Savannah Morning News, 1881-05-28

JACKSONVILLE JOTTINGS. OLD MEMORIES TO BE RECALLED Reunion of the First and Third Regiments All the Survivors Should Attend - A Warm Welcome Awaits Them - Good News from the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad - Surveys Going On - Work Soon to be Commenced - Hurrah for West Florida - Jacksonville's Postmas Postmaster - A - ter - A Postmaster - A Clever Fellow and First Hate Officer - Colonel Blsbee Snubbed - He Should Imitate Conltllng - Ho ! For Texas - Chips and Shavings. Jacksonville, Fla., May 3*. - lt should not be forgotten that on Wednesday, the 37th of July, there will be a reunion of tha I irst and Third Florida Regiments in this city. Action to this effect was taken at the meeting held last summer in Monticello. These two regi regiments, - ments, regiments, after being completely decimated, were consolidated shortly after the Kentucky cam campaign, - paign, campaign, and until the close of the war served as one military organization. Tha bloody fields of Perry viile, Murfreesboro, Chicka Chickamauga. - mauga. Chickamauga. Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Dalton, Atlanta, attest their gallantry, while the banes of their dead can be found on the soil of Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Ten Tennessee - nessee Tennessee and Mississippi It is right and proper that these associations should be formed, and that the old comrades, who together faced dangers and endured hard hardships, - ships, hardships, should meet to talk their battles o'er, and to exchange the clasp of friendship. Nod 6 but the eye of hate and the heart of malice can detect in such gatherings the hidden fires of treason or disloyalty. Their purpose is so social, - cial, social, historical and charitable, and the objects sought to be accomplished are of a most praiseworthy character. Year by tear the old veterans are being dropped from the roll call of existence, and it is the duty of those who survive not only to record their heroic deeds and sacrifices, but also to perpetuate the mem memories - ories memories of those who have passed over the river. The two regiments above referred to have add added - ed added an imperishable chapter to the history of Florida, to which the sens of the Flowerv State can always refer with pride and sati iction It is to be hoped that the Committee i His History, - tory, History, appointed at the last reunion - C . 1 ,J. McKinnan, Gen. Wm. Miller, Gen. J. v, Capt. S. Pasco and C. W. Smith - hav o gath ;i ed much interesting material, and that their report will be copious and valuable. Tney should be aided in their labors, without solici solicitation, - tation, solicitation, by any persons who are abV to con contribute - tribute contribute any iuformation relative to t -ad or living members of these glorious re eta. Quite a number of the survivors reside in tins city and county, and it will doubtless be their pleasure to make all necessary arrangements for the reception and entertainment of their old comrades. In this they will be aided to a largo extent by those among us who believe in patriotism and bravery. Two of the compa companies - nies companies of the Third Regiment, Company A., the Jacksonville Light Infantry, commanded by Capt. Holmes Steele, and Company F.. the Cow Boys, under command of Capt. Lucius A. Hardee, were raised in this county. Let all, who can possibly do so, attend the reunion in July. They may rest assured of a warm and hospitable greeting. Our people recognize the fact that the "rebs" would be among the first to take up arms, whenever necessary, in defense of the common country. Let them come and revive the recollections of that terrible four years' struggle, not in a spirit of bitterness or repining, but with the broth brotherly - erly brotherly feeling of true and honest soldiers, who have accepted the result with courage and for fortitude. - titude. fortitude. I learn from entirely reliable sources that the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad Company, which was chartered at the last session of the Legislature to construct a line from the Apa Apalachicola - lachicola Apalachicola river, at or near Chattahoochee, to Pensacola, has been fully organized and is pre prepared - pared prepared to commence operations. Colonel Fred de Funiak is President and Captain W. D. Chipley Vice President and Gen General - eral General Superintendent of the company. Captain Chipley has recently resigned his position as Superintendent of the Mobile and Montgomery and Selma and the Hne Apple divisions of the Louisville and Nashville system, in order to give his entire time to the construction of the Pensacola and Atlantic route. The company just organized has made such financial acr&ngements as will enable it to complete the construction of the road without delay. The survey commenced at Pensacola two weeks since, and the survey of the eastern end, from Chattahoochee, will be commenced in a few days. It is expected that contracts will be let out within sixty days, and the work of construction pushed forward as rapidly as pos possible. - sible. possible. It is expected that white labor, Italian per perhaps, - haps, perhaps, will be employed on the construction. Experience has taught the contractors on similar works in other parts of the Btate that negro labor is unreliable and unsatisfactory. A month's hard work satisfies Sambo's am ambition - bition ambition in that direction, and as soon as he can jingle a few dollars they burn a hole through his pocket. When the thirty days have ex expired, - pired, expired, it is absolutely essential that Sambo should have a holiday and a frolic, and as long as the dollars hold out the vacation continues. Now that the powerful combination of the Louisville and Nashville system has taken hold of this enterprise, a broad gleam of hope and certainty is thrown over its pathway. All the materials necessary can reach the con contractors - tractors contractors from the east and west via Jackson Jacksonville - ville Jacksonville and Pensacola, and, as soon as the survey surveyors - ors surveyors have located the route, the work can pro proceed - ceed proceed expeditiously. The Hne selected will run through the coun counties - ties counties of Jackson. Washington, Walton, Holmes, Santa Rosa and Escambia, thus traversing the whole of West Florida with the exception of Calhoun county. Short Darrow gauge roads can be built, when required, to furnish facili facilities - ties facilities to those portions at a distance from the main track, and such outlets the rapid growth of that section will soon demand. A prosperous future is in store for the good people of West Florida. Long have thev been subjected to de;ay and disappointment, : x sombre clouds are dispersing, and afarc can discern the signs of the ooming p tss and improvement The volume of their: . iral advantages and resources, heretofore a jost a 1 sealed book, will soon be opened for pi :Mo \a \ struction, and many who read its fascmcr J. v ! pages will find homes within that good I mu try. They will share in the flood of in igra- i tion, now setting so steadily towards tiff r- - j and will soon feel the vivifying influe: awakened energies and renewed aspira It will surely be a glorious day wb sacola and Jacksonville, the chief cities of the west and east, will be securely linked together in.iron bonds, each giving atd receiving mu mutual - tual mutual benefit from the happy union. It is pleas pleasant - ant pleasant to think that the completion of the road will bring the communities wffhin twenty hours travel and promote agreeable and p:oflt p:ofltable - able p:ofltable social and business relations. Jacksonville received the news of the con confirmation - firmation confirmation of Colonel Jay as Postmaster with general gratification, 'lhis gentleman has made himself very acceptable to our citizens, not only by the efficiency with which he has conducted his office, but by the urbanity of bis demeanor to ail clashes. During the wilder, especially, his duties have been arcuous and complicated, and yet they have been so faith faithfully - fully faithfully executed that very rarely can you hear a complaint. lie is quite popular with the Dem Democrats, - ocrats, Democrats, who respect him for his good qualities, and have entire confidence in his official integ integrity. - rity. integrity. If all of President Garfield's appoinr appoinrments - ments appoinrments in the Bouth were conferred upon men of similar character he would earn our grati gratitude, - tude, gratitude, and disarm, to a great extent, our oppo opposition, - sition, opposition, In the nomination and confirmation of Col Jav, Col. Horatio Bisbee, Jr..r eeeived a soc socdollager - dollager socdollager squarely between the eyes and hi3 starboard and larboard optics are both in deep mourning. He had slated one of his favorites for the position, and had succeeded some weeks since in having Col. Jay's nomination withdrawn by the President. But in spite of his persistent efforts, his cherished plans have been foiled, and he has felt in all its bitterness the mortification of defeat, 'i his reverse is accepted by many as an intimation that the govei nment patronage is sot secure:? button buttoned - ed buttoned up in 001. Bisbee's breeobes pocket, and that his alleged influence with the administra administration - tion administration is not as potent as was imagined. All of the Democrats, and a large wing of the Re Republicans - publicans Republicans chuckle heartily over his discom discomfiture, - fiture, discomfiture, and feel a malicious pleasure in his chagrin. Now. if Colonel Bisbee would illustrate the illustrious example of his great