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g^| "-^ "^ Devoted, to Agriculture, HvrtunOtm-4, Domettie JCcenetKiyJWite md ilU 0mrmt Bern if <*? Jay. " ^ ^ Bfcj^ ^ SERIES. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROim^^ f-, i||ifi^^ klitoKKli 27. ?09^, Mrtbeastern 'Minnesota the annual gn P***1**#* temperature is thirty-six degree* i jSt'aflk Flbridnjtis seventy-six degrees. IPS BhopkeepSrs in Italy are ready to 8^Kferu*t Americans to a remarkable extent, MPfavet* the Boston Transcript. "I can't Ey/d to buy that," said a New England velsr to an importunate curio dealer ini Rome, adding, 4'1 haveA't money |$r eaoqgh this side the Atlantic." "Monp. sieur Will pay for it the next time he k tcomes to Italy," replied the man, with K? jtha foreigner's calm trust in the wealth f>. jand the traveling propensity of AmeriI'-' - cans. All that coven Egypt with fertile ipftelda, hemmed in everywhere by sterile IpMpMtae, is 4he sediment which the Athsra (liver, the Nile's great tributary, brings from rich Kaasala and the mountains of. Abyssinia and spreads over the Nile (Talley. It has been maintained by Sir Samuel Biker that if the Soudanese nnly knew their power it would not be difficult to divert the Athan from its . Channel and dr| up its waters in the ' ffubian doiect, turning Egypt into a tirren wilderness like the surrounding wte. / ____ - Austin Corbin's "ring fence" about his game preserves in New Hampshire is Iwanty-oight miles long, and it cost llOOO a mile. Favored persons receive permission to drive through the park. Mr. Oorbin has printed cards conferring this privilege, and tho regulations for visitors are elaborate, states the San Francisco Examiner. No firearms are permitted to visitors, and at the same time all persons entering the park are warned to beware of the wild beasts that bound within the ring fence. Travelers fta the region, on inquiring for the owner of thia or that place of land, are me< with the stereotyped answer, "Corbin's." Through the -rigorous propaganda of Colonel Charles J. Murphy, special agent in Europe of tho United States Agriculjturnl Department lor the introduction of Indian corn as a food supply, Germany has developed great interest in the cereal. At a meeting of the Association of German Bakers in Berlin a report wrs ~s read on the use of corn and its adoption eras recommended as a food staple. This may mean a heavy demand for American corn in Germany. The German Government is putting up a corn mill plant,and it is probable that corn will ioon bj adopted for use in the German army. The Emperor takes greet interest in this question, and one of the first loavei baked by Colonel Murphy's agents was eaten at the royal table. German millers ere already ordering milling machinery to grind corn in anticipation of the demand for meal. It teems that in Corsica you secure your personal safety by keeping a bandit. ( Jfn an article in the National Review Bas\\Thorap3on explains that the tax of supporting a bandit is not without its compensations. Bandits are a hidden jpower in the country. They control the petty election3; they menace those who tore hostile to their own friends. Thus, while the existence of 600 of them is a yea I danger to public security, it is no ktjUkll advantage to a Corsican to be re' fated to a bandit. You support, you pay, protect the bandit; and in return fie places his gun at your disposal. It is fcq exchange of services. "He has a band>/ in his service" is a common expression. Are you in debt? The bandit jwill gain you time. Are you disputing tile ownership of property? The bandit iwill show your opponent he is wrong. . 'Hare you land on wbioh shepherds trespass? He will keeo them off. ' . m 1 i 1 .iiiy ? Aa?orrling to a St. Louis decision, quoted by the Boston Transcript, the (steeling of electricity i? a misdemeanor lin the eyes of the law. A hardware dealer with some knowledge of eleotricity placed a fine wire across the connections to his meter, and caused it to register in a certain time about 830 amEeres lees than was actually used. When rought to trial bis lawyer interposed the ingenious detence that, as at common Jaw electricity was unknown, and could not under the code be made a subject of larceny, and as no statutory law bad been passed making it a felony or misdemeanor to steal electricity, for the reason that Its character was not kuown, and that it was not subject to asportation as personal property, his client could not be oon icted of larorny. It was, howerar, shown by tha prosecution that gas, also Unknown at common law, was neverthelaas something whose larceny was recognised by the law as a