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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
OUR GREAT STAPLE.
Special Reports of the Growing Crop.

NEW ORLEANS, October Is The follow
ing is a summary of the special dispatches
to the Democrat from all portions of the
South, showing the condition of the cotton
crop to date:
ALABAMA.-The weather has been fine for
picking. Some damage is reported from
worms, which have recently appeared.
Three-qusrters of crop will be produced.
Three-quarters Of the crop has been gath
cred.
ARKANsAs.-The weather has been very
favorable. The yield as compared with last
year is fully so per cent. short, the damage
being done by drought and worms. The
second growth of cotton produced by recent
rains has proved more productive than the
| first.
LoUIsIANA.-The weather has been admi-
rable for picking, and labor is abundant.
The entire crop will be picked by the end of
the month. The second growth of the cot
ton has proved delusive. The general con-
ditiOn is better than it was two weeks ago.
MISSISSIPPI The prospects of the cotton
crop have materially improved during the
last two weeks. The weather is fine, and
picking Is progressing. Eighty per cent. of
the crop is already picked. Three-fourths
of crop will be raised.
TExAs-There have been frequent rains,
| Dub plChlu& uhc pEOSEcScCuy d9u SGF6u-
eighths of the crop is picked. Half crop
| Will be raised.
TEENEssEE.-The weather has been rainy,
interfering with picking. However, 1t will
be all through with by November 1st.
WASHINGTON, October 15.-The following
returns OF the condition of the cotton crop
up to October 1st, have been received at the
Department of Agriculture:
The cotton returns give condition of
only sixty eight, being a decline of 4 per
cent. since the returns of September 1st.
Compared with the returns received at the
same time last year, there is a decrease of
Is per cent. The following is a summary of
the reports by States and the number of
counties that reported in each State:
North Carolina, forty-ive counties report
ing, give an average of 60; South Carolina,
eighteen counties reporting, give an aver
age of SO; Georgia, sixty counties report
ing, give an average of 70; Florida, fifteen
counties show an average of 80; Alabama,
thirtvone counties show an average of rs;
Mississippi, thirty-eight counties reporting,
show an average of 6S; Louisiana, fourteen
counties reporting, show an average of rs;
Texas, sixty-two counties reporting, show
an average of so; Arkansas, thirty four
counties reporting, show an average of so;
Tennessee, twenty, five counties reporting,
show an average of So.
The weather is generally reported as fa-
vorable, altough in some sections the
drought is still mentioned as prevailing.
In almost all sections the failure of the top
crop, together with much shedding of bolls,
Is reported.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
THE CODE IN VIRGINIA.
The Blair Letters-RiddIeberg
Hands Fun-A Duel and a Chal-
lenge.

RICHMOND, October ia special from
LYnchburg to the Dispatch states that in an
interview with the city editor of the Lynch
burg NeaOS, W. Leigh Wilson reiterated his
statement as to the genuineness of the
blair letters" When his attention was
called to the fact that the Richmond
Wing had published a statement from
him, confessing that the letters were
fOrgeries, he positively reaffirmed that the
"Blair letters" were genuine, and charged
that any publication in the Wing purporting
to be denial by him of the authenticity of
said letters, was "a lie and forgery" and
that he was in no wise responsible for such
statements or publication. He further said
that Riddleberger did not dare deny the
genuineness of those letters in Fincastle,
knowing that he (Wilson) was then prepar-
ing to denounce him as "a liar"
A card is published signed by Congress-
man Wise and John W. Daniel, denouncing
Fl. H. Rtddleberger as liar and slanderer
The card is a sequel to the Wilson Blair
letters, and 1t is expected will result in a
meeting between Wise and Riddleberger.
A hostile meeting took place this after
noon at four o'clock, about ten miles from
Richmond, between Captain H. A. Riddle
berger and Hon. g. d. Wise. -Four rounds
were fred without either being hurt. Mutual
explanations and an amicable adjustment
followed.
RICHMOND, VA, October 15-Later in
formation is to the effect that Beirne and
his second, Ryan, of the State staff, made
an attempt TO have another meeting with
Riddleberger, but failed. They were arrested
about 2 p. m, three miles from the scene of
the Wise Riddleberger encounter, while
waiting this result. Each was placed under
one thousand dollar bonds to keep the
peace. Captain Wise was arrested after his
fight with Riddleberger.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
An English Wife's ElOpement with a
COachman,

