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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
SOUTHERN GlEANINGS.
Gen. BenI. r. Butler on Jefferson Davis.
En,, Dn,i L R,,Aln.. =.

"eHs bcuJ. II on JeUcTspu DtNts.
Gen. BENZ. F. Butler has written a
book. The generals book will doubt
less be read as it is said he tells good
many things that have heretofore been
kept quiet. He explains why he voted
tifty-scvcn times for jefferson Davis in
the Charleston convention of 1860. lie
says:
As secretary of war, Davis had shown
great reach OF thought and great belisf In the
future of the country. II il to the surveys
and explorations ordered by him n s"Cre-
tary of war that much of tn" prosperity and
growth of the northwest is due. We owe to
these surveys and explorations the Union
Pacific railroad, which WAS built to bind the
east ana west together with chain oil
steel after Davis had seeded. While he
was secretary Of war he made a tour through
a portion of the New England states. In a
part Of this tripI accompanied him, and
| then had occasion TO leafn his character
and his ability. He was not an original
disuniOnst, but felt bound to follow
his state. lie himself told me this In De-
cembcT, 1850. For these reasons voted foI
him fifty seven times in convention and then
| the convection adjourned without any break
in the votes. Near the beginning OF the
voting, when Douglas was within one vote
| across the hail to our delegation and said
"Who here is voting for Jefferson Davis? A
vote for Douglas which will give him n ma
Ihrity is worth :25,O0)" said to him: "sir. II
takes two of US here to carry vote,
as you lnow. Here is my colleague in
| voting, Mr.. Chaplin; he Is worth u
couple Of millions or more. Perhaps yor
can prevail upon him, IL you would like
| tO try" That conversation went no further.
For these votes for jefferson Davis have
been criticised and abused for more than
thirty years in every form of words that
characterizcs calumny. Yet, up to the time
| of my voting for him, the only secession by
| the representatives of any state was that u.
| the delegation of South Carolina when l.
withdrew from the democratic convention
| For sught that anybody in the world knew
Davis was still loyal to the Union. As
| loyal Union soldier lie had been rewarded
| by Il seat in the cabinet of President Pierce
| as secretary of war. This post he had hll"d
| with commendatiOn, and had then tax en- a
| seat in the senate.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE Paris Temps, in discussing the
renewal of the triple alliance, says
that England's undertaking to protect
Italy from Il French attack is not
needed because such an attack is ut
tcrly improbable. The obvious design
of England is to maintain the balance
of power in the Mediterranean without
favOring any individual power.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

PROr. ROLAND L. FALKNER, Ph. D.,
of the Wharton school of finance and
economy. university of Pennsylvania,
has been elected to the chair of political
economy in the new school of political
science in the Northwestern university
at Chicago. DIR. Fal<ner is a graduate
of the Wharton school and of the uni
versity of Halle, Germany.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THERE is much Indignation in Lon
don over the remark of Rev. Mr.. Par
kcr in a sermon opposing the kaiScr's
visit on Sunday to the naval exhibition:
''Surcly even the emperor can not want
to spend all the six days of the week in
playing baccarat.'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE census bureau has issed a bullc-
Tin on the subject of schools for the
blind. lt'appears that the total number
of students in these schools in this
country in 1889 was 2,93l, while in 1850
the number was 2,04l, an increase in
the decade of $50. This apparent in
crease, it is said. is due to some extent
to the increased facilities for the rccep-
tion and education of the blind.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

