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ESTABLISHED 1850. i
■ J. jj. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. (
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE news of the two states
TOM) IN PARAGRAPHS.
Desperate Battle with a Negro Hog
Thief at Macon—Another Alb ged Ku-
Klu* Arrested—The First Case of Pe
onage in Georgia on Trial at Macon—
\ttenipted Outrage Near Jacksonville.
GEORGIA.
!u l’errv peach trees are blooming.
Miller's artesian well is now 200 feet deep.
The Daw sonville -Vetct will soon enter upon
its career.
A ... .'I deal of corn was put in the ground
iu Houston this week.
I, ir."‘ numbers of fruit trees have been set
in Houston this year.
.1,1 ■- •'iminons. of Macon, is said to have
tl, Guueruatorial bee in his cap.
i lie Ferry municipal election will take
j, ton the second Saturday in April.
Knrtv-eight doctors were graduated at the
A: anta Medical College Thursday night.
t, nesvilleV guano sales will this tear be
: than half what they were last season.
A Sundav school association is toiieorgan-
I at Lotiisvillea week from to-morrow.
■ t.. M. I.amar is again before the people
I‘ula-ki a- a candidate for tlie Legislature.
Tne Superior Court for Elbert county will
convene on Monday, the 10th day of next
Ti„. oil mill at Elberton is making about
.-ailons of oil per week, aad sell it as fast
:.s tli y can make it.
T storehouse of XV. 11. Foster, at Tunnel
I< ,|. was recently broken open and the safe
i , : , f'J-',o in cash.
I , vegetables cultivated in and around
p, r. v this ye ir will be for home consumption
i,„t f,r distant markets.
Three persons over 75 years of age iiave
~;i j uried in Evergreen Cemetery at Perry
■ the Ist of January last.
( , hr.in Fire < ompany, at a meetingon
I -iav mglii last, decided to participate in
r , -play at Macon in April,
v.r.-men alt over the Mate are signifying
a intention to participate in the State
loiiru iiueut at Macon in April.
A A-ion- tramp at Homer entered the
~l Frank llaulhrook and eut off the tail
. • l ine of a beautiful bay mare,
i, rgia birds are coming out lirst best at
;..urn iiueut of the National Game Breed
,.r, \--oi iation at New Orleans.
I in- friends <>f Judge * XVilliam Hodges will
-name i.efore the Democracy of Butts
in the next race for Representative.
\ social l ircle, Henry Curry, colored,
1 w ith murder, was found guilty W'ed
i, .i . without a recommendation to mercy.
M jen s Mayor lias lined a woman $lO, and
i lit ion sentenced tier to work 10 days on
.- streets, fora violation of the municipal
laws.
A gr .whoha- stolen at least 25 liogs, lias
, .u run down and arrested near Augusta.
He lived in a swamp which was almost im
penetrable.
A man in Forsyth county abandoned his
. wife to the cold comfortsof a leaky bouse,
ic. I with money in lu-> pocket stayed away
irotn tier until she died.
X Oilice Inspector was at Gainesville
: week looking up that $124 that so ntysie
r -uslv disappeared a year or so ago from tin*
post oilice at that place.
There is a movement on foot at Albany to
remove, if possible, tlie old wooden awnings
.... Broad -treet. and thereby give the street
more of a ritvUed appearance.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment again passed
through Atlanta Thursday night, this time on
ir return home from New Orleans. They
wt re lunched and shown other hospitalities.
X i.egro brakrman on the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia Railroad adds himself
1 . H,c li-t of victims who have been killed bv
- w hile riding on the deck of a freight
.1. !'. Wood,son of Bryant A. Wood,of Dooly
i emly. died on Sunday morning last alter
•..... weeks' illness of pneumonia, aged 33
Mr. Wood leaves a wife and tivoehil
it ons to the leading military eompa
- :hr.'.ighout the South will lie sent out
tl. -week by the encampment committees at
I! cue. Substantial prizes will he offered for
t v In st drilled companies
\ meet ngof the representatives of thedif
. r< i-t c.impanics or the Thirtieth Georgia
!.’ _ nent will be field at Joneslioro, on Tucs
: • \t. t > take additional steps for the con
t. date j reunion at that place July 22d.
'*. improvised steamboat has just made a
Ir.;. tlie i iiattahoochee river nortli of
I . from Adabolt's Ferry to the Pacific
l; , i Bridge, carrying six tons of guano
tin tlfteen miles in two and a half hours.
( vrii-ib.-toii, an old negro wlio has lived
a -Is lat the mouthof I'.ricr creek, Screven
c .i,ty* all bis life, while li-liing with a white
t .me night last week fell from the bateau
: i iia- drowned before he could receive
N man Dodge, of New X ork city, w hile at
1 .-imai! last week, visited every church.
1 . its needs, and gave liberally for the
' every one. To the two colored
. In- he gave $25 each: to the Methodist
’ . and to the Baptist SIOO.
bvw .!. Thomas, the Bartow county
brakciuan. now serving an eighteen years
-cnicnee f.>r murder, has compromised his
r damages against the Western and At
c ; Railroad for $2,000, the money being
n trust for his wife and children.’
1 1, i alec omity a great many sheep have
i. rnc 1t i death recently by fires in the
v. j-. li i- said that when they come ir.
• contact with lire they lie down and are
• - burin" Ito death. As many as forty head
xv. t 1, straycd m one place near John Lott's.
Rev. W. J. White, a negro politician of Au
. v, ~- in Wayneslioro last Thursday, and
. was held. The object of the meet
- ito consider the educational interests
ice, and a resolution was adopted
favi.rmg the election of the School Cominis
r.cr by popular vote. •
\ ..-respondent of the MORNING News, of
of February 27, writing from Spring
!. Effingham county, says: “Farmers are
mg to plant. Tlie season is nne for
■ ! Trees are beginning to bloom. The
crop sicking well. It is mostly young
iiid '.e.veil since the first or January.”
Every ,j,.!larof the Me Don aid-Brown fund
: en taken up by young men. and there
at'e ij'p editions for more money than can lie
■ - -i l l. About $2,600 have been re
■ >. Ia- interest and loaned out. The recipi
• .li note bearing 4 percent, interest,
p lyabje a- -oon as they earn the money.
A -mi i-pending at Atlanta which hinges
mi tlie question whether a married woman
- ttiecit v for damages for i>ersonal in
■'irn-. or w hether the action must he brought
i r ah her husband The C ity Judge took
■li nuance view, and the City Attorney,
the opposite opinion, lias taken the
ea-t to the Supreme Court.
A curious thing happened recently in regard
to a clock of Judge Hall’s, of Svlvania. It
w a-an old, broken clock that had not been
running or disturbed for five or six years, but
Monday evening it started striking, and
continued it without cessation for one hour
y. I a half. lit* attributed it to tlie death of a
ijne eovv of his that occurred the night
before.
" :Jam M. Bliteti has been commissioned
master at • apitola. Screveu county. Rob
ert M. Brown. Hie new postmaster at Decatur,
ha-a,ven hi- bund, which is fixed at $1,500.
I ' T. Stovall, postmaster at Vienna.
II „ ■ count y, ha- filed a thousand dollar bond.
\ a**w i i-toffiec ha-been established at “Koli
• i raw-ford ci.nnty.and another at “Strap
ion," in Fierco county.
l b residence of John (dark, living a few
- - -utliea-t of Butler, was burned with
R- > 'dire contents on Friday night last. Mr.
t rk i- in great distress, having a large fam
i<mi no means of support except his daily
■ *r. His little all was destroyed, but for
tunately no life lost. His neighbors and
friends are tending him valuable assistance
in rebuilding bis house, etc.
Thirty.seven Macon hackmen with their
•ari ages followed the remains of Wes Dozier,
one of their craft who was fatally shot at a
negro dance Tuesday night, to "tlie grave
Thursday. The carriage which Dozier drove
xx as in "the proeessiou heavily draped, the
horses drawing it being led after the martial
manner. Taken ail together it was a unique
sight. The Isiy who is supposed to be the only
xxitne— to the tragedy has fled.
Tuc-lay right three masked men entered
the inm-e of silas Brown, near Liberty llill.
Heard eountv. and with guns presented de
manded Mr Brown's money or thev would
take his life. Mr. Brown, being verv old and
infirm, gave not only his money but "full |>oß
-of las house, when upon a thorough
search about SI,OOO was found in a trunk ami
carried off by the robbers. Mr. Brown savs
that he thiuks one of the party was "a
woman.
Tlie DtKalb Xetre says: “Another fatal
affray from the same cause—concealed weap
ons—occurred at the oil mills a few n.ghts
ago. A negro named Whitaker shot dead
another named Johns, which the Coroner's
inquest decided to be accidental. There was
no witness to the affair, except the party do
ing tlie killing, who declared that the pistol
was accidentally fired from his pocket in a
-< office. The doctors, however, find it diffi
cult, if not impossible, to reconcile Whitaker’s
statement with the direction of the ball.
