Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 30, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 August 1884 — Page 1

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saie one lot oi iYiuiwi5K.iiN 'ANTS at the remarkably ow price of Clothing Go. THE SOLDIERS' HOME. Testimony Now üeing Taben for tta Defense The Home a l'aradiee for YVell-IJ etiavetl Men. Iayton, O., Aug. 11. The Soldiers' Home festigation Committee has taken all the etimony for the prosecution, and to-day ' iecan the defense. Sergeants of barracks stifled that the men were not treated -shlyand were not punished unjustly. men often came in drunk and were sent jietly to bed, but if they remained over he pass limit they were put on the damp thirty days. Some of the officials were more aren than necessary, but very few. ump work consisted of picking the debris on the campas. The liberty of e Home grounds was given them, but were .ot allowed to pass when once abused for everal months. The quarantine quarters, 'here incorrigible, insane and epileptics, eep, was the same as other barracks, and -.der the care of a kind-hearted Sergeant. iere was & chance for minor officials to nt their personal spite, and it was of ten Jed. Governor Patrick was gruff, but kindarted. The soldiers felt the lack of sympay, and feared strict discipline. The punishment for infraction of the rules was sure, but Idom fell on innocent heads. The burden complaint Cime from a few men from :h barracks. There was probably 9 grumblers. These infected the ell-behaved with an uce&sr feetinir anrt f e weak-minded were misguided, and same Implaining came froui them. Tne storiea . cruelty and brutality were denied. The en relating tnch stories were generally unliable. General Cutcheon called attention ithe stories of terror spread by the press iroughont the countrv, and said the testiicny had not substantiated it. General j .lecuni said this garden soot of America ii (a.uicvi aa a uvuiieuuary. aiany papers !,11 it an Andersonville, inriuencing soldiers o would like to cum to remain away. One mile equore of land finer than any .rk in America, Central Park not excepted, as pictured as a prison pen, frightening aen away who desired to come, all because f sensational stories that impress, and unpported by reliable testimony. If such be e action of the press, God spare me from i clutches. Let soldiers know throughout e land that a paradise awaits well-behaved en. Their duty has been performed, and od, shelter, clothing, of a square mile of ark, beautii al by nature and art, buildings berein pleasure and amusements can be ' Meaniboat Explosion Cjliuder Dead i . 'i Iowa Out. J peclal to the Sentinel: J Madiso5, Ind.. Aug. 11. A terriSs explo sion occurred on the Ohio River this mornrg at 9:45 o'clock, costiog the lives ot two ten and injuring another. It seems that he profiler, Mamie Glass, was towinz a raft of logs from Fulton, at the east end of I ; .he city, to Cosby'8 Saw Mill, at the eztrema L est ent and when directly cpD3:.te Church street her boiler exploded with terrific force, literally tearing the boat to pieces, IWving nothing but the hull. George Keller, engineer, aged thirty-seven years, wa s on the raft with the back part of his blown off, scattering hij brains over logs, while the flesh of his lower limbs torn to shreds. James Lichtleiter, who i cn the raft at the time, was struck by fie missle and knocked into the river, a body baa not yet been found. Com more William Wolf, the pilot, was blown with 9 pilot-house a great distance in the air. d fell ia the river with the mass, but )n extricated himself and swam to e raft. He and the engineer were b only ones on the boat at time. Resides Lichtleiter, there were on raft, Albert Wehrle, of this citv. and f 'Ham Chandler, of Indianapolis. These 1 escaped injury, and Commodore Wolf is f . tliehtly bruised about the hips. Mr. . illar leaves a wife and two children, and ichtleiter leares a wife, to whom ha was bat wo months ago wedded to. The Glass was .botsia rear old, and valnel at?2,r00. Mr. U'olf says she was running nnder a half head r I steam when the explosion occurred. larwaa a member of the German Aid etyof this city. The ferryboat, J. C. CTugnt ice mi ana low en it to its cation. The Glan was used as a harbor oat, and for picnics. About 12:10 o clock to dar the cvlindW ead at the Trow & Co. flour mill blew out. taking loss, ia time and all, which will -cent to several thousand dollars, as the iiU .has been raining day and night, and m v w vivee uvnu IUI ttUJUl 16 U A Horrible Tragedy. iiicago, Aug. 11. A Massatine, Ia., ialto the Daily Journal reports a hore tragedy near Rochester, Cedar County, nrcay evening. Charles Ammermio,

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of Muscatine, and W. Biddle, of Rochester, brothers-in-law, left Muscatine, Saturday noon, with their wires and a young child of each, for Rochester. The party were in the same wagon, and got into a family ouarrel. A rum er man finally put Kiddle and wife and child out, and told tbem they could walk to Rochester. He afterward relented and took in the woman and child. On passing Riddle the latter ordered the party to halt, and on their refusing, he lired at them with a double-barreled shotgun. Amnierman was instantly killed, and the Second shot shattered Mrs. Ammermi&'s arm. Toe team then ran away, and Riddle's child was run over and had its arm broken. Riddle was arrested the same nicht and jailed at Tip ton. There was strong talk of lynching. All the parties are connected with old and respectable families in Muscatine and Cedar Counties,

