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HEAVENS BRIDAL FEAST. "come, come, for all things are now ready. Sir. Tuluiage I'r?k?h?* om "Invitation ton W?ddlnB"~Tlja I.okI, tbn Hoatt the .?Ce ti ??med, th? (Iiu hIk; and tn? Apg?k, the Cup-Bearer*. Brooklyn, May 10.?The subject of Dr. Talmago's sermon to-day was "In vitation to a Wedding," and the text Luke xlv., 17: "Come for all things are now ready." Holy festivities to-day. We gatber otber sheaves into the spiritual garner. Our joy is like the joy of Heaven. (Spread the banquet, spread all the chali ces. We are not to-day at the funeral of a dead Christ; we are celebrating the marriage of the King's son. It was an exciting time in English history when Queen Elizabeth visited Lord Leicester at Kenilworth castle. The clocks in all the towers and through out the castle were stopped at the mo ment of her arrival, so continuing to point to that moment as tho one surpass ing ull others in interest. The doors of tin) great banqueting hall were opened. The queen marched In to the sound of tho trumpets. Four hundred servants waited upon the quests. It was a scene that astonished all nations wheu they heard of it. Five thousands dollars a day did the banquet cost as it went on day after day. she was greeted to tho palace gates with floating islands, and torches and the thunder of cannons, and fireworks that set tho night ablaze, and a burst of music that lifted tlie whole scei e into enchantment. Beginning in that wny, it went on irom joy to joy, and Irom cxci.emcut to excitement, and' from rapturo to rapturo. That was the, ".real bauquvtthat Lord Leicester spread in Kenilworth castle. Cardinal Wolscy entertained the j French ambassadors in Hampton court. The best cooks of all the land provided for tho table. The guests were kept hunting in tho parks all the day, so that their appetites might be keen, and then in tho evening hour they were shown into the banqueting hall, with table ?glittet with imperial plate, and ablush with the very costliest wines, and tho second course of the feast was made of food in all shapes, of men and birds and beasts, and danclug groups, and Jousting {tatties riding ui.on each other with up lited lances- Lords and princes and ambassadors, their cups gleaming to the brim, drank first to the health of the king of Kurland, and then to the health of the emperor of France. That was the banquet that Cardinal Wolsey spread in Hampton oourt. But to-day, my brothers and sisters, 1 invito you to a grander entertainment, My Lord, tho King, is tho banqueter. Angels of God are tho cup-bearers, all the redeemed arc the guests; the halls of eternal lovo frescoed with, light, and Slaved with joy, and curtained with un adlng beauty are tho banqueting place, the harmonies of eteinity are the music, the chalices of God are tho plate, and I am one of the servants comu out with invitations to all tho people, and oh, that you might break tho seal ot the in vitation rnd read in ink of blood, and with the tromulous hand of a dying Christ: "Come, come, fov all things are now ready." Sometimes there havo been great dis appointments at a banquet. The wine has given out, or the servants have been rebellious, or tho lights have failed; but I walk all around the banqueting table of my L< rd to-d. y, and I find everything complete, and I swing open the door of this banqueting Iiojso and I say: "All tilings aro now ready." Illustrating my text, I go on and in tho first place say that the Lord Jesus Christ Is ready. Cardinal Wolsey did not come into tho banqueting hall until the second course of the feast, and when he entered booted and spurred, all the guests arose and cheered him; but I have, to tell you that our banqueter, the Lord Jesus Christ comes in at the beginning of the feast. Ay, ho has been waiting for his guests, waiting for some of them 1801 years, waiting with mangled feet, waiting with baud 6u the punctured sides, watting with hand on the lacerated tem ples, waiting, waiting! Wonder it is that the banqueter did not get weary and say: "Shut tho door and let the laggards stav out." No, he has been waiting. How much ho is in earnest! shall I show you? I gather up all tho tear* that flooded his cheek in sympathy, all the blood that channelled his brow and back and baud and foot, to purchase our redemption. I gather up,all the groans coming from midnight chill and mountain hunger and desert loneliness, and I put them into one bitter cry?I gather up al! the pange that shot from cross and spike and speur, into one groan ?I take one drop of sweat on his brew, and I put it under the glass of iho gos pel, and it enlarges to lakes of sorrow, to oceans of agony. That Christ to-day, emaciated and worn and weary, comes here, and with a pathos in which every word is a heartbreak and every sentence h martyrdom, he says to you and says to me: "Come, come, for all things are now ready. Ahasurus made a feast tiiat lasted 180 days. This lasts forever. Lords and princes were invited to that. You aud 1 are invited to this. Yes, he has been 'waiting, he is waiting now. Other kings ! wrap themselves in ro!>c8 of beauty and power before they como into a ba?quet, So docs Christ. Oh, he is the .fairest of the fair. In lus hand is the omnipotent surgery that opened blind | eyes and straightened crook limbs and hoisted the pillars ol heavens, and swung the twelve gales which are twelve pearls. Oh, what a Christ?a Christ of beatity, a Christ of power. There are nop enough cups on earth to dip up this ocean of beauty. There aro not ladders to scale these heights of love. Oh, thou flower of et rnity, thy breath is the perfume of Leaven. Oh, thou daybreak of the soul, let all nation clap their hands in thy radience. Chorus! Como men and angels ami cherubim and seraphim and archangel, all heights, all depths,all Immensities. Chorus! Roll on through - Mk> heavens in chariot of universal ac claim, over bridges' of hosanna, under arches of coronation, by the towers chlm? ing with eternal jubilee. Chorus! Onto him that loved us and washed us from our sine in his own blood, and made us kings and priests unto God, to mm be glory. Ah! thero is one word of five letter that I would like to write; but I have no sheet fair enough to write it on, and no jicncii good enough to Inscribe It. Give me ? sheet from the heavenly records, and some pencil used by angels In des? cribing a victory and then with haud struck with supernatural energy, and with pencil dipped in everlasting morn ing, 1 will write ? out In capitals of love: J-E-S-U-S, Jesus! It Is this One that is waiting for you and for me, for we are HEAVENS BRIDAL FEAST. "come, come, for all things are now ready. Sir. Tuluiage I'r?k?h?