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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
VOLUME
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TUESDAY MObMG, OCTOBER 11, 1881
PRICE 5 CENTS.
THEY STOOD STILL,
AND INSISTED UPON THEIR CON
STITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
The Gathering of the Senators in Washington on Yes
terday???The Republicans Ask for Tenm. but
the Democrats for Onco Insist Upon Their
Rights???Bayard's Lack of Backbone.
sl*tlfttrtr' 1 to ilI-lruii litliTiai
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Washington, October s???'The democratic and re
publican senators met at 11 o'clock this forenoon to
caucus on the organisation of the senate. The four
democratic senators from the Pacific slope and
Senators George and Ransom were
absent, and four of the republi
cans. It soon became evident in the demo
cratic caucus that a majority of the members were
for Bayard for president of the senate, lie being the
oldest democratic senator. This is In accotdance
with the long-cstablfsbed usage. There was no op-
jxudtlon to him, and .Senator Han is stated that be
himself woujd not be a candidate. Privately, how
ever, Ituyard is considered by many of the leading
spirits as sadly deficient In backbgie, and
the gallant leaders of the democrats
in the deadlock of last session would have preferred
Senator Harris. There was no disposition shown to
allow the republicans to select tire president pro
tem. aud the decision of the democratic caucus is to
elect Bayard t?? that position the first thing on Mon
day morning.
After this resolution was adopted, the next ques
tion that arose was the election of the secretary of
the senate. Senator Brown took the position
that no legally organized body could
transact business until the secretary was
elected, as the constitution says that the senate shall
elect a secretary to record its proceedings, lienee
his election must precede any business that has to
be recorded. Home of the other members, including
Henutor Voorhocs, took the ground that Hie new
senators should lie sworn in first and that the assist
ant secretary could lcgnlly record the proceedings.
A considerable debate ensued in which Senator
Hill participated ill n short but forcible nnd elo
quent sjicech in behalf of Senator Brown's
position. There was evidently a disposition, and
it Is sad to see, among Mr Bayard's friends, to get
nil they eould for Mr Itnyurd, nnd then to be very
lukewarm about the rest of the oflices.
During this debate the republicans had been
cr.ucussinp, and had nominated for president of the
senate their oldest senator???Mr Anthony, of Rhode
Island. They generally conceded among themselves
that the democrats had both the right and llie
power to elect the president before the new senators
were sworn In, and it was determined that they
could not afford, before the country, to fill-
busier to prevent it, though they would
protest anyhow with 11s much dignity
as they could throw around a false position against
such election by the democrats.
After some further discussion,the idea was suggest
cd that they might make a trade with the democrats
by which the latter would allow them to have the
president, for the sake of getting one or both of
the i-lher offices, nnd ]>crhiips n part nfjl'.e cotn-
the democrats, asking thorn whether they would
confer about the organization. This message
created quite n stir among the democrats. It was
clearly put by some, that if the republicans had the
majority that the democrats had, they would take
the utmost advantage of it. It was finally
determined to hear wlmt the republicans had to
say, but not in any event to yield the presidency.
A committee was appointed by each caucus and
the two met. The republicans wanted the presi
dency of the senate. The democrats refused under
any circumstances to yield that, nnd the conference
came to an abrupt conclusion, having lasted hardly
flfteeu minutes.
Mr Bayard having secured the presidency is very
lukewarm about fighting for anything else. He
seems to think that he has a kind of divine right to
the assistance of others without doing anything In
return, lie was very bitterly opposed last session
to fight the republicans, and had his advice been
followed the republicans would have succeeded
in electing Mahone???s candidates to the offices of
secretary and sergeant-at-arms, giving them suffi
cient patronage almost to secure the Malionizing of
Virginia. Fortunately a few gallant spirits refused
to be led by this republican policy of Henutor Bay
ard and tbc deadlock and the glorious results to
the democrats were the result. lie has returned to
this session, however, us badly deficient in back
bone ns ever, and it is reported that he said before
he would have another deadlock for these offices
he would vote with the republicans. If the demo
crats elect the secretary before the new senators are
sworn in, then the republicans cannot remove him
for want of a majority.
The committees also have to be
chosen for this session. There is no doubt
about it, if the republicans had the advantage the
democrats have they would take everything; and a
few gullant spirits among the democrats, including
Senators Brown and Hill, are for adopting the same
policy. Mr Bayard and his friends are generally in
favor of swearing in Uic new senators before bring
ing on the election of the officers. The caucus,
however, came to no conclusion, and adjourned at
4 o'clock to meet again at S and continue the dis
cussion.
Senator llill is looking unusually well, physical
ly, and made several speeches to-day, though the
wound in Iris tongue lias not yet quite grown up.
Until it has, it can???t be known whether his system
is entirely free of his malady or not.
Senator Brown arrived a little unwell, but is bet
ter to-day. There is nothing the matter with his
backbone.
There is considerable diversity of opinion as to
who will be nominated by the democrats for secre
tary. I cannot find that any one has any better
chance than General Pierce Young of Georgia.
Washington, October 8.???[Special.]???The demo?
cratic caucus adjourned to-night at half past nine
without coming to any conclusion. Henutor Vest
made a stalwart democratic speech, but the rest of
the senators spoke only in a conversational way.
There is still a strong disposition on the part of the
Bayard wing to let the secretary???s office remain as
it U till the next session; but there was nothing to
show what a majority of the canctis favored. They
meet again Monday at ten.