I ALL-DEVOUR (NO FLAMES Ia John Roach's Ship-Yard Do an Immense Amount ot Damage to the Machinery. Chester, Fa., Aug. 8. This morning a lire was discovered by the watchtnan in the blacksmith shop, a frame building, iu Roach's ship-yard. The llames soon spread to the punch shed, also a frame, and covering nearly an acre of ground. All efforts to save this immense building were given up, and attention was directed to saving the bending shed, a short distance away, but the efforts of the firemen were unavailing and it was soon destroyed. The fireman then directed thir attenticn to the foundry, a large brick building adjoining the bending shed and it was only by beeu'.ean efforts it wai saved Telegrams were sent to Wilmington and Philadelphia for assistance, but the tire was gotten under control sufficiently to countermand the orders. The principal loss will be on the punch-shed, where there was a great deal of heavy and expensive machinery, valued at 8350,000. The rolls alone cost $10,0CO to ?12,000 a piece, and there were three or our sets of these. There were six sets of punches, valued at $5,000. The other machinery ia proportionately expensive, and required in daily use, as it enters into the shaping or preparation of all plates and iron used in the ship. Much of this machinery is new and will require several months to replace. The hiss in the binding shed will reach over $200,X. The buildings themselves, although sheda, were worth $50,000. The loss on both buildings and machinery is said to be fully covered by insurnce in Philadelphia, 2Cew York and Knglish companies. The ways, under the Oil Dominion ship Seneca, to be launched Tuesday next, caught Cre, but the flames were subdued before any damage was done to the vessel. The lire "throws about 500 men ou t of werk, and will virtually stoo the yard and Buspend work on the Government cruisers for sometime. Mr. Roach was a, his summer residence in College Foint, and is expected to-morrow. Mr. Roach arrived late to-night. He states the loss will not be above 60,000, and that the works will go on iu the morning ai usual, and that the loss is confined to the frame buildings, which will be replaced immediately. No damage was done to any of the vessels in course of construction. All the men will be employed, as there is much work to be done at once. DAYTON SOLDIERS UOMC The Congieional Investigating Committee Find Dies of Iniquity in and Around Pajton to Inveigle and Roh Soldiers Th Discipline too Strict. Daytox, 0 , Aug. 5. The Sold'ers' nome Congressional Investigating Committee convened this morning, continuing the examination of witnesses. The testimony revealed dives of infamy into which the soldier is inveigled, robbed, and sometimes murdered. Many resorts out of the corporate limits of Dayton seem to be out of the jurisdiction of the law. Eventhose within the city are not molested by the authorities, and compare with any of the most depraved in large cities. Many soldiers come to Diyton, become drunk and disorderly, and are arrested and removed to the Home and there punished. Ex-Representative McMahon haid the universal complaints frm soldiers pointed to harsh treatment under tre rules and articles of war. They were treated as in a garrison, and should ba treated as in a home. Politics had ca ised a change of management, and all the charges in the rnles and discipline were charged by tbe- soldiers direct to the Representative. L. B. Guncle, the former resident manager, said the soldiers complained universally of the strict discipline and unjust punishment. They wanted some one to omplain to. but dare not lay a grievance before General Patrick, Governor of the Home. This would be obviated by resident managers, but Colonel Harris, the present resident manager, lived in Cincinnati and the soldiers co ild not see him but once a year. He believed the Home thould be more of a hospital tbaa a girrison. The soldiers bad done tbeir work, and this should be the reward. Disorder oatside could be dealt with as other disorderly citizens are. An Infant Found in a Jar -Death From a Klow Over the Head. Shot While Steal. ing Watermelons. Special to the Sentinel . Viscenxes, Ind., Aug. 11. Thomas Beanett a fisherman, yetrdty found an old snutf jar with the erth on the lid fastened down with wire, upon the banks of the Wabash river. Ilia curiosity getting the b?tter of him he opened it, and found withiu it the remains of a fally developed infant. No clue as yet to who the guilty parties are. JackWaldou, an old farmer, was buried to-day, bis death being the result of a blow over the head with a shot-gun in the hands of a man named Wilson. Wal don claimed be was protecting his watermelons, while Wilson claimed that Waldon shot him in the arm without any provocation. George Mann, a twelve-year old boy, was seriously shot in the chest and shoulder, today, by William Fields. The young man was stealing watermelons, and Fields shot to acare him, but accidentally struck htm. The French in China. Lokpöx, Aug. 11. Tbe Times' dinpatch from Fco Chow, of this date, says: "Kelong was not actually taken by the French. They destroyed the forts and retired. The loiaes by the French are unknown. The Chinese are dtlly becoming more emboldened by th8 inactivity of the French." A dispatch dated the 10th says: "France gites China the whole of to-day in which to agree to the settlement proposed by France, failing in which France will seize Amoy and I'escaJor. There are no ships stationed at Amoy and bnt eleven here, Ihn parilcbas revived. Double patrols vre sent out, and tue streets occupied each night with troops. The English Admiral landed another party with Catling guns." Would Have Shared In The Triumphs and Must bhnre in The Dlijrace, DrBLijc, Aug. 7. The United Ireland, tody, devotes an article to the consideration of the verdicts just gained in Belfast by Crown Solicitor Bolton, in the action brought by him apainst tbe proprietors and editor of the United Ireland. It cays: "The end is net jet. Lord Spsncer and Treveljan would have shared in the triumphs of Cornwall and Bolton if they had triumphed, they mcstsbace cltoia tbeir dismissal, or find deadly weapons to silence the United Ire lafcd."