* om "Invitation ton W?ddlnB"~Tlja I.okI, tbn Hoatt the .?Ce ti ??med, th? (Iiu hIk; and tn? Apg?k, the Cup-Bearer*. Brooklyn, May 10.?The subject of Dr. Talmago's sermon to-day was "In vitation to a Wedding," and the text Luke xlv., 17: "Come for all things are now ready." Holy festivities to-day. We gatber otber sheaves into the spiritual garner. Our joy is like the joy of Heaven. (Spread the banquet, spread all the chali ces. We are not to-day at the funeral of a dead Christ; we are celebrating the marriage of the King's son. It was an exciting time in English history when Queen Elizabeth visited Lord Leicester at Kenilworth castle. The clocks in all the towers and through out the castle were stopped at the mo ment of her arrival, so continuing to point to that moment as tho one surpass ing ull others in interest. The doors of tin) great banqueting hall were opened. The queen marched In to the sound of tho trumpets. Four hundred servants waited upon the quests. It was a scene that astonished all nations wheu they heard of it. Five thousands dollars a day did the banquet cost as it went on day after day. she was greeted to tho palace gates with floating islands, and torches and the thunder of cannons, and fireworks that set tho night ablaze, and a burst of music that lifted tlie whole scei e into enchantment. Beginning in that wny, it went on irom joy to joy, and Irom cxci.emcut to excitement, and' from rapturo to rapturo. That was the, ".real bauquvtthat Lord Leicester spread in Kenilworth castle. Cardinal Wolscy entertained the j French ambassadors in Hampton court. The best cooks of all the land provided for tho table. The guests were kept hunting in tho parks all the day, so that their appetites might be keen, and then in tho evening hour they were shown into the banqueting hall, with table ?glittet with imperial plate, and ablush with the very costliest wines, and tho second course of the feast was made of food in all shapes, of men and birds and beasts, and danclug groups, and Jousting {tatties riding ui.on each other with up lited lances- Lords and princes and ambassadors, their cups gleaming to the brim, drank first to the health of the king of Kurland, and then to the health of the emperor of France. That was the banquet that Cardinal Wolsey spread in Hampton oourt. But to-day, my brothers and sisters, 1 invito you to a grander entertainment, My Lord, tho King, is tho banqueter. Angels of God are tho cup-bearers, all the redeemed arc the guests; the halls of eternal lovo frescoed with, light, and Slaved with joy, and curtained with un adlng beauty are tho banqueting place, the harmonies of eteinity are the music, the chalices of God are tho plate, and I am one of the servants comu out with invitations to all tho people, and oh, that you might break tho seal ot the in vitation rnd read in ink of blood, and with the tromulous hand of a dying Christ: "Come, come, fov all things are now ready." Sometimes there havo been great dis appointments at a banquet. The wine has given out, or the servants have been rebellious, or tho lights have failed; but I walk all around the banqueting table of my L< rd to-d. y, and I find everything complete, and I swing open the door of this banqueting Iiojso and I say: "All tilings aro now ready." Illustrating my text, I go on and in tho first place say that the Lord Jesus Christ Is ready. Cardinal Wolsey did not come into tho banqueting hall until the second course of the feast, and when he entered booted and spurred, all the guests arose and cheered him; but I have, to tell you that our banqueter, the Lord Jesus Christ comes in at the beginning of the feast. Ay, ho has been waiting for his guests, waiting for some of them 1801 years, waiting with mangled feet, waiting with baud 6u the punctured sides, watting with hand on the lacerated tem ples, waiting, waiting! Wonder it is that the banqueter did not get weary and say: "Shut tho door and let the laggards stav out." No, he has been waiting. How much ho is in earnest! shall I show you? I gather up all tho tear* that flooded his cheek in sympathy, all the blood that channelled his brow and back and baud and foot, to purchase our redemption. I gather up,all the groans coming from midnight chill and mountain hunger and desert loneliness, and I put them into one bitter cry?I gather up al! the pange that shot from cross and spike and speur, into one groan ?I take one drop of sweat on his brew, and I put it under the glass of iho gos pel, and it enlarges to lakes of sorrow, to oceans of agony. That Christ to-day, emaciated and worn and weary, comes here, and with a pathos in which every word is a heartbreak and every sentence h martyrdom, he says to you and says to me: "Come, come, for all things are now ready. Ahasurus made a feast tiiat lasted 180 days. This lasts forever. Lords and princes were invited to that. You aud 1 are invited to this. Yes, he has been 'waiting, he is waiting now. Other kings ! wrap themselves in ro!>c8 of beauty and power before they como into a ba?quet, So docs Christ. Oh, he is the .fairest of the fair. In lus hand is the omnipotent surgery that opened blind | eyes and straightened crook limbs and hoisted the pillars ol heavens, and swung the twelve gales which are twelve pearls. Oh, what a Christ?a Christ of beatity, a Christ of power. There are nop enough cups on earth to dip up this ocean of beauty. There aro not ladders to scale these heights of love. Oh, thou flower of et rnity, thy breath is the perfume of Leaven. Oh, thou daybreak of the soul, let all nation clap their hands in thy radience. Chorus! Como men and angels ami cherubim and seraphim and archangel, all heights, all depths,all Immensities. Chorus! Roll on through - Mk> heavens in chariot of universal ac claim, over bridges' of hosanna, under arches of coronation, by the towers chlm? ing with eternal jubilee. Chorus! Onto him that loved us and washed us from our sine in his own blood, and made us kings and priests unto God, to mm be glory. Ah! thero is one word of five letter that I would like to write; but I have no sheet fair enough to write it on, and no jicncii good enough to Inscribe It. Give me ? sheet from the heavenly records, and some pencil used by angels In des? cribing a victory and then with haud struck with supernatural energy, and with pencil dipped in everlasting morn ing, 1 will write ? out In capitals of love: J-E-S-U-S, Jesus! It Is this One that is waiting for you and for me, for we are on the same platform before God. How long he waited for me! How long be has waited for youl Waiting ae a banqueter waits for hla delayed guests, the meat*, smoking, and the beakers brimming, and the minstrel with bis finger on the string ready to strike at the first clash of the hoofs at the gateway. Waiting as a mother waits for a boy that ten years ago went off dragging her bleeding heart after bim. ;Waltlng. Ob, can you not tivc me some comparison intense enough, importunate enough high as heaven, deed as boll, end vast as eter nity? Not expecting that* you' can'help me with such a comparison, I simply say he Is waiting only as an nil-sympathetic Christ knows how the wait for a wander* mg soul. Bow the knees and kiss the Sou, Come and welcome, sinner, come. But I remark again, not noly Christ Is waiting, but the Holy Spirit Is waiting. Why are some sermons a dead failure? Ohy are there song that do not get their wing under the people? Why are there Elayers that go no higher 'up than a unter's halloo? Because there is a miss* ing link that only the Holy Spirit can make. If that'Spirit should come tlirough this assemblage this morning, there would be a power felt like that when Saul was unhorsed on the road to Da* mascus; like as when Lydia's heart was broken in her One store like as when 3,000 souls were lifted out of midnight Into in id noon at the no n tocos t. Do you notice that sometimes that spirit takes an insignificant agency to save a soul? I think it is very often that at just one I passage of;Scripture, ju?t one word of I Scripture, a soul Is saved bechused the I Holy Spirit gives it supernatural power. I Do you know what it was that saved