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ESTABLISHED 1850. I \w I HR‘l T WARNING . IH I m KNK OF A COW iRPI.V MI HUKH. 1 | rl |i, in th* Stair—Athens' H*'* | ; ,. n t r ii Mutinon*— An At- S , nith a Hit; RolUU— * , ~.r £U . KloriiU South Hg . ;n:>Mle ajrvJ • ••lorrJ man. H • "itrs Iwlow V ienna, was Wm K i!od Friday in. ruing by white man. The negro 99 l hare ha<l a minun -9£ ,-ly. which MtMns to have ■ , r -> much that he ami his M • ic.t themselves w ith shot ■ m;. and riding to tin* firhl ■ - at work calle.l to him to H . v heu the negro refuseii to ra " am* raided his gun, tixvk ■ tin-’l. the contents pene- H "ca-t. killing Una instantly. B v.nt .(own, held an inqne*t B returned in accortlanre B N ■ Savls. ol Nacoorhee. has m i>n-serveil pair of horses in ■ -i-ecUvely 11 ani 23 years. B • ’Ti>i.lerable attention in ■ .*' ( *>r >n I*7, an.l the fol ■ ‘-Manta. They have trotted H .’inlvalue* of the Athens B -e to obey the order* of the ■ • l< |>artnient. ami it is not ■ their engines will lie taken I "t tlie Atlanta police force, Bj _M a part of the obi Jesse ■ • ..r where the Belt Hailroa.l ■ • reek, paid $1,175 for it, ami 9| !■* as.laii 36 in cash ami cash ■ !-•■( tne t ollector amlTrvas ■ • ‘rMeiineatof the county is ■ U'uriug |>erceut. intcr g , ha- 1." 11 ' acres m melons. ■ - itnit .‘i cents |s?r bushel at ■ . j-i.- s e*l hv one train at Quit ■ ' recently hal twenty-one ■ -untie !■' of *mall-pox in • .vi.utu— at present. ■ - ■ • verting herself to erect a n-- t<T the colored people. r . , living near GaiiMtOlt, ■ a!*- child weighing twenty flj v r "m is -elling at 70rents 8 tl.crv is iittle demanil for it ■ "nt twenty this year in the B-. ' the Mate University—the m .. - r,n many years. B Houston county are ship -91 hfty crates of peaches per Bj v-ol " estern markets. ■ - dropped from the trees to ■ • vent, it is now said that B -mall in Putnam county. B 1 r ir> Association is goiug 8 e w ho is the most popular |a - . > mid voting lady in the city. ■ a- ! mty-nine schools for a twenty-eight for colored, B 1 743 whites au.l 1,1X5 B ' ... ' aloe of taxable property in ■ ra " > car 1*? was $4,844,390. 8 - fix fl.ietkMlO, showing an in- B ic l.ight and Force Com - ■ ..unties of Haile. Walker, B Murray. Chattooga, G>r- B *“'l Folk, has been organ - ■ i r.etor of the hotel at Ka ■ : n. has tieen married three . r of twenty -three rhii ■ w hunt are living, eleven being B ! > in Thomson. Friday evening, ■ i. Slicked -etl-eless a white B r. smith. The weapon used ■ k-mith'stongs. The latter. 9 - n-rable pain,is not dangerously I 'i i'tie hundred ami seventy - are planked in Brooks county. v I.uOO acres will Ik* shii>- ■ • tm*n. and the balance from I * ' tw.i turnouts east and west of B "caver, of t onyers. has a pocket ■ Hts father Kmght it when he ■ g man. in 17te. ft has l>een pre -9 .niilv relic, and is now a good 1 * 1. Altnand, of the same place. I m an silver dollars bearing the 9 * vt session of the la-gislature a a introduced providing for an elec -9 tn-ld in Kambdph county ii|h>d the -i negotiating county S unt of S,OUO for the purpose 9 us- anew court bowse, a two-thirds I ' r King necessary to authorize 1 nee el the bonds. S weeks ago a in ad dog bit a calf | --longing to John Persoll. of Kock -1 In aU.ut nine days the calf lie g w -igns of madness, and soon Ik* - 9 - iged that it ran at people. against B - :v nev-s. and appeared to have de g cate of hydrophobia. Mr. Person n if and said he w as going to see how w, ild live. It :s still living, Imt con - - c -ante rabid state. Faft-i ßi ea has the follow ing re t. the Athens Ore department in • "The < hanipion hand engine w . . ilinran of Athens in 1V.7. from - - o partment. f:K' being paid for rid it arrived in our city 1.0-tory burned down, but it saved r y that wa- worth ten times the machine. The next nddi re deoartment was a lu-ik and -. made of a set of old wheels and aetata and laddnrs by the hs - I' wa- afterwards sold to a Jaekson • tanked it again into a • and Ibrectors of the t edartnvvu r . at a meeting held a few days ••f a site for the prd . i ting the prtiisal of -. to furni-n a site from a :ui west of town in the way Tiu -He will embrace twenty ■ m tte, has been apiMVinteil to -t and arrange for the making . t brick for the Imild iii—-ary to defray the ex . the bru k will lie advanced nteresteii in seeing the pro \ i laa of the proponed dn-d by the Isiwell Manu n>. -how- that it will be a - ; not -iriicture. a,at Ai'iei die. IMatamn . dettaittoa of the word He -avs iu a letter to the “and hlie oil the subji-et of I will give of the ■e. It IS -Red Rock.- and ■ from a nick gotten on the 1 ufaula and Columbus. They I lit w hen they went oa b dianscame a great dis ;,nt. It was very red and 1 tried to get the lndians to > w here they got this , til* y invariably refused to , ■ - found 1 have’no doubt it due to our |ieoplc." ruwiM. ng gophers to New Or i - • Atensively planted ou the red barrels of pineapples ki i Wot in two -lup- Hi i its, of ve<lar Key, Fla.. -ale of oysters from now w arm season. ■r- is the amount the peo "iiate for county luiild ' ouuty ite ialocdted there, ' ' 'range City, recently found e ght-foot shark' and a . r feel in length, w bile on a : the coast. si Captain samuel Agnew, "gMni/ I ng a company for t road from Ocala to Ar ' thirty-eight miles. _ ' '••>. of Tavares, who has just Ark ciiv. states j>Oei • jj < irlamlo and Atlan '-••iislnicted thisyear_ sung started at Key ufacture of glucose out of - *va -tarch. which is said to •• r than corn for that pur ti.c Circuit Court of Voln- U-, week, Padgett, who was >in'kiui murder, committed - -i. liv consent of counsel on i guilty of murder in the I w as sent to the peuitentiary st ' ' n went lefore the lioard ■' h. would give the town of v ' rt\ to sixty feet of land C.la. to lie usel ’for th- ourpoee ■ • ! that the town would i ■s i the same by planting shade 4l ' - lnve arouud the margin of •’ • a prominent business man ■ remove his cotton com - - sow m that city, to Pensacola. V,. v -i that tlie railroads will fjtamw>L rf * , tashle enough to ship cotton ' " 1 . and a guarantee of a suf- F- and that staple to start him. ts will be forwanleil to the -ottii i IROLINA. a. ng at Lancaster from wagons l j,,‘ DU w bushel. li me ’*- 42N bens have been tiled in -i rk of the Coart for Lu '* ■* barn well are two weeks behind 1 snd oat crops have been con k* Ulv< * **>' tke drought. * *>! * a, l two sisters W Professor -t*d‘ ‘* T * eleeusl as teachers of " , ' ir * Academy. ex-Sheriff f Spsrtunburg L. ' ' suduewly at Spartanburg on the < 4,* wa a proouoent ami wealtbv • Savannah morning newsft Mr. 11. B. Bates, who lives near Greenville has sold his valuable plantation of over three hundred acres to Mr. Charles Sehwing of C n&rleeton, for $25 an acre. A colored man in the employ of Mr. Thomas J osc> . in Kershaw county, aged 110 vears hoed last year one half acre of cotton per dav’ and picked eighty pounds in gathering time! LawrenceviHehasalitne kiln now sending off lime by the car load, and will soon have in oiK-ration a brick machine that will I.,I? on. Uiek.at the rate ot n'<U'l£ Mr. John AV. Garrett, of Spartanburg is going into the ,K>ultry business on large ‘avs a !W“'nbatr Vhi2C drelr h OUt ° h,, ' kcns b >' ,he hun ,° f countv paid last j'°“ n *. T I t A|>enseß the sum of tl?.rm;! 79. in isis the total county expense wa.-|x,.V>.'i 2h "B*sl Vear “ Was ,liusc: :il - a difference of The residence of the Rev. .1. H. Stoude mire, in the neighborhood of Fort Mill, York county, was totally consumed bv lire on the night of t In l loth instant, together w ith every thing it contained. Wofford College is looking forward to a pleasaift commencement in June. Bishop iranberrv will preach the Baccalaureate s*-r --iiion. and Hr. Lafferty. the editor >r the Rich niond t hrmtian Adeov<ite , will deliver the ad dress liefore the Calhoun and Preston Socie ties. Mr. H. Hawl. of Batesburg, has invented a cotton picker on which lie has obtained letters patent. The Kilgelleld Monitor says: "It is an ingenious piece of mechanism, anil if it is not a success it will come as near to if as anv yet invented. It is his intention to have it machine on exhibition at Louisville during the exposition." • >nimissions were issued last week to the following Officers of the State Volunteer lroo|>s: I hml Regiment Infantry. First Bri gade, Third Division—Adjutant, Capt. R 1> sloan Greenville; Quartermaster, Capt. Ev erett M. Evans,.Newberry; Judge Advocate, '• Hodges, Hodges; Paymaster, < .ipt. N. t;. Evans. Edgefleld; Surgeon, Capt. ~n) - • Iloinitsh. >partanlur>r. ATLANTA’S THREE SENSATIONS. Tlie Gas AVar—Nall's Attempted Suicide and a Penitentiary Scandal. Atlanta. May 28.