Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\Vi» ii (o<l! You to Read Our Offer on ^oc'oml y \ r r:, The Offer on Page 2 I -vod^or. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. I, NO <jAriM*:Y (mty, s. r., pimda v, si:i» r n:M m:ii l*s, injm. s 1 .on A YKAli’. Another Ticket in South Carolinn Aprainst the Evans’ Slate. ISTI-TII.DUMTK IN (ONVKNTIOX. Th^ C’on^rrviitivi' or Ohl-1<iiif* \\ ini; of fit# to D^inomiri I rom ttir ('on v<»nt ion Adopt in!( th« a tiriilit rial form. Com mima. S. C., Soptcini*<*r —At 2 oVlock tliis morninjj tin- st-rrH caiH'ii- in thf aiiti-Tilliiian convention »lffi<h*<l liy a vote of l\M to '.mi ti< make mJtuina- ♦ ions in opposition to the state tieket nominated at the regular state eonven- tion last week at which Kvans was nominated for governor, and t lie < tea la platform adopted, toe-ether with the rhiea(jo platform. The same conven tion met here about two weeks ajfo and •lid not consider it judicious to make nominations hut mad rtain demands upon the Tillman convention which met one week later. eallin<r upon them to eomc out fairly and sipiarely against '‘sin. That convention failine-to do this, the anti Tilhnanites issued a call for another convention far last nil'llt. it heine- understood at the time of the first convention that such action would take place. Many anti-Tillman voters participat ed in the recent primary and consider themselves in honor hound to support the tieket nominated hy the Tillman convention. They opposed nomina tions. while those who held oil are in favor of niakiny r a tie-lit. Charleston iind Sumter counties, two of tin- stronj'- est anti-Tillinun -.-oiint ies opposed nomi nations and lead the lie-lit aoa i list them. There was a tremendous at tendance and much enthusiasm shown. Colonel Darpan. of I)arlin<'ton. is up for governor. PUGILISTS BEFORE THE BAR. Plliiini.-r, Ui«- Cliamiiion Hint I’lirl.v Xrresleil for I * iso filer. Xkw Oi:i.i;\n«s. Septemher •.’•■>. Wil liam I’limmer. who has won laurels hy his sluj'i'in'f ahilities and who culls himself the champion haiitum-weio-ht tijfliter in the world, was a prisoner lie- fore the har of the ‘irst recorder's court yesterday, lie v a not alone in his trouble. Me was accompanied by sev eral other lijrhts in the pugilistic WMrld. They were Killy Me< arthy. Marry Klaek. Kenny Murphy who sec onded IMimmer at Monday nip-hts tio-ht. and AI Kobb, another attendent on I'limmer. The party were arrested at nn early hour, charo-ed with ereatinv a disturbance of t Ih peace. The dist nrb- nnei* was caused by a drunken man named < ook who insisted on joinino I'liminer's party. ITnnmer xxas dis charged but lines were imposcd on the Ollier uiemtiers of the party. COTTON LOWER ON THE SPOT. LK«*r|M»ol K«*«o\4‘rs flu- I.ohs on riifiin*N hihI Xk.w VoliN. Septemlier ill. The Sun's cotton review says: Cotton fell live points, recovered this and advanced two to three points, lost this, and de clined four to live points, then rallied and closeiI steady at a net decline for the day of two to four points. Liver pool declined one-si\teenth on the spot and one and a half to two points for fu ture delivery, but recovered the loss on futures and closed very steady. Spot cotton one-si vteeiith of a cent lower at Xew York. New Orleans. Charleston mid St. Louis. THE GULF'S ANGRY WAVES. Fiorina Coast a .Hass of SccHiing Itrralo rs. Tie- spirin l nllv On. H'r. Al'i.l si iNK, |-'la.. September-.‘li. Trains south of In-re are all stopped hy n storm which is inereasinif in velocity. The sen is a uiacs of sccthinjf breakers nnd the yreat waves are riishiutf over the sea-wall. Spray is thrown fifty feet. I!n,' street is covered w ith water. All crafts have been taken to Sebastian river. Anastasia island is submerged. The storm tup- Greenwood from Last- port. Me., is anchored in harbor. \ driving- rain is eoinino- in o-iists. All wires south are down. l>iiin;tK<‘ t«» tin* Orange ( rop. Jai ksoxvir.i.r.. I la.. September !ii. - A terrific oaV is rat'iii}' abui" the east and west coasts of l-'lorida and also at interior points. The report of injury to shipping at Key West cannot be verified as the wires to that place are down. The storm seems to be more violent in the Indian river country than elsewhere, and. owin»f to its slow move ment, it is thoiij'ht that the orany-e crop will be badly damayed. The Attriiipl ill ICeorKaiil/uMitii Kiilleil. CltATTAXoooA, Tenn.. September -.’li. —Thirty representativns of railway lines i-nteriny New Orleans met at Lookout Inn yesterday to attempt a rc- orffanlxatlou of the New Orleans trattie nssoeiation which disbanded last May. Xo af'ieeinent wii- reach* <1 and tin- meeting a<ljonrn*-*l rlne die without ae- couiplisliiu*' anvthiiij'. Coloni-I A\ h lo-rsliain NiinilllHted. Moiiii.k.Ala..Si ptember'M. f’ol. tVL ickersham was nominated for conj'i-ess by the repubrieans of the first district ycsterilMy Wiekersham is ex-distriet attorney under Harrison. Lew weeks #(fo he said under no eireiiuistnuees would he acccp* nomination if offered. I'ri ini In i-n I I eimeNiiee lleliri-w I>i-hiI. Mkmi’HIs. lenn.. Septemher M. H. Kat/.enhe l-oer. president of the Me- ehanie's Saving hank, and om • tin- most prominent llehrews in th .nth .died yesterday Mr. Kut/.i-uherj'cr was forty-eijfht years of ape and unmarried. He leave* a larye estate. .lanir* Slierlilini, I hiiioiim Starter, llrml. Xw Yoi:k Si-iiteinber James C. Sherid an well known as one of the best starters that ever dropped a Ihitf at a rate truck, died at Ids icsidcuct; in thu city yc*Ui-lit.v- THE GLASCOCK DIVORCE SUIT. Allot tier Turn In the I unions t use Now l'i-iiiliiitc bi Court. \\ ASIIIXO rox. S*-pteml»er *Jti.