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Dovoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Economy, Polite ^Epttorc^' Politics and the Current News of the Day. l x y":xxi.~nkw series. union' c. 1i-, squ'jiif. >;vnmu :<?. ^ppyi i ,<yp" 1 iUllir iuw. A FULL AtCOUNT OF THE STRAIGHTOUT CONFERENCE. Four Hundred Delegates Present, alt the Counties Except Three belne Kepresent- ^ e?l?ltesolnt Ions llecomiiicndlni; liarmony Adopted, Columbia, S. C., August 2G.?When ? Chancellor Johnson rapped the Straight ; out Conference to order at 8 45 to- , night the hall of Representatives was .* filled with conferees and the gallaries with ladies. The delegates from other ( counties and a small regiment from ( Ritjhland had poured iu through tho ( broad doorways for half an hour and L - were groaned enr^antlv about, earnest- ' discussing tTTesitiiation. If At the fall of the gravel there was a scattering to seats, and in a few min utcs comparative silence was obtained. Chancellor Johnson, from the Speaker's stand, then spoke as follows: "This Conference Is assembled in accordanco with tlie resolution adopted at the July Conference, which was made eonditional upon the August Convention not adopting the primary plan for making nominations. The request for the primary made by this Conference in July was refused. although it was embodied in the p'atform of the opposition. The resolution was that the Conference would convene again if that request In; refused. Although wo have been disappointed in our expectation, and though tlio prospects of electing as State oflicers men who have always honored their position?who have honored the State in all ner traditions-who have sustained the reputation of our best men?are not t bright, nnd the probabilities now seem in .. favor of those who hav.o maligned and Abused her assuming tho reln? oU government in this State, X am delighted that* tlds * Conference has come together to debate nnd see if anything can bo done to sustain the ,J fair character of tho State and those whom ^)ic has heretofore trusted. "1 trust that wisdom and prudence will ^ characterize our deliberations, that we will ?<N. ????...?J.. uv iiubiiiu^ vriiaii nu uinjr aiuunimis uu ashamed of, or anything' which will prevent us from rescuing South Carolina from the hands of those to whom wo believe it will be a misfortune to consign her. The clerk will please read the call for this Conference." Mr. W. II. Gibbes, ,1r., tho secretary, accordingly read the call issued by President Johnson after tho adjournment of tho August State Convention. The Chair then rcqnested each delegation to make up and send to the clerk's desk a roll of their members. Gen. John D. Kennedy, chairman of the advisory committee, and elected by the July Conference, then submitted tin* report of the work of tho committee up to the present time, lleforo the read? ing of the report could he begun Mr. to go W with open doora7 ""TT we aw-to Jig ve a contest let our own people know what 1 we are doing, hut not our adversaries." ' He did not object so much to the . papers of South Carolina publishing i what the Conference would do, but the proceedings would be published all over the United States. General Kennedy?"The report of the committee only deals in general fact concerning the acts and doings of the ' committee?there is nothing secret. ? Let it be made public; it may hold up . the hands of and give the touch of^lic 1 elbow to the Straightouts." ^ Mr. Barnwell?"We can decide after it is read whether it should be published." General Kennedy?"I am opposed to \ a secret session of this Conference." Mr. Douglas of Fairfield?"If we mean to organize, we must organize on the basis of common sense and common policy, l never near a oi such u thing us letting the enemy know our secrets. , Nobody not in harmony with us must be in the hail. [Cheers.] ThoTilltnanites are always opposed to open doors. We are not ashamed of what we do. but the best policy demands that the doors should bo closed. With matters once decided, let us go to the State with a solid front." Mr. Davie, of Cheater?''Wo don't follow Tillman tactics.'' [Cheers.! Mr. Dantzler moved to lay Mr. llarnwell's motion on the table. Lost. Mr. W. P. Murphy, of Colleton, thought that a secret session would at the most be only nominally secret; that everything done could easily get to the public. Before the motion is put ''we should ascertain who are the members. But even then the motion should lie voted down." lie moved that a complete roll be made out. Cat t ied. Mr. Tillman Watson remarked that he did not know that, there was a roll. Colonel A. C. Haskell said that at the last Conference it was found impossible to make a roll. The right to publish what transpired was reserved to - ISp rnnvpntinn uml niilv rninHo I were given to the newspapers. Mr. Barnwell explained that the only purpose was to prevent the publication of unauthorized matter and he hoped that the motion to go into secret session would prevail. Mr.Murphy?"If the motion is put in that form 1 will withdraw my opposition." Mr. Barnwell?"The roll should he made up from those who hand in thennames?the others are not members of this body. There may be here some #fco are not in sympathy with us." Mr. Tillman Watson "No Tilhnnnite has any right to lie here and I ask them to leave the house." [Great cheers.] Mr. Watson then moved that "all Tillmanites lie requested to leave." [Cheers.] But as Mr. Murphy had the floor, Mr. Watson's motion was not entertained. Mr. Murph^then contin?ed his remarks advoi^Bug tho roll til. The resolution ivaShi-n carried. While the roll was idBg-coin fibbed, the discussion on the qi^Hdon of closing the doors was continue? Mr. Raysor, of OranHhurg?"I can see no reason whv we should go into secret session. If necessary, a committee could be appointed to discuss the details of any matter that should not be made public. I move to indefirnltely postpone the motion." > Mr. Barnwell called attention to the tact that the Democratic Convention in 187ft had met with closed doors. General McC.riufv?"