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• out# COLUMBUS. GEORGIA: THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER ‘23, b>«. PRICE FIVE CENTS t P o er g ive m e'rvnM pen , ,ion *» squired 10 give every clalmunt ton d.,v'.« ..r The Committee on Post Offices and Pos, Roads Make a Report. IS like* Thine* Look Bln, for the Bln Tolenrunh ■onopoliM—Br. Harem, of Ooorgl., U| , Floor With Springer, Ol'R lILlMi mi here W. to cancel me source or subject matter th, , to releefa ! 1 | P , 1 | i ,° ant - U ' 3 u,iuit> ^lawful a « P ,.rof a claim upon evidence secured bv . cords'ofti,r Ve * tll?llt ‘ on or b « caus * re- j "! m "' ar or n»v.v department fail Washington, December 22—Mr F,l ' or inim-v ol tfie disease, wound punds, trout the committee on foreign rt | d tcefe ‘pension Strike’{henlmeTf pensioner from the rolls without rsou led his ridow, and dependent Ibe entitled to neighbors nf tid. „ . ~ postmaster or in Stockb-idge an disability or n .2 a ' a ' 1 '. , 't '-' oa s’erning his The Solons \re Going Home for Christ- train Us- night, ess?®- \,S ‘''formation under an agreement hit the source or subject matter Siay Bills Piv?J la a Ra*h—l Peoillar R tioa by Sr. HiwAibs of NVwtna — I Very Yoaax lo«?U Barry—A Batcher killed ¥j a Hx—Otk- er Atlaati Itrtn**. lations, reported a bill to provide for the executtou of article ° -* 11 11 e China on the 17 the subject of tice that he w _ „ holidiys. i minor children ..^ r * ft resolution directing relatives sh ill ilSpps ; 3Si« *e therein, the facts which render such ap. ' present pension laws | matters of the .- Such further sum eh be necessary to pay pensions srant- td under the provisiousof this act isaopro- Atlanta. December it*. —The house was called to order at 10 o'clock. After the usual preliminary exercises the following senate bill wts passed: Amending tse act incorporating the town of West End. Mr. Calvin introduced a resolution di recting the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house to mail to each member a printed list of all the matters pending before the legislature, and the status of the to-nigh: of the shooting of S. Thomas at Stockbridge at a late hour las: night by a man turned Wilson. Thoms a a merchant in Siockbridge and left Atlanta on the 1st arriving at St.x'kbridge ■g — Tbe report received here Thoms is dead, but no positive information as to the cause of the difficulty or the extent of the injury caa be obtained, as there is no telegraphic connection with toe place. VaUr-l F.ullt P-rkajs. Atlanta. December 22.— Groover Dan iel. a batcher, was engaged in scalding hojs at West End last evening, when a h r ran between his legs and threw him into a boiling cauldron backwards. Only h - head and feet escaped and he was ter ribly scalded. It is doubtful if he can sur vive. but he is doing comparatively well to-night. printed in addition to the *75 000 000 ar>- 8u h-eommitte to investiga; preprinted by the Inst pension bill.’ •«'se > system during tbe THE COMING TFLEGRAPH SYSTEM. "list Congress Proposes to Do In the Fntnre. Litder the second section it provides that whenever any telegraph company which shall have accepted the provisions of title do, revised statutes, shall extend its line to the eastern terminus or to any sta tion or office of a telegraph line belonging to any one of the said railroad companies. R-ilroad companies are required to ope- ing be dispensed with. Adopted, te thcor telegraph lines s> as to afford On motion the senate eoneurre propriation advisable, and if of national importance, and the condition of the work if begun. Adopted. The resolution introduced bv Mr. Dawes on the second day ofthe session instructing the committee on finance to inquire and report what specific reductions can be rnude in customs duties and internal taxes, that will reduce the receipts, and the uee- essat y and economical expenses of the gov ernment without impairing the prosperity of home industries or the compensation of homelabor was taken up and adopted, and then at 11:35 the senate adjourned till Tuesday, 4th January. The House. Washington, December 2° The sneaker announced the appointment of Henry, Forney, McAdoo and Hookins ns conferees oil the bill increasing the annual appropriation for t tie militia. Sir. Warner, of Ohio, from the commit tee on post offices and post roads, reported a bill requiring all land grant railroad companies to construct, maintain and operate telegraph lines. Referred to the committee of the whole. On motion of Mr. Sayers, of Texas, the bill passed granting to the city of San An tonio. Tex., a certain portion of the mili tary reservation adjoining that city. who have suffered from his objections, | jficalkm between^ compand showed a disposition to retaliate, but finally consented to allow tile passage of the measure. The house then, in the morning hour, re sumed consideration of the Okalalmma bill. Mr. Barnes, of Georgia, com laded his argument in opposition to the bill by an urgent appeal in behalf of good faicii towards the Indians, and of the main tenance of our national honor by the government. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in advocating the bill stated that he was not surprised a*t the gentleman from Georgia appealing for go, d faith towards Indians, and especially towards the Cher.kees. If any gentleman should appeal for good laith towards tae Cherokees it should be the gentle mau from the state of Georgia. The Cherokees had formerly resided in that state and the ancestors of the gentleman’s constituents, after having broken faith with them, had driven them from the state at the point of the bayonet. Mr. Barnes—“It is unfair in the gentle man to make an attack on my state. What he has said i.-; not erne, and even if it were true it would show t-nat I have improved upon my ancestry and he has degenerated from bis.” [Laughter and applause]. Mr. Springer expressed his gratification at hearing that the gentleman had im proved upon his ancestry, otherwise he never would have known it. Proceeding to argue in favor of the bill, Springer declared that the great obstacle to the passage of the measure was the leased' the Cherokee strip to a cattle company. That company leased it for #100,000 and sub-leased it for $500,000, leaving a margin of §400,000 with whica to corrupt the Indians and to send a power ful lobby to Washington. The question to be settled now was whether this land should be held for white people or the special benefit of a large cattle syndicate. At the conclusion of Air. Springer's re marks the committee rose and the matter went over and the house, at 3:30, ad journed until January 4. An Important Case. Washington, December —. James rendered a decision to-day in the equity court in the suit of J. Harris Rogers against Attorney-General Gar and to dis solve the partnership known as (be taii- Electric telephone company. The attor ney-general, in his answer to the bill ot complaint, denied all the allegations con tained therein, and was d.sirous to have the case tried on its merits; but toe on.c, defendants—Senator Harris, Commissioner Atkins, Commissioner Johnson anu Case} Iaekia* Ilfur-sl. Atlanta. December 22.—The hotel cor- same. Adopted. I ridors are comparatively deserted to-nigh; After debate, a resolution bv Mr. Huff, of ba . ve ,, »*"£ ? u _S 0 _ n T Bibb, providing for the appointment of a the convie recess was adopted A resolution by Mr. Hawkins, of New ton. authorizing any member to visit and inspect any department of tne state gov ernment during* tbe recess was adopted. A resolution by Mr. Wheeler, of Walker, requiring the superintendent ofthe lunatic asylum to make an itemized statement of all moneys paid to subordinates employed in the asylum during the last fiscal year was adopted. A large number cf new bills were : ntro- duced and read the firs: time, which go over to the summer session. Speaker Little will not be able to reai h home until Christmas day, as he and the siden! of the seuate have to remain UVER inn Ml 11M. !■ Mr. Gladstone and the Government Un derstand Each Other. The lr;«h Leader* Mill IVtUat-Whifh Will Cos- qaer. the “Plaa" «r th • tl mraatal I- Parse 11 is ketieeat a* to His Polities. Dublin. December22. — It can be author itatively stated that Parnell is convinced that tue position of Irish tenants is worse now than wheu he introduced his anti eviction bill; that the plan of campaign has, as asserted, procured abatements :u rents where everything else had failed. He regarded it as impracticable. He thinks it remarkable that the government should propose a coercion bill since tne entire absence of crime leaves no excuse for co ercion. The suppression of tne Irish national league would inevitably result in the formation of secret societies that would riv.fi one another in the com mission of crimes and thus necessitate over to sign the bills passed in the rush of landlords asking parliament for furt her the past few days. The Centra) Hoad. Atlanta. December22.—At the annual meeting of the Central road stockholders in Savannah to-day a quorum was not present- President Raoul and General Alexander are evidently holding out their stock. Of To,biO shares only 17(50 were rep resented. Washtnglon, December 22.