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; jTAKKR STREET, , N:.'PB BUILDING.) t n'r-VUTPTIONB. . one } oar, SMOO; si* '' ’ Uire months, $- 50; one *• one year, $2 01): six months, F‘ l "‘ _ r . irK j.cr> pv CARRIER OR ! REPAID w i| pleMe observe the date 01 ADVERTISING. . & square—a line averages Advertisements, i*r square, • ,t xo insertions, $1 SO; *s .• !<>; si* iiiseruoiis, *5 00; \a’s. f.‘ '£>: eighteen insertions, ve' r '' -,x m-ertions, tiSSO. • Notices double above rates, advertisements. . meats $1 50 per square. ,-,s. Marriages, Funerals . a! Notices $i per square ,ts of Ordinaries, Sheriffs ■y.- a . userted at the rate pre r Rent, Lr st and Found, 10 No advertisement inserted j.ngs for less than 30 cents - by Rost Office Order, . r or Express, at our risk insertion of any adver Wc 1 . -j, cified day or days, nor : number of insertions with - . by the advertiser. ~ however, have their crUOBS when the time at hen accidentally ieft r-r of insertions cannot be , paid for the omitted in returned to the advertiser. . j be addressed, J. H. EBTILL. Savannah, Ga. the Post Office in Savannah Mali Matter. ,; t nrji Affairs. iiuve a cotton seed oil miil. Hants are leaving for the shot and Distantly killed ,<i KfMw evening, in r.cca as appears fr m , \ tit of the tribe who were Davenport House were kiiled and Xnui . Uy night of last week, i lS been shipped from Brooks L> ;1 as was brought into the W-t last year. This looks tr i negro boy named Cuilton i a’ the brie* yard at Colum ... ii ,r- iiv evening. iLe Mobil* and Girad Rail ■ ; i creased from si* to seven route agentj are not so iv tii the change, however, for i use l._*en iuc;eased, the pay, r, < f Athens, has invented and , a- .1 an e for drenching horses tj.it rks like a charm Kome cotton factory is being f . w rd, and the building be -1 , , , t a handsome appeaance. - in’s son.about nineteen years dentally killed near Gillsville, . 1 riday mornin r, while load i .rri i.sl shotgun. Both barrels t him iu the body, killing him t -n which was sent up from At tn of euly fell in the com Held ... . r •. tar rest, sis miles from Conyers, a .. ; ;he -uine day. It traveled the 37 , r. . he two places in one and a half - ending in good condition, and will be returned to Atlanta. -viile Railroad is bound to be a n;.! the l'resident of the company ,g.-t it through this year if the ders will promptly meet the five per c .., t on their stcck which is called ■n.- >i Graphic made its appear a: i Sunday last. It is a weekly, blight, n,- : in t\ p..graphical appearance well Messrs. Speer & Cumming are the Ii and the subscription price is $ - per art ly welcome the Gr jdur to our y. r.- light is needed in tho Gate City, and in. i. red new street lamps are to be erect id in Atlanta to furnish it. The Caiup brothers, Coweta county farmers, have raised this year fifteen hundred bushels t two thousand bushels wheat, three hun reA bales cotton, and twenty-five hundred iusheis corn. The school enumeration of the city wards of t -ta and the county districts show an ag gregate of 11.Util tgainst 9,366 In ISSO, in in crease of V 1 •- A i rur i. irglar, while attempting to enter tii,- k. hen w.n low of Mr. Joseph Bell, who lives -ri Twiggs street, ia Augusta, was in ter ra tin his op -rations by that gentleman w:_ armed with y pistol, approached the scene :ii.- ru'. ins. As soon as tha burglar saw Sr Hell he .'pmed fire upon him with his pis te!. ti e latter being struck in one of his hands. ;t., ic.t i • !y returned the fire, and succeed ed in put'..'g two bails—one in the back and ..1*111“." -m of the would-be thitf ami as vt-. a. 1 ■ r - fourteen deaths in Augusta for tin* it. .ing S:h inst., four of wiiom were white Ail i tell colored. r.ey has tendered his resigna t.:: a- r.- tof the Middle Georgia C\J 1. <*. t te bet either at the close of this t.-rr;. - • xt. The trustees have chosen Asth pr. p rt now stands smiling plenty bean - , i . tv farm and every field in Whitfield county. ' 'sufficient encouragement a rent North will establish iu the :y Am-ri -.is gas and water works—two greatly needed wants. ' p-on county, will, on the Ist day uf August, hold an election to determine theqaes’.ion whether or not the Mayor and i sha.l ;<.-ue lmr.ds for educational pur- P ~■< in town. M-s-rs lire wo. Stephens and Speer have •, i •> for an appropriation of thirty tho-j-vr.: do bare for the improvement of the r from Powell's Mills to Park’s Mill. ;'. cumt contemplated would benefit 1 prove a great advantage to that st-vti ,n of ih? c-'tate. dre 1 beef steers will be driven ty to South Florida this Mannerf- raid:- a-nt to Cuba. At ii ujther cowhiding sensation. :■ :i q.; e. who married Miss Butler a 1 ' .. c bvhided Dr. Gardner Saturday tr. ri:-?■ Peachtree street. Hoppie gives as “ -*' at Gardner tried to blackmail him. !* o of Albany are feeding on the cew cr, p ct sweet potatoes. ’ai. /ction of ih* Muscogee Agri fy will late place on Saturday Mr at Wynutoa. The occasion will be cele ,et picnic, music, and a uncil of Thomasville have given :;act to have a stage, fixtures, rv, etc . erected in the City Hall. Mr. H. harrow, a scenic artist of large experience 1 'of this kind, has been given the contract. ,J'," s ' “Threshing is almost over, , -Te 'no longer any doubt that there ■ wheat raised for home ■ ' uani a considerable surplus be , 1 ' ’i the following, which we clip "• f‘ii.i’i/ Court r. the berry crop ‘ • v ias lire grain crop in Fioyd '>• r brothers by nan), Burnett mar whose maicen names were v WUiis, of Wilkes county, is '■ 1 v s* in carp raising. The fish 1 e 1 *■>' ■ i l niobleat your finger if : ! ' vv,, ter. ' ne of h s carp was s '‘‘ 1 u ■ oral; - last week. Ihe bird t . it and killed in at one lick, bn 7 >'. " 1 ' 1 i I t*° ’ olnnel Wi Its then , “ ' ' R measured si* fee four rum tip to Up, and was five feet tall. onrifj v ; - : ' Mr ' J ' w - Jordan, an en ilrnnswick Railroad, r in law, Mr. Joha of V. ;*ei’i au,'< 1 • "“.'.heSidewalk in front Mac n Heston’i ,' ' on Ihird street, onthesidewa K Vt i' ' ' to a eo—M fractured. He was taken ,?? n“ l‘, r ™ oadl 7 t tike suffering the greatest Lin wdl Uy him up for • 1 a L i 1 U iix nihs. 1 e s An< * probAbij Vulte ! inV , ’e e /?e i "f ,°^ r , ,rue , M ° yl* he to sleet, v,.! k, ' A Juitmaodarkey went ~ ' 1 wmie fishing cue night recently and Rum. evict, a log into deep water H* y “nk tunes. When hiscompan no’.ff e V'C*!****, feeing that he made sm , °i’ ll 7 e got hold of him and 1 ■ ~n drawing him t- the bank. It was i.s 'cA-Ui ' he ,le bl° was stt asleep, ever ine 1 i l' aTIn K no effect on him what roi.a g t ™ , V* 2 s d to awaken him by ... md we riDgout two or •Uuktre , I . lk "' s over his Lead. When the fin i iu, , expresses! much surprise to to explain We It,;, I“‘ entitled to :l,e •i r '*■?* * J .‘ x>olis county is darkey in Am. r , -V for having tua drowsiest Troy. Als , i , . ... Ue Boar a, i ,' I ‘ ,S understood that rvrd Itailrt a, . ?' ttie? Mobile and Gl um .- |y ic f aV , P - f ' ' ODi -' vote of iteing unan bi kina,ana that ' ,te **tonsh>aof that road And investigated ' l ' “Cammed Uie country <* the Section tin , ;iV' irc -* r 8 and PWUtles Well;.. • e V.' u!l pass, as d-iTerenc ltfluecces Md con. of tile terminus at irov and hc standpoint of the "•.-deeid'aiv iJ’favL^\- at Klba ' that they r-ts em.r Iv m tlfrir K | ba ' This "'atter it uled u, • .ii , control, and whatever is ' '---al liuiroS JJI J **2®Ptisbed, as the ■ tM. may ' jAfc render any assistance [ .“‘•u -i Ji/vifr 10.- The ■*.**“***!# and Girard I -ikiiigfk of iierman :gu ‘F tm-3d ’ip that it teccie of r.SWJ.OOu mark * ter 10 do anyUlicg OMtit suxil assiatan.e fimattmili Btlnmtng jliti.s. eJ. 11. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. On Tuesday of ’ast week, while a crowd of seven negroes employed at the Tudor and H*rt copper mines, in Haralson coun.y, were re turn ng from Rccktnart to the mines, they met on the road a white man named George tt ea ver, whom, as we learn, without anyprovoca tion on hts part, three of the negroes cursed and abused and finally attacked and beat with rocks, hurting him very badly. The affair be coming known, a warrant was procured for the arrest of the negroes at acking .Weaver, and placed in the hands of Mr. Sam Hunt to exe cute. On being approached by Hunt, one of the negroes drew a pistol and attempted to shoot, but Hunt, seeing his effo t, fired first, killing the negro instantly. Hunt, it is said, has fled. The other negroes concerned la the affair have been arrested and placed in jail at this place. Their names are BiU Head and Jim Higgins. We clip the following Real item from the Ma con Graphic: “Workmen are blasting away at the foot at Third street, in order to straighten the line of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad in that locality, and for the additional purpose of securing ground for a passenger station. The work is neces sarily slow and tedious, as a strata of stone underlies ail the earth in that vie nity. The heavy explosions heard in that l> > tlo of the city coir as from the discharge of ihese powder mine?. The undertaking is a great on', but gradually the hi 1 is disappear ing and the tot g of debris and dirt excavated isoeirg moved along the line to strengthen weak places and perfect theioadbed When finished, the passenger depot at that point will be very attractive both from the fine tree growth thereabouts and the unusual water vista presented, up and down tin Ccmulgee." The Columbus Enquirer-Sun, speaking of