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Savannah. Ga.
at tbf Post Oflrelll a
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Ivfiorjfia Altalnt.
vane of railroad property in Georgia in
t,- ,osl durice 18'1. $2,250,000.
iHe 'd. (ne of the prisoners who broke
. nt in Columbus, has been recaptured
l 0 s.lms, Alabama.
Mr i. -oree Andrews, of Columbus, was found
a i iu bed on Wednesday morning.
*" it is thought in Bainbridge that theChatta
. e extension will run from Climax, ten
. this side of B inbridge. The people of
latter town will make every eft >rt to in
• -the railroad officials to change their plans,
if the “-lection of Climax has really been
nsaJe-
H • 'hieves have been depredating near
Logan“ville lately.
A little neg-o child four years of age was
■, ,-r.d to death on Mr. Green Dupriest’s plan
tation in Try lor county recently.
Pan-1 Hurley, superintendent of the con
<tru ti> n of the Jackson building in Atlanta.
fel 1 from the top of the ruined walls, about
„jxty fe't. and recei ed injuries that may
prove fatal.
It is - ii that Mr. H. 8. Schevenell. the father
of Mr. Leo ard Schevenell, of Athens, brought
t, -,iv-ar.:;ah from England the first engine that
ever came to Georgia.
F-tveen three and four hundred dollars
were raised by contributions from citizens on
Monday last for the purpose of boring an arte
sian well in Hawkinsville.
There is a man now living in Athens who
found a bag containing $l,OOO in gold in an old
bike oven while passing through Pennsylvania
with Lee, and brought it safely home with him.
Mr. C&'vin Watson, of Terrell county, who
was so badly hurt during the cyclone by the
failing of his house, is repo ted as being very
dangerously ill from his wounds
Oscar Howard, the negro who killed Mr.
Elias Edwards at Messina, above Thomson,
several months ago, was tried ani convicted
in Wa ren Superior Court last week and sen
tenced to the penitentiary for life.
hr F M Jordan, of Hawkinsville, was called
out to the plantation of Mr. John L Anderson
in Pal ’ski county, on Monday morning last, to
at end a colored woman whose arm was nearly
cut c-ff in a fitht with another colored woman.
On Tuesday night the store of Mr. G. F.
Nasworthy, at Mulberry Grove, near Cataula,
R irris county, was burned, supp >ged to be the
work of an incendiary. Loss about *1,400.
Insurance about $l,OOO. Total loss. This store
rent! Maintain Hill post office in connection
with the bu'ineg of the store. All the msil
that was in the office for delivery was de
stroyed. The poach made up for Columbus
was a'so destroyed.
folonel J. M. Edwards, Superintendent and
General Manager Macon and Brunswick Divi
sion of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia Railroad, has resigned that position for a
better with another road
i. new depot for the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad will shortly be erected in
E*st Rome.
Tuesday afternoon quite a serious shooting
scrape occurred in Calhoun. Georgia. Ben
Jones shot, and it is thought fatally wounded a
negro man. Jones at last accounts was still at
laige, tut the officer* were in search of him.
A Th-raasville correspondent writes thst
the! s-ct n has enjoyed refreshing rains,
which were greatly needed. The crops are
mere forward than last year. Some are chop
ping cotton stands. Corn generally is looking
finely. and farmers expect to be well supplied
the coming winter.
Mr Wherry - nson, livirg in the Sixth district
of D lr, killed, a few nights ago. an eagle
>vea fee' across the wings The
nr.con was shining and he shot it with a rifle.
l r nesbero Sexes: “Some time ago. while Mr.
Char! ie R*' ksdale was catching his chickens,
ha.ii g sold them, or.e of them, a hen. run into
the wood pile, where she was permitted to re
main, and she did remain, until one diy last
week, when she w-a accidentally found with
he- wing- fastened between two pieces of wood,
ivingand had been in the wood pile
foi thirty-two days wi'hou' food cr water. At
la-t accounts her respiration was norm .1,
puUe improving.”
Bainbridge Democrat: ‘‘From a gentleman
living hi tn*- west side of the river we learn of
the m 1 it th of the twmyear old daughter of
Mr. Alfred Farnell. She was playing around
the hearth in the house with her little twin
bro'her, when her c|nt*ing caught and she
want rreri to lies'h before the firm's could
be extinguished. Her mother was out of the
hous*-st the time, and the terrified shrieks of
the ( fciid brought her only in time to see her
baby girl writhing in a death agony. We
deeply -npa'.- !ze with the fond parents in
tbi-t' eirsad bereavement The cheery face
of their b-ight little girl will be sadly missed in
the home circle.”
Covington special Post-Appeal, 13tb: “About
- o'c o k this morning a loud explosion at
tracted the attention of Deputy Marshal An
ders n. and rushing in the direction of the
to . and he =aw several parties hurriedly leaving
tfc -t re house of Heard, White & Cos. Mr.
An irrs. n fired at them but wKbout effect, and
t ey were soon ont of sight. Upon entering
th- sto re it was found that the lock bad been
blown nff a lrge Herring safe by the use of
dynamite, and tne eoo'ents* of the safe were
minus The cash carried off by the burglars
are- tints to about $1,6(0, of which *lsfi belongs
to M Ri Mii.- and Lottie Hendrick. *<loo to
Mr Hugh White, and the remainder to the
firm of Heard. White & Cos. The store house
is situ ted on the public square, and the bold
n-se of the burglary has created quite a sensa
tion. As yet there is no clue to the guilty par
ties. but they are supposed to be white men.”
Xewr.an Herald: ‘ Quite an excitem nt was
created c, r our streets last Monday by the sud
den try of fire, which was soon ascertained to
' r. spring street, in 'he dwelling house be
lr J R Wilkinson, which wmoc
cu t ;ed bv Mr Ike Word and family Our citi
*e - rushed ia crowds to the spot, ready and
srv ous to Send iheir aid In extinguishing the
u ‘ffles. but the devoir mg element had made
too great headway fer much else to be done
ttan to protect the surrounding buildings.
w “* 'i* were greatly endangered, and to rescue
* portion of the furniture and hous“hold
foods. The house was a well built cot
tage if seven rooms and comparatively
aew Trie 10-s is enimated at about two thou
sand dollars, and is (<artly covered by an insur
t.e of fifteen hundred dollars. The fire origi
nat'd from a defective flue in the kitchen
chimney, which was built with its base reotirg
on the j ,ii- 8 above. The kitchen was attached
totheh use, forming an ell: and the fire had
oamed through the roof and was spreading
RipidK before the inmates knew anything of
K- Mr. Word was away from home. All his
T i>je papers, which were deposited in a
fecund story room, were destroyed.”
„ Constitution: ‘ Passers by have no
oow! anew brick structure now nearly com
peted in the rear of the round house of the
"eetern and Atlantic Railroad, near the
nuneral spring embankment. It ip the gas
workr f the Gate City Ges Light Company, a
hew company that propose to light up the city
ot Atlanta with male by anew proc*ns,
wonderfully cheap, and of brilliant illuminat
ing i wer. Yesterday a represent*! ire of the
met Mr. B. F Sherman, of New
tork. who is the representative of this new
wrr.fAny. H- uin this city in his way to New
-'Leans. >f r. (benau says that th" machinery
Jr r o>* works is now being made, and will
~ s -*>lT*ni here in the next sixty days. The
mpanv ill be ready to furnish eras within
s m m '‘ ,t hs unless delayed by some unforeseen
ofll.TMy. Several of the large cities of the
£®tth are now us rig the gas, and tt is meeting
with great favor both on account of its brii
“t,cy ad cheapness. There is a fine prospect
‘ redaction of fifty per cent, in the price of
>n our city. The new process is to make
*?* from water by combining with certain ma
cnißery all the necessary elements to make a
Perfect: ght The world moves and everything
acres with it It was considered a wonderful
achievement i n science a few years ago to
??**•' *ce with steam, and from what we hear
the new process for making gas from
*tw-r, it is j ust M wonaerfuL”
***** Banner-Watchman: “The extension
wGeorgia Railroad over into the heart of
08 *- s no longer a matter of doubt, but is
2?* a "ettled fact. The contract for erecting
orer the Oconee has already been
■warded to an Atlanta contractor, who is now
• ireting timber for the purpose. It will be a
“sgmflcent structure—one span reaching
the stream. It will be built to stand
n-c’Tears, and on the most approved plan,
t tus bridge will be erected about the middle of
field above the lower bridge. Every
“ bringing stone for culverts, and work
on them will be begun at once. Th# granite for
“'-ipurpoee comes from Stone Mountain. The
ooy bnage on the extension will be across
intervening ravines and creeks
rfr lo “* n,ied, excepting culverts sufficiently
Ziff! 10 , c * rr y water. The contract for
S r l ,"* 1 ? *o be let on the 15th inst.. and it is
teat the enUre work is to be com
paNod in time for the trains to be running over
Savannah morning news
J. H. ESTILL. PROPRIETOR.
the line bv the first of September next. The
depot* will be erected immediately in rear of
the foundry, and streets are to be opened
thereto. Col. Wadley intends to have every
improvement in the most substantial manner.