misdemeanor. When the attorney for the defenoe interposed the plea that the act in question waa fraud or deception instead of a larceny, the judge took advantage of the Missouri statute which makes fraud perpetrated with a view to theft a felony, fh? 85000. | k Nominated on the First Ballot - -*n Til* doming Scenes of tki Convention Stirring?Wrenched Oratory end e Pint* form Beptleed?VTIIeon Presides Splendidly Over the Convention?The Galleries Tom nltnons?Speeohss of Abbett, Daneomb, DeWlU and Others, Chicago, 111.,June 23.?The New York delegation was clinging this morning to a last desperate hope of defeating the nomination of Grover Cleveland. They were seeking to unite the opposition to him on some new candidate, and the name most frequently heard in connection with the possibility of a new combination was that of General Henry W. Blocum, of New York. Gorman, the New Yorkers would have nothing to do with. The New York delegates are very indignant with the Maryland 8enator, whom they charge with having broken their combination against Cleveland two days ago, after cncouraeine them to he liere that he would staiTd by them. They talked freelv about Mr. Gorman, and told some of the inside biBtory of the Gorman movement ofj Sunday and its relation to the Hill movement. Mr. Gorman and Mr. Brice, they said, encouraged the Hill leaders in New York State to call the mid-winter convention. Mr. Gorman promised that the Maryland convention should be held soon after the convention at Albany. It was pari of the policy of the anti-Cleveland people to weaken the strength of Cleveland through the country by having his State instruct for Hill, and bv following this with an anti-Clevelana convention in Maryland, which has always been a Cleveland stronghold. Mr Gorman, the Hill men say, broke faith in this and did not have the Maryland convention called until almost ever)* other convention in the country had been held. Two weeks ago Mr. Gorman met Senator Hill, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Sheeban in New York. This meeting was chronicled in the papers but no statement was made public of what had been done. Hill men say the meeting was held at the instance of Mr. Gorman, to consider .the opposition to Cleveland. Mr. Gorman urged Mr. Hill OROVKR CLEVELAND. and bis friend* to make the fight against Cleveland at Chicago and promised them bis support. He Intended at that time to remain in the East, but Mr. Hill urged him to go to Chicago, and he finally consented to do so. Arriving here, he continued to confer with the Hill people and at one of these conferences, held last Sunday, he authorized them to use his name in the effort to form a combination against Cleveland. All of this, they say, mey nave now discovered was for the purpose of furthering the ambition of Mr. Oorman. When tliey laid before Mr. Qorman the results of their canvass, showing that with his name they could prevent the nomination of Mr. Cleveland on the first ballot, they did not show enough strength to assure to Mr. Qorman the nomination, and he thereupon repudiated the whole arrangement and went into the Cleveland camp Mr. Gorman's side of the question has not been stated in full but his friends in the Maryland delegation have given out since the canvass of Monday the statement that he refused to permit his name to be used and that his refusal was because h" Sieved that it was to be put up only for the purpose of beating Cleveland. The committee on rules had a hot session thic Clardy, of Missouri, {irotested against action on the unit rule n the absence ef the New Yorkers, but Chairman English said it was necessary that the committee should report. Finally the minority report, in favor of the unit rule, was adopted?24 to 10. The contests in the 23rd and 2fith districts of Pennsylvania, were decided by seating the eontestees. The contest in nrst Uhio district and the Utah contest were referred to a sub-committee of Ave, with instructions to report to the full committee this morning. The sub-committee on this contest subsequently reEirted in favor of Mr. Barnard, the sitig member. Adopted. The contest in Utah between the Caine and Power delegates was decided in favor of the Caine delegates by an unanimous vote, and John T. Caine aed Henry B. Henderson were declared duly accorded delegates from the Territory of Utah. Chairman Lamb, of Indiana, were directed to make a unanimous report to the convention on all the contested cases submitted to the oommlttoe for consideration. At 11:17 the New York delegation, followed by "Bciiai" Croker and Governor Flower and Chairmen Murphy, hand in hand, and oloeety by the rest