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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17
THE HOUSE OVERRULES A PENSION VhlO.
TWO vEToEs SUSTAINED - fA"LiN
TANGLE

WASHINGTON, July 16 tSpecfdD In 'ne ao
sence of Speaker Carlisle, Mr. NILS OF Texas po'.
to-day and succeeded in getting the HOUSE nv VIZ
worst parliamentary tangIe in which IL was e'o' IN
vox.d After TWO or three votes had been taKen' ne
publican member and asked:
what question have we just voted onf
ooh don't know. The chair has forgotten" ropheo
the bewiIderIng speaker pro TEN. HIS reply was re-
ceiyed with snrie Of laughter and SOUNDS OF ucris'o
cheers For the halhOur tho demons or CONFUSION
and misrule seemed to have full possession. No man
except Mills could free the House from the tangle
in which he had tied 1t by par1a'
mentary ruling which palpably incorrect, but
which the Democrats, including exSpeaker Randall
voted sodly to sustain. After they had done so ana
after the presiding officer had collected his scattered
Senses he realized his mistake and in frank, manly
way corrected it.
sion bill and the trouble over an attempt OF
Chairman Matson as the representative of minority
Of the Invalid Pensions Committee to take charge VI
the measure and smother discussion by demanding the
previous question This attempt was olieu Dy eHores
OF the Republicans led by Reed Bnrrows Cuicheon
Others The vetocs OF the first two DIS con
sidered sustained. nearly every Democrat VOTING
against motions override the Executive On the nrs
ing in the Affirmative The second bill was rejected oy
l22 81, twothrds being required 10 pass IL Iholo
was some debate that bill aud on the next one winch
received the necessary twothirds ms was tne ~ S
In which the President vetoed bin which his irenus
he would have approved II ne hau seen 49,.
papers IN the case which were nor ,ad p,on 0ice
would be Interesting to know how many othor .y5
bills would have been approved had IL h"v nse i nons
earnestly in passing the third bill over me ve,o
and was arded by round Of applause on me hcPn
licsn side The bill was passed ny vo.r " Se IoS
Republicans and ~ Democrats VOteu III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17
CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS
SAN FRANCISCO. July 10. 1856

The Hale x Norcross Mining Company has levied an
assessment Of 30 cents per share.
OLOsIyG PRICES or PHILA DELPHIi UOOkA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17

that he insists upon too many deliveries ano o
in the business part Of tina: .usS ands that
the letters no left at the n r1s 0s shss with
not yet been opened anu =, carriers now
empioyed would be sufHcient do all the wo h., Tho
were properly sy.te@:tizsa IL win se used rs tho
Foundation for an inquiry which Postmastet 0 nf3cc
nUnonents hone will result In his retirement rum o
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
The State Campaign.

The State canyassers will speak in
Anderson on next Tuesday, the Goth day
of October inst, and we hope there will
be full attendance Of the ladies and
gentlemen Of Anderson County to hear
them. Col. Richardson, the nominee for
Governor, is an eloquent an interesting
speaker, who will delight all who hear
him. During the present canvass he is
giving special attention to the discussion
of the States financial condition, and
shows tho people what revenues are col
lectcd and for what they are expended.
+ will repay any person who will come
to hear his speech. In addition to Col.
Richardson. We expect Col. Earle, Col.
Lcitncr and other accomplished speakers
to be present, and we hope that they
will be greeted by an old fashioned
Anderson Democratic mceting. Remcm-
ber that next Tuesday is tho day, and
every body Is invited to attend. ,~ 49,.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26

written lately in regard to the financial
standing of the A., G.. & w. railroad,
also IN regard to the proposed transfer
OF 1t to tho Tennessee company. Prcsi-
dent Hammctt has written one or two
articles, your railroad correspondent
from this town several, and one or two
from Johnston. The last / saw was
from your Greenvillo man, saying Cap
tain Kirk was in Grecnvillc, and said
the matter was not correctly reported.
We were not in debt and had enough
asscsts to pay all liabilities and finish
grading the road. | will make no com
ment upon what the various men have
said, except to say some one has done a
vast amount Of lying, and we propose to
know on the 4th of November who has
been doing it.
AS tho meeting on the 4th will be one
of the most important the company has
or ever will have, mink each town
ship that is interested should send as
delegates the very best mon they have,
men of ability, integrity and good judg-
ment. These men arc to elect Presi-
dent, Board Of Directors, &c.
They are also to decide as to whether
we shall accept the offer Of the Tcnnes-
see company or not. think these men
should be men who are open to convic-
ton. They should take the nroposit;on
of the Tennessee company and examine
it carefully. Then make most thor
ough examination of the financial
standing-our liabilities and assets.
Then, az men Of business, decide
whether it is better to accept their pro-
position or to continue on as we are.
But if these delegates como here on the
4th with their minds 80 poisoned against
this Tennessee company Gas some are
trying to have done) that they arc gong
to refuse this offer though it should be
to our interest to accept they may give
the road a blow that it will be long
time, if ever, recovering from. So say
let wisdom be used in selecting your
delegates. and everything will work for
the best. hope all papers Interested
in the road will give some notice of this
the Monitor, at Johnstons, Abbeville,
Laurcns and Greenville papers, as the
road runs throug these Counties.
DIRECTOR.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
Base Ball.
HoDeEs, s. G, Oct 18th, 1886 !.

