Weekly telegraph and messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1885, July 24, 1885, Image 1

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ippu* up* 'jp pifu-appii jppjpuyjpy;. nfiiyi i ■)., > -i Weekly Telegraph and Messenger. Established 1826. MAC*)N, GA., FRIDAY. JULY 24, 1885. VOLUME LIX NO. ill. "TrOM WASHINGTON. Mali Service to b. Im- T " M ,.d~*PP0l"* r "* nt °* ,,,,-Notae About tho Cap- l 10 l—Aim» Vacancle*. Taylor, at Oxford, N. C.s tier M. B. Jones, ••upended; B Doutby, at Salem, N. 0.. cicaj. Bleckendorfer, sn.pended; fiarauei H. Smith, at Winston. N. C„ vice W. A. Walker, snapenited; Geo. H. Gregory, at Greensboro, N. 0.. vice J. I>. Write, ins- pended; J. A. Bennett. lt-id.ville, vice K. H. Rty, impended; It. H. Harley, at Talladega, Ala., vice E. A. E. Motely, sus pended. ______ THE WRECK OF THE TOKIO. Full Particulars Given by One of the Craw. * San Francisco, July 21.—Some of the crew of the Pacific mall steamer City of Tokio arrived hem on the Arabic from China and give the first full account of the yr-AuuuTON, July 21--A package con- ”L «„ certificates of transfer, each of nomination of $10,000 sent from the office of tue register of the treasury last • v, that of the comptroller of curren- wreck of the Tokio near Yokahoma, m waa ioedyerteotly left In the effi :e of Their story of the disaster is sa follows: drouty comptroller upon fop of the K, Thr package was found by the char- semen and carried t ithe lieutenant of th • witch. The deputy comptroller wts sent for and sent to the treasury atones. Upon examining the package only four of tht ceriific.tr* were found en- E*ed and search wsa etonco lnttltnted, resulting. »* the end of half eu hour, in fiodlng the missing certificate among the wads psper md murh crumpled. The certificates here something of tho appear ance of goreroment bonds, and one of the suggestions advanced Is that some one took tbit ons.bot finding It worthless, or fhat he or she was likely to be searched before kaviDg the building, hastily threw It ,w»y. Some Inconvenience would have mulled from ihe loee of the paper, bnt tie government wonld have loet nothing ofveluv, nor would the asenmed thief hive been a gainer. The comptroller will Investigate the matter as thoroughly as possible. fk IKTiaUT TO POSTMASTERS. Tbs law officer of the Post-office Depart ment has given an opinion to the effect that e postmaster who ueea or converts to bis own use postal funds In hla ha- .Is, al though not required to deposit them until tit eud of Ihe current month or quarter, It guilty of embe.alement. It he* been ittptoatd by many postmaster, that nndar section 1249 of the postal lass attd regula tion (-evl.ed statues) there was no tot- btizleutenl by a postmaster umil he bed fully neglected to make hie delimits te required by tl-e regulations, but the opinion holds that under tho provisions of tne postal laws (revised statues) poet- matters are forbidden to loan, use or de- About f o’clock on the evening of June 23d, a light nff Capa King or. the Japa nese coast was sighted. A thick fog then aeftled down and hirdly a ripple rutiled the surface of the water. The Tokio after sighting the light, made up the narrows for Yokohome. It was impossible to dls- tlogn lb the landmarks along the shore,and there was no fog horn stations to guide mariners. Commodore Uanry was on board. Tbs first, third and fourth officers were elm on deck. Under these circumstance! thaTokoi was making headway up the channel of Yokahoma. The ahipt kept on her coatee steadily until midnight, and was supposed to be in the channel. Bod- denly the men on the lookout and the Commodore on the bridge felt the vessel sliding easily and noiselessly on e shelving rock. In so instant jtbe prow plowed ioto tho blafi. The trees on the oauks stretched their limbs over the rail of the Toko. The (fog we. atill thick, but the sea was still at a mill pood. The vestal rested quietly on her bod of rooks. Bo one on board was frightened or aroused by any violent shock. Tba engines ware at once reversed and all the strength of the machinery exerted to back her ctr, but the Tokio held f-at. As the tide went down her weight, which wa* estimated at about 0 000 tone, rested on berkeeL Under this harden her sides began to sag. it was de cided to at once jettison a part of her car- > to relieve tue frame of the veils-. A jge quantity 61 floor was thrown over board and the sea was white with foam. On tba afternoon of Wednesday, Jane 24, a launch came otl from Yokahoma and took putcruers aboard, among them Minister Hubbard. They were taken off telely. It was lonnd that the rock had ponemred the forward compartment and ti was decided to build a GEN. GRANT DEAD. Hla Family and Friends Around the Death bed—His Lust Words to His Coll- dren—» Sad Scene, Etc. po.it II unauthorized banks, or exchange cofierdem around the damage, water for other funds, any public mouey collected being let into the afterpart of the steamer bytbeoi. lithe p stn moneys he wrongfully converts them to bis own use, and the act of February 3 1879, provides that auy c flicer of the United Btites, or ssiiitant, who .ball etubtzxl* or convert public fut.ua to hla own me will be punished by flue end Im prisonment. Under this net any poet- matter who nvea postal f nuitsJinteudlog to make them good when the lime fords- pouting amves. Is liable to prosecution and pouUhmeuL man at hia roar. Henry Krans, of Indiana, a clerk in the office of the Second Auditor for the last twenty years, was stricken with pendyels end oled at his desk tblv lorenoou. Ha was attacked (sit Matur ity, bnt bad suffi ciently improved, ss he thought, to resume hit duties. He wet SO years old. QUINT ON TUI ISTNNCS. Admiral Jouett, under date of July 14th, telegraphs the Secretary of the X vy from Sevtnllla: "Kvtrr thing Massine quit: and nncbat.ged In this vicinity and on the Isthmus. I shall euon ..11 for Haropt -u Roada with the Tennessee. The Yantic will remain on tho Colombian coasL" NOTES. It is learned that Secretary Whitney deddtd that the eight hour law shallhere- elter beeufnrced In the Itith rent nary yards end that th* employee shall received tan boors pay for eight hours work. Hereto fore they have received eight hoars pay fur eight hours labor. A re tier*' order direct ing the cbitige has not been is.ned yd, but Information of the proj>cicd change haa been rec-.md at the Washington navy yard. WsauiNovoa, July 22.