- ’The di vorce eas*- of Charles L. ayainst Carrie M. tilasseock. in wldeh the name of Senator Stewart has obtained some ' prominence, has taken another turn. Mr. Campbell Carrinyton. counsel for Mr. Glasscock, tib-il a jietition for leave to amend the orio-inal bill. I he peti tion pravs the court !<-r b-avi- to amend the-irij'inal hill hy addiny thereto par- ayraphs alh-yin-r that Mrs. Glasscock was yuilty of adultrv with one tV. A. Abell here in the summer of IS'.il, and with one James Y. Cohb in !s'.i::. It is ' not doubted that the leavi- asked for will he yrauted. ami then testimony will he taken befori- Attorney C. A. Krandenhery. who was appointed by the court the-Kth of last July to take the testimony in the ease. It is said that the complainant will subpo-na both Abell nnd Cobh nnd rnpiire them to testfy as to their al'n-yed ailulti-rous n*-ts with Mrs. Gla-seork. Mr. Carrinyton says tiiat ids client means to obtain a divoivr; that In- is entirely honest and sincere in the prose cution of tin- suit, and that if Abell and Cobb had commit ted adid I cry w it h M rs. Glasscock that was an additional reason why a divorce should In* yrant ed him. FROM ERIE TO PITTSBURG. The Hilji Cunnl In hi- iiuill XX ill I'nst xiiiui! s-:.-..imu.<Mm. Km'si-.i i:i,. I’a.. Si-pti nibi-r It is proposi-d to build a ship canal from Lake Lrie to the Ohio river. Three routes proposed a re from Lrie. I’a.. to I’ittsbury. fi-om t levelaml to Marietta. Ohio, and from Toledo. Ohio, to Cinein- naf Must of the nyitation coneerns the tirst nann-d route, for the ship canal idea oriyinated in this eity t onyress has taken a hand, and be sides h-adiny members of tin- I’ittsbury chamber of eommcrce are yettiny thinys in shape to earry out this yiyan- t ie unih-rtak iny w i ipi-i \ a t e ea pita). Live humlred dollars lias been appro priated to pay tin- expenses of a trip over tin- route to be made by a party of cnyineers and meiubers i.f t In- ehamber. Facts are to be yallien-d sliowiny the alleyed superiority of water over rail transportation of raw materials. Colonel T. I’. I.oberts. enyilleer of the Mouo11*:a 11* 'a river na- 1 atioii eom- pany. tiyun-sthe* ol the canal not ill exei-ss ol ~ .iiuu the distance heiiif'a bout one hu: ired miles and In- places its eapaeii-, at leai ix sixteen million tons per anumn. double the present tonila-.-a of • e-ra i I roads eover- iny tin- same ti-rritoi-y. THEATRICAL LABOR UNION. Ollli-i-rs niiil Ol.ji-els of tin, I Iraani/al Inn Amilll't rrl/.i-rn;li’ r- am! I'l'i-iilis.” Mostox. .Ni-pteinlier -.'il. Lverv thea tre in Kostoii was rej re i nti-d at the meet iny of t In- Act or- I ’n d ei-t i ve I nion. i adjourned from Saturday. About one hundred and !i ''t v pei-s. ms w ere present. and pi-rmanen' • .11 l-ation was ett'i-et- ed. The oryani/a C i- will be atliliated with tin- Kosiou ‘ extra I I .a' >• >r I nion and tin- \ini-riean l edeiation of Labor. The objeets in \ ie\, are ' to nroteet the actor from tin- blood mom-v svste'n which is in operation at various em ployment ayeiu-i; s: to drive them from the stay*- prize liyhters. freaks and monst rosites. a ml to i-b-va t e t he profes sion yenerally." NO BRECKINRIDGE DUEL. VinniK tli-«li!i XX as 'oil T' i n- In i i K hf XVilli • I 1! Iv it I K f HghI* Li:xixi.tox Ky.. S- pt-mber -.’li. Judye Georye K. Kinl-bead, who was ehallenyi-d to liyht by ileslui lireekin- ridye I'riday a- 1 yesterday that In- told Kreekinri*i:-'e iie would I**- at the depot at ' oeloek the next iiiorniny a nil would see him. lie ha did not ineet liim and t he judye elaim he forfeited his ehallanyo a- a tr-nileni.in No fur ther 1 rou lib- ba oeeiiri'ed and the i-f- terts of t he eampaiyn are fast dviny a way. PRECAUTIONS SUCCESSFUL. < luilrra st i|| mi im,,1,1-1 I)'—-asr Hnl I’n-- \ « nl t\ t • -s INtssihlc. l,oxiiiix. Septi lulu r M. A des|)ateh from K.i-rlin to ti e '1 mes says that Krofcssin Koeb. i'-eturiny at Madye- bury, admitted t bat ebob-ra was still nil ohseure di e ; but In- added, be was ylad to say that th preeaut ions ayainst the dis- a e adopted in Ger many had proved a perfeet sueeess. It was on I y in pei c s \. .b re the preea u- tions heyau too late that then- was n n-ynlar i-jM-deiiiie. Itrii-e Itai-k Ills Opininn XX itli Cnlil. Nr.xv \oi:k. Septemher :ti. In tin- yatheriny of politii-bins at the l-'ifth avenue hotel la t : ■ lit. it was said tluit Senator Calvin s. Kriee had ollered to het <1(1.(1110 to .s'l.onnthtit the next hniisi- of represi-nt.it iu« ,-would he democratic, am! >.;.IMMI to immi that tin- next semite XVI III Id be il dellioerntie mil j or it \x Ilx-l'i-i-uili-r Nli.reii-r X < r.\ l.nn. Moxiiii; xi . ( an.. >ept -mber Lx- IVemier Mereier is n-poi-ti d to be dv- i"y- His Irlend an ph.x ieiuns have yiven up all hope. ib pasM-il a bad niylit and tins morieii: -.v,:-, \-.-rv wi-jik. PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WIRES. Sixty posta! el- rk :it Cliiea -o will be •liseluiryed tletober I. I be meet i 11 ‘ 1 ill tin- \lnelie:i|| pjltrillts in ITovidenee IL I lu-ol,, 1 p in ;i riot. J. K. Mel iillab xx.