Whitaker is now in jail on a charge forcarry
ing concealed weapons.”
Jake Haves, the alleged colored Banks
county ku-klux, has been brought to Atlanta
ami lodged in jail. Hayes is charged with
having been connected with the whipping and
shooting of the luckless colored frontiers who
fell under the ire of the Yarbrough Buys, a
warrant was issued for him at the time the
offense was committed, but he escaped arrest.
A few days ago information was received that
he was in Madison county, and Depute Mar
shal Green R. Duke, of Athens, was delegated
to go down and arrest him. Hayes claims
that he was a fugitive fyom the wrath of the
• arhrough boys. The latter also deny that he
was a member of their band.
Early vegetables have suffered to a consid
erable extent in Thomas county. One farmer
planted U.UUi cabbages and onlv sold twenty -
six of the whole number. He stated that
fanners throughout that entire bcltofcoun
try had likewise suffered, and that not only
vmf? b c , r ° P ’. bu .l tllt - early peas had been
killed off by frost, though the peas planted
since the last frost were looking well. Though
this is the case, the piospccts for a good truck
season are. according to the Thomasville l'n-
Urjn-isr, -very fine. It is too early yet for
much of the vegetable crop to be planted, and
as the farmers thereabouts are making pre
parations to go into vegetable and melon
raising on a large scale, and, as the spring Is
late this year, all the indications point to a
fine yield.
The Uawkinsville Dispatch prints the fol
*
< IPw Suißuuml) 3ilontiu<j JjJerog.
lowing: "Quite a number of new enterprises
have been established in and around Hawk
inavilie within the last few years, but the
most novel industry we have yet heard of has
just been inaugurated by Mr. Thos. Chance)',
who recently moved to this county from
Houston. Mr. Chancey has gone into the
possum business on an extensive scale, and
proposes to raise these much sought varmints
for the market. His ranch is located about
a mile from town, and is enclosed with wire
fencing. He has commenced with ten, but
will greatly increase the number during the
year. As the average piney woods ’possum
finds ready sale at 40c. apiece, a tine fat stall
fed ’possum would, of course, bring double
that amount, and 500 at 80c. apiece amounts
to $4OO. which is nothing to be laughed at.
According to this calculation there is certain
ly money in it.”
The following is a sensational and over
drawn special sent from Augusta, February
27, to a New York paper: “A discussion is
growing up between the Hebrews and (den
tiles of Georgia, which is being watched with
some interest. At the last meeting of the
Methodist Conference two Hebrew brothers
bearing the name of Magath, having present
ed themselves as converts to Christianity,
were licensed to preach. In Savannah arid
Atlanta their preaching stirred up the ire of
the Israelite population, who denounced them
as trading in the superstitions of Gentiles.
1 he most notable incident in their preaching
occurred in Athens. A prominent Hebrew
published a card stating that his brethren
would not listen to the ravings of perverts,
but if any respectable Christian preacher of
Gentile blood desired to enlighten his people
they would give him respectful attention.
Kev. Mr. l>avis, Methodist, offered his servi
ces. To this ltabbi Levi replied that not only
would the Hebrews flock to hear Mr. Davis
and give him careful hearing, but that he
himself would preach a return sermon to the
Gentiles, the only condition being that on
neither occasion should the name of Christ be
mentioned. Whether Mr. Davis will accept
this condition has not yet developed.”
I'nited States Commissioner Irvine was en
gaged at Macon all day Thursday trying Dr.
A. Daniel, of Twiggs county, charged with
peonage—involuntary servitude—which was
the first case of the kind in Georgia. Last
year Daniel engaged a negro man, Peter
4 itzpatrick, and family, to work for him.
shortly before Christmas, J. G. Kiney en
gaged Fitzpatrick’s services for the year 1884.
A. Daniel objected, when Finney came with
a wagon to move Fitzpatrick ' A. Daniel
would not let Fitzpatrick's effects be moved,
and threatened Fitzpatrick should he attempt
to remove them at night. Fitzpatrick s.vorc
a warrant before Justice of the Peace Hun
ter, in Jeffersonville for the recovery of the
goods from A. Daniel. Among other things
lie swore lie was possessor of some corn. Fitz
patrick really owned no corn. A. Daniel had
4 itzpatrick arraigned in Jeffersonville court
before Justice Lee for false swearing. A.
Daniel told Fitzpatrick lie would withdraw
the charge and dismiss the case from court
if Fitzpatrick would live with him this year.
4 itzpatrick consented. Finey then became
instrumental in arraigning A. Daniel In the
I'nited states Court on the charge of peonage.
A. Daniel was hound over in $3OO to appear
in tin- May term of the I'nited States Court.
The Mokmm; News correspondent at Ca
milla, Ga., under date of February 2.8, writes
as follows: “It is quite edd here to-dav. The
clouds come as if lull of rain from the south,
hut the winds shift hurriedly to the north and
no rain falls. It is as dry here as in mid
summer, and water is indeed scarce.—On
Monday, the ad of March, the election for
whisky or no whisky takes place. Little is
said about it by either side. Very few of the
negro voters have paid their taxes. The sen
timent of the white people, as a general thing,
is for prohibition, but the vote polled will be
small.—Cupid, with his rosy fingers, has been
-H aling Camilla's pretty young ladies. Last
week Mr. A. )\ . Whidden, of Thomasyille,
and Miss Mamie Darden were married,
I!ev. J. 8. Johnson officiating. On
the 2tith inst., Miss Georgia Fitzgerald
and Mr. How ard Griggs, of Montevales, Ala,,
and on the 27th Miss Linnie Cox amt Mr.
Jack Moore, of Thoinasville, were married.—
Politics are at a discount, not a simmer on
pot. At the same time the people qmetlv
favor the return of H. G. Turner to Con
gress—The health of the community is excel
lent, and the academic schools well attended
amt flourishing,—Farmers usually depend
largely upon cotton seed for a fertilizer, but
the short crop of lxsj necessitates a heavy use
of guano.—The acreage in melons will be
greater than last year. The clearing agen
do- to be established at Savannah. Atlanta
and Montgomery, will be depended upon to
obviate tile crowding of melons to any given
point. Tlte railroads promise greater facilt
tes for moving the crop. Mr. J. L. Taylor,
of the .savannah. Florida and Western Rail
way. in his speech at the Melon Growers'
Association, which recently met in Quitman,
made tbs remarks in behalf of Hie railroad
officials: “The will of the shipper shall be our
law.”
Jeff Vann, a Macon negro, has stolen twenty
bogs within Hie past few weeks. He made
things lively for the arresting officer, as is
shown in the following clipping from the
Telegraph and ileisengtr of yesterday:
“The officer slipped up on Jeff at" his house
and informed him that he was xvantediffi lie
-aid his name was Jim Johnson, and was re
luctant to go. The officer, having anticipated
a diffieulty, had placed his pistol in liis over
coat pocket, where it would be handy. As he
laid liis hand on Jeff there was a flirt, and be
fore the officer kneivfft he was engaged in the
liveliest scuflle of his life. The negro man
aged to jerk off the officer’s belt and a strug
gle followed for the possessson of the club.
All over the yard they fought until Jell' man
aged to get the officer in a corner. The officer,
seeing liis chances were hopeless, gave up liis
club to Jeff and told him to use it. Drawing his
pistol tlie encounter proceeded in earnest.
Jeff fought with the club, w hile the officer
held the pistol, not xvauting to shoot, but see
ing that he was in danger of being badly
beaten tvithhisown club, finally fired, the
ball grazing JeiTs cheek. As Jeff hauled
away to strike the officer again, the pistol was
planted squarely in his breast, hut the club
knocked it to one side and the ball whizzed
under his arm. In such close quarters, the
club raining blows, the officer thrust tlie pis
tol in the negro’s mouth and was about to tire
xvlien he gave up. This xvas only a feint, how
ever, because Just as the pistol was put up he
made another attack upon the officer. Bv
this time a white man and Jim Robinson, it
xvaiti rat the Stubblefield House, came up.
Jeff gave the white man a flirt and sent him
ten feet away. Jim pulled off lug overcoat
and sailed in to have a hand in the fight him
self. With Jim’s assistance the officer man
aged to throw Jeff and plant a knee on his
breast. Rope was procured and tlie desper
ate man pinioned and taken to the barracks.”
FLORIDA,
A colony from Ohio contemplates settling
in Jackson county.
Judge Christie has determined to resign his.
official position as County Judge of Jettcrson' 1
within the next few days.
Jefferson Circuit Court meets Monday.
