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WILMINGTON. N. C. FRIDAT. XOVEMBEU 1 . 1889.
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PISTOL-GRAPH.
Blind Tom is still
He is in Illinois.
giving concerts.
It is said that 50,000 Americans were
in Paris the last summer.
The Young Men's Democratic Club
of New York refuse to indorse the Tarn
many city nominations.
The new Baltimore magazine
Xo Xante is out. The writers
;iro not given, hence the title.
called
names
Philadelphia has a new periodical
entitled The Globe. It is a quarterly
review. We have not seen it.
Ohio Democrats are in hijrh spirits.
They say that Campbell will beat
bloody-shirt Benny Foraker.
Being a postmaster of the feurth
graue is not getting a ioriune lasi.
There aro . 51,874 of them and they
average only $153.
Richmond's late advices are that
Mahone's hopes are frail and that he is
trying to buy up the judges of election.
His money comes from the North.
The Lexington turfmen have organ
ized a horse-raisers' company with a
quarter of a million capital, to carry on
auction sales and train horses on a
Treat scale.
Raura, successor of Corporal Tanner,
was thoroughly identified with the
whiskey ring in Grant's time. A
Southern paper thinks he will become
''interested in the pension grab game."
Edwin Coltran, a Kentucky editor
just dead, got off the following:
The June bug has a gaudy wing,
The lightning bug has fame:
The bedbug has no wings at all.
Hut he gets there all the same.
It is very gratifying to the MESSEN
Cjek to learn that the health of ex
President Davis is so good better than
for years. We may look now with cer
tainty (D. V.) to his attending the
great Fayetteville Centennial in which,
all North Carolinians feel a profound
interest.
Even the able New York Tribune
willing to cheat the negroes out
is
of
their representation. It says:
"The Southern Democracy must con
sent to on 3 of two things fewer Con
gressmen or more votes.'
The name' thing might be said of New
England 'and with equal propriety and
truth.
TheDanville Oaili Xt icx says you
must hear Sam Jones to know him or
appreciate him. Men criticise and' de
nounce him from "sayings" taken out
of connection. There is much in man
ner. The Xeus thinks him wonderful.
The Raleigh Chronicle says:
lA prominent lawyer from Eastern
North Carolina tells us that Sam
Jones's sermon on Sunday was one of
l he greatest and most eloquent efforts
lie ever heard from any man. He also
savs that the tribute to the creat Rob
ert E. Lee was the finest and most
elegant he ever heard paid any man.
A great iron industry has been
erushed out completely in Boston and
driyen out by the war tariff. A special
to' the New York Times tells the pain
ful story thus:
"The crippling effect of the present
tariff upon New England industries is
well illustrated by the recent sale of
the great Norway Iron works of South
Boston to a syndicate, who purpose
moving them immediately to the West.
It ia sad but telling fact that these
reat iron works, the pride of Boston,
the linest in the East if not in the
country, costing upward of $1,000,000,
should be closed out and removed from
this section.'' ,
. V.
Ex-Gov. John L. Manning, of South
Carolina, is dead. Ho was seventy-five
vearsold, was born rich, owned -mor
than a thousand slaves, was a man of
ability, Stirling integrity and conserv
atism. He opposed secession. He was
elected to the U. S. Senate in 1865, but
not allowed to take his seat. The Co
lumbia Register says of him :
"A capable officer, a faithful citizen,
a charitable man, a Christian gentle
man, he goes to the grave, leaving a
name of which any man might be
proud a name that is itself a rich her-
luige 10 nis descendants ana to fcoum
Carolina as well.
Theatregoers in New York are en
joying a great treat in the actiner of
Mr. Booth and Madame Modjeska. The
Tribune's able criticism contains this:
"Mr. Booth, who is in excellent
health and spirits, is acting with great
mental force, with resolute enenrv.
... .i a a I ji ..1 ay 1
vnia amueni emotion ana wun exquis
ite grace. No impersonation has
iieen set before the public in these
nines iuui liiui d uuuiutiu;iv ueuion
strates the authority and distinction of
great actor. Mme. Modjeska
is noble to behold in Portia, and her
action and demeanor are charged with
sweet dignity aud 9parkling variety.