-nled in New York for forycry lui b*. n iirri ted iit Clin ton, Mu. Tin-Synod ol iVnn Ixaniii will meet in the first l*ie le ter.an ehureli of Tyrone. J’ii . (ii-tobi r !s. One mu 11 erwl w ere injured hy an iieeideiil on the Koston and Maine iit < barb t m M;iss x ester- day. A verdict of in 1. . r iu tbe tirst de- yn-e hir, in-ell I - in - ii-d iu tin ease of t buries I . \\ on for f . 1 i i u 1 - Met eel i ve lliirxev in ' , 1 a- 11 >• < 01 pora I U .1 Maxi up a m \. Txvent y I i ft It Infant! lie,I lln li iyliest seoi'i at t he animal ri lb , 0111 pet i t ion of : tl*e lUpartuient ol Miikutii, l S. A ALL UNITE UPON HILL Nomination lor Governor of Now York Forced Uoon Him. WOlth OF THE SAHATOI.A CONVENTION. TIh* Nhiim* ol rii;«t< hcr Withriniwn \VI»i , n IIvi rv \ oiri* \\ :in Kiiini’d forthr l)l«- flii^tiislMMl >«‘tiior Sfiiator lit* Will SaHAToO X. X. Y.. September-f?.—Th* 1 state demoeratie <-onx'enti*m finished the tieket yesterday and it noxv stiinds: For yovernor. Mavid K. Hill. L'n-ut.-yiiverimr. I)ani*-I Lockwood. Judye. court of appeals. Judye Gay- iu ir. At I:a0 vi-sti-rdav Senator Hill called the eonveution to older. Cobmel Krnwn. chairman of tin- com mittee on permanent oryanization. re- jxorted in favor of eontinuiny the tem- iioraiw oryani/.ation. This was adopt ed and Senator Hill remained asehair- man < >f t he <-iinvent on. Lieutenant Governor Sheehan of Lrie reported the platform, ami it was adopted. The convent ion then resolved to pro ceed xx ith nominali -ns. The chairman then recoyni/.ed Ga .-b-n I!. Hitt, of Al bany. who. in an clo<|Ucnt speech, placed in nomination for yovernor John Koyd Thatcher, id’ Albany. The I irst V-.in- tur Hill. When Mr. Hitt had finished Lilxvin Keynohls. of Alb-yhany. arose and said: "The united dcinnerney of Al- h-yhany county d<-sire to place in nom ination their lirst and only choice David K. Hill." That was all In- had time to say. The crowd went xvild xxith ent hiisiasm. Men stood on their seats ami waved their hats for three minutes. Senator Hill pounded with hisyravel. Li mill v < 'olom-l Li-lloxx's. ol N'ew N ork. arose an*l the eroxx-d thinkiiiy that he would say soinethiny about Hill, sub sided. Senator Hill then, askiny the illdulyenee of Colonel Iclbtxvs. said: "I am yrateful to the democrats of the Lmpirc state for t he courtesy and kind ness of the past, hut I must say to you I cannot ayree to be your condidute for yoveru* n-." <>m's riixiiH’nt I rilmt**. Senator Guy ar< - xvlmn New York was called in tin- n ami standiny on a chair sai*l: "Mr. Chairman: 1 rejoice to |M'rforin a duty xvh'udi I waited for some older democrat from this county t 1 perform. I am about to mention for yovernor a man. tbe mention of xvhose name xxi-rnis tin' le-art of every tnfi- iletnoiTiil• ib- must in- our candidate. He is t he chief democrat in onr ranks. II*- must siiil, his personal views ami ayain be<-om<-*>ur standard hearer. I present tin- name of the chief exponent of democratic principles in our party David Kenm-tt Hill." (Cheers and wild enthusiasm. 1 After Senator Gnv had finished. H-nirke foekran. o* New N’ork. anise, and el im 1 >i ny ov*-i tin- la-portt-rs" table to tin-p.at form, iiia lea -trony speech se<-ondiny the nomination <if Hill. \i-» X nrU l ily's l avor. ( olom-l William L. Krown also spoke. se«-i nidi ny 1 b - mnuinatiou of Senator Hill for N’exx York eity. Half a dozen deleyates moved to suspend the roll call for nominations, but Senator Hill • piiekly remarked that in-bail hail some ex|M-rieiiee with leyislatix’e liotlies and the rules of t he assembly under which t in-convent ion was aetiny woubl not nermit tIn-suspi-nsion of the roll call, and directed t he seeretary to proi-eed. Hitt, of Alban-,, xxitbdrexx tin- name of Thateber and Senator Canton moved that Hill be iiomiiiati-d by aeehimatioi|. \ storm of ayes shook the rafters and t here were no nays. Secret a r\ !)*• l-'orrest ih<elar«nl Hill nominati il. but Hill declared the pro- ei-i-ilinys out of ordi-rauii th** roll call of eoiinties xxas |ii'oet-eih , *l xvith. The vote xvas unanimous for Hill. *1 In- s 1; 11,. Tii-lii't ('oiiipli-teil. Another noisy outbreak occurred. ' eii order was restored Lieutenant- <1 .ernor Sheehan nominated Daniel N. Loekw I. of KutYalo, for lieiitenant- yoveriior. and In- was nominated hy ae- elamation. In a similar manner. Judye Gaynor was chosen for judye of the court of appeals. The routine business of the eonvontion xvas ipiieklv disposed of and at t>: t.'i o’eloi-k the eon vent ion adjourned sine die. It is thouyht that Hill will aeeept. The platform Ison the identical line of Senator llili’s speech Tuesday. THE MYSTERY OF A MURDER. I li*x i-IiiiiiI. Oliin. 11 \ el I I'lt Oxer tin- XhhwsnI- nalliin nf :• rroiiilnent Citizen. I i.ux'iii.a\i>. (1. September -IT. James It. Caven. yeneral freiyht ayent of the Valley railroad. (Kaltiniore and (>hio systi-m) xxas shot and killed hy some unknown assassin last niylit. Five bullets entered bis body and he fell in the street. When found, soon after- xvards. he was dead. I’ersons lix’iny in the nciyhborhood of the murder heard the shots and a woman s sereaiu. Xo one xvas found near the bod\\ and tin- police >0 far have been unable to secure tin- sliyhtest i-lue. Mr. Caven xxas a w idower about fifty years old. and re sided with a daiiyhtcr on Kennard st reet. I’ulliiiaii <'n-i>|M'!'atlvr ( lull. 111A xv a rn x. Kan.. September -.‘7.