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i ESTABLISHED 1830.
( J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. j
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STAT ES TOED
IN PARAGRAPHS.
sixteen Duels on the Tapis at Augusta
V Kabid Eat Attacks Two Negroes
at Marietta—A Hideous Monstrosity
Born in l’ulaski County—A Destruc
tive Cyclone. „
GEORGIA.
Athens now has a Board of Trade.
Hawkiusville's tirenien are to have a Dew
lare selling at J cents per dozen at
Cochran firemen have been exempted from
street duty.
die AVir- wants a $30,000 hotel built at
Hawkinsvilk*.
< at-...-a Superior Court is in session at Rmg
gold this week.
‘•John Paul" is becoming famous as a nim
rod at Thomasville.
Thoiuasvilie's rotft>u reeeipts to Wednesday
aggregated 9,423 bales.
Sarah Massey, a eolored centenarian of
Cochran, has just died.
Jug Tavern now boasts of eight stores, two
hotels and a bar-rooui.
Log rafting on the Connasauga river has
been quite bri-k of late.
The Hancock Van Guards have been pre
sented with a company llug.
Five hundred dollars is now the price of a
license to sell liquor at Thomastou.
Postmaster Wilson will lake formal charge
of ih.i office at Atlanta to-morrow.
vierier i'uiversity has just received anew
bell from a Troy, N . A'., manufactory.
tuning the guests at present in Tliomas
vilte i- Mrs. Bierstadt, wife of the celebrated
Dogs in Monroe county are being seized
with a strange aillictioii that soon produces
John Burrows was re-elected Marshal by
the Town Council of Hawkiusville on Monday
There is a LeConte pear tree in Mclntosh
. ounly which one year produced thirty-three
The last horse ridden by Den. Eli Warren.
..f Houston county, is now used in Macon as a
hack horse.
i.loert Williams, the Thomson negro whose
head was split open with an a\c lv Ins step
lather, died Sunday.
Hie purchase ot a hook and ladder truck
nid the formation of a company is under con
sideration in l.awreneeyille.
V party of Mormon converts from Cleve
land'. ouiitv, N.C.. pas-ed Uirough Atlanta,
Wednesday, en route for Utah. *
lion. William 11. Crawford, City Solicitor
..f K.uiibi'idgc, died at hi- residence Tliurxday
in*.ruing of congestion of the lungs.
1 t.e public lit.'..ry ! Newnan has almut
""I yolumes. It is to lie open to the public
on Saturdays from 3 to 9 p. in.
I’wenty-six gentlemen have already signi
fied their lutentiou of joining Hie liidilary
. 'iiipaiiy being organized at Warrenton.
V test of llie purity of the water from the
new water works reservoir at Athens has been
made, and it is the purest w ater in the city.
Tile l’arr Brothers, of Athens, have in their
possession the first saw that teas in use in
building the first house ever erected in that
city.
President Kaoul, of tin* Central Railroad,
was in Columbus Wednesday on business
connected with the building of a cotton com
press there. . ,
An election for “fence" or “stock law" will
beheld m tilt; loStli, l,lolth and l,lGtith dis
tricts G. M.of Chattahoochee county, on the
gtitli instant.
At Athens Wednesday the police arrested a
little boy only eleven years old, 1 .easily intox
icated. They are now after the men who
gave him the'whisky.
Two little children .f Mr. Lockhart, agent
of tlie >mger Sew ing Machine Company at
Athens, were poCmied by eating poke root,
mistaking it for artichokes.
The Liberty county Independent Troop is
ordered out for the 22d. Besides the usual
drill and contest for the white plume, the
election for Captain will take place.
V collision occurrre.l on tiie Western and
Atlantic Railroad, near Boyce station, last
Monday, in which an engine and several
freight cars were ha lly w recked. No one was
hurt.
At Call range J. L. Sehaub has bought of 11.
t . Butler the old post office building, and will
at once tear it down and erect in its stead a
photograph gallery with alt modern improve
ments.
Griffin has an aged colored resident who
spends the greater portion of his time shout
ing hymns and prayers in house in such loud
ti.ncs'tliat his devotions ran be heard for half
a mile.
North Georgia was \ islted by a regular Hood
1 i-t week, and the water courses were higher
than they ha I lieen in several years. In many
places fences were swept away and stock
drowned.
Work was recommenced on the Waynes
boro artesian well on Thursday morning, and
w tth m> obstructions in the way downward
progress immediately begau. It measures 315
feet in depth.
There is a remarkable family of three mem
bers in Jefferson eountv. on Brier creek, aged
respectively 97, 93 and 05. They are Maj.
Holcom Sellars, his daughter and soti-in law ,
Joseph Peebles.
Near Brunswick Sunday John Bell fired
three bullets into Jessj Williams, and think
ng he had inflicted mortal wounds, fled from
Hie county. Williams stands a good chance
of surviving, however.
Mr. Hurst, the father of Miss l.ula, says that
he is in constant receipt of letters from New
1 .>rk and other Northern states from persons
asking w hether his daughter can raise the
dead and heal the sick.
The corn crib, fodder house and a mare and
. ..it in an adjoining stable, the property of
Mrs. M. A. Hill, of Dimly county, were de
stroyed by lire on Friday night, stli inst. The
cause of the iire is unknown.
\ negro, exhibiting a dynamite cartridge
at the depot at Marietta last Monday, drop
ped it. lie reached down to pick it up, and
it that moment it exploded, blowing off the
first joints of two of his fiugers.
The paving which the City Council of
Brunswick has decided to have done will cost
>lo,ottO, The contractor manifests a disin
clination to begin the work, however, on the
around that he will have to wait a long time
Thomas Thomason, of Butts county, 10-t a
valuable mule about two week- ago with hy
drophobia. It was bitten iu the nose by a
mad dog aliout two months ago. and was
thought to lie all right. It was taken with
fils and died the next day.
-undav Mcßryde Wilson, son of lion. W.
A. Wilson, of Sumter county, was bitten on
the linger by a ground rattlesnake, llis lin
ger was immediately corded and plenty of
whisky administered. He is still doctoring
in, linger, which has turned to a greenish
l‘. K. Jlunditrick, one of the editors of Purl-,
wanted to visit Thomasville, but upon finding
it impossible to buy a through ticket from
New York, went through to Gainesville. Fla.
Thomasville feel* aggrieved that she should
lie thus discriminated against by Northern
railroads.
Yt Albany a few days ago the corpse of a
negro woman was borne to the colored ceme
tcr\ for interment. The horse used at the
time was said to lie lit years old. He had gone
I.lit a short distance from the gate on his re
turn. when he dropped in the harness and
•tied almost instantly.
George D. Scott, of Leon county, while
gotug to Thomasville a couple of days ago,
found a live alligator $ feet long lying beside
the road, and after stunning it by a blow
across the head, tied it to the rear of his
wagon aud dragged it into town, where its
presence quickly drew an interested throng
about it.
Tlie street railroad company ot Columbus
have decided to run the road to all of the
depots and wharf warehouse-, etc., and es
tablish a freight line. This will do away
with the dray lines entirely. The stockhold
er- in the street railroad company are con
fident that they will realize 2il per cent, cii
their investment the first year.
At Fairl.urn John Thomas, who was a year
ago convicted of murder, and whose case
went to the Supreme Court and was affirm
ed, wa resentenced Wednesday to be
hanged in private on Friday. April 11, 1881.
An effort will be made to get the Governor to
commute his sentence to life imprisonment.
The Atlanta J-trnal of \Ve.|nesda> says:
“It is not generally known that anew design
for ttte Kimball House has been adopted. It
is on the antique order, and very beautiful,
but is apparently not so expensive a- the one
first proposed. The portico on the ITvor
street side extends upward, and the three
stores aud the two upper stories of the build
ing seem to he under a sort of Queen Anne
roof.”
Win. Moon and Bose Mellon, hovs. had a
dispute in the Fagle and l’lucmx mills at
Columbus Tuesday. When the hell rang in
the evening, dismissing the employe- from
work. Melton hurried out ahead of Moon and
took a position outside the gate, and when
Moon came along stabbed him twice in the
back. Melton then tied to the other side of
the river, where both live. One of the wounds
is dangerous.
At Ihr Methodist Quarterly Conference at
Jackson, held oa Saturday, the 2d instant,
arrangements were entered into to build a
new cTitirch. The present ehqreb house will
he rearranged, modernized and converted
into a parsonage, and anew structure, with
all the modern improvements, w jil by- elected
on the present site of the old one. Work will
begin as soon as the necessary material can
UK procured.
At Fairburu the Grand Jury found a true
bill against s. Foster, tue engineer of the
■ train which killed John 11 Jjoyd last No
-1 vember, for not checking the speed of bis
train as i! approached the crossing. A true
bill a also found against Cecil Gabbett. the
suinemuetnictit of the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad Company, for not having the
whistle blown or signal posts erected as re
[ quire.l by law.
