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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
sENATEs SECRET SESSION.
Fitz John Porter Confirmed-Utah's
Surveyor Left in the Llrch.

Fitz John Porter Confirmed-Utah
Surveyor Left in the Lurch.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-When the case
OF r. S. Dement,, nominated to be Survey
or General of Utah, was reached by the
Senate in secret session to-day,it was an
nounced that Gen. Logan. who was ab-
sent, had left word that he had no more
fight to make in Mr.. Dement'S behalf.
Senator Cull0m said he had, when the
case was up before, voted for con-
hrmation chiefly because his colleague
desired it, but he was now Satisfied that
MIR. Dement, was not the kind of man the
government needed in the position of Sur.
veyor General OF Utah, aud he would,
therefore, oppose confirmation. Nobody
defended Mr.. Dement, and he was rejected
without division.
Ftz John Porter was confirmed with
out debate and by nearly the same vote
as that cast for the Dement, bill
Internal Revenue Collector McGraw of
the West Virginia district was confirmed.
This nomination Las been pending more
than year and half, it being one OF
| those left uncondrmed at the end OF the
last session.
United States Marshals Urner of Gin
cinnati and Freeman of Tennessee and
Collectors OF Customs Smalley of Ver-
mont and Brady of Fall River, Mass,
were confirmed
The nominations of Ch. Potter to be In
dian Agent for the Omaha and Winuebag0
Agency, and +. H. Kinman to be Post
master at Jacksonville, H., were rejected.
Senator Sherman tried to call up the
eXtradit0n treaty with Great Britain,
fayorably reported from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, but the proposition
was voted down by q majority which
makes 1t seem impossible that any action
would be reached this session.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
Mails TO CUBA via Tampa

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Knott has estab-
llshed a fast mail between the Atlantic
coast States and Havana, Cuba. Eastern
mail will be sent by rail TO Tampa. Fla,
and thence by steamer to Havana, touch
ing at Key West. This will shorten the
time between New York and Havana
about two days. These mail steamers
will sail from Tampa semi-weekly from
May l to Nov. / and tri-weekly
from Nov. to May /. The
schedule time from Tampa to Havana
10 25 hours.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
TOBACCO INSPECTION.
The Senate Takes Up and Passes the
House Bill on the Subject.

House Bill on the Subject.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The Senate to-
day took up the bill reported from the FL
nance Committee to provide for the in
spection OF tobacco, cigars and snuff,
providing for their export to foreign cOun-
tries without the payment of taxes, under
the rules and regulations OF the Treasury
Department. Mr.. Sherman explained
that this was one Of three bills referred TO
the Finance Committee; that it simply al
lowed the expectation ot tobacco without
the payment Of the tax, and re-
pealed tho existing statutes requiring
an inspection of tobacco to be exported.
The other two bills related to the mode Of
packing tobacco in ten-pound packages
aud to the allowance of "a drawback.
Neither OF them would be reported by the
committee at the present session. The
bill was passed, and at 2:10 o'clock the
Senate went Into executive session.
AT O'Clock the doors were reopened,
ana the Senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tO.moTrOW.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
nisfillnri Snirifs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.---The Senate to-
day took up the House bill relating TO the
taxation OF fractional parts Of the gallon
OF distilled spirits, ameuded II by making
the time when 10 goes into effect the Sec
ond month succeeding the month in which
this act is approved, and by extending
the act OF March 3, 1877, relating TO fruit
brandy, to brandy distilled from apples
or peaches. This was passed and the
senate asked q conference.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
The peht Statement.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.--The debt state.
ment issued to day shows the decrease OF
the public debt during the month OF July
to be 9.040, i03 50; the cash 10 the Treas
ury, S4S4, 500, ,G03; gold certlhoates out
standing, $74,TB,blI; silver oertlfc ates,
$SI,56h044; certificates OF
deposit outstanding, 5 1p, ,i05, 200; legal ten
deTs outstanding, S346, ,73S, 436; fractional
currency (not including the amount estl.
mated as lost or destroyed). S6063,702 81.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The Chances ofan Agreement by the
Houses Greatly Improved.