—The bill reported from the committee on postofii.es aim postroads to-day by Warner, of Ohio, relative to the construction and main tenance of telegeapb lines by land-grant r -’" roac | s . provides in its first section that duced and read the first time, which go 1 «*rnM I«w. all subsidized railroads shall forthwith and over to the summer session. Atlanta. December 22.—J. Porter Stocks aencc-ionvard, by and through their own After resolutions of thanks to the speak- j aged 19. and Miss Mamie Rice, two years officers and employes, construct and op- er and various officers and reporters for * younger, were married in the First Presby- erate. for railroad, government, comme'r- the press ana the usual moot or mock ses- teriin church to-night. Rev. Sam Jones cial and all other purposes, telegraph lines, sion. which was capitally presided over by i officiating. They are a popular young and exercise by themselves alone all tele- Mr. Sbewmake. of Burke, the house at 1 couple, well known here, aud congratula- graph franchises conferred upon and obii- o'clock was declared adjourned by Speaker j tiohs are many. gatious assumed by them under the grant- Little until 10 o'clock a. m. of the first —■ » mg acts. Wednesday in July, 1SS7. I THE DARKEYS TOLD A STORY. concurred in the house amendment to the bill incorporating the Athens and Jefferson railroad com pany. Reports of committees favorable to the passage of bills was taken up. aud the fol- rate e jual facilities to all without discrimina tion in favor of or against any pe rson. company, or corporation. ^ Seeti ui 3d provides that in the event of the failure o r refusal of any railroad com- , ^ _ r .... pany to construct, maintain and operate lowing bills were read the third time, its telegraph line without discrimination, bills passed. any person or connecting company may The following bills were read the third apply lor relief to the commissioner of time and passed: i-aia-;.ads, who is directed to ascertain the Incorporating tbe Atlanta and Alabama facts and report them to the secretary of railroad. the interior. The secretary shall order Incorporating the Washington and what arrangement is proper to be made in Elberton railroad. the parlicn.ar case end by this order RcDealir.g the act abolishing the coqnty i-abroad company is bound to abide. It is court of Newton county. made the <la r y ofthe commissioner of rail Changing time of holding fall term of roads t" set that the ord -r is properly and Paulding superior court. efficiently carried into effect, and if ncces- Prohio.ling fishing in waters ofthe Little sury, enforced by a mandamus or other legal proceedings. By section 4 it is made the duty of the attorney genera; to prevent any unlawful iuterfen-nce with the rights and equities of the United States under this act, and to have all contracts and provisions of con tracts set aside and annulled, which have a-en unlawfully entered into by railroad compa .:. - aad’any octier person, company or corporation. Thu 5th isction provides that any officer of a railroad com cany who refuses toop- teiegruph lines in' the manuer pro- Sruate Preexvdinr*. j * ATLANTA. December 22 —The senate was C«*Ior«d lduicr»*» Froa South rarolin»Trll Tall called to order by President Davidson a; | Yams. 10 o'clock, and prayer was offered by the ' —— chaplain. ! CnicAGei. December 22 —A Times spe- Tne readingof the journal was dispensed C LU from Little Rock. Ark., savs: -Ser- ... _ . . . .. ... I era! families of negroes from South C m> Mr. Mc.riord. chairman of the committee i it!a p ^cd through this pi ice vcs.erdav on journals, reported that he nad exam- ,. .J IU K -„.,. e D mw. Chicot. Desha and m..aejoarnal ol y«.erc.»\ , tba. tne t .:'. lfcr counti-’S in the southern portion of same was correct, and he moved the read- | Arkansas , They were from Aiken and I Barnwell cou-ities, S-outh Carolina, and cave rather a gloomy account of affairs in that state, claiming that the cotton crop was virtually a failure the past season. : -.at th.- price of the staple was low-, r than ever before, and tuat landlords under the !u absorbed proceeds of black labor. They also allege* that they had no political rights, being to all intents and purposes I disfranchised. L'mL-r the circumstances emigration was a matter of necessity if not choice. Lire, numbers will leave Apple- ton. Bl.'.okville and other points in -south Carolina within the next six weeks bound for Arkansas- The emigrationisspreading all over the sta*e. and unless the l-.