—Judge Hammond ttetlav granted an injunction preventing the City Council from interfering with the new Gate City Gas Company in the matter of laying pipes through the streets. The city Council had refused this privi lege to the company because the city owned a large share of stock in the old gas company. It is thought, however, that the light is not yet ended but will be renewed in some other way. Nothing new has transpired in the post office case that the public can get hold of. Tlie deficiency will probably be made good by Mr. Nall's friends. Humor says that he took poison with suicidal intent this morning, but his fainilv deny it and say that be simply took an opiate' to quiet his nerves, which quieting process alarmed them. Out of this they say grew the ru mor that it was an attempted suicide. It is a bad case viewed in anv aspect. The Board of Health deny that there is any case of small-pox in the city. Governor McDaniel spent Sunday at home, but arrited. here this afternoon. His attention was called to the drunken ness and arrest of Dr. J. A. Nelms, sou of Capt. Nelms, the prinoipal keeper of the penitentiary, in charge of a convict at Macon, and the matter will no doubt be fully invested, as several similar cases have occurred. THE CROOK SCARE. Army Officers Still Confident of the In dian General’s Safety. Washington, May 28.—Further infor mation relative to Gen. Crook's move ments have been received at the War De partment. To-day Adjutant General Drum is disi>osed to credit the report that Gen. Crook has engaged the Apaches and defeated them. He thinks that the stories to the effect that his Indian scouts turned upon and massacred Gen. Crook and his command are wholly sensational and improbable. In the first place, said Gen. Drum, “no one understands In dian character better than Gen. Crook, and he would lie the last man to put him self iu a position where such a thing would l>e possible. In the second place, the Indian scouts left their wives and children in the custody of the United States authorities, and would not dare mutiny, even if so inclined, know ing that their families were held as hostages, and again, had such a thing happened, 1 should certainly, ere this, have received reliable reports in regard to it." SHOT DOWN AT A SHRINE. A Lover Kills His Rival. 'Wounds tlie Girl, and Ends His Own Life. St. Loris, May 28.—At the Cedar Hill Catholic Church in Jefferson county, about twenty-five miles south of this city, as Martha McDaniel and Amici Deurentz was Yesterday coining from mass they were met by lliram Suelluss, who carried a shot gun. As he approached he shouted, "Draw your pistol, Ainiel," but without waiting an instant fired, killing Deu rentz on the spot. He then discharged the second barrel at the girl, seriously and perhaps mortally wounding her. The murderer then reloaded his gun, and by means of a forked stick fired again, in stantly killing himself. Suelluss was 111 years and Deurentz 2:5 years old. The body of the murdered man was brought this morning to South St. Louis, where his relatives reside. The cause of the shooting is not yet known, but it is proba bly another case of jealous lover. BATTLES WITH THE FLAMES. A lA*t of Conflagrations Which Kept Firemen on tlie Alert. Charleston, S. C., May 28.—A fire oc curred here at 4 o'clock this morning which destroyed the carpet store and warehouse of John Corbet, at 2J7 King street. The loss on the property and stock is $27,500, but is covered by insurance, which Is placed in the following compa nies in the amounts mentioned: New York Underwriters $5,000; Niagara of Nelv York $5,000; Fire Association of Philadel phia $2,500; London Assurance Corpora tion SO,OOO, and Liverpool and London and Globe SO,OOO. Philadelphia. May 28. —Geo Shars wood, ex-t hief Justice of the Supreme Court, died at his residence here this raorninir. He filled the judicial office con tinuously for thirty-seven years and nine months until retired on account of old age. PROTECTION FOR MURDERERS. Mount Sterling up in Arms Over an An ticipated Lynching. Lexington, Ky., May 28.—Judge James 11. Ilarzehigg, of Mount Sterling, arrived here to-day en route to Frankfort to call on Governor Blackburn for troops to guard the jail at Mount Sterling w here Barnett and ten other persons are confined on a charge of murdering Vaughn and Hil ton. He says that a party of 50U men is on its wav front Menifie county to cap ture and hang the Barnett party, that he is afraid that there will be trouble there to-night, and that the presence of troops is necessary to prevent the execution of the mob’s ’ vengeance. In consequence. Gov. Blackburn has ordered the Cerro Gordo Guards into service at Mt. Sterling. Prominent People l)eil. Macon, G a., May 28.—Mrs. E. E. Brown, of Brown’s National Hotel, died suddenly of heart disease Sunday morning at 4 o'clock, aged C 2 years. Sylvanus Bates. Macon’s oldest school teacher, died this morning at .! o'clock, aged 72 vears. Mr. Bates had been a rul ing elder in the Presbyterian Church for forty years. His death was preceded by a long'illness. William Dillivia died here on Sunday.at the age of 05 years. He had been a pilot on the Ocmufgee and Altamaha rivers for thirty or forty years, and was well known in Darien and Savannah. Raleigh. May 28. —A fire here last night burned half a block of wooden buildings, among them being a stable and twelve horses, valuable carriages, etc. The loss is about SIO,OOO. Twelve build ings iu all were destroyed. Shot at His Own Bequest. Waycross, May 28.—At Moonshine, on the Waycross and Jacksonville Rail road, Saturday, a negro trickster, while carrying on bis antics on a platform for the amusement of a number of negroes who bad assembled on the ground, called out "shoot me." One of the negroes in the crowd pullet! out his pistol and fired at him, the ball striking him in the fore head, and glancing upward plowed up the flesh and hair aeross his head. The skull was not fractured and the man will recover. Strength for Mind and Body. There is more strength in a bottle of Parker’s Ginger Tohie than in a bushel of malt or a gallon of milk. This explains why invalids find it such a wonderful in vigbrant for mind and body. ALEXANDER’S CROWNING. MOSCOW NOT YET RECOVERED FROM ITS ENTHUSIASM. Crowds Still Flocking to the Palace and Cheering— Parting Peeps at the Pa geant—Dignitaries Showering Congrat ulations from the Orient and from the Occident. Moscow. May 28.—Before their Majes ties left the palace the route to the cathe | dral was sprinkled with holy water. A heavy rain fell liefore their Majesties i started, but just as they took their places under the canopy the sun shone briliantly. In the cathedral it was noticed that when the Czar knelt at one altar to utter a prayer of intercession his eyes tilled with tears, and he sobbed audibly as he read. In making the profession of faith the t zar s voice was grandly resonant. The Metropolitan of Novgorod almost broke down on delivering his allocution. Mounted (. ossacks patrolled every street, the troops lining the route of the proces sion remained bareheaded the whole morn mg. those who were unable to obtain admission to the Kremlin remain ed outside on their knees close to the walls during the best purt of the day praying for the Czar. A correspondent who has witnessed the greatest pageants of the last thirty-five years, says that the spectacle culminating m tlie advent of their Majesties crowneS and robed was the most imposing and splendid that he has ever beheld. The manifesto announces the continuance of the present state of affairs in Russia, the conditional pardon of Poles, the remission of penalties for non-political offenses, and other matters as previously referred to in these dispatches. An imperial rescript, issued to-dav, re turns the thanks of the Czar to the Grand Duke Michael for his services, and an nounces his appointment as a member of the Committee ot Ministers. The rescript also says that the Grand Duke Alexis has been appointed Admiral-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, and that His Majesty has made the following awards of the Order of St. Andrew: To Count Tolstoi, Minister ot the Interior; Gen. Milertin. former ly Secretary of War; Count Valujeff; Gen. Todelben, Gen. Count Adlerberg and M. Rentern; a portrait of the Czar set in diamond to Prince Dolgourouki, the Gov ernor General of Moscow; the order of St. Alexander Newski to M. Pobiep lontzff; General Worontcpf Dachkff and Prince Dondoukoff Korrstoff; and tlie Grand Cross of St. Vladimir to General Ignatieff, CountPahlem,General Drenteln and General Albedinski. There was a heavy fall of rain late last night, which interfered with the illumina tion in honor of the coronation. Monsignor \ annutelli, special nuncio of the Papal Court to the coronation, ar rived here last evening. The Czar will receive him to-day. His arrival was specially timed, according to precedent, iu order that he might avoid being pres ent at the religious ceremony during the coronation. At 10 o’clock this morning the Emperor and Empress, seated on thrones in St. Andrew's Hall, began to receive con gratulations. The reception of the clergy