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Shocked the Senator.

WASHING TON, August 22.-The
young grandson of the famous eX-Sen-
atOr Nyc of Nevada and nephew of
the equally famous Bill Nye of Lara
mire City and New York was Il few
days ago appointed page in the Sem
ate. He is very popular with the other
pages in the chamber. and with nearly
all of the Senators. One of them, how
ever, Mr.. Colquitt of Georgia, rather
thinks the new page has done him an
injury. Soon after the boy had taken
the oath to support the constitution and
to defend his country against all enc
mics, foreign and domestic. he was call
ed upon to do an errand for Senator
Wade Hampton, who told him to get a
bottle OF Congress water and Il sand
witch at the restaurant, and place them
in the cloak room for him. The page
made slight mistake in the order, and
took the articles of refreShment into
the Senate chamber and put them unin-
where they remained for some Time the
cause of much comment. Senator Col
quit Is an ardent prOhibitiOniSt, and
was greatly shocked when he entered
the chamber to find his desk adorned
with long necked black bottle and a
Sandwith covered with Il napkin. At
first he was inclined to think some of
his colleagues had been playing prac-
tical joke. When he learned the facts
he gave young Nye Il lecture, and warn
ell him to be more careful hereafter to
distinguish between prohibition Sen
ator and one who is in favor of original
packages.
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importantly member. secures recog-
nition from the Speaker and asks unani-
nous consent for the consideration of
bill which takes not a dollar from
the Treasury. somebody invariably oo-
jectS. If by any accident, the objection
is not heard, somebody is sure to raise
the point of no quorum when vote Is
taken.
Not an hour up to date has been
given by the Committee on Rules, to
the Committee on Labor, to the Com
mittee on Patents, or to dozen other
committees equally important. Indeed,
the Committee on Patents has had
terrible time. 1t got no day in the
Fiftieth Congress, and has had no day
in the Fifty-First Congress. The rules
set down Friday as day for the con-
sideration of private bills; yet under
the rules these bills have been robbed
of their day for over four months.
Strange anomaly-a net that lets all the
big fish through and catches all the lit
tie ones.
Here is bill granting fifteen days
leave of absence to per diem men in the
customs service. The Secretary of the
Treasury favors 1t. 1t takes not cent
out of the Treasury. All the other EN-.
ployees in this service have leaves of
absence for thirty days with pay. They
work eight hours day. These per
diem men work in relays from sunrise
to sunset and from sunset to sunrise.
All are compelled to remain upon duty
whether their services are needed or
not. In summer importations are not
as heavy as in winter. One fifth of the
force might easily be spared for fifteen
days while the other four-tifthS did the
work. Yet thrice has unanimous con-
sent been asked to consider this bill,
and thrice has objection been made. A
similar bill affecting post office employ
ees remained hanging by the eyelids for
a month on motion to reconsider, en-
tered two days after its passage. No
man can get consent to bring up the
eight-hour back pay law, the bill to re-
store the wages in the government
printing affice. and a score of similar
billsplacsd on the calendar by the Com
mittee on Labor. 1t is an ill-tempered
House. The Speaker has made it so.
Senseless objections are made and the
point of no quorum raised apparently
without reason
Despite these overloaded calendars
and the absence of over 150 members
who are Skirmishing with the Farmers
Alliance and the Lutheran preachers,
committees are urged to report bills
lately introduced. The committee
rooms, however, are even more deserted
than the chamber of the House. Effort
after effort Is made to secure quorum
in vain. All see that a measure report
ed at this late hour. unless of vital i'm
portance, must fail of consideration.
At times the clerk of committee
spends days in searching for enough
members to make a quorum. This
quorum is frequently secured by bring
ing their signatures together upon the
| hack 0f the hill tn ha ranOrfnH Manu-
a poor devil seeking private legislation
departs from. Washington with joyful
heart after this is done.-New York
] Sun
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A Good Showing for the South.

