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VOL. XIX. PI(ENS S I SECEN S EME 1), 189 A REPUBLICAN'S WIRATii. SENATOR QUAY DENOUNCED BY A CONGRESSMAN. An Ohio Member of tho House Vents lils tage at the Defeat of the Force mill anl Pours Out t; Vials of 1i; Wrath Upop the Devoted lead of the Semitte. WASIINGTON, Septemlber 3.-In the Iouso to-day in the cou rs" of the d1c bate on the majority report in the Clay ton-Breckinridge confested election case from Arkisas, Robert Patterson Kennedy, Congressman from the 8th distriot.,of Ohio, made a tremendous sensation by a bitter attack on the Senate as a body for its treatment of the force bill and a scathing personal denunciation of Senator Quay, as the chief instigator of the course of the Senate in that matter. Mr. Kennedy drew from the details of thq,, Clayton-JBreckinridge case the conclusion that the Federal election law should be enacfed. Ile made a fiery attidck upon t'he Senators who have been opposed to the Lodge bill. For himself, conlident in the doctrines of the Republican party, fully com mitted to the principles of that party, he must forever issent from the cow ardly surrender which hauls down the flag and strikes the colors of the Rle publican party to a defeated foe. Con tinuing, he said Speaking for myself, I shall nail the banner of th liHepoblican party at the masthead wit the doctrine which has become inseparable fron the h'story of its existence and which demands pro tectiongf the nunibles citizen in the right to an honest ballot and the pro tection of life and property, and stand ready to defend that doctrine to the last. That the election bill has been killed by Republicans or pretended Rtepubli cans Is true. Wit hout fair treatment the bill, which the Ilouse of Represen tatives said imperatively was demand ed for the preslrvation of its own honor and for . he safety and stability of its honor, and for the protection of the whole country a-ninst outrages and intimidation and violence, is de liberately put aside without a hearing and without opptrtunity of considera tion. When before in all the past his tory of legislation has one house of Congress deliberately put upon the other the mark of its derision and con tempt,? The consideration of this ii!asure was demanded b 'y every sense of decen cy and honor. It was (lelanded by the louse of Representatives that its iloor might he purged of those who are enabled to enter by reason of violence and murder. The Senate of the United States will learn t here is a bar of public opinion, and that at it it is now being tried. To- have been a Senator in the days of Webster, and Clay, and Calhoun, was to have bee-i part of a body that won and held the admiration of' the people, North and South. To have been a Senator ii the days of Wade, and Fessenden, and Crittenden, was to have been associated with men whose sense of honor would have scorned the purchase of a scat., and wouild have denied companionship to one -whose name was tarnished by even the sus picion of' infamy or corruption. If the Roman toga had been biedrag gledl in the filth andl mire of' centuries, surely the cloak of' Senatoriail counrtesy has been used to hide the infamy andl corruption which has dishonored and dlisgraced1 the b)ody which was once the proud'est in the land. The cloak of' Senatorial courtesy has become a stench to the nostrils and a byword in the mouth of all honest citizens of' the land. It means a cloak behind which ignorant and arr'ogant wealth can pur chase its way to power and then hide its cowardlly headl behind the shamjeless protection of *enatorial silence. It means a cloak n hieh shall cover iup from the public1 gaze of ani outraged people inifamnies which uJiimandl ives tigation and which tier'i t the punish ment of br'oken laws and violated statutes. It means a cloak b ehindl which petty party bicker'ers nuay hiarteri away the party's p)rinlciples andl play the demagogue ini the face of' the peo ple. It means a eloak bhiind w~hicho p retended fairness hides its dishionest head, while in secret. it is tradling andl traflicking In the rights and li berties of' the people. It means a cloak uner which not only the t imidl and cowardly' politician can coiver up his tracks, b'e they foul or fair, as necessitV deiiaands. The hour foi' Senatorial courtesy has passed(. Tlho OX team ot Senatoriaul progress must give way to the mnotor' of a more enlighte'ned and1( progressive( and( (determinedl age. Le(t the old anid thr'eadhare cloak ot Seuiat or'ial courtesy be humr' up with the sickle aind flail o~f a b)ygone (lay. IReferring to0 the bit rayval of Christ by Jludas Mr. Kennei'udv said: It waus meet andl fitting that Jouas should be paid thtirty mnarks; of' si lver -it was still part of the e'nt.ernal fit ues- (of things that having been guilft er f he b asist crinie of all the ce'ntuiieis lie shiould go out and hang himself. listory is r'e peating itself'. Thme gcrea t parity of' the Rtepulic, havinig livedm for' thirty fiv'e y ears, has nevei' yet assistedi iin iv etiing tho shackles upon a lhimaim b,einog, and now, when it was t,o be expected that it would redeem its pledges and lie faithful to Its history, it is about to prove false and of trep)eatedl prom ises are not to be red.eemedI.1 It