Houses Greatly Improved.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The chances OF
the river and harb0r bill are now regard
ed as good. The conlerees on the part OF
the Senate and the House at last reached
unanimous agreement this evening
which excludes from the bill the appro.
priation for the Hennepin, the Stur-
geon Bay and the Portage Lake
canals. This makes it ac-
ceptable to the House, and the Senate
conterees have promised TO try aud make
the Senate accept it. IL will also make it
acceptable to the President, which is the
main reason why it was done. The adop-
tion Of the report aud the final
passage OF the bill tomorrow viii
probably delay the adjournment, since
the President could scarcely pass upon it
In time for an adjournment on Thursday
without sitting up all night with IL.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
Ennr Pension Yetnes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.--The Presidens
to-day sent 10 Congress four more private
pension vetoes. The reasons for the YES
toes are in line with those heretofore fires
quently ublished-lack of merit where
the facts are established, or failure to
make ont a case.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
The Surplus Resolution.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The conferees
on the surplus resolution held meeting
this evening and failed to reach an agrees
ment. There may be another meeting to-
morrow, but the belief Is strengthened
session.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
Newspaper Sales ForbIdden,

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2.--The Burgomas-
ter OF this CITY has forbidden the sale oi
newspapers in the streets "because they
inhamed the populace during the recent
riotsO
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
ItalY,s Cholera Returne.

ROME, Aug. 2.-There have been re-
ported to-day nineteen new cases of
cholera and seven deaths In Bologna, and
1856 new cases and thirty-one deaths In
other infected districts.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03

PARIS, Aug. 8, 3 A. M.--The latest re-
turns show the election OF S29 Republi
cans and 400 Conservatives. Second bal
lots will have 10 be taken for lot seats
The Republicans have gained 60 seats anC
Ioat 80
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03

Arrest of n German Embezzler.
BERLIN, Aug. 2.-Die Tageblatt says
that Herr Weniger, chief cashier Of the
Baden State railways. at Carlsruhe, has
been arrested for the embezzlement OF
enormous sums from the railroad funds,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
Committee on appropriations.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 2.-On motion OF
Mr. Randall, a resolution was adopted
giving the Committee on Appropriations
leave TO sit during the recess.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
Jefferson's Granddaughter

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.--Among the
clerks dismissed from the Patent Office
Saturday was Miss Alice X. Meikleham,
granddaughter OF President Thomas JEFF
fersnn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
Frances Elections.

PARIS, Aug. 2.-The returns from ,043
districts in which elections were held yes
received. One thousand four hundred
and thirteen OF these ofiici ais are elected
triennially. In 636 of the districts heard
from Republicans have been elected, and
in 300 the COnserv ativee have been sue
cessful. In l07 districts second ballot
will be required. The Republican press
calculate that the Republican majority
will not be seriously diminished.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
BAKERS LAME JOKE.

Mr. Baker-That was not done on my
own account. IL was concession TO the
gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Randall need no concessions.
We are all about TO return to the people
who sent us here, and the record OF this
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
A GOOD RECORD.

When the number of bills passed this
session came to be considered it would be
found that this Democratic House, which
the gentleman upOraided, had performed
more TABOR and passed more bills than
any House of Representatives since the
foundation OF the government. [Ap-
plause on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Randall did not believe that any
one would suppose that he would shrink
from any legitimate political warfare.
But the gentleman from New York Mr..
Baker had taken advantage OF the rules
and presented a proposition which was
neither respectful nor decent, and from
the responsibility of which the gentleman
sought to escape by asking TO withdraw
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03

oosi.Ie ne United states and the States COM
for fSe,hs ,h this union CONTAIN the only forum
a,s Uie ~. Wlal'of Ofenses against their laws,
ic'' i'u W eoncede the jurisdiction or Mex
IN rynr ryEer Mr. Outings case. as IL IL stated
sn ,SVneul BrighAm's report, would be 90
~ 11gY.tute the laws of Mexico for tuose of
'-0 United states over oGenses committed
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
"FrOm Frying-Pan Into Fire.
GARRETT COUNTY GONE DRY.

