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ESTABLISHED 1850.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
, U |ITKKB of interest in both
STATES.
0,11 Kighti in Atlanta—Probably a
fatal Accident—A New Trial for
Turner— Burglars Sentenced Pensa
,.„la and Atlantic—Large Sale of Rail
rojil Lands.
GEORGIA.
fourteen prisoners are in the county jail at
\tbea- thirteen of whom are males and one
.aie. live whites and nine colored.
X man calling himself Johnson went into
pr. Noble's confectionery store one evening
!lf i week, purchased a small bill of candies
iß (i presented what purported to be a $lO
The Doctor, not having the change,
'm pe 1 across the street to Mr. W. .1. Smith,
w h accommodated him with the change, and
Johnson receiving it departed. It turned out
neatly that the bill was a five dollar
Treasury note changed in its initials by dis
j.-.iruig the figures and letter' five and paint
-IDif the word “ten” in water colors. The
counterfeit could Lave been easily detected by
*rk,-*. vumination.
The new freight depot at Waycross will be
*Sae iuulding, 150 feet long, finished in mod
ht. iiyle and furnished with all the latest
.aiprovcments. It will have 350 feet platform,
Ju i will be the model of others yet to be built
a- trie savannah, Florida and IVesteiw Rail-
At the lie Give Opera House, Atlanta, ou
Fri'lay night last, W. D. Moore, colored, an
Bap ~ye of the revenue office, accompanied by
i„o colored women, took seats in the first
~ . r . .vccupyiuga position outside that por
t apart for the colored people, and in
art set aside for the whites. The officer
, : tv Immtig notified requested him to move
- at, which ho ♦used to do. The maua
.r t the Opera House gave instructions for
t„. r teal, but as Moore was determined to
c ,-re tic* ra*-* tested he refused, with his com
: to: :ic. t. vacate, and was put out of the
At the station house the officer booked
.... trains! W. D, Moore, his wife, and
H itt!* Epps. charging them with disorderly
:.. t. and with refusing to comply with
•i.. rales of the Opera House, which will be
estimated before the Police Court to-day.
l'rc- cut Haygood. of Emory College, and
cral agent for the Maier fuu<l for the
ithent 'tales, is in Washington. On
>■; ar-iay night lie delivered his address on
\ut m:i Aid to Education, and made the irn
- i his sound sense, liberal views and
r ".rial thoughts cannot fail to make auy
t-rv. lie has received marked attentions at
•i t- of the Georgia delegation. Mr.
i; it -.Rowed him the inside workings of
II -.*, and was lunched by Senator Brown.
1 ■ : r went to Mount Vernon Saturday,
anil Sunday preached to the students of the
1 : ivcrsiij of Virginia by request of boys aud
fealty. The doc-tor is well kuown in the
v . and is one of the grandest men, repre
tg tin- national sentiment on the promi
; educational movements m the day in
I Augn-ta t'rening News snpounces the
eai'i of Mr. .1. 8. Bessman, an old and hon
re-i . Iti/en, who had spent a long life iu the
it*. The deceased was a native of Westplia
lia. hut c ame to Augusta in his early youth.
i *.ni i- up and growing vigorously in Bc-r
--rieit o®nt v
''ate Treasurer Speer left Atlanta Friday
li-i fur New York, where he w ill place ou the
urket Jltio.OOO of Georgia bonds received as
ert of the pay for the Macon and Brunswick
Hat rind. The money will Ice applied to the
Ayment of the public debt.
A female, the inmate of a bagnio, in Home,
made t.n unsuccessful attempt to end her life
.a i calaboose in that city on Thursdav
iigiit last. She took her hose, made a uoose,
tud tying them around her neck attempted
- : .-illation. The timely appearance of the
■ prevented a fatal termination to her ef
fort at -elf-destruction.
is coming to the front as a manufac
turing centre. A gentleman from llar|M-r
t reek. Krie county, l*a., Clarence Troupe*.
Esq., is going to establish a basket factory at
tie*; punt. There is little doubt of the sue -
...f the undertaking in jiroper bands. The
t r is plentiful and easy of access, and tin*
t.iaad for the wares is great in Georgia.
Tic Road Commissioners of Bible county
ave ve-olvcd upon the substitution of drain
[..palong the couutry roads iu place of the
iE-.gr.iti ant little wooden bridges which dis
6. rv ilie highway, ami are washed out by
every heavy rain. Good move.
kigiit Rev. John W. Beckwith, Episcopal
R.-hop of the diocese of Georgia, yesterday
. i;-ecrated Christ Church. Augusta. Ga.
•*f Meriwether county gener
ally -tv that the small grain crop never looked
better.' The area in wheat is less than last
vi-ar. ut the oat crop is beyond an average
Ji t.ge p.ovt I! -ays that prohibition in Vcw
i.an. ,'lranlville aud Senoia is about to break
uj the business of the County Court, So luote
it tv*, nod only that, hut of every court and
jail in the .'and.
In tin* 'iipcri- r Court of Meriwether coun
ty. .link*- -i.-upson presiding, last week, the
\ Pleasant Al. Turner, coa
- the last term of the court,
ami sentenced to be haoge<l on the nth of Feb
. tary. a- beard ou a successful motion for a
The i ity ( .tom il of Athens has empowed the
mdSti •ciCommiftce'topurchaseam-k
eruslt. r, and they are now negotiating for
one. It will cost 'about $1,500. but will Ik: the
lest investment Athens ever made. The
alcin.lam e of r. t convenient to the city will
,1 for the benefit of the streets.
.Augusta t'reuinj ,V> im: “There are now at
the ,table- on Lafayette rare course* over
represented in fine blooded trotters
anti famous race horses. The stables in fact
are crowded, and the turfmen like this place
!*r g.iod winter quarters. Some of the most
iiiica- rat ers iu the country are iu fact now
in Augusta."
The cotton receipts the past week at Rome
an thousand and seventy-nine bales
- ' eight hundred and thirty-two in the
• urn qtondmg week last year. ' It is now
thought that the total receipts will reach
ales. The tug Hercules,
':iUird:tv. bringiugup a large amount
t lumber in barges from the pine region on
T’.-.!- complaint we find in the Berrien County
.Hi there must la* some mistake about
r i -hipped over the .Savanuab, Florida
is-J U t. en Railway, have to lie iu the Way
•— lepi; two or three months before they
m* inui-ft rr.Al to the other railroad. Ask
In*. Alexander and Mr. Kirby if this is not
me- TUi is a oJV order of tfiings, aud very
1 hattanooga A.7y TV otm: “Colonel Lewis
'■sSetd. -r.'of this city. Who is organizing a
h-k . npauv in Atlanta to build a rolling
■a• i-meeting with admirable success, and
* ■ ..ing the hearty support of Atlanta's
•Hen.rising men. He' raised SIO,OOO in a few
; ip> the tir-t day he canvassed. One firm
lj; ...light machinery for a rolling mill but
tend.-r*-.! it to Mr. Scofield, and w ill not build
fpivutnl he succeodi.”
Hi. 11. X. Jenkins, solicitor of patents,
"Sffcuigton, D. C_ officially reports the foi
■**r>og .-omplete list of patents granteil
V u inventors >r the week ending Keb
“v . .. is*::: ueorge It. Lewis, Fayetteville,
•er distributor; Edward L. Murray, At
•ubaied wheel cultivator and plow;
NVwbern. back-band hook for
. Rest, Savannah, lalxd ••Best's
■c-; v. h vl^am."
> -s am. as sis jhe Fifteenth
i i*t kno 'Hilly, has txasn sold for
f Spalding co -* ms North, wiio w ill
capitalist from machinery to work
, - :up the proper i. ’>t Bailey Field's
Mu- mine is on the o. ->* file ow ner
Major Buffington w. -veil quartz
, Uu* sale. Some very * on 10
v 5 : ‘ r *- ti'iw being opened near to. ~'ti lie
. *• and other lot* on which a sale w
r* ln a few days.
F r-’\kUn Xfin savs: “The Savannah
N f.ws of the 13th has a full account
* <i-ding, includings the ode’and the
j t “ rn ‘* r ■> -|*cr<*h, with a picture of the city
tt the time of Oglethorpe, and por
' ’K’cthorpe, Georgia's first Governor.
f j„ ‘ f pheii, her present Governor. Alto
paper is a perfect compendium of
H tual history, making this single
BiiirT r!l ' t *he 'appreciative student
■ W ‘ cost of a rear's subscription.
