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i ESTABLISHED 1830. (
\ J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. )
ITEMS IX THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
A White Woman and Her Child Perish
lu a Burning Hut Near Quincy—ln
teresting Statistics Concerning Scri
ven County—A Strange Robbery in
Madison.
GEORGIA.
Crawford boasts a local house doing a busi
ness of SIOO,OOO per year.
William G. Anderson, a highly respected
citizen of Cartersville, is dead.
An Athenian traveling in the interests of
a New York commercial house gets a salary
of 13,000 per annum.
Mattie Lee I'rice is the name of the young
Bartow girl whose maenetic powers are pro
nounced a rival to those of the now celebrated
Lula Hurst.
The Oconee county negro horse thief and
barn burner was last week tried for the
former offense and sentenced to fifteen years
iu the penitentiary. He was as quiet as a
lamb in court, and seems to have abandoned
his late threats. He stated to the court that
he hail placed his trust in Christ ami would
accept the sentence willingly.
The Sylvania Telephone, Scriven county,
savs: “There are in the county, 1,172 white
polls and 972 negro polls, making a total of
2.111. Number of aeres of land returned,
404,544: number of acres of wild land return
ed, ls,050; aggregate value of land returned,
$142,::55. aggregate value of wild land return
ed. * ;,2ll: city and town property returned,
s2T,4su; money and solvent debts returned,
77; merchandise returned, S7,MB; whole
amount of taxable properly of all kinds re
turned. $1,210,026; number of lawyers. 11;
number of doctors, 15; number of dentists, 2;
tux on i rote-ion-. $280; amount of poll taxes,
-2.130; amount of State taxes assessed for the
\ , nr. $ .025; amount assessed for county pur
pose, SIO,BOO 19.’’
FLORIDA.
The Mate negro convention was to meet at
i .ainesvilte yesterday.
A candy manufactory has commenced
operations at Tallahassee.
Congres- will be petitioned to make a dona
tion of lands to Florida University.
It is said that the people of "Madison. Jeffer
-ou and .Suwannee counties have the LeUoute
pear fever.
Mi-- Florence Keep, an operatic soprano of
considerable eelebrity, is visiting her brother,
the editor of the Quincy Herald.
A daiiv paper is to be published at Pa
latta. A stock company has been formed
and an agent sent North after material for the
office.
C. It. Sheppard’s residence at Pensacola has
been burned with all its contents. The house
was insured for SI,OOO, but the furniture was
uninsured.
Anew fire engine and a 4:11 pound alarm
bell will be received bv the citizens of Lake
< ity on •>; 7th inst. The event will la l made
the occasion of a parade and a half holiday.
rhe father of E. L. Clark, of Apalachicola,
proves to have been among the ninety-seven
persons who perished by the wrecking of the
-teamship City of Columbus, off Gay Head,
about a month ago.
The Apalachicola Tribune advocates a line
of steamers to olay daily between that oily
and Chattahoochee and carry the mails. It
places the cost of the two boats at $1,806, and
the running cxpen-.es, per annum, at $>.2,400.
The government, the naper thinks, would al
low $12,000 or $15,000 per annum for the mail
service.
The Central line will shortly build anew
steamer in Columbus for the Apalachicola,
Chattahoochee and Flint trade. The Colum
bus iron works will furnish the machinery.
The boat will be a little larger than was the
steamer AYylly. and will have the capacity
for carrying 500 bales of cotton. She is to
have full passenger accommodations.
The Prevatt grove, four miles east of orange
t itv. which has just been purchased by lion.
William Laughridge, ex-member of Congress
from lowa, for SIO,OOO. in size of trees and
quality of fruit is one of the famous groves of
the county. The old trees number only 11:5,
but are from 25 to 40 feet each in height,
whose crown is equally as large. Many now
have from 2.500 to 3.000 oranges each hanging
from their limbs, and the whole number yield
per year from 150,0u0 to 200,000 fine trull. Al
lowing from the same a net profit of only one
cent per orange and the amount shows a very
handsome interest on the cost of the grove.
ITte Quincy Herald says: ‘'On the night of
the 25th tilt. Mary Hampton, a young white
unmarried woman, of twenty summers, with
her child, aged about ti mouths, went to the
li mse of Doug. Wilson, a colored man, w Ineh
is about one and a half miles from Concord,
in this county, ami was given a room to sleep
iu for the night. The house eauglit lire and
she and iter child were burned to death. The
colored man says that at a very late hour of
the night he was aroused by the heat of flames
and the dense smoke, and the fire had ad
vanced so rapidly that he was barely able to
escape with his wife and children, and did not
save any household goods. While putting his
children out of danger he heard the white
i until scream, and ran to rescue her and Iter
child, but they had already become victims of
the merciless flames. The fire originated in
the room where the woman slept. The woman
was a common laborer, and took work where
she could find it. She was of comely appear
ance. very illiterate, and a willing hand.
The Madison Recorder says: “On Wednes
day night a very strange robbery occurred
in this county. Mr. Jacob Worthington, Sr..
an independent, well-to-do farmer and an old
re-ident of the county, woke up on Thursday
■ .orning to find that ti is t wo horses, his buggy,
all of Lu money, which had liecn place t in a
trunk, a quantity of cooked food which had
been left from a log rolling' given bv him
the day before, and two adopted children, one
a boy aged about 11 years! and the other a
girl aged 12, were missing. V white laborer
claiming to l>e from North < arolina. and who
. .1 been working with Mr. Worthington
about a month, was also missing, and it is
-upp i~ed he committed the robberv. A party,
' l ied by Mr. Worthington and his son. set
rmt a. soon as possible to hunt lor the roblier
Mint his plunder and the children and had
’-d him along the road leading to Monti
f aisiaucti, but nothing further
h i- vet Ibeen !„” A- ilb'Utloped in yesfer
daH Nkw” pas-T’
man, Ga., a day or two ago.
SOI TH CAROLINA.
sixty-seven liens have been filed in the
Llerk's office at Lancaster to date.
The receipts of cotton at t harleston to date
are 564,941 bales against 454.397 bales for the
same period last year.
't hree firms have attempted within the past
-ix months to induce Columbia’s citizens to
invest in a $::l,000cotton compress.
Mr-. Llizalieth Nowell died in the poor house
at \bbeville recently, she was admitted to
the institution in I*s4—thirty years ago.
Ihe Town Council of Orangeburg have
given out a contract for boring an artesian
well to supply the town and factory with
water.
rhe boiler of a steam cotton gin and grist
mill exploded at Dawkins' station, eight miles
front Alston, the other day, instantly decapi
tating a colored man named Calvin Babb.
gov. Thompson lias appointed John A.John
-on. M.D., M. M. Stuns, M.D., and Edward
Mazvi-k. M.l>., quarantine officersrcs|ective
ly for the quarantine stations of Port Koval.
M. Helena and Georgetown.
The County Treasurer of Orangeburg has
collected $3.000 from the South Carolina ltail
wav Company for last year’s taxes. About
$ '.■'si of this goes to the county, and will go a
great way to make up last year's deficiency.
" itliam and Russell Gregory were arrested
near Lancaster Saturday. The Gregory U>vs
were on tlieir way to give themselves up, and
did not resist the officers who arrested them.
I'he charge against them, it will l>e remem
bered, is murder.
The jury of inquest in the matter ol the
death of Miss Laura Kinard reassembled Sat
urday last at Newberry, but adjourned with
out taking any testimony until '.Saturday, the
yt It of February. There has been no anal vsis
of the stomach yet.
.lames Carroll, boatswain of .lay Gould's
yacht, the Atalanta. died iu the City Hospital
id i harleston, on Friday last, and was buried
Saturday. The deceased received some inju
ries on board the yacht on her voyage down,
and contracted a cold which developed into
pneumonia.
A correspondent of the Berkeley Gasctte
writes from .John's Island, under date of the
r*tli, that while a negro woman living on the
t'.and was away at her work, one of her two
little children, whom she had left at home by
themselves, caught on fire and the terrified
child ran into a blade house. The flames were
quickly transmitted to the inflammable fod
der and the entire bouse was soon in a blaze.
Among the smoking debris only a few charred
remains were found to tell the awful death of
the little victim.
A Better Thing.
Wall Street .Veres.
A lawyer across the Hudson received a
call the other day from a man who wanted
to begin a suit* against a railroad com
pany. He claimed to have been run over
t>y a hand car, but close questioning re
vealed the fact that the ear was in pos
session of a gang ol boys. “I'm afraid
we eouhl not hold the company responsi
ble,’’ said the lawyer when he had all the
particulars. “But the company owns the
track and the hand car,” protested the
man. “Yes, but that won’t do you any
good. Are you anxious for a’ suit?”
