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1 V. *£*“ - j. jj. ESTILL,
savannah. Qa.
. ~j post Office lu Se
< Isum 'I alter.
1 (iponria A flairs*.
E . st u’rs that early last
I .... D4 ;n?-i Henry Lake, who
I . . '■ nn-*. F; yd county, while
■ • h .jdth. fell dead. The
I _• ; in a verdict that his
B . suses unknown to them.
E . i Ic Atlanta on Saturday
I j*c: of building the Georgia
B . a . [; was estimated that to
B .- t.ti.d) per mile, andwhn
r the Atlanta and Alabama
“, ‘ v u _. •. _-i to that heavy expense.
,i ; Memphis wil sooner or
■ i. tii* nwestity for the At-
B • * has informition of the
S • • - h : J es. a wei. to-do farmer,
I y j\y night. by unknown
■ - ; mentioned Mr. Jones
f [. s out louses on tire and
jjf . ,t. * Liie in the dark he
E - .me cue, several shots
... land body. The parties
... nude their escape.
• : are very serious, and his
m . . ie cm recover. It is
E ~ t ; ij.m Mr Jones had a iliffl-
V -a ar.d suspicion rests
[ . . ,;r ■ perpetrators tf this
E iu<ht, was set on Are
B t .. v f r the purpose of attracting Mr.
■ ... r. a::i e;vtsinf him to go oil
I -'-i. lie ii '.i. h i.est, liard-working
■ i*~- a 1 is Be": i‘. icht of by the entire
t ■ e. 1,1 ler the act a
1 3 tic . uni nothing will be
B. , „ • :i- p-rpetrators to light.
f , i states that the
| ■ v.is thrown into excite-
I lataUttle child of Mr.
I j :r.it place, had fallen into
t . i. The report
I true, and th >ugh medical at-
I it was too late. After
. e> ,5 I.?s of the little victim
I. -u fr'hi the burning of
-s frequent.
1 ~ .’.tie six months old son of
■- pi Li >' i. ’ resnaa of the Home Courier,
| y if not fatal-y
|’ ii r.-.::c ft meeting of citizens wi Ibe
I y ._- if the fiurpjse of devis ng
B ti ;;.e !>-..pie of Ireland in their
!•.. : o'jtai A a just settlement of
| : : .,v t • ning last Hon. Elisha P. S.
1. - . man. State Senator from the
as married to Miss Mamie
■ Lsar. of Valdosta. *
I .y ' " n. who, while drunk, killed
l-; i..: ~ ' his plantation, mar Albany, a
.. • hts been adjudge 1 a demented
Im . v.. ibe sent to the insane asylum
L >., s. Tha Albany AYic.s says of
I r . t a more rt-stless. nervous,
I," i s-raii'.e looking and altogether
l . n • in he is. He presents a tem-
I re forcible than could pos
r ! with pen or uttered with
F- •.*-*. To pity Ism one need
I . . lilt" says that Mrs. S. T.
A-l. M :i::. retired en Sunday night of
■' *- ipi A'-nt'y gc* ! health. On Mon
i- : c r—r bus and was shocked and
:ui : it she was cold and stiff in
' ..t i Id spell a yonth living
wr Cuss nwas taught a painful but emi
;; -"i n in natural philcao hy.
s ■ -r-<;n; .lent of the Columbus
L ■ - • been cautioned by his father
1 " 1 ' rue to a piece -*f rrozen iron,
r •. ..d If he U.l that it would stick and
-■ : .t ;.•< .••_> without peeling the
- ' I.thought he knew a thing
- :t an ti-v- r; rnisg bright and early
'-• •: -st i j >\ing for an axe. He
r s iiii.eiihii tongue to it. aud
• . it didn’t pull worth a
i-• • ■ :. >use wi*h the axe cliog
i !ti .her applied warm c'orhs,
' in . l:thuxe had him. He tried
.1 Ir/t. lie grew desperate, an i
r - Anxi.r.:i ,;rkpullelloos, but the skin
;i ~"' b * sxe. !i is now said to be the
= ‘•■rdy fii m the lanl.
*On Monday of last
"vr Iris Taylor and Milton
. ' ■ : '.red in a difficulty, when
- ; ■- ni fW-d three shots at
’. c;.' takiog effect in the bretst.
; * •' -'• -s inj ry A lively race bw
' o E : B .: rf Putnam ensued, la
i to fti.i brought back, but
~ . ' dug t > bring preseeutioa
■ ■ - m dent of the Bain
'• r.r.-s iriit psper as follows:
- ; t at stealing as wm ever
' w „ iupby a coiore! party on
■ - r r. 0 ; entered Mi. Maxwell’s
j • I :i’le the proprietor and
cage! inf. ‘-'r-g up the day’s
r a pair or shoes, made
. ’ "• Maxtee headed him off.
, t tug.ht him. The Marshal
■’ } T ANARUS• ;’: * negro was sent to the
: 'ty there he nisuagea to
?.. . knife, and cut Mr. Gus Laset-
Y.. ar 1 in the generalcoufusiun
' - the f-.g>w escaped.’’
- Y • ■: “Advices received
■X at a collision and fatal
. r i • dav or tyo since, near
.. n the E. T.. V AG. R R..
i train and the regular even
n train. The freight train
• main track, thi hands
*■■■* -' ca.-, when the accommo
o-me thundering along
. ■ . b curve, strikiog tbe rear
", . train and demolishing three
. ye'-.fihercadßhowaaadjust
]. \ 1 '‘rea two care at the tune.
•-j . ’’ • ' crushed that he died in a
.. ; '• *i > name is rep ;rted to be Chas.
■' /.’.'i . iirer : “For a we* k
. i" 1 t-en large numbers of
ugh this city en route to
- . ‘ , a the eecond class
'*“! - - train from Macon is
►it.-’. . ’ . an.l fr. qu-ntly to such an
are forced to wait for the
*i. . . - -y -ay g rod homes and better
. *rr. jri rtiis-d them, and this is
’ ’> ft-'igned for leaving com
ic • *u i ; t0 gia. The majority of
' - uthwvstem part of tha
■ -re ah. who are
Tf.- w l ’urning m theconrae of a year.
. a 1 • ■ a ueo, bu‘ will go to anew
' _ ... ■ -"ti lesson which will never be
’ *_ - iy they will try tbe Louis
ti.em w may n" t expect to
ii T/‘ :rt! - Tii re are emigrant agents
* ' / ■ the practice is uclawrul it
► . j" -- the farmers to keep a
- Ai.,l catch some of them.”
■'Hi'.-i: “Yesterday P*s. Co
s-f .. u - - t '.ervisited the cemetery
54: - ; ’ "fticinga thorough exumi
- s btiir Byrd, the young lady
: .‘T“ ’ : avc ..‘rrti lying in the dead
F-fs. If’” ftst week. A Istitery was ap
resorted to. hut no
► “j ’ i-d ire discovered, and after
itt. ’ ..’J • ‘ -u;.-factory etamma ion the
>t i Miss Byrd dead. This is
* i/, case, and every physician
.-e bidy is lc S t for a solution,
y ’’ l. afier her death the body
' * ' wsroith. The color still ad
- --i.s. and every appeaianc* of
►• _ ;/ l* l >:,• was pronounced dead.
T-r-V " ’.he warmth of tin l>ody
;*’ r’aicr-J.aod even now the tem
>! a "-'tie below ihit of a living
a- - ti “’' xuninatiou yeste day,
1 A'teinpticg to detect a pul
■"t; - V ;a ' Kht sinelL It is saerted
( T>: - *‘ J w *“ lje buried today.*’
’ *-i< ,’ [ f ”’ r <‘<izttte reports the fol-
d “. Accident:” “A young colo ed
. -c ,;.T. p', *' nght, met with a very se
’ 1 , 'he rice mill on Hopeton plan
, “ /; r - county side of the river,
J* 11 hj T ‘“tern on, C v which he lost his
. : At 4 ’’ wa * employed around the
“Pin., .Fteste-i by theteederto take
racments; during the ab>
5-htd *‘i ;r’;- r one of the smaller belt ran
fT dWT ‘-'J Astir g the belt on the pulley.