The freight and passenger depots will be sep
arate. and are-to be handsome buildings, large
enough to mret the increasing business of the
city. A round house is also to be built.”
FROM FLORIDA.
Wonderful Progress of the Land of
Flowers—Kaliway Construction-
Valuable Pamphlet from the Bu
reau of Immigration—The Whole
Slate Waking Up.
Tallahassee, April 12.— Editor Morning
Sexes: The strides that have been made in this
Land of FlowerBsince”thelate unpleasantness’’
have been astounding. Recently I made a hur
ried business trip through a portion of East
Florida, and the change in the face of the
country since 1865 was wonderful. Villages
and towns (some of them incorporated) had
sprung up al! along the line of the Transit
Railway. Lands that in ante-bellum times
were regarded as almost valueless, were
cleared, and handsome, cosy cottages embow
ered amil groves of orange trees, betokened
thrift and affluence. Many who at the close of
the war were land-poor, were now in affluent
circumstances. Everything was on a boom.
Astonished at the number of railroads now be
ing built nd projected, I aked a friend how it
was ros“ible that all these contemp'atd lines
would pay? “Pshaw!” was the response, “it
don’t cost, much to build a railroad now-a
rtays” How different from former years 1
Then months, and even years, would be con
sumed in starting such an enterprise public
meetings would be held, subscriptions solicited,
and a strong lobby perhaps sen' to the Legisla
ture in order to obtain certain franchises. But
now how different! A few capitalists form
a syndicate. Articles of incorporation are
quietly filed in the office of Secretary of State,
the necessary notices published in some news
paper, the engineers make their survey, the
route is located, and the road bull'! In 1874
our Legislature passed a general act for the
purpose of incorporating rai l roruls and canal
companies; and seeing notices in the newspa
pers of the formation of many different cor
porations, I called on the Secretary of State for
information, and was kindly referred to Hon.
A. a. Robinson, Commissioner of the Rureau
of Immigration. That gentleman had tabula
ted a statement of all the various companies
for his fcthcoming pamphlet, which
will be issued in July next He informed
me that since January. 1874. there were articles
of incorporation filed and charters granted by
sreeial act for over sixty different railroad
and canal companies, the aggregate length of
the lines being over five thousand mile- 1 . Nor
are all these paper railroads. A number of them
are being rapidly constructed, while in nearly
*ll preliminary surveys have been ma e. The
character of the corporators show that they
mean business, an i the day is not far distant
when there will be a network of railroad
through every portion of the State The capi
tal stock in one of these companies is put
down at, over a bun ired millions. Wi'h the ex
ception of Texas, the growth of this State is un
preced-nted among that of her sister South ern
States. With a population of 187,500 in IS7O,
she ha now. in the year 188?. an estimated
population of not than 300,000.
The forthcoming pamphlet of the Commis
sioner of the Bureau of Immigration will be
one of the most exhaustive ever issued from
ibat bureau The topography, soil and re
s mrces of every county will be faithfully set
forth, and much valuable statistical informa
tion presented Heretofore our State has been
o texrra incognita in some respects. But the
Com issionrr will show that besides her agri
cultural resources, she has minerals as well.
Iron ore, co 1, galena, copper, and, even to
some extent, argentiferous and auriferous
r ck can be found.* And those who are judges
affirm that a geological survey of the State
would result in dis-ov-ring rich deposits of
mine-al and coal that would add greatly to its
growing wealth.
Heretofore the boom has been confined to
East and Bouth Florida, but now the Middle is
waking np. The railroad between Pensacola
and the Chattahoochee will soon be completed,
and with'n twelve months there will he an
other from Thomasville through Tallahassee
to the Gulf. Immigration will set ie to that
section, md capital and enterprise will aid na
ture in making it not oniv the fairest bu‘ the
most desirable portion of the State. Leon.
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
A ukase has beenissued spnointlng Baron
J anice Russian Secretary of 8 ate.
A fire at Lebanon, Missouri, Thursday
night destroyed a whole block of business
hones, involving a loss of sixty thousand
dollars.
Judge Locke has decreed *1.500 =alvee
In the case of the Norwegian bark Varanda,
relieved from quicksand by wreckers from
Key West.
The strike at the S ore MiFs, Fall River,
ended yesterday morning, the spinners
returning to work. The situation at the
Bagamore Mill courinues unchanged.
According to advices from Montevideo,
the government, has introduced a bi-1 to
increase Import, duties between 3 and 9 per
cent, and export duties 2 per cent.
A marriage has been arranged between
Rev. Edward Carrglynn, Vicar of Kensing
ton, and Lady Mary Campbell, youngest
daughter of the Duke of Argyle.
In the suit for libel brought by the Rey.
William D Hioman against Bishop Wna H
Hare, in New York, the jury yesterday
rendered a verdict for *lO,OOO for the plain
tiff.
There are now advertised at Hong Kong
and en route to the Pacific coast, all due
within the mxt ninety days eight steamers
ar.d nine sailing vessel* with coolie*, he
“i Its the regular steamers of the two China
lines.
Edward Mandeville, an inspector of elec
tion In one of the districts of the Fourth
ward of Hoboken, disappeared after count,
ing r-art of the ballots, leaving 125 still In
the box, the key of which he took with him
He has not been heard of 6lnce, and his
absence Is a source of great anxiety to a
number of candidates for office.
Four hundred Italian laborers on the
West Shore Railroad, being left unpaid by
the contractor, gathered around the Zoller
House, where he was staying, iD Fort Plain,
N. Y , and, at a signal from a leader, hurled
stones and fired pistol shots through the
windows. The rioters were dispersed by a
Grand Army post.
The American ship Republic, from Liver
pool for San Francisco, picked up in the
Pacific, on the 21st u't., a boat containing
'he second officer and four men of the
British ship Novan-o, with cosl for Ssn
Francisco, burned at 6ea on the 13th ult.
Two other boats, containing the Captain,
first mate and seventeen men, were still
adrift.
The Waterbury (Connecticut) American
says: “Bloods will be bloods all the world
over. So the American pu lie in general
looks with amused contemnt on the ex
ploits of the brainless New York snobs who
break the thread of their talk with ‘ahs,’
have tbeir clothes cut in London, glue a
tittle glass in the off eye, play at being
coachmen, and drag dead foxes over Long
Island sands following with a pack of
hounds and a whoop la, stretching their
India rubber imaginations to the point of
believing that they are the veritable English
B-'orts whom they hobnob with abroad.
But unfortunately in one respccct they
have carried the thing too far. They
forget that, while the English farmer
looks upon it as rather a compliment when
Ms lordship’s hunting party rides across his
fit-id* and tramples down his crops tn hot
Pgrsuit of the ‘poor beastle,’ tbe American
farmer will rather count it an outrage. It
i certainly very selfish, speaks badly for
humin rature; Jyit the fact remains, for the
Lug Island fa4pr3 have met and appointed
a committee to prosecute any further depre
dations of the kind—ln fact, are ready to in
terfere with the sport of the young swells
when it interferes with their livelihood
Very beastly, but America is not England
yet, you know.”