WASHINGTON. August 22.-The EMU
meratorS' returns to Superintendent
Porter of the census of the Southern
States shows an unexampled and aston
lShing growth of that section. Even
the warmeSt friends of the South are
astonished at the figures. The returns
prove that the South has had a genuine
ana substantial boom. They also show
that the States of Alabama, West VIr-
ginia and Tennessee, where it was sup
posed that the greatest increase would
be found, are actually tagging in the
race for population. The States that
are not distinctly mineral producing
regions are the ones that are the largest
gamers. Texas and Georgia largely
lead the column. On the basis of 15I :
GOO for a Congressman, which is the
present basis, every Southern State
with the exception of Delaware, will
secure an additional Congressman, and
basis Of representation prevail of 181,.
GOO, all the States, with the exceptions
OF Florida and Delaware, will secure an
increase. Texas shows the largest gain
IN population. her increase being 600
OOO Alabama has gained $4,000; Ar.
Kansas. 69,415; Delaware 1882; Flori.
da, 200; Georgia. 29S,OOO: Kentucky
222UO; Louisiana, 10000; Maryland
10000; Mississippi. 234 1000; North Car
olina. 24l 600; South Carolina, $4,000;
Virginia. 2O8OOO; West Virginia, 1885,
OO; Tennessee, 5000; Missouri, 400
OOO. lis now claimed that the increase
In the South will exceed that of the
States of the Northwest.
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HAfFNEY CITY, Au"ust 19.-W. W.
hnSSell, the famous Grecnback leader
ana the present postmaster at Ander-
SOD, passed here tins afternoon on his
way to Washington. He seemed i'm a
happy frame of mind, but rather nm
communicative on the subject of his
visit to the Capital. He said, however,
that IL was of considerable Importance
TO the people of South Carolina. lyon
may say this" he added, that | Will be
me next Congressman from the Sd dis
trict. am just as sure to succeed
Judge Cothran as the sun shines, and
thcre is no power that can prevent it
save from Heaven. The race among
the Democrats in my district is very
badly mixed and ! ain thoroughly CON
hdcnt that | VIII be elected i'm the Ides
OF November" This was all Mr.. Rus
sen would say, prcicrring, he stated, to
Keep out of the public prints.
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NEW YORK, Aug. T.-Firc broke out
tonight in the stables belonging to the
Lion Brewing company, i'm which 1873
horses were kept. The stables are To-
Gated very near the brewery, and fears
were entertained that the latter would
be burned also. All the force attached
to stables and the brewery were at once
put to work to aid the fremen and to
save the imprisoned horses. Ninety
three horses were saved from the first
iloor OF the building. but the other forty
hVe which were located in the basement,
were roasted to death. The horses burn
ed were valued at $4,000, and the stock
of feed and harness, all of which was
burned with the building, is estimated
to be worth 100000, and the building
$4,000. The brewery was saved.
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ltefuting u Base Slander

To the Editor of the News and Cou-
rier: In your issue Of August Is ap-
peared special from Greenville. In
which your correspondent repeats a
story to the effect that "Capt. d. X.
Norris was forced to leave Orangeburg
County in consequence of immoral con-
duct" Now we, the undersigned, old
neighbors and acquaintances of Capt.
d. X. Norris. among whom he was born
and reared, deeply regret and deplOre
that such base and unfounded rumors
should be circulated through the re-
spectacle press of the State to the in
jury of one of her best citizens, take
this occasion, unsolicited by any one,
save our sense of right and justice to
our old neighbor, to denounce and deny.
and pronounce unqualifedly false any
and all such base slanders. We have
known Capt. ID. X. Norris all his life,
and a more honorable, upright and
pure citizen Orangeburg County has
never reared, and instead of being
"forced" to leave this locality it was
with great regret and a deep sense of
our love for him to sever his associa-
tlons from us and remove to Anderson
County.
Z. L. Dantzler, p. NJ, II. w. Rhame.
). L. Wells, w. l.. Stoutamire,
>. f. Fielder, Us. Hart,
ID. j. Avinger.
Vance'S, ). c., August 18, 1880.
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The North Carolina Democrats.

RALEIGH, N. G., August 2O.-The
State Democratic Convention to-day
nominated judicial ticket and adjourn
ed. Police Justice Merriman and Justice
Clark were nominated by acclamation
and nine Superior Court Judges were
unanimously endorsed for reelection.
Senator Vance was cordially recon-
mended to the Legislature for re-elec-
ton to the United States Senate. Reso-
lutions favoring the free coinage of sill
yer, increased currency, repeal of the
internal revenue system, abolition Of
national banks, financial reform and
relief from the existing agricultural de-
preston and denOuncing the Mckinley
and Lodge bills, were adopted.
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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
A Fearful Cyclone in wilkesbarre Penn
sylvania.