prototype, Mr. Cockling, and discharge a Parthian arrow among his adversaries, by resigning his posi position - tion position as ''the boss" of the Florida Republicans, he would display the same spirit of stupendous stalwartisin and moral heroism that have gilded the last act of the proud New York Sen Senator - ator Senator with the halo of immortality. L he equal to the emergency ? Does he fear that his party might quietly allow him to step from the pedestal that he has so long and haughtily occupied? Will he, whose services have been so generally admitted, and whose sacrifices have been so great, tamely submit to such a snubbing from the man whom ha helped to make President? It's too bad, too bad, and who can wonder if a spark of resent resentment - ment resentment sometimes flashes from his eye, and an invective sometimes escapes his lips? Boss Conkling and Boss Bisbee are in the same boat, and may both paddle together up Salt river. Quite a large number of negroes have re reoently - oently reoently left the State for work on tha Texas and Louisiana railroads Many others are prepar preparing - ing preparing to follow. Ten thousand can find employ employment - ment employment in those States at remunerative wage*. This county can contribute five hundred able ablebodied - bodied ablebodied laborers, and Leon and Jefferson as many thousands. Middle Florida can supply the entire quota required, and then be greatly the richer for the exodus. By all means let the people and papers of that section encour encourage - age encourage the movement. A few days since a notice was posted up in tha post office announcing that recruits were needed for the regular army, and specifying the monthly pay for services in the various departments. It attracted considerable atten attention - tion attention from the negroes, ana for several days little groups woqld cluster around spelling out the terms and discussing the subject. Quite a military furore was aroused, and if a smart showy, cheeky sergeant had opened an office here, he would have received quite a number of recruits. The United States District Court has ad journed for the term, and, contrary to general expectation, without taking action upon the railroad cases. It Ig supposed that the sale of the Jac son vide, Pensacola and Mobile Rail Railroad - road Railroad will he confirmed, and that another sale of the Central will be ordered. Duval Circuit Court has also adjourned after a brief session of only three weeks. State At Attorney - torney Attorney A_ W. Owens has made a handsome record for himself during his first trip around the Fourth Judicial Circuit It has been his 1 policy to advise ibe grand Juries to throw out

GATE CITY GOSSIP, THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER PITHILY PUT. Weather - Sanitary Neglect - Colonel Cole's Operations - Personal aud Geuerol News Items - >iinor Topics - Columbus versus Montgomery - Christianizing the Indians - Final Paragraphs. Atlanta, May 26. - We are having cool nights and ra her pleasant days, but are greatly in need of rain to lay the dust, wash off the dust from the shrubbery and revive the gardens. 1 he dry and dusty condition of the ci:y, com combined - bined combined with a filthy san.tary state of affairs, has caused much sickness, although no epidemic hss yet prevailed. Cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria have occurred in different portions of the city. Of the flithy condition of the city I have the best of proof, as I write this letter from a sick bed, where I am suffering from the ill effects of a miserably inefficient system of sanitary inspection. Going to and from my office lam compelled to pass a dozen nuisances that would not be tolerated in any well regulated city. The Citizens' Bank failure tarns out to be a complete "smash." The State may possibly save herself in the end as a preferred creditor, but the depo.-ito:s have little hope of getting anvthmg. If it was not an out an out swindle, as some publicly assert, it was tbe worst con conducted - ducted conducted banking business ever develop and. in this city. A more worthless lot of assetts could hardly be gathered together. No better evidence is needed of tha rapid in inc - c inc ease in the use of commercial fertilize sthan the establishment of so many factories in tbis grate, not to speak of the extensive works in South Carolina. Augusta has a large aud fl jurishing fertilizer factory, Savannah is pre preparing - paring preparing to establish one. and Atlanta is having her second factory erected. If our farmers will purchase fertilizers it is better that Geor Georgia - gia Georgia should get whatever profit there may be in the manufacture of them. There is nothing new in railroad circles. Col. Cole is here completing bis already well-known plans to extend the Macon and Bruu->wick Railroad and open a line to Rome, as I wrote in my last letter, he is behind Gen. Gordon in the purchase of the Georgia Western Railroad Charter and will probably use that route from Atlanta. In the meantime, if there is any ri rivalry - valry rivalry in this business, you will gee the Ceutral Railroad extend its Carrollton branch on to Rome in double quick time. Self preservation will compell the Central to make some such move. PERSONAL AND NEWS ITEM . Sam. Small's Southern Dramatic Critic has come forth from its long retirement as The Moon, which is considered a much more appro appropriate - priate appropriate name. Colonel A. L. Harris has again resumed his old position as editor, and is in charge of the editorial work of the CAton Expositor, pub published - lished published by G. H. the interest of the great Cotton Exposition. The main building of the Exposition is to be a model cotton factory, and sold for that pur purpose - pose purpose when the exhibition closes, aud yet it is advertised as "one of the handsomest, grand grandest, - est, grandest, most elaborately ornamented and attrac attractive - tive attractive structures ever erected in this country." Manufacturers are notified that the Cotton Exposition will take in anything usually found at a State fair or industrial exhibition. South Georgia and Florida can send fruits, flowers, agricultural products, five stock or manufac manufactured - tured manufactured articles of ail kinds. The display will be large and varied. me ltev. M. B. Wharton, D. D.. of Georgia, who lias been appointed by President Garfield Consul at Sonneberg. is a Virginian. He has preached at Augusta, at Eufaula, Ala., and Louisville. Kv. He was agent for Mercer Uni University - versity University aud the Southern Theological Seminary, both Baptist institutions. A Consulship will be much more agreeable to him Whisky sellers aud gamblers are having a little shake up here by the grand jury, but it won't result tn any permanent reform, ihe leading saloons and gambling houses keep open ail the same, except the once famous "Al "Alhambra," - hambra," "Alhambra," in the Kimball House, which closed soon after its lost manager died. The leading gamblers are a political power in Atlanta, and cannot be suppressed. A colored woman in the neighborhood in which I live recently locked her two little chil children - dren children in tbe house and went away for an hour. On her return the neighb -rs bad broken in the door and saved the children from being burned to death, the clothes of one taking fire and communicating to the other. The inhuman mother seemed sorry that they were saved. Are not many of these cases the result of de desire - sire desire to destroy useless children? The Appling County Lumber Company, who recently established an extensive lumber yard near the Central Railroad depot, have already alreadydeveloped - developed alreadydeveloped a lively aud profitable bus,ness here. In addition to tbeir lumber yard they are building dwelling houses for the laboring classes, for which there is quite a demand. Mr. Martin Amorous, formerly of Savannah, and who has had a successful experience here in the lumber business, Is with this company, which hasgiveu them a fine start. In your Florida news column, a few days ago, I noticed this item: "The finest residence in the State is being erected at Lawtey." If I remember correctly, this 1 lace, five years ago, was a barren and uninviting pot. Two years ago I found there handsomer houses, neater fences and prettier front yards than in any new town in Florida. Western energy and money has made this dreary desert spot to bud and blossom as the rose. There is more in the people who settle a town than there is in the iand selected. MINOR TO Before Madison Davis was appointed Collec Collector - tor Collector of the port of Atlanta he was a negro, but since his confirmation he is said to be so light in color as to bo taken for a white man. His appointment seems to have thrown this port somewhat into the shade. The female book agents and newspaper can canvassers - vassers canvassers are no longer to monopolize the travel traveling - ing traveling business. Columbus recently sent out a female drummer for a dry goods house and At Atlanta - lanta Atlanta has followed suit. They will t oon be become - come become as numerous as female book agents. The Northern papers are publishing a sensa sensational - tional sensational story about a negro in the Atlanta Uni University - versity University and his white wife. There is no truth iu it, so far as her being white is concerned She is much lighter in color than her husband, is well educated, and ambitious to get out of "colored society." Messrs J. P. Harrison & Cos., of the Franklin Printing House, have laid on my table, a very neat little volume entitled, "Essays iu The Theology - ology Theology and Philosophy," by Rev. W. B. Carson. D