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Georgia Affair*.
t u Electric Light Company pro
ve sn exhibition this week.
‘ n egro sneak thief on Friday night
, •? with Mr. A. F. Pendleton’s cash
which fortunately contained at the
’7 , ut a small amount of money.
gr (ob Ty ir. of Jasper county, was thrown
r a ra-t and run over a few days afro. His
tj , oogh rot dangerous. are painful.
V v was stolen from Joseph Price (a few
j c Jonesboro, and was found later
*" and a* ait four miles west of Atlanta,
i ■. J W. McClendon died at his residence,
7 n * e from West Point, on Friday week.
v r Pe’er Ge'ringer, of Scriven county, lost
v . ,v, ’. .ng bouse, kitchen and blacksmith
' t , f r about a week ago. His loss is ee'i
. and at about Ji.ooo, nothing havitg been
*’,n -• ?unday night the dwelling and out
casts on the plantation of Mr. W. M. Nelson,
K-nry county, occupied by Ephrai n
Weathers a colored tenant, were totally de
stroyed bv Are. together with their contents,
ir :i>r case of reckless carelessness in a
7 vr g g off to meeting and leaving fire
uDCn the premises.
The man Herst, life insurance agent, so
n who swindled Newnan out of a clear
t .nlred. tred the same gams in LaQ range,
bat was balked.
At an elec in at Bain bridge on Thursday
Wm P. well was chosen to fill the unexpir- and
Knn of the Tax Collector of Decatur county, ’
rc 1 Ja b Harrell, the defaulter. There were
Sre other ciciliJates.
i in colo ed woman, named Susan
i Fir- -r. who claimed to lie one hundr-d and
years o'.d. died in Troup county la -t
FbUy. She remembered the surrender of
Cornwallis si.d other revolutionary events,
as* was a grown woman then.
Athens Fann*r Watchman: ‘ The rumor that
Ihecotnpanv which lately purchased Barnett’s
ib !s have failed to comply with their con
tract, alil that the trade was likely to collapse,
ia „rr n us. Owing to some bitch in the title
me matter is temporarily delayed, although
. the greater part of the million and a half dol
hn to tail 1 a factory there has been sub
rribrd. We get this from the very best
authority.”
syivania Tel> phone: “A most terrible rain
storm visited this section on last Monday
sigh:. The aviest fall of water experienced
m year-. 1 'reeks were rendered impassible,
;*rc> and bridges washed up and consider
ably injured, and great damage donetothe
farming mtere-ta. The corn planted on hill
iie; and slopes was nearly all washed away
and it wi:l ne necessary in many instances to
p’aatover again.”
Athens F'iuier- Watchman: “The Atters
foundry has just finished a magnificent lot of
new niaehin ry for the new High Shoals
Factors, embracing shafts, wheels, puH^s,
• nlid institution bid against
lwge foundries la both the North and ff<e.
and not only secured the job but saved t'ae
company money over foreign prices. It is
one of the largest and best jobs ever turned
cat from a foundry in Georgia.’’
Sum’er Republican: “We saw upon our
greets a few days ago an industry of no little
importance—an ox cart filled with 2,300 cat
fefc from Flint river. These fish netted the
seller ab ut twenty-one dollars, and he had no
trouble in selling them. Now, this fisherman
staret that he realized about three hundred
dollars a year from the sale of fish, going to
show what car. be done by an attention to what
is called little things.”
Macon Teleyraph: "Young Simmons, whose
arrest we pubi shed yesterday, seems to have
been unfortunately a had boy. The Griffin
a>s of him: ’This same Simmons is
charg-d with a theft of a like character In
hiitun. taking the pocketbook an 1 a set of
j-w-lryfroma family which he had induced
by his representations to entertain him over
Bight.' While in the lock-up here, awaiting
the departure of the train to Griffin, he en
deavored t, escape by pulling out th# bricks
of his cell ”
West Print Enterprise: “On Saturday af er
r ; n Mr. Jewell, of Ha-ris county, was leaving
town in a wegon. As the wagon neared the
bnize spanning the river, the wheels struck
ra ns: the bridge floor, and the jolt threw Mr.
J. cut and the rear wheel passed over his holy,
breaking four of his ribs. Dr. J W Griggs ren
dered such help as would enable him to reach
tome, where he received the attention of his
iccl physician. We 1-arn he is employed at
tVgw.y'g mill, about ten miles from this
place."
dnffln .Yew#; “On Monday last a terrible
storm passed through the southeast portion of
Monroe county, going pretty much in the same
hack as the one that passed rear the line of
Monroe and on by Milledgevllle. etc. A frame
u u '°‘ vs* bi wn away on the Wynn place and
two la.!-. I, jure!, wounded a negro woman
cn :he Hubert place, and b’ew down the negro
n suesooth* Hunter place. The air was full
cf trees, planks und other debris. The wind
rca-ed loudl. ar and seemed to be loaded with a
sulphurous smell. There were many rumors
cf farther 1 sses. ”
Cvi.ran Enterprise: "Mr. J. A. D. Co'ey on
Monday last went up to his place at Coley's
v:. n. four mi es above here, and ditched a
'Hi I mii near bis old homestead, and while
ue exp* ted to gather in a few of the finny
smau frT.' be had no idaa of what was in
store .or him. They took in over five hundred
poun-• of the finest fish ever caught in this
wcti n He brought a barrel of them to town
““ fwtriured them among his filends. There
*fte a large lot of trout that weighed from
mto van and a half p> unds each. Mr Coley
now decides to keep the pond for piscatorial
Purposes.”
Recorder: "On Wednesday morn
“*st. during the busy hours, two sneak
uueves. Ernest Williams and Jim Sapp, negro
toys, entered the shoe store of Mr. K C. Black
tea oegan Ia ring up with umbrellas. Tbe
, .*** nicely arranged and showed that a
ST- 4 * r * r’an ha.l been fully agreed upon,
“‘“isms did ‘the lifting* while Sapp stood
Ukteiue and received the goods. A tim“ly
JJ*uoe of Mr. Harper Black. Jr., saved the
to the establishment. The umbrella
vere captured, but the thieves ran off only to
27 ' n f Her grabbed by a vigilant policeman.
wss tried and sentenced to four
months serv.ee on the chain gang, while Sapp
r ff. but will probably bb ’pullel’on
ksother charge.”
Ameneus Recorder: “On Tuesday night
“■t. about three o’clock, the citizens of the
A^i. ar ‘ ' ,r 'l'-rly little town of Preston,
“t county, were awakened from their
;• rby the cry of fire. The jail house was
. ,n •'antes, and too far consumed
‘•upf of saving the structure. There
r r soner (a negro) enfl ed in the
J..dit j at th*- time of the fire, and he escaped,
3L ni s ' Hd atul frightened half to death, bv
7l'ff7 r r t ,* c >-l'i* > nt, which was that the door
■kth ai i t,ur, ie<i li’tle faster around the
', - . in * ls ”here. The Ore was the work of an
sort The prisoner states that twoper
t n c , 'j-** firing, and did it with the inten
ncrrSL destroying his life, theugh this is
ns he was only convicted of
”* regret to chronicle the loss of
DullJ *og to our sister county.”
on.V-Tl'i! 1 ' Enquirer-Sun: “Mr. J. W. Roherts
rr.jL. rv. tr,e directon of the Buena Vista Rai’-
Zn ■„ " ni ary - •* in the city. He infornaed "n
• : n r ,ort * r yesterday that the
the -.*° y c reded about ffi.ObO in order to have
, , ’“1 amount to build the road. From
Seo* Dl f that DO P r ograss has been made
ti lr —^ la *t visit of a committee of the
KcrTrr'r, th * Cl 'T • veral weeks ago. Mr.
Coiui*.' lf L orrn * us that the business men of
bat subscribed nothing to the road,
stock at T J acon hrs taken a small amount of
*ll thlt is t 7 o l** of Marion county have done
tnocev- m hPT f?el ahle to do, and the necessary
•-lor u rv l * l “ rae from another source. The
tn*. , Ufi J e rec<k ised an invitation to attend
raid the directors of the Central Bail
c.Ll l an , cah next Werineedav, which they
•ondae and wiu i*ve Buena Vista on
Mari b T —,"® would like very much to see cur
Prs*.” Wu “ r ft mods succeed in their enter
<iov*^ r i D . corr ” s P°ndeoce Atlanta Oonstitu
couatr survey of some lands in Miller
by “‘oh were in litigation and surveyed
caiiom the c °urt, has brought to light a
the JSJLt™ complex state of affairs respecting
18 tla". * ' of land in a certain district
(fata •!. I ? ty , 1 * m informed that no less
-a i l undred and fifty lots of land are
*oy ‘Comedy of Errors,’ and as
" n<l ,hat they are claiming the
tihnber i°T t> } e ri < fht ,£ >t with the wrong
*fd thl J. ndee d- every man has just discov
tiit he _ r, rnar kable and unsatisfactory fact
B ritiboe 0 r“ somebody else’s lot, and his
•trines' e n the same dilemma Another
b. til. the case is that Miller county
rid b n t e. m *** Pnrt of Baker’s territory,
tend n, rieeent survey a strip of land ex
th® her,hem limits of Miller wifi
&u* r county 4 ’ 7 * *° Uke lK kgitimate place in
"Flournoy Treads way, up to
riertia* r,Z 2T months ago. had been
A Ox. of Cedartowa. and
rid it. 2^*, b y with the store bouse
tents. For some time' they have
hrioo * ho™ of tobacco, sacks of coffee,
*A r,< warticles of drygoods, but
hit nsnd fell upon any one until
**• “ seems that some months since
*ei! - )C i a} w nt into merchandising by him-
Savannah morning news
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
saying that he was going to New York
via Atlanta to buy a stock of goods.
