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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
VOLUME XIV.
TUESDAY MOBNIN&* SEPTEMBER 26, 1882
l*RIC^E 6 CENT S
BUZZ AND BOUNCE.
the gossip they hear in new
YORK.
*I>W Tslk* in* tSr'cbt Avecdote* of tHi If on nt
, T*tn*s Phi and Frame in the KatropoU* of
tta N*w V,c rid —Jay Goal! Ratlrn from
til a -atraa.”- Theatrical r«cti.
It U ww announced authoritatively ttM Jay
tJonl*! hm retired from setive Wall streetspecula
tions, a-rd trill accept the t.rcridoncy of the'tVestern
Union C-dagaph company and look aftertlhe inter
est)! (if \hc rot corporations of which 'he is the
hewL Ho has placed Us son, ’George J. Gould, on
tho Kjinl of directors of the Texas I’aofJc railroad.
Mi.eiould says that lie is an Klaus that'll is son shall
hrjst me thoroughly acquainted with the manAge-
hntvt of the vuiri sjwwms o'. railroadt that he is ln-
■naristed in, ao that Kf ter Ilia death his son will be
(Pie to tske Ms pliedn the railroad world and
•C jntinue todeortar •tbcvomitry an l bnlfd up our
(railroad (Grows. Goorge <J.as been
•a sort of hot haaac .plant, and eousidering tho vast
profierty he tall heir to, it is* ery important he
ahnuld learn eemething of the business world. J
asked a friend of Ur. Gould yesterday if toe
thoughtGooM was in earnest far the announcement
that he toad retired’from Wall street speculations.
He reptffed: "Yes, I am satitSed dial Mr. Gould
will devote nlrc fcaUtvce of h(c life to educating hie
son as*Ymifnesa mau. andwnhU son wlUInherit
upward <4 one hundred Mlllons, Mr. Gould i’e
anxi-ncs that lie shall be a railroad and convolution
manager raider (Uau a Wat street speculator, ila
fast. Mr. Gould bos always advised his so* to keep
out’Of Wall street and Its-v. ays.
(f)
BmmaTharshy, who is advertised by tnor <mana
eer aa’*'tlic Jenny Lind of America." returned last
week drain Europe accoar pauled by Mr*. -01e Bull
I <ntn remember when Mln Thureby was glad to
*e:ilO a week as choir singer. When oho left the
rilnush for the stage she was getting SJ^tO a je&rasa
choir singer in the Brooklyn taberusclo, which is, I
’boUuve, iliMargctt salary ever paid i« America for
•church kinging. She has continued do -improve
«vorstnoe*he chose the stage as a profession until
she’ is abused among-the very best rfneen: in th
•world.
Mrs.'file Bull, speaking of ThUTfby'c -triumphs
■abroad retd: "At ifc gcu.in Norway,ftcre.ng for the*
benefit of a fund erecting a monument to Ole Bull,
mud over lo 000 were present who eoulfl-not get Into
the hall. After the concert was over'they unhar
newedtlie horseefrom Thu ruby’sea nidge and drew
’ft tbtot-.gb the street,while she sangifor-them: thou
■eandarof.people,joining iu when she -sang the Na
tional hymn.
Mrs ltull further said that ske'ffIt- certain that
M:*sC hur»t>j-(vouM make a great 'hit in America
'with-her "Nightingale song,” written for her by
'Hiller wlilloiu Europe.
a 0 .
■’fhe-llarpcwave advertising their Christmas nnm
'her os'follows: "In form it wlll'be a quarto of 32
■ {Mgr. ,,just twice the size of Harper's Weekly, and
will coiitain stories, poems, aud appropriate articles
.prepared especially for the • Christmas.” The illus
tratiousaretoy ti.e best representative American ar-
1 this, among whom are Frederick Deilman, U. Swain
■ GWToitL ChhHcs H. Reinhart, Cf ecrge H. Boughton,
-who.furnisi.es a delicately drawn picture of "Peter
• and the Maldeu,” showing l’eWrStuyvesant tramp
ing through the snow with his wooden leg, leading
■ trail for the republican nomination. This is the
second time he has come to grief by leaving the
turf and backing a politioU candidate. You all ie-
member I suppose, he came near bankrupting him
self backing Hancock Cor president In New York
state. Now he loses «galn on Cornell. The truth Is
Hr. Walton had best stick to the stable. It is easier
to fix" a jockey than to control the ballot-box.
The best horse can be made to win, but the verdict
of a petty jury ts*ot more uncertain than the re
sult of a nominating convention or the counting of
lha voces In a bsilot-box.
THE KATYDID’S SONG.
OWLS, SNAKES AND WHANG-
DOODLES SKETCHED.
Tho Approach of tha Idea of October—Haw Sam
Nobl* Made the Most of the Negro Vo-e-Tbe
Colored Preachers Beeching for Some
of the Eubbell Aaaeasmenr, Ere.
Mr. Talmage In his sermon said he noticed a great
many Wlers-around the principal hotels in New
York. Some of these were members of his congre
gation. To thiss class he wan led to say a few words:
There ere four ways of getting money: By in-
keritancB.'by earning it, toy begging and by steal
ing. Now, I know a ncxibjrot persons who don't
get It imany of the three ways first mentioned.
[Laughter.] I don't Utoe to take the responsibility
of saying where they get it. [Renewed laughter
aud applause.] Now., these men are a great temp-
talior to young me*. -and they should be avoided.
The number of men who are trying to get their liv
ing toy sleight of band Is perpetually increasing.