comles vic torious from ev'ery field, and If it fails now it finds In its own party those who are faithless to its trust. If it Is to be crucll('d it is only- be'cause Its chosen leaders have b)art ered alway it.s princl pIes for the tiiks and petty schemes of politicians, No ,Judas 1scariot of 2,000) years ago is to Iid a counterpart, In the Judas IM'eariot of to-day. The Judas who took( thir t y pieces of silver and wont andl hanmged him iself has left an example for thme Matt Q?uays that is wvell worthy of their limitation. Somne time since I stoodi upl in miy place on thIs floor andl dleniounced a Senator from my native Stat e, because when chalrgedl with cofruptioni andl branded with Inf[amy lhe didl not arise in his seat andh demand an Investiga tion and inquiry that should establish the purity of hl. no0tions and his per sonlit honor. One other, occupying i high place in the councils of the party to which 1 be long, has stiffored -himiself, month In and month out, to be- charged with crimes and misdemeanors for which, if guilty, he shotild have been condemned under the laws of his State and have had meted oit to him the fullest mens ire of its punishment. This man is a Iepublican. Shall I now remain silent? Is it just and honest to remain in my seat silent because one who is accused of crines aid refuses to seek for vindication, is a Republican, and that Iepublican the recognized leader of my party ? Neither decency nor honor would permit nie to (o so.' I to not know whether the chares made against the chairman of i Natiornal tepublican coiniittee are true or false, bit I (1o know they have been made by journals of character and itanding again, and again', and I to t know that in the face of those charges . Matt Quay has remained silent and hast neither sought nor attempted to seek opportunity to vindicate himself fron them. I (1n know that as a great le publican leader lie owed it to the great c party at whose head he was either to brand them as infanies or to prove C their falsity, or he owed it to that par ty to stand aside from its leadership. IIe has not done either, and for this I I denounce him. The Republican party I cannot afford to Tollow the lead of a branded criminal. IIe has failed to 1 justify himself, although opportunity and ample time has been given. IIe remains silent. Illis silence under such circumstances is a confession of guilt. An honorable man does not long dally when his honor is assailed. Ile has de layed too long to justify belief in his innocence, and he stands a convicted. criminal before the bar of public opin ioll.4 Under such circumstances he sliomilI be driven froin the head of a party whose very life his presence im perils. The Republican party has done enough for it3 pretended leader. Let hiim be relagated to the rear. It is no longer a question of his vindicationi. It is now a (luestionl of th,,- life of the party itsel f. Kennely read his speech fromtn manu script, occupying about half an hoor in I its delivery. HE FELT AWFUL QUEER. The 1itir taisiing iTperiene i 'elo grupli E(litor. .ATLANTA, GA., Sept. 2.-Mr. Tom Murphy, telegraph editor of the Atlan ta Journal. is glad that lie is alive to night. Ile had a strange experience to lay while in the discharge (if his daily rIuties. Ile had opened a number of tele graims, read them, wrote heading for thiemi and sent then to the pr-inters when he had a hair raising experience. le upened a telegram, read it as his 0yes grew big with horror, and then getting Ip he went, over to a fellow worker's desk and saiti very earInestly, "DO I look like a lead man'?" "No, what nmkes vii think so?" "Just read tlutt," *aIa Mr. Murphy shoved the telegrain under his friend's nose while he Wiped cold he.Ieds of' per spiration from his reeking h ititussivt brow. The telegran vas from Almguista, Mir. Alutrphy's forner home. It read somilething like this: .'.Jotirnal, Atlant a, Ga.: Ship the body of 'I'hio inias I). Mitrphy on tlie nIextI traii. See that it is ('1nclos(1l in a neat casket antil we will pay al expenses. Chroldicle." Mr. Mlurphy% wa.s pIllinpr h1is ha:ir to see if he w'as really alive, wheh opened anotlhIer telegr ill, and thelit was all that he could (o to iako hii self believe lie was not a corpse. It, was froiitui hi faiher, aui iskil thait the ho<ly of his soii lie seint toi Ai gusta on thle Iirst train ain<lihe woui1l iltt it withI soliue tof his itrieis at Corn iigt.on. Th'le ('hron iee's mnessage was answver ed by i. Murp'lhy, t ellinig his 011ld p per that lie was the liveliest corpse imiaginable. Ils father and his fr'ienids had left A uguista, so AIlr. Al u rphy waiteil iintilI the <lowvn tralin left, an<d took piassamge ''hne till inin 's feel iigs cani helt er hem iinalginetl than (l('serihietl whein lhe it !is son in a he 11(esh, well ain<i healthy. :astteatl of' nicet in g hiis Iiifeliss Iody. Mi'. Miurphy~ is at a hoss to kniow' hiow thei rep)ort. of lIis 'leathb reached Auigtus ta. lIe says it iinakms a~ l-llo w i'di fee wiul lu e'r t1o read a bout hiis owni body'c big Pitt ini a nitat casket for burii'di. 'liTv (ii %l i:x o . Vi. A (I. r:mmrox .\iigust :11. .A. Sain .lome, I). E. G;ta itl, d islutatteh says every thlinig was pre pared Ilhisinrigt purthrv iitonstm('d iAl:tt'tinarttheli' who w~asn bm oardt at pa;ssing~ .