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About The Savannah daily times. (Savannah, Ga.) 188?-1??? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1884)
THE SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES. VOL. 6.—NO. 6. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. Representative Tucker's Bill to Abolish the Taxes on Tobacco. I I Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Times. ] Washington, Dec. 31 —The bill of Rep resentative Tucker, of Virginia, to repeal < all internal revenue taxes upon tobacco, pro- , vides that all laws and parts of laws whicii I impose any internal revenue tax upon snuff, ’ smoking and manufactured tobacco of every i description, and upon cigars, cheroots, cigar- , ettes, in all forms made of tobacco or any substitute therefor, of every description, ‘ whether named expressly or included by implication in any law of the United States ■ shall be repealed and cease to be in force ; - it being the declared purpose of this act to repeal all forms of internal revenue taxa- ' tion upon tobacco of every description. And all laws now in force whereby farmers and ' producers of tobacco are restricted in the 1 sale, disposition, and dealing in the same, • shall be repealed, That on all original and unbroken fac tory packages of smoking and manufactured ' tobacco and snuff, cigars, cheroots and cigarettes held by manufacturers or dealers at the time such repeal shall go into effect, upon which the tax has been paid, there • shall be allowed a drawback or rebate of the full amount of the repeal, but the same shall not apply in any case where the claim is less than $lO and has not been ascertained or presented within 30 days following the date of the repeal. It shall be the duty of • the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to adopt such rules and regula tions as may be necessary to carry this into effect. That there shall be appropriated out of the Treasury so much money as shall be i necessary Io repay the rebate provided tor. This bill was introduced in the _ House last May, and is now in the Committee on Ways and Means. It is probable that the Committee will report favorably, but when the measure comes before the House it is not unlikely that the Republican members will vote against it. If the bill is put on its passage early in January it is likely that a majority will be secured favorable to its adoption. A large number of the members of the House recognize the fact that taxa tion must be reduced somewhere, and that the reduction may as well commence on to bacco. ATLANTA AFFAIRS. A Noted Law Sult—Arrest of Two Con spirators—An Odd Case—Judge Mc- Cay’s Health. Special Dispatch to Savanrah Dally Times. Atlanta, Dec. 31 —Judge Pardee to whom was referred the matters connected with the suit against Frank P. Gray, ad ministrator on the estate of the late Lewis Tumlin, of Bartow county, has decided that Gray owes the estate $57,000. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. This is a noted law suit. The estate was valued at $300,000, and Gray’s bond which is entirely solvent was for $600,000. Two of the Hall county conspirators, Tom Grant and Oregon Smith, have been sent to jail. The other two who were arrested have been released. Smith made a full confession and implicated six others for whom war rants have been issued. An odd case is here beforea United States Commissioner. • In Haralson county two young men went to an illicit distillery to buy a dram. The man who was in charge of the distillery said: “I have no whiskey here, but if you’ll run the shebang until I can go to the bouse I’ll bring you some.” The young men turned in and ran the dis tillery for a few minutes. It became known that they had done the work and they have been arrested and put under bond for their appearance to answer a charge of working in an illicit distillery. It is reported that Judge McCay’s health is improving. Judge Pardee has desig nated Judge Alex. Boarman of the Western district of Alabama to hold the court when it convenes on the 19th. LEASED FOR GRAZING. Terms Upon Which the Cherokees Have Given Up a Million Acres. Little Rock, Dec. 31.