I Martin Luther? It was that one Verse: "The just shall live by faith." Do you I know what it was that brought AUgus* I line from his horrible dissipations? It I was that one verse: "rut ye on the Lord I Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof." Do I you know what it was that 6avod Hfedley I Vicars, the celebrated soldier? It was I the one passago: "Believe in the Lord I Jesus Cnrist and thou shalt be saved." I Do you know what it was that brought I Jonathan Edwards to Christ? It was II ho one passage: "Now unto him be I glory for evet ana ever." One Thanksgiving morning In church II read my text, "O, give thanks unto the I Lord, for he is good," and a young (man stood in the gallery and said to himself: "I have never rendered one acceptable offering of gratitude to Qod in all my life. Here, Lord, I am thine forovcrc." I Dy that one passage of Scripture ho was I brought into the kingdom, and if I might tell my own experience, I might tell how one Sabbath afternoon I was brought to I the peace of the'.Gospel by reading of the Syro-Phooniciars cry to Christ where she said: "Even the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from tho master's table." Philosophic sermons never saved any body. Metaphysical sermons never saved I anybody. An earnest plea going right out of the heart blessed oi the Holy I Ghost, that is what says, that is what I brings people into the kingdom of Christ. II suppose the world thought that I Thomas Chalmers preached great ser I mons in his early ministry, but Thomas I Chalmers says he never preached at all I until years after he had occupied a pul pit he came out of his sick room, and ] weak and emaciated, he stood and told the story of Christ to the people. Air I in the great day of eternity it will be found that not so much the eloquent I sermons brought men to Christ as the I story told, \ erhaps by those who were unknown on earth, the simple story of the Saviour's love and mercy, sent by the power of the Holy Ghost, straight to the heart. Come, Holy Ghostr Ay, he is here this morning. ? He fills all the place. I tell you the Holy Ghost is ready. Then I gotu and tell you the church is ready. There arc thowe hero who say: "No one cares for my soul." We do care for It. You see a man bowing his head in pray er and you say: "That man is indifferent." That man bows his head in prayer that the trute may goto every heart. The air is full of prayers. Thoy are going up this morning from this assembly. Hundreds of prayers straight to the throne of a ltsteding God. The air is full of prayers?prayers as* cending noon by noon f rom Fulton street I prayer meeting. Friday night by Friday dight all over this land, going up from praying clrcless. Yea, there is not a minute of an hour of any day that there are ir.t supplications ascending to the throne of mercy. The church is ready And if you should this moning start for your Father's house, there would be hundreds and thousands In this assem blage who would say if they (knew it: "Make room for that man, make room for him at the holy sacrament; bring the silver bowl for his baptism; give him full right to all the privileges of the church of Jesus Christ. Oh, I know tbere are those who say the church is a mass of hypocrites, but .they do not really think so. It is a glorious church. Christ Jparchascd it. Christ built it. Christ swung all Its gates. Christ ; curtained it with uphol stery, crimson with crucifixion carnage. Come into it. I do not pick out this man or that man and say: ''You may come." I say all may come?whoyer will. "Come with us and we will do I you good. The Lord had promised gOod I concerning Israel." We sre a garden walled around I Chosen and made peculiar ground, A little plot enclosed by grace Out of the world wild wilderness. Do not say you have never been in vited. I Invite you now to the King's feast. One and all. All! All! But Ijgo further and tell you that the angels are ready. Some people think when we speak about angels we are getting into the region of fancy. They say it is very well foi a man when he has just entered the ministry to preach about the an gels of heaven, but after he, has gone on further it is hardly worth while. My friends, there is not any more evidence I in the' Bible that thore is a God than that I there are angeis. Did they not swatm around Jacob's ladder? When Lazarus* soul went up did they not escort It? Did not David say: "The chariots of God are 20,000, even thousands of angels?" Are they not represented as the chief harvester of the judmentday? Did nor one angel in one night slay 180,000 of Sennacherib's troops? Oh, yes, our world is in communication with two I other worlds. All that communication I la;by angsls. When a had man Is to die, l a man who has despised God and rejected I the Gospel, bad spirits come on sulphur ous wing and they shackle him and try I (o push him of) the precipices into ruin and they lift a guffaw of dlabollcat exul tation. But there Is a line of angels, bright and beautiful and loving angels, mighty angels, reaching all the way from earth to Heaven, and when others gather like them I suppose the air 1 ? full .of then. They hover. They flit about. I They push dpwn Iniquity from your j heart. They are ready to rejoice. | Look! There is an angel from the throne of God. One moment ago it stood before Christ and heard the dox ology of the redeemed. It U here now. Bright immortal, what newe from the golden city? Speak, spirit blest. The answer comes melting on the air: "Come, come, for all things are now ready." An gels ready to bear the tidings. Angels ready t > drop the benediction. Angels ready to kindle the Joy. All ready. Heady, cherubim and seraphim. Beady, throne?, and principalities and powers. Heady, Michael, the arch angel. Yes, I go further and say that your glorified kindred aro ready. I have not any sympathy with modern spiritualism. I believe it Is born In perditton. When I see the ravages in makes with human intellects, when I see the homes it has de vastated, wheh I see the bad morals that very often follow in its wake, I have no faith In modern spiritualism. I think if John Milton and George WhitQeld havo not anything better to do than to crawl under Rochester's table and rattle the leaves they had better stay homo in glory. Bnt tue Bible distinctly teaches that the glorified in heaven are in sympathy wit h onr redemption. 4 'There is joy in heaven among the angels of God over one sin ner that repenteth," and If the angels hear it do not our departed kindred there I hear it? There aro those there who toiled for your salvation, and when they bade you good-by in the last hour, and I said, "Meet me In heaven," there was hovering over the plllew the awful pos sibility that you might not meet. But oh, the pathos when that hand was thrust Out from the cover and they said good by*... For how long good-by was It? Now, suppose you should pass into tho kingdom of God this morning, suppose you should say: "I'm done with the sins of this world. Fie upon nil these follies. 