THE EARTHQUAKE.

Eastern States and Cities Shaken by an Earthquake. Their Inhabitants, Badlj Frightened, Kush Into the Streets Thinains There Was an Explosion. Solid Piers and Building Shaka and Quiver as if AgueStricken. Some Fray That Had Never Prayed, and Others Pray More Earnestly Than Ever. IDE EARTHQUAKE. The Eastern State and Principal Cities Iladly Scared by an Karthquake Shock. New Yokk, Aug. 10. -About 2:05 o'clock this afternoon the residents of thia city were startled by a severe shock of earthquake, lasting about ten seconds. At this lnur (G p. m.) particulars have been received at the "Western Union office here showing it was felt at the following points: The Atlantic Highlands, near Sandy Hook, Long Branch, Philadelphia, New Haven, Boston, Elizabeth, Plainfield, Spring Lake. Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard and Portland, Me. At the last point it was slight. Reports were al33 received from many of the sub-offices in New York. The reports as to the duration are diverse, but the average seems to be about ten seconds. The operator at Providence was vaguely questionc J as to whether he had heard or teen anything unusual, and he promptly replied he had had his hand on the steam-pipe and it had trembled violently. He had been looking up and down the street to discover the heavy team which, up to tbe time of Inquiry, he had supposed was passing. The question mvie him suspect it wai an earthquake. This suspicion was promptly confirmed by various people rushing into the office and asking for any explanation. At 2:15 o'clock the Atlantic Highlands experienced a second shock, but less volent tban tbe first. At Philadelphia the scaffolding on some of the new buildings goin up, on the comer of Sixth and Keed streets was shaken violently, and some bricks on the boards wer shaken ofT and fell to the street below. The severest shock was reported from Seabright, N. J., where the depot was shifted to one side, shaking np the contents and alarming the sole inliiSte. At 2:30 p. m. an ineffectual effort was made to raise the Cony Erauch oßica, which bad hten communication with the local office up to tbe time of tbe shock. The operator had just had time to report tbe shock, together with the tact that the jars of his battery had been overturned, when the wire gave out. At Hartford a bareheaded man rushed frantically to the telegraph office holding in his hand a newspaper which he had been read in?. He said he bad been rocked violently, and that the plastering on tbe ceiling above him had been cracked and in some places had dropped off on the flo;r - - lu Brooklyn tbe streets were alive with people who had come out to ascertain th9 cause of the rocking, and to gossip about it. One cool-headed observer, upon the first perceptible motion, took out hi stop-watch and timed the vibration. He reported that tha shock began, as nearly as could be determined, at 2:CC, 50 seconds; that the first tbeck lasted juH ten second, and that in "quieting down," as he described it, it took nearly fifty seconds more. 03 hand gutises as to its duration varied from five seconds to two minutes, according to the amount of the observer's fright end his judgment of the flight of tin:e. At Menlo l'ark and Trenton the shock was timed at 2:05 p. ra., while at the more southerly points of its orbit it was felt at 2:10. Exaggerated reports came in from various points. From Trenton it was repoited that the ivater in the river was huhed iüto a foam. A passenger arriving from 1 rtnton soon after, however, said the story was absurd, and that the water was a'i placid t.id muddy as usual. The telegraph manager at Coney Island promptly asked for particulars of the explosion, supposing that some oil refinery, powder or dynamite factory bad blown np. A few minutes later the fact became known there that the whole island had been thoroughly shaken by vibrations, and the guests and visitors were very greatly alarmed, the fright in some cases amounting to a panic. Neither Cape May nor Atlantic City noticed any unusual motion, and to far as the early reports indicate, Philadelphia was the southern limit of the shock. At Cleveland the shock was plainly but slightly felt. At the main local telegraph office the 100 people present felt a serious movement of the seventh story, but there was no electrical phenomina connected with it, and no electiical disturbance. Tbe first impression which seemed to take possession of the inmates of the houses in Kew York was as if the building was abont fall, ixd tbe people ran into the streets only to discover their neighbors rushing out amazed like themselves, and then as there was no evidences of a catastrophe, the people returned to their homes, realizing that there had been an earthquake. As a rule the people remained in the front of their houses a few minutes, apparently trying to get at some solution of a flairs, and watching the faces of women and others. The women and children, as they regained some degree of confidence, returned to their houses, while the men remained in groups in the streets discussing the occurrence so unexpected and so startling. An earthquake is a thing so unlooked for in this part of the world that its cause and the history of the most terrible ones became atopic of paramount interest. Above all, the people wete concerned in trying to find out from tboee they talked with, whether a second and perhaps subsequent shocks were likely to follow. At the observatory of the United States Signal Service the time of the earthquake and its duration were noted by Assutaat Observers Ii. E. Heinscan and Herring, who were at the time in the office, about -OJ feet above the level of the streets. The first intimation of the earthqnake was a alow ruml.linK sooth, like tbe mattering of distant thunder, which was immediately followed by a shock like that of a violent explosion, which caused the building to quiver, although it did not shake perceptibly. The rattlingcontinued about 8 seconds, accompanied by tbe rumbling sound, which gradually died away. The first shock waa felt about eleven minutes past two. Tbe efTect of the far was much mere perceptible in houses of light structure, in many instances it being

