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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-10-09
WORK FOR THE Reform BROOM


WAsHINGToS. Oct. There are twenty
five officials known As Quartermaster'
agents, whose business is TO examine
claims made under the act of July 4, 1864
directing payment TO loyal citizens of the
border States for supplies furnished the
army during the rebellion. Any one who
had anything III the nature of Quarter
masters supplies taken from him files a
petition in the Quartermaster General 5
office IN Washington giving list OF the
articles and the value This petition is
sent to one of these agents, and he is di-
rected to take testimony as TO the loyalty
of the claimant, the facts of the taking
and the value of the articles The greater
number of these claims come from Ten
nessee, and fifteen of the twenty-five
agents are stationed in that State. These
agents are paid from 81 400 to 81 800 sal
airy, travelling expenses, and S3 day for
living expenses when absent from their
stations. majority, if not all, of them
draw this 50 day every day in the year
by an ingenious trick.
Earnest Hawkings and Thomas J. Saun
ders. who reside in Knoxville Tenn. have
Morristown, forty miles from Knoxville
designated as their station, and their mail
is forwarded from there, and thus they
draw pay for every day they are at home
William NJ. Ekin lives in Columbia, and
has his station at Chapel Hill, a short dis
tance away Henry f. Fitz, living at
Grand Junction, has station at Jackson.
There is another popularity about these
twenty-five agents. The last Congress
legislated them in Tor life. In the Legis-
lative, Executive, and judicial ApprOpri
alton bill a clause was added that when
any vacancy occurred in these offices it
should not be filled. Mr.. Canon, of Hi
nois, put this clause on, and in this way
provided so that no office-seeking Demo
crat could interfere with these twenty five
Republican Office holders, one of them be
ing his relative These twenty-five life
officials thus draw $75 a day from the
Treasury for nearly every day in the year,
when they are not really engaged on Gov
eminent business one half of the time, but
get the $3 day each for remaining quietly
at home, or prancing round the country
proselyting for the Republican party. 1t
is a small, but very effective steal. Here
is II list of the fifteen statemen in TenneS-
see
Wiley Brtton in Mason; J. B. Daugher
ty in Fayetteville; William NJ. Ekin in
Chapel Hill; Henry f. Fitz in Jacksen
Earnest Hawkins in Morristown; Theodore
J. Saunders in Morristown; Joseph Livery
in Shelbyville; Alexander Lynch in Pulas
ki; Peter Melendy in Athens; James Put
nam in Nashville; Arthur T. Reeve in Nc
Kensie; Madison Gallade in Carthage; F.
A. Sawyer in Dickson; c. W. Taylor in
Sudlersville; and NJ. A. Woodburn in
Chattanooga.
A great many people are wondering
when the reform broom will sweep down
these spiders and their webs.
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Entirely New and Choice Line u
Imported asd Dos~sstr Dgrs. G~~A.-
BLACKS and all the New and Leading Cul/rs
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Bright Tobacco
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-10-09

/ The thre~ daughters of Mr. RAnker
/ iireAc!, III Philadelphia, arr ~ down for
=, ooo. 600 each
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Sporting Miscellany.

Three thousand spectators witnessed the
foot race of 100 yards for So, a side at
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 5, between VIII c.
Bryan Of Nashville and W. W. Whitmore
of Louisville. Bryan won by Is inches in
81 seconds. a match for 50, 500 side is
being arranged.
The Irish amateur athletes who are to
visit America to compete in the champion
ship games in Canada and New York have
been selected and are now in active train
ing. The team consists of nine men, and
will sail Sept. II on the Allan Line steamer
Sarmation. The names of the athletes are
Barry, Purcell, Walsh, Hayes, Sproulehart
Bulger, Christian and Hassey.
The New York Athletic club has decided
to postpone its annual games till Sept. 80,
in order that the Irish athletes may have an
opportunity to attend after the meeting at
Toronto, Sept. 26. If the Irish team will
prOlong its stay ten days after the n Y. A.
G. meeting such events as the IriShmen may
wish to compete in will be added to the
clubs regular fall games.
Following is the program of the Pull
man Athletic club games to be held on its
grounds Saturday, Sept. 26: One-hundred-
yard run (heatS). one mile bicycle race, one
mile walk, putting sixteen-pou shot,
Observation-Disclosures d-twenty-yard run, running
high Jump, three-mile bicycle, one-hundred-
yard run (finaD, throwing siXteen-pound
hammer, one-half-mile run, tug Of war in
teams of four, two-hundred-and-twe
yard hurdle one-hundred-yar run for bows
under Is. one-mile run, pole-leaping, four
hundred and-forty-ya yard run (for club mem
bers only.
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The Fifth Attempt at a Race for the
American Championship Cup to be
Made Tuesday.
History Of Previous Contests for the Same
Cup-England's Attempt to
Capture It.
Base Ball Record Leads in
the National League--St. Louis
Also Ahead.
Four Thousand People Watch Sul1i-
van Pitch Ball at Cleveland--Ar-
rested After the Game.
Sunday with the Yachts.