The elopement of Mrs. Gurnev with
her groom, which scandaliZed England
generation ago, has been paralleled bv
the flight of Mrs. Grant, of Bodmin, in
Cornwall, with her cOachman. The
Pail Mall Gazette thus recites the case
Major and Mrs. Grant have lived at
Bodmiu since their marriage, five wears
ago. They occasionally visit Mr.. Lit
Teton, Mrs. Grants brother. at his resi-
dence, Trewin Shevlock, bringing their
coachman with them. 1t was while on
such visit TO Shevlock that the elope-
ment occurred. Major Grant has been in
the habit OF spending his holidays in
Canada, chiefly for the sport that coun-
try affords Occasionally he has been
accompanied by his wife, but on his last
visit to Canada, whence he recently re-
turned, his wife did not 90 with him.
On Friday morning last the Major and
Mr.. Littleton went out about five o'clock
tor days cub.hunting. Mrs. Grant
seems to have communicated this inten-
ton to the coachman and soon after the
two gentlemen had set out she and the
coachman drove off in hight carriage
to Torpoint. On reaching the ferry thew
alighted, and the coachman gave an host
Ter 5s. to take the carriage back to Ire
win house. The boatman says that the
couple had with them box and port
manteau. Mrs. Grant was wearing an
ulster; the coachman was respectfully
dressed and not in livery On getting
out of the boat a cab was called and
they were driven off to Devonport South
western station. Mrs. Grant was married
when she was eighteen, and is now
twentythree. Her husband is forty.
She leaves behind her two children. She
lately became possessed of a considerable
fortune in her own right. The coach
man is about the same age as Mrs. Grant.
and is said to be a good looking man.
The police have had information of the
elopement, but up to the present. time no
news OF the runaways has been OBJ
tanned"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
The Speech for Which ParneIl was
Arrested.

ParnelPs Wexford speech is what excited
the wrath of Gladstone and Forster. The
sharp points Of that speech are reported as
follows.
mot content with maligning the Irish,
the Premier maligned Mr.. John Dillon. No
misrepresentation was too patent, too mean,
too low for him to stoop to, and 1t was a
good sign that this masqueradiBg knight
errant-this pretended champion of the
liberties Of every nation except those of the
Irish nation-should be obliged to throw off
the mask aud stand revealed as a man who,
by his own utterances, was prepared to carry
fire and sword into their homesteads unless
they humbled and debased themselves be-
fore him and before the landlords of the
country. He proceeded TO declare that he
would insist on tenants getting the bene
fits of all the improvements to which
they were entitled under the clause intro
duced in the land act by Mr.. Healey,
Mr.. Gladstone had praised Mr.. Shaw as a
pattern to Irishmen, but Mr.. Shaw, speak
ing in county Cork, had declared that he
never saw a process server but his blood
boiled, and he felt inclined to take a Inch
pin out of his car. II he (Mr. Parnell) had
said that to day, Mr.. Gladstone would have
him iu Kilmainham before three weeks
were out. That speech of Mr.. Shaw's was
more clearly an incitement to an act of
violence than anything that had been said
Gladstone held Mr.. Shaw up for admiration
to the whole Irish and American people.
Mr.. Gladstone had accused him (Mr.
Parnell) of preaching the gospel OF pluuder,
but the land had been confscated three
times over by men whose descendants Mr..
Gladstone is now supporting in the enjoy
ment of their plunder by bayonets
and buckshot. Mr.. Parnell de-
clared that Mr.. Gladstone, in
bewailing the fact that there was no
moral force behind the government in Ire
land, had admitted that the Euglish Govern
ment had failed in Ireland. He bad admit
ted all that Grattan and the volunteers of
'S2 fought for, all that the men of '9S had
lost their lives for, all that O'Conuel had
argued for, all that the men of '4S had
stsked their all for all that the men of '65,
after long period of depression and the
apparent death of the national life of Ire
land, had cheerfully faced the dungeon and
the horrors of penal servitude for, and all
that they in their overpOweriug multitudes
have re established and will bring to a sue
cessfu and a final issue, namely, that Eng
lands mission in Ireland has been failure,
and that Irishmen have established their
right to govern Ireland by laws made by
themselves on Irish soil"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
SUNDAY AT YORKTOWN.
TIE RELIGIOUS SERVICES
LARGELY ATTENDED.
Visiting Military ArrlvIng-Intense
Heat-The Location of the Troops
General Hancock In Camp.

