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ESTABLISHED 1 NEWS IN THE STATES. MACON, U^JIIDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1**4. A MAN COMMirS SUICIDE BY DROWN- IMOa (Motion Frauds—Banking Hou«» Aa- signs—Arresting nn Insane Cleray- man—a Bigamist Arrested— Murderers Sentenced, [telegraphed to th* associated peess.J Savannah, December 7.—A man firlcghli name as T. Mill r, of New York, who was on his way to Florida to escape cold weather, and who was evidently possessed of some means, took passage on the steamer Florida for Jack touville last Thursday. He went to bis state- * room and that was tho last seen of him. On Friday the body Of a thick set, well-dressed xn«n. shout forty years old, was picked up cfT St Simon’s by the steamer David Clarke. From d* scrlptlon tho body It Is thought to be that of Mlllur, who is supposed either to have oommltt d suicide or to have been robbed au 1 thrown overboard. There were no papers on his body or lu the btgssge left on tho Florida to Identify the man. Suspicion points to a decs passenger on the steamer, whose name and destiuatlon aro unknown. Savannah, ga., Decembers.-Investigation C hows that the real name of the man giving is u» me as T. Miller, who lost his life near f t Slmo.n from the reamer Florida, was N, '.Peterson, and that he committed suicide. A letter has bt-en received here at the h-tel where be stopped under the name of Miller, from F. H. Young, of No. 265 West Txirty- fourth street. New York, inquiring about him Tho description given is Identical wlto that of the drowned man. Tin letter states that Peterson wrote to Young saying he was tray- eling und r an assumed name *nd intended taking the steamer for Florida, and would commit suicide while on the boat. He said he would take a steamir leaving here a week ago last Saturday, and the m n Identified as Miller bad Intended sailing on that day, but postponed htt depur tore until Thursday. He was suffering from » partial stroke of paralysis a*<d seemed to have ample means. He bad made of number of friends here, and when ho bade them good bye at the wharf he was in good spirits. CENTENARY CELEBRATION. The Methodists In Central Conference at Baltimore. [TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PEERS.] Baltimore, December 7.—Immediately fol lowing the plenary council of tho Romm Catholic church of the United States, which began its session in this city on tho 9th of No vember, and concluded Its deliberations day, a 6elebrati-«n of the centenary of Meth odism will be held by the assembling of the General Conference, which meets on Tuesday next at Mt. Vernon church, and will coutinuc lu session till tne 6th. The conference will consist of GOO members, appointed by all the eoufereuevs or by the bishops of the church, representing the Methocist Epleconal- Afrlcan Methodist Episcopal, Zion Col ored Methodist Episcopal, ludcpend eut Methodists. Canada Methodists, of the Primitive Methodist churches. These brauch.-s represent almost 4,000.0.0 of the members ofn M> thodiat community of about 20,000,010. j ho Methodln Protestant Church and other non- i-.plseopal churches will uot be represented officially. The* will, however, arrangements have been mado with various railroads for reduced rates of fare. Arreated In a Church. Toronto, Decembers.—Rev. Timothy O'Con- nel. rector of tbe Chapter House at London, One, whoso r. ind has lately been affected, opened services as n«ual yesterday, when the church warden arose and forbade him to pro ceed, calming that the Bishop had inhibited him from couducting divine service, where upon Detective Phalr o • tbe authority of Mr. Hyman arrested h m. O'Connell was takcu to the nation hou-e where ho has cnarge. with disorderly conduct and with disturbing worship, but was subsequently released. It seems that tho Inhibition vs as served on O’Connell Saturday, but he returned It to the bishop unopened. He denies the obliges which - heiJiahop's inhibition Is base aud t enter action forialso Imprisonment Father O'Connell was rearrested this after noon by Sheriff Williams and Detective Pharr at the Instance of Mr. 8hoebottom, with whom he boards, on the charge of insanity. He was flourishing a revolver at times ana was with difficulty arrested. 1 will Missionary Society Embarrassed. New York, December 8.—At a meeting of the board of directors of the American Baptist Home Missionary Society toudy. the treas urer's report showed a shortage of funds, aud that the appointments which were made were for terms of only six months Instead ofoue year, as is usual. In the apprehension that there might not be money enough to pay the salaries and expenses for a fall year, the mat- .. afaUvei . ter was reported Tho society's embarrass ment Is largely die to its having recently taken compute cnarge of the missionary work among the Chinese on the Pacific coast, aud to the Urge sums expend d lu church edifices and educational departments. Murder In Virginia. Lynchburo, Va., December 9.—Charles B Palmer, a gambler and bad character, of Chatham. Pennsylvania county, while on the tra? shots took iffect, and Ackereon died. Palmer then beat rn inoffensive negro nearly to death, £fter which he fled. A pos.e of cltf sens have bean searching for him all day, but without success. Tbey _are greatly incensed And will prohab’y lynch the-C^crcr If he is gsught, Although only eighteen yeZ** otaae. Palmer !»•>*«»« not"*”* thronghqtu section m a swindler ana derperado. Fatal Exploiter*. gHAttotxm, Pa, Decembers.—An explosion THE VALUE OF FIELD CROPS. Price. Average Lower Than For Several years. iTtnomapoiD TO TBS AMOCUTSD raiM 1 Wabhikoton, December 10.—The Depart ment ol Agriculture report, Under the price, of term product, la home market.. The ten. dcncy to a general decline of price, appear, to bar# deproued value. wmewbaL uld. from tbe abundant .apply. Tho average price of oorn :.30% cent., which fa one cent lower than the avenge for 1819, whoa tho .upply In proportion to population waa qulto a. large. It hat boon lower but twice ten yean, in 1677 and 1878, after two prevlona year, of abundance. It (■ hlgbeM In Florida (SOcenU per bushelI. and tho lowo.t price la 18 cent., to Hobriika; Kansas 22, Iowa 58, Missouri 26, Illinois and MtoSSdu 31, Indiana and WlsSnsinW. Mich If AU 40. Ohio 41, Kentucky 43. It IsM in Feu n- svlv*n!a.5« lu New Jersey end W in New York. Tbe range of values In tho South At lantic State* Is Irotn 36 In Delaware to 72 in South Carolina and 80 in Florida, Increasing in the order of t * l The^tversge C farra prico of wheat is 66 cents per hushel. against 91 rents lost December. The December price in thirteen years has pre viously been below II per bushel but H' times. lu 1874, 1879. 1880. 