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BALL 4 1114 Adathdotors DrubLbfligp tho 'Amateurs 441 NAt 1 V1411 On10 Gre vdy Again Aoki DeFrayetnet to Form 'a Cabinet IVTIOLE 44101 souls He was the tatheit et attain BA dhildren seventy-five erandoitliviren and fifteen great grautichildren making him the progenitor ot ninety-Ave seals At the thus ot his death ha was In ble Mt leer and as la seen (rum the ahem did much to Naltholite perpetuate hie good native This morning Carolbra and Atm Pills Pruett runaways from Rich toad Ity came to Gallatin aud were married at the Lindh House by Bag George It Guth- stelephis rt Creek and Lynch Rennet of Haab- Wine!" Vila were in Gallatin to-day Vents's ot Varicose 1 Vertrees Beebville arrived in our Citl this morning Naohvillo lasungbis Wins nor WHOLE 1 I 1 Senior CLUB 1 Senior Clue tl Chamizg Enttertalumvat 1)7 the 44 1 The Sweet Girl Graduates Capdv ate Young notchkiss Passes Quietly 111 the Earlr Morning Stricken rather' and Mother See the End Fl Crows Prince Frederick Williston Throat Mich Improved okoommaOmort10 a If Beautiful Cause of Ms Ruin 1 Plunged in Grief TAI 1581113 I 0 1 1 Provisions of the Anglo-Turkish Convention in Regard to Egypt 11 JACKSON MISS 3- I Ninth Day of the Hamilton-Gainbrell Court Goes to Hamilton's Residence She Reveals the Story of Her Connection With Him She Reve John Morley Speaks at an Auti-Coereion Meeting at Norwich A 'Cretin Recital Which Contains a Sonabro Jonsson for Fast Young )en The Opera Continue In Parts Burned mind Nineteen Persons Killed and Many Injured Moot reckless Outdo In an toe7 telvet chair and sobbed in 'Ilene torn few minutes "I have whited a thonsand times" oho cried at length "that it bad been Ins in stead of hint that died" Oadually betvreen her sobs she told tho romantic story of her connection with Hotel) kies "I fire met hint three years ago in Rich mond Ky the home of my parents My lather was a farmer and in moderate cirelltretallOM His name was Latch and my real name Is May latch though I don't can what people call me now "Mr Hotakies was traveling for a Louis vine bootie and happened to be in our town A friend of his who alio knew me introduced My new asquaintance teamed to take a fancy to me and took no elision to make frequent vIelt I was then 17 year" of age and fell as much in love with him be with me and yielded to all his wishes I moved to Cincinnati a year later and be continued his visits there Afterwards I was sent to the Nazareth School near Bardstown Ky Mr Hotchk los was then living in Nashville He went to the school once and saw me passing off as my cousin My sister Mrs Hallorith moved to Nash- ville about a year ego and I came with her we lived at the Griffin place on the Nolen' rills pike and my friend boarded with us Once he and my brother-inlaw bad a dint catty about something and I left there with the determination into a housed 111-fame I went to a oertCn place onNorth College street but before I had bees there three hours Mr Hotchkiss and my sistee with two policemen came down and took me away I then went to a private house on Line street where Mr Hotchkiss continued his visits About the first- of the year be fitted up this bone and since then we have been living here That is all the story What I am going to do I don't know If I could I would make my living honestly and right but I cannot Only one course seems left for me" From her presence to where the dead Man and Ills parents were the reporter went He was shown into the room of the white-haired and grief-stricken couple They came from Springfield their home down hers to be with their eon last December From them the story of the life which had Just been ended was learned 1 loon spread to the vbele bower Madahso Iffervillisreed Mi Tweaks eel Iternerd pewee' the stage when Ue fire Woks eut 411 the otters ram out is theft siege ono tame The rot n4 tb gas wee turned oft before all lett as hullo big and it is feared wso ars left la tbe topper tiers The root emm fell in sending foowere of parks as aa the Flom de La ul se With the exception of Madera oilier who perished all the actors ewe earthough several otipernumeraties wart ured severely 'Ive bodiee tetiffity intrithUie oonveyed to the National Library Among them is the body of a woman clasping a littie boy In her arum The money receipts were saved It was deposited in the Gallons office The firemes shows4 the courage Mat tioblet-Thlbandritl Oregon were on the Vet soon Otter the ere started and remained through out with the lire The club rendered great amoistance In the work ot rescuing the people from the building Nineteen persons are known to be dead Many of these were supers The artificial lire apparalue which bad been placed In position in readinees for the burning of the palace in the second act rolled down from Its place near the roof and exploded below The women half clad Carrying costumes tied from the stage screaming Supers and members of the chorus were terrified Soule of the latter fled with nothing on but tights The flames spread with such rapidity te fifteen minutes the stage wu a vast lurnace Several actors escaped by climbing to the roof on the sideof the Rue Marivauta where they were rescued by fire escapes Tanquin implored theaudience to remain seated until the exits were opened which they did If they had made a rush for the doors the loss of ilia would have been terrible The police outside were u11 able to restrain the crowd who besieged the buildiug inquiring for friends inside