Washington, October 8.???[Press.]???The repub
lican and democratic senatorial caucuses met at
the cspitol at 11 o???clock this morning. There was
quite a full attendance at both of them, not more
than five democrats and four republicans being ab
sent. The three new senators. Messrs. Lnphaut,
Miller and Aldrich, were present at the republican
FEDERAL FOOT-NOTES.
EXPLAINING SOME POLITICAL
CROOKEDNESS,
Grant???s Ungraceful Comparison of Garfield nnd Ar
thur???Why Blaine Feels Compelled to Go-
Some Incidents of the Fast Few Days???
The Meeting of the Senstc.
Washington, October 5.???President Arthur has
caucus. After remaining in session an hour or | not yet fully decided as to his cabinet appoint-
more, discussing the situation, the republicans ap- I meuts, as lie has been compelled to give 4 much of
pointed a committee to confer with the democrats 1 Ms time lately to the disposition of his private
the general subject of organization. I affairs. This much can be stated with positiveness:
The caucus then took a recess for an I He has assured Postmaster-General James aud Sce-
liour. Butlittledisposition was shown in tlicrepub- I retary Hunt that they can remain in his cabinet ns
lican caucus to offer any reasonable opposition to | long ??? 3 they desire to retain their positions, and he
the election of a democratic president pro tempore
before the new senators are sworn in. The drift of
the discussion pointed to a respectful yet firm pro
test against such notion on the - ]>art of the demo
crats and not to filibuster to prevent it. The demo
crats still remain in session and have decided to
proceed with the election of a president pro tem us
wishes them to remain in the positions they now
hold. Both of them will remain. Secretary Blaine
will retire early, as he re-ally wishes to do. The
I story that Blaine wishes to remain in the cabinet is
j not true. This was stated to a press agent to-day,
by a very prominent republican, who has
had the closest personal relations with Blaine. This
will be met -.rithin a day or two. The otherdisburse-
ments to lie -nade this mouth will be the remaining
three weeks??? purchase under the circular,
about >7,0t0,000 with accrued interest, and
about interest on the continued 5 per
cents due on tiie last of the month, about $12,000,000
in addition to current warrants. It will be seen that
It is not reasonable to anticipate & very large accu
mulation d>. ring the month, and the reserve on Xo-
vcmber'.M should not vary much from wliaPit is at
this time. It cannot be expected, therefore, that
extraordinary disbursements ean be made in view
of tiie necessary preparation to meet the one
hundred and fifth call on December tilth
unless bondholders will present those securi
ties long- i??st due and for which the
money is waiting idle in the treasury vaults. Pro
bable'a large part of the aggregate of the weekly
purchases will be of uncalled 3)4 per cents, ami the
great bulk of the call will have to be met at its ma
turity. At east it so seems now. There is of this
classoflla* tllties, as shown by the treasurer???s state
ment, inu .* tst due nnd unpaid to the amountof $9,-
538,000; 1 fjaatured bonds mid interest, $3,000,000;
of called Pauls nnd interest, $17,832,000, ete, the
money i* 11 ' hieli is set aside.
There 1 '<" evidences that senators expect the extra
ssionjJW ie senate, which will begin next Mon
day,**' 1 "-'y*but a short time. A call has been issued
lx'ill ooubv republicans and democrats to meet iu
the first step on Monday next Mr Bayurel was I gentleman said n few days after Garfield???s death
unanimously ca???.eimiued upon ns their eamlidute. I that he was in Xew York, where he met General
The democratic caucus appointed a committee, I Grant; that the conversation was naturally about
eonsistingof.Senators Pcndieton, Garlanil.Voorhees, I Garfield's death and Arthur's elevation to tiie
Pugh and Davis o? West Virginia, to meet the re- I presidency. This gentleman said that he wt.s much
publican committee and confer with them In rela- I pleased with Arthur???s inaugural address, which was
tion to organization. Senators Edmunds, Logan, Alii- I just out, it being the very day Arthur took the oath
son, Sherman and McMillan compose tiie republican 1 of office at the capital. lie believed thut President
committee. The democratic caucus, after appoint- I Arthur hod the material in him to make a good
ing a conference committee, took a recess. The I president. Grant replied that those who
two committees met, hut failed to I doubted it would be mistaken; that Ar-
reach an agreement. The democrats stated I thur was equal in every respect to Mr Gar-
they had no authority to enter into any I field except iu oratory, and that in per-
eonfcrence with regard to the election of president I sonal independence and singleness of purpose lit
of senate, that their caucus insisted upo>. the right I was Garfield's superior. Many of Garfield???s np-
of the democrats to elect this official. The repub-1 pointments were, politically, serious mistakes,
leans replied that their purpose was to confer I while some of them showed the boldest ingratitude,
with regard , to the entire organiza- I The worst were those dictated by Blaine, whose ap-'
tion. The democrats declined to con- I pqintmont to the cabinet was the first and greatest
rider the presidency of the senate as nt issue at all, I blunder of.a series. When this frieud of Iiluine met
nnd upon this basis, the republicans refused to I the secretary in Cleveland, he told him of this con-
hold a conference, and the committees separated I versution with Grant, whereupon another friend
within fifteen minutes after meeting, and reported | was called in and the words of Grant werereiicated.
buck the facts to their respective caucuses.
THE SYDNEY SENSATION.
