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t ESTABLISHED 1850.
\ J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.)
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
[ NEWS OF' THE TWO STATES TOLD
IX PARAGRAPHS.
I A Murderous Night Among the Negroes
1 of Walton County—A Printer’s Ap-
I prentice Who Robbed the Itanielsville
I Post Oilice—A Box of Gold Unearthed
I Near Butler.
§ GEORGIA.
I Barnesville is to have a firumanic tourna-
Inient.
I The Catholics of Rome are preparing to give
fair.
.1 Dynamite is used for fishing purposes on
H'atflla river.
I A gentleman near Athens lias salted down
■P2‘j rabbits for summer eating.
I Mi'S Lula Hurst astonished the Maconites
■with her mesmeric powers Monday night.
■ Griffin’s total cotton receipts to February,
Rue 12. SW) bales, against 10.600 for all previous
Reasons.
I .lames Kellv, a white man 05 years of age,
■dropped dead in Atlanta Monday. He was a
■< arjienter by trade.
■ Anew parsonage building is being boomed
Steward completion by the Methodist congre-
Igaiion at Lexington.
I Corns Hamilton, one of the oldest and most
■ highly respected citizens in the vicinity of
Icarnesville, died Friday.
I Citizens of Lexington are going down into
I their pockets to aid in the purchase of a cein
letery for the colored people of the town,
j The Athen-. merchants have already con-
I traded for 350 jets with the Electric Light
I Company now preparing for business in that
I city.
I Cp to Monday afternoon $14,000 had been
raided for the now Methodist t hurch at Rome.
Wlien |2,000 more is secured work will he
commenced.
I Mr-. Mary Livingston, proprietress of (lie
Livingston House, at Blakely, is making
preparation to erect soon a hotel building on
the east side of the public square.
There seems to lie no diminution in the
number of burglaries and thefts which have
had so long a run at Atlanta. Macon is also
keeping np it- record in this respect.
Two children fell in a pond in the park at
Macon Monday, and were just drowning,
u icn Superintendent Gallagher appeared on
ttn- bank, aud, jumping into the water,
rescued them.
Planters around Blakely are said to be two
weeks ahead of last year with their work at
present. Oats which had been given up as
injured beyond recovery are peeping above
ground, and a most hopeful feeling is manifest
on every band.
The following comprise the contents of a
house which was recently levied on by a
; a.litr of Blakely : <lnc tin pail, t wo tin plates,
one broken tray, one brok in spider, one look
itigglass. one pair tongs, two guns and a “yal
ier coon" dog.
In Oglethorpe county uliout 1.700 children,
white and black, attended the public schools
three months last year, out of 2,400 who were
entitled to attend. There are thirty-two
schools for white, and eighteen for black pu
pils in the county
On the 7th of this month two negroes, who
were plowing in the Held near the old .Tolin R.
Respess homestead, at Butler, unearthed a
tin box containing $::13 in gold and a fifty
pound note on the Bank of England. The
date of the coin isls3o.
Washington county boasts of a citizen,
Allen Knight. 75 years old. who says he never
uttered tin oath or took a drink of whisky in
tits presence of hi- children—lie having six
living. Mr. Knight's mother was a sister of
the late Ben iI til's father.
At McDonough, Monday morning at 1
o’clock, a dwelling In-longing to • . N. Speer,
and occupied by J. It. Maxwell, .!r„ was
burned. Nothing was saved but their wearing
apparel. Mr. hpeer had a small amount of
insurance on the dwelling.
The Oostanauia river is considerably swollen
on account of the recent heavy rains. It is
out of it- banks and is spri ading over the
lower lands on the west side of Calhoun. The
<iiHithcologa mills have been shut down for
several days on account of back waters.
l amiila report- the farmers in that
vicinity as apprehensive of another dis
uatrous drought. Preparations are making
throughout the surrounding county' (Forsyth)
to begin corn planting. Guan >is to he more
extensively used, it is reported, than ever.
Cattle throughout the county are suffering
on account of the scarcity of water.
X gentleman hunting in the woods aliout
ten miles from Augusta discovered a huge
hole, from which an iron lxi\ with heave
bauds had evideutlv been recently removed’.
It has been rumored lor some time that treas
ures were buried in the vicinity, and tin- sup
p-i-ition is that it was found by someone.
several coins were scattered about in the
loose earth.
i amiila is puzzled over a strange little ani
mal just caught near the town. Its hair is
about three inches long, very thick and of a
dark-blue color. Some affirm that is anew
species of rabbit; others class it as a criss
between a rabbit and opossum, while others
still are firm in their declaration that the
little stranger is nothing more than a novelty
ill tiie shape of a raccoon.
\ few months ago George Irvine erected a
on-tty cottage as a residence for himself and
family on the line of Henry and Fulton coun
ty. Saturday night the structure was
completely destroyed by tire. The family
saved a considerable proportion of the furni
ture. although they were asleep when the lire
was discovered, i’he loss will probably ex
ceed the insurance by SI,OOO.
i’he post office has been robbed in Daniels
i illc by a printer's devil named Miller Webb,
The |ist office is kept in the printing office of
the Monitor, and Mr. t liristv, the postma-ter,
has been missing smalt sums for some time,
aud suspicion rested on Webb, as he was the
only one that had access to the office. T’lio
'--tmaster marked several nickels and left,
when very soon after he examined the draw
ers and found that the nickels were gone,
lie sent a party to trade with Webb and see
if he had the marked nickels, and the partv
soon came back with them. Mr. Christy then
got two men to watch the office and they
might Webb robbing the drawer, lie is
quite young, and is now in jail.
Twenty-nine year- ago Major Towers died
~ud was buried tit Columbus. At tiisileatli lie
;.-ft lieliind him a wife and several children.
In due course of time his widow married
again, and finally settled in Atlanta, where
-lie reared a large family, and where, on Mon
lav last, she too died after a lingering illness,
at i M Elliott street. After her death it was
determined to exhume the body of Major
Towers, her first husband, and to bring it to
Atlanta for the purpose of burying it side by
side w ith his wife. On Friday the body was
taken from the grave which it had occupied
-o long and brought to Atlanta, where it rest
• and unt il Sunday. On that morning the cas
kets containing the dead husband and wife
were placed in separate hearses and convey
ed to Decatur, where the interment was
made.
Saturday night w as a memorable night with
die negroes <<( Walt-n county. In iiis cabin
n Monroe. Ftem Ilillycr was sitting quietly
1\ lii- tire thinking of’ the events t>( the com
■■ g Sunday, when a negro, named Dan,
t-pped up ’ln-hind him and dealt Inin a heavy
xv over the head with a stick of wood,
v Idch knocked Inin lifeless for several min
ce-. llan made his escape. In the public
r el four utiles south of Monroe, a general
r xv occurred, in which Colley Malcolm, col
or and, was mortally shot, the ball entering liis
nipple. He is not dead, but there is no
ince Pr ids recovery. Henry Herndon,
• ore I. and Bill Mitchell, colored, are both in
jrot. charted with doing the shooting. On the
- in- n.rht, near Good Hope. Green Evans.
< ore.l shot and killed Iloek Hom ey , co.ored.
There was a general row in progress. 1 lock
ll -ovcy was the peacemaker and received the
fatal ball, which was intended for someone
The Washington Gazette says: "The largest
wil-i .-at ever seen in this part of the country
V caught down on Little river, near Uof.
bit nap Smith’s, last Saturday. He was
-' -ted near Mr. \V. A. Pope’s mill, four
r.o.es from town, early in the morning, and
her an all day eliase was caught ten
aales on a direct line from where the chase
began. Of course he covered a good main
mort-than ton miles in the race. Mr. Waldo
Harris, two Fouehe brothers and a negro man
started in the chase on foot, but ail except
tiie negro gave out before it was over. One or
two fresh dogs were put in late in the day or
!-e the cat would not have been caught.’ It
was a most interesting and exciting chase.
Tin- negro, in a high state of excitement and
on a swift run. ran by some hands at work,
and iiemg questioned, tie only expended
reath enough to say *a wild cat.’’ and swept
by The eat measured four feet ten inches
fr in tiie tip of his nose to the tip of his
tail, and had very large claws."
Tiie Lumpkin Indej*n /eni says: “In the first
settling of this cotiutry it must have been
tather a perplexing task for the housewife to
raise poultry or anything of the fowl kind on
a- ■ ouut of the rapacity aud depredation of
tin- hawks, which must have been very nunier-
V subset iber living in the neighborhood
"f Wesley Chapel lias laid upon our table a
string of hawks' feel representing live hawks
a; i two or three species. He has taken them
•dl in the last three or four weeks. He does
i. 't -limit them, but catches them iu a trap.
When one siezes a chicken which he cannot
devour at a single meal he is watched and
scared away, and the remains of the chicken
placed in a trap uml secured to the trigger.
