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WATCHES, CLOCtfS. SILVERWARE, SPECTACLES, ETC. W. C. ROBINSON & CO. NO. 28 UOCKATSOFNKW ?EST. ,?Mf.-t?a?d SomU .'?*C , to CldcaR? l'aVOn-' ,ullU.-He Addresses L^^1" Received W.U. -y^'"" -The l>el?ir?ti??n k" ? , ,,,, -a?The (1cm Sco vcutio" ? died to or K ' Edffard Murphy, ol the :. The rush wa> *1? deletes were shut ?Uc anxiety of Albany people rihrt0, formality, the chair Tcaiporary Chairman I ?,11. Bee be. to David B. m, reference : whom democracy iN-iter dishonor or de , ..??.. of the address that ,; delegates and a into a series of yells ... M vcral thousand 1 it 1 ?f Elmira wrved ?s han -i tJ ?{? the other organize L&iedthc itir as their bear i^lMved simultaneously. " ifac speech of Mr. Becbe, *., (Ucd the roll of delegates. * u| Lieuti-Guv. Sheeuan '; (M ,; surprising demon - , ,se.,al:m>st equaling that heatieiition of Hilt's name by ' 0!, credentials, perma |.,. .! latform and delegates " fleeted. rastltenta^en until 3:JO p. in. |,ftll wa- as crowded as at the . ,r..\.,u when Chairman Heche H gruooti session to order at ;ioit ol t'-?1 committee on < favor. .1 the seating ot the Atrs in the tested I illaiti and Chattauqua. The feu adopted. ujori ot the committee on pcrma , t(i in -.v.i- ;; .i presented and ' , . Daniel B. Sickles was I :ii linn in, and when lie idBeed by Judge ucebe he receiv ivition. Gen. Sick Iee s poI; c a s t o 1 - acv of Sen York and OS t he . .. h the presidential cam I-'. . 11 ;i deep sense of the re ? ; im Djed upon them by the ?1 : . ol IS90 and I SUM. We :.. to sec the manifest purpose of Seofthis country to dismiss the itiiparty from any further control d i, government. The state of irk -.:> aft it hud the good fortune noted in the choice of one oi its is champions >>t the national de i. If we shall again he invited by iMtiejiti bther states to put for wiididate for the chief magis f.tbe nation, we arc prepared to rseSerages for a statesman whose already places him in the group Sitri ms l)v the names of Vau 'right, Marcy, Seymour and Til It sliill present lite name of the feuier whose hanner is inscribed n*5victories ami under whom the icj ol Sew York never has been <: rill he defe ttcd: a leader wh?> :ttti to she senate of the United lilhout the expenditure of a doU rwelove heeausc the enemies mtic party hate nnd fe it- him: OResueccss i- always the tri ?M" party; a leader whose elec !wpresidc?cy of the United States |eto the whole people an admin * filled and directed in all its 9 "ri aples, policy aud I radf M?r?on and Jack?on." iW.Ridgeway, of Kin-s county, Met! up i ho report of tl e com mit f'v lution8, which uns read bv ^noeratic party of (he state of 1,1 ciuivei lion aesembb d, re f.j ol its fidclih to tl e whole gjfotli and trnditioii.as affirmed "1 platfurtn from I87G to 1888, ,:,!' Plate platforms: coucur ' *'* '? ? > *! (111 \ ?* v i' t?t* '[ i 1 ii e 11 "s 1 *e ol CJ ircrnor Hill's "?,; r^;'''! and alike illustra g Hi the chief magistracy of |'rk '!;'"' platform, IST4: First, vt,,.""'v leajcal tender; no cur g?ni.?le trith coin, ?nd.-steadt i , pavmeiifs; mi step j^'j " ; lament oi the ? 1. ui r<mu; sacred nrcser TftWie faith j.i L . ^n'- revenue re ^P^nership with protect ? ' ? ????, hu:,,?. , ,0 iimi| TS^ J--.:y thetewnow^ | . : 1 ' servants, mnni I ? tl.a: no p?ri ? ? - i'^ial taxation. 7th, S; ,,? ':!,V ??>i a private' tV, ':', m- ^1'. ecouomV SfrLp.5, ,:u be ,er; f,:?ie flat!<>,,., of (Sty): ^Hdtastiy adhere to the w"??d >a?Mice. We a>e W?r ,S-?f.ftnv sl,verdoliai ihr ?r"r ?;*"'" V!l,uc ?f?verv ,,ew 8her?nan sil IWhl. "!"-'"'"i> of our B<'?. CxhR?4?d and all our ?? j1' t"?me as false 4e ^' bodrance ofthereS ^c;f',a^ as tending ^?1.,'"M--, (,"c kind lk4re Is of honest mo,, ^!6ij-C asno so l^i^^y^orsethanihl !Wiu'ir7-wM represeiita, I^H - ? '?l-esoChe . ."stlv !.^?mnedbv .??;?;! "pnsiug insi ;ls,,-.i!iv,,?^b ren^a u'? Peoples'council^ I anoVto execute the peoples will. Democrats of tfmw v i Proud memory h^nfle^^ ?*? the state governmei ? ' *dm,n,s*e-< ?1 who aNo with , ,h ,r?Sali.v,but he parly ,? pU6., ?? ? ? '? ' - IP?W'=?">i?