1882 and 1883. The average In Nebraska is 42 cents, 45 in Kansas, 46 fit Dakota, 50 in Minnesota, 65 In Iowa, 62 Ju Missouri. 63 in Illinois, 67 In Indians, 74 In Michigan and 75 in Ohio. Tbe average of houte-ftrown wheat in New England exceeds $1, In New York it is 85cents and In Pennsyl vania 85. It Is 80 ceuts In Virginia, aqd 83 in Maryland. The average value of oats is 28cents, against S3 cents 3an December aud 37 In 1882. The present value is the lowest ever repotted by the department The lowest 8tate average Is 19 cents, in Nebraska; tbe highest Is GO, iu Florida. Iowa and Minnesota report 20 cents, M tusas 22, lUiuols23, Indiana 27 and, C u, ~ ““ The range is from 42 to 60 in the 6ottth. T* xaa. 9 cents 1 mill in Louisiana. 9 ceuu 2 mills lu Georgia, and Scents aud 8 mills In the Caro Unas and Virginia. The average farm price of tho entire crop of potatoes l-[40 cents per bushel. Tbe lowest price is 25 ceuts, In Michigan. The average in New York Is 89 cents, 42 in Ohio. i5!n Indiana, 31 In Illinois, 28 in Iowa, 29 In Nebraska and 48 in Kansas. The average price Is 2 ceuts lower than last year, though the crop is not so large. MURDEROUS LYNCHERS. allroad Omaha Charley Hanged to a Bridge by a Mob. i TELEGRAPH ED TO THE ASSOCIATED PEERS.] St. Louis, December 9.-Chas. Stevens, a desperado known as "Omaha Charley," who killed Hubert Kramer at Maryville, Mo., December 3d, was this morning takeu from the jail by a mob and handed at 2 o'clock. Sixty masked men went to the jail and called tho sheriff of tho pris >n and demanded that he deliver Stevens to them. This the sheriff refused to do, aud told the crowd that he would fight to tho last in defense of the pris oner. A committee of three was sent to con fer with the sheriff, but nls reply was the same as before. Then the mob made a rush for the door of the Jail, and notwithstanding the fact that the sheriff Area repeatedly into the crowd, dangerously wounding one man. forced an entraucc, over powered the sheriff, seized the murderer an ’ marched him under cover of a score of cocked revolvers to a railroad bridge a mile and a ha* f away,-where they hanged him. Stevens was pardoned out of tho penitentiary for a pre vious murder latt wlrter. Daggett, Cal., December 9.—A mob of twenty this morning turrounded tho officer* in charge of Lon Nortling and William White, alias William Pitta, charged with having clubbed Joseph O. Harris to death with n wMgoa wheel spoke on tho night of the 6tb inst. The mob told the officers to keep perfectly quiet and there would bo no fuss. They then marched Pitts to the outskirts of the town, put a rope around his neck and hinged him to the cross arm of a telegraph pole. Pitta died in a few mtu- u»cs. He was a deserter from tho United States army, having enlisted under tho nan.e of Wm. H. white in the Second cavalry, Com pany F, stationed at Fort Ellis, Mont.. Nort- Ilng, tho other prisoner, was told to leave tho country. baccoouhand. They of 17} j cents per pound per pound on cigars. That lo«s will compel somo to go out of business whether they wish to do so or not, aud it is inevitable, because during the interval bo ween the rati fication of tbe treaty end tne date n» which it takes effect trade will be from band to mouth and prices co- stautiy falling. The present evil or the treaty is tbe stagnation caused by agitation. No one will buy until the question Is settled. The manu facturers shut down so as to run off surplus stocks. Trade is wholly disorganized ir * operatives are thrown out of employment.' 1 "One of the features of the tariff which will be retained under the new treaty is tbe gov ernment Import stamp. Instead of allowing importod cigars to stand on their own inert-s the government will put a peculiar stamp on Imported goods, which is a guarantee to buyers that they are imported* A curious result of this wa* shown in the Mexican cigars that afflicted this market," said Mr. Geo. Storm, of Stralton & Storm, last night "Mexican cigars, simply because they were Imported, sold here for a long time at from |60 to |70 a thousand, it took the public two yeara to learn that they were execrable. Tho other day an invoice of them sold In bona tor 88 a thousand to go to Canada, and about ad the Mexican cigar- makers are bankrupt Here a year or two ago tobacco ralsera thought! the free import of Mexican tobacco would min tncm. 1 made a pcrsoual inspection of Mexican tobacco plantations and their tobacco. I had auothe** do it over again for me, and I know thut Mex ico cannot produce tobacco for this market. Not 10 percent of her product fs fit for Uunted States cigars. Her tobacco would not briug lu market here 50 per cetit. of Its cost lu Mex ico." "What are your objections to tho Spanish treaty?" "Chiefly that it does not go far enough. Ha frame s kept American commerce in viow, but forgot our industrial interests. We ought to have free leaf." "What w\.uld become ol the American plan ter?" "He would coutinue to flourish. ... raise good tobacco ami soil It at 12 cents per pound with a good profit. Thcifc was sgitatlou over Sumatra wrappers. Sumatra wrapper* are handsome to the eye but execrable to the taste. Tho importation of them lod tho A rat-1- lean planter to adopt Havana seed. In tbret years 40.009 cases of It were raised and this year 200,U00 cases. He gets from 1,«j0 to 1,200 pounds of this Havana seed leaf per acre, and •**“ **“i. been going up. —., that we will ya export this klud to Europe In competition SHERMAN AND DAVIS. At occurred In tktr slope of the Henry Clay shaft to-day, causing tbe death of Richard Tuckctt, Peter Kople, Joseph Duzmatt and Jonathan Fox. They were all married and leave fami lies. Thomas Williams, also married, was, It Is thought, fatally Injured. The bodies of Kople and Duzmau were reoovered atso’clo -k tH* evening, and efforts aro being made to re cover the others. Tho mine is filled* with gas and work Is very hazardous. There is great excitement about the mine. AeoMent to • Savannah Steamer. Norfolk. December 7.—The steamer City of Macon, from Boston for Savannan, arrived here this morning In distress, her propelle' , having become disarranged on Friday Y { while off Cape Hatteraa. She has sixty ■ft 1 * and forty steerage wtssengtra and a f' ^ JJJg hired, of freight. She sustained no oth'* glrasS hot will bare to .be dry-dock*-* fi/JSSBt Arrangements have, been intake her PMMKJgerg md freight to from here on Tuesday next by steamer William The General In Doubt Whether Ho will Write a t otter. [TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,] St. Louis, December 10.