’s^*ol :.-i -£ ou “ !>Ol . hut missed his
u ZUFZ 1 , UDder tte beater While
r - , s-ni t mfr "- U!:at '' 'f was very lucky
lh f ew main belt oft
to * 1-11 r P°° r . * ou!d have been
Lm fh-’t i.-'cru>i'nii I 1 wt *' *** from near
bat I m * Bß - The boy was
• ft hd brought to this city, where
Sanvannah morning News
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
Dr. R B Harris amputated the leg. leaving bat
a short stump. Ihe operation was quickly ad
successful performed, ar.d we learn that the
lad is doing as well as could be expected.”
On " ednesday night last a most disastrous
fire occurred about ten miles north of Colum
bus. which leveled to the ground the home of
two of the oldest and best citizens of Muscopree
county The structure destrored was the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Wrr. Amos Mr Amos
was seventy-seven years of age Monday and
„ w seventy-five years. From
sl r - T J. *\att. Mrs. Amos’son, the Columbus
Enquirer obtains the following particulars :
“Two young ladies were visiting tke aged
couple and on the night of the fire two young
gentlemen called on them. They decided to
spend the night and retired about 11 o'clock.
Shortly afterward they heard a continual
cracking, and becoming alarmed went down
s airs and aroused Mr. Amos, to ascertain the
esuse. He got up and on opening the door
found the store room in flames. The entire
household and those living on the place were
call-d up. but the flames had gained sach
headway that it was beyond control. The
store room is connected with the dwelling
and seeing that it would be destroyed
an effort was made to save tbe furniture,
and that in the t*o front rooms was
saved The wearing apparel, lied clothing,
dining room furniture, pro itior.s and every
thing of the kind were consumed. Mr. Amos
was left with only the suit he had worn the
day before The house was an excellent cue,
and valued at about SI,OOO. The household
furniture and other property would not fall
short cf S3OO. We learn that Mrs. Amos
was carried to a servant’s house tn the
premises, and is now confined to her bed from
the excitement and leas of her home, where
she has lived for forty rdd ysars. They will
rebuild again in a sbort time,' and their neigh
bors have kindly volutt-ered assistance. A
ra Jier singular fact connected with the burn
ing was tLa* Mrs. Frances Hines, a daughter
of Mrs. Amos, who lived six mil3 distant,
dreamed the night before that the house was
burning, and it so frightened her that she
awoke an 1 spent a sleepless night. She was
so it, pressed with her dream that when she
arose she ordered her buggy and went to see
if her vision was true. She had not heard of
the fire until she saw the barren spot where
the homestead stood."
Florida Affairs.
On Thursday afternoon last a colored man
of Jacksonville by the name of Ed Patterson,
while engaged in loading live oak on the
schooner Annie L. McKeen, received injuries
which it is thought, will prove fatal. The
Cnuni says he was in the hold of the vessel,
and, while stooping over attempting to guide
a roller upon which a largo stick of timber
was being moved, the roller slipped out and
struck him on the chin, knocking him sense
less Dr. Livingston was called, an 1, upon
examination, found that the windpipe had
been torn almost in two, and the bone near the
root of the tongue dislocate L At last report*,
the man was still alive an 1 doing as well as
could be expected.
On Wednesday morning a severe wind passed
over a portion cf Leon county, doing some
damage to fences, etc. The Tallahassee Flori
dian says: "Mr. Thomas J. Roberts, in the
Cectreville neighborhood, abmt eleven miles
north of Tallahasse*, had a fine new barn
blown down and utterly wrecked. A number
of animals were stabled therein, and four
mules and one horse were killed by the failing
building, causing a loss of some six hundred
dollars. The barn was the property of Mr.
Hall, a neighbor. This is the worst disaster
caused by the gale we have heard of.”
From all we can gather from cur Florida
exchanges, it seems that the recent cold spell,
which extended throughout the State, did no
material in j try to the old orange trees.though
the fruit was greatly damaged. The young
trees were somewhat injured, however, at
were the more delicate fruits and vegetables.
The more hardy of these latter escaped.
The cause of the failure of the Jacksonville
Sun and Press was that it could not hold up
under the load of mortgages with which it was
burdened. Mr. 11. B. McCallum. of the Union,
has a suit now pending against the defunct
journal.
The case of Beo Bird, convicted of the mur
der of Robert Neison, in Jacksonville, was
called up in that city in the Circuit Court last
Tues 'ay. His attorney stated that a motion
for anew trial hid been made, upon the
grounds that the verdict was not in accordance
with the evidence: that during the trial two
of the jurors had left the court room alone,
etc. The Judge, after reviewing the evidence
in the ease, deuied the motion for anew trial.
He then asked the prisoner if he had anything
to say why judgment should not be pronounced.
The prisoner calmly denied his guilt, and went
so far as to say that he did not even have a
pistol during the riot in which tha murder was
committed, and ai-ked the mercy of the court.
The court then pronounced the sentence. It
was that Bird should be hung by the neck until
dead, upon such day as should be fixed by the
Governor.
The poisoned water has disappeared from
Tampa Bay and there are no further reports of
fish dying. The water above Tampa Bay has
not been affected at all.
The Tampa Tribune say*: “Chipco, the old
Seminole Chief, was in town this week. He
was accompanied by an Indian boy, the son of
Tallahassee, anl a young negress 16 or IT years
of age. The latter could nqt speak English.”
According to the Hamilton County Times , a
minister, while performing the marriage cere
mony recently, at a point not a hundred miles
from Jasper, got the service badly mixed. He
wanted the bride to say, “and leaving him
cleave unto all others as long as ye both shall
live.” It is hopd that the bride was fortunate
enough to discover and correct the mistake be
fore she pledged herself to such an unheard of
contract.
Says the Mo ticello Constitution: “A
colored man named Jesse Sanders, living near
Panther Creek, about a mile and a half north
west of town, was discovered in his cabin on
last Thursday morning cold in death It is re
ported that he was poorly protected against
the extreme cold weather that prevailed
during th- previous night, and that he actually
froze to death. Xo doubt the unfortunate man
suffered from the cold, but we do not believe
it was the cause of his death. He wa3 afflicted
with ei ilepsy. and it is probable cvroe to bis
d-fath fro o said caus”. He was alone in the
cabin, and app*ars to have been aa outcast
from relations and fri-nJ* ”
Kays the Palatka Herald: “Gentlemen con
nect'd with our railroad affairs spent a day or
two he'ethis week. From Mr. Boar’man we
learn that General Varnum has taken the con
tract to grade tweuiy miles from Palatka
westward. General Varnum is here with a
f w hands for the purpose of staking out the
route for his contract. After holidays, one
hundred hands, or more, will be put upon the
road at cnce. and at least three hundred will
l e employed in the course of this month. So
far. things look encouraging for Putnam coun
ty. and the county site, Palatka.”
Fernand ;na Express : “The affects of the
severe cold of last week, upon vegetation
generally is pliinly visible in this city and
along the Transit Railroad. Orange trees,
though probably not seriously injured, are
considerahlv nipped, and will lose tne present
growth of foliage. We noticed this result, as
far south aa Gainesville, on the road, and even
at Micanopy the leaves are considerably
wilted. On Orange Lake, however, no damage
at all seems to have been sustained. The trees
are as green and vigorous looking as before
the freez-. and the owners of groves feel that
there is no p’ace like Orange Lake. The
general opinion is that even the present crop,
though frozen, is not seriously irjured, and
large quantities are being daily shipped from
ihe lake. Messrs. Bishop and Harris contem
plate shipping 500 boxes per day for the next
three weeks ”
Tampa Guardian: “We hope, by (his time
next year, that the whistle of the iron horse j
from some of the many railroads talked of to
Tampa will greet the ears of our citizen*. We
do hope that our business men throughout the
country will see the great importance of such
aa enterprise, and will lend ail their energies
and capital to bring this much needed blessing
within the bounds of this city. With a rail
road to Tampa, in two years the whole South
ern country would be teeming with immigra
tion, and open up one of the best fruit pro
ducing port ions of the State, thus giving quick
transportation for the rich harvest of golden
fruit. ’1 he Gainesville, Ocala and Charlotte
Harbor Railroad Company, it is said, com
menced work on the :17th instant, and we have
reason to believe that this company did com
mence on that day. from the conversation we
bad recently with their agent, Mr. C. A. B mrd
man.”
