Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1880 — Page 1

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VOL. XX VIII. NO 28. INDLtVNVPOL.IS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1880. WHOLE NO. 1537.

GAllFIELD ACCEPTS

The Republican Nomination for President of tie United States In a Letter Which is Poor in Construction, andlliglty Thin Eaaiinj. Garfield' Letter of Acceptance. . Memir.O., Ju'.y 12. Ueneral Garfield baa forwarded lo senator Hour, of Massachusetts, tbe following letter of acceptance of the nomination endered bira by the Republican Natioiitai Convention: Mestor, O., July 10, lSjO. Deak sir On the evening of the 8th of June la-,: I had the honor to rtcelve from rou. la the pre-ence of tne Co im Ulke of whwh yon were Chairman, toe official announcement thattte Keiiablicau National Conventional Chicago had trial dsj nominated mu their candidate for 1. -evident of the United Htatea. I accept the nomination with gratitude for She confidence It implie, and with a ceep sense of the responsibilities It imposes. 1 cordially lcoorse the . principle set forth In the mstrorm adopted by theConventlonou nearly ail the subjects of which It treats My opinions are on record among the published proceedings of Congress. I venture, nowever, to mate special raeution of some of the principal topics which are likely to become butcts of discussion, without reviewlng the controversies which have been settled during the last twenty years, and with no purpose or wish to revive the passions of the late war. It shoa!d be iaid that while the Republicans fully recognize and will strenuously defend all the rights retained by the people, and all tbe rights reserved to the States, they reject the pernicious doctrine of SUte supremacy which so long crippled the functions of tte National Govern meat, and at one time brought the Union very near to destruction. They Insist that tiie United States Is a Nation tion, with amp.e powers of self preservation; that it Constitution and the Jaws made in pursuance thtreof -ate the supreme jaw of the land;"tbat the right of the Nation to determine tbe metbod by wblch its own Legislature shall be crer.'ed can not be surrendered without abdicating oue of the fundamental powers of the Government ; that the National laws relating to the election of Representatives in Congiss shall neither be violated nor evaded ; that every elector shall be permitted freeiv nnd without Intimidation to cast his lawful vote at such electon, and bave It honestly counted, acd tnat the potency of his vote shall not bedestioved by the fraudulent vote of any othrr jerson. The best thoughts and energies of oar people should be directed to those great questions of National well being in which all bave a common lntere-t; uch efforts will soonest re store to perfect peace those who were lately in arm against each other, for justice ana good will outlast passion. But it is certain that the wounds of the war can not be completely beird, and the spirit of brothorhocd ria not tu'ly pervade the whole country, uu til every c;Uz in , rich and poor, white or black, is secure in the free and equal erjjoyment of every civil and political rlgut guaranteed bv the Constitution aua the laws. Wherever the ei joyuient of these rights Is not assured, discontent will prevail. Immigration will ess, and the social and industrial forces will continue to be disturbed by the migration of labor and the consequent . dirainution cf prosperity. The National Government should eierclse ail its Constitutional authority to put an end to thoie evils, for All the people, and all the States are members of one body, BiiJto number can suffer without In lnry to all. The ni.s serious evl's which now afflict the South arise from ihe fact that there is Dot such fredom and tDleratiou ot political opinion aud action, that the minority party can exerci? an effective and wholesome restraint upon the parry in power; without such restraint party rule becomes 1 yrannlcal and corrupt, 'ine prosperity which is made possible in the Soutn by its great advantages of soil and climiv.e) will never be '.realized until every voter can freely and paiely support any party he pleafes. - Next in importance to freedom and J ostiee Is popniar education, without which, neither justice nor freedom caa be permanently maintained. Its interests are intruded to the states and to the voluntary action of the people. Whatever help the nation can justly affdid should be generously given to aid the Staie In supporting common kcbools, but it would be unjust to our people and dangerous to ourintltu ions, to apply any portion of the- revenues of the Nation, or of the States, to the support of sectarian schools. The separation of the Chmeh and the State on everything relating to taxation should be absolute. On the subject of National finances, my views have been so frequently and fully expressed, that little is needed in the way of an additional statement. The public debt is now so well secured and tbe rate of annual Interest has been so reduced by refunding, that rigid economy in expenditures, and the laltbtul application of our surplus revenues to the payment ot the principles of the debt, will gradually but certatnly free the people from Its hardens and close with honor the financial chapter of the war. At the same time the Government can provide for all its ordinnry expenditnresaod discharge Us sacred obligations to the soldiers of tbe Union, and to the widows and orphans of those who fell in Its defense. Toe resumption of specie payments, which the Repnbdcan party so courageously and successfully accomplished, has removed from the field of controversy many questions that ion? and seriously disturbed tne cri-dltof the Government and the business of themnntrr. Our paper currency Is now as National as the rUg, and resumption has not only made it everywhere equal to coin, but baa brought into use our store of gold and silver. Tbe circulating medium Is now ni ort nhnndant than ever before, and we need only to maintain the quality of 11 on r dollars to insure to jaoor xuu mpiuii & mHsnrn of value from the use of which no one can suffer loss. The