until a military cordon was formed One man who wanted to rescue his brother and sister raved tore his hair menaced with a stick people who topped him from rushing into the blazing building The scene outside was one of the wildest ex citement Flying embers struck horses In surrounding streets causing them to plunge and rear The flames hot out of every window forcing the crowd into narrow streets 1 where the crush was Amide Figuaate says there were 150 persons on the stage when the fire broke out be limed the glass falling halbstonee- but told the other if girls met to mind it but while she wee speakidg a column of flame burst through the vitae with 1 a roar and all rushed poll-well from the stags Many polieemed Were Injured It Is still unknown hew many people were unable to escape from the befitting Only a fortnight ego Stoonackere called attention in the Chamber of Deputies toehe dangerous condition of the Opera Como the oldest theater in Farlee Figaro also called attettioe to the same thing after the recent tWeive-hour benefit performance A TILE BREWERS Proceedings of the National Conven tq 'rove TInyt Beer Drinking is to Longevity $: I 4 and it is feared some ste lett hs the over tiers The root emm tell In sending 1 1 1 or VAI 610 1 1 1 eip440 4 4 k74r: 544 t'1( IP 73 1047 1 :4" A 64' ---i 4 y' 1 I i JACKSON Miss May The ninth day of the Hamilton-Gambrell trial was half with first Albrecht and then Figures two of the accused on the stand They told substantially the same tale that they were going to the postoffice st 10 o'clock at night were in front of the grocery about sixty yards from the scene of the shooting when it began and got out of the way of the bullets Albrecht's pocket In which he claimed to have put the bloody pistol was cutgout and put In court its evidence The balance tif the day was taken up with rebutting City Marshal Carraway and Rose Jordan evidence for the defense A negro woman a friend of Rose Jordan's swore that Roe told her that she saw the carriage pass over the bridge before the shooting that she heard two shote and went to bed The Deputy Sheriff who summoned Bose swore that she told him she knew nothing about the matter On the stand Rose Jordan swore for the defense that the carriage was on the bridge and 'was tired into Lamar Jayne Fitzgerald and Farish swear trig that Ograway said the Saturday after the killing that if the balls taken -out of Gambrell's body were of different Viejgble that they knew Or could prove that Hamilton had two pistols Farish admitted guying that he bad remarked that the best way to get at the truth of the matter was to pull Eubanks up with a rope and scare him into tell" the truth The defenee had already announceil that It had closed when a sensation was made by the States asking the defense to put James Hamilton on the stand 'which proposition fthe defense declined to con- eider The District Attorney thensaid "In the name of the State of Mosissipplwe Will put him on" and the Court proceeded to his residence BUTCHERS CONVENTION Important Recommendations Indorsed by the National liutehera' Convention In Chiceiro CHICAGO May National Butchers' Convention reassembled at an early hour this morning A committee of nue from each delegation to revise the constitution and -laws of the Association was pointed While the the committee wu out Mr Schaefer of Baltimore made a telling speech adetsing 1 better local organization He also said that "a man shouldnot be jumped on because he violated the minor laws of the'organization but the Asemciation should heir hips in and not drive him oat" Then the Committee on Policy reported resolutions denouncing lard adulteration and memorializing Congress to do something to abate the nuisance Everybody pitched into the Cotton seed oil manufacturers Vice President James said pure 1 lard used to be one of the principal articles I of commerce but now the lard trade is so manipulated that the people use an alleged lard In whith there is 76 per 0314 ot a Cultured Audience 1 A leOvei Progromme Which Steneered Credit Vona the Inettrariers 1 i 0 "Sweet girl vedettes" are by common consent 'admitted to be the sweetest things on earth There were never seen and admired a lovelier and more beanilful bevy than that hit last bight at Ward's Seminary laced a faahlonable Audi-'nos All style' and types of beauty were represented in the young ladles and shone resplendent in the full glare of hundred of jets The exhibition was of the kind that was best calculated te show off the attraztivenem of budding Womanhood 'with the accomplishments of the finished pupil The audience were preeent In recognition of the invitation of the class of 87 which on this evening goes out from seminary walls forever A charming musical allegory was rendered by the clash It seems that the goddesses of Nature and Art became engaged in a wrangle as to which should be tailed Emprees of the world Tirel appealed to Justice to decide which had the better Claim The letter announced from her throne that "she the greatest who best server mankind" and referred them to Poole an earthly maiden to decide In a tournament the contestants suet and Pooeln after bearing both and viewing the magSMcent dispifty of eacholoined hand! and xclaimed "Together reign" The stage during the rendition was filed with the young ladle in costume Therole of Jtittlela vas assumed by Katie Suillyan while thom of the goddess of nature and of art were in the hands of ktimes Martha Gibeon and Daisy hymen respectively Miss Joy