■v M ' Ham bo, of Clay county, met
■ - *t not ultimately fatal accident
. 4*t week. He was cutting a fallen
Hi -f which was fast in the ground,
hi* fence. When the Tog was
■ ! he took his position on the butt
H- a> standing immediately flew
B - 'lf. ltambo some distance to the
Hiv;'.'; 1: • -Ibought the fall broke or frar-
K*: ■ uul column, as lie is completely
* r ‘tn the shoulders down.
r- Watchman'. “Clarke county
■ -i t jail in Georgia. It is cleaner
■. . -nth* of tlie uegro houses in
■ . prisoner* are well fed, hare
B, - ds and are required to keep
■r- ; < an. sheriff Wller is certainly
k o hi every respect. There are,
■ ■ ven lmartlers in the institu-
B >t‘d Johnson, engaged in the
■* -ng: Ben Williams, obtaining
r false pretenses; Charles AVil-
B* i t om the house; George Echols,
B the house, and George Davis,
• ta misdemeanor—pullingdown
B. rt 'i u:; '* "Arrangements have leen
i' , " i die contracts are all out to
8.".;'; 1 ' 1 ' railroad to this place in forty
B, . . -l eather is favorable. The track
fiver, and the trestles and bridge
u 11 a; rapidly as possible. On this
r s er there are but five short t res -
balance is plain sailing. Forty
handler's own estimate for the
, me to complete the road, and we
. i" u this, provided it is favorable
Bj. ' . 'nr cituens liad better commence
■k.! ‘ themselves to the sound of,a
Bfcr*,:-;'I'*. 1 '*. for there will lie one at our
11 few week*,” *
'. H. !ames,haaat his own expense,
t , * dth Baptist Church at Atlanta,
Wks ■ Siutminali Ranting
and has made a free gift of the entire proper
tv, ground and building to the membership of
the church. In view of such a splendid and
timely donation the church expresses its grati
tude iu the following resolutions: Knolced
V irst.we tender to our beloved brother James'
our most cordial thanks for his noble Chris
tian gift of our church building and ground
with the prayer that Heaven's richest bless
ings may ever crown him and his. Betolred,
-Second. That while this act of brother James
l * j . , e f' n is with his oharacter. and will
shed fadeless lustre on his name, we desire
to say that snch a deed is a lovelv and endur
ing monument of the 1 argent**.- of heart in
spired by tlie Christian religion and adds new
glory to the uame.which i above every name,
that of the i.ord Jesus Chri-t.
Cunningham anil Bark, murderers of old
man Kudd. in AYaltou county, are still in the*
Fulton county jail. They *q>eud their time
during the day apart from thi* other prisoners,
but at night occupy a cell with a half dozen
other prisoners. Cunningham ha- become
sullen ami reru-es to talk. He says that Bark
is the cause of their trouble, an<l that they
would have been released long ago but for
Bark s confession. He does not deny the
crime, but on the contrary seems to take a de
light in telling just bow the deed was done.
Bark, although devoid of all hope, is eheet/ul.
He says that ne expects to hang for the mur
<jer. hut blames Cunningham for his trouble.
Daily he declares that Cunningham led him
into the murder by telling him that they could
kill the old man, get his money and escape
with all ease. Since l>ein£ placed iu jail the
two murderers have become estranged ami
spent but little time with each other. Cun
ningham says he will never bang, anil seems
to believe his statement to that effect.
On the 29th of last October two parties, after
setting several onthouses on fire, including a
gin house and barn, on the premises of an old
citizen living in the upper part of Meriwether
county, Alexander lllandenburg, entered the
house disguised, and. after shooting several
shots promiscuously around, went to the
trunk where Mr. Itlamleulmrg kept his
money and bonds, and carried it off to an
old field, where thev emptied the con
tents, consisting of about sl,lou in monev
and five thousand dollars worth of United
States bonds. They then carefully placed ttie
bonds back in the trunk, and taking all the
ready money, skipped the countv. It was not
long, before Furgursou was captured by the
Sheriff of Gwinnett county, and immediately
after his arrest confessed the whole, ami im
plicated two young men with whom he was
living at the time of the robbery. Furgursou
and nis accomplice. Cub Ingraham, colored,
were both tried, convicted, ami sent to jail to
await tlie next term of court. I.ast Wednes
day, when the case was called, the court
room was parked, and when a dirty looking
man with a keen black eye and determined
countenance {followed by a mulatto boy, was
brought into court, there xvas intense excite
ment In the room. Furgursou was put ou the
staud first, and when asked bv the Solicitor if
he was guilty or not guilty of the charge
against him, he replied iu a firm and seem
ingly composed voice, ‘I am.’ Cub Ingraham
betrayed considerable agitation, but acknowl
edged bis guilt. Judge Harris ga\e them
both twenty years at hard labor in the chain
gang.”
FLORIDA.
Dr. William Bellinger, one of the most
prominent citizens of Florida, died at his res
ilience in Wakeenah ou the 15th inst.
An election was held ip Monticello on the
21st, on the question of issuing new bonds, aud
resulted iu uu overwhelming votg against the
proposition—namely, 149 for aud Gil against it.
During one week recently the Laud Office
of the Florida Transit anti Peninsula Railroad
at < >cala sold 10,541 acres of railroad land. •
Mr. Wm. Elliott Arnold, of Georgia,- died
suddenly of apoplexy in Jacksonville Thurs
day afternoon. He was a native of Whitehall,.
Bryan county, Georgia, and was born Decem
ber. la, 1539. llis funeral took place at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon.
The line of the Atlantic Coast, Indian River
and St. John's Railroad, from Enterprise to
lias been surveyed aud located, and
the work of gradiDg will la* commenced at an
early day. This road is to lie built by Mr. F.
de Bary, ami it is au assured fact that it will
be completed and thoroughly equipped for
next season's business.
Two prisoners confined iu the Putnam coun
ty jail at Palatka,'took advantage of the nb
sence of the sheriff, who had gone to Jack
sonville iu attendance ou the State Fair, and
with the assistance of some outside parties,
made their escape from durance vile.
The „Wics has removed its publishing place
from Titusville to Rock ledge, which has made
it necessary to change the editorial stall', Mr.
M. s. Jones ami J. A. McCrary, editorandas
sociate editor, withdrawing. It came to hand
yesterday a half sheet, which the editor apol
ogizes for on account of sickness.
On Monday night last the City Council of
Gainesville agreed to bond the city for $30,000
for tin* purpose of rebuilding the East Florida
Seminary ami the Agricultural College. This
vote will have to be ratified by the people, of
course.
The municipal election at Orange Park re
sulted in the of choice the follow iug ticket:
Mayor, Benj. F. Stiles; Clerk and Treasurer.
Oliver Taylor; Marshal, Charles Miller;
Councilmeu, James Marson, Joseph N.
Greene and Ediuond Legreve.
Palatka Jviirmil: “Mr. Peter Peterman is
the first that has shipped Florida oranges to
Germany. This shipment was made last
week, and we shall, in all probability, hear of
the excitement that our luscious golden fruit
produced among the mhabitantsof the Father
land.”
The old White House, at what is known as
the White House station, twelve miles from
Jacksonville, on the Florida Central and
Western Railroad, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday. As the building was unoccupied, it
is supposed that the lire was the work of in
cendiaries. This was probably one of tlie oili
est buildings on the line of the Florida Central
and Western Road and the only one at the
station.
Marianna < 'ourier: “On last Saturday the last
rail on the Pensacola and Atlantic Road.was
laid. Trains can now run through from the
Chattahoochee to Pensacola. The work
between this place and Cottondale
will be finished in a few days, and
through traius will lie run on schedule after
the Ist of March. There are passengers going
through daily, but at preseut have to put up
with jHxir accommodations, as only construc
tion trains are on the road between tiiis place
and Argyle. The portion of the road which
is under water near the Chattahoochee, is
being raised, and will lie ready again for
trains in a few days more, so that by tlie Ist of
March through trains with first-class accom
modations will lie run from Sampson's land
ing, on the Chattahoochee river, to Pensacola.”
The Florida Legislature has adopted the
Temperance Committee’s report on the tem
perance bill by a large majority, tlie report
I>*mg a substitute for the House bill on that
subject. The substitute passed without
amendment by a vote of 4*> to 32. The bill
provides that a license to sell liquors may be
granted bv the Collector on a permit from
the County Commissioners, based on a peti
tion signed bv a majority of the registered
voters of the district in which they are to In'
sold. The signatures of the signers are to lie
verified bv two witnesses under oath. A copy
of the ’ petition is to be reported
two weeks lie fore the hearing at the
eopnty site and in said district pre
cinct.' The license is subject to lie revoked by
the commissioners for causes enumerated. It
forbids auv sale of liquor to drunkards and
minors; and provides for a notice by a wife,
husband, parents, etc., not toaell; and forfeits
the license if the notice is disregarded. The
existing penalties for stilling without a license
hre to be rigidly enforced. The law does not
apply to existing licenses, which are good un
til tlie time has expired.
The Railroad Record says: “Gen. John Is.
Gordon lias taken hold of the old Georgia and
Florida Southern charter, and a bill has lieen
introduce*! in the Florida Legislature to m
coriiorate the ‘lnternational Railroad and
steamlmat Com pan v of Florida,' with a capi
tal stock not to exceed *15,000,000, to construct
a railroad from a fioint on the Georgia line to
Kev West and Tampa, Fla. The length of
the' contemplated road is estimate*! at four
hundred inilo-. and the bill provides that the
State of Florida vdiall grant tlie company
13,0*10 acres of land for each mile of road
completed, in return for the‘large amount
or traffic and trade through tlie entire length
of the State to and from the West Indies. Mex
ico and < entral and (south America,’ which it
is claimed the construction of the road would
secure. It is understood that Gen. Gordon
j *x.p#*ets to leceive government aid in the pub
-1 tv 1 land,' iKilonging to the United States along
• jjn e vf lis contemplated road. Cnder the
tli. s gompauy is also granted the privilege
bill i- ’a, owning and hiring such vessels,
of hold.- -‘Riser by sail- *.r steam, as may be
pro pollen ' •vuuect yviUi the proposed rail
requisite to * urjsiso yf conveying mails,
road for the P
freight or pinflfnge- -tUionalr* 1 winter resi-
Robert A. Packer, an. -ielnity, died at bis
dent of Jacksonville ami * - n o’clock Tues.
residence across the river. “ -out five days
day night, lie had!** .11for -**d ,„ lo
with a severe cold. M r. J.'Cker
sswsairs.’a v iskisX A aJS-'
{afiSsus&SSnfi-es
V, vet nwas largely interested in the
coal mining and iron *,
tries and in railroads, lie was Fresnn n
:, PB^f"^ n iWdentoftbe*Geneva,
mjwa a and Savrc J Kailway Company, Manag-
Company, of lorfck ‘ ‘ i. i*-* ho was
Keystone Mats. They had no chihlren, hut
bad adopted a child as their daughter. •
Packer survives her husband, dhe arrive 1
at his bedside Monday Bight *J u , t .
four hours Indore her liusband s death, home
time ago Mr. Packer purchased the Stowe
i.laee ear Arlington, and was expending
considerable money there. He bad ddne a
great deal to the groumts, bought a beautlfu.
launch for traveling aTjout, and had
trimilv beautified the house within which he
SS was a liberal and happy natured
man shrewd and far-seeing in his farge busi
ng operations, but prodigal of his pocket
money and generouswith hG friends. At the
JTme of his lieath he was about l.o'ly years of
ige His n-raains were embalmed an?- sent
northward Wednesday night.