great prosperity which the country Is now enjoying snouid not be endangered by any violent cnanges or donbifiii financial experiments In reference to nur rnstom laws, a policy should be pur sued which will bring revenue to the Treasury, and will enable the labor and capital employed in our great industries to compete fa'riv in onr own market with the labor and capital of toreigu production. We legls'ate for the people of the United Bute, not for the whole world, and it is our glory that the American laborer Is more lntellwent and better paid than his foreign competitor. Our country can not oe inuepfnueuk uuirss rteonie. with their abundant natural re sources, possess the requisite skill at anytime io clothe, atm and equip themselves for war, and in time of peace to produce all the necepsiry implements of labor. It was the manifest intention of the founds rs of the Government to provide for the common defense not by Unding armies alone, but by raising among the people a greater array of artisans, whose intelligence and skill should powerfully contribute to the safety and glory ol the Nation. Fortunately for the interests of commerce, there is no longer any formidable opposition to the appropriations for he Improvements of our harbors and great TiaviaahiA rivers, nrovided that the expendi tures for that ourpose are strictly limited to vnrti r National importance. The Missis sippi River, with its great tributaries, is of such vital importance to so manr millions of people, that tbe safety of its navigation requires exceptional consideration. In order to Mcur to me rsauon me muimiw umwters, President Jefferson negotiated tha rmrrhnsA of a vast territo ry extending from the Golf of Mexico to tbe Pacific Ocean. The wisdom of Congrees hould be Invoked to" devise some plan by which that great river shall cease to be a terror to thoie wno uwen upon us uanw. and by which Its shipping may 6afely carry thu industrial products of 23.000X00 people. Tne Interests of agriculture, which is the basis of all our material prosperity, and In which seven-twelfth of our population are en eaared. nt well as the interests of manufacturers and commerce, demand that the faclilttea for cheap transportation shall be Increased by the nA r.r nil our oreat water courses. The mate rial Interests of this country, the traditions of ltstettlement and the sentiments or our people have led the Government to offer the wident hocmitalltv to emigrants wlro seek our shores for new and happier homes, willing to share the burdens as well as the benefits ef oar ancletv. and intending that their posterity shall become an nndiatlngulshable part of our population. The recent movement of the Chinese to onr Pacific Coast partakes but little of the qualities of such an emigration, either In its purposes or its results. It is too mach like an importation to be welcomed without

restriction ; too much like nn invasion to be looked upon without solicitude. We can not consent to allow any form of servile laboi to be Introduced among ns under the guise of immlgratiOM. Recguizlng tbe gravity of this subject, the present administration, supported by Congress, has sent to China a Com

mission of distinguished citizens tor the purpose ol securing such a modification of the existing treaty a will prevent the evils likely io arise irom tne present situation, it is con fidently believed thai these diplomatic nego tiations will be successful, without the loss of commercial Intercourse between the two powers, which promises a great Increase of reciprocal trade and the enlargement of our maraets. Should these efturtsfail.it will be the duty of Conzress to mitigate the evils already felt, and prevent their increase by such restrictions as, without violence or injustice, will place noon a sure foundation the peace of our communities, and the freedom and dignity of !bor. The appointment of citizens to tbe various executive and judicial offices of the Government. Is perhaps the most difficult of all the duties which the Constitution has imposed upon the Executive. The Convention wisely demands that Congress shall co-operate with the Executive Departments in placing tbe civil service on a better basis. Experience has proved that with our frequent change or administration, no svstera of reiorm can be made effective and permanent without the aid of legislation. Appointment to the mili tary ana naval service are so regulated Dy law and ctiHtorn ps to leave but little ground of complaint. It may not be wue to make similar regulation by law for the civil service, but without invading the authority or necessary l sc ret ion er the Executive, congress snouid devise a method that will determine the ten ure of otllc, and greatly ieduce the nncerainty wnicn raases tust service so uncertain nd unsatisfactory. Without depriving any officer of his rights as a citizen, the Govern ment should reo u ire him to discharge all his official duties with intelligence, efficiency and faithfulness, lo select wisely from our vast populat'on those who are best fitted lor the many offices to be filled, requires an acquaintance far beyond the rang of any one man. Tne Executive should, therefore, seek and receive the information and assistance of those whose knowledge of the communities in hlr-h the duties are to be performed best qualities them to aid in making the wisest Choice. The doctrines announced by the Chicago Convention are not the temporary devices of party to attract votes and carry an election. They are deliberate convictions, resulting from a careful study of the spirit of oar institutions, the events of our history, ana the best impulses of our people. In my Judgment these principles should control ine legislation and administration of tne Government. In anv event thev will eulde mv conduct until experience points out a better way. If elected it will be my purpose toenforce a strict oneuienee to the Constitution and the laws, and to promote as best I may the interest and honor of tne whole country, relying for support upon tne wisdom or congress, tne intelligence ana patriotism of the peple and the favor or uoa. Wim great respect, 1 am very truiy yours, J. A. Garfield. To Hon. Geo. F. Hoar, Chairman of Commit tee. O t Pole Raisins and Public Speaking. 