GARRETT COUNTY GONE DRY.
The glorious news comes to US
that Garrett county has driven out
the whisky demon by majority
of 10 votes. In November, 1884,
five districts of this county went
dry while seven tumbled into the
gutter. Yielding to the demands
OF the grog-sellers, the late Legis-
lature shamefully ignored the
wishes of the best people and
repealed the law in the five dis
tricts and resubmitted the question
to q vote of the whole county.
AS the former election resulted in
majority in the whole county of
103 for whisky it was thought that
this meant utter defeat for Prohi-
bition. An energetic campaign
was inaugurated and the adverse
majority was overcome, and by -
majority the people overthrow
King Alcohol. While in 1884,
seven districts were carried against
Prohibition, now only three or
four voted that way and by re-
duced majorities, AS the vote
included the whole county, these
are redeemed with the others.
The whisky men propose to
contest the election on technical
ity, but no danger is anticipated.
JOHN L. THOMAS.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Judge McCarthy's Reasons for
Refusing License.

"HUNT1NeDoN PA, April 30 Hon.
Charles r. Mccarthy, one of the
associate judges Of this county, has
published in the local papers his
reasons for being opposed to grant
ing license. He says he is opposed
to giving licenses because the very
courts that grant them may be
compelled to sit in Judgment on
crime of the most diabolical char
acter, being the direct outgrowth
of the licenses they have granted /;
because he believes the granting of
licenses to be a sin, and that no
good can result from it and much
evil may"
Surely here is reason enough for
any honorable court to refuse to
grant license to sell whisky.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
The FREEMAN
For a Dollar.
N0W'S THE TIME 10 PUSH
THINGS.

AS stated last week, we
made our public announce
ment to the Maryland Conven-
tions, the occasion Of our general of
fer of the FREEMAN for a dollar
year, to all new subscribers be-
tween now and November, next.
This offer extends as we'll to old
subscribers, who may pay up ar
rears and current years subscrip-
ton at former rate and renew for
dollar.
We sincerely hope all friends of
the common cause, to whom the
FREEMAN comes, in Maryland,
West Virginia, and elsewhere, will
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is made.
The FREEMAN has no other bust
ness or purpose than to render the
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of Prohibition to the largest pos
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If it can materially enlarge its
constituency, it can come and con-
tinue to come at one dollar. 1t is
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or trebled. If they SO decide, the
matter is settled.
If Prohibition sentiment is de-
veloped and crystalized into law, it
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To get these papers into fami-
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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Maryland Sons of Temperance.

The Grand Division of the Sons
of Temperance for the State of
Maryland held its semi-annual
session in Westminster, at Carroll
Hall, Friday, April 80, commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock, A. M. Ali Of the
subordinate divisions in the State
were represented. DR.. G. Billings
lea, Of Westminster, presided; R.
c. Smith and C. S. Mosher, of Bal
timore, were secretaries. R. S.
Rawlings, P. W. M. of the State,
was present, and took an active in
terest in the work. Reports of the
delegates showed a decided increase
in membership in all parts of the
State, and a greater interest in
the work,
A public meeting was held at
night with stirring addresses by a
number of speakers.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Maryland News.
Garrett County Free.
The Liquor Men Hoisted on their
olon Petdrd.

1t will be remembered that Gar
rett county, Md, had but recently
voted on the License question by
districts, and carried 5 out of the
II districts for Prohibition. Hoping
to recapture the county by
general vote, the liquor men in
duced the liquor Legislature to
repeal the former law and re-
submit the question to a vote of
the county at large. The Temper
ance people were indignant, but
threw their off coats and went
into the three weeks contest to
win, with the result as follows:
GARRETT DECLARES FOR PRoHiBI-
TON.
Prohibition prevailed ia Garrett
county by a majority of Is, the
vote standing: For license, 953
against license, $3.50. The vote
by districts was as follows.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

will make it felt at home and
abroad.
An unsatisfactory call at FLEM-
INGToN, and the institution of a
splendid Lodge at RowLEsBuRe,
wound up my western campaign,
and | fastened home to enjoy a
few days of communion with my
own little family previous to obey
ing a call to attend the councils of
the workers of Maryland, my
Maryland."A
The visible results of the tour,
are 46 Lodges and about 1900 Good
Templars enlisted. Unless the
war is vigorously pushed to a
successful end in the redemption
of West Virginia, these will be
"nothing but ledves."
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Sample Copy.

