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VOL. XXI, NO. 31. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1894: WHOLE NUMBER 1,017. The Proanoot for an Agroomont On Tariff Improved. PARTIAL AGREEMENT HAS DEVELOPED. Tke Confer*®* at Last Make Progress—Th« Ulfforenoes la a State of Adjastmeut Amicable to Hoth Branches of Concress. Washinotos, August 1.—The pros pects for an agreement on the tariff are much improved. For the first time in many days the house conferees came from the meeting with the statement that previous irreconcilable differences were in process of amicable adjustment. With much satisfaction the house mem bers stated to their associates that the senators had shown a disposition for the first time to meet the house half way. As to when a full agreement would be perfected there was some difference of opinion. One house con feree said it would probably be this week. Another thought it would be “soon.” Chairman Wilson would not even admit that the understanding had gone far enough to warrant the predic tion of a speedy report. He said, how ever, that the conferees had at least done some business and made progress, which was more than coaid have been said of past meetings. The senate con ferees came from the meeting without showing the hopefulness of the house members. They said the conference was as far from an agreement as it had been. While there was this conflict among those thoroughly informed of the inside workings of the conference, the general belief prevailed that the hopefulness of the house conferees had some substantial foundation. One of the conferees said that while no final agreement had been made on iron, coal and sugar, yet, that sufficient had been developed in conference to show that an agreement could be reached on these three most important items, which would be acceptable to the senate and house conferees and to the house of representatives. Whether it would be acceptable to the full senate this con feree expressed some doubt. In this connection it developed yesterday that Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, who has been most active in the sugar question, had long and it is said satisfactory conferences with Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson. The day developed a partial agreement. FOR ATLANTA’S EXPOSITION. The Senate Passe* the Bill Appropriating the 9200,000. WASHlNGTeN* August 1.—The senate yesterday afternoon passed the sundry civil bill by paragraphs one of which carries an appropriation of &00.000 fer the International and cotton states ex position to be held at Atlanta. The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was presented and adopted and a further conference or dered on the amendments that had not been agreed to by the conferees. At 1 p. m. the senate proceeded to the con sideration of the sundry civil appropri ation bill. The house was two hours ki a dead lock over the river and harbor bill, and it was estimated yesterday that it may either fail altogether, or it^ further consideration be postponed till next winter. Mr. Hatch presented the con ference report on the agricultural ap propriation bill, showing an agreement on all items except the senate amend ment, appropriating (1,004.000 for the extinction of the Russian thistle. A TEST OF STRENGTH. GEORGIA BAR ASSOCIATION. j The Animal Contention nf the Legal Lights In Atlanta. Atlanta, July 31.—The Georgia state bar association meets in Atlanta tomor row, Judge Logan E. Bleckley presi dent. The insolvent traders' receivership act will be discussed in a symposium of half down paper*. Honorable Francis D. Peabody, of Columbus; Hon. A. R. Law- ton, Jr., of Havannah, are among the contributors to this topic. It has exci ted a good deal of interest, and is prac tically a large question in Georgia juris prudence at this time. All the judges in the state have been invited to contribute papers of four typewritten pages each on the judicial system, and several have assured the secretary of their acceptance. On legal education or the requirements for admission to the bar, Messrs. A. J. Crovatt, of Brunswick ; Simon W. Hitch, of Black shear; John L. Hopkins and Reuben R. Arnold, of Atlanta, have agreed to contribute short papers. One of the most interesting features of the meeting will lie a series of short papers on "Woman at the Georgia liar.” There is one female lawyertn Atlan ta. Every indication points to a large ly attended and interesting session. MR. WRENN’S SUCCESSOR. Mr. Ben*eoter lobe Appointed as Assistant General Passenger Agent. Kxoxviu.g, Tenn., July 28.