The acting of Mme Modjeska
uiTuses at all times the charm of fine
intelligence and eentle sensibility, and
of a subtle, exp-essive magnetism that
u guided with definite purpose and im
plied with unerring skill.5'
THE LYNCHING CASE
INCIDENTS OF THE CAPTURE AND
LYNCHING OF BERRIER-
A Considerate Sheriff" A L'nlaue PraTer
The Negro Kxodas Raleigh Sewerage
The Itojle Can On the Lookout for
Counterfeiter Shoeing the (Jaeer at the
State Fair The Union Depot. ,
Messengfr Bureau, )
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 31, 1880. f
Some negroes from near Wake Forest
left yesterday for Mississippi. One of
them had a 'possum dog and a $3 gun.
Another had a banjo in a bag. They
will carry "Norf Caliny ways" with
them, no matter where they go.
It is said now that the rush of ne
groes from, the State is not to begin
until the middle of November. So
said "Peg-Leg" Williams yesterday,
and he onght to know. Agent Cheek
is here, and is widely circulating circu
lars among the negroes.
He says that all antagonism on the
part of the "whites has died away..
Cheek, by the way, was arrested here
last winter, on complaint of Mr. A. T.
Mial, for taking negroes away. Noth
ing came of the matter.
There is a very large attendance at
the meeting of the Raleigh Baptist
Association, which began to-day.
The street scenes are lively now.
The great gangs of sewer laborers at
work digging the big trenches look
like soldiers throwing up breastworks.
They work very rapidly. The pay roll
must be $7.30 a day now. I
Several stroets are being filled in and
otherwise improved. About as much
sort of this of work is going on here as
at any place in the State.
The police "said this morning that
there were no reports of any burglaries
since Monday night. Perhaps the.bur
glarsare lying low for a day or two,until
people are not quite so much on the
alert.
It was learned to-day from the Clerk
of the Superior Court that one part of
the record in the Boyle appeal matter
was incomplete and that the case was
not yet in the Supreme Court. The
delay is quite annoying to Judge Arm
field and Clerk Upchureh. It is of
course hard on Boyle who said to the
jailer yesterday that he was "tired of
this sort of thing."
Mention has been made in some of
the papers that the people of the town
of Lexington were bitterly opposed to
the lynching of Berrier. Agentletnah
now here who was in Lexington at the
time, says there was no remonstrance
until after the lynching was all over.
Then a leading lawyer said it ought
not to have been done. It was further
stated that the Sheriff was in the jail
when it was attached and the door
orced, but that he never came out. x
Another good story is told by the
same gentleman in connection with the
capture of Berrier. He was in a barn. The
sheriff was with the party of searchers.
It was thought Berrier would shoot the
first man who tried to enter the barn.
The sheriff was urgred to so in. He
said no; that if he were killed the
county would be put to the expense of
another election. It was then decided
to send in a Democratic ex-revenue
officer; an old man. He went in and
after a parley got Berrier, promising to
take the latter safely to Lexington. He
kept his word too, and whipping up his
horse drove like mad all the way, the
lynchers riddinsr alongr and calling: to
him to stop.
It was learned also that the argument
of the lynchers, which they used all
day that Monday, was that they had
lost nearly a whole week hunting: for
Berrier, that they had captured him
and that it was their risrht and their
duty to dispose of him and not give him
up to anybody
The "last prayer at the now famous
lynching was also described to your
correspondent. The offerer of thi
petition was an old man, who said,
"Lord, we think we're rigrht in what
we're about to do, but if we're not we
ask vour pardon. Amen." With that
Berrier was swung off.
The people of Davison County are
outwaruiy cooi at tuts inai oi me lyucu-
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current of feeling. All the facts about
the matter are of extreme interest, as
it is in many respects the most remark
able trial in the State.
The police are looking but for coun
terfeiters here. There are reasons to
believe that not only is counterfeit
money made here, but that it is also
made at some point near by and
brought here, to be "shoved." " It ap
pears that there is a good deal of it in
circulation in all this section. Two
men were at the State fair who were
trying to work it off. They are said to
have had some bogus $5 gold pieces.
The laying of the sewer pipe has put
the streets "in a terrible condition.
They are in some cases regular gulfs of
mud. Particularly is this the case at
the Central depot. Two years ago the
railway companies macadamized the
street there; now the sewer contract Drs
have left twelve inches of mud on it
and it is very nearly impassable.
The site of the new union passenger
depot has been bought and paid for. It
is said that the railway committee will
meet here day after to-morrow to ar
range for the commencement of work.