Under the caption. "Attempted Lynching.”
the Pensacola Advance says: "Through
Sheriff Hutch nson we learn that a few days
since an attempt was made on the part of sev
eral colored men in Moiino to lynch a white
man of that place, but were frustrated in their
nefarious purpose by the timely alarm of the
partr attacked, aud the subsequent vigiiant
action of the law officers. Since the cccur
recee Pete Johnson, tbe ringleader, has been
arrested by Sheriff Hutchinson, was tried be
fore a Justice, found guilty, and in default of
bail re man del to the county jail, where he now
abides in sweet contemplation of his past and
future career. This attempt to lynch a man
on a mere pretext took place on tbe 30th ult,
but thus far ‘Pete’ is the only one in the
clutches of the law. We learn from good au
thority, however, that the balance implicated
are eagerlv sought and that anyone furnishing
evidence which wi 1 lead to their apprehension
and conviction will be handsomely rewarded.’
JacksonvTle Union: “Sunday afternoon Mr.
J W. Neal found the body of a colored man in
his field, about a mile north of this city. The
body appeared to have been lying there sev
eral days, and the hogs had to mutilated it
that recognition was impossible. Mr. Neal re
ported the fact to his wife, who stated that on
Thursday afternoon she saw two colored men
cross the fence just below tbe house and pro
ceed in the direction of where the body was ,
found. She said that each of the men earned
small tin buckets. Near the dead mans body
was found a tin bucket similar to those canned
by the two men reported as being seen by Mrs. ,
Neal Mr. Neal came to tbe dtj and reported
the fact to the authorities. Lpon an order
from Justice Jordan Mr. Oak brought the body
to the city, when a poet mortem examination
was held by Dr. Knight A coroner’s jury was
then empanneled by Coroner M. C. Jordan, of
which John L. Ed wards was elected foreman,
and aftsr hearing gome evidence adjourned
until Friday. Upon the body of the dead man
was found an nnaddressed postal card. It had
evidently been written by himself and reads as
follows:
„ “ ‘Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 27, 1880.
’ ‘Dear Grand Papa:
“ T seat myself to drop you a few lines to let
you know why is it I bare not come home yet.
1 went to work and got all ready to come home
on Christmas and then met with a bad misfor
tune—lost all my money and then was com
pelled to fail and now at work for f 1 25 per
day. Well at present. Coming soon as I can.
lours truly G son Jefferson Parish.’
"This is all that is known of the unfortunate
man, and it is supposed that he was one of the
laborers imported here from North Carolina
or Virginia to work on the railroad.”
Tallahassee Floridian: "As Uncle Remus
would say. ”We er bin havin’ a bunnunee er
wedder” hereabouts during the past week On
Tuesday evening it began to grow cold, on
Wednesday it was colder, and on Thursday
morning the ground was frozen hard, buriug
most of this time a bitter, piercing wind blew
from the north and northwest, and the ther
mometers about town played many an antic.
One hung by General Diekison in a bush in the
capitol grounds registered on Thursday morn
ing at sunrise. 16 degrees: another up town reg
istered 12 degrees. Cloud* gathered on Thurs
day evening and it moderated somewhat, a
fine sleet following Friday night, freezing as it
fell, which on Saturday morning appeared in
the form of a thin coating of ice over every
thing. The twigs of the trees were
transformed into a multitude of glistening
sprays, hung with glassy fringe Ererv blade
of grass was wrapped in a shining coat of
mail, and the general appearance was as if a
regular snow storm haa occurred. On Satur
day the temperature continued to rise, and the
clouds remained, at times dropping a fine
misty rain, which aided in melting the icy fet
ters of the frost, and by night all traces of ice
were gone. Many fears are entertained by
those interested as to the safety of the orange
aud other fruit trees but it is hoped that the
gradual moderation of th- temperature and the
presence of the clouds will prevent much dam
age. Tbe uugathered oranges were frozen sol
idly. Several growers had forethought enough
to gather th-ir fruit, but most of the fruit re
mained on the trees, and will be almost a total
loss.
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THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
The Republican* Sure east ul—Not a
Commaniai Elected.
Paris, January 10.—From latest accounts,
Republican success at the municipal elec
tions Is assured. In Lille, Roubaix, Nantes,
Anglers, Alalsa, Ximes, Vannes, Montolep,
Dijon, Nice, and most of the large towns
the Republican papers publish congratula
tory articles on the result of the elections,
which is considered to have made
the breach apparent between the Republi
can and Irreconcilable Radicals. It is to be
observed that seventy-five Senators will be
come liable to re-election next year. Of
these forty-three are Republicans and thirty
two Reactionaries. In consequence of the
share which the municipalities take in the
Senatorial elections the Republicans have
hoped if they are successful at the munici
pal elections that very few retiring reaction
ary Senators will be able to return to their
seats.
The Republican successes noted above are
distinctly Garnbettht and anti-social. Even
in Paris no Communis’s have been elected,
although several have received large votes
in the districts where eecond ballots are
necessary, of which there are about twenty.
M. Clemence, leader of the Extreme
Left in the Chamber of Deputies, was
cut by M. Tringuet anu the Communists on
Saturday night, and went away from the
meeting quite crestfallen, after a bitter
speech against him by Louise Michela, be
cause he did not attend the funeral of M.
Blanqui.
—...
Is there Another Cold Wave Corn*
itig^
Chicago, January 10.—A dispatch from
Stevens’ Point, Wis., says the mercury stood
at 52 degrees below zero at 6 o’clock this
morning.
Concord, N. H., January 10.—Fourteen
inches of snow fell during the night and
forenoon. All trains are delayed. The train
from Claremont did not arrive until some
time this afternoon. The storm changed to
rain at noon and continues. Reports from
other sections of the State show the same
quantity of snow has fallen.
Fredericksburg, Va., January 10—A
storm of rain, freezing as it fell, prevailed
yesterday and until nearly Doon to-day. Great
damage is done to orchards and shade trees,
and telegraph wires are broken In all direc
tions. Fears are entertained of a freshet
in the Rappahannock and its tributaries un
less a thaw is arrested by colder weather.
SnRF-VBPOKT, Jacuiry 10 —Two inches of
snow fell here yesterday and last night.
Nearly all had melted by dark to day. the
country roads are in a very bad condition.
The cotton receipts will be light this week.
Weather Indication*.
Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash
ington, January 10. —Indications for Tues
day:
In the South Atlantic States, local rains
and slightly colder, partly cloudy weather,
rising barometer, and winds generally from
northeast to northwest.
In the Middle States, areas of snow and
partly cloudy, north to west
winds, becoming variable, and rising ba
rometer.
In he Gulf Stales, partly cloudy weather
in tbe eastern portions, local rains, |north
erly winds, shifting to east and south In
the western portions, stationary or slowly
rising temperature in the eastern portions,
rising followed by falling barometer, and in
the western portions falling barometer.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, clear
or partly cloudy weather, higher tempera
ture, and in the western portions failing
barometer and variable winds, shifting west
or sou’h.
►.*♦•.-.
The Population of Alabama and
North Carolina.
Washington, January 10. —The total
population of Alabam*, as returned to the
Census Office, is as follows: Males 622,652,
females 639,692, native born 1,252,691, for
eign 9,650, white 661,986, colored 600,358.
The population of North Carolina is as
follows: Males 688,164, females 711,836,
native born 1,396,522. foreign 3,678, white
591,611, colored 210,953.
Null Tor Libel.