-The fact that B. W. Wrenn will not be with the Southern railway as general passenger agent does not excite surprise here. Hg has been for years acting in that capac ity for the Memphis and Charleston road, which has been a part of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia sys tem, but operated as a separate proper ty. That road is in the hands of re ceivers and will be sold in a few weeks. Until the sale Colonel Wrenn will be in Memphis. It seems to be the general impression tnat Mr. Benscoter will be in charge of the passenger business of the western system. It was reported last night that he left for the east yesteday morning and it is taken to mean that he has been summoned to New York or Washington, and that this is prelimin ary to his appointment to be assistant general passenger agent. It is believ ed here that before long the western system will be increased in mileage by the addition of the Georgia Pacific. It is also reported that that part of the Western North Carolina road between Paint Rock and Asheville will be added to the western system. Proposition for Elthor Owens or Settle to Oo Against Breckinridge Singly. Lexington. Ky., August 1.—Calls are being made here for a test of strength of both the Breckinridge opponents in the congressional race for the weaker to withdraw. A gentleman speaking on this subject says: “If Mr. Owens Is as anxious to have Colonel Breckinridge defeated for congress as he acknowl edged in his speech at Muirs, and wants the most available man to go against Colonel Breckinridge, why docs he dot" make Mr. Settle this sort of proposition: hoth candidates to appoint oomraittees to poll th« district, and when the result is ascertained the weaker is to pull off in favor of the stronger. I am anxious to see Colonel Breckinridge defeated, ■imply for the respect I have for the peo ple of my district, and 1 would like to see*the atrppgest man run against Colo nel Breckinridge.” FORMAlTfRANSFER MADE. The East Tennessee. Vlrglnl* nnd Georgia Paste* Into the Heads of the Southern. FELL FROM THECAR ASLEEP. Express Messenger Tumbled Oat of Hie Door end is Found Asleep and Unhurt. Jackson. Miss.. July 28.—Last night three miles below here, while dozing in his chair, express messenger Edward Stevens, of Water Valley, fell from the ear door. He was not missed until Can ton, 2S miles above here, was reached. A message was sent hers that he was missing and must have fallen from his car. A hand car was rigged up and sev- era) geatleinen started down the track hunting for him. Three miles below, they found him lying within two feet of the track soundly sleeping. He awoke as soon as they touched him. and asked what was wanted. He says he has no recollection of falling and imagined himself asleep in his bed at New Orleans when the rescueing party found him. The train was run ning 40 miles an hour when he fell ont, and that he was not killed is a miracle. Aside from a few minor bruises, he is not hurt. WITHDRAW FROM THE UNION. Chattanooga, August l.—At 12 o’clock, midnight, the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway formally passes into the hands of the Southern railway. The agents of the company here and elsewere have been busy for several days past getting affairs in shape to turn over to the purchasers. The transfer of the big property will not be noticeable here, at least for tome time. The old East Tennessee. Virgin ia and Georgia signs, the tickets and some of the stationery of the company, will be seen for many a day, while the old bettering on freight and passenger cars will for months or even years be reminders of the old company. Par Dsgr aod to* Treesurj Empty. Fkankfobt, Ky., August 1.—This would be “pay day” on the state house square If It were not for the fact that the state has an empty treasury. As it is the banks will probably come to the rescue of the hard worked and poorly paid state officials by advancing money on their warrants. They Esdom* Beeos. Eastman, Ga., August 1.—-At the dem ocratic convention held here yesterday, Mr. Baldy Ryala was nominated for senator for this, the fourteenth district, and A. O. Bacon was Indorsed for the United States senate. Hallway Union Men Requested to With- draw or Walk Out. Chattanoooa, Tenn., July 28.