The Hiuesvillo Giuette says: "Last Satur
day, about four miles from this place, a
tragedy, which tame near proving fatal in its
consequences, was enacted. Allen Hargraves
was attacked by Lewis Boyd and stabbed in
two plaees. Allen escaped and fled into the
woods, and several hours afterwards made
his way to Riley Aldridge's.house in a very
exhausted condition. All the parties are col
ored, and a woman is said to be the cause of
the trouble.”
The refusal of the Macon Council to appro
t rtkte *SOO toward defraying the expenses of
k firemantv tournament in that city, has
stirred a veritable tempest. The Council has
3Tlu' Jpmttttg Mmn.
offered to appropriate *2OO, but this the men
refused to receive. The voung ladies of Wes
leyan Female Seminarv have offered to give a
literary entertainment in aid of the project,
and the offer was accepted. The men claim
that the uepartment is the poorest paid in the
■State, and will hold a meeting to-night to
consider the advisability of surrendering the
apparatus to the city.
Mr. Westmoreland, an impecunious but
respectable white man of I.awrenceville. lost
an infant child by death. Having no money
with which to buy shrouding for his child and
have a coffin made, he applied to lu-Jlandlord,
one of the wealthiest men in the county, and
related to him the death of his child and his
condition, and that he was a stranger to the
people. The landlord told him that he could
not help him, and the distracted father was
obliged to carry the little corpse in a wooden
box to a field, dig a grave with iii.s own hands
and bury the corpse.
An old negro man living near Knoxville
came in town a few days ago, bringing with
him a sack of old silver coins, perhaps .‘lOO or
4 0. -nmc bearing date of 1740. and from that
date up to ls. Vi. Some were so old that the
denomination and date could not be told, and
-n mutilated their value was only in weight.
Many were strange coins from different na
tions. The old negro is named Barney Mar
tin, and before emancipation hired his home
from his master, paying lum up monthly,
saving and laying up some to buy his freedom.
This was some of the money the old darkey
had stowed away to buy that which he prized
so much.
Floyd county was visited by a lieavv wind
anil rain storm about 1 o’clock Wednesday
morning. Trees and fences were blown down
in some portions of the county. Two miles
front Koine Capt. Gordon's barn was blown
down and one mule killed and two injured.
His loss is about *l,OOO. In Hie city no dam
age is reported. The Oostenaulariver is rising
and there are fears of a freshet. At .Jones
boro the cyclone turned over the African
M. fc. Church Imildmg. blew down twochim
ncys for C 01. 1 loyal and the front piece off a
livery -table. Three miles north of Coving
ton several houses were unroofed, and in
different parts of the country an immense
amount of fencing was razed to the ground.
No lives lost or personal injury sustained as
far as heard from.
An Augusta special of February 12 says:
"A wealthy young merchant of this place
has caused much excitement by publishing a
challenge to the protectors of some young la
dies who recently formed a leap year club.
The young man has just attained his majority,
and desire tto enter society. He applied
to lie elected a member of the club and was
blackballed. In his published letter lie savs
that, his failure to be elected is due to the
combined efforts of the male friends of the
Executive Committee of the flub, and he
holds them personally responsible. To-day
lie received sixteen challenges front as raanv
different youngmen and accepted them all. He
proposes to shoot them down one after the
other in the order of the reception of their
challenges, but doubt is express and as to his
ability to go through the entire list."
The Amerieus Republican says: “Miss Fan
nie MoMath, in a buggy with her brother, was
passing the junction of Troup and Jefferson
streets, last morning, when the mule
they were driving balked, and refused to go
in the direction they desired. Mr. McMath
got out anti went to the mule’s hea l for the
purpose t'f leading him for a short distance.
Mist Mi Math decided to get out of the buggy,
ami had just risen to her feet for that pur
pose. wh“ii tiie mule suddenly sprang for
ward with a furious lutige which sent her
head foremost to the ground. Her head and
shoulders w ere severely bruised, blood gushed
out of her ears, and she was found to he en
tirely unconscious. For awhile, it was se
riously feared that the injury would prove
fatal, but she hf.s regained her conscious
ness and is improving. It is thought she will
Ie again restored to health."
The Hawkinsville .Wir* says: “Dr. A. R.
Taylor furnishes us with the following: On
Sunday last, on tlie plantation of Mr. Miles
Bembry.of this countv, he witnessed the birth
of a negro child which proved upon examina
tion to be a curiosity wonderful to behold. It
had two heads, one fully, the other partially
developed. The spine was also double, one
being developed and the other not. It also
bad a full set of upper teeth. The lower teeth
were not distinctly seen, though they could be
defined. In addition to this there was in the
centre of the back, between the two spines, a
small aperture, around which was a patch of
silken hair about six inches in length. The
other parts of the body were well developed.
The infant weighed about twelve pounds. Dr.
Taylor says that this was a monstrosity more
wonderful than any lie had ever seen and
equally :is strange'as any of which he had
ever read. He endeavored to induce the pa
rents to preserve the infant, which was life
less, but they would not hear to it."
John T. Tribble, who was convicted of horse
stealing in Pulaski Superior Court at the last
May term, and sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary, and sent to a turpentine farm in
Dodge county, made lii escape last Fridav
and has not been re-captured. He worked so
faithfully and became so religious, holding
prayer meetings and exhorting the convicts to
repent and believe, that lie was made that is
called “a trusty." There is a w arning in the
story of his life, which is told as follows:
by the Cochran correspondent of the Hawkins
ville Wir.v: “He came here aliout three years
ago and engaged in the butcher and drug
liiisiuess. and was a regular and good scholar
in our Sunday school and was well thought
of, but lie tried his luck with awheel of for
tune. and. becoming fascinated with gaining,
as the next step courted the ‘bottle,' and was
heard to say he never intended to strike an
other lick of work, as he could live without it.
The wheel turned against him, and then tin
next step was to steal, and then down went
the partition between his respectability and
disgrace.”
A correspondent of the Marietta Journal
says: “On the flth of February a
strange cat appeared at Anderson
Roberts’(colored: house on tlie Sibley farm,
near Marietta. On the loth instant', while
Roberts'wife v. as putting on tier slices, the
cal went up to her and licked her foot, and
then walked to the door and sat down. Vbout
this time Jane Roberts, colored, got up and
walked toward the door, when the cat sprang
at her and let her feet in several places, the
wounds giving her much pain. The eat imme
diately disappeared. Oil Monday the eat
came to my house and walked around
as gently as any domestic eat, until
Anderson Roberts came to my house
to go to work, when, at the sight of
him the cut became enraged and attacked
him. Roberts asked me for my gun. and on
getting the same, he attempted to shoot the
eat. but the cap burst and tlie gun faded
to lire. The cat again sprang at Roberts and
eaugliMiim by Ihe leg and fought furiously,
and in the coin bat Roberts was thrown to the
ground tliree times. Roberts, on regaining his
feet, beat the cat loose with the gun, break
ing the gun-stock in several pieces, but final
ly succeeded in killing the cat. Roberts then
carried the cat to the woods and took his axe
and cut it up into mince meat. Ids supersti
tious notions being such as to make him be
lieve that the cat had been bewitched, and
that he and his w ife were the subjects of it’s
wrath.”
KI.OKIDA.
Palatka is full of tourists.
Tlit* city of Tallahassee i out of debt ami
lias $1,500 in the treasury.
It is re|iortt><! that the. Tallahassee ice fac
tory will be ready for work in three weeks.
A roller skating rink is in course of erec
tion at Palatka, and the fun on wheels will
soon commence.
Maj. K. It. Kivers, President of the Literary
Department of Florida Universary, lias been
commissioned as Colonel.
The ship-yard at Tavares presents a lively
appearance. There are three steamboats anil
a pile driver being built there.
Burglaries are becoming so frequent in St.
Augustine that the eiiizcns contemplate put
ting on a night force of police.
tjeorge 11. Norris, of Spring Hapten, picked
190 boxes of orgnges from trees
budded one year ago last June.
The Monday morning issues of the Palatka
Journal are among the most creditable jour
nalistic enterprises in the South.
A petition is now in circulation throughout
Key West asking < ongress for an appropria
tion to dredge the Caloosahatcbic.
Felix Livingston, the oldest son of B. F.
Livingston, of Fernanriina, accidentally shot
himself in the neck last Saturday. The
wound, though very painful, is not necessarily
dangerous.
Tlit* Wet* It- of Hi ret* boats b.'ive recently been
laid by Key Went rarpunter*. It i.-> under
stood that when completed they will be em
ployed between that port and Largo as pro
duce carrier*.
Benjamin Stephen*. Sr.,of Wakulla county,
went out hunting one day last week. Not re
turning home in the evening search was in
stituted anti lie was found dead in the woods.
It is supposed he died of heart disease.
t onitnis-ioner Evans, while going up the
river to I’alatka on Saturday, found a boat in
a cove near Waruer's (jroye. It contained
the body of a man. badly decomposed, and a
shotgun. The mystery remains to be solved.
The Mutual (>as Eight Company, of l’alatka,
has opened its books for subscriptions. Macy
•V < 0.. the company's contractors, have agreed
to erect gas works complete, laying three
miles ot main and service pipe for |13,000, the
ga- works to have a daily capacity equal to
:lo.oiki cubic feet of standard gas.