—'The proposition of L. Meyer, president, and C. C. Allen, secretary, of the I’ulliuan cooperative club, was aeeepted at a mass meet iny here last niylit. Local capitalists xxill take STa.ono worth of stock and the eluh will take Sy.'i.lMIII. The xx'ork will he heyun at onee, and fhe workmen will leave I’ullman as soon as 1 he eont raets are siyned. Tmioiiini.X -InKKleH XX II h u .Xtilllon. N’t xx N'iiIik. Septemher-J7. Thestate- ments that the special <1.1100.011(1 park appropriation for the unemployed had been juyyied with b\ 'lainmany have been eon firmed by t he report made tothe 1 i-ntral Labor I nion by the committee of that oryaui/ation appointed toana- Iizc tlu- statemeut suhmitted hy tlm eoiuptrollor. 1 l FITZS CHALLENGES CORBETT. Tin- XmhIniliiin XliiliMf-XX «-ii;|ii < hainpinn XX Ins l.miri-ls for His .\il»|itril llinii,-. N’mxx ( Iiii.k A xs. Septi-mlier :.’T. The ylove eontest between I’obert l-'itzsim- mons. of Newark. X. J.. and Daniel Creedon hailiny from St. Louis. Mo., fora purse of five tliousand dollars, took place in the arena of the Olympic club last niyht. They fouyht as mid- db-xveiyhts at Kit jioiinds. Koth men are Australians by birth, tint Fitzsim mons is now an American citizen. This xvas the star event of the carnival, and xxas a match that had attracted morn inti rest than most of the puyilistic mat ters of recent date. Litz.simmons has hern so prominently before the public for some years that any match in xvhieh he was a participant xvas hound to cre ate interest throiiyhout tin*entire coun try. An additional feature in the im portance of tin- match was the hcariny it h;xd toa prospective ineetiny In-tween Lit z.simmi ms a ml t'orhett. The liyht- iny was fast and furious and Fitzsim mons knocked ('reednn down and out ill the tenth round. Then there was tin-wildest demonstration ever seen in the rill!.' I.'cfcrec Dully awarded the tiyht to Litzsiinmous who xvas loudly eln-ered. Kcferce Dully ainioiini-i-d l-’itzsimmons ehallenye to t'hampion James .loim ( orbi-ti. ( orbett was so teleyra plied. SPORTING TREASURY CLERKS. Tliirl.x -1 i\i-ol 'I In-111 K*‘|tiit‘l i'il :i- Alli-inl- iliK lln- ICiirrs nt .Xii-xaiiili-r Isliinil. U XSIIIM. roN. September ‘TT. Thirty- tive treasury eli-rks bave been reported tothe seerrtary of the treasury by name as liaviny attended the bor e races at Alexander Island. Va.. about three miles froi . this city aei-oss tin- I’otomae river last Satnrdax. Tin- names of t be elerks have I forward ed to the head of eaeli buri-iiu o di\-i- sinii and an explanation, it is said, has boen asked from tin-elerks. W lu-th- i-r detei-tives have been emploxi-d for tin- purpose of "spottiny" treasur\' elerks of a "sporty" inclination or w hether the information has been vol unteered by some treasury emp!o\-ee or ollieial. intimate knoxvledye of tin- per- sor.m-l of the male clerks in the treas ury lias been show n and it hasi-reatei! a eomnud!■ in at this time, especially as many ehauyes are beiny made to earrv into ••tVeet the n-in-yanization that takes place (li lober 1st next. SENATOR HILL WILL ACCEPT. (:\ 2t«!(‘- 1 !H * <>111 -I imii 141 ! hi- 1'oint, !»ut it U MM ( IHIiTmI <mm!. \l xx. N. N .. September '.’7. Si •mi- tor Hill -•polci • a s f* il lows 1 ai beiny > rn- uaib-d Ill-re 1 !:ist ni;: lit : I 'elloxy-d A’lli- oeriits ; ind ye nt lenten 1 'or i bis _--e IJiT- oils ret •e jit loll a ltd t In- ei atipi i ment of t bis sei eiitide I ti'iiiliT you my sin< i*« * I’l* t lut nl<s. Tbi: (immuistrjition is ;i i |>:i rt of tbe llllex peet ed evollls of a u;ty xvhlelt 1 lo me 1 ■ as been one of min: rl<*<i surpris e and embarrassment. '1 he 114 •• tion a ,f tlu - deinoeratii- eonyi-ut :• ui. wlliell i is the oeeitsiiai of this ns mu- bluy*’ and whieh xvtis unfor,-,eeu hy mysel f. i u I j >4 ■ses r.a-pons! bi lit ie :s mi oMi;»*;jlions ( >1 \\hieli 1 eauiiot >j )«•:' 1% ton: : lit . in . i 1 liny i-s | \\ ;t V t, > fee ci v<* the honor w lilelt the eonventiiai. iu ‘ {»i 11 • ( 11 my protest, has souyiit to. •' »n- for upon me. 1 am deeply loaebe ! l.y tbe 11 nu aiiil inti nifesltit ion of 1, ai li.ic ‘ m *4 * and est 4 ‘ (* J M U hieh aeeoinpanied tin • jm*- t :on of 1 he eon vent ii m.'' THE REPUBLICANS IN ILLINOIS. .XMrtrii '■ liinliM I lu x nn- in I.m< I!< iiI "h t|M- lor tlii- < ;i in p;i 12411. W xsin.M. ION. Septemher -LT. l.’epre- 1*1 -111a11 xe Udrieh of* hii-ayo. who is in U ashinylon on a brii-f x isif. -a >ibat the ri-jmbiii-,ins are in i-M i-lleiit -l.ape for the eanip.iiyn lii lllliiois. and that they X-ill ea rry the state, liaviny a ley- islat are and an iuereasyd number of I'epri sentatives in eonyn-ss. lb- tliinlis they x, iH malce a yaiu of three repre- .snit;• 1 iv»*s in t th 1 hr 1 1 <*ihn4*\ . I !11• |w»j>u- lists In-sax s an-euttiny a little in both parties, blit tbe loss XX hil'Il the republi- «-a ns sustain in this xvay xxill be eoni- pensated for by votes xvhieli tin- di-1110- erat.