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Georgia Affairs.
The dwelling of Mrs. Thomas McKee, new
Sulphur Spring, Meriwether county, was de
stroyed by fire on Wednesday.
A negro named D. Nance was seriously hurt
while hauling timber for Mr. J. L Kemp, new
McVille, on Monday last.
The Rome Bulletin learns that twenty-six
new engines have been ordered for the Rome
extension of the Macon and Brunswick Road.
Rogers & Cook’s make were ordered, owing to
the fact that the Baldwin Works are overrun
with orders.
A little son of Mr. A. J. Buchanan, of Ameri
cus, was tossed by a vicious cow, one day last
week. He was not much hurt, however.
Mr. A. J. Bonder, an old citizen of Heard
county, was found recently lying in a gully
and greatly exhausted. He had been very fee
ble for some lime, and it is supposed fell down
and could not help himself. The exposure was
so great that he died shortly after being con
veyed home.
Mr. Michael Hartley died recently, in Craw
ford county, at the age of ninety-seven
years.
Mr. David Robinson writes from Albany,
under date of Saturday, as follows: “A fine
stream of water now flows from our wtesian
well at a depth of 580 feet. The water com
menced to flow to-day at noon. We are still
drilling deeper for a stream of more force.”
Wiregrass Watchman: “The Darien timber
market is vry low and we can’t for the life of
us see why people will persist in cutting it.
Timber at the present prices and guano to
gether is fast ru ning this section of Georgia.”
Sylvania Telephone : “Avery touching scene
was witnessed at the Methodist Church in this
place on Sunday night last/when the pastor
requested the congregation to kneel in p-ayer
for our stricken Representative. There was
not one of the large congregation but what
knelt without hesitation, and a more sincere
and general feeling of sympathy we have never
seen.”
Americus Recorder: ‘‘While the Wide
Awakes were throwing water last Thursday
the pipemen swung their nozzle around in a
half citcie, and as the sun shone upon the fall
ing spray a beautiful rainbow appeared, ex
tending the distance of about 200 feet, and
making an arch about forty feet high. It was
one of the prettiest sights we ever witnessed.”
Athens Banner- Watchmen: ‘ There are not
a more orderly and well-behaved set of young
men in the Bouth than the students at the State
University. They are quiet, sober and gentle
manly and attract the attention of strangers
by their deportment. We do not know a young
man in the University who is addicted to drink
or dissipation. They are certainty a credit to
the State and to themselves.”
Hampton Weekly: “Last Friday night some
party or parties forc and an entrance into the
Arcade saloon an i feloniously purloined sev
eral packages if choice liquor, six dollars in
money and a fine breech-loading shotgun be
longing to Mr E R. James Entrance was ef
fected by means of a large rock, with which
the door was beaten in, and which wa feund
lying on the thre- hold next morning. This oc
curred in the full glare of a street lamp, which
stood not more than twenty feet away.”
Cedartown Advertiser: “On Thursday even
ing last, as the young sons of Dr. Chas. H.
Harris were riding its horses to water at
Cedar creek and were going at a very rapid
pace. Seals, who is about eleven years old,
saw the horse he was riding about to go be
tween two trees, and endeavored to rein him
so as to avoid them. He was unable to do so.
and came in such violent contact with one of
the trees that his leg was broken above the
knee. He has had the best of attention, and
at last accounts was doing well.”
Augusta Netat: “A gentleman from Burke
county informs the New* this morning that
forest fl-es for several days past have been
very destructive to fences, woods, corded
wood, and in one instance a residence was
destroyed, being that known as the Goff house,
some miles from Waynesboro. In the neigh
borhood of Green's Cut Dr. Powell and Captain
Walton lost large y in fencing, as also did Mr.
Pick Thomas and others. Great quantities of
corded wood have been destroyed. Mr Keener,
living near this city, has lest thirty cords re
cently.”
Cochran Enterprise: “One negro shot and
killed another on Tuesday last at Bishop &
Co.’S mill, near No. 12 (Chauncey), M. & B R
U The two quarreled and one of them started
for his gun. which was a short distance away,
and the other drew his little pistol and shot at
him twice, one ball striking him in the back
and coming out just above the navel. He got
his gun, but when he got back his antagonist
had fled the field. W nen our informant left, a
few hours after, the wounded man was
dying. The murderer is still at large. We
could not learn the names of the parties.”
Meriwether Vindicator: "Charlie, son of
Mr W. P. Findley, has tieen spending several
months at Senoia with his grandfather, Mr J.
B Heard. Recently the boy ran down to the
train to mail a ltter. The letter being mailed,
the little boy stepped back to the platform,
and, overcome bv his exertion in running, as it
is supposed, he swooned and fell to the
ground, a distance of several feet In falling
his breast struck the end of a crosstie. Since
that time Chsrlie has lost all appetite, and is
frequently attacked with such paroxysms of
pain a" to render his screams almost heart
rending. He is carefully attended by Dr
Brantley, who pronounced his case a mest
singular one.”
Columbus Times; “Mr. Fred. Little, of Al
len’s Station. Htehmond county, said in his es
say at the Georgia Agricultural Convention, in
Augusta: ‘ln his opinion the best land for
watermelon culture was a sandy loam, and if
possible, a place which had laid out for some
time and had grown up in small pines and
broom sedge. He then proceeded to give his
method of culture When the plants are well
,-*tabbahed they should be thinned down to
one plant to a hdl if large meloos are desired,
and thl is very requisite if the melons are in
tended for sale.' The mo*i popular melon in
this market the past season was the Mountain
Sweet and a long white or gray rhind. and we
hope the market gardeners will be prepared to
-upply the market with fine ones the present
beacon, hence we publish the above.”
Rome Bulletin, Sitb: “Yesterday afternoon
quite a seri us accident happened to Mr. J.
Monroe NeaL of Cartersviic He nad engaged
a horse from r.ne of our livery stables for the
purpose of going out into the country to see
Mr Mitchell. Just as be got opposite Messrs.
Jfirg A Bros.’ store, the horse was moving at a
pretty lively speed, when Mr. Neal, not want
ing to go so fast, gave the rein a mdden jerk,
the horse rearing tp acd failing backwards,
throwing Mr. Neal to the ground. He was
assisted into Lang’ey’s store and Dr. Hoyt was
•summoned immediately. After a careful ex
ami nation it was found that he had sustained
a severe sprain in the gmail of the back Be
sides this be suffered from acute pains in his
feet, the horse hat ing fallen across them. As
good luck wonid have it. be fell a little to one
side, thereby savins his life, as the horse fell
directly backward. Mr. Neal is a prominent
young attorney from Cartersville.”
Jonesborfi Nescs: ‘On Wednesday of last
week Munroe ?*oom, colored, was killed by
Mr. Felix Adamson, L. C, “* Morrows Station,
in this county. Mr. Adamson hv. warrants
foe the arrest of two negroes charged with tor
gery. He found them at Morrows Station, and
required Munrce Bloom to conaide 1 - himse'f a
prisoner; but Munroe refused to be arrested,
drew his pistol and snapped it at Mr. Adamson
a time or two. The pistol fired once, but
missed its mark. Mr. Adamson of course saw
his danger, and returned the fire, his shot tak
ing effect in the negro’s body. About this
time the other cegro for whom Mr. Adamson
also had a warrant ran up. and, taking
the pistol from Munroe, said* ‘lf you wan t hit
him me if 1 can’t,' and began firing at Mr.
Adamson Mr. Adamson turned his attention
to han—Monro* haying ran off into the wood.
The negro got behind a guano house and took
deliberate aim and fired, but left in a hurry
when Mr Adamson procured a shot gun and
opened fire on him. Mr. Adamson came to
town for Sheriff Archer, who carried his
hounds and put them on the track of the
negro. After running him for several hours
the trail was lost and the negro has not been
-aptured. Mr. Adamson did not know that he
had killed the negro Bloom until someone
found him in the woods dead. The Coroner's
Jury rendered a verdict of justifiable homi
cide."
Valdosta Times: ‘Monday afternoon Car
roll Parrish and Dorse Darsey got into a diffi
culty, the origin of which no one has been
able to tell as yet. There was such a flourish
ing of pistols and knives that it was deemed
unsafe to stand near by. and our informant
says that the square was soon cleared of peo
ple. A few rFiends, however, stood their
ground and succeeded after awhile in quelling
the trouble. The Sheriff in the meantime
came up and started with Carroll Parrish to
the ju, but upon assurances of his good be
havior he was turned loose. About nine
v’docjc that night, it is said, CarrO. 1 ! Parrish
kent te the door |of a barroom in the place,
and teeing Darsey there, called out: ’There
is the and n rascal now; I’m going to kill him
to-night.’ It is supposed that Darsey heard him,
for he immediately walked out and the
Bring commenced. It was in the night no
street lamps—no moon light—the stars and the
flash of the pistols alone affording light for
them to see -how to do their bloody work.