\lv rcpDllnntiDn is that Hampton was uominsJhl in open session." t ceding the nomination was recret." General Mc.Crndy?"That ia the only instance that 1 remember where a secret session was held. 1 appeal to you. Let us have a discussion open and above board. We are discussing public matters, not private." Mr. Watson: "We should exclude every one who is not on the roll." [Cheers. | Mr. llagsdale of Fairfield moved that the previous question he called. Mr. K. S. Tupper of Charleston?"I lon't believe in mincing matters. We have come hero for one purpose, and that is to defeat lien. 11. Tillman tor governor of South Carolina. [Great \pplause.] The motion to proceed with closed loor, was then carried by a large vote. Mr. Ladd of Fairfield asked, "Will he ladies in the galleries he excluded V" Mr. Watson?"The motion does not ipply to the ladies; they arc always Ltrnighton.tr |tlrc*??> applnu?c.l Mr. Watson again asked that all fillmanites retire. Mr. 13arnwcll?"All persons whose lames are not on the roll should retire Tom the hall. The ladies too. Genlemen, this is no child's play." Mr. Tupper- -"Every lady in the galery is anti-Tillman." l>y this time the roll of members of lie Conference was completed. The following is a complete list of the enolled delegates by counties. The total lumber is four hundred even, l'ickcns, Oconee and Newberry are the only connics not represented: Abbeville?.1 SCothran. W A Unibccker, 8 W C'Obb, -J D Watson, J H Moore. Aiken?W I) Shocnberg, C G Shoen* ?crg, A 1) Morgan, 11 it Shoenbore, C L Sutler, W T Hurler. Anderson?E M Ruekcr, .1 S Fowler. Barnwell?Johnson ltacood. A T Wood vard, Alfred Aldricli, L W Youmaus, Mlko drown. Beaufort?W J Verdler, II D Elliott. Berkeley?II A M 8mitli, A It Gaillard, I T Porch"!'. Charleston?Geo 1. Buist, A T Smythe, E McCrady, Jr., Jos \V Barnwell, K 8 ['upper. J W Watts, 8 Alexander. Chester?L S Douglass, 8 1' Hamilton, IV It Davie, JOSGroeschel, J II Dunovant, IV U Davie. Jr., E li Sligh, J J Mel.ure. Chesterfield?W W Spencer, 8 G Godrcy. A G Kollock. W F McQueen, M L Ithodcs, W A hinshaw, Jno F Mailer, T E IVannaniaker, Clarendon?.) J B rough ton, P G Benhow, It 1. Logan, 8 J MeFadden, W 8 Harvin, E C llorton, 8 M 11 ayncsworth, J 8 Wil>on. Colleton?W 1* Murphy, Jas P Smith, 1) It Edwaids. Darlington?J J Lucas. J C Wilson, W E lames, J J Ward, J O BlackwcII, G W drown, C A Seabrook, Alva Coggshall, IVaddy Thompson. Edgefield?J Hampden Brooks, JnoB Lake, J C Shepherd. Fairfield?T W Woodward, Jno llollis, Preston ltiot), W It Jtahb, A K Davis, Daniel Hall, II O Duke. J W Powell. Win Bedell, E ID Moblev, Win Dixon, Edward IVoodwnrd, 8 B Clowney, E B Itagsdalc, 5 1* Huffman, C A Dougiass, E. B Morgan. Ba?conib Osborn, F A Nell K N Bray. A >V Ladd, W. M Zealpy, S G Miller, It J \.ll)ert Withers, U G Lamar, J D Harrison, P M Snenco, J w Brown. Jno Wooten, W I Smith, J W ltnlns. Florence?11 M Brunson, 11 L Morris, O 1' llaynic, T K Dell, G G Painter, Winslow Wright, V A Willcox. Georgetown?Walter Hazard. Greenville?.las L Orr, l)r T T Earle, A B Williams. Hampton?C J C llutson. Kershaw?.1 I) Kennedy, 1) L DeSausuiro, J L Ilaile, W <J Clylnirn, 1? G Team, J 11 Steadman, .1 W Blakeley. WylloTeam. Laurens?S I) Garlington, 11 N Cunnington, .1 C Garlington. Lexington?Joalt Edwards, T Holzhnussr, W Westmoreland, 1) W Addy, J F Wingard, J 11 Wingard, A M Wingard, E E Wingard, J II Eleazer, A S Laird, M 11 Witt, .J N Fowles, S P Wingard, A K Taylor, G A Guignard, M II Eleazer, W C Dane, II F Gardner. Marion?W I) Johnson, J M Johnson. Marlltoro?11 A Douglass. Orangeburg?J S ltowe, T M Rnysor, J S Falrey, Win Whetstone, O II Welnges, M Kellar, Win Hanks, F M Wannamakcr, M O Dantzler, A 1' Amaker, Sr.. A P Amaker, Jr., J S Zimmerman, W W Oliver, Wm C Wolfe, John M Laughlin, 11 M Clafly, D llTrezevant, J E lluyck, CT Goodwyn, W T Alford. Wm Bvrd. W T Crosswell. II N Fair, C G Dantzler, .t W Crosswell, J A IVterkin, A B Tabor, George Wlllard, G K Wlialey, L K Myers, John P Broil son. Kichlaml?W G Adams, l)r A N Talley, Jr., Allen Green, .J OCantwoll, Oil Beard, J 11 Palmer, James II Woodrow, T B Auglitry, G H Stork, J 11 Davis, D II Crawford, \V C Swaflield. K W Screven, Thus. Taylor, K .1 Grcnnen, F W McMaster, I F Voumans, C A Calvo, Jr., J K Alston, A P Brown, John T Sloan, Jr., .1 M Gra11II 111 .1 IV I? II O l*o4 frtvi V> \\r Oo,. " *' * "rvi " " """"t * " A W Kay, \V E Gonzales, N G Gonzales, I) C Kay, F II McMnster, Tillman Watson, W II Bowranee, G A Calvo, !Sr., K E Calvo, Uro llagoori, A E Gonzales, S G Henry, U K Brooks. J Robert Seay, Joseph Bates, S .1 Dwight, C K Singleton, F II Weston, W II Byles, 1' Meelian, James 1' Adams, B B Abney, I)r () A Darby, I) B Bryan. W II Dent, W 1) Dent, (' W