Great is the enthusiasm of the English at
Mentone over the presence there of Queen
Victoria. Many of them are described as
In a state of ‘‘pure ecstecy and bliss unut
terable” “To think that there, in that
chalet," writes a French correspondent,
“not half a mile distant, ia their loved
Queen ; to think that she is walking about
In that garden, of %hich they see the green
hedge, or stttlng under those soft silvery
olive trees; to know almost to a certainty
that towards sunset they will be able to
gaze on hex face for a full second and a
quarter as she drives past—all this is joy
Indeed i” While Her Majesty waslreturning
from a drive one afternoon a foitnight ago
•long the Monaco road, a group of young
Esgllsh ladles had stationed themselves by
the Octroi with bouquets of violets, with
which as she passed they greeted her by
throwing them luto her carriage. 8o great
was their enthusiasm that they are said to
have burst into cries of “My Queen! My
Queen!” .
A Pbyalclan’s Opinion.
A physician, writing to The Journal of
Health, in speaking of Brown's Iron Bitters,
having carefully analyzed its ingredients,
ssys: "There is no other remedy inexistence
So harmless and yet to effective. No other
compound should ever be used for general
ill health and chronic diseases of the pul
monary, digestive and urinary organs. It is
mild, vet sure in its action, and gradually
restores perfect health and strength to every
function of the organs of life. Its action
la ao very mild that there Is no room left for
reaction and relapse, neither will Its discon
tinuance bring on a craving for Its use or
renewal of paat disorder*.”
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT DE
NOUNCED
A Kinging Speech from Mr Voor
b*e on American Su.pects—The
Bio dr Shirt Waved In the Home
••Sbipherd and Illalue •• Pledger
Confirmed.
Washington, April 14.—1n the Senate,
Mr. Laph&m presented a remonstrance
transmitted to him by the Chamber of
Commerce of New York, from business
men of that city engaged in the china,
dry goods, iron and cotton trade, and
embracing the signatures of banks,
bankers and insurance companies,
against the passage of any law prohibiting
Chinese immigration. It sets forth that
such legislation is contrary to our national
policy and an unnecessary affront to a
♦demdlv natiou, prejudicial to the commer
cial interest of the country in reducing, if
not destroying, our growing commerce with
China, which promises to be of vast import
ance.
Mr. Lapham ssid the petitioners were
animated by that spirit which so universally
prevailed in his boyhood, and which was
exposed In or.e stanza in the song of “Jef
ferson and Liberty,” with which all were
familiar:
“ Here the strangers from a thousand shores.
Compelled by tyranny to roam,
Shall find, amid abundant stores,
A freer and a happier home.”
The paper went to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Mr. Maxey, from the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably, with amend
ments, a bill to reappropriate and apply the
amount appropriated by the ac: of March,
1877, to pay certain Southern mail contrac
tors.
On motion of Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin,
the House bill was passed, allowing about
1,500 claims arising under the act of July
4 h, 1864, for stores and supplies furnished
to the army of the Uni’ed States, all of
which have been reported by the account
ing officer of the Treasury.
The Benate then took up the calendar,
aDd on motion of Mr. Teller, devoted the
morning hour to pension bills, of wnich a
number were passed. At the expiration of
the morniug hour (at two o’clock), the bill
for the Improvement of the navigation of
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, which
c .me up as the regular order, was tern' ora
rily laid aside. Sixty pension bills Were
pi-sed.
After disposing of this business the regu
l>rord' rw 4 again passed over, and Mr.
Voorbees addressed the Senate upon the
resolution recently introduced bv him, de
claring that the conduct of the State Depart
ment in relation to the arrest and imprison
ment by the British authorities of Daniel
McSweeny and other American ciiizen6 Is in
violation cf American law, inconsistent with
the value of American citizenship, and de
rogatory to the honor of the United Sta'es.
He said the Sf cretary of Sta'e failed to
respond to the Senate resolution of March
9ib, peremp’orlly instructing him to report
upon MeSweenv’s case at the earliest, day
possible until March 20th, although every
item of info-mitlon transmitted on the lal
t.sr dat-was in the bands of that officer
when the resolution reached him and Oould
have been sen* in within twenty four houis
thereafter. The American State Dep&rt
men*, he asserted, of late years had always
proceeded very slowly when appealed to In
behalf of an American citizen in a
foreign prison. He proceeded as follows:
“A government which Is indifferent, to the
fa'e of its own citizens, whether at home or
abrosd, which fails to respond boldly and
swiftly to their appeals for justice and
leaves them to waste away their lives in
prisons, untried and ur.convlcted, is un
worthy of allegiance au-l ougbj, not- to have,
and will not long retain, a respectable posi
tion among the Indepenoent powers of the
earth.” The speaker then reviewed the
r ise of McSweeny, a naturalized American
citizen, who was arrested hy the British au
thorites in Ireland and imprisoned on the
21 of June, 1881, and who has been In
prl-on without trial ever since, notwith
standing the repeated appeals of the prisoner
and bis wife to our government for protec
tion and redr. ss.
The unmanly and pusillanimous silence
of the B r ate Department throughout the
whole ease wa c , Mr, ruch
tha* eveiy American head would be bowed
and every American heart filled with hu
miliation as the facts became known. He
(Mr. Voc-rhees) felt degraded In his pride as
a ettiz 44 **, when compelled to state, as he
now did. with the communication of the
Slate Dep’.r.ment in his hand, that for
six long end weary months? to the
prison(r,after this government had received
the letter of Mr. McSweeny, not a single
s*ep was taken by the authorities here for
an Inquiry Into the circumstances of his ar
rest, and they were *hen influenced to take
action by considerations o'her ’hen a just
appreciation of the claims of McSweeny to
protection.
Mr Jones, of Florida, asked whether Mc
-BwceDv was in prison cow.
Mr. Voorhees said he understood he was,
p.s no notice had been given of his release.
Commen'lngupon the prisoner’s recital of
his sufferings In jail, be said the picture w <s
one of wanton brutality such as barbarians
alore icflic ed upou prisoners, whether
gudty or innocent, acd showed that the
spirit, of torture, which for so many years
blackened English Hetoy, Is active, espe
cially when the victim belongs to a govern
ment whose administration cares nothing
for his safety and still less for Its own honor.
Upon the history of the case, Mr. Voorhees
charged that there had been a gross and
fl grant violation of the act of July 27,
1868 (sPcMon 2,001 of the Revised Statutes),
for which somebody ought to answer at the
bar of the Senate under articles of impeach
ment.
At the close of Mr. Voorhees’ remarks
the galleries, which contained many mem
bers of the Land League Convention recent
ly in session In this city, noisily manifested
their appreciation of his effort.
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Sherman the
resolution of Mr. Voorhees was referred to
the Corumit'ee on Foreign Relations with
the view to an inquiry into all the facts of
the case.
The Senate, at 4:50, went into executive
session, and, when the doors were reopened,
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House. Mr Willis, of Kentucky,
presented the minority report on the anti-
Chinese bill, and it was referred to the
House calendar.
The report states that the minori'y mem
bers had desired to report a bill fixing the
term of suspension at. hfteen years, an*
restoring the penalty clause, but in view of
the statement that Mr. Page would, on
Monday, eedeavor to pass his bill unders
suspension of the rules, they had detr
mined not to report the fifteen years bd,
hut to vote for Mr. Page’s motion. They
fi ed the report, however, for the purpo.* Of
formally stating their preference for fifteen
years suspension. They base their srgu
ment in support of that proposition
upon the popular demand of the Pacific
coast as asserted at public meetings, and on
the fact that to that, people a suspension of
even twenty years would not be acceptable
J. F. Swift, the only member of the com
mission, who represented anti-Chinese sen
timent, had declared that, a ten years’ sus
pension was worse thn nothing, and that it
would not restore to their normal condition
the Industrial *nd business interests of
California or come up to the expectation of
the people of that section.
The report then proceeds to argue that
the Government of the United Btatcs was
given by the treaty absolute discretion as to
determining the time and mtnner of such
suspension.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration of private business, and, at 12:30,
weDt into e >mmittee of the whole on the
private calendar. The first bill on the
calendar, for the relief of Edward B. Arm
strong, one of the heirs of James B. Arm
strong, of Missouri met with some opposi
tion on the erounc that, though the origi
nal claimant had >een loyal, E. B. Arm
strong had been un*le to prove his loyalty.
