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CHRONICLE l^and.' CAMDEN S., C., FRIDAY . SEPT 27. 1?95 ' - '? - ? ? ' ? ? V- " ? " ~ VOLUME VII. RED HOT CAROUNIM&: "? - " AKtOTHICH DAY OF STOUM f AND , tURMOll. ') THK COM'MjftlA fiTATB HfOOMIVKS A HIOIIVKB. |t9lklw TIIImm KWH l>? HU ?r? M ? flotiM*. By Southern Associated Pre*. - Columbia, ?. O., Sept. NtT** Oon^ tfltuOonal Convention ^voted practtea)ly ite whole day's of the Patt *xaw reeolutfc* to fir ' utatatoa tfc. ?te en .? !?*??,* Uowltt U?t, tod there wee motfcer wmwtHtl mnIoa I# consequence made one of hie hotteet speeches, point in* hie finger at Editor Uonsalea, who ? WM on the floor*. of the hall until the rote had beha* taken and the amendod Patterson resolution had been pawed by . of 123 to 23. It was a matter 4f treat pablie Interest, and the.gallerlee s . until the 6nal .rote wis tal o'clock in the afternoon. this matter there was no ot of the day's session, though many ordinances and resolutions of more ( or less Importance were preeented near ? the close of the day*# sesnloa. . The cooring storm was scented at the opening of the day's session, even In the prayer of the Bev. Mr. Pahrott, who prayed that they might hare a pleasant, paacefnl and. profitable session. hut he made no reference to the editorial. Mr. Patteraou presented as a substi tute for the resolution Introduced yes terday which concluded as follows: Resolved, first, That the said editorial Is unproved by facte. Senator Irby having announced flpod the floor of the conven* tlon thai the announcement of the saw. vote by. the president was correct, and ssldttoOditorlal la a reflection upon the honesty and Integrity of the "president of this convention and an Insult to this body; kjtesolved/* second. That the convention dMtres to-^xpreas Its entire confidence, to the Integrity.' toohesty and fairness of our president, the tton. J oh* Oary BSvans. ' a** we do hereby declare the statement m .<be aforesaid editorial to be unsus "" talhed by the facts and untrue. Resolved, third, That we consider the ftkorial in question as abusive of the .privilege granted to the prees, in ^dmit ting the members to the floor of the cofc , ir*3jj^JPattereon made quite a jpeech on I the'- resolution, saying that m W*s a rebuke which they owed to tte people ; td make. They ?? * convention bad a bright to revoke the pcivilegea granted the urbss and con id punish for contempt, bat thla he. refrained from J* cause be did not wish the writer of the ? defamatory article to appear a* a ^ ' martyr, U%M not go on the world that " they gaistalned the charges made Mr*!"** ' thaSavtatioirir the honeaty and In tegrity of 4he Prealdent. This subetUdte WA* loat. Ool. *Mrtoh totroda*ed_ai^ amendment to Mr. Patterson's reao u ttoTto be substituted far the waoln tionV it readr "? ?That the said aewiwaper, The State, ? baa ahuKd tS privileges allowed to the pniiHby this convention* and that for the haunce of the aeestoa it* KfWf tatites be denied admission *Ot tha | floor Of tbe^onventloa, and that the sLiaoaiit fit'**"*" be charged with the !!5S!emeat of this reeoUtton/' Ool.-i Aidri<*i in bin epeadf said they ail knew that tha elevating' influence exercised <m aoiaely by the prees was gone. They . ad knew that to the moraln|f whan J .w gaw something in, a paper of a 2naatioaal *?d defamatory nature they n.M. b.ttonki theory g.jy'jg* - if It jfra* trVe or not. Any honefll ?af fi, , ? particularly their prealdent, oould not afford to notice It at all. Tha better would have been not to notice -sTfliU They had abused the privilege and for their own advancement so IM| astrfsy behaved thameeiree. When the | orlvliegea were abuaed the only thing Si invention aoUld do waa to pat theaC oat. vatlve*. A viva voce vote wu Anally taken, Tillman demand tug the. roll call. The Patteivon resolution was adopted by m vote of 113 to 13, some ten or twenty member* having their reasons for thfir votes spread on the journal. Later Tillman apologised ty the con Arvatlve member* for the ' language he had used In regard to their motive*, ?aylng that their arguments had ap peared specious to him. w During the day a petition* -was re ceived from the State W. C. T. U. asking the convention to raise the age of oonsent from 10 to IS years. THM KKEBNCH AH?i V , A OamIIm Plait add Om 7P- ui? x^, - Philadelphia, Sept. 1?.? 