He will not he long tn returning to finish his
repast, and soon’finds himself securely en
trapped, outwitted by the ingenuity of man.
it used to be a custom among country folks
that whenever any one killed a ha wk for the
neighbors to consider him entitled to a chicken
I io at every house for a distance of five miles
around. \Ve suppose our subscriber has by
din time become surfeited on them, pnd can
t-,w ,-all upon the editors to help him
through."
( Atlanta special of the 10th inst. says:
•I here is a bright outlook for the future in
-corgia cities. In this citv there are aliout
C.uOO.Oeu Worth of new buildings in the hands
-i contractors and architects, besides the new
cpti:l, which will be started during the
'Tritig. Heavy sums are being invested in
Private residence'. In Macon contracts for
ov,-r $500,000 worth of new buildings have
snout been closed out, giving anew appear
-1,1 the city. Columbus also lias had
worth of ’residences erected since last
unanu-r, and aliout $300,000 worth of work is
“gaged for the coming season. A half doz
a new residences recently erected cost SIO,OOO
“ IL-.000 each. In Savannah f1.000,000 lias
Jeen expended during the past year in im
i wtmenu, much of wliieh lias gone Into the
Th r • nt au<l touch into private residences.
thc' re lc ,lot a town in the State from which
n .j b , a ' u f *b*ry diws not come, showing a re
degree of prosperity among the
wilt > Calculation shows that over $5,000,000
ent v Inv rated in the State during the pres
nion'/l 1 ' 'n new buildings. Heretofore all
- “ as been invested in business houses,
life £mmah Utorwnq JJem
but the expenditures at the present time in
residences shows that people are in easy cir
cumstances and returning to some of the lux
uries of former times.
The Rome Courier savs: “A sad case of
estrangement between w’ife and husband was
brought to light yesterday. The facts are
about as follows: "About four years ago Mr.
>am Echols and Miss Mary Vincent, both of
Floyd county, knelt at the altar ami pledged
their troth. Evervbodv pronounced the
match one of true love. A child blessed their
union after a year, but twelve months had
scarce left their imprint on the little one’s
brow ere the younir husband aud wife parted.
He went to Colorado to become a Mormon
minister, and she, with her child, sought a
home beneath her father’s roof. After
a year’s absence the husband returned,
but was not allowed to visit his wife
and little child. He again left for his
Western home, leaving liis wife and
little child to the protection of the mother’s
parents. Last week Mr. Echols returned to
Rome and throtnrh his attorney. Mr. H. M.
Wright, a talented young member of our bar,
sued out a writ of habeas corpus to get posses
sion of the child, whom lie describes as ‘a
handsome little blue-eyed lioy.’ The writ lias
not yet been served, and thus tiie case now
stands. The young mother claims that the
Mormon religion of her husband was the
cause of the estrangement, and says that it
will break her heart to take from her tiie only
source of pleasure lert from tiie happy days of
her short wifehood—her darling child, whom
its father left when a babe.”
FLORIDA.
•1. W. Merritt, station agent of tiie St.
John’s aud Lake Eustis Railroad at Aitoona.
died Wednesday night of brain fever.
llie body of Alfred W. MeKinnev, on its
way from i rescent, Fla., auildue at Troy, N.
V.. on Saturday, is missing. The funeral lias
been postponed.
The Neff muiler case at Orange Lit v will in all
probability be disposed of this week. The evi
dence the State lias against the accused par
ties is merely circumstantial and not likely
to convict.
\ drove of -jo mules arrived at Tavares Sun
day night for tiie Peninsular Land Transpor
tation and Manufacturing Company. They
were driven from Astor, to which place they
had been brought by steamer from .Jackson
ville. They are to be used in hauling logs to
the mill, and hauling the heavy trestles for
the bridges on the Transit and Peninsular ex
tension from Leesburg to Tavares.
Tin-Orange city Thor.-, say-: “Messrs. John
Bengston and John Anderson, from Sweden,
came to tin- place live or six years ago with
no capital; iu fact both were in debt. They
are strong, healthy young men, and com
menced work as day laliorcrs, getting $l5O
per day. A year had passed before they in
vested in land and started a grove. To-day
these two young men own a grove, situated
"i• hin the corporate limits of the city, worth
$!i,iKK). The grove bore last year some 3,000
orange, and this year it will put on a fair
crop.”
J udge Johnson, a negro, was dangerously
shot by Mr. Kimball, of Lowell, Mass., at
HLoiii field, a day or two ago. Johnson, with
several other negroes, occupied a house in
Bloomfield, belonging to Hr. Bancroft, of
Eii-ti'. Hr. Bancroft, however, having been
aii'ent for some time, the place is in charge of
hi-son-in-law, a Mr. Kimball, who came with
in- family from Lowell, Mass., several months
ago, and who lives in the adjoining lot. The
Douse was made a sort of general rendezvous
for the darkeys around, where thev- would
meet to play cards, drink, carouse,'cursing,
swearing, and using obscene language, to tiie
disgust of tin: neighbors, and especially Mr
Kimball. lie warned them several
times. but without effect, and on
Saturday ordered them all out of the
house. Words resulted, and Air. Kimball re
marked I hat if tie caught them there again
they might find lead in their bodies. To ttiis
Johnson replied if lie was not careful lie
would put daylight through him, using in
sulting language and cursing him. They all
left, however, but on Monday forenoon a fire
was again built in the yard. Mr. Kimball,
seeing the fire, went over into the yard and
put it out, but found no one in the ho. se. Hi
then took lu> gun, a breerh-loadlug musket
loaded with sma ! l shot, and went to the store.
There he saw three colored men standing,
Isaac Tucker, Jim Brown and Judge John
son. To them lie said that if he knew who
built the fire he would shoot him. Johnson,
who is a tall, strong negro, about 20 years of
age, then cursed him and liis gun. and
said "why don’t you shootV” Kimball
then raised his gun and tired, the
charged taking cfl’eet in Johnson's right arm,
side aml leg. Tucker ran behind the corner
of the store before the shot was tired and so
was not hurt. Kimball then reloaded Ins gun
and walked away. The wounds are consid
er! and dangerous. A warrant has been taken
out for the arrest of Kimball.
A WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
How 1 oi ty-eiglit Persons Were Sipicex
od Where Only Thirty-six Were
Squeezed Before.
The President has managed to distance
all ot his predecessors, says a Washing
ton New York Sun special, in one respect
—he has squeezed forty-eight persons into
the state dining room at the White House.
Thirty-six had been the limit before, and
that number could only be seated by
putting four of the third-rate diplomats
at the corners of the table. It was very
grand and very tedious, and the life-sav
ing stations, as the wines served on these
occasions are called, occurred with com
mendable frequency. The President es
corted Mrs. Preston, the wife of the Hay
tien Minister, Mr. Preston being bv seni
ority of service the dean ot the diplomatic
corps. Mr. Preston took Mrs. McElrov,
who wore a beautiful lilac gown. There
were not enough ladies to go around, so
’fourteen of the diplomats had to he paired
with each other. Mine. De Struve, the
wife of the Russian Minister, was allotted
to the Chinese Minister, Mr.Tsao Ju, who
knows only eleven words of any language
but Chinese, three ot which 'are. “How
you feel?” Miss West and Miss Freling
huysen were the only young ladies pres
ent.
The Marine Band clanged and roared in
the main corridor, fairly drowning the con
versation, which was polyglot. There
were beds and banks of roses and lilies,
and the.table was adorned with the long
flat mirror selected by Mrs. Grant and the
Hiawatha boat of silver chosen by Cousin
I-uoy Hayes. The President pretended to
be enjoying himself hugely, although he
was not on speaking terms with aliout
half his guests, owing to the difficulties of
English as she is spoke. Mrs. McElroy is
a lively and self-possessed woman, and
Helps the diplomats out when they are
floored by the mysteries of the menu. Mr.
Freliugbuysen was in his glory. The
diplomats think that the Secretary of
State is quite an influential person.
No American hog product was served
in any form, aud thereby painful sugges
tions were avoided. At 11 o’clock the
President adjourned sine die, after having
taken champagne in fourteen languages.
I tone should notice all the customs of
the White House, it would appear that
the President of the United States is al
ways treated according to the motions of
George Washington. For example at a
State dinner, even if royalty he present,
the President is always first "served.
Help the Sufferers.