0 Chaint! I take thee now, I take thy service, I respond to thy love, thine I am forever"?why, before the tear of repen tance had dried on your cheek, before your first prayer had closed, the angel standing with the message for thy soul, would cry upward, "He Ts coming!" and angels poising mid-air would cry up ward: "He is coming!" ell along the line of light from doorway to doorway, from wing Up to wing tip, the news would uo upward till it reached the gate, and then it wonld flash to the house of many mansions, and And your kindred out, and those before the throne would say: "Rejoice with me my prayers are answered. Give me another harp with which to strike the joy. Saved, saved, saved!" At Kenilworth Castle, I told you, they stopped the clocks when Queen Eliza beth arrived, that the hind of time might point to that moment as the one most significant and tremendous; but if this morning, the King should enter the cas tle of your soul, well might you stop all the clocks and have the finger of time pointing to this moment as tho most stupendous In all your life. Would that 1 could come all through these aisles and all throughthese gallnries, not simply addressing yon perfunctorily, but taking you by the hand as a brother takes a brother by tho hand, and saying to one and all, to each: "Come, come, the door is open, enter now and sit down at the feast." Old man, God has been waiting for thee long years. Would that some tear of repentance might trickle down thy wrinkled cheek. Has not Christ* done enough in feeding thee and clothing thee all these years to win from thee one word of gratitude? Come, all the young. Christ is the fairest of the fair. Wait not till thy heart eels hard. Como, the furthest away from Christ. Drunkard, Christ can put out tho the of thy thirst. He can restore thy broken home. He can break that shackle. Come now, to day, and get his pardon and Its strength. And the one further off, further than I have mentioned, a case not so hopeful as I have mentioned, self-righteous man, feeling thyself all right, having no need of Christ, no need of pardon, no need of help?O self-righteous man! dost thou think in those rags thou canst enter tho feast? Thou canst not. God's servant at the gate would toar off thy robe and leave thee naked at the gate. O self righteous man! the last to come. Como to the feast. Come, repent of thy sin. Come, take Christ for thy portion. Day ofgrace going away. Shadows on the cliff reaching further and further over the plain. The banquet has al I ready begun. Christ has entered into I that banquet to which you are invited. The guests are taking their places, The servant of the king has his hand on the door of the banqueting-room, and he begins to swing it shut. Now is your time to go In. Now is my time to enter. I must go in. You must go in. He is swinging the door shut. Now, it is half shut. Now, it Is three-fourths shut. Now, it Is just ajar. Atter awhile it will be forever shut! Why will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God's companion spares? While in the endleis round of thought The one thing needful Is forgot. Tragedy In a Church. Nashville, May 18.?A special from Birmingham, Ala., says: "L. F. Burgess shot and fatally wounded Sam G. At wood at Pleasant Valley church, two miles South of At alia, yesterday after noon. They were both members of the church. About two months ago Burges's son attempted to rape Atwood's daugh ter for which offense young Burgess fled the country. Hard feeliings have existed between the parties ever since, and an altercation has been feared. When the matter was b.ought for ad IuBtment in the church between the ?rethren, und while the committee who had the matter in hand were retired, the belligerents decided to fight, and began with the above result. Marlon Smith, by interferring, received a stray shot through the hand. The shooting occur red In the church which was filled with people to the utmost capacity, but fort unately none were shot except Smith and Atwood. Burgess, the elder, escap ed. Fifteen shots were exchanged. Km Off With i? Blind Olrl, Comikoton, N. Y., May 13.?M. 8. Tyler, a leading business man of Da mascus, i'enn., across the Delewure Hiver from this place, had lived happi ly with his wife and family for many years. Some days' ago he disappeared, and about the same time a young blind !irl, a daughter of tho most conspicuous amlly in this part of the Deleware Val ley, was missed. A brother of the girl traced her to New York and back to Middleton, Orange County, where he found her living with Tyler. All the brother's efforts to induce her to return home Were of no avail. The girl recent ly became of age and' obtained $12,000, a bequest from her father, who died a few years ago. She is said to have made over her money and property to Tyler. A Olend Murtt. Lihkhty, M. N.,May 12.?A party of campers near here were < washed away by a cloud burst. E. J. Wlllcox was MAJOR TERRILL'S TALK. EXPOUNDING ALLIANCE PURPO8E8, TEACHINGS ANO REQUIREMENTS. What the Alliance Obligation JJemandt? The Ihlrd Party?Place of the Order Iletween the Parti???.The Currenoy Quvatlon and the Si.b-Troaiiury Bill. GRJBKNVILLK, S. C, May 13.? Lectur er Ter rill, of the National Farmers'Al liance and Industrial Union, spoko to about 300 people at the city park yes terday. A few of this number were ladles. The male part of the audience was made up of city people and country people, the farmers, of course, being in a large majority. The foot of the stand was decorated with stalks of wheat, oats and rye and ears of corn and flowers. The lecturer arrived at the grounds shortly after 11 o'clock. On the stand were the lion. M. 11. Donaldson, manager of the State alliance exchange, H. I '>. Buist, presi dent of the Greenville county alliance, the Rev. J. A. Sligb, of Newberry, J. Wm. Stokes, editor of the Cotton Plant and others of prominence in alliance circles. The Hon. George Washington Shell, of L aureus, sat with the audience. The farmers present were of the intelli gent class and they listened attentively to the conservative remarks or Major Terrill. The exercises were opened with pray er by the Rev. John O. Wilson. Chair man Buist then introduced Major Ter rill. Tne lecturer spoke for over two hours and at the conclusion some one in the audience wanted him to continue another hour. The substance of Major Torrill's address is as follows: My friends: Again 1 am here to speak in behalf of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union. Many things have occurred since I last saw you. Our greut organization has increased so that the way itgoos so will the election go in 1892. The organization is a pow erful oue. We meet here to discuss those things that are important to us, to see where we are discriminated against. We are organized for the pur pose of each other's advancement, so cially, financially and otherwise. We are opposed to class legislation and we think that the financial management of the government is iniquitous. It is sure to destroy popular government if it c >n timies. The duty of the alliance men is to discuss this question and all other questions that aro of deep inter esr to them. Speaking of the objects of the alli ance for the mutual advancement of its members, Major Terrill said that they were to bring the farmers into closer social relations, to destroy pre judices, local and national. The farm ers had had too little social intercourse with each other. The obligations alli ance men took were to help each other. Prejudice was ono of the main evils the alliance should eradicate. It was re sponsible for the condition of things to day. No man is fit to hold olllce who is narrow minded and prejudiced. "The Farmers' alliance is making war on prejudice," he said, "and I am opposed to that prejudice that prevents the