1 Thf} p|ant of m flhyniifglT* oil mi^i Onn^llnt CVe . at Forty -ninth street JUKI omyi Ferry tvfnw, wu premmaWr struck by lightning this morning akd a loudex plqslon followed which Wfto?od Jthe plie? Is fltmw. The ?g|tt mrfrtinnn. BliSSii^u^r?u Mnn Mm* 4to> tanoe by the force of the explcaion and wu found with *11 of hi* oMfcft burned off and with bin body terribjy charred He died a .few boom later. The loss Is 9100.000. Pevtf-Oat af Tkm ta?*r ?ad Six at " . Tkm Hare DIp< . . By-, /kmthera Associated Press. Atlanta, OS., Sept. If. ? A special to 'the Constitution from Camlla says. Last Friday the negro** of the Oak Orove settlement assembled at, their church to . spend the day^in religious worship. Each of the familiea earrlea A basket and dinner was spread for all ' who %ould partake. Before the meal waa over several had to leave the table on account of violent siok uess. At firs* nothing was thought 01 it but they grew rapidly worse and since then >lx have died. There are many minor* as to the cause of their death. The moet rtaaouafcle Is that the Plea In the tin plates fere made a day or two before they Were eaten. Forty-one were poisoned and as gated elk have died, With chances against aeveral more. [ Bftaaaeavres Wttaessed hy Presldeat ?aar* afid a Masstaa Oeaeval. Par la, Sept. 1U , ?The review of the French army, which baa been manoeu vering during tho week In the depart/ meat of Vorsigs took place at MiiW court today in the preaenco of an enof moua crowd of spectators. The troopa were In position at 6 o'clock this morn trig and at ? o'clock M. Hanotaux, Min ister of Foreign Affaira, and Prince Lobauoff. of ltuasla, Ml ulster of For* eign Affaire, arrived In an open car riage followed hy the Ruaelam, Gen. JDragonoff, and escorted by the French Keueral, Bolawet , . Theee distinguished persona were received a 1th enthuaiaatic teceptlona. Thejr were greeted with cries of "Vive la Russia." Thejf came President Fa'ure, accompanied by Pre mier ltlbot, Gen. Zurlinden and Vke. Admiral Besnard, Minister of Marine. , A large numebc of senators and depu ties were also present. Prealdent Faura drove along vthe line while the minlatera and other personage* in attendanoe prooeedfcd to the official stand, where they were assigned positions. The President's drive lasted half an hour. - He then took bis place on the official stand with Prlnoe JLobanoff, who was pre sented to him by M. Hanotaux. The troops then marched past in review, presenting a memorable and brilliant speotaole. M. Faure during his stay in the grounds Wft his oaTiiage and 'conversed with the foreign officers present. TUB STttlKJB BNDBD Asd the Misers Declared the Strike O*. By Southern Aasociated Press. Marquette, Mich., Sept. 19.? The great atrlke of iron ore miners la ended. Instead of meeting as uaual in tha morn ing, the nraw# assembled -today early in the afternoon, *?gl remained in con tinuous session until 8 p. m./Vhen'the returning procession bore to the dtiee of Isbpemlng and Negannee the welcome neW$ that the strike had been formally declared off. The meeting was attend ed by abont 500 atrik&s, and their de liberations were parked with extreme, earneatneea. It was long after sunset before the question could hfe brought to a vote, and then kr*otfoji_-io declar^the strike off . prevailed oy only a narrow margin. - V ? ? r:<-: . struck ar uoHTniNa. WARTSD TO KILL OiRRANT. t' r . A r*iuw ntsshyr Had a THE CAROLINA CONVENTION. A HKVIKW OF 'IHIU WOHK OK TH*Q LAS'tf WHKK. vS RAPIU MTHIDKH TUWAHDH COMri.lC TION OV Til K CONSTITUTION. Aa lM?ere*tlu* Interview WtH ?r??r Bvdbi on (It* Coaveailoa. Columbia, S. 0.? Sept. 22.? Without the slightest Intimation of a coming Hurricane, without a wolHl of wwrnug ? &a totally unexpected as was the -ifrea,t earthquake of some years ago, oame the perfect cyclone of words ana sensationalisms that characterised the opening day of the seoond week of the atssifrn of the constitutional conven tion last week. So far as man coula foreee there was every indication thai the week would open with perfecv tranquility and that the tender trees of peaoe and harmony planted in the pohtioal. field of South Carolina, would rapidly take deep root and grow to staunch dimension* But late Suu day night a little speok appeared on the horlson over in the direction 01 fedgette