WE'LL HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FL WHERE THEY MAY.
VOL. I;
IIILLSBORO, N. a, THURSDAY p JULY 5, 1888.
NO. 48.
1IAHRISON&M0RTON
THAT'S THE TICKET NOMINA
TED BY THE KEPUBLICANS; I
IH THE SECOND WEEK OF THE CORTES
TION, OEN. i BENAMIS BABBISOhJ IB
HIT AT THE HEAD OF TUB TICKET.
, BSHJAMIX lUSRKOlf, OF HDIAXA.
' On Monday, the contention wss called
to order by Chairman Estee, who wu io
go-id Toice. 1 he proceeding were
opened by a prayer from Rev. Artliur
Edwards, of Chicago. Sir. Houston, of
Virginia, arose and said he desired to of
fer a resolution regulating the order of
lalloflng ia the convention, which would
prohibit tki casting of any vote for any
candidate who had Dot been regularly
placed in nomination before the conven
tion. The Chair ruled that tbli could
not be done, at nothing wa In order ex
cept balloting. Mr. Boutelle, of Maine,
aroaeto a question of privilege. Sir.
Raymond, of California, made a point of
order that nothing wa in order except
to ballot If there were any tpeechea to
be made, he wanted to make one for
Elaine. . Applause. The chair stated
that he understood the gentleman from
Maine desired to make a privileged an
nouncement, and he waa given the floor.
He mounted the platform ntd aaid : 4 'I
find myself aomewbat embasrasacd in be
ing thrown even into the semblance of
auiagoultra to representative of that del
egation from the grent Pacific slope, who
have come here manifesting such devo
tion to the chieftain whoae banner I have
followed with pride and affection these
many yeara. Applause. 1 would like,
were the occasion appropriate and did I
feel it proper, in view ol the courtesy to
which, I am Indebted for an appearance
here at all, to preface the announcement
I am abont to make by some explanatory
remark. I shall not attempt to do ao.
No one in this convention, no one in this
magnificent auditorium, haa any doubt
at to where the affection, devotion and
allegiance of the Ilepublican of Maine
ha been and alway will be. Ap
plause. No deVgate here will doubt
the regret with wblcB I discharge the
duty Imposed upon me; but, Mr. Presi
dent and gentlemen of the convention,
. 1 am under constant 1 k h I do not
' ft el at liberty to ignore, and without at
. tcmpt'ng to give the const ructions or In
terpretations of my own to the language
of one greater than myself, by far, I dis
charge my humble duty as a representa
tive of the Maine delegation by present
ing to yon without preface or comment
the following dispatches which I have
received.'' Mr. Boutelle read the two ca
blegram. The drat one was dated Ed
inburg, June 24 ih.
To lioutelle and Manly, st Ofclcairot I earn
fitly ruim-fit all my frit-mis to rmprct my Talis
art tit. , . . , . - Jinta U. liktlXB.
The sccufld was dated Monday, and
said :
I think I bar the right to ask my Mend to
imped my wtw a nit refrain tnm Voting for
a-.. 1'kase nuke this and Dm former denies
pnlilie. JsauQ. Blaixb.
After the applause and confusion which
followed Sir. lkmti lie's announce
ment, had died away, the conven
tion proceeded to the sixth ballot,
Harrison's strength developed from 231
on this ballot to 273 on, the 7th ballot,
while Shernian'a ran down to 120. The
convention (ben proceeded to the clh
ballot. Mr. Henderson, cf lows, crested
a senndion by rising in his teat and with
drawing the nsme of Senator Allison.
