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SWEPT BT ST0BM8. D&9TBCeriTX WORK OF FURIOUS OALK3 IK OHIO. Bllutm* Duufi tm rroytilj m4 j ..m of uft>D.uu. ?r um TtnWt Dayton, O., April 28.?Shortly beloro ft o'clock yesterday afternoon I ho most destructive oycloue evor knows in this part ol the oountry )>R??od over the southern part of Mont guiuery and Greene counties, devas tating everything in Ite course. It jBppears to have originated near ?*bmn, a small town ten miles seWh of hore, and an eye witness describes It us appalling in Its Airy. It is authen tically stated that the cyclono was formed by the uulon of two light storm clouds from south and north west, which immediately assumed tho form of a wator spout, rising aud de scending lllce tho wavos of a sea and destroying everything in its way. E. Bext, this city, who was near enough to observe accurately, says its path was felly ono oighth of a mile wldo. tho storm moving over tho oountry like au limnonse cloud of smoke, while ovory whero In Its course tho air was filled with trees and tho ruins of houacs. Forests wero blown down like weeds, fencos destroyed for miles, and it is estimated that in this oounty alone at Ioo*t twonty rosidoncos arc In ruins, to sav nothing of tho lossou other build ing*, live stock and form property. At Aloxandersvlllo, six miles south of hero, several persons are known to havo been injured and ono lady is re ported killed, while tho saw mills, tho barns and other building aro destroy ed. At Carrollton, Jriond's papor mills and other buildings aro badly damaged, and it Is reported that a number of rosidoncos arc destroyed. Near Woodbnrn, tho residonco and othor buildings belonging to Edward Wheatly are destroyed, with othor ' property; Two farm hands aro re ported' missing. Tho brick school house No. 9 Is reported destroyed aud - tho roof carried five hundred yards. A child was caught in tho cyolono, carried two hundred yards and drop PS?* ear^ slightly Injured. Mitchell's houso and bam aro partly ruined. Uldenow's property is badly 9?'*,egcd?nd Abuor Harris' barn and othor.buildings destroyedv The uamos of the other losers cannot be ascertain ed. Considering tho largo uumbor of houses destroyed, the loss of life must havo boon , heavy. In the neighbor Miamlsburg the damago is :> heavy. In this olty there was a hoavv vjmiu, acoompanlod by ball, but thor'o was little wind, Ono fVeak of tho ^done wss that In Dayton and five 'knuMr south of tho olty thero was raiu and. bail,while still farther south WO^ WM mn and no hall, still far ther south thoro was hail and no rain, ntidln some sections of tho oountry doTOStafedihere was neither rat ii nor Bellbrook, Qroen county, at least flfleon form houses were moro or looB damfcged, the qocupants general ly^oscaplng by taking roAi^o In eel lars. L roni Carrollton the oyclono took a direct easterly course and its force was not the least spent when It reached.Jamestown, a thriving vil lage of 800 inhabitants, which, It is jopprtod, was entirely destroyod. Onjy a few buildings woro left stand ing. Meagre telegraphic reports reoolvod here state that tlx pore >ns nro known to havo been killed, while twenty were moro or loss injured Among other residences, that of L. Wlckorshaw was lifted tVom its foun dations aud carried quite a distance. Owing to the country being sparsely fottlod and the blookod condition of the railroads, accurate accounts cannot obtained, but the destruction property and life must be terriblo. Noar Xenia theio was considerable , destruction. Tho Soldier's, Sailor's and Orphan's Homo wero badly dam l,s'VrL.art^ bam, a laundry aud otho buildings wore dostroyod. Tho hos pital and qthor structures wero nn voufcd^, $laa ffarvoy, matron, and bight watchman Iliohardson wore In jurod|,|>ut nono of the children were hurt. Between Jasper and Codar creek, on the Narrow Gaugo Itallroad, the damage Is^freat to form property. ^CiKCWNATt, April 28.?Tho Com inereial-Oazotto'H Jamostown, Groono oounty, O., tool.1 tay?: "A leirlbl. cyclone struck Jamostown about 6 p. m., Sunday. Twq>thirds of the towjv was completely ruined. Six jjirsorts were kilted as fellows: Miss 1*> of Esculapia ""?>??<> l. gf' Bj&'tfomi*/ Iowa, April 28.?In* ? *" 1j ii. jpecolvodflhoro of rof Ulram Jollerson, ii, In this Btato*;, Jeller _ -flvo yours of nge, Anal fits wife, on tbelr farm. >t fonr men entered tliolr ?JMfed them fYoin bod and ?old man's hair Mid whisker; Irt about Iila MU| urnffffou nlm to a tree and hanged hint. Mrs. it oatne to tho door and tried to * neighbors, th^'jic?rentmC| ted 400 yards away, hot the M, who had finished their olwo to th? i^po tratore oftheorlme, as tho night was too darker Mrs. Jollerson to dUtliu gnlsU their features. Thero are strong ler's husband, John Brnytho, a hard character* Is n-eeJ? charged with the crime, it le alto supposed that the old man's eoi^ Cicero, if one of the party who dJdJI AuOuwom, Iowa, April 29.?Cloero Jellorson has oohltmed that he with )l? Itro brothor?-ln-M|P murdered his IraV r'Xfy.i ;Iz&kv iCwfL. :?<?! ?'^?*?83 WlMOl IK CMAHKAntByr^ :',l I. M ?Smith, III* wVll Known Mn.l? I>?*l me, MttWl BU SmIbi Oat. *1 CnAwtorra, N. CL May 1.-1I. Mc 1th, manager of the McSmith Mnslo ,J>f this olty, a branch of Lud Batee, Savannah, 0a., eommlt oide at 4 o'clock this afternoon, he afore at 8.80 o'clock Mils and w*? hot soen again until an old warehouse In a tho lid on. It fteetiwl Iberate In the attt, for 1 he recognised the voice i hniitlng for him, pistol to tho side ~ hit bralne ont. overwork is ?jand killed his m near Jordan, ?n, and then .Tealottsy was HMOkwrNMKIratfnhrUMiKNtoi ?