Sober, Frank Sims, W MeU Sloan ami others. Sumter?J I) Blanding, J II Aycoek, J T lluglison, II B l)arr, J S Moore, MC Kavauaugh, T E Kielinrilson, F J Mayes, KM Cooper, J M McElwcen, T) H Boy kin, O A Jackson, U E Muhlrow, J T Mulurow, G II Reid, A C Scnrboro, Frank Mellett, John Jackson, W T Ayeoek, A M Moseley, J 0 Singleton. Frean Mellett, Thomas Belvin, Frank llarvin, Peter Mellett, Mark Reynolds, W W Itees, J B Moore, IV E Dick, Jr., 1?F Jones, J B 1 initio. Spartanburg?Win W Jones, T Stobo Farrow. tlllior.?T Monro I) li Pnivlor W 'I' IilttioJoYin," C it J .oiig, N* B* Wison,' T vv Coleman, Win Monro, M W Culp, J II Rodger, VV K Kay, VV C Wallace, .1 1) Smith, VV II Thomas, Reuben Thomas, J Woods JehT, S B Mms, 11 II Gibbs, H F (iillaiol, S C J'crrin. VVilliamshmg?.lames McCutchon, VV M Kinder, Kdwio llarpor, G I* Nelson, OB Hoggins, W II llarinon, I) L Keith, B William Jones, J K Brockinton, W II Plowden, 1) K Gordon, B Steele, K II Kellohan. York?K A Hutchison, John H Ignition, E 11 Bicri/ors. Iredell Jones After much delay arising from the disinclination of persons in the gallery to leave, the hall was cleared of all outfitters and*Conference at 10 1'. M., went' Into Jtecret Session. At 2.10 A. M., the Conference, with thanks to the <.dicers, adjourned sine die, after adopting the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas, a Convention of the Democratic party of this State, assembled in the city of Columbia on the 13th Inst., pursuant ton enll of the executive committee of tho party "for the sole and exclusive purpose of determining whether the delegates to tho State Nominating Convention to he held In the City of Columbia on September 1, or thereafter, should Ik* elected by primary or convention, ami for no other purpose whatsoever; and whereas, the said Convention. niiuu uruiiinu^u, pnwreara to adopt a now constitution, involving radical changes in the fundamental law of tho party, and to electa new Stato Executive Committee A. thereunder against the earnost protest of a A[ number of its members whose lovalty to tho party is beyond question; and whoreas, lifty-nine delegates from tho counties of iloaufort, Charleston, Georgetown, Rich- so land and Sumter, aftor solemnly protesting against such action nnd vainly imploring ' tho majority to pause in their usurpation of J power, were finally impelled by a sense of duty to their constituencies to withdraw < from tho Convention, being unwilling by their acquiescence to commit those whom they represented to a precedent so danger- ]Ui ous: And whereas, this unauthorized exorcise \ of power by the majority of said Conven- s,< tion caused confusion in regard to tho or- M ganic law of tho party nnd tho Executive ed Committeo of tho same, which threatens to th increase tho unfortunate differences prove- (<, lant and to produce still further division; nil And whereas, it is the deliberate judg- '' ment of this Conference that tho action of umy null nnd void, and wo therefore recognize str tho constitution under which said Convention assembled as being still of binding an force and authority, and tho then existing ex executive committee as being still the rightful head of tho party; vc And whereas, in*tho anomalous social j,., and political conditions now obtaining in j(s South Carolina, which render the continued , i* supremacy of the white race in tho control and administratton of tho Government a .. consideration of paramount importance, to T n which the interests of individuals and factions should bo unhesitatingly subordinat- <>r ed, we regard the restoration of political on harmony among our people as a high necessity and cherish the hope that this may no be consummated through tho exercise of til mutual forbearance inspired by the broad- it est patriotism; And whereas, while condemning the lead- ^ . ers of said majority and reprobating their methods we entertain only feelings of kindness towards our fellow-Democrats who are supporting them; And whereas, the contest made during en the present campaign has been conducted 23 with a view to its final decision in and by w? tho September Convention: Therefore, be sp it resolved: ni< 1. That this Conference of Democrats cei hereby puts on record its solemn and cm- m( phatic protest against the illegal and usur- jn i>ut#ry action of tho majority of said Convent ion as instigated by its leaders, and 3 , condemn as unpatriotic the intemperate > anil violent methods of said leaders. i iuil vue course oi me inmoruy of "< delegates who withdrew from said Conventt??n, in refusing t<? concur in or submit to an its illegal proceedings, is hereby approved. < 11; The resolutions given above constitute su every result of the Conference. tin A Noted l)cNi>urudn. Louisvillk, Ky., August 23.?The ^ soldiers protecting Jmlge Lilly's court 'jnj .at Hazard, Terry County, Ky.. captured tnl .T. C. .Tones, the noted bushwhacker from Knox County, yesterday, and re" placed him in jail at Hazard. '"'Clate" Pr Jones, as he is called, Is credited with t'11 having killed more men than any man 'n< in Kentucky. Twenty-live men is a de modest estimate of the number said to rel have been murdered by him. lie is i?i said to have killed seven in one day. e,l H. ?' f ?! ? > Win u H i ma ty war, and is the leader in the Knott County war. lie is under indictment m( here for taking part in the light that be resulted in the killing of Joe Everaole. co