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A Young Man and a Revolver Do the
Work.
ltolililnic mi Kxpm* Car Sclrndflcally—Xnlioclj
Would Have Thought It—A Well IMiiuiieil Hob-
liorj—A Diuigcrous and Dciqirrnto (lump.
St. Louis, October 28.—-The Adams ex
press car attached to passenger train No.
3, on the St. Louis and San Francisco rail
road, which left this city at 8:25 last night,
Was robbed of over £50,000 in cash between
here and Pacific, Mo.
It appears that before the train left this
city a man, who gave the name of Cum
mings, presented to Messenger Forthering-
ham a cleverly forged letter bearing a per
fect fac-simile of the signature of Barret*-,
the local agent of the express company at
St. Louis. The letter stated that Barrett
had decided to put an extra man on the
r lute, that the bearer was he; to teach him
the details of the business. The stranger
was allowed to enter the car, and took
great interest in all of the movements of
the messenger, apparently desiring to learn
quickly the “ins and outs” of the duties
which the letter stated he was expected to
perform. Fortheringham’s suspicions
were not at all aroused and the stranger
impi eased him as a quiet and prepossess
ing companion. The two men busied
themselves with the accounts, etc., and all
went well until a point between St. Louis
and Pacllc, Mo., was reached. In the
meantime the new assistant was informed
that there was nothing more that lie could
do at that time and he seated himself in a
chair, waiting until some new duties
should be assigned to him to perform.
Fortheringham was still busily engaged
over his accounts with his back
turned to Cummings. In the course
of time it became necessary for
him to go to the safe, and turning to
the door, he saw the stranger calmly sit
ting in his chair with a cocked revolver
levelled at his (Fortheringham’s) head.
Cummings cautiously approached the
dumbfuu ded messenger and told him if he
remained quiet, and made no outcry or
raised no alarm, his life would uot bo en
dangered, but that If he acted otherwise
he could not answer for the consequences.
Fortheringham had nothing to do but to
submit, and, according to his statement,
the robber bound him hand and loot,
pressed a gag into his moth, tied him to
the safe, so that he could not move, and
proceeded with hi3 work. Tne safe had
been left open, and it took but a
few minutes for the robber to
secure the bank notes and valuables
in the shape of jewelry, etc. Hecutopen
the bags containing the silver coin, but he
evidently concluded that these were too
heavy for him to carry and he did not
disturb the contents. Of the gold, how
ever, he took a goodly amount, mid then
proceeded to make good his escape. The
road at this point runs directly along the
side oi a high bluff, which, in places,
overhangs the tracks, making the danger
of wrecks from a collision with boulders,
which occasionally full from above on the
tracks, very great. The trains, therefore,
slack up at this point and run slowly until
the dangerous place is passed.
This the engineer of train
No. 3 did as usual, and this offered the rob
ber an excellent chance of escape. He
first locked all but one door, stepped out
on the platform, locked the door from the
outside and jumped off.
The messenger in the meantime could
do nothing to release himself, not being
able even to call for help. Near Miuieke
a boulder had fallen upon the tracks and
the traiued was delayed an hour before it
could be moved. The conductor tried the
door of the express car, and found it locked,
and supposing the messenger to be busy,
did not ask for admittance. At St. Clair lie
again tried the door, and ngain found it
locked. He listened for a minute and'heard
the messenger struggling to free himself
and malting all the noise possible by kick
ing with his feet against the side of the
car. The conductor suspected something I
wrong and burst tho door open, finding I
Fortheringham as above described. He ;
was quickly released and told his expe-j
rience. The robber had got a start of fully
two hours, and it was useless to run back
to try and find him. The train then pro- ]
ceed’ed on its way, and arrived in this j
city this morning at 7 o’clock on ;
its return trip. Fortheringham says ;
the robber was about 21 years i
old, six feet tall, weighed about 200 pounds i
. and dressed in dark clothes with a dark j
overcoat. He thinks the robber bad ae- ]
complices, as he seemed to be talking
with some one on the front platform of the !
car. Fortheringham, the messenger, is I
about 21 yehrs old and lives in St. Genie- j
vive, Mo. He has been in the employ of j
the Adams Express Company forabout, four
years. Supt. Damsel, of the express com-
pany,saysFortheringham’s record has been j
one of the best. When asked where
Fortheringham was, lw replied that he |
had gone up town with Barrett, a route
agent and another man. From the man- |
ner in which he made the statement it is |
presumed that the other man was an of
ficer of the - law, though Damsel would I
make no statement confirmatory or con
tradictory of this theory. Damsel said he
could not state the exact amount stolen |
but it was something under £50,000.
ids friends gave him because lie defied j
Daniel Manning’s lightning. Fellows is j
the most brilliant of the three. He is a I
man of some originality, of marked legal I
ability and of some culture. He is a little
fellow with a smooth-slmven, pear-shaped Dryville Discussed at Length by a Regu
lar Correspondent.