reported that a clearly defined rocking movement was felt, and the dishes in pantries were shaken from the shelves. Thus far, however, no damage of any kind is reported. While the shock was felt strongly in dwellings, persons traveling in the elevate d roads did not know of its occurrence, until they were told ot it by the people getting in at tbe stations, and that the shock felt on the Elevated station was slight compared with that on the ground below. As far as can be ascertained the shock was entirely imperceptible on the waters. Immediately after the shock had been felt at the police central office considerable confusion was occasioned, and an impression at first prevailed that a violent explosion had ' occurred in the neighborhood. A little investigation, however, led Acting Superintendent San lers to the conclusion that the cause of the disturbance was a real earthquake. He at once sent out a general dispatch to all precincts asking for information in regard to the shock in their districts, answers soon began to pour in, and the operators were kept busy for two hours writing out the reports from the different Captains. It appears the shock was felt in about the same intensity all over tbe city, although it produced alarm in the thicklv settled tenement district, on the East Side. A telegram from the Yonkers polica said the shock had been felt there also. Great excitement prevailed in te Jewish and Bohemian quarter on tbe Etat side, tbe houses in which are mo3tly hih and lightly constructed tenements, were violently shaken and the terrified inmates rushed out into the streets, carrying with them whatever of their household effects they could move. Children, screaming with fright, were borne out by parents who were hardly less panic stricken, and the whole population was soon massed in the center of the street. In Ludlow street, between Hester and Canal, tbe panic was at its height, the streets were swarming with people, men women and children huddled together, evidently thinking their last hour had arrived, and expecting every moment to see the walls of their dwellings fall upon tbem; women were shrieking and the children bawling, while the men were either shearing or praving. This was kept np for nearly half an hour, when the commotion fiually subsided, and the police psrsuaded the people to return to their homes. Similar sceaes were witnessed in Mulberry, Jersey and Mott streets, where tbe Italians have their colonies. The fright, however, was not so intense, and after a little their loud shouts and wild gesticulations ceased. A few minutes after the shock a grey-haired man rushed into Madison Street Police Station and said several houses in Monroe street ha l tumbled down. Ambulances were called and the reserve force sent out by the Sergeant. On arriving at the place indicated, they found the street, in front of a large tenement, was crowded with an excited throng of people but there was no indication of any accident the panic was caused by an excited man, who rushed into the street shouting, the house is falling. Many instances of a similar character were reported in the tenement-house district, but, as far as can be ascertained, no damage anywhere was done. In many houses the door-bells were set ringing by the shock. Its cause was a matter of much speculation, especially among the more ignorant classes, and it was a long time before many understood tbe real nature oi the occurrence. In Central Park the 6hock was more severe than in the surrounding regions. There were large crowds on the walks that were at once thrown into a state of violent excitement by the strange rumbling in the ground, which was distinctly beard. The animals in the menagerie were frigtbened by the shock, and many of them were seen to tremble as if n great fear, while they remained perfectly still for some time alter it occurred. Operator Hoflman,at the Arsenal, was thrown from his chair, but was not hurt. The globes of the lamps in his office were cracked The ceiling ef the tenth precinct station-home was b:idly cracked, and a frame house at 147 L:vi:i street, was cracked in several places, and one of the women who lived in the house, became unconscious from fright, A street car in avenue B was lifted from the track several times, and several houses are reported thrown down. At the drug store on Ninety-ninth street and Tenth avenue, several bottles wera thrown from the shelves. The police ;nau of the Brooklyn bridge reports that the shock was distinctly felt there, and the great towers at either end oscillated visibly, while the bridge itself rocked. The shock of the earthquake was felt generally along the river fro-t aud the piers were shaken as if heavily loaded trucks were passing over them. At the iron steamboat pier, a structure of solid masonry, the motion was so violent that the ticket-takers msbed from their offices to ascertain the cause. Late in the afternoon the boats brought back crowds from Coney Island There the shock seemed more violent than in the city. The piazzas and dining-rooms of the grat hotels were well filled when tbe rumbling noise was heard, followed by the rocking of tbe ground which made the windaws rattle and shook dishes and wine-glasses from the tables There was a general rush for the open air. and for some time greit excitement prevailed. At the new piers there was a similar shock, and even the chairs rattled about. There was a general rush toward the maiu entrance, people being under the impression that tbe structure was giving way. As the shocks did not recur, apprehensions on this score were allayed. In Brooklyn the earthquake was felt very generally throughout tne city. Aloig the river front and in the Eastern District tbe shock appears to' have been heavier and of longer duration. Everywhere the people abandoned their houses; some in terror, and others to learn of the calamity that ha befallen their neighbors. At Greenpoint the people started upon a run for the immense oil works on the shore of Newtown Creek, thinking an explosion had occurred there, while all the fire compauies harnessed their horses to respond to the alarm which they thought would soon follow. The sensation experienced on hoard the receiving chip, Vermont, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was similar to that felt when a broadside is discharged from a ship at some distance. According to the story of one of tbe sailors, there was a distinctly-felt jar, and noticed by all aboard. Tenons traveling in the street cars felt a vibration, and in many instances tbe wheels of the cars seemed to leave the track, producing the same effect as when they pass over a loose switch. The bell of the Presbylerian Church, in Greenpoint, Bwayed back and forth and rang several times loud enough to be heard by all the people lit ing in the neighborhood. Among other evidences of the violence of the agitation in Brooklyn may be mentioned the stopping of clocks, throwing down of bifh piles of bricks, the swinging of lamps and pictures and the like. Many Sunday-schools were in session at the time and the teachers in some instances had great difficulty in alleviating the terror of tbe children and preventing a panic. From the reports received from Long Island it appears that the earthquake visited that recion with a greater severity than this city. Along the Atlantic coast of Long Island the shock was very violent, and the vibrations seemed to increase in power as they traveled eastward. In Jamaica the vibrations lasted tn second., and,tbe chimneys of aeveril hoises toppled over. No serious damage, however, v