YORKTOWN, October 16.-The day has
passed very quietly. The Fifth Maryland
Regiment arrived at seven O'Clock in the
morning and went into camp. The steamer
VIM. Crane, with the New Jersey Battalion,
about seven hundred and fifty strong,
and Governor Ludlow's staff on
board, reached the dock about
eight O'Clock. While marching to camp,
about one mile and a half distant, more
than fifty men dropped from the ranks on
account Of the heat, and were brought In
by smbulances.
Religious services were held in the
pavllion-in the morning conducted by the
Right Rev. Bishop Kean, of the Catholic
diocese of Virginia, assisted by Archbishop
Gibbons. of Maryland, and in the afternoon
by the Rev. John Hall, of New York. Both
meetings were largely attended.
The Massachusetts troops, attended by
the Governor and staff, are expected TO ar
rive some time tonight. Captain White, of
the United States Navy, has been appointed
by Admiral Porter as Captain of the port of
Yorktown, and will meet the different ex.
pected arrivals in future. He is In com
mand of the steamer May Flower. About
two thousand visitors from Richmond and
Norfolk were In town to-day. The
camps are very nicely located. In selecting
them it was the aim of the Commission to
locate the quarters of the different States on
about the same ground that was occupied
when the surrender was made one hundred
years ago. Gen. Hancock's headquarters
are said to be on the same point as the
headquarters of Washington. He was in
camp to-day giving directions in person.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
WILL HE SWING OR NOT?
GUITEAU AND HIS CHANCES.
Efforts TO Cheat the HaDgman-A
Wearing Trial In PrOspect-Pleas
TO the JurIsdicItOn-APpea and
the Insanity Dodge In Reserve.

WASHINGTON, October 16.-The defense
Of Guiteau will assume in the end phase
which Of itself will make it a loug-drsWn
one. The plan of the defense is one that
reflects credit upon the ssgacity of his
counsel. The question of jurisdiction will
be argued by Mr.. Scoville and also! by
R. T. Merrick, one of the best lawyers of
this city.
II the question Of Jurisdiction is decided
against Guiteau, and 1t is conceded that
Judge Cox will SO decide, there will be an
appeal to the court in general term, when
Guiteau is convicted, of which there is also
no doubt. II the court In general term de-
cides against him, II only upon the question
OF Jurisdiction, there will be an appeal of
bis counsel to the Supreme Court of the
United States. 1t is therefore evident that
there will be very long delay before the
case is finally disposed of.
In the meantime the counsel for Gufteau
look for subsistence Of popular indigna-
tion against him, which is already very
marked, sRd expect finally to put him
through even on the plea of insanity, or In
the complication which will arise in the
matter of Jurisdiction. Already there is a
morbid sentiment here that begins to regard
Guiteau as luuatic or one who should not
be punished because OF his responsibility.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17

to load. The soldiers charged several
times, but subsequently entered their bar
racks. The Scots Greys and the police
afterward charged the mob down George
street, causing Il to fee in all
directions. The police in Denmark street
fired upon the mob. Several persons were
wounded, and twenty arrests were made.
Numerous houses were wrecked.
After the riot the Club House was at
tackled, the windows smashed and the street
lamps extinguished. man named Casey,
who was wounded In the abdomen by a
bullet during the rioting to-day, is dying.
NEW YORK. October ia Paris special
says: "Pstrick Egan, of the Land League,
telegraDhed the following message from
this CITY:
''To Hon. W E. Forster, Chief Secretary for
Ireland: l charge that a conspiracy exists
among the soldiers now stationed at LINER
lex to fire without orders upon the people
on the first opportunity that offers. fur
ther charge that this is known TO your gov
ernment for several days, and that you still
culpsbly allow those men to remain in the
country, and | say that If, under the circum-
stances, any such occurrence takes place,
the whole civilized world will hold you ac-
countaole for the slaughter.
"[Signedl PATRICK EGAN."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
FLOOD AND WRECK.
The Great English StOrm-WIde.
spread Damage.