D., of South Carolina, a Baptist divine, and a writer of considerable reputation throughout the Southern States. Mrs. Keid's new story in the Weekly News, like her previous stories, is attracting mu<h attention and calling forth many compliments to her ability as a writer of pure fiction. The "Morning News Serials" have steadily grown In popularity, and the prudent selection of suitable stories for publics'ion has had no little to do with making tbe enterprise a grand success for Southern literature. Although favored with an invitation, I did not attend the banquet given by Occur de Lion Commandery to visiting Knights on Friday night, but hear it spoken of in terms of high praise as a really grand affair. Too much can cannot - not cannot be said of the generous hospitality be bestowed - stowed bestowed upon their guests by the Atlanta Knights, who were only disappointed in not having more of the Iraternity to entertain Grand Commander W. D. Luekie, of this city! may well feel proud of the happy auspices under which be retired from that high office. COLUMBUS VERSUS MONTGOMERY. Having frequently alluded to the proposed narrow gauge raihoad from Montgomery to Troy, Ala., aud suggested that whenever it became a fixed fact Col. Wadley would extend the Mobile and Girard Railroad to such point below Troy 8 s might be selected for a termi terminus, - nus, terminus, lam glad to confirm my suggestions with fixed tacts. Tbe Montgomery road is to run to Elba, some thirty mi.es below Troy, and through a section of country that trades ex extensively - tensively extensively with the latter city. Thousands of bales of cotton could be turned away frem Columbus and Savannah by this new road. But the Mobile and Girard Railroad extension, or a narrow gauge feeder, will te pushed ahead as fast and as far as the Montgomery road may go. Should the latter enterprise be abandoned, as it may, the former will also be laid upon the shelf. Columbus and tbe Cen Central - tral Central Railroad spent large sums of money and performed a great deal of hard work to com complete - plete complete the Mobile and Girard Railroad, and they propose to reap the good results thereof. CHRISTIANIZING INDIAN CAPTIVES. It will be a long time before many of the readers of the Morning News forget the In Indian - dian Indian captives that were confined in old Fort Marion at St. Augustine, Florida, a few years ago. Home of these Indians have been taken in charge by Bishop F. D. Huntington, of Syra Syracuse, - cuse, Syracuse, N. Y , and educated by the Episcopal Church, while others have been sent to the Hampton, Va., Institute, or the Indian School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Four of the Florida captives, who represent represented - ed represented the Kiowas, the Comanches and the Chey Cheyennes, - ennes, Cheyennes, have made fine progress in their studies and industries, and Bishop Huntington and his assistants are justly proud of the re results - sults results of their labors to educate, christianize and elevate these rude sons of the forest. One of them Tanwayite, now called Henry Pratt Tanwayite, has spent the past year at Carlisle, where he has supplemented hts intel intellectual - lectual intellectual and religious education in New Yerk with a thorough knowledge of oarriage mak making - ing making and biacksmithiog. He will go back to his tribe a Christian man. well educated and a good mechanic. Two others, Oakeehaster and Zotom. have spent t hree years in patient and earnest study, and will soon be ready for ordination aa dea deacons - cons deacons in the ministry of the Episcopal Church, the one as Dav and PendletonOakeshaat er.and 1 he other as Paul Caryl Zotom. Then, with happy hearts, full of zeal and earnest piety, they will return as missionaries to their own people. The other captive, nampd Okestehei, fainted by the way, and ere he had half finished his studies for the ministry the Lord took him home to glory. He was a devoted student, and had adopted the name of John Wiqks Okestehei, in compliment to bis most excel excellent - lent excellent tutor. Rev. J. B. Wicks, of Paris Hill, in the Diocese of Central New York. Three were ed cated with him at this school, seventeen went to Hampton, Va., and others returned to their tribes. The history of the four mentioned by name is the history of many others of tbe captives. Some few have diea, but they died better fitted for heaven. Others have been trained for Christian labor as missionaries among their own benighted people. Still others will go back with minds and hands educated to me mechanical - chanical mechanical pursuits. Little did I dream, a few years ago, as I stood in Fort Marion and gazed upon those Indian captives, rude, ignorant Md defiant, that Christian men and women

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'jp7nn're , l at ilte Post OUlce in ha* ysttt ah - hecona Class flatter. 15KIEF NEWS SUMMARY. >'sx Strakofch has made an assignment for tte benefit of his creditors. Over nine thou : and emigrants have ar arrived - rived arrived at New Y oik during the last two days. I James Emmons, aged sixty two years, himself at tls home in Windsor, Se* Jersey. During 1880 the exports from the isl nd 0' San Dotuit go amounted to $1,282,995, and the iutports to $1,748,912. ient Garfield yesterday appointed Voiney V. Smith, of Arkansas, as United States Consul at Bt. Thomas. Biib 'P Simpson will sail for Europe to take part iu the Ecumenical Methodist Council, to be held in Londoa. Wil iam (kt, said to bsye fought under Sapo'eon at Leipsig and Waterloo, died in Watertown, Wiec jnslu, recently, at the age of S*l jeatri The result of the elections In Denmark Is viewed with alarm in some quarters, as It is bare 1 it may lead t 0 a suspension of the constitution. Two men were killed and three injured, one fa'ally, by tbe caving In of an embank embankment - ment embankment the new cut of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey City. John R>'ine, of Ottawa, Canada, ran a mile In four minutes and twenty eight sec seconds. - onds. seconds. This is sail to be the fastest running time ou record in America. In ac altercation at Talladega, a Mr. Ilall, white mau, tried to kill the son of Phil. a colored man. Story came to the assistance of his boy, and shot and killed Ha!!. It is estimated that 200 000 barrels of lager 1 < r were produced by the brewers on gute l ' Island In the last year. The receipts were $1,000,000, giving a net profit to the brewers of $'300,000. Information has h-en received at Bt. Louis that Mr. Jay Gould has acquired a controlling interest lu the Memputs and L'ttie K ick Railroad, and that it will be put in tirst-class order at once. The following storekeepers and gaugers were appointed yesterday: Samuel N. Rhodes, tor the Third district of Georgia; J. L. Ladd and C. A. Coleman, for the Sixth district of North Carolina. The window glass manufacturers of Pitts Pittsburg - burg Pittsburg have decided to close their works on June Ist for the summer - a month earlier than u-ual. The reasons assigned are "over "overproducMon - producMon "overproducMon and the high wages." Tbe Pacific Mail Steamship Company has puicha-ed the steamer City of Para and Rio de Janeiro, of the Brazilian line, for use on Its lint s between San Francisco and Panama, and between New York and Aspinwall. David Augsburg, cf Parnilia Four Cor Corners, - ners, Corners, near Watertown, N. Y., shot a neigh neighbor, - bor, neighbor, named Samuel St-alor, and his two sons. The father will probably die. The shooting was the result of a quarrel about a farm. The body of Rudolph Schultz, sixty-two years of age. was recently found In the river at tbe fool of North First street, Williams Williamsburg, - burg, Williamsburg, Long Island. There were twenty pounds of iron attached to his clothes, and it is supposed he committed suicide. Tbe National Baptist Anniversaries in Indianapolis have closed. The gatherings were large, harmonious and enthusiastic. In the three great societies, representatives were present from thirty five States and most of the foreign missionary fields. Charles L. Clement, forty one years old, a waiter, died at New York from blood poisoning. He was cleaning silverware on Saturday last, when seme preparation he was using came iu contact with a sore on his elbow, and his blood became poisoned. la the United States Court a' Chicago Judge Blodgett set aside his former deci decision, - sion, decision, and granted a rehearing lu the patent roe of Abraham Robinson against Sutter Brothers for an infringement of a patent granted in June, 1879, for resweatlng leaf tobacco. Jco. J. White, a St. Louis speculator in wheat and stocks, yesterday succutnhed to the pressure in wheat. Ilts liabilities are rot yet known, but they are probably not more than SIO,OOO. wfcb'h is understood to be principally in New York, in stocks, and 1c Chicago and Toledo on wheat. R. A. Baker's bank, at Fond du Lac, Wis Wistorsin, - torsin, Wistorsin, ha failed, with liabilities exeeed exeeediig - iig exeeediig ill O.COO. Baker and his cashier. Bur Burroughs. - roughs. Burroughs. Lave bten arrested for alleged mis mis; - ; mis; propriation of funds, and a mob of angry iep dtors attempted to shoot Burroughs. Thecity loses sto,ooo, for which the City Treasurer is liable. Police Sergeant James Campbell,who was - and of throwing red pepper in the eyes of Mr- Fanny Mordaunt, actress, of Brook Brooki>n. - i>n. Brooki>n. X. Y., was arraigned, but as Mrs. Mor Mordaua - daua Mordaua w.is unable to identify him as the per person - son person who threw tbe pepper, he wa. discharg discharged - ed- discharged Mrs. Mordaunt is a native of Hagers town, Md. She was a Miss Fanny Rue. An