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About The Conyers weekly. (Conyers, Ga.) 18??-1888 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1888)
THE CONYERS WEEKLY VOL. XI. firm has already sold 10,000 A fflS 0 antici y^ r 'P resumabIy m jru Hhe presidential campa ign. n Ar ecen^i^^Seven responsible for the Cities state f Cibola ” is believed that inent thattheZuni Indians in the brooks caused the water the stones fact that this curious to run. It is also a believed that the summer did not eop le the birds brought ring the birds, but the summer. Tiie Georgia colored man is getting on, remarks tlio Detroit Free Press. The assessed against the property of aves amounts to over Colored men this year Vi 000 000 being an increase of $2,000, , , There is not »in single year. one a if sober of the race who cannot get ahead and industrious. _ The most progressive official in China Ss undoubtedly the Governor of Formosa. |ou Chinese New in Year’s Tatpak-fu Day his I'Tamen” or palace was illuminated by the electric light, and it is his intention to have the whole city lighted by electricity as soon as it may be possib e. _ Oce of tlie first, if not the first, of the rreat medical institutions of America to tapen its doors to women was the Medi Lai L College The”Michigan of the Univerity of Michi College of Physicians fend Surgeons, situated in Detroit, has, [through L its Board of Trustees, and hereafter decided pursue the same course, hvomea and men will stand upon the Lme footing as regards the enjoyment of fits privileges. There is every indication that more will he built in the United States year than ever before in one year. it requires two tons of bar iron and tons of wheels and axles for each the demand for the products of the foundries and forges will be very for this purposes alone. It is es that 200,000 cars will be built, number would require 400,000 tons bar iron and COO, 000 tons of forged iron, making a total of 1,000,000 “The ‘green goods’ business,” says New York Tribune, “has been so much by newspaper ex¬ that some of the swindlers in city have got out new circulars foi They now profess to deal ‘hardware ’ which cannot be told from coin. Countrymen are invited to to the city and look at the new which are offered at tempting One of the circulars were sent by wide-awake farmer to Superintendent The farmer was invited to deal Henry Dix, of Third avenue and street. Of course, if any man falls the trap and makes a deal with the he will be tempted with gold dollars, and then be sent with a satchel full of lead pipe.” Dr. Junemaun, an Austrian chemist, to have invented a fluid of the destructive properties. This fluid brought into contact with the air ter the explosion of a shell in which it been contained, is transformed into gas, which being heavier than the air, to the ground, killing all men animals within its reach, and more¬ destroying iron, bronze and other as well as setting all inflammable on fire. This, the inventor de ares > ln a letter published in one of the * ctma newspapers, and he adds that as ar as 1848 he offered his invention the Austrian War Office, which, how > declined both then and on a suhse occasion to make experiments, this reason he now gives publicity hi, invention, as his patriotic feelings 0 not a,low him to reveal his secret to governments. While I was on the Continent last on th, writes T. C. Crawford to the e:v Yotk World, “I heard a number of stories concerning the early - of the Princess of Wales. These are particularly new, and I do propose to allude to them except to * e the exact income of her father be¬ he was called to tbe throne of Den ar ’ Ykis Prince lived in the , most had poverty for a number of years, an income of exactly $1200 a Yliere were five children to be ‘|° rted aml educated from this beg nJ J UID ‘ Yke y° un g ladies of this to sew and to %d s of housework Thev y were to make \ Wn resses * , or “ at -“ 0 members qf family any ^ t6 y D lace d have risen to lIant more positions than this Danish fam T!:i e head of the Bmito >gof Denmark ‘ n 3 ol<3 I est son is of ! lrse 1 p rown Prince . of that r is the country, Kin S of Greece. His aa,i gnters are the Princess of Wales f Cumberland C ^fiaof Pmssia and DCi tirnlw tbe duchess 1 ” REPUBLICANS MEET TO NOMINATE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. GAVEI.S PRESENTED—FRED DOUGLASS SPEAKS—COL. FRED. GRANT