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VOL. t. THE ELECTIONS. NEW YORK GOES TO FLOWER AND M’KINLEY GETS OHIO The Kcturus From Other States--An Ideal Flection Day. NEW YORK. New York, November B.—The elec tion in New York state today was for governor, lieuteo mt governor, secretary of state, comotroller, treasurer, attorn y gene Val and engineer; for four congress men to fill vacancies, caused by three resignation!* ad one death; for eight justices of the supreme court; for a lull tenale of thiity-two members and a lull ssm mbly 01 128 numbers. Jhe present state ofiicers sire d< mocratic. The con gr< ssmen last clee ed, in disttic,s where elections were held today, were: crats, three; repu Means, ODe. The last senate consisted of nineteen republicans and thirtetn demo r t-; the last assem bly of sixty-eight democrats and sixty republicans. New York city also voted for local judges, c roneis and atUrnen. li iswtll P, Flower was electtd Tues day t. ''Of- i*:> suicied Pavia 15, mil. His piurdity is estimated between 18,000 and 24,000. Fassett did not carry Elmira, bis own city, Fiower beating him there by 504 votes. New York city gave Flowtr 58,()00 plurality and Brooklyn gave him 14, < 00. Returns received from districts outside of New Y< rk and Kings countits indicate that Fassett was meeting Folgi r’s fate. In .Lifers >n, Clinton, Essex. Montgomery and Wyoming e unties, hewaslar behind the voti s cast for Miller. Flower’s gains on the decreased vote were ahead of Hill’s. The lull vote of Hornellsvi le, which is Faßsett’s senat< rial distiict, shows a democratic gain of 52. Water town's 4 wards show a gain of 500 for Flower. The vote in the city was very light. Flower will take to the Harlem river perhaps 75,000 p urality. It is doubttul if Fassett will bring down more than 50,000 to meet it. The dem ocrats are gaining assemblymen in the state. Sheehan is not doing as well as Flower, but his election is assured. Flower carries the republican eighth district i>y 250. One thousand and eighty-four districts outside of New York and Kjngs coun ties, out of a total of 3,353. give Flower 125,4124; Fassett, 128,775. These dis tricts in 1888 gave llill 133.615; Miller, 165 611. ’two thousand, two hundred and six y-niae districts not yet heard from in 1888 gave Hill 265,463; Miller, 298,583. The list of state senators elected shows that Tammany carried all the senatorial districts except the Btn, which was carried by the republicans, in the assimby, Tammany demo crats gaining one district. Tammany candidates! for the judiciary were elected hy large majorities and the board of .aldermen was swept by Tammany hail as completely as in its candidates for the assembly. There was but little trouble experienced in voting by the “new fangled” method, the instructors being so careful in their work that even the most stupid elector might under stand the big ballot scheme. OHIO. i0; ec inn at i, November 3.—The day has been, in many respects, an ideal election day. Here in Cincinnati it has been cloudy, cool and bracing, with fine flakes of snow toward evening. Every thii g has been quiet. There has bien an absence of rioting aud polling place dis turbances such as have characterized Cincinnati elections in the past, and all on account of the new system of voting. The only tickets are those in possession of the judges, and a voter is given one onlv when he is found duly tegis efed. Conservative citizen of all parties are loud in their praises of the new system. From all over the state come favorable reports of the workings of the system, repub licans pra’sing it as well a democrat*, and that, too, ia spite of the loud an nouno ments of the r publican organ that the kangaroo ballot must go. la test returns give the s ate to McKin ley by 15,600 plurality. PENNSYLVANIA. At midnight returns from tweuty-one counties, including Allegheny, but i x elusive of Philadelphia, show a net re publican gain of 1,648 for Gregg, repub lican, for auditor geneial, and about the same for M> rris n, republican, for state treasurer. Phili delphia county returns are coming id sloWiy, but ooe-fourth of the wards being in at this hour. These indicate, however, that the republicans will carry the ci'y by ab >ut 20,060, and that the republic n majority in the entir. state will be not less turn 40,0t)0. Th* democrats gaiu in nearly every count reported, but the republic tUs’ gain 4,260, in Allegheny, offsets tile re-gains KANSAS. Kansas City, Mo.^November 3.