8peclaltothe Sentinel: St. Paul, Ind., July 11. The Democrats of this town and vicinity assembled here yester day in great numbers to witness the cere monies attendant upon raising a hickory pole in honor of Hancock and English, the Democratic standard-bearers. Eloquent and ap propriate addresses were made by Colonel John S. Scobey, of Greenvburg, aad Dr. F. M. Howard, of this place, Democratic nominee for the State Senate. The patriotic and stirring sentiments uttered by the speakers were warmly ap plauded, and the greatest enthusiasm was manifested throughout the proceedings. A fine hickory pole, ninety-five feet high, was raised without accident. Mr. Theodore Eck, a former Republican, but now an enthusiastic Democrat, managed the work, assisted by Thomas Robuck, Jefferson Debolt and other prominent Democrats. The pole was furnished by Mr. John Walton, of St. Omer, who hauled it in at his own expense. An elegant flag, ten by eighteen feet in size, was contributed by Mr. John Palmerton, one of the best Democratic work ers in this vicinity. Altogether, this was a day Ions to be remembered, aud the spirit manifested justifies us in saying that no ticket could have been presented that would suit tbe Democrats hereabouts better than Hancock and English. They will undoubtedly receive a largely increased majority in this County. The Population of Elkhart. Elkiiart, Ind., July 6. The census of this city shows a population of (1,097, an increase since 1870 of 112 per cent. This Is probably the largest Increase of any other place in tbe State. The Wheat Prospect In Minnesota. Sr. Pacx. Minn., July 10. The reports now disturbing the centers of the grain trade of the failure of tbe wheat crop in tue Northwest are founded upon facts, but the fact is exaggerated and distorted. It is difficult even to get at the facts as to tbe condition or the crop in tbe midst of panicky rumors and Interested perversion. Grain aeaiers in u rauiciaim that the crop is nearly ruined throughout the State. Minneapolis miners say wheat baa not suffered atriouslv in the region tributary to them. Every Rail: road company nas giowing reports from along Its line, which in many cases is contradicted by travelers. Reports carefully sifted, average of all evidence, seems to tsa about thia: iq the southern ana river coun try of Minnesota, embracing the heaviest, in which former District in iNortnern lowa ana Northwestern Wisconsin, the crop haa suf fered severely since the heavy rains of the first week of June, lhis weattier, followed oy tbe warm sun. induced rust, wnicn is notvery daneerons at this stage of growth, and a sort of blight of tbe stalk, as if scalded, which Is more serious, tertain ixmnues utmsteaa, Houston, Winona and Wabasha have also suffered from the ravages ot the chinch bug. In localities that have suf fered the most, 3D to 4U per cen i iiprooaDiy a moderate estimate for the Ion irom com bined causes. Of course the average for the whole section is still more. For the whole State it will be less. The Western and frootler Counties, including those on tbe main line of the St. Faul, Minnesota and Manitoba Road, have Buffered much less from wet weather und rust, and not at all from bugs, while reports from the Northern Pacific country and Red River Valley, where runs were not followed by warm weather, as in tne outn, are uni formly iavoraoie. A Whole Town - Engage In a free FightFour Men Fatally Injured. Cedar Rapids.!.. Ji!y 6. Reliable Informa tion from Troy Mills, a smau village in tnis County, gives the details of a terrible fight during the celebration last Saturday. The cause of the fight, in which over ju parsons engaged, was . bad blood engendered several yeais ago, involving a tax ror a rauroau. -ine row besan bv tne Marsnai or tue uay siriaing a man for Insulting a woman, and the blow was the signal for a free fUht, lasting two hours, in which every conceivable weapon waa nsed. The result was four men probably fatally wounded and the serious injury of twenty-nve oiners. rue isisn element were the aggressors, and were badly worsted. The best citizens of xroy alius parucipatea. Death of Rev. Mr. Sears. Saratoga, N. Y., July 6. Rev. Barnas Sears, D. D.t LI D , of Staunton, Va., died this afternoon, aged seventy-6even. Dr. Sears was for many years President of Brown University. When Georee Peabody gave a fund for educa tional purposes in the South Dr. Hears was maue manager of tbe fund. He then went to live in Virginia. He came here about a month no for his health, and to deliver an address before the American Institute of In struction, on Wednesday evening, on "rxlucational Progress in tbe United States Daring the Last Fifty Years." First Case of Yellow Fever at New Orleans. Ntw Orlkaits, J uly 12. A sailor from the bark Excelsior, from Rio. died at the Hospital with symptoms of yellow fever. The Board of Health has taken every precaution to pro tect tne neaita oi in city.

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

8E5TKTTCED TO B HCSO. CLivrxiKn, July 12. To-day John Welch. convicted of tne murder of Andrew Gettxaker, was sentenced in r remont to bang on Decem ber 3. Welch protested his innocence. ARRESTED FOR MCRDIR. 1 Charlksto. 