One of the worst cauldrons of death to-day Is an
indolent life."
FOISTS.
The Rev. Dr. Deems, of "The Church of The
■Stranger,” evidently d'ies not think very weU of
the people of New York city. In his sermon last
Sunday he said:: “Diogenes lighted fits lantern and
ransacked Athens f-.r an honest man, without suc
cess, and a similar experience in New York might
have the same result.’
Mr. CassoK, who married a niece of President
James Buchanan, has retired from tho Penueyl
vania railroad, bought a stable of race horses, and
is now a genuine turfman.
Mme. JIadjestt, accompanied by her husband,
Count Bossnta Chtapowshi and two maids, ar
rived in New York Tuesday.' She was met at the
wharf by Oscar Wilde aud the Artist. Morn, who
escorted ter to the hotel. She will be supported In
ibis county by a company of Stetson's.
The San Francisco minstrels have burlesqued
“The Light’O’ Loudon, ’ and are not Uelightiug the
New Yorkers with “De Lights O’ New York, or The
Pluck of aJerscyman.' 1
DAMIETTA SURRENDERS,
And (he Last Irasl Egyptian Throw* Daw
Gua—l’l*o Kerri to Offlclols.
Dajhetta, September 23 —General Wood,
witli two regiments, arrived at Damietta Ur-
day. Abduilali Tosha surrendered at the
railway station. The troops surrendered their
arms this afternoon. The surrounding coun
try is quiet and the crops are in splendid
condition. The British troops have occupied
Uamtctta. On their arrival the negro garrison,
instead of surrendering, tied, taking besides
plunder a quantity of ummnnition.
Alexandria,-September 23.—Some of the
princesses of ttie khedive’s- family have
»een seriously compromised by the late re
volt. It is generally believed that property
valued ut £1,090,000 will be confiscated and
applied to the indemnification of the sutler
•ers by tiie massacre. Two men who'wei'e im-
plicated in the June massacre were hanged
to-day. it k disgusting to witness the atti
•tude and enihusiusm of the natives for the
'l9hedive,and to hear the expressions of loy
•alty of many who have been notorious friends
of Arabi f’asha. The khedivc, however, is
Mayor H II Baker, of New 0dar ns, is lu the city
• boomiugacompetire military drill to be held at
New Orleans next K-.-bruary. Ilia in’euded to beaj .authorities and Dts. Murray asd Combe has
, prominent featured the Mardl (Jtas festivities, andi l>een settled by the governor's proclamation,
. Aslrong Mask company has beoaformed to guaran
tee that all the prises offered will be forthcoming
■ Invitations have 1-een sent to all She military com-,
patties of not* iu tkr United States. Mayor Baker'
•says: ]
"The contest-will trite place In tie week previous,
to the carnlvaL and mill extend azer several days.
On Saturday there well he a grand njiam fight.
.Breastworks aud other. defenses util be erected as
In a trcal battle, and tie two si dec will be com
manded by officers of distinction. The king will
arrive on the following Monday-morning, and in
The ■citirefis think it will destroy trade, but
-have to submit
Washington, September 23.—A telegram to
the national board of health, from Pensacola,
■Florida, last night, reports If new cases there
yesterday and 2 deaths. The disease con
tinues tc -spread among the negroes. The
■weather fcc-uilly
The Arctic Explorers
Washington. September 23.—Engineer
Melville and Noros and Nindertnun arrived
•hero on the limited express this afternoon.
. , „,.... _ “ l " !i.ieutejiantJ>erry, who lias been in Washing-
hishanor a parade will h; held. Tt* company that ,. c „. s ,, v ,, r ^| j ilvs n jL fin,or« i..
wins tin the cumpetlti’ edrill will be constituted the
king's body guard, aud, .as such, it will take prece
donee of all other organizations .throughout the
eclebnatio :. Each company must have a Ldjr
sponsor. The visiting lean* will, .itishoped, bring
their fakir representative* along with <ahem, but in
^asethey should (sot, there will be* number of
New Orleans bellesvriUing to assume tie responsi
bilities wd honors o." the position. The lady spoil
riors will wear the cdkrrs of ttsefr respeeif ve compa
nies; they will be .given a premtnent place at the
reception of the kiqj and constituted maids of
ihouor to the queen.
A »■*/*#. ad'-
Superintendent J action, of Castle Garden, has
just prepared a report Asr ,bc fine six months of '82,
showing how too immigrants who have ajib edaur-
Jng that time have been distributed .oxer the
cotuttry.
lot Minnesota 14,-JS’
Arizona
Arkansas
British Columbia...
Uatiiemia
Canada.
Cental America
Colorado
•Connecticut
Cuba
JMkoU
Delaware
Dl«t- of Columbia
Florida... ,.i-.
Georgia....^
Idaho
K Mississippi..'.
«U Mifsouri_„
II.Mon tana
hi
15S
S.SSYNebraska.........
l,281;Kew Brunswick
•■•Now Hampshire.... 160
L'AiJlNf* Jersey £.719
4ASSjN«w Mexico SI
MKar York 98i>27
2,1071.Nevada. t24
W North Carolina 99
Ifc’Ohio It,9*2
4j‘Oregon JSJ
J;£jFenusylvania 23,602
. .. sl Rhode Wand l.Si*
Illinois SSJM.Soath Carolina 169
Indiana 3^12 Tennessee - DC
Indian Territory... 2 Texa*. 2,069
Iowa n,aMTtah
kAIlfAO . *' 'VliUVnmiisnt
Karuas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Manitoba
Massachusetts
2.20L*j Vermont...