It was rumored that there would be. an
injunction to restrain the railways from
building the depot, but a lawyer said
to-day that there was nothiug in this.
The weeds are so thick yet that
sportsmen find hunting rather tiresome
work. Still there is a good deal of
shooting' going on, and some pretty
fair bags of quail.
Exodus agents left to-day for Golds
boro to make up a party of negroes for
Mississippi. , -
The grand total of receipts up to last
night of the World's Fair are $5,000,-.
000. The guarantee fund was $1,797,654-
The strike of the switchmen at Mem
phis wasdeclared off yesterday and the
men, such as the company will rein
state, will resume work to-morrow.
CRAZED BY WAHT OF POOD.
In Thi Condition a Woman Attempt
to
Kill Iler Child and Her Mother.
New York, Oct. 31. While crazed
by hunger Mrs. Barn tried to kill her
mother and six year old son in their
miserable apartments in the rear of 139
West 38th street at drybreak this morn
ing. Intervention of neighbors alone
prevented a tragedy. For three weeks
past the woman has been ill. She was
too poor to engage a physician and too
busy to spare time to go to a free, dis
pensary, having three children and
their grandmother to provide for. She
naturally grew weaker and weaker
each day for want of proper food. To
add to her misery, Mrs. Barn s hus
band is at present at Bellevue Hospital,
suffering from an incurrable disease,
and it has been necessary to part with
many necessary household goods in
order to stay the tide of adversity.
The plucky little woman's continued
lasting soon showed itself in her face
and form, although the children.
through her self deprivation, were kept
plump and bright.
Shortly before six o clock this morn
ing Mrs. Barn arose ; her mother was
awake at the time and saw her iro to
room door and locket it and put the key
in her pocket. Then she took up her
youngest child," laid down on the bed
and began to nurse it. Suddenly she
was seized with a convulsion and began
tochoke the infant until it had almost
ceased to breath. A struggle with the
the grandmother ensued in which the
latter finally obtained possession of the
babe. No sooner had she done so than
the crazed woman sprang at her throat
and grasped it in a grip of iron. The
old woman struggled in vain to be free
and the children shrieked with f rigrht ;
" Mama you are hurting Grandma ;
don't hold her that way." When the
mother released her grasp the old lady
was almost past human aid. A great
black streak on her throat is still visi
ble.
The insane parent next seized one of
her boys, Johnny, by the throat and
would surely have murdered him but
for the screams of his brother, which
aroused the neighbors and, after a des
perate struggle, she was taken in an
ambulance to Bellevue. The Surgeon
there says that Mrs. Barn was driven
mad through sheer lack cf food. An
agent of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children has taken care
of the little ones. Mrs. Barn is twenty -
sev en years old: her. husbancuJtyno i s
French, is seventytwo years of age.
A Church. War In Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 3f. Adjutant
General Robert S.Grove received a tele
gram to-day, notifying him of a riot at
Axtell, Marshall county. The telegram
was from the mayor of the city and
asked that a detachment of militia be
sent at once to quiet the disturbance.
The Adjutant General at once ordered
out company G. of the third regiment,
located at Marysville and left on the
first train for the scene of trouble. As
yet, only meagre particulars have been
received. x
Axtell, a town of about 700 people,-
is settled largely by Catholics. On
Wednesday a 'Methodist Minister,
named Johnson, from the Southwestern
part of the State, arrived atxAxtell to
hold a revival meeting. He had quite
a large congregation in the evening at
the Methodist church and in the audi
ence were a number of Catholics. Soon
after beginning his remarks the Min
ister began an attack upon the Catho
lie church, when he became so abusive
that one of the Catholics called him a
liar: he continued his remarks until
the Catholics could stand it no longer.
Four of them rushed to the pulpit and,
taking: the preacher by the collar
threw him down. In a moment the
pulpit was surrounded by an angry mob
and a general row ensued. Although
the Catholic3 were in the minority the v
were too much for the Methodists ana
succeedod in throwing the preacher
and two others out of the house.
The whole town was soon aroused
The four Catholics were, arrested and
put in the city prison. This so enraged
the Catholic population that they or-
l ifttUIAeu mis uiui iiiuk to eiosiou lucii
; vj . , . rn-u c.
I imprisoned associates. Thetownofbt
; "l' r'K QrfT m V nZa
f?U,rf byuC? 8J foVf Jn tn
that the whole town is organizing to go
to the rescue of the Axtell Catholics.