“ Buchupalba.”
Quick, tjowplete cure, all annoying Kid
ney, Bladder and Uriufiry Diseiwri* fl-
Druggists,
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
THE LAST WEEK OF THE PRES
ENT SESSION.
The Programme of Bpth Houses—Pres
ent Condition of Business—Bills Await
ing the President’s Signature—Satur
day’s Senate and Honse Proceedings—
Chandler’s Action Approved—Nomina
tions and Confirmations.
Washington, Feb. 25,—The present
Congress expires by limitation at noon
next Sunday, the 4th instant. Aside from
the struggles for precedence incident to
the closing hours of every session, the
operation of the standing rule of the
House of Representatives, which allows
a motion to suspend the rules to
be offered at any time during-the
last six days, the condition of public
business is at present so peculiarly com
plicated with unusual embarrassments •
that no clearly defined programme can be
relied upon for the coming week. In the
House to-morrow morning an hour will
lx* devoted to miscellaneous business
under the Pound rule, which allows each
of the committees in turn to bring one
measure befbre the House for ten minutes
debate, and for its passage by a simple
majority, provided that not more than four
members object to its consideration in the
first instance.
The proposed amendment to the rules
reported from the Committee on Rules
yesterduv, which provides that a majority
of the House may at any time take the
tax and tariff bill from the Speaker’s table
for the same purpose of non-concurring in
the Senate amendment anti sending it to a
committee of conference, will next lie
called np as a matter of high privilege,
with a strong probability of giving rise to
an animated discussion and a parlia
mentary struggle which may consume the
rest of the day.
If an opportunity be afforded before to
morrow’s adjournment, however, Mr. Page
will offer a motion that thy House resolve
itself into a committee ol the whole for the
purpose of considering the river and har
bor bill. The rmuor that the Commerce
( ominittee intended to endeavor to pass
this bill under a suspension of the rules Is
uufouiided, but if the question lie raised
as to the admissibility of motions to sus
pend the rules to-morrow, Speaker Keifer
will, it is said, decide that they are admis
sible on the ground that Sunday is not a
legislative day, and that to-morrow will
consequently be the first one of the last
six days of the session.
During the remainder of the week, lie
sides disusing of the new rule and the
river and harbor bill.the House will have to
act upon the general deficiency bill and
upon the conference committee’s re]>ort
concerning various ofher appropriation
bills still {lending, and linallv upon tin*
so-called Senate tariff bill. The last men
tioned measure will be sent to
the committee of conference and
be rejiorted back, in some altered
shape, for acceptance or rejection as a
whole. Five contested election cases also
remain to be disposed of by the House, iit
all of which the Elections Committee rec
ommend that the contestants 1* seated,
even at this late day, lor the combined
purpose of doing historic justice and of
enabling them to draw their pay for the
past two years, the nominal tenure of
their jiositions.
In awarding the lloor for individual mo
tions to susiieiid the rules, Speaker Keifer
will, it is understood, be mainly guided
by the expressed wishes of various com
mittees in regard to measures heretofore
rejiorted for passage and now on the cal
endar. By this means a numlier of im
portant public bills will probably be
brought before the House this week in
the intervals of action on apjiropriation
and revenue measures, along of which
are prominently mentioned the Senate
bill to create a Court of Apjieals for
the relief of the Supreme Court, the joint
resolution for the abrogation of fisheries,
the articles of the treaty of Washington,
the bill to create an agricultural com
mission, the bonded whisky bill, the Sen
ate bill to jirovide for the adjudication of
the French spoliation claims; and, in
the event of failure to obtain final action
on the House internal revenue bill and
its Senate tariff amendment, the hill
to reduce internal revenue taxation as
proposed by the jiending bill, together
with the reduction of custom duties on
steel rails and sugar. The Sherwin bill
to appropriate fifty million dollars in live
annual installments for the support of the
common schools, went over at yesterday’s
adjournment under the demand for the
previous question, but whether it will
again be reached this session and whether
it will secure passage are alike doubtful.
Tlie unfinished business to lx? laid before
the Senate to-morrow is the House bill to
provide for the payment of claims origi
nating in the border States for quartermas
ter and commissary sujijilies (known as
the 4th of July claims), and as soon as
this bill shall have been passed the Senate
will resume its consideration of the Utah
anti-polvgainy bill, reported from
the Judiciary Committee and
partly discussed last week. A
day or two may then possibly be devoted
to the shipping £ll or some other general
measures, but *4he sundry civil bill, the
river and harbor bill (if it passes the
House), and thegeneral deficiency bill,
are soon to reach tlie Senate, and an other
business, except possibly tlie conference
rejiort on the tax and tariff bill or of a
new House bill on the same subject, will
lx.* promptly laid aside in their favor.
The present condition of the annual ap
propriation hillsjis as follows:
The pensions, agricultural and milita
ry academy hills have become laws, and
the consular and diplomatic bill lias been
sent to the President for his signature.
The fortifications and post office bilis are
in the bands of conference committees'.
The army and navy and District of Colum
bia bills have passed both branches*
of Congress, and are now with the
House Appropriations Committee, subject
to report on the Senate amendments. The
legislative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill passed the Senate yesterday,
and will lx* returned to the House to-mor
row. The four last named will all doubt
less be placed in conference by Tuesday.
The sundry civil bills will be examined
by the Senate Committee on Appropria
tions, and rejiorted baefc to the Senate,
jirobably liefore Wednesday. The
river and harbor and the general defi
ciency Rills, which complete the annual
list, are on the House calendar awaiting
action.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
\V ashington, Feb. 24.—After transact
ing some unimportant business of a rou
tine character, the Senate went into ex
ecutive session. When the doors were
reopened the iSenate took up tin* legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
Upon the provision increasing the salary
of the Public Printer to $40,000 a long
discussion arose as to the influence of tlie
I’rinters’ Union upon the management of
the Government Printing Office. The in
crease was finally agreed to.
The bill was reiwrted to the Senate, and
the amendments made by the committee
of the whole were agreed to except that
provision for the repeal of the law author
izing the appointment of Assistant Secre
taries of War and of the Navy respect
ively, which was struck out. The bill was
then passed.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, immediately after the
residing of the journal, the Speaker pro
ceeded to call committees under the
Pound rule. Mr. Kandall, of Pennsyl
vania, under instructions from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, called up
the bill to prevent the importation of
adulterated and spurious tea, and there
being hut one objection its consideration
was entered upon.
On motion of Mr. Kandall an amend
pient was adopted to the section which
ppqyjdes for the further examination of
tea represented by invoice, in case the
examiner does not believe that the sam
ples represent the true quality of invoice
as follows: “Provided that such further
examination of such tea shall be made
within three days 'after the entry thereof
has been made tlie custom house, ami
provided further, that the bond above re
quired shall aim be conditioned for the
navment of all customhouse charges
which luay attach tp _ sue.; merchan
dise prior to its being release*, or
destroyed, as the case may be, under
the provisions of this act.
On motion of Mr. Kandall, afi additio ’.al
section was agreed to granting to the
Secretary of the Treasuary power to en
force the provision of this act by a PP rO '
IJjate regulations. The bill as amended
The Oiinmittee on Elections submitted
a report on the South Carolina contested
election case of Lee vs, Richardson,
granting the contestant leav.e to with
draw his papers without prejudice. Lain
over for future action.
Jfr. Burrows of Michigan, from the
special committee on improvement of
tne Mississippi river, submitted majori
ty report, and it was ordered printed and
referred to the Committee on Commerce,
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1883.
Messrs. Thomas, of Illinois, and Butter-
I worth, of Ohio, were granted leave to
file minority reports.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration of the sundry civil appropria
tion bill, the jiending question being on
the amendment reported from the commit
tee of the whole, granting $5,000 to the
1 legal representatives of Andrew Herron,
! of Louisiana, late member elect of the
Forty-eighth Congress. There was a good
; deal of opposition manifested to the
I proposition to approjiriate money for the
I benefit of the heirs of a man who had
never served as a Representative, aud the
; amendment was lost—yeass3, nays 150. As
j there was in the bill a similar allowance
, to the family of tile late J.T. l ixlegraff, of
1 Ohio, as a memb,or elect to the Forty-eighth
j Congress, it was struck out by unanimous
! consent. The bill vn then passed.
The Report of the Judiciary Committee
* ou claims of Majors to_ a seat as a eon
tegent member of the House was adojited.
I It says the committee lias been imposed
! upon'by false testimony and fixes the re
, sponsibility for tiie deception upon Ma
| jura. Secretary yf State Alexander, of
, Nebraska, and others and relegates the
matter to the State authorities of Ne
braska.