-eiffin- turv makes an eflvr* to improve their con dition by repealing obnoxious laws and enacting legislation to protect them, these people ^ay hundreds of South Carolina plantations will remain uncultivated for lack of colored labor. CL. ..per river, except with hook and liuc. Incorporating Athens Loan and Bank ing Association. Two bills amending the charter of Rome and Decatur railroad company. Incorporating the Germania Loan aud Banking Company. Providing game laws for Richmond county. Amending act creating board of com missioners of roads au.i revenues of Wil cox county. Amending charter ofthe city of Atlanta. Amending charter ol the town of Heph- vided in this act shall be deemed guilty of ffibah. a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding Prescribing remuneration of judge of city $1000 and imprisoned, not less than six court of Richmond county in his capacity months. The aggrieved party is author- as commissioner of roads and revenues to ized to bring action for damages against - be $1000 per annum. the guilty officer. ] Incorporating the Austell street railroad The tixlh section requires the officers company, of a railroad company, within sixty deys Providing a stock law for the 529th dis aster the passage of tiiis act to tile with the trict of Crawford county, commissioner of railroads copies of all; Authorizing the towu authorities of Fort contracts and agreements existing between ; Valiev to create a debt to build certain it and every person or corporation in refer- : school houses, ence to the ownership, possession, main- j miscellaneous. tenanee. control, use or operation of any | A message from the house announced Prr*t-jteriai;-. in luurl. Baltimore. December22 — A conference was held at the First Presbyterian tur h luffs afternoon for the purpose of arranging the programme of exercises for the ce.t- Lrat:on ot the centennial anniversary of the general assembly ofthe Presbyteri in church, to be held i.i Philadelphia in 1SSS. Rev. Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans, presided. The following ministers and elders were present: Rev. Drs. Abbott Ekotrri’g S', -v York. T. Ralston Smi.ii of Pniludel- phia. George C. Noyes of Illinois. George l*. Hayes of Cincinnati, W. P. Breed of Philadelphia. Henry \V. Nelson of Geneva, N. Y.. H. V. Vandyke of Brooklyn, Wm. E. Moore of New Haven, Wm. H. Roberts of Massachusetts, E. R. Craven of Springfield, D. C. Marquis of New York. Judge Strong, of the L'uited States supreme court. Wm. R. Negley of Pittsburg. Wm. E. Dodge of New York*. oereive power. The present situation, Mays Parnell, points strongly to the proba bility of the government being obliged to iutr.xiuce a bill reducing rents to the stan dard fixed by the recent decisions of the land commissions, also admitting lease hold- rs. The government's illegal method ofreducing rents, though General Buller's action failed except where “assisted 1 by moonlighters, or the plan of the cati.paigti. Parnell will lead a strong attack upon the whole policy and the action ofthe govern ment towards Ireland at the opening of the coming session of parliament. The organ ofthe Irish local and patriotic union asserts that O'Brien visited London secretly a fortnight ago and had a confer ence with Parnell. A deputation of the viceroy general’s tenants will shortly p'ro- eeed to Dublin and pray for a reduction of 30 per oeut. in their rents. At a meeting of the tenants at Magheralt in London derry to-day. Pinkerton, memoer of par liament for Gilwav informed his hearers that the plan of campaign had been aban doned aud urged them to form “tenants” defence societies, the payment of rents to which the government w aid he unable to prevent. IRISH RENTS. Four evicted farmers at Tinhalla. near Cirri*, on the 8uir, have reoccupied their holdings under an agreement of fifteen years'purchase. Their reinstatement has erased much rejoicing. The Nation ad vises tenants, it the plan of campaign should result in a failure, to keep their rant money themselves, “it isan essential condition of victory,” says the Nation, “that tenants shall not pay rack rents, be cause their refusal to do so will ubolish landlordism iu Ireland. 