Editorscf the Messenger:
On last Saturday, Oct. l6, an inter-
ing and somewhat exciting match game
Of base ball was played in: Laurenss
county on the Brewerton diamond, be-
tween tho Brewerton 8, Of Laurens, and
the Mulberry 9, Of AbbeYille- the fuiIs
nine innings being played. Score, 16 to-
8 il, favor Of Mulberry. The Brewer
tons are an old organization, and wells
trained. The Mulberrys areSyet in theif
infancy, being only six weeks old, sornes
of its members never seeing game
played before we organized 7 am telds
that the Brewortons have played
several match games, and were Il ever
defeated but once before !, an also told
lthatit 10 the second best nine in Lsj1,s 1;
+rens.ne This is the frat match game tlaxfs
the; Mplberrys have ever played Thss
same clubs will play. b match game on
our Mulberry diamond ThhrSd day. L Ocf;s
18th, which siniall probability will III Eass
lntersstiHg game, 90 tha Rreweftons wttf
have fonr borrowed professionally s5
will have Your borrowed men (bnt H&1
professionally. T n Nc are defeatsd *
assure our oppensnta that vi WiIl HI 3
To itgracefully GAA,t you.s 4fss
q come over and xitnsss the game
Capt. of the pltettS
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
The A., Ct. & w. Il. II.
tFrom the Augusta Chronicle.

N1NETY-SIx, S. c., October 19.-Spe-
cial. ]-As various statements have been
made in regard to the assets and liabili-
ties Of the Atlantic, Greenville and
Western Railway Company, will you
please publish the following statement
in reply to your special dispatch from
Greenville, s. c., dated October 18th,
from the statement of w. j. Kirk, Esq.
who is Vice President and Chief Engi-
neer. He says: "Thc condition Of the
road has been misunderstood by the
public, the assets available being. amply
sufficient to complete the grading and
pay every dollar of the debt. l give
you the assets and liabilities in two Sec
tons, for this reason-frst: North of
the Saluda river there has has been no
work done or bonds sold with the ex-
eeption Of one bond of five hundred
dollars, which was sold at 80 cents on
the dollar and used south of the Saluda
river; second, the bonds north of the
Saluda river cannot be used to pny the
debt OF the road until the grading is
completed through the township that
has voted the tax. Section 4th in the
amended charter "That a sufficient
amount realized from such bonds shall
be retained to complete the grading
through the county or township in which
it is subscribed"
Liabilities OF the Atlantic, Grcenvillc
and Western Railway Company South
of the Saluda river:
Amount due the Chief Engineer
Nov. 4, 1886. :..: ......... s1,335,O
Amount due the Secretary and
Treasurer (salary 5000 per an
num), to Nov. 4, isss. =. ... 4s7 81
Amount due the Auditor (salary
5000 per annum), to Nov. 4, 1886. 81 IS
Amount dne the note on bank of
Greenville, due Oct. 81, 1896 49,. 5000 90
Amount due Alexander Stewart e.
Co., Cokcsbury Division w 662 80
Amount due Alexander Stewart &
CO., Ninety Six Division 80. 631 SO
Amount due w. Z. Sullivan & Co. 1885 SO
Amount due Engineer Corps 49,. 6s2 10
Estimate Chief Engiueer to finish
grading. through C"kesbury
Township. ..................... 5000 90
Estimate Chief Engineer to finish
grading from Johnston to Ham
burg. ......:.. ............... 21,2OO 90
Right Of way, damage to crops and
attorneys fees ............... 5000 90
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
The Ruined Towns.
DIRECTOR.