lasted until 'noon, after which diplomats, dignitaries, Generals and provincial dele gates, the latter bringing gifts of native jewelry, were received. Tlie cost of the coronation is estimated at £2,000,000, which will be covered bv an issue of treasury bills. Only thirteen newspaper correspondents were allowed inside the cathedral during the ceremony. Six were Russians and seven were foreign, the latter including one English and one American corre spondent. An academy professor and twelve Rus sian artists have been appointed to make a complete album of the events of the coronation. The Kremlin square was so densely packed that it would have been impossible for any miscreant to have ex tricated his arms, should he have intend ed to use them against the Czar. The Czar’s crown dates from the period of the Emperor Paul 1., and is valued at 3,000,- 000 roubles. The Emperor drove through the streets last evening, without an escort, to view the illumination. The enthusiasm of the people over the success of the coronation ceremonies is unabated, and crowds are constantly as sembling under the windows of the Krem lin and cheering heartily fot the Czar. The Czar and Czarina received the Khar, of Khiva and heir apparent of Boh kara in a special audience to-day. The heads of all the foreign States have tele graphed their congratulation to the Czar. The telegram ot the Emperor William of Germany is long and very cordial. The Court ball this evening was splendid be yond comparison. Thl Czar and Czarina participated in tlie polonaise. The imperial crowns and mantles and the Emperor's presents were on view in the large salon of the hall. Berlin, May 28.—The Russian stan dard was hoisted on the Embassy yester day. A solemn to deum was sung in tlie Embassy Church, at which all the diplo matic representatives and Prussian Gen erals and officials were present. The Em peror, who was slightly indisposed, and the Crown Prince were represented by their personal Adjutants General. The Official Gazette says: “Germany has special reasons for taking a sympa thetic interest in the coronation of the Czar. Family connection and common interest in peace combine to make Ger many wish for the successful reign of the Czar.” The Nortl Deutsche Zeitumj prays that the coronation may be the starting point of anew era of happiness and peace. London, May 28. —The Times' corre spondent, who was the only English news paper representative in the Cathedral, says: “The ceremony was grand and im posing. My pen can’give only a dim and imperfect impression of the event. The illuminations were magnificent. The city looked like a mass of variegated fires.” UNDER WHIP AND SPUR. The Events on tlie Louisville Turf Yesterday. Louisville, Ky., May 28.—T0-day’s events were as follows: First Race — Purse S2OO, for all ages, three -quartet's of a mile. Freeland was first, Mattie Rapture second and News boy third. The time was 1:15^. Second Race— The tobacco stakes, for three-year-olds, s.vi entrance, S6OO added, mile lieats. Leonatus won in two straight heats, with April Fool second and Orange Blossom third. The time was 1:40% and 1:47^. Third Rack —For the club purse of S2OO for two-year-olds; owners to handi cap: five furlongs. Rosary was first, Bridget second and Lloyd Daly third. The time was 1:02 Fourth Race— For the club purse of $250; one mile and a sixteenth, John ilenrv was first, Bondholder second and Lucv’Mav third. The time was I:so>£. Fifth Race —For a purse ot S2OO for all ages; three-quarters of a mile. Pearl Jen nings was first. Force second and Saun terer third. The time was 1:13J4. Sixth Race—Steeple chase; handicap purse $400; about a mile and a half. Snowbok was Ilirst, Guy second and Turfman third. The time was 2:sß>£. Woman's Missionary Work. Athens, Ga, May 28.— The AYoman's Missionary Society met here Sunday. A large number of workers iu the good cause have gathered. Never lias this society had a more enthusiastic assembly. Rev. Attieus G. Haygood, author of “Our Brother in Black," preachea in the morn ing to a large audience. In the evening he delivered the lecture he had given be fore the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion ol the University of Virginia on “The Missionary Work ot the Nineteenth Cen tury.” The meeting was called to order this morning and transacted much busi ness before adjournment. Encounters in the South. Lima via Galveston, May 22.—Gen. Garcia, under date of the 22d instant, says that on the 21st instant be drove Gen. Caceres and his forces from Larina, and that he now occupies that place. Gen. Caceres is said to have gone toward Ceres de Pasco. Valparaiso, May 28.—A correspondent of El Commtrcio reports a fight at Coquiin bo between some sailors belonging to the Spanish vessel Davas de Tolosa and a number of Chilians, during which two Chilians were killed. What will Brown's Iron Bitters cure? It will cure Heart Disease, Paralysis. Dropsy, Kidney Diseases, Consumption, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, and all similar diseases. Its wonderful curative power is simplv because it purifies and enriches the blood, thus beginning at the founda tion and bv building up the system, drives out all disease. For the peculiar troubles to which ladies are subject it is invalua ble. It is the only preparation of iron that does not color the teeth or cause headache. RAILROADS AT WAR. Tracks and Rolling Stock Torn Up and Ditched Repeatedly. I Buffalo, May 28.—A few days ago the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company obtained an injunc tion restraining the Rochester and Pitts burg Railroad Company front laying its | tracks over the Humphrey farm, a strip ot land which the farmer had once intend- I ei * to utilize,but subsequently abandoned. The main track and several switches i "'Rich had been laid by the latter were then torn up and replaced with Lacka wanna rails. Yesterday afternoon 300 employes of the Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad were collected together, and with the aid of five engines and cables they ditched the ears ot the Delaware. Lacka wanna and AV estern Company and relaid their track, which was again torn up by the Lackawanna Company. Officer McAuliffe, who is employed bv the Lackawanna Company, arrested Jas. Martin, Road Master of the Rochester ; and Pittsburg Road, and his brother ; Thomas, as they were passing through , the engine house in order to direct the i >cn in relaying the track outside. The officer said that he had a warrant, but refused to show it. The Superintendent : of Police ordered the men released, as no | charge had lieen preferred against them. I hey returned to the scene of action, and , once more relaid their track. A large ; force of men is now on guard to resist an attack. The damage done is estimated | at $25,000." A GAMBLER'S GOOD LUCK. [ He Scares a Police Officer and Recov ers His Seized Spoils. AV ashington, May 28. —Some days I since the police made a raid on the prem ; ises of a lottery dealer in this city and ! took from the safe of tlie latter a tin box containing a quantity of lottery tickets and | some hundreds of dollars in cash. To-dav j the dealer began a suit against the Chie’f ! of Police and his subordinates to recover damages for the forcible entry of his premises and the breaking open of his safe in search of criminating evidence. Wm. J. Dunivan, the property clerk at police headquarters, was served with a writ ot replevin, and while Major Dye, Chief of Police, was absent consulting counsel, Dttnivan surrendered the captured pro perty without tlie knowledge or authority ol'his superior officer. For this alleged neglect of duty. Major Dye this afternoon suspended Dunivan. who thereupon ap pealed to the commissioners. The com missioners sustained the action of the Chief of Police, and summarily dis charged the delinquent officer. STAR ROUTE BETTERS. Horsey and the Counsellors Indulge in Little Brag;. Washington, May 28.— Mr. Merrick began his closing argument for the gov ernment in the star route trial to-day be fore it large-audience. Referring to an al lusion by Col. Ingersoll to the possibility that there might be one or two honest men on this jury, and construing it to mean an intimation that what had been done liefore might be done again, Mr. Merrick took occasion to assure the defense that if no verdict was reached on this trial they would be prosecuted as long as an atmosphere of purity sur rounded the administration. The case would be prosecuted till a verdict was reached. “I will be there,” inteijected Colonel Ingersoll. “The counsel will not be there,” replied Mr. Merrick. “I will bet $l5O a day that I will be there, though,” exclaimed 8. AV. Dorsey, from the doorway as he left the court room. FRANCE'S HANDS FULL. Six Thousand Chinese Troops Massed on the Tonquin Frontier. London, May 28.