The following officers were elected by the
Florida Fruit Growers’ Association in session
it •lacksonville Wednesday. President, I*,
tb dnio d:V ice President, W". 11, Sebring: Sec
retary. I>. 11. Elliott; Assistant Secretary, W.
11. Ashmead; Corresponding secretary, C. A.
Choate; Treasurer, I). Greeuleaf; Executive
Committee. Prs. c. .1. Kenworthy, J. J.
Harris, Messrs. O. P. Kooks, I*. Houston, A.
.1. Beach.
the Marianna Fla.) corrosnondent of the
Miirnini; Ni.w s sends the following: ‘"On
Sunday last o. \\ . Bull, a white man who has
for several months In-on living here, being
full of whisky, liecame very violent and trou
blesome. Early in the morning his little son
liecame involved in adiftirultv With another
Imiv. The elder Ball gave his son a pistol and
told him to shoot his opponent on sight. The
younger Ball became so troublesome with his
pistol that the Marshal was com)H.-lU*d to lock
him up. This proceeding seemed to anger
Balt, and, being charged with whisky to the
brim, be took his little pistol and began to
terrorize the town. The Marshal, with a
posse, went to arrest him, but did not succeed
in iloing so until late in tpe afternoon. Ball
-bowed tight, swore he would not be arrested,
and ordered the Marshal to stand back or he
would shoot. The Marshal failed to take
Ball's advice, and Ball tired at him,
striking the ground very near the Marshal,
but without harming him. The Marshal re
turned his lire, and Ball dropped to the
ground severely wouoded. He is shot in the
abdotpen and legs with duck slipt. Ball will
no doubt recover, though doubts were euter
taiued at llrst. The town government has
been very loose, heretofore, and the Impres
sion prevailed amoug the rowdies that they
would not lie arrested if resistance was made.
1 his will prove a salutary precedent for such
conduct in the future, aud no doubt they will
submit quietlv hereafter.
A FALL AT CINCINNATI.
THE WELCOME NEWS RECEIVED
WITH SHOUTS OF JOY.
Probabilities that the Maximum Height
at that City Has Been Beached—Rising
Waters Still Reported at Louisville—
A M ind which Raised Destructive
Waves—Terrible Destitution aud Gen
erous Relief Contributions.
Cincinnati, Feb. 14, T a. m.— The air
has been chilly since midnight. The river
has been rising an inch per hour, except
from 9 to 11 o’clock last night, when the
rise was greater. At 1 o'clock this morn
it had reached TO leet ~)4 Inches. The
water having crossed Lexington Pike,
Covington, Ky., is now* an island, and
market wagons have stopped entering the
city.
SEVENTY-ONE FEET THREE AND ONE
HAI.F INCHES AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 14, 9 a. m.—The
river now registers seventy-one feet, a
rise of three and one-half inches since 2
o’clock this morning. The weather is
cold, the thermometer marking but
twenty degrees above.
Parkersburg, West Virginia, reports a
fall of twenty feet. Gallipolis, Ohio, re
ports a fall of eighteen inches in twelve
hours.
At Maysville, Kentucky, sixty miles
above Cincinnati, the river is stationary,
which indicates that there will he very
few inches more water here. Telegraphic
communication has been resumed with
Parkersburg, but Marietta, Fronton, New
Richmond and other small towns are en
tirely cut oil'.
THE FIRST FALL AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Feb. 14, 2:30 p. xr. —'The
first tall of the water since the flood be
gan was recorded this afternoon. At 2
o’clock it stood at seventy-one feet and
three-quarters of an inch, and at 2:30
o’clock at seventy-one feet and one-half
an inch. The water had been at a stand
still for two hours previous.
MISERY AND DESTRUCTION.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 14, 5 r. m.—
The CounntrciaUii'iztUr’s steamer Kate
Waters returned at 1 o’clock this morn
ing from a trip to Riplev with supplies.
Messrs. Bishop and Coilins, who went
with the steamer, say that the hills on
the opposite side of the river now form its
hanks. The people asked first lor news,
next for ropes with which to anchor then
houses, and lastly for cooked provisions.
None want clothing. Houses are every
where swept away or floating on their
corners. Rural and Augusta, Kentucky,
are wrecks. The water is running behind
Augusta, making an island of it.
Dover, Kv., is in 12 feet of water in the
shallowest part.
New Palestine, 0., is nearly ruined.
New Richmond is still worse off.
In Point Pleasant, Gen. Grant’s birth
place, only two houses are out of waler.
Moscow is in had condition, many houses
having disappeared.
Neville is a wreck.
Shiloh is worse off than Neville.
Half of Iligginsport is in water.
Levanna is badly submerged.
Ripley is in had condition. One side of
a brick house at Itipley caved iu yester
day. TANARUS! e people say that farmers from
the country are helping them wherever
the roads and floods permit access. The
misery, destruction and distress cannot
lie overdrawn.
SUFFERING FROM COLD.
Cincinnati, Fcl. 14, 9 i*. m.—The sud
den cold last night matlc the suffering
more intense, as many people in the
flooded houses are not provided with fuel.
In Newport, ivy., this morning the scene
was most desolate. A high wind last
night waved the water so as to topple over
many more buildings, and loosened from
their foundations, they have swung into
the streets. In many cases the relief
boats have found difficulty in passing
them. The need of help in Newport is
increasing, as the stores of the. im
prisoned families grow less and less. For
tunately SI,OOO was received there this
morning from Secretary Lincoln, and
another t 1,000 from the Cincinnati Cham
ber of Commerce.
CINCINNATI’S FLOODED STREET’S.
The water in Cincinnati at noon reached
more than halt a square above Third
street. At Lock street the Pan-Handle
depot is entirely surrounded by water,
the flood being several leet deep on the
floor. The Grand Central depot has from
6 to 8 feet of water on the Floor at Mill
street. The water reaches into Fourth
street, and farther west it crosses
Fifth street, and at the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton depot reaches half way
up to Sixtli street. At Freeman avenue
it crosses Sixth street. In the west end
tlie encroachments extend eastward as
far as Freeman street. Lincoln Park is a
lake. It is impossible to give details of
the losses to this city by wrecked and
floating houses. The wind last night ad
ded to the number wrecked in the
eastern part of the city where the
greatest loss lias been felt, there
being more frame houses in that section.
Fortunately, so far, no case of loss of life
has been known, though in several cases
families have been taken from their homes
just before the water bore them away. As
a rule the people cling to their houses un
til there is immediate ifnd absolute dan
ger. The Chamber of Commerce Re
lict Committee has not organized
a standard relief service,
because tlie United States will do this,
hut it has seut money and supplies to va
rious places. It sends a barge ot coal to
Lawrenceburg and SSOO in cash, and will
start two car loads of provisions on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to lronton.
APPLAUDING THE GOOD NEWS.
Cincinnati, Feb. 14, 10:30 p. m.—At 7
o’clock p. m. the river had receded
three-quarters of an inch, and the good
news of the actual beginning of the de
cline spread quickly, giving a profound
feeling of relief wherever it reached. Tiie
first notice of the cheek came during tlie
afternoon, and the posting of it on
’Change caused an outburst of applause
from tiie people in waiting for river bul
letins ,
TWO-THIRDS UNDER WATER.
I RONTON, 0., Feb. 14, it a. m.— 'This city
is two-thirds under water. The destruc
tion is beyond all estimate. More than
half the people are homeless and out of
food.
FALLING AT GALLIPOLIS.
Gallipolis, 0., Feb. 14, i) a. m.— The
river lias fallen six feet here, and is reced
ing an inch per hour.
GOV. KNOTT’S PROCLAMATION.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 14, 9A. M.— At
11:30 o’clock last night the channel gauge
registered 44 feet 1% inches, with the wa
ter rising three-fourths of an inch per
hour. The weather is getting colder.
The situation at Jeffersonville grows
worse.
At Utica, Ind., twelve families were in
one church, almost without food. Some
abandoned the church last night and
sought safety iu the open air on high
knolls near by.
Gov. Knott has issqed a proclamation
to the people of Kentucky, calling upon
them to aid the flood sufferers by private
subscription, contributions anil other
wise. He suggests that a relief associa
tion be formed where practicable, and
placed at once in communication with
the organized agencies of the flooded dis
tricts. The Governor asks that there
shall he charity worthy of Kentuckians,
and closes the proclamation by saying:
“Whatever you do, do quickly.?’
MANY HOUSES FALLING.
Louisville, Feb. 14,10 p. m.— The river
continues to rise about an inch per hour.
At 6 o’clock to-night it had reached 4b feet
bv the canal marks. The weather is
very cold, the wind is blowing, and
inundated houses are being knocked
down by the waves. Jnch by inch
the water has risen in Jeffersonville, until
nearly every street has disappeared. If
the water continues to rise at the present
rate by noon Friday there will not he a
dry spot iu town. The sights are most
appalling and distressing. Many houses
have caved iu and hundreds of persons
are huddled together in the same building.