* ?iillwi?y-.n? wall It * tlM Washington, April 29.?In tho Criminal Court, to-day, Jnstioe Wylio presiding*, the cue of the United State? against Win. Pitt Kellogg was called. Kollo^g Im charged with 1 wir ing rtceivod money whilst Uuited States Senator for services rendered In relation io a contract with the United States, in violation of seetton 1782 of the Revised Statutes. The contracts iu^piostlou were for the performance by James B. Prico of mall service upon 8tar routes Nos. 31, 148(8an An tonlo to Corpus Christie) 81,188 (Mon 'roo, Louisiana to Shrevoport, Lou isiana,) ajid Kellogg is charged with having received from Prico notes and drafts in consideration ol influencing Thomas J. Brady, Sooond Assistaut Post-master-Gcnoral, to make certain ordors for tho oxpodition of tho sorvico on those routes, resulting in a large increase of the contractors pay. Mr. Kellogg was present at the opening with his counsoi, Mr. Ingerson. Jero Wilson and Nathaniel Wilso. Ex Second Assistant Postmastcr-Goneral Thomas J.Brady was also present. Tho government was represented by Mr. Kor, of Philadelphia, Sam'l Rey nolds. of Lancastor, Penn., and District Attomoy Worthlngton. After a short dolay tho court orderod tho jury to bo callcd. After somo spar ring the jury was completed. Tho Govornmcnt was oponed its case by calling Postal Inspector "Wood ward to tho stand. Ho tcstifled more ly as to tho charactor of certain papers put in evidence. His exomi natlon was cut short by Judge Wylle remarking that ho was not going to lot timo bo wasted in trifles. Said ho ?'I am not going to inako a Star Routo case of this trial," ' I received a lesson during that caso that I shall novor forget." Tho Government next called Jas. IJ. Prico. Tbo examination was conducted by District Attorney Whor thlngton, Mr. Prico said ho resided in Jefferson City, Mo., and had car ried mails or 80 years; had known Kellogg for 16 years was stopping at the Riggs House, in this ctty. in Julv 1879; had a conversation at Willard's with Kollog in regard to petitions and paperr; told Kellogg ho would give him $20,000 if ho would got orders for cxpldltlon mado; Kellogg said he would seo about it; in a fow days af terward Kellogg told him ho thought It would bo all right, tho petitions would be granted and the expedition ordors mado; tho orders were soon forthcoming and witness gavo ICol logg flvo drafts and a promlsory note aggregating $20,000: tho note was produced and identified as wero tho flvo drafts; tho District Attorney directed attention to tho oudorscmontB on the papers by Walsh; witnoss said that Walsh's endorsement was not upon them when ho guvo thorn to Kel ? the note was read; it was drawn by to his order for $6,000, and was dated July 16, 1870; the drafts wero also read: they wero flvo in number, for $8,000 each, endorsed by Prico and Walsh; in explanation of the fact that the drafts wero dated July 18. witness said he knew that it would take' a day or two to got tho drafts certified aud wished to have them ready for Kellogg when tho orders wero made; wliuoss had nothing moro to do with tho drafts alitor giving tho in to Kellogg and paid the note at maturity: witness's next conversation with Koliogg was sometime in 1881 after tho newspapers got hold of all this stuff and Kellogg told him in substanoo that thoro was nothing in the whole mattor; it would all ond in smoko; Koliogg also said that ho had given the drafts to Walsh, and that ho had received nothing from him, (Walsh); at anothor interview Kel logg said ho had cotton $2,200. IVom Walsh, and that Brady had gotten the money, 'or something of that kind; witness did not **..acorn himself about it; , it di? not intoro?t him and his ?;ccollcctlon of tho hilorviow was not disiiot: witness said ho mot Koliogg with Ids counsoi, Jerro Wilson, in tho latter part of Decombor, 1081, In Phil adelphia; thoy talked over tho Star Routo matters gonerallv, and of this caso in particular; Kellogg roltorated his prediction that it wonld all end in smoko, and said that if any troublo grow out of it. ho (Kellogg) would furnish counsoi; witnoss had no per sonal knowledge of how tho monoy represented was colloctcd or what becamo of It. Washington, May 1,?In tho Kel logg oftso to-(lay, Jiulgo Wyllo granted a motion to oxoludo Prico's testimony, and held that the case was barred by the statutes of limitations. Tho cafio was then glvon to tho jury, wbioh ro turnod a verdiot of not guilty. UBKOHKR ON W,AINK. lie Think* th?M*ln? Mftn'i Nun nun Set, and that h? Should I>ovote Hlmaelf to L.tterutar?. Nkw Yonn, April 80. -Tho Rev. Ileiiry Ward Beochor, in an inter* view Saturday last, expressed nls opinion on tho presidential oontest. He said: "Tho outoomo of tho Utioa convention, as regains. Now York, has In a measure Killed off tho prin cipal candidates for the prosidonoy. It does not, however, end Arthur's candidacy* Arthur is now, aa he has hlthorto boon,'tho first choice of tho business men of tho cOnritty, and I believe with good, roaeon, us they aro but following tho blbljtal advlco and rewarding tho faithful sorvant. The slrOugost point about Arthur is tliftt he eame into the oxooutlvo chair under peonllar and untoward circumstances. Tho country ifearod Ids administration at that time, but tho busbies* Jnterosts aro now oom pletuiy satisfied-? ? -and not alono satis led wiih him, but heartily fear Ail of a change. I would not support Illaluo If ho woro nominated. With out analysing tho public servloes of Mr. Dlalno or making any Invidious or disparaging distinctions between htm and tho other candidates promi nently mentioned, I would say this: That 1 have no syinyathy wltn and woutd not support any oandidato whoso sources of tnoomo have been tho money oontros and monopolies of tho oountry; nor would I oonnsol tho nomination of such a man by either party. I cannot roitorato m? senti ment on thfl' .subjcot of Mr. Blaino's eandhlitoy too strongly. Ids nomina tion would be a nubile oslamnity and his election a national .disgrace * Yon Will, howevor, understand that per aoually I beliovo Mr. Dlalne to bo an excellent man; but as politician his sun has sot, and ho may now dtvoto himself to tho literary labor in which ho so much delights. Robert Lincoln lift think, the coming man. If ho were nominated I would bo among his stannohtst adhoront*. He Is pains taking, sensible man, tho son of a groat fhthor, not without good parts In himself?though not brilliant, yet clover and highly WmtwuxV' ?To show Mr. Blaine's real strongth In New York. State, tho Tribune has made up the following statement: Republican majority In oountles '? ? voting for Blame delegates. ft),*71 Republican majority In counties Edmunds-Arthur delegates. 