Tin- Vote on tin* Itm'Udiitcnl—IVImt (lovi-rmir
-'[t'Dflnirl Snys A1 iniIt it—Will It in- IVini' 1 o Do
As lie Saysl—Kverytlling Is All Itiirlit.
face, lit up with sparkling eyes, and
crowned with white hair. He is
very neat looking. His eloquence is
as hold as Grady’s, and at tine
same time ns persuasive as Cochran’s. He
is always very cool, and this gives him a
chance at his opponent’s heart, of which
he very adroitly avails himself. It was
very interesting to watch these three men
in the convention of 1884. John Kelly Atlanta, October 28.—A short time
would nod to Cochran; Cochran would ! since two amendments to the constitution
come out in the aisle and mnke son.e were under a legislative act and the proc-
motion which Grady at Kelly’s nod would 1 lamation of the governor submitted to n
follow up. Then Manning would nod to popular vote for ratification. One was to
Fellows. Fellows would climb upon his ! Include in t lie list of soldiers who received
chair and suavely sweep away at] the argu- pay from the state not only those whose
ments advanced by Cochran and Grady, limbs laid been amputated, but those
Cochran and Grady frequently lost | whose limbs had been disabled, even
control of themselves; Fellows never I though amputation hud not followed. The
did, and so he came out ahead in i other was to simplify local legislation and
almost every contest. When it was all permit the introduction of local bills in
over and Cleveland had been nominated, the senate as well as the house.
Grady was too angry to speak, and Coe li- The following orders in reference to the
ran, choking down his rage, advanced with | election were filed in the executive depart-
. j •« 1 j J meat to-day:
Statu of Georgia, Office of .Skcjuktary or
State, Atlanta, October 26.—His Excellency, the
Governor—Sir: Having consolidated the vote on
tlie adoption of the recently submitted amend
ments to a vote of the people. I find the vote to
T • , _ | be as follows, viz: To amend the last sentence of
lore. Inasmuch as Mi. Manning had I act 7, section 1. paragraph 1, of the constitution
been casting Mr. Cochran’s vote with those I of 1877, “for ratification” received 63,003 votes; for
of the other Tammany delegates for Cieve- “non-ratification" received 1955 votes,
land regardless of their protest, this was For ratification of the amendment striking par-
rather neat ! agraph 15 of section 7, article 3, from the coustd.u-
; tion received 50,169 voles, anil “against ratifica
tion’’ of tlie amendment striking paragraph 15 of
! section 7. article 3 of tlie constitution received
1956 votes.
I certify the above to be correct.
Given under my hand and official seal.
N. G. Barnett.
Secretary of State.
Executive Department State of Georoia,
Atlanta, Ga., October 26.—Whereas, by an exec
utive proclamation of date July 3i, 1886, it.
his quiet smile toward Manning and said in
a Uriah Heepish tone: “Please, Mr. Man
tling, may I go home now?” Manning, of
course, made no reply, but Fellows bowed,
smiled and said in his sweet way: “Yes,
-Mr. Cochrou, we shall not need you any
more “
ON ’CHANGE.
A Dny of Unimportant Activity.
New York, October 20.—'The stock m.r -
ket to-day, until the last houw, presented . ullve p „,.. mllIulIO „ .i,,™,,,
the same general featuies that it has for * declared that an amendment (therein recited) of
several days past, four or five stocks mo- the last sentence of article 7. section l, paragraph
nopolizing a great majority of the trading l, of tin? constitution of this slate, which amend
and prices slowly sagging off. Upon lim ! meut was proposed by the goner d assembly in
ited business and narrow fluctuations the j an : ' ct ; [l ) P ,, ' v '-d J>ct() jL’r in. ins>. shall he sub-
j.„n n „L. fo v C1 i: rt i . .• 1 muted to the qualified voters ot the state lorrati-
bud party takes \ erv little part in ti.ins- ficatinn at the general election to be held next
actions, which arc leit almost entirely to j thereafter; and,
room traders. Jersey Central was again
the feature of trading and was strong.
Other coal stocks were quiet, with the ex
ception of Heading, which became one of
the leaders in the last hour both for , llieiI1J lcwm . u
strength and activity. Louisville and j Javor oU raVitication
Nashville was remarkably strong and ae-
Wnereas, It is certified to this office by the hon
orable secretary of state that at said general elec
tion, held on tho 6th day of October, 1888, ‘‘for
ratification” o.‘ said amendment received 03,061
votes, and for ‘‘non-ratification” of said amend
ment received 1955 votes—a majority being in
It is. therefore, hereby declared that
said
tive all day, principally upon buying by amendment has bfeen adopted and has become a
London, which also traded to some extent • hart of said article 7, section 1, paragraph 1, of
in Northern Pacific preferred. New Eng- j ham] and'the seal of the exec
land again came into prominence to-day utive department, at tlie capitoi in Atlanta, the
and was strong m the morning, aided by a ! day and year first above written,
renewal of the rumors of a negotiation ' ' Henhy D. McDaniel, Governor,
with Boston and Albany, but later the stock ; By the Governor-
sagged off again. Among the grangers | J. W. AVahren, See, Ex. Dep’t.