is reported from any place. In Long Island, in the city of Flushing, at Whitestone and College Point the trembling of the ground was distinctly felt, and the shaking of the houses perceptible. Fifty guests at a Long Beach hotel ran from the dining room to the beach, and refused to return to the building for some time, fearing a recurrence of the shock. The amount of alarm by tbe earthquake everywhere waa simply astounding, and was the theme of conversation far into tbe night; while the preachers in many churches discoursed upon the subject, people prayed who never prayed before, and these who may have prayed before only prayed the more. Pious Catholic women told their beads and recited a "pater and ave,:' while men of that faith made the sign of the croes, and everybody confessed to being possessed of very peculiar feeling during and immediately after tbe shock, and few there were who envied the positions of occupants of a ten-story fiat There were many thanksgivings at vespers services that the present visitation was not more levere, and prayers were offered that a recurrence ef the earthquake may not be attended by more serious disasters. Reports from many parts of this State, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania show that the shock was felt about as in this city, and was attended with no more graver damaee than the tumbling of old chimneys or the rattling of dishes. Some women it different points are said to have fainted, but no one as far as known died of flight EARTHQUAKE NOTES.

Another Shock Felt at Mount Washington and Georgetown. HAVERniLL, Mass., Aug. 11. A shock of earthquake was felt this morning at Mount Washington. The shock jingled the chandelier iendants, opened the inside blinds and awakened people from their slumber. It was not noticed in the center of the city, but felt in Georgetown. The Earthqnake A atn Shakes Losg Island. Far Eockawat, L. I., Aug. 11. Another shock of earthquake was felt in the villages along the south side of Long Island this afternoon, not so heavv as yesterday, but sufficient to cause excitement. The Courthouse shook several seconds. The crockery, Ac, on the hotel tables rattled, and some fell over, making the guests start from their seats. The shock was felt here about 12.30. A few minutes later the big hotel on Rockaway beach was shaken, the doors and windows rattling loud enough to be heard a considerable distance. Hempstead, South Oyster Bay, Long Beach, Woodsbury, and other places report a similar experience. Farther From the earthquake. Long Islaxp City, Aug. 11. Tbe earthquake yesterday caused tbe brick chimneys of two houses to fall at East Norwich. The Presbyterian Sunday-school at Jamaica had the walls cracked from one to two inches in width, extending from the roof to the foundation. A colored camp-meeting in Fleet's woods was broken up by the shock, all in attendance being on their knees at the time, jumped np, shouting, and ran from the woods to their Lomes. Still Another Earthqnake Shock. Hartford, Conn., Aug. It. Reports from Norfolk, Litchfield county, say a second shock of earthquake was noticed at several places in that town at 11 o'clock Sunday night. It was much lighter than the one in the afternoon. So Affected That She Died. Plaisfield, N.J., Aug. 11. Mrs. Charles Schier was so affected by the earthquake on Sunday that she died in a few hours. fc INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN'S. They Hold a Large Meeting in Brooklyn Mcr. Deming aud churi Make the Speeches. New Yokk, Aug. 5. Tbe Brooklyn Independent Republicans held a mass-meeting to-night in that city and e. ery seat in Music Hall was filled from the orchestra to the cock-loft and many were unable to gain an entrance to the building. A large portion of the audience were Democrats, aud there were many Blaine Republicans present, H. W. Maxwell called the meeting to order, and introduced Horace E. Dealing as Chairman. Mr. Deming is Chairman of the Young Men's Democratic Club ot Brooklyn. Mr. Deming in his speech said such an assemblage was an indication of widespread dissatisfaction with the Republican party, and their desire, as American citizens, for good government. Because they believed that the Republican candidate was not a fit person to hold tbe office of President, they were opposed to his election. Cheers and hisses. Deming was frequently interrupted by similar demonstrations whenever names of candidates were mentioned, and before he finished the uproar was so great he could not be heard. Carl Schurz was then introduced. Ue said he wished to address himself to Republicans, and appeal to their reason as men who loved their country. The tariff was not the question which they had to meet, and the charge that they were free traders was false. The question was whether honest government could be obtained. Would not tbe endorsement of scc'i a man as Blaine be dangerous to good government? It had been asserted that Blaine was an abused man and that his enemies wera persecuting him If this were so it was not right. Nothing was iso distasteful to him (Schurz) as to discuss the character of a man, but he shouldn't make any charges against Blaine which had not been made against himself. Mr. Schurz then read some of Mulligan's letters, and remarked that Blaine's frieada disliked .very much to be brought face to face with those letters. Voice "No they don't" Cheers and hisses. Schurz went into the history of the Mulligan letters. The audience at times became so demonstrative that he was obliged to stop speaking for several minutes. In conclusion, Mr. Schurz spoke in eulogistic terms of the character ot Governor Cleveland, and said he waa in every way worthy of support. DISEASED CATTLE. A Peculiar Disease In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Some Cages of Pleuropneumonia Reported. Lancaster, Aug.9.-A peculiar disease was diicoTered among a drore of cattle in East Donogal, this county, several dajs ago, and tue attention ot Dr. Thomas J. Edge, Secretary of the State Board of -A gricalture, and of Dr. BrMses, ot Phllvleiptiia, tte Veterinary Surgeon, called to tbe fact. They Tinned the infected herd yesterday and decided tbttbeTCral were suffirlng from Texas ferer. Precautious were taken to prevent a spread ol tbe disease altbouph they apprehend no serious dner. A herd of rovri in tne aame towaahlo waa visited Ij Dr. Edge, who pronounced them sufierina from pfeuro pneumonia, and ordered several killed and the rest quarantined. Harbison, Pa., Ann 9. There are only a few cases of pieuro-pneumoni and Texas fever among the cattle reported to the State authorities. Nothing erious is said to exist, and as coon as tbe report is received tbe Secretary of the Board of Agricnliure bas it attended to by dispatching a turgon to the place defeated. The latter olfcual it present Is in Lancaster County.