10,M0 Difference In fsvor of the Blaine delegates 23,Tin Tho same prvpor furnishes other furaros which conclusively establish tho foot that Maine Is tho cholco of two-thlras of tho Republicans orj? IRmntM ?A copy of the first editlou of Bnrns's poems sold tor ?40 in Edin burgh tbo other day. ?General Israel Putnam's wedding ring is owned and pri/od by a woman in Omaha, Nebraska. ?Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, will deliver the oommenoement oration before the Yale law school this year. ? Senator Anthony owns half of the Providence Journal. Ilia share of the profits amounts to about 936,000 a year. ?Lioutenant Rhodes, the hero oftho Dexter, will be a first nontenant iu the lteveuuo Marine Sorvico noxt uionth. ?Mrs. Francis Hodgon Burnett, the novelist, Is a tenant in Washington of no less a person than Gonoral Grant. ?James Payu and William Black, the novelists, aro hail follows well met. They tako luncheon together almost dally at tho Reform Club in Londou. ?Tho Duke of Bitcclouc'i, who has just died in Scotland, was known wherevor bo went uncovered by a peculiar mark?a largo wen upon tho top of his head. ?Christiuo Niisson says she novor goo# on tho stago without trepidation and when sho lee In weak or 1ms an important part sho kneels down and' says her prayers. --Ministor Ix>wcll will prosido at the oponing meeting of tho Browning Society in London. It is expoctod that iio will mako a critical spoccb upon tho qualities of tiic poot. ?E. A. Woodward, of Tweed ring notoriety, has been olocted vestryman of Trinity Church, in South Norwalk. Conn. A number of members will withdraw from the church. ?Gcorgo Jones, tho owner ot tho New York Times, denies a report that ho is to retire ftotn tho nctivo manage ment of that journal. As his health is good ho does not oxpoct to go abroad this year. ? General Samuel C. Armstrong, noted in connection with tho educa tion of Indiau children, is to bo mar ried to Miss Isabel EutJs, of Spring field, Mass., a teacher in tho Hampton, Va., School. ?Mr. Miles, the director of tho Cinninnati dramatic festival, admits, it is said, that tho oxponscs probably will exceed tho receipts by $30,000. At tho rccont opera festival tho sum of $20,000 was lost. ?Dr. Charles E. Clark, of Boston, whilo rummaging around in a iunk shop in that city recoutly, found somo valuablo Colonial documonts, worth tholr weight iu gold. Tho papers woro bought by Abbott Lawronco and by him they liavo been givon to tho Boston public library. ?Mrs. Becvos, tho wife of Sims Rcoves, said tho other day: "Why, ladies como to mo and say, 'I havo a daughter who sings well. I want hor to appear in public. Ilow long do you think it would tako to train nor?nine months?' 'Nino years, mndarnc. Evon a bootmaker takes sovon." ?Aloxandro Dumas, tho older, had a green coat with brasA buttons torn in shreds fVom his back by enthusiastic admlrorfl on May 3, 1831, tho night of tho first production of his tragedy, "Anthony." At tho Odeon, in Paris, on Friday night just passed there was a brilliant revival of tho play. ?Mrs. Fonno Tudor, of Nahant, Miss., loft largo bequosts for benovo lont purposes, but sovoral of tho heirs step in (o contest tho will. It was one of tho provisions of tho will that the holr who entered a protost agaiust the instrument should bo disinherited or refused any bequest whatsoever. ?General John S. Borry, of Balti more, !r??t his favor!to horso by death tho other day. Tho animal in ques tion, Sam, had roachod the romarkablo ago of 30 yoars 11 months and 17 days, and ho had been in General Berry's possession over 25 years. Sam' was a bobtallod bright bav, foaled May 6, 1844. ?Frederick D. Mussoy 1ms caused a sonsation in Ohio society. About two years ago lio married tlio youngest daughtor of (iovornor Foster, tlio wed ding being tbo social affair of tbo winter at Columbus. A fow days ago Mrs. Mussoy, forbcaranco being no longor a virtuo, roturned to bor paronts at Fostoria. ? Alfrod Bowles, tbo business man ager of tbo Chicago Tribune, fissures the man ofgobsip on tho Washington Capital staff that tho Tribune annual ly pays 60 per cent, dividonds on an investment of $500,000. Tho stock 19 valued at $1,000,000 and tho profits arc 25 por cout. 011 tliat. ?Henry Grafton Dulany, of London county, Va.j whoso fortuno Is said to amount to two millions of dollars, is thinking of making his homo in Wash ington and of opening a banking of fico with a houHO also in Now York. Mr. Dulany is a young man, a bacho lor, and goos into buslno^ bccauso ho is anxious for an occupation. His for tuno camo through his mother, who was of English desoont. His fathor livod 011 an old ostato in London county.. ?John Parrott tho pionoor bankov of Sail FraScisco, who died last woek, loavos a curious will. His ostuto, valued at flvo millions, is not to bo dlvidod until tho death of his widow. 