STILL RISING AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Feb. 14. 7 p. m.— The river
continues to rise. The channel gauge
registered 45 feet and 6 inches at 1 o’clock
this afternoon, which is a foot higher than
last year. It turned cold early last night
and the clouds disappeared. Tc-dav has
been bright and beautiful. A strong
wiud last night caused the waves
to do much damage in the submerged dis
trict. A great many houses have (alien
down or floated oil'. It is not uncommon
to see a large frame structure floating
down oyer the falls. The people are all
safe, however, and no injury or loss of
llte is reported, The water Is still
rising, though the ground i s hard
frozen and this morning reached the cel
lar of the Board of Trade building, put
ting out the lires in the engine - room.
There is no likelihood of further rain and
the river is expected to he at a stand by
morning. The steamer Paris C. Brown
in coming up this morning was run into
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1884.
! by a large floating house, hut was not
j much damaged. Local contributions are
i relieving the sufferings here,
j Louisville will not cgll for any outside
help. The suffering is great at Jefferson
ville. The people are crowded together in
churches and school houses almost to
| suffocation. The relief measures in ope
ration are very inadequate. The waves
did much damage to property last nisrht.
j Two feet more of water will flood the
! penitentiary and there are GOO convicts
to he cared for. One hundred and twenty*
j five families of lime burners at Utica,
j twelve miles above here, are still huddled
i together in one church and are sadlv in
need of relief.
The town of Clarksville, Ind., is almost
washed away. The Kentucky river at
1 ranktort is reported to be rising again
on account of yesterday’s heavy rains.
Gen. Saxton, in chiujge "of the relief, is
getting ready to start up the river with a
relief boat. He will not start before
morning.
GREENUP COMPLETELY SUBMERGED.
Greenup, Ky., Feb. 14, 9a. m.—The
town is completely submerged. There is
great suffering among the poor. Pro
visions especially are needed. Contribu
tions sent to S. Powers or J. P. Pember
ton, Grayson, Ky., will he properly dis
tributed. Up the river dispatches received
last night state that the river is falling in
the region of Gallipolis, and is stationary
at Huntington and Portsmouth.
ARKANSAS’ EXPERIENCE,
Little Rock, Feb. 14.—The Arkansas
river is higher than for thirty years. The
banks are caving and houses are tumbling
in. Batesville is nearly submerged.
The lower part of Fulton is overflowed.
The loss to fences and stock is incalcula
ble.
A BOAT STARTS FROM PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Feb. 14, 9 i>. m.—The citi
zens and press relief boat for assistance
of flood sufferers in towns along the Ohio,
left this afternoon, and is laden with sup
plies of all kinds. A special meeting of
the Relief Committee was held this morn
ing and $3,000 cash was appropriated to
stock the boat under charge of Rev. E. it.
Donehoo and representatives of the daily
press of this city. The amount expended
in provisions is $2,000, and
SSOO cash for necessary cases and
the balance for bedding, shoes, etc. The
citizens are responding generously to the
calls for clothing, and supplies" of all
kinds were hurried to the boat. It is ex
pected that the boat will proceed direct to
Parkersburg where the work of distribu
tion will he commenced.
The steamer Katie Stockdale lias been
secured to distribute relief by the United
States Government, and will be under
charge of Capt. Rose, a detail of soldiers
jrom the Alleghany Arsenal accompany
ing. It will proceed direct to lronton,
and will meet the Press relief boat at
Parkersburg, Up to noon Maj. Cushing,
of the Commissary Department, had
spent $22,000 for provisions, clothing and
general supplies. It is estimated that
this will relieve 25,000 people.
the government’s aid.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The Secretary
estimates that tlie purchases of supplies
which he has authorized by the Mayors
of various towns will reach $50,000. Gen.
Saxton, at Louisville, will start a boat to
day with supplies, operating directly be
low Louisville. Capt. Cushing is loading
a boat at Pittsburg, Intending to give re
lief as far south as lronton, at ail esti
mated cost of $05,000. Gen. Saxton’s ex
pedition will cost about tlie same, leaving
$120,000 of the amount appropriated to l>e
disbursed by Gen. Beek\yith, who lias
charge at Cincinnati. The Secretary lias
directed Gen. Beckwith to hire and load
boats there with proper food, clothing and
other necessaries for the destitute as far
east and west from that point as possible.
Four officers ordered from the Columbus
barracks to Cincinnati will accompany
the boats. The Secretary has reouested
Gen. Beckwith to send him an estimate of
what lie will be able to accomplish with
the $120,000 remaining, and has suggested
bis conferring with Richard Smith, of
Cincinnati, as to tlie best course.
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
Lebanon, Ky., Feb. 14.—William E.
Russell, Supreme President of the Catho
lic Knights of America, has issued an
address to tlie Catholic Knights of the
United States calling on the fraternity to
send at once to B. S. Everlege, Supreme
Trustee at Cincinnati, and to William
Smith, at Louisville, such contributions
as they may desire to make for the flood
sufferers.
THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
New York, Feb. 14.— 1n response to
invitation of Mayor Edson representa
tives of the Cotton Exchange, Stock Ex
change, Produce Exchange, New York
Clearing House, Coffee Exchange. Mer
cliajits and Traders Exchange, Hardware
Board of Trade, National Petroleum Ex
change, New York Petroleum Exchange,
and Mercantile Exchange, met to-day
at the City Hall. A committee consisting
ol Win. Alexander Smith, of the
Stock Exchange; A. Wakeman, of the
Coffee Exchange; L. 11. Smith, of the
Petroleum Exchange; Theodore I.
H listed, of the Produce Exchange, and
Mayor Lehman, of the Cotton Exchange,
was appointed to take charge ol the fund
which is to he raised for the relief ot the
Ohio sufferers. It was decided that each
exchange should appoint a separate com
mittee to solicit subscriptions for this
object. Mayor Edson sent a telegram to
the Mayor of Gallipolis, Ohio, to-day,
authorizing him to draw on him at sight
for $2,000. Additional subscriptions, to
the amount of $1,200, were received to
day at the Mayor’s office.
OHIO’S LEGISLATURE GRANTS RELIEF.
Columbus, 0., Feb. 14.—Both branches
of the Legislature to-day passed a bill ap
propriating $200,000 to the Ohio liver suf.
ferers. Several hills were passed author
izing the river counties to borrow money
lor local relief and for building bridge’s
and embankments. At a meeting oi citi
zens last night $12,000 cash was raised.
$5,648 FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, Feb. 14.— The citizens’
committee had collected this morning
$5,648 for the relief of the Ohio flood suf
ferers.
DREXKL & CO.’S CHECK.
Philadelphia. Feb. 14,9 p. m.—Drexel
& Cos„ treasurers of the relief fund, this
evening telegraphed to Mayor Alexander,
of Gallipolis, Ohio, to draw on them for
$2,000 additional for the relief of the suf
ferers in that vicinity, making a total of
$6,250 thus far telegraphed to the flooded
districts.
VETOES USELESS IN VIRGINIA.
The Legislature Again Shows Its Con
tempt for the Governor.
Richmond, Feb. 14.—Gov. Cameron to
day returned to the Legislature three hills
without his approval, The first was the
bill taking from Judges of the county and
corporation courts the power of appoint
ing registrars and judges of elections
throughout the State, and providing for
the appointment ot these officers by elec
toral boards composed of three citizens in
each county and city, said hoards to be
chosen by the Legislature. The Governor,
in yetoing the bill, says that its provisions
seem to permit, if they do not insure, an
entirely partisan administration of the
election laws of the State. The bill was
passed in both houses, notwithstanding
the Governor’s objection, by the neces
sary two-thirds vote and is now law. The
two other veto messages were in relation
to the Gill removing from the Governor
the power of appointing officers of lunatic
asylumn and transferring the same to
the Boavd of Public Works, and to the bill
vacating the offices of the present direc
tors, etc., ol' the same asylum. Both
bills were passed over the Governor's
veto in the House, hut action on them in
the Senate was deferred till to-morrow.
AN EDITOR'S THREATS.
American Retaliation on Germany to
be Met witli Like Measures.
Berlin, Feb. 14.—Die .XorJdeutsche
Zeitung says editoiially: “The hill in re
gard to hog products, which is now be
fore the American Congress, is calculated
painfully to affect Germans who have na
tional interests at heart. The sting of the
bill is palpably directed against Germany
alone. Germany has always maintained
a friendly disposition toward America
and does everything possible to show
her friendship. This sudden anti-Germany
attitude on the part of America excites
ih us regret and astonishment. We do
not assume that American statesmen are
disposed t° entertain the opinion that
Germany can be induced by reprisals or
threats to rescind measures" enforced in
the interest of her public health. An
independent government can onlv reply
to any attoihpt at intimidation by counter
reprisals, ennsistingin increased customs
duties, and eventually by legal measures
otherwise affecting the intercourse of the
two countries,
Alabama’s Democrats,
Montgomery, Feb. 14.—The Demo
cratic State Convention will be held on
June 4. 11. C. Semple has been selected
as a member of the National Committee
vice L. W. Lawler resigned.
DANVILLE’S RACE RIOT.
THE TAKING OP TESTIMONY
COMMENCED.