—After a cabinet coninltation, and in accordance with tb* advice of General Shtridsn, th* Secretary of tha Interior has decided to turn over to the War Department complete control of the Cheyennes, in Indian Territory A telegram rco lved at the Interior De partment to-day from Inspector Armstrong announce that the count of the Indiana of tba Cbeyeuns and Arapahoei xtserva- tloos la programing quietly and no farther trouble Is apprehended. After mature consideration, the President and cabinet hare reached the conclnilon that the leases of lands In tha Indian Territory held by cattle men are Invalid, and It baa bton determined to take ateps to have them set aside. General Sheridan has reported that no permanent settle ment of the Indian trouble to th* territo ry can be effected while cattle men are in posset.loti nt the hast lauds, and It la tha (ntemiou of the President to remove the disturbing element end reserve this ter ritory for the exclnelve occupation of In diana. The method of procedure baa not yat beendturmlcedby Presidential procla to keep be- steady. Thia, however, proved nn.uccs-lnl. The bop* of getting the Tokio off is waning. Commodore Uanry set to work to am a. much of tho caago tibia. The cargoes for Yokahoma tacghal were send. Hong Kong merchandise was lost July 2, about 4 o'clock In tho afternoon, the oarometer suddenly fell The Commodore ordered the crew of the ebip ashore. Hardly hid the .hip’s company got on land when a terrible typhoon c»me up. A violent wind struck th* meets of the vessel and aa they heaved back and ortb they rattled the plates cf tho ship, loosening bolts and abatterlng the Iremework of th* hull. Finally a secession of terrible teas dashed over and waabed tba Tokio oot of eight Tbs officer and crew then proceeded to Yokahoma. AtwnuusN mail .xaricx, Poitmeeter General Vltaa today Mid that he bod no IntanUoo of recoaefderloi hit decision a*.lost distributing the 1400, 000 appropriated by Coo gram for the transportation of malts In American steamship. In regard to the threatened termination of the Australian service try tb* Pacific .Mall Hteamshlp Com pany at lira expiration of the contract term. In October- next, he said that while be waa disposed to lever American steamship line* where boeottid consistently, the department would have no difficulty in forwarding Australian mails on a schedule aa fast u that now in nie.andnt riorer the airrico would be • frequent and cheaper. A^pweent Mv. McQeiuob, 0 a. m.—The actual con ditlon of the patient le unchanged since the last bulletin, except that be le laid by Dr. Douglsa to ba growing weaker. Some food has bean taken and retained this morning. He la conscious and bla miud la clear. Dr. Doaglaa baa sent lor Dr. Sands. Dr. Donglae anticipates the and daring the day or evening. The early morning honra at th* Grant cottage were cool end refreshing. At 2 o’clock the thermometer marked 72. About 3 o'clock Mra. Grant came ont on tho ver anda and sat down In one of the many de serted chairs scattered about on the ptez- x«. For ten mmntet she eat motionless with her face resting on her band. Sud denly there came a sound of coughing from within the cottage. The General was clearing bis throat. Mrs. Grant eft the piaxza quickly and seated herself by the General's tide, and slowly fanned hla face. The coughing was not severe. Colonel Fred Grent entered the room while the nurse wee siding his father and took a seat be hind the General. It waa time to admin’ ister food. The none touched the shoul der of Dr. Douglas as he lay aaleep on a couch In the asms room. 11a arose folly dressed, as he wea ell night, and meted himself beside the patient. Food was given from a cup, and the mouth and throat cleared by the Doctor, It was nearly 4 o’clock when the physician laid aside hla appliances, General Grant leaned forward In bis chair and signified that a lamp ahonld be bronghL The nnrae brought a lamp end held U at the sick men’s shoulder and at that moment the General turned hit face toward the light and upward to bid the nurae bring his pad and pencil. Hit wish was not at the moment understood, and turning a trifle farther the General repeat- hie wish. The scene at the moment a a picture its shadows. As the feeble, end during tbe afternoon tbe blood tide had so quickened that It more rapidly wore the system and exhausted tbe frail bvtis, If any existed, upon wbtoh might be pieced a hope that th Genera 1 would rally. The point wee reached at 0 o'clock, when there WAS 1 tile to ba expected from at tempts to Administer food. Boon titer 0 o'clock Herrlton came np from the cot tag* end told Dra. Sands and Sbrady that Dr. Ditnglts desired to tee them at the cottage. They remained, however, but a short time. While the temperature ol the General wts nearly, If not quite normal THE CHEROKEE FREEDMEN. Their Claim to a Share In Apnroutlatlons to the Inolane. St. Louie. July 21.—J. Milton Turner, tx-Unlled Slate* Minister to Liberia, end a man of note among the colored people of thia 1*011011, baa returned from the Indian Territory, where he Went by Invitation to meet tbe Dawte Senatorial committee In behalf of the Cherokee freedtuen. He suite that tb* committee met et Vine*ton end examined a large number of wltm aa to th* claim of 7 000 freedom) of th* Ohtrokete, who had been debarred from receiving their shire of $300,000 paid to the Cherokee Nation by tb* government for land ceded to It by tbe Indians. Tht money wu withheld from tbe freedmen on the ground tnat they are not ol Chero kee blood. Turner'! argument before the committee wts that under the treaty of 1860 freedmen have all th* right* of native born Chero- kets. and he says the committee, after making a thorough examination of tba whole quasltoo, will report to Congress next winter recommending that these freedmen shall be paid their pro rata ol the $300,000. which amounts to $118,000 Th* seme condition a( things exist* in tba Cboctaw nation and th* ume action will be probably taken there. Tomer alto suc ceeded In getting an allowance cf forty acre* of land to each of four thousand of Cboctaw freedmen, end all rights of (till- teat. Three negroes will voti for th* first thus at th* election for officers of lb* na tion which take* place next month. A SHOCKING MURDER. A Man Cute th* Throat of his Brother- In-Law. Naw Yoax, July 21.