Lindeley made a meet beautiful Harrionia4 the genius of Mush- Illenda genius 'at Painting wee represented by 'Mee Heppe Hall Classita genitni of Sculpture by Miss Florence Garner: Flora guardian nf Fields by Miss Mettle Sperry Oceana guardian of Waters by Miss Minnie Tillman and Majrita guardian of Mountable by Miss Motile Montgomery Mies Henrietta Ridley made roesio and Miss Katie Dodd assumed we the role of bat messenger of Goddesses The chorus consisted of sixteen beautiful maidens dressed afterthe modelle? ancient Grecians and were as follows: SoLimuns Alice PoseyAnnie Gray Mamie Cox Lula Wilson Alma Speer Mary Caldwell: Mary Townsend Minnie Williamson altos Eva Smith Mal Barnes RosaWeinbaum Matte 'Owsley Marie Bankbeadi Mel soloistsidigeIF02re Corinne Stirling Mimes'Alice Moor and Corinne Sterling were the soloists and well did they sustain the high standing of the inetittition Mies Joy Lindsiey later sang and wag the tomVement of ins charniing a hid of 'cultured songetere as could have been futnishel The entire affair'inCindint music cos- turning modelling statuary and the like was a perfect gem and was greatly enjoyed The participants were as follows: Followers-e-Lula Page Katie Garrett Eunice Hall Willie Spencer Mary Lon Harris Majesta's Ruth' Talbot La Salle Annie Clark Lilly Moore Oceana'm Barr Fannie Ramsey Lulu Amoso Mamie lithe Lula Nelson Nina Martin' Blenda's Pictures Cup That Cheers" Katie Bond Lutie Kale Bomrth "St Cecilia" Katie Yates "Jephtha's Daughters" Annie HendersonSellie Spence Eva Currey Classiett'e Mode hells' Daisy Gunther Flora Alice Oft Pomona Betty Lide Minerva Sadie Pannell Juno Laura Jones During the forenoon the commencement exercises consisted of essays the valedictories of the various classes and vocal and Instrumental musical selections The valedictories were read by Mies Louise Tyler Gilbert of the Intermediate Class Miss Grace Hewitt of Cincinnati Miss Leila Jones of the Junior Class Miss Laura Ghent of Texas from the Second Senior Class and Min Maggie Owsley of Kentucky from the French Department The senior address etc undergraduates was read by Miss Mettle Die-makes of 44ssvviiee HIS MU STAR In the unpretentious-looking frame house on the Lebanon pike shortly after "ester-dare nu bad touched the tall tops of the somber trees of beautiful Mount Olivet Cemetery close by came the culmination of one of the most seneational tragediee Nashville bits recently known in the death of Mr Benjamin Hotchkiss who has been lying there in the house of hie mistress at the point of death from a wound received from a pieta at the bands of A Wilhelm Saturday night a week ago The affair created the greatest Interest at the time of its occurrence because of the business and social 'standing of Mr Hotchkiss and the circumstances surrotindlug the shooting This Interest was In no wise abated as days passed but wu shown In the Inquiries rife on the streets every day A 1 I eitt 11'-- 41 -5 '-') 11 i 0114 Jd vill )11 'I 1- 11111 '7'41: s' 4i 011 II Dersonieit but New Orleans Gentio-toingue and 1641' A084041101 4 p0-tt Ica" la 0 4 Arun' May 25--(Speciald-The-e- miaow manifested over the Nothellito Grady pm at Athletic Park this afternoon shows that the base ball spirit which his been so uoticeable 1n Atlanta in the peet not quite dead There was a good crowd in attendance Shortly? before 1 o'clock rain began to fall and for a time It lookedi If no ball could be played But thereinto'' I served to lay the dust and to put the grounds 1 In the beet possible condition Tbe Grady' did much better with the Southern leami leaders than their beet friends bad pated and the game was well worth log Official Bowe: IL HI 11 Lawohe 2 3 1 1 1 Gibson I 1 8 6 I lu Ford I 1 8 I clt Irving lb 1 4 5 Green 0 1 6 '64 Cunningham 1 2 1 Sands 3b 0 1 0 1 9 I Wblteet 0 5 0(A Baker 0 0 0 0 Total 11 24 LI 1 NAsHviLLEs JAIL PO A' Hayes 3b 0 1 2 1 11t4i Maul 8 2 1 Hogan 2 2 8 2 5 t((tHLof 2 '2 2 OhP Firle lb 2 4 10 0 0 Mannion 2 0 's s1) Muran 1 8 Burks 3 1 0 2 Nicholas 2b 2 2 1 4c(4) 2) 21 9441 wimp: Grady's 1 1 0 0 '1 8 Ole 6 2 2 2 2 SI' Earned runs4--tinidy's 8: Nashville' SZwor base hlts-Greene Reeder Masran ree- base hits-4-Lawshe Irwin Sands IMannloinv Nicholas Rome runs-Muul Stolen basesLawshe Iteeder Burks Mullion 'IllnyeilPn Strut out-Sandee 1184 Left on bases-Gratly's lb Nashville Double plays-Bungs Mcholaa and 1 Firlitia Cm pire-Manager Jemeo 4MI44M el Nashville club The same club play to-morrow afternoon 011ARIE8TON 1) IIKI1PHIS18 vest CBARLSIIIDN May 28--41SpeC1ati-70 Charleston would have turned the tables Oh Mempfile and ehut them out had not titeetil for a pseud ball by Childs to Alas sixth 11 Inning which let in three runs after Smith had struck out three men The feature eV the game was the pitching of Smith Whoti yielded but four actual bite The latter made his first error this season The1-4 itors behaved much better ttedet 0044621 very little coaching or kicking The reason- of this keel(' to have been a dtepatcly front' President Hard to Pilealdeht MonS1911111t night complaining el ppec4'tconduct4ndA threatening to have him put off the field In eased a repetition is laid off with a broken finger Officiel SC0I6ila CHARLESTON Arti PiD7r Glenn 1 1 al Hines 2b 6 t- 81 2 --Se Powell 5 8 8 9 Williams 0Fi 0 tervile Carl 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 reonin 81) 4 0 1 8 LIAK0-0 et 44- unglerr 4 6 Childs 4 1 I 01::011114 rt- Total 39 9 18 20 I 2-? trimpals ILIS DX PO Sneed 4 1 2 4 0 9 Doyle 8b 4 1 1 0 if 91 