The assurance which were received soon
after the withdrawal of Altbon that his
vote would go to Harrison, took the lat
hope from the friends of Sherman, and
Senator Quay told his friends to fall in
Hoe, snd as soon aa it liccamo known
New York would not, now that hi nom
ination was in sight, desert Harrison,
there was no longer any doubt as to the
result, snd the reading of the roll be
came mere formality. Harrison wss nom-InaU-d
after Tennessee's vote had been
cast, giving him 431 vote. Only a
lingls voe stood by Sherman In Penn
sylvania, and after that state's vote the
Harrison movement became a landslide,
lite result was received with burst of
applause, snd the great audience rose to
It feet and shouted until it bm tired
itself out One of the olllcers of the con
vention climbed on the chairman's disk
snd waved a banner bearing p'rtrflit of
HurrUou. The ladies in the gallery
waved their handkerchiefs and parasols.
Huti were thrown t and the nsusl
scenes of enthusiasm followed. Cries of
"He's all right!" ware heard in the din.
Finally, with three cheers for Harrison.
ma eoaTCDUon becoras quiet scouga to
hear the official announcement of the
result, which was as follows: Harrison,
544; Sherman, 118; Alger, 100; Blaino,
8; Gresham, 59; McKinlcy, 4. .
- Governor Foraker then took the plat,
form, amid applause, snd raid ; "Gen
tlemen of the Convention j The delega
tion from Ohio came here ail Sherman
men. They are now all Harrison men.
Applause. It is easier for us to be so
when we remember that General Harrison
had tho good l nsc to be born in Ohio.
Laughter. ; I am directed by the unan
imous vote of the Ohio delegation to
move the convention, on beb tlf of the
state of Ohio, that the nomination of
Gen. ISeniitmitt Harrison be made unani
mous. Applause. Mr. Boutcllo, of
Maine, ;ave assurance of the heartiness,
cordiality and enthusiasm wiih which tho
people of Mulue would .ratify Benjamin
itarr'.son. He promiatd that the old re
frain would come down from M ilne as
it did in days gone by w hen Harrison
was in the field. He promised his state
to the Ilepublican party, and declared
that in the forefront of battle would be
found gleaming, 8s it had in every criti
cal light of the Republican party, the
white plume of our Henry of Navarre.
After the convention had been ad-drets-d
by Messrs. Wise and Mahone, of
Virginia; Proctor, cf Vermont; Lynctt
of Miaitsippl; Thurston, ,of Kebrasksj
Harris, of orth Curulina Wiluums, of
Arkansas, and Bradley of Kentucky, all
in the same strain, the chairman put the
mo. ion of Foraker, which was adopted
w ith a shout, aud the chairman declared
Gen. Harrison the unanimous nominee
of the convention and cf the party for
President, Mr. Thompson, of Indiana,
thought that it was desirable for the con
vention to take a recess, and he there
fore moved one until 5 o'clock in the eve
ning. . Tho chairman stated that the
motion wu not seconded, and directed
the clerk to call the roll of the states for
(he presentation of names of nominees
for vice-president. The clerk proceeded
to call the roll amid much confusion
occasioned by the frantic efforts of tho
chairmen of the various Southern dele-
gntiona to pcrsnado the chairman that
they had seconded the motion. Mr.
Uouk, of Tennetaee, finally succeeded in
getting recognition from the chair, aud
renewed the motion that a recess be taken
uutil Q o'clock. The motion waa seconded
by several states, but the convention, by
an overwhelming vote, declined to ad
journ, and went on with the regular
order, placing in nomination candidates
for tbe vice-presidcn (iiil nomination.
When Kentucky was called, Mr. Denny,
of Kentucky, ascended the platform aud
declared that the nomination of a Sou
thern republican for the vice-presidency
would send a thrill of confidence and
hope throughout the republicans of that
section, who had so long been "hewers
of wood and drawers ot water." tie
placed in nomination William O. Brad
icy, of Kentucky, and the nomination
wu seconded by Mr. Griffin, of Ksnsas;
Mr. Warner, of Alabama, and Mr.
Uouk, of Tennessee. Mr. Uouk charged
that the South wss solid much because of
the neglect the of republics party to look
after republicans in tho South.
While nominating speeches were being
made. Chairman Estce resigned tbe travel
to General Hastings, of Pennsylvania,
who presided with dignity and success.
