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i KSTA BUSHED 1850. 1
( J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.!
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OE TIIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN' PARAGRAPHS.
Columbus Grocers Uniting to Defeat Bad
Creditors —An Indian Pulpit in Clarke
County—A Ferocious Cooking Wild
Man Roaming About in Walker
County.
GEORGIA.
-tate Treasurer Speer lias returned from
New York.
One hundred divorce cases are pending in
Clarke county.
C ihb county’s prohibition majority was 5*3
in a total vote of l,‘i7A.
A Dooly countv rooster was provided with
only one wine by nature.
The regular March term of Appling Supe
rior Court convenes next Monday.
A negro girl in Athens speaks German. She
has been reared by a .Jewish family.
A negro has just died of hydrophobia at
Katonton after -nlTering terrible torture.
Mis- Nancy Anglin, of Daily county, has a
<|iiilt that contains .5iJ different pieces.
Col. Humber ill be eonlined to hi* lasi for
the next two mouth* from hi* broken log.
Mam mgi - are emigrating from North
I leorgia to A rkan- -and other Western States.
Fix squirrels a few years ago were abund
ant in Burke county'. Now one is rarely
seen.
\ one-legged fraud is hobbling through the
state claiming connection with several daily
pa tiers.
Athens merchants think that the erection
of tin- new water works should secure a re
duction in in-uring rates.
U Augusta Thursday ten thousand dollars’
worth of Georgia Railroad lionds were sold in
one lot to Liverpool buyers.
The Gordon County Sunday School Associa
tion i- called to meet in the Baptist Church at
Calhoun Saturday. March 1.3.
The Supreme Court eoulirtn- the decision
of Judge ( larke, rendered in the recently
contested Cuthbert election case.
A Grand Division of the Sons of Temper
ance for the state uf Georgia will be organized
m Atlanta about the goth of thi- month.
The Home .Journal wants a suitable monu
ment erected to the memory of the Confed
erate dead who are buried in the cemetery at
Perry.
The vote on the qiu-tion of i-siting lionds to
build anew court house at Milledgeville re
sulted in a victory for those in favor of the
project.
1 hive white tallies, nine white men and live
negroes tried the ei\d service examination
before ( onimi—loner Tlioman* at Atlanta
Thursday.
A reduction m wages at the Dade Coal
Mines went into effect last Saturday. The
employes have as yet taken no steps to oppose
the reduction.
The C atoosa <’oe/->r think- that ten thou
sand dollars invested in a tannery in Bing
gold would double itself in three years under
good management.
T. .1. Bridge-’ trial for arson, at F’or.-vtli,
has excited een-ideralile interest there. At
last accounts the jury was stiii out, and a
tn strial was expected.'
A Sunday Convention wilt lie held at
Spring Hill on the liftli Sunday in this month
for the purpo-e of organizing a Sunday school
association for Montgomery county.
1 lie dwelling house of c. P. Johnson, three
ln'les north of Buchanan, was destroyed In
tire Wednesday. Nothing wa saved. The
loss is $7.30. There was no insurance.
A party of boy*, ranging in age between 12
and lii years. w ,ere found terribly intoxicated
111 Athens the other night. Effort* are being
made to discover who sold them the liquor.
I,ast Saturday evening Melton Dodson and
Jordan Durham, negroes, quarreled in Sum
merville. and Melton cut .lordan severelv on
the hand and throat, just missing the jugular
vein.
George Hill, who chopped a comrade’s head
to pieces with an axe, ami Jerry Marshal,
who murdered hi- three-vear-old ‘child, will
lioth hang on the 11th of April, in Cherokee
county.
Mi— Laura Ilaygood, Principal of the
Girls’ High School at Atlanta, will not be a
candidate for re-election when her present
term expires, July 1, but will go to China as a
missionary.
It IS believed that Andy Rowland, colored,
now in jail at Spring Pin e, will not hang on
the It It of April, his counsel having deter
mined to carry Ids ease to the Supreme ( ourt
in ease Judge Fain overrules a motion fora
new trial.
One night la-t week the Holy Creek post
office, seven miles -outli of Spring Place, was
burglarized and the mail key taken. From
the More in which the office is located aliout
twelve dollars and four pounds of tobacco
were stolen.
The Franklin Xnrn save: “It seems that
crime is becoming very general in Houston
district. During the late few year* one store,
one mill and two school houses have hern
burned, one horse stolen, and the other night
a man was robbed of $1,500.’’
Dr. Win. It. Mclntosh has appointed next
Tuesday, the 11th, to open in Bartlesville an
Institute tor Colored preachers and dear,, it- of
that section. He is under appointment of the
Georgia Baptist Convention tor holding these
lu-titutes in all sections of the State.
A crazy negro woman has been arrested at
Koine while endeavoring to set lire to a dwell
ing. She is crazy on religion. She savs she
i- ihe Holy tlio>i: that the world is about to
be burnt up, and it is her duty to start the
conflagration. She will l>e sent to the asylum.
AtJesun a few nights ago James Good,
colored, shot and almost instantly killed John
Lane, a negro gambler, who. it’is supposed,
bad fleece- 1 him out of some money. Good
tied, and had not been captured at’lust ac
counts. The immediate events which ted to
the crime have not been made public.
The retail grocery merchants of Columbus
are discussing the organization of a protective
association. The main object of the a-soeia
ton will tie in protect its members against
customers who trade w it It one merchant until
they have made a large account and then -niit
without pay ng for wliat they get and -eck
another victim.
( apt. W. Mocks, from Union countv,
- O' that right after the eve-lone there was
foil mi a good large bed-tick not hurt, pillows,
bottoms of trunks, pieces of wagons, etc., in
l nion county, anil that pinetops literally <ov
crcit the streets of P.lairsville. Not ‘much
storm in Union took off tops of some houses,
t hese thini;s must have blown from Pickens,
over SO miles away.
\ draft drawn hv Me Perron, Armstrong A
t 0., of Louisville, Kv„ upon Mr. O. Cohen, of
Savannah, Ga., for #356, was found hv Mr. P.
H. Arthur upon his farm, distant alniut four
and a half miles from Aiken, S. ( . The draft
lias lieen paid. Mr. Arthur can not at unt
for its presence upon ins farm, unless it was
blown there by the late cyclone, as it was
found there after the cyclone had passed mel
ius place.
At 8 o'clock in the morn in 2 a Douglas
•lustiee of tile Peace was awakened hy anxi
ous pleadings. Going out lie found’ at the
gate a voting man with a lady holding his
arm. I<e handed a paper across the fence,
which proved to he a marriage license, ami
pulling off his hat. ho said hit\shingle. “I want
you to marry me. - ’ In a few minutes the two
were made one, and thev went on their wav
rejoicing. They were \V. it. Harris and Miss
Sarah Miller, who had escaped parental vigi
lance.
The Walter County Me*enqer says: “It is
reported by a man who lives on the spur* of
Lookout Mountain that there ia a wild man
roaming ahout who is of giant size and as
hairy as a Newfoundland dog, and, as well as
he can guess, about h feet high, and will
weigh near SCO pounds—his eyes giving light
initial to the moon—an appearance of the most
frightful nature, and growl- equal to the
lion, causing the penile in that section to re
main home or nights with closed doors and
well fastened.”
Kobert Kahlston and Mi-s Vashti Kehols, of
Dalton. liaUfor some time been engaged, hut
the parents of the young lady objected. The
lovers resolved on a clandestine union, and
appointed the Northern Mathodist church the
trysting place. But the hopes of the anxious
couple were dissipated, w hen the enraged
father appeared on the scone and carried his
daughter hack home. Not to be outdone the
groom elect procured a Justice of the Peace,
and going to the house of the young lady, was
so persistent in his suit for her hand that the
parents finally consented to the marriage and
f he pair were happily united.
The Athens Banner- WateMmam says: "Near
ltig ( reek Church, on the line of Clarke and
i iglethorpe counties, is a large hew n stone,
weighing many ton., that is upheld by four
pillars, at a height sufficient to permit ii man
to walk beneath. It is evidently the work of
hand, as the tops of the pillars are chinked
with smaller stone- to level the slab. The
first settlers found it there, and have always
called it the ‘lndian Pulpit.’ A gentleman
who has seen this stone savsit is one of the
greatest curiosities in Georgia. An embank
ment encircles it for a mile, that was evidently
thrown up for a fortification, someone has
sunk a hole beneath the slab 111 search of
huried treasure.”
The Paulding correspondent of the Ifaralton
Banner writes that a "novel occurrence took
place near New Hope last Saturday. It was
that of a rail splitting and quilting combined.