”X\ ell, I’ve rather set my heart ou one.”
“Let’s see. Did you go jto war?” ‘ No.”
“Have you anv relatives there!” “I had
a brother living in Virginia when the
war broke out.” “Good! He owned a
farm, and the Union troops occupied it
and damaged him in the extent of $15,000.
XVe consequently tile a claim against the
Government for that sum and interest.
Don’t say another word about suing a
railroad company; we’ve got a better
thing.” “But niy brother isn’t dead!”
“Then go and kill him at once! We’ve
got a dead sure thing on Uncle Sam, and
trifles must not be allowed to stand in the
way. Please kill him so as to be back by
4 o’clock to swear to the claim.”
Young men, middle aged men and all
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once restored by it there is no relapse.
Try it; it never fails. $1; 6 for $5. At
druggists, or by mail from J. H. Allen,
315 First avenue, New York city.
'IP e Sanumali Jjjmg.
BRUNSWICK ITEMS.
The Building Boom—The Towboat Fleet
—The New Bank.
Brunswick, Feb. 4.—The Advertiser
and Appeal of Saturday last furnishes a
long list ot the buildings now under
contract and in course of erection in this
city. While necessarily incomplete, it
presents a fair representation oi the vig
orous tone now prevailing in every de
partment of our community. The same
spirit is manifested along the water front.
Extensive improvements and additions
are being made to our shipping facilities.
The harbor now contains a large num
ot “square riggers” of heavy tonnage, all
bound to foreign ports.
A company has been organized to pur
chase a first class new tow boat to be
added to the fleet already in the harbor.
Besides this Messrs. Horace, William and
John Dart have on the stocks, and well
advanced, a finely modeled steamboat lor
towing purposes, (.'apt. John Vandaily
launched last week his handsome steam
water boat, and is rapidly fitting up his
machinery. She is a grand step forward
from the unprogressive “smoothing iron”
model ol the old sail water boat, and In
keeping with the forward movement of
everything around the city.
The Egmont of the new Satillu river line
has had to double up on her schedule
already, and besides tows a barge every
trip to accommodate the freight business
worked up by the line.
The contemplated canal, which is to
shorten the distance between Brunswick
and Satilla Bluff about 24 miles, will soon
lie commenced.
The First National Bank of Brunswick
opens up for business on the Gtb inst.
Mr. James Herr Smith, for many years
bookkeeper for J. H. McCullough’s lum
ber house of this city, has returned from
Pennsylvania to accept the position of
cashier. Mr. Charley Way, formerly
hank clerk in C. n. Dexter’s bank, will
he teller. The President is C. Downing,
Jr., of Downing, Paterson & Cos. Direc
tors. A. E. Buck, W. E. Burbage, XV. A.
Fuller, XV. B. Burroughs, Morris Michel
son. lieu ben K. XValker and C. Downing,
Jr.
The handsome memorial window for the
front ot the new Catholic church was put
in position on Saturday. It is of solid,
moulded glass, the glass of each color
being separate and distinct and worked
into a mosaic (apparently hand-work),
and is very heavy. It reaches from the
first floor up to the gable, high above the
choir gallery. The names of the subscri
bers are also given in relief, and inscribed
as a memorial to Father P. J. McCabe,
the deceased pastor, who was the pro
jector of the new church.
The entire police force are now out with
their elegant cadet gray uniforms. It is
a complete military suit, hut instead of
derbys they should' wear the regular hel
mets.
The Brunswick Riflemen are preparing
for a grand parade and ball on the 22d
inst. They are also bending their ener
gies towards erecting the new armory.
Rumor says that we are to welcome a
brand new artillery company to the list of
citizen soldiery before long.
The New Bedford whaler Lottie E.
Cook, now cruising withmie whaling fleet
oil' our bar, cut up and boiled a sixty-foot
whale in the harbor on Saturday.
The Nelson House, now operated by
Messrs. Cook & Clark, oi Atlanta, is hav
ing a splendid patronage and growing
more and more popular. Travel seems to
be on the increase.
The city has purchased and put up a
1,006-pound tire alarm bell on the new en
gine house of the Oeeanics. It can be
heard on St. Simon’s Island,
A petition is being circulated to have
the authorities to establish a standard
time. As it is now bells and whistles can
be heard from 11:30 to 1:30 everyday,
some blowing the quarter hours, and it is
impossible to keep up with the times.
Employers are complaining very much of
I be confusion caused by it.
X\ . 11. Daniel, Esq., of Savannah, was
in the city during last week interested in
insurance matters.
Mr. Jno. M. Guerard was recently in
the city on professional business.
A LIFE SPENT IN JAIL.
George Thompson, the First Inmate of
Sing Sing, Sentenced Again.
George Thompson, better known as
“Black George,” the original of picture
No. 504 Rogues’ Gallery, and the man
who boasts with pride that he was the
first prisoner to enter Sing Sing, was
brought before Justice Walsh, Brooklyn,
Saturday, says the New Y ork World, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for six
months. The old man has grown more
feeble since last be was arrested. His
features have become haggard, his step
uncertain. He was hobbling towards
Catharine Ferry Friday night with a door
mat under his arm when an officer of the
Y'ork street station recognized the coon
skin cap that he wore and arrested him.
Old George appeared to be greatly
grieved to think that the officer suspected
him of stealing, and as he entered the sta
tion he was remarking something about
tho rights of citizens.
“Old George hej-e again i” exclaimed
the Sergeant as he recognized the ancient
prisoner,
“Pis is ’de las’ time, boss; I’m gittin’
*<>o old to go about any mo’,” returned
the munuiA.. , . i
When Justice AV
upon him for stealing the u- ' r “Ht, tne
old man bowed his bead reverently
bit off a quid of tobacco from a black look
ing plug. Thompson is 84 years of age.
He has been .a thief beyond the remem
brance of tlie oldest police official in
Brooklyn. Since he has grown decrepit
his attention has been turned to the steal
ing of door mats. He did not run much
risk of detection in that line of the busi
ness, and although he has taken mats
from nearly every street in the city he
has not served any very long periods of
imprisonment. He is known at every
penal institution in the vicinity. He say’s
that the happiest moments of liis life have
.been spent behind grated doors, and so
anxious is he to return alter the expira
tion of a term of imprisonment that he
will steal when an officer is looking at
him. His entire prison life is nearly 60
vears.
THE I'OIITER CASE.
How tlie House Looked to a Corres
pondent Friday When the Case Was
Under Consideration.
Fitz John Porter sat in the gallery for
more than eight hours, says the corres
pondent ot the Boston -Advertiser, Satur
day afternoon and evening. At the close
he received the congratulations of scores
of friends that, after all these years, the
House of Representatives, by more than
100 majority, had done all m its power to
make reparation for the injustice toward
him for years. It was a proud moment
for him. His eyes glistened with old
time iustrp as he looked over the balcony
and heard the verdict given. All day long
the parliamentary battle had raged. The
spectators could almost see the clash of
armies and hear the thunder ot
artillery, as they were depicted
by the hot debaters. Jlareugo,
Balaklava, Bannockburn and all
the great battles of history were appealed
to for illustrations. The handling of
troops, the headlong charge, the duel of
artillery, the surges ot victory and defeat
could almost be telt as the veterans of the
war fought their battles over again, charg
ing again and again to restore or to fur
ther disgrace Porter. On the Republican
side the party whip was cracked to keep
this one man down. The Southerners
were taunted with being rebels, Grant
was belittled, Schofield accused. Porter
hissed at, in the hope of making a little
party capital at the expense of this one
old man. But the line of North and South,
ot l nion and Rebel soldiers, could not be
thus drawn. Federal soldiers pleaded
Porter s cause, and Republicans voted for
his restoration. Among Porter’s friends
were 10 w tioh3d fought in the Union army
—3 generals, 7 colonels, .3 captains, anil
ti privates. Of the New England mem
bers, 13 were for Porter and but 0 against
him.
Died at the Piano.
Mrs. John W. Staten, a wealthy widow
of Jerseyville, 111., says a St. Louis special
of the 2d inst., dropped dead that day. She
was playing the piano in the parlor of her
residence, and her son by a former hus
band. David E. Brown, was standing by
her playing the violin. Suddenly, with
out a sigii or a word of warning, her
fingers ceased to move, and before her
son could receive an answer to his ques
tion as to why she stopped she tell from
the stool dead.
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| AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
A PROPOSITION TO PUT AN EX
PORT TAX ON COTTON.
One Cent Per Pound the Rate Favored
by Air. Robinson—Air. Alorrison’s Tar
ill' Reduction Bill Introduced In the
House—A Full Review of Its Provis
ions.