Eye-Witnesses and Participants Giving
Evidence Which Shows That the
Negroes Precipitated the Troubles, and
That There Was No Premeditated
Plan of Intimidation.
Washington, Feb, 14.— The investi
gation ot the Danville election riots was
begun this morning. Congressmen Cabell
and John S. Wise, of Virginia, were pres
ent. Walter S. Withers, colored, who, at
the time of the riot, was a policeman in
Danville, was the first witness. He de
scribed his experience on the 3d of No
vember. A white man and several col
ored men were fighting and the crowd as
sembled. The witness arrived after the
combatants separated, hut the crowds re
mained. Tlie whites were ranged in a
line along the curb and the colored men
were in the street. The white men had
pistols in tlieir hands. The witness ad
vised the colored men to leave, fearin'*
that they would get hurt. He heard a
white man say that “thev (the colored
men) could get enough if they wanted it,
and if they didn’t leave some of them
would get hurt.” The witness was un
successful in his eflbrts. Some ol the
colored men objected to. leaving, saying
that the whites were trving to override
them.
THE FATAL VOLLEY.
The witness stepped to one side and up
on the sidewalk just before the firing be
gan. The first firing was in the air. The
colored people began to run, after which
the whites aimed at them wherever they
could see them. The witness did not
make any arrests, being afraid to do so.
The local officials were Readjusters. A
military company was called out about
an hour after the riot. Some of the white
rioters were on guard that evening. None
ot the colored men, so tar as the witness
knew, had pistols. One man was shot
dead and several were wounded. In con
sequence of the riot the colored people
agreed among themselves not to vote at
the election three days afterward, fearing
violence.
A DISCREPANCY IN THE TESTIMONY.
In reply to Senator Vance the witness
said that his affidavit, made before the
Committee of Forty at Danville, was in
correct m so hir as it averred that colored
men had used firearms. The witness had
signed the affidavit, but did not write it.
It had been read once to him, hut it
seemed that something had been altered
thereafter. The colored men had been
assured by leading white men of Danville
after the riot that they would not he dis
turbed at the polls, hut still they feared
to vote. The witness was not afraid to
vote, hut did not because of an under
standing that the colored people would
not vote. No orders were received lrom
any source not to vote.
A REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN’S EXPERI
ENCE.
John Redd, colored, was called to the
witness ehair. He was Chairman of the
Republican Committee, and lived three
miles north of Danville, liis precinct
was New Design. He went into Danville
on Saturday, November 3, to see Col.
Sims. He had heard that Col. Sims was
threatened in consequence of a speech he
had made. About 2 o'clock he was told
that there was fighting and went towards
the spot, hut left hastily, as did other
colored people, when the firing began.
Afterwards, while returning to see the
result, ho was met by Col. Cabell, who
asked where ho was going. Col. Cabell
said: “This is just what 1 have been
tolling you would Happen.” Ned
Hatcher came along with another
man and asked Col. Cabell who the wit
ness was. Being informed, Hatcher said:
“Lot me blow his and and brains out.” Col.
Cabell said: ‘-No let the d-d scoundrel
leave here.” Mr. Hatcher struck the
witness, and then as the wit
ness left they began firing at him.
The witness saw liis white neigh
bors going into Danville that night,
and returning with guns, which they had
procured in Danville. He saw them going
to the polls on election da; with the same
guns. The colored people were thereby
intimidated and concluded not to go to the
polls.
REDD CONFUSED.
In reply to Senator Vance the witness
became excited and evinced ignorance of
the distance from Danville to New De
sign. the witness’ own precinct, where
colored people did not vote by reason of
intimidation, and from Danville to YVim
besher’s, where they did vote. lie did not
know that New Design was four miles,
while Wimbesher’s was only one mile
from Danville.
L. L. Ivey, a colored “huckster” on the
Danville market, was called. He saw
people running and thought that there
was a fire, and, upon going to the corner
to ascertain, he saw white men standing
ajong the curbstone with their pistols
aimed. He feared that somebody might
shoot him and went back to his business.
Then the firing began anti the colored
men ran. One was shot dead across tlie
street. Jack Redd, the preceding wit
ness, came along and asked the colored
men, “What are you all running for? De
white people is only burnin’ powder.”
They replied, “What’s de mean in’ot dat
dead man ober dar if dey don’t mean
harm ?”
The witness described the maltreat
ment of Jack Redd by Hatcher and others
and the threats which were made to him
self on the same day by whites. The wit
ness didn’t vote because of fear inspired
by the riot. The committee then took a
recess.
THE FIGHT ANR ITS CAUSE.
The proceedings were resumed at 2
o’clock, and W. R. Taylor, a white to
bacconist of Danville, took the witness
chair. Replying to a series of questions
by Senator Sherman and Senator Vance
he said that on the afternoon of Nov. 3 he
was doorkeeper at a Democratic meeting
in the opera house in Danville. Mr. Noel
told the witness that he had been insulted
by a negro named Henry Lawson, and
asked the witness and Mr. Lee to go down
and see fair play while he (Noel) thrashed
Lawson. The three went down the street,
met Lawson, and Noel administered a
thrashing. Two policemen came up to
separate the combatants, and the witness
told Noel that he had done enough, and
the two were parted. Just then Lee
called the w-itness, and the latter turning
saw a large negro trying to take Lee’s
pistol away.
THE FIRST SHOT.
The witness struck the negro on the
back with a cane, and then tripped and
fell. At this moment Lee’s pistol was
discharged, but whether by accident or
design the witness did not know. The
negro ran, and a crowd of colored men
began to gather, asking who fired at tiiat
negro. "The witness was pointed out by
someone as the man who fired the shot.
A negro named David Llewellyn stepped
out of the crowd, anil the witness said to
him: “I have not fired, hut if you want
the contents of my pistol you can have
it.”
THE RACES ARRAYED.
Lewellyn drew a white-handled pistol
from his pocket and returned it again.
The crowd increased and became threat
ening. When the fight began there were
hut three white men and some fifteen ne
groes on the street in sight. At the climax
there were between 200 and GOO negroes
and about fifteen white men. In the”wit
ness’ opinion had the white men shown fear
they would all have been murdered. Then
the" witness saw two or three pistols
among the negroes. The witness emptied
five chambers of his pistol at the crowd
of negroes and would most assuredly do
so again under like circumstances, fie
did not know whether he hit anybody or
not.
A BAD LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
There was not to the witness’ knowl
edge any predetermination among the
whites to bring on a riot. The condition
of affairs was threatening in consequence,
as the witness thought, of the character
of the local government at Danville. Ne
groes crowded white men and white la
dies off the sidewalk. The witness had
been insulted by Lawson two davs before
the riot. Lawson advanced toward him,
drawing some kind of a weapon, when
the witness threatened to shoot if Lawson
advanced beyond a particular spot.
DISPERSING THE NEGROES.
Dr. D. B. Temple, of Danville, was the
next Witness called. He testified to having
been present at the meeting at the Opera
House in Danville on the night of the riot,
and there was great excitement among
the 600 persons present. He said there
was a stir in the street, and somebody
said that there was a tight, whieh added
to the excitement, (juiet was restored,
however, through the exertions of the
Chairman, who said that the disturbance
on the street was caused by someone
who wished to break up the meeting. The
witness remained in the Opera
House until the resolution had
been adopted. When he left
and got out ou the street he saw fifteen or
twenty white men confronting an infuri
ated mob of “niggers.” The latter were
violent and threatening and shouting out
that they could shoot as well as the
whites. Some persons, among them po
licemen, were endeavoring to allav the
excitement. The negroes would not go
beo-an’ aowever ’ ancl soon the shooting
THE RETREAT.
The white men fired a volley which the
negroes returned, and on the" firing ot a
second volley by the whites the negroes
ran, firing as they rau. The witness was
armed aud fired with the rest. He
fired four shots into a crowd
of negroes. He said that he was
obliged to tio it. He did not make anv
inquiries as to the cause of the trouble".
He only saw ten or fifteen of his fellow
citizens contending against a mob of
negroes, and he took the side of his own
people. The witness had bought his pis
tol a month before this thing occurred.
It was, he said, a notorious fact that the
negroes were armed, and the whites had
taken measures for their own preserva
tion. \\ hen the witness fired his pistol
he fired right into the crowd. He did not
know whom he hit, and did not tire after
the crowd began to run, and tried to pre
vent others from firing. The witness had
taken part in the discussion which pre
ceded this riot.
AN ODIOUS GOVERNMENT.
Like every other good citizen, he said,
he wanted to get rid of the terrible, mis
erable government thev had. lie had
often said that he would" leave the coun
try if that government were not over
turned. His complaint was that the peo
ple who built and owned the town had no
voice in its management. He said that
every white man, woman and child had
been enlisted in the fight to get rid of the
government they complained of
and had promised to implicitly
obey the orders of their leaders. They
had been warned by every man in au
thority to avoid any collision if they could.
He denied that the riot had been precipi
tated in order to intimidate the negroes
from voting, but thought that it had had
ttiat effect. It didn’t make any differ
ence in Danville, as that county was
Democratic with a full colored vote. He
said that he had heard a part of Col.