8ho will act as trustoo of the property do v J sod to her and Iior ohildron. Even one son, who is over age, is willed tho profits of a largo rauco "as long as his mothor approvos of his conduot," in oontrary eveuts sho has powor to divldo tho inoomo among tlio othor ohildron. * ?Charles Aguoro. tho Cuban revo lutionary loader, belongs to a wealthy family in Puorto Prlnoino. Ho is not Sot thirty and has boon in arms against paitlsh authority in Cuba almost continuously tinco ho was fourteen. No Ono who knows him double his bravery. Ho is described as a small man, weighing about 115 pounds. VHo hr?i black curling hair ami a small moustache, which turns up atthoonds. His smiles arogrlm and thoro is a look of flerconcss about his face, but ordi narily ho is th6 most harmloss porson imaginable In appoaranco. The RoMltm' Homo. Nkw Youk, May 1.?Tho ontertaln montgivon at tbo Metropolitan Opora Houso last night for tho l>eiieflt of tho proposed homo for ox-Conflodorato Holulors in Kiohmond, Va., was a groat suocoss. Tho houso was crowd ed and recoipts woro largo, Tho exact flguros could not bo ascortatncll. but It Is thought tho proceeds will aggregate sevoral thousand dollars. ?A dispatch fYom Hoono, Mo., says Frank James has arrived fVom Ala bama in ohargo of an ofllcor. Ho was admitted to ball In $0,000 to answer. In tho olronlt court, on tho second Monday In July, to tho charge of com plicity 111 tho OttorviHo train robbory.v 11 1 1 - The Florida Uepubllcan 8late Con- 1 vcnllon, which met last wook, had a I stormy tlmn, owing to tho Introduction of a resolution endorsing tho oivll sor vlco orders of Hayes and Arthur, and saying that duo respect for tlio same orders renders It inexpedient to eloot any perion a dolegato holding a Fod efal position, appointed thoroto by tho Pre?ldont or tho United States. Tho retolutlon was dofbatod. Tbo dele gates lure tor Arthur. POLITICAL MOTS*. ?Btecfcor will not support Blaino ovon though tbo lattrr bo nomluatcd. ?Fifty thousand majority in Lou isiana 1 This will be a hard year for Democracy, s ?Tho Republicans of the sixth Kan sas district oxpressed prefereuco for Blaluo. ?Tho Republicans of this third Nebraska district voted for Blaino aa tbo first ohoioe. j. ?Tbe Maine Republican delegation to tho National Convention is solid and euthuslastio for Blaino. ?The New Hampshire delegation to the Republican Convention is divided between Dlaiqo and Edmunds. ?The Florida State Republican Convention oleotod delogatos to Chi cago who will all support Arthua. ?Tho Michigan Greenback Stato Convention has declared in favor of tVee trndo, and Bon Butler for Presi dent. ?Tho Stato Republican Convention of Iowa has olcctod delegates to tho National Convention, all in favor of! Blaino. Tho California Republican dele gates to Chicago aro all instructed to vote for Blaino as long as he Is in tho Hold. ?Tho Colorado delegates to tho Republican National Convention go unfrstructod, but each dulcgalo pledged himself to support Blaino. ?Tho total number of votes in tho Republican Convention at Chicago will bo 820. Necessary to a nomination. 411. ' ?All tho delegates to the Greonback Convention at Indianapolis are for Ben Butler. Tho grcoubacks aro for tho moBsback this year, suro. ?Tho Wyoming Republican Terri torial Convention, last week, choso delogatos to tho National Convention. They favor Arthur. ?Tho Republican delegation from North Carolina aro divided between Blaino and Arthur?a majority for Arthur. ?Tho Democrats of tho tenth Mas sachusetts district olected delegates to Chicago last week, but made no ex pression of preference for President. ?1Tho Washington Torritorv Repub lican Convention olected two dele ?fates to Chicago. Thoy aro instructed or Blaine. ?Tho Texas Republican Convention last week elected four dolegates-at largo to Chicago?one for Edmunds, ono for Arthur and two for Blaino. ?Tho Republicans of the second district of West Virginia send unin 8tructcd dologates. who will vote for Blaino as long as his namo is up. ?Tho Maiuo Straightout Greenback Convention last weok elected delogatos to tho National Groonhack Convention. A motion to instruct tho dolegates for Gonoral Butler was dofoatcd. ?Tho Republican delegation from Massachusetts to Chicago goos unin structcd, but tbo Convention electing them endorsed Edmunds for President aud Lincoln for Vice-President. ?Tho Minnesota Stato ltopubllcan Convention met last week. . Gon. John B. Sanborn was olected temporary chairman, which was doomed a Blaine victory. The lines were drawn on tho tomporary organization. ?Tho Massachusetts Domocrats last week olected delegates to tho National Convention. A. resolution endorsing Be i Butler for Presidont was unani mously adopted, but tho dolcgatos go unlnslructed. ?Tho Nobraska Republican dclega tos-at-largo to tho Chicago Convention arc all four Blaino men. A resolution instructing for Blaino was, however, defeated. Tho platform endorses tho administration of Prosldont Arthur in strong to -ins. ?Tho Kentucky Republican Stato Convention Inst week olected three dolegatos-at-large to Chicago. Thoy aro for Arthur. Of 22 district dele gates 16 arc for Arthur, 1 anti-Arthur, 4 for Blaino, and 2 non-committal. ?At the Montana Republican Stato Convention last weok the Blaino and Edmunds men unitod and divided tho delegation to tho Chicago Convention, tho friends of oach candidate thus so curing ono dolegato. ?The Rhode Island Stato Conven tion, last weok, elooted delegates to Chicago. Tho dolegatlon is unpledged and uninstructcd. The porsonal prefor oncos aro understood to bo four for Arthur, two for Edmnnds and i wo for Blaino. ?Tho West Virginia Ropublloan Stato Convention mot last woek and choso four doIegatOB-at-largo and four nllornatos to tho Chicago Convention. Tho convontion instructed thodologatos to voto for Blaine as lonff as there was a roasonoblo chance of his nomination, ?At tho primary elections in Louis ville, Ky., last wook, to oloct dolegates to tho Ropubllcan Stato Convention, tho fooling was so blttor botwoon the Arthur and anti-Arthur men that two sote of delegates wore chosen in noarly all tho wards. ?Tho Maryland Republican Stato Convention mot last woolc. The con cluding rosolution of tho platform de clares Blaino to bo the choice of tho Maryland Repnblioans'for Presidential candidate, but pledges tholr support to tho Chicago nomlneo, whoever ho may be. .