of the New York delegation, made their way to their ( til iiwAnifuinlM k? ,kuM wwvmw* >??w vj uuwavt vyivTCiouu ?t manager Whitney came in soon afterwards, and Joined the "enti-anappers" amid applause. In the long wait the band* was the only scarce of relief for the impatient galleries and they played over again all the tones that captured opproral yesterday. Precisely st 11:80 Temporary Chairman Qwens raiww? JWuiaAyention to IWft Galea Count/* ^ asked that the convention be guided to choose a representative of moaern pro- 1 grossivo Democracy and prayed that the party might proceed to victory not for the spoils of office. Just oa the prayer concluded the Iowa phalanx entered the hall, the big blue banner with the picture of Horace Boies borne in front of them. There were cheers from all parts of the hall, and the band inappropriately Struck up "Maryland, My Maryland." When the music ceased the temporary i chairman brought his gavel down and < announced that the first business of the 1 convention would be the report of the ' committee on credentials. He asked if < that committee was ready to report. "Be- ' fore any one could reply, Mr Watson, of Minnesota, got the floor and in a brief ; speech moved that the courtesies of the i platform be extended to ex-Senators Jas 1 K Doolittle and Lyman Trumbull. The chair declared this motion carried without putting it. The chairman again asked if the committee on credentials were ready to report. Mr, Shaw, of Maryland, from the extreme rear of the hall, replied that they were not. i The chair?"At what time can the com- i mittee state that they will be ready f" Mr. Shaw?"Not before two o'clock." i This announcement was received with a subdued murmcr of disappointment. The thairraau enquired what was the next pleasure of the convention, the committee not beiug ready to report. Mr. Bronson. of Kentucky, got the floor and movcu that the chair appoint a committee of two to wait on the committee on credentials and ask when thev would be ready to report. The motion was agreed to, and Mr. Brohson,of Kentucky, and Mr. Pollard, of Indiana, were apnoictcd. Mr. English, of Indiana, chairman of the committee on rules and order of business, then took the platform and read the committee's report a9 follows: As chairman of the committee on rules and order of business I have been instructed by a majority of that committee to sub rait the following report: We recommend that the following order of business be observed in this convention: 1?Report of committee on credentials. 2?Report of the committee on organization. 3?Report of the committee on resolutions and platform. 4?Report of the committee on nomination of the President of the United States. 5 ? Report of the committee on nomiination of Vice President of the United 8tates. Your committee further recommends that the rules of the last national Democratic convention shall be adopted fo> the government of the convention. To the surprise of the convention, no minority report was presented and od motion the majority report presented bj Mr. English was adopted without objection. The chairman asked if the rnmmin?? on resolutions was ready to report There was no reply and in the interval that followed the band struck up a lively air. At the conclusion of this performance, Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, was recognized to present a zinc gavel. He said: "Mr. Chairman, in behalf of the zinc producers and miners of Missouri, I present to you this gavel, not mado from tin or stolen from a Nebraska homestead, but mined and made in Jasper county, Mo., and bearing the inscription 'We need no protection,' as a protest against the mockery of legislation which imposes a useless tariff of thirty per cent, upon the metal as a pretext for taxing the lamp, pick, shirt and blanket of the miner more than forty per cent. The miner is ready to do his part in giving the electoral vote of Missouri to the nominees of the convention by 40,000 majority." The chairman accepting the gnvel repeated in substance the .remarks of Mr. Phelps which had ' been almost inaudible to the convention. The chairman of the committee on resolutions not being in sight the chairman ordered the clerk to ask the delegation to send to the desk the names of members of the national committee and of the committee of notification. The roll call was about to proceed 1~ ? tf. A * wucu 1111. kjtveuu, 01 rveniucKy, asKert how the State of Pennsylvania was recorded. Being advised, he said: "In the face of that, I want to call the attention of the convention to the fact that New York is still Democratic." There were mingled cheers at this announcement. Then the call of the roll proceeded with the announcements being greeted with cheers. There was a minute of suspense and then the clerk announced thevote 564 ayes and 842 noes. The announcement was greeted with cheering and waving of hats. The New York delegate proposed three cheers for Henry Watterson and the New York delegation gave them heartily. Next came the second attack on the platform?the opposition to the silver plank. Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, said there was a point of difference iu the committee on resolu'ions. It related to the coinage plank and the substitute that some of the members from the South and West offered considered the word "free" before the coinage and substitute would have it read as follows: "We denounce the Kepublican legislation known as the Sherman act of 1890 as a cowardly makeshift fraught with lUTin B. HtLTj, possibilities of danger in fatnre which should make all of its supporters as well uiU tnthAF anTiona for its inMtiv r*> V.. ^ *' \^ country and free colmpof both both gold and silver without discrimination against either metal fc charge for The rest of the resolutiofiarua left unchanged. 7* The chairman quietly put t|e motion and it was carried by a large majority?so large that there was no division ana the Chairman then put the question on the adoption of the platform. There were some dissenting votes, but the chairman declared the platform adopted. The chairman then announced that the next question was the call of the roll of States for nominations of candidates for President. At this the convention loudly cheered.'. When Alabama was called a delegate named Fenton jumped on his chair and moved an adjournment, bat without heeding the motion the secretary proproceeded with the call. Arkansas yielded her place to New Jersey and smid cheers, Governor Leon Abbett, of New Jersey, was recognized and took the stand to nominate Grover Cleveland. He stood just behind the chairman's desk, a manuscript in front of him and sneaking so olearly that taUfeAfffc'-be IgPtfFksli through tne great n9T --< v When Gov. Abbett namea Cleveland the hurrah of an hour before was rc newed. The delegates sprang to their feet, many of them mounting chairs; hats were thrown in the air, and the noise of cheering was deafening. Michigan's ' banner was waved aloft again. The enthusiastic banner-bearer forgot discretion, and, taking the banner across the aisle, flaunted it in the face of the New York delegates. Gen. Sickles resented this impertioeuce, and denounced it, and he was joined by other members of the delegation. Mayor Mannins. of Albanv. nnt out bis foot to bar the aisle where he sat, and the banner-bearer fell. Michigan men were across the aisle in an instant, and it looked as though blows would follow. Gen. Sickles: "We in New York are gentlemen, and do not propose to be insulted." "So are we," Baid a man from Michigan, "and we know how to behave ourselves." "You cannot carry that mac's banner across here," said Sickles,' waving his crutch in the air. "We propose to say who shall be our candidate and we do not want to have Michigan ramming their candidates down our throats." Then a Michigan delegate poured oil on the troubled waters by gaying: "The mau was told not to raise the banner and he had no right to go over in the NewYork delegation In any event," and the conflict which threatened blows came to an end. The cheering continued intermittinglv for ten minutes. The chairman succeeded iu pounding order with his gavel and Governor Abbelt went on. At the next sentence : "Not only will he receive the support of every Democrat in the land" there were cries of "No," and counter cries of "Yes" from all over the hall. Stopping a moment, the Governor re peaiea ; "i s&ia every Democrat," laying a strong emphasis on the word "Democrat." The point brought down the house. At another point where f lov. Abbett paused, tome one cried: "Give us a Democrat," but it did not provoke a demonstration. When Governor Abbett came to the review of the modern heroes of Democracy each was cheered in moderation from Itussell to Boies, but when David B. Hill's name was mentioned Tammany and the Hew York delegation led a demonstration second only to that which the Cleveland men had made. Mounting their chairs the New Yorkers led a cheering army which found recruits momentarily in every part of thejisll. Twice the New York men sat down but each time the cheering started anew and again and again the friends and admirers of Hill arose to their feet. Just behind the chairman, Dr. Mary Walker stood almost alone waving n white bandkerhief in the face