WILKEsBARRE, PA, Aug. 2O.-A ter
rible cyclone struck this city this even
ing. The telegraph wires are alldown.
Loss of life is heavy. Hundreds of
buildings were blown down.
The storm came up the river. From
what point it originated is not known.
The suddenneSs of its coming was one
of it's most awful features. The
heavens were as black as night, and the
wind blew with most frightful vtlocity.
Whole rows of trees were blown down.
Following this hundreds of houses were
unroofed. partially blown over or COM
pletely demolished.
The total death loss, so'far as aScer-
to have been killed in the Hazard wire
5ees works ,hhense 2n sSSsf Sttess rs
turned I'm 4,'Snrit Ie,i1 MD Id thres IF IF
the inmates were aii..SS.;Sy Ifife huge
smokestack of the Kyle Waning mill
fell on man and two hoses and all
were killed. A little colored girl was
killed by; I: falling building on South
Main street. Two men suffered death
by the falling of a portion ofSt. Marge's
brewery, and third incurred the same
fate through the almost complete de-
molition of >. l.. Browns handsome
brick business block on East Market
street. There are undoubtedly fifteen
or sixteen others killed. Other reports
are coming in constantly to that effect.
Large districts in several sections of
the city are in absolute ruin, and
women and children are in the streets
crying and wringing their hands in
absolute diSmay. The damage will
reacb hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Passenger trains and locomotives at
the depot were blown over, and every
wire in the city, electric light, telephone
and telegraph, is down. The devast;,-
tion is to be compared with nothingjn
the memory of the oldest inhabitant
Everybody is rejoicing that no fires
have as yet followed, fer the streets are
impossible with fallen buildings and
the engines could not he drawn through
The Murray shaft ian house was blown
down and the fan stopped. There are
twenty-seven men in the mine, but it
is hoped they can he got out safely.
Reports come from Sugar Notch, Il
mining town three miles from here
that the destruction of property is ter.
rible, and that fifteen persons were
killed. at Parsons and Mill Creek, the
territory four miles from here, coa
breakers in all directions have been
more or less damaged, and the number
of killed will reach ten.
n special dispatch from Scranton tC
the Times says that train coming ir
from Summerville, thirty miles west OF
Scranton, was struck by cyclone this
evening and totally annih!!a:ci. En-
gineer William Fisher. in giving al
account of his train experience Will,
passing through the cyclone, said
"The engine was lifted from the tracl
and all the windows in the cars were
crushed in by the terrible cyclone. two
of the train h"n.is .''a--. ss-. tJiSlyl in
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THE COTTON eAGGING BOYCOTT.
What n Georgia journal Says About the
Fight OF the Farmers Alliance.

| ATLANTA, Ga, August 22.-Speak-
| ing OF boycottS, it may be remarked
that the boycott of the Jute Trust by
the Farmers Alliance has been COM
plete success. From Is cents. the price
demanded by the trust. which was
equal to a direct tax of $4,OOO.OOO
year on the Southern farmers, jute has
fallen to 524.
But even at this price there is no de-
mand for jute bagging on the part of
the cotton growers. AS matter of
fact the boycott has just fairly got in
to working order. and it is not likely
that the farmers will again place them
selves In the power of so vicious COM
binatiOn as that formed by the jute
manufacturers. To resort again to
jute rs a covering for cotton would
not only be against the best interests
Of the farmers, but would be unjust to
as result of the boycott.
The greed of the jute men over
reached itself in this instance, and all
the indications go to show that the
profitable market into which they en-
tered as highway robbers will never
again be opened to them.
The Manufacturers Record makes q
little estimate that is ofspecial interest
in this connection. If the entire new
crop, which is estimated at 100000
bales, should be wrapped in cotton bag
ging, 100000 yards of it would be
required, which is equivalent to 27.OOO,-
600 pounds of the staple, making a new
market for 5000 bales of 500 pounds
each.
At very low estimate, it is believed
that this increased consumption will add
to the market price of the staple at
least half cent a pound, giving an
additional value of 80 80 to each bale.
while the saving by the use of jute
would be but 23 cents bale. 1t is not
expected that this result will be
brought about at once, but it Is certain
to follow the persistent refusal of the
farmers to use jute.
we may say here that an Atlanta
gentleman, whose process for extract
ing libres has attracted attention even
In foreign counties, is now experiment.
ing with the fibre of the cotton plant.
lie thinks that for comparatively in
| significant sum he can place on each
| farm machine for stripping the bark
| from the cotton stalk directly the pickS
ing is over, and before the plant has
become dry and hard. From the bark
the fibre can be extracted at a cost
| almost nominal, and it can then be
worked up in the same manner as lutte
and woven on the same machinery
Atlanta Constitution.
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An Important Decision.