The Florence (Ala.) tripoli works
commenced operations on the S0th. 1t
is the only works of the kind in the
United States, and the proprictors are
certain that they have bonanza. The
tripoli is found in large quantities in
Lawrence county, Tenn. II is said to
be the only deposit of tripoli on this
side of the Atlantic.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE London Standard, commenting
upon the French occupation of the
province of Luang Prabong, supposes
the movement is a prelude to an event
ual attempt by the French to annex
Siam with the object of aiding Russian
designs i'm eastern Asia Continuing,
the Standard says such project is GER
tain to involve antagonism on the part
of China
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE body of an infant, which had
probably been dead two months, was
found among the rags at the TclIIah pa
per mill at Appleton, Wis, on the 3Oth.
The rags were shipped from Chicago.
A similar ease happened at another pa
per mill in that city last winter.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE Colorado desert basin at Salton,
sixty miles west of Yuma, Ariz., is rap
idly filling up with fresh water from n
subtcrrancan passage, believed to be
connected with the Colorado river,
caused by the high waters of last Feb
ruary. At last adviccS the desert was
converted into a lake five miles wide.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

An attempt was made, on the night of
the list, To wreck the Steamboat train, ="
near Wilson's station, Conn. The
locomotive struck and exploded a dyna-
mite bomb at that point, damaging the
engine and tearing off foot of the
lower part of the rail. The train, how
o~"r. I'ert tho track. and dreadful
catastrophe was avcrted
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

WILLIAM Cor and Charles Adgatc,
while on passenger train leaving
Cleveland, o., at midnight, on the 18th,
engaged in a jealous quarrel, and Ad-
gate threw Coo off the coach. lie fell
on the rails and both feet were ampu-
tated and his skull fractured.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE drought in the Madras presidency
Of India continues, and all hope of OBJ
tanning intermediate crops has been
abandoned. The land presents dreary.
tcorchcd waste, and the people, SO far
Us the poorer classes are concerned, are
already suffering aeutely from II famine
snd frcm scarcity of drinking water.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

The building, plant and lcaschold of
the Chicago Cold Storage Exchange Go.
has been purchased by the London and
Colonial Finance corporation, limited,
for 81, 800. 900. Half Of this vast sum
will DC in cash and half in stock of the
succeeding corporation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THAT part Of the Mckinley tariff bill
which affects the duty on tin plate i'm
ported from England went into effect
on the list. The former duty was one
cent per pound; the duty will now be
two and two-tcnths cents per pound.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE president issued proclamation,
on the Ist. granting copyright priv
logcs in the United States To citizens ard
subjects Of Belgium, France, Great
II. itain and Switzerland.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
Got or LIGHT.

Henry Hardin, colored, playfully
threw a negro boy into the water at
Mobile, Ala, and the boy drowned
Hardin got three months in Jail.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

BUENos AYREs dispatches says that
the revolution which broke out in Cat
amara has been suppressed and the reg
ular provincial government rcinstated
in power
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

ABOUT Il o'clock on the night of the
4th grasshoppers stopped the Rock
Island passenger train at Lyman, Col,
about five miles from the Kansas line. d.
They covered the track for distance
of five miles, and the wheels of the en-
gine revolved helplessly. Another en-
gine was procured at Lyman which
pushed the train through the tive-mile
column, Il taking two hours to accom-
plish il.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
At the Ace of 100

william Mcpherson died near Tai.
lodege, Ala, aged lG6 years. Ia was
Alabama eldest citizen, and lived 70.
se,ensy years where be died,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
Two Boys Killed by Lightning.

A severe thunder and wind-storm Wis
tied the neighborhood of Jessup, Ga, a
few DAYS since. Just az it commenced
raining two negro boys who were haul
ing wood with a pair of ponies drove
under n shade-tree and stopped. They
had hardly halted when bolt of light
ming struck the tree and, passing down,
killed both boys and ponies. The tree
was not injured except that the bark
was split in several places.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

THE 1000 employees at the Pottsvillc
Ua.) Steel and Iron Co.'S works struck
at midnight, on the 30th, because the
company refused to sign the western
SCI &c of wages
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

MARK w. 1lARRTNGTON, of Ann Ar
bor, Mich, is the new chief of the
weather bureau under the agricultural
department.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
A Warning.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat warns
the people of the south not to vote too
many bonds TO railways, and repeat the
errors of many northern communities.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
Melons by the Million.