the projected Chattanooga. Columlus and Florida rtailrcud, says “We nave said but little in reference to the project of the con struction of the Chattanooga, Columbus and Florida Road recently, from the fact that noth ing new has yet come to light that we feel jug tified in making public. To use the remarks of one who knows what he is talking about ‘Unless men are false and all signs fail,’ there will be something developed after a little that will cause the public to understand that the road is a certainty. This will be hailed with much gratification by the citizens of this city, as it traverses a rich and fertile country, passing through Muscogee, Chatta hoochee, Stewart, Kaudolph, Cainoun, Early, Miller and Decatur counties in this State. In l£ri9 Mr. U. B. Gunby, of this c ty, made a survey and located the line from Columbus via Lumpkin, Cutbbert, Colquitt and Bainbridge, to Tallahassee. Florida. We had a chat with him yesterday, and during the conversation lie said that theie are only six bridges along the entire route from Columbus to Bainbridge, including the one across the Flint at Bainbridge. There is only one, ex cepting the Flint, between Cuthbert and Bain bridge. Mr. Gunby was not in the construc tion, hence he did not know how many miles were graded ready to receive the ties and iron, nor could lie tell us the number of consecutive miles graded. Our information is, however, that the road is graded for seventy miles and the work is continuous, with an exception cf about ten milei between Col quitt arid Cuthbert The skip was on sc;our.t of the light work. A gentleman who lias re cently been over the greater part of the road states that it is in fine condition, anil has wssned but little. The distance from Colum bus to the r lorida line is ’.3J miles, and the work of construction will be comparatively light the entire distance. Tnis will be a valu able road to Columbus, and our citizens natu rally take much interest in the project. As soon as we are able to do so, we will lay before the n the facts which lead us to believe that it will not be twelve months before the cars are running on the line.” Florida Affairs. The watermelon crop round about Apalachi cola has been killed by drought, and the few brought into the market are ridiculously small at exorbitantly large prices. Florida politics are engaging mucu attention from I lie people of the State, and the conven tion, called to meet at Tallahassee on the 19th instant, will prob ibly be largely attended. The Apalachic/la Tribune says genuine Cali fornia flour can be laid down in that city cheaper than New Orleans flour, and wants to know the reason Nrhy? If the conundrum is solved, the editor of the Tribune wants to know the process. Valuable sand for the manufacture of glass has been found in the vicinity of Carabelle. Mr. O. H. Kelly, who had specimens of the glass, took the same to the glass factories North some weeks ago, when the manufactu rers were highly pleased with the quality of the sand and the class. The financial affairs of Clay county are in a prosperous condition. A surplus of JBK) for general purposes, a surplus of §1,164 95 for school purposes and s£.’ 20 the neuclus of a building fund, is the showing from the County Treasurer’s books. Burglars raid* and the Green Cove Springs poqt office on Friday night last and stole a regis tered letter and a small amount of money. Jacksonville will soon have a temperance coffee house an<l refreshment room under the control cf the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the Sons of Temperacce joint’y. An association has been formed with shares of SI each in the enterprise. Frank James, the outlaw, is said to be in Florida. He is probably not the only one of that c’a s hiding in the State. Live Oak is determined on having aD artesian we’l. and the citizens of the city are called to a meeting on Friday next to take into consid eration the proper movements to be initiated for the beginning and successful completion of the enterprise. The city authorities of Live Oak have called for bids to lay sidewalks throughout the town. No better investment for the comfort and im provement of the city could be a. ade. The crops of Columbia county are excep tionally good, and the health of the county excellent. So that with plenty to eat and a good digestion to wait on healthy appetite, the farmers in that section are fat and hearty. Six hundred excursionists from Gainesville visited Palatka on the 4th of July. The watermelon crop in Alachua couniy is pronoutced a melon iholy failure this year. Vrs and Mi-s Wright, w fe and daughter of Col. A. P. ** right, of Tohnasville. Ga.. are at the River View House, Green Cove Springs, and wilt probably spend rnuah of the summer there. According to the report of Dr. A. W. Knight, Citv Physician or Jacksonville, the total man lier of death3 for the week ended Saturday n’ght was three. Of th< se one was white and two were colored; one was drowned: all were adult residents. The Bee. speaking of the fund available for the East Florida Seminary proposed to be es tablished at Gainesvide. say*- “The fund now aggregates thirty-three hundred do lars. and the necessary plans, etc , have been ordered by the Boa’d of Education. But there remain seventeen hundred dollars yet to be raised be fore any portion of the fund can be made available.” At a Democratic meetirg latelv held at Bluff Springs, Escambia county, the following reso lution was a r opted: ‘That the delegates from this p.-esinct be instructed to prevent, as far as in their power, the nomination of any man for office who is addicted to intoxi.-a'i g drink, but to select men of honor and integrity, and whese interest is identified with the people in common, and men of unbiased judgment, and not partisans.” The Tampa Tribune publishes t-e follow ing from " the Secretary of the National Board of Health, which was sent to the Health Officer at Key West: “I am directed by the National Board of Health to inform you that it is or opinion from the facts presented concerning Key West that special da ger exists from the introduction of yellow fever through that port, that it is in cl se communication with Havana, and ther> is no satisfactory evidence that the authorities of that port have taken any proper sanitary measures or precautions looking to the pre vention of the introduction of contagious or infectious diseases, more espe daily of yellow fever, into that port, that previous exp rience warrants the board in stating that trustworthy information canuot b* obtained as to the ex istence of yellow fever in that locality, and that this board deems it proper to present this circular letter as a warning to all ports having commun cation with Key West.” Tampa Sunlan t Tribune: “As all the world knows. Mr. Hamilton llisston, of Ptii'adelphia. purchased, las: year, of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement of this Mate 4,000,'00 acres of land for 25 c >nts an acre, amounting to f1,C00.000, to be piid in four in stallmeuts, the last ir.stall ment to bepaiion or before the flrjt day of January. I8j;. of course it was presumed that tbe deeds for this land would hive beea ready for delivery on the payment of the lost installment by the pur chaser and th‘s immense quantity' of land would bs available for taxa tion by the flrst of March, isß2, the time fixed by lw to determine owner ship for taxation. But the following letter ex plains itself, and may possibly afford a hint for the reason of the Disston company being go liberal in tbe presentation of watches,etc.,to certain attaches of the fetate Land Office, It is dated Jacksonville, Fla.. June 25th, and ad dressed to the Assessor of Taxos, Tampa, Hill-borough county: ‘The list of lands which I tendered for sssessment was made on the understanding that they are to he taken at lay appraisement of twenty five cents per acre, beiDg the amount of money invested. Should you or the County Commissioners decline to accept such appraisement, then I withdraw such list of lands as not being subject to taxation this year, as we have not received the deed from the State. We have no desire to avoid taxation. On the contrary, are quite willing to pay on the amount of our inves l ment in Florida, even fore we are liable under the law of the State. Now, will somebody prance to the front and let the people know who took the responsibili ty of arriving at this understanding with the Disvtoi: Company, that the Disston lands were only to be tsaed at a value of twenty-five cents an acre. This is another of those transactions of this D sston affair which demonstrates either great incompeteooy or corruption on the part of this administration.” A Valuable Addition. Because It Is beneficial to the sealo and adds to personal beauty by restoring color and lustre to gray or faded bair, Is why Par kerl+alr Salaam is rack a popular dreea- N' ' THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Important Amendments to tbe In ternal Kevenue lied notion Bill— Tbe Ittver and Harbor Bill—Tba Star Route Trials. Washington, July 10,—Pleasants to day In person filed his bond. The sureties, it is understood, are all right. The only diffl ■ culty Is in the certificate of the District Attorney. It is understood that the infor mality in the District Attorney’s certificate will be passed oyer and the bond approved to-morrow. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. In the House, Mr. Crapo, of Mas sachusetts, submitted the conference report on the bill to unable the national banking associations to extend their corporate existence. In the course of a brief explanatory discussion, Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, (Mticised the provision that the Secretary of the Treasury shall sus pend the issue of gold certifi cates “whenever the amount of gold coin and gold bullion in the Treasury, reserved for the redemption of United States notes, falls beJow #LOO,- 000,000.’’ He was not sure but that the pro viso discriminated against silver, and be asked that the bill be recommitted to ihs conference committee, with the view to having it drafted in better form. Mr. Crapo declined to yield for that pur pose, and tbe conference report was agreed to—yeas lots, nays 78. Mr. Neal submitted the conference re port on the bill to increase the water supply of the District of Columbia. Agreed to. Tbe House, at 1:45, went into committee of the whole on the sundry civil appropri ation bill. After completing the considera tion of 59 of the 85 pages of the bill, the committee rose, and the House adjourned. SENATE PROCEEDINGS. In the Senate, Mr. Morrill, from the Fi nance Committee, reported amendments fro the House bill reducing internal revenue taxation. They report that after October Ist. 1882, the additional duty imposed in 1875 of 25 per cent, ou all molasses and on sugars according to the Dutch standard imported from foreign countries shall be repealed, and there shall be a fixed duty on steel rails at S2U per ton, aril make the duties on manufactures from hoop, band or scroll iron the same as those im posed upon the materials from which they are made. Mr. Bayard remarked that the amend ments had not 'been reported by a unani mous vote. Thejbill with the amendments was or dered reprinted. The House bi'ls providing for a public building in Brooklyn, New York, for the accommodation of the post office. Internal revenue, and other government offices, at a cost for th? site and building of $809,000, and for a like building a*: Oxford, Missis 6tppi, at a cost of $50,000, were reported witbeu' amendment and passed. The Senate then resumed consideration of the river and harbor bill, the question being upon the amendment repor ed from the special committee on the subject, ap propriating $500,000 for the Improvement of the Potomac fiats. It was passed by a vote of 52 to 7 after a long debate. Mr Allison presented a conference report on the bank charter extension bill, which was ordered printed and laid over till to morrow. Mr. Butler moved an increase of $200,000, making a total of $500,000 for Ctiaileston harbor. He had read at the Clerk’s desk a reeommeudatlon for the increase by General Utllmore. Mr. Conger, of the Commerce Committee, which reported the btll, deprecated an apparent disposition in Congress to give undue weight to recommenda tions which did not come through the proper committee. He said that If the committee had followed the sug gestions for an Increase which had been made to them through other than official channels the bill would have swollen to $75,000,000, He could see no justification tor the pending motion. Mr. Butler intimated that South Carolina was entitled tc benefit by the committee’s liberality, and called Mr. Conger’s a'tention to sundry items for Michigan rivers In which an Increase had been allowed. Mr. Conger said that where his own State had received hundreds, other States had been given millions for rivers. He had been driven to wonder at his own moderation, when he heard the demands that were made by ether States. It was better, however, to be graud than to be insignificant in such matters, he admitted, and to de mand millions at a time and be a man among men. He supposed that the Senator (Mr. Butler) would deem it unworthy of himself to ask less than a couple of hun dred thousand of increase, but he would have the Senator to reflect that there must be a limit to the size of the bill somewhere. He then argued that Bouth Carolina had been among the foremost of States in for mer years in re isting internal improvements by the General Government, and that this was hardly consistent with her present de mands. Mr. Butler replied, criticising Mr. Con ger’s remarks as a speech for home con sumption, and the scolding and sneer* for the inquiry which he had addressed to that Senator furnished neither justifica tion nor pretext. He challenged its cor rectness in various particulars, and asserted that the misapprehension into which the Sena'orhad fallen concerning the record of South Carolina upon internal improve ments was upon a par with his misstate ments generally concerning the Charleston harbor expenditure. Mr. Butler’s amendment was rejected. Mr. Harrison from the Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, of fered an amendment autfcor’z ng the ex penditure under the direction of the Sec retary of War of $20,000, or so rafleh thereof as may be necessarv, in completing the sur veys of a ship canal to conrect the Chesa peake and Delaware Bays, and directing a report to Congress as to which of the various routes surveyed will afford the greatest protect'on in ease of war and most effectively cheapen the cost of trans portation from Baltimore to the Atlantic ocean, together with the cost of the im p-ovement and Its approach and the annual cost of maintaining and operatiog the canal when completed. Adopted on a viva voce vote. Mr. Morgan said he would demand a sep arate vote upon the amendment when the bil! was reported to the Senate. At this point repeated efforts were made to adjourn, but Mr. McMillan, in charge of the bill, insisted upon having It disposed of before the close of the day. But without disposing of the pending bill, the Benate, alter voting to continue the session, re versed its action amid some confusion and adjourned. THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS. In accordance with a special order made by Judge Wvlte, on Friday last, seventeen members of the grand jury assembled In the Criminal Court room this morning, for the purpose of considering new evidence to be presented to them In the star route cases. The District Attorney reported that there were six absentees, and the Marshal was directed to summon a sufficient number of persons to complete the panel, pending which action the jury was dismissed. IVeatlier iDdicatloni, Ottice Chibe Signal Obsekvrr, Wash ington, D. C., July 10.— Indications for Tuesday: In the Bouth Atlantic States, fair weather, winds mostly southwesterly, stationary temperature and stationary or lower pres sure. In the Middle Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather, local rains, winds mostly southwesterly, stationary or lower tempera ture, and pressure. In the Gulf States, partly cloudy weather, 1 >cal rains, winds mostly southerly, sta tionary or lower temperature and stationary presure. In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, partly cloudy weather, local rains, followed by clearing weather, westerly winds, stationary or higher temperature, followed by rising barometer. Officer*’ Fatal Blunders Chicago, July 10.—In Sevier county, Arkansas, recently, George and West Mc- Cravin killed for money a man who was he r guest. In arresting the murderers Constatde Hetherly was accidentally killed by one of the arres ing party, and George McCravin was shot dead by a deputy. Killed on die Ball. Vincennes, Ind , July 10.—A train on the Terre Haute and Evansville Kailroad broke in two and caused a terrible wreck yester day. Three men who were stealing rides were caught between the cars, and two of them were killed. The third one will die. The wreck is a bad one. A celebrated doctor says that “I am fre quently urged to use other preparations as substitutes for Hunt's Remedy. I find on trying them that they are worthless in com- to it,! 1 SAVANNAH. TUESDAY. JULY 11, 1882. ROBBING TUE MAILS. A Negro Route Agent’.Nabbed at Charleston. Charleston, 8. C., July 10.—Another scandal has been developed in the post office at this place, and another one of the light colored elite, who of late have found the Charleston post office a sort of official haven, has come to grief. John Clyde, route agent be tween this place and Wilmington, was ar rested to-day on the charge of robbing the mails. The case has been worked up by two special agents of the department, and the details bring to light a very peculiar condi tion of affairs. Clyde is about 31 years old, and Is one of the shining lights of the very upper crust of light colored society here. He is mar ried, and has a wife and five children, be sides several other establishments of a mor ganatic character, the existence of which has onlv been brought to light since his ar rest. One of his paramours, a colored wo man whom he brought here from Augusta, and who presided over one of his establish ments, w*6 also arrested. Clyde is one of the results of the war. He first got a place In the custom house and then In the post office, where he has been for five or six years acting as delivery clerk, mail clerk, and lately as route agen^. The complaints as to the robbery of the mail came from Wilmington, N. C., and the agents worked up the case. The first theft discovered was a package of shoes, which Clyde had stolen from the mall, and this led to other discoveries until the detectives had a clear case on him, and he was sent to jail. The light colored gentry who have since the war found soft places in the post office here have turned out badly, no less than four of them being