of the convention. After the speech of Gov. Abbett, carried on and closed amid muchtonfusion, English, of Indiana, took the platforib to second the nomination of Cleveland, saying that Senator Voorbees was confined to his bed by severe indisposition. A letter was read from Voorhees, endorsing Cleveland, and was loudly cheeiibd. At 11.45 p.m., Duncomb took the platform to present the name of BoieB, of Iowa, saying that for the first time a man would be presented for the high ofljee of President who lives west of the Mississippi river. After Duncomb had concluded the rain was pouring in torrents and the lightning flashing, aud the chairman took refuge under an umbrella. Colorado being reached, yielded to New York, when W. C. DeWitt, of Brooklyn, made his way up the aisle to nominate Scnatoj Hill. But the storm waa an crreat that. the New York delegation unanimously requested him to pause until it should abate. In a few minutes the raging of the elements having diminished Mr. DeWitt made a very stirring and forcible speech in behalf of tfcaNew York Bena tor, and in conclusion, after defending the mid-winter convention, said: "Ours is the coign of vantage, the point of strategy, the very spot of victory or defeat. We appreciate the responsibility of our position and would speak to you like men whose blood flows in their words." After the nominations bad been made and seconded, and motions to adjourn bad been repeatedly defeated, the roll of States was called as follows: Alabama 14 for Cleveland, 4 Morrison, 2 for Campbell. Arkansas, Cleveland 6. California, Cleveland 18. Colorado, Hill 8, Boies 5. Connecticut, Cleveland 12. Georgia, Hill 5, Gorman 4, Cleveland 17. Idaho, Boies 8. Illinois Cleveland 48. Indiana, Cleveland 80. Iowa, Boles 36. Kansas Cleveland 20 Kentucky. Carlisle 0: Boiei 2; Cleveland 18. Ending with KetUuckj^JQleveiand lias 204. Louisiana, Boies 11, Cleveland 8, Hill 1, Gorman 1 Maine, Hill 1, Whitney 1, Gorman 1, Cleveland 8. Maryland, Cleveland 6, Gorman 9 1-3. Massachusetts, Cleveland 34, Hill 4 Boles 1, Rnssell 1. Michigan, Cleveland 38. Minnesota, Cleveland 18. MlrMssippi, Hill 8, Gorman 4, Boies 3 Clevoland 8. Missouri, Cleveland 84. Montana, Boles 6 Nebraska Clevelandjft. Gorman 1. v? "5" - North Carolina, Stevenson of Illinois, 16 2-8; Morrison 1; Cleveland 8 1-8; Boies 1. North Dakota, Cleveland 6. * Ohio, Cleveland 14; Bois 16; Carlisle S.Hill 6; Gorman 5. Oregon, Cleveland 8, Pennsylvania, Cleveland 64. Rhode Island, Cleveland 8. South Carolina, Boies 14; Hill 8; Cleve land 1. South Dakota, Cleveland 7; Boies 1. Tennessee, Cleveland 24. Texas, Hill 1; Boies 6; Cleveland 23. Vermont, Cleveland 8. Virginia, Cleveland 12, Hill 11, Gorroan 1. Washington, Cleveland 8. West Virginia, Cleveland 7, Hill 1, Pattisoa 1, Gorman 3. Wiseonsin, Cleveland 24. On this ballot Cleveland has 594 1-2. Wyoming, Gorman 3, Cleveland 8. Alaska vote nominates Cleveland. Alaska, Cleveland 2. Arizona, Cleveland 5. (Great cheerfilgtrlciof Columbia, Cleveland 3. mVlfWfch, Cleveland 4. TTUK Plnvalanrl Q Indian Territory, Cleveland 3. Total vote: Cleveland G16 1-2, Hill 112, Boiea 103, Gorman 30 1-2, Stevenson 16 2-8, Morrison 5, Carlisle 15, Campbell 2, Pattison 1, Whitney 1, Russell 1." Texas, West Virginia and Maryland change votps to Cleveland. On motion of Ohio, Cleveland is declared nominated by acclamation at 3:40 a. m., Chicago time, (446 our time.) STEVENSON SECOND rnacfi. The following candidates were put in nomination for Vice-President Thursday morning: Arkansas nominated Isaac F. Gray, ol Ind iana. M ichigan nominated Allan K . Morse. K entucky nominated Adlai E. Steven son, of Illinois. Mr. Elias stood on the chair when North Carolina was called and second* d the nomination of Srcvcnsou. He said that if Mr. Stevenson was wise enough "to be in the cabinet of the Hon. Grovei Cleveland, he was fit to run on the tick et with him." Stevenson was nominated on the first ballot, and by motion of Ohio it wat made unanimous.