Sims speech, and that it was the most
villainous he had ever heard a decent
man make. He thought that the speech
had wrought the negroes up to a pitch of
excitement that ended in the riot.
MAHONK’S HENCHMEN.
(in cross-examination, by Senator
\ ance, he said that he had not known of
a collision between the whites and ne
groes in his county since the war that
some mean white man was not responsi
ble for, and that they invariably left their
negro dupes to bear tlie brunt of any
trouble that followed.
KNOCKED DOWN BY THE CROWD.
A. 11. Blunt, of Danville, was the next
witness. He was in the opera house
meeting and heard that there was fight
ing on the street. He went out, bought a
l'istol and went toward the scene of the
disturbance. A crowd of escaping
negroes met him, ran against
linn and knocked linn down. Tlie witness
went with the purpose of shooting “if liis
fellow men were being shot down,” hut
he did not tire himself. The witness was
informed by Senator Sherman that a pre
vious witness had sworn that the witness
was seen to shoot into the crowd of es
caping negroes. The witness put'in a
broad and emphatic denial. In reply to
Senator Vance, the witness said that
there was a state of excitement. He at
tributed it to insolence on the part of the
negro women and negro men. The wit
ness thought that if those two gentlemen
(Senator Sherman and Congressman
Wise i had seen their daughters slapped
oil the sidewalk as the witness had seen
those of respectable men in Danville, they
would want to leave Danville and Vir
ginia.
CHARACTER OF THE NEGROES.
There were a great many low negroes
there, but there were also good colored
people there, whom he respected, and
who acted as good citizens. Senator
Sherman asked if the overbearing manners
of the white people, formerly slaveholders,
had not contributed to the excitement,
and that a degree of deference was de
manded from the -colored people
that would not have been de
manded from any other race. The
witness thought " that that might
lie so. The witness thought that the chief
difficulty arose from the insolence of the
negroes. Their acts of insolence were of
every day occurrence. He had seen a
white man escorting a white lady to
church or the opera house, and had seen a
negro man “break right through their
arms.” The proceedings were then ad
journed until to-morrow morning at 10
o’clock.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL..
Mr. Bacon’s Commission—Brunswick
and Western in a Wrangle—The Cap
itol's Supervising Architect.
Atlanta, Feb. 14.—Gov. McDaniel this
morning received from President Arthur
the commission for Hon. DeWitt C. Bacon
as Georgia’s Commissioner to the New
Orleans Exposition.
A RAILROAD'S OICNKROUS SALARIES.
A lively ripple has been started in rail
road circles here by an unofficial state
ment from the Railroad Commission in
reply to the Brunswick Herald’s charge
that they were “highway robbers.” The
statement goes to show that the Bruns
wick and Western Railroad is eating up
its profits by enormous salary accounts.
The official figures given and comparisons
made with other and longer roads are
most unfavorably commented on here to
day.
The Brunswick and Western paid in
June, 1883, to general officers and super
intendents, etc., $0,262; in the month of
July, $6,435; in the month of August, $6,-
686; in the month of September, $5,220;
aggregating for the four months $24,607,
for a road 170 miles long. The Central
Railroad, including the Savannah di
vision, the Atlanta division and the South
western division, makiug a total distance
of over six hundred miles, paid to general
division superintendents, etc., for
the month of June, $4,641; tor July, $4,541:
lor August, $4,641; for September,
$5,226; aggregating $10,140;* being
$5,458 less than the amounts of
salaries, paid by the Brunswick and
Western Railroad Company for the
same four months. But a comparison be
tween the Brunswick Railroad, which is
170 miles long, and the Savannah division
of the Central Bailroad, which is over 250
miles, would be a more legitimate com
parison. The aggregate paid by the
Brunswick and Western Railroad’s gerie
ral officers, etc., for the four months men
tioned, is $24,607, and the aggregate paid
by the Savannah division of the Central
Rail is $7,150, making a difference of $17,-
554 in four months paid by the Brunswick
and Western over that paid by the Savan
nah division.of the Central Railroad for
the same period, which would be equiv
alent to an excess of $52,671 for one year—
which would pay 3 % per cent, on the cost
of the road.
A SUPERVISING ARCHITECT CHOSEN,
The Capitol Commission finished its
consultation with W. J. Edbroke, and se
lected him as-Supervising Architect. He
left at once for Chicago to prepare de
tailed-plans for the commission to use in
advertising for proposals for work and
material. The commission will meet
again April 2, unless sooner called to
gether by an earlier completion of
the plans. Architect Edbrooke and
some of the commissioners examined
City Hall square and dug down into the
ground to see what kind of hard-pan the
foundation would have. The result was
satisfactory and the Commissioners are
hopeful. They propose to give Georgia a
chance at every contract, but they are
determined that prices must be as rea
sonable as from outside the state. Their
object is pot to exceed the $1,006,000 ap
propriated. The only change of anv im
portance In the plan is to give the law
library room of the Supreme Court a
height of two stories instead of one. It
will be with the court room in the Mitch
ell street end, where there is less noise.
The State library will oceupv the other
end and be two stories high in’the centre.
LABOR AND ITS HIKE.
Several of the Mills at Fall River Re
sume Operations.
Fall River, Mass., Feb. 14.— The
Bourne mill started up to-day for the first
time since the strike, making no conces
sions. A large number of operatives went
back to work. Ihe object of the weavers’
meeting last night was to induce the
weavers not to go into the Borden City or
Sagamore Mills and work on outside
filling. They went to work this morning.
Other mills are not stopped. Circulars
are being passed around among the work
ing mills asking for contributions in aid
of the strikers. The Metacomet Mill has
stopped for a month to put in anew en
gine. This throws more operatives out
of employment.
Dr. B. R. Doyle, Wadley, Ga., says:
“1 consider Brown’s Iron Bitters superi
or as a tonic to any preparation now in
use.”
AT TUE NATION’S CAPITAL
MR. TURNER WORKING for
DARIEN’S APPROPRIATION.
A tout Debate Over the Chalmers-Man
nint Contest—Surgeon General Hamil
ton Deals the National Board of Health
a Hard Blow-Tbe Extra Mouth’s Pay
Not to be Allowed.
Washington-, Feb. 14.—Mr. Niebolls
has introduced a bill for a survey, with a
view to an appropriation, of Darien har
bor and the river just below that city.
* IX THE SENATE.
■ W , A -V! N l ,TON ’ Feb - 14 —The Chair to
day laid before the Senate a communica
tion from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting, in compliance with the re
cent resolution ol the Senate, the testi
mony taken by the committee of the
Treasury officers relating to the perform
ance of the duties of the office of the Su
pervising Architect. The letter was or
dered to be printed, and with accom--
panying papers was referred to the Com
■mttee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Ihe Senate then took up the bill making
all public roads and highways post
routes, which was debated by Messrs,
llumb, Hale, Maxey and Sawver, and
after a slight amendment, passed.
C onsideration of the bill debated vester
(HlV r<l hltin.r In ..nit 1 1 i . *.
oui ucuaicu H'SlUl
dav relating to national bank circulation
was resumed. Mr. Beck spoke at length in
favor of the bill. Mr. Morrill opposed it
at equal length, and in fact nearly all the
speeches delivered during the discussion
have been long. Several amendments
were ottered and advocated in speeches of
greater or less length by Messrs. Morrill,
Aldrich, \ est and Morgan. Mr. - Morgan’s
amendment provides for the use of State
bonds in the same manner that United
States bonds are now used as security for
national banking circulation.
Mr. Plumb was about to address the
Senate on the bill reported from the com
mittee when the Senate went into an ex
ecutive session, and when the doors were
reopened, adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, Mr. McKinney, of
Ohio, presented a telegram irom Cleve
land, Ohio, detailing the destruction occa
sioned by the Ohio floods, and recommend
ing that Congress increase to $1,000,000 the
appropriation for the relief of the sufferers,
and it was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
On motion of Mr. Singleton, of Missis
sippi, the Senate bill for the construction
ot a library building was taken up from
the Speaker’s table and referred to ihe
Committee on the Library.
The House then resumed consideration
of the contested election case of Chalmers
against Manning.
Mr. Ilelford, of ColoTado, spoke in op
position to the admission of Mr. Manning
in the interest, he said, of political mo
rality and political decency. In these
election cases the Republican party had
committed blistering out rages only eqtia'-
ed by the outrages committed by the
Democratic party. It was time that hon
est and honorable men should determine
these cases as an upright Judge would
determine a cause pending before him.
On two occasions the Democratic party,
by brute force and political power, had
seated Mr. Chalmers when he had not
been elected, and now it practically re
fused to seat him when he was elected,
and that in the face of the fact that Mr.
Manning had confessed that he had no
case.
Mr. Ray, of New Hampshire, opposed
the minority resolution and the resolution
ottered by Mr. Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
and supported that reported by'tbe ma
jority of the Committee on Elections.