old farmer near South Bend, Ind., was I -failing a stallion to water, when It attacked him, threw him to the ground and literally tumped him to death. It also bit grea: thanks of flesh from the poor man's face ant',l he was utirecogniz ible. Hie two grown sus eventually succeeded in beating the Kbr -if their fathei'o body, but too late to ve his lire. Near Wide Water, Ohio, Mary Roman, Ued fifty five, came suddenly on the ratl ratl? - ? ratl? id track at a point where ihe dirt road b-tfsesthe rails, in a cut. The first the etticeer knew of her presence was when raw her thrown on the side of the cab by pil'd. The un'ortunate woman was -tuck in the side and Instantly killed. Her kt Was the fireman on the engine. , ***** Bouland, an eccentric old roan, who lived alone in a hut for over twenty at iswede Bend, a secluded neiahbor neiahbor-400, - -400,Leighteen neiahbor-400, miles north of Boot e, lowa, *ii a few days ego found dead. His head , c **u-hed iii and a corncob was crowded ";;' J his m uth. The body had been thrown t " Jl Hteh near by. His watch and money £one. There is no clew to the mur- Weatber Indications. Orrics Chief signal observes, Wash Wash-4i'Ton> - 4i'Ton> Wash-4i'Ton> May 27. - Indications for Satur - the South Atlantic Btates, slightly 4rtf er '- P ar,l T cloudy weather, and J*- fa'-cs on the coast, winds generally J* Lor 'heast to southeast, and light In barometer. Vts e Middie States, partly cloudy o ^ ! aer > a nd in the northern portions areas warmer sou'h to west winds in the 'j,i I " fcrc portions, and cooler variable winds r.' 1 L,,rt l ern portions, and stationary or B r! ' <P . * !1 barometer. B Qt-o Gulf S'a'es, Tennessee snd the B P artJ y cloudy weather and local B lr- *' c s tc era!ly from east to south, I Ui - v shifting to westerly In the Ohio '* w'/ t&{ionar y or slowly falling barome - no change In temperature'. I -'roi. Hoberiaou *inilb' Case. i:th SDON -''l a - v 2~ - During the discussion I k t X. m^ tla K of the General Assembly of I Him*" ree Church yesterday on Dr. is'H* motlon to retire Prof. Robertson iS,, active £t rvice and on full salary, sa he would never consent ".Bread of a church which did not ' hot to serve it. Doctor Adams' HtlfrV - Ba ' , l> If carried, would raise a Hrhe church which had been raised In Hleo;! a * it has in every church in ' rarnely, the spirit of rebellion power. B j * Sa,t Boom 111 Loulatana. <',*! Mav 27. - The first cargoes w lroi " the American Salt Company's Av f y Hind, in thH State, have v. Two hundred thousand sacks e.,.'' are rspected from there during the M seasor. I v"' finier'i Nephew -<> Hang. Vkr . Col , May 27 - The Morning ''Wat. H. Salisbury, sentenced 3at Colorado Springs on June Hir.. t . ,r L ! : , ur ' !er . >6 a nephew of Hon. Ben. Hhu-r., 8 friends from Massachusetts are I K tvtry effort to save him,"

CAPITAL GLEANINGS. NOTES ON TOPICS OF THE TIMES. The Decoration Day Farce - How Respect for the Dead la Made Stock in Trade - Honeat John Sherman aa a White washer - Hayes' Clemen Clemency - cy Clemency to Army Sota - Turn About Fair Play - D. D. Porter on Top Again - Disgruntled Sybarites A dmlral Thompson's Peta Soured. Washington, Mar 26 - "Decoration Day" is next Monday. Very little preparations are being made here to observe the day. The day is a holiday in the departments, but the clerks all take themselves on excursions or stay at home, fan themselves and drink lemonade. The day has within the past ten years become a very sorry farce at Washington. A commit committee - tee committee with labels on them, saying that they be belong - long belong to the Grand Army of the Republic, have charge of things on that day. From the gov government - ernment government hot houses they get flowers enough to decorate [about one-half a grave in every thrus&nd of them in the different cemeteries around the city. Then they have orators and poets. These gentlemen deliver their efforts to small crowds of colored people, with a few carriages be beyond - yond beyond in which are seated white people. The day has truly degenerated. The only reason that it is looked forward to is because it brings with it a holiday. Last year there was a little picking up in the attendance and interest mani manifested. - fested. manifested. That was becau-e there would soon be a change of administration, and some peo people - ple people who stay in office on their supposed former connection with the Union army wanted to be conspicuous as paying tribute to their "dead This year there is no such incen incentive - tive incentive to take an interest in the day, and it promises to be even less regarded than before. KX-SECRETARY SHERMAN. Honest John Sherman's name comes out in the Treasury stealing investigation. He knew of it all along and allowed it to fatten right under his nose when he was Secretary. It has got into the papers that evidence is before the committee proving that Sherman took work workmen - men workmen from the cabinet-maker's thop of the Treasury and made them labor on his new house, the Treasury paying them, and that he made Pitney, an officer of the government, act as agent fir his houses. This has much exercised Mr. Sherman. He does not like it. It looked all right to him to do these things, but to have them nrinted is feature the thinks. So he has rushed in to the defense of Pitney and the Treasury ring. He is to be seen every day at the Treasury, laboring with Secretary Windom, telling him that every everything - thing everything is all right beyond perhaps a little "looseness." He is doing his best to have the pending investigation made a whitewashing one. Windom will stick to his original determination to have a thorough search made and all of the facts ascertained. DRUNKENNESS IN THE ARMY. Officers of the army who get drunk on duty will not have the same immunity extended to them by the Garfield administration as by Mr. Haves. This has already been shown. Mr. Hayes, it will be remembered, had a habit of rescinding the verdicts of the courts-martial dismissing officers from tha army for drunk drunkenness - enness drunkenness The result was very demoralizing to the service. Recent ; y a number of such cases of officers of the army have come before Presi President - dent President Garfield. Instead, however, of rescind rescinding - ing rescinding the sentences of dismissal or in any way ameliorating the punishment prescribed for the drunken offl offlcers.he - cers.he offlcers.he has approved the findings of thecourts thecourtsuiartlaland - uiartlaland thecourtsuiartlaland the offl:ers are dismissed the ser service. - vice. service. NAVAL CHANGES. A good many changes are being made in the navy in those positions regarded as "soft" ones for the occupants Secretary Thompson succeeded pretty well in getting all those plases filled by his favorites, at which there was a grumble. As soon as Hunt came in to suoceed Thompson an attack all along the line was made upon Thom pson's favorites. Admi Admiral - ral Admiral Porter, who had been shelved by the Indiana Secretary, was brought out and dusted for active service. Being so long shorn of any authority in the body the dAmiral evinces a desire to make up for lost time. Of course he is in sympathy with those who have st-irttd aftei the scalps of Thomp Thompson's - son's Thompson's favorites. The hunters are getiing pret pretty - ty pretty good game too. Every day one or more of the Thompson regime is removed from a snug berth and sent to places remote and uncon uncongenial. - genial. uncongenial. There i3. in short, an entire revolution in the personnel of the navy as regards easy duties. Those who get the nice places are well satisfied,but somchow.the old favorites do not seem to relish the changes that have coma. Potomac. THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Opening; Weak and Closing at the Lowest Figures of the Day. New York, May 27. - The stock market opened generally weak, and in the early dealings a decline of 3* to 3 % per cent, took place, Canada Southern, elevated railway shares, Central Pacific, Bt. Paul, Memphis and Charleston, Pacific Mail and Wabash Pacific preferred leading the downward movement. Subsequently there was a re recovery - covery recovery of % 10 lj* per cent,, in the general list, and of 1% to 2 % in elevated stocks. The higher range of values, however, *shs not maintained,and during the afternoon specu lation again became weak on a very pro pronounced - nounced pronounced selling movement and the lowest figures of the day being touched in the final sales, when the decline as compared with yesterday's closing prices ranged from % to 33* per cent., Canada Southern, Pacific Mail, New Jersey Central, C , C., C. <fc 1., Union Pacific, Michigan Central, Lake Shore, the Granger?, P D. A Evansville, Texas Pacific, Ohio and Mississippi and Wabash Pacific leading therein. Sales ag aggregated - gregated aggregated 548,681 shares. Cotton in Liverpool. Liverpool, May 27. - This week's cir cular of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers' Association says; " Cotton wa6 In good demand throughout the week, and quotations further slightly advanced. American was in fair demand, and prices gradually hardened, resulting in an advance of 1-16 J. In sea islands business was moderate, and quotations are partially re reduced - duced reduced a half penny. Futures were in active demand, but firm, and quotations advanced 1-161. for near and l-32d. for dis distant - tant distant months." Mancheater Market. London, May 27 - The Manchester Guar Guardian, - dian, Guardian, in Its commercial article, says : "The market continues very steady, with a mod moderate - erate moderate amount of business where the pro producers - ducers producers are