RALEIGH, n. c. August 2l.--Judges
Seymour and Bond of the United States
ion the in case of the American FertilliZ-
er Company of Virginia against the Com
missioner of Agriculture of the State of
North Carolina The Court decided
that the law imposing tax of $500
fertilizer companies doing business i'm
North Carolina is q violation of the in
terStatc commerce act and nnconstitu-
tiUniu The tax realized from this source
amounted to $36 900 a year, and was de-
voted maintaining the state Depart
ments of Agriculture and Mechanical
College.
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a Batch of Now Doctors.

COLUMBIA, $. c., August 2O.-The
state board Of medical examiners con-
clndcd their labors at $50 tonight, hav-
ing been almost continuously at work
all day. Twcnty-fOur applicants for
admission to practice appeared. Thir-
teen passed successfully, eight were re-
jecttd and three left before the exami-
nation ended. The successful appli-
ean!s were; " MG9aRo fspHRgEatb6RRrhRH'f
Is. Manning, Little Rock, Marion Coun.
ty; j. B: Minis. Lamar. Darlington
County; w. X. Clyburn. West, Kershaw
county; Charles a. league, Newberry:
tharlcS "A. ,JeflrieS. Home. Union Coun,
~; ]. Il. Mott. Enoree. Spartanburg
County; John NJ. Thompson, coiored,
CChharieSton; W. B. Cox, Landsford,
Chester County; J. II. Jeter, Santuc,
! mon County; Charles f. B. Flagg'
Georgetown COunty;J. Simpson Wise
iialISailvilie, Chester County. The
two colored doctors admitted to prac-
tee passed exceedingly credltable ex-
amlnations.-News and Courier.
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SUICIDE IN A PALACE.
THE TRAGIC END OF A NEW YORK
MILLIONAIRE.

A Wealthy Broker Hangs Himself with .
Sheet to tho Door of his Bed Room-.
Illness and Loneliness tho Supposed
Causes of his Reckless Aot.
NEW YORK, August 17.-In tho pala-
tial residence of his sister, Mrs. Amos
Cotting, 835 5th avenue, this afternoon
was found the body Of Joseph A. Jam
eson, Broad street broker and banker.
He had hanged himself from the bed
room door in his fine suite of rooms on
the fourth floor. Jameson was reported
to be millionaire and was the Stock
Exchange member of the firm of jam
eson, Smith & Co, bankers and brokers,
at the corner of Exchange place and
Broad street. The second member of
the firm is James -. Smith, commodore
of the New York Yacht Club.
Jameson's family are out of town, and
from what canbe learned from his friends
temporary insanity, caused by illness
and perhaps aggravated by feeling OF
loneliness in the absence of his family is
thought to be the cause Of the tragedy.
Mrs Jameson and her youngest son, a mi
nor II years old, are at ScarborO Beach,
Se. Two sOns-Addison, the eldest, q
widower 33 years old, and Alexander, %
years old-and daughter, Mrs. Thomas
5 Manson, were spending Sunday at their
fathers farm at Clinton Connors, eight
miles from Poughkeepsie, and the sec
Ond daughter, Mrs. Myra Murphy, widow
of Richard Murphy, Jr, at ElbertOn, N. j.
The last seen of Mr.. Jameson was ut 5
o'clock OH Saturday, when he came home
from the Office and told q servant that
he would go to his room to rest. He
did not appear to-day, and becoming
alarmed the servent called a Park police
man, who entered the brokers' rooms
through the one unlocked door. He
found the body hanging with sheet
around the neck, the other end of which
had been thrown over the door and tied
to the knob. The suicide had knelt so
as 10 cause strangulatiOn quickly, and
his knees almost touched the floor The
millionaire had evidently disrobed with
the Intention of retiring for the night
before the awful impulse seized him. lie
was only clad in his night shirt and
drawers.
The body was taken down and placed
on a bed. Superintendent jerks, of the
Murray Hill Hotel, near friend of the
deceased, took charge of the funeral ar
rangements Nothing was found TO in
dicate the cause of the deed. Jameson
was taken sick three months ago, and
was still weak when, three weeks ago, he
was taken with throat trouble. The lat
ter affection was 80 serious that Prof f..
J. Janeway was kept in close attend
ance. The trouble increased, and physi-
cal pain may have resulted in sudden
insanity.
Jameson came to New York from St.
Louis in 1865 with his brother-in-law
Amos Getting, since deceased. Each is
said to have brought S1,5OO,OO0 as the
profits of dry goods business. A brok.
and at first the firm belonged to the open
board of brokers and later to the Stock
Exchange. Jameson was man Of
domestic taste and was regarded as q
conservative and prudent tinancier. His
business is said to be in good shape.
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a Fountain of Tar.