New York, Sept. 13.-Indications are
not wanting that there will be another
large crowd to attend the meeting of yachts
again tomorrow. The Puritan was hauled
out on the screw dock at the foot Of Market
street at 1880 o'clock last night and put
over board again two hours later. Twenty
men thoroughly cleaned her bottom and pot
loaded it where the bilge blocks had been
when she was hauled out before. The tug
Indian toWed her to an anchorage off Sif-
ton, Staten Island, soon after daylight this
morning, where she lay all day surrounded
by boat loads of spectators anxious to see
the American representative yacht. Gen.
Pain and Mr.. Burgess took a sail down to
Sandy Hook in Mr.. j. r. Bask's sloop
Mischief. The others, with the exception
of Mr.. Welsh, were at the Brevoort house.
Sir Richard Sutton and party remained on
board the Genesta off Tompkinsville all day.
The race will be over the club course
thirty-eight miles, tomorrow. The start
will be at 1880 o'clock sharp.
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upsetting of their sail-boat in Accord pond.
All were married.
The Liqtlor Fight.

Special to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept ia secret
meeting of the anti-prohibition league was
held to-day. While it is known that the
meeting was for the purpose of perfecting
arrangements for the fight at the polls next
Tuesday those in attendance refused to say
anything. One of the plainly visible re-
suits OF the meeting is an increased conf
dence on the part of the low license men.
This is alleged to be due to the favorable
reports received from canvasserS who
have been at work quietly for the past
week. The blow which the low license
side received by the failure of the attempt
to secure the opening of the polls at 6
o'clock, has been carried by the promise on
the part of the many leading manufacturing
firms to close their works early in the city
to allow their employees opportunity to vote.
OF the votes thus obtained it is safe to as
sert that nine-tenths will be for low license.
Everything points to bitter fight on Tues
day, while it is given out that politics
has nothing to do with the present
light it is significant that active work on
the high license side is being done by those
who have been prominent on the Republi-
can side in every campaign for the past ten
years. Politics may theoretically be afar
off, but surface indications show an uncom
mon amount of zeal in quarters which can
only be accounted for on the hypothesis
that feeling exists that higher license will
be big boom to the Republican party in
the state, whatever may be the effect in the
cifJr
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a SaltEake Oufrare.

SALT LAKE, Sept. 13.-This morning at
1 O'Clock some parties threw two quart jars
FILL of vilest filth mixed with sand through
the window Of the parlor of United States
Commissioner Mckay, who has heard most
of the unlawful cohabitation cases. One
burst, shattering upon the floor and furni-
ture and running the room. Two were also
thrown at the window of United States At
torney Dickson, aimed at the bed upon
which he slept, but struck outside the win
dow casing, bursting over the outside walls.
Ii one had struck him it might have killed
him. Two more were thrown in the house
Of Assistant Attorney Varian, who, with
his wife, was alone with sick child not
doing much damage. There is no clue but
much indignation is felt. 1t is claimed to
be preconcerted movement.
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An Eatter IN Trouble.