Vuick and rapid were the sharp reports which
rang upon the air until eight shots were fired.
Face to fane they stood—and both facing a
common grim monster—catching in their
tw<Uw the leaden messengers until they sank
J§mnal' sportiing fjnrs.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
beneath the load. Carroll Parrish fell with a
hall through his lungs and died in a few
minutes with this exclamation upon hislipe:
‘I am shot—l am going to die—l hope I will go
to Heaven!’ These were the only words he
said. Darsey had a flesh wound in his side
and was shot between the eyes. The ball in
the latter wound is supposed to have glanced
and not entered the brain, as he was alive
when our informed left Nashville Tuesday.
How serious this wound is we cannot say now.”
A Narrative That Would Make Mun
chausen Weep.
Three years ago, Mr. E. K. Rosie, now
of Passaic, lived in Paterson, New Jer
sey. lie sent his little boy Lewis, ten
years old, to Franklin Lake to spend the
summer months. While, at play, bare
foot, Lewis cut the under surface of the
great joint of his right foot with a large
piece of window glass, inflicting a very
painful wound. He did not think that
any of the bits of glass went into his
foot, though for a month he walked
about with a crutch. No physician was
called in at the time, for the lady with
whom the lad was staying had an ample
supply of poultices, which were prompt
ly and continuously administered. In a
few weeks the foot was apparently
healed, and Lewis returned home
thinking little of the accident.
Fourteen months later, in Septem
ber, 1880, he complained of severe pain
in the inner side of the left instep. Se
vere headaches and a general indisposi
tion also troubled him. Mr. Rose’s
family physician was summoned, and he
prescribed for malaria. One morning
the pain in the instep was so acute that
Mrs. Rose anointed it with salve and
bound it with a rag. Suddenly the lad
cried out as if in intense pain, and the
rag being undone, a little bit of glass lay
against the skin. Another and another
came out, each attended with the severest
agony to the little sufferer. Between 10
o’clock in the morning and 6 at night,
nineteen pieces of glass were discharged,
varying in size from the finest point to
pieces nearly an inch long and almost
half an inch wide. There was no sup
puration, the pieces simply dropping out.
The process was witnessed by seven per
sons, three of whom were not related to
the boy. It was noticed that about two
hours elapsed between the premonitory
pain and the discharge. When the physi
cian arrived he probed for the glass, and
at the time thought he felt other bits,
but as none appeared, he seemed dispos
ed to make light of the story. The most
remarkable part of the affair is the alleg
ed fact that the glass went in at one foot
and came out at the other.
During the last year the lad has com
plained at times of severe pains in his
right side, and has been variously treated
by various physicians. The real cause
became apparent a week ago last Mon
day, when, preceded by the same syrup
toms and like pain, bits of glass were dis
charged from his right arm, just above
he wrist Fifty pieces came out during
the four following days, making when
placed together, a surface three inches
by two. Mr. Rose has intrusted the case
to an eminent physician, who proposes
to ventilate the matter thoroughly.
Work of the Fdiann Light Company.
New York Tribune,.
The Edison Electric Light'Company
has resumed the work of laying wires in
the district bounded by Nassau, Wall,
South and Spruce streets. Maj. S. B.
Eaton, the Vice President of the compa
ny, was asked yesterday bv a reporter of
the Tribune, why Hie company had fail
ed to get its lights in this district in op
peration last fall, as was expeeted.
‘‘The reason is,” replied Mr. Eaton,
“that we were not able to get our con
tracts for iron and wire filled. After the
frost got into the ground we were forced
to suspend operations, the Department of
Public Works very properly prohibiting
us from making excavations in the
streets to lay the mains. ”i
“How mary houses have you put wires
into?”
“In all. 946. The number of lamps is
14,311. These will all be supplied from
the central station in Pearl street, near
Fulton street.”
“How many feet of wire have you laid
in the streets?”
“The whole number of feet to he put
down is 73,313, of which 39,403 feet are
already down. This leaves 33,910 feet
to be laid. We resumed work about’ten
days ago, and wire is being put down at
the rate of 1,000 feet a day.”
“How soon do you expect to have the
work completed?"
“That will depend on two things—the
weather and the contractors. We have
never yet had contractors for wire keep
their promises; and we can’t work in w<.t
weather. If we meet with no unexpect
ed delays the lamps will be in operation
by June 1. Mr. Edison is supervising
the construction of the central station.
All the heavy iron work is completed.
The boilers are in place, and little more
remains than to put in the engines.”
“Is the company doing anything in
other parts of the city?”
“We have canvassed six other dis
tricts. At present we are at work in the
district which includes Madison square
and extends from Twenty third street to
Thirty-fourth street, and has for lateral
boundaries Fourth avenue and Eighth
avenue. By actual canvass we expect
to put 40,000 lamps iu this district.”
With reference to the Edison light out
side oT New York, Major Eaton said it
had been introduced in more than fifty
factories and public buildings in this
country and in as many more in other
countries. Five “plants” were recently
sent to Tammerford, Finland, for spin
ning factories there.
Swearing a Chinaman.
Montreal Witness.
In the police court yesterday afternoon
the case of Mandeville against Fong Lei
was up before Mr. Dugas. It need
scarcely be said that Fong Lei is a China
man and a laundry man. Mandeville
owned the cabin on St, Catherine street
where Lei was wont some four weeks
Bgo to repovate the linen of his custom
ers. Mandeville swore that Lei had
damaged his property by destroying a
counter, painted brown, which was in
the shop. The plaintiff and his wit
nesses made out their case, and then the
defense was called. Song Long was the
first witness, a dark-eyed, cheerful Celes
tial, wUo certainly looked a if he had
his wits about him. “What’s your
name?” said the clerk. “Qong Long.”
“What are you?" said the magistrate.
“Me Chinaman." “No, what do yog
believe in?" “Me believe in anything,"
r plied the accommodating son of Confu
cius. “How do you swear?” persisted
the court. “Me no swear at allee,” depre
ratin'’ I '' and in a half injured tone from
the stand. The C n urt then remembered
having heard of a Chinam“ n wbo w ? 8
sworn by getting on his knees and break
ing a saucer. ‘Tio you on a sau
cer?” quoth one of the clerks, ”fo, me
don’t,” responded Song, and as the awful
knowingness of the clerical inquisitor
thrust itself upon his mind he queried.
“You know that, eh?” A pause ensued,
and the court gathered strength for a
fresh attack. “Are you a Buddhist?”
was asked. “Me knowe.e not what you
say. What you talkee about?" and a
suspicious glance fell upon the interro
gator. “What religion do you belong
to?” “To the Stale of Ohio,” was the
singular reply. “Were you born there?’.
"No, me come in a big ship from .”
At least sixteen syllables of pure Chi
nese roHed from the witness’ mouth as
he pronounced the name of his birth
place. The court gi last came to the
conclusion that he could swosr fcv gross
ing his hands on his hear!, and tne cere
mony accordingly done in that way.
The Celestialß werp remanded un
til some future day, ‘
The mining house of the Lake Superior
Powder Company, near Marquette, Michi
gan, was demolished recently by an explo
sion of nitro glycerine. No lives were lost.
Mr. Clifford F. Hud-on, of Elmira, N. Y.,
says: /‘My aged mother suffered greatly
from poor digestion and general debility.
She was always complaining <jf her liver,
and her bowels often pained ber greatly.
She was very weak. I bought her a bottle
of Brown's Iron Bitters, and she says; ‘lt
goes right to the spot, Clifford.’ She has
greatly improved since using this excellent
medicine.’’
HALF A MILLION IN ASHES
FIERCE FLAMES IN RICHMOND.
A Costly Railroad Bridge and Great
Tobacco Factories Burned— I The
Vulcan Iron Works Consumed—
Many Poor PamtlleN Homeless-
Gallant Plght of tbe Plre Brigade.
Richmond, Va., March 26, 1:30 p. m.—
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
bridge over the James river has been en
tirely destroyed by fire. The flames spread
to several large tobacco factories in the
vicinity, and they are already destroyed.