The Mayor says he is powerless to con-
trol tne moD, ana lears a coniuci oe
tween the two elements. The Adju
tant General will not reach the city
until 9 o'clock this evening.
The Mary Washington Monument,
Fredericksburg ,Va., Oct. 31 .The
City Council last nie'ht took final action
on the communication recently received
from "Old South Church," bf Boston,
asking contributions from Fredericks
burg to complete the unfinished monu
ment to Mary Washington. Resolu
tions were passed tendering the thanks
of the city to "Old South Church" Mon
ument Association in Uoston for the
movement recently inaugurated for the
completion of the monument and ask
ing the society to co-operate with the
ladies of this city, who are making
efforts in the same direction and who
will be glad to hear from their patriotic
friends in Boston.
The Mary Washington Memorial
Association of this city has elected
officers and will apply for a charte r
when the Legislature meets earl v in
December.
..
Peruvian Revolutionists Captured.
Chicago, Oct. 31. A dispatch from
San Francisco says : Peruvian advices
of September 24th say four officers be
longing to the revolutionary force of
Iglesias were captured on September
20th while attempting to capture the
new, cruiser Lima in Callao harbor.
They tried to capture the chief officers
of the gunboat, lhe latter pretended
to accept a guarantee of a bribe of $10,-
000 and when a boat load of revolution
ists came alongside the night designated
four of them were cuptured. They
will be shot.
NEWS FROM '.EUROPE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VARI
OUS EUROPEAN CAPITALS-
FaraeJl's Iotctlot-I)af ttt CIoe hit
Arcumcnt lfor the I'smell Corarolln
I-ord Ctinrrhili AlU th Consrva"
lires-Atben' Royal Hall Exemption
from Military laty-Slanly Expected In
3Ipwapa.
Dublin, Oct. ;u. Tho'nV Timt
says that Parnell has had a conference
with tne speaker of the Houso of Com
mons, relative to the be-st mode ot exe
cuting his intention at the next session
of Parliament of trying to establish the
complicity of the Government in the
attacks made toy the- London Times on
the Parnellite party.
London, Oct. 31. Michael Davitt
continued his speech before the Par
nell Commission to-day. He said that
Farragher, who had been clerk of the
Land League, but who had turned in
former and testified for the Times,, had
been unable to prove the assertion made
by Attorney General Webster that the
Leagrue naU advanced money for the
committal of outrages and crimes.
Davitt regretted that all the Land
League books had not been found.
They had disappeared, he said, during
the confusion consequent upon the sup
pression oi tne ieaerue, but the Nation
al League books, which had been pro
duced revealed nothing: unconstitution
al.
He denounced the publication of the
fac simile letters by. the 1 'itufs an
attempt' at moral assassination of -the
political character of a public man,
which was unparalleled' by the action
of any political party in the history of
any country, lie ridiculed the idea
that the 1 vnes was not aware of Pigott s
antecedents until he testified before the
Commission.
Davitt concluded his speech by ap
pealing to the court to say that the
Tunes had not proved its charges
against the men who were striving to
end the Anglo-Irish question. When
Davitt had finished presiding Justice
Hannen complimeeted him upon the
ability displayed in his speech and
thanked him for the assistance he had
given the court. ,
Sir Henry Jame3 then began his
speech in behalf of the Times. Sir
Henry s address was of an historical
character,. H-dnie'd thatny-Ttrfas-tice
to Ireland existed which justified
the present attitude of the Irish Na
tionalist. He.referred at groat length
to the measures that have been adopted
during the last half century to improve
the condition of that country.
Brussels, Oct. 31. The Represen
tative of Belgium at the Anti-slavery
Conference will submit a proposal to
levy a duty of 5 per cent on all mer
chandise imported into the COngo
State, the proceeds to be devoted to
procuring the extinction of slavery.
c? London, Oct. 31. Lord Randolph
Churchill, in a letter urges the Con
servatives during the coming session
of Parliament to give prominenee to
the land law measures for the reform
of workmen's dwellings, laborers' allot
ments and licensing, and laws provid
ing for shorter hours of labor and deal
ing with "sweating" system. All these
questions, he says, are rapidly tipen-
ing lor praciicai legislation.
Athens. Oct. 31. A State ball was
. .it 1 V A 1
given at tne paiace last nignt, wnicn
was attended by three thousand guests.