<l??nce |.? cur?,,? c?h, Videmn non , not also lo ,,?? pavm ' . - Slates is solemnly pled"ed." The democrat* or V*L v i . gratea,. pride ?F,0f?u^V.n finance ot Governor Hit,, who, bv effi ^n^r"" i,1,roi,?llo?t??i??ongadmi7l. M?traiire career has accomplished pracfi cal extinction of our state dcbtjl^ Ul,^ ?rged with powerful and orac i f^cy, the nations release from the |f;o? dageoi unequal. unneccsrav, and , u jjust taxation imposed by the tariff of 1883 \?d thfe ^PeaI oft,'csupcr-added imposi? tion of the two McKinley laws; and like rvrisc, with a statesman's energy and true f^-ighl of the 70-cent dollar pushing for theliirthem the body of the Sherman sil verlaw-has taken up the peoplcVcau?? assailed the republican depredation of the ? peoples silver money, and led the advance I 01 l\* democratic party of New York with , unfaltering steps to ?iat Bolw n, high justice and equitv upon which thev |staud to-day, absolutely without discord I or division, in this behalf "deinandin"" I with him "that every dollar coined in th< bmted States shall be equal of every dob } jar so coined ami demanding redress of : their present shameless inequality." I The democrats of New York with proud hope, yet, with perf ect deference to their I brethern of otln 1 states and cordial csti I mation of their renowned leader as a wor I thy standard bearer of the peoples cause, ! point to (he nomination of David P.. Hill t,, the office of President as a lit expression of the whole democratic faith and fradi I tioil, and of our settled purpose to rescue ? this perverted government from the clutch of autocrats and debased money. ! In obe.diance to the mandate of the dem ,' ocratic voters of New York, lite delegates I selected by this convention are instructed j t?> present to the national democratic con j vention the name of David 13. Hill as :i candidate (or President of tin- United States; a democrat who has led his puiiv j trow victory to victory for seven sueccss j ivc years, and who has never known de \ feat. Said delegates are furtheriustruct I ed to act as a unit in all matters instruct j ed to their charge, said action to bedeter j mined by a vote of the delegates, j llesolvcd, That we congratulate the people ol the state upon the auspicious I opening of Gov. Flower's administration j and extend to him assurance of ourcordial support in his earnest ettbrt to give the I people a frugal, honest ami etlicieut gov? ernment of.state alfairs. W hen that passnge instructing lor Da? vid H. Mill was road, ttie air was shaken by an outburst that made the bunting quiv? er, and when the resolutions were unani? mously adopted, cheers broke forth again, and subsided only when Col. John it. j Fellows arose in his place near the front oJ ! the Tammany delegation und moved that a committc be delegated to wait upon ! Senator Hill and reqest him to appear be [lore ami address the convention. Col. Kollows. Mayor Maiming, of Alba? ny, and Mr. Adams of Kings, were dele [ gated to act under this motion, which was [carried with renewed cheers. While this [committed was 00 its errand, Secretary of I State Rice handed up the report ol the i list of national delegates and alternate fat large and by destricts. Next was pre ,? seiitcdand read the list of state prcsidcu j tial electors at I a lire and by districts: ) Presidential electors at large?Win. ! St ein w ay and Erastus Corning: J Scarcely had < he last name been uttered when tie: committee 011 invitation ap? peared at rear of the hall,'escorting Sena (or Hill. The band st ruck up a stirring air and the vast throng rose to their feel and cheered,waved handkerchiefs and shouted. The din died only of exhaustion, as .Mr. I Hill, on the arm of Col. Fellows, walked [down the aisle to the measure of the baud > music. Coming filially upon the stage.Mr. I Hill shook hands with (ten. Sickles, re ? moved his overcoat, took from one of its I pockets his speech in printed copy, and I then waited for tin; applause to subside. I When silence had come on the throng ? Sickles leaning upon his. crutch