The fire Is still raging with uncontrolled
fury, aided by a high wind from the south.
Telegrams have been sent to Washington
and Petersburg for assistance, as the fire
department of this city is unable to cope
with the flames.
Latek.—One of the most destructive con
flagrations which ever visited this city,
second only to that which destroyed the
business portion on Its evacuation by the
Confederate army In April, 1865, occurred
here to-day, resulting In great destruction
of property, the loss of one life and several
minor casualties. A number of poor people
are'deprived of their homes and household
goods, sod the traveling public vastly In
convenienced by the loss of the main
bridge directly connecting the Northern
and Southern systems of railways
crossing the James river at this
point. At half past twelve to-day an em
ploye of the Richmond and Petersburg Rail
road Company discovered a small blaze
near the southern end of the company’s
long bridge ever the James river, and Im
mediately started to give an alarm. In a
few minutes a portion of the fire depart
ment was on the ground, but by the time It
arrived the Are, aided by a heavy gale from
the southwest, had made such rapid pro
gress that the bridge was wrapped In flames,
and in less than half an hour the whole
structure fell a mass of ruins into the river,
leaving nothing standing but the granite
piers upon which the bridge was built.
When the flames reached the Richmond
end of the bridge they Immediately seized
upon the large four-story brick tobacco fac
tory of T. M. Rutherford <& Cos , which also
quickly fell a victim to the devouring ele
ment. From that point the fire continued
to spread with frightful rapidity, attacking
end laying In ashes in quick succession the
large brick tobacco factories of K A Pat
terson & Cos., T. C. Williams & Cos., the
three tobacco stemmerics of J. A. Hutchins,
two stemmeries of C. R. *& F. D. Barksdale,
the stemmery of Aborn and Edwards, the
Vulcan Iron Works operated by Bruce &
Archer, twenty tenement houses occupied
bt poor people, about 300 feet of the trestle
works connecting the Tredegar Iron Works
with the Richmond and Petersburg Rail
road, ten new freight cars belonging to the
Tredegar Company, T. P. Smith’s grist mill,
a cumber of minor buildings, and a quantity
of coal and lumber belonging to the south
ern or Macchesterend of the bridge. The
Minnirg and Manufacturing Companv’s
kaolin works were also destroyed. The
total 10-s Is now estimated at betwecu
1500,000 and $600,000, about half of which
Is covered by insurance.
When it became evident that the bridge
wa3 in Imminent danger, a second and
third fire alarms were sounded, and the
whole fire department called out, but the
efforts of the firemen to check the flames
were entirely futile, fighting, as they had to
do, against the tierce wind, which, driving
the flames, cinders and smoke into their
face*, forced them back foot by foot from
its fiery path.
At 1:45 p. in., Mayor Carrington telegraph
ed to Washington for assistance from the
fire department of that ci y, but later, when
the fire was finally gotten under control, an
other telegram was sent to Washington to
that, effect. The Washington department
had responded promptly and had embark
ed several engines on a special
train when notified that, its ser
vices were not needed. The fire oc
curred just about the time the churches
were being dismissed from the morning
services, and the alarm being immediately
given by every fire apparatus and bell in the
city, the notification of the calamity spread
with lightning-like rapidity, and in a Bhort
tims the hills and house tops, and every
elevation affording a place of view, were
densely thronged with old and young, white
and colored. The heavy wind added more
than ordinary vitality to the Aimes, and
carried large pieces of burning cinders for
long distances, which in some cases set fire
to distant roofs, necessitating constant
watch on housetops to prevent the threat
ened danger. Chirles Betts, a youth of tif
teen years, was killed by a falling wall
Two men, names unknown, are reported
buried in tbe ruins of Patterson’s factory.
Isaac A. Gentry, a bookkeeper in the same
building, barely escaped suffocation in the
building and had to jump from the window,
hurling himself severely.
TELESCOPED.
Colonel Cole’* Palace Car Dcenol
inliccS—A Porter Killed.
Knoxville, March 26.—Early this morn
ing an eastern bound passenger train on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road was telescoped by a freight train
eighty-three miles east of Knoxville. The
passenger train had just passed the freight
train at Horne station, and was suddenly
stopped by the bursting of one hose of tbe
air brakes. The freight train, only three
minutes behind and coming down a steep
grade at great speed, was checked, but it
was impossible to stop the train before the
engine ran into the rear of the passenger
train, the rear coach of which was Pre6iden'
E. W. Cole’s palace car and which recently
cost $17,000, and totally wrecked it. The
steam pipe of the front engine was broken,
and Wm. Booker, porter on Colonel Cole’s
car, was scalded to death. Thera wa9 no
one else In the car. John Garllngton, the
conductor of the sleeper, was severely
scalded, and the sleeper damaged. AU
trains were delayed 6lz hours,
Weather Indications.
Office Chief Signal Observes, Wash
ington, D. C., March 26.—Indications for
Monday:
In the Bouth Atlantic States, threatening
weather and rain, southerly to westerly
winds, lower barometer, and stationary or
slight rise in temperature.
In the Middle Atlantic Btates, lower
barometer, southeast to southwest winds,
increasing cloudiness and raiD, and slight
rise In temperature on the coast.
In the Gulf States, rain followed by
partly cloudy weather, south to west winds,
lower barometer and slight rise in tern
perature, in the eastern and western por
tions during Monday rising barometer and
cooler north to west winds.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rain
followed by partly cloudy weather, iu west -
ern portion winds shifting to southwest
and northwest, falling followed by rising
barometer, and slight changes in tempera
ture. “ * ’
Cotton Futnrea In New York.
New York, March 25 —The /bsf’s cotton
market report says: “Future deliveries at
the first call dlsplaved no change, but de
clined afterward, and at the second call
March and April sold at 12 12, May 12 30,
June 12 48, July 12 65, August 12 79, and
o-ntember 12 42,”
• •
Longfellow’* Quiet Funeral.
Rost March 26 —The burial services
over the remains of the p£3t
took place at his late home in Cambridge,
shortly after three o’clock this afternoon.
They were entirely private, and none but
near friends were present. '
Crow Dog Guilty.
Dkadwood, D. TANARUS, March 25—The jury
in the case of Crow Qosr, on trial for the
murder of Spotted Tail, rendered a verdict
of guilty yesterday. Crow Dog will appeal
to the Supreme Court.
Nineteen Drownrd.
Havre. March 26.—A life boat while pro
ceeding to the rescue of the crew of a sloop
during a gale to-day cap3izad, and both
crews, numbering nineteen persons, were
drowned. _
An American Rons Wins tbe Spring
• ; >. IT Cap.'
London, March 251—'The race for the
Liverpool spring cup was won by Lord El
Wolleps'cln, Capia'n Maehell’s
Valour second. WoUenstela Is an Ameri
can horse.
Homan Suffering Believed*
Intensely severe headaches, constipation
of the bowels, deficiency of bilious secre
tions fli’ulencv, unsteadiness and weakness
of musculsr power, low A? B3 ° { *P lrltß > d * B '
tondem y, heart flutterings, nerVdUS ” e '
Uity and weakness promptly cured by using
Brown’s Iron Bitters. A trfle tonic, univer
sally recommended by tbe medical profes
sion.— Medical Journal,
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1882.
CAPITAL FLASHES.
Colonel Black Somewhat Improved
—Chandler for tbe Navy and Teller
for the Interior Departuient—Some
Facta From the Cenaua.
Washington, March 26 —There is no
doubt that the nominations of W. E.
Chandler to be Secretary of the Navy and
of Senator Teller to be Secretary of the In
terior will go to the Senate early this week.
Colonel Black is a little better to night.
He has had an easy day so far, and now
(11:30 p. m.) he has more control of his
neck and can move his right hand and the
toes on both feet slightly.
In compiling the results of the last census
as to the production of the precious metals
—gold and silver—the Census Office divides
the country into three geographical divi
sions. By States, the production of the
Eastern divisions was as follows in 1880:
Alabama, $1,301; Georgia, $81,029, of
which $332 was silver; Maine $10,199; Michi
gan, $25,858; New Hampshire, $26,997; North
Carolina, sll9 093; Bouth Carolina. $13,096;
Tennessee, $9,521, and Virginia, $9,321. The
total production of the D r ecious metals
In the three geographical divi lons—Pacific
division, Division of the Rocky Mountains
and Eastern division —was as follows, re
snecttvelv. in the order named: $46,405,-
719; $27,795 675, and $287,236. Summed up,
it will be noted that the total production of
the precious metals during the year 1880
was $74,490,620. In making up the relative
rank of the States and Territories in the
production of precious metals the Census
Office puts Georgia fourteen in the list of
twenty-two.