BEECDEE Declares That He Will Brand as Liars and Blackmailers tbe Slanderers of Cleveland. Bf.ooklvx, Aug. 7. The Union prints the following from Peekskill: Kev. Henry Ward Beecber passed nearly the entire morning in listening to a statement from General Horatio C. King, of Brooklyn. General King has just returned from Buffalo, where he has been engaged in making for Mr. Beecher a careful investigation of the scandalous stories in circulation about Governor Cleveland. The result of his investigation is entirely favorable to tbe Governor, and Mr. Beecher ia highly delighted. To a Union reporter Mr. Beecher said this morning. "J have been undergoing a judicial process. I have been way down ia the mud, but now the clouds are breaking away, and I am beginning to understand that these stories about Governor Cleveland are untrue and a vile slander. You can say that I expect to brand the men who have promulgated them as blackmailers and liars; for I now expect tbe Governor acted the part of a man in this afl'air. I shall take the stump for him and tell the people of this country that they must elect him President. I shall enter this campaign with an enthusiasm second only to that with which I entered the war. Take my word for it, this s anial, if false, will make Governor Cleveland President." Mr. Beecber said be felt like another man since his talk with General King, and that a preat weight had been lifted off his mind. No one can be found to father the calamnies except tbe gentleman known in Buffalo as Llder Ball, pastor of a email Baptist church. Ball is best described as a political striker. In 1881, he demanded and received -50 for alleged service to the Independent Republicans. In a recent canvass he begged $2ö0 'from Senator Titus and a like sum from II. It. Jenes, County Treasurer, both Democrat?. One of the stories circulated by Ball relates to an occurrence twenty-foar years ago, an innocent frolic in which the participants were legal chums of tbe Governor, and there were no women present. A committee of three Independent Republicans, composed of a leading clergyman, a lawyer, and a merchant, demanded of the editor of the B a Halo Telegraph tbe proofs which he said he was ready to produce. He was greatly alarmed, and, on the plea of sickness, asked for delay. Tbe committee will make a thorough investigation and give the fact to tbe public over their signatures as soon as the Telegraph gives its reply. The Dr. Mitchell who figures with Ball as a supporter of his charges is from Washington, and is an intimate friend of Mr. Biaine. He has been in Buffalo but three years, more than half which time Governer Cleveland has been in Albany. He has publicly admitted that he knows nothing except by hearsay, and his informant is Ball. F. D. Locke, partner of Sherman L. Rogers, and an intimate friend of Mitchell, has withdrawn from his church, and other leading members have also withdrawn nntil he publicly retracts bis sentiments. There is much excitement in Buffalo, and the most prominent people denounce the authors of the slanders. Tbe report of tbe committee may be expected in a day or two. DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION.