Mr. White, of Kmtueky, advocated the
mea‘ure and contended that the claims of
loyal persons, whicl originated before the
war, should be paid The Republican party
could not afford to vae against this bill. It
might gain some Concessional districts in
the North by such claprap, but could not
hope to win any in the4outb.
Mr. Camp, of New fork, earnestly pro
tested against the passage of the bill, con
tending It would open the doors to other
rebellious claimants. Itwould be quoted
as a precedent for the paxnent of the sala
ries of those officers win, resigning their
commissions, had turne> their swords
against their country. It w>uld be cited for
a payment of the balance C the salaries of
those gentlemen who had let their seats in
the House and Senate and pinged the na
tion into war. The men whobad gone Into
the rebellion had forfeited eve? right which
the Constitution had guarantee them, and
the only right they had was t have their
property confiscated and themse?es hanged
higher than Haman.
The debate was continued at g*at length
bv Messrs. Taylor, of Ohio, and Bwwner, of
Missouri, in support of, and b Messrs.
B*yne, of Pennsylvania, and Bffiowa, of
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1882.
Michigan, in opposition to the bill, after
which the enacting clauses were struck out,
thus defeating the measure.
After the consideration of several other
private bills the committee rose. After the
transaction of some unimportant bu a ihess
the House, at 4:30, adjourned, to-morrow’s
session to be for debate only on the tariff
commission bill.
THE SHIPHERD INQUIRY.
Th" Sbipherd inves'lgation was resumed
at 10:30 this morning, but the testimony was
not of a Vfry important character, the wit
ness declining to answer a large proportion
of the questions on the ground that thev
involved purely private interests. Witness
said that neither he nor his associates ever
contemplated the possibility of war with
Chill. In reply to sn Inquiry as to the meaning
of th<* marginal note. “Go in, Steve,” upon
Mr. Blaine’s dispatch to Hurlbut, witness
said: “ The impression made upon
my mind was that the wishes
of the department were that Mr. Hurlbut
should go on in the course he was pursuing,
regardless of the text of the dispatch.”
resporse to further question witness re
peated more in detail hi* theory of Mr.
Blaine’s idea in writing the letter of Decem
ber 3d, and added: “I desire to say here in
regard to the published statement that I
had certain correspondence with Secretary
Blaine, that there arc certain letters which
Mr. Blaine would uot, like to have published,
there is nothing In it; the statement Is
false. I never received an autograph letter
from Secretary Blaine, and all the corre
spondence that ever passed between us has
been published. Witness said he had taken
no steps since May Ist, 1881. without receiv
ing the advice and assistance of able coun
sel. The examination of Shlpherd was then
postponed till to-morrow.
Sivillon Brown, Chief Clerk of the State
Department, was then put on the stand, and
Identified a number of letters and docu
ments which were submitted to him.
The committee then adjourned uutll to
morrow.
BISBEE VERSUS FINLEY.
The House Committee on Elections to
day adopted the following resolutions by a
vote of 7 to 4:
Resolved, That Jesse J. Finley was not
elected as a Representative to the Forty
seventh Congress from the Second Congres
sional district of Florida, and is not entitled
to the seat.
Resolved, That HoraMo Bisbee, Jr., was
duly elected as a Representative from the
Stc>r-d Congressional district of Florida to
the Forty seventh Congress, and is entitled
to bl 6 seat as 6uch.
Reprr -sentat ve Ranney was instructed to
report the ac'ion of the committee to the
House, and permission was given the mi
nority to in; ke a report.
A TENNESSEE WAR CLAIM ALLOWED.
The House 6ub-committee on War Claims
made a favorable report, to-day upon the
claim of H. L Bradly, of Knoxville, Ten
nessee, for #5,000 f >r property destroyed by
the Union forces during battle In tta<* late
war. The reDort elicited considerable op
position, upon the ground that this claim,
If allowed, would establish a precedent, for
a large cumber of similar claims now pend
i- g before Congress. Action upon the re
port. was deferred until the next meeting of
the couimltree.
PLEDGER CONFIRMED.
The Senate tn executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations: J. R.
G. Pitlkin, to be United States Marshal for
rbe Eastern District of Louisiana; Wm. A.
Pledger, Surveyor of Customs for the port
of Atlanta, Ga ; William Mar in, of Louisi
ana, to be Asp’st.ant. Surveyor in the Navy;
Midshipman Roy Campbell Smith, of Vir
ginia, to be ensign, and the following Post
masters: George E Vallade, at Beaumont,
Texas; Hern&nda C. Travers, at Rockdale,
Texas.
SOUTHERN RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The House Committee on Commerce to
day heard a’-gument* from the Congressional
delegates of Georgia. South Carolina and
North Carolina in advocacy of appropria
tions for river and harbor improvements,
which the members desire Incorporated in
the river and harbor appropriation bill. To
morrow the committee hear delegation* of
Virginia, Florida and Alabama on similar
subjects.
YESTERDAY’S CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet was In session two hours to
day. The principal question, under consid
eration were the coming monetary confer
ence in Paris, the trouble with the cow boys
in Arizona, and the Fltz John Porter case.
This case was finally disposed of 60 far as
the Executive is concerned, but the action
taken is not positively known.
AID FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The House Committee on Education and
Labor directed Representative Sherwln to
report to the House favorably a bill ap
propriating SIO,OOO 000 for general educa
tional purposes, and asked that it be printed
and recommitted to the committee.
ROBBING THE MAIL.
A Colored Route Agent Ovwrbanled.
Memphis, April 14. —J. W. Govan (col
ored), route agent on the Mississippi and
Tennessee Rillroad, from Memphis to
Grenada, Mississippi, was sent to jail to-day
in default of #2,0C0 bond. Govan was ar
rested this morning for robbing the mail.
He stole s. through registered pouch con
taining s'xteen registered Infers and
raonT to the amount, of #45 at Grenada
last, Saturday. He sfteiwards filled the
nouch with bricks and threw it into the
Yailabu a ha river, hut, the water being high,
the pouch was found yesterday, 'ihe arrest
was made by Post Office Inspector J. M.
Crowley, assisted by Assistant Postmaster
W. J. Jon< s, of Memphis. Govan has con
fessed. He Is twenty-three years old and
llve6 near L'.Grange, and has been on the
route since the 7th of February.
A BUFFALO BANK BROKEN.
A Large Number of Drovers Out of
Pocket.
Buffalo, N. Y m April 14.—The First Na
tional Bank, of this city, closed its doors
this morning. A large number of its drafts
issued to live stock dealers, drawn on the
Fourth National of New York city, on the
4th ins\ and since that date, were yesterday
dishonored in New York. The extent of
the amount of drafts unpaid cannot be
ascertained now, but it is thought, to be
large. The failure of the bank to pay their
dra/ s will seriously affect a large number of
live s*ock dealers, who seut. dishonored
drarts In payment for stock sold by them.
It Is believed that the depositors will be
paid in full.
ANOTHER FLORIDA ENTERPRISE.
Organization of tbe ITfill, Land and
Lumber Company.
New York, April 14 -Ex-United States
Senator McDonald, Hugh J. Jewett of
the Erie Rillroad. A. S. Sullivan of New
York, and Milton Taylor of Cincinnati, have
organized the Florida Mill, Land and Lum
ber Company, with a capital of #500.000.
They have purchased 635,000 acres tn three
of the gulf counties of Florida, from which
they propose to take yellow pine for ship
ment to New York.
Weather ludlcattons.
Office Chtsf Signal Observer, Wash
ington, D. C., April 14 —indications for
Saturday:
In the Bouth Atlantic and East Gulf
States, partly cloudy weather, northeasterly
winds, Sifttlonary or higher barometer and
stationary temperature.
In the Mtddle Atlantic States, fair
weather, variable winds, stationary barom
eter and temperature.
In the We#t Gulf States, partly cloudy
weather, northerly winds, stationary or
higher batometer, and stationary tempera
ture.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, fair
weather, northerly winds, stationary barom
eter and temperature.
Cloae of an Eventful Career.
New York, April 14.—A Raleigh, N. C.,
special says: “Mr. N. Hart Jackson, the
well-known theatrical manager and author,
who died yesterday morning of pleuro
pneumonia, went South and was engaged
to purchasing cotton In Texas at the out
break of the war. He returned to New Or
leans and entered the Confederate service.