Mr. WslL of Georgia, joined in second
ing Bradlcv's nomination, A. T. Kinser.
of Michigan, on behalf of part of the
Michigan delegation, seconded tho nom
ination of Bradley. When New Jersey
wa called, ex-Senator Scw-'l stated that
it was the intention of New Jersey to
present the name of William Waiter
Phelps for the vice presidential nomina
tion, and the convention adjourned.
In the evening, Levi P. Morton, of
New York, wu nominated for Vice
President. After passing tbe following
resolution, thee invention adjourned sirs
iu : "First The concern of all good
governments Is the virtue and sobriety of
the people, and the pnrity of their
home. The Republican psrty cordially
sympathizes with all wise sad well di
rected euorts lor the promotion oi tem
perance and morality." .
THE GRAND OLD MAN.
In the House of Commons, on Tuesday,
the debate w u resumed on Mr. Morley s
motion censuring the government for its
administration of the Irish crimes act.
Willism O'Brien, nationalist- held that
the plan of campaign never really troub
led the peoplo,and that they approved it.
After two tears of operation u the plan
of campaign, titer were evicted ten
ant, out of mora than 60,000 who had
fought and won under the plan oi cam
paign. He could further state that every
one of theie 330 tenants were In a com
fortable home to-day, and every m m
would yet ccme bsck to hi home io
triumph. Henry Chaplain (conservative)
aaid he did not wonder that Mr. p'Biien
hate to hear about tho disgusting inci
dent that had attended the league's op
pression of the people who wete now
more responsible for the sufferings of the
rorle under the league than cettain
English politicians who only a few jeari
ago were vie wotsi iocs oi ine league.
Mr. Gladstone, who, upon rising, wm
received with cheers, said that however
much he wu afflicted with loss of mtni
orr. through the infirmities of age, he
hoped, for the time being at any rate
that he would remain able to cope,
with antagonists of . the ca ihro of
Mr. Chaplain. What wss moteslunin
cant about the state of Ireland than the
fact that nineteen of the eighty sit
natlonall't members had been sent to
prison. The censure motion was rc
jected by 808 Io 273.
Tn entnrf of the emanclpat'on of Mi
twuanta In Denmurk ssi btwa eetstiratnl at
Coiiuhsfan. 1 ha city w-m appr.n'iW'T
dw-nrattd and waa erowdwt Willi vimtor
Thar waa a procii In which kt
seas tvve parii
NATIONAL CAPITAL.1
WHAT THE SWELTEEUIO PUB
LIC OFFICIALS AEE EOIXO. ,
FBOCEEDntOI OF COK0HE8S TH POET ANT
ACTS Of PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AP
POINTMENTS AND BEMOTALB, ETC. ' .
CONCBESSIONAL.
In the Senate, the following House
bills were reported and placed on the
calendar: authorizing the construction of
railroad bridges across Oconee . river,
Georgia; the Flint river, Georgia; Ten
nessee river, at iamb's lerry, Alabama $
Warrior and Tombigbee rivers, Alabama;
Ocmulgee river, in Georgia. The Sen
ate then took up the river and harbor ap
propriation bill. An amendment strik
ing out an item of $100,000 for improv
ing Winyaw bay, Georgetown, 8. C
and inserting In lieu a provision for the
ooaru oi army engineers to examine
Cspt. Bixby's plan for improvement was
discussed at tome length. The result
wm wai tne i appropriation, ; was
retained and the provision was also
inserted. Among other amendments
agreed to were the following Increased
appropriation for Savannah harbor. Geor
gia, from $90,000 to $200,000, and in-
ovrviog iue worus "wn me project lor
securing a channel twenty-eight feet
deep at mean high water from Savannah
to tho sea." Increasing the appropria
tion for Tampa bay, Florida, from $20,
000 to $250,000 (amended, on motion of
Mr. Friar, ao u to make it include a
channel to Tampa). The amendment
striking out the appropriation of $35,-
uuu lor &t. Augustine, Honda, and in
setting in lieu of it a proposition for tbe
appointment of a board of army engineer
tllicers to examine Lieut. Clark's plan of
improvement was opposed -by Senators
Call, Pasco and Resgan. The result wu
(u in esse of Winyaw bay) the retention
of the appropriation. Other amendments
were agreed to u follows: Increas
ing appropriations to complete the im
provement oi Cape rear river below
Wilmington, n. V 1100,000 to f 243,-
000; increasing appropriation for Pam
lico ana l ar rivers, (irom the mouths to
falls at Rocky Mount, N. C), from
$5,000 to $10,000, and of Roanoke river,
N. C, from its mouth to Clarkaville,
Virginia, from $5,000 to $4,000; insert
ing an item ot $5,000 for Lumber river,
N. O. An amendment Inscrtinc an item
of $10,000 for Yadkin river, N. C, wu
the subject of a long discussion, the
amendment being opposed by Mr. Ed
munds and advocated by Mr. Hansom,
but no definite action wu reached.