—A sensation was sprung at noon in the Cincinnati Southern shops here. Just as the men employed in the shops were getting ready to leave for dinner they were assembled in the yards. The mas ter mechanic. Schrieber, in a short speech told the men that he had the names of fifteen of them who were members of the American railway un ion, and tliat he had orders from head quarters to discharge every one of them : tbatiJld not at once renounce allegiance to the American railway union and give up his membership cards. He then read the names of the fifteen men, who all stepped forward and renounced the American railway union and gave up their membership cards. They were not discharged The railway union has a small lodge hero. Labor circles are very much agitatsd over ttie matter. Boon Mountain for a National Park. Raleigh, N. C., August 1.—The mem bers of the North Carolina florists’ asso. elation will attend a meeting of the so ciety of American florists to present the Roan mountain park proposition. This is that the government shall purchase that mountain for a national park. There are more varieties of trees within ite boundaries than there are in any equal a rear in the United States. More Spanish Vessels Seised. Tampa, Fla., July 28.—United States revenue cutter McLane salted six more Spanish vessels off Anclote yesterday. They were Mfsged in smuggling. A few weeks ago the Mclane seized six vessels at the same place charged with the same offense. Three Killed In nn Kspioekm. Shenandoah, Pa.. July 31.—By the explosion of a boiler In a nest of six at Packers number ♦. oolliery of the Lehigh Valley coal company, last night, a man was instantly killed, and two so badly hurt that they have since died, end one seriously burned. The Last of the Military Rernlled. Chicago, August 1 —Mayor Hopkins wired Governor Atgeld at noon yester day asking him to recall the eight com panies of the First regiment Illinois na tional guard. This order removes three of the six companies now at Pullman and leaves but one company on the Illi nois Central tracks and that one is at East Hammond. NO UNEASINESS FELT. Gold Running Low nud foreign Demand Active. Washington, July 81.—Nearly S6.000- 000 In gold left the port of New York Saturday to meet foreign demand, most of which was drawn from the govern ment’s low stock of the precious metal. The gold balance has fallen to (44,000,- 030, over (10,400,000 less than it was at the time of the bond issue in February last. Treasury officials profess to feel no special uneasiness over the rapid dwindling of their stock of the yellow metal, and Secretary Carlisle is report ed to have telegraphed to a New York firm of bankers who had made inquiries on the subject that there was nothing in the situation to call for a further is sue of bonds to recruit the gold reserve. The fact that the available cash bal ance remains practically unimpaired, and the expectation that a tariff bill will soon pass both houses of congress and become a law, are sources of com fort at this time to the treasury folks. With the passage of a tariff bill, the of ficials confidently expect a prompt re vival of trade and a corresponding in crease in the customs and internal rev enue receipts. W ith renewed commer cial activity, return shipments of gold, it Is thought, would promptly set In and continue until normal condisions are reached. HOMELESS IN THE WOODS. Five Hundred Womeu mud Children frem Phillips, WIs., Without Food and Shsltur. West Svpebior, WIs., July 31.—On the Wisconsin Central it Is impossible to move trains on account of the preva lent forest fires. Phillips, the head quarters of John R. Davis lumber com pany, a manufacturing town of 2,000 population, is totally destroyed and only a few buildings remain standing. A dispatch received from Fifleld says tint .100 women and children from Phillips are in the woods there without shelter. They sent requests for food, but the train from here was obliged to return. Communication with Fifiuld is now shut off, and it is feared that the town is also on fire. Along the Omaha line fires raged with terrible fierceness. Shore's Crossing, a little village eight miles west of Ashland, was destroyed yesterday aftqrnoon. Not a building remains standing, and the homeless families were taken to Ashland. Trains under command of Governor Peck with food and money have since gone through. BOYS IN THE PRINTING OFFICE. Tb* Public Printer to Employ Apprentices lu tbe Governmsnt Ofltce. Washington, August 1. — The only committee amendment to the bill pro viding for public printing, which met with