\ iiimiicani stinn patniomns, boarded tIhe steinie :iit tie. deliver imp tih' i'votdiioniist anid inivittd tli'mn tom Harrdiatl 's t'ii. .\ssistant ( hief of' I'olice ( 'apt. ('aide'ron' and I t't'e tfl'ieers wvere a:niomg tose wh'lo wen'it wit Ih the 'a)t ali.t to th e cabIini. \\'hlen there ?liajt)r' i'oritllIo tdet(( kmnotwn to I 'ruii diatltt the captii of' the vessel had dieitetd to delivter hi im p. Iliarrunidia I mei'tenpon)1 open'eitd Iirie with IhIis revolver it" ~om I'e partfy, who atnswer'etd his lire. l irrund (ia f(elI, i'ridled with bitllets. II is Ihotly was talkeni to the poit captaini's ollice. graph says liih'e'iornm t'ro p is estii maitetd ait l,i600p'm,0m butshitI. lii itwo, it was 2, II 3.000 K.(NX4) busheits, te hI rgesltyci'vir har vet'edtt. 'The a'vera':gte t'r p Itor livt' yearms past lhas been 1,i,8i p hushels)1 mi m'I. I'Te lar'gt surtiplums frim u hi:st, v'a r renderiis it protbaible that tIhesupply 'will not fall lhe low the avecrage, notw ithlst atinig thiiis y'ear's short age. Th'le oats c'rop~ is p~ om' not exceed 575x,t00 HN huishels, aga itnst 751 ,(000,000 hushels Ilast yearo, wh'ich'l wats the largest CI'roP ever grtowii. I 'rovisionis have adivaniced, iw ini i t hetI' intreasedt price of corn. Hogs lot' ,iuiuiry dteliv ery at Chicago lire 25 peri tet'i highetr tlatm last year's prices. Kilte4 by a lectrie lvire'. CINUINNATI, Augulst 30.--- Thlitumas D)ow, aged 22, a~ linemn of I lit' lIr'tsh C'olmany, "'as stanuding on an iron lirt' escape antd was albout to run a loop i ntt a steondi-story window. I141 caught a live electric light wire and( lnst at,lyt ell bacitk deal;t on the fire escapie-- II is right hamnd wams nearly burned offr VO:UD00IS,11 IN FLOlRIDi . w A STRANGE TALE FROM THELANDOF si FLORIDA. i White an3d 111ack Peoplo FlociCIAL to I It Hut of a Negro Votadoo moc(r, 1ho rc Clah"ns that ho Caal lDo any ThItug fiw Is PaId for. SAVANNAHI, Sept. 4.-Maxwell, a iainlet in Florida seven mi,s south of a Baldwin, on the l-lorida Central and co ?eninsuila Railroad, is becominig fa nous judging front the inerois pas engers for that place the past nionth )r two. The town lias a store and three louses, andE the surroundingL country is rI parsely settled. Ordinarily not more han three or four passengers a week votild imake u1p its < butta, hut when lIe number increased to sevent y-five, of nd then to one hundred and fifty, the ' iersons under whose not ice the itcrease ame begun an investigation. Youir orrespondent niale a ilying trip ito 4axwell yesterday, and interviowl . )r. 'Lisha Wilkinson, the great magic tealer and voudoo of the negroes for imidreds of miles aroIIdi. : The reporter arrived at Maxwell at Iight, and hai to ride a mule back two el niles through the deep pine forests be ore reaching the doctor's habitation. d )n the way a Cainp olf soine fiftecin or nore colored people was passed, who oh ,he guide said, had come frain North rn Georgia to consult the doctor. S lhey were all ranged around a big fire iolding an excited coil sultation' ald iI ,xamining a big sheet of paper that. ci me of them held. As the reporter ap rroached they ran off into the w%oods,. md nothing could induce themi to eon- : verse with him. The g1i(le said that Ltis was the iuil custom, the paper 2 being some kind of magic voloo o ;pell the doctor had given to tlelii, a11 i hey thought that if strangers saw it it a vould lose its force and power. The a )arty approatched the hotuse and the f( iewspaper iman went iii. A short ' toit man, with one eye bandaged, .)' iroached him, saying, "I was expecting ,ou," and shook hiin by the hand. This is ipset the reporter, and for a nioment J 1e stood still looking at the celebrated s) loctor. Iis rugged, tanned face was el me of shrewd determination, and his n mall gray eyes twinikled with iisual C' orce. A slouch hat was over his gray- si vhite hair, while a rough flannel shirt ean trousers without suispenders. alnd h )igrhrog"'ompleted his costimit. "Do )0111, aid the reporter, "I've got hleumatlsm the worst wav mi v back. Xhat can voit do for me?" Thi doctoi notioned for him to hare his back. If v lid sp. 'T'he doctor then ran his ope ii land over the bare tiesh inl circles aid biel di(i the ue, using his index tin- o xcr alole. All ilneollifortable feelir l iooll inan Ii fested itself, anld it Scemi l1 is if that Wige was a licee of Imt-iron l liestopipedi lsiortiy aiI abrptly told lie reporter to resmte his clhtiliing. lakin Ig up a Iah1l iaie of pasteboard ruled into h( tr muares, wi tc I lIe num bers 1. 10, 16, 5- in them, Ie gave that. - to the revport-r and tol(d hiin to remal Y Lhose oil back ward every Ilight as he retiredl for a week. and after that the 1.11tulliatisiml wouild lever be felt again. a I'ho reporter vxpresseI his gratituide Iid thei h;c1(1 a lonlg conversation with i thet 'hfialer."s lie said tha. this power.