Id. Its name was Saluda, and Tilhns&lo breeds wees tfushing It onward. But 'tis useless to speak ot its dimensions when it struck the con vention hall and overturned the new ly planted ?teeSy #fcerybody is per feotly familiar with what transpired on that most *eusatlonal 4<o'. Ano then there 'came the secpnd ^torm la whloh the State newspaper# figured, in the Isst two days of the secona week tho convention hah accomplished more towards the purpose for which it was oalled? the framing of a con stitution?than It ?haa in all of the fortnight precedlM^,. The conventions now in a condition where it oan go ahead and do the work for whloh it was oalled? proceed, to make -* new constitution tor the State of South Carolina that shall .be in keeping with the wishes of the leading men of the dominant element. The convention will probably start to j work on the most important ?Commit tee report Immediately upon assem bling ^tomorrow morning and from that time onward night sessions as well as day sessions may be looked for. Many of the sections of some of the leading articles reported will go through with out any debate to amount to anything. The third week opens with practi cally every idea that wiU already presented to the convention and the public. Really the only thing that has rerhklned In the dartc thus far has been the "accepted" suffrage plan; and for several months It has been pretty -well understood what thax plan would 4*. Now, however, by a glance at tha Interview with Oov. jfivans, who is president of the conven tion, given " below, all doub? as to ! what the plan is lias been removed. The resolutions that corns In. tomor row, when the limit la up- for In troducing new schemes and sugges tions, hardly even get a refer* anoe tovS. ittaadftig committee. Ali the work from this] time on will be devot ed w the oonsldenetioa of the reports of the asVsral committees, nsarfy alt of " the ' most Important of whloh h Are oeen presented, and to the OOmUlsrtfc Uon of aneadmenta that might he auggetfted from the floor of the con vention. So far absolutely the only thing accomplished by the convene Hon > has heen tho establishment of Saluda county, the adoption of the resolution rebuking the editor of The State, and the awarding of the con vention printing to Charlee A. Calvo. Many are expecting that the aisslona of the oonventioa wllloootiauy through at the least, three ^elrs j^ehfc Jteme radical changes have ^beao recxn mendqd. by the several oommltteee wh^V have so fir reported. There is the provision chaaging the tenps <ot uffloe of State officers and members of the General Assembly; the provision for general laws on the matter ot uhartering enterprises, the provision giving the governor the power to veto a part of a bill, the provision for a State board of pardons, the provision for manhood and woman suffrsgs <n a property qualification In municipal elections affecting the Issue of joudfe etc; and so o& - / Very little light^ss yet been threpwn upon the probA scheme for reor-1 ganlsanixlng the Judiciary and for dealing with corporation*. The new oounty scheme, providing for the* re duotlon of the jurea Is rocking along, and tenure to go through In one form or another. The PreaMeat Talks. Governor' Evans, when asked last night for snstoterview for the Southern Asso ciated PJ*es, giving s summary of the convention's work to date and a forecast of the work ahesd, spoks as follows, snd what he says, in view of his rela tions to the majority side, is of course, a matter of wtyspread interest: "The work of the convention so far has bssn preliminary and In cosmtttee. bet, judging from ths reports of the committees filed up to this Unas, I am sstfcfisd that there 'wl& eh very little jrrsngttng sad -thai .theworfc will be| harmoniously completed. And 1 be lieve that It wk| be the beet congtR tutioa ever gottea'ty for any State. v "There's sesae little tendency towards . legislating too su*ch, hnt l hali?re that j that will be sipengsrt by the eoave*. j lion ss % whole, and that they will baf governed by the ymsral prlselplas sf govern asent^ ahd not by asaftsrs of lagl a -The oonelWit reports wi lly have grant force,e|hd they ... have been framed wKM very greaticare; and ths chsnees era that they wl ho with bat very few chnngea. Ths ouo door opcD for un, #ud that will In? the unanimous report of tho suffrage committee. 