1 ' AFTER DILLON AGAIN. The goverumeul.it is rvporteJ, has re solved to prosecute John Dill >:i and Healy for their deelaraL. y : -day’s meet ing of the executive committee of the na tional league, that they would continue to carry out the plan of campaign iu defiance of the g ivernmeiit. JOINING THE >t 'VEM ENT. The anri~reut ag:iutioa in L’lstor is spreading. Many tenants are join.ng the movemaut for lower rents. Today the tenants on two large estates in the province made a demand for a 25 per cent, reduc tion i*\ rents. Kueiaod. GLADSTONE'S ATTITUDE. London, December *22. -An interchange of views between Gladstone and his col leagues of the last liberal cabiuet on the attitude to be adopted by the liberal party at the opening ot parliament has resulted in an agreement to support the govern ment iu ali legal efforts to suppress the i anti rent campaign, but to urge the ini me* ! dia f e enforcement iu some form of Par nell's bill for the suspension of evictions, i The Gladstone circle is irritated over the action of Dillon and O’Brien, j and the anti-rent leaders have j been warned that there is i no charge, that the co*operation of triad- , stoue will continue unless they submit to j Parnell, who desires the use or a common j policy with Gladstone. He is suspected of aiming to suppress the plan of campaign. te egranli line on their railroad, and also a j cerUinamendmente to senatebill allowiug j ^^ at “°^ h ?“ m rr ,h^ Vt ^ r mh'ern T presb? Geo. Johnson of Philadelphia, and Hon. ! t, ! Ki u V'.1 ■ Vi 7, ,> V- S. L. Breckenridge of St Louis, who rep- I Fhe i all MiIlGa*.ettc declares that taey Th., ... „ are in accord with their followers, who, it teries were Rev Drs. B. M. Talmer and J. R. Wilson of New Orleans, F. A. Hamilton | and J. A. Le'and of S mth Carolina, T. W. Ballet. P. Jaynes, A>;-.horzo A\erv and B. j F. Hall of Kentucky. M. D. Hodge of Vir ginia, Alexander M ..-tin of Richmond, Va.. W. T. Jenkins and G. W. S:ricblcr of Alabama. j JUDGE DUFFY SHOULD BE IN JAIL. ile lnt|irisuu. a B-purler f^r Rrfa.lnv to Violate Young—filed a demurrer, aud oil that tin case was argued. Justice Janies fiv-da} sustained the demurrer : ..d dismissed th 1 bill without going into the merits of the case. The attorney-general is said to be disappointed at this result, as Le hoped to have the question settled ou its merits. Two Caucus Committees. Washington, December 22.—There is a report in circulation to the efioct tha_, caucus committee of republican senators, acting under the instruction ot the caucus, will meet a similar committee represent ing the republicans ofthe house sometim. during the holiday recess to consider tin. course of procedure with regard to the tariff. SENATOR BLAIR. Up In Untying thr Treasnry Strlnir* Acnln. cngton, December 22.-At the re- the “Union Veteran Amp, the report describing the telegraph lines and : jlaintiff in action to withdraw original ti. property belonging to it and the manner fa. in claim cases. On motion of Mr. Dean, of its use, or other particulars. j introducer of the bill, the senate refused to ■ «»- | concur in the amendment. THE RESTLESS KNIGHTS. j tae clerk ot tbe house and assistant Stcrc- Th?) nrp After PiiivJerl) s bralp. . tary of the senate, a iist of all bills now —* | pending before the legislature, together Chicago December 22.—District assem- , with the name of the introducer and the hlv 24 kui ’hts of labor, has appointed a I status of tne bills. , oiumitiee of five which is t: gaged in the Mr. James introduced a resolution pro- ■avesff -affon ofthe sto a yards strike, a.:d viding for the appointment ot a committee it is asserted to-night that the reason for 1 of five to study tbe convict louse system the investigation is that district assembly during the recess without expense.! — uaiking house employes assembly 1 has AJoptted. 1 Baltimore, December 22.—Some two ' iu-, ) a secret I oyco t to be issued against A message from the house providing for weeks ago John T. Morris, a rep rter of til i-e of the Chiea 'o packers who were tbe appointrw-ut of a committee to notify the Sun, was called before the grand jury ;. Vticular'v bus:ile' in * the- late- strike, the governor that the general assembly j to answer as to his means of information !,L district assemblies 24 and 57 would take ", recess after 1 o'clock uutu j regarding the presentmt lit of Bln riff i'ieil- lnhrice neailv all the knights the first Wednesday i:i July was concurred derman. charged with aitempting to bribe fn Chicago and Cook county. District as- in, und Messrs. Pringle, Davis and Jackson 1 a colored voter at the late election. Mor- -emhlv “4 and the seamen's district assem- : were appointed. i ris said he had received tbe information in Idv 136 it is said were asked to support j Mr. Powell, chairman of the committee confiden t', and could not disclose the Vo 57’s bovcott The members of 24 pro-i on finance, announced that he had ap-| name of his informant. Subsequently the f. rred a thorough investigation of the | Doiuted under Mr. Davidson's resolution ] charge against the sheriff was dismissed, mnt-ers conn-ct'-d with tae strike before ; on the subject of taxation Messrs. Dean Theaecuserwascominittedtojailtorper- Ili-in./Micli a steu and the committee is ! and Ward on the part of the senate. I jury. To-day Mot ris was called before