L J r» THIS T.^DGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., OCJTOHBIt I, IHtW. i: Autocrat of All the Russias Reaches the City of Leith. RECEIVED A HEARTY WELCOME I’ll* I’copl* Turned Out In CJront Numbers to Greet IIin luipcrlnl !MnJo*ty—Unpre cedented Precautions Uelng Tulteu by the Authorities For the Protection of the Koyal Party. Leith, Scotland, Sopt. 22.—Tho Rua- «ian yachts Standard and Polar Star were sighted at the entrance of the ^Firth of Forth at 12:30 a. m. and tho news was immediately telegraphed to the Prince of Wales, who was in charge of the arrangements for tho reception of tho czar and czarina, and who will ac company tho Russian visitors to Balmo ral. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, Mr Do Staale, the Russian i ambassador to the court of St. James; | Lord Roscberf and a number of high , military ollieers arrived at the jetty, | from Dalmeuy, at 11 o’clock, and were ; rweived by m escort of the Enniskillen dragoons. Rain was falling heavily and the sky and general surroundings were most forbidding. >ut, in spite of this, enor mous crowd - of people lined the way to the docks and greeted r be arrival of the royal party with the greatest enthusi asm. The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of the Keife dragoons and the Count of Connaught was in the uniform of the Scots guards After inspecting the reception room the royal party joined the Ducle’ss of Ruccleuch and the Countess of Lytton and embarked on board of the steamer Tantallou Cas tle. The steamer then proceeded down the Firth in order to meet the czar and czarina. Tho channel fleet, which ‘lined the Firth of Forth, saluted as tho Prince of Wales and the royal party traversed the lines. The Russian imperial yachts, on their arrival, were saluted by tho licet and immediately dropped anchor. Wolcmaed to Uelth. The Tnntalion Castle soon afterwards ran alongside the Standard, the latter having their Russian majesties on board. The Prince of Wales, tho Duke of Connaught and M. De Staale went on board and welcomed the czar and czarina to Leith. The greetings ex changed between the imperial travelers and the British princes was most affec tionate. The party afterwards lunched together on boanl the Standard. Though the weather was far from be ing all that eon'd bo wished for the re ception, there was no mistaking tho fact that the people of Leith and its vicinity had turned out in great num bers, determined to giro the imperial visitors a hearty and gouuine welcome to the shores of Scotland. Tho whole harbor was full -of merehant vessels from all parts of tho world, and they were all decked from stem to stern with bunting and placed in the neatest pos sible trim on both sides of the water, so that, after passing through the lines of powerful warships, the progress of the {Standard v.p the Firth of Forth was paradeiike in tho extn-ir.o. The precautions taken afloat for the j protection of their majesties were un- i precedented, it is believed, in naval an- | mils. Picket boats, steam launches and j torpedo boats of the smaller class, from j the warships Majestic, Magnm •ent, Re- ! pulse. Resolution, each detachment ! commanded by a lieutenant, formed a complete net ground the Russian im- j perial yacht in order, ostensibly, to pro- i vent the shore boats from crowding about the Standard, but ia reality to prevent any possibility of an attempt to j commit a dynamite or other outrage. I'ullco Very CautliuM, Tho shore boats were in such vast j numbers on the wafer that there is no doubt that the precautions taken by the British naval r.uthotities wore war- j ranted. The precautions adopted ashore were 1 equally thoioiigh, airliough few people [ give more than a passing thought now ' to the alleged dynamite conspiracy sup- I » >8fni to have been discovered bv Scot- and Yard dete fives. On the Tantal- loti Castle, :i>hoie, on the train which was to take their majesties to Balmoral, at biffeieiit places along the route, at Ballntcr and about. Balmoral itself were picked members of the Russian secret police and the most trusted members of the czar’s nihilist detectives. Other Russian detectives were aboard the Standard and they were reinforced on lauding by a picked squad of tlie very best detectives, who will remain at tached to the czar’s service until he leaves England. The vessels sped up the Fil th of Forth guided by tho swarm of picket boats through the linos of the British Hoot, nil the war-hips flying the Russian on- F>ign. As the Standard passed each war ship fired the royal salute and the sail ors manned (lie sides or yards, as the case might be, as when on parade and the bands p’ayod the Russian national anthem. KEEPING THE WIRES WARM. Two San Frmiclaco Athletic Club* \\ unt tlin Corbett-Sharkey Fight. Ban Francisco, Sept. 22.