-, w ill yixe tbe republica 11 nominees. DEFEATED FOR RE-ELECTION. \ i< tor-s in t li#’ \ 1 ■ \f I*21 rliniiM‘f 11 ^ 0111 |iris«x ;i i'rot«>rf ionisl M2ij«»ril>. Mi:i iniriiM:. September iV. Tbe el lion for mi-mhei s of parliament, xvbieh t«M»k place \ estenlay. resulted in the ret urn of t wenty-eiyht mat- rialists. tifty-lour opposition ami thirteen indi - pi-ndent -. Ministers O'Loyhl. n Kaker ami Itieliardson. and Speaker Kent wei*- det* uted for ro-eleetiou. I he i*-- lorsi-ompri.se a proti-etionist majorit\'. hnl the xietory is alleyed to havi- been ebiell; dm-to tin* suppoi-t of persons in tIn-i-ivil servii-e and maleontents wlm are irate at I’rinu- Minister* |‘atterson's reduet ion of salaries and ot In-r ei-ono- mies. BRIGHT'S DISEASE THE CAUSE. The I i-iMihh l.iM-iileil ill XX hil'Il I he X ilulily uf the ICiissiiiii liiileris l.ost, I.OMION. September Till* Times this moejiijiy jillblis lies a ilis- pateb from \'ienna. statiny that private accounts of the l zar’s Ill-alt h have been 1'ieei veil then*, slioxv- inythat bis eondition is very unfavora ble and his appearaiiee ih-notes a marked ehauye for the xx'orse. A ru mor is eurreiit here that the < z ar is sutleriny from Kriyiit's disease. XX i-i’iii>«in II.tuk I’reniilenl Xrresteil. 11 XX* XI h | 1 . \\ is., Septein her 7. A warrant was issued here x'esti rdax’ for the arrest of 1‘resident I red T. Day. of the I’lankinton bank, for reeeiviny de posits a Her be knexx' t he lianl, was in s' >1 vent. • '•-lii r.il I hiMMaH ('immiiiii;* |J, ail, N'bw N o|;k. September '.'7. General I liomas Seir <'uinininys. tbe veteran artist died at Hackensack. X. J.. hist niylit. I le xxas t he sole .survix'oi'of the founders oi the National aeadi-mx of • desiyu. I iiri iiiK I heir ISetiirn h» I \ 1,1 iun. G1 X ooxv. September-L7. Tbe Seotell i-o.il oxx ni-rs yesterday afternoon belli a ineetiny and resolved to ex icl froiu their bouses all liiim-rs xx ho do nut re turn to work. The Senior Senator of Now York Spealfs to His People. I'RCES I’AHTV LNEI'V IN PAIITV LINES llmuii-ratie Slate < iiiixeiition of lll•■l':lll- |>lre Stall- of the North at SuratoKit. XX (ill ney (iivi-n I lie rrefi-reiiet* I or the • in .ernorship. Sai:a i-oi.\. X. Septi-inher yii. The state democratic convention meet today in the Kink. Several contests are be fore the body and the nominations xxill not be rcnchcd In fore toniyht or to morrow. After tin- lonveniny of the deleyates resterdax. Senator Murphy named David K. Hill as temporary ehairman. and after a prolonycd ap plause. tin- senior M-nator addr'-ssed the eon vent ion. He said : Oar o|,|i,.iictiis hv tin- vigorous hi'atini'of t‘"i.'as iiolitii-al to!n-toiu>. unit tin- in-i-leiu-i- upon |M-tlx ami nii'-leailitu.- loi-al is>ti*--. -rt-U to ib'i-ii lln- puhlir .tin. ion fioin iin* uni nxia- I'l-' 11 i cii il xx li !, !i 11 ■ nimli- ihu'inu- 1 heir i i-i-i-iiI foui yi-ai' •"iitn,l ut 'a ft *i tern I vox, rn iiiint. Tin |hii|i1,' 1,axe not hiuxi-xi-r. form >t I in 1I11- tari Dial it xxn- a n puiilii-an ailniinislratlon, xxliii-h intlial illti-te.! y< ar of Iv-.iil saildli-il tlie i-iiunli.v xxith unxvisi- anil virion- li-a'islntinu. " li :rh ha - -. n, ■ rriji|,lr,| i 1 - iiro-pi-rit x amli-u- ilan.i iiil it , linalir, am a lii-ini-nlicl it-, pulilli- hiirilcn-.. Tin |»-,-tili- rrim-niiK r ihat tin- Sln-r- linin silv, r .Ir 1 >lii.n-iiurrlu'se laxx xvas ihr iii-o- iblrt of rr|mhlirali stiilr-liiaii-'lli|i avaiiist tin- ciiartnii'iit of xxiiieh 1 Vi v ih-imiri-al in i-on- jfn-ss voted- a ii.i-ii'.iu-i- fri-uj-lit with injury to the hu-im-ss inn i.- t- , t tlu- rountry haseil npiiM 110 ju-t or -i.urnt priltriple of tiiiam-i-. i-onyrrlui • a roiislilitt -nal inom-y im-tal into » roinimiilit v. lia- n-nii 1 a- ,m to a sin-.'li- ratli- er than a tii-n i tallir .lamlaiil. anil wrahruinv our national 1 ir,l-i at h ,1 n- ami ahroail. ’Ihr i’aiiir Henohliraii in I nri-pl ion. "It si:,mill l„ i„ini, in miml that lln- linnn- i-ial |ianir of I--.t 1-a 1 i-|mhliraii n.inir—ri— |mhlii-an in 1- | • ,■ rMitinurt.n amlilis- UM roilsi l'le, 1 - ,in hn i-lv imluri-il hy H"* ri -ult- tlirii 1 ,-iii: ml iui|H‘mliii'.' of titai ri-puhli' . n h • in- <>n x.iii,'h a ilrniorratir ad- nutiistrat !• m 1 1 ■ n, t |*. ,,r parri-l in rnarlimj. sanrt ioniny or 1, ml'in,t,.,i n liirli it on lx un- fort una nly ,niii rin',1 fmai 1 I,-, ,,r. Tin piuple n r"!% ,1 ihat it xxa- uniler a na tional ili nior 1 at ir aem. - i-t ralion thal lh*' Shi rinan law 'i-,]■ noi a- promptly a- siiiiir of us iii 'irr,l n i- irui' Imt ui'Vi'rtlii'li's- iinromlitiiinall- !i |M'al, i! within I'iyhl tnonths attiT our tuiv, , to powr . I point y.m n* tin ta, l t!i;'i lh, ili ttaiiTallr pa rl x a 11 It a h , i 11! tor four yi-ars xviilt tIn* ili-.| rihul loti ol , ii 1 in■ o *ir:a 1 pal 1‘ouax<* itl- I'tiirnl to t!., , \ lo ' ii't ti,i- pox\i-rtul law. yel xvltli : If- a, loir,■ (teiitN-rately rtist asiil, all f P'.xvet intliirtiri'anil piitron- a:-- invoh 1 :i ,•;*, .n siihorilinatina trinporarx si'llish inn , • 1 - ;o 1 .o |,i;Mir . ,,oil. xxi|H'il this Oiliou- ;.m I -a,' 1..I it** laml-.s xx it liin’tln' lir-Txiafot 1 mil. ‘ritionamlatthrrn- stlin run 1 - • ual 1 i": l: lis Ihr spri'larlo xrill , . • t i mi n '.‘4 yea 1 * 1 stair rh r I ri mil urnI ii - ! iiry of riylil oiii'ht to I,,- wit Ir ail t,'.i, r;,J nt rrh 1 < nrr ilirtatioii or intiii' ,: ,n. ''In- 1 na i. I '> .'!-lx iiilex luriD law Hi- r..!.! . ii a ■ * ■ iv of ri'imhliran n rliirssm -- ! - ita a a iiii'asiire -o ex- 1 " 1 - »o el •> uiiivtisoiiahle. fluil 1 ha%urxl not Ii i n:- in . 1 ", ' 1 roni rxaiixi'amllai: - 11 - i 1,,i*■, 1 n 11,1 , - i xx li» re i - ' 'r n-i 11‘,1 I hr part . * xi"' tr ' x , a • , i ■■■i to ili-iitaml il> !"i 1 '•Mjl l It x\.. Y tr r V 1 |„-rs, ■ llii), at i,HI at P- Mtcf 1 it ati-i, :a iti iiia 1,1, Tin AI t ! *. i 111« \ 1 .21 U < • 11M 1' • Tin • Mrlv ini* . 1 !i: 1 > n : »!ll will ■I 1 , 1 ' tl" 1,in, t ..imt:! ; Y * u V YlfVl’l 1,1 In- I, -ell- :i’ ti’J ; il*,.’ 