PRESENT —TIIE PLATFORM. Before the Convention assembled, im mense crowds visited the grand hall in which the National Republican Conven¬ tion were to meet to choose a presiden¬ tial candidate. At the apex in front of the chairman’s desk was a gilded American eagle, and beneath it a por¬ trait of Washington, On the right of rhe chairman’s desk was a plaster bust of Gen. John A. Logan, in heroic size, draped with an American flag. Hang¬ ing from one of the boxes at the right was a large painting of Logan’s charge at the battle of Atlanta. On the face of the north and south walls of the audito¬ rium, framed in festoons of large Amer¬ ican flags and surrounded by a circle of electric stars, were portraits of Lincoln and Grant, the designs being mammoth in proportion, and form two of the most striking details of the decorations. full Flashing its parti-colored brilliancy into the face of the audience and delegates, was pended an American shield, formed of different colored electric lamps. This shield, its horizon of stars, its stripes of the Union, are all pictured out and put in a basso relievo of light by flashing jets through points red, white and blue globes. At of exit and entrance to the hall, which dip like great wells into the audi¬ torium, are the nation’s standards, planted at either side and draped so as to hide the rough boards which form the staircases of these avenues to the con¬ vention, of which there are sufficient to empty the place in case of accident, in three minutes. The Boston club planted its magniS cent banner, five feet long, just behind the stage and it proudly floated, bearing in letters of gold upon a field of blue, the sentimeuts which appear to be upper¬ most in the minds of the delegates. The banner is inscribed: “Home Market Club of Boston. American ways for American workingmen. American markets Ameri¬ for the American people. Protection for can homes.” This banner is marked by the delegates as they come into the hall, and by spectators as they gather in the galleries and balconies. It was cheered time alter time. The arrangement of delegates’ seats was ning made in alphabetical oider, begin¬ right with Alabama, on the extreme aisle, through the tu r o big states of New York and Pennsylvania together on the front, facing Washington’s portrait on a panel of the chairman’s platform. The Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ala¬ bama, Arizona and Dakota delegations had front seats. The Ohio delegation York was directly back of the and New and Illi¬ seats, while Missouri, Iowa nois are on the nraru isle near the center of the space reserved for the delegates. The space reserved for the District Columbia delegation, was designated by a white banner, marked in black letters. This is a conspicuous departure from the general plan of voting delegations, designated the situation of all others being by a blue silk banner, lettered in gold. of A significant view was the open space empty seats in the Virginia delegation. all of The doors were not opened until complet¬ the interior arrrangements were ed and the crowd was kept waiting un¬ til two large bouquets of cut flowers and a floral shield were being- nailed upon the chairman’s desk, which bears in Greek letters this inscription: “James A. Gar¬ field was nominated from this disk in 1880 and James G. Blaine was nominated from this desk in 1884.” Chairman Jones, of the national com¬ mittee, came upon the platform just be¬ fore the convention was called to order and brought with him two handsome oak gavels, one merely polished and in¬ tended for hard pounding. The other is ft more pretentious affair, intended as a gift to the temporary chairman, is richly chased in gold, and has engraved upon of its several gold bands the names Washington, Lafayette, Grant, Lincoln, Garfield and Logan. Precisely at 12.30, on Tuesday, the gavel of Chairman Jones, of the National Republican Com¬ mittee, sounded sharply upon the ma¬ hogany desk, and the Republican Con¬ vention of 1888 was formally opened^ ceased The hum of conversation throughout the vast auditorium, and the buzz of expectation gave place to the impressive silence as the chairman intro¬ duced Rev. Frank W. Gunsauler, of Plymouth Congregational Church of Chicago, who opene l the proceedings the with prayer. At the conclusion of prayer, Chairman Jones announced that the secretary, Mr. Fessenden, of the