—Dis patches reccivid from all parts of Kun*-a where elections are being In Id to-day show that an orderly and ciosely contest ed election is in progre-s. Ptrhips never in the List ry of the state has tin situation been more complicated. Tin republicans are thoroughly aroused an fighting the people’s p rty hard. Wbil there are no state ofiicers to be el cted, yet injudicial districts and counties party lines are closely dt fined, and the fight is waged on the general principles of tin people’s party and republican doctrines. The democrats have no hope of success except wh- re* they have fused with tb people's party, and the contest with them is more fi r organization thau office. COLORADO. The weather was warm and cloudy, and the election was, beyond all question, the moat peaceful ever held in Denver. State of tlaiY Considering the fact th*t this is an oil year, and that the Australian sys'em which went into effect had disfranchised colonies, yet the vote cast was a surpns ingly heavy one. There were five tickets in the field—democratic, republican, prohibition, people's parry aud people’.* non-paitisan party, the two first polling a vote, the other three having little show. No stijte officers were voted for excej t chief justice of the supreme court* and but little scratching was done, and that entirely among names for local of ficers. MASSACHUSETTS. Boston, November 3 . — Returns from the polls in the city proper this morning givo but little indication of the large in crease reported in the registration. All points report the pol ing to be 6teadilv going on, without any unusual excite ment or manifestation of inteiest. The various election officers state that the voting this year is being done much m- re oideriy and with greater rapidity than last year, tho *ing that the citizens have become accustomed to the techni calities of the Australian system. Every where the best of order is being pre served. Midnight-—Ninety-nine towns and New H dford city give Allen 21*128, Russell 16,924. The saure towns last year gave Brackett 18 234. Russe 1 14.682, net re publican gain 651. Russell has over 13,- 000 plurality in Boston. * new jersey. t Trenton, N. J., November 3. —Dem- ocrats will have a major ty in both branches of the legislature. At political headquarters of the democra a in this city the claim is made that democratic senators have been e lected in Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex and Sussex coun ties. The democrats also claim to have elected forty assemblymen in the s'a e. Returns up to 1 o’clock this morning indicat • the election of the democratic senatorial ticket in New Jersey, and 41 out of 60 as-emblymen. This will give the democrats a majority of 33 on joint ballot, probibly the 1 rgest mujority evgr held by either psrty in the legislature. , Cadan, democrat, w*s defeated for the assembly in Hunterd 'u. Martin, demo crat, was elected to the senate iu the same county by 500 votes. MARYLAND. Baltimore, November 3. —Election day beiog a legal holiday, the banks, exchanges, maikets and municipal and state government offices are closed. Many •whole-ale establishments and' retail houses are also closed. The city wears quite a holiday appearance. T)Qe . (dec*' tioD proceeded zealously and iprietijSij Returns thus far (12:30 a. m.)‘ are very incomplete, but are suffiment to ahow that the entire democrat!! jState ticket aud county tickets are elected by Ts*- creased majorities over the vote of two years ago. The democrats will ’have a majority in the state senate-arKl the house of uelegates, making sure the re-election cf Senator Gorman, aud of a democratic United States senator in the place of Wilson, deceased. IOWA. Deb Moines, la., November B.—The' most exciting state election in the his tory of lowa has closed. Both sides have remained very confident throughout the contest. In Des Moines the democrats commenced firing cannon before a Eingle precinct had finished balloting. The re publicans were not as dt monstrative, but just as confident of victory. It is con ceded the election will be ch se. The most rematkable things is the increase of the vote over last year and two yeais ago. All repor.s received indicate tne heaviest vote ever cast in the state. The weather has been disagreeable in many parts of the state, but it has probably not dim inished the vote. Latest returns indicate that Boies’s majority will be about 2,500. NEBRASKA. Omaha, Neb., November 3 —The elec tion is progressing Vtgjplowly, owing to the Australian system, which is being used for the first time. There are 119 candidates to vote for in this city ou the state, county and municipal tickets, and it requires fiom six to eight minutes for voters to prepare their ballots. Asa consequence, the vote will be very light. VIRGINIA. Richmond, Va., November 3.