Andrews 1 4 0 1 3 1 Force 4 0 0 4 2 Vetch 4 0 1 2 it -4 03 Black 4 0 0 0 0 4 to I tit cf to Smith 8 0 1 2 0 Baker 3 1 0 4 '2 to Total 34 i 21 "It it Innings: Charleston 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 8-9 Memphis 000030011-0-41 Earned runs-Charlestonl 6 MemPhbh Two-base hits-Williams Banta' Boyle An- Total base hits-Cbarleston 16v Mens-44 phis 8 Left on bases-Charleston Oi Ment-t phis 4 Bases stolen-Charleston 8 Mem phis 2 Struck mit-By Smith 1 by Black First base on balls-Cbarleston 4: Memphis 2 Batter hit-By Black 1 Passed balls-Gbildo 1 Time of game-Two hours and thiftelEL minutes Umpire-Atkinson NEW ORLEANS 10 SAVANNAH S1 1 SAVANNAH GA May 25- Specla11-4t The Pelicans won today's game the score standing 10 to 8 by hard work careful and cautious playing reversing the sure elf yesterday Their victory is due to their heavy and effective batting and many errors made by the locals Powell thelr box-mau played well having excellent control over the ball and made several good plays Hutchinson of the locals played s' miserable game and burmeyer made more errors than usual New Orleans bunched together played well to each other and very cautiously Campau's three-base hit was the feature of the afternoon Mack's decisions were pmuipt and fair to ail There was no kicking There was great Interest and a large attendance Official score: 1114 NEW oBLEANS AB RIL PO AL IL Cartwright Sb 5110'10 Goias 2b 6 1 2 2 Powell 528081 Pujoi 5 1 1 4 0 0 Vaughn 5 1 1 4 0 Fuller a 4 1 2 0 a '4' 1' IL Fuller 8 2 1 1 0 :3 0 Murphy 1 4 0 3 4 0 Wells lb 4 1 0 Li omit 0144 an topr I of4Y4 IL 1 WI coon boo $iA '11rd act asir ads 1 1 a I 14 iia 'J1 I -t I 4 41 444 1441 wort I 1111000 le PARIS May Ferry and Baron de Mackau leader of the Right in the Chamber of Deputies visited President Grevy to-day In relation to the recalling of Fleuquet to form a Cabinet They declared that the creation of a Flouquet Ministry would injure the foreign relations of France IC Flouquet still continues hie negotiations with the Opportuniets who persist in their opposition to the retention of Gen Boulanger in the Cabinet Rouvier especially refuel to accept the portfolio of Minister of Finance if Gen Boulanger Imretabled and if he persist' in hie refusal it may lead to Flouquat's abandoning the taek of forming a new Ministry Flouquet has refused to form a Ministry and it is now propesed to form a flu-den Government with Gen Saunter as Minister of War President Grere lute again' asked De Freycinet to form a Cabinet zurt CABINET CRISIS Pim" May 25--Caesagnac threatens that If the Floquet ministry be formed be will pmteet in the Chamber of Deputies against Floquet's acceesion to the Premiership as an insult to Russia Floquet organs endeavtr to minimize the Importance of the famous "Vive is Pologne" incident and istate that the phrase was uttered by Dome one else but that Floquet was too proud to disavow its authorship when attributed to him Floquel has met with several rebuffs In hie endeavors to form a military He saw President Grey)' at a late hour last night and it is believed that he has abandoned the task t' NO CANOIROUS 09 OM ButtAnly May 25--The Crown Prince is eteadlly improving The sdoctors held a consultation at Potsdam thiii afternoon and unanimously agreed it was no long'er necessary for Dr Mackenie to remain with the patient After making a final examination of the Prince's throat Dr Mackenzie left for England this evening The second examination of the Crown Prince Frederick William's throat confirmed the previous decision The affection is not of the nature of a' cancer The 'Crown Prince drove out in an open carriage this afternoon and was greeted with 1114entimelasm bp the populace i ANOLO-TURRISH coNnurrioN: LONDON May 25--The Anglo-Turkish convention relative to Egypt provides for the maintenance of all existiog firmans 'neutralization of the Suez Canal guarantees internationally the inviolability of Egypt that the British shall withdraw from Egypt In three years unless the country is threat-sued with danger either internal op sz- ternal England alter withdrawatof her troop supervise the whole Egyptian 'army for a further two years with a right to reoccupy with or without the aid of Turkish troops if order is disturbed or invasion feared England and Turkey jointly inytte the powers to adhere to the convention and 'propose modifications of the capitulations The main branches of the Egyptian admin istration will be modally settled without fresh discussion All the powers except Russia co-operated with England to expedite a settlement England made every possible concession to arrive at an larder' standing with Turkey The contingency of the eventual military movements by way of the Suez Canal form the subject for feture discussion The convention was received with favor lit aa quarters at Constantipople The Noeve 'homy's of St Petersburg lays the convention places Egypt under the perpetual tutelage of England while France and Russia are expected to protest that the Porte right to dispose of the future destinies of Egypt inasmuch as Turkey has no proprietary right in Egypt but merely the right of usufruct Luves OPINION -LONDON May Leone Levi a well-known political economist has written a letter in which he instances the sueceesful results of the union of the Italian states the Swiss cantons and German kingdoms as an instructive lesson to the Liberals against the policy separation of Ireland "The Liberals" be says wrong to follow Gladstone in his calved