and waved 1 iiis hand toword Hill, said: "J present to you, gentlemen of the convention, the j young Hickory of Demoer.icy, our next j presidential candidate. David B. Hill," j Then came more cheering and din and If ill Stood waiting, his face very pale and one hand tightly gripped in nervous tension. At length shouts subsided and Senator Hill spoke thus: Fellow democrats: Your committee; summoning meto this presence, have ap? prised me of that unanimous vote, which will make known your approval of tue to { the authorised representatives of the de: ! mocracy of the United States, and be re? corded in the annals of our national con \ en t ion. With what, tt.rms shall I acknowledge [this official act. my fellow democrats, which, instead ol' pointing to some new, untried career, might amply reward and ! crown tho labors of the longest life. From that great cardinal whose " Lead, Kindly Liget," has touched tho hearts of j all Christendom,letjgratitude humbly bor. I row this worthier response than I myself I could ever frame to tho great democracy j whom you represent. My respect for them (obliges* me to submit myself to their 'praises as to a grave and emphatic 'judgment upon me which it would be rude to question, thankless not to be proud of land impossible ever to forget, Reawak? ening democracy all over our land i the most auspicious sign of the times. When the people of Prance rose against oppression, a hundred years ago, it meant revolution, change of rulers, and a social earthquake. When the democracy ol America rise, it means an upheaval at the ballot-box, a change of their servants, and political reform. * Ui'ue democ rncv, a government, of. and for the people. When von see farmers aroused and allied, when von see nil federations of labor stir? ring, when von see In every state the great democratic party up and afoot, it means the! flie reign of'plutocrals is nearly over and the bright dav of democracy is ap? proaching dawn. The use of political par ! . -? ties is to promote tlie expression of the People smandates. Thefunctiouof states ?'??? is to frame and execute the same blv just and equal laws. The democratic par? ty has this proud record. It is swift in its responses of the people's needs. It makes choice of safe :?,d wise statesmen to the. statutory landmarks of t he people's pro? gress, and release their energies to an cv er larger liberty. Democracy is progress. Liberty is its ! vital air. Constitution and laws are vol , uutary, self-imposed safeguards of demo racy. Il any words of mine could reach every fireside in our land, this is what I j would ask my fellow-countrvmen at this I l,m? {,) consider. All our tro'nlqea, all our i dangers at this very hour, after so manv j years ot republican rule, are the direct consquence of that rule, and flow from I unconstitutional legislation by the very I men who sit in shivering his'over what j the democracy will do with power. The ! democratic party, which trusts the people and would see all law based upon the peo? ple's will, is precisely that partv whose creed has ever been a strict interpretation ot the constitution and a confinement of ? the government to the few specific grant ed powers. j i commend these contrasted facts to my ! feltow-countrymen lor neighborlv debate : and tin side meditation till the sn?w melt. The republican party neither trusts the people nor obeys them, it now requires I another upheaval at the ballot-box like I that of 198? to be convinced that the j w?cked work of the billian-dollar congress must be rcdea(ed and the peoples' will '. obeyed. J ( Keliow-democrals, I rejoice to know by j those infallible signs, by the ground swell*: by the reawakening of the democratic j hostsjgby the arousal of high and noble ? \ bung aud)it.ions throughout our land, that I we are advancing to a cordial union and [another overwhelming triumph. Wo are I advancing to the final renewal of the na? tions, verdict in the mad,insatiate reign ! I of autocrats, and plutocrats in t lie billion- 1 dollar congress, where their verdict now I scoffed and stayed, shall have efficient ex j ecution in the election <>t both branches ? of the federal congress, and federal exc ! cutive, obedient to the soverign people; Continuing Hill said. "Your message to to the great and gen m-.i1 assembly ol dem? ocrats, 1 rejoice to know, touches nothing j of interest to New York but what is uni? versal ami common to the interests of the i whole of riiese United Slates. You stand tor the whole democ -a tic fa it Ii .