—The Times corres pondent at Paris says that the country is thoroughly aroused concerning the Ton quin trouble. It is felt that the time for reflection is past, and that the only course for France is to act vigorously, and, above all things, swiftly. The latest news from China is that 6,000 troops, armed in the manner of European troops, have already arrived at the Tonquin frontier, and that the feeling throughout China is intensely hostile to the French. A dispatch to the Loudon Daihj News from Hong Kong, dated May *27, says that China takes a conciliatory atti tude on the Tonquin question, but maintains its right of suzerainty over Tonquin. Chinese troops were not engaged in the fighting at Hanoi, but a number of Chinese joined the Annamites. China will not interfere in the present conflict, but does not admit the right ot France to conquer Tonquin. FINANCES IN THE INDIES. Settling tlie Debt and Unloading a Sur plus of Mexican Hollars. Havana, May 28. — The Spanish bank of the island of Cuba, which has charge of the payment of the interest and amortiza tion of the Cuban debt, has been author ized to pay in silver to the amount of 5 per cent. Interest and amortization, which were previously required to be paid en tirely in gold. In view of the excess of’Mexican silver on the island of Porto ltico, the Mercan tile and Industrial Union there has passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of Mexican coin from circulation, and that the Treasury shall accept no other than national coin. Several Havana papers intimate the dis covery of new frauds in the Department of Tax Collections. The officials in charge ol that department are rumored to have substituted false for genuine receipts to the amount of over $1,000,000. Bat and Ball, Games of base ball were played yesten day as follows: At Pottsville, Pa.—Brooklvns 13; An thracites 7. At Detroit—Detroits 4: Bostons 10. At Buffalo—Buffalos 2; Philadelphian 3. At Trenton, N. J.—Merritte, of Camden, 16; Trenton s 5. At Harrisburg—Hamsburgs 12; Colum bus 7. At Philadelphia—Athletics 7; Quick steps, of Wilmington, 1. At New Y'ork—Metropolitans 20; Picked nine 15. At Princeton—Browns 11; Prlnoetons 12. Suffocated in a Well. Troy, May 28.—At Schuylerville this afternoon Nicholas Vanderburgh while digging a well noticed that a laborer, who had descended into the opening, was suf focating from the effects of gas. lie at tempted to rescue the man, but met the same fate, Mrs, Vanderburgh, who was on the ground, urged other workmen to descend the aparture and rescue the men, but they refused. She descended herself and was also overcome. All three were then brought to the surface. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderburgh have since died, but the laborer is alive, but unconscious. An Explosion of Escaped Gas. Montgomery, Ala., May 28.—This morning in the capitol gas was found to lie escaping from a leak. J. M. Riggs, the Librarian of the Supreme Court, struck a match on the inside facing of the vault in the Secretary of State’s back room. There was an instant explosion, which threw Mr. Riggs several feet against some desks, lie was considerably burned about the face and hands, and a bone in his left leg was broken. The fire caught inside the vault, but was extinguished with no dam age. Weather Indications. Office chief Signal observer, Washington, D.C., May 28.—Indications for Tuesday: In the South Atlantic and Gulf States, warmer, fair weather, winds mostly southwesterly, stationary or lower pres sure. Another Western Railroad War. PEORIA.ILL., May 28.—The Rock Island Railroad Company announces a twenty five cent passenger rate from here to Kan sas City and other Missouri river points, thereby cutting under the fifty cent rate announced by the Burlington Railway yesterday. The Missing Undershirt. The morning was warm, and he impru dently made a change in his undercloth ing. Our climate is deceptive. Before evening there came up a chilly storm. An attack of sickness followed, of course. But Perry Davis’ Pain Killer was used for relief with the happiest effect. In these summer months of suddenly vary ing temperature, everylmdy ought to keep a bottle of this valuable remedy within reach, SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1883. AN ARMED MOB OF WOMEN TIGERS IN PETTICOATS JOIN THE ILLINOIS STRIKERS. The Amazonian Band of Ferocious Wives and Daughters 150 Strong— Swept Before Them—Their Armament the Old-Time Club—The Situation Critical. St. Loris, May 28.—Reports from Col linsville, 111., received lat last night say that perfect quiet prevailed there all day yesterday. The militia have had nothing to do and the few strikers there have either kept out of sight br manifest ed no disposition to create any further disturbances. Reports trom Belleville and that neighborhood say that the strikers held several meetings at different places yesterday but they were all secret and’ nothing is’ known ot the striker's proceeding or what they intend to do. Their future action will depend largely on what the mine owners do. Most of the miners will attempt to resume ojierations to-day, the Sheriff of the county having given his assurance of full protection to all men who desire to work. A considerable nuinbor of strikers left Belleville Saturday evening for points south of Cairo. On the Short Line Railroad, at Lenzburg, they met a coal train and threatened to take possession of it, but tißally al lowed it to proceed. It is stated that the militia now at and near Collinsville will be concentrated to-day at East St. Louis, trom which place they can lie more promptly distributed to all parts of the country should occasion require. Guards will lie left at the Collinsville mine, how ever. No arrests have as yet been re ported, Imt quite a number of warrants are in tlie hands of the Sheriff, and they will probably be served to-day. The latest information from the mining distaicts in St. Clair county, 111., is to the effect that work was to have been resumed this morning at the Rose Hill mine, near West Belleville, but when the men were about to begin work at a o’clock a band of 150 women, wives and daughters of the strikers, marching two abreast, and armed with stout clubs, appeared on the scene, and after some altercation compelled the men to desist and work was not started. The Sheriff's posse was driven back by women, and tlie latter are now in possession of the mine. The mil itary are assembled iu East St. Louis, and a detachment will probably be sent to Rose Hill to restore order and protect the men who desire to work. After completing their work at Rose Hill and leaving a guard there to see that their mandate was carried out, the women marched to Reiniek’s mine No. 1, three miles from Belleville,on the Louisville and Nashville Railway, and being reinforced by a large number of strikers drove out the men working there. The mob at this point is said to be increasing rapidly, and now numbers several hun dred, including about one hundred wo men, who constitute the most unmanage able part of the crowd, and are beyond tlie control ol the civil authorities. The Sheriff has telegraphed to Governor Hamilton for military aid. It is known that work in the mine was stopped, and that some very ugly threats were made regarding the consequenees of any at tempt to resume. At Marissa, some fifteen miles beyond Belleville, a crowd of miners appeared in tlie morn ing, and demanded that work should cease. Deputy Sheriff Ragland, who was present with a civil posse, told them that any interference with the working of the mine would result in bringing out the military force, who would arrest all dis turbers. He then advised them to retire, and they did so. Operators Yield the Point. Dayton, 0., May 28.