GALVESTON, Oct. 18.-The committee
Of citizens who left here Saturday night
on the tug boat Estella, which had q
schooner in tow, carrying 1000 worth
of provisions for the sufferers at Sabine
Pass and Johnson's Bayou, returned at a
late hour last night. They reached
Sabine Pass early Sunday morning, and
found about one hundred persons still
living there, reluctant to leave the site
Of their former homes. They are occu-
pying the few houses that withstood the
storm. One-half Of the food and cloth
ing taken up by the committee was dis
tributed' among these sufferers, who
were in great need Of everything. The
remainder was sent up to Johnson's
Bayou by the barge Topsy, as the chan
mel would not permit the Estella going
Tho committee are unanimous in their
statements regarding the absolute desti-
tuition of the survivors. They say thev
never saw such suffering for the neces.
sites Of life, as exists at Sabine Pass
and Johnson's Bayou. The committee
ascertained that the total number OF
persons who lost their lives was lO2;
of these Cd were colored and 38 white.
Only 81 bodies have been found and
buried. Scores of searching parties con.
tinue the hunt for the bodies of missing
friends.
WILD WITH THIRST.
BEAUFoRT, Tex, Oct. ls.-A now
danger seems to have sprung up in the
vicinity Of Sabine that scared the search !.
gers for. the unfortunates. Cattle have
become dangerous, the wild animals'
watering pools have been filled with sea
water and the cattle arc wild with thirst.
Saturday evening steer chased three
men who were walking along the edge
Of the bayou and would pro bably have
|ikilled them if they had, not succeeded
in reaching their boat. When the steer
saw heswas foiled he seemed to become
more furious, plowing up the sand with
his horns and following fuddiy Messrs.
Kouhtz q Bios, bankers ,6f New Yofk,
who are largely ifitsrestsddd lraiiro;asddss
and real estate in this assction, hsye, itsi-
sgraPhed the relief "colnmitses to draw
on them for $1,000: Intelligence i reached
here that the, great gale swept over the,
|eopntsy for forty milss north sof Beau
mont and Orange. resohing Jasper the
lcounty ssatpf Jasper coupty ana da4-
sssine ispttel ,badI Several hossss ii
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26

l desire to say one word to you before
close about the National Administration.
AS my friend who has just addressed
you knows, having been delegate to
the Chicago Convention, was not in
favor Of Clevelands nomination. I did
not know him and had very grave
doubts about his election. He was nom-
mated, and l supported him as Loyalty
and as cordially as any man in America.
But, to show you the character Of the
man, after his election said to him: "I
did all could to prevent your nomina-
ton. did not know you; did know
Bayard and wanted to sec him nomi-
mated; but am Democrat and when
you were nominated did all could for
you. have nothing to ask at your
hands, but will sustain your Admins
tration, and whenever I can aid you
either in the Senate or in my State, it
will give me pleasure to do So" He met
me with all the frankness and kindness
to he expected from man of such big
brain and heart. and as l told you, in
that big heart Of his, he feels as much
for this people as any man at the North,
for he told me the other day that he
wants to come down among YOU and see
the people Of Charleston. He desires to
show by his personal presence there the
deep sympathy he feels and to know
how he can be moro efficient in aiding
them.
l beg you, then, to stand by the
Democratic President. We have never
had better President; and in my Judge
ment he will be the next one. APP
plause. have very little faith in those
Democrats, who attack the administration
in it's most vital part. should make it a
point, if did not agree with all the
views Of my own administration, at least
to keep quiet and let it have the benefit
of the doubt, and to allow it to work out.
as best it can, its own policy.
My friends of Summcrville, Of Collie
ton and Berkeley. come simply to say
one word Of greeting. 1t always gives me
pleasure to meet my old constituents
when / was Governor and my constitu-
ents now. never can forget how nobly
the men and the women Of South Caro-
lima rallied to our support in 1876.
never can forget the courage and dcvo-
| ton, self which prompted every
human being who loved South Carolina
to work then for her cause. I have al
ways given the credit of that marvellous
victory TO the people of the State, for if
they had been of other mettle We never
could have won. It was only my proud
honor to bear the flag, but you placed
in my hand the victory. trust that as
long as live that that flag which repre-
sents the best elements Of South Caro-
lina-the true Democracy-may ever
wave, as it does now, in triumph. I
would rather be buried in her soil
| than to see South Carolina do one thing
that would tarnish her fair fame, and l
would rather pass forever from earth
than to live to see Radical rule once
more triumphant in our beloved State.
God grant it may never be. and if you
will all in South Carolina be as true in
the future as you have been in the past
that day will never come. [Applausee. !
-Ne,os and Courier.
d
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26