A blue X on this item emphasizes
the fact that this copy Of the FREE
MAN comes to you as a special
messenger, inviting you to sub
scribe. If you are friend to the
cause, SHOW your friendship by
inviting it's advocates to your home.
Please examine the FREEMAN care
fully. Send one dollar for a year,
or at least, send at once, 13 two
cent stamps and have it 3 months
on trial. Address
The FREEMAN,
Parkersburg, w. va.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
The American Medical AssOcia-
tiOn.

The Annual Meeting of this As
ISOLATION will be held in st Louis,
May 4th TO 9Th, and arrangements
have been made by the Ohio &
Mississippi Railway and it's east
ern connections to return at one
third fare, those who pay full fare
over it's line going.
Tickets for return at one-third
fare may be procured on presenta-
ton of certificate which will be
furnished by the Secretary of the
Association.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Local Option Elections.
T,0o Temperance Presidents Inter-
vieiced.

In a recent issue of the Balti-
more Sun we find an account of
"interviews" with Hon. William
Daniel, President, Maryland Prohi-
bition Convention, and Hon. Ed
win Higgins, President of the Tenn
perance Alliance.
In speaking of the late Local
Option elections, &c. Mr.. Daniel
said:
"In Garrett county we gain six
districts and the whole county,
which is material gain, so that
it is fair set-off against Brooklyn
and Annapolis. The whisky men
in Garrett were trapped this time
by their own device. Having
obtained in the county aggregate
vote, l73 majority, they got re-
submission for the whole county,
believing that they would then
wipe out the five districts vote we
then had, and thus carry the
county. At the former election the
result in each district determined
for that district separately and
alone"
x x Il feel assured from the
information | have gained that the
colored vote has been almost solidly
against US both in this State and
in Virginia. In Richmond the re-
suit was precipitated by the liquor
men. 1t was our first trial there.
There was no Temperance edu-
cation there, and our people had
little or no money for the legitimate
purposes of the campaign. All
things considered, we made a
gallant fight, but in future con-
tests in the South the colored vote
is the uncertain quantity, and, in
my opinion, in the great majority
of cases, will be cast against us, be-
cause the liquor men seem to have
appliances to reach them that the
Temperance men have not. = <
| attribute the loss of Annapolis
very much to the failure of the
officials to execute the law"
WOMAN AND THE BALLOT.
On the question Of suffrage, Mr..
Daniel said:
at seems very unfair that a
large class of ignorant colored
people, as well as whites, can SO
easily be influenced to cast their
vote on the wrong side of great
moral questions and determine the
result against the right. That they
should have this power, whilst
intelligent, Christian women,
whose homes are everything to
them, are deprived of all power of
protecting them against the igno-
rant and often vicious classes of the
communlty-it seems to me that
the tendency of this state Of things
will prove the necessity of arming
the women of the home against the
saloon"
MR.. HIGGINS NOT DISCOURAGED.
Mr.. Edwin Higgins, the Presi-
dent of the State Temperance Ali
ance, also expressed himself very
we'll satisfied with the results of the
election. II do not feel at all dis
couraged by the Richmond cleo
ton. 1t shows that one man in
three stood up for the right. The
seed corn was planted, and here
after we will reap the harvest, In
six years we will carry Richmond
for Prohibition"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Liquor Traffic Arguments.