An Italian Sailor Rescued from Captivity Among
Sax Fuancimo, Cnl., October 7.???Late Sydney
palters received last night by the steamer Australia
give a pathetic story of the rescue of a i>oor Italian
sailor front captivity among savages on one of the
Solomon bland?. He was one of the survivors of
the French Italian ('migration expedition under the
Marquis de Keyes. The following is the story of
the rescue: Captain McLaughlin. who explored
several of the islands in rite Solomon group, dis
covered a white man miked among the savages on
Bonk.'i island and counted seventy war canoes,
each containing forty armed savages. Aftereimsid-
enible stiatcgcm lie got alongside the canoe con
taining the white man, who was ultimately, with
some difficulty nnd danger, purchased for three
American hatchets. It was discovered that he was
an Italian named I.uigi Boom,who lutd been fifteen
months a captive with tiie savages. When he
found that he was about to be liberated, his
joy knew no bounds anil he become almost
frantic. lie embraced Captain McLaugh
lin in an agony of joy whilst the savages
surrounded them shouting, yelling and brandish
ing their weapons. Luigi lioero believed he was
utterly last. He imagined that he hud been with
his captors three years, lie, with five unfortunate
mates, left Liki harbor to go on a cruise in an open
Imat. Three days afterwards they struck a reef.
The boat, unfortunately, was broken, and they fell
into the hands of the natives lie got separated from
his companions, whom he only saw once afterwards,
when they had a fearful tale of suffering to relate.
They were treated worse than dogs. They were
'made to do
???Now,??? said Blaine, ???do you still advise me to re
main in the cabinet should Arthur desire it???? ???Only
until you ean leave without appearing to do so
from personal pique or in a manner which
would injure the party,??? said his friend. Mr.
Blaine???s feeling was tlrcn plainly expressed.
He had never contemplated remaining, lie saicl
that tiie scene of Garfield???s death was ever present
with him, and the long vigil, waiting for the Inevit
able death, the last look upon the dead, aud the
I bringing of the remttius to the last resting place, had
given him a mental and phvsieul shock which only
I monthsof rest could cure. lie expressed a kindly
feeling for Arthur, who, he was sure, wus anxious
to call Garfield???s friends liis own.
The statement made by George Bliss in his letter
in the New York Sun, of to-day, that he and
Brewster had only been retained in the
star-route eases, fifteen days ago, put the attitude of
Arthur towards the matter in a very different light
front that heretofore believed in Washington. The
| assertion lias been industriously reiterated since
their appearance in the eases, that both hud been
engaged by the attorney-general a month ago. It
is quite probable that the hatred of tiie star-route
people 10 Arthur will soon exceed that felt by
them toward Garfield liefure his death. It is becom
ing evident that since the new administration lias
conic iu, uew vigor has been infused into the prose
cution.
The canvass for the various senate offices pro-
j grasses with unabated vigor. L Q Washington, a
correspondent, appears to lead the list for the sec
retaryship on the democratic side. 1*16100 M B
Young, ol Georgia, has withdrawn. Neill Brown
I of Tennessee, reading clerk of the house, is still on
the active list. Colonel Dick Win tersmlth, of Ken
slaves of every one in the village, und
horrible work, always lieing treated with the gieat-
broilingsutp'tvirit'tl.elrskiitVce'Hngoff^Whet, eto I $he^'ijitte^an e *ex*eontederatothe ^father
??nd sick they were ten apdtor- ^Ute^lebrated^Sle^cJL 8 at" Vicks-
turel. ??hree inonths pre\Jjggjgyho arrival of the I i JUT g^ j n which the reconstruction acts were
it n' 1 hut two had
- J| ??? ... JNmtriTriifcfir? T Xtfy*
tain McLaughlin ???hfter rescuing Luigi, sailed for
AT THE EXPOSITION.
FACTS Al^D INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
NOTED.
The Increased Stir Among the Exhibitors???The Work
of Arrangement Progressing ??? Cotton or All
Climes Growing in the Same Field???A
Talk with Colonel Biohardson.
^3 jj'Hoturday next. Most of the senators who
Tf*.bwir peimauunt residence in Washington,
???naUjt* Bayard, Edmunds, Morrill nnd Antho-
i???????3uive ettgaged rooms at Willard???s, which reopeu-
ecHajlav augr being closed for several month? for
rejiairx. " Among those who will make this historical
lusfto. rv their home until the regular session arc
SenRnn Kellogg and Jonas, of Louisian; Groomc,
.1 Mainland; So wall, of New Jersey; Vest, of Mis
souri rJnuU'ourv, of Delaware: Miller, of New York,
nnd Mulct of California. The fact that so many
senators have engaged rooms at Willard???s indicates
that fhd impression is that the extra session will be
of short duration, and that they will have ample
time to return to their homes before the December
meeting of congress.
A SCENE IN COURT.
Marvin Fluids Guilty, bnt Denounces Evers' One he
. ., Knows.
Richmond, October 5???The ease of Marvin, the
bigamist and forger, was brought to a sudden and
rather unexpected termination in court to-day.
When arraigned on the charge of forgery he plead
ed guilty. The jury wus then sworn iu to declare
the punishment, whicli was fixed at five yours iu
the penitentiary. A similar punishment was also
allotted him for bigamy, he having pleaded guilty
to this charge, making his full term in prison ten
years.
