rests, ouly to
secures free field for patronago mongering
and the r|>oi's system debauchery—that urn
an assumption should be made by any sen-I-
b!e, well informed man is to me simply lm-
possible. If I am mistaken in this view, 1
hope the rules w 11 be utterly overthrown be
fore the March winds are over. If the Demo
crat* enforce the spells system policy they
must take the consequences. No true friend
of reiorm would ha*e eny part in the p rfune-
tory and dec* j tiro enforcement of tho rules
mutilated in their esientiafl&rte. .He would
rather await their part in the resurrection
fou r years hence over the graves of their ene
mies.”
MU. THOMAN EXPRESSES BDfIBLF.
seen in this sectlom^f the Btate. At a heavy
expcnsV the m^gyrs have engaged Prof.
( !/<!*» nt^chlWrtring-gifilbra^s bVnd and at
MMgpJ ^
a still larger oort Miss Nellie Burke's combi
nation. Her combinaf ion will give dally ex
hibitions of the old Roman chariot and stand
ing races, hurdle racee, representations from
Indian life, grayhoond chases and other
novel and thrilling exhibitions. Those who
have never seen an aeronaut traveling
through the air can gratify their curiosity by
witnessing the daily badoon ascensions. The
exhibition hall Is filled to overflowing with
the finest displays of every kind and variety
ever seen on our ground. The stoek display
will do credit to any fair. Half rates will be
given over all the railroads and accommo
dation ears will be attached to every freight
train ooming to Eufaula during the present
a eek.
A Popular Conductor Fatally Hurt.
[special telegram]
Savannah, November lfcvThla morning at
• o'clock* special train on the 8avannab,
Florida and Western railroad, in transferring
freight to the Central railroad, met a delayed
train at the Charleston and Savannah rail
road. The engine of the epeclal train aided
the delayed train to turn ont. While in mo
tion the engine was cat loose, and Conductor
Ar huf Hewett was struck by the pilot and
dragged fifteen yards. His injuries were fatal
and he died at 9 o’clock this morning. lie
was young and popular.
UNITED 8TATE8 SUPREME COURT.
Important Decisions Rendered In Insur
ance Cases, Etc.
TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.]
Washikotov,. November 10.-Decisions
were rendered by the United States Bu-
preme Court to-day 19 cases No. 05, Robert
iraine, executor, etc., plain til! in error, vs.
he Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia,
and N^. 00. Wellington Godden, executor,
c.,'plaiul iff in error, vs. the Mutual Ajs-
trance Society of Virginia, in error to the
f Virginia (
THE INDUSTRIAL GLOOM.
BLADE’S ANGER
The Weight That Turned the Scale In
New York—At ‘ Least That Is Mr.
Blaine’s Opln’on—The Lnt-
ter’e Intentions, Eto*
Imnunn IS thc amociatxd raxa.)
Bosroir, Navtmbfr IS.—The Journal',
AnguiU, Me., correspondent atnds the
following account of an Interflow had
with Mr. Bikino yesterduy afternoon:
“I Hiked Mr. Blaine what he thought
would bo tho rwolt of the count In New
York, and ho replied that be had no more
means «pf knowing than an nnborn child,
He hadtrom the Drat no other desire than
that a fair oount thould be made, aud ao
far aa he waa pera.onally concerned he
would be content with either result. Suc
cess wonld not elate him and defeat would
not depress him. He waa engaged In con
genial and profitable work, which had
Been Interrupted by the campaign, and
the deep regret that ho would feel
at the Democratic triumph would
ha altogether for hla party and country,
and not for hlmaelt. "[ lived too near tS'
Presidency In 1881,” Mr. Btalne added, aP
ter^Jong pause, 'and have too keen a
aefheSAlt, burden,, Its emba<Taasmenta
*- be unduly anxious tor the
Jiry how ho accounted for the
Fthe eltcdon in New York, Mr.
Rkidcrfn&lhe loss by the bolt of
Sdent UejMtlicana, and the far
‘no uiu<.|muuoui w|wiiuaua. nuu Hi* iar
larger loss from the-Rction of Republican
Prohibitionists, thft yronder at fim eight is
that the wDemoorlrtjr did * not carry
the State by 'aYAlarger majority,
as they confidently expheted they would.
This result/'prevented bv great ac-
cessions to me Itepuhlican ranks of Irish
and Irish-Amerifian voters and working.,
men of all classes,' 1 who sustained me be*.'
cause of my advocacy of a protective tariff.
They believe, and bell ere wisely, that free
trade would rtduoe their wages."
I Question—'’’Yon rea’ly think, then, that
you got a considerable Irish vote in New
Answer—"Ob, I had thousands upon
thousands, and ehonld have had
many more bnt for the in
tolerant and utterly Improper
remark of Doo'or Burehard, which was
quoted everywhere to my prejudice and iu
many places attributed to myself, though
it was in tho highest degree distasteful and
offensive to me. But a lie, you know,
travels vfiry fast and there was not time
brfore the election to over take and correct
that one, and so I suffered for it."
BLAINE TO WINTER IN WASHINGTON.
Augusta, Me., November 17.—Augusta
Republicans, as a manife.feslation of their
confidence In aud respect for Mr. Blaine,
will tender him a serenade at his real*
deace to-morrow evening. There wil. be
no organized procession, but a general
gathering of citizens,
ment which
the effect
The statw
j been published,
that Mr. ^ Blaine
would leave lor Washington about the
middle of the present week, and that he
had leased a house on Farragnt Square, is
incorrect. Mr. Blaine has not rented n
house at the national capital, nor has ho
fixed auv time for his departure from Au
gusta. He will, however, probably spend
ihe v,inter in Was' ington, leaviug An-
gnbta about the 1st of December, stopping
days <o New York.
dblnt
ed for
Whb«i Being Reduuad and Work<
Striking In Northern Mill* and Mlr<
[TBLR
APHID TO THE ASSOCIATED. J'KEfli
Denver, Col., November 17.—About!!
ooal miners employed iu . the Wat*enbu
mines by the Colorado Coal and Iroi) Coi
panyof this* -. > i t -ml oo »
morning. These miners Look u
recent strike, ami only returned o
last Thursday. As they art iu u,i. i
the r
L .. * ii
d the Brand
3 n strike to-
f 10 per cenl
> they wil! uot re-
id the
ami trouble l
among the pi
grievances arc-
New Haven, conn
tween 300 ami 4(X) ml
ford Lock Works we
dao, owing to a rt<
iu their wages. The
torn to work until they
prices. The company rial mb thai fierce
competition has fore d it L> ruuke tho re-
ductiou, and that if the employ. hAonot
accept its offer the shops will be closed al
together for some time.