There are several important cases pending,
among them the count}- bond case.
By the death of R. B. Whitfield, Monticello
lost its only Justice of the I‘eace, and tlie va
cancy has never been filled by the Governor.
Senator K. B. Lnngdon and w ife, of Minne
sota, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver
-ary of their marriage at Jacksonville Thurs
day night.
An attempt was made Thursday to outrage
a liegro school girl just beyond the Jackson
ville suburbs. sie succeeded iu escaping.
James Zanders was arrested on suspicion.
A few weeks ago twenty or thirty laborers
left the Aucilla portion of Jefferson county
for Hernando county. They traveled through
the cot ntry on wagons. They reached their
destination late one evening and struck
camp. That night they had a visit from sev
eral fellow -laborers in the vicinity. They
did not like their api>earaiice or their talk,
and on the following morning they were all
“footing” it back to Jcffersou.
President J. A. Van lloose, of tlie Bir
mingham Ala.) Board of Trade, has written
a 1* Her to W. I). Chipley, President of the
Board of Pensacola, advocating a united ef
fort on the part of the two cities to secure an
official opinion on the advantages offered by
Pensacola for the location of a national foun
dry, for the manufacture of heavy ordnanwj
for the use of the army and navy ot the
I’nited States. Birmingham is interested in
the matter on account of its coal and iron in
terests.
At Gainesville a couple of whiteihcn from
near Lacrosse, named Cathead and Beck,
were arrested for being drunk, disorderly and
errrying concealed weapons. The men en
deavored to gain admittance iuto a house in
the precincts of •‘Scuffletown,” but a shot de
terred them. Withdrawing, they fired four
-hots hack into the dwelling, and theu ran
rapidlv down town. Meeting a colored Ar
lington House waiter, they fired a shot at him,
but miasod him. An officer iffirompany with
the waiter ran after and arrested them. They
left $42.50 as fine and costs which was imposed
by the Alayor.
The committee sent from Pensacola to
Washington, to xvork for appropriations for
that city, has returned and made its report.
They say: “The navy yard may possibly be
held as it is for future uses, but* under the
present administration no improW-ment can
lie hoped for. Second—The Escambia. Cone
cuh and Choctawhatchie rixers are receiving
attention from the local representatives, with
good prospects of fair appropriations. Third-
Tin* matterof lights between our harlior and
Alilton and Ferry Pass is before the Commit
tee on Commerce, and we would suggest a
committee to correspond specially with that
committee on this subject.” A free
mail delivery service is unobtainable with
annual receipts of only SII,OOO. The chances
for an improvement of the bar at thcentrance
of the harlxir are not satisfactorx - and the
committee recommend that Alaj. Damrell, C.
S. Engineer in charge of this department, be
invited to visit Pensacola and examine per
sonally into the city’s wants.
Jealous of Col. Ochiltree.
Mr. Pettibone, of Tennessee, who Is an
noyed because Mr. Ochiltree has aroused
the country with his Lasker resolution,
says the New York Times, suggests that
as a propitiation for the offense given to
Prince Bismarck, Congress should direct
that Ochiltree be bound in chains and
forwarded, express charges paid, to the
care of Bismarck. He says that he does
not believe that his failure to return
would provoke a legislative inquiry, and
that the opportunity to grow up iri Ger
many might develop hitherto undiscov
ered ability in the Texas member. Mr.
Pettibone says that Ochiltree was not the
author of the resolution, but that it was
drawn up by someone else and put into
Ochiltree’s hands for introduction.
King Humbert’s Cabinet Resigns.
resigned eb ’^'—ltalian Cabinet has
The superiority of Burnett’s Flavoring
Extracts consists in their perfect purity
and strength. r J
l AT TIIE NATION’S CAPITAL
THE NAVAL BILL PASSED BY
THE SENATE.
An Adverse Report on the Bill to Re
lieve the Cyclone Sufferers—Mr. Ran
som Explains his Attitude in tlie
Matter—An Cneyentrul Day In tlie
House.
Washington, Feb. 29.—1n the Senate
to-day, Mr. Ransom, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported back adverse
ly the joint resolution introduced by him
last Monday, and referred to that commit
tee, providing for an appropriation to aid
sufferers by the great storms in the South
ern States. In reporting it back, Mr. Ran
som, stated that the committee had given
the matter very careful coflsideration.
Telegrams were sent to the Governors of
the different States affected, aud to other
persons in those States supposed to be
best acquainted with all the incidents of
the storm and the subsequent sufferings,
and while the first accounts of great suf
ferings of certain communities had been
fully confirmed, yet these sufferings were
not in the judgment of the committee,
of that widespread,transcendent and para
mount character which baffled all local,
individual, municipal and State relief, so
as to demand the intervention of the gov
ernment. He could not let the oc
casion pass, Mr. Ransom added,
without saying that while in pre
senting the resolution lie had been
actuated by a becoming impulse, it was
proper noxv that the country should know
at the earliest moment that Congress
would not take steps for relief in this in
stance. He said this in order that pri
vate and local chanty may not be im
peded. The example' of the people of
those States, in their great ordeal of
suffering, could uot but command the ad
miration of their countrymen everywhere.
He (Ransom) might sometimes be car
ried away by enthusiasm for his oxvn
people, but when he looked at what had
taken place among the people of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and
Georgia and saxv their resolution to bide
their laith, and not come to Congress
for relief even when an effort had
been made to give to them, it re
minded him of the heroism of Fabricius
and liegulus and of the great
Athenian who sacrificed everything that
he might stand by bis country. He hoped
that tlie noble example given by the af
flicted people in this case would be useful
to the richer and more powerful commu
nities which might not he worse afflicted.
In conclusion, Mr. Ransom thanked the
Committee on Appropriations for the
careful and painstaking consideration
which they had given to the subject.
Mr. Garland said that he supposed that
the action of the committee xvas based on
the ground that they did not consider,
from the information received, that there
was any necessity for the interposition of
Congress.
Mr. Ransom said that that was the
ground.
Mr. Garland said that he did not under
stand such interposition to be declined on
the ground of the unconstitutionality of
such aid in cases where it xvas shown to
be required.
Mr. Ransom—Not at all.
Mr. Garland said that he did not wish
it to be so understood, for no one doubted
the authority of Congress to extend aid in
cases calling for it. If a question had
risen on that he would have had some
thing to say.
Mr. Ransom said that if this xvere the
time to discuss that matter, he (Ransom)
would be aide to show a line of prece
dents favoring the constitutionality of
such action from the beginning of our
government to the present day. When
the matter came to be investigated it
could, he said, be but plain as to the con
stitutional authority of Congress in a ease
of such imminent and impending ruin as
to exceed tiie capacity of local and State
aiii.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the bill to authorize the construction of
steel cruisers for the navy. The question
immediately before the 'Senate was the
amendment of Air. Jones, of Florida, to
the amendment of Air. Sexvell. Mr. Sew
ell’s amendment provides for the building
of ships at one or more of" the government
navy yards, while Air. Jones’ amendment
provides that the building shall be appor
tioned among the different navy yards.
Alter further debate, the amendments of
Messrs. Jones and Sexvell xvere voted
down.
Air. Morgan withdrew his objection to
vessels being built by private contract,
and an amendment offered by him was,
after modification, accepted by Mr. Hale,
embodying in the bill by direct xvords,
and not by descriptions merely, the sub
stance of the acts of 1882 and 1883, to
gether with a proviso that bids may be
accepted not only from builders xvlio may
now be ready to build the vessels, but who
may be aide to satisfy the Secretary of the
Navy that they can, in three months af
ter the making of the contract, be ready
to do so. The bill was then passed bv 38
yeas to 13 nays.
The bill as passed, authorizes the Presi
dent to direct the construction of seven
steel vessels for the navy, consisting ol
one cruiser of 4,500 tons displacement,
one cruiser of 3,000 tons, one dispatch
boat of 1,500 tons, two heavily-armed gun
boats of 1,500 tons each, one light gunboat
ot 750 tons, and one gunboat not to exceed
900 tons. It further authorizes the con
struction of one steel ram, one cruising
torpedo boat, and two harbor torpedo
boats. It provides that the naval advisory
board shall examine all plans, specifica
tions and contracts and materials for the
vessels, and shall give the Secretary of the
Navy advice and assistance thereon, but
that the board shall have no authority to
enter into contracts; that no contract
shall be entered into until full and com
plete plans and specifications shall have
been prepared and approved in writing by
the board or a majority of its members,
and that contracts shall have a provision
binding contractors to accept the deci
sions of the advisory board as to any
changes of plan decided on during the
progress of the work, and no change in
volving a greater expense than SSOO shall
iu any case be made xvithout the written
approval of the board. American ship
builders who shall be able to satisfy the
Secretary of the Navy that in three months
from the making of the contract they will
be prepared to enter upon the xvork of
construction shall be permitted to bid
and contract.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House, after some unimportant
business, went into committee oi the
whole on the private calendar. The first
bill taken up was one authorizing the
retirement of Alfred Pleasanton with the
rank of Major General. After a good deal
of discussion an amendment offered by
Mr. Cuteheon, providing that Gen. Pleas
anton shall be retired with the rank of
Colonel, was adopted, and the bill as
amended laid aside for a favorable report.