< r ?Tho North Carolina Ilepublloan Convention of tho fourth district olect ed Chas. I>. Updon and John William son, colorod, as dolegates to the Chi cago Convention. Both are for Arthur. Tho Kopublican Convention of the fifth district olocted Patrick H. Win ston and Thos. B. Koof dolegates to Chicago. Both aro Arthur men. ?Tho resolutions adopted by tho Vermont Ropubllcan Convontion re affirm alloglanco to ropublloan prlnot pies, approvo tho system of protection demand a revision of tho dutlos on wool and woollens, and a reduction of taxation; prosont tho name of Edmunds for Prosldont and instruot tho dolegatos to voto for him as long as his namo is l>oforo tho Convontion. ? At tho Clitoago Convention in 1880 Blaino received 9 votoi ft-om tho Ohio delegation to 86 for Sherman. IIo will this tlmo start in with 80. and proba bly on tho next ballot will liavo 40. Ho had 17 IVom New York on tho first ballot, and will now utart with 80; ho had &8 fYom Pennsylvania en tho first vote, and will now got 47, and proba bly 6f the 00. 1 Blaino may bo Imp py yot. ?The Straightent Kopublican State Convontion of Virginia met in Rich mond last wcok, about ISO delegates moro than half of whom woro colorod, being prosont. Tho following dolo^ gat0H-at*larg0 to Chicago wore elected John P. Dotondorf, B. B. Botts, Wm 0. Wlckham, H. C. Parsons, J. M Dawson and Wm. II. Lostur. Tho Convention declared In favor of Blaino add J4i tool n. t Kansas Republican State (in vention, last wook, olocted Sonator Plumb, Judge 8. Morrltt, J. A. Wood and A. W. Mann delegatos-At-Iargo to Chicago. Tho Convention adopted resolutions saying that the admlnlslra tlon of Chestor A. Arthur, boglnnlng undor clrcnmstancos of great embar rassment. has been guided by a wise and Intelligent judgment which com mends Itself to the hearty approval of the whole pooplo. I , .I,'" - fl'g A Water Powt I wish to describe tho beautiful form Of aquatio lifo lately seen tipon one of oar WMtern rivers: To mf ere, it wu the most conspicuous object In sight; with its presenoe it honored aild legal ised the stream, and ms^A tho moment in which it was seen seem worthy of remembrance. ? figure all curves and grace, as beflts whatover lives in the ?nave communion of waters; pure white, like a drift of new-fallen enow kept by enchantment from melting, it moved without starting a ripple or loavlng the slightest wake, while itself and its mirrored image "floated doub le." I may have wished It would rise from tho water, that I might ?oo tho spread of its wings and tho rnaunor of its flight, but in this I was not to be gratined. It had the appearance of sloop; and as noithor head nor nock could be seon, thoso wore, doubtless, foldod under its wing. If it had oomo 0? a migrant from distant regions, it was now resting oblivious of its long voyage. Funoy suggested that tho po etry of Its motion bo set to tho musloof a awau-soug. To what island of rush os, or to what baro saudy margin, would It at lout, coino to dio,?to dis solve in tho sun aud tho wind, leaving only a pinch of yellow-white dust, which tho loast breath mi^lit scatter awayP Was I perhap* mistaken ns to the spo oios of this water-fowl? 1 lookod again, aud *aw that it was ono of tho brood fledgod iu storm :it the foot of tho mill dam. Air and water woro its parents, and its whole substance but a drift of (ohui. A wild, while swan it was (such as no fowler ever snared or shot), sail ing solitary and beautiful down tho ambor-colored river.? Marcii Atlantic. At a Mormon Dance. I-havo attendod parties of both soots. The Mormon party wns chiefly distin guishable for tho abundanco of its pret ty young girls, and tho ratlior largo proportion of olderly and gray-hoaded csoorta; whllo tho soaroily of middle aged women and tho small proportion of young mon soomod conspicuous. Tho appearance of a blooming little Mormon boauty, scarcely into hor toons, whirling through a passionate waltz In tho closo embrace of a fiery eyod old grandfather, in whom tho fires had uo right to lurk, struck mo ns singularly uupoetical. A friond has likonod it to the appoarance of a snow storm on a sunny Julv day. It is ono of tho famous "boautles of polygamy," this blending of wiutor and summor.* The girls Tmvo grown accustomed to it and generally accept thoir aged uart nors gracefully. Tho old follows them aoivos soem never to grow rusty. They fall as maudlinly inTovo at 80 as thoy did at 18 and their watory oyos f;loat ovor tho soft complexions of thoir air companions with all the apprecia tion of a connoisseur in tho art of "mashing," and thoir exalted position in tho ranks of faithful sorves ofttimes to make them dangerous rivals of any youthful Adonis who may vouturo to enter tho lists against them. At tho gontile party which I attended, a mas querade, I was much amused at the onaraotor assumed by ono of tho malo maskors, aided by a linlf-dozon fomi nlno companions. He imporsonatod an old rustic Mormon and tho girls fig urod as Ills six wives of six dlfferont de grees of ago, from 18 up to 60, and of six differont stylos of boauty?a bluo eyed school-girl, an uncouth Gorman poasant olod, a sparkling brunotto of petite form, a buxom Scottish High land lassio, a strong-minded, strong featurod, vinogarv-browod damo of 40 and a gray-haTrou matron. ? Utah Cor. Cincinnati Enauircr. In tho Lime Klin Club. Immodlatoly nftor olootion word was rocoivod from tUo outer gunrd that a oolorod maa giving his namo as Pro fosior Bygone Plunkett, and Ills rosi idenoo as Memphis, had arrived in De troit for tho purpose of dolivoring a lecturo on scionoo beforo tho club. Brother Gardner repllod that ho had nover hoard of any such porson, and askod if tho namo was known to any member. No ono oould rooall it, but ft was deoidod to admit tho strangor and listen to his remarks. Tho moment the so-callod profossor entorod tho hall a dozon monibors roso to thoir foot and shoutod out that ho was a white man in disguise. Tho usual length of heoi in a oolorod man whs missing, and ho forgot to turn in his toeB as ho walked. In a minute tho falso wig was toru from tho man's hoad, and it whs plainly soon that ho was white. Thou a painful silonoo fol lowed, broken at last by tho voico of Brother Gardner as he said: "White man, did you want anyfing in pertiokler in dla hallP" "I thought I'd have a littlo fun," was the sulky reply. "An* so you Si;all havo. Do Com mittee on Sole Leather will osoort