—The strike at the Jackson mines has ended by the consent of the operators to pay at’the rate de manded. The miners have been unem ployed two months. POSTAL NOTES. The Government Underbid by a Private Firm. Washington Special, 35th, The officials of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are said to be exereiseil at tlie fact that private firms have probably underbid them for the engraving and printing of the new postal note. The bids have not yet been officially made public, but it is pretty well understood that the Homer Lee Bank Note Company, of New York, is the lowest bidder, The other competitors were the Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the American Bank Note Company, and the Columbia Bank Note Com pany of Washington. Private firms hith erto have objected to competition on the part of any of the government depart ments, for the reason that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Govern ment Printing Office, for instance, which sometimes compete with private citizens for government work, do not take into consideration all the elements of cost, which a private firm is required to do. For instance, in bidding for the new postal notes the Bureau of En graving and Printing was not obliged to count as elements of cost rent, insur ance, repairs, maehiuerv and fuel. All these sums come out of general appro priations. Tlie system of government bidding is to count simply the cost of the material and the labor, "jt is therelore surprising that in a contract involving such large expenditure as the engrav ing and printing ol' the new postal notes a private firm should have been able to bid lower than a gov ernment bureau. The result has given the officials of the bureau much uneasiness, and well it may, lor if the bid of the New York company is bona fide, which there can lie no reason to doubt, it can hardly fail to show that the methods of adminis tration in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are more expensive than they should be. The bid of the Bureau of En graving and Printing was not voluntary. The law required that the bureau should bid. Some years ago a very considerable portion of the government engraving and printing was done outside the Treasury by private companies in New York. This, within five or six years, has been discon tinued for two reasons: First, it is claim ed that the government has better securi ty if the work is done in Washington bv its own agents; second, that the govern ment can do the work cheaper than pri vate individuals, inasmuch as it has such a large plant. The result of the bidding on the postal-notes would seem to indi cate that a large plant alone is not suffi cient to reduce the cost of engraving and printing. The award of this contract will probably be made next week, and of course if the Homer Lee Company is the lowest bidder it will receive the contract. Prison Tortures. Den ver, May 28.—The Penitentiary In vestigating Committee, created bv’ tlie last Legislature, has filed its report.' The system of-punishment is shown to be ex tremely cruel, in some cases resulting in insanity. The hose bath has been the favorite method ot punishment. The victims are tied to a post and a stream of cold water from a half inch nozzle, at fifty pounds pressure, thrown in their faces for half an hour at a time, with only short intermissions to prevent their be coming insensible, -Vltirder in a Florida Riot. Gainesville, May 28.—Nelson Jordan, a negro, while drunk and riotous, resisted arrest at Archer, Alachua county, Satur day, and shot the Marshal in the tiowels. Other negroes then joined Jordan, The Mayor summoned a posse, who were fired into by the negroes. The posse then re turned the fire, killing Jordan. Samuel Duncan, a colored policeman, formerly in the United States Land office, was arrested among others. The prisoners were brought here to the county jail, Gonzales and HisJ Friends. City of Mexico, May 28.—The Official .Journal publishes a contract between the Mexican Government, Jay Gould and General Grant, by the terms of which the Mexican Oriental and the Mexican South ern Railways are consolidated, the Mexi can Southern, formerly without subven tion, will receive SO,OOO for every kilome tre already constructed. The forfeiture clause is modified in the interest of the railroad company. * Ottawa's Scare Allayed. Ottawa, Ont., May 28.—The extra guard at the Parliament buildings and Rideau Hall have been discontinued. The Toronto detectives and policemen, here on special duty, returned home to-night. A Railway for Soudan. Cairo, May 28.—A committee has been formed to consider the project of con structing a railway in Soudan. There is an English and an'American engineer on the committee. It Seems to Satisfy A family w ant, and I wonder how we ever got along without Parker's Ginger Tonic. It cured me of nervous prostration, and I I have used it since for all sorts of com plaints in our family, Mrs. J ines, Albany WM. R. MORRISON. His Opinions on Tariff' and Things— The Present System in Iron. Xeu York Special, 35th. At the request of the editor of the World, Mr. William R. Morrison, of Illinois, has favored the public with his views on the tariff question by telegraph. As Mr. Morrison is sometimes spoken of as a Democratic candidate for President, it may be assumed that his platform is now before the country. The following is his dispatch: To the Editor of the World: The Re publican party is credited with the suc cess of the war and its results. It may obtain or keep power and not merit it, but the Democratic party must deserve to be before i. will be successful. It is still true that, as between political parties, what the laws shall lie and how executed is more important to the people than who shall make or execute them. The Demo cratic party will not get control of the government by the use of even more money than the Republicans use in elec- tions, for any party that buys power will sell it. The party which uses money to get offices will use the offices togetmo’nev back, and succeed. "The Democratic party must be better than the Republican party. The political power is still letj with the people a.id its exercise is safest when nearest to them. The government should interfere with them as little as possible, and not at all in those things which they can better do for themselves without inter ference. Without some vet undis covered economic mystery through which the government adds to the abundance ot the people bv retain ing part of what is first taken from them, they wiil not be made more prosperous by its interference with their business pur suits or greater use of the taxing power than its actual needs demand. Such in terference always leads to legislation, the benefits of which the fortunate owners of associate and co-operate wealth get more and the great mass of men less than be longs to them. “The danger is great that money ob tained by legislation will be used to' pro cure legislation. This will be avoided if we limit taxes laid on the people to the actual needs of the government economi cally administered. Taxes, of whatever character, ought to be laid highest on and so. as to take most from those things which people can best do without, but no higher rates should be laid than will raise the required sum. A higher rate is de structive of industry and prosperity, though abundant cheap lands and re sources may put off the evil dav. “The aiinuaMreport ot the American Iron and Steel Association of May 1, 1883, tells the country that- last vear there was a disagreement as to rates of wages between manufacturers and labor ers, the result of which was that "nearly all iron mills closed and the laborers were unemployed for months; that there were more mills than would make all the iron the country could use; that, therefore, stopping the mills and the men remaining idle, was by no means a calamity to the manufacturers. The calamity then fell on the laboring men, and this is the effect of the present system in iron, and all other over protected indus tries. In these industries thousands of millions are invested. Millions of men are employed and earn about $1 a day when they work under the present sys tem. “The calamity of four months enforced idleness in a single year falls wholly upon laboring men, none of it on the manufac turers, who may close four months when they will. “There is such a division among Demo crats as requires toleration on the tariff question. But those unwilling to repeal war rates, which were added to a protect ive tariff, are entitled to lenienev. Those who advocate incidental protection, some protection or any qualified protection, probably mean no more than is meant by a tariff only for revenue, for a tariff laid tor revenue only will afford some advan tage to our own manufacturers. The di vision is perhaps more of policy than of creed. "There are Democrats who are profess edly revenue tariff men, but who insist as a matter of policy that we shall not say so. The only purpose of silence would be to hide our real purposes, and there is great danger that the people would believe we were thus practicing deciet to obtain power, and that’any party that would mislead them to get into power would disappoint them afterward. “William R. Morrison.” A NAVAL CADET’S MISFORTUNE- Cliargeil with Kleptomania—He is Sent to the Hospital. Annapolis Special , 25th. A most unfortunate case of kleptomania has been brought to light at the Naval Academy which may result iu the ulti mate dismissal of one of the “star” mem bers of the first class. It appears that for some time past the cadets have been missing from their rooms articles of wearing apparel, trinkets, etc. It was supposed that they had been stolen by some of the colored em ployes, and some had even been dis charged on this account. But lately sus picion fell upon Cadet Bowman, of Michi gan, a member of the graduating class, which was promptly reported to the au thorities. It was not deemed expedient to act, however, without further proof, and in the meantime a quiet watch was instituted. It was ascertained Thursday that a box had been taken from Cadet Bowman’s room in a surreptitious man, ner. An orderly was dispatched to the express office, where it was