One more bill for the relief of Louisa
Roddy was favorably considered, and then
the committee rose" and the dispute over
the Pleasanton bill began afresh. Seveial
members tried to kill it w ith amendments
by talking it to death aud by points of
order. Pending a decision upon one of
these poi#ts of order several dilatory
motions were made, and the roll call con
sumed the time until ii o’clock.
The post office appropriation bill was
reported aud referred to the committee of
the whole. The House then took a recess
until 7:30 o’clock this evening, the ses
sion to bo for the consideration of pension
bills,
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening session the House passed
about twenty private pension bills and
adjourned until to-morrow.
CIVIL SEKVICK REFORM.
The Commission’s First Annual Report
Transmitted to Congress.
Washington, Feb. 29.— The President
to-day sent to Congress the first annual
report of the Civil Service Commission.
In bis message of transmittal the Presi
dent says: “Upon the good results which
the civil service law has already accom
plished 1 congratulate Congress and the
people, aud I avow my conviction that it
will henceforth prove to be of still more
signal benefit to the public service. I
heartily commend the zeal and fidelity of
the commissioners and their suggestions
for further legislation, and I advise the
making of such an appropriation as
shall be adequate for their needs.” The
report of the Commissioners makes a vol
ume of 167 closely printed pages. After
a general review of the civil service law
and the preliminaries of the organization
of the commission the report states that
the several results which appear to be the
more direct objects of the law, and the
civil service rules a9 understood by the
commission are:
Fir*t. That official nuthoritv and influence
must not longer be used to impair the freedom
of elections or to coerce the political action
of citizens.
Second, Extortion from those in public ser-
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1884.
vice, whether under the form of political as
| Msraents or otherwise, for the purpose of
paying tlie expenses of parties or cauilidates.
must come to an end.
Third. Selections for the executive service
on the basis of official favor and partisan in
fluence must lie suppressed by requiring ex
aminations and other adequate tests of char
acter aud capacity as conditions of entering
I this service.
I fourth. True respousibilitv and indepen
dence of Legislative and Executive Depart
ment, under the Constitution, must be re
stored and preserved.
Rules 1 and 2 of tlie civil service law em
body the principles set out under the first and
second heads.
The report says that it is too early to
; speak with definiteness of the effects of
these rules. The influence of old habits
and theories affeets conduct long after
new standards of duty have been accept
ed. Though a violation of either rule is
made a good cause for removal, the utility
, <d such rules must in some degree rest in
their j lower as precepts, for obviously
! only gross forms of their violation can be
easily proved. The first step toward the
protection of all rights is a distinct recog
nition ot them and a public acknowl
edgment of a duty to protect them.
That step at least has been taken. In the
lace of pledges at once formal and public,
it will require more audacity to Invade,
and there will be readier courage to de
fend the freedom which it is the object of
the first two rules to guarantee. No case
of violation of either,in the particulars re
terred to, has been laid before the com
mission. Whether in the period since the
civil service rules went into effect there
has not been a diminished tendency on
the part of Federal officers to meddle with
the political action ot citizens, and a more
vigorous and general condemnation of
the practice by the public, are
questions to be decided upon a
careful observation of the facts which are
as open to all others as to the members of
the commission.
I pon the subject of political assessments
the report says:
“An investigation now being conducted
by the commission tends to show that the
12th section of the act has been violated
by a private citizen from each of two
states in the form of surreptitiously send
ing or carrying circulars into departments
at \\ ashington by which contributions
were solicited from those in the public
service in aid of a political fund. These
States and one or more of the employes in
these departments appear to have assisted
mi the distribution of these cir
culars, but apparently without knowing
their contents or the purpose of their dis
tribution. We are satisfied that but
trifling sums have been secured, and this
illegal practice appears to have ceased
upon public attention being called to it.
Inquiries have justified the conclusion
that the amounts for the corresponding
periods collected from the same number
ot Federal officers since the act
went into effect have not been
mure than from one-half to one-fourth
•as much as formerly, and that while
a feeling of complete safety in de
clining to pay is by no means attained
this diminution in the amount col
lected would otherwise measure the
proportion of the whole amount before se
cured, which was paid by reason of fears
ot removal or hopes ot promotion. The
evils of the spoils system are set out at
length, and the defects of the civil service
system practiced during President Grant’s
administration are pointed out and its
failure explained.”
SPItIXGEIt’S SATAMCAL GLEE.
He Will Put Brewster, Attorney Gen
eral, on the Griddle Next Week anil
Make Him Sizzle.
\\ ashington, Feb. 2!). Chairman
Springer, of the House Committee on Ex
penditures in the Department of Justice,
cocked His iett optic sardonically to-night
as he observed, “1 shall call Mr.’Attorney
General Brewster next week, most iikeiy,
and quiz him about official actions of
himself and some of his subordinates.”
“Do you think tie will answer all ques
tions you propose to ask him about the
conduct of his department?” the News
correspondent inquired.
“I think so,” replied Mr. Springer. “It
is iny purpose to ask some very pertinent
questions, and have them answered.”
It is understood here that Mr. Springer
will put some questions that Mr. Brew
ster will not only refuse to answer, but
which will likely bring out a heated col
loquy and some lively sparring. It is be
lieved Springer is spoiling to get into a
controversy with the Attorney General,
and would like to put him on the rack in
the House.
STIIORACH CHARGES MALICE,
tie Places the Over Charges for which
lie was Prosecuted at #4O.
Washington, Feb. 29.— raul Strobach,
of Alabama, was before Mr. Springer’s
Committee to-day explainingthe accounts
of liis olliee while he was Deputy Mar
shal. He said that lie was in office only five
or six weeks, and that during that time
lie had made but four accounts, amount
ing to about .$250. The alleged over
charges in his office, he said, did not
amount to more than $35 or $4O. The De
partment of Justice, ex-I)eputy Marshal
Strobach testified, had made charges
against many other officers for
rendering false accounts amounting to
thousands of dollars, yet they were not
prosecuted. The special agents, he said,
had been sent to prosecute him upon a
charge involving, according to their claim,
not more than $4O. The whole power of
the department, he asserted, was turned
upon him and all of his prosecution had
been prompted by malice.
DOSTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
No Postmaster to Receive Over 81 .000
an.l 545.301.900 the Total Asked for.
W ashington, Feb. 29.—The post office
appropriation bill, as prepared by the
committee to-day, appropriates for com
pensation to postmasters $10,500,000, and
provides that no salary of any postmaster
shall exceed $4,000 per year. The Post
master General is authorized and directed
to readjust the compensation to be paid
from and after July 1, 1884, for the trans
portation of mails on railroad routes by
reducing the compensation to all railroad
companies 5 per cent, per annum below
the present rates, computed on a basis of
average weight. The aggregate appro
priation recommended in the bill is $45,-
2151,900. The estimates for 1885 were $50,-
062,189.
EXPELLED FIIOM ANNAPOLIS.
Secretary Chandler Passes Sentence on
the Convicted llazers.
Washington, Feb. 29. Naval cadets
L. H. Jastremski, Frederick Parker and
J. W. Maxey have been dismissed by the
Secretary of the Navy. These cadets were
tried by court martial at Annapolis on a
general charge of “hazing.” They were
convicted and sentenced to be dismissed.
Naval cadets W. W. Bush and ,J. S. Mc-
Kean who were tried at the same time on
charges of “hazing” growing out of
the same transaction, were acquitted by
the court.
Folger's ISond Kedempt lon.
W ashington, Feb. 29.—The Secretary
of the Treasury has given notice that the
department will redeem the bonds em
braced in the 126th call prior to maturity,
May 1, with interest to date of presenta
tion.
#3,000,000 on the Public Debt Paid in
February.
Washington, Feb. 29.—1 t is estimated
that the reduction of the public debt for
February will be about $2,000,000.
COMMERCIAL CRASHES.
A Decrease Shown in R. U. Dun & Co.’s
Report for the Past Week.
Nkw okk, Feb. 29.—The business
failures throughout thecounti'y occurring
during last week as reported to R. G.
Pun * Cos., number for the United States
193, and for Canada 42, a total of 23f>
against 246 last week, a decrease of 11
failures. The decrease i9 all in the
United States, as Canada had two more
failures than last week.