-.no tradi I iion, which in the b llion-doliar congress underwent a most powerful, deliberate ind revolutionary subversion, by monev power ever known in nur history.' two McKinley laws mom transform I lie federal i power taxation tor revenue into an in? strument ot' exrorl on. taking from tin I wages aud profits of our industrial toiling I millions by subsides, b on and en? hanced prices, stun ndous iucrcmeui for I weall h of our emplo; er? ?>t less t hau seven per cent of ali our people! Shall these [ laws stand? J The Sherman silver iav: now tran: forms the federal coinage power of silver and I <:old, into an instrumeul for the gradual I expulsion of our gold, lor the establish? ment of an exclusive basis, and for the I permanent reduction of every American dollar by 30 per Ceul or m ire I.?low the [ ieveljol its true value dining the wholepo ? riod of our free bimetallic coinage from 17JW to Wl'.i. Shall such a law stand? ! There has been no such legislation for free j men since Cromwel callad the laws of j England a 'tortuous aud ungodly jumble.' j "The demand for the repeal of these edicts of the billion-dollar congress has extorted from the republican leaders their j published purpose to refuse the repeal. The admission is of great importance; it i .s fresh evidence that I do not press too far tiu- charge of disobedience to the peo j pic' soveru helming mandate. The demand < for the repeal is a proposal of the largsst [ measure of hi riff reform, I admit, for it is ? a proposal to recover the whole ground usurped by the billion-dollar congress; and it is even more, lor it has apprised j the country that their nnropenled exist i ence for another yearshall not erect noye I super-added wrongs of two McKinley acts I into finalih . Repeal is not a proposal to stop al the itaritt'ol l>s?> as a finality. The language I expressiv barred out that absurd idea, i Moreover, when the tariff*of ISK1 was the ' law of the land, in the hour of our defeat I three years ago I said here in Albany that the democratic patty nails to the mast the flag of tariff reform. Tariff" reform will remain and require a progressivesolutioii, willi a wise aud politic method of abolish? ing whenever practicable, on.- after ano? ther, one indefensible tax al a time, were the two MeKinlev laws today replaced by the lariffof f8K?; I '1" ??1 ???eh back? ward froni the advance line oi entrench? ments which the democrats ofNev. York have won, kept and u ill -u n d. ! 1 do not shirk the deadly grapple with the republican revolutionists, who-, bau I ners no longer IJy the tariff of lSS3i but now IIv the mad McKinley laws and the ? wild Sherman law, and mock us from their j citattela of power. The cause of tariff re ' form has recently made a great practical j advance. Secretary Mann ig, in his.last report of 18S6, advised congress to begin practical tariff re form by a single act, an for free wool, ah acl untaxing the clothin? of about 00,000,0(11) people. One vear later, "! 1^, the secretary's report was written largely in the message of the President. Now five rears latt r. one ol our most en? lightened economists, David A. Well? writes to the chairman of the ways nnd means committee that the path nfprogress which Secretary Manning biased first and alone, is the true path. It is the maxim of sound policy, hotter fitted to win elections than to lose fbem, better dividing into -utsy clmpters tue les sons of the lone isn npatgn oi educatton, abolish whenever you can one after auo (t,er one indefensible lax at a time. I his is true progress. Let us rejoice. The senate and the executive may now roluse the