not holding out for full prices. In somewhat rare cases, where offers are for large quantities, they are generally be below - low below the producer's Ideas. There Is rather more doing in the home trade, but buyers continue to act cautiously." Bloody Work In VlrKlnia. Knoxville, May 27. - A special dispatch from Bristol says : "John Baker shot and killed Alexander Osborne and the two Ryner brothers, and mortally wounded another man, whose name is not known, at Os Osborne's - borne's Osborne's Ford, Pcotfc county, Va., and Jim Stapleton killed Sam Kilgore with a knife at Niekelsvllle. The difficulty occurred yesterday, and Is supposed to have grown out of the municipal elections." Tbe Franco-Tunlalau Treaty Rati Ratified. - fied. Ratified. Paris, May 27 - In the Benate to-day, Vicomte De Gontaut Biron (Legitimist) an announced - nounced announced that the party of the Right, not wishing to embarrass the government, would vote for the ratification of the treaty with Tunis, leaving the government re responsible - sponsible responsible for possible consequences. The ratification of the treaty was then agreed to without debate. Tbe Southern l'aclit Club Regatta. New Orleans, May 27 - At the annual regatta of the Southern Yacht Club, which took place here yesterday over a course of 15 miles, the triangular 4th class race was won by the Juniata. Time, 2 hours 34 minutes and 4 seconds. The May B. was second. The Gipsey capsized when within 100 yards of the finish. Grain in C hicago. Chicago, May 27. - There was a heavy de decline - cline decline this morning in wheat, July delivery going to 1103* against 115 yesterday. This was, however, partially recovered at the close. Corn was exceptionally firm. Earthquake la Dllnoia. Cincinnati, May 27. - A dispatch from La Salle, Illinois, says an earthquake oc occurred - curred occurred there last night, cracking walls and foundations of buildings and opening fis fissures - sures fissures in the ground. Stock* lu Augusta. Augusta, Ga , May 27. - Railroad stocks quiet, except Central, which is now 163 a 164 Georgia, 180, Memphis and Charles Charleston - ton Charleston 85. Charleston, Columbia and Augusta 61 a 62. Patti Coming to This Country. London, May 27. - The Telegraph's Paris correrpondoi't says Adelina Patti will sail for America on tbe steamer Servia of tbe Cunard line on October 22d. A Well Known Journalist Dead. Philadelphia, Mav 27. - Wm. L. Dr&ne, General Superintendent of the Philadelphia Ledger, a prominent and well known journ journalist, - alist, journalist, died here suddenly this morning.

CONKLING'S CANVASS. THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SUC SUCCESSION. - CESSION. SUCCESSION. A Stalwart Conference Blocked - The Half-breeds In Council - Plum Talk from theConkltugltes - The Rosses' Backers Keeping their Bold Front - The Latest Count of Nosea-A Re Recess - cess Recess Till IVondajr - Seymour and Potter to be Put Up by the Demo- Crat -A machine Organ's Views. Albany, May 27. - Some forty 6even mem members - bers members agreed to meet Conkling in friendly conference last night to talk over the situa situation. - tion. situation. M hen the hour of eight o'clock ar arrived - rived arrived only one-haif of the number re responded, - sponded, responded, and the conference was not held. It is said the administration men, learning of the proposed movement and fearing it might result in some sort of nomination of Conkling and Platt, prevailed upon a num number - ber number to refrain from attendance. The administration men met last night for conference and talked freely over the situa situation. - tion. situation. The conclusion reached was that they would not go into the caucus but would at attend - tend attend the joint meeting of both houses on Wednesday next and vote for two candi candidates, - dates, candidates, to be agreed upon hereafter. The names of Hon. Rufus H. Choate, Chauncey M. Depew and Comptroller Wadsworth, w-re talked of. Tfce Conkllcgites are still fighting strenu strenuously - ously strenuously for a caucus and declare emphatically that the fate of the party In this State rests upon such action. To go Into an election for Senators without first bolding a caucus, they say, reduces the party to a mob, with no head, no tail, no organiz itlon. It wdl break It op hopelessly and necessitate a reorganization, which has required years to perfect. Their argu argument - ment argument is that the Republican party of this State owes all it Is to the machinery it has now In existence, and to break it Is to turn the B'ate over to the Democracy for many years to come. The usual recess until Mon day c'g'nt will be taken by the Legislature, anil the Conklingitea hope la tbe Interval to effect the object they have In view, securing the requisite number of signers to the call. Owing to the abseucejon aecountof sickness of J. T. Carpenter, of Duchess county, there are only 115 Republican leg legislators. - islators. legislators. These are said to be divided Into 47 for ConkiiDg and 47 against him, leaving 11 doubtful. A majority of 105 is 53, aDd tbe Conklingites need six more t > make that majority. It is said they will get those and call a caucus for Monday night. Then if the admiuistrationists will not go Into caucus and will not make the 53 in the election of 1881 they will have to take the responsibility of turning against the party of the State, and the Conkiiugites will have to devote themselves to breaking the dead deadlock. - lock. deadlock. How this is to be done it is too soon now to indicate. The usual resolution for a recess till Monday evening was offered in the Assem b y, but at the request of Speaker Sharpe it was laid aside, as he said there ought to be some consultation before action. At 11:30 the resolution was called up again and Mi. Raines suggested that it would be better to adjourn to Tuesday morning. Bpeaker Sharpe said that it would require a concur concurrent - rent concurrent resolution, and the Senate has already objected to such resolution. Mr. Niles moved to amend by adjourning till to morrow morning. This was voted down, and the resolution to adjourn to Monday evening was adopted. It Is under understood - stood understood that the House will then meet and im immediately - mediately immediately adjourn till the next morning. The latest count shows that of the one hundred and five Republicans in the Legis Legislature, - lature, Legislature, the Conklingites have fifty five and the fifty. This gives the Conkling Conklingites - ites Conklingites the right to call a caucus, or would give them that right if they had fifty-five signa signatures - tures signatures to their call. But they have not got the signatures. They count several birds in the bush, as do their opponents, owing to the refusal of several members to s'gn either paper. Conkling and Arthur will leave the city to-day for New York, where the conferences will be continued. Their friends insist that everything will be settled before Monday next. There is evidently a better feeliDg among the stalwarts this morning than there was yesterday, while the "antis" are by no means despondent. Beveral petitions were presented in tbe Senate this morning from various towns and counties against the re-election of Conkling and Platt. Mr. Mills presented a petition of citizens of Oneida county asking for the re-election of the ex-Sen at ors. Also a peti petition - tion petition from the same county calling upon the Legislature to sustain the administration. A remonstrance wis presented from busi business - ness business men of New Y r ork cliy against the re reelection - election reelection of Conkling and P a't. The Rvening Commerced (stroDgly pro- Conkling) says: "The chances are that a caucus will be held next Monday evening, and as there are known to be fifty seven signers tte call will be binding on all who desire to remain in accord with the Repub Republican - lican Republican organization. I say there are fifty fiftyseven - seven fiftyseven signers, because this number is known, but there will probably ub nearer thau eighty when the call is issued." By three o'clock p. m. to-day the Dela Delaware - ware Delaware and other hotels presented a compara comparatively - tively comparatively deserted appearance. Mr. Conkling and his associates left ou the 2:40 p.m. train for New York, where, It is said, the canvass will be continued. It Is re reported - ported reported that they will return here ou Mon Monday - day Monday and remain during the expected long teige next week and the week after, as It Is now understood that It will take weeks to break the dead-lock. No change whatever has t>ken place In the situation. Each section claims about half of the Republican mem members, - bers, members, and the real division will not be known until an informal vote is taken Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday next New York, May 27. - The Express' Al Albany - bany Albany special aays: "The majority of tbe Democrats here are of the opinion that the Democratic caucus will settle upon ex Gov Governor - ernor Governor Seymour and Clarkson N Potter as the men who shall receive the Democratic caucus vote." COL. COLE'S PLAN'S. A Banquet In Hla Honor at Atlanta -How Hla itoada Will A fleet Otber Ltnea - Tiie Capital Confident ol Ilia Success. Atlanta, Ga., May 27. - Col. Cole was tendered a barquet by the citizens last night. In his speech of response he allud alluded - ed alluded to his former failure, but avowed that he was sure of success now, although many difficulties lie in the way, and additional leg'slatlon will be required. Only one line, the Rome Road, will compete with any'oth any'other - er any'other route now in operation, 1. e. the State