The Campaign Opened in Boston by a Doable Meeting Faneol Hall and Tremoat Temple Both Uncamfortably Crowded. Boston, Aug. 8. The Democrats to-night opened the campaign by a double meeting. When the doors opened at Fanuel Hall and Tremont Temple hundreds of persons were in waiting, and quickly filled the interiors of both halls. Bath the Temple and Faneul Hall were uncomfortably crowded. At Faneul Hall Congressman P. A. Collins presided. The firtt speaker was Josiah G.Abbott. He was followed by Thomas G. Jordan, who delivered an address whicu arraigned Blaine. D. F. I'illsbury followed in tbe Fame strain, and the last important speaker was F. O. Prince, of the National Lemecratic Committee. At tbe Temple meeting, William Gaslor presided. Edward Avery, Judge Iledmond, Josiah Quincy, Jr., and Horatio J. Swasey made the other prominent addresses of the evening. Fire Commissioner John E. Fitzgerald addressed hiniielf to the Irish-American voters. Letters were read from many prominent gentlemen. T. A. Hendricks sent the following: Saratoga. N. It. I ref ret fiat I cai not attend tbe lemocratic m x:tii g Friday evening ia Boston. I hope it will teagieetsicccsi. (Signed.) T. A. Hendricks. Hon. S. S. Cox wrote: New York, Aoj. 8. Bear Sir Your Invitation to your Boston meeting tereived. 1 have a previous and unavoidable engagement on tbe 6tb, and, in fact, for tbe month cf AuKUstl shall be preoccupied, itegreuln; my inability to be cn hand, I remain youis truly. (Signed) S. 8. Cox. I'. ü. Kecarda to tbe best man ; L e., F. A. Collins. Colonel Vilas, President of the Democratic National Committee, wrote: Madison, Wis , An?, 8 I have received this xnorniDg your favor of the 1st, containing an invitation to be preteut at the ratification meeting to be be Id on tbe evening ol tbe Sib inst. 1 regret that 1 am unable to participate in tbe privileges of tbat meeting and ebare in tbe satisfaction wbicn my brother Democrats of Boston will manliest, but 1 only arrived borne lst evening from tbe EA8t and 1 am unable to return w soon. John Kelly sent the following: Saratoga, Aug. 8. In reply to your dispatch, it woul' be impotable for me to respond to vour reque i .0 add re Si the ratification meeting to be ncld in Bcston. Joseph Tnlitzer, editor of the Kew York World, was one of the most prominent speakers announced for tbe meeting. He arrived in Boston Wednesday evening ready to perform the duties assigned him, but on his arrival fuund a telegram announcing tbat one of his trusted employes has been taken suddenly ill, and was in a moat critical condition. He returned to New York without delay, and on Thursday sent the following telegram: New Yor.K, Aug. 8, General r. A. Collins, Chairman: It is absolutely Impossible for me to speak on Friday evening for reasons mentioned. (Signed) Pulitzer, TBE CROPS. The Department of Agriculture Makes the Following Koport of the Condition of the Crops for Ang-nst. Washington, D. C, Aug. 9,-Tbe Departmeut of Agriculture reports tbe condition of cotton improved in Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. The improvement Is especially manifest in Mississippi and Louisiana. In North Carolina and Georgia its average flatus isuocbanped since the July report. Ia South Carolina. Florida Dd Alabama excessive raim bare caused a weedy growth and shedding of forma, and baa prevented cultivation. In lexas the drouiU baa c-iused a loss of one point, and raised serious gpprchernioas for the future. Tbe cotton moth bas appeared In the Gulf Bute, and worms are reported in a few counties, but no damage as yet has resulted. Tbe p lant is federally reported late, aud deficient as yet in rrd'aee; In a condition to give good results witb favorable weather and deferred frosts, er to sbow a heavy deprecation with a continued excess of rain in one section sod drouth ia tae other. The average conditioo has advanced Iroa

fo in July to a little above f 7. Bo far this Is favorable, ss in six years pa-l tbe largest report bas thown a decline from the record of the preeeedine month, the exceptions bein 1876. Iä'O, and ItSZ. The State averages are: Virginia, SS; North Carolina, 87; Soutli Carolina, 91; Cieorgia, W; Florida. 97; Alabama, 92: Mi-sissippl, lx)Jiaiana, hb; Texas, 7;'; Aritansa, hi; Tennessee, 92, Advices KiLCe the first of tne month indicated Improvement from seasonable rains in Texas. The condition of corn averages the same as in the July report, nd is higher than in any Augnft flnceUsO. It ha been exceeded bnt three t.ms in ten years, in 1S75, 1S79 and 1SS0, when it was 93 in each insunee. There bas been an improvement In Iowa, Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky. Kew Jersey and toe Pacific Coast. A slight decline in the condition Is reported in Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, and in some of tbe Southern States I'routh has prevailed in portions of tbe Ohio Valley, and in Texas, with considerable severity, reducing tbe condition of corn six points. Tbe average of tbe principal States are: New York, 91: Maryland. 94: Vinemia, 95: North Ca rolisa, 97; foutb Carolina, 91: Georgia. 97: Alabama. 99: Mississippi. 90; lulsiana, 73; Texas, c3; Arkansas, 91; Tennessee, 99; Pennsylvania. 90; Kentacky. 91; Ohio. 81: Indiana, Illinois. 92; Iowa, lOJ; JJlSjouri, 10.!; Kansas, lui; Nebraska, ICS The report for wheat includes oulythe spring wheat regioD.and the average is US one Point hisrhcr ifcttn in tbe two last sprtns-wheat years, and higher tban in any year since 1377. Tbe average for the condition of oats is 94, one ooint lower thaninlSÄ. Tbe crop has been harve-td in the lower latitude?, and promises a fine yield in most of the Northern btates. Tte condition of rye averages 96. the same as last month, what bas been harvested, and tne ripcnlnz barley also maintains its high condition?, and buckwheat premises a crop on an ccra oi about the time as last year. Tobacco promises a lare crop, and the averages for ti.e priDe-.ral States are: Massafbusetts, 8J: Connctlcut, il; Pennsylvania, bl: Maryland, 10:: Virginia, 97: North Carolina, t9: Tennessee, 1CJ; Keutuefcy, 97; Oh;o. 74. Tbe profpect is favorable for another lar?; cron of potatoes, not S3 full a last year, oa an area three per cent, smaller. The present indications point to a orop about ten per cent. les tnau that or 1883, with a larger di BVrenoe ia tiie future if conditions should be Ic&i favorabie.