Cumberland, Md., Novemlatr 17.—No*
tlosa were posted throughout the Cumber
land coal region this morning by ail tbe
companies, that on and after December 1,
n«Tr 'Im nrirn r.f minlntr Mil vnnl<l lu. ra.
neat, 'be price of mining ooal ^. i t be re
duced from titty to forty ccnte per ton.
It cannot jet be arcertuned what ..cilon,
if any, the miner* will take regar. i g tho
proposed redaction.
PrmBCaq, Not 17.—The wire drawers
In Oliver ds Roberta’s wlferaill, who -tiuck
•errel weeks ago ,r< <
ot IS per cent., returned to work to daj-
work at O'Nrtl, Welton .t Wood's i tori
to-day, snd before tho close ot the wick ii
Is expected that all tbe mines .-.long the
river will bo tn operation at the kodnctlon.
Taubtox, Mass., Nov. 17,-Thc' Eagle
Cotton Company has notified t -employes
of a reduction of 7 per cent on ibeitth
rAU* 1U7UI, tUABB., HUt-'lU tftt
Old Colony and Mount Hope mill., of
Somerset, hare posted a notloe ot a rrdac
Upn of 10 per cent, on the present wages
of all their employes, the reduction to go-
Into effect December 1st This Is itid by
thfi employes to be the third reduottou
made by the works In two years, tbe first
two beiuf 15 per osnt each, and that when
the prices become operative they •will be
receiving 40 per cent less for their work
than 1b marked a, card prices.
Tho manufacturers say the com
S titton of the iron mills ol
e middle and western district:,
has forced them either to shut down or
make a reduction, and they chose the lat
ter course fn order to keep ihsir employes
st work. The Old Colony mill at 8oa:orte'
Is a branoh of the Old Colony Company st
Tauatou, which Is one of tbe largest con
cerns in the eastern dlstriot. Nailers wilt
nowget about >2 25 par day. helpers about
11.25 and puddlera about 11.70. No trouble
wilt ensue from the reduction, as the men
are anxious to work, preferring reduced
pay to Idleness,
Murderer Hanged.
Nxw OaiaABS, Nov. 111.—A special to the
ai a n vusMnB.iiur. ao.—a iu tut:
Picayune from Canton, Mi?« , •«> -»: Isaac
Johnson, colored, who mur.ltml his xuU-
Itress. Belle Bor-ke lust Aj n!, wa executed
here loday within the enclosnr*- of th«i
county jail. Only a few persoi n obtained
admittanoeto tne jail yawl. Tho streets
ilh negroea, but a military
company being on duty i>o tumult o.
breach of the peace occurred. The doomed
man made a short .speech from the gal
lows, declaring that his sin« were forgiven
and that his soul would be sayed. He
confessed his guilt aud said it was just that
he should die.
BREAKS OUT IN A VI >LENT SPEECH
AGAINST THE SOUTH.
i* Bloody Shirt Mora Enarsatfoally
Waved Than For a Lons Time-
, Pa hapa the Bf sinning of Ne
gro Dlafranonlsanian*.
iTtLEGRAflltp TO TH1 ASSOCIATED PRE^r,]
Augusta, Me., November 18 —A Iar**
number of d?v«>U*d personal aud political
friends of Mr. Blaine serenaded him this
evening as an rxprerslon of personal good
will and admiration of his conduct of tbe
national campaign. They marched through
thc streets under the martbalship of Col.
Frank Ny^. When they ivacbed Mr.
Blaine’s house their oomplimenU and
friendly regards rere txpr Med in a
speech by H. M. Heath, of Kfnnebec.
Mr. Blaine responded as follows, bis
speech being continually interrupted by
applause:
Friends and Nriourors: "The Lational
content Is over, and by tbe narrowest of mar-
we have lort.. I thank you for your call,
which if no 1 - one of J or ana congratulation is
f confidence ana of sauguine
B wer wh'ch has triumphed In the late elec
u. It Is » portentous fact that the Demo
cmtle Senators who e*»me from ihe States of
the late Confederacy all-ami I«rmim all with
out a single exreptt-m—perronally partietpa-
ted iu the rebellion agalust the ustfoual aov-
ernmeiit. It la a stiff more significant fj
y tAte< no man who was loyal
iho Uulon. no matter how a rung a Democi—
E hemayh*UwUy,haa thesllghteMtchsnco«*f
lltlcal pri-fermeuL The one great svenue
ho’^or Inthstaecijop is the record of zealous
service in the war at the goveromenL It
is certainly an as ouml.ui * "
MPVHI place during the lifetime
of the general Ion that fought the war, and
elevates into practical com maud of the Am r-
loan government the ideutleal men who
organized for Its destruction aud plunged us
into the bloodiest contest of modern time . I
save spoken of th« South as placed by the late
Mention in po-sc*sion of the goveratnent and
one, 1 am sore, of confidence ana of Muguine
hope for the future. I thank you for the pub-
Uo opportunity you give me to i-xpreu mml*
of the obligation not only to you but to all R*
publicans of Maine. They responded tom
nomination -wifh^nS’/ntSS'r maud
ifled it by the support of their votes. I
* ieat gratifications
« ai oao ox tne noneat gratifications of ray
public career that tbe party in Maine, after
struggling hard for six years a ad twice with-
.Period losln,. _th». Bute. be.