unity of the people. The alliance doesn't propose to discuss questions with prejudice. You have got no right to bring your political prejudices into the alliance." Alliance members must help a brother when ho is sick and If need be plant his crop. They must as sist a brother who has taken the wrong course in anything; they must kill out immorality, and while the alliance is not a temperance organization he did not believe that a member can;conscien tiously take the obligation and roll in the streets drunk. The alliance is op posed to whiskey drinking and urges every brother to prevent another from becoming intoxicated. In speaking of the prejudices that the alliance is doing away with, Major Ter rill said that the chasm that once Stood between the farmers of Kansas and South Carolina was boing closed. The first applauso of the day was when he spoke of John J. Ingalls' political death in Kansas. The farmers of the South should do tho same thing if a man is filled with prejudice like Ingalls. Tbe four leading grounds of the Alli ance were the refusal to give lands to aliens, or America for Americans; tho railroad transportation of the country in charge of the governmeut; an honest aud equal division of taxes; that every dollar shall be a dollar and the circula tion increased to $50 per capita, to bo distributed fairly among the peoplo. Under this last question came tbe sub treasury bill. After stating that the alliance has made certain demands, and before be ginning a discussion of these demands, Major Terrill said that to discuss these issues calmly und clearly the farmer needed more political education, lie held that the alliance must not become a party and would quit it when it did so. Tbey can have nothing to do with the Democratic, Republican or third party as alliance men, but as individu als thuy could do as they pleased and vote for their own interests. They mustn't have leaders that they would piu their faith to blindly. The prlnci flea of the order'were above any man. n the Farmers' Alliance they sought the truth and tried to elevate princi ples. If they voted for a man solely because ho was a mem her of tho order they prostituted their order, bnt if they found that ho represented their posi tions vote for him. The howl of the newspapers about a third party was a howl for nothing, ho far as tho alliance as an order is concerned. It hud noth ing to do with it. The question of public lands is, he said, an important one. Is it ;best for foreigners to own our lands? I say, a thousand times, no. Lot Atnericu bo for Americans. Let the foreigners be come Americans before the government gives them land. The speaker advised every farmer to own his home, If tho lands are monopolized popular govern ment will cease to exist. To inako it self loved the government should assist every man to own his home. I am not satislied with the present system of transportation. We bold that transportation, without govern ment control robs the people and con trols the markets. The railroads con trolled the wheat market. Last year in the West they divided up the terri tory among themselves and bought wheat and sold it back to the farmers at a profit of 200 per cent. Think nb nit it. The railroads can build up or tear down a city. Thoy can starve little towns and break up markets, You see the necessity for a change. The alli ance demands that the government fix rigid rules for the control of tho roads and when they do wrong forfeit their charter. Wo are opposed to discrimi nation and all must be treated alike on tbe highways. The financial question is a big one. The taxes of tbe country are unequal. The rich man pays less in proportion than the poor man. The farmers bear the burden of the government, and we demand that every man pay tax In pro portion to his wealth. I hold that the demands of the Farmers' Alliance aro right. I nuld that tho down/all of every nation has been from the power of money to oppress. We pay tbio debts and they create them. Our demands, aro radical and directly contrary to the policies now pursued. The men who nave dictated the policy are the ones with tne money. Let a Wall street man become a farmer and he will make the same demands we are making. What are you farmers going to do if you don't discuss the finance V There is only one hope for the finance of the country and that is for the man who hasn't got a dollar to get control. The time has come when you must send men to Congress who will represent your views. There are Democrats and Democrats, and if one don't suit you, try another ' Every dollar ought to be legal tender. A dollar that is good with the bond holders ought to be good anywhere. The next demand of the Alliance is that the circulation be increased to $50 per capita. There is good, reason for it. It how takes more of our products to pay the debt than it did in 1865 when the debt was over two billions of dollars. Ignoring of the people's inter est with immunity makes those in con trol of affairs bold. They can run gold' up-to suit themselves. Some men say we don't want the free coinage of sil ver. It will increase the currency, and: will make the bonds easier paid. Over a billion dollars is to be paid in fifteen' years. Free silver to pay it will benellt 63,000,000 people while a few will not longer get the chance to enrich them solves. There is every reason why the currency should bo extended and' the control of the currency taken out of the hands of a few. It will in crease the price of everything and that's what we want. Gold is the best money now because it pays all debts public and private. Silver can be made to do the same thing. They say the government is not a pawnshop. I don't know why. It hoards up all the gold and loans money on bonds. If the government loans money on bonds I don't see whv it can't lend it to us on land. I believe that tho United States government ought to control all the circulation. I don't ap prove of a single dollar that is not guaranteed by the government, and then we demand that it should circu late to the advantage of all men. Why can't land be used to distribute the money as well as bonds and securities ? John C. Calhoun wanted to know why the government charged the people for money when it could extend it to them direct on a land basis. There is oo much money in circulation thatitcan't be redeemed by gold and silver. This Sovernment doesn't need gold bebind er currency. This is the grandest nation God lets the sun shine on, and when It says a greenback is worth 95.00 every nation will accept as such. Some smart alecks say that the demands of the farmers are unconstitutional, that they are for class legislation, &c. How's thai, whon only one out of every 50,000 people get the benefits of the financial policy of the government? The gov ern met, is a pawn shop. It is a storage house to-day. If it is this way for one why not for another ? When the money is distributed direct to the people it will become the servant and not the master. National banks were estab lished as distributors. We offer to dis tribute it by giving our lands as secur ity. Tho sub-treasury scheme is not in tended to increase the circulation* It will make a ilexible currency. There aro three points of this question to dis cuss. 1. Is there a necessity for that flexi ble currency? 2. Is the basis for that flexible cur rency sufficient? 