...The House resumed consideration of
the public land bill, the ares nod noes
being taken on Mr. Holman'ssmendment
retaining title in the government to coal
mines found on public lands, but allowing
entrymen to mine sucb coal deposits un
til Congress acts further in the matter.
Tbe amendment was adopted, and the
bill wu then parsed. On motion of Mr.
Scott, of Pennsylva nia, a resolution wss
passed granting leave to government
employes who md participated in tho
battle or Uettyaburg to attend tbe anni
versary of that battle. Mr. Mills called
np the tariff bill, and heated debate
took place a to the time when the bill
should be reported bsck to the noose for
sction by the committee of the wnow,
but no conclusion wu arrived at
la me senate, nr. numb gave
notice of an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, providing that
there aiiaii not be purchased ror the use
of national soldiers1 homes, any material
or supplies, the result of convict labor.
without his approval, the bill giving a
pension to tne widow ot John a. Tuny,
wt presented. The circumstances of
the soldier's death was that he had In
terfered In an altercation with two other
soldiers on a steamboat, and was pushed
and struck by one of tho parties, knock
ing bis head against plank and receiv
ing a fatal injury. It is quite clear, the
President says, thst death wu not tbe
result of military service. If he had re
frained from Interference, ho would have
saved himself and would have performed
to tne utmost nis military duty .
On motion of Mr. Crinp, of Georgia, the
House refused to concur in the S-nalo
amendments to the Natchez, Miss.,
bridge bilL and asked for a conference.
The House then resumed consideration
of the public land bill, by sections, for
amendment. Most or tne amendments
which were adopted were in the nature
of correction of the phraseology of the
bill. Mr. Ilollman offered an amend
ment, declaring that the United States
expressly reserved from the sale all coal
deposits, but permitting entrymen to
mine such coal ss but b contained in
their land, subject to the future action
of Congress to protect the interests of
the country from too moaopnims anu
requiring all p dents to public land to
conuin this reservation.
Senator Brotta offered to tho Sundry
Civil bill an amendment amuopri iting
$29,000. to be executed under the di
rection of the Sectetary ot War, in bor
ing, constructing and emiipning an ar
tesian well at the United btate arcni
at Summervillc, Ga.
rostma'tcr-Gcneral Dickerson on
Thutsdsy ordered the removal of twenty
poatoflice Inspectors In various psrts of
the country. This wu mud necessary
by the reduced appropriation for this
service for the fiscal year beuinning July
1st. About ten others Will be removed
shortly.
Two boxee of mammoth proportions
were hoisted into tho capital on I u sJar,
One contained statue of Richard Stock
Ion. ot New Jerwv. who ai on of thi
siirner of the Declaration of Imlcpeu
deuce, and tho other status of Uta.