-i to cllre by Lonichi any dlifwaw, wouncl or hurt was bestow upon hii whe a young nil b)v :iii utter sfrae, aml tIha I he has i practiced it for sixtY yvars. "I ca Ii 11r i h'opy, rht1 linatisii, vaiver. etc, cccl cvenuchci1iing thetii."' sacid he. "j mu :'t, s what thi clwe is, buct.d all I (sin to (uriE' Ihm antl siicceedc whiten y lots of dhoctors ha:1vc givnc lip thIE' jobh. ii I enn m iake' abIsen ;mdc sepa:craitedt cupldes return ci toc ea'ch cothier, ma:k e a:I womtian love you, an ml indt st.oien i ai l~ lost proipertyV. I kinew toc-da;y that youp wlee coinng."l lie r'eporiter sooncf found c ct th at. t.he oltd tellhow woulhd not, give cny real details of hcis work, and so mudlght coit scomec of his necighlcors. I "Whlat. <ci It' uigg.er's say~ a bout . ii ini '' relccat ccl c ofi tEl Iht'E ;clcs set - lii's. "Why' c' t.ltc e'ctne huti clrceh of ci iiilcesjutst fc to ' se h ci on al sorts oft clsiness. I ha:ve known~ thernii to (comle r'omi thei (caroiliinas. (heri'~c, .\lab;ucni ui f rotm all pacrtso(f thi.s St aic'. Thevt -ampl oiuct wvhien thiey c'inic I her'' am'l vccn't hiavennyit hing. tic dli withi white citks(. 1'vt' seei manyltI a ElIlec'r pcrcee'd nig in t lheir eamps wlhiiclit-re, daiiciin' tr'oundTi thte IirVE, 'v~oudcocc' prcct it't, an iI tc til t imtL sort ccf nonaniery'i~. 'l'lic-v lhi:i " hei worldht of hitic, :nch thev 'will go wit houct their1 last dolla cto; c itcy iini : big sum. Y on ste, lie dlosen't chlarg~e [htii aniythiing. ()hi. nic! I Ic kiiowsv a rick worcthc two of th:L. lIe tells tilc-m to 't'cinpinniiit', hine. mci~ thcy stirivce ti wce whoi wvill giv~e himic t' hcrge'st :mda iuiost e'xpen'sivec 'iicc ilic.ct: in thec way of mncey'. I've knowni hciim to t ab- i'9 ini trtom 85( tci 81(00 it day for dlays th.i gethier. 'l'h'y go fc l ii forW f'ct ishcsc ic imakie somie wtctnm look uponii the.mc ftor 'spcellIs' t o injiri ianc ent'm. or ci'ven'tii to kill somie (one. hit' will Icook oni one' oil thiemn whcen bi'ocight before' himi and tell iin to go bcack htccnet, oin t liat hic will bce well wheni lie gets thier. ''But. the whitecs arc' hli ng ' ciffc' to illl this frandich's cohifers. hi' gc'ts friml lift.' to t wo hiundcredl lettrs a weetk~ mainy3 of thema t'nclosing minc'nev, ask inrg for advice. iIe cannomict reahl ut' elcc the'se letters ar simplyJ h3 opcE'ned, theii money taken (cut.:til tihe t'letters burVn e'd. l]chats niever' bceeni kitown toc an swer in letter of any kindto, Evcin Icy p)roxy. I Ic assurtes his ohuipecs that he L'nn treat the'm as well when they are :tt ihomie as when near him. ".Wii1e wo men frtomi Neow York, ( hica'go, C inciinnat i, anrd o)the''r pic'cs'~ visitted himi here latst wvinter, nal this siumiincerliiit hundeds oif whliteI ladoiehs fromii towins withini 20) miilt's have gone through thiie min iimerits t.hat hie some..ic Iimeics prc tices, Ile is wocrth manthy thiouisainds of cdollacrs gacined ini this way. i e has no banik, but bcuries h is mnomty inm the gronad i n ir his hocuse', and sm-h'l is the repucitation ofl the place that it woul Ice a holod r'obbeir thait wcouldIt defy theq'cdoctori's spell aind t.ry to seecure it." Several inegroes expre's'ed thiemselve~s im the utmiost itwe of' the oldl doetoir andI hiis spells1. On)me sido that his wife h adl runi cctT with atnothier manci, and t hat theo bh dcocor hiadi(Iiu gbangi her ind!io so t hat 2 shi' rct urned'c hcomei in in month. Ani- ( otherii hiad Ilcost, a span oif a hiorse's, iandt . w the dictor timichlihm hiiiidro'ds of 14 miiles fromili hIine. St ill aniot heor hwd t I ir put hi ait't ot lil! woliid a' l i 11; e GDC.h.O ivured. Sa. Jacma low.d a big scar oii h is breast ihere lond of* bitckishot lithi. The doctor m1ply washed thel wolund, inultteredvf inething over Sam and distissed him. was well within two days. The reporter learned from the rail aid (ilicials that inori tickets we're lid for this I lace than for any place ould with tev times its biusine'ss. irties to the itIailrond office have bveii tily asking for informat jon regardig e loctor's home. Here in Savannahi ')arty is inlade Ip weekly. chielly of lored people, aid whfn they retit rn imv a grand pow-Awow is heltilt i lcii hundreds gatlher to ivar of th is uich-advertised doctor. THE COTTON CROP. STot a1 Nitn1er of 1alt sai l il Move NEW Oi.i.:AxN, .Sep'. I.-The New 'leans Exchangt- issu1111 to-lay the icial repoet of fiv co'lon C.. 'p of I h' 11it-ed 1.tates h>r' the( colum!Ik-rcial yea ding with tie closv ()f August. !%9. neili) Imb Sec'c'cretarv Iestr. Thel( reptirt Atates- fihit the tfotal crop iountts to 7.:11.:32 ha114, e:eling e lrg .<. rop (,jq v rI*fr.w\nI byjj\ - , 9 s.:1114 thv crop (0' L st year!: by :7 . 2. Testatenwnt will ho;ar the )sest sertitiiv. The report objec-ts 1.) thle 114t ho'd or tictiig tht cot.ton conlsuiie(I in tin' ut hern cott on port s From the tot'als the cottoln shipped acros te ()lio. ississippi and11( Pt' oil n (. rivers. Ticl vretarY has obtaineti reports ftn(III IeIy i;ill in the Sout h and clairis that s stttnuit'll Iot-s not containl a sinlgl' ment ,o11 the(, estinmate. Thlo total >uit.1l'-rn consiilptionl Ior the ptst. :it r is report i<4 al 5.111,363 h:l(-. aiga'inlst, 1,2-)~ lamt year. The IIinIhmr of iill,; in oporltiol is '0. with ,45,191 spIlidivs. Thirtv Iie im-w tiills, with 211. ,silt spinij le's. 1VP C0tIIInIVnIVd wv'rk du1ring il, h N-y ar, Id F l -Nvw niills havv tw11n V0111pleted id will bv at work th.is; iall. F-ort\ >1ur. inlills are id'. :t umle of whi h ;pect to stati1, u1) againl at tui early Ite. The total ni11mbe'1r ot mills inl tI' >111,h is nlow :2:36, wit h 11,81!1 lomils und 4il9,291 spinliis. I'e inlecase of lindles, du1rinlg the pa'st- yearit is ('411ival It to nivarlyv onev half of, t1hentr 11nher reported inl 1t Soith by the us of ISSI I. 