8. C. July 12. Colonel Cash was arrested this atternoon by the Sheriff of Chesterfield County, on a warrant from the Coroner of Kershaw County, charging him with tne killing or uoionei shannon. SE3T TP FOR TEX TEARS. Cixcixwati. July 12. Sain P. Bowles, exCounty Engineer, who was convicted last week of forging County bonds, was to-day sentenced by Judge Burnet to serve a term of ten years in the penitentiary. The sentence is suspended forslxty days to allow an applica tion lor a writ or error. A DOUELK MURDER. Sax Francisco, July 12. M. Gardner, aged twelve, and H. Fitch, aged eleven. have been found neau near rotter Valley. Mendocino County, one shot through the hend and the other through the heart. No quarrel is known to have existed between the boys and It is believed to ba a case of murder. A man s tracks were found in tbe vicinity. There is no otber clue to the perpetrators of the deed. THMSGS OF A CRAZY TRAMP Bykrs. Col.. July 12. Linst evening at 9 o'clock an unknown tramp carnw to the depot, and while engaged in conversation, suddenly drew a large butcher knife and gave Samuel Green a cut over the eye. He cut John MoGlynn so that bis bowels came out. and thru stabbed Frank McCracken, a te'egrapb operator, probably fatally In the left side. McCracken ran across the treet, followed by the tramp, who was shot dead by a Constable. Tbe tramp can not be identified, but is supposed to be a maniac. A YOCSG WOMAX MURDERED BY HER BROTHER D-NvrtLic, Va., July .Last night about midnight Thoma D. De Jarnette entered a baznlo, inquiring for Mo'lic De jarnette, and at his request the two went to a private room. Kepeated pis'ol shots followed. ine xollce broke into the room, and tbe girl was found on the floor, her brother stanuit g by with a pistol in his hacd. He immediately confessed the shooting his sister, averring that he had done it to wipe out the oisgrace of the family. The girl was shot five times; two shots were fatal. She protests that her brother was right in taking tier life, and begs that he be not punished, before tbe orotber was taken to prison, he and his sister embraced, the brother is a telegraph operator, aged twenty. and the sister seventeen years of age. A DOUBLE HANGING. Memphis, July- 10. Georgo Sanford and Richard McKee, both colored, were hanged yesterday at Osceal, Ark., for tbe murder of Armtstead Penn, colored, on the 2th of November last. In an Interview the night previous to the hanging both confessed their guilt, but said the Lord had pardoned them. At noon mey jeiitne jail uncer a strong guaru walsed to tbe piace of execution, a distance of a quarter of a n lie. The gallows was erected on the bank of the Mississippi uiver, under a gigantic old pecan tree. The condemned men joined in singing, "Hark, From the Tomb a Doleful Sound!" and "Show Pity. Lord; Oh. Lord, Forgive on tne scanoid Mc Kee couressed to murdering Penn. Sanford spoke for several minutes. His voice was clear and firm, saying that be was guilty, and he, too, was prepared to die. At tbe moment great feeling was exhibited by many of tbe crowd, and a number of men pushed their way through the guards, climbed the steps of tbe scaffold, grasped them by their hanCs and bid them good bye. The drop was sprung at 2 o'clock. McKee'sneck was broken oy tne iau. sanroru s noose supped a little, and was drawn up against his left cheek. He cried out, "Oh, kill me! kill me! ' and made many spasmodic twists, at one time drawing himself almost double. '1 hree thousand people witnessed the execu tion, which was the first ever baa in this County, EXKCUTI05 Or GEORGE ALLEN' PRICE, THE MUR DERER, AT CI.NCIJtNATI. Cincinnati, July 9. George Allen Price, the murderer ot Vlllie Black, was hanged according to law, In tbe yard of the Hamilton County Jail, at 1:12. aud cut down dead twenty minutes later, i ins forenoon. On April 3 1, l7iJ, he soot and mnraored ulie Black, in the office of the latter in this city. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to b-t nangea ou May Us. tills year, on representations that he was lusane. Governor Foster gave him a respite until July 9. Price was colored, brn a slave in Kentucky 87 years ego was f.eeiby the war, and came to Cincinnati, where he has since lived. Villle Black was a tobacco merchant, and for eight years no to a week before his murder, kept Pi ice lu bis employ. About a week previously he caused the arrest of Price for stealing tobacco irom bim;then only a day before the murder balled htm out. Price went to Black's office, demanded a retraction of the chargt? of larceny, which was rerutea, wnereupon the murder followed. The condnct ot George Allen Price uncer the sentence has been de scribed as cold, hard and unrepentant. He had particular abhorrence or reporters. His redeeming traits were his Intense concern for his family, which, it is said, was characteristic of him before tbe commission of the crime. Till twelve years old he said he was reared a Catholic, when, through tbe influence of a woman who became bis wile, ne joined tne Baptist Church. That he abandoned years leo and no to the moment of bis death, and then to ihe last refuted to have a spiritual adviser. An hour before the execution tne Jailer asked him, Are you prepared to die?" He answered. " les: i ve always been preparea ever since I was born." To bis best friends conversing with him this morning he said, "I suDoose a man exists hereafter, and. If God made me or dust ana Dreamed ine into me. I'm His own. and I'll trust Him to take care of me, and 1 don't want any nonsense about it on the scaffold." One of tue most active in trying to get bis punishment commuted to imprisonment for life asked him if he thought he was sane at all times, and he replied, firmly, "Why, yes; I've been sane all tbe time." He evidently boped for executive clemency to within two hours of the execution, when the Jailer disabused his mind of such hopes. This morn ing he ate ne breakfast. During all forenoon from half-past i in the morning ne drank a great deal of whisky, smoked cigars, talked rreely and cneerruuy, fcougnt out prisoners in the jail to ak their pur J on tn cases where he supposed he had given offense, and sent word to Judge Longworth, the Judge who prounced the senter ce, ascing iorgiveness ior words nsed in a letter sent to him. ne iook occasion to express tne most intense graiuuue . .i . . i . to some ladies wbo had visited mm in the jaw, and to the wife of the Jailer, coupled wl'h the wish that there mt.