1 believe thM the vast ma- j Jorlty of tho 'member* are ready to ac cept It now, but of eoureo there will be some debate by ouo or two member* who have pet schemes. What 1 mean l? the Mississippi pluu with a few modifica tions. That ia that we will provide that any persoiuaggrleved shall have a remedy by a ilirtk-t apical tdPHRPW&stojj? loavy^f to tho |/eglHlature to provtcNKjl the maimer of holding aud conducting election*. * i . , "The report will of courne preserve the eight box law aud registration u? uow provided. ,v ( "I am sorry to see that tho majority of the oommittee on executive depart ment refuge to join in recommending giving to tho governor powor to remov* defaulting officer*. I am satisfied, how ever, that the good sense of the ma jority of the convention will prevail and th? minority report wjll be adopted in thin particular. It is ridiculous to say that the Qovernor shall see that the lawn are properly enforced, and give him dishonest and incompetent officials tq enforce them with no powor to remove or even suspend. There seems to be a disposition or fear on the part of some people that thin la giving tho Governor' toe much power, when af a matter of fact it is simply lnteudod to relieve the people from the tyranny and oppres sion of subordinate officials beforo their terms of office shall have expired. "I think that a wise provision to re cognize the divorcdf granted in other. States; that it it* one calculated to pre ?brve the good morals of the country, aud coming wlthiu^the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, which requires" that due regard shall be had to the decisions and decrees of the courts of other States. Uljgjer the law as It stands, the South Carolina marriage is divorced in Georgia, and the parties al lowed 'to marry again and live in that State In legitimate wedlock, while should they .return to South Carolina, their children the second marriage ar&held to be bwtarda. This should be corrected. "I believe that corporations should be controlled under general laws, with ,no special privileges; and with proper provisions to prevent consolidation and lnjusaoe to operatives, and whenever a receiver is appointed, the charter should be revoked and the affairs wound up. ttasdreaalal Terms. "I believe that the terms of Stats, officers should .be four years and .that of the .Legislature two years; aad that seetqed to be the will of the peo ple in the lak campaign. I am satis tied that it WW give better satisfac tion. The people are sick of frequent elections. This would be a pleasant change, and I believe the convention will adopt It. A* to Smaller Coaatlo. ' "I believe the area of counties should be reduced and the minimum should be prescribed in the oonstltution. Four hundred And fifty square mil? ,1ft email hough. Lmm than (hat would be unable to support a competent county government, and fire to the people better roads, which, after /al)_le the * great desideratum in ?duntj affairs. v , N. "I am satisfied It win be a great sola take to put a two mill achool tax in the constitution. The time will oome when the National Government will seek to Interfere in the school question as well as the suff&ge, as the two a*s newsi Ity inseparable; And ah one can tell to what expediency it will be neoeeear# to rSoorMaJhls event. The people should be allowed to govern themselves in this particular and the legislature left free to levy, collect, and apportion thla tax Vooording to the best intereets of the Btate. Two mills la entirely inadequate and would hot keep the pubUo sohools of the Bute now running for two months. And, after all. It remains to the people to supplement this tax in order to make the sohools efficient. Then why not leave the whole matter to them? Woaua'a SaSrase. "I believe there is a possibility of obtaining suffrsgS for Women In muni cipal school t?d propefty elections, but I see nortfcason why. If this if done, they should not be given full and free suffrage to men. Th* Coaveatlea Agal*. "The convention! Vlll have legiti mate work now to occupy it night and day, and there will be no time for dis cussing anything outside^of legitimate work, and I shall endugvor to push the work to completion, but, of ooutse, allowing full and free discus sion " Vie* PrcaUrat Talbert, Vloe President