nowtakiug testimony. Among the wit- President Davidson announced as the Judge Duffy, and still refusing to says, unless they discover and amend their , ! error, will find themselves wheu p.irln,- ment meets without even « ruiup of a - party. Nothwithstaudir. ell's dis- 1 pleasure Dillon, O'Brien aud liealy con tinue their anti-re at tae: 1 s. HE CE A.SED FASTING. Jacques, the English faster, partook of i food yesterday evening after an absti nence of twenty-one days. His experi- 1 ment to fast till he collapsed has .been ib l: d< d, ow:'ig to a- cm iary diffl ul- ties, but few people gathering to witness his attempt. Tiiis morning he walked t> n 1 miles before breakfast and then resumed | work in the silk fa. ti ry, where he was em ployed before beginning his fast. WHAT IF HE DID? Mr. Gladstone denies that Parnell has ever visited him at Howardeii. re<en: condition ofthe country, were t he ri sh. German. Austrian ar.d Italian. The reason alleged for the refusal to receive the deputation was that it was composed of Turkish subjects who had no reoresenta- tiou. A R«v»Ua PjperV Opjalo*. ^r. Petersburg, December 22.—Tbe Journal de St. Petersburg, cximmenting on the inspired article in' last Monday's London Post, warning Turkey against co- quettiug any further with Russia, savs “The inspires of the Post chose the mo ment to utter their threats of war wheu all the European cabinets were conscien tiously seeking to reconcile divergent in terests. which tbe Bulgarian crisis had created; aud when Turkey and Russia bad agreed upon a solution reconciling their interests in conformity with the* Berlin treaty.it was a reserve judgment on the question whether the general tendency to ward conciliation has upset certain calculations. If the article in the Pose had some other and ulterior object, the powers who reprove the firebrand policy ought to affirm their resolution to pre serve the peace and should act firmly against any attempt to intimidate Turkes*. AVe hops the powers will not fail to do so. The sultan should be advised that so long us he seeks conciliation and peace he will find powerful sympathies aud energetic support. Iiatvl’t Victory. Cairo. December —.—The claim of the government to the lands in Egypt owned by Ismael Pasha, former Khedive, has been rejected by the court, which ordered the lands to be surrendered to the custody of M. Layison, Ismael’s agent. A Deiperatf Diamond Bobbery, Chicago, December 22.—Two men en tered the store of George F. Schmitt, 775 Ciaybourne avenue, about 6.30 List even ing and asked to see some valuable rings. Schmitt exhibited almost his entire stock, and finally placed a tray containing prob ably a dozen diamond rings on a case. While the two men were pretending to make a selection, a third man entered the store and enquired the way to Larrabee street. As the jeweller raised his face to reply, the newcomer threw the contents of a package of r«.d pepper in his eyes and rushed ouL The other two made a* hasty collection of the rings and followed. Schmitt was totally blind for an hour from the effects of the pepper, but will suffer no permanent injury. Eight or nine diamond rings, valued at nearly ?SnO, were taken. The Fall BH**rstriker*. Fall River, Mass.. December 22—The employes of the YVamsutta woolen mills we re paid in full this afternoon. • The fin ishing department will be run until the work ou hand is completed; but the other departments will be shut down to-night, pending the settlement of the strike ofthe weavers. This action is the carrying out of the decision announced by tbe man agers not to recognize any labor organiza tion or treat with any committee. The management claim that the old weavers left w > k voluntarily and are no I “jger in the employment of the mill. They will not be recognized except as individuals seeking em n : oy me nt. \ Stemioliip IVreeVeti. tl.'.LV v-ton, December 22.—A special from Rock 1 ' rt to the News ,s: The steamship Ark 1 -is, while at uipting to crLostu bar .t 3:3(1 o'clock >ester.:ay af ternoon, v..vs driven .’. 'lore by high wind and oreakersoa to the Hits in S'. George channel, w here she now lies in a danger ous position. A couri r has b- en sent for a lighter. Captain Faro ells says his ves sel will be all right provided the sea does not increase. She belongs to the Mor ran line, and runs between Morgan City. Gal veston and Corpus Ciiristi. R Orbiting Furrianrr*. Boston, December 22.