On Monday by some means boxes
of tobacco and coffee sacks with Stubbs’
private marks on them were found in Treada
way 's sto*e. An effort was made to head him
off at Atlanta, but he had left there on the Air
Line rosd. The hope now is to secure his ar
rest in New York on his arrival there.”
Brunswick Advertiser-Appeal: “'Whilst other
sections of the country have been visited
recently with cyclones and tornadoes, our
county has not been exempt. On Monday
morning, Starch 2fith. at seven o’clock, a cy
clone (running from southwest to northea-t)
visited the Hatilta river and played fearful
havoc. So far we have only heard from one
locality.'that of the plantation of Mr. J. W.
Taylor, whose loss has been heavy, and whose
escape, as also tht of bis entire household,
seems a miracle. Mr. Taylor informs us that
his household were all up, and he was standing
on his piazza, and. looking out. saw the
cyclone coming directly for his house.
It appeared about one hundred feet
in width, and, passing near several
houses bam. stable, etc . on the place, came
direct for the dwelling house He rushed to
the back door and closed it, observing at tbe
time that his little boy Cltde was standing in
the kitchen door, which connects with the din
ing room by an open passage way. He had
scarcely closed the door before the crash csm.
The building was thrown to the ground and tha
entire roof tom from its rearing place and up
turned, carrying with it one broadside of the
house. The heavy chimney in the centre of the
building wss titedto pieces, and the brick
hurled In every direction The kitchen and
other out buildings were capsized and smash
ed to pieces. Mr. Taylor was knocked down
by a falling timber, and a four-inch gash
cut in the top of his hea *, Recov
ering from this, he turned to see the
fa'e of his wife, and found she had been thrown
out of her bed and terribly shaken up. Finding
her comparatively safe, he rushed, almost
blinded by the blood flowing from the wound
on his head, to seek his boy, and found him
underneath the debris of the kitchen, as he
supposed, lifeless. With the aid of some colored
people, who had witnessed the whole thing
from their quarters and come to his assist
ance. the timbers and rubbish were removed,
and the boy wss brought out and resuscita f ed
sufficiently to begin breathing. The other in
mates of tbe house escaped unhurt."
OCR DARIEN LETTER.
Number of Teaaeia Cleared frr in Tbit
Port In Fire Years The Timber
Trade—Hon. George R. Rlack
Tbe B’g Whale of Rlarkbeard
Island—Prospects of the Felton
Party In Hclntosh—Colored People
Stirring to Secnre Better educa
tors—The Mary Fisher—A Pest
House and Hospital Wanted—
Local ar.d General Item*.
Darien, Ga., April 1. — Editor Momino
Netcs: The Gazette has been looking up
the matter, and reports that during
the last Are years over eight hundred vessels
have been cleared from here for foreign ports
—enough to spur us up in the appropriation
matter. Since last Saturday there have been
five arrivals and eight clearances, the cargo
value of the latter amounting in the aggre
gate to 2311. Of these J. K. Clarke & Cos.
cleared three. Hilton Timber and Lumber
Company three, Jas. Hunter two. Sixteen
vessels are now in port.
Not mnch timber is coming down. A good
article of hewn sells at from sixty to seventy
five on the average. Fcab timber (good) at
one and a half to two. There is but very
little in market.
The news of Mr. Black's hopeful condition
gives pleasure to his friends, who were quite
downcast a fyr days ago.
You did notnotice my account of our whal-.
It engrossed attention for over a week, and
two excursion parties went down to visit it. We
thought it the biggest kind of a thing, if we
didn’t kill it ourselves, and you have not liea-d
the lat of it yet if the people oe "Blackbeard”
succeed in their oily expectations.
"Rev. Mr Felton’s party won’t make much
headway here. We must reconcile things be
fore we can take hold, and how a man can
preach closest conservatism in the pulpit, and
broadest liberalism on the platform, requires
both eyes open at a time, to see.
Tbe long persevering and faithful work of
the Timber Gazette in the cause of internal im
?rovement is being rewarded little by little.
he public library scheme advanced bv Mr.
Grubb so frequently, not being feasible at pres
ent, the next best thing is proposed in the
resolutions passed bv the Debating Club on
Tuesday night last-changing their name and
title to the Darien Debating and Library As
sociation. It is a good move, and it is to be
hoped friends will come forward to help the
bantling with contributions of books, manu
script*. etc.
The ladies, u - willing to lose the name of the
old association, bavp. some of them, resolved
to form a side society to be called the St.
Andrews’ Aid Association. The Sunday school
of the Episcipal church is in pretty good
working order; the teachers faithful, and the
little folks practicing their processional and
other Easter hymns diligently.
The colored people are vigorously "taking
the bull by 'he horns” in their efforts for
deeper education; and the earnest and eloquent
appeal, written by I S. Flipper, faster of the
African M. E. Church here, in Gazette April
Ist. commends itself to the kindly notice and
sympathy of the people of our State.
Rev. Mr Flipper Is said to be a brother of
Liaut. Flipper, of whom we have heard so
much.
As I write I hear the bell ringing not “for
Sarah” but announcing the approach of the in
dustrious Mary Fisher, this Fteamer having a
bell instead of a whistle and affording us a
little variety. Can she be all right aeain
alreadr ? The Bridgeton’s visit was a pleasant
one We hope she will remember us soon
again and often.
The Board of Health is urging upon the
County Commissioners the nece-sity of a pest
house, a subject to which our fathers will
doubtless give their dearest consideration, as
it involves great responsibility. I am sorry to
say we have no hospital either fer sick sailors
or indigent people needing good nursing and
careful medical treatment. The proceeds of
one of those many entertainments contem
plated might be devoted to some such purpose,
or a special one might be gotten up its favor.
Tb* ladies of the Presbyterian Church are
beginning a series of ice cream festivals—a
harmless social, agreeable aad profitable un
dertaking.
Vegetables from the country are being
brought to town in good time, for the people
ware verv tired of dry potatoes and Yankee
beans All kinds of vegetables succeed here if
planted early enough—the trouble is delay and
consequent overtaking by the hot suns before
maturity. It is a matter of astonishment that
more of eur people do not try vineyard plant
ing—particularly of thn scnpperno'ng variety,
which seems actually to run riot in our light
soil with but small outlay in fertilizers, and
the fruit of which Is delirious for all purposes,
whether as wine, brandy, preserves, or table
use fresh.
One of our citizens, “De Couleur Noir,” has
been making money by telegraph for some
time; but. like other speculators, has turned
his capital over once too often, and so, on
Thursday last, got caught napping. His is a
noble name, with the honored prefix of Laza
rus, an employe of Mr. Robinson, the telegraph
manager for repairing broken and fallen
wires on the line, and who. for some time, has
been getting $2 per diem for self and the same
for horse hire—sl a day in all. For this small
sum the noble gentleman would pave the way
to- his summons by cutting the wire, so that
he might repair the same with pleasure, when
notified that his services were needed. His
double duty ended by his being committed by
Justice DeLorme yesterday afternoon.
Naval stores are being shipped once more
from this county. Does that look like stagna
tion? It is the first shipment since the war,
and was made on Thursday last by Mr. George
H. Haymans.
Colonel Farrow has been nominated as Col
lector. and that i* half the battle, so the appli
cants for the minor offices think.
In changing the entrance to our court house
it would he a good plan to p-oflt by that sug
gestion of your "Thomasville” correspondent
and give us an outlook from the cupola over
the surrounding country, which though flit of
garface is really varied and beautiful in form
and color. Then if the ladies would plant
groups of shrubbery in the square they would
make It a pretty place for children to plsy in
the afternoons, while the elders walked or
sat near on benches provided under those
grand old trees.
We have so many convenient and beautiful
groves around town where the children mkht
be gathered for play under the supervision of
reliable persons, instead of running hither and
thither hunting vio'ets for amusement and
getting overheated by too much exercise. Your
squares are such safe and pleasant resorts for
children that any town might well try a square
or two for the little people’s especial sake
11. S. B.
The Congressman who struts and frets his
little hour upon the stage might humbly ex
claim with Rip Van Winkle; “How soon
we are forgotten when we are gone!" In
bis late address Mr. Blaine said that Garfield
was nine times or eighteen years surer -
cesslyely chosen to the House, an honor not
enjoyed by more than six other Representa
tives of mpre than 5,000 who have been
elected from the organization of the gov
ernment to this hour. A correspondent of
the Louisville Courier-Journal says that
more than twenty have served as long, or
longer than Garfield did. Thomas NewtOD,
of Virginia, sat twenty-eight years in Con
gress—ten years more than Garfield:
Nath. Macon, of North Carolina, served
twenty-four years; Lewis Williams, of the
same State, twenty-seven years; Mercer, of
Virginia, twenty-four vear6; Glddings, of
Ohio, and McCoy, of Virginia, twenty two
years. Three w-re elected for twenty years;
six, Including John Quincy Adams, were
elected as often as Garfield, etc. This Is a
sad blow to the Congressman who puts In
nearly all of his time trying to get himself
elected, instead of striving to mske himself
distinguished for his usefulness while he
stays there. Suppose Garfield’s fame had
depended entirely upon the fact that he
was elected nine times. Blaine would never
have had any materials for a memorial
address.
If you wish peaceful slumber at night, in
spite of cough or sore throat, take a doee of
Brown’s Iron Bitters before going to bed.
It is yory soothing <ud refreshing. Try it,
LABOR AND CAPITAL
FALL RIVER SPINNERS QUIT
WORK.
Weavers I hrowu Oat—Tbe Situs*
•lon *t Lawrence—A Mau meeting
In tbe Interest of tbe Strikers.