plurality.
plurality. No other expreuion of popular
confidence and esteem could equal that o( the
—plo among whom I have lived for thirty
rs, and to whom I am attached by all the
that ennot le human nature and give joy
>, indeed a'ong
jurisdiction. These were suits
got by the appellant and piaintiff in
iroug] ,
error against an insurance con pany to re- 1
cover tbe amount of certain fire insurance
policies issued by Mid company upon
property in Richmond, Va.. which wan
"urntd at the time that that city was cap
tured by Federal troops in 1865. The in
surance company refused to pay on the
ground that by the express terms of the
policies it was not liable for damage from
fires caused by civil war, comm o'ion, in-
mrr-ction or Lie invasion of a forelg ; en-
-my. and that the fire in this case was dm
»o one or all of these causes. The Supreme
Oourt of Appeals of Virginia rendered s
decision in favor of the company, on the
ground (hat »he fire was the result of the
invasion of a foreign enemy. When the
cases were appealed to this coart the ques
tion of jnrisdiction was raised, the com-
question, and that consequently this court
was without jurisdiction to review tbe de
cision. At the conclusion of the argumen'
'o day. Chief Justice Waite announced as
the opinion of the court that ft bad no jur
isdiction of tue cates, and must therefore
dismiss them, and It was so ordered.
Ihe decision rendered in favor ofCh*
insurance company by the Supreme Court
of Appeals of Virginia now stands as a
final settlement of the question and re
lieves underwriters in Virginia and else
where from liability for a great qnantitx
of property destroyed by fire In Richmond
when that city was evacuated by the Con
federate troops.
A Farmer*# Congress.
Nashville, November 19.—The farmers’
congress of the United States was called to
order In the hall of representatives In the
State cspitol at 12 o’clock to-day by Col.
Robert Beverly, of Virginia. Gov. Bat*, of
The views of Jndge L. D. Thoman,
Democratic member of the cemmltsion,
were al-oobtaimd on the same subject
di.'-cussed by Mr. Eaton.
•What do you think will be PresWentCleve*
ind’h roycy nu to the civil service reformt”
' "l do not know, but It would seem that hla
publi • utterances and acts area sufficient
ithit&iu*-.. that his policy will he coosetvativa
n K h sympathy with tho present
law snd rules ”
uy will remain. I am satisfied
. po Icy is
Mbs govern-
i business prlncl-
: two years from now
> public offices, much will do
-clean svrccn.’ The power
JuiiU Tliomau look -Hvits ..n to sty thi/t
hnd Mr B!uit:i‘ he n c-lectui lu- woulil have
mad<-
> for \
life of 3.5 yen rs. much of 1
givfn to seeking, the pr
pledge aud prouiis-i
Tennessee, delivered an address of wel
come, at the conclusion of which Ool. Bev
erly returned thanks lor the
cordial welcome. The secretary
retd an address recently iMued by
•he President setting forth’the alms and
objects of the congress, and President Bev-
er.y read an address giving tbe results of
last year's work. In the afternoon the
reports of standing committees were re
celved and diacusaed. A night session wa*
held and the congress adjourned to meet
In New Orleans on the second Tuesday of
February. ,
- Steamboat Explosion.
Montgomery, Ala., November 19.—-The
steamer Oaotaln 8am, plying between this
city and Selma, exploded her boiler lost
night The boat was badly wrecked
Abont twenty-five persons were on the
steamer at the time of the explosion. Cap
tain English and several of me crew were
hart, and five passengers, Including the
jittle daughter of the captain, are miss-
Later news from the disaster to the Cap
tain Sam Is that one of the passengers, Du-
Bo»e McNeiU, who had both legs broken,
died to-day. The steamer wee s very
email boat, only ninety-three tons register,
which fan during low water. She was
new and had good machinery. The 5
•el did not cost over $6,000 or $8,000.
Senator Anthony's 6uocaisor.
Brown to-day appointed Hon. W. P. Shef
field, of Newport, to the United States
Senate. He succeeds the late Senator
Anthony until the aaaembling of the leg
islature in January, when a Senator will be
elected. Sheffield in 1SG1 was elected rep-
sent stive to the 37th Congress as a Repub
lican. and served until 1863. He was a
Miemberof the commission which revised
the 8tate laws in 1SC9. and has probably
had more to do with aolplogthe sftstri
as they stand than any other person, and
hns been regarded for a long time ns one
<>f the best interpreters of Rhode Island
laws.
PALATKA’a TROUBLES.
Sensational Dispatches Denied by Resi
dent Northern Men.
[telegraphed to the associated press.]
New Yore, November 17.—Tho follow
ing address received here lefers to special
dispatches regarding the recent conflagra-
ton In Palatka, Fla.:
;a.
Mounta, Mayor or the City or Palatea—
Dear Sir: We. the undersigned, former resi
dents of the Northern States but for tbe last
year or so making our homes in youi
city, having an honest abhorrence of tbe
false statements of affairs during and
since tbe election that havo been circulated
through telegrams said to have been rent from
here to New York city and published there in
several newspapers, do hereby wish to state
that we have been present and taken part in
I we seen a more quiet, orderly and well coni
ducted election in our lives than on the 4th
insL The usual hearty eathusta m of the vic
torious party has been In our particular case i
shadowed by the fearful visits of the fire fiend,
lav iDg waste tho greater portion of our city,
which is sorrow ana suffering enough, with,I
out dishonest and incorrect reports, made ap
parently with the Intention of Injuring our
future prospects. We hope the rebuilding
will be pushed rapidly and lessen as much as
Hbe pushed raptdlyBH
po-slble the loss and suffering to those thrown I
out of employment Sir. it refleots great
credit on the municipal authorities, of whom
^uhave^ehonorfobe^ehejVhatdui^
the election and the fearful night so
soon following, there was not tho semblance
of trouble. Ail true Democrats will do wbat
is in their power to lift aud remove the
effect! of the unfair and unlust
statements made against the colored portion
of our population. They deserve great praise
for tha paaoafal and qoiet manner In which I
they acted nader such excitement and dlsap-
G Mintment to their hopes, and we hereby ten-i
■r our thanks to many who assisted us In
time of sorest need. We are, dear sir, respect-
fnllvt
[Signed] Ramnel C. Boland, M. D.. of Ches
ter, Pa.; A. 8. Prlddy, Detroit. Mich.; C. 1L
West, Washington, D. C.; C. F. Bulxner, San
Fr*ndsco: G. F. Peck, Yonkers, N. Y.; J. H.