'i'e Ceiits of, that. v'ear 10wVVd If') mnills, wvith 7611,31,A) spin'iles. Thw g-lin withinl the pasl. tenl yeaIrs is i wen i 2 n6lls wi t 1,220;,477 spin vs, I'he inlcroast. inl thenunhv of ties oIf cotton consumdiil having bl-in .4 or. more thali I S per cent. Wit,h ref'erinct to thu cotton ioVe cint for tiie y-cat'r t he statt Init, makes e net. receipts at the lehlveI-y ports a't,iT, rlin over I;tst \var :0.1,29; 'rlall disitict. to Nort,hern ilills, 17.171, :1 flvcrea"e r a s, l astr o, !.;, %N011,1th 11 e nlln nIl. tioll ((e eill.ive 1 :0."1- bal1- 1-zkvn f'oIn Soulthern or s) " .''. i v g-itti Year of ,1 1., and IIi( hel: t al iro p ~,: 1,:t2 hNlei,' 1--inii wor hIt y ear of':7;g 2 For igi n vxlort s. inlciit dilur -)5,.491 to aiunla, were; j..: r0l , 1 1 o ai Vjr laIst. Takng o l , !*itfl ii'iti the ~i f. cis iti Ci t l'it d Stales Inotlitcci 1. , h les. (ff this 1,71.1.2:-), hal,N went ito Nor lern sp in li il,'Ij .7i,s o1 1 h.isl '.soll. This hmw 1l int-rease oI' onl .:279 ales, agatinst aincreat e int t' >"I'h oIf nearly 1.00h l . N, t oIIly is tit crop (1'cI, tcY 111ihe r-(st n vt -r prcdlived, hiti il, Ims mov_ Ii wit 10-' inph-l ralii fs nd oughbi't 'l I IItPricos t ughout 1'l. iiii:c'l I tr :its. luv iat ~;'i ti'g e ofcl' the i lrIctis liat 1. ilr s ut i 'cr'cs i 'ut ci llis \va the~ ccjpineint t ii crt t . h: ii cci t ,c hae ; d f .\'c ineriini '5 it ti'l i igh (it-,i , cvi;i ih C g; ; nill' i' I ail' a.cl to lap.i FL c i t'll.bah's iecriec alsoI l)hippe t Jcpcn fri the Ai t i' ic-Lh 't wnh iiii cnin u ciil, iii iilA Alc>, i , icc pt. ci. T h ccirs c on-c u et55 betwee .roosiat'< t hcws,'hichi t is ilig 'i l c i'i 'x cttil.cc tk il;i tli tic,ri:iy hti-i olit,ij' cltreb f kiit litii oiiws cthy sici'eiih*tcl its ciuitig~ ('and wr on il-ir way to's 'I'iaiard,~ hi'', nii hogh al itowiipass (tils li'oiili lls,tiheric'i re I i nbIi git. h ii' it,iihr s weret cot iilledti' iti riii u. a nj;c-iti haskci'ie s'iroop s un I 11n, it3>n wich he <icht wii igi't rne al ie . cT ' ui. k ' illed his not,la lie's iti(b< to ive t':hici; ii iiI 0 'ii (la. d' one oftile- ci iii ritii'. h r ('5itb till prb;iiiripi-hin.o A i tTi Y iGTTA11LE i 0 1 FIS1 1. Dr. SMITH SAYS HE D'D NOT TELL A13OUT THAT CAUCUS. C:pt. Shell r'os the M11iark-Ito Slym 1, I 34t)%. Nothi ng tr I tilit Cliletim-.4nmtor Smit la says ile WaII MiIisalerat4t lit Walker's Cr'as 418hnt4. Gli':FNyl LL, S. C., "ep'teimbr l.-At a meeting held in this county last 1on day Captain (4. W. Shell, in Speaking of tli- recent charges preferred against hin by )r. Smith, said he was not at W;'.ker's Cross loads, and asked to be allowel to say as a truthful ian that if' he knew anything of the matter to which I)r. Smith had referred to be fore he had seen it in the Greenville News lie dit not know it so help hitmI ..\111ighty (4,ot1. As to the ruior of his candidacy for Secretary of State Ie cailed on his hear ers to look at his position in the March ('oinveiitioi. IlIe had said he was a can dtidate li c 1 tfive ant had so stated there, notwit.lstan(ling the fact that he had 1hwl n itronglv Irged to accept SI)1III-t hill" at tie1 hands of t lie people. No inanii collil say that, he had ever ex pressu stuch a wish. IIe halul even beg ged arl hvsought the lion. James E. Tindal, the presunt, canlidate, to come fiirward for the ol'ice. Captnam Shell then proceeded to state that (th1 iIg the last, State Fair lie hail beell inl Couthia, and while he was there there was a Vutlicus bh in his bed rooi at, thc (Gralth Central 11otel. Somne tweity gentlemen were preseit. I. 11. BidisI, of ('renville, was aniong Hihtn int-iber. ('einvral Stackhotsv was 1oit there, anid it his mentory was cor recet nvither I)r.Smit h nor Captain 'ill Iian was prvsent. I F Dr. Snith was there Ie itad no recollection of it. Seeing 1)r. Sinmith in the atdlience, Captailt Shell callet on him to say whelter te was I there or not. Ir. Sniith answe(re<l that, tIe was not. Captain S1-11 coititiued that. he had tol the mxecuttive (omiittee that if they intet active iostilities to the pres ent. goveltIInieit he coul not sertve them. I li had heen instricttd to issue an adtress to the peoplh of the State. it was prepared andt publiAhed. Cap tain I'illmnri had said to li in after hi1' tal called tite eonveitionl that., lie hal bctter select a inian who wou e acelt a tomination. I!e went to(i eleral Stack house, Captain Cotirtenay and to Col. Y. .1. Pope. Each had decltined. No olluntr rnnalie was iientiolitd. Ileferrinig to the McKissick state inent, in tle News editorial Captain Shell sail tit Capt. E. 1'. McKissiek had asked lhilkl it h1e was going to im a canldidate For I'olgrress. le had told himu that h ve woult not, be. Captain McKissick s:il his ia her would he a cadild ate. lie t I lii I to say to his father t o cotie to Latir ens and Ie wotild <do all in his power Lo presett him to ite people, hut, ie m1a<de no pledge eit h1(.r, to Support or vote for Colonel MlKissick. A bout the 20th of'.) tine ie hear<l that lir. Maldin woultd I i a canidlate for t he (it in Coigress. Ile sat down an<l wrott. hin saying that lie would sip irt, ani vote for