na¬ tional committee, would read the call for the convention issued by the national _ committee. and Mr. Mr. Jones made an address, Thurston, the temporary chairman, then announced a long list of secretaries, as sistantant secretaries, sergeants-at-arms, After etc., Tor temporary organization. officers the reading of the list of was pletcd, the bands struck up a medley of national airs, which was -warmly received i;, N the audience, and as the air turned into “Marching Through Georgia,' the assemblage caught up the refrain and the chorus of many voices resounding throughout the hall. Gen. Fremont was presented to the convention, Fred Doug lass made a speech, bouquets were daugh- pre rented to Miss Rachel Sherman, ter of the Gen. Sherman, and Mrs Ihurs ton, the wife of the temporary chairman of the Convention. - dc.e Virginia presented a contesting g^ 011 and at one time it looked as ’ and Capt. Wise plough Gen. Mahone would come to blows, CONYERS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1888. Rstee, the new anti-monopoly chairman was given a reception on Wednesday, on taking heartiness the gavel that for unanimity and Convection was not exceeded since the first opened. One of the most interesting minor occurrences of the day was the presentation of a gavel of silver and gold to the chairman. A great hit was made by the addition of another j gavel notable as coming from Galena, the home of Gen. Grant. Reference to the old commander’s early struggles with poverty in the little Galena tannery, brought down the great audience at once. decks to be cleared for genuine business, the weary flummery of u.-eless points of order over the rights of alternates began. The only relief was a night session. At 8:20 p. m. when the convention was called to order, the auditorium was uncomfortably the hall crowded and the air in announced was that stifling. the Chairman Estee limit of time for speaking was 5 minutes, and that all speak¬ ers would be called to order on time, ex¬ cept in the presentation of presidential candidates. Mr. Wellington, of Mary¬ land, offered a resolution tendering, on behalf of the Republican party of the United States, to the German nation its sympathy in this hour of her bereave¬ ment death and her deep sorrow, caused by the of ruler, Emperor Frederick of Germany: “We tender to the German people double our heartfelt sympathy in the loss they have recently sustained in the decease of the great man under whose reign Germany has become a unit¬ ed nation and that other great man—his liberal minded, peace-loving and noble son.’’ Adopted by a rising vote. Mr. Dixon, (colored) of Maryland, offered resolutions of respect to the memory of Grant, Logan, ex-President Arthur, and the late Senator Conkling, which was also adopted by a rising vote. Col. Fred Giant and his wife, accompanied by Mis. Potter Palmer entered the conven¬ tion, and, walking through one of the delegation aisles, stepped upon the plat¬ form and took seats in the rear of the stand assigned to them. The convention at once recognized Grant and cheered the distinguished visitors. Mr. Hallo well, of Kansas, moved that Gov. Fora ker, of Ohio, be asked to address the convention. The motion was agreed to and Governor Foraker was introduced. The committee on credentials made a report on the nineteen contested cases as follows: From third congressional dis¬ trict of Georgia, the Wright, committee Jess recom¬ Wim mended that It. It. ber y, P. II. Craig and 0. F. Gonder be each admitted to a seat with power to cast one-lialf of one vote. From the fifth district of Louisiana, David Young and "W. J. Yell. From the third district of South Carolina, J. R. Talcott and F. I. Hix, delegates, and L. C. Halsey and Henry Kennedy, alternates. From the seventh district of Tennessee, A. W. Hughes, delegate. From the third dis¬ trict of Maryland, WilLam Fairly and William Johnson, delegates; Charles F. Riehi and Isador D. Oliver, alternates. From the third district of Massachusetts, Frank L. Stephens and Jonathan Bourne, delegates; Samuel Fessenden and John H. Abbot, alternates. From the District of Columbia, Andrew Gleason and Perry II. Carson. In the Virginia matter, the Mahoneites were admitted. On Thursday, the following platform was adopted: Republicans the United “The of states, assembled by their delegates in national convention, pause on the thresh¬ old of their proceeding, to honor tho memory of their first great leader, im¬ mortal champion of liberty Lincoln, and ihe rights of the people, Abraham and to cover also with wreaths of imperishable heroic remembrance and gratitude the names of later leaders, who have more recently bien called away from our coun¬ cils—Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan, Conkling. May their memories be faith¬ fully cherished. We also recall with our greetings and with prayer for his recov¬ ery, the name of one of our living he¬ roes, whose memory will be treasuied in history, both of the Republicans and of tlie republic, the name of the noble sol¬ dier and favorite chief of victory, Philip LI. Sheridan, In the spirit de¬ of thorn great Raders, and of our own votion to human liberty, and with that hostility to all forms of despotism and oppression, which is the fundamental idea of the Republican party, we send fraternal congratulations to our fellow Americans of Brazil upon their great act of emancipation, which completes the abolition of slavery throughout the two American continents. We earnestly hope that we may soon congratulate our fel¬ low-citizens of Irish birth upon the peaceful recovery c.f home rule in Ire i- nd. Wo reaffirm our unswerving de¬ votion to the nationul Constitution and the indi-soluble union or the states; to the autonomy reserved to the states un¬ der the Constitution; to the personal the lights and liberties of citizens iu all b ates and territories in the Union, and e- pecially to the supreme and sovereign right of every lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or black, to cast one free ballot in counted, public e lec:ions, and to have that ballot * * * * * * yy e are uncompromisingly in favor of American system of protection. * * * * * * The protective system must ^ maintained. Its abandonment has j always been followed by general disaster tQ al j j nterestS; except those of the usu . rer iin d sheriff. We denounce the Mills in|i a9 destructive to the general business, , labor and farm ; n „ in’orests of the coun t auc j we heartily endorse the consist , fnt ,. n q patriotic ac tion of the Republi resentatives in Congress iu op ‘ We condemn the - m passage tlie . , 1 p,’ p0j , t i 0n 0 f Democratic party e woo p on the free list, and we insist ; that duties thereon slia 1 be adjusted and ■ ,j nt ained so as to furnish full and ade ua{c protection to that industry, * - * * * * We declare our hostility to introduction into this country of foreign contract labor and Chinese labor alien to our civilization and our Constitution, and we demand the rigid enforcement and such of im- cx isting laws against it favor exclude such mediate legislation as will labor from our shores. We declare our opposition to all combinations of capital organized in trusts, or otherwise, to con¬ trol the arbitrary condition of trade among our citizens, and we recommc nd to Congress and state legislatures, in their respective jurisdictions, such legis¬ lation as will prevent the execution of all schemes to oppress the people by- ua due charges on their supplies or by un¬ just rates for the transportation of their products to market. We approve of legislation by Congress unfair to prevent alike unjust burdens and discriminations between the states. We reaffirm tlie policy of appropriating pub¬ lic lands of the United States to be home¬ steads for American citizens and settlers, not aliens, which the Republican the party established in 1862, against persistent opposition of the Democrats in Congress, and which has brought magnificent our great develop¬ western domain into such ment. ****** The political power of the Mormon church iu the Ter ritories, as exercised in the past, is a menace to free institutions, a danger no longer to be suffered; therefore we pledge the Republican party to appropriate of legis¬ the lation asserting the sovereignty where the nation in all the territories same is questioned, and in furtherance of that, to place upon our statute books legislation stringent enough to divorce peaceful from ecclesiastical power, and thus stamp out the attendant wickedness of polygamy. The Republican party is in favor of the use of both gold and sil¬ ver as money; and condemns the policy of the democratic administration in i s efforts to demonetize silver. We demand a reduction of letter postage to one cent per ounce. In a republic like ours, where a citizen is a sovereign and official ser¬ vant; where no power is exercised, ex¬ cept by the will of the people, it is im¬ portant that the sovereign people should possess intelligence. The free school is the promoter of that intelligence which is to preserve the nation. Therefore the state or nation, or both combined, should support free institutions of learn iag, suffhient to afford every child grow¬ ing up in the land the opportunity recommend of a good school education. We that prompt action be taken by Congress on the enactment of such legislation as will best secure the rehabiliation of our American merchant marine, and we pro¬ test against the passage by Congress of a free-sliip bill as calculated to work injus¬ tice, by lessening the wages of those en¬ gaged on preparing materials, as well as those directly employed in our ship yards. We demand appropriations for the early rebuilding of our navy, for the construc¬ tion of coast fortifications and modern ordnance and other approved modem means of defense; for the protection of our defenseless harbors and cities; for the payment of just pensions to our sol diers, for necessary works of national importance in the improvement of the harbors and channels, and of internal, of of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, as well as for the payment of tlie matur ing public debt. This policy will give various 55 nffiZ'tl.iTo'te far’l.ettcrliir'our coun try than tlie Democratic policy of loan gZZTXZL. at>Pli cs aline assays ‘ tvV,,, who is if oply and , protects and , safeguard ( h™, i whether of.Jim f i- h.gn •wpnv-s wcam or low it cssrtKdtaS {£?rm*$m X h ,me and follow and protect him abroad, in whatever land he may be, on a lawful errand. The men who have abandoned the Republican party in 1884 and con fnucto adhere to the Democratic party, have deserted not only the cause of liou cst government, of sound finance, of the freedom and purity of the ballot, but especially have deserted the cause of reform in the civil service. We will not fail to keep our pledges, because they have broken theirs, or their candidate has broken his. We therefore repeat our declaration of 1884, to-wit: The reform of the civU service auspiciously admini-tra- begun under the Republican completed by the fur tion, should be ther extension of the ref. .mi system already established bv law. To all grades of the* nice to which it is applicable, should ,he spirit and purpose of reform be observed i.mll executive appointments and all laws at variance with the object of existing reform legi-lation should be le pealed to the end that dangers to free in satiations, which lurk in the power of of ficial pa trona^e may be wisely avoided, The gratitude of the nation to the de fenders of the Union cannot bemeasured by laws. Legislation of Congress should ( onforin to the pledge made by the lovul people, and be so enlarged and extended as to provide against the possibility Fc-de- than any man who honorably wore inmate the of •al uniform shall become an an aims house or a dependent upon private chariry. In the presence of an owr flowing treasury, it would be a public scandal to do less for those whose valorous service preserved the government.” * * * * * * The following is the aggregate vote for each candidate in each of the three ballots held on Friday: Second. Third. _ First. ,* •• .84 116 122 111,3011 . 72 75 89 Depew. • 88 BO 91 Euler.... . .54 Gresham., 111 103 123 Harrison . 84 91 94 Hawley 13 In-alls.. ....28 16 Phelps 25 18 5 Sherman., 229 249 244 Blaine.. 35 33 35 Lincoln. CO 2 c* McKiuly 3 00 Pu $k ...... .....25 20 16 Miller..... • • • 2 Total vote 830 830 830 Nects-ary to a choice 417. The day closed with the situation showing Blaine against the field. There was a narrow escape from a Blaine stam¬ pede in the convention in the afternoon. Depew, who was responsible for the Har¬ rison movement, which gave such prom¬ ise, admitted the failure of that move¬ ment, and declared himself for Blaine. Instead of his getting the nomination Harrison was forced to the utmost of his strength and compelled to full back con fu-sedly beaten, Harrison’s friends are indignant at the manner in which he has been treated and claim a mere pretense was made of giving him hearty support, and that from the first it was uot intend¬ ed by Elkins and his colleagues to per¬ mit his Iloosier’s nomination. They