Hilliary, PbtladelphUL Pa.; G. Lock, Indiana,
P. F. Peck, Yonkers, N Yj D. C. Cooper. Peo
ria, Ill.; O W. Sumwalt, Bowling Green, Mo.;
N. M. Hssion, New York; J K Josephs, “
Smith, Denver, Col.,
Tha Planary Council.
Baltimore, November 16.--To-day the
•eoond solemn session of theOathoUoplen
ary council was held at the csthe ir«l In
this city. Pontifical high mass waa cele
brated by Archbishop williams, of Boston.
The sermon was delivered by his Grsoe,
Most Rev. W. H. Elder, archbishop of
Cincinnati, his subject being "The Priest
hood." In tbe evening Bishop Spalding,
. - — «*xhe higher edu-
of Peoria, preached on "1
cation of the priesthood."
Baltimore, November 16.—'The oorner-
stone of the Pasaionlat Monastery of St.
Joseph,two milca west of the city, was laid
this evening with Imposing ceremcny, in
the presence of upwards of 5,000 people.
Biahop Gross, ot Savannah, made an ad
dress.
Town Burned.
Raleigh, N. O., November 19.—Tolsnot,
JiAl.MUII, V/., 17UCCIUUU W.—lUiflUUI,
avUliCMOths Wilmington snd Weldon
railroad, wa, ilestrojed by fire this mora
ine. Loss 1250,00a The stores snd goods
of P. J. Turnhnll and W. B. and James
UI1U J. X. »»BUI, Ul itttB. W, V. BWIOI «V
Co., of J. B. Williams & Co., and soma
smaller buildings wan oon.umed. The fire
swept sway every business house tut o(
lherallrn.it, snd Is ascribed to an incen
diary. There was no Insurance whatever.
Wreckers Drown*
kilt*,” und ns a recond
«t hav« j bei-n
"until bis
letter of acceptance appeared the public
Tragedy In Alabnmn.
tanoooa. Tknn., November 19.—
cached this city to-day of h terrible
i at Claysville, Marshall county,
m. A special to Ihe Timet from
ace rays: K. A. Howard enter*-*!
l-ifl of a funner named IVake, while | potch win rtecivc*l
nly were dining, to settle an old * M >'' : A crew of e f-veuwr.-i-a.-ra n
When Howard went into the room | steamship Jgyort. emndt-d on
ke gliot him through .the abdomen, I w hi*| httemptmg to land!
r.uj g a ia'.l wound. In hi. dying throe. I boat ypyi-rily during a nonberi
Dr. Bemlas Dies Suddenly.
New*Orlean8, November 17.—Dr. Sam-
net M. Bemiss, professor of the theory and
practice of medicine and of clinical medi
cine In the University of Louisiana, who,
during the epidemic of 1378, was tbe rep
resentative of the National Board of
Health in this city, died suddenly this
Mlkt D« Young Shot. ' ’7*
8An Fbancisco, 'November 19.—Mr. Nf
H. Da Young, proprietor of the CKraniclc
whs shot at 6:30 this evening by Adolph
Spreckels, son of Clausa Sprockets, the Ha
waiian sugar king. The shooting took
place in the business office of tbe Chroni
cle. Spreckels fired twice, the first eho'
taking effect in the left arm a little above
the elbow and the second In the left ehoul
der. The shooting was the outcome of an
article published in the Chronicle lagt Sun
day morning respecting the ntfairs ot the
Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Company.
Spreckels was arrested.
AAAHAI) VHT, WU,, 17UTKUIU1T 1*. —A If-
G rt has reached this city that the s mth
und Wabash pssssnger train from Conn
ell Bluffs was robbed at Quitman, in north
west Missouri, last night. The report
states that twenty masked men stopped
the train, killed the express mesaengeraud
robbed nia car of $1,G00. The story has
not yet been coufirmed, bat as it comes
from two sources it bears the aerablancb
of truth. The officials in this city profei
ignorance of the affair.
WorktnR Cl-Is Roughly Handled.
Lyre, Mas*., November 18.—A crowd
congregated in front of the factory of B.
F. Book A Co., last evening, awaiting the
appearance of "ecab" shoe employee there.
When the obnoxluu* operatives appeared
they we*e greeted with jeers and insulting
nnitheta and closely followed by the crowd.
The police were out In foroe and did their
polios ...
utmost to preserve the peace and protect
tire girls from rough usage. Five girls
were severely Injured, however. Several
arrests have been made in connection with
the affair.
Illlncle Legislature Democratic.
Chicago, November 18.—The Cooke
county canvass board to-day Discovered
that tne figures for State Senator in tbe
second precinct of the eighth ward hnd
been reversed-, tbuee belonging to Brand
1 Democrat) having been credited to Leman
Republican), and rice verm. This electa
Irand by ten majority and gives the Deiu
York: 0. 0 Snow, po,t m .. t »r:T;P. Bcsnlon. ocr.u t!i« Lsgisl&an In Joint bsUot. the
^ oSc^N.w Vorki^Bfro. C. ]>*l3rtnr. Is to oilooM.s UnttKl States
S.U.tor to sucoosd Gen. John A. Logan.
Murderer Lynched.