Road. Yet it will increase even the busi business - ness business of that road, in which Col. Cole is a large stockholder. As to the Central RUlroad he says his lice to Macon will benefit it, though a com competitor, - petitor, competitor, bv an Increase of business. It will be completed by January. Atlanta !s jubilant over last night's as assurances - surances assurances from Colonel Cole, and laughs at any one who doubts the realization of all his great plan*. Everything In railroad circles is now so mixed that it Is bard to tell who Is who or what Is what in the pre present - sent present combinations. ROBERT ANDERSON TO HANG. Conwicted of Jiurder at Darien-Hla Brother to he Tried To-Day aa Ac Accessory. - cessory. Accessory. Dartxs, Ga , May 27. - Robert Anderson, colored, was to-day c onvicted of murder. His brother Pompev was jointly indicted with him for the double murder of Chance Brown and his wife, colored, In December last. Pompey will be tried to-morrow. The verdict meets with tha approval of both classes of our people. Charged with Criminal Libel. Bt. Loitis, May 27. - Commodore Wm. J. Kountz*, of Pittsburg, a large steamboat runner and one of the best known steam steamboat - boat steamboat men In the Mississippi valley, was arrested at the Southern Hotel in this city this afternoon on a bench warrant* Issued by Judge Loughlin, of the Criminal Court, at the instance of the grand jury. The charge against Commodore Kountze is in the nature of a criminal libel in publishing, or having published and widely distributed, circulars containing statements damaging to the personal character of the owners and officers of the Anchor Line of steamers running on the lower Mississippi river. Serious Railway CollUlon. Denver, Col., May 27. - One man was kllVed and four fatally injured by a com common - mon common between a freight and a construction train on the Denver and Rto Grande Rail Railroad - road Railroad this morning, near Granite. Several more were hurt seriously.

would so sopn transform the most of them into educated, christianized and useful citi citizens. - zens. citizens. Having been among the Indian tribes, both as a civilian and as an army officer, and know knowing - ing knowing some of their peculiarities that cannot be civilized, I am not enthusiastic over the subject of Indian education and conversion. But there is much in the movement inaugurated at Fort Marion by Capt Pratt, and subsequently joined in by tne Episcopal Church in Central New York, that should meet the hearty approval of all good people. Out of it has grown tfce Hampton institute department for Indian boys and girls, the Industrial School at Carlisle Bar Barracks, - racks, Barracks, and many others under the fostering care of the General Government. It is a noble work and has reached grand proportions, and I can see only good results to flow from its ope operations. - rations. operations. FINAL PARAGRAPHS. The talk about "club stables'' and the Ful Fulton - ton Fulton Hussars having subsided, a "club for a hundred leading merchants and citizens is now being discussed. President Gbalstien recommends the Young Men's Library Association to sell their new building, pay their debts, and then make anew and more economical start. They are now in a very bad way financially. 'The building boom is daily expanding in pro proportion, - portion, proportion, and hundreds of small dwelling houses are going up all over the city, while many fine residences are also being erected on the more fashionable street. I have never seen such activity here before In this direc direction. - tion. direction. In the Sunny South, of this city, of May 14th, appears a sketch and picture or General Geo. P. Harrison, Jr., of Opelika,son of General Har Harrison, - rison, Harrison, of Savannah. The picture is hardly an excellent likeness, but the sketch does justice to the subject considered. General H., as State Senator in Alabama, has entered upon a promising career as a public man. It is an easy thing to build railroads on pa paper, - per, paper, but quite another thing to construct th-m on a more substantial basis. It is true that Colonel H. 8. Haines pushed his Waycross Short Line through in double quick time. It is also true that few railroad men possess his energy, ability and clear-headedness. The air is full of railroad projects, some large and some small, but I doubt if all the bright antici anticipations - pations anticipations will be realized. I have not yet lost confidence in Colonel Wadley's wedge" to do its work first and last. He still holds the key to the main chance, "and don't you forget it " There can be no question of Atlanta's steady growth in the way of mechanical pursuits and other industries. Every day develops some new enterprise, or branch of some old one. that has taken root here. Hundreds of small houses are being built for laboring men and mechanics and rented or sold on monthly payments It is true that all this does not bring any large sums of money here, yet it helps to increase the population, multiply our numerous indus industries, - tries, industries, and create a demand for small dwelling houses. Our big rolling mill and the cotton factory are in the hands of a receiver, but the smaller concerns appear to be more prosper prosperous - ous prosperous and healthy. Atlanta has enough to grow on without resorting to sensational methods. Chatham. MAHONE'S FALL. How Great a Man Was He and Now How Small. Washington Cor. Philadelphia Times. Perhaps no individual who occupied half the public attention Mahone did ever flattened out and became nothing so quickly as he. Springing suddenly into national notoriety as the man who held the patronage of the Senate In his grasp, and had the power of the President and the good will of the Republican party at his back, he was beset, by all sorts of people who wanted all sorts of things. He was besieged at hi3 hotel at all hours and was the recipient of more cards on the floor of the Senate chamber than any other four Senators. On the street, even, he was followed and bored by the pub lie. It was considered a foregone con conclusion - clusion conclusion that Mahone would command, through Gorham and Riddle Riddleberger, - berger, Riddleberger, about two-thirds of all the patronage of tbe Senate. The idea of this immense power brought with it the belief that his name was omnipo omnipotent - tent omnipotent at any of the departments. "No body would dare refuse Mahone," was the saying, and his anomalous position was to be used for the purpose of extorting a species of political blackmail. On every hand his name was in great demand for recommendations for office, high and low, and the most tortuous circumlocu tion and strategy was not too laborious whereby to obtain it. From this pinna pinnacle - cle pinnacle of ureatness Mahone fell in a single day. His fall was heavier and more humiliating thau the mighty Conkling's. To day the name of Mahone is only mentioned with ridicule and contempt. Well Done. Christian Advocate. This is the expression that escapes the lips of every well-meaning and thoughtful person in Macon in reference to the action of Judge T. J. Simmons in the Superior Court on last Saturday. He had before him many of the promi prominent - nent prominent barkeepers of the city for violating the law in selling whisky to minors and selling it on the Sabbath. The grand jury had pluck to indict the parties, and the Judge the courage to execute the law. Many a "God bless you," went up from neglected wives and anx anxious - ious anxious mothers' grateful hearts. There has been no act of a public nature that has given ODe half the satisfaction or fraught with greater good to the people of Macon than this one act of Judge Simmons. It has brought hope to many a despondent heart, as protection is promised to the youths of the communi community - ty community in the future. Judge Simmons said that mothers had written to him and implored him to stand between their young sods and ruin; that these boys were being allured away from home by the brilliantly lighted saloons aud fres frescoed - coed frescoed billiard halls, and that only blighted lives and disappointed hopes awaited them. The Daily Telegraph says; ' Judge Simmons remarked : 'I have this morning, just now, sentenced a man to the penitentiary for life for the mur murder - der murder of a fellow human being, and are you any less guilty than he? Daily you pave the road of a young man's life to ruin, death and damnation. Through your instrumentality the wails of mother and the sobs of sister are heard in desolate homes. Bright futures are shadowed by the darkness of your sin. The morals of the youths of our city are being cor corrupted - rupted corrupted and their respectability tainted.' " Judge Simmons imposed fines to the amount of some twelve hundred dollars. Several parties were fined $250, some $125 and $l5O. One party was fined $356. Judge Simmons is determined, as far as lies in his power, to check the selling of whisky to minors and abolish liquor drinking on Sunday. To which the whole .community says, "Amen." A Profitable Mine. - lt is an announced - nounced announced that Gov. Tabor's matchless mine in Leadville, Col., netted him $75,- 000 in February, $75,000 iu March, $60,- COO in April, and this month will do better than in either of these. The Leadville Herald of a late date says; "Lately a drift has been run to the north along the Hibernia triangle, and thence beyond on the Robert E. Lee line. Yesterday this drift opened into anew and wonderful ore body. There are now exposed in the drifts three feet of almost pure chloride of silver ore that will give returns of from eight to twelve thousand ounces per ton." The Man Who Found the Dia Diamonds. - Daniel - monds. - Daniel Diamonds. - Daniel O'Reilly, who was a florist's assistant at the time he found Mrs. William IL Vanderbilt's diamond brooch in an old trunk which he bought, is now, as the result of that accident, employed by the New York Central Railroad Company about the Grand Central depot. He was also given a sub substantial - stantial substantial pecuniary reward for his straightforwardness in returning the lost brooch. At the time of its return O'Reilly said he hoped it might lead to his father, who is an old man, getting easier work than drivißg a Madison avenue stage. O'Reilly, has been assured that in the fall something more suited will be found for him by Mrs*\iander Mrs*\ianderbilt. - bilt. Mrs*\ianderbilt. - - Queen Victoria refused to reoeive a Peeress who became a widow not very long ago, and has since contracted a sec second - ond second marriage. Twenty years of experience baa firmly rooted Tutt's Pills in public estimation. Their wonderful adaptability to the vari various - ous various forms of disease is a marvel to medical men of all schools. They are largely used in hospitals in Europe and America, as well as in the army and nayy. Cuba and other countries where yellow fever prevails con consume - sume consume million* of boxes annually.

THE COTTON PLANTERS. The Convention at Rlempbia - To Meet in Atlanta at tb* Expo* altlon. Memphis, May 27. - The Mississippi Val Valley - ley Valley Cotton Planters Association met here yesterday. The Committee on Permanent Organization reported the following officeis for the ensuing year: President, F. C. Moorebead of Mississippi; Vice Presidents, H. R. Luca of Louisiana, 8. R. Cockrell of Arkansas, Enoch Ensley of Tennessee, W. K. Ingersoll of Mississippi, Thomas B. Taylor of Alabama, n A. Corley of Flori Florida, - da, Florida, W. C. Walsh of Texas, M. McGhee of North Carolina, and A. P. Butler of South Carolina; Secretary, J. H. D. Bowman of Mississippi; Treasurer, R. G. M. Klein of Mississippi. The name of the Asso Association - ciation Association was changed to the National Planters' Association, and, under charter, authorized the issue of stock to tbe amount of one hundred thou thousand - sand thousand dollars. The Committee on Resolu Resolutions - tions Resolutions mads a lengthy report, embracing all branches of cotton industry In the Soulh. They recommended changes In the system and the introduction of labor saving machinery, and again announce a liberal platform, open to ail nationalities, creeds, etc. The convention also adopted the fol following: - lowing: following: Resolved, That this convention gratefully recognizes the efforts of the Federal Gov Government - ernment Government to meet the necessities of the people of this Valley in the Improvement of the Mississippi river. Yet we respectfully request. Congress to appropriate the sunt of $200,00!) to test an outlet system at Lake Borgne as a relief against the flood tides of the river. Atlanta, Ga., was selected as the next plaee of meeting, during the session of the Cotton Exposition in November next. PUBLIC*! ANDS. Important Decision which la of In Interest - terest Interest to Cltlzena oi Florida and Other Southern States. Washington, May 27. - The Secretary of the Interior has rendered a decision especi especially - ally especially Interesting to settlers upon public lands In the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis Mississippi, - sippi, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. The decision continues in force the accepted practice of the tianeral Land Officer In relation to the period within which filing and payment shall be made In "preemption" cases, where lands have once been offered at public sale and afterward temporarily with withdrawn, - drawn, withdrawn, or have been by accident not sub subject - ject subject to ordinary private entry. In such cases tbe rule has been to class the lands as still "offered for the purposes of pre preemption, - emption, preemption, and to require filing within thirty days, and payment within twelve months of settlement," the law as to "unoffered" lands allowing three months for filing and thirty-three for payment. A question having been raised in regard to lands In the States mentioned not yet "reoffered" under the act. of July, 1878, the present decision holds that the universal rule and practice of the Land Office so loDg established shall govern, and also that by the intend intendment - ment intendment of the statutes of limitations a short shorter - er shorter period must apply to preemptors on these lands as though made subject to pri private - vate private entry under previous offerings, and that the requirement for anew offering only affects the right of private entry, and does not enlarge or restrict the right of preemption as fixed by the previous law. PIMLICO RACES. Cloaing Day of the Spring Meeting. Baltimore, May 27. - The spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club closed to-day and was the most successful spring meeting ever held by the club. The weather was fine, the track in splendid condition and the attendance larger than on any of the prece preceding - ding preceding days, while the racing was all that could have been desired. The first race was the Preakness stakes, for three-year old colts and fillies, a mile and a half. Six started, with Loriilard's entries, Saunterer and Aella, the favorites. Saunterer was last in the start, but went to the front on the home stretch, and won by two lengths, Compensation second, Baltic third, Catoctin fourth. Jack of Hearts fifth, Aella last. Time 2:4o>£. The second race was the Baltimore cup, for all ages, two and one fourth miles. Three started. Monitor, the favorite, took the lead almost at once and held it to tbe finish, winning by a neck after a hard strug struggle - gle struggle in the last mile with Elias Lawrence, who finished second, Grenada third. Time 4:02. The third race was the Consolation puree, mile heats, for horses who had started and not won during the meeting. It had eight s'arters. The first heat was taned by Bruno, Rochester second, Juno third. The second heat and race were also taken by Bruno, Edelweiss second, Vagrant third. Time 1:443*. The fourth race was a handicap steeple chase for all ages, about two and a half miles over the regular course. Day Star and D-rby passed under the string together, with Joe Hunt a good third and Surprise last. The purse was divided between the first and second horses without running them agalD. SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS. Tbe Assembly at Staantou - Tbe Re Revision - vision Revision of the Rymn Book - An Ani Animated - mated Animated D< bale - Tbe Next Session to be Held in Atlanta. Staunton, May 27. - The Presbyterian Assembly was to-day engaged for the most part in a discussion of various overtures from the different synods upon the propo proposition - sition proposition to revise the Hymn Book. An ani animated - mated animated debate ensued. Dr. Hoyt, of Ten Tennessee, - nessee, Tennessee, favored the adoption of the Book of Hymns and Psalms published by Messrs. Scribner, of New York. He was vigorously opposed by Dr. Mullaly, who objected to encouraging New York on the ground that in Scribiier's Magazine had been published objectionable articles and for the further reason that he wanted all patronage be bestowed - stowed bestowed upon Southern concerns. Dr. Mullaly's position was strongly assailed bv Rev. Dr. Davies, who deprecated sectionalism, and did not desire to see the Southern Church cut off from the rest of the Christian world. No definite action was taken. The Committee on Narrative, Rev. J. A. Quarles, Chair Chairman, - man, Chairman, reported the general condition of the Church as prosperous, with a promising outlook. Just before the adjournment this evening, Atlanta, Ga., was fixed upon as the next place of meeting. ARKANSAS DEMOCRATS. The Executive Committee'* Appeal for Harmouy. Littlk Rock, Ark., May 27. - The Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic Executive Committee will issue an address to the people of the State to-mor to-morrow - row to-morrow setting forth the points In dispute between members of the party on the ques question - tion question of the State's Indebtedness. The address urges harmony in the party and a united front to tbe enemy in the next campaign. It insists that the debt question be not made & test of party fealty, and recommends that a consti constitution - tution constitution amendment be submitted bv the next Legislature to the people declaring what part of the debt shall and what shall not be paid. A New Movement by the Land League. London, May 27. - The Dublin corres correspondent - pondent correspondent of the Times says: "Mr. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is conferring with the officials at Dublin Castle relative to the 6tate of the country. I have reason to believe that they contemplate stopping a new and dangerous movement of the Land League for a general strike against the pay payment - ment payment of rents. A determination to this effect may be epeedily announced." Tbe Search for the Jeannette. Washington, D C., May 27. - Command 27. - Commander - er 27. - Commander Cooper, of the United States steamship Alliance, now at Norfolk, Virginia, has been ordered to prepare bis ship with all possible dispatch to proceed on a cruise In seach of the Arctic exploring steamer Jeannette, between Greenland, Iceland and Spitzbergen, along the southern edge of the Polar ice-pack. on The thing desired found at last. Ask druggists for Rough on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, roaches, files, bed bogs. 15c. boxes.