The Hotise then took uji the bill appro
priating $10,(WO,000 annually lor five years
to aid in the support of common schools.
Mr. Sherwin submitted an exhaustive ar
gument iu sujqiort of the measure. Messrs. “
Willis, of Kentucky, Clements, of Geor
gia, and Wheeler," of Alabama, also fa
vored the bill. Pending further discus
sion, the Committee ou Rules reported the
following resolutions: “That, during the
remainder of this session, it shall be
in order at any time to move to susjiend
the rule, which motion shall be decided by
a majority vote, to take from tlie Sjieak
er's table House bill .V>.'l.s with Senate
amounts thereto, entitled ’a hill to re
duce internal taxation,’ and to declare the
disagreement with the Senate amendment
to the same, and to ask for a committee of
conference thereon, to be composed of
five memlx;rs on the part of the House. If
such motion shall fail the bill
shall remain on the Sjieak
er’s table unaffected by u decision ol tlie
House on said motion.” Laid over for ac
tion until Monday.
Mr. Sherwin tlien demanded the pre
vious imfstion on tlie education bill,
pending \vliicli the House, at 4:55, ad
journed, The vote stood—yeas 81, hays
so.
Mr. Willis impeached the integrity of
the Record by stating that Mr. Haskell
was recorded as voting in the affirmative,
and he was informed that that gentleman
had not been jiresent during the roll call.
The Clerk stated that there was an
affirmative response when Mr. Haskell’s
name was called, and no action wastukeu.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated John
W. Foster of Indiana, to be Envoy Ex
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of tlie United States to Spain, and John B.
Deason as Postmaster a! Brixik Haven,
Mississipjii,
THE SECRETARY'S ACTION APPROVED.
The President lias approved tiie action
of Secretary Chandler in accepting the
resignation of Lieutenant Commander
Gorringe.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomi
nation of Samuel Carson as Postmaster at
AVashington, N, C., and J. F. Hcllen at
W inston, X. C.
THE FRENCH CHAMBERS.
Minister Ferry and tlie Republic—The
Decrees Against the l*rim*es.
Paris, Feb. 24.— 1n the Chamber of
Deputies to-day, M. Jolibois, Bonapartist,
moved the interpellation of which he gave
notice ou Thursday, touching tlie state
ment of Prime Minister Ferry. M. Joli
bois asked whether the government’s right
of initiative, which Ferry then referred
to, was one above the law.
M. Ferry in reply said: “It is the le
gitimate right of defense, of which it is
impossible to define the exact limits, but
I advise the Bonapartjsts not too far to
test our indulgence.”
M. Jolibois denied that the Repubfic
emanated from national sovereignty, as it
lacked the plebiscite. He claimed that
the Chamber desired that individual lib
erty of all citizens, without distinction,
lx* respected. This motiuu was rejected
by a vote of .'195 nays to 92 ayes.
M. Ranee moved as an expression of
confidence of the Chamber that the gov
ernment was sufficiently firm to insure
respect for theßejmblic.' The motion was
adopted by a vote of 308 ayes to 93 nays.
Paris, Feb. 25. —The Chamber of Dejiu
tics yesterday, after a prolonged debate,
adopted tlie resolution ajiproving the
measure which tlie government contem
plates against the pretenders.
The Official Journal contains the de
crees placing the Duke.d’Aumale, Due de
Ohatres and Due d’Alencon on tlie retired
list. The decrees are preceded by tlie
report of General Thibaudin, Minister of
War, in justification of the retirement of
those officers. The latter says public
opinion demanded the adojition of the
measure placing these Princes on the
retired list.
The Temps, National and Paris , all
conservative Republican jiajiers, dejdore
the fact: that the government has been
forced to issue decrees against the Princes
placing them on the retired list of the
army. They demand a revision of the
law of 1834, in order that the three officers
may be reinstated.
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
Tlie Hill Relative to Canil Sold for Taxes
Defeated—The Agricultural College
Located at Lake City.
Taij.aiiassk, Fla., Feb. 24.—N0 new
bills were introduced in the Senate to-day.
The most of the morning session was con
sumed in the discussion of the hill in re
lation to lands heretofore sold for taxes
and purchased by tlie State. The debate
brought out a number of speakers on both
sides. The bill was defeated by a large
majority.
General legislation occupied the remain
der of the day.
Several unimportant bills were passed.
In the Assembly General business was
transacted, nothing of interest occurring.
The Board of Trustees of the Agricultu
ral College decided to locate the college-at
Lake City, that town ottering fifteen
thousand dollars in cash audoue hundred
acresoflaud. The building will probably
lie commenced during tlie summer.
The Senate passed twenty hills. Both
houses hold night sessions.
Jacksonville, Feb. 24.—A Times-
Union Tallahassee special says: “The
Governor signed the charterof the Florida
ship canal to-day.”
THE “PASSION PLAY."
Salmi Morse Arrested by the Police—
Defense of His Counsel.
New York, Feb, 25.—Salmi Morse was.
brought before Justice Duffy, at Jefferson
Market Police Court, to-day, on the
charge of producing the “Passion Play”
without license.
Police Captain Williams, who inter
rupted the piav and arrested Morse last
night, was the only witness, and his testi
mony went merely to show that a portion
had been produced.
Counsel for Morse stated that he pro
posed to bring a number of clergymen as
witnesses, and asked a postponement,
which was granted. A further hearing
will lie held in the Court of Special Ses
sions on Tuesday next.
MEXICAN NOTES.
Heavy Subscriptions for Hank Stock-
Visitors to the United States.
Mexico, Feb. 24.—The Mortgage Bank,
recently chartered, opened Its subscrip
tion books yesterday, and twenty thou
sand shares, amounting to $20,000,000,
were subscribed for immediately, and 20
per cent, paid up.
General Perfirio Diaz and Manuel Ro
mero Rubio, his father-in-law, also Mrs.
Diaz and Mrs. Rubio, left to-day for the
United States and expect to reach New
Orleans aboard the steamer Yucatan on
Thursday. The party will visit Texas,
where they will be joined bv General Na
ranjo, Minister of War. They will then
proceed North.
Compromise Accepted.
Paris, Feb. 25.—The London correspon
dent of the Temps says the Danubiau con
ference will terminate on Wednesday
Hext. He also states that Russia has ac
cepted the compromise suggested by Earl
Granville,
Burned to Deutli.
Stapleton, N. Y'., Feb. 25.—The house
occupied by Dennis Hennessy, a butcher,
was burned t-night. Hennessy’s wife
and two Children were burned to death.
Weak coughs and colds, Hale’s
Honey of Hgarhqusp and Tar will
cure.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure In one
minute.
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
ANOTHER INSTALMENT OF WIND
AXD RAIN.
Surviving Ex-Senators—The Northeast
ern Circuit Contest Southern His
torical Papers—Various Topics—Mis
taken View of Prayer—Local and Per
sonal Notes.
Atlanta, Feb. 24.—The tail end of Prof.
Wiggins' great storm reached here last night,
aud has not yet “passed on,” but lingers,
much to our regret. Steady rain and heavy
winds have prevailed, aud again, after a week
of rather pleasant weather, our streets are
flooded, and a chilly wiud prevails.
Outdoor work had started off with remarka
ble activity, amt hundreds of new houses aud
buildings were started. Every branch of
trade and all industries seemed to he revived
for the season, hut the jiresent rain promises
to stay just longeuough togive a serious bark
set to all outdoor enterprises and the indoor
work connected with them.
Some few weeks ago I wrote that the home
made llgure of Justice on our elegant eourt
house ha*l an arm that looked like the hind
leg of a half starved mule. And now the At
lanta National remarks that “the figure of
Justice on the new court house looks like a
negro girl with an Alabama sling.” X cheer
fully accept the timely and approjmate
amendment, and suggest that we have another
art loan exhibition in the interefeof Uu.* ■■**. o.
-•buxfNtffjmrwrff Justice.
Although all the Governors of Georgia since
Gov. Herschel V. Johnson are living, death
lias left hut few ex-United States Senators
John P. King, Robert Toombs, Joshua Hill, H
V • M* Miller, Thomas M. Norwood, John B
Gordon, Joseph E. Brown and Pope Barrow
are the sole survivors. Governor Stephens
was elected in ISOS with Governor if. V.
Johnson, hut they were not allowed to take
their seats, and a subsequent election seated
Joshua llill and Dr. Miller, the latter after a
long contest with the late Captain Fdster
Blodgett, \i lip claimed his seat.
To-day we are to have two bran new even
ing papers, the Star and the Journal. It is
most assuredly a “wet day,” and perhaps one
or both of them may “get left.” in my jire
vious notice a comma was overlooked by the
printer. 1 said “lots of fuu, and not much
money for the ‘under dog in the fight.’ ” If
there is no money there will he no fun for the
“under dog.” At all events, for a while we
shall have two spicy, well printed ami abb
edited evening papers. Both have brains,
money ami enterprise.
MINOR TOPICS,
As tin* Bishop of Ohio makes an appeal for
aid in behalf of the unfortunate sufferers bv
the floods, would it not lx* a kindly remem
brancer of Rev. Dr. Samuel Benedict, former
ly of Savannah, lmt now of Cincinnati, to
send him a portion of Savannah’s generous
donation. It would not necessarily he a sec
tarian act.
It was not an error in the gentleman who
nailed the meeting to order at Cooper Insti
tute, in New York, to call on his “friend Wm.