New York, January 10 —Ex-Assembly-
man Thomas H. Cortigan has commenced,
in the Superior Court, a suit for alleged
libel against the Evening Express newspaper,
the libel consisting of n article reflecting
on plaintiff’s political course as a leader of
anti-Temmacy. Judge Truax to day ap
proved the undertaking in an order for the
arrest of Thomas B. Kingsland, publisher of
the Express.
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Tbe Fisherlea Award.
London. January 10.—The Daily Noes, in
an editorial article this morning,saye: “The
total effect of the statements of Mr. Henry
Youle Hind is to vitiate the fisheries award
by vitiating the statistics accepted by both
governments on which it rests. If Mr.
Hind’s figures are correct, falsification has
been committed, and tbe whole question
must be reopened in the name of English
honor.”
Sympathy for the Boer*.
London, January 10.—A Dutch corre
spondent writes to the Fall Mall Gazette that
the suggestion of a Rotterdam newspaper,
that the members of the Red Cros6 Society
be dispatched to the Transvaal to aid the
wounded Boers, has been received with
lively sympathy. A subscription is talked
of for *be purpose of starting some surgeons
immediately for the Transvaal.
A Fatal Fisbt.
Shreveport, La., January 10.—At Wm.
Hutchinson’s store, thirty-eight miles be
low here, a fight occurred to day between
Frank Castle aud Richard Scroggins, a one
legged Federal pensioner, in which Castle
was shot and mortally wounded. Scroggins
has been arrested and put in jail.
Not Captured.
London, January 10.—Later advices do
not confirm the report of the capture of
Lima by tbe Chilian forces.
Fiiozen T ropical Fruits. New
York importeis of tropical fruit arc hav
ing a hard time, one firm having lost
1,400 barrels on a steamer from Jamaica
by freezing. Another vessel at Burling
slip, where she is discharging, had her
deck load frozen. The curious spectacle
is witnessed of the large quantities of
beautiful fruit drifting about with the
waves along the wharves, which have
been thrown away as worthless. Much
larger quantities are put on the market
for “what they will fetch.” The feature
of the season is the enormous orange crop
coming to hand, both from the West la
dies and Florida.
100.000 witnesses will testify to the virtues
of Dr. Tutt’s Pills. Wherever Chill and
Fever, Bilious Diseases or Liver Affections
prevail they have proven a great blessing.
Readers, a single trial will convince you
that this is no catch-penny medicine. Ten
years’ test baa established their merits.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1881.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
RESIGNATION OF M ARSHAL FITZ
SIMONS FORWARDED.
Opposition by the Internal Revenue
Bureau the Cause—Judge Woods’
Assignment—Justice bwayne to
Resign—Colonlzatlou'ol Negroes in
ITlexleo and Central America—The
Weekly IWall to Havana—Congres
sional Proceedings.
Washington, January 10. —The private
secretary of President Hayes to day fur
niihed me the following statement. The
President has Information from Marshal
Fitzsimons that he has forwarded his resig
nation. When he was appointed Marshal,
Fitzsimons told the President that if ever
his holding office was an embarrassment
to the administration he would promptly
resign. The President has not intimated to
Fitzsimons that his resignation would be
acceptable at this time, but the latter, think
ing that his Incumbency of office is a source
of embarrassment, has resigned. The resig
nation has nothing whatever to do with the
charges that have been made against Mr.
Fitzsimons.
This is one way of letting a man down
easy. If no charges had been made against
Mr. Fitzsimons he would not have been re
moved. It is but justice to say, how
ever, that many of the chaiges published,
or having been made against him,
are really either trumped up for the occa
sion, or are old matters that have been in
vestigated and found to be without founda
tion in fact. The real cause of Fi:z -imons’
retiring is to be found in the opposition to
him in the Internal Revenue Bureau service.
The official assignment of Judge Woods
to the Southern Supreme Court Circuit, an
ticipated some time ago In these dispatches,
was made to day. Judge Bradley, whom he
will succeed, will go to the Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware Circuit.
Justice Bwayne will resign from the Su
preme Bench in the next tea days, and
Stanley Matthews will succeed him. It it
generally understood that on next Wednes
day evening Judge Swayne will give a dinner
in honor of Judge Woods.
Mr. Buckner introduced in the House to
day a bill requesting the President to open
negotiations with Mexican and Central
American States for the purchase or cession
of territory for a voluntary colonization of
the colored population of this country. This
proposition is by no means new.
It was up under President Lincoln,
and the outcome was the granting of the
Chiriqui tract on the isthmus, from ocean
to ocean, to an American citizsn for the pur
pose advocated by Mr. Buckner. This
grant is still in force, and has recently at
tracted attention on account of the agita
tion of the interoceanic canal communica
tion. The United States has recently es
tablished coaling stations at either terminus
of the grant for United States vessels.
Mention was made in these dispatches a
few days ago that a weekly steamship mail
service had been established between Pec
sacclt and Key West and Havana, Cuba.
Tbe following is the official order on the
subject from the General Superintendent of
the Railway Mail Service :
Weekly steamship mail service has been
established between Pensacola and Key
West, Fla , and Havana, Cuba. A United
States mail steamship leaves Pensacola every
Saturday at 7 p. m., one hour after the ar
rival of the train from Pensacola junction,
at which point direct connections are made
from New Orleans and all points North,
East and West, arriving at Key West, Fla.,
every Monday morning and Havana not
later than Tuesday morning. The returning
steamship will leave Havana Wednesday
night, Key West Thursday morning, and
arrive at Penszcola Siturday morning in
time to make close connection by railroad
for points North, East and West.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr. Voorhees, from the
joint special committee on the subject,
reported and asked to have printed and
recommitted the bill authorizing the con
struction of a building for the accommo
dation of tne Congressional library. So
ordered.
Mr. Logan introduced a bill to authorize
the appointment of General U. 8. Grant on
the retired list. The bill was read at length
upon the request of Mr. Cockling. It pro
vides that in recognition of the eminent
public services of General Ulysses S. Grant,
late of the army and ex-Pre-ldent of the
United States, the President is authorized
to appoint him, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to the retired list,
with the rank aud full pay of a General of
the army. The second section authorizes
the President, when he shall consider the
emergency has arisen requiring the services
of General Grant on active duty, to assign
him to any command commensurate with
the rack of General. Referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Logan introduced a joint resolution
extending the frarkmg privilege to all
official business sent through the mail by
Senators, Representatives and Delegates in
Congress. He explained that his object
was to relieve Congressmen from the ex
pense of postal matter going through their
hands from the departments to
the constituents of tbe Congressmen.
In his own case this expense upon matter
coming to him from the Pension Office
alone had amounted to from five to seven
dollars, aud in one instance ten dollars, prr
month. The subject was one of accommoda
tion, not of the members, but of their con
stituents. Laid on the table and ordered
printed.
A cumber of other bills were introduced
and referred, when the morning hour ex
pired, acid the bill for the relief of Ben Hol
liday was taken up as untioiehed business.
Without concluding debate thereon the
Senate, at four o’clock, went into executive
session, and when the doors reopened ad
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House,'under the call of States, the
following bills were introduced and referred:
By Mr. Davis, of California—To facilitate
appeals from the decisions of the Commis
sioTier of Patents.
By Mr. Speer, of Georgia—To exempt
from import duties all machinery used in
the manufacture of cotton thread and cot
ton goods.
By Mr. Price, of lowa—Declaring silver
certificates to possess the same legal tender
quality as the coin for which they were is
sued.
By Mr. Carpenter, of lowa—To increase
50 per cent, the duty of flax seed or lin
seed and the manufactures therefrom: also
proposing a constitutional amendment pro
viding that all civil officers of the United
States, except Judges of the Supreme and
Inferior Courts, the heads of departments
and officers whose duties are temporary,
shall hold office for a term of four years,
and that Congress may provide for the elec
tion by the people of Postmasters land other
officers whose duties are to be performed
within the limit of any State, such officers
to be rubject to removal by the President
on other than political or religious grounds.
By Mr. Willis—To prevent extortion from
persons in the public service, and bribery
and coercion by such persons.