3. Will it cure the abuses that wo complain of to-day? I am ready to answer any question that may bo put to me. It should be that the amount of money in circula tion and the amount of produce for sale keep pace with each other. If the circulation keeps up with the amount of produce there will be stability of price. That's why we need and why wo want a Uexlblo currency. It will be good for everybody but the speculator. Tho merchant and manufacturer are not to blame for the fluctuation in the price of goods. The average fluctua tion in the price of goods for sixty years has been 40 per cent. We hold that we can make a flexible currency by farm products as a basis. "What number of officers will the sub-treasury create?" asked a man in the audience. "The alliance demands will not create a single appointive officer. They will be elected by the people who will also decide where the sites of the ware houses shall be." The principles of the sub-treasury will live forever. Is the security we off er good? It's not gold but it has a gold value. If the govern ment can make a money basis out of bonds It can do it out of corn, cotton and other products. The sub-treaaary is on the same plan as a man who own bonds. There is no difference. It is the power of the government to dis tribute money. Give us a flexible cur rency without a warehouse and we will take it and drop the warehouse pu t. When the interest of the farmers Is ad vanced that of the lawyer, merchant und doctor is advanced. The newspa pers have never done the sub-treasury justice. They have never discussed the principles of it and say it is fool Ishness. I am here to educate the lecturers to place before our organization our de mands, and I am organizing to do it. Tho discussion of these questions don't hurt anybody. Our order is the grand est organization on the earth because it has absolute truth for its mottoes. The speaker said when the Democratic party refused to liston to the demands of tho people it would lose ono humble voter. Major Terrell ndvised his audience not to fall out with the newspapers for fair criticisms. We have the intelli gence to open up their sophistry. When the press seeks to break up our organization and does not want to do right then you cun turn upon it in your wrath. Malicious newspaper attacks destroy your best efforts. When thoy get down to slander they are too dirty to handln. He also advised them not to entertain prejudice against men of other avocations. The exercises closed with prayer by the Rev. J. A. Clifton. Tita OlertUnd Democracy. Buffalo, May. 13.?The Cleveland Democracy, Buffalo's foremost political organization, having a membership up wards of 1,700 opened its very spacious, elegant and conveniently appointed new olub house on Washington street this evening with ex-President Cleveland as a guest and the speaker of the occasion. Cleveland was greeted with the wildest cheering, long continued and often re Bested. The president of the club, Her ert 1?. Bissel!, delivered an address up on the purposes and growth of the or ganization, and in welcome to its distin ?ulshed patron and guest, Cleveland, 'ho appeared in splendid health and spirits, replied with a speech which was received most enthusiastically, every point being recognized with applause and cheers. After the exercises in the assembly hall, Cleveland, assisted by prominent Democrats of the city and County, held a reception in the front drawing room of the club house to which the general public was admitted. COLUMBIA'S CENTENNIAL. ONE OF THE GRANDEST AFFAIRS EVER HELD IN THE STATE. General Hampton Speaks? Thousands of Visitor*?Grand Military Parade?Got. Tillmaa Heads the Military Profession? Kverybedy Delighted. Columbia, S. C, May 17.?The Cen tennial Celebration opened last Wed nesday and ended on Friday. It was a complete success from beginning to end. Thousands of people were in at tendance, and everything passed off most pleasantly. Main street was spanned by numerous arches and the city was decorated with flags and fes toons, A rain which set in on Tuesday night and which continued off and on to the.end of the celebration, did some damage to the decorations, but could not dampen the order of the enthusias tic Columbians or their visitors. . > On Wednesday tho celebration was opened by a speech from Gen. Hamp ton at the fair grounds. The assem bling of the military and the other features of the civie procession was amid strains of music and the cheers of the multitude. There were possibly 15,000 people on Main Btreet when the various sections of the lontr line were being marshalled into position. . The line of march to the Fuir grounds was formed as follows: Cordon of police. Carriage containing Gen. Hampton, the Rev. Dr. Ellison Capers, Mayor Me Master and Dr. W. C. Fisher. Confederate Survivors, mounted and on foot. Carriages containing State and city officials and invited guests. Palmetto Regiment Band. The military. Palmetto Fire Company. The marshals of tho parade were: ' John Taylor, chief; W. H. Gibbes, Jr., D. H. Crawford, G. A. Guignard, John W. D?nnovant, F. Goodwyn, Frank Hampton, J. K. Alston. . Itt the carriages following that of the orator of the day were the following gentlemen in the order named: The Hon. M. C. Untier, the Hon. Wil liam Elliott, the Hon. W. H. Brawley, the'Hon. J. J. Hemphtll. Col. R. W. Shand, Congressman Geo. D. Johnstone Ex-Governor John C. Sheppard, Ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson. Col. Thomas Taylor, the Hon. W. L. Mauldin, J. P. Thomas, Jr., the Hon. John T. Rbett. J. C. nemphill, editor of The News and Courier; J. K. Blackman and mem bers of the executive committee. Capt. C. J. Iredell, Aldermen J. R. Allen, J. M. Smith, J. H. Green. Col. D. Cardwell, Aldermen E. J. Brennen, J. S. Dunn, H. J. llennies. Col. S. A. Pearce, AVm. M?ller. Governor Tillman, Secretary of State J. E. Tindal. Attorney General Y. J. Popo, Superintendent of Education H. L. Farley. Capt. George Bruns, Alderman W. McB. Sloan As the line moved up tho streets the crowds cheered their favorites, and the enthusiasm was at times intense. Long before the procession had come In sight of the Fair grounds, and while yet the bands of music were only faint ly heard in the. distance, throngs of people began crowding into the gal leries of the main building and secured seats for hearing the oration of the day by Gen. Wade Hampton. A few mo ments later the head of the procession appeared in sight. The carriages containing the distin guished guests of the occasion da-died into the ground. Tho Confederate Survivors filed around the right of the grounds and came to the stage, follow ing Gen. Hampton, who was escorted to his seat by Major McMaster on one side and by Dr. W. C. Fisher, the presi dent of the Centennial Association, on the other. As the grand old bero as cended the steps and appeared with un covered head in full view of the multi tude a cheer went up from the throats of the men which made tho welkin ring, and from the galleries thou sands of kidlgloYed hands clapped an enthusiastic welcome. Tho scene in the galleries at this mo ment was very picturesque and inspir ing. The bright colors of the ladies' gowns, the lluttering of their dainty Kerchiefs, their bright faces and Hash ing eyes made up a picture calculated to muke even the old veteran's heart burn again with the thrill and passion of youth. Immediately following Gen. Hamp ton upon the stage were distinguished Carolinians who had come here to re