—The lease of a large portion of the Cherokee Nation for grazing purposes awaits the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. The land is be tween Kansas and the Pan Handle of Texas and extends from tt ! ? one hundredth merid ian to New Mexico. The tract is 36 by 180 miles in area, and contains a million and a quarter acres. The lessees are to pay $300,000 per annum for 30 years. The Cherokees favor the lease, but many claim it is invalid. The lessees are leading Cherokee citizens, among them is L. B. Bell, J. G Sichrimsler and John Adair. They withhold the first two pay ments in order to allow the Government to pass upon the validity of the lease. THE WHISKEY MEN Feeling Happy Over Mr. Brewster's Decision. Cincinnati, Dec. 31—The whiskey men of Cincinnati are feeling good over a pros pective order from Secretary of the Treas ury McCulloch which will give a great re lief to owners of distilled spirits in bond. During the coming six months taxes will fall due on 27,137,707 gallons of whiskey, amounting to $24,000,000 unless the whiskey is exported. The whiskey trade has been so depressed that the dealers count it little less than ruin to either pay their taxes or export. Their desire has been to retain 1 their liquors for nine months under a declaration that the export will be made later. The Attorney General has submit ted the opinion that this can be done, and i the liquor men are consequently jubilant. < SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1884. AN OWNER WANTED. I A #5,000,000 Estate Left by an American Who Died in Spain. I Huntington, Pa., Dec. 31.—Inquiries have been received from Spain in regard to a family named Cliggan, supposed to be heirs of an American who died recently in Madrid, leaving an estate valued at $5,000,- 000, and who was formerly a resident of this county. The name of the decedent has not been learned here, but it is reported that he was brought up near Mount Union by aman named Hanawalt. From Mount Union he ' went to Lewistown, where be learned the 1 trade of a jeweler. About 50 years ago he : went to Philadelphia, where he remained a shost time, then bought a sugar plantation in Cuba and lived on that island. Through his business as planter he became interested 1 in commerce between Spain and Cuba, went j to the former country and acquired an , ownership in a line of steamers plying be tween the two, and subsequently pur- 1 chased an interest in lines run ning to other parts of the world. , He left neither will, heirs nor relatives in ] ‘■Spain or Cuba. Papers found among his ef fects give the few facts known as to his early history, and show that he had relatives whose name is given as Cliggan. The only name recollected by people here similar to that is Clingan or Clingman, a family that I lived in the county at or subsequently to the time when their supposed relative is said to have left. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. A Young Man Shoots His Mother by Mis take. Carmi, 111., Dec. 31.—Last night David Morrell, a young farmer, accidentally shot his aged mother. He had been annoyed by stray dogs on his premises, and had pre pared to shoot them if they again made any disturbance. Last night one of the children stepped out of the door and came running back, saying there was a dog in the yard. Morrell quickly got his gun and went out. Seeing something that he took to be a dog he fired. The object proved to be his moth er, who had stepped out a few moments be fore, and had a white handkerchief around her head. The shot will probably-prove fatal. THE SPANISH EARTHQUAKE. Additional Reports Detail Additional Horrors. Madrid, Dec. 31.—Reports received th : s morning from districts in which earthquakes were most severe, further increase the num ber of fatalities, and the amount of damage done Albuquerque, a town of 8,000 inhab itants in Estremadura, has been completely destroyed, and 200 bodies have been taken from the ruins. A DESPERADO. The Reprobate Son of a Clergyman. Bardstown, Ky., Dec. 31.—Thomas Thurman distinguished himself some time ago, by nearly braining a negro with a club, while in jail. After this he nearly killed a negro prisoner with a piece of window sash. He was released on bail Saturday, when he got drunk, and picked a quarrel with George Purdy, a negro, whom he shot three times. Purdy lies at the point of death, and Thur man is again a prisoner. He is the repro bate son of a widely esteemed clergyman. JOHN C. FREMONT To Again Become a Path-Finder. New York, Dec. 31—General John C. Fremont is to again become a path finder in his old age. He is to proceed at once to Mexico as the head of an exploring and sur veying party, sent out to fix the boundaries of a tract of about 13,000,000 acres of land recently acquired by a syndicate of capital ists. ATROCIOUS FARRICIDE. A Drunken Son Shoots His Father. Mt. Carmel, Pa., Dec. 31.