carried, and the box was returned to the academy under authority of the commandant of cadets. It was opened in the presence of Lieutenants Potter, Man, ney, Green and Cadet Bowman, and the latter did not deny that some of the contents did not belong to him; in fact, his strange demeanor led those present to believe that his mind was affected. Bowman was relegated to the hospital for further orders. He is a bright young man, standing No. 3 in the first class, and much sympathy is expressed for him. jt is be, lieved he will either be dismissed or allowed to resign. It was stated that a pistol had been taken from him. Fearing personal violence a guard watches over him. Jones, ot Nevada, Washington Letter to Boston Traveller, A gentleman here tells a storv of how Senator Jones,,of Nevada, made the foun dation of his immense fortune. Through some chance a man named Haywood, who, by the way, was a “Vermonter,” becafne the associate of Jones in a mining camp. Haywood had a claim on the mountain side which for a long time did not seem to amount to much. One day he came to Jones and said that lie was “broke," and wanted to borrow $2,000, promising to make both their fortunes. Jones said that there were a thousand men in the mines who were in exactly the same fix, but he said he would lend it to him upon tlie condition that he should ask no more. Said Jones: “I will give you this money. I have $3,000 buried under the fireplace, and when the fire goes out and my China man leaves, I will get it for you.” Hay wood took the money and said. “When I strike it I will give you a quarter in terest.” Then he returned to his claim, and Jones thought, of course, that he was just $2,000 behindhand, A month passed by, when one evening Haywood burst into Jones’ cabin, perfectly wild with ex citement, and told him that he had struck the richest vein that he had ever seen. Both men ran to the claim, and Sure enough Haywood had struck an immense “bonanza” or pocket of almost pure gold. They sent for Eugene Kelly, at San Fran cisco, the greatest mining expert of the Pacific Slope, and lie at once pro nounced it the richest mipe in Cali fornia. This mine was afterwards named the New Amador, and is called the richest gold mine ip the world. Then Haywood sold his property to Weils, Fargo and oth er capitalists for $5,000,000, and on the dav of the sale he gave Jones $1,250,000. But this was not all; one would nave thought that Jones would have been satisfied with that, but he wasn’t, and he afterward quietly intimated to Haywood that he would like another gift. This time it was not money, but perhaps you can guess what when I tell you that pretty Miss Haywood is now Mrs Senator Jones. A Wrecked Vessel's Cargo. New Oklkans, May 28.—The ship Northampton, hence May 18th for Liver pool, reported wrecked on Marquesas Keys, had a cargo of 1,380 bales of cotton and 95,000 staves, The estimated value of the cargp and vessel is $300,000. Kate Kane Persecuted. Milwaukee, May 28,—Judge Mallory has again arraigned Hate Kmie for con tempt of court, the offense being that she cried out in open court, when being borne out by the officers at the time she threw water in his face, that he accepted bribes. New Orleans’ New Exchange. New Orleans, May 28.— The corner stone of the new Produce Exchange build ing to be ereeted on Arcade alley was laid this afternoon with appropriate ceremo nies. MARWOOD’STHIRD VICTIM FAGAN DIES ON KILMAIXHAM'S FATED GIBBET. The Invincible as Stoical as His Prede cessors—More Informers Paid Re wards—Harrington Denies Responsi bility Tor the Opprobrious Placard He Relieves it a Decoy. Dublin, May 28.— Michael Fagan, con victed of the murder of Mr. Burke in Phoenix Park on the sixth of last May, was hanged in Kilmainham jail this morn ing. The weather was overcast. Fagan since receiving his sentence has been very attentive to the instructions of the priests who have visited him. In an interview recently with his rela tives he declared that lie had not hurt a hair of Mr. Burke’s head. His mother, who was confident of the inno cence of her sou. wrote to the Queen re peating this declaration, hut her letter was not answered. Canon Kennedy attended the condemned man this morning. The black flag, announcing that the execution had taken place, was hoisted over the jail at 8 o’clock. A strong force of police and military was present. Everything went oft quietly. A small crowd of persons collected outside the prison, a few of wliom knelt in prayer for th£ repose of the soul of Fagan. The condemned man was pale, hut appeared to he resigned to his fate. Death was instantaneous. Yarrell, one of the informers in the tri als of the Pha*nix Park murderers, has received £I,OOO from the government, and Michael Kavanaugb, the car man, anoth er informer, £250; They have both quit the country. James Carev, the informer, and his brother Peter, will receive small sums for their services. London, May 28. — Mr. Harrington, member of Parliment for Westmeath and proprietor of the Kerry Sentinel, which was suppressed last week for the publica tion of a notice requesting persons de sirous of joining the Invinclbles to attend a meeting of that body, asked leave in the House ol Commons to-day to move an adjournment on the question of the seizure 1 ol his paper. The requisite forty mem bers did not rise, and the House divided as to wether Harrington he heard or not, the vote resulting 137 for and 135 against. Mr. Harrington denied all knowledge of a poster inviting people to join the Invincl bles. He characterized the action of the government as unusually harsh and with out precedent. He said that the poster was infamous, and he w as convinced that nobody in his office would venture to issue such a notice in his absence. He be lieved that it was a decoy, issued for the purpose of injuring him. Mr. Trevelyan, Chief Secretary for Ire land, accused Mr. Harrington of trying to prejudice in the House of Commons a case that would shortly come into court. 31 r. Parnell said that the government had grossly abused its powers as defined by the crimes act. The motion was withdrawn. PRESIDENTIAL. A Statement from the National Com mittee. Atchinson ( Kansas) Special, Hth. Col. John A. Martin, of this city, Sec retary of the National Republican Com mittee, lias received a number of letters making inquiry concerning the next meeting of the committee, and as to w hat action had been taken looking to the Na tional Convention of 1844. Replying to these inquiries, he states that the com mittee will meet in Washington tlie 12th of December next, to fix the date and place for holding the convention. At the last meeting of the committee held in Washington in January, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the call for the next Re publican National Convention shall he so broad and liberal as to invite the co-opera tion, without imposing any other test, of all citizens who are in favor of elevating and dignifying American labor, protect ing and extending home industries, giving free popular education to the masses of the people, securing free suffrage and au honest count of ballots, and effectually protecting all human rights in every sec tion of our common country, and who are willing to support the nominees of the convention, The committee also fixed the basis ol representation in the next national con vention, and the manner of electing dele gates by the adoption of the followin'' order: The Republican National Convention of 1884 shall consist of four delegates-at large from each State, and two delegates from each Congressional district. The delegate-at-large shall lie chosen by popu lar delegate State conventions called on not less than twenty days’ published no tice, and held not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days before the meet ing of the National Convention. The Re publicans of the various Congressional districts shall have the option of electing their delegates at separate popular dele gate conventions, called on similar notice and held in districts at any time within fif teen days next prior to the meeting of the State convention, or by such delegates as shall he chosen. In the latter method, if not, ejected previous to the meeting ot the State conventions, all district dele gates shall he accredited by the officers of such district conventions, Two delegates shall he allowed from each Territory and from the District of Columbia, similarly chosen. Notices of contests may be given to the national convention-, accompanied by a full printed statement of the contest, which shall also be made public, and preference in the bearing and determin ing of contests shall he given contestants according to the dates of the reception of such notices and statements by the Na tional Committee. HOLD BURGLARS. A Whole Family Chloroformed While the House U Hatuacked. ChteaQO Tribune. About 12 o’clock last night a Tribune re porter obtained some of the particulars of three daring cases of burglary that oc curred yesterday morning at 4 o’clock and which the police were endeavoring to suppress. The first of these was com mitted at No. 182 Sherman street, about two blocks from the Harrison street sta tion. The front portion of the house is oc cupied by a young Hebrew, his wife, and five children. His mother and father, grown-up son, occupy the rear rooms. Between three and four o’clock in the morning unknown burglars forced a rear floor and cblqro formefl the entire household, after which they dragged two trunks into the back yard, broke them open, and scattered tlie contents about, finding only a fine gold pin, which they took with them. The clothing they seemed to have no use for, and left it lying about. 