Mr. Long, *of Massachusetts, took the
same view, and asserted that the com
mittee had not exceeded the authority
conferred upon it by the House. It had
been gravely argued that Mr. Manning’s
admissions made in his reply in the notice
of the contest should not estop him so far
as to deprive his constituents and his dis
trict of a Representative. That was true,
but that was not the significance of the
admissions. The only significance of his
admissions was the piece of testimony
going to show that he was not entitled to
the seat. To say that in view of the
circumstances of the case the
decision should be confined to
the certificate, would be to
insult the intelligence and honesty of the
House. He did not propose to stultify
himself by voting against half a dozen
essential facts that were known to him.
Mr. Clardy,of Missouri,argued that there
was nothing contained in Mr. Manning’s
admissions that could militate against
his prima facie right. But, even admit
ting that Mr. Manning’s right to the seat
had confessed his case, it could have no
bearing on the decision of the question.
The idea of invoking the doctrine of es
toppel in this case was a mere absurdity.
The legality of the certificate was not for
Mr. Manning, but for the House to de
cide.
Mr. Coob, of lowa, reported a resolu
tion for seating Mr. Manning, contending
that the Committee on Elections was re
stricted in its examination to the question
of who had been returned, and the only
evidence bearing on that question was
the credentials of the Governor of Missis
sippi, certifying that Mr. Manning had
been elected.
Mr. Adams, of New York, said that
there were three reasons why Mr. Man
ning was not entitled to a seat under the
certificate. First, because it was fraudu
lent; second, because it was issued in vi
olation of an injunction of a competent
court, and third, because he had refused
and still refused to accept it.
Air. Randall said that there seemed to
be a great disagreement among the mem
bers of the Committee on Elections, and
that the disagreement had passed through
the House. As to tlie purpose of the
House in referring this matter to them, it
was clear that somebody ought to repre
sent the Second district of .Mississippi,
and while lie conceded that a majority of
the committee had acted fairly, honestly
and to its best judgment, he thought that
it would tie wiser and more satisfactory
that this question should he recommitted
under the resolution of Air. Curtin. No
injustice would he done toeither party by
this action, while a delay to decide the
prima facie case would work an injustice
to the people of the Second Alississippi
district.
Air. Hepburn, of lowa, supported the
majority resolution, and was followed by
Air. Lowry, of Indiana, with an argument
on tlie same side of the case, asserting
that the right of the House in deciding the
prima facie case took beyond a mere
parchment coming from "the Governor
and examining to see whether it was not
founded on fraud or mistake.
Mr. Hart, of Ohio, considered the doc
trine which the minority upheld, that a
certificate must he accepted even though
U was dripping with fraud, as offensive
and insulting to the intelligence of the
American people. He would never vote
to seat a man under a certificate when
that certificate was issued in disregard to
the court, and by trampling under foot
every sense ot equity, decency and jus
tice,
Fending further discussion the House
adjourned.
HAMILTON’S REPLY.
Defending Himself and Charging an At
tempt to Pack a Committee.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The House
Committee on Public Health to-day gave
an opportunity to Surgeon General
Hamilton,of the marine hospital service,to
reply to the charges made against him
before that committee last week by Col.
Waring and indorsed by Dr. Cabell
and Dr, Verdi, of the National Board
of Health, These charges were
that Dr. Hamilton had been
unskillful, injudicious and unsuccessful
in his quarantine work, and that in bis
etlorts to control public and official
opinion he had been guiltv of misrepre
sentation. In regard to the charges that
he was unskilled in scientific work the
Surgeon General to-day read a letter
from the National Board of Health, writ
ten shortly after their organization,
asking him to give them the benefit of his
experience in quarantine matters. He
also stated that the first regu
lations prepared by the board
for the signature of President
Hayes were so unskillfully drawn that
the Surgeon-General was sent to disprove
them, and presented as evidence of this a
letter from the board accepting the cor
rections. He denied the charge that he
had sought to control public opinion, and,
dropping the defensive and assuming the
offensive, charged that the National
Board of Health had attempted to pack
the House Committee on Public Health
so that no person adverse to the board
w’ould be given a hearing. He asserted
lhat the President of the National Board
of Health, Dr. Cabell, had, shortly after
the election of the present Speaker, writ
ten that gentleman a letter setting forth
at great length his grievances against the
Marine Hospital Service, and requesting
the api>ointment of the persons he named
as members of the committee. Dr. Ca
bell, who was present, asked permission
to make a statement concerning this let
ter. He said that he had gone to Air. Car
ly after he became Speaker of
the House, and asked that he place men
upon the committee who took an interest
m the public health; that Mr. Carlisle
then asked him to put this request in
writing and lie would give it due consid
eration. This, he says, he did, making
out a list of about 20 names and inclosin'*
them in a letter. He disclaimed, however,
any intention of packing the committee.
Surgeon General Hamilton’s statement
had caused some excitement in the com
mittee, and one member, Air. Davis, of
Massachusetts, stated that he had been
spoken to by Mr. Cabell, and told him
that he declined to serve, but that the
■-peaker had nevertheless appointed him
and lie would now, it Re saw fit, tender
r„u esi ” nat '? n ’ e i’Prul other members
of the committee spoke upon the subject.
Dr. Hamilton said that he did not believe
the committee had been packed, hut he
wanted to show that the attempt had
been made. He said further, that appro
priations for local hoards of health
was a corruption l’uud, and that it was
understood that these boards were to sui>-
port the hands thit fed them. Dr. Ham
ilton defended tiie quarantine service,
especially the Brownsville quarantine,
and submitted affidavits and statements
of citizens of Kio Grande City, Santa
Alarm, Brownsville and other places that
the work had been satisfactorily per
formed. He attacked the work "ot the
National Board of Health, referred to the
sinking ot the board’s tugs on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, and said that the
old Board of Health at Pensacola had been
presented for negligence and maladminis
tration by the grand jury, stating,
on the authority of the ex-Mavor of
that city, that after the epidemic had en
tirely ceased a requisition had been made
on the National Board of Health for $2,000,
which requisition was honored and the
money distributed among tae friends of
that hoard. He presented documents iu
support ol an assertion made by him that
the responsibility lor the introduc
tion of yellow fever into Pensacola
188 2 rested on the local Board
of Health, a protege of the National
” o ®™ Health, and that the grand jurv
of Escambia county had so found. He
charged that they had employed Air.
W aring, its Secretary, to write essavs
on the prevention of the introduc
tion of sewer gas into houses,
etc., while at the time Col. AVaring held
several patents on that very subject. He
read a list of the patents to the’Commis
sioner with the date of their issue. He
said that during the Brownsville epidemic,
while the people were dying daily and
everybody was looking upon the bulletin
hoards for the names of friends, and a
state of general excitement prevailed,
while Dr. .Murray, ot the Marine Hospital
Service, with his corps of assistants were
doing their utmost to relieve the suffer
ings of "the sick, etc., Dr. Smart,
the Secretary of the National Board of
Health, was writing .letters to per
sons whom he deemed inimical to tlie
quarantine service to find a flaw in the
administration, jind to find out what the
service had not done rather than what it
had done. He also stated that Dr. Verdi
iiad received S3OO for writing an essay of
eight and one-half pages for the National
Board of Health, that three and one-half
pages of the essay were made up from an
editorial from the London Times and the
figures from the Bureau of Statistics
which the Surgeon General thought was
a somewhat high price for essays. He
also spoke ol the barge Selden which was
purchased by the National Board of
Health at a cost of S3,(KM), when the barge
itself was a rotten old canal boat and en
tirely worthless.
KEIFEK’S CROOKGDNESS.
His Pet Nephew Not to Receive Pay for
Doing Nothing.
AY ASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The report of
the sub-committee of the House Commit
tee on Accounts, that has been investi
gating the circumstances attending the
removal of employes of the House, will be
given to the lull committee to-morrow. It
will he made as a report on the resolution
offered in tbe House son.e time ago rela
tive to giving an extra month’s pay to
employes. In the consideration of the
resolution the sun-committee found it ne
cessary to investigate the resignation of
.Mr. Tyson and the appointment of Benj.
Gaines, a nephew of ex-Speaker Keifer, to
the position of committee stenographer at
the ciose of the last Congress, and at
a time when there was no work to be per
formed. In the report the sub-committee
coniines itself to statements given in the
testimony of witnesses. Several of the
witnesses have sworn that Air. Tyson was
forced to resign by the ex-Speaker that
the nephew of the latter might he appoint
ed. Air. Keifer said that there was an un
derstanding between himself and Air. Ty
son that the latter should resign at or be
fore the close of the last Congress. A
recommendation will accompany the re
port to the effect that no employe appoint
ed within one month before or one month
after the close of the Forty-seventh Con
gress shall receive an "extra month’s
pay. The recommendations, if favorably
received, will exclude Air. Gaines and
several employes in minor positions
from extra compensation,
Messrs, Dockery and Aluller, of the
sub committee, have agreed to the report.
-Mr. Brewer, the remaining member, has
taken it to his home in New Jersey to
night to examine it and will give his de
cision on his return to-morrow.
Melville anil Greely’s Relief.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Chief Engi
neer Alelville, who is now in this cifv,
was summoned here by Secretary Chan
dler in order to assist’in fitting out the
proposed Greely relief expedition. •
FLORIDA’S CAPITAL.