Kabus Citt, November 18.—A dispatch
to the Journal from Omaha, Neb,, says
that at Bins Hill, In the country, on Ban
dar evening, Jo. Cook, murderer, vs.
taken from Jill and hanged to a derrick
Tbe sheriff appeared on tha soma and
rescued tho prisoner b«roro death ensued.
HI. injuries, however, will probibly prove
fatal.
Fatal First
LTBCBsuan, V*., November 18.—Tate-
well OoartHoase, a nourishing village In
WOII uuurtuuusc. B UUUIUUIUK iu
Tazewell county, has nearly been deveet-
ed by a number ot firee of Incendiary
origin. News reached here to-d.y ot an
other large fire tbere, which destroyed val
uable property and a number of fine
hornet. A negro girl was burned to
death.
Alabama-a Majority.
UoBTOOuaaT, Ala., November 1&—The
official count for President In this Mate
was made h>dsy, snd It was found that
WM IU»ug MJ-viaj, milt l» avrwa... a *».-a ••
Cleveland reoetvrd 02,073, Blaine 50,Ml,
natlcr^WJUSt. Joli^^_Clevcland's
rslity 8
', majority 32,157.
Tramps Killed.
Nxw OtLXABi, November 19.—A special
to the Picayune from Della, L* r s.ys a
wtit-boond freight train onthoVlok.bnrg.
8hreveport and Psclfio railroad wa.
wrecked thla morning near Itiyville. La.
Pour trampa are reported to have been
killed.
r.iul g a fatal wound. In hi. dying throe, boat yesterday during a northerly g.le of at _ ,
Howard raleed hit «hot*gun an&kUied b*.l their boat uptet on a reel aud all of, iat a
Ibaka and hla family. I them were drowned I.umhi.
Qone Down Red Lone.”
This Is what the youngsters say when
th°y want to ex pre--: tbe Idea that eatable,
have been dl.po-ej of. Happy I. be who--
• he.tn nip, rt ad thn i ' - down "r.-d
lion, who rm no! onnifort- 1 iy dispose' o'
hi. food. At-hti pa'nn. grief and mental
irtion. Tn» cure for all
ttris la Brown * Iron Bitten. th« greatest
. Iron medicine In the world. Mr. Xstdman
g, | ol 8t home, aave; “S, teed Brown's Iron
were drowned
AW, ^..n^WWta,
MHH
—_ j nature oik
gi <1 !Ki« flrtt^thoufht' 'u always _
I cnuxylvanfa. flow cau I exprew mjr thanks
for that unparalleled majority of more than
80,000 vqtou?—a popular indorat-ment which
has deeply touched my heart aud which haa
If posilbit) increased my affection for tnat
grand old commonwealth-an affactton which
I Inhf riled from my ancestors sud which I
shall transmit to xuy children. Bat 1 don't
limit my thanks to the Btato of ray
residence a>id tho 8tate of my birth.
I owe much to tbe true zeal of friends in New
England, who worked for tbe Republican par-
** and its candidates, aud to the eminent
lolars and divines, who. stepping aside
from their ordinary avocations, made my
canto their cau«o. and to loyalty to principle
added the special compliment of standing as
my personal representatives in tho national
strokgle. But the achievements for the Itc-
S i Jlcan cause in tho East are snrpaised by
e splendid victories In the West, In that
magnificent section that stretches fro .1 the
footholds of the Alleghenies to the Golden
Gate of tho Taciflc. Ilcgliiutug with Ohio and
ndlng with California, the Republican
tanner waa borne so loftily that
jut a single State failed to
loin in the wldo acclaim of triumph.
Nor should I do justice to my own feeling* if
I failed to thauk the Republicans of the
Empire State who encountered so many dis
couragements and obstacle*, who fought foes
from within aud foes from without, aud who
waged so strong a battle that a change of one
vote in every 2.UOO would havo given ua a vic
tory In the nation. Indeed, the change of n
little more than fi.ooi votes would havo trans
ferred New York, Indiana, New Jersey and
Connecticut to tne Republican stsudara, and
would havo made the North as solid as the
South. Mr thanks wouid bo Incomplete Jf I
Should fall to reeoguixe with special gratifies
tion that great body of workingmen, both
native and foreign who gave me their support,
breaking from old personal and party ties
'nmiing in tbe principles which ! repre-
—Jed In the canvass the a*fcgu*rd aud pro
tection of their own flrctldo iuteiehU. The
e»ult of tho election, ray friends, will be re
garded in the future, tthluk. as extraordinary.
Tit- So ".ram State*, leaving the, cltfea of
more than 400,000—almost* half million of tho
popn’arvote. The cities ol New York ami
Brooklyn threw their great strength and In
fluence with thc solid South aud were the de
cisive dement whlt-h gave that section cox
trol of the uatlonal government. Speaking
now not at all as a defeated
candidate, but as a loyal und devoted Albert-
* think the transfer ' **-
a great uatlonal misfortune. Ulsamlsfwr-
iic uiu ruie ui n miuuruy. a lie iiim lusunci or
an American Is < quality, equality«>f r ghts, of
privilege, of political power—that equality
of power which says to ovory citizen "your
bichsays to ovory citlxen “your
as good, just as potential as the
saldti
of affslr sin tho South liaa c-mahcd out the
political power of more than G,00u,ouo
furnished nearly three-fourths of the electoral
2*eejk»* defeated tbe Republican party, and
they will step to Um command of the Demo-
creta aa uncnallened and as un rostral ne as
they held the same position for thirty years
before the civil war.