Phil Kearney These statues constitute
new jerseys coniriDUtou to statuary
ball of the capital. -
TTlA TfsfiMnrf 1 atAftviiiinfirt tw Caams.
larics Bayard and Vilas, Senator Elliott,
r. . I -1 . . .
jjiiroerana licpreeentauve u jrarreli, lelt
Washington on Wednesdnv morninr.bv
Special train, for Charlottesville, Ya., to
attend the commencement exercises of
the University of Virginia. After the
exercisee at the University, the party
drove to Mouticello, the old home of
Thomas Jefferson.
The notification eommt' tef wllti nn
Patrick Collins, president of the St.
Louis Convention, as chairman, called at
iue vv mre nouse on Tuesday aiternoon,
and formally notified President Cleveland
i jus uoyjjimuon, oy me uemocrats, lor
'resident. President Cleveland
the nomination in a few sonroriatfl re.
marks, and then invited the committee
to a handsome lunch act in a urivate
dining room. During the ceremonies
Mrs. Cleveland, radiant in smiles, stood
beside the President. ' '
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Gen. Ben Harrison, nominated bv
the Republican National Convention for
President, was born at North Bend,
Ohio, near Cincinnati, August 20, 1833,
and is nearly fifty-five years of age. He
wu graduated at Miami University, Ox-
lora. umo, in los, and two years alter-
ward, Having taken tbe course in tne
Cincinnati Law College, he removed to
Indianapolia and embarked in the prac-
nca oi ma proiession. in looi ne wu
elected by the people of Indiana, report
er of the decisiors of the supreme court
In July, 1861, he raised a company for
the 7th Indiana infantry, and on the
completion of the regimental organiza
tion became it colonel. He wu bre-
vetted brigadier general for gallant con
duct. In 1864 he waa re-elected, while
absent in the field, to the office of su
preme court reporter, and on hi return
in 186S assumed the position and served
four rears. In 1876 he wu the Republi
can candidate for governor of Indiana,
and wu aeieated by "lilue Jeans" Wil
liams. Subsequently, he served two yean
u member of the Mississippi River
commission, and on llarcn 4, 181, took
his seat in the United States Senate as
successor to Hon. Joseph E. McDonald,
serving until March 4, 1887, when he wu
succeeded by Hon. David Turpie. Gen.
Harrison is a grandson of Gen. Wm.
Henry Harrison, who was the whig can
didate for tbe presidency in 1830, and
again in 1840, and waa elected in the
latter year over Van Buren, Democrat.
Levi Panona Morton, of New York City,
who waa nominated for Vice President,
wu born at Shorcham, Vt., May 16.
!Si4, uence is now sixty-four years of
age. lie received a public achool and
academic education; he commenced
mercantile business at Hanover, N. II.,
in 1845;. in 1850 he removed to Boston,
but ; remained there ' only four
years, and finally drifted to New York,
reaching theie in 1854 ; he remained there
in various pursuits until 1803, when be
engaged in the banking business, his op
erations being conducted both, in New
York snd London. In 1878 he wu ap
pointed by President Hayes honorary
commissioner to the Paria exhibition. In
18S0 be wu elected to the Forty-sixth
Congress, but before he had served a
yesr wu appointed minister to France
by President Garfield, and retained the
position under Arthur, remaining there
until relieved by Robert M. McLean,
fresUlcnt Cleveland s appointee. In
1887 Mot ton wu, a cand.dute for tho
United States Senate and wu defeated
by Frank Hiscock.
SOUTHERN PROSPERITY.
A tabulated statement which forms
part of the report of the Baltimore, Md.,
MmitifaHuirri Retard show 3,020 new
enterprise in the South for the first six
months of 1883, sgainst 1,857 for the
corresponding time last year, 812 for tho
corresponding time of 886. The amount
of capital and capital stock represented
by the list of new enterprises and en
largement of old plants, for the first six
months of 1888 were: Alabama, $14,
40,000; Arkansas, $4,076,000; Florida,
$3,030,000; Georgia, $5,702,000; Ken
tucky, $13,144,000; LouUiana, $1,776,.