* THE VIRGINIA PEOPLE'S PARTY. An Independent State Convention at Richmond. Richmond, Va.?The first convention of the People's Party of Virginia was oaUed to order in Sanger Hall with 7G delegates. Capt. Edinond R. Cocke, ej Cumberland county, was temporary chair man. J. J. Silvcy, Btate Secretary of the Alliance, was chosen secretary. Col. Beverley and son, J. Brad. Beverley, of Fauquier, made addresses. The Committee on Organization and Or der of Busiuess then submitted the following report, which was adopted: "Permanent Chairman?General James G. Field. "Permanent Secretary?J. J. Silvey. "We recommend that each district delegation nominate a temporary district chairmau, a district elector, and district delegates to Omaha, the platform. At this point in the proceedings the Committee on Platform submitted hs report, recommending aud reaffirming the bill of rights of the Industrial Conference held at St. Louis on February 22, 1JB92; declaring for the union of laboi forces; demanding a national currency, 1 safe, sound, flexible, and issued by the general government only; vdemanding 1 faee and unlimited coinage of silver; de landing that the Amount of circulating medium be not less than $50 per capita; demanding that postal savings banks be established by the government; asserting that all lands now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual need*, and all lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers; asserting that the telegraph and telephones, like the postoffice system, is a n* cessity for the transmission of news and should be owned and operated by the government in the iuterest of the people. The third and last plank in the plat| form was: "We declare for honest elections, the great bulwark of American liberty, that the will of the people may be expressed, uncontrolled bv vicious nartisan laws and machinery, either federal or State, or by the influence of money power, and we call upon every freeman to use all lawful and just means to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting elections." The entire report was unanimously adopted, and after the transaction of con aiderable unimportant business the con ention adieurned. Cotton Raising in Peru. Washington, D. C.?United State? Consul Daugherty at Callno, Peru, hat made an interesting report to the Department of State on cotton rnising in Peru, Calculating oxpeuses of three and a hall years, covering six crops, the cost of un ginned cotton per quintal, delivered at f ginning eataDlisnmcm, may palely he sei down At 1 OS silver sols. Prior to 188? the principal market for Peru cotton whi Liverpool, though a few shipments wen made direct to Hamburg, where itsppecia ada'ablity for admixture with woolci goods was first recognized. Since th< above mentioned ye irs the direct ship menta to Now York have been ancuall; increasing. The cotton is put up in bile of about 175 pounds, for the convenienc of carriage by mule to the coast. Plucky Officer vs. Desperadoes. Birmingham, Ala.?Jim and Jncl Morrison, of the Morrisoa gang, wen run down by a detective and n guid Wednesday. When ordered to hold t>| their bands the Morrison drew their rc volvers and began firing. The officer replied in kind, with the result that Jir was killed and Jack fatally wounded The officer retired a slight flesh wound 1 The total school enrollment fpr th United fltates last year was 14,800,00(1 This includes universities, private am pare:hial schools have 1,500,000. Telegrams and News of Importance From Everywhere. Borne Remarkable Events Happening Within and Without the State. , The Democrats of the ninth congres sional distriot of Texas have re nominal ed Joseph D. Sawyer for Congress. L. E. Leonard, president of the Farm ' era' Alliance of Missouri, will accept the People's party nomination for Governor of that State. Buffalo Bill presented the Wild'West Show before Queen Vict ria at Windsor on Friday. Col. Dan Rice, the veteran showman, offers ta bet 35,000 acr^s of land in Tennessee, worth $250,000, that Cleveland will carry New York. Senor Matta, who was minister from Chili to Washington, has written a book defending bis course in the Baltimore affair. uavacfiol, the anarchiit and dynamiter, has been placed ou trial at Montbrissou, France, charged with committing murders. It is said that the new German army bill will incrense Emperor William's forces by 63,000 men ami add 60.000,000 marks to the budget. Iu Chicago, Agnes Huntington's chorus girls were fined $2.50 for wearing Clcve1 laud badges ou the stage, and the girls r thereupon destroyed sixty costumes. An anti-tobacco movement has been started at Chattanooga, aided by a liquid preparation which causes a disgust for the weed either for smoking or chewing. The reformers carry a little vial of this | antidote in their pockets, and take a sip I whenever the craving returns. [ The figures heretofore given out of the , total population of the I'nited States were close approximations only, and did not include Alaska and some of the Indian tribes. The count has now been . completed and verified, and the total , population is officially stated to be 62,679,766. The People's party of Montana have nominated Miss Emma Knowles for attorney general, and the candidate of the , v.. - ? >" " tendcnb of public instruction is Mrs. Eisenhuth, who