Says a st. Louis paper: J. J. Griffen.
assistant freight agent of the East Ten
nessec, Virginia e Georgia railroad,
has published pamphlet for the bene-
fit of the dealers and shippers of water
melons, which is full of valuable infor-
nation on this tOothsome subject. It
gives the name and acreage of every
melOn-grower on the Savannah, Florida
IL Western, Central, East Tennessee
Il Georgia Southern railroads and
branches, with the total acreage of
each shipping station and each road. II
will probably surprise good many
people who read the totals in Mr.. Grif
fen's pamphlet. The watermelon is
certainty becoming an important com
mercial item when single system Of
railroads finds it necessary to get up
such an extended report upon the crop.
Hpre n 10 tba GpnrnS.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

LORD SALISBURY has informed the
Irish peers that the government will
oppose further amendments to the Irish
land bill.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

NJ. THEODORE RoUsTAN, the French
minister to this country, says the cx-
hibit Of France at the Worlds fair will
be n very complete one.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

Or about 10, 200 cars of melons.
The Importance of this information
can hardly be comprehended The wide
Unpublished exaggerated estimates of
the crop have prepared the commission
merchants for n glutted market and the
feeling hitherto has been decidedly
bearish. In view of the partial failure
of the fruit crop, if this information is
correct, as it bears evidence of being,
the Georgia watermelon this year will
be no drug in the market. The crop
now offers to be little larger than last
year and with a shortness of the fruit
crop it ought to be in demand.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11

TnE Thermometer registered lOs deg.
In Stockton, Cal, on the 1st. There
were four deaths from sunstroke.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
A BALLOONIST'S FATE.
william Hennessy, who Took an Involun.
tary Ride at New Lisbon. o., Dashed to
Death-The Aeronaut Badly Injured.

william Hennessy. who Took an Involun.
tary Ride at New Lisbon. o.. Dashed to
Death-The Aeronaut Badly Injured.
New LISBON, o., July 5.-Fully 5000
people were assembled here yesterday
to see Prof. Brady, of Cleveland, make
balloon ascension and parachute
leap. When the word was given and
the balloon shot upward, the multitude
was Mortified to see man hanging
head-downward Immediately below tho
n. n.outh of the balloon. The man, whose
leg was entangled in a rope, olsen
tangled himself and dropped to the
parachute, striking it in such a way
that the knife cut the rope, detaching
the parachute from the balloon and he
and the aeronaut fell to the ground
with great force. The upper man fell
about 200 feet and was instantly killed.
The parachute broke Brady's fall, but
he was seriously though not fatally
hurt. The name of the man killed was
Wm. Hennessy, a resident Of this place,
who was helping to initiate the balloon.
He was 50 years old and leaves widow
and four children.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
Second Only to New Orleans Mad: G

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 5-The
Fourth was celebrated here yesterday
morning in the grandest style in the
history of Chattanooga. The process
sion was nearly two miles long and it
took two hours to pass given point.
Four thousand men and boys ard l,2OO
horses and mules were in the line of
march. There were twenty gorgeous
floats and five brass bands Of music.
Fifty thousand people witnessed the
parade. This was the greatest celebra-
tinn ever known in the South, with ;hc
exception of the New Orleans Mnr,ii
Gras,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
StonewaII Jackson's Body Removed.

At an early hour the other morning,
just about day-break, the body of Gen.
T. j. jackson ("Stonewall'') was taken
by order of the committee in charge oi
the monument from the grave in the
Lexington (Va.) cemetery. where il
was inferred at the time Of his death,
and placed in the vault over which the
monument is now building in that city,
and which will be unveiled July 2L
The vault was scaled up permanently
1t was Mrs Jackson's request in let
ter that the body be removed in the
night, and that no one should know o.
it but the committee in charge. Thi.
request was complied with.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1891-07-11
HydrOphObia.