Fall River, Mass., April I.—Thirteen
spinners at tbe Sagamore Mill struck this
morning, and it is expected that others will
follow. The strike was caused by a diffi
culty between the spinners and the manage
ment of tbe mills. Tae spinners claim that
they were working at a disadvantage by
reason of bad cotton and faat speed.
Fall River, Mass., April 2 —The spin
ners at tbe Sagamore Mill met this after
noon and decided unanimously not to go to
work to-morrow morning. As there is but
little filling on band this will throw the
weavers out of work and necessitate the
shutting down of the mill unless new spin
ners are secured.
Lawrence, Mass., April2.—Amass meet
ing of weavers and operators was held t
the City Hall this evening. Abiut 1,200
persons were present. There was much en
thusiasm, and a number of addresses were
male. The strikers greeted with hisses any
advice urging any return to the Pacific Mill,
and cheered the speakers who counselled
standing out. John O’Glliey, President of the
Weavers’ Union, read a resolution, which
was adop’ed, to the effect that the citizens
of Lawrence tendered their sympathy to
the strlkirs, and endorsed their action.
Among the speakers were Han. John K.
Tarbox and several State Representatives.
Mr. Tarbox’s remarks were generally favor
able to the continuance of the strike, and it
is thought that the meeting hi 6 banded
together more firmly the discontented opera
tives.
HANLAN-UOYD.
Tbe Oarsmen Practicing for tbe
Great Race.
London, April 2.—llanlan rowed six
miles on the Tyne to-day in splendid style.
He spurted brilliantly. Boyd rowed four
milts in excellent form and with great dash,
taking a long, sweeping and powerful
stroke. Large crowd* witnessed the per
formance from the river banks, and loudly
cheered both oarsmen. If the weather be
rough to-morrow they will use Englfsh boats*
but if smooth they will use Canadian. The
betting at Newcastle is five to two and two
to one on Haclan. Bjth men are remark
ably confident.
The Observer say# it was reported in Lon
don elms on Saturday that Bcyd was amiss,
bence the bstting of three to one In favor of
Hanlan in London yesterday.
DR LIMSON.
Tbe Prisoner Granted a Respite.
London, April 2.— The Observer to day
says: “We are authorized to state that at the
requeit of President Arthur, communicated
by Minister Lowell, Sir W. Harcourt, Secre
tary of Slate for the Home Department, has
respited Dr. Lamson until the 18 h Inst ,
perdlng the arrival of certain evidence
stated to be on its way from America.
Sir Wm. Harcourt is always willing to af
ford adequate rime for due examination of
circumstances alleged on responsible au
thority in favor of a convict under sentence
of death. The prisoner, however, has been
distinctly warned that the reprieve granted
under these circumstances raises no pre
sumption of final reprieve or commutation
of his capital sentence.”
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Weather Indteitiom.
Ovetcb Chief Signal Observer, Wash
ington, D. C., April 2—lndications fer
Monday:
In the Middle AtlanMc 8ta f ee, partly
cloudy weather and westerly winds, higher
barometer, and stationary or higher tem
perature.
In the Bouth Atlantic and East Gulf States,
fair weather, southwesterly winds, stationary
or lower barometer, and rising followed bv
falling temperature.
In the West Gulf States, fair weather,
southerly winds, stationary barometer and
temperature.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, fair
weather, variable winds, stationary or higher
barometer, and stationary or lower tempera
ture.
.Ylluluter LDWril Denounced.
Portland, Me., April 2.—At a meeting
of the Land League, here this afternoon,
resolutions were adopted condemning the
imprisonment of American citizens in Ire
land, charac'erizing as "infamous” the con
duct of Minister Lowell and asking for hie
recall, and requesting the President to de
mand fhe immediate trill or release of all
American citizsns now confined in British
dungeons.
Cornelia* Vanderbilt’s Suicide.
New Fork, April 2.— The police were
notified to-night that Cornelius J. Vander
blit, the brother of William H. Vanderbilt,
who contested the probate of the will of
the late Commodore Vanderbilt, had com
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head at tbe Glenham Hotel. The
Coroner was notified, and gave a permit for
the removal of the body.
Tbe Pistol in Ireland.
Dublin, April I.—Arthur Herbert, J. P.,
who was shot dead on Thursday while re
turning from the Castle Island petty ses
sions, was the person whose expression of
regret that, the police had not fired upon a
riotous mob was some time tbe subject of
discussion in tbe House of Commons.
Since his murder eleven lambs that belonged
to him have been maliciously stabbed.
Tbe Tobacco Trade ol Danville.
Danville, Va., April I.—The semi-an
nual report of the Tobacco Association
shows that there have been sold in the
Danville market since the Ist of October
13,700,000 pounds of leaf tobacco at an
average o* #9 57 per hundred i ounds,
against 12,900 000 pounds, at an average of
$9 for the same period of last year.
Another Link In (be Cole Syatem.
Memphis. April I.—At a meeting of the
B- ard of Directors of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, held this afternoon,
the plan for consolidation with the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
was favored,and the stockholders have been
called to meet on tbe 2d of June to coafirm
the proposed consolidation.
Preparing for (he New Regime In
(Hah.
Balt Lake Citt, April 1 —A county con
vention for tbe appointment of delegates to
the coming constitutional convention is
being held here, only monogamis s being
selected. The convention meets April 10th,
just as the spring conference closes.
Keely Ordered to Show I7p.
Philadelphia, April I—Judge Pierce
to-iay overruled John W. Keely’s demurrer,
and ordered him to make known hts process
In the way Indicated in the bill filed by the
Keely Motor Company. This Is to compel
him to divulge the secret of his "motor.”
An Ocean Horror.
London, April 2.—A dispatch to Reuter’s
Telegram Company from Corunna says:
“Thirty of the crew of the Yeurac Bat, in
cluding tbe Captain and pilot, were
drowned. Thirty five of the Douro’s passen
gers were saved. The number drowned is
unknown ”
Tbe <*•’* Coronation.
St. Petersburg, April 2. —The Herald
says that tbe Kahn of Khiva will attend the
forthcoming coronation of the Czar at
Moscow with a numerous retiDue. The
Ameer of Bokhara will be represented by a
special embassy.
Costly Bltae Near Plttuburg.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 1. —Tt e Eleanors
Springs Hotel at Maysville, twelve miles
from this city, was totally destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss $138,000.
A Wife Hnrderer to Swine.
New Oblbans, April 1. —Victor Elol, con
victed of the murder of his wife, was to-dsv
sentenced to be hanged at such time as tbe
Governor may decide. ,
Tbe Dead Restored to Life.
Any one desiring to have restored to their
normal or natural condition those organs of
life whose functions have become impaired
from excessive gluttony, Intemperance or
otherwise, will find health, strength and
vigor in Brown’s Iron Bitters. Where the
weakness is of an exhaustive or debilitating
nature, It removes all lifeless feeling and
quickly nwftlttOfl 19 new activity.— Ur<M.
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1882.
THE HOLDEN CITY.
All Hope of Recovering tbe Victims
from tbe Wreck Abandoned—The
Captain ol tbe Watch Held Re*
apon'lble.
Memphis, April I.—The Coroner’s jury,
which has been holding an inquest for the
past two days on the remains of the woman
found floating la the water near the wreck
of the steamer Golden City, returned a ver
dict this afternoon to the effect that the
woman came to her death by violent means,
to-wit: By inhaling flaming fire on the
steamer Golden City on March 30; that the
fire was caused by Wash Smith, colored,
captain of the watch, handling a lamp and
setting fire to a lot of jute stored on deck,
and that the said jute was not covered,
as it should have been to avoid accidents by
fire; that stored near the jute were a lot of
tar and oil barrels, and that the manner in
which the said lute, tar and barrels were
loaded, the absence of proper coverings,
and a lack of specific orders in regard to
carrying lamps through tbe boat,
showed criminal carelessness on the
part of the mate and other officers of said
boat, whose du'y it was to look after tbe
loading and management of the boat in such
way as not to endanger human life. Wash.
Bmith, captain of the watch, wnose arrest
has been mentioned, remains in jail to await
the action of tbe grand jury, which meets
Monday morning.
AU hope of recovering the dead bodies
from the wreck of the s’esmer Golden City
has been abandoned. No further attempt
will be n?ade until the river falls sufficient
ly to allow the divers to work with some
chance of success.
At the request of several relatives of
those who lost their lives by the burning of
the Golden City another attempt will he
made on Monday to recover the d;ad
bodies. Unl'ed States Inspectors Garrott
and Ralston are thoroughly investigating
the cause of the disaster.
Memphis, April 2 —Several parties visited
the wreck of the burned steamer Golden
City to-day. but nothing of special interest
was ascertained. The water rushes swiftly
over the wreck, and the noise made resem
bles somewhat the roar of a cataract.
Dynamite has been telegraphed for and will
be used in trying to raise any dead bodies
that might be anywhere between where the
steamer took fire and where the wrack now
lies. The remains of Mrs. Annie Smith, of
Bprtngfield. Massachusetts, one of the vic
tims, were interred this afternoon at Elm
wood Cemetery.
DEATH FOR HIS GREED.
A North Carolina VherlfT Shot While
Robbins Hl* Own Safe.
Danvillb, Va , April I.—lnformation has
just, been received here to the effect that
Sheriff Wm. Eries, of Btokes county, N. C.,
w*s shot on the 30th ultimo , while robbing
his own office. He left home to be absent
some days and directed his wife not to al
low any one to stay all night, and at
the same time gave hrr the safe key.
About, dark one of the neighbor#
came to his and Mrs. Estes, having
raised ro objection, he went off to a room
to spend the night. After be had retired
two men came to the house and asked leave
to stay, and Mrs. Estes objected. They,
however,went In,ami demanded the sa f e kev,
threatening to kill her If she refused
it. She ran up sfgira and informed her
guest, and was told by him to go down and
deliver the kev and say nothing of his pres
eDce. The men then proceeded to rob the
safe, and while thus engaged Mrs. Estes’
friend eame down and killed both of the
men. Upon examination it was found that
one of the men was the Sheriff, who had dis
gu'sed hlmsalf, and the other was one of his
neighbors.