A crowd of men and lioys came with their
mauls and wedges, and a goody number of
ladies assembled at the house with needles
and thimbles. The young people of the same
community had a party the evening of the Uth
inst. Everything passed off smoothly until
some of the young men, who had ln-eif drink
ing too freely, began to use profane language
to the young ladies who had bravery enough
to refuse their attentions. This spoiled tin
whole affair, and the young ladies left the
scene as quiekiv as possible.”
On the plantation of Mr. John C. Owens, of
Dooly county, on last Thursday, a colored
woman named I.indy Gooden caught on tire
ami ran up to Mr. Owens' house with her
clothing about hm in-toff of her to get assist
ance from Mrs. 1 men, who, with a bucket
of water and old quilts, etc., ooq extinguish
ed the dry. It was, however, too late to save
the unfortunate negro. She was in a manner
cooked ulive. A some That similar ease oc
curred in Quitman county near the store of
James Ellis. Mrs. Parish, a widow lady, was
in her house alone. Her dress caught fire
while she was sitting at Ilia hearth, and be
fore her screams were heard or assistance
reached her she was burned to death. She
was found lying avion the floor with hercloth
ing all burned off and her flesh burned almost
to a crisp. The house was also on fire, but
the tire was qnicklv extinguished.
The Douglasville Star gays; “The young man
Wood who was recently arrestedin this coun
ty for hiring a horse and buggy in Oxauna
and driving it to Villa Rica, aiid lodged in
Chambers county, Ala., jail charged with
grand larcenv. was released at the last term
of court in that county on account of the
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prosecutor not appearing against him and no
true bill tieing found. While in jail he became
intimate with a fellow prisoner, who con
fessed to him that he had fifty dollars which
was in the possession of his wife. When he
was released he forged an order, signing his
fellow prisoner’s name, and received the fifty
dollars, tie then went into the country near
by and hired to a farmer to work on his farm,
in a few days his employer sent him to Cross
Plains on a mule, and neither Wood nor the
in tile has been heard of since, it is supposed
that he has apppropiated the mule to his own
use and skipped the country. An oflicer was
Itcre last week to see if he could gain anything
from him. Wood's experience in coming in
this direction i- not such as to induce him to
come again, and the officer returned no wiser
than when he came."
A Morning News correspondent
in Richmond county, under date of
March .7, writes: "During the last
two days the wind, which Inis
U-cn playing such damage to fencing, etc.,
has in a great degree subsided. There have
been gentle showers. Yesterday there was a
light fall of snow. Fires have lieen doing
their share of destruction. Houses, fences
and forests have lieen burned. In the upper
portion of Hie county, near the Burke liue, a
large lire was discovered -Monday in the
woods, doing considerable damage to fore-t
timber and fences. Mr. Whitehead, whose
house was burned on Saturday, lias begun op
i rations for rebuilding.—The cyrlonic suffer
ers in our-eetion are fast recovering from
their terrible infliction.—A outrage
'ipoh a six-year-old daughter of London Dan
iel was attempted last night by a man 22
years of age. The timely appearance of tile
mother prevented the fearful deed being ac
complished. The ease was promptly reported
to tlie Dearest Magistrate. The parties are
colored. The scoundrel eluded the officers
sent in search, and up to a late hour in the
evening bad not lieen found. The parties live
ju-t over the line in Burke county.—The late
■own oats have in most cases been destroyed
by the late freezes. The earlier sown, where
not killed by the long continued cold, are
looking well.—Great preparations are being
made for a large corn and cotton crop for
18*4.”
FLORIDA.
DeLand's ice factory is in operation.
Del.amt is to have a SI,OOO school house.
Key West will soon lie seen by gas light.
The Suwannee Guards at Live Oak are to be
reorganized.
A well recently driven at st. Augustine
gives 28,000 gallons per hour.
An orange tree at Hawthorn Imre eleven
thousand oranges this season.
1- ive new brick blocks are soon to be added
to the business portion or Jacksonville.
'ix bar keener* have gone out of husiness.in
Columbia county since the local option law
went into effect.
I he Haw thorn GnipA V suspends publica
tion with its next issue. Luck of support is
the alleged cause.
The making of wine from pineapples is one
if the industries which Floridian- are being
urged to turn their attention to.
" ■ 1L Billow, of Jacksonville, is shipping
13n quarts of-trawlierries per dav to Norlli
cm market*. It is said that they" bring from
$2 to $., per quart.
It is rumored that the leader of the hand
eonnt ■ ted with the Lambert A Richardson
I lieatre < ompany has lieen thrown from a
buggy at Key West and instantly killed.
A mail route lias been established over the
e iorida Southern Railroad from Leesburg to
Deal;-, thence to Jacksonville via the Florida
I'ran-it and Peninsula Railroad.
A company has been formed for the purpose
or navigating the Withlacoochee river. A
steamer has been purchased for that purpose
b\ the company and is to ascend the river
March Ist.
The houses or Frank Touart, Chas. R. Ma-
Gce and Jno. J. Bowes at Pensacola were
burned at daylight Monday. The citv has had
two other fires of an insignificant nature dur
ing the week.
\ bail was given Monday evening. Febru
ary 23tli, at San Carlo- flail. Key West, in
honor of Gen. Agttero. who was recently lib
erated from prison, where lie had been placed
at the request of the Cuban Government.
John P. Varnum. under whose direction as
it\ editor the local department of the Jack
sonville Tim**-rnion has been so capably con
ducted, will sever iiis connection witii9llie
paper March 1.3 to become Secretary of the
newly organized Board of Trade of that city.
MEEN IT A THE MANDARIN.
A Tale of Love and Treachery In Can
ton anti Brooklyn.
A Chinaman named Fung Hi is first as
sistant ironer in the laundry establish
ment of Sam Lee, on Alontrose avenue,
Brooklyn, says the New York World of
the 3d inst. On Saturday Fung was bond
ing over ids board xvhen a Chinaman
about 40 years old entered and asked if
there was room in the establishment for
an energetic laundry-man with the best of
references from San Francisco. The
only answer Fung lli gave the applicant
was to catch him by the hack of the neck
and throw him into a vat of soap-suds.
Other Chinamen rushed into the place,
and the action of Fung Hi found general
favor, for in two minutes the Chinaman
was dragged from the soap vat, punched
in the back and neck, had his nose
wrung, his pigtail cut off, and was sent
up Montrose avenue under the maledic
tions of a dozen Mongolians.
Some years ago Fung Hi was an auc
tioneer in Canton, and was a man of
wealth, having his own tea garden and an
African to hold a sunshade over him when
he went out for a walk. Near him lived
Aw Chow,a tea merchant. Aw Chow
cam#to New Y'ork and opened a mam
moth tea store in Chatham street, from
whence he sent many dollars home to his
wife and children in Canton. There also
lived in Canton Meen Fun, the man who
figured in the soap vat. Meen was a
Mandarin, and for some reason or other
left suddenly for America and came to see
Aw (how.. The tea merchant took him
into his confidence. He fed and clothed
him and lent him money when he lost ;ft
Fan Tan. Meen, however, sighed for Can
ton, and when Aw Chow said he wished
to send SI,OOO home to his wife he offered
to brave the dangers of the bastinado and
carry the money to China. He took the
money and a short while afterwards ar
rived in the Oriental City. He went d*
rectly to Mrs. Aw Chow, laid $lO before
her and said that he had just buried her
husband and the $lO represented his es
tate.
Mrs. Aw Chow lived in a palatial tea
garden, and like the auctioneer, never
went out except accompanied by her sun
shade nearer. Every day Meen drove over
to her garden, until the' SI,OOO was gone
and then he walked, and finally pre
vailed upon Mrs. Chow to marry him.
Thinking her husband was dead she con
sented.
A month after the marriage Meen called
upou Auctioneer Fung Hi. He told him that
he ami his wife were going to travel and
would sell the tea garden, and while Mrs.
Aw Chow was away from home the whole
estate was knocked down to the highest
bidder and Meen decamped with the
money. When the authorities heard of
the sale of the property they hung up the
auctioneer and bastinadoed him. Fung
Hi’s business was ruined. He came to
Brooklyn and went to work for Sain Lee.