The roval and imperial personages
present marched in procession through
the ball-room. Emperor William es
corting the Queen of Greece, led the
march. They were followed by the
King of Greece and the - Empress of
Germany, the Czare witch and the
Princess of Wales, the Duke of Sparta
and the Princsss of Saxe-Merningen,
and Prince Henry of Prussia and his
sister, Princess Sophie, the bride of
the Duke of Sparta. There were only
three dances.
Emperor William to-day paid a visit
to the British fleet in the Pirceus. He
took luncheon on board the flagship.
The Emperor wilHeave for Constanti
nople to-morrow afternoon.
Berlin, Oct. si. it is rumored tnat
the centrists will introduce a motion
providing for the exemption from mili
tary service of candidates for the . min
istry of all denominations up to the
aire of twentv-six years, and for the
total exemption of ordained ministers.
BERLIN; Oct. 31. Dr. Schweinfurth,
the well-known African traveler, has
writterrto the Xut tonal Gazette that let
ters from hmin Pasna, which have
reached Capt. Wissman justify the ex
pectation that Emin Pasha and Henry
M. Stanley will soon arrive at Mpwapa.
Vessels Arrive Urlnglotr Some of the Xs
vasa Rioter.
Rat.timore. Oct. 31. A disDatch
from Cape Henry says: Passed in at
nin n clock this momin?? the Brig
- . t-m w - - C9 XJ
AHcp. Captain Bowlinr. from Navassa
for Baltimore, witt -ixty-four of ther
rioters in the massacre at rsavassa on
October 14th. The Bn-,' also has the
crew, except the mate, who was lost
overboard, of the Schooner Tom Wil
liams, from r ernandina for New York,
which was wrecKea during tne late
storm. The crew was four days in open
hnats without food. A later disDatch
pays the Brig Romance, Captain Brown,
fmm :;ivassa ior ba unore. witn some
of the rioters on board, passed in about
noon.
3Iootana Democrat Win the Election Salt
Minneapolis, Oct. 3l.TheJvur-
naVs Helena, Mont.,- sjectaT says:
Judge De Wolf has sustained the mo-
t inn nf the Democrats and issued a ner-
emptory order td have the canvassing
board make returns of the Tunnel pre-
AT 1 1
cmcts. v mouon ior aa appeal nas
been filed and applications made for a
stay of proceedings. The Republican
attorneys asked to have the bonds fixed
on the application. The court took a
recess to allow authorities to be looked
up and presented. -
THE CEOHIH MURDER TRIAL.
One of tne Defendants ft irk .Several Wit
nese Testify for the SUU.
Chicago, Oct. 3i.juJg McCon
nell's court was called to order nearly
a half an hour later than usual this
morning. John Jvunze, one of the
prisoners, was feeling badly yesterday
afternoon. He was not to well this
morning and reclined in the courtroom
with his head on a pillow. His trouble
is pleurisy, but it U not believed that
it will result seriously. X;
George . Re illy, a book -keeper, was
called to the witness chair. He testified
that in the latter part of March Cough
lin O'Sullivan and others were in the
saloon and were talking politics, when
Coughlin said that a certain north side
man was talking too much and that if
he did not keep his mouth fehut he
would get the worst of it.
The State's Attorney tought to intro
duce the correspondence between
Beggs and Spellman. Foster, attorney
for Beggs, said he was ready to admit
anything that Beggs ever "wrote, but j
that he could say nothing about letters ;
written by a,ny one else; so the matter
went over pending the appearance of
Spellman. W. Hatfieid, a salesman for
Revell & Co., was called and told of
selling to a man, calling himself J, U.
Simmonds, a bill of furniture, which
was taken to the flat at 117 Clark street,
and was subsequently conveyed to the
Carlson cottage, the scene of the mur
der. The only new point developed
was the fact that Siramonds said the
furniture was for temporary use. After i
Hatfield identified the furniture sold to
Simmonds as that subsequently seen by
him in the Carlson cottage the. trunk,
in which Cronin's body was carried
away, was brought into court. Hatfield,
after examining it, testified that it, was
the identical one sold to Simmonds.
Jonh W. Sampson, generally known
as-"MajorM Sampson, was next called,
and testified that about 2 years ago
Conghlin tried to hire him to "slug"
Dr. Cronin. The witness, on cross ex
amination admitted that Conghlin had
arrested him three or four times, once
for robbery; that he had been convict
ed of passing counterfeit money; that
he was a gambler by profession.