—Emanuel Breist, a wealthy farmer, was shot and killed night before last at Klingerstown by his son Henry, a dissipatedjfellow. Mr. Breist found his son carousing in a tavern with a disreputable woman, and ordered him to go home. He refused, and made an insulting reply. The enraged father there upon struck him in the face, and Henry fired the fatal shot. He then escaped. Chicago 'Change. Chicago, Dec. 31. —Wheat opened $c higher than last evening’s closing prices; January 765, May 83$. Corn firmer; Janu ary 355, February 355, May 38$. Oats un changed. Lard 2sasc higher; January $6 525, February $6 775. Pork 12$a20c higher; January sll 10, February sll 12$, May sll 55. Floods in Illinois. Chicago, Dec. 31—It has rained steadily for nearly four days throughout Central and Southern Illinois. The snow has dis appeared, and all streams are swollen. In somb places the water is higher than ever known. Probabilities. Washington, Dec. 31.—For the South Atlantic States, generally, fair weather, north, southeast winds, shifting to westerly, lower temperature. 1 Death of Mrs. Senator Lamar. j New Orleans, Dec. 31.—Mrs. L. Q. C» Lamar, wife of Senator Lamar, died Monday night at Oxford, Miss. i An Increase of Debt. Washington, D. C, Dec, 31-—The debt statement for December will show an in- , crease in the public debt of $700,000. j TERRIBLE VENGEANCE CONFESSION OF GUILT TORTURED FROM A TRAIN-WRECKER. A Mob Thrusts a Boy’s Hands Into a Stove Until they are Cinders and Shoots the Father on Evidence Thus Extorted. New Orleans, Dec. 31—The Times- Democrat says : A terrible tragedy occurred on Friday last at a point on the New Orleans and North astern road, about five miles north of High land Station, Miss., which resulted in a man named Jordan Parker being tied to :: tree and shot to death by an infurated mob. It appears, from information which has reached this city in regard to the shoot ing of Jordan, that he is the man who wrecked the north-bound passenger train on the Northeastern road on last Tuesday night, and which caused the instant death of Robert Turner, the engineer, and a negro fireman named Conway. The wreck occurred at a points few milts north of Purvis station. Heavy spikes had been driven in a cross-tie and lapped over the rail in such a manner as to cause the fore-trucks of the engine to climb the rail. When the engine struck the obstruction it jumped the track and went down into the ditch where it turned over on its side. Tur ner and his fireman had no chance whatev er to escape with their lives, but were jam med by the tender against the boiler head of the engine and scalded and roasted to death. The train was the Limited Atlanta Ex press, and was running at the rate of about 30 miles an hour when the accident oc curred, and had it not been for the admira ble manner in which the air brakes worked, it is more than probable that some of the passengers would have been killed; as it was, however, all the passengers escaped without receiving injuries more serious than a severe jolting, despite the fact that the smoking and baggage car went down the bank. At the time of the terrible wreck, suspi cion at once pointed to Jordan Parker and his son as the guilty parties, and they were arrested by the officers of the law near Poplarville, Miss. The rage of the railway employes over the dastardly outrage and the death of poor Turner caused them, in company with a large number of citizens, to form themselves into a mob ot about 100 strong and to take the prisoners out of the hands of the officers and to administer justice without the aid of a judge or jury. Jordan Parker and bis son, who is a mere youth, were brought to High land station. They were asked if they com mitted the crime, but both of them dog gedly denied that they were in any way connected with the wrecking of the train. The refusal of the prisoners to make a confession seemed to enrage the mob still more, and amid a volley of yells and oaths, the two men were dragged to a house near by, where one of the mob, acting as spokes man, informed young Parker that if he would make a confession his life would be spared. He refused to say anything, and the mob, mad with rage, and lost to all pity, determined to torture him into a con fession. In the house was a hot stove, ard gathering around it, they held young Par ker as firmly as if he was in a vice, and thrust both of his hands into the flames. The fearful screams of the prisoner as his hands shrivelled into shapeless lumps rent the silence of the gloomy winter night, and were heard by persons living a longdistance away. The screams for mercy and the appeals to God for help were not heeded by the men, who through anger and excitement had been transformed into demons, but they held the arms and hands of the writhing boy in the flames until they burned to a crisp. The boy at last being unable to stand the friendish torture, and with beads of cold perspiration on his forehead, and blood dripping from his lips which he had gnashed in his terrible agony, gasped out a confession that his father and himself had wrecked the train through