—Saturday night lust, Manager Groom, who was slightly nettled because an offer of 000 telegraphed to Corbett and Sharkey a week previous had been treated with what savored of silent contempt, sped another couple of messages over tho wires warning tho big bruisers that tho National club’s offer would only remain open a week longer. Groom has just r, ceived a dispatch from Corbett stating that if tho club would post tho amount of tho purse in responsible hands with the understanding that Corbett and Sharkey were to receive the full amount, whether tho fight took place or not, tho offer would be accepted and tho fighters would come here without delay. Cor bett mentioned that Sharkey and him self had decided to box their ten rounds on some date between Nov. 20 and 80. While Groom was on a still limit for his associates in tho fight-promoting line to lay Corbett’s suggestions before them, he was shown an evening paper which contained an article setting forth that Mr. Ellinghouio, representing the Eu reka club, had secured from the super visors a permit for the Corbett-Sharkey contest, it state ! in the articles that the lighters should"liccept Ellinghous''’s offer of $12,000 for ten rounds ami that the light would fake place on Thanks giving eve. Groom did a bit of telegraphing on his own account. Ho wired Corbett to know if tho news anent the Eureka offer was true. If it was. ho said that of course the National club dropp 'd out as a bidder, hut that if Corbett still d‘- sired to accept the Nat.onai’s offer, tf demand in the matter of placing th. $10 000 in responsible hands would ue complied with. In regard to tho Enreka’sclub’s trans actions, .Air. Stockwell said: “We have been negotiating with Cor nett for the past ten days. Somi days ago we sent him a telegram offering SI2,000 for a contest between him and Sharkey. The next night lie wired : i acceptance an l wo forwarded him a letter containing full particulars as to date and tho number of rounds. We suggested ten rounds and Thanksgiving Sill MAIL SERVICE Nearly Eighty Thousand Post- offices In Operation. '■/Jn ^ MSG^OtN TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN INDIANA A Man < uts ttie Throats of Ills Wife and Child and limits Himself. Indianapous, Sept. 22. — Charles Pfeifer, a telegraph operator, employed by tho Indianapolis belt road, was found hanging dead to his doorway at his home in Brightwood. In the house his wife and child were found dead. Pfeifer had cut their throats and then ham-ed himself. * Pfeifer was 22 years old and had been married three years to June Kirk She w as 1!» veins old. Tl: iy had lived hap pily. and no one suspected that there was trouble pending. Tuesday morn- ing Mrs. Pfeifer’s mother went to tho house, unsuspecting evil. When she opened the door, sho discovered tho three dead bodies. The child was two years old. Pfeifer had boon employed by the Bolt road four years and had a good re v utation. Kentucky Tollffitoi Destroyed. La WHENCE BUKO, Ky.. Sept, 22—Be tween midnight and daylight over one- half of the 24 tollgatm in this, Ander son county, wore destroyed by regularly organized bands of lawless advocates of free turnpikes. At ihe gates which were destroyed the ke qicrs were warned that any attempt to ollect any more toll would bo a wan a it for a hanging. eve as the date, and so far as we kuov . our proposition is acceptable to Corbett and Bharkey. Corbett certainly tele graphed us his acceptance and I hardly see how he could have accepted any offer £iuce that, ” BUTCHERY WILL CONTINUE. Great ISrititlii Lnnve* the Americans to the Moicy of the Sultan. London, Sept. 22.—Mr. John Lowles, member of parliament for the Hugger- Eton division of Shoreditch, was the principal speaker at a meeting called o express sympathy with the Armenians and to impress upon the government the necessity for taking steps to p:event any turthor massacres. The jingoes called the meeting by tho distribution throughout the Shoreditch and its vicinity of placards headed by a bloodred cross, below which were tho words “Abdul Hamid, Murderer and Maniac.” Lowles, who is a Conservative and an ardent imperial fedcnitionist, and is b.- lieved to have tin ear of the govern meat, promptly threw cold water over the wai enthusiasts and also incident ally definitely defined the position oi the government in the matter. Air Lowles began by stating that ho was authorized by the foreign office (of which the Marquis of Salisbury was the head, as well as being premier), to say that Great Britain at tho present mo ment is confronted by an agreement be tween three great central powers of Europe, that if Great Britain attack Turkey alone, no matter on what excuse or pretext, it would mean un European war. Tho statement caused quite a sensa tion and a number of vigorous prut sts against inaction upon tho part of Great Britain were made by flic hotheaded of the assemblage. But the levelheaded portion of the community were in the majority, and when the meeting ad journed Mr. Lowles had succeeded it; impressing upon his audience that dis cretion, undei the present circumstan ces, is a far better policy for Great Brit ain than a useless display of valor wiiit n might within a very short time place the very existence of the British empire at stake. JUDGE GOBER ATTACKED. Stovo Kyan Used a Killing Whip Upon tl-.o Man Whii Sent Him to Jail. Atlanta, Sept. 22.