During the war he was a noted bush- to: whacker, and is said to have killed all hu the .Southern men he could liud unpro- co trected. Murderinir men however spa mo In 1111 lie only one of this man's talents. lie is said to lie quite as skilled in stealing 'e' horses, and has served the State live Ci years in the penitentiary for the exer- er eise of this talent. Of course, in this enlightened country, such distinction nV is not unappreciated. Althoguh Knott O' County is strongly Democratic and lh "Col." Jones is strongly Kepuhlicun, he 81< was jailer of the county, and at the rej cent election was defeated by only nine VV votes. "Col." Jones is now about sixty \V years old, is 5 feet 10 inches high, and li*1 weighs about 220 pounds. "Duck" Fugitt was convicted of a second felony yesterday and given one I>r year more in the penitentiary. This pr was for aiding his brother in escaping m from the oflicers. This is the fourth ti< conviction of this court. Judge Lilly bt is delighted with the progress he is in making and profuse in his praise of the in soldiers, for never did "boys" work th harder and to better effect. bi ? ta Texas Ilelieves in Mills. C(. Gaj.vkston, August 27.?The J)c- in inocratic Convention at Temple, Texas, ru which to-day unanimously renominated Roger (c). Mills to Congress, adopted the re following resolutions: sn Whereas, we, the Democrats of the 9th *v Congressional district, have watched Y with the keenest interest the public acts j': of Roger (>. Mills, our Representative in ^ ' Congress: Re it Resolved, That wo ^ view with pride and satisfaction his great career in Congress as the lender of fc our party, and that we unpualilicdly en- fH dorse his position on the tariff and on the nt sub-treasury bill and his advocacy of the In free coinage ot silver. II Resolved, That we are unqualifiedly w opposed to any system which converts b< the Government into a loan and broker- U age agent, and that we oppose tho sys- bj tern of the Government lending money rn on any commodity whatsoever, whether .. United States hotuis, silver, farm or otlicr products. Famine in Ireland. lirni.iN, Aug. 20.?At a meeting of the National League here to-day, Timo- 7' thy M. Ilealy, referring to the potato ** blight, said that nothing stood between "1 the people and starvation during tho P coming winter. It might not ho legal Cl lor tenants to withhold their rents . during tho period of distress, but the man who should pay ins rent and leave n< his family to starve would he little .. better than an ass. He disliked to be 11 placed again in the position of a men- % dicant before Europe and America. If (1 it should lie found necessary to appeal to America and Australia no part of J the assistance thus obtained ought to " go to any man who had paid rent during the last twelve months. Killer by a Roller Kxplonlon. r Mansfiki.d, ()., Aug. 27.?Tho boiler a of a locomotive on a freight train on the ? New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio v Kail-road exploded this morning at 8 d o'clock while the train was running six h miles Fast of this city. The engineer, c Albert Graham of Gallon, and Fireman ^ Joseph Murphy of Urbana were instant- " Iv killed and horribly mangled. The L' lire was communicated to oil cars on the ' train and fifteen wero burned. ^ Now istlie time to advertise. n A ROW IN THE HOUSE. j MYTHING-TO DEFEAT THE OBNOX- < IOUS LARD BILL. j ullierti Democratic Coii|grcHsm<*n An- j iwer to tlio Cull of tho IIouso nml then ] IVnlk Ont Itelnre tlielr Nninox run he ] 3nllo?l on tho l'omllng Unontlon. Washington, Aug. 26.?The House . id up for consideration to-day tho I rd bill, which caused quite a discus- / in for a while. Tho row began when * r. Hrosius, of Pennsylvania, demand-/g tho regular order, and contended f at the unfinished business was thtf \ inger lard bill, the voto upon thf t ssage of which on Saturday was iif n nclusive, owing to the absence of a r lorum. i iV m |.Vv,tnlnv] rcial orders there wfiSrn?s5BWWn^ ^ ven to each bill mentioned thyein, t d tho time stated Tor the lard bill had pired. ' \ Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, cojtro- t i ted the position that tiio lard bill v d now tlie right of way. It had had e i day in Court and bad exhausted all i, e time allotted to it. t Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, held tho view i at tlie lard bill was unfinished liusi- r ss. The previous question had been ji ilered and t he yeas and nays had been t ilered on its passage. ] Mr. Crisp argued that the bill could a t come up before the disposition of r e bills on the Speaker's ttible, even if t had been considered in regular order. ^ Tho Speflker decided that the ques- j ?n before tho House was the roll call A the passage of the bill. I Mr. Mason, of Illinois, appealed from , c decision. On sustaining tho de- ? lion the vote stood?yeas 123, nays ?110 quorum, and a call of the House ?s ordered; 182 members having reonded to their names, Mr. Krosius >ved to dispense with further proedings under the call, upon which ation the opponents of the lard bill, ortle" to cousume time, ordered tho as and nays. rite vote recurred on sustaining the cision of the Speaker, but the quota had melted away. Another call of the House brought other quorum, which in like manner ^appeared when the voting was rented on sustaining tho decision of ti Chair. Mr. Morgan,of