any opposition yesterday, was the inserting of a new section authorizing the public printer to employ appren tices, not exceeding twenty-five at any time. This was opposed by Peffer in the interest of the typographical unions and was advocated bv Manderaon, re publican of Nebraska, who character ized the rule of labor societies forbid ding the employment of apprentioes as a species of tyranny of the moet objec tions! character. Palmer, demourat of Illinois, expressed his astonishment at Puffer's standing up in the senate and opposing the provision to give twenty- five boys a chance of learning a goad trade. The amendment was agreeu to, the bill was passed, and a oonfereaee asked. Gorman, Ransom and Mander- son being appointed conferees on the pert of the senate. KNOWN WELL IN BIRMINGHAM. Arrest In Chicago of a VViijr Crook Wh* Married an Alabama Society Lady. ButMiNGHAM, July 31.—News has been received here of the arrest In Chicago of Samuel Irvin Wheatcroft, a general confidence man and crook of the black est record. His last scheme was the formation of the Victoria Co-operative Association in which thousands of dol lars were robbed from the working and poorer class of people. He is now un der arrest and may be In for a long term. Wheatcroft at one time flour ished in Birmingham, where he gained entree to a highly respectable and well- to-do family, which acquaintance re sulted in the wily crook winning the heart and hand of a daughter of the family who was one of the fairest of Alabama's fair ones ALLEN'S RELIEF MEASURE. WORK FINDS THE MEN Glgantlo Corporation in Direct Opposition to Pullman. THE STRIKERS WILL BE EMPLOYED. The lahabltanU of the ‘"Model Town” to Vacate Their Houses aud Leavs the City In a Hody—The Sensa tion Just Sprung. BUI Providing for tha Distribution ary Note, for tho Poor In Each Stats. Washington, Ang. 1.—Mr. Allen, the populist senator from Nebraska, intro duced and had referred to the oommit- tee on finance yesterday a bill having for title “for the relief of tbe several states of the union” and for the purpose of distribution among the states, ac cording to population, of fifty million dollars in treasury notes to be issued for the purpose and to be used “for the relief of the worthy poor.” Repayment to the government is to be secured by state bonds bearing 2 per cent, interest payable not less than 8 nor more than ten years after date. Atlanta's Pair Swells th* Amount. Washington, August 1,—The Sundry civil appropriation bill for tbe (seal year 1891, aggregates (84,041,885, being an increase of (2,538,801 over the bill as It passed the house and (05,488 over the estimates on which it was based. One •f the principal items of this iacrease is (200.000 for the government exhibit at the cotton states and International exposition at Atlanta, Georgia. Os tola al Ledowchlsk! Altva and Walt Boston, August 1. - The announce ment of the death of Cardinal Ledow- chiski was an error. The Cardinal is In Lueserne alive and well, and busy in telegraphing to his friends that he Is ^'.11 in the land of tbe Hying. He does not know how the report that he Is dead originated. Chicago, August 1.—If negotiations now pending are carried to a successful termination, the striking car builders at Pullman will quit the “model town” in a body and become the employes of a powerful new corporation organized for the manufacture of palace and freight cars and day coaches. For more than a week secret communications have been passing between the agent of the cor poration in Chicago and the strikers’ central committee. All of the offers to the men are in writing, signed by a man of wealth and prominence in the business circles of the city. The names of a nmolier of capitalists who are con nected with the enterprise are also mentioned to give the communications greater weight Thus far the deliberations of the cen tral committee aud their replies to the advances made by the corporation have been kept a wholly secret, but it is known that every member is heartily in favor of the change if reasonable terms can be agreed upon. As soon as the ne gotiations have reached a more definite basis the matter will be laid before the body of the strikers for their sanction and approval. The corporation which is making these offers means business, said a man who has had a part in the negotiations, and if a definite arrange ment can be made, all of the skilled mechanics at I hill man will be hired in a body. They are thoroughly