000; Maryland, $3,100,000; Mississippi,
$937,000; North Carolina, $3,909,000;
South Carolina, $3,133,000; Tennessee,
$0,023,000; Texas, $11,749,000; Vir
ginia, $5,965,000; West Virginia, $3,
903,000; total. $81,508,000. Referring
to many new furnaces now going into
blast in the South, the report says the
production of pig iron alone in Alabama
nest year will greatly exceed in value
tho entire value of all manufactures in
the state In 1880. In 1880 tho value of
manufactured products of Alabama
wu $13,000,000 and the value of agri
cultural products $56,000,000, or consid
erably more than four times as great In
1889 the value of products of manufac
turing and mining interests ot that
slate will exceed the average jeatly value
of all agricultural products. Moreover,
manufacturing and mining products will
next year furnish fitly tunes as much
freight to .he railroads u tho cotton of
the state.
PLOT REVEALED.
A sensation has been caused by tho
TaytUtttt, of Berlin publishing notes left
by tho Empcior Frederick, regarding
overtures made tohhn while in 8sn Remo
to abdicate in favor of William. The
progressist papers maintained that tho
notes are authentic and that they were
kept In the itLtttfty of Frederick till tbe
visit of Queen Victoria, when the cm
pres confided a pott ion of thnn to her
mother. The documents show that Wil
liam urged, his father to consent to tho
regency proposal, but failed, otingi to
tlio strenuous resistnnc of tho then
Crown Princess Victoria
IUE WORLD OYER.
CONDENSATION OP PACTS BY
'PHONE AND TELEGEAPH.
IOMETIIINO ABOUT CONVENTIONS, BAIL
rtOADSl WOBKINO PEOPLE, CAPITALISTS,
. EliaOPEAN CROWNED HEADS, ETC.
A coal mine disaster occurred at Belle
ville, 111., in which five men were badly
injured; three fatally. -!
William "II, of Gcrmony, said to the
Berlin municipal authorities: "Make it
your business to see that more churches
are built" . ' ' '
" The North German Lloyda steamer,
Wcrra, Cnpt. Bussius, which sailed from
Bremen June 23, for New York, is re
ported at London as stranded at Dunge
ness. . ,.,;.;.; . ; 4 ,.., ,: .
The French ministerial council decided
that it would be impolitic to rescind the
decree of expulsion against Due. de
Aumalo, as requested by the French in
stitute. , , : . " j '.
A thief entered the crown prince of
Sweden's apartments in the . hotel at
Franzenshad recently, and aecured jew
elry worth $100,000, with which he es
caped. ' "
The thermometer in New York regis
tered at 3 :30 p. m. 08 degrees. There
were thirty prostrations from the heat,
six cases being fatal. In Brooklyn there
were ten cases and one death. .
News hu just been received in Lon
don, England, that a vessel, supposed to
have been an emigrant ship, foundered
in a storm off tho Cape of Good Hope.
All hands were lost.
Fire at Fort Apache, in Arizona Ter
ritory, destroyed the entire quartermaster
and commissary supplies. The estimate
of the loss to the government, including
buildings, is $100,000.
A boiler explosion occurred at Hague's
mill, twenty miles West ot Edngbom,
III. Engineer Kane anu an employe
named Lobe, were killed, and a large
number of employes were badly injured.
The boiler wu blown 800 feet
News from Berlin states that a speech
from the throne in tho Prussian diet will
recognize the equality before the low of all
religious creeds. The Polish members
intend to move an amendment demand
ing the preservation of their historical
rights. ....
United States officers on Wednesday
succeeded in arresting near Wilkesbarre,
Pa., Wilson Kline, alias Henry. Smith,
and Charles Belles. These men are said
to have been connected with the robbery
of about seventy small postofficcs
throughout the country.
The town of Sundsvall, on the gulf ot
Bothnia, center of tho timber trade of
Sweden, haa been almost destroyed by
fire. The town of Umca, on the gulf of
Bothnia, hu also-been partly burned.