A NOBLE GIFT.
Tbe Generous Rrqneat of a Galway
Ulan.
Charleston, April I.— Patrick O’Don
nell, a wealthy contractor and builder, died
here yesterday, at the age of 74 years. He
was a native of Galway, Ireland, having
settled In this city in 1839. At the breaking
out of the war he had acquired a large for
tune, much of which was lost by the events
of the war. At the time of his dea'h
his estate was valued at about $4O 000. He
was unmarriefl, and has no relatives in this
country. With the exception of about
$2,000 in legacies, be leaves his entire estate
to Rey. Tom Burke, of Galw*y, Ireland, his
native place, in trust for the benefit of the
destitute poor of Galway, without distinc
tion a# to creed.
THE GWINNETT TRAGEDY.
Rolton Dlscbareed and Freeland
and IfHllcr Held.
Atlanta, April 1. —The preliminary trial
of Deputy United States Marshal R. D. Bol
ton, and two members of his porse, Charles
Miller and Brant Freeland, charged with
the murder of illicit distiller Jackson J.
Hick? in Gwinnett county, was closed to
day. Bolton was discharged, and Freeland
held In bonds of $4OO and Miller $3OO on the
charge of Involuntary manslaughter, which,
under the Code of Georgia it “killed while
in the discharge of a lawful act withou’ dne
caution,” and is punishable as a misde
meanor.
Cotton Fntnre* la New York.
New Yorx, April I. — The Fast's cotton
report says: "Future deliveries at tbe first
call sold at a reduction of 4-100, lost an
other 2 100 to 3-100, recovered part of the
decline, and brought at the second and last
call, June 12 30c., August 12 58c., Octob-r
11 57c., January 11 54c. Liverpool dis
patches reporting arrivals barely steady and
the early months rather lower” had a de
pressing effect, and the advance was lost,
and sellers were greatly preponderant. A
farther decline is generally considered prob
able. The market closed steady at a slight
advance. April sold 4 100 lower, and the
balance 6-100 to 7-100 lower than yes
terday.”
Stocks In London.
London, April I.—The Economist says:
“The rate of discount for bank bills, sixty
days to three months. Is 2% per cent.; for
trade bills, slx’y bays to three months, 2%
to 3 per cent. On Tuesday there was a
general rise in nearly all departments.
Thursday was the best day of the week.
On Friday was a slight relapse. A good
ousiness done in the American market.
Ohio and Mississippi preferred advanced 7;
Ohio and Mississippi ordinary, Denver and
Rio Grande, Louisville and Nashville, St.
Louis and Ban Francisco preferred, 4 each;*
Bt. Louis Bridge second preferred 3)£, and
Oregon and California preferred 3.”
Tbe Star Rome ludlclaiant*.
Washington, April 7.—The hearing In
the star route case# on the motion to quash
the Indictments against Brady, Dorsey and
others, wss concluded to-day. Messrs.
Kerr, Merrick and Bliss for the government,
argued against the claim that the indict
ment is defective. Mr. Shailaburger con
cluded for the defense. Judge Wylie said
he would consider the arguments and de
cide the questlo nbereafter, giving counsel
on both sides two or three days’ notice of
the time he would render his declsioa.
Tbe New Lonlslans Jockey Clnb.
New Orleans, April I.—The spring
meeting of the new Louisiana Jockey Club
commences on Tuesday, April 11th, con
tinuing two week", with three days racing
each week. The course and grounds are in
excellent condition. Anew grand stand
and fencing have been completed, and a
convenient telegraph office has been fitted
up by the Western Union Company. The
largest number of horses ever present here
at a spring meeting are now on tbe grounds,
and more are coming.
The Tnnliiao Credit.
Paris, April I — The Senate to-day voted
a credit of 8,000,000 francs for the Tunis ex
pedition for the second half of tbe current
▼ear, which was agreed to in the Chamber of
D*putles on Tuesday. M. D.Freycinet,
President of tbe Couucil, stated that It bad
been necessary to maintain a force of 35,000
troops in Tunis, which number is being
gradual’y reduced. The Senate and Cham
ber of Deputies adjourned until May 2d.
Mr. J. Q. A. Lawrence, of Trenton, N. J.,
writes: “For several years my wife’s health
was very poor. It began with a miscarriage,
from which she never fully recovered, and
consequently suffered many aches and
pains. I was advised to give her Brown’s
Iron Bitters. I did so. Her improvement
began at once, and she saps ‘she now feels
like $ yopog girl’ ”
AMII) THE WATERS.
FRESH TROUBLE IN LOUISIANA.
Alarming Condition of Tblngs
About Vlorgan City—Tbe Outlook
at Other Points—The Work of Re
lief.
New Orleans, April I.—A special lo the
Timts-Democrat from Morgan City, dated
yesterday, says: “From this city to Chuca
pouU, nineteen miles In the direction of
New Orleans, the country Is one vast stretch
of water, ranging in depth from three to six
feet. The water throughout this section has
risen five Inches in the past twenty-four
hours, aad at this hour (10 p. m.) is rising
at the rate of one inch every four hours. At
Fayetteville, fourteen miles east of he r e,
the water is eight inches below the flood of
1874, while here it is four inches above that
mark. From Chucahoula to this place
there Is no land visible, save small mounds
at Tigerville, and as you approach Morgan
City some small sections of land barely
showing above the surface of the water. In
many places the water reaches half way to
the celling of the houses, and the fences are
completely covered. Wherever possible
the people are clinging to their homes and
living on improvised floors. Nearly all took
warning in time and drove their stock to
Tern Bon Ridge, into this place and
from here large quantities have been ship
ped across the bay to the highlands on the
west bank of Teche Bayou. The wide dif
fusion of waters prevent! strong currents,
and hence the buildings and fences have
not been materially damaged. Morgan Ct'y
to-day presents a lair parallel to the Third
district of New Orleans during the overflow
from the lake about a year ago. Five sixths
of it Is under water ranging from six inches
to six feet in depth. Skiffs and
pirogues are utilized on the streets for eom
munieat.ion along the principal business
blocks, and sidewa’ks have been erected
some four or five feet, above the banquettes,
and in most of the buildings false 11 x>rshave
been improvised. There is as yet no special
distress among the people. They meet their
misf ’rtunes with a cheerful patience, ac
cep’ing the inevitab'e, but hoping for a
speedy subsidence of the water.”
Washington, April I,—The Secretary of
War t'>-day telegraphed to the Commission
ers for the State of Louisiana, at New Or
leans, as follows: “Your telegram received.
The 150,000 rations mentioned by you have
been ordered to be delivered to-day (A Til
1) I have also given directions to puichase
and deliver to you 100,000 more, making
250 000 to-day. When and in what instal
ments will you wish further purchases and
deliveries?”
The Secretary of War is in receipt of $5OO
from the relief committee at Yankton, Da
kota, to bi used for the benefit of the suf
ferers from the Mississippi oveiflow, with
the request, that it be placed at the disposal
of the Red Cross organization. This contri
bution is the balance on band from funds
contributed about a year ago for the benefit
of sufferers from the Missouri overfl iw.
New Iberia, La , April I.—The Teehe is
still riting at the rate of eleven Inches In
twentj-four hours. Father Coughlin, the
parish priest at I.orenaville, on the east
Bide, eight miles from here, reports
that 1,200 persons are now homeless on
account of the flood, and that, applications
for shelter in his church and 6tables are
numerous. He is asking local cODtribu
tior.s. Their distress is represented as ap
palling. The Red river water, through
Bayou Courlarbau, as well as that of the
Mississippi river, through Atchafalaya and
Grand Lake, wll! certainly bring us to the
level cf the lake. We are now past the
high water mark of 1874, and will probably
exceed it two feet or more.
Franklin, La , April I.—The water Is
rising an inch per hour. Thirty six hours
will submerge Franklin and the back coun
try. The prospect Is alarming. At a meet
ing of the efizens of Bt. Mary’s parish, held
to-dav, a committee was appointed to con
fer with the Governor, the State Engineer
and Pretdnt Morgan of the Louisiana and
Texas Railroad Company, relative to the
alarming aspect of the water threatening
an inundation of the west as it
has the east side of Bayou Teche,
and to request an engineer be detailed to
examine and report whether or not there
exists any artificial obstruction to 'he free
passage of the water to the tide level, and
whether or not the removal of such ob
structions In the parishes of St. Mary’s,
Trerre Bonne or As*umption, or any of
them, will not prevent the overflow of the
land on the west side of the Teche In Bt.
Mary’s, and the destruction of crops
therein.
“Resolved, That the people of Bt. Mary’s
are clearly of the opinion, founded
on actual that the Morgan
Railroad embankment is the most serious
artificial obstruction to the free flow of
water from the inundated dVricts west of
the Mississippi river, and is now causing
the water to rise at the rate of one inch an
hour, threatening the inuadation of the
sugar lands on the west side of the Teche,
and the consequent destruction of property
and crops to the value of millions to the
agriculturists of this parish. We hereby
specially and distinctly notify said corpora
tion to remove said artificial obstructions to
the free flow of the water to tide level. In
default, of the water being so allowed a free
passage to tide level we hold said corpora
tion liable for tbe damages and loss result
ing ”
Vicksburg, April I.—The news from the
overflowed districts shows that the planters
are taking every advantage of the declining
waters for plowing and planting as the ex
posed condition of the lands will permit,
an<l are becoming more cheerful every ’’ay.