Previous to the sentence being pronounced in the
latter ease, in response to the usual question asked,
whether he had anything to say. Marvin rose anil
made a lengthy harangue, full of invectives
anil demiueiatimi of those charged with his custo
dy here nnd the witnesses in attendance front the
north. His remarks displayed so much vindictive
ness and venom townru the city officials and wit
nesses that when he concluded, Iris counsel
addrecred t he court in deprecation of his client???s lan
guage. He said lie bail found tlrisold man (Marvin)
in jail, without'money and without friends, nnd he
told him lie would defend him to the Inst extrem
ity; not one dollar had been given him by the
prisoner. He hail advised Marvin to plead
guilty, as he thought it wits the best course
lie could pursue. Mr. Page said that he had had the
fullestTnmrcor.rse with Marvin since the latter had
been his client, and that the prisoner hud not been
deprived eg a single right that any man might ex
pect.' iUe felt that it was a poor return that tiie
prisoner tpid made him in denouncing some of his
(Page???s) friends. He had befriended the accused
without tmy regard as what lie was, anil done all he
could for 61m.
Page then left Marvin???s side.
Judge lti id well, of New York, one of the wit
nesses then spoke indignantly of Marvin???s language.
He, Bridv ell, laid done nil he could to ameliorate
the condition of the prisoner, and it was owing to his
eiforts tlv.t the case hail taken this course. He now
felt that he had done injustice to himself
and to thA.commonwealth of Virginia in taking this
position aud lessening rite punishment of tiie pris
oner.
In.deUv.ring the sentence the judge said that it
would be unbecoming to rcsiiond to any Of the
statemer: s that had been made by the prisoner, but
the prisoner, he said, after confessing such crimes
ns he bad confessed, eould not expect any credence
tobegiv. if to his statements without having them
fully Corroborated
Marvin node an effort to again address the court,
bnt Judge Stanley commanded him to take his seat.
Marvin was taken out to the penitentiary late this
afternoon, and k now clothed iu u convict's garb,
and Occupying u convict???s cell.
and every other climate in which tiie cotton plant
has ever been grown. Each plant preserves its char
acteristics admirably, and side by side may be seen
otton with the perfectly red flower growing ten feet
high, and the stalks with perfectly blue flowers
growing less than two feet high. There is the
queer Chinese cotton with n pinched, con
tracted look that marks everything that
I comes from that country; the Peruvian
cotton with its flowers of indigo and its small bolls;
rite Indian cotton with its tropical appearance, but
There was nothing new at the exposition imperfect fruit age, and all of them with jjicir various
grounds on 'Wednesday except an increased stir I marks crowned by a few rows of our own, king of
among the exhibitors who are making then I them all. The collection of seed for this field was a
most determined efforts to get the show in j ??? atlerof great painstaking and expense. Mr SM
shape. About fortv cars of freight intended " r ???
, r . . , , , , . I getting correspondents in various quarters of the
for exhibits were hauled up to the platform Uobcthat he could rely upon to send the perfectly
and unloaded. While this added very much I pure and virile specimen of the native seed. The
to the confusion for a while, the amount of I cable dispatches necessary to reach tiie merchants
;oods put into order by night hail very much someof the remote quarters of the earth cost over
added to the show and everything in the I for simple transmitting of his
, I wishes and the reply thereto. In everv
buildings was comparatively quiet. . ", . . . 4
0 1 .... . ... 0880 the seed arrived in time and
There was no perceptible increase ill tbc it is a wonderful tribute to the climate and soil of
crowd except as shown by the turnstiles Georgia that not a single variety failed to sprout
at the gate. These show increased re- I and come to full maturity upon our soil. The
ceipts, anil demonstrate that the crowd is I sight is 011c that as Colonel Lockett saiil will proba-
steadily growing and render it probable that I bly never be looked upon in this world again as it
the second day of the exposition J^rhrinly been before, and np visitor should fail
will probably be the smallest of the three "cognate to this, and a part of the same exhibition
months. The weather continues beautiful j are bales and bags, and packages of cotton received
having cooled just enough to make it pleasant from every country in which cotton is handled,
and to give our northern visitors a proper idea I packed, or baled in the manner peculiar to each
of the sunnv south without showing them too I country. This exhibition of itself is a wonderful
much of its'torrid features. At present the ????? a,,<1 ,hat whiIc * he so ????? h ???V*
, . - .. , ??? r 11 *1 I ahead of all other sections in growing
day set for the general opening of all the that there arc older if not wiser people who
buildings on the grounds is about eight days I knowhow to pack it better. These two exhibitions
ahead, but the show is more than interesting I of cotton culture and packing are alone worth a
now to anyone who goes out, and each day I trip to the exposition,
makes a wonderful difference. The machinery A Pld Exhibit,
is running smoothly, much having been added I tiie he-no tea hong and what it means.
since the dav the engines were first turned, I rilrest llIK * most unique single exhibition
and the administration of the grounds and Tca
, ... * .. 0 . , I Hong, 11 Japanese house, dedicated to the dispen-
buildings under the heads of the various de- j sing alu j n dvertising of pure tea. It stands in tiie
partmeuts in charge is perfect. | center of the Rrt and industrial building, and for the
Saturday at the exposition grounds was 1 information of the uninitiated we will explain that
notable for nothing except great progress in I hong is the Chinese for shop or bazaar. Hong Kong,
cleaning up the grounds anil getting the ex- for Instance, means the city of shops, Kong ntean-
hibits in order. Additional car loads of freight * ng oity ' 4 Hc N '?? 1Ioll ??- therefore, is the shop
. , , ??? ,, ... 1 for pure tens, Ile-No meaning pure. The hong is
came in almost every hour and the exposition j representative bazaar for the house of Martin,
has now the bulk of it on hand. I uillett & Co, probably the oldest, and certainly the
To-morrow morning will show the exposi-1 best known and most reliable firm of ten merchants
tion in very good condition and almost com- | in this country. It has done business for over half
THE PATIENT???S TURNOUT.
jtp'clyiql. -.'tVnn. Nitron. _fi|'-"'Hal .clerk of
'secretary's oiliee. uud Mr shuleer, oi .N'urili ( i'roi'i- 1 ???