Washington, Feb. 4. —Representative
Robinson, of New Y'ork, says, in explana
tion of the joint resolution introduced by
him to-day proposing amending the con
stitutional amendment to permit of an
export tax on cotton, that should the
amendment be adopted it will be followed
by a proposition to fix the tax at 1 cent
per pound, which, it is estimated, would
bring an annual revenue to the govern
ment o( $13,000,000.
MR. MORRISON’S TARIFF BILL.
Representative Morrison completed his
tariff bill this morning, and during the
call of States introduced it in the House.
The bill was prepared last week with the
exception ol placing a few articles on the
free list, concerning which Mr. Morrison
was undecided. A reduction of 20 per
cent, is made in numerous articles, while
iu a few cases the reduction is greater or
less than this rate. A provision prevents
any reduction to a rate lower than in the
Morrill act of 1861.
The title of Mr. Ylorrison’s tariff bill is:
“An act to reduce the import duties and
war tariff taxes.” It provides that on
and after the first day of Julv, 1884, in
lieu of duties and rates of 'duty im
posed by law on the importation
of the goods, wares and mer
chandise mentioned in the several
schedules of “an act to reduce internal
revenue taxation and for other purposes,”
approved March 3,1883, and hereinafter
enumerated, there shall be levied, collect
ed and paid 80 per cent, of the several
duties and rates of duty now imposed on
said articles severally, that is to say: on
all articles mentioned in schedule “I,”
cotton and cotton goods; schedule “J,”
hemp, jute and flax goods, other than jute
butts; schedule “K,” wool and woolens;
schedule “C,” metals other than ores;
schedule “M,” books, papers,etc.; sched
ule “E,” sugar; schedule “F,” tobacco;
schedule “D,” wood and wooden ware,
except as hereinafter provided; on
all articles subject to ad valorem
duty in schedule 8., earthen ware and
glassware; scheduleG., provisions, ex
cept as hereinafter provided; schedule
N., sundries other than precious stones,
salt, coal, bristles and lime, and schedule
A., chemical products, except as lierein
uttor provided.
No duty or rate of duty shali after said
Ist day of July, 1884, be levied, collected
or paid in excess of 40 percent, ad valo
rem.or its equivalent,on cotton and cotton
goods; 50 per cent, ad valorem or its
equivalent on metals, and 60 per cent,
ad valorem on wool and woolen
goods, provided that nothing
in this act shall operate
to reduce the duty above imposed on any
article below the rate at which said ar
ticles were severally dutiable under “an
act to provide for the payment of the out
standing Treasury notes, to authorize a
loan, to regulate and fix duties on im
ports and for other purposes;” approved
March 2,1861, commonly called the Mor
rill tariff,on all unpolished cylinder crown
and common window glass, or cast polish
ed plate glass unsilvered, exceeding 24
by 60 inches square; on salt in bags,
sacks, barrels or other packages or in
bulk.
Bec. 2. On and alter the first day of July,
1884, the importation of the articles enu
merated and described in this section
shall be exempt from duty, that is to say.
iron ore, including manganiferous iron
ore. dross or residuum from burnt pyrites
and sulphur ore, copper imported in the
form of ores, lead ore and lead dross,
nickel in ore, matte, chromate of
iron, or chromic ore- coal, slack or
culum; coal, bituminous or shale;
timber hewn and sawed, and timber used
for spars in building wharves; wood
manufactures, not specially enumerated
or provided for in this act; hay; chiccorv
root, ground or unground, burnt or pre
pared: acorns and dandelion root, raw or
prepared; and all other articles used or
intended to be used as cofiee or as sub,
stitutes therefor not specially enumerated
or provided for in this act; jute butts,
bristles, beeswax, lime, glycerine,
crude, fish, glue or isinglass,
sponges, dextrine, burnt starch,
gum substitute or British gum;
extract of hemlock and other bark used for
tanning not otherwise enumerated or
provided for in this act; indigo, extracts
of and carmined, tartars partly refined,
including Lee’s crystals, cement, Roman,
Portland and all others; whiting and
Paris white dry; wood tar; coal tar;
crude coal tar, products of, such as
naphtha, benzine, benzole, dead oil and
pitch; ail preparations ol coal tar, not
colors or dye, not specifically enumerated
or provided for in this act; log
wood and other dye wood, extracts
and decoctions of ochre and ochery
earths; umber and umber earths,
and sienna and sienna earths; all earths
or clays unwrought or unmanufactured,
not specially enumerated or provided for
in this act; all barks, beans, berries,
balsams, buds, bulbs, and bulbous roots
and excrescences; such as nut galls,
fruits, flowers, dried fibres, grains, gums,
aud gum resins, herbs, leaves, lichens,
mosses, nuts, roots and stems, spices,
vegetables, seeds, “aromatic, not garden
seeds,” and seeds of morbid growth,
weeds, woods used expressly for dyeing,
itlid dried insects; ’ any' ot
- foregoing of which are
not edible wlj ieh have been advanced
iu value or condition by or sri'cl
ing or by other process of manufacture,
and not specially enumerated or provided
for in this act.
MR. HAMMOND’S PRESIDENTIAL SUCCES-
SION SCHEME.
Representative Hammond’s bill, intro
duced to-day, to amend the Constitution
as to the offices and duties of the Presi
dent and Vice President of the United
States provides tor the election of a Presi
dent and three Vice Presidents, each
chosen for the same number of years.
The first Vice President shall be Presi
dent of the Senate, and the second or
third Vice President shall occupy that
position in case of the removal from
office of the President of the United
States. In case of the removal of the
President the office is to be held by the
first, second or third Vice President, in
order, and when only a Vice Presi
dent of the United States shall exercise
the office of President, the Senate shall
elect a President pro tempore, and Con
gress may by law provide for a successor
of the third Vice President when removed
from the Presidential chair.
RESTRICTING THE TERMS OF OFFICES.
The bill to repeal the sections of the Re
vised Statutes restricting the term of
certain offices to four years, introduced
by Representative Willis to-day, Is an
other step toward civil service reform.
It was prepared by the New York Civil
Service Reform Association, and provides
that the offices at present limited to a
term ot four years shall be held at the
will of the appointing power, or during
good behavior and competency. The
offices affected by the bill are those of
United States District Attorneys, Chief
Justices and Associate Justiees’of Terri
tories, Presidential Postmasters, Survey
ors General ot Territories and Collectors
of Customs.
UNION PACIFIC CONTRACTS.
On motion of Senator Van Wyck the
Senate to-day adopted the following:
Ilesolred, That the Secretary of the In
terior inform the Senate whether the
Union Pacific Rhilroad Company has is
sued any new stock or made any mort
gage pledges, lease, running arrange
ment, or other traffic contract since the
passage of the act of March 3, 1573, which
prohibited any ot the above enumerated
acts without’ the specific sanction of
Congress.
SPEER A WITNESS.
Emory Speer, United States District
Attorney for the Northern District of
Georgia,’ testified to-day before the House
Committee on Expenditures in the De
partment of Justice in regard to the
frauds and irregularities in the office of
Deputy United States Marshals in the
district he represents. Mr. Speer will
return to Georgia immediately to resume
his official duties.
IN FAVOIf OF MAYO.
The sub-committee of the House Com
mittee on Elections to-day submitted a
report to the full committee recommend
ing that Representative Mayo, in the con
tested election case of Garrison vs. Mayo,
of \ lrginia, be given his seat on the priina
facie evidence. The report was approved
by the full committee.
NOMINATED FOR POSTMASTERS.
The President to-day nominated the
following Postmasters: John F. Warwick,
at Tallade, Ala.; J. R. Horner, at Tusca
loosa. Ala.; Samuel Thompson, at Bir
mingham, Ala.; Perry L. Harrison, at
Huntsville, Ala.; and H. C. Farris, at
Columbia, Tenn.
ELMER RESIGNS AND LYMAN PROMOTED.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1884.
Elmer has resigned, and the President to
day nominated to be his successor Henry
D. Lyman, present chief clerk of the bu
reau in the Post Office Department pre
sided over by Mr. Elmer.
IN FAVOR OF MACON’S PUBLIC BUILDING.
The House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds to-day directed favor
able reports on Mr. Blount’s bill for the
erection of a public building at Macon,
Ga., to cost SIOO,OOO.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomi
nations of Jos. H. Durkee to be United
States Marshal of Florida, and Jesse A.
Wilder to be Postmaster at Bainbridge,
SOUTH CAROLINA’S COMMISSIONER.
The President to-day appointed A. P.
Butler Commissioner to represent South
Carolina at the New Orleans Exposition,
with W. L. Mauldin as alternate.
IX SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of tlie Proceedings in
Both Bodies.