Meanwhile Aw Chow waited to hear
from his wife and the SI,OOO he had sent
her. After some time he wrote to the
authorities and received a letter from the
Postmaster at Canton informing him of
Meen’s achievements. He also heard
that Meen. under the name of Warn Lee,
had come to America and was in St A.ouis
telling the stuffy of political difficulties to
other Chinamen. He wrote to his wile
and she answered and said she had heard
that he had cut off his pigtail and died an
impious Christian. Bite was also looking
for Meen. Aw Chow went to St. Louis,
but could not find Meen, and nothing more
was heard of him, until, a broken-down
man, he entered Sam Lee’s place for
work, and was there thrown into the
soap-tub. Chow came front his Chatham
street store when he heard of it. He will
now collect all the outstanding debts of
his business and go wjth the ex-auc
tioneer to China. He will set Fung Hi
up in business, buy his tea garden and
take his wife and children back to his
bosom.
1 0111- Killed by a Bursting Boiler,
Lewiston, Me., March 7,—The boiler
of the Boston .Mill, at Bryant’s Pond, ex
ploited to-day, killing four men, while
another was badly hurt. Three of the
killed were boiler makers from Boston,
who had just repaired the boiler, which
burst while fliey were gathering up their
tools. ’
Nelli* sent to a Mail House.
London. March 7—Nellis, the Irish
man who surrendered to the Greenock po
lice the other day-mid professed to give
the names of the murderers of the Earl cf
Leitrim, has been adjudged insane and
sent to a mad-house.
Prince Victor’s Movements.
London, March 7.—Prince Victor Na
poleon is coming to England to visit ex-
Empress Eugenie. He is seeking permis
sion of Gen. Campenon, Secretary ot War,
to take service in a foreign army.
The Southern Press Association,
Chattanooga, March 7.— Adolph T.
Ochs, Secretary of the Southern Press
Association, issued notices to-night of a
meeting of the association to be held at
Atlanta April 10.
Mr. Stone Declines to be Trapped.
New Orleans, March 7.—John H.
Stone, who was nominated by the Repub
licans for Attorney General, has declined,
saying that he is a Democrat and will
support the Democratic nominees.
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
A LIGHT DAY’S WORK THE RULE
IN BOTH HOUSES.
Bill* of a Personal Nature Under Dis
cussion—Purchasers Again Wanted for
Condemned Vessels Representative
Poland’s Bill to be Favorably Reported
—The Chip from Dakota to he Called
Lincoln.
AN ashington. March T.—ln the Senate
to-day Nlr. Williams moved to discharge
the Committee on Military Affairs from
consideration of the bill to regulate the
retiring of army officers. It was a bill,
Alt’- YVilliams said, which had been intro
duced by Mr. Beck, who supposed that
he was acting for Mr. Williams, and the
name of Mr. Williams had beon voted as
having introduced it. He (Mr. Williams)
knew nothing whatever ot such a
bill and disclaimed all responsibility
for it. Mr. Beck explained that he hail
introduced the bill for his colleague, as he
supposed. A young gentleman had come
in looking for Mr. Williams, and say
ing that the Senator had agreed to intro
duce the bill. In Mr. Williams’ absence
Mr. Beck had introduced it, but he now
found that there were provisions in it for
which neither he nor his colleague would
consent to be responsible. He supposed
that they had been Imposed upon. The
committee was discharged from further
consideration of the bill, which was laid
on the table.
The Senate then took up and, alter a
short debate, passed the bill authorizing
the construction of a fire-proof building
of brick and metal in the city of Wash-
ington to be used as a hall of records.
Ibe bill as passed appropriates $250,000 for
the purpose. In the course of the debate
Mr. \ est stated that the upper part of the
capitol is tilled with papers, and if a spark
should fall among them it would result in
a fire which, though it might not perhaps
destroy the capitol, would probably re
sult in the burning off of its roof.
The Senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The entire day in the House was de
voted to the consideration of hills of a
private character, and which were princi
pally for the relief of individuals. The
hill which occupied a great part of last
Friday's session, that authorizing the re
tirement of Alfred l’leasouton with the
rank ot Colonel, came up as unfinished
business and was finally disposed of by
being recommitted to the Military Com
mittee without instruction. The House
then took a tpcess till 7:30 o'clock, the
evening session to he for the considera
tion of pension hills.
At the evening session the House passed
nineteen pension bills, among them one
granting a pension to .the widow of Gen.
Judson Kilpatrick. A bill to increase the
pension ot the widow of Surgeon General
Barnes to soo per month was eloquently
advocated by Mr. Tucker, of Virginia,
who as an ex-rebel appealed to the House
to perlorm an act of justice to the widow
nl a man who had served his country in
three wars and had stood at the death
beds of Presidents Lincoln and Garfield.
Ilis remarks were warmly applauded, but
Mr. Warner, of Ohio, demanded the pres
ence of a quorum, basing bis opposition
on the ground that discrimination in favor
oi the widow ol a general officer was dis
crimination against the widow of an
equally deserving private soldier. Subse
quently Mr. Warner withdrew his objec
tion and the bill was passed. The House
then adjourned at 10 o’clock.
PETTICOATS IN POLITICS.
The Ladies to Exert Their Influence in
tlie I’lTsiiluntin] Campuii^n.
AN ASHINGTON, March 7.—The National
AV Oman’s Suffrage Association, which
has been in session here several days, ad
journed sine die to-day. At a private
session of the association tnis morning
a plan of future action was mapped out
and agreed upon. It was decided to hold
conventions during the coming year tin
der the auspices of the association in
every State and Territory not now organ
ized for woman’s suffrage, and that upon
the Vice Presidents of the association
should devolve the superintendence of
what is known as legislative work in their
respective States and Territories. This
legislative work consists in endeavors to
secure the adoption by the State and Ter
ritorial Legislatures of recommendations
to their Representatives in Congress of
the proposed sixteenth amendment to give
the freedom of the ballot to women. It
was also decided to use all the resources
at the command of the association to de
feat any Presidential candidate, by what
ever party nominated, who is opposed to
woman suffrage. The views of several
candidates on this question are to lie ob
tained by the executive officers of the as
sociation, Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony
and Mrs. Bewail, and when obtained
those officers will issue an address to the
women of the country directing the
course to lie followed by them with re
spect to the candidates! It is not pro
posed to aid any candidate to secure elec
tion, but to defeat every candidate not in
sympathy with the objects of the associa
tion.
UNDER THE RED CROSS.
Miss Clara Barton -Reports the Progress
of her Work Among the Flood Suf
• ferers.
Washington, March 7.—Miss Clara
Barton, President of the American Asso
ciation of the Red Cross, who is person
ally superintending the work of affording
relief to the flood sufferers along the Ohio,
telegraphs that the headquarters of the
Red Cross Association in the field have
been removed to Evansville, Ind., where
letters and contributions should be ad
dressed. She reports widespread de
struction in all that region, and says that
the sufferings and losses of the people
have been greatly increased by snow and
ice. In addition to monev anil supplies
which continue to arrive from local Red
Cross Societies, Miss Barton reports the
receipt of purses from boatmen, miners,
loggers, and old soldiers, money being
sent from the most remote and u'nlooked
for quarters. The relief work will con
tinue for some weeks to come.
THE “COLUMBUS” WRECK.
Three Sailor, Acquitted of a Charge of
Bobbing Dead Victims.
\\ ASHiNQffox, March 7.—Three sailors
attached to the United States steamship
Speedwell, who were charged with having
robbed dead bodies recovered from the
wreck of the steamer City of Columbus,
have been honorably acquitted bv a naval
court martial and restored to duty.
The Supreme Court Quorum.
Washington, March 7.—The Senate
took up and after reading the third time
passed the bill constituting a majority of
the Judges of the Supreme Court of'the
United States to be a quorum of the court,
instead of six Judges as heretofore re
quired. The bill also prohibits a Judge
who heard a case at a circuit from sitting
on the Supreme bench when the case
comes up for appeal.
Court Jurisdiction. /
Washington, March 7,-Thc House Com
mittee on the Judiciary to-day directed a
favorable report to be made on Represen
tative Poland’s bill prohibiting courts of
the United States from releasing on a writ
of habeas corpus any person sentenced by
a State court.
More I.and Forfeited.
Washington, March 7.—The House
Public Lands Committee to-day decided
unanimously to recommend the'forfeiture
of the unearned and unpatenteil lands
granted to the Atlantic and Pacific rail
ways, amounting to about 40,1X10,000
acres.
Lincoln Territory.
Wasiungton, March 7.—The Senate
Committee on Territories has agreed to
give the name “Lincoln” to the new
Territory w hich it is proposed to make
out of the northern portion of the present
Territory of Dakota.
Bid* Asked fer Condemned Vessels.
'V ashington, March 7.—Proposals are
again invited for the purchase of con
demned naval vessels. The only one in a
Southern port is the Pawnee, at Port
Royal, appraised at $5,200.