E. Dodge to preside.” The late Wm. E.
Dodge left a son of the same name who is
quite as prominent ami zealous in all “good
works.” Again, the younger son left his
father s deatlined in New York to stand by his
wife s father’s deathbed iu Connecticut. \
similarcase is that of Capt. Robt. E. Park of
Macon. While at the (teathlied of his most
excellent mother at Greenville, (ia. a tele
gram announced the death of his wife’s
father, General Wm. s. ilolt, iu Vermont
On Tuesday next the Supreme Court will
render decisions in several very important in
junction suits. The most important will be
that of \V ellborn vs, Estes, involving the
Judgeshtp-of the newly created Northeastern
Circuit. Then comes the noted
Markham House ease, in which Huff, tlie land
lord, claims that Markham, the owner, cannot
break his lease without refunding amount
paid by Hull for improvements. All hotel
men are interested in this contest. Next W
A. Moore, a wealthy citizen, is testing’ the
right of the city to injure his residence hit by
cutting down the street and sidewalk iu front
Governor Stephens did not get Ids present
attack of sickness in Savannah, but caught
cold the morning of his return home. This
brought on his old amt* painful trouble, neu
ralgia of the bowels, from which he always
suffers severely, am) can only find relief in'a
free use of morphine injections. He is, how
ever, improving, ami the public business will
not suffer either from his übsence or his suhse -
quent illness. Governor Stephens is a thor
oughly qualified official, and is generally pre
pared to transact, in n measure, public'busi
ness anywhere. Much of his best work durin*'
the past ten years has been doneon a sick bed
In noticing the death of Col. Richard Jones,
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Gen
Joseph Wheeler, at Wheeler, Ala., I did not
give the more important points in his life.
He graduated from the old Franklin College
at Athens in 1812, in a class of only four mem
bers, ami was a young man of line talents.
He adopted the profession of law, and mar
ried a daughter of Gov. Peter Knrlv. Re
moving from Georgia long before the war,
his old friends had lost sight of him, and the
announcement of his death in my late letter
has brought him to the recollection of our
oldest citizens.
THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL PAPERS.
The February and March uumlters of the
Southern Historical Papers, of Richmond, Va.,
are consolidated this month, which gives a
most interesting ami valuable amount of read
ing matter.
There Is much of importance to Georgians
in Gen. E. I*. Alexander's artillery sketch
and Col. Charles li. Ulmstead’s article on op
erations in Charleston Harbor. Major N. M.
Hodgkins, of Macon, also contributes a brief
artillery sketch, while the naval article of the
late Capt. Catesby Ap. If. Jones refers soine
wliat to tlie lamented Commodore Tatt
nall. Savannah’s Sesqni-C'entennial receives
a brief mention in the editorial notes.
Rev. J. Lansing Burrows. D. D., has a
sketch of Libby Prison life, in which several
errors occur. He alludes to Col. K. Raymond
Lee, of Boston, as a classmate of Gen. Winder
at West Point, an institution iu which Col.
Lee was never a cadet. Speaking of Col.
Michael Corcoran, of the Bixtv-ninth Regi
ment of New York, the Reverend Doctor Bur
rows says: “He aided in enlisting a regi
ment of New t ork roughs, of which he was
elected Colonel.” Col. C. was commander be
fore the war of this regiment, which was a
fine Irish command of tlie National Guard.
Reverend Doctor J. William Jones also errs
in making the lute Gen. W. N. Pendleton a
classmate ut West Point with Gen. Lee. It
was lieu. Lee and Gen. Johnston who were
classmates. Gen. Pemlleton graduated later.
Tills, THAT ANII THE OTHKK.
Triple pin ted firm names are somewhat
common, but Columbus goes one better with
the yuiment law firm of Peabody, Brannon,
The newly discovered Del'oor murderer will
hardly bang tor the crime that Asa Gunn was
convicted of committing. There seems to be
no effort to ferret out the real murderers, who
are not even hinted at.
There is no occasion for tlie colored people
to kick up a row with the proprietor of lie
Give’s Opera House, as he always provides
good accommodations for them m the galle
ries. The case last night was a foolish display
of stubbornness on their part.
Judge J. Hopkins, who was eleeted at
Macon President of tlie Jersey Cattle Breed
ers A ssoei at ion, although not as experienced
as ( 01. Richard Peters, lias more time to
devote to the enterprise, and is thoroughly
identified with tlie Jersey “boom.” His herd
is not large, but is superior in all respects.
liou. John H. James, the well known At
lanta banker and broker, is the Win. K. Ilodge
of Georgia. His active labors in the temper
ance cause, the Sunday school enterprises and
religious movements generally would surprise
even Ids fellow citizens if written up for pub
lication.' For years past his donations have
tieen liberal and frequent, and madesoquietly
as to attract no outside applause. His last
gift. Jiowevcr, cannot be kept so quiet, as it is
too generous to be overlooked. He donates to
the Fifth Baptist Church the lot amt building
now occupied by them, ami which he erected
for thcii use several years ago.
DOUBLE AND SINGLE NAMES.
In the list of new Congressmen I see the
name of Thomas 11. Hardeman, of Georgia.
There is no “H.” iu his name, and never was
There used to be a “John,” but he dropped
it long ago. Senator Pope Barrow also
dropped an “M.” from his name, and Gen.
Toombs an “A.” from his. Just as Lieutenant
Colonel William Garrard has recently
dropped the “U” from Ids name. It is becom
ing fashionable to use but one given name,
and hundreds of public men, all over
the country, are dropping, or have dropped,
the surplus name. Why call a boy John
Charles Jones? John Jones or Charles Jones
will answer every purpose. iSo Pope Barrow
sounds much liettcr than M. Pope Barrow',
and Roliert A. Toombs would grate upon the
ears of Georgians, who have so long been
used to calling him Roliert Toombs. There
are cases in which double names sound well,
as David Paid Brown, Henry Ward Beecher,
James Freeman Clarke, which arc seldom if
ever written David I*. Brown, Henrv W.
Beecher ami James F. Clarke. Charles
Dickons and Bayard Tavlor improved their
names by dropping a “J.”'from them.
MISTAKEN VIEW OF PRAYER.
The Augusta Seeming .Vries Informs its read
ers that twenty-five years ago a preacher in
an Alabama town (Trov), one Sunday prayed
the Lord to send a wind storm and blow down
the ten pin alley. Three days after a wind
did blow it down, and in consequence of this
supposed visitation of Divine wrath there has
never been a ten pin alley in tlie town siuce.
It is true that a preacher offered the praver
alluded to above, and that the alley was
blown down; but there was no con
nection between the two events. The
alley was on a hillside, exposed to a
sweeping wind that passed through the
gulley back of the town and was blown down
without any visitation of Divine displeasure.
In 18*0 I saw a basement ten-pin alley in
operation on nearly the same spot, but it soon
closed up for want of patronage, and not be
cause any preacher prayed for its closingor its
destruction.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Atlanta is now over thirteen thousand
bales of cotton ahead ln her receipts over last
season. ,
General Robert Toombs has not yet had his
eye operated upon bv Dr. Calhoun. He rather
dreails the crisis involved.
St. Luke's. Cathedral has been opened for
service, bat is not yet consecrated, as all the
finishing touches are not completed.
J. C. Shaw is working up quite a boom fer
the Central Railroad excursions to Florida on
Tuesday next. He is a most fluent talker and
polite solicitor.
H. B. Plant, Freeman Clark, I. C. Plant,
Lorenzo Blackstone and Rufus B, Bullock are
the leading corporators of the Atlanta Cotton
Mills, late theteam Cotton Factory. This is
a strong team and will pull well together.
Dr Chrichton, the step-fatherof Mr. Henrv
P, Kennedy, kas returned with him from
Tampa, Florida, and, although quite feeble,
it is hoped that a change of climate will result
in hi* recovery, He is at the Markham House,
and is having the best of medical care and
nursing.
The Young Men’s Library is just now in a
rather unsettled state. Librarian A. C. Bil
lups suddenly resigned because he was given
a female assistant, and now the directors are
bothered as to whether they will fill his place
with another female.
Since writing my last letter f learn that
Hon. D. C. Bacon, of Savannah, who has ex
tensive saw mills, is also going into the manu
facture of cypress lumber on a large scale. It
is bou ut to become a great ami profitable in
dustry for South Georgia.
We are still having occasional new cases of
small-pox—just enough to keep our health
officials busy. The number of deaths among
the white cases has been larger than usual.
As the measles arq also prevailing, consul
erable trouble is caused by the officials mixing
the cases—making a small-jxix case out of
measles) and measles out of a small-pox case.
Major Charles W. Hiilmer’s jioem, “Germa
nia. delivered by him ut the relief concert
ior the German sufferers from the Hoods, is an
unusually flue composition, and its deliverv
by its gifted author called Torth the liearties't
applause. Besides being a true poet anti es
sayist, this gentleman is always foremost in
all philanthropic movements and public
spirited enterprises. Chvthim
A CHURCH SOCIETY FAILURE.