Washington. Feb. 4.— The Chair laid
before the Senate to-day the message from
the President which was laid before the
House of Representatives on Friday,
transmitting the report of the Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs on the subject ol
the right of way of the Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul Railway Company
through Lake Traverse to the Indian res
ervation; also, a communication from the
Secretary of the Interior, transmitting
letters from-Rufus Hatch relating to the
lease for a hotel site in Yellowstone Park,
and from the officer in charge of the roads
and bridges in the same park relating to
the condition of such roads and bridges.
Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Privi
leges and Elections, reported a resolution
authorizing that committee to work by
sub-committees, which may sit wherever
they may, in making investigations under
the Sherman resolutions, find it neces
sary. The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Ala hone, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported
favorably and had placed on the calendar
bills authorizing the erection of public
I mUdine's at Greenville, S. C., and Key
West, Fla.
A message was received from the House
of Representatives announcing the pas
sage by that body of the bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter.
Bills were reported as follows:
By Mr. Hoar, favorably, from the Com
mittee on Judiciary, an original bill to
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States,
By Air. Biair, favorably, from the Com
mittee ou Education and Labor, a bill to
establish a bureau of statistics of labor.
Bills were introduced and appropriately
referred as follows:
By Air. Alorgan—To provide for the
erection of a public building at Hunts
ville, Ala.
By Air. Wilson—To prevent the publica
tion of lottery advertisements in the Ter
ritories and the DistricLof Columbia.
The Senate took up the unfinished busi
ness on its calendar, being the bill pro
viding a method for perfecting incomplete
titles to lands held under Alexican laud
grants, on which subject a debate arose.
Alessrs. Conger and Hawley opposed the
bill reported by the committee, which re
fers the settlement of titles to the courts of
the various States and Territories affected.
They favored a commission which should
take into consideration all claims. Alessrs.
Bayard and Alanderson defended the bill.
Mr. Jones, of Nevada, and Air. Dawes
also participated in the debate.
Without reaching a vote the Senate went
into executive session, and soon after
wards adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Air. Hammond, of Georgia, who has
been ill since the convening of Congress,
appeared at the bar of the House this
morning and took the oath of office.
The Speaker announced the following
committee appointments and changes,
stating that where changes were made
they were at the request of the members
concerned:
Hirer* and Harbors.— Mr. Thomas in place
of Mr. Cliace.
Mississippi Levees. —Air. Chaco in place of
Mr. Thomas.
\amtl Affairs. —G. D. Wise in place of Air.
Eaton.
Foreign Affairs.— Air. Eaton in place of G.
I). Wise.
Education.—Hr. Rockwell in place of Air.
Milliken.
Kexpenditures in the State Department.—Ur.
Davis, of Illinois, in place of Air. Price.
I.i'/uor Traffic.—Mr. Price iu place of Air.
Davis, of Illinois.
District of Columbia. —Messrs, Worthington
and Rockwell.
Expenditures in the Department of Justice.—
Messrs. Crisp and Milliken.
Air. Houk, of Tennessee, offered a reso
lution directing the Committee on Educa
tion to inquire into the working and man
agement of agricultural colleges in aid of
\y licit lands have been granted to several
States and Territories, and to recommend
such measures as will secure to the in
dustrial classes the benefits intended by
the act of Congress donating those lands.
The resolution was referred.
Under a call of the States a large num
ber of bills, resolutions, etc., were intro
duced aud referred, among them the fol
lowing;
By Mr. Alorrison, of Illinois—To reduce
the import duties and war tarift'taxes.
By Air. Eaton, of Connecticut—For the
punishment of officers of the United States
for illegal use of money or any other thing
of value in elections,
By Air. Robinson, of New Y'ork—-Amend
ing the Constitution by providing that an
export tax, such as Congress may deem
just and proper for the encouragement of
the home manufacture of our domestic
Products, may be levied on raw or manu
factured cotton.
By Air. Russell, of Alassachusel ts—Con
ferring a naval appointment on Lieut. J.
O. Rhodes, now of the Revenue Service,
attached to the cutter Dexter, who ren
dered great service at the wreck of the
City of Columbus.
By Air. Long, of Alassachusetts—For
the establishment of a life saving station
at Gay Read.
By Air. O’Neill, of Alissouri—For tlie
condemnation oi land and material needed
in the work of the improvement of the
Mississippi river; also, to define the duties
and jurisdiction of the Mississippi River
Commissioners, to authorise the condem
nation of land and material and to pro
vide penalties for acts in hindrance of the
improvement of that river.
By Mr. Weller, of lowa—For the relief
of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition. [lt
authorizes"the President'to offer a reward
of SIOO,OOO to any vessel that may, within
the year 1884, rescue Lieut, Qreely and
his party, the reward to be paid in stand
ard silver dollars.| Also, for the erection
of public buildings at Tallahassee, Fla.,
and Brunswick, Ga.
Air. ltandall, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a resolution providing
that the rules of the nouee of the Forty
sixth Congress, as amended by this House,
shall be the rules of the House lor the
Forty-eighth Congress until further order.
He explained that the effect of the resolu
tion was to bring into force and effect the
rules of the Forty-sixth Congress as
amended by the present House. A num
ber of amendments were offered, and,
without action upon any of them, or upon
Air. Randall’s report, the matter went
over till Thursday and the House ad
journed.
THE FORFEITED PRIVATEER.
Judge Hughes Renders a Decision
Which Settles the Vessel’s Fate.
Richmond,Va., Feb. 4.—Judge Hughes,
of the United States Court, has rendered
a decision in the case of cannons,guns and
other munitions of war seized here last
July on board the schooner E. G. Irwin,
on the charge that they were intended for
insurgents in Hayti. The decision was
that the steamer called the Mary N.
Hogan was, in July last, in New York,
made ready to be sent to the-waters f
Hayti to cruise and commit hostilities in
those waters as a gunboat in behalf of the
insurgents of that island against its gov
ernment, and that the munitions seized
on board the Irwin were intended to be
put on the Hogan and used for her arma
ment in hostilities against the Haytien
Republic, and therefore the property was
forteited. A decree was accordingly en
tered to-day for the forfeiture and sale of
the seized goods.
Failures in Business.
New Y'ORK,Feb. 4. —Levy, Davis A Cos.,
dry goods dealers at Richmond, Va., have
made an assignment to A. M. Keilv,
They succeeded A. J. Lew & Cos., about’a
year ago, prior to which Levy was of the
old linn of Levy Bros., who failed some
years ago.
DOUBLE BANKRUPTCY IN PARIS.
Paris, Feb. 4.—The Tribunal of Com
merce has declared the Credit de France
and the Credit de Paris bankrupt.
Mr. I. B. Battle, Wadley, Ga., says:
“Brown’s Iron Bitters cured me of poor
appetite, general debility and sleepless
ness.”
OHIO FACED BY A FLOOD.
THE RIVER BANK FULL FROM
END TO END.
Heavy Rains Reported Throughout its
Length—Cellars Flooded at Cincinnati
and the Scene of Last Year's Disaster
Again Devastated—No Lives Yet Lost,
but Terrible Times Coming.
Cincinnati, Feb. 4.—Grave apprehen
sions are felt of another disastrous flood
here. The Ohio river is bank full from
end to end. The earth is saturated and
the ice and snow not all gone. The river
stood at 49 feet 11 inches at 3 o’clock this
afternoon. Between 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock
to-night it rose 9 inches. A heavy rain
fell nearly all the afternoon, growing
heavier at night.
ALL THE CELLARS FLOODED.
Already all the cellars along the river
are flooded, and some manufacturing
establishments have been compelled to
suspend operations.
A break, 100 feet in length, caused by
the pressure ot the back -ater against
the embankment of the street, has oc
curred in McLean avenue.
AN ILL-FATED SPOT.
This is the same place where the break
happened last year engulphing a number of
persons and injuring the railroad depot.
2so lives were lost this time nor was any
property damaged, and the break caused
only slight inconvenience to the Southern
Road.
HEAVY RAINS REPORTED.
The reports received show that rain is
beginning in the West and moving east,
ward. The indications point to a heavy
rain all night all along the river from here
to Pittsburg, and unless cold weather
follows quickly the results will be dis
astrous.
AN IRISH DYNAMITE COLONY IN PARIS.
New York, Feb. 4.—A London special
says that the Chronicle asserts that an
Irish-American colony of dynamiters
exists in Paris, secreted among the Irish
1 ami lies resident in that citv. Its
members include adherents of the Gal
lagher, Rossa and Ford factions, and the
colony derives a large part of its support
irom Congressman Finarty’s “O’Donnell
vengeance fund.”
LABOR’S REVOLUTION.
Fall River’s 3,000 Spinners Go Out on
their Threatened Strike.