A Criminal His Own Hangman.
(me ago, March 7.—A telephone mes
sage from Joliet, ill., states that Frank
Rand, the desperado who made an attempt
upon the life of Deputy Warden McDon
ald at the State penitentiary last Satur
day night, and who was placed in a soli
tary cell last night, succeeded in ending
his career by hanging himself with a por
tion of his underclothing. He was found
dead when his cell door was opened.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1884.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Political Prattle—The Fighter* in Court
—Fears of an Overflow.
Atlanta, Ga., March 7.—Gov. Mc-
Daniels has notified the Mayor of Ala
paha and the Sheriff of Berrien county to
see to it that the civil authority is pre
pared to resist the renewal of the recent
riot, when the parties arebrougft to trial.
BOYNTON NOT A CANDIDATE.
Gov. Boynton is in the city to-dav and
positively declares that the statements
that he is to be a candidate for Governor
are wholly unfounded. He is not in the
race.
JUDGE SIMMONS’ CANVASS.
Judge T. J. Simmons is also here and
in consultation with parties who are
pressing him to announce himself a can
didate against Governor McDaniel. Tlie
matter has been under discussion for sev
eral weeks and is now reaching a final
stage.
ONLY A JOKE.
State Senator Pike was misunderstood,
lie did not state that he was goln£ to run
against Congressman Candler. It was a
joke ol a thoughtless friend.
CANDLER'S CHANCES.
Mr. Candler’s supporters leel very con
fident of his renomination.
CAPT. JACKSON FIRES HIS FIRST SUN.
Capt. Harry Jackson to-dav delivered
the oration at the exercises of'the Litho
nia High School, which is considered the
opening ol his campaign in this district.
He is showing great activity in his pre
liminary canvass.
THE WARRIORS IN COURT.
Edward Mercer and Councilman Kutz
were before the Recorder’s Court to-dav.
Mr. Mercer conducted his own case, and
was quite abusive of Kutz, and the Re
corder was compelled to restrain him.
Mr. Kutz was acquitted and Mr. Mercer
fined $25 for disorderly conduct, and
hound over tor assault. He appealed,
and promises to make things lively. The
court room was densely packed.
FEARS OF A FLOOD.
The rain still continues, and at times
pours down in torrents. Farmers and
mill men are alarmed and fear great dam
age from overflows.
THE CONVICT CASE.
The lawyers are to-day preparing for
the contest before the Governor to-morrow
m the matter of the convicts on the North
(ieorgia and Marietta Railroad.
SUSPICIOUS CARELESSNESS.
A Railroad Paymaster Left $27,000
Where a Thief Picked it up W ithout
Trouble.
Chicago, .March 7.—About one o'clock
last Saturday afternoon Paymaster C. S.
Bartlett, of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, left his office for lunch
without taking the precaution to close
the combination ot the large safe in which
the money for the payment of the em-'
11 byes was deposited, leaving the room
without awaiting the return of the other
attaches of the office,who had also gone to
lunch. Before his return the safe
. robbed of all of its contents,
with the exception of some packages of
nickels and small change, the total
amount taken, as near as the company’s
officials can estimate, being $27,000. On
the facts becoming known and an inves
tigation being instituted,Paymaster Bart
lett was discharged from the service of
the company for negligence, and the mat
ter was placed in the hands of detectives.
An effort was made to keep the affair
quiet, in the hope that the detectives
would lie facilitated in their work, but
upon the matter becoming known, and in
the belief that exaggerated statements
would lie published concerning the rob
bery, the officials showed willingness
that the exact tacts should he furnished
to the public. The theory advanced bv
the treasurer of the company is that the
robbery was accomplished bv a sneak
thief. There are two doors lead
ing to the cashier’s office from
a vacant room, qpe of which was
found ajar on the paymaster’s re
turn. The paymaster’s room is located
in the general offices of the company on
the second floor of the building, and was
constructed especially to guard against
intrusion or theft; but in this instance
the most ordinary precautions appear to
have lieen ignored.
M’LEAN HANGED.
Dying in an Open Field for a Crime
Committed Five Years Ago.
Folkston, March 7.—David McLean
(white), who has already been the subject
ol lrequcnt mention in the Morning
News in connection with his confinement
in and departure from the Chatham
county jail at Savannah, was hanged in
an open field near Traders’ Hill, in this
(Charlton) county, shortly before 1 o’clock
to-day in the presence of a large crowd of
spectators, most of whom were, as is us
ual on such occasions, colored. McLean’s
crime was a most heartless one. Its dsfte
was February 5, 1879, and its victim
William F. Sexton. A dispute over the
ownership of a few fence rails excited
McLean’s wrath, and going to Sexton’s
house a tew nights afterwards, ho called
him to the gate and renewed the quarrel.
As Sexton turned to return to his house
McLean shot him in the back, inflicting a
wound which resulted in death a few days
subsequently. The murderer fled to
Florida but was tracked, brought back on
a requisition, and after a long battle for
life in the courts, expiated his crime as
already narrated.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Comparative Figures which Show it
for Thi* Year and Last.
*Xkw Orleans, March 7.—The National
Cotton Exchange report of the overland
movement of cotton for the six months
ending February 29 is as follows:
This I Last
Year, j Year.
Receipts at various porta 4,340,43914,864,402
lotal overland. 712,660 842,317
Of which to mills 416,370 437,558
To ports 272,292' 305,200
In transit. 9,836 10,300
lo Canada 14,062 29,259
Exports to Great Britain. 11,883.077 1,990, 171
Exports to France 1 372,6721 317,914
Exports to the continent 719,149 886,529
Exports to the channel ... 10,452 13,988
Total exports ... . 2,035,350 3,208,002
At sea between ports .. .. 19,017 32,097
Total takings or Northern
spinners 1,090,900 1,245,283
Stork at ports at close Fell. 955,042 970,210
Overland lor Feb 51,304 76,574
Spinners’ takings for Kelt.. 99.033 184,236
Corrections in port receipts as telegraphed
by tlie Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
for the month make a net deduction of 3,150
hales.
THE RAILROAD WAR BEGUN.
Western and Atlantic Meets a Cut Made
by the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia.
Chattanooga, March 7. The
Merchants’ Dispatch Line to-day
notified the merchants of this
city that the rates to Chatta
nooga ironi New York had been put on
the same basis as to Nashville. This is a
cut of nearly 30 per cent., first class rates
being reduced from $1 15 to 85 cents, and
other classes in like proportion. The im
pression prevails that this cut is a pre
monition of the collapse of the Southern
railway pool, although it is claimed by
some that it was caused by a cut by
Eastern roads. The Western and Atlantic
Railroad to-night otters to meet the rate
via the Southern Steamship line, and
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
will probably follow suit to-morrow.
A CONTRABANDCARGO SOLD.
81,000 More Realized for the Kgirwinag
Munitions than at the First Sale.
Richmond, March t. —Under a decree
of the United States District Court, Mar
sha! Hughes to-day sold at public auction
the munitions of war seized here several
months ago on board the schooner Egir
winas as contraband, they being intended
for the insurgents in Hayti. The seized
articles were sold about two weeks ago in
one lot to New York parties, who were
said to have been the original shippers,
but the court refused to confirm the sale
and ordered a resale iu broken lots. The
sale to-day realized $3,430, which,
with S3OO received for powder previously
sold, makes the total amount nearly SI,OOO
more than was bid gt the first sale. The
original cost of the cargo was about
$7,000,
Why Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
is superior to all others, is because the
testimony in its favor is the strongest,
most intelligent and most competent.
The million house-keepers who use it are
a community, a nation expressing a pref
erence. They know tha’t in the kitchen
in actual use, they find it superior to all
others.
1 GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH
WM, HENRY .SMITH BEFORE
THE SENATE COMMITTE.
The Workings of the Associated Press
Association Not Monopolistic in Char
acter-Each Member Interested in
Guarding the Interests of the Other-
How it Is a Benefit to the Country.
Washington, D.C., March 7.—William
Henry Smith, General Manager of the
Associated Press, was examined by the
sub-committee of the Senate Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads to-day.
This committee is considering the sub
ject of governmental control of the tele
graphs, and statements have been made
by various witnesses, heretofore exam
ined, regarding the management of the
Associated Press and its alleged relations
with the telegraph companies, which Mr.
Smith to-day refuted. He made a formal
statement of the principles upon and the
purposes for which the Associated Press
was organized. Ilis examination lasted
several hours. Taking up the statement
ot Gardiner G. Hubbard, that the Asso
ciated Press and the Western Union
Telegraph Company constituted a close
corporation, and that the Associated
Press is a monopoly.