Talbert, who has had two days' In the chair the past week and who has been in his seat from the outset elope ly watching everything, when asked for a statement o t his views said: "The convention has not yet gotten down to work. It ought to nave a -day and night session saoh day from now on. Mo matter should. However/ be hastily psaeefl upon, hot everything should be given mature d?r liberation. I am very well pleasrfA wttht the- work so far. There Is no need of fractional strife. Thie Is one qountry and should be ruled for the Tantusl benefit of all bImiii The homestead, provision la the constitution Wold remsln as It Is. There should also, he se change la the Judiciary. The poll tax and two mil tax ahould also tpmstii the same. An Income tax wouM be Jast aad equitable. As to the 1 think the MlssihtfppA plan with some ?giglBiistlins should be ?fimil. wime.su preeaacy should be isunfl b jr ill sfrslif This Is a whits maa*s government, a white maw's should bo destroy ed. Muck reapeai should be paid to the reports of the oornmlttees for they have been pre pared with oare. Ae to (k? Tlrnr. "Two weeks should conclude ihe con- ' ventlon's work, and then our people should come together aa one man work Inn for a common purpose and des tiny. I am one of those who believe in oomtntf here and staying here till the work li\ hand is completed. I don't Sfclleve In wasting a moment's timo." UOU KITXHIHMOMM. | ? 1 1 . , lie 1s Mow On Ills Way to Dnllas, Tonus. Hy 8ouU??rn Associated l'roaa. Washington, Bwpt. 22;-- liob KlUslnu mona, the pugliat, accompanied by Dun can C. ltoaa, Kriuvn Koobor and White, ?tils rubber down, arrived Ilk Washington ai 10:40 touLght from Now York over tho Pennsylvania railroad, and half an hern later ieft over the Bout-hern railroad for Lynchburg, Va. The*? an exhibition will be given tomorrow night and after stop* at Uanvllle, Va., and Atlanta, U&., JTI t* slmmoiia will go to Dallas, Tex., for the purpoee of beginning training for hla mill with Corbett. Fits waa asked If he had ohanged hla mind with reference u> the selection of a referee and- replied, emphatically: "No. i don't want one numett-'unttl the day before the Aght." Duncan Hon said that an agreement would be reached soon and that It waa uot likely that aueh a delay would ooour. THKMHNDOtm LAMU-M.IUB. ' Klre Memebcra of On* Pamlly Killed ?%ud Oae'lleeomea fiasane . iiy {Southern Associated l'rewr \ . Three uivers, Quebec, Sept. 22.? -A lanu-Mitdc ot largo exteut occurred Sat jMyay at' U o'clock on tho Uhamplalu itiver ui &t. liUcOf Uliawplaln county, carrying with It the house ot JSephlulu .Normandy uud burying live members ot uio Atiiuily in me ruins. Three other children who heard tho noise eaoai>ed oy jumping through the windows, uuu ot them -lias become insauc through irighlr' l?'our dead bodies have been dug out.' T-he river la completely blocked and another lowiund inundation la ieured.v CAHLlftLU AT UUXXAItDH UAV. Ills Visit la Maid to lie Simply a So cial One. ? By Southern Associated Pretfs. Buuards Bay, Sept. Si$. ? toeoretary . Carlisle waa at Qtmj <jkU>loa tor two hour^ this afternoon. He iS| Spending . the dfcjrv In Marlon at Hamlin cottage j having Ifrivetmni morninr IScwb tary Carlike with Mr. Thuroer cam* over on a light house steamer. The Visitors were taken ashore on the President's launch. It was learned at Qray Gables that there was no sig hnlfloanoe in Mr. CarUsle's visit that ft ^vaasiaaply a call on the ramily. Secretary Carlisle is Dot axpeoted to leave Marlon till tomorrow!' a PHGItiUT BLOCAUB. Fire la a Tassel Ossscs a Coayafttoa V of Vrelsrht. Southern Associated Press . Helen*, Mont., Sept. X2. ? A great freight blockade has 'been caused on uie Northern A%einc railroad owing to a are. in Bose. m i ?aj-is r.l ~fcH"n ?i'a'Ti' 8 a- asMaai . . ^ Li.?a . . aiaji^^ * mirlt Jftont., tuDiim tiarm w days SgO^ rty-% hundred c*r?4ar<4 eide<-j tracked iff the Helena yards and J theirs I are hundreds standing in betwee* Bose- 1 man and ml lings. The blockade has been partly broken by the lay of a switch-back over the mountain tn rough which t*?? j tunnel runs and perishable freight Is being 1 rushed through, it will take a wftek to dear the blockade. The lire' 14' in the ceatre of the tunnel which la*. 