New Orleans, April 2 —The Times Dem
ocrat Bt. Martinsville special says: “The
water here on the eastern side of the Teche
in the Parish of Bt. Martin’s is higher than
in 1874 and reaches nearly to the bank of
the Teche. Houses, fences, stock, corn,
fodder and provisions of all sorts have been
swept, away. Hundreds of our zens
with their wives and children are without
shelter and without bread. The des'itution
in the overflowed section of our parish is
unprecedented.” This message is from
Alford Voorhees, the Representative of St.
Marlin’s parish in the Legislature.
New Orleans, April 2—A dispatch from
Morgan City, dated midnight last night,
says: “The water rose five inches at this
point during the past twenty-four hours, and
is now thirteen inches above the high water
of 1874. Many families are leaving the city
and in other cases the women and children
are being sent west to high lands. Several
buildings are considered in great danger,
and tbe stock is being moved to Be'le Isle on
steamboats. Mr. Judson, of the New Or
leans Times-Democrat, was in consultation
with several of our prominent citizens to
day in regard to the best method
of relief, should the occasion de
mand it. The announcement made to day
by railroad officials that no more trains
would arrive from New Orleans caused con
siderable anxiety. The atock of provisions
is limited, and, unless relief comes by tbe
boats in a few days, there must be suffering.
This town relies upon railroad and swamps
for its support, and the stoppage of trains
will throw many persons out of employ
ment, while the swamps are too high to
work to advantage. At least two feet more
of water is expected.”
Times-Democrat specials show that the re
lief work is continued by General York
with the boat Susie on the Black and Tensas
rivers, and that rations and forage have
been distributed in sufficient quantities to
supply present needs. The buffalo gnats
are reported troublesome. The fall of the
water at Rodney, Miss., was checked to
day, it being less than one Inch. The cause
Is not knowD.
The river 1* stationary at one foot below
the rlee of 1874. The Landry crevaste will
probably be closed In a few days. The work
Is progressing favorably. The Arizona cre
vasse Is now reported eight hundred feet
wide and ten to twelve feet deep. The
water finds its way into Lake Marepas and
is doing less damage than was expected.
Active relief work continues. Govern
ment rations are being shipped to all points
requiring them, and the local relief commit
tee continue to supply forage for stock.
To-day they shipped 620 sacks of corn and
223 of oats to the Tensas river and Bayou
Macon; also 75 barrels of corn meal to
Grrsse Tete.
Messrs. Glllis, Tcherck and Bush, the
Louisiana Commissioners for the distribu
tion of government rations, will to-morrow
publish their reports, showing the disposi
tion of 550,000 rations received from the
War Department through Major F. F.
Whitehead, United States army, on March
24 and 27. The report gives full particulars
as to shipments, consignees, etc.
45,735 applicants were furnished
with fifteen days rations, which
commenced on March 22, amounting in
bulk to 1,398 barrels of flour, 209 barrels of
meal and 34,000 pounds of bacon. Re
cipients reside in the following parishes:
Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, East
Carol!, Franklin, Iberville, Madison, Oua
chita, Polnte Coupe. Tensas, Bt. Sandy,
Richland, and West Fellciacd. Others are,
doubtless, parishes that have suffered more
by the overflow.
“Roogh on Rata.”
Clears oat rats, mice, roaches, flies, ante,
red-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers.
Ifc Druggists.
SATURDAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Freedman’* Bank Dividend—
The Life Saving Service—lmprov
ing the Mississippi.
Washington, D, C., April I.—ln the
House, on motion of Mr. Crapo, of Massa
chusetts, the Senate bill to facilitate the
payment of dividends to creditors of the
Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company was
passed.
Mr. Hiscock, of New York, Chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
a bill making an appropriation of $170,000
to supply deficiencies for dies, paper and
stamps in the Internal Revenue Bureau for
the current year, and an appropriation of
$150,000 to continue the work on the Wash
ington monument for the next fiscal year.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
On motion of Mr. Townsend, of Ohio, the
Senate amendments to the House bill to
promote the efficiency of the life saving ser
vice were non-concurred in.
The House then, at 1:30, went into com
mittee of the whole (Mr. Haskell, of Kansas,
in the chair) on the army appropriation bill.
After some discussion on the compulsory
retirement feature of the bill without
action the committee rose, and the House,
at 3:10 p. m., adjourned.
TUB IMPROVEMENT OP THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Hou-e Committee on the Improve
ment of the Mississippi River to-day de
cided that It will be more effective for the
committeemen to remain in Washington
and look after the appropriations for the
oveiflowed districts than to proceed to the
Mississippi river for the purpose of exam
ining and reporting as to the cause of the
present flood. Representative King’s reso
lutlon providing for the appointment of
such a committee was consequently rejected.
OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE.
The Great Content on the Tbimei-
The Fo mer Crew Suecessinl.
London, April I.—This morning the wind
was high and the water rough, but just be
fore the boats started in the race the wind
quieted and shifted somewhat. There was
then a good breeze behind the crews, but
the water was fairly smooth. The Cam
bridge crew was the first to come out on
the river. They took the Middlesex side.
The final betting was five to one
on the Oxford. The boats started
at one minute past ten o’clock. Cambridge
was first to take the water, and immediately
led by a half boat’s length, but was canght
and passed by the Oxford boat before fifty
yards had been traversed At the Boap
Works, one mile and a half from the start
ing point, the Oxford crew were leading by
three lengths. At Hammersmith bridge,
two furlongs further od, they were four
lengths in front of Cambridge, and off
Cheswick Mall the latter seemed to be done
with. The Oxford crew finished in good
form. The Cambridge men were exhausted
at the finish and their rowing was irregular.
Oxford won by two lengths. Official state
ment: Oxford’s time was 20 minutes and 12
seconds; Cambridge 20 minutes and 37 sec
onds. The tide and wind were both favor
able for good time.
The New Tork Stock Market.
New York, April I.—Share speculation
opened in the main 1 per cent, lower
than yesterday’s closing prices, the latter
for Richmond and Danville. Hannibal and
Bt. Jo. preferred, however, opened per
cent, higher at 01.
In the early dealings the market was dull,
and prices fell off per cent., the latter
for New Jersey Central, after which an ad
vance of per cent took place, Louis
ville and Nashville and New Jersy Central
leading therein. The market then sold
down % to per cent.. New Jersey Cen
tral, Bt. Paul and Nashville and Chattanooga
being conspicuous in the downward move
ment, while Richmond and Danville ad
vanced 1% per cent.
About noon a recovery of % to % per
cent, took place, which was subsequently
followed by a general reaction of to %
percent., New Jersey Central leading In
both instances. The market then sold up,
with occasional fractional reactions, to the
close, the advance ranging from % to 2%
per cent., Northern Pacific common and
preferred, Oregon and Transcontinental,
New Jersey Central, Reading, and Pacific
Mail being prominent in the upward move
ment.
The market closed at about the best
figures of the day. The market during tin
day was dull and at the close showed a
general advance from yesterday’s closing
prices of %to 2% per cent., the latter for
Hannibal and St. Jo. preferred. Transac
tions aggregated 290,000 shares.
The Debt Statement.
Washington, April I.—The debt state
ment Issued to day shows tho decrease of
the public debt during the month of March
to be $1,646,296 75; cash in the Treaturv,
$253,291,761 72; gold certificates outstand
ing, $5,166 920; silver certificates outstand
ing, $6B 355,370; certificates of deposit
outstanding, $11,140,000; refunding certifi
cates outstanding, $542,350; legal tenders
outstanding, $346,681,016; fractional cur
rency outstanding, $7,064 898 67; cash bal
ance available, $154,038,281 65.
Five Cattle Thieves Lynched.
Denver, April I.—A special from Pueblo
says that word reached there last night that,
after lynching two cattle thieves there night
before last, the mob, which hnd been in
creased from twelve to twenty-five men, rode
about ten miles out of town to where the
two Chastln brothers and Frank Ordsly were
stopping, and capturing these men, marched
them into the grove and hanged them, thus
making dye men lynched for cattle stealing
yesterday within a distance of ten miles.
The A ssassln of General fttrellnkoflf.
Odessa, April 1. —The person who escap
ed was the actual assassin of General Stre
llnkoff.
Bt. Petersburg, April I.—The Czar, on
being apprised of the murder of General
Strelinkoff, ordered the two assassins who
were arrested to be executed within twenty
four hours. They were accordingly hanged
at Odessa early this morning.
FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A New Variety of Oats— Benefits Con
ferred by the Farmer*’ Loan As
sociation—A Double Cyclone—No
Lives Lost—A Lndlcrons Incident
of the Storm—Telegraph Wires
Blown Down.
Wirthin, Ga„ April l.—Editor Morning
Newt: An early variety of oats is being tested
with success. They commenced heading as
early as the 20th ult., and will probably ma
ture during this month. If this variety is
found adapted for this section, it will doubt
less tend to tupplement the short crop of a
preceding year. The stalk is small, the head
of average size.
It is reported that the Farmers’ Loan Asso
ciation has put out at interest between $30,000
and $lO,OOO in Washington county, and held
mortgages covering that amount invested in
land. The planters prefer t> borrow money
at ruinous rates and oay c'sh for supplies, than
consent to the small additional time price of
the merchants.
The county was visited by two cyclones on
Motdhy last, doing much damage to fences,
stock and houses. The flrst, evidently a con
tinuation of the one at Macon, passed through
at 11 a. m., while the second came in the after
noon about four o’clock. Fortunately no lives
were lost, though several persons were injured
by the falling debris.