least; as they refused-the largest, mea i <Ure of tariff reform, but of the future ol lour cause we may now feel the better as j * The Speech was mlen'lytlistencd to, and i while not broken often by applause, it was cheered loudly ..t the close and fhe hand I played "Three Cheers for the Red, \\ bite and Blue." . . ,. C \ motion to adjourn came qutcKly then, and the convention at 0:30 adjourned sine die. DEACON'S DEED. DETAILS AS TO THK TKAGIC END OF AN AMOUR. * American .Shoots it Foreign Dlolomat, Whoia He Found Tresspaggingon Marital Rights?The Shooter In Prison, Pending an Investigation. Cannes, Feb. 20.?The shooting of M. Abielle by Mr. Deacon, the American gentleman, who discovered that the Frenchman was carrying on a liason with Mrs. Deacon, continues to be the ab? sorbing topic of conversation among the large American colony here. Mr. Deacon, who surrenderedto the police immediately after the shooting' was examined by the magistrate in charge of the case. Mr. Deacon was calm and collected, and gave a very succinct account of the incident that led up to the killing ot Abielle. His story, though it does not agree in all its details with the publishod accounts of the affair, confirms in a measure the first tel? egraph reports of the shooting. In re? sponse to the Magistrate's questions Mr. Deacon said he arrived at the Hotel Splen? dide shortly after midnight. As he en? tered the corridor he sew a light shining through the space under the door of his wife's room. Though there v,aa nothing in this ot' itself to cause him to suspect that a man was in his wife's company, it did for some explainable reason reawaken his suspicion that his wite wan unfaithful to him. His suspiciou regarding his wife's honor had been aroused some months pri? or to this by her conduct, but he had no tangible prool that she was engaged in wrong-doing. When he saw the light un? der her door, however, his suspicions be? came a certainly, and he determined to at o:ce confirm his worst belief, He sum? me ri d the clerk of the hotel, and in hi^ company broke in the door of the room. He saw Abielle hiding behind an arm chair, ami fired three times at him. Mr. Deacon udded that it was not his intention to kill iiie in.in, but only to wound him. Mr. Deacon further stated that his svile had ihr n -t extravegant tastes, and that I lately she had spent fabulous sums on her j loileL This extravagance had led to fre? quent quarrely between him and his wife. i His conjugal lite, he said, had been un? happy for a long time. He was sorry for what he had done, but the thing had gone on loo Inn?: lime, and could odly und badly. Mr. Dca< "ti asked the Magistrate to ad? mit him to bail, fhe Magistrate declined j to do so .it onea, but promised to consider the application. In ttie meaatime Mr. ! Deacon would have to remain in prison. I_ l PJCACL PROCLAIMED. The Mining Trouhlew in Coal Creek Valley Settled. Knoxvillb, Feb. 19.?The mine troubles in the Coal Creek Valley have at last been settled. The Tenuessee Mining Company, which caused the incident by placing con? victs in its mines, which action was fol? lowed by their release in August and again in October, has about concluded anf agree? ment sarisfactoy all around. The mines will he operated by white miners on the co.-oper ativfe plan. The capital stock of the company has been doubled and the new I stock- will be taken by miners at Briee j vilh and by labor leaders in Knoxville, [ Chattanooga, Atluntaniud elswhcre. The scheme has been approved by all concern? ed, and will be put in operation immediate? ly. In a few days the military forces may safely be taken out of the valley, and J those persons who shoud know best say j there has been no use for them for several months. The reports sent out of purpos? ed trotibl.es have been eensational fakes. MRS. I* LA IN IS. Granted Divorce.?A Decision Reached In the Famous Case at Deadvrood Sooth Dakota. Du An wood, S. D., Feb. 20.?A decision in the Blaiue divorce case was unexpect? edly handed down today. In his decision .Judge Thomas, reciting the grounds