—General Sherman this evening, in reply to a question by a re porter of the Associated Press as to whether or not ho intended to reply to the letter of Jefferson Dvvls, recently published in this city, said bo might do so at somo future time, but ho should consult his owu convenience that Davis had not addressed him, but the St. Louis Republican, and that if made any reply it could only be through tbe War Department, further said he did not suppose any reporter was at the meotlng of tho Frank Blair Post the night he spoke, as the Grand Army la organization only for social Interchange of inonal memories. 8tlll, he admitted that o reports published contained much of the nth, but not all. He has most of tiis Louisiana papers, he said, to make good his assertion that the civil war wai forced upon tho people of I/>uis- iana by conspirators in Washington, and that during tho progress of tho rebellion Mr. Davis ‘hanged his views of tho doc- trlno lot Mccuioii, “4 threatened to use force In case any Stato of the should attempt what wae then known a2 "separate State action." Tbe O neral has already sent to Washington some letters and papers bearing on tho cite, but as to their publication he stated that th** authorities there jB^st be consulted, feOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Wad* Hampton Ra-eiaotad—A New Con- vlot Low. (TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PttESfl.] Columbia, a. C., Dccctr.ocr 9.-la the Legis lature to-day Wade Hampton was elected Uni ted States Senator as his o\m successor, re ceiving the ent^to vote of both houses, with the exccptt'^ 0 ( three votes for Smalls, cut by colore^Republicans from Beaufort county, *. ,,d *>o for Whippcr, cast ly tbe colored Son f. t0 ,/s from Beaufort and Berkely counties. In House a bill passed iu second reading providing for a reform of the convict system of the State in respect to hiring out couvlcU by requiring that convicts hired outside of the penitentiary shall be at all times under the control of sworn officer* and gu.rds appointed by ana resoon- employe. o( lemu to tho pho.ph.to mlnu and on railroad,. - Tan T.mp.’.eD. Crnta In PlttaburR. j-rmaunr p A December7.-Francla llor- unnnen phy baa'.a.uiuiated a temperance rartral to * KENTUCKY MURDER, this city which promises to excel thRt of eight ■—«— jeara ego. Twenty flro thouaand etanaturee a Priaonar Taken from Hla Cuarda by to the pled,, h.re been obUtoed Aco but Sunday, and at a meeting bald to^lay at the UniloH.il 7.0U0 penoni were pre«nt and at laaat 2,0 0 wore unable to tain admliilon. A Family Burned. email mining place near here, ware toullr Journal from Galena, Ka;., mTa UiaUobn belt yeJlerdar ahot aud killed W llllam ;n,ale.dioay.ltne.aln £o apprmacb ng trial of his brotho , Gcom murder of a man named . Augusta Mills Advance Prices- Augusta, Ga., December 8.—A11 the cotton factories here and in this *•••*•*- ▼anced the price of g< Tbe mills are running * Fatally Poisoned. August a, Ga., December 8.-<Jamea Wood- egg&arjp&vus morphine for quinine. Suohlen's Arnica Sal Tho best salve In the world for c •ore* ulcers, salt rheum, fever« chapped hands, chilblains, corns, eruptions, and positively cures p»y required It i« guaranteed to gtv feet #st sfactlon. or money refunded. Jft cents per box. F kin A Lamar. ^ bruise*, l's, tetter, d all skin Regulators and Bhot« [tilioiafiud to tbi associated peess.) Leiihotoe, Ky.. December 10.—John P. MArtta WAS shot End lulled by regulator. At Farmer’, Station, Rowtn county, about forty mUoa east of bore, at 2 o'clock this morning. Martin bad a quarrel with Floyd ToUlrar at Morehead, Ky., laat Angnrt, In whlcb tooU ware ezebanged and a bnunder killed and Martin eetlooely wounded. Tbo .parties met to Morehead on.tbo 2nd Inat, and tho quam) nlrtoL but D Martlu dred Ont'aad killed train under guard and .tarted for Morehead, to be tried. To4ey, when tbo train reached _ Farmer a iUUonTli waa boarded by twanty- for tbo d T o maaked man, who held tbo guards and •untly. It Is charged thst the guards J taking Martin to Morehead on a forged or OIL FOUND IN ALABAMA. A Flow so Grant that All Can Not be I Bared, fTEtEoeAraED TO TBE AMOCXATED rtiaa. | ‘ HEW OEtiAXI, December (.-A apeclal from Mobile, A!a.,totlio Mceyuae e«ys: It,1s.re ported on good authority that D. T. Parker, formerly ot Mobile, and others have struck oil „! Ch loin - Sju.: - I'hooUw \U W«Sh«haeng".ngou there foraysmr, and last week, when (tie drills were down tftJOfect, gucamo up in great quantities. It is said the flow of oil Is so great that allot iter n.-t be soeqrad. There believe tlmt tho report L - known Indication* of the presence of oil h been apparent for some time. The well is .-ated about 130 miles above Mobile on l Tombigbev river. well THE SPANISH TREATY. Predictions That the Ratification of the Treaty will Ruin American Tobac co Planters—The Effect on Cigar Manufacturers. |TELEUK4PUED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] New York, D6cember9.—The Bun contains a number of interviews with people well in formed in regard to onr Cuban commerce. Tbe following are among tbe most important; "Tbe new treaty pinches trade In two ways," said one of tbe editors of tbe Tobacco Leaf. First, It lets in manufactured cigars at a greater reduction thau la allowed on leaf tobacco. This Is unjust to American clgarmakers who make good cigars. The cheap eigarmakers are not affeeted, although a low grade Havana cigar is about thn worst cigar mad*. The Key West clgarmakere are affected most, because they use all Havana tobacco. Another objec tion, and It oomes chiefly from A merles u planters, Is that when once this tro -ty li adopted tbe Dutch will want to bring in their Sumatra tobacco. This Is now used lu spite of a heavy tax of seventy-five cents per pound on It. It can be sold here in competition with American seed leaf wrap pers, because It is raised by coolies. With the duty reduced to 17U cents, American planters would have small show against It. planters would have small show agalust Another place where the treaty pinches par ticularly nard is with the nen wh • have large ness. Tho production of Havana cannot bo in creased euough to ruin American manufac turers." When Fj. R. Roscnwold, of tho firm o! Ro- inwold A Brothers, dealers- in seed.Jeaf and a Dotted tobacco, was asked why ho opposed ‘We believe la free trade, *— •‘“‘" wk is worded ioiucha way That tho bulk of'th'e to bacco which Is used as fillers will pay more thau wrappers. You see it says that tobacco leaves requiring more thau 100 leaves to make a pound pay 37 cento per pound. That is the kind of tobacco used for bllcre, but all other kinds—that is, leaves which require less than 100 to make a pound—are let In at 17'^ cents a pound, which Is ridiculous. Those who as sert that under this treaty wo can export our cigara do not know the facts. We could only e (port them if we had free trado. It Is a one-sided treaty. It requires us to give all, with no return. The United