Near Rutledgc, Ca, George W. Nal
colin, prominent planter, died OF hy
drophobia. Several weeks previous he
was attacked in the road by a big dog
which caught him by the nose anc
mouth and held on till Malcolm sue
ceeded in beating him to death with {
stone. Malcolm took things coolly, say
ing he had no fear of hydrophobia. al
he believed the dog was not mad. 4
few days ago he went to get drink
The sight of the water caused spasm
and then he knew his fate. Calling hi
family about him he said he was goinl
to die, made his will and waited. Spasm
came at short intervals, and he died il
great agony.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1891-08-04
TALKED WITH WANAMAKER.
.1A-4 .E.sE.I .I
A Mobile Delegation Visit the
Postmaster General.

"A WASHINGTON Dispatch says = a.
delegation Of gentlemen nom nf0bilosI
Ala, who desire that Mobile shalt be a.
shipping point of a postal-aided line Of
steamers of Central America and other
points, had conference with POSTMASTER
General Wanamaker on the subject Tnes-
day: The delegation included, among
others, Senators Morgan and Pugh and
Representative Clark, Of Alabama, and
A. s. Benn, president of the CommeHeIal
club of Mobile; Gaylord B. Clark and
Rittenhouse Moore, theslast three repre-
senting thesC Commercial club of Mobiley
Mr.. Wanamaker. received them very
courteously, and exhibited much interest
in what they had to say in behalf of Mo-
bile. They showed very intelligent
knowledge Of the gulf ports as related to
South American commerce. He request
ed that their application should be made
in writing, and promised to take the Inat-'
ter up and do all that he could in justice
to proper economy in aid Of, Mobiles
wishes and needs in the premises, AS d re-
suit of the conference, the Delegation
will submit to the department in writing
a statement showing the service the PEG.
pie of the city win oferas an inducement'
to the government to include withlnthe
present advertisement, issued by .tdirecr
ton of the provision OF the postatNfd
bill, the proposal fora service from Mo-
bile direct 1t is said that the route
which the delegation favored provides
that vessels sFaIl stop eTampieo, Grey
town and Colon, asEar . s-t sss3ssa@Ns
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1891-08-04
THROUGH DIXIE.
NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY
PARAGRA2HED
forming an Epitone e DAILY
Happenings Here and there.

+ s. &
The Berkely land syndicate Of Dssnyer,
Col, made al, assignment Tuesday
bilities, ~ %. 600; assets, $500, OOe.
a Memphis, Tenn. dispatch says:
Proceedings of the motion for a new
trial in the King murder case were re-.
sun1sd M6nday morning in the crlmlnal s.
: court, d ~
A small boiler used in, the repair shops :
of the Hin City oil mil, at Vicksbnrgp
Mise, exploded Tuesday, fatally inJuF1
/ ing Engineer Albert 6pier and Flremam
Albert Fisher. 81 .
Last Saturday 4 batble between ne !,
croes and 1talian N rkmen on the Norfolk
and Western road, il Logan county,
West Virginia, was fought, IN when
two Italians and one negro were killed,
and several wounded.
Four convicts in the military PRISON az
Fort LeaYenworth escaped TUESDAY oy
ty m under the prison. One OF the
four<5was Baseball Pitcher Lucas, VINO
made his third successful sattes apt TO
escana since his incarceration soMG
months ago. = ,f'A
Judge Cassidy, of the Admission, Aia.a
citv court ION Monday, appointed Capt
A., p Arce receiver of the defunct An :
| niseof Saving and Safe Deposit Company.
| This was done at the request of the de-
| posihors. who held two or three meetings.
keentIy to devise some way for sotainl NO.
kp1bts due them. sSss's Z s
I Friday night the Citizens bank of
jefferson. Texas. made an assign mente
yThe bank closed business Saturday MORN
ing. not having fundsto meet their credfa
tors. Liabilities, 500, 600; assets, $685.
600. It is believed the sdepositors and
creditors will receive the full amount OF
deposits and the bank will be abe to
/ pay. all its indebted nst
j A Raleigh dispatch says: Or. Henry
". Wilson, director of the United States
fish commission, stationed at Woods
Hall. Mass. was, on Monday, elected
professor of biology in the University Of
| North Carolina, He will be scientific ex-
merit to the North Carolina she'll fish COM
mission. His election makes valuable
addition to the faculty OF the UnlVersrSY
of North Carolina. g
| A dispatch of Friday from Sacramento
CAL, SAYS: State Controller Colgan mas
refused to draw his warrant tor the
amount due as office rent for. Caliiornlas
worlds fair commission. He doubts the
4 constitutionality of the legis %atlve act
appropriating $500, 900 for the California
exhibit at the worlds fair. and shes TO
have the question decided by the su fareme
court before he pays out any money.
| A run begans on the Peoples Home
q Savings bank at San Francisco, Monoass
and several thousand dollars was paid
back to the depositors. The bank COM
missioners have begun an 1nyesl lgatlon,
of the banks affairs. According to us
report July<6th. the Peoples bank mas a
capital stock cfs $l,0gq; QOC,s q when
nosifors. who! h umber about eigG fhcuss
and, the sum of $lO0, 900. II The bank
officers state that the institution is per
fectIY solvent. s1l.asE Q. .ls.H
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1891-08-04
THEIR VIEWS STATED.
The Kansas Editors Issue Their
'" Address.