familiar with the somewhat difficult task of making cars, and they could go right at it without a moment’s delay, thus sav ing a company thousands of dollars, which it would cost to get new men started. The names of those back of the offers to the strikers will be made public in a week or two. but at present the mem bers of the central committee at Pull man are silent. The agent is identical with one who filed articles with the Il linois secretary of state early last week. It has a large capitalization, and its works will be located near St. Louis. Much of the money liack of the enter prise has been subsoribed by English and eastern people. GOV. RICH RE-NOMINATED. Result of tbe Mlehlssn Republics* State Convention. Gil and Rapids, Mich., August l.—Tho republican state convention met here yesterday with 929 delegates in attend ance and 5,000 people In the audienoe. (•overnor Rich was re-nominated oa the first ballot. Wayne county gsve Gov ernor Rich four and the other 104 voted blank. This is the Detroit delegation. The vote was Governor Rich 710 ; (Hiss 98, blank 121. Alfred Miller was noml- ted for Lieutenant-Governor; James M. Wilkinson of Marquette for state treas urer and Rev. Washington Gardner of Albion, for secretary of state. The blank votes of the Detroit delegation is held to mean that Mayor Pingree of Detroit will run on a ballot ticket against Goveruor Rich. Mayor Pin- gree's friends say this bolt has bean determined upon. ONE KEG OFGcTlDSHORT. Fifty Thousand of tho Recent Shipment so Europe Lost or Htelco. Nkw York, August 1.—A dispatch re ceived in Wall street from Paris repor ted the loss of a keg containing (50,000 in gold, which was part of an amount of (2,500,000 shipped from this city on 1* Touraine, July 21st The firms ship ping the gold that day were lizard Frerer, (2,000,000 and Hiedelbach lekle- heimer and company (500.000. Accord ing to the dispatch the gold was taken from the (5.030,000 lot as only thirty nine kegs, each containing (50.000 reached l*ans on that consignment The gold is suspected to have been lost or stolen between Harve and Paris Lazard Frerer discredited the story. They have no advLes concerning the alleged robbery. TO SUPPORT THE UNION. HORSE-WHIPPED THE MANAGER. Forty-five members of the Michigan press association left Boston yesterday tar New York OB Ibeir tour at the east One Hundred and Flfty>8!x Candidates la the Kngllgh Flections Pledged to It. London, August 1.—Lord Winchelsca presiding at a meeting of the agricul tural union yesterday said that 156 par liamentary candidates in the coming general election were pledged to sup port the union and that 56 others partly supported the organization. This, he said, promised a strong party in the house of commons independent of or dinary party liaes and caring solely for the farming interests. MISSISSIPPI A DRY STATE. Six Counties Left Only la Which tha Sale of Whiskey Is LecaUsod. Jackson. Miss., August l.—At the lo cal option election in this county yes terday, Jackson gave 1J8 majority web Uaofficial advises from tbe county in- dicate that the dry ticket has won. The vote was light. There was a complete absence of bitterness of former local option elections. If the county has gone dry. it only leaves six counties in Mis sissippi where the sale of liquor is le galized. Heavy nr* m Tampa. Tampa, Fla., July 28.—Firs yesterday afternoon broke out In J. H. Dorsey's woodworking sstablishmest and de stroyed thousands of feet ef lumber and valuable machinery. Loos is estimated at (100,000, insurance not known. Eieeutloa ef Dtek tireau. Ch a blkstom , 8. C., Jnly 28.—Dick Green was hanged at Mount Pleasant, Berkeley oounty yesterday for the mur der ef Nancy Dayton la April loot, both A NEW IDEA. J. E. T. Bowden, of MlteheU-CorboBt ram*, Rouyhiy Assaulted. Jackson villi, July 28.—J. K. T. Bowden, who achieved notoriety as the manager of the Duval Athletic club which organization pulled off tha Cor- bett-Mitchcll fight here last January, was horse-whipped in an Inch of his life yesterday. Bowden's assailant was one Brunson, a pullman oar conductor, and the cause was an alleged insult to Mrs. Brunson. Mr. Brunson met Bow den in s saloon, covered him with a pistol and then proceeded to wear out a buggy whip ou him. Dowden begged for mercy but Brunson was implacable and when he finished. Bowden was in a pitiable condition. Ujs face was ■ mass of bruised and quivering flesh and his clothing was cut to shreds. Brunson is a six footer and Aeighs over 200 pounds. Bowden is about five fast high and weighs about 95 pounds It Is feared that further trouble will follow. Bow den denies that hs insulted Mrs. Brun son. Heavy Amins la ioathwest Texas. Hocbton, August 1.