. iie s f t* I OHimv, uuu ?<it i-tiaivvi, wi '???loir
Bronga, InvlUem.d other islands, where STM SM&S&m?*wKftmaS ^
ceSta^Slthmhhn??? u???ksn^.rilkZZt tSS^SS??^^ l aSSS&SSriTg&iy^
I lo stat'd the racket. Gorham is a slave of duty.
Sn,!- 1 * s ??? u i g 811 extraor d' nilr > sen- j There is a general conviction here that under
sution 111 bjancy. | President Arthur's administration the investigation
of the treasury department, sturted by Secretary
Windom, nnd so suddenly stopped, will be reopened
and carried through, anil of course this will not be
done until the uew secretary of the treasury is ap
pointed. There is considerable nervousness in cer
tain official quarters in apprehension of the coining
investigation. This much is known, that Presi
dent Arthur, in speaking of the alleged
star route farnds to the attorney-
general and postmaster general, and to Bliss de-
THE NATION???S CRIMINAL.
The Indictment Acala.t Charles J. Guttcuu.
Washington, October8.???At 12.M5 the grand jury
entered the criminal court room,and presented the
indictment against Guitcau, indorsed ???a true bill,???
signed by Caleb Cushman, foreman. ^ ^
Each const formally repeats that Charles Guitcau, I clareil in a general way Ihat all frauds upon the
nn manner and l.v means desrrihed felnninn.lv I government should be exposed Ullfi Whenever there
n a manner, and by means described, reloniot.sl> , wasanv evidence of fraud it should be investigated.
.willfully and of malice aforethought did kill The president indicated that such should be his
and murder against the form of the statutes in such I policy, as in his opinion public officers who betrayed
.....I llieir trusts or their power should be not only ex-
ca.es, mud', and provided, and agam.t the P?? 8 ???? 1 posed, but punished; and, on the other hand, where
nnd government of the United States. I allegation of misconductis made, there was no way.
The Guitcau indictment embraces eleven | to clear the parties accused, if
they were Innocent, except to thoroughly
... , . investigate the accusations. It will be re-
fifth and sixth counts are the ones upon which it is 1 numbered that the committee appointed to investi-
said the prosecution will mainly rely. They describe gate the custodian???s office, in the treasury submit-
the shooting as having been done at the Baltimore w^'dtaSfs^L'bS^the
and Potomac depot nt Washington, of malice afore- ... ...
thought, with a pistol of the value of five dollars,
inflicting one mortal wound of the depth of ]
six inches and the breadth of one inch, of which
said mortal wound the said James A Garfield,
until the I'Jth day of September, os well at and in
the county of Washington nnd District of Columbia,
as at nnd in the city of Monmouth, XevvJersy,
did languish, and lauguislringly did live, and ulti
mately died.
HOWGATE ON BAIL
In theeriminnl court this morning, Captain IIW
Ilowgnte was discharged from custody on his i??er-
sonul recognizance in the sum of $20,000. The in
dictment against rharles B Guitcau for the murder
of James A Garfield, late president of the United
States, was given to the grand jury this morning at
about 11 o'clock.
THE TERRIBLE KNIFE.
A HcapcradoV Fearful VV'Urk???One Mon Killed and
Another Seriously Wounded.
report was locked up and the investigatiomstopped.
Soon after the submission of this report President
Garfield was shot. Had that not occurred, or had
he recovered, 110 doubt the investigation
would have been prosecuted. The Gazette,
of this city, has published an article upon
Assistant Secretary Upton of the treasury, repre
senting that he is worth over 8350,000, all made
since he came into the office upon an average salary
of 81,500 tier year; that be owns a $10,000 farm in
Coma, a block of houses in Washington worth $10,-
000 and has about $200,000 in United States securi
ties. This publication also aileges that Upton
allowed a $250,000 claim of McEvven, an
Indiana agent, after it had been dis
allowed by First Comptroller Lawrence
by reversing Lawrence's decision, and of
the $511,000 already paid on that claim, Upton got
850.000. The Gazeue next repeats the accusation,
said to have been brought out in tiie treasury in
vesiigatiou. thut Upton approved an allowance of
money in offieial accounts to pay for copies of Lam-
phere s book. This article maintained that it was
Upton who stopped the investigation. Upton lias
addressed a letter to the paper, asking who is the
responsible owner.
In the crimiiral court this morning the star route
oases were culled, and Judge Cox uunouuced that
he had fixed the bail for Brady and Brown
at $7,500 each, aud Turner and French Clark's
at 8I.0J0, which was given. Theexpeeted morion of
the counsel for the defendants to quash the infor
mation, was not filed to-day, hut probably will be
to-morrow. It was agreed that two days??? notice be
Lorisvii.i.E, Ky, October 5.???A terrible tragedy oc
curred in Jeffersonville at 11 o???clock Monday night.
Ed McDermott, a notorious character, killed John
Keefe instantly nnd fatally wounded Barney Me
Cardie. A reporter was at the scene of the tragedy . . . , . .. , - .
soon after its oci urremi. and learned the following 1 senator Pendleton, the demoegatie caucus ehair-
: ... k'!.. ? U '. 1 !. e !!!Yi u ""K'-U \ n, ?? B???niey I man, has sent a written invitation to thedemo-
S????iin??f H !? 8I niiS,zfS * 0,1 ? I cratic senators requesting them to meet iueonfer-
|??? 81 1 euce at the capitol Friday afternoon. It is thought
a 1 ?..*!?* 1 ! 1 , '.. ns .. c Vi 1 5 ln Iin'' McDermott was I that the democrats will hold their regular caucus
drunk. Barney MeCaidK, aged ??? years, came along 1 Saturday forenoon, at the same hour that tiie repub-
and endeavored to make peace. McDermott 1 ?????? ??? ??? ????????? - -?????? - ??? ??? ???
without saying a word stabbed McCardee twice in
the left breast. Iiulley. with whom McDermott was
fighting, then knocked McDermott down. Aliout
this time John Keefe, a vonng man who lives in the
neighborhood, came along, and seeing McDermott???s
hat upon the ground, picked it up and was about
to place it upon his head, when McDermott drew a
laige knife and mane a thrust at Keefe???s throat.
The aim was good, and the knife struck the
jugular vein. Keefe fell at the murderer's
feet and was soon a corpse. The iwlice of
Jeffersonville found McDermott upon tne streets
and took him to the police station, but did not lock
the door, and McDermott walked away nt 12oYloek.
However. McDermott was re-arrested and lodged in
jail. MeCardle cannot recover. McDermott lives
near the prison on the south, and is a son of a Mc
Dermott who shot his wife and baby and then com
mitted suicide, a few years since. Ed McDermott
i? one of the most desperate men in Joffersoiiville.
John Keefe was a Worthy aud respected vouttg
man. "
Gin Ilonsc Ilnrnci???.
Specie! dispatch to The Constitution.
Washington, Ga.. October 7.???The gia house,
press, engine, and one hundred and fifty bales of
c >tton belonging to IV. M. Simms, seven miles north
of here, were burned this afternoon. Mr. Simms
estimates his loss at ten thousand dollars; insurance
two thousand.
lieans are to meet with a view to bringing
both parties together iu an agreement for an organ
ization of the senate.
The public debt statement for September is some
what illusive, so fonts the condition of the cash
balance is concerned. The fact is that while the
available cash on hand wus put at $180,029,000 on
September 30, the cash now is suddenly reduced to
very near the minimum on the basis of reserve of
forty per cent of rite outstanding legal tenders.
The statement is tnideading simply because it is
made up to the evening of the last day of the
month, nt which time the trne condition of the
treasury is given. The very next day, however,
the conditions were changed. Attention
has been called before to the fact thut
on October 1 the $10,829,000 of called _
istered 5s beeatne due, aud this amount oi
money hail to be set aside, und is no longer avail
able cash except for the specific purpose of paying
the bonds under the 105th call as they may be pre
sented. There are two other terms, however, that
have been overlooked that are deductions from the
available cash. The quarterly interest luyinelit is
due and tiie cheeks have actually gone out to the
amount of $7,380,000. To this must be added
the bonds purchased last week tinder
the circular to the extent of some 82,016.000. Ihe
result is that instead of beginning the mouth with
> a vast-surplus, there is but a little over $139,ouo.ooo,
j or about sluO.OOO more thau the -50 per cent, reserve
: on hand, that can b- used in the bond purchase and
j current payments. Then there is to be paid for the
j $2,000,000 of continued S s, bought this week, which
plete as far as the general visitor is concerned,
Of course it will receive finishing touches for
a week to come, and one new
building which is yet unfinished
will be completed and filled. This is the
| a century in Baltimore, and is represented here by
the Messrs Gill. These gentlemen are prominent
I citizens of Baltimore, and one of them lias spent
'several years in Japan nnd China, where they now
| have a brother living, who attends to the purchase
and export of absolutely pure tens. It is a fact not
building devoted to carriages and similar I well known in the south, but perfectly understood
exhibits, but for all practical purposes The | hi the north, and still better understood in China,
Constitution announces that on to-morrow I that most of the tea designed for southern trade,
. .. . , . I and in fact for American trade,is subjected to a pro-
morning visitors may prepare to leave their I ... .... . , . _ ,
0 * , 1 . I cess in China before export that gives it nn artificial
homes and come to Atlanta to see the exposi- I co i or . This, of course, deteriorates the quality of
tion. About Wednesday or Thursday there I the tea, impairs its invigorating power aud fre
will he little left to see that is not already in I qnently makes it an injurious rather than a health
order. This is the estimate of the officers in | giving draught. The exquisite flavor that tiie tca
charge of tiie position of exhibits and we be
lieve it is a correct one. The excursion from
the northwest, which arrives on Wednesday,
will be tiie first special crowd that is to come,
has in its pure state and that makes it the favorite
drink with the Chinaman is, of course, entirely lost
in this proces of coloring. The He No tea is simply
I an absolutely pure tea that is imported in its natu-
I nil state and that is served to American tea drinkers
pT-t-* fti- l.un- Prcfttdcat???K SIck-Koo
Wash in*.ton, October????It is stated by a person
in a position to know, that Mrs Garfield has re
quested Dr Boynton to withhold the statement which
he had prepared relative to the autopsy and the
gcaeml treatment of tbc late president???s ease, as she
was satisfied that the president???s wound was mortal,
and she did not desire to have the controversy fur
ther prolonged. It is learned from a source equally
entitled to credit that some of those who were near
to the president during his entire illness, besides
Boynton, were nearly ready with a statement similar
to that which it wus supposed that I)r Boynton
hud iu eon tem pin tion. A gentleman who has
the means of knowing what this statement would be
says that it, among other things, would, and proba
bly will, eontain the following: That from August
12 the president hail imperfect command of Iris
mental faculties..and that he had only lucid inter
vals. He often found it difficult to complete sen
tences, and his mind would wander towards the
end of nearly every attempt at a sentence. Many of
the sayings attributed to him were either misunder
stood, or were not correctly reported from the sick
chamber. The notable saying, ???Is it worth while to
to continue this struggle longer?" is
said to have originated In this state
ment (made in the president???s wan
derings, when he was evidently going over his work
as a member of the electoral commission: ???Is it
worth while to go into this Florida business fur
ther???? Upon arriving at Long Branch he fell into a
stupor, from which it was difficult to arouse him.
and from which he did not altogether rally until
the next day. When he did arouse he was surprised
to find where he was, requested to be taken away,
and said that lie had asked to be taken to Mentor,
anil there is every reason to hope that from with exactly the aime flavor and strong and dcli-
to-niorrow morntit" on the attendance, the I clous quality in which it is drank by the Chinaman,
exposition, anil everything connected with it 1 11 hus create <3. wherever it has been introduced, a,
will be in better shape than was thought pos- revolution in tea drinking. The Messrs Gill, in order
to demonstrate hv experiment that there is no tea
sible by those who attended on the opening to the iic-No, propose to serve iced-te*
dty- I from their hong to nil visitors during the exposition
(The gossip of the exposition grounds, of ex? and let {item compare itwith oilier and inferior
position visitors in the city, ntti of subjects teas that they have been accustomed to drink,
incidental thereto will be found in our col- tiie hung itatSf in an exquisitely curious edifice;
uinns below* every inch of it is built of Japanese wotk. The
I roof, the curtains, the floor, the sides, the bt-iong-
Coioncl W. C, Richardson, 1 j ngHj t ) ie chairs, the carpet, the couuter, the decora-
J lions, everything in it and about is an exact fac
Among the distinguished vis.tors who have hon- similc of lhc Chlnesc s! of the )>est c , us
ored Atlanta with their presence there is no more | u slaU(3s in th( , , treets of 1I(ing . Kong . Theappoint-
notable hgtire than that of (-olonel \\ C Richardson, I mcnls are 0 f curious and rare workmanship and the
the great Miss.ssipp. cottonjking. visitor ean sit in one of the Japan chairs that are
Mr Richardson is the huget cotton planter in the kospitoUy offered toafi comers and study the hong
world This distinction for a long time belonged to foran hour and still find new beauties or curiosi-
the khedive. of Egypt, but Colonel Richardson in a ttcs Thero wus , lothinK Qt thc t . cllt ennial eomparn-
crop of 12,500 bales took from the Egyptian king the Uu jn interest t0 thiscxhillit>
not even that made
fir-d place among the cotton growers of earth. by tho chinese themselves. This is simply thc
ThLs crop was worth nearly one million dollara, rcsuItof , cvcml .-cars???residence in Japan spent in
and Colonel Richardson lias grown up to this aver- [
age nearly every year since.
picking up odd anil curious hits that arc put all
over tiie house and that arc delightful studies for the
curious. It is impossible to describe it and it must
be seen to be appreciated. The Messrs Gill and
their assistantsare affable, iutelfigentnud courteous.
They have a number of curious pictures of scenes
in Jai>an that they take pleasure in showing. Thc
He-No tea. hong will be the great venter of attraction
through tiie three months of the exposition not
uipulatedund oil made, yarn mills in which thc | sur p assc( i or equaled by anything on the grounds.
fiber is spun into thread and a factory with 20,000 1
spindles, in which the thread is made into cloth. I A Flue Exhibit,
lie has the processes for making tli e I One of tho most beautiful and tasty exhibits on
USd^hiTto^'toere?'HeftSSSt^dted 1 ** I bulkot th0 sced for stock feed, after it the exposition grounds is that of Belding Bros.*
Beyond thc fact that he is the largest cotton grow
er in the world, there is no place in the south where
the mere handling nnd cultivation of cotton ean be
studied so well as on his vast plantation. He has
the fields in which he grows tiie crop, the factories
in which he makes the fertilizers with which it is
grown, the seed oil mills in which the seed are ma-
Mr Blaine, and wondered why he did not come, but
did not make a general request that nil the members
of thc cabinet visit him. Towards the latter part of
the time the physicians and attendants were com
pelled tosatKfy his requests and commands with ex
cuses and various evasions.
Private Secretary Brown says all expenses incurred
during the sickness of the president will be regarded
as deb ts of file estate, and file hills will be called for
by file trustees. If congress so desires, a schedule of
thc Jills will he furnished for auy action that they
may see fit to take. If an appropriation is- made
covering the expense incurred, the estate
will he relieved from the payment. Thetrustees will
proceed on the theory, which is a perfectly correct
one. that these expenses are private debts,and
not ^an indebtedness of the government. Mr
Brown said that he has noidea of what the
entire expense of the sickness of the president
will amount to. So far no bills have been presented,
and probably will not be until the trustees call for
them. The affairs relating to file estate will shortly
be turned over to trustees that will he appointed.