Special to the Globe.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 13.-Nathan E. Jor-
dan a lawyer, yesterday filed sensational
suitagainst Dom Piatt, the journalist, Nellie
Piatt and Mary urkhauser MI Jordan
i'll his petition represents that in January,
1888, the two women mentioned above rep
resented to him that Dom Piatt was the
father and Mary Burkhauser the mother of
Nellie Piatt, an illegitimate child and that
Dom Piatt had educated her. Mr.. Jordan
further claims that they represented to him
that Dom Piatt had for a number
of years rented different houses in
Washington, d. c., for Nellie, and
her mother had paid the rent therefor, had
furnished them with all neceSSarieS of life
and everything adapted to housekeeping,
and during this period Of several years had
visited Mary Burkhauser and cohaDitated
with her. Mr.. Jordan then goes on to re-
late that Nellie Piatt and her mother, Mary
Burkhauser, came with him to Cincinnati;
that he rented rooms for them at the Walnut
Street house, paid their board, lodging and
room rent for considerable time up to
Jan. 10, 1855. On or about the last NEIL
toned date Nellie Piatt and her
mother, in connection with Dom Piatt,
requested him (Mr. Jordan) to pay
lOI lno ACCOMMODATIONS 1ufnlSneu Dy Ine
hotel until an amicable settlement could be
made of the troubles then existing between
the woman and Dom Piatt, and that Piatt
would repay Mr., Jordan the money he ex-
pended. Mr.. Jordan further claims that
relying upon the promises of Mr.. Piatt and
Mary Burflhauser he paid to the proprietor
of the Walnut street house. for the board
and lodging of Nellie Piatt and her mother,
81, 100, none of which has been repaid.
Mr.. Jordan, by his suit, asked for judg-
ment for his S1,1O0 with interest from June
1,1SS4. Jordan 81 Jordan are his attorneys.
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record 4:46. G. m. Fannie Witherspoon,
entered by d. WoodInansee OF Midway Park
st. Paul.
No. Especial race of three noted runners
h1tched to sulkics
NO. 7-Chicsgo Horseman's stake for three
year-oIds, $500, with entrance fee added.
d. u. H1nkle, MOorhead, enters b. g. Lord
Nelson; ". L. McGrath, St. Paul, enters ch. T.
Unnamed; l.. j. Phelps, Hutchinson, enters
b. s. Cyclone; c. &. Smith, Rochester, Mimi,
enters 8. g. j. B. S.; George w. Sherwood, St.
Paul, enters b. IN. Ethel; W. L.. McGrath, st.
Paul, enters b. f. Theole.
TUESDAYS RACES.
The following races are announced for
Tomorrow:
NO. / Minnesota Derby, running race, one
and-a-half-mile dash, $3.50: L. 4. Legg, Him
neapolis, enters S. II. Almeda; Carmichael
q Bidgood, Sibley, Ia, enters c. 4. Falnouthz
John Bradford, Big Lake, Mimi, enters D. NE
Madalaine; same enters b. h. King EiIl
No. 2-2:28 class, trotting, purse $500: D.
| z. Smith, La Crosse, enters b. m. Magic
| Kevin; G. w. Farrier, Minneapolis enters
br. N. Malacca; N. i. McRenry, Geneva.
| enters b. N. Iris; E. 4. Parker, MinneaDC-
| lis, enters ch. N. Mabel H; Il. D. Mckinney.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, enters b. 9. First Gail; Z. u.
Rood, Milwaukee, enters b. II. Belle 5; Isaac
| Staples, Saltwater, enters b. e. Zig; a. W.
Mcmillan, Austin, enters b. z. Wallace
No. $3.50 pacing race, purse $500: ". T.
] Cross, ded wing, enters o. g. Nlggcr; George
W. Farrier, Minneapolis, enters S. g. Sleepy
| Fred; E. G. Buf0rd, Englewood, enters S. =.
! Simmons; F. II. Adams, Saltwater, enters Z.
G. Joe B; E. A Parker, Minnea polls, enters
g. g. Uncle Ebb; L. E. Campbell, Chippewa,
| enters b. N. Belle D.
| No. 4One mile running dash; purse s25O:Tl.
a. Legg, Minneapolis, enters S. IN. Almeda; ID.
| Woodmansee, Midway, enters br. IL. Ollie
| Becker; Carmichael 81 BidgOod, Sibley, Ia,
enter C. h. Falmouth; Z. r. Dunningto.l,
Minneapolis, enters La Belle n.
No. 5-Breeder's stake for two-year-olds.
$50, with entrance money added: c. ".
Sherwood, st. Paul, enters b. f. Fire1y; H
q. F1nkle, Mooreheed, enters b. c. Early Pic
| neer.
No. 6-Running race, all ages, best two in
three, purse $3.50: L. A Legg, Minneapolis,
enters La Belle N; Carmichael & Bidgood, SID
| ley, Ia, enter C. h. Falmouth; John Bradford,
| Big Lake, enters b. m. Lottie G.
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Fighting for "a big Office.

Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. ia report
from Washington may give the reason for
Vice President Hendricks visit to Wash
ington at this juncture. The vice president
has cast his eye upon the Office of supervis-
ing surgeon OF the marine hospital service,
now held by Dr.. Hamilton, and, it is said,
has recommended Dr.. Matthews OF Lonis-
vile, who has been his physician at times.
1t must have been this doctor who cured
the senile gangrene III his big toe, and if he
is the man, Dr. Matthews will have a
strong hacker in Mr.. Hendricks. While he
has been quietly at his home Mcdonald and
English have been getting in their work for
DR.. Willoughby Walling. The latter is the
son-in-law of Mr.. English. English and
Mcdonald have evidently pitted themselves
against Hendricks in this matter for purely
personal reasons. 1t is little matter in
trinsically, but it seems to show the actual
feeling between these distinguished party
leaders.
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Capital Gossip.
Special to the Globe.

special TO the GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-John J. Cur
ran of Chicago was a candidate for the nom
ination to congress which Mr.. Lawler
secured by a majority of one. is at present
in this city. He is a candidate for the
Office Of United States sub-treaSurer at Chi
cagO, and it is thought he will secure the
appointment. He is strongly supported by
the financial interests of Chicago. The
term of the Office of the present sub
treasurer, Mr.. Beveridge, expires next
month, and the appointment will probably
be made then. Mr.. Curran is prominent
member of the IroQuOiS club. 1--WE will
have" said he, ''our annual banquet fol-
lowing the state and city elections on Nov.
4 and we expect President Cleveland to at
tend"
Miss Cleveland has been visiting her sis
Ter, Mrs. YOemans, at Walmouth, N. Y.
and is expected back at the White house in
October. 1t is reported that she is writing
a novel, The report is very likely true, for
if she can make S25, 900 out of volume of
sketches, she can certainly make as much
more out OF novel, oven though it be not
a very great literary achievement. She has
already received nearly $4,000 on her first
book, which will furnish her pin money for
q good while.
Some of the candidates for the Austrian
mission have been recently reviewing their
applications but none of them have re-
ceived any encouragement from either the
secretary of state or the president. In the
best informed circles, although nothing is
positively known, the idea prevails that the
secretary, believing that the United States
minister to Austria ought to be chosen by
the United States government and not by
the Austrian government is in favor OF
leaving the mission vacant, and that the
president will find another post in which
Mr.. Kelley may serve his country. Ger
tainly nothing has yet been done toward
appointing a successor to Mr.. Kelley in the
mission which he has resigned.
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fore Justice Hart gave bail in the sum of
$500 for his appearance at 3 o'clock to-mor-
row. The warrant was sworn out. it is
said, at the request of John d. Rockefeller
of the Standard Oil company, representing
the Law and Order league. 1t was the in
tention to arrest Sullivan before the game
began, but owing to delay in issuing the
warrant the officer did not reach the ground
until the players were leaving.
BASE HsaRI.
During the week. new York and Chicago.
the two leading clubs in the National league
have maintained the same relative position
to each other in the games won. Chicago
dropped game very unnecessarily in ST.
Louis, played one draw game and won two
while New York lost two. The New York
club which has played very strong game
all through the season, show signs of weak
ening, while Chicago appears to stand as
firm as ever. The following is the present
standing of the clubs in the National and
American leagues.
NATIONAL, TEAGIrE
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A TEXAN PRIZE FIGHT.
Black of California Knocked Out
by the ST. j yOe Kid.
Ten Thousand Dollars Changes Hands
Among the Sports.