—Two police officer! shortly after midnight last night, came upon a man rolling In bla blood on Fourth avonuo, not far from One Hundred and Tblrty-Mcosd street. Picking him np they found a gaping wound In hla throat, through which bla blood wee repidly ow ing away. The police took tha man to thfc station .hoot* and medical eldwaiinm- monod. Despite the surgeon's skill th* man bled to death. Almost with hit last breath ba sell that bit name waa Tbnmaa Murphy, 33 year* old, of 2303 Fourth arenas, and accused Thomae Donpby of being bit murderer. He bad struck him down with a pitcher, smashing It over bla head In * quarrel it mtdn a’’ near th* spot where the offlem found hi Dunpby wu arretted later and arraigned r _ _ _ In coart ibis nomine and held (or •zmml- the Au.tr.i tan malls leave Sen Fritnclseo nation. Morphy married Donphy’t sitter, a month andteCtore written joet aftar Qonpby la ona of lb* moat worth Ires tbed.parlureof the eUemert tie in the i- it office nearly a mouth. By each .mice then Utters could be sent at short Interval- and wonld reach their destination In leu time than at present. VACsacns a tub a ami. Tbe President It dally Importnnedto appe lot perton* from etYtlHf* to liettten- B paktaamy. Many of thaaa appUcs- tioua art moat marttoriuue, hot tba Presi dent has dsttrminad that at present he is not justified in makh-g such appoint- menu*. 1h-< «-<-!< adet- that ». . . ate from tl.e\V*-t Point M 'aryA-s -my nn- ». ! | - il.Hi V I ■- All 'in .* -n- V large .me ami the I'.-r, Meiiltt.it.a. va -at. . ie» Into .truancies alto aid ba reterved for Tne War Department a:. .are ot the opinion tha -. tr * tr Jm the naeesge of - ai- -■ ' 1 * - - '.. rough the Indian Urn ury ■ :. -t'-.-d rmtsr It- stand.: c ' ■ 0 nr • aadlatartar Pepartasawta. whapyhaeda resc h the borders of • a id Colorado renewed trunti e n apprehended, la- » — of tt.* i.r o; i • - t. I c-i •• itieii r the I* gs catt.e art d.»- brutal of upper evidence as well aa a pitcher. vagabonds in the “Shanty district' tr New York. Moreht’e body bean ce that Dunpby used a large knlfi Hapnr Times War Down In Butlsr. lirSCIAL TKLXGSAM.I Bunas, Os., July 21.—Tba prohibition contest was again decided last night by the commUtionere, two of whom rendered yerdlct In ftyor of prohibition, while the other, JndgtJ. D. Bette, the only lawyer among them, disagreed and left tba court room. It will be remembered that after adjourning tht prohibition election in Jane from the Mb to the 12th, tho vote was con- solldate i. This resulted against prohibi tion 107 majority. Tha prohlhlflotilla have since commenced e protest, which continued till to-day, when the two miislonara declared thet tha county gars I prohibition a majority of twenty-two and r« i-tie to thow tha predate thrown out. comm: sttoo*r claim* tbe *1*0 1 the voice of the peopi* should at indignation prevails, and I go <o the Superior Court. r-.* malued at the cottage, the family did not dine in tbe privet* room set apart for their use at the hotel at tbit critical time that they might be secluded from the curious. Tb* closed end silent cottage hid all day suggested the enact neat ot the flatl scene of me General * earthly exist ence. While the physicians were at din ner, Harrison came to (be hotel end called Dr. Douglas, who wdnt at once and alone to tbe cottage. Srm alter another mes senger summoned Drt. Bhredy and Sends, and they repaired to tbe cottage, closely followed by tht Bev. Dr. Ntwrnan. The exits ol the doo'ore and clergyman from tb* hotel were, however, so quietly effect ed that none knew they had been called to the cottage. They lound Gen. Grent satin sinking. He seemed restless. “Would you like to He down, fetherT" asked Col. Fred Great* who noticed his father's restlessness. Tbe General nodded end at the seme moment esityed to rite, bnt tbe effort wu too great, aod he sank back in tha chair amf wu supported to the bed, where be wu esrefully lowered to a reclining position, putly on hie face. Dr. Dougiat men ro led tbe chair beck, and one of tbe pbyelctani bu line* remarked that th* General hu now left hit chelr for tht lut time. Tbe belief la that General Grant bu at length lain down to die. The fatuity were all gathered to the bedside ol tbe tick men again. Bev. Dr. Newman, at about tba same boar at lut evening, and at Mrs. Grant's request, knelt by the side of the Qener et and prtyed. Beetle were bo«ed. and tears were on the cbteka of men u well as of women. Som a cool brtexe, as on las', evening, sprana up and some thought a coo night would help General Grant to rally. The Doctors, however, were prepared to attend th* General's death bed et e moment'* notice. They stood somewhat apart, and tba family wu near its last sinking hud. and then alter an hour death seamed little leu rapid.y One Tnousnnd Women nnd Youths to he Devoured hr Cannibals-A Ter rible Explosion—About Gor don's Ransom-Notes. Lonpon. Jniy 21.