FAILED FOU $380,000.
San Francisco, Feb. 29.—E. Detrick
A Cos. (E. Detrick and J. H. Nicholson)
dealers in bags and twine, made an as-’
signment to-day. Their liabilities are
$380,000.
Reprieved Till March 31.
Louisville, Feb. 29.—Rudd and Champ
Fitzpatrick, who were to have been hung
at Columbia to-day for the murder of
Miller Brewster, have been reprieved bv
Gov. Knott till March 21.
For seven years Allen’s Brain Food has
stood the strongest tests as to its merits
in curing Nervousuess, Nervous De
bility and restoring lost powers to the
weakened Generative System, and, in no
instance has it ever failed; test it. $l
- for $5. At druggists or by mail from jl
H. Allen, 315 First Ave., New York City.
PHILADELPHIA FLAME LIT
five conflagrations raging
AT ONE TIME.
A Chemical Works Covering a Whole
Block Destroyed—An Explosion In the
Slid st of the Fire, and the Streets Filled
with Burning Liquids—Hundreds of
People Panir-Stricken and Fleeing.
Philadelphia, Feb. 29.—Five fires oc
curred during the night in this city. The
wind blew almost a gale, and, owing to
this cause and the great distance between
the various points whence came the
alarm, the firemen found much trouble in
keeping the flames under control. The
most destructive was that at the chemi
cal works of Powers & Weightman, the
largest of the kind in the country, which
were totally destroyed. The loss at this
place wilHje over $1,000,000.
ENGINES ALMOST UNOBTAINABLE.
Philadelphia, Feb. 29, !) p. m.—The
chemical works comprised a number of
brick buildings covering the entire block
bounded by Ninth, Parish, Brown and
Knox streets. The fire was first discov
ered at 12:40 o’clock this morning, but the
alarm was not responded to because the
only engines in that fire district were al
ready engaged in combating asimilar fire
at the woolen mills at Second street and
Lehigh avenue. One of the two engines
whieh answered the first call came from
Washington avenue, a distance of nearly
two miles. One alarm after another was
struck, and at 2: loo’clock a general alarm
was sounded. The firemen responded as
promptly as possible, hut they were
weary after working at one fire after
another, and the fires burning in various
sections of the city made it appear that
their work was endless. They were lie
numbed with cold, but were successful in
keeping neighboring buildings well soaked
with water, as the wind enveloped them
in a perfect storm of sparks and cinders.
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD PANIC
STRICKEN.
By o o’clock the chemicals seemed to
burn with such extraordinary fierceness
and tbe fire was evidently spreading so
rapidly that residents in the neighborhood
101 l their houses in alarm and sought
refuge in the houses of their neighbors.
These people in turn fled as the fire pro
gressed, but the police, tearing that the
flight of so many people would result
seriously, exerted themselves to keep
them in their houses.
PEAKS OF AN EXPLOSION.
So many, however, were under the im
pression that a terrible explosion was li
able to occur at any moment in some part
ot the works that it was difficult to induce
them not to risk the lives ot their child
ren by taking them out on such a night.
It was believed, even by the firemen, that
if the flames reached the building at 9th
and Parish streets, which was said to be
packed with explosive chemicals, the
city for many squares around would be
shattered.
THE EXPLOSION.
At this time tlie entire square seemed
to be one vast sheet of flame, and soon
alter 3 o’clock an explosion of fusil took
place. The burning fluid ran through the
streets, and the firemen called upon the
citizens to help them iu rescuing their en
gines and hose carriages from the river of
blazing oil.
NEW FUEL FOR THE FLAMES.
The oil soon burned itself out, but the
flames had spread across an alleyway to
a live-story brick building known as"the
chemical department, stored with a large
quantity of combustible material. It xvas
iu this building that bismuth, morphia,
potash, soda, and other preparations were
made and stored. The building, together
with all its contents, was entirely de
stroyed.
THE FURY AND ITS SEQUEL.
Up to 5 o’clock the flames steadily tri
umphed ox’er all opposition, lighting up
the entire city, while the neighboring
streets were blocked with panic-stricken
residents removing their goods to places
ot safety. From 5 o’clock until noon the
progress of the lire was simply that of the
gradual destruction of all the inflammable
matter within the confines already de
scribed, aud there xvas no fear of its
spreading.
FALLING WALLS.
The xvalls kept crashing down from time
to time during the early morning, but as
this xvas not unexpected and the streets
having been properly roped oil'no one was
hurt. Some neighboring houses had their
roofs and fronts damaged by the fire or by
falling xvalls, thougli the way iii
which they were drenched with water
during the night prevented their total de
struction. That portion of the building
still standing is coveretl with ice, and
though the fire was still burning in the
ruins at noon, there was no danger of
another outbreak of the flames.
ESTIMATES OF THE LOSSES AND INSUR
ANCE.
It has been impossible so far to obtain
from any one connected with the firm any
idea of the value ot the machinery or
stock, either in detail or round figures.
The general estimates, however, vary
from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. From other
sources it is learned that the buildings,
machines and stock were insured for over
$500,000, of which $215,000 was in home
companies.
THE EFFECT ON THE PRICE OF QUININE.
Asa result of the burning of Powers &
AYeightman’s chemical factory and xx are
bouse Nexx r York dealers in foreign qui
nine to-day put up the price from $1 35 to
$1 55 per ounce.
THE OTHER FIRES.
The other fires in progress when the
alarm was turned in from the Chemical
Works are mentioned below:
The store of Coon Bros. & Cos., produce
commission merchants at No. 2!t South
tV ater street, was damaged to the extent
of $lO,OOO.
About the same time the Rehoo carpet
mill, at Lehigh avenue and Palethorpe
street, and three or four dwellings ad
joining, w T ere destroyed, involving a loss
of $25,000.
The other fires were not so serious, but
the frequent alarms served to distract the
firemen and test the department to its
fullest capacity. Every fire company’in
the city w r as in service at one time with
one exception, the company at Frankfort,
it being left there as a precautionary
measure to protect the great number of
mills in that section.
FATAL RESULTS AT ANOTHER FIRE.
Philadelphia, Feb. 29, ll p. m.—
Another fire broke out about 7 o’clock
this evening in Rogers’ lamp, oil and
crockery store, at No. 422 South-second
street, said to have been caused by an ex
plosion of coal oil. The flames spread
rapidly, and Philip B. Kelley and his wife,
Emma, who occupied the third floor, found
their escape cut off, aud jumped from a
w indow to the pavement, Mrs. Kelly re
ceiving a fracture of the skull, from which
she is not expected to live, and her hus
band having his right ankle fractured.
Both were removed to a hospital.
SEVEN STORES AND MANY SMALL BUILD
INGS.
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 29.—Snyial
advices from Laurinburgh report timbre
there this morning destroyed seven stores
and a lot of smaller buildings. The prin
cipal sufferers are 11. F. Northrop, L. A.
Monroe, Dr. Fry. D. A. McAllister, F.
Crouch, T. J. Black and L. A. Parker.
SENSATIONS AT BRUNSWICK.
Death in a Derailment—Burglars Put to
Flight by a Watchman.
Brunswick, Feb. 29.—A car-load of
lumber on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad extension was
throwm off the track while backing around
a curve, owing to the breaking of a stand
ard. Water Lloyd, colored, a lumber
workman, who with several others were
riding to their work, was killed outright
and two others were injured, one seri
ously.
BOBBERS PUT TO FLIGHT.
Burglars entered the shoe store of A. T.
Chapman last niirht. A private watch
man chased the burglars, and fired three
shot at them without satisfactory results.
Several other robberies have occurred re
cently.
Strikers Victorious.
Boston, Feb. 29.—The strike of cigar
makers employed by H. M. Mason has re
sulted In a victory for the strikers. Mr.
Mason yielded to the demands of his em
ployes, that there should be no reduction
in wages or the suspension of the svstem
of bunching.
Eminent Chemists who have analyzed
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder use it
now, and have used it for years in their
own families in preference to any other,
because they find it free frem alum, am
monia or any hurtful drug. That it is the
most effective, the strongest, healthiest
and most perfect fruit acid Baking Pow
der made.
GLADSTONE'S FRANCHISE BIEL.
The Irish and Scotch Members Pleased
but the English Liberals Demand a
Redistribution.
London, Feb. 29.-In proposing the
bill lor the extension of the franchise last
night in the House of Commons Mr. Glad
stone said, to introduce separate trauchise
bills for England, Ireland and Scotland,
with a prospect of carrying the English
and Scotch bills and leaving the Irish bill
to take its chances, would be altogether
impracticable. The arguments in favor
ol a uniform bill were unanswerable.
