Show GENERAL NEWS bj good for key NEW YORK sept 25 A corrca pendent interviewed beneral key regarding tho shooting of blackville postmaster we have but a one sided story said key and I intend to know the case fully from what I hear I should under similar circumstances the same thing might in northern town aix is a and tho whites dentt want him in office had tho community been an ordinary one probably he would not have been appointed but tho population Blackville of is largely colored and it seemed impossible to avoid ap pointing a negro to some office there was special reason for it in his case because an agent recommended him no sooner had he taken the wrote that he was vulgar rudo and incompetent I regard butler as an honorable man and I have no doubt ho wrote what he believed true if was course was unpopular for other reasons than hi color although the method by which the attempt was made to quiet him was decidedly reprehensible it was evident that a white person alono could fill the office acceptably the pas pars today publish pub liah nix account of the shooting wile I was at the letter box getting his williams mail for a man whom ho had sent I was disturbed by alio clicking of a pistol at the delivery window about six fret from alie letter box at which I was standing I half turned and as I turned he williams who had slipped from across tho street into alio main room and up to the beliy ery window fired alie bullet taking noflet in my right arm and across my chest and entered alio letter box after ho fired he immediately went into tho street pistol in hand which created quite an excitement called upon the authorities for assistance but being all democrats they refused to render any new sept 25 betting at midnight was 40 to ono against wes ton ten to ono against II azael awen one guyon to ono against ennes to one against to one against jackson to ono against khrone at half past twelve this morning merritt had the track all to himself all abo others were sleeping biart came on the track at 1245 and was very stiff lie moved slowly around the track and seemed to be in pain tho pace is telling on him the score at was deslon guyon ennis merritt bartl chrono taylor jackson federmeyer merritt retired after completing his mile 12 score guyon ennis merritt hart krohne taylor meyer jackson has withdrawn mihai NEW YoEK Sept 25 at the score stood eow ell guyon ennia Merritt hart taylor federmeyer hurt is showing fine powers and about put on A burst of speed walking fully til miles an hour his style waa tho exact counterpart of dan oleary and the crowd cheered him tremendously weston also received generous ap clauso acho reached the completion of his mile hart finished his milo at 2115 which made him equal with guyon the latter was in bed and hart moved up to the fourth place kowell left abo track at and came on again at ennis has taken possession of the tent vacated by jackson came on the track at very stiff apparently his gait II azael powell weston suyop merritt aroline Kr oline ennis and brero then on the rack at alio score WELS wlaton guyon ennis merritt hart krohne taylor alio following was the score at four weston guyon eduis merritt hart krohne taylor Ved ermey cilc sept 25 tuesday last charles E schuyler of little falls a telegraph operator called on tho daughter of a prominent citizen at her school schuylar cr represented to the girl that he was in tho employ of her father who had been injured by the foil of a building and desired to seo her bho accompanied schuyler to tho bhora he said her father was lying end as tho two entered the room he locked aba door and told the girl she was a pris oner until lioney had been paid him he then forced lier to copy the following part of a letter to her father which he had writt DEAR PAPA I ask you to biye man five hundred dollars for unless ho raises that sum within A week ho is lie pledges you liia word and honor that chall be returned to you in sixty days for this loan he boa no security to offer except myself whom ho has in keeping ho roust have sum immediately within a week so long sw I think you intend to pay this sum just go long shall I be kindly dealt with but at tajo arst indication at tins point tho nirl stopped writing and begged couo promising to raise tho required bum and bring it to him on her swearing never to diso losa what had happened she was released and yesterday told tho story schuyler oc was arrested and confessed today to day his crime on jiff person was found letters to the father of tha girl in substance that lie biad his son wallie six acara in custody and would release him on tho payment of five thousand dollars and if not forthcoming tho child would b drowned WA held to bail in tho name and of a number of children of wealthy were found with him MS peg moisea sept 25 A special to the stale from corroll ro port disastrous conflagration in that city this morning resulting in ft loss of to tho portion of tho business centro of the town is wiped out the fire originated in henry mails saloon on fourth street the insurance i about sixty hour walking match between dabler and crossland terminated tonight to night