By Mr. Buckner, of Missouri —Requesting
the President to open negotiations with
Mexico, or the Central American States, for
the purchase and cession to the United
States of a territory for the voluntary colo
nization of the colored population of the
United States.
By Mr. Stone of Michigan—Authorizing
the Postmaster General to select and pur
chase a site for a post office in Washington.
Mr. Goode of Virginia, Chairman of the
"Committee on the Yorktown Celebration,
reported back the joint resolution author
izing and requesting the President to extend
to the government and the people of France
an invitation io join the people and Govern
ment of the United Btates in the observance
of the centennial anniversary of tbe surren
der of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va.
Passed.
The Speaker then proceeded to call com
mittees for reports. The only Important
bill reported under this call was the Indian
appropriations bill, which was referred to a
committee of the whole, and the House
then, at 1:45, went Into committee (Town
tthend, of Illinois, in the chair) on that bill.
Mr. Frost, of Missouri, offered an amend
ment providing that Joseph’s band of Nez
Perce* Indians shall be transferred to such
Indian reservation north of the 45th de
gree north latitude as the Secretary of the
interior may select. He thought that a
crime had been perpetrated on Chief Joseph
aDd his band in removing them to the ma
larious Indian Territory, and he hoped that
the House would take this opportunity to
right that wrong.
Mr. Haskell, ot Kansas, and Mr. Magin
nis, of Montana, opposed the amendment,
which was supported by Mr. Hooker, of
Mississippi.
Mr. Baker, of Indiana, opposed the
amendment, and said it would be unwise to
remit this small remnant of the band back
to the country which they had desolated.
Mr. Maginnis suggested that nearly every
Indian of that band was under indictment
in Idaho, and the most cruel thing that
could be done to these Indians would be to
remove them to that country where personal
antagonism existed against them. He de
nied that Western men were cruel to the
Indians. It was the ignorant interfer
ence of the Eastern philanthropists
which was tbe usual cause of Indian wars.
The Western men were men of grit and
courage, and men of grit and courage were
men of tenderness, humanity and justice.
The average Western man would be kind to
a dog, andjwould not be unkind to any man,
black, red or white, who bore &emblance to
his God. Mr. Frost’s amendment was then
rejected without division.
Mr. Hiscock, of New York, moved to
strike out the paragraph repealing the laws
creating a commission of ten citizens nd
insert a proviso appropriating *IO,OOO for
its expenses.
Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, made a point
of order against the amendment, pending
which the committee, having excluded the
consideration of 46 out of 50 pages of tbe
bill, rose, and the House, at 4:35, adjourned.
TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Senator Bruce to day introduced a bill
providing for the division of the State of
Mississippi into two judicial districts,
to he called the Northern and Southern
districts. The Northern district includes
the counties of Kemper, Neshoba, Winston,
Noxabee, Carroll, Bolivar, Coahoma, Tu
nica, De Soto, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Choc
taw, Tallahatchee, Panola, Lafayette, Pon
totoc and Chickasaw, as they existed in
Jone, 1838 The Northern district Is sub
divided into eastern and western districts.
The Southeru district includes the residue
of the State.
THE MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
Representative Money introduced a bill
to-day to modify the postal money order
system. It provides that money orders
shall not be issued for sums in excess of
SIOO, and makes the rates on an order not
exceeding $5 five cents, $5 and not exceed
ing $lO eight cents, $lO to sls eleven centp,
and so on up to an amount exceeding SBO
and not exceeding SIOO forty-five cents.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina
tions to the Senate to-day: Col. Delos B.
Sackett to be Senior Inspector General of
the army, with the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral; Capt. Jos. C. Breckenridge, of the
Second Artillery, to be Assistant Inspector
General, with the rank of Major; Robert C.
CarmaD, to be Postmaster at Marshall,
Texas.
THE CHINESE TREATIES,
The President sent the new Chinese
treaties to the Senate to day and in the
executive session of that body this after
noon they were referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
THE CAPTAIN GENERALCT.
The sub committee of the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs had under con
sideration to-day the bill to make Grant
Captain General. They wil! report adverse
ly to the full committee.
FROH TALLAHASSEE.
Yesterday’s Legislative Proceeding*
A Bureau of Agriculture—Nomi
nation* Confirmed—Bad Weather
lor the Fair.
Tallahassee, Fla. January 10.—The
subjects mentioned in the Governor’s mes
sage were referred to appropriate commit
tees of both houses.
Senator Crawford to-d*y introduced a bill
for tbe establishment of a Bureau of Agri
culture, modelled after a similar bill by
Georgia. ,
Resolutions were adopted for a committee
to visit the lunatic asylum and convict
camp.
The Senate confirmed the following nomi
nations: J. Mallory to be Sheriff of Walton
county; J. L. Parish to be Collector of Co
lumbia county; J. 8. Parke to be Sheriff of
Levy county; 8. W. Hankins to be Sheriff
of Madison county; S. 11. Peacock to be
Assessor of Taylor county; J. R. Klmbrew
to be Clerk of Taylor county.
Nothing important was done In either
house, and they both adjourned early.
The weather is unpropitious for the fair,
which opens to-morrow. Seventeen fast
horses are on the grounds.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Allotment of Chief Justice*—Justice
Woods Asslgued lo the Fifth Cir
cuit—Decision* in Southern Cases.
Washington, January 10.—In the United
States Supreme Court to-day the court an
nounced the following order:
“There having been an Associate Justice
of this court appointed since tbe commence
ment of this term, it is ordered that the
following allotment be made of Chief Jus
tices of said court among their circuits,
agreeably to act of Congress in such case
made and provided, and that such allot
ment be entered and recorded, viz:
“For the First Circuit, Nathan Clifford,
Associate Justice; Becond Circuit, Ward H.
Hunt, Associate Justice ; Third Circuit,
Joseph P. Bradley, Associate Justice: Fourth
Circuit, Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice;
Fifth Circuit, William B. Woods, Associate
Justice; Sixth Circuit, Noah H. Swayne,
Assrclate Justice; Seventh Circuit, John M.
Harlan, Associate Justice; Eighth Circuit,
8 unuel F. Miller, Associate Justice; Ninth
Circuit, Stephen J. Field, Associate Jus
tice.”
Tbe following Southern cases were de
cided In the United States Supreme Court
to day :
Martha J. Bennet, administratrix, vs. the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company,
appeal, from the United States Circuit
Court for the district of Kentucky. Judg
ment reversed with costs and case remanded
for further proceedings.
The county of Mobile, Ala., vs. Seth N.
Kimball et al.,appeal from the United States
Circuit Court for the Southern District of
Alabama. Decree affirmed, with costs.
Tbe United States, er rel. J. F. Vignes,
vs. the city of New Orleans. On motion
of J. B. Jonas, dismissed with costs.
THE TOBACCO TRADE.
Alleged misrepresentations to For
eign Purchasers The Charges
Said to be magnified.
New York, January 10.—A meeting of
the tobacco trade was held this afternoon
at 54 Broad street to consider the allegations
made by the United Btates Consul
at Bremen, in a letter to the
President of the Chamber of Commerce,
that the deliveries of goods from American
dealers to purchasers in Germany do not
correspond in quality with the samples and
representations. Dmiel L. Wallace pre
sided, and in a long address pronounced
the chaiges magnified and unfair. It was
resolved to take 6uch action as would show
that the allegations were grossly exagge
rated, and to make such changes in tbe con
duct of the business as might be deemed
expedient to the interests of the trade.
The malne Gubernatorial Vote.
Augusta, Me., January 10.—The Com
mittee on Gubernatorial Votes will hold an
other session in the Senate Chamber this
evening to perfect their report. It is under
stood that the committee is divided on tbe
main question, and that there will be two
reports—a majority report in favor of de
claring Plaisted elected by reason of haviag
received a plurality of votes, and a minority
report in favor of submitting the matter to
the Supreme Court fora decision of the con
stitutional question involved. Judge
Walker, of the Senate, Mr. Kusick, of the
House, and others, will sign the minority
report.
Cargo Being Saved.