A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch says that
about thirty-five members of, the Demo-
cratic Press,Association, of Kansas, as-
sembled there in convention. The COM
mittee appointed to prepare an address
to the people of the state have COM
pleted their work. The address expresses
sympathy with amy body of persons
seeking reforms and contending against
the existing evils in laws and the admin
1strat on of the government, one of the
questions which is Interesting farmers at
present. The address says, -
We believe in abolishing the iDiquities
of class legislation in tariff legislation.
We believe in the return to the financial
system of the country practiced from the
year 1873. We believe in the abolition
of the bankruptcy system. We believe
in vigorous and wholesome control of
the transportation system of the country.
To those who favor the governmental
loaning of money on products of the
soil, we quote the maxim by one Of, the
founders of government; "The govern
|. ment must not become a banker. - We
oppose governmental purchase of rail-
roads, but we believe in Legislative cons
troll of the interests of the peo-
pie whose chartered servants. they are.
We emphatically oppose the proposition
for the government to purchase the sur
plus products Of the soil as being plain
violation of the constitution. The adj
ministration of President Harrison, of
the senate in uphold ng Senator Quay,
and the Mckinley tariff law were strongly
denounced. st.s s,4 las >~s.s
In conclusion, the address makes a
strong appeal to The democrats of the
state to perfect their, organizations and
stand fast to democratic doctrines. Z, The
scheme of fusion with the peoples
party is not endorsed or advised. (.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1891-08-04

! The use of the word i'should" instead
of "may" gives convicted murderer a
chance for freedom. Harry Trogdon
was found guilty at Terre Haute, Ind,
of the killing of Hays Sanders and was
given three years sentence. In his in
struction to the jury the judge said:
''You should consider also the statements
he makes, whether they are reasonable
or unreasonable. The defense held
that the Supreme Court had decided that
the word "may" should be used instead
orthe word Should" and that the in
struction wasin error. The judge granted
a new trial on that ground.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1891-08-04
CLEVELAND DENIES
The Report That He Will Make
seas Campaign Speeches. sse

"A Boston, Mass, dispatch says: To a
representative of The Herald at Buzzards
bay, ex-President Cleveland said, Mon
day, in reply to inquiries concerning the
report that he was going on speech
making trip in Ohio: 81 have not been
requested BY the Ohio democrats to make
speeches in their state during the pend
ing canvass. I do not expect to take
part in the campaign there, nor in any
other state, as 4 have never given the
slightest intimation of an intention to do
so. / am convinced that Governor
Campbell and all other fair minded
political. friends will understand that if /
decline to go upon the stump, there are
perfectly good and valid reasons for my
action, entirely consistent with most
earnest, desire for tnc success of all the
democratic candidates III Ohio aud else
where sf - So -ss5# s=5tsfl sssfs