1 in hy • v n - *l! part; v. Il i> tnie th :it 1 iit •.'••• w a< vt •1 '1 Ijlv a ii*! iliifart iili:iti- «i« lav. Slii il t t t 1 a* ;,'ii, -l in piirt h. tlii’ i 1 lilt i ,Y. •1 1 •a.ite xvliit-li Ym h-ni iri i Yiniitni, |.) xv|ii,-li *x, *li<l '• Ir; 11 in• h il lii i h iiln •ritf' !. :nt,l xvliit-li I*\ n NtlJl (»• • ) t J , • 1 i'il jorli , XV vei-nieil ti.tal,!, t* (tl 11 . • • •ii V . ht’ h 1 t r.ix ■1 ill Hi, t!,-:i 1 fll t no i11 l><* a! • ;• It • ! : hu • lilt t.n-t s|n,nia hi 'if i» 1 Mhi i*t •• 1 ! i! tl: f 1 vi 1 • Ml v 'mx-. s t tint xv MC rnpi ft| !••>< tit : i ' h • »n 'f 1 11 ! ' | H !l 1- in t ?•< ;t »li:n mr ■ ‘ l»)]M -nt !l* < Y *">k in eiiai-t- in ii in |S \’i r itl a : 1- M : i d P art y 2«< siiin,- tl,, i-,-- -V 4t!i%i l‘i iit' cf v nnirn 1 tai'li-i reater ,-in- hit ITil < •> n GftJ 1 - til ii i\l Y!|t ' tjc 1(ir party in M, dll. 1 V.*:: t 1, T i‘'!i u; (: : r. 1»1 .ml .i,|- Ye * -* • i: rt’YVi .* * > t ;t j u it ii a Ian ■ r in a rail \ in the VC na*. w: \ f» an \ il x\ i •! iy III , l'irit in Hie li<< Hl'C. itli titn ! * ■, Y .1 f • •fil tmi tx il !i on nn. ti:i itui ; 1I.4 1 i:.tli,a li ni t* ti 1 he (•till’ 1 i! is lint I, Ih 1 tyn '*!• IfiT'I :.t Y 1; t ! la nit 2' **U1 1 ,- ,,f r •vislmi 1 it*li W; iim tina!)' 1 1 >21 tl h t! .•.Mil’! !ia>ri iit ir inn- jorilv anil xvltirlt • ■ - itimill tr.i in I In-jmlj.'- im-nl "fl'n- .I'll -, m l in all ro-pi-rl- 1111-cl lh* ;r:■ 1 \-,,tIon-. w.lhoul - .'t* a n 1, XVoril XX hirh I llt- teri'il i:i t- , •■!,. - ,n , i 111 ol ihi* rri-asur* " liii* - at hi « it'.-i in pirh-«-i it ami n-mn r it moo ',■••■* ptaiilr I'liintim-ni-i'il I x anx pi-r-imil Hi ••.i'lio nt n • nt or any priiti- of opin ion I 11,ax 1 -i pi 1' 1 tn i in -poah of 1 hr im a-- IIM u - tein le 1101 -rt ,hixx-B anrlit in mali, * (If lit'- Nrxx lari.T Iaixx-. (>t it- -trim, tari:, h atui-es. it may hr Iruthfiiilx ui 1 * i hr 1 it i-a xa-1 improxi-uii-iit nvey the Mr Kin' ami v. ill *•! arly • 111011- lc it rolls on null f Ik- Im- ui -- | 11 Hi • nl aiiiu-l t h*-m-*lx *■- 1*1 it- l-OlllIlT ■ Th*- rote ■;!, n»r!, 1 'anil that anx n- <*rnl or i-xn ■ la'*it* r* vi-.-.n i-mitronti-m- p ali il liy 1. 1 ■ tw 11X mux nr in I he m ar lulu: Ca «li n rmiiial ion hoxxi \-ei do* - not in' l u ll 1' 1, , , i ra lii 1 :t y of rrili I'miny h- I It*' J*.i 1 •- "f -* p;, 1 a n ■ |»il| ., xxlia'rxri pl'-l-.xx •• !u'X*i I-: o'i ii pi.i: form or oihi-r- xxi-r f 1 fin i:ux nml.-rial- oi Hie ri.nlin-t- ini nt of an o', , , tional.l'- u ir -rhi-i|ul*-. Ilr- voii'l lln- it 1- not xx,to yo mil: h furl lii-i'at till- tit., r-i.r- - • I :•!< I. • c'n I ,ri-s-ilii-s "I till' I rra-IU *. I . . :: I ' \ lx ch'llia mi It. I 'l lloxx-|| -: I. rat-111 Ihi- rinpire stt'lr unit riftln (•untilrx tin ,1 ’.x of f|,. hour is not harsh 11 11 Irlsni of ilen ■ Irailrrs or of ilen ir mi'asiiri-- nor nmtnal n rriuiinatlou mu ' "iillii flu - romi-' I • hut it is a tinn-for i-om-il- iation for iiniiv f jmrpo.i for a.-zre-sivi-ar- lion Itriii'H-ri • -'* nation.il ami -tan-ailmini-- tralion-n:-i-i ali' , Im- Imailv uppoiir, Tin Ann-rii an p, op|r -mx'' mu i la.iiyi-il tin ir -rnli- nulit - a ml 1 hr - 'nt ami 1 tii-ri-hi't prinripli’- of Ini'- ili-niiK-rii x .-ill-till irri ix'i- thrir ap- ptoxal hi-i mi ini di iniH-ralir ran-i-is flu l-IIU-i' of tin pi opli ( lexeliinil's \ilnilnisl r il ion I mlorseil. Tie- ailmiie-r . am "f Pri -iili nt ( lixi laml ha- hi on i h iinhi-mli-il nomii-;:l palli-lak- in- -ml patri'-tir. The varimi- ili'|Nirlmi-iil- nt tin natioi- in, riinii nt tia-tieen I'omlurti-il With •*•* . 1 till 1 1 1 ruth* part-, a-'a Whole 1- 1-nt II I to tin nuiliili lire of tin- riias-i-» of llie |M'i,p|e xxlin-i- ililiri'-ts il inilraviu.- faithfullx to rxr. The ailinud-tratiiui of mu slate yiiii-ri.n.rnt umlrr ili-morratir auspire- hits uiei ilril Ihr j ihlir approval. Tin- ili-nio • a 1 ],iirtv in tlii-state-liimls ti lt ha- exir i ! tor that I’eliyloii- lllierty xxllirh 1- 1 t, i',| I,, all hy onr ronitu- lioii: tnnl I - a 11 t'm : i piihlirtin party for it- roverl yntj lh with atul 1 iir.mra a tiu ni of that pro-, ripi ivr -piril xx !iirh alh nijit-to -et up a n li:.dotls I,-a- a i|i(alil ratlon foroniriul prof, rmi nt in tie- laml of frriMloui. ami xvhii'h -pi opa iit' I hy a •■t .ain -ri’ivt poliliral or- Van i/at ion ii ■ h 1I1 1 . - i-xi rrutton at the hnml-0! 1 x■ laa-aiimli ,1 niitn hut xvhirh the ■ • puMii an -t l onvrntion la-l xxi rl; ili-iiurt- Ix I, fn 1.1 11, 1 1 atm .tly iiMfi-il to i-ouilenui. (1111 ,1 ut x , > a. .ilia ii -ha 1 1 hr p< 1 fin tm-il, ami it pr , Irai, . ah 1 ;i *• , - 1 ri-.'ln hriir.-s ib-a-li r xx, laII hr.n I. , at our fair ami tile imr pi , mp xa , 1 on |,\ I In--i,ii-of pr,,-, ri ,1 I, lloxx-i ill/, a- .mil ri-iison. Jilstiru a ml 11 1 1, 1 ■ * 11 r, , : .mi -iuiii a a 1 n 1 rsuma I lirir xxa x a- .11 •, ly I l|, v xx i II. Mr. Wbiiiux' xx il I ti rrive this miu-niny nnd III I a III a lire i';i 11 be p i yen its In t hu muni 1 u-e ( a ;mivi-rn,u* until I"- deeiitu-s. He will be the u u/(!iiee, if he xxill - GRIMKE FOR INSTRUCTIONS. The I'nltcil Stiitrw CoiimiiI to smii ltoiiilii|(o I'rr|utrliiK to l.rave lor llii I’ohI. \\ AsniM, iii.v. S«'pteinl er ti”.