Savannah. Feb. 12.— Editor Morning
-V etrs: We citizens here in Savannah,
“high and dry,” enjoying the warm sun
shine in this summer-land, where the
“mock-bird has no winter in his song,”
know little of the suffering thousands in
the Ohjp valley, who have been driven
from rneir comfortable homes in a driz
zling rain to seek shelter on the hill tops
by the surging waters of the Ohio and
other rivers. Our citizens have read the
dispatches in the morning papers, but
they do not begin to picture the situation
as it really exists, and no pen can draw
even an outline of the suffering condition
of these unfortunate people. I nave been
there and know whereof I speak. During
the latter part of last week I passed
through a portion of the flooded dis
trict in the Ohio valley. Lawrenceburg,
a town in Indiana, is entirely under
water, and many of the dwellings are
washed away, while the people are driven
to the nearest hills to camp out, and it
pouring down rain. From Pittsburg to
Cairo, UHX) miles, the situation is the
same—all suffering fros; the flood. Those
people have sent out their appeals for aid.
True, they have not made any special call
on our own fair city, but the "call is gen
eral. They have asked all who are not
suffering alike to send them substantial
aid. In times gone by, when those self
same people have been called on to aid
other sections of the Union in distress
front epidemics or other causes, they have
responded heartily and willingly.
W heeling, W. V a., one oftheeities now
asking aid,is proverbial for her generosity,
and was the first city in the Union to re
spond to the cry of distress from Chicago
when that cltv was destroyed by tire. 1
was surprised when 1 arrived here to find
that savannah had not made an effort to
contribute her mite towards the relief of
these people and thus receive their bless
ings. Now, Mr. Editor, I would suggest
that a meeting be called and something
lie done, and what is to be done should be
done quickly. I.et Savannah demonstrate
to the people of the Ohio valley that she
is generous and sympathizing even to a
fault. " High and Drag
Perfect health depends upon a perfect
condition of the blood, Pure blood con
quers every disease aud gives new life to
every decayed or affected part. Strong
nerves and perfect digestion enables the
system to stand the shock of sudden
climatic changes. An occasional use of
Brown’s Iron Bjtters will keep vou In a
perfect state of health, Pon’t be deceived
by other iron preparations said to be just
as good. The genuine is made only by
Brown Chemical Company, Baltimore,
Md. Sold by all dealers in medicines.
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
VOTES ON THE REGULATION OF
INTER-STATE COMMERCE.
A Heated Debate Over “Voluntary Con
tributions”—A Proposition to Refund
the National Debt at 2 1-2 Percent.—
Coming Examinations for Civil Service
Appolntsments.
Washington, Feb. 12.—The House
Committee on Commerce to-day voted on
several propositions designed to test the
sense of the members upon the general
question respecting the advisability of
providing by Congressional legislation
for the regulation of inter-State commerce.
It was decided by a vote of 14 to 1 that
there ought to be remedial legislation of
some kind, Mr. O’Neill, ot Pennsylvania,
casting the negative vote. Upon a
proposition to deal with the matter by a
commission, there were 9 affirmative
and 6 negative votes, as follows: Yeas—
Messrs. Seymour, Woodward, Barksdale,
Davis, of Illinois,O’Neill, of Pennsylvania,
Wadsworth, Long, Stewart and Peters.
Nays—Messrs. Reagan, Clardy, Turner of
Kentucky, Glasscock, Dunn and Boyle.
Upon the proposition to extend such leg
islation to waterways the vote was 2 veas,
Boyle and O’Neill, to 13 nays.
REFUNDING THE DEBT.
At a meeting of the House Committee
or. Banking and Currency this morning
Mr. Potter, of New York, gave notice
that he proposed to withdraw his 2 per
cent, bill and substitute anew funding
bill, which would probably go to the Com
mittee on \\ ays and Means. His new
bill, which he introduced in the House to
day, authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to convert the prese’nt 3 per
cent., 4 per cent, and 4'j per cent, bonds
into new 2} 4 per cent, bonds, each new
bond to be payable at the same
time and on the same conditions
as the bond for which it is
substituted. In making the exchange of
the new bond for 4s and 4‘js the Secretary
is authorized to pay such a sum in each
case as shall be equal to the amount
saved in interest to the country. The bill
reduces the tax on the circulation of na
tional banks one half, and further author
izes the Secretary to purchase any class
of bonds payable in the future, instead of
calling bonds now payable, when by so
doing he can make it for the advantage of
the government.
THE DANVILLE INVESTIGATION POST
PONED.
It lias been decided to postpone the
commencement of the Virginia inves
tigation by Senator Sherman’s sub-com
mittee of tiie Senate Committee on Privi
leges and Elections until Thursday. Sub
pumas have been issued for twenty-four
witnesses to appear in Washington on
that date, and an officer has gone to Dan
ville to serve them.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
At a caucus of the Democratic members
of the House, held this afternoon for the
purpose of electing caucus officials, S. S.
Cox Was chosen Chairman, and Messrs.
Post, Lamb, Maybury and Breekenridge
Secretaries. A joint caucus of Senators
and Representatives will lie held Wednes
day afternoon, the 20th inst., to select a
Congressional Campaign Committee.
SENATE CONFIRMATIONS.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the nominations of John M,
Langston, Minister Resident and Consul
General to Hayti and to be also Charge
d’Affairs to Santo Domingo, and William
B. McCary to be Postmaster at Natchez,
Miss.
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings in
Botli Bodies.
Washington, Feb. 12,—The Senate was
to-day called to order and presided over
by Senator Allison, of lowa, who had been
designated in writing by the President
pro tempore to perform that duty.
Mr. Yoorhees, in offering the bill to
prohibit officers and employes of the
United States from contributing money
for political services stirred tip consider
able warmth in tin- debate by his remarks
on tiie subject. He said that he was pre
pared to prove that, notwithstanding the
present law, it was a notorious fact that
moneys were being extorted Horn depart
ment clerks and other persons in the gov
ernment employ. This bill makes it a
penal offense for a person in the employ
of tiie government to contribute any
money for political purposes. Mr. Voor
hees said that many thousand employes
would be glad to be armed with the an
swer with which such a provision of the
law would furnish them that it would he
a penal offense for them to contribute
such moneys. No evil, he added, so
gravely threatened tiie perpetuity of our
form of government as the corrupt use of
money in elections.
Mr. Hawley expressed his willingness
to see every infraction of the law pun
ished, but thought that it would be a
measure opposed to the commonest rights
of mankind to pass an act which should
prevent, under penalties ot the criminal
law, any man froiq properly contributing,
of his own free will, to the success of the
political principles which lie professed.
Mr. Beck said that it was known to the
committee of the Senate that men have
come here tor confirmation who have re
tained in their pockets a percentage of
t he salaries of government servants under
them for political purposes.
Mr. Dawes said that such men should
lie openly exposed and impeached.
Mr. Harrison maintained that men
would be in a condition of slavery who
should be compelled to live under such a
bill as was proposed Uy the gentleman
from Indiana(Mr.Yoorhees). Mr. Harrison
remembered having read of the most
violent abuses of the kind complained of.
where and when Democrats were in power,
and ths gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
Yoorhees) had never raised his voice
against it. It was only when money was
contributed to the party opposed to the
views of that gentleman that his virtuous
iadignation was aroused. The bill was
referred at the request of Mr. Yoorhees to
the Committee on the Judiciary, as he ob
jected toils reference to the Committee on
Civil Service, of which Mr. Hawley is
Chairman, on the ground that when try
ing a case before a Judge whom he knew
to be against him he always took achange
of venue.
The bill proviping tor additional accom
modations for the Congressional library
was taken up and passed. The ultimate
cost of the proposed new building is lim
ited to $3,660,000. Five hundred thousand
dollars is made immediately available.
After an executive session the Senate ad
journed,
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr. Turner, of
Georgia, gave notice i"hat he would to
morrow. after the reading of the journal,
ask the House to proceed to the conside
ration of the Mississippi contested elec
tion case of Chalmers vs. Manning.
Mr. Potter, ot New York, introduced a
bill to reluud the bonded debt of the United
States at 2>4 per cent. Referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill.
Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, occupied the
greater part of the remainder of the day’s
session in a criticism on the bill, which he
found defective iu nearly every feature. He
particularly objected to it upon the broad
ground that the appropriation was too
small, and our already insignificant navy
would become still more insignificant un
der the policy outlined in this bill. At
the conclusion of Mr, Calkins’ remarks
the committee arose, and the House ad
journed.
ARTHUR AND BLAINE.
What the Election of the Former Means
for the Latter.
Washington, Feb. 12.—A prominent
politician said to-day: “If Arthur gets
the Republican nomination and is elected,
mark my words Blaine will be his Secre
tary ot State and he in his administration
what he was in Garfield’s. No, 1 do not
make this prediction because there have
been several social events between
Blaine’s residence and the White House.
It is because there have been night con
ferences at the White House between
Blaine and Arthur. They are fixing
things I tell you. It would" not surprise
me to see Blaine managing Arthur’s can
vass for a renomination.”
Civil Service Examination*.
4\ ashington, Feb. 12.—The Civil
Service Commission will hold examina
tions for departmental service at Wash
ington in Montgomerv, Ala., Feb. 21*
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb". 29: Augusta, Ga.’