—United States District-Attorney Stearns has bvguu five suits agiti.si the Bay State Brick company for a violation of the law in importing foreign labor under contract, the company having brought French Canadians to work in its brickyard. The punishment for a violation of this law is a due of $1000 for each offense. These suits, which are im portant as regards the interests of uative work men, will probably come up for trial next Mav. The president ofthe company has given bond. .1 ordered was udiourn- Judgc I’r.it; in Brook.- St" Wash quest of Republic,” Senator summoned are* Harper. Gaunt and 1 committee to investigate and study the ri-iTun who were expelled from tbeir prisou system during the recess and under P°T’ is-ublks during the strike. Air. James’ resolution Messrs. James, Rob- The ■ were chared with treason and see- 1 erts. Daniel. Nort hcutt and McLeod, oral other offenses. Upon the result of the Ou mo::jn o; Mr. Dean the senate went ffivesti-ation depends' the action to be ! into executive session to consider a sealed taken ill relation to the boycott by district communication Irom the governor, which assembly 24, the membership of which in- was the appoint ment of D C. Ashley, Esq., ffiedeV nearly all the knights in Chicago to be county solicitor of Lowndes county ev enfohe packing ho'iseT No. 57. and the for four years, from January 20, 1S37. Con- seffiinn s a.-sembl}” The intention of dis- firmed by the senate, t-' t 57 ii to inauffurate a general boycott Recess v.as ta«».en subject Veteran jirjujf '»* . a^itpral of tbe packers the president. Blair to-day introduced , “-j 1 * 0 - 1, ff_ e jt permanent. The j When the senate was again called to Moi ris J to expo- informant, was committed to jail for contempt. The term of his impris rnment is iiidetiiiite u .iess ht shall purge himself. nVrniAnT. Berlin, December 22.—A heavy snow storm which is still nging over a large part of Germany has caused a complete suspension of railway traffic in Saxon aud Bavaria and a partial suspension of com munication with Silesia, Posen, Frankfort, Mu use. Worms and Strasbourg. The leading railway trains are being cleared by troops. The incessant down fall of snow makes tne work very difficult. Dresden has received no mail from Leipsie or Chemnitz for two days, the roads being blocked. Tht postal service, by means of sledges, has bet u ar ranged between Dresden and lxdpsic. A dispatch from Cassel says that the stonu 1 i> raging without abatement over central Germany, and that no communication has b en had with Berlin since M >uday. \d- vi -es from other points agree in reporting n J iouvlet MrOusJs. New York, December 22.--Argument on the order to show cause why u stay of proceedings should not be issued in the ease of e.\ Aldermau Mct^uade, the con victed bo*ailer, so that the case might be carried to the supreme court on a motion to have the verdict of the lower court set aside aud a new trial < ed this morning ! lyn until Tuesday rh-y FaiJp.l hull lUmlril. Dknvek. Col.. December 22.—D. M. Ti>m!ip. a'c Bi.rk t al*. in, bankers of Akron, have failed, with linoiliticsof$12,000. They are also proprietors of the bank at Henkel* man and the Republican Valley Bank at Cambridge, Nebraska. They were arrested here last night on a warrant sworn taut by J K. Swan, manager of an Akron eating h 'use, and taken back by the sheriff’ of Weld countv. order a message from the house was re- persons benefits ‘‘t^entitlo.l the the pension ‘to include all who moy^ve^een disabled while actually engaged of tbe United States of a illitary semblies besides No. 57, can be calf"'!!! be made, “in* | n Barry^an'd Carleto'n, tuTt^ | at two min, bem ofthe* executive committee,whowere i««thatthe reporters of the press. Reading of the journal was dispensed with. A message from the house was received at two minutes before 1 o’clock announc- house was ready to adjourn. A Frm ftil Fire. Chicago. December 22.—A Daily News special from Des Moines, Iowa, says: •* A most disastrous tire wuich is raging broke out at Oskaloosa in the post office about 1 o’clock this morning. Despite the of- , 1 forts of the fire department, assisted by tue call ot citizens, the Haines are still beyond con trol ana progressing eastward enveloping a severe storm and intense cold. the entire block in which is located the I post office. Thus far the post otllee, the i On!t<* n »«t sum. Times building with all its contents, Her- Paris, December 22.—The newspapers ring's large furniture store. Bairn's bakery. ' state that DeBcsseps attended a baiupiet the opera house and three adjoining build- last night, and in the course of a speech ings nave been totally destroyed, involving 1 stated that 137.500.00i) francs wort still a loss of more than $40,000, with the pros- needed to complete tbe Panama caual. in pect that tha entire block will be destroy-I lent ed and a loss of $100,000 entailed. The mail and coming to thcoifi e List night is supposed to have been entirely consumed. The lire obtained full headway before being dis covered, very few people being on the street at the hour the alarm was first given.” Hit* Urrat S«:i New York, December 22.