William-: Lynn, who was with Samp
son when he metCouglin and was asked
to "slug:" Cronin testified to the fact
that the two men had a conversation
the purport of which he did not hear.
Joseph C. O'Keefe, Dr. Cronin's tailor.
said that ho. attended the meeting- of
Camp No. 20, fh September, 1888.
After the meeting ho had a conversa
tion with defendant Beggs about Dr.
Cronin and Alexander Sullivan. "We
were speaking first in reference to the
union of the two rival factions of the
order, and Beggs said he did not have
much confidence in the new executive
that was elected. Then the trial com
mittee came under discussion and he
said that Cronin was not the prooer
man to put on the trial committee to
try Alexander Sullivan. Besrers ". then-
told me that Cronin had admitted
Coughlin as a member of Camp No. 1X
without the formal lniation and had
furnished him with the pass word.
He said Croniq was not a fit man to be
long to the Irish societies," On cross
examination it was brought out -that
Beggs objected to Cronin being on the
committee to try the Triangle because
he was an enemy of Alexander Sulli
van. - "
Cornelius Flynn, who was with Beggs
and O'Keefe when they had the above
mentioned conversation, corroborated
O'Keefe's testimony.
An afternoon paper says that after
the disappearance of Dr. Cronin the
State put spies on Camp No. 20 and
that a man was concealed In the hall
during some of its meetings and took
notes of its proceedings.
Another Cashier Hone Wrong.
NORRISTOWN, Pa., Oct. 31. The fol
lowing notice was posted on the door
of the Tradesmen National Bank of
Conshohocken, Pa., this morning: "To
whom it may concern This bank is
closed in consequence of the defalcation
of the' cashier. The depositors will
suffer no loss." The cashier referred
to is William Henry Cresson. United
States bank examiner Robert E. James7
who made the discovery of the defalca
tion, says the amount is not lessthan
$-30,000 and may exceed S7o,000. The
directors were informed of the defalca
tion yesterday.
Cresson was charged and be question
ed the correctness of Examiner James
figures. Cresson has disappeared.-His
securities are said to be responsible men
The defalcation was in cash. There
is no explanation yet known for Cres
sons conduct. He has lived In Con
shohocken six or seven yea.-s. He was
formerly clerk for a leading insurance
company at Philadelphia. He had
made himself quite prominent in Con
shohocken and his name has become
identified with several of its "leading
enterprises. He was president of the
Conshohocken Gas Company and vice
president and treasurer of the Electric
Light Company. He was a leadlnfir
vestryman of Calvarv Episcopal church
and he took a prominent part a month
ago in the dedication of a new 1-30,000
church, to which building fund he bad
contributed handsomely. He was re
garded as the leader in society. He
was a son-in-law of John Wood, Sr.,
president of the bank, a wealthy retired
iron manufacturer, whose family had
controlling interest in the Bank.
The Itamori of a IleTolotloaln Onatanala
Are Ientel.
New York, Oct. 31. Mr. Jacob
Baiz, Consul General of Guatemala in
this city, says that, noticing news com
ing from Mexico, published in the
daily press yesterday of the rumored
revolution In Guatamala, he made in
quiries of the Guatamalian govern
ment as to whether there was any truth
in the news. Last night Mr. Braiz re
ceived the following reply from General
Barillas, President of G uatamala:
Revolutionary news on frontier at
Mexico is false."
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
PENSION COMMISSION RAUM
ADOPTS SOME NFW RULES.
ArTrtd fr Steal!; reatag fitacnpe
llond OfTertnt-Presidential ApfMMat
menu-Th. retmtr Ctenerftl Haaea
Oat tne (iotttsMst, Telegraph Rate,
whirhcte net VUk h Weter rt
Company ;
Washington, Ocw Si. Oca. IUura
baa Issued lnttructlod to brads of di
vision in the pension oJSco dlncilntf
that all claim Involving largo umsol
money, after thev hare been prepared
for special adjudication, are cot to ba
parsed-upon..-' They are to bo brought
to his desk, and, he propose to giro
them hi personal consideration beforo
the pension certificate will bo Uued.