March 4; Atlanta. Ga.. March 6: Knox
ville, Tenn., March 4; Nashville, Tenn,,
March 7; Oxford, Miss., 3lareli 10; Jack
son, Miss >1 arch 12.
Dr. B. R. Doyle, 3Vadley, Ga., says:
“I consider Brown's Iron Bitters superi
or as a tonic to any preparation now in
use.”
SA3 AXXAH, M EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY’ 13, 1884.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
The Cities that Are Fighting for It.
Washington, Feb. 12.—St. Louis, Chi
cago, Louisville and Cincinnati are the
cities whose candidacy for the honor of
entertaining the next Democratic Con
vention is the most prominent. Indiana
Democrats talk something of Indianapolis,
arguing that to hold the convention there
will tend to secure Democratic ascendancy
in the State. New York men talk of
Saratoga. They talk of the political effect
that will ensue in New York State. But the
Western men hold that it will be too in
convenient for Western delegates to come
all the way to Saratoga. Louisville seems
to be doing the most work just now. A
Kentucky member of the House told me to
day that the city ol Louisville had raised a
very large sum of money to s.ecure the
convention. The opponents of ex-Senator
31cDonald and the opponents of tariff re
form in the party are, however, against
Louisville. The former say that Louis
ville is too near Indiana, and that the 31c-
Donald clans of that State would overrun
the city and get up a hurrah for their
chieftain, thus securing an unfair advan
tage. The opponents of free trade
say that Louisville is the hot
bed of that idea, and it will
not do to go there with a convention.
Chicago is strong and has many adher
ents. So also has Cincinnati, but the can
didates nominated there the last time were
defeated. St. Louis seems to be the strong
est. The 31issouri members sav that al
though she has not made much of a de
monstration, yet she wants the conven
tion, and wants it bad. At the proper
time she will come out string, they sav.
They put forward, too, the statement that
Tilden and Hendricks, who were nomi
nated there, were elected. The chances
seem to favor St. Louis.
THE MORRISON HILL.
It is Becoming More Popular.
IN ashington, Feb. 12.—The 3lorrison
tariff bill will, of course, be amended in
inanv particulars. This was expected by
its author. The NYays and 3leans Com
mittee, which now has the bill in hand,
will hear the representatives of the inter
ests affected by its provisions. It will be
sometime, therefore, before the bill comes
before the House and goes on the calen
dar. It is difficult to understand the hill
without comparing it with the present
schedule of customs duties aud com
puting what the proposed 20 per
cent. reduction will bring about.
But it is evident that it
is being studied carefully, not only by
members but by people interested finan
cially in its provisions. It is also evident
that the more the bill is studied the less is
the opposition with which it first met.
There was a disposition on the part of the
Republicans to ridicule the bill at first,
but that disposition is less apparent now.
N ou do not hear any more such talk as “1
can’t see for the life of me why an able
man like 3lorrison could have gotten to
gether so much tomfoolery on the tariff.”
Even the opposition is" rapidlv being
forced to entertain a respect for the meas
ure. It is impossible, of course, to say
whether or not the bill, as the Wavs and
Means Committee will amend it, will be
come a law, but the chances are that it
will.
CHANGES IN' THE NAVY.
Many High Oiiicers to be Retired With
in the Next Few Weeks.
Washington, Feb. 12.—The present
year will see many changes among the
naval officers now on the active list. Rear
Admiral Pattison was retired on the Bth
inst., and he will be followed on the 21st
by Rear Admiral Shufcldt. Rear Ad
miral Hughes, who commands the Pacific
squadron, conies next on the 3Lst of
3iarch, and Rear Admiral Cooper, of the
North Atlantic station, follows on the 27th
of July. Admiral Baldwin will be com
pelled to relinquish command of the Eu
ropean station Sept. 3, and on
the 30th of September Commo
dore Wells will be relegated to
private life, and on the 2d ol November
Commodore Phelps, commander of the
South Atlantic station, will follow. This
large number of retirements will, ol
course, necessitate a good many changes
in the assignments of leading naval offi
cers, and considerable guessing is already
going on and slates are being prepared in
naval circles.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Some of Its Most Pronounced Types.
A\ ashington, Feb. 12.—Washington
society, next to that of New York, with
the possible exception of the society of
Boston, is the greatest imitation of the
English in this country. There are dudes
of the most pronounced type and all the
other needed accessories. In one thing
Washington society goes ahead of either
Boston or New York. That is in the lan
guage used in describing social events.
Big private balls are called “routs.’’
Then there are “afternoons’’ and “tiffin.”
These Washington has had lor several
years. It is but lately, however, that
anew and more apparent imitation
has sprung up. The lady who presides at
the White House used to give receptions.
She don’t do so any more, if the societv
journals are to be believed. No. Mrs.
McElroy, the President’s sister, don’t
give receptions. Like Mrs. Victoria, she
holds “drawing rooms.”
Affairs at the Treasury.
Washington, Feb. 12. —Treasurer Wy
man has issued notice that the supply of
$1 United States Treasure notes is ex
hausted, and that no more can be shipped,
and the $2 bills will be exhausted in a
couple of days. No more can be furnished
to the business community until an ap
propriation is made for printing them.
An express package received at the
Treasury to-day from an Ohio bank was
found to contain nothing but strips of
flannel, and another from the same bank
contained $470. Each purported to con
tain SI,OOO.
Evans anil the Bonded Period.
Washington, Feb. 12.—A long letter
from Internal Revenue Commissioner
Evans to Secretary Folger is given to the
public to-night. Mr. Evans was requested
to give his opinion as to the advisability
of extending the bonded whisky period.
His letter is strongly in favor ot such an
extension.
Tlie “Times ’ Libel Suit.
Nsw York, Feb. 12.—The suit of Rev.
Edward B. M. Browne against George
.Jones, the publisher ot the New York
Times, for $25,000 damages for alleged
libel, was brought to trial to-day before
Judge Beach, in the Court of Common
I’lcas. The article complained of as li
belous was published in January, 1881,
when the plaintiff, who is a Jewish rabbi,
was lecturing on religious subjects in
Atlanta, Ga., and was headed “A Rabbi
in Trouble.” The defense is in the nature
of a general denial, and that the matter
was published with the consent and ap
proval of the plaintiff. The trial will be
resumed to-morrow.
Florida’s State Fair,
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 12.—The
State fair opened to-day with favorable
prospects. A tine display of fruits, flow
ers, vegetables, and other contributions
are expected. Hillsborough county and
Indian River make tine exhibitions.' Mat
ters will all be arranged by to-morrow.
The city is full of strangers. A large ex
cursion party arrived from Tallahassee
this morning. The weather is delightful.
Two Sections of a Train Collide.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Feb. 12.—The
second section of a south-bound freight
train ran into the rear end of the tirst sec
tion on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,
near Rockwood, Tenn., this forouoon.
The caboose, cars and engine were badly
damaged. Frank Burke, a brakeman,
aas killed, and another man badly hurt.
Murder Oyer Money at Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 12.—This after
noon Dr. J. W. W. Drake shot and killed
John A. Scarbrough at the Columbus fac
tory, four miles north of this city. The
difficulty arose about an account which
Scarbrough owed Drake. Drake surren
dered himselt to the police.
An Earthquake In Asiatic Turkey.
London, Feb. 12.—A violent earth
quake has occurred at Betlis, in Asiatic
Turkey. A number of buildings were de
stroyed. Measures have been started for
the relief of the sufferers.
Although winter, that hoary old mon
arch, With his crown of snow, and his
sceptre gemmed with icicles, affects man
kind with such evils as coughs and colds,
happily they can be cured by Cousßen6
Honey of Tar, a most excellent remedy for
diseases ot the throat and lungs, Bron
chitis, Croup and Hoarseness. “For sale
by Osceola Butler.
HORRORS OF THE FLOOD.
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HO3IE
LESS AND STARVING.
The Whole Country Responding to the
Appeals for Succor—A Woman Float
ing Off on the Top of a House With
Her Four Dead Babies-Heartrending
Scenes and Incidents.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12, 12:30 a. m.—The
river is one foot higher now than it was a
year ago, and at midnight was rising an
inch per hour. The situation becomes
more and more serious. Until to-night
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Road has been able to reach its depot. It
will be unable to get trains out in the
morning. This leaves the Cincinnati
Northern the only road able to take its
trains from its depot. It carries passen
gers for the Cincinnati, YYashington and
Baltimore and the Pan Handle Roads out
to its junction with the former road,
and for the latter to Loveland’.
Trains on the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis Road are
obliged to stop at Chester Park, seven
miles out. The Ohio and 3lississippi
boats can no longer land at Storrs’ Sta
tion, aud will use a ferry to eonvev pas
sengers to and from the’boats. The Cin
cinnati Southern is arranging for a ferry
to reach its depot on Gest street. The
Kentucky Central and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroads have no water to
trouble them.