1 all River, Mass., Feb. 4. — The striko
at ten mills was inaugurated this morn
ing. The Border City Mills are running
as usual with the exception of the spin
ners. A few spinners are at work at the
three union mills, and all the other de
partments are running. At the Chace
Alills one spinner is at work, and all the
other departments are in full operation.
The Wampanoag mill is running with the
exception of the spinners’ department.
At the Slade mill the weavers joined the
spinners on the strike and only the cloth
rooms and part of the cards are running.
Sagamore No. 1 mill started as usual this
morning, and as no spinners came in af
ter half an hour they shutdown. Tecura
seh No. 1 mill started up as usual, and as
no spinners came in it shutdown at noon.
PETERSBURG’S STRIKERS GIVE IN.
Petersburg, Va., Feb. 4.— The hands
employed in the tobacco factories of this
city, who struck on January 14 in eonse
quench of a reduction of 25 cents in their
wages, returned to work this morning in
the two largest factories without the
reduction being restored. It is said that
tho rest of the strikers will shortly resume
work,
ALL AT WORK AT LAWRENCE.
Lawrence, Alass., Feb. 4.—A full com
plement of operatives is working under a
reduction at the Atlantic mills to-day,
and there are no fears of a strike. The
reduction in the mule spinners’ wages
averages 3 per cent.
AI. ROUHER’S OBSEQUIES.
Military Honors to be Allowed, but no
Party Demonstration.
Paris. Feb. 4. —The funeral of M. Bouher
will be made the occasion of a Napoleonic
demonstration. There is some talk on the
part of the government of placing AI.
Ilouher’s apartments under seal, as it is
believed that important documents relat
ing to a second empire are among his pa
pers.
DETAILS OF THE OBSEQUIES.
Paris, Feb. 4, 11 p. m.— The body of AI.
Rouher has been embalmed and placed in
the state salon of his residence. The fu
neral will take place Thursday from the
Church of St. Augustine. Prince Napo
leon, Princess Alathilde, and all the prom
inent Bonapartists will attend the funeral.
The government will allow military hon
ors to be paid to the deceased, by virtue
ot his membership of the Legion of Honor,
but will suppress any party demonstrn
tion.
FRANCE AND CHINA,
Communication Between M. Ferry and
Tseng Virtually Suspended.
Paris, Feb. 4.—Prime Alinister Ferry
has received no communication from the
Chinese Legation during the month just
past,
TSENG NOT TO RETURN TO PARIS.
Le National says that Alarquis Tseng
has informed Earl Granville, the British
Alinister of Foreign Affairs, that he will
not return to Paris unless he receives in
structions from Pekin to do so.
THE DEFEAT OF THE MINISTRY.
Le Temps says that the double defeat of
the French Cabinet Saturday in no way
involves the resignation of the Alinisters.
FRANCE SEEKING LASCARS.
Bombay, Feb. 4. —Owing to an attempt
to enroll Lascars for service with the
French in Tonquin the police have been
Ordered to prevent the shipping of Lascars
on board French mun-of-war.
The Queen’s Speech.
London, Feb. 4.—The tenor of the
Queen’s speech, as communicated to the
press letter the party dinners to-day at the
residences of Premier Gladstone ana Earl
Granville, confirms the general expecta.
tion of an absence of particular interest
in or definite statement regarding Great
Britain’s relations with France on the
Madagascar and Chinese questions, and
concerning the Australian federation
policy,
London, Feb. 5, 2 a. m.—The Queen’s
speech will express the hope that the
American fisheries question will be
arranged satisfactorily.
Socialist Dangers in Austria.
London, Feb. 4.—Count Von Taate, the
President of the Council and Minister of
the Interior of Austria, has informed the
Standard’s correspondent at Vienna that
the government possesses information in
regard to Socialist dangers far more
serious than any yet published. Several
arrests for Socialistic practices were
made yesterday. Some of the persons
arrested were foreigners, and have been
sent across the borders.
Greely’s Rescuer.
Washington, Feb. 4.— Capt. William
A. Kirkland, who now commands the re
ceiving snip Colorado, at New York, has
volunteered to command the proposed
Greely relief expedition, and he will in
all probability be assigned to that duty.
The Secretary of the Navy has opened
negotiations for the purchase of either the
British ship New Pandora or the British
ship Alert for use in the proposed expedi
tion.
De Lesseps' Agreement with England.
Paris, Feb. 4.—A letter from the British
Government will be officially transmitted
to the Directors of the Suez Canal Com
pany at their monthly meeting to-morrow,
approving the convention of M. de Les
seps wifh the British steamship owners.
The letter does not discuss the question of
a monopoly. M. de Lesseps will ask the
shareholders to-morrow to ratify the
agreement.
The Fisheries Convention.
London, Feb. 5, 2 a. m.—The Daily
Sews this morning says that it has re
ceived advices to the effect that America
has denounced the Fisheries Convention
with Great Britain. It is expected that
negotiations for anew convention will
begin immediately.
A great many people feel themselves
gradually failing. They don’t know just
what Is the matter, but they suffer from a
combination of indescribable aches and
pains, which each month seem to grow
worse. The only sure remedy known that
will counteract this Teeling and restore
Serfect health is Brown’s Iron Bitters.
ly rapid assimilation it purifies the blood,
drives out disease, gives health and
strength to every portion reached by the
circulatory system, renews wasted tissues
and restores robust health and strength,
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
An Estimable Young Farmer's Murder
Avenged by Lynchers.
Rendville, Ohio, Feb. 4. Peter
Clifford, a brakemau on the Ohio Central
Railroad, was awakened late Saturday
night by two men who asked him to come
to the door. As soon as the door was
opened one of the men put a pistol to
Clifford’s breast and fired. Clifford fell
into the arms of his wife, saying: “The
Hickeys have killed me,” and died in a
few minutes. He was a much esteemed
young man and had but recently been
married. The Hickeys, four in number,
and Joseph Reddy, a brother-
V ot w Richard Hickey,
all ol whom bear a bad name, were ar
rested. Last night a mob of several hun
dred men surrounded the jail, and took
Richard Hickey and Reddvtoa grove near
by, where Hickey was bung. He refused
to confess or denv the murder. Reddy
was also strung up, but the rope broke,
and he protested his innocence and begged
trial ite ° ÜBly that tbe crowd 9 l )are d him for
MRS. STKIBLIN’S RAVIBHER LYNCHED.
T Rumbus, Ga., Feb. 4.—The negro,
Jeff Rogers, who outraged and brutally
sobbed Mrs. Striblinin tbe northern part
of Chambers county, Ala,, was forcibly
taken from Lafayette jail about 12 o’clock
Saturday night and hanged to a tree.
About fifty men were engaged In the
lynching.
ALLOWED TO ESCAPE.
Bill Butler, another negro confined in
the same cell with Rogers, was allowed to
(hake his escape.
A MURDERER LYNCHED.
Galveston, Feb. 4.—A dispatch irom
croekelt says: “A negro named Sandy
Robinson, who recently murdered Deputy
Sheriff James Lathrop, of Leon countv,
v\as taken from jail at 1 o’clock vesterdav
morning by 100 masked horsemen anil
hanged near the graveyard.”
professional cracksmen secure
$6,000.
Annapolis, Md., Feb. 4.—The post
bfflee safe here was robbed last night of
$3,000 in money and $3,000 worth of stumps.
The job was apparently the work of skill
ful professionals.
ROAD AGENTS ROB TWO STAGES.
Galveston, Feb. 4.—A YYhitesboro
dispatch says: “Both stages running be
tween Whitesboro and Gainesville were
robbed yesterday by three road agents.
sooo was secured, Mr. Moon, who was
on the coach, stopped and leveled his pis
tal at one of the robbers, but desisted
from firing upon discovering a Winchester
pressed against his own ribs by a high
wayman. who requested him to band over
his pistol and mouey,
IRELAND AND THE IRISH.
The I‘ariiellites Meet and Outline Their
Policy In Parliament.
Dublin, Feb. 4. —A conference of the
Parnellite leaders this morning appointed
Jno. E. Redmond, member of Parliament
lor New Ross, and Edward Sheil, member
for Meath, .whips for the Irish party. It
lias decided'to oppose the Long municipal
bill unless a similar bill for Dublin
should be introduced. It was decided to
introduce Dills amending the acts which
relate to land aud to laborers. These
will deal with couuty government, muni
cipal franchise, fisheries, reclamation of
land, the poor laws, national teachers,
and registration of voters. It was agreed
that during the debate ou the address in
reply to the Queen's speech, the l’ar
nellites should call attention to the re
cent course of the Irish executive, espe
cially the wanton stoppage of
public meetings. Tbe confer
ence further decided to intro
duce a bill providing technical education
and tlie planting of trees, and to move for
a commission to inquire into the disposi
tion of property held by the suppressed
trade guilds of London. They declared
further that any government bill dealing
with the property of London companies in
Ireland should be devoted to works of
public utility in Ireland. Expressions of
regret at the death of Wendell Phillips
were adopted.