AN ARMY OF BANDITS
has been through thc oil mills, and processes for | Co. of Cincinnati, manufacturers of machine twist
burning thc hulls, from the ashes of which fertil-1 sewing silk, etc. The exhibit is in the main build-
izers are made. In fact every process for the culture I big, bnt from the rare taste displayed in itsarrange-
or handling of cotton is goiio through with on tiie I ment, Us proper place would have been in
place, and every particle of thc product, except the I the art pavilion. It is in charge of Mr G P Richard-
stalk, is made to yield to him its ultimate profit, son, a member of the firm, and agentleman of eour-
By these thorough and sagacious methods Colonel teous and pleasing manners. He is assisted by Mr
Richardson has amassed a fortune, estimated at IIVI Benscotter, of this city, and the two have ar-
from six million to twenty million dollars, nnd has ranged an exhibit that docs them great credit It
established the fact that there is no business j embraces some raw and sewing silksatid some beau-
that pays better than growing cotton with free labor J tilul hoods that everybody should see.
and manufacturing it near the fields in which it is j ExponUIon Notes,
grown. The time will soon come when capitalists I ???The Kansas agricultural exhibits at thc expofi-
will imitate the example Colonel Richardson and tion are very fine indeed. The section from which
when liis vast estate mill be typical of many similar I they come must have escaped the drouth that
places.throughout the south. I stunted and withered vegetation in so many parts
Colonel Richardson is a man of pleasing manners, the country. They include com stalks eighteen
of fine information and of great strength of char- J or twenty feet high, with cars correspondingly
Threaten to Swoop Down on the City of Lima.
New York, October 0.???Panama advices state that
around Lima and 6 miles from the capital, are now
eneamx*ed not less than 12,000 bandits. In antici
pation of an attack from them, the Chilians, who
number but 7,000, have encamped outside the city
and placed their field artillery in position on the
Pino Sanbaltotne and other hills once occupied by
the Peruvians, and commanding the valleys around
Lima. Only a few companies remain in the city
and one. that of the artillery stationed near the
exhibition Tiie Peruvians will not make the
feared attack unless they do so in conjunction
with an uprising in the city, which secret agents are
trying to effect.
The
e loss of life will be fearful if it is made. Tiie
Chilians have proclaimed that they will send for
5,000 more troops if any further warlike signs ap-
lsear, in addition to the 5,000 which were expected
by the steamer Arragonns two days ago. In antici
pation of the renewal of war, Chilian troops from
the north are being drawn down nearer Lima.
Tiie steamer Chili Isas brought-to Callao a battery
of artiilery.and some cavalry and infantry from
Supe, ami gone buck for more. As soon as the
troops were withdrawn from these places the Mon-
toueros descended upon both and levied tribute.
The Montoncros also descended upon Yea. and
have given the population ten days to i>ay a tribute
of $150,000, or have their town burned. It is be
lieved an expedition will soon be made against Are-
S iipa. The port of Molleodo, which is an inlet to
at city, has been blockaded for a year, and goods
for Arequipa have had to be sent by Arica and
Taena,
In Callao bay now are anchored the English men-
of-war Triumph, Champion, Pelican and King
fisher, the Italian war-ship, Archimedes, the United
States war-ship Alaska, und tho Chilian ironclad
Blanco U ncallada.
acter. He is a massive, strongly built man and in
tiie enjoyment of perfect health. He manages the
infinite details of his business personally, even
buying the goods that are sold to the laborers
on his place from the stores run by the super
intendents. He has always been foremost in all |
efforts made to bring the south prominently forward
was a commissioner of thc centennial exposition,
und was eommi-sioned by this government to the
Paris exposition. He is a vice-president of the In
ternational cotton exposition, and ison hand to give
it tiie benefit of his advice and presence.
Cotton of AH Clime*.
GpOWING IN THE SAME FIELD.
???I would ride a thousand mile3 any day,??? said
Colonel Ben Lockett, the great cotton planter of
Georgia, reflectively, as he leaned over the plank
fence at the exposition grounds yesterday, ???to see
this little field of cotton, and no cotton planter in
file south ought to fail to see it as it is probaby a
sight that he ean never look on again and which
has never been seen in this country before.???
Tne colonel was lookinginto the field of eottou
collected from all ports of the world growing as it is
grown in its native country and it was fills that
called forth his enthusiastic praise. The
field is really a marvel of agriculture.
11 is an enclosure of a very few acres, where, growing
side by side, can be seen every variety of cotton
plant tlmyran be grown upon this earth. There is
cotton from India, from Hindoos tan, from China,
from Japan, from Australia, the north coast of Afri
ca, Brazil, Chili, and the South Sea islands, the cape
of Good Hope, Mexico, Central America, Bombay,
large, broom com with heads two feet in length;
Chinese .sugar cane as tall as a giraffe, and bundles
of oats and other small grain of surpassing excel
lence.
Ensilage.
Yesterday Mr Mark Hardin was busily engaged at
the exposition grounds filling two silos with ensi
lage. These silos ha ve been constructed by the ex-
porilion company &lely far the benefit of the farm
ing public, and the manipulation of forage crops,
which is now going on, will afford an interesting
part of the exposition. One is a model silo and is
bricked up and cemented, while the other is plain,
and the walls are the natural clay with a coating of
ccmc-nt. Mr. Hardin had an engine and cutter run
ning yesterday cutting up potato vines, sorghum,
pea vines, rag weeds, etc., with which the silos were
being filled. When full there will be twenty-five
tons of the ensilage. A Constitutor reporter asked
Mr Hardin how much it would take to keep a horse
a day. He replied:
???It will take about sixty pounds per day for a
horse, and we will have it Jed to stock right hero
during thc three mouths, os it will be ready in a few
days.???
???When will Dr Bailey, the great ensilage man be
here????
???The last of this month.???
??? This stuff,??? continued the reporter, ???looks like
a sort of a chow chow. I guess stock takes kindly to
it????
???There is nothing better; everything likes it. If
we had a little pepper m.d vinegar we could cat
seme of il ourselves.???
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