—Dispatches from Southwest Texas report heavy rains. WEEK‘S”NEW8 condensed. The Turners* convention is in session at Denver, Colorado. The big Santa Fe depot at La Junta. Col., was burned last night. Hawaii bonds sell at par now that tbs republic Is established. James Mulligan, of “Mulligan Let ters” fattio. died near Boston. Waterman’s opera house, at Water loo, lad , was destroyed by fire yeater- day. A gold strike at Pinos Altos promises to be the richest yet made in New Mex ico. Alooholio drunkard Otto, fought six New York policemen before he was sub- duod. F. Kinter has received the demo cratic nomiustion for governor of North Dakota. A sharper has swindled United States sxpress company offices in Wisconsin out of (2.400. Gov. Altgeld here issued orders with drawing the seventh regiment, I. N. G., from Chicago. New Yorks defeated tho Philadelphias ia the second gams of the boll series on the letter's grounds. The steamer Purlaims Conception, built for a Cuban firm, was launched at Philadelphia, Saturday. Lightning instantly killed Dexter M. Willie during a severs thnndsr storm at Nstlc,t. Mam., last evening. A Wisconsin central freight train bound south was wreaked yesterday awar Stevens Point. Wisconsin. Common weal era from Seattle cap tured sn Ohio train and held It until threatened at Alliance with a bath by hose. The woman in jail at Marietta. Ga., eharged with forgery, denies that she is the person known as Mrs. Woodward in New York. Mayer Caldwell, George B. Cox and several other notsblee of Cincinnati wore rescued from a sinking skiff in the Ohio river. Thousands ef very small frogs are re ported to have fallen in a heavy shower of rain in Gambridgeport, Mass., yes terday afternoon. The New York naval reserves gsve a variety show for Admiral Stanton on the Ban Francisco during their last ev ening on the Sound. The United States Consul in Bsvsrls reports the existence ef s new com pound, formalin, effective in presort lug meats apd fruits. The house committee on nsvsl affain yesterday ordered a favorable report on the senate bill to promote the efflclenej of the naval reserves. Sig. Tanlongo, cx-Governor of the Banes Romans, and his associates, charged with extensive bank frauds in Italy, have been acquitted. The stock yards company at Chicago increased Its number of engines tc twenty-sight yesterday, the greatest number since the strike began. Msrshnnt E. Parry, sn anarchist boy 16 years old, was arrested at Fort Wayne, Ind., for threatening to blow up the biggest buildings in town. The city of Perry, lows, was left in darkness last night by the explosion ol the largest boiler at the electric light plant One man was fatally injured. John Craig shot and killed his wife, his mother-iu-law, his father-in-law, his brother-in-law, and then tried to kill himself, at Los Angelas. Cal., lost night. Thieves disguised as plummers stols all the silverware in the homes ol Charles Wilkinson and W. W. Niles, lawyers, who Uva In Bedford Park, New York. The insuranee companies will refuse to pay the losses by the Knox fire in Washington, on the ground that th* fire originated in the explosion of a gas idine motor. Wallace Burt, the half-breed Indian, was hanged in the county jail at Doyles- town, Pa., yesterday morning, for the murder of the aged Rightley Couple last September. Gov. Flower has been asked to re move sheriff Duffy, of Westchester county, New York, for not closing ‘'Little Monte Carlo.” Free rides are now given to the place, but net from it. A geatleman at Washimgton, familiar vnih the inside history of democratic politics, explains the reason of Mr. Gorman's attack upon and Mr. Hill’s de tense of Mr. Cleveland as personal an tipathy and the desire of favor. Judge McAtee. of Kingfisher, O. T., before whom the preliminary hearing of the charges ef train wrecking and bridge burning against.dtizensof Round Pond and Enid was held yesterday, de cided that he had no jurisdiction, sVk that the charges mast be heard in tin counties in which the alleged offenses eecarred. 