The conference also passed a resolution
warning the people of America and
Australia against placing reliance on
Irish news telegraphed by the English
news agency, and expressed profound
sorrow at the death of Father AValsh,
Treasurer of the Irish National League of
America. ‘
KRKINGTON AND THE IRISH PRIESTS.
Rome, Feb. 4.—Mr. Errington, the semi
official English envoy to the Y'atican, be
fore leaving Rome had a conference with
Cardinal Simeoni, Prefect of the Propa
ganda, concerning the [conduct aud atti
tude of the Irish priesthood.
DAVITT’S DEMANDS.
London. Feb. 4.—Michael Davitt spoke
at Glasgow to-day. He said that Ireland
should have a self government similar to
that of Canada. He declared that the
government must abolish miul cabins,
landlords, grand juries and Castle
“cliques.’’
eloping under difficulties,
Chased by the Bride’s Mother with a
Hatchet and the Father in a Carriage.
Mr. Edward Allard of 277 East Biddle
street entered the parlor o( liis residence
Friday evening, says a Baltimore special
to the New York Sun, and informed his
young daughter, who was entertaining
Mr. Frank Cooper, that she would have
to choose between Cooper and her parents.
If she decided to allow Cooper to visit her
she would have to leave the house, as
Cooper would not be allowed to come
again. The girl immediately sprang into
her lover’s arms. Mr. Allard, enraged at
being taken at his word, forcibly carried
the girl from the room, and pvit Cooper out
of the house. The young couple had agreed
to elope Saturday. They had made prepa
rations to meet in front of the Allard resi
dence and go in search of a minister. The
mother found it out, and forging her
daughter's writing sent Cooper a note
telling him not to come. Cooper saw the
deception, went to the house, aided his
sweetheart to escape from the front hall
while her mother was trying to detain
her, and placed her In the waiting car
riage. He returned to the house for her
satchel, and the mother, armed with a
hatchet, chased him out. She followed
him to the carriage, and as the driver
whipped up his horses she broke in the
window with the hatchet. The father fol
lowed in another carriage, but did not
find the couple until they hail been mar
ried by the Rev, Samuel Shannon. Mr.
Allard is a commission merchant, and
young Coooer is Secretary of the City Pas
senger Railway.
MARY ANDERSON.
Her Great Success in London—Opinions
of Her Critic*.
There are wide differences, says a New
York Herald cablegram, in the critical
opinions of Mary Anderson’s “Clarice.”
Mr. George Augustus Sala pronounces it
a brilliant triumph. He says she showed
mimetic powers of a very high’order and
carried the house by storm. The critic of
the Times writes: “Heavy-footed impas
siveness weighs upon allber efforts to be
sprightly.” Edmund Yates, in the World,
says she has not been endowed witji the
sacred lire given only to the few.
“She lacks subtlety, grace and repose.”
And yet, despite* the fact that the
majority of the critics are against
her, the popularity of the brilliant
American actress is constantly on the in
crease. The receipts at the Lyceum are
over £2,000 weekly. Three London man
agers have placed theatres at Miss An
derson’s disposal on the termination of
her engagement at the Lyceum. Her
agent has offered Mr. Lawrence Barrett
£I,OOO to postpone the opening of his en
gagement at the Lyceum for several
weeks. Barrett, however, declines to en
tertain the proposition. Miss Anderson
is contracting for the lease of the New
Prince’s Theatre, and has offered Mr. Gil
bert £2,000 for the copyright of “Comedy
and Tragedy,” the leading role of which
she is now playing.
A Naval Stores Exchange Opened.
New York, Feb. 4.—The New York
Naval Stores and Tobacco Exchange, in
corporated December 1,1883, was opened
to-day. The opening address was made
by its President, Joseph D. Evans. Ad
dresses were also delivered by Mayor Ed*
son and others.
Six Weeks Imprisonment for an Editor.
Berlin, Feb. 4,—Abbe Grass, editor of
Vie Volkspreund, an ultramontane organ,
published in Strasbourg, has been sen*
tenced to six weeks’ imprisonment for
having published a libel against tbe
Crown Prince Frederick William.
Mr. G. H. Galpin, Wadley, Ga., says:
“My wife used Brown’s Iron Bitters for
weakness and debility with good effect.”
CARLISLE TO BE SENATOR
HIS NOMINATION TO-DAY AL
MOST A CERTAINTY.
‘ he ” an the People Want”—He Sends
Another Declination to the Conven
tion by Telegraph—All the Straggline
Candidates to be Dropped and the
Contest Ended To-Day.
Cincinnati, Feb. 4.—A special from
Frankfort, Ey., says: “At the Senatorial
caucus to-night Sweeney’s name was for
mally withdrawn. A motion was made
to admit no new candidates after the next
ballot and to drop the lowest after each
ballot, but was opposed by Mr. Hallam,
who said that the caucus should not de
prive itself of the opportunity of electing
a man whom the people wanted, and who
had never appeared in the capitol to ask
a single member for his vote.
A DISPATCH FROM CARLISLE.
“The following dispatch was then read:
must not be used in the Senntn
rtal nontest as it now stands! &Vdeterm?c£
tmn all the time has been not to engage in anv
eon test for the place. If I hail felt othe?w,se
t hanSow 1 Tlmf.? be f tter, ° ** at the start
sol," the' dDßrnol h ?’- V nsmo now will not
soi\e me ainiculty, but m mv opinion will
pro on K ami embitter the strnmle f
[Signed] Johns.Cari.isl*.'
HIS CHOICE ALMOST CERTAIN.
Mr. Clark, to whom the dispatch was
addressed, said that no man was to be
consulted in this matter. It was the duty
of the caucus to select the man whom the
Vnhn V" r- nte r \ an<l that that man was
John. G. Carlisle. Others spoke in the
same strain. The motion was adopted,
and the caucus adjourned until to-morrow.
This rule must end the contest to-morrow.
Carl oo Be w bl ,V to ' day the VOt * *tOOd
and ho Jr ' Vl , ll,rtniß 14 ’ Blackburn 9,
and the remainder scattering.”
MR. MAYBEE’S SUSPICIONS.
He Will Not Believe that Rugg Mur
dered His Wife aud Daughter.
Old Mr. Mavbee sat, Saturday, in his
easy chair, at the residence of William
Simonson, his son-in-law, near Glen
Head, says the New Y'ork Sun of the 3d
inst. He is almost totally blind, though
be appeared to look at his visitor while
talking. He spoke with great nervous
ness, and at times, when excited, his
hands would tremble like a leaf.
“My daughter,” he said, “was as strong
a 2 , a ™ an ’ and 110 one 11:> an could have
choked her to death. I believe Ed Tap
pen was one of her two murderers, and
the other lives in this neighborhood. The
night when my daughter was choked in
an outhouse, a year ago, we heard her
scream twice after she had gone out, and
my wife ran out. My daughter said the
man was inside, anil had seized her bv
the throat when she entered. She broke
loose and screamed, and the man ran out.
A stranger was seen near our house that
evening by some of the neighbors. He
was a short, stout man, with a black
beard. I have always believed that that
was no man, but a woman of tbe
bornood dressed in men’s attire, and with
false beard, and that the recent murders
were as much for spite as for plunder.”
Mr. May bee related several instances
to show the ill feeling which had grown
U P. between this neighbor and the women
of his family, but they seemed to his lis
teners insufficient to furnish a motive for
murder, Mrs, Simonson, his daughter
and her husband share his belief, and the
detectives say they have resolutely re
iused to render assistance by furnishing
clues which led in any other direction.
“It is singular,” District AttoYnev
E leming said Saturday, “that in answer
to my many requests that the Maybees
would give mo complete information
about every man whom they had ever em
ployed on tbe place, they never alluded
to Rugg.”
“When we went to Mr. Simonson for a
description of the watch,” Detective
Smith said Saturday, “he wouldn’t give
us anything, but finally said: ‘l’ll give
you just this much—the piece of the chain
that hooks on to the watch was m the
shape of a hand.’ That was all he would
tell us.”
Detective YYood had a warrant issued
by a Long Island Justice of the Peace
certified by Justice Duffy iu the Tombs
Police Court Saturday. It was for a
negro who is supposed to be implicated
with Rugg, and who Is now in this city.
A PECULIAR CHARACTER.
Tlie Death of One of the Best Poker
Players In the South.