now in the Albany peni tentiary. The arrest of Clyde has caused quite a sensation in the upper tendom of col ored life In the city. The New York Mock market. New York, July 10 speculation opened strong, and prices were % to 2 per cent, higher than at the close on Saturday, the latter for Alton and Terre Haute pre ferred, while Memphis and Charleston opened 4 per cent, higher at 52. In the early trade th market was active and strong, and recorded an advance of to \% per cent., In which Mobile and Ohio, New Jersey Cen'ra’, and Louisville and Nashville were most prominent. In the early part of the afternoon this was followed by a reaction of % per cent., New Jersey Central and Louisville and Nashville leading therein, but subsequently prices sold up to 1)4 P er cent., Norfolk and Wes’ern preferred and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy being most conspicuous in the upward turn. The market then sold off, with occasional fractional recoveries, % to IK P er cent., Denver and Rio Grande, Memphis and Charleston, and Colorado coal being prominent in the downward move ment, while Louisville and Nashville de clined 2% per cent, to 70%. In the late trade prices advanced 3 per cent, for Alton and Terre Haute preferred, and to 1 % per cent, for the remainder of the list, Ouiaha, Chicago and Alton and Louisville and Nashville being prominent therein, but there was a general reaction of % to % per cent. In the final dealings, and the matket closed active but generally weak. Prices show an advance from yesterday's closing figures of % to 2% per cent., the latter for Pacific Mail, while Alton and Terre Haute preferred la 7 and Memphis and Charleston 5 per cent, higher. Louis ville and Nashville, however, is % per cent, lower. Transactions aggregated 420,000 shares. BreailstnHs In Britain. London, July 10.—The Mark Lane Expreas, in its review of the British grain trade dur ing the past weekdays: “The unsettled and rainy weather of the past week has further endangered the wheat harvest. Eoglish wheat is now very scarce, and values have generally advanced fully a shilling. Foreign wheat has tangibly improved on account of the increasing uncertainty of the harvests. There was a better trade on Friday, and prices were (>d. to lOd. higher. The off coast market Is firm, and prices are about 61. higher. There were 22 arrivals and 12 sales. More business In forward trade Is doing. The floating bulk has increased 25,000 quarters. Flour is 61. high r. Foreign has similarly improved, being in small supply. Foreign barley has main tained full prices. Oats are firm. Maize has improved 3d. to 6d. since Monday, and on Friday was held for a shilling advance. The sales of Eoglish wheat daring the week were 14,191'quarters at 475. 7d. per quar ter against 16,141 quarters at 46 1. 9J. during the corresponding week last year.” A Chicago Tradgedy. Chicago, July 10. —At 8 o’clock this morning Charles 8. Stiles, for many years caller on the call-board and a well known man in the Board of Trade circles, was shot above the heart and instantly killed by a young doubtful reputation, who passed under the name of Madeleue Btilcs. She obtained access to his room by artifice, where a quarrel ensued, which resulted in his death. The woman claims that Stiles, who had been for some time on terms of intimacy with her, had made her life unbearable by his dissolute habits and cruelty, and that she had de termined to leave him, and her announce ment of this fact precipitated the quarrel of this morning. The Freight Handlers’ Strike. New York, July 10. —The freight handlers’ strike remains unchanged. A few disturbances have occurred along the river front, but iu the main order was preserved. Committees of the strikers are bmy col lecting subscriptions from merchants, and report that they are quite successful. Freight at the piers is being received veiy slowly, and as slowly bandied. Two Italians were attacked in Battery Park this morning while on their way to work, and quite roughly handled. No arrests were made. The men think that they should have struck for twenty five cents, when the companies would have been glad to compromise at twenty cents. Guatemala’s President at New Or * leans. New Orleans, July 10—Gen. Birries, President of Guatemala, arrived at 3 o’cloek this evening by the City of D dlas. A sa lute was fired on the arrival of the steamer, and a c°mmittee of recepilon, consisting of Mayor Shakespear, Administrators Walsh, Gulllotte, Huges, and a cumber of promi nent citizens, met the visitor at the wharf with carriages, and conducted him to the St. Charles Hotel. After learning the views and proposed movements of Col. Barries, the committee will take measures for his formal reception and entertainment. Terrible Vengeance In Lonlslana. New York, July 10.—A dispatch from Shreveport says; “This morning the re mains of a colored boy named Mack Taylor were found tied to a tree in some woods in Webster parish. Several days ago Taylor attacked a bov named McDonald, beat him severely and fled to Arkansas. McDonald’s father, with J. J. Pickett and John Ammond, pursued and cap'ured him and brought him back to Webster parish. There they tied him to a tree and shot him to death. When the remains were found nearly all the fl;sh had been picked from his bones. The assassins will be arrested.” Cotton Futures In New York. New York, July 10. —The Post’s cotton report says: “A good demand for future de liveries cad advanced prices for July, Au gust, September and October 8-lOOc. to 11- 100 c. above Saturday’s closing quotations, but then the inquiry fell off, ana there wa a decline of 12-100 c. to 17 100 c. August at the first call sold.from 13 lfc. down to 13 10c. The call closed at 13 19c. After the call as much as 13 I7c. was paid, which brought in many sellers and caused a reduction to 13;. The late months were neglec-ed. At tbe third call July brought 12 93c., August 13 03;., September 12 69c., October 12 03c., and April 12 25c.” A Bark Stranded. Halifax, July 10—The Norwegian bark Yorkshire, from Barbadoes for Montreal, with sugar, struck oil the east point of Sable Island on the night of July 4th, and went to pieces the next day. All on board except two men landed on Sable Island and were brought here' by the government steamer Lewfleld. The place where the vessel struck has heretofore been deemed sife water. No vessel was ever wrecked there before, and the conclusion Is that the sands have shifted. A Steamer Disabled. Fortress Monroe, July 11 —The steamer Ceili*, from New Orleans for Liverpool, arrived here this evening with her ma chinery disabled. Bhe will probably go to Norfolk for repairs. Composed of the best known tonics, iron and cinchona, with well known aromatics, is Brown’s Iron Bitters. It cures Indiges tion, end ail kindred troubles. CLEARED FOR ACTION. ALEXANDRIA'S FORTS TO BE SHELLED 10-DAY If Not Surrendered Admiral Bey* mnut’H Final Demand—A Protest from tbe Consuls—View* of tbe Conference—The Ambassadors at tbe Porte Approve England’s Course. London, July 10 —The Times, In a leading article, says: “Admiral Seymour will this morning demand the temporary surrender of the forts at Alexandria for the purpose of disarmament, under a threat of Bombard ment in twenty-four hours.” A dispatch from Alexandria to the Daily Telegraph says tba' the American Admiral Nicholson wained the Arabs working on the forts that if they fired on him he would return the fire. A Calcutta dlspa'ch to the Times says : “The Government of India has received final and definite orders to dispatch its con tingent to Egypt under Sir Herbert Mae- Pherson, who commanded a brigade in the Afghan wars. A large stege train is prepar ing at the Agra and Bombay arsenals.” Special dispatches from Alexandria to the Standard and Daily News says the Eng lish ultimatum was delivered at 4 o’clock this morning, so that the bombardment will commence at the same hour to-ruornsw morning. All the foreign men-of-war except the Eoglish are leaving the harbor. A dispatch to the Central News from Con stantinople sta'es that the Turkish Admi ralty has warned the crews of the Turkish ironclads to be In readiness. The telegraph Is now working from a ship moored some miles from Alexandria, communication with the port being main tained by dispatch boats. Private telegrams confirm the news that notice of bombardment was given at four o’clock this morning. In the House of Lords this afternoon Lord Granville, Foreign Secretary, con firmed the news that unless the Alexandria forts are temporarily surrendered Admiral Seymour would bombard them at day break to-morrow. It was painful, he said, to be obliged to use force against the weak, but hostile preparations had been proceed ing in defiance of the orders, both of the Khedive and the Sultan. The action now taken was in simple self defense. In the House ol Commons Sir Charles Dil're made a similar statement. It was loudly chet red. The conference meets to day or to-mor row to agree upon the delivery of a collec tive note to the Porte.' If the Porte declines to intervene in Eeypt, Lord Dufferin, the English Ambassador, and the Marquis DeNoailies,the French Ambassador, wilt in sist upon the immedia e discussion of another mode of intervention. The Times says that in the event of war in Egypt 5,000 men of the Household Cavalry will be made ready for active service. Alexandria, July 10—Notice of the bombaidment of Alexandria was given this morning by a letter addressed to the Gov ernor by Admiral Seymour. Mr. Cart wright, Acting British Consul, has written a letter to Ragheb Pasha, President of the Egyptian Ministry, announcing a suspen sion of relations with the Egyptian Govern ment, and another letter to Dervlsch Pasha, the Turkish Commit sioner, declaring that he will be held responsible for the safety of the Khedive. Alexandria, July 10, 12:30 r. m.