—Intelligence hu been received from West Africa that the King ~ Dahomey, with maoy followers, on May iota made a raid on villages under tbe French protection, near Porto Novo, mu stered the inhabitant! by the wholesale, end burned all their bnlldings. One thousand youths and women were captur ed and carried back into Dahomey to be sacrificed at cannibalistic feasts, IN PARLIAMENT. Robert Bourke, under foreign secretary, answering Inquiries In tbe House of Com mons this ereuing said that durlug May, 1884, M, Billing had offered Lord Lyons, British ambassador at Parle, to obtain a ransom of Gen. Gordon from the El Mahdi for tbs aom of $290,000. Lord Lyons forwarded the offer without com ment to Eerl Granville, then British min ister for foreign affairs. Tbe first condi tion of the offer wts that ita acceptance ahonld be accompanied by the payment of $10,009 down, Earl Granville, after con sultation with other members of the late government. Instructed Lord Lyons that for various reasons ha must decline the offer, TUB Was LEVAN CONFERKNCE. The Wesleyan conference began lie ses sion at Newcutle to-day. Seven hundred clergymen are in attendance. The confer ence hu elected Bev. Charles Roberta president SIBILS BOUTID. A dljpatch from Cairo says newt has rcachiu there from Kusala to tbe effect that a large force of rebels attacked that rapid ned ju |quivering candte rays felt across tht face ol tbe General it became agrim Rembrandt Iwitb strong, ragged lines, broken down by Isnfiering and pain. On bis head wu a skull cap that at all times lends a startling tffect and appearance, and from benea'h It was disheveled hetr that clung tn sweat- moistened locke about hie emaciated nsek. A crimson tear! bad been throvu on tht back of his chair, but as ba leaned for ward drew It acrou his shoulders, on* end being gathered under hit arm, A dark dressing-gown covered th* patient's form and a handkerchief encircled bla neck. Tbe Oenersl'a face at be he spoke appeared strained and drawn, bnt He color and fated* are not such as would be expected after such suffering end care. His Ups moved heavl; and bis wu husky add low but under- and tha pad and pencil were [brought. Then while tb* red light cf the candle fell on hla downcul face he wrote, but only briefly. The slip wu handed to Dr Dunglu, who at one* tnrned It over to Col. Grent, who bed arisen and stood I beside Wa lather's eld*. It wu a privai* family communication, ai.dkhen finlabaj the sick man resumed hit bill reclining position, with bis head slightly Inclined ■orward and bit elbows on the aide* ot bla chair, while the fingers ol either hand wait Interlocked each with tbe other, beneath Ibis chin. Itwu4:30o'clock,andthtpeaks of the mountains eastward ware nark); ontitotd against th* reddsnlng dawn. A faint glow between the pines and birches through the cottage window tinged the sick man’s chair with tbe dawn of what Is believed by th« doctor to be hla last day, I At 9 o'clock Dr. Donglue wuaronseo to tend a summons for Dr. Benda. Tba Gen-1 eral moved restlessly, and bla eyes for a few momenta gased Intently away through the tre*s where a naw day wu beginning; then ha settled down tn hla chair end dated. Th* meettft wu tent to Dr.' Sende to lint the responsibility of tbe eu* could be sbsrtd by members of th* mtd- Ileal staff. Tht General wu given tiimnlanti but growe weaker hoar by boar. Th* morn- log Is dear and th* mercury at 11 o’clock registered 90. AU visitor* are to day kept from the cottage and a Bundiy quiet pre vail ebont tbe spoL Dr. Douglas end l)r. Newman are with tb* family end th* day It of qnlet waiting, Tbe General site lu ha did lut ntahL nil eyes closed ranch of the time, bat be If coherent and clear wbaneverbe (peaks. U. 8. Grant. Jr„ It expected this evening. Tb* family circle will then b* completed. 1 r. m.—Dr. Doogtu hu juat left th* cot tage. He lays tba General alts with his head Indued forward and •ye* closed a greater of tht Umt. Hit pulse it very weak and flattering. The patient once during the morning attempted tn writ* hot encceeded only In writing lb* date, th* effort being greater than war ranted by tb* tittle remaining strength. He hu spoken at intervals but bis vole* wu very feeble. Daring th* forenoon food wu taken and retained. With tbe declin ing day th* physicians believe th* General | is hi alto decline. 2 r. m.—'The door* of the General's room are shut and tba blinds all cloud, bat the cool breeze of tb* afternoon Unde a paeaagt through tb* blinds end to the lick man •it* and wane. Dr. Doogtu bu jut re ported that hie patient bu taken and re tained a cap ol m lk, and tba physician thinks if than bu not been a slight ratljd In the put hour, the Ueutral tlUl bolds htj [own. At 2:19 o'clock the members of tha faml Illy and Dr. Newman were grouped In the I darkened room near General GranL Ob serving this evidence of feeling the General Laid: “I don’t want anybody to be dia l treated on my account.'' At 4 o’clock I Doctors Sands and Sbrady arrived H •pedal train, which also brooght U.H Grant, Jr., and hit wile. The new comers repaired at one* to th* cottage a^uM with Dr. Douglu tn consultation. I A singular occurreuoe at the cottage hu jut bean related by Dr. Newman, u hee ling occurred In tbe cottage el 1 o'clock. At 12 A9 the General asked the hoar ot the day. “One o’clock." spoke ona of thou near tba OenaaaL Soon altar tb* cottage clock chimed twelve rtrokts, and the General coanted them. He wrote on hit pad that be observed the dock was wrong, and indlcited a detire I to have It struck to light tha boor, which wu done and the Incident passed u one more ol the remarkable episodes of the General's latter etakneae There ba* bean a recurrence ot hiccoughs to-day. The two phyaldana announced concurrence In gaining on the men tt hu nine month! to-dav; for it months ago today that General Grant walked into Dr. Daagtu'a office to seek hit professional ltd for the cancer that has don* what the wer could noL Then th* doctors and clergymen stepped on tba pltzzs and sat near tbe par lor window. Jeese Grant joined et times, bnt tbe ot > -'<$ member* ot th* family re mained in t.i- hick room and marched end walked wbt'e the General tnawend “ye*' and “no” to severe! questions The time passed slowly, and at length, at 8;19 o’clock, Dr. Dunglu l»f tha cottage. How isit. Doctor7" wu uked him. H*'« dylrg” Doctor, will he Ur* an honrT” wu uked agtln. “Oh yee, and possibly more; bnt he' pusing awav." was the response. After a little time at tb*hotel. Dr. Dong- lu returned to the cottage. At 0 o'clock tbe General's pnl*e wu np to 105 beats to th* minute end wu fluttering. • About 0 o'clock General Gram eank In sleep that wu described ty a wltneu p-arelu! and beendlal as th* sleep ol child. Hie