Edward Niederer, says a Memphis
(Tenn.) special to the New Y'ork Times,
died on Saturday of water at the base of
the brain, after an illness of six Lours.
He came to America with his parents from
Switzerland when a small boy, and settled
early in life at New Orleans. He went
put as Captain under YYalker in the cele
brated Nicaragua expedition, and was
one of the few survivors of that desperate
undertaking. At the breaking out of tbe
war he joined the Confederate forces in
Virginia, was detailed to the Commissary
Department, and in that capacity went to
Arkansas, from where he sent millions of
dollars’ worth of beef through the lines
to the army, proving very expert and
successful in the work. In the begin
ning of the year 1863 he was sent on a
secret mission to Europe, and after his
return he was made Captain of the Secret
Service. In this office lie had a great deal
to do getting medicines and cotton, coin
ing to Memphis, where he established
himself for that purpose, opening a sa
loon as a blind. After the close of the
war he continued the saloon business,
and at his death had accumulated a large
fortune. He had an insurance policy ot
$60,000 on his life in the Atlantic Mutual.
He was about 62 years old. He was re
garded as one of tbe most peculiar char
acters in this part of the couutrv, He
was reticent about his private affairs to
an extraordinary extent, and though
shrewd and intelligent, made the invari
able impression that he was a fool. This
made him peculiarly fitted for the work
given him during the war. In former
days lie was one ot the best poker players
in the South, at one time, now recalled,
betting SIO,OOO on a hand. At these games
liis face was absolutely immovable. He
rarely lost, and was lueky enough during
his lite to draw three capital prizes in a
lottery.
A STRANGE DIVORCE SUIT.
Surprise of a Husband at the Mysterious
Application of His Wife.
A Wheeling (W. Ya.) special to the New
York Herald, February 2, says: A strange
divorce suit is now pending in this coun
ty. The parties in the case are both resi
dents of this city. Mrs. William Gregory
tiled a petition for divorce while her family
yet remained intact, and her husband
knew nothing of it until the notice was
served on him two weeks ago. The family
has always lived in the same house,
the husband and father providing
for them. Four children were born
to them, some of whom are married
and living in this city. Mr. Gregory left
home, went to an hotel and began board
ing when the proceedings were begun.
This caused the tongues of the gossips to
wag, but though the parties move in the
best society, no one ckres to inquire into
the cause of the trouble. The husband
has now filed a cross bill, in which he
alleges that he has been a faithful and de
serving husband during all his married
life, and has provided well for his family;
bat for the past eight years his wife has
withheld from him the natural affections
of a etc. He asks that her petition
be dismissed, but does not pray for di
vorce.
CLAIMS WASHINGTON CITY.
Over Twenty Millions of Square Feet to
be Included.
Hon. Lorin Blodget, in whose name the
suit for possession of nearly the whole of
the northern portion of the city was filed
Tuesday, says the Washington Post, ar
rived at the Ebbitt House Saturday even
ing. ‘il come to take possession, that is
all,” he remarked to a Post reporter. Mr.
Blodget is a descendant of Samuel
Blodget, who, he says, came here from
Boston, where he was an East Indian
merchant, in 1791, and paid $200,000 in
solid silver for the tract now claimed. He
gave it to the government in trust, the
conditions being that it should be devoted
to the purpose of founding a capital city
before 1801. The violation of this condi
tion is the ground of suit. Onlv 6,000,000
square feet have thus far been placed in
litigation, but the whole tract includes
22,000,000 feet.
Detective Bloch’s Astassiu Identified.
A iexxa, Feb. 4.—The assassin of De
tective Bloch has been identified as a
man named Steelmach, who was formerly
a Corporal of the Saxon Grenadiers,
THE YVRECKED COLUMBUS.
Debris of the Steamer Mashed Ashore-
The Divers aud tbe Chart.
About a cart load of debris of the
wrecked steamer City of Columbus has
washed upon the shore opposite the sum
mer residence of A. Belmont, of New
Y’ork, at Newport, says a New Bedford
special of the 3d inst.
A box of coffee from 75 to 100 pounds
was discovered by the workmen at the
bridge in Edgartown Wednesday coming
out of the opening to Sanchakontacket
pond. Several articles of merchandise
have washed ashore at Vineyard Haven.
r J?T7 tW i°c St detect ives returned to
Vlri!t”^ < u i5U P day under orders from Chief
M ade, of Boston, to make a more thorough
search for property than they did before.
The detectives will go over the same
ground as before, and now have informa
tion of some baggage on the island. They
have also some money, received from per
sons or relatives of persons to whom the
recovered baggage belongs, to give to the
people on the island who gave it up, bnt
in some instances the people who claimed
the baggage were too poor to pay anything
for its recovery.
Under special instructions from the
Secretary of the Massachusetts Humane
Society, C. B. Marchant has gone to
Bquibnoeket and Gay Head with orders to
make a careful investigation of operations
Irom the shore and the subsequent treat
ment of the dead and report to the society.
\\ hue recognizing the fact that a public
contribution has been taken up for the
benefit of the rescuers, the society desires
to take proper action on its own account
believing that the facts call for a liberal
recognition on its part, but desiring to
base awards on a lull presentation of in
dividyml claims. The agent reports, in
addition to those who managed the boats,
the names of those who entertained the
survivors of the wreck at their houses.
Captain Baker of the Boston Towboat
Company, with a powerful towboat and
lighters, will start for the scene of the
disaster as soon as the weather permits
Tlie subscription to the Lieutenant
Rhodes fund will elose on -Monday night.
It has been suggested that while the Leg
islature is engaged in passing votes com
plimentary to the heroic boatmen it should
go further and perform a graceful and at
tbe same time a practical service for the
community at large at Gay Head bv
making a modest appropriation from the
btate Treasury for their moral and intel
lectual advancement. These people were
but recently wards of the State, and the
church and schoolhouse built by the Uni
tarian Association, supplemented by pri
vate contributions, are now sadly out of
repair and the people are utterly unable
to meet the expense of restoring them.
The public subscription for the benefit
ofrilie Gay Head Indians amounts to $3,-
The Boston Post publishes a large chart
accurately copied from the government
surveys and prepared under the direction
of Capt. T. R. Hammond, of Maine, a sur
vivor of the City of Columbus wreck,show
ing exactly how the disaster happened,
in Capt. Hammond’s opinion. An inter
view, in which some new points are
touched upon, accompanies the chart.
The Post also has an interview with a
diver, who has been employed by the un
derwriters to examine the wreck. and who
makes some extraordinary charges of
misrepresentation and neglect on the
part of the divers who have previously
reported the results of their investiga
tions. He asserts his belief that The
steerage of the wrecked steamer contains
many bodies of victims oi the disaster.
A NOVEL CORNET.
An Indiana Lad s Wall-Paper Imitation
of Levy and His Music.
Arias from “II Trovatore” and “Boc
caccio,” rendered with the precision and
perfectness of a cornet on a simple piece
of wall-paper rolled in the shape of a cor
nucopia, says the Chicago Times, are not
often heard, yet yesterday afternoon, at
the Tremont House, two dozen men stood
amazed and enchanted, listening to sueh
music. The performer was a boy about
14 years old. His instrument was a home
—or rather self—made affair. It consist
ed only of a square of wall-paper rolled in
a circumscribed circle at one end.
and branching out towards the op
posite end until the circum
ference of that terminus was about
six or eight times greater than the mouth
piece. The boy stood at the door with the
crude instrument in his mouth with his
left hand, while with his right he heat a
species of bass on the panel of the portal.
He had the peculiar power of so sounding
the panel that it gave forth chords almost
exactly imitative of a bass viol, which
chimed in with the wall paper music
rhythmically aud musically. The wall
paper cornet itself was as good a counter
feit on a brass and silver instrument as
anything not brass and silver could be. It
was really quite a wonderful performance,
and the youth showed that he possessed a
musical talent high above the usual order.
\\ hen he bad finished his renditions ho
doffed his cap and went around among
the crowd of men whom he had at
tracted by his novel melange. A shower
of coinß indicated the men’s appreciation
of the performance, and the boy left the
hotel with a couple of dollars. He has
been in Chicago four days, and he says
his name is Irving Ritter, and he resides
in North Manchester, Ind. He came to
Chicago without money, and only his
musical novelty to earn him bread. He
went about the streets on the first day of
his arrival here playing his wall paper
instrument and was gathering in a multi
tude of nickels when a patent button fas
tener peddler discovered him. That wor
thy, who. to attract attention to his
wares, goes about the streets covered
with a thousand different stvlcs and
colors of buttons sewed to his coat, vest,
pants and hat in fantastic shapes, thought
he saw in the hoy a better card than his
manifold buttons. He therefore entered
into partnership with him, arid now the
boy plays his paper instrument on the
streets while the button-fastener vender
disposes of his patent to the crowd which
the prodigy attracts. Tbe bov is a musi
cal prodigy, and it is likely that he will be
engaged by some showman or other before
long. As to how he makes his novel
music the youth is reticent, but he shows
that he_ has nothing in his mouth, and the
music is made by the paper alone. He
discovered that paper folded in a certain
way made music of a cornet’s volume and
fineness, and he practiced on it until he
has now arrived at very near perfection.