Mr. Smith said:
The Associated Press is a private busi
ness, conducted for the benefit of tlie
papers concerned. It has no exclusive
contracts and enjoys no privileges not
Ireely open to any newspaper or
association of newspapers. Its system
of collecting and distributing news ’is the
outgrowth of experience, and the known
wants of those who are served. It is
thorough and satisfactory to those asso
ciated together, and should lie to the pub
lic, as the news of the world is placed in
the hands of every one who cares to read
it every day at a trifling cost. But for
this company’s operative system this
would be impossible.
NOT A MONOPOLY.
The Associated Press is not, therefore,
as has been repeatedly asserted, amonop
oly. It does not own sources of news,
and it has never received a special privi
lege from any authority. It is evident
that the use of the word monopoly is due
to misinformation. Many people suppose
that because the Associated Press uses
the wires of a telegraph company freely,
therefore there is a mutuality ot interests.
A merchant who conducts his business
largely by telegraphic correspondence
hears precisely the same relation as the
press to a telegraph company. The lat
ter is a common carrier, and the businesses
conducted over the wires by both merchant
and press are strictly private. The news
is free to all, but while the sources of
news are free, skill and ability in giving
It, uniform agencies employed’ln its dis
tribution and the capital that makes all
available come under the head of private
enterprise and private property. There is
no power to make these free without the
consent of those who own and control
them. Traversing the testimony of an
other witness, Mr. Smith said: In short,
the question is asked why should not tlie
press serve all liapers at the same price?
A GENEROUS SYSTEM.
To the credit ot the wealthy members of
the Associated Press, be it said, they
have voluntarily taken upon themselves
the largest payments. They take what is
called the Western press report, which is
delivered to all of the principal cities lying
between the Alleghanies and the plains of
Kansas. The service is the same to all:
yet, except the cities of Cincinnati, St.
Louis and Chicago, no two cities pay the
same. Their assessments are in propor
tion to theic population and ability to pay.
1 he same rule applies to cities taking con
densed reports. In a number of these
places the money paid by the paper does
not equal the post of delivering the re
port, and nothing is received towards
paying the cost of the original collection,
handling and editing of the news. Under
no other system would this be possible.
The government charges the same rate of
postage to rich and poor alike. The As
sociated I’ress discriminates in favor of
the poor. The witness then referred to
misrepresentations in the statement of a
preceding witness as to the rates in con
tracts with the telegraph company. It
had been stated that there was a contract
rate for service at }•£ cents per hundred
words. There was no such contract rate.
If Senator Hill, the Chairman, would ex
amine the contracts before him he would
see that there was no rate less than $2 50
per hundred words, except in the new
and sparsely settled districts of Texas
and Colorado, in other sections the
Associated Press has to account
to the telegraph company at the rate men
tioned, but it does not always collect from
papers receiving the report as much as it
pays the telegraph company for the ser
vice. Illustrations were cited and elabo
rate explanations were given showing the
methods of assessments.
A LIBERAL POLICY.
The policy of the Associated Press had
lieen of the most liberal character. The
news reports had been supplied to all
cities large enough to support a daily
newspaper. While against the interest
of papers of the first-class cities, yet the
latter had acquiesced in it. The Associ
ated Press has been an important
instrumentality in building up cities
in the new States of the
\\ est and in extending commerce,
lo make the rate uniform, as had been
suggested, would result in destroying
nearly one half of the newspapers of the
United States. The witness was sure that
the Senators would not regard such legis
lation in the nature of encouraging the
press. The co-operative system, which
gave to smaller dailies through the Asso
ciated Press a representative at tlie
capital and other important.centres, was
the only one by which a large portion of
the American press could live. Referring
again to the answer above,Mr. Smith said:
‘How is it possible for a common carrier
to discriminate as suggested ? The rate
is on the service done. If the rate
is $2 50 per hundred words for
a service of 10,000 words per day, and the
owners choose to permit its use to half a
dozen papers, that is a matter that does
not concern the telegraph company. If
an individual newspaper published in the
same town asks the telegraph company
to transmit for it also 16,000 words the
company must charge the same rate for
like service. The Associated Press exer
cises the right enjoyed by every other
private business in the land of choosing
its own partners. It does not interfere
with the formation of other associations
or with individual enterprises.
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.
The result of government intervention
—even if the Constitution warranted such
intervention—would be to increase the
cost to weaker papers and to reduce the
cost to the stronger, as I have alreadv
shown. At this point, Mr. Chairman, I
desire to disclaim any purpose to discuss
the question of a postal telegraph. It is
one on which good citizens may honestly
differ. The Associated Press papers are
divided in opinion on this subject. You
are asked by a complainant to interpose
the power of the government to compel a
telegraph company to discriminate
against the Associated Press and in favor
oi the United Press. Fortunately a fun
damental law, about which thiseomplain
ant is in blissful ignorance, prevents this
and places all on an equal footing; but
this request opens tip to view the
danger to the liberty of the press if
the handling of the reports were left to
officers and employes of a political partv.
The passions and interests of a party con
stitute a dangerous basis upou which to
rest the business of the newspaper press
of the republic. Any one familiar with
the difficulties in the way of tracing de
lays. blunders and omissions in the band
ling of press business will understand
how futile legal enactments would be to
protect the press against partisan inter
ference. The frequent expediting oi a re
port to one, or delay to a very important
piece of news at a critical hour by mag
netic disturbances or atmospheric influ
ences to another, might prove fatal to an
opponent.
TIME IN JOURNALISM.
The success of newspapers depends, in
a measure, upon time, and in the case of
news almost upou seconds of time. Com
plaint is made because members or the
Associated Press choose their partners
and do not throvv open their doors to every
new comer. What private business is
conducted on that principle* Does the
dry goods merchant divide the orders of
his commercial agents with his neighbors?
Ikies a broker supply competing brokers
with his private dispatches? And yet it
has been gravely suggested here that this
principle be applied to the Associated
Press—a business as distinctly private as
any of the others. *
MR. SMITH'S OPPOSITION.
Mr. Smith held that Congress had no
power to regulate the business of the As
sociated Press nor any other private busi
ness, and continued: “Now, Mr. Chair
man, the members and clients of the As
sociated Press have a valuable properly,
which has been acquired through years
of industry and the expenditure of many
million dollars. Are you going to sweep
it away? But it is proposed to accomplish
this through legislation regulating the
Western Union Telegraph Company. In
the business or affairs of that company
the Associated Press has no interest. But
we have contracts, not very valuable, but
| they are valid contracts, and under them
we have entered into written obligations
to other parties, which obligations we are
i legally bound to fulfill. Has Congress a
; right to pass a law impairing the obliga
tion ot contracts? Whence is the power
derived? Can Congress do indirectly what
; it cannot do directly?” The witness next
referred to the rates charged in Great
Britain. He said that if applied to this
country’ the vastness of territory would
increase the cost beyond what is now
paid.
THE ENGLISH NEWS SYSTEM..
The impression had been left with the
committee that news reports may be had
in England upon application to the govern
ment and paying at the rate of jl cents per
100 words. This, however, is not the case.
News reports are the property of individ
uals, and are sold or withheld at their op
tion. There are no associations ol news
papers there. The papers of London act
independently of each other, and they have
their own correspondents, as do certain
papers in this country.
A long verbal examination of Mr. Smith
by members of the sub-committee fol
lowed the conclusion of his opening state
ment. Senator Hill said that he assumed
that the Associated Press had a large
nit in her of local contracts —contracts with
local associations—and asked if they were
not exclusive in their character. “You
could not,” he queried, “give their news
to any other association within their ter
ritory ?”
Mr. Smith said that the Associated
Press certainly would not do so. “These
associations,” he said, “were all memliers
ot the Associated Press, all parts
°* the same machinery, but
for convenience territory hail
been divided into associations for local
purposes. There were members of the
association who had franchises in the
form of certificates. They might be said
to be controlling members ot tlie Asso
ciated Press. Papers that had not such
certificates had instituted these local
organizations and their contracts.
EXCLUSIVE FEATURES.
Exclusiveness of contracts had refer
ence to the carrying power of telegraph
companies. It was merely a matter ot
internal government. Instead of giving
them certificates they were given con
tracts which guaranteed that they should
have precisely the same privileges as con
trolling members.
Senator Hill asked if any person wish
ing to start a paper within the territory
ol a local association could get the news
of the Associated Press.