St. Paul was the only one j ~ ,, ...,
showing any life but it fol- \Uiat the lwentjr-<lTe Did.
lowed the general market. Union Pa- Atlanta, Ga., October 2(5.—The mass
eifle was a special object of attack by the | meeting to-night to appoint the committee
bears and it broke at 11:20 in the morning, ! of fifty, whose duty it shall be to nominate
but in the afternoon’s rise the loss was e.i- | a ticket for mayor and counciirnen, was
tirely recovered. The special feature of one of the largest ever assembled in the
trading toward the end of the day was an court house. The largo majority of the
extraordinary advance and activity in ! meeting was anti-prohibition in
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, , sentiment, and the antis won
which gained over three points, i the first victory by electing
The opening was firm to strong, the permanent chairman, Mr.
Arab prices, showing advances over C. A. Collier over Judge George rlillyer,
closing figures of last evening, ranging 1 the prohibition candidate. In a spirit or
from i to jj generally, while New England , harmony two secretaries were elected-11.
and Union Pacific were each up 8. Trading CL Cabaniss, prohibitionist, and W. H.
was quiet, the only features being a weak- • Scott, anti. After a few preliminary mo-
ness m Union Pacific and strength in Jer- tions it was discovered that it would
sey Central and Lackawanna. The gen- ; he impossible to transact the
oral market was heavy and dull, and : business in general convention,
so continued until the afternoon, I mid a motion to divide into two meetings,
when a break occurred in Pacific | the prohibitionists withdrawing to the
Mail. There was then some improvement | court room up-stairs and the antis remain*
in.prices, which, in the last hour became i g in the basement hall, was adopted,
decidedly upward over the whole list and The protlibilioui&ts withdrew, leaving the
early losses were regained in almost every I hulk of the crowd behind, no serious
case, the market closing strong al or near j diminution of the audience being
the best figures of the day. Pinal prices i apparent , the meeting being so
showed an advance for nearly everything I overwhelmingly anti in milli
on the active list. Louisville and Nash- 1 hers. Several speakers faw red pro-
ville is up 21, Canada Southern U, Nickel I ceeding i t once to put out an anti ticket
Plate, preferred 1ft Michigan Central lj and allow the others to put out who they
and Lackawanna and Jersey Central li i please. The more conservative members,
however, counseled a conformance with
the resolution and o fair effort to agree in
tlie selection of a ticket. A number of
speeches were made in which
the speakers dwelt upon tho overwhelm
ing anti sentiment, and prophesied tlie
downfall and humiliation of prohibition
at the next election. The following 26
gentlemen were appointed to act with 25
prohibitionists on the joint committee of
50; W. A. Fuller, Henry Beerman, John
A. Fitter, Mali Ryan, 11. F. Allen,
Dr. T. E. Collier, W. H. Scott, M. (J. Martin,
J. H. George. S. T. Diggers, W. J. Tanner,
Win. Miekelberry, li. Franklin, A. C. ,
A POLITICAL TRiO.
each. Sales 316,000 shares.
HALSTEAD ARRESTED FOR LIBEL.
The Cincinnati Keillor's Account of a Public Of.
flcIal’N Lift-.
Cincinnati - , October 23.—Charles H.
Herron and Ferdinand Springmeyer were
before the police court to-day on charges
of falsely certifying to pay-rolls and vouch
ers whereby money of ihc city was misap
propriated, while they were members of ^
the late hoard of public works reorganized i Wyly, J. S. Lester, R.’H. Knapp, Jei*
out of existence. The Commercial-Gazette 1 Lynch, J. B. Goodwin, It. J. Griffin, A. 11.
of Friday stated that the arrest of Mr. Her- ! Cox, L. rt. Morris, J. F. Hammond, W. Joe
ron would be made, and gave what pur- HirSeh. W. 11. Clayton, Alex King,
ported to be a sketch of Herron’s life, ; The prohibitionists nominated tiie fol-
stating that be had been a bounty-jumper 1 lowing 25: W. it. Hammond, W. A.
and ran away from Cleveland during the | Haygood, Henry ifillyer, .). W. Ilarle,
war. Mr. Herron swore out a warrant to- Frank P. Rice, M. C. Kiser, L. B. Nelson,
day for the arrest of Murat Halstead, edi- j W. K. Booth, W. H. Brotherton, E. fi
ler of the Commercial-Gazette,on a charge j Carter, colored, A. D. Adair, C. K. Maddox,
of criminal libel, and has declared his in- j Hollis A. Boynton, A. J. Joy, J>. W. Sial-
tention of filing a libel suit for £30,000 dam- j lings, J. B. Robbins, W. A. Osborne, C. C.
ages. Mr. Halstead was arrested and gave | Archer, W. J. G lines, colored. .J. W.
bond. James Morgan, a member of the 1 English, Hooper Alexander, W. H. ft'll,
F. Longley and \V. L.
Committee was
president of the old board, will, he says, j reported to the anti meeting,
soon institute a suit for £20,000 damages. Moses Bentley, a colored man,
present, addressedlthe meeting, culling at
tention to the presence of colored men on
the prohibition ticket and their absence on
the antis ticket. Me thought they should
board, has already filed suit against tiie H. \V. Grady. B. F.
paper for .$60,000, and Ferd. Springmeyer, i Fain. When this
Pinkerton Men in Trouble.