He became a Major on B'onewall Jackson’s
staff, and was with him the night he was
unintentionally killed by hl6 own soldiers. I
Mr. Jackson was the last prisoner exchanged I
at the close of the war.”
Mr. R. J. Sherwin, of Concord, N. H.,
writes: “I have a good old aunt who keeps
house for wife and baby and me. Of late
she has been groaning and complaining.
Our family doctor could not find out what
ailed her, and yet often she would keep her
bed for several days. I persuaded her to
try Brown’s Iron Bitters, and to my astonish
ment she has never complained since. She
now calls it 'her medicine,’ and recommends
t U) eyerybody.”.
OUR RIVER AND HARBOR.
STRONG PLEAS FOR SAVANNAH.
Tbe Needs of the City Clearly Pre
Rented- Tiie Claim* of Brunawlck
and Other Section*.
Washington, April 14 —To day was Geor
gia day before the House Commerce Com
mittee. A letter was read from Mr. Ste
phens, urging an increased amount for the
Savannah river improvements. Representa
tive Hammond asked as large an amount as
could reasonably be given for Savannah and
Brunswick harbor.
General Gillmore urged an appropriation
of #300,000 for Savannah river and harbor,
and #38,000 for Brunewiek.
Mayor Wheaton presented figures in re
gard to the business of Savannah, her great
exports and commercial importance, and
urged that at least $200,000 should be appro
priated for the improvement of the harbor,
#IOO,OOO would not be enough.
Colonel Warren spoke of the marvelous
enterprise, energy and growth of the new
South.
Representative Blount made a very able
argument for an adequate appropriation for
the Bavannah river and harbor.
Representatives BuchanaD, Turner and
Speer were heard by the committee in
advocacy of different improvements.
LYNCHED IN ALABAMA.
'fwoNeero murderers Swung.
New York, April 15.—A Selma, Ala.,
special says: “Henry Ivey and Jim Acoff,
two negroes who it has transpired were im
plicated in the killing of J. B. Weissenger
on December 19th, last, were taken out and
lynched by a body of forty masked men
at two o’clock yesterday morning in the
woods four miles south of Brown’s Station
on the Alabama Central Railroad.
“Lat Wednesday, Ivey, who had been
haunted by thoughts of execution and was
suffering from the pangs of conscience,
made a clear confession of the crime, pro
nouncing liimelf as the man who really did
the killing, and implicating Jim Acoff, then
at, large on a plantation. The confession
was made without fesr or compulsion to
seven intelligent white men. Ivey and
Acoff were immediately arrested and held
to await thef action of the grand jury. When
it became generally known on the neighbor
ing plantations that Ivey had made a
confession, the negroes became great
ly excited, and it was only with
great exertion on tbe part of the white peo
p’e that they were kept from hanging tbe
culprits then and there. Ivy and Acoff
were confined in a school house, and yester
day morning while one of the gua*ds was
absent, to get a drink of water, forty masked
men (thought to be all whites) rode up to
the building, quickly overcame and bound
and gagged the guards and rode off with
the negroes, who in vain pleaded for mercy
and just one more day of life. Ivy’s body
was found hanging to a tree near the school
house. Acnff’s body has not yet, beeu dis
covered, bat there ctn be no doubt he has
been killed.”
CHARLESTON FLASHES.
The nicUecsan Will Conte*ted—Tbq
Wroelt of the “.tllnnlc” The
“Pin;pi” Victim*.
Charleston, April 14.—Notice of contest
was filed In the Probate Court to-day In tbe
matter of the will of the late John McKec
gan, of ihiscity, who recently died and left
his entire estate in the hands of trustees to
be devoted to the rebuilding of the Catholic
Cathedral of Bt. Flnbar. which was destroyed
in the conflagration of 1861. The contesfees
arc eight peroouo, living tn Ireland, who
claim to be tbe nephews and nieces and
heirs-at-law of tbe testator. They are rep
resented here by Francis McKeegan, one of
the nephews. The case will be beard in a
fortnight.
Th schooner Minnie, reported wrecked
on Frying Pan Shoals, was one of the
New York and Charleston Packet Line. Her
cargo was valued at about $16,000 and con
sisted of 200 tons of guano, consigned to
the agent here of the State Grange, and
1.200 empty turpentine barrels consigned to
Siaclend & Downing, of this city. The ves
*"l ’elonged co Evans, Ball A Cos. of New
York Both vessel and cargo were Insured.
Three victims of the disaster on the
steamer Planter have died, and the other
two who were sca’ded are still in a precari
ous condition. Ham, the engineer, will
probably die tc-n!gnt.
THE RICHLAND CASES.
The Arunraeut Olimed and the Jury
Out.
Charleston, a. C„ April 14 —ln the Uni
ted States Court to-day, In the election
cases, Mr. J. R. Abney made the closing
speech In defcusc of Bates and others. Dis
trict Attorney Melton then made the closing
argument for the prosecution. The case
against Mr. Rlchbourg was not passed by
the District Attorney. Judge Bond refused
the instructions to the jury asked for by the
defense, and charged the jury as to the re
maining three defendants. He admon
ished the jury to free their minds
of partisanship and prejudice, and dwelt
upon the Importance of preserving
the purity of the ballot-box. He told the
jury that, It was the right of the accused
and of the government to have the Individ
ual judgment of each juror, and that a ver
dict reached by agreement on a majority
vote was unlawful. The jury must,
he said, give the accused the benefit of
every reasonable doubt, and while they
should be careful that no Innocent man be
convicted, they should be equally deter
mined to allow no guilty man to escapß.
The jury then went out and at 8 o’clock had
returned no verdict.
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB.
The Pools on To-Dai’i Events.
New Orleans, April 14.—The following
pools were sold to-night on to-morrow’s
races:
The first race, for all ages, one and three
quarter miles, Fair Count $250, Blazes $BO,
Lovrette|s6o. The field (composed of AaroD,
Tom Boy, Gen. Rowell, George Fakes and
Herbert), $4O
The second race, a handicap, for all ages,
mile beats, Pride $l5O. Manlfou $lOO, Home
ward Bound $BO, Mamie W. $5O. Lute Fogle
$lO. The field (Resumption, Warrington,
Kathleen, Mattie, Rapture) $2O.
The third race, the Walker stakes, for all
ages, mile and three-quarters, Lida Stan
hope $250, Fellow Play $2OO, Baunterer $lOO,
Aleck Ament, $32, EH $2O, Moscow slfi.
MEXICO’S PROW It ESS.
A Line of Trana-Atlanllc Steamsra
Subsidized.
Citt or Mexico, April 14.—The govern
ment has closed a contract subsidizing a line
of steamers between England and Mexico,
to be called the Mexico Trans-Atlantic
Company. The steamers must be of 4,000
tons capacity each, and must be new and
first class. Leaving Liverpool, they are
to stop at a port In France, a
port in Spain, at Havana and
at Progress}. Thence they are to proceed
either to Veia Cruz or Anton Ltzardo. The
company is obliged to start another line
from Italy within a year. The government
reserves the right to regulate freight and
passenger rales, and is to give a subsidy of
$2,000 for each round trip during thirty
years. _
JTI alters In 1 eiu,
Galveston, April 14 —A special from San
Antonio says: ’‘The Texae-Mexlcan Nar
row*Gauge Road has reached Tampisas.”
At a meeting of stockholders of the Texas
Western Narrow Gauge Railway Company
at Houston, on Wednesday, the following
officers were elected: Frederick D. Grant,
President; 8. K. Mcllhenny, Vice President;
Jesse R. Grant, Treasurer, and J. G. Tracy,
Secretary.
A special from Austin says one of the'old
buildings of the lunatic asylum, situated
two and a half miles from the town, was
burned yesterday. The building was a one
story brick structure, and cost $12,000.
For aged men, women, weak and sickly
children, without a rival. Will not cause
headache. Brown’s Iron Sitters.
THE FLOODS IN LOUISIANA.
A Terrible Storm In lberlz—Fearful
Destitution—More Ballons for tbe
Sufferer*.