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 13.-The much-ex-
pected prize fight, between McGregor,
known as the ''St. Joe kid" and William
Black, alias Ross, alias McGraw Of Cali
fornia, came off to-day at a point twenty
two miles below Dallas, on the Trunk rail-
way. At IL o'clock a train of ten
coaches left the depot crowded with
sporting men from Ft. Worth and
neighboring towns The ring was stretched
about noon at point just below Seagerville
in Kaufman county. Joseph Kinney of
Dallas was chosen referee. George Murray
of New York seconded the Californian,
while William Marshall of Ft.
Worth acted for McGreg0r. Both
appeared in excellent condition. McGregor
weighed 157 pounds, and Black tipped the
beam at $50. Two-ounce gloves were used,
and Marquis of Queensbury rules was the
program of the fight. Time was called at
1:15. Both pugilists advanced towards
each other amidst loud cheers.
Round One-Black led out with his right
at McGregor's head, but which was cleverly
lodged. The ''l1id" tolled several heavy
BODY BLOWS
on Black, and the latter responded by
vainly endeavoring to catch McGregor in
the neck or face. McGregOr got in a net
blow on Blacks nose and the round closed
with first blood claimed for the kid.
Round Two-McGregor forced the fight
ing and after considerable sparring
he planted terrific blow on
Blacks jaw which infuriated the
Californian, who answered by sending a
tremendous right handler against the kids
forehead knocking him down full length.
McGregor recovered and hugged Black, sc
as to avoid further punishment Freeing
himself from the kids grasp,
Black again sent his antagonist
to the ground.
Round Three-McGregor was cautious
and Black showed more aggression. Both
men received numerous body blows the l1id
| displaying great adroitnesS in dodging
Black.
Round Four-McGrego led off on Blacks
| ribs, which he followed up until Black
clinched, and the round closed with
THE KID ON TOP.
Round Five-Both men came up with
| sickly smiles and showing their punishment
| plainly. McGregor was still good for {
couple of rounds and he forced the fighting
| by repeatedly punching Blacks ribs in al
alarming fashion. The Californian Tough
gamely and tried hard to get another blow
| Ill on McOTegOrS lace 0uudenly Gne KlC
with a swerving upper cut, caught Blaci
under JIis short rib and landed him outside
the ropes, where he lay like one dead
vived and began to pull off his gloves
! whereupon the referee awarded the fight tt
McGregor. Fully $100 changed hands
on the result. The betting at the opening
was slightly in favor of Black. At the clost
of the second round Blacks friends were
offering two to one with few takers. Al
though nearly fifteen hundred men wit
messed the fight no disturbance of any kint
occurred
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EEennepim Canal Funds.

Special to the Globe.
WAsHINGToN,iSept. 13.-Representative
Murphy, upon visiting the chief of engi-
neers yesterday, learned that the authority
had been given to Maj. Benyord at Chi
cago to proceed to use the SS, 000 remaining
available for procuring additional infOrma-
ton concerning the Hennepin canal. Maj.
Benyourd recently wrote to Gen. Newton,
stating that $4,000 was available for this
purpose. An intelligent and accurate
presentation of the subject to congress re-
Quired further investigation and the COM
piIation of additional data. He was at once
instructed to take such steps as he deemed
proper to complete Or modify the survey,
plans or estimates
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suIiixan as Pitcher.

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 13.-About four
thousand people were at the Brooklyn park
to-day to see John L. Sullivan pitch for the
Forest Citys in the game with the San
duskys. Both clubs are composed of good
amateur players. and the game, which re-
suited in victory for the Sanduskys by a
score of to 0, was watched with interest.
At the close of the game, and as the cham
pion was leaving the grounds, he was placed
under arrest by Constable Jones, the
smallest officer in che city, who was armed
with a warrant charging Sullivan with vio-
lating the Sunday law by playing ball.
Sullivan offered no resistance, but going be-
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King of the Dudes


NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The immediate
cause-of Berry Wallis bankruptcy has been
discovered in a loss of several thousand dol
lars in the Ocean club at Long Branch. The
King of the Dudes had for years been an
habitual player, though by no means an in
fatuated or reckless gambler. Indeed he
seldom went further than to risk hundred
dollars, and it was thought that he INDUCED
in the sport because it was fashionable
pastime among his set, but on getting
down toward the bottom of his
fortune he played out the remnant in
serious attempt to multiply it. Those
who bave been trying to close the sea-
shore gambling hells ought to use this case
for the purpose of a prosecution. Wall in
dignantly replied that he played no baby
game. A loss of $14, 900 in the Pennsyi-
vania club by one of the younger Selig-
mans of the millionaire banking family has
has also been talked of as case for the
courts, but the yonth SCOTS at the idea of
being used so, and declares that, having
cleared $500, 600 IN Wall street speculations
within a year, he can afford to buy fare
diversion at the price it has cost him.
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Eeturm5ngto work.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Mr. Colman,
commissioner of agriculture, returned to
the city to-day.
Sergeant at Arms Leedom of the house
Of representatives, who accompanied the
congressional committee that recently Wis
tied the various Indian reservations on its
tour of inspection. arrived here to-day.
Secretary Whitney returned to Washing
ton this morning
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A Dream Fulfilled.
n DEOaIHk T tLaI1IlClls
Special to the Globe.

Special 10 the GIobe.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept ia strange
fulillment of dream is reported to-day
from Fayetteville Catherine Kessler, wife
of Phillip Kessler, German living near
that town, dreamed that her father, Mat
thew Reerk of New Castle, Ia, had died,
and she had been with him when he ex-
pired. She was oppressed with forebod-
ing that the dream foretold his death. and
Saturday letter was received from New
Castle stating that her father had died on
the 9th inst. and that before his death he
had spoken of seeing Mrs. Kessler.