measures The relations between the integral parts of the kingdom are matters above party politics and ought to be dealt with very cautiously at first by moolutions of both houses of Parliament However as far as local government can be extended it must not touch the powers of the central ministry the all-disposing Imperial l'arliament" ACCUSED OP PLAGIARISM LoNDON May Fleming accused of plagiarism by the Pall Mall Gazette writes that paper that the use of part of the sermon delivered by Dr Talmage of Brooklyn in a volume of 'sermons published by the Canon was an act of inadvertence on his part He attributes the error to his habit while reading of making extracts for illuatrations in the pulpit and on the platform He apologizes to Dr Talmage for the mistake The Pall Mall Gazette declares that no apology can cover COMM Eltening'e act MORLEY SPEAKS Beni Mnin Hotchkiss was born in Gen-nee IC in 1850 His father moved to Obio when he was only 5 years ot age At the age of 18 he- began a business career which bee been remarkable in its success 1 After traveling for several houses he in-toted the house of Walter- A Woods in Loulimille where he was soon promoted to 'position which paid -him MOO a seer He afterwards entered the carriage manufacturing businem for himself la the city mentioned with Mr MeVatzgh under the style of Moltaugh- et Hotchkiss About two years ago he came to Nashville and with Mr Pearce established the 'house bf Hotchkins Cs dealertr in farming illlplemente He also became connected with the Howe Pump Company and was elected president Mr Hotchkiss was a handsome gentleman end very popular in social circles No death' has occurred in' Nashville- reoently which has been more generally regretted Mr Hotchkiss his brother In DenVelet Cat 'left last night for this city and wilt be preeent at the funeral which will take -place 43atnrday- His sister and the only other child of the old parents in Tampa Fla will also probably be here "Wilhelm whom bullet bas occaMoned so much sorrow is Int in hie neighborhood though not at the same What will be done now is a matter of uncertainty As is known be gave hbuseltyp some days ago and was put under $2000 bond So ends one of the saddest stories which have come to light in the community for many it day It contains a lesson which young men may well ponder LABAMA ISMS I BALTIMORE May Twenty-seventh Annual Convention of Alt United 13t4IOS Brewers' Association wuopened this morning at the Concordia Opera louse Wm A Miles of New Tork President of the Associatiod delivered the opening address Kinzmeyer of New York Secretary read the report of 'the Board of Trustees a lengthy docuthent setting forth the rela-' Gone of employes to employers expreesing the opinion that anything like an attempt uniformly regulating the wage question cannot enter Into the functions of the Association but must be left to the local associations advising the establishment of a Bureau of labor statistics recommending the appropriation of $5000 toward defraying the expenses of the Idichigan Brewers In the fight against Prohibition and declaring strongly against high license The report showed that about 850 brewers throughout the country have pledged selves to protect each other during strikes by refraining from shipping their beer to markets affected by boycott The signers of the pledgerepresen4e9 per cent of the malt liquors annually produced in the United The report of the Publication and Vigilance Committees Henry Clausen and limy Reuter chairmen read by Ttio- man was an elaborate argument to prove that beer drinking is conducive to longevity that beer should be classed as one of the necessaries of life and that the temperance fanatics were blasphemous when they attempt to prove that God commanded abstinence Louis Shad of Washington attorney for the association stated that Le had exerted himself successfully against the passage of a high license bill for the District of Columbia and in other matters of interest to the brewing trade The finance committee reported a balance on hand of $18000 receipts for the year 66000 expenditures $18100 total membership 818 The report of the advisory committee was also read and with the others was adopted After the appointment of the nominating and other necessary committees the convention adjourned until to-morrow morning when officers for the ensuing year will In the afternoon the various committees held private meetings and most of the via flora spent several hours in inspecting the city The convention will close with a banquet to-morrow night The Committee also recommended the building of Union slaughter houses in every town in order to avoid the buying of dreaed meats from the large wholmelers The recommendation was indorsed by the convention The delegates also indorsed a recommendation to take steps to get laws passed to establish live stock inspectors who shoull mantain syetematic inspection oa meats In order to protect the consumers from dieeased meat of all kinds A resolution to establish a hide and melting establishment in every town if poseible was also The resolution to establish a co-operative lire insurance company was voted down after a lengthy and heated debate Other matters taken up during the day were of a routine character except that the secretary of the association was authorized to come-pond with the live stock inspectors of the different States and see if the practice of allowing butchers' cattle to stand in the stock yards without water for thirty-six to