—The Eastern Telegraph Company gives notice that all commercial messages will be stopped during the transferring of the office to ship board. The ships having on board the officials of the Ottoman Bank, Credit Lyonalse, etc., have already left. The twenty four hours’ notice expires at 4 o’clock to-nnrrow morning, when the bombardment will commence. Admiral Seymour yesterday summoned bis Captains on hoard the flagship and set tled the details of the bombardment. The French fleet will not participate in the bombardment. It is believed that the Governor of Alex andria has proposed a compromise, but Admiral Seymour will not accept, any terras short of the complete surrender of the forts. The British ships are cleared for action. The Thetis, Monarch and Invincible are lying in the harbor. The rest of the ships are outside. The foreign Consuls, except ing the British, have protested against the bombardment. All the foreign rueu-of war, with the exception of the English, are lying outside the hartnr. The French fquidron sailed at sunset, leaving behind only the Aim i and Illrondelle. Paris, July 10 — It, is announced semi officially that the French fleet will go to Port Said, In accordance with the under standing with Admiral Seymour Constantinople, July io —The confer ence wlllY>rcbtb’y not sit until affairs in Alexandria are more settled. Tne Ambassa dors generally consider the action of Eng land in regard to Alexandria as perfectly legitimate. Brindisi, July 10 —Rtar Admiral A. H. C. B , Junior Nava! Lord, who goes to Egypt to act as second In command of nava' operations, has sailed with several other officers for Alexandria. Vienna, July 10.—It Is feared fn govern ment circles here that events at Alexandria may anticipate ultimate Intervention by the Sultan, aud provoke a conflict. Tne flrst shot fired will make it necessary to consider the question of the further maintenance of European concert. Madrid, July 10.—Three Spanish iron clad fitga'es are preparing for sea. They will probably sail for the East shortly. The Sclo:o Victim*. Mingo Junction, 0., July 10.—The body of Mrs. Michael Emerling was recovered this morning at Bridgeport, Ohio, aud the body of Lincoln Beardraore was found at Wheeling. A boy named SioaD, from Cleveland, is now reported missing. The bodies of Stephen Kent, of Eist Liv erpool, Ohio, and Arthur Hoagland, of Wellevlll", have been recovered, leaving missing Albert Bnow, of Washington, Penn sylvania, and A. S oane, a seventeen-year old boy, of Cleveland. The hull of the Bcioto is partly out of the water, and diver Earhart Is patching up the hole. The total number of bodies found from the wreck of the Scioto foot up fifty-six. Warrants were Issued Saturday night for the arrest of the pilots of the Scioto and John Lomas. Boycotters Arrested. Jersey City, N. J., July 10—Michael Hart, of this city, and Jesse Wtide, a resi dent of Pittsburg, Pa., were arrested to day on complaint of Wm. Cook, of Cook Bros , grocers, charged with conspiracy. Tbe priso ners belong to the striking freight handlers, the main body of whom recently resolved to boycott Cook Brothers for furnishing food for the Italian laborers employed by the New York, Labe Erie and Western'Rail roads. Hart and Wilde to day stationed themselves In front of the grocery and told a number of persons, who were about to enter the store, that the strikers had boy cotted the establishment and asked them to go elsewhere for their groceries. Cook on being informed of what was going on had the two men arrested. They were held for examination. A Pair of Female Fiends. Pottsville, Penn., July 10.—Two un successful attempts were made in the latter part of last week by a fourteen year old daughter of Mrs. Simon Long to poison her mother and brother by placing Paris green in drinking vessels. Prompt medical attention saved the live 6of the victims, The family live on a farm near Schuylkill Haven. The child has made a statement that she was prompt ed to the aot by an older sister, now living in Philadelphia, who left home on account of family troubles. Ronglia Attack Iliiesian Jews. New York, July 10.—A party of brick yard laborers to-day passed the Erie freight depot, where a number of Russian Jews were at work, and made a sudden onslaught with clubs upon the laborers, and badly beat two of them before the police could rally. One of the roughs was captured. The others are knowD, and warrants are out for their arrest. They were in no manner con cerned in the strike. The police reserves were placed on duty again. Prisoners Foiled. Wilkksharre, Pa., July 10.— An attempt to break jail this morning on the part of several notorious prisoners confined In the Luzerne county prison was discovered in time by the watchman. An alarm was at once given and the warden hastened to the interior of the prison armed with a brace of revolvers. When he confronted the prison ers they yielded and returned to their cells. They had keys to unlock the doors and re fuse to tell how they procured them. Good for Babies, When I have a baby at breast nothing is 60 useful for quieting ray own and baby’s nerves as Parker's Ginger Tonic. It pre vents bowel complaints, and is better thyi any stimulant to give strength and appetite. —A Newark Mother, OUB GREAT STAPLE. Prospects of the New Crop. Washington, July 10.—The statistical returns of the Department of Agriculture for July, which are very full, show that cotton has Improved since the Ist of June, Its average condition being three points bet ter on the Ist of July. From Virginia to Georgia, and west of the Mississippi, every State shows higher figures. From Florida to Mississippi and Tennessee, the condition has slightly declined. The general average is 92, which is higher than In July of 1873 and 1874 and lower than In any other year of the past ten. It was 93 in 1877 and 1879, and 95 last July. This condition is due* to the late, wet spring, and Is rapidly and gen erally Improving under favoring skies. The figures of the several States are as follows: Virginia, 85; North Carolina, 90; South Carolina, 98; Georgia, 92; Florida, 92; Alabama, 93; Mississippi, 87; Tennessee, 78; Louisiana, 96; Texas, 97; Arkansas, 90. In Texas and South Carolina the condition is better than In July of 1881, and the same as at that date. In Louisiana the drawbacks reported are those of the past, and are ma terially deficient stands, slow growth and general backwardness. The returns are nearly unanimous in indicating a good de cree of vigor and rapidity of growth. Thus far there is only a loss of time for develop ment and fruitage. Future favorable con dition may make good the deficiency, but unfavorable weather in July and August would make a full crop impossible. Hla Fifth Murder. New York, July 10.—A special from Louisville, Miss., says: “This morning F. L. Jones, a photographer of this place, be came enraged at a boy named Thos. Jones, and drew a pistol and shot him through the head. The boy fell dead at his feet. The murderer was arrested soon afterwards, and was with difficulty taken to jail, a large crowd following and threatening to lynch him. He has already killed four men.” Daring Jail Delivery. Minneapolis, July 10.— This morning as a turnkey entered the corridor of the jail In this city he was knocked down by Tom Howard, of Chicago, held on the charge of shooting his pal, Henry Reed. He then took the keys from the turnkey, and with eight other prisoners escaped. Three of those who escaped are charged with bur glary, the others with minor offenses. Only one has been recaptured. Tbe Trouble In tbe fflaasacbnaetta State Prison. Boston, July 10—Quiet has been entirely restored In the Concord prison. All who still incline to stubbornness are in irons and close confinement. To day, for the first time since the prisoners became rebellious, a regular dinner was served those who have submitted. Bread and water, alone form the diet of the remainder,who number about fifty. Two St. Lnuls Failure*. St. Louis, July 10.—The Prekham Iron Company, Charles Greely, President, have assigned for the benefit of their creditors. Their assets, stated at $132,000, have been conveyed to secure the payment of $50,000. Their full liabilities are not yet known. E. Albers & Cos., commission merchants, have also failed. They were short on wheat, corn and oats. Tennessee’* Balters. Nashville, July 10. —The delegates to the State Convention are arriving. The Credit Democrats are dissatisfied with the platfonn of the late Democratic State Con vention of June 30. This convention promises to be well attended from the Middle Tennessee counties, and there is a 6troug possibility that the convention will put up another candidate for Governor. Crushed by Cars. Nashville, Tbnn., July 10.