3,800 Met long. Til K DBAOlYJ'HOLIiBY: A Child Throws IflMler tho Wheels From lie Mother's Arms. By Southern- Associated Passs. Chicago, Ills., Sept. m.? WBilo Mrs. Bis, of U Southport avenue, was, rid ing on an eleotrio oar I this afternoon wit4 her young , child, the oar's jerking motion threw the child 4tom her arms under tho wheel* The frantic mother Jumped after tho baby to w^iat seem ed certain death and sustained terious injuries. The child was instantly killed. Tho Saskes Spaslak Warship. Madrid, Sept. 22. ? A dispatch from Havana to the Imparcial ssys tho divers have refused to examine the wreck of the sunken warship Sanchez Barcalxto gui, owing to the lsrge number of shsrks that infest the harbor, particularly in the vicinity of the entrance to the har bor where the worship went down. inVKE DEMOCRATS. The Eieestlfo Committee Will Meet Ma Memphis Today. By Southern Associated Press, r. >Ie<npbls, Tenn., Sept. 22.? The Execu tive Committee named at tho Washing ton conference or silver Democrats will meet hero tomorrow. The purpose of the meeting is to name a chairman for the respeotlvo Suites, hut the committee will also prepare an address to tho friends ot StyTcr throughout tho country admoolth. ing them of the neoSsMty or organization and activity in tse campaign. Senator Is bam O. Harris Is hero, nut none of the other members have arrived. The Sena, tor explains the object of the meeting by stating that the gold bugs while largely In the minority weire decidedly active and well organised and that unless the silver elemenV^rot ? itself la the same condition It would do a ease of tho majority being swamped by the minority. Senator Tnrplo, of Indiana, will n<tt be prmsnt at tomorrow's meeting, but the other members, Senators Harris aad Jones, of Arksasss, Oovomor Stone, at ] Missouri, Secretary oi State HlnrtehoSn, J of Illinois, and Casey Young will meet. % 1 AM udias WAirrs a divorcb. a Ckrlatlas aad Rb Pear ? (Wll Bf. ?satfcsni _ TaHeaks, jO, T* net, a OWsj? ? has aopttsd for A Msafcot' divsvss ffoAs Ids OrU tha tisl Mai aspBsd for MNmos ? 0 BRADSTREEt ON BUSINESS.' X Kl UTIIKU 1 M I'll O VIC UK XT HU< PUHIUI) l.\ THADK. IVUi riCt I. U(I'\ I.\ MV\U'A( . TI'HINU AMI ( 0>I.UKUi I U. I. INKS. (>ouU? la MuHy lu?Uuc?i Soiling With KUurt, Nfcw York, ttopt. 2V.>-iimdalroot'? tot morrow win ?uy; Uoiiorai ttuuo mrougn oui luu IJiulcu tiUt^tou snows turiltor im provement lit iutr?, i no socotid of ntoio panic uiui'iy kn manu labouring Hint comineroiul nm? ai tno ivuat una {ioutit. from tno Coiuiul' Wont oili una some ^Vustoru buuua, notably uiwu more uro uUvicoa iitui purclttu?os of soasoiiubto good** umvv boon con untied tills wook bocuuso of itngn temperature tmougnou; uto region epocillod, but in uto bouUi Atlantic, uulf anu ?outnwest> omi tsiuU's, ana on tno i'uemo coast, gen vral 4i*ae lias boon inciouHing In volume, wiiu improving miYcantilo' collection* a* a rule, ami gooaa selling Willi lows effort in many Instances. In support of luvorablo Influencing con r dltions aro ttila week's heavily Increased louU of bank clearings, tne largost w??K'? aggregate of wnout exports within throe mouths, Uto heaviest week's ebilpmonts ot Indian coin ill seventeen month*, uu? maintenance of full proportions of Uie oxiruoruinarlly tioavy demand for Iron uud stool alia tne stgnltloant hardeiityg of leading money markets, uccoinpuftlsd by reports of increasing mercantile dls count*. Among special trade features of Wio week are Uto Increased demand for i tin kitied forms of iron and steel following the chock In the demand and for increased activity among manufacturer*^ of oioihLng and cheaper grades of jewqlry, aud an enlarged uemand for drjh goods, hard ware, clouting an<j shoes at the Wwi; particularly Ohlcago and St. 1a>uIb. it should also be nou.. .-tiers is t? pros pect mat die whiskey production jwill be curtailed; demand for slices amougSinaita facturors Is lowor in starting up man ex ported tuid tno season for llgnt welgJti admostlc w^plcuis lias boon ouly from one third to one-half of an average, owing, to tow prices aJked for ifiuropoah products. Agents are asking -Ml ppr cent, advance on spring samples of Imported plain woolens and &> per cent, advance for mohairs. 