Chicago, October 23.—Tiie coroner’s
jury to-day completed the inquest upon
the Coinxn'vdonal
An Entertaining skefrli
Orators Who art* Try!
It oiul.
Washington, October 26.—The Capital
has the following entertaining sketch of
three prominent New York politicians and
orators: The three orators of the New
York delegation in the democratic con
vention of 1884 are all trying to come to
congress this year from New York city
districts. They are Bourke Cochran and
Thomas F. Grady, who spoke for John
Kelly, and Assistant District Attorney
Fellows, who spoke for Daniel Manning.
They have been for several years the
crack speakers of the New York city
democracy. Cochran, who is the most
likely to come to congress, hav
ing received a regular nomination arid
having married a “bar’l” within the last
year, is the very picture of the old-fash
ed Italian villain in the melodrama of
twenty-five years ago. He is of Irish de
scent, but he must have some Italian blood
in his veins, for he has the planner of a
second-rate Italian to perfection. Ho has
dark hair, dark mustache and imperial,
and shining black eyes. His address is of
that oily,insinuating sort which captivates
the toughs of city politics. His oratory is ,
like his manner—smooth, flowing, unctious |
and meretricious. Like his manner, it sug
gests thestilietto behind the smile. Grady, ;
who is going to run as an independent |
against ?‘*Tim” Campbell, is i typical
Irish politician—short, stout, red cheeked,
with bristly hair and mustache, and the
air of a prize-fighter. He is a man of bet
ter character than Cochran, of some in
dependence, and of very considerable
ability. He has the Irish fluency and the
Irish flattery, and having also the Irish
temper, is apt to sput.er when he gets ex
cited. His proudest ^ tie is “Ajax,” which .
the corpse of Terence Begley. The verdict 1 l^Uie'm^'hr^
I ana - two member^! liie’„„..niu!r re-
from a rifle in the hands of an unknown
Pinkerton policeman, who was aided and
encouraged by Guy Stivers, Richard E.
Labes, George J. Bertram and Merritt E.
Shaw, all of whom are Pinkerton officers
under arrest, and by others whose names
cannot be learned.
It was recommended that the officers
named be committed to the county jail
and held to the grand jury without bail.
The verdict concludes as follows: “We,
the jury, believe that the Pinkerton detec
tive agency has been derelict in keeping
and withholding the names of 123 men on a
the train wherefrom said shooting took
place.” I T *
signed th v t v*,
in their stead.
call of i.ic c*ui,
meeting .the ex
port the re.'iul - ;
not expected «.
will agree on
sides will nam<
> negroes might be appointed
adjourned subj ct to the
rma/i, Mr. Collier, at which
'.remittee of fifty# are to re-
of \ heir deliberations. It is
lat tlie committee of fifty
any ticket^ but that both
their candidates.
ONE OF EACH.
He ll.* # c.ivc(l It.
Atlanta, October 26.—R. T. Robin
son, foreman of the round house of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
orgia railroad, in this city, was
given a banquet and presented with a
handsome gold watch by his fellow work
man, upon his departure to-night for
Richmond, where he will make his home.
scalded. A man supposed to be Hoary
Sowenk, of Madison, was stealing a ride
between tlie mail car and the lord >r. lie
was instantly killed. The mail
agent, Geo. Lusten, had ins head
badly out and was severely scalded.
Conductor Radioes was thrown
down and badly bruised. None of the
passenger* wore hurl. The shock of the
collision caused the baggage and mail car
to telescope the passenger engine, and
they immediately took fire. Sowonk was
in the ruins and Was burned to a crisp.
All the mail was destroyed.
Tho A mill id Kftihiudon.
Washington, Octobor 26.—All the an
nual estimates have been received at the
treasury department, except those for
public works, for the naval establishment
and for the postal service. Those already
submitted, which cover all the regular
civil expenses of the government, show
very little change in the amount from the
appropriations for the present year. Tiie
treasury department will have the esti
mates in shape for submission to the ap
propriations committee at its meeting on
the 20th proximo.
SIOUX AND CROWS FIGHTING.
Attarkou ihc Latter Xenr Fort Custer—Kovomu'
for n Murder.