Arrival of the Georgia Agriculturists,
ami the Events of the Day.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 14.— About
200 members of the Georgia State Agri
cultural Society arrived here from Savan
nah at 12:40 o'clock to-day on a special
train, as guests of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway, accompanied by
General Superintendent R. G. Fleming,
Assistant Superintendent George Y\~!
Haines, Passenger Agent John
H. Griffin, and Assistant Gen
eral Attorney S. T. Kingsberrv. On
their arrival they were met bv the’Presi
dent and a committee lrom the Florida
Fruit Growers’ Association and wel
comed to the city. The steamer Fannie
Dugan was placed at their disposal, and
the excursionists proceeded in a body to
the State fair grounds. Tlie majority of
the excursionists left here to-night, and
will reach Savannah to-morrow morning.
The officers of the Savannah, Florida
anu \\ estern Hallway this evening ten
dered the Georgia Agricultural Society
a complimentary excursion to Cedar
Keys to-morrow, hut owing to the late
hour at which the invitation was received
and the arrangements already made by
the majority of the members to return to
Savannah, it was itnjxissilde
to obtain a meeting, and the
acceptance of the invitation was deferred
The special train made the run between
the two cities in 4 hours and 42 minutes,
or at the rate of 4*M miles an hour. A
joint session will is; held to-night of the
Georgia and Florida Agricultural Asso
ciations.
THE EXPRESSMEN’S OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected by
the Expressmen's Association: Presi
dent, 11. B. Plant, by acclamation; Vice
President, J. C. Babcock, of New York-
Secretary, W. 11. Waters, of Cincinnati;
Treasurer, C. L. Loop, of Memphis. A
handsome banquet wound up the meeting.
THE STATE FAIR,
There was an immense attendance at
the fair to-day and a fine military dis
play. The Clay Guards, Tallahassee Ca
dets and three Jacksonville companies
participated. The Enterprise Club won
the honors at the tournament, Mr. Sum
merlin, of Enterprise, heading tffe list of
knigfits,
The Florida fruit growers elected the
following officers: President, D. Red
mond; Vice President, W. H. Sebring;
Secretary, D. H. Elliott; Treasurer, and!
Greenleaf.
Light showers bavo fallen during the
day.
The Jacksonville Metropolitan Infantry
| took the first premium in the military
drill. The Clay Guards took the second.
I lekpockets reaped a harvest to-day.
SUOECHAFT'S HILL DISMISSED.
The United States Court to-day dis
missed the bill of Shoeeraft agaiiist all
the railroad and land companies in the ‘
State and the Trustees of the Internal Im
provement Fund. This was a very im
portant case. It was argued by Judge
Chisholm of Savannah.
GEN. GORDON’S CASE.
The motion for a receiver for a, portion
of Gen. Gordon’s International Railroad
has been dem§d by the same court. Gen.
Gordon fa in the oity.
M>s. Mary V. Green, Wadley, Ga.,
says: “I tound relief from neuralgia and
a weak stomacb by using Browns iron
Bitters,”
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THE ENGLISH MINISTRY.
STILL FIGHTING THE CENSURE
IN THE COMMONS.
Mr. Forster Damages the Government
by His Words, But Promises It His
Premier Gladstone Attempts to
Explain the Apparent Shortcomings
in the Operations in Egypt,
London, Feb. li.—The debate on Sir
Staflord Northcote’s motion of censure
was resumed in the House of Commons
to-day. Sir Wilfred Lawsdu, the Radical
member for Carlisle, moved, as an amend
ment to Sir Staflord Northcote’s motion,
that the House decline to express an opin
ion on the government’s policy in Egypt.
In proposing this amendment he said that
he trusted that hereafter Englishmen
would not be employed to interfere with
Egyptians in their selection of a govern
ment.
Mr. Labouchere, the advanced Liberal
who sits for Northampton, seconded this
amendment. He censured both the Whigs
and lories. N\ henever the latter were in
power, he said, they advocated war (or
tbe aggrandizement of the empire, and
this he strongly deprecated.
1 remier Gladstone said that he was un
able to support Sir Wilfred Lawson’s
amendment, because after the challenge
of the opposition, it was necessary to de
mand tbe verdict of the House.
Right Hon. W. E, Forster said that the
government had failed in promptness.
Tbe battle of Tel el Kebir had left Eng
land practically mistress of Egypt and
therefore, answerable for the events in
Soudan. England ought to have pre
vented Egypt -from attempt
mg a reconquest of Soudan
with unwilling Egyptian soldiers, manv
of whom were in chains. It was onlv
possible because Egypt was garrisoned
by British soldiers'. He sharply criti
cized England for permitting ex
actions from the Fallaheen to
pay gambling bondholders. The
demand of indemnity on account of the
destruction of European property at
Alexandria he also considered unjust. He
asked if France would pay for damage
caused by the Communists." Mr. Forster
declared that if the British troops
hail been timely sent to the re-
lief of the beleaguered garrisons
the massacres would not have occurred.
He would support the government, how
ever, because it had sent Gen. Gordon to
Soudan, and because it was taking
measures to relieve Tokar. He deprecated
a half-hearted halting policy.
Sir Charles Dilke, I'reside'nt of the Local
Government Board, thanked Mr. Forster
for proinisiiig his vote to the government
after such a singular speech. After re
futing Mr. Forster's criticisms,| Sir
< harles liilke explained * hat the reason
why Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood’s armed force
had not been sent to Soudan after the
disaster to Hicks Pasha's troops, and
that it bad been enlisted on con
dition that it should not be
sent to Soudan. He said that Gen. Gor
don after the battle of Tel el Kebir had
given advice to the government concern
ing the suppression of the slave trade,
and that his advice had been adopted.
There was every reason to believe that
Gen. Gordon’s mission would be
an absolute and triumphant success.
Sir Charles announced that a telegram
hnd just been received from Gen. Gordon,
saying that the telegraph lines between
Khartoum and Shendy had been restored.
“I am proceeding to Khartoum. |1 believe
you need have no further anxiety
about this part of’ the Soudan. The
people, great and small, are heartily
glad to be free from a union which only
causes them sorrow.” Continuing,*Sir
Charles said that there would be a large
English force at Suakim by Tuesday, and
that there was every reason
to believe that their ojierutlons
would I<e successful. Gen. Gordou had
a}wayst>een of the opinion that the Khe
dive would be powerless to stop the slave
trade. The policy of the government was
to withdraw Egyptian rule where it was
a curse, and to improve it where the na
tional government would maintain tho
freedom of the Red Sea coast.
The government had exceeded and not
fallen short of its responsibility to Egypt.
Sir Richard Asheton-Cross vigorously at
tacked the government. The debate was
then adjourned.
Mr. Forster’s speech is considered
damaging to the government.
1.j,000 CONDEMN THE GOVERNMENT.
A meeting attended by 15,000 people was
held at Sheffield last night. The Mayor
presided. A resolution was adopted de
nouncing the Egyptian policy of the gov
ernment as a sacrifice of national honor
and prestige.
CONSERVATIVES CRITICISED.
The Times, in a leading article this
morning, blames the Marquis of Salisbury
and Sir Stafford Nortlicote for not boldly
declaring their policy. It refers at length
to the banquet last evening at the Bt. Ste
phen's Club, when a bust of Lord Bea
consfield was unveiled, and concludes by
saying: “The nation is left to look for the
policy of the Conservative party in the
speeches of the Marquis of Salisbury and
ot Sir Stafford Xorthcote, and to look in
vain.”
EAGER FOR THE FRAY.
Cairo, Feb. 14.—Osman l)igna, the
rebel leader, lost sixty-one killed and
many wounded in the battle at Sinkat.
The English soldiers express the greatest
delight at the prospect of goiog to Suakim.
The men for the last two months have
shown the greatest eagerness to go to the
rescue of the endangered garrisons. The
dispatch of an Egyptian force to upper
Egypt lias been countermanded.
The English officers commanding the
Egyptian regiments threaten to resign un
less they are allowed to co-operate in the
Suakim expedition, Probably one bat
talion will be sent as a compromise.
A MUTINY PUT DOWN.
Suakim, Feb. 14.—A battalion of Bezin
gers almost mutinied yesterday. One of
the men seized an officer’s horse and de
serted to the enemy. Col. Sartorius or
dered two Bezingers to be severely
flogged.
News of the dispatch of British forces
is spreading rapidly and the rebels are
dispersing.
Rejoicing over Davitt'B Discomfit.
London, Feb. 14.—The Post says that
the I’arnellites are much gratified at the
demonstration against Michael Davitt in
Newcastle-on-Tyne, liecause Davitt dis
closed the tact that the signature of his
name to the “no rent” manifesto was a
forgery,and because he always condemned
the manifesto.
Heavy Failure at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 14.—The firm
of L. D. Mowry <fc Son, cotton factors, of
this city, suspended payment to-day. The
liabilities are $130,000 and the assets nomi
nally $225,000. The suspension is due to
the bad crop and unfortunate invest
ments.
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