Mississippi, moved an journment with a View to reach tne arrangement whereby the exist* condition of affairs might be terinated. Lost?yeas 40, nays 123. Mr. Cannon then offered a resolution, citing that twice to-day legislative oceedings have been interrupted by e want of a quorum; that certain ambers answered to their names uur the call, but did not respond on ovular toll-calls, many of them leavg tho hall so they could notbecount; that there was a large qumber of II1,1.1, 3 EHiiatciy notify by telegraph all mem- | rs absent, except those absent on ao t unt of illness, to return to Washingn without delay, and revoking all i ives of absence except those on acunt of illness. ] The following are the members , Lined in the preamble: Messrs. An ew, Baker. Beckwith, Boatuer, Car- | :on, Catcnings, Chipman, Covert, i ane, Crisp, Cummings, Enloe, Flow- j , Grimes, Ilayes, Kinsey, Lawler, shlbach, Lester of Georgia, McClam- \ y. Moore of Texas, Morgan, Mutchler, j Ferrall, Osborne, 1'ugsley, Raines, obertson, Rowland, Seney, Shlveley. ;inner, Spooner, Tillman, Turner or . ?orgia, Turner of New York, Wallace, , nshington, Wheeler of Alabama, biting, Wilkinson, Willcox and Wil- , uns of Illinois. t Mr. Blount raised a point of order 1 ;ainst the resolution and entered his , otest against the preamble. That earable was an arraignment of every : ember mentioned in it, and jta adop3n wodld be a censure of thos!e in emirs. The resolution relating to sendg for absent members was, of course, ( order. It was in accordance with e rules and practices of tho House, it the preamble was a censuro of cer- j in crentlemem end wn* without-. nro. dent in the House. There was nothg in the rules to justify such an out- ; ge upon members upon this lloor. , Mr. Cannon said that he offered the solution not for the purpose of centring anybody. It recited two facts: ; irst, that the House had found itself , ithout a quorum twice during the ly; second, there had been twocallsof e House and that upon those calls ore than a quorum responded, but at after the proceedings were dis>nsed with the quorum could not be und in the House. lie recited the cts for the purpose of showing the eessity for the adoption of the resotion, namely, that one moment the ouse had a quorum, and further, hat was absolutely patent to every>dy, that between the call at the ouse and the call of the roll members r the score disappeared into the clouk ioms and lobbies. Mr. Crain, of Texas: "Have not they ,.lt ritrla Mr. Cannon: "Have not I the right ? recite the fact and let their ronstituits judge of their right?" Mr. Vaux, of Pennsylvania: "Havo >u the.rtght to impute motives? That not the parliamentary power of the injority in this House until the emire comes." [Applause on the Demoatic side.] Mr. Crain: "Did you not threaten to ick the doors and compel us to stay ere till the bill was passed?" Mr. Cannon, not noticing the queson, said t!]?.? before this Congress entlemeu had filibustered, and broken uorums sitting. Mr. Flower, of New York: "So did oa. Your party is now leading the libustering, Mr. Cannon: "The galled jade rinces. [daughter.] Now for theilrst line since the adoption of the new iile.s, with the Federal utMllon bill nd the tariff bill and other important ills passed, when this bill, which preents the counterfeiting of food proucts?" [ Here his voice was drowned v :inrl lniiifhtAr fin t.ho num.v. ratio side.) "For tJie first time," conInuod Mr. Cannon, "in this session a ew order of filibustering takes place. Itenewed laughter and applause on the >emocrntic side.] Men noawer to the all of their names on the oall of the louse and inarch into the chamber the loment a vote is taken on the pending question. [Renewed laughter.] I want now to rescind the leaves of absence. I want to telegraph to members who aro atjsent that their place is here, and that their leaves of absence are rescinded. Applause on the Republican side.] I ivant more than this. I want by this 'X preamble to call attention to the record, 8 to tell the exact facts, nothing more or 8 less, ilecause so far hs I can as a (, member pf this House this bill must be :? irftted on if I can get it voted upon." ,, Renewed applause.] Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, said that 11 hen the Conger committee convened to thought all members came here as 'quals, but he soon found that they had ('' >een making rulers over themselves, w md to-day they found new rulers hi pringing up to usurp powers never beore exercised in any parliamentary g| >ody since the world began. [Laugh- tc er.] IIo was 0110 of the gentlemen p lamed iu this resolution, and he was <t he gentleman from Illinois. "V Mr. Osborne, Republican, of l'ennsyl- 11 rania, ^4li a great show of indigna- (,< ion, said that lio understood his name J't vas on the list. lie would say to the T rentleman from Illinois that in putting tl lis name on the list lie had been very ni nuch in error. He bad been here since I o'clock and had answered at every p oil-call, lie had been here when the t| ronial gentleman from Illinois had not w >een. [Laughter and applause on the democratic side.] lie had been here ^ md looked for the gentleman from llli- A mis and had not. seen him, and why the rentleman should select him (Osborne) 11 vas more than he could understand. S [f, he continued, your record is to lie w rcnin-u uy mis sort oi tiling, II mere 13 ?