RICHMOND. Va, August 1S,-It is said
that veritable fountain of tar has been
discovered three or four miles from
Raleigh, on the lands of Mr.. IL. S. Pull
Ter. The stuff In question exudes from
bank, and when the ooZing stream is
cut off 1T comes out again with the
consistency of soft putty, having the
look, taste and smell, and is to all ap-
pearances genuine tar.
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A DRAMATIC SCENE.
Senator Vance Points Out the HypOcriscy
OF the Republicans.

Mr.. John II. Morris, of Baltimore, in
u letter published in the Wilmington,
n. c., Messenger, thus decribes recent
scene in the United States Senate
during the discussion of the glass
schedule:
You know that Senator Aldrich, of
Rhode Island. has charge of the tariff
bill. The glass schedule had been
reached. Vance asked Aldrich why
common window glass, the glass OF the
poor mans house, was made dutiable
at one hundred and fifteen per cent,
while fine. polished plate glass, the
glass of the rich mans mansion, was to
sustain a duty of but fifteen per cent.
Aldrich turned his eyes from Vance,
ksr lied the smile, Of one disconnected.
and walked fn5 the direction OF Quay,s
Ss 9ssk: X2:sessfAfafceiN ii AIS had vacated
the onaif. and called Plat to- preside.
In few moments Vance arose and
stood awaiting recognition from Platt.
While he stood he seemingly grew tai
Ter. Quickly raising his hand he threw a
great mass of iron grey hair from his
forehead and exposed brow red with
the blood of emotion He did not turn
his eye toward the gallery-he seldom
does. But all eyes in gallery and Sen
ate were fixed on Vance. 1.-The Sena.
tor from North Carolina" said Platt, as
he lightly touched the desk with his
gavel and inclined his head deferential-
ly toward the majestic figure of the
great Southern statesman. "Mr. Presi-
dent" cried Vance, in shrill. tremu.
lous key of which l did not know his
voice capable, Il want it to 60 abroad
to all the American people that l have
asked the Senator from Rhode Island
why the glass of the poor man is taxed
lis per cent. and the glass of the rich
man but 10 per cent, and that have re-
ceived no answer" Raising his voice
still higher he almost shrieked the re-
frain of his own words, "Yes, | want
the American people to know that
have received no answer" Vance was
unconSciously dramatic. The effect
was to bring deep hush over the SEN
ate chamber. The Republicans could
too much. They had to refrain from
| admitting the truth that they were
paying for IIarrison's election. and
owed much to the makers of common
glass in America, but nothing to the
makers of fine plate glass in France.
The Republicans did not soon recover
from the question and the terrible man
ner in which Vance had hurled it at
Aldrich. John Sherman figured his
stubby beard. Judge Edmunds, who
effects Indifference to everything and
everybody by apparent absorption in
some book, peeped over the top of his
constant volume. Quay, the stolid
dude. shook the lapel Of his grayish
flannel neg!!ge coat. Allison rolled his
eyes towards the frescoes, while Frank
Hiscock, on whose shoulders rests
Conklin's mantle of vanity, with sever
al additional breadths. looked helpless
eo"aiu ms gu .u SolieaRM RIsiseli Ms p94rr shrahR M
farther into the physical nothingness
| of an unSeXed Watch"
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In Too Big ~ Hurry.

"A German named IIucgcl, of New
YORK, Is in bad shape. A year age
his wife, to whom ne was a devoted
husband. was declared to be dying. She
earnestly desired her husband to marry
her younger sister and insisted on a
ceremony being performed by what
was supposed to be her dying bedside
ms was done and it took such a
weight from her mind that she imme-
diately got well. Huegel was left with
two wives on his hands but the matter
was kept quiet until last week when
the birth of baby to the younger sis.
ter caused a revelation of the facts.
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A Bad Place to Live.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 21.-A man
must pray circumspectlyi in Perry Coun-
ty if he dares close his eyes long enough
to pray at all. a correspondent writes:
"The Rev. j. j. Dickey of Jackson was
offered a prayer at the s4ave when he
was buried. This action of the Rev.
Dickey incensed another faction. and
his life was threatened. lie has never
been in Perry since"