States is one of tho greatest tobacco producing countries in the world. The pro duction has been improving until it approxi mate Havana leaf. But this treaty moans ruin to the whole Industry." Schroeder 6i Bond said: "This treaty means annihilation to the tobacco producing inter cats of the country. If it prevails wo aud others must go out of business." Among tho many sugar men opposed to the new treaty is Gustave A. Jahn. who handles Louisiana sugar. He said: "Wo aro opposed to the treaty because we do not see lu It any advantage to the United States. There Is a million or tqrp of population down there to consume our products. Their gross imports arc about 810,000,000 from us. We propose to give them in return 825.000,000. Tho net prices for his remarks, of sug«r ore low enough now. If thev go any lower the entire Louisiana planting iudustry is gone. We believe In protecting home In dustry, and this is a «t*p toward free trade." JobnE. Searle wssooe of the government comml sloncrs scut to tbe Sandwich Islands to see how the reciprocity treaty worked there. He said yesterday: "This Spanish treaty glvtw no advantage to tbe consumers of sugar, nr ' whole reduction will go into the pocket* 0 f‘.ho Cuban planters. Our total Import last year amounted to 988,0.0 tons ft.. We do not apprehend muu, cept from tobacco men anal sugar from other countries. THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION. Southern Mills Resuming; Work—Strikes at the North. [telegraphed to tbs Laconia, N. H., December the cotton and wo- len mills In running on full time at the old Columbus. Ga , December 10. factories cx« ept one In tbie elt; nlog on full time and have redi of gooda. Tho plaid mills* prosjecta are brightening, Boston. December 10.—Tbe Bkeiow Carpet Company, InClintou, one of thb exten sive concerns In the couutry, tdday reduced the wages of some of Its eniplolcs. Thu re duction Is from 7 to 8 per cent, \ Newi*o t, R. I.. Decenioer 10.4-All tbe .... p'ores at tbe torpedo htttlon except the heads ot departments were dischi owing to the lack of fuods. Pittsburg, December 10.—Tlie Flint glass orkers struck tod «v against a U0 per < eut . idui tlou lu Wag s. Several factories are still runulng with apprentices, who lave taken places of journeymen New Orleans, Ucccmuvr uruiiuiui, Aun- ham&Cu’a. cotton mills, which Shut down three mouths ago on account Of tbtucprmlon lu «rade. have r sumed w rk Pittkuuro, December 10.—. t a meeting of machinery moulders to take Action on tbe i cent 15 per cent, reduction o deicd In thi ;es it was decided to take io united acth „ _ tbe reduction, but to loav it to tbo indi vidual members. This virtu illy amounts to aceptiug the new scale of wa :es. „ The maas meeting of cigara ikers called for tomorrow night propose pr t- sting against * u “ w igners of the call say woull be tbo nil iclr trade. Columbus. O., Tecember IIThe Hocking THr. M'THODISTs, VOLUME LIX-rNO. 2. — ; The Carters of Blahops Pierce and Simn- ton Comjjarrd— «h« Naada Of the Cnu‘on—l»e 8-sinntoae In America—Note * f Etc. ' Valley strike seems to be p a-t*cnll v ended Many of the old men to day offered to go to work,thus break log tbe lines Others waut to compromise nt 60 cents, wilt the privilege of remaining in tbe union. Chester, Pa . December 10 -The reduction of Li to 20 per ceuf. in wages which goes Into effect at Roa h's ship-yard to-morrow, does not apply to laborers and m< chanlcs, but up- glies to the heads of depar meat* end sub- BIBB’B RFPRE8ENTAT- fit ANGRY. A Sensniloffat toene in th i House When Th»y Rise to ex flaln. [special telegzam.} Atlanta, Ga., November lf.-rTo day in tbe House Mr. Bartlett arose to question of per sonal privilege, and bad an article from tbe Atlanta Constitution, rent t< that gazette from its Macon bureau, read. T1 ?n, iu language as hot as ft was pointed, Mr. I irtlete character ized the author of tho dispa ch as a kuavo ora fool, and denounced his stitomcuis as abso lutely false. After having io notices of the publication of tbo bill read, ho ther referred to a request from tbo mayor and cbAirman of bo board of coun ty commissioners to have t io bill postponed. He said he did not rcpresei. the mayor aud chairman aforesaid, aud l d not recognize their authority to dictate if him, Ho wa» elected by the s&mo people t toy were, to-wlt: tbo people of B-bb county, nd was alone rc- spoubible to them. After Mr. Bartlett had com luded, Mr. Harris raid ho rose to an oxplat itlon and not to a questiou of privilege. - is true that a dispatch was recel et from the city and county authoritte J»st before the bill was put upou its >assage. He (Mr. Harris) was willing that tie bill should go over in Older to allow tbe partle&a bearing, but his Colleagues thought ii the opportunity to pass tho bill was lost it Would not again be reached under tho rulO of; tbe Houre, as Its great length would deter tho members from voting to take it up again. Uud r these cir cumstances nothing was left bht to perfect the bill by amendment, which waf douc as far • or wrought a hardship on an- otic, he ana ms colleagues would be tbo first to ask the Senate to refuse to pass the bill. Mr. Gustin arose in his pises after Col. (far ris, and it*tcd he was not (iresent at tho tlnre the bill was put on its passage, but If he had been he would have urged * ” necessary, and would stated further that mado In reference nci: . dci.„—.—„ the measure had beeu sue what distorted. He remarked that ho had ch racterized their action as Impertinent, and he did uot rare then to modify it He still thought so, and concluded by saying ho reesgutzed no author ity tho city council of Msesn had to demand anything of tho dclegatlm of Bibb county, save in the manner and osier any other citi zen or body of cl toons woiJd ask an action at their bands, and staled hi) full ro Illation of his responsibility for such itatemenL This unusual pro eedlngcauscd a profound sensation in the hall of th* House. Metnboni quickly sought their seats,a hush tell on the flo >r and gnllerks. and c>ch member and re porter sought to heareack sentence as It fell from tho Ups deliveries it. Mr. Bartlett's speech was charged will tbo acid or anger that was plain to every ote. Mr. Harris spoke deliberately and without emotion. Mr,({ Ug . tin showed some excltcnei.t. especially when c uttered the remark asto hla responsibility [TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] Baltimore, December in.—Tbo centennial conference of Methodism a-sembled this morning at the Ml Vernon Church, one of the most beautiful aud costly churches in the nd, located on Mt. Vernon square, uuder the shadow of the Washington monument A very large number of delegates were present and tbe church was crowded to it« utmost, many having been unable to gain admission. Bishop udiews, chairnii - of the .