747 Virginia
.817 Wash-ton Terrify..
223 West Indies
280 West Virginia...
6,*8o Wisemison...
Maryland... 1,00 Wyoming.
** 6i»
Michigan...
12.6'.!
Total... ..2278,342
JJThe reason he says why more of them have not
gone south Is because no Inducements have been
offered them to go there. None of the southern
states, except Texas, have state boa nil of iuml-
gratloa, and Texas has more Immigrants than the
balance of tho south put together. If the south
would make au effort she eotild get all the immi
grants she wanted.
Walton, "the plunger." loti heavily backing Cor*
ernment ajgHjiutiuents under the protection
of■& certain minister is much ornamented
■upon.
THE CONTROL OF THE CANAL.
StvTrNU VTttk
«. K wniugu u.c -uui, .... .waiu icu.iig n«.t deceived by this lip loyalty The fact
Boughton typ-.; the engrevingrit creditably done
I by F; S. King. E. A. Abbey bsrc> taro blocks lllua-
fatilat Mr r K. C, gitKlman’a *poam “The Dutaiil
IPatrel." -Arthur* Qiiariky and Alfred;
■ Parsons psoslde the drasriugs for T. B.<
.Aldrich's song, "The Voice ofttiie Sea,” which bast
‘been set to nussio by W. W. Gtfchrixt, and J. Aides
Weir, -who ha* a genre picture he calls “A Liule
^aliot.” Tha literary portlouire entirely the work]
at American wrier*, with hut-cut) exception; that
■Is Thomas Hardy’s story, “A- Lageud of 1861.” Sto-,
ivies are also nrevlded by Mrs -8i>offt>rd, George P >
La hrop. J. C.Harris (Uncle Beuus) who writes off
•ssjuiw celebrity, "Mingo." .Fsank Millet, whotelk 1
«f "Adouble Clrisunw," and *V. D. Howells, who!
furnishes a ohanaing»ovt.-leue*<a companion tohic!
■il arlor Car," .which he oaltc''A Sleeping Cor."t
Uihti’Verifier Predesigned (Uncover, which wilt’
ibe printed tncotirs; he also teanlshes a douote-'
. page supplement,"'The Youthfas’ Samson,” a strong
.Aud-chararteristk.jilece of work.
UboSaaaBiravtara Anilaaa ta C*
CJrcMt BrlUtln.
'Special Ditjiatch to The <2oustltntfen.
LoNj-os.-fii-ptember 23.—A Paris dispatch
to the Times says: Certain directors of the
Suez canc.1 have taken alarm *t tbe view esc
ipressed bf the Timet) in an article on the Suez
canal, published on tbe Slat inst In
order -to dispel any anxiety ra regard to
-England-starting a second cxmal, they seoai
inclined to effect an understanding, which
woCldJT.ve England full satisfaction and per
fect security for the fnture, while guaruir.
•tbe general interests at stake. This wi
probablv.be the way in which rbe<question of
the settlement of the canal will be disposed of.
The Yellow Fever.
Gai.vbstox, September 23.—The News'
iBrownsville special says: We have .now
strict quarantine against Mxtameras and
conflict of authority between tbe municipal
■Written for The Constitution,
Most every night about half-past eight,
A screech owl moumeth at the outride gate.
The sweet little katydids sing all the day
long. ’ Earlier in the season they were happy-
only at njgbt, but now the woods are fall of
their mnsic by day. It is not a song from the
mouth, but they rub the bars of then wings
together and puff out their bodids for sound
ing boards, and if a man could sing as loud in
proportion to size, I suppose he could be
heard across the Atlantic ocean and his voice
would make an earthquake and shake down
tbe stars, and so that wouldn’t do at all and
he wasn’t mode that way. But these little
screech owls are a nuisance and are enough
to make a nervous woman have fits or hys
terics or something. J shot one on the gate
post one night while he was complaining
about something we hadn’t done to him but
another one came back and set up his
mournful wail. I wonder what makes ’em
stay away off in the woods all day and come
screeching around the house at night like
they wanted to haunt us. There is some ex
cuse for superstition about owls, for they love
darkness rather thpn light, ana the ancient
philosophers said they were the sentinels and
forerunners of evil spirits, and the scriptures
classed ern with demons aud all sorts of
trouble and misery, i he Prophet Isaiah
cursed Babylon and said it should never more
be rebuilt, and that owls shouiddwell there,
and satyrs should dance there. And then
they look so wise out of their big eyes and
twist their heads ’round and ’round watching
you. and you can’t scare ’em nor tame ’em.
well, they were made for something; but I
don’t know what it is, and I have frequently
thought that when the flood covered the earth
it was a mighty good time for Father Noah to
have left out of the ark all such disagreeable
varmints as owls, and snakes, and whanga-
doodles that mourn for their first bom.
The ides of October are drawing near, and
I’m glad the political fight is so near over. It
got n later start than usual this year and
the candidates are just beginning to make
the canvass lively. It is like shooting at long
range up in these parts, for they don’t meet
each other on the stump ana so can’t get up
uiucli excitement, but they throw small shot
and shell at each utherufar off. and all that the
crowd can do is to say I wish the other feller
was here to lire back at him. The vote of the
everlasting, irrepressible fool nigger seems to
he tite most consequence now, aud the demo
crats have about give it up for he is going
solid for his masters. He has gotten h£
orders und lie is going to obey'em. It is
mighty few men who know how to manage
the nigger. Samuel Noble, of Rome, used to
know how. He worked about a hundred in
his iron works, and
ten-several days, went to Baltimore to meet
ttliem, and.retnrned on the same train. The
js. ’y was met at the depot by a committee of
.citsreus and by the district military, and was
i»c,>rted to the Ebbttr house. 4n the evening
•a reception-was given to the arctic explorers
in ifasonic temple. Ex-Secretary of the
Navy Thompeon delivered the welcome ad
dress. At the conclusion of Mr. Thompson’s
speech, which was frequently krtemyited by
the aactic heroes, received the gc-e.-tings-of the
a u die Sec while the lraud played Russian and
American airs.