on which the suit was brought, the fact that the couple were extremely young and that the match was ill-advised. "The testimo j uy shows that the first two years of their ! maiu'ed life was all that could be wished, and the. cause of tV ir separation was the unfriendliness on the art of the family, especially the elder .Mrs. Blaine. ft seems 'ti i' the family, becoming reconciled to I the marriage, invited the couple to visit them at Augusta. As far as Mr. Blaine the elder is concerned, the plaintiff was properly treated, but Mrs. Blaine, sr., did much to make the life of the plaintiff un? happy She had evidently concluded that ; it was best to separate them, and she laid shrewd olans, and surrounded them wi.ii ! circumstances which would result in an I apparent desertion on the part of the 1 plaintiff. In other words, she treated the j plain tiff so cruelly as to cause her to be 1 so unhappy that, she would leave the fam ilj horn.-, and so she conid claim that the wife deserted the husband. Young Maine's conduct under all circumstances is very reprehensible. He does not seem to be made of the stern stuff we would expect, coming from the family he does. As soon ! as he got under the domination ?of his nio ther, he seemed te become estranged from ] his wife and he treated her with neglect j and inattention. The evidence shows that his desertion was the result of his mo? ther and that the treatment of this plain I'tiff was reprehensible and bud in every respect." The .Judge describes the wife's sickness and young Blaine's disregard of her con? dition, and says: "It is hard for the court to Hod language to describe its feelings against a young man who would act in thie way. The evidence shows that the conduct of the plaintiff was that of a loving wife at all times and her appeals to 13? shoved her to he a pure, noble woman. That man must have been given over to hardness of heart to have resisted such appeals from the mother of his child* All the testimo? ny shows the plaintiff did everything with? in her power that was incumbent upon a good wife to do in order to make a hus? band return to her, who seemed to have been estranged from her by his mother. I conclude from the testimony that the plaintiff has not only been ruthlessly de? serted without justifiable cause, but that the defendant has refused absolutely to provide, for more than two years, any of the necessities of life. The plaintiff is granted a divorce from James G. Blaine, jr., the child, James G. Blaine third, is given to her care, and it is further entered ahat the defendant pay plaintiff $1 600 suit money and $400 attorney foes and $100 per month foa the support of herself and the child." Dringe Of Dollars. [Wailiington Post.] C. G. Kicker, chief clerk of the St. Lou? is sub-treasury; B. C. Farrar, the receiving teller, and E. M. Miller, the watchman of vaults, were standing in a group just in? side the ponderous doors and beside sev? eral immense rows of silver dollars which were piled to the ceiling of the vault* in canvas bags, containing each $l,0li0 and weighing about sixty pounds. Suddenly Mr. flicker noticed a slight bulging movement of the center of th' ouitside row of heavy sacks, and realizing in a second what was about to occur, he sprang to the opposite Bide of the vault, i at the same time shoving his companions away from the falling mass of silver. Mr. Farrar Jell in one corner out of harm's way, while Mr. Miller was fortunate enough to lodge in the passage room b tween the smaller vaults, which is at tl ? further end of the silver room Mr. Kick? er's, action was none too earl for in the 'winklingof an eye nearly 00.000 pound* ofsiverwas piled four feet deep on th spot where they had been Blending. As it was Bevern! of the hags struck him on the legs and bruise.