crossland made miles and 20 laps and dobler miles and three laps A yon III hll panion MILWAUKEE sept 25 A special to the sentinel from madison says geo baumgartner tho 10 year old fiend alio so horribly murdered lit alo sandy white at fulton yesterday was captured aliis afternoon at prairie du sac when arrested ho was riding a borso stolen from mr white on being charged with alio crimo he said he must have been insane when he did it the sheriff started with his prisoner for lodi and was met by sheriff baldwin of dane county with a posse who will bring the prisoner hero tonight to night baum gardnor will bo taken to janesville tomorrow to morrow considerable excitement was displayed tonight to night but no attempt at rescue is to be made the NEW YORK sept 25 the long range tournament at closed to with saries brilliant scores the eight highest scores made a total of 1673 points which is larger than any total ever made by a team of eight men in a match and exceeds by a number of points the total made by the ameri cn team in the last international match the added scores of successful men on tuesday readied 1677 points abt oK tOtT SAX sept 25 the public banquet committee waited on general grant with regard to fixing the date on which the affair should tako place the general informed them that ho was awaiting a dispatch atoni gen sherman relative to the meeting of the veterans of the army of tennessee he intended to go to yosemite next week and his future movements would depend upon tho nature of shermana reply he preferred that the committee should wait till his return from yosemite before fixing the day for his A big SAK sept 23 A dis patch from susanville Su sanville saya lie entire business portion of altwies Alt dodoo county was burned on monday night last no particulars broke from its sept 25 tho united states practice snip minnesota broke from her moorings this morning at newport II arbor and ashbro at fort adams aint so ciuco oo sept 25 lione B washburn in an interview alie tribune denies positively that he ever received a letter from general grant stating that he grant would not be a presidential candidate washburn says he was misrepresented by the papers and given no opportunity port unity of correcting tho mistake the HEW tony sept 26 score at hart krohne taylor weston hazael guyon ennis NEW YORK 20 lf ruilt bus just passed score and is again the second the man who threw the atone at and who was arrested is eph holland of cincinnati all the men arc now off the track except weston and kowell auyon aal ennis have retired for the night NEW YORK sept 26 score at weston kowell guyon jennia merritt hart krohne taylor federmeyer the following was the score at 10 this weston kowell hazael guyon ennio merritt hart krohne taylor A crowd of people in tho northwest end of tho building commenced hissing weston every time lie passed it annoyed him greatly and hegl arod at them in a wild way and shook liia cane somo more of tho crowd applauded counteract the hisses A burly ruffian who was half drunk threw n brick at near the southeast end of the track the scoundrel waa promptly arrested score at p weston auyon quyon 32 ennis Mf erritt hart 31 rohne taylor ISO federmeyer betting is to against JI azael to agai ps merritt to against fouyon tho rest arp virtually out of the betting rowell ran most of his mile when tho figures loomed up on alio black board at the cheering and clapping of giandi was fairly overpowering the audience shouted themselves hoarse and the band played god save the queen the score at was wea ton rowill hazack Gayon annis merritt hart kowell at had not returned to the track ho Is reported unmanageable indeed crazy alart had bome lively runs this after noon four bawoll returned to the track nt and at completed his mile at the banio timo finishing his bogli were much cheered looks as well as any one on the track and all are there except trouble is arash of blood tp the head complicate with colip and chills retired for rest at 1013 went to his tent at 1011 and merritt feted at score at lit aston guyon ennis merritt krohne an sept 26 tha stathi ment reported to havo boen made that colonel mosby aj consul at hong in a U wiley wolla at ios anil which lias been from san francisco wua today to day referred to secretary evarta with inquiry as to the truth of tho charges it contained tho secretary said that bailey whom tho charges aro inaco was promoted by him ho haying under ho pro Ws tion by the AS consul general at shanghai was very tardy bul detary evarta has no theory as to tho causo of tho delay puring further conversation of alio subject tho rotary said that an investigation has been mado into certain chinese con and that gen stahl of tho consulate at hiapo japan who i considered ono 01 the robet compe tent and men in tho public service is to conduct the investigation until the receipt of his report any action by the department mr evarts would bo manifestly premature and unjust with reference to mossya leaving been in with wells the secretary said of course alie department part ment knows nothing of any correspondence of consul mosby with persons not in the