Mr. Smith said that it could only be
done with the consent of the paper in the
locality whence the application should
come. For illustration: Two papers jn
Minneapolis received the Associated Press
reports. It anew application were made
for reports the matter would be referred
to those two papers. They would he
asked whether or not anew part
ner sfiould be admitted. Last year five
new members were admitted in dif
ferent places. No reasonable application
was ever refused. There were inaffv
foolish people who wanted to start news
papers. They could be found every two
weeks in eveiy town in the land. The
management of the Associated Press left
the matter to each community and to the
Associated Press papers in the commu
nity to decide what should he done.
VIRTUALLY AN ARGUMENT.
The examination partook largely of the
form of an argument between the wit
ness and the committee, in which the ex
aminers had as much to say as the wit
ness,c Senators Hill and Wilson affirm
ing that the nature of the business was
such that it might be both proper and ad
visable for Congress to regulate it, and
Mr. Smith disputing the poiut. Iu reply
to suggestions by the committee that
news furnished might be unreliable, col
ored or false, and designed to “mislead,
Mr. Smith said:
“I desire now to show whvl said that it
would he impossible for the Associated
Press to systemntieally and intentionally
mislead the public. It is
because the Associated Press is
part ol the interests of every
community in the United States. Its
membership embraces papers of all par
ties representing every kind of opinion,
and therefore there could not be a concert
ot action on the part of members of the
Associated Press, which would lead to
systematic misrepresentation of events or
of matters in which the public had a vital
interest. Mr. Hill asked a series of ques
tions relating to the policy of the Asso
ciated Press in regard to the use by itf
papers of matter received by competing
associations. In reply Mr. Smith ex
plained the rules of the Associated Press
which prohibit such use and the reasons
for their establishment. These reasons
were in substance that the security of
the news of the Associated Press required
the prohibition, and that encouragement
of opposition associations by members of
the Associated Press was injurious to
their property rights. The rules were
framed by the members of the association
and assented to by them.
NO CENSORSHIP OF THE NEWS.
Senator Hill asked, with regard to the
distribution ot news to the West, if there
was not one individual who exercised a
censorship and determined what papers
should publish it?
Mr. Smith replied in the negative. The
matter supplied was edited, he said, in
the same manner that it was edited in
every well regulated newspaper office.
For example, 2,000 or 5,000 words of
matter might be sent trom Washing
ton to New York while not more than
1,000 words would go West. The thou
sand words, however, would contain sub
stantially the same facts, but they would
be put into fewer words. There was no
suppression of the facts.
Senator Hill—•‘This power deals with
the quality and quantity of news, does it
not ? It exercises complete control of
quality as well as quantity, does it not ?
1 anuiot saying, understand me, that it
is abusing its power. I am asking what
power it has.”
“It has the same power that an editor
has.”
Senator Hill said that he noticed that
when representatives of the Western
l nion Telegraph Company appeared be
fore the committee at their own request
in January papers in remote
parts of the country published
long articles on the subject. Mr. Smith
said that that matter had been furnished
on that occasion by the Western Union
Telegraph Company and transmitted at
their own expense. Mr. Hill questioned
Mr. Smith at considerable length upon
various features of the Associated Press
management, the method of gathering
and distributing news and the conditions
under which new papers could become
members of the Associated Press.
During the course of the colloquy, Mr.
Smith pointed out numerous errors of
statement regarding the rates paid by the
Associated Press papers and the princi
ples which governed the association—er
rors made by the preceding witnesses, but
not affecting in important respects the
subject matter of the committee’s in
quiry.
FEET AND MOUTHS DISEASED.
Steps Being Taken to Exterminate an
Afflicted Herd in Kansas.
Emporia, Kan., March 7.—A party
consisting of Gov. Glick and other State
officers, accompauied by Dr. Holbrook,
United States Veterinary Surgeon from
Fort Leavenworth, yesterday visited the
farm of Mr. Donekleitb, where the foot
and mouth disease prevails among his cat
tle in a virulent form. Dr. Holbrook re
commended the burning or all the affected
cattle as the best means of preventing the
spread of the disease, while Gov. Glick
favored quarantine. The disease is con
fined to a very small section of eountrv,
and the utmost precautions will be take’n
to prevent its spread.
Reduction in Commissions.
New York, March 7.—A general re
duction was made to-day by the Cotton
Exchange in the rates of commissions
charged by cotton brokers for the trans
action of business. The new law provides
that a rebate of sls shall be allowed in
the present commission of $25 for the sale
or purchase of every 100 bales of cotton
for persons not members of the Exchange,
provided that they reside in New York or
Brooklyn, and of sl2 50 for persons re
siding outside of these cities.
dosiah Davis’ Troubles.
Josiah Davis, North Middletown, Ky.,
writes: “I am now using a box of your
Henry’s Carbolic Salve upon an ulcer
which, for the past ten days, has given
me great pain. This salve is the oniv
remedy I have found that has given me
any ease. My ulcer was caused by vari
cose veins and was pronounced incurable
by my medical advisers. I find, how
ever, that Henry’s Carbolic Salve is effect
ting a cure,” Beware of imitations.
SPEXCER ON THE STAND.
HE DESCRIBES HIS CONNEC
TION WITH THE STAR ROUTES.
James Ambition Used as an Incentive
in Getting Him to Push the Investi
gation-Revenge the Ex-Senator’g
Motive—nts Flight to the West—
Dorsey’s Gifts to Brady not Seen.
Washington, March 7.—Ex-Senator
Spencer, of Alabama, now a resident of
Nevada, was examined to-day by the
Springer Commission concerning the star
route investigation. Ex-Postmaster Gen
eral James in his testimony on Wednes
day testified that the first, knowledge that
actual frauds existed in the star route
service was gained from Mr. Spencer. He
also described the circumstances under
which he became a member of President
Garfield’s Cabinet. Referring to these
points in Mr. James’ testimony
Mr. Spencer said: Earlv in January,
1881, 1 went from Nevada lo New Y'ork bn
business. One day while walking on
Broadway I met Mr. James, then Post
master of New Yotk, and he asked me to
accompany him to his office. I did so.
and when at the office he told me that he
wanted to go into President Garfield’s
Cabinet as Postmaster General and asked
me to aid him. I said that 1 would assist
him, and afterwards did render what aid
I could. When he had been appointed
Postmaster General 1 said to him that he
had an opportunity that few men bad In a
lifetime to make a great reputation.
SPENCER’S EVE-OPENER TO JAMES.
He asked how, and 1 replied that he
could make the Post Office Deoartment
self-sustaining the first year, ami that the
next year he could reduce postage to two
cents.” j
“How?” he again asked.
“By breaking up the star route ring,'’ I
replied.
I took a pledge from him that what 1
said should be strictly confidential. Seve
ral meu connected with the ring lived in
the YVest and were almost neighbors of
mine, and 1 desired that my name should
not go to the public as an informer.
Afterwards I went to President Garfield
and received a pledge from him that
what I should say to the Postmaster
General should be confidential. He gave
me the same assurance that Mr. James
had given, that my information should he
secret.
Mr. Spencer theu told how it was at
his suggestion that Mr. Woodward was
made Inspector and given general charge
of the investigation. He related an in
cident where fraud was denied by Gen.
Brady in a specific ease, but was proven
by the Inspector’s report, and how Rer
dell came into the ease through a sugges
tion lrom ex-Senator Clayton, of Arkan
sas, to himself.
SPENCER’S FLIGHT.
Mr. Spencer then said: “I remained in
\\ ashington until President Garfield was
shot. I made up my mind that beyond
saving the government two or three
million dollars a year the investigation
would be a failure. The service would
be reformed, but there was no evidence
by which conviction could be obtained.
Receiving no pay for what 1 was doing,
1 paid little attention to the subject, and
in the latter part of March, 18*2, went to
Nevada and remained until June.” Mr.
Spencer then gave an account of his ar
rest in Nevada, in November last, for con
tempt, and of bis acquittal in Judge
Wylie’s court. “I want to state,” he
said, “tbatot my own knowledge 1 knew
of no material fact that would he admit
ted as evidence that would tend to
convict. Through Secretary Chandler
this was stated to Col. Bliss.”
DORSEY’S PAYMENTS to BRADY.
The witness referred to the testimony of
cx-Postmaster General James, in which
he said that according to Mr. Spencer’s
statement that Mr. Dorsey had gone to
Senator Spencer’s room and said: “See
how 1 do busines.” Whereupon he placed
five or six thousand dollars in an envel
ope, put it on a table and Gen. Brady
came in, took the envelope and money and
left. I did not say that I had seen Gen.
Brady and Mr. Dorsev in a room together.