that region were demolished, but no
loss Of life occurred north of the South
ern Pacific railroad. a7@
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
BEAUMONT, Tex, Oct. 18.-Refueees
from flooded districts about Sabine Pass
continue to arrive on every small craft
that comes up the river. 1t is estimated
by persons here, who have been over
the scene Of desolation at Sabine Pass.
Johnson's Bayou and Taylor's Bayou.
that the death list will reach two hun
dred and sixty souls. Eighty-fve corpses
have been recovered and buried around
ohnson's Bayou, and 81 bodies thus far
have been buried at Sabine Pass, while
66 white and colored persons are. still
missing at Sabine; they are, of course.
drowned, as it would be impossible for
any human being to survive this long in
swamps and lagoons without food and
shelter. An examination of the country
| back Of Sabine and Immediately in the
vicinity Of Beaumont shows that salt
water came back from the coast fully
forty miles through the swamp. and.
hundreds of thousands of acres are still
submerged by the water that was forced !
back and has no outlet. This fact makes
the search for bodies very difficult
Carcasscs of thousands Of drowned
cattle, hogs, horses and fowl are
strewn everywhere, and clouds of sea
gulis and buzzards hover over the
desolate country for an area of thirtv
square miles. Parties who returned to-.
day from Jchnson's Bayou district say
sixty persons are still missing there and
the search parties have almost reached
the conclusion that many of these miss i
ing were drowned. and their bodies carr
RED out to- sea by the receding waves. !:
ASSISTING THE HOMELESS. 5izs.:ssSs'
The following special to the Associ.s
ated Press, from Orange, Texas, gives
the latest particulars regarding tho dis
aster at Johnson's Bayou and Sabine
Pass: The steamer Emily P. returned
this afternoon, bringing 16O additional
sufferers from Johnson's Bayou, who
arc entirely destitute Of everything me-
cessary to sustain life. They were re.
ceived on the wharf by the relief com.
mittee, who are doing all in their power
to make them comfortable in every way.s
providing them with clothing, food and
beds: Most Of them are women and
children. The Emily P. will return to
the bayou Immediately to bring back
one hundred and fifty more persons who
are waiting there, and who are are now now,
homeless, penniless, and without cloth
ing, We now have to take care OF two
hundred and ten persons from that sec-
ton. One can only know the heart
rending condition of these people BY see-
ing and convcrsing with them. Ths
corrected list Of drowned at Johnson,s
Bayou. as near as can be obtained this
evening, is as follows, Sss4 s'5;gss. s52ss.
Whites-T. Gallon, wife and grand
son, eight children of Sam Brown, Mrs..
+. Fanchets and four children, Jose phS
kuke, wife and seven children, four Of
Frank Tamer's children. Mrs. s. Caller
and five children, Mrs. Joe Luke, four
of Geo. Stephens children, Mrs. and
VIM. Ferguson and four children, Mrs.
George Smith and four children, Mrs.
Afford Lambert and two children.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
1870 00-14,01o 90

$3l ,372 90
There has been no sale Of bonds for
cash for more than 70 cents on the
dollar, excepting the one bond reported
at 80 cents, and placing the bonds and
notes at 25 per cent. discount, which is
good collection on subscription notes,
leaves debt south of Saluda river of
thirty one thousand three hundred and
seventy-two dollars and ten cents
1881, ,372.lO) the debt of the road that
has been reported by your reporter
as coming from me. was made by Presi-
dent Hammett on the 18th of Septem-
ber, at meeting Of the Directors, /
furnished the President with so, CAT 10
Of the liabilities and Chief Engineer
Kirk the balance, they making the debt
$32,4O3. The estimate of the Chief
Engineer for grading 80 miles, from
Nincty-Six to Johnston, is thirty thou
sand dollars ($3o, o,oOO), the bonds Of the
three townships Of tho thirty miles
amount to $306OO.
The assets Of the road north Of Salu-
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26

sabserie ler ! / shs 1 I \ / sss 81
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-10-26
Assets South Saluda

Assets South Saluda
river. :.
Amount bonds on hand
Nincty-Slx township. &.
Amount bonds OH hand
Cokesbury township. i.
Amount notes Oh hand
Trenton township. ). !.
Amount notes on hand
Johnston township.
Amount notes on hand
G. W.. Turner and
others .
Less Is per cent. dis
count on bonds and
AoSSo .
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-01