'win The Patented Arrangement of Screws on sn Irish Vessel. In the stoamcr Torr Head, just built by Messrs. Harland & Wolff, of lielfust, Ireland, for the Ulster Steamship company, a now idoa in twiu-screw vessels has boon incor porated. The vessel is 452 feet long, 50 feet beam and 35 feet 4 inches deep and with a gross tonnage of 6,000 has a carrying capacity of 8,500 tons. She will thus bo soon to com pare favorably with any save the largest of the new Atlantic freight- carriers. The boilers are four in number, two of them being double- ended, and there'are two complete sets of triple-expansion engines,indi cating about 2,700 horse power at 180 pounds working pressure. The (crews are of manganese bronze, but their shafts are placed close to gether and tho screws overlap, the starboard screw working in the wa ter which has been passed by the port propeller. The stern framing is of very peculiar and origina’ form. Instead of the customary continua tion cf the line of the keel to the sien.poet Inclosing the opening In which the propellers work the after body is fined down, the framing brought above the line of the shafts, leaving the propeller clear water in which to work. Aft of the screws an overhanging stern frame carries the rudder post, which is hung in the usual manner. This arrange ment is patented, and the Torr Head is the first vessel to which it has been applied. The steamer has four steel pole masts stayed on a novel plan. Masts in cargo steamers are used for little else than to support derrick booms to operate at the car go hatches and in the Torr Head there is no effort at disguising the fact that this is the only service that will be expected of them. They are all stopped without any rake aft and have no stays to interfere with tho swing of the booms when load ing or unloading. BANK OF ENGLAND ODDITIES. Curiosities Which Inc'ude a Note for S6,000,000. Among the curiosities which ara occasionally shown to favored vis itors are some specimens of ancient notes, a number of them of denomi nations no longer in vogue, such as £1, £15 and £25. There is also care fully preserved the oldest surviving note, one of the year 1099, the amount being written with ink, says the Pall Mall Budget. Another curiosity is a note for £1,000,000, which was required for some trans action between tho bank and the government, but in this case, too, the amount is written with the pen. The longest time during which a note has remained outside the bank is 111 years. It was for £25; and it is computed that the compound inter est during that long period amount ed to no less than £6,000. There is quite a labyrinth of vaults where the disused notes are stoj^d until they have reached tho necessary maturity of five years. They are estimated to weigh 91 tons, and number about 77,745,000, filling 13.400 boxes, and were of the original value of £1,750,626,600. Tho Bunk of England note is a legal tender for any amount in excess of its face value, but not for less. Thais, a person might refuse to take a £5 note in payment of a debt of £4 19s. 6d., though, as a matter of fact, nobody would be so foolish as to do so. It must be remembered that bank notes are only legal ten der as'betwecn members of the pub lic, so long as the bank pays ia gold on demand. If such an unlikely thing were to happen as the bank being unable to redeem its promises to pay, then its notes would cease to be legal tender. Even as it is, their legal tender quality does not extend to Ireland or Scotland. WASHINGTON ETigUET'it. The Interchange of Courtesies Be tween Ministers and Senators. The wife of a new senator once WRECK OF THE SUSAN E. PECK. All Caused by the Art fic si Limb of the Pilot. Have you a wooden leg? Have you a make-believe arm? Have you nerves of steel? Do you take iron tonics? These are some of the per sonal interrogatories that will con front the future applicant for a li cense to act as a pilot of steam ves sels. When the government inspec tors sit to receive applicants for li censes they will fire these questions off. If the surprised applicant pleads guilty to any of the counts he must subject his urtilk'.iality to the scrutiny of the members of the board. Tills all comes through the discovery that a ship’s compass needle takes queer turns and cuts up unaccountable shines sometimes. The Philadelphia board of under writers had the danger called forci bly to them by the loss of the schoon er Susan E. Peck, which went ashore at Bar Point, Lake Eric, in Sep tember last, entailing a loss of twen ty thousand dollars, which the in suranee companies had to pay. This disaster, it is claimed, waS directly traced to the slight deviations of the compass due to the steel in