London, January 10.—A large quantity
of corn and the bulk of the cotton and flour
have been saved out of the steamer Brazil
ian, ashore in the Mersey, also a large quan
tity of ship’s material.
Having used Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup for
the last few days, to my gratification I find
it did m a great deal of good. I had a very
severe cold which It cured in a very few
days. C. C. Robertson,
139 Main street, Lynchburg, Va.
janll-lt
BRITISH NEWS MD NOTES.
THE TRAVERSERS WILL REMAIN
IN PARLIAMENT.
The State Trial* to Proceed Without
Them—The Irish Liberal* and the
Change* in the Land System—The
Parliamentary Whip—Tbe Reply
to the Queen’* Speech—Troop* lor
South Africa.
London, January 10.—Five members of
the House of Commons who are traversers
will remain m Parliament until the case for
the prosecution is closed, but If tbe debate
on coercion is not concluded by that time
they will allow the defense to proceed
without their presence.
A meeting ot the Irish Liberal members
of Parliament, as distinguished from Par
neilites, to express regret at the incom
pleteness of the changes proposed in the
land system, which was first announced
for Saturday, was held to-day. Right
Honorable James Stansfield, member
for Halifax, presided. Thirty mem
bers of Parliament were present, in
cluding Messrs. Jas. E. Rogers, of South
walk; Ashton W. Dilke. of Newcastle-on-
Tyne; Peter Rvlands, of Barnley; Jas. Firth,
of Chelsea; Henry Richards, of Merthyr
Tydvil, and other English Liberals, ad
vanced Liberals and Radicals.
In the House of Commons to-day Right
Honorable Hugh C. Childers, Secretary of
State for War, replying to Lord Claude
Hamilton, Conservative member for Liver
pool, said that the Parliamentary privilege
would prevent the War office from inter
ferring in regard to the position of Capt.
John P. Nolan, a Home Ruler, as Parlia
mentary “whip.” [Note —Captain Nolan
is an officer of the Royal Artillery J
Mr. Gladstone, replying to Sir Henry G.
Wolff, Conservative, said'that what the gov
ernment had to say relative to the Greek
question was covered by the Queen’s speech;
that the powers were endeavoring
to effect a settlement of the fron
tier, but had not agreed upon
any measure to effect that object. Their
endeavors, he said, were of a pacific nature.
He expressed the hope that he would not
be considered as generally confirming the
alarming published accounts of the rela
tions between Turkey and Greece.
Mr. Wm. Shaw, Home Rule member for
county Cork, resumed the debate on the
aldress in reply to the Queen’s speech. He
said he had faith in Mr. Gladstone’s passing
a good land bill, but If he would now pro
pose a commission to fix fair rents, such a
measure could be rapidly passed and the
coercion bill would become needless.
Mr. Henrv Labouchere, Liberal, asked
whether the Boers would be recognized as
belligerents.
Right Hon. M. E. G. Duff, Under Colonial
Secretary, said that operations would be
carried on with every regard to humanity.
That nothing was known requiring or jus
tifying the consideration of the question of
belligerent rights.
The debate on the address was again ad
journed.
Mr. Gladstone has consented to receive a
deputation of Home Rule members, who
sit on the government side of the House,
and of the Irish and English Liberal mem
bers, and hear their opinions on the land
bill.
Tbe Globe this morning says: “It is ru
mored that, if necessary, further debate on
the address in reply to the Queen’s speech
will be postponed until after the passage of
the land bill.”
Sir George Colley telegraphs from Pieter
maritzburg to-day as follows: “The naval
brigade, with two guns and the Royal Ar
tillery, marched yesterday. I leave to-day
for Newcastle.”
The Et. James Gazette this evening says:
“A malicious attempt was made to set fire
to the London custom house ou Saturday
by igniting a quantity of waste paper, but
no damage was done.”
At Woolwich 989 men and 620 horses have
completed embarking in three steamers for
the Transvaal, and will proceed to sea to
morrow. Tbe Duke of Cambridge, Com
mander-In-Chief, in bidding the troops
farewell, raid it was the wish of
the Queen that the soldiers should
make a mild use of their victories in Bouth
Africa. It is understood that telegrams to
the same effect have been sent to Pieterma
ritzburg and to Bombay, whencejthe contin
gent from India embarks to-morrow for
South Africa.
THE NEW TREATY WITH CHINA.
Ad Interview with One of the Com
missioner* The Residence of
Chinese Laborer* in the United
State* to be Terminated atanyTlme
—Chinese Cannot be Natnralized
—Effect of the Word “Disaster” in
the Treaty.
San Francisco, January 10.—The Call
publishes an Interview with Hon. John 8.
Swift, one of the Commissioners to nego
tiate a treaty with China, who returned by
the steamer Gaelic yesterday. Mr. Swift
says the treaty contains a clause reserving
to the United States the right to terminate
at any time the residence of Chinese laborers
in this country. It was also tacitly under
stood that the Chinese cannot be naturalized
in the United States, and that the natural
ization already accomplished shall be con
sidered null and void. The negotiations were
concluded November 20th. Everything
was ready on the 15th, but the word “disas
ter” occurred in the treaty, and it is the law
of China that the word cannot be presented
to the attention of the Emperor within five
days of certain important events, among
which Is the birthday of members of the
Imperial family, which necessitated a delay
of about a fortnight before the conclusion
of the treaty. The Commissioners were so
much disheartened that they were on the
point of giving up negotiations, and would
have left Pekin, but for the fact that com
munication was interrupted by the severity
of the weather, and pending their renewal
the Chinese officials made the concessions
desired.
Swift denies the report that the Chinese
met the Commissioners half way in their
propositions, and says the points"were only
attained by persistent effort. He denies the
r port that Minister Angell contemplates
resigning his position.
Oa December 13th a Japanese coasting
steamer, with sixty passengers and a crew
of twenty-two, foundered in the Inland Sea,
and sixty-four lives were lost.
BREADSTUFFS.
Review ol the Loudon market for
tbe Past Week.
London January 10.—The Mark Fane Ex
press, in its review of the British corn trade
for the past week, says: “In breadstuffs,
the holiday season having expired, there
were signs of activity, though transient. At
the beginning of the week, except at few
provincial markets, where values im
proved, prices were lower through
out the country. Since Monday, bread
stuffs have met a dull and labored
sale. On Wednesday business was at a
stand still, and ou Friday it was slow at a
slight decline. Foreign was very quiet and
in favor of buyers until Friday, when
American advices strengthened "holders.
At London the stocks were moderate.
The supply, though considerably above
that of tbe previous week, w'as aUo
moderate. The quantity on passage was
materially greater. Nearly all foreign flour
was obtainable inside of current prices.
Oats were not marketed freely, but prices
were steady. Foreign oats were in restrict
ed demand and unchanged. Maize was slow
and declining. The supplies of spot and
forward months are gradually decreasing.”
The New York Stock market.
New York, January 10.—The stock mar
ket opened strong, and under heavy pur
chases the entire list advanced sharply, the
upward movement continuing " with
out any important interruption until
after the second board, when the
Improvement in prices ranged from
% to 7% per cent., Telegraph shares
being the most prominent therein, Ameri
can Union selling up 7%, Western Union
and Atlantic and Pacidc Telegraph
St. Louis and San Francisco preferred rose
5%, Canada Southern 4%> Pacific Mail 3>£,
and Reading 3 per cent' In the late deal
ings, sales to realize profits caused a reaction
of % to X% per cent., the latter in North
western preferred. Transactions aggregated
51,100 shares.
mi**ins Crew.
London, January 10.—Thirty-two of the
crew of the Spanish steamer Leon, sunk in
a collision with the steamer Harelda, have
been saved. Thirty are still missing.
"Tone up your voice,” and stop cough
ing by taking Dr. Bull’s Cough Byrup. Price
25 cents. janll-lt
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Meeting of tbe Commission in New
York—An Address to tbe People
of tbe United States.
New York, January 10.—The World’s
Fair Commission met to-day in the Gov
ernor’s room in the City Hall, Henry G.