forty-eight hours before they are sold and then allow them to drink all they want cannot be stopped It is claimed that the butchers not only have to pay for the water but that it makes the cattle feverish and unfit to kill Meeting of the State Press Association--Representative Men Present Montgomery Note MONTGOMERY ALL May Shorter and Associate Railroad Commissioner Lawler left to-night on an inspecting tour of North Alabama rallroadro returning Friday with General Manager Harahan to go over the Louisville Nashville eyotem General Freight Theo Welch goes to New Orleans to-night An Important case involving a million dollars worth of property against the Woodstock Iron Company of Annision City is being argued in the State Supreme Court This property has recently been sold to a syndicate who are now in possession of it The result is awaited with much anxiety by the stockholders of this new syndicate Anniston Woodstock stock feels already the to being depressed 1 McDonald engineer on the Western Railway was tried in Probate Court to-day on a charge of running a train of cars or engine without being examines' for not obtaining a license from the Stile Board of Examiners He was convicted and fined fifty dollars and the ease was appealed to theCity Court to make it a test case as to his condition and great hopes were Indulged that be would recover '1 In the cottage next to the 'scene of his death lived Mr A Wilhelm a German in ohmic Prior to several months ago the house in question was unoccupied It was about that time rented by a atriums man and woman' whose appearance Indicated the highest etandiug who gave their names attMr and Mrs Benjamin Another wo- man who was thought to be the sister of Mrs also lived in the house The moths Oftbe cottage Were fitted up In elegant style The neighbors wondered that people of such means should choose so ordinary a residence but no one at find expressed any suspicion that anything was wrong After a few weeks passed rutnorl began to be whispered that things were not exactly as they seemed and that the house was a place of assignation and the woman nymph du pave and the man who went under the name of Benjamin a citizen of prominence No one however could learn who he mall was The reports about the character of the house were sustained by the circumstan ces that frequently men were seen at different times to come out from Nashville mid enter there The people in the viondty fell Indignant Mr Wilhelm especially so The Inmates of this gilded den were in the habit of getting water from his cistern there being none in their yard The German hear ing of the rumors' warned the inmates never to enter his promisee 1 On the night of the fatal affray the gen- tleman known only as Mr Benjamin dmve out to bis mistress' home about 8 o'clott and soon afterwards went across to Mr Wilhelm's to get a bucket of water Wilhelm heard him and coming' So his door ordered him away The intrudetwas irritated at this and replied in language 1' warm under the impulse of the moment 4 refusing to leave the yard till he bad gotten the water The angry owner at once coot- 1 mewed to open fire tell a pistol which he states was returned but this was denied by the deceased The hat of the intruder was first struck Another ball was sent with a better aim and took effect in his right aide The wounded man made his way back to the next door and summoned Dm Douglas and 1-W-Maddin Jr while Wilhelm frightened at what he had done with his family left for parts unknown The phyatclans found that the injured man was in very critical condition the ball having pen etrated the walla the abdomen and passed through the lobe of the liver It was ex traded from the back and IS tow In the possession of Dr Maddin Although told of his condition Mr 'Hotchkiss whom the sufferer was found to be though a desperate effort was made to supprele the fact would not believe that he was going to die After several days Dr Briggs was called In and till the last moment yesterday morning he and Dr Douglass were in almost constant attendance upon the sick gentleman Monday was the skulk day and when that was safely passed a slight hope was entertained by the physi But the hope proved vain Though be seemed better on Tuesday and stronger towards midnight he commenced to sink The doctors saw that the end was tear and at once dispatched to Mrs Underhill's on the Nolensville pike for the parents of the dying man They had been part of every day with him since the Twiday after the shooting when they bad Let learned of it 4 They came in all bade and spent the few boors of life remaining for their son at his bedside His last words were to them in loving recognition of their laces Just about 6 o'clock yesterday morning the poor an breathed his last No words can describe the grief of the Red parents as they realized the terrible truth that their boy was dead In the back ground was the beautiful woman the blind infatuation for whom was the indirect cause of tie young' mar chant's end She bad an along taken the affair In a way which seemed cold and unfeeling but now all of her outward hardness melted away and rushing into another room she threw herself on a bed in a flood of tears As soon as possible the bodywas removed to Mrs Underhill's on the Nolenaville pike 'where It lies now 1 At the little house on the Lebanon road a called We in the afternoon He Zedlr or Mrs Benjamin and in a few minutes a queenly looking woman whose form We the very embodiment of perfection in symmetry and grace