< css truth in it than is shown by your o '.'solution here,then I pity you. [Laugh- ft er and applause.] b Mr. Cannon explained that the list of inmes had been furnished by the clerks 0 ind the Speaker pro tem. (Mr. Payson ^ explained that Mr. Osborne's answer to (li lis name had not been heard on ac- (j :ount of the conf usion.) Mr. Osborne insisted upon having the " ecord corrected. J-' This colloquy was carried ou amid 11 nuch Democratic laughter. V Mr. Smith, of Illinois : "Is ray name b reported on the black list." [Laughter.] li The Speaker pro tem : "The Chair is C lot advised of any such list." ti Then for a few moments there was jreat confusion in the House. Fully a r( lozen members were on their feet de- u manding recognition on a question of j. personal privilege and their efforts to lecure such recognition were noisily ' seconded by their friends. Finally Mr. Crain, of Texas, was re- c jognized, and he made a vigorous pro.est against the preamble. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, interrupted . Mr. Crain with the point of order that 1 Mr. Crain was not talking to a ques- ^ Lion of personal privileges. Mr. Crain turned his attention to * [Ieuderson and said : "The chairman Sl >f the committee on Appropriations 3 auist ?>< in a tmd plijk'iit when he re- ? quires the assistance or the able and , lierv gentleman from Iowa." [Laugh- {. ;er.J c Mr. Henderson : "I will do what I ? please." 1 Mr. Crain : "You cannot bulldozo v me personally or through-the chairman af the committee on appropriations. ? This is nothing but a petty species of ? bulldozing, the object being to threaten 1 as in order to compel us to vote. I am ? resDonsible to mv eonsf.it nfnt? !?ir?ni> r 11 went out of the chamber intentionally r to avoid being counted as present and ' not voting. 1 even took my hat and ? umbrella away, because I have heard it ^ nsserted that the clerks and pages were j: sent to the cloak rooms to hunt up hats 1 and umbrellas in order that the Speaker might count hats and umbrellas pres- ? ent and not voting. [Laughter.] I had { the right to do that. 1 have the right : to do that whenever I please. I #ask the Jj chairman of the committee on appro- T priations if ho did not threaten me and " another member on this side if we con- ** tiaued to do what we were doing he a would see that the chamber was locked a up and we were compelled to stay here as prisoners. * "The charge was made," continued 1 Mr. Crain, "that the Democrats of the I South were depriving the negro of the right to vote and refusing to count his ballot when cast, but no mau in the South had ever done, or attempted to . do, what the Speaker, backed by the r majority, had done in this House, and , mat was 10 count the votes of men who J1 actually had not voted. It was to 1 avoid this that the men who thought r tiiat the lard bill ought not to pass had gone out of the chamber." j* Mr. Henderson, of Indiana : "You 1 stood by while the Lodge bill passed, ? and did not secede untiv the farmers' 1 day came and then you sneaked out of 9 the hall." [Republican applause.J 1 Mr. Crain: "I represent as many I farmers as you do, but they are far- J mers who produce cotton seed oil, be- l, tween which and pure lard there is no e more comparison than between heaven * and hell." [Laughter."] Mr. Henderson : "Then put it on tho ^ market as such. Don't sneak; be a , man." [Republican applause.] Then Mr. Turner, of New York, was I given his turn to rise to a question of J personal privilege. lie found his name J in the honorable company of the gentle- ! men who were named in the preamble. J Even suppose the gentleman withdrew 1 his preamble his purpose would have ( been accomplished. lie had been play- J nig iu tuu preaa gauery. una uie names of the gentlemen mentioned would he found In all the papers to-morrow. From time to time Republican mem- , hers called for a vote, but Mr. Turner { refused to yield the lloor, announcing , that he intended to talk for at least an . hour if his voice held out. He continued to arraign the chairman of the committee on appropriations, who, he said, was but posing before the press ( gallery. He would, he said, if it were < in order, advert to the Star Chamber i proceedings by which this bill had been forced on tho'House. Altogether Tntw ner managed to consume three-quar- | ters of the liour ho had undertaken to fill out, and when he had concluded amid the applause of the Democratic side, on motion of Mr. Itrosius, the House at 5.45 adjourned. The l>??dly~Rnrbe<t Wirw. It is reported from I/exington, Mo., that oh Friday eighty-five horses belonging to A. J. Noftiug, which were in n pasture near Iligcrinsvillc, became scared at a passing train, ran into a barbed wjre fence and literally tore themselves to pieces. DROWNING OF SEVEMTY-SIX MENHorrible Hcciiom lit the Slnhlnu of tlxOiic'lilt* In AIiiFthitu Wliter:!. P San Francisco, Cal., August 28.? 