New Orleans, April 14.—0n the Gay and
Daigre places Wednesday night, daring the
terrible hall and rain storm, sugar houses
were blown down, and nothing can be heard
of eleven white occupants. They were Mr.
J. O. Villeon, his mother, brother, wife and
child, Mr. Hooker, his wife, two children
and two unknown persons. Search this
morning showed all the furniture crushed,
but no bodies were found. As their boats
are misiing, it is hoped that the people fled
to the woods before the storm broke,
Plaqcbmine, La., April 14.—The Times-
Democrat’s boat, Susie 8., arrived here after
a trip through Bayou Grosse Tete as far as
Rosedale. The Woolfolk, Shady Grove,
Augusta, Trinity and Daquir places are un
der water. The cane will probably be killed.
The loss to the sugar crop here will be about
three thousand hogsheads, and the loss of
stock about one thousand head.
Washington, April 14. —The Secretary
of War to day directed that 200,000 addi
tional rations be Issued to tbe commissioners
at New Orleans, to be distributed to suffer
ers from the flood.
New Iberia, La., April 14 —There was
general destruction by the violent storm
which came from the northwest on the
night of the 12:h inst. Houses were torn
to pieces, and fences, provisions, forage,
furniture and everything previously saved
from the flood was destroyed. Great dis
tress prevails. Immediate relief is needed
in Iberia parish. At least 1,500 persons are
left homeless and without means of support
or shelter.
New Orleans, April 14—A Picayune
New Iberia special says: “Tbe situation is
appalling. The height of the flood above
tide-water i* nearly seventeen feet on the
east side of tbe Teohe. From Coreauville
toPattersonsville, 100 miles in a straight line
north and south, is a lake, extending from
weßt, to east to tbe high ridges of Bavou
LaFourche, 150 miles wide. The
losses In crops, stock, e'c., are
enormous, Tbe storm of Wednesday
night swept away forty houses at Fausse
Point. Corn cr!b3 were floated off with
tbeir contents. Tbe destitution Is great on
the lower Tecbe. Th houses on the plan
tations of Dr. Sanders and Mr. Calvins were
blown down and fl rated off. At New Iberia
all the establishments situated near the
bayou are overflowed. Also many resi
dences heretofore considered far above the
overflow.”
New York Stock market.
New York, April 14 —Share speculation
opened In the main weak with prices % to
% per cent, lower than yesterday’s closing
quotations, th ■ latter for Omaha preferred,
while Colorado coal ooened 1 per cent,
higher at 51. After a general fractional de
cline in the early dealings au advance took
place, ranging from %to 1 % per cent., Den
ver and Rio Grande. New Jersey Central
and Louisville and Nashville being con
spicuous in the upward movement. Market
then sold down % to 1 % percent., Reading,
Omaha common, Alton and Terre Haute
preferred, and St. Paul being prominent in
tbe decline.
About noon an advance of % to 1% per
cent, was recorded in wh.ch Missouri
Pacific. New Jersey Central, Wabash pre
ferred, Denver and Rio Grande and Louis
ville and N-isbville were most prominent.
There was a general decline of to per
cent, in the early part of the afternoon, the
latter for Michigan Cen ral, while North
west sold up to 2% and Nashville and Chat
tanooga 3 per cent., but the latter at once
reacted 2 per cent.
Subsequently another advance of
per cent, took place, Nashville and
Chattanooga and Louisville and Nashville
leading therein, followed bv a reaction of
%al>£ per cent., the latter for New Jersey
Central, but tn the final dealings the market
again sold up per cent,., Missouri
Pacific and New Jersey Central leading the.
upward movement. The market closed
strong at, about the best figures of the day.
Prices generally were per cent, higher
than at, yesterday’* close, the latter for Mis
souri Pacific. Transactions aggregated
540,000 shares.
UrradstnOi In Britain.
Liverpool, April 14.—A leading weekly
grain circular says: “The wheat trade has
beeu very firm, and m*ny of the spot mar
kets have been dearer for both English and
foreign with freer buying. Cargoes in
all positions have been strong, and
prices have been upheld. On the
spot since Tuesday wheat had a
good sale at a penny advance. Corn has
been stronger and dearer iu all positions.
To day there was a good attendance. Wheat
was in large request, and advanced further
2d Flour was In greater demand, and was
generally better. Corn, new mixed, was in
limited supply. There was good Inquiry,
and it advanced 2d.”
Cotton in Liverpool.
Liverpool, April 14.—This week’s cir
cular of the Liverpool Cotton Broker’s As
sociation says: “Cotton closed quietly ou
Thursday. It reopened with a fair demand
on Tuesday. To-day (Thursday) the de
mand increased, and rates are generally re
peated. American was in improved demand.
Good ordinary and upper grades advanced
l-16d. In sea islands sales were small, and
prices unchanged. Futures opened firm
and rates generally improved l-16d.”
The Weelt in mincing Lane.
London, April 14.—1n Mincing Lane dur
ing tbe week sugar was firm. The Clyde
market wm active. Coffee was rather un
settled, Plantation Ceylon was generally la
2s. cheaper, excepting fine, which was
steadv. Black pepper was in speculative
demand, and a large business was done. In
white there was Dothing doing.
manebester market,
London, April 14. —The Manchester Guar
dian in its commercial article to day say*:
“The market is almost unchanged. Prices
are steady. Inquiry is slow in all depart
ments. Salts have been small.”
The Ntnall-pox in Nouth Bethlehem.
South Bethlehem, Pa., April 14.—Three
new cases of small-pox and one death were
reported to-day. Six persons were declared
convalescent, and five houses released from
quarantine. There are yet one hundred and
thirty cases of str.all-pox, and seventy-one
bouses are quarantined. One death is re
ported in Bethlehem. Six cases have de
veloped at Haselton 6tnce Wednesday.
The Swindling marqul*.
London, April 14.—At the Mansion House
Police Court to-day, the Marquis of Hunt
ley appeared on the charge of obtaining
£5 000 under false pretenses from tbe Stand
ard Bank of British South Africa In London.
Mr. Clark, Queen’s counsel for the prose
cution, asked for the committal of the pris
oner.
Acquitted.
. Petersburg, Va , April 14.—Philip Tur
ner has been tried in the Buper!or Court of
Northampton county. N. 0., for the murder
of Aaron Hill, a quack dixPor, and has been
acquitted Hill, having been murdered,
was thrown into a ditch and his house close
by burned to the ground.
Hallway Trnnuf-r.
New Orleans, April 14.—The franchises,
right of way, survey, etc., of the New Or
leans, Red River and Texas Railroad Com
pany have been transferred to the Missis
sippi Valley Railway Company, the consid
eration being $175,000 of stock in the latter
compan y. _
Failure* for the Week,
New York, April 14 —R G. Dun A Cos.
report that for the pavt seven days there
have been 122 failures, distributed as fol
lows: Southern States, 33; Western. 34;
Middle, 19 ; Eastern. 22 ; Pacific and Terri
tories, 8; and New York city, 6.
The Caae of Vloaea.
New York, April 14 —The case of ex-
Governor Moses, of South Carolina, was on
the calendar of the Court of General Ses
sions to-day, but on motion of counsel the
case was adjourned, without a day being
fixed for trial.
t Big Bla*e In Bhode Island.
Providence, April 14.— The mill of the
Greenville Woolen Company, In Smlfhfield,
about eight miles from this city, was burned
last night with the boiler house and a tine
tenement block. The total loss Is $75,000.
Sallabury and the Land Act.
London, April 14.—The Marquis of Salis
bury, speaking at a meeting of 6 000 work
men at Liverpool last night, defended the
action of the House of Lords inquiring into
the working of the land act.
The British Turf.
London, April 14.—The Newmarket in
ternational handicap was won by Bas Bleu,
Brilliancy second, Belfry third. Ten ran,
Including the American horse Mistake.
A true assistant to nature it restoring the
system to perfect health, thus enabling it to
resist disease, is Brown’s Iron Bitters.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
CULTURE OF RICE IN JAPAN.
TheComlng Great Issue—A Koiuance
Spoiled—Better’* Blunder—l ricky
Mr. Robeson— A Kick Against the
Cameron*.