joice with Columbia in her glory and ber pride. Among these were: Con gressman W. II. Brawley,Congressman J. J. Hcmphill, United States Senator M. C. Butler, Congressman George Johnstone, Ex-Governor Sheppard, Ex Attorney Gen. Marie. State Senator Woodward, Ex-Lieutenant Gov. Maul din, Ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson, Col. A. P. Butler. Major J. C. Hemphill, of The News and Courier, Col. Thomas Taylor, Col.S.A. lVarce, Ex-Attorney General Leroy F. Youmans, Major L. W. Youmans. Solicitor O. M. Shumpert, Governor Tillman, State Senator Sloan, Mr. R. W. Shnnd, Secretary of State Tindal, Attorney General Y. J. Pope, Superintendent of Education May field, Comptroller General Ellerbe, State Treasurer Bates. Col. H. M. Sims, Con gressman W. E. Elliott. Attorney Gen eral Farley, the Hev. 0. S. Vedder, Mr. Clarence Nottles, Mr. A. A. Ilowlett of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad, and many others. Mayor McMaster, at soon as lie could make himself heard, opened tho meet ing by requesting tbe Rov. Ellison Ca pers to make a blessing on the proeeed iugs. After prayer Mayor McMaster deliv ered an address of welcome, and then Introduced Gen. Hampton as the ora tor of the day. A. Ceti. Hampton rose to respond, cheer, afier cheer went up from the crowd and the fair daughters of Caro lina rose in their seats to give emphasis to their welcome to one of tho greatest of Carolina's sons. Gen. Hampton was attired in n dark gray sUit, and from tho lappel of his coat was suspended badges of the Cen tennial committee and of tho Surviv ors' Association. The grand old man as be towered above the sea of human f tees upturned to his, with his iron gray hair brushed back from his fore bead and lluttering in the breeze, made a striking picture. Ilia face glowed with health, and as he warmed up with his subject he did not look a day older than he did fifteen years ago as ho stood in front of the Democratic bead quar ters in Main street and said to the surging masses of the people: "1 prom ise you here, my friends, that, so help me God, if I am not your Governor there will be no Governor of South Carolina." It was only after several moments that Gen. Hampton could proceed with his oration. The oration was heard with marked attention and was punc tured by applause at almost every pe riod. In the closing sentences, where tho orator alludes to his services to the State and his undying devotion to her welfare and to her people, there were few dry eyes among the old veterans who stood beforo him. Mr. J. C. Davis, of Laurens, an old follower of Hampton, called out at the close of the oration: "In 1876 Hamp ton was to South .Carolina what Wash ington was to the Colonies in 1776," a sentiment which was cheered to the echo. This ended tho festivities for Wednesday. Thursday was military day and a grand display our soldier boys made too. The following is the order of the parade: the order of procession. The order of procession is givon be low, showing the participants in the parade. The State secured the com plete list of every man in the parade, but owing to an unforseen and irreme diable accident it is impossible to give them. The order was as follows: Platoon of mounted police under command of Chief Uigbe, and consist ing of the sergeants and several pri vates. The Capital City Hand, with eighteen pieces. Governor Tillman, Adjutant General Farlev. Assistant Adjutant General Watts. The Governor''* staff. Maj. Gen. Moore,with Col. W. A. Kelley, and Gjbd. Gerhardt Blecke. tue fourth BRIGADE. Then come the Fourth Brigade, the favorites of Charleston. This was the first, of tho military column and It was headed by Brigadier General T. A. Ilu genln and his staif consisting of Major E. T. Legare, Major G. W. Bell, acting adjutant; Capt. Stephen B. Bell, and Dr. A. E. Baker, surgeon. The Carolina Brass and Heed Band, with fourteen pieces. The German Fusiliers, tho seniors of tho brigade, with 46 men. The Washington Eight Infantry, of Charleston, with 28 men. Tho Sumter Guards, of Charleston, with 31 men. Tho Chicora Hilles, of Mt. Pleasant With 11 in (Mi. The Irish Volunteer Band, of Char leston, with 14 men. The Irish Volunteers, of Charleston, with 19 men. The Montgomery Guards, of Charles ton, with 22 men. Colored band of the German Artil lery. The German Artillery, Charleston, including the band, 110 men. The LaFayette Artillery, of Charles ton, with forty-four men. the third brigade. The first break in tho long lino of foot soldiers came hei e, when the troops of the Third Brigade marched. Brig. Gen. W. E. James and staff, consisting of Col. James H. Sparkman, command ing tho regiment and acting adjutant; Maj. C. P. Quattlebaum, judge advo cate; Maj. G. D. Sparkman, acting sur geon; Maj. P. A. Wiloox, paymaster; headed the column on horseback. The companies of the brigade came as fol lows: The Fourth Regiment Band, of Sum ter, 19 men. Tho Sumter Light Infantry, Sumter, 30 men. Tho Darlington Guards, of Darling ton, 39 men. Manning Guards, of Manning, 26 men. Lancaster Guards, of Lancaster, 30 men. Cheraw Guards, of Cheraw, 28 men. The Allen Brass Band, colored. Thon came tho Hornet's Nest Hilles, of Charlotte, tho only company from another State. The Georgetown Hille Guards, of Georgetown, 29 men. Tho Beaufoit Volunteer Artillery, of Beaufort, 28 men. Gordon Hdles, of Bennettsville, 22 men. The Patrick Military Cadets, of An derson. This squad was composed of 30 tino looking youths who wore much admired. Gordon Volunteers, of Blackville, 28 men. Palmetto Hifles, of Aiken, 28 nion. Edisto Hilles, of Edgefield, 27 men. tiik second BRIGADE, Gen. Hichbourg and staff, consisting of Brig. Gen. H. N. Hichbourg, Maj. and Adjt. Gen. W. A. Metts. Maj. Charles Newnham, Maj. II. C. Patton, Maj. T. II. Meighan, Maj. L. W. C. Bla lock. The officers of the regiment, some mounted and some on foot were: Col. Wilie Jones, Lieut. Cel. George K. Wright, Maj. J. K. Marshall. Adjt. M. II. Brennen, Sergt. Maj. W. E. Gon zales. The Gordon Light Infantry, Winns boro, with 34 men. The Hichmond Volunteers, of Co lumbia, with 46 men. The Edisto Hilles, of Orangeburg, with 28 men. The Governor's Guards, of Columbia, 33 men. The Catawba Hilles, of Hock Hill, with 30 men. The Lexington Hilles, of Lexington, with 31 men. The Jenkins Hilles, of Vorkvillo, with 27 men. The Lee Light Infantry, of Chester, with 33 men. The Columbia Zouaves, of Columbia ?tho only Zouave Company in tho lino ?with 34 men. The Fort Motte Guards, of Fort Motte, 19 men. The Abbeville Hilles, of Abbeville, with 26 men. Tho Greenville Guards with 21 men. The Morgan Hilles, of Clifton, with 34 men. The column passed In review before Governor Tillman and staff on Elm wood avenue. Tho captains saluted and tho men brought their arms to a carry as they passed, and the Governor and staff acknowledged tho salute by lifting their hats. At tho fair grounds tho troops woro dismissed, some of them going to thoir hotels. The Gov ernor and stall, with the staff and com pany officers, spent a pleasant half hour together, and the Governor took dinner with tho soldiers atthegrounls instead of entertaining his staff at tho Executive Mansion, as ho had intend ed. After the parade tho Columbia Zouaves gave a fancy drill, which was loudly applauded. During the course of the dinner Gov ernor Tillman, in response to loud calls irom the soldiers, made a brief speech. He said he was glad of the opportunity