—Archi bald L. Criiiikc. of Kostini. the new I nited Stiites Consnl to San Doininyo. is now in this city, and lie will present himself at the state department duriny the week to receive instructions pre paratory to leaviny for his post. Mr. Grimke has already ipiaiitied at Koston. and will leave this country in about three weeks. He represents the Afrd- Aiuerietiu race. He has never taken any active part in politics, but has been a praet'n-iny lawyer before tin- Koston bar. He is a yrcat admirer of I’resi dent Cleveland, and believes in tariff reform. Mr. Cleveland appointed him as eonsiil to San Doininyo duriny the elosiny days of itis former administra- tion. Imt tin* senate adjourned without confirminy the tippoin.im-nt. lie was ayain iitimed for tin- same consulate iind the senate eonfinued tin* notnina- tion immediately. Consul Grimke is at the residence of his brother. Dr. l-’rnn- eis J. Grimke. piistor of the I-’ifteenth street I’reshyterian ehureli. EXCITEMENT AND SUSPENSE. Tin- 1 niiin Cuiinty, Ky., Tuv (itlli-elor'ii AI mill inns Delti.x «-il. Sri'Kitis, Ky.. S»‘pteml>er-J7. Couriers are runniny liitlier and tliitlier xvith lulls annouticiny ;• railroad ttix meetiny in the eity litill this afternoon. Colonel N (!. Kelsev. ex-president of tin- Oliio A til lev railroad, ax ill address the eiti- zens. A reporter intervii-wed Deputy I nited Sttites Miirshiil \\ C. Dyer, xvlio ret urned from I'niontoxvn this niorniny. He stixx* several of the men xvlioareto aid Klaekwell in the collection of the tax. lit-was not favorably impressed with tiie personnel of the eommander- in-ehief s assistants, most of them beiny youny tel I oxx s wiiose hii lut s a re said to be eareless. It is hinted on the streets that traitors are in camp who have sold out to the bondholders and are talkiny compromise. Althouyh their names an- prominent, they may suffer if it should prove true. The citizens are still in yreat suspense and excitement, as t hey a re not sure of tin- movements <d t he collector, iind conscipient ly know not when to expect him. FIGHTING THE COMBINE. Kent urk Iun* .A Kulii-t the ICfi-rnt llnisi- of !iisiii-iiiii'f Kales in Thai slate. LbMNi.ton. Ky.. Septeinlier "JT. The tire insiiriinee eomltiue xx ltieli litis in- ereitsed the insurance rates on business property in Kentucky and Tennessee is ineetiny with i'>pposition here from the citiz.ens and Inisiness men. Aliout fifty of tIn-leadiny men in Lexiuyton met last niylit to protest ayainst this increase in tile insurance rat iny in Lexiuyton. Many millions of dollars were repre sented. since some of tile Wealthiest men iu Kentucky were present, and the protest certainly means somethiny not I to be nttidi liyht of by the insurance men. \ set of resolutions were passed protest iny ayainst the new ratiny and tin- mayor called a nn-ctiny of the pi-o|M-i-ty holders and business men for today. Septeniher 'LT. to indorse the resolutions and see further toxvard littv- iny the insiirauee ratiny reduced. RETURNED AFTER FOUR YEARS. An ••■1111I111 < lint mi litr Kims A win Mild l.o-es 11 l.art;i' I orlinii'. Tropical Hurricane From West Indies in All Its Fury. SO FATALITIES ULl’ORTEI) AS VET. Krriit lli-iil nu t hiii Ibis Iteen AA miiKlit mt •Iiii-ksiuix llii-, Sjitaiiiiiih, anil mi the Nnrt h mill Smit h ( uroliliii (’oilMt, The AA iri-s l.uri;i-ly Diixvn. J.acksiixxti.i.k. I la.. Si-pteinher '17.— The tropical hurrii tine from the West Indies struck Jm ksonvillc yesterday with the wind blo.yiny at a velocity of forty-six miles per hour and rain pour- iny down in torrents. It eontiimes yet nnd business is absolutely paralyzed. Tlu* Lx'erett house the Itiryest hotel in tin* city, is unroofed and Hooded with water. The unfinished union depot is blown down, tin- loss is and a number of people are injured, imt none killed. The stree s of this city are flooded. The river is three feet above the normal. The -\ ml at the mouth of the river recorded -'\t x miles an hour, Mayport tit its inmth is tlooded and severtil houses tire inundated. No trains are arriviny ami di-partiny front Jtieksimville. Many laryi- XA ttshouts arc reported. HOTELS AT TYBEE DOOMED. The Sturm AA ill bw-i'dl in A iiileiii i’ the I»e- Mtrili-live <■> i ll lie nf .Aiikh-I. "IKI. Sax a\n xm Gn.. Septeiuber G.-Lve- rythiny now pi,i• 1,,a storm ei|Uiilliny. if it does not i-.Ni-eed. in violeiiee the fearful dest met i \*, ■ e- elotte of Xiiyilst. IAt Tybee tin- wind ranyes :is hiyh as sevent \ tix " miles an hour. At low t'.dc the wtil.-r there is hiyher thiin at the hiyhest lid* . 1 he ocean is stead ily cneroarhiny on tin island, and it is thoiiyht that it w ill in-i-oinpli-tely siih- nieryed. Those on the island will have to take rcfuyc in tiie liyht-lioiise and Martello toxver. The hotels and cot- tayes jip]>e;ir to be dooined. Th*, wind in Sinttnnali now runs as liiyh as forty- tiA'e miles, ti ml is steadily inoreasiny iu A'eloeity. I in-out look is x'l-rx’ bad. A waslmut on tin- .savannah. Florida and Western railroad, sixty miles south of here, has caused a suspension of travel on that road. No vessels ha\'e left port in the last two days. The shippiny in the harbor has I tied up and so far noilamav e has been re ported to .shippiny interests. THE STORM AT CHARLESTON. I iii|»iis-ihh* In ! -t iu,;t t c a- A et llie l)aiiia£** In the l.xpii-i il AATiter I'rmit. I II A lll.tts TON. S. ( Sept einl,er ‘.’T.— The West Indies , elolie struck this city yesterday a ml rayed all day. The maximum x, , ,,f tin- xvind up to daybreak has I • n f->rty-eiyht miles tin hour. e.Neept :ti times, when it wtis as hiyh as tit'ty-lixe or '.ixty miles. As far as is know 11 but ;M ie iluiiia.-.