I never saw Mr. Dorsey pav Mr. Brady
any money. Mr. James was mis
taken. W e have talked so much
on these star route investigations
that he may have got things mixed. If 1
made such a statement I must have been
drunk, and I am notin the habit of getting
drunk.”
Mr. Spencer said that he was anxious
to break up the star route ring to vindi
cate Mr. Hinds, formerly a contractor,hut
now a resident of Decatur. Ala. He had
been persecuted while a eontaactor, the
witness asserted, and the latter was
anxious to see the persecutors come to
grief.
M E ROAN TILE CRASH ES.
Another Increase Shown by Dun & Co.’s
Weekly Report.
New York, March 7.—Business fail
ures throughout the country, occurri%
during the last seven days, as reported to
R. G. Dun & Cos., number 272, of which
216 were in the United States and 56 in
Canada, an increase for the United States
of 23, and for Canada of 14, as compared
w T ith last week. Failures are on the in
crease in the Middle and Pacific States,
and especially in Canada, where the fig
ures ot the week were higher than have
been reported for years in that period.
FAILED IN ATLANTA.
New York, March 7. —Lawson, Crad
dock *fc Cos., dealers in cigars at Atlanta,
Ga., and John Craddock, their successor,
have assigned. The liabilities are $!>,000,
GRANT AND TILDEN.
Their Whereabouts anil Present Physical
Condition, so far as Known in Public.
A late N<?w York special says that
there is constant inquiry over the coun
try, and many contradictory statements
there, regarding the health of Gen. Grant
and Samuel J. Tilden. The other dav
when Gen. Logan and Emory Storrs re
turned from a visit to Grant they reported
that he was all right except for rheuma
tism and a slight weakness in bis injured
limb.
Gen. Dan Maeauley, of Indiana, who
recently called on Grant, says it took
three men and a pair of crutches to get
him down the front steps into bis carriage
when he went out to drive.
It seems a little singular that a mere
sprain, such as his surgeons first re
ported, should keep him housed for two
months.
Tildeu’s valet reports him quite well to
callers, but very few are admitted to his
presence.
KENTUCKY WHISKY.
An Enormous Volume of Currency
Changing Hands in Louisville.
The paramount importance of the
whisky industry to Louisville’s financial
and commercial affairs, says a Louisville
special of the 4th instant to the Philadel
phia Press, was never more forcibly illus
trated than on Tuesday. Owing to the
agitation and uncertainty of the bond ex
tension measure now pending in Con
gress, the whisky trade has been at a vir
tual standstill for the past month, and in
the way of round lots little or nothing has
been done. Sellers confident of the ulti
mate passage of the bill have repeatedly
refused full market prices for
their goods in bonds, and buy
ers unwilling to take anv risk
in their purchases have refused to pay a
single cent’s advance over the figures that
ruled in the market a month ago. Asa
consequence the withdrawals from bond
from day to day during the month have
been exceptionally light. Indeed, almost
every gallon of whisky in bond in this dis
trict upon which the tax became due and
nayable has been held with the hope that
the relief measure would become a law
’? time to give the owners'two years more
time in which to aw r ait a profiiable mar
ket. In this hope they have been disap
pointed under the operation of the exist
ing law.
Tuesday was the last day for the pay
ment of the tax on all whisky manufac
tured in December, 1880. There was ac
cordingly a rush at the Collector’s office,
not dissimilar to the sale of tobacco
stamps after the rebate in the tax last
summer. During every hour of the day
money flowed into Col.’Bucknor’s hands.
Every deputy clerk was worked to his
utmost, and when the closing hour of
business same the records showed the
collection of something over $130,000, in
addition to alltbe withdrawals of whisky
for export, which were very heavy.
For Coughs and Throat Disorders
Use Brown’s Bronchial Troches. “Have
never changed my mind respecting them,
except I think better of that which I
began thinking well oV’—Bev. Henry
Ward Beecher, Sold only in boxes.
THE DYN AMITERS.
The Police Convinced That the Ex
plosive Caine from America.
London, March 7. —The Tones this
morning says that the authorities are now
satisfied that they know most of the par
ticulars of the proceedings of the dyna
miters, and that the police are convinced
that the dynamite came from America,
part being landed at Southampton.
DY’NAMITERS AFTER ROTHSCHILD.
Vienna, March 7.—A quantity of dyna
mite and nitro-glyeerine has been discov
ered in a house of Favoriter, a suburb
opposite the mansion ol Baron lfotbschild.
The supposition is that there was an in
tention to blow up the mansion through
the sewers.
ANOTHER SCARE FOR HALIFAX.
Halifax, N. S., March 7. —Lieut.-Gov.
Richie has received intelligence from
Ottawa that dynamiters are expected to
renew their attempts to injure govern
ment property here. A number of special
constables have been sworn in, and extra
precautions will be taken day and night.
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
Osman Digma Refuse* to Negotiate
And Ignore* the Flag* of Truce.
Suakim, March 7.—Osman Digma, the
rebel leader, refuses to negotiate and ig
nores the flags of truce sent out from the
Suakim forts. Gen. Graham is already
beginning his advance agaiust Osman
Digma.
KASSALA SURROUNDED.
London, March 7.— Kassala is sur
rounded by the enemy, and the garrison
will soon be in a position similar to that
in which the ill-fated Sinkat garrison was
placed.
AN EFFECT OF GORDON’S DECREE.
Advices from Khartoum state that a
caravan has arrived there direct from
Dengola by a road which has been closed
for years, but which is now open owing to
Gen. Gordon’s decree.
SURROUNDING BACNINH.
The French Force* Advancing on the
Town'from Its Front and Rear.
Paris, March 7.—Late advices from
Tonquin state that Gen. Millot, com
mander of the French land forces, with
his staff, has crossed from Hanoi to the
right bank of the Red river and is ad
vancing along the right hank of the canal
ot rapids to effect a junction .with Gen.
Negrier, who has left Haidzuong for
Bacninh. Another column is advancing
to the north, so as to cut oil' the retreat of
the Chinese. Fighting at Bacninh is
imminent. Measures have been taken to
blockade the Delta and suppress piracy.
WANDERING MABEL MUIR.
A Young Woman who Say* Stic Is an
Heiress and a Victim of Mesmerism.
A neatly dressed young woman, says
the New York Sun of the 4th inst., at
tracted the attention of passengers on a
Cortlandt street ferryboat early on Sun
day morning by walking rapidly up and
down the ladies’ cabin. When the boat
reached the slip at Cortlandt street she
left it, but remained on the pier. A po
liceman questioned her, and, as her replies
were incoherent, he took her to the sta
tion house in Liberty street.
She told the Sergeant that she was
Mabel Muir, 27 years old, and heiress to
a large fortune. She lived in Washing
ton, she said, and she could not explaiu
why she was in New York. In Bellevue
Hospital the excitement under which she
had been laboringdisappeared, and yester
day she was perfectly calm.
She said that she was an orphan whom
a wealthy lady of Washington had adopt
ed. The name of this woman could not
be obtained from her. “My protectress,”
she said, ‘’educated me, and 1 was verv
happy until a few months ago, when she
died. She had always told me that 1 was
to inherit her fortune, but when she
died I found that I was penniless. I
have sinfce worked as a dressmaker. I
went to a lawyer of Washington, who
said I had a good case and promised to
secure the money for me. This lawyer is
a mesmerist, and wields an influence
over me. I was afraid of him, and this
constant dread injured mv health. To
get away from him and to consult a phy
sician. I came to this city.”
Miss Muir seems to know that her mind
is affected, but persists that her story is
notan imaginary one. “Her trouble is
only temporary,” said Dr. Wiklman last
night. “I think she will get over it.”
Miss Muir’s clothes are neat, but worn.
Y\ liile telling her story she several times
mentioned a Mrs. De Krafft. a friend, of
422 Thirty-second street, North Wash
ington. A telegram was sent to Mrs. De
Krafft yesterday, but no answer was re
ceived.
A CURIOUS CASE OF SUICIDE.
A Young Girl Kills Herself Because a
Fortune Teller Told Her She would he
Unhappy.
Amelia Maag, one of the prettiest belles
of Bridesburg, says a Philadelphia special
of the sth inst. to the New York World,
cut her throat and killed herself on the
afternoon of the sth, in the kitchen of her
mother’s house, because a wandering for
tune teller had prophesied for her a long
and unlucky married life with a man she
could not love. The pretty victim of this
singular tragedy has had hosts of suitors.
She was only 25 years old, and had lived
ail her life with her mother and brother,
the latter keeping a prosperous tavern.