General Gordon's son Frank has re-
turned to Washington, and gives this tes-
timony as to Atlanta: THE sentiment
now is anti-Prohibition. The Mayor Is
anti-Prohibition, and the majority of the
Common Council is on the same side.
When it comt TO an election again the
anti-Prohibitionist will win. Unless
there is a compromise think that a high
license party might prove successful, but
the simon pure Prohibitionists can not
win again" Is there much liquor drank
in Atlanta: Probably not as much as
under the old order of things, but still a
great deal. There are many ways Of
evading the law. The latest idea takes
advantage of that provision in the statute
which does not prohibit liquor from
being sent into the city if purchased else
where. Consequently when man
wants drink of whisky he goes to an
agent and writes an order 10 hav" a
quart shipped to him from 4 little town
called Griffin. some fifty miles away.
Within two minutes after you have
signed your order the whisky is on the
table. This, however, does more harm
than when it is possible to buy single
drink, for when a man has quart OF
whisky he is not satisfied until he drinks
it all. Beer can also be purchased, but
not less than half dozen bottles at a
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-01

1t is easier to forget a wrong than it Is
to remember a favor. = I can forgive
him." said man. lie did me great
wrong, but I forgive him"
"You have not been on good terms with
Jackson, friend replied. Do You for
give him.
NO, after moments reflection II
cannot be on good terms with him
Did he ever do you an injury"
''YcS, the greatest of all injuries. lie
loaned me money and I can't pay him.
Let me tell you something. You have
read OF great deeds of heroism, Of Won
dcrful sacrifice, of men made glorious
by coming Undefiled out Of some great
temptation, but the man who IS unable
to pay debt OF honor and who can still
have kindly feeling for his bcuciact0r,
is greater than heroes, purcr of heart and
soul than the man who has proved him
self to be above temptation. Excuse me
a minute. I must cross the street. You-
der comes Bangs. ! borrowed $40 If him
some time ago. ''-ArkaUsav Traveller
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-01

Savannah Times: The bravery of the
engineer whose devotion to duty in the
recent railroad disaster at East Rio,
Wisconsin, helped to save so many lives
was fittingly recognized by Bishop
Whipple, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Minnesota, by the presenta-
ton to him of a gold medal. There is
no class of men who SO often show the
noblest traits of manhood in times of
danger, as the engineers of locomotives
on the railroads. There are hundreds Of
brave deeds done by these stout-hearted
fellows of which the public never knows,
and it il is not often when a disastrous
accident happens that they do not do
honor to themselves by their courage
and presence of mind. At the same
time they seldom receive anything like
the esteem and recognition to which
their faithful service in the cab, not only
in times of peril but in all seasons, emit
ties them. We are glad that so distin-
guishad a man as Bishop Whipple has
seen tit to honor this Wisconsin hero,
who is as much deserving of the public
admiration and gratitude as any hero
on the field of battle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-01

Savannah Times: The question OF tax
ing bachelors has again risen IN France.
\ petition to that effect has been sent to
the Chamber of Deputies. 1t says that
in Paris alone there are nearly half a
million, whereas the number of married
men is not more than $4,000, The tax,
singular as it may seem, has already eN-
listed in several countries. The French
convention adopted it. So did the old
republics. In Sparta the women We're
allowed to drag bachelors into the tenn
pie of Hercules and give them sound
thrashing. Plato condemned them TO a
fine. Rome made them paw round
sum. CamiIlas went further, and forced
them TO marry widows of citizens killed
in defending the country. The petit
TONERS say the tax ought to be doubly
welcome-first, because it will increase
the decreasing population, by inducing
bachelors to marry: and secondly, be-
cause it will help to make up the grow
ing deficit in the budget.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-01
\ Plain Difference.

The Montgomery DlSpGfci directs our
attention to the difference between
speech making ~ District Attorney Ben
ton delivered it for the Administration.
and speech making after the fashion of
District Attorney Stone, against the Ad-
ministration, 10 declare its opinion that
the former kind did not violate the
civil service reform principle, while the
latter did violate it.
We do not see that either 1Ir. Benton
or Mr.. Stone now stands charged with
neglect OF official duty. The President
at first made this charge equally against
both. Benton spoke often and at long
distances from home. Stone spoke only
twice, and on each occasion was only
twelve to twenty-four hours from his
office. The President has pardoned the
greater offender, provided, always, that