'he lirst detailed story el'the loss of the hip Oneida and the drowning of seventy- m ix Chinese In Cook's Inlet, Alaska, are iyen by .John Ericsson, oncoftho crew f the wrecked vessel, who arrived in irs city on the schooner Cam pier last ight. "We sailed from here," said he, March 28. On April 2G a fog came II own, and about nine o'clock at night, ja hen we thought we were well out from md, the shock came. "The watorwas flowing into the ship 01 L a furious rate and the order was given j}< > "ct out the boats. The scene that h< j| ic boats, and had to be driven off th< jck by the crew. Some ran up into the gging, then down to the deck again, tli hoy attempted to take possession of at ic boats which by this time were man- m cd. " ot "It was necessary to push out from ic side of the ship. To attempt to hold 'j1 icm m check was impossible. They j'j ere like demons. Many of them leap- ' 1 into the water ami were drowned. .? ione of the white men were lost. "Twenty minutes after we struck tf lere was nothing to be seen on the ship, ni lie landed fairly on top of the rock and as broken in two. As the ship was el titling three dories were washed out E f tho davits. There was a scramble tli >r them by the panic stricken Chinese, ut only four of them got into the boats. n' "It was terrible to listen to the Wails ?' f the doomed creatures. We could give icm no help. A number of them were js night like rats in a cage and went to ic bottom on the Oneida. Thirty mintC8 after the ship struck wo. were all in p, ic boats, and not a sound could be w card except tho oars in the row locks. Vo reached land safely, and when day w rokc wo went out to see if wo could nd any survivors. We found twelve 01 liinameu lloating 011 the whcclhousc Kj ivo days later. fvv "Three of tho Chinese had managed to V inch the rock, hut these were not found ntil seven days later, and two of them 1 the meantime had perished from ex- S1 osure. The third had found a keg of pirits and had kept himself alive on its t( ontcnts." ir A Nocro Itcvolt in (inorein. ^ Sandersvili.e, (Ja., Aug. 27.?Tho 'rogress has learned of a serious state i, f affairs in certain sections of this i\ ounty. Our informant gave us the ? nformation one day last week, and his v Luthority is an old colored woman. lie M ays that for several days past the ne> t. ;roes between Sanderaviile and thal^ lancock County lino have been acting 11 n a suspicious manner. They have jj icon congregating at different places ^ ivery night for some time past, and heir meetings have been conducted 8j vith the utmost secrecy. tl Drum beating can bo heard, and pa3- c ers-by have overheard the loud voices |, if the leaders addressing the assem- n lages. The white people living in the e ections where these iueetings are held i\ iavo become alarmed, fearing that the f; legroes will at any moment take the y varpath against them. It is said that p i great many Winchester rides have >oen purchased by the negroes, and v heir .actions have every appearance of v oreboding no good to the whites. {] Our informant states that an old no- c ;ro woman disclosed the intentions of s ho negroes and explained the object of he meetings. She said the negroes go ? hrough regular military drills everj u light, and the drum is beat for them tc p ;eep time. The negroes seem to hav< ome ill feeling toward the whites, anc i, ippear inclined to resort to firearms n iuu iorco. g Of course, the Progress does not mow whether the old woman's state- J nent can be accepted as reliable or not, 'J tut the matter needs investigation at li iny rate.?Augusta Chronicle. t Was It a Ghost? Gkanitville, S. C. Aug. 27.?About ? hree or four weeks ago you recorded e he killing of two men near this place j, ?y the Richmond and Danville railroad j rains. About a week ago one of the a egular passenger trains came to a stop ust after passing this place or death t [round. The conductor asked what the s rouble was and learned from his engin- j ier that he had killed a man "back . hero." Upon strict investigation they t oncluded the engineer was mistaken. ; ^ast night a special train from Augusta c >assed the northbound passenger train ^ icre. When they reached Vaucluse, a c own three miles north of this, the conluctor wired the conductor and engin;er of the northbound passenger train 0 pick up a man they bad killed at a ^ erlain place north of Graniteville. f yVhen tlio passenger train reached the j death ground" the whole crew and men a nissengers engaged in looking for the lead man. They could find nothing j hat looked like a man, dead or a live. c >ut Engineer Williams, of the special ^ rain, declared he knocked a man off the , rack, first throwing him upon the steam H :hest of his engine. The railroad men j liink it is a "ghost." -Aughsta Chroni- | ( ? t lleuta 111* Wifuto Death. 1 Macon, Ga., Aug. 27.?A crime of * peculiar atrocity is reported from Chnlta lioochco countv. Mrs. Cook, wile of a ' well-to-do farmer, died last week. She j 1 tad been in delicate health for a long , lime, but suspicion arose tlmt her death was not tho result of purely natural , causes. Tho body was exhumed and an autopsy made, and an inquest held, re- ( suiting in n verdict that Mrs. Cook had . been beaten to death by her husband, < Henry Cook. It appears that the inhuman husband brutally whipped his ' wife while sho was ill, causing her death. I There are fears of lynching. An Awfal Crime. ( Tho Birmingham Evening News says that M. F. Smith, formerly of Birmingham, but until recently an employee of the Louisville and Nashville shops at j Decatur, is in jail nt the latter place on ] a serious charge. It is alleged that he tried to drown his wifo by throwing her into a pond, in order to got $5,000 insuraucc on her life. 1 a in; and a dlow" ASSED BETWEEN TWO REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. ??un mid C'lllinon Coiitmcui-u (lie Kow? AVUhoii Ami