-eu-rel executive cornu It 1 ee called the e-*iifcren*u to order, and, his iioiuinai'oii, B'shopGrsnberry was choseu pNsidiu. officer of to-dey'■ session 1'tie veu«-rat»le Dr Jo* Uummlua read the Scripture L-ssou iioui 1 sal Mb, chapter 62 A t'eutcusr* li>nin. coinpuaed for the ocu uiou by Kev. H It. <'ox. I).D.. •>! Washington, was sung by the entire tn-dy of delegates, the au- (item e nuitlug The ft giug was followed by a prsyir, roue udiug with he Lord’s prayer. Bishop Andrews Muuounced that the Bible IiuiUi which the lesson bad beeu r ad was the pioperty of John "»aiey A ter the appoint- mein ot a cummiitee i-u ciem nUais. it wus decided thut vacancies lu thede east nns ».ud in the lUtof substitutes be hllei by the Bis.* ops. ou apt-oluied for .ay. Ilesato: Buothek Delegates:-A common bon draws us together for the hundredth anuiver- vary ••foi.rli'eaoa church. Wemustpou the past, prepare for the emergencies * plan for the coming centu- ur confer- of the preseut aud pi ry • A shod *w hash ... ence by tbe recent death of two ur bishops who were appointed participate in thia day’s proceed! Tli s hour, wi icit waa to have beeu oue of a»*e • bring; they eveu formulated words for • ur wt-lci<me. The platform Is emi-ty of t'relr nreseiue-Georee Foster • terce and Matthew Hunpaou. Their fame shone for forty years. bishop Pierce was bori lu February. <811; Bish op Stropsou four months later. Rach made a mistake In choosiog a profession. Pieree turned tol*w aud Simpson to luedJ- due. Both w. re delegates to the coofcre co of W6 Simpson wa-* luadt- a bishop In 1852 and Pierce tn 854. They were appointed re- Fpectivel as sneaker aud a'teroateto make the opening a<1dress at this conference. We can. «-t doubt that iu whatever world ihty are today.they ar-d eph Interested iu human- Itv. 1 bey may t>e a»riguen to new duty, hut they caunnt but bo ourfel ow worsen, not for today, but for all time. We cannot linger at their graves. We must renew the work which they beuucath to us, guide our- •> lve« with cour* e and nope and advance tn„ renewed work Wo kuow what their oom- mau l would be: "Cl-se rauks! forward!” They would si-dk from tbelr pulpits in tbe dayaof the oonfei . —, — this occasion t • a narrow fl- id. We are here not so much for remembrance as for council: uot to celebrate victory, but to gird our lotus, to fath- rs met it f u tridr days. The dawn of our c<-ntuiy wan a tune fur thought, lutldelhy then stalked abroad unrebnked. Chrl-tendom »eeuied to ta- fudiua In 1761. Tbe opcul g of the 1884 centenary is dark enough The con ditions of hum- aud society are being revolu tionised. aid ancient, tline-houorcd theories aro being exploded. The sacred institu tion* .iv being put to tho atralu of gr> at tests. We are In the grip of a great com bat for }he Qua* dominion of tho world. Tho false alid around less will pasa away. The fortress of ilea has kept the world in slavery. Uiere wli; be a conflict, but Zlou will be left with no reut in fo r foundation, no breach lu her wallN. I'mgnss will be slow, but will be founded on eternal 'ruth. The church abides forever. The ouly hopeoffijny church ta the fa d of truth it *pn*-aeii-cs -rend the ability to east out ihu unsouu-.m a* tt Inherits It waa important thst Calvinism went down. All Us vrcHt truth could uct float Its error. The annotate per < auency of nuy church la do- • eudu t ou au absolutely true creed. The «-hureh tuns*, guard .ilajoregdrlts sheet anchor, its life b ood. <)ur cr.H*d WIff bear the lest of- io tnoNt iiit-'lUgeut criticism." The Bishop spoke «*f platitudes In tho pulpit nd said; Today there la avast amountof .jdlcssnnd spiritless preaching. The great* o-t need ia a revival of iho pulpit in all Protes- lanisin. mid more thau all iu the Methodist Church." Trie 11 shop made an appeal for temperance, after whlco tho Hal el juh Chums was sung and tbo session closed with Urn benediction. At the afternoon s- tedon Kev. James Gardi ner. of Cai-ada, presided. Rev. Johu Wiiey. of »ew Jersey, rend an essay on tho wolk of made lu our market by the p^ico of sugar thst pays duty. Ia return for a dear gift of 825,- C00,009. we get back a trade of lio.sio.ooo «rroSS. 'Bul that will Increase?” 'How much? Tbe groM imports of Cuba e only 840,080,000, 8)2,010,000 of which aro »m Spain. Our sugar machinery now goes free in the Sandwich Islands. Wo gave the plauter* U,000,000 a /ear and In return wo raised a grosa trado of 8700,<00. Tho planters hero planted overy available inch of ground, on aecount of the profit in tbe business. Our measure pro vides a bounty ou Coolto labor. Tbe sugar refiners aro all In favor of free raw sugr they oppose Hits measure, which glv pro- W oppose this measure, wmen gives so much bounty to Cuban planters and does the United 8tatcs no good," "If I was going to say one thing in favor of the new treaty,” said James B. Carberry. a leading Havana merchant, "I would aay that If we could induce the Cabans to pay more attention to sugar, for which their climate is well adapted, they would raise l«ks of the products lor which our climate Is we 1 adapt- cd. We could sell these products to them at a profit and buy their sugar at a reduced rate. The Havana import of lard is now nearly 400.- 000 pounds weekly, bacon 30,000 pounds weekly, hams tire same, beans 60) barrels weekly, flour 1,900 barrels weekly, hay 40.000 bales per annum, potatoes for over nine SSntha of the year 5o!ox> barrelsa week. The shipments to all other parts of the Island ar gregate two-third* of tnla, and to Pono Rico one-third of the Havana trade. It is not ftheriff Bu kvt Cnptu-«s the Aiinoein of the Ooowlr Family. Columbus Times. 'Yesterday moruiug »t 11 8lieriir Burkett, awlsted hyMr. W. W. M- K-n- aon, ol Blufftown, apirehendeii K-r- ton, the murderer ol Sr. Stephen Godein, Mrs. Melinda Gregory end her aon Kloh- ard. The papora have previously given an- account of the murder. wMoli occurred on l»»tTue«Jay night at the reulden eol Mr. Godwin, life mile! Wet of Pelham, to Mitchell couity. near Bain- bridge. They were murdered while asleep, all havlngthelr ihwata cut allha knife and one alee bring tnocked lutho head with «n axe. Alier tommitting the criuiea the assassin took a lire d''Uble*b*r<elea gun and <• fine tuare aid buggy *n&M% to E arts unknown. 