SIXTY-EIGHT FEET AND ONE INCH AT
CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12, 9 a, m.—The river
marks 6s feet and 1 inch, and is still rising
at the rate of an inch per hour. The
weather is foggy and mild. Reports from
Gallipolis state that the river commenced
to fall at 1 o’clock this morning, and had
fallen four inches up to 9 o’clock. Ports
mouth reports that the water is still ris
ing steadily. The weather there is mild
and foggy.
A RAY OK SUNSHINE.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12, 2 p. m. —The sun
shone this morning for the first time since
the flood began, and it is almost spring
like in temperature. These facts gave
some encouragement, but since noon the
sky has again become overcast, and there
are fears of more rain. The water at 1
o’clock this afternoon was 68 feet
inches, lacking but half au inch of being
2 feet higher than last year. The increase
m the velocity of the current in ’Second
and r rent streets lessens the number of
boats that can ply between the water’s
edge and the suspension bridge.*'lf this
continues it will cut Covington off from
Cincinnati and materially increase the
discomfiture of the situation.
BUILDINGS FALLING AT NEWPORT.
The condition of things at Newport, Ky„
is growing more frightful. The worst
tears about the damage to the foundations
of buildings have been realized. To-day
a fine residence built last year at an ex
pense of SIO,OOO toppled over, and is
now a complete mass of ruins. Fortu
nately, the family had removed. 3lany
more buildings are in danger, and it is
leared that to-night may bring a calamity
of the worst nature. Many people are in
their houses, unable to get away and
must he lost if the houses fall.
RELIEF WORK AT CINCINNATI.
The relief committees arc receiving very
liberal contributions to-day. 31 r. Deuber
who appealed to the jewelers of the
country yesterday, has already received
ssoo from Chicago. He is erecting a tem
porary shelter on high grounds, and after
the flood he will give lumber to the home
less for the rebuilding of their houses,
31rs. Deuber, who has been feeding fifty
children at her home, to-day in
creased the number to one hundred.
In Cincinnati there is a marked
impetus to the relief subscriptions. The
city has taken a preud position, refusin ’’
help from abroad. The Times-Star has
started a popular dime subscription,
heading tiie list with S2OO. A consider
able sum has been collected in response.
The troubles of post office and mail
carriers increase. All through Northern,
Eastern and Northwestern mails must
be carried by wagon to Chester Park by
way of Clifton, directly northward from
this city, a distance of seven miles. A
dispatch from Butler, Ky., reports the
river rising two inches per hour.
The weather is cloudy and warm at
Jefferson, Ind. Nine thousand people
have been compelled to move to the second
stories of their buildings at Gallipolis, O.
The river is fa 1 line, and it is cloudy.
Four relief boats have been sent to Pome
roy, where people are camping on the hill
tops. 3lany persons are suffering from
cold.
The river at 3 o’clock this afternoon was
68 feet and 6 inches high. The weather
was clearing at that time.
A GLOOMY DAY.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12,11 p. m.— The sit
uation to-day has been more gloomy than
ever. The river rose almost constantly
from halt an inch to an inch per hour, and
was advancing from two to three feet
above the highest stage of last year. There
is much apprehension in Covington and
Newport, where the nature of the soil
makes the danger greater. As the water
creeps up on the houses it has been found
necessary to remove families to other
places.
The committee in charge of this work
had to act arbitrarily in some cases and
compel people to leave their houses. In
two or three of these eases the houses are
now off their foundations or washed
away, lhe contributions have now
reached $25,000, exclusive of $50,000 ap
propriated by the Council. This has bee'n
anticipated already, and drafts will soon
have to be made on the appropriation un
less funds come in faster. Among the
people from abroad who have subscribed
are George 3V. Childs, of Philadelphia,
SSOO, and Henry Irving, $250.
The committee will persist in their de
termination to disburse all contributions
from abroad among the sufferers outside
of Cincinnati. The 31asons have issued
an appeal in which they ask not only for
Masons but for all. The river here at 10
o’clock was 68 feet and 1134 inches deep
and was rising >4 inch per hour. A hard
rain was falling.
NEWPORT’S APPEAL FOR AID.
Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 12.—The 3layor
of Newport has issued the following ap
peal :
.... „ , , Newport, Ky., Feb. 12, 1888.
I lie Relief Union of the city of Newport,
realizing the tearful state of affairs in our
city, one-half of which is now underwater,
lias requested me. as Mayor of the city, to ap
peal to tiie people of the United states for re
lief. In doing so, I regret to the utmost the
necessity of sucli action, but earnestly appeal
to the good people of the country foi'aid.
[Signed] Wm. H. Harton. Mayor.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AT POMEROY.
Gallipolis, 0., Feb. 12.—The relief
committee sent to Pomeroy returned last
evening. Five thousand persons there
are camped on hills and are terribly in
want of food and shelter One hundred
and titty houses have floated away. The
boats land at the Court House steps. The
people are haggard and worn out
from want of sleep, food and shelter.
Nearly every business man is bankrupt.
The coal mines at Syracuse is flooded.
A MOTHER’S FOUR DEAD BABIES.
A house went by 3fiddleport yesterday
with a woman sitting on its gable end",
3len rowed out to the house and appealed
to her to get off, but she refused, saying
that she had four babies below, which
were all dead.
NO LET up AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12,1 a. m.—At
11 o’clock last evening the river was
rising at the rate of I>4 inches per hour.
The rain has ceased, but the weather is
warm and it is likely to soon recommence
raining. The situation is unchanged.
Jeffersonville is now inundated as badly
as it was last year. Yesterday afternoon
the citizens ceased heaping and ceased
their endeavors to prevent an inundation.
The rising water came up from the rear
of the town and but a few houses are not
flooded with from one foot to three feet of
water, No damage or loss has been re
ported. The people have moved into their
second stories,
fresh alarm at wheeling.
Wheeling, Feb. 12, 1 a. m.—A steady
rain fell all day yesterday and caused
alarm, which was Increased* by the news
of the rise at the head waters. " The sub
scriptions here for the relief fund reached
$13,000, but all has been spent, and the
supplies sent in Irom elsewhere have been
consumed as fast as they were received.
The homeless are on short allowince, ow
ing to short supplies, and appeals for aid
from neighboring towns come in, but the
committee is powerless to help them.
Many who are themselves sufferers from
the flood contribute to help others. The
state ot affairs is heartrending.
THE government’s relief measures,
Washington, Feb. 12.-The Secretary
of \V ar is taking active measures looking
to the immediate reliet of the sufferers
from the overflow of the Ohio and its trib
utaries. In accordance with the act of
Congress appropriating $300,000 for that
purpose, orders were issued to-day for
Gen. Amos Beckwfth, Assistant Com-
mtssary General stationed at St. Louis, to
proceed at once to Cincinnati, where he
will have general charge of the distribu
tion of the supplies. He will establish
bis headquarters at Cincinnati, and act
directly under orders from the Secretary
of War. Orders were also issued for the
purchase of supplies and the charter of a
sufficient number of boats to distribute
them where they are most needed. It has
also been arranged that an officer of the
army shall accompany each boat, and
superintend the issue of supplies. The
general plan of relief determined upon is
the same as that pursued in affording re
lief to the sufferers irom the overflow of
the Mississippi river last year. In order
to give his personal attention to this sub
ject, Secretary Lincoln has abandoned his
proposed trip to Chicago.
THE GREATEST OF ALL THE FLOODS.
The Signal Serviee predict that the
waters will probably reach the height of
seventy feet at Cincinnati, and that on
the lower Ohio they will reach a Height
greater than ever before known.
GENEROUS RAILROADS.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany managers to-day issued orders for
ttmfrce transportation of provisions or
other donations on all lines of the Balti
more and Ohio Road for sufferers by the
floods in the Western rivers, and also the
free use of the Baltimore and Ohio tele
graph lines for the same purpose.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
lias contributed $4,000 for the sufferers bv
the Western floods, having ordered s2,OOib
to be distributed from the Pittsburg office,
and SI,OOO each along the line of the Pan
Handle and Pittsburg, Fort Wavne and
Chicago Toads. .
$4,000 FROM LAST YEAR’S SURPLUS.
. I hiladelphia the society tor organ
ized charity has appropriated $4,000 to the
\V estern flood relief, that being the bal
ance remaining of the fund raised last
year tor a similar purpose, which wits
turned over to this society at that time.
At a meeting of citizens at a call of the
Mayor to take measures for relief, it was
decided to make Drexel & Cos. Treas
urers, to open a subscription list, and to
leave the matter of distribution with a
committee of seven.
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM COLUM
BUS.