Gentlemen, there cannot be political Ine
quality among the citizens of a free republic;
the e cannot be a minority of white men l<t
the -outh ruling a majority of white men in
the North. Patriotism, self-respect, pride,
protectlou of person aud safety for the coon-
srattssuw
quality from the pilgrim* who first
■tpod on Plymouth Rock and fiom
the liberty loving patriots who came
to Delaware It Is become the primal
question of American manhood. It demands
f. nd erttlomeiil. and that settlement
will vindicate tue equality of American citi
zens in all pereonal and civil rights
establish the eqnallty or wt
BLAINE’S MALEVOLENCE
PROMPTLY KEO
The New Vo*k Herald
Review His Augj*
8oatMng Mann
HE ASSOCIATED
at least ('sUhllsh the eqaallty of white men
under the national govcrnim-nt, and will give
to tho Northern man who sought to preservo
•he Union as large a voloe in its government
ae may be exercised by the 8»utbern*man
who fonght to destroy the Union. The
contest just closed utterly dw-rfs
the fortunes and fates of the candidates,
whether sucoessful or unsneessfn. Karposely,
I may ssy Instinctively, I have discussed tbe
issoea and consequences of that contest, with-
roto myowndefeat, wlihont the
elected. Towards him personally
t have np cause for the slightest Ul-wlU.and
it la vrith oi rdlsllty I express the wish that
his official esroer may prove gratifying to
himself and be* eflclal o the pottutry. and
that his administration may overcome the
embarrass "cuts whtob the peculiar source of
Jbyjower Imposes upon it from the hour of Its
At the conclusion of Mr. Blaine’s speech
he invited the large crowd into his bouse,
atu) for nearly an hour an informal recep
tion was held, as hundreds after hundreds
passed through the rooms. The greeting*
were especially friendly aud cordial.
A MYSTERIOUS disease.
psaolutlns Ttvea Counties on the West*
ern Border of Virginia.
[TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PEEfW.I
Ltkciibueg, November 19.—A tale o’
deep distress comes from Buchanan, Wist*
and Dickinson conn ties. These counties
occupy Isolated positions on the extreme
western limit of Virginia. Fora number
of weeks a fatal disease lias been preva
lent (here and many deaths have occurred
Theitalure of the disease Is as yet un
known, bu» It is believed to arise from
poiaonona water. The drouth that hi*
continued there for months has nearly
dried un all the stream», springs and we.ls
— *od it Is suppoiedthat the water left I*
recofulse wnh airacjal Kretinca impregnated with mineral poisons. A re
liable correspondent writing from there
tells a piteous story and gays that in tom*
eases as many as four oorpsea were found
in a single honse.
8UICIQE AND MURDER.
account of the colored population, aud
S et the colored population, with mo
tan 1.100.0UO legal votes, have been uuablo
choose a single elector, evou in those Btates
where they nave a majority of t‘.ore thin 100.-
000. They are deprived of a free suffrage, ami
their rights aa citizens are scorufully t (Mid i
under foot. Tho eleveu States that comprl.-e
the rebellious ft-deracy had by the c u.sutt of
1830 seven aud a half million whites and ft,-
« - - - uifttion. Tho > olored p-
, man, desire to support
Republican party, but by a system of ci__.
intimidation ana by violence and murder,
whenever violence and murder are thoughl
necessary, they are absolutely deprived ol all
political power. If outrogo Hopped
there, it would bo bad enough,
but it docs not stop there, for
not only is the negro population disfranchised
but tbe power which rtgntfull. and coustltu
bell— * *
tlonally L
opal
rath to exert an electoral Influence far
beyond that exerted by the same number of
white peoplu in tbe North. To lllustrato Just
how it work*, to thc destruction
election?, let mo point to you five States In tho
late Confederacy aud five loyal .Suites Iu the
North pos-e».- lng lu c tch section thc same uum-
aud South Carolina have in the agg. _
electoral votes. Thr y have 800 000 whl
pie aud over 3,000000 colored pcopl
tho North, the states or Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Kansas aud California havo likewise iU
“*■ * aggregate 48 electoral votes, and they have
hRe population ot fi.ooo.too^ — — *—
the Southern 8ta*es which
Just double
_ _tve.named.
These Nt rthern Slates have practically no
colored people. It is, therefore, evident that
the white men in those Southern 8tatee, by
usurping and absorbing the rights of tbe col
ored man, are exerting Just doublo the politi
cal power of wbito men iu the Northern States
I submit, my friends, that »uoh a condition ol
affairs is extraordinary and derogatory to tha
manhood of the North. Even those who are
sansr fi2TV°
•lectors are assigned to the South
jy reason of tbe negro population that popula
tion ought to bo permitted a free suffrage In
elections. To deny that clear proposition ii to
affirm that the Southern white man in the
Gulf States la entitled to doublo the political
~ werof the Northern white man in like
ites. It is to affirm that the Southern soldier
til wield twice the Influence in the nation
it the Unlou soldier can, and that a perpet-
I and constantly increasing superiority shall
conceded to the Southern white man in the
.. rernment of the Union. If that be quietly
conceded In this generation, it will harden
into custom until th*.badge of Inferiority
will attach to the Northern white man as
odiously as ever Norman noble stamped it
upon tbe Saxon charL This subject a of deep
ntereat to the laboring men of the North.
their State* and In tbe nation, the negro will
be compelled to work for Juat each wages as
amount, as did thesuppll^H
bare subsistence, equal In cost perhapa to 33
bS» WIK MS!
soon feel the effect ot this upon til, own wifes.
Re ubllnns bare clearly rcca from thec.r-
1 it day, of ractnatruction that mtgn In the
South must be raised to a Just recoinixnae ol
■. U ra^d 0 W rt ^iV.?Sau7!?o 0 r'l!!i
■■the former r.tult. The rorcrw Influence
Ei i jkjrSdtSS
i 1 ?^. £SS./Eu S r ih.^ 0 wtJ?5SS
bmtile to their iiidcpcudcnce, and wjll inevit
ably lead to a ruinous reduction of wngc*. A
HA" lo « Jiccnt St.ttr«.