Nothing could induce him to abandon
such a bill. A redistribution of the Par
liamentary constituencies must follow a
reform of the lranchise, but if the two
questions were embodied in the same bill
it would prove fatal to both. He entreat
ed his supporters not to endanger the suc
cess of the bill by proposing additions.
THE INCREASE IN VOTERS.
This measure, by greatly extending the
franchise, and placing the votes of bor
oughs and counties upon an equal footin
would increase the voting power of the’
United Kingdom by about 2,000,000. Of
this number England would furnish 1 -
300,000, Ireland 400,000, and Scotland 200,-
000. This result was certainly worth at
taming. If the House took a broad view T
of the matter, enfranchisement must be
considered desirable. 'The people were
trustworthy, and as voters under the con
stitution they were the strength of the
constitution. If this measure should be
come a law, then their constituents would
form a compact mass who would rally
around the throne, w'hich they all loved
so well, and to the support of the constitu
tion, which would be stronger than ever.
, OTHER OPINIONS.
Sir John Hay, Liberal Conservative,
objected to the bill because it excluded
redistribution.
George Anderson, Liberal, congratu
lated the government on introducing a
really great reform measure.
Edward Gibson, Conservative member
for Dublin LDiversity, said that the bill
had been introduced for the sole purpose
of diverting the attention of the country
from attairs abroad. The government
should not demand a discussion of this
question at the present moment.
CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION.
The Conservatives would oppose the
bill vigorously. Redistribution was of
tar greater importance than the exten
sion ot tbe franchise. A clause should
be inserted in the bill directing that it
should not go into effect until a measure
providing for redistribution had been
carried. Without this an extended lran
chise would give the Nationalists ninety
seats in Parliament and place a stupen
dous power in their hands. It was, there
fore, absolutely essential that no reform
bill be applied to Ireland unless accom
panied w ith a safe measure of redistribu
tion.
LORD CHURCHILL’S OPPOSITION.
Lord Randolph Churchill spoke in op
position to the bill. He said that agri
cultural laborers had no knowledge of
political questions nor concern in them.
At this point in the debate an adjourn
ment was voted in spite of the protests ol
Premier Gladstone.
The Parnellites and Scotch members
appear generally well pleased with the
bill.
The English Liberals are disposed to ob
ject to the extension of the franchise, un
less coupled with redistribution, on the
ground that it will strengthen Ire
land and Scotland at the expense of
England.
APACHES ON THE WARPATH.
Many Mexicans Massacred and the Sav
ages Not Yet Headed OB'.
San Francisco, Feb. 29.—A special
dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, says:
“The Apache Indians are again commit
ting depredations in Sonora. On January
29 they killed two men and stole horses
and cattle near Chinlpas.”
On the 30th they seriously wounded a
Mexican vaquero nearTetuachi, and stoic
the horses of some American prospectors
and the stock of Leonard Gomez, Prefect
oi the Arispe district. The authorities
have sent a force in pursuit, but no news
has been received from them as yet. The
Apaches are believed to be crossing the
border in several places simultaneously,
tor the past few days they have been
depredating in the Sahuaripa district, and
killed one Mexican and wounded another
near Bamosl.
SEVERAL CORPSES FOUND.
Several bodies of Mexicans have been
found on Mexican soil near the border.
At Maritavi the Indians killed a Mexican
on the same day and another near Chira
vircha. The mail earrier of the Sahuaripa
route is missing and is believed to have
been killed. Large numbers of cattle
were stolen from Lospienras Delumbre.
A Federal (Mexican ) force is in pursuit,
and another force is seeking to head off
the marauders. Col. Garcia with a large
force is also out.
TWO BROTHERS ON ONE GIBBET
The Legs of One Kicking the Other in
the Convulsions of Departing Life.
Cincinnati, Feb. 29.—A dispatch from
Jackson, Ohio, says: “Luke and William
Jones, who with Laban Stephens had been
found guilty ol the murder of Anderson
Lackey, were hanged to-day. The minis
ter made a prayer lasting fully half an
hour. The drop fell at 1:12 o’clock p. m.
Wm. Jones struggled, but Luke xvas still,
his neck being undoubtedly broken. The
bo j of William swung around, his legs
being drawn up till they touched his
brother’s body, causing a shudder of hor
ror among the spectators. The bodies,
after the usual medical examination,
were cut down and placed in the hands ot
their friends. There xvas some talk in
the crowd ot lynching Johnson, who Is in
jail for a recent murder.”
STRANGLED AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS.
New Orleans, Feb. 29.—a Franklin
special says: “William Moore, colored,
xvas hanged here to-day for the murder of
Lee Arman, a Chinaman, last spring.
Moore expressed his xvillingness to die.
At 12:28 the trap was sprung. After
hanging about half a minute it was dis
covered that the rope was too long, and
that the feet of the culprit were resting on
the floor. He was raised to the platform,
the rope shortened, and a minute later
the trap was again sprung. The fall xx-as
not sufficient to break his neck, and he
died of strangulation in ten minutes.
SAVED from the noose.
High Lineage Lets a Kentuckian Oft'
xvith Three Years in Prison.
Louisville, Feb. 29.—Thomas Critten
den, a son of ex-United States Marshal
Crittenden and a grandson of John J.
Crittenden, the noted Kentucky states
man, was to-day sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary for killing a negro
boy named Rose Mosby at Anchor
age, Ky. Crittenden is a wild, reck
less youth, continually getting into
trouble. The negro bad testified in court
against him and when thev next met
Crittenden killed him with' a shotgun.
The sentenced man is also related to the
Governor of Missouri, and on account of
his family the best legal talent of the
State defended him. The case lias at
tracted much attention here. It xvas
doubtful if the jury xvould convict Crit
tenden for the murder of the negro and
the decision was watched for xvith in
terest.
A GALE OFF NEW ENGLAND.
Several, Vessels Sunk and Many Lives
Probably I.ost.
New Haven, Feb. 29.— A heavy gale
prevailed last night and to-day all along
the New England coast. An unknown
vessel was seen to go down off Little Gull
Island, near the east end of Long Island
Sound. All hands were lost. Two schoon
ers went ashore and sunk some time dur
ing last night in the lower harbor. Tugs
went to the assistance of several men
who took refuge in the rigging, but could
not get near them. Bv means of boats
three men were rescued, but one could
not be reached and was abandoned to his
fate. The harbor is very rough.
Rescued from Death.
William J. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass., says: In the fall of 1876 I was
taken with bleeding of lungs followed
by a severe cough. I lost mv appetite
and flesh, and was confined to my bed. In
1877 I was admitted to the hospital. The
doctors said I had a hole in my lung as
big as a half dollar. At one time a report
went around that 1 was dead. I gave up
hope, but a friend told me of Dr. William
Hall’s Balsam for thf Lungs. I got
a bottle, when, to my surprise, I com
menced to feel better, and to-day I feel
better than for three years past,
DYNAMITERS IN AMERICA.
ENGLAND CLAMORING FOR
THEIR SUPPRESSION.
A Courteous Communication to bo Ad
dressed to This Government on the
Subject—The London “Times” Terri
bly Exercised Over the Matter, and
Pronouncing Friendly Relations Jeop
ardized.
London, Feb. 29.—The dynamite dis
covered at the Charing Cross and Pad
dington stations was, in each case, la
belled “Atlas powder,” which is dyna
mite pure and simple. Both clocks were
of the so-called Ansonia pattern. These
clocks are of American make, but
are on sale in London. The only other
notable article found with these machines
was a copy of the New York Herald of
February 6, 1884, which was in the valise
at the Paddington station.
POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
A council of war has been held by the
Chief of Police and the railroad officials
at which it was decided to have the cloak
rooms carefully xx r atched, to increase the
number of detectives, aud to take other
and more important steps, the nature of
which has been kept secret. The railxx’av
companies are busy overhauling their
premises.
i House of Commons late lastnight
Lord Randolph Churchill said that he
should like to know whether the govern
ment intended to ask for further poxx'ers
in regard to the dynamite fiends; for di
stance, ivhetlier they would ask for per
mission to expel from Great Britain per
sons who xvere suspected of having had
connection xvith explosives and the re
cent discovers of dynamite.
AMERICANS BLAMED.
The Times comes out to-day with a
leader in which it says: “It is intolerable
that England should be exposed to this
succession of plots from a nation xvhich
professes to be friendly with tis, and xvith
which we have only a desire to live in
peace and amity. We know that Ameri
cans arc axvare of the identity of the plot
ters ol these outrages. It xvould- be no
hard task tor the American Government
to end the xvhole thing. We have done
our part. We have made the private
manufacture of explosives a penal offense.
Asa result conspirators have been com
pelled to change their ground. They find
America a safe refuge—a government
which w ill not meddle with them.
THE DYNAMITERS A COMMON ENEMY.