LONDON, October 15.-Details of the hur-
ricane in England show that 1t has been the
most disastrous known for years. But few
continental or provincial kilograms have
been received. There was considerable
damage done to the shipping in the MerseY.
During the gale yesterday the steamer
Cyprian was wrecked on the Welsh coast,
and all but eight out of her crew of thirty
eight were lost. The steamer Helvetia, from
Liverpool for New York, has put back.
The steamer Olympia grounded in the river
off Greenock, was run into and returned to
Glasgow considerably injured. The new
steamer City of Rome, which arrived at
Queenstown Yesterday from Liverpool on
her first passage to New York, encountered
severe storm and shipped heavy seas, which
swept her tunnels.
NEW YORK, October 15.-The wires in
England are still down, and communication
with London is slow and uncertain.
There is only one direct wire
from Vslentia to London and
most of the land wires connecting with the
cables between England and the continent
are broken. 1t viii take considerable time
to repair the wires. In the mean time mes
sages for transmission are accumulating,
and business is many hours behind.
The London parks are strewn with fallen
timber. Many boats are aground in the
river Thames, and steamboat traffic is sus-
pended. Very few places in England have
escaped damage by the storm. -Four hun
dred small trees were blown down in South
wark. The casualties to shipping are ruin
GUS, but no great disaster is reported. Ow-
ing to the breaking down of the telegraph
wires, the meteorological Office is unable to
record observations.
The gale inflicted severe damage to prop
erty In all parts of the country. Several
persons were killed and many injured.
Houses were unroofed and unfinished build
ings collapsed. 1t is reported that forty
five fishermen were lost at 3urnmouth and
Eyemoutb, Scotland.
Upwards of fifty Berwickshire smacks
were at sea during the storm, and it is
feared most of them will be lost. 1t is re-
ported that twenty fishermen were drowned
at Dunbar, and that three pilots were
drowned in the Tyne. By the falling of
roof at Stockton on-Tees five persons were
killed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
The Liverp DOL Cotton Market.

LIVERPOOL, October 15.-This weeks cir
culsr of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers' As
sociation says: "Cotton was unsettled and
irregular, and, although fair business was
done daily, prices receded considerably.
There was an active demand and more
steadiness on Thursday, without any quota
bic advance. A good business was done in
American, but new cotton was especially
very freely offered. The better qualities
declined 7-16d., while for low qualities there
was only 1-161. to farthing decline. Sea
island was in moderate demand, without
any change in prices. Futures opened with
free selling, and gradually weakened until
Tuesday, when FOctober deliveries declined
a fsr5hing, and other months 3-32d. and
over. More distant months were less
affected by the fall. Since Tuesday prices
steadily hardened, and the decline was gen
orally recovered. October recovered 5 32d.
and distant futures 1-16d. above last weeks
quotations. ~
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The bark James A. Mark, from Coosaw,
has arrived at Falmouth. She had her boats
mashed and sustained other damage.
A petition has been received at the Inte-
rior Department asking that new land
| Office be established at Tallahassee, Fla.
Two books containing blank money Or
ders have been stolen from the post office at
Preston, MINI. The Post Office Department
warns postmasters against paying the stolen
orders.
Our exports of domestic breadstuffs dur
ing the nine months ending September 80,
1881, amounted in value to SIT, 452, ,349
against $209, ,204 ,277 during the correspond
ing period of 1880.
The committee appointed to consider the
expediency of holding a Worlds Fair In
Boston has resolved In favor of the project,
provided $1,000, 900 can be raised for the
purpose. Beacon Park has been offered for
site.
The Dramatic journal prints a statement
that Edwin Booth and his wife have sepa-
rated, the former going to the Hotel Bruins
wick with his daughter, and the latter to
private house with her mother and step
father, j. Fl. McVicker.
Seven hundred pounds of powder were
found secreted on the steamer Saratoga, of
Wards Havana line, at New York, and the
second steward, Thomas McDay, and Theo-
dore Borugesser, the store clerk, were
arrested on the suspicion that they intended
to smuggle it into Cuba on insurgent ac-
count.
Assistant United States District Attorney
Wallace has commenced at New York
new action against Henry W. Howgate, late
of the Signal Service, for the recovery of
$25 ,000 and obtained an order from the
limited States District Court To attach GER
tain shares Of Western Union stock held by
Howgate.
Colonel Rockwell expresses the opinion
that what will probably be done by order of
Congress to improve the sanitary condition
Of the White House will be to tear most, II
not all OF the inner walls out, and rebuild
practically on the same plan as regards the
order of rooms, but introducing many i'm
provements essential to health.
Hobart Pasha, Chief of the Turkish Al
miralty staff writes to the London Standard
as follows: Nobody can deny the Sultan's-
right of sovereignty in Egypt. Although
the Sultan has wisely and literally allowed
foreign interference in the finances of
Egypt, 1t is too much to tell him that when
a serious emeute occurs among the troops,
who are nothing more nor less than Turkish
soldiers, he is expected to fold his arms and
say nothing"
The distillers will ask Congress TO re-
duce the tax on domestic spirits to so cents
per proof gallon from October l, 1882, and
to reduce the duty on imported
spirits to 81 so per proof gallon,
provided the French Government puts
the United States on the footing Of the
most favored nations in regard to the rate
OF duty imposed on American spirits i'm
ported into France. -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
THE WORK OF FIENDS.
Horrible Outrage By Masked Ien
In AFkansas.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, October Is The
residence OF John Miller, a respectable
planter, living in Randolph county, was
visited a few nights ago by ten or twelve
men, who were heavily armed and were
masked. They surrounded the dwelling
and called loudly for Miller to come out.
Miller was absent. On learning this the
mob entered the house and taking his two
boys age fifteen and eighteen into the yard
they whipped them in terrible manner.
The youngest boy in attemntiDg
to escape was fired on, not less than twenty
shots taking effect The deperadoes, after
threatening the life Of Miller's wife and
daughter, rode away, remarking that at their
next visit they would "clean out the ranch
and kill every one Of the family" After
they left Mrs. Miller followed them some
distance without their knowledge and iden-
titled some of them. No cause for the out
rage is known. Miller is reported to have
reached his family without molestation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
The New YORK STOCK market.