I Despo.uent ' Fr-nchnian Kill. His
Brother and Blows Our hl.OwnBralni,
[TsutoaarHto to tue associated rasas )
New York, NoTember ID.—Lonl. and
Edward Gueld, Frenchmen, aged rerpec*
tive y 32 and 30 j cars, arrlre i here on Bu:.-
day last and wont to an emigrant board
ing house oil Greonwloh street where they
engaged rooms. This afternoon Louis shot
his brother in ibn head, Inflicting a mor
tal wouod, and then, putting the weapo
to bts own head In front of his ear, ho dt«
charged It, and dtod almost instantly. The
brothers came from Canton, 8tit k county,
Ohio, mid left there with tho intention of
returulngto their native place. On Ban-
day last Edward went out with 3155 In his
pocket, got drank nnd lost the money
or was robbed It Is thought that the tua
ot the money ifiectnd Lima's reason.
[rEixoturtiitD to
Wabiiibotob, November lft—AU the
Now York new.papsrs this morning pub
lish Mr. Btifns'a speech at AugVa tnat
night. The Pribwe and Sun multi no
ramitt m of It In their editorial colonm*.
Tne.am. Isa loot with rfgiH.l t tbe .Vt-
fi'mol Republican, ot Washington. Iho
New York Herald taysi’A
We brli.ve that no p.trtotlo eltlren, he h
Republlenn, Ucmoorat. J'eotilt'. party man
or I'rohlhiilonl.t, will read the ■preeh Sl.lne
made at Augusta l&st uiglit wULeui thank
ing God most fervently for tho dtllver-
ance of tho people of the United x.-ites
from danger and disgrace of having su«-h a
dcraaro<U‘j and Incendiary f r their Prt Hldeirt.
It tsthttfirst lustiiuce in whl. !i n l're*-! l- m: ti
candll.ite. maddened by defeat, haatrletlio
iuoculttte his country with tl .hr] j unm..na
iareveuge for Us choice of am th< r nun i u-
icaswo uttdertbtlmato tho patriot sin «.f tha
people, North and tfoutb, they will gr.-: It
wlth such soornful anger evarvvner. t . v. it
will be thelost lnstanco as well as the flrHt.aud
uo future disappointed miscreant will dare
defy tbo warning,
lu tho civil wat ono groat crime
•!'. 'honorable MHgvr.
try with yellow fever; hot It pale,
n-es b ride Blaine's attempt to lnoctiiett
the country with .ectlonal passion-, to tea;
open the healed wounds ol rebcllloo, to per
meats the Noith with a icuso ot humUhnloE
from the (lection of Governor Clorel.ud tt
tho Presidency, to Inl et fretdoi u v. lit
up) fear ol rwntlavemrnt, to in
spire while workmen with a droji ol th<
freedmen'. eompetltlon In their ff. Ids of In or,
•nd to Impeach the sincerity id the allt gUm o
of all Southern white men. No rebuke 1-too
severe lor this rillalnmis epeetb, and Hie
■bsmooflt la iffrareted by thsfsctthstIt
was st deliberate si It wet da-lard ly. Bla'.uc'e
words are not the unpremeditated h renxno
of hot temper. They are the studied utter
ance of cold-blo ded m.Uxulty, Plnoo he
rennot rule, he wonld rain. He would curt,
hi. country with Jeitloiuty and dltcurd and
misery bpcsnic hehlmKlf lijcalout, dneord-
aut and miserable, bnt we believe that there
It tmall d nger of harm from tucb worda ta
hla at thla day. We havo tattb that thc evil
he would wreak upon hit eountry will bo ria- „
lttd u|>on his own head. If the Republi on
party doca not unload Itself of IllaJno alter
Hub, tt will add damnation to defeat
Tho IForW, under tha caption, “Fate,
I am A '* nrfriM 11 fnllnai-
Blaine," writes as fo^lowi:
Dlaino organized a serenade for hlmzelf at
Au,usta last nl|htj^Mdrt n reaponae to muslq
by the band deUvcred a cartfully prepared
speech which may bo rcgarde-i as his solemn
valedictory. It waa a speech full of cunning
aud malignancy. It was tho do triuo of hate
Intensified as preached by Blalno before it oc
curred to him he might as a candidate for
Prcildent obtain a few vote* In tho Southern
States. In his hour of defeat and humilia
tion, Blaine resumes his warfare upon the
people of iho section despised bv
iho helots of the Republican party. There ur
little that is new in his voice from the velley
if humiliation. The American peopl* ‘
k — 6 B
industries The Verdict
him lias been eiaphatic.
he is not wanted. Uo
has been told that his stories about the Sonth-
Mf peoplo are slander*, and if he bad :
plbllity and a Just ‘
■HMlTty and a Just share of pereonal pride,
ho wonld havo quickly sutislded when the flat
wa* prunouucctf ngalnfithim. Hlnlno6cerosdo-
term ined. however, to leave nothing undone to
prove he Is entitled to tho contempt ol all truo
irlciids of tho republic, ills implai alilo
speoch 'miy dUturh aud dlsqui » the poor tic-
vroesOrt he Sooth, bnt iho country WinShfOln
it only the eowardly rancor of a defeated o n-
didate and relegate it to tho limbo of Un hel*
met-, shriveled plumes and other discarded
campaign properties.
The Times rays;
Blaine took the occasion of a serenade at
Augusta last evening, Id tendod as a personal
compliment by his townsmon, to dsilvor the
most bit'er snd mischievous sectional speech
that has been hear • in the North for many a
dsv. Anh nest defeat seems to have 'extln-
gul-h d all tho generems soutliuent which ho
professed to have when he teuned hla letter
of accceptance, or rather it shows the letter
was paraded iu tho hopo of winning Southern
votes, and having failed in that
ho show* his real temper. He hates tho
Northern influence that contributed
to hla defeat, aud treats tbe res alt as a trans
fer of the ruutrol of the government to the
So ith, which ho professes to believe is fraught
with misfortune to tho eonutry. Heshowano
conception of the principle that the govern-
meat belong* to the people of the whole coun
try ai.d not to a party or section, and en
deavors to revive the old antagonisms aud
hatreds, and to iuflama the fmrsof Bouthern .
n-groes. A more unpatriotic, mischievous
and bitterly sectional and narrow spirit than
Blaine exhl its la inconceivable, and adda
•rtiother to tho many ean«es o! congratulation
that the country haa been saved from an ad
ministration dominated by snob a spirit.
A Robber Commits Suicide.
Greenfield, Mass., November 17.-FrEnl
ami John Hull were arrested late lest
night at Miller’s falls by Sheriff Bryant,
for the robbery of Pierce's store In this
town. The men made a desperate resist
Mice, but were finally overpowered. Th«*
IrfiTk nf Pibpi'r'b tiinnan .n,! IDA
keys of Pierce’s money drawer and $80 of
the stolen money were found on their per-
soiai. At noon to day Frank Ball com
mitted suicide lu the lockup by swallowing
a larg^ nuan ity of nra- ulo. His brother
< lalms that Frank has b’*en employed in
Bovion as a »treet car condactor, bat the
police believe that both men are profei'
vlonel cracksmen.
^ A Gheriff Murdered.
Galveston, November 17.—A special to
the Artm, from Blossoni Prairie. Tex., says:
"At midnight last night Sheriff-elect B H.
Black, of this (Lamar county, was called
to tho doer of bis residence and shot Hu
expired before he conld make a statement.
There is no cine to tbe assassin. Black
was a prosperous merchant.
Mlnsrs Plead Qullty.
. ?f TT 5?. URO ’. Pa., November 10.—A special
to the Chromcle.Telegraph from Washing
. l ? n ’ iB J r * miners,Including Pres
ident Costejlo, of tne miners' union, charg
ed with conspiracy for Interfering "
non nnlon men workmen daring the
fourth pool strike, to-day entered the
"nonvofimf contenders," and were 1
one cent and costs. .
Heavy Snows.
S Poet Jaevu, N. Y. November 10.—Snow
falling shortly before midnight lut
and this morning tbere were two
on the ground and snow still fall-
a, It 11 h H now changed to sleet. At
Montlcollo there are four Inches, and along
the Erie railway westward tbere lea mn- b
Krouter quantity, say from eiz to ten
Forest Fires*
Peteesbueo, Va., November 19.—Forest
fires ape burning In Greenville connty.in
... v j S.LU UUI imir, SIS UICBUflHD WUUIT, III
the iftlKliborhood of Utcksford, In this
Stats. A considerable quantity of Ifmb-r
has been destrojed and soma few houses
snd a lures amount of tmclnc. In conse
quence of the protracted drought grass
and undergrowth bars become so drj that
the least spark will Ignite them.
Fatal Railroad aooldant.
Koktookibt, Ala.. November lft—In a
railrnad wreck of a freight train on the
Mobile and Montgom. ry railroad this
morning Brakeman Davidson was killed
and Engineer Henry It iy and Fireman
Joseph Sow wsra serionaly Injured. Tha
engtn. and man cars were demollshtd.
Tbb Immense quantities of leaves
which fall on the track of tho Maryland
Central railroad often aerinnaly delay the
A Very Remarkable Recovery.
Geo. Y. Willing, of Manchester,
.writes; "My wife has been alnnst
MEXICO.
CITIZENS FIRED UFON NEEDLESSLY.
Citv or Msxtoofvla Oalrestnn), Nor. 18.
—Oraatexcitement prevails here over the
question of the conversion of tho EoglUh
debt. Knots of people gathered at tho
i'reet corners to dlsra.s file matter.
Kumors prevail that the bill providing tor
the conversion will be withdrawn or
dtfeated. Its opponents wl'l claim that
the extra Isaua of £26.(100 authorized
over and above the amount to bo
devoted to the conversion Is a “grand
tt'nal '* anH itnf \fo«i,., _lII l. —_Ll.
•teal," and that Mexico wilT be miabia
to pay the lntere-t. Crowds gathered
(n the streets lari night, shouting “Death
tn finnidl.it" Min mtfw
to Oons.le; 1 " (ihe ontgdng President).
Although the cmwui wore utisrmetl, they
were need'ervly fired upon hy the soldiers
and a fow persons were killed or wounded.
A crowd fn front of the honse of Gen.
pins, the Incoming Preni.hnt, called for
bint to appear and stats hi. position, but
he made no response.
IQVwr.
rranriKo rsar KnatToou,
Catao, November Ilk—Advices from
Dongota state that the rebels returned In
S reat foroe to Amdcrm.in some twenty
ays ago. This place Is ouly a«hort dis
tance from Khartoum on tho wc>t bank of
the White Nile. Gsn. Gordon lent two
■ learners to shelf them out, but the nt-
t»mpt was nnsttoosssfnl. The rebels re-
turned the fire of the steamers vigorously
with Kruppcnnon, snd with micli eiocn-
Uon that tbs paddle on one ot the steam
ers was soon disabled. Thereupon both
steamers returned to Khartoum.
CANADA.
A DiariRATI CUKIKAU
Moktmal, November lft—A convict
Maud I'auVnux escaped from 8t. Vincent
de Pan) penlisntfavy after a desperate
conflict with the guard., onto! whom he
.hot through the leg. He was traced nnd
located th a honse of III fame. Thla morn-
lngdeteotlves Glan.luc «r.«l Lh|yiintp pro-
oerded to arrest him. The Jailer i-mcer
had Joet entered (heroom when Paublenux
dre w a revolver and shot him in the
chock. The second shot, aimed at (ilnn-
due, missed him, whereupon Glandue
drew his revolver and shot Fknleaux
through the heart.
EGYPT.
TUX EXPEDITION AGAIN DELAYED.
Doxqola, November IS.—K^bt mild
oases of small-pox have occurred atuonc
the British troops. The oamplng ground
has been changed and »>v»>ry pn oantloo
has been taken agatt *t a spread of ihe dls-
The Nile la falling rapidly. Large
mi^ars are cen t qucntly unable to pas*
•lx- t tiara ti h-fl will poenibly return.
The « xpcilition will deferre-d uni ii thom-xt
rising of the riycr.
hate already b
iteprtvtd bjr tbe De:ii x rtllr
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