“It is impossible that we should submit
to this. It would be bad enough if Amer
ica were a hostile country, but the dyna
miters are a common enemy no civilized
country can tolerate without disgrace
The miscreants have only done what
American journals have been allowed to
advocate, what rexvards have been open
ly promised for, xx hat public meetings
have applauded.
AN END DEMANDED.
time has arrived to address a strong
remonstrance to the United States Gov
ernment against allowing this. Respec
table Americans are ashamed of the in
action of their rulers. They must now
join us and make their voices heard and
obeyed. AVe shall do our utmost to guard
ourselves. It remains lor America to aid
us as she alone can nip the mischief. Our
demand is one w hich a civilized nation is
bound *ot to disregard.”
MORE DISCOVERIES BY THE POLICE.
The police detailed to guard the Houses
of 1 arliament took extra precautions yes
terday evening. Careful examinations
have been made of packages of a suspici
ous character already discovered, and the
detectives are on the alert for others.
Another version ol the reoent dynamite
discoveries has it that after the explosion
at \ ictoria station the police authorities
decided to inspect the cloak rooms at all
the other railway depots in the city. Two
detectives were detailed to overhaul the
parcels at Charing Cross station. Having
opened a suspicious looking bag, they
found in it dynamite and clock work like
that already described. This was enfold
eu in a coat ol an Americm pattern hav
ing buttons of American make upon it.
Au inspection of the delicate machinery
of the clock showed that the (use connect
ed with the dynamite had not been accu
rately adjusted, and that the striker had
missed its mark by the merest fraction of
space.
STILL ANOTHER MACHINE.
A similar investigation at the Padding
ton station resulted in the discovery of a
small brown portmanteau, which when
shaken gave forth a sound like the rattling
ol a tin utensil. The bag was opened and
fouud to contain an infernal machine very
like that at Charing Cross. The
clock work had stopped, but it needed the
slightest jar to set it going again. The
depot hotel which is run in connection
with it and the houses In the vicinity had
bad a very narrow escape. Asa Result
of the discoveries the police precautions
have been redoubled in all parts of the
city.
ANOTHER CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED.
Information was lodged With the police
to-day that an attempt to blow up the
Jaw courts with dynamite w r as imminent.
I hey arrested three men and seized a
large quantity of dynamite discovered in
a house in Clare market, near the Strand.
THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTEST.
The English Government have decided
to send a courteous dispatch to America
relative to the action of Americans in
countenancing and assisting the dyna
miters.
PARNELLITES FROWNING.
In the House of Commons yesterday
several Parnellites strongly condemned
these dynamite proceedings and declared
that no excuse was valid for such wicked
attempts upon life and property. They
declared that conspiracies of this nature
were in no wi6e associated with the Irish
cause, but that they had been hatched in
America and that attempts to carry them
out had been made by agents sent out
from the United States. Some extreme
Nationalists object to attributing the out
rages to sympathizers with the Irish
cause, since there is an entire absence of
proof that they have that origin. In the
meantime there is no clue to the culprits.
A RAILROAD COMMISSION WAR
The ISoads In Tennessee Obtain an In
junction Restraining Interference.
Nashville, Feb. 29.—The Federal
Court this afternoon granted the applica
tion of the railroad companies of the State
for, an injunction to restrain the State
Railroad commissioner from interfering
with their business under the act of the
Legislature which vests the commission
with the supervision of railroad opera
tions in Tennessee. Elaborate written
opinions were delivered by Circuit Judge
Raxter and District Judge Hammond,
District Judge Mev concurring. It was
held that the act of the Legislature creat
ing the Railroad Commission conflicts
with the 11th article of the State constitu
tion and with the 14th amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, and is
therefore null and void.
DEFAULTER FOLK DEAD.
Heart Disease Carries Him Off While
No One Was Expecting it.
Nashville, Feb. 29. —Intelligence has
just been received of the death of Marshall
T. Polk, ex-State Treasurer, in East
Nashville.
Polk had been ill for some days, but his
death was unexpected. He was lying on
his bed talking, as usual, to his tami
ly, having been up and down all dav and
apparently in the same health as for sev
eral weeks. Even his family hardlv knew
when he died. Ilis son, James Knox Polk,
saw his arm fall, and went to him and
saw that he was dead. Several physicians
were called, and pronounced it heart
disease.
HLOWN FROM A TRAIN.
New Jersey’s Secretary of State Bruised
but Not Fatally Hurt.
Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 29.— Secretary
of State Henry C. Kelsey was blown from
a Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
train, between Trenton and Pennington,
this morning. A heavy wind caught him
while be was passing from one car to an
othr. The train was stopped, and when
he was picked up he was found to have
been greatly bruised, but not seriously
injured.
A Spanish Republican Meeting Prohib
ited.
Madrid, Feb. 29. —The government has
prohibited a meeting of the Republican
press which was announced for March
1. The purpose of the proposed meet
ing was to endeavor to harmonize and
unify the various discordant factions of
the Republicans.
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BISMARCK AND AMERICA.
Germany’s Press Discuss the Reich
stag's Proposed Resolution of Thanks.
Berlin, Feb. 29.—The Xational
Gazette hopes tnat the Secessionists will
not propose in the Reichstag a resolu
tion thanking the United States House of
Representatives for its resolution of con
dolence .on the death of Herr Lasker un
less they previously ascertain whether it
can be adopted.
A MAJORITY DOUBTFUL.
Germania, the organ of the Clerial
party, doubts whether such a superflu
ous and provocative resolution would
hnd a majority. The Reichstag is not
competent to reply to a resolution of eon
doience of which they have received no
olhcial cognizance.
DRAWING A COMPARISON.
.. T * he ortfi German Gazette says
that the remembrance that the
National Liberals expressed approval
when American Minister J. C. Bancroft
Davis refused the congratulations of the
Frankfort Democratic associations on the
occasion oi the American centenary does
not oblige us to approve of Prince Bis
marck s llliberality, but we perceive the
nemesis of history.
BISMARCK OFFENDED.
Die hreuz Zeitimy in discussing
the Lasker incident says: "The
Liberals in supporting United
States Minister Sargent, do not consider
O • Sar "°, nt has deeply offended
Prince Bismarck.”
SARGENT’S TACT IMPEACHED.
, We Pol it isc he Machrichten attributes
half the blame to Minister Sargent. It
asserts that he is Jacking in political tact,
and so failed to keep the authorities at
\V ashington informed of the true state of
affairs in Germany.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF SPITE.
The Cologne Gazette says: “Prince Bis
marck might, perhaps, have lorwarded
the resolution to the Reichstag if Minister
Sargent had not, from easily explained
reasons, rendered himself obnoxious. We
nope this unfortunate incident will not
disturb the harmony of the two nations,
whose interests have been closely bound
together for many years.”
W*. Liberal Correspondenz doubts the
expediency of the proposed introduction
of a resolution of thanks in the Reichstag
by the Secessionists, and asserts that its
adoption would be doubtful.
SNEA K NEWN THIEVES ALARMED
They Threaten All Congressmen xvlio
Vote for the News Rill.
Members of Congress lrom the rural
districts hax'e been hearing from the
country editors, says the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Sun, es
pecially the editors of country dailies, on
the proposed news copyright law. The
measure has no chance to go through the
House, it is as well to say, to save further
trouble. Enough members are already
pledged against it to defeat It. Scarcely
a Representative, aside from those from
the large cities, can be found who xviil
not quickly say, “I ant under pledge to
vote against the bill.” One, a Democrat,
too, said: “I beliex'e the principle of
the proposed measure is just. For
the life of ine 1 can’t see xvhv prop
erty in news ought not to tie protected as
xvell us property iu any other form. But
if ' should vote for the bill it would lte my
political death. There ate in my district
lour country dailies. Three of them use
xvliat they call ‘nexvs plates’—six columns
of stereotyped plates stolen bodily from
the city morning papers. It is done in
tuts xxay: In the largo city a firm gets
hold of a morning paper at 4 o’clock, scis
sors out the best news, has it set up in
six columns in an hour aud a half, and
then makes as many stereotype plates of
that as can be sold to country dailies.
The plates are sent out on the early morn
ing trains, the country publisher has his
forms ready, and slaps these plates in and
goes to press, and by the time the
city papers are half delivered in
the town the local daily is out
with the same nexvs in it, xvhich it hasn’t
paid a cent for, not even as much as the
ordinary cost of type setting, though that
six columns of news mav have cost the
city publisher hundreds of dollars. Now,”
said this observing but cowardly Con
gressman, “I look on such work as thiex
ery, but the proprietors of every daily in
my district have xvritten me that if this
proposed bill passes they are ruined, and
will be compelled to stop their dailies.