-rht be a hereafter in wnicn he would be enabled to repay the kindness wblch was so dear, because rendered when tne whole Dubllc seemed to be mercilessly en raged agaiost him. Ihe enormity of his crime and the Justice of his punishment be fuliv realized. and frequently took occasion to remark that all disposition to com plain of the Courts and the puoiio naa van ished. He requested the Sheriff to delay tbe hangingnntu llu, and tne snerinacquiescea. He was attired in a new Diacs suit anu wore a slouch bat from the prison cell to an apart ment in tne jail, wnerene listened quieuy i' the death warrant. On his way to the scafoid he called on a servant and seme little cr.iiaren in the Jail yard, bade them farewell -id hoped a better lite and death for them thtu bis. His interview with his wife lasted two hours. Hls only daughter did not visit him since yesterday. On the scar fold he was firm and composed. To several persons In the crowd whom be re cog nlzed. be bade farewell. J ust neiore tne oiaca cap was applied, he addressed the spectators, saying: I've tried to live well, and I die the Dest l can." xnougn ine execution w in u lnciosure. the Court House walls formed the wall of the lnciosure, and many persons wit nessed the scene from tne windows, l ne noose waa not drawn tight enough, and when tbe trap fell It slipped ana railed to oreaa tne vie tim'aneck. For ten minutes the pulee beat The body, when cut down, was taken to the crowded strets and exhibited. By his request his funeral will be private, and irom nis widow s home, next Sunday. One Lady Killed and Several Wounded by a Drunken Driver of a Carriage. n irnrtd XT CT Tnlif 1 A Uirlhl U. QC, A. . U , W - - cldent. caused bv a drunken driver, occurred on the carnage road from Glen House to the summit of Mount Washington, this arternoon, about a mile below the Halfway House. One of tbe six-horse mountain wagons containing a riArrv of nine persona, the last load oi excur sionists from Michigan to make tbe descent of the mountain, was tipped over, ana oneiaay killed and five others injured. Soon after

starting from the summit the passengers discovered that the driver bad been drinking

while waiting for the party to descend. They left this wagon a short distance from the summit and walked to the Halfway House, four mile below, where one of tbe employes of tbe Carriage Road Company assured them there was no bd place below that, and that he thought it would be safe for them to resume their seats with tbe driver, wbo was with them. Sonn after passing the Halfway House, in driving around the curve too rapid ly, the carriage was tipped over, throwing tbe occupants Into the woods and onto the roc "is. Mrs. Ira Chichester, of Allegan, Mlcb was Instantly killed, ter husband, wbo was sitting at he o her sine, being only s:lghtiy bruisea. or he other occupants. Mrs. L. L. Tornsley, o Kalaraazx). Mich- had her left arm broke and received a slight cut on ihe head; Miss Jessie Bernard, of Kalamazoo, was slightly injured on the head; Miss Ell E Mellen and Mrs. C. Lanib.of Howell, Mich, were slightly injured. Miss Emms Hiackman, of Kalamar.oo, escaped without any Injuries. Ihe injured were brought at once to the Glen House. Llndsey, the driver. Is probably fatally injured. Mrs. Vanderborn, of Chicago, received Blight internal injuries. A Fatal Dnel in South Carolina. CHARLESToy.S.C. July 6. Colonel E. B.C. Cash, of Chesterfield, killed Colonel William M. Shannon, of C-uiden, In a duel yesterday. Specials to the News and Courier say that Hie duel took place at Dubois Bridge, on the border of Camiten County. Shannon was the challenging party, and fired first, the ball striking the irraund near Cash's feet. Cash then fired, and the ball passed through Shan- ; n's heart. Death was instantaneous. Colonel Shannon denied to the last his hav ing reflected on Mrs. Cash's legal proceedings, which cau-ed the trouble, and challenged rash on account of the latter's abusive publi cations concerning him. Shannon was a law yer of high character, ana leaves a large anu dependent faintly. The meeting took place at 2o'clock,yesterday. This fatal duel was the outcome of a eoutroversey between Colonel E. It. C. Cash and Capt. W- L Depass ano woionei William M. Shannon. Depass and Cash made arrangements to fight, but did not meet in consequence' cf the arrest of tbe former. Shannon wai challenged by Mr. Clinch, one of the parties to the controversy, but the challenge was refused. Cash then published Shannon as s coward, and out of this it is sup posed the meeting arose, ine ainicuities above mentioned led to the formation of the 'amaen Anil Dueling Afscclatlon. Colonel Shannon was about sixty years of age, and universally beloved and respected. A Horrible Boiler Explosion. PrrrsBURO. Pa.. July 10. This morning at 2 o'clock one of the battery of seven boners In Painters Iros Mill, on the Sou' hside, exploded with a loud report, kll ing Fred Orable, the engineer, and William Black, the fireman. wbo were buried under th. debris and horribly mangl d. Grable leaves a family. Black was only eighteen years old. The mill had not started and there were only three men in the boiler room ; the other man esc pea. ine iron clad bulldine, nsed as a bol.er bouse, was com pletely wrecked. The cause or the explosion isunknown. The fct that thousands of gallons of water were thrown a terrible distance, show the water was plenty. The loss to the building is ),uuo. The coroner wm investi gate. Trouble Brew in? at Wabash, Indiana. Cincinnati. July 11. A Gazette special from Wabash. Ind.. says: "Trouble is apprehended here bet wtea Ihe farmers and pol'ce ot Wabash. The farmers have been cutting the dam wblch gives the Wsbash its water supply be cause It increases the back-water over flow on their farms. Haven were arrested after a re sistance, and extra police have been sent out to protect the aam. Tanner's Fast. New York. July 12. Dr. Tanner completed a fast i f fourteen days at 12:', and expresses confidence of completing forty days. His weight is lot pounds, aud shows a loss of 21. The doctor in attendance said though outwardly Tanner remains tbe same, his request for more blankets, his desire ror more sleep ana nis pirse ana temperature show hi in to be weaker. The Chautauqua Meetings. Jamestown. N. Y., July 8. The Chautauqua meetings for 11 opened to-day with a school of language. There was a good attendance ol pupils registered. Mr. English Calls Upon General Hancock. New York, July 12. William H. English Democratic nominee for Vice President, called upon General Hancock to-day. RESUME OF TUE WEEK'S NEWS. The President and family have taken up their residence at tne s-oMiers' Home, near Washington, ror the summer. At the dinner of the Cobdea