OUTRAGE ON A LUNATIC.
Suspicion that He was Killed by A
Keeper and Other Inmates.
Evan D. Hughes, a middle aged man
from Nelson, Madison county, N. Y., was
insane five years ago, says a Utica special
ot the 2d inst., but was pronounced cured
after three months’ care in an asylum.
Last week he had another attack. On
Monday of last week he became so violent
that he was put under the influence of
hydrate of chloral and brought to the
Utica Asylum on Friday. The effects of
the opiate continued for some time after
he had reached the asylum, and he was
assigned to a ward with quiet patients.
On Saturday he became suddenly violent
and overcame the keeper and patients
who sought to restrain him. Before he
could be controlled he had three ribs and
his jaw fractured. He died late last night
from the effects of his injuries, it is sup
posed. Superintendent Gray notified
Coroner Spencer, who impaneled a jury.
They opened the inquest to-day, examined
a number of witnesses, and adjourned
until next Wednesday, in order to obtain
the evidence of relatives and pbvsicians
from Hughes’ home.
American OfiiciaU Praised.
Paris, Feb. 4.—At a meeting of me
chanics to-day Citizen Durnay gave an
account of his visit to America and drew
a comparison between American and
French officials, much to the advantage
of the former,
Mother and Child Burned to Death.
Gallipolis, Ohio, Feb. 4.— The wife
and little daughter of Morgan Martin, a
farmer living 4 miles from here, were
burned to death in their dwelling Satur
day.
Texas Fence Cotters.
Galveston, Feb. 4. — A special from
Austin says: “The Senate has indefinitely
postponed action on the bill to justify th'e
killing ol fence cutters caught applying
uppers.”
Physicians prescribe Colden’s Liquid
Beef Tonic for the weak, worn and dys
peptic. Take no other.
Weak lungs, coughs and colds, Hale’s
Honey of Horehound and Tar will cure.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
Glenn’s Sulphur Soap is h reliable rem
edy for local |kih diseases-
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BRITAIN’S LION AROUSED.
THE COALTXG STATIONS TO BE
BETTER FORTIFIED.
Her Ports and River Fronts alsobo
Made More Impregnable- Gen. Gordon
Pushing on Toward Soudan—The Ene
my Repulsed at Blnkat by the Fleet.
London, FetfT 4.—The Times this morn
ing says: “The best proof that the gov
ernment is now alive to its responsibilities
in Egypt will be given if it advises, as we
believe it will advise, a small increase of
the army. It is also decided that Parlia
ment will be asked to grant £2,000,000 for
additional defense for the Clyde, Humber,
Mersey, and Tyne rivers, Bristol channel,
the ports of Aden, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Point DeGalle, and Cape Town and
the Islands of St. Helena and
Ascension, all being of vital necessity tor
our fleet, which, in ease of war, will have
to depend on coaiipg facilities for then
power to defend our possessions. Our
army is never more than adequate for the
vkork it bus to and the occupation of
Egypt put a severe strain on our ordinary
military arrangements. The importance
ot improving our defenses may be judged
from the fact that the property at Liver
pool alone, which a hostile fleet could de
-000°”' est ‘ niatw * t 0 l,e worth £400,000,-
SINKAT’S DISTRESS.
Suakim, Feb. 4.—The euemy has made
an unsuccessful attack on a fortified camp
Egyptians. Advices from Sinkat say
that, owing to a scarcity of provisions
there, a party recently made a sortie for
forage, but were all cut to pieces by the
enemy. Six huudred blacks, armed with
Remington rifles, have left Suakim to join
Baker Pasha at Trinkatat.
EL MAHDI REPORTED RETREATING.
New York, Feb. 4 A Cairo (Egy t)
dispatch says that theiebels, believing
that during Baker Pasha’s absence fro'.a
Suakim the city could bo easily captured,
made a desperate attack on that place
Sunday, and after two hours heavy light
ing succeeding in gaining the first lines
of trenches, when the gun boats began
shelling them and they retired, leaving a
number of dead and wounded en the field.
A DISPATCH FROM GEN. GORDON.
(ten. Gordon telegraphs that messages
have reached him from Soudan hailing his
mission with gladness. He considers the
dispatch of British troops to Assouu as
needless.
TOKAR TO MAKE A SORTIE.
The Tokar garrison is preparing to make
a sortie to aid Baker Pasha’s advance.
Training Bloodhounds.
“And these are the bloodhounds I hear
so much about?’’ remarked a Huntsville,
Texas, correspondent of the Houston Post.
“Yes, they are the famous bloodhounds
—that is, as much bloodhounds as you
will find iu Texas. They are simply
foxhounds trained to hunt men.”
“Do you keep them shut up all the
time?”
“Y'es; they would make it lively for the
boys it they got out.”
“How often do you have occasion to use
them during the year?”
“Not more than two or three times.
Convicts will not leave when they know
good hounds are on hand to catch them.”
“Could you not dispense with the
hounds and depend upon your guns?”
“No, indeed; you cannot hold convicts
with shotguns, ft is the fear of the
hounds which keeps them quiet. Deser
tion is useless when recapture is a moral
certainty, as is the case when good
hounds are employed.’’
“Do you have difficulty in properlv
training your hounds?”
“Oh, no: that is about the only sport
there is. Here comes the puppies. We
will give them a run and let vou see bow
it is done.”
A trusty was sent down the lane and
over the fence, through a large field, on
run lor dear life. When he had accom
plished about half a mile, or half his cir
cuit, the puppies, three 0-months-old
hounds, were put on his track, and they
started, nosing the ground and yelping as
they ran. On they kept, over fences and
through stubbles and ditches, never ceas
ing their noise. Sometimes they would
run over the trail where the trusty had
made an abrupt turn, but soon they
would return to the spot where they lost
the scent and cautiously feel their way
until certain they had' the trail, when
they would off again. The trusty was a
long-distance runner, but the soft ground
made his impromptu track heavy, and he
lagged as he approached the end of his
run, evidently fatigued.
The dogs gained on him rapidly and
were yelping close upon him. He was
ordered to run to a tree or fence and get
out of their way, so that they would have
to find him by the scent, lie first tried to
climb a high gate post, but the dogs with
their noses to the ground were upon him
almost, and forced him to take shelter in
a wagon which was standing in the vard,
where he hid himself in the bed just as
the dogs came to the gate. They looked
up the gate post and smelled around a
little, then without delay followed the
trail direct to the wagon and discovered
their prey, lying panting like a tugboat.
I looked at the perspiring convict, and
my heart smote me for being the cause
of his race, hut I soon found out that it
was a great privilege, enjoyed by but few,
and giving the puppies a race was con
sidered by them the very essence of pleas
ure. The convict took an old blanket in
his hand and alighted on the ground,where
the dogs fought him fiercely, making
vicious springs for him. He repulsed
them by buffeting them with the blanket,
jumping away and thwarting them in any
manner w ithout hurting them. Finally
one of the dogs fastened his teeth in the
convict’s coarse pants, at a point where
the most cloth was used in making, and,
holding on with unyielding tenacity, was
swung round and round with vigor until
tired. The dogs were then taken by a
guard, and the convict went away highly
pleased with his sport.
A Left-Hander.
X&io York Morning Journal.
The seedy-looking English immigrants
attracted the attention of Father Kiordan,
in Castle Garden, yesterday. He asked
them if they could not find work. One of
them replied no, saying that thev were
awfully hard up. After talking to them
awhile Father Kiordan turned to go, and
as he did so handed one of them a dollar
hill. The reverend gentleman was called
back, and one of them said: “You
are a Catholic priest, ain’t you?” “Yes,”
was then answer. •‘Well, we are Protest
ants, and I don’t suppose you would give
us this dollar if you knew it.” “Ob, I
don’t care what you arc,” answered
Father Kiordan, as he walked away, leav
ing the immigrants transfixed with as
tonishment. One remarked to his com
panion : “He ain’t half a bad fellow, is
be, Bill?”
Ilenry George in the Pulpit.
London, Feb. 4.—Henry George lec
tured from a pulpit in Dundee on Sunday
on “Mosaic Institutions.” Two thousand
persons were present.
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