A FAMOUS POLITICAL MEETING. The Great Assembly Which Clay, Critten. den, Corwin and Sclienck Addressed in 184 -i. Tajton Letter to Cincinnati Commercial. Ex-President Hayes, in his little speech at the Soldiers' Home, Wednesday, having stated tbat tte first large concourse of people he had ever witnessed waa in Dayton, ia 1SÜ. was asked in private conversation to give some facta concerning that meeting, and related many Interesting incidents, lie was a boy at that time, just old euongh to be observer: t, and remembers matters both great and email connected with the meeting. lie says the attendance was Immense, and though not co large as tbe great Harrison meeting of two yean before, the fame o which had gone out through all the land, it was still larger than any meeting hs has ever atteniel outside of New York, Washington and Philadelphia. He, with aome other boys, came In a wagon from Columbus, and the National Road from beyond Newark to thia city was crowded with vehicles as to form an actual procession. Wnen visitors arrived they were assigned to private houses, and he had the good fortune to be assigned to the residence of Horatio Pbiliips, Esq., where Henry Clay was also a goes'. He, therefore, saw and noted much of iir. Clay. The chief orators ot the occasion whom be lemembered bearing were flenry Clay, John J. Crittenden. Thomas Corwin, liobert C. Schcnck and Charles Anderson. At the princpal Eland Epoke Clay, Crittenden, and then Corwin. Br tbe time Corwin was introduced the audience had become a little restless, and Tom seemed to be somewhat nr ttld at bis position on tbe programme, and determined to oatahine hU predet efforg A cd his proved to be tie great speech of the day. The audieme no longer showed signs of weariness but remained to about and latiga nntil tke last word wss uttered. Tütre was undoubtedly much to aid him in the fact that the Buckeyes present were anxious to show off the Ohio orator and have him outstrip tbe Kentucky celebrities. "Nothing could l ave been moie romantic." said General ilayes. "tban the appearance of Charlie Anderson at tbat lime. He was Grand Marshal of the parade a splendid looking specimen of man-boc-d, upon a r pin ted horse, with his badge of cilice Kettering in tbe wind, and In all respects the envy of ambitions youtb. Even then he was famou for bis silver tougue. Schenck made an excellent SDeccb from tbe store box on Third stneU Clay's oratory was characterized by great clearness. There was cothineof the humorous about bim, end few pyrotechnics. Toward the close of his speech, which was chiefly on tbat everlasting theme, the tariff, and nects-arily argumentative and statistical, be indulged in a few words of exhortation wbich were beautiful and impressive. Before going upon the staadsame youbg n an warned bim to speak loud or be would not be beard by so great a crowd ia the open air. Cay responded tbat if be failed it should be cttributed to his youth aud inexperience. The cat was felt." TOE CHOLERA. A Considerable Number of People Bein; Carried Off by the Scourge Deaths, Etc. Marseilles, Aue. IL In the past two days there haye been four deaths from cholera at Barcelona, department of Basses, Alps; eleven at Aubignaru; fit Vogue, in the same time, nine deaths; at Carcassone four; at Cette three; at Lunell one. Toulojt, Aug. 11. Three deaths here from cbolera last night. The heat has increased the severity of the attacks. Home, Aug. 11. In the two days just past, there were four deaths from cholera in tbe Province of Turin: three in the Province of Genoa. Since the last reports, one death from cholera each at Woctenatte, Minuiceiavo and Aassio; two at Fncalieri; and three at Castle iliedoo. .Alexakpkia, Aug. 11. The steamship D J iriiini, Marseilles for China, bad one death from cholera. She was refused immediate transit through the Suez canal, and will be held in quarantine ten days. Marseilles, Aug. 11. Fifteen deaths from cholera here in tbe tweDty-four hours ended at 8:30 this evening. There has been two deaths at ilentfortargens. Three patients were admitted to tbe l'haro Hospital to-day, eight discharged cured, one d;ed, andeev-cnty-foni cases under treatment. It is estimated that eince the outbreak SJU00 persons have been attacked and 00 have died. Loxdon, Aug. 11. The plague has reappeared at Keibela, Asiatic Turkey. The influx of pilgrims aggravates the malady. Lokpon, Aug. 11. Cholera has appeared in Manfragne, Lear ValeFce. with violence. Bezins has also suffered greatly from cholera. Came Very Near Escaping. St. Louis, Aug. IL A noted criminal came very near gaining bis liberty this afternoon, if not entirely escaping the clutches of the law. The friends of George Vincent, the notorious English forger, who has been in jail since last February, when he attempted to swindle the bank here, apparently taking advantage of the fact that a temporary Judge was presiding over the Criminal court, presented bail for $0,000, and asked Vincent's release. Tbe jadge, believing the security to be all right accepted the bond and ordered the release of the prisoner, bat the suspicions of tbe chief of police being roushea. be made a hasty examination of tbe matter and discovered that the man offered as security was irresponsible, 'therefore the bond was worthless, and jnst as Vincent was waking down tbe steps of the Foar Courts on his way to freedom, be was nabbed and returned to prison. Fatally Shot His TTlfe. Hiciimoxd. Va., Aug 11. John Butler, a farmer in Hanover County, shot his wife fatally yesterday. He bad been beatine a child and his vife interfered, and he turned upon her. She bad him arrested, but he escaped from the officer, and, returning to his home, thothia vvlfe.