TJs: Greek Frontier.
Lojuon,-September 23.—The correspondent
of Reuter's telegram company at Gonsusati
tuple reports thiat M. Neliduff, Russian am-
bfxsador, having renewed his nroposal that
the ambassadors meet to discuss the question
of tbe Greek frontier, Count Corti, Italian
ambassador, has invited tbe reprerentative of
tbe powers to a conference to be held on Sun
day.
General Schofield s (tew Com mud.
Washing®*!(, Septemaer 23.—The secretary
of war, by direction of tbe president, has as
signed Major-General John M. Schofield to
tiie coreuiand of tbe military division of the
Pacific «ad the department of California from
October L5 nett, to date, on which Major-
General McDowell will by operations of the
law, refine from active-aarvice.
Tbe Big Man at Mecca Killed.
Alexak&sia, September 23.—It is officially
announced from Jeddah that the grand sherif
of Mecca has been deposed and imprisoned at
Taiffe, where Midhat Pasha was a prisoner.
Akdellali Abricoun has been named grand
sherif. He is a brother to-tike sherif who was
murdered some tine ago, as was then sup
posed, by order from the sultan, because he
was favorable to the British. .
The Oregon SenatorsUp.
Saicm, Oregon, September 23.—The sena
torial contest to-day resulted: Mitchell 39,
Prime, democrat, 30, W. D. Hate 19. Three
democrats voted for Mitchell. Oa the second
ballot Mitchell received forty votes. The
joint convention then adjourned fUJ Mon
day-
A Heavy Rain.
Raleigh, September 23.—The heaviest rain
since 1942 fell at Tarboro last night, causing
immense damage to crops. The rainfall in a
few hours was seven and seven-tenths inches.
•cted from Bound Brook that tbe water
1 ere has risen so high as to stop the running
, trains on the Lehigh Valley railroad. At
0:te o’clock there is no prospect of a cessation
« 4 the storm. An unusual feature is the
■'avy thunder and lightning which has ac-
aipanied the storm throughout. it has
* w raiued here forty-eight hours continu-
itsly.
/Philadelphia, September 23.—Nearly elev-
<!r inches of rain have fallen here within the
feist seventy-two hours. The Schuylkill has
risen six feet and reports come in that tbe
water is still rising at Fairmount dam.
Along the line of the various
railroads centering here considerable
damage has been done. Travel on the New
York division of the Pennsylvania railroad
has been suspended, owing to tbe washing
away of the bridge at Holmesburg and the
giving way of a large section of track between
Holmesburg and Frankford. Other wash
outs are reported along the line. The
most serious washout on the Bound Brook
route is at Bound Bround, tout the Reading
company proposes to run a train through at
midnight, and is soliciting orders for New
York at the depot of the Pennsylvania railroad
company. Five hundred passengers on the
Pennsylvania railroad from New York were
brought to the city by boat front Bristol. Be
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore the track
is practically clear.
On the West Jersey road, between Weno-
nah and Bamsboro, tuere was a washout, car
rying off the embankment in some places
t flirty feet high. The trainson the Burlington
and Pemberton railroad in New Jersey
■rfere stopped by the heavy rain. At Read
ing, the rain’s pour was the heaviest known
• -r years, but as it was not accompanied by
■ eavy winds did not do much damage. The
Schuylkill river rose' considerably, and many
cellars were flooded. Some of the country
reads are impassable, owing to the mud. Some
live stock is reported to have been,
drowned in the rapidly swelling streams
aid many haystacks swept away. At New-
t-'in, Pa., several building have been washed
i.way and others injured. Four men were
rescued-from trees, but no lives lost. A
' ashout on the Newton railroad prevents the
Running of trains. At Trenton, N. J., the
.min has continued without cessation
;H1 day, flooding the streets and vacant lots.
Fii'e Assanpink creek is very high and the
Delaware is rising rapidly, causing npprehen-
i on of trouble to-morrow. Several factories
o'l the" Assanpink creek were compelled to
-tspend operations.
HOWGATE.
MELVILLE'S MISERY
WITH ASPENDTHBIFT AND SHREW
FOR A WIFE.
With
The Social Gathering oa Sharon Hill and ita Un
happy Ending—A Sad Btory of Domestic Broils,
in Which the Wife Aots the Fart of
Disturber—Sympathy with SColville.
The Property of the Defaulting Disbursing Officer to
be Sold shortly.
Washington, September 22.—Proceedings
will shortly be begun by the government
against the property of Captain H. W. How-
gate the defaulting disbursing officer of the
signal service, and the prospect is that up
ward of $100,000 will be realized from real es
tate belonging to him in this city, and which
has been attached. It will be remembered
tnat the gallant captain carried on a love af
fair with a female employe of the treasury
department named Nellie Burrell, and when
the captain escaped she "was placed
under surveillance by the police.