Attaehmentx Against the Augustinian
Society of Lawrence, Mass—Half a Mil
lion Due Depositors—What the Clergy
Say.
suits have been instituted against the
Augustinian Society, a Roman Catholic or
ganization formed here in 1870 to receive
deposits of the parishioners of the
church. Attachments have been issued
for $27,000 and more are
likely to follow, The society was
formed by jiriests and subsequently
chartered by the Legislature, with author
ity to hold projierty not exceeding $200,-
000. Large amounts of real estate, in
cluding church property, have been con
veyed to the society from time to time
since 1881, when Fattier Regan took
charge of its affairs. The depositors have
had difficulty in securing their de
posits, and several claims have
been entered against it. It
has lieen selling real estate
for sojtje time past, and has been a large
borrower of money from tlie banks. At a
meeting of the depositors the latter were
notified that no money was left, but that
the society would endeavor to jiay them
at the rate of $24,000 jjer year. The'indebt
edness is jilaeed at $500,000 to dejiositors
and $200,000 to mortgage holders. The
dejiositors number 700, a majority of them
being jioor female mill operatives, it is
generally believed that this is the culmi-
nation of several years of a gradual de
preciation of the affairs of tlie society.
Father O’Donnell, one of its first
controllers, invested largely in rail
road stock, resulting in heavy
losses. In addition to the jxxirer de
jiositors there are several heavy dejiositors
from slo,Dot) down to $5,000. Much ex
citement exists, and a statement of the
society’s condition will probably lie made
at a meeting of prominent Catholics on
Sunday. Anxious depositors continue
to pour iu attachments.
Four additional attachments were
placed to-day on the property of tlie
Augustinian Society, making fourteen in
all. Further investigations show that tlie
misfortunes of the society are due largely
to the injudicious development and ini
jirovement of church jiroperty. Iu the face
of an indebtedness of $200,000, the con
struction of the Church of St. Mary was
begun, costing about S39O,(MX), for which
but $84,000 was collected. '
Boston, Feb. 24. —The Herald savs of
the Augustinian Society that its actual
debt is, in round numbers, $540,000. De
ducting mortgages to the amount of sllO,-
000, there remains due to depositors $429,-
900.
Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 25.— The
Roman Catholic ejiurcljes under control
of the Augustinian Fathers were crowded
at each service to-day. At St. Mary’s
Church, Rev. E. C. McEvery, Sujierior of
the American branch of the Augustinian
Order, said it was proposed to soon give
a detailed statement of the church’s
financial condition. The society
would leave nothing undone to
meet their obligations. He considered
the mortgages on the church jiroperty a
comparatively slight inconvenience. The
only matter for serious consideration was
the interests of the depositors. Tlie socie
ty’s indebtedness was between $400,000
and SSOO, (KM), but, with the receipts from the
orders in three churches and two
chajiels in Lawrence and Wetlnien,
with extraordinary efforts, he
hoped to meet all financial obligations iu
a few years. He exjiressed the utmost
confidence that the Catholics of Lawrence
would subscribe according to their means
to free the church from indebtedness. Two
years ago he collected in New York, Peun
syvania aud Boston SII,OOO, which he aj>-
plied to the decrease of the debt. The
society would use every effort to meet
jiressing demands and there would not be
any immediate suffering. lie urged his
hearers to be patient and the society
would pay them all.
Rev. Father McCarr, of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, told his j>eo
ple that the society would not repudiate
its debt, but would pay dollar for dollar.
If they had patience and would contribute
as Catholics, they would get their money
in a short time.
Rev. Mr. Ryan, of .the St. Lawrence
Church, gave the same advice. There
would be a dividend jiaid to the dejmsitors
yearly, and jierhaps oftener. The debt
was not incurred by the present heads of
parishes, but the responsibilities would
be met.
A LUNATIC asylum horror.
The Medicine of Five Unfortunates Mys
teriously Poisoned.
Staunton, Va, Feb. 24. —Five inmates
in the Western Lunatic Asylum were fa
tally poisoned to-day. Two others will
die. An impiest awaits the chemical an
alysis. The theory is that the patient or
someone placed the fatal drug in the
medicine cups before they had left the
doctor and before the attendant received
them.
Stanton, Va., Feb. 25. —The names
of the patients in the Insane Asylum who
hav# died from mysterious poisoning, re
ported yesterday, are Leonard T. Wilkins,
of Northampton; Thomas W. Adams, of
Loudon; J. 31. Holman, of Spottsylvania;
John W. Hines, of Bath, and Isaac S.
Perry, of Frederick. They dropped dead
in ten minutes after taking the medicine.
Mathew Vaughan, of Prince Edward, is
likely to die. Three others are ill, but
will recover.
At the inquest it was shown that the
usual medicine had been mixed for cer
tain patients and taken to the room, w'here
it remained two hours before being ad
ministered. The persons were all in dif
ferent wards in the male department,
which indicates that the fatal drug
must have l>een pretty freely
used. No satisfactory conclusions are
yet reached as to how’the poison got into
the glass containing the medicine, and
the offlcersuif the asylum are mystified.
Post mortems w ill be held on the bodies,
and the investigation continued until
something tangible can be obtained. Much
interest and excitement prevails here over
the affair.
THE HORTICULTURISTS.
The Convention Adjourned—Courtesies
to the Delegates.
New' Orleans, Feb. 25.—The session
of the Horticultural Convention yesterday
was very interesting, and a large number
of papers were read. A handsome testi
monial was presented to Prof. Tracy, Sec
retary of the society since its organiza
tion.
After accepting an excursion tendered
by the Louisville and Nashville and Mo
bile and Ohio Railroads, and passing a
resolution of thanks for courtesies re
ceived, the convention adjourned nine die.
Death of a North Carolina Judge.
Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 25.—Ex-Judge
J. 31. Cloud, of the Superior Court of this
State, was attacked with apoplexy to
day on the train from Augusta, and died
soon after reaching the depot here. His
remains will be carried to his residence at
Winston for interment.
Weather Indications.
Office Chief Signal Observer,
Washington, D. C., Feb. 25.—Indica
tions for Monday:
In the South Atlantic States, slightly
colder northerly to westerly winds, higher
barometer, and generally- fair weather.
Treaties Prolonged.
Madrid, Feb. 25.—The Senate has
agreed to prolong all existing treaties of
commerce between Spain and foreign
countries until 3larch 16.
Destroyed by Fire.
Riviere Du Loup Enbas, Quebec,
Feb. 25.—The Roman Catholic Church and
priest’s residence were burned Saturdav.
The loss is SIOO,OOO, insured for $30,000.
♦Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
pound cures all female complaints by re
moving the cause.
NEW YORK NOTES.
MONTE CRISTO PRAYING IN A
PLUG HAT.
The Blue-Ribbon Ass of the Universe—
An Agnostic’s Dying in Despair—A
Greek Apostate—Miss Chatuberlaine,
the Beauty.
New York, Feb. 24 —“Monte Cristo” was
recently revived at Booth’s Theatre, in New
4 ork, with Mr. James O’Neill as the star. He
is a weak and pretty young actor. He plays
with great softness and delicacy, and has
about as much tragic force as au ordinary
school girl. It was absurd to cast him for so
heavy a role as “Monte Cristo.” It needs a
man like Fechter or Forrest to give it true
force. O’Neill made a fizzle of it, but his fizzle
has heroine quite famous through a mistake
he made in the fourth act. Iu a very thrilling
seepe he gives himself over to despair, and as
a last resort rushes out into the middle of the
stage, throws himself on liis knees and appeals
to tlie Almighty for help. It is a delicate
tiling to do. No actor should direct his tongue
toward heaven Without imbuing his speech
with,the utmost delicacy and earnest
ness. O’Neill is delicate and earnest,
but lie made one painful mistake
which set up a roar in the house just as he be
gan his invocation. Jleiutd come on the stage'
iu great excitement, aud after speaking a few
minutes, set liis hat on the stump of a tree ou
one side near the wings. He tore around with
the utmost vigor, and a moment later raised
liis arms in the air, aud in a ringing voice be
gan his appeal oh high. After he had spoken
one sentence he wheeled around, stepped to
tlie back of the stage, seized his new plate
crowned stovepipe liat, placed it Urmlvon his
head, tipped a little over bis left eve, aiid con
tinued his ajqieal to heaven. It was too much
for the aqdieqce, Tlie idea of a man putting
ou a nineteenth -qeutury plug hat especially
to enforce hie appeal for succor to his Creator,
was too much for the risibilities, and there
was a howl all over the house, but
Mr. O’Neill continued, and went off the
stage, aud really did uot know what he had
done until it was explained to him afterwards.
He has since said that tiie tiling is utterly be
yond Any solution. He caunot for the life of
him imagine what thoughts actuated him, and
would refuse to believe the thing had he not
found tlie hat ou his head when lie went out.
He was'earried away with his own emotions
aud knew notliiug of his actions. It was uot a
good tiling for him to do in an artistic sense
certainly, and was very ludicrous to those
who witnessed it. But it has advertised him
more than teu columns in the local pajiers or
live hundred three-sheet posters would have
done.
It is generally conceded that no man can
blunder so thoroughly and disastrously as a
Coroner. All Corouersblunder, aud tliev differ
only in degree. I suppose a volume of con
siderable dimensions could be printed with
tlie history of extraordinary verdicts rendered
by Coroners and their juries. Their unrelia
bility has become proverbial. 1 siijiposo that
every city thinks its own Coroners are jire
eminent in blundering, but all-cities will pale
in comparison with New York. We have a
man here, Merkle by name, who is undoubt
edly tlie blue-ribbon ass of tlie universe. That
man cannot do anything properly. He has
done notliiug lmt blunder since he lias got
into his office, and his blunders are of such
collossal magnitude that they have attracted
the attention of tlie entire jioimlation.
He became famous early in ids offi
cial career. He is now known throughout
tlie length and breadth of the state
and lias only been in office a few months. Be
fore lie lias finished his term lie will in all pro
bility have established a reputation which will
send his name down to posterity. The first
tiling he did when he came juto office was to
insist on Holding an inquest in a very imjiort
ant murder case in the German language.