'Ilie service of Mr. Bur ett, who Is as tirehss as a sleuth hound in pursuit, was securel Rnd he immediately set out on trad, nol though until sftor th** murderer had got <ffer a 'lay’s stsrt of him After a tedious an4 fa<tle portal', down to Jackson county, Fhe only succeeded in getting on trail tiaktrday, bis first cluo be Fng the mare whfchhe found in posses stun of Mr. McKfnton, at Bluffto wn. and who had boughl the mart and buggy ol a necro man Mr. McKennon reaullv agreed to go aloeg with Ur. Burkett ou learning tne <*oU, to a»i»t In the eepture and Identify the mnrdertr Tim negro bed t L :i elleorto of taros, doubllug like a toi, but th« and wee near. Another merchant in me proaoce exenange, .houl/teux^^Oy^yynto^e \ produce barely 100,000 tone, much lie produce 1 hclore tho warj when| duty on Imported eu tana may — lih™ t ^futyeMathS5uarSi^^e"^!t| initeed of two centa, aa now. It la noneenee to luppoee that the repealoflhcl duty on Cuban anger will notdiring «■ price to the conenmer. The CuheneH^H ereaie their product end other enter poun- bMSRnMsE docs not seem to agree, but the main point to ls^r.u u d^L7ffUT"iiiSii I ri wii JllSi t’ward^oP'the Ward line ol tonnaxe tar which ran from ,1 to (1 * a mi everr Umo it went into a Cuban pert, ifa ahlp mwuund 5,000 lone .he had to pay at leaet ■HLJ 1 -" ° an - .thhlrh .in now nearl. S snomalous ami trying state. He then g Vi* a I'istnry »»f tire difficulties of tbe churcu on thia at count and tho appeals that were made io Wesley to provide me sacra- meuts for hi* nurturing •hlldri-u in Amt-r- Ica. Ou tno of . Derember, i:»4, Dr Coke, with a letlcr Of teftlmuRia] fre^ \Nt*sh*y, setting forth h:a ordiuation SSsuper- inteudent, met the preaehers enlivened lu Hiil'lmoro for thu purpose. Tbe formal or Rnnizatfon of the church was ihu work of that fionference. A few y«-an l»«er an ther Episcopal church was organised, Thus these w«-ro two Bldsroiial churniiea«-ono the Methodist Epla- copal Church, tho oilier tho ProtesUut Epis copal Church and thn latter ti<» ore au than the former. The Methodist*, rightfully organ izing themselves Into a etmrch and instituted Episcopacy. Thcu they are greater than cpis- Ridgcwa*, D. D.. of Illinois, read in c* ay on "Th-i 1'ersounel of tho Christmas Conference.” He said fr«ra New York and Baltimore American Methodism took ita rise and grew r-«pl<l y to fair proportions ;hri-tmu* c •nforeuco was composed of preacher*. Thomas Coke waa present, he au* present at the fouuda- .. „ of tho Aral Methodist college in America, and ho »ad called on General o a-hiogtoii to pledge tho loyal supportof ail Mcth-Mllst* to the government. H- also spoke oi Thomas B sse , Hlchard Whitcoat, William Black, Fr«ohoru Garrct-on. aud *«hcrs. To-night there arero meetings a in eleven churches, lucl dlug. four of colored Metrioolsts, at all of which the snhj ct ot mts-ioni waa di cussed, d Iho general t.e tig was that deeper in- [ound to have tatan pMiage on th« boat at Kufaula. Mr.jBurkttt thm came on with the next luet ImmedUlely behind him. he and Hr. UcKrnnon both dia- [Ised. They Ipotted their men neer ii'alih & Go'e. iture yeeterdey morning, gnd eummoned him to eurreoder. He weenrenaring u make a deaperate reelat- W ~ Fl-Wi'i®.... t/w. LU (hat ance, hut the alcrill wa, too old for that and iho muzzla ftf a pistol was pushed in his face, and eeting the game was up, te surrendered. Hu Wai lmmedietely brand with ropes, hard and fast a, experienced hands could III him. His wile and child also were take*—the as a possible accom- nlice. On pc u? scoarated stm confessed tha whole stoiy, staiiog that be killed them,with a tniioand axe, th.ir object being money, el which there was 14(0 In the house In a b ireau, _ » hich waa locked and they were so end ed or something they failed to got i'. The titan also con- fesied the crlsie, the tw o confessions tal- lying In every resrect. Tho doub e bar- lehal gun belenging to Mr. Gorlwin was found m his hotsesilon. Mr. McKennon also fully identified the loan as tho one who so'd hull the mare and buggy. The woman also, in her excitement, called her husband by name, thus betraying him. The negro and his farnllv liv'd on tho place The Sheriff bag Ir. veied altogether about 400 miles, mostly by privete convey- s of that tax Unce, In nurtuit and deserves great < - — avana steam-1 for lhe C0P i Dr e. He, with Mr. V ,-K" ■ ' * nd another party, left on y.'aterdaj't the prisoners in In managing, which are very a . ..Tom train (or |e»>« - noying, are I charge. A Cauatlo Critic. New York 8tar. In the robnit vernacular of the tall Senator from Indiana, Lord Tennyaon'* poem on "Freedom" if turgid hog-waab. It Has Fou»ht Ita Laat Fight. Minneapolis Tribune. The Denver Tribune-Republican under took to run tbe gamblers out ot that city, but foon came slap upon tbe dreadful truth that if tbe gamblers all went away there would be nobody but a few straggling women and children left. Pluoklng Plume from Notoriety'* Tree. New York Morning Journal. "Opera-bouffe it my forte!" exclaimed Mme. Huokamp to a reporter. ' I am go ing to*i info trnluing, and I know that I shall succeed." " VVnat baa canted yon to quit tinging iu concert* ao aoou?" asked tbe repor e r. "It make* me feel ao awkward," »h j re* pile 1.' and I can't do mvaclf full juetice, but id a tight opera I wiJJ carry every thing before m<*." \ •apodllla Sorugge. V N. Y. Sun. Tbe Presideut'a nomlnatlan of the Hon. Bepodilia 8criigga to be Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of tbe (Tufted States to the United 8tat*e of Co lumbia will be approved by every true test hete. Heretofore Brother Scruggs ba« ranked only at minister resident, out bit writings have proved beyond the poaaibil- ity of a d-raht that he le au extraordinary envoy uud pfenfpotent iu tbe nee of beau tiful adjectives. Queen Victoria onre sent him an iukitand to ihow bow much she admired bit descriptions of 8outh American scenery. Georgia is proud of Scruggs. And Jehu Baker of Illinois, our minister to Veocauela, ia another. They Had Suspended. Detroit Free Press. I" he said, aa the door opened, do I address the lady of the bouse?" "N i. air." replied tbe girl, aa her face welted a little; "I am tbe housekeeper.” "Uuf. 8be is out then?" "Yes. sir—gone to the skating rink." "And the gentleman?" "He’s gone oft to a raffle." "Um. Any dangbtera?" "Two of 'em, sir. Tbeoldeat, which is Fannie, is across the way learning how to nlay euchre, and the other, which is Susie, has rigged up as an actress and gone down to have a statuesque photograph tak**n." Um. No sons?" Only one, sir, and this is the hour when he takes his boxing lesson. Did you wish to see any one in particular?" Well, I am taking orders for the Cot tage Family Bible, and I was in hopes to secure a subscriber. Perhaps you Ob, it's no use talking, sir l" she inter rupted, as tbe door began to dose. "My b-aubi ought me iu fifteen dime novels laat night, and 1 go to three dances n week, aud I'm last catching on to old sledge, and really, sir, you'd better hit the family next door. I think we have sus pended busiuess in your Hue of goods." Sslilns Goods by Sample. Mr. Joseph Muibattan. ex-Presidential candidate, is a Louisville hardware drum mer. Recently be was engaged in selling a bill of goods to an o!d Dutchman in the South. "You sharge seven dollar und a half a dosen for dot knife?" asked the Dutchman in some surprise. "Yet, 87,50 a dosen. R iror steel, crocus ground, brass lined, stag handle, Sheffield But a Zinziunati drummer only last veek oil-red me dat tame goods already for six dollars." "See here, my friend," said Mr. klu!- h *1 tan. "you sell your goods at just double what they cost don’t you?" "Ya. if I buys a thing for one dollar, I sell him for two dollar; dot's choost one per.oenL" "Yes. We i. that CTnciunati drummer* charges you $G for these goods, and vou sell them at 812 and make a profit of 86. I offer tbent at 87 60, and you got 815, or a profit of 8750. Just a dollar and a half more, isn’t it?" * Veil, yes." said the old Dutchman, scratching his head, "I guess may be dot vas so." "All right. You just take ray advice, then, aud never buy anything of a Cin cinnati drummer if you don't want to get swindled." And yet Muibattan was hopelessly de feated i Trade EmtU)fra»um«nt«. Brartatreet’a BudgeL There were 209 fatlriree in the United States reported to Braditreet's during tbo past week, against 237 in the preceding week, and 246, 247 and 109 in the curve- •ponding week, of 188S, 1882 »nd 1881, respectively. EdwsrdiTllle—Taylor & Htrper (1M uot notaMlgn, ai prerloujiy reported, bo t oh- trlued an extension from most of their creditors. Troy—Mrs. W. L. Wilson, milliner}- as signed, Uoiontoarn—A. B. Nordiinger, vu-ral •tor*, felled. Crops hays ban abort, priest loar end business dnll. FLOklDA. . Jacksonville—It. K. (Mrs. P.) Pricker, harness, closed by sberifT. uaoaou. Atlanta—A. Lebaeoff, dry goods, felled and applied for homestead. Atmnta-W. O. Itublnacn, Jr,, sriUJ paper, sold out Atlanta—Iaaac Btelnbelmer, clothing, assigned. Augusta—Roberta ft Co., wholesale gro ceries end liquors, (ailed and aold out. Liabilities $71,004; actual aaatta about 888.000. Blackshear—0. H. Bmttb, drugs, closed by sberiffa Cedartown—J. A. Wynn A Bro., general •tore, felled end told out. Sevnnneb—0. L. Chestnnit, factor, fail ed. Liabilities 110.000, asaeta 819,000. Thomasville—Samuel O olds tone, genaral •tore, offers 25 osnts. Tripp—W. V. Brownlee & Co., general store, mortgage foreclosed. West Point—G. T. Mitcham, grocer, as signed. CLEVELAND'S INAUGURATION. Important Hint# to Demooratlo Clubs— A Business Man Going Into Oflloa. Albany Argus. It can be aald with authority, and It should be distinctly heeded, that If the wishes of Mr. CleTeland be consulted, tbs event of lnsugnrstlon will be made an simple, brief end plain at possible, alike to comport with tha known aversion of ■he President elect Io public display and to conform to the habit of tha Democratic Presidents who were tbe fathers and founders of tbe republic. Of coarse tbe President elect will be more or len subiset to tbe arrangement made by others, but tbe others should labor under no misap prehension ot bis wishes In the premises. It Is to be expected that many Demo cratic cltltens and many Democratic or ganisations from all parts of tha oountry will be present at Washington doting tba inauguration. The competition among them to act as escort tnither to tbe Presi dent elect la said to bo spirited. That competition will decrease when tbe fact la announced that Mr. Cleveland will pro ceed to tbe national capital without escort aud with as much expedition and privacy as the circumstances will permit or hu preference secure. He la not nnmlnd/ol of tbe good feeling oi those who would thus do him tribute and honor, but tho simplicity of * private gentlemsn du trav eling is the method most agreeable to bis tastes, jsst as tbe Industry and directness of a basinets man Id office aia most oon- genial to bis habits as a public servant John Logan's Furore. WssiimoTON, December 8.—Gen. Logsn sold tbe othor night that be thought be bed experienced nearly every phase ol Washington cheek, but since the elect Ion he has encountered a new variety, which be thinks rather surpasses anyth!me he has as yet experienced lu tble town. Since his return he has been pursued by a horde of olBoe-boldefs. who c jtyo to the General It Couldn’t Hava Bean Done without Him A few days ego tire lion. Hemuel J. Ran dall waa received with each unprecedented fervor ot enthusiasm on tbe occasion ol ibis to say about It . , , "There Is a bevy of new fledged, un- batebed, and indiscreet protectionists in the State of Georgia, not representing the intelligent sentiment of the Democratic Betsotlirg a Postmaster by a Primary gl.otton, Wayhssboho. Va , December 8.—tn tbie plac- tne contest for tbe position of port- master is so lively end cunfu-ed that a plan baa been set on font to have a prfma- lyeiecilui to determine wbo President Cleveland .halt be sekeo to appoint. Sev eral of the contestants, how* vvr have not yet agreed to eooie Into the plan. The Wsvoe.i nrn Me.setiger onmee oat to-day fir the scheme, and after alluding to the number of candidate!, with their selection (or tbe position, suggests a primary elec tion precinct ss well a* wi bln tha corpo rate limits, and add.; "We repeat it, let as tet wisely in tbe beginning, end place It beyond tbe reach of politics! Jobbery by .ubmitting our clelme to a convention of those directly concerned, and when one baa been chosen by a majority ol thoaa present, lat every citizen In the communi ty indorse a petition to the Postruaiter- General for the appointment, and he will not dare refine." A Mother Murd-r. H.r Children. WHAtUHeas, Iowa. Decembers -AtThom- HU wife .nd child bnrg stetloa, on ta. HarllngUm, Cedar Rapids and Northern r.ltrotd. Ilr« miles north ol this place, Mrs. William BcbulU yesterday mur dered bar two children by esttiDg their throats .IftrebSraUburing'unier'a'suddsn'lli’of In sanity. * Alt *nd to Bonw Scraping? Edward 8h-pb.rd, of Uarrisborg, III., •aya: "Having received to much benefit fro ii Electric Bl'iers, I feel It my dutv to let ruffering bun enity know It. Have bal a running sore on my leg for eight J ean; my doctor told me I woold have to avt the bone tcraptd or my leg amputa ted. I oied, Instead tbren Jw.uin ol E:e- tric Billers and seven boxes Bucklen’. Arnica Salve, and my leg la now aound and * Kfectric Billers are sold at filly csnls bottle, and Biicklcn’s Arnica Bulve at 28 cente per bor, by Lamar, Rankin and La- II1ULL--UU1UVIIII nuu VJIUD tw IUB vtiinht begging him for letters to Frcsldent-r lect Cleveland asking that they may be retain ed. To tbe first gang of tblok-sklnned )m- General tried the mildly saroas- said: -»I regret that I .llflbr with you upon a matter ol taste and pro- priety. I hardly think it would bn tbe thlug for me to address myself to a Demo : oratlc administration for favore.” But he soon found that this mild phraseology did not meet the requirements of tbe cue. Some of tho later callers wbo pressed the same idiotic nqusst were treated to a dis course highly ornamented with very vio lent ad|ectives. The callers bed no trouble in comprehending the English of the Sen ator's later comments. Few people who know Gen. Logan be lieve that he Is very much disappointed- over the result of tbe election. He be lieved thst be was entitled to the tint place on tbo ticket and whan he failed to get the nomination, he wee more than in different to going on the ticket for the Ms % Islt tu Georgia that our esteemed con- second p’ace. This should not be venr temnorarv tho FnuSddphi* Record, hat hard to believe. It waa then probable - ■ - 0 that the Jllino s Le, i lstuie would be car ried easily by the Republicans, and that the General oould easily oome back to the Senate. Certain!