This change will not delay tho final ad
judication of the claim, a thji commla
dorer intends to give tho preference
to business of this character and ex
amine the cases as toon as brought bo
fore him. Ho does not intend to make
a re-examination of tho case, but In
connection with tho official familiar
with the cases he will go over thorn o
aa to know what they are and tho prin
ciple upon which they have been do
cided. :
Tho commLioner in an order issued
to-day to chief of divisions, called at
tention to the numerous feo agree
ments filed in the ofllcea which are not
in proper form, inasmuch aa ther do
not contain the provisions of law Which
show that agreements for feo In ex
cess of $10 are merely bo rtniwdbl and
are not compulsory. Tne comraUalonor
orders that attorneys be adriftcd of
this Informality, and that tho ald fee
agreements must not 1k recognlred for
cortification of a fee in excewa of tlO
after November 18 next. Nothing haa
been yet done with the Tanner re rated
cases.
Washington, Oct. 31. Lawrenc
Percy Dawson, ton of ex-Commiedoner
Dawson, of the Bureau of Education,
was arres4ed last night on a warrant
charging him wrthjareeny of ninety
one dollars worth Postage sUtmps from
the Bureau where lie had been employ
ed. Friends of tho. young man assert
he will be able, upon examination, U
establish his innocence.
Washington, Oct. 31. Bond offer
ings to-day aggregated t214,fjOO, all ao
cepted at 1.27 for fours and 1.0-31 for
four and ahalfs.
The President has appointed Wil
liam H. Shephard, of riorida, to lw
Collector of Customs of tho district of
Apaiachecola, Fia.
Washington, Oct. 31. An order by
Postmaster General Wanaraakcr, dated
yesterday, was promulgated ; to-day,
fixing the rates for Government tele
graphic service during tho current fis
cal year. Thebasis for day w?r vice I
ten cents for ten words and half a cent
for each additional word for distance
under 400 miles, with a sliding scale of
increase for distances greater than 400,,
miles. For night messages not exceed
ing twenty words, fifteen cents for all
distances and one-half cent for each
additionaL-word. The dates, addre
and signature are secluded from th
count of both day and night rnesiago.
Signal Service cypher messages are to
Iks changed at two and a half cents per
word. Detailed rules for computing
distances are laid down. .
With reference to the above , order
President Green, of the Western Union
Telecrraph.sava: "The rate fixed bv tho
Postmaster General is undoubtedly bo
low cost, but I am not prepared to ar
what the attitude of tho company will
be until after the matter has had tho
consideration of the executive commit
tee next Wednesday. The reduction
averages about .33 per cent, from th
old rate, which was not a remunerative
one.'
The Wreck of the Ilrooklyn.
iuo tranae, oi me aiauory JUineri-
rivea this raornlngjromlialveston, a
day late, bringing evidcnc that th
story of the stowaway from tho old
Steamship Brooklyn, told tho other
day, was in part true. In latitude 33.50.
longitude 74.i?J, the Rio Grande parsed
the deck of a steamship, with deck
houses painted white. The maiU weru
gone, the bulwarks in placea were
broken, and the wlole surrounded by
barrels, casks and lumber. On the da
previous, Tuesday, the Rio Grande had
passed through considerable wreckage.
For iil hours the ca was seen to bo
coverexl with casks and barrels; one
boat was seen with side broken - In, but
no name nor signs of life were visible.
The deck seen by the steamship on tho
following day was recognlred by the
second mate, who was well acquainted
with the lines of the old ship; as that of
the Brooklyn. The Rio Grande pa&sed
within 100 vards of the vrrrr TV
. - --w m w-wn, A ft. w
windows and idcs nf th knnu.
were oaiterea in, ana ail tne InUlcatlona
pointed to a disastrous encounter with
a storm. The wreck U directly. In tb
course of steamships and is a very dac-
gerous oDsimcuon.
If on. Jms K. Clhcoo. of Sooth Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Oct. 31. Hoc.
James Edward Calhoun, of AbbeTille,
cousin and brother-in-law of John C
Calhoun, died to-day, aged 93 yearn.
He entered the United States Nary in
1810, resigned in 1S33, being the wealth
iest officer in the service. At his death
bo was the largest land owner In tho
State, with a homestead of 25,000 acre,
of rich Savannah lands and 165,000
acres of mountain land In Pickens and
Oconee conntles. For tho last fiftr
years he has led the life of a hermit,
. . i - .
Uttvoung nimseii exclusively o n
creiso of his estate.
Last night Governor Gordon granted
a reprieve, for one week, to Plgn
Vann, who was to have been xecuw4
at Summerviile to-day.