-! his feet. The li nek used to wheel the heavy sacks about, which was standing in the vault, was smashed. Nearly $1.000,000 were scatter? ed promiscuously around the sled room, and it was by the merest chance that none of the men were killed, in conse? quence of the accident a large amount ol the silver coin v,iii be removed to the up-1 per vaults. Reld and His Resignation. Washington, February 19. The report that United States Minister Reid has re? signed is denied at the state department, where it is asserted that Reid's resigna? tion depends almost entirely upon the status of the negotiation or the commercial reciprocity arrangment between France and the United States, and thai it is not atjalljlikely that he will leave the diplomatic service while there is the slightest pros nect of a satisfactory settlement of that question* - - . ^ ? ......?... COMPROMISING DEMOCRATS. The Wifcrrng Factions Trying to Get Together Nbw Oftr.RAN*, February >.9?The com? promise proposition submitted to the two democratic central committees by the joint conference committee has been rati? fied by both sides. The McEnery com mitte raitfied the agreement Saturday night. The Fosterites ;were in session all day yesterday and there was consider? able opposition to the measure as offered, as it was considered detrimental to the success of the factions. Senators White and Gibson addressed the body during the day, and are supposed to have urged harmony. The committee last night, by a unanimous vote, decided to accept. The McEnerites are jubilant in consequence. The principal point of the agreement is the submission of the McEn? ery and Foster tickets to primaries, the winning ticket to be the regular demo? cratic ticket at the general election and the other to be withdrawn. The confer? ence committees are in session, arranging the details of the primaries and other matters in connection with the agreement. THE MILLIONS. A Now Southern Railroad to bo Con? structed. Ni;w York, February 19.?The Tribune will publish this: A new southern rail? road enterprise is contemplated in the I corporation of the Norfolk, Wilmington and Charleston railroad with a capital of ten million dollars to build a line from Norfolk, Va., to Charleston S. C.f with ? branch at Columbia, S. C. It is said that the new road will shorten the railroad distance between east and southern points nearly 1G0 miles. TFIE BANKS BREAK. Systematic Swindling Charged Against the Institutions' Officers. Sydnet, N. S. W., vja Panama, Feb. 94. ? No less than ten of the largest saving banks stopped payment during the Us? fortnight, and many of the remaining ones are likely to follow. Societies that only a few mouths ago paid at thoir annu? al meetings from 12 to 25 per cent, divi? dends to their shareholders could not nee their way alter a couple of days a "run" on them to repay to the poor widow their few pounds of hard earnings deposited in these misscalled saving banks, let alone fixed deposits that had matured. Curnei, both deep and loud from these impover? ished people, is tho conscquenee. Liqui? dation will give the unfortunates, perhaps five shillings on the pound, after a period of three years. Some will not even get that much. This has been going on for years and under the very uose of Parlia? ment and the Executive Government, and nobody lifted as much as a linger to check the swindle. But members of Parliament, Magistrates, an<? even Ministers of the Crown were in the swim, and headed the i lists as directors and shareholders. Three Finger? Cat Off ? "Pete" Rush, formerly the firm of Rush Bros, of this eity, had three of fingers of his hand cut off, while coupling care ftt Horton's Summit. The coupling pin was henf, and attempting to make it work his left hand got caught, aud the train kept moving, so he was obliged to walk along between the cars nntil he could sienal the engineer to stop. He was put on the pas? senger train and brought here to Dr.Kun? kel. HIIX THIS MAX. C'ongreftHmttn Sprijrer ?ays the Voice of New York Must l$o Heeded. Washington, Feb. '24.?Mr, Springer, of Illinois, said, in conversation aboard the congressional train returning from Chica? go, that the Democratic party must heed the voice of New York and judging from the proceedings of the Albany convention Cleveland could not hope to get support of New York for the nomination. He (Springer) wast)herefore inclined to think Hill would be the man. Personally he fa? vored Palmer, who would doubtless, re? ceive the complimentary vote of Illinois, und that he being out of the way I! tine if would vote for Hill Mr. ^pvingcy will write a letter giving his re .