—While the weather has been favorable for the election, indications are that a small vote was polled iu this state to-day for mem beis of the legislature. But imager re turns have been received, all of which are favorable to the democrats The cities of Richmond, Danville, Peters burg, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Fred ericksburg elect democrats witnout op position. SOUTH DAKOTA. At midnight the election of Jolley, re publican, to congress, in South Dakota is conceded and it becomes simply a question of plurality. Avery light vote was cost, threshing being of greater interest. MARYLAND. Baltimore, November 3.—Frank Brown, democratic emdidate for gover nor, has a majority of between 15,000, and 20,000, as figured out at democratic headquarters. The regular domocracy claim to have elected their entire Balti more city ticket by an average of 5,000 majority. MICHIGAN. E*timates based on the returns so far re ceived give the republicans a sweeping victory at Grand Rapids. Belknap, re pub ican candidate for the filth congre**- siond district, will be returned by 1,200 to 1,500 majority. Returns are slow, but present indica tions are that the republicans will elect their Detroit citv ticket by a large ma jority. Mayor Pingiee, republican can didate, will run considerably ahead of thereat of the ticket. The republicans trill also jelact 16 out of 16 aldermen TRENTON, GA. FRIDA Y . NOV EMBER 6,1891. CONVICTS FREED. THE MINERS GET IN THEIR WORK AT BRICEVILLE By Swooping Down Upon the Stock ade and Liberating the Occupants. A Knoxville', Tenn., dispatch sivs;, At an early hour Friday night an attempt was made to get through a business mes sage to Briceviile. There w s no re sponse to the telegraphic signal. Th< n tne next station, and the nex< was tried, until at last (Jliuton responded. The operator there was asked what was the matter. He looked out in the direction of Bticeville. and at once replied: “I -ee a great light, as of an immense tire, re fli cted in ihe sky. The wire to Brice ville is cut, and I can’t call it up.” At once the suspicion arose, a moment later to be strengthened into conviction —the miners had cut the wires and taken possession. Intense excitement, pn vail ed. A telegram from Clinton read: “Three thousand mi'.ers bad gathered around among the hills during the day. As darkness came on they g>.inhered in little parties, these parties joining each ether, until four parties were formed. As by a preconcerted signal they closed in upon the camp. They were halted by a guard, but he was quickly silenced by the command: “There are 3 000 of us here. We have come for business. Call out your boss at once and let us settle this affair.” By, this time there were a numbtr of the of ficers of the camp on hand. They were disposed to resist. The discharge of a thousand shots in the air convinced t em that the call was ser ou*. The messen ger blew a policeman’s whistle, and, in a minute, coming in at a double quick, tneie were in sight hundreds of brawny, determined-looking men. Not a w rd did they say, but they had their Wirt* Chester r fles in readiness. R-luctantlv the officers stepped out of the way. , The liberators came from every direc tion, and, a-sembled in force, marched on the stockade. Their first act was ip blow up the magazine* the uprigh s of the stockade were km eked off. Then began a scene which beggais descrip tion. The 150 c&jjjt'itjts, who had been d by the iiforat’ were terrorized.’ 'Tfliy were screaminW ! %r mercy, fearing" that the mob intendedij|ft kill them, The Coiners closed in wiYhitr*a circle of abouf pile hundred ffcetJ|oJn the st.ockadC. •ileiail was sjxu stL< and the work .of th&M>acKi.jrsf began. As fast asf f-thky Weie freed they were told, iu no flu certain hu gtiage, to get out, and it is needless tb they skipped out with alacrity. Tfi'ere wpa a large qu unity of cjtizeus f clothes hear by, which many of jJfhcm donned. When the last Prisoner *Was free the torch was applied to the stockade, which, with-tbe exception of the nonh wall and the rifle pit, was re duced to ashes. Ten eight room houses and a large dining hall inside of the en closure went iD the general cm flagration. At the lower end of the Coai Cheek stockade the office building was burned and the guard “shacks” demolished. • The interior of the convicts’ dining hali, sleeping