of meeting tho military of the State, and it whs with great pleasure that ho had observed that they were not daunt ed by the weather, but had marched well through mud and rain, determ ined to do their duty in honor of the capital of the State. There were very few of those present who had worn the gray, but there were very few of thoni who had not had relatives in the struggle, and all of them could ap preciate tho deeds of the old soldiers. He referred to the fact that nearly all of them were visiting military, and he begged leave to extend to them the thanks of the State for the courtesy they had shown in aiding in making the centennial a success, and ho hoped that the celebration would end as it had begun, under very happy auspice*. The remarks of the Governor wore greeted with vociferous applauso. This ended the proceedings of Thurs day and on Friday the Centennial wound up with a grand trade's display. Taken altogether the centennial was one of the beat things of tho kind ever held in tho South. SURGING SKA OF FIRE, PILES OF ASHES MARK THE SITES OF FORMER VILLAGES. Several Couutles In Michigan Are .Laid Waste?Inhabitant* Fistulas Fire to Save Their llouxen-Story of Destruc tion. Detroit, Mich., May 12.-?Tlio hoped for security from tho recent rain did not materalize for tho panto-ctrlcken inhabitants of tho burned district in this st at o. .Some idea of tho vastnoss of the lire district can be gained from the fact that almost any two of the dozou counties now tilled with lire is as large as tho whole state of Uhode Islsnd. Tho Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan railroad has been obliged to abandon all attempts to run oars north of the Claro county line. A freight train and crew had a narrow escape prom cremation yesterday. Tho ties in many places wore so badly burned that the rails spread when the train went over. When near Moore's siding one of the ars in fci??. center of tho train was de railed and the tiain crow were obliged to abandon the rear part of tbe train after working until the cars began to smoke. Before they reached Farwell there was nnothor derailment, and all but three of the train of eighteen cars were loft to their fato. Tbreo of tho trainmen were badly blistored. The wind shifted and drove tho tiro to the southwest and into Xewaygo, Mecosta fcnd Oceana counties. Cook's Station and Barton, both in tho lino of the Uro have not been heard from and are supposed to ue desti oyed. West Troy, a few miles north of Otia, as been environed by Uro since early yesterday morning and is supposed to be in ashes. Reports from Cadillac, Woxford county state that tho inhabitants of all tho villages in tho county have been out lighting lire for tho past three days, tnd many of tho smaller places are wiped off the face of tho earth. Where Nivarnn and Tretnont,onthe Flint and "'ero Marquette road once stood, there is nothing now but piles of ashes. The village of Lake has not been heard from since its last appeal for help, "ire sweeping tiikougii the woods near lied Cloud, Newaygo county, while more than 1u0 miles away, across - the state, the little hamlet Of Tal't Is In a gulf of llame. Monton in Wexford county, above Cadillac is cut off from communication with the outside world. The latest news from Traverse city is to tho effect that the entire population is out lighting lire. Millions upon mil lions of logs aro burning all over the centre of tho state. forest Fl res in wisconsin. pomrina, \VlS.,May 12.?Forest firos have broken out elong tho line of the Soo road between this placo and Ilor mansville, and are burning with a vigor that bodes no good to the cedar Inter ests unless rain descends very soon. Just across the Wisconsin line from tho station of Menominee river, on tho Soo, the line of live can be seen from the railroad, which burns as far north as tho eye can reach, and from the im mense volume of smoke which arises it is plain to sec that tho lire runs back a long distance north from the railroad. There has been no rain of conse quence in this locality for two weeks or more, and everything is as dry as tinder. A. racing sea op fire. White Cloud, Mich., May 12.?Five upper townships in this county have been a surging sea of lire ever since Sunday, and it is believed that not a single one of the small hamlets is left. Field's Station, with its four saw mills ind general store, is no more, and 300 people who lived there Sunday are to day without a home or a roof to cover their heads. Otis, or Dingman, as it is known to the postal authorities, is but a collection of smoking ruins, with 200 people who called tho place homo standing around in despair. Park City, in Lincoln township, went OUT in fire and smoke yesterday morning. Noth ing is left oi' the cluster of small houses that marked the place. Lily Station is hardly worth the name, of station, as only a small hotel and a smaller rail road station are lelt to mark the town site. Freight cars without number and logging trains melted away into ashes on the tracks, where they stood await ing their loads of lumber. destructive forest fires. Waeken, L'a., May 12.?Forest llres in t his section have caused a heavy loss to the oil men. The lire started Satur day afternoon, and a strong wind blow ing encouraged it yesterday afternoon and to-day, when great damage was done. If was fiercely fought and llnal ly extinguished. The loss to tanks, oil, rigs, and to oil property alone is estima ted at fully 8160,000. iieyond iii.MAN control. Huntington, Pa.. May 12.?Over four thousand acres of Valuable timbor lands are aflame within a radius of sev en miles of this place, and In distant parts of the county woodland is bolng swept away to an alarming extent. Mountain iires are beyond all human control and can only be extinguished by rainfall. The fanners in the whole burning district have sustained irreparable losses to fencing,and hundred* of acres of growing grain have been ruined. The Iires originated from either rail roads or wandering bands of Gypsies. tdk damage enormous. Bellefont.3. Pa., May 12.?The damage done by forest Iires that have been raging throughout the county has been something enormous. All along the Buffalo Run railroad, through near ly every patch of timber, the lire has raged, burning miles and wiles of fence, orchards, valuable standing and cut timber. A number of logging camps have been completely destroyed. The Iires still continue to rago with unaba ted fury in many places not yet burnod over, it being ? hopeless task to light them. The loss will run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. A. StHrtlliiK Discovery. Cincinnati. May v.?Dr. vv. Dickore, the analytic chemist, who is examining the viscera of W.?. Snooks, tbe dead groom of tho unfortunate Snooks-IIorr wedding feast, says there have been many such cases in the Ohio Valley and nowhero else, and that ho Is satisfied tho poi doning came through milk used at the wedding, the milk having become tainted by ihe cow eating a poisonous plant as yet unknown to botanists, and growing particularly in tho Kentucky Bluo Grass roglon. Ue Htlll Lives. Louisville. May 13 ' Wm. Rowe, a brakeman on the J. M.and I. train, was throwu between tho cars at Jotferson ville, Ind., and horribly mutilated. At last accouuts, the man was alive,..! though his chest is torn open so that his heart can be seen tltrough tho encasing membranes, ?oth legs and his baok^ wero also broken. M