The damage at Sundsvall and Umca will
reach $3,000,000.
A wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania
& Schullkill Vailcy Railroad at Came
Citv. Pa., br which aix laborers were
killed and four fatally injured. The
names of the unfortunates were unknown.
Tl ey were Hungarians, and known only
by numbers.
The Baltimore & Ohio fast lino going
east loaded with Cbicxgo delegates,
crashed into a freight train near Chicago
Junction, .Ohio, about 8 o'clock on Tues-
dav morning, demolishing the engine on
the passenger train, killing the engineer
and injuring several pacscngcrs, noue,
however, seriously.
Sidney Dowaid Gay, of tho New
York Pod died in New York. He wu a
Journalist of extended reputation, and
tad edited a number ot the leading
newspapers of this country, and to his
bands were intrusted tne tasa; oi com
pleting the unfinished works of William
Uiucn liryant. " -
Smith & Wilson, contractor at Mar
quette, Mich., discharged Louis Nicoli, a
Stone cutler, lor unium-nuta. iit
night Nicoli appeared at the works and
ahot Contractor M. B. Wilson in the
neck, with a probably fatal result Ho
then walked home, and placing the muz-
tie of tbe revolver in his own mouth,
sent a bullet into his head.
A farmer named Mooncy, living near
lUthdrum, Ireland, was evicted on Tues
day by one hundred constables and seven
emergency men, directed by a magistrate.
Mooncy had barricaded his house, and
with the awistance of Mends, offered
nerco resistance, throwing boiling por
ridge and missiles of all kinds on the
evicting force. Ten arrests were made.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico
says: On Monday tho elections for elec
tor, who sro to choose a president and
members of Congrcr a week from next
Sundav, were held throughout iue cona
trv. there was little animation as far as
reimrted. and no opposition worth men
tionlng to Gen. Diax and tho ticket of
the administration party.
Matthias fJchrcincr, aged 30; a kalso-
mlncr, died in the hcspUal, at Chicago,
HI . on Tuesday, from burns all over hit
body, which he declated In his autemor
tcm alatement were cmsed by covering
him witlr kerosene while he slept and
then setting fire to the oil. He accused
hi wife, hi mother-in-law, Mr. Mary
Waoner. and aoclghbor. August Herbert,
with whom he had trouble. An Insu
rance of $1,000 on his life, h said fur
nished the motive for the crime.
Tho worst flood ever know in tho his
tory of Mexico occurred recently. About
500 houses were swept away, and many
live were lost at Zelos, while at Leon
nna tbomand bodies have been recovered.
One mile square in tho heart of the lat
ter city is gorged while evcty hour bringi
to Ught bow Horrors. At aoh, buviu
forty miles north of Leon, the loss of
life and property ia uc.tr'j as terrible at
at Leon. Hundreds of families ars
homeless at oil point, and many art
starving. Crops are ruined.
SOUTHLAND ITEMS.
PAEAGEAPH3, SAD, PLEASANT
AND TEREIBLE.
INDUSTRIAL PROOnESB THE EXCUBBIOM
FEYEK RAILROAD ACCIDENTS-SUICIDES
DEFALCATIONS COTTON REPORTS, ETC.
Alabama. . 1
A southbound train from Montgomery '
to Mobile went through a small bridge, y
mile north of Tensas. The engine, bag
gage, postal and two passenger cars, and
one sleeper, became a total wreck. En
gineer y John Morgan, Fireman 8a nv
Williams, and two tramps were killed;'
Mail Agent Davis, dangerously hurt;'1
Baggage Muster Taylor aud four passen
gers were slightly hurt. The bridge was' ,
over a small stream and was undermined
by the heavy rains.