room, ho-pital ward and kitchen were filled with broken furni ture, shattered glass and queensware. The store of the warden, Jack Cbumley, was rifled, and about fifteen hundred dollars’ worth of goods taken and de stroyed. ANOTHER ACCOUNT, The citizens in Bricveille began to hear squads of men passing through the place on their way to the stockades between eight and nine o’clock Friday night. This was kept up for nearly an hour. It was about 9:30 o’clock when 20 ) men descended W alden’s ridge, approaching the stockade from the east. They called ppon Warden Cross to deliver them the keys of the prison, While this was go ing on, the magazine was blown cp, and the stockade surrounded by 3,500 men. Cross gave up the keys, and when the 141 vonvicts were released, they assisted in burning and destroying tbe property. TO THE CHUMLEY MINE. The attacks g party then moved on the Chumley or Coal Creek stockade, and a halt was made near there. Twenty five men were Bent forward to demand the surrender of the convict*. The men kept up continuous volleys from their Winchesters. Only one guard xvas on duty, and hs lost no time in obeying. The convjcts wi re told to go, and many ol them, as at Briceviile, were given citi zen’s clothes. When the convicts were liberated they plundered Chumley’s store and destroyed the s'oekade furniiure. The office building was accidently set in fire by the overtu ning of a stove. The m' b then descended to 'he valley, where they set off several dynamite bombs, and fired a small cannon they had with them. Jhe racket occasioned by these dis charges, together with the explosion of the ammunition stored at the Briceviile stockade, which the fire touched off* crea’ed tbe impression among noti par ticipants that a small warwes in piogres*. This, however, was not the case, as there was not a sing e shot fired at any man or ary personal violence. THE CONVICTS IN GANGS, Saturday found the woods and fields and railroad track* around the two s bek ades g nerously strewn with the stripeef suits of the released convicts. Convicts in gangs of tens and twenties were wan dering all over the surrounding country. Sheriff Rutherford and deputies, of Anderson couutv, were busy all day S .tur lav recapturing convicts, and the sheriff wired Governor Buchman that his jail was about full. Tiie pri sident of the Tennessee Cos and and Mining Company, whose stockadi*. was the first at'ncked, w*s a*ked what he proposed to do. He says matters were ia such shape at pieseut he could give nr definite information, but he thought li* would hold the state to its contract. The ixcitement has considerably abated. A Nashville dispatch say*: Governor Buchanan aud thesta'e board of prison inspectors held art* informal conference ill dav Saturday considering the Brice *dile outbreak, but arrived at no decis ion as to what to do. The problem is a knotty one. Adjutant (ieuerd Nurnian •ays of the affair: “Th& convicts have been released and are ’scattered to the four wind*, and the mob has dispersed t<> their homes. Of cou se, we want lo vindicate tbe law, but the question is b.nv to s o about it*. The improbsbiF'y of securing a conviction of any of tbe leaders will not be taken into considera tion. The law passed by the general as sembly, at : its recent extra session, on the subject of interfering with convicts, is in sub stance this: That pe sons interfering with .r releasing convicts in jails, pris on*, mines or eisewhire. shall be guil y of a felonv, punishable by imprisonmeui in the penitentiary, the principals for not less than fhree nor more than seven years, and the accessories for not less than thr>-e nor more than five years. About all tha* can be done is 10 prosecute the leaders of the mob under this statute, but even this would have no result, as nobody conru oe Touna to testily against them, and there is s\mpathy all over the state with the mipers in their determination to resist an odious law.” THE DOORS CLOSED. Maverick National Bank at Boston Fails for Two Millions. Tbe Maverick nauond b uik at Boston, Mass., closed its doors Monday. Tbe losses are es imated at upwards of two m.llion dollars, which wipe* out the re ported surp us and undivided profits of $1,000,000, the capital of $400,000 and >ll of tbe 100 per cent assessment that the shareholders may be called upon to contribute. But as nearly a majority of tbe shares were owned by President Pot ter, some of which he hid pledged with a s ivings bunk, etc., it is doubtful if the lull assessments can be collected. De positors, however, should lose ouly a fraction of their deposits. The irregu larities oT the Maveiick bank extend back over a period of more than two years. Tbe associated banks relieve i thedep sitors t > some extent bv advanc . ing on their claim*, which ac io i, it is Said, will avert any disastrous effects • President Potter made an assignment jof his iudivilual estate to Postmas er Tuomas V.