malice to the road. When he had finished his statement his hands were withdrawn from the stove and with a low moan of anguish he fell fainting to the floor. His bands were so parched and shrivelled by the fire that when the torture ended the red-hot hand cuffs slipped from his wrists and dropped clattering to the floor. The vengeance of the mob having been somewhat appeased, and realizing that the boy was maimed for life, and that he had suffered the agonies of a thousand deaths, decided to spare his life. They then took Jordan Parker, tieci him securely to a tree, and in the presence of his son shot him lit erally to pieces. It appears from information furnished the Times Democrat reporter that Jordan Parker had made certain threats against the road, and that circumstantial evidence pointed directly to the fact that he wrecked the train, and was prompted to do so by the hatred he had for the railroad company. When the mob had tired of perforating the body of Parker with bullets, they left the limp and bloody body tied to the tree, and the ghastly corpse was seen yesterday morning by the passengers who arrived on the south-bound train over the Northeast ern road. The tragedy, which is so horrible in its details, will serve as a fearful warning t'j train wreckers, who, in order to wreck ven geance on a railroad company for some real or imaginary wrong, destroy and jeopardize the lives of innocent people. Mr. Hendricks Agrees with Mr. Cleveland- Indianapolis, Dec. 31.—Vice President elect Hendricks expresses himself as being pleased at Governor Cleveland’s letter about civil service reform. THE HOPE OF THE NATION. Children slow in development, unyp scrawny and delicate use “Wells’ Health Benewer,” < -w- • - The prettiest goods for men, youths and boys in the city can be found at B. H Levy A Bro.’!. AN ABDUCTED CHILD. Found in the Possession of a Negro in i Macon, Who Refuses to Give It Up. 1 Special Dispatch to Savannah Dally Times. ! Macon, Dec. 31—Today Mr. J M. Marchman, of Eatonton, appeared at the police headquarters, and said to Chie Wiley, “I am in search of a little 6-year old boy abducted from me, and supposed to have been brought to Macon.” A detec tive was assigned to duty in the case, and he discovered the child at the resi dence of a negro man named Wm. Harris, living near the cemetery. He refused to give up the child, claiming he had legal rights to its possession, which were produced. Marchman returned to Eatonton last night to secure proper papers for his receiving the child into custody ac cording to law. Marchman's step-daughter, a Mrs. Cooper, I had three children, one of which she gave I him. She married in December, and wanted the child. It was refused her, and she had it abducted and brought to Macon to prevent his having it in his care. New York Stock Market. New York, Dec. 31.—At 1:30 p. m. to day quotatipns were : Union Pacific..... 45% Missouri Pacific 90% Western Union Telegraph Co 54 t Pacific Mail 56% Lake Shore 61% Louisville and Nashville 25% Texas Pacific 12% Denver and Rio Grande 8% Michigan Central 55 Delaware, Lackawanna <S West’n 89% Northwestern - 84 St. Paul 70% Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 114% Oregon Transcontinental 13% Northern Pacific 39% Rock Island 165% Jersey Central 13% Memphis and Charleston 29 East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 3 East Tennessee, Va, & Ga. (pfd) 5 Philadelphia and Reading 18 Omaha (com) 23% Omaha (pfd) 83 New York Central 85% Kansas and Texas 15% Erie 14% New York Produce Market. New York, Dec. 31—Flour steady; su perfine $2 50a2 85; extra No. 2, $2 65a3 00. ' Wheat No. 2 red winter, for January 84jc. Corn No. 2 mixed lor December 79c. Oats No. 2 mixed for January and December 34. Pork quiet; mess sl2 25a12 50. Lard for . January $6 95. Molasses dull, from 40t052. . Turpentine dull, 31. Rosin dull; strained ’ togood, $1 I2sal 275. Rice dull; Carolina and Louisiana common to fair, 4sass. Sugar ’ dull; refined cut loaf, 6s; granulated, SJ. j Coffee null; cargoes, 9s. 1 PITH AND POINT. A Radical Legacy. Memphis Appeal. i Cleveland will have to solve the Mormon r question. It is one of the legacies of the 1 Republican party. i He Probably Will. , Boston Herald. , Mr. Cleveland wishes to go forward, not backward, and in order to make progress he > needs men about him who will be in hearty : sympathy with his views and purposes. We ! believe he will try to get them. I A Fool’s Opinion. [ Providence Mail. Judge Tourgee, the author of that erratic I book, “A Fool’s Errand,” thinks that unless the Southern negroes are enlightened they s will rise in insurrection against the whites, t Let’s see. Did we hear that Tourgee was 1 soon to issue