Most Coroners consider English good enough
for them, but Merkle had original ideas, and
he started in early to express them. lie un
derstood German better than he did English,
and that was enough for him. No the first
tiling he did was to secure a jury that under
stood German. This was accomplished with
out much difficulty. Then he called his wit
nesses. The case under consideration was the
murder of a man named Gutterinuth. who
had been fotillv killed on Broadway while
walking with a lady. It was a Ilagra'nt out
rage and demanded the strictest investigation,
lint through tlie stupidity and blundering
instincts of our friend Merkle nothing
came of it, and it remains to-day utmost as
much a mystery as it was then.' However,
having secured his jury, lie prepared to re
ceive the testimony of the witnesses. They
were called up one by one. The first thing
that Merkle asked them was whether they
sjioke German or not. Those who did were
examined at great length and with immense
forensic ability by Merkle in the language of
the fatherland, but those who did uot talk
German were dismissed with a few words.
This was a keen and highminded way of get
ting at the entire trutli of the case. Accord
ing to Merkle one witness who understood
German was worth eight witnesses who did
not understand it. Unfortunately, none of the
reporters who attended tlie inquest could
speak the language Merkle loves so dearlv,
and consequently nothing could be written
about tlie case that was then exciting tin* ut
most public interest. As may be readily imag
ined, some remark was caused by this extra
ordinary proceeding of Merkle, but it did not
make the slightest impression on that happy
functionary. He went on as before
originating new and striking ideas in the
management of his office. There is a wide
spread impression, apparently based on sound
principles, that tlie recent pronounced dimi
nution in'tlie number of suicides in tlie city
was entirely due to the influence of Mer
kle. Men do not object to self-murder, but
they could not stand the prospect of having
Merkle sitting ou their remains. Most men
are willing to commit suicide, but thev hate
to be misunderstood. ’Well, Merkle went on
in liis extraordinary course until about two
weeks ago, when he originated the scheme
which lias boosted him up to the topmost rung
of liis notoriety. He conceived the idea of a
having a notable jury, and to that end sub-
piunaed nearly all of the most prominent men
in town. Jay Gould, William li. Vanderbilt,
Russell Sage, James Keene, ex-President
Grant, three of the ex-Mayors, all the promi
nent clergymen, William M. Kvarts, Cliaun
eey Depew, Hamilton Fish, John .Jacob Astor,
and indeed everybody who had risen to
any sort of eminence in town were sum
moned to attend the great Merkle iurv.
The case under consideration was tlie
killing by a maniac in the Bellevue Hospital
of a fellow patient. Merkle expected all these
great men to come and sit on this jury. It
never occurred to him that they would not
come, and when the day approached he began
to hear from them one by one. and one bv one
they simply refused to come. A few of the
less eminent ones sent excuses, such as illness,
press of business and the like, but most of
them contented themselves with a note insinu
ating that they would not come because they
appreciated it was only Merkle who sent for
them, and Merkle was uot of enough conse
quence to deserve serious consideration. This
struck Merkle as being rather a good joke, and
in no way derogatory to his self respect. A
book might be written on his wild innova
tions, hut it cannot he completed until ,Mer
kle's term expires. We have the utmost con
fidence in him. He will not rest where lie is
now; the probabilities are that he will go on
in his brilliant career until he falls dead from
an excess of brain power, or is mobbed by the
outraged citizens.
Orthodox people are fond of attributing a
disgraceful death, or a death fraught with ter
ror ami remorse, as the ultimate fate of unbe
lievers. Fora long time ignorant clergymen
depicted Tom Paine dying of delirium tremens
in a dirty den iu lialtimore, anil despuir
and horror filling his soul during intervals of
reason. All this has been proved untrue, hut
orthodoxy can still rejoice over the recanta
tion of Voltaire, which Parton.his latest biogra
pher, and likewise a freethinker, can only ex
plain away on the ground that the famous
Frenchman consented to receive the last
offices of the church merely to obtain burial
in consecrated ground. In other words, Vol
taire died a hypocrite, although none had
scorned hypocrisy so much as he—an end cer
tainly more disgraceful than the real recan
tation attributed to him. The same
spirit which surrounded the dying
bed of Paine with despair anil
disgrace has apparently put in the mouth of
the late Dr. Draper, the astronomer, who was
an agnostic, final words of honor. It is re
ported that, when entirely rational, he 'sud
denly exclaimed, “I feel that I am on the
brink of a precipice—I am going over!” and
died. Whether true or not, there are reported
among his friends and acquaintances to be the
last words of a man who did so much to ren
der the researches of American astronomy fa
mous in the annals of science.
Much indignation is rampant among Episco
palians over the conversion—“perversion,”
they call it—of Father Bjerring.foymerlvpastor
of the no longer existing Russo-Greek ijnurch
in Second avenue, to Presbyterianism. Thev
claim that.tf Mr. Ujerring abandoned the faith
of liis fathers, consistency called him to a
church which, like the Greek, has a ritual,
•and whose worship w-as not bare of incentives
to devotion.
Mr. Bjerring has certainly made a mistake
so far as his ambition to get into fashionable
society Is concerned. For, as a local paper
recently not untruly said, while all Episco
palians are not fashionable, nearly all fashion
able people are Episcopalians. The report
that Mr. Bjerring is a spy in the pav of the
Russian Government, which before this has
caused many to look upon him askance, will
probablysbe revived in all its original luxu
riance in order-to punish lii.s “iierversion ”
3liss Chamberlaine, the now famous Ameri
can beauty, is coming back to America. She
will return sometime during the summer,
and intenits to make a roumiof the various
w atering place*. Her mother will of course’
accompany her, Probahlj no American girl
has ever created so great a sensation abroad
as Miss Chamberlaine. She arrived in
London when -Mrs. Cornwallis West
and Mrs. Langtry were rivals as
professional beauties, and easily took
the honors away from both of them. The
Prince of AT ales saw Miss Chamberlaine, and
was enchanted. Her followed her into Ger
many and dined with her and her mother sev
eral times a week. In opposition to the .Jersev
Lilly she was styled the “Rose of the West ’’
and has ever since that time been the particu
lar pet of Ixmdon society. .She is unquestiona
bly a remarkably beautiful woman. She came
from .Cleveland originally, and has several
sisters younger than herself, whp. lay no less
cjaim to beauty titan Miss Chamberlaine. No
scandal has ever been associated with her
name, although the notoriety forced upon her
by the attention of the Prince of Wales was
often far beyond the limits of good taste. So
pronounced were the ’attentions of his nibs
at one time, that they called forth the resent
ment of the Princess, who openly cut Miss
Chamberlaine at a ball and refused to meet
her at a dinner given a short time afterwards.
The Prince, however, was unremitting in
his attention, and for once in his
life seems to have been thoroughly
honorable. The" English papers discussed the
subject at great length, and Miss Chamber
lain® enjoyed the honor of being the most
' f r?““’i ß riA?w i K England tor any months.
It was said that her mamma was quite over
come by the attentions of the Prince and re
fused to allow her daughter to look at anv
thing lower than a lord. Miss Chamberlaine
is described as a goo*l natured sort of girl,
very jolly in conversation aud nncommonlv
bright at repartee. Her lx*autv would earrv
her anywhere, aud she is likely to prove the
sensation of the next season, as the indorse
ment of the Prince of Wales is almost as
jioteiit in New I ork as in London society.
It was King Solomon who insisted that'there
was nothing new under the sun. while writers
on architecture have continually proclaimed
that nothing could be invented which was not
found better done in a Grecian temple or
Gothic cathedral. Building Inspector Ester
brook, however, has caused anew dejiarture
in architecture to be taken, which proves Sol
omon, rergusson and liuskin cquallv mis
taken. liis order that all hotels aud similar
structures shall he provided witli fire escapes,
architects devising balconies connected bv
ladders, which, in place of defacing, will be
an ornament to the buildings to which thev
are to be aflixed. Little as anvthing so Vulgar
and practical might seem to agree with Tlie
architecture of the new Casino, the fire
escapes which are to lie erected on both the
Broadway and Thirty-ninth street sides are
expected to add new beauties to the build
lng. I ntil, therefore, fire escapes are proved
to have been, or to be, au ornamental feature
of the architecture of Solomon's Temple, or
the Parthenon, or Cologne Cathedral, let us
bear no more of there being nothing new
under tlie sun or in architecture! And, tbut
tire escapes were needed in those days, as well
as not?, even iu the case of sacred edifices, is
showu by the burning of tiie Temple of Ephe
sus, on the night Alexander the Great was
boj'ii, at tin-hands of hitu of whom Coilev
Cibber wrote: J
Th’ aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian
dome, 4
Outlines in fame tlie pious fool that reared it.
Hall-Hayne.
CRUSHING OUT CONSPIRACY.
Further Developments— Carey Denounc
ed—Protecting Mr. Gladstone.
London, Feb. 24.—A dispatch to the
Daily News from Dublin states ou the
very best authority that startling revela
tions regarding tlie murder conspiracy
will lie jHtblished in a few days. Ten
men will shortly be arrested in Dublin
district and tlie provinces. When these
arrests are made the whole organization
will have been crushed. There is every
reason to believe that the jiolice are get
ting at the bottom of most ef the agra
rian murders. It will be proved that all
the murders were arranged by one organ
ization.