6a.v\amlah, Jacksonville, Birmingham, uMhs South report visible improvement in -*goneral trade, and ? as expected Atlanta and Chattanooga locally. The total uum. ber of business failure* throughout the UnjMU States as reported to Bfoadstrocrt's "Tills wook, Is 218, against 213 last week and as oomparod With 218 ln.tftie week a yoar ago. In the second week of tieptomber^ 18V3, the total was S48, and in the year m ?taint dtu it was 174. s' Mow York, Hept. aw.? It. U. Dun &. Co., in Uieir weexiy review of trade tomorrow will say: Movements of exchange and of gold nave somewhat aneuted ail markets iius weeu. ibxeoange it as fallen, though uoi because commercial Mils have groat ly increased snd exports dr specie, though uiminiuhetf, wiii reaou about 844W,uUV. it is confidently believed uiat the luternu tionui syndicate -win allow no Uuauciai disordff anu many are certain uiat an issue of tflMids will come, iiuf the root of tno dliticutty ts not removable by oauksrs,, nainsiy, Uiat merchandise ex port* dissappoin ted Ua# Uovernmeut and toe syndicate, failing to mee* the cost of merchandise imported, a?d leaving a ueavy oiUance to <bs paUTa>road.., August ; imports exceeded export ir-fcy $li>, 282,728 and [hei exports, of gold were |JU>,1?V,782. A small cotton crop with the large stocks held , abroad, a slender demand lor At lantic. wheat, wKh toe Kussian arriving u? uondon jn large quantities aud mer- ( cnandlse exports, ana imports at NeliJ Kork 3U per cent, larger tnah last year 1 Ih September Uius far, ocanfeiy promise s uMay otiange. , ^ "VUm volume ot domestic t^ade measured oy exenanges, Ml per cent, greater Utah lust year, but *.* per cent, leas tiian in l owe, is not quite as near the Record of ZUli prosperity tur tiv ptember ^U for Au gust- or July? in spite of gold exports wnsat advanced for some days, in all u?*ariy x cents. Corn rose and fell In sympathy with wheat, with as litUe reason. Wester^ wheat receipts for Uiree weeks of ,ts6p tvmoer nave been 16,7Vi,M0 bushels against i*,4yi, && last year, while AlUtntic ex ports, Hour included, have been S,941,<V4 bushel* against ?,?Zl,y(W last year. Good reports of .foreign crops, weakness of flour in Minnesota and large exports^pi corn from this ooumry all work against a rise in wheat, thougn scarcity ot con tract grades may help a speculative ad vance. The cotton market lifting and tilling a fraction each day alternately, shows no settled tendency between stops, balancing an undoubted, but not deflnlte decrease In yield. The surprising Increase in production and advance in prices of Iron seem to be bringing a natural check as prices -have gone so high as to cause some purchases trom Kurope both of plgiabd finished pro ducts, and have also caused a dlstlnot snrinnags In home demand. TAe cotton mills which laid In stocks of cotton btlow six cents are credited by advance In material and enabled to make frequeut advances In goods which are sus tained. The present demand Is dull, but there are no reports of stoppage, and the threatened striae at Fall utver doea not Hie woolen manufacturer Is doing dress goods and hosiery, but the dApiaod yfor men's woolen Is much re cteu\ and a few mills havs olossd. clal failures for two weeks ot a were 94,164,227 this year, against last year and 18,260,811 for the ? in im,_ This, year 11,728,8*4 nufacturlng concerns against -fr^year and P, 31 1,688 of trading against 11,790,048 last year. SENATOR VBIT OX IUVKR. 4H^S?4?4s Ub reservedly far Free 111. v i ver Cslsags. By Southern Associated. Press. Klnsas City, Sept. ??.? Senator Vast, ot Missouri, yesterday gars out the ft*, losing interview respecting kfe fofllioft on the siiufqnsstiOB; 1 . have ? hot Changed a^poaitioo la tha alighteet dsgies as to eilver, he Mid. 1 goflRT npon the platters of ffcg III? i Mil liiw 4Mrrmta ngde t? Aw0m ImC M Bpringe. f?8y *8d iiwrnvKy, fiafl Dsn's Review. YUM 1)1 It U A NT TRIAL). (irorv* KIuk the OrKituilt on tho Stand. >4 liy Southern Associated Proea. Sun Francisco. Cal., {Sept. 2Q.? The crush this morning u t the Bureau t trial waa creator than usual, tho court room mul corridor leading to it Dfeing jammed. The cross examination of Organist George King was resumed by the defeuco. Ho said ho hud beou. play ing the i>iuuo about throe minutes when Durrant /appeared on tho scene, having co me dof-u from tho bolfry. When tho latter took t{ie bromo-svlUor, It nausea ted him, and the4 two thenweut back into . tho Suuday School roorq?jl It could have boon at that -time thar&Jurrant laid down ou the platform* Both sides at this point announced that they had fin lulled with tho witness and Frank Sa do man. formerly janitor of tho Emmanuel , liaptist church, wa? called. Ho testl fled that ho had known Durr&ut about ttvo years, and that thit.apparatue of tho sun burners lu the churOh were in perfcct order about tho time of the mUlS der. l>urrant had not reported to him that any of tho fixtures needed repair ing. CORtllCTT-PlTSSIMMONV VIOHT. The Uo rrrnor Intends to Stop the l-'l u h (~Nh u?K?uk?Mt lay* UfA.