condition 1s not ont to com- mandkoiiddence, (or tb* pulse beats are stilt rapidly fluttering an 1 hla resplrstlon, which normally le M to the minute,- now 44. At 10:30. however, It was stated by redablt authority that theOmstei was in a slightly better condition thau two boars before and qui eter, bnt as againatop boatful waarwaa that might ba drawn from Ibis fast is tha other fact that from the preteat condition, which borders upon e letbergla state, the patient may quietly drill Into final nncon- idonsnsM. During the evening the ex tremities of to* tick man have been oold end visible symptoms sod signs that na ture pats out when deetb is chilling Its powers. The Gsoeral, u tht nlgbi panes, teems suffering no paiu. thongn tb* lines of bla face ere drawn end the furrow* of hit brow are knitted, u he lies upon his cot, buide which toe family are constantly watching. At 11 o'clock th* General wu not asleep. Hia hands end forearms wsre coldtr than two hours before, but his feet were not much to. Hie pulse and respiration bad not changed, th* patient's mind was yet clear ana emprebeneiv* of utterances ebont h'tn. Between 10 and 11 o'clock Dr. Sbrtdy had spoken to lb* General end he answered In a husky voice, and promptly ttlmulanta wer* being need sparingly, There wu expressed by th* medical au thority about it o'eloel, a belief that th* doting srialt may occur either at i or ’ o'clock In tb* morning. At midnight bottles of hot water were pieced et the General's feet to induce warmth and mustard plasters wer* applied over the etomteh and breut to preserve the ll-vzing circulation. Dr. Sends la rest ing at tha hotel and Drt. Dunglu and Sbrady et tb* cottage with tht General and bit family. 1 a. m.—General Grant remains In tba isma condition. HU pale* and respira tion are unchanged, ana there te e fee Hr that he may ltd* over th* weakness, uni 4 a. m. Hypodermics of brandy are being used. Naw Yobk, July 30.—General Grant died ~ ” toU off captured a rebel camp 2.000 oxen and sheep and 700 rebels. The rebel* loet 3.000 men killed and wounded, while the garrison's casualties were small. what Dr. Donglas had given to tb* public. No one of tbeetaffis writing (to make any prediction beyond twentyfoa.-.honre,which le deemed possible the General may ear- tire, thongn toe probabilities, as now In dicated, are that a leu epic* of time marks th* limit of too OeoeraTe life. A change for the worse u expected. It wu nnofflrtmUy elated at 5 o'clock by tome of the person* sorro-tr. t.r.g Oeneril Grant ttataM palu eontianee above 14)0 and haa reached 130. The devrlopmentof weak sees of Generali J t durintc the afurn«j<in «U not r*l about 7 o'clock tbU morning. camciing noumi wioivqi Tmicaoo. Ju y 22.—There wu practically gtmollog In Cbloego at a little after idnignt last night. Th* chief of police midnight last night. The chief nt police had ordered all bouse* closed and thereJ| no doubt that there came nearer being I gambling at th* time mentioned toanMf any former period tor year*. Well-known gamblers laid tool Superintendent Doyle tent for ont of to* propria tore each of the gaming houses In the dr meet him during the evening. He^H them that they mutt clou their bootee that night end keep them doted. Hehadl no with to destroy their (nmltnra, but th* placet tost felled to comply with hU com mand would ba raided and despoiled of every vettigt of property it contained. NEWS FROM EUROPE. THE P.4 Y TRAIN ROBBERY. CUABLIS soil UNDER LOCK AND XNT—TUB DSTIcriVIl STILL AT WORK ON TUB CASR— A HOLINESS SENSATION, TxLEORArn Bureau, 17)4 Peachtree 8t„ Atlanta, July 22, 1885. 8lnce tha night tbe daring at tempt wu made to rob tba Alr-Llne pay train, Allsnta detectives bare inspected Charlie Roieol being either the arch conspirator, or deeply Implicated tn It. They have aeontad the conntry around Decatnr, where be htd been lut seen, and lut week begged George Bote, a brother, and ran him In promptly. Tbit morning at tn early hour they encceeded in arresting Charlie Bose near Decatnr, and now have him under lock and key. Bote, it U teid, bed a brace of pistols strapped about him, when the detectives located him, but he did not real capture. He claims to bs entirely inno cent of any connection with tbe attempted robbery, and sets up a very plausible atlhi. The fall cue which the detectives have it ade ont agaln.t Rote, or claim will be made ont at the proper time, hu rot yet been given to th* pnbilc. It may be tbit they have anfllcient evidence to connect him conclusively with the robbery, A great many people who remember the pro tracted • lovtellgation ol Ihe murder ol Mrs. Rose have never been satisfied that Charlie Bose, the hushaud, waa guiltless of that brutal and Inhuman crime. That, taken with what seems to be generally er upted, that Bose la ol bsd character, his former urviu here on the Air Line rotd, his supposed familiarity with toe tracke, the morenenteof tbe pav train, bli suspi cions loitering in toe neighborhood Imme diately before the ettrmpiad robbery, and bis conduct subsequently, easily lea-1 many inspect that he was Implicated In It. Rue bimselt seems to have little (ear of an in. vevtigatlon and less of tbe skill ol Allan la detective*, whom he It inclined tn ridi cnle. While such conduct does not show *r respect for the detectives, still it ought not to be used against him as a suspicions circumstance. It is “ be hoped, if an effort is be made to oonvlct ltue of robbery, u now seema very likely, thaS there ft stronger tvlctnu, and circum stances more ansplcions connecting him with It than are now disclosed. It will not eek to the credit of Atlanta detective* If FRANCK. a tzrsible sxrLOstoN. I’ari«, July 21.—A dlepitrh from Artois ou the Uhloe state that a terrible explosion occurred In that ctly this sfternoon In a large gunpowder and petroleum ware- home. Many persons were killed, eomeol whom were blown to atoms. The num ber of victims hat not yet been ascertained, Arraias in tonquin. Paris, Joly 21.