public service the SAN sept 26 later advises advices state that the loss by the burning of the alburas alturas county modoc county is one hundred and thirty thousand dollars insurance thirty thousand dollars the office of the dodoo independent and two livery stabled are the only buildings saved alio fire originated in a variety store supposed Sap posed incendiary the sept 26 abo young lady choso whoso attempted abduction was reported to alay is emily davis the youngest daughter of townsand avis see how it NEW YORK sept 26 according to a telegram to tho times lion E B washburn denies that ho received a letter from grant declining a to tho presidency all such statements are false A times tho tunes reviews the decision of judge deady on the chinese case saying newspapers afflicted with China phobia are unhappily inclined to assert with superfluous passion eliat nobody but a dweller in some of the pacific states is or can be qualified to an intelligent opinion on the abstract chinese question in california wa understand it is eliat one should lish hiis claim to bo a pioneer that is ono who arrived on the coast prior to january ast 1st 1819 before he gains the right to entertain an opinion on this intricate and abstruse subject As for judge derdys dictum that a right to live in the country carries with it a right to work for a living the anti Chinese papers are inclined te believe that tins s hot good law at least ono of them says that this is the assumption which may be determined ter mined by law and though it maybe admitted that the right to earn a living may be implied from the burlingame Burlin gamo treaty which con a to live implication may not hold good against the express prohibition that is to say the right to earn a living is only implied in the treaty while the pros hibi tion exists unmistakably on the statute books of the sovereign state and it is eliat the treaty gives the chinese the right to live in this country but it does not give them a right to work this is the refinement of proscription which ws confess we were abot prepared to expect and when we were told that there is a vast difference between a conference upon the chinese right to spend their money in this country and conferring upon them ane right to come hero and make money wo must acknowledge feelings of admiration for so subtle and a plea the grant SAS 20 on the return from oakland this evening oen grant attended a banquet tendered by a number of representatives of the press to john young A number of distinguished gentlemen were present including gov irwin mayor bryant gen mcdowell gen miller senators jones and rage and davis of california templeton Temple top of illinois hazleton laz leton of michigan and others in reply to a toast gen grant responded briefly expressing his gratification fi at the welcome awarded him in california concluding the good opinion of my countrymen is dearer to me than tha praise of all the world besides tho general remained but a few minutes and loft for the carnival ballot at alie pavilion tho carnival ball at the pavilion tonight to night was a grand success a large number of maskers and many beautiful costumes general and mrs grant mayor bryant governor ars win and others arrived about ten and were conducted to a private box opposite the music tho box was elegantly draped with flags and ornamented with flowers the party was received tumultuous cheering and their box was tho center of attraction during their stay after witnessing the scene for about an hour tho general ani mrs grant withdraw crilow far MEMPHIS sept 26 seven cases among them being wall lee proprietor of a chinese laundry en son ft the first attacked chii season ayo deaths in n arnil NEW sopt SO alio amy is informed by custom bouso inspectors that they are expected to pay political assessments to help defect cornell circulars having been sent to each employed by the republican state commit tco calling for contri bu iii also stales that S B butcher appraiser of tho port has procured irom secretary a months leayo to stump the stale for cornell civil service reform in Sher roans department appears 49 dead aa under carl schurz tinus to days the republican bbate are to le cong ratu labod on tho engagement of BO ef an orator iw evarts and on the which will afford that all tho internal feuds and jealousies ot the party havo been healed let them fialco that demonstration on still more thorough by prevailing and schurz o delayer ft or two duricr alie campaign As aa poi kling strength ho will doubtless begin to stump tho state on behalf of ho saratoga ticket and tho sue ceab of tho republican parly fight th Ind fini ST louis sept 28 tho cans from dallas baxas anya news reached tharo last night that n party of young men broin dallas wi fort worth whilo hunting in tho ran country in that state attacked by indiana sopt ll 11 and seven of their number killed acler alight of thero was a blight earthquake at memphis last lightf cotuno coi uno north west to southeast was expected at berlin yesterday on his way to muaia ho will have an interview with bis marck at he special v mt of the char to remove any misunderstanding |