CcsTErt. Mon., October 26.—An army
officer just nr. ived from Fort Ouster says
that a parly of Crow Indians rode hurried
ly into the fort Friday afternoon and re
ported that they had been attacked by a
war party of the Sioux near their camp,
about two miles up the Little Horn river,
and that in tho melee which followed ton
of their number had been killed. Col. Dud
ley, post commandant, immediately or
dered the garrison under arms, and in a
short time arrived at the scene of,
action with five troops of tho first cav
alry. They found two Crow Indians
dead and three more wounded, while
the Sioux had left two of their war
riors dead on the field, having been com
pelled to abandon them, evidently owing
to the rapid advance of the cavalry. De
tachments were at once sent out and
thorough search was made of the hills
and ravines in the vicinity, but the Sion v
had made good their esc pc and no trace
of them could be found. They are evi
dent!,.' tho advance of the wav party of the
Sioux which recently left the Poplar River
agon *yto raid tiie Crows. General Heath,
the fpcclal agent at Poplar river, notified
the authorities of their departure, but was
unable to prevent >t, as there are only two
companies of troops stationed near the
agency. All the Indians left secretly and
were far away when the fact became
known. The Sioux are said to be greatly
excited over the raid upon their herds and
the murder of the Assiniboin squaw by the
Crows near Poplar river and are evidently
bent on revenge. Five Crow Indians, who
were captured by Major Carroll’s com
mand near the Yellowstone river a week
ago, who are believed to be engaged in
this affair; are now in the guard house at
Fort Custer, but it is doubtful if anything
of a criminal nature can be found against
them.”
KICKING WOMEN TO DEATH.
Hint TJnvnhuis to Ilcsnl% in n
, v licit i n ur.
Chicago, 111., October 26.—A horrible
I crime was perpetrated by a negro on t wo
| defenceless women on an unfrequent
ed road near Washington park this even
ing, and it is believed they will not recover.
Dora Dolan and Bridget Moran, the vic
tims, live in Englewood. They are sisters
j and are married. This afternoon tliev
went to visit their brother-in-law. Patrick
| Clancy, an attache of the Hyde Park sta
tion. Mrs. Dolan carried a baby in her
arms, while her sister carried a hand
satchel containing $40.
When they were within half a mile of
the station the negro stopped from behind
a tree and walked ahead of them. On
passing he bade them good evening, but
they paid no attention to him.
A TERRIBLE ASSAULT.
Thus rebuffed the fellow instantly turned
and gave Mrs. Dora Dolan a violent kick
in the stomach, knocking her to the
ground. The babe fell heavily and was
severely injured. Drawing a knife the
brute now struck at Bridget Moran and
cut her about, the forehead. A blow from
his fist knocked her to the earth. lie then
kicked her in a brutal manner, and
snatching the handsatchel ran toward
Englewood.
■ DISCOVERY OF THE CRIME.
The women remained in the roadway
about half an hour and were discovered by
a pedestrian. Their blood-stained faces
and garments told him that a direful crime
had been committed. Rushing to tin- sta
tion he notified the police of his disco very.
A patrol wagon with a number of officers
was sent to tlie scene, and the women and
babe were placed on stretchers and re
moved to tho station. Physicians were at
once called. Under their rflorts Bridget
regained consciousness and gave a half
lucid account of the occurrence. Mrs.
Dolan was unconscious at a late hour to
night. She is badly injured internally.
The women were removed to the resi
dence of Patrick Clancy close by.
JUDGE LYNCH IN PURSUIT.
Detectives from Chicago were sent to
Made to Servo nn Ignoble Purpose for
High Officials.
{ Ciirtvi of Wows. CarjiHs, Silks, Lures. Lie.
Ilroiiiglt * from Knro|M» In tie* Sjinitoiu Murk oil
ns t unsiini'Mi to Sm-Hiiry Thotiqe in, (Joiwnd
Slicriiiun nail Oi Io cs.
Washington, October 26.—Although
the prominent officials in the navy depart
ment have made light of the recent dis
closures of smuggling by naval officers os
brought to light by the seizures on the
Saratoga, the rank and file in the service
know that these apologies by certain offi
cers of high rank are made merely to mis
lead the secretary of the navy and the pub
lic and prevent impldto.sanl disclosures.
Seamen and marines vVno have been on
European voyages and think they can talk
without fear of detection, view the case
very differently. An ex-corporal of the
marine corps, who resigned in 1882, and
who is now in business in this city, gave a
reporter the following chapter on smug
gling in the navy as it came under his own
observation:
“In 1880 I served on board the United
States ship Saratoga,” he said, “in a subor
dinate capacity while the vessel made a
European cruise for the purpose of in
structing Admiral Luce’s babies in the art
of seamanship. The opinion generally ex
pressed. however, by the crew upon our
arrival in the Mediterranean was that the
Saratoga was sent across to bring home a
cargo of goods belonging to high officials
in \Va. oington. At the naval pay station
at Yillal'rauca we took on board quite a
cargo of carpets, rugs, etc., purchased by
persons on the station and sent to Villn-
iVuncn lor storage,and which wore marked,
‘See. Thompson.’ Gloves, silks, laces, etc.,
were purchased in large quantities, packed
in sealed metal boxes and waterproof
paper. In fact purchases were made so
extensively that wo began to think we
represented some mercantile house rather
than the United States.”