Club in Londont Friday night. De Lessens made another speech lavoring tue Manama inter-oceanic canal. Mathlas Schmidtt. residing near Madison t Ind , who, for several years, has been engaged in the culture of willow, is mysteriously miss ing. The deepening of the channel of the St, Lawrence Ulver up to Montreal will be com pieted this seasou, so that ships drawing twenty-five leel can pass up without danger It is stated that the United States Govern ment Is negotiating with the Porte regarding the safety of American mis-lonaries in Eu ropean Tutkey, should trouble breakout there. Carrie Mountjoy, one of the bet known and most depraved prostitutes in Indianapolis, swallowed eight grains or morphine Saturday num. with ratal enect. crossed in love is said to oa tne cause. Intelligence has been received of a sicken ing outrage committed bv Martin Lotts noon tne person or nis daughter, a child tnirteen years old. The crime was committed in Nelson County, rsortu Carolina. Secretary Schurz says orders will de issued immediately to employ all necessary military rorce to prevent any occupation or the Indian Territory by tbe Payne expedition, or any similar uniawiui intruders. Thomas Carson, of Angola. Ind.. an old gen tleman of fifty-seven years, committed sui cide by taking morphine, on Friday night. Temporary insanity, caused by ill health and nnanciai emoarrassraen:, is me supposed c ause. The pork packers of St. L"uls, several of whom have a large trade with the German Empire, are considerably exercised over the recent imperial decree prevonting tne impor tatlon of the bog product Into that country. simpty on sanitary grounds. The weather all over Ireland, up to the pres ent, has been most favorable. It is expected that tbe potato crop will be enormous. It promises to exceed anything seen in Ireland since me period anterior to the famine of 1817. The root and cereal crops are also luxuriant. Rev. Bsrnas Sears, DD., LL.D., for many years President of Brown University, Provl dence, II I., and subsequently manager ot the George ooi y inna ior eaneationui purposes In the South, his home belüg at Stanton, aged seventy-seven. Tbe North Carolina Republican State Con vention met at Raleigh n Thursday, 1,000 delegates being present. J J. Young presided. The platform indorses Garfield and Arthur. Judge Ralph P. Buxton was nominated for Governor and General Rufus Barrlnger for Lieutenant Governor. Sara Bernhardt sails for New York from Havre October ltt, with a complete company, and will make ber debut at Booth's Theater November, In "Adrian Lecouvreur." Jeanne Bernhardt Is In her sister's company, whose stage manager will probably be Belvaux, the stage manager or uacnera American troupe, Mrs. Stlne Sefton, the wife of a farmer living norta of Greensburg, Ind., ran a rusty nail In ber foot some days f zo. Lockjaw set in, and Friday night, after aoout forty-eight hours of most Intense suffering, death came to her re lease. She bad only been married about a year and a half, and leaves a husband and one cnna. The census of Chattanooga Is estimated at thirteen U ousand three hundred. In 1ST0 the city contained only six thousand and ninety three inhabitants, having Increased 118 per cent. In the last decade, a larger increase than any other city south of the Ohio. The County now contains twenty-three thousand souls, an increase or &J per cent, ainoe isu. Saturday afternoon Mr. Nymph us Bassett, an elderly farmer residing five miles north of Shelbyvllle, Indn waa struck by lightning and instantly killed. He had been plowing near his house, and noticing the comlng'of a sudden thunder-storm, unhitched to return home.

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barn the fatal bolt descended, and ne was leu dead, while his horse walked leisurely to the stable. Shortly afterward his body was discovered by bis family. Tbe official census will probably give St Louis less than 350.1 population. While the Supervisor has marfe no authoritative statement to that effect, it is genera ly believed to b the fact, ad no denial of It is attempted. The additional list of 26,000 names, collected by thA letter carriers, has not been added to the official enumeration by the Supervisor. Miss Susie Pearv. seventeen nn niil tn. dent in tbe Normal College, New York.Saturuay swam irom me root oi Ninety-sixth street. North River, to the dock above Fort l. a distance ot more than five miles. The tide aud wind were against her. She had not been In the water for twl years to swim any conslderauie distance, neiore long sne is to make a ten mile swim up the Hudson to Yonkers. During a terrific thunder storm Wednesday afternoon the bouse of M. J. Deyson, between Sea Plain, N. J-, and Ocean Beach, was struck oy lightning prostrating most of the inmates. nis learea Mrs. Dayson rceived fatal injuries. All were In such a condition that it was nec essary to carry them out of the house, wuich soon burst Into flames. The fire, however. was soon extinguished. Judge Lawrence on Saturday officially noti fied the Treasury Department that he declined the office of First Comptroller of the Treasury, recently tendered him. The Inference here Is bat Lawrence believes he can deieut Kelter for the Congressional nomination in the Springfield D strict. The office is now vacant, P rter's resignation having tauen effect on Saturday. Saturday morning at 2 o'clock one of the batterlee of seven boilers In Painter's Iron Mill, on the South Side, Pittsburg, exploded with a loud report, killing Fred Grable. the engineer, and Wm. Black, the fireman. They were not :i nuriea Deneain the debris and terribly mangled, titrable leaves a family. Black was only eighteen years old. The mill had not started, and there were only three men In the boiler room. The otber man escaped. The vice commercial agent of the United States at St. Marc, Haytl, informs the L-epart-ment of state at Washington that dry goods of American manufacture are being imported inrougnoui ine nayuan KepuDiic on a large scale, rapidly driving out British manufac tures, so much so, indeed, that agents irom England are being sent out to the West Indies to try to regain their lost market. Tbe