At Columbus, 0., a meeting of citizens
was held this evening and $2,000 was
raised, on the spot. Systematic canvass
ing was organized. All the bakeries put
iu full time and a train load of bread and
cooked provisions was sent down the
Herking Valley road to-dav to Kerr’s
Station, from whence it will be distributed
by boats.
NEW YORK’S CONTRIBUTION.
In response to a communication from
31ayor Edson, of New York, requesting
subscriptions in aid of the sufferers bv
the floods in the Ohio \ alley, committee's
were formed at the t offee Exchange and
the Importers’ and Grocers’ Board of
Trade and $2,000 was subscribed.
A call for a citizens meeting to concert
relief measures has been issued bv the
3layor ot Boston.
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Toledo, 0., Feb. 12.— An appeal has
been issued by K. H. Cochrane, Supreme
Dictator of the Knights of Honor, en
titled, “A distress call to all Lodges and
Knights of Honor,” calling for aid for the
sufferers front the floods in the Ohio river
and its tributaries. It savs that aid may
lie sent by telegraph or other
wise to any of the following
named persons and will be distributed
by them in their own neighboring
and remote communities to needy suffer
ers, “whether they be of use or not”: Col.
Lewis Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio; O. G.
Schofield, Wheeling,AY. A’a.; Judge Rob’t
J. Breekenridge, Louisville, Ky.; Judge
Oakey Johnson, Parkersburg, AY. Va.-
Thomas E. Richards. Zanesville, Ohio;
John is. Ewan, Covington, Ky.; Roseman
Girdner, Steubenville, Ohio; Rev. Thomas
Boyle, Alleghany, Pa.; \V. B. Godfrey,
New Albany, Ind. Sufferers in other com
munities will report their needs to one of
the above named gentlemen.
A RISE IN ARKANSAS.
Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 12.—The
heavy rains that have been falling have
swollen all the strerims in this section,
ihe Arkansas river has risen 11 feet, and
to-night is rising 9 inches per hour.
Little Rock, Feb. 12, 12:30 p. m.— The
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
bridge over the Bayou on this side of
Ozark was washed away by the flood to
day, and one-fourth of a mile of track is
covered with water. Owing to a ledge of
rock giving way a portion of the track o was
carried into the river. A steadv rain fell
all night and this morning the "Arkansas
is rising rapidly, and it is beginning to be
believed that by to-night the water will
he higher than for several years.
STILL RISING AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 8 p. m.—The
river rose eight inches last night and now
stands forty-two feet and two inches and
and is rising half an inch au hour. The
weather has been clear, warm aud bright
until now, but it is beginning to rain
again.
PITTSBURG’S HOPES DASIIEI) TO EARTH.
Pittsburg, Feb. 12, 8 p. m. —The rivers
are swelling again at the rate of two
inches per hour with 18 feet and 3 inches
on the 3lononghahela marks and 19 feet
ou the Allegheny. Dispatches from all
points about here report a continued rain
and rising water.
BIIADLAUOH CRIES yUITS.
An Application for Chiltern Hundreds
AVhich Equals a Kesignation.
London, Feb. 12.—31 r. Bradlaugh has
applied for Chiltern Hundreds. His ap
plication has been granted, and be has
started for Northampton. This is equiva
lent to a resignation of his seat in the
House of Commons. No office having
emolument attached oan be conlerred by
the Crown on a member without his
thereby vacating his seat, and it is only
by obtaining an office that a member can
nd nimself of the duties which any
body of constituents may impose
upon him even, against his will. The
Crown, therefore, for the convenience of
the House, is always willing to confer ou
any member the Stewardship of Her 3laj
esty’s Chiltern Hundreds, the Steward
ship of 3lanor of Poynings. of East Hen
drid and Northsted, or the Escheatorship
of Munster, sinecures which he contin
ues to hold till some other member solic
its similar accommodation.
BRADLAUGH’B SUCCESSOR.
In the House of Commons this after
noon 3lr. Labouchere moved that a new
writ be issued for an election in North
ampton to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of 3lr. Bradlaugh. Lord Ran
dolph Churchill moved an adjournment of
the debate on this motion in order to pre
vent the House from being placed iu an
unpleasant position in case 3lr. Brad
laugh should be re-elected. The motion
was rejected by a vote of 203 to 145, and
after some discussion the writ was issued.
DAVITT DRAWS A REVOLVER.
Hisses and a Husli for the Stage His
Greeting at Newcagtle-on-Tyne
London, Feb. 13.—Michael Davitt de
livered a lecture at Newcastle-ou-Tyne
last evening on “The Irish Problem and
its Solution.” He was received with per
sistent howling. hisses and a rush was
made for the platform.
Thirty policemen interposed, and Mr.
Davitt drew a revolver, wtich he held in
his hand for some minutes. He summoned
the occupants ol the gallery to eiect the
disturbers from the hall. They did so,
being assisted by the police. There was
some lighting while the disturbers were
being ejected, and several persons were
severely hurt.
The Massacre in Tonquin.
Paris, Feb. 12. — La Liberte says that
the massacre of Christians in Tonquin,
announced in yesterday’s dispatches, oc
curred in the province of Phauhoa, be
tween Hue and the lower branch of the
Delta. It happened sometime ago.
Car Manufacturers Assign.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 12.—J.M. Jones &
Sons, car manufacturers in West Troy,
have made an assignment to E. C. White,
ol New Aork, with preferences of $07,000
to M. M. AVhite & Cos., of Yew York. The
assets are not known.
Pope Leo and the French.
Rome. Feb. 12.—The I’ope has sum
moned the French Bishops to Rome for
the purpose of conferring with them upon
measures to arouse the Catholic spirit in
France, and to counteract the anti-relig
ious propaganda.
Dr. Price’s Special Flavoring Extracts
are made from the fruit, and have their
grateful, agreeable taste, without the tur
pentine odor which is observed in those
extracts usually sold, made from poison
ous oils, acids, and taste sharpened by
cayenne pepper. We advise those who
wish choice, pure Flavors, to buy Dr.
Price’s.
SINKAT AND TOKAR LOST.
EL MAHDI’S FORCES CAPTURE
BOTH PLACES.
Fugland Terribly Aroused by the News
-The Government Censured by the
House of Lords—Tewtik Bey and His
600 Men Heroically Rush into a Sui
cidal Charge.
London, Feb. 12, 11 a. m. —Telegrams
received at London report that the rebels
have captured Sinkat. The Cabinet has
been summoned to a council for the pur
pose of discussing the Egyptian question.
THE DISASTER CONFIRMED.
London, Feb. 12, l p. m.— Official dis
patches confirm the report of the capture
of Sinkat, The Cabinet are painfully im
pressed. It is probable that large rein
forcements of troops and marines will be
immediately dispatched to Egypt.
tokar also lost.
London, Feb. 12, 1:30 p. m. —There are
rumors now that Tokar has fallen into the
hands of the rebels.
A TERRIBLE scene.
London, Feb. 12, 2 p. m.— The news of
the fall of Sinkat reached SutUiim this
morning. It was brought by a friendly
Arab chief, lhe garrison made a sortie
and was for a long time successful in re
pulsing the rebel attacks, but at last the
attacking forces gained the upper hand
and the garrison was completely de
stroyed, except a few who were "made
linaotiers. The fate of the women and
children is unknown. The streets of Sua
kim present a heartrending appearance,
they are thronged with women, whose
weeping and wailing give unmistakable
evidence ot their distress and forebodings.
SUICIDAL DESPERATION.
London. Feb. 12, 9 p. m.— Further ad
vices concerning the fall of Sinkat state
that Tewtik Bey, preferring death to sur
render, blew up the fortifications, spiked
the guns, and made a sortie. His 600 men
were all massacred.
Seven men-of-war belonging to the
channel squadron have been ordered to
Egyptian waters.
CENSURED BY TIIE LORDS.