—Patrick W. Mallory, of Columbia, clerk of the Bethel House, was run over and killed by a south bound train at the Louisville depot at eight o’clock this morning. He attempted to board the train while in motion and fell between the wheels. Deceased was for merly clerk at Willard’s Hotel at Louisville, and at tbe Battle House, Mobile. A Big Lind Claim In Chattanooga. New York, July 10, —A special from Chattanooga, Tennessee, says : “A bill was tiled this morning In chancery by M. C. Reynolds and wife setting up a claim to the greater part of the fifth ward of Chatta nooga, and instituting proceedings against ninety-eight occupants of the same. It in volves several thousand dollars’ worth of property.” A Government Triumph In Nexiio. City' of Mexico, July 10. —This morning the electoral colleges met throughout the country to choose Deputies and Senators for the next Congress. There is consider able animation among the politicians, though no disturbance has occurred as far as known. The friends of tbe administra tion have been generally elected. The First Virginia Cotton Bloom. Petersburg, July 10.—The first bloom of this year’s Virginia cotton crop was receiv ed this morning from the farm of Reuben Ragland, in Chesterfield county, near this city. The cotton crop in this State is about a month late. The stands are bad and Irregular. Counterfeiters Arrested. Chciago, July 10. —Several counterfeiters, members of a gang operating in Northern Arkansas, have been arrested at West Plain, Missouri. The United States authorities have nearly the whole gang in prison at Fort Smith, where their trial shortly begins. Uuit tbe Fulplt. St. Louis, July 10.—R. A. Lofton, pastor of the Third Baptist Church, whose erratic actions on a train recently occasioned so much scandal, has resigned his pastorate. He will also leave the ministry, and it is intimated will go into business in this city. Five Dlen Drowned. Detroit, July 19.—Last Saturday a small boat capsized on Lake Michigan off Muske gan, and two sailors from the steam barge Hilton, and three other men were drowned. The body of one of the men named Ander son has come ashore. Shobeloff’s Death. Paris, July 10.—The Gaidois professes to know that General Skobeloff committed suicide in order to escape the exposure of his connection with the Nihilists. Base Ball Yaiterdajr, Philadelphia.—Providences 5, Philadel phias 0, Yales 5, Athletics 6. New York.—Metropolitans 9, Troys 3. Pittsbubg.—Alleghenys 11, Baltimwea 0. Washed Ashore. The Hague, July 10.—Several bodies have been washed ashore from the Dutch iron clad Adder, reported lost on Saturday. Cotton Warehonsos Burned. London, July 10. —A large block of cot ton warehouses in Lone Lane, Liverpool, were destroyed by fire to-day. A. L.of 11. Reunion in linrke County. Waynesboro, July 10.— Editor Morning Xetos: Midville, Georgia, was on Friday last the scene of much pleasure and festivity. Midville Council ef the American Legion of Honor gave a superb barbecue at its annual celebra tion. J ust before a sumptuous dinner was an nounced. Col. John D. Munnerlyn, Grand Com mander, was introduced to the assembly by Judge J. B. Jones, and gave the assemblage an interesting talk on the history and merits of the order. Dancing was also a pleasant feature of the occasion, and when at length the party separated all present were unani mous in voting the day a delightful one and the A. L. of H. a good institution. “C.” The frequent complamtß made In Eng land against Queen Victoria’s complete dis regard of the court show she is paid to keep up, are continually drawing attention to her riches and her hoarding propensities. She never draws less than two million dollars annually from the government for court expenses. She is a wealthy proprietress by inheritance, and has acquired more than £2,000,000 from certain possessions of in testates which revert to the crown. Prince Albert during his lifetime made extensive Investments in the heart of London which have proved enormously profitable. The Prince of Wales has a fancy for entertaining and dieplay, but the Queen will not assist him In bearing the heavy expense, and his own allowance, though liberal, will not carry on the state show in style. The shop keepers are the loudest grumblers because It hurts trade. A sure cure for impoverished blood, pim ples, and sallow complexion, is Brown’s Iron Bitters. It will produce a healthy color, smooth skin, and is absolutely not In jurious. BRITAIN’S REALM. GLADSTONE SWALLOWS HIS DEFEAT. A Proposed Banquet to Davltt—The Lords and the Bepresslon Bill —Parliament’s Session Wasted- Land League Subscriptions. London, July 10.—The debate on the second reading of the Irish repression bill was commenced this afternoon in the House of Lords. The bill was finally read a sec ond time without division. In the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone stated that the defeat of the government on Friday was unprecedented. The govern ment would use their discretion in employ ing the powers given them, and he hoped it would not be necessary to employ all of them. That was all he had to say on the subject. Mr. Gladstone stated he had abandoned the hope of passing any of the bills men tioned in the Queen’s speech on the open ing of Parliament except the corrupt prac tice bill. He said It would be Impossible to amend the land bill during the present ses sion, and that after the passage of the re pression and arrears bills he should ask for an adjournment, probably until the latter part of October, Parliament then to meet for the purpose of discussing procedure only. Replying to a question by Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Gladstone said he would prefer not to answer questions as to the government’s intertiou on Jhe question of procedure before the adjournment in Au gust. The Daily Sews learns there* has been an important correspondence with the Cana dian Government relative to their acllcn in connection with the resolndon of the Do minion Parliament approving home rule for Ireland. The Imperial Government, the News tays expressed its emphatic disap proval of the conduct of the Dominion authorities. It is proposed to give a banquet to Michael Davitt on his return from America. Patrick Egan, Treasurer of the Land League, has prepared an a*ceuat of the slims he has received Unm March to June. The total amount is £19,740, mostly from America. * DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETINGS- Belums from raiurton and Efliiig liom Counties. In response to a notice issued by the Chairman of the Democratic Committee, the citizens of Camden county met at Owens' Ferry on the 6th inst. to nominate a candidate to represent our county in the next Legislature, and also to choose delegates to attend the Gubernatorial Convention, to be held in Atlanta, and dele gates to attend the Senatorial Convention in Savannah; and also to choose delegates to meet with others sent from Glynn and Charl ton counties to nominate a candidate to repre sent our district in the next State Senate. The following delegates from the different pre cincts were present; Rose Creek District—Hon. Robert N. King and John Ru sell. St. Mary’s—W. B. V*n Valkenburg. Tarboro—Thomas D. Harrisson and D. B. McKinnon. liailev’s Mill Dislrict—Frank M. Scarlett and J. C. Hei it Floyd’s District —David Hailes and C. F. Cole. Horse Stamp District—Hugh H-ttlefield. Major David Bailey being olios? n Chairman, and W. B Van Vaulkenbiurg Secretary, motion was made by Mr.Harrisson that a commitr.ee of one delegate from each district be appointed by the Chairman to select a candidate to repre was sent our county in the next Legislature If. also recommended by Robert N. King that this committee recommenddeie gates to represent Camden county in the Oub arnatorial Conven tion to be held in Atlanta mi the 19th Instant, and delegates to represent our county in the Congressional Convention tp be held in Savan nah on the 6th of September, to nominate a candidate to represent this Congressional Dis trict in the next Congress, nml also delegates to meet others from Glynn and Charlton coun ties to nominate a candidate to represent the counties of Glynn, Camden and Chariton in the next State Senate. This mot ion and recom mendation being approved, the following corn mittee were appointed by the Cl lairman: Hou. R. N. King, of Rose Creek: W. ] S. Van Valken burg. St. Mary’s; T. I). Harrlsso □. Tar boro ;jF. D. bcarlett, Bailey’s Mills; C. T. cole, Floyd’s Neck, and H. Littlefield. Horse iltamp. The committee retired, and after consulta tion returned and offered tne following rec ommendaticn: For Representative—Dani el R. i*roctor. Delegates to Atlanta—R N King and T. D. Harrisson, with Alex. Lang and Rob’t Tomkins as alternates. Delegates to Savannah Convention—D. B. Proctor and David Bailey, with John Russell and D. B. McKinnon as alternates. Delegates to meet the G lynn and Charlton delegation—R. N. King and. Alex. Lane. They also recommend that in tins event Camden county is not represented in the Gubernatorial Convention the delegation from Glynn should act for Cai nden county. 