“Didn’t these proceedings cause com
ment among tlie crew?” was asked.
“Sailors and marines,”,he replied, “are
not in the habit of expressing their opin
ions when ou board ship. Whatever we
thought we kept to ourselves. Upon tho
return trip wo stopped at Funchal, where
the ship’s launch was lowered for the pur
pose of assisting in taking on board our
List cargo, viz., wine. The exact amount
of wine stowed away here i am unable to
state, but I have no hesitation in saying
that it exceeded the quantity usually pur
chased by importers at one time. Fay mas
ter’sstores were broken outof the hold and
piled around deck to make room tor tho
cargo. The brig was given up for the
time being and converted into a wine
store room. In fact, e\cry available place
was used until the heith deck became un
comfortably crowded. Upon arriving in
the United States instead of putting into
an important port we anchored in Hamp
ton roads and were not troubled b> a visic
from*the collector of •. ustoms. The first
transfer of cargo made v/us to a lighthouse
tender which came into tho roads, and to
it were transferred tho cask i of wine
which were marked ‘Babcock.’
“A few day.-; later the Tallapoosa cam-’
down from Washington to Hampton
Roads and made it convenient to come
alongside the Saratoga after dark. TLo
crew was at once put to work rigging
whips and tackle to aid in taking the curg >
out of the hold. An estimate of the
amount of goods, consisting of wines, car
pets, laces, silk goods, etc., transferred to
the Tallapoosa may be formed from the
fact, that the time occupied in unloading
the vessel consumed about five hours. In
i justice to the officers attached to tlie Sara-
I toga it is proper to state that their portion
of the cargo was reasonable, one or two
casks of wine each to ship to friends in
i distant parts of Dio country, aoouple < f
i dozen of pairs of glove-; and several bolts of
I silk. The bulk or the cargo, however, was
j marked as consigned to tu b humble citi
zens as Secretary riinmpr.on, General Slier-
| man, Commodore English and others cf
the same standing. Of course, an im-
! proper use might have been made of their
names by the real smugglers to daunt pry
ing customs officials. Next year, wnik
I still on the Saratoga, 1 went to Halifax.
I There we purchased the same amount of
! bottled goods and brought back an equally
! valuable cargo.”
“This statement regarding the sinug-
I gliug propensities of our prominent naval
j officers can be vouched for and is uot the
1 spiteful outpourings of‘a di igrunUed sail -
i or,’ ” said a navy department official to-
| dfty.
ON THE TRACK.
Tlie Nation ill .Jo
ii' AVn .Idns.ton.
Hyde Park to try
t he negro, but Jie \
to half-past 10 oY
Hunt - a th
seen about
tive tl
ish hi
•fin
'd effect the arrest of
■lot apprehended up
c to-night. Captain
:gro is a character
>n Park during the
be arrested, At 11 o’clock
rty started out to help the
' add the kilter find the fugi-
!1 not bo waited for to pun-
Tlie President Suspends Tho OfltriaU for Parti
saus hip.
Dic'd at Their Post!
Milwaukee, Wis., October 26.—By a
railroad collision this afternoon at Pine
V. 31. (. A.
Atlanta, October 26.—The corner stone
_ of the Y. M. C. A. building was laid to-day
Washington, October 26.—The presi- with impressive ceremonies. Governor
dent to-day directed the suspension of M. ' McDaniel, Chief Justice Jackson, Mayor
E. Benton, United States attorney for the ! Hillyer and H. W. Grady took part in the
western district of Missouri, and of Win. j exercises, together with several leading
A. Stone, United States attorney for the ministers,
western district of Pennsylvania. Action j
in the ease of District Attorney Benton
was based upon information that he is
now and has been for some time past en
gaged in addressing a series of political ! Bluff one man was killed, two others fat al-
meetings throughout Missouri, with ap- lv injured and three others severely hurt,
pointments advertised for nearly every : Both engines were wrecked and the bag
evening up to the time of election. The gage and mail car, with contents, were
president endorsed the paper setting forth burned. One of the engiuaers, Thomas
the above statements: “Let this officer be I Dolan, was caught in the tab and pinned
suspended at once,” and returned it to tho i by a lever. His leg was horribly m i.-igled.
attorney-general for an enforcement of his head was crushed, and he was jvseimd
the order. The suspension of District At- just in time to prevent iiis being «■'-aided
torney Stone was made lor similar reasons, to death. He will die. Martin
Benton is a democrat and Stone a repub- j Crawford, li is fireman, was also caught,
lican. I One leg was crushed and lie was badly
from ninrh'*1oii.