'l'be bureau draw ers were also searched, hut only u small amount of plunder was taken. The young Hebrew's Wife was first from the stupor, and here screams aroused a man named Krebs, who lives on the upper floor, and who put in an appearance with a big revolver, but was of no assistance be yond helping to rouse the other members of the family, Later the old folks saw three men stop anil peer over the hack fence, hut when the inmates of the house gave evidence of being awake they stole away. A tailor shop just across the street from No. 182 was broken into, hut the men were frightened away. On Sherman street, near Harrison, they broke into a basement paint shop, and, wrenching the cover off a trunk that be longed to a youug caleiminer, whose nazne coulfl not be learned, they stole $35 in hills from between the leaves ot an alhuin he had stowed away iu the Bottom of the trunk. Several other places on Sherman street looked as if an attempt had been made to enter them, but the burglars lacked the energy to prosecute their work or were frightenefl away. Bismarck and the Constitution. London, 3lay 28.-The Standard's cor respondent at Berlin sayg; vt is rumored that Prince Lismarck, in conversation recently, upheld the competency of the federal government to abolish the lieichs tag." Berlin, May 28.—it is reported that I rinee Bismarck contemplates a radical remodeling of the entire constitution of the empire. Civilians versus Soldiery. 3 ienna, May 28.—An affray between civilians on one side and soldiers on the other took place in a tavern,- yesterday, at Waehring, a suburb of Yieuna, and forty persons were seriously wounded. T twee Brothers Kill Two Ite^t herg. Chattanooga, Tknn., 3lav 28.—Three brothers named Smith killed two men named Cecil, at Hellenwood, Tenn., yes, terday. The murders were the result iof an old feud. Another Dueligtlc Farce. Paris, 3lay 28.—A duel with swords has been fought between M. Delpit, a writer on Le Paris, and Alphonse Daudet, the well known novelist. The former was Slightly wounded. THE POPE'S CIRCULAR. What the Head of the Catholic Church Thinks of the Parnell Fund. Philadelphia Record, In view of the opposition manifested among many t atholics, not only in this country but abroad, relative to the orders issued by Pope Leo XIII. respecting the Parnell fund, the following will be of in terest to all members of the faith and the friends of Ireland, as it is a copy of the circular issued bv the Holy See on the 11th instant to the Irish Bishops: “Whatever may be the case as regards Mr. Parnell himself and his objects, it is at all events proved that many of his fol lowers have on many occasions adopted a line of conduct in open contradiction to the rules laid down hv the Supreme Pontiff in his letter to the Cardinal Areh hishop of Dublin, and contained in the instructions sent to the Irish Bishops by this Sacred Congregation, and unani- mously accepted by them at their recent meeting at Dublin. It i9 true that, ac cording to those instructions, it is lawful for the Irish to seek redress for their grievances and to strive for their rights hut always at the same time observing the Divine maxim to seek first the king dom of God and His justice, and remem bering also that it is wicked to further any cause, no matter how just, by illegal means. “It is, therefore, the duty of all the clergy, and especially of the Bishops, to curb the excited feelings of the multitude and to take every opportunity, with time ly exhortations, to recall them to the jus tice and moderation which are necessary in all things, that so they may not be led away by greed of gain to mistake evil for good, or to place their hopes of public prosperity in the shape of criminal acts. Hence it follows that it is not permitted to any of the clergy to depart from these rules themselves, or to take part in or in anv way promote movements inconsist ent with prudence and with the duty of calming men’s minds. It is cer tainly not forbidden to coilect for the reliet of distress in Ireland; hut at the same time the aforesaid apostolic man dates absolutely condemn such collec tions as are raised in order to inflame popular passions and to be used as the means for leading men into rebellion against the laws. Above all things, they, the clergy, must hold themselves aloof from such subscriptions when it is plain that hatred and dissensions are aroused by them; that distinguished persons are loaded with insults; that never in any way are censures pronounced against the crimes and murders with which wicked men stain themselves; and especially when it is asserted that the measure of true patriotism is in proportion to the amount of money given or refused—so as to bring the people under the pressure of intimidation. > “In these circumstances it must he evi dent to your Lordship that the collection called the “Parnell Testimonial Fund” cannot he approved by this Sacred Con gregation; and consequently it cannot he tolerated that any ecclesiastic, much less a Bishop, should take any part whatever in recommending or promoting it. 31ean while we pray God long to preserve your Lordship.” THE SPEAKERSHIP. Mr. Randall’s Methods or Electioneering —His Punic Faith. Washington Special Kew York World, 33d. John E. Kenna, Democrat, was re elected Representative of the Third dis trict, West Virginia, last fall by a ma jority of 4,516. He was subsequently chosen to succeed Henry G. Davis in the Senate. At the recent e’lection to fill this vacancy the Democratic majority fell off two-thirds, and for a time the Republican candidate was supposed to have carried the district. Just before that election Samuel J. Randall made a visit to his personal and political friend Kenna, “to look after some lands” in that State. His real ob ject was to, look after the vote of Kenna’s successor for the Speakership. His pres ence there seems to have nearly defeated the Democrats. Mr. Randall’s methods of direct bar gaining for places on committees may win with a certain class of politicians, who are willing to put up votes against promises of perferment. But they will lose in the long run, when these things are found out. Benjamin Wilson, late member from the First district of West Virginia, had some experience with 3lr. Randall when the latter was last a candidate for Speak er. He knows the value of proffered pledges then made by Randall, and he has not made a secret of that knowledge in the State or outside of it. The Speakerslup is one of the highest offices under the government and one of the most responsible. 3lr. Randall used its power as a desp”* to reward followers and to punish Peiflocrats have constantly deffi 7need the electoral act as unconstitutional, and they have as sailed Southern Democrats for not filibus tering aguinst its execution. That act never could have passed with out the active aid of 31r. Randall, who made a point in the Chair, when there was no necessity for it, to cast his vote In the affirmative. He brought down the galleries by that gratuitous demonstra tion, 3lr, Randall represents the extreme protection idea. 3lr. Randall also represents the worst type of American jiolitics. He is a sped, men of the Pennsylvania school of poli ticians, of which Simon Cameron may be called the founder and of which Don Cameron is now the chief director. Mr, Randall cannot he elected Speaker under existing conditions, hut if it were possible to put him in the Chair by any of the combinations lor which he is always ready the Democratic party might as well hang its harp op the willow and re nounce the Presidency In 1884 as an un attainable ambition. England’s Problem. Judge Tour gee in the Continent. There is evidently too much truth in the oft-repeated assertion of the Land Leaguers that the present land act is a farce, i'et it must be confessed that it was a great way for the British Govern ment to go. It is a very radical measure, and by its interference with vested rights overturns, perhaps, more of the traditions of the common law than a'liy legislative measure ever before enacted, The simple admission that the government can and will, under proper oircumstauees. inter fere between landlord and tenant, remit a portion of the rent