JACKSONVILLE NOTES.
Fatal Steamboat Explosion—Mrs.
Small Painfully Burned
Jacksonville, March 25—A passenger
on the deßary reports an explosion on
the steamer Cassettes, which left. Lees
burg on Wednesday for Fort Mason with
live passengers, including one lady. About
ten o’oclock, when about half a mile from
shore, the steamer being still on the lake, a
terrific explosion took place causing the
vessel to sway fearfully. The passengers
wpre all In the saloon and escaped unhurt.
The colored fireman was fatally scalded and
bruised. The Captain and pilot were more
or less Injured, the latter being knocked to
the deck below. The bow of tbe
boat was torn badly, and
the water rushed Into the hold.
The vessel settled to the surface, and pretty
soon boats from the shore took off the crew
and passengers. The wounded were taken
to Yalaha, where the fireman died on Thurs
day night. It is thought that the pilot,
though suffering, is not seriously hurt. The
Captain was but slightly Injured. The ves
sel was a small side wheel steamer, belong
ing to the St. John’s and Lake Eustls Com
pany, and ran from Leesburg to Fort Mora
and points on the upper lakes. The cause
of the explosion was due to the giving way
of the steam chimney.
Mrs. Samuel W. Small was badly burned
about 11:30 o’clock last night In extinguish
ing a blsz'og mosquito net around the bed
where her children were sleeping. She got
the children out in safety but was burned
about the arms and neck herself.
A PRIEST IN PRISON.
A Stir In Rathdowney, Queen’s
County.
London, March 20.—At Rathdowney,
Queen’s county, on Saturday, Rev. Mr.
Feehau, a priest, was prosecuted for using
seditious language. The charge was that he
read at a meeting a paper, purporting to be
a statement of the Bishop of Nevada, that
if he (the Bishop of Nevada) had been ill
prisoned as a suspect, he would have issued
a manifesto calling the people to arms in
stead of urging them to pay no
rent. The Magistrates ordered Father
Feehan to find £4OO bail, or to
go to prison for six (months. Father Fee
hau refused to give bail and was taken
to Maryborough prison. He was made to
travel twenty miles across the country, es
corted by cavalry and infantry—the authori
ties fearing a collision with the populace if
he should betaken bv railway. Rathdowney
was crowded wfth troops and police during
the heariug of the ea c e, and the people were
forbidden to assemble on the arrival of
Father Feehan at Maryborough. The trades
men closed their shops, although it was mar
ket day.
CZAR AND KAISER.
mutual Expressions of Regard.
St. Petersuurg, March 26.—The Invalid
liusse, in publishing an account of the Czar’s
banquet to the members of the German
Embassy and other officials in honor of Em
peror William’s birthday, says ; “With the
name of Emperor William every true Rus
sian connects the idea of that most Intimate
and sincere friendship which existed be
tween William and the late Czar. Tbe en
thusiastic response of tbe Russian officers
to tbe Czar’s toast to the health of the Ger
man Emperor affords the clearest evidence
of the feelings which animate the Russian
army.” •
Berlin, March 26.—The Emperor Wil
liam has replied to the Czar’s congratula
tions as follows: “AcceDt both for your
self and for the Empress my most heartfelt
thanks for your kind wishes. Every word
of yours has found a lively response In my
grateful heart. I beseech the Almtgh'y to
bless your reign and make It conducive to
the welfare of your people, and to the
strengthening of the peace of Europe.”
MINE EXPLOSION.
Great Excitement—Five supposed to
be Suffocated.
WiLKESBiRRE, March 25.—An explosion
of gas took place in the Laurel Run mines of
the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company at
Parsons, three miles from this city, to night.
James Williams, lire boss, William Scovllle,
William Ashford and two unknown miners
were in the pit at the time of the accident.
It is supposed all are dead. Great excite
ment prevails at the mouth of the mines on
account of their not being able to reach the
men.
THE POLYGAMY BILL.
Kirkwood to Be Appointed Cbalr*
i*istu of the Utah Commission.
Washington, March 25 —lt is thought
that Secretary Kirkwood, who will be suc
ceeded by Senator Teller, of Colorado, will
b made by President, Arthur Chairman of
the Commission on Elections for Utah, to
be appointe ( under the anti-polygamy bill.
Marine Disasters.
Norfolk, Va., March 25.—The steamer
Johns Hopkins, from Boston for Baltimore
via Norfolk, yesterday rescued the crew of
the schooner Jame3 Martin, from New York
for Richmond, with a cargo of guano, off
Chintoteague Island. The schooner became
disabled In a gale on Thursday night and
was abandoned in a sinking condition.
The schooner A. 8. Leamlog, from Rich
mond for Eliz ibetbport, loaded with rail
road ties, put in here to-day for repairs.
Bhe came in collision list night off Smith’s
Point, with an unknown vessel, and broke
her main gaff and tore her sail.
The Monaco Gamlitg Taples.
Paris, March 25.— The Committee on
Petitions of the Chamber of Deputies, after
conferring with M. de freyclnct, Priine
Minister, relative to tue best means of end
log tbe scandal of the Monaco gaming
tables, has decided that the subject Is not
one for ibe consideration of the Chamber,
butrfor diplomatic action.
Capture of au Alleged Murderer.
Lynchburg, Va , March 25.—Information
has reached here from Amherst Court
House, to day, to the effect that James
Rhodes, the murderer of the
Albemarle, was captured near CunMng
ham’s Sflllfc. in this county, on Thursday
evening and carried to Lexington and there
lodged In jail.
fSuppreaaed.
Constantinople, March 25.—The Levant
Herald, an English daily newspaper, has
been suppressed.
The ready relief given to asthma and sum
mer colds by Brown’s Iron Bitters Is so satis
factory that many speak of it as a complete
RIVERS RECEDING.
MORE ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
The Force ef the Overflow Nearly
Spent—Tbe Work ot Reliel—A Bad
Outlook at Some Point*, Bnt Pros*
pect* Greatly Improved.
New Orleans, March 25.—The Rabasse
crevasse, on Bayou La Fourche, has been
closed. There Is now but one break in the
levees of Bayou La Fourche, that on Pitt
man’s place, near the Morgan Railroad cross
ing. It is doing but little damage. The
river at Grand Gulf, on the Mississippi river,
has reclined six inches from the highest
point
Major Whitehead, by order of the Secre
rary of War, has purchased during the week
75,000 pounds of bacon, 2,000 barrels of
flour, and 2,500 barrels of corn meal. These
supplies have been turned over to the Lou
isiana Commissioners, who are distributing
them to the sufferers by the overflow. The
river here remains eight inches below the
high water of 1874.
The Live Oak Grove and Monsecour
crevasses, in Plaquemine parish, have been
closed. A crevasse occurred this morning
at St. Sophie plantation, Plaquemine parish,
but was closed this evening. Tbe only
crevasse below the city now is that at Story’s
plantation. As this does but little damage
it will be left open until the river declines.
At a meeting of the committee represent
ing the various associations it was resolved
to abandon the idea of celebrating the bi
centennial anniversary of La Belle’s dis
covery of the mouth of the Mississippi.
This action was based on the distressing
condition of affairs in the lower Mississippi
valley.
The steamer Tributary has arrived from
B‘eele’s bayou She reports the Greenfield
plantation of Col. Ed. Richardson fully one
half out of water, at least one thousand
acres, and that on Captain L. B. Cowens’,
esperanza place, there is fully six hundred
acres out, but a slight fail is reported in the
lower portion of the bayou.
The government rations forwarded to
Sheriff Dennis from New Orleans to the dis
tressed people of Madison parish have all
been distributed and consumed. They were
insufficient, as there were about 15,000
rations for S 000 people. The water In the
Tallulah is four and a half feet deep and
rising at the rate of one Inch In twenty
four hours. The mounds in that region,
that have not been covered by water since
1844, are now two feet under water. At
Waverly station the water is rising at the
ra*e of ten inches in twenty-four hours.
The steamer Josephine Bpengler and Sal
lie Carney and 6ome barges were at Tallu
lah yesterday taking on stock. The depot
building at Tallulah and the gin houses on
the Briscoe and Watts plantations are
crowded with people and stock. The
steamer Deer Creek, from Estelle’s bridge,
arrived here at 8 o’clock last night. She
brings more encouraging reports from up
per Deer creek. From Areola, which is
about 150 miles up that stream down to
Phelps’ place, 40 miles below, there is but a
small portion of the plantations under water.