appeared Her- eyes Were red and traces of tears were on her cheeke but the beauty of the features could not he effaced She threw herself in al A Terrible Death CiiArrAN000a May negro named John King was bitten on the leg by a small red spider to-day and he died from the effects of the bite His body swelled to enormous proportions and was covered with large white spots The negro suffered the greatest agony The officials of the East Tennessee and Richmond Danville Railroads were here to-day to locate the site for a bridge across the Tennessee River The bridge will be built near about the furnace Mrs Meyers wife of a leading and wealthy farmer of Marion County who has been missing since Sunday was found banging in a thicket to-day She had ended her life on account of Ill health Total 40 10 1 0 27 a Ll 4 -t t-4 Aloaat MANSIOL LB Peitz 2 0 Camps I 4 1 Brower lb 4 0 Reilly 3b 4 0 Hutchinson 4 Durtneyer 2b 4 0 4 0 McArthur 4 0 Pike 3 1 Somers 2 1311 PO 0 3 0 0 I I a 1 I d' 1 Jo I 341-t 0 go-1 1 Total 33 8 8 24 448 9 Innings: Savannah 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 New Orleans I 0 0 I 1 8 4 0 11-19 Runs 2 New Orleans Lk Two-base Durmeyer Brower Three-base Double Arthur Reilly Brower Base on Me Arthur 6 Powell 1 Bases given torhittingt man with Passed Pike 2 Wild a TUne Or hours and Arleen nilltutakt Um roo-outo DIEMING11141 ALA May 25--Speclat--' The Alabama State Frees Association con vened to-daY at O'Brien's Opera House a majority of the State 'papers being repro I Watkins of the Birmingham Ag el Introduced to the Convention Mayor Lane WhO cordially welcomed to the cit3t the I members of the Association 0 Gov Seay was then enthuslastica ti eaten upon for an address and eloquently responded In a few but well chosen remarks describing in glowing 'terms the necessity and power of a free press The convention organized and after nec- 0 essary routine work took a recess until to- night 0 A drive to Lakeview and visit to rolling I mina and furnaces were on the day's pro- gramme and were faithfully executed To-morrow another business meeting will be followed by a banquet at night Tha citizens of Birmingham have Itept open house for the reception of the members who seemed delighted with the cordial welcome The New Orleans Times-Democrat Cleveland Plaindealer Boston Jeumal and Cincinnati Commercial Gazette have repro- 4 sentatives attending the seEsiou An tation to visit Mammoth Cave has been ex- tended to the members by the Louisville I Nashville Railroad and the convention will decide before adjournment Friday about accepting Many ladies are also in attend- ice accompanying the editors fi Tullahoma Matters MUMMA May tit4 miscreants whoa attempted to wreck the t1 McMlnnvffle Branch train yesterday are still large 4 Mr McLemore manager of Pylant Springs was in Tullahoma to-day 0' The ladies of the Baptist Church are to give an ice-cream festival this evening the ladies of the Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening Maj Sykee of Memptais delivered an interesting lecture to-night at Aydelott's Ball In the interest of railroad projection in i rv Nested Seventy Days JACKSON Tiont May' 25---SPeds144 Wm hituchlson at Milan this county bas probably the longest record for fasting of wul any living man This makes the seventieth In day he has gone without food or drink ha throat was paralyzed since he has been th unable to take any nourishment Be Is PI growing weaker and cammt live many days ionger A number of people fueled-log local physicians have been to see him 41 Ilia case is the most remarkable of its Mad fr aver known Is Tamest di In 1 to no of Entries at Gravesend NaiV Yu ax May entriee and weights for to-morrow's races at Gravesend are as follows: First moo seven furlongs Markland 120 Jennie a 118 Brambleton 118 Saxony 113 Mute 118 Royal Arch 117 Editor 117 Ichi Ban 117 'Anarchy 113 Britannic 111' Marlon 103 Jubilee 103 CaDDED 103 Second rimy for 3-year-olde one Telie Doe 114 Freeknight 110 Stone Buck 110 Gen Nay 110 Pampero 107 Ten Strike and Rye 103: Ariel 1011Ferona 108 The Bourbon: 103 Lea 103 Bonnie Prince 100 Maroon 100 Broughton 100 Rowland 95 Valiant 91 Paymaater 92 Third race Falcodstakes for 3-year-olds mile and a sixteenth---Sun Beam113 Rev- slier 113 Mate want 105 Al Heed 103 Nellie IL 108 Obelisk 100 Maggie Mitchell 98 Ontario 97 Gieninound 95 Suitor 93 Jessie 88 Fourth race handicap for year olds and upwards mile and a furlong 122 Burch 116 Dry Monopole 114 Boaz 110 Wickham 110 Brown Duke lull Buck Stone 108 Hanover 107 Ichl 13an106 Alf Feta 106 Florence 105 Florence 105 Biscuit 93 Orifiamme Fifth race 2-year-olds six Tray 115 Ceawood 115 Mercury 115: Bay Ridge 115 Euchre 'gelding 112 Subalten 112 Satisfied 111 Sixth moo 8-year-olds and upward three quartere of a 120: Keokuk 117 Sam Brown 116 'Sam Browns 115 Poet 115 Adonis 115 Blue Line 118 May Lady 113 Tambourette 113 Clatter llo 1 McBowling 110 Caine 109 Widgeon 106 Constallo 106 110 Armstrong 98 Red Prince96 Bankrupt 115 About sixty pool sellers will be on hand the new law having gone into effect-- HERE A LITTLE THERE A LITTLE To-night fifty-six young ladim will graduate at Ward's Seminary John Cullam a young colored man was arrested for whipping his wife A heavy rain accompanied by hail fell over the city at 2 o'clock yesterday after-DOOM TIM Board of Public Works awarded the Reb3ecke Coal Company the contract to furnish coal to the schools for the ensuing Rebecca Brown a mulatto bad a quarrel tut night with Frank Aileen on Cedar