ran for the fame office on the Democratic ticket last year. , Mr. Cleveland at Home. 1 Buzzards Bay, Masa.?'The wire in Mr. Cleveland's house was at work pour iug in congratulations to Mr. Cleveland trom all parts of the country. Before tho tired out telegraph operator resumed his post at the private wire in Gray Gables over forty messages had been received at the Buzzards Bay telegraph office. About 10 o'clock the telegrams began to come in pretty lively. They* were from ' people in all positions in official as well as civil life. Mr. Cleveland said that he was deeply touched by this latest mark of esteem from his party. He felt confident, he declared, that his fellow-countrymen stood ready to place the mark of approval on true Democracy, and persistency in the advocacy of these principles was all that was necessary to succeed. He did not think that differences in Democratic conventions were at all hurtful, but in view of the importance of Democratic success he could not conceive of any reason for lack of harmony or united and i active efforts to win in the coming camj paigu. A reporter for the United Press cnlled r at the Cleveland house. Mr. Cleveland, ' Mrs. Cleveland aud Gov. Kusscll and , vomeaian jenerson were at breaktnst. Mr. Cleveland met the Representative, to whom he said in reply to a question as to I whether he had any further message to make public concerning the work of the convention: "I have nothing to say beyond what I have already given out. The convention hns not ret finished ita labors, and until it has it seems to me that anything from me would be out of place, nud open to minconsti action." New Industries in the South. In its weekly review of new Southern enterprises the Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore, in its last issue, iccludes the following important items: , A $75,000 coal mining and lumber manufacturing company at Oakland, I Md.; a $20,000 cottonseed oil mill company at Longview, Texas; an $80,000 broom and bru h manufacturing company at Nashville, Tenn.; a $100,000 sponge company at St. Marks, Fla.; a $20,000 wood novelty company at Ronnoke, Va ; a $50,000ship-building and dealing company at Suffolk, Va ; a $20,000 water works compauy and a $200,000 brick company at Alexandria, Va. ; a 25,000 l pnblishing company at Baltimore, Md. ; ' a 150,000 brewing company at Birmingham, Ala.; a $885,000 brewing company at Louisville, Ky.; a $300,000 sugar rcf lining company at Alexandria, La.; ? - $5 ,000 cider manufacturing company at i Columbus, Ga. ; a $100,000 tool company t at Whee'ing, W. Va. ; a $25,000 hotel, ) electric light and water works company v at Bayaid, W. Va.: a $80,000 cotton oil 3 company at Ladonia, Texas; a $05,000 1 irrigation company and a $1'\000 orange i grove company at Orlando, Fla . a $20.e 000 l-:mberand veneer company at War nell, Fla ; a $20,000 phosphate and fery tilizer company at Bloomtield, Fla ;a 3 $100,t;00 coal shipping company at Port e land, rexHS; a fiuu.uuu inrem ma tin factoring company ?t Savaunah, (is.; a $75,000 pulley manufacturing company at P. nusnoro, \V. Va ; a $20 ',000 lumber compnuy at Sunshiny, N. C , and n $15, 000 milling company >.t Keyset, W Va An Ex-Congressman Murdered. [> Memphis, Tenn. ?Judge J. B Moi s gan, ex-Congressman from Mississippi, n was killed near Horn Lake by Henry Foster, a lawyer. Foster walked into a l* oar and fired two buMets into Morgan'.* h*ftd* e An English and Eastern syndicate will l. invest *3,t;0O,000 in tlio purchase and [i operation of the New Orleans cotton presses. ' -*m The Anti-Option Bill Before Congress. "More Good Work Needed," . Says Progressive Farmer. IN MBMORIAM, ?T OB. A. 8. BOVOIIT08. A noble tnnn l? missing from the front rank In the Bent. A voice Is hushed which ne> erspoke except for truth and right. His valiant form no more shall lead our forces to the fray. ni,rniU.t..i ... -i?.? - ? ? passed away. Yet while we mourn, as mortal muat.for hint we loved to greet. We'll face the work he left to do. end trust again to meet; He lives, though lost to mortal sight, ho ecu. though naught we see. He still Inspires the gathering hosts, he helps to malts men free. Then doubt not ye, who loved him here, the purpose from on hi h. Such souls as his Immortal are, they were not horn to die; His name our shibboleth shall be. his zeal our model grand. Among the nation's honored dead his tombs shall ever stand; And on the shaft which marks the spot of his last earthly Alec p. , We'll carve these words: "He sowed the seed that freedom men might reap." e 4r * * LAND?LABOR?CATITA1 BT DR A. ? HOl'OHTOK. Sufficient seed, a spade or so. A plot of