/ the position of Senator It much preferable to the Vlce-Pretldency . There party in that Btate. who appear disposed under ordinary clrcurostenoas.^^B to turn an intended Jubilee over the else- must have been soma understanding be- |tween Mr . Blaine and Gen. Logan, as he bitter only consented to go upou tho tioket alter a very strong pressure. said that Mr. Blaine is ogan (1>« full benclit of .... 8. Mr. Blaine wiB have a good deal to say about who Is to bo nom inated, and it Is considered quite clear that Irom tho nature ol his original under standing with Gen. Logan, lie would nat urally select tliu lllini.il Senator, who h*s loyalty stood by him all through tho year. There is elr. aify u large number of p-roo'e anxious to tako charge o! Iho Logan move ment even at this early (lav. tho Grand Army people have been talking over apian of a campaign, nu*l leading representative* of the bolting Irish-American element in New York have bren over here. Logan him-cif docs not talk mucli nolitics, but bo docs not forolcjpcople talking to him on I saw him in his office last night at No.4 Iowa Circle. The house In which ho H «t present residing Is much pleasanter and more homcliko than bis old quarters upon Twelfth street. Ho has two Doors here, while tho lady who owns the house serves his family a private table. When I called upon tbo General I found him In his cilice or library. Tho walls ol tbo rooms were lined from tbo Door to tho celling on either side with Looks. The General sat at th. middle of bis great writing desk with his two secretaries at his left, At no time daring tho last liv- years has he looked better than now. His out-door campaign ing and bis twenty-odd thousand miles of railroad travel appear to ha rc cleared up bu blood so that he has In bis lace Um glow ol a most vigorous health. Although ho Is now fflty-elght years of age there is hardly a line in bis smooth-shaven, fresh-colored lace, while there is not yet a line ol sdver In the splendid color ollds blue-black hair. The only sign ol age la In Ibc few Iron gray threads in his sweeping Iroquois mous tache. His face and iigure all Indicates man In the very prime ot life and vigor. During my short csll n number ol vial- tlou of Mr. Cleveland into a sort of Ran. dull apotheosis In tbe name ol protection." But if these Indiscreet Georgians set la Cleveland's election only a triumph of pro tectionist principles the Ileoord shouldn't be too bard with them. We have Just witnessed a most excited and uncertain c into.itin theState ot New York, where the plurality obtained by the eucceasfut candidate but slightly exceeded one thousand votes. A great num ber u( the most eloquent speakers and most distinguished men of tbo Democratic party took part in the canvass and labored zealously and un ceasingly for tbe success of tbe notional ticket. But It is not too much to say that if Samuel J. Randall bod not oome Into ilia state tn person and worked and spoken with all bis power for tbo election of the Democratic candidate, not even Bnrcbsrd himself oould have saved him. If the Georgia Democrats rejoice In the election of Mr. Cleveland, it lao't surpris ing that tlioy should tsko particular sails- lion In welcoming Mr. Randall. _ Tha Capatona ot the Monument. Although the cepetone of lbs Washing ton Monument waa sat yesterday, tne monument Is not by any means completed, and the work yet to be done wlU occupy at least two yeara. Tha removal of the plat- lonua and outefde rigging will oommenoa to-morrow, and after all the timber* and Iron work have been taken In the hole* through which they pissed vriU be dosed by exactly fitting stones. When thst Is completed the work of fitting up tha lute- rl To W prevent^roistore from collecting In tba seams of the Interior stones, the walls will be covered with Portland cement The memorial stonaa which are at present lying in a shed at the foot of the monu ment, will be out dmen to* tblcknese of a few Inch** and then lnaerted in th# atrno- tar*. The preeent wooden sta rway srill be removed entirely and substituted by one ol lion, with turned balustrades, and the interior lii tobelightedwith electricity, ton came in. They did the greater part Theefevatorf which & at .prc^tnothl/fi ‘ h more than a plain movable platform, will befitted up nicely with cushioned seats end snrroondsd vrilb padded sides. | Ths most Important matter, however, and on* that Is not even decided upon, is the design for tbe base of the monnmenL Two of ths numerous deelxns offsred ap pear to b* the favorites. One te to make a gradual terrace from th* preeent level of the monument floor to the level of tho race with a balustrade end grand ap proaches on each side and flna Stanary on tha iteps and at the oornera of the ter race. Nothing definite, however, has yet been determined upon. Of course, alt ths present unsightly workshops will he re- mored.andlt te proposed to shift the en gine which runs the elevator, and which is now dose to the monument and dltllg ures It, to a distance, and convey the mo tive power by tnnnm to the monument. teral Grant He promisee to be the great American listener for the next four years at least. He takes great pains, honover. to discourage any impression of his agreeing with a view advanced bv any one of hu visitors if It do«8 not pwM® hitu. On® ol his callers thought to please him by mak ing a sneering remark about Mr Clere- land. The visitor said: "I see Cleveland is against any parade upon inauguration day. I suppose he would like to go up without any one with him in emulation ot early Democratic limpllcity.” The General’s eyes snapped. That ia where ha shows hu good sense, said he. "I fuliy agree with him." , To anolner li<* approved the fwiitimeat that the beau itl^al inauguration would ba theh'mple administration of the oath to tha Executive and hla installation in Umi White House without any ceremony what ever.