London, Feb. 12,10 p. m.—ln the House
ol Lords to-day the 3farquis of Salisbury
made a motion that in the opinion of the
House the recent lamentable events in
Soudan were largely due to the vacillating
policy of the government. 3lr. Salisbury
said that if the government had resolved
either to hold or abandon Sennaar Hicks
1 asha might have been saved. His loss
was due to their vacillation—their in
dmerence and their inconsistency ending
in panic. The news would now run
through the whole 3lohammadon world
that England had been defeated again
and again and again, and was now being
hunted out of Egypt. England’s name
wvould be a legacy of hatred and contempt
to the Egyptians. In conclusion, the
orator asked whether the abandonment of
garrisons, the slaughter of brave men,
and the surrender of women and
children to the horrors of an Oriental
victory involved no blood guiltiness,
and exhorted the Lords not to he accom
plices in this dishonor. Earl Granville,
the Foreign Secretary said in reply that
the policy of the government was not di
rected according to the articles in the for
e*gu journals. The Marquis of Salsbury
was laboring under a mistake if he meant
to convey the impression that any Euro
pean power had remonstrated with Eng
land. lie protested against the idea that
because a foreign army selected English
officers England was thereby made re
sponsible for that army’s success. It
would be no economy of blood of English
soldiers to send them to hold Soudan, al
though the 3larquis of Salisbury thought
the government vacillating and inconsis
tent in not doing so. England and India
had no interest in Soudan, nor indeed had
Lgypt any permanent interest
in that country. Why this great
sympathy tor Sinkat and Tokar,
which represented not more titan a fiftieth
of the troops in Soudan. It was necessary
now for the government to he careful, so
as not to clash with the larger views of
Gen. Gordon. The government, however,
had ascertained that it would not inter
fere with Gen. Gordon’s plans if a force
was sent to act around Suakiin, with a
view to the relief of Tokar. Since the de
feat of Baker I’asha it had been altogether
impossible to relieve Sinkat. The govern
ment had 110 intention of annexing
Egypt. It would remain there simply
long enough to secure a stable govern
ment. It would be quite impossible to
govern Egypt from Downing street. The
only thing that could be done would be to
appoint a first-rate man to represent
England in Egypt, and then to recom
mend efficient men to civil and
military positions, and give them
English support. The force of circum
stances had obliged the government to go
further than it had proposed, but the Cab
inet ought to restrict England’s connec
tion with Egypt to the object declared bv
the government.
The Marquis of Salisbury’s motion was
carried by a vote of 181 to 81.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMON'S.
Sir Stafford Northeote, in accordance
with his previous announcement, made in
the House of Commons a motion of censure
similar to that made in the House of
Lords by the Marquis of Salisbury. In
bis accompanying speech he strongly de
nounced the sacrifice of Hicks Pasha.
Egypt, he said, should have limited oper
ations to the country where she could
succeed, or should have made better pro
vision for carrying the expedition further.
But in neither case did Egypt receive the
support from England which she had
every right to expect.
Premier Gladstone, on rising to
reply, was greeted with loud and
prolonged cheers. He met Sir Stafford
Northcote’s motion with a direct negative.
He denied that there had been any vacil
lation or inconsistency in the govern
ment’s Egyptian policy. Sir Stafford had
used this phraseology in his motion for
the purpose of himself avoiding a declara
tion of the policy. The situation in Egypt
was not the situation which the present
government had created, but one which
they had found. They had tried to keep
intact the interests of 300,000,000 who
composed the British empire. Premier
Gladstone stated that 4,000 men had been
ordered to Suakiin. Gen. Gordon, he said,
had a plan of his own for extricating the
garrisons and restoring the country to its
tormer pacific condition.
Sir Stafford Northeote concluded by de
claring that the conduct of the govern
ment would greatly-complicate the pres
ent issues; that it would probably close
the great trade route troni the equatorial
lakes to the Red Sea, give impetus to the
slave trade, and greatly diminish Eng
land’s prestige.
3lr. Gladstone said that Gen, Gordon’s
plan would restore the former rulers to
their ancestral power usurped by Egypt,
He denounced as a gross error dual con
trol, which he said had been left him as a
legacy. England had not, he declared
withdrawn from the hands of the Egyp
tian Government the control of its insti
tutions. She had simply made Egypt un
derstand that a British military occupa
tion of Egypt entailed the necessity of see
ing Britisfi advice followed. 31 r. Gladstone
strongly opposed the reconquest of Sou
dan. In conclusion he asked the House
to accord the government the acquittal
to which it was entitled. As he sat down
he was again loudly cheered. Sir George
Campbell spoke in support of the govern
ment. Lord Randolph Churchill and
HOll. Edward Stanhope strongly attacked
the government. The debate was then
adjourned.
A HEROIC SORTIE.
London, Leb. 13, 2 a. m. —a corre
spondent at Suakim telegraphs as tollows •
“At last the heroic garrison of Sinkat
hare been butchered. For a fortnight
they had been eating roots and tree leaves
It was an eufeebled band indeed which
sortied cut to die amidst the rebel hordes
Tewfik Bey had harangued his men, sav
ing that by lighting they might save
themselves, but that by remainin'* they
must die from hunger in a few'’days'.
Hight was impossible. The men thus
animated with Tewfik Bey’s spirit
destroyed the miliftry stores, exploded
the magazine, filled their pouches to their
utmost with cartridges, and issued forth
600 strong against the rebels. Osman
Digna’s hordes rushed to the attack.
Tewfik Bey and his men fought nobly,
ror a long time they repulsed every at
tempt to break their ranks. Finally the
superior numbers prevailed, and with a
tremendous rush the rebels burst through
one ol the sides of the Egyptian square,
A general massacre ensued, and not a
soul escaped. According to the latest re
ports only four sick men, who were un
able to take part in the sortie, the Cadi ol
Sinkat and thirty women were spared by
the rebels,
SPURRING UP THE GOVERNMENT.
A number of the liberal members of the
House of Commons have petitioned the
government, urging more direct interfer
ence in the affairs of Egypt.
The Lord Mayor of London has granted
e „ I ? triotic Society the use of Guild
Hall for a public meeting on Friday
apropos of recent events ia Soudan,
TURKEY IRRITATFD.
a dispatch Irom Constantinople says:
“While Lord Dufferin is conducting nego
tiations with the Porte with a view to de
termining the basis for Turkish
Intervention in Soudan, Marquis
de Neuillo, the French Ambassador,
has informal tbe Porte that
France had received assurances from
England that no Turkish intervention iu
that quarter would be allowed. This
has naturally greatly increased the irri
tation of tne Porte.
GORDON’S SUMMMOXS TO THE SHEIKHS.
p or ?°? telegraphs that in spite of
Paßha „ B defeat he is still sanguine
of success. He has appointed Col. Coetlo
gan commander at Khartoum, and has
sent fresh messages to the Sheikhs to meet
TO RELIEVE TOKAR.
Suez, Feb. 12.—The greatest activity
prevails here. Preparations for the dis
patch ot forces to Suakiin for the reliet of
iokar are being rapidly pushed.
A contingent of infantry and eavalrv,
with guns and camels, will be sent for
ward as soon as possible.
Buakim’s peril,
Su akim, Feb. 13, 2a. m.— The Egyptian
Governor-General here has been" dis
missed. There are numerous rebels in
the vicinity of town. Admiral Hewitt
yesterday reviewed the whole garrison
here and afterward inspected the filthy
prison in which numerous prisoners have
been kept for a long period without trial,
their sole ollense being their sympathiz
ing with Arabl Pasha. The French Con
sul and French subjects will go on board
the ships it the rebels attack the town,
but will not assist ill the defense. The
rebels advanced last evening to within a
** half of the town. They then
lighted tires and destroyed a large melon
plantation.
Before the sortie a rebel Sheikh ap
proached Sinkat and summoncHi Tewtik
Bey to surrender, saying that his life
vvouul be spared. The garrison answered
defiantly, ribaling the rebels. During the
sortie the women and children followed
111 the rear of the soldiers. Large num
bers of rebels were killed. The rebels
I }°. w massing in the vicinity
oLuahjn, the Sinkat contingent having
jmned the main body. All attack on
suakiin is believed to be imminent.
THE MEN AT ALDERSHOT.
London, Feb. 13, 2:30 a. m.-A circu
lar has been read to the battalions at
Aldershot, informing them that non-com
missioned officers may volunteer for ser
v ice in the Egyptian army for a period of
two years. Numerous volunteers have
already offered themselves.
GEN. GORDON’S GRIM CHEERFULNESS.
Gordon telegraphs from Berber
that the country is now more quiet. All
telegrams agree that Gen. Gordon is in
excellent spirits and confident ol success,
ana that he has everywhere been well re
ceived.
CARTRIDGES BY THE MILLION.
Orders have been received at Chatham
to ship to Egypt immediately 2,500,000
cartridges and a large quantity of nine
pounder shells.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
No Decision In the Railroad Kate Re
storation— Plans for the New Capitol
Selected.
Atlanta, Feb. 12.— The Railroad Com
missioners held two sessions to-day. Wal
ter 31. Jackson and Paul 3lustin, of the
Augusta Board of Trade, and George 3Y.
Woodruff, of the Empire Flour 31ills, of
Columbus, with 3Y. F. Shellman and
David W. Appier, of the Central Railroad,
were present; as was also G. S. Barnum,
of the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
The 31 aeon Board of Trade sent a written
communication, not being able to be
present by delegates. The Savannah
Board of Trade telegraphed Secretary
Brtsere as follows: “Without further
time to consider, we are disposed to
oppose the petition of the Central Rail
road. Name the latest date that the Com
mission will defer for a hearing from ns.
“[Signed] o. P. Walker.”
in order to give Savannah and other
parties a chance to he heard, the matter
was continued until the 26th inst., when
Unal action will probably be taken. Sena
tor Brown was unable to leave for Wash
ington to-day as he expeeted, but will get
away to-morrow. He never looked In
better health or Spirits.