—Gen. Dtoonrcy tele graphs to the government as follows; “I have conferred et Haiphong with Generals D* l'ltle, Warnet and Negrler. Tonquin Is still disturbed by mtrandere who hare appeared tn the northeast i It is hoped that the proclama tion recently Issued by the regent Anntm will Improve matters In Tonqntn. It is alto hoped to ameliorate matters In Annam by the French remain ing here ;to propitiate the Queen's mother end tbe Prince Regent. Both are popttler end powerful ana ere replacing toe aieDdarlns who were hostile to France. Cairo,July 2L—'The Bosphore Egyptlen poblrihes * letter from *n engineer named li-rtie. who has Jmt escaped from lteiber. declaring that Oliver Pain, the alleged French adviser of £1 Mahdi, and who It was recently stated bad been killed by the Arabs for a reward ottered for hit head by the British officers, It not dead, bnt alive and well at Berber. REVOLTINQ C0NVICT8. Of fity to t told ployc. . , I their ealtriee end discharged them. This la th* first tlmo tost toe proprietor* of gambling booses In Chicago ever dla- cbarged their help. Military Encampment. Aihrvillr, N. C., Joly 22.—Tb* firet en campment of Slat* troops, held SonUs •ince th* wer, hu commented at this place. Nineteen companies of North Car olina State troops arrived this morning and an In camp. When the train with soldiers arrived wltola a tew mile* of Asheville to* coach bearing toe Goldtby Rifles turned over. Fourteen men were hart—four of them eerionsiy, bat non* were killed. Train loads of visitor* are coming to AlhevUI* from Ttnnemee, Geor gia, Hooto Carolina and North Carolina and Virginia. Ucolarly z between 3 nod O c t not a ▼ : rfg-oni t i.»tent fur . * beeta . they wc Sudden Death. Kaeras, Pa.. July 22.—While holding a erne here tui! evening forth* benefit of _ tchnrch, Rev. Maurice Oretzir, prxtor of Bl Joseph Catholic church, wu taken suddenly tick and died In a few minutes. Do You Mean a Well, U yon have atrength to push your business, it la wclL Bat many a man’s business baa broken down bo- caose the man wu broken down, and bad no posh in him. If yon want to ■ but I make a anreeaa, build np your system “ * by the use of Brown’s Iron Bitters, f hZI Mfc W. M. Winlrve, of Petersburg, IS Va, aava: "There is no mod Irina aMea I sqoai to Brown's Iron Itlttan tor goit -.w., .-ral i. bilitv.” It core* dyspepsia,en- to* I r:. b.-s til'-- fii'Xcl a Tha Lender Loahed on hla Bar* Back hr the Warden. New Yobk, Jnly 20.—A revolt of eighty prisoners at Kings County penitentiary, which began lut week, wu cootlnned un til tola morning. Most of tbe striker! became quiet yeateiday and tha leaders promised, If ther were taken from th* dark cell* In which they were confined, they would go to work. Warden Green concluded to trust them. He placed them In thslr regular cell* and gave them regu lar meals with other prisoners, and sup posing that toe revolt wu over went down town. When he returned to tbe prison he found too keepers in a great stale ot ex citement. 8omtof the prisoners finding that the warden wu awey, began shouting and yelling again and one ot the leaders named Tbomu Tlvey allu John McGnnt, had made a speech to the convicts In hla call, telling them pretend this morning that they were going to work, but when they got into tbe hum- ebope ltue any Inetrumente they get their hands on, mnrder the hi end then make their escape. Th* convicts promised to stand by him. Whao tbe warden returned and wu Informed ot Tlvay’a epeeah ha areal to hia call sad told him be wu a coward, and that he •hoold bring him ont end coehlde him. Tivey swore II he opened th* oell be would brain him with a stool. The other convicts shouted, "We'il throw the keepers over th* titn.' All of tha • thirty-nine cells ar futened with connected locks, and all open when on* te, bnt th* wardeo earn mooed hie keeper* and ordered them t •boot the first convict who put hla body outside e cell door. The lovm waa turnei I and every cell door wu opened, bat not a convict attempted to com*. The warden went In end took Tivey from the cell and then had two of to* keepers give him a a dozen lashes on hla bar* back. He wu then taken back to hie cell and promised to go to work. The pileootrs were all at work again today. An Elephant Slain. Kxua, N. H., July 30.—Banram's large Asiatic elephant Albert, which killed Keeper Ju. Swteoy, at Naahmn, on Satur day, wu taken to a ravine in toe snourbs of Keen* this afternoon and kilted. He wu chained to four large trees and to* locatioo of the heart and brain marked with chalk. Thirty-tort* member* of the Keen* Light Gaud were toco marehal ed in line et fifteen paces and at th* word, “fire," th* ballets penetrated th* vital •pot*, and th* bog* tout feu deed with out a etrnggle. Albert wu 30 yean old and had been need a peilormtng ele phant until the lut three monthe, when be bad shown so moeh had tampeg that he wu withdrawn from the trained herd. He wu valued at about 110,0a). The mains have been donated to the Smithso nian Institution at Washington, D. O. Ir, Prohibiting Infected Cattle. ToraxA, Kan., Joly 22 —Gov. Martin It aa issued a proclamation for tba pnvtn- tloo of importation of infected cattle into the State. The Governor reports tost large herds of Teiu lying south of to* thirty-fourth parallel, north UtUtnde, ar* moving north-vest throogh the Indian conntry and Cherokee strip. He next refers to the provision! ol tbs osmi.in lews ol 1 --0, which lorbidi tha driving ol •atii rattle throuah the 8111* tolwt March and Decemuer. In consequence whereof to* arraewor dbaedt ah ahaaMa aud depatie* to promptly take charge of and restrain any cattle sooghl to be driven screws any county tn vto.anon of said act and report the ssraa to th* Uvo etoex aso-. cittloo. The govern or alto directs the oommteato to adopt afSeaUre regmanous for tba enforcement ol the a... S at bl api bold, and daring in lie nature, and f> bring the guilty parties to justice. There te no reuon why they should so fall. Other theories ere current beside that connecting Rosa with the crime, end the detectives ought to beat tbe whole field be fore the trail geti cold. Tbe pnhho 1s In no hnmor (or a repetition ol tbe Rote and DeFoor farces. TUI HOLlNKee SENSATION. The Methodists abont