Some of them insinuate and others say
boldly that I ought to know on xvhich side
ot tlie case my bread and butter rests,
and I do, too. If I xvas ready to renounce
public life I would vote for that bill xvith
pleasure. As It is, I can’t.”
There are several Congressmen like this,
though the most of them are less honest,
and try to make themselves believe it
xvould lie wrong to stop the thievery.
One Ohio editor who uses these stereo
type plates is said to hax’e written every
member of Congress from his State that
every vote for this proposed copyright law
would be a political death warrant. Great
is the power of the country editor, and
this most just of propositions'will fall be
fore it.
RANDALL AND HEWITT AT WAR.
One Honest Claim that Ought to he
Allowed.
Between Mr. Randall and Mr. Hewitt
the relations, says the New York Times,
are, to speak diplomatically, strained.
The two eminent Democrats do not speak.
They usually avoid each other, but busi
ness sometimes brings them together in
such a way as to expose the sharp cor
ners in the dispositions of each. They
clashed just a little Wednesday when Mr.
Hewitt, for the Ways and Means Com
mittee, reported a bill approving a claim
which he desired to have referred to the
Committee on Appropriations. YVide
awake Mr. Randall heard the voice of Mr.
Hewitt and jumped at once to a conclusion
and to bis feet. “Why should it go to
Appropriations?” he asked with some as
perity. Mr. Hewitt explained that simi
lar bills had been consideied by the Ap
propriations Committee while he was a
member of that body, and that it ought to
go there now. It was to no purpose that
Mr. Holman shouted, “The claim is an
honest one, and ought to be allowed.” 3lr.
Randall insisted that the bill should go to
the Committee on Claims, and demanded
a division to ascertain whether he or Mr.
Hewitt should be sustained. The House,
by a vote of 63 to 42, referred the bill to
the Claims Committee, and Mr. Randall
resumed his seat with the air of a man
who is enjoying the satisfaction of deieat
ing his antagonist.
IRVING MAKES TWO DENIALS.
He Has Never Taken any Active Tart In
Folitics.
Henry Irving denies, says the New
York Times, the cable story that
he is to 'be a canuidate for Parlia
ment at the next general election as a
Liberal. He says he has no idea where
the report originated, though he thinks
it may have sprung from the facf that he
was recently elected a member of the Re
form Club of London. He says: “Of
course 1 am a politician so far as every
respectable man is one, but no more. 1
have never taken any active part in poli
tics, and probably never shall.” As to
the report by cable to the effect that a
letter of congratulation on Miss Terry’s
success in America was signed by the
Prince of Wales and other distinguished
English persons, and had been sent to
Miss Terry, to be received by her on her
birthday to-day, with a handsome testi
monial, Mr. Irving said Miss Terry knew
nothing about it, and he added: “The idea
of the Prince of Wales signing such a
letter is ridiculous.”
Lost In the Snow.
Bismarck. Dakota. Feb. 29.—A dis
patch from Washburn says: “Two herd
ers and a Jewish refugee were lost
on the 18th inst. in a snow storm and
their bodies have not yet been found. One
of the herders was named Merry.”
An Indian Murderer Lynched.
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 29.—A party of
American lynchers in disguise took the
Indian murderer Loui Sam from a British
officer and hanged him at a point one mile
this side of the international boundary.
An Earthquake on Chios.
Athens, Feb. 29.— The Island of Chios,
and the towns of Chesme and Vourla,
upon the mainlahd of Asia Minor, near
by, have been visited by an earthquake.
Not on Speaking Terms. ,
Paris, Feb. 29. —Relations between the
Chinese legation and the Quai d’ Orsay
are so cool that intercourse is regared as
being suspended.
Mr. YVm. H. Singleton, Savannah, Ga.,
says: “I used Brown’s Iron Bitters for
dyspepsia and indigestion. It greatly
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GRAHAM AND GORDON BOTH
GIVE THE ENEMY WARNING.
Little Prospeet that the Rebels will bo
Put to Flight by Threats—Firing
Heard Near Trinkitat, and an Ad
vance Expected to be Made To-Day.
London, Feb. 2!).—Gen. Graham tele
graphs from Suakim that the difficulty of
advancing is so great that the forward
movement has been postponed till to
morrow, when he expects to make a
rapid march.
FIRING NEAR TRINKITAT.
The latest advices from Trinkitat state
that tiring began at noon to-day.
GORDON ASSAILED IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS.
In the House of Lords to-dav, the Earl
of Carnarvon and the Marquis of Salis
bury made violent attacks upon the gov
ernment. based upon the slavery circular
ot Gen. Gordon. Karl Selborne, Lord High
Chancellor, and the Earl of Derbv, the
Colonial Secretary of State, spoke in dep
recation or the constant attacks upon
Gen. Gordon.
THE REBELS BOLD AND CONFIDENT.
Tkinkitat, Feb. 29.—The enemy were
very bold yesterday and kept up tiring on
Fort Baker all day long. None of the
garrison were hit. but some had very
narrow escapes. Spies report that the
rebels are feasting and rejoicing because
they have received large reinforcements.
They state, also, that the rebels are erect
or? earthworks. A squadron of English
cavalry will act as scouts, with orders to
retire to the main body when thev touch
the rebels. The rest of the cavalry will
be massed near by to act as the occasion
may demand.
GORDON ADMONISHES THE SOUDANESE.
Cairo, Feb. 29.—Gen. Gordon’s procla
mation to the Soudanese, issued Tuesday,
is as follows: “Since my arrival I have
given you sound advice. Everything has
been done to insure quietness and stop
olood shed. My advice has not been fol
lowed. 1 am, therefore, forced against
my will to summon British troops. They
will arrive in a few days when I shall se
verely punish all who do not change their
condcct. You will know that 1 know
everything that is going on. It is right
that you should know my resolution.’’
A REBEL DEFEAT.
Advices have been received from Ivas
sala to the efteet that the garrison made
a sortie on the 12th iust., and totally de
feated the rebels.
GRAHAM WARNS THE REBELS.
London, March 1, 2 a. m.— Gen. Gra
ham has sent a flag or truce to the rebels,
warning them to disperse. He admon
ishes them of the risks they run by oppos
ing the advance of Her Majestv’s troops.
He also informs them of the conciliatory
nature of Gen. Gordon’s mission. It is
generally believed at Cairo that the rebels
will not be detei red bv this proceeding of
Gen. Graham, and that the British ad
vance will take place to-day.
GORDON’S PROCLAMATION CAUSES A SEN
SATION.
Cairo, Feb. 29.—Gen. Gordon’s procla
mation, as telegraphed, has caused a sen
sation here. No demand for the dispatch
of troops to Khartoum has reached the
authorities here, it is generally believed
either that Geu. Gordon's object is to
frighten the natives into submission, or
that the telegram has been mutilated in
transmission.
A Roomlet for President Plant.
The Ejeprttn Gazette.
It is gratifying to make a note of the
universal esteem in which President
Plant, of the Southern Express Company,
is held by the business public throughout
the Southeastern country. That his far
seeing and even brilliant policy lias ac
complished wonders for that section is
evident. This is especially true
in the case of Florida. No eulo
gies can be too praiseworthy.
He looked far into the future and proved
to lie the man of the hour. As the Presi
dent, also, of the great Savannah, Florida
and Western Railroad—by the way, a road
of magnificent equipment— ami the Flori
da Improvement Company, he has been
largely instrumental in the upbuilding
and development of this remarkable coun
try.
While speaking of Mr. Plant it is not
amiss to say that the esteem aud even
veneration in which he is held by the em
ployes of the Southern Express Company
are impressive. Everywhere we went we
beard the most profound regard expressed
by the men for their chief. As several re
marked: “AVe look up to him as a father.
Everything he says is all right. AVe feel
like children of a big common family oi
which he is the head.”
Here is a man whose whole course in
life has been distinguished by wonderful
business ability and sagacity—a man who
stands high wherever he is known—who
is respected by everybody. He is a man
of success, not by late, but by the mere
lorce ol his superior abilities. AVhv not
nominate him for the Presidency of the
United States? He is already Presi
dent of four gigantic corporations,
all of which owe their stabilitv
to his business genius. AVhy not make
him President of the great national corpo
ration? The presence of a man like Mr.
Plant in the execut-'ve chair of the nation
would command the confidence of the
whole business world regardless of party
feeling, and that this is what is needed to
insure the absolute prosperity of the
country. AVe have had about enough of
lawyers in bigb official position. Let
us try a practical common sense business
man.
John Brown's Widow Dead.
San Francisco, Feb. 29.—Mrs. Mary
Brown, widow of John Brown, of Harper’s
Ferry, Va., notoriety, died here to-day.
Railroad Supervision in Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 29.—The Senate
to-day passed ttie railroad supervision
bill by a vote of 22 to 8.
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