-e has been d>ate to the si,: Pi'- :n Lf iti | | h »! or tin • 4’it v proper. The si tor in t :tif 21 s only 111 roc and ti h; ill' fee ;i: ;; ih>t t \V4 *1 xv fe et iu t he A ny Ylsi c \ * ,•1,. i- • of The most serious da ma y e. »\\ »*V4' r. is fe;i r< -d in t lix- riee Helds a II ■ » tilt* s, ■: 1 -la ml 1 eot- ton crop 1. It is in ■ • ssjol <• 1 at t his t illte to yive tni estin 1 IM t »• of tii e ,! ii mn«j4* 1 ilolie on t he «• xp< tsed w; 1' 1 •r front u In-iv t holt- sands of btiles of < • , a ton ;t 1 a • -•t, uvt 1 for shipment. W bite, a former well knoxvn eontraetor ot Ouialtii. has solved a misterv bx in- turniny to this eity after tin absence of four yi-tii-s. duriny Ax ltieh time be had been searched for by deteet ix'es 1 if this Uml other cities. He had been yiven up as dead hy his friends and relatives. W bite stiid he had no idea of leaviny 'vhen he started on his drive on the eveniny of July .'Ui. Istm. d suddenly occurred so him to drive across the country to Washinyton. This he did. rcyardlcss id the fact that his niiiiiA’ biy eont raets in Outiihii were yoiny to wreck in the nicuutinic. lie lost hv this means sinn.non. lie says that he went to Washinyton. and Inis just re turned. His iiiimi-n.se fortune is now yonc. He is believed to be deinelited. MYERS HELD IN FIRST DEGREE. (irionl .111 ry Keuiinl- tin- Atluntn .\s-tiNHlii tin I lie Mole Ma x er nf l 'm-r«-»t ( ’nitvley. \ti..xn i x. September-.’7. William J. Myers, ayainst whom the brutal mur der of youny LniTest ( rowlev is elitiryi'd. has been indieted for tbe erime. the hill of indictment beiny for murder in the tirst deyree. The yrand jury returned the hill yesterdav in three hours tifter hcariny the etise. The same xxitnesses testitied its before the coroner's jury, and the decision xvas reached immediately upon the close of t he test inn >ny. I In- detectives jir<- still workiny upon the clues which associate Mvcrs" name Avith other crimes, hut have made as yet no really eonvim-iny discovery in that particular. MAY BE ANOTHER STRIKE. Truiililc \o( Entirely (••rr Aniine^ Xew Turk i'iiiliirs. Ni:xv Yoi:k. September -‘7. There is a possibility of another strike within the next tew days of the brotherhood of tailors, which, if takes place. xx*ill in volve I,Obit members tnnl xx ill he in s\ in- pat hy with the strike of the Koston tailors, now in proyiv.-s. J. Goldstein, secretary id the hrotherhood of t.-iilors, stiid yesterday that the result of a meetiny of the brotl.erhood held secret ly \a as to order a strike today on all Koston inatt-rial shipped to this city. Deleyates Averc sent out to all shops in this city and in Brooklyn ealliuy on the tailors not to mttke up Koston mate rial. liiilli-iit linift I • i-n,' oi I lx' Fair, xMii.M.roN, Neptcinlter -.’7. I'oro- east : I or Georyia. yenerally ftiir. hiyh north winds diminishiuy. Lor Alu- bainti. fair, north Avimls, heeomiuy va riable For Tenm e* e. fair, xvarmur, east to southeast Avinds. Ai ms* Hie ('iimI Iniiit nn n AA lie< I.Aroxix, Wash, Septemher Louis Youny has mrived here. 1 lil-leita bicycle from I’ittsbi w is -ia tuyut s k'» fUitUiUi; Uv, DIRECTUM WINS THE PURSE. Tli«* (•r<*iit >t;illio:i iCiirc of t lie \ at >1 \ *»t it* I *.1 r.V ICo>t OH. Kosi-on. Septetnber-JT. The biy stal lion race for which tbe New Lnylnnd trottiny itoi-se brn-d.-rs assoeitition of- tered a purse of <i.'».(l(io and wliieh broiiyht toyetlii i- Direetuin. Arion and Nelson was trotti d yi'stenlax* at .Mxstie I'ark, iu the presem-e of I'ullx- -iii.iini) - pie, and Din-ctum won in thiee straiylit heats. Direetuin was only hetided in the second heat, when for nearlx - a ipiarter ol a mile Nelson led him b\-a neck. Directum was iinnoiiueed to he the winner of t he (irst money <!i.nnii, Arion second <1 ..',1111. tind Nelson third SI DECLINES AN EMPTY HONOR. Hnl Hei'iiit-,' lii- I'ersnn.'il I ricnil AVam I In- • •pimni'nl, Only. I!li IIAI0.M1. \;i.. September ‘J7. — Mr. ti. If. Jones, who xxtis named b\- the prohibitionists last Thursday for eon- yrcss in this (the third) distriet puh- lished a etird yesterday afternoon de- elininy the nomination. Mr. Jones as- siyns jis his reason for the declination that he has alxxax atliliated xxith the democrat it- party, and noxv tluit his warm personal friend. <'oloncl Tazexxvll LI let t. is its nominee, lie feels i 11 dutv hound to support him. WOULD ASSASSINATE GROVER. A Crank in linliana AAants In Kill thd I’re-iileiit ami Tlu-n lln- I'lip,'. Axiiiajsiix. Ind.. Septembi r 77.— A crank apparently nil years old was ar rested last niyht tit Alexandria. He said his mission on earth xvas to kill 1’resident ( levelaml. \fter he had dis- p«»scd of the president it xxtis hi- inten tion to cross the sea and kill tile I *1 i|m- The maniac w ill bo held and his condi tion invest iya ted. Great Ocst rni-t imt In South < arolin.i. Okxxi.i in nit. S. ( Settfvmher \ terrible xx ind storm strnek here last eveniny :it o eloek and Mowed all niyht at the rate of forty-five miles an hour. I recs and telcyraph poles are doAvn : yreat damtiye to corn and cot ton has heen done. 'Tin- wind is Moxa - - iny from the ma t beast. ( oURresHiiiau Sti'pliens Oei lines. L.AXVItKXCI Mass.. Septemher 'It. —■ I he fifth district douioerutie i-, atyres- sional eoiivi-ittion met here yesterdny. ( hairinait lloyau. of tiie district com- mittee. read ii letter front ( onyressman Moses T. Steithena. docLiitini' ayain he a eandidiiti