HaytiatiH are predisposed in favor of American goods. Four yeais ago American dry goods were scarcely known on the island. Tbe provisions consumed are from the United States. TIRED OF TIIE BLOODY SHIRT. An Interview With General Pearson Har mony and Peace. General Pearson, of Pennsylvania, who re cently declared for Hancock, defines himself more minutely in the following interview which he recently held with a representative of tbe Pittsburg Leader: Reporter It is currently reported oh the streets that ycu propose to support Hancock. Generai i'earson t or once street report bat proven true. I am. Indeed, for General Han cock, and will not only vote for him but do all 1 can to induce others to ao the same. I do not consider that 1 have anymore Influence than any other citizen, and may not be able to make others see as I do, but you may rest assured that no effort will be spared on my part to secure as many voles for the man of my cnoice as can De. a R. Will yon tell me why you have so sud denly taken this step? G. P. Certainly. As you know, I was an al ternate delegate from tne Twenty-second Congressional District, and attendea the Republican National Convention held at Chicago. I went there an out-and-out Grant man, believing that be alone could be elected, and that his election would restore the feeling which every citizen North and South desired. I round tnat very many or those who opposed him resorted to all th9 contemptible tricks generally resorted to bv pot-house politicians to defeat mm. taoaid so-jgs were freely sung about the hotels, scur rilous circular spread Ore adcast- in iact, anything, everything, reputable and disreputable. us done that would in any manner have a ndeucv to belittle the man that stood ud and fought for bis country's flag. I left Chicago before the nomination was made, and vs hen I found that another Ohio man had been placed at the front I concluded It was time to stop and think. When the Democratic party plac-d General nancocK'sname at tne nead of the ticket I, knowing him personally and having seen hini in battle, concluded I would be going back on the very many resolutions uuanimousiy aaopiea oy tne itepuDiican convention, viz.: "That all things being eq-al, we must give the preference to the soldier." If I did not support him. General Hancock Is a mau or whom any party might be proud; and then being so little diOtrenceln the platforms of the two parties (if any, that of Cincinnati is the best) that, to my mind, it becomes a question of men, and thoroughly knowing Generai iiancocx s cnaracier, i consider mat re will carry out General Grant's ideas, as promulgated by him at Lee's surrender at Appomattox, and be the rueans of filling up ttiu dl'di that has so Ions divided the North and South. R But ain't Garfield a soldier as well as a statesman? U. P. Garfield, 'lis true, was oa good old Pap Thomas' staff for a short time, and doubtless filled he position as bis Assistant Adjutant General to his entire satisfaction. But I believe, with Rutherford B. Hayes, that a "man who would leave the front to accept office, ought to be scalped." Now, I am net certain that Hayts said that. II ne did, it was about the best thing be has ever uttered. There is no doubt of one thing, and that is this: When our peop'e were building fortifications and throwing up rine pits to protect mis city, we all threw np our hats and shouted with that Intense enthusiasm wnicn cornea from an honest expression of gratitude, when we beard that Hancock had driven back the "three lines deep and 4b UuO strong" that threatened to overrun Pennsylvania. No man Hying can speak disparagingly of Hancock's valor, and mark my words, he will prove to the satisfaction of tne American people that he was not only a soldier but Is a statesman. R. But, General, you are a member of the National Union Veteran Committee, and al o Chairman of the City Republican Executive Committee; will you still retain your pot i Lions on those Committees? G. P Certainly not. I have forwarded my resignation as the member from Pennsylvania to General Grant, who is Chairman or the Union Veteran National Committee, and have also resigned as Chairman of the City Republican Executive Committee. I must act consistently, and I have no right to retain those positions when my actions may be against the interest of those whom the mem bers or t ne two committees may indorse. R. Will you take the stump for Hancock? G. P. My efforts as a stomp speaker were never valued very highly. I believe In a stillhunt campaign. People read and make no their minds alter deliberating. My idea is to place the facts plainly before tbe public in the shape of documents and through tbe medium of the press. An article in a good newspaper will be read by thousands who would not at tend a public meeting, ay accident I got out to Greensburg last night, and at the Democrat ic ratification meeting made a few remarks. R, -is that all you have to say about the matter? G. P. Well, I think you bave received a Di ettv good dose. As we Episcopalians say. "This ends the first lesson." The second and fibaii one will be In -November. It. One more question. Do you think Han cock will be elected, and. If so, why? u. P. (emphatically) Yes; and I base my opinion on the fact that the people are tired rf ttil., Klrtod v ahirt hnftlnfWfl. unit ara anTlnuü to see if tbe Democratic party can do what we have failed to do-and that is to restore har mony and peace throughout the country. Where Garfield Did His Hard Fighting. (Atlanta Constitution.! Garfield did most of his fighting in Con gress during the war. He was a soldier; armed with a reaping book and a money purse. He won great victories as a lobbyist. and went into the Credit Mobllier business merely for recreation. An Irish agent, having been Instructed to raise rents, called a meeting of the tenants and apprised them of the intention. "Yon can afford it," said he; "see how prices have risen." Silence was broken by an old farm er, wbo said: "Yea; there is no denying that. It used to cost a pound to get an agent shot and now, be jabers, It can't be dona under two." The ranti hava not been raised.

HANCOCK IN CALIFORNIA.