Many planters are plowing and planting
corn 88 if nothing bad ever happened.
On Deer creek there is much suffering
owing to the scarcity of grain and hay.
This river is falling rapidly.
The Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers con
tinue to decline, and at many places rap
idly. Col. A. J. MeGonDigle, Assistant
Quartermaster of the United States Army
of New Orleans, has arrived in this
city, having been ordered here by
the Quartermaster General under di
rections from the Secretary of
War to distribute one hundred and fifty
government tents to the houseless residents.
Col. McGonnigle has turned the tents over
to Gov. Lowery to be distributed as he may
see tit. None of the tents will be given out
here, but will be sent up the river where the
people have been compelled to abandon
their homes and are living on dry points of
land.
Bt. Louis, March 25 —About SB,OOO in
money and a large amount of provisions and
clothing, have been raised here for the bene
fit of tbe sufferers by the overflow of the
Mississippi river. Capt. Lee in charge of
the government relief expedition up the
Sunflower and Yazoo rivers, estimates the
total loss of hogs in Yazoo county and the
loss of cattle at fully seventy-five per cent.,
and the fencing, with many of the smaller
houses, Is destroyed. He recommends the
distribution of rations to continue at least
two weeks at Johnsonville and three weeks
in the lower Yazoo county, by which time
he thinks the work will be begun in the
fields, and then the people can probably
take care of themselves. Seventy thousand
rations a week are believed to be needed
until the water subsides so that the people
can get to work.
Cincinnati, March 25. —The committee
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of
this city to take action looking to the relief
of the sufferers by the flood, are sending
circulars to re a ponslble persons in different
parts of the overflowed districts, asking for
specific information as to the extent of the
suffering, and of the provision made for its
relief, and what further assistance is ur
gently required. The committee has ob
tained the consent of the Memphis Packet
Company to carry relief goods free.
Natchez, March 25 —The river rose here
about two Inches in the last twemy-four
hours, and is still rising. The guge now
reads 47 fr et 5 Inches, which is 22 inebea
above the high water of 1874. V<dalia, La.,
is submerged to a depth of from 2 to 3 feet,
the backwater being higher than the river.
The levee was cu to allow the water to run
back into the river. The ferry boat Con
cordia Been is busily engaged all day
transporting Deople and stock from Vidalia,
and the overflowed district back of there to
this city. Natchez is crowded with refugees,
and droves of stock are constantly passing
through the town. Parties from the neigh
borhood -of Lake Concordia and Tensas
river report great destitution. The water
rose so fast that many people had to place
pickets across the rafters in their
and take refuge there, having no means of
getting away, and many of these houses are
tottering from the force of the current. The
Tensas river is rising at the rate of about
five inches in six hours, anh, if it continues
at this rate, the lives of these people will be In
great danger,unless they are speedily reliey-.
ed. The water at tbe Morven olantation, on
Davis’ Island, Lake Concordia, about ten
miles from here, is higher than ever kDown
before and is sweeping onward with irre
sistible force, carrying away fences, doing
great damage to property and creating
panic among the negroes, many of whom
were so terrified as to be unable to make
the least effort towards saving themselves
or their families until roused by the whites.
The steamer Cannon arrived here this even
ing, bringing about 350 head of 6tock and
two hundred refugees
Vicksburg, March 26 —News of receding
waters from Delta, DucKport, Mtlliken’s
Bend, and even as high up as Henderson’s
Landing on the Louisiana side is being re
ceived. The arriving steamers substantiate
the good news from the tributary streams.
On the Mississippi side abave and below
here, a gradual decline is reported.
New Orleans, La., March 26.—The Ford
ache levee on bayou Grostete ha 6 eiven
way in many places, and the whole of the
Grostete sugar district will inevitably be
merged. The people hope to saVe their sub
horses and mules, but the cattle, sheep and
hogs must all be lost. These are the most
disastrous crevasses that have so fat: occur
red in thp 6ugpr producing sections of
Louisiana, and will entail a loas of many
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A dispatch from Port Alien to-day con
firms the report of crevasses on Bayou Gros
tete and the inundation of many valuable
sugar plantations. Appeals from there are
being made for boats In which to save
stock. The water in Baton Rouge has risen
two inches in the past twenty-four hours.
At 9:30 this morning a heavy rain and thun
der etorm prevailed there. £t tyew Orleans
high winds prevailed, ranging from south
east to southwest. It is threatening rain.
A Fatal Railroad Wreck.
Galveston, March 25 —A Houston special
says: “A railroad wreck Occurred yester
day on the international and Great Northern
Railroad, between Willis and Spring, in
which Engineer Lang was instantly killed
and his fireman Injured.’:
; '.—NT
EucoitragiogNew*from the Flooded
XMatrlcta,
Vicksburg, March 35. Encouraging
news has been reoeived from every quarter
regarding the falliog rivers, and large por
tions of tillable land in some placts are re
ported clear of water.
Action of the Liverpool Cotton into*
clat|on (
Liverpool, March 2i;— The Liverpool
Cotton Brokers’ Association held a meeting
yesterday and decided to expel any member
joining or eyen employing any person who
lea member of the new Cotton Exchange.
Foatpoued.
Washington, March 25.—The star route
oases were again postponed until Friday.
Terrible Lose ot Lite.
Millions of rats, mice, cats, bed bugs,
roaches, lose their lives by collision with
‘‘Rough on Rats,” ffyld by druggists, 1&
SENATOR HILL
Return* for Treatment to the Jefler
son College Hospital.
Philadelphia, March 25 —Senator Hill,
of Georgia,who had an operation performed
on his tongue at Jefferson College Hospita l ,
in this city, has again returned for treatment.
The physicians at the hospital state that the
wound caused by the former operation had
been allowed to heal when it should have
been kept open. A collection of pus had
formed in the throat, which was relieved
upon his arrival here by the opening of the
healed wound. There was a free discharge,
and the physicians say there is no appre
hension of a serious result, and that there
will be no necessity for another operation.
The present condition of the Senator would
permit of his leaving, but he desires to re
main until satisfied that the relief is perma
nent.
TENNESSEE POLITICS.
Action of ilie Home Tax Wine ot
tbe Democratic Party.
Nashville, March 25.— The State Execu
tive Committee of the Home Tax wing of
the Democratic party adopted resolutions
last night instructing the Chairman to call
a convention of the Democratic party in
conjunction with the Chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the State Credit
wing. In the event of the State Credit
wing refusing to issue a joint call, that the
Chairman of the Home Tax Committee be
instructed to call a convention on May 11th
to nominate a candidate- for Governor; that
the people at the county conventions be re
quested to express their sense of the basis
on wnich the debt should be settled, and
whether the question should be submitted
to a direct vote of the people.
New York Stock Market.
New York, March 25. —Share specula
tion opened strong and %to 1X per cent,
higher than at yesterday’s close, Manhattan
Elevated and Illinois Central leading the
advance. The general list in the early trade
fell off % to % per cent., the latter for New
Jersey Central and Omaha preferred, after
which the market became strong and sold
up %to 2% per cent,., East Tennessee pre
ferred, Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, Western Union, New Jersey Central,
Denver and Rto Grande and Texas Pacific
being tbe most conspicuous in the upward
movement. In the early part of the after
noon a reaction of % to 1 per cent, took
place, the latter for New Jersey Central,
while Ontario and Western sold up 1 % and
Colorado Coal 3 at per cent.
In the late trade this was followed by an
advance of %to 1 % percent, In which In
diana, Bloomington and Western, Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western, Denver
and Rio Grande, Kansas and Texas, and
East Tennessee preferred were prominent,
but in the final dealings the general list
reacted Xto 1 % per cent., the latter for
Colorado Coal, while Houston and Texas
closed at an advance of 2% per cent, at 71%.
The markc(t£losed somewnat irregular, tut
in the main weaker, although prices gen
erally are X to %% per cent, higher than at
yesterday’s close, the latter for East Ten
nessee preferred. Transactions aggregated
470,000 shares.
Stock* in London.
London, March 25.—The Economist says:
“The rate of discount for bank bills, 60
days to 3 months, wa£ 2}4 per cent., and for
trade bills, 60 days to 3 months, 2% to 3 per
cent. Except in American railroads and a
few isolated inve6tmets, the fluctuations
have not been large. Tbe public has been
more eager to put its money in new securi
ties. European stocks are generally higher.