New YORK. October Is. = The stock
market opened weak and Is to 199s per cent.
lower, the latter for Metropolitan Elevated,
which subsequently, rose "a, Manhattan sell
ing up and New York IL per cent. The
entire list, however, soon became heavy,
and at II O'Clock prices showed decline of
d to 2115 per cent, Metropolitan Elevated,
Manhattan Elevated, Denver and Rio
Grande, Lake Shore and st. Paul being the
most prominent therein. The lower range
Of quotations induced purchases, aud in
the forenoon. strong upward movement
was inaugurated. Prices continued to rise
steadily until after the second call, when the
improvement from tie lowest figures of the
morning ranged from to 3ss per cent,
Denver and Rio Grande, Louisville and Nash
vile, Texas Pacific, Elevated Railway shares,
Marietta and Cincinnati first and second
preferred, st. Paul, and Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western leadiIg in the advance.
In the final sales Louisville and Nashville
reacted u per cent, and the general list
fell off fraction. The sales to-day aggre-
gated 3S7,S shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
FLYERS AT FLEETWOOD.
st. Julien and Trinket Matched
The Former Wins.

NEW YORK, October 15.-ProbablY the
largest crowd at Fleetwood Park track as
sembled at the grounds of the Gentlemen's
Driving Association to-day to witness the
great troting event between st. julien and
Trinket, mile heats, best three in five, for a
purse of $500. The track was IN an admi-
rable condition, and the weather was favor
able. After a second start the horses were
sent off in the first heat, Trinket leading,
but before the quarter pole was reached, St.
Julien passed and kept the lead to the fin.
ish, Trinket coming in on the run. Time
2:l41S.
In the second heat st. Julien led Trinket
two lengths at the quarter pole, a length at
the half, length at the three quarter pole
and length at the finish. when Trinket
again broke into a run. Time 2:17L.
The horses were evenly started in the
third heat, st. Julien taking the lead. When
near the three-quarter pole TriBket broke,
but was brought down at once. At the turn
the horses were almost even and the finish
of the heat was very exciting. st. Julien
won the heat and race by three-quarters of
a length, Time 2:16.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
THE FLAMES IN TEXAS.
Destructive Fires In Palestine and
BeltOn-Heavy Losses.

ST.. LOUIS, October ia Dallas special
reports a destructive fire in Palestine.
Nearly all the business houses on the public
square were burned, and the loss above in
suranee will be three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
A large part of Bolton has also been de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was thought to have
been started by an incendiary. The loss
will be thirty thousand dollars. Leader q
Harrington's store in Bosqueir has been
burned. Loss, thirty thousand dollars. In
surance, five thousand dollars.