another book entitled “A Fool’s s Opinion?” ' Homeopathic Prices. j Exchange. , At the National Homeopathic Fair at , Washington, all the beautiful young ladies who had charge of booths and other confi 3 dence games, were under strict orders to re | train from asking anybody to purchase. If 1 the prices were Homeopathic no harm could I have been done. i * s Let Them Come. Mobile Register. s It is a good thing for Northern statesmen 1 to visit the South. They do not come enough , among us. We send a goodly supply of ’ Southern statesmen to visit the North, and ] we wish some reciprocity in this matter s Just at this time, especially, when our sec -5 tion is beginning, like an infant Hercules, to feel its own strength, and, having strangled ! the serpents of corruption and misgovern ; rr ent, now enters upon an era of great j labors and great duties, should Northern statesmen come among us. He Tried the Experiment. ! He was a bashful wooer, says the Detroit Free Press, but there was a certain manli | ness about him which indicated that he only i needed a little encouragement to let himself t out. She saw this, and she resolved on a s policy of encouragement. I “Do you believe these stories in the funny s papers,” she asked, “ about the willingness of young ladies to be kissed ? ” , "I—l really can’s say,” he replied, t “They may lie true.” Then, gathering courage, he added ; “ I hope they are true,” ’ and he drew closer to her. , “It seems to me,” she said, “ that there is . only one way in which a young man can dis cover whether they are true or not.” ; “ And what way is that ?” he asked. , There was a brief pause. Then, with a . far-away look in her eye% she answered : ! 11 By experimenting when he has an op- > portunity,” He experimented. • He Hated the Newspapers, t Burdette. , “Yes, sir,” said Mr. Phnmbledork, “I bate ’ newspapers. I hate ’em, the blundering, 1 malicious, stupid things. During my po litical career they published my name, friends and enemies alike, a thousand times, and never spelled it right, never spelled it ’ so that my most intimate friends could tell 1 whom it was meant for but once.” “And that once?” “Was when I was hauled up and fined by the police judge for being ‘ found drunk and asleep in the street with nothing but my hat and boots on.” THE GREAT SHOW. I 1 ALL ABOUT THE EXPOSITION. Work Progressing Rapidly—Stables For a Thousand Head of Blooded Stock—Ma chinery Getting into Place—Grand Christmas Celebratlon--A Per fect Blaze of Light,—The Cres cent City on a Lark. Special Correspondence Daily Times. New Orleans, Dec. 29, 1884.—Every day shows an increased attendance at the Exposition, and while work still progresses in and on the various buildings, grounds, etc., interest in the success of the World’s ( great Fair does not slack. Within the i past ten days much has been done toward ' completing details. Os course the formal ■ opening wus premature but postponements I tend to depress exhibitors more than any- I thing else, and as the public expected, even demanded it, the management concluded it was the best to throw her open and thereby inspire all connected with the affair to be stir themselves to get into shape, and give people visiting the city an opportunity of seeing already the “greatest show on earth.” Stables for several thousand head of blood ed stock have been constructed, and many car loads are now on the road headed hither. Machinery is getting into place in the i immense cotton and saw mill departments; and the art gallery will be receiving ite con tents the first of January, while the Mexi can octagonal building will be finished by the middle of January. Workmen are busy laying the railway for i the electric passenger train; while the dozen ] electric towers will shed a refulgence over ’ the whole grounds that will astonish and < please the world of spectators. Fountains are playing thousands of jets I which are caught by the mild zephyrs and ] gently waited in refreshing sprays over the < park forming beautiful miniature rainbows i by reflections of the sun’s rays. ] Ways and means for reaching the Expo sition grounds, which has been a serious 1 question for the management to solve, is to 1 be remedied by laying a steam railway to : run from Canal street, which with the street < car lines and steamboats on the river will 1 probably be adequate to serve the throngs that will daily visit the grounds for the next six months. A very important evil in the way of ac commodations for the pubic, which j threatened to lessen the expected alien dance by extortionate charge for board and ’ lodging, especially the latter, has been over come by a sudden reduction over the city Now"one can rent a room for a week or a month without being necessitated in pur chasing the same, seemingly. Christmas eve the three electric light companies engaged in lighting the Exposi 1 tion turned on every lamp and burner in i the building and on the towers, and such a i hall of brightness has not been seen since ; the Star of Bethlehem arose in the East, 1884 years ago. It seemed as if a hundred suns, a thousand moons, a million stars blended > into a trinity, and that Heaven itself had ! bent forward and smiled down on thi wicked world on this great memorable < 1 event of the 19th century, the eve of th-. 