Denver and Rio Grade common advanced
7, Ohio and Mississippi and St. Louis and
San Francisco preferred 5, St. Louis and
San Francisco common, Lake Shore, Oregon
and California preferred and Wabash pre
ferred 4, Wabash ordinary, Louisville and
Nashville and Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul 3, Oregon and California common 2%,
Centra! Pacific and Ohio and Mississippi 2,
and St. Louis bridge preferred 1.”
A Competitive Drill.
New Orleans, March 25.—The annual com
petitive drill of the Crescent Regiment takes
place about the 25th of May. The volun
teer military organizations throughout the
Union are Invited to participate. Hand
some prizes have been offered. It is be
lieved a finely drilled company, the Cuban
Volunteers, from Havana, will be present.
Dealing In Future* Not Gambling
Memphis, Tenn., March 25.— The trial of
the Tennessee Brokerage Association and
Memphis Board of Trade, which has been
iu progre.-s before the Criminal Court 'for
four days, they having been indicted for
gambling in futures, ended this afternoon
by the jury rendering a verdict of not guilty,
thus legalizing their transactions.
Disturbances iu Galway.
London, March 25.—There have been con
tinual disturbance's in Galway between tbe
Eighty Eighth Regiment (Connaught
Rangers) and the Eighty-Fourth English
R*gimenf. Thursday night the Connaugat’s,
assisted by a mob, attacked the picket oi
the English and cheered for Ireland. There
were several bayonet wounds on both sides.
A Newspaper Change.
Wilmington, Del , March, 25. —C. P.
Johnson has sold tbe Gazette of this city to
J. B. Bell of the Sunday Star, and Morris
Taylor. The new management will take
charge in May, and will continue the paper
as a Democratic daily. The Gazette is au
old newspaper, its weekly dating back to
the last century.
An Escaped Murderer.
Columbia, 8. C., March 25.—James J.
Clyburn, sentenced to be hanged on the 17th
inst. for murdering Alex, gheorn, of Cam
den, and who was respited by the Governor
to April 14th, escaped from Kershaw jail
this morning. Every effort is being made
to recapture him.
A New Steamer for tbe Old Dominion
Line.
Chester, Pa., March 25.—The new iron
steamer Roanoke, built at Roach’s shipyard,
for the Old Dominion Steamship Company,
left this city this afternoon for New York
to enter the service of the company.
A St. Lout* Blaze.
St. Louis, March 25.— A fire this evening
burned out the furniture factory of Dlemel
Bros. & Miller, Nos. 308, 310 and 3i2 Wal
nut street. The stock Is valued at $60,000;
Insurance, $40,000.
A Prominent Columbua Lawyer
Dead.
Columbus, Ga., March 25.—L. T. Down
ing, a prominent lawyer and United Slates
Commissioner, dropped dead about nine
o’clock last night.
An Important Item <> j
Paris. March 2a.—M. Daniel Wilson has
been elected President of the Budget Com
mittee.
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
The D -mocrats and workingmen of MIL
wsukee have combined on a candidate for
Mayor. The working nen have organized
in behalf of the striking cigar makers.
The Senate of Minnesota, sitting as a
Court of Impesyhuient, has formally certi
fied its judgment against Judge Cox, im
peached for drunkenness. The sentence is
removal from office and disqualification for
judicial position for five years.
The schooner Elisha Gibbs, of New Bed
ford. vfitb vOal from Richmond for Provi
dence, struck a rock near Hope Island, R 1.,
on Saturday. Bhe was able to reach the
shore near Wickford, where she now lies
full of water. Wreckers have gone to her
assistance. _
The killing of Mr. Stephen 8. Van Rens
selaer in the Hotel Brunswick. New York,
was the result of accident. It has been
ascertained from the autopsy that the na
ture of the wound was such as to entirely
disprove the theory of suicide, and show
that death was caused by the careless hand
ling of the weapon.
A special from Victoria says: “A meet
ing of the stockholders of the New York,
Texas and Mexico Railroad was held on
Friday D. E. Hungerford, G. DeLvplra,
K. D. Linn, J. Payne, J. M. Bronson, F. S.
Guerreo, E. D Sellgson were elected direc
tors, and J. M. Bronson President, D E,
Hungerford Vice President, J. 8. Hopkins
Secretary, G. A. Levi Treasurer.”
A requisition, signed by three hundred
persons, including the Earl of Shaftesbury,
the Earl of Calrnes, the Earl of Aberdeen.
Mr. Samuel Morley, M. P., Cane- p . rrar
R 2 v Cuar'ies Spurgeon and
lwo - ured and seventy-three clergymen,
has been forwarded to Messrs. Moody and
Sankey, who are' now at Glasgow, asking
them to spen4 a year In London in evan
gelical work.
RAMBLES IN THE TROPICS.
FROM VERA CRUZ TO NEW OR
LEANS.
Sight* and Scene* on a Hexican Trip
—^Gigantic Old Orizaba—The Bean
tie* and Scent* ot Vera Cruz—On tbe
Mexican Rallway-A Hair Straight
ening Ride on the Ball*—Three
Extinct Volcanoes—The City of
Mexico, It* Castles and Cathedral*
—Reminlacence* of the Aztecs and
Noouzumai Gandalonpe, the
monte Flo and Other Place* of In
terest.
Editor Morning News: My last letter closed
as we were leaving Frontera. Our next expe
rience worth recording was the entry into Vera
Cruz.
Early on the morning of the 26th of February
we were awakened by exclamations of de
light proceeding from one of the party, who
sat up late and rose early, fearing to close his
eyes lest the Southern Gross should
come and go without being recorded.
This time it was not the Southern
Cross, although I felt it indeed a cross to
turn out so early.but the sight that met the eye
dispelled all thought of sleep. Old Orizaba, a
cloud among the clouds, looked down upon us
in ail its grandeur one hundred miles away,
its noble summit clothed in perpetual snow
and its foot hills resting amid the luxuriance
of a tropical clime. How sublime the sight—
this hoary old king standing among the eter
nal hills, its white peak fairly piercing the
heavens and its base resting on mother earth.
At no spot does Orizaba impress one with its
magnitude as at this your first glimpse. As
you approach the mountain afterward ten
thousand feet of its altitude is lost and you can
hardly realize that it is so high.
As we near the city of Vera Cruz, the morn
ing sun glances and sparkles from many a
dome and spire, giving one the impression
that many an hour of keen enjoyment is be
fore us. Also, how much better the anticipa
tion than the reality. It is a city of beautiful
domes and unpleasant smells. What a com
bination for the aesthetic gentleman of our
party. “Oh, dear,” he said, “the incandescent
purity of the atmosphere of Vera Cruz has
gone up the mountains for a vacation,”
and we all felt that it was true, for of all bad
smelling, bad drained cities, Vera Cruz takes
the first prize.
I only wonder that the place is ever free
from epidemics. It is said by Humholdt that
the old Spaniards claim that yellow fever was
first introduced into Havana from Vera Cruz,
and if the city of old was not an improvement
on the place of to-dav, I should be inclined to
give the story full credence.
We concluded to make our stay as short as
possible, and that night at twelve o’clock
we left for Mexico City. During the day,
however, we looked the town over.
The bay is large enough to accommodate the
shipping conveniently. The castle or Fortress
of San Juan d’Ulloa an! a coral reef studs the
sea from the outside. The o and fortress is more
of a tort on paper than in reality. It is per
fectly proper to say the old pile frowns. In
fact I approve of such old forts frowning.
They cannot smile, and it seems that a frown
is the only exit for repressed misery, so long
conflnea in the dungeons dark and deep. We
had a fine opportunity to see the
Mexican dandy, bedecked with spangles
and bugles, on his fine horse, riding
along the street, with eye ever on the alert to
catch the glance of the dark eyed senoritas as
they admire him from the balconies. At a
slow pace he moves along the pavement, ever
and anon touching his horse with his spur and
making the animal show off They are fine
ridars. these Mexicans, and sit the horse well,
and well they know, and show it
The Charleston eagle, alias the turkey buz
zard, has here all the rights and privileges of a
naturaliz*d citizen, except that he is not al
lowed in the park at night. Sky
rockets are shot into the trees at
dusk to drive him out. and
he, seeming to realize that he is out of place,
retreats to the neighboring steeple. He Is the
great scavenger of the town, and although
under contract to remove all the filth he will
not take it beyond the city limits. Yet the
people seem to be contented, and I heard no
talk of anyone bidding against him at the next
election. It is said that one’s associates gradu
ally mould the character of the man, and on
no other grounds can I understand the Mexi
can’s total disregard of bad odors in Vera
Cruz, unless a long association with the buzzard
blunts the sensitive fillaments of the olfactory
nerve.