A rainstorm on Wednesday, at Mobile,1
and at times approaching a deluge, was
the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in that1
section." During the time mentioned, '
the rain fell to a depth of ten inches and .
seventy-eight hundredths. ; Houses
through the city were flooded, and in '
number of business houses damages oc
curred owing to leaking roofs. The
Daily EegUter office, in course i f con
struction, was flooded from top to bot
tom. All the editors and compositors
were driven out.
f-lrtlJa. . "
Nine thousand crates of vegetables
were shipped from Ocoee Station this
season. . . '
Magnolia Bluff, at Pcnsacolo, has btta
settled upon as the place for the coming
encampment, and the militia will bo or-"
dcred into camp July 18. - ,
: While Mrs. Giddens of Milton wss
handly a loaded revolver, it wu accfj
dentally discharged, and the ball passed
through the legs of her little daughter,
inflicting a serious wound. ;
A Spanish man-of-war arrived oil Key
West recently, and cruised around tho
coast in hopes of catching a filibustering,
expedition to Cuba, which it wu re-
Sorted had been organized and equipped
i Key West
Prof. J. Voylo, while at Lako City
procurred some green tobacco leaves, and
in five day they had been made into flno
cigars, of a most excellent flavor. This
flue quality of tobacco is grown right at
Lake City.
W. J. Randell, section muter on tho
Jacksonville & Atlantic Railroad, caught,
by means of a cage, a large catamount near
the line of the railroad track at San
Pablo. Tbe animal, which seems very
vicious, wu taken to Pablo and placed
in a cage.
The Plant Jnvestmect Company hava
purchased a tract of 280 acres of lnnd,
situated in Fairfield, and extending from
the Wamboldt property on the South, to
the Wilson & Hunting mill property on
the North, along the St John's river.
During a heavy thunderstorm, while
Rev. J. B. Collier wu crossing his yard
at Nocatce, a flash of lightning struck a
tree near by, leaped to an umbrella ho
waa carrying on his shoulder, passed
down his body, tearing the clothing from
his person, and rendering him uncon
scious, in which condition he remained
for several days.
During a thunder storm at Mango, a
bolt of lightning entered tho bouse of
Mr. Eylo snd split the headboard off a
bed, and in the next room literally trans
formed a meat box into kindling wood.
Nothing else in the house waa injured,
and where tho lightning entered tho
building cannot be ascertained. Mr.
and Mrs. Kyle were in another ro m, and
were only slightly shocked, though bad
ly frightened.
CMrtta'
W. n. Parsons, a well known cltizeif
of Atlanta, with a party of friends, wenf
trout fl-hiog near Gainesville, and whild
proceeding up a bjl wu stricken witii
apoplexy, and died lustantly. !
Bishop W. J. Gaines, of the A. 2L Ej
Church, filed a complaint sgsinst the
Georgia Railroad, with the Railroad
Commission, for the ejectment of hi
niece from tho Georgia Railroad trails'
several weeks ago. He also complains
that tbe car furnished the colored peo
ple by tho Georgia Road are not equal tcf
first-class cars. .4
A railroad wreck occurred Wednesday!
morning on the Savannah, Florida &
Western Railroad at the trestle over tho
Ochlocknce River, five miles front
Thomuville. Freight train No. 23
constating of four cars and tho caboose,'
had just crossed tho river when about 40(1
feet of the trestle gave way, precipitate
log the entire train, except the englnej
to tho ground, twenty feet below, for
tunately, there were but four people on
the train. Tho conductor and a negra
brakeman were seriously injured.
MlaMart.
Officer Mnrty C. Murphy, of St Louis,
ru shot and fatally wounded s'wut mid
night on Wednesday by a negro roust-'
about named Frank Parker.
Hon. John M. Lover, member of Con
gress for the 8th Missouri dslrict, has
filed suit for $50,(100 against tho Globe
Democrat, of fet Louis, for libel.
Vlrslala.
During the absence of their father and
mother Wednesday, Grant and Garfield
Johnson, twin brothers, sged eight
years, of FrcdiTlcksbtirg, got possession
of a gun, and Grant dim barged it con
tent into Garfield's body, killing him instantly.