Galreivilla haye barn holding a series of HoUnaas maeriogs ol late, amt considerable religion! excite ment has resulted. Some of too brethren have been eo extreme In their fervor that thereto some apprehension of a achletn lotos church. Many do not accept tha Hollnees doctrine or lbellere in the alleged faith cures which have been annoancea up there. It is stated upon the authority of a gentleman who cam* down from Gaines- villa this morning that quite e number of members ot tba Method let church In good standing have announced their Intention ol quitting the chnrcb on this account, and a nnmber have already actu ally withdrawn and connected themselves with other cborcbes In tbe commnntty. If such a»tale cf things really exists smong the good people ol Galoetrllte, as alleged, t cannot bnt be regarded as unfortunate for tha chnrch. Tbe church would to bel ter off with a little more of toe homely, old-fashioned religion, a Hole less fanati cism and faltli lu tha marvelona. Theta oew-femtlcd doctrines end tb* rant of fa natics, to say nothing of tbe exploits of re- ligiooa cranks, cannot do thschurch or Uglon good, reason axitaxi. W, A. Pledger, the collector of the At lanta port, eo called, passed me ou th* street to-day and stated that tbe report that his resignation had been reqn sled waa true, and that ba had forwarded to* same to Washington. It te understood there were reveral applicants for tba place. There le in Idea that tha office, being wltbnnt duties to perform, and with no re ceipts, ought to be and will be abolished. Tht country coaid eerily sustain the loir, OSOBOIA iTIACBSae' ASSOCIATION. The annnal session of the Georgia Teachers' Association will be held in thia city to-morrow. The Avsnrla'.lon has beta tendered the Girls' High School building on Washington street, and will convene there at 0:30 to-morrow morn ing. It Is expected there will be a large attendance and an Interesting ■ cation. JUDOB CLATTON DEAD. W. Clayton, on* of (he oldest end moat respectable citizens of Atlanta, dtsd to day alter a long and palnlal 111- ness ol blood potion. Hta death has been looked (or for some weeks. He was born In 1311 la Clarke county, wnl.-h county sent him to the Legislature twice and tha Senate once. He came to Atlanta to 1847, end bM served as tax col lector for Fulton county the test fonr terms, and held the ultceat the time of hts death. He has held offices of trait, among them u agent of to* Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, and was for a while treaiarer ol th* titata ro.d. He married Mils Bemmas, a relative ol Admi ral ceramet, by whom he bad six daugh ters aod three eons. He wes tot father of Smith Clayton, and Tom Clayton, of the Albany exprt-s office, and too fatner-io law ol Col. E. F. Hogs, editor of the At- lent* JoorniL Th* Georgia Teachers' Aiaoclatfon _ •embted at 10 o’clock tote morning tn the question ol education while the contrary tine of the colored population. The eecond topic, “School-houses tend, tare, etc ,ts teeters In edacetinn,” warm- troduced bv Rev, o. B LtHait*. nresldent of tbe Gtineeville Female College, who retd an lutereetiog peper. There wu- a short discussion of the topic, In which Prof. Zsttler and Prof. Smith particlpsted. The third psper, "Can the State K<fl- noata id tbe Absence of Normal wes deferred, owing to tba ab sence ol Prof. V. B. Orr, of Foreyth to whom the topio had been assigned. Dlr- ctrlslon wsi renamed on the Bnt psper, with special relsreoee to the interest (sit by tbe people In education. Prof, Brinkley, of Qnitmen, made t five minutes’ talk. The vlewapretonted by him were praotloat and full of Interest, After soma farther dleonetlon on the seme line, the Association adjourned to to-morrow morning. — «• Attention was called in tbe disennion, this afternoon, to the greet lack of Interest felt In tha asico etion, which 1s of Importance to tha teachers, tbe great body of whom 1s now at borne or elsewhere, while a handful of their fellows are here earn log on the bus iness of ton State association. It wss stated that there are In Georgia te ronnd numbers 6,000 teachers, while there wss resent thii afternoon, tt th- close of the irat day's session, leas than twenty. This does not speak well for tbe teachers cf ">. is. i , r y f ,r th* 'a-.-* : -- oj them who are members cf toe associa tion. The attendance to-morrow Is ex pected to be larger. BEUNION. The enrvlvora of the Seventh Georgia had a reunion here to-day. Abont a score ot veterans assembled at tho nt pointed place of meeting, Kenney & Werner’s beer garden, on Marietta street. It wss a jolly crowd and the anrroandiegs did not in the least diminish tbe good cheer or mar tbe pleasure of the meeting. Gen. U J. Gsrtrell presided, and the speeches, talks and resolutions »ne numerous. Prof. 8. G. Brinkley, cf Qoltmau, made the TkLioaaru Doreen a pleasant call to-day. He le In tbe city attending the seealon of the Georgia Teachers' Associa tion. Hon. Louli Garrard, cf Colnmbas, ex- Speaker of the Home, end Hon. Ratal E, Lester, ex-Preiident of Ihe 8en*te, were both in tbe city to-diy anti visited the ipttol. Handsome new desks were placed in the fc'enate chamber this morning for tht use of press reporters. busied alive. There was near a fatal accident cn De catur street to-day, which wonld have us ance at tha opening waa notable email, at hardly a score were registered as being present. Th* exerclsee were opened with prayer by Bey. Dr. Branham. Tha address ol welcome wu made by W. E. Martin, Esq., of Atlanta, a- d re sponded to bv Profaeior W. P, Hill, of Lung Cane. Both are promnent end rising young men, aod the addressee wirs credita ble to them and to tb* occasion. Following this ceremony was the regular annulled- drees by Ihe president of th* association, which wu ornate and scholarly, and thor oughly enjoyed by all who beard It. The first paper, u arranged on tbe pro gramme, "The education ot the tense* u a fsetor In edocatioo,” wu presented by Dr. A. J. Battle, of Mercer Uolverritg. him toe topic wu ably discussed by Moore, of Atlanta, Prof. Caldwell, of ceultated u head linn somewhat