-The steam ship Ktiinelaiui. which arrived from Ant werp to day, reports that on December 2, abreast of Nantucket, she passed the sea monster reported by the steamer Tbing- vallia. It proved to be a dead whale of gijaut ie size, about fifteen feet floating out of the water. It had apparently been dead for a long time. Gad- - -r, wer e mustered or : sy'*t to -u ■ rfe elin gs t-.WArd Pow- to notify the governor announc'd that nature, whether they. 'Lion to all female I is'’hinted that a crusade has they had waited upon his excellency and not. _ , nurses in the late arrived at the age of BO jeaxa. Of^nffionable disahiliUvH ^ and non spucitio. Inc A jj-yare ntffiire. i« defined as one^^th- cannot en without the aid of „f medical exarninatmm dr-riv, and it is hinted ■sdagati :f the general called before it will ft also grants a^ension o t- shaU “^•t-^tedagainst him. In case a - - and are 0KeM ,_, . . , f the general assembly w special,sesd ’“^ e regular convention ability is defined and degree of be determined evidence, itwiuconsWofthe Mme delesate^ .j.-. .rU-Powder^"?^. that gives the movement promi. 3 ® Burned Out. The rate or ^ Loss jJOOO; children ia Licrtascd from i insurance. notifi-d him of their proposed adjaurn- ment and he had nothing further to com municate. President Davidson then in a brief and eloquent speech complimented the body upon tiieir work, thanked them *'ur their kindness and c m n leration to him as their presiding officer and declare- i tb< - ‘lui'e adjourned until the first Wedr.cs lay in July, 15s7, at 10 o'clock a. in. Khnotinf tffrs*. Atlanta, December 22.—News reached Th-y IV.nl 1'nrt.r. St. Louts, December 22.—A special to the Post-Dispatch from Cape Gerardenn says: Warren & B. rwith, extensive man ufacturers of woolen g >ods assigned for the benefit of tiieir ere iitors t i-duy. i’.ue liabilities are estimato.i at between -jyJ.OJO and $100 003. Assets 1M0,C00. rill. Mobile. December 22.—Two men named Louis PuscuUff'd A. Vicenti were arrested yestere.ay on an ord T from T. G. Hea lett, a Louisville and Nashville detective. They are wauled in New Orleans!'<r robbing E. Price of $4300. Cailhan Fffimli's Trontilrs Constantinople, December ban Effendi, special Turkish env >v u> Sofia, whom several of the powers attempt ed to have banished from the porte's diplomatic service on the alleged ground of double dealing with Bulgaria, will, through palace influence, remain in Bul garia despite* the advice to the contrary of the Turkish ministry. It is stated that’tbe porte hopes, through the influence of M. Voulsevitch, Bulgarian agent in CVuistai.t;- nople, to bring about a cliar.ge in the Bul garian regency. Diplomats here, h iwever, believe that the Bulgarians wi’l refuse to change the regency until an acceptable candidate for tht* Biilg.iri in throne has been designated. The embas sies mentioned in last Mondav’s di-p itciu's as having refused to receive the deputa tion of Bulgarian citizens who had ti.d from their country to the Turkish capital, and who desired to give testimony th t: the present regency was responsibie lor the Th* Ut*-*l from 0«Kn Des Moinks. Iowa. l\vember 22.—-The aggregate loss by the Oskaloosa lire this morning amomffs to ^U«0,000. insurance ^.XhOOd. The fire was enntim d to the lim its already described. The principal loss is on the opera house building owned by the masonic oidt-r. which was valued at K'l’.Oftl arid insured for -f 13,000. It will be rebuilt at once. do I’ar lonfti »*> i St. I ons, December 22.—Obey Evans, rt ciiviug teller of the Tiiird national bank of this city, who, in ISS2. embezzled about £200.000 of the funds of that bank, and who ms been s* r\ ing a sentence in the Chester Id. nvniten iarv for that crime was par- lied y es t c rday by t h e p rcsi de u U lioal. (ioM. liuld. New Y 'k:; D.eeml'.'r 22. —The amount of gold rci t ived j » far tiiis week is 22,196,* 4V\ Of this *1,3 *, 1-15 came on the French steam, r L.t ('h.uupagne and fS27,305 by the Avr.'-nia. ^1,000,000 has been ad' N .iu.ced ' i gold by the ussay officer in this citv for immediate use. McU A Fair.I tall. New york, I December 22.—John E. irin.U A, 15 years old, and Wm. Smith, y« ir.*ol.i, employes in Webster’s Sil er aiii.g Manufactory, in Brooklyn, fell rough an eli*\ at»»r opening this after ion. McC »rma k was instantly killed. neck was broken. Smith escaped *th a t r. kou ankle.