himl). If Ie had Ilim ;'l F pliubislied all t he let te's pertaining t o the secret workings of ti Farmers' Association what. would tihle people think of him ? IIe hal also told Judge ('aw tfor<l, of' Coluthia, thatl he would noi t he' a unaibtlati' attut inviteit that genit linan; toi coili- to) ILaurens and he wool ptu-sunt liin to li.e pueople. . iulge 'ra w for'd bhad <lineii'l. Siiinie iime lie loe' tha:t lie luu talkeul with Gen. .1 (hn1 Btratt tn ani haul sai<d to titu that he tui seriv(ul soni eth inrg at theo h1ands of the Stat e tn<l tie lail pro:itised hitin his vo tul i i niee. A, I- lat timei ( urieral lra tto coi(1)1nt ilate<l rn in ig for ('on gress anid it wouhIll Ihave b eetn het te r for' hiinu if hle htw i beJl to the idlea. (Captaini Shi'll said1 it was the first Iintilt int his hlife he hati h)een chiar'ge<l wi t hi illiciuit y. lIn t lie recetnt pimary in lauttrns lie h:ol niever raisa'l his voice' fori ori against any of the c:an<li.. <hates. Iie triel to have a kinid wvor<l for all otf themit an<t not onte mnan could; against tini. ('apt ai n ShllI sai<t that alter the A lli anrci' cionfelurence hatI inilteuLu toiatnie a i'onIgr'essttii hi' li.uh iheen titge' by let i' s tr<i all th li countites ini thle dis t' r'ie. M ri. I )onia tson, ofe ( reenv ~il le, hiadt hea- offeredi thle posit in bitt lie huid <h-clinual. Thelo lieople haI uleinan<l u'<I of hi itu ht l heto shoituld ente'r the rae. Not. all t heO Inl l hduotie soi, but peo tutu f roto all thle c'ount ies had. IIf anty itnaun hl uu t thotoird b y th peopilille lie btinett t luikinig hitu fori t tiu' parit he hait SItr. I ~. N.\. ''ti i spok 'h also andu in r'e nittt, sait I lout. hei selditnt wroutue is spl(('t'.s bit t Imot lie si'lint lor' givinug a buiogr'aphical sktu't'h of hibs I'lititeat careerot. Iii 1Xli# i8 hotbild ei' i'hi-etedi to tthe h-'gishliltue itt r'emtainu'l atIo wIhr )utuusi ePil i at the' dteci It at *ha.'t Iiln ro'ece'ivu<l a mioist,seveuri b-et rie fr'oi ('aut. I"'. W. l)awson,. whou biavioed theii futsi.ti Iicket, which'l hadl I uuu'n situgestedu. li u lt: thenut taken tip htow htu uol beu'oie a r'it(blahte fori con gtrussbional hoinors. IlIe had statedl then f'er'uuce with othleri gent leinent whtosie itaines lie itmd menlt ional. AtL t bat I imte Sto ei(iveoriti hadu in his pocklet, the I''ltson ( ollege' lhll. ('ol. H. W. sitnp ar1ol u'hrs, t'rust ues were present, oniil tlhuy were dIisusinS tg the peohcy to hb' olopedl i eas' I lie Stupreinie Court dhecideul againi st Li.he wil A Iterwa rd the talk Iturne(d oni po(litical iniatters, ( entural Stack hous twias spolkent of' fuor GoUuvernior lbut. satol lie had oitherl aspir'a Ii ions. 'a ptainl Shtell was spiokent oif for S'crei'tat'y of' State buiit said he tdid not. wanit it. lihe saiud tie had Cotngressional aspilrat ionas hiintsulfI amul Capta in Shell hail aiskedo him if ihei coiuhl carry Spar tanhiu'g. lIe had replied that lhe hibuight lie 'oldo. Tlheu othter day he~ hadh just le'arnzed t hat Captain Shell was a ('anidoate' and lie hadt sahl that he wals ht/lunzld at tt. Cat inlf Shell' Oil INJ ill I " MADE A RAIN OF IRON. r TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A BIG GUN LOADED WITH DYNAMITE. 'The Fragnit SenL Sky High and Scat ter'ed Over Many Miles-Nobody was In Ji .ured, but Scores Were Scared Nearly to Death. SYRActUSI:, Aug. 30.-Dr. Joel G. Jus tin, the (lynamite experimenter of this city, made a third test or his dynamite honbshell at Perryville last Tuesday. The result was th-t the 12-ton gun which he recently obtained from Bos ton was blown into at thousand frag i ments in the presence of at least two 3 hundred spectators. Nobody was in jured, but the pieces of the cannon are sCtter(d all over a circle with a radius i of two -nfles. A number ot pieces barely missed the -JiVa(s of somio of the. spectators. Their escap'fe-aanslterod amst iraculous. The cannorva i placed for the experiment in a dleep gorge about a inile west from the vil lag of l'erryvIlle, but two pieces were seen flying over the village, and one IC1111C eamedown iii a troe top betwen the raiwv station 1ndl t he hotel. The in habitants are very 11111ch exLcited, and t it is doubtf il if t1w l will allow the ex t periment. to bw inaile again in this vicinity, alt hotih tho protectioi afford ed by the rock ravinle woul seem to he aliost pwrfcrt. s What Dr. 111.;tii was trying tolo was to prove that Ie had invented a hobihshell which could be llIed with 1 the strongest kin(l of dynamite (75 per I cIt. nif.rto glyCer!i TI.) an1d so thborough ly protected t hat it could be projeel.ed fromn an ordinary 4mnnon by the force of giupowder without exploding the ldynlinit e 11ntil if. iar llj contact wvithl somlie sitstaknee owtside. )r. Justin's I)Iln is t(I pro.iut. 1 he4 shell any( distance the cinnon will throw it, and' this revltintmize h-avy warl'are. The can 1Loll lised1 to-dhay ryas a it.