At Benton, Mo-, a Temperance
revival was in progress, under the
leadership of Rev. B. Deering, of
St. Louis. Some miscreant in the
employ Of the saloon-keepers, put
croton oil, a virulent poison, into
the water pitcher on the stand and
the clergyman and several other
persons who drank the water are
now in precarious condition.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
MORE NAMES WANTED.
For the Maryland Convention Free
mans.

We have already mailed the
Freeman containing proceedings of
the two Maryland Conventions to
more than $50 ministers, as well
as to all lists of names sent us.
We still have several hundred cop
les LETT. Won't our Maryland
friends at once send us additional
lists of Temperance workers, to
whom we may send these copies.
Help US put them where they'll do
the most good.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Conscious Inconsistency.

No man mocks God so supreme
ly as the man who votes to per-
petuate the rum traffic and then
cries, cob Pm temperance, Pm a
prohibitionist as much as you are"
1t is the answer of Cain, and is
only made because of a conscious
ness Of inconsistency Wisconsin
Frohlb5t6onGst.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Send Us the News.

To make the FREEMAN Of value
to our Maryland friends, they
must send US their news and COM
munications, and then take the
paper to get what they send. We
earnestly ask them to push
things" just now, along both these
lines.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Rhode Island has adopted Prohi-
bition. Good for "Little Rhody !"
-RGtchie Gazette.
There's Republican paper that
isn't afraid of the liquor lash.
Good for the Gazette.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

To Richmond's shameful vote for
the saloon, Accomac Co. responds
with 300 majority tor Prohibition,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
SEND FOR THEM.

We have yet on hand several
hundred copies Of this Convention
Edition, which we are anxious to
send free to Maryland friends, or
any others wishing to read the
proceedings of these two State
gatherings of stirring and aggress-
i've Prohibition workers.
Send for single copy, or send lists
of names of Maryland Temperance
workers, and SO help put these
FREEMANs where they'll do good.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
The Freeman Reports of the
Maryland Conventions.

FREEMAN friends will appreciate
the following compliment, coming
from so high source as Hon. VIM.
Daniel, late candidate for Vice
President on the ticket with st.
John.
In business letter to the editor,
since the Maryland Conventions,
Mr.. Daniel says; "The FREEMAN
contains such excellent accounts of
both our conventions that | don't
see how it can fail to interest
every reader who has any Temper
ance sentiment whatever about
him." X x again heartily
commencing you for the excellent
"get up" of the two conventions,
| am yours truly,
VIM DANrEI
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Remit by money order or regis
tered letter.
Send for sample copies to use in
getting up clubs. Address,
The FREEMAN.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

m="N No subscribe, no BiU;,' so
no friend need fear TO take copies Of
The Freeman and read them, eohers
they come unlocked for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-26
SOUTHERN JUSTICE.

We have already recounted some OF the
circumstances of the negro massacre at Car
rolton The affair had its origin IN street
quarrel between white man and negro, IN
which the former assaulted the latter. The
colored man procured warrant and had MS
assailant arrested, and it was while he was
in the court house awaiting trial that the
massacre occurred. The negroes were there
as witnesses against him, and it is fair to as
sumo, in fact it is the only assumption which
furnishes any explanation, that the armed
white men who rode into the town went
there for the purpose Of intimidating the ne
groes, and thus lettering them from testify
ing against the white defendant. So far as
at present appears not the slightest effort
has been made by the authorities to bring
the murderers to justice Gov Lowry SAYS
there is no occasion for executive interior
ence because Carrolton is now quiet.
1t is safe to say that had an affair of this
sort taken place in a Northern state and the
officers of the law manifested the indifference
the Mississippi officials, from the governor
down, have displayed, there would have
been a commotion. The delinquent aus
thorities would have been goaded by public
opinion until they felt compelled to do their
duty. But the people of Mississippi have
given no sign that they take any but very
Ianguid interest in the affair. Doubt
less they have heard that a number of
negroes were shot down at Carrolton, but
that murder was committed does not seem
to have occurred to them. At any rate, they
appear to be perfectly content that the as
sailants shall go scot free, and they utter no
words of reproof to their Governor, who,