the Sem'len do wo to do alley doah an1 seo at he am glben a proper send-off." Tho oommltteo consists of Giveadam Jones, Plokles Smith And Whalebone Howker, three of the heaviest klokers in tho club. Thoy soizod the base im Sos tor and hustled him away, and in 10 course of two or throe minutes there came a succession of thuds which Jar rod tho hall from cellar to parrot and nut out six of tho lafnps. Nextl?De troit Free Prw. Thin, "Wiry Men the ilravoflt. History no doubt gives color to the Idea that fat men are not, as a rule, bravo. Falstaff was a fat man; he was a conspicuous onward. Ma). Monsoon was likowlso onrpulont: his gallantry lay in (he dlrootlon of oniokons. There have been brave fat men, of course; witness Pickwick, as fcouragoous a gon tloman as ever faced a widow. The horoes of tho world havo undoubtedly been wiry men, not tieoossarlly scare crows. but men without an unusual or unwieldy proportion of adipose tis suo. Had the living skoleton, now be* Ing suod by his recently-made bride, been a fait man. he Kir^ulu undoubtedly havo wilted, and pormlttod himself, perhaps, to be cartiod off In a clothos baskei Boing a skoloton, he is a man of valor, and no bride of a day shall trifle with his emaciated nffeotlons. Anatomically spoaking, tho skoloton is all grit. He proposes to flglit it out to the nitter end, it ho has to pawn his bones to pay oounsol foes.?a. K Com mercial Advertiser. OolOtMi A>ast of Qaorglo, who was a Sallant offloor in tho Confederate array uring the war of tho reholilon, toils tho following amusing story whloh has not horetoforo appoarod In prints '*1 have always had," said he, "a groat respect for tho valof of tho Massachu setts troops, anfl there was ono regi ment, particularly, tho Ninth, whioh fought us like tlgors. It so happened that during soveral engagements we were pitted against eaoh othor, and thero was muoh dosperato work, I can assure you. During ono of our oncountors we were fortunate enough to surround one of their oorapanlos, and as wo woro shooting awny, they seolng that unless they aurrondorod they werooortaln of annihilation, show ed tho white flog. Unfortunately this was not soon by my entire command, and sovoral shots woro flrod after I had given tho order to oeaso. In tho midst of this desultory llrlng th?ro oamo a strong Hibornlan voioo from out of tha bushes, 'Howld up, yoa sooundrels. We havo snrrondored nn.l yer klllln1 dlmmocrats.'M A oountry editor say* if ?s many people knew hotr to pay their sub scriptions as Well as they think they know how to run a newspaper, editors would havo an easier tlmo of it - ? ? OXNKRAL MEWS ITKKS. ? ? | ?Wb. Brooke, negro, wu banged for wife murder ou Friday at Alexan dria, La. . ?Snail pox is raging at Lampassas, Mexioo, and prevails lii milder form at other points. ?Fitzgerald won tho walking match on Saturday at Now York, Rowoll coming next. L'i ?The town of Brlsben. in Pennsyl vania. was destroyed by nro on Satur day night. Loss, $200,000. ?The House committoe on olcctious has decided to report in favor of Eng lish in tho contosted caso against Pecle, from Indiana. ?Uoorgo W. Trabuo general super intenent of tho Southern division of tho Western Union Telegraph Com pany, is dead. ?Tho last weokly statement of tho Now York associated banks showed that thov held $80G,000 in excess of logal requirements. ?In tho discussion on tho tariff bill on Tuosday in Congress ltnndall spoko first, Blackburn sccond, Kassou third and Morrison last. ?Murray's iron works and Hazel tiuo's planing mills were burned at "Waukesha, Wisconsin, ou Fridav. Loss, $80,000. ?Tho House committee on rivers and harbors will recointnond appro* priations aggregating about $17,331, 000 for river and harbor improvetnonts. ?Tho produce exchange of New York held no session on Tuesday, spending the day in celebrating the opening of tho new exchange. ?Tho Boston tariff reform league has passed a resolution requesting the delegation from Massachusetts not to voto to strike out the enacting clause of the Morrison bill. ?A negro who eloped with a white girl A*om Becmcrvilie, N. Y., was arrested on Saturday and only escaped lynching by tho shrewd management of the ofllcers who had him in charge. ?Tho steamer "Stato of Florida," from Now York for Glasgow, has been lost at sea. No particulars, except that tho explosion which sank tho slnp was caused by dynamite. --A boilor explosion occurred in a marblo works in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., on Saturday, destroying tho building, killing flvo rnon instantly and fatally injuring two moro. ?Allen Ingall8, a negro, ono of tho number charged with murdering tho Taylor family of negroes, at Avon dalo, Ohio, last winter, hung himself in tho county jail on Fridhy morning. ?Tho poor house of Van Burou county, near Hartford, Michigan, was burned on Friday night. Fifteen or sixteen inmates bat their livos in the llaiuos. Tho loss on tho building is $10,000; insured. ?Tho labor troubles between tho Italians and Longshoremen's Union at Buffalo, N. Y., aro beginning to as sume serious proportions. A fight ocourrod on Saturday, but was onued by tho polioo without serious results ?A sdocLI to tho Galveston News from Columbus, Texas, says tho farm ers, on account of tho cold weather ana boat'.ng rains that havo prevailed in that section, havo had to replant their cotton. ?On Monday an insane man named Max Michael, aged forty years, living at 946 Llthgaw street, Philadelphia, sot flro to a bed on which ho and his ono-yoar-old child were lying and both woro burned to death. ?Telegrams received at Shrevcport, La., stato that Mulligan and Clarko, eonvlctod in Ouschita parish of tho murder of old man Itodgors and his wife last month, wcro taken from jail at Monroe, Saturday night, and hanircd by citizons. ?Samuol T. Wilson, a convict guard on Richardson's plantation, on Wash ingto bayou, Mississippi, was lynched by a negro mob on Monday night. Tho latter claim that Wilson mado tho convicts beat a negro insensible