like the one that adorns this Item. For some dtys a lares gang of negroer have been at work digging the new sewer on Decatnr street. One of the negroes, Bill Stallion, who wss at work at the bottom of the sewer, wu buritd under a regular land and rock slide precipitated from tbt tan of tha aawer. The alarm was given, and as many of the gaDg as could get to tbe spot began to work like beavers for his rescue. It wm nearly ten mlnntes before the negro wu brought to the surface. He was very seriously Injured abont the face, breut and arms, bnt with good treatment will come out of It all right. A rumor spread abont among tbe negr- esla tho me*ntlin* that th re wsa another victim hurled at tha bottom of the icner. ami ot courre dead. While there was no truth In the rumor, it was honra before they were entlrelv satisfied that It wu a mistake. Lite this afternoon when tbe hands quit work, reveral of them pressed great doubt as to whether there wasn't a "desd nigger” yet at the bottom of the sewer. TBB OBOIOIA TSACnXU’ A1AOOUTIOX—THE CAPITOL CORNER STOXI-POLICE PtSTOU— A riDERAL APPOINTMENT—RRUXIOXI. '.’The Georgia Teacher's Association re- ■aired Its session this morhtog and was In convention morning and afternoon bmy with tbe programme mapped ont forth* eecond day. Tbe attendance wu atont the same as yesterday, but the interest manifested by those present was mirkeJ. The pipers read ehowed thought and tenor, and tba absent teachers all over the State wonld have found It profitable and pleisant to have heard them. Could*- rr We discussion wu had on tbe various topics presented. The convention will clot* Ita session to-morrow. azuNioxa. Tha old veterans of war like to get •gethrr 111 tbe piping tlu.es ol peacs and . ght their halt n ov.r again, these re unions are getting to be more popular and frequent In Georgia, and they will likely grow more eo from year to year. Yester day the Seventh Georgia had a notable re union here, which was mentlonad In Hie TkLioRAru this morning. Th* nnnion ot th* First Oeorgla followed to-dty. At 10 o'clock the surrivtog members, under the escort ol tne GateCity Guard, paraded the principal streets notll they reached tht Guard Armory, where, altar a abort breathing spell, they toik the Paarhtrt* street car* and went to Ponca de Ltoo, where they htd their target practice, din ner and a general J idlhcAtlon. Ho i. T. B. Cabantse, Beoator from tb* Tweaty- eeoood. waa Maalaa pnaMsat for the ensa- The Forty-iecond Georgia Reglmeat bed their reunion to day at Decatur. Toe ad dress ol welcome wu mad* by Hog. George Hlllytr. The orator cf tot day was Col. W. H. Uoliey. An original poem dedicated to the regiment by OoL Sam iff. Small was read. Tbs occulon pasted off very pleuantly. NEW CAPITOL corns* evogg. Ona of toe most Imposing and interest- Ing ceremonies connected with lbs build ing of Georgia' new capitol will be thstey- tog of lha corner stone. Bat liltte hu been said on this matter heretofore, bat It 1s being considered by the salboriltet, end ample prepenttoa will be bad to make tbe occutou a mem orable on*. The oaohol commission wtU bold a muting on Friday, when th* ques tion of ley log the corner stone wifi beeoo- sidered and determined. II te likely tn early day will be selected daring th* pres ent lilting ot th* Legislature, In ordsr that all toe branches ol to* State govern meet and all toe officials connected with tt auy be present on an occulon In which th* Stale hu to much concern, ft will be mad ea regular .Stale day at the capital, et Which Atlanta will greatly rejoice. Mr. Elbrooke. to*capital architect, ar rived lut night from Chicago to be pres ent at tbs meeting ol too commhitoo oo Friday. He found to* naw building pro- greasing finely. roues raroii. Lately toe Atlanta police have naed their ptetote with fetal tffect oo fugitivei, dad in etch cue when too victims were chug- Home. Prof. Brinkley, of Quitman, and ed with minor offenses. In one cam a ne- Prof. McKtmla, of Wut PotoL gro, charged with to* larcsoy of a F*jr_«j| | Tbeatcood paper on the programme lulffi “M> ral cnltnre a coad morto mental cut- tut, ," and was assigned to Hon. W. T. Revtll, editor of the Meriwether Vlndl- ■ stor. Mr. Revtll wu detained a-, home on at t-ttofv a nr • and thil paper wa! necessarily deferred. At the e j;..r*;ioa ot the morning hour the convention ad loontod for dinner. The association met again at half past three o'clock. Tht firet topic for ditecne- alon. “Do oar pc tp!e ((tithe nee lol more Intelligent teaching? »»< Introduced by l'/of. John Neely, cl Anguite, in an ad miral > p.|er in which he t ... tieg.-our. I that Ihe people do r.feri ui; ro( mu J -n interest in education as they • and the patrona take too Utile inter-,: in the conduct o( the ichooU. Hcn-.a.-z! on th* peper were mad* by --intemtent - «: in . : Altai.:* » onerOrr, 1'r. f. KmiTh.od:.- Ivy -meet School, and Prof. Zeltler, - • i.t the Macon school*. The latter took tha ground that a lack c Interet*. In education and action la not properly charged to tbe white of th -•« e t..a . ■ H* (-• ■ N. J. • l-t the - •• (?!• i *:. t Jl. : . ll.ltbee ty. the a. • ar. i • 1 1. from It. A concltuiTc.y that the you can bu _.’.j .1 a...: .j _t .ar i tijlt.s. ■boas, attempted to ran from th* officer who shot end killed him. In Mother a negro arrested for disorder ly conduct, a city reta in attempting to eecip* waa shot and kt 1- ed. Both cares were called to th* atten tion of th* Fulton grand jory, who In dicted the officers In each com fog murder. Those indictment! are still pending. To- dav at nooo. Bin. Huntley, a negro, etu- S or charged with too theft cl a va- when arrested by cfficcr looney, away from him and took to bu heete. Th* officer finding him too Beet of fool, drew bte pistol near l.iyd • tract and fired, satiated by him, uveral thou lito the ground with tho view of frightenteg the l yitlre. The negro wu fin illy cap- tnred. bnt Dr. Fox. police eon.mieelMer. toon After tbe abota were tired ordered that the officer be enipe-Hted notll the msi ar could be Investigated- Th* Cfffiiit Ar. ■lW*fo:nprt*M *12 or ne«d a tonic. To