Miss Burrell moved to a house
Mi Thirteenth street, near F, a square
below the residence of Captain Howgate’s
iron works, and they would all go ' uelow the residence of Captain Howgate’s
tue secret political meetings of the -—niily, where she remained till a few days
:>uila nf *■ ...J 1 a rft WhoftiV#*r shp Wftnt and with u-lirini c'nn
radicals at night and be sworn iu and
drink the whisky, and smoke tha cigars, and
Sam never let on that be knowd or cared
anything about it, bu,. the night before the
election he give ’em a short talk before they
left-the shops and told ’em he wanted eve"y
man to come back after supper, and tha,*
who dida.nt come needent ccn>2 nr.
all, never, and so they all come, and he had a
good suppor for ’em, and measured out their
whisky himself, and moved among ’em like a
king and kept ’em there all night, and next
morning marched ’em all up to the polls two
by two, singing Dixie, and voted every man
of ’em solid tor the democrats, and nobody
dared to try to take a man awav from him,
for it wonldent have been salubrious. Sam
says they have got no more sense about voting
than a passel of wild hogs, and he believes it
to be every man’s duty who employs ’em to
'vote lorn. Jes so. It is going to be worse
this time than usual, for Habbell has
sent -out a big passel of money and
these educated darkies that Mr. Stephens
nnd-otliers have been sending to school have
got a taste of it and they are working to get
■more of,it,.and so they hire a leading nigger
or.two in.every settlement to control the rest
of 1 em and bring em up solid, and these lead
ing niggers are generally the preacheis, and
'they have all sorts of dreams, and visions
from -heaven, and messages from General
Grant and the bosses, and so they scare em up
and you can’t do anything with em. They
arc .for General Gartrell around here, and
when you ask tin what for, they say, “Case
dey say he is de man.” Some of otir people
are.accusing the general of trying to break a
will that set some of the negroes free a long
time ago. Well, suppose he did. He was feed
as a lawyer to do it, and there was nothing
wrong about,it. I should think there was
ecio agh of eolid disqualification about him
without .hunting up them sort of little things.
Oar .politicians have got a habit of pegging
away at .a man and nragnifvuig lus
sina .until they drive him right ‘into the
boMUii.of .the radicals, and there he stays.
Slkurtly -after the war, a good many of our
good .citizens went over to the republicans
oil Oof .policy to save their property. Well,
it wasa weakness, but if our people hadn’t
commenood denouncing ’em they would all
have «ome back before now, for they didn’t
feel at borne there, and they never will. I
don't know, of but one republican in the
whole state who joined tbe party from prin
ciple, and that was Colonel Akerman; and I
don’t kaow of but one who joined ’em and
had the courage toquit ’em and come back,
and that was Joe Brown. -There are worse
sins than joining the republicans, and telling
lips and p aying tbe hypocrite and breaking
up life-ioug friendships are some of them.
But politics is a science to be studied like any
other sejenee. I don’t allude to sta esnian-
ship now, for politics don’t mean that in
these days. Modern politics is the science of
getting into -office and keeping in. We
used to have statesmen in the
olden time, bat they are nearly
nil dead. Men who were noble and grand and
always courteous in their conduct, and who
signed great questions and dident stoop to
slander one another. I ha vent met many of
this generation who bid fair to come up to
their standard. One I have met who filled
my eye and my hopes, and I never read of
him but what my soul goes out to him as the
peer of any of Geoigia’s sons, and thqt man
is Mr. Black, of Augusta. For eloquence and
wisdom and patriotism and noble bearingand
a puce Christian character he stands far above
the. modem politician, and 1 feel proud that
he is our adopted son. When I see various
and honorable gentlemen recommended by
their friends for the exalted position of United
States senator, I always think of him, and the
thought is in my heart to say, people of Geor
gia, there is the man. Bui Arp.
A DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
1« l'»»n«ioil«4 Storm of Roto In LOr Northeaotcra
State*.
Special Dispatch to the Constitution.
Plainfield. N. J., September 23.—T
storm which did sneb damage here yesterd
afternoon, was followed by a heavy rain
night, and this morning another down-po
began, which lasted, with brief intervals, n
til one o’clock. All the streets were floode
and ranch damage is being done along the
line of the streams in this vicinity, It is re-
:,^o. Wherever she went and with whom sue
cbfiversed was faithfully recorded by a spy
who dogged lier daily, but finally she eluded
her pursuer and disappeared, and it is thought
that she rejoined her lover. In her visits
>.!xjut Washington it was observed that, al-
tiiijugh she generally took away from her
j, m a small bundle, she invariably returned
empty-handed. The mystery was cleared up
by au examination of her room yesterday,
when it was fonnd that all her wearing ap
parel had been taken away in these expecu
tions, and the only reward of the investiga
tion was an empty trunk and a few mantel
ornaments, worth in all about $20. For a
week or two the vigilance of the officers de
tailed to watch her had been abated some
what, as it was thought she had resigned
all hope of going back to her fatherly admi
rer, but she was quick-to perceive tliis, and
made her preparations accordingly. The
landlady with whom she lias been stopping
betrayed a woful ignorance of her transac
tions, and can only say that she paid her rent
promptly, and left the house clear oT debt.
There has not been much anxiety displayed
to capture Howgate, and this is said to be due
in a great measure to the fact that a number
of prominent business men bad benefited by
liis frauds, and were not inclined to give any
assistance whatever to the government in
bringing him back. They would rather prefer
to help him pecuniarily, and prevent a volun
tary return, as he promised when his case
should be called. It is estimated that the sale
of his real estate in Washington will realize
about one half of the amount taken by him
during his career in the signal office, and this
will be the best that can be secured by the
government. No trace of the fugitive has
been discovered since the evening he gave the
deputy marshal the slip, although every per
son with whom he was suspected of having
dealings has been watched. The impression
is that Howgate is somewhere on the conti
nent of Europe, and all the vessels going
from New York for several weeks will be
scrutinized in hopes that Miss Burrell will be
among the passengers
Criminally Careless.