They -created so much noise as to cause their arrest The mention of President Cleveland's name during the commencement exercises of the State Normal College elicited a burst of applause The ladies of the mmanuel Mission Mite Club will give an Ice cream festival Friday evening May 27 at Mission Church on Carroll street West Nashville The Cleteland Gas Company of Cleveland Tenn and the George Peabody Beal FARM Company of Memphis have recorded their charters with the Secretary of State- Yesterday afternoon a fine young horse belonging to Mr John Keegan attempted to run away Be ran upon the pavement and fell down breaking both shafts but escaped uninjured THE AMERICAN acknowledges the courtesy of an invitation to an art reception at the parlors of Mrs Matti buffer Lowry of Murfreesboro Tuesday evening May 31 from 8 null 11 o'clock The ladies of the -Edgefield Baptist Church willserve during the auction sale at West Nashville hot coffee tea milk ice cream and cake with regular dinner for 50 cents All are cordially invited to -dine With them I With Morn wawa UMW 1 O'llHen Feeling Better NIAGARA FALLS May O'Brien rested comfortably last night and reports himself as feeling considerably better to-day He was shown the dispatch containing the statement of the London Standard to the effect that he had declined the seat in Parliament to which he was recently elected and was asked if the statement was true Mr O'Brien replied that the statement was wholly unauthorized that he had neither accepted nor declined the seat and will take no action until he first has a consultation with Mr Parnell Among the visitors to the member from Northeast Cork to-day were Lieut-Oen Viscount Tain Minister of Agriculture and Commerce of Japan with his special Secretary Rebe and suite On the Viscount's card which he sent up was written: "Please accept my heartfelt congratulations for your safe escape from the cowardly and 8111111181111 attempted assassinaVort" O'Brien left for Montreal at 4 o'cidet Agieelation 4 ST Loma May 25--The annual convention of the Millers' National Association met at the Cotten Eirchange at noon 'Geo Rain Chairman of the local commiltee and Mr Emmons Vice President of the Cotton Exchange welcomed the delegates and John Cosby of Minneapolis Presidout of the Association replied happily Events ge Gasiatin GAMMA May 25--Special)--4lilbert Marshall of White's Creek Davidson Count' who died a few days ago Was the father of Rev IL Marshall of Sumner Mr Marshall leaves eight living children fifty-five grand children and fifteen great grandchildren mating in ell now living seven ohil el no Infsm Lin to In ell IIMWI tieww MikOilldg GLIAMAIlla 'mania IJ ILVW MYWEI ruTTar tonnox May 25--Jobn Morley spoke today ab an IMMenge anti-coercion meeting Norwich In the course of Ms remarks he said the time ivas not ripe for conciliatory movements by the Liberate because the Unionists were forcing hateful coercion bill upon them replying to appeala by defiantly and doggedly making the bill as drastic as poseible Lord Salisbury referred the hishmen as Hottentots but it was the Conservative party that adopted llottentot policy and was endeavoring to pass a Hottentot bill Phelps tb American Minister visited the American exhibition to-day and remained the entire afternoom It was useless for diseentients to proffers reconciliation with frowning brows and in tones of thunder- Their demand that Gladstone produce his amended sCheme has been made to divert public) attention from their obnoxious Coercion bill There was precedent for a statesman's giving details a great scheme when he was not in a position to give effect to his views f- THJ COXIQUk BURNID-z n1 'ePARIii May 25--The Opera Oomique took fire this evening The whole building is wrapped in lames Several persons are Fourteen persons who jumped from windows are dead and forty-three injured Probably many are crushed to death in the galleries Al present this is uncertain Fire broke out in the first actor the opera "Mignon" On of the wings caught fire from a gas jet and the entire stage hnmeMotel was enveloped In flame The fire sewn: wee wayeivutm lu naIfl a-ne nre YESTERDAVS GANES At Cincinnati: -A-Cincinnati- 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0-4 Athletics 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1-0 At Louisville: Lonisviite 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0' 0 2-5 Brooklyn 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2-4 At St Louts: St Louts 1 1 4 4 0 0' 0 '0 'CL10 -021000000-11 At BostAmt Boston 000002002-4 Chimgo 0 0 0 00 0 02 0-1 At Cleveland: A Cleveland1 1 00 111 2 0-if' Baltimore 8 4 0 0 2 0 1P-12 WASHINGTON May 25-The Wash logien-Pittsburg game was postponed on account of rain Alleged Robbery MEMPHIS May 25--fSpectal141o111e Curtis an inmate of No 147 Main street was arrested this forenoon charged with robbing a levee contractor of $500 She denies the charge saying her accueer came to the licmse last night very drunk and spent $20 for beer dolite came from Nub vtlie where it is said her parents ride Tbs levee contractor's name cannot be secortained but be had a certified chok for $8000 in his pocket which he displayed to the police tui proof of the truthfulness of his CLargs4 itharITS I Val room Muck Wore: -4WASHINOTON Ner roOr worse to-night than Ills morning and appears tube gradually elnking Eli mind Is perfectly clear when he Is arousd but be quickly drops oft Into a stupor uincenr arms err inTe etillfletr- a "'w wm 110 I I I I I I.