Washington, April 13.—'Thoa. B. Van Buren,
United States Consul General at K&nag&wa,
Japan, has sent to the Department of State a
report upon rice culture in that country. The
great bulk of rice grown there is on the low
lands. but a great deal is grown on the uplands
He says; “The upland rice is grown on high
dry ground, and In ordinary climates requires
no irrigation. The dry soil is easily and cheaply
prepared for the seed, and needs no expensive
system of irrigating ditches and embankments.
The seed is sown in drills about eighteen or
twenty Inches apart. In the drills before the
seed is sown atrompost of decomposed straw,
closet manure and ashes is strewn,
upon which the seed is dropped one to
one and a quarter bushel a per acre. The soil
is dug ud between the drills three or four times
to keep it loose and to destroy weeds Two or
three times during the growth of the plant
small quantities of liquid fertilizers are poured
on the ground at its root. The process of
hulling is the same as that used for lowland
rice. * * I have been led to give the above
facts with a view of recommending the intro
duction of the culture of upland rice in Ameri
ca It cou'd be grown on all the wheat soils of
the great Northwest, and also on the rolling
uplands of the South. It can be sown broad
coast cut by an ordinary harvester and thresh
ed hy any threshing machine. * * I can see
no reason from the soil and climate why this
most’valuable food plant should not be pro
duced with us, and I believe its introduction
would be of great benefit to our agricultural
interest.
THE TARIFF A POLITIC 1L ISSUE.
It Is becoming more evident every day that
♦he question of the tariff is to he the great
political one in the near future. It will be the
one important point upon which there will be
a division of parties The lines will be drawn
between those in favor of the present system
of legalized robbery and those in favor of a
fair and decent tariff The Republican party
will be on the one side and the Democratic
party on the other. There will be accessions to
the Republicans from the Democratic ranks,
but they ■'•’ill not be as great ns the accessions
to the Democratic pirty from Republican
ranks. It will be some time before this
division is fully apparent, but the
seeds of it were sown years ago
They were planted in good ground and
the plant which has sprung un thrives and
thrives well. The Republicans are not willing
that the tariff should be the great isue, but in
the absence of anything more important that
can be trotted out thev will be forced to accept
the inevitable. The Democrats are perfectly
willing to accept the issue. Shrewd politicians
on both sides see and predict the coming great
dividing question. It is only a question of ti->e
when it will be hrought to public attention so
irresistibly that its overshadowing importance
must be recognized by all.
an illusion.
There has heen for some time a good deal of
talk about “Betty and the Baby.” Betty is the
wife of Mason and the habv is the offspring of
the man who shot at Guiteau in violation of
all military law, and himself a non-commis
sioned officer of the army. The talk about
“Betty and the Baby” has been all gush.
Mason has never been a good husband to Betty,
nor a good fsther to the baby. He never gave
them anything He allowed them to shift for
themselves. The talk of “Betty and the Baby”
being deprived of support on account of the
incarceration of Mason in Albany
jail is all nonsense. I am something
of a disidusionist. I have seen Mrs.
Mason—l have seen her baby. Therefore
I have seen “Betty and the Bahv,” as the gu*h
ers put it. The bahy is a little tow-heade i
youngster from the backwoods of Virginia.
His type is multiplied indefinitely in the back
woods of the State of Georgia. His mother,
“Betty,” is from the same level of life She is
coarse and common. There is not the slight
est quality about her to induce sentimentality
She is neither pretty nor prepossessing, “he
is a yery common woman from the lowest so
cial walk of life in Virginia. Before her hus
band received the heavy sentence from the
court martial which tried him she had never
at one time seen so much as 850 in her life.
Now that about ®lo.foo in subscriptions for
“Betty and the Babv” are hers, she is simply
amsied. She don’t know what to make of it.
It is more money than she thought there
was in the whole world. She does not, how
ever‘'flam out” as the expression goes. She
lives just as she did before,and hugs her money
to her breast as if it were another “baby.” It
is in reality another baby to her. and one that
she thinks more of than either she or husband
ever did of the natural youngster. This is all I
have to say on the subject; and I say it in order
to remove from the minds of the msny readers
of the News any gush that may have found
a lodgiag there for "Betty and the Baby ”
Gmh, at its best, is nauseating, hut when it is
run to the extent that it has been pushed over
Mrs. Mason and her tow-headed youngster, it
becomes too much to bear in patience.
kkifer’s blunder.
When Grant was here he induced Speaker
Keifer to remove Hayes, an official stenogra
pher of *he House, and put in his place a man
named Dawson. The latter was with Grant
when he made the grand tour of Mexico.
Hayes was a good man, and his removal to
simply make a place for a Grant pet caused
considerable talk at the time. Dawson has
been tried and found wanting He is incapable
of doing his work The Shipherd in
vestigating committee had to adjourn because
Dawson had not reported the testimony as
taken. He was a week behind, atid only sub
mitted to the committee a printed slip from
the Government Printing Office, containing the
alleged testimony of the first day that
he entered upon his work. The printed matter
was all mixed up. It was abominable.
Every member of the committee and Ship
herd repudiated it. Daw.on acknowledged
that he could not take testimony The com
mittee requested Hayes to go on with Iho work,
but he refused to do so. The committee then
had to adjourn. There wan something of a
lively scene over all this. The committee will
report the fads to the Speaker and ask for
Dawson’s removal and the reappointment of
Hayes. This will probably be done and Mr.
Keifer will be taught the lesson that something
more than being a Grant pet is necessary for a
man appointed to fill a responsible position.
ROBESON’S TRICK,
The other day Pig-iron Kelley made a per
sonal explanation in the House. In that ex
planation he said that he would sink all mat
ters of principle at the dictum of his party.
To-day in acknowledgment of his effort there
was placed on the Honorable Kellev’s desk a
handsome bouquet of flowers. Shortly after
Kelley came into the House he moved from his
seat and Kobeson sat down in it. Robeson
staid there for a full hour. He sat beaming
behind that big bouquet. Everybody in the
galleries thought that Robeson had been pre
sented with the flowers. He certainly looked
as if he had. He acted out the part very well
He was scooping all the comments of the gal
leries on the big bouquet. There was some
wonder as to why Robeson should be given a
“bucket of flowers,” but except a very few
really believed that he and not Kelley was the
recipient. Beyond being rotund and rosy
Robeson is devilish sly. ,
▲ PENNSYLVANIA ROW.
There is a row in Pennsylvania polities, orig
inating here in Washington. Senator Mitchell,
Don Cameron’s colleague, openly de
clares that since his election to a seat in the
Senate he has been wholly ignored by the Pres
ident and the Cameron dynasty in all Senato
rial prerogativas, and that h-is getting tired of
it In other words, he is sick of the Cameron
rule, and will kick against it. This is the most
important defleotion from ring rule that has
ever occurred in Pennsylvania politics. Mitch
ell is in earnest, and in his kick has struck an
opportune moment. There are plenty
of Republicans in Pennsylvania who are
sick and tired of Cameron bosstam, but who do
not dare to enter a protest. They have only
been waiting for a leader. Senator Mitchell
furnishes in his person that needed quantity.
He is irrevocable in his hostility to the
Cameron ring. Don Cameron has tried by all
the persuasion at his command to make
Mitchell come once more to the Cameron ban
ner, but he has so far refused. He says he will
never again put himself under that flag. There
have been defections from the Cameron ranks
and tickings heretofore, but the Camerons
have ever been able to subdue them They
have never fought as in the present instance to
conciliate a man. They have always set out to
crush him. There never was, before Mitchell's
arrowed warfare any real prospect of the de
mise of the clan Cameron in Pennsylvania but
now there is. If Mitchell holds out he wili not
only deteat Cameron.but become himself a boss
in a certain way. but by no means with the
power that has been held by the Camerons.
Potomac.
The Case of Dr. Laimson.
London, April 14.—The solicitor of Dr.
Lsmson forwarded to Sir Wm. Harcourt,
Home Secretary, the affidavits he has so far
received from the United States in relation
to Lamson’s case. He points out that much
of the testimony from America cannot be
received by the 18th instant, the day fixed
for the prisoner’s execution, and he there
fore asks for a further respite.