--. liy Southern Associated Prose. Austin, Tex., Sept. 2u,? <ioV. Cul bvvpou and Attorney Ceneral Graue bad another consultation yesterday ou the pruo light, ,and the Uoveruor gave out that he intended to qtoy the Corbett FiuBltmuone light at all hazards. The light mauagomeut now contends tUat with Chief Justice Hart's opinion in 'tlieir lavor they will tender the $500 ? license tee to Controller Fluley, and if Uo- does not graut the llceuse, they will * lorce him to do so by mandamus pro- .< ceeUings; that the club will demand pro- * teetion of flio civil authorities at Dal las during the light, uutl in the face of "Jtulgo Hart's decision, this protection imfui bo granted by tbe civil authorities. " in this view, the club is backed by tbe ablest lawyers uiid jurists in this State. Urluhtou Uwich llao??, . - - - : liy Southern Associated Press. New York, Sept, 20.? A small crowd was In attendance at Brighton Beach today. Track last. Summary; First race, tnile; Prig, OritlUi, 7 to 6, won, Nicolinl veconu, Bong Bridge mud. Time, M, becond raoe, live rurtongs; Predica ment, 103, Urimn, 7 to 2, won, Artlole second, lie Da tnira. Time, Third race, selling, one mils; Ap prentice, 136, Doggett, ? to 1, won, Rod man B, second. Sir John third. Time, 1:46 8-4.* Fourth raoe, selling, six furlongs; Cass, 107, Scott, 6 to l, won; Fanway second, Bong Brook third." Time, I'M. Fifth race, five furlongs; Volley, lis, Murphey, 12 to 1, won. Sky Blue MO* ond, Perttdy tl^rd. Tlfle, 1;0X Sixth raoe, tulle And a sixteenth; Shelly Tuttle, 107, Simma, 4 to 1* won, Fukbrton Bass second, Annie Blshopr third. Time, 1:60 1-S. ? ; ? Ao?M?it mt UvkMt Moeateia. By ' Southern Associated Press. ? . Chattanooga, Tenn.* Sept. 2JZ.:-Qj**y truck pus?Ag?r train oath* oioad gauge road to Lookout Mountain . whilQ coming down the grade this ; evening was thrown from the track and the ce* was a rugged over :he < rtles'for two or thr^e hundred feet. 1 he passengers were badly rftmfceo up 'nna bruised but nous of tliem seriously hurt. Sefiator Patter, of B^snsss, n> ceived a out over ths right eye whloh required Slew stitches by the surgeon to close. A report was received at th? pviiue ainiiun this wenips that iifte* men hAd gone into ths cave under Point lookout y ester diy and h^ul not yet returned. The cave has never been fully, explored, it is said, bus ate galler ies and cham toe hi .have been penetrat ed for a long dlstahoe. ? * AtUBOBD BlttiTAfji^T. ~~~7~ Nudcaa Takes a Mew Taefec to AveMt LtaMlttr, By Southern Associated Press. ??* Port Townsend, Wash-, Sept. 22.? Cap tain J. A. Maclean, a prostesalltfUtaat? of Valparaiso, who was srtested here recently in connection with Captain Jen son, of the Chilian ship Atscsms, for aK leged brutality to s sailor named Bo Id en, on the voyage f rem Valparaiso, has uken a new tsck to avoid . liability la the case; sgsinsi him which involves $10,000. J Maclean, who Is now confinsd in thoxtfovernment jail In default of his bonds, has annotinoed hlmsstf as not a Chilian but a British subject; denying st the same time his ownership of the ship snfRclaimiug to be only % passenger. Today, through Vice Consul Stacker, the matter was referred to Sir Julian Paunceforte, at Washington, ashing for an order for his Immediate rslenee. . SOLDIERS IN COLLISION. Qerauuis Mtsrala# From fttettla Mast Wilt sis Sesliaef Berlin, Dept. 2tf.? A ralhnjr train with MUJt.soldftsra on board, sum bate < collision with a freight tenia fading ? st the station at Orisran, (taesy, Inst erenlng, aemdasHng"a mmCsT* ?5r~ on both trains; twelve wen hastsatly killed and 00 injured, auy others are ?sitting TTH Irtrls ft* using esftxthsit ^ for their bodlsa The soldiers were re turning; from Stettin, where thsy had tatieh pnit In lit nPHu^nuoesviw. Five cars of the ? UlstaP train aad two