She was a sociable, merry, intelligent girl,
and had never passsed' a gloomy day in
her life until the shadow of the’fortune
teller fell across her path. “A purer girl
never lived,” said a member of the Luthe
ran Church after the tragedy. She kept
her lovers all at an equal distance and
her heart to herself. About a month ago
there wandered into Bridesburg a little
old Dutchman, lean, shriveled and sharp
eyed, who stopped at the United States
arsenal and proclaimed himselt a fortune
teller. He wandered about, ayd finding
Mary Fritch and Amelia Maag at the
former’s house, proposed to tell their for
tunes. “You were born unlucky,” he
said to Amelia, looking at her band, “and
you will he unlucky until you die. You
will bring evil upon those about. You
must not give presents because they
carry bad luck with them, nor accept
presents of others.” The fortune-teller
referred to Amelia’s past with sufficient
accuracy in detail to frighten the young
girl, and finally she asked him: “Willi
marry?” “Yes,” replied the fortune
teller. ‘.‘You will marry one you are not
in love with, and you are fated to five
with him a long, long time.”
The girl became very much depressed,
and from that time never saw another
happy moment.
Pope Unknown at Twickenham.
I.irerpool Pott.
“A lady friend of mine,” says a writer
in a contemporary, “who is of a some
what literary turn, wanted to glean all
she could about the author of the ‘Essay
on Man,’ who, as every one knows, lived
by the banks of the Thames. Walking
into a highly respectable linen draper’s
shop at Twickenham she mildly asked of
the young gentleman behind the counter
if he could tell her where Pope used to
live. The amiable youth spent a few
minutes in quiet thought, and then called
across the shop. ‘.John, can you tell the
lady where the Pope used to live?’ How
ever, before tne answer could be given the
proprietor of the establishment appeared
and said: ‘Nonsense, you stupid fellow;
the lady wants to know where Mr. Pope,
the builder, used to live.’ Such ephe
meral fame, and such is the local anti
quarian knowledge of the inhabitants of
Twickenham.”
Moonshiners Hang a Revenue In
former.
Richmond, Va., March 7.—A revenue
informer was hanged last Saturday night
in Floyd county by moonshiners. His
name is not given.
Rullion Round for Europe.
New York, March 7.—The specie en
gagements by steamers sailing for Europe
to-morrow are $5,450,000, of which $200,-
000 is in silver.
English Mills Burned.
London, March 7.—Chadwick’s Park
Millls at Ashton-under-Lyne, near Man
chester, were burned this morning.
Germany’s New Party Leader.
Berlin, March 7.—Deputy Schenck
von Stauffenberg is the head of the new
party described yesterday.
Kngligh Weavers Strike.
London, March 7.— Two thousand
weavers have struck as a reduction of
wages is threatened.
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A ROW IN THE REICHSTAG
THE LASKER RESOLUTION
HOTLY DISCUSSED.
Bold Attack* Made on Prince Bla
tnark's Interference—The Speaker
Strenuously Supports the Government
—The Debate Finally Cut Off—The Re
turned Resolution Already In Wash
ington.
" ashington, March 7. —Herr Yon
Eisendecker, the German Minister, said
to-day that he had just received from the
German Government the resolution of
condolence passed by the American Con
gress on tine death of Herr Lasker, and
would forward them as well as the accom
panying letter of transmittal from Prince
Bismarck to the Department of State in
a few days. He added that ho had had
no communication or understanding
whatever with the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee in regard to the matter. He
proposed to deal entirely with
the Department of State. The letter ol
Prince Bismarck, returning the resolu
tion, lie said had already been published
in substance in the newspapers, having
been cabled from Europe, but in addition,
it expressed Prince Bismarck’s regret
that be felt compelled, under the circum
stances, to return the resolution.
VXDKIi FIRE IX THE REICHSTAG.
Berlin, March 7.—ln the Keichstag
to-day, alter the President had been re
elected, that functionary announced the
death of llerr Lasker and of the other
members who bad died during the recess.
The deputies remained standing, as a
mark of respect, while this announce
ment was being made. Herr Rickert, an
Independent, speaking, as he explained,
on the order of the day, expressed thanks
in the name of Herr Lasker’s trieuds for
the numerous tokens ot sympathy which
had been received. He was particularly
grateful to the American Congress for the
action of the House of Representatives.
The President informed Herr Rickert that
he was departing from the order of the
day.
Herr Hamnierstein, in behalf of the
Conservatives, protested against the
action ot Herr ltickert and against the
course pursued by the United States Con
gress.
llerr Ilaenel, a Progressist, ad
mitted that Herr Rickert has passed out
side the order of the day, hut pointed out
that this only showed a defect in the
usages of the House. He referred to Herr
Rickert’s praise of the American Con
gress, whereupon the President reminded
him that he, too, was departing from the
order ol the day, hut he continued to
speak. He said that he had perhaps
broken the rules, hut lie considered that
he was justified, and pleaded extenuating
circumstances. “When a body like the
American Congress,” he said, “adopts
flattering resolutions we should pay as
much regard to them as is consonant with
parliamentary usages.”
Baron von Malt/ahn contended that the
rules ot the House offered no ground for a
statement like Herr ltie,kerfs, or for any
reference to the resolution of a foreign
Parliament which had not been officially
communicated to the Reichstag. He in
sisted that the rights of the House should
be upheld. There were no defects in the
rules of the House, but there was in the
manners ol the House, as was clearly
proved by the fact that the Left had at
tempted to cry down Herr Uammerstein’s
protest.
Herr Kickert explained that the Left
had interrupted Herr liammerstein be
cause, contrary to the rules of the House,
ho had read his statement.
A GRENADE.
The Left, he declared, cared as little for
Herr Hanunerstein’s protest as they did
for the unjustifiable interference of Prince
Bismarck. This bold declaration was
followed by a great uproar.
As soon as order was restored Herr von
Bottieher, the Imperial Secretary of the
Interior and Representative of the Chan
cejlor, said that he knew absolutely no
thing of any interference on the part of
Prince Bismarck, if the latter was re
quested to inform the Reichstag of the
resolutions adopted by the American Con
gress, and did what r he deemed right in
the matter, his action was not subject to
criticism. He concluded by protesting
against any criticism of Prince Bismarck.
Dr. Braun stated that the rules of the
Reichstag were baked upon those of the
Prussian Landtag, in which a eulogistic
speech on the occasion of the death of
Richard Cobden was ruled out of order.
llerr Richter, the Progressist, in re
plying to Herr von Bottieher, maintained
that tlieJJeputies have a perfect right to
criticise the official acts of the Chancellor.
I>r. Moller, also a Progressist, began a
speech by directing attention to a banner
hanging in the hall which had been
presented to the Reichstag by a German
American, hut he was at once called to
order by the President, and the discussion
was closed.
llerr Rickert, before the opening of the
Reichstag to-day, informed the different
groups of a speech ho intended to make in
regard to Herr Lasker. He said that the
speech had been drawn up after consulta
tion w'ith the leader of the new party. The
members of the Centre promised not to in
tervene. hut the Conservatives protested
against the making of the speech.
It is generally regretted that Herr Lask
er’s name was made the subject of such a
stormy discussion. The conduct of the
President of the Reichstag Is generally
com mended.
A FIGHT IN A CAVE.
A Desperate Encounter Between Two
Officers and a Criminal.
Two officers bad a fearful encounter In
a cave at Tuckerton, six miles from here,
Wednesday, says a Reading (Pa.) special
of the ath inst. to the Philadelphia Times,
with Gallagher, the man who was accused
of committing an indecent assault upon a
little girl named Mary Blumm, from the
effects of which she has been hovering
between life and death ever since. Galla
gher was liberated several week 6 ago,
since which time the girl’s mother has
been receiving scurrillous and threatening
postal cards with Gallagher’s name at
tached. The officers went on his track,
armed with a warrant, charging him with
criminal libel. They espied their man at
Tuckerton and made for him. Gallagher
took to his heels and disappeared into a
cave just discovered near the village.
This contains many chambers and has
already been explored many hundred
teet. Gallagher knew the ground better
than his pursuers. They met in a large
inner chamber, dark us jiitch. Gallagher
was armed, and drawing a bead on the
officers fired, the bullet grazing the head
of one. The officers dropped to the
ground, lying perfectly still. They
could only locate him by the glittering of
his pistol. One of the officers then fired
in rapid succession, while the other crept
up in the rear and attacked him. The
three then had a desjterate hand-to-hand
encounter, but Gallagher, who is a pow
erful young fellow, was finally overpow
ered, handcuffed and brought to this city
and put in jail.
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