her pilot's artificial leg. The mutter was called to the attention of the treasury department, which will shortly issue a circular to the in spectors of hulls and boilers, who constitute the local board of exam iners, as to the course to pursue whet" limbless applicants for pilots’ certificates come forward. The proper protection of the ship's com pass must be perfected at all tmz- erin I ateslie Count Tolstoi. Count Tolstoi is thus described by his latest visitor, who found him at home; "After passing down long corridors, which are like so many entrenchments around Tolstoi's study, I at last stood before this re markable man. I saw him just as the celebrated picture shows him— in his full peasant’s smock, a belt round his waist, with the white board, the mclancbolr, deep-set eyes, the coarse gray hair, the thought ful, wrinkled brows, the strong hands accustomed to work, which during his conversation he keeps passing through his belt, and the whole touching earnestness which surrounds the man. Count Leo Tolstoi makes the impression of a figure out of the Bible.” Tbe Republicans of Virginia. Petersburg. Va., August 1.—The re publicans of the fourth district held a convention at BurkevUle yesterday and nominated R. T. Thorpe, of Mecklinbnrg county for congressman. This is con trary to the plan of Mahone who op posed makiag a nomination. The fourth is the district in which he lives Entill Springs, Tenn., Jane 24.-Th* Noel Mill Company, of this placs, has jnst closed can tract* for 17,000 bags (equal to 9!,0H0 barrels) of flour, to go Liverpool, England, via Port Royal, 8. C., on a steamer sailing daring the first half ed J nly." Field's Washington, that she was determined to make no social mis takes, so—wise woman that she was —she asked Senator Edmunds, whom she knew was thoroughly conversant with every detail of of ficial etiquette, reason of his long career in the senate, if it was not incumbent upon her to make her first visit to the wives of for eign ministers. He replied: "Certainly not, madam; a sen ator never makes the first visit upon a foreign minister.” So, thanks to her good sense in consulting an old senator, this lady did not make tbe mistake that a few less wise senators' wives have done of making first visits when etiquette required that they should receive them. Of course, as tho senate has increased in size the last few years, it can hardly be expected that foreign ministers should call upon all new senators, but they ought to upon the old ones, and upon others whom they wish to know. I think the charming wife of one of the diplomats has adopted a very wise rule, is she remarked to a senator's wife to whom she had just been presented; “I know it is my place to call upon senators’ wives, but I wait until I meet them, and I shall now give myself the pleasure of calling on you.” If the ladies of the diplomatic corps would follow the lead of this popular lady th«y would avoid some of the mistakes that they now make in our official etiquette. Measuring a Miilioneth of a Degree. Prof. Langley, of the Smithsonian Institution, has brought his balo- meter to a state of high perfection. This instrument, in theory extreme ly simple, is a line wire through which a currentof electricity is kept flowing. The resistance of the wire varies with the tempera ture, and hence the strength of the current also varies. By meas uring tho current, therefore, the temperature of the wire can be ascer tained. As is well known, ( Prof. Langley lias explored the invisible regions of the solar spectrum with this device, proving by it that ia them, its well as in the luminous por tions, fine absorption lines exist. In this and in other fields it has easily taken a place as one of the most val uable cf existing instruments. In the latest and most delicate form the wire is 1-500 inch wide aud 1-5,000 inch thick, and a difference of tem perature amounting to 1-1,000,000 centigrade can be perceived. URGE SPEEDY SETTLEMINT. Georgians Interested In H tvfng Qtilek A*- tlon om the Tariff fllU. Savannah, Ga., Julv 21.—Resolutions were adopted at a meeting uf the o:a- meratal club held ye*teiu«y J Georgia's senators and repre* uw »''* to do all in their power to or.u* »»>ut speedy action on the tariff ht>! tor tha benefit of the business interest* cf tbe oountrr. Th* Sun* ot m*x» u> m~-su. Rome. August 1.—The ministry has decided to raise the state of siege hs Sicily and tha —e—ry deersa wU artehta Kg Iggnnd. -v** ; r* "5? Hz JR * • - ■+