\\*elge foot rillIed barrel wit i a nine-inh bore. It weighed4 twelvo. tolls an h11d1(1 been test edi i .he i loston yards with forty-five pouinls of cannon powder behind a 1shUI Veiging 375 pmiinds. The shells to-4<.1y, when Imadeil with dynamite, weight-ol 29--) poinds each.an( were pro jeted by t hirty pouin(s of ordnance powlder. It seewld at first as. if 4tuccess had erownel the iuvenitor'i effort. Pre liuiiry to tho iXperiieuts a slight r Charge of powielr with watlding was fired to lear (it ihe hore. Next a shell exactly (it Q,le ! weight and stylo of the dynlaintrsl' s wa S fired. It was lii lo withi anl al sawdust to tmake up for I he weigilt, ()t* dl ailnitt to e 1 lsed. Thirty pollilds f powder were put be hind it, and it was fired to prove that there w%ere no strietiural featires of the shiell ( wit hit dyn:tilite) to explode the 11111 . No ill effects were produced, and then, the saline kin(Id of* a shelf. con t.aining f'miorteen tilt[ a quarter pounds of. dytiinite, was pitt ill the lcannon V with the sine ainoit (thirty pounds) of pow(erbil het to project it. The shel letft the gini ll handsoiely 'is the first had done, and was banged with its load of (11nainite lip against a lime11)st4>ne e li If, 121; feet high and a thirti of a mille away', which was used for a r trget. About, two seconds after the discharge 'L~ of the cannon the explosionl eof the shell was31 hieard neairly as loud as ' he nloise of' the gun 1131d 'beenl. The ths wasSl d115tistinctly seen as it struck -tihe rO0Iks and1( then the ir wa11 fV1illed vith sanid anid dIirt and1( Ilyinlg rocks f romi1 the dyniaitle e'xplosionl. The test, had b eeni a thorou01gh1 success, thus infr, and ehieer's rang out f rom the sur r iouinding. hill top's, where most of the 'specitaitors had1( assembiiled. D Ir.,1 ust in was5 warmly eongiratulated Iby his - fieiis who hadu gath11r1<) around hii, and prepaIi)VI3rationus were1' spedily Id comipleteld f'or shooting 31 second shell 1s of dylIiiite to pitt suiccess beyond a1 11- ibt *,. The* ((eople aigain fell back to aL give thle machine11 a1 wide buerth and1( the >e f use was* a11ppled . The dymIimlite shell 0- 11ev' er-ft the eminIOn at alhl, bilt seat -e t(ired it self' 0oVer1' severaIl iiilIes of terri (I I (ry, ai1n( took the cannon01 wit h it in 31 it thousand111 piece in0 asI many11i directions. ,f The* 031rth wor1 iks whIich h:ii 1 b11Ieen bumilt s- wen1t,u (in aI clo(ud1 Of duist, taking the 'd hopes of I lr. d1 tst in with themu. A num it her' of t he spe(ct ators 113mrowly escaped, - I f tihe seondl( sho(t lid bepen a1s success n1 bul as * lo- ist it wais to have closedl the 't e'xJ)in-rinn-nts Of the day\ and1( general ini 'y vit:tiins woul lhave bieen issued to G oyerinenIt1i aut3 horit l's and1* othlers to see Iiv ther101 shells fiired which have IDri. dI unsinr~ deline hoto say much about his p1hins 0 io ' the ftiitre, but he has not gi von lip his sem*ie. " lllw doc y ou* necount for the acci It is verIy (lear1 to my mind," he re plied, prodmuing al pie0ce of the st.eel wa.ll of hi~s (iyImuniite shell. The shell had lipeesily into) thle ba3rrel of tho 4ennnon,* buiit thet pi(ee whIih hlile pr'o h1( di('ed bor*') tIhistinct mar31ks of the riilinig of t he gunl. shiowinig that the steel had been(1 pre)sed violenItly againifst it fr'o:n wihi.*Yo sot',''-he conitinue* id. '"the ' iner brassi5 malgaz/ine '.olding the avna..hi miiIte i nosed within a shell of' steel hain~lg an1 air spaee b)etweeni thiemi. eI l'he br'eauch of' the ouIter shell waus of , three inch forged steel, buit the side.i awere of eaIst steel (oniy niinle-ixteenithi n~ of an1 inch thick. Cast steel alw~ ays hais >f muore or less flawls or air spa3ces, and1( k. there miiust have been1 one or more inl m this shell, so thin tha~t the high pres d( sure of' p)owd(er gas fored'( anl entranIce >k( to thle castinig and0 swelled it out into r'e the filling o(f the cannon01 so tightly that as it could not miove. T1heo gunpowder inlnediaitely e'xploded') thi~e3annon, to gether with the dy'inite. It wIll be niecessairy to make the body of the outer uis shell of the same11 ma13ter1ial that was )y used( ini the breach." 31- Ljieutenanlt I )avidson, of the regular in aIrmy,staitionled a1t O)swego, w~as present, s- lIeI said that the explos8ion must have e- been of dynam1i1te, from the fact thamt -d the gun was so utterly demolIshed. ro Dri. dJustin's backers say thley Avill geta a r'- newl canno and1 con( (ltimlte theo experI maents with shll s properly constructed. versation ii the con ference had led iii to believe that Ie t.wo'lld not be a cand date arid that gentleinan had afterwar told himli that lie wou l not be. Ife ha not authorized thO use of his name I the caucus. IIe said tlit he had hear something of a letter he had receive( lIe had received no such letter. At th Walkersville meeting lie had said tha Captain Shell's action had puzzled hin but lie would not say that it was wronj in him. ie never saw the manifest in the conference. IIe hadtalked wit Captain Shell about one. IIe woul say ini justice to Captain Tiliman thm when he had heard him abused lie ha defended him and had said when he ha heard his notives tuestioned that ht had declined to run most emphaticalli The Greenville News, of September in CoInnieiting on the above says: .)ir. I. Al. Siith Sa.vs lie (lid not say a 'alker'S Cross Roads what the Green Ville )aily News reported hiin, as hav ing said. Captain (. W. Shell says i I)r, 1R. A. Smith did. say wtat th GreenVille News saYs he saidi at Walk ers Cross 1oads Ie said what was un true. Major W. A. Ilunt, of this city says Ie heard Dr.nSmith say at