Ilci-kvvith llrooitiox Involvcd 111 Mio Dispute ami llio t.lo mill a Itlow Given. Washington, August 27? In tho [ouso this morning, after prayers, tho rd bill was resumed. Turner again set out on his task of msuming time, taking as his text Can--*^jy| >n's resolution of yesterday. Thougt^tiflHkj^j 3 proclaimed himself to. be in iic? he- -jrys ti nable to prooe^dfoM^^^^^H^B BBm1 upflh Oannon^5^reWeSm?MB^W(PJ||^^^* id historical knowledge and ids love >r tho farmer. Then ensued the stormiest sceno of ie session. Cannon rose to reply. UO knitted that he was not a great statesan and also admitted tho superiority ; the gentleman from New .Jersey in int respect. His friend abounded in ie thing, and that was wind, and, unsr pressure, it went out. [Loud tighter.] There was instantly great confusion id disorder in the hali. McAdoo shouted out that ho wanted. lo words to go upon record as a specien of Cannon's vulgarity. Caruth suggested tho propriety of earing the galleries of ladies, whilo nloo was clamoring for recognition on to question of order. Again McAdoo shouted out to Canan: "If you can alTord to let that go a record as a specimen of vour stable >kcs, well, 1 cannot afford to have It lere. 1 cannot indulge in blackguardrn you; you ought to argue with staPP^ickey. that i* vour ni/.c." Finally Knloe was recognized on his Dint of order and demanded that tho ords be taken down. Cannon?"Oh! It it annoys you, I ill withdraw it." After a brief discussion the Speaker .erruled the point of order on tho round that Enloc's proper courso ould have been to call the gentleman > order and not to raise a point of orjr. Enloe appealed from the decision and a? Clerk proceeded to call the roll on jstaining the decision of the Speaker. Hut the storm was brewing. Its inutirings were heard when Mason?com?g down the aisle near which Cannon ras sitting?in a tone audible only to ioso who were in the immediate vicln,v, began to denounce that gentleman i no measured words. lie declared hat if Cannon's family were in the allery he would not have uttered the rords he had. His (Mason's) family ras in the gallery, and he would SS^MSSn'JM"* ' hat the lie was passed, but before anyhing more serious occurred the storm roko out in another quarter. Wilson of Washington, taking occaion to defend Cannon's net.inn nmmuul tio iro of lleckwith. Hot words wore xchanged, tho lio was passed and a low was given. Friends seized both leu and linallv quieted them, whilo very Democrat was on his feet lioroughly enjoying the spectacle of a ;unily quarrel, Enloe suggesting that no lioqpc should adopt the London ri/.e ring rules. It was many minutes before order ras restored, and it required vigorous deleting of the Speaker's gavel beforo tio Clerk could proceed with the roll all. The dccissioti of the Chair was ustained?yeas 103, nays 73. Cannon then rose aud brieily apoloi/.ed for the remark which ho had lado while smarting under thecharacsri/.ation of McAdoo, and which he ad not intended in the sense which ad been placed upon it. Cannon then roceeded to argue in favor of the peedy passage of the lard bill. At tho conclusion of Cannon's speech ilcAdoo rose to a question of privilege, .'lie gentleman from Illinois (Cannon) iad made what he called an explanaion, hut what lie (McAdoo) and those round him construed as an additional Hack upon him. He asked two ininites in which to reply. Consent was ;iven. He said Cannon had not purged timself of the suspicion of having inected vulgarity into the debate. That o-called explanation was ingenuous ,nd not ingenious, and when the genleinan went by on the original onlaught and made an additional charge o his consistency it took away all sus?icion that he was making an explanation to the House. A gentleman was ustified under no circumstances in ver descending to vulgar, indecent and ilackguard remarks, or remarks that ouldlje construed as such. Funston?"ILi didn't do it." liayes?"That is a question of tasto." Continuing, McAdoo said that whon^. ^ Wisan did that ho had hy *|-'-q jjjrf' i ' . if gravity but sought his own reifa!- -nin- ' lo could" havo no controversy with Cannon said that ho could add nothng to what ho had said. lie had disdaimed any intention of saying anyhing that would wound the feelings or iropriety of the most delicate, lie had itated what ho had to state in good kith, and could state nothing further, lo was willing the matter should rest here, and if after that any man, in the House or out of the House, insisted igainst his protest in making a remark hat could be found anywhere in polito iterature?and had been before made without criticism on the floor of the House?ho could only say, "Evil tohim. ,hat evil thinks." Knloe?"In what polite literature Is pour language?" [Laughter.] A call of the House was ordered and lisclosed tho presenco of 11W members. A motion to dispense with further prowna lrvaf?"" Hf ?.. ...... ...ov tii, imjrs nu. Hrosius offered a resolution for tho urrest of absentees, directing the Serijoant-at-Arms to telegraph for absent' members and revoking all leaves of absence except those granted on account of illness. The resolution was agreed toandtho House adjourned. The Georgetown Times says "there is no fear in any wise that the ltopublican party, as at present constituted in South Carolina, will ever capture anything. iSo one understands this better than the Republicans who arc among us."