*Hart and Henry D H)de. It Westimated that the- properly cost him $150,00t). He has, a very E avy life insurance, the aggregate amount ot which is said to be in the neighborhood of five hundred thou-and dollars. Outside of his Cdhass t propeity, im bonds nud his pictures, it is not known that P tter has any property iu auction to his in vestments and speculative Becur*|ie9. The Boston bauks have voted to i./sesa theooseives 3 per cent, of the amount of their loans. This will raise about f >ur million dollars for the loan to the Maverick bank depositors. POTTER ARRESTED. A later dispatch says: Asa I*. Potter, president, and Colonel Jonas H. Frencu and Thomas Dana, and rectors of the Maverick National bank, were arrested by the United States mar.-bal Monday night. The warrants, it is understood, charge them with embezzlement and violation of the Un.ted States banking laws, which foibid loans by a nation J bank to any single individual amounting to more than 10 per cent of its capital stock. It is said Potter owes the bank $1,200,000, French SBOO,OOO, and Dma $400,000. The Boston and Maine rail way had $400,000 on deposit at the time of the failure. FRIDAY’S FIRE RECORD. Destructive Work of the Flames at Yarious Points. A Nashville dispatch says: About 8 o’clock Friday morning fire broke out in tne Nashville G s Company’s four-story building. Ihe third and fourth fl .or*, used for offices aid sleeping, were burned out. and the r stof tbe budding drenched with water. The loss will probably reach $35,000. Dispatches say that the business portion of the town of Loda, 111., has been de stroyed by fire. The town of Newberry. Ind., suffered severely by fire. Nearly the entire busi ness portion of the town wa9 destroyed, besides a score of dwellings. The Turnbuckle factory af Brazil, Ind., whs entirely destroyed by fire during ihe morning. Loss, s4o,<>oo; insurance about one-fourth. Fifty hands are thrown out of employment. The factory is owned and operated by the Brazil Steel and Iron Compnny. Clinton, Hun erdon county, N. J., was visited by a destructive tire Friday night. Nineteen buildings, including jociety halls, -tore h uses and dwe lings, were 1 u ned. Loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. The drying kilus of the Frauklin Lum ber Companv in Sou'h mpt‘>n county, V., were destroyed by fire. Loss about SB,OOO. Pirtiallv insured COLD ON THE CONTINENT. The Season Opens Early and is Until* ually Severe. A Loudon cablegram of Monday says: Ihe winter season is commencing in Europe with unusual severity. England his already been vis ted by sharp frosts, and a di-pitch frdm Hamburg announces that there has been a heavy snowfall and the themometer is 7 degrees below freez ing. Advices from Greece state that torrents of r.in hive fallen through ut that -country, and that there Lave been heavy snowfal s in the mountain and itricts, which are unprecedented at this period of the year. THE WIDE WORLD. GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE CULLINGS Of Brief Items of Interest From Various Sources. The trial of Woodruff, ex-state treasu rer of A i kansas, began at Little Rock Thursday. The porte is enforcing the recent de cree prohibiting Jewish families from en tering Turkey. Work on the Mantagua canal has been abandoneEstimated cost to Guate mala, SIOO,OOO. A Loudon cablegram says: In the court of appeals the Maybrick case was commenced Monday. Dispatches of Sunday say that destruc tive prairie fires are sweeping the coun try between Monon, 111,, and Chicago. About eight thousand miners in Staf fordshire and Worcestershire have struck against a reduciion of 10 per cent in wages. Simonson & Weiss, cloak manufactur ers at Green and Canal streets, New York, failed Saturday. Liabilities estimated at SIBO,OOO. Tbe firm began business in 1870. The employes of the June Manufactur ing Company, at Belvidere, 111., went out on a strise Friday because of tbe dis chargeof five men who had been agitat ing a strike. Patrick McDermott, McCarthyite can didate, has been elected without opposi tion to the seat in the house of commons for no th Kilkenney, left vacant by the death of Sir John Hennessey. A London