A meeting of the brick layers, masons
and representatives of other trades was
held here to-day. Tlie meeting disavowed
any connection with Carey, repudiated
his claim to be a representative of the
workingmeti, and expelled him from the
various trades societies. Carey, in an in
terview, said lie wished to modify the
statement which he had made at tlie wit
ness table in regard to the Land League.
He denied that he wrote a letter of sym
pathy to Miss Burke after tlie murder of
her brother, Under Secretary Burke.
Harrington, Secretary of the organizing
committee of the Land League, who is
now in jail for using intimidating lan
guage, has been elected without opposition
to a seat in tlie House of Commons for
Westmeath, made vacant by the retire
ment of Mr. Gill.
The Times , in a leading article com
menting on the speech of Burnell in the
House of Commons yesterday, says:
“Parnell’s speech will lie read witii tlie
profound repugnance which it excited in
the House. His coolness, which
was not maintained with entjre
success, does not imply courage so
much as it does shamefessiiess. Some
consciousness of the utter inadequacy
if liis evasive quibbles to disjiose of the
charge built upon very broad induction
may account for the labored explanation
of trifles and the resort to the ill-timed re
crimination which marked liis sjieecli. The
House waited patiently for a frank treat
ment of the main question, which never
came. The chilling recejition of liis cal
lous frivolity was only ascertained by
the mechanical cheers of the Irish mem
bers. It is understood that Parnell is de
termined to press liis amendment to the
address in rejily to the. speech from the
Throne arraigning the Executive in Ire
land for the administration of the crimes
act.”
The Daily News in a leading article
says: “The suspicions against the Land
League and some of its officials will be
increased by the absence of any defense.
Parnell yesterday said nothing to dis
prove his complicity in the outrages of
some of the officials with whom he had
acted. It would have been well had Par
nell shown the House tliat he had dis
couraged the incendiarv apjieals con
stantly printed in the Irish World."
London, Feb. 25.—Mr. Gladstone will
arrive in London on Thursday. The po
lice on Saturday renewed their precau
tions for liis safety. It is known that
several additional suspected persons ar
rived in this city last week, and imjiortant
information regarding their movements
has been received.
. Dublin, Feb. 25.—Mr. Curran, Divis
ional Magistrate, has opened .a further
private inquiry at the Castle Into the mur
der conspiracy.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Report of the Speeial Committee on
Improvement.
Washington, Feb, 24.—The following
are the conclusions and recommendations
of the Select Committee on the Improve
ment of the 3lississippi river, as embodied
in tbeir report, presented to the House by
Chairman Burrows to-day. TJie report
states that the work of improving naviga
tion by the plan of the commission has
not l>een sufficiently proven a suc
cess to warrant its confirmation,
except at two points, Plum Point and
Lake Providence reach, where the work
is now going forward. It recommends
that work be continued at theSe points
and at no other place, and that an appro
priation be made by Congress sufficient
to establish the desirability of this plan if
it may be shown by these experiments.
The report gives it as the opinion of the
Commission that levees are not essential
to the navigation of the river, and there
fore it recommends that no appropriation
be made for their construction.
In regard to the outlet svstem the re
port says that while the outlets might re
lieve the river of its flood, the committee
cannot recommend them as valuable to
navigation.
As to the jetties the report declares that
they facilitate navigation and are answer
ing the purpose for which they were con
structed, i
Messrs. Butterworth, Holman and
Hazdltou sign the majority report, but
present a minority report dissenting from
the opinion of the majority as against the
outlet system and declaring in its favor.
The majority report is not signed by either
Thomas of Illinois or Ellis of Louisiana.
Thes§ two members of the committee join
in a minority report favoring a vigorous
prosecution of the work of improving the
river under the plans of the commission,
and declaring that plan has proven a
success and has passed beyond the experi
mental point. They, however, have not
yet completed tho preparation of their
report.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
Cardinal Jacobini’s Letter—Berlin Dis
appointed in the French Cabinet.
Berlin, Feb. 24;—The premature pul>-
lication of Cardinal Jaeobini’s letter has
greatly annoyed the Centre party and also
the Vatican,
The National Zeitung says that the fears
expressed by the Ultramontane papers
that Herr Von Bennigsin would enter fbe
Ministry are wholly unfounded.
London, Feb. 24.—A dispatch to the
1 hues from Berlin savs; “The statement
of Cardinal Jacobini, Papal Secretary
of State, that the Bishops had been au
thorized to give notice to the government
of clerical appointments as soon as the
Reichstag and Landtag assented to
measures ensuring the free exercise of ec
clesiastical jurisdiction and free instruc
tfon of the clergy, is regarded as putting
the end of culturkamf as far off as ever.
“The composition of the French Cabinet
has caused slight disappointment in Ber
lin. The Journal describes Challemci La
Cour, the Minister ofForeigu Affiiirs, as a
Gambettist doctrinaire, knowing no poliev
only from study, and, though no friend of
Germany, is yet an honorable foe.”
Rome, Feb, 25.—The IMretto says the
disß&tisf&ction existing in tfcerlin regard
>n!Sthe attitude of the Vatican has l teen j
increased on account of the exorbitant
claims of the Curia, and that all tends to
the belief that the negotiations will be
suspended.
Socialism to be Suppressed.
Madrid, Feb. 25.—The Socialistic so
cieties in Andalusia are said to number
1,000 members, including persons of high
social etauding. The government has re
solved to take energetic measures tor
their suppression,
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THE .MISSISSIPPI RISING.
A DYKE AND TWO LEVEES CAR
RIED AWAY.
Louisiana Parishes and Arkansas Ter
ritory Overflowed—Kail road Tracks
Under ater and Travel Interrupted
Highest \\ ater Ever Known at Cairo
—Plymouth Church Contributions.
\\ ashixuton, Feb. 24.—Information
has reached the Secretary of War
to-day that 1,475 feet of the' dyke have
been carried away at Plum Point reach.
Memphis, Feb. 24.—There is considera
ble anxiety felt for the inhabitants of the
sunken lands in Arkansas, where the
backwater from the Mississippi river Is
said to be rising an inch an hour. A large
amount of stock and grain must neces
sarily be lost and serious damage be done
to farms by the washing away of fences,
etc. Communication with the country
inundated is almost impossible. The river
here has risen three inches, and is now
within nine inches of the highest point
ever reached.
St. Joseph, La., Feb. 24.-The water is
running through Hardscrabble levee, and
m a few days will begin to overflow the
lands on the- lower side of Lake St. Joseph,
and when joined by the waters from the
Arkansas, Ashton and Allawara breaks,
will overflow all of the back lands ot Lower
Tensas and part ol Concordia parishes.
t airo, ten. 24.—The government gauge
now shows tifty-two feet of water here,
which is a rise of one and one-half inches
since last night and the highest water
ever known here. The levees are all In
good condition and a large force of men is
keeping watch. The gorge at Alton com
menced passing at noon, doing no dam
age. The river is now stationary at Pa
ducah. There were heavy rains last
night, but at noon to-dav the weather was
clearing.
Vicksburg, Miss.. Feb. 25.—The levee
broke at Panther Forest, fiifteen miles be
low' Arkansas City, on the Arkansas side,
yesterday. The crevasse is 150 yarns
wide, and the water is going through’three
to lour feet deep. The water from this
crevasse will overflow a large section of
country, and passing into Buef river, will
find an outlet in Ouachita.
In Consequence of the water being over
the track at Baker's creek, on the Vicks
burg and Mississippi Bail wav, no train
w ill leave here to-night for the East. The
overflow was caused by heavy rains last
night. The back water slightly overflow
ed the track of the Vicksburg, .Shreveport
and Pacific Railroad between Delta and
Moendin, in several places, but trains are
still running. It is, however, a question
of only a few days when they w ill be com
pelled to stop.
Nkw York, Feb. 25.— Rev. llenry Ward
Beecher appealed for the Western flood
sufferers in Plymouth Church to-day, and
a liberal sum of money was contributed.
The “tiolos” Suspended fpr Six Months.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.—The Golan,
having been w arned for some time, lias
been suspended for six months. On its
reappearance, it will be subject to clause
1 of the temporary press regulations of
1882.
The Golos was suppressed because of
its mischievous tone in discussing State
institutions and in 'describing the inten
tions of the government regarding the re
forms which have taken place during the
last quarter of a century.
Shot by His Alleged Wife.
Tombstone, Arizona, Feb. 24.—Wm.
Kinsman was shot in front of the Oriental
saloon by Mrs. Mary Woodman to-day v
and died a few hours later. The w oman
claims to have been Kinsman’s wife, and
that she was driven to the act bv his
abuse. -
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For the enre of Kidney Complaint* of either aex
this Compound 1* an*urpas*ed.
LYDIA E. PIXKHAM’9 BLOOD PUHIFIEK
will eradicate every vestige of Humors from ths
Blood, and give tone and strength to the system, of
man woman or child. Insist on having it.
Both the Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared
at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Haas. Price of
either, (1. Six bottle* for $5. Sent by mall in the form
of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per box
for either. Mrs. Pink ham freely answers all letter* of
inquiry. Enclooe Set- stamp. Send for pamphlet.
No family should be without LYDIA E. PIVKHAM S
LTVEU PILLS. They cure constipation, biliousness:
and torpidity of the liver. 25 cents per box.
giTSold hy all Druggists. and)
t ?oJ 5 I3 1 1,£ p ?,?S ißts - Trade supplied by
LII P3IAN BROS., Savannah.
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WM. MARTIN AIKEN.
(Formerly of Charleston, S. C.),
ARCHITECT,
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WM. RALPH EMERSON,
5 Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass,