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THE CONYERS WEEKLY. y. y.
VOL. XI.
FAMED GETTYSBDEG
BL E A GRAY FRATERNIZ-
1N G 0NTHE BATTLEFIELD.
eioqcent ADDRESSES BY WAR-GOVER
sons AND GENERALS—GENS. LONG
STREET AND GORDON SPEAK.
The sun, which broke through the rain
clouds on Sunday, shed its rays in no
quantity on the battlefield of Gettys
mein U but its fierceness was tempered
?trentie Pa., and the monu¬
h oreesse, save
ments, v showed that this was the
nothing of the civil
scene of the night pivotal before, battle the streets were
war. The seeking
crowded with visitors, some
lodging and others out for a good time.
At half past ten in the morning, tho vet¬
erans formed, and by and by the Frank
ford band marched across the road to the
National cemetery, and on through this
to the vine clad rostrum, wheie iciigious
services were held. The scene was unusual
ly impressive, and when Chaplain Sayres
iad finished his sermon, more than a
thousand voices joined in singing “Amer
tea.” i usual dress parade
. n the evening the
iras observed, and it recalled most vividly
the scenes of tho battle, and more eyes
than one were wet with tears at the re¬
membrance of the dead comrades who
had marched in the same line. Immedi¬
ately after the parade a sacred song ser
rice was held, and the band gave the
usual evening concert. The camp presents
a charming appearance, with the nume¬
rous electric lights illlumiuating it, and
little knots of veterans gathered before
each tent discussing the great conflict
and the part they played in it. At 2
o’clock the road from town to Reynolds’
grave whs ciowded with carriages and
pedestrians on their way to witness tile
exercises ol the first corps.
The stand was packed and the ground
below was crowded with the veterans
and visitors, when, just as the strains of
the band- leading' the procession take part of in
prominent men who were to
the exercises was heard coming over the
brow of Seminary Hill, Capt. Pond, of
Wisconsin, walked up to Gen. Long
street, who was sitting on the platform, “Gen¬
and whispered quietly to him:
eral, come quietly with me. I think the
platform is giving way.” The general at
once walked off, and a second afterward,
with a crash, the supports gave.way. and
the structure dropped to the ground.
The fall was but two feet, and ior
tunafely ho one was injured. By the
time order had been restored, the prn
ce-sion was entering the woods, and the
cannon of the light battery thundered
forth a salute to Governor Beaver. As
the governor appealed on the prostrate
plattorm, the crowd gave a cheer, such
as these woods have not heard since the
same day twenty-five most' years ago. Bishop
Potter made a eloquent prayer.
Mdjor E. P. Halstead, president of the
association of the first cotps, in a few
words introduced Governor Beaver, who
delivered the address of welcome.
Ix-Goveraor John C. Robinson, of
Hew York resting on his
the crutches, then responded on behalf by of
corps. Addresses were made
Frederick Smith, War governor of New
Hampshire; Judge Gen. L. A. Grant, and
W. G. Iteisey, of Vermont. Gen.
Longstreet was then called for, and made
an eloquent addiess. Gen. Fairchilds
was next introduced. He said twenty
five years had made it possible to sand¬
wich yankee and Confederate between
Yankee Doodle and Dixie. The men of
the North did not love the men of the
South less, but they loved the old flag
®ore, love and the men of the South did not
the old flag less, but they loved
gate’s President, sovereignty I think tells more. whole This, story, Mr.
rhe the
old flag still remains (cries cf
bom amen)”, and they all say amen
the Gulf to the lakes,
irof. Williams, representing Governor
“Prague, ter him the of Rhode Island, followed. Af¬
assemblage was addressed by
numerous other persons of prominence
!? t * le 1st corps, and at about 5 o’clock
the meeting broke up and the crowd dis¬
persed over the battlefield to inspect va
nous memorials. S-everal monuments
"ere dedicated during the day. Great
Preparations have been made for the sec
DDd and third days’ celebration.
, P 1 ®, the second Hay was a beautiful one,
town was crowded with people,
majority of them veterans of the War.
,]'‘earlier 1 en ough part of in the holding day was regimental, occupied
j,: ', cle
*; ® an< * corps reunions, and dcdica
mei uorials. At half past four a
' P ,0( $ssion moved from Centre
ten I are and passed Baltimore
out street
%-t Cb the federal troops retreated
V'i v!- L bl00d ®ght of
the Y the first day, to
atl °? a * ceme tery. Into this it
turT>ei * an< swe Pt Northern to
tin ^™ul i up avenue
Gi rostrum. First, G lonel
Wi n ’ t'dL'W'ed by two United States
8 tben cnme the regular troo s,
rtlllery o der Col.
snd ,r 'jr Cavalr un under Livingstone,
Iu &rch 0n 'Y Y Maj. Carpenter,
When know as regulars can maich,
enl- - the eyes of maior-gen
lW*T n thera - A band
New ttlC n ‘ Ilt h militia, Col. Stevens’
v- ° rC Cracb
Posts B strugling regiment, and various
H&by " -a drum along afterwards,
inrr \ . corps, the whole mak
Sl tual ioS° A ? e wb ,be *ch was perhaps only
tearing twentr fi awful artillery duel
ag0. Here, within
tisim™ 1 s P ot where Lincoln made
soldi, •° rt,d , s P e ech at the dedication of
y.me rs - , monument, __ November 19, 1863,
-
„ IC - e _
Blue Ses reunion between the
n io
ace. On the ros
►!,! : row of " chairs was occu
I. ea 08 - Sickles, 0*11 Gen. Beaver and
8°rdon ® 11 ' with crutches), Gen.
Bu «er;ieid and anri Gea \
Rev. o Dr. „ ,, \alentme, , ol .
the Southern Theological seminary.
Gen. Robinson arose, and, in a few
brief words, introduced Gen. Sickles as
exercises presiding officer, who opened the
with an eloquent address.
“When Governor Gordon appeared bo
fore the great crowd that filled the vast
lawn before the rostrum, the cheers and
hurrahs were almost deafening, and
throughout his speech he was interrupted
by cries of “Good!” “Hurrah!” and
other expressions of pleasure and ap¬
proval, such as must have been flattering
in the extreme to Georgia’s chief execu¬
tive. He concluded a most eloquent
address by saying: “My fellow country
men of the North, if I may be permitted
to speak for those whom I represent, let
me assure you that in the profoundest
depths of their nature they reciprocate
that generosity with all the manliness
and sincerity of which brave men are
capable. join in consecrating In token of for that the sincerity annual patri¬ they
otic pilgrimage those historic heights
which drank such copious draughts of
American blood, poured so freely in the
discharge of duty, as each conceived it
to be, a Mecca for the North, which so
grandly defended it; a Mecca for the
South, which so persistently stormed it.
We join you in setting apart this spot as
an enduring monument of peace, brother¬
hood and pe.rpetual un on. I repeat the
thought with additional emphasis, with
a singleness of heart and of purpose, in
the name of the common country and of
universal human liberty, and by the
blood of our fallen brothers, we unite in
the solemn consecration of these battle
hallowed hills as a holy, freedom eternal and pledge of
fidelity to the life, unity of
Ibis republic. I am honored in being
selected to introduce one of the distin¬
guished representatives of that spirit of
magnanimity of which I have spoken. I
present to you a soldier without fear,
reproach or malice; a soldier whose blood
was spilt and whose body was maimed,
though then but a boy, while he bravely
and gladly obeyed bis country’s com¬
mand. I introduce to you a statesman
whoso services are distinguished and
whose record is stainless. I introduce to
you a patriot, whose extended hand and
generous heart are ever open to all his
countrymen. Soldier, statesman, patriot,
1 present them all in the person of Gen.
James A. Beaver, Governor of Pennsyl¬
vania.”
When Governor Beaver hobbled on his
crutches to the front he was received no
less enthusiastically than his predecessor,
and he also was broken in upon by the
hearty cries of spectators. In the course
of his address Governor Beaver said:
“My own case is that which will
doubtless illustrate many, many similar
ones. My mother lived in Pennsylvania.
She bad three boys who wore the blue.
Her only sister, and only other child of
her father, lived in Virginia. Her three
boys wore the gray. They served in the
army of Northern Virginia, and we
served, for the most part, in the army of
the Potomac, our deadly shots were
aimed at each other in many battles of
the War in which these two armies con¬
fronted each other. Did that fact, think
you, obliterate the love which those sis
ters bore to each other, or that which
animated their sons? Nay, verily. On
our side the War was one of principles,
of abstract ideas largely. On your side,
we admit with your views, of what was
to be expected in the future, your prop¬
erty rights and private interests were di¬
rectly involved, and hence the more in¬
tense feeling and ardor which you dis¬
played. Y T ou, as honorable men, have
stood by and are bound to stand by the
decision. We, as honorable men, are
bound to see to it that that decision is
res pected and that you shall not be called
upon to admit more or to promise more, Upon
than is involved in the decision.
this platform we meet here to-day; upon
this platform we stand as citizens of
common country. In standing upon it
we claim no superiority us.” over Gen. you; Sick¬ you
admit no inferiority to telegram from
les then read the following Chair¬
Mrs. General Pickett: “To the
man of Committee, Gettysburg Reunion,
Gettysburg, Pa.: When I accepted the
suggestions of kind friends that my
presence would serve as a link in the
chain of unity between the section
broken by Civil War, I was ready and
most willing to make any sacrifice to
contribute to the perfect union of the
survivors of the Blue and the Giny tqion
a field consecrated by the blending of
blood of the bravest men ever upon
God’s footstool, but knowing that the
wings of sweet peace are in unity bend¬
ing so that no single person can bind
them more closely, and the condition ol
my health admonishing quiet, I tendei
•thanks and God’s bless ng instead of my
presence. Mrs. Geo. F. Picketr. Virginia.”
Capt. McCabe, of Virginia, who was to
have responded to Governor Beaver in
behalf of the Southern men, was, owing
to railroad delay, unable to be present,
and General Hooker, of Mississippi, took
his place. Although he spoke splendid extempo¬
raneously, his effort was a one.
He sai 1 in substance that he did not go
there to say anything, but he had been
moved by the generous spirit which ex¬
tended the invitation to the soldiers of
the Gray to meet those of the Blue on
this occasion. When they laid down
their arms with Lee they did it in good
faith and came back in the Union to serve
it. He did not know a man who wore
the Gray who did not rejoice that tbe «
monuments were being erected to the
gallant Union meo who fell here. And
as long as memory holds its sway the he
roes of battlefields will start into our
minds and their utterances as they fell
will ring through our ears. While the
applause was still going on General Long
street came quietly on the stand and after
-h iking hands w ith Generals Sickles and
Gordon, took a seat near the latter.
General Sickles then, in a few fitting re
marks, introduced the venerable Mar
| governor of Pennsylvania, Andrew G.
urtin> Gov. Curtin walked feebly to
CONYERS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1888.
the rail which runs along the edge of the
rostrum. His short talk convulsed the
crowd with laughter. After General
Curtin, General Longstreet spoke a few
short sentences and then Gen. Slocum,of
’■he 12th corps, addressed the audience
for a short time. General Curtis, com
mander of G. A. R., of New York, fol
owed and Rev. Dr. Valentine closed
the exercises with a benediction.
The final exercises of the re-uuion of the
Army of the Potomac were held in the
National cemetery on the following day,
where George William Cur,is delivered
•m oration and George Parsons Lathrop
read a poem.
THE WORLD OVER.
CONDENSATION OF FACTS BY
’PHONE AND TELEGRAPH.
SOMETHING ABOUT CONVENTIONS, RAIL¬
ROADS, WORKING PEOPLE, CAPITALISTS,
EUROPEAN CROWNED READS, ETC.
Several cases of cholera are reported at
Messina, Italy.
The weather is favorable for the
Egyptian cotton crop, which is equal to
that of 1887.
A band of Apaches went on the war
path in Southern Arizona and butchered
many settlers.
Herr Furth, under secretary of state,
will succeed Puttkamer as Prussian min¬
ister of the interior.
Premier Crisp, of Italy, will shortly
visit Prince Bismarck at Frederichsruhe.
He will bear an autograph letter from
King Humbert.
Two colored men, named Rislce and
Lee, who shot City Marshal William
Benkley and Deputy Martin, at Chete
opa, Kan., were taken from jail and
lynched.
Eviction notices have been served on
thirty tenants on Yandeleur estate in
County Clare, Ireland. Police and mili¬
tary, armed with battering rams, will as¬
sist the evictors if necessary.
The factory and warehouses of the
Reading Hardware works, steriegybigh, at Reading.
Pa., several buildings five
covering several acres of ground, burned
recently. with insurance Loss estimated of several at $351^)00, thousaiud
an
dollars. .pylry;
News comes from Syracuse, Y.,
that Wallace Mitchell pleaded guilty ,’to
murdering Oscar Johnson, and{fljsrak're¬
manded to j.dl, to be tried in September.
A mob broke into the jail, took the pris
oner to the spot where he committed the
murder and hung him.
Theodore C. Harmer left Kingsley,
Mich., for his farm, with the price of a
team of horses in his pocket. Three
brothers named Drosk attempted to rob
him, but the farmer killed one, fatally
injured a second and wounded the third
one, who escaped.
Public opinion in Austria has growD
alarmed at the rapproachment of the
Emperor. It appears to dread breaking
up the alliance, which event would leave
Austria to face Russsia alone. These
fears are not shared by the Austro-Hun¬
garian ministers.
The Irish bishops have published detail a se¬
ries of resolutions, explaining in
the present position of the land question,
and expressing the opinion that, unless
Parliament immediately applies really ef¬
fective measures to protect the tenants
from oppressive actions and arbitrary
eviction, the most disastrous consequen¬
ces to public order and the safety of the
people must almost inevitably ensue.
The failure of the iron manufacturers
and the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers at Pittsburg to
agree upon a wage scale for the coming
year necessitates the closing down of the
North Chicago Rolling Mills Company’s
plant at Bay View, Wis., and the few
mills that have not been closed already,
will shut down soon for an indefinite
period. United
A desperate fight between
States officers and two notorious desper
adoes took place at a green corn dance
near Eufaula in the Indian Territory.
_
Marshals Phillyis . and Me
United States dance with the
Glaugblin attended the
expectation of arresting some escaped
outlaws. They found two whom they
wanted—brothers named Barrett. The
Barretts refused to surrender, and in a
tbriit which followed, Phillyis was in¬
stantly killed; McGlaughlin and one of
the Barrett brothers were riddled with
bullets so both died shortly; an outsider,
named McIntosh, was shot by the sur¬
viving B rrett, who terrorized the gath¬
ering for some time.
WON A TITLE.
Mrs Hammersley was married, in New
York to the duke of Marlborough by
Mayor Hewitt, Subsequently a second
ceremony was held at the house of the
bride. In the morning the couple pro
cec Jed to the steamer Aurania.. They will,
a f tcr the voyage, at once proceed to the
n0 ^ c( i Blenhtem castle. Ihe duchess will
virtu0 of her marriage occupy the
tenth position in rank to the queen. She
w -|j a ] s0 become a princess of Germany,
as the duke holds the title of prince,
w jj; c p p e inherited from Marchborough,
on 'ginaily founded Blenhiem castle.
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SKIPPED.
A. M. Duhama has absconded from
Longuevilie, Canada. He had charge in
' the " collection ” of ater
that ‘ town town of * ‘ w “
auf r sn)Krv isii n Nf auctions sales,
, w ., 3 a j st) corporation bailiff. The
G f },j s defalcation is about
‘
■
$30,e.,.
SOUTHLAND ITEMS.
PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT
AND TERRIBLE.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS—TnE EXCURSION
FEVER—RAILROAD ACCIDENTS-SUICIDES
DEFALCATIONS—COTTON REFORTS, ETC.
Alabama.
Seven hundred thousand dollars was
placed in the bank at Birmingham, to be
used in the erection of three new r blast
furnaces in that vicinity. Tho furnaces
are to be seventeen feet each. Tho pro¬
jectors of the enterprise are H. F. De
Bardeleben, of Birmingham, and parties
from Charleston and Savannah.
A petition whs filed with Governor
Seay Ivy a , large number of tho citizens
of Elmore county, asking his excellency
to instruct the attorney-general to insti¬
tute impeachment proceedings against judge
Hon. John A. Lancaster, probate official
of Elmore county. In April an
examination of Lancaster’s books and
acc uuts showed that he was behind
with the state.
For several weeks a band of despera¬
does have been operating in the lower
end of Blunt county. Last Sunday they
went to a church where services were be¬
ing held, ran out the congregation, the
turned over the pulpit and They broke have de¬
windows of the church.
stroyed considerable private property,
property, and have, served several citi¬
zens with written notices to leave the
.county at once or they will be killed.
For several weeks past car breakers
pud robbers have been Louisville making a Nash¬ great
deal of trouble for the &
ville Railroad. At Woodward, Agent
Francis, with two young men, hid in a
clump of bushes within gunshot, and sat
up to watch the cars standing on the
side-track. About nine o’clock at night
two men came up the track, and went to
work on one of the cars. They had bro¬
ken the seal and one of them was inside
turning the freight about to see what was
best worth taking when the men in am¬
bush ran out and captured the other who
was standing watch. The man in the
car jumped out and ran, and eight or ten
shots were fited at him, and next morn¬
ing the dead body of Jim Brown was
found—a negro laborer.
Arkansas:
Cotton worms have appeared in five
counties in the southern part of the state,
and it iYfeared that they wib do as much
damage to the crop as in 1867, when the
crop was a total failure.
A desperate battle occurred between
revenue officers and moonshiners, near
Black Springs, Montgomery county, on
Thursday. Internal Revenue Collector
Frye, and posse, raided a moonshiners’
camp in the vicinity, destroying three
distilleries. Shortly afterwards the
posse was attacked from ambush by an
armed band of moonshiners. A regular
battle ensued, in which Deputy United
States Marshal Trammell was killed.
Florida.
A great many complaints are being
made of bad management in the trans¬
mission of mail matter, in the state, par¬
ticularly in the southern portion.
W. J. Randell, section master on the
Jacksonville & Atlantic Railroad, caught,
by means of a cage, a large catamount near
the line of the railroad track at San
Pablo. The animal, which seems very
vicious, was taken to Pablo and placed
in a cage.
The Plant Investment Company have
purchased a tract of 280 acres of land,
situated in Fairfield, and extending from
the Wamboldt property on the South, to
the Wilson & Hunting mill property on
the North, along the St. John’s river.
The Jacksonville Times- Union announ
ces two light sporadic cases of suspicious
fever »*■ Plant City, which have been iso¬
late-*. Precautions have been taken to
prevent its spread. Diligent inquiry dis¬
covers no other suspicious disease at any
other point in the state. The sanition
and health is almost perfect, and the
weather is delightful, except in the sun¬
shine in the middle of the day.
CSeortfia.
Illicit distilleries were destroyed re
cen tly in Murray, White, Clay and Ran¬
dolph counties.
The Columbus & Western Railroad
Columbus to Birmingham, Ala., has just
been completed.
Sixteen acres of land have been dona¬
ted by the Tybee Beach Improvement
Company, of Savannah, for a site for a
new hotel. The building is not expected
to cover quite that much ground how
ever. A charter has been applied for.
C. C. Nelson, president, secretary and
treasurer, cashier and teller of the North
Side Savings bank, in Atlanta, has dis¬
appeared, together y ith about $50,000.
Several Atlanta b .nks, and a good many
depositors in the North Side bank are
mourning hi9 departure, and are very
tinxious to have him return.
A few days ago Mr. Stock ner, a mer
chant at Magna Vista, Mbs., was made
the victim of an outrage as deliberate as
remarkable. An negro, supposed to be
from Louisiana, entered his store and
drawing a pistol on Stockner, -who was
alone, called ia a crowd of negroes. He
then mounted the counter and auctioned
off Stockner’s stock of goods, delivered
them to the buyers, pocketed the cash
and with his crowd departed unchal¬
lenged and unharmed.
Missouri.
The prohibitionists won a victory in
the election held at Independence.
A loss of $100,000 was sustained by a
fire in the lumber district of St. Louis
on Thursday.
Kentucky.
Near Pineville, James Me George and
Bill Smith, special sheriff deputies, shot
each other to death. They were sent to
arrest some violators of the local whis¬
key law. R turning Cumberland they stopped at a
floating saloon on there they into river.
While drinking from got a
wrangle over a pistol pistol. taken In a scuffle priso
nor. Sraith had the a
to keep it he shot McGeorge iris through the
neck. McGeorge drew own pistol
and shot thrice, wildly as he head, fell. killing One
shot struck Smith in the
him instantly, and the other two wounded
Bill Hoskins and a bystander.
Tennesire.
The corner stone of t he Catholic church
of SS. Peter and Paul was laid in Chat¬
tanooga with appropriate ceremonies.
The Knoxville postofliee has been
made a first-class office. The receipts for
the fiscal year just closing foot up $43,-
895, against $32,820.22 for the previous
year.
While a little son of Policeman Dick
Turner was playing in the second story
of Posey’s block, in Chattanooga, which
is now being built, bo fell through the
elevator shaft, a distance of twenty-five
feet, and landed on top of Ins head,
fracturing his skull.
A robbery is reported to have occurred
near Morgantown. Mr. Mooney, an aged
gentleman, was met on tho road-side by
fwo white men of rough appearance, who
asked him to change a bill for them.
When the old man had drawn a roll of
bills for the change, one of the rascals
seized it, while the oilier was holding
Mooney. After securing about $25 they
told Mr. Mooney he could go.
A strike of the Brotherhood of Loco¬
motive Engineers on the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia system was imminent
several days ago because Engineer Mona¬
han, chairman of the grievance commit¬
tee of the Brotherhood at Knoxville,
presented himself at the office of Super¬
intendent Garrett, and stated that as
chairman of the said committee he had
some minor business to transact. It is
claimed that Mr. Garrett answered him
rather grqftly, when Monahan invited
Mr. Garrett out upon the grassy lawn,
ostensibly to engage in a pass at the
manly art. Instead of accepting the
challenge, Mr. Garrett brought about
Monahan’s discharge. Chief Arthur, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin¬
eers, is in Knoxville investigating the
case.
HEAVILY GUARDED.
Menacing letters reached Bismarck and
Emperor William, warning them that the
beginning of the reign of repression of
the people would be signalized by an act
of retaliation. Arrests of suspects have
been made at Hamburg, Leipste, Berlin
and elsewhere. The police watching the
chance lor’s residence on Wilhelm strasse
have been quadrupled, The official ex¬
pectation is that the emperor will au
thorize some striking severity against so¬
cialists. Every socialist leader resents
the report as a mere pretext for reaction¬
ary measures. Leading socialists say
they have no desire to shorten the days
of the chancellor or the emperor. They
wish to pursue a peaceful propaganda the Emperor in
the hope that the events of
William’s reign will tend naturally to
develop their cause.
DISARMING EVERYBODY.
Intelligence from the Indian Territory
is to the effect that the Chickasaw In¬
dian police, aided by a deputy United
States marshal, are relieving everybody
they find who is carrying a pistol contra¬
ry to laws. A train was raided on Thurs¬
day and the searchers were rewarded
with about a wagon load of six-shooters,
which they took from different individ
uals. Certain persons were searched
on a Santa Fe train, bound for Kansas
City, while passing through Chickasaw
nation, and relieved of their pistols. is
This is a precautionary the inevitable step in what which
regarded as between war the
may break out at any day
Chickasaw militia and non-citizens on
account of the refusal to pay stock tax
by the latter.
COTTON.
The New York Financial Chronicle
says: The total receipts from the plan
tations since September 1, 1887, are
5,460,823; in 1886-7 were 5,184,284
bales; in 1885-6 were 5,331,847. Al¬
though the receipts at the outports the
past week were 15,026 bales, the actual
movement from the plantations being was from only
2,599, the balance taken
stocks at the interior towns. Last year
the receipts from the plantations for the
same week were 248 bales, and for 1886
they were 3,872 bales. The increase in
amount in sight as compared with last,
year, is 483,463 bales, increase as com¬
pared with 1885-6 is 366,041 bales, arid
the increase over 1884-5 is 1,214,126
bales.
NO WAR.
The Berlin Qrouz Zeitung says Prince
Bismarck has induced Russia to abandon
defini'ely the idea of making an alliance
with France. The Berlin correspondent
of the London Daily News says: ‘Prince
Bismarck, in conversation with several
members of the upper house of the Prus¬
sian diet, expressed the conviction that
peace would not be disturbed unless the
other powers provoked war. He had no
such fear of Russia. He was firmly con¬
vinced that the former differences be¬
tween Germany and Russia would be
completely'settled. He wished he could
feel the same confidence in France. In
France, however, he added, the unex¬
pected might open at any time.”
NO. 19.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.;
WHAT THE SWELTERING PUB¬
LIC OFFICIALS ARE DOING.
l’EOCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS—IMPORTANT*
ACTS OF FRESIDENT CLEVELAND—AP¬
POINTMENTS AND REMOVALS, ETO,
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate bill, explanatory of the*
act to settle certain accounts between
the United States and Mississippi and
other states, was reported from the Sen¬
ate committee on puolic lands and placed
on the calendar. The House joint reso¬
lution, extending to the states of Florida'
and Louisiana the joint resolution of the
14th of May, 1888, relating to tho dis¬
posal of public lands in certain states,!
was reported from the same committee
and passed with an amendment continu¬
ing it in force till the adjournment of tho
present Congress instead of till the ad¬
journment of the present session, Mr.
Plumb, who had charge of it, stating
that Congress would undoubtedly ad¬
journ within a few weeks. The river'
and harbor bill was taken up and Mr.
Call moved to increase the appropriation! $150, J
for St. John river, Florida, from in fa
000 to $250,000. After argument Call and
vor of amendments by Messrs. 23,
Pasco, it was agreed moved to—yeas insert nays
20. Mr. Call also to an
item of $10,000 for Indian river, Florida.
Disagreed to. Mr. Sherman said he
wouldn’t insist on his motion t.o recon¬
sider the vote agreeing to the Hennepin
canal amendment, although called he for was op¬
posed to it. Mr. Daniel a sep¬
arate vote on the amendment reducing
the appropriation for James river. Vir¬
ginia, (below Richmond) from $225,000
to $200,000, and argued against the
amendment. It was disagreed to. The
bill was then passed. The bill, as orig¬
inally reported from the Senate commit¬
tee on commerce appropriated $21,502,-
783.77. As it finally passed the Senate
it appropriates $22,474,783.77. having
been increased by the Senate $912,000.
...In the House the following' bill
were introduced and referred: By Mr.
Herbert, of Alabama, granting the right
of-way through Fort Morgan military
reservation to the Birmingham and Navy
Cove Harbor Railroad Company.
GOSSIP.
Senator Edmunds reported back tho
Domination of Judge Fuller to the Sen¬
ate w ithout recommendation, and it has
gone upon the executive calendar.
The President nominated Peter F.
Knight, of Florida, to be United States
marshal for the southern district of
Florida, vice Fernando J. Moreno, re¬
signed.
The Postmaster General has telegraphed at
instructions to the postmaster all out¬
Plant City, Fla., to fumigate reported
going mails on account of the
presence there of infectious fever.
Gen. Sheridan has sailed for Nonquit,
M-iss., where he has a seaside cottage.
1 he. U. S. 8. Swutura, conveyed him
there, and the sea voyage will do much
to assist him to recover his health.
Postmaster-General Dickerson on
Thursday ordered the removal of twenty
postofliee inspectors in various parts of
the country. This was made necessary
by the reduced appropriation for this
service for the fiscal year beginning July
1st. About ten others will be removed
shortly.
Senator Vest presented petitions from
the merchant’s exchange of St. Louis,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nash¬
ville, Chattanooga, Atlanta nnd Tampa,
asking an appropriation for improving
the harbor at Tampa, Fla. The peti¬
tioners represent that the improvement immense
of this harbor wonkl bo of
value to the South and West, as it would
enable goods to be shipped to Cuba and
South America via Tampa, and thus
greatly shorten the distance over which
they have to be transported.
The weather crop bulletin issued by
the Signal Office says: The weather du¬
ring the past week has been favorable
for all growing crops in the wheat, corn
and tobacco region of Ohio, upper Mis¬
sissippi and Missouri valleys and Tetmes
see. Heavy rains doubtless, interfered
with harvesting from Missouri eastward
to Virginia, and the continuous cloudy
weather over Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas is reported as having been un¬
favorable to the cotton plant, but an im¬
provement is reported in that section du
ring the latter portion of the week. In
xN T orth Carolina, South Carolina and,
Georgia the weather is favorable, and all
crops ~ will doubtless improve during tho
week.
The following notice has been issued
by the Signal Office: On and after July
1. there will be but two regular telegraph office
reports received daily at the signal three tri¬
in Washington, in place of the
daily telegraph reports, whieli previously
have been received. These two reports
will be made at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m., and
indications will be prepared from these
reports and issued to the Associated
Press as promptly as practicable, proba¬
bly about 10 a. in. and 10 p. m. The
weather indications w ill be for a period
of thirty-six hours from the time of each
report. The indications issued in the
morning at 10 a. m. will cover the follow¬
ing day until 8 p. m., and those issued
a t°t0 p. m. will cover the following day
and night. Three p. m. indications will
be discontinued, and in place of the 3Ip.
m. reports the chief signal officer has
provided special reports to be made to
the central office whenever weather
changes are decided and indicate an ap¬
proaching storm.
A fool never admires himself so mueh
as when he has done some folly.