Stebbins presiding, and welcoming the
members. Rev. Dr. Newnan opened the
proceedings with prayer. Mayor Grace
made a brief address of welcome. Colonel
Arch read the report of the Executive Com
mittee. The report says: “The subscrip
tion list is making great progress in the
hands of the committee, and promises to be
a success.”
Dr. Newman read an address to the people
of the United States setting forth the ob
jects of the Commission. It is tbe design
of the Commission, says the address, to ex
hibit within suitable buildings erected for
the purpose, not only the productions of
our mlDes and soil, but also specimens of
our mechanical Inventions and of our arts,
and also of tbe Intellectual achievements of
our citizens, and of everything that
America can furnish to illustrate the ad
vancement of her people. Ic is further pro
posed to invite all nations to participate in
the International Exhibition. The beneficent
result of 6uch an exhibition would be reaped
by all the States and by all nations repre
sented therein. In this great exhibition
there will be realized a perfected union of
all sections of this republic.
The address was adopted after a lengthy
discussion, in which the action of Mayor
Cooper in opposing the action of the Execu
tive Committee in their selection of a site
was severely criticised.
The report of said committee, signed by
thirty-one members, selecting Inwood as
the site for the World’s Fair, was adopted.
It was stated that Mr. Cooper was the only
one who did not sign the report.
Among the out of town members present
were C. P. Snyder, of West Virginia; Louis
N. Huck, of Virginia; A. B. Hunt, of Mis
sissippi, and E. A. Perry, of Florida. The
balance of the report will be acted upon to
morrow.
The report of the sub-committee on sites
was read, recommending Inwood as the lo
ca ion. This was accepted, as was also the
report of the committee on railroad trans
portation in favor of the selection of that
site both for land and water facilities.
The motion to adopt the report of the
committee on 6ites raised quite a breeze,
Colonel Willis objecting to it, aud also to
the motion to adopt the report of the Ex
ecutive Committee.
In tbe discussion of the last n&med re
port, Roswell G. Rolston said that he had
told the Executive Committee that
the Finance Committee would be
unable to obtaiu subscriptions to any
amount until the site had been chosen.
Since that Mr. Wm. 11. Vanderbilt had sub
scribed $250,000, conditional on the sum of
$4,000,000 being raised, and some gentlemen
had pledged themselves to be members of a
body of 250 who would contribute SI,OOO
each.
After some further discussion the motion
was carried directing the Executive Com
mittee to continue subscriptions under the
present rules, or such other rules as they
may adopt.
The report regarding the site was then
taken up and a resolution adopted that the
Executive Committee be recommended to
secure the site at In wood as soon as sll,-
000,000 be subscribed and 10 per cent, paid
in.
— ■.
THE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP.
The Canvas Reopened—Gen. Grant’s
Name Canses Consternation—^Tam
many Hull Keeking Revenge—The
Anti-Conkling Candidate.
Albant,January 10.—The canvass for the
United States Senatorship has been re
opened, though bat few members have as
yet returned. Tbe report that General
Grant would be brought forward as a candi
date has created some conster
nation, but is positively denied
by the friends ot the candidates on the
Conkling side now in the field.. The rumor
that several Democrats stand ready to cast
their votes in joint ballot for the anti-Conk
ling candidate has also excited some heated
comments. It is said that Tammany nail will
seek revenge in this way for the defeat they
sustained by tbe fusion In New York.
The Evening Journal says: “No new fact
has been developed since Saturday, except
Mr. Morton has avowed himself a candi
date, and will be here with his friends and
compete for the coveted position.
This announcement has given in
creased zest to the contest. It is
assumed that the formal advent
of Mr. Morton is with the concurrence of
Benator Conkling. It looks like it, but
there is no public credence of the fact.
Certainly, thus far nothing has transpired
to indicate that he has wavered from his
pledge of strict neutrality.”
INTERRUPTED NAVIGATION.
An Ice Gorge In the James River-
Vessel* Fart their Mooring*
Steamer Aground.
Richmond, Va., January 10.—The steam- _
er Old Dominion, of the Old Dominion line,
from New York, arrived here at 9 o’clock
to-night. This is the first steamer that has
come up the river since navigation was
stopped by the ice, nearly two weeks ago.
The Old Dominion had to break through
the gorge from Dutch Gap to Richmond,
the drift in the ice in places being fully five
feet thick.
The steamer City of Richmond, of the
James river line to Norfolk, Darted her
moorings at her wharf here to-day, and was
carried by the current and ice down the
river, and ran aground on a bank a mile be
low, where she now lies in a dangerous
position. Several schooners lying at the
wharf also parted their moorings and were
carried down into the ice gorge. The Old
Dominion broke the ice around several tow
boats, and they have gone to the assistance
of the City of Richmond and the other ves
sels.
ice blockade;at sandy hook.
A Number of Nailing Vessel* Caa°bt
—Severe Storm Light House Ren
dered Untenable—Disappearance
of an Automatic Buoy.
Sandy Hook, January 10.—Twenty or
more sailing crafts are caught in the lee
blockade, which extends a mile or more
from Horse Bhoe Harbor out to sea. Yes
terday’s storm was very severe, the wind
blowing almost a gale until this morn
ing. The light house on the east side
of the beach has been untenable during the
late 6torm, and it is to be removed to tbe
west side for more protection. Daring the
storm the crew of life saving station No. 1
rendered assistance to the United States
revenue cutter Endurance, by launching its
lifeboat and putting a crew of fifteen "men
aboard. Should another easterly storm
occur the break at Hlghlauds will make
Sandy Hook an island.
New Yokk, January 10 —The automatic
whistling buoy off Fire Island has disap
peared from its position. It will be re
placed as soon as possible.”
Destructive Fire lu bt. Louis,
St. Louis, January 9, 12 p. m.—A fire
broke out at 11 o’clock in the small 6hoe
store of Jos. Eades, 1114 Broadway, and
extended to a row of one-story shops, sa
loons and restaurants, north and south,
consuming them all. High and very cold
winds blew the flames across the alley in
rear of these shops, into the exten
sive buildings of the Broadway Fonn- 1
dry, situated on Collins street,
between Carr and Biddle, and the whole of
that establishment is now in flames. There Is
a large amount of valuable machinery and
patterns In tbe buildings, which will un
doubtedly be destroyed. The Fulton boiler
and sheet iron works and Rohan Bros, are
opposite the foundry on Coliins street, and
are in great peril. The night is Intensely
cold, and the firemen are working under
great disadvantages.
Sentenced to Death.
Btkacu3E, N. Y., January 10.—Judge
Hardin, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
this morning, sentenced Nathan Orlando
Greenfield, the Oswego wife murderer, who
has been several times respited, to be
executed on Thursday, February 17th, 1881,
in Onondagua county penitentiary.
Fire on a Steamer.
New York, January 10.—A Are broke
out on the steamer City of Dallas last night,
bat it was extinguished with trifling loss.
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RAMBLES IN SUNNY ITALY
UNDER THE SHADOW OF MOUNT
VESUVIUS.
Launching of the Ironclad “Italia”
—A Grand Naval Achievement—
Tlemorles ot the Past—The Grand
School of ITledlciue—The Ashes of
Si. Ulatthew—Salerno’s Grecian
Temples,
Sorrento. December 85. —Editor Mom'ng
Xeics: Since my last letter in your columns,
whereia Milan, one of the grand capitals of
Northern Italy, was my theme, I have passed
far southward, and from the witching region
of the Bay of Naples, am moved to resume my
pen.
In a comparatively recent issue of the News.
which I have duly welcomed, it was a matter
of interest to observe an item relative to the
launching of the largest ironclad in the world,
the “Italia.” which swept proudly into active
existence from the of Caste'iamare
upon the bosom of the placid Lay.
At the mention of this recent triumphant
naval achievement, how c'uster association*,
born of memorable historical events! There,
across the sweeping curve of waters, on the
fatal August day eighteen centuries ago, was
harbored eff Misenum that portion of the Ro
man fleet commanded by Pliny, the elder,
while time was preparing the dread wrath of
swart Vesuvius, pregnant with destruction for
Pompeii, Herculaneum, and that other city.