The storm, though devastating in ita course,
was not devoid of ludicrous incidents. A
negro driving a wagon was dislodged from his
position and thrown off into the chimney of a
house just blown away. As fate would have it
he alighted on his head, and so he escaped
unhurt beyond a few scratches
The telegraph wires were blown down be
tween Sandersville and Tennille. rendering it
impossible to send dispatches. The course of
the second storm was identical with the path
of the famous tornado of '6B It almost seems
a miracle that so many dwelling houses were
swept away by the violence of ihe storm and
not a single inmate was killed.
B. D. E , Jn.
A novel method of cheat ing his employers
for some time past has been prac'iced by a
young clerk in a Broad street house in New
York. One of his duties was to convey
messages from the firm to the office of the
French Cable Company for transmission to
the foreign correspondent. Oa the way the
messenger would rewrite them in a con
densed form so as to save a number of
words, the money for which he would ap
propriate. The mutilated condition of the
messages led to misunderstandings between
the firm and thetr correspondent, and
brought about the detection of the impos
ture.
Bright’* Disease of tbe Kidneys,
Diabetes.
No danger from these diseases if you use
Hop Bitters; besides, being the best family
oecUcUw e?w made. Trust bo otbr,
SPRING FASHIONS.
NEW DRESSES, NEW BONNETS
AND NEW PARASOLS.
Effect of .Esthetic Idea* on Dress—
Crude Color Supplemented by Deli*
cate Shades and Harmonies— JEt
thetlc Costumes that are Worn—
The New Summer Satlnes— ft. For
tune that Can Easily be Acquired
Some New Traveling Dresses—
Summer Trimmings.
New York, March 31.—0n the whole, women
may be satisfied with their clothes for the
present and coming season. Among the de
signs that are fantastic there are quite enough
that are good and sensible to prevent those
who wish to walk in the even tenor of their
way from being obliged to part from their
ideals-and indeed the “show” i? much less
than it seems through th- medium of exagger
ated newspaper paragraphs, which are noth,
ing if not exaggerated.
Essentials remain very much as they were;
that is, we have still the convenient walking
skirt; the sensible, durable class of materials;
the freedom from bustles and tournures, and
an entire absence of superfluous drapery. If
drapery is needed or wanted, however, the
latitude of fashion is such that any amount of
it can be supplied. We have still for spring
wear the tailor-made suit, with stitching and
buttons for finish, and the neat hat to match
for those who wish them to serve for summer
traveling and excursions. And lastly, we have
large hats and bonnets, for which women who
have reached middle age, or suffer from
neuralgia, or have complexions to save, ought
to be thankful.
There has been some blazing back and forth,
as usual. Last year the jacket bodices were
of figured brocade, and the trimmed skirts
worn with them were of solid material. This
year the jackets are plain, and the skirts
striped, checked or figured. A year ago the
overskirts were draped long: now they are
draped short, and the disposition continues to
get rid of them altogether or substitute the
scarf sash or drapery. The “Jersey” bodice
remains, notwithstanding the successful effort
to revive the coat bodice, and among the most
admired dresses for young girls are the striped
and kilted skirts, the slender, perfectly mold
ed boddice of the plain material, and the scurf
■ash over the hips, knotted or drawn through
a rine on sne side. The throat is easily and be
comingly finished bv a round collar of the
stripe laid in pleats, to match the skirt. These
costumes are made in pure wool of a fine soft
texture, and are a study of lovely color and
contrast. There are olive and browns, old blue
(the blue of old China), and a pure Bordeaux
shade. There are browns and pinkish salmon,
the darker color always forming the solid por
tion of the dress; and there are shades of red
with ficelle, or twine (a rattan dark shade of
pretty color), which are effective, the ficelle
being used for the bodice.
Of course the “Jersey” dress is only suitable
for young, slender, vet well-rounded women;
and. if worn without exaggeration or coquetrv.
it is a jperfecriv modest and charmingly dainty
design. It ought not to be worn in a single,
semi-transparent crepy fabric, or by a large,
very fully developed woman; because t'r.e first
contains the suggestion of indecency—it looks
as if the wearer would be Indecent if she could
—while the second is vulgar and betrays the
absence of a'refined taste. But it must be re
membered that the Jersey dress, the upper part
of which is fitted and lined and adjusted to
seams, like any other basaue waist, is a very
different thing from the Jersey independent
bodice which is knitted in a close elastic
stocking-stitch and drawn over the body like a
supplementary skin. This i quite as bad as
wearing “tights” in pun'ic It is disgraceful if
it don’t fit; it is indecent if it does.
COLOR
is an immense factor in dress at present and
a very fair test of the amount of art and cul
ture which a woman puts into her clothing,
or at least how tar she keeps in rapport with
the most recent ideas in making her se
lection. Art and aesthetic ideas in dress
have done much for us in introducing
anew world of color, a world of mean
ing, of dipth of expression such as of
late years, previous to this era, we knew no
thing. If any one wishes to be convinced of
the truth of this statement let them compare
the fine art shades with materials of to-day
with those of ten, fifteen and twenty-five years
ago. Every year the improvement is manifest
and the shades or tones develop a more subtle
consciousness, a growing character which con
tains possibilities of harmonious relations with
the persons and influences with which it is
brought, in contact, of whom and of which it is
destined to become a part. Take green for
example. There is no color so significant, so
capable of tender, helpful, growing expression.
It is in the subdued art shades universally be
coming, and it fraternizes with more colors
than any other except those that do not quar
rel because of their fixed and eternal neutrality.
Who does not remember what were called the
“grass” greens and apple greens of a few years
ago f They were the greens of paper flags on
St. Patrick’s day! Put these greens by the
greens of grass and leaves, even at their
brightest, and one will be astonished at the
quiet depth, the delicacy and subdued char
acter of the natural tint—and the garish tone
of the artificial one—the immense difference
between what we call nature and what is na
ture.
The (esthetic school have endeavored to get
rid of the entire system of crude color, substi
tuting for it the refinement of subdued tones—
such colors as are found upon old china, tapes
try, painting, and needle work; and to a cer
tain extent they have succeeded. The best
English and French manufacturers have been
glad to adopt IdSas which bad all the attrac
tion of novelty and all the force of tradition.
Particularly where atmospheric influences are
favorable, colors have been lowered, deepened,
and the general tone greatly improved. In
this country it is more difficult to create anew
departure of this kind, because the climate
lacks the humidity and tenderness necessary
to the production of the most perfect dyes;
secondly, because the policy of the country is
to sustain its manufacturers, not to improve
its manufactures Our art colors are there
fore confined to imported fabrics and mate
rials and the price puts them out of the reach
of any but the rich, or at least those who can
afford luxuries. Still one good effect has been
produced: Our manufacturers have been
stimulated to the production of variety in
color and to attempts at imitation. Unfor
tunately the failures of the Art school have
afforded opportunities for exaggeration and
misrepresention on the part of those who never
lose an opportunity to indulge in either, and
instead of receiving the credit to which it is
fairly eiititled it is made responsible for indi
vidual follies and propensities. But
the art schools and societies estab
lished by women throughout the country
are doing much to correct this false idea, and
the wisdom is beginning to be apparent of the
absolute standard which the New York Bociety
of Decorative Art first created for itself, which
it has maintained, and which is fast raising it
to the rank of a true art school. In the expe
riences of this society it has been found that
the genius for work among the women in this
country who execute art made work is far
superior to that of England; but the study of
design has ben carried to much greater per
fection than with ui almost all the original
designs come from the Kensington school
while in the execution of permanent art nee
dle work it is essential to use English mate
rials, our colors and methods of manufacture
not producing the necessary results.
AN ART SCHOOL FOR DRESS.
What we need now Is a school that will truly
express art in dress—and maintain as abso
lute a standard as the art decorative ocieties
do in needle work and decorative paintlDg.
Few women know what words mean, and
art terms and “aesthetic” terms, and, the rest
of It are constantly used to convey the most
common place, not to say opposite ideas. A
newspaper writer the other day raved over
what he called “modern aestheticism,” mak
ing It responsible for the conventional furnace
used in heating our houses, the water pipes,
and low necked dresses Now, if the aesthetics,
headed by Ruskin and Morris, have tried to do
anything it is to get rid of tbe cast iron fur
nace, or at least prevent its adoption by tho
English people. It is essentially an American
mechanical contrivance, one of the many ex
pensive modern methods of getting rid of
small ills, and bringing larger ones in thsir
place. Such aesthetic families as can afford it
m New York have had the heaters taken out
of their houses, and their places filled by large
hall stoves or heaters, and open or grate fires
in the rooms, to the manifest improvement of
their health, comfort, and the picturesque
character of their surroundings.
LOW-NECKED DRESSES
Are abominations which no artist with a trae
sense of art could stand for a moment in the
universal sense in which the mode was once
understood and accepted. There are Greek
character costumes and historical dresses in
which men as well a3 women must leave
the neck uncovered. But while historical con
tinuity a>d accuracy may demand, and per
fection of form excuse a departure from ordi
nary rules in the interests of art, no artist but
would shudder at an exhibition of gaunt sur
prises or the uncovering of mere masses of
reddening or goose-quill flesh. However, their
nerves are not likely to be put to the test. If
American women are not all artists, they are
not ali idiots, and many of tbem are intelligent
as well as modest Thua the announcement
that "low-necked dresses have entirely super
ceded high-necked dresses” must be taken
with many grains of allowance. The propor
tion of women who have bought or had dresses
made low in the neck—that is. not square or V
shaped, but leaving tbe shoulders and back ex
posed—to the whole number who have pur
chased or had dresses made, is less than five
per cent., exclusive of actresses, and of those
who own these low-necked dresses, the number
of times when they have been or can be worn
is exceedingly limited. These results are
based upon a broad survey of the ground and
take in others than the merely exclusive and
strictly fashionable high-priced dressmakers.
It refers also to a season during which more
low-necked dresses have been worn than for
many seasons previously.
THE PRACTICAL AMERICAN DRESS.