Charleston, October 26.—All is quiet
in Charleston. No earthquake shocks
have been felt since last Friday. The com
mittee of relief is making excellent head
way with its work, having so far acted
upon 1100 applications of property holders
for the month to repair damaged houses.
President Cleveland has sent *10 to the
pastor of Emanuel African Methodist
Episcopal church with the following let
ter :
“October 9, 1886.—Rev. L. Ruffin Nichols
—My dear sir: I have received your letter
asking for pecuniary aid in repairing
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal
church, vvhieli was seriously damaged by
tho recent Earthquake. I am very glad to
coniribute something for so worthy a
cause, and though tlie sum is not large, it
is accompanied by the wish that through
the kindness of those who appreciate tne
value of such an instrumentality for good,
your church may soon resume its career of
usefulness. Yours very truly,
[Signed] “Grover Cleveland.”
Ill’ Dili It at LunI.
Mobile, October 26.— District Attorney
Burnett, speaking of Acting First Comp
troller Garrison’s communication to the
land commissioner with reference to the
arrests for timber depredation in the
southern district of Alabama, denies that
there lias been any wrong doing, and says
he 1ms made a statement of accounts as re
quested by the commissioner.
I Washington, October 26.—To-day was
| the first day of the lull meeting of the
1 National Jockey club. The weather was
j cloudy and the track in good condition.
The first race, six fm longs; Gleaner won,
i Mamie Hunt 2d, Tom Berlin 3d; Lime 1:15ft
j Second race, fuituminil handicap for all
j ages, R miles; Vohuite won, Irish Pat 2d,
, Greenfield 3d; time 2:36ft
| Third race, for all ages, 1 mile; Millie
I won, Bonnie S. 2d. Barnum 3d; time 1:43A.
I Fourth race, Arlington stakes, for two-
1 year-olds, 6 furlongs; Grisette won, La
redo 2d, Gqliah 3d; time 1:16ft • Horses
were at starting post half an hour.
Fifth race, selling race, 1 1-16 miles; Pe
gasus won, Fergkyle 2d, Herbert 3d; time
i kso*
Sixth race, McKebber steeple chase:
Tennessee, Mystic and Wellington fell at
different points in the race, and TV lines-
! see’s jockey was hurt; Abraham won,
j Captain York 2d, Disturbance 3d ; time
1:35. Mutuals paid f91.
Mciiqiliis Jockey Chili Jhiivs.
Memphis, Tenn., October 26.—Thfo was
the first day of the regular fall meeting of
the Memphis Jockey club. The attendance
was fair, the weather being cloudy and
I cold. The track was heavy with du.-t.
First race, for two-.vear-olds, i of a mile;
Ovid won, Foster 2d, Volcano 3d; time 1:06.
! Second race, for all ages, V of a mile;
•Climax won easily, Rose 2d, Finality 3d;
time 1:18 ft
Third race, for all ages, * mile; Potty-
coat won handily, Little Joe 2d, Watch
; ’Em 3d; time 1:33ft
Fourth race, for all ages, 1} miles; Grey
Cloud won, Barbara 2d, Legan 3d; time
1:59 ft
I Fifth race, steeplechase over short
! course, about 11 miles; Aurelian won,
Hopsing 2d, Claude Brannon 3d; time
; 4:07ft
For llii* f aiidirlilacKliire Stakes.
London, October 26.—The race for the
1 Cambridgeshire stakes was run at New
: Market to-day. There were ninety-seven
subscribers, and 16 horses started. The
winner was Sailor Prince, St. Mirin 2d,
Carlton 3d. Harpendon,Tyrone, Mephisto
and Melton were among the starters. The
betting against Sailor Prince was 22 to 1.
A ('ubiu't Meeting.
Washington, October 26.—A meeting
I of the cabinet to day was the first meeting
at which all the members were present
sifiee Secretary Manning was taken sick in
May last. The Canadian fisheries question
ana the cabinet’s participation in tlie Bar
tholdi statue inauguration were discussed.
The presidential party to visit New York
to assist in the inauguration of the Bar
tholdi statue will consist of seven persons,
as follows: The president, secretary of
state, secretary of war, secretary of navy,
secretary of interior^ postmaster-general
and the president’s private secretary. They
will leave Washington at 3:50 o’clock Wed
nesday afternoon, and expect to return
here by midnight of Thursday.
FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
What flic People Arc Doinir anil Saying Over the
llerritnr Pond.
London, October 26. — The Standard
says that Prince Maldemar, of Denmark,
will be proposed for and probably eleotea
to the vacant Bulgarian throno.
THE TORY CONFERENCE.
A conference of tho lories was held at
Bradford to-day. There were 800 delegates
present. The conference adopted the im
perial federation as an article of conserva
tive faith. Lord Randolph Churchill,
speaking to the meeting, proposing the
approval of Lord Beaconneld’s eastern* pol
icy, said the government would follow tho
policy as closely as the changed conditions
of European affairs would allow. A heated
discussion took place over the woman’s
suffrage question, after which the previous
question was carried. A resolution was
adopted expressing confidence that the
government would follow Lord Beacons-
ficld’s policy, and would vigilantly guard
British interests against Russian aggres
sions, and especially prevent any seizure of
Constantinople.