Why Senater Farley Thinks the Pacific Coast Sure for the Democracy. New York WorM, June 7.1 Senator Farley, of California, is now at the New York Hotel. In conversation yesterday with a reporter of the World, the Senator said: "I think the nomination of Hancock for the office of President make California more than a doubtful State, and will give us a Democratic victory there thia falL General Hancock Is very well known there, and he is a favorite with men of all classes." "He has been in California on service, haa he not?" "Yes; he was on duty in the lower part of California during the years preceding the war, but his record since then has been watched, and he is well known there " "What of the Kearney movement?" "Well, from what I hear, and from what the newspapers eay, I judge that Kearney hes been thrown overboard, and that the men who have been following him will be found in place in tbe Democratic ranks. Yon see, California has had her chare, and more than her share, of trouble front Republican misrule, and the business men are anxious for a change; they Bee a season of reat and certainty under a Democratic Administration, and they are willing to do all they can to brirg it about," "How did the Chicago nominations strike the Republicans of the Pacific Slope?" "Very badly, indeed. They were all ready to make a big fight with Blaine, but they bave not yet recovered from the shock which the name of Garfield seemed to give them. I think it is safe to say that the change from Blaine to Garfield has made a difference of 10,000 votes In the count of the State of California at the coming election. Since tbe Cincinnati Convention I have telegraphed to the Pacific, asking as to the reception of the news of the work of the Convention, and the answers which I received to day say, 'We can carry the State,' and the more I hear and look at tbe work before us out there the more I think it possible that we ean do so. The State on a fair count is Democratic any how, but things have been bo mixed that it is almost impossible to eay where the vote really lies." Have you any local issues to confuse the campaign?" "None. It will be a straight fight on the general ticket. There are Congressmen to be chosen, but no local elections in the sense that you mean." ' "What of the other Pacific States?" "Oregon is one of tbe doubtful States, but from what I know of her she will go Democratic under such a leader as Hancock. Yes, I think you may safely assume that all three of the Pacific States will go Democratic thia year." "Does not Hancock give general satisfac tion to the better class of Republicans?'' "He does to all who are not bound to tbe machine. He is regarded as a very good candidate by all independent voters, and from this class we shall, I think, draw largely." "Is there any special feature of the situa tion which will secure the Democratic ticket support in your State?" "Ihe party received the nomination, as I have said, gladly, but the business men of tbe State will give it victory the men who have built up establishments of their own. and have put out capital in business enterprises. They have had enough of Republican uncertainty; they poiat to the record to show that the whole policy and practice of the Republican party for years past haa been against their interests on .the Pacific Slope, and these men are anxiusv for th stability which they pee will cornVjn with the return of the Democrats to power. I feel more sure every day as I hear mors from the State that we are to make the State of California Democratic this falL" ROSECRAN8 ON HANCOCK. At a great Democratic ratification meeting in San Francisco, June 23, General Roeecrans as Chairman, being introduced, said: "i ellow-citizsns, to preside ever an assemblage such as this, composed of men distinguished in all the professions, in commerce, in trades, in tbe arts men with patriotism and intelligence, whose purpose in meeting here is so well understood is certainly a very great honor, bnt superadded to that honor is also the fact that they assemble here to perform a very great and very solemn duty. They are to give the voice of this great bta'.e and express the lodgment and belief of a very vast number cf their fellow citizens upon the selections made in Circinnati for the candidates for the Presidency aud Yica Presidency to be voted for by the Democratic people. That adds to the interest, but neither ot these would suffice to have induced me to appear in public not that I lack interest in the Democracy. Few bave made more sacrifices for those principles than I have from the beginning of the warnntu this aay. I cheers 1 Nor would I have been here under any ordinary cir cumstances, although as a citizen of this Republic, nothing that concerns Its future is indifferent to me; but until cow have not seen a time when it appeared to me a great and folemn doty to stand oat in favor of actual Democratic work. Tbe Democratic Convention at Cincinnati has proposed a candidate of the United States, to whom, when a young man, I taught civil and military engineerirg, and I know him very welL He Is a clean man loud cheere J, a gallant ana prudent commander, and a brave and chiv alrous officer. I think the nomination promises to do things for the future which ought to make every patriotic man's heart leap for joy." Loud cheers j THK MOCJtTAIUS FOB HASC0CK. Catskill. July 5 The nomination of Hancock and English is received oy the hard-fisted and stalwart Democracy of ' this little mountain County not merely with satisfaction but with prononnced enthusiasm. The Republicans are correspondingly spiritless, and many of them, some 200 or 300 in the aggregate, have already declared their intention to support Hancock. Green County always gives more or less of a Democratic majority; that, in 1S7G, was 1,100, and was tbe largest in any Presidential elec tion. That the majority for Hancock and : English will be 1,600 is confidently predicted. i For Hancock ami KngllsH. Jacksow, Mich., July 4. Robert J. Haire t is Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County, , having been elected by the Greenback party two years ago. He was Chairman of tbe State Central Committee of tbe Greenback ' party in this State, and la aaid to be one of theb8t stump-speakers in the State. He now publishes his purpose to vote for General Hancock, saying: The Democratic party ,by it leaders and in its platform, has, since lstiS, opposed all the forms ot monopoly, centralization and military des-' potism (exrept that It has In some instances . ignored the money question), and its platform is not now what I would wish it. Yet, at the present time, the only opportunity I can se to check the progress of Republican party and not indirectly assist It in its success, is offered' by the Democratic organization. , In the nomination of General Hancock I recognize the opportunity to forever heal all sectional wounds, and render permanent th fruits of peace by elevating to the Presidency one of the noblest of Union soldiers, and one. whose love for civil liberty, as shown In bis order of November 29, 18o7, and otber declarations of a sisUlar character, is a sufficient f oarantee that under his administration elecions will be untrameled and onr laws main tamed without revolution or bloodshed.

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