THE PLAN FOR THE CAI’ITOL.
The Capitol Commissioners late last
evening concluded to announce their de
cision, as Architect Post wished to leave
tor home 011 an early morning train. The
design referred to by the News corre
spondent last night was the one chosen,
to-day W. J. Ebbroke, of the firm of
Ebbroke & Burnham, of Chicago, who
furnished the design, has been examined
by the Commissioners in regard to his
plans, the preparation of the plans for
estimates and other matters. It is prob
able that some action will be taken to
morrow to perfect these details.
Everybody is delighted with the
selection, and a handsome photograph of
the new capitol was to-day sent to Frank
Jjesiie s illustrated Newspaper , executed
by Motes. The Commissioners speak in
high terms of the designs of Architects
Woodruff and Wilcox of Macon, and
think that they deserve well for the con
test. 'lhe design selected is the one Com
missioners Miller and Thomas wished to
adopt without consulting Architect Post,
so they are highly pleased with his criti
cal indorsement. His services will prove
ot great value to the Commissioners and
the Mate, as he was closely questioned on
every point connected with the new cap
itol from the start to the close of the
work.
HEDISTHICTING VIRGINIA.
The Opposition of the Coalitionists to
the Bill Overridden.
Richmond, \ a., Feb. 12. —The Senate
to-day passed a bill redistricting the State
for representatives in Congress. It was
immediately communicated to the House
of Delegates, where, after two hours’ filli
bustering on the part of the Coalitionists,
it was passed by a strict party vote, the
Coalitionists voting in the negative. The
bill was then enrolled and signed by the
presiding officers of both houses and sent
to the Governor. In the event of its re
turn with executive disapproval the vote
to pass it over bis veto will he very close,
laking the vote of last November as a
basis the redistricting shows eight dis
tricts Democratic aud two Republican or
Coalitionist.
THE SONS OF TOIL.
Another Fall River Mill Augments the
Ranks or the Strikers.
Fall River, 31 ass., Feb. 12.—The
weavers at the Crescent mill struck this
noon. The Crescent makes fine goods
similar to those made by the King Phillip
mill, and the trouble was caused” by the
refusal of the management to make a
similar concession to one made bv the
King Phillip mill.
a strike at a levee.
St. Joseph La., Feb. J2.-The laborers
on the United Mates government works at
Hardscrabble levee have struck for higher
wages and work there is virtually at an
end. lhe river is now within two feet of
the highest part of the hank, having risen
over a foot in twenty-four hours. This
renders the closing of that levee this sea
son practically impossible.
THE LAST OF THE COLUMBUS.
Wind and Wave Obliterating all Traces
of the Hull and Rodieg.
Boston, Feb. 12.—1 t has been con
cluded to abandon all further efforts to
recover any property from the wreck of
the City of Columbus. The tide runs with
such velocity where the wreck lies that
the vessel is rapidly going to pieces.
Nothing of value has been recovered.
There is no hope of the recovery of any
bodies, as it is supposed that the decks
have been washed away and that the hull
is open to the action of the waves. The
next storm will probably obliterate all
traces of the steamer.
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New York, June l, 1883.)
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Malaria, which finally became Chills and
Lever. Treatment by my phvsician failed
to help me. I used Brandreth’s Pills and
was cured. Thirteen months have elapsed
since then, and I have had no recurrence.
Other members of my familv used them
for the same trouble, with the same good
result.
I cheeriully indorse them lor that ill
ness, and also as a pleasant laxative or
purgative, according to the number taken.
They are now a household remedy with
me, and I am never without them. I
would gladly give the details of the fore
going to any who might choose to call
upon me for them, J. E. Sekkk,
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A PRETTYWOMA.YS PISTOL
SHE , FATALLY WOUNDS HER
LOVER AND KILLS HERSELF.
He a Journalist and Shea School Teacher
—Double Death Preferred to Desertion
—Did lie Betray Her?—And was She a
Divorced W lfe?—An Elevated Railroad
Station the Scene of the Tragedy.
New "York, Feb. 12.—Victor Croftou
Andree was standing on the platform of
the Eletated Kailwav at Fifty-ninth street
and Third avenue this forenoon, accom
panied by a 7-year-old boy, waiting to
take a train down town, when a woman
stepped up behind him, shot him in the
back, and as he fell, thinking that she had
killed him, put a pistol to her own temple
and blew out her brains. The station
was crowded with people, and great ex
citement was created. The dead woman,
the wounded man, and the little boy were
taken to a station house. The 'man’s
wound was probed, and he was found to
be probably fatally wounded
ASDUEK’S IDENTITY.
Andree described himself as a journal
ist connected with German newspapers
and a teacher in the educational estab
lis.iment of J. G. von Taube, at No. 10
Gramercy 1 ark. lie admitted that he
knew the woman who shot him, but re-
Kised to give any explanation of her act.
the boy who was with him when he was
? eorKO Becke >, son of Joseph
man lived WIK)Se hoUB<! the "funded
the pretty WOMAN.
The woman was about 22 years old,with
handsome regular features, fair complex
ion dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Nothing was found on her person which
wouM lead to her ideutiiication except a
~ . worked on it. Andree has been in
this country aboutjßix months. He acted
as correspondent of the lioersen Courier .
o! Berlin, a financial paper of which his
lather is ow’ner. Andree w'as taking the
boy down to school when he was shot.
Nothing is known concerning his rela
tions with any woman.
I>lJ> UK BETRAY HER?
New York, Feb. 12,10 v. M.-The po
lice have discovered that the voting wo
man who shot Victor C. Andree at the
I ift}-ninth street elevated railway sta
tion this morning was .Miss Jennie
i Almey, aged tweuty-lour years,
”, in a kindergarten
schoo . She lived at No. 11l West Twen
ty-fifth street, where she had hiren a roofti
for some time. A large package of let
ters was found in Andree’s room which
she had written to him. From these it
appears that he had promised to marry
her and had afterwards deserted her for
some cause, but whether lie had Inrtrayed
her or not could not be ascertained from
the correspondence. The police think
that desertion alone would not have suf
liced to induce her to commit the crime.
It was evident that Andree knew that she
was waiting to see him, and that he
(headed the meeting. For this reason
he reported at the school where he
taught that he was sick, and had re
mained in his room during the whole of
the past week. .
A PREMEDITATED REVENGE.
This morning he ventured out for the
first time. It was said at Miss Almey’s
boarding house that she went away every
morning early, and did not return until
!V” i ilI1( 18 . Kll J(posed that she spent
the day watching Andree’s house. The
police find that the tw r o became acquainted
last autumn at a house w lie re they
boarded together. Their actions then did
not indicate that there was any love
making. As near as could lie ascertained
they appeared to bo only friends. There
was nothing in Miss Almey's deportment
1R • a ! - ' r °* Ihe places where she lived
w-hu-h was inconsistent with the idea that
she was a virtuous woman, her man
ners being always modest and
ladylike. Nothing, however, could
be learned of her antecedents.
Her body was taken to the morgue,
w here it awaits the disposition of the
Coroner. Andree’s condition grew rapidly
worse at the hospital, and he vomited
blood continually. The physicians say
that he cannot possibly recover.
A DIVORCED WIFE.
In his ante mortem statement, taken
this afternoon, be admitted that he was
engaged to marry Miss Almey, but said
that he broke his promise upon discover
ing that she was a divdYced wife. He
w’ould not state how he found it out or
give any further particulars, and the po
lice doubt the truth of the statement. He
would not answer any questions in regard
to their relations. The pistol used bv
Aliss Almey is a Smith & Wesson self
cocker of large calibre, and was entirely
new. J
KILLED ANOTHER MAN’S WIFE.
The Tragic Ending of Criminal Inti
macy in Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 12. —When Thos. Aiken,
a railroad weigh-master, reached his
home last night he found his wife lying
dead on the floor with a bullet in her
head. E. W. Feltzer, a book-keeper
boarding at Aiken’s, was lying across the
body with two bullet wounds in his body
and unconscious. Feltzer had fired ail of
the shots. Letters left, by him say he had
been criminally intimate with the woman
and jealous Of attentions shown another
man. It is thought that Feltzer cannot
live.
railroad rumblings.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
aud Afar.
AVork on the Transit and Peninsular
Railroad, between Leesburg aud Tavares
progresses steadily.
The present contract of grading of the
' ■ * I- Railway does not reach the town
of A olusia, as supposed by many, but
will reach a point due east or opposite
A olusia on the line of survey.
France’s Loan.
Paris, Feb. 12.— Le Journal den Dehats
says that the subscriptions to the new
French lean are four times in excess of
the amount of the loan.
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sale, and three hash houses closed up yes
terday. AVhither are we drifting? In'the
midst of life we are in debt.
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