'These recommendations being put to vote in full meeting were adopted without opposition. The delegates from Ch arlton not having ar rived, agreement was made between the (Cyan and Camden delegates to notify the Char’ton delegates that they would meet them at Folkeston on the 15th of July. On n. :tion it was recommended and re quested that these proceedings be published in the Savannah News. Motion to adjourn seconded and adopted. “Falkfnion.” EFFINGHAM COUNTY, At a meeting of the Democrats of Effingham county held July 8,1882, Col. Edward Bird, County Chairman, presiding. Col. Edward Bird and Col. Morgan Rawis were elected delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention; Messrs a F Rahn, 8. S. Pitman, a. M. Morgan, E. h . Foyi R G. Norton and O. E. Smith, delegates to the Congressional Convention, and Messrs. I. F. Berry, Jonathan Shearouse, George Morgan, S 8 Weitman, A. E. Bird and James Zettler, delegates to the Senatorial Convention. The following resolutions offered by Col Morgan Rawls were also passed. Resolved, That our delegates are hereby in structed to support the two-thirds rule Resolved, That the delegates to all the con ventions shall look with prejudice upon nil candidates who have actively electioneered for themselves, or who shall have a lot of political drummers around the convention to the an noyance of delegates. Resolved, That while we do not instruct our delegates, we would be pleased at the nomina tioo of Hon. A. H. Stephens for Governor and General A. R. La* ton for Congressman at large. Resolved, That we hear with pleasure of the improvement in the health of the Hon. George K. Black, and all "wish for turn an early restora tion to his full and vigorous manhood. Mr. Trout also offered the following resolu tion, which was passed. Resolved, That we would look with great pleasure upon the return of Hon. George Ii Black to Congress, if his health is sufficiently restored to enable him to attend to the duties of office. Geo. N. Thabin, Secretary. BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY. The report of the shooting between young Mott and Robbins at Statesville, N. C., is stated to have been false. Senior LaGasta, President of the Spanish Council, read a decree in both houses yesterday suspending the session sine die. A fire at Coopersville, Michigan, Sunday night, destroyed the house of E. F. Lilley. Two children, aged four and six years, were burned to death. A Dallas special says an injunction has been sued out by Charles Stephen and others restricting the tale of the Texas Trunk Railroad. Eight Irish members viewed the recent division from the galleries, and, notwith standing entreaties to vote with the govern ment, refused to come down. While some girls were bathing at. Ko waskin, Wisconsin, recently, Mary Free man, of Chicago, swam out and rescued a girl who had gone too far, and was drowned herself. The strike of the hatters in the vicinity of Orange, N. J., in which the mill men were engaged, has been settled after a turnout of two days, all the shops granting the ad vances asked. Ten years ago a grain of corn lodged in the ear of the son of Samuel Hoffman, t f Lykens, Dauphin county, Pa. All efforts to remove It failed, until a few days ago, when the boy picked it out with a horseshoe nail. The Chicago Lumber Exchange has made a general reduction in prices. A compari son with the previous prices shows mat the reductions are about $1 per 1,000 feet in lumber, and from 15 to 50 cents on shin gles. Four robbers entered the house of Post master O’Neil, at Steubenville, Ohio, a few nights ago, and gagged and handcuffed him. The police fortunately came upon the scene, and, after the exchange of several pistol shots, the robbers tied. Carlos Gonzalez Boet, who became fa mous in connection with the alleged robbery of the collar of the Golden Fleece from Don Carlos, died yesterday morning at the mili tary hospital in Havana, where he had been confined for some time. Two great evils—headache and constipa tion, afflicting nearly all humanity, are re lieved by Bailey’s UkUine Jjjerieni. ESTABLISHED 1850. TALLAHASSEE TOPICS. The Dullest Fourth for Yeara-The Plague ol the Malla-Middle Flor ida Fair Captain Dfket’ Pears— Fiah Oil aa a Soyree of Wealth. Tallahassxe, July 6 .—Editor Morning News: The “Glorious Fourth” has passed, but not as in “ye olden time.”- With us it differed from other days only in being more quiet. Nearly all of our stores were open as usual, and there appeared to be but few buyers. Even the colored element did not turn out in force, and there were not as many on our streets as on Saturday. In the early days of emancipation on every national holiday the negroes from far and near would flock to the city. But of late years they have wisely preferred to have all their celebrations in the country. On the late anniversary an almost Sabbath stillness prevailed until the day was c onsider ably advanced, even the "small boy” almost forgetting to fire off his crackers. Indeed, with the exception of a few fired under my window, I heard no others. At sundown a de tachment of the Governor’s Guards fired a na tional salute from the Capitol square, and tins, I believe, was the only recognition of the day. There were no ciyic nor military parades; nothing save the firing pf a national salute, as was re marked, to distinguish it from other days. How different the fourth of thirty-two years ago, the first I ever spent here. Then as was the universal custom, the Declaration of Inde pendence was read, and an oration delivered The orator on that occasion was the late Hon. T. J. Eppes. then a young lawyer but recently admitted to practice. A great-grandson of Jefferson, he showed by his chaste style and earnest delivery, that; he was not an unworthy descendant of his illustrious ancestor, and was listened to by a large and appreciative audience. But these days have passed. The South of to-day, though not forgetful of her cherished son who penned that immortal docu ment, though mindful of the blessings of lib erty, and loyal to the principles enunciated in that celebrated instrument, has a most impor tant work to do. The days of theories with her have passed; she seeks to rehabilitate herself with all those elements of success so necessary to her prosperity. She is becoming practical Governor Bloxham left a few days ago for Palatka, where he was to deliver an address on the Fourth. His easy delivery, animated style and choice diction have won for him a deserved reputation for oratory, and I doubt not but his hearers were well enter- tained. The public have always two chronic com plaints—taxes and the mails. The former are always high; the latter irregular. While our mails are much more regular the present management than formerly, there is great room for improvement in the handling of them by the route agents. On last Thursday week no Savan nah Mousing News reached this office, and for two days in succession no Jack sonville Times was received. On one occasion I received by the same mail three letters from different points in East;Florida which had been twelve days on the route. As they bore the postmark of Philadelphia, I suppose some bungling official put them in the through pouch by mistake. It would not be amiss if the Post Office Department would send an offi cial down this way to look into these irregu larities, for the complaint is widespread. But while our mails reach us regularly.there is com plaint of the present arrangement of sending them from Savannah by way of Jacksonville. It now takes a day longer to write and receive an answer from a Savannah correspondent than at any time in the previous ten years. The mails for Middle Florida, instead of leaving Savannah at 4;45 p. m., as formerly, now leave at 11:40 a. m., and do not reach here as early as by the former schedule. The old arrangement would suit us much better, both for our mails and for travel. It is impossible now for any of our merchants to send an order and have it filled the next day at Savannah. If the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway would have a train to connect at Dupont with the one leaving Savannah at 4:45 p.m., instead of with the one that leaves at 11 p. m., it would be doing a great service to all this section. In stead of leaving here at 6 a. m., and reaching Savannah at 2:30 a. m. the next day, the trav eler would leave in the 7:30 p. m. train, and reach Savannah at 9:05 a. m. the next day. So far from our mail and traveling facilities be ing better by the present arrangement, thev are really worse, and if a traveler is in a hurry, and can stand the extra expense, it is necessary to go by way of Jacksonville to reach Savannah, if be should leave here, in the 7:30 p. m. train. The Middle Florida Mechanical and Agricul tural Association are already preparing for the Fourth Middle Florida Fair, to be held on the 16th of January, 1883. In the course of a week they will issue their first circular and premium list. Five thousand dollars will be offered in premiums alone. The directors in their pamphlet, now being prepared for the press, say that they have taken this initiative step thus early “In order that all who take a proper interest therein may have ample time for preparation. * * The impetus lately given to truck farming, the new prospects of other outlets for our products than those we now have, the interest created by the few ex hibits from Leon county at the late State F air in Jacksonville, have infused new life and en ergy among our people. Our wonderful re sources are being known, lands are now being eagerly sought after, and a brighter day is dawning on Middle Florida.” Should the same spirit animate this section that now controls the directory we may expect the coming fair to be a decided success. That it will be so I have no doubt, for never before have I witnessed such a spirit of progress as now animates this community. Captain Dyke, the veteran editor of the Floridian, has lately returned from a trip to Kist and South Florida. But while he speaks in glowing terms of the prosperity of these sections ne lemarked that Middle Florida wjß good enough for him, and he is showing his faith by his works, for he is as likely to become as famous in horticulture as he is in the politi cal arena, as his fine