and compel the accept ance of a price not the result of contract, is one that may well startle the student of English law. But that this doctrine should lie affirmed by a British Parliament, representing the governing classes of a nation in which only little better than one in a thousand owns land in tee-—a country in which the farmer, properly so styled, has become almost ex, tinct by the absorption of the land bv large estates—seems altogether incredible. So far its the system of land tenure is a cause of evil in Ireland, it is the source of like e\ il in England, Indeed, it is probable that the middle and lower classes of the English land workers have been more en damaged in pounds and shillings by the exactions of the land-holding class than Ireland herself. The evil has not be*n so acute, and the oppressed classes have been better able to secure temporary relief by emigration. Nevertheless, the evil is the same in character apd the ultimate danger the same. Already it is asserted by careful statisticians that one in every sixteen 01 the inhabitants of Great Britain is a pauper—at least a re cipient 01 some form of public charity. rh £ With the prescriptive Qt tht? Uindlord in Ireland is onlv the entering w T edge. What is done, no matter how languidly and indifferently in Ireland to-day, must ere long be done thoroughly and effectually in England. That this principle, lying at the very root of all Eng lish jurisprudence, should have been over tinown and discarded in the attempt to relieve Ireland should, at least, teach the Irish people t*Wt brains are more effectual for their Cause than bombs or bludgeons. Policemen Who Made a Mistake. Berlin, May 28.—The Committee of the Reichstag to which was referred the So cialist motion asking for the prosecution of the Kiel police who. arrested Herren Trohne and Vollmar, members of the Heichtbag, on their return from the re cent Socialist convention at Copenhairen bas decided that the pollee acted in good faith, and cannot be prosecuted though their action was contrary to the consti tution. Drunkenness is frequent at many places on Hawaii; both imported and home dis tilled liquor are used. Okolehao is a fa vorite beverage at Kau, It is thought that the most of it comes from a place called Kamaoa, near Kahuku, It is a Pl®®* which affords a fine opportunity for illicit distilling, there being many caves and hiding places on the old lava flows, and the ft, from which the liquor is dis tilled, abundant. Some of the most promi nent natives of Kau are interested in the business, \ PRICE SIO A TEAR. ) I S CENTS A COPT. { BUTLER AND HIS FOES. CHANCES THAT HE WIT,I. OKX THE LIi.D. IN SPITE OF THEM. The Hoars Brins:lag their Puny Oppo sition Against Him— Educational Shortcomings of the Civil Service Com mission—President Arthur’s Move ments. NV ashixgtox. May 2S.—Governor But ler, of Massachusetts, is pretty well able to take care of himself. He has made the silk stockings of Beacon street t-r-remble for many years. He thoroughly disgusted them when he at last succeeded in being elected Governor. And he has been sys tematically worrying them ever since. He has succeeded in turning the laugh on them many times. He has held them up to ridicule of their own making more than once. He is also holding them up to shame to a very considerable extent in exposing the Tewksbury horrors. He keeps them stirred up about twenty-three hours a day out of a possible twenty-four. The internal trouble of Butlerism, which is now convulsing the silk stockings of Mas sachusetts, is whether their beteltuir shall receive the degree of LL. D. from Har vard College. A Boston politician, of Mai wart faith, but with an antipathy to the silk stoekings, told me the situation to-day. It appears that Butler is a gradu ate of the Harvard law school. This would, for a man who has attained the prominence that he lias, in every other community, be of sufficient' weight to induce Harvard College to jump at the chance of making him an LL. 1). But a certain portion of the Harvard manage ment does not seem to be possessed of a g\ mnastic fever. It has been the custom ever since Harvard College was organized for the Governor of the State of Massa chusetts to attend its annual commence ment exercises, accompanied by his staff and to receive the LL. 1). This custom has been unbroken so far. Mr. E. Rook wood Hoar is one of the supervisors of Harvard College. Mr. E. Rockwood Hoar possesses another distinction. He is brother to the sanctimonious and plausible George F. Hoar, the junior Sen ator trom Massachusetts. Between George F. Hoar and Butler there has never been much peace. Butler has been bis bitter opponent, and in a feeble way George F lias been Butler’s bitter opponent? So George F. sicks on bis brother to try and induce the Harvard management to refuse the LL. 1). act to Butler. But it appears thnt the brother docs not ofirry the requi site armament to bring about such a result. In fact, it is amost certain that the great and absorbing national ques tion whether Butler shall or shall not receive the degree of LL. I). will be decided in the affirmative. When this is accomplished Butler will very likelv de cline the honor. He will say he don’t want it. It would be hard to imagine how Butler could go beyond this in bnll haiting and scorching the silk stockings. Butler may not lie much of an aristocrat but he seems to be able to keep up with procession. . ihe Civil Service Reform Commission does not seem to be anv better posted in grammar than its chief,'Dorman B. Eaton is invested with a correct and technical idea of spelling, Dorman B. Eaton has nung to the world that marshal should be spelt with two ll’s. Now come mistakes in grammar in the questions actually adopted by the Civil Service Board for candidates for positions at Uncle Sam’s trough. These questions have been sub, nut tea to the several department!* for ccjM federation by their officials. There nave been discovered in them by officials of one ot the departments no less Vnan seven gross grammatical errors. The word gross is used in the sense of a strict application of scholastic grammar. If it were not for that, the mistakes made might be passed over. But the Civil Service Commission, supposed to be perfect in its] requirements for successful competition, must at least in all common sense l>e as perfect as ita requirements. 1 hat the grammatical errors exist in their questions is a very sad calamity, at least to the ordinary mortal who thinks that he is perfect ir\ errammar A prominent official of the government to? day exphuned the grammatical error made by the Civil Service Commission by sav nig that they did not wish to altogether discourage applicants. They wished to Jet it be understood that mistakes could be made by the commission as well as bv candidates, J Where is President Arthur going after he gets through his present trip to New York! 1 This is a question which you may nave noticed has been variously solved by many astute correspondents located at W ashington. The President has not said where be will go. It lias been announced that he would stay in Washington, that he would go East, that he would go West, that he would go Southwest, and so on around the compass. The President himself has said nor announced anything as to his luture movements. The Presi dent don’t generally say anything till he has taken the train upon a pleasure journey. As would be inferred, the corre spondents are all at sea as to the Presi dent’s movements. But they have dis covered one thing. It is said on “good authority’’that tho President has given three months leave to his cook. This means business. The White House with out a cook would be a very Sahara to the President; so it is ably guessed that the 1 resident does not intend to spend very much time for the next three months in the W bite House, Who re he is going I will allow you to guess for yourself. Potomac. Mr. Davit* Recovering. Keic Orleann A party who has just come in from Beauvoir says that Jefferson Davis is now rapidly recovering his health, and is able to sit up in a chair a part of the time. Ilia sickness is attributed to the fact that dur ing the running off the floods consequent upon the overflow of the Yazoo lands some weeks ago, he visited his plantations there and became infected with the malaria. Instead of prompt treatment, however, he came to New Orleans to share in the festivities attendant upon the wedding of the daughter of his clearest friend, Mr. 3. \ . Ravil, and the over-exertion brought on a reaction that sent him to bed. He was a stubborn patient, refusing to take quinine, and the doctor had ranch trouble in soliciting him to submit to treatment. He yielded his prejudices Anally, and under the constant eare of Drs. Austin and Hong,*tnd the faithful nursing of hie wife, he is now out of danger and rapidly convalescing. Two Events in Maeon. 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