New Yore, September 23.—Police Captain
Hooper, of the <5rand Central depot, reported
to Superintendent Walling this morning that
last night he arrested William C. W, liavfson,
aged 18, telegraph operator, on the charge of
criminal carelessness Rawson is the operator
charged with being the cause of the disaster
yesterday in the Fifth avenue tunnel, by
neglecting to telegraph ahead the fact that
the Port Chester special train had entered the
tunnel, and thereby prevented the Harlem
rapid transit train from following it.
Redemption of 3% Per Cents.
■Washington, September 23.—The secretary
of the treasury this afternoon issued a call
for the redemption of twenty-five million
dollars of the 5 per cent funded loan of 1881,
continued at 3>£ per cent from August 12,
188L The principal and accrued interest will
be paid at the treasury on the 23d of Decem
ber next, and the interest will cease on that
day.
A Foil in the Stream.
Plainfield, N. J., September 23.—At 1:30
p. m. to-day the Groves street bridge, over
Greenbrook river, this city, suddenly gave
way while crowded with poople watching the
flood. Eight persons were rescued, but a
number are supposed to have perished.
Star Routers Convicted.
Philadelphia, September 23.—Thomas A.
McDevitt and Christian Price were last even
ing convicted on a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud the 'government by means of bogus
star route contracts. Lieutenant Legrand, en
sign, indicted with them, was acquitted.
Shot and Killed.
New Orleans, Sepiember 23.—W. F. Fack-
ler, a carpenter, was shot and killed by J. R.
Riculfi. with a double barreled shotgun.
Ricnlfi says Fackler threatened to kill him on
sight, Fackleris wife left him, and he be.
lieved Riculfi was the cause of his troubles
An Advance Asked For.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
London, September 23.—Six thousand
miners in north Staffordshire have given no-
tioe of a demand for an advance of ten per
cent in wages.
Philadelphia, September 18.—The -story
concerning the desertion of his wife by En
gineer Melqille, is entirely false, and does Mr
Melville great injustice. The true story, as
learned from the neighbors of Mrs. Melville
and the friends of the engineer, putsaiven
tirely different face on the matter. The truth
b that Mrs. Melville has been deranged for
several years. Insanity runs in her family,
three members having been afflicted. She b
a daughter of Judge Waldron, of Buffalo, N.
Y. Her derangement has caused the marriage
to be an unhappy one almost from the wed
ding day. The mental affliction lias displayed
itself in several annoying ways. She has be
come * addicted to the use of liquor and b
under its influence a great deal of the time.
She has never been satisfied with the allow
ance given her by her husband, although he
lias given her more than lie could really af
ford to do. He never declined to support his
wife, as related. He receives $180 a month.
Before he started on the cruise with the
Jeannette he left word for his wife to receive
half his pay, which is all the law will allow.
In addition he received a special permit from
the government by which he was allowed to
leave, in addition'to the $00 a month, suffi
cient money to pay debts contracted by his
wife while he was on a former voyage. This
sum is said to have amounted to nearly $70 a
month. This left the engineer only $20 a
month for himself. He also provided for the
education of his children during his absence.
When Mrs. Melville made complaint to the
government some time ago about her hus
band’s allowance, and a dispatch was sent to
Engineer Melville in Russia respecting it, he
cabled requesting that no more money he
given his wife. He did so because he knew
the money would be spent for liquor. That is
the simple truth. All hb friends, both here
and on the Jeannette, knew the
circumstances. That b why, so it
is authoritatively stated, Lieutenant Danene
bower did not call on Mrs. Melville on hb way
home. It has been mentioned as against the
engineer that he stopped twenty four hours in
this city before going to his home. He did so
at Mrs Melville’s special request. She sen
him word to that effect by tbe Sharon Hill
committee. The engineer did not expect a
very pleasant greeting from his wife. She
never did receive him cordially upon his re
turn from any cruise. She always upbraided
him for not allowing her more money. She
did the same thing, it is said, on Saturday
< ight. There was no particular scene, how
ever, till after the reception was over. Mrs.
Melville was fairly crazed from drink. She
presented a pistol at her husband and threat
ened to shoot him. Rather than have a scene,
and possibly a tragedy, Engineer Melville left
the house. He is believed to have returned
to this city to the Continental hotel, where he
had rooms engaged from the day before.
TO THE POLE IS DESPERATION.
This morning he tobk Mrs. Melville to the
Norristown insane asylum. He took her upon
llie certificates of Drs. Longstreth, of Darby,
and Bartleson, of Sharon Hill, declaring her
insane. He made proyision at the asylum for
her comfort and careful treatment. The chil
dren are believed to be with their fatner
at the Continental hotel. Engineer Melville
refused to talk on the subject He is said
to feel very much mortified that a family
affliction that hb neighbors and himself
have endeavored to keep quiet so long should
have received such painful and untimely
publicity. A very intimate friend of En-
'neer Melville states that tbe engineer has
cen miserable for some time. He is natur
ally a man of domestic tastes, and would love
to have a happy home. Several years ago he
temporarily left his wife, hoping in that way
to bring her to her senses. It did have a sal
utary etFect, but only for a brief period. This
friend asserts that when Melville joined the
Jeannette expedition he did it with a reckless
disregard of the consequences. He wanted
to escape from family broils. He says, more
over, that when Melville left home he gave
his wife a sum of money to help pay off a
mortgage on hb Sharoa trill property. Upon
his return the other day be found that the
money had been expended in another way,
and in a manner by no means prabeworthy.