fertile land. And labor as a free born man Among his kind can stand; But If one half the crop must gd For use of seed and spade. If half of what remains as rent For use of land Is paid. Then labor robbed, a slave, must l"W fls Independent place. For unrequited toll creates A feeble, servile race. If trade by manifold deal gns. I* rendered swift anil free. If money flows a steady course. Then Indolence will flee: But If a drought of means exists. Exchanges fall or llag. And business to a standstill comes. And enterprises lag. Then tramps begin to beg for bread. And vice and crime appear; And health and wealth and happiness Olve way to want and fear It's plain to see that what we need To drive dull ttme away. If freedom to produce and trade. And none to Bay u*. "nav." ****** Washington, I). C.--Lasf Monday, in the House, just after read inc. It pre*sentative Hatch moved a suspension of rules so that his |>et measure, the AntiOptiou bill, could be considered immediately. He was bitterly opposed, but succeeded iu finding sufficient support to carry his measure. The House refused to allow more than 15 minutes to each side for debate, and by vote prohibited the exteusion of remarks in the Record. So this very importaut measure was rushed through in a little over a half boor, and carried by a vote of 1(17 to 4H. The bill fixes a ficense tax of $1,000 per year on dealers in futures and options, and a tax of 5 cents a pound on cottou, hops, pork, lard, bacon, and other edible products of swine, and of 2 ) cents a bushel on wheat, corn, oats, rye, bar ley, giass seed, and flax seed?if sold subject to any option or future contract The bill has been sent to the Senile and laid on the table, as there is fome doubt to which committee it should be referred ****** MORE GOOD WORK NEEDED Mr. Powdcrlv, loader of the Kuights of Labor, reports his organization in excellent shape Nearly 8.000 members have been added in the past three mouths. It is a good thing now to increase the membership of the Alliance, and it would not bs a bad idea to do some missionary work among people outside the Alliance. Take none but good men. It makes no difference how poor they aie not how rich, but be sure they are good men. Every farmer aud nrechnnic in the land should be taking psrt in the Alliance meetings aud reading leiorm liteiature. Like the Knights of Labor and ell similar organizations, the Alliance has reached the point wheie there is solid bottom. All organizations tike in unworthy people, all make mistakes The Alliance is now iu a healthy condition. Some of the unworthy mcmbeisare in it yet, but those who expected to get rich at ouce and accomplish iu a day thiugs that has taken years to accomplish, have dropped out, and now it is the greatest ,,nrl l.v I .. <!./> i.ol. : MM** ?II? ?nv M ii'Murui ir*i zationin the world By c ireful nianagcment and patience it \\ill jet revolutionize this country, aud at oo distant day. Stand to your guns. Progressive tanner. * * * * Pardridge, tiic Chicago grain ga 1 b'.er, , ha 1 about $400,000 of his ill gotten ! gains squeezed out of him bv the recent sharp advance in wheat and coru. If the hardworking growers of these staples had secured this money, there would have been some comfort in contemplating the operation. But as it siinplv transferred the money fiom oue robber to another, the general public is uot specially interested in the matter. ****** president folk's successor. 11. L Loucks, of South Dak^'a, VicePresident of the National Alliance, will now become President. He is editor of the Dakota Kuralist, the most influential paper in the State, and has been prominently connected with the Alliance \ movement since its introduction. He is said to he an educated man, a good speaker and has an abundance of gjood, commou sense, and a character entirely above reproach. * * * '< i * Ovet 21,000,000 acres of laud in the the United States are owued by foreigD noblemen. t if * * * * According to the rsti-natM of the Agricultural Lopartment the people < I the United 8tatcs aie swindled out of not less thau $70,000,000 n year by the practice of adulterat'ng foods. Strewn With Corpses. Calcutta.?'The cholera is raging with increased mortality in Persia and Afghanistan. In Turbatyshan theetr.sts are said to 1)6 strewn with corpse*. Mollahs parade the atree s rending aloud the Koran ana leaning tnou*anns wno nope by such means they can c*c.i e the disease No physician* are at hand In the jail at Moulmeine, Burnish, there have hen ahcadv sev# ral death* from cholera nud the 700 prisonei* have b ?'ii removed to Kyauktan. In Meshed, Perfla, there h?ve been 500 deaths in two days.