cablegram says: Owing to the fact that the employe* of two firms of bootmakers are sinking, all London bootmakers have agreed to declare a lock-out. Five thousand bootmakers were locked out Monday and 20,000 will ultimately be treated in the same man ner. A cablegram of Monday from Constan tinople reports that ravages of cholera in Damascus show an alarming increase. The record for the week past shows tBO cases and ninety deaths. Owing to the prevalence of cholera, Hodeida is in neailv as bad a situation as Damascus, but at Aleppo the plague has subsided. Tfie bark Liberia sailed from New York Saturday morning with ti\tj-%x negro coloni*ts for Liberia. Only thir ty-three of them are adults. They go under the auspices of the American Colonization Snciety, which defiays ex penses of passage and of maintenance for several months after they reach their destination. A Chicago dispatch of Friday says: The chief of constructin of the world’s fair has ordered the contractors to double the force of men now employed on the buildings. 'The chief of construction made the order imperative, and said they would have to work two shifts of men eight hours each day, or make sixteen hours constitute a day’s work. The debt statement, issued from Wash ing Monday, shows that the interest and non-interest-bearing debt decreased dur ing October $4,025,527, this being brought ai out by a reduction of $2,918 060 iu debt on bonds, the interest on which has ceased, and $1,109,467 in the debt bear ing no interest. The interest-bearing debt has actually increased $2,000. The total interest bearing debt outstanding is $585,026,720. A dispatch of Friday from Guay mas, Mex., says: Information has reached this city of the burning of the Mexican village Santa Rosa and the massacre of several of its inhabitants by Nanbui In dians on the night of Monday, October 19th. Santa R >sa Is an interior village with a population of 600 people living in thatched huts. The Indians came down from tfie mountains and suddenly fired the village and k’lled several Mexicans wh > failed to escape. Fire broke out in Lorillard’s tobacco factory at Jersey City, N. J., Monday morning, on the top floor of thcold brick building used as a drying room for to bacco in the first process of manufacture. Fif y thousand pounds of tobacco were stort and there. It was worth slo,oQo, and wa* totally destroyed. The damage by the fiie to that floor was SIO,OOO, and the and mage to the building and tbe fl>ors below was $25 000. The loss was en tirely covered by insur nee. CHILE REPLIES And Refuses to Shoulder tbe Responsi bility in the Recent Embrogollo. A calegram of Wednesday from San tig'says: The Chilean government has replied to Minister Egan’s demand for an explanation ot the recent attack u| on American sailors. The reply is couched in very strong language and it is under stood that it amounts to a refusal to accept the responsibility for the affair. The state department at Washington has been notified. Minister Egan, Commander Schley and Consul McCrary are consult ing together, and it is thought that de cisive action wid be takeu soon. The state department’s orders in reference to the matter are very strong. HO FROTECTION OFFERED. The intendente of Valparaiso has re fused to guarantee the safety of market boats c oming to that city early in the morning from the United States warship B iitimore, or the safety of the officers of that vessel coming ashore at night There is practically a boycott on the Bal timore. No American sailors are allowed ashore. Great excitement, has been cau*ed at Santiago by the report that the Chilian legation in Washington has been attacked. NO 28 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Corrects Published Misstatements Bo* garding its Affairs. The New Y rk Journal of Commerce whose editor, Mr. Stoue, is president oj the New York Associated Press, print! the following editorial io regard to mis statements which have been going the rounds of the pr. ss concerning changei in that organization: “We do not suppose that the editors and their corresoude'its, who so grossly misrepresent the affairs of the Asso ciate! Press, intend to tell anything but the truth, but they are wholly misin formed, often by parties interested in spreading error, as to the facts, and are thus led into publication of the missiate ments so widely circulated concerning this theme. We have before us a long ttleuraph dispatch from Washington, printed in the Inter-Ocean of Chicago, in which there is hardly a word of truth. We will add a few corrections