tire in an ugly mood and, while confessing their favorite’s defeat, have no plans for the future. Probably they will swallow their disappointment with as good grace us possible, and play for second place on the ticket. Elkins’ programme for bearing the regu¬ lar candidates, one after another, thus preparing is being the way for carried Blaine as a finality Sher¬ successfully out. man fell by the wayside, and Harrison was beaten. Senator John Sherman telegraphed four Ohio delegates-at-large that they could exercise their best judg¬ ment concerning future operations. Three men are talked of as being strong enough to beat Elkin’s combination for Blaine. They are Gresham, Aliison and McKinley. The last named has made a fine impression upon the convention, but he is chairman of the platform commit¬ tee, pledged. and his fidelity to Sherman is Many visitors, digusted with the brings manipulation of the convention which on adjournment without any at¬ tempt to transact business, left the city, and if the feeling of antagonism among the delegates continues to grow another day Blaine may be nominated. Elkins has openly boasted of h s ability to beat any candidate the opposition may put up, and also boasts of having defeated Sher¬ man iind Harrison. Elkins says there is no doubt of Blaine’s acceptance' if nominated. A vigorous effort will be made between Saturday and Monday morning to com¬ bine the field against Blaine. The out¬ look on Saturday was that Allison, Gresh¬ am or McKinley will take the lead. The last ballot on Saturday was as fol¬ lows; Sherman, 224; Harrison, 213; Gresham, 87; Blaine, 48; McKinley, 14; Allison, 99; Alger, 142. MATTERS IN GERMANY. lln > on Monday morning, was worthy of * > c supreme importance of the occasion, The emperor personally revised the pro «W* P'-* ««d even when tl.o cniporatwu prmont the cerc ....... *.,*> J* Theor.ler, ol tho i. u,e ihe service the emperor cnteied the hall > preceded by the chief court vice grand senechal and the hearers of r r the imperial msigma, ft.fr w 1110,1 laid on tabourets cach s of the throne. Ilie onperor having . taken , , his . seat . on ‘be «brone, the federal princes and hereditary punccs stationed themselves on -he dais on the ngbt side of the cm pet or, and .he princes of tho bl«K>d and other princes to the left, ihe empro-s proceeded to tho hall from the court chapel, and was seated on the dais before the emperor. When the members of the imperial humly were placed the senior member of the Reichstag, Count Von Moltke, proposed three cheers lor 'he emperor. Thereupon, Bismarckpre sented to the emperor he manuscript of the speech from ihe throne, and the em penny Ter uncovering, proceeded to read, The period of court mourning for Empe ror Frederick expires the middle of Sep tember, about the same time the autumn military maneuvers will be opened on an extensive scale, culminating in fetes fct Komgsberg m monarchywhen W ilham sion of the new will trown himself and lus consort, king and queen of Prussia, emphasizing after the example of his g™ndfatherthe of kings. doctrine of the divine right The Ber in Post says that m a r - mg the Bundesrath on Inday Pi nee Bismarck said: The emperor holds that his first duty is and o mam am the terri penal constitution protect tory of the empire, and its rights, suc-li protection applying alike to the treaty lights of the tederal sta es in ivnm y aQ d as a whole. It w ill be the emperor s task to foster mutual confidence and union with the same care that was exer¬ cised by his predecessors, adhering to q le internal and foreign policy which . , a i nec | for them the attachment of the federal states and the confidence f 0lt -ign powers, in such measure that they saw in the strength of 3ermany n guarantee of peace.” NO. 18. SOUTHLAND ITEMS * PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT AND TERRIBLE. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS—THU EXCURSION FEVER—RAILROAD ACCIDENTS-8UICIDE8 DEFALCATIONS—COTTON REPORTS, ETC. Alabama. Near Viola, Blunt county, on Satur¬ day, W. D. Hartley and George L. Ed¬ wards were harvesting wheat in a field. A small cloud came up, and tv flush of Ihh ning killed them both instantly. A small boy escaped was standing between tlie two men and unhurt. At a ma-s meeting of the striking coni miners at the Pratt mines on Saturday of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, a sliding forty-five scale proposed by the company of cents a ton for mining coal when iron is §13 a ton at the furnace, and five cents a ton more for every dollar’s advance of iron, was adopt¬ ed. It was ordered that work be resumed on Monday. Florirtn. C. O. S. Keech, a postal clerk between Tarpon Spring and Monroe, was arrested on'Ihursday morning the at Monroe by In¬ spector Boykin, of U. S. mail serv¬ ice, for stealing valuable letters. The money stolen from test letters was recov¬ ered from Keccb. He made a full con¬ fession. (teoraia. , Neatly fifty of Atlanta’s butchers have formed it protective association. The principal feature of the organization is a Cl ick list of “delinquent” patrons. W. II. Parsons, a well known citizen of Atlanta, with a party of friends, went trout fishing near Gainesville, and while proceeding up a hill was stricken with apoplexy, and died instantly. In the superior court, at Columbus, Emanuel, Henry and Walter Smith were convicted of arson. The first-named was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years, and the two latter for five years each. Emanuel and his two sons, Wal¬ ter and Henry, set fire to Ed Reese’s barn last February, and while the family were trying to save the barn the negroes burglarized the ir home. Migstaftlppi* Attorney Generfil Miller, at Jackson, on Thursday, sued out an injunction be-' fore Judge Campbell, of the supreme cou rt, seeki.ig to fo ce the lessees of the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad t > discharge one Col'ins, charged with the inhuman treatment of convic's now at work on that road in South Mississippi. Norili Carolina. Claude Stephens, a young white man, from Central, in Pickens couniy, fell from the top of Saturday a e ar going morning, fivin and Atlanta to Charlotte, He employed was fatally injured. was as flagman. On Thursday evening L. W. Hill, ol Orange county committed suicide by hanging himself. The only cause that can be assigned for the suicide is abci ra¬ tion of the mind. It is not known that Hall had any financial troub e. He WHS sixty tour years of age, was highly es¬ teemed and was an influential fanner. There is great excitement in Hyde county by violation of the new oyster laws by non-residents from Virginia. Trespassers upon stales' oyster be d have also cotne from other states. Thir.y vessels have been trespassing upon the oyster grounds at one time. A thousand bushels of oysters can be removed in one day. The oyster rocks of Pamlico sound are extensive, but at this rate, they will be entirely exhausted, and consequently be oyster planting in North Carolina will suspended. TrmPMre. Johnson City was lighted for the first time by electricity on Saturday much to tho surprise of the citizens, as very few were aware that everything was in readi ness. A water spout at Bluff City did im¬ mense damage. Monk & Smith tannery was swept away, and all the bridges in tho neighborhood were carried away. An epidemic of flux is prevailing in the Fourteenth district, across the river from Knoxvi.le. Fourteen deaths have occurred in the past sixteen days, and several people are lying at the point of death. Luther Hall, the twenty-year-old of son Se¬ of one of the wealthiest planters off with vier county, blew his head a shotgun. No reason can be as-igned aged foi' the rash act. His little brothi r, throe years, was lying dead in the house at the same time. The last spike of the Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus Railroad was driven on Friday, and passenger and freight lr.fins w ill be running between Rome and Chattanooga early in the coming week. The construction of the company’s shops in Chattanooga will be begun at once. Harry F. Griscom, and formerly removed postmaster by Pre i at Chattanooga, partisanship, died dent Cleveland for deceased on Sunday of consumprion. The was only 32 years of age. He engaged had in the newspaper business before he reached his majority, and remained in it even when he was postmaster, until i year and a half ago, when he was com¬ pelled to retire from business of all kinds. Stephen Miles, 72 years old, blind of one eye, infirm and a parish charge, Avho had never before been charged with any offence, was sent to jail for seven days by an English magistrate, in default ot 17 shillings fine, because he had bem seen with a net, beating for rabbit. the. furze on a common, searching a