orchard of LeConte pears attest. Already he has refused one hun dred dollars an acre fora nine acre orchard of two years’ old LeConte*. The Captain thinks, though, “there’s millions in it,” and won't sell—indeed, to hear him discourse on the su periority of the LeConte, the flavor of the Ja pan pear and the persimmon—how the last may be grafted on our wild persimmon, how the cassava is adapted to our soil, and what a revolution its cultivation would make in this section, one naturally a3ks: "Can this be grim battery Dyke?” But it is even so. Whatever the Captain un dertakes, he does with a will, and however en ergetically he may wield the pen and scissors, he is no less energetic with the plow and hoe. Nor is our friend Hilton, of tne Economist, one whit behind his confrere of the Floridim in his steal in husbandry. Both stalwart knights of the quill, both practical agriculturists, they are par nobile fratrum. And still another new enterprise has been inaugurated by some of our leading citizens. A company has been recently incorporated for the manufacture and sale of fish oil, fish guano, and the buying, catching and selling of fish. Capital stock, $25,000. The company propose buying a steamer at once, and from the known character of those engaged in it, success must necessarily crown their efforts. The fisheries on the Gulf are said to be supe rior to those on the A1 -antic coast, both as to the numbers of the finny tribe caught and their qua'ity. The Gulf coast mullet is almost equal to the Potomac herring. Hereto fore these fisheries have not been properly utilized. The demand has only been local, and thousands that would have been converted into eil and guano have been thrown away. Thii organization will inaugurate anew era in our fisheries, and, from the amount of capital in vested, will give employment to a large num ber of laborers. Thus, step by step, this sec tion is advancing—slowly it may be, hut steadi ly and surely regaining its lost position. Some of our old citizens who looked back with pride on the palmy days of the past, who saw no bright future ahead, are now encouraged, and predict that better days are fast approaching. But to this are we in debted, not to the old men who formerly made Middle Florida what it then was. but to the young men, many of whom have grown up since the war. They are mostly the leading spirits in all public enterprises here as else where, and in this they have but imitated their fathers in their day. Leon. Three hundred hands in the Chicago wire mill struck work yesterday, owiag to a notice that hereafter payment will be made fortnightly. An attempt was made recently to wreck an east-bound train on the Eckhart Road, near Cumberland, Maryland, by placing rocks on the track, but they were discovered in time. The Consolidation Company’s coal, mined by Imported labor, Is sent over this road. Miss Myrtle Peek, of Michigan, aged 14 years, on Saturday rode at the Rochester Driving Park 20 miles in 43 minutes 24% seconds, beating the best recorded time by two minutes. She rode seven horses, none of which were considered fast, and two or three of which were considered slow. The Pope, in his allocution at the consis tory on Monday, said the position of the church in Italy was becoming worse than ever. The government, he declared, was guilty of bad faith in refusing exequaturs to twenty Bishops he had nominated. The star route grand jurv reconvened yesterday. Drafts on a New York banker, upon which Benator Kellogg’s name ap pears, will, It Is stated, be among the evi dence submitted to it in connection with fraudulent Louisiana mall service. It will be claimed that Kellogg divided with a contractor now under indictment. The name of Senator Plumb Is also spoken of In the same connection. Nathan Oioorn, aged 14, ran away from the East Greenwich Academy, at New Lon don, Conn., In April, and was not heard from until Saturday, when he was found wandering In Btuyvesant Park, New York, ragged, bare-footed and bronzed. He was taken to police headquarters and his mother telegraphed. He stated that he had been West as far as Missouri to shoot Indians but was tired of being independent. Catarrh of the Bladder. Stinging Irritation, Inflammation, all Kid ney and Urinary Complaints, cured by “Bu chupaiba. fl, letter fro* Seritan. gOARBOfto, July B.—Editor Morning Ken J Five weeks hare elapsed since we sent you one Jasf communication. The good citizens are en joying one of those quiet, serene spells whicht we think is the best evidence of a community’* happiness, contantedness, and we may ad<* prosperity. In fact, the monotony is so great! just now that we can scarcely secure} matter enough to make up a letter.. The favorable seasons still continue, ami our farmers are actually jubilant overt the prospects of the bounteous har vest they are expecting to reap in the near future. We are having from two to three re freshing showers every week, which not only causes the crops to put on a green and promising appearance, the fruit to ripen rap- idly. but cools the atmosphere and instigate? every one to assume a cheerful countenance. We are pleased to note, however, that we have been exempt from the very heavy washing; rains that have recently fallen in and around; your city. Our section, which is more hilly and! undulating than the lands- nearer the coast, sustain, if possible, more damage than is occa sioned by a drought. We attended on yesterday the closing exer cises of the Scarboro High School, which con sisted in a thorough examination of all the* classes. This occupied the entire forenoon, when the gathering crowd began to as emblei around a long table to partake of one of thos bountiful repasts that the good ladies of our little tillage snow so well how to prepare. To* say that we di l Justice to the big heaps of good things hardly co-iveys an idea. Never do we> thiuk it possible to t njoy another dinner as w did that one. At 2 p. m. the specta'ors and. scholars reassembled in Academy Hall anl the examination for a short while, was re sumed, then came speeches from tbe little boya and young men, who acquitted themselves most creditably. Their noble efforts, we no ticed, made an unusually deep impression upon their little favorites of the gentler sex, who, at; the close of each recitation hurled, with un erring aim, huge bouquets at their unprotected heads. Compositions were then read by Missed Cassie Newman and Alice Brauan, of Bryan county, on the subjects of '‘Memory," and ‘•Finding Fault with the Worldby Miss Leila Ravelins, of Tootnsboro, on the subject of "Be Waiting, be Watching and Beware,” and by Miss Mattie Wood, of Scarboro, on the sub ject of ‘Manners.'’ The young ladies deserve a vast amount of credit for the excellent man ner in whice their subjects were handled, and too much praise cannot be ascribed to Prof. J. J. Jenkins, under whose superb guidance the school has flourished for the past two years. I’oltics is beginning to assume a more for midable appearance. Our people are almost in a quandary as to who sttall represent our dis trict in the higher house of our Legislative Assembly. This has been occasioned by the refusal of Judge Wensly Hobbv to allow hi* name to go before the nominating convention, and declining to become a candidate under any circumstances. He is our people’s first choice, and we deeply regret his refusal to enter the race. However, we think we have an alterna tive, and would Ruggest the name of T. W, Oliver, Jr., Ksq., who is well known to our voters as one of our 'most promising young lawyers, who has on many occasions given evidences of superior intellect. A Democratic mass meeting convened at the court house in Bvl vania on the 3d inst. and selected delegates to represent our county'* interest at the Gubernatorial Convention in Atlanta and the Congressional Convention which convenes in your city on the 6th of Sep tember. Other matters of importance were acted upon, and the meeting adjourned sine die. It is hardly necessary tor me to say that the delegates to the last named convention were instructed to support our immediate Repre sentative, Colonel George R. Black, and to use every honorable means to secure his ronomi nation. The know-ledge of his rapid recovery and the encouraging news that he will ere long be again in our ruMst, fill the hearts of our people with unbounded joy. We are informed that he intends making such an active canvass of our district as will sweep away to the bogs of obscurity the slightest recollections of Fel tonlsm and Radicalism. His father, Hon. Edward J. Black, represented our interest in the lower house of the National Congress from. 1839 to 1845. We have recently noticed in the •‘Bench and Bar” of Georgia, written by Hon. Stephen F. Miller, who devotes several pages to eulogizing the noble acts and deeds of this true Southern gentleman, “That he made sev eral speeches in Congress, which gave him a high reputatiorf in debate and for elegant scholarship. His diction partook of the purity of Wilde, and of the causticity of Randolph when impaling an adversary.” We leave the subject with the Democracy of our district, and simply ask the question, “la not the son worthy of the father?” EPHRUM BM4LI. POWDER Absolutely iPure> This powder never varies. A marvel o purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Bold only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall street. New York. At wholesale bv HENRY SOLOMON. Savannah. 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