In fact there is too little individuality, too
little differentiation in the ordinary dress of
American women. Their dresses, cloaks and
jackets are as alike as peas or mould candles.
They are-practical as their lives, and made to
put to many uses. Tbey are good in their wav
—sometimes, when ndt spoiled by ignorance—
but essentially and necessarily commonplace.
They are made in dozens, or by the gross, and
stacked in piles of different sixes. A well known
house sold this spring nine hundred costumes
in three different styles—one silk, one combi
nation, one plain wool. They were all “me
dium" in style twd quality; they were <Ol dark
ESTABLISHED 1850.
and useful for general wear, and they went off
between seasons with the greatest rapidity, be
cause a certain amount of thinking had been
done upon them; because they were unobtru
sive and could be worn any time and anywhere.
The range of prices was from twenty- five to
sixty-five dollars-the first for plain wool suits,
the latter for silks, or silks combined with
satin, or a small quantity of plush. The “made
up” dresses, which are sold in laree quantities,
are necessarily indistinctive—they must follow
a model and strike an average If a dress is to
be made to suit the individual, it must be de
signed by the individual and made by some
one capable of carrying out a design which she
has not seen, and that requires skill, and this
involves still higher cost The av rage Ameri
can woman therefore takes the best that she
can find within the limit of her means, and is
thankful It is not worse There was a time not
so long ago when a dress ready for wear could
not b purchased for love or money. Now the
regulation article can be procured of any de
scription—from the cheap and unMdy cotton
wrapper for one or two dollars, to the trained
and draped and pantered and fringe and over
laid party and bail costumes at from one hun
dred and fifty to five hundred dollars. What
one cannot get is anything out of the regulation
style.
AESTHETIC DRESS AND IDEAS.
We talk about aesthetic dress, but in society
there is only the dimmest idea of what aesthetic
dress means. The caricatures in “Patience”
have furnished the only definite conception of
what it truly means, and of these Mr. Gilbert
(who supplied the designs) has said that he had
never seen an “aesthetic” dress, an 1 that these
were only his idea of the “sort of thing” it
ought to he. In reality, the dress of the rap
turous maidens is an unwearable costume in
every day life, and no girl or woman who was
sane would think of adopting it. The classic
dress as worn bv a beautiful young harpist of
New Ycrk, Miss Maud Morgan, is, on the con
trary, not only graceful but wearable. It c •in
sists of an under dress with a straight skirt,
“baby” waist, and the sleeves gathered length
wise on the under part of the arm, the outer
edges being clasped or buttone* on the upper
arm. Over this a long tunic is held into the
waist under a box pleat, by a belt which fas
tens under the tunic at the back also. The
shoulders are simply clasped together, the
length forming an open flowing sleeve. The
cut is exceedingly simple but very graceful on
a tall, slender, young girl and a very beautiful
figure. Cashmere is nearly always selected
for these costumes because It is the most
suitable for softly flowing draper. One ex
hibits an underdress of cream color, with a
tunic of old gold trimmed with gold embroid
ery and fringe. Another was of salmon pink
over cream, and a third of sbrimo pink over
cream—the cashmere trimmed with silver
bands and the tunic with fringe Burtons and
clasps were of silver. For an evening dress
Miss Morgan wore recently a tunic of white
silk mull over an underdress of white satin,
the underdress richly embroidered, the tunic
finished with bands and fringe of gold.
There are two other genuine styles of ®stho
tic dress. One is the full short waist, with wide
belt: short, straight, much ruffled; puffed or
small leg of mutton sleeve, the other is the
deep moyenage bodice cut square; the skirt
slightly gored in front and upon the sides, and
gathered to the edge of the bodice The sleeves
are full and divided into two puffs by wide
bands,one at the top, the other over the elbow,
the lower part terminating in a deep ruff
shaped to the arm. An aesthetic looking cos
tume worn at a recent evening reception con
sisted of a long Gabrielle or princesse dress of
white, soft, Rumchunder silk—a genuine artis
tic silk—cut square and sleeveless.but trimmed
as a border upon the square neck, round the
arm holes and round the bottom with swans
down.
Another handsome dress was also a princesse,
and was made of pure olive satin,' the cool
shade, with tram of moire antique brocaded in
a very large flower and leaf pattern, in cream
tints mixed with olive. The satin front was
cut up to the knee in three different places and
knife pleated gores of cream satin inserted;
and the deep low square at the neck
was filled in with full silk mull
shirred and finished with a ruche
of the same embroidered with gold on the edge.
The sleeves of this dress were long and were
edged with gold embroidered silk mull. At a
recent festivity the young ladies wore “Early
k'nglish” or “Patience" dresses—the Early
English meaning the straight ruffled skirt, the
baby waist and puffed or short sleeves; the
“Patience,” a yery short striped or kilted skirt,
a fish-wife tunic, and square pointed boddice,
with a long full puff for sleeves and opera
trimmed straw bonnet faced with daisies or
small sun flowers.
One Greek dress was pale blue, painted with
Jacque roses, and one dress represented the
“Byche” in “Cinderella.” A lovely dress of
pale silk was painted and trimmed with au
tumn leaves, and one of black satine was
almost covered with blossoming wisteria.
Aesthetic ideas are a boon for indoor dress,
informal little parties, the summer dress of
girls, and such times and occasions as do not
demand formal or conventional dress. But one
rule ought to be rigidly oberved, and that is
purity of material. No cotton, velvet, or linen
backed satin, or mixed and linen, or silk and
wool, should be used for dresses made on
the aesthetic style. The material must be
pare cotton, wool, or silk; no matter which,
but not seeming to be what it is not—for the
very essence of aesthetic dressing is its truthful
ness.
A FORTUNE IN PERSPECTIVE.
There Is money in any of our large cities for
any clever woman who could open an estab
lishment, on a not too large scale, and make a
specialty of esthetic styles and certain otker
descriptions of costume which do not change
very materially; that are not subject to such
rigid conventional laws as the conventional ar
ticles of attire, and therefore afford scope for
individual taste and skill—morning gowns, for
example; graduating dresses, lawn tennis
dresses, and tke like. At present no one knows
where to go or who to apply to for artistic ma
terial when an artistic dress is required. At
least, they do not in New York, and it is safe to
predict that it will be some Western city, per
haps in Chicago, that the realization of this
idea will flrst be formed, if it has not been ini
tiated already. In London there is an artistic
house. Liberty & Cos., where only artistic stuffs
can be procured. Here is found tbe Umnitza
cashmere, in the thin and thicker makes, with
the camel’s hair finish—a pure Indian fabric in
peacock and old China blae, sage greens, olives,
dead-leaf browns, old-gold shades, and terra
cotta and Venetian reds. The Mysore silk is
printed in real gold, and will not tarnish upon
several shades of gold and cream grounds, and
makes up most artistically into simple prin
ces&e gowns.
In one or two first-class houses there may oc
casionally be found some bundles of India
crepe, a lovely material. One, the other day,
in a pure Venetian red was purchsed by a lahy
to make up for a "rainy day” dress in summer
—a truly brilliant idea, for nothing is more en
livening than the influence of a bit of bright
color during the damp, chilly, despondent days
which sometimes break in upon the sunshine
of our summers.
SUMMER BATINKS.
But every one cannot afford to indnlge a
caprice in India crepe, and so it may be ns well
to remind the interested reader that very much
the same effect—at least a bright, lively and
cheerful effect —can be produced by a fifty cent
per yard satine as that of a $2 50 Aurangabad
fabric. These summer satines are idealizations
of cotton, and nothing can be imagined pret
tier than the satines with red ground and tiny
figure like a broken jar in old blue and gold
made up with belted waist cut square, straight
skirt with double narrow ruffle, and full chemi
sette of white mull inserted in the square, and
finished with a double ruffle of mull at the
throat. I have spoken before of the pretty
effects in this material, of the primroses on the
brown, leafy grounds, of the old blues and the
yellows, of the cowslips and periwinkles, the
buttercups and pansies, the jonquils and tbe
dogwood, all wonderfully natural and showing
such fine and delicate shading and combina
tions that one cannot help wondering how so
much skill came to be expended on cottons,
even at fifty cents, and a range up to one dol
lar per yard. To cut these goods up, to bunch
them, to destroy the effect of their design is a
sin. They ought to be made up in some sim
ple, artistic manner and leave to the flimsy
cotton crepes, cotton cheese cloths, the gauz.y
nun’s veiling, and other thin stuffs which have
no pattern to spoil—and none to discover and
take pleasure in—the task of forming innu
merable small ruffles, being drawn off into
paniers, and wrinkled up into the inevitable
drapery.
THE RED BONNET.
The bonnet, or hat, whichever it is, has be
come the most striking and distinctive part of
the costume. The white straws have almost
disappeared, and in their place we have reds,
olives, peacock blues, old gold, and, lastly,
twine color, open solid and glaze. It is strange,
but the dark red straws, the old gold straws,
and the olive and bronze straws are not at all
so loud and pronounced as one would
imagine, and in their quaint or picturesque
shapes, with ostrich feathers for trimming of
the same shade, and a facing of velvet or satin,
are wonderfully distinguished, especially with
light or cream colored dresses, such as will be
worn with them at garden parties and the tike.
Hats were in the first place a protest against
conventionality, and they have maintained
their independence. Young women and women
who are not young will wear the Gainsborough
hat and the esthetic poke who enter the
severest protest against any other departure
fromt he strictly conventional ideas.
The large hats and bonnets are not, how
ever, univi-rsal. Tbe small bonnets, with
crowns of beaded or gold embroidered lace,
the fronts drawn or covered with lace slmil i
to tbe crown, reappar, and the-e a-e also
many bonnets covered with black or cream
Spanish lace—the garniture a cluster of rich y
shaded tulips or large crushed roses.