—Judge George F. Gober of tho Blue Ridge circuit was as saulted here by Mr. Steve Ryan. The latter used a riding whip and tho former was badly cut about the face and head. Judge Gober defe,tided himself with an umbrella and raised a large lump on Ryan’s head. The two men fought fu riously for over a minute, when they were separated. The affair is thought to have been the result of Judge Gober’s ruling in Ryan’s case a few ye i s ago, where by the ex-merchant was sent to jail for 18 months for contempt of court. Ryan, however, denies this, saving the reason he made tho attack was bocau.5? tho judge had recently referred to him us a d—n scoundrel. To Fxumliie Sllkt Freo of Chargo. Washington, .Sept, 22.—To remove ground for complaints that have be come numerous, that raw silks deliv ered at Japansee ports were not up to tho standard in fineness or weight, the Japanese government has established conditioning houses at Yokohama and Kobe, where silks are examined and certified freo of charge. These houses were opened with much ceremony and among the speakers was United States Consul General Melvor, who reported the facts to the state department. I*rnfeBS»r S. \V. Averctt Demi. Selma, Ala., Sept. 22. — Professor Samuel W. Averctt, president of tho Jndson Female institute, died here. He was a nntiv of Virginia, was edu cated at Annap lis and served in the United States avy. When tho war broke out ho en. sted in the confederate army ami served with distinction. Af ter the war he was connected with tho Roanoke, \ a,, Female college, and in 18811 was oloctod president of the Jud- son institute, tho leading woman’s col lege of this section. ME. MAXWELL'S ANNUAL REPORT Tho Fourth As iilnnt Postmnator Goiicrul, In Mis Anuunl Matomont of tfio Work- lags of III* Department, Says Postal Km- ployos Only Oao Pieco of Mail In Fvery 10,354 Hamllotl. Washington, Sopt. 22.—R. A. Max well, fourth assistant postmaster gen eral, has made his annual report to tho postmaster general for the year ending June 80, 1880. Tho principal divisions of the department under his care ara appointments and inspectors. The re port shows that tho total number of postoflices in operation in the United Slates was 10.500. Of these 66,725 are fourthclass offices and 3,635 presiden tial. an increase over the last fiscal year of 28(>. During the year 2,046 postoflices wore established and 1,750 discontinued. The total number of appointments for the year was 12,090, and total number of cases acted upon, 15,532. Under in structions from tho postmaster general, 1-11 fourthclass and 3t presidential offices have beoigconsolidated with the larger ones during the past four years, for the purpose of giving the patrons of the smaller offices better mail facilities. Of these 173 offices, 60 were in Illinois, 23 in Maryland, 25 in New York, and 12 in Massachusetts. Mr. Maxwell commends the work of the postoflico inspectors. The report shows that tho total number of com plaints of all classes received during the pa^t year aggregated 103,037, and the number of cases disposed of amounted to 100,205. Siiiult Nuiiibnr of Complaints. The number of cases treated during the last yr tough bowlder clay or marly clay; C shows the gravel water bearing stratum; D E F are the minute natural water channels from latter to surface. The tile is generally laid di rectly on the hardpun, as shown at G. If conditions are favorable, this will dry it sometimes. 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This should bo clone at inter vals of about a rod. One ditch in which I worked this spring was particularly difficult. Tho banks caved and slipped in together so that part of them had to be shoveled out twice. Then when I tried to bore down through the. hardpun, it was a very tedious job. I got down about rfthree fi et, and everything was dry as could be and I was discouraged and about to give up when I saw the gleam of water, and with another effort passed clear through the hardpun into the gravel. The water rose surprisingly fast and flow’ed out in a volume that half filled a four inch tile. As soon al most as this stream started other small streams that we re ecming up by the side of the ditch (eased to run, and now it is all as dry flu re us can bo desired, al though it would have mired a duck be fore we began. Kulet* For Grading Iloucy. The following rules for grading honey wore adopted by the North American Beekeepers’ association and reported in The American Bee Journal: Fancy.—All sections to bo well filled; combs straight, of even thickness, and firmly attached to all four sides; both wood and comb unsoiled by travel stain, or otherwise; all the cells sealed except the row of cells next the wood. No. 1.—All sections well filled, but combs uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, or with but few cells un sealed; both wood and comb unsoiled by travel stain or otherwise. In addition to this the honey is to be classified according to color, using the terms white, amber and dark. That is, there will be “fancy white,” ‘‘No. 1 dark,” etc. Report of a Poultry Mauager. A. G. Gilbert of tho Canada experi ment farms reports that the fact is em phasized that hens require the same sort of food as dairy cows—that is, food rich in nitrogen. If carbon hydrates are fed in excess the hens become fat and will not lay well. 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