GLADSTONE’S WISDOM.
Mr. Gladstone, in response to a request
to contribute to a book defining the liberal
programme, says “Mv friends forget my
years. I hold on to politics in tlie hope of
possibly helping to settle the Irish ques
tion, but the general operations of party
and particular su jects I am obligee! and
intend to leave in the hands of others.
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.
London. October 26.—A great fire lias
occurred in Horlby Dock warehouse in
Liverpool. It was stocked with cotton
and grain. The damage is estimated at
$100,(NX).
Liverpool, October 26.—In tho Hornby
dock warehouse lire last night 5000 bales of
cotton and 30,000 bushels of grain were de
stroyed.
Ireland.
THE BISHOP’S SENSATION.
Dublin. October 26.—Rt. Rev. Dr. Gregg,
Protestant bishop of Cork, in an address to
the clergymen of his diocese, said to-day:
“Every interest languishes; every business
is depressed; carelessness, noglect and de
spair seem to be settling upon our people.
I exhort you not to allow prejudice to pre
vent your acceptance of any just change
likely to benefit Ireland.” The bishop’s
language Inis caused a sensation. The
nationalists claim that he has been con
verted to home rule faith.
: f’ )ONLIGHTER MUSIC.
Dublin, October 26.—Fourteen inoon-
lk* nave been arrested at Mill town,
p. I..? ilee, county Kerry, on a charge of
i ig th house of Mr. Haggard, magis-
lrate’s .secretary, on A ugust 11th last. The
{'.'■.. used were caught in bed after midnight.
F. •.!'.• ( the;* moonlighters including the
doctor of tho district of Milltown are
awaiting trial for firing upon the police
the same night that Huggard’s
house was raided. Criminal action lias
berm opened against, Charles Hagarty,
president of the Kilcoe branch of the
national league, and Daniel McCarthy,
secretary of the Iklbbcreen branch, for in
ch ing tne people to boycott the Roaring
Water bay regatta. Daniel O’Leary, bell
man, is also being proceeded against on q.
charge of proclaiming the boycott,
WIIAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Paris. October 26.—The senate has pass
ed a bill providing for the saie of the
crown jewels. Temps, in a pacific and
friendly article on the relations existing
between England and France, urges the
press on both sides to refrain from hostile
reelings. La Liberte says that Prime
Minister Defreycinct, in an interview with
Lord Lyons, the British ambassador here,
referred to the pledges given by England
that she would evacuate Egypt.
it didn’t hit anybody.
Pauls, October 26.—A dispatch from
Angers to the Gaulouis says that dynamite
cartridges have been found at th • doors of
the hotels there in which the members of
the Cath lie congress u staying. One of
the cartridges exploded, but did only a
slight damage.
her in imy.
OFFENDED AT FRANCE—TIIE CHURCH
LAWS TO BE MODIFIED.
Berlin, October 2o.—The French boy
cott on * rerman beer has elicited strong
comments from the press of Germany,
especially as it was instituted in Gen. Bou
langer’s club. The matter tends to embit
ter national feeling against France.
Minister Von Gossler, after a discussion
with Prince Bismarck, is preparing a bill
to modify the church laws. It will be in
troduced in the landtag during the coming
session.
Kusslu.
SURE ENOUGH, NOW ?
Nissa, October 26.—The Servian foreign
minister has given a reception to M.
Stransky, tlie Bulgarian minister, and ar
ranged ihr a resumption of friendly and
diplomatic relations between Servia and
Bulgaria.
It Will Ift'iiiniii So.
Madrid, October 26.—The United States
government has informed Spain that it
will not withdraw the proclamation re
establishing a 10 percent, duty on Spanish
imports from October 25.
THE BILOXI SUPPRESSION.
U’Thc) >Vcn* Journalists They Couldn't be Hushed.
Chicago, October 26.—The Inter Ocean’s
New Orleans special says: “A peculiar state
of affairs exists in regard to the yellow
fever stricken town of Biloxi. All the
visitors to the town left on the first intima
tion of quarantine and only the regular in-
habitantp of the place remain. The
authorities and leading citizens there have
undoubtedly determined to suppress all
news of the progress of the fever, and for
several days there has been nothing re
ceived from the town. The telegraph
wires have been working uninterruptedly.
Every papev in New Orleans has a corres
pondent in the place, and yet not a word
regarding the fever has any paper been
able to get for several days. No doubt is
entertained here that the correspondents,
who are residents of the town, have been
compelled to cease their correspondence.
Tln*y are Sustained.
Lawrence, Mass., October 26. —The
convention of district No. 30, Knights of
Labor, voted to sustain the strikers at
Athal, Mass., and at the Chelsea Elastic
Fabrics Comx>any*s works.