Stabile, over whose ruins spraDg later into ex
istence the Ces’ellainare of today. Not ev--n
the famous iron lad, Italia, could have shield
ed the too adventurous commander of that
ancient fleet from the poisonous vapors, that,
enveloping Stabise, compassed his destruction.
huch, at least, might have been the appropri
ate comment of sullen Vesuvius, scowling in
eternal menace above the scene, equa ly of her
ancient terrors as of this recent naval fete.
Let us pass awhile from the presence of the
awful Mount—even now vomiting its lava
streams, in lurid sheets adown its
sides, and perilously near the iron
necklace, which man has latelv bound,
for his convenience, about her asby
throat, and hie us to Salerno. Its gulf, if it
must yield the palm to Naples' peerlees bay,
can yet take comfort that no volcanic tyrant
threatens, with relentless sceptre, the smiling
cities of its winding coast, Here, in Salerno,
we can stroll along the spacious Corso Gari
baldi that makes so handsome a frontage for
the city of the gulf, and inhaling the invigorat
ing breezes from the sea, can jieid a prompt
at en iou to the account of the city 's high re
pute, of yore, in the Department of Medicine.
That attention will, however, inevitably
wander and talter, so soon as we turn from
the one handsome street by the shore
into any of the innumerable narrotr,
lilthy streets that branch off laterally
from it. But then it is to be remembered,
we reflect, the Grand School of Medicine
demands as the essence of it* being and pro
gress, the existence of that subject which
grim Disease has vauntingly invested. Yes
the surroundings would be far too healthy for
Medicine to flourish into fame, if all thestreets
were Corsos Garibaldi.
Into one of the narrowest and least inviting
of these alleys it is necessary to plunge to And
our nearest way to the Cathedral. Ascending
its steps, attended by a goodly array of beg
gars, we pass first into a preliminary square
court, which is lavishly adorned with sarco
phagi, whose bas relicts suggest Bacchanalian
revels and such like scenes from mythology,
affording, altogether, an inconsistent picture
to precede one's entrance into a Christian tem
ple, like the preface to some books, which is
startlingly divorced from the subject matter.
Passing from this Atrium, as it is called,
into the Cathedral proper (and consigning
the beggars behind us to Bacchus), the eye is
greeted with the usual profusion of Mosaic
work on pulpit and altar, with the usual splen
dor of adornment in pillar, pavement and c. fl
ing, that is too common to Italian churches
generally to demand special comment, and
then we descend into the crypt. Expecting to
be ushered into a damtj subterranean recepta
cle chamber for the dead, amid the usual forest
of dim Norman arches, it was a matter of very
agreeable surprise to find instead a spacious
and handsome church, whose central altar
gains special sanctity from containing the
ashes of St. Matthew. There burn ever the
holy lights, glowing witnesses to the deathless
work and saintly rest of the holy evangelist
The richness of decoration in this chape? just
stops short of excess, and here, at least,
the somewhat unwieldiy splendors of the
church above are contracted and corrected
and the chapel of St. Matthew will have its
pleasant memories when the church shall have
for us very shadowy recollections. In quitting
it, a curious feeling of satisfaction came ever
me in connection with the reputed resting
place there of the saint. It would seem, at
least, that his remains are not scattered over
the universe nor endlessly reduplicated for
the edification of the faithful, and I think th it
if to-morrow I w'ere shown a bona or a j ,w
tooth of 8t Matthew, 1 should indignantly ex
claim: “Why, we buried him not long ago in
Salerno!”
So, through the Atr.um, again past the Bac
chantes and the beggars, Girough the dirty
streets, and once more into the gay Corso. We
do not fail to note here the marble statue,
erected in honor of an earlier warrior
spirit, called the precursor of Garibaldi,and for
whom, conspicuous for his courageous effort,
was destined to disaster and the crown of a
gallant death. His countrymen have been
mindful in giving to their broad and smiling
Corso the name of their great living chieftain,
to erect in its midst a fitting tribute to one who
strove and died for his country’s liberties.
While it is true there has been no volcanic
spirit hereabouts, to work with restless and
destructive energies through the ages, and that
therefore we may not look for buried cities to
yield their daily store of bidden treasures, yet
the Iraveler at Salerno tarries not long without
directing his course towards those marveloug
precincts where stand the Grecian temples
that have scorned the need of burial to pre
serve them, and have spurned the futile clamor
of time, decay and death. No detailed
account of the temples of Faestum is
required. Familiar subjects for the
painter's brush, and produced from every point
of view by the photographer’s art, the majesty
and graes of their matchless proportions will
recur with a vivid promptness to most of my
readers. Erected by the sons of Greece, at a
time when Grecian art was approaching its
zenith, no wonder the mas-live pillars of the
Neptune temple and the graceful triumphs of
the companion structures hardly yield a first
place to the glories of Athens itself.
Their builders were from by Paris and their
came has passed into a synonym for all that is
diss lute and corrupt. Her surrender to an en
ervating pursuit of pies sure first made all
Greece a Sybaris, then bowed her to the Roman
yoke; nor was there, as we learn from the bril
liant pages of Gibbon, a more potent element
conducing to the decay and decline of Rome,
the victor, than the degenerating arts acquired
with Greeie, the v cttm.
But one work these settlers from Sybaris did
accomplish with the sinews of the brain and
hand, from which must needs ha e been ex
pelled the slightest touch of enervation; and so
while the ruins of the Roman power lie grovel
ing here amid the dust of their very founda
tions, and retain little to instruct even as to
their former uses; while there is absolutely no
vestige of the Christian life and worship which
found so flourishing an asylum in l’aestum;
while vandalism devastated and despoiled, and
the elements combined t heir powers and pesti
lence applied its honors to depopulate and
leave desolate; there has stood from the ear
liest date of Faestum’s'ufe, six centuries be
fore Christ, this grand achievement, the su
preme effort of its founders.
Doubtless, the strength of a devotion, accep
table to Divinity, stimulated the powers of
each inspired budder, and crowned the com
pletion of a faultless work with a prophecy of
immortality. Let the massive strength ot
Psß.tum's grand old city wall pass on to slow
assimilation with decay; it Is yet the confident
assurance of an admiring world that thesj ma
jestic temples, conspicuous among her won
ders, will know neither death nor diminution.
In this season, when Sorrento, with her quiet
life, awakes to an unwonted activity amid hr
peaceful groves of orange and of olive; wbtn
Capri glows with purer pleasures than T berius
ever knew amid ail the brilliancy of his dozen
palaces: when Naples rings with a hearty mer
riment that would fain encompass all. even the
humblest of her light-hearted careless folk;
when, in short, the gladsome sentiment of
Christ mas tide seems so world-pervading—the
thought of Paestum comes to mind with
startlingly curious effect. Doubtless, in
her palmy days, were celebrated about
the then benignant temples festivals far
eclipsing in splendor those of her
jubilant sister cities to-day. But when the
very soil refuses to yield up any longer the
roses that once challenged the admiration of
the world: when the very breezes that once
sported with the perfumes of a thousand
chaplets, twining in loving profusion about
those stalwart pillars, are now charged
with a noxious breath, redolent of pes
tilence;—it is quite possible to realize
that Pies turn can never be imagined now
as rejoicing, or as exhibiting anything bevond
that which alone she claims, the proud
attribute of a majestic silence. *****
I shall reserve as the subject of a future let
ter the wondrous beauties of the drive from
Salerno to Amalfi, and the attractions and
incidents of our stay in Amalfi.
With most cordial Christmas wishes and
many happy New Year greetings to my read
ers and all the dear homeland, I remain yours,
Scythian.
Railroad Communication Resumed.
Danville, Va., January 10.—In conse
quence of the wrecking of a freight train
on the Richmond and Danville Railway,
near Keysvllle on Saturday night, no trains
have passed over that railroad from Rich
mond south until to dsy. Toe roadbed has
now been cleared of the wreck, and trains
are running as usual.
A heavy sleet on Saturday night broke
the telegraph wires and prevented direct
communication.
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