1 birih of our Lord and Savior. The reflec tions of the electrics shone for milesjaround, i and the glass tower of Horticultural Hall was .particularly attractive as it glittered 1 ■ like so many diamonds up above the ordi 1 nary building. Those who saw this won derful sight will never live long enough to forget it, and those who didn’t see it wil 1 • never know what they missed. 1 In music hall of the main building a large Christmas tree was erected Christmas eve, on which many a plea«ant souvenir was depended for those who took an interest in this old fashioned holiday pastime. Wm. H. H. Judson Exposition Superin tendent of printing and publishing, has made an excellent official and being a news ( paper man knows how to deal with the press and has many friends. He extends the courtesy due the fraternity and makes them as comfortable as possible. The managemeni has liberally arranged for the care of editoi s and consequently the Fourth Estate will go to the front. Os all the gay Christmas eve festivities . New Orleans had ’em bad. It seems that Pandemoniam had been let loose. Everybody with his girl was on the promenaae, and Canal street was a living scene. Tin horns, whistles, drums, kazoos and 10 cent show had the run. The noise was terrible and the fun was likewise. All were in good humor and the stranger as well as townsman had ' some instrument of sound and chimed in 1 and enjoyed himself. Grown young ladies with their beaux were armed with theterri rible noise producing fish horn, and would in passing a bashful young man surge the funnel shape machine to the fellow's off ear and let him have a Christmas eve salutation . The y. f. would jump about three feet and sing out, “hold, enough.” This merriment was kept up till 1 a. m. with the aid of fire crackers, when the rain drive all except a few revelers home to tl eir little be's. Last Thursday was the coldest day of the season here. The ground froze slightly and banana plants and delicate tropical shrubbery succumbed and gave Jack Frost the paim. The city is full of visitors to-day, mostly excursion parties of teachers and pupils from many States, who have taken advan tage of their holidays. Diamond Cut Diamond. Philadelphia Call. Customer: What is the price of this? Small Dealer: One dollar. “Did you buy it of the manufacturer?” ; “No; I got it at Sheriff’s sale.” “Did the man who was sold out that way 1 get it direct from the manufacturer.” “No; he got it very cheap at an auction 1 sale ” “Do you know the manufacturer?” “Yes; he went into bankruptcy because he had to sell at a loss.” “Perhaps he paid too much for the mate- , rial out of which it is made?” “No; he stole the material.” “I’ll take it.” Favorite Cigarettes—Just what you want I J>uy them. $6 00 A YE 18. THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION. How the Dipplay is Getting On—Must bo Seen to Be Appreciai ed—Looseness in the City Management Woik ing Injury Both to the City and the Fair. This morning a Times reporter tonnd Mr M. J. Solomons at his office cn Barnard and Congress streets, just returned from a ten days’ visit to the New Orleans Exposition.. To questions propounded, Mr. Solomons politely responded, giving his impressions! of the sights seen there as follows : “Well, I am impressed with the immense) amount of vim, labor and energy expended! in getting into such magnificent conditions the grounds and buildings of the Exposi tion. It is simply wonderful, and can only be appreciated when seen, a description being inadequate to convey an idea. But I beiieve it would be decidedly best for all. who contemplate visiting the Exposition to defer their visit at least four weeks,, as the largest proportion of the. exhibits are not yet in position, and they would only be able to see the grounds and buildings, which are magnifi cent in themselves. As to the Art Build ing, a magnificent iron structure, I took a look at it and walked through, but there is not a single picture or art exhibition in the hall, which is admirably adapted to the purpose for which it was intended. The. Horticultural Hall, I am pleased to say, is complete, the display