-sire:-- for con? sidering Hill 'lie besl candidate: industrial Votes, the river near the Woolen Mill Thi? isa pretty location for a house, as it has ft splendid view of the town. * ?* Robert W. Flanary is rehuildingbisfeed stalde fin East Fifth Street, which was lotnit some time ago. ? Wes. Taylor is erecting a residence in East Big Stone Gap. W. P>. K?hr ?im and Mr. Hunt, formerly of Nelson county, Va., but more recently [of Kentucky, will also erect residences i here. * # East Big Stone Gap has a school house of very pretty design that will cost about ."?7)0. Private school is now being carried on there by Mr. Kennedy. * * Mr. William Wolfe, Chairman of the School Board for this (the Richmond) School District, says he will be nbla to provide $."00 toward thoJ*ruction of a pub? lic school building in Big Stone Gap this next year. ? ? Mr. Malcolm Smith and his corps of,en? gineers arc this week locating the tram road from the ore beds on the Prestoo tract to the S. A. & 0. railroad, and it is expected that it, will be in operation in about two weeks. * * Messrs. Whitridjic, Fox k McGeorge have discovered a vein of valuable Oriska ,ny (brown hematite) iron, ore on-their Lipps farm, just above the Furnace. An expert ways that though it contains some water awrl alnranium, it is more valuable than the same kind of ore that cornea from Cripple Creek, which is so extensive-' Iv used by the furnaces on the Norfolk & Western railroad. An analysis is nov,' be? ing made, and a car load will be sept to Graham to bo tested in the furnace there. * a Mr. E. J* Bird Genernl Manager of the furnaces hero savs, the work is progress? ing so well that h" vrill he ahfe; if the pre? sent favorable weather continues, to make pig iron in March. * * ? u . He in now unloading fifty car loa<t> of sand, wnich comes from the river near the L. & N. freight station.- This goes into his cast-lions* where the molten iron is run into pigs. Mr. Bird savs he needs a great many hou?es for his present and prospective workmen, aud has offered a guarantee of 15 per cent. o*?r annum on th?' cost of both ground and house,?tIowingalso for dopre ciation of property; ? a Messrs. Whitridge, Fox h James hav.? So'd *? lot near fe*. Furnace t" th* X"nne 4v Broa.V who.are now erecting or; it a hons ? 29x42, to cost $1,060. and to be done dum- 1st. This is lot 10 in block 209. * * A gentleman who takes a great deal of intern rest in what concerns Big Stone Gap recently wrote to Pullman Palace Car Company in rctrard to the reservation of accommodations for this place, and has received the following letter in reply: Chicaco, Feb. 19,18S2. Referring to your favor of January 9th, addressed!to Mr. Pnllman, in which you enclosed a clipping from one of your local papers; I beg tosny thi- matter has been thoroughly investigate^ by Mr. Pullman's directors, and wo find that the demund at Bit? St otic G??n for ?c com m oda t ion a would justify ua in making a reservation for that station. We have th^rerore set aside two sections 1 am much obliged to you for bringing the matter to our attention. Yours trulv, C. A. GAROELOU, Genera) Superintendent. * ? According to best information it is not necessary to spend even this sum as it is understood that the United States Gov? ernment furnishes the small fish, and even pays the cxprensage on them from the hatchery to the stream if local people will see to their disposition and look oat for their preservation afterwards. Let some of our representative fishermen like Mayor Bullitt, Dr. Kunkel, Capt. Matheny and Henry G. Bush do what U necessary in the matter and put it into effect. This should be done at once, or it will soon be too late. There is a hatchery at Wythevlllc from which Congressman Buchanan could pro$>~ ably get the necessary supply.