Ribbons tre made expressly for the Urge
bow which is a feature of the modified poke,
and tbe genius in making and plec ! ng it is ex
hibited in contriving that the scrawlv design
shall be clearly traceable in the large loops
end ends, if one has curiosity enough to look
for it.
For those who do not like the da*k bats,
there are some lovely light manilla straws,
which are faced with delicate shades, shrimp
Dink, straw color dmd pale blue. P-le gold and
cream, straw color and pale blue, the faint
rink known as shrimp, and lichen green (the
lightest shade), make lovely combinations in
rich trimming. But it does injustice to color
effects nowadays to simply speea of crude
combinations, for shades are so toned, and so
many melt Into one color, that the bald state
ment does not represent the factß.
THE NEW PARASOLS
Parasols are even more pronounced than the
bonnets. They are large, they are in very
high colors, some of them, though the m jority
are as ever in black, cream color, or the snadea
of pongee. The new features are a shirred
ruffle dined and edged with deep lace..very
original sticks of natural wood, English ash,
box-wood, twisted roots, bamboo, and the
like, and a large spray of artificial flowers at
tached as a supplementary decoration to the
centre of the scarf bow with lace ends which
ornament the top. Nothing could be imagined
more characteristic of the flamboyant charac
ter of popular fashion at the present juncture,
than this great spray of artificial flowers on
the top of a parasol. The materials
are moire antique, red and old gold,
often covered as far as the ruffle
with htwOaouw block Spanish lace, satin, satin
rhadames, and narrow clustered striped satin
and moire. Cream colored Surah is used for
summer parasols on very narrow pinked-out
ruffles, alternating with cream Spanish lace.
These parasols have a very soft and pretty
effect, lined with pale pink, blue or straw
color. The flowers are buttercups and daisies,
shaded violets, yellow cowslips, lilies of the
valley, hedge roses, and the like. Bome large
black parasols are made of satin and lace in
the same way and lined with heliotrope, red.
or old gold. The flower garniture may be
Bcotch thistles or variegated roses. Pongee is
always used for quiet summer parasols by a
very refined class of people. They are lined
with white of some delicate color, and have a
deep border of Spanish point lace. The sticks
are bamboo, with a twisted hoop handle.
PONGEE DRESSES,
Pongee is the one artistic material we al
ways possess, and there is nothing more lovely
or ‘more useful for summer costume. It Is
cool yet close, so that It does not need a silk
lining beneath, as do many of our summer
fabrics, and though fine silk, it washes like a
piece of white cotton cloth. It Is easily laid
and kept in fold, yet drapes gracefully, and
has coolness without the chill of linen or thin
lustre silks, and more firmness than the gauze
crepe materials, which in silk are so expensive
as to be out of the reach, and in cotton are
uncertain and every way detestable
For several years pongees, in the piece, have
been accompanied by an extra length em
broidered for trimming, occasionally in a very
good design, but which greatly enhanced the
price. Quite as often, however, the choice of
colors, with embroidery, renders it unfit for use.
Shades of amber, of olive, of old blue, with the
minutest touch of red. are effective, and harmo
nize with the general tone of the fabric: but
when the embroidery is executed principally
in red and warm browns, the cool restful
sentiment of the dress is destroyed. A
pretty way of making these costumes is to put
a moderately deep knife pleating round the
bottom of the skirt. Across the front lay a
scant flounce of the embroidery between two
deeper but scant and failing puffs of pongee.
Above the upper one, and directly in front, lay
a small apron of the embroidery, and arrange
the small side paniers of the basque, which
should be of the embroidery, so that a
festooned effect will be obtained. A fan shaped
pleating with embroidered border should be
inserted in the back of the basque and fall over
the slight, irregular drapery, which is short,
reaching only to the top of the kilted flounce.
A round shirred collar of the embroidery
finishes the waist at the throat.
Pongees make very cool and pretty wraps
for summer wear, Bnd may be utilized with
white or any dresses with which the almond
tinted cloths may be worn. The simplest
form is tho best. A small rounded mantelet
which obtains a visit* effect from a strap
which is a continuation of the lower part of
the shoulder piece, and whose opposite end is
fastened to the sides of the back, forming
with the shoulder piece a sort of sleeve, while
the back is held to the figure without a belt
for the purpose. A bonnet of manilla straw—
open, faced with pale amber, blue, or shrimp
pink, the exterior trimming cream lace, shaded
bronze leaves, cowslips, cornflowers or hedge
roses—should be worn with pongee dresses;
but being a cool, neutral and artistic material,
do not wear with it beaded bonnets or un
natural conventionalized flowers.
SOME NEW TRAVELING DRESSES.
Some very charming traveling costumes
have been made recently for Southern trips
which are both useful and distinguished. The
dresses are fine camel’s hair or Umnitza cash
mere in very dark myrtle green, olive or
bronze, cut whole ot course, of walking length,
and trimmed with open embroidery on the
material. This open embroidery is very deep
in its greatest width, but is graded suitably for
scant ruffles across the front, and to outline a
basque or jacket if required. This simple
dress, which is alt in one piece, is accompanied
by a cloak of Corah silk of the same shade as
the wool, which completely envelopes the per
son It is “Mother Hubbard,” or rather a
modification of that personage, with a belt of
ribbon which holds it in to the figure. The hat
is a fine olive felt or dark red straw trimmed
with feathers. The dress sleeves are narrow at
the wrist, and the long loose-wristed gloves of
undressed tan-colored kid are drawn over
them, as the fashion has been for some time
East. Some of the cloaks are made of camel’s
air to match the dresses and lined with Corah,
and this is undoubtedly a more useful method.
The ulsters or cloaks of fine twilled silk, how
ever, make lovely wear for warm weather
traveling.
For ocean travel dark blue and wine colored
cloth, with jackets in which are plenty of
pockets, form the most suitable and becoming
costumes. The Large cir-ular wrap of the
same material which folds round and throws
over being lined with a furry flannel, striped in
old gold or shaded in high color.
SUMMER TRIMMINGS.
Embroidery seems to take the lead of every
thing this year, particularly the handsome
open embroidery which so successfully imitates
the expensive needle work embroidery at less
than half the cost. This is a beautiful trim
ming for white and also for thin black dresses.
It will undoubtedly be used for the finest black
grenadines and the elegance which it imparts
to their appearance wii! add to their populari
ty. Nun’s veiling looks well trimmed in this
way, but tho embroidery loses much of its dis
tinction by being executed in white or ia a con
trasting color It is most distinguished when it
is seen in white upon white, in black upon
Mack, in am u er upon amber, and so on. the
work being thrown up by the self colored silk
upen which the veiling is mounted.
Beaded embroidery has retired into the back
ground for the present, for which we may be
thankful. Brilliant as some of the effects are.
one may have too much of a good thing, and
great plaques of heads in iridescent colors
upon'black is a barbarity that ought to be
stopped by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Eyesight. Jenny J one.
DRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
It is stated that the Clevoscan Insurgent*,
after a fierce engagement, have captured
some positions from the Austrians.
The Governor of Maryland has signed a
bill providing for the whipping or imprison
ment of wife beaters.
A bill allowing women to vote for Presi
dential electors has been reported in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives.
A Trinity, Tex., special says that the first
spike of the Trinity and Sabine Railroad
was driven on Saturday. Construction Is to
be actively p-osecuted.
The Elephant Powder Mills at Hicks,
Ferry, Pennsylvania, blew up recently. The
shock was felt at Wilkesbarre, twenty miles
distant, but no lives were lost.
The restrictions imposed by the Governor
of Massachusetts in regard to the public
parade of the Ninth Regiment, in conse
quence of the condu.it of some of its mem*
hers in Richmond, are to be removed May
3d, the date of the spring drill.
Statistician Dodge, of the Agricultural
Department, thinks that if the floods in the
Lower Mississippi region recede “In any
reasonable time” there may be a fair cotton
crop, “although, of course, late and less
than the average In quality."
Two large British steamships, full of
Chinese passeneers, are on the wav from
Hong Kong to Victoria, British Columbia.
About 4,000 more are exoected this season.
Labor of all kinds In Victoria “continues
high, and is steadily advancing.”
Dr. Nachtlgal, the celebrated African
traveler, has been appointed German Consul
at Tunis. He Is Instructed to confer with
M. DeFreycinet on passing through Paris.
His appointment is regarded as a fresh
proof of the satisfactory relations between
France and Germany.
The “Gribler bribery case” in Chicago, in
which defendant is charged with having
bribed a jury, has come to a stand still.
The State’s Attorney announced that one
of the present jury had accepted a bribe in
defendant’s interest. Defendant’s counsel
then withdrew from the case.
Commissioner Price, of the Indian Bureau,
does not believe in Indian “pow wows. He
said, recently, he did not thick there would
be another'“pow wow” in Washington
while he was Commissioner, and added: “It
Is perfect nonsense their coming here; they
don’t kuow wha' they want when they start,
and the longer they stay here the less they
know, and It is only a waste of time and
money.”
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A. P~ ADAMS’
LAW OFFICE
REMOVED TO 118 BRYAN STREET
PURSE’S NEW BUILDING.
Ladles’ Summer Trip to Europe.
A. C. MORGAN will take another
IVA ladies party to Europe this rummer,
visiting England, Scotland, Prance, Germany,
the Rhine, Switzerland and Italy. Duration or
trip 83 days. Tickets §6OO. Mdlle. Eugenie
GanglofC will accompany the party. For daily
itinerary and all other particulars, address
Miss A. C. MORGAN, Principal Young Ladies’
School, Portsmouth, N. H. Miss Morgan has
permission to refer to Hon. and Mrs. Dole
Wadley Atlanta, Ga.; 001. Ibomas Berry.