The Mexican Railway, over which we were
to pass on our way to the City of Mexico, is
one of the greatest engineering feats on this
continent. From the time we leave Vera Cruz
the first part of the route is over the “tierra
cahente” or hot land. Starting at night, this
portion of the road was not seen, and when
momiDg broke we were in another clime. The
cool, crisp air of the mountain was very grate
ful to us after the heat of the coast. We
stopprd for breakfast at Orizaba, one of the
most inviting of Mexican towns. Of all the
places we saw in Mexico Orizaba would be our
choic* as a home. The Indians surrounded us
on all sides with their oranges, bananas and
other fruits, calling out their wares in a clear,
pleasant tone. At every stopping place these
same Indians are on hand. The road winds
around and up the mountain in such a manner
that the Indian steps across the valley and in
tercepts us at the next station. The scenery be
comes a never-ending source of pleasure.
Riding along the side of the mountain, or
crossing over the head of a gorge, with a sheer
precipice of two thousand feet in depth, makes
one almost hold his breath, but the thrilling
sight is tempered by the exceeding grandeur
and beauty of the landscape spread out be
fore us. The valley of Maltrata lies to our
left, with the little village of Maltra nestled in
its centre, protected on all sides by the grand
mountain ranges It looks like some fine paint
ing, as we see it from our perch in the clouds.
Away we dash, drawn hy our huge double
engine, mounting the steep grades with as
much ease as if we were on a level. Up, up we
go, until we reach an altitude ot ten thousand
feet, and old Orizaba is close at hand, with
three thousand feet of its head covered by the
eternal snow. From its icy crown the people
of Vera Cruz obtain all the ice they consume,
with do fear of a short crop.
The keen, bracing air, the clear rarifled at
mosphere, the rapid ascent, the glorious pan
orama of hill and vale ever before and beneath
us. all tended to exhilarate and keep us ever
on the alert for some new wonder or delight.
Through a dark tunnel we dash, out on a ledge
of rock we shoot, with a suddenness that takes
one's breath. Along the ledge we fly with the
charming thought that our lives may hang on
a single Dail, and If the nail gives way we will
have a delightful whirl thousands of feet
down the rocky gien. Such thoughts
at such a time keeps one's hair-straight as “the
quills upon the fretful porcupine.” The high
est point is reached, and we commence our de
scent to the table lands some two thousand feet
below.
Miles of the maguey plant, or agave Ameri
cana, can be seen as we speed along. Pulque,
the great Mexican drink, is obtained from this
plant. It is a milk-white fluid, which the Mexi
cans drink with great relish, hut which to my
taste it very like spoiled beer. The centre of
the maguey plant is cut out, leaving
a basin, into which the milk gathers,
and from which it is sucked up by
the palque gatherer into a long goard and then
squirteu into a hog skin slung to his back. Some
drink it in its raw stat“, but it is generally fer
mented, after which it will keep three days
without souring. It is a mildly intoxicating
beverage, and is drank in the
regions in lieu of water.
The table landq of 'Mexico at this season of
the year are very dry and dusty, the rainy
season not commencing before next month.
The view from the cars is very fine, w“h
long range of mountains closing the picture on
each side, and the p!i a filled with haciendas,
plantations and ranchos or cattle farms.
Countless whirlwinds can be eeen in all direc
tions, gome oi which attain considerable size,
lifting the dust in large quantities and whirling
it along with great velocity.
At one point on the lino you can see Orizaba,
18,372 feet high. Popocatepetl, 17,716 feet high,
and Ixtacihuatl, 15,702 feet high—three snow
capped extinct volcanoes. Popoi Rtapetl. y, e
highest peak on the North American conti
nent, hss a crate* one wile wide and one thou
sand feet deep, which is yielding at the present
time large quantities of sulphur. It was sug
gested bv one of the party that taking the sul
phur from the volcano was robbing the old boy
of his stock in trade.
Entering the City of Mexico at nightfall we
were conducted to the Hotel IturWde. which
° f “ je Nl-fated Emperor
of that name. It is a large hu;idn>, built
* uund several courts. There is very little in
the way of ornamentation about the hotel, and
not much to attract the American. It is de
cidedly Mexican in all its appointments. Che
pultepec first claimed our attention. Taking a
carriage out Juarez avenue into Cartotta ave
nue (named after the Empress), we bowl along
a fine road for a, oouple of miles, and
the old castle u reached. Into the grounds and
up the winding road we go. passing the en
trance to the caves which undermine the whole
hill.
The castle of Cbapultapee stands on the site
of the famous Hall of Montezuma. Here Mon
teauma had his home, and at the base of the
hill his swimming bath can still be seen, as
hia favorite tree—a cedar fifty feet in circum
ference—under whose wide-spreading
branches we found a picnic party enjoying
themselves. The spot is rendered doubly in
teresting from the fact that here Gen. Scott
made himself master of the situation. Over
to the rear of the Castle, Molino del Rey (Mill
of the King) is seen, behind which General
Scott with his handful of men halted. From
this point he made a strong feint on one side
of the Castle, covering the approach of three
hundred picked men wl;o scaled the almost
perpendicular walla On the other side, landing
themselves on the battlements before the
enemy knew what they were about. This
strategic move decided the day and resolved the
Mexican question into a simple proposition.
The view of the city from the top of the castle
is charming, and of the surrounding country
magnificent. The fine range of mountains
with their crater tops show to decided ad
vantage. •
The old castle of Montezuma, which occupied
this spot, was leveled by Cortez, and on the
foundation was reared the present edifice,
which of course has been changed somewhat
tO suit the tastes of the successive Monarchs
and Presidents who have each and all used
as q residence; it is now to be used a mili
tary school And signal observatory.
The drive was prolonged in this direction
in order to see the famous tree of
Triste Noche. Tho road over which
we drive was once the great causeway In
the days of the Aztecs. It was over thia rocs
ESTABLISHED 1850.
Cortez was driven by the maddened natives.
The waters then surrounded the city, and on
this narrow causeway the carnage was fearfnl.
Under the tree he gathered the dispirited
remnants of his army, and passed the
night in tears. The tree thus gets the
name of Triste Nocbe, or Sad Nignt. It is
a cedar of considerable size, and already
feels the weight of years. Three hundred
years have passed and still the tree is famous,
all for a few salt tears fr, >m a stem warrior.
But we will leave the tree wi'h the burden of
grief and out we goon the other causeway, the
one over which Cortez first entered the city,
and over which he again marched triumphant
after recruiting his shattered forces from
neighboring tribes.
This road leads fb the canal, over which we
glide in a Mexican gondola, and the once float
ing gardens. In the days of Montezuma
these gardens were floated to the city, and the
produce sold while still growing. As the waters
subsided these gardens were moved back, and
are now anchored at Santa Anita, some three
miles from the city, where they still supply
many of the vegetables and flowers consumed
in the city.
It was here we saw the Indian huts thatched
with straw and palmettoes; here also we saw
the Mexican fandango. Altogether the day
was one of the pleasantest of the trip.
Gaudaloupe, the Mecca of Mexico, was,
visited, where is to be seen the tilma or apron
of th Indian, upon which is a fine picture of
the Virgin. It is said that an Indian passing
the hill of Guadaloupe saw the Virgin, and
was instructed by her to tell the Bishop of
Mexico to come to that spot and hold a ser
vice The Btahop requiring some token from
the Virgin, iflie gathered roses from the hill
side, and tossed them in the apron of the In
dian, which, when carried to the Bishop,
were transformed into the picture of the
Virgin. Near the shrine is a grand
cathedral, and also a miraculous well. Thou
sands come every year to be healed by the
waters. The water has a pungent iron taste.
The Monte Pio, or Piodad, (Mountain of
Pity) is the rational pawn shop carried on un
der the protection of the government. It was
founded years ago by a bequest from a wealthy
gentleman, the object being to loan to people
in straitened circumstances. and to
use the proceeds for charity. It now
has a capital of four millions and a
circulation of seven million dollars.