and then throw him into tho rivor. In a contest for the championship ot tho United States for lady rollor skaters in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday night, the first prize, a solid gold dia mond-mounted inedal and tho cham pionship of America was awarded to Miss Jcnnio Houghton, of New York ?Political . circles in Lawrence, Mass., aro greatly agitated by the issuo of a waraant for the arrest of'cx-Mayor Caleb Saunders, on tho charge of tam pering with tho ballot-box in ward (5, In Decombor last, whllo it was in tho ofllco of tho city clerk, during tho timo botween tho doposit of the returns and tho recount. ?Tho total visiblo supply of cotton for tho world is 2,790,713 bales, of which 1,981,843 bales aro American, against 3,018,027 and 2,247,727 bales rospeotlvoly last yoar. Tho receipts of cotton at all tho interior towns aro 18,444 bales; rocoipts from the planta tions 12,0GB balos. Crop in sight 0,657,098 balos. ?Dr. B. F. Ghott, a prominent physician of Altoona, Pa., died Mon day ovoning of a spino disoaso, fVom which he had boon a sufferer for sovor al years. Whon tho announcomont of his death was mado Miss Harvey, aged twenty, his sistor-in-law, who had boon an invalid and a member of tho Doctor's family, foil on hor face and died in a few minutes. B. SHBEBHEIMER HAS BEMOVKI) HIS BAIt BOOM TO RIDGEWA Y, S. ( J., Whoro lie will always keep on hand a flue assortment of liquors, including XXXX GIBSON BYE, OLD CROW WHISKEY, SWEET MASH COBN, N. C. COUN WHISKEY, Together with all grados of Wine, Gin, etc., etc. All goods sold nt COLUMBIA ANI) CHARLOTTE PRICES LAGER 11EER AT $1.00 per Dozen. ORDER? SOLICITED. SATISFACTION GIT A BANT E ED. Jan ft CHARLESTON ADVERTISEMENTS. ?1 W. STILES, PAINTER. HURLEY BLOCK, 109 MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, S. C\ Dealer in Paints, Oils, Brushes, Varnish Glass, Putty, Colore, Glue, Ac. ALVIN R. TIIOMLINSON. (Factory In Charleston.) Manufacturer of Saddles, Bridles HARNESS, AC. Dealer in Saddlkrt, Hardware, Lkathkr, Ac. , Ac. Importer of English Bite, Stirrups, Ac. 137 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. 0. JJENRY STKITZ, Importer and Wholesale Dealer In FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUIT, Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Cocoa nuts, Lemons, Pineapples, Potatoes, Onions, l'eanuts, Cabbages, Ac. S. E. Cor. Meeting A Market Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. QIIARLE3 C. LESLIE, Wholesale ami Retail Commission Dealer FISH, OYSTERS, GAME and POULTRY, Stalls Nos. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office No. 7 Market St., East of East Bay, Consignments of Country Produce are respectfully solicited. Poultry, Eggs, Ac. Perishable Goods at owner's risk after delivery to Southern Express Co. jp BROTHERHOOD A CO." IRON MERCHANTS. Dealers in Machinery and Suim-liks. AOENTR FOR 'MAII) OF THE SOUTH CORN MILL." No. 1G.5 Mketino St., Charleston, S. C. Try our po conts Machine Oil?the best in the market. J^UCAS A RICHARDSON, STATIONERS, PRINTERS and BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS, 03 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. J ^ AG BR BEER FROM THE CLAUSSEN BREWING CO., CHARLESTON, S. C.: Have now a Standard Beer superior to oth n ,kcRs' Patent stopper bottles, and bottles In ban-els for export, to keep a long time Emnty beer bottles bought Agant ln;Columbla, Mr. Julius KrenUeLs QLEMENS CLACIUS, ? IMl'ORTER AND DEALER IN ? WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOCACCO, OROCERIKS AND l'ROVIBIONS, No 17.1 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. QTTO TIEDEMAN A SONS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, ?AND? PROVISION DEALERS, 102 AND 104 EAST BAY STREET, CIIARESTON, S. C. Bo7 1) BROTHERS, Wholehble Grocers, Liquor Dealers ?and? COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 197 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. (t W. AIMAR A CO , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN CHOICE DKU08 MRDICINKS, CHKMICAL8, BUKGICATj instruments, Perfumeries and Toilet Articles, Cor. King and Vanderhorst Streets. CHARLESTON. S. C. g I). TIIOMAS, AGENT, No. :*20 Kino St., Oitobite Liuenty, WINDOW SHADES, PAPER HANG INGS, LACE CURTAINS, j COItNACES AND UrnOI.BTEIlY GOODS, CHARLESTON, S. C. Window Awnincib Made to Ohdeh A. cl CUD WORT II & CO., ?WHOI.EBAI.K? SADDLERY WAREHOUSE, 1 an Meeting Sthkkt, Ol'I'OBITE C H A It I. E B T O N HOT I. CHARLESTON, S. C. ^LVA GAGE A CO., CHARLESTON ICE HOUSE, Maiiket, Coiineu CnuKCH Street, CU ? RLESTON, S. C. t3T"Ico ptickcd for the country * specialty, g A. NELSON A CO., ?WHOEEBAI.E DEAI-EI18 IN ROOTS AND SHOES, NO. 23 IlAYNE STIIEET, CHARLESTON, S. C. JJENRY RISCIIOFF A CO., WIIOI.EHAE OnOCRUH ANI) DEALERS IN CAROLINA RICE I'llOmiETOllB OK THE CEI.ETIRATKD CAROLINA TOLU TONIC. 199 EAST HAY, CHARLESTON, H. C TALK IS CHEAP, B, HIT Tl.KAHK IIRMRMIIRK I ADVRH tlso what I hnve for anle nnd have for aalo wlmt I ndvertlae. l'eoplo want fneta and fluures In buying UKOOKRIKK aa woll na other thlnga I). A. IIRNDUIX now offera Standard A Sugar 12 pounda for tho 91.00; Dent Orannlated Jfl)^ ]>ouuda for tho 91.00; Coffeo 8 pounds for the 91.00, guaranteed to equal any Irt centa Coffee In tho market. Ilotols nnd private famlHea will aave money by examining my atoek. A fronh lot of heat Now York Cream Clieeao to arrive thin week; also n few barrels of Clark'a White. Klrphant Flour. Something nleo. Try It. I>. A. IIKNDRIX. Uf Tho above prices aro atrletly CAHK. Mch 2ft-f*.'im CARPim Carpotn nnd llouiA Furnlnhln* Oooda, Tho Larffnnt Btook Bouth of Biilttmora, Moquftt BrUMvll, 3-Ply and In trial Oarpetn, Rug*, Mat* nnd Orumb Cloth* Window Shadow, Wall Paper*, Border* andliRoo Curtatnn, Oomloo* and Polo*, Ooooa Ae Canton Matting*, Upholfttory, Dnofr?vln(r", Ohromon,. Plotur? Prnrnmi. Wvita for Bampl?s and Prices. BAII.IF1 A OOBKBUY, AUOUBTA, OA, June ao-txijr ?OF? THE PEOPLE. Buy the Best! Mb. J. O. Boio?Doar Sir: I bought the