LETTER FROM THE INTERIOR. Along the Brunawick Railroad - Hawklnsville - Death and Burial ot Judge liozeuiau - Business and Ollier Matters Cochran - BrunM Cochran - BrunMwlck - wlck Cochran - BrunMwlck nud Her Improvements - Su Improvements - Superior - perior Improvements - Superior Court aud the Fire-Waj Fire-Wajcross - cross Fire-Wajcross District Conference - Dele - Delegates - gates - Delegates Elect. Frunswick, May 26 . - Editor Morning News: I have just made a trip over the line of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. My first stop stopping - ping stopping point was at HAWKINBVILLE. I found the city in mourning for the late Col. Cornelius M Bozeman. He died on Mon Monday - day Monday night after a protracted illness. He was one of the old landmarks of Hawkinsville, having cultivated in other days the greater portion of what is now the business part of the city in corn and cotton. Although a quiet man, he was one of the most enter enterprising - prising enterprising and prominent citizens of the place. He has been connected with every important movement for the advancement of the city aud community for the past forty years. His death leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill. He was a leading member of the Metho Methodist - dist Methodist Church, and his loss falls heavy upon that organization. He was also an enthusiastic Mason, and St. Omer Commandery of Knights Templar of Macon, of which he was a mem member, - ber, member, came down and performed the funeral rites to-day, committing his body to the grave, "earth to earth, ashes to ashes and dust to dust." Nearly every business house in the city, out of respect to his memory, closed their doors during the funeral ceremonies, and one of the largest crowds ever in the cemetery followed his remains to their last resting place. Business has been reduced to summer pro proportions, - portions, proportions, and merchants have begun to com complain - plain complain of hard times. The provision and supply trade is about all that is going on. Farmers are busy and crops are looking well. There has been about ten per cent, more corn planted tuis year than last Signs of improvement are apparent on every hand, and some new and substantial buildings are going up Woods ex expects - pects expects to get new quarters for the Dispatch this year It deserves better quarters. TheK ights Templar of Hawkinsville dined the Sir Knights trom Macon in elegant style on Wednesday at the House." At five o'clock all returned to Macon save your cor correspondent. - respondent. correspondent. I stopped for ten hours at COCHRAN. In company wi'h Major Armstrong, from Kastman, I took a look at this place. A large number of new buildings have gone up since my last visit - some cf them substantial. Among the improvements is the cotiage resi residence - dence residence of Col. W. H. 'Wiley, formerly of Savan Savannah. - nah. Savannah. It combines neatness with convenience, and will be a delightful home. I met with and received courtesies from Dr. Walker, of the Enterprise. He is a whole-souled gentleman. BRUNSWICK. After an all night's ride I readied Bruns Brunswick, - wick, Brunswick, and found Charley Wimberly ready to take charge of me. I have not stopped over herr for more thau a year, and I was not pre prepared - pared prepared to see the number of new houses going up, and those alreadv completed, since my last visit. Tha new hotel is an ornament to the place, and a monument to the energy and en enterprise - terprise enterprise of Major Nelson. Its register shows a good daily list of arrivals, and, although it has not made money this season, it is destined to succeed by-snd-by. The members of the Epis Episcopal - copal Episcopal Church are erecting a handsome and commodious rectory. It will be one of the finest buildings in the city. There must be money among some of tbese people, or they could not find work for so many carpenters and other mechanics that seem so busy about here. Even the newspaper fraternity are pros prospering. - pering. prospering. Brother Stacey, of the Advertiser, has recently erected a nice home building. Busi Business - ness Business has been very good all season, although now slacking up somewhat. There are now over fifty vessels in port, and It is impossible to get hands to load them as rapidly as is demanded. I found the Superior Court in session, with Judge Mershon on the bench. A considerable amount of business was being transacted, but nothing of public importance save sentencing a negro to lifetime servitude for murder. On last night about 10 o'clock an alarm of fire was given, which proved to be Dillon's Halt, opposite the custom house, and was oc occupied - cupied occupied by Messrs. O'Connor & Wernz. The flames soon reached a kerosene oil can, which exploded, and put the fire beyond control. It soon communicated with Holzendorf Bros.' meat shop and storeroom and the adjoining bui'ding. belonging to Mrs. W. H. King, and cccupied by Mr. Burroughs. The night was calm, and by the earnest work of the firemen, the fire was stopped with only the destruction of these four build buildings, - ings, buildings, although for a while it seemed that the whole fine of buildings were doomed, including the custom house, Littlefield & Tison's, and the immense amountof shipping lying along the wharf. O'Connor & Wernz ltad sl,sooinsur sl,sooinsurance - ance sl,sooinsurance on their stock, but saved nothing. There was alro SI,OOO insurance on the building. The Holzendorfs lost everything save $250 in insurance - surance insurance on one of the buildings, Mr. Bur Burroughs - roughs Burroughs had $1,500 on his stock, and Mrs. King $125 on the building. Dr. Macon, who was living over Mr. Burroughs' store, saved only a trunk or two. and was badly bruised by jump jumping - ing jumping from the top of the porch, the only way of escape left him. The destruction of the build buildings - ings buildings was quick, although to-day there were some of the old timbers smouldering s ill. I found also in session here the Waycross District Conference of the W. E. Church South, with Rev J. M. Marshall pres ding. Tbe attendance was not large, hut the re reports - ports reports were g-.od from the various fields of la labor. - bor. labor. This district embraces a scope of coun country - try country including Liberty county and running through to Worth and Colquitt counties and all that section to the sea coast. The delegates to the annual session of the Boutb Georgia Conference, to convene in Columbus next December, were; Kev. A Clarke. Thos. D. Hawkins. H. Pappet and B. O. Middleton. The Conference will adjourn on Saturday afternoon. Rev. G. G, N, MacDonell, of Savannah, is here attending the Conference. The tide of pleasure seekers continues to go through here to Cumberland Island. Among the number this morning was Judge W. D. Nottingham and family, ot Perry. Ga. Jack Plans,