There we saw three and a half millions of silver
dollars and thousands of dollars’ worth of
jewels. One set alone was valued at twenty
thousand dollars, and we were shown a six
thousand dollar pearl. The President’s palace
came in for a share of our attention, and we
were gratified to see in the hall of the ambas
sadors a fine picture of George Washington.
Maximilian’s carriage, which cost fifty thou
sand dollars, is kept in the palace.
In the Bchool of Arts a great many fine
paintings are seen, while in the Aztec
Museum we saw the fifty thousand dollar sil
ver service of Maximilian. In this museum are
kept all of the Aztec relics. Here we see a
complete history of the race, written by them
selves in hieroglyphics—the God of Earth, the
God of Day, the God of Night and the God of
Death are to be seen in all their ugliness. The
God of Death has warts all over his hands,
caused, the legend says, from squeezing so
many people to death. The great stone that
has always been supposed to be the
sacrificial stone is, according to recent
investigations, merely a monument to com
memorate a great battle. The distinguished
gentleman in charge of the musuem, Senor
Mendusa, informed us that the real sacrificial
stone forms the foundation of one of the pil
lars of the great cathedral.
The cathedral, with its grand choir and
magnificent altars, forms one of the principal
attractions of Mexico. It is an immense build
ing, and furnished in truly royal style. One can
spend hours in studying its beauties
and then not see it all. It stands
on the site of the great Aztec temple
which was leveled by Cortez. The old temple
was larga enough to enclose five hundred
dwellings. Five thousand priests used to chant
the services night and day.
At San Juan, twenty-five miles from the City
of Mexico, we see the two pyramids—one
named the Bun and the other the Moon. They
are two hundred feet high and contain numer
ous idols. ‘The great pyramid at Pueblo con
tains 1,440 square feet, and is said to cover 40
acres. This is larger than the famous Cheops
pyramid.
Sunday, in the morning early, everybody
foes to church. In the forenoon the German
orse race. In the afternoon the Bpanish bull
fight. The amount of enjoyment derived from
each depended upon the individual.
Leaving Vera Cruz in the steamer City of
Merida, we call at Tuxpan, Tampico and Bag
dad, taking in a norther on the way, finally
close my letter at New Orleans.
Truly yours, Geo. H. Stone.
Cotton Manufacture in Canada.
The Canadian Finance Minister re
cently presented in the House a compara
tive statement giving the values of cer
tain descriptions of cotton goods in
Canada and the United States, from
which we take the following extracts.
The report, it will be noticed, is rather
vague, and the comparisons are not suffi
ciently specific to be of much interest:
“The prices are those ruling at the end
of December last, when the trade is gen
erally quiet and business slow, with a
proportionately weak market. The
goods particularized are printing cloths,
nainsooks, grey Atlantic V,Newbury 88,
Laurel D, Atlantic H. Nashua R, Adri
atic standard and Great Fails E. The
average price of American goods laid
down here is 83 73 100 cents per pound.
The average price for Canadian gray shirt
ings obtained by manufacturers is about
28£ to 29 cents per pound. As the grey
cottons manufactured in Canada are
principally from three to four yards to
the pound, it will be seen that the manu
facturers are not really availing them
selves of the extra one cent per square
yard, the principal reasons being that
they require to be this much below the
regular market price of the United States
trade to prevent old lots coming in to
disturb the market. The same remarks
a PPIy to bleached shirtings. The return
contains a table showing the relative
prices of this article, showing that while
the average price of American manu
facture is 47 93-100 c. per pound, the
average obtained by Canada mills is only
about 38c. per pound, thus proving that
goods are being sold at the mills here at
from 15 to 20 per cent, less than Ameri
can manufactures can be laid down for,
or within 5 to 74 per cent over the
prices obtained in the American market
without the duty added. In the matter of
colored goods, owing to the variety of
styles and combinations, it is impossible
to arrive at any accurate estimate. The
Canadian manufacturers are improving
rapidly in those branches in which they
were formerly deficient, viz., designing,
dyeing and finishing. Concerning cot
ton yarn, of which a large quantity is
used in the rural districts, the manufac
turer’s price is 22 and 23 cents per pound,
according to quality, although there have
been quantities of yarn brought in, cost
ing 17 and 18 cents in the United States,
yet it Is of very inferior quality. Yam
to stand the same tests as Canadian yarn
cannot be bought for less than twenty
cents per pound in the United States
Regarding the relative valyres of raw
material and manufactured goods in
uifferent years, the prices of raw cotton,
such as is generally used by Canadian
mills, ran as follows;
lßai - 18j|c per lb
and the prices realized for the average
run of Canadian greys were:
26!£c per lb
J|Bo * 87c per lb
“A large part of the late increase was
absorbed in wages, and also in advanced
prices for other supplies required in
manufacturing. It is worthy of remark
that nearly all the wholesale houses, as
well as retail, sell Canadian manufac
tured cottons to their customers at or
about the mill pri.se, certainly in a few
instances not much over 5 per cent,
profit, while the imported goods of the
same class usually pay 10 to 13 per cent,
profit, the consumer getting the ad
vantage qf the close competition be
tween the dealers. A comparison of net
cost of cotton goods m January, 1878,
and January, 1881. shows that in 1878
the net cost of raw cotton was 10c. per
pound, in 1881 it was 12c. per
pound, an increase of 2c. per pound.
Cotton yams, Nos. 7 to 10, in 1878,
cost 20.07 c. per pound; in 1881 it was
22.05 c., or an increase of one and one
eighth cents. Carpet warps in 1878 cost
22.05 c.; in 1881 it was 24.03 c., an in
crease of one and one eighth cents per
pound. Beam warps, No 10, one “A”
and three “A” ends, in 1878 cost 28.05 c.;
in 1881 it was 31.27 c., or an increase of
two and one-seventh cents per pound. A
comparison of the net cost of beam warp
manufactured by Parks, of St. John,
and Adams Bros. & Cos., of Adams,
Massachusetts, delivered at the place of
manufacture, was for No. 10. above re
ferred to, as follows: Parks, 31.24 c. per
pound; Adams Bros. & Cos., 30.60 c. per
pound,. To the latter must be added
freight and duty.”
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REDUCTION IN MINING RATES.
J
Strike of Four Thousand Coal Hand.
Anticipated—Action of the Rail*
road Exchange.
A Pittsburg dispatch says another
great strike will in all probability be
added to the list of labor troubles now
existing. The Railroad Coal Exchange
has determined to reduce the price paid
for mining half a cent a bushel, and
4,000 mineis will probably go out on
strike. Mr. McCrickert, "President of
the Coal Exchange, says: “A reduction
of the price of mining from four cents
to three and a half cents per bushel has
been ordered to take effect April 1. The
miners will all be notified on Saturday,
so that they will have plenty of time to
consider the proposition. The action
proposed is not confined to one or
two operators, but is unanimous.
We have not been selling a re
spectable percentage of what could be
mined. Our miners have not averaged
two days’ work a week all winter. Some
few have worked half time, but they are
exceptions to the rule. The local coal,
trade, while it looks like a big thing to
outsiders, is only a drop in the bucket.
A great reliance is on the lake trade, and
we were cut off this completely the day
the four cent arrangement went into
effect. Four cents a bushel for mining
is equal to $1 per ton. Now all last
winter Ohio operators paid only seventy
a ton and, of course, we could not com
pete with them. I doubt whether we
will be able to compete with them at
three cents and a half a bushel. If we
don’t make sales there will have to be a
further reduction. lam of the opinion
the price will have to come down to
three cents.”
“How do you expect the miners to re
ceive the reduction?”
“It is a case of Hobson’s choice on
both sides. The operators must be re
lieved or shut down their works, and the
men must either accept the reduction or
remain idle. I don’t believe there will
be any trouble.”
President Jones, of the Miners’ Union,
says: “When the proper time comes a
circular containing all the facts pertinent
to the question will be mailed and read
to all the miners, from which they will
draw their own conclusions. I have not
been notified, that any reduction waa
contemplated. When I am, it is in my
power to call a convention. Asa notice
will not lie given until Saturday, a con
vention is not probable before next
week. ” The general impression is that
a general strike will take place.
The ejectment suit of the heirs of Tench
Coxe against Daniel Shepp and others, on
trial at Pottsvllle, Pa., for five weeks, has re
sulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs for the
land In dispute, with damages and costs.
The case involved questions of title going
back to 1793, “and the title to hundreds of
properties extending of a range of more
than fifty miles of territory, including valua
ble coal lands in Union township.”
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