Walker' Cross Uonds what the (; reenville New: says he said and what Captainl She] says is uitrue. Lieuten-mit (Governo MAauldin says that he was at Walker' Cross ioads and heard )r. Smith' speech t here and that the report of t he speech in the News is correct. W have not seen Jolmn iT. Iralilett, count chairinan of this cointy, but. tihe r porter who obtained 1the inforinatioi on which the report of th, ,e- Walker' Cross Roads ineteing was based reeeiN ed uost of' that inforination froit Car tain Bramlett. We are informed tii that gentleman stands by his statelnen made to the News reporter anl say Dr. Smith did say at Walker's Cro Roads what this newslonper reportle that ie said. We are fu rther in fornie that Perry Smith, of the Walker's Crom Roads neighborhood, is another ma who uinderstood Dr. Smith just as M; jor 1 tint, Lieuitenant-Governor Mail (lin alld Chairman lramlett uniderstoo hii, and that there are scores, an perhaps hundreds, of meti who will sa that lie said what we reported that I said. This is one of tie most interestin complicated and peciliar developi-ient of this interesting, complicated arnd pi etiliar campaign. The geitleiin w have <lioted say )r.Siith said atW ill, er's Cross Roads that he, Tillman, She. Stackhouse and Siipson got togetil er ahd divided Ioiir fat ollies aion t hem in advanice. Captalin Shell says I )r. Siith said so li' said what wasi true. I)r. Smith says he didl' say so, hr that lie said soinething vorv diffleri Tutt is what we cill on the whole very pretty kettle of lish. In i Storn of Fi re. MAI-l' ClI'NE, Pa., August 30... liarty lid' uoolnlight excursiollists oi Ih Switchback Ruilroad here barely escal ed with their~ lives last night. MI l'heodore G. Aluinlord, the wife of' tI propriotor of the Switchbaek, had a raigeil an exeursiol over tlw- gravi road. Thiriat.einiig clolids had porten ed a st.oru1 and when the gent leIrneni al ladies weie inl tho height ofI their en ii ficeit it 1urst 11poli tlhetni ink all its fil Fork(d light ninlgl played over ie hil ilg nines, the electricity coniinlitif ted with the ever arising gases. :anl(d I miles the scene reseinbled that of' lurn ing prairie. While the iuerr Itiakers were ad in i ifig the sight a fierc brighter blast lighte ilip the mnom tains. Closely following caio a terril peal of thitnder. It appeared as if' U heavenl s had openled upi and swallowc the hotel and its sriroindings. Ladi( SwVOOned and eveli the bravest of t1i gentlemnen present held their IratI knrowiing not which w~ay to turn. icorked titilguei of' lire jtasis' (ini llot cl through the house, entertinig ait t he rem of' the hallroonii arid eiinergiing ait tlI front, tearinrg away every'thintg inr ii pathI and coiniplet.ely sha:t.terinig ever article oIf glassware in (lie bar'. F.vet'' body in thle house was st unrneil, sieve rm ioire inijure'd by the~ shock, but huet fly nione were ser'iouly hiurut. Th'e st( rn was one of the heaviest eve'r ex perliei (a(d in this locality. Th'le pairty we; conii pelled to wait until tuorrinig bei(fot muaking the retumrn trilp, ars the stor' cont inuied for sev'eral lionurs. A (Cr nnoiia Spiett. Clnin:A',lm(, Septernhler 3. A Iheia specialI says tien' effect of iie speeeh iii (cingress ont Wedn resdayv last hiy (Co gressinanur Cainnon. riid tihe disgracef' scene followvinog, haive julst begain iito I felt throughrourt Iris dlistrict. Iloth Ii purblicanrs arril l)einocirats alike i'ensu hii in strong h:inrgnimge, ;nuitlie b; break hre iinrde will cost hirii a gre; mnany v'oteis ihiuig the better' (lass < lPopl who feel thaimt the I" i ftent h il trict hams been dhisgraced''( arid hiunurilirtt biy it irprs(entat.ive. 'The outlook: pi'rstnt is thamt lie will lose every~ comi y in his edist rich. Th'lere are torte<e Ielilmln niewsp)apeirs int t.his (list ri that. refurse tio surpport (Cannrn,:ari thi hamve a wi'de initl'i'nce. the colored tierryurmt la L;ulsui r'd, t he Cantawhar liiver, au few~ mniles Ito here, 1(ost his lilth cbil by) frowin (in the eviniig of the 31It ult. 'Th chil, al <h.nghitir, knrown by the' soul wams aged ablourt l3 year's. Site wase er g.rged ini thurowing leave's ini ihe rivi atnd eat chjig thieiin as t hey~x floaiteel pasl thre rea'mr iend of the ferry boat, whie was aneb Iored at thue shore. ileouinint i!arliess, shre h(;iniedi out tooi finn', ane loising~ lier bailanue, fell into the strenr 'Tiih(body ha.s no t b eenP retcovetr'ed. I''i"rTa.n, Septi. .I. A spieciail to tI (hrlnici-Te''legraphl frinii lannuinigte Wi. \'i., says: "'I-ar'ly thIis miorinirg freight riin ran into tIre '"Spick urp"< thre Ililtiinoi'e and ( hic jiust, east< Altiuingtont, carusinig a terriible wr'ec werei' killed anid sixteen eartis wer'e pili oni t(op ofi (ech other. The wreck to< lire andii tIre can's and conitenits 'we almitost totally dlestroyed. Tlrafil w delayed sever:0l hours." Thiiree Mein Kril by F"oui A ir. N i.:w Y ona, Sept. 4i.---A t 1 o'clock th mrorniing three men wvere sufocated dea':dly gasses iii an old cessptool oni St teni Island. One wvas employed to (Ira (lit the receptacle and cleani cut thre cet pool1. Sulspicious inicaehtions led a se ondi to inivestigate and lie was follow< by the third, w~hio sawv that thre lirst. tv nieedled assistan ce. All were p oori ha hi nu mien.