Liverpool, April 14.— The Courier's Lon
don correspondent says he hears there is not
the smallest hope that Dr. Lamson’s life
will be spared. He adds that the Interfer
ence of the American Government on such
trivial grounds as are revealed by the affida
vits has created a very injured feeling.
Tbe War on the Jews In Russia.
8t Petersburg, April 14.—The Governor
of Podolla reports that anti-Jewish riots
occurred at Balta on the 11th Instant. He
immediately proceeded there with troops
and succeeded in suppressing the dis
turbances after pome hours, but they were
renewed during the night. Order was re
established on the 13th by a reinforcement
of troops. The public prosecutor has arrived
at Balta. At Letltisher, on thel2th instant,
the houses of Jews were attacked. The
ringleaders of the assailants were arrested.
Tbe Relief of tbe Russian Jews.
St. Petersburg, April 14.— The Qolos
reports that M. Oiiphant, the representative
of the committee to aid the Russian Jews,
arrived at Lemberg to-day, interviewed the
Governor and afterward went to Brody to
make arrangements for the emigration of
13,000. Jewa to America.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN.
He Dlienimei the Taking Oil of
Jease James, tbe Outlaw.
Washington Post.
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, who
has been frequently mentioned during the
past few days in connection with tbe recent
James-Ford tragedy at, St. Joseph, has ar
rived at Willard’s. His coming had been
anticipated by the newspaper fraternity,
and his advent was the signal for a general
rush to Interview him. On complaint of
general weariness he immediately went to
his rooms, where a representative of the
Jbst was cordially invited to accompany
him, and being asked: “Are you satisfied
that Jesse Jmes Is killed?” replied with
emphasis, “I am, roost assuredly. Bob
Ford, the young man who did the deed,
went out with that Intention about a fort
night. ago. He had with him two revolvers
belonging to the State, which bad been fur
nished him by the Police Commissioners of
Kansas City.”
“He was'acting then under your authori
ty ?” suggested the reporter.
“Oh, no; there was no understanding of
that kind. Ford came to me several weeks
ago; he asked me if I wanted Jesae James;
I said yes; SI,OOO would be paid for him
dead or alive. I offered him no inducement
to kill the man; I only said I would give him
the benefit of my protection. He then left,
and in a conversation with Capt,. Craig told
what he was going to do. Craig then told
me. Soon after I wrote Craig, saying that
I beard Jesse had killed Bob. Oa Monday
morning I received a telegram dated at St.
Jo, and signed by Ford, to the following ef
fect: ‘Meet me at Kansas City. I have my
man.’ ”
“What Is the effect of his death on his
friends; and what is the sentiment In Jack
son and Clay counties?” asked the reporter.
“The effect upon his friends and old as
snclates is depressing, and the sentiment of
all law-abiding citizens is one of ardeet
thanksgiving. It Is hard to describe the
feelings of relief that the death of this des
perado has caused. One man said to me
joyful’y that it would raise the value of his
land $lO an acre. Those who deprecate the
death of this man belong almost altogether
to the outlawed element.”
“Has the reward been paid?”
“No; for the man Ford Is held for mur
der in the first degree The grand jury is to
report next Monday; If through auy possi
bility he should be released, he can be re
a Tested and tried for complicity in the train
robberies.”
“Do you think the James gang, so called,
is now broken up?”
“Frank James is tbe only member of It
now living. The others are either dead, in
the penitentiary or under my observation.
Train robbery is a thing of the past.”
“Where is Frank James?”
“He is in Missouri somewhere. I have no
fear of trouble from him. He will try to
live a better life.”
“Have you received threats of personal
injury ?”
“Yes, indeed; only last week they had me
killed.”
“ What can be the motive of some of the
St. Louis papers In attacking you ?”
“No motive, but that of a desire to make
as much political capital out of the affair
as possible.”
“How many times have you read your
obituary ?” inquired the reporter.
“Three times; once during the war, once
after the fire in the Southern Hotel, and the
third time a few days ago. lam still living,
and I have no doubt I will live to see the
law In my Btate supreme. I think outlawry
has beeu struck a vital blow in the death of
Jesse James.”
And the firm expression on the Governor’s
good-natured countenance showed that he
meant all he said. The interview here closed,
and the reporter left him gathering up the
portraits of the principals In the Jesse
James tragedy and replacing them iu his
pocket.
General StrtlnikoU's Assassins.
St. Petersburg. April 14.—The judicial
inquiries concerning the antecedents of
the assassions of General Strelnlkoff,
show that the actual assassin was
the son of Collegiate Councillor
Schelvakoff. His accomplice, whose
name was Chalmarln, was a peasant, and
was Implicated in the Winter Palace explo
sion. He had been sought for by the police
for the last two years, during which time he
lived in Odessa and Moscow, with a forged
passport, and was engaged in propagating
Nihilism.
Crep Prospects in Kentucky and
West Virginia.
Cincinnati, April 14.—A gentleman who
has just completed a tour through West
Virginia and Kentucky reports the wheat, as
looking better and more promising than for
years, and says that unless there is a serious
drawback hereafter the crops will be heavy
Frost has not affected it. The work of
planting corn Is in a good state of forward
ness. Fruits were pretty badly Injured by
the frost in some sections, but upon the
whole the outlook Is fine.
Cotton Futures in New York.
New York, April 14.—The Post ’.s cotton
market reprrt says: “Future deliveries
opened 3-100 to 4-100 lower, but advanced
9-100 to 12-100. At the third call there was
more disposition to sell, and the sale- es
tablished a decline of 1-100 to 2100.
April brought 12 33c., Mav 12 42 to 12 44c..
June 1258 to 12 57c , July 12 72c., August
12 88c., September 12 47c., October 11 79 to
11 80c., November 11 60c.”
A Forger Punished.
New Orleans, April 14 —The jury in the
case of Dr. Waldeman Bille, on trial for
publishing as true a forged note, returned a
verdict of guiity. The penalty Is from two
to fourteen years Imprisonment at bard
labor. Bille, about a year ago, forged the
name of Duncan Sinclair to a note for
SB,OOO, which be had discounted by tbe
People’s Bank. Bille, who had been out on
bail, was sent to prison.
Louisiana State Board ol Healtb.
New Orleans, April 14.—The State Board
of Health reorganized last night, re electing
Dr. Joseph Jones President and Dr. S. S.
Herrick as Secretary. The President was
authorized to request the Governor to Issue
the usual quarantine proclamation, to take
effect from May 1. The quarantine will be
only three day 6, to be increased to ten days
if necessary.
A S ’ut h Carolina Tax Collector Fled.
Columbia, S. C., April 14.—M. B. White,
Treasurer of Newberry county, has ab
sconded, and is in default SB,OOO. He is
said to have lost the money in gambling,
and is supposed to have fled to avoid the
shame of exposure. He has been County
Treasurer since 1876,when he was appointed
by Governor Hampton to collect volumi
nary tax.
A Costly Residence Consumed*
Petersburg, Va., April 14.— Information
was received here this afternoon of the
burning of the fine family residence of Dr.
Edward W. Wilkins, In Northampton coun
ty, near Gaston, North Carolina, last eve
ning, together with the furniture. This was
one of the finest residences In that section
of the State. The loss Is about SIO,OOO.
The Columbia Canal,
Columbia, 8. C., April 14.—Work on the
Columbia canal ha 9 been begun with sixty
convicts. The event was celebrated by an
artillery salute and other demonstrations,
Inspired by the magnitude of the enterprise.
Cotton factories will be la operation here
within the next year, and eleven thousand
horse power will be developed.
Buaala and the Germans.
Vienna, April 14.—The correspondent of
the Prme at St. Petersburg sayu “A
prominent personage will soon proceed to
Berlin and Vienna as the confidential repre
rentative of the Czar to convey the most
distinct aesurancea of Russia’s pacific inten
tions."
Intelligence has been received at Peters
burg, of a supposed murder from poisoning
at Weldon,N. C.,Tue9day night. It seem* An
drew Harris and wife were engaged in con
versation relative to the death of a man who
was killed some time ago with poison. Soon
afterward Harris ate supper, and In a few
minutes thereafter was taken violently 111
and died. The supposition of his friends Is
that he was killed by poison administered
In his food. The affair will be fully inves
tigated.
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of Dublin. Its moderation of tone con
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