being simply astound ing, and comprising collections from all parts of the country. “I visited the Mexican Centennial build ing and was greatly impressed at the stu pendous display made by that country. Ev ery product and manufacture of that Re public is splendidly represented and well worth the visit alone. I saw a fine military company fifty or sixty strong, composed of well disciplined, men and the finest music I. have had the pleasure of listening to was produced by the Mexican band, numbering eighty pieces. Mexico is handsomely repre sented, and her exhibit is just about com plete. “As to the State departments, I observed that the Territories and Western .States have not been at all backward, and the exhibits are very tine and complete. Texas has decidedly the finest, largest and most complete display on the ground. Her products are simply wonderful, Nebraska, Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, and Montana are excellently displayed, and quite beyond the majority of States. I was informed, however, that one cause of this was, that these States have just returned fr >m other expositions, hence had the advantage of having a fine display already c jllected. The State of Georgia, -I am scry to say, is very backward, notwithstanding the her culean efforts of Major D. C. bacon, who has spared no pains and expense to perfect a creditable display for Georgia. It is due to the fact that no appropriation was mad® by the Legislature of this State—ths only State not having made an ap pr< priation. I met Mr. N. P. Pratt, in charge < f the Mi e alogical De par m nt, on last Saturday, and he informed me mat he had ten car loads of freight in the city, but could not get it moved, al though it had been on hand ten days. The only things to inform one of the fact that Georgia was represented was the model of the new “City of Savannah,” the model of the original “ City of Savannah,” and the display gotien up by the Cotton Exchange. These are inside a large railing bearing the name of Georgia in large letters. ‘ Florida is well represented. I met Mr. T. E. Leutze and found him quite busy superintending the placing of his magnifi cent map of Florida, which was so well described in the Times prior to its leaving; Savannah. This map has excited much admiration on the part of all who have seen it. “There is one thing I wish to call special attention to, and that is the admirable policy of the city government of New Orleans. That city is, in my opinion, the filthiest one in the United States, and evidently ia blessed with the most lax set of officials possible. In the car driver’s strike which occurred there on Saturday last, the Exposition has suffered a loss of at least; $60,000, besides the loss of reputation which the city of New Orleans has suffered on ac count of the abominable po ice force, with which she is blessed. On Saturday I wished to go to the grounds, and after a long time succeeded in catching a straggling car, the only one on the road, and had proceeded as far as the Lee monument, when the driver was met by a large number of the strikers, who demanded that he come off and join them. He was compelled to get off and join the gang who would no doubt have used him violently had he re fused to comply, although a big burly po liceman was on the rear platform. When the driver vacated his position, the per. liceman took the reins and drove the car back to the city. This serves to illustrate the status of things there at present, thanks to the admirable system of rings with which New Orleans is at present hampered. Os course this state of things could be sup pressed in a few moments, but they are so tied up by ring monopolies that they dare not assert their authority. I have nothing to say about the rights of the striking drivers, but that they should be allowed to stop the chief means of locomo tion when the city is full of visitors, is a, thing that would not be tolerated anywhere else in the South, and will do an unlimited amount of harm to New Orleans unless sup pressed. On the head of accommodations;, I think there is no fear of there rot being sufficient room for all who apply and at moderate rates. There are thousands of restaurants in the city of all grades, and the bills of fare show very reasonable prices. ‘Rooms to let’ is a sign to be seen on almost every door in the city, and the prices for a night’s lodging range from $1 to $2 per day. How it will be later I cannot say, but this is the case at present.” The reporter then saw that Mr. Solomon had nothing further to say, and thanking him for his kindness departed. —Captain B. H. Harrell, Eastman; W- Sunderlin, Darien, and John A. Kennedy, of Waco, Texas, are at the Harnett House,