"A PERFECT HELL ON EARTH-”
Special dispatch to tbe Cincinnati Enquirer.
Washington, D. C., September 18.—Every
thing was in readiness to give Engineer Mel
ville, of Arctic fame, a fitting reception to
this city; but the family troubles which now
beset him have delayed indefinitely hb visit
to this city. The Critic says friends of Engi
neer Melville in thb city are disposed not to
blame him for his sudden desertion of lib
wife. Stories of her extravagances, her tem
per and her disposition to suspect him of un
mentionable vices were rife here to-day with
out limit. Melville, among members of the
engineer corps, has always been known ns a
quiet,-steady und unobtrusive officer, and by
no means a member of social gatherings, "He
is a man,” said one of his oldest friends to
day, “who was inclined to domesticate him
self; but, as he has often said to me, his wife
made his home a perfelt hell on earth, and
she could spend money, too.” The gentleman
added: “Why, I have, not desiring it either,
been an eye witness to scenes between herself
and Melville concerning lier expenditures of
his hard-earned money. In my own opinion I
considered her a rattle-brained, senseless girl.”
Another of Melville’s friends is thus quoted:
.‘‘I will give you the inside facts, because I
met Melville the other evening when he left
lib wife, and this is hb story: He had re
ceived no letter from hb wife for many weeks
before he returned home. That ’ lowered hb
spirits sdmewhat, and he feared that she was
entering into social gayeties to such an extent
that she had entirely fmgottori him except
when she applied to draw a portion of hb
pay. When he left home Melvule.Teft a sum
of money with his wife to pay off a mortgage
that hung over the place at Sharon Hill. That
money, hb wife informed him when he met
her the other night, had been squandered in
gay dissipations. Na urally it angered him.
instead of coming home again to hb own
vine and fig tree, as he imagined, he returned
to find it practically under the auctioneer’s
hammer.”
4/AN EYE TO MONEY.
Melville htiS many friends among navy offi
cers here, and they are more sorry than sur
prised at the news of hb domestic unpleasant
ness. Those who have aDy in formation about;
hb affairs are disposed to take hb part on the
ground of Mrs. Melville’s extravagance and
temper. Mr. Melville left her once before
but returned to her. A few months ago Mrs.
Melville made herself unpleasantly conspicu
ous by demanding the whole increase of her
hatband's salary consequent on his promo
tion, in addition to the $90 a month which be
had directed to be paid her. Secretary Hunt
allowed this extra $50 a month, but Secretary
Chandler refused it on the ground that he
could pay her no more of her husband’s sal
ary than he had directed. Mrs. Melville was
very pertinacious, and anonymous letter
threatening violence were received by Secre
tary Chandler. It has been suggested that
her mind may net be quite balanced. Her
conduct when trying to get the extra allow
ance from her husband’s salarv raised doubts
on this point.
A Niuhvllle Woman FoImm Six lVrau
Strychnine.
Nashville. September 22.—The demented daugh
ter of James Cleveland poisoned the family of six
persons, except the mother, on Wednesday night,
by putting strychnine in their bread. Mr. Cleve
land has died and one daughter is In a precarious
condition. Cleveland came to Nashville a few
weeks since from Indiana. The rigors of the north
ern climate had affected his wife's health. She wa
naturally delicate, and it was at the family physi
cian’s suggestion that they moved south. Mr.
Cleveland’s children consist of three girls and one
young man, aged about twenty five years. The
eldest of his daughters, a voung woman twenty-
seven years old, one year ago contracted a malignant
fever that permanently affected her reason. About
the time that the family arrived in Nashville the
unfortunate woman’s malady assumed a mort vio
lent phase, and she made threats that she would
some day put an end to the suffering of the family
by poisoniug them. Day before yesterday Mr.
reland, with his family, removed from Figli
street to the comer of Ewing avenue and Fogg
street Immediately upon the arrival of the family
efiects at the new home, tho demented womau
visited some neighbors and asked how much
strychnine it would require to kill six persons?
Tue question alarmed those to whom It was put
and they dccrined to answer, advising the girl logo
home. As subsequent events showed, the
crazy woman did go home, and putting on
her street clothes went up town, and from
some place, as yet unknown, secured a paper of
A FAMILY POISONED.
strychnine.' Night before last.'while preparing the
family’s supper, she mixed the strychnine with t
l the
bread. The entire family, with the exception of
her mother, who was ill and unable to partake of
food, partaking heartily of the faral food In no
manner did the murderess betray her terrible deed,
atm a few minutes after the meal was concluded
the entire family, fatigued with the day’s moving,
retired to bed. The first intimation that Mrs. Cleve
land had of the administration of the deadly drug
was yesteiday mooting about 2 o’clock, when she
was awakened by the convulsions aud purging of
her children and husband.who were all in the same
room with her. With an effort she sat upright in
bed, and beheld her maniac daughter In tho act
of taking the remaining portions of
the strychnine. Mrs. Cleveland’s curiosity
moved her to ask her daughter what she was ink
ing, when she was startled by a wild and blbod-
cuidllng shriek that the crazy woman uttered, who
at the same time in a triumphant manner stated
that her lot g cherished wislf had been consum
mated, that she had poisoned the whole family and
they would soon be out of trouble. The shock was
so great to Mrs. Cleveland that she fainted and re
mained in a state of coma until yesterday morning
about seven o’clock. Upon the return of her con
sciousness Mis. Cleveland crawled out to the front
door of the house where her screams attracted the
attention of the passers by who came In and saw
the condition of affairs. Dr. Sheffield was called,
and upon examination he found that Mr. Cleve
land was oast recovery and the balance
of the family in a very precarious condition.
The doctor, upon commencing an examination
of the unfortunate woman who administered the
poison, found that during the nigh* the large
amount she had taken had caused her to vomit it
u p, thereby saving her life. V pon questioning her,
she acknowledged that she had committed the
deed and arising from her bed, put on her clothes
and left the house, going no one knows where. At
3 o’clock yesterday evening Mr. Cleveland died
from the effects of the poison. His son will recover.
The three girls, aged twenty-five, twenty-three aud
nine years, arc In a precarious condition, there
being but slight hope for the recovery of the young
one. The little girt who is so low Is the daughter
of the demei ted woman, .who, though a widow, is
knowu by her father's name. The' police have
searched in vai for the misslug daughter, the pre
sumption being that she has committed suicide by
drowning. When seen last she w -s barefooted and
going toward the graveyard, having left her shoes
at the spring af ar the house.
KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.
Joseph Russel! was killed by Policeman Field
late last night while the latter was attempting t
arrest him. Russell was a steamboat pilot on tit
Cumberland riven .
A TUNNEL DISASTER*
A Harlem Train, Loaded With School Girl*, Tele*
scoped, ,y.
New York, September 22.—This morning word
was received at the police headquarters from an up
town precinct that ftt^aecidentliiu’’occurred at9:30
on the New York Central and Hudson River rail
road, in the tunnel at klgbty sixth strectand Fourth
avenue. A later telegram to the police headquar
ters conveyed the Information that the 9 o’clock
Harlem rapid transit train had telescoped the Har
lem train in the tunnel at aighty-sixth street; that
five injured persons had been sent to the hospital,
and that a number of people were under the
train. The police of the nineteenth
sub-precinct, at the Grand Central depot, were
notified, and all the hospitals were instructed to
send ambulances to the depot for the injured. The
only person killed outright was Madame Eugenia
Ambert, teacher of French In the Twelfth-street
public school. Harod Meiker was taken out of the
wreck with his skull crushed, and will die. The
accident was the result of gross carelessness. One
of the tracks was blocked up by the accident to an
eng ne, and this caused delay to the
other trains in Switching across the
tracks to get around tho blockade. While
one train, crowded with passengers, was thus wait
ing on the main track in the tunnel, anoiher train
catre behind and telescoped it. Many of the in
jured were hurried away by their friends, and it
will be difficult to secure to-night acorr ct list of
the casualties. It s probable that others of
the injured will die A great majority of
the passengers in the Harlem train
were school girls and teachers on their way to the
Normal college, and it was some time before all
anxiety concerning them was relieved. They were
sent back to their Homes. In their terror most of
them sprang from the train as soon A they were
able, and wer* found wandering about in
thick darkness and mud of the tunnel.
the
TO :BE TRIED by COURT MARTIAL.
Escape oV Rebel Prlsunere—Tbe Khedive's Brother*
Ordered Out*
All the rebel officers below tho rank of colonel
confined at Ramleh have been released. Fifty re
maining prisoners have been brought here. An
expedition has started to occupy Damietta. No re
sistance Is expected. ‘Arab! Pasha and his accom
plices, both military and civil, will be tried by
court martial. Thirty-six prisoners of war have
escaped from the citadel by means of a rope. Ab
durrahman Itachid Bey, the Maltese rene
gade and minister of finance in
Arabi Pasha’s ministry, has been appoints
by the knedive, president of the commission S>
prosecute the instigators of the outrages In June.
The English have abandoned the earth works they
erected when they occupied Port fc'ala,
and the marines have re-embarked.
The News has the following from
Alexandria: The Princes Ibrahim. Hamed ancl
Kamil, who signed the petition prepared by Arabi
Pasha last May fur the deposition f the khedive,
called to-day to pay their respects to the khedive,
who declined to receive them They were ordered
to quit the palace directly
a faith le s wife.
The Pvuinr Kills the llusbaed ta the Beacoatre—
Lynch Law Threateatd.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
Columbia, September 22.—A tragedy occurred
yesterday at George’s in this state, which occasioned
considerable excitement. Between two and three
o'clock in the afternoon Daniel McClellan, who
had long suspected his wife of being criminally In
timate with Henry Lee, caught the two seated In a
secluded nook near his house. Hew hipped his
wife Beverly and then paid his respects to the man.
Lee drew a pistol and fired two thots at his assail
ant, wounding r * - —
,.. —_— .... The murderer fled
and his victim lived only a few minutes. To-night
the citizens of George’s will, it is thought, capture
Lee and administer to him a dose of South Carolina
lynch law.
A PITCHED BATTLE
Fenxht by Rival Cow-Beys to Settle tbe Claim to
Some Cattle.
St. Loris. September23— A special from Denver,
Col., giving the particulars of a six-sided combat
betweea cow-boys, has just reached here. The
herds of George Howard and John Kelley became
mixed, and it was finallv agreed to settle the mat
ter by a battle, in which six picked men from each
party participated. At the tirst fire four men were
instantly killed. The Howard party, with the ex
ception of their employe, fled to their camp. Kel
ley then proposed to fight it out with Howard, hut
the latter declined. Tnis settled the matter. Tho
dead were buried, and an equitable exchange of
came wae rben made. _
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