trat Davis Machine sold by you over At* years a?o for my wife, who haa given it a long and fair trial. I am well pleased with it. It never gives any trouble, and Is ae good a* when first bought. J. W. Bouts. Winnaboro, tt. 0., April, 1883. Mu. Bojlo : You wish to know what I have to say in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you throo yoare ago. I foul I can t say too mnoh in its favor. I made about $80 within live months, at times running it ao fast that tho needlo would get perfeotly hot f rom friction. I feel oonfldont I oould not have doue tho same work with as much mm and so wotl with any othor machine. No time was lost in adjusting attachmonta. The lightest running machins I have evor' treadlod. Brothor James and William'a families aro as much i>le>iaed with their Davis Machines bought of you. I want no bettor tn&ohine. As I said bofore, I don't think too much cau be said fv>c tho Davis Machine. Reapcolfal'i*, a i.r.nx SriVBMSOM. Fairfiold county, April, 1S33. Mb. Boao : My machino gives me psrfeot MtUfaction. I find no fault with it Tho attachments aro so simple. I wish for no better than tho Davia Vr'Uoal Feed. Rospeotfully. Mas. R. Milmmo. Falrfl/>V con*?ty, April, 1833. Mb. Boxo : I bought a Davis Vertica Feed Sowing Machine from you four year ago. I am dolightod with it. It nover ha* givon mo auy tro iblo, and his novor been tho least out of order. It is as ?;ood as when I first bought It. I can cheorfully rooom mond it. Rospootfully, Man. M. J. Kibklamd. Montioollo, April 80, 1883. Thia is to certify that I havo been using a Davis Vortical Foed Sowing Machino for ovor two years, purchased of Mr. J. O. Boag. I haven't found it possessed of any fault all tho attachments aro so simplo. It novor refutes to work, and is certainly tho lightest running in tho market. I oonsiJer it a flrst olass machine. Very respectfully, Minmib M. WrmifOHAM. Oakland, Fairfield oounty, 8. 0. Mb. Boao : I am woll pleased in every par* tioalar with the Davis M teluno bought of yoo. I think it a first-class machine i? every resi>eot. You know you sold sovora machino* of tho same make to different members of our familios, uil of whom, as far as I know, aro well pleased with them. Rofpeotfully, Mu. M. II. Modlbt. Fairfield county, April, 1883. Thia in to oortify wo havo had in oonsUnt use tho Davis Machine bought of you about three years ago. An wo take in work, and havo mado the prioo of it several time* over and don't want any botter machine. It is always ready to do any kind of work wo have to do. No puokering or skipping stitohos. We can only say we are well pleased, and wish no better machine. Oatukqinb Wtui and Sister April 25, 1883. 1 have no fault to find with my and don't want any wetter. I have mad* thoprioo of it Boveral ilmos by taking in sewing. It is nlwa?4 r*ady to do ita work. I think it a flrnt-oinan maohino. I feel I ean't say too muoh f*r the Davis Vortical Feed Machine. uins. Thomas Buitti. Fairfield oonnty, April, 1888. Mb. J. O. Boao? Dear Blr: It gives me mnoh pleasure to testify to the merits of tit* Davis Vertical Feed Bowing Maohine. The machine I got of yo* about Ave years ago has been almost in constant oso ever sine* that time. I cannot see that It It worn any, and has not cost me on* oent fox repairs sinoe we have had it. Am well pleased and don't wish or any better. Yours trnly, Robut Obawtobd. Qranlte Qaarry, near Winnsboro, 8. O. Wo have nsed the Davis Vertioal Feed Bear ing Machine for tho last Ave years. We> would not have any othor make at any prioe. ? The maohino has given us unbounded satis faction. Very respootfutly, Mas. W. K. Tuhnbs and Daughter*. Fairfield oounty, B. O., Jan. 27,188? Having bought a Davii Vertieal Feed Bew Ing Machine from Mr. J. O. Boag torn*thr??. yean ago, and it having given me perfect ? satisfaction in every respeot as a family ma ohino, both for heavy and light sewing* and never needed th* least repair in any way, t* can choorf nlly recommend it to a?y on* as a flrst-olase maohino in every particular, and i think it seoond to non*. It Is on* of th*" simplest machine* made; my ehildr*n us* i*> with all ease. The attachments are mors easily adjusted and it doe* a greater rang* of work by meana of ite Vertieal Feed than anjr other machine 1 havo ever seen or used. Mae. Tho*as Ownros.. Winnsboro, Fairfield oonnty, B. O. We havo had on* of th* Davit Machine* about four year* and have always ioand. it ready to do all kinds of work we have fea<l oooaslon to do. Can't see that the maohtw* is worn any, and work* as well as when new. M?s. W. J. Obawtobd. Jackson Oreek, Falrflold oounty, B. O. My wif* Is highly leased with the I)avf( Maohine bought of you. Bhe would not tnk? doubte what she gave for it. Tho maohini has not been out of order sinoe sho had it and she can do any kind of work on it. Very respectfully, Jas. V. Cntx. Montioello, Falrflold county, B. O. Tho Davis Bowing Machine is ?Imply r?i?nr<, Mtos, J, A. (iooi?w*n Uldgeway, N. O., Jan. 10,188& J. (). n<)Art, Rsq., Agont?Dear Blr i My Hfo hns l>oon using a 1 >avis Bowing Machine tonsfantly for tho past four yoars, and it ins nevor noeded any repairs and works Just A-? well as whon first l>ought. Bhe nays it will do a vrontor range of praotie*! work and do It oaslor J Ixtttor than any tnaohln<? sho has ov?r nsed. Wo ohaorfully rooom inoixl it as a No. 1 family maohino. . Your* traly, Jas. Q. Davhl Wlnnsboro, H. O., Jan. R, 18ftft. Ma. IJoao?I have always found my Davi* maohino ready to do all kinds of work I havo had occasion to do. I eannot see that tuo machine is worn a particle, and it work* ** woll as when new. Itoirtothilly, ... ? Mas. Robust 0, OooniMo. Winmsrobo, B. 0., April, 1888. Mn. Roao?Mr wlfo has been constantly T * Davis niachine bought of you sbont five yearn ago. I have nevor regrotto<Y buying it, as it la always ready for any kindt of family sewing, either heavy or light. I ? * never ont of fix or needing repairs. Very reepeotfully, ? A. W. liAnn. Faibvimui 8. O., March 1888.