of the most important of these untruths. No paper has withdrawu or given any notice of its intention to withdraw from the New York Associ tied Press. The New York Associated Pr< ss has “not a large surplus in its treasury,” nor a sur plus of any kind, Hud there has been no time when members have bad nothing to pay for toe r own news service and have had a large surplus besides. The ex penses of the association have always been more thau its income. It is not true that shnrp dissensions in the assoc ation have grown out of the election of Col. Elliott F. Shepard as its president. A sufficient reply to that charge is that Colonel Shepard was never chosen or even nominated for that office. It is not true that it has been a sor' of 'rartition that tbe proprietor of the Mail and Ex press should be president of the associa tion, or that James Brooks, Cyrus W. Feld and Col. Elliott F. Shepard have held this office successively. No one of these gentU men was ever prop sed for the office. The editor of the Journal oj Commerce has held that position for more than forty years. A NEW ASSOCIATION ’ " *. — For the Gathering of News Through* out the South. A number of the lending newspaper men in business in Virginia, North Car olina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and lenmasee met Friday in New York city, at the Aitor house, and the >-Southern Associated Pi ess as a business euterpiise. A large nmount of capital was subscribed, the association is to commence at once the gathering of news throughout the country, and to supply their reports to newsp pers and news organizations. It will be a strong asso ciation. The following named offi cers were elected: President, Evan P. Howell, of Atlanta, Ga.; secretary and manager, Adolph 8. Ochs, of Chatta nooga, Tenn.; directors, \V. W. Screws, of Montgomery, Ala.; J. H. Estili, of Savanmih, Ga ; George Nicholson, of New Orleans, La.; J. C. Hemphill, of Charleston, S. C.; Evan P. Howell, of Atlanta, Ga.; T. T. Stocktog, of Jack-* sonville, Fla.; W. P. Pinckard, of Birmingham, Ala.; Adolph S. Ochs, or Chattanooga, Tenn.; C. O. B. Cowardin, of Richmond, Va. There were received many telegrams from visitors and propri etors of southern newspapers expressing approval of the movement and promising it their support. After arranging de tails sor the transaction of business tha meeting adjourned. “ Harold," A novel about to be issued by the Globe Publishing Company of New York, is, in point of plot and motive, one of the most remarkable books of the year. It contains several minor inaccuracies of statement, and the style of the book, taken as a whole, is singularly uneven, but. in spite of these defects, "Harold” is likely to create a ripple in literary cir cles, both here and abroad. In years past a number of American writers, foremost among them being Judge Tourgee, have penned novels deal ing with the race question. "Harold” is a book of this order. Inigo Bright, a believer in the organic equality of all men, procures an African negress just previous to her period of confinement, takes her to England and brings her offspring up amid personal luxury and refinement. It is interest ing to read of the details of Harold’S bringing up, of his meeting with his djrst white playmate, of his white ser vants and of his intellectual and moral independence. But his awakening to a sense of the inferiority which accom panies a black skin naturally ensued. It comes in all the horror of insult and degredation when he encounters a Vir ginian abroad. Harold, thereupon, throws up his fortune and sails for America, where he spends several years in vain endeavor to free himself and his race from social bondage. He acts the part of a hero on several occasions, but becoming gradually embittered by love affairs and politics turns felon and is compelled to flee the country. Harold returns to Africa and barbarism, writes a bitter letter to the world and the vol ume closes with a Tennysonian pass age 5 There the passions, cramped no longer, shall have scope and breathing space. I will take some savage woman—she shall rear my dusky race. Tiiis